The diamond drill., 1906-08-11
Secret Society
Masonic News.

NlaoOlHN
A committee has been appointed by
the grand master Of Colorado TO cor
respond with all the grand lodges for
the purpose of forming "A collegium OF
grand lecturers representing every igr.
tis0icion in the United States This
collegium would compare the work As
il is carried on in each state and adopt
uniform ritual. AZ present there are
great differences In the manner degrees
are worked ia the several Jurisdictions
aud the meeting of such body could
bat work for great good e. all The
Michigan grand lodge recently disap
proved 81 this Colorado suggestion aud
further decided that mo- team from an
other jurisdiction can confer degrees
ia this state. nor can q Michigan lodge
confer degrees iu any other state 50
that the cnances ot witnessing other
work THAN their own is minimized for
the Michigan craftsmen
The printed proceeding Of the com
eli Of deHbcration of the Ancient Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Of the state of
New York will be- of unusual interest
this year II viii contain each page
Of the original minute book of the lu-
eaable and Sublime Grand Lodge Of
Albany y y from 1861 90 l15I
which ought % set at rest all coutro
versy as 10 the first body Of Scottish
Rite Masons established In the United
states The original records are in
the possession Of John II Lindsay Of
Albany.
There il a movement ON foot to con
solidate all the lodges in South Africa
in "A grand lodge AT present the grand
lodges of England Ireland Scotland
and Holland have lodges in that land
owing allegiance 60 them, and "a con
iict Of jurisdiction is OF common oc-
curence The American idea Of having
but one governing authority in a
political entity avoids all those an
noying differences
Statistics show that there were only
twenty chapters Of the order Of the
Eastern Star twenty five years ago in
the state Of New York with memb
ership Of 245 while the last report
shows $40 chapters and over % 600
members in good standing II is said
on good authority that there are no
less than 800, 900 Eastern Star devotees
throughout the world
st Cecile lodge "A lodge composed
principally Of musicians in New York
city, recently gave a concert Of the
benefit Of the Masonic consumptive
sanitorum. which netted 81 i37. a.
The Freemason who is only known
by the iewelry be wears is called
tin pot Mason in South Africa
The term has gone the rounds Of the
Masonic press and will be in common
nse in this country hereafter
Scottish Rite Masonry Il 10 have
revival in South Carolina A special
deputy has been appointed and an
thorized 10 confer the degrees and BE-
establish and revive Old lodges
There IT, strong feeling among
political leaders that spite Of his
assertion .o the contrary President
Roosevelt may bc forced 10 accept the.
nomination tor .hira term n the
executive chair u ibis comes to pass.
and ii Bryan Is again nominated aa
the Democratic ticket a- -eems pro
bable twill Be the third time tle
Nebrashan has bad Is OPPOSE a brother
Mason ut the poles 40 the la.t#elec-
tian the two presidential and the two
vice presidential Candidates were Ma.
sons. Only four TIMES have Mosons
been in the president and he vice
president : chairs during the same
term Polk and Dallas in lsi5, Buch I
anan and Breckenridge in 1857, Ne 4
kinley and Hobart in 1885, and Ro.
osevlet and Fairbanks all were Masons
Brother w. H. Upton OF Washington
saws Masonry, like man, consists Of
TWO parts a body and soul, and we
believe that. AK in the case Of man, the
origin OF the two-though both are
gifts of God-must be- sought in
different places. Az IL is not unlikely
in the case Of man, the soul of
Masonry may have transmigrated TO
more than one body in its day Its
present body, we have no doubt was
found in certain of the operative
Masonic organizations OF the dark or
middle ages. 1ts soul-its symbolism
and philosophy we hardly less con
hdently believe was at one time in.
carnated in the ancient mysteries.
SONS OF HERMAN.
Saturday was the day OF the an. l
nual convention of the Michigan grand G