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C O NTA I NI NG A

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P RINTE D FOR T HE G RA ND L ODGE or P ENEQYL VA NM .

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m Jn , u e, 1 82 5 .

I ce r ti f
y , th at, p u rsu ant to a r eso u til on o f th e
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G a d L dg
r n o e , of J an u

ary 1 7 , 1 8 2 5 , th e R W . G rand M as ter , J am es H ar p er , esq.

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th e R . W . P as t
G r and M aster , J h Ra dall
os i a n , es q and
. B r ot h er T h om as F . G or d on wer e
ap p oi nted a C om m i tt ee to c om p i e l and re p or t th e C onsti tu ti ons , R ul e s,

and Rgl
e u ati ons f
or th e go evr nm ent of th e G r and L odge , and th e L odg es

und er n, and th at th e sai d

i ts j ur i sd i cti o C om m i tt ee re p or ted th e l
fo low i ng
h
w or k , w ich was u nani m ously ap p r o ed by th e v G a d L dg
r n o e 011 th e 1 8 th
d a ofA ril , 1 8 2 5
y p
A M U EL H THOMAS
.

S .
;
G r and S ecr etar y .

Now n—Th e p ri ce ofaWa

rr ant ( p a e
g 1 35 ) i s, by typ ograp i ca h l erro r, stated
to be $1 ; i t h
s ou l d read 8 1 , say eigh ty one dolla-
rs .
 P LA N O F TH E WO RK .

B OOK I .

C HA P Pg
a e
l j
. .

L A noti ce oft h e p ri nci p e s and ob ect s ofM asonr y, 1

II I ts co n ect ur a
. j lh
i stor y , or i ts r e ati ons to t h e anci ent l
s ecr et s oci e t i e s, 18
. h
I I I T h e i story o fM asonr y 1 n G r eat 37
I V I ts i nt r od u cti on and p r ogr es s or th e conti nent of
.

! 59
E ur op e,
V I ts i ntrod u ct i on and p r ogr es s i n th e U ni ted S tates, 63
l h
.

V I Hi stori ca noti ce ofth e A r c d egr ee , 78

l
.

V II T h e B od ei anM anu scri p t,

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.
87

B OOK I I .

Th e anc h
i ent c ar ges, as r st co ected and p ub i shed fi ll l
i n 1 72 3 ,
l
Th e or igi na const i t u ti ons, Q
T h e consti t uti ons oft h e G r and L odge ofP ennsy ani a, lv
lv
T h e P e nnsy ani a consti tuti on of t h e Roy a A r c , l h
“

1
B OOK 1 1 1 .

I P r ay er s u sed l n Lod ges:

l
.

S ec 1 A nci ent p r ay er use d 1 ri op eni ng a odge,

h
. .

2 A t th e m ak i ng a br ot er ,
l l
.

3 A t th e c osi ng of a odge,
h
.

C ar ges u s ed m L od ge s
h ll
. .

S é c l C ar ge t o t h e G M at h i s i nsta at i on
h l ll
. . . . ,

2 C arge t o a M aste r ofa od ge at i nst a ati on,

h l
.

3 C ar ge at O p e ni ng a od ge,
h l l
.

4 C ar ge a t c os i n a od ge,
g
h fi
.

5 C ar ge at i ni ti at i on t o r s t d egr ee
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,

6 C ar ge on p a ssi n
g t o s econd d e r ee
g
h
.
,

7 C arge on r ai si ng t o t h i n ] d egr ee
.
,
IV P LA N OF T H E W O RK .

Gn u . P age
l i l l
III S ec 1 Th e 1nanner of cons ti tuti n a odge, nc u d i ng
g
‘

ll
. . .

t h e cer em ony ofconsecr at i on and i ns ta at i on 198

l
,

2 C er e m ony at ayi ng th e ou nd ati on stonei of f

l
.

u b i c st r u ctu r es , 22 1
p
3 C e r e m ony at th e d e di cat i on of Free M asons ’

ll
.

Ha s 223
v
,

4 C er e m ony at G r an d i si tati ons , 23 1

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.

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5 . C er em ony and S er i ce at u n e r a s, f 232
6 . Or d er ofp r oc essi on ofo ne IO ,
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2 40
7 . Or d er ofp r ocessi on ofG r and d ge, 2 41

Form of a r ecom m endati onfor a G r and L od ge C er

‘

ti cate, fi
Form oft h e G r and L odge C er t i cate i n u se, fi
T ra e in v ll
g L od e C er ti c at e,
g fi 2 44
L od ge C er t i cat e, fi ih .

P e ti ti on for W ar r ant, 85 0 2 45
l
.

W ar r ant fer a new odge, ih

l h
.

For m of an app i cati on for i ni ti ati on o r m em ber s i , 247

p
l
D e c ar ati on accom pany i ng th e p eti ti on, ih
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l h
.

For m ofap p i cati on r om a br ot er for f

For m o fa r ep ort on a p eti ti on for l u i
h
h er s i p , or m em ber s i p on y , h l 2 48
For m ofC om m i ssi on for a p r oxy , ih
l m
.

1 3 For m s o f G ener a Re tu r ns of m e ber s, 1 n1 ti a

.

ti ons, ad m i s si ons, d ue s, 2 49
For m of a d i sp ensat i on t o consti tu te a odge, and r e l
t u m t e r eto, h 251
Dep utati on to a P ast M aster to i ssue di sp ensati ons to
e nter ,
p ass, and r ai se, and t o
p ass t h e c ai r , h 2 52
P eti ti on for d i s p ens ati on t o en ter , p ass, and r ai se, 25
For m of Di sp ensati on to en ter , p ass, and r ai se, ih
h
.

For m ofa P eti ti on for a d i sp ensat i o n to as s th e c ai r, 2 54

p
For m ofa Di sp ens ati on p as si ng th e ch ai r , 2 55
Di sp ensati on t o a L od ge to conti n u e i t s abo ur s, a ter l f
th e d est r u cti on o r os s of i ts w ar rant, l ih
l
.

Di sp ensati o n t o enab e a L od ge t o or m a p r ocess i on, f 2 57

Fo rm ofa Regi st er of M em be r s an d Of ce r s, r ecom fi
m end ed t o be k e t by e e r L od e, v 2 58
y
For m of S p e ci a E ect i on Ret u r n,
g
l l 2 60
C o m m i ssi on to a br ot er t o i si t or eign G r andh v f
l
L odges and L odges, i h
v
.

Dep u tat i on to i si t L odges 261

I
,

For m of a C om m i ssi on t o a Di str i ct J ep uty Gr and

M as ter , 2 62
C om m i ssi on to Gr an L ectu r er , d 2 64
 TH E B O O K or C O NS T IT U T I ON i s u su a y denom m ated A H I M A N
“
ll
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RE Z ON Th e i ter a t r ans ati on offlh i m an i s, «2p r ep ar ed br o
. l
th er , ”
f r om m anah , t o p r ep ar e, and Rezon, S eer et, so t ath
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1
fl h i m an R ezon i ter a l y m ean s, th e s ecr el
ts o
f p p
a r e ar el
d br o

th er lk
It 1 8 i e wi se s up posed t o be a cor r u p ti on of ch i M an
. fi
B atzan, t h e t h gh t ou s, or o i ni ons, ofa tr ue
p and ai t f h f l b thu ro er .

T hi book the fu dam l ‘

s nta p r m c1 pl es and r egula

cont ai ns n e ,
'

ti ons ofFr eeM asonry and th e cer em oni e s and li s

-
age s pecu i ar,
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l
to th e stat e of P e nn sy vani a It i s p ubli s ed u nder th e au l . h
th ori ty ofth e Gr and L odge and th e obser ance of i ts r egu a , v l
t i ons i s ob i gat ory l u
p on t h e é r aft . It i s car r i ed on a v lv t e e

c us hi on in pal l r o ces si ons Gr and L odge, by th e M ast er

ofth e

oft h e o l d est L odge; 1 11 a ll u si on to th e C ons ti t u t i on of t h e Or d e r .

bei ng gi n a y ori
ested m t at ll v h ffi o cer , on w h om , th e bu si ness
o fth e Gr and L od e m a
g y d e o v lv e.

g ll
Th e t erm LOD G E , i sygi v t g g t i fF en er a en o a con r e a on o r ee

M sW ell
asons, a t t h H ll i w h i h t h y t
as th t o e a n c e m ee , as e er m

Ch h i ppl i d as th W h ipp a w ll t th t m pl '

urc s a e e or s er s s e as o e e e.

B t t h i l ly p k i g t h L
u , ec n ca i i i t t is eaf t h fl k n , e OD G E s an m a on o e r

f
o th e C ouenant, c onstr uct e d by B azal eel , act or d i ng to t h e or m f
p r escr i bed by G od hi m se lf .
( E x xxv 1 0
. A
. st t cont ai n ha
l
ed t h e tab es of t h e L aw s, th e L O D G E , t h e A r k of th e M asoni c
Co v enant , contam s t h e B ook o
fC onst i t uti o ns, and th e War r ant
f
o C onsti t u ti on,
gr ant ed by t h e G r and

TR T LE B O A RD, is a e ap p end age ev er y

Th e ES -
n cessary
t
o

ll k
,

L odge , as i t ai ds th e i u st r ati on ofour W or . I t i s a p ai nted

d er s ofFr ee -
M asonry .

d ed , i t h as been u su a lt o

c h lk
a h
and c ar coa , l t h t th y a e r ate d w en th e w orh k
is fi
ni h s ed .

Th e app e ll
FR E E M A S ON, by w i c t h e m em ber s of ou r
ati on -
h h
Or d er a1 e d esignated , i s of u ncer tai n oi igi n IfFr ee M asons .
-

w er e or i gi na y an asso ll
ci ated body ofar c i tect s, p ossessi ng se h
cr ets 1 n th e m ech ani eal ar ts ,
’

un k now n t o th e
‘
re st o fth e w or ld ,

th en th e t er m , p r obab l v ll , a ud es to th e congr egated body , c or p or a

l i on, f at
r er ni ty , o r associ ati on oft h ose ar c hi t ects . B ei ng ca ll ed

F r ee, m ay m ean n o m or e t an h bi g e n a m em ber oft at bod y , and h

p ar ti ci ati n i n al l t
p g h ei r r igh t ad p i vi ls n r e es;
g as i n t h e p r e s ent

d ay , m en ar e m ad e
f i n E ng and,
r ee o fv i
er 1 11
g li d
ar ous u s l ei t h
conse u en c qe oft ei r h hv
a i ng s erved a r egu ar ap p r ent i ces i p to l h
k f
som e t r ad e, w or ed as cr a tsm en, and becom e m as te r s; or as an

h onor ar
y m ar k ofdi sti nc ti on, t osom e i g y h hl res p ectab e pe r son l
h
age, w om t e w i s
y h ht h o onor . A nd so, i n i lk e man ner t h e fr ee ,

d om o t cor
p or ate ci ti es, 1 s
gi v en to d i sti ngui s h ed
p i
er eons, wh o

hv h h h
‘

a e d one onor to t ei r countr

y , e i t er a
s s tates m en o r c om

m and er s . Fr om a ari ety

‘

v of ci r cu m stances i t i s su
pp osed t ath
ll
t h e ap p e ati on F r ee -
Ma
son , w as e x r e ssi
p v e oft h e nat ure o fth e

s oci et
y as fou nd ed for re l igi ous
p ur
po ses
”
. I t 1 s, p r obab y, d er i l
ved rom , f or corru
p t e d of, M us t
gzov r e , sarcane
"

, m yster es;
i fr om

p wa, I sh ut; r oam a m ou th ; and M y er s, sacr i s i ni ti atas ? lt 8 li $ ,

y
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th ose i ni ti ated to sacr ed m yster i es I n th e L a i n L odges, a Fr ee 3

t
-
.

M aso n is cal ed , l L ap i ci d a, one y,

‘

w h o w or k s i n a q u ar r a s tonel

k h
'
'

c u tte r , or in y i m plyi ng th at th e soci et

‘

w or er stone; t er eb , y
or i i ed i th
'

g n at w ar ti sts .

B ROT H E R, am on
g Fr e
e M asons, -
ha f s r e e r e nce to
s e ss n i g in co m m on th e sam e ai t f h , r at h th er an t h e s a
w ic h h not m oi e
is
g
ecu l i ar t o M asons
p th t
an o ot er s. h P er sons
o fth e s am e t r ad e o r
, r o es si on, u se
p f th i ts er m in com m on p ar

l ance, as a br ot h e r car
p ent e r, 81 C and . so a br ot h er Fr ee M aso n

1 St . Jh o n, p assi m .
 i nr r i oxs , & c vi i
'
'
Du .

is u sed i n th e sam e sense . W h en a v i ci ou s m an i s sh own t o u s ,

and it IS taunti ng y l sai d ,

‘
t h er e
goe s a Fr ee M ason, -
’
w e m u st
cons o e ou r se l lv es w i t h th e r eflecti on, h
t at a t l h gh h ou e be a br o
t h er ofth e sam e v ocati on, it cannot be said p ar n ubi le fr atr um .

L A ND M A R K S . T h e L and m ar k s ofFr ee M asonr y, ar e

'

-
nu q u es

ti onably, t h ose h h p l i l y d ig t
mar ks ofd i sti ncti on, w ic e cu ar es na e

our i ti t ti ns u d by w hi h w di
on, an v x i c dt y e sco er , e am ne an r ,
”a

b thro i gh t t th p i v i l eg
’
er s r o fth O d e r Th fth
es o e r er . e se ar e o e

t
u m os ti p t m a d
or ance, tb c a f ll y g n ded ag i t v y
m us e re u u ar a ns e er

th i g l i k i
n v tie nno ch g a onB t it or d an em i . u our r es an cer e on es,

ou r l w d g l ti a s an re u t L a d a ks b t d p d i
a ons, ar e no n m r , u . e en , n a

g r eat a l
m e su r e, on a l i ta T
oc h a h
c r cu m sw v n ces . er e r e, o e er ,

c er tai l d f
n r u es an whi h l th gh t L d k a or m s, c , a ou no an m ar s, re

v bl f t h i ti q i ty d f l th i p ati
ener a e or e r an u ,
d
an ue u ln e r O er on, an

ou g h t t b g o d d w
e i t h t
u ar h e e s am e c ar e .

I th n ly ag fth w l d i t w th t t
e ear es o e ork th , as e cu s om o m ar e

b nd a i
ou fl d d p p ty by t
r es o an e p t
ro i ier t d ff , s ones or os s , r s ea o en

ce s. Th v l fth
e re m o
p d a o d c f i di
ese
p t a
ro d u ce on us on, s u es n m

j y i gh t OfG d “ Th h al t t
'

ur d , w an i i l asi th
cr m na n e s o . ou s no

r em o e v th y n ighb l d a k w hi h th y f ld ti h v
e our s
’
an m r , c e o o me a e

se t th i
in i h it ne n er D t xi x 1 4 H ance .
”
p eul i . . . en c e ou r e cu ar

ma rk fdi ti ti s o s ncll d L d k on, ar e th y d i g t

ca e an m ar s, as e es na e

our i h i ta n er am g th nce ft a d p v on i gh t t p ti i
e cr a , n ro e ou r r o ar c

p a t i e th n
p i v i le g t h r
y j y :
e es Th i i l
e i t y o f
en o v i g e c r m na r em o n

th l a de k f ld i f th
n m ar s o o h y th p al ty
, s ur x d t
er s een, e en anne e o

d b h th at e v th h i i ghb l d k
‘

’
th e tac : C ur s e e e r mo e s ne our s an m ar .

A nd ll th e p p l a h all ay A eo n D t xxvii 1 7 Th
e s s , me .
”
eu . . . e

conse q n ue l ti g f m i ila i i M
ces r esu n ro
y as m d r cr m e
‘

n asonr , nee

no t b p t d
e r e ea
e t t h b th h d o H av i e
g h i t h
ro t b er
p oo . n er o een re

ser v d i f ty th y w ill th i
e a sa e ‘ , as
e t d bt , ai er e s no r e
‘

on o ou , r em n

secu r e t o th e end ofti m e.

i
f Th efor egoi ng d e fi
ni ti ons h av e been ta k en f r om
’
B a ebo s l
A hi m an Rezon, and ar e i nser
‘

t dhe er e, because i t i s be i e l v ed t h e
y
m ay be u se u f l ; b t th y h av nu e e ot r ecei v ed th e sancti on of t h e

Gr and L od ge .
Pg f
2 , l in e 1 1 , a t er many i nse r t cli m es
a e
f
.

45 , 4 r om bott om , f or 1 640 r e ad 1 740:

90, f ”
f
9 r om bottom , a ter
”
v n insert l
p rob em .

1 36 , l , d ele
l
.on
”
1 41 , 1 7, f or dep uty read od ge,
 H I ST O RI C A L V I EW OF M A S O N RY .

TH E Soci ety ofF r ee M asonr y i s l

a si n u ar m o
g
r al ph enom enon cl ai m ing our ad m i r ation in p ro
,

por tion as our knowl ed ge of i t i s e xtended P h i .

lan th r op y h as l ong sough t a m ed i u m th r ough

wh i ch th e i m p rovem ents ofm or al and phy si cal sci

e n c e m i gh t be co m m u ni cate d to al l nati on s — a co m

m on l angu age in wh i ch th e k i ndness ofth e h u m an

h ear t m ight addr ess i tselfto all i ntell igent and sen «
\

ti ent be ings S uch a l angu age f

. or sci ence i s
y e t to

be d i scov ered B ut i n m asonry w e h ave obtai ned

.

th e m eans ofcom m u ni cati on f or th e ch ar i ti es ofou r

natur e wh i ch h av e su r m ou nted th e ob stacl es ofspace

and of th e v ar i e ty of cl i m e s and th e still gr e ater
,

i m pedi m ents p rodu ced by th e d i f fe rence ofam

ofr e l i gi on and oftongu es S cepti ci sm i tsel fm ay not
.

de ny th e e xi stence ofth i s m edi u m Its ef. fe cts ar e

B
2 AHIMAN R EZON .

V i si bl e i n every quar ter ofth e globe Th e i niti ated .

h ave par taken of i ts benefi ts i n th e m ost di stant

l and s h ave been r e l i e v e d i n th e ve xatiou s p er p le i

,
e

i ti e s of b u si ness h ave b e e n r e scu e d fr om th e m ost

,

1 m m ne nt d an e r s offl ood and fi

1 e l d and h av e found
g ,
“

consol at i on u nd e r i ne v i tabl e m i sf or tu ne A nd wh i l st
:

m asonr y h as th u s p our e d i ts bl e ssi ngs u pon h er sons

sh e h as w i th u np ar all e l e d w i sd om
,
pr eser ved h er
,

m y ste r i e s f r om t h e p r of ane .

A socie ty wh i ch i s fou nd i n e ver y ch r i stian coun

e
tr y and i n m any wh er e th e l igh t ofth e go p l d oes
,
s

n ot sh i ne — wh i h h as flo i h e d l u x ur i antly am id
c ur s

p ol i ti al and ci vi l liber ty and wh i ch despoti sm an

c , c :

no t d e s tr oy
— wh i ch h as tak e n f r om r e l i i on
g
e nce s th e i r b i tte r ne ss and t h e i r r e p u l si on ,

u ni te d i n one pr ay e r and i n one th ank s i v i n t

g g o

th e g r e at fi r st cau se th e C r e ator
, and R u l e r of all

th i ngs h i s w or sh i pp e r s f
,
r om th e end s of th e e ar th ,

cer tai nl y m e r i ts no s m all p or ti on ofth e atte nti on of

th e w or l d and e sp e c i all y of th ose w h o i nte r est

,

th e m se lv e s i n h u m anh app ine ss It i s ar r ogance not

.
,

W i sdom t h at tr e ats such a subj e t as fi vol ous and

,
c ,
r

i nd if fe r e nt G ood se nse w i ll te ach u s th at what

.
,

e v e r i s su f fi ci e ntl
y i m p o r tant to occ u p th e ti m e and
y
‘

th ofgh ts of m e n i n all ou nt ri e s h as a m ate r i al i n

c

flue nce on t h ei r actions and th e i r h app iness Th e

, .

r e fle cti n and consid er ate w i ll i nq ui r e i nto th e oh

g
 AH I MAN R ZON E . 3

s ofsu c h an asso ci at on
,
h ough cau
i t

or ti m i d i t
y m a y d e t e t h e m fr o mr

th e e m pl oy m e nt ofth e m e ans wh i h ar e e nti e l ef

c
y r

fi ci e nt Th e wor ld i s e nt i t l d t k n w th d e sign of
e o o e

nu m e r ou and so e x te nd e d
s A nd i ts oh.

ave b e e n at all ti m e s fr ank ly av ow e d ; th e

m e ans by wh i ch th ey ar e e fi e cte d h av e b e e n con

,

cealed onl b e cau se th e i r p u bl i ci t w ou l d d e str o

, y , y y
th e i r e f f
e ct.

H h e end ofF r e e Masonr y as i t i s at p re sent con

‘
,

s t i tu ted ,
i s t h e a m e l i or ati on of o u r s p e ci es b y th e

powe rfu l agency of e qu al i ty and m u tu al k ind ness ,

by l essons ofse l fd i sci pl i ne r e nde r e d m or e e ffe ctu

-

al u pon e ach m e m b e r by th e su p e r v i si on ofh i s f

" el

l ow
i
ss Fre e M asonr y i s a m or al and e lee m osi nar y i n

sti tuti on i nstr u cti ng i ts m e m b e r s to se e k h app i ne ss

, ,

by th e ob ser vance ofth e i r d uti es to G od th e i r fe l

,
,

l ow s and th e m selves— to i m par t fr e e ly of the ir

,

ab u nd an ce to th ose l ab ou r i ng u nd er m i sf or tu ne .

Th e b ene vol e n ce and a ti v e h ar i t ofm asonr y h as

c c
y
ne ve r b e e n d ou bted th ou gh h e e f
,
t fi cac
y an d p uri t
y
of i ts p r i nci pl e s h av e b ee n qu e sti oned wh i l st th e ,

fi nge r of r e p r oach h as p oi nted to som e u nh app

y
br oth e r w h o h as l apse d fr om th e fold B ut let none .

d eny th e i nfl ue nce of m asonr y u p on m or al s u nti l

th ey ar e pr e p ar ed to sh ow th at th er e e x i st p r i nci
'

pl es wh i ch ar e at all ti m es equally oper ati ve upon

4 AH IMAN RE ZON .

our natu re , h
t at t h e h eav enly pr inci pl es of Chr i st
ar e al w ay s ob ey ed by th ose W .

h o p r of e ss h i s nam e .

Th e h i stor y ofm asonr y af for d s th e m ost concl u si v e

'

e vi de nce c f th p e i ty ur f i t o h as
r a t
ce r I
ct i s t.h e

t wi n si ster ofr ati ona l and libe r al r e l igion A s bi got .

r y and su p er sti t ion h av e f ad ed i n th e spl end ou r of

tr u th and r el ig i on h as b e come l ess asceti c and m or e

,

am iab l e m asonr y h as gr own and flouri sh ed In Eu

,
.

g l a nd S cotl and F r ance and Ger m an

, , y r e l i g i on and
,

m ason r
y h a v e p r o r e sse d to e th e r
g g a n d i t
,
i s a

r obl e m r i hl y m e r i ti ng i nqu i r y h ow f ar th ey
p c

h ave been r e i p r ocally cause and effect In th e

c .

U ni ted S tate s of N or th A m er i ca wh e re re l igi on i s

/

al toge th er f r e e and u nsh ackl ed m asonr y p osse sse s

,

i an ti c v i ou r T h e p i ou s p r i est i s f r e qu e ntl t h e
gg g .
, y
z ealous m ason and fi ,
nd s noth i ng i nc om p ati bl e i n th e

pr e cep ts of h i s di vi ne m aste r and th e r u les ofth e

cr af t Th e fi r st r e at l e sson ofm asonr
g i th a t wh i h
.
y s c

di scr i m in ate s th e h r i sti an r e li gi on fr om all oth er s

c
,

l ov e th y nei ghb our as thysel f; and th e h ear t that

”

i s op ened to a b r othe r i n m asonr y w i ll not be l ong

.

cl osed agai nst th e r e st of th e h um an f am i l y He .

th at i s f or b e ar i n
g for i v i n
,g g k i n
,
d an d c ou r t eo u s i n

th e h ab i tual i nter cou r se of th e l odge w i ll not ne ,

g l e et th e se v i r tu e s i n h i s r e l ati ons w i th th e w or l d .

H ence m asonr y m ay confi dently cl ai m a consp i cu

ou s pl ace am i d th e a ents of ene r al ci v i l i z ati on
g g . .
 A Hi M A N »

REZ ON . 5

Ifsuch be th e v
ad antages flowi ng fr om
'

m asonr y ,

w h y i t i s as ked ,
or m s and cer e m on es i n olv
ar e i ts f i v
ed i a secr e cy ? Wh y h
pr oclai m ed fr om
ar e t ey not

th e r i sing to th e se tti ng sun? It m i gh t be answ er ed ,

that se cr e cy i s an e ssenti al i n m asonr y , that w i th

ou t i t th e r e w ou ld be no m asonr an d conse qu ent

y , ,

ly none ofi ts be ne fi
,
fe cts B ut an answe r m or e
c e nt e f .

sati sfactor y m ay be gi v en .

Pr inci ples ofvi rtu e com m on to and obligator y on , ,

all m ank i nd are f ou nd l ik e fl ui d s to op er ate m or e

, ,

for ci bl y wh e n confi ne d and di r ecte d i n ce r tai n ch an;

ne l s Th ey r u n str onge r and de ep e r i n th e se ch an

.
e

ne l s and m ov e th e i r su bj e cts w i th te nf
,
ol d f or ce .

H ence com m u ni ti es, se gr e gated fr om th e m ass of

m an ki nd h av e been for m ed for th e pr om oti on of

,

pi ety r e li gi on and l earni ng; h ence th e var i ou s r e

, ,

li gi ou s or de r s whi ch h ave di stingu ish ed th e ch r i s c

ti an and oth er r e l i gi ons, h ence ch u r ch e s and col - a

l ege s and th e for m s and cer em onie s by wh ich th e

,

cand i date s f or c l e r ical and acad e m i c h onou r s a re

m ad e to pass E ach com m u ni ty h as i ts p e c

. u li ar at

tr acti ons pr i v i l e ge s and i m m u ni ti e s appe r tai ni ng

, , ,

to i ts m em b er s onl y In m asonr y th e i ni ti ate d ar e

.

di stingu i sh e d fr om th e p r ofane by th e posse ssi on of

a m edi u m ofi nter com m uni on unk nown to all oth er s .

A nd th er ef or e i nd e pendentl
y o f a ll oth er m e r i t p er

tai ni ng to m asoni c se cr ets they ar e power f ,

u l inoch
6 AHIM AN R E ZON .

ti ve s to th e cu r i ou s h em selve s wi th th e
to conne ct t

so ci e ty Th ei r v al u e i n th i s r e sp e ct wi ll be p r ope r
.

ly app r e ci ated th e obj e ts ofth e associ ati on b e i ng

,
c

ad m i tted to be vi r tu ou s C onsi de r e d as an e le e m o
.

si nar
y i nst i tut i on , th e bene fi c e nce ofm asonr y m u st

ne c essar i ly be r e str i cte d . Unbounded i ndi scr i m i

nate m u ni fi ld not be sustai ned Upon a

ce nce cou .

soci e ty so ge ner al so w i d e l x te n d e d i nnu m er a

y e, ,

ble i m p osi ti ons w ou l d be m ade and w ou l d d i v e r t ,

'

th e str e am s ofch ar i ty f r om th e i r p r op e r obj e ct s d i d ,

not th e se cr e ts ofm asonr y p r ote ct th e m by r e m ov ,

i ng to a d i stance all wh om th e cr aft h ave not d e

c lar ed w or th y ofi ts be ne v ol ence .

B ut i t i s agai n ask e d w h y i s one se x only ad

, ,

m i tte d to th e b e ne fi ts ofth e i nsti tuti on ? S uch h ow

e v e r i s not th e fact It i s tr u e w om e n ar e not ad
.
,

m i tte d m e m b e r s ofa l od ge nor ar e th ey r e e i v e d ,

c

i nto th e m anage m ent of m any ch ar i tabl e nsti tu 1

ti ons nor ar e th e y of
,
te n m e m b er s of ou r nu m e r

ou s be ne v ol e nt soci e ti e s De pendent be i ngs h ow

.
,

e v e r th e y e nj oy a l ar ge p r opor ti on ofth e b e ne fi
,
ts

of m asonr y i n th e ch ar acte r of m oth er s si ste r s , ,

w i v e s and dau gh ter s of m asons Th e r e cor ds of

,
.

e v er y lod ge b e ar am p le t esti m ony not onl y of t h e

pe cuni ar y assi stan e bu t ofth e Cor d ial onsolati ons

c ,
c

wh i h m asonr y be stow s u pon th e m B ut th e r e i s

c .

anoth er answ er conclu sive to th e w or l d and m ost

 AH IMAN
‘
nnzon . 7

sati sf
actor y l
e m i ni ne d e i cacy
to f . S ince th e m eet
i ngs ofth e i nsti tu ti on ar e se cr et, th e e xclu si on of
w om en i s nece ssar y if not to avoi d th e enor m i ti es
,

ofth e E l e u si ni an and D i ony si an m y ster i e s at l e ast ,

to p r ote ct th e or d er f
( r om th e sl and e r s of m al e v o

l ence .

A se cr et soci ety spr eadi ng i tse lfw i d el y th r ou gh

th e w or ld a nd p r of
,
e ssi ng u ncom m on l i be r al i ty of

pr i nci pl e s natur ally al arm ed th e fe ar s ofth e ch u r ch

,

and th e state i n all ou ntr i e s wh e r e ne i th e r w as

c

based u pon th e u nr e str ained w i ll of th e peopl e .

A nd e ve n i n cou ntr i es wh e r e p ol i ti cal li be r ty w as

ch e r i sh ed th e fi r st r eat m odern p r o r e ss of m a
g g
sour y w as V i e w ed w i th j e alonsy and d r e ad So .

ear l y as i n th e y e ar l 7 3 5 th e state s ge ne r al ofH ol

l and i ssu ed an e dict pr oh ibi ting th e m eetings ofth e

cr af t A l od ge at A m ster dam c onfi
. ding i n th e p u
,

r i ty of i ts i ntenti ons and cond u ct h avi ng v entu r e d

l

to d i sob ey th i s e d i ct i ts m e m b er s w e r e ar re sted
,

and b r ou gh t b e f or e a j u d i ci al tr i bu nal H e r e th e of .

fi ce r s of t h e l od ge bo l dl y d e f end e d th em se lv e s d e ,

clar i ng onoath th e i r l oy al ty and th e i r d e v oti on to

r e l i ion and th ou gh i t w as i m p ossi bl e to m ak e a

g :

p u bli c di scl osur e ofth e i r m y ster i es th ey offer e d to ,

i ni ti ate any one p osse ssi ng th e confi d ence of th e

m agi str acy Th i s r easonabl e pr op osition w as i m
.
.

m ed i ate l y adop ted Th e town se cr etar y b e cam e a

.
 8 AHIMAN REZON .

m ason, and h i s repor t i nd uced th e m agi strate s to fol

low h i s
“
e xam ple .
*

In 1 737, m asonr y w as, by or d er of th e gov er n

l h
m ent, abo i s e d m Fr ance B ut th e sub m i ssi on of .

th e br e th r e n h av i n all a ed th e f
g y e ar s ofth e
gov er n

m ent th e or de r w as gr adu ally f

,
or otten and th e
g ,

cr aft soon r e gai ned m or e th an i ts p r i sti ne vi gour

and sp le nd our q
L

It i s said too, th at th e i nvi ncibl e si l ence ofm asons

on th e nat ur e oft h ei r my ster i es p i qu ed th e cu r i osi ty,

ofsom e f ai r l ad i e s ab ou t th e cou r t ofM ar i a Th er e sa ,

th e Em pr e ss Q u ee n ofG e r m any A nd th at h av i ng .

i n v ai n assai l ed th e constancy ofth e i r h usb ands and

lover s th ey i n r ev enge p e r su ad ed th e Qu een to

, , ,

c om m and th e ar r e st of all th e m asons i n Vi e nna

wh i l st assem bl ed in th ei r lodge s B u t fu r ther i ndu l .

enc e ofth ese v i nd i cti v e f e l i n s w as p r e v ented b

g e g y
th e E m p e r or Jose ph I w h o b ei n h i m sel fam ason
g , , ,

r e ad i l y b e cam e r e sponsibl e f or th e c ond uct of th e

fr ate r ni ty .

Th p ts on th e cr aft wer e i nconsider able

e se atte m

c om ar e d w i th th e p er se cu ti on i t u nder w ent i n th e
p
state s of th e ch u r ch In 1 738 th e th u nd er ofth e
.
,

vati can w as h u r l e d not onl y agai nst m asons bu t

, ,

agai nst all oth er s w h o p r om oted or f avou r e d th e ir

L aw ri e .
 10 AHIMAN R EZON .

S ever al p bl e p er sons h aving b een thu s ex

res ecta

lled th e subj ect e x ci te d ge ner al attention R e

p e , .

c ou rse to th e p r e ss w as h ad by b oth p ar ti e s u nt i l ,

th e gov er nm ent i nt e r f er i n
g p r od u ce d p ea ce b y ,

for bid d i n th e cle r g fr om ask i n q u e sti ons u ncon

g y g
ne cte d w i th r e l i gi ous ch ar acte r .

In S wi tz er l and th e bu ll s ofth e p op e h ad no au
i

th or ity and m asonr y fl ou r i sh e d i n th at r p ubli ti ll

,
e c

th e y ear 1 7 45 wh e n i t w as su dd enl y p r o cr i bed

,
s

by th e cou nci l ofBe r ne P ani c str i ck e nat th e dan

/

g e r s wh i ch th e y i m a g i ne d m i g h t sp r i n f
g r o m se cr e t

soci e ti es th ey f or ot th e cl ai m s ofl i be r ty and th e

'

, g
r i gh ts ofconsci e n ce Th ey r e q ui r ed e v e r
.
y fr ee

son i n S w i tze r l and to ac cu se h i m se l f bef or e th e

m agi str ate s of h i s d i str i ct td r e nou nce h i s obl iga

,

ti ons ofse cre cy, and to sw e ar i n th e pr e se nce ofth e

Dei ty to tr am ple on th e engage m ents wh ich befor e ,

th e sam e be i ng h e h ad unde r tak en to pr ese r ve A

.

.
,

sense ofits i nj u st i e i t i s p r e su m e d p r e v ente d th e

c , ,

e nf or ce m e nt of th i s d e ee si nce m asonr
cr w a s af
, y
te r w ar d s r e v i ve d and p r actise d i n Sw i tz er l and w i th

ou t m ol e stati on .

In se ve r al i nstance s th e i nqui siti on h as sie zed

u p on m aso ns i n I taly Spai n and P or tu al and h as
, , g ,

su bj ecte d th e m to se v er e tortur es and i m pr i son

m e nt whi ch th ey have bor ne wi th u nsh ake n co n

,

ste ne
y . A t th e p re se n t d a y t h e sta t e o f
, F r e e m a
 A mman nnzon . 11

sonr y inver y countr y i s indi cative ofth e p o

e

li ti cal and r e l i gi ous l i be r ty wh i ch p r e vails It i s .

for bi dde n on th e p ai ns of d eath i n th e fe ebl e a , nd

d e spot ic gov er nme nts ofS pain Portugal and I taly , , ,

u nd er p enal ti e s l e ss se v e r e i n th e Ger m an and Ru s

si an e m p i r es; i t i s tol er ated i n c onsti tu ti on al F r ance ,

pr ote ted i n th e fr e e sta

c . tes ofGr e at B r itai n and ,

ar de ntl y ch er i sh ed i n f r ee r A m e r i ca .

W i th e xce ption of th e p er se cutions we h ave

nar r ated Fr ee m asonr w as suff d t o p rop a ate
f y e r,
e g
u nd i stu r b ed t h r ou h ou t E ur op e u nt i l a fte r th e
g ,

e xpl osi on of th e F r e nc h r e v ol u ti on T h i s m i gh ty .

e v e nt cau se d b th e d i senth r al m ent of th e h u m an

y
m ind h as b e e n assi gne d t o var i ous cau ses
, M en .

bl i nd t o th e i ntell ectu al i m pr ovem ent ofth e wor ld ,

and th e p r ogr e ss ofm anki nd i n th e sci ence s ofp ol i

ti cs and r eli g on h av e d i scov er ed a m asoni c con

i , ,

s i r acy agai nst all gov er nm ent and ever y r el igion

p , ,

to wh i h th ey h ad ascr i b ed th e pol i ti c
c al convul sions

Th e A bb e B ar r uel an ex j esui t or at
-

ofEur op e
-

,
.
,

least an a pologi st ofth at fam ous or der h as wr i tten ,

m any pages w i th spi r i t and inge nui ty w or thy a b

,
et

ter su bj e ct to p rov e th is conspi r acy He h as b

,
een .

foll ow e d by Dr Joh n Rob i nson p rof

. essor ofnatur al
,

ph i losophy at Edinburg wh o seems to h av e found

,

som e sp e ci al b ene fi t flow i ng to t i m es f rom h i s la

bour s to connect th e soci et yo f Free m asons W i th

 12 AHIMAN RE ZON .

an asso i ati on of G e r m ans k now n by th e nam e of

c ,

Th I ll u m i nati T h e w or k ofB ar r u e l i s di sti ngu i sh

e .

ed f or i ts so ph i str
y a n d e l oqu e n e bu t abov all f or c ,
e

i ts m al i gni ty , t h at ofth e p r of e sor t h ou gh m u h i n s

,
c

fe r i or n th e tw o fi
i r st q u a l iti es e x e l s i n th e last ,
c .

Th e A bbe w as e x i t e d to th e pu bl i cati on of h i sc

book by th e m ost p ow er ful m oti ves th e w ant of ,

b r e ad th e love offam e and th e d e si r e ofv enge ance

, ,
.
.

Th e p r ofe ssor look e d to th e s w e e ts of m ni ste r i al i

favor f or h i s e f
,
for ts to e x cite a nati onal h or r or
again t F r nch r e v o l u ti onar y p r i nci pl e s
s e .

Bo th th e se w r i te r s asse r t th e followi ng positions

I T hat a e e t so i e ty w as f
. s cr ou nd e d ab ou t th e y e ar
c

1 775 w i th th e d e gn to ov e r th r w ve r y e stabl i sh
,
si o e

e d ove r nm e nt an d e v er y f or m ofth e h r i sti an f ai th

g c .

2 Th at th i s so i e ty w as ch i e fly om p ose d bf m en
"

. c c

of l i te r atu r e and s i ence su ch as m e m be r s of th e

c ,

l e ar ne d p ofe ssi ons and p r ofe ssor s of th e uni v er si

r
,

ti e s. 3 Th at th e y so ugh t as m em be
. m en of ,
r s,

e v er y cl ass bu t m or e e sp e i ally m e n of r ank f

, or c
,

tu ne and h ar acte r
,
c4 Th at th ey p ur p ose d to e s
. .

tabli sh a c om m u ni ty ofgood s; and a ne w s ste m of

y
m or a s f
r om l wh i ch
per ance ch astity and d eco te m ,

r um w e re
to be e x c l ud ed 5 That th i s so i e ty . . c

w as fi r st or ani z ed i n G e m an
g y and t h e r e am al ga r ,

m ated w i th th e m asonic l d ges th e n d i sti ngu i h e d

s o
,

for th e nu m ber and r espectabili t ofthei r m em ber s

y :
 AHIMAN RE ZON . 13

6 .Th at th ey extended th ei r i nfl uence to th e lodges

of F r ance t w o hundr ed and si xty si x i n nu m be r -

, ,

th e n u nd e r t h e ad m i nistr ati on of th e d uk e
f
f

l e ans 7 Th at th e m ost d i stingu i sh ed l ite r ar y

. .
'

Fr ance DA le m ber t C ond or cet He lveti us S i eye s

,
’
, , , ,

and oth e r s w e r e m e m b e r s of th e se lod ge s w h i ch

~

by th e ir m e ans be am e pol i ti cal clu bs " h ot bed s of

,
c ,

tr e ason and i m m o al i ty 8 T h at th e l ab ou r s of r . .

th ese i llu m i nate d m as ons w e r e th e p r i m ar y cau se

.

ofth e F r e nch r e v ol u ti on, and th e p r i nci pl es p r o

fe sse d by r e v ol u ti onar y F r ance we re th ose tau gh t

by th e soci ety .

Th e stateofl ibe r ty , ci v il and r e li giou s ,

in conti

ne ntal E ur ope,
befor e th e e poch of th e Fr ench
r e v ol u t on s u n v er sall k now n t o h av e b e e n la
i , y i i

ine ntably c r cu m scr ibed Ye t th e pr ogr e ss ofl iter a

i .

tu r e w as gr e at Th e h u m an m i nd h ad b e en e xci
.

