The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
CHAT ABOUT rREEMAS0NRY
NEWS ABOUT THE FRATERNITY
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Latest Move on the Part Of the Masonic
Home Bcard-work In the Hue Lodges
knights Tempiar rropositions--sco'
stsr,. Rite Matters.

Masonry is in most fiourishing conoi-
ion in Richmond. There are ten n'ue
odges, three Royal Arch Chapters wv
Communicates, and all the scottish ~"
,oaies. A most attractive feature Ci MA
.onry exists here that is not tcuno III any
,tber CITY in the United states, namely
.upper after every meeting, calleo VI 'oso
or 4, New York, Philadelphia, BOSTON,
,a other large cities. banquet Is 'erNeu
- ..,,,o nights only. Tie Richmond |
,odics do not attempt anything very sH"1"
ar elaborate, SIMPLY GOOD suve'@ ,'i,i &c ,ere !
cers. In the fall of the year the o,n and
consists Of Ash and oysters, s w" ,,,",er
o,'s,ers in every style, together WIN oolu
$50 are ser, ed. In the spring ana SUN
.ssr tho brethr,n have their choice Dct" 80
: - ana lohsters and ice cream anu u
,,es OnIy ON very rare occasions IL WIN
served.
THE MASONIC HOME
,,,.o hoard of Governors Of the MasoIsc
~, - VIRGINIA have determined 10 or
,,aniIo an Auxiliary Association pi "a.
fi"no 90 ne composed OF Master M"s""'
lies aud daugters, and as prepaIa,Vis
'''ch an accumulation have requesicu 'uV
sncn Az " =, ,ho Home of delegation oil Ia
',,,s Gov the purpose Of interesting inenl !.
NJ .,e or,arnrise A committee, cOnsisiing vi
wessrs Thompson Brown, l. :. io"e,'
and ID. !. Weisiger, has maui tto,no
ranoements 70 convey 10 env az as
and IN entertain while there such iaule e,o o.
shall be appointed 10y the various Jus, he an.
e ~ ~, IoStcs -such ladies as may ne hP-
~ "a. 80 ~ renrescnt the lodges VIII h2Ne
i,''.,o,,led 20 Them, in due time, nun lhlo,
, ~, and tickets for transportation 10 anu
from the Home.
CRAFT MASONRY.
NJ t,dee No. g--Bev. +. Crump
vvorshipful master-mer last NJ li4 ~ !r,'rn"r
M W. - absence of secretary W. t. Turner
NJ A. = a Nesbiti kept the minutes lheI.
,.as no work. though candidates "ic no'
lacking. u..,or,oI odoo. No
., "o,,eerred tbe NJ. Vi. degree on TWO can
Un Tuesday night 1t. Johns Lodge No.
90 nassed three candidates to the r. = Ut
gree. " Va II met Thurs
1av night. but conferred no degrees
Dove Lodge, No. 81, met friday nls1 ~ " Wv
revised the.by-laws. The canuluat . - 'U aict
49, 49, The Worshipful Master, Fuller rat
49,, announced the death oi bIoiheI
Wontaone which took place IN ASH,
;ng,on Thursday night, ana s'"lc',
thai he had arranged 10 have the oeCe"svu
t,,ried with Masonic hOnOrs IN that 'l'!'
The lodge was closed with full ceremony,
nov Preston Nash acting rs chaplh' anu
Mir. John Il. Frischkhorn presiding at 'n'
organ. ,,..,,or W Ar
LAFAYETTE Royal Arch Chapter no. ,'
will probably confer the koyai Nicn ~ ~,
at its regular meeting ON the 'iiIu "'''
day.
THE KNIGHTS TEMfLAk'
Tho Commandery Of It. Andrew, No. To-
will act on It's proposed new bylaws AT ttr
uext assembly, one feature oi Wllch i w
s,,snension of meetings during the months
of June, July, and August -, =. ,,ros,
Richmond COmmandery. NO. :. Is Nres,,
linz with the proposition TO organize uilI.
corps. The discussion on THIS question: at
the next assembly will be eNceed'nsH u"
teresting. The young members IaSUi n. "
drill coins. The cider ones, several oi lheih
at least. oppose II.
