\ The Master Masons ^- ^ Hand Book j^ Qforttell Ilniueraitg Sltbrarg Stlfata. Jffin ^arfe FROM THE BENNO LOEWY LIBRARY COLLECTED BY BENNO LOEWY 1854-1919 BEQUEATHED TO CORNELL UNIVERSITY Date Due (:^-j^:^k:S^-M iiiiillllll 3 1924 030 307 262 olin.anx The original of tliis bool< is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030307262 THE MASTEK MASON'S HANDBOOK, BV Bro. FRED. J. W. CROWE, Wmi AN I N T K D IJ C T 1 N Bro. W. J. HUGHAN, P.G.D. GEORGE KENNING, IG AND 16a Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C. ID.M. Bro. Jfveberick a pbilbricf?, (^.(t., ©ranb IRegistrar of tbc ©ranb Xobge of ]Englan&; ©ranO Superlnten&ent iprov. (Branft Cbapter mil Beputg IProv. ©ranO faster of Essej ; 33", ;> 1) >> IVcsidcnt Boys' School Calendai-, Freemasons' ... „ Cosmopolitan Masonic Caligraphio Speciality ... Clearance Certiiicate Certificate, Grand Lodge Chaplain ... „ Grand ... „ Provincial Grand Charity Collegium Fabrorum Colonial Board ... . . Companionage Constitution of Grand Lodge ... PAGE. 36 et seq. 53 et seq. 61 31 12 62 17,18 18 59 75 17,18 , 30 .20,2 2, 23, 24, 29, 30 ,.. 12,13 71 13 51 et seq. 23 20, 23, 42 24 of 20, 24, 42 ■iH et seq. .32 .-)2 31 31 31, 32, 34 .. 28,36 42 39 31, 4i, 52 3 24 8 19 et seq. PASE. 8 75 71 60 ... 29,36 42 39 30 ... 29,36 20, 21, 42 39 ... 37,41 8, 9, 10 2 60 31 71 13 15,16 16 25 57 22 24 45 et seq. 15 et seq, 17 Lodge of England according to the Old Constitutions 17 Master ... ... ... ... ... 15,42 Officers 19,22,42 Stewards 21,22 High Priest Degree ... ... ... ... ... 61 Corps d'Etat Correspondence Circle ... Cost of Clothing and Regalia ... Cryptic Masonry ... Deacons „ Grand ... „ Provincial Grand Debate in Lodge ... Director of Ceremonies ... » » „ Grand ,, „ ,, Provincial Grand District Grand Lodge Elias Ashmole Essenes Excellent Master Fees, to be prompt Fees of all Degrees First Lodge in Boston ... Pour Old Lodges .. . Fortitude and Old Cumberland Lodge... Freemasons' Hall Freemasons' Hall Medal General Committee General Purposes, Board of Girls' School Grand Lodge „ Lodge of all England Hearty Good Wishes Higher Degrees ... Historical Sketch Hughan's " Origin of the English Rite ' Intervals necessary between Degrees .. ... 33,34 56 et seq. 1 15 71 Introduction Immediate Past Master ... Inner Guard Jewels of Lodge Officers... Jewels which may be worn in Craft Lodges, and Arch Chapters Jewels which may be worn in Mark Lodges, &c. . 27,29 . . 29,36 26 et seq. Koval 'Knight of Constantinople , of East and West ,, of the Eagle and Pelican „ of the Sword of the East ,, of the Sun Knight Templar, Order of ,, of Malta ,, of Eome and of the Red Cross of Constantino ,, of the Holy Sepulchre ... K.H Landmarks Literature, Masonic Lodge of Edinburgh Malta, Knight of Mark Masters' Degree ... Mark Benevolent Fund ... Masons' Marks Master, The Worshipf iil ... Master, The Grand Moderns ... Most Excellent Master ... Mother Kilwinning Lodge Old Charges ... ... ... Organist ,, Grand ... ... ... ... „ Provincial Grand ... Origin of Freemasonry ... Past Rank ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Plot, Dr Private Lodges ... ... ... ... ... .. 56,57 61 61 62 62 62 63 .. 66,67 .. 66, (J7 .. 67,68 .. 67,68 fi-t 19 72 1 . <>(!. 1)7 .. ")fS, .39 55 3, 4 2(i, 30 .. 15,42 17, 18 60 9 . 4^8 . 30,36 42 39 1 et seq. 41 19 6 et t'> ""'^ > > t> > >'^ t> 000 00 00 00 o ^H (^ t, iH iH JH S-. tH iH !-l PhPIhPh PhPh flsfi^ f^;^ P^ OfiOO > t- > > coco 1^ t* t- 1^ PhPhPhPh o o " c 40 It will be noticed that we have added no prefix to the title of any of&cer in this list except the Provincial or District Grand Master, his Deputy, and Wardens, and this omission is to point out the fact that the appointment by the Provincial or District Grand Master to any Provincial or District Grand Office confers iio prefix, and even the Deputy Provincial or District Grand Master is only entitled to the prefix of " "Worshipful " because he bears it by right of being a Past Master (Const. 86), as do the Provincial or District Grand Wardens, because they must be actual or Past Masters before receiving their appointments (Const. 90). All other Provincial or District Grand Officers, as such, can only be addressed as " Brother." We regret to note that some compilers of Provincial Masonic Calendars, are either unaware of this fact or ignore it, as we have frequently seen the whole list of the Provincial Grand Officers prefixed by " W. Bro.," although several were not so entitled. We are aware that in the majority of cases Provincial rank is only conferred on those who have " passed the chair,'' but the minority is a very large one, especially in relation to some offices, and therefore these points should be carefully attended to in order that inexperienced Brethren may not be led into error. After their term of office has expired the word " Past " should be prefixed to the titles of the various officers before named, provided the fees of honour have been paid. Another very important point is the correct use of abbreviations. The letter " P." should be entirely reserved to indicate " Past," and for "Provincial" " Prov." should be always used in order to avoid confusion.* The use of " P." to indicate " Provincial " is I am informed by Bro. W. J. Hughan, entirely the result of the public press reports of banquets, &c., and is not ancient Masonic usage. For example, how is an inexperienced Brother to * K.C., also " W.M.," p. 632. 41 know whether P. G.W. means "Past Grand Warden" or " Provincial Grand Warden ' — two very different positions. The same confusion exists in the use of D. for " Deputy" and "District," e.g., D.G.M. might be either "Deputy Grand Master" or " District Grand Master." The follow- ing use should, therefore, be strictly observed : P. stands for Past. Prov. „ Provincial. D. „ Deputy. Dist. „ District. By " Past rank " is implied the right that every Brother has, after serving the office of Master of a Lodge, or any office in Grand, or Provincial, or District Grand Lodge, to wear the clothing of such office, and use its title prefixed by the word " Past " as long as they subscribe to some regular Lodge (Constitutions 292, 293, 300, 302, 306, 306a, and 810). There are one or two officers in a Provincial or District Grand Lodge, such as Registrar and Sword Bearer, who have no representatives amongst private Lodge officei's, but their duties are in their Province or District mainly the same as corresponding officers in Grand Lodge, and these may be ascertained by reference to Chapter II. In the same chapter has appeared the list of Grand Officers, but for completeness we here give them again with titles and prefixes, commencing this time with the highest in rank. In naming their rank, either verbally or in writing, Brethren usually leave out the prefix, e.g., a Past Grand Warden would sign P.G.W., instead of R.W.P.G.W., but for accuracy and coiapleteness we have thought it best to ^ve the full prefixes and titles. cS ia S' ^ - O a o o o cSiiHwrn^^ 13 n ft o i d a fj ^ «*-( =fH =y Ih p, pi, ft d l-s p ■» eg o C!5 pq ci5 pq O P=l Ph 4-c =w -K d \ja ^ -d ft.ft o o ts =2 3 B S ftti ^ ^ .