Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-24
THE MYSTIC TIES
That Bind the Sons Of God To-
aether.
Masonic Minutie, Odd Fellowship, Knights
oflsbor, Knights Of the Pyramid,
Knights Of Pythias.
GENERAL SECRET SOCIETY TALK.
MASONIC MATES.

GENERAL SEChtI SUCltl1 ihLh'
MASONIC MATTERS.
The lodge "Urani Zeer Unste rblinchkelt
in Berlin, a daughter lodge of the Grand
Lodge ROYAL York, recently initiated the
Persian Prince, Oveis Mira, who previous
w visited Berlin with the Shah OF Persia
The Prince is Shiite. The Shiites are
great division Of the Mohammedans, VINO
are followers of Ali, husband of Fatima,
daughter of the Prophet, and maintains
that is the legitimate successor OF Mohsh'
med. The Prince not speaking the Ter
man tongue, the function OF interpreter At
the initiation was performed by Brother
DR., Andrews from Hamburg, who accom-
panies him. The initiated received the
second and third degrees at intervals few
days ago. -
Of the three grand lodges OF Berlin the
Crane Lodge Royal York is the on y one
which permits its daughter lodges 70 mi
tiate non Christian candidate. The sys-
tenn practiced by that grand body requires
only a belief in God and in the immortality
of the soul. No inquiry is made as TO the
religious faith of the candidate. some
twenty or thirty years agoa MOhsmmedan
Was Initiated in some OF our New York
City lodges. He was an officer on man-ot-
war sent TO this country by Imaun OF Mus
cat Another initiation of a MOhammedan
occurred in a lodge in Dresden, SaIony.
! ON that occasion Koran, to be used dur
inc the ceremony, could not be obtained.
The candidate, up being informed Oh the
sacredness in which the Bible IS held oy
| the Masons, at once remarked that IL was
| equally as sacred as the Koran. In fact
| Psalms Gospels and Koran as of sacred Mo-
hammedan always respects the Pentateuch,
origin and IN be reyered.
Mohammedans have been initiated IN
Masonry in other parts OF the world, out
| these are the only TWO instances OF their
! initiation in this country and in Europe OF
which we have any knowledge.
! &The Grand Lodge, "Zu dru drel helt.
| kugeln," Berlin, recently held Lodge OF
| Sorrow for the death Of Prince Frederic oil
! Netherlands, who died October 18th, 1881.
| The Crown Prince OF Germany, Deputy
| Protector of the craft in Prussia, attended
! the Grand Lodge and spoke feelingly on
the subject Brother Maetzner, Grand Or
ator. delivered very impressive address,.
| The number of lodges affiliated with the
| Grand Lodge is III, With membership OF
| 1859 The Grand Lodge dispensed 26,ol2
marks in charity.
A new chapter of Royal Arch MasOns has
| been organized at Tuscon, Arizona. Grand
| Lecturer Thomas H. Caswell, will visit the
chapter and post them during the latter
| part of next month.
Scottish Rite Masonry hourishes in Gin
| cinnati. where all its branches are doing
| good work. At a meeting OF Gibulum
Lodge of Perfection, there was quite
large meeting to make preliminary ar,
rangements for the opening OF The fall
term. which, however, will not begin UNI
til the first week in October. An unusu:
ally large number of names have been pre-
sented in the customary form. For vari
Gus particular reasonsItis desirable that all
petitions should be presented by friends oil
applicants. One OF these requirements
arises from the fact that the Supreme Coun-
Gil will be invited through the Illinois
deputy and representatives of the thirty.
third degree. TO hold their next annual
session in Cincinnati, and there is little
prospects of a declinatiOn. The apart
ments of the Scottish Rite, the stage, etc,
will be renovated and splendidly decorated,
and il is the intention to represent portions
of the ritual in style OF completeness
and magnificenCe which will exceed all for
mer efforts of the Cincinnati bodies.
DR.. LePlougeon, distinguished archG-
ologist, writes the following interesting
letter from Meridian, Yucatan:
~ have discovered the ruins OF an an
Gent Masonic temple where the priests and
musicians used to gather in order TO cele-
brate their mysteries. The Masonic lodge
of those belonging to the first degree fronts
towards the north, that of the Masons be-
longing to the second and third degrees
points to the south. l have found a few
OF the mystical dice, a stone oil which is
carved an apron with hand on 1t, and a
cabalistic stone (the stone is of such de-
scriptiOn that your correspondent is OF
opinion that he found similar one in the
Temple of Heliopolis). | have taken copies
in clay, and shall try TO establish the rela-
ton between these discovered Masonic at.
tributes and those found at Memphis and
Thebes. Think l may not be mistaken If
suspect relation as well with those at
tributes discovered by Gorringeon, the
pedestal of the Cleopatra obelisk atpresent
in Central Park, New York
1t is stated that the last annual COM
munication of the Grand Lodge OF New
York was notable for the fierce struggle for
office, and caucusing which preceded 1T.
MARYLAND Commandery No. !, at Balti-
more, has been permitted to resume the
use of the black costume.
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts has
pronounced against the Rite of Memphis,
and decided that any one comforting 1t as
Masonic may be expelled.
In the execetive session of the Supreme
Council for the Northern Masonic jurisdic-
lowing State deputies of the Supreme
Council were elected for the ensuing year
David d. Tracey, Of Detroit; Enoch I.
Carson, of Cincinnati; Eldridge G. Hamll-
ton, of Laporte, Ind; Hosmer A. Johnson,
of Illinois: Alvin b. Alden, of Wisconsin.
General Grand High Priest Bower died
suddenly at his home in Keokuk, Iowa, re-
Gently He was born in Philadelphia, Sep
TENDER Is, 1923. He was man of high in
tegrity, of large business capacity, wealthy,
OF an amiable disposition and exemplary
conduct which made him much respected
and beloved by the fraternity, among
whom he had attained one of the highest
positions. His Masonic library was consid
cred TO be the largest and most complete IN
the world. The funeral took place from
the Episcopal Church at keokuk. BY
proclamation of the Mayor, all business
houses and banks were closed, and the
courts also adjourned. The railroads ran
special trains from different parts of the
State, which brought immense numbers of
Masons and Others TO take part in the cere'
mony. +. +. Ainsworth, OF Des Moines,
Grand Commander, and, at his request,
Past Grand Commander Gov. Buren, K.
Sherman presided over the ceremonies.
Bishop Perry conducted the Episcopal SER
vices for the dead.
C. \. R.
There will be stroug effort made here
this winter to organize post of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Wheeling and
Ohio county are full of soldiers of the late
war, and there are still quite a number of
veterans of the Mexican war. The posts
organized at Martins Ferry, bridgeport
and Bellaire, have been so successful and
the interest manifested in them so thorough
as to excite the emulation of old soldiers
on this side of the river, and a large and
influential post will be the result.
A life size painting in oil by Artist
Joseph FariS of the late Col. Thoburn now
ornaments the hall of Thoburn Post, OF
Martins Ferry.
The following general order to the mem
bers of the G. A. K. will be Of interest:
HEADo'R's GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLTC,