Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16
stands upon its own rules and regula-
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THEE WORD york RITE AND
WHEAT Is MEANT BY IT."

TFIE word york RITE AND
WHEAT IS MEANT BY IT."
I The most learned writer's in the
United States and foreign countries
have fixed the date of the Introduction
OF Free Masonry in England in the year
Of 500 A. d. King Athelestan, of Eng
land, in the year of 926, upon the APP
plieation of his esteemed brother.
Prince Edwin. summoned all the
Maseas in England to meet at the City
of York, and at that meeting At the
City OF York, England, Grand Lodge
was organized, of which Thomas Gresh-
am was elected Grand Master, and for
many years these two Grand Lodges
in England continued TO Institute
Lodges. The Grand Lodge that met at
York used the name and called them
selves York Mason,s' simply to sep
arate and distinguish themselves from
the Grand Lodge that was organized at
London. These two Grand Lodges in
England for many years wrangled and
was in a state Of confusion and bitter
opposition to each other. After the
death Of some of the malcontents on
each isde, both of these Grand Lodges
met in the year 1855 and consolidated
into one Grand Lodge of A. f. & A.
Masons for England. The word York"
was then completely abolished and
stamped out; it was only used as any
person can see at single glance, for
the purpose of Distinguishing one
Grand Lodge from another, and it has
no connection whatever with either
Ancient or Modern Free Masonry from
the creation of Free Masonry down to
the present day, and those who claim
that it had are simply misled and de-
luded by Misrepresentation, and when
Masonry among colored men was first
instituted in the United States in 1775
the word York" had been fer many
years before cbliterated and removed
from any connection whatever in Free
Masonry.
SYMBOLIC MASONRY.
In each State of the United States
we have a Grand Lodge of A. F. and A.
Masons and each Grand Lodge has ex-
elusive jurisdiction and power over the
Symbolic degrees of Freemasonry
which is entered apprentice felow-craft
and Master Masons degrees.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Tie A. A. S. r., which is from the
fourth to the fourteenth degree, is a
Lodge of Perfection from the fourteenth
to the eighteenth degree is a Chapter
or Rose Croix; from the eighteenth to
the thlrtleth degree is a Council OF
Knights of Kadosh; from the thirtieth
to the thirty-second degree is a con-
sistOry of Sublime Princess of the
Royal Secret. The thirty-third degree
is Grand Inspector General; it is not
conferred upon many Masons, only
few are entitled to it in each State and
country. The thirty-third degree Ma
sons compose and make up the United
Supreme Council of the Ancient Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite. The United SUI
preme Council has absolute and eXch-
sive jurisdiction, power and control
over all the Masonic departments and
degrees of the Ancient Accepted Scot
fish Rite from the fourth to the thirty
third degree, and the United Supreme
Council has no claim or right and ex-
ercises no power or jurisdiction over
any of the other degrees in Freema-
sonry except the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite.
CAPITULAR MASONRY-ROYAL
ARCH RITE.
The degrees of all Royal Arch Ma
sonry is conferred in a Chapter OF Roy
al Arch Masons and each subordinate
Chapter holds its charter from Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, which
has no other connection with any 9TH
er branch of Free Masonry. Royal
Arch Masonry was first organized in
the United States among the oolored
Masons in Philadelphia in 1920.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR RITE.
The degrees of knight Templars are
conferred in a Commandery of knight
Templars and subordinate Com
mandery of Knight Templars holds its
charter from a Grand Commandery Of
knight Templars of State and it has
nothing to do or no connection with
any other department of Masonry. The
Knight Templars degrees was first or
ganized in the United States among
colored Masons in 1920 at Philadelphia,
Pa.
CRYPTIC RITE OF FREE MASONRY.
The degrees of the Cryptic Rite of
Free Masonry is conferred in Council
of Royal and Select Masters of the
Cryptic Rite; there are only three de-
grees in that Rite; a Council of Royal
and Select Masters holds their charter
from the General Grand Council Of
Royal and Select Masters of the United
States and Canada and it has nothing
to do with any other branch Of Free
Masonry. It is a separate and distinct
Rte by itself
Ancient Arabic Order Of Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine was first introduced
in the United States Of America in the
year 1893, on the Sd day Of June, in the
city of Chicago, ILL.,, by Noble Rofelt
Pasha from the Grand Council Of
Arabia. and from the Sd Of June up TO
the nresent time we have 66 Temples Of
the Mystic Shrine. and we have in our
possession the only legal and legitimate
warrant of power and authority to con
fer the Mystic degree and organize
temples in the United States.
DECISIONS.
First-There cannot be secret or