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Coeeespooence
portion of it- —suffice it to say , the Supreme Council of Sov . Gr . Ins . Gen . of the 33 rd Degree was duly established in this country in the year 1845 , under authority derived from the Supreme Grand Council of America , then presided over by the M . P . Sov . G . Com ., Bro . JF . J . Gourgas , whom indeed you well and deservedly style clarum et'venerabileni .
The " system imported into England by some French emigrants in the year 1800 , "to which your correspondent alludes , has never been recognized in this country it has not even travelled beyond the city into which it was introduced , nor are its members , who designate themselves Knights Templar , recognized by the Grand Conclave of Knights Templar , so ably presided over by the venerable and highly esteemed Bro . Col . Charles Kemyss Kernyss Tynte .
It is not the case that the Supreme Council claim to exercise & ny authority over the three first Degrees of the Order , frequently called the " Blue Degrees , " of which the Earl of Zetland is Grand Master , and which are under the control of the Grand Lodge of England ; nor do they claim the Royal Arch Degree as practised here , that Degree having been introduced at a comparatively recent
date . The Degree of Knight Templar in this country stands by itself being perfectly independent of _ the Grand Lodge and Grand Master of England , and also of the Supreme Council , and hot necessarily connected with Freemasonry . The Degree of Rose Croix , H . B . D . M ., being the 18 th of the established Degrees of the Order , is legitimately under the control of the Supreme Council . A Sov . G . Ins . Gen . 33 rd .
THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —On referring to the Bible , I find that the Temple of Jerusalem was begun by King Solomon in the year .. B . C . 1012 That it was finished in the year . * . .. .. „ 1005 That in the following year it was dedicated , i . e . .. „ 1004 And that Queen Sheba went to Jerusalem to see King Solomon in the year .. .. .. .. .. „ 992 i . e . twelve years after the dedication of the Temple .
I shall therefore be glad to he informed on what authority the statement was made at the installation of the Bight Hon . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , at the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , on the 20 th May—viz ., that Queen Sheba was present at the consecration of the Temple of Jerusalem—is founded . Yours fraternally , 7 , Frederick Place , Gray ' s-Inn Road , S , B . Wilson , GLJ . D . 25 thMay , 1857 .
Masonic Jewel Collar.
MASONIC JEWEL COLLAK .
Bro . F . Adlard , of Holborn , has invented a collar , which , from it simplicity and convenience , has only to be universally known to be universally adopted . It has long been a subject of complaint that the wearing of the honourable insignia of rank and merit which grace the breasts of so many of our Brethren , plays sad havoc with the fabric and material of the coat to which they are attached . Bro . Adlard ' s invention entirely obviates this , in addition to saving much time and difficulty in the proper arrangement of the jewels , and we have very great pleasure in recommending it , warranted as we are in doing so b y our own personal experience . The price places it within the reach of all .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Coeeespooence
portion of it- —suffice it to say , the Supreme Council of Sov . Gr . Ins . Gen . of the 33 rd Degree was duly established in this country in the year 1845 , under authority derived from the Supreme Grand Council of America , then presided over by the M . P . Sov . G . Com ., Bro . JF . J . Gourgas , whom indeed you well and deservedly style clarum et'venerabileni .
The " system imported into England by some French emigrants in the year 1800 , "to which your correspondent alludes , has never been recognized in this country it has not even travelled beyond the city into which it was introduced , nor are its members , who designate themselves Knights Templar , recognized by the Grand Conclave of Knights Templar , so ably presided over by the venerable and highly esteemed Bro . Col . Charles Kemyss Kernyss Tynte .
It is not the case that the Supreme Council claim to exercise & ny authority over the three first Degrees of the Order , frequently called the " Blue Degrees , " of which the Earl of Zetland is Grand Master , and which are under the control of the Grand Lodge of England ; nor do they claim the Royal Arch Degree as practised here , that Degree having been introduced at a comparatively recent
date . The Degree of Knight Templar in this country stands by itself being perfectly independent of _ the Grand Lodge and Grand Master of England , and also of the Supreme Council , and hot necessarily connected with Freemasonry . The Degree of Rose Croix , H . B . D . M ., being the 18 th of the established Degrees of the Order , is legitimately under the control of the Supreme Council . A Sov . G . Ins . Gen . 33 rd .
THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —On referring to the Bible , I find that the Temple of Jerusalem was begun by King Solomon in the year .. B . C . 1012 That it was finished in the year . * . .. .. „ 1005 That in the following year it was dedicated , i . e . .. „ 1004 And that Queen Sheba went to Jerusalem to see King Solomon in the year .. .. .. .. .. „ 992 i . e . twelve years after the dedication of the Temple .
I shall therefore be glad to he informed on what authority the statement was made at the installation of the Bight Hon . Bro . the Earl of Carnarvon , at the Westminster and Keystone Lodge , on the 20 th May—viz ., that Queen Sheba was present at the consecration of the Temple of Jerusalem—is founded . Yours fraternally , 7 , Frederick Place , Gray ' s-Inn Road , S , B . Wilson , GLJ . D . 25 thMay , 1857 .
Masonic Jewel Collar.
MASONIC JEWEL COLLAK .
Bro . F . Adlard , of Holborn , has invented a collar , which , from it simplicity and convenience , has only to be universally known to be universally adopted . It has long been a subject of complaint that the wearing of the honourable insignia of rank and merit which grace the breasts of so many of our Brethren , plays sad havoc with the fabric and material of the coat to which they are attached . Bro . Adlard ' s invention entirely obviates this , in addition to saving much time and difficulty in the proper arrangement of the jewels , and we have very great pleasure in recommending it , warranted as we are in doing so b y our own personal experience . The price places it within the reach of all .