THE MASONIC JOURNAL
Past Zerrubbabel is the title of a P. H.
P. in English Chapters.
Says the Goldsboro : Wayne
Lodge !No. 112, has removed to the Odd
Pellows Hall, where its meetings will
hereafter be held.
ishment as an otfense against the
moral law, unless this non-payment be
willful, in which case the question enters
the forum ot morals, as ,an offense
against brotherhood and good fellow.ship.
At an entertai.iment given by Gran
gers, Masons and Good Templars, at
TTarreil s btore, $104 were realized for
the orphan's at Oiford, says the Magnolia
Mecord.
In Scotland names of Lodges are ar
ranged in rather a novel, yet, we think,
a preferable style. For instance, there is
Lodge Union instead of Union Lodge,
Loge St. John instead of St. John’s
Lodge etc., etc.— Philadelphia Chroni
cle.
The Maltese Cross, which is a symbol
of the Knights Templar, derives its origin
from the time of the Crusaders, and was
thu.s formed : When the Knights of St.
John captureil Malta, they found the em
blems of Phallic worship, crossed, to de
note it.s universality. Disgusted at the
obscene symbol, they hewsd off the ends,
and thus formed the Christian symbol,
the Maltese Cross. *
What Next?
It seems that the Quakers of a western
town, desirous of doing something to dis
tinguish themselves, lately refused to
permit one of their number to be interred
with Masonic form, as he had requested
previous to his death, and as his familv.
also desired. When the funeral cortege
arrived at the cemetery, the Brethren
were obliged to wait outside while tne
bearers took the body and placed it in
the gr I ve. It occurs to us that if we had
been Master of the Lodge we would have
formed the Brethren in due order on the
highway, and in the present e of such of
the friends as chose to assist, have compli
ed with the dying request of the departed.
Philadelphia, Evening Chronicle.
thus
The Grand Master of Michigan
speaks of non-affiliation :
Thi mere fact of non-affiliation cannot
be regarded as an injury to our Order,
nor as exclusive evidence that the Broth
er i-s not a lover of the Craft. There is a
distinction between the rights of Masons,
as such and the rights of membership.
If a Mason is willing to renounce the
benefits of his membership, and become
n-on-affiliated, he is still entitled to hi?
rights as a Mason. There may be special
re.isons in his particular case—reasons
perhaps connected with the peace of his
family, or other causes that we know not
of, and we have no right to inquire into
wiiat led him to take his cours.j. Why
should we assume to judge him harshly?
Ak the connection was originally volun
tarily formed, ss let it be voluntarily con
tinued, and if be desires to sever his
membership I think the Fraternity is
strengthened by allowing him to do so,
rather than by retaining him against his
will. Ceasing simply to retain member
ship, he does not cease to be a Mason,
nor does he necessarily cease to practice
Maoonic virtues. Let us hold non-affili-
ated . Masons strictly to their duty, and
require of them an observance of the
moral law, and in case of their failure in
this regard, treat them as members of
Lodges in a like case should be treated,
with discipline even to the extent of
compulsion, if it be necessary to purge
the Craft; but do not let us put the non
payment of one, two, or three dollars ,a
year as dues, in the same scale as to pun-
Supreme Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of Scotland.
The Quarterly Communication was
held at Freemasons Hall, Edinburgh on
Wednesday, 15th of Dec, in the absence
of the three Grand Principals by Comp.?
Majoin Hamilton Ramsay, of Garion, as
txrand Z.. G. W. Wheeler as Grand H.
p. Mitchel as Giand J., L. Mackensy W
S. was in his place as Grand Scribe E.,
J. Dnthie as Grand 1st S., Dr. Carmicbel
2d S., andH. J: Shields, 33 denree, as
3d Grand Sojourner.
Comp. W. M. IBi-yoe brought forward
the motion of which he had given notice.
That in future the hour of meetin^^ be
6 P. M., as it would give the chapters in
the West ot Scotland an opportunity of
attending the meetings and return the
same night. Comp. R. J, Brown, of Ed
inburgh, also supported, as he knew that
Edinburgh would not wish to monopolize
all the management of the Order. The
original motion lor six was withdrawn in
favor offiveo clock, winch was carried by
a large majoiity. A correspondence was
read by the G. S. E. from the Grand
Chapter ofPennsylvania, in which they
had forwariled a commission in favor of
Comp. L. Mackensy G. 8. E., to rep-e-
sent them at the G. C., he tiad replied,
stating that he already repre.seiited the
Grand Ch .pter of Oregon, and suggest
ing that three names should be sent for
them to select from. They had rejoined,
still wishing to appoint him ; as it was an
innovation in their general practice he
thought it best to lay the matter before
the Gra..d Chapter. Comp. Shields ex
plained that in America it was quite usual
lor a Companion t® hoid two or more such
appointments. It was then moved and
carried that, in deference to the Supreme
Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania, we re
ceive Comp. Mncken.sy as their represen
tative to this Chapter. The commission
was then read, and Comp. Mackensy hav
ing expressed the fraternal feelings'of the
G. C. ofPennsylvania, the acting G. Z.
made a suitable reply, requesting their
rep esentative to convey to them how ful
ly we appreciate and reciprocate those
feelings. This being all the business, the
Grand Chapter was closed in due form,
Freemasons’ Ghfonicle.
The Sublime Degrees.
Dal.-h wrote a.s follows of the Sublime
degrees:
“Many of the Sublime degrees have a
retrospect to the earliest ages of man ■
when innocence, undefiled, and virtue
pure as the breath of Heavsii, shone with
resplendent lustre on all his actions;
when the great truths of nature stood re
vealed to the eyes of our primordial pi-
rent, and his generous heart felt the
springs of that sublime religion which
emanates from God. The ages of Enoch,
of Noah and his descendants, form an in
teresting period in history, which claims
the attention of the Craft. The over
ruling providence of a merciful being, the
sacred tr.-asures preserved by divine in
spiration, are subjects calculated to inter
est the finesc feelings of the heart, and
reward the tod and expense of the oandi
date The age of Solomon, etc., furnishes
an elegant picture of the combination of
wisdom and religion, and in its enlarged
point of view, when circumstances and
characters are brought forth to embellish
the Grand design, t renders the account
of his reign more interesting. The tern
pie was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar
and rebuilt by Zerubbabel after encoun
tering numerous difficulties in the reign
of Darius, who was a prince of Jen^alem.
The second temple was destroyed by
Pompey, who afterward directed the erec
tion of the third, which was destroyed by
Titns,” •' ^
The connection ol these circumstances
with the Sublime Degrees throws alight
on the ancient history, which cannot as
far as ws know, be obtained from any oth
er authentic sourcei-^i/cirWr ifa*;-.'
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