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The Threatened Secession From The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of Scotland.
Committee and Grand Chapter were pithless , and failed in convincing the unprejudiced portion of the gathering of the necessity ibr their withdrawal from their supreme head . A great amount of bluster made up for evaporated secession enthusiasm , and after a free rehearsal of old grievances and the manufacture of a lot of new onesthe meeting
, was adjourned without any definite step being taken in the direction of raising the much talked-of Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Glasgow . It is said another meeting is shortly to be held , to which we suspect only the friends of secession will be invited , seeing that the " special meeting of the Royal Arch Masons
of the West of Scotland" has failed to produce the desired effect . Unanimity , talent , and pluck are , we fear , ingredients sadlv wanting in the composition of the motley groups of Royal Archers seeking an asylum under the shade of the myrtle ; and meantime we refrain from publishing their names , leaving it to themselves to announce their debut as Irregulars , when the Masonic world will be enabled to form a
proper estimate of the men who can so li ghtly lay aside the solemn obligations under which they voluntarily came to stand by and support the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland , to abide by and observe its constitutions , and its laws , present and prospective , aud otherwise to render allegiance to that grand body as the acknowledged head of the Royal
Arch Degree in Scotland . Talk of the early grand schism ? Why , properly speaking , that is no schism at all ; for never having consented to come under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Chapter of Scotland , Royal Arch Companions of the Early Grand Constitution cannot be said to have broken their fealt y to
Edinburgh , but have continued in the same state of independence and isolation as that in which the formation in 1 S 17 of the present Supreme Grand Chapter p laced them . The Royal Arch Masons in the West are curious to know upon what grounds the promoters of the promised new Grand Royal Arch Chapter rest their claim for
recognition as an independent body . These claims will be narrowly scrutinised by the Grand Chapters of England and Ireland , and unless Messrs . the Grand Chapter of Glasgow and Co . can shew good cause for the assertion of their independence , they may lay their account in
being unceremoniously snubbed , That they can neither show authority , precedent , nor principle for the step they threaten to take is beyond question . And as to the much talked of " extraordinary decisions" which have been held up to the execration of the companions in the West of Scotland , they were the result of a deliberate and unanimous vote of Grand Committee , and
were confirmed and given effect to by the unanimous act of Grand Chapter itself , at one of the largest meetings of that body ever held in Edinburgh . If there was anything faulty in these " decisions , " it was the forbearance they displayed towards those of the late Prov . Grand Chapter of the Western District , who fomented the quarrel with the Ayr Kilwinning Chapter , and who
sought to brow-beat and coerce the First Grand Principal and himself into a concession of their unrighteous demands . Having access to all the documents lodged in this famous case , we may at an early day submit them to the readers of the Magazine . All things considered , —the alleged causes for secession the Masonic position of the leadersthe
, , unscrupulous , means adopted to eiitrap and compromise the unwary , and the tardy and very insignificant amount of numerical or moral support likely to be given to the renegades—the Royal Arch Masons of the "West country
The Threatened Secession From The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of Scotland.
have nothing to fear for the ultimate issue of this rebellious movement . Lord James Murray has for bis counsellors a staff of Grand Office-bearers quite competent not only to defend Supreme Grand Chapter against the machinations of its secret or avowed enemies , but to deal also with matters of far greater magnitude or intricacy than the secession of a fraction of
disappointed companions could by any possibility entail upon it . And in Glasgow , under the very nose of the promoters of the impending schism , we rejoice to be able to say that there are scores of intelligent and independent Master Masons to whom the exodus will be but a signal for their taking the Arch Degree and rallying round th & banner of Supreme Grand Chapter cf Scotland . There
are also to be found among the members of the Glasgow and other subordinate chapters many bold-hearted companions possessed of spirit enough to repudiate in a . practical way the unmasonic conduct of those endeavouring to mar the unity of the order by the setting up of another Grand Chapter . In conclusion , we may state that the Grand Chapter
and the Grand Conclave of Scottish Knights Templar are both , of them cognisant of what is going on : they are biding their time , and when the opportunity presents itself will strike with decision and firmness . Thesegrand bodies have , in the preservation of the honour and dignity of the orders under their respective jurisdictionsa duty to performtranscending in importance
, , every consideration of private or of local interest ; and ! we are confident that the brethren at the head of affairs in Edinburgh will not , in their treatment of the question of threatened or of actual secession , belie the character for high Masonic ability and general faithfulness , which , their antecedents have established for them .
