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Todd, John @ A. Fellows, Achille r. Morel. Jas
s law Lawson Michael E Sirard. Robert = In tnnss'
Richardson.
MExBERs FROM rHD crrY.
The only active members Of the counen nom
this city, besides Gen. Pike, are Mr. WIN. h
Singleton and Medical Dirsctor John n.
Browne, o. s. n. There are, however, through
oers. who have received the sSd degres. and
VINO are entitled 70 participate in the meettnes
OF the Supreme Council, but have no vote The "a
Bennett, Thomas Somerville, Ernst Schmid. .Jno.
Wilson, Abner Townley Longley, Edward
Hamilton Pike, Rev. VIM. Augustus Hsrrieand
Vim. Oscar Roome.
Amy Mason in good standing who viii devote
S2d degree. Beyond that, however his eleva-
tion Is not matter Of ch,,ice with him. The
degree .sparinyly upon thoss. who distinguish,
themselves by their xeat Comparatively lev
OF tho<e who attain the $50 degree become
active members OF the Supreme Council. SUCH
members are chosen for life, and, Is stated, the
membership Is limited to thirty-three. Ofigi-
naliy there were but nine members: then tue
oInoer was raised 10 eleven, and then 70 thir.
ty-three.
THE NORTHERN JURISDICTION.
The only body In this country OF coordinate
rank Is the Supreme Council Of the northern
Jurisdiction, comprising the northern states. It
meets yearly, and every third year in Boston.
Its membership Is 66, aud the Organization
differs somewhat from the parent council. The
otnsers are not chosen for lile, as ia this jnris-
oiction, out for terms OF three years. This
arrangement Was partly the consequence OF u
consolidation of two bodies, IL beiuy thought
making provision ior rotation In office. Al.
though there Is some difference In the orxanixa-
lions f,, OF the supreme councils, the distinctive
WORDS ana sy IN 0ois are common 70 all
NEXT wEEKs PROGRAM.
The Supreme Council will meet at noon Mon
day. At the Temple, 43S Sd street. The sessions
will continue from day to day, until all the
IL is Thought that the councii will be reaay TO
adjourn Wednesday. Monday night the Pro.
vincial Grand Lodge Of the Royal Order 4
Seotian1 VIII meet ut the sanctuary, 1OV7 Il
street Tuesday night Mithras Lodge ot Per
lection Will hold its regular meeting ON q
street, at which the Supreme Council is invited
70 oe present to witness tne cOnterring of the
NTH degree. After the degree is conferred an
informal reception will be held in the banquet
given by the Royal Order OF scotland al the
kiAs house.
Tie supreme council, during its session, will
nave u nil the office Vi secretary general, now
vacant The treasurer general, Frederick Web
peE, VI Louisville, Is now performing the duties
vi , seMSre.ary M general aud L Is sxrss;eI that e
That event some one will Ue chosen 70 succeed
hiin In the office OF treasurer general. The va-
Nevada.
The seat OF the supreme council of the south-
ern jurisdiction Is la Charleston, SOutD Caro-.
lnu, aud ali its mandates are prom u gated from
the orient OF Charleston. A. matter oI Tact,
brought about by convenience, the headQu..r-
ters Vi the council Is in this city, anu has ueen
since 1870. still, it is required thai AL the bi-
ennial sessions suail be ueld Ia Charleston,
Unless Otherwise Oruered by u vote of tue couu-
ca. so the council has Ia 20 through the form
every Two Years vi voting 10 meet Ia tuis CITY.
Here the Council has It's house and library, and
here, Gsn. kike says, IL will stay.
BUILDINGS OWNED IN THIS CITY.
The Scottish rite Masous have two very val.
| liable pieces OF property IN this city. The nome
| oi the supreme council, owned by the order, 10
In the elegant, substantial and spacious man.
sion, formerly the residence OF Franklin Rives,
| ut the southeast corner of Sd and E streets.