A gl i m pse of
“

te d to ne w and ex te nsi v e i nqu i ri e s .

a b e tte r state w as ob tai ne d bu t th e e x i st i ng i nsti ,

t u ti ons ci vi l and r e l i gi ou s w e r e barr i e r s to i ts e u

, ,

j y
o m e nt A m od
. i fi
c a t i
‘

on o f t h se i nsti t u ti ons w as o

d e si r abl e w as ne ce ssar y bu t ev
, er y open atte m pt : “

at am e l ior ati on w as ob no xi ous to t h e gov er nm ent ,

and w ou l d be cr u sh e d by th e strong h and ofpow

er and r e cour se to secr ecy w as i nd i sp e nsabl e

,
.

Th e si m pl i ci ty ofEngl i sh m asonr y consi sti ng of

th r ee or at m ost of f our degr ee s w as ch ange d on , ,
 I4 AHIMAN R E ZON .

th e continent, f
or one ofm uc h show and i ntr i cacy .

Th e we re i ncr e ased to for ty th r e e

d egr ee s .
c

,
and

th e m y ster i e s w e r e h e i gh tened by al lath e ar t and

m y sti ci sm of G er m an
ge ni u s,
and de cor ated w i th
all th e s pl endor and f
ancifu l ne ss
Fr ench taste of .

Th e l od ges be cam e attr acti ve and we r e num er ,

ou sly attend ed M en d e v oted to ph i losoph i cal i n

.

qui r y fe lt i n th em a confi
,
de nce and se cu r i ty unat
,

tai nable e l se wh er e Th e d i ffe r e nc e be tw e e n th i s

.

m od e r n and anci e nt m asonr y w as not m or e st r i k i ng ,

in th e e m pl oy m e nt ofth e l od ge th an i n the i r app a

r el. Th e l ab ou s f th e an i e nt l od ge s w e r e con
r o c

fi n d to th e i m p r ov e m e nt ofth e br eth r en m th e ar t
e ,

an d to i ncu l cate th e h om e l y bu t essenti al v i rt u e s of

te m p er an e and i nd u stry f
c r u al i ty and ch ar i t
g , y .

Th e m od er n l od ge s w er e conve r ted i nto l e

. ctu r e .

r oom s . Th e or ator w as a consti tu ent of cer oft fi he

lod ge and su bj ects wh i ch w er e for b i dde n by th e
, ,

ch ur ch and th e ov er nm e nt w er e too tem p t i n

g to
g ,

be alway s r e si sted In th e bosom ofth e l od ge th e

.

m ost abstr use and su b tl e que sti ons w e e d i scu ssed r ,

and th e m e ntal p o w er s ofth e br e th r en w e r e u se

fu ll y e xe r ci sed Th i s e m ploy m e nt ofm asons h ono

.
,

rab le to th e i r ch ar acte r l i k e e v er t h i n h m an
y g
, u ,

w as subj e ct to ab u se A nd p ossi bly som e w i ld and

.
, ,

i nconsider ate spe cu lations on m or al s r e l i gi on and , ,

p oli tics m ay h ave gi v en a colour ing of e xtr ava ~

 A HiM A N RE ZON . 51 5

ce to th eo p ni ons of th e Ge r m an and French

“

gan i

B ut th e i r e nd e avours to p ro m ote a cor

‘

m asons .

r e t k no wl ed ge of th e p r i nci pl e s of i vi l and re l i
c . . c

i ou s l i b e r t th ou h ff n i v to th e on ti t t d
g y g ,
o e s e c s u e

au th or i ti es and oh th at gr ou nd re p r e he nsi bl e und e r

, ,

th e masoni c ch ar ge s w i ll not be v i e w e d by th e ,

m asons ofth e Uni ted S tate s as u npar d onabl e ,

.

I fth e of f e nce ch ar ge d u p on m asonr y w er e th at ,

i t h ad ai ded to br ing abou t th e onti nental r e volu ,

c

tions th e br e th r e n w ou l d bol d l y avow and gl or y i n

,

th e d e e d . T im e i s consecr ati ng th e spi ri t wh i ch

.

g a v e b i r th to th os e e v e nt s a n d w e sh ou l d r
,
e g r e t

i nd e ed t o l ose that cl ai m t o th e re vere nce and gr a

ti tu de ofp oste r i ty wh i ch o ur parti ci p ation i n th e m

m u st cr eate B u t wh ate ve r e f
. fe ct m asonr y m ay
have pr odu ced i t w as honou r ably attai ne d Th e
,
.

l od ge s d id b ut d i f fuse th e l i gh t ofsci ence and fr ee

do m wh i c h r e l i gi onand reason h ad p r od uce d
,
.

If a d es i gn so w ick e d and e x tr av agant w as e ve r

for m ed as a c onsp i r acy ofth e natu r e f
,
anci ed by B ar

ru e l and Robi nson i t i s not i m po ssi bl e th at i ts au

,

t h or s m ight h ave e nde avou red to c onv e r t th e m ason

i c lod ge s i nto acad em i e s f or th e stud

y and d is se m i

nation ofth eir p r i nci pl es B u t all acqu ai nted wi th

.

th e natu re of a nci ent m asonr y know th a t su ch an ,

atte m pt cou ld not be su ccessf u l B oth th e accu ser s .

adm i t th at i n th e de gre es of anci e nt m asonry as

, ,
 16 AHIMAN m a on z .

p r a ti se d
c on th e conti ne nt
,
su c h p r i nci
p le s w er e

u nknown ,
and h
t at th e I ll u m i nati w as an o rd er ,

or m in
f g par t ofm asonr y as der i ved fr om Gr eat
no ,

Br i tai n and p r acti se d on th e conti nent Hen e i f

, . c ,

w e ad m i t th at a soci e ty ofI ll um i nati such as th e se ,

au th or s h av e d e scr i b ed r e ally exi sted i ts e nor m i

, ,

ti e s cann ot be ch ar ged u p on m asonr y ; si nce th ey

w er e u nknown to i t B ut i t w oh ld be u nj u st to
.
'

m ake su h ad m i ssi on be au se t h e p r i nci p l e s fth e

c ,
c o

soci e ty ar e e stabl i sh ed by no e v i d ence bu t ar e d e ,

d u ce d fr om thei r su pp osed ef fe cts It i s su f fii ent to . c

say th at th ose e f
,
fe cts are th e m odi fi cati on of th e

ch u r ch and ov e r nm ent i n F r an e wh i h th ou gh
g c ,
c ,

still i m p e r f e ct h as add e d i m m e asu r ably t o t h e

,

h appi nes ofh er pe ple S uch ad m i ssion woul d be

s o .

u nj u st al so be ca u se th e accu sat i on i s so i n onsi ste nt

,
c ,

th at i t can not p ossi bl y be tr u e Ifth e re be any se u . c

r i ty f or th e h app i ne ss ofsoci e t i t m u st be f ou nd i n
y ,

th e d i f u si on ofk nowl e d e and i n m e n w h o d evote

f g ,

th e m se lv e s to th e a qu i si ti on ofw i sd om It i s i ncon
c .

ce i vable th at th e r ch and th e e d u cated sh ou l d

i on c

sp i r e to d e str y th e b ar r i er s wh i ch p r ote ct th e i r p os
o

se ssi ons and th e i r r ank in soci e ty ; th at th e j ur i st

, ,

sh ou l d l abo u r to ov er th r ow th e l aw s and to intr od u ce ,

u ni v er sal anar ch y3 th at th e d i vi ne sh oul d b e com e th e

'

apostl e ofi m p i ety and cov e rtl y sap th e f

,
ou ndati o ns

ofall r e li i on;in a w or d i s i t cr edibl e th at th e or der s

g ,
18 A H I MA N REZON .

ofth e peace ofth e d i str i t in wh i ch such l odge w as

c ,
’

all y h eld to e th er w i th th e n am e of th e l od ge
'

usu
g , ,

and th e d e scr i p ti on and nam e o fe v er y m e m b er ; th is

r e i str
g y w as
,
a nn u all y t o be l ai d b e or e th e se ssi ons
f
ofth e j usti e s ofth e d i stri ct w h ow er e e m pow e r ed
c ,

on th e com pl ai nt of one or m or e r e di bl e pe r son

“
s c ,

th at th e conti nuance ofth e m ee ti ngs ofsu ch l od ge ,

w as l ik el y to be i nj u r i ou s to th e p u bl i c pe ace and /

ood or d er ; to d i r e ct th e m to be d i scont nu ed and

g i ,

any m ee ti ng h el d af te r su ch or d e r w as d e clar e d
, ,

to be an u nlawfu l com bi nati on and onf e d er acy nu

'
é
c

d e r th e p r ovi si ons ofth e act Th i s t enur e w as cer I

‘
;
,

tai nly not th e m ost se cu r e ; on th e oath ofan i nd i vi .

d u al th e m agi str ates m i gh t wi th ou t app e al , cl ose

, ,

th e l odges and i nte r d i ct th e i r fu

,
tur e congregati on .

Under th ese ci r cu m stance s th e fact i s an i m por tant ,

te sti m oni al of th e p ur e ch ar acter of th e cr af t th at ,

i n no i nstance h as th i s au th or ity b een e xe r ci se d .

Th e or i gin of th e so i e ty i s l ost i n r e m ote anti

c

u it T h e ob scu r i ty ofi ts h i stor y h as gi v e n occa

q y .
,

sion to var iou s h y p oth e se s and m any fanci ful assi ,

m i lat ions A n h i stor i cal m e m oi r com p i l ed by th e

.
,

l e ar ned d octor s De saguli er s and A nder son th e edi ,

tor s ofth e fi r st p r i nte d coll e cti on ofth e m asoni c con

st i tu ti ns h as f
o
,
ai r l y and h one stl y tr aced th e h i sto

r y of m asonr
y t o th e com m e nce m ent of ti m e , and

d er i ve s i t as a sp ecial gift fr om th e C r eator to A dam .

 A HJ M A N
‘

R E ZON . 19

L e t not th e u ni ni ti ated sm i le at th e e

th i s genea og
y l bstitute th e ar t of
.
I fh e
‘

su
'

for fre e m asonr y or i d entify th e m h e w i ll p er h aps

, , , ,

excu se th e z eal of th e b r e th r e n w h i ch fi
)
.
.
nd s f or ,

th e or d er su ch hi h anti q u i t a n d d i v m a
g y sco e r s s ,

te r s and r and m aste r s ofth e cr a

g ft i n t h e t h o usa n ds ,

ofd i sti n ui sh ed m e n w o h av v
g h e li e d si n
,
ce t h e cr ea

ti on Th e e ner all r e cei ve d op ini on am on w e ll

.

g y g ,

inf or m e d m a sons se em s to be th at f ,
ro m th e e ar ,

lie st p er i od s of ci vi l i zed soci e ty th e r e mas e xi st

~

ed an associ atio n o f ar ti sts w bg e m pl o e d i n ar

y ,
-
,

ch i t ectur e ,c l a i m e d a h i gh and pe cu l iar r ank wh i ch ,

th ey e nde avou r ed to p r e se r v e u ntar ni sh e d by ,

u a r di n th a d m i ssi on to th e i r or d e r w i th sed u
“

g g e

The r e i s u nd oubted ly a digni ty in ar

,

l ou s car e
,
.
,

c h ite ct ur e w h i c h no o th e r ar t p osse sse s wh e ther ,

e m p loy e d i n r ai si ng a h u t o i n th e e r ecti on of a ,
r

s pl e ndid te m ple In th e i m p r ovem e nt ofth e ar ts

.
,

i t ma i ntai ns i ts p r e e m i ne nce gi vi ng e m pl oy m e nt
‘

t o the m all and no m an can be e m m e nt as an ar

,

ch i te c t w h o h as not som e k nowl e dge of e v er y ar t

,

and sci ence H i s w or k s conne ct h i m w i th th e

.
p ub

li c and w
,
i th th e r u l e r s of th e state and attach to ,

h i m th e pr actiti one r s ofother ar ts w h o e x ecu te h i s ,

or de r s, th e y ar e obj e cts b f p ubl i c attenti on and ,

tr ansm i t to poste r i ty h is genl us and ta I t i s not

'

ste .

th er e or e sur pr i si ng, th at h e th i nk s h ighl y of h i s

“
f
 20 A H M A N R ZON
I E .

p r ofessi on h h i s p r etensions
and t at
'

sh ou l d be ad!
,

m i tte d by th e p u bl i c nor th at h e h as i n all age s

,

cl ai m e d r e e m i nence ov e r all oth e r cr af ts T r ace s

p
-
.

ofar ch i te ctur al associ ati ons h av e be en di scov e r ed i n

v er y r em ote antiqui ty “Th e Di ony si ans ofA si a M i

nor w e r e an associ ation ofar ch i te cts and engi ne e r s
, ,

w h o h ad th e e x cl usi ve p r i vi l ege of b u i l d i ng te m

ple s stadia and th eatr es under th e m y ster i otmstw

, , ,

te l age of B ac ch u s and d i sti ngu i sh e d f r omth e nu

,

i ni ti ate d dr p r ofane by th ei r sci ence and by p r i

, ,

v ate si gns and tok ens Th e y cam e fr om Per si a to

.
'
'

Sy r i a and th ence to I oni a h ear i ng wi th th e m t h at

, ,

st l e of ar ch i te ctu r e now ca ll d G i Th
y ,
e r e c an e y .

w e r e d i vi ded i nto l odges d i sti ngu i shed by di ffe rent

app e ll ati ons; th e occasi onall h e l d convi vi al m ee t
y y
i ngs i n h ou se s er e te d and onse cr ate d f
c or th i s
p
c u r

p ose and e ach asso i ati n w as u nder th e d i r e cti on

, c o

of a m aste r and p r e s id e nts or war d ens th e h l d

, y e ,
:

a ge ner al m e eti ng on e a y e ar wh i ch w as sole m

c ,

ni ze d w i th gr e at pom p and f e sti v i ty; and at w h i c h

th e br e thr e n p ar took of a spl e nd i d e nte r tai nm ent

p r ovi ded by th e m aste r afte r th ey h ad fi ni sh ed

‘

,
.

th e i r sacr i fi ce s to th e gods They u sed p ar ti cu lar .

u te nsi l s i n th e i r c er e m oni al ob se r vance s of wh i ch .

,

som e w e r e si m i l ar to th ose e m pl oy e d b f r ee m a
y
sons Th e m or e op u l e nt ar t ists w e r e b ou nd to ro
p
!
.

v i de for th e exige nci es of thei r poorer br eth r en .

 ni n M A N RE ZON . 21

Th e m onu m ents w h i ch th ey r ear ed to th e m em or y

ofth e i r m aste r s and w ar de ns r e m ai n to th e p r e '

,
.

sent d a
y i n th e T u r k i sh b u r i n
y gg r ou n d s at S i v e r ,

h i ssar and E r aki Th e i nscr i pti ons u pon th em ex

.
,

p r ess i n str ong ter m s th e gr ati tu de of th e fr ater ni

ty for th e i r d i si nte r ested e x e r ti ons i n be h al fofth e
,

or d e r f or th ei r e ne v ol e nce to i ts
‘

, ge n e r osi t
y a n d b

r t h e ir p r i v ate v i r tu e s as ,

w ell as for th ei con d uct F r om th e coi nc i

'

dence of th ei r x ter nal f or m s th e i d e nti ty of th e

e , ,

fr a terni ty of th eIoni an ar ch i tects and th at off

f
r ee ,

k h r i sti an E u
.

ur i n t h e d ar age s in c
g
.

m ono o p l i z e d th e b ui l ding of ch u r ch e s -

p r i nce s ,

F r om som e str i ki ng analogie s and inti m ate r e l a ,

t i ons b e t w e en th e E lu si ni an and D i ony si an m y ste

,

rie s th
,
ou
g h v ar
y gi n i n fo r
.
m t h e, y a r e su pp o se d

to h av e b e e n su b s ta n t i v e l y th e s a m e , a n d th a t c o n

se qu entl y th e i ni i t t a e d a t E l e u s i s fo r m e d ,
an o t h e r

soci e ty
o fm asons: Th e D i o n y si an a r ti s t s ar e s u
p ,
’
p osed to h ave assi sted i n th e e r e c t i on o f S lo o m o n s

te m pl e nd th r e t h v g v h fop pi t e tu n i ty
l
a e o a e e n o r
, .

o f for m i n g t h e C r a f t a s tr ,
ad i t i o n h a s b r o u g h t i t t o
“

us A nd th ou gh no di stinct t race
. s h a v e b e e n d i s
22 AHIMA N R ZON E .

v
co er e d of a tr ad ing associati on of th i s ch ar ac ter

havi ng be en p reser ved i n Pal esti ne y et th e e stab ,

li sh m ent of a m asoni c or de r th e r e i s supp or te d by ,

str on ci r cu m stanc e s h i s to be r e m e m be r ed th at
g .

th e m y ster i e s ofw h i h w e h ave sp ok e n th ou gh con

,
c ,

ne cte d w i th th e m ech ani c ar ts w e r e al so e ssential ,

ly of a m o r al ch ar acter A nd som e case s as i n .

, ,

th at of E eu si s th e e x e r ci se s w er e al toge th e r of
l ,

an i ntell e ct ual nat ur e unm i x ed wi th m anu al o , p

e r ati ons . It m i gh t ther ef or e and p r ob abl y d i d
, ,

happen that m asonr y i n J udea assum ed a l ik e ah

, ,

str acted ch ar acte r and th at w e m ay fi nd th e Dy o

“
~

ni si an ar ti sts, and free m asons, in th e se ct or or d e r

of th e E sse ne s, wh ose or igi n and senti m ents h ave

”

m uch d i v i ded th e e ccl e si asti cal h i stor i ans al th ou gh ,

' ’

the y agr ee as to th e i r consti tu ti on and r e l i gi ous

Ob ser v an e s c .

Th i s se t m ade th e str i cte st scr u ti ny i nto th e

c

c har acte r of th e candi date pr opose d for ad m issi on

i nto th e i r soci e ty If be di spl ay e d an e x e m plar y
.

l ife and entir e d om i ni on over h i s passions h e w as ,

pr e sented at th e e xp i r ation ofh is nov ici ate w i th a

wh i te gar m e nt e m bl em atical of th e r e gu l ar i ty of
,

h i s cond uct and th e p u r i ty ofh i s h ear t A sol e m n

,
.

oath w as th e n ad m i ni ste r e d to h i m th at h e w o u l d

ne v e r d i v u l e th e m ste r i e s of th e or de r w ou l d
g y ,

m ak e no i nnovati onson i ts doctr i nes and th at h e ,

 AHIMAN REZON . 23

wou ld p ur sue h is cour se ofp i e ty and vi r tue T h ey .

i nstr ucte d th e y oung m e m be r i n th e knowl ed ge ,

d e ri ved f ‘
r om t h e i r ance stors, t h ey ad m i tt ed no

w om en into th e or de r , th ey h ad par ticul ar si gns

by wh ic h to r e cog ni z e ea ch oth e r coll e e s or
g ,

l od ges to whi ch th ey r esor ted to pr actise th ei r r i tes

and to settl e th e afla i r s oft h e i r soci e ty W h en th e ir
’
—
.

b u siness w as cl osed th ey p ar took of an ente r tai n

m e nt p r ov i d e d by th e m aste r Th ey abol ish ed all
.

d i sti ncti on s ofr ank

g i v i ngp r ef ,
er ence onl y to p i ety ,

l i be r al i ty and vi r tu e T r easu rer s w er e appointed

, .

in e v e r y tow n to su pply th e w ants of i nd igent

,

,
-

str an e r s Th i s soci e t m ad e p r etensi ons to h i h er

g .
y g
d e gr e e s of p i e ty and k nowl e d ge th an th e v u l gar ,

and t h e se p r e te nsw ns w er e u ndi sp u te d A u ste r i ty .

ofm a nner s w as a ch i ef ch ar acter i sti c of i ts m em

ber s, th ough th ey occasionally asse m bl e d i n con

vi v i al p a r ti e s and r elax ed f or a wh i l e th e se v e r i t
, y
oft h e d u ti e s th e
y w e r e a ccu stom e d to p e r f o rm .

Th e ti m e and m anne r i n wh i ch t h e E sse nes h ad

th ei r or igi n i s unce rtai n Th e i r anti qu i ty h ow e v er
,
.

i s v e r y r e m ote Th e y e x i sted accor d i ng to P l i ny

.
, ,

at th e b u i l d i ng of S ol om on s te m pl e , and B asnage
’
,

w h o i s d i sp ose d to consi d er th e m as ofr e cent i nsti

tuti on adm i ts th at th ey e x i ste d th r ee h u nd r e d

, ,

ar sbe f or e th e ch r i sti an e r a Th e l ear ned S cal i e r

y e .
g
contends th at th e w d i v d f m th K as s i
y e r e e r e r o e
24 AHIMAN R E ZON .

deans, w h o ar e di sti ngu i sh e d i n th e

h istor y of th e
Ma cab ee s Th e se K assi d e ans or as i t i s w r i tte n i n
c .
,

Ma cab ees th e A ssi d i ans w er e a r e l i gi ou s fr ater ni

c
, ,

ty or an or d e r ofK ni gh ts ofth e Tem p le ofJ erus a

'

lem w h o b ou nd th e m se lve s to ador n th e p or ch e s of

,

th at m agni fi cent str u ctu r e and to p r e se r v e i t f

'

,
r om

i nj ur y and d e cay and w as com p osed ofth e gr e ate st

,

m en ofI sr ae l d i sti ngu i sh ed f

'

,
or th ei r ch ar i table and

p ea eful d isp osi ti ons Th e or der of th e E sse ne s

c .
,

l i k e th at of th e Dy oni siacs w as not confi ,

ne d to a

par ti cu l ar countr y , i t e x i sted i n m any par ts of th e

wor ld and th ou gh th e lodge s i n J ud ea w e r e ch i efly
,

i fnot wh olly om posed ofj e ws y e t th e y ad m i tte d

c ,

i nto th e i r or d e r m en of e v er y r e l igi on and e v e r y

r ank ofl i f e Th ey adopte d m any ofth e E gy p tian

.

m y ste r i e s and l i k e th e p r i e sts of th at cou ntr y th e ,

M agi ofP e r sia and th e Gy m nosoph i sts i n I nd i a th ey ,

u ni te d th e stu dy of m or al w i th th at of natu r al h i
p
losop h y Th ou gh p at o ni z e d by th e gr e at and r e s
. r

e ted by all m e n f or th e or r e tne s ofth e i r con

c s
p c c

d u t and th e i nnoce nce ofth e i r o rd e r th e y w e r e

c ,

p er secuted by th e Rom ans u ntil th e abol i ti on of ,

th e i r or d er ab ou t th e m i d dl e ofth e fi
,
fth centu r y .

F r om th e E le u sm i an th e Dy oni sian and th e Es

,

se ni an m ste r i es Py th agor as i s said to h av e d r aw n

y
.

t h e p e cu l i ar sy ste m ofh i s sch ool H e f or m ed a f ra .

ter ni ty wh om h e i nstr ucted i n th e sc i ences ofth e

26 A HIM A N a on .

ca f
or 31 7 94, h as attemp t “

k i ts r i se fr om th e P y
too

th agor ean f r ate r nit ; an d of th i s op i ni on w er e th e

y
fr e e m asons ofEngl and i n th e r e ign of H enr y V I ,

r om th e m as
as a p p e ar s f
‘

"
o ni c m an u scr i p t r e se r v ed
p
i n th e Bod l e i an l i br ar y i n wh i ch i t i s e xp r e ssl y sta
,

te d acco rd ing to th e r e ad i ng ofth e b r e th r e n th at

, ,

ma sonr w a c ar r i ed i nto F r ance b l th e P th a o

y s
y y g
r e ans w h e nce i t w as i m p or te d i nto E n l and :
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r e m ai ns tonotice th e si m i l ar i t sai d to e x i st be
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tw een th e obj ects and cer e m oni e s of th e D r u i d s

and F r e e m asons Th e D r u i d s w e r e Su pp osed to

“
.

h ave d er i ved the i r or igi n fr om th e P y th agore ans ‘

For i n th e fi fty se-

venth O ly m p iad ab out fi ve h u n
,

d r e d and fi fty ye ar s B C a co lony ofPh oci ans i m

. .

por ted i nto G au l th e ph i losophy and th e ar ts of

Gr ee ce and p r i or t th i s p e r i od fr ate r ni tie s ofP yth a
,
o

or e ans h ad b e e n e stabl i sh e d in G r ee ce A m m la
g .

nus M ar ce ll inu s i nf or m s us th at th e D r uid s w

“
er e

for m e d into fr ate rni ti e s as th e au th or ity ofP y th ago

r as h ad de cr e e d ; and i nd ee d th e si m i li ar i ty ofth e i r
“

b
‘

ph ilosoph i al tenets as d etai led i n Henry s Hi stor y

c ,
’

of Gr e at B r i tai n ( vol i i b ook 1 ch ap i v 8 vc ) to

.
, ,
.
,
.

th ose ofth e Py th agor e ans au th or i z e s th e conclu si on

, ,

th at th ey b or r ow ed f r om th i s ph i l osoph er th e i r f or m s
 AHIMAN nnzox . z 27
i

and
s h l
m y ste r ie as w e ll as t e i r r e i giou s and p h i lose ~

cal o in o ns Th i s sup p osi ti on i s r end e r ed m

”

p h i p i . or e

pr obabl e fr om A bar i s a nati ve of Br i tai n h aving ‘

, ,

tr av e ll e d i n
"
[

to G r e ece ; and r e tur ni ng by th e w ay s

-

ofC r oton e w as i ns tr u cted in th e P y th agor e an m y s

,

ter i e s and car r i e d back i nto h i s nati v e countr y th e

,

k nowl edge h e acqui r ed .

Havi ng th u s noti ced th e sour ces wh ence th e

fr i e nds ofm ason r
y h a ve su pp ose d i t t o b e d e r i v e d ,

i t w i ll be p r op e r th e j u st v i e w of th i s subj e ct to
, ,

g i v e th e conj e ct ur e s ofi ts ene m i e s E v en th e y ad .

m i t th e h i gh anti q u i ty of th e or d e r Rob i nson tr a .

ce s i t f r om th e tr ad i ng associ ati on of ar tists wh i ch

' '

ex i sted d u ri ng th e dar k ages of Ch ri sti an E u r op e ,

w ith ou t enter i ng u p on any i nve sti gati on ofth e on

i n of t h at a ssoci ati on W e m ay th e r e f or e su pp ose
g t t
.

h i m to d if fer l ittl e fr om th e V i ews ofm ost enl i ght

e ne d m asons B u t th e A bb é Bar rue l w h o h as e x
.
,

e nd e d m u ch l a b ou r to r e p re se nt th e str eam as oi
’

p p
sonou s and f atal contend s th a t i ts sp r i ng w as m ost
,

i m pur e T h e f ; ou nd e r oft h e cr af t wh om h e h as d i s

cov e r e d i s M ane s or M an i s w h o l i v ed i n th e y ear ,

2 77 ofth e ch r i stian er aTh e follow m g i s th e h i story

" ’

.
,

of th i s i ndi vi d ual accor di ng t o B ar r u el and som e

'

, ,

c h u r ch au th or i ti e s Bor n a slav e and bear i ng th e

.
,
'

m em e ofCu rbi cus h e Vv as p u r ch ased by a r i c h wi dow

,

of Pal e sti ne w as by h e r adop ted and becam e th e

, ,
 28 A H lM A N REZ ON .

h er itor h
of er wealth . Persian by bi r th
He w as a ,

and e du cate d am ong th e m agi and w as h i m se l fone ,

ofth at nu m b er u nti l be e m b r ac e d C h r i sti ani t H e

"
y .

‘
w as an h e r e si ar ch of gr e at pow e r and i nfl ue nce .

H e taugh t th at t h e r e w e r e t w o pr i nci pl es th e one ,

’

od th e oth e r evi l ; th at th e se p r i n i pl e s w e e i n
g o ,
c r

constant confl i ct w i th e ach oth e r B oth w e r e su b j e ct .

to th e d om i ni on of a su p e r i nte nd i ng p o w e r wh ose

e x i ste n e i s f c ro m all e te r ni t
y Th e goo d p r i nci .

l e pr e i d e s v t h e li gh t and s call e d G od
o er th e i
p s , ,

e vi l u l e s th e d a k ne s
r an d S
r all e d Hy l e or De
s, I c

m on A f . te r a nte st b t w e e n th ese t w o p ow e r s i n
co e ,

wh i h th e l atte r w as d efeate d h e pr od uced th e fi

c r st
,

p ar e nts ofth e h u m an r ace T h e b ei ngs p ro e e d i ng

. c .

fr o m th i s stock ar e for m ed ofth e or r up t m atte r of c

th e k i ngd om ofdar kne ss p osse ssi ng tw o sou l s one

, ,

se nsi t i v e and l u stf ul d e r i ve d fr om th e d e m on th e

, ;
oth e r r ati onal and i m m or tal a p ar ti cl e ofth at d i v i ne
, ,

l igh t wh i ch h ad be e n i m m er sed i n th e m ass ofm al i g

nant m atter Th e e arth w as cr e ate d by God as a
.
, ,

d w e ll i ng pl ace for th e h u m an r ace th at th e i r cap ti ve ,

so u l s m i gh t by d e gr e e s be d e l i v e r e d f om th e i r cor r

poral pr i sons and th e i r ce l esti al el e m ents e xtr a ted

,
c

fr om th e gr oss sub stance i n wh i ch th e y w e r e i nvol

ve d W i th th i s d e sign G od p r od u ced tw o b e i ngs f
. r om

h is ow n sub stance C h r i st and th e H ol y Gh ost C h r i st

, .
,

or th e
g l or i ous i nte ll i gence call e d b th e P er si ans
y ,
 AHIMAN RE ZON ‘

. 29

M ith r as, subsi sti ng i n and by h i m se l f and i nh ab i ti ng ,

,

th e sun, a ppear ed in due ti m e am ongst th e Je w s

cl oth e d w i th th e sh ad o w y f or m ofa h u m an b od t o
y ,

dis n a e th e r at i ona
e g g l sou l f ro m th e cor r u p t bod
y ,

and to d e m onstr ate th e d i v i ni ty of h i s m i ssi on ,

by stup endo u s m i r acl e s

. T h at by th e i nc ite m e nt
.

ofth e p r i nce ofd ar k ne ss th e j ew s u t h i m to an i

'

p g
nom i ni ous d e ath wh i ch h e su f ,
fe r ed i n app e ar ance
onl
y H
. av
1 i ng a c co m
p li sh.
ed h i s p u r p o se h e r e ,

tur ne d to h i s th r one i n th e su n appoi nti ng apostl e s ,

to p r o agate h i s r e l igi on and le av i ng h i s f oll ow e r s

p ,

th e p r omi se oft h e P ar acl ete or com f

, o r te r w h o i s , ,

M ani th e Per s an Th e sou l s ofth ose w h o b e l i e ve

i .

i n Ch r ist th e S on ofG od r e nou nce th e w or sh i p of ,

th e G od ofth e Je w s w h o i s th e p r i nce ofd ar k ne ss

, ,

and ob ey th e l aw s d e l i v e r ed by Ch r i st and i ll u st r ate d

by Mani ,ar e gr ad u all y p u i fi e d b w ate r and fi

y re , r ,

fi r st i n th e m oon and th e n i n th e su n t he i r b od i e s r e
.

tur ni ng to th e i r or i gi nal m ass B u t th ose w h o ne gl e ct .

th e w or k of p u r i fi cati on
p ass af t e r d e ath i nto th e , _
,

bodi e s ofothe r ani m als wh er e th ey accom pl i sh the i r

pr obation Som e h ow ever m or e p e r v er se and oh
.
, ,

sti nate ar e d e l i v e r e d o v e r f
,
or a ti m e to th e p ow e r , ,
'

ofm al i gnant ae r i al S p i r i ts w h o tor m e nt th e m i n va ,

r i ou s Way s Th e r ed e m pt ion of th e h um an r ace

.

b eing th u s p er fe cted th e fr am e ofth e w or ld sh all

,

be consum ed by fi r e th e p r i nce and p ow er ofdar k

,
30 A HIMAN R EZON .

ne ss sh al l be f
o re ver t confined by inv i sibl e guar ds

i sh and m i se r y
Thi v ar i ou sl
st e mm od i fi d w a s ex
s
y s y , e ,

tende d by M ani and h i s d i sci pl e s ov e r A si a Afr i ca , ,

and th e south ofEu r op e Its adhe r e nts w e r e m uch .

pe r secu ted and conceal ed them se lv es u nder va

,

r i ou s nam e s and f or m s Th ey ar e tr aced th r ough

.

th e d ar k age s u nd er th e d esi gnatio n ofth e C ath or es

, ,

B egar d s B u l gar e s C ote r au x and Patar i ns and va

, , , ,

r i ous o th e r d e nom i nati ons

-
T h e gr e at cri m e s of
.

M ane s i n th e ey e s ofBar r u e l a z eal ot ofth e Rom an ,

i st com m uni on w as h i s sl av e r y and h e r esy b oth of

, ,

wh i ch h e conside r ed as i nde li ble stai ns u pon all

d e r i v ed from h im , and th e se cts w e h av e e nu m e

r ated w ,
i th oth e r s not spe ci ally nam ed ar e tr e ate d ,

by th e A bb é w i th h o ly i nd i gnati on B u t i t i s not .

th u s th e p h i los0p h i c C ond or ce t sp e ak s .

In th e sou th ofF r an e wh ol e pr ov i nce s u ni te d

c ,

to ado pt a d oct r i ne m or e si m pl e a C h r i sti a ni ty m or e ,

-

pur e w h e r e m an i s subj e ct only to th e Dei ty j udg

, ,

i ng accor d i ng to h i s ow n l i gh ts wh at th e D ei ty h ad ,

pleased to r e v eal i n th e book s e m anatin g fr om h i m , .

Fanaticised ar m i es led by am bitious ch iefs d e J

, ,

vastated th ese p r ov i nces E xe cu ti one r s led by le .

,
-

ate s and p r i e sts i m m ol ated th ose w h oh ad escap

g ,

e d th e f ur y ofth e sol d i er ; a tri bu nal ofm onk s w as

y
establ i sh ed w h o w er e to cond e m n to th e flam e s all
,
 A HIMAN R ZON E . 31

h w er e su spe cted ofh ear keni ng to th e

t at di ctates of
”
r eason .

“The ne v e r th e l e ss cou ld not hind er

p i r it th e
y s

ofl iberty a nd r e se ar ch f r om a m in r ound O v e r

g gg .

p ower ed i n th e sfate wher e i t h ad dar ed to app ear ,

and wh er e m or e th an once i ntol e r ant h y pocr i sy h ad

com b ate d i t w i th sav age w ar i t w ou l d r ep r od u ce,

and sp r e ad i tse l fin a ne i ghbo u r i ng cou ntr y It w as .

fou nd a t all ti m e s u nti l th at p e r iod Wh en se cond e d

,

by th e i nv enti on of p r inti ng i t gr e w i n pow e r suf ,

fi ci e ntl
y t o d e li v e r a r e at p ar t ofE u r op e f
g r o m t h e

y ok e of th e cou rt ofR o me .
”

M onsi eur C ond or ce t th en p r o e eds to inqu i r e c

,

w h e th er at a ti m e wh en ph i l osophi c p r ose l y ti sm
’

w ou l d h av e b e en attend e d w i th d anger se cr et as ,

soci ati ons w er e not f or m ed d e sti ned to spr ead and

,

p er petuate p n vate ly and wi th out d ange r am ong

,

af e w ad e p ts a sm all nu m be r of si m pl e tr u th s as
,
-

ce r tai n p r e se r v ati v e s agai nst th e p r e dom i nant rej u

p
di ce s. W e wi ll e xam i ne h e conti nu e s wh eth er
,
”
,

th at ce l e b r ated or d e r ( th e t e m pl ar s ) agai nst wh i ch ,

th e p ope s and k i ngs so b ar b ar ou sl y consp i r ed ar e ,

to be nu m b
”
e r ed am ong th e se associ ati ons
"

Th ese m en ofth e south Bar r u e l h as d i scover ed ,

"
to b e th e r e l i giou s se cts w e h av e e nu m e r ated all of
/ '

wh om togeth er w i th th e t em plars and th e occult

,

m asons h e say s p r ocee de d f

, ,
rom M ane s th e p ar ent
32 AHIMAN R EZ ON .

stoc k Thi s i s evid ent to h i m fr om th ei r di sorgani z

.

i ng p r i nci pl es o fl i b er ty and e qu al i ty .

It w ou l d not be j u st i fm asonr y be d e ri ved f r om

,

th i s sou r ce to q u i t th i s b r anch ofour su bj e ct w i th

, ,

ou t gi v i ng th e v i e w s ofth e ch ar acte r ofth e f am ou s

h e r e siar h Manes as i t h as be n d r awn by w r i ter s

c ,
e -

le ss p r ej ud i ed th an m onk i sli h i stor ians A nd w i th

c .
,
'

ou t i nte nd i n to confi r m th e conj e ctu r e s ofth e abb é

g ,

w e w ou l d ob ser v e th at h e h as tr a e d m any f
,
e atu r e s c

of r e se m bl anc e b e t w e e n th e M ani ch e ans and th e

,

m ason s wh i ch th e i ni ti ated w i ll i nstantly r e cog

,

ni z e , so m any i nd ee d th at h i s conj e ctu r e s ar e e u

,

t i tl ed to qu i te as m u ch consi de r ati on as th ose wh i ch

’

i d entify m asonr y w i th th e E ssene s th e P y th agor e ,

ans, th e
.
Di ony si ans, or E le u sm i ans .

M ani th en, accord i ng to th e e aste r n aut or s, w h o h

d o not m enti on h i s sl ave r y , w as by pr ofession a pai n
te r and e ngr av e r , ad m i tted by th e Gr ee k s to h av e

been r ich l ear ned e d u ated am ong ph i losopher s

, , c ,

and at th e cour t ofP e r si a i n h i s e ar l y age He h ad ,

.

a h and so accu r ate and fi ne as to d r aw l i ne s and ,

m ake c ir cl es w i th ou t r u l e or com pass and h e m ad e ,

a ter r e str ial globe w i th all i ts ci r cl e s and d i vi sions

,
.

It i s al so sai d th at h e w as sk ill e d i n astr onom y and

, ,

w r ote a book ofastrology It i s pr obabl e accor di ng .

,

to B e ausobr e th at h e b e l ie ve d ou r e ar th to h ave
,

tw o h e m i sph ere s an up pe r and a l ower both i nh a

, ,
 34 AHIMAN nnzon .

far r em ote . Th er eth e or i gi n ofth e cr af

t i s d ed u c

ed fr om th e associ ation oftr ad i ng ar ti sts; wh i ch w e

h ave alr e ady l igh tly noti e d A ssoci ati ons of th e
s c .

m em b e r s of th e se v e al h and i cr af r ts w e r e com m on ,

ii i E u r op e wh e n th ei r m y ster i e s w e r e l e ss know n
‘

,
.

and of m or e d i f ficu l t acqu i r e m ent th an at pr e se nt .

Th ese associations h ad th e i r signs th ei r cer em o ,

ni e s, t h e i r h i dd e n l angua g e w h i ch consti t u ted th e

,

se cr et ofth e p r of e ssi on Th i s l anguage and th e se

.
,

signs se r v ed to di sti n u i sh th e w or k men and d e

, g ,

noted th e d e gr ee th ey h ad acq u i r e d wh e th e r ofap ,

pr e ntice or m aste r , and w as a m ethod ofr e cognz i

i ng th ose w h o on th egr oad ask e d for w or k or f

, ,
or ,

su pp or t t o e nabl e th e m t o conti nu e th e r j ou r ney i .

S uch w as th e case i n Fr ance wi th th e pr ofe ssion of ,

th e Fendeu r s or h e w er s of w ood i nto w

,
h i ch ge n ,
.

tle m en and b u rge sse s w e re ad m i tte d and w h o at ,

tend e d th e i r m e t in s and r e p asts af

e te r th e m anne r
g
offi e e m ason I n l ate r d a s a si m i l ar associ ati on of
.
y ,

pr i nter s i s said to hav e e x i sted i n Ger m any Tr a .

ce s of op e r ati v e m asons th u s asso c i ated are to be ,

fou nd i n m any cou ntr i es of E u r op e Th ey w e r e .

d i v ide d i nto cl asses gr ad u ate d by th e i r sk i ll e ach ,

cl ass h av i n d i sti ncti v e w or d s and si ns b wh i ch

g g y ,

i ts m em be r s w e r e k nown to e ach oth er S i r C h r i s

"
.

top h e r W r e n h i m sel fa d i sti ngui sh e d ar ch i te ct and

,

spe cu lati v e m ason sp eak i n on th i s subj e ct i n som e

g , ,
 AHIMAN RE ZON . 85

paper s p ubli sh ed i n th e L ondon P h i losophical

“
Tr ansactions say s, a th at th e h oly w ar gav e th e ‘

,
.

ch ri sti ans w h o h ad be e n t h e r e an i d e a of th e S a ,

r ace ns w or k s Iw h i ch w e r e af te r w ar d s i m i tate d by
’ '

.
,

th e m i n th e c h u rch e s, and th ey r e fi ne d u p on i t e ve

r
y d a y a.s th ey p r o ce e d e d i n b u i l d i n
g T h e I ta l i an
. s ,
.