Classical Theology.—Lix.
CLASSICAL THEOLOGY . —LIX .
X . —VESTA AND DECEJIBEB .. Some have considered the Yenus of the Sidonians ,, whom they called Astarte , or the Goddess of Syria ,, to have been the presiding Seraphim or sovereign goddess of the Moon , and it is certain they worshipped , her in the emblem of a bright star . To seek truth i &
pleasant , we are told ; to see it is more pleasant ; and . to discover it is the most pleasant ; probably because the latter is the more difficult to effect . The old poets assure us that the giants who assaulted heaven ( pppuynatum Ccelum ) , were buried , beneath vast mountains , and , as often as they
endeavoured to rise , caused earthquakes . Certainly Venus by all accounts has occasioned , more ruin than earthquakes , and in the presence of this beautiful goddess , the more lovely Psyche , in all purity , conscious of her loneliness , and her love of Cupid , greatly trembledand found her as exacting
, and intractable as Hercules did Euristheus whilstunder his subjection . Psyche was , after the performance of the task already alluded to , commanded by Venus to fetch a lock of a golden fleece from the back of the monarch of a mighty flock of wild sheep ,, feeding on an almost inaccessible mountain .
She could not help weeping , and murmuring at her lot , as she set forward upon this mission , but the spirit of energy gave her strength , and the spirit of love was near her . She had not journeyed far , before the reeds sacred to Pan , began to send forth beautiful melody , in which she was instructed how to cross the river she was obliged to pass , and in what steps it was requisite for her to pursue in order to obtain the
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The Threatened Secession From The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of Scotland.
Committee and Grand Chapter were pithless , and failed in convincing the unprejudiced portion of the gathering of the necessity ibr their withdrawal from their supreme head . A great amount of bluster made up for evaporated secession enthusiasm , and after a free rehearsal of old grievances and the manufacture of a lot of new onesthe meeting
, was adjourned without any definite step being taken in the direction of raising the much talked-of Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Glasgow . It is said another meeting is shortly to be held , to which we suspect only the friends of secession will be invited , seeing that the " special meeting of the Royal Arch Masons
of the West of Scotland" has failed to produce the desired effect . Unanimity , talent , and pluck are , we fear , ingredients sadlv wanting in the composition of the motley groups of Royal Archers seeking an asylum under the shade of the myrtle ; and meantime we refrain from publishing their names , leaving it to themselves to announce their debut as Irregulars , when the Masonic world will be enabled to form a
proper estimate of the men who can so li ghtly lay aside the solemn obligations under which they voluntarily came to stand by and support the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland , to abide by and observe its constitutions , and its laws , present and prospective , aud otherwise to render allegiance to that grand body as the acknowledged head of the Royal
Arch Degree in Scotland . Talk of the early grand schism ? Why , properly speaking , that is no schism at all ; for never having consented to come under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Chapter of Scotland , Royal Arch Companions of the Early Grand Constitution cannot be said to have broken their fealt y to
Edinburgh , but have continued in the same state of independence and isolation as that in which the formation in 1 S 17 of the present Supreme Grand Chapter p laced them . The Royal Arch Masons in the West are curious to know upon what grounds the promoters of the promised new Grand Royal Arch Chapter rest their claim for
recognition as an independent body . These claims will be narrowly scrutinised by the Grand Chapters of England and Ireland , and unless Messrs . the Grand Chapter of Glasgow and Co . can shew good cause for the assertion of their independence , they may lay their account in
being unceremoniously snubbed , That they can neither show authority , precedent , nor principle for the step they threaten to take is beyond question . And as to the much talked of " extraordinary decisions" which have been held up to the execration of the companions in the West of Scotland , they were the result of a deliberate and unanimous vote of Grand Committee , and
were confirmed and given effect to by the unanimous act of Grand Chapter itself , at one of the largest meetings of that body ever held in Edinburgh . If there was anything faulty in these " decisions , " it was the forbearance they displayed towards those of the late Prov . Grand Chapter of the Western District , who fomented the quarrel with the Ayr Kilwinning Chapter , and who
sought to brow-beat and coerce the First Grand Principal and himself into a concession of their unrighteous demands . Having access to all the documents lodged in this famous case , we may at an early day submit them to the readers of the Magazine . All things considered , —the alleged causes for secession the Masonic position of the leadersthe
, , unscrupulous , means adopted to eiitrap and compromise the unwary , and the tardy and very insignificant amount of numerical or moral support likely to be given to the renegades—the Royal Arch Masons of the "West country
The Threatened Secession From The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of Scotland.