^ ft ft ft 1^ r/i vi ai O t< t< H '3'3's "3 CM q-< CH C4H I ft ft ft ft (» t» t» 09 g g g g 3 >.>-.>> 1». >> t» !>= ho '■ '■ " ■■ '■ '■ ' © tn -d ^ j3 00 p e3 O Fl O ^ t^ ^1 O) ftpq jtj fq rg ^ Ph q-, e^ * ^t S - ft ft ftflH .2 g ^ '5 ,^ _ ° o ^ ^ ^ 3 m t>> t>> !>> g S3 g £ o -a d S ts : JS • M "CO rt d K^ o 3 oCS ft.S tH S (^ © O rh n , S>p PI — ™ ^-H to o c3 e3 © d t( C3 :8 ^ CO -rJ g T3 d 5 of o OFL, -d ,d EHB Csfl. Ph 1T3 d ..S . "2 2 'ft h go gH -^= S -t' 3 m & ai a ca t ta t! 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" The third and last being Charity comprehends the whole, and the Mason who is possessed of this virtue in its most ample sense may jnstly be deemed to have obtained the summit of his profes- sion." — Lecture. ■ HE Masonic precept most strongly inculcated in every newly -made Brottier is the duty of Charity, and the cro-wning glory of our English branch of the great Brotherhood is its magnifi- cent organisations for the relief and support of the aged brother, the widow, and the orphan. , For this purpose three great Institutions are formed : The " Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons," at Croydon ; the " Royal Masonic Institution for Girls," at St. John's Hill, London, S.W. ; and the " Royal Masonic Institution for Boys," at "Wood Green, London, N., of the history of which we propose to give a brief -sketch, which we trust will, in some small measure, excite an intereist leading to a firm determination of every newly- made Brother to support these most worthy societies to the very utmost of his power. As the oldest of the three Institutions we will first turn our attention to the 45 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOE GIRLS.'* This Institution was founded in 1788, under the name of the " Royal Cumberland Free Masons' School," in honour of H.R.H. the Duchess of Cumberland, -n-ife of the- then Grand Master of the "Regular" Grand Lodge, who graciously consented to become its patroness. The real founder of the Institution was Bro. Bartholomew Ruspini, an Italian, born at Romacoto, near Bergamo, in Italy, who came to England in 1750 to practice as a dentist. Being of eminence both socially and Masonically, when he per- ceived the necessity of some provision being made for the daughters of indigent Masons, he at once received the support of many leading Lodges and Masons, and, as we have said before, secured the patronage of H.R.H. the Duchess of Cumberland, as also that of the Duke of Cumberland, Grand Master, the Prince of Wales, and the Dukes of York and Gloucester, and on the 25th of Jlarch, 1788, the scheme was solemnly inaugurated. After con- siderable pains taken by the Committee in selecting a site the School was opened in Somers Place East, on January 5th, 1789, and fifteen girls were admitted. On the 10th of February, 1790, Grand Lodge formally recognised the Institution, and decided, in the words of the minutes, " that it be recommended to the Society at large as a Charity highly deserving their support." In 1793 it was found that the premises at Somers Town provided very inadequate accommodation for the children, and accordingly, after considerable trouble, a lease of a piece of ground in St. George's Fields was obtained from the Corporation of London, on which to erect a new and larger school house. * Vide History of the School. [Kenning, Loddon.] 46 In 1813 came the Act of TJnion between the two rival Grand Lodges, which, as a matter of course, affected the fortunes of the two Charities then existing, i.e., the Girls' School of the "Moderns," and the Boys' School of the "Ancients," and while the latter at once opened its doors to the children of both branches of the Fraternity the Girls' School Conamittee, for some unknown reason, still declined to receive daughters of " Ancient " Masons ; but it was absolutely necessary to stamp out all feelings of rivalry and jealously in order to render the Union binding, and therefore, after some little pressure, on the 9th of March, 1815, a Special Court, called for the purpose, decided that the benefits of the Charity should be open to the children of Masons of both Societies indiscriminately, and thus this somewhat discreditable episode terminated. In January, 1818, it was arranged for the first time that a public examination of the girls should be held a week before the Annual Festival, and a general stimulus was given to their education by the award of silver medals to the girls wlio stood first and second in each of the four subjects in which they were examined, and a silver medal to the girl whose conduct had been most satisfactory. By 1820 it became necessary to enlarge the buildings, and accordingly two additional rooms were built and quickly occupied, and matters worked on smoothly, little of note occurring until 1838 when the Jubilee of the Institution was celebrated in a very unostentatious manner by a dinner to the children, the House Committee, and other friends. In 1850 the lease of the School being nearly out it became necessary to decide whether the Committee should renew it or remove the School to other quarters, and it being decided to change to a healthier and less crowded neighbourhood, a new site was found near Wandsworth 'Common and purchased for £1075, and plans for a new 47 building prepared by Bro. P. Hardwick, G. Supt. of Works. By the 2iid of August, 1852, the building was ready for dedication, when the ceremony was performed by the Earl of Zetland, Grand Master. The change of building caused also an alteration in the character of the School, for hitherto, although excellently managed, it was nothing more than a charity school ; but from this time, it gradually became what it is at the pre- sent time — a High Class Educational Institute. The career of the School has been an uninteiTupted success ever since, the premises having to be enlai-Ljed in 1862, and again, by the erection of the " Alexandra " wing, in 1878 (so named by permissicm of H.R.H. the Princess of Wales), while in 1879 Lyncombe Housl' was purchased for £6500 for a junior school. In the following year H.R. H. the late Duke of Albany graciously presided at the Annual Festival, when the proceeds amounted to the enormous sum of £lo,332. This amount was, however, again equalled in May, 1882, when H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, P.S.G.W., presided, and the Prov. G. ila.stei- of Warwickshire, Bro. Lord Leigh, distributed the prize.s, the receipts being £l.S,2o2, and at this .