( a m o
ng wh o m w e r e so m e G r e e k r e f u
g e e s ) an d
wi th the m Fr ench G er m ans and F lem i ngs j oi ned
, , ,

i nto a f r ater ni t ofar chi te cts p r ocur i n p a p a l b u ll s

y g ,

f or th e i r e ncou r a e m ent and par ti cu l ar p r i v i l e e s,

g g
th ey sty led th e m se lv e s f
”

r ee m asons, and r an e d
g
f r o m one nation to anoth e r as th e
y f
,
ou nd c h u r ch e s

to be b u i l t Th ei r gove rngnen t w as r egu l ar , and

'

wh en th ey fi xed near th e b ui ld i ng 111 h and they ,

m ad e a cam p ofh u ts A sur vey or gove r ne d i n c h i e f

.
,

ev e r y tenth m an w as c all e d a w ar de n and ov e r ,

look ed each ni ne ; th e gentl em en ofth e nei ghbour

h ood ei th er out of char ity or com m u tati on of p e
, ,

nance gav e th e m ater i al s and car r i age s Those

“
.
,

w h o h av e seen th e e x ac t accou nts i n r e cor d s ofth e ,

,

ch ar e of f ab r i cs of som e of ou r cath ed r al s ne ar
g ,

f ou r h u nd r ed y ear s old cannot bu t h av e a gr e at

,
.

e ste e m f or th e i r e conom d d r e : h ow soon

’

y a n a m i
,

th e y e r ected su ch l of ty Th e e di tor s of
th e Q uar ter l y Rev i e w f r om wh e nce th e f
,
or egoi ng

l R vi
Q u ar ter y e ew , vol xxi v, p 1 45
. . .
36 AHIM A N nezon .

i s taken, p ur sue th e i r r e m ar k s u pon th e h i stor y of

m asonr y i n th e f oll ow ing m anne r “ i t app e ar s to :

us th at si r Ch r i stoph e r h as not e ed n th e si d e rr o
.

of v ai n gl or y bu t of se l fd eni al ; and th at h e d i m i
,
-

ni sh e d t h e ant iq u i ty o fth e f r ater ni t

y i n ste ad ofen ,

h anci ng i t S t A l fr e d and k i ng Ar th u r m ay or m ay
. .
,

not h ave be en p atr ons of th e b r oth er h ood bu t m a ,

soni c l an ua e m a be tr ace d i n th e r e i n ofCh ar

g g y g
lem agne [A D . . In a p r e ce d i ng e r a th e r e
.
‘

ar e r easons f or conj e ctu r i n i ts e x i ste nce S u bse

g
-

qu ent ages affor d p r e su m pti ve pr oof that th e fr ee

m asons w er e th e ar ch i te cts ofth e p r o ud e st G oth i c

p i l es S om e h ave maintaine d th at u nti l th e statu te

.
,

of3 H enr
y V I c i W h i ch
, g . r e at l
, y i m p a i r e d th e i r

or ani z ati on and p r osp e r i t b p h i b i ti n t h m

g y y r o , g e

fro m m ee ting in th e i r ch ap te s th e y e nj oy e d a k ind r ,

ofb u i l d i n m n p l i n t h i s cou ntr I n a n i n d n

g o o o y y e .

t u r e of ov e nants m ad e i n th is r ei n b etw ee n th e
c
g ,

ch u r ch w ar d ens f a p ar i sh i n S ufo folk and a com ,

p any offr e e m asons th e l atter sti pu l ate that e a h

, ,
c

m an sh u l d be p r ov i de d w ith a p ai r ofwh i te l eath e r

o

g l ov e s and a wh i te ap r on; and th at a l od e p r op er

, g ,

ly ti l e d sh oul d be e r e ted at th e exp ense ofth e p a

,
c

r i sh i n wh i ch th e w t a n th i w or k s
y er e o r r y o e c r .

It h as b e e n sugge ste d th at th e m em b er s ofth i s an,

ci e nt so i e t
y c n w r a
,
pp e d
e th e m s e lv es i n m y s te r
y i n ,

or d e r to conce al th e m e th od o f c u tti n
g t h e ar ch
 A HI MAN a on . 37

stones, t h e tr ai t des p i er r es as i t i s te r m ed i n Fr en h c ,

from th e pr ofane m ul titud e W h eth er th ei r r i tes .

m ay not h ave contai ned doctr inal m y ste r i e s w e

'

sh all ,
pe rh aps h ave another Oppor tuni ty of exa
,

m in i ng; atfi p r e se nt w e m u st conte nt ou r se lv e s w i th

ob se r v i n t h a t i t S m p b abl th at ab out th e
g e e s r o e ,

ti m e th e y b or r ow ed th e p oi nte d ar ch fr om th e e ast

t h ey al so be ca m e gr af ted i nto th e v ast conge r i e s of

th e Manich aean sects wh i ch flou r i sh ed i n th e m i d

d le
Ofth e xi stence ofth is m asoni c fr ate rnity i n E u
e

gl a n d t
,
h e cr aft h ad p r e se r v e d se v e r al d ocu m e n ts

wh i ch ifnot th e m ost v er aci ou s w er e cer tai nly v er y

, ,

anci e nt l I t w ou ld see m th at S t A lbans th e Eu .

l i sh p r tom ar ty r w h o d i e d A D 3 0
o 3 w as a d i sti n
g . .
,

u i sh e d ar ch i te ct and a tr on of th e or d er F r om
g p .

an account w r i tte n i n th e r e i gn ofE d w ar d I V and ,

for m e r ly i n posse ssi on ofE l i as A sh m ol e Esq f ou n ,

.

d e r of th e m u se u m at O x f or d w e ar e tau h t th at
g ,

A th e l stane gr and son ofA l f

,
r e d w h o tr ansl ate d t h e
-

Bi bl e i nto th e Sax on tongu e er ected m any bui ldi ngs ,

and encou raged m any m asons f r om F r ance wh o ,

w er e appoi nted h i s ov er seer s and w h o br ought ,

w i th th e m th e anci ent ch ar ges and r e gu l at i ons p r e

se r v ed si nce th e Rom an ti m e s Th at h e f or m ed th e .

Q u ar ter l y R vie ew , vol xxi v, p 1 46

. .
.
i O ld C i
o nsti tut on.
38 A HI M A N REZ ON .

E ngl i sh l odg es on th efor eign m odel , and appoi nted

h i s br oth er Edwi n w h o was i ni t iate d i nto th e m a
‘

soni c m st i s Gr and M aster of th e fr ater ni ty;

y e r e , ,

h
t at Ed wi n su m m oned a gr and com m uni cation of
m asons at Yo r k w h o br in in w i t h th e m a ll th e
g g , ,

w ri tings and r ecor d s e xtant i n Gr eek Latin Fr ench , , ,

and oth e r l an u a e s f
g g r am e d th e C o n st i tu ti on and
,

ch ar e s ofth e E n l ish l od e s a
g g g n d e n ac t e d s ta tu te s
,

for th e i r p r e ser vati on Th e se ch ar ge s and r egu l a .

ti ons ar e sai d to be now i n u se a r ate r ni

m ong th e f

ty . Th e se m anu scr i ts p cu r i ou s or t h e i r
f anti qu i ty ,
and grate ful prid e ofth e cr aft were d estr oy
to th e ,

e d th e one i h 1 6 8 8 th e oth er i n 1 7 2 0 f
,
r om a m or
, ,

bid d e l i cacy ofd i vu l gi ng th e secr et of th e or d er f g

It w ou l d see m al so fr om a v er y old m anu scr i p t a

, ,

cop o f wh i ch w a s i n p ossessi o n ofG e or e Pay ne

y g ,

Gr and M aster i n 1 7 1 8 th at th e gov e r nm ent ofm a

,
,

so ur y f or m ed a p a r t of th e p ol i t of th e k i n d om ;
y g
th at th e sh e r i f
fofth e ou nty or th e m ayor of th e c ,

ci ty or al d er m an ofth e tow n w as assoc ate d w i th th e i

m aste r to p r eser v e and enf or ce th e r e u l ati ons of

g
th e l odge ! Th e or d e r app ear s al so to h av e b e en
patroni z ed by th e cl er gy For th e L ati n r egister .

ofW m M olar t p r i or ofC ante r b u r y i n m anu scr i pt

.
,

p 88 entitled Li berati o generali s D om i ni Gu liel

.
,

M aso ni c Li b a y
r r 1M asoni c Li b a y
r r .
 a s a
e
AHIMAN R E ZON . 39

tu m nah li s fl om i ni 1 42 9 , h
i nf
or m s u s, t at i n th e

y e ar 1 4 2 9 ,
d u r i ng th e m i nor i ty o f H e nr
y V I a r es ,

p e c tab l e l od g e w as h e l d at C a n te r bur
y u n d e r the ,

p atr ona g e of H e nr y C h i ch e ly t h e ar chb i sh o p a t ,

whi ch w er e pr esent Thom as S tapl eton th e m aster ‘

,

John Mor r i s cu stos de la lodge lath em or um a W ar

, , ,

d e n ofth e l odge ofm asons w i th fi f te en f

,
e ll ow cr af ts

an d th r ee entered app r e nti ces all ofW h om ar e p ar ,

ti cu larly nam ed A r e cor d ofth at ti m e say s th e

.
“
,

com pan f m a n b in o t h w i s t m d F
y o so s e
g e r e e r e r e e

M asons ofanti ent stau nd i ng and gu d e r e ck oni ng by ,

m e ans ofaf fable and k i nd m eetings d y ver se ty m e s ,

and as a l ov i ng b r oth e r h ood u sed to do d i d f r e qu e nt ,

th i s m u tu al assem bly i n th e ti m e of Henr y V I i n ,

th e 1 2 th y e ar ofh i s r e i gn A D
”

,
. A nd th e .

sam e r ecor d fu r th er say s

-
“ th at th e ch ar ge s and
,

law s of Fr e e Masons h ave b e en seen and p er u sed

by our l ate sover ei gn k i ng H enr y V I and by th e .
,

l or ds of h i s m ost h onor able cou nci l w h o h ave al ,

l owed th em and decl ar ed th at th ey be r i ght good

,

and r easonabl e to be h ol d e n as th ey h av e b e en

dr aw n out and coll ected fr om th e r ecor ds of aun

,

”
ti ent ty m e s .

B u t th e docu m ent ved wi th m ost fai th by

r e cei

masons is a m anu scri p t copy of an e x a

m inati on of

M ason i c Li bra y r .
 40

som e ofth e fr ater nity tak en b ef

or e He nry V I ,
found

i n th eB od l ei anl i b r ary , by th e l l ear ned and ce e

br ated J oh n L ocke E sq Th e ge nu i nene ss ofthi s

,
.

d ocu m ent w as not dou bted by M r Lock w h o sup .

,

poses i t to h av e been a copy one h undr ed and si xty

a ld f an or i i nal tw o h und r ed a s old er
y e r s o o , g y e r ,

w r i tten by th e king h m sel fabou t th e ti m e at wh i ch

-
i

h e w as i ni ti ated and p u t a ch e ck to th e pe r secu ti ons

ofm asons .

Th at congr egations ofm asons wer e com m on i m

m e di ate l y p r e ce d i ng th e r e i gn of th at p r i nce can

not be d ou b ted si nc e th e y are r e cogni z e d b stat 3

y . .

He nr y V I entitl e d m asons sh all not confe de

,

r ate i n ch ap te r s Th e br each of th i s statu te was

”
'

. .

fe l ony .Its obj e ct m y l or d C ok e i nfor m s u s w as

, ,

to pr e ve nt th e i nte r f e r ence ofm asons w i th th e sta

tute s of labou r er s wh i ch statutes h av i ng be en r e

,

pe al e d th e act of 3 H enr y V I ce ased to be i n ,

f
or ce .

D ur i ng th e ci vi l war s ofYor k and Lancaster th e

cr af t f e ll i nto gr e at ne l e ct f m w h i h i t w as i n a
g r o c ,

m e asu r e r etr ie v ed und e r J am e s I I t p r ospe re d d u .

rin h i s r e i n u nd e r th e sp e c i al ad m ini str ation of

g g ,

Ini go Jone s and th e e ar l ofPe m b roke D ur i ng th e .

ci v i l w ar be tw e e n C h arl e s th e fi r st and h i s par l ia

m e nt and i n th e t i m e of th e com m onw e al th l i ttl e

,

lei sur e w as afi br ded f or th e p r acti ce ofm asonr

y y e t ,
42
‘

AHIMAN RE ZON .

i ng asse m bl ed ,
all br eth r en w er e sub e ct, j
'

and fth e

h
au t or i ty
“
of th e
g r and m aste r ne ver e xtend ed be
y ond h
t e se g e ne r a l m e e ti ngs . E v er y p r i vate as
se m bly lodge w as u nd er th e d ir ection ofi ts p ar
or

ti c lar m aster ch ose n f

u or th e occasm n wh ose au
, ,

th or i ty te r m i nate d wi th th e m e eti ng W h en a l od ge .

w as fi xed at any p ar ti la pla fo a e tai n ti m ecu r ce r c r ,

an atte stati o n f om th e b r e th r e n p r e sent e nter e d

r ,

U p on r e cor d w as a su fli ci ent p r oofofi ts r e gu l ar con

,

st i t u ti on; and th i s p r acti ce p r e v ai l e d m an ars

y y e

af te r th e r e v i val ofm asonr y i n t h e south of Eng

land .

B ut th e cr af t b e i ng no l onger e ssenti all y op er a

ti v e and com p ose d ofm en e ngage d in th e constr u c

,

t i on of b u i l d i ngs ne w m eans f or i ts
, g ov er nm ent

and p r op agati on w e r e d e v i se d A f ter th e d e ath of .

si r C h r i stoph e r Wr e n th e l od e s i n th e sou th of
g ,

E ngl and four i n nu m b er m et i n L ond on i n F ebr u

, , ,

ar y 1 7 1 7 an d th e old e st maste r m ason p r e sent

, ,
.

tak ing th e ch ai r th e y consti tu te d th e m se lv e s i nto

,

a g and l od ge p ro tem p or e i n d u e f
r ,
or m Th ey r e ,
.

solv e d u pon qu ar te r l y com m u ni cat ions to h ol d th ei r ,

ne x t annu al asse m bl y an d fe a
st on th e 2 4th ofJ u ne ,

at a tav e r n i n S t Pau l s ch u r ch y ar d th e pl ace at

’
.
,

w h i ch th e ol d e st l odge u suall y asse m bl e d P ur su .

ant to th is r e sol uti on on S t J oh n th e bap ti st s day

’
,
.
,

1 7 1 7 in th e th i r d ye ar of th e r e ign of Geo I a
,
.
,
 AHIM A N nnzon .
43

r and l d w a s p e rman e ntl y or a n i z ed and M r

g o ge g , .

Anth ony Say er w as e lecte d gr and m aster He en

‘

, .

te r ed i m med iate ly u p on th e d u ti es of h i s of
V
fi ce ,

ap poi nted h i s w ar d ens and com m and e d th e br e th e m

, r

of th e f ou r l od e s t m t h i m an d h i w ar d ens
g e e o s .

quar ter ly in com m uni cati on

-

A t th i s m e eti ng i t w as r e solved th at, Th e p r i vi

'

l ege of assem bli ng as masons h i th e r to u nl i m ite d , ,

sh ou l d be vested i n l odges convened at cer tai n p la

ce s and th at n
,
o lo d ge th e r e afte r asse m bl i ng e x ce p t ,

th e f ou r th e n x i sti n , sh ou l d b d m d l a
e g e e e e r e
gu r

andconsti tu ti on al u nl e ss au th or i z ed to a t by a w ar
,
c

rant f r om t h e gr and m aste r r ante d on p et i ti on

g ,

ofi nd i v i d u als w ith th e consent and appr ob ati on of

,

th e gr and l odge i n com m uni cati on In com pl i m e nt

,
.

to th e b r e th r en of th e l odges by wh i ch th e gr and
‘

l odge w as fi r st consti tu t ed i t w as also r e solv e d ;

,

That e ve y p r i vi lege wh i ch th ey coll e cti v e ly en

r
‘

j oyed by v i r tue ofth ei r i m m em or i al r ights sh ou l d

,

be cont i nued to th em A nd th at no law r u l e or r e

: , ,

ulati on to be th er e af ter ad op te d i n gr and l od ge

g ,

sh ou l d d e pr i v e th e m ofsu ch p r i v i l e ge or e ncr oach ,

on any l and m ar k wh i ch w as at th at ti m e e stabl i sh

,

e d as th e standar d p fm asoni c gov e r nm ent A cod e .

ofl aw s w as fr am e d ,i n wh i ch th e f ol low i ng ar ti l e c

w as i ncor p or ated E ver y annu al gr and l odge

:

h as i nh erent pow er and au th or i ty to m ake ne w r e

44 . AHIMAN REZON .

u lati ons, or to a ter t

h l
e se f or th e r e al b ene fi t ofth i s
g
an i e nt f
c r ater ni ty p i ovi ded alw ays th at th e old l and
: ,
,

m ar k s b e car ef u ll
v

y p r e se r v e d and th at su h al te r a ,
c

ti ons and ne w r e gu l at i ons be p r op osed and agr e e d

'

to at th e th i r d qu ar ter ly m m n i ati on pr e ced co u c

i ng th e annu al gr and fe ast and th at th e y be of

fe r
,

e d al so to th e p e ru sal ofall th e br e th r en b e f
, or e d i n

ner i n w r i ti ng,e ven ofth e y ou ngest ap p renti ce , th e

,

ap p r bati on and consent of th e m aj ori ty of all th e

o -

b r eth r en pr esent be i ng ab solu te ly nece ssar y to -

”
m ak e th e sam e b i nd i ng and obl igator y .

T h i s r em ar kable clau se w ith thi r ty e igh t r e gu la ,

r
-

ti ons p r e ced i ng i t all ofw h i ch ar e p r i nte d i n th e

,

fi r st ed i ti on of th e bo ok ofc
'

onsti tu ti ons w e r e ap ,

p r oved and confi r m e d b one h und r e d a

y n d fi f ty
b r ethr en at an a nnu al asse m bly and feast h eld at
,
“

S tati one r s Hall on S t Joh n th e baptist s day 1 72 1

’
, .
’
, ,

and i n th e i r p r e se n su b cr i b d by th ce m as t sand e e er

w ar d ens ofth e fou r old l dges on th e one par t and o

, ,

by Ph i l i p d u k e of W h ar ton th e n gr and m aster

, , ,

Th e oph i l us Desaguli er s M D F R S depu ty ,

. . . . .

r and m aster J osh u a T i m son and W ill i amHaw

g ,

k ins gr and war dens and th e m aster and war d ens

, ,

ofsi x teen l odge s Th i s consti tuti on togeth er wi th

.
,

th e spe ci al cl ause th e gr and m aster f ,

or th e ti m e , ,

bei ng h i s successor s and th e m aster ofevery lodge

, ,

t o be th er eaf ter consti tuted w er e b ou nd to preser ve

 ~
. AH 1 MAN R E ZON . 45

vi ol ate
in . Tecomm e m or ate th i s ci r cu m stance i t h as
be e n cu stomar y , si nce th at tim e , for th e m aster
‘
’

i of

th e ld e st l od ge to atte nd e v er y
o g r and i nstall ati on,

and taki ng pr eced ence ofall p r esent th e gr and m as ,

ter onl y e x ce pte d to d e l i v er th e b ook of or i gi nal

,

consti tu ti ons to th e n
.
e w install e d gr and m aster on ,

h i s engag i ng to su pp or t th e anci ent ch ar ge s and

ne r al r e u l ations
g e
g .

Th e four lod g e s by th e se m e ans as th e y b e li e v ed , ,

e stabli sh e d th e b asi s of m asonl c Ju r sdi cti on i n t h e

e
i

ec
.

sou th of E n l and an d s u r e d th e i r an i e nt l and

g ,
c

m ar k s f r om i nnov ati on Th e e stabl i sh e d r e u l ati ons

g .

th ey consi d er e d as a contr act to w h i ch th ey w e r e

'

p ar ti es obl i gator y u pon th e m so l ong as i t w as duly

,

ob se r v ed by all oth e r s B ut cl a i m i ng t o h ol d th e i r
”

m asoni c r i gh ts by au th or i ty p ar am ou nt to th e
’

—
.
_

r and l odge th ey h e l d th e m se lv es r e stor e d to

g ,

th e i r or i gi nal state of i nd e p end e nce by any vi ol a -

ti on oft h e ne w consti tu ti o ns by th e gr and l od ge

’

Under th e a d m i ni strati on ofgr and m aster s S ay r e ,

Payne Dr Desagu li er s th ed uk e of W h ar ton th e

, ,
, ,

d uk e of M ontagu e and o th er di sti ngu i sh ed nobl e ,

m en th e soci e ty conti nu e d to p r osp er and i ncr ease

,
.

In 1 6 40, th er e w er e a bov e si xty l odges under th e ,

j ur i sdi cti onof th e gr and l odgeof Engl and S om e .

ofth e se W er e l ocated on th e conti nents of E ur ope

and A m er ica;and som e i n India Th e r ep utati on of .

 46 AHIMAN REZ ON .

th e ay b
soci e ty e e st i m ate d f m th e fa t th a
m t ro c

Fr an i s duke of T uscany aft r w ar ds e m per or of

c , ,
e

Ge rm any F r ed e r i k p i n xa fW al es and F r e de r
,
c ,
r c o ,

i k p r i nce r oy al afte war d th e gr eat k ing ofP r u s

c , ,
r s

si a we r e i ni ti ate d i nto th e or d er
,
.

Wh i l e m ason y w as th u s sp r e ading i ts i nflh ence

d

o v e r th e so u th er n p ar t ofth e k i n d om i t w a s not
g ,

ne gl e cte d i n th e nor th Th e ge ner al asse m bly , .

or
g r and l odg a t Y o k net i nu e d e g u l ar l
yrto ,
co r

m eet as h e t f e In 1 705 und e th e di r eti on of

”

r e o or .
,
r c

si G e or ge T e m p est b ar t
r th e n gr and m aste se
,
. r,

v eral l od ges m et and m any wor thy br e th r e nw e r e

,

i ni ti ate d i n Yor k and i ts nei ghb our h ood S i r G e or ge

‘

be i ng su ceed ed by th e r ight h on Rober t B en

c .

son l o d m ay or of Y or k a nu m b e r of me e ti ngs of
,
r ,

fe r e nt ti me s i n th at
‘

th e f r ater ni ty w as h e l d at d i f

c i ty and th e gr and f
,
e ast d u r i ng h i s m aste r sh i p i s

sai d to h av e be e n v er y b r i ll i ant S i r W i ll i am Ro .

b i nson bar t su ee d d M r Benson i n th e offi

,
. cc e ce of .

g r and m aste r and th e f r ate r ni t

, y se e m t o h av e n co

si d e r abl y i n r e ased i n th e nor th u nd e r h i s au sp i e s

c c .

H e w as su ee d e d by si r W al te r H aw k esw ort h
cc
,

bart w h o gover ned th e socie ty wi th gr eat r edi t A t

. c .

th e e xpi r ation of h i s m aste r sh ip sir Ge org Te m , e

pe st w as el e ted a second ti m e gr and m aste r ; and

c

f om th e ti m e of h i s e l e t ion i n 1 7 1 4 to 1 72 5 th e
r c
, ,

g ran d l od e continue d r egu l ar l y to asse m bl e at Yor k

g
 AHIMAN in nzon . 47

u nde r f
har l es F ai r fax esq si r Wal
th e di r ecti onoofC ,
.

ter H a w k esw orth bar t Ed w ar d B e ll esq Cha , r le s

.
, .

i
Bath u r st e sq Ed w ar d Th om pson e sq M P John
,
.
,
. . .

Joh nson M D a nd J ohn M arsden esq all ofwhom

, . .
,
.

i n r otati on d ur i ng th e abov e pe r i o
,
d r egu l ar l y filled ,

th e of fi ce of r and m aste r i n th e nor th of En l and

g g .

Fr om th i s accou nt wh i ch 5 au th enti cated by ,

1

th e book s o f th e gr and l od ge at Y or k i t appe ar s

~

, ,

th at th e r e v i val o fm asonr y i nth e sou th ofEngl and ,

d id n er e w i t h th e p roce ed i n s of th e fr a
ot i nte r f
‘

g
'

t er ni ty i n th e nor th
1 F or a ser i es of y ear s th e
.

m ost pe r f
,
e ct h ar m on
y su b si ste d be tw ee n th e tw o

r and l od ge s nd p r i vate l od ge s fl ou r i she d i n both

g a ,

p ar ts of th e k ingd om U nde r th e i r se par ate j ur is

-

Th e onl y d i sti ncti on wh i ch th e gr and l odge

“ '

d i cti on f .

i n th e north a r s to hav e r e tai ne d af

'

a ter t h e r e
pp e ,

V i val ofmasonr y in th e sou th i s i n th e ti tl e wh i ch ,

th e y c l ai m vi z Th e gr and lodge f all E ngland ; o

-

.
,

wh i l e th e gr and l odge i n th e south passes only nu

d e r th e d enom i nation of Th e gr and lodge E
f g
o n

land . latter on account ofits si tuati on bei ng

Th e , ,

enc ou r aged by so m e ofth e p r i nci pal nobi l i ty soon ,

acqu i r e d conse q ue nce and r ep utati on; wh i l e th e

for m er r e str i cte d to f

, e w e r th oug h not l ess r e s e c
p ,

tabl e me m ber s see m e d gr ad uall y to de cl i ne For

, ,
.

m any y ear s h ow e v er th e auth or ity of th e gr and

, ,

lod ge at Yor k w as nev e r ch allenged ; on th e

48 A fi I M A N R EZ ON
’

trar y , very m ason i n th e ki ngdom h eld i t i n th e

e .

h igh est v ener ation and consider ed h i m sel fbound

,

by th e ch a r e s wh i ch or i gi nally s pr ung f r om th at
‘

g
asse m bly To be r ank e d as d e
. scendants of th e ou

g i ns l Y or k m asons w as th e ,
l
g y or and b oast of th e

br ethr en i n alm ost ever y count1 y w her e m asonry

‘

w as e stabl i sh ed and f ,
r om th e p r e v al e nc e an
,
d u ni

ve r sali ty of the i d eath at i n th e ci ty of Y or k m a

,

sou r y w as fi r st e stabl i sh ed by ch ar ter th e m asons ‘

.

of E n l and h av e r e ce i v e d t r i bu te f r om th e fi r st
g
state s i n E u r op e ?

About th i s pe r i od ( 1 749 ) m u ch di ssati sfaction be

,
'
;

a n t o p r e v ai l am on th cr af t i n onse q u en ce of
g g e ,
c

som e i nnovati ons on i ts u sage s T h e d i scontente d

.

se p ar ate d th e m se lv e s f r om th e e stabl i sh e d l od e s
g ,

and h el d m e e ti ngs f or th e p ur p ose of1 n1 t at ng m e m 1 1

ber s contr ary to th e law s ofth egr and l odge Th ese

,
.

ne w l d ge s b e com i ng nu m e1 ou s assu m ed th e ch a
o
,

r acte r of Y or k m asons and th ou h m om e ntari l

g , y
ch e ck ed by th e ce nsu r e of th e r and l od e soon
g g ,

acqu i r ed gr eat f or ce and v i ou r i n conse qu e nce of

g ,

th e ch ange m ad e by th e gr and l odge of E n l and

‘

g ,

i n th e anci ent and m ost i m p or tant l and mar k s A .

new r and l od e w as establ i sh e d p r of d l on th e

g g e sse y ,

anc i e nt sy ste m ,
and u nde r th e sanction of th e an

c ie nt Y or k consti tu ti ons Th i s gr and l odge posses

.

sed th e enti r e confi

dence of th e gr and l odge s of
50 AHIMAN REZON .

m em bers wh om th ey h ad e xp ell ed for m i sbe hav iour :

Th e quar r e l wax i ngw ar m th e or i gi na l cause ofdi s
,

pute w as for gotten and a ontest for power w as com

,
c ~

m e nced wh i ch ende d i n th e total e str ange m ent of

,

th e par tie s f or U pwar d s o ft e n y e ar s In j u sti fi cati on .

ofth ep r oce edi ngs ofth e gr and lod ge t h e f oll ow ing ,

r e sol u tion w as adop te d m 1 7 79 p r i nted and d i sp e rs ,

e d am ong t h e l od ge s
“ Resolved That ev e r y p r i
.
,

vate l odge d e r ive s i ts auth or i ty f

,
r om th e gr and

l odge 3and th at no auth or i ty bu t th e gr and l odge can ,

w i th d r aw or tak e away th at pow er That th ou gh ’

.
,

th e m aj or ity ofa l od ge m ay d eter m ine to qu i t th e so

ci e ty ,
th e consti tuti on or pow e r of asse m bl i ng r e ,

m ai ns w i th and i s v e sted i n th e r est of th e m e m

,

be r s w h o m ay be d esi r ous of onti nu i ng th e ir alle

,
i c

i an ce and th at i fall th e m e m b e r s w i th d r aw th e m
g ; ,

se lv e s th e n ti t t i n i s e xt i n t and th e au th or i t
co s u o
, y c ,

r e v e r ts to th e r an
g d lod e
g T h e l od ge ofA. n
”
t i q ui
ty conte nde d th at wh atev e r m i h t be th e f ce of
, g o r

th is r e sol uti on u pon l od ges de r i vi ng th e i r consti tu

ti ons f r om th e r and l od e i t w as i nappl i cab le to

g g ,

a lod ge wh ose be in w as f r om anoth e r and an an

‘

, g ,

te r ior sour ce and w h i ch h ad ne ve

, r su r r e nde r ed i ts

pri m iti ve r ights; and that th e r i ght wh i ch or iginally

appe rtai ned to th e m to convene and m ak e m ason
,
s

sti ll r e m ai n unal te r ed .
 AHIMAN n nzon . 51

Th e gr and lodge ofE ngl and , with standing th e not

d issenti ons w h i ch h ad occasi onally pr e v ai l e d con ,

tinue d to fl ou r i sh p atr oni z ed by th e r oy al fam i ly

,
.

m any ofw h o m w e r e m e m ber s; by nobl e m en oft h e

hi gh est rank an d by gentl e m e n ofdi sti ngu i sh ed r e

,

pu tation In 1 79 2 th e pr ince ofW al e s w as e l ected

.
,

r and m ast e r w h o appointed l ord Rawdon since

g , ,

ear l o fMoi r a h i s d e p uty

,
.

Th e grand l od ge of fr e e and acce p ted anci ent

Yor k m asons al so prosecu ted i ts l abour s w ith suc
,

c e ss o b ai ni n th e su pp or t ofm an w h d d i
, t g y or t y an s

ti ngui sh e d m en Th e d u k e of A th o l p r esi d ed as
.

g r and m aste r i n 1 7 72 b ein

g h
t e n al so
>

gr an d m a s
,

te r ofS cotl and Wi th th e str ength and pr osper i ty

.
,

of th e se tw o gr and l odges th e i r ant ip ath y to e a h

“ ‘

,
c

oth er incr eased Indi scr e et and i nte m per ate z ea

F

.
‘

l
h ur r i ed th e br eth r en i nto m isr ep r ese ntation and i n .

d e cor um Th e h ost i l ity ofth e par ents d e sce nde d to

.

th e ir ch i ldr en L odge s w ar r ante d by th e grand

.
,

lod ge ofanci ent m asons refuse d to r ecogni ze oth er s ,

war r anted by th e gr and lodge of E ngl and , h ence

,
,

even onth e weste r n sh or e s ofth e A tl anti c th e fe ud ,

w as conti nu ed T h i s v er y e m b ar r assi ng and u np r o

.

fi table di visi on w as h appi ly i n a m easur e h e al ed , ,

m E ngl and i n 1 8 1 3
,
.

Fr ee m asonr y w as intr od uced into S cotland by ,

th e arch i tects w h o bui l t th e abbe y of K i lwi nning .

i
52 A HIMAN ‘
RE zoN .

Thi s i s m anif
est not onl y from th ose auth entiedo
wh i ch th e e xistence of th e K i lw in
'

c u m ents by f
-

ni ng l odge h as b e e n tr ace d back as f ar as h e en d

t
of th e fi tee nth ce ntu ry but by oth e r coll ate r al
f ,

ar gume nts wh i ch am ount alm ost t o a d em onstr a

ti on Th e h i stor y of th e or d e r i n Sc otl and i s

.

sh or ter and m or e ce r tai n i n i ts ch ar acte r th an th at

'

of Engl and W h i le fr e e m asonr y w as encou r age d

'

i n Engl and by He nr y V I ,h i s sote m p or ar y J am e s

I p atroni sed i t i n th e siste r k i ngd om of S cotl and
,
.

A grand m aster ch osen fr om th e nobi l i ty or cl er gy

w as e stabl i sh e d w i th a r e v e nu e of f ou r
p ou nd s

scots fr om h m aste r m ason, and a fe e th e

‘ '

e ac at

i ni ti ation v er y new m e mber T h e d uty ofth i s

of e .

c fli cer w as to adj u st th e d i f fer e nce s wh i ch sh ou l d

ar i se b etw e e n th e m e m b e r s and to r e u late t h e af

g ,

fai r s of th e f r ater ni t
y wh i ch i t w ou l d be i mp r op er
,

to b r i ng b ef or e th e or di nar tr ibun a l H a
y s ; e
p
p ointe d d e p utie s o w ar d ens w h o r esi ded i n th e
,
r
,

ch i e ftow ns ofS cotl and and m ana ed th e concer ns

g ,

of th e or d e r wh en i t w as i nconv e ni ent to a al t
pp e o

th e gr and m aste r h i m se l f In th e r ei n of Jam es

g .

II th e offi
, ce of rand m aste r W
g as ,m ad e h er edi tar
y
i n th e fam i l y of Wi ll i am S t Cl ai r E ar l of O rk ne
y
.
,

and C ai th ne ss b ar on ofRosli n and f

, ou nd er of th e f

m u ch ad m i r e d ch ap e l of Rosl i n on accou nt of h i
s ,

attenti on to th e i nter ests of th e or d r

e , and th e r a
 AHIMAN nnzou . 53

p i d p r ogr e ss of th e roy al ar t u nd er h i s ad m i ni stra

ti on . Th e fi
of ce continu ed am i l y
i n h is f u ntil th e -

i nst i tu ti on of th e
gr a
nd l od e
g
t
of S cot land . Th e
bar onsof Rosl i n h eld the ir annual me e ti ngs at K i l
wi nning and gr anted war r ants to such br e th r e n as
,

w er e d esi rou s to er ect r egu lar lodge s m d iffe r ent '

par ts ofth e k i ngdom all ofwh om h e ld ofth e lod ge ,

of K i l w
n
i ni ng and m tok e n ofr e sp e ct and su bm i s
,

si on m an of th e m j oi ned to th e 1r o w n nam e that

, y .

of th e m oth er l od ge
. B u t th e S cot ti sh annal s ar e
.

v e ry bar r en u pon th i s su bj ect Th er e i s h o we v er .

, ,

a l e tte r i h th e p r i vy seal b ook of S cotl a nd d ate d

'

at H ol y r ood h ouse 2 5 th S e p t 1 5 9 0g r anted by

“ "

.
, ,

“
Jam e s V I to Patri ck Cope l and of Udaugh t for
9 ‘

usi ng an d exe r c1 sm g th e offi ce of War denr i e ov er

’

th e ar t and cr af
t of m asonr i e ove r all th e boundi s
‘

ofA b erdeen ,
f,
B anf and Ki ncar d i ne , to bed , w ar

d en and j u sti wi th i n th e sai d bound i s and

ce cour ts ,

th er e to m i ni ster j u sti ce ? Th is gr ant affor ds full

eyi dence th at m asonry w as su f fici ently i m p or tant to
m er it sp e ci al consi d e r ati on and th at m e n of r ank ,

w er e ev en at th is ear l y p er iod , associ ated with th e

,

soci ety Thi s i s fur th er confi

. r m ed by th e m i nu tes

of S t M ar y s ch ap el th e old e st l odge i n E d i n
’
-

. .

b ur gh wh i ch e x
,
-

tend so f ar b ack as l 5 98 B y th ese .

i t ap p ears
"
th at Th om as B osw e ll of A u ch i nl e ck
, ,

w as m ade a w a en h e yea 1600 and that th e

rd in t r —
,
54 AHIMAN nnzon .

h on Rober t M or ey ,
. quar ter m ast r e gener al to th e

ar m y inScotl and a m aste r i n 1 6 41

'

.
,

Th e fam i ly of S t . C lai e to h a
r, does venot s e m

cl ai m ed th e ofli ce b
y h e r ed i tar
y gr i h t t h rou g h o u t

th e i r l i ne bu t th e i r r i gh t W
,
as d i sti nctl y ack nowl e dg e

ed by th e m asons th e m se lv es i n 1 6 3 0 a nd f or so m e ,

y e a r s ante ced e ntl

y y b c e
’
r ta i n c,
h a r te r s i n wh i ch

th ey appoi nted si r W ill iam S t C lai r of Ros l i n h i s .

,
~

h ei r s and su ccessor s to be the i r patr ons pr otector s ,

and ov erseer s i n all ti m e to com e

” ‘
Th e oth ee
’
‘
.

th e r e af ter w as ex er ci sed by some one ofth e f am i ly

su ant to th e r i gh t t h us r e cogni z e d u nti l 1 7 36

pp r ,

w h en W i ll i am S t C l ai r E sq th en gr and m a
.
,
. ster

being u nde r th e ne ce ssi ty of al i enati ng h i s e state

"

and h av i ng no ch i l d r e n w as d e si r ous ofre stor i ng to

,

m asons th e r i gh t of ch oosing th ei r grand master .

H e conv ened th e l odge s on S t A ndr e w s d ay of

’
.

th at y e ar to th e nu m ber ofth i r ty t w o and f or m all y

'
-

r esi gned to th e m th at of fi c e wh i ch h i s f am il y h ad
,

d e ri ved fr om th e gr ant ofth e k i ng confi r m ed by th e

cr af t . Thu s th e fi r st gr and l odge of S cotl and w as

for m ed . In gr ati tude f or th e l i b er al di sp osi tion of

W i ll iam S t Clai r h e w as u nani m ou sly el e cted and

.
,

pr oclai m ed gr and m aster m ason ofall S cotl and Th e .

r and l odge i m m ed i ate l y p roce ed e d to e stabl i sh a

g
r ev enue by r e qu i r i n
, g an i ni ti a tor
y f ee f r o m a ll p er

sons adm i tte d to th e cr af t subseq uently to i ts cr ea

,
 AHI MAN n nzon . 55

t ion. qu i siti on w as gener al th o

Th i s re u h th e Ki l
g ,

W i nni ng l odge pe ti ti o ned th at i t m i gh t not be de

'
‘
,

m and ed f r om op e ra ti ve m asons Th e au th or i ty of .

th e gr and l od ge w as r end er e d p e r m ane nt and i ncon

'

t esti ble by a m easu r e di r e tl y op p osi te to th at

‘
f

‘ c
wh i ch h ad be en adopted at th e for m ation of th e
'

r and lodge of Englandf Th e lod ges com p osi ng

“

g .

th e l atte r e ndeav our ed to p r ese r v e th e i r or i gi nal

r i gh ts i nd e p end ent ofth e gr and l od ge bu t th ose of ,

th e f or m e r su r r e nd e r e d th e i r old and r e ce i v e d
‘

ne w w ar r ants F r om th e ti m e of i ts or gani z ati on

.

th e gr and l od geo f S cotland h as b een d isti ngu i sh ed

‘

by th e r e sp e table ch ar acter of i ts p r e si d i ng of
c fi
ce r s by th e u ni on and h ar m ony of i ts su b or d i na
.

, , te

lodge s and h y th e r esp ect and v ener ati on i n wh i ch

,
. .

it h a s b e en h eld b y th e m a so ns of E u r o pe Th e .

r o r e ss of m asonry i n S cotl and w as not al to

p g
e th er u nopp ose d In th e y e ar 1 745 th e asso
g .
,

ci ate sy nod h av i ng b e en i nf or m e d th at many i m ~

p r opr i eti es w er e com mi tted at th e ini ti ati on cfm a

sons r em i tted t h e re p r esentati ons m ade to th e m
,

to all th e k ir k sessi ons u nd e r th e i r i nspe cti on wi th ,

i nstr u cti ons to act u p on th em as th ey th ough t p r o ~

I n 1 75 5 h ow ev h p i d ll h ei r
p er . e r t e
y a
po
,
nt e a t ,

k ir k sessions to exam i ne ever y p er son susp e cted to

"

be a f r ee m ason and to d e m and a sp ec i fi ,

c answ e r ,

to any qu e sti on th ey m i gh t ask concer ni ng th e ad

m ini str ation ofa ma soni c o ath In th e cour se of .

