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Article THE RITES OP FREEMASONRY. ← Page 3 of 14 →
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The Rites Op Freemasonry.
discover one George Harris , a Grand Commander , with some other Templars ; a Chapter of all the Knights was held on St . John ' s day , 1813 , and Pierre d'Aumont was elected Grand Master . To avoid the persecution which still pursued their own body , they met as a Lodge of Freemasons , that Order being tolerated at the period of the Templar persecution . In 1361 , the chief seat of the Order Avas established at Old Aberdeen ; and , under the veil of Masonry , in this
rite the Templar Order was diffused from Scotland to various parts of the continent . Some of the degrees embody the practice of alchemy , magic , and other now obsolete pseudo-scientific delusions . We have no knowledge of this rite being now anyAvhere practised . This rite nevertheless attained considerable influence at one period ;
proof of which is found in the schism that was created among its members , and resulted in an Order called the Clerks of Relaxed Observance , which offset claimed pre-eminence , not only over the parent rite , but over the Avhole brotherhood of Masons . For admission into this association , it was imperative that the candidate should be a member of the Catholic church of Rome , and that he should have taken all the degrees of the Rite of Strict Observance . The new rite had ten degrees
—Apprentice , Fellow Craft , Master Mason , African Brother , Knight of St . Andreav , Knight of the Eagle , Scotch Master , Sovereign Magus , Provincial Master of the Red Cross , and Knight of Light : the last degree was divided into five sections , and it required seven years for completion . Alchemy and magic were the objects of this rite . Clavel says its members boasted that they had possession of the true philosopher ' s stone , the elixir of life , the command of spirits , and a method of discovering the hidden treasures of the temple .
The Rite of Perfection . We have already referred to the rite denominated " Chapter of Clermont . " The Chevalier de Bonneville is said to have taken a prominent part in its establishment , about the year 1753-6 , to do honour to Louis of Bourbon , Prince of Clermont , who was at that period the Grand Master of the Freemasons of France . The leading principle in this rite is to establish the connection of the Knights Templar with Freemasonry . It bore also the name of the Rite of Heredom ; and consisted of twenty-five degrees ,
most of them being the same as those of the Ancient and Accepted Rite—1 . Entered Apprentice ; 2 . Fellow Craft ; 3 . Master Mason ; 1 . Secret Master ; 5 . Perfect Master ; 6 . Intimate Secretary ; 7 . Intendant of Buildings ; 8 , Provost and Judsje ; 9 . Elect of Nine : 10 . Elect of Fifteen ; 11 . Illustrious Elect , Chief of theTwelveTribes ; 13 . Royal Arch ; 14 . Grand Elect Perfect Ancient Master ; 15 . Knight of the Sword ;
16 . Prince of Jerusalem ; 17 . Knight ofthe East and West ; 18 . Rose Croix Knight ; 10 . Grand 'Pontiff ; 20 . Grand Patriarch ; 21 . Grand Master of tho Key of Masonry ; 22 . Prince of Libanus ; 23 . Sovereign Prince Adept , Chief of the Grand Consistory ; 24 . Illustrious Knight Commander of tlie Black and White Eagle ; 25 . Most Illustrious Sovereign Prince of Masonry , Grand Knight , Sublime Commander of the Royal Secret , This rite was in practice a few years since in
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The Rites Op Freemasonry.
discover one George Harris , a Grand Commander , with some other Templars ; a Chapter of all the Knights was held on St . John ' s day , 1813 , and Pierre d'Aumont was elected Grand Master . To avoid the persecution which still pursued their own body , they met as a Lodge of Freemasons , that Order being tolerated at the period of the Templar persecution . In 1361 , the chief seat of the Order Avas established at Old Aberdeen ; and , under the veil of Masonry , in this
rite the Templar Order was diffused from Scotland to various parts of the continent . Some of the degrees embody the practice of alchemy , magic , and other now obsolete pseudo-scientific delusions . We have no knowledge of this rite being now anyAvhere practised . This rite nevertheless attained considerable influence at one period ;
proof of which is found in the schism that was created among its members , and resulted in an Order called the Clerks of Relaxed Observance , which offset claimed pre-eminence , not only over the parent rite , but over the Avhole brotherhood of Masons . For admission into this association , it was imperative that the candidate should be a member of the Catholic church of Rome , and that he should have taken all the degrees of the Rite of Strict Observance . The new rite had ten degrees
—Apprentice , Fellow Craft , Master Mason , African Brother , Knight of St . Andreav , Knight of the Eagle , Scotch Master , Sovereign Magus , Provincial Master of the Red Cross , and Knight of Light : the last degree was divided into five sections , and it required seven years for completion . Alchemy and magic were the objects of this rite . Clavel says its members boasted that they had possession of the true philosopher ' s stone , the elixir of life , the command of spirits , and a method of discovering the hidden treasures of the temple .
The Rite of Perfection . We have already referred to the rite denominated " Chapter of Clermont . " The Chevalier de Bonneville is said to have taken a prominent part in its establishment , about the year 1753-6 , to do honour to Louis of Bourbon , Prince of Clermont , who was at that period the Grand Master of the Freemasons of France . The leading principle in this rite is to establish the connection of the Knights Templar with Freemasonry . It bore also the name of the Rite of Heredom ; and consisted of twenty-five degrees ,
most of them being the same as those of the Ancient and Accepted Rite—1 . Entered Apprentice ; 2 . Fellow Craft ; 3 . Master Mason ; 1 . Secret Master ; 5 . Perfect Master ; 6 . Intimate Secretary ; 7 . Intendant of Buildings ; 8 , Provost and Judsje ; 9 . Elect of Nine : 10 . Elect of Fifteen ; 11 . Illustrious Elect , Chief of theTwelveTribes ; 13 . Royal Arch ; 14 . Grand Elect Perfect Ancient Master ; 15 . Knight of the Sword ;
16 . Prince of Jerusalem ; 17 . Knight ofthe East and West ; 18 . Rose Croix Knight ; 10 . Grand 'Pontiff ; 20 . Grand Patriarch ; 21 . Grand Master of tho Key of Masonry ; 22 . Prince of Libanus ; 23 . Sovereign Prince Adept , Chief of the Grand Consistory ; 24 . Illustrious Knight Commander of tlie Black and White Eagle ; 25 . Most Illustrious Sovereign Prince of Masonry , Grand Knight , Sublime Commander of the Royal Secret , This rite was in practice a few years since in