The Washington bee., 1898-06-04
SECRET ORDERS.

article bearing upon the claim of the
negro Shriner in this country, publish
ed by Freemason and FeZ: In reply
to the article in question. In August
1870, Mr. Florence was in Marsellles,
France, having occasion to call on
banking company, he was invited to
visit hall near the Grand Hotel de
pUniverS that evening where he visit
Bokhare Shrine, presided over by
Yusef Churi. Bee. Shayk Yusef had
visited Bokhare where he was made
member of the Shrine in that famous
city of the PersianS. Mr.. Florence be-
ing SO much impressed with the per-
formace, made second visit and was
presented a copy of the Ritual and
Laws, and the same day he sailed for
AlglerS where he visited the Shrine,
Abu Mohammed Baki. The Poten
tate being in charge. The Shrine is
referred by the Moslems as the order
ofunwrltted law in distinction from the
written law which is Koran, Mr.. Flor
ence in due time was Untitled Cairo, at
the time Mr.. Flemming visited the
Temple harSellles- The works did
not embrace the eSoteriC, which is
never impaired 10 any one except
from mouth to ear. Shortly after
wards M. Flemming through friends
secured the manuscript, monter and
history. 1t was at Algiers and Alepho
that he was received under the do
main ofthe Crescent and became the
possesSor of the esoteric work or the
unwritten work and lhe ShaykS obli-
cation, subsequently he visited Cairo,
Egypt and was admitted. Mr.. Flor
ence was never fully recognized until
long after his return TO America. All
he possessed was a disconnected Sc
ries of sheets in Arabic and French
with some marginal memoranda made
by himself from verbal elucidation
from which source the same was trans
lated and in due time the order inStitu-
ted among the maSonS of the L. s.
Mr.. Flemming received his favor from
Risk Allah HaSsoon Effendee, who
has jurisdiction for America.
The Shrine was originated at Mex
kah, Arabia, by Mohammedan Kalef
InqueStion to see that Justice was
meted to those who fail to received
the same from the courts, also to pro-
mote religious federation among cul-
tured men of all nations for a long
time our white brethren claimed that
the negro mason of n. A, should not
received the degrees, but Allah NOV
ing in mysterious WAYS caused Imperial
Shayk Jones of Chicago, to read GER
tain facts Of the Koran, which read:
Take than upon thyself through my
servant Robert Pasha, the degree OF
Humo or the Land of GoatskinS filled
with camel'S milk direct from Zem
Zems, and impart the same among
thy people, viz: the colored brethren
of the U. S. Koran, Soorab, IN,
which being translated into English
means, the year of oSo5 of the vulgar
month, June. In time brother Jones
followed devine instructions with the
result that over 90 Temples under his
demand.
For the information of our Pythiar
friends in the ID. c. The reason that
our matter that was left out was sim.
pie viz: over cowded out, in future
the same will receive ottention.
The @. u. Of T. C., has elected fol
lowing Officers: p. @. master; ]. w
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW.
How many colored colonies will be
appointed.
About what time the war will end.
If the colored soldier will go to the
front.
How many colored patriots have
Offices tied TO their patriotism.
If the colored attorneys will ever b.
honest TO one another.
If the District governmet will eve
take a few colored men in.
If treachery will ever cease anon
colored men.
THE BEE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
A Reorganization of the public schoo
system.
Honesty among colored represent
atives.
A change in the personel of the e.
else board.
A colored prosecuting officer al
pointed.
A uniform system of practice anon
colored lawyers.