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Masonic Interlopers.
ships under hard task-masters who have , in turn , ridiculed , snubbed , and misrepresented , it . Still , despite all this , THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED EITE is a power in the country , and THE SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL that direct it exercise no mean consideration amongst the rulers of Freemasonry in both
hemispheres . Complaints have lately reached us that , in a Western Masonic Province , a very high functionary has chosen , of his own accord and without leave or licence , to confer the eighteenth degree . And it is also stated that this brother is extremely jealous
of any interference in Ids own peculiar preserve , besides whichwe have it on the most indisputable authority , —the gentleman in question is a Deputy Grand , something or other , in a certain would-be-thought Grand Lodge , and he is fond of parading this official connection with an unrecognized and unestablished body .
As petty vices frequently pave the way for serious criminal acts , so does this paltry Masonic schism harden the heart , and whilst our Western irresponsible would be the first to discountenance a superiority in his own sphere , he endeavours to foist an unauthorized authority upon others , and tramples a legitimate ride beneath his feet . On his behalf he contends that he does not know what are
the " high grades . " They are " a mystery" to him . He is " older than the Council , " and is " the authority for the degrees up to Ne plus Ultra , " Such are his own opinions of his state but he ought to , and does , know that there is but one source in this country which is THE recognized fountain of honor from
which all the degrees , under the jurisdiction of THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED EITE can emanate , and that authority is THE SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL OF THE xxxnf for England and Wales and the Colonies . From the West inquiries are being instituted as to the
value of the degree conferred by the gentleman alluded to . Two of his illuminati , claiming to be of the 18 ° , called upon a brother , in London , wishing to be informed if he would introduce them to a certain chapter to see the work . That brother keeps a little red-covered book , corrected
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Masonic Interlopers.
ships under hard task-masters who have , in turn , ridiculed , snubbed , and misrepresented , it . Still , despite all this , THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED EITE is a power in the country , and THE SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL that direct it exercise no mean consideration amongst the rulers of Freemasonry in both
hemispheres . Complaints have lately reached us that , in a Western Masonic Province , a very high functionary has chosen , of his own accord and without leave or licence , to confer the eighteenth degree . And it is also stated that this brother is extremely jealous
of any interference in Ids own peculiar preserve , besides whichwe have it on the most indisputable authority , —the gentleman in question is a Deputy Grand , something or other , in a certain would-be-thought Grand Lodge , and he is fond of parading this official connection with an unrecognized and unestablished body .
As petty vices frequently pave the way for serious criminal acts , so does this paltry Masonic schism harden the heart , and whilst our Western irresponsible would be the first to discountenance a superiority in his own sphere , he endeavours to foist an unauthorized authority upon others , and tramples a legitimate ride beneath his feet . On his behalf he contends that he does not know what are
the " high grades . " They are " a mystery" to him . He is " older than the Council , " and is " the authority for the degrees up to Ne plus Ultra , " Such are his own opinions of his state but he ought to , and does , know that there is but one source in this country which is THE recognized fountain of honor from
which all the degrees , under the jurisdiction of THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED EITE can emanate , and that authority is THE SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL OF THE xxxnf for England and Wales and the Colonies . From the West inquiries are being instituted as to the
value of the degree conferred by the gentleman alluded to . Two of his illuminati , claiming to be of the 18 ° , called upon a brother , in London , wishing to be informed if he would introduce them to a certain chapter to see the work . That brother keeps a little red-covered book , corrected