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Classical Theology.—Lxxiv.
a constant benefactor and protector of the distressed . Many temples likewise were consecrated to him during his lifetime in the same grateful spirit of acknowledging and perpetuating his heroic virtues and the splendid advantages he
obtained for the city , all of which , with the exception of four , he dedicated to his friend Hercules , after he had been rescued by him , says Plutarch , from the King of the Molossians , and changed their names from " Theseia" to " Heracleia . "
In one of these , however , we are told by iEschines certain magistrates were created by the Thesmothetffi , and it was also used for other purposes j causes were heard there , and a portion was appropriated to the service of a public prison , whence
the wit of " Thesciofcrips / ' in Aristophanes , for a gaol-bird , or , as Planters lias it , with , perhaps , a play of wit even more elegans , Colonus Career is .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
MASONIC SPEECH : OP AW INDIAN . At a Masonic banquet given in Chicago , 111 ., in September last , Ely S . Parker , a chief of the Six [ Nations , and a practising lawyer of Galena , delivered a speech , which , is thus spoken of in an article in the [ Boston Masonic Journal .- — " One speech of the eveningas also an incident attending itdeserves more
, , particular mention . It was that of Bro . Sir Knight Parker , a grandson of Eed Jacket , and his successor of the Six [ Nations . He is a full-blooded chief , hut highly educated , and an eloquent speaker . I shall not attempt even an outline of his speech , for , if reproduced , it should be with its charms of action and
utterance , which very few white men can equal . He spoke of himself as almost a lone remnant of what was once a noble race ; of his struggle in coming to manhood , and seeing his race disappearing as the dew before the morning sun . As he found his race thus wasting awayhe asked himself' "Where shall I find
, , home and sympathy , when our last council-fire is extinguished ? I said I will knock at the door of Masonry , and see if the white race will recognise me , as they did my ancestors , when we were strong , and the white man weak . I knocked at the door of the
Blue Lodge , and found brotherhood around its altar . I- went before the great light in the chapter , ancl found companionship beneath the Eoyal Arch . I entered the encampment and found there valiant Sir Knights willing to shield me here without regard to race or nation . I went further . I knelt at the cross of my Saviour , and found Christian brotherhood the
crowning charity of the Masonic tie . I am happy to meet you in the grand councils of the -gathering , and sit with you at this festive hoard to share those greetings and hospitalities . I feel assured that when my glass is run out , and I shall follow the footsteps of my departed race , Masonic sympathies will cluster around my coffin , and drop in my lonely grave the evergreen acacia , sweet emblem of a better meeting . If my race shall disappear from the continent , I have a
consoling hope that our memory shall not perish . If the deeds of my ancestors shall not live in stories , their memories remain in the names of our lakes and rivers , your towns and cities , and will call up memories otherwise forgotten . ' Pew eyes could withhold their tears as he poured forth in words like these the utterance of a full heart . Silence for a time
prevailed after he sat down , when he arose and said' I have in my possession a memento which I highly prize ; I wear it near my heart . It came from my ancestors to me as their successor in office . It was a present from "Washington to my grandfather Eed Jacket , when our nation was in its infancy . Ton will
be glad to see and handle it , and I should do wrong not to give you the opportunity . ' As he spoke thus he removed the wampum from his neck , and drew from his bosom a massive medal in an oval form about seven inches by five , and it passed from hand to hand along the tables . On one side of this medal were
engraved in full length the figures of two chiefs-Bed Jacket in costume presenting the pipe of peace , and "Washington with right hand extended as in the act of receiving it . On the other side the Masonic emblems , with the date 1792 , if my memory is correct . "
EEA OE TEMPLAR BEVIVAi . In looking up some old documents , I have discovered a letter from Kitson , at York , in 1791 , stating , in reply to application for some warrant , that the Grand Master ( all the rite-Templar petitions being addressed to him ) was ill , his Deputy ( Bro . Woiley ) in Londonand Bro . Clubley deadbut that
, , the Deputy was expected home before long , and that they would then hold a chapter and a R . E ., and the Secretary ( Blanchard ) would then receive orders to prepare the warrants ( probably for the Templar High Grades ) . I was startled at discovering that this encampment dated the era of Knight Templar
Priesthood from the " year of revival , or 1686 . " This tradition , or whatever it is , is in such entire accordance with the opinion that Masonry had fallen into partial abeyance during the Civil Wars , and then that at York they had preserved , revived , and reorganised it , that I would [ . inquire whether there is any London tradition of this revival of the degrees of Heredom or old English Orange Masonry ? Also who was Bro . Clubley?—A .
ASTHOIiOOY AND MASONEY . "A . M . A . " inquires respecting the chief points of connection between Astrology and Masonry . I take the former to be sanctioned by the " Mysterious [ Red Cross of Babylon , " in which the feast of Belshazzar is celebrated with the attendant writing " Mene , Mene ,
Tekel , TJpharzin . " It is now what may be termed a side degree or lecture , and it is said that , when three Templars , hailing from different commanders , meet they have the power to confer it . It has been very confidently stated here to be a York degree , but a very old and well informed Mason informs me that
his encampment 40 years ago refused to recognise it , and that it was brought by some brethren from America , and believed to be Irish . I have access to the minutes of this encampment from 1786 , and it is certainly never alluded to . In period of time the degree is nearly identical with the continental Sword of the East , and the English [ Royal Arch . As the continental Arch applies the ceremonies we use to
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Classical Theology.—Lxxiv.