THE A.&A. SCOTTISH RITE.
All the rites of Missionary there are q
,nmher of them i'm the world start WIN
,ha thr.e degrees of Entered Apprentice,
FeI,oN Graft. or FELLOW Of the Nfall' anu
Master Mason. These three degrees III
Great Britain and her colonies anu III tn'
United states. are conferred accoiuin
s,ates the scottish Rite marks from the
fourth degree. The ScOttsh hlte 'Vul,II
.,iyes the following definition oi free Ma
sanrv. .The order is. or ought 10 be, an as
sociation of intelligent. yirtuOus. dlsinter'
ested. generous, and devoted men,
rocarliug each other as brothers. ana
bound by the obligations OF fraternity
10 render each other mutual assistance
And FreemasOnry Is a system ana scho"l'
moi only of morals. but of political ana re-
,ieious philosophy, suggested by It's aieSo'
ries and concealed under It's sNhDoiS' IN
Guiding in itself several degrees oil hh'Iu'
hood. il is a chiyalric order. requiring 'hg
nractise and performance OF the hishes'
,I,ties If the man. the citizen. the patriot,
ond tho soldier" The same authority de-
Gnes the Scottish Rite thus: 1t Is an
,dyanre toward the Light; con-
slant endeaVOr in all It's uegIces l."
elevate the divine that is in man. the spirit
nal norton of his cOnfOrmed nature HIS
reason and his moral sense, and make these
dominant over and master OF the hulhah'
earthly. and material portion OF his nature:
his passions and his sensual appe'lles'
Edwin A. Sherman, of California, Nice-pies-
ilent of the National Convention oil Masonic
Veteran Associations, and well-khoW u
Masonic writer, SAYS: There j. no ground
ar cause for jealousy or conflict existing
between the two Rites ORR on
American Rite and the scottish Eite
and only the ignorant, narTOW-mihdeu anu
bigOted. who are incapable OF rectNl NJ
more light. whose capacity Is already nlied'
are like lamps filled with Wlcklng, WIN Du'
I, small snace for oil. They give but lnte
fight. soon burn out, and end IN DARK
ness and smoke" As matter oil iact Il
large number of the grand masters OF Tue
Grand Lodges are scotlish "llc h"sous
Without "A simple exception every past
Grand master of the Grand Encampment OF
knights Templar IN the United states Is
devote Scottish Kite Mason.
The rituals of the scottish Rite are so
philosophic and poetic thit unless the
iodies are offered by scholarly men tue de-
frees cannot be conferred.
The Lodge of Perfection, of tais Rite. was
established in Richmond twelve years ago,
and is now in a most ilourishi X condition
At its regular meeting tomorrow nlght the
fourth and fifth degrees VIII Ds iohlefren on
n uromin. n state official. The remonles
will be conducted by Professor ". .. Eng
lisb. He will be assisted by Rev. Hartley
Carmichael. Hon. j. Taylor EllysOn, John
r. MAYER. William Ryan, Charles \. Mes
bit, Fred. :. Valentine, a. Il. Gum, ana
others.
The great annual reunion of the Kite for
Virginia will take place al -. Adams Han
in November, when the degrees rom Inc
fourth TO the thirty. second Will be conferred.
Hon. Robert T.. Withers, Hon. john W:
Daniel and other distinguished Masons Will
take part.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. {. \. Nesbitt'
commander-in-chief of DaldO COnsistory,
No. /. and others drove down 10 Captain \.
q. Babock's farm. and conferred on Captain
Babcock the tIirlv-second degree.
Before and after the ceremonies the breth-
rem were Hospitality entertained.
The head OF the scottish Rite - the SUI
preme Council of the thirty-third degree for
the Southern jurisdiction Of the United
states. .'whose Great See is in Charleston,
in the State of South Carolina" but
whose present home is in Washington.
This is the ranking circle of the
world. because il was the first organized
council, having been formed in Charleston
in 1901. Prior 10 that time, say frOm the
middle OF the last century, the Kite bad
fioated around in Europe and America
without any supreme head. General Al
bert Pike has been the Grand Commander
since 1893.