The morning call., 1891-03-26
FRATERNAL NOTES.
Another /. O. 0. f. Lodge to BE
Instituted in Japan.

Oriental Lodge, No. 144., F. and A. NJ,
held lodge OF instruction at its called meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
Franco American Lodge, No. 207, l. y. "
F., at its regular meeting this evening VIII
confer the initatory and elect representa-
tves to the next Grand Lodge session.
Pacific Lodge, No. 136, f. and A. NJ. at
its called meeting on Tuesday evening had
raising"
Oriental Rebekah Degree, No. 90, l. o. D.
F., at its regular meeting last evening liad
large attendance of members and visitors,
vino enjoyed a most agreeable entertain
ment.
California Chapter, No. 5, Royal Arch
Masons, at its meeting on Tuesday evening
had work in the Royal Arch degree.
Templar Lodge, No. II, |. o. q. F., held
well-attended meeting last evening, Wheh
considerable business was transacted.
Mount Moriah Lodge, No. A, +. and A. NJ.
at its called meeting last evening had Work
in the Master Mason's degree
Occidental Lodge, No. 179, l. o. 0. f., at
its regular meeting this evening viii eject
representatives to the Grand Lodge.
Mission Lodge, NO. 100, F. and A NJ, at its
called meeting last evening had work in the
third degree.
Another lodge of the l. O. o. F. will BE
shortly instituted in Japan. The location
Is at hOUts anu tllU Ilul lCt liob iluo hllNttNJ
thirty names appended to it. G. e. Miller
has the matter in hand and is being assisted
by e. V. Thorn, ID. ID. G. S.
the pot of incense, as explained In the
Monitor, refers TO pure heart This EN-
bem Is one Of primary Import and probably
foremost in the category OF Masonic instruc-
ton. If our craft will carefully note these
symbols it will be seen that they bear
powerful relation to Masonry in its highest
sense. With one exception Freemasonry Is
the oldest institution eXtant that adhereS
strictly to symbolic Instruction. II we read
the details Of our Great Temple of Solomon
we will learn That these symbols, and eS-
pecially the pot of incense, were important
utensils in that worship. We should rejoice
that this symbol has been brought down to
our time, and that we. a fraternity, can
assemble around our altar and give thanks
in the same spirit as that of our ancient
Grand Master We must not forget
the fact that while this particular
symboIogy is but briefly rehearsed
in a brothers making, and is but seldom al
luded to, yet its importance as Masonic III
structor remains the same. To suggest an
Improvement in our ritual we could only
wish that some system might be devised
whereby these emblems could more fire.
quently be rehearsed, as we sincerely be-
Heve it would be OF great benefit to our fra
ternity. By this emblem we are taught that
a member must be of pure heart. BY this
it means that lie should daily commune with
his Heavenly Father, a lesson which Is often
expressed III the ceremonies of the craft III
we study the system we will learn that its
great aim and object Is goodness, or pure in
heart. The mere fact that man Is a Free
mason should be a sufficient guarantee that
he is good man. As the fumes of the ill.,
cense permeated every part of the ancient
temples of worship, so should our acts and
practices in this excellent work be equally
conspicuous in all the walks of life that the
ont side war la rpaiIyp thEl pXppIlpppV Of
our noble craft-A. j. B., in n. Y. Dis
patch.
On Monday evening last ArgOnaut Coun-
Gil, No. 597, Royal Arcanum, of this city,
held its regular quarterly meeting, called
Smokers Night all the cigars which
could be smoked being furnished by the
council. number OF pleasing exercises
were rendered by members, at the cOnclu-
Sion OF which three-minute stories were the
order OF the evening. At the next regular
quarterly meeting, which takes place Mon
day evening, June 22d, the annual re
union will occur, and it " III also serve to
commemorate the tenth anniversary Of the
institution OF the council.
The advance sheets of the report of the
several parlors y. ). G. w. for the iscai.
year ending December 81, 1890, compiled
by Henry Lunstedt, G. s., are at hand,
from Which the following statistics are
taken: Members initiated 1894, admitted
by card 80, reinstated 1875, suspended 544,
Withdrawn 2Ol, expelled Z, suspended Tor
cause 4, resigned Is, rejected 49, died "a;
total gain 81, leaving The membership at
date OF January /, 1891, at 300; average re-
ceipts per member, Si3 03; average dis
bursements per member, $40 %; number of
members relieved, Sl2; amount benefits
paid, S23, 79l 60; amount OF receipts, S122,-
454 "a; amount of disbursements, S105,-
O41 46; amount paid to Grand Parlor, S.
42j 30 cash on hand in parlor treasures,
Sl02,S2 60. From the foregoing 1t will be
seen that both the membership and fnan-
cal standing of the n. 5. g. w. is OF the
highest, and, although young in years, it
ranks with some of the older and better
known fraternal organizations of the coun-
try. 1t is steadily progressing, and before
the end of another decade its membership
will have increased over treble of what it is