 56 A H M AN R Z N
I E O .

he se e xaminati ons th ey lear ned for th e fi

t ,
r st ti
m;e

th at m e n w h o w e r e not ar h i te cts w e re ad m i tte d i n

'

to th e or d er Th is i nd u ed them to adopt str i cter

. c

m easur e s Th e y p repar ed a li st ofque stions r ela

.
,
'

ti ng to m asoni c cer e m oni e s, wh i ch th e

y d i r e cte d

e v e r y k i r k sessi ons to p u t to th ose u nd er t h e i r

‘

ch ar e , and su ch as r e f u se d to answ er th e m w e r e
g
d e bar r ed fr om r eli gi ons or di nance s Th is di sp osi .

ti on w anted p ow er only to p r od u ce an a ti ve and

‘

c r u e l p er se cu ti on B ut its i nab i l i ty was su ch th at

.
,
‘

th e gr and l od g e d i d not d e i gn e v e n to noti ce i t

‘
.

W i th r e gar d to th e gr an d l odg e of I r e l and and ,

th e h i stor y ofm asonr y i n th at k ingd o m ou mate r i al s ,

r

ar e li m i te d fi T h e gr and l od ge w as or gani ze d i n 1 78 0 ,

an d h as fl o ur i sh ed l u x ur i an tl y .

T h e e ar ly h i stor y ofm asonr y i n Continental Eu ,

r ope 8 i nvolv e d i n m u ch ob s u r i t y T h e tr ad i n f
c a
,
1
g r .

te r ni ty ofth e m i d dl e age s i s assigne d as i ts m or e i m

m ed i ate scour ce . B ut i t i s ad m i tted th at th e <

asso

ci ati ons w er e u tter ly d e str oy ed and th at not a ves ,

t ige of th e i r e x i ste n e i s d iscove r abl e f c or m an

y ,

ce ntur i e s u nl e ss i t be f
ou nd i n th e o r d e r of k ni h ts
, g
te m plar s W e p r oce e d to tr e at conci se l on th e as
.

y
Si m i lati on ofth at or de r w i th th e soci e ty offr e e m a
sons Th e or d er ofth e k ni h ts te m pl ar s w as i nsti tu
.
g ,

ted , d ur ing th e d
cr u sa e s i n th e y e ar 1 1 1 8 , by H ugo
de Paganis ,
and fry ofS t
Ge of . O m er s . It de r i ved i ts
 58 AHIMAN REZ ON .

h ;
m ou s c ar acter and tr ut h o m p e l s u s to d ecl ar e th at
c

th e gu i l t ofm any ofth e m i s r e nd e r e d h i hl p roba

g y
ble fr om j u di ci al nq u r y and th ei ow n1 1 nf e s i on r co s .

The r e w ou ld i nd eed be no r eason to d ou bt on th i s

su bj e ct if m an f th e se onf
o ssi on s h a d n t bc n
, y e o ee

e x tor te d by th e rack and i fth e gr and m aster Mol ay

,

h ad not r e tr acte d at th e stak e th e confe ssi on h e h ad

m ad e ofth e cr i m e s ofth e or d e r e v e n th ou gh l if
,
e ,
l

w as p r om i sed h i m as th e p ri e ofh i s p er se v e an e in
,
c r c

th e d e l ar ati on ofgu i l t Th e or d e r w as ab ol i sh ed
c .
,

a n d i t s n i ne t h ous an d co m m an d e e
r i s th r ou
g h ou t E n i ,

r p e w er e onfi
o ,
scate d
c B u t wh ate v e r v i ce s w e r e
.
,

p ov e d against a p or ti on ofth e d e i t i s i n nte Sti

r
‘

or r, co

ble th at a l a g p r p r ti on w a i nno e nt and w er e so

r e o o s c ,

d e l ar e d by th e i r j u d ge s Th e i r v i rtu e s w er e th e
c .

fr ui ts ofth e i r p nc p le s th e i r v i e s ofth e i r p r osp e r i

r1 1 ,
c

ty w h i ch t e m p te d th e m to sensual gr atifi
,
c ati ons .

T h e or d e r oft h e j e su i ts b e cau se u nconne cte d wi th ,

th e w o l d e x e p t by r e l i gi on and li te r atu r e h ave not

r ,
c ,

b e e n m or e i m p e c abl e ; and w e m i ght w i th eq ual

c ,

p r op i ety as r ibe th e ar r og ance and onsequent

r c c

abol i ti on oft h e l atter to th e i r ch r i sti an p r i n i pl e s as

,
c
,

th e cor r u pt ion ofth e f or m e r to i ts m asoni ch ar acte r c .

Th e d e tr u ct ion ofth e te m p lar s w a co m pl e ted i n

s s

th e fi st q u ar te r ofth e f u r t e nth ce nt u r
r o
y f om th at e : r

ti m e w e h av e no e v id e nce ofth e p r a t i e ofm ason

,
c c

r
y o n th e co n ti ne n t u n t i l th e c l o s e o f th e si xt e e n th
centu r
y .
 AHIMAN REZON . 59

Indeed th ou
gh
ve r sal ly conced ed th at
it i s u ni
,

m asonr y as at p r e se nt e stab li sh ed i n ontine ntal

,
c

Eur op e w as r e cei ved fr om G r eat B r i tai n th e an

‘

, ,

th or i ti e s d i ffe r as to th e p e r i od at wh i ch i t w as e x

p or ted Dr R ob inson inf m s u s th at i t w as ar r i ed

. ; or ,
c

o ve r to F ra nce by th e adh e r e nts ofJam es II w h o ,

u sed i t as an e n i ne to e f fe ct th e r e stor at ion ofth e i r

g
m aste r B u t M r L aw r i e w
. . i th m or e r eason conj ee
.

tur e s th at i t Was i ntr od u ced i nto th at ki ngd om d u

, ,

rin
g th e m i nor i t
y o fM a r
y q u een ofS cots A t t h at .

ti m e th e i nte r cour se b e tw ee n S cot l and and F r ance

w as m or e i nti m ate th an at any oth e r pe r i od ; M ar y

of S cotl and b e i n m ar r ied to th e h e i r app ar e nt of

g
Fr ance and Mar y of G u i se sister of th e Fr e nch
, ,

k i ng, b ei ng r e ge nt fS otland Fr ench tr oops r e o c .

si di ng i n S c otl and and h abi t u at e d to th e m anne r s

and c u sto m s ofth e r all i e w ou l d ca r y t th e i r na

1 s r o

ti v e cou ntr y su c h as w ou l d af or d th e m pl e asu r e

f ;
and none w ere m or e cong e ni al to th e d i sp osi ti on of
”

Fr ench m en th an th e cer e m oni al ob ser vances ofm a

sonr y : T h ese v i e w s ar e r end er ed sti ll m or e p r o
.

b abl e i n th e opi nion of th e h i stor i an l ast quoted

,

, ,

fr om th e f act, th at i n th e y e ar 1 6 2 5 a p ar t icu l ar ,

j ur i sdi ction for masons call ed M asonr i e w as es ,

tabli sh ed i n F rance B ut w e confess th at w e di s ‘

cov e r 1 n th i s f act noth i ng m or e th an a p a r t i cu l ar r e

a rd f or th e w e l f ar e ofop er at i v e m asons si nce f ree

g ,
60
M

AHIMAN R EZON
-

m asons w er e not subj e cts of i ts j ur i sd i cti on It i s .

-

cer tai n th at th e nati ons on th e conti nent p ai d gr e at

r e spe ct to S cotch m asonr y and th at th e F r ench ,

add ed to th e th r e e d eg r e e s wh i ch th e y r e ce i v e d
'

.
,

th at ofCh evalier m aoon E coss ai sj or S cotch m asoni c

knigh t .

B u t wh ene ver or fr om wh ate v er sour ce s the

,

m y ste r y w as r e cei v ed i t took a str ong h ol d u pon

,

th e af fe ctions and taste of th e Fr ench p e opl e i t ,

sp r ead w i d e l y th r ou h th e k i ngd om and as w e h ave

g ,

e l se wh e r e r e m ar k ed , for a m om ent al ar m e d th e j ea

lou sy ofth e gover nm ent: Th i s l a

‘

tte r c i r cu m stance

m ay p e r h a s be ascr i b ed to th e abse nce ofp r op e r

p
r egu l ati on and su p e rvi si on ofth e l od e s D i sp e r sed
,

g .

ove r an e x te nsi v e te r r it or w h o u t a com m on h e ad

~

y i t

or r u l e s of ove r nm nt m m n t a nd bl i a t
g e co o g o o r y o

u pon all i t w as al m ost i m p ssi bl e th at i r r e

o l a r i ti e s u
, g
sh ou l d not e x i st For th e p u r p ose ofr e m ov i n th e se
.
g
and to p r e v e nt th e i r r e cu r r e nce th e or d er i ound i t
‘

ne ce s sar y to adop t th e m e asu r e pu r sued b t h B i t ;

y e r
o

i sh m asons and to establ i sh i n agener al gr and lodg e .

j g

a contr oll i ng and d i r e cti ng po w er In A u gust 1 776,

f
.

L E tat da Gr and Or i ent de Fr ance w as e stabl ish ed

’
, ,

and m e ans we r e sub sequ entl t ak n t b i n n d

y e o r
g u er

i ts su bj e cti on all th e l od es ofth at k i n dom

g P r i o r to
g .

th i s e poch th e as pai nte d by

th e Gr and O r i e ro en us Th e
g e o .
 AHIMAN 11132 011 . 61

pri or adm ini str ati on v ici ous i n i ts pr i nci pl es and d

r ou s i n i ts conse qu ence s h ad sh ak e n th e or de r
g e , ,

to i ts f ou ndati on T ii e m aste r w as i mm ov e abl e and

.
~ .
,

th i s r i gh t so i nconsi stent w i th th e l i be r ty and e qu al i

,

ty ofm asons d i scour age d e mu l ati on

,

Nay th i s r i gh t b ecam e th e subj ect oftr affi

,
c and ,

th e sour ce ofp r ofi t to i ts posse ssor L od ge s of f al se .

m asons w e r e e v e r y wh e r e e r e cted and candi date s ,

w er e adm i tted with out r egar d t condi ti on i n l i fe o

or ch ar acte r Th e tr u e m asons scand al i z ed by m en

. -

w h o d ar ed p u bl i cl y to call th e m b r e th r e n e nd e a ,

vour e d to conceal th em se lve s i n ob scur i ty Th e .

onl y r em edy f er su ch fl agr ant e v i ls w as to tak e aw ay

fr om t h e m ast e r s th etenu r e f or l i f e by wh i ch th e y

h eld th ei r offi ce s to r e e stabli sh i n th e l od e l i b e r

,
-

g
ty and e qu al i ty , and to ack nowl e d ge no l od ge as

r e u lar wh i ch w as not consti tuted r e consti tu ted

g
-

, ,

or co ng r e ated by th e
g g ran d l od e
g .

T h ep r i nci pl e s ofth e grand ori ent ofF rance and ,

ofth e or d e r ar e e l oq u entl y d escr i b ed i n th e concl u

si on ofa ci r c u l ar of th e gr and l od ge of1 7 77

“ Yo ur .

” “
l abou r and our s say th ey sh ou ld tend to th e gene
, ,

r al h appi ness oft h e h u m an r ace W h at can contr i .

b ute m or e to th is h ap p m ess th an fr i endsh i p th i s

, ,

g i f
t t o m en b th e
y gr e at ar ch i te ct of th e u ni v e r se ,

to e nabl e th e m to su pp ort th e w e i gh t of th ei r ex

iste nce ! L et u s not f or et th at w e ow e to th e w or l d

g .

an e x am pl e of v i r tue; th at m en b ecom e acqu ai nted

62 AHIMAN .
i mzon .

wi th all th e ad vantages ofu ni on by th e sp ectacl e ,

ofth e se m as ns w h o Se p ar ated i n ci v i l l if
o
, e by v ar i

ou s i nte r ests f or e t th e m all i n or d er to e nj oy th e

, g
pl easur es offr i endsh i p and ofm utu al i m pr ove m e nt,
alway s r e ady to sy m p ath i z e i n th e g i ef s of t h e i r r

br eth r en to pr offer cons lati on to p i ty and to p ar

,
o ,

d on th e i r w e ak ne ss W h o can be m or e u sef l to
. u

soci e ty th an th ose m asons w h o gi v e th e e x ampl e

,

ofp u r i ty ofm anner s b r e p e ll i n e v e r m an wh ose

y , g y
i r r e gu l ar cond u t w ou ld i nj u r e i t? W h at sacr i fi
c ce s

m ay not th e co untr y e xp e ct f r Om th ose wh ose e u

l ightened m i nd s y i eld subm i ssi on to th e l aw s, w h o

d ei e st th e m se lve s ofth e v ani ty ofr ank th e b etter
f
,

to st udy m ank i nd 5 w h o m ak e i t a
.

’
d u ty to d i scov e r
th e w ants of th e i r br e th r en th at th e y m ay i m me ,

d iate ly su ccou r th e m w i th th ose atte nti ons wh i ch a

,

r e at so ul r e ad i l y i m agi ne s wh en i t i s ne ce ssar y
g ,

to m anage th e d e l i cacy of th e u nf S u ch
‘

or tu nate .

ar e th e obl i gati ons wh i h ou r or d e r i m pose s and

'

c ,

as th e y am e l i or ate ou r r ace w e sh ou l d h er i sh th e m c .

To m ak e ofall m asons a si ngl e fam i ly d ear to e ach ,

of i ts m e m b er s and p r e ciou s to h u m anit i s th e

, y ,

ful fi ll m ent ofou r d ut ie s ”

.

M aso nr y w as r ap i d l y p r op agate d th r ou gh ou t
»

E u r op e and i n oth er cou ntr i e s by th e l abo ur s of

, ,

E ngl ish S cotch and F r e nch m asons In th e y ear

, , .

1 72 9 i t w as i ntr od uced i nto th e East ,

Indi es, and
 AHIMAN nnzon . 63

t er a provi ncial grand m aster w as appointe d

'

soon af

to su p e r i nte nd th e l od ges i n th at qu ar ter In 1730 .

a p r ov i n i al d e p utati on w as gr anted to m onsi eu r

c
'

Th u anus for th e i r l e of L ower S ax ony c c A pa .

te nt w as se nt to H oll and i n 1 7 3 1 to e r e ct a l od e
g , ,
.

at th e H g ue and pr ov i nci al r and m aste r s w er e

a
'

,
, g
app ointed f or R u ssi a and f or A nd al u si a i n Sp ain
, ,
.

In 1 73 6 l odges w e r e e rected at C ap e C oast i n

, ,

A fr i ca and at Geneva and p r ovm c1 al d e putati ons

, ,
.

w e r e gr anted f or Upp er S axon

y and th e A m e r i can ,

i sl and s I 1 73 8 a l od ge w as i nsti tu ted at B r u ns

n.
,

w i ck und e r th e p atr onage of th e gr and lodge of

,

S cotl and m wh ich th e l ate king of Pr ussia w as 11 1

,
1

ti ate d wh en pr i nce r oy al In th i s l odge m any of .

,
‘

th e Ger m an p r ince s w e r e i ni ti ate d w h o after w ard s ,

fi l led th e offi ce of r and m aster w i th h onou r to

g
th e m se lv e s and ad v antage to th e f
,
r ate r ni t
y .

On th e th i r ti e th A p r i l 1 73 3 Anth ony l or d vi s , ,

count M onta u
g g d ste r of th e gr and l od e
'

r an m a,
-

g
of En l and b omm i ssi on d ate d th e th i r ti et h
g y ,
c

A p r il 1 73 3 app oi nted H enr y P r i ce p r ov i ncial

, ,

r and m aste r i n N or th A m e r i a w i th f u ll au th or i ty c
g ,

to appoi nt h i s d epu ty an d oth er of fice r s and to con ,

sti tu te l od ge s A gr and l od ge w as op ened i n B os

ton i n d ue f or m i n th e su ccee d i ng J u ly at wh i h
, ,
c

And r ew B el ch er assi sted a s d e pu ty gr and m aster ,

and Th o m a s K e ll y and J oh n Q u an n a
,
s
gr an d w a1
,
64 AHIMAN Razon .

dens Fr om this body wh i ch assum ed th enam e

.
,

of th e S t J oh n s l e m anated m an
’
r and od ge
g y
-
.
,

lodges i n Massach u setts Ne w Ham p sh ir e Rh ode

'

, ,

Isl and Connecti cu t Ne w Jer sey Pe nnsy lvania

, , , ,

Mar y l and Vi r gi ni a, N or th C ar ol i na Sou th C ar ol i

, , :

na ,
B ar badoes A nti gua N e wfou ndl and L ou i s
, , ,
'

bu r g N ova S coti a Quebe c S ur i nam and S t

, , , , ,
.

Ch r i stoph er s Its l abou r s w er e steadi ly pu r su ed

.
,

u nt i l th e com m e nce m ent of h ostil i t i e s be tw ee n

Gr e at B r i tai n and A m e r i ca wh en B oston b ecom i ng ,

a gar r i son tow n and b ei ng ab andone d by m any of

,

i ts i nh ab i tants th e com m u ni cations w er e su spend

,

e d u nti l af
,
ter th e p e ace .

In 1 75 5 anoth e r gr and l odge on th e anci ent es

,

fabl i sh in ent w as constitu ted at Boston under th e

, ,

d e si gnati on of th e M assach u se tts gr and l od ge .

M any of th e b r eth r e n ofB oston w h o w e r e anci ent ,

m ason w er e f s or m e d i nto a r e gu l ar l odge by S h olto

C h arl e s Dou gl ass lor d Ab er d e en gr and m aste r of

,
"

S otl and u nd e r th e titl e of S t A nd r e w s l odge

’
c ,
.
,

No 8 2 : Th i s l odge gr e w so r api d ly i nnu m ber

.
,

th at i n d e sp i te of th e opp osi ti on of th e S t Joh n s

’
.

rand l od ge i t w as soon e nabl e d: w i th t h e as

g ,

si stance ofsom e tr av e ll i ng l odge s b e l ongi ng to th e ,

Br i ti sh ar m y to or gani z e a gr and lod ge on th e

, ,

anci e nt p r i n i pl e s In 1 7 6 9 at th e ce l e br ati o n
c .
,

of th e f esti v al of th e e v ange l i st a co m m i ssi on fr om

,
66 A H IM A N REZON .

hav i ng i nstalled John C utl er e sq gr a nd m aster ,

.
,

th ey r esolv ed th at th e gr and l od ge th us or gani ze d

, , ,

sh ou l d th e r e afte r be k nown by th e nam e of th e

r and lo
l

o h l
'

g d g e f t h e m os t an ci e n t a n d o n o u r ab e s o

ci e t off
y r e e a n (1 a e p te d m a so n s fcc
or th e c o m m o n ,

w eal th of
Th e ex am pl e of M assach u se tts 1 n r ej ecting th e ,

au th or i ty of th e B r i ti sh gr and l od ges w as sp e ed i l y ,

foll w e d by all th e m asons i n th e ne w stat e s af

o ter ,

th e r e vol u t ion .

Th e gr and l odge of Ne w Ham p sh i r e w as fi r st ,

fou nd ed on th e e i h th J u l 1 7 8 9
, g y ,
.

Th at of R h od e I sland on th e t w e nty fi fth J une

,
-

1 7 9 1 wh e n th e r e e x i ste
,
d bu t t w o l odge s i n th e sta te .

Th at of C onne cti cu t on the eigh th J uly 1 78 9 ,

.
‘ '

, ,

by fi fte e n l odge s all th e n e stab li sh e d i n th e state

,
.

Th e gr and l od ge of th e state of Ve r m ont w as

.

consti tu te d at R u tl and on th e f ou r te enth O ctob e r

,
.

1 79 4 .

In New Yor k ,
~

th e fit g a d l
rs r n od
ge w as er e cted

war r ant fr om th e d uke ofAt h ol da

~

by v i r t ue o fa ,

te d L ond on fi fth S ep tem b er 1 78 1

,
Onth e fi fth ,
.

Se ptem be r 1 787 th e m aster s and war d ens of th e

, ,

se v er al l od ge s w ith i n t h e state asse m bl e d i n th e

‘

ci t of Ne w Y or k and cl osin th e p r ov i nci al gr and

y g ,

lod ge th ey for m ed and ope ned an i nd e pende nt

, ,

g r and l od e and e l ected and i nstall ed th e i r o

g ,
fi
f cers .
 AHIMAN R EZON . 67

A vention offr ee and acce p ted m asons,ofth e

con

state ofNew J er sey w as h old e n p u r su ant to p r e v i

‘

o u s noti c e on th e e i gh te e nth D e ce m be r A D
, , . .

1 7 8 6 at th e ci ty ofNe w B r u ns w i ck wh en a r and
, g ,

l od ge for th e state w as d u ly constitu ted and th e ,

h on David B r e ar l ey ch i ef j u
. sti ce w as e l ected , ,

gr and m aste r .

Th e fist l r od
gei n P e nns lvan
y ia ,
w as h el d under a
War rant fr om th e p r ov1 nc1 al gr and l od ge ofm od er n
m asons i n Massach u se tts d ate d t w ent fou r th J une
y
-

, , ,

1 73 4, gr ante d w i th in a ye ar af
ter i ts ’

e sta bli sh m ent .

Th i s lod ge boasts as i ts fi r st m aste r th e r e now ned Dr

'

.
,

Benj am i n Fr ank li n Th e e arly p r ogr e ss o fm asonr y ‘

'

,
.

i n P e nnsy lv ani a, i s ob sc u r e It appear s h ow e v er .

, ,

th at a p ate nt of p r ov i nci al grand m aste r of Penn

sy lvani a w as i ssu ed by th e gr and l odge ofEngl and

, ,

betw e en th e y ears 1 747 and 175 2 In 1 75 8 lodge .

,

No 2 w as consti tuted by v i rtue ofa w ar rant fr om

.
,

th e gr and l od ge ofanc i ent Yor k m asons ofE n g l and ,

si ned by th e r i gh t w or sh ipf u l and r i h t h onor abl e

g
g
W i ll i am e ar l ofB l e ssi ngton gr and m aste r W i ll iam
, , ,

H ol for d E Sqr d e pu ty gr a
,
nd m aste r Robe r t Good
.
,

m an seni or gr and w ar d e n W i ll i am O sb or ne j u ni or
, , ,

r and w ar d en and L aur ence Der m ot an d se cr e

g , g r ,

tar y Th e pate nts to p r ovm m al gr and m aste r s w er e

.
,

u sually i n f or ce for one a at th e e xp i r ati on of

y e r , ,

wh ich i f a grand l od ge was for m ed i t ele cted i ts

, ,
 68 AHIMAN ns zox .

g r and m aster , ,
war d ens se cr etar y and tr easu r er ;

th e d e p u ty gr and m aster w as app oi nted by th e gr and

m aste r . Ifno gr and l o

dge w as consti tu ted u p on a p a
t e nt, i t xp r ed and anoth er patent w as i ssu ed as
e i ,
'

o cc asi on r e qui r e d It i s pr ob abl e th at no gr and l od ge

.

h ad b een or gani z ed up on th e fi r st pate nt i ssu ed f or ,

P ennsy lvania since a se cond w as i ssu ed on th e

,
«

tw enti eth J une 1 76 4 by th e gr and l od ge of E ng

, ,

l and to W i ll iam Ball E sqr and oth e r s au th or i si ng

, ,
.
,

t h e m to f or m and h ol d a
g r and l od e f
g or th e th en

p r ovince We know th at th i s patent w as e ffe cti ve,

.

and th at th e se ve r al l od ge s ofth e ol ony w e r e con

'

ve ne d a nd onti nu e d tol abou r l n th e gr and l odge ;

'

bu t th e r ecor d s ofth e ir p r oce ed i ngs anter ior to Oc

t obe r 1 7 79 no l onge r e x i st In th e c onf
, ,
u si on occa .

si oned i n Ph i l ad e lph i a by th e r evol uti onar y w ar , ,

and th e captur e of th at ci ty by th e B r i ti sh th e ar ,

c h i v e s ofth e r and l od e w e r e l ost or car r i e d aw a

g g y .

On th e tw enty second Octobe r 1 7 7 9 th e r i gh t w or

-

, ,

sh i p f ul r and m aste r W i ll i am B all w as r e q u e sted

g , ,

to app oi nt a gr and se cr etar y p r o tem p or e f or th e

p u r ,

p o se ofconve nin th e of
g fi c e r of th e r e sp e c ti v e lo d g s

e s i n or d e r to th e e l e cti on of r and of
, g fi c e rs I n .

p u r su ance of th is r equ e st th e r e ve r end W i ll iam ,

S m i th D D p r ovo t fth e Uni v er si ty w a

,
. .
s d u l y ap
s o
,

po inted to t h e offi ce of r and se cr e tar

g y wh i c h h e ,

fi lled r eputably for m any y ears On th e twentieth

, .
 AHIMAN R E ZON . 69

De cem ber th e gr and offi

,
ce r s w e r e e l e cted and ,

W i ll iam Ball w as contin u ed gr and m aster In J a .

u nar 1 78 0 a r and l od ge ofe m er ge ncy w as con

y , g ,
.

ve ned to consi d er th e pr opr i ety of appoi nting a

,

n al r and m a t e r ofth e U ni te d S tate s and

g e e r g s
g e ,

ner al G e or ge W ash i ngton w as u nani m ou sl y nom i

nate d and h ese n b th e an d l d f P nns l

c
y g r o
ge o e y
vani a for th at offi ce Th e com m u ni at ion am
. on
g c

th e m asons of th e col onie s se e m s h i th e r to t o h av e ,

been ve r y u nfe qu ent; si nce th e gr and l od ge s of

r

th e se v e r al ol oni e s did not cor r e sp ond w i th e ach

‘
c

oth e r and scar ce ly kne w ofe ach oth er s e xi stence ’

.
,

H av i ng casu all y h ear d t hat grand l od ge s on th e ,

anci ent consti tu ti ons, w e r e e stabl is e d . h i n M assa

and l odge of
'

i n V 1 r g1 n1 a, r and
’

h u setts, th
‘

e
c
g
Pe nnsy lvani a i nvi ted th em to j oi n i n th e m e asur e .

B u t th e m asons of M assac h u setts desw ou s to p r e ,

ser v e t h e r r vi le e s and th at th e p ow e r of th e
1
p g 1 ,

g e ne r al gr and m aste r sh ou l d be fi x e d a n d d e-
fin e d ,

b efor e h i s e l ecti on r e cei ve d th e pr oposi ti on coldly

, ,

and fi nall y p ostponed i ts consi d er ati on u nti l th e ,

ter m i n ati on ofth e w ar It d oe s not app ear th at i t

‘

w as agai n m ov e d Alth ough th e gr and l odge of

.

Pennsy lvani a w as desir ous ear ly to p r oclai m m a

.
,

sour y i n th e Uni te d S tat e s i nd ep end e nt off or e i gn

,

j ur i sdi cti on by th e ele ction ofa gene r al gr and m as

,

ter th ey di d not d ee m i t expe di ent f or m all y to d i s

'

,
70

so lve th eir connecti on wi th th e gr and lodge ofEu

g l and u nti l th e
, y ear 1 78 6 O n t h e tw e nty .fi f
th -

S e p te m be r ofth at y e ar , th i r teen l odges con

, v ened
sol v
’
°

at P h i lad e l h i a and u nani m ousl ed Th at

p , y r e ,

i t i s i m pr ope r th at th e gr and l od ge of P ennsy lva

ni ash ou l d r em ai n any lon er u nde r th e au th or i ty
g
ofan f i d l d A f wh i h h r and
‘

y o r e n
g g r an o
g e t e r c t
. e g
l od ge cl osed si ne di e On th e ne xt day th e gr and
.
~

co nv e nti on of th e th i r te e n l od es a ai n m e t and
g g
'
,

for m ed th e m se lve s i nto an i nd e p e nd e nt gr and

l od ge u nd er th ei r for m er offie r s Fr om th at
,
c .

ti m e th e h i stor y ofth e cr af
,
t ofP ennsy lva ni a i s one ,

ofconti nu ed p r osp er i t It h as b een d i st i ngu i sh ed

y .

by th e z eal and li ber al i ty o fth e b r eth r e n w h o h av e

-

l abour ed to r end er th ei r or der i ll u stri ou s by th e ,

p r acti ce and i ncul cation of pu r e m orals and by ,

th e e x te nsi on of th ose p r 1 ncip les of b ene v l e nce

. o ,

wh i h for m th e di stingu ish ed ch ar acte r of th e fr a

c

te r ni ty S u b or di nate l od e s ar e f o r m e d i n eve r y p ar t
.
g
ofth e state and i n f or e i n j u r i sd i cti ons ar d e ntl y at
g
tach e d to th e p r osp e r it of th e r and l od ge f r om
y g ,

a conv i cti on of i ts usti ce and d i s inte r e ste d ness

j
‘

Th e m u ni fi ce nce of th e br e th r e n h as e r e cte d i n

th e c i ty of Ph i l adelph i a at an e xp e nse e x ce e d ing

,

one h u nd r ed th ousand d oll ar s a m a n i fi ce nt goth

g ,

i c t e m pl e at once th e boast of th e cr af
, t th e e vi ,

dence of i ts p ub li c sp i r i t and th e or nam ent ofth e ,

 AH I MA N R ZON
‘
E . 71

ci t
y .
7 Th o gh on u ce d e str oy e d by fi th i pl
r e, s s endi d

b ui l di ng h as b een r ebui lt,wi th gr e at add i tions On .

th e e l e c ti on of th e i r i ll ustr i ou s b r oth e r G eor ge ,

Wash i ngton toth e p r e sidency ofth e Uni ted S tates ,

th i s gr and l odge p r e sente d by th e i r r and m aster

‘

g , ,

a r e sp e ctf u l and af fe ctionate addr e ss h ai l i ng h i m ,

as th e gr e at m aster b ui l d e r u nd e r th e su p r e m e
,

( ,

ar ch i tect ) by wh ose l ab ou r s th e te m pl e of l i be r ty
,
-
.

h ad be en r e ar e d in th e w est e xh ibi ting to th e na

,

ti ons of th e e ar th a m od el ofb eau ty or d er and

'
«

, ,

h ar m ony wor thy of th e i r i m i tati on and pr ai se

,
.

A nd on a v er y l ate occ as on th e y h ad th e pl e a i ,

su r e to r e ce i v e and e n te r tai n as a b r oth er and a

,

ue st th e f r ie nd of W ash in t on and of A m er i ca
g , g ,

th e gr e at and good L a F a y e tt e .

T h ere wer e fi ve l od ge s i n th e state ofD el aw ar e ,

h old ing of th e gr and l od ge of P ennsy lvani a and

.

one h ol d i ng of th e gr and l od ge of M ar y l and . On

th e si x th J une 1 8 06 am ee ti ng w as h e l d a
, ,
t th e

town h all ofth e b or ou gh ofW i l m i ngton com posed ,

ofni ne b r eth r en r e pr esenti ng l odges NOS 3 1 8 3

“

,
.
, ,

"
9 4 and 1 4 at wh i ch i t w as u nani m ousl y r e solv e d
, ,

Th at th e sever al lodges ofth e anci ent masons i n

th e state ofD e l aw ar e th er e r e pr ese nte d by d ep u ,

tie s prop er l y au th or i z ed consi d er i t as a m atte r of

‘

, ,

r i gh t and f or th e e ner al be nefi f sonr y th at

i

, g t o m a ,

th ey ough t to f or m a
g r an d l od g e w i th i n th e sai d
 72 AH IM N R ZON A E .

state ; and now do pr o ce e d to f

or m and or gani e z
l od ge acc o ngly
' .

th e m se l ve s i nto a gr and rdi ,

to be

kn wn o
‘
and d i stingu i sh e d b
y th e nam
-
e of Th e
G r and L De l awar e Th e l odge at C ant
od
ge of .
”

w e ll s b r i dge d id not par ti cipate i n these p r oce ed

’

i ngs, and th e gr an d l odge of P e nnsy lv ania consi

d e r i ng th em to be i r re gul ar d e cl i ne d to r e cogni z e ,

th e gr and l odge ofD e l aw ar e : S u b se qu entl y h ow

e ver th e l od ge at C antw e ll s br i d ge by p er m i s
’

, , ‘

sion ofth e r and l o d e ofP e nnsy lvani a j oi ned th e

g g ,

r and l od e ofD el aw ar e wh i h i s now i n f u ll com

g g ,
c

m u ni cati on w i th all th e gr and l odge s ofth e u n on

i .

Th e g and l odge ofMar y l and w as consti tuted on

r

th e th i r teenth d ay ofJu l y A D 1 78 3 , and is bol d ,

. .

en i n th e ci ty ofB al ti m or e Th e z e al ofth e br e *
.

th r e n i n th at state h as b ee n nobl y d i spl ay e d i n th e

,

e r e ti on of a spl e nd id e d i fi
c ce f or th e accom m od a

tion ofth e gr and l odge f u r ni sh e d m a m anne r w or ,

th y ofth e h i gh and d igni fi ed b ody f or whi ch i t i s

appr op r i ate d Th e cost of th i s te m pl e w as n

”
. ear

for ty th ou sand d oll ar s .

Th e gr and l odge of V i r gi ni a b egan i ts op er a

ti ons O tobe r th i r ti eth A D 1 7 78
c It m ee ts an
,
. . .

nu ally at th e ci ty ofR i ch m ond on th e se cond M on ,

day i n De cem be r .

A nte r i or h
to t at t i m e , all t h e ld o ges in t hat s tate der i ved t h e i r au

th o r i ty f r om , and w e r e su bo rd i nate to th e gr and l dg fP

o e o e nnsy lv ani a .

Th e grand l dg
o e was h ld
e at th e to wn ofT a bot, until 1 794 l
 74

th e fit nrs om inati on, a ppoi nte d th ei r ow n su cessor s c ,

accor di ng to anci ent h e p r ov i nci al d epu ta

1 75 4, and th e grand

te d on th e t w enty
q

ou r th
f ofDe cem be r f
ollow i h
g .

After volution th e m asons ofSouth C aro

th e re ,

lina l ike th ei r bre th r en i n th e oth er state s r esolved

, ,

to sh ak e of fall for e i gn a uth or i t

y A t th i s ti m e th e.
,

and l od e al r eady e sta bl i sh ed h ad u nd e r th e i r j u

g r g ,

r i sd i cti on e l e v e n w or k i ng l odge s Th er e w e r e al so .

four l odge s ofanci ent Yor k m asons th r e e ofw h i ch ,

h eld th ei r war r ants fr om th e gr and l odge ofPenn

sy lv ani a T h e Y or k m asons d e si r ou s to f
. or m a gr a nd

-
l odge of th e i r ow n or der pr o posed te rm s ofunion
‘

to th e e x i sti ng gr and lod ge ; bu t as ne i th er par ty

w as d i spose d to acce pt th e con di tions p r op osed by

th e oth er th e pl an ofu ni on w as abandoned Lod ge
,
.

N o 2 3 6 wh i ch be lon
.
, g e d t o th e g r and l odg e ofan

c ent f
i r e e m asons of E n l and and not to th e Y or k
g ,

m asons j oi ni ng w i th th e f o ur Yor k lod e s m a de th e

, g , '

nu m b er ne ce ssar for th e f or m ati on ofan i nde e n

y p
de nt gr and l od ge A ssem bl ed l n gr and m asoni c con
.

vention th e se l od ge s r esolv e d
,

d e nt gr and l odge f or S

day of Januar y 1 78 7 Th eir fi

,
r st gr and
.

m aster w as th e h onour abl e W i ll i am Dray ton the n ,

dep uty grand m aster ofEast F l or ida Th i s m easur e .

 AHIMAN RE ZON . 75

gave r eat
g dissati sfacti on i n th e state ; and l odge No .

40, on th e r
y egi str l ofth e
od ge of P e nns l
gr and y
vani a deeming th e conventi on on fi
, fth F e b r uar
y ,

1 78 7 wh e n th e r and of
, g fi c e r s w e r e e l e ct e d i n for ,

m al a nd contr ar to th e p ri nci pl e s and usa e ofth e

, y g
cr af t m ad e a sol e mn p r ote st a ai nst th e m be f
,
g or e a ,

no tary p ubl i c wh i ch w as S i ne d b th e m aster w ar

g , y ,
de ns and si x pastm aster s of th e p r otesti n lod e
,
g g ,

and th ey al so a dd r e sse d a me m or i al to th e r and

g
lodge ofPe nnsylvania u pon th e su bj e t Th e non c .

\
c oncu r r e nce oflod e No 40 r ed uce d th e nu m be r of
“

g .
,

lod ge s for m i ng th i s gr and l od ge to fou r th r ee of

"

w h i ch only w e r e anci ent Y or k l od ge s Th i s gr and .

lod ge was i ncor p or ated twenti eth De cem ber ,

as w as al so th e p r i or gr and lod ge off r e and acce p t

'

e d m asons T h e t w g
. and l o d g e s ofi nd
r i n g m u h i h c

conv e ni e nc e f rom t h e i r se p ar ati on w e r e u ni ted on ,

th e t h i r ty fi
r st ofDe ce m b e r
-
1 8 08 and i ncor p or at , ,

ed t w e nti e th De ce m b e r u nd e r th e nam e of
,

th e G r and L odge ofSou th C ar ol i na .

Th e h ar m ony th us r e stor ed to th e m asoni c body ,

u nf or tunate l y d i d not contin ue l ong In th e suc .

ce edi ng y e ar one of th e su bor di nate l od ges i n

,

Char l e ston wi thd r e w fr om th e uni on and w ith som e ,

ofth e cou ntr y lod ge s r e v i v ed and or gani z ed th e

,

r and l od ge ofan i e nt Y or k m asons und e r th e old

c
g ,

act ofi ncor porati on Th e se parati on conti nued um

.
76 AHIMAN REZON .

Dece m ber 1 81 7 wh en follow i ng th e exam ple

'

ti l , , ,

oft h e gr and lod ge slo fE ngl and a r e u ni on w a s om ,

c

le ted u nd e r t h e ti tl e ofth e gr and l od ge ofanci ent

p
fr e e m asons ofS ou t h C ar ol ina .

‘
Th e gr and l o d ge ofGe or g a s h ol den by v i r tu e 1 ,
i

and i n p u r su ance ofth e r i gh t ofsu cc essi on l e gal ly

d e r i ved fr om th e m ost nobl e and m ost w or sh i p fu l

Thom as Thyne l or d V iscount W ey m ou th gr and
,
'
, ,

m aste r ofE ngland A D 1 73 0 by h i s w ar r ant d i

, . .
,

r e ted to th r i h t w o sh i pf ul R oge r L acey an d b

c e
g r
y ,

th e r ene w al of th e said p ow er by S h olto Ch arle s ,

Douglas lor d A be r de en gr and m aster ofS cotl an

,
d,

for th e y e ar s 1 75 5 and 1 75 6 , and gr and m aste r of

Engl and for th e y e ar s 1 75 7 and 1 7 5 8 , as a pp ear s

by h i s war r ant d i e te d to th e r c r
igh t w o sh i p f
u l r

Gr ay E lli ot .

On th e si x teenth D e cem b e r A D 1 78 6 a on , . .
,
c
,

ve nti on ofth e se v e r al l od ge s h ol d en i n th e state as ,

se mbl e d at S av annah wh en th e p er m ane nt app oi nt

,

m e nts h i th e r to m ad e by th e r and m aste r of E u

, g
g l and , w e r e sol e m nl
y r e l i nq u i s h e d by th e r i g h t ,

w or sh i pfu l S am u e l E lbe r t
gr and m aste r and th e , ,

oth e r of fice r s of th e
g r and l od e
g and m e asu r e s ,

wer e adop ted by wh i ch th e gr and offi

,
‘

ce r s we r e

m ade annu ally e le cti ve and an i ndep endent gr and ,

l odge e stabl ish ed .

Th e gr and l odge ofOh i o w as i nsti tuted by a con

venti on ofde l e gates f r om all th e l od e s wi th i n th e
g
 AHIMAN nnzon . 77

state , asse m bled at C hi l i cothe on th e fi r st M onday

ofJanuar
y A D ,
1 8 0.8 and th e gr and of
.
,
fi ce r s w er e

e l e te d on th e se v enth day ofth e sam e m onth Th e

c .

fi r st com m uni cation ofth i s gr and lod g e w as h ol d en

at C h i l i coth e on M onday th e second d ay of Janu

,

ar y A D 1 809
,
. . .

