, 1875-12-12
SECRET SOCIETIES.
,~nonsls of the DEGREES OF 'ne
'scottish-Rite Council at
Lausanne
. ..:.1t;on Of Royal-Arch Chapter in
Hev Hall at Wheaton.
<.~.,,.nt to Organize an Odd Fellows
General Board Of Relief.
RI Tad and Use Of Such q Body in
~ Every Large City.
-. toda. Etect'ons---lecture BY ?. G; H. sS'''
W mn On the Purpose Of tho Order.

-, .1.. Etectjons---Lecture BY p G. N. Shes'
" MN On The Purpose Of tho Order.
MASONIC.
~rr cnx01Ess or LASsANa1-
..u.sonic Congress OF the Ancient anu Ac-
4o,c.,tt;.h rite. which assembled 1t L2u-
fPs sv;t1xrland, shor. time ago, was 4 very
..c,t.rt '.. gathering to the rite. as t"en1s-t*o
an ao. Councils were represented. The su-
conocil of Switzerland extended hooral
re': r-:..Itr tn the delegates. The declaration OF
3as.,.. of the Order has been published IN
s,nmna Beside that document, seTesal
pe 1... u-re adopted BY the Congress-, some OF
eea ,,ncr.ncn. The substance OF the most
pes pe1;. II these il given below Al they we're con-
1sss9 hy ths editor OF the Fo'ce Of MasonTg
@..s,,, ,resty VIZ adopted by which It WIS re-
- thst n attack any one o3 the snP5snae coon-
t7sa t7.nrI ~ oouatdered an attack On ~
- Counc;l Of Arbitration composed ot speoA oe4-
= -. t.nr, dye Supreme CouncilA. wa instituted 70
- ~ sdtustment, and, necessary. 10 render
..ts:eys Judgment On AL con1fose{s'es ~14s1 ~'
~; a,nerl Congress, like the one ak Lausanne, u
Ih.lf every three or four yex1z IN dlnereot eoon-
@E tnou.llT 1 detailed report OF al TINT haa oc-
a1+s n sseh obedience will be addressed hy each 70
.mt,s .I other confederate Council1.
~. y;cht Of Grand OrieOts CT G1xnd Aoo8ee y
etzsd 70 confer en,y ths nsa 1.es %bcS ,ssy h.1e
@fs-,d or may confer. arc declared to be vnad ana
saan1,1 This Il cou1se refers oo@y to the higns5
dssts q the scott,sh Re. no~ctar ~ tbe oa.n-
~ h which 1t jsrsd,ctaon Aod for hrethfen VIC
-, IA thst country to tolerate the ADMISSION mo
IL kdgsa II is correspondence o. s WV ataG,0
- n ths SANE country already IN e1isteuoe. Hut
~, tosrauon is only diepensatre. and oa1nna ne
tsIped ~ night BY pdEisor who does NOT oslong 70
~. aood pleasure Of tia lodge which IL vlsted or
- nr,stdne officer, who may, he thtnta pEopef, re-
es tke visttor to Lay aside al isignts Of degrees
..p7s tAat Of MAste1.
~. tnlsTauce ceases in foreign countries and rness
r. annlied vigorously. That IL 70 say, Mason II
h7md the limits Of Lis OWL country ana does mol %
-. n one Of the confederate Supreme Councils, ana
~ not hem invested by Of them With the h1gh
d1rees Of ztch he the Insignia, be can b ad
rEted into lodgs Of these Supreme Councils Is .
1et5r ouiy when it il open in the Mastere degree.
.nd nj into chapter council pec4use ne WILL pos
te considered having regularly received tho 1Stn
~ W. decree e1ccpt tho frst three. sim1lar to the
htvtree degrees Of the ancient and accepted Scot
hi Rte vin be considered regular by the eontcd
e,zs Sup.tzae Councils. lSoA- This - ma! oeatn-
" ,a nsr obedencs created within ths territorial
trrsdiettun Of one Of the confederate Supreme
cuauc1I, md pzzctacsng the thutythres deGress Of
6apsi4h N:s3nry c. do9reaa corTespoudlngt 70 tae0,
xia Be- recognized by these Supreme Councils.
= F7try istttude Is given to the Supreme counci1s
d different countries to regulAr1zs or Aea4 me utea
ruoua ohedinces which had not the right tc confer
rsu outside Of the Supreme Council. This Eeeul2r-
i1acn vi te effected either by changing the IL
pa1as Briefs, Patents delvered 70 the ofotnfeu,
q ). the ei1nple mention On theme Mason1c titles OF
Her repatriation By the SuEre0e COUNCIL Oh Ao0
eozn.sy in which they are asked Tor.