have nothing to fear for the ultimate issue of this rebellious movement . Lord James Murray has for bis counsellors a staff of Grand Office-bearers quite competent not only to defend Supreme Grand Chapter against the machinations of its secret or avowed enemies , but to deal also with matters of far greater magnitude or intricacy than the secession of a fraction of
disappointed companions could by any possibility entail upon it . And in Glasgow , under the very nose of the promoters of the impending schism , we rejoice to be able to say that there are scores of intelligent and independent Master Masons to whom the exodus will be but a signal for their taking the Arch Degree and rallying round th & banner of Supreme Grand Chapter cf Scotland . There
are also to be found among the members of the Glasgow and other subordinate chapters many bold-hearted companions possessed of spirit enough to repudiate in a . practical way the unmasonic conduct of those endeavouring to mar the unity of the order by the setting up of another Grand Chapter . In conclusion , we may state that the Grand Chapter
and the Grand Conclave of Scottish Knights Templar are both , of them cognisant of what is going on : they are biding their time , and when the opportunity presents itself will strike with decision and firmness . Thesegrand bodies have , in the preservation of the honour and dignity of the orders under their respective jurisdictionsa duty to performtranscending in importance
, , every consideration of private or of local interest ; and ! we are confident that the brethren at the head of affairs in Edinburgh will not , in their treatment of the question of threatened or of actual secession , belie the character for high Masonic ability and general faithfulness , which , their antecedents have established for them .
Classical Theology.—Lix.
CLASSICAL THEOLOGY . —LIX .
X . —VESTA AND DECEJIBEB .. Some have considered the Yenus of the Sidonians ,, whom they called Astarte , or the Goddess of Syria ,, to have been the presiding Seraphim or sovereign goddess of the Moon , and it is certain they worshipped , her in the emblem of a bright star . To seek truth i &
pleasant , we are told ; to see it is more pleasant ; and . to discover it is the most pleasant ; probably because the latter is the more difficult to effect . The old poets assure us that the giants who assaulted heaven ( pppuynatum Ccelum ) , were buried , beneath vast mountains , and , as often as they
endeavoured to rise , caused earthquakes . Certainly Venus by all accounts has occasioned , more ruin than earthquakes , and in the presence of this beautiful goddess , the more lovely Psyche , in all purity , conscious of her loneliness , and her love of Cupid , greatly trembledand found her as exacting
, and intractable as Hercules did Euristheus whilstunder his subjection . Psyche was , after the performance of the task already alluded to , commanded by Venus to fetch a lock of a golden fleece from the back of the monarch of a mighty flock of wild sheep ,, feeding on an almost inaccessible mountain .
She could not help weeping , and murmuring at her lot , as she set forward upon this mission , but the spirit of energy gave her strength , and the spirit of love was near her . She had not journeyed far , before the reeds sacred to Pan , began to send forth beautiful melody , in which she was instructed how to cross the river she was obliged to pass , and in what steps it was requisite for her to pursue in order to obtain the