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Masonic Facts.
occasionally a charge for "ad potum . " The name of Feter Jbrynq , a young mason , occurs ; he afterwards contracted for building the dormitory . The names of the ivorkmen are chiefly local , and near Durham , some came from a distance , as —•
John de Lincoln . Will , de Selby . Will , de Audirstowe . _ Bic . de Goldisburgh . John de Lyndesay . John de Stokesley .
John de Benyngburgh . Eobert de Walden . John de Eippon . John de Meddiston de Hertilpole . Eobert de Gisburgh . Will , de Harwode .
Alex , de Eboraco . Hen . de Eboraco . Kob . de Esteby . John de Lethome , & c .
Other names occur as—Eob . Ewen . Walter Bagman . William Morthyng . John Palfrayman . Thomas Buggy . Peter Drynge .
John Kay , Sen . and Jun . Eobert Salter . John Pye . Eob . Qwyte . Thos . Eyngrose . Eob . Copperman .
Adam Mason . Thos . Coliecfawe . Will . Sturdy . Will . Waller .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
sin KXT . MASSOX . I When did Sir Knt . ifasson die?— +. Y . —[ April 28 th , I 860 . ] XEW COSTTOIE OP A ^ IEMCAN KXIG 1 ITS TEMPLARS . What is the new costume adopted by American Knights Templars on the 13 th of September 1859 ?
, r . Y . IIOUOII ASM . AltS . Is it necessary that a rough Ashlar should be of a particular kind of stone and of what kind?—S . S . BELIEF . I send a note of Masonic relief , heartily given at a
pressing time , and which should never be forgotten . In Saxony , in the year 1772 , provisions wore exceedingly dear , and a famine was apprehended , when the lodges at Dresden , Leipzig , and Sachenfeld collected 2874 Bixaollars , equivalent to £ 574 sterling , which they distributed amongst 2000 poor families , who otherwise ivould , most Probably , have perished through want . —M . M .
THE LODGE OP ST . JOHN AT JIAESEILLES . " , ~ J ¦*¦ ' ^ there was a very elegant lodge-room , or hall , omit at Marseilles , and known as the lodge of St . John , i Jaav ?„ ?; descri ption of the pictures , & c , but want to MIOW il it is still in existence ?—LETTA .
DUTCH LODGES . Does the Grand Lodge of Holland authorise Dutch lodges , holding under it , to practise the higher degrees ?' —LEITA . rn-E-roiMTED STAR . I observe on the card of a Masonic jeweller a very floridly engraved five-pointed starhaving a square and
, compass on itiuid , in the centre , the letter G- To whom does it appertain to wear such a decoration?—L . C . E _ LADI IIASOSS . What is the peculiar inducement in joining a lodge of Lady-Masons , such as those lately revived in Scotland ? ¦ —EVEEV DEGEEE . —[ None that we know of , unless to
become the presiding officer , who is entitled to kiss all the candidates , a practice which very few Masons here would like to see applied to their wives , sisters , or daughters . ] ROSE CEOIX ALPHABET . Can you give an engraving of the Kose-Croix Alphabet , in one of numbers ?—18 ° . —[ No—certainly not ! If
your you are properly entitled to know , address us privately , and , if we find you have the degree , we will oblige yon with it . ] __ . E _? EEE _ N CE WASTED . Where can I find the line , " Masonry is the daughter of Heaven ?" —P . —[ It is not poetry . The words are "Masonry is
the daughter of heaven , ancl happy are those who embrace her 1 " It occurs in Bro . Captain George Smith's Z 7 se and Almse of Masonry , page 258 , sub voce , " Defence of Masonry in general against Bulls , Edicts , & c . " ] AMERICAN MASONIC STATISTICS . Is there any means of arriving at a proximate number
of lodges and brethren in the American states ?—M . E . C . [ The following table may be considered very nearly correct -. it has been made up from the Grand Lodge reports of the various states as undermentioned .