■iume Festival it was announced that Her Majesty the Queen had graciously deigned to accept the dignity and office of Chief Patmuess of the Institution. Thanks to the indefatigable labours of the officials the contributions were kept up to neai-ly the same amounts in succeeding years ; the Festivals of 1884 and 18S5 producing respectively £13,037 and £14,187. In 1887, the j-ear of Her Majesty's Jubilee, the amount was £ll,760j and Grand Lodge voted each of the three Institutions £2000, and divided equally amongst them the fees for admission to the j\Iasonio Jubilee gathering in the Albert Hall, the share of each being £2107 ; thus the Girls' School received in all £15.867, the largest amount it had ever had ; this being all the more acceptable because 48 to celebrate, in their own particular way, tlie Jubilee, they admitted the whole of the 27 candidates without hallot, raising the number of pupils to 248. In this same year two houses and ground adjoining Lyneombe House were purchased for £2500 to build a new and more oonyenient junior school, and the building has been erected at a cost of £2377. In 1888 the Centenary of the School was celebrated in a manner worthy of the occasion by an enormous gather- ing in the Royal Albert Hall, when on June 4th, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Grand Master, presided, and the King of Sweden and Norway, together with a most distinguished band of Masons, English and Foreign, were present, and the labours of 1475 Stewards produced the sum of £51,516 19s. This magnificent amount has enabled the Committee to adopt a Centenary Memorial Scheme, involv- ing an outlay of £20,000. To this amount will have to be added cost of warming, scientific ventilation, fire m.ains, and hydrants. The qualifications of Life Governors, Subscribers, &c., will be found at the end of the chapter, and we will now turn our attention to the BOYS' SCHOOL. In 1798 Bro. William Burwood, P.M. of the United Mariners Lodge, No. 23 on the roll of the "Ancients," and now No. 30, instituted the " Masonic Charity for Clothing and Educating the Sons of Indigent Free- masons," and in 1801 the Duke of Athol, G.M., bestowed his patronage on the Charity, while Bro. Cole's celebrated " Illustrations of Masonry " was published in aid of its funds. In 1806, and again in 1808, the sum of £100 was voted to its funds by the " Atholl " Grand Lodge, and in 1809 £100 and £210 were respectively voted, the latter being intended to aid in increasing the number of boys 49 to 50 in commemoration of the Jubilee of King George III. In 1812 it was resolved that on every newly registered Mason, London Lodges should contribute an annual fee of five shillings to the Charity, and every country, foreign, and military Lodge an annual fee of two shillings and six- pence. After the Union the United Grand Lodge decided to continue the annual capitation fee, but to divide it equally between the Boys' and Girls' Schools. For over twenty years there is nothing of special interest to record, but in 1846 Bro. B. B. Cabbell was appointed Treasurer, and with his accession to power came a most remarkable infusion of enei'gy into the pro- ceedings of the executive, for within two years a proposal was set on foot to increase the number of children educated, and also to rent or build a school house in or near to^\Ti as a permanent home for the Institution, while the general management was greatly modified and improved. The most careful economy was practised in every way for several years, and in 1856 sufficient funds had been accumulated to enable the Committee to purchase the property known as Lordship Lodge, Tottenham, and now known as Wood Green. On the 15th of August, 1857, the new building was formally and ceremoniously inaugurated, and 25 pupils admitted to partake of its advantages, the remaining 45 being maintained as before on the non-resident system. In June, 1859, extra accommodation was provided, which enabled the whole of the pupils to be received at Wood Green by March, 1860. In 1863 a separate residence was erected for the Head Master, and in August of the same year the foundation-stone of new school buildings was laid by Bro. Algernon Perkins, P.G.J.W., the sum of £1500 being handed in to the Committee on the occasion. The building was finished and inaugurated by the Right Hon. the Earl De Grey and Ripon, D.G.ll., on July 8th, 1865, 50 and tlie Festival on the same day produced the handsome sum of £6000. From the appointment of Bro. F. Binckes as Secretary in 1861, the Festivals steadily increased in the amount of subscription raised, and he traversed the country in all directions to obtain the services of Brethren as Stewards and the support of country Lodges. In 1868 the title of the Institution was altered to " The Royal Masonic Insti- tute for Boys," and in the following years a great effort was made at the Annual Festival to pay off the mort- gage of £10,000 on the buildings and other property, with the gratifying result that £12,000 was raised for that purpose and the ordinary expenses of maintenance, while in 1870 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (then Past Grand Master) graciously presided at the Festival, and £10,000 were raised, which enabled the Committee to pay off the remaining balance. The career of the School ever since has been one of steady success, and as a teaching Institute it ranks with the very best schools of the country, as the list of successes of pupils at the Oxford and Cambridge local and other public examinations amply proves. In 1883 it was ' found advisable to add a Preparatory School, and an appeal being made to the Craft for this special object, the sum of £23,000 was handed in at the Festival presided over by Viscount Holmesdale (now Earl Amherst), Prov. G.M. Kent, while Her Majesty the Queen consented to become Grand Patroness. Of late years various unfortunate circumstances have militated against the Festival proceeds, but no doubt matters will shortly regain their old footing, and the reports in the Freemason will again be a continued record of success. 51 THE ASYLUM FOB. AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS really owed its existence to Bro. Crucefix in 1835, and it is curious that although the Charities for the benefit of hoth boys and girls at once received the support of Grand Lodge, for some unexplained reason the then Grand Master. H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex, withheld his official support for some years. Nevertheless, Bro. Crucefix and his many supporters worked on with unabated zeal, and many a poor Brother had reason to bless their continued efforts in the cause of Benevolence and Brotherly Love. It was not until May, 1849, that the Committee were able to arrange for the foundation-stone of their Asylum to be laid. Meanwhile the Duke of Sussex, G.M., having objected to the proposed Asylum instituted in 1842, what might almost be called a rival Charity, termed "The Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund," which was at once taken up by Grand Lodge, and provided for annuities to aged Freemasons ranging from £10 to £30. In 1849 the benefits of the Annuity were extended to the widows of Freemasons, and a Widows' Fund was started. Happily, however, in 1850 these two Charities combined their forces, and have since then been known as the "Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows," and their joint home at Croydon was solemnly dedicated on the 1st of August by Bro. Alexander Dobie, Prov. G.M. of Surrey, and Grand Registrar, in the unavoidable absence of the Grand Master. Since then the history has been one of success, but uneventful, and as full reports are published in the Masonic Press from time to time, we need not further dilate on it, but will conclude this chapter -with a few statistics and the qualifications