, 1877-09-10
SECRET SOCIETIES.

SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONIC.
nEp CROSS or NOME AND CONSTANTINE.
A eonelave Of Knights of tho He'd Cross Of
Rome and Constantine nnd nppcnIant orsicr.,
Knights OF tho 1toiy scpalchrc at4l st. 1ohn,w,ss
Inaugnratesl and dedicated ut the halt Of Lin
coin Park Chapter Inst 1cek by ". /. Str j. j.
French, II. D., Divisional Inspector General Of
Illinois. Illinois Sir Knights i. c. Smith, r. D.
Miller, and j. 0. CottreI, officers Of tic Gtnud
Imperial Council Of Illinois, were present and
participated. The conclave numbers about thirty
Sir Knights. aud the prospects vi ane orKanl-
zatEon nrc gool
The Order Of Rod Cross OF Rome anl Constan-
tine ls probably the most ancient OrsIer Of Chris
ttan kntghthood in tho world. 1t Inns
been conferred IN tho Baldwin En-
campmcnts OF bristol, London, Bath,
and York, England. md the date OF It's intro
.luctton Into that country Is sai1 to bo cocyaf
with tic rrt,rn OF Ktchurt Ceut dc Lion from
the Holy Land, A. D., 1luj. The seven or,lcrs
Of Cl,ivulry that are conferred In these Ancient
Encamp'nsuts uro: First, Rcd Cross lof Com
stantinc); second, Knight. Tc,np!ar; third,
Hcpulr!,Ec tappc,ilcd 10 which is Knight Of 1T.
Joiln Of paiestine}; 1(tl,. Rosa Cr.lc1s; sixth,
Tcmplar Priesthood Tor Royal Arch Knight Tenn.
plar psesp: scyentl'. Commander elected
Knight Ks.tosh. II Is claimed that this or,ler of
knlKhtliood, coming as 1t docs from Grrcce and
Cunssnntlnop1c, is tic ancient md original ortler
Of tho Tentple, or Knights Tcnlplar. 1t ia still
conferred BY t'!o Prince lsllotlNanaels, tho I3y-
Order OF kuight Ut tho Holy sepillcEra Is cor
ferret at ttle present day lit Palcstine On Roman
CatllulEcs Ut Iiobla BIRTH. Tho requisites of ad-
mission arc very rigid, and tie ancestry must be
= The orlcr Of 81. John Of Palestine is tho IN.
cient order Ut Knights who claIti TO possess tie
true secrcts Of the Osdvr vi tile Temple.
:. At thc union VI ttiu two Grand Lodges IN
England, lii 1919, scycr.ll Vi these orders Of
flfth, sixth, anti seventh, aud hence they bccanc
local. This Was revived on permanent bnsts by
tue EarI Of icct!ve, in LtH!don, by thu orGaniza-
@ aa Enss Il III % possess9a. % and iys i ox Il ou4isng %
aa ., scparale and listiuct orl1r u
Christian Masonic Knghthood. The
moral qualifications. ' and social posi-
tion Of candidates arg insisted upon. It was In
corpuFated With the Masohic bouy IN tho middle
ot The last century, when the lcstre for the de-
grecs of knlgtt!.oo4l in tho higher branches OF
fseea4asoary induced not only tho tor'aasion at
Inasiy Masuuic degrees quite unknown cxcupt 10
Mss1,ls, but alsu tho nltributlng Ut Masonic
sccrcts una ceremonies to military ordcrs VI
which those who originally Instituted them
never Intended. Thc rcnt but tutullyunsnasontc
order of lscd Cross. of lsolno .ai,d Constas,-
Kholocanacis cluims to be thu true Gran.l Mas.
ter, alIu cah aone, as civil order, cotlfer it.
The Prince has keen lately in!tiatetl into tho
mysteries OF Frcenasonry III acotlatf1t and Is y
What action te will take ~ regards the English
Masonic He'd Cruss brunch has not tranHpIrcd.
Thb order was Introduced into tito United States
by Sir W. j. Il. Mcleod Alourc, OF Canada, In
f..a- ~ II.
AS promulgated IL the United States the Orier
Is composed Of three working mud three o!l!glal
deErccs. The arss, or fed Eruss, Is conferred
In body styled Conciaye, and unf Master Ma.
sons. All business Is tr.neaetcd In this degree.
He'd Cross members who are Royal Arch Ma
SONS, and In bodies styled Sanctuary and Com
mandery respectively. There Is one official dc,
grrc each to be- contcrrc'l. on the first aud
oileia, rnnkt or Knight of the tiranu Crons,
Is only conferred Id tlle Grand High Chapter,
~. A., upon tho payment VI slo' and only In
TIC officers Of tho Sovereign Grand Council,
U. =. A., elected at the last annual session III
tho city of Rochester aro: bir c. i. Knapp, lsnn-
eylyaria, Sovereign Grand Master; slr ]. J.
ft[sssn. Gn'csso, sssvststEn s;ts deputy Grand
!raaa % yssroy; a + s:5 IT. la4d sas1s s1ssIS Fi4ss
Lieutenant; BIZ E. G. Mcyer, Pennsylvania,
Second Lieutenant; Sir X. u. Caldwell, Ken
ticKy, Grand Treasurer General; Slr Alfred
CrelSh, Pennsylvania, UEantl Registrar HcEerul;
Slr J. l.. Young, pcnnsYlyanla. Right Reverend
Prelate; Htr J. Il. Drusnmo1l, Malnc, usnnl
High Chancellor; Sir q. o. Fytcr, Vermont,
Nrutu Sencschal; Str J. ffAIgh, massachusetts,
Chamberlain; Sir j. II. Miles, Cblcugo, 1runl
btauuard Bearer; Sir J. d. Williams, New
York. Nra,.h Marstal; Sit II. G. Field, Rhodc
s!an!, dsa NJ Herald sir 7. baliansync, Gtor-
~, f;rtnu air n"hts c,,,ro.o H.. t,.o,,
High Cttaptcr 1T Knishts VI this ur,Ind Erosa Ut
tllu u. =. A.: s!r e. l.. Stowell, New York, sbv.
ersien ufana Master; slt Y; =: Knapp, Fenn-
n;.n.ts .a s.'.u'; aiI ,sns;t o 81. T. Mussn
Chi.Irt: rrelnsn: sir i. Burns. petnsylyanfa''
Chancellor; slr j. Ii. Drulnlaolui, siait!c, Tsras-
nrcr; sir a: crcieh, Pennsylgfaia, Argtstrar'
Sf :, v. sauntnsIe, Mafeaehuaelis trcise1 slr H.