Havi ng th us gi ven a sh or t hi stor i cal notice ofth e

progr ess ofm asonr y i n m ost of th e United State s ,

i t w i ll per h ap s be suf fi ci ent to state th at i nd e p e n

d e nt gr and l odge s h av e u ni for m ly be en er e cted in ,

th e se v e r al ne w state s as th e y assu m e d th ei r pl ace s

i n th e u ni on and th at i t i s be l i e v ed th at at pr e sent
, ,

th e r e i s not onl y a gr and l od ge i n e v er y state but ,

al so one in th e i nd e pe nd ent di str i ct of C ol u m b i a .

B etw een th ese nu m er ou s acti ve and effi ci ent bod i e s

th er e i s p r e ser v e d th e m ost cor d i al i nt r cour se e .

Each i n i ts pr op er sph er e i s l ab our i ng to p r om ote

th e h app ine ss ofi ts m or e i m m edi ate m em be r s and
.

to advance th e p r osp e r i ty ofth e wh ol e

. Th e r e i s
h ere a vast com binati on ofth e v i r tu e th e tal ent th e , ,

l ear ni ng and th e weal th of th e nation di r e cted to

, ,

th e i m p r ov e m ent ofth e m or al s and th e und e r stand

,

ing ofth e p eople Th e l od ges ar e not onl y sch ools

.

ofr e l i gi on and m or al i t bu t ofb u sine ss T h e f or m s

y ,
.

by whi ch th ei r af fai r s ar e cond ucted are th e m ost ,

appro v ed wh i ch ar e u se d in th e d e l i b er ati ve as

sem bli es of th e countr

y th e b u si ness wh i ch tr e
,
 78 AHIMAN R fi
Z ON .

ledge ofth e wor l d and ofso

tal ent f or extem or e d ebate and fi ts t h m a d m i a
p e ,
r

bly to p l ay a u seful par t on subj ects and in pl aces

ofa m or e p u bl i c ch ar acte r Th e o i der and d ec. dru m
whi ch pr evail s in awe ll r egul ated lod ge m ay be ‘

e qu all e d bu t cannot be e x cell ed H ence th e i nd u s

, .

tr i on s and i nte ll i ent m aso

g n i s not o n l y d i
, sti n
g u i sh
e d am o n h i s b re th r en bu t i s d esti ne d to ob tai n
'

g ,
.

h igh consid er ati on am ong h is fe ll ow ci ti z ens .

It w as th e d e sign of th is conci se h i stor i cal V i e n r

ofm asonr y to noti ce onl y th ose su bj e cts wh i ch r e

late to or gr ow ou t of th e three or iginal degr ees .

N 0 noti ce th e r ef or e h as b e e n tak en ofoc cu l t or m ,

ef f abl e m asonr y f u r th er th a
,
n h as i nci de ntally ar i se n

i n th e r e m ar k s on th e u nj usti fi
-

abl e attem p t ofB ar

r ue l and Rob i nson to de str oy th e f am e of th e
'

,
ai r f

wh ol e m asoni c frater ni ty B ut i t y et r em ai ns i n
.
,

accor d an e w i th th e pl an of th e wo
c r k, to p r e sen t

th e r e ad e r w i th an ou tl i ne of th e h i story of th e
‘

r o al ar ch d e gr e e
y .

Th i s d egr ee i s consider ed by th e best nfor m ed i

m asons to be a p ar t ofth e m aster s de gr ee but i t h as

’ '

been l ong separ ate d from i t h avi ng a disti nct and ,

in m any pl ace s an ind e p end ent gov er nm e nt f or i ts

r e ci p i ents In Gr eat B r i tai n and Ir el and r oy al ar c h

.
,

m asons conv e ne u nder th e w ar r ant i ssu e d by th e

r and L od e ; and such w as l ate l y th e case in

g g
 A Hi M A N REZON . 79

Pennsy lvani a In Eur ope ar ch m asonry affords

.

l i ttl e m atter for h i story distinct fr om th at of

'

g e n e r al m a so nr
y Th e fi r st r oy al a.r ch h a p te r o f c

A m er i ca ofwhi ch w e posse ss a par ti cu lar account;

,

ia a
.

i s th at h eld i n Pennsy lvan nter i or to th e y e ;

a ,

1 7 5 8 Th i s ch apter w ork i ng und er th e w ar r ant of

.
,

No 3 w as r e cogni z ed by and h ad com m u nion w i th

.
, ,

a mi li tar y h ap ter w or k i ng u nd er a w ar r ant 3 5 1

c , ,

r anted b th e !
/

d l d fE l d d i
'

g y gr an o
g e o n
g an an ts
,

pr o eedi ngs w er e su b sequ ently appr ov

c ed by th at

honor abl e b od y as app ear s from a com m u ni cati o

,
n

fr om i ts d e p u ty gr and m aster D er m ott Up on l i k e .

r 1 nci le s oth er h ap t w ta bl i h d i n
p p c e r s e r e e s s e

Pe nnsy lvani a In N ovem ber 1 79 5 an i r r egul ar

.
, ,

atte m p t w as m ad e at th e i nstanc e ofone M ol an to , ,

i ntr od u ce i nnov ati ons i n th e ar ch d e gr e e and to ,

for m an i ndependent gr and r oy al ar ch ch ap ter nu

der th e w ar r ants ofN o 1 9 5 2 and 6 7 h eld in th e .
, , ,

ci t
y o f Ph i l ad elphi a and a l od e constitu te d b
g , y
auth or i ty ofth e gr and l od ge ofM ar y l and and ano ,

th er h ol di ng u nd er th e gr and lodge of Geor gi a

,
.

Chapter No 3 i nsti tu ted an i nqui ry i nto th ese

. .

p r oce edings wh i ch th ey de clared after investiga

, ‘ ,

ti on to be contr ar y to th e e stabl i sh ed unif

,
or m i ty

of th e cr af t Th e gr and l od ge u p on com pl aint

.
,

m ad e u nh esi tati ngl y susp end ed th e w ar r ants of

,

l odges Nos 1 9 5 2 and 6 7 and h av i ng r ecei ved

,
.
, , ,
80 A III M A
-

N . REZON .

th e re por t ofth e com m i tte e r ai sed for th at pur pose .

,

r e solv ed th at M ol an ou h t not to be re ce i v e d as a
'

g
'

m ason by th e l od g e s or b r e th r e n u nder i ts j u r i sdi c

ti on . T h e offe ndi ng l od ges by th e m i l d and fi rm

,

cou r se ofth e r and l od ge w e r e conv i nce d of th ei r

g
e r r or s and w er e r e e i v e d i nto f
,
c avour h av i ng th ei r ,

war r ants r e stor ed to the m .

Thr oughou t thi s contr over sy th e gr and lodge ,

ack n owl ed ed th e r i h t of all r e ul ar w ar r anted

g g g
l od ge s so far as th ey have abi l i ty and nu m b er to
, ,

m ak e m asons i n th e h i gh e r d e gre e s but l e ast di f ,

fer e nce s m i gh t e xi st or i nnovati ons be atte m pte d

‘

i n su ch h i gh er d egr e es wh i ch f or w ant of S om e
, ,

pr op er place ofappeal m ight r e ate schi sm am ong

,
c
.

th e br e th r e n th e y e s lve d th at a g and r oy al ar ch
,
r o r

ch ap te r sh ou l d be op ene d u nd e r th e i m m e d i ate
,

s an ti on of th e r and l od ge of P e nnsy lv ani a; and

c
g
th at all p ast and pre sent of fi ce rs ofth e
g r and l od e
g
havi ng d u ly obtai ne d th e d e gr ee ofr oyal ar ch and ,

all p ast and e xi sti ng of

,
fi c er s of ch ap te r s of ro al
y
ar ch m asons d u l y and r e gu l ar l y
,
onv e ned u nd e r ,
c

th e sancti on of a w ar r ant f r om th e r and l od e of

”

g g
Pennsy lv ania be consider ed as m e m be rs of th e
,

r and r oyal ar ch ch apte r ; and th at all m e m be r s of

g
th e r e gu l ar ch apter s sh all be ad m itted to th e i r

m e e ti ngs bu t w i th out th e r i ght to v ote or sp eak

.

th e r ei n unl ess r eq ue sted

,
.
 82 AHIMAN RE ZON .

Ne w Yor k or wi th any com m i tte e or com m i ttees

, ,

d uly app oi nted and au th or i z ed by any or all ofsai d

ch ap te r s and to d e l iber ate on th e p r op r i ety and
‘

e xp ed i e ncy of f or m i ng and e stabl i sh i ng a gr and

,

ch ap te r ofro al ar h m asons f or th e
gov er nm e nt
y c ,

and r e gu l ation ofth e se v e r al ch apter s w i th i n th e

sai d state s . Th i s conv enti on o f wh i ch Th om as

”
,

S m i th W ebb w as h ai r m an addr e ssed a ci r u lar

c ,
c

l etter to th e chapter s wi th i n th e si x states above

-

m enti oned In th i s l ette r i t w as assu m e d in opp o

‘

.
,

si ti ou t
o th e op i ni on and p r e c ed ent gi v en by th e

r and l od e ofP e nnsy lvani a Th at no gr and l od ge

g g ,

of m aster m asons can l ai m or e x cer i se au th or i t

c
, , y c

ov e r any conv e nti on or h apter of r oy al ar ch m a

,
c

sons . S ti ll h owe ver ,r ely i ng u pon th e p r oceedi ngs

ofth e r and l od e ofP e nns lvani a as a j u sti fi a t
g g y c or
y ,

e x am pl e th e conv enti on e xp r e sse d i ts op i n i on th at

,

“
i t w as h i ghly e xp ed i e nt f r th e r e gu l ar gov e r n o

m e nt ofall ch ap ter s w i th i n th e sai d s tate s th at th er e ,

sh ou l d be th e r e i n a r and h ap te r ofr o al ar ch m a
g y c

sons and th ey i nvi te d th e se v e r al ch ap ter sw

, i th i n
th ose li m i ts to se nd d e l e gate s to a m e e ti ng to be h el d

i n th e ci ty ofH ar tf or d on th e f o u r th W e dne sd a i n
, y
Januar“y e nsuing w i th au th or i ty to for m and op e n a
,

r and ch ap te r ofr oy al ar ch m asons and to e stabl i sh

g ,

a consti tuti on f or th e ov e r nm ent of th e e x i sti n

'

g g
and f utu re ch ap te r s A t th i s m e e ti ng a gene r al
.
,
 AHIMAN a on . 83

gr and c a h p ter bl ish e d ov er th e foregoing

w as e sta ,

state s an d a consti tuti on ad op te d for th e ov er n

,
g
m e nt ofth e r oy al ar ch ch ap ter s and l od e s ofm ar k
g
m aste r s p ast m aste r s and m ost exce ll e nt m aste r s
, ,

th er e i n; and u nde r thi s ener al consti tu ti on d

g g r a n ,

roy al ar ch ch ap ter s w e r e e stabl i sh ed i n th ose state s

r e sp ecti v e l T h n a l a d h p t w
y e
g e. e r
g r n c a e r as an

th or i zed to m e et se p tenni all b t i t p w w

y u s o e r a s ,

not th e n e x te nd e d f u r th e r th an th e si x nor th er n

state s A t th e i nstance h ow e v e r ofth e r and ch ap

.

g , ,

ter ofR h od e I sl and and ofsom e oth e r s th e of , fi cer s ,

ofth e e ne r al an d h ap t a m d th i h of
g g r c e r ss u e e r
g t ,

i nsti tuti ng ch apte r s i n states oth er th an th ose com ,

p r eh ended i n i ts union and gr anted war r ants for

‘

one at B eau f or t i n S ou th C ar ol ina and one at S a

, ,

vannah i n Ge or gia B u t th i s power not h avi ng

,
.
,

been gi ve n by th e consti tuti on and th e r e bei ng se ,

v er al oth e r su p posed d efe cts i n th at i nstr u m ent at ,

th e se p tenni al m ee ti ng h e ld at M i dd l e town C on , ,

necti cu t, in J anuary , 1 8 06 , i t w as ne w m odd e le d

‘

Th e fit rs hi s new consti tution pr ov id es

se cti on oft ,

th at th e gener al gr and h ap te r ofr oy al ar ch m asons c ,

for th e Uni te d S tate s ofA m er i ca sh all consi st ofa ,

ene r al gr and h i gh p r i e st e n r al gr and k i ng ge

g g e , ,

ne r al gr and scr i b e se cr e tar y tr e asu r ch apl ai n

, ,
re ,

and m ar sh a
'

l ofth e se ver al gr and and dep u ty gr and

,

h i gh p r i ests k ings and scr i bes for th e ti m e being

, ,
84 AHIMAN RE ZON .

ofth e v l gr and ch apter s and ofth e p ast gene

se er a ,

r al gr and h i gh p r i e sts ki ngs and scr i b e s of th e ge

‘
~

ner al gr and ch ap te r .

Th e general gr and ch apte r th u s consti tu ted , ,

m ee ts sep te nni ally f fier s and oth er

or th e ch oi ce ofof
,
c

bu si ness d ati ng fr om th e second Thur sday i n S ep

,

at such p l a e as m ay f r om ti m e to
c ,

ti m e be appoi nted and u pon th e or de r ofth e gene

, ,

r al r and h i h p r i e st k i ng and scr i be o r any t w o

g g , ,
.

ofth e m and al so u p on th e r e qu i si ti on ofa m aj or i ty

,

ofth e gr and ch ap te r s app e r tai ni ng to i t Th e ge .

ne ral gr and h i gh p r i e st k i ng and scr i b e h av ep ow

, ,

e r to i nsti tu te ne w r oy al ar ch ch ap ter s and l od ge s

ofth e sub or di nate d e gr e e s i n any state i n wh i ch ,

th er e i s not a gr and ch ap te r r egu l ar l y establ i sh ed .

B ut no new ch ap ter w as to be i nsti tu ted i n any state

wh er ei n a ch apter or chapte rs w as hol den u nd er
th e auth or i ty ofth i s consti tu ton w i th out a r e com ,

m end ati on ofth e c h ap te r near e st th e r e si de nce of

th e p eti ti one rs .

Th e state gr and ch apter s w e r e com p osed of a

r and h i h p r i e st d e p u t d h i h p r i e st d
g g , y gr an g ,
r an
g
king , gr and scr i be , gr and secr e tar
y, g r and tr easur

er, g h plain and gr and m ar sh al e l e cted an

rand c a
, ,
“

nu ally by bal l ot and ofth e h i h p r i e sts k i n s and

, g g , ,

scr i be s f
or th e ti m e b ei n f th s v al ch ap te r s
,
g o e e e r , ,

ov e r wh i ch th e sh all r e sp e cti v el p i d an d f
y y r e s e o ,
 A H IM A N R EZON . 85

th e past gr and and deputy g r and h i gh pr i e sts k i n s

g , ,

and scr i be s of th e said gr and ch apter s ‘

.

Th e gr and ch ap ter s ar e e m pow e r e d to h av e th e

sol e ove r nm e nt and su pe r i ntend ence of th e se v e
g
r al r oy al ar ch ch ap ter s and l od ge s of m ost e x e l , c ‘

l ent p ast and m ar k m asons w i thi n th ei r r e sp e cti ve

‘
,

j ur isdi ctions to assign th e i r l im its and settl e con

, ,

trover si e s th at m ay h app en b etw e en th em and u n

, :

d er th ei r r espe cti v e se al s and th e sign m anu al of ,

-

th e i r r esp ecti v e gr and o r de p u ty gr and h i gh pr i ests ,

ki ngs and s r ibe s or th e i r pr oxi es atte sted by th ei r

,
c , ,

r e sp e cti ve se cr e tar i e s to c onsti tu te ne w ch ap te r s of

,

r oy al ar ch m asons and l od es of m ost e x ce ll e nt

g ,

past and m ar k m aster m asons wi th in th ei r r esp ec

, ,

ti v e j u r i sd i cti ons In th e r e ce ss of th e r esp e cti v e

“
.

r an d ch ap te r s th e r and and d e p u t r and h i gh

g g , y g
pr i e st h av e pow er r e sp ecti vely to gr ant l etter s of
,

d i sp ensati on for h ol d ing ch ap te r s & c Wh i ch r e

, ,
.

m ai n i n f or ce u nti l th e sub se q uent state d m e e ti ng of

th e gr and ch ap te r .

Th e gr and l odge of P ennsylvani a cond e m ne d ,

th i s or gani z ati on ofroy al ar ch m asonr y contend ing ,

for th e old consti tu ti ons by wh i ch th e ar ch w as on c

si d er ed as p r op e r l u nd er th e j u r i sd i cti on of th e
y
r and l od e a nd d n i n th xp d i and m a
g g , e y g e e e e n y c

soni c l e al i t of a se p ar ate su p r e m e j ur i sd i t ion

g y c .

B u t r oy al ar ch m asonr y conti nu i ng to sp r ead th e

, , ,
 86

g v
o e r nm ent oft h i s de r ee w as i nef
g ,
fi ci ent and m an ,y
ef for ts to m o d if i t w m a d F m a n a
y e r e e . or y y e r s

th ese e f f or ts w e r e f r u i tl ess B ut at l ength th e con

.
,

sti tu ti on p u bl i sh e d i n th e f oll ow i n w or k w as adop

g
ted by wh i ch th e gr and r oyal ar ch
,
h apter w as
c

m ad e i nd e p end ent ofth e gr and l od ge and h as no w ,

th e pow er to e l e ct i ts ow n of fice r s to m ak e b e l aw s
, y
-

r ul e s and r e u l ati ons f or i ts ov er nm e nt , to r egu

g g
l ate su p e r i ntend or contr ol th e by e l aws r ul e s
,
-

and r egul ati ons ofsu bor d i nate ch ap ter s m ar k m as ,

te r s and m ost e x ce ll e nt m aster s l od ge s u nde r th e i r

,
’

j u r i sd i ti on; to gr ant war r ants for h old i ng H R

c

ch ap te r s m ar k m aster s and m ost e x ce ll ent m aste r s

’ ’
,

l odges and th e sam e to suspend r e voke and r e stor e

, ,

at pl e asu r e and to e x er ci se j ur i sdi c

,
ti on ove r th e

S am e 0

W e h av e x
h is h i stori cal vi e w a opy
anne ed to t ,
c

ofth e l ette r ofM r John Locke on th e Bod l eian

.
,

m anu scr i p t togeth e r wi th a copy ofth at m anu scr i p t

, ,

fr om a conv i cti on ofth ei r genui nene ss and fr om a ,

sense ofth e i nter est wh i ch th e fi ater ni ty h as tak eq

 A HIMAN R EZON . 87

fl letter fr om th e lear ned M r J oh n L ock e, to th e r igh t

. .

h onour able E ar l M wi th an
i
( f old m e aw

scr i t
p , on th e su b ect o
j f F r ee M asonr y .

M ay 6 , 1 6 9 6 .

MY L ORD ,

I h ave l ength by th e h elp of M r

at ,
11 3 . 0— ,

pr ocur ed a copy ofth at m anu scr i pt in th e Bod lei an

l i br ary whi ch y op wer e so cur i ou s to see and i n
,
:

ob edi ence to l h p s com m and s I h er e w i th

’

y our or d s i ,

send i t to y ou Most ofth e note s anne x e d to i t ar e

.
‘

what I m ad e ye ste r day for th e r ead i ng of m y l ady

M ash am fi “ w h o i s becom e so f ond of m asonr y as to ,

sa th at sh e now m or e th ane v e r w i sh e s h er se l f a
y
,

m an th at sh e m i gh t be cap abl e of ad m i ssi on i nto

,

r ate
th e f r ni t
y .

Th e pt of wh ich thi s i s a copy app ear s

m anuscr i , ,

to be abou t one h u nd r ed and si x ty y e ar s old ; y e t

u r l or d sh i p w i ll o bser v e b h i l i i i
( y
as o
y t e t t e ) t s t

S e l f a op y of one y et m or e anci e nt by abou t one

c

h u ndr ed y ear s; for th e or iginal i s said to h av e be en

th e h and w r i t i ng of k i ng He nr y V I wh e r e th at ,

p r i nceh ad i t i s at p r e sent an u ncer tainty B u t i t :

se em s to m e to be an e x am i n ati on ( tak e n p e r h ap s

b efore th e king) of som e ofth e br oth er h ood ofm a

sons; am on wh om h e enter e d h im se l f as i t i s sai d
g , ,

Th i s l ett er s ee m s to h a v e been w r i tte n at Oate s, ( t h e cou n

t ry s eat of s i r Fr anci s M as am
) i n E h
ss ex, w h er e M r L oc. k e

d i ed , Oct 2 8 , 1 704, i n th e
. v
se e nt
y
-
h
t i r d y ear ofh i s age,
88 AHIMAN R E ZON .

when h e Cam e ou t ofh i s m i nor i ty, and th encefor th

“

u t a stop p
to th e e r e
s cu ti on t h at h a d b e e n r a i se d
p
agam st th e m B ut I m u s t n ot d e:ta i n y o u r l or d s hpi

l onger by m y p r e face s fr o m t h e t h g l
i n i tse f .

C E RT A N I Q U E S TYONS W I T H A NS W E RE S
TO S AM E
TH E ,
C ONC E RNYNG E T HE
M YST E RY O F M A CONYRE .

Wr yttenne by th e d e K
h an of y g
n e H enr
ye l h e s i xth e x
of
ayth uy lle cap yed by ( )
1 J e h
th e nam e, and f f me os p
Leylande, . Hntiqu ar i us, by th e com m ando o
f h i s ( )
2

h iglm esse .

Th ey be as fo lloweth e
Quest W h at m ote y tt be? ( 3 )
.

finswer Ytt b eeth th e S kylle ofnatur e th e u nder

.
,

stondy n e of t h e m y gh te th at y s h er eynne and i ts

g ,

so nd r Wer ckynges ; sonder ly ch e th e S y k lle of

y e ,

Rectenyngs ofW ai gh tes and M etynges and th e tr e u

, , ,

( )
1 Joh nL ey l and e w as app oi nted by i ng H e nr y t h e e ig t , k hh
at th e l
d i sso uti on ofm onasteri es, t o se ar c for and sa e su c h , v h
boo k s and r ec or d s as w er e v l bl a ua e am ong t e m h . H e w as a

m an o f gr eat l abou r and i n d u s tr y .

( )
2 H i s h i n e ss e ,
g m e ani ng t h e s ai d ki n
g H e nr
y t h e ei
gh th .

Ou r ki ngs h ad not t e n h th e t i t l e ofm a es t

j y .

( )
8 Wh at m ote y tt be? h h h f
t at i s, w at m ay t i s m y st er y o ma

sou r
y b P— T h e w i p t t h t i
e ans t iert i m t a lo r s, a cons s s n na u r , ma

th ti l
e m a ca d h i l k l dg S p t f h i h (
, an m ec an ca now e e. om e ar o w c as

app b
e ar s
y h t f ll ) t h
w a
p o t d
ow s t h v t gh et t h m asons r e en o a e au e

t f
r es a ki d
o m d n p t t h ny , t i
an ll l
s om e ar e s co ncea .
 90 AHIM A N RE ZON ‘

Quest Ho we ch med e y tt yn Engelonde !

.
'

fins Peter Gower ( 7) a Gre cian j our ney edd e fi

f

. or ,

k u nnynge yn Egy pte an d y n S y r i a and y n e ve ry , ,

ch e L ond e wh er eas th e V e ne ti ans badde l ed

‘

p un
a t «
.

d e M aconr ye , Wynnynge entr ance y n al Lodges of

M aconne s, h e ler ned h
m u c e , and r e to u r nedde , and

w an ed y n G r e ci a M agna ( 8 ) wach synge, and be

m y nge a m y gh ty e ( )
9 Wyseacre and r ate ly ch e
‘

com , g
r eno w e d , and h e r h e fr am e d agr ate Lod ge at Gr O a

Th i h
h

e r m i st ak e ofth e wr i ter ;
( 7 P eter Gow er . s m u st be anot
I w as p u zz e l d at fit t
g rs o
, u es s h whol d b t h
P ete r G ow er s ou e, e

n am e bei ng e r
p f tly E gl i h h ec n G s k h ld; or by
ow a re e s ou com e

su c h a n am b t e; u I th gh t f P y t h g
as soo n as I
ou ld o a or as, cou

scar c e f b or il i n
e ar
g t fi
sm d p h i l o
p h n h d a d r g oso er a un e one a

m t
e em
p h soci h v
os s d m t
e ne f W
er r ea d l y o id
. e nee on c ons er

th Fe h p
r e nc i ti fh i
r on u nc a on o P y th g th t i P t
s nam e , a or e, a s, e a

g or e, to i v
c o nce h y e h i
ow e as t k i
su c
gh t b d
am bys a e m e m a e an
'

l
u n e ar ne d l k T h t P y th g
c er . a v ll d f k l dg i t
a o r as t r a e e or n ow e e n o

Egyp t & , k c. 1 s t ll t h l
no w n o a d d th t h
e e ar ne i i ti t d , an a e w as n ae

i t v l di ff t d f p i t h th d y k p t
n o s e er a e r en or er s o r es s w o in ose a s e

a ll h i l
t e r i g ear n n t f th v lg
s e cr e ro m w ll k e u Py er , i s as e now n .

th ga l
or as d
a so m a v y g et
e e i a le1t h o eom t r c d d e r em a s ec1 e , an a

m ti t d e l y h t h k l d g f th
on su c o t e no w e h d fit e o d em , as a rs un er

g on e a fi y ve i l H
ear s s i e nce .
pp d t b e t h i
s su v t f
ose o e e n en or o

t h X L V II f t h fit b k f E l id f w h i h i th J y f
‘

e o e rs oo o uc , or c , n e o o

hi hs t ti
e ar ,
’
id h s sa ifi d h e s acrt b H ce l k w th
-

a e ca om . e a so ne e

tru e s
y t f
s em o t h l d l t l ye v
w ori v d by aC e
p i 1e; d e o er n cu s an w as

c er t i ly
an t a m os d f l w on S er uh i l i f by Di
m an . H l ee s e on a .

( )
8 G i M
r rc
g a A a na
p t f It. l y f ar l y o ll d a i , or m er so c a e , n

wh i h t h G
c e k h d t tl d l g l y
r ee s a se e a ar e co on .

( 9 ) If y T h i
seacr e. d t p s w or t i g i fia i p l t
r e s enb t s n es s m e on,
-
u

for m er ly h d q i t t y a a u i g
e con r ar VV i g i
m ean n th ld . c sa or n e o

S x
a on, i p h il s
p h w i
oso a er ,w i d
sem n, or zar .
 AHI MA N R ZON E . 91

ed m any M aconnes, wh e r e
“

t en ( )
1 0 and m ak som e ~

o e fidyd j our ney e

’
yn Fr aunce , an d m ak ed m anye

M aconne s, r om m e
w h er e f , y n P r oce se of Ty me ,

th e A r te passed y n E nglonde .

Q uest . Doth e M aconnes d escou er

'

h er e Ar tes
u nto Od h e rs .

fin P s . e ter Gow er w h e nne h e Jour nedd e t o l er ne

w as if
y r ste ( )
1 1 m ad e,
and anou ne tec h edd e ; e v e n

ne soe sh u ld e all odh er s be y tr re ch t . Nath eless ( 1 2 )

M aconne s h aue th e always yn e ver y ebe Ty m e fr om
‘

Ty m e to Ty m e m u ny catedd e to M annk y nd e
-

.
com

s oc he of he r S ecr ette s as -

g e ne r ally ch e m ygh te be
u se th lle ; t e h y h au eth k ep ed back e soc he atlei n as

fit h
‘

sh u ld e be h ar m e fu lle y ey com m ed n u lle

y e y
H aun d e s,
‘

oder soc e h as ne m ygh te be h olp y nge

‘

w yth ou te n th e Te ch y nge s to be j d d h e r wy
'

o
y ne e

th e i n th e L od
g e, od e r so c he a s d o by nd e th e F rer es

( )
1 0 G r ot on G r ot on i s t h e n am e
. of a lp ace i n Engl and . Th e

p l ace h er e m eant i s C r otona a c i ty

'

o f G r ec i a M agna , w h i ch i n

h v l
_

t h e tim e of P y t agor as w as y p p er o u ou s.

( ) y
1 1 F rste m ad e T h p . h as a
p a
e w o r d mad e I
r t i cu ar s up ose l
m eani ng am ong t h e m asons, p e r aps i t si gni e s, 1 n1 t i at ed h fi .

( )
1 2 M aconnxs h a
. tceth co m m u n cated de, S a
y
'
c i s
p ara ra h
g g . Th
h ath som e t hi ng r e m ar k able i n it . It co n tai ns a j u st i fiat i
c o n of

th e secr ecy so m uch

‘

boas ted of b
y m aso ns, an d s o m u c h bl am e d
h h h hv
by ot e rs ; asser ti ng t at t ey a e i n all ages di sco er ed s u ch v
h h fl h
t i ngs as m i g t be u se u , and t at t h ey concea su c on y as l h l
l
w ou d be h tf l i th t t h w l d
ur u e er o e or or t h em se lv es. Wh t a t h ese

secr et s ar e, we see f
a ter w ar d s .
92 AHIMAN RE ZON '

m or e str ange l c e to ed er t yh g bey th e P r o ytte , and fi' ’

C
i

com m od te y c om n
y ge to th e on r er i e
f h er fr om m e .

Quest Wh atte s Ar tes h aueth

. . th e M aconne s te ch
’
edd e M ank y nde !
fin s . Th e Ar ts ( 1 8 ) Agr i cu l tu r a , A r ch i te cur a,

A str onom l a, G eom etr i a, Nu m e r e s M u si ca , ,

Poe sie ,

K y m i str y e , G ove r nm ente , and Re l i gi one .

Quest . H ow co m m e th e M aconnes m or e
‘

te ac her s
t anh od h er m e nne ?

fi Thns . ey h em selfe h au e th all e i n th e ( 1 4) ar te

"
'

of f
y nd i nge ne u e ar te s f
w h y ch e ar te th e fy r st m a

conne s r e c e au e d fr om G odd e ; by th e wh y ch e ar te

t h ey fy nd e th e wh atte ar te s h em p leseth e, and th e

t re u w ay of te ch y nge th e sam e . W h att od h e r

m enne d oe th e f
fynd e ou t ,
y s onel ch e
y bey h
c ance ,

and h er f
or e bu t ly te l I tr o .

( )
1 3 Th e ar ts , a r i cu ltu r a, 8 m It
g . see m s a bo ld p r e t e nc e, h
t i s,
of th e m asons, t at t h h e
y hv a e h
tau g t m an i nd all t k h es e ar t s .

Th y eh v t h i
a e e r ow n h
au t ori ty tor i t;
'

a
nd I know not h ow w e
s h ll di p v e h
a s ro t em B u t w at ap pe ar s m ost
. h od d i s, t at t h hy e

r ec k l ig on r e i on am on
g th e art s .

( )
1 4 fit r e o
ffy nd i ng n eue a r tes T h e ar t ofi n . v enti n
g ar t s , m u st

c er t ai nl
y b e a m os t u s e u ar t M
y fl
or d B acon s No u m Or a
’
g .
'

l v
nu m , i s an at tem p t tow ar d s som e w at o f th e sam e i nd B ut I h k .

m uc hd ou bt , h
t at i f e v er t h e m asons h ad i t, th y h ve a e now l ost

i t; si nce so fe w h v b l t ly i v t d d
new ar ts
‘

a e
y een a e n en e , an so m an

ar e w an ted . Th i d eI h v eaf h t i th t it
a e o tb s uc an ar s, a m us e

s om et hi ng p ro
p erb to
pp l i d i ll
e tah i g ll y e n a e s c e nces e ner a , as

l
a gebr a i s in b
nu m by th h l p fw h i h
e r s, w l f i th
e e o c ne r u es o ar
m eti c ar e, and m ay be fou nd .
 94

Quest Wy ll h e teche m e th ay sam e ar tes?

.
‘

fins Ye sh all be tech edde y fiy e be w er th ye

.
"
,

and abl e to l e r ne .

’
h
Ti s a t i ng r ath er to h e w i s ed t an op ed for B u t i t s eem s h h h .

th e m asons p r etend to a e su c a t i n am on t e m
g g I fi t hv h h h .

be t r ue, I gue s s i t m ust be s om et i ng i k e th e angu age of t h e h l l

p ant om i m es am ong t h e anci e nt Rom ans , ivh o ar e sai d t obe
ab e, byl si
gns on ly , to e x r ess and
p de i lv er any or ati on i nt elli gi
bly , t o m e n of all nat i ons and l angu age s . A m an w h o h as all
h a t d dv t g
t e se r s an a i ly t ban a vi ed b t
e s, 1 S c er ta n o e en : u w e ar e

t l d th t th i i w i th l l n; f th t h
‘
’
t th t
‘

o , a s s no e case a m aso s or o es e ar s

a re
g t h
am on d l l h v
em i g
,h t an d pp a t i ty t
a e a r an -

an o or u n o

k w th y t
no em , w t e p i t som e
y d t h i and t y t
ca ac an o er s n us r o ao

q i t
u re h H w
em v . f*
ll t ho i rt e erd t
o t h t
,, a w h i h e r a s an s ec r e s, a c

I t d i
m os t k w i th
es r e k y il
o fb no
y gg
, s u d e s d e o ecom m n e an

p a fyghr t d I , w i h i
an t w i s t d t l l k
er e i d com m u n ca e -
o a m an n ,

i
s nce th i th i g m
er e s not th t h b uti f l
n or e t r ue an e ea u s en e nce con

t ai d i th l t
ne n sw e th t th
as b tt
an er , th a e e er m en ar e, e m or e

th y l v th h v i g i i t l f th i g
Vi t ”
e o e on e ano er . r ue a n n se som e n so

a i bl
m a e h t h h t f ll t h t b h l d i t
as t o c ar m e ear s o a a e o .

I k w t wh t f
no f t th
no i h t ft h i
a e ld p p h a v s o a er m a
g
ec e s o
y e

u p y on l d h
ou r i p ; b t for
ys w p r t I u t d or
y t
m h t i t o n a canno en , a

h as o sh i d y i i ty t i d u
m uc r a se m t
c u r os t y , as o n ce me o e n er m

se l f i t t h f t i ty w h i h I d t i d d i f I y
n o e i a er n ; c am e e1 m ne to o, ma

b e d i tted t h
a m xt t i , I g t L d
e ne d th t w i ll b
me o o on on, an a e

s h tly or .

I am ,
M y L or d,
Y ou r l '

’
h
or d s i p s m os t obed i e nt,

and m ost h l
u m b e ser v ant,

J OHN L OC KE .

In th e queri es re l ati ve to anci ent and m odern m asonry, th e au t or of h

Ahi m an R ezon h as sai d , t at h e h could convey h i s m i nd to an anci ent m ason i n

th e p resence of a m odern m ason, h

w i t ou t th e latter k nowi ng w et er ei th er of h h
hm
t e wer e m asons H e now posi ti ve y asser ts l h
t at he is able ( wi th a f ew ma

l l v
.

soulanl i mp em ents, i 13. two squares and a com m on avi or h am mer ) ts con ey
.
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 AHIMAN '

al most . 95

Quest Doth e alle .

’
m aconne s k unne m or e th en
od h e r m e n?

fiN ns Thay o nly 0116 h au eth r ech t and oe

. ot so .
,

cas onne m o r e th anod h er me nne to k u nne b u tt

'

y
,

,
.

m any d oeth f al e y n cap aci t

y and m a ny e m or e d oth ,

want i nd u str y that y s p er necessarye for th e gay n

i
,

y nge all h u nntnge

’

Quest A re m aconne s g u dd er m enne t en od h er s ! h ’

‘

fin s . S om e m aconne s ar e nott so vt e r uous as som e

odh e r m enu ; but y n th e moste p ar te , t hay be m or e

g u de t h en th ay w ou ld e be y f th ay w ar not m a ~

co nne s .

Q Doth m aconne s love

ues t . e i d th er o dh e r
m y gh ty ly as bee th say d e !
’
’

fi ns . Ye a ver y lc
liy e , and y t m ay not odh er w y se

be : for gud e m e nne ,

and tr u e , k enny nge e i dh e r od

h er to ~
be soche ,
doeth a lway s l ove th e m or e as they
be m or e gude .

H er eend eth e th e Q ues

tyonnes and fin w s er es .

any wor d or sentence of h i s own, or th e i mm edi ate di ctations of a stranger , to

sk il f
u l or i ntelli gent fr ee m asons of th e h
anci ent or der , w i t out sp eak i ng, w r i ti ng or

noi se h
A nd th at to any d i stance w er e th e p ar ti es can see eac ot er and at th e h h
h f
.

sam e ti m e be able to di sti ngui s s uar es r om ci rcles B u t as M r L ock e oh

q .

h h h
-

ser ved , t i s i s not th e case w i t all m asons ( note, t ere wer e no m od ern m asons i n

h i s ti m e ) few of h
t em are acquai nted wi t h th i s secret Th e w r i ter of th i s note

h h
.

h as k nown it upw ar ds of th i r ty years and never taug t i t to m or a t an si x per

h h h ll
,

sons, c f w ic num ber our R W and very w or t y dep uty gr an d m as ter ,

W i i am

h h th
. .

Di ck ey , Esq i s one , and brot . er S otwell , ano er .

Dam on .
A GL OS S A R Y TO E X P L A I N T HE W ORDS IN I T A L IC

C H A R A C TER S A S I N T H E FOREGOING .

fl llei n, on y l Occasy om ze, opp ortu ni ty

l e s, a w a s
y ly O d er , o r
h l
.

B ei th e bot Onely ch e, on y
v l l
,

Com m ody t e, con eni ency P er necessar ye, abso ute y n oces
f
C anfr er i e, r at er ni ty
F aconny ng e or m i ng f P r ei se, h
o nou r

h
,

F o r es ay i ng e, p r 0p h ecy i ng Rech t r i g t
h
,

F r er es, br e t r e n Reck enyng es nu m ber s

h l
,

H ead ly , c i efly S ond er ly ch e, p ar ti cu l ar y

H em p leseth e t ey p ease h l S k y lle, k
now e d e
g l
h lv
,

H em setf e, t e m se es Wack syng e, gr ow i ng

h
H er , t er e, t ei r h Wer ck o p er ati on
h
,

H er ey nne, t er ei n Wey w ay
h h
,

H er w y th , w i t i t Wh er eas w er e
fil l
,

H olp yng e, ben e ci a Waned d w e t

k k
,
'
K m me, now Wu nd er w er ck yne w or i ng
k l l
,
'
K u nnyng e, now edge r ac es

M ak e Gu d d e, ar e bene ci a fil ld e, sa age v
M ety ng es m easu res n e, ai ni n
g g g
l
,

.M ote m ay
, m or e, ear ned
.M
y
’
ad le lo nd é m edi t er
, r anean Vi m, i nto
.M h t e, p ow er
yg
 AH I M AN R EZ N O .

1 1 1 o r l od ge s
. .

IV . Of m aste r s, War d ens, fe ll ow s, and a ppr enti ~

ces .

V J Ofth e m anagem e nt ofth e ft working

‘

cr a ln .

VI . Ofb e h av i ou r , vi z .

1 In th e
. lod ge whi l e onsti tuted
c .

2 . A fter th e l odge i s ov er and th e b r eth r en not

,

3 . W h en br eth r en m ee t W i t ho
ut str n a ge r s, but
not i n a od ge l .

4 . In p r e sence ofstr anger s not m asons .

5 . A t h om e and i n th e ne ighbour h ood

,
.

6 . Towar ds a str ange b r oth er .

I . C oncer ni ng God and Religi on .

A m ason i s ob ige d, l by h i s te nur e , to b

o e
y th e

m or a law , anl i fh e r i gh tly u nd e rstand s th e ar t, h e

d
wi ll ne v e r be a stup i d ath e i st, nor an i r r e l igiou s li

be r ti ne B u t th ou gh m anci ent ti m e s m asons wer e

.
,

ch ar ged i n e v er y ou ntry to be of th e r e l i i on of
c
g
th at countr y or nat ion wh ate v e r i t w as yet ti s
’
, , ,

now th ou gh t m or e e xp e di e nt onl y to obl ige th e m

to th at r e l i gi on in wh i ch all m en agr e e l e avi ng ,

th e i r p ar ti cu lar op n ons to th e m selv es; th at i s to

i i ,

be good m en and tr u e or m e n of h onou r and h o ,

ne sty by wh ate v er d e no m i nati ons or pe r su asi ons

,

th ey m ay be d i stingu i sh ed ; wh er e by m asonry be
‘
 AH IMAN R EZO N . 99

c om es th e center ofu ni on, and th e m eans ofconci

li ati ngtr u e fr i e nd sh i ppe r sons that m ust el se

am ong

h ave r em ained at a p er petual d i stance .

I I Of th e ci vi l m agi str ate,

. sup r em e and su bordi nate .