The CJngress recognized the following t"enty-
tuo Supreme Councils =. regular and Is the only
cues cow existing on the globe:
l. Southern jurisd1ction Of United statss q Amsr
tr Cha1les.own 2. Northern Jurisdiction q United
Sstxs Of America Boston; 8, Cent1l Amer1ea, Cosfs
K%a;+, England and wales, London; $, Belgium.
!. coloa or Spanish West indies, Cuba 9. Scotland,
E4aburg; 10, United 6tates Of Colonota, Catthaseaa
H. Franoe, Par1s II, GEeece, Athens L. a9nea!'
Bads2a:; II, Ireland, Dublin; Is, Italy. Turin; y
4:dco, MEXICO; il, Peru, Lim.; 1s. Poztugsl LIZ. e
bon: 10, Argentine Republic, Buenos Ayres 40,
Switzerland, Laussnne; Il. Uruguay, MonteS1dso
T. yenezueh, Caracas.
Drazll viii be added to tins list ~ soon - GER
t,tn d.f1icul:ies the-e existing are adjusted.
The next Con8rass will assemble At Rome N
IEs OF il prevented from meetlng there, u
London.
0ne OF the best thinsa said at the Congress-
ms perpetrated by II. quidrey, delegate from
Essnc>. While the Congress was IN sesslon
Eelop Dupanloup, one Of the most bitter o1
anti. M.sons in France and L. Veuillot, an IN.
eomp.om1sing ultramontauist and editor OF the
ln.,xrseL were 1t tho town Of Eviau, ACROSS the
hke NJ Guldrey made the response to the au'
dress Of welcome by The President Of the Con-
ress, II. Bes2ucon-
1he speaker conclm1ed by proposing toast te
tee thought and turning to the window neal
shlch be stood and which looked down upon the
p;aead waters Of Lake Geneva. be, with an IN
tai1ction OF oratorv md truth, pointed to tb*
lights Of Evian and said 80 Beneath na ane
aczoss the shore Messrs. Dupanloup and Veulllo
~ 1t this very moment dlecussing and pfepaf
tag the surest means Of resuscitatinR the past
n, here, are labo1ing to prepnrs forthe future.
Commenting On this lending Masonic Jour
n t45s:
1he applsuss With which this expression VIA recdV
d by hi4 ssdieuce Was well me11ted. Never Wa
Crater truth said in 20 few words Inc antagonlsa
saGnans d the Roman Church and Frcetnasoaf'
e1oa not h7vs been more dtttng1y described
.1ae Church. engaged in Whist II sure to be the nope
=. effort 70 restore Tho ignorance, tue sopess9aon
nd TIE intolerance Of the WORKOUT past proc!Ans
TN sgzinst Ill morAl political, sod iutellectua1 prog
~ The Lodge, working for the opening brightness
shf future. srires to strengthen the hrotaernoot
an ED to elevate humanity By the cultivation Ant
ssczl:dou of ali knowledge, and BY the maintenane'
fEee Thought and free speech, by the destruction
sst*1I a1d the estab2hment ct universal tolerance
Tt Church Of BONE il for the dead past-hssonf!
~ the living future In this contest there can % ~
conts II to which will gain the victory.
A+soSRr AND ANI7-AAsoSRY AT WHEAToH'
Co7espusdenee Of The Chicago 7S1bune.
e'us1y seat Of DuPage County. Is miles directly
sS1 from Chicago, dourishes the ReV. Jonathan
At.s2ard. the great opposer Of Freemasonry O
nodsrn times- He is President OF Wheaton Col
issse. and mai es abuse Of the Masons his che
soo IN life How we'll he has succeeded will ap
gesr fsom the fact that last evening Do1i'
t3apter. No. 1G6, Royal-Arch Maaons. Was instl
ie'ed By the Grand Royal-Arch Chapter OF u
aaas With fitting ceremonies. Think Of It
Caaptes Of Roya1-Arch Masone, made up OF tht
Fy best cirzens OF DuPage County, duls inst'
nsed aod their officers regularly installed at tht
home Of Alanch1d
1esee c. Wheaton, II. q. Fuller, E. H. Gary
sno Alfred Waterman have recently built ant
so-story block. NTH basement, consisting d
1acs large storea, called "Cent1al Block"
About I year ago, On learning that such I
oaidng uAs gong up, the Masons msde ar
.aaseuanta with the proprietors for suitable bal
saa appaltenanoes for their use, aod "ffee
naaous Hall" in Central Block, consisting q
"a Eoons handsomely furnished, is the result.
4, no" blaochards opposition hero has proved
y great advantage TO the Hasons. L hsi
aaaed sham- 60 that they have forgotten ali lcca
t'cn Ind e1etted themselves 10 hAve thet
aoass In order.
1ae pronrietors Of Central Block hsye spazet
s!nonsy nor pains to make ! frst-o!Ass ball
~ ~ e He Aasons haye spent considerable none!