Names of AVlion No . of Number of Grand Lodges of States . Organized . Lodges . Members . Alabama Dec . 11 th , 1821 248 8 , 102 Arkansas Nov . 25 th , 1838 135 5 , 419 California April 19 th 1850 134 5036
, , Connecticut JulySth , 1789 58 5 , 116 . Delaware June 7 th , 1806 13 053 Columbia Feb . 19 th , 1811 11 800 . Florida July 5 th , 1830 41 1 , 265 Georgia Dec . 16 th , 1784 229 10 , 868 ' Illinois , 1833 298 11 , 473 Indiana Jan . 13 th , 1818 259 8 , 811 Iowa Jan . 8 th 18-14 142 4216
, , Kansas ... Mar . 17 th , 1856 15 438 Kentucky Oct . lGth , 1800 313 12 , 100 Louisiana July 11 th , 1812 118 4 , 673 Maine June 24 th , 1820 97 3 , 520 Maryland July 31 st , 1783 41 2 , 038 Massachusetts Mar . 8 th , 1777 103 4 , 112 Michigan July 31 st , 1826 122 5 , 816 Minnesota Feb . 23 rd , 1853 23 833
Mississippi Aug . 25 th , 1818 243 10 , 119 Missouri May 4 th , 1821 187 6 , 211 Nebraska Sept . 23 rd , 1857 7 157 Neiv Hampshire July 10 th , 1789 43 1 , 907 New Jersey Dec . 18 th , 1786 53 2 , 786 New York , 1787 433 26 , 740 North Carolina Dec . 10 th , 1787 133 5 , 580 Ohio Jan . 2 nd , 1809 118 13 , 209
Oregon Sept . 15 th , 1851 21 623 Pennsylvania Sept . 25 th , 1786 159 6 , 719 lthode Island Jan . 25 tl _ , 1791 17 1 , 381 South Carolina Mar . 24 th , 1787 71 3 , 290 Tennessee Dec . 27 th , 1813 218 11 , 419 Texas April 16 th , 1838 217 9 , 016 Vermont Oct . 19 th , 1794 49 2 , 398 Virginia Oct . 30 th , 1778 173 6 , 840 AViscousin Dec . 18 th , 1843 114 3 , 936 Washington Dec . , 1858 . 8 206 ' 1464 207 , 726
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Masonic Facts.
occasionally a charge for "ad potum . " The name of Feter Jbrynq , a young mason , occurs ; he afterwards contracted for building the dormitory . The names of the ivorkmen are chiefly local , and near Durham , some came from a distance , as —•
John de Lincoln . Will , de Selby . Will , de Audirstowe . _ Bic . de Goldisburgh . John de Lyndesay . John de Stokesley .
John de Benyngburgh . Eobert de Walden . John de Eippon . John de Meddiston de Hertilpole . Eobert de Gisburgh . Will , de Harwode .
Alex , de Eboraco . Hen . de Eboraco . Kob . de Esteby . John de Lethome , & c .
Other names occur as—Eob . Ewen . Walter Bagman . William Morthyng . John Palfrayman . Thomas Buggy . Peter Drynge .
John Kay , Sen . and Jun . Eobert Salter . John Pye . Eob . Qwyte . Thos . Eyngrose . Eob . Copperman .
Adam Mason . Thos . Coliecfawe . Will . Sturdy . Will . Waller .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
sin KXT . MASSOX . I When did Sir Knt . ifasson die?— +. Y . —[ April 28 th , I 860 . ] XEW COSTTOIE OP A ^ IEMCAN KXIG 1 ITS TEMPLARS . What is the new costume adopted by American Knights Templars on the 13 th of September 1859 ?
, r . Y . IIOUOII ASM . AltS . Is it necessary that a rough Ashlar should be of a particular kind of stone and of what kind?—S . S . BELIEF . I send a note of Masonic relief , heartily given at a
pressing time , and which should never be forgotten . In Saxony , in the year 1772 , provisions wore exceedingly dear , and a famine was apprehended , when the lodges at Dresden , Leipzig , and Sachenfeld collected 2874 Bixaollars , equivalent to £ 574 sterling , which they distributed amongst 2000 poor families , who otherwise ivould , most Probably , have perished through want . —M . M .