Tnis was pur.ha by the supreme council In
1883. 10 Lne original structure nas been q. ded
| a cOninodous eXtenS,on In the lear, erected
expressly IOr The library. TEis library Is open
daily until lO O'clock at night. Tue council
employs u librarian and the public nas access
to lie books. Persons properly voucued ;or
are permitted to take BOOKS 10 their homes.
This Is the property of the southern jurisdiction.
There Is Large body Of local members of the
Scottish Kite in tuls city VINO have their local
ORGANIZATIONS and own - hue property 1t 1UU1
u street, formerly the COuveuto. tine IsitatIv
Iue buiIulus Was purchased last year, and re-
modelled Tor the use uf Lue ScOttlSn Kite bUuies
1nere is consiuera bic ground attached to the
erect u i.rse extension. rne local bodies subor-
dInaie to the supreme cOuncu are tue lvd-e
having Jurisdiction over the degrees from tue
fourth to The Iuurteentn, inclusive, the cnapter
having jurisdiction from the diIeeuth tU the
eighteen Ia, the council from the nineteenth 10
Tue thirtieth. and tne consstury, comprising the
thirty.hrs. AND thirty second degree Eacu Of
tuese bodies hus its hall Or sanctuary In the Il
street OuiIAIns,
THE RoYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND.
The meeting OF the Provinciai Graud Lodge
nf Ord rof Go,
day night, will be the ninth annual meeting Of
that body. Next year the Grand Lodge will
meet in Providence. X. l. Every other year the
lodge meetsin this city. TINS Oody 1s suuordi-
OF which the Eari y. Rosslyn Is The deputy grand
master and governor. As institut0d In SCOT
cratic affair, none but Masons OF gent,e blood
being eligible ~ membership. Tue King of
Scotland, when there King, was grand
master. As there Is no King now, that ofnce is
vacant The degrees Of the order were brought
TO this country by Mr.. BlacKie, q Scolchman,
living IN Kentucky. and given by him TO Gen.
Pike When nunoerO .. persons in tuts country
had been instructed in the degrees anu mys.
teries of the order, 40 application WAS made To
u long time, owing TO objections raised ON the
ground Oi bloOd. AS it Was supposed Americans
could not show Lneir Title clear ~ yenue blood.
1t was Claimed on the other hand that every
American was q sovereign, and fiusliy the
Charter was gran ed. Only one body was per.
mtted to be .rganized mere. and tue melnoer.
master is chosen ior iiie and the other officers
are appointed by him: Tue membership,
though limited in numbers, represents every
part % The Quilted STATES.
Tie officers are: Albert Pike, provincial grand
m..ster; Josan II. Drummond, deputy pro-
vinci..i grand MASTER; Henry Buist, senior pro-
vInca grand warden; Jonn l.. StettiniIs, junior
provincial grand Warden; VIM. Oscar koome,
provincial grand secretary; RoIert NJ. e. Gra.
! ham, provincial granu ire asure:; Jonn Christie
provincial grand sword-bearer; Vincent L.
hurlout, pro. incia granu bauner-bearer; John
Wilson, provincial grand marischal; Heury L.
Palmer, deputy provincial grand mArischa; i;
Charles Roome, Jas. Z. Batchelor, Charles e.
Meyer, aud VIM. S Ruose. provincial grand
stewards; John L. koper, provincial grand
guaruer.
Among the Washingtonians who are mem.
bers are: Clement w. Bennett, Medica, Director
Brown. Jonn F. Head, Nob.e D. Larner, Abner
l. Lohgiey, Edwin b. MacGrotiy, Ben: PerIey
Poore, Wan. Il. Singleton, Thomas Somervilie
aud Joseph c. Taylor.
The AndOver Theology.
A PROMINENT PASTOR STATES THE ACTION OF
THE MISSION BOARD.
The Rev. DR.. John e. Todd, pastor OF the
| Church Of the Redeemer, in New Haven, Conn.,