of Subscribers, p 2 52 The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls has clothed, maintained, and educated 1691 girls since its foundation, and 264 girls are now enjoying its benefits, the Secretary being Bro. F. R. W. Hedges. The Royal Masonic Institution for Boys has received 1905 boys since its foundation in 1798, and 263 are now inmates, while the Preparatory School was opened in 1886, to which 43 boys have already been admitted. The new Secretary is Bro. J. M. McLeod. The Royal Masonic Benerolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and "Widows of Freemasons has benefited 1260 annuitants since its foundation, and 180 men and 229 widows are annuitants at the present time, while the amount annually expended is £14,866. The Secretary is Bro. James Terry. We strongly recommend every Brother to subscribe to as many of these invaluable Institutions as his means will allow, and he may be sure that every donation will be " thankfully received, and faithfully applied." It is only right to add here that nearly every Province in England has its own local Masonic Charities, by which many hundreds of children are educated and maintained, and numerous aged Brethren and their widows relieved without aid from the Central Institutions. Every Brother may obtain information as to the Charities of his own Province by writing to the Provincial Grand Secretary, whose address may be readily ascertained. A full list of addresses may be found in the " Freemasons' Calendar," or the " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar," the cost of the former is two shillings, and the latter one shilling. The following Table will show the various privileges- of Subscribers to each Institution : — 53 US o ?3 ?"5 O -L. en r a h -s S .^' -_, ^ o 'tSB*; o a • «> S o ;- f^ V O ? CO o p" >■ ' £ o X Ph o o t-l o d >- ?H cr 03 a: S d o *5 '5 "5 O ;:; O -C! '^ CJ ^ ^ 'Ji CQ 'f, n O 25 ^ hn tfl ;) « I, * s rt S O tf "H y a »j n R * ■as S a >ir •-5 ti a O 5^ S^ 54 tJQ 1 02 5 ^ ». Ifl p 1 ^ 1 -13 Pi -* •g~ d ►» 3i \l 1 1 'C d o 1 f^ ' d cS '^ ■^S (£ O S •; CO & 1^ s m ^H p '3 s o [^ «3 g O P^ P^ g i3 n ■§ h ii u • iH •!-• CO iH S t> k ^ 'e§ a M - -+i ' f1 o .2 ^ m ^ > s S ^ 3 S^ o -p !^ U) ^J t>-i '--t^ p a {« 1 1 lO & -P -PH 1 S pl 1 1 1 A 1 '-' Q> <» iS "§ o u ;ii P. :S a. o m" r=: s _rt sE § f^? p] o (D -40 J. S (S yA Is ? o g.S ■2 1—1 (M (M > 0) 1 w '■ 1-r ? (D 'E ^ :S -1 1 § O 4 " 1 ■-a cl 1 1 S" 1"« g 1 H 's ^1 Pi ; h-i ^ t> 5*1 " . o5 IM 1> CO m i 5 .& fe T5 i T? ?; B c3 ew o GQ m ri i-H 3 tK <1 <5 ti • : t« m ^ Cti ; . c • h pi 1 1 3 g Id ti & 1% fl a a [z| •3»r tt^ rd «jj si ^ C5 3 3 o d gS . „-.° S' 2 « " 3 «> 2 Sag (D r- P 9 f pa-n m 3 65 THE MARK* BENEVOLENT FUND. There is yet one other Masonic Institution we feel it would be unfair not to mention as it is doing a very valuable work, viz., the Mark Benevolent Fund. This Fund is divided into the "Educational Branch of the Mark Benevolent Fund," and the " Annuity Branch of the Mark Benevolent Fund," whilst the latter is divided into the "Male Fund" and " Widows' Fund." The qualifications of Donors are the same in each Branch. £ B. d. Ko. of Votes Annual Subscriptions u 5 1 Life Subaoriber ... 5 5 5 Life Governor ... 10 lU 12 Vice-President ... 26 5 30 Tice-Patron .. 5i 10 .. 65 Patron ... 105 .. 150 Children, whose fathers have been Subscribers to some Mark Lodge under the English Constitution for noi less than two years, are benefited by this Fund under the care of their parents or guardians from the age of eight years, to the age of sixteen years. Mark Masons in distressed circumstances of sixty years of age and upwards who have been registered as such for ten years, and subscribing members for five years, are granted, if elected, an Annuity of £26 per annum. Widows of Mark Masons, under certain similar restrictions, if of fifty -five years of age and upwards, receive on election an annuity of £21 per annum. The first Festival was in 1869, under the presidency of the lamented Canon Portal, M.W.G.M.M.M., with a modest Board of five Stewards, and a collection of £97 2s. 8d., and this has increased until in 1889. R.W. Bro. Sir Lionel Darell, Bart., G.J.W., presided overa Board of 155 Stewards, who produced a total of £2086 18s. 6d. A special feature of this Fund from the first is the very small percentage of its income consumed in working expenses, and we heartily commend it to the Brethren. R.W. Bro. C. F, Matier, P.G.W., G. Sec, is the indefatigable Secretary of this excellent Institution. * Fide pp. 58, 59. 56 CHAPTER VII. "liglj^t" or "mMtioMl" IBegms, attir jjob) ta obtain tlj^m. . HE First Article of the Grand Lodge Constitu- tions states that " pure Antient Masonry con- sists of three Degrees and no more, viz., those of the Entered Apprentice, the Fellow Craft, and the Master Mason, including the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch," but, never- theless, there are numerous other Masonic Degrees and Orders superimposed on the basis of the three Craft Degrees, which have been worked so long as to be held in the highest esteem, and eagerly sought after by the most eminent and learned members of the Craft, and in more than one instance to be honoured by having our beloved Grand Master, H.R.H. the Prince of "Wales, as their Supreme Ruler. The Grrand Lodge, however, being bound by its Articles of Union of December, 1813, cannot and does not allow the jewels of any outside Degree (Const. 289) to be worn in Grand Lodge or any subordinate Lodge, and this point our Brother must be most careful to remember and observe. The only jewels that may be worn in Graft Lodges are such as the following : — Craft OflEicers' Jewels. 67 The Jubilee Jewel, which may be worn by every Mason who was a Subscriber to a regular Lodge on June 20th, 1887. Founders' Jewels. Presentation Jewels of Craft offices. Past Masters' Jewels. Freemasons' Hall Medal.* Private Lodge Jewels of certain Lodges which have special privileges of this kind, such as the " Royal Medal," of No. '2, and " Grand Master's " Lodge, &c.f Centenary Jewels (Const., p. 141). Charity Jewels (Const., p. 142). Official Jewels as Present or Past Grand, or Provincial Grand, Officers, or Representatives of Foreign Grand Lodges. Foreign Craft Jewels of recognised Grand Lodges of which any Brother may be a member. And all Royal Arch Jewels which would come under the same headings by substituting the words " Royal Arch" for the word " Craft," and " Past Principal " for " Past Master." All the above jewels J may be also worn in Royal Arch Chapters, hut no others (•/ any Tiind. Although other Degrees may be taken first, we con;- mence with the "SUPREME ORDER OF THE HOLT ROYAL ARCH," because it is the only Degree really attached, to the Craft (Const. 1), and also because it is " the earliest known * This is worn by the Masters of the Lodges that subscribed to the Building Fund of Freemasons' Hall, London, 1780, &c., and is a distinction highly prized, there being not a, score of Lodges which have the right. (Consult Hughan's " Masonic Register," 1878.) t See Hughan's " Masonic Register," 1878, for full particulars (to date) and plates of these and other jewels. t See K.C., Jewels, Official, p. 358. 