, 1875-05-30
odd-Fellowship in Ontario and
Pennsylvania.
Organization Of New Encampments and
Lodges in Illinois.
froubles in the Chicago Lodges Of the
Knights Of Pythiaa.
Beneficial vs.. Benevolent.


ED cHoxs or ROME AND coSs1AsIMR.
II convention Of delegates from tbs ssroral
Grand Councils will meet IN New York. Tuesday
for tho purpose Of Organizing General or Sow
ereign GRIND Council Of the Up1ted States. Tit
II. L Sir J. J. French, II. D.. Of Chicago, Pas
Grand Sovereign of che Grand Imperial Counci
Of illinois, and III. Sir Robert B. Smith, OF Atnn
Intendant General Of the Madison Division. LEFT
Friday evening to represent Illinois. There are
now ten Grand Councils, which were
established ut the time mentioned: pennsvl1a.
piA and IIinois, 1872; New York. Massachu.
sests, and Nbode Island 1873 !; Michigan. 1874
Kentucky, 1udiann, Vermont and Maine, 1875
4 report OF the proceedings Of the Convention
Vill L. found IN next Sundays TRIBUNE
''nEanEls."
Tho following Is the latter Of the Grown
PriLce Of Denmark, reEretting his Inability to be
present at the dedication OF the New York TEN.
plet
HxlLzH, fzAoE, Ux.r1.-tt han Afforded mo tb.
xnost Aiucera pleasure to receive fratenR invita-
siol 10 the Initiation Of the newly-eretted Masonic
Hall In New York, which Is to take 4ee 4hs I'd oi
sf s
ing to the lncin4t6o Of my heart to meet on this
sion my Masonic brethren on the othez side Of The
ocean. beg you to accept my heartfelt wizhea for the
prosperity o. this grand undertaking nnd nny ardent
hops th1t the Areefold Great Architect Of the uui-
verse will b.1tow on it His powerful blessings, and
gve farthetance and SUCCESS to your am-exteiu2ly,
to demonstrate the Buccesa Of tie institution inter-
na5. TO cement aud Strengthen tha ties Of brothery
lovo and, finally, to support the INDECENT the widow,
xud the orphan. F1ateInaly, F1xoERIK,
Crown Prince oi Ueun,ask.
THE CHURCH PARTY IN FRANCE.
Il letter from Paris contains the following:
Fer time past clerical orators aud writer's have
bean indung IN the noas violent invectves sgstnss
ths Ffeen1asons. Nothing viii suit them hut th1t
TreemasouTE it 'nstitnted IN order 70 oye1throw
thrones and religion. p4mI hiet called Tue Free
xp4sout-What Ara They {" Issued by tho library n{
the military hospital Of Toulouse, is being crcu-
ol.ree bat tse Freen.soss .re possessed of secret
which Is the secret Of tue deT aud That they perform
devils naasa altar lighted by SIX candles.
It 11ndez foot" the diabocal ce:enony terminating
by every one ascending the atar and striking Tue holy
SACRAMENT NTH \ pouiard. The pauaI hlet declares
that there fema:e Fseernasonr, whose morality it
calls In question. great deal IL said about the secret
vhich i strongly condhnned- Benedict XIV, tn tne
bnl "Pfovidus, asserted that tnefe III. IN fnpens-
fEable secret which also muaor.l aud tho author
Of the pamphlet initiates the pouuu in question in
eoadezanin2 What be krows nothing about
SoH-AFx1L1AT1oS.
Ths Graad Master OF A4ich san thus speaks Of
-xRillativo.
Tbs fact Of ncn-sthHstton cannot be regarded
n an injury to Order, nor conclusive evidence
that the brother is not lover OF the Craft- There is
distinction between the rights Of Ghsons such, and
the rtghta Of membershlp- II d Mason Is willing to
ranounee the benefits Of his membership, and become
he IL still entitled 10 his rights Mn
son. There may be special reasons in particular
easeIea.ons Ierhps connected With the peace Of his
family, or other caass that We know not Of. and ~e
hAye right u inquire into, that Lad him to ake his
course " by should NC assume to Judge him harsh
H7 As the connection WAS originally voluntarily
desirss to sover biz membership, tAinl ths Fra
te1nlty Is strengthened In allowing him to do 30
rathes than b3 aiming him against Ills will Gearing
crnply to reaiu membership he does not cease 10 be
Mason, does be necessarily 70 praetce Ma
sonic virtues. Let us hold Doo-afEliated 11asons
etrce to their duty and requir, Of them an obsecv
Ay9rA Ff1rf1 In and
this regard, treat them members Of lodges ia like
xnoald be treated. with discipline, even to the
but do NOT let u put the non-payment OF one, t~o or
three dollars year dues, in the scae to
punishment % We put an olenss ag.inst ~ moral
the question enters tie forum OF morals. oease
against brotherhood aud good fcaluwaalp.