THE LODGE OP ST . JOHN AT JIAESEILLES . " , ~ J ¦*¦ ' ^ there was a very elegant lodge-room , or hall , omit at Marseilles , and known as the lodge of St . John , i Jaav ?„ ?; descri ption of the pictures , & c , but want to MIOW il it is still in existence ?—LETTA .
DUTCH LODGES . Does the Grand Lodge of Holland authorise Dutch lodges , holding under it , to practise the higher degrees ?' —LEITA . rn-E-roiMTED STAR . I observe on the card of a Masonic jeweller a very floridly engraved five-pointed starhaving a square and
, compass on itiuid , in the centre , the letter G- To whom does it appertain to wear such a decoration?—L . C . E _ LADI IIASOSS . What is the peculiar inducement in joining a lodge of Lady-Masons , such as those lately revived in Scotland ? ¦ —EVEEV DEGEEE . —[ None that we know of , unless to
become the presiding officer , who is entitled to kiss all the candidates , a practice which very few Masons here would like to see applied to their wives , sisters , or daughters . ] ROSE CEOIX ALPHABET . Can you give an engraving of the Kose-Croix Alphabet , in one of numbers ?—18 ° . —[ No—certainly not ! If
your you are properly entitled to know , address us privately , and , if we find you have the degree , we will oblige yon with it . ] __ . E _? EEE _ N CE WASTED . Where can I find the line , " Masonry is the daughter of Heaven ?" —P . —[ It is not poetry . The words are "Masonry is
the daughter of heaven , ancl happy are those who embrace her 1 " It occurs in Bro . Captain George Smith's Z 7 se and Almse of Masonry , page 258 , sub voce , " Defence of Masonry in general against Bulls , Edicts , & c . " ] AMERICAN MASONIC STATISTICS . Is there any means of arriving at a proximate number
of lodges and brethren in the American states ?—M . E . C . [ The following table may be considered very nearly correct -. it has been made up from the Grand Lodge reports of the various states as undermentioned .
Names of AVlion No . of Number of Grand Lodges of States . Organized . Lodges . Members . Alabama Dec . 11 th , 1821 248 8 , 102 Arkansas Nov . 25 th , 1838 135 5 , 419 California April 19 th 1850 134 5036
, , Connecticut JulySth , 1789 58 5 , 116 . Delaware June 7 th , 1806 13 053 Columbia Feb . 19 th , 1811 11 800 . Florida July 5 th , 1830 41 1 , 265 Georgia Dec . 16 th , 1784 229 10 , 868 ' Illinois , 1833 298 11 , 473 Indiana Jan . 13 th , 1818 259 8 , 811 Iowa Jan . 8 th 18-14 142 4216
, , Kansas ... Mar . 17 th , 1856 15 438 Kentucky Oct . lGth , 1800 313 12 , 100 Louisiana July 11 th , 1812 118 4 , 673 Maine June 24 th , 1820 97 3 , 520 Maryland July 31 st , 1783 41 2 , 038 Massachusetts Mar . 8 th , 1777 103 4 , 112 Michigan July 31 st , 1826 122 5 , 816 Minnesota Feb . 23 rd , 1853 23 833
Mississippi Aug . 25 th , 1818 243 10 , 119 Missouri May 4 th , 1821 187 6 , 211 Nebraska Sept . 23 rd , 1857 7 157 Neiv Hampshire July 10 th , 1789 43 1 , 907 New Jersey Dec . 18 th , 1786 53 2 , 786 New York , 1787 433 26 , 740 North Carolina Dec . 10 th , 1787 133 5 , 580 Ohio Jan . 2 nd , 1809 118 13 , 209
Oregon Sept . 15 th , 1851 21 623 Pennsylvania Sept . 25 th , 1786 159 6 , 719 lthode Island Jan . 25 tl _ , 1791 17 1 , 381 South Carolina Mar . 24 th , 1787 71 3 , 290 Tennessee Dec . 27 th , 1813 218 11 , 419 Texas April 16 th , 1838 217 9 , 016 Vermont Oct . 19 th , 1794 49 2 , 398 Virginia Oct . 30 th , 1778 173 6 , 840 AViscousin Dec . 18 th , 1843 114 3 , 936 Washington Dec . , 1858 . 8 206 ' 1464 207 , 726