, 1875-08-29
SECRET SOCIETIES. "
Sketch Of the PeculiarfdeS Of the
Craft in France
Interesting Decisions bJ The Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows Of Mem Y0rk.
Statistics Of tie Manchester Unity Of
England.


MASONIC.
rEcCLlAR11IEs oF EAsoN2r n FnAScK-
Tbs 1'oice Of Aasonry for SeptemSer contaiua
among other interesting and valuable matter fer
the craft, sketch OF some peculiant.es Of
Masonry IN France, from which the 1o!loxlug
e1t1acta are made: =.
PEcC11AR.1rzs oE TRExGAsoxa1 IN EHAScs-
American Masons ,nqur:ng Into the Of tho baa
the American Grand Lodges, and Why We ara
forbidden to associate With, our Gallic lreth-
tho French Maeons refusn 10 recognize tbs Anert-
rule Ct Jurisdiction True, such rule Is essential
to tho usefulness ot Masonry. We're j: allowable for
in any other the act would be death blow to the
istencs OF American Grand Lodges. and consequently
to the respecabty and usefuress of the Order ltse
The action al the Grand Lodge Of France. therefore.
in igaor7ng loc, ju-1sdtcton, strikes at the dearest
interests Of the institution worked IN this eoun-
the Freea.onr5 @ @ q Franee. I, has b.. become. under
modern influences. aod.ess institution. It has dts
carded ia Bible. tts emblem Of Duty It's 20 help me-
God" and references 10 tbs resurrection It has
eliminated al religions principles which tt received
with is rituals from tho G.and Lodge Of Engsand l5o
years ago: There Is not genuine " LAnamaIk, IN
the In which the word Is understood ey s, re-
changed regularly: there 10 no Grand Matter; the
whole system is but buslesque upon the name OF
From COPY Of the official Register Of, the Grand
Orient Of France for 1875, gather few facts worth
ter ia no. Of 1888 pp.. entitled Masonic calen;
dar of the 6. Orient Of France, the Supreme Council
for France md the French po.sessions, lo5d year."
tho Grand Orient ii go, Eiz-, in Paris, IL: In
oher parts Of France It's: the French POSSESSIONS
a. Besides eco sao< t1e Orient .n e9nt19s Gr,1s -
an personally acquainted with the following: Lodge
Meles, ut 6myrns Asis Minor; Lodge Ohaine dUnion,
Rayr TL3f1pA n
Lodge MI, Cairo. Egypt; 1odge Pyranidea. Ale5an-
aria, Egypt; Lodge Lu1ntere en- Egypte, Alexandria,
It has been charged on the Grand Orient that she
established her lodges In New Orleans but such
are named in tbs Register before me-, and I
Quad daloaps, Nex $,lsdonis, spun, Greece. iLs
M1Ss nt8o5 4ss a Gans Esy eo
dcienty proving that tho American doctrine Of local
Jurisdiction is not regarded by this power How Tho
Grand Lodge to Invade her territory 10 not known:
Probably were her OK Rored We should all hear Of
it. In Azace.Lo7a,ne, which ma. wae transferred
refusins to transfer their allegiance, have boen
dissolved We learn from the following note on pago
1ss "The abose lodges (ae!trs 'workshops2 @ % Tsfe
relation with The Grand Orient OF France. but pre-
ferrod to cease their Abo1s and be dissolved"
There La no Grand Master in tho Grand Lodge OF
Franco The interference Of Government, and the
personal jealouses of high Masona and their psrtisans
led IN 1911 to radical change in Masonic usage This
ia indicated in the following sentence: Ths Ganeral
Assembly Of the Grand Orient Of France in ta sitting
of Sept s. 1871 suppressed tie functions Of the Grand
Mastershp. whose powers hava passed 70 tha Council
bie:e The present Saint Jean elected in 1872 His
ttle Is SD degree Member Of the Grand College OF
Ritsa and Doctor Of Medicine His address No. q
Rue de Ia Banqus, Paris. Tia two Yico Presidents are
Massoc {decexsedI, and COUSIN, Railway Inspector
General Northern Railway. There aro also two sscre
taries, VIZ, Gaubert, Literary Gentleman !" aud
The Council Of the Order consists Of thirty-three
members. elected annually.
three members each possessing TIT Dc
gree Of the Scotch Rite Thus the common Par18 joke
q There are oao Degrees in that gronp!" To thus
drst, Thiry-seeond. and Thirtythrd Degrees Of the
Scotch Rite well as the equivalent grades in all
he other r1te. recognized BY the Grand Orient ot
this body is Gen Melnet, formerly Grand Master ol
tho Order.
genious. TIE hnd on their catalogue s,ch name. Is
these: The Admirers of thu Universe Friends Of tho
Country; United Hearts Duty Disciples Of Frogress
Perfect Silence; Philantropic zeaIots: Travellers;
Masonic Democracy; Nsw En-; Sons Of fIl Hiram
Of 5st S'f o.
S,ersd 4IBs 1nfy ST. md
The tnstpdd nomenclature Of American lodges might
be greatly improved By reference to these.
fooWs: IL s4f Lord e psr~ent Wster. f5 Lord
Count d Harnouester; l735 Due D. Auttn 1'43,
Louis De Bourbon III, Louis Philip OF Orleans !;
[7y5, Roeders Dc Montaleau; 1905, Joseph Napoleon
kinE Of Spain 1867. Marshal Maguan; 1855, Gen
AIelllnet 1870. Rahand-Iar.bers.
MODEL MASONIC HALL.
One OF the finest sets Of apartments devoted
% Masonic use in the West il aituated at Nos.
[85 and 1877 hinzio street, aud named Cor3nthi&n
Hall. It il occupied by two lodgea-Kiiwinnlng
10. 311 and Covenant No. 626,-es we'll a. by
3ozinthlan Chapter No. 60, aud st. BeT-
,ard Commanderg No. IS. The apartments have
3een in use for aome time, but having been
,ugh refttinS was determined on. and the re-
,n!t, which Mill be submitted to the bodies this
week, ia likely to be aminentlg satisfactory.
The worK done on the rooms consisted IN
thorough cleansing and reftttpg OF all the ap-
including new upholstery for the
furniture, and also new and beautiful fresco-
york in the 1odse-hall. The apartments
y use by the bodies are main hall 40360 feet,
! drill and banqpetiug room 80x70, two parlora
itted up kitchen, the Whole forming q fine
Meeting palace 70. the Masons OF the North
hide. The members Of the lodges, Oommandary
md Encampment are to be congratulated % the
OF their rooms. and that too. With |
ntire freedom from debt. Covenant Lodge |
md the Copmandery have been rather unfoItn-
late in their experience with fire, having been
'urnt out three times since 1871, but they arc
|oH in good WORKING order.
oDD-FsLLoWSHfPs
oRASD BODIES or NEW YORK,
Tbs Grand Lodge Of New York. in sos1iun 1t |
lew York CITY, passed its third dry tAug. l9} |
q work mainly on appeals. Following are the