The Washington bee., 1898-02-19
SECRET ORDERS.

THE COST OF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON
The cost of the building of King
Solomon's Temple, an Ancient Grand
Master, the talents of gold, silver and
brass were equal TO the enormous sum
OF lk6,87q, ,S22, ,Ooo. The worth of the
Jewels is placed at a figure equally as
high. The vessels of gold according
to Josephus were valued at 10000
talents, which reduced to English
money equal ISIS, 296, ,2o5. The YES
sells OF silver, according to the same
authority We're still more valuable,
being worth as much as ,k646, 344, 900.
Priests yestmentS and robes of singers
12,oIo,ooo. The trumpets f2oo, 600,
add TO this the expense of building
material, labor &C. Some wonderful
figures result.
fen thousand men hewing cedars,
90. 900 bearers OF burders, Sc, ,ooo hew-
ers of stone and orerseers. all emoloy-
ed for seven years and beside their
wages, Solomon bestowed k6,733, go.
Ii their daily food was worth so cents
per day the sum total for all was k63-
ST. .oSS, during the time of the build
ing. The material III the rough eSti-
mate being worth ,I2,545, 237 600, total
tor this muth of the expense. Which
by no means express the whole cost
OF ( kIo,7I9, go, 26I or about $50, III, ,o54-
So .o6.
GEMS FROM THE QUARRIES.
Ian. 27-Noble NJ l.. Robinson, ,s0
Deputy Grand Patron, Daughters of
SphynX, organized at Alexandria, Va.
Eureka court. ID. of s., with the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Julia Triplet, w.
c. NJ. Mrs. Ida +. Robinson, w. v.
ID, Mrs. Edith Taylor, H. p.
Illustrous Shedrick Jackson, Patron,
Mrs Hester Garter, Advocate Mrs.
Emma Credit, Councillor; Mrs. ).
Jackson, EXcr equer; Miss Kate An
derson, Recorder; Miss Lena Triplett,
r. c; Miss Jennie Robinson, f. c.
OF G. Mrs. A. Hamilton, 5. q. of O..
Mrs. Alice Hackley, T. c. of @.
Mrs. Emma Jackson, Guardian.
The Sphynx is under the Imperial
Council of Mystic Shrine for ~ S A.
Last week Geo. G. Whiting lodge
No p, f. A. A. NJ, celebrated It's
2qth anniversary. The affair had an
added interest from the fact that it
highest officers of the fratu-nity, viz:
The Grand Master, the NJ, f. G. H.
F., and the r. T. O. All the being
Past Masters and members of lodge,
p. In the opinion of the Grand Mas
ter La Rue Thomas of the General
Grand Encampment, the honor OF
from same lodge has never before
been enjoyed by any masonic lodge
in the country.
Noble Magnus L. Robinson. $50, in
stituted at Alexandria, Va. Magnus
Temple of A. A. o. y. NJ. s., with the
following officers: NJ. L. Robinson,
Potentate; Rev. r. H. Robinson, Chief
Rabban; Shedrick Jackson, Assistant
Rabban: Rev r. II. Robinson, II. z.
and P; Frank Williams, Oriental
Guide; NJ. {. Payne, Treasurer; w.
A. Carter, Recorder; J. A. Seaton,
+. c. NJ. ). {. NJ. Philip Brown, Capt
of the Guard; Rev. ]. F. Waters.
At the 55th annual meeting of the
s. c. of M, held in Philadelphia re-
Gently. the following full board was
represented Grand Master, ]. F. Need
ham of Pa, ID. G.. Master. Wilson of
La, Grand Secretary. Brooks of Ky
Grand Treaurer; Smith of Va, Grand
Directors: ID. A. Clark of Washing
ton, l. L. Lee of Atlanta, Ga. E H.
Norris of Chicago, Ill. b. T. Thortan
of indianapolis, Ind, number of Dis
pcnsations for new lodges and war
rants for new households, were APP
proved also the new District House
hold Constitution. The Grand Secre-
tary was authorized to canvass the
returns of lodges an the compulsory
endowment plan, and 10 announce the
results. The State of Texas has
adopted the compulsory plan of in
SuTznCc.
There will never be any peace in
Masonry until the officers in charge
cease firing with usurpations of powers
etc The American SIgnet of Oct
cher 1897 and January 1893 furnishes
several good illustrations one of which
we publish.
Sherman, Texas, Dec J4th, 1897.
Mr. I. Scot.-You have been charg-
ed with un-masonic conduct by reason
of the publication of a newspaper
known as The American Signet of the
date Of October 1897, before the Grand
Lodge of the State of Texas and the
Grand Lodge having assumed origion-
al jurisdiction of the case, you are,
further notified that YOU have been
suspended from all the rights,
privileges and benefits of a master
mason of the jurisdiction until full
and final investigation of the charges.
1. w. Mckinney
Grand Master.
Given under my hand and seal OF
the Grand Lodge, this 18th, day OF
December 1897.
sIAL
A. H. Terrell,
Grand Secretary State of Texas.
Next weak We will show up this well
informed % Grand Master and expose
his weak points: Masonic from Juris-
prudence.