New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
DEPARTMENT
INDEPENDENT ROYAL ARCH NO. ?.
BONE OF THE MYSTERIES OF ITS EARLY
HISTORY CONSlDERED-BY PETER ROSS.
7 u D. HISTORIAN OF THE
GRAND LODGE.

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lodge which vas Warranted ny PROV '"'i", ''',',N
Master George Harrison. very little hardy any any.
thins' : Nh"N". " , 49,, Do.,r,ber =
acknowledge INA, eNS.'g rn, given
~ wv .,,.,. .ho, Harrison issued a
Chartef 10 81 on tina: date or any o'"eI'
rs, ., ,-.. nhlr =, onnl,cd for admission as
Aprh e. l'"' "hen " "pP''u 'o' .'aa - ha GO
Royal Arch Lodge 80 = ana u 'oh''"'e' 10 ~ -
,+s. a,,a, u5tc,, - aos described as Royal Arch
- >, *, ,so word "Ird9-
Independent No. ~ ''' '"' 49,.
penderi' taxi, FIRST place IN the 'iie and mas 50
continued There seems 70 he mo- authority for the
often-repe'-ed statement mat J.. "dS o'A"''"'
-, MAN., r , IN. loae. ru,n,she. coaundrums
o.. .a9 49,. .,.,,e... ,,ares f. McCIea.
achan says.
.-.,-......,. .,, 9, ,.s,or,a, have
ben 40 1ucc1 To- The cItaiiol o. M. i'9 -, u
I'm, ,Sd ~}, osr..c Ar. anon'aIics Thc cor
TTii'on o. -, '' 'NS, yc. 81 cn,rr,,,e Adj
i 1s s" lem ' IF "a" Sud'her s,se bs.y
Koyal AZ o' ~ Ieast 's 80" in ~ ~ ne ne
pesree me wofd iAarI,enocn. l" III, s na'ng
IS claimed TO- have been issued in 49, by ffovn-
cal Grand Ma,tcr, So. II mus nave pen fI -!
su,no,"G 80 U bi rSseors ras depisI,zeG ~
the Grand Lodge Of England ,Modcrns) 20 whom
the idea - connecting the ROYAL Arch ara ,he
tnree s!n'onc oceLt's InU", , ,,,bortzed ~
oopfsr an. PoVal aTrt perree 10 cothe In rod or
inss q The Modr'ns anH Wa ID, Cro"nhS ''""n
Tho srsv.e- rises. Nav not the Provincial Grand
Master have confirmed an Older warrSn'. or issued
new or M place or an oidei uasr ~ az, az. ~
eo rotided the lodge should SURRENDER is
fcr r,r authority and work only under the Mod
e." system In vain We look fer any such lSdse
,lue or huin1sr HoIk " i " or 49, Ircians
So fruitful i'm furnishing lodges to NewYork. show
ary evidence upon which To- FORM (uusm.nl' ana
ss NE onlH otner TTIer1 I'm Scntans shows no
signs We are comparatively in 4 state Of helpless
ness. Yet We do find lodges OF symbolic Masoniy
condi,ion ~ circimsta,ces: 10 wit s. Patrick's
Rovai Arch No - in the 43d Infantry. Warranted
i7s0 S,o,tish register. $ Andrew : ROYAL Arch No
10 sco,fish Resisier and Union ROYAL Arch 80
81 IN ,hs 81 Regimen Dragons warranted in
II there we're ROYAL Arch lodges under the
names Of s. Patrick and ST. Andrew in the Field
1. i. unreasonable 10 presume that there
ST. John No 5 in some Of the regiments or bat.
taions ,hat were temporarily in NJ provinces and
(2d Battalion infantry. left it, influence and It's
Endorsed copy of charter among it's newly raised
made under ne belief that Independent Royal
This pretty lengthy extract has been presented TO
~ u%dls, ,,.or,., or ' Ss sab,or.
tainly # leaves the question Of the exact origin of
this lodge much matter Of mystery 1t ever
vas. II Is hardly 10 he imagined that its origin
Irish the lodges OF that jurisdiction
see no reason 10 conclude that IL originated from
some lodge holding warrant from scotland
In the Proceedings Of the 1odse Qus,ier Coyn-
ell Go eos English Register. Volume 10 is an
article on Kirkwali kil~nnins No as2 Scotland.
49, o ,''e 30 % ''@, looee 'ei
King Solomor's Lodge 40 . Neu--York Follow
80, 49, -,
ing tnis entry up received from one OF the mem
bers Of that lodge A copy OF warrant which had
been presented to that lodge by visitor and fort
uha'e!' was preserved IN inc RECORD Inc war
49,, .s. r,,., 0.'''~
ana ne Dallkn'Ss GompIehended y not. In the
pea
King so,oIaons Lodge No . in the city of New
York; ador'd win all thoir Honours ana assem-
test 70 all men enlshtened and spread on the face
con. hsla been received and en,eI'd IN Apprentice
Fellow craft. and after proof and due tryali We
hnv@ give him Tie snOime desree OF Mas1"-
sny derurr i've adr7it,e5 into and accepted hy any
eocisiy to vhoa thesc presents shsi, come '''''
IN 'h- Ciy OF New-York. in. North America, the
JOHE phXAN. Master.
JoHN MARSHALL. senr Warden.
THOMAS Hull Junr. Warden.
JOHN THOMPSON. D. Secretary.
In this case We must suppose that Royal Arch IN
e.mry DISTINGUISHING name. such As is Key
800 1,''. Jay ""r
warrant issued by some authority prior 20 tina,
which trough, inio existence the lodge originally
JOINS 10 II would seem that his much +.
cnr tna' Is ,ne pmE Wy IN rnicn We can 1 a.
tine n the same civ +; sens fherefore pes
70 KIN nj @0S oaS '29s No ana
1sr,4a nv on - Tar'3so nSedecessos ,rhst
predesessor Vas ether 1'"xn or he immsdtate sue
ms Y this view Ne are s,rers,hened by me fac
Traced hack 20 January % 17gs in an adycrtisement