68 of the additional Degrees"* having prohahly been intro- duced about 1737 to 1740.t This Degree is conferred in a Royal Axch Chapter, and no Brother (in England) is eligible to be received as a " Companion " until he has been at least twelve calendar months a Master Mason. The ceremony of admission is called " exaltation," and a Brother is said to be " exalted to the Royal Arch Degree. "J The lowest fee allowed by the Regulations is two guineas, from which amount there will be an ascending scale according to the By-laws of any Chapter selected. The governing body of this Degree is " The Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England," and the offices of the Grand Scribe E. (equivalent to Grand Secretary) are at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, W.C. Next in order we place the MARK MASTER'S DEGREE for two reasons ; first, because a Brother is eligible to be admitted as soon as he is a Master Mason, and, secondly, because the teaching of the Degree has a very intimate relation to Craft legends. It is certainly ancient, as it is frequently referred to in Masonic writings of the latter half of the last century as being well known, § and many Lodges in Scotland have Mark books dating back to the seventeenth century, one being dated 1670, || whilst many of the oldest Mark Lodges in England conferred the Degree originally by virtue of Scotch charters, ^ although we find it referred to as worked under a Craft warrant (according to ancient but irregular usage) in the minute books of St. Thomas' Lodge, No. 142, London, in 1777.** * H.O., p. 46. t im. X K.C., Exalted, p. 209. § H.O., p. 107. II H.M., p. 197. IT See " Laws of Sootcli Grand Royal Arch Chapter," p. 94. ** H.O., p. 107. 69 Originally there were two Degrees, the Mark Man and the Mark Master, conferred respectively on Fellow Crafts and Master Masons,* and thus it is that many Masons hold the mistaken idea that the Mark Degree should still be conferred on Fellow Crafts ; but at present the two Degrees are united in that of Mark Master Mason, and the latter is only conferred on Brethren after they have been raised to the Third Degree. The Grand Master at this time is H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and the govern- ing body is styled " The Grand Lodge of ilark ilaster Masons of England, &c.," the headquarters and offices of the Grand Secretary, R.W. Bro. C. F. Matier, P.G.W., being in Great Queen Street, W.C, adjoining the Craft Grand Lodge premises. There is no minimum fee fixed by the Constitutions for the ceremony of " advancement "f to the Mark Degree, but the usual fee is about two guineas. Having taken the Mark Degree our Brother is eligible for the Degree of ROYAL ARK MARINER.: There is no connection of any kind between the legends of the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Degrees, their chrono- logical periods being widely separated, but the Ark Mariner Lodges are attached to ]\Iai'k Lodges, in the same way that Royal Arch Chaptei-s are attached to Craft Lodges, § and are under the control of the Most "Worshipful Grand Mark Master Mason. The ceremony is styled " elevation," and a Brother is " elevated to the Degree of Royal Ark Mariner," the fee ranging from one guinea upwards. Under the wing of the Mark Grand Lodge, although entirely separate in constitution and working, is the * H.O., p. 107. t K.C, Advanced, p. 10. J K.C., Ark Mariner, p. 41, and Roval Ark Mariners, p. 586. § Mark Constitutions, 236, ed. 1886. 60 "QRAND COUNCIL OP ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS, &c.," which confers four Degrees. It is necessary to explain here that the English Royal Arch Degree varies considerably in its present form from the Degree of the same name as practised in every other country,* although originally similar ; f and also, that an English Royal Arch Mason cannot join a foreign Chapter (those abroad which work under the English Supreme Grand Chapter of course excepted), unless he has taken certain other Degrees which form part of all foreign systems of this rite. J These necessary degrees are (sometimes the " P.M.") the Mark Master, and " Excellent " or " Most Excellent Master," and every Brother who is likely to go, even to Ireland or Scotland, and wishes to see the Royal Arch working as there practised, should previously take the Mark Degree and the Degrees conferred by the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters in addition to the English Royal Arch. The four Degrees referred to are Most Excellent Master, Royal Master, Select Master, and Super-Excellent Master, the system being collectively termed Cryptic Masonry. § The authority to work these Degrees is given in the preamble to their Book of Constitutions, 1 874, as follows : " The Grand Council of Most Excellent, Royal, Select, and Super-Excellent Masters was duly constituted and established in London on the 29th day of July, 1873, by solemn act of the Representative of the Pour Councils, founded by charters granted by the Most Puissant James McCredie, Grand Master of Royal, Select, and Super- Excellent Masters of the State of New York, U.S.A., with power giving jurisdiction over the Degree of Most * H.O., pp. 53-4; also K.C., Eoyal Arch Degree, p. 585. t H.O., pp. 102-6. t H.M., pp. 197-8. § K.C., Cryptic Degrees, p. 142.,. 61 Excellent Master, granted by the M.E. Rees George Williams, G.H.P. of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the same State, both under date 6th of July, 1871, being the Year of Deposit* 2871." The minimum fee for the four Degrees is two gaineas, and the candidate must have previously received both Mark and Royal Arch Degrees. Also under the wing of the Mark Grand Lodge is "THE GRAND COUNCIL OF THE ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES," which announces its objects in the first article of its Con- stitutions : " In view of the rapid increase of Lodges of various Orders recognising no central authority and acknowledging no common form of government, a ruling body has been formed to take under its direction all Lodges of such various Orders in England and Wales and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown as may be willing to join it." The four Degrees or Orders at present controlled by the Grand Council are those of St. Lawrence the Martyr, the Knights of Constantinople, f the Red Cross of Babylon, and the Grand High Priest ; the regulations as to admission being thus laid down in Article IV. : " No Brother shall be admitted to any of the Allied Masonic Degrees unless he shall have previously taken the Degree of Mark Master Mason, and no Brother shall be admitted to the Order of the Red Cross of Babylon unless he be a Royal Arch Mason, nor to the Order of Grand High Priest unless he be an Installed Principal of a Royal Arch Chapter." No minimum fee is stated. In Lodges and Councils of the Mark and companion Degrees, the jewels oiall Masonic Degrees and Orders may be worn by the Brethren possessing them. * K.C., Depoeit, p. 156, and Calendar, p. 93. t Also given indepL'ndently at Devonport, and in Scotland, &c. 62 Probably, however, the most highly valued of all the additional Degrees are those of the "ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE" of thirty-three Degrees (i.e., including the first three), which are named as follows : ) Not worked by the 3. 