a constant benefactor and protector of the distressed . Many temples likewise were consecrated to him during his lifetime in the same grateful spirit of acknowledging and perpetuating his heroic virtues and the splendid advantages he
obtained for the city , all of which , with the exception of four , he dedicated to his friend Hercules , after he had been rescued by him , says Plutarch , from the King of the Molossians , and changed their names from " Theseia" to " Heracleia . "
In one of these , however , we are told by iEschines certain magistrates were created by the Thesmothetffi , and it was also used for other purposes j causes were heard there , and a portion was appropriated to the service of a public prison , whence
the wit of " Thesciofcrips / ' in Aristophanes , for a gaol-bird , or , as Planters lias it , with , perhaps , a play of wit even more elegans , Colonus Career is .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
MASONIC SPEECH : OP AW INDIAN . At a Masonic banquet given in Chicago , 111 ., in September last , Ely S . Parker , a chief of the Six [ Nations , and a practising lawyer of Galena , delivered a speech , which , is thus spoken of in an article in the [ Boston Masonic Journal .- — " One speech of the eveningas also an incident attending itdeserves more
, , particular mention . It was that of Bro . Sir Knight Parker , a grandson of Eed Jacket , and his successor of the Six [ Nations . He is a full-blooded chief , hut highly educated , and an eloquent speaker . I shall not attempt even an outline of his speech , for , if reproduced , it should be with its charms of action and
utterance , which very few white men can equal . He spoke of himself as almost a lone remnant of what was once a noble race ; of his struggle in coming to manhood , and seeing his race disappearing as the dew before the morning sun . As he found his race thus wasting awayhe asked himself' "Where shall I find
, , home and sympathy , when our last council-fire is extinguished ? I said I will knock at the door of Masonry , and see if the white race will recognise me , as they did my ancestors , when we were strong , and the white man weak . I knocked at the door of the
Blue Lodge , and found brotherhood around its altar . I- went before the great light in the chapter , ancl found companionship beneath the Eoyal Arch . I entered the encampment and found there valiant Sir Knights willing to shield me here without regard to race or nation . I went further . I knelt at the cross of my Saviour , and found Christian brotherhood the
crowning charity of the Masonic tie . I am happy to meet you in the grand councils of the -gathering , and sit with you at this festive hoard to share those greetings and hospitalities . I feel assured that when my glass is run out , and I shall follow the footsteps of my departed race , Masonic sympathies will cluster around my coffin , and drop in my lonely grave the evergreen acacia , sweet emblem of a better meeting . If my race shall disappear from the continent , I have a
consoling hope that our memory shall not perish . If the deeds of my ancestors shall not live in stories , their memories remain in the names of our lakes and rivers , your towns and cities , and will call up memories otherwise forgotten . ' Pew eyes could withhold their tears as he poured forth in words like these the utterance of a full heart . Silence for a time
prevailed after he sat down , when he arose and said' I have in my possession a memento which I highly prize ; I wear it near my heart . It came from my ancestors to me as their successor in office . It was a present from "Washington to my grandfather Eed Jacket , when our nation was in its infancy . Ton will
be glad to see and handle it , and I should do wrong not to give you the opportunity . ' As he spoke thus he removed the wampum from his neck , and drew from his bosom a massive medal in an oval form about seven inches by five , and it passed from hand to hand along the tables . On one side of this medal were
engraved in full length the figures of two chiefs-Bed Jacket in costume presenting the pipe of peace , and "Washington with right hand extended as in the act of receiving it . On the other side the Masonic emblems , with the date 1792 , if my memory is correct . "
EEA OE TEMPLAR BEVIVAi . In looking up some old documents , I have discovered a letter from Kitson , at York , in 1791 , stating , in reply to application for some warrant , that the Grand Master ( all the rite-Templar petitions being addressed to him ) was ill , his Deputy ( Bro . Woiley ) in Londonand Bro . Clubley deadbut that
, , the Deputy was expected home before long , and that they would then hold a chapter and a R . E ., and the Secretary ( Blanchard ) would then receive orders to prepare the warrants ( probably for the Templar High Grades ) . I was startled at discovering that this encampment dated the era of Knight Templar
Priesthood from the " year of revival , or 1686 . " This tradition , or whatever it is , is in such entire accordance with the opinion that Masonry had fallen into partial abeyance during the Civil Wars , and then that at York they had preserved , revived , and reorganised it , that I would [ . inquire whether there is any London tradition of this revival of the degrees of Heredom or old English Orange Masonry ? Also who was Bro . Clubley?—A .
ASTHOIiOOY AND MASONEY . "A . M . A . " inquires respecting the chief points of connection between Astrology and Masonry . I take the former to be sanctioned by the " Mysterious [ Red Cross of Babylon , " in which the feast of Belshazzar is celebrated with the attendant writing " Mene , Mene ,
Tekel , TJpharzin . " It is now what may be termed a side degree or lecture , and it is said that , when three Templars , hailing from different commanders , meet they have the power to confer it . It has been very confidently stated here to be a York degree , but a very old and well informed Mason informs me that
his encampment 40 years ago refused to recognise it , and that it was brought by some brethren from America , and believed to be Irish . I have access to the minutes of this encampment from 1786 , and it is certainly never alluded to . In period of time the degree is nearly identical with the continental Sword of the East , and the English [ Royal Arch . As the continental Arch applies the ceremonies we use to