The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-12
C4NiDA'S KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
The Dominion Constituted n Great Priory by
Albert EJw ard.

MONTREAL, Feb. 1O.-The Grand Lodge Of
Canada was created in 1855 In the preceding
year. Col. W. j. Il. Mcleod Moore. formerly Of
the SiXty-ninth British Infantry had intro
duced among the Canadian Free Masons the
United Religious and Military Orders Of the
Temple and of ST. John OF Jerusalem. Palestine,
Rhodes. and Malta" Year before last the Col
oncl was notified that action would be taken on
petition to set apart Canada as a Great Priory
at the approaching tEnGlishl Convent General.
This body met on Oct 29 1878. In the absence
Of the Grand Master. the Earl OF Limerick. the
Great Prior Of England. sat ON the throne The
petition was granted and patents were In due
time forwarded to Col. Mcleod Moore as Great
Prior. These documents are in Latin. The
principal one runs as follows:
In the OF the Most Holy and rniividcd Trinity
THAT Wa Asf fSSra wan frnee "'ST s WsSp .R Stew
hsr sfSs pabn pq9s g sS sSiI Nn Snd
s rl dnl Ia % r VIZ ', n rM,' ~ HHvn,m ~ o. 3af LADY
Tempe k o ne +. o. l Inc 80 l ~ OF he ts Made
It Patrick. the Bath. the star at Inlis the Golden
Fleece. ana the Elephant Doctor y Laws, &c Ac, 3c,
aud fellow soldiers o. CHRIST aud OF the Temple
non OF Jerusalem, Most Lmiuens and supreme Grand
ns,c our own special grace and with the assen, Of
Great rnory, saving. Nevertheless all rights privileges
noun, & a'' mn, ~" V ~ s'Iai" & II m % 10
t,nrral Ia the .aii rsa rrory that "A, 10 all other
nfhts MT received 10y these presents the sad Great
Prory Of ENGLAND AMI Wales aud roland.
Ia tss stlulou, whereof We have .Omnanici these let
tcr- 20 be- made patent and confirmed with the seal oi
Dated at our Palace Of MARLBOROUGH on the day of
SAINT NAfarus nnd saint Celsus. the year o our
SAVIOUR Jesus CHRIST The thousand cight hundred
and ,eNenN .Nh, and oi our ordsr the seven hundred
) + IosSsrNp. Arch Chancellor
fArKick Mac G. Ia ColQunOus, Arch Registrar.
Another document after rccitng Albert Ed
wards titles as above. proceeds:
Have Of our own special grace constituted and ap-
pOuied By these prev nts lustriUu- aud well be
loved brother and fellow soldier col Milhan James
Prury OF Canada, 10 have and Ia hold TO him the
and dignity Of Great Prcr OF the Great frory Of Canada
with ull authority and ri~iicuOn within tie Dominion
o tuhala aiorc sad, according 10 the tenor ana form Of
the statutes and customs sad Order nd
rpuns. nevertheless, AL things necessary " be
served and excepted 10 US and our successors
At the time of his installation. the Great Prior
delivered AN address. in the course OF which he
exclaimed:
Ala.i that should say II What DO half the who
orier' They merely regard II Masonic degree they
can be advanced Ia. which will enable them TO W
another star but the true meaning OF which, they
are satisfied. should be as uninelisibe " uem as
Hebrew.
From circnlar since issued by tho Great
rrior II appears that some, Of me CAnadian
knights are not at all satisfied with the now
order of things. and would have much preferred
assim iaiiQn' ~ the order IN the United States
Col. Mcleod Moore points out that the logic OF
these malcontrnts leads directly 10 the ammo Na-
ton and absorption Of the Dominion ltseIi-' u
very ii stnsteiul prospect to all VINO belong 10
and prefer the grand old British empire