Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-25

the following symbolism 81. a castle
the tower containing the characters oi
the Order, surrounded by fire. Reverse
The Patriarehai Cross OF the Temple. 2
Eve. sun, moon, skull and cFossbonesi
hand, foot, coffin. ReVerss: The Gross
of Jerusalem, or arms of Sir Godfrey de
BouiIlon. 8. Glory, with triangle, SCRIP
book. sword and saw, lamb, cock, crown
of thorns. ReDerses The Maltese Gross.
4. Triangle Of lights, armed pilgrim,
seven-pointed star, cross and serpent,
ladder with double, headed eagle, aud the
letters and figures or symbclical ages.
3 s 579 q. 81. 81. Ne Plus
s. SE. F.EH. SA. S. B. T. ultra.
and the words 'cKadosh5 Tsmplsr."
Reverse: Cross Of ST. George OF Italy
,,,,t 1. II. S,V. slcl
WIN A X o. r-e.s.e-
The old members stale that tie degrees
which they recognized and conferred,
were +. A, +. C., Nj. Al, 7. M., tatter
twelve nonths) r.. A., X. T.; (afteF
six monihsl X. of Med. Pass; (after six
months) X. Of Malta; (afLer six months)
Ros@ Crucis, Knight Templar Priest
The latter they considered the Ne Plus
Ultra OF Templary, with the privilege OF
oecupyiug the Chair in preference 10 any
other Knight, in the absence Of the Il
@, The Kt. of Malta, and kt. R0s 90
Crucis, they considered chivalric cere-
monies, moro modern than the *. I.
and the X. L. Priest and did not enforce
them for the latter. The X. 4. and the
X. I. Pt they profes led to trace TO
Druidical times, evidently the doetrlne OF
the York Rite of II. r. ID. NIX, ID. U
s. b. or Heredorn Templars, as they
were styled corresponding with the Rite
and doctrine of the Royal Order of Scot
land, H. r. D. NJ. and r. s. Y. @. 5.
In this Encampment candidates were
not balloted for, bat proposed on honor,
and admitted il no objectOrs were
found: and in some Eucampments OF
this Rte the KuigAt was received Snd
raised "frce of HeredoDl RGdOSh." 1t
may be mentioned here that at East
wood, and at Bottoms, both places near
Todmorden, in Yorkshire, there are
York Encampments, aud they too have
conferred the Priestiy Order, Rose Croix,
and other degrees from meimmem0rial
but it is said they style the Roe Crolx
the Ne Plus UtTG. 1t Is fair To stsle
that owing to the documents oI tne
GrRnd Lodge, at York, having been con-
vegei TO the Duke Of Sussex by Brother
Godfrey Higgins, there are but a Ie"
papers lefs at York, and 10 these there is
no mention of the Malta aud hose
Croix Orders, but this weighs little against
tbs universal testimony of theE confer
ring the latter order, coupled win tue
fact of its possessiOBzbS sAl Eaeamp-
ments Of their Constitution. 1t ls the
fact OF the Rosse CrucisshavlDg been con-
ferFed on the day Of Good Friday that
has given rise to the assertion OF several
writer's that it is the Easter solemnlties
of Tsmplars etc, in which they eele-
brated the Resurrection. In Graft Ma
sonry, say they, there is the HandicTaL
Brothers Represented, the Masters De.
gree Of one class corresponding Win the
Rose Croix of the other"
The 24.h degree Of the Rite Of Perfec-
tiou, f30th of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite) was styled Grand Elect
Knights Kadosh" more than hundred
years ago. Also It was styled the ne plus
ultra of Masonry. The word Flu is ap-
piled to many degrees Of that bite; The
degree Rcsee Crtlcis was its lSth.
Where the English Lodges obtained
their ChivaIric Degrees is too evident to
be denied, although it has not been
deemed dishonorable to conceal it by
changing the work, name, jewels and
dress. The title, IIeredom- Kodesh
Grand Elected Knights Templsrs Of st.
John of Jerusalem :" and the phrase
" free Of HeredOm-KadOsh" are con
elusive.