Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-23
MUCH A MASON.
3l3 Degrees Taken by a Utican
High Degree Masonry The De-
greos Which w. 3. Lord Has
Had Conferred Upon Him-The
Rites of Memphis and Mizraim
and the Mysteries of Aryan.


and the Mysteries of Aryan.
The subloined interview, which we
clip from the Utica IN. ~ Daily Press.
Of the 7th instant, will be Of interest not
only to our readers OF the Masonic fra
ternity, but to the, general reader as
well. Mr. W. b. Lord, the gentleman
interviewed, is cousin Of our towns
man, Mr. Isaac W. Lord, aud will be
pleasantly remembered by many OF our
citizens, he having visited Los Angeles
some five years ago. Mr.. Lord will
probably pay our city second visit dur
ing the coming winters
Yesterday Press reporter called on
Mr.. Lord at his store, No. 81 Genesee
street, for the purpose Of making further
| inquiry into the mysteries of Masonry 50
TAR as the uninitated could be allowed
to know.
"What are the grades Of higher Ma
sonry ?" asked the reporter
"Among the most ancient, said MIR.
Lord, sis the Oriental rite of Mizraim of
90 degrees, the Royal Oriental order Of
Sat B'hai Of 0 degrees, the rite Of Mem
phis Of 06 degrees, the A. and A. Scotch
rite of 33 degrees, Egyptian Reformed
Rite OF 33 degrees. Ancient and Primi-
tive rite OF Memphis of 80 degrees, the
Allied of IL degrees. Before being able
| to be IN possession Of any of these de-
Rrees a man must be Master Mason. -
" How many Of these degrees have
you taken?'
| "All of them.
'Can you confer these degrees upon
otherssn
,g'1 am empowered to confer or commu-
nicate all these degrees except the A.
and A. Scotch rite.
'From whom have yon this authori-
tyr
'For the Oriental rite OF Memphis and
Mizraim derive lny aut lority from the
Mother Supreme power at Naples, Italy,
whose constitution bears date l747. over
so years nntedating the A. and A. Scotch
rite. For the Royal Oriental Order of
Sat b hai | have authority from Eig
land and have the rituals from these,
translated from East India and Italy.
All history records these rites as being
the most ancient orders Of Free Mason
ry."
"Haye you organized any bodies of
these ritesy'
"0nly the Supreme Grand Council
General as yet. am now waiting for
the balance of the rituals, jewels and
regalia which are expected this month
from Italy.
"Who constitute the G and Council
General?a
81 was the first to receive the rite in
this country and am Sovereign Grand
Master General, The Secretary General
is Loren p CIR n, ut Nov Yora city
The Grand Chancellor is Henry c Dane,
Of Redl attn Lyceum Burran, Boston
The Keeper OF Seasls is George G. knuwl
ton, of st. Louis The Grand Master OF
Ceremonies is klinger Smith, OF Penn
syvania The minor officers reside in
this city Among the honary members
are Count Chevalier Commander Jean
Baptiste Pessna, Grand Master Of the
General Orient of Italy aud Grand HE.
orphant of the Confederation Of the
rites of all nations, OF which Garabaldi
was the first Grand Hieorphant; John
Yarker, Grand Master Of Great Britain
and Ireland James Hill, Graud serre-
tary General of Great Britain and IRE
land; Prof, +. H. Oddi, Grand Master.
Cairo, Egypt; S. A. Zola, Past Grand
Master, Carlo, Egypt; C. Moroin, Grand
Master of Roum mia, Bulgaria, Turkey
and Eist Edrope; U. $. Cassanello.
Grand Master OF Africa, Tunis; ,Iere-
miah Vintilla, Grand Representative
of the U. S. A. Supreme Council,
Roumania; Oromhyatek ha, Past Grand
Muster, London, Ont.i George, G.
Longley, Supreme Grand Master If the
| Dominien OF Canada; Robert Ramsey,
| NJ. D., Lii. D.. Acting Grand Master OF
CAnada; Il II d, Hall, Past Deputy
Grant Master Of Canada; X. j Heven-
rite OF British North America; j. b.
Trayes, Tort Hope, Cauada. All these
and many others almost equally promi-
nent have diplomas issued by tins Su-
preme Gtaud Council General, which
| form is also adopted by the Coufedera-
ton OF all Nations, which makes it of
higher value than any other diploma
ever issued.
Here MIR. Lord showed the reporter
blank diploma. The design, by the
way, is Mr. Lords. Ii was first exc
cuted with pen aud ink by II, W.
kibbe, of this city. 1t was afterward
engraved and printed on genuine parch.
ment and on paper. At .the top is the
all-seeing eye, triangle, seraphs, olive
branch, signs of the Zodiac aud other
Masonic symbols. On either side stand
two Egyptian obelisks, ON the shafts of
which are recounted the names of the
various degrees of the Rites OF Memphis
and Mizraim. The space between the
obelisks is taken up by lettering, setting
forth the authority and number and
title of degrees conferred. The design
is unique aud tasty and is a credit to
Mr.. Lords talent and taste. 1t has
been adopted by the Confederation OF
Nations.
"Nhat is the Sat B'haig' asked the
reporter, pressing the war into Egypt.
1.-The Sat B'hai is the Aryan mys-
teres.'
"And what are the Aryan mysteries p
"The ancient Aryan mysteries teach
the power of Perfect Numbers, which is
termed Round Masonry, while the Mod
ern or \ ork Rite is denominated Square
Masonry, and is where our ancient
Brother Pythagoras discovered the forty
seventh problem of Euclid, and from
which the ancient and modern astro-
logical, astronomical and geometical
| problems are solved. | have the orig
inal rituals in manuscript from East
India, translated in India to English,
and hold the position OF First S ,onsor
for the United States. The rituals pos
sess rare scientific knowledge and deep
occult philosophy. The numbers Tor
membership are limited, There can be
but two Sponsors and seven Arch Cen
sors in the United States, and seven
Arch Courers and so through the lower
grades to each Ghonsqla or Ashayana
During the conversation Mr.. Lord
verified aud explained his statements by
various certificates, diplomas, etc, in
numbers great enough to bewilder the
uninitiated. lie is in spondence
with many of the very highest men in
Masonry in this country and in Europe.
Some of these letters bearing the post
marks of Italy, France and England
were lying ON his desk. The honor of
being the highest Mason is his. A short
calculation, remembering that there are