Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-05
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE
Patronage of the Grand Orient
of France.

Patronage of the Grand Orient
of France.
A." As in the Old World, the Rite OF
Memphis has almost wholly supplanted
the A and A. Ritual, as well from the
fact Of its absence from questionable
quarrels as from the patronage of that
by the Grand Orient, desperate strug-
gle is imminent in this quarter with the
new conner to retard the engulphment
of the fossil relics of the prior system,
as inevitably must occur, by the adher-
ents to a mere rational, intelligent and
progressive school of Masonic philOso-
phy.-NyStic Temple.
From Bulletin du Grand Orient de France, -
septembre, 1851, PIP, SS2, etc.
d" The Bro. Galibert has the floor. in
the name of the same Committee He
reads the following report
very Dear Brethren: Of date the 9th
of Nay last the Resp. Lodge Les Dis
ciples de la Verite, o.. de Roman Mol
davira), addressed to the Grand Orient
of France the letter, the tenor of which
here follows:
H. BrefhreH. We have the favor to
bring to your knowledge that the three
Brethren Jean Vallianos. Demetre Yoan
and Georges g. Ge0rgion, possess the
title and briefs of Rose Croix, SIS also
the decoration de rAlidee, bestowed by
the Bro. Carence, at the time of the
Constitution of our Resp. Lodge, in
the name Of the Grand Orient of Egypt,
and signed by Bro. Marconis, Grand
Hierophant of the Rite of Memphis,
Our great desire never to expose our
selves to censure, however slight it may
be. on the part Of the Grand Orient Of
France, makes it our duty to pray you
10 be pleased to advise us what we must
do to have these titles recognized as
valid.
Fol7010 the salutatjopS and signatures
Of the fire first Lights Of the Lodge.
It is upon the subject Of this commu-
nication that have to submit a report,
as organ Of the Committee Of Admin
istrative Affairs, to which It has been re-
ferred.
1 think, NY Brethren. that it is not
sufficient to limit ourselves to replying
to the Lodge. and disabusing it, bymak-
ing known to it that it has been de-
ceived thag neither the Bro Clarence,
nor the Bro MarcOnis has commission
OF quality or powers to confer degrees ;
that the title and brief of Rose Croix
given by them TO the Brethren Jean
Villianos, Demere Yoan and Georges G
Georgion, are null and of no effect that
no Grand Orient Of Egypt exists and
finally, that the Bro NarcOnis has alb
solutely no right TO claim the title Of
Grand Hierophant of the Rite of Mem
phis, without perjurious violation of his
promise, his oath, the declaration writ
ten and signed with his own hand, of
date Of 18th Nav, 1862, and renewed
under different forms, at the dates of LIST
September 1863, ID March 1864 2G.h
September 1865, and 10th March 1866.
'' think We ought, in addition, to
weigh the facts in themselves. to take
the necessary measures that acts so
much to be regretted should not be re-
peated, and to mete out exact Justice to
them longer 10 tolerate them and per
mat them 70 60 unpublished would be to
show ourselves Indifferent to the obsery-
ance Of our laws, as well as Of the laws
Of honour, and 10 the responsibility of
the Order.
These facts are rave. They con
stitute, in the language of our statutes.
an offence against honour, the claRdcs-
tiRe comforting Of DEGREES and unfurtu-
nately We have our hands full OF proofs,
that the Bros Marconis and Clarence
are in the habit Of committing that Of
fence, and have thereby created dis
turbance in the bosom Of many Lodges.
"The Bro. MarcOnis does not con
fine himself to making Masons he Gre
ates bodies in the very bosom Of our
Lodges The Grand Orient of France
granted a charter for the symbolic de-
grees to a Lodge founded at Jassy. I'm
mediately after It's installation the Bro.
Marconis granted 1t Letters Capitular.
establisheds Chapter in it, made Knights
Rose Croix by letter, expedited briefs
after his own fashion, ETC.; and the
Lodge, by one Of its first Lights, very
recently expressed to our honorable
President the Bro. de Saint Jean, its
astOnishment at not seeing its Chapter
in the. Masonic Calendar l cite this
case, among many, in order not to null
tiply them it viii enable you to appre-
ciate the others
soften, and especially at your session I
Of 18th February 1866, YOU have re-
minded the Bro. Marconis Of his prom |
Uses and the aw which he swore to obey |
he has made you promises he has
given you declarations in writing, which |
he has not regarded You have treated |
him with indulgence. Ought YOU to
continue 10 close your eyes2 The Com
rnittee does not think so. Longer TO
hesitate to punish would be to become
his aooompEce.
q Consequently propose to the Coun-
eli, in the name Of the Committee which
has deliberated on the subject. to de-
termine that it will proceed against the
Bro Marconis, against the Bro. Car 1
ence, and against all who have eoncurred
in the claudestine comforting Of and 1
trading in degrees, conformably to arti-
cles 1879, 27l ct seq. Of the General
Statutes of the Order.
" l propose, also, and without await
ing the rendering Of judgment, that
the se7sral Masonic bodies, and individ.