4. 5. 10. 11. 12. Supreme Council for England and Wales . Composing a Lodge of Perfection. 1. Entered Apprentice. 2. Fellow Craft. Master Mason. Secret Master. Perfect Master. 6. Intimate Secretary. .7. Provost and Judge. 8. Superintendent of Buildings. 9. Elect of Nine. Elect of Fifteen. Sublime Elect. Grand Master Architect. 13. Royal Arch (of Enoch). 14. Scotch Knight of Perfection. 15. Knight of the Sword of the ^ Composing a Council East. > of Princes of Jeru- 16. Prince of Jerusalem. ) salem. 17. Knight of the East and West. 18. Knight of the Eagle and Pelican, and Sovereign Prince Rose Croix of H.R.D.M. 19. Grand Pontiff. 20. Venerable Grand Master. 21. Patriarch Noahite. 22. Prince of Libanua. Chief of the Tabernacle. Prince of the Tabernacle. Knight of the Brazen Serpent. Prince of Mercy. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Commander of the Temple. 63 28. Knight of the Sun. 29. Knight of St. Andrew. 30. Grand Elected Knight, K.H., Knight of the Black and White Eagle. ■ii. Grand Inspector, Inquisitor, Commander. 32. Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret. 33rd and last Degree. Sovereign Grand Inspectoi' General. " The Degrees in this rite are not innovations on pure symbolic Masonry, but are rather illustrations, and as such are full of much instructive speculation, combining many traditions of great interest to Masons, shedding great light on the object of the Institution,"* and the 38th regulation of the rite states that " Good position and high moral character are indispensable requisites f(ir admission as a Member of the Ancient and Accepted Rite."t " All party spirit and cabal in any Chapter, Council, or Lodge, is expressly forbidden under pain of expulsion." "Any Brother having received the first three Degrees of CraftJ Masonry in a duly warranted Lodge is eligible for advancement to the Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Rite on the production of his Jlaster Mason's certificate, and on satisfactory assurance of his upright. Masonic, and moral character. But no candidate is eligible to be proposed as a Sovereign Prince Rose Croix before he has been at least twelve months a Master Mason, unless by special dispensation from the Supreme Council. Fee not less than Three Guineas, v^hich must be received bj Recorders of Chapters previous to the Degree being conferred."§ The Degrees from -1° to 17° inclusive are not worked in full in England, but certain portions of their rituals are communicated to the Candidate, who then presents himself to receive the 18°, -which is worked in full. * H.M., p. 227. t Roles and Regulations, p. 23. X Ibid, p. 12. § Ibid, p. 19. 64 The next Degree conferred in England is the thirtieth; the Degrees from nineteen to twenty-nine inclusive being given similarly to those from four to seventeen. This Degree is called Grand Elected Knight, K.H., and is only conferred under the immediate superintendence of the Supreme Council and in the presence of at least three of its members, except by special dispensation ; and as a rule a journey to London will be necessary to enable a pro- vincial Brother to receive it, but in very exceptional cases the members of the Supreme Council have held a movable Chapter in other towns for the purpose. " No Prince Rose Croix is eligible to receive the 30th Degree, unless he is a Present or Past M.W.S.,or hasbeen three years a member of the 18th Degree, except by special dispensation."* The Fee for the 30th Degree is ten guineas, with an annual subscription of one guinea, or for new members a " compo- sition " of five guineas. " The 31st and 32nd Degrees are conferred by the Supreme Council by selection, being strictly limited to the following numbers : — 31st Degree 90 32nd Degree ... ... 45 exclusive of members permanently residing abroad."-)- The Eee for each Degree is ten guineas, and on receiving the 31st Degree five guineas has also to be paid for the differ- ence of " composition" after receiving the 30th Degree. The 33rd and last Degree is conferred very sparingly by the Supreme Council, and only on Brethren of great mark and learning and high social position, hence its possession necessarily carries an unwritten patent of ilasonic nobility with it. Prom its members the Supreme Council is selected, the number being strictly limited to nine, and only one Supreme Council can exist in any one * Rules and Begulations, p. 24 t Rules and Regulations, p. 25. 65 nation at the same time, unless under special circum- stances, as in the United States of America. The fee is eleven guineas, with an annual subscription of one guinea and a dinner subscription of foui- guineas.* The Grand Secretary's Ofl&ce is at the " Grand East," 33 Golden Square, London, W. Next in order, because it has much in common with the Rose Croix Degree, we will notice the ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND. In his "Origin of the English Rite,"t Bro. Hughan says, " The ' Royal Order of Scotland ' apparently is in the position of being senior of the additional Degrees in respect to the preservation of records. A ' Grand Lodge ' was held at the Thistle and Crown, London, and termed ' Time Lnmemorial,' as ^\•ere also two Chapters held in the same city. Another hold in Suuthwark is dated December 11th, 1743, and one at Dejitford, Decem- ber 20th, 1744. These dates we copy from the oldest minute book extant at Edinburgh." Thus the Order is proved to have considerable antiquitj-, and Mackey instances as another proof, " Jlost of the language is couched in quaint old rhyme, retaining sufficient about it to stamp its genuine antiquity." There are two grade.s, the H.R.D.M. (Heredom)+ and the R.S.Y.C.S. "'(Rosy Cross), the latter being the Order of Knighthood. There is a tradition that the Degree was revived by King Robert the Bruce, and its title of " Royal " is assumed because " the King of Scotland," if a Mason, "is the hereditary and perpetual Grand Master of the Royal Order." § If he is not a Mason the throne is kept vacant, and the Order is ruled for the time being bj-the " Deputy Grand Ma.ster and * Consult K.C., p. 22, for historical information. + K.C., p. 100. t K.C.. "Heredom," p. 300. § Constitution and Laws, 1SG2. B 66 Governor." Tlie Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter sit in Edinbnrgli, and cannot be held out of Scotland, and all other provinces are ruled by a subordinate Provincial Grand Lodge and Chapter. The requisites for admission are laid down thus :* " No candidate shall be advanced into the Order as a Brother of H.R.M. who is not a Master Mason, nor without paying to his Chapter not less than two guineas ; and no Brother of H.R.M. shall be promoted to the honour- able Degree of Knight without paying to the Provincial Grand Lodge, or Grand Lodge, as the case may be, not less than one guinea ;" as a matter of custom, however, the possession of the Rose Croix Degree