A m ason i s p eaceable su bj ect to th e ci vi l p ow

a

e r s wh e r e v er h e r e si d e s or w o k s and i s ne v e r to
,
,
r ,

be conce r ned in pl ots and consp 1 r ac1 e s agai nst th e

p eace and w el far e ofth e nati on nor tobehav e h i m
,

se l f u nd uti f u l to i nf
e r i or m agi str ates; f or as m ason

r y h ath b e en alway s i nj u r e d by w ar bl ood sh ed and , ,

conf u si on, so anci ent k in s and p ri nce s h av e b een

g
m u ch d i spose d to e n our age th e c r af
c tm en b e cau se ,

of th e i r pe ace abl ene ss and l oy al ty wh e r e by th ey ,

p r acti cally answ er ed th e avi l s of th ei r ad ver sa

c

r i e s and p r om oted th e h onou r oft h e f

,
r ate r ni t
y w h o ,

e v e r fl ou r i sh e d i n ti m e s ofp e ace S o th at i fabr o

.

th e r sh ou l d be a r e be l agai nst th e state h e i s not ,

to be countenance d i n h i s r eb ell i on h ow e v e r h e ,

m ay be p i ti ed as an unh app y m an ; and i fconv i te d c

of no oth er cr i m e th ou gh th e l oyal br oth er h ood

,

m u st, and ou gh t to d i sow n h i s r eb ell i on and gi ve ,

no u inbr age o r gr ound of p ol i ti cal j e al ousy to th e

g o v e r nm e nt f or th e t i m e b e i n ; t h e
g y cannot e xp e l

h i m fr om th e l odge and h i s r e lation toi t r emai ns

,

i ndef e asi b le .
1 00 A HI MAN R EZ N O .

A lodge i s a p lace w h er e m asons a sse m ble a

x
nd

W or k He nce th at asse m bly or du ly or gani z ed so

:
,

ci et
y of m asons i s ca l l e d a ,
l od ge and e v e ry br o ,

th e r ough t to b el ong to one and to be subj e ct to i ts ,

by l aw s and th e gener al r egul ati ons

-

,
I t i s e i th er .

p ar ti cu l ar or gener al and wi ll be be st under stood

,

by attendi ng i t and by th e r egul ati ons of th e ge

,

ner al or gr and l d ge h e nto an n x d I n anci ent

er u o e e .

ti m e s no m aste r or f e ll ow ou l d be ab sent f r om i t c
,
,

e sp e ci ally wh en w ar ned to ap p e ar at i t w i th ou t i n ,

cur r i ng a sev e r e censu r e u nti l i t app e ar to th e ,

m aste r and w ar d ens th at p u r e ne cessi ty h ind e r ed

,

h im .

Th e p ersons adm itted m e m b er s ofa lodge m ust ,

be good and tr u e m en fr e e bor n and ofm atur e and ,

-

d i scr eet age no b ond m en no w om en no i m m or al

, , ,

or scand a lous m en bu t ofgood r epor t,

.

I V Of Master s,
. . War dens
’ »

,
F e
-

llows,
and flpp r enti ces .

A ll pr e fe r m ent am ong m asons i s gr ounded u pon

r e al w or th and p ersonal m er i t o nl ; th at so th e
y
l ord s m ay be well ser ved th e br e th r en not p u t to ,

sh am e no r th e r oy al cr af t d esp ised Th er ef r e no
,
o :

m aste r or w ar d e n i s ch osen by s e ni or i ty but f oi

‘
,

h i s m er it It i s i m p ossibl e to d e scr i be th ese th i ngs

.

i n w r i ti ng and e ve ry broth er m ust atte nd i n h i s

,
 1 02 AH IM AN RE Z N O .

ty grand ma
ster ,
w h o m u st be t en, h or m ust have
been form e r ly th e m aster ofa par ti cular lodge and
, ,

h as th e p r i vi l ege ofacti ng wh ate v er th e gr and mas

ter h i s p r i n ci p al sh ou l d act u nl ess th e sai d r m cl
‘

, , p ,

l b p t or i nter p ose h i s au th or i t b l
‘

p a e r e se n , y y a e t

ter .

Th ese l
r u er s and «

gov e r no r s, su pr em e and sub

or d i nate , of th e b
anci e nt in lodge ,
ar e to be o ey e d
"
th e i r r e sp ecti v e stat ions by all th e b r e th ren ac ,

cor d i n t o th e old ch ar ge s and r egu l ations Wi th

g ,

all h u m i l i ty r e v er ence l ove and al acr i ty

, , ,
;

V O] th e M anagem ent of the

. . C ra
ft i n Wor k i ng .

A ll m asons sh all w or k h onestly on wor ki ng days ,

h
t at t ey m ay h l i ve
bly on h oly day s;and th e
cr edi ta

ti m e app oi nte d by th e law ofth e l and or conf irm ,

ed by c usto m sh all be ob se r v e d
,
.

T h e m ost e xp er t of th e fell ow cr aftsm en sh all

be ch osen or app oi nte d th e m aste r or over se e r of ,

th e l or d s w or k ; w h o i s to be call e d m aste r by th ose

’

th at w or k u nd e r h i m Th e cr aftsm en ar e to avoi d
.

al l i ll l angu age and to call e ach oth e r by no d i so

,

bli gi ng nam e but br oth e r or f

,
e ll ow ; and to b e h ave
th em selv e s cour teousl y w i th i n and w i th out th e

l od ge .

Th e m aste r k now i ng h i m sel f to be abl e of un

,
c

ni ng sh all u nder tak e th e L or d s w or k as r e asona

'

,
 A HIMAN REZ N O . 1 03

bly as possible ,
and tr uly d i spe nd h is good s as if

th ey w er e h i s o wn; nor to gi v m or e wages to any

. e

br oth er or appr enti ce th an h e r eally m ay de ser ve

, .

B oth th e m aste r and th e m asons r e cei v i ng th eir

wages j ustly shall be faithfu l to th e Lor d and h o
, ,

ne stly fi ni sh th e i r w or k whe th e r task o r j ou r ne

, y .

Nor p ut th e wor k to task th at h ath bee n acc ustom

e d to j ou r ne y .

None shall d iscov er e nvy at th e pr osp er i ty of a

br oth er nor su ppl ant h i m or p u t h i m out of h is
,
“

w or k i f h e be apabl e t o fi
,
ni sh th e sam e ; f
c or no

m an can fi ni sh anoth e r s wo k so m u ch to th e L or d s
'

’ ’
r

r ofi t u nl e ss h e be th or ou ghl y acqu a i nt ed w it h th e
p ,

d e si gn and d r au ghts ofh i m th at be gan i t .

W h en a fe llow cr aftsm an i s ch osen w ar de n ofth e

-

w or k unde r th e m aste r h e shall be tr u e both to ,

m aste r and f e ll ow s sh all car efu ll ov e r se e th e w or k

y ,

in th e
’
m aste r s absen ce to th e L or d ’
s p ro fi
t; and h i s

br eth r en shall obey h i m .

All m asons e m p l oy ed sh all m eekly r ece i ve th ei r

,

wages wi thout m u r m ur i ng or m u ti ny and not de ,

ser t th e m aste r ti ll th e w or k i s fi
ni sh e d .

A y ounge r br oth e r sh all be i nstr u cted i n wor k

i ng to pr e v e nt spoi l ing th e m ater i al s f
, or w ant of

j u dgm ent and for i ncr easing and cont inui ng ofbr o
,

t h e r ly l ove »
 104 AH I MAN R EZON .

A ll l s u sed i n wor king sh all be appr oved

th e too

by th e gr and lod ge .

No labou r e r sh all be e m pl oy ed i n th e p r op er
'
‘

wor k ofm asonry ; nor shall fre e m asons w or k w i th

th ose t h at ar e not f r e e w i th ou t an ur e nt ne ce ssi
'

g ,

ty ; nor sh all th ey te ach l abou r e r s and unac e p te d .

c

m asons as th e y sh ou ld te a h a b r oth e r or f
, e ll ow c
'
.

v1 . or B EHA VIOUR , vi z .

1 . I n th e L odge w h i le C onsti u ted t .

You ar e not to
h ol d pr i vate com m i ttee s or sep a ,
~
~

r ate onv e r sati on w i th u t l e av e f r om th e m aste r

c
o ,
-

.
,

nor to talk of any th i ng i m p e r ti ne nt or u nse em ly

'
‘

nor i nte r r u p t th e m aste r or w ar de ns or any br o

,

th e r spe ak i ng to th e m aste r Nor beh av e y ou r se lf :

l ud icrou sly or j estingly wh i l e th e lodge i s e ngaged

,

i n wh at i s s er i ous and so l e m n; nor u se any u nbe

com i n l an a p o n a n p r e tence w h atsoe v e r ;
g u
g g e u y
bu t to p ay d u e r e v e r ence to your m aster war d e ns , ,

and f e ll o w s and u t th e m to w or sh i p
, p .

If any com pl ai nt be b r ough t th e b roth e r f o und ,

u il t s h a ll ta nd t th aw a d an d d t m i na t i n
g y ,
s o e r e e r o

of th e l od e w h o ar e th e p r ope r and com p e te nt

g ,

j udge s of all such controv er sies ( unl e ss y ou car r y ,

i t by appeal to th e gr and l od ge ) and to wh omth e y ,

ou h t to be r ef r r e d u nl e ss a L or d s w or k be h i n
'

g e ,

d er ed th e m e an Wh i l e i n wh i ch case a part i cu l ar
, .
1 06 AH IMAN R EZ NO .

but not m aL od
ge f or m ed .

You ar e to sal u te one anoth e r i n a cour te ous m an

ner , as wi ll be i nstr u cted calh ng e ach oth er
y ou ,

br oth er fr ee ly gi ving m utu al i nstr u citi on as sh all be

,
l

th u gh t e xp ed i ent w i th out b e i ng ov er se en or ov e r
o ,

h ear d and wi th out e n r oa h ing u p on e ach oth e r

,
c c ,

or d e r ogati ng fr o m th at r e sp e ct wh i c h i s d u e to an
y
br oth e r w er e h e not a m ason For th ough all m a
,
:

sons ar e as br eth r en u p on th e sam e l e v el y e t m a ,

sou ry tak e s n o h onour f r om a m an th at h e h ad be

for e ; nay r ath er i t ad ds to h i s h onou r e sp e ci ally i f ,

h e h as d e ser ve d w e ll ofth e b r oth e rh ood w h o m u st ,

g i ve h onou r to wh om i t i s d u e and av oi d i ll m an ,

ner s .

4 B eh avi our i n th e p r esence

. of S tr an r
g ,
e s not Ma
sons .

You h all be cautiou s in y ou r wor ds and carr iage

s
,

th at th e m ost p enetr ati ng str anger sh all not be ,

abl e to d i scov e r or fi nd ou t wh at i s not p r op e r to

,

be i nti m ated ; and som e ti m e s y ou sh all di ve r t a d is

cou r se and m anage i t p r ud entl f t h h onou r of
, y or e

th e w or sh i p fu l f
r ater ni t
y .
 AH I MAN Raz ors . 1 07

5 . B eh avi our at Hom e, and i n you r Nei gh bou r h ood .

Y ou be com es a m or al and w i e m an;

ar e to act as s

p ar ti cu lar ly not to let y our fam i l y fr iends and

, , ,

ne i gh bou r s k now th e conce r ns of th e l od e & c

g ,
.

bu t w i se l y to consu l t y ou r ow n h onou r and th at of ,

th e an i ent b r oth er h ood f

c or r e asons not to be m e n
,

ti one d h er e You m ust al so consu l t y our h e al th by

.
,

not conti nu i ng t o e th er too late or too l on f m

g g r o,

h om e after lodge h our s ar e past and by avoiding

. :

of gl u ttony or d r u nk e nne ss th at ou r f
a m i l i e b
y ,
s e

not ne gl ected o r i nj ur ed nor y ou d i sabl ed fr om

,

w or k ing .

6 . B eh avi ou r tow ar d s a S tr ange B r oth er .

You l y to e xam i ne h im i n such a

ar e cauti ou s ,

m eth od as p r u d ence sh all di r e ct y ou th at y ou m ay ,

not b ei m posed u p on by a n gnor ant f

‘

al se p r e ten
1

d e r wh om y ou ar e to r ej e t w i th contem p t and de
,
c

r i si on and b e w ar e ofgi v i ng h i m any h i nts ofk now

,

le dge .

B u t if y ou d i scover h i m to be a tr ue and g enu

i ne br oth e r y ou ar e to r e sp e ct h i m accor d i ngly ;
,

and i f h e i s i n w ant y ou m ust r e l i e ve h i m i f y ou

,

can or e l se d i re ct h i m h ow h e m ay be r e l i e v ed
‘

:
,

Y ou m u st e m pl oy h i m som e d ay s or e l se r e om ,
c ~

m end h i m to be em p l oy e d B ut y ouar e not ch ar g

:
1 08 A m m an R N EZO .

ed to d o b e y o n d y ou r a b i l i ty o n l y t o pr e f e r a p oor
,

br oth er th at i s a good m an and tr u e befor e any

, ,

oth er p oor p e opl e i n t h e sam e ci r cu m stance s

;

Finall y all th ese ch ar ges y ou ar e to ob ser v e,

,
‘

and al so th ose th at sh all be com m u ni cated to y ou

“

i n anoth er w ay ; cu l ti vating b r oth er ly l ove th e foun ,

l

d ati on and cape stone th e ce m ent and gl or y ofth is

-

anci ent f r ater ni t

y a v o i d i n all w r angl ing and qu ar
g ,

r e lli n al l l and an d b a kb i t i n n or p e rm i t t i n
g , s e r c g g ,

oth er s to sl and e r an h one st b r oth e r but d e f e nd i n

y g ,

h i s h ar acter and d oing h i m all good of

c ,
fi ce s as f ar ,

as i s consi ste nt w i th y our h onour and saf e ty a nd no ,

far th er A nd i fany ofth e m d o y ou i nj u r y y ou m i i st

.
,

apply to y ou r ow n or h i s l odge ; and f r om th ence

ou m a app eal to th e a n d l d e a t th q a t
y y g r o
g e u r e r
:

ly com m u ni cati on and fr om th ence to th e annual ,

:

r and l od e as h as be e n th e anci e nt l au dabl e con

g g ,

d u t of ou r for e f
c ath er s i n e v er y nati on; ne ver tak

i ng a l e gal cour se but wh en th e case cannot be ,

oth e r w i se d e cid e d and p ati e ntl y l i stenin t o th e

, g
h one st and fr i end ly ad v i ce of m aste r and fe ll ow s ,

wh en th ey w uld pr e vent y ou r goi ng to law wi th

o
,

str an e r s or w ou l d e x c i te u t t p d
g , y o o
p u a s e e y p e

r i od to all law su i ts th at so o u m a m ind th e af

y , y
fai r ofm asonr
y w i th th e m o r e a l ac r i ty a n d su c c e ss ;
bu t w ith r e spe ct to br oth e r s or f e ll ow s at law th e, ,

m aster and br eth r en sh oul d k i ndl of f th e i r me

y , e r
1 10 AH I MAN REZON .

g r and m aster Montagu, th e h

au t or oft h is book h as
com p are d th em wi th ,
and r e d uced t e m to t h e h an
ci e nt r ecor d s
,
and i m m e m or i al u sa e s of th e
g fr a
te r ni ty , and d i e ste d t
g h e m i nto th i s new meth od ,

wi th se ve r al pr ope r e xpl i ati ons f

c or th e use ofth e
,

l odge s i n and about L ondon

,
and W estm m ste r .

I . Th e gr and m aste r , or h i s d e p u ty , hath au th o

ri ty g ha
nd
t no t on l yri
to b e,
p r e s e nt i n an y t r u e

lod ge but al so to p r e si d e wh e r e v e r h e i s w i th th e
, ,

m aste r f th e l od ge on h i s l ef
o t h and and to or d e r ,

h i s gr and war dens toattend h im , w h o ,

'

ar e not to

act i n par ticul ar lodges as war dens but i n h i s pr e ,

S ence and at h i s com m and ; b e cau se th er e th e gr and

,

m aster m ay com m and th e w ar d ens of th at l odge ,

or an oth er b r e th r en h e pl ease th to attend and

y ,

act as h i s w ar d e n p r o te m p or e .

II Th e m aster ofa par ti cu l ar l odge h as th e r igh t

.

and au th or i t of con r egati ng th e m e m b er s of h i s

y g
l odge i nto a ch apte r at pl easu r e u pon any em er ,

g e nc
y o r oc cu r r e nce a s w e ll a s to
,
app oi nt t h e t i m e

and pl a e o f th e i r usu al f
c or m i n
g A nd i n case of :

si k ness d eath or ne ce ssar ab se nce ofth e m aster

c , y , ,

th e seni or war d e n sh all act as m aste r p r o te m p or e ,

i fno b r oth e r i s p r e se nt w h o h as b een m aster ofth at

’

l odge befor e ; for i n that case th e ab sent m aste r s ,

’

au th or i ty r e v e r ts to th e l ast m aster th e n pr esent;

,

th ou gh h e cannot act unti l th e sai d seni or w arden

 AH IMAN R EZON .
111

h as once congr egate d th e lodge ,

or i n h i s ab sence ,

th e j u n or war d en i .

I II Th e m .
h p a r t i c u l ar l od
aste r ofe ac
g e or on e ,

ofth e w ar d e ns or som e oth er b r oth e r by h i s or d er

, ,

sh all k e e a b ook containi ng th e i r by l aw s th e

p
-
.
,

nam e s o h b
ft e i r m e m er s w i t h a l i st o f a l l th e lo d g ,

e s i n tow n and th e u su al ti m e s and pl ace s ofth e i r

,

for m i n
g a nd all th e i r tr ansacti ons th at ar e p r op er
,

to be w r i tte n .

IV No l odge sh all m ake m or e th an fi

. ve ne w br e

th r e n at one ti m e , nor any m an unde r th e age of

t w e nt
y fi
v -
e, w h o m u st be a so h i s l ow n m aste r ; nu

l e ss by a d i sp ensation fr om th e gr and m aste r or h i s ,

d e p uty .

V N0 m an can be m ade or ad m itted a m e m b er

.
,

of a p art i cu l ar l od ge w ithout pr evi ou s noti ce one ,

m onth be f or e gi v e n to the sai d l odge i n or d er to ,

m ake d u e i nqu i r y i nto th e r ep u tation and cap aci ty

of t h e candid ate ; u nl ess by th e d i sp e nsati on afor e

sai d .

VI . B ut no m an can be e nter ed a b r oth er i n any

p ar ti cu lar l od ge ,
or ad mi tted to be a m e m b e r th e r e

of w i th out th e u nani m ous consent of all th e m e m

,

b er s ofth at l od ge ,th en pr esent wh en th e candi date

or m al l y ask ed by
i s p r op ose d and th e i r consent i s f ,

th e m aster ; and th ey ar e to si gni f y th e i r consent or ,

di ssent i n th ei r ow n p r udent w ay e i th e r v i r tuall y

, , ,
 AHIMAN
'

nnzox .

or m , but xw i th
in f u nani m i ty : Nor i s t h i s i nh er ent
‘

or

pr i v ilege subj e ct to a di sp ensation; becau se th e

m e m b er s o fap ar ti cular l od ge ar e th e b e st j ud ge s ,

ofi t; and i fa f r acti ou s m e mbe r shou l d be i mosed

p
on th e m i t m i gh t sp o i l th ei r h ar m ony or h ind e r
, ,

th e i r f
r e e d om ; or e v en b r e ak and d i sp e r se th e l odge;
wh i ch ough t to be avoid ed by all good and tr ue br e
th r en .

V II . E ver y
br oth er at h i s m ak i ng i s de
ne w ,

cently to cloath th e l od e th at i s all th e b r e th re n

g , ,

p r e sent and to deposit som eth i ng for th e r e l i e fof

,

i nd i gent and d e cayed br eth re n as th e cand idate ,

sh all th i nk fi
’
t to b e stow ov e r and ab ov e th e sm all
,

all ow ance state d by t h e by l aw s of th at p ar ti cu l ar -

l odge ; wh i ch ch ar i ty sh all be l odge d w ith th e m as

ter or w ar dens or th e cash i er i fth e m e m b e r s th i nk
, ,

fi
t t o ch oose one .

A nd th e cand i date h ll al so
s a so e m nl ly pr om i se
to su b m i t to t h e c onst i tu ti ons, t h e c h ar ges,
and r e

gu lati ons, and h oth e r good u sage s as sh all be

to s uc

i nti m ate d to th e m i n ti m e and pl ace conv e ni e nt .

V III N 0 set or nu m be r of br e th r en sh all wi th

.

d r aw or se p ar ate th e m se lve s fr om th e l odge i n

,

wh i ch th ey w e r e m ade b r e th r en or w er e after ,

w ar d s ad m itted m e m b e r s u nl e ss th e l odgebe com e s

,

too nu m e r ou s; nor e ve n th e n w i th ou t a d i sp e nsa ,

t ion fr o m th e g r and m aster or h i s d ep uty A nd :

 1 14

h kfi
t in t; for wh i ch a ne w r e u l ati on m ay be af
g ter

war ds m ade .

X Th e maj or i ty ofe v er y par ti cu lar lod ge when

.
,

con r e ated sh all h av e th e

g g , p r i vile ge of g i vi ng i n '

str u cti ons to t h ei r m aster and w ar de ns b e f or e th e ,

asse m bl i ng of th e gr and hap ter or lodge at th e c ,

th r ee qu ar te r l y com m u ni cati ons h e r e afte r me nti on

e d and ofth e annu al gr and l od getoo; b e cau se th e i r

,

m aste r and w ar d e n ar e t h e i r e p e se ntati v e s and

s r r ,

a r e su pp ose d to sp eak t h e i r m i nd .

XI A ll par ti cu lar l odge s ar eto obse r ve ith e sam e

.

u sa e s as m u ch as p ossi bl e ; i n or d e r to wh i ch and
g ,

for cu l ti vati ng a good u nd e r stand i ng am ong fr e e

m asons som e m e m be r s out of e v er y l odge sh all be
,
-

d ep u ted to v i si t th e oth er l odge s as often as sh all ,

be t h ou gh t conve ni e nt .

X II Th e gr and l odge cons1 sts of and i s for m ed

.
,

by th e m aster s and w ar d e ns ofall th e r e gu l ar p ar

ti cular l od ge s u p on r e cor d w i th th e gr and m aster ,

at th e i r h ead and h i s d e p u ty on h i s l e f
,
t h and and ,

th e gr and w ar de ns i n th e i r prop er pl ace s; and m ust

h ave a qu ar te r l y om m uni cat i n abou t M i ch ael m as

c o ,

C hr i stm as and Lady day i ns m e conveni ent pl a e

, ,
o c ,

as th e gr and m aste r sh all app oi nt wh e r e no br o ,

th e r sh all be p r e se nt w h o i s not at th at ti m e a
,

m em be r th e r e of w i th ou t a d i sp e nsati on; and wh i l e

,

h e stay s h e sh all n ot be all ow e d to v ote nor e v en

, ,
 AH IMAN nnzou . 1 15
"

gi v e h i s p inion w i th ou t l eav e ofth e grand l odge

o , ,

k
as e d and gi v en; or u nl e ss i t be d uly ask ed by th e , .

sai d l od ge .

A ll m atte r s ar e to be deter m i ne d i n th e gr and

l odge by a m aj or i ty ofvote s each m e m b er h av ing ,

one v te and th e rand m aster h a v i o v ote s

'

o , g ng t w ,

u nl e ss th e sai d l od e l eav e an p a r ti cu l ar th i ng t
g y o

th e d e te r m i nati on ofth e gr and m aster f or th e sake ,

ofe xp ed i ti on .

XIII A t th e said qu ar ter l y com m u nicati on all

.

’
,

m att e r s th at on e r n th e f c r ate r ni ty i n ge ne al
c or r ,

p ar ti cu lar l odge s or singl e br eth r en ar e qu i etly

, , ,

sed ate l an d m at l t b d i d of and

y u r e y o e s ou r se c
'

, .
,

t ansacte d A ppr en
r ti ce s m ust be ad m i tt ed m aste r s
:
,

and f e ll o wcr af t only h e r e u nl ess by a d isp e nsati on ,

.

H er e al so all d ifi e r e nce s th at cannot be m ad e u p

'

and accom m bdated p i vate l y nor by a p ar ti cu l ar

r ,

l odge ar e to be se r i ou sly consi der ed and d e i d ed :

,
c

A nd i fany b r oth e r th i nk s h i m se lfaggr i e v ed by th e

d e ci sion ofth i s boar d h e m ay app eal to th e annual
,

r and l od ge ne x t e nsu i n a nd l e ave h i s app eal i n

g g ,

w r i ting wi th th e grand m aster or h is de pu ty or

, , ,

th e gr and war dens .

H er e al so th e m aster or th e war d ens ofeach par

lod ge shal l br i ng and pr od uce a li st ofsuch
t i cu lar ,

m e m be r s as h ave be e n m ad e or even ad m i tted i n ,

th ei r par ti cul ar l odges si nce th e l ast com m uni ca

,
 i l fi
‘

A m m aN nnzox .

ti on ofth e grand lodge zA nd th er e sh all bea book

' ‘

k e pt by th e grand m aster , or h i s d ep uty , or r at er h

by som e broth er Wh om th e gr and l odge sh all ap
poi nt for secr e tar y wh e r ein sh all be r e cor ded all
,

th e l od ges w i th th e i r u sual ti m es and pl aces of

"

f or m i n and th e nam es ofall th e m e m b er s ofe ach

g ,

lod ge ; and all th e af fai r s ofth e grand l odge th at ar e

pr ope r to be wr i tten '
.

Th ey sh all al so consid er ofth e m ost pr ud ent and -

ef fe ctual m e th od s ofcoll e c ti ng and d sp osm g ofw h at i

m oney shall be gi v en to or l odge d w i th th e m in ,

‘

ch ar i t tow ar d s th e r e l i e fonl y ofan t u e b r oth e r

y , y r

fall e n i nto pov e r ty or d e cay bu t ofnone e l se B ut ,

:

e v e r y p ar ti cu l ar l od g e sh a ll d i spose of th ei r ow n
ch ar i t for p oor b r e th r e n accor d i n t t h i w n
y g o e r o ,

by l aw s u nti l i t be agr e ed by all th e l od ges (i n a

-

, ,

ne w r egu l ati on ) to car r y i n th e ch ar i ty coll e cte d

,

by th e m to th e gr and l odge at th e q uar ter l y or an ,

nu al com m u ni cati on i n or d er t o m ak e a com m on ,

~

stock ofi t f or th e m or e h and som e r e l i ef of poor

,

b r eth r en .

Th ey sh all al so appoint a tr easur er a br oth er ,

ofgood wor l d ly su bstance w h o sh all be a m e m be r ,

ofth e gr and l od e b v i r tu e ofh i s of

g y
-

fi c e an d sh all ,

be alway s p r e sent and h ave power to m ove to th e

,

g r an d l od g e a n y th i n
g e sp e ci all y wh at c o n ce,r n s h i s

offi ce To h i m sh all be com m i tted all m oney r ai se

.
d
for ch ar i t r f r a n t h fth a d l d
y o o
y o , er u se o e g r n o g e ,
1 18 A HIM AN n nzon .

XIV If at any gr and lodge stated or occasi on

.
,

al qu arte r ly or ani mal th e gr an

, ,
d ma s er and h i s
t
d e p uty shou l d be b oth absent th en th e p r e se nt m as ,

t e r ofa l odge th at h as b een th e l onge st a fre e m

-

,
a

son sh all t ak e th e ch ai r and p r e si d e as gr a

, ,
nd m as

ter p r o te m p or e , a nd sh all be v e sted w i th all h i s .

p owe r and h onour for th e ti m e ; pr ovid e d th er e i s

no b r oth e r pr e sent th at h as b ee n r and m aste r f or
g
m e r l y or de p u ty gr and m aste r , f
,
or th e l ast gr and

m aste r p r ese nt or e l se th e l ast d e p u ty p r e se nt,

,

sh ou l d alw a s ofri h t tak e pl ace i n th e ab sence of

y g
th e p r e sent gr and m aster an d h i s d e p u ty .

XV In th e gr and l odge none can act as w ar

.

de ns bu ,
t th e gr and w ar d e ns th e m se lv e s i f pr e se nt, ,

and i fab se nt th e gr and m aste r or th e p e r son w h o

, ,

p re sides i n h i s p l ace sh all or d er p r i vate war dens

,

to act as gr and war d ens p r o te m p or e wh ose pl ace s ,

ar e to be su ppl i e d by t w o f e ll o w Cr af t o fth e sam e

lodge all ed for th to act or sent th i th er by th e p ar

,
c ,

t i u lar m aste r th e r e of
c , o r i f b y h i m o m i tte d th e n ,

th ey sh al l be call e d by th e gr and m aster th at so ,

th e gr and l od ge m ay be alway s com pl e te .

XV I Th e gr and war d ens or an

.
y oth e r
,
s a r e fi rst ,r

to adv i se w i th th e d e p u ty ab ou t th e af fai r s of th e

l odge or of th e br e thr en and n t to apply to th e

, , ,
o

r and m aste r w i th ou t th e k nowl e d e oft h e d e p u t

g g y ,

u nl ess h e r ef use h i s conc urr ence i n any cer tai n no ~

 AHIMAN mi zon .
1 19
‘

ce ssar
y af
fai r ; i n wh i ch caS e , or in c ase o f any d i f
fe r e nce be twe en th e de p u ty , and th e g d w ar
r an

d ens, h e r br e th r en both par ti e s ar e to go by

or ot ,

conce r t to th e r and m as te r w h o can e asi l y de i d e c

g ,

th e cont ove sy and m ak e u p th e d if

r r ,
fe r ence by vir
tue ofh i s gr e at au th or i t
’

y .

T h e gr and m aster shou ld r e ei v e no i nti m ati on c

ofb usi ne ss con e r ni n m a onr b u t f om h i s d e p u

g c
y s ,
r

ty fi e p t i n su h c e r tai n ase s as h i s w or sh i p
r st e
x ,
c c c

can w e ll j u d e of f or i ft h e appl i ati on to t h e gr and

g ,
c

m aste r be i r r e u l ar h e can e asi l or d e r th e an d

g y , g r

w ar d e ns or any oth e r b e th en thu s ap pl y i ng to

,
r r ,

w ai t u pon h is d e pu ty w h o i s to p r e p ar e th e bu si
,

ne ss sp ee d i l a nd to lay i t or d er l y b e f or e h i s w or
y ,
.

sh i p .

XV II No gr and m aster d e pu ty gr and m aster

.
, ,

r and w ar d e ns tr e asu r e r se cr e tar or wh oe v e r

g , y , ,

acts f or th m or i n th e i r ste ad r o te m por e can at

e , p ,

th e sam e ti m e be th e m aste r or w ar d e n ofa p ar ti ,

,

g ,
cu lar l od e bu t as soon as an
y of th e m h as h o no u

r ably d i s h ar e d h i s
g c
g r and of fi ce h e r e tu r ns to th at ,

post or stati on in h i s par ti cu lar l odge fr om wh i ch ,

.

h e w as call ed to of fi ci ate ab ove .

XV III Ifth e d ep uty gr and m aster be si ck or ne

.
,

cessar i ly ab sent th e gr and m aste r m ay ch oose any

,

fellow cr aft h e pl e ases to be h is d e p u ty p r o te m

por e B ut h e th at i s chosen d ep u ty at th e grand

:
,
 l étl ‘
A ll IM A N 3 112 031 . 4

l odge and th e gr and w ar d ens too; cannot be di s

,
a

c har ged with out th e cause fai rl y appe ar to th e ma

j o r i ty of th e g r an d l o d e
g , an d th e g r a n d m aster i f ,

h e i s u neasy m ay call a gr a
,
nd l od ge o n p u r pose to ,

l y th e cau se b ef or e them and to h av e th e i r ad

.

a fi
,

v i ce and concur r ence In wh i ch case th e m aj or i ty

:
,

ofth e an d l od e ifth e cannot r e conci l e th e m as

gr g y ,

ter and h i s d e p u ty or h i s w ar d e ns ar e to concu r in

, ,

all o wi ng th e m aste r to d i sch ar g h i s sai d d e p u ty or e ,

h i s said war d ens and to ch oose anoth e r dep u ty im

,

m e d i ate l y , and th e sai d gr and l odgesh all ch oose ,

othe r w ar d e ns n th at case th at h ar m ony and pe ace

i ,

m ay be pr e se r v e d .

X I X Ifth e gr and m aste r sh ou l d ab use h i s p ow

.

e r and r e nd e r h i m sel fu nw or th
, y of th e ob ed i ence

and su bj e cti on ofth e l odge s h e sh all be tr eate d i n ,

a w ay and m anner to be a r ee d up on i n a new r e

,g
u l a ti on, b ec a h i th to th an i e nt fr ater ni ty
g u s e e r e c

h av e h ad no occasi on for i t th ei r for m er gr and m as ,

~

t er s h av i ng all b e h av e d t h e m se lv e s w or th y ofth a t

h onour abl e offi ce .

XX T h e gr and m aster wi th h i s deputy and w ar

.
,

d ens sh all (at l e ast once ) go r ound and vi sit all th e

‘

, ,

l odges about town d ur i ng h i s m aster sh ip

,
.

XX I Ifth e gr and m aster d i e during h i s m aster

.

sh i p or b sick ne ss or b b e i n b e n d a or any
, y y g , yo se ,

o th e r w a h u l d h e r end ered i ncapabl e of d is

y s o
12 2
‘

AHIMA N R EZON .

B ut whe the r th e r e sh all be af

e ast or all t h e
f -

m ust m e e t in
i
br eth r en ,
or not,
y e t th egr and l odge
som e con venient place annually on S t John s day ;
,
’

or i f i t be sunda th e n On th e ne x t d a i or d e r
'

y , y n ,

to ch oose e v er y y e ar a ne w grand m aste r d e p u ty; ,

and w ar de ns .

XX III Ifi t be th ough t e xp ed i e nt and th e gr and

.
,

m aste r w i th th e m aj or i ty of th e m aster s and w ar

,

de ns agr e e to h ol d a gr and fe ast accor d i ng to th e

, ,

anci e nt l au d abl e u stom ofm asons th e n th e gr and

'

c ,

war d ens sh all h ave th e car e ofp r ep ar i ng th e ti ch i

e ts se al e d w i t h th egr and m aste r s seal of di sp os

’

, ,

i ng of th e ti ck e ts of r e ce i vi ng th e m one y f
,
or th e

t i ck e ts ofb u y i ng th e m a
,
te r i al s ofth e f e ast offi nd ,

i ng ou t a p r op er and conv eni e nt pl ace to f e ast i n ,

and ofe ve r y oth e r t h i n th a t conc e r ns th e enter

g
tai nm ent .

B u t th at th e w or k m ay not be too b ur th ensom e

to th e tw o gr and w ar d e ns and th at all m atte r s m ,
ay

be e xp d i ti ou sl y and saf
e e l y m anage d th e gr an d ,

m aste r or h i s d e p u ty sh all h av e p ow er to nom i

, ,

nate and ap poi nt a ce r tai n nu m b er of ste w ar d s a s ,

h i s w or sh i p sh all th i nk fi
t to act i n conce r t w i th th e
,

tw o gr and w ar d e ns, all th i ngs r e l ati ng to th e f east ,

be i ng d eci ded am ongst th e m by a m aj or i ty ofv oi ce s,

e x ce pt th e r and m aste r or h i s d e p u t i nte rp ose by
g y
a p ar ti cul ar di r e cti on or ap oi ntm ent
p .
 AHIMAN R E ZO N . 12 3

XX I V Th e war dens and ste w ar ds s h all in d ue

.
,
r

ti m e w ai t u po n th e gr and m aste r or h i d e p u t f r s
, ,y o ,

d i r e cti o ns and or d e r s ab ou t th e p r e m i se s, but i f

h i s worsh i p and h i s d epu ty ar e si ck or ne cessar i l y ,

ab se nt th ey sh all call toge th e r th e m aste r s and w ar

,

d ens ofl odge s, to m e e t on p u r p ose fo r th e i r ad v i ce

and or de r ; or e l se th ey m ay tak e th e m atter w h ol

ly u pon th e m se lv e s and d o th e b e st th ey can

, .

Th e gr a nd w a r d ens and th e ste w ar d s ar e to ao

, ,

co unt f or all th e m one

y th e y r e c e i v e o r e xp e nd t o
, ,

th e gr and l od ge after d i nner or wh e n th e r and

, , g
l odge sh all th i nk fi t to r e ce i v e t h ei r accou nts .

Ifth e gr and master pl e ase s h e m ay in d u e t i m e

,
:

su m m on all th e m a ste r s and w ar d e ns f l od ges to o ,

c onsu l t w i th th e m ab ou t or d er i ng th e gr and f e ast ,

and about any e m e r ge ncy or acci d e ntal th ing r e

, ,

l ating th er eu nt th at m ay r equ i re ad vi ce , or e l se to
o
,

tak e i t u p on h i m se l fal togeth e r .

XXV Th e m aster s ofl odge s sh all each appoi nt

.
,

one e xp er i e nce d and d i scr ee t f e ll ow cr af t of h i s

l odge to com p ose a com m i tte e consi sting of one

, ,

fr om e v e r y l od ge , w h o s h all m eet to r e ce i v e i n a ,

conv e ni e nt ap ar tm ent e v er p r son th at br i ngs a

y,
e

ti k e t and sh all h ave p ow e r to d i scou r se h i m i f

c , ,

th ey th i nk fi t i n or d er to ad m i t h i m or d e bar h i m
, , ,

as th ey sh all s ee cause P r ov i d ed th e send no m an

:
y ,

aw ay b ef
,
or e th e
y h av e a cq u a i nt e d all th e b r e th r e n
124

wi th i n door s wi th th e reasons th er eof to avoid mi s

, ,

tak e s; th at so no tru e b r oth e r m ay be d eba r r e d ,nor

-

af al se b r oth e r or m e r e p r e te nd e r ad m i tte d t Th is
‘ '

, ,

com m i ttee m u st m ee t v e r y e ar l y on S t J oh n s d ay
’
.
,

at th e pl ace ev en bef or e an , y p e r sons c om e w i th

ti ck e ts .

XXV I Th e grand m aster sh all appoi nt tw o or

.

m or e tr u sty b r e th r e n to be p or te r s or d oo r k e ep ,

e r s w h o ar e al so to be e ar l y at t h e pl ace f
,
or som e
'

ood r e asons, and w h o ar e to be a t th e comm and of

g
th e com m i tte e .

XXV II Th e grand w ar dens or the ste w ar ds

:
, ,

sh all app oi nt b e for e h a

nd su h a nu m be r ofb r e th re n
,
c

to se r v e at tabl e as th ey th i nk fi t an ,
d p r op e r for

th at w or k ; and th ey m ay ad v i se w i t h t h e m aste r s

and w ar d ens ofl odge s abo ut th e most p r dp e r p e r,

sons i f th ey pl e ase or m ay tak e i n such by th e i r

,
.
,

r e com m end ation, f or none ar e to se r v e th at d ay bu t

-

f r e e and acce p ted m asons th at th e com m u ni cat ion ,

m ay be f r ee and h ar m oni ou s .

XXV III A ll t h e m e m b e r s of th e gr and l odge

.
,

m u st be at th e pl ace l ong b e f or e d i nner w i th th e ,

r and m as te r or h i s d ep u t a t t h i h ad w h
g y , e r e
i o

sh all r e ti r e and for m th e m se l v

, e s A nd th i s i s d one .
.

in or d e r ,

1 To
. r e ce i v e any app e al s du ly l odged as abov e ,

re
g l
u ated , th a
t th e app ell ant m ay be h ear d and th e ,
 126 AHIMA N RE ON '

Z .

if t h have not d ne i t th day b ef

‘
'

se nt, ey o e ‘
ore , and

i f t h ey pr esent
~

ar e u nani m ou s f
or conti nu i n th
g e

g rand m aster , h is w or sh i p sh all be ll

ca ed i n, and

h um bly desi r ed to d o th e fr ater nity th e h onour of

r ul i n
g th e m or th e y e ar e nsu i n
f g a nd af te r d i nn e r :

i t w i ll be k now n wh e th e r h e acce p ts of i t or not, ,

For i t sh ou l d not be d i scov er e d bu t by th e e l e cti on

i tsel f .

XX X T h en th e m aster s and war d ens and all

.
,

th e b r e th r e n m ay conv e r se p r om i scuou sly or as

, ,

th ey pl e ase to sor t togeth e r u nti l th e d i nner 1 s com ,

i ng i n wh en e v ery b r oth e r tak e s h i s seat at tabl e

,
.

XXX I S om e ti m e after di nner th e gr and lodge

.
,

is f or m e d not i n r eti r e m e nt bu t i n th e p r e se nce of

, ,

all th e b r e th r e n w h o y e t ar e not m e m be r s of i t
, ,

and m u st not th ier e f or e sp e ak u nt i l t h e

y a r e d e si r e d

and all o w e d .

