The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-27
MASONIC.
Meeting OF the Grand Chapter
and Grand LodEe.-EHIsGOry.

DHee1InE OF Ihe Grand Chapter
and Grand LOdEe.-EAIstOry.
This week hundreds OF distinguished
men have represented symbolic, cap
itular, cryptic, and adaptive Masonry
In this city. Symbolic Masonry has
three degrees, and is a system Of
pure morality, yelled in allegory and
illustrated by symbols. 1t proclaims
the holy scriptures TO be the rule and
guide OF faith. It teaches the omnis-
cience of Deity, and future rewards
and Punishments; that the visible
operation of nature contains a secret
moral meaning. It incuicates Lessons
of humility and faith that through the
Divine plan we may obtain the sure
hope of immor tality. Its motto Is:
"Unto you It Is given to know the
mysteries OF the>Kingdom of God, but
to those who are without, in parallels"
In age It Is only second to religion, of
which iE Is the handmade, having for
its foundation the word of God, the
reAt lnminary in every degree. En-
pIres.have fallen, thrones have been
demolished, the geography of the
world has been changed, but Masonry,
although assailed by tyrants, Popes
and inquisitOrs, has arisen, Phoenix
like. Within the United States, zoe, 900
noble men and 10000 ministers of the
gospel are marshalled beneath her
banner, proclaimIng:
eve meet upon the level though
-aa from every station come,
The rich man from q mansion, and the
poor man from his home
For the one must leave his wealth
and state outside the Mason's door,
And the other finds his true respect
upon the checkered floor"
The Grand Lodge of Kansas A. +.
and A. N. was organized In 1856. The
frat Grand Master was the late lament
ed h. h. Rees, of Leavenworth, who
presided In the Grand East TOUR
years. Mr.. Rees was well known as a
unique and happy. poet and orator
In 1860, g. II. Fairchiid was elevated
70 the presidency OF the Sons OF Light
In 1861, Jacob Saqul assumed the soy
ereIghty Of the order, and swayed the
scepter until 1856, when Hon. n. 8
Adams, by the SURFACES Of the repre-
senEatiVes OF the order In Grand Annu-
al Communities ton, relieved him, and
donned the royal purple. During the
TWO years of Mr.. Adams rule, by his
integrity and upright conduct, and his
he became eminentlY distinguished
among the royal craft. In. 1868 Mr..
John II. Brown became the umbent
OF the oriental chair, as one Of the dis
tant successors of King Solomon. Tht
name and fame OF Solomon resOundet
to the uttermost parts of the earth, 81
with our famous John. This prince OIL
Masons was born In Green county
Ill, June 9Th, 1926. In 1853 he was
Initiated, and In 1857 he was exalted Il
the most sublime degree. He ad
vanced through the Council In 1858
and IN 1889 he was dubbed and Great
ed Knight Templar and knight o
Malta, In Iowa city. In 1857 he re
ceived the Scottish rite. In 1866 h
was Grand High Priest of Iowa, ant
three years Grand Master of Kansas
he has been five years Grand Secreta
~. In 1871 John NJ. Price, of Atch
ison, was chosen by the Grand LOdg
ut Topeka as the man whom they de
lighted to honor. In 1872 he wa
elected almost unanimously. We hav
not space to give his illustrious histo
~, or that of his successor, Owen A
Bassett, well known in Kansas, an
the present incumbent.
cAPTTULAR MASONRY.
The Royal Arch degree is general
conceded the completion of the Ma
ter, and anciently forming a part I
Its ceremonies.
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter {
Kansas WAS organized in Februar
1856. r. r. Rees presided as Gran
High Priest three years. In Isl
Owen A. Bassett, was elected to tn
high office which he filed for thrt
years. He was succeeded by z.
HIllyer In 1878. Mr.. Price, T.
Anderson and d. Byington have late
presided In the Grand East of Il
Sanctuary.
CRYPTIC MASONRY
was introduced into America in IL