DIFFERENT CLASSES or AAso1s~
In Al article IN tie June Voice, DR.. Meckey
divides Masons into three classes:
First-Those who made their application for fnitia-
ton not from desire Of knowledge, but from
accidental motive not Alwasa houorAhle. Such men
hAyo been led TO seek reception either becsuset
hka1y, in thetr opanon, 70 tachate their business
operations, to advance their political prospects,
e6 having bsen stss,ned o. haSing failed to stsin
IT, thess become tndiuertn aud III TINS fall into
the rank Of the non afnasea. OF such Masons there
u no hope. They are dead treas having no promise
Of fruit Lat them pass ~ utterly worthless. and In
eapahe Of improvement.
S<eond-A class consisting Of men vho arc the
moral and Masonic Anlpodes Of the nrst These make
their application for admission prompted, the
ritual requires, by favorable opinion conceived Of
.es .esa - ss; M nsea a q hey see l. To-
ceremonies through which they have passed
philosophical meaung worthy Of the trouble Of IN
qui-y. They devote themselves to this inquiry make
taeseyes se4nAtnted with the history Of the Assoa-
ton tnvestig4te is o1go aud its ultimate design;
snd explore the hidden sense Of its symbols aud
Qutrs The Interpretation. Such Ma4ons always
fa1 and honorable msubers OF the Order. and very
frequently become its shiEthg hghts-
consisting Of MAsons who Joined the Society With
objectionable motives, and, perhaps. tho best inten
but hsy have failed % sss
tat was requsite to make them Ma%ons and that any
further study entirely unnecessary And yet there
b no want Of Masonic ambition in any Of them: but
thEr ambition IL in the gat direction. They have
no tr.t for knowledge. hut they have very great
thirst for ofoe OF for degreea Thtse men do great
injury u Masonry. They hsve been called its d1oncs
Tney more than thai, wasps tbs deadly enc
fnies Of the industrious bees
The Doctor SAYS that the ultimate SUCCESS Of !
Masonry depends On the intelligence Of her DIS |
mples.
TIE NEW YORK MASONIC TEMPLE.
The following description Of the ueK Masonic |
Temple Of New York is from tbs Tribune:
Iodge Ct Free and Accepted Masons Of New YORK. 1t |
1went5hird street and Sixth avenue, will be dedicat
I'd on "Wednesday. The ceremonies will take place IN
The Grana Lodge-rpou, EiJwood E. Thorue, Grand !
's na wy 9
prominent Aasons, and Of procession in which tbs
fooxinz organizations will take part: Knights Temp
the Suprene Council OF the Ancient and Accepted
Bits, composed OF members Of the sd degree escorted
y taoee Ct the S2d degree The Grand Council Of Roy
u a.: Select M4sezs the Grand 0f1eess OF The Grand
Chapter Of Royal Arch Aasoas and Master Masous, |
Nth the officers Of tie Grand Lodge and the Grand
ST. Johns Lodge No. will have the post of
honor next to the Gsana Lodge, and vii es1rT the Bi
bic on KAch administered to Gen. Washington the
oa Of office the first President If the United States
By Chancellor Robert r. Livingston. There will be
aaoquet in tho evening.
Tbs cornerstone Of the Temple WA lsfd June 8,
E4U, With appropriate Masonic ceremonies. md tie
rAnd Lage met the hrxt iu1e in the Graud Lodge
rnorn, in June, la73 Tho building WAS opened for oc
'upsncy BY lodges and communicates. May ISL
nay BE- briefly described follows: The land 90
nIaed measures ia feet Twentythtrd street. by VI
as& inches On Sixth The main frontage Of
he building h on Twenty third street. Tho exterior
desgned the pure French Renaissance STYLE each
Io1 being indicated hy separate subordinate CIDER.
With the Tuscan in tie first story and fol-
owad by the 1onic cornthAn, and Composite orders
until the Mansard, or ffth story, reach
q: Tho Light h!us- granite facing Of ths build
e + combined in the Tuscan stoJ with
anda- of Quincy syenite Of q darker hue
Che building il divided pes1-odicularly on Twcnt5-
nird street into central coluuun.,ed pavilion 50
ees wide, In which The grants work, extending
arongh thp Aansard story, Is capped ty quadrangle
fNFHh 3-k. N