XXXII Ifth e gr and m aster ofl ast y ear h as con

.

sented w i th th e m aster s and w ar d ens i n r i Vat e be

p ,

for e d i nne r to conti nu e for th e y e ar e nsu i n

, g; th e n

one of th e gr and l od e d e p u te d f r th at p u rp ose

g o '
, ,

sh all r e p r e sen t to al l th e b r eth r en h i s w or sh i p s

’

ood gov er nm e nt & c A nd tur ni n to h i m sh a ll

g g ,
.
, ,

i n th e nam e of th e gr and l odge h u m bly r eq ue st ,

‘

h i m to d o th e fr ater nity th e gr eat h onour ( i fnobl y

‘

bor n ifnot th e gr eat k i ndne ss) ofcontinu ing to be

, , ,

th ei r gr and m aster f or th e y ear ensuing A nd h is :

.
.
 AHIMAN R EZON . 127

wor sh ip de cl ar i n
g h i o
sc nsent b abow or a spe e ch
y
‘

as h e pl ease s th e said d ep u ted m e m be r of th e

,

r and l od e sh all p r ocl ai m h i m r and m aste r an d

g g , g ,

all th e m e m ber s o f th e l odge sh all sal u te h i m i n

d ue for m
‘

. A nd all th e br e th r e n sh all f
or a f
ew m i

nu te s ;h ave l eav e l
to d e c ar e t h ei r satisfacti on plea ,

sur e ; and g con l at i on r atu .

XXX III B u t i f ei th er th e m aster and war dens

.

h ave not in pr i vate thi s d ay befo e d inne n r th e

,
r r, o

day b ef or e d e i e d th e l a t
, g r and m aste r to conti
s r s

nu e i n th e m aste r sh i p ano th e r y ear , or ifh e wh en ,

d e si r e d h as not onsented Th e n
,
c : ,

Th e last gr and m aste r sh al l nom inate h i s succe s ,

sor f or th e ar e nsu i n w h o if u nani m ousl y ap

y e
g , ,

p r o ve d by th e gr and l odge and i f th er e pr esent , ,

sh all be p r ocl ai m ed sal ute d and congr atu l ated th e

, ,

ne w r and m aster as ab ov e h i nted and 1 m m e di ate

g ,

ly i nstall e d by th e l ast gr and m aste r accordi ng to ,

u sage .

.
XX X I V B ut i f th at nom i nati on i s n ot u nani
.

m ou sly app r ov e d th e ne w gr and m aster sh all be

,

ch osen i m m ed i ate l b b all ot e v e r y m aste r and

y y ,

war den wr iti ng h i s m an s nam e and th e l ast gr and ’

,

m aste r w r i ti ng h i s man s nam e too and th e m an

’

; ,

wh ose nam e th e last gr and m aster sh all fi r st tak e

ou t c asu all o b h an h a ll b an d m a ster

, y r
y c ,c e s e gr ,

for th e
y e a r e nsu i ng; an d i f p r e se n t h e sh all be
,
12 8 AHIMAN a on
‘
.

p r oclaim ed ,
lute d and congr atul ated as abov e
sa , ,

h i nted and ,
forthw i th i nstall e d by th e l ast grand
m aste r ac cor d i ng t o u sage :

XXXV .
g Th e hl ast r and m aster t u s continu ed,

or th e ne w r and m aste r th u s i nstall ed sh all n e xt

g
-

nom i nate and app oi nt h i s dep u ty gr and m aste r ,

e i th e r th e l ast or a ne w one w h o sh all be al so d e ,

clar e d sal u te d and con r atu l ate d as abov e h i nte d

, g ,
.

T h e g and m a te sh all al so nom i nate th e ne w

r -
s r

r and w ar d ens and if nani m u sl app r ov e d by th e

g , y u o

r and l od ge sh all be d e cl ar e d sal u te d a nd con

g , , ,

r atu l ate d as abov e h i nte d, but i f not th ey sh all

g ,

be h ose n by b all ot i n th e sam e w ay as th e g r and

c ,

m aste r A s th e w ar d e ns of p r i vate l od ges ar e al so

:

to be ch ose n by b all ot i n e ach l odge i f th e m em ,

b er s th er eof do not agr ee to th ei r m aster s nom i ’

~

nation .

XXXV I . B u t i f th e b roth er wh om ,
th e present
gr and m aste r s h all nom i nate for h i s su cce ssor , or

whom th em a or i ty j ofth e
gr and lodge sh all h appen
by ball ot, i s, by si ck ne ss, h
'

to ch oose or ot er ne ce s

sar y occasion, a se nt b f
r om th e
gr and f
e ast ,
h e can

not be p r ocl ai m ed th e new gr and m aste r ,

l
u n e ss th e

old r and m aste r , or som e oft he m aste r s and war

g
d e ns o fth e
g l od ge can v ou ch
r andu p on th e h o ,

nou r ofa b roth er th at th e sai d p er son so nom inat

, ,

e d or ch osen wi ll r eadi ly accep t of th e said offi

, ce ;
13 0 A m M A N R Ezori .

di n th e y oungest ap r enti ce , p
th e nt of th e m a or i ty of all j ‘

th ebr ethren pr esent being absol utely necessar y to

,

m ak e th e sam e b i ndi ng and obl i gator y ; wh i ch m u st ,

afle r di nner , te r th e ne w
and af g r and m aster is in
ll
sta ed , be l ly desi r ed , as i t w as desi r ed and
so e m n

ob tained f or th e se r e ul ations v v h e n p r oposed by

g ,

th e gr and l od ge to about one h und r e d and fi

,
fty br e

th r en on S t Joh n Bap ti st s d ay 1 72 1
’
. .
, ,

CH AP TE R 1 11 .

R U LE S A ND R EGU LATIONS on THE

G RA N D L O D GE OF P E NN S YLV A N IA
. .

S ec .

Th e gr and l odge is com po se d ofth e

gr and ,
and
p ast gr and officer s, of th e m aster s and w ar dens
or th e i r r e p r e se ntati v e s ofall w ar r anted and con
, ,

st i tu te d l od ge s u nde r i ts j u r i sd i cti on; of p ast m as

te r s by ser v i ce and p ast m aste r s by d i sp e nsati on

, ,

p r ior to four th Mar ch 1 79 9 , .

E ver y m em b er of th e gr and l odge m ust be a ,

m e m b e r ofa sub or di nate l odge e xce p t p ast gr and ,

and d e p uty gr and m aste r s w h o ar e m e m b er s of

,
 AHIMAN
‘
R EzoN . 13 1

th e grand l odge for li fe and e xcept h onor ary m em

,

ber s sp ecially adm itte d .

L od ge s l ocated m or e th an thre e m i l e s fr om th e
"

ci ty ofPh il adel ph ia m ay be r e p r e sente d by p r oxy

,

w h o mu st be a p ast m aster and a m e m b er of th e ,

r and l od ge com m i ssi one d u nd e r th e si gnat ur e s of

g ,

th e m aste r and se cr e tar y and a seal of th e l odge ,

,

Wh ich h er epr esents One per son m ay be consti .

tuted th e p r oxy ofan i ndefi ni te nu m b er of l od ge s ,

bu t i n h i s r epr e se ntati ve ch ar acter h e can gi ve ,

but one vote e x cep t i n th e case h er ei n after sp e

‘

ci fid e .

N o b er of th e gr and l odge can appear

m em

th e r e i n w i th out h i s p r o pe r j e w e l and cl oth i ng .

“
Th e b od y th u s com pose d i s sty l ed Th e G r and
L odge ofth e m ost anci ent and h onour abl e fr ater ni
ty ofFr e e and A c ep ted M asons ofP ennsy lvani a
c ,

and m asoni c j u r i sdi ct ion th er euntob e l ongi ng

”
.
,

T h e r ep r sentati ve s of fi ve l od ges ar e i ndi sp ensi

bly ne ce ssar y to op en th e gr and l odge .

S e c II . .

Th e fi
of cer s of th e
grand l odge ar e su ch as ar e
,

l
e e cti ve ,
and suc h as ar e app oi nted by th e gr and

m aste r .

fi
Th e e l e cti v e of cer s are th e gr and m aster , d e pu
ty gr and m aster , se ni or
g r and war d en j unior gr and
,

w ar de n ,
a
r nd
g tre asur er , and gr and secretar y .
 1 32 AHIMAN R EZ N O .

Those appoi nted by th e gr and m aster are th e ,

-

di str i ct d ep uty gr and m aster s gr an d ch aplai ns

, ,

r and d e acons d w d d h a
l ]
‘

g , g r an ste a r s
g r an m a r s , ,

r and sw or d b ear er r and p u r sui vant and gr and

’

g g , ,

ty l er .

N o b r oth er 1 5 p er m i tte d to h ol d m or e th an one

of fi ce i n th e
g r and l od e at one and th e sam e ti m e
g ,
.

Th er e ar e fi ve gr and eom m itte e s annu ally ap ,

poi nte d by th e gr and m aster vi z ,

’

C om m i tte e of h ar ity of fi
c ,
nance com m i ttee of ,

cor r e spond e nce ofby e l aw s and h all com m i tte e

“

.
, ,

Th e of fi cer s o fth e gr and l odge tak e pr ecedence

i n th e or de r abov e stated .

Th e e l e cti v e gr and of fi cer s ar e c h osen b ballet

y
at th e qu arte r ly c om m uni cati on ne x t p r e ced i ng ,

S t Joh n th e evangeli sts day y e ar ly

.
,
A m aj or i ty .

ofth e wh ol e nu m be r of v ote s i v e n i s ne ce ssar

y
g ,

for a ch oi ce . B ut i f on th e fi r st ballot no ch oi ce ,

be m ade a se cond sh all be h ad confi

, ned wh er e th e
,

v otes ar e unequal to th e tw o h igh e st on th e Teturn;

,
‘

and wh ere th er e ar e th r e e or m or e candid ate s and ,

one h av i ng a pl ur al i t ofth e v otes and t w o or m or e

y ,

an eq u al nu m b e r of v ote s th e n confi , ne d to su ch

candi d ate s, and wh er e th e v ote s ar e e qu al to th ose

,

h av i ng an equal nu m ber ofvotes If on th e second .

,

ball ot th er e be no el ecti on th e contest betw een

, ,
134 m IM A N R EZON .

No xpul si on or suspension i s confi

e r m ed b th e
y
r and l od ge unti l i t appe ars th at th e b roth e r e xp e l
g ,

led or susp end ed by a sub or di nate l odge h as h ad ,

noti ce ofh i s e xpu l si on or su s pension ifpr acti abl e ,

c ,

that h e m ay m ak e h i s appe al T h e r easons f or e v e r /

y
e xp ul si on or susp e nsi on m ust be r e tu r ne d to th e
, ,

g r an d l od e w i th th e r e tu rns ofth e e xpe lli n

g g l od e
g .

A n ap pe al l i es to th e gr and lod ge by any p e r ,

son a r i eved b th e c e ed in s of a su bo d i nate r

gg y p r o g
l odge : S uch ap p eal i s m ade i n w r i t ing and fi l ed ,

w i th th e grand secr etar y T h e appe ll ant i s r e qu ir .

ed to gi v e noti ce th er eof to th e app e ll e e at l east

'

ten d ay s ifi n th e ci ty ofPh i l ad e lph ia and t w

,
enty ,

d ay s ifi n th e countr y b efore pr oceed ings sh all be

,

h ad th er eon .

Th e gr and l odge h ol ds qu arter ly com m uni cati ons

on th e fi r st M onday s of M ar ch J une S eptem , ,

ber and D e cem be r and a gr and com m u ni cati on

, ,

on S t John th e e v an e l i sts d a i n e ver a It

.
g y y y e r .

m e e ts al so on i ts ow n adj ou r nm ents and on th e or ,

d er ofth e gr and m aste r Th e q uar te r ly com m u ni .

cations co m m e nce at 7 o cl ock i n th e e ve ni n

’
, g fr om , ,

M ar ch 2 5 th to Se pte m b er 2 5 th and at 6 o cl o k
’
, ,
c

in th e e ve ni ng fr om De ce m be r 2 eth to M ar ch
, ,

2 5 th Me m be r s r e s d i ng w i th in th r e e m i l e s of th e
. i

c it ar e su m m one d to i ts m e e ti n s b w r i tte n or
y , g y
pr inted notices from th e gr and secre tar y .
 AHIMAN
’

RE zom 135

A ll m atter s i n th e grand lodge , ar e determ ined :

.
by apl u ral i ty v t th e gr and m aster
of o es,
,
or ot h er
p r e si d i n o
g fi
f cer havi ng th e casting vote .

S ec I V . .

Th e v
r e enu e o fth e gr and lodge i s d er i ved ,
1 . From th e r ents ofth e m asoni c h all .

gas m a
nu f
actor y .

3 . fee s for w ar r ants, eac h

i
’
’

4 for d i s e nsati ons to p ass th e ch a r 5

.
p ,

5 to e nte r , p ass, and r ai se a b roth er 1 0

.

g r and lodge :
ce r t i fiat c es 4

D ues fr om s u bo r d inate lod ges ,

f
or e ac h
m e m b er ,
annu a lly
8 . Fe es fr om cou ntr
y led ge s f
or i ni ti ati on
9 . F y g l od es m e e ti ng i n th e ne w h all
r om ci t

and countr y l od ge s w i th i n fi ve m i l e s ofth e ci ty

( e stabl i sh e d si nce S e p te m b e r 1 8 1 6 ) 7

A state d su m i s annuall y appr op r i ated p ur su ant ,

to th e e sti m ate ofth e com m i ttee fi

of nance , for th e

u se ofth eoffi
cer s and com m i tte e s, h avi ng occasion
th er efor .

No pr oposi ti on to i ncr ease or di m i ni sh th e du es ,

or cont r i bu ti ons ofth e sub or d inate l od ge s th e f ees ,

for w ar r ants d i spensati ons or any ser vice s p er f

,
or m
,

ed by any o ne of th e of fice r s oft h e

g r and l od ge
’
,

sh all be adop ted u nl ess i t sh all be p r op osed at a

,
 1 36 AHIMAN R EZON .

gr and q ua fterly com m uni cati on, on i m m edi ate no

ti ce t h er eofgi ven by th e gr and secre tar y to th e

, ,

sub or di nate l od es, u nd e r th e j u r i sdi cti on of th e

g
a

r and l od e a nd adop te d at th e ne x t or a subse

g g , ,

quent grand qu ar ter ly com m uni cati on, and u pon

th e ad op ti on r ej e cti on m odi fi
,
cati on or oth er di s
, ,

p osi tion of su ch p r op ositi on ev er y m em ber ofth e

,

r and l od e sh all be e nti tl ed to v ote p er sonall i

“

g g y n ,

wr i ting or by pr oxy sp e i ally d el egate d for th at

,
-

,
c

pu r pose to any m em ber of th e gr and l odge A nd

,
.

on su ch q u e sti ons any m e m ber ofth e gr and l od ge

m ay (b e sides h i s ow n) gi v e as m any v otes as ar e

de l egated to h i m for th at p p p ovi d ed th at no

ur o se : r

di m inu ti on ofth e d u es or contr i b u ti ons p ai d by th e ,

su b or d i nate l od ge s sh a ll be m ade u nti l th e d eb t of ,

th e gr and l odge sh all h av e b een r ed u ced to th e

su m off or t
y t h ou sand d oll ar s .

No m e m be r ofth e gr and l odge as such i s s ub , ,

j cet to th e pay m ent of d ues, bu t h e i s not r eli ev

ed f r om th e p ay m ent of d u es to th e sub or d i nate

l od ge ofw h ich h e i s a m e m b er nor i s such lodge

, ,

r e l i e ved f r om th e p ay m e nt ofth e d u es to th e r and

g
l od ge asse sse d on such m e m b er .

S ec . V .

Th er e sh all be no pr ocession ofth e grand l odge ,

u nl e ss b sp e ci al or d e r th er e of e x ce p t f
une r al p r o
y ,
 lodges lv er th e h angings and tr i m m ings
ar e of si ,

ofbl u e th e apr ons wh i te

, Th e m asoni c dress 1 8 a
bl ack sui t and wh i te gl oves .

Gr and M aster i
Th e gr and m aste r i s to be i nstalled by th e l ast
pr ece di ng gr and m aste r , assi sted by sk i l u l br e f
th r on at h i s di scr etion W h e n i nstalled h e 1 8 to be
,
.

p r oclai m ed and sal ute d 1n d ue form grand m aster

, ,

ofm asons .

To h i m belongs th e g ne r al
e su
p e v i sion and
r

g v o e r nm e nt of th e frate r ni ty : For th ese p ur p oses

h e i s e m powe re d ,
T o app oi nt d i str i ct d e p uty gr and master s
”

,
th e

su bor dinate fi
of cer s of ,
lod ge and all
_ th e gr and ,

stand i ng and all sp e ci al com m i tte es whose ap ”

point m ent i s not oth e r w i se pr ovide d for

To p r e si de in th e gr and l dge and i n all su bor o

d i nate l odges attende d or u nattend ed by h i s gr and

,

fi
of ce r s :

To se nd h i s d e p ut y or ot her r and
g fi
ef ce rs to

vi si t th e su bor di nate lodge s ;

To cau se m asons to be m ad e i n h is pr e se nce at

any t i m e a
nd at any place ,
l
a odge bei ng opened
or that
by h i m f pur pose :
 REZ ON
'

A ni M A N 1 39
‘

To grant, and au th ori zej o xbe gr ante d ,

di sp ensa

or m a
tions f k i ng m asbns for constitu ting l odges d
‘

,
an

f p
assi ng th e ch ai r z
’

or r

at all t i m es th e attenda
l

To
'

com m and nce of th e

‘
/

g r and tr e asu r e r and gr a nd se cr e tar y w i th th ei r

, ;

l k s and book s for h i s i nform ati on

c er :

To a p p oi nt by w ar r ant any b r oth e r to re p r esent

h i m 1 n ia si ste r gr and l odge
fi
.

He is ,
o

ex o
-
i i6 c ,
i c h ai r m an ofany com m i tte e he
m ay t i n h k p ro
p er to atte nd
/
.

It i s h i s d u ty v i si t annu ally e v er y lodge w i th

to

i n thre e m i l e s of th e ci ty of P hi l ade lph i a and all

‘

oth e r lod ge s u nd e r h is j u
r i sd i cti on,
~
as of
ten as m ay

be p r acti cabl e .

IX .

D ep u ty Gr and M aster
'

'
.

On th e d eath , r e si
g a
n tion, or a sence ofth e b g r and

m a
ste r ,
th e d e pu ty g a r plnd m aste r
e nar
y r e i s h is
p r esentati ve: H is stati on i n th e gr and l odge i s at
th e l eft ofth e gra
nd
"
m aste r .

S ec . X .

Th e j ur isdi ction ofth e gr and l odge i s

m asoni c ,

from ti m e to tim e di vi ded i nto d i str i cts ov er each

_ , ,
1 40 AHIMAN RE ZON .

of wh ich a di stri ct de puty g r and m aster is ppoint

a

ed .

It i s th eduty ofth is
’

fi
v i si t th e lodge s in
of ce r , to

h i s d i str i ct to i nsp e t th e i r l ab ou rs inq u i r e i nteth e i r

,
c ,
é

cond iti on and pr o e e d i ngs t c

g i v e th,
e m m asoni c
o .

"
ad v i e and i nstr u cti on and to r e p or t to th e gr and
c ,

l odg e annually th e state ofth e lodge s i n h i s d istr i ct

'

, ,

and all th at h e sh all h av e do ne th e r e i n H e m ay .

congr e ga te se v e rall y th e m aste s w ar d e ns and br e r , ,

th r e n ofsu h l odge s at th e i r r e sp e cti ve place s o f

c ,

m e e ti ng at su ch ti m es as h e m ay th i nk p r op e r m ay
, ,

r ant d i sp e nsati ons to e nter d p

‘

g p as s a n r ai,
se er son s ,

to th e d e gr e e o fm aste r m ason and f or p assi n br e

g ,

th r e n to t h e h ai r
’
c H e i to ac ou nt f
. s or and a
p y c

ov e r t o th e r and tr e asu r e r all m oni es r e ce i v e d b

g y
:

h i m q uar ter ly
,
.

S ec X I . .

Gr and War dens .

Th er e ar e tw o gr and war d ens senior and j u nior , ,

‘

wh ose d u ty i s to aid th e gr and m aster i n conduct

,
- v

i ng th e b usiness ofth e or d er E ach h as h i s app r o .

p r i ate stati on i n th e
gr and l od ge .

S ec . X II .

Gr and Treasu r er .

To th e gr and tr easur er ar e con ded th e fund s of fi

th e r and l od e It i h i d w h
g g s s
. u ty, i t th e aid ofth e
 1 42 AHIMAN R EZON .

To pr eserve i ts ar ch i ves and seal

’ '

To i ssu e s um m onses to i ts m e m b e r r e si d i ng w i th

i n th r e e m i l es ofth e h all to att e nd i ts m eeti ngs

,
:

T otr ansm i t annu ally as soon as p r acti cabl e after

, ,

e v e ry S t J oh n th e E van e l i st s da
’
ccou nt of
'
”

.
g y a n a ,

su ch ofth e p r o eed i n s of th e ra n d lod e at i ts

g g g
~
c 4

qu ar ter l y com m uni cati ons andoth er se ssi ons as may ,

be se le cte d for th at p u r pose to

, ,
ge th e r w i th an e x , ,

bi b i t ofth e state ofi ts fi

,

nance s a l i st of th e l od ge s ,
-

u nd e r i ts j ur i sd icti on and th e t i m es and places of

,

th e i r m ee ti ng :

To r e ce i v e all p e ti ti ons and m e m or i a l s i ntended ,

fer th e gr and l odge, and to lay th em b ef or e th e

r and m aster or oth e r p r op e r au th or i t

g , y
“

To k e ep a r e gi ste r ofall w ar r ants d i sp ensati ons , ,

and ce rti fi cate s

g r ante d b t h e gr and l odge or i ts
, y ,

fi
of cer s, ofth e r e tu r ns of th e subor d inate
‘
lodge s;
and of th e sus ensi ons, e p j ecti onsxpul sions ,
and r e ,

wh i ch m ay be com m uni cated by oth er gr and lodges

To d r aw on th e grand tr easu r er f or th e m oni es ,

app r op r i ated to th e s se r vi ce and

’
r and se cr etar
g y ,

accou nt qu ar te r l y th er e f
or w i th th e com m i tt ee of ,

fi
nan ce :

To attest th e d isp e nsat ions gr anted by th e gr and -

m aster , r ece i ve th e fee s th e r e for ,

and a
p y th e sam e

q uar te r ly to th e grand tr easur er :

To tr ansm i t to e v er y l od ge in ar r ear s ,
at l east
once a y ear , a state m ent ofi ts account, and in con
 Am R ZON
’

MAN E . 1 43

j u ncti on w ith th e g r and t r e as ur e r , ado t su c p h m ea

s ur e s, as m a
y pr ope r to collect th e sam e
be
'

n
To cond uct th e nec essar y cor r e sp ond ence ofth e

g r an d l od ge w i th i t s office
,
r s and su bor dinate lod ,
-
’
'

g es
an d,
pr e ser v e cop i es th e r e of
“ i
:

T o ke e p th e a ccou nts ofth e r nd l od e and of

g
’

a g ,

th e s u bor d i nate l od ge s by Way ofdoubl e entr y i n , ,

sucl a m
r
anner th at th e state of th e m m ay at any
'
‘

ti m e be k now nf and to r e por t at l e ast once a ye ar

to th e gra nd lo d ge a cor r ect tr anscr i p t ofth e balan

,

ce s:

To re p or t quar ter ly to th e grand l odge th e sub ,

or d i nate lod ges oth e r wi se d e r i v e d

p
ofth e i r r e
p
r e se ntati ons h er ei n
"

t :

por t annually to th e gr and l odge th e num

To re
’

be r of m em be r s be l ongi ng to each su bor d i nate

’

l od ge th e nu m ber ofi ni ti ati ons and adm issions r e

, , ,

si gnati ons su sp e nsi ons e xp ul si ons a

,
nd de ath s d u
, , ,

r i ng th e p r ece d i n
gy e ar

H e sh all open an account as gr and secr etary i n , ,

one ofth e b ank s i n Ph i l ad e lph i a th r ough wh i ch all ,

m oni es r e ce i ved and p ai d by h i m on account ofth e ,

r and l odge m ust pass

g ,

S ec . XI V .

Gr and Deacons;
Th er e ar e two grand de a on wh ose duty c s, i s to
1 44 AHIMAN REZON .

bear th e m essage s ofth e gr and m aster, and nd

”

ra
g
war dens, thr ough ou t th e gr and lodge .

S ec . XV .

Gr and
A s m any gr and h apl ains as ar e ne cessar y, a
c re
T he ir duty i s to attend th e
,

annually app oi nte d .

r and l od e at i ts r and q ua r ter l d th m

g g g y na o e r c o

m u ni cati ons th e r e to of fe r u p to th g r ea t ar ch i e
-

te ct ofth e u ni ve r se th e p r ay e r s of th e b r e th ren
, ,

and to i nvok e h i s bl essi ngs on th e i r l abou r s Th e y .

a
ar e al so to attend on th e f u ne r al
p r oce ssw ns ofth e

r and l odge and to assi st i n th e ne cessar y sol e m n

g ,

r i te s and cer e m oni e s on such occasi ons .

S ec . XV I .

Gr and S tewar ds .

Th er e ar e tw o gr and ste war d s to wh om i s con ,

fid e d th e car e ofp r ov i d ing and super i ntendi ng th e

e sti val s ofth e
f r and l od e
g g .

S ec . XV II .

Gr and M ar sh all .

Th e d uty ofth e
g r and m ar s a ] h l i s to pr oclai m
th e g r and fi
of ce r s, to f
o r m and re
gu at e al
ll p roce s

s ions ofth e
g r and l od ge , k
and to ta e or de r t at th e h
1 46 AHIMAN REZON .

b er s of th e gr and lodge under th e d i rection ofth e

,

r and se cr e tar , and to d o su ch oth er th i ngs as

g y
m ay be r equ i r ed of h i m by th e gr and l od ge He
. .

i s ch ar ge d w i th th e car e ofth e r oom s app r opr i ate d

t o m asoni c p ur p ose s i n th e m asoni c h all , and u nd e r
,

th e d i r ecti on of th e h all com m i tte e i s to atte nd ,

to th e leaning and pr eser vati on of th e h all and

c

i ts appu r tenanc e s and w i th th e saf

,
e k e e p i ng ofth e

fu r ni tur e and j e w el s of th e gr and l odge for wh i ch ,

h e i s r e sp onsibl e H e i s all otted a p ecu ni ar y

.

com p ensati on f or h i s ser v i ces .

S ec X XI
. .

Gr and L ectur er .

A gr and l e ctur er i s appointed to v i sit once i n

e v e r y t w o y e ar s e v e r y su b or di nate l odge b ey ond
, ,

th e i ty and cou nty ofPh i l ad e lph i a and w i th i n th e

c
,
'

com m nw e al th ofP e nns lv ani a f

o or th e u r ose of
y p p ,

g i v i n
g m a son i c i nstru cti on H i s e xp e. n se s W h i l st a t ,

te nd i ng th e l od es ar e d e f a d b t h m a n d h i
g r y e y e s ,

com pensati on i s p ai d b th e an d l d
y g r o
g e .

S ec . XXII .

C om m i ttee
of C h a i ty r .

A com m ittee of fi
v b th
e re r en is

p ointe d ,
and e m power ed to r ecei ve
 AHIMAN REZ ON . 1 47

c h ar i tabl e p ur poses; to apply once i n every year

to e ach l odge and ch apter and to i nd i vi d u al b r e th
, ,

r en i su ch m anne r as th ey m ay d ée m p r op er f
n or ,

v ol untary contr i buti ons to th e ch ar i ty fund ; To

‘

h old stated m onthly m eeti ngs at th e m asoni c h all ,

for th e p ur pose of d i sp ensi ng ch ar i tabl e r e l ie f to

p etitioner s b ei ng anci ent y or k m asons th e wi ves

, , ,

wi dows m oth er s si ste r s and ch i l d r e n ofsu ch m a

, , ,

sons r e com m end e d b at l e ast tw o r e sp ect abl e m e m

, y
ber s of som e lodge u nder th i s j ur i sdi ction gi v i ng ,

p r efe r ence to m em b er s of su ch l odges and th ei r ,

r e l ati v e s af
or e sai d
’

Th e om m i tte e h av e p owe r to ch oose

c fr om ,

am ong th e m se lv e s a se r e t ar y and tr e asu r e r and

,
c
, ,

to m ak e r e gu l ati ons f or se cu r i n th e i r fu nd s a nd
g ,

th e gov er nm e nt of th e 1 r t r easu r er all ow i ng no

'

m one y to be d i sb u r se d by h i m bu t on a r e sol u ti on

ofth e com m i ttee and d r af t ofth e ch ai r m an ; un

‘

,
co

ter si gned by th e se cr e tar y T h ey ar e r e qu i r e d to .

r e p or t qu ar ter l y to th e gr and l odge th e i r tr easnr

, ,

e r s account ofr e c ei p ts and d i sb u rsem e nts

’
.

S ec . XX II I .

Com m i tt ee
ofFi nance .

Th e com mi tte e of fi
na nce is com p osed of fi
v e

m em ber s T h ey are
. re q ui r ed to r e por t to th e gr and
 148 AHIM AN R EZON '

lodge on th e fit M
rs onday i n D e cem b er annu ally ,

an esti mate of th e p robable di sbu rsements f

or th e

ensu in gy ear , w
i h t a statem ent ofth e si n king fund ,

and th e d ebts d u e to and by th e grand l odge ,

and

su c h oth er m atter s as m ay be necessary to a cor

r e ct vi e w ofi ts fi nance s .

I t i s th ei r d uty to r e com m end to th e gr and l od ge

fr om ti me to ti m e su ch m easures as th e y m ay d e e m ,

exp e di ent f or coll e cti o

,
n ofi ts du e s th e e c onom y ofi ts ,

fu nd s and i ncr e ase ofits r e v enu e s;Toregi ster by th ei r

'

ch ai r m an i n a b ook k e t f or th at ur ose th e d r af
’
s
'

p t
'

p p , ,

dr aw n by th e grand m aster and gr and se c re tar y ,

and by th e se v er al stand i ng c m m i t t e app r v e d o e s, o

by su h h ai m an u p on th e gr and t reasur er S uc h
c c r
,
.

book ofr egi str y b ei ng at all ti mesacce ssibl e by th e

'

gr and m aste r , and any m em ber of th e com m i ttee

of fian n ce .

Th e co m m i tte e m ay, at all ti mes, h av e access to

th e books and p ap er s ofth e gr and secr etary gr and ,

tr e asur er and oth er of

,
fi c e r s or com m i ttees i n ,

tr u ste d w i th m oni e s ofth e

gr and l od e
g A n d su ch .

of fi ce r s and com m i tte e s ar e to accou nt w i th th e com

m i tte e offi nance qu ar te r l

y .

A ll m atte r s r el ating to th e fi nance s ofth e

g r and

l od ge ar e r efer r ed to th e com m i tte e and th ey ar e ,

to m ak e r ep or t th e r eon unl ess oth er wi se d i r e cted

,

by th e gr and l od ge .
 150 AHIMAN RE ZON .

ofth e j e w el s ,
and f
ur ni t ur e ofth e gr and l odge ,
and

th ey are to cause th e sam e to

~
be k e pt ,
i n good or

der . Th ey p r ovide th e ne e ssar y fue l and l igh t c ,

and f or th e l atte r p u r p ose cond u ct th e s m anuf

’

ga a c

tor y b e l ongi ng to th e gr and l od ge Th e y m ay le t :

th e r oom s of th e h all at th e r ent s asce r tai ne d by

,

th e gr and l od ge and ar e to r e p or t to th e gr and se

,
c

r e tar y on or b e f or e S t J oh n th e e vange li st s d ay
’
l
.

annu ally th e ch ange s i n th e o ccu p ati on ofth e l od ge

,

r oo m s and th e nu m be r of e x tr a m e e ti ngs h e l d by
‘

e ach su b or d i nate l od e Th ey ar e to suf f r no u se

g e :

to be m ad e of t h e bu i l ding or any p ar t th e r eof , ,

wh i ch m ay vi titi ate th e p oli ci e s of i nsur ance

th er eon .

S ec
. XXV II .

P r oceedi n s
g i n Gr and L odge .

W h en fi
v l od ge s ar e r epr esented th e
e or m or e

g r and m aster or oth er p r e si d i n

, g o ffi c e r ta k e s th e ,

ch ai r and u p on h i s call
, th e b r e th r e n tak e th e i r
,

se ats th e m aste r s or p r ox i e s and p ast m aster s of

, ,

e ach l od e tak i n pl a n th l f
t h an d f th
g g
,
ce o e e o e

g rand m aste r accor d i n

g,
to th e seni or i t
y of t h ei r

r e sp e cti v e l od e s and i n l i k e m ann r th e war d e ns

g ,
e

of th e se v er al l od e s tak e pl ace u p on h i s r i gh t
g ,

u nl e ss i nv i ted to oth e r seats b th e r and m aster

y g .
 A HIMAN Raz ors . 15 1

In th e b
a se nce of th e gr and m aster , th e dep u ty

gr and m aste r ,
and i n h i s ab se nce th e gr and w ar de ns,
'

accor di ng to r ank , p r e si d e .
i n th e gr and l odge . In
th be
e a s nce ofth e
g r an d m aster ,
d e p u ty gr and m as
te r , and war dens past gr and m aster s i n th e or d er
'

,
‘

of r an k tak e th e ch ai r ; and i n th ei r ab sence th e

m aste r ofth e seni or su b or d inate l od ge pr e sent i s

'

e nti tl e d to p r e si d e B u t th e gr and m aster m ay gi v e

.

a sp e ci al com m i ssi on u nd er h i s h and an d se al ofof

fice , cou nte r si

gne d by th e gr and se cr e tar y , to any

g fi
r and o f ce r or m aste r ofa su bor di nate l odge p ast ,

or p r e sent to su ppl h i pl a i n th ab s n e of
, y s ce e e c ,

th e d ep u ty gr and m aste r and gr and war d e ns:

Th e gr and l od ge i s op e ned i n am pl e f or m wh en

th e gr and m aster i s pr esent i n d ue f or m wh en a

,

p ast gr and m aster or th e deputy p r e si des, at all

,

oth e r ti m e s i nf or m onl
y .

In th e ab sence ofany of fi ce r of th e
g r and l od ge

fi
th e p r e si d i ng of ce r m a su ppl
y y h i s pl a ce w i th su ch

m e m be r as h e th i nk s p r op e r , e x ce p t th at i n th e ab

sence ofth e d e p u t r and m aste r h i s pl ace i s su

yg p ,

pli ed by th e seni or or j unior war den accor ding to

, ,

r ank and th e seat ofth e seni or r and w ar d e n wh en

, g ,

vacated by h i m , i s to be fi ll ed by th e j uni or gr and

W ar d en .

Vi siter s capnot be adm i tted h our

/
'

af
ter one h as
 '

1 52 . AHIMAN REzoN .

lp
e a se d fr om t h e state d ti m e of m ee ting of th e

grand l dge
zo .

A t t h e i th lI d str ok e v l
’
of th e r and m aster s a
’

g g e ,

or wh en h e r ises and call s to or der th er e sh all be

, ,

a gener al si l ence th e m e m b er s k e e p i ng th ei r seats

,

und e r th e p enal ty ofa p u bl i c r e p r i m and .

Every que stion m ov ed and se conded sh all be, ,

p u t by th e p r e si d i n
g.office r ; and no new m atte r

sh all be e nte r e d u p on u nti l th at u nd er consi d er a

, , ,
.

ti on, be : fit drs e ci d ed .

No br oth er sh all sp eak m or e th an twice to th e ,

sam e q ue sti on w i th ou t sp e ci al e r m ssm n or to e x

p i '

, ,

plain h i m self Th e pr e sidi ng offi. c e r d e te r m i ne s all

q uesti ons ofor der .

O n th e call offi ve m e m b e r s a m aj or i ty of th e ,

r and l od e m a de m and th at th e p r ev i ou s q u e s
g g y , .

t i on be p ut .

Ifa m e m b er be tw i ce ca e ll d to ord e r at one com .

m uni cati on, and he pr esi d i ng of

of
fend agai n,
’

th e

fi cer m a
y p e r e m p to r i l y com m and h i m to q u it th e

r oom and h e sh all be e x cl u de d d u r i n th e ti m e of

, g ,

th e m e e ti ng i n wh ic h h e h as th u s of f e nd e d .

E v e r y one th at spe ak s sh all r i se and conti nu e ,

stand ing and add r e ss h i m se l fi n a p r op er m anne r

,
.

to th e ch ai r He sh all not be inte r r u p te d or call ed

. .

t o order e xce p t by or th rough tlg; gr and m aste r ;

,
!
 1 54 AHIMAN ‘

ii Ezou .

4 Returns ofth e
. l od ges r ead
5 New
. busi ne ss offe r ed -
.

Th i s o rd er of busi ness m ay be d isp ense d

by th e p residi ng of fi ce r .

X XV III .

v
E er y e g l i ti m ate l od ge of m a s ons i n th i s sta te ,

w or k s u n d er a w ar r a n t fr o m t h i s
g a n d l o d g e r .

A wa r r ant i s gr ante d by th e gr and l od ge wh e n ,

d ee m e d e xp ed i e nt on th e p e ti ti on of at l e ast fi
,
ve

m aste r m asons not m e m be rs ofany l od ge on th e

'

, ,

r e com m e nd at i on of at l e ast th r ee m aste r m asons .

B ut no war r ant w i ll be gr anted to any nu m b e r o f .

m asons i n th e cou ntry r e si d i ng w i th in fi

‘

,
ve mi l es of

th e pl ac e m e nti one d i n th e w a r r ant of e n e stabl i sh e d

lodge w i thou t th e conse nt of su ch lod ge gi ven

, ,

u nd e r i ts seal u nl ess u nd er sp e ci al ci r c u m stance s

, ,

T h e ir appl i cati on m u st be accom panie d w ith cer

tifi cate s f r o m th e l od e or l od e s to Wh i ch th e
g g y sl a t
belonge d or oth e r sati sfactor y e vid ence ofth e good
,

stand in ofth e p e ti t ione r s and th at th e a n t

g , y r e o

m em b er s ofany lod ge .

~
E ve r y lodge sh ou ld be sol e m nly consti tuted by
th e gr and m aste r w i th h i s of
, fice r s or i n th e abse nce
;
ofth e
gr a n d a n d d e p ut
y g r and m aste rs b th e w ar
y ,

dens ac cor d ing to th e i r rank or by so m e p ast m as

, ,
 AHIM AN RE ZON 155 .

te r d u ly au th or i z e
, d by th e acti ng gr and m aste r .

..

T h e d e p utati on to consti tute a l od e i s i v en u nder

g g
-

th e p r i vate seal ofth e r and m aste r or h i s d e p u ty

g , ,

i n th e ab se n e ofth e r and m aste r ; or i n th e ab

c
g
sence ofboth u nd e r th e se al o fth e gr and l od ge at
, .

,
”

te ste d by th e r and se cr etar

g y .

No l odge c an be re pr e sented i n th e grand l odge

u nti l d u ly consti tu ted .

Th e m asoni c offi
ce r s ofth e l od ge ar e th e m ast e r ,
'

tw o war d ens tr easu r er se cr e tar y tw o de acons and

, , , ,

ty l e r ; to wh i ch f
or th e be tt e r r e u l ati on ofth e l od e
, g g ,

m ay be add e d oth er o f fice r s su ch as ch apl ai n ste w , ,

ar d s, m aste r s ofce r e m oni e s, &c .

Th e w ar d ens of e v er y new lod ge

m aste r s and

ar e nam e d i n th e pe ti ti on for a w ar ant and ar e a

p r ,

p ointe d by th e war r ant ofsu ch lodge Th e tr ea .

sur er and se cr e tar y ar e to be e l e cte d and th e d e a ,

cons ar e app oi nte d af te r th e l od ge h as b ee n const i

tu ted .

O n th e stated m eeti ng ofth e lod ge ne xt pr e ced

ing St Joh n th e e v ange l i st s d ay i n e v e r y y e ar t h e
’
.
, ,

m aste r w ar d ens tr e asur e r and se

, ,
cr e tar
y a r e, e l e ct

e d by b a llot condu cte d accor d ing to th e ru l es r e

,
v

g ul at i ng th e e l e cti on ofgr and of fi ce r s Th e m aster .

and w ar d e ns ar e ifp r acti cabl e to be d u ly i nstall ed

, , ,

on o r be f or e su ch S t J oh n th e e v an e l i st s d ay
’
g . .

N o off
i ce r sh all e nter u p on h i s d u ti es u nt i l h e be ,
 1 56 AHI M A N RE ON Z .

r egu ar l ly i nstall ed . B ut th e old of cers, w h o fi '

have
been r egular ly i nstalled continue i n offi ,
ce u nti l

th ei r su cce ssor s be d u l y qu al i fi ed .