is demanded as a pre-requisite for admisson, because of the many points it has in common with the R.S.T.C.S., and the fee is five guineas. The office of the Grand Secretary, Bro. D. Murray Lyon, is at Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgh. Another Grand Body conferring Degrees which are highly esteemed is "THE UNITED RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDERS OP THE TEMPLE AND OP ST. JOHN OP JERUSALEM, PALESTINE, RHODES, AND MALTA." The Degrees are in ordinary usage described as " Knight Templar " and " Knight of Malta." It is claimed by many that the present "Knights'" are lineal descendants of the great mediaeval Order ; but Colonel Macleod Moore, the Grand Master of Templar Degrees in Canada, and the most learned historian and authority on the Order, says, " It cannot claim a direct descent from the ancient Military Order." t " The earliest known reference in the world to the Degree of a Masonic Knight Templar is from the * Constitution and Laws, 1862. f AUoontion of the Supreme Grand Master of the Great Priory of Canada, at Montreal, Octoher 22nd, 1889. Records of St. Andrew's Chapter, Boston, dated August 28th, 1769, when William Davis was accepted and " made by receiving the four steps, that of an Excellent, Snper- Excellent, Royal Arch, and Knight Templar,"* but it is known that the earlj- Knights Templars had certain secret forms of entry and reception, and much that was in its characteristics similar to Freemasonry, and may even have belonged to the early Masons' Guilds. t The 88th Statute of the Great Priory as amended on May 10th, 1889, gives the qualifications for admission as follows : " As an intimate connection has existed for centuries between the Order of the Temple and Freemasonry it is imperative that all candidates be Royal Arch Masons," and the 93ril Statute, as amended on May 13th, 1887, states that, " No Preceptory shall install a Knight into the Order for a less sum tlian three guineas." The offices of the Viee-l'hancellor, Sir Knight W. Tinkler, are 3 & 4 Lincoln's-Inn-Fiolds, Lcmdon, W.C., whei'e any information as to the Order may be obtained. The ancient chivali'ic Orders are further imitated liy the "MASONIC &■ MILITA.RY ORDERS OF KNIGHTS OP ROME AND OF THE RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE, KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN." About twenty years ago these Degrees were scarcely known, save to students of our ancient history, unless, indeed, it was erroneously classed with the "Red Cross of Babylon, "J but now there aie over one hundred Conclaves working under the authority of the Grand Imperial Council, and several flourishing- Grand Bodies in America, Canada, Scotland, &c., originally deriving their authority from. * H.O., p. 103. t K..C., " Guilds," p. 257. + H.JI., p. 207. E 2 68 England.* " The revival of the Degrees occurred in this wise. The ' Red Cross of Rome and Constantine,' was given by Major Charles Shirelf and others from about 1780, and was patronised during the last century by Bros. James Heseltine (Past Grand Secretary), William White (Grand Secretary from 1780), and other well known Masons. Lord RanclifEe was Grand Master in 1796, as also of the Knights Templars, and was succeeded by Judge Waller Rodwell Wright in 1804, after which H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex was installed as ' Grand Master for and during his natural life.' " The Degree was revived mainly by the late Bro. R. W. Little, and now the Grand Sovereign of the Order in England is Col. Sir Francis Burdett, 33°, &c. The Degrees of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine are only conferred on Master Masons, while the K.H.S. and St. John are conferred in " Sanc- tuaries " and " Commanderies " attached to the Red Cross " Conclaves," and only on Royal Arch Masons,* The minimum fee for the Red Cross Degrees is one guinea, with an additional fee of not less than five shillings for the K.H.S. and St. John. The offices of the Grand Recorder, Charles Frederick Hogard, are at 16a Great Queen Street, London, W.C. There are also two semi-Masonic Orders in England, namely, the Rosicrucian Society and the Order of the Secret Monitor. THE ROSICRUCIAN SOCIETY* is founded on the rites and ceremonies of the mediseval " Brethren of the Rosy Cross," whose history has given rise to so much discussion. Little however of its working is communicated to outsiders, but its members devote themselves to study and research into the * H.M., p. 207. t General Statutes, 1887, pp. 3 and 24. J K.C., p. 585. 69 ancient mysteries, and its nine Degrees are conferred only on Master Masons and strictly by merit. The fee for admission as a Zelator (the lowest grade) is one guinea, with an annual subscription of ten shillings and sixpence. The Earl of Bective, M.P., is Hon. President of the High Council, Dr. Woodman is the Supreme Magus, and the Secretary- General is Dr. W. Wynn-Westcott, whose office is at 396 Camden Road, London, N. THE ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR, OR THE BROTHERHOOD OP DAVID AND JONATHAN, has had an almost unique experience. Four or five years ago it only existed as a little-known side Degree in America, but now there is a "' Grand Council of the Order of the Secret Monitor in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Tie! and, and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Ci'own," having on its roll sixteen Conclaves at home and abroad, and a prospect of many more, while the list of Present and Past Grand Officers contains the names of some of the most eminent members of the Craft. It confers three Degrees — First Degree, Member of the Order ; Second Degree, Prince of the Order ; Third Degree, Supreme Ruler in the Order (the Chair Degree). Its members must be blaster Masons, and the minimum fees are for the First Degree one guinea, and for the Second half-a-guinea. The Order is at present governed by Dr. Zacharie as the Grand Supreme Ruler, and the Grand Recorder is Bro. W. J. Spratling, B.Sc, whose office is at 74 Wickham Road, Brockley, London, S.E. Its only title to being Masonic is due to its membership being recruited solely from the Craft. There are some other so-called Masonic Degrees which are worked (!) in England, which we do not consider it 70 necessary to name, but we may assure our BMtlier that we liave given a complete list of all legitimate Degrees as now recognised, and that all others are spurious and worthless. 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"7 <" r r - 00 . ■ °« " r o o o - .-:, CO '7 "^ ^. 1 "i =^ "g -r to .r^-r^ . . rt-anodcinQSccD ._.r-;,._^.^ ca ri d w *i — s^ ..— y-— V ^— V 3l O-. CV. CV. ^ T! o o o'o'o o' oooooooooooo-o s CO lO N (M i-i !N C^ Oi-OOOO'-HWi-Hi-liO^— lO .:; -— 1 <—< '— " '— " I— 1 ■- *J lO c »> r o ^^ ■"=! ?■, = ^ !§ c^ .