Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-03

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and beautifully in both the es0teric and
exoterie lessons OF Masonry. These men
had learned the great truth that they
were brothers. There was but one God
In whom they all trusted one altar at
which they all bent the knee and stand
ing in the presence OF hat God, and re-
membering their service at that altar,
they acted in unison, and accomplished
their purposes by securing that for which
humanity will never cease to revere their
memories as sacred.
FREEaAsOSRY ABIDEs.
AT a banquet at Surrey, Bro. Bright
well said: FreemasOnry has existed
from b remOtest ages Of the world, aud
has ever hourished most where ~civiliZa-
ton and the arts and sciences have con-
ferred on mankind their most precious
gifts. Thrones and empires have been
shaken to their centers; ancient cities
have ceased to exist; Kingdoms and
provinces have had their periods. Where
is Thebes and her hundred gates? Where
is that ancient and splendid city, Baby
Ion, with her magnificent hanging gar
dens? Where is Troy 3? around which
Hector was twice dragged BY Achilles,
and many others. They are names only
left. Yet amidst ali these commissions,
amidst all this ruin, desolation and
change, our refulgent star, Masonry
has remained in all her meridian beauty
and splendOr, untarnished and un-
dimmed. Among the many splen-
did ornaments which grace and sdornl
our Order, is that greatest and noblest as
all virtues, charity, which is designeted
as the chief Of every social aud moral
virtue, and is the characteristic of every
true Mason, and not only inculcates a
supreme degree Of love and veneration Of
the Great Architect Of the Universe, but
also an unlimited affection Of our fellow
creatures Of every cline, country, sect,
and opinion. It unites the enemies Of
the earth, and our brethren of all creeds
and eolors-
Christians and Jews, all Turks and Pagans
One blended throng. one undlstInguished
band
Within the walls Of our Lodges no dis
cordant Earrings are ever heard, though
the minds Of men may be disturbed By
the elements Of faction, though despOts
may govern with a rod Of iron, and
though the apple of discOrd be thrown
into every srciety and home, yetawithin
our sacred walls the still peaceful voice
of Masonry has ever been heard, and, /
trust, will continue TO be heard till the
end of time.
TO OUR BROTHERS LOST AT sEA.
Two out Of the four Of the crew
of the yacht Fleetwing,s lost during
the race across the Atlantic, were
brethren Of the Mystic Tie, ami mem
bers of HuguenOt Lodge, No. ISL, Staten
Island, David J. Wood and Charles NJ.
Hazleton. The following lines are IN
memOridm
Stropg blew the ssala DER rba msrfnarg- gray.s
No time ion q funeral rite 10 be read
While every breath on the dark blue waves
Kissed loudly TO haliow the niendieSs dead
And heavily heaYed on the gloomy sea
The yacht that sheltered each homeless one
As though the funeral hour should be
When The waves were rough, and the storm
not gone.
And there each lay, in his coarse cold stroud
And strangers were round the cOfinless
Though no kinsman was seen among the
There were eyes to weep, and lips to bless.
No sound from the churcb's passing bell
Was echoed along the painless deep,
The hearts chat were far away TO tell
Where the mariners lay, in their lasting
sleep.
Gen. Cass was the first active Grand
Master of MasOns of Ohio. Gen. Rufus
Putnam was first elected to the office,
but on his declining, Gen. Cass was
elected, and continued to serve until he
left the state during the war with Eng
land. He was made a Mason in Amer
lean Union Lodge, No. 1, at Marietta,
Ohio, 1903, Gen. Rufus Putnam acting
as Master.
Charles Ky, king Of Sweden and
Norway, Oscar, crown prince OF Sweden
and Norway, Christian IN, king of Den
mark, Constantine NicOlavich, grand
duke of Russia, the king Of Hanover
and the King Of Prussia, are Freema-
sons.
Leopold I, of Belgium, Qate king
was a Freemason for more than half a
century. He was initiated at Berne,
1913.
Bankrupts in France cannot become
or remain Masons until after their re-
Mobilization.
Under the Scottish constitution there
is no regulation restricting Lodges to
candidates resident within their defined
Jurisdiction.
in some Grand Lodges the working
hours Of Lodges are regulated by Grand
Lodge enactments. Scottish rule is that
the Lodge nnO be opened later than 9
pm, and must close at u pm, not to be
again opened till sunrise.
There are Lodges Of Great Britain
which have lever performed the Ma
sonic burial service over the remains Of
a departed brother. Masonic funeral
services are too common in the United
States, being frequently performed with
out the wish Ofdecessed brothers or their
families.
MASONIC PRINCIPLES tDvANCING.
The world is getting 4 believe, how
ever slowly, in the Fathea god Of God
and the brotherhood of mai. The day
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caste, seems passing away. There is,
beyond dispute, a spirit abroad exciting
to human thought, rOusing to generous
endeavor, stimulating 10 philanthropie
deeds, refining constitution and laws,
and seeking, indeed, ever and irresistibly,
by all right methods, to broaden and ele-
vate Z common humanity.
WAS THE POPE A FREEMAsoN?
We published some time ago an article
on this subject, which was extensively
copied.
Several brethren and gentlemen have
asked us for authority for the statement.
We give the following, under no less au-
thority than that Of the official an
nOuucement of the Grand Orient of
France. The following is the French
text, Of which we give the translation
below
"EAUeair National contenait recem-
ment un extrait dune publication de la
Loge m%2cOnniguede Palermo, r~epOndant
en- cos teTmes a Recommendation du
pape! I'll fut IN hOmme nOmms Mastai
Ferratti qui Iecut le bapteme a macon
nique ct qui jura fraternite ct amour
pour ses freres. &c meme homme qui
tut plus tard nOmme Pape-rOi sous le nom
de Pie ~, le VOLTA qui lance Ia maledic-
ton ct Accommodation contre tous
les sffilies de Ia FTanc-MaeOnnerie.n
fla %malediCuOn et PexcommunicatiOn
retombent done sur sa prOpre tete, ct il
est de plus, par facte meme, devenu
parjure.
lie pape est lone excommunie par
lGi-meme.n
TransIatioa.-The ApeHir National re-
Gently contained an extract from a
publication of the Masonic Lodge Of Pa
lermO, replying in these terms to the ex-
communication of the Pope:
"There was a man named Mastai Fer
rati, who received Masonic institution,
and who swOre fraternity and love to
his brethren. This same man, who was
subsequently named POpe-King, under
the name of Plus IN, has hurled male
dictiOn and accommodation against
all the affiliates of Freemasonry.
1.-THE maledictiOn and the excommu-
nication fall back, then, upon his own
head, aud he is, moreover, by this very
act, become a p%erjurer.
1.-THE Pope is thus accommodated
by himself.
STRANGE FACTS FOR OUR YOUNGER
BRETHREN.
Up to November -, 1725, the four
" time immemOrial" English Lodges
retained their original power of pass
ingn and raising Before this period,
the other Lodges eOnld only confer the
Entered Apprentice degree. The Eel
low Graft and Master Msson's degrees
were conferred at the Grand Lodge, and
a FellOw-Craft was frequently a Warden
and Master, and even Deputy Grand
Master.
November %, I725, sit was ordained
that the Master of a Lodge, with his
Wardens and a competent number of
the Lodge, assembled in due form, can
make Masters and Fellow-Crsfts 81 dis
cretion."
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.
The board Of trustees of the university
met on the 2Ist of January at jackson