*^ '.s r: o I- So ..a S'^.Sfi .2 n SOS J a^ O . = S 9 5 — !8-^ ■s .. .'"oogg^- =g&ggoa«| - £S S "o t*. = ^ f-^ - o & 5fi £ 9 d t£ -<£ ■■n ip 1-:, b W a O q d a 3 ■4 c =5 2 Pull particulars of the Grand and Sarbordinate Bodies of all these Degrees, both, at home and abroad, will be found in the " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar and Pocket Book." [Kenning, London.] Before bringing this little volume to a close, there is one matter we would especially urge on all our brethren. Remember that we are told to make a daily advancement in Masonic knowledge, which can only be done by study of Masonie literature. Accumulation of Degrees by no means implies an increase of real knowledge, and to pass througli one ceremony after another for the mere purpose of writing strings of letters after one's names, or loading one's self with jewels and insignia is but foolish vanity. The meaning, symbolism, and connection of each Degree and its history should be studied in the writings of Gould, Hughan, Murray Lyon, Oliver, Findel, and other Masonic literate, whilst every Brother should, if possible, possess some good Masonic Encyclopsedia, such as Maokay's or Kenning's, as also subscribe to a Masonic paper, which will keep him posted in the doings of the Craft, and any changes in rules and regulations found necessary from time to time. We should also like to include as a final recommendation that Brethren join the new Literary Masonic Society, as a great many advantages accrue from miembership of the " Correspondence Circle " of the celebrated " Quatuor Coronati " Lodge, No. 2076, London, the qualifications for which cannot be better stated than as in the following circular : — No. 2076, London. The Lodge was warranted on the 2Sth November, 1884, in order — 1. — To provide a centre and bond of union for ilasonic Students. 2. — To attract intelligent Masons to its meetinpfs in order to imbue them with a love for Masonic research. 3. — To submit the discoveries or conclusions of students to the judgment and criticism to their fellows bj- means of papers read in lodge. 4. — To submit these communications and the dis- cussions arising thereon to the genei'al body of the Craft by publishing, at proper intervals, the Tiansactions of the Lodge in their entirety. .5. — To tabulate concisely, in the pi-inted Transactions of the Lodge, the progress of the Craft throughout the World. 6. — To make the English-speaking Craft acquainted with the progress of Masonic study abroad by translations (in whole or part) of foreign works. 7. — ^To reprint scarce and valuable works on Free- masonry, and to publish Manuscripts, &c. 8. — To acquire permanent premises and form a Masonic Library and Museum. The membership is limited to forty, in order to prevent the Lodge becoming unwieldy. 74 The anmial subscription is one guinea, and the fees for initiation and joining are twenty guineas and five guineas respectively. The funds are wholly devoted to Lodge purposes, and no portion is spent in refreshment. The members usually dine together, but at their own individual cost, and visitors who are cordially welcomed, enjoy the option of partaking — on the same terms — of a meal at the common table. No members are admitted without a literary or artistic qualification. The stated meetings are the first Friday in January, March, May, and October, St, John's Day (in Harvest), and 8th November (Feast of the Quatuor Goronati). At every meeting an original paper is read, which is followed by a discussion. These are printed in the Transactions Ars Quatuor Ooronatorum,, which is published in April, July, and December, in each year. The present members are : Lieut. -Colonel S. C. Pratt, W.M. ; W. Simpson, I.P.M. ; R. F. Gould, P.G.D., P.M. and D.C.; Sir Charles Warren, P.G.D., P.M.; W. M. Bywater, P.G.S.B., S.W. ; Professor T. Hayter Lewis, J.W. ; Walter Besant, Treasurer; G. W. Speth, P.M., Secretary; Dr. W. W. Westcott, S.D. ; Rev. C. J. Ball, J.D. ; E. Macbean, I.G. ; W. M. Williams, Steward; W. J. Hughan, P.G.D. ; W. H. Rylands, P.G. Steward; J. P. Rylands; Major F. G. Irwin; T. B. Whytehead ; J. Ramsden Riley ; John Lane ; Dr. W. J. Chetwode Crawley, G . Stwd. (Ireland) ; Sir H. J. Burford- Hancock, D.G.M., Gibraltar; W. Kelly, P. Prov. G.M. Leicester and Rutland; H. J. Whymper; B. J. Castle, Q.C.; F. H. Goldney, P.G.D. ; C. Kupf erschmidt ; J. Finlay Finlayson; C. Purdon Clarke; S. T. Klein, and Dr. B. W. Richardson. To the Lodge is attached an outer or 75 CORRESPONDENCE CIRCLE. This was inaugurated in January, 1887, and already numbers over 800 associates, including many of the most distinguished members of the Craft, Masonic Historians, and Students, Grand Masters, Grand Secretaries, &c., &c., besides Grand Lodges, Supreme Councils, Private Lodges. &c., &c. The members of our Correspondence Circle are placed on the following footing : — • 1. — The printed Transactions of the Lodge and the summonses convoking the meetings are posted to them as issued. 2. — They are entitled to purchase at cost or at a rt'duceil price, copies of all publications of the Lodge, su.ch as ax'e included under No. 7 above. 3. — When circumstances permit of their presence among us at meetings of the Lodge, thov are more than visitors in the ordinary sense, being united to us by the tie of Fraternity in the Outer Circle of the '' C^uatuoi- Coronati." 4. — The proceedings in Lodge are of course strictly regulated by the Book of Constitutions, but all brethren present when a Paper is read are invited to take part in the subsequent discussion. Papers, moreover, from Correspondence Members are gratefully accepted, and as far as possible recorded in the Transactions. 5. — They will be accorded fi-ee admittance at all reasonable hours to oui- Lodge Library and Writing Rooms, as soon as circumstances enable us to carry out this part of our plan. 6. — A Candidate for Membership of our Corres- pondence Circle is subject to election, but requires no special qualification, and is as nearly as possible on the 76 same footing as an Honorary Member in the popular signification of that term. 7. — No entrance fee is demanded, and the subscription is half a guinea (10s. 6d.) per annum. (If residing beyond the 2|d. letter rate, fifteen shillings is charged.) This sum is calculated to just cover cost of Transactions, Stationery, Printing, and Postage. We take this opportunity of pointing out that corporate bodies are eligible as members. The Grand Lodge of England, the Sup. Council A. and A. S. R. England, the National Grand Lodge of Germany, Berlin, the Sup. Council A. and A. S. R. Belgium, the Grand Lodges of Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, South Australia, and upwards of 100 private Lodges have already set the example. Members of the Quator Coronati Society or Corres- pondence Circle, are requested to favour the Secretary with communications to be read in Lodge and subsequently printed. Some are already assisting us in this way. Members of foreign jurisdictions will, we trust, keep us posted from time to time in the current Masonic history of their districts. These reports will furnish a valuable appendix to our Transactions, available to historians in all times to come. Foreign members can render still further assistance by furnishing us at stated intervals with the names of new Masonic Works published abroad, together with any printed reviews of such publications. 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