In case ofth e d eath ofth e m aster and war d ens

”

, ,

or th ei r r e m oval f r om th i s j ur i sd i cti on th e gr and ,

m aster m ay by di sp e nsati on p e r m i t a spe ci al e l e c

, ,

ti on to fi ll th e i r pl ace s u nti l th e ne x t state d e l e cti on

,
.

N o br oth e r can be e le cted m aste r ofa l od ge w h o ,

h as not se r v e d t h e of fie ofwar d n som e wh e re e x

c e ,

ce p t i n e x t ao r d i nar y
r ase s and at th e f c or m ati on of
,

a ne w l odge wh e n no p ast w ar d en i s to be f
,
ou nd

am ong th e m e m b e r s In su ch ase th r ee m aste r

. c s
,

m asons w h o h av e se r v e d i n no f
,
or m e r of fi ce m a
y ,

be consti tuted m aste r and war d ens

"
'

It i s th e spe i al d u ty ofth e m aste r to e nf

c or ce th e

ob se r vance of t h e b l aw s of h i s l od e and o fth e

y g ,

r u l e s and r egu l ati ns ofth e gr and l od ge ; to see th at

o

h i s war d e ns d i s h ar ge th e i r of
c fi ce f ai th f
u ll ; th at
y
tr u e and e x act m i nu te s h e m ad e of all l od ge p r o

ce di n s; th at t h e tr e asu r e r k e e p and r e nd e r tr u e
g
and j ust ac ou nts at th e stated t i m es accord i n to
c
g ,

th e by l aw s and o r d e r s of th
,
l dge , and th at e o

th e pr op er ty and fu nd s ofth e l odge be j ustl y m ana ~

ed and d i sp e nse d It i s al so h i s d u t d t h at
g an
'

,
.
y ,

ofh i s w ar de ns, to atte nd all com m u nications ofth e

gr and l od ge He i s.e m p o w e r e d to ca ll a m e e t in g
ofh i s own l od e at pl easur e H h a t h p i al
g e s e s e c .
I5 8 AHI MA N REZON .

He i s to keep l pts and ex

r egu ar e ntr i es ofh i s r ecei

e di tur e s and to h ave h i s book sand v ou ch e r s a l

p ,

w ay s r eady for e xam nati n at such th e

i o
,

by l aw s r equi r e or wh ene ver call ed u p on by or

-

, ,

der of th e m aster or th e l od ge ,
.

S ecr etary .

Th e h ll ke ep a r egi ster ofall th e tr ans

se cr e tar y s a

acti ons of th e l odge p r op e r to be com m i tte d to w r i

ting th at th ey m ay be s u bm i tte d to th e gr and l od ge

'

wh ene ver r equi r e d H e sh all pr ese r ve a copy of

.

th e by l aw s ofh i s l od ge and of th e r u l e s and r e

-

ula ti ons of th e r and l od e a l i st of th e m e m b e rs

g g g ,

ofth e l od e th e d ate s o fth ei r i ni tiati on or ad m i s

g ,

sion and a l i st ofall th e l o

,
dge s u nd er th e j u i sdi cti on r

of th e gr and l od e w i th t h e u su al ti m e s and p la
g ,

ce s of th ei r m eet i n H e sh al l m ak e a r e cor d of
g .

all th e e xp u l si ons susp e nsi ons o r r ej e cti ons i n h i s

, , ,

ow n l odge and th ose com m uni cate d b th e r an d

, y g
l odge H e i s to i ssu e th e su m m onse s for all m eet
.

i ngs to m ak e h i s r e t u r ns in ti m e and f
,
or m r eq u i r ed

by th e gr and l odge and to p e r for m such oth er d u

,

ti es as m ay app er tai n to h is o f fi ce .

Oth er O i cers fi .

T h e d u ti es of th e r em fi
ai ni ng of ce r s ofth e od ge l
h
ar e analo ous to t ose ofth e corres ond i ng of cer s
g p fi
i n th e grand l odge .
 I
'

A IIIM A fi REZON 1 59

A l odge not di sti ngu ish ed by a nam e or titl ebe ,

i ng d e si r ous of t ak i ng one m ust for th at p ur pose , , ,

pr ocu r e th e appr obati on of th e gr and m aste r and ,

th e nam e m u st be r e gi ster ed w i th th e gr a d scor e n i

tar y No l odge i s p er m i tted to al ter i ts nam e w i th

.
,

ou t th e l ik e app r ob ati on and r e gi str y

‘

A l odge sh ould asse m bl e for w or k at l e ast once

i ne v er y cal end ar m ont h .

T h e stated place of m e eting of a l odge i s com ,

m only i nser te d i n i ts war r ant but sh ou l d ci r cu m ,

stan e s at an o n ti m nd e r su ch pl ace of
c
y e e r e

m ee ti ng i m p r op er th e m aste r m ay conv e ne th e
, o

l od ge at som e oth er pl ace B ut no l odge can be r e

-

m o ved w i th ou t th e m aste r s k nowl e d ge nor any

’

,
.

m oti on m ad e f or th at p u r po se u nl e ss h e be p r e se n t , .

W h e n a m otion i s m ade to ch ange th e stated pl ace

of m e e ting of th e l od ge and i s se cond ed by t w o
,

m e m b e r s a su m m ons sh all be i ssu ed to e v e r y m e m

,

ber stati ng th e pr op osi ti on for r e m ov al and assign

, ,

ng a d ay f or h e ar i n and d e ter m i ni n u p on i t su ch
i g g ;
su m m ons to be i ssue d at l east ten d a s b e f or e th e
y
h ear i ng; and u pon su ch sp e cial call no oth e r b u si ,

ne ss th an th at d e si nated sh all be e nter ed u p on

i

g ,
.

A m aj or i ty of tw o th i r d s of th e m em b e r s p r e sent
-

sh all be ne c e ssar to author i se s u ch r em oval and

y ,

wh en r esolv ed i m m edi ate noti ce sh all be gi ven to

,

th ex
g r and se cr e tar
y T h e m in o r
. i ty m ay pa p e al
 160 A H IMAN n nzon .

r om th e
f v
ote of th lodge e ,
di r e cti ng h
su c r em o
a h ear ing wi ll be gi ven to both p arti es i n
lod ge befor e such r em oval be confi
,
r m ed

and r e i ste r e d
g .

Th e m aj or i ty of m em b e rs of a l odge, wh en con
gr e
gated , m a
y i nstr uct t h ei r m aste r , w ar d ens, and

past m aster s on any subj e ct to be consi de r ed in th e

r and l od e ; and su ch i nstr u cti ons r e cor d e d on th e
g g
m i nut e s of th e l odge sh all be bi nd i ng u pon i ts r e
,

r e sentati ves
p .

Th e pr ecedence ofa l odge i s d eter m i ne d by th e

date of i ts war r ant as r e cor de d on th e m i nute s of
,

th e gr and l od ge .

E v e r y l od ge h as p ow er to fr am e by l aw s f or i ts -

ow n gove r nm e nt p r ov i d ed th e y be not i nconsi ste nt

,

w i th th e gener al r egu lations of th e grand l od ge .

T h e by l aws of ev e r y su bor di nate l od ge th e r efor e

-

, ,

ar e sub m i tte d f or t h e r e v i si on of th e gr and l od ge ,

and wh en appr ov e d a c opy m u st bis d ep osi te d i n

,
-

i ts ar ch i ves . S uch by l aw s ar e de l ive r e d by th e

-

r and se cr etar t o th e com m i tte e on b l aw a n d

g y , y s ,

by the m ar e re por te d to th e gr and lodge for i ts ,

app r ob at ion .

T h e requ isi te qual ifi

cat i ons f
or a m em be r of a
lodge ar e, t ath h e be of
good r e por t ,
fr e e bor n o f ,
1 62 AH I MA N nnzori .

l onged ,
or ot h er sati sf
actory pr oof th at h e i s not al
’
r eady a m em ber l odge
‘
of som e .

A and i date sh all not r e ce i ve m or e th an onede

c

r e e on one d a n r a su bse qu e nt d e gr ee at a l ess

g y o ,

i nte r v al th an one m onth f r om h i s r e ce p ti on ofa f or

m er d egr e e wi th ou t d i sp e nsati on f r om th e gr and

-

m aster B u t i t i s r e com mend ed to all lod ges to

‘

.
.

r eq u i r e p r oofo fa b r oth e r s p r ofi ci enc i n th e c raf

’
t
y ,

befor e h e be advanced .

M asons m ad e by d i sp e nsati on ar e not th er eby

‘

m e m b e r s of th e l odge s i n wh i h th ey ar e m ade
!
c .

To b e com e m e m b e r s th ey m u st be d u l y pr op osed ,

app r ov e d and e l e te d
,
c .

Not m or e th an fi ve b r e th r en can be m ade i n one

l odge on th e sam e d ay ; nor any one under th e age

of tw e nty one y ear s u nl ess by d i sp ensati on
-

, :

Th e fee s for i ni ti ati on and ad m i ssi on to m e m b e r

sh i p ar e su ch as each l od e or d ai ns f o i t l f B t
g r se u f
, .

lod ge s m eeti ng i n Ph i l adelph i a or wi th i n fi ve m il e s

,

th e r e of ar e r e qu i r ed t o a th a d d i ti a l su m of
, p y e o n

fi ve d ollar s f or e v e r
y i ni ti ati on to th e s i n k i ng fund
of th e r and l od e
g g .

A m e m be r of a l odge ceases to be such by ex ,

p u lsion suspe nsion or r e signation

, , .

B ut no m e m be r sh all be p er m i tted to w i th dr aw
u nti l h i s d ue s h av e be e n p ai d or r e m i t ted b h i s
y
l odge or pendi ng any i nj m y i n wh i ch h is h ar a
, c c

ter w as i m pli cate d .

 A H M AN R ZON
I E .
1 63

Vi si tor s unk nown to th e m aster ar e ad m i tted 1 n

to sub or di nate l od ges on m oti on r e gu l ar l y m ade
, ,
,

se cond e d and adopte d 11 e v ou ch e r of som e

,
,

a th ,

br oth er ,ei th er a m em ber or V i si tor or after e xam i ,

nati on Vi si tor s k nown to th e m aste r m ay at all

: ,

, ,
’

t i m e s be ad m i tted by h i m w i th ou t m oti on
, .

Th e p r acti ce of th e m e m be r s ofth e gr and l odge

‘

r i si n at th e e ntr ance of ast rfiand m aster s, and of

g p g
th e m e m be r s bor d i nate l odges
'

of su r i si n at th e
‘

g
'

a
entr nce of a p ast master i s d i sconti nu e d .

A l odge “cer tifi

cate g r ante d to a b roth er
is not

u nl e ss h e w as i ni ti ate d th er ei n or h as b een ad m i t ,
"
ted a m e m be r th e r eof . S uc h c er ti fi cate i s si ned
g
by th e m aste r w ar d ens and secr e tar y and h as th e
, , ,

l ar ge se al affi xed; th e br oth er to wh om i t i s gr anted

sub scr i be s h i s nam e at f u ll l ength i n th e m ar gi n . .

Th e cer ti fi cate
sp e ci fies t h e nam e p laCe of ab od e , ,

age and p rof

,
es si on ofth e b roth e r th e d ay on wh i ch ,

h e w as i ni ti ated and on wh i ch h e w i th dr e w fr om
,

th e l odge ; i f p assed a nd r ai se d th e day s on wh i c h ,

h e r e ce i v e d su ch d egr e es .

W h en a br oth er j oi ns a l odge h e sh all de p osi t ,

th e r ei n e v er y cer tifi cate h e m ay h av e and at h i s ,

1 64 AH I MA N R ZON
E .

wi thdr awal fr om h lodge h e m ay resum e such

su c ,

cer ti fiat
c e s, or r e ce i ve a ne w one f rom such l odge
’
.

No lodge nor of fi cer nor m e m berof a lddge i s ,

per m i tted to gr ant a ce r ti fi

, ,

cate or r e com mendati on

to enable any mason to p r oceed f

'

r om l od ge to l od ge

as a p au pe r or i n an i ti ner an
,
t ma nner to appl y to ,

lodges for r el i ef .

A com ppoi nte d once i n every y ear to

m i tte e i s a

audi t and r e p or t on th e accounts of th e l odge

If a b r oth er by h i s be h av i ou r d i stur b th e bar m o

‘

ny of th e l odge h e i s to be th r i ce for m ally a dm o

”

‘ ,

ni sh ed by th e m aste r ; an d i fh e p er si st i n h i s i r r e

g u l ar condu ct h e m a y ,
be p u ni sh e d accor d i n
g to

th e by l aw s of h i s l od ge ; or th e m aster m ay com
-

m and h i m to qu i t th e l odge f or th e r em ai ni ng ti m e

ofth e m e etin
g i n wh i c h h e m i sb eh a v e s .

No l odge m ay e x cl ude or susp end a b r oth er at

an e x tr a m eeti n no r w i th ou t i v i n h i m d ue no
g g , g
ti ce ifp r acti cabl e ofth e ch ar ge p r e f
, e r r ed agai nst
,

h i m and ofth e ti m e app oi nte d for i ts consi der ati on

,
.

E v er y sub or d i nate l odge i s r e qu i r ed on or be , ,

f or e S t Joh n th e e vange li st s day in e very y ear

.
’

, ,

to tr ansm i t to th e gr and l odge a com pl e te l i st of

th ei r i ni ti ati ons adm i ssi ons p assi ngs r ai sings

, , , ,

d eath s r ej e cti ons suspe nsi ons and e xp u l si ons w i th

, , , ,

th e r e asons f or such e xp ul si ons or susp ensi ons and

 1 66 A H I MAN R ZON ‘

E .

th e susp ension of suc h l odge i ts r epr esentati ves ,

cann ot si t i n th e r and l od e
g g .

A l odge m ay bed i ssolved :

1 B y negl e ti ng to m ak e i ts r e tur ns i n d ue ti m e
"

. c .

2 B y negl e cti ng to p ay i ts d u es
. .

3 B y u nm asoni c cond u ct and r e su m p ti on of i ts

.
,

war r ant by th e grand l odge B ut th e War r ant of .

’

a l odge cannot be f ei ted u nti l i t h av e b een d u

or f ly
war ned of i ts offence ,and h av e been sum m oned by
th e gr and se cr e tar y to answ e r th e ch ar ge m ade
,

against it
.

4 B y th e d eat
. h or r e si
g nati on of i tsah em be r s .

5 . By bl i ng d ur i ng twelve m onth s
not assem . .

W h en a l od ge i s d i ssolved i t i s th e d uty ofth e ,

'

last se cr e tary and tr easur er w i th i n th r ee m onth s ,

after i ts d i ssol u ti on to su r r e nd er to h e gr and se

, t
t y
cr e ar th e ,
w a r r ant b ook s an d p ap
,
e r s j e w e l s , , ,

furni tur e and fund s ofsu ch l od e ; and th e l ast p r e

, g
si d i n
g fi
of ce r i s to tr ansm i t to th e gr and se cr e tar
y
v
an i n e ntor y h er eof and be r esponsi bl e for th e
t ,

e x e cu t ion of th i s ar ti l e No b r o
th e r of such l od ge
c .

sh al l be ad m i tte d i nto an oth er l od e nor e nt i tl e d

y g ,

to th e b e nefi ts of m asonr y u nti l h e h av e i d ll

p a a
,

ar r e ar s d ue fr om h i m to su ch l od e to th e r and
g g ,

tr easur e r .

E ve r y bor di nate l odge i s to h ave a m asonic

su

sea l ,
to be xed to cer ti fi
affi cate s and oth e r docu ,
 AHI MAN nnzon . 16 7

m ents, proper for pu bli cation A n i m pr ession from .

su ch seal i s tobe s ent to th e gr and se cr e tar y and ,

d ue n oti ce 1 8 to be gi ven h i m ofany oh ange in su ch

se al w ith an i m p r e ssi on f
,
r om th e sub sti tu te .

A b r oth er w h o h as been concer ne d i n m aki ng

m asons cl andesti ne l y or at i r r e gul ar m e e ti ngs or
, ,

w h o ma f ss st i n f or m i n l od
i
’

y e rm or a, g a n e w g e ,

au th or i ty ofth e gr and l od ge cann ot be ,

a m e m b er or v i si to
n

r i n a r e gu l ar l od ge
'

n or p ar tak e ofm asoni c p r i vi l e e s t i ll h e m ake sub

g ,

m i ssi on and obtai n gr ace

’

, .

No b r oth e r i s pe rm i tted to pr i nt or p u bl i sh or ,

cause to be p r i nte d or p u bl i sh e d th e wh ol e or any , ,

p ar t ofth e pr oceed i ngs ofany l odge And i t i s r e

‘

com m end e d to an
y b r oth e r w h o m a
y w i sh to
p ub

l i sh any w ork or discour se r e l ati ve to masonr y to

‘

ob tai n p r e v i ousl y to p u bl i cat i on th e app r ob ati on of

, ,

th e gr and l odge or th e gr and m aster or wh er e th e

, ,

br dth e r d esi r i ng to p u bl i sh r e sid e s i n th e c ou ntr

, y ,

ofth e p r op e r d i str i ct d ep u ty gr and m aster .

Ifany b roth e r be su m m oned to attend th e gr and

l odge or any com mi tteeth er eof and do not com
, ,

p yl ,
or
g i v e a su f fi ci ent r e ason f o r h i s n o n c om pl i -

ance th e su m m
,
o ns i s to be r e p e ated and i fh e on
,
c

ti nu e ontum aci ou s h e sh all be susp ende d fr om th e

“
‘

c ,

benefi ts of m asonr y .

No b r oth er unl ess duly e l ected m aster of a

,
 1 68 AHIMAN REZ ON
‘

l odge can pa , sth e ch ai r w ith out adi spensation le

s ,

g ya ll i ss u ed .

On th e d eath resi gnati on or r em ova

,
l fr om th e ,

com m onw e al th of any ele ctiv e gr an d ofli ce r , th e

,

d l d b conv e r h p p of
g r an o
g e m ay e ne d fo t e ur ose ,

fi lling h is place ,by electi on 0 .

C H A P TE R I V .

S E CTI O N . 1:

Consti t u ti on o f th e Gr and H oly Royal fl r c

-

h Ch ap
f i a, and r u les and
ter o P enns
ylvan r e u lati ons
g f or

th e gover nm ent of th e sam e .

Adopted J uly 1 6 th , 18 2 4 .

A RT: I .

Th e m ost e holy r oy al arh ch ap

x cellent gr and
te r sh all be consti tu ted of all th e m em b e r s of th e

g r and l odge f or th e ti m e b e i n
g w h o ar e r oy al a
r ch ,

m asons and h av e r e ce i v e d th e h onor ar y de gr ee of

,

m ar k m aste r and b e en acce p te d and r e cei v ed m ost

,

e xce ll ent m aster s and w h o h av e p assed th e ch ai r

,

ofa l odge by e le cti on and ar e contr i b uti n , g m em

ber s ofsom e sub or dinate ch ap te r ofall h igh pr i ests , ,

k ings and scr ibe s for th e ti m e being of subor d i

, , ,

nate ch ap ter s unde r th i s j u r i sdiction w h o ar e qual i ,

fied as af
,
or esaid and ofall past h igh p r i ests ofsub
,
 AHIMAN nezon .

ter a longer tim e t anh si x m ont s af

ter h h e sh all
h ave ceased to be a m e m ber ofa bl ue l odge .

A RT H I . .

Th e gr and h apter sh all annuall y p ay over to th e

c

r and l od ge th e b alan e of m one y i n h and af ter

g c

d ed u cti ng th e i r e xp end i tur e s to be app r opr i ate d

-

to th e si nki ng f u nd u nti l th e d eb t now d u e by th e

'

r and l odge sh all be p ai d af te r wh i ch th e gr and

g ,

lod ge sh all have no cl ai m th e fu nd s of th e .

r and c h ap ter but th e sam e 1 b at t h ei r own

g , e

d isp osal .

A RT . IV .

Fr om and af
ter th e ado ti on of t p
h is consti tu tion ,

no ch ap te r u nd er i ts u r i sd i cti on sh all af t r not i ce

j e ,

th er eof e x al t any br oth e to th e d e gr e e of h ol y

,
r

r oy al ar ch w i th out h i s h av in p r e v i ousl y b e com e

g
a p ast m aste r m ar k m aste r and m ost e x ce llent
, ,

A RT . V .

A ll l g l
r u es and r e u ati ons ofth e!
gr and l odge ,
and

g h p
r and c a te r , contr ar y to th e f
or e oi n consti tution
g g
h ll be
s a ,
and th e sam e ar e h er eby re p ealed and

m ade nu ll and void .

 AHIM A N unzon . 1 71

A RT . VI .

N o al ter ati on h consti tution

or am e nd m ent to t i s

sh all be m ade u nl ss th e sam e be p r op os ed at one

,
e

stated se m i annual m ee ting ofth e gr and ch apte r

-

and adopted at or a fter a su bse qu ent stated se m i

annu al m e e ti ng of th e sai d grand ch ap ter by at ,

l east tw o th i r ds ofth e m e m ber s ofth e gr and ch ap

-

ter then p r e se nt .

T h i s constituti on sh all go i nto o perati on on and

from and after th e sem i -
n l
a nua m eeti ng i n M ay next .

S ECT ION II .

Gr and Holy Royal flr ch Ch ap ter ofP ennsylvani a .

l .
—Th e ffier s
o c o fth e said G . H R A . . . hapter
c ,

Gr and Ki ng,
Gr and S cri be,
Gr and Cap tai n fthe Host o ,
1 72 A mman anzon .

Grand S ecr etary and Tr easur er ,

Gr and M ar sh all, and /

Two Gr and S tewar ds

,
Th e gr and H P . .
,
G Kfand . as . and gr and se c ~

r etar y , and
g p e ct i v l y sh all be
r and tr easur er , r es e ,

ch osen b b all ot at th e sta t d m eeti n i n N ov em

y e
g
ber i n e v ery y ear A m aj or i ty ofth e v otes ofth e
,
.

whol e num ber ofm em ber s pr esent sh all be neces

sar y to th e e le cti on ofany of fi cer Th e oth er of
‘

ficer s .

ofth e G H R A C sh all be app oi nted by th e G

. . . . . .

H P e l ect i m m ediate ly after h i s e lection wi th th e

. .
, ,

app r ob ati on ofth e G H R A and th e of fice r s . . . .

so el e cted and ap p oi nted sh al l go i nto of fi ce on S t ,

.

John th e e vangel i st s day in e ver y year Th e G ’

. .

H P sh all al so fr om ti m e to ti m e appoint a su ita

. .
, ,

ble r oy al ar ch m ason for ty li ng th e gr and ch ap ter .

2 —Th e stated m e e ti ngs of th e r and

g H R
. . A .

c h apter sh all be at si x o cl ock fr om S eptem ber 2 5 th ’

t i ll M ar ch 2 5 th and at sev en o cl ock f r om M ar ch

’
, ,

2 5 th ti ll S ep te m ber 9 5 th
‘
.

3 . hapte r h eld at agr eater di stance than

-
A ny c

r omth e ci ty ofPh i lad elph i a sh all h av e

th r ee m i l es f
'

,
 1 74 A HIMA N nnzon .

h ll be accom panied wi th a cer ti fi

s a cate f r om th e

ch apter or ch ap ter s to wh i ch th e p e ti ti oner s r e

s ecti vel
p y last b e l on
ge d setti n f
g
,
or t h th at th ey are

r egu l ar r o al ar c h m asons and h av e p ai d up th eir

y ,

d ues and r egu lar ly w i th dr awn .

6 .
—No
war r ant for th e i nsti tuti on ofa new l od ge
ofm ar k m aster m asons sh all be r ante d e x ce p t
g ,

u pon th e p e ti tion of at l e ast se v e n r e u l ar m ar k

g
m aste r m asons and th e re com m end ati on ofat l e ast
,

th r ee known and app r ove d m ar k m aste r m asons ,

and su bj e ct to r u l e s and r egu l ati ons si m i l ar to th ose

r e qu i r e d u p on th e i nsti tuti on ofa ch apte r .

7 .
—No war r ant for th e i nstitution ofa new l odge
ofm ost e xcellent m aster s sh all be gr anted ,
e x ce p t

U p on th e p etiti on of at l e ast se v e n r e gu l ar m ost

e x cell ent m aste r s and th e r ecom m endati on of at

,

l east th r ee known and app roved m ost ex ce ll ent

m aste r s and subj e ct to r u l e s and r e gu l ations si m i
,

lar to th ose r equ ir e d u pon th e i nsti tuti on ofa ch ap

ter .

8 —E ver y ch apter ofR A m asons and l odge of

. . .

m ost e x cell ent m aste r s and m ar k m aste r m asons

u nder th e j ur i sd i cti on of th i s
g f
and ch ap te r sh all , ,

on or b ef or e th e th i r d M ond a i n M a ne x t tr ans
, , y y ,

m i t to th e gra nd secr e tar y oft h e gr and ch ap ter a ,

 1 m m »
: n nzon . 1 75

com pl ete li st of all thei r m em be r s w i th th e ti m e ,

oft h e i r h av i n b ade R A m asons m ost ex

,

g e e n m . .
,

ce lle nt or m ar k m aste r m asons or b e e n ad m i tted

, ,

m e m be r s and a opy ofth e i r by l aw s; and on e v er y

,
c -

th i r d M ond ay i n M ay f oll ow i ng a l ist ofall wh om ,

:

t h ey sh all h ave m ad e R A m asons m ost e x cel . .

,

lent or m ar k m aste r m asons or adm i tte d m e m b er s;

, ,

and of th e d eath s r esi gnati ons and e xp u l si ons of

, ,

m e mbe r s and rej e cti on of ca

,
nd i d at e s si nce th e i r ,

l ast r et ur n toge ther w i th a opy ofsuch alte rati ons

,
C

or ad d i ti ons as sh all h av e b ee n m ad e to t h e i by . r

l aws si nce th e last copy m ay h av e be en so tr ans

m i tted and al so a r e tu rn ofth e i r e l ecti on ofof
, ,
ficer s

to th e stated m ee ti ng of th e gr and chap te r ne xt

follow i ng such e l e ti on c .

9 .
—W h ene v er
war rant i s i ssued for i nsti tuti ng
a

a ch apte r ofr oy al ar ch m asons w i th a p w e r th e r e ,

o

i n to open and h ol d a l odge of m ost e x ce ll e nt and

m ar k m aste r m asons t h e h i gh pr i e st k i ng and
, , ,

scr i b e f
or th e ti m e b ei n ofsuch ch a p t e r sh all be
, g , ,

th e m aster and w ar dens i n said l odge s accor di ng ,

to se ni or i ty .

—
I CE Gr and ch apte r h ll be granted cer ti fiat c es s a

by th e gr and secr etar y to any m e m b e r of a ch ap

ter or lodge ofm ost excell ent or m ar k m aster m a ,
1 A Hi M A N nnzon .

sons u onp h is p r oducing to th e gr and se r etary of c

th e gr and ch ti fiat c e si gned by th e p r e
sidi n
g of cers fi , th e secr etar y ofsuc h
chapter or l od ge , stati ng t at h suc h m em b er is in

good standi n
g p on h i s p a i n
y g
u to th e
gr and se cr e

tar y ofth e gr and ch ap ter h i s fee s f

or th e sam e as ,

h er em after m enti oned

-

11 .
—E ve r y ch ap ter to be i nsti tu

ted W i t i n th e h ci t
y of Ph i ladelph i a or ,

t h e e m i le s th er eof
r
,
sh all p ay for a

warr ant
E v er y m ost e x cell ent m aster s l odge
’

to be i nsti tu ted w i th i n th e ci ty ofP h i

lade lp h i a or th r ee m i l e s th e r e of
, ,

E ver y m ar k m aster s l odge to be

’

i nsti tuted w i th i n th eci ty of P h i lad el ~

ph ia or th r ee m i l es th er eof
, ,

Ifat a gr e ate r d i stance fr om th e ci ty

h
t an t hr e e m i le s th en for a ch apter
,

Most e x ce ll e nt m aste r s l odge

’

M ark m aste r s l odge

’

12 .
—
Each ch ap ter j ur i s u nd er th e

d iction of th e gr and ch ap te r h e l d
w ithin th e ci ty of Ph i lade lphi a or ,

th r e e m i l es th er eof shall p ay annually,

1 78 AHIMAN REZON .

For eac h one m ade a m ar k m aster

t h er ein,

Ifat a gr eate r d i stanc e fr om th e ci ty

h h r ee m i les for e ver y m em ber of
t an t ,

wh ich th ey m ay r e sp ecti vely consi st ,

For e ach one m ade a m ost e x e l

-

l ent m aster or m ar k m aster r e sp e c

, ,

ti vely ,

13 .
—O ver and abo e th e v d u es to be pai d by th e
b
su or di nate c h apter s m ost e xce llent m aster s and
,
’

m ar k m aster s l odge s th e f ollow m e s sh a l

’

g,
f
e l be

p ai d by them r esp e cti ve ly to th e grand secr etary

,

ofth e r and ch ap ter to w i t

g ,

For ver y war r ant i ssu ed for i nsti

e

tu ti ng a ch apter ofr oy al ar ch m asons ,

w ith a p ower th er ei n to op en and h l d o

a l od ge of m ost e x ce ll ent and m ar k

m aster m asons, S

E x cepting su ch ha pter s as ar e now i n exi stence

c ,

for wh i ch th e gr and se cr e tar sh all be p ai d th e

y
sam e su m ou t ofth e f u nd s ofth e
gr and ch a p te r f
or

th e w ar r ants to be i ssue d to th e m r e sp ecti vely ,

pr ov i ded that no ch ar ge shall be m ade for any w ar

r ant wh i ch sh all be gr anted to m ost e x cell ent and
 a
A H IM A N m on . 1 79

k m aste r s lodges now e xi stingbut such l odges

’ '

m ar
'

sh all or such wa
’
a
p y th e g r and se cr etar y s f
e es f r

rant .

Forwarrant for i nstituti ng a lodge

a

ofm ost e xce ll e nt m aste r m asons ,

’

For a w ar r ant for i nsti tutinga l odge

ofm ar k m aste r m asons .

Fo r a cer ti ficate ofa r oy al ar ch m a

son,

For fi am ost e xcellent

”

a cer ti cate of

m aste r ,

For a cer ti fiat

c e ofa mar k m aster ,

For r e g ster in
i g th e nam e of e a c
h
m em ber ofa ch apter ofroy al ar ch m a
sons and ofa l odge of m ost e x c
,
e ll e nt

m aster s or m ar k m as
te rs ,

Th e gr and se cre tar y of th e r and

‘
g
c h apte r s ah ll r e ce i ve fr om th e g r and
c h apter for h stated m eeti ng
e ac ,

For e v er y adj our ned or e x tr a m e et

i ng,

No h apte r h eld w i th i n th e ci ty of
c c

Ph i ladelph i a or thr ee m i les th er e of

, ,

Sh all e xalt any one to th e d egr e e ofa

o
r y a l a r ch m aso n f
o r a l e ss sum t h
,
an

Or m ak e a m ost e x cell ent m aster

‘

for a l e ss sum th an
1 80 MAN REZON A HI .

O r m ark m aster for a l ess sum t h an

A nd ch ap ters and m ost ex ce llent m aster s and
’

m ar k m aster s l odge s bey ond th at d i stance sh all

’
,

not e xal t or m ak e f
or l ess th an one h al f th e sum s -

abov e sp eci fied r esp ecti ve ly

,
.

14 .
—Ther e sh al l be a com m i ttee ofcor r espond
ence ap p i nte d at th e st ate d m ee ti ng i n M ay i n
o

e v e r y y e ar — A l so a om m itte to e x am i ne by l aws
.
,
c e
-

and at e v e r y m e ti ng i n N o ve m be r a
e m m i tte e sh all co

be app inte d t e x am i ne and adj ust th e gr and sec

o o

u nts w h o sh all
’ ’
r e tar y s and gr and tr e as er s a ur c co ,

r ep or t to th e stated m eeti ng in M ay f oll ow i n

g .

15 —All appeal s fr om any subordinate chap ter

.
,

or m ost e x ce ll e nt m aste r s or m ar k m aster s l odge

’ ’
,

u nd er th is j u r i sd i cti on sh all be m ade i n w r i ti n

, g ,

and l e ft w i th th e gr and secr e tary ofth e gr and ch ap

ter and th e app e llant sh all gi v e th e oth e r p ar ty

,

not i ce th e r e of at l east ten da s if i n th e ci t or

y y ,

th r ee m i l es th er eof and tw enty i fat a gr eate r di s

,

tance th an th r e e m i l es f ro m th e ci t b f r o
y e or e
p ,

c ee di n s sh all be h ad th e r e on
g .

16 —No exp u l sion sh all

. valid or confi r m ed
be ,

i n grand ch ap te r u nt il i t sh all app ear that th e ch ap

,

t er m ost e x ce ll ent or m ar k m aster s l od e w h o

’
, , g ,
 A H IM A N m on .

B OOK 11 1 .

CE REMONI AL O F M AS O NRY .

C HAP TER I .

P RA YERS USED I N L O D GE S .

S ee . I .

sons .

Th e m i gh t of th e F ath er of H eaven, and th e

wi sdom of h i s gl or ious S on, thr ough th e gr ace and
good ne ss ofth e H oly G host,
being thr ee per sons i n
one od h e ad be w i th u s at our b e i nni n an d i v e
g , g g g ,

u s gr ace so to
g v e r n u
o s h e r e i n ou r l i v i ng th at w e ,

m ay com e to h i s bl i ss that ne v er sh all h av e end .

A m en .

.anoth er p rayer ,
and th at wh i ch i s m ost gener al at
m ak i ng or op eni ng .

h d gl orious L ord God , thou gr eat A r

M ost h oly a
c h itect of heave n and eart h , w h o ar t th e gi v er of
 HI MAN nxzon
'

A . 183

all good f

gif
t
gs fl

nand h a st p r om i sed wh en
r ace s, a d
t w o or th r e e ar e gath e r e d toge th er 1 n th y nam e
‘

th ouw i l t be i n th e m i d st ofth e m In th y nam e w e

-

asse m bl e and m e e t toge th e r m ost h u m bl y be see ch ,

i ng thee to bl e ss us i n all our u nder tak i ng s t h at w e ,

m ay k now and ser ve th ee a r i gh t t h at all ou r d o ,

~

m gs m a tend to th
y y g yl or a n d th e s a lvat i on ofour

sou l s;

S ec . II .

P r ayer at th e m ak i ng a br oth er .

A nd w e b eseech th ee O Lor d God to bl e ss th i s

, ,

our p r e se nt u nd r taki ng and gr ant th at th i s ou r

e ,

ne w br oth e r m ay de d i cate h i s l i f e to th
y se r v i ce ,

and be a tr u e and f ai th fu l b r oth e r am on

g u s Eu :

dueh i m w i th a com p e tency of th y d i v i ne w i sd om ,

th at h e m ay w i th th e se cr e ts off
,
r ee m asonr
y be ,

abl e to u nf ol d th e m ster i e s of od l i ne ss and ch r i s

y g
.

Th i s w e m ost h u m bly beg in th e nam e

’

t i ani ty .
,

and f or th e sak e of J e su s Ch r i st ou r L or d and S a ,

vi our . A m en .

se
c III . .

P raye
r to be used at closing a lod
g e
.

M ay th e bl essings of Heav en r e st pn u s and on ,

l fr ee m asonsl M ay w e p r actise ou t of
'

all r egu ar
 1 84 AHIMAN nnzon .

th e lodge th ose pr inciples of r el igion and m or ality

w e ar e taugh t w i th i n i t! M ay e v er y

c i al v i r tu e ce m e nt us i n th e bond of

te r nal l ov e and pr ocu r e th y gr aci ous f

,
avou r O ,
.

ble sse d L or d God w h o l i ve st and r ei gnest i n nu de

,

s r i babl e lor y and h app i ne ss for e v er and ev er

c
g ,
.

A m en .

C H A PTE R II
C HA RGE S US ED I N L O DGES .

S ee . I .

Ch a ge t r o th e g r and m aster at h is i nstallati o n .

L et m e g con r atu l ate y ou

w orsh i p f
u l si r on
,
m ost ,

th e h onour of b e i ng r ai sed , f r om th e l e v e l of

e q u ali ty to th e h i h stati on of p r e si d ing ov er th e

, g
r and l od e of P enns lv ani a and th e m asoni c j u
g g y ,

r i sd i ction th e r e u nto b e l on i n
g g W e l ook u
p w i th .

con fi de nce to a br ot h er [ w h ose age alone w ou ld

Jlll

enti t l e h i m to our r e spe ctf ul defe r ence bu t wh

? ose ,

pe r son i s endeare d to u s by that love offr ate r nity

,

wh ich i s sanctioned by th e exper ience of m any r e

W ll at i s i ncl uded w i t hi n brack e ts , m us t be om i tte d as occasi o n m ay

re q u i r e .
18 6 AHIM A N R ZON E .

thr one ofGod Behold th e h eavenly h ost fi

. lled w ith ,

love to thei r C r ea tor a nd lov e to our r ac e ,

S ee .

th ese m i ni ster i ng sp i r i ts e x e r ci si ng th ei r ki nd of ,

fi ce s to me n r e l i e v i ng th e i r w ants se cu r i ng th e m
, ,

fr om danger and e nd e avou r i ng to pr om ote th e i r

,

good .

M y r i ads o f S p i r i tu a lbi e ngs w al k th e e ar th

U nse e n , o r w h e nw e s l ee p, o r w h e n w e w ake .

Of th em le t us lear n ,
to r i se in fe cti on
ou r af to th e

g r e at Fath er ofall, ar i d th e nce d e sce nd i n

g, e xpand
th e h e ar t fbr oth er obr oth er and to all m an
r om t ,
~

k ind Of th em let u s l ear n ne ver to be w ear y i n

.
,

th e w ay s of w ell doi ng bu t to m our n w i th th e m

-

th at m o ur n and t o r ej oi e w i th th e m th at do r e
,
c

j oice u nti l h avi ng fi

,
”
ni sh ed our w or k on ear th w e ,

sh all be ad m i tte d i nto th e tem pl e ab ov e net m ade ,

”
w ith h ands eter nal i n th e h eav e ns
,
.

S ec . II .

Ch arge t o th e m aster o
f a lodge at h i s i nstallati on .

W or sh i pful b r oth e r ; you h ave bee n of too long

stand i ng, and ar e too good a m e m b er of our com

m u ni ty , to qu i r e now any i nfor m ation i n th e d uty

re

of y ou r o fi i ce W hat
y ou h av e se e n p r ai se wor th y
.
-

i n oth e r s w e doubt not bu t y ou w i ll i m i tate ; and

,

wh at y ou have seen de fe cti ve you wi ll m y our self ,

am end .
 A HI MA N REZON . 187

W e h ave th er efor e , ,
th e gr eatest r eason to ext

p e ct h
t at, y ou wi ll be constant and r e u ar
g l i n y our
attend ance on th e lod ge ,
ai th f
f u l and d i l i ent i n
g
th e d i sc ar ge h ofy ou r d u ty ; and th at y ou
wi ll m ak e
th e h onour of th e S u pr e m e A r ch i te ct of th e u ni

v e r se , and th e good of th e cr aft th e ch i e f obj ects ,

of o u r r e ar d ;
y g
W h i l ew e ar e con fi
d nt th at y
will pay p unc
e ou

t ual atte nti on to th e l aw s and r egu l a ti ons ofou r so

ci e ty as m or e
, p ar ti cu l ar ly be com in y ou r p r e sent
g
stat i on w e tr u st th at y ou w i ll at th e sam e ti m e
, , ,

re qui r e a d u e obed i e nce to th e m fr om e ver y m em

ber w e ll k now i ng th at w i th out th i s th e b e st l aw s
, , ,

ar e u se l e ss .

For a p atter n of i m i tati on consi der th e gre at lu ,

m i nar y ofnatu r e wh i ch r i si ng i n th e east r egu l ar

, , ,

ly d i f fuse s l i gh t and l u str e to all w i th i n h i s sy ste m .

In l i k e m anne r i t i s y ou r p rov i nce to co m m u ni

'

c ate and sp r e ad l i h t and i nstr u cti on to th e b r e th

g , ,

r en of th e lo d ge For ci bl y i m p r ess u p on th e m
. .
,

th e d i gni ty and hi gh i m p or tance of f r e e m asonr

y
and se r l ou sly ad m oni sh th e m ne v e r to di s r ace i t
g .

Char ge th e m to pr acti se ou t of th e lodge th ose d u

t i e s wh i ch th e y h av e b e e n taugh t wi th i n i t; and by ,

am i abl e d i scr e e t and v i r tu ous cond u ct to convi nce

, , ,

m ank i nd ofth e e x ce ll e nce ofth e i nsti tu ti on S o th at .

wh en any one i s sai d to be a fr ee m ason th e w or ld ,

 18 8 AH IM A N R EZON .

m ay k now th at h e i s one to wh om th e burdened h ear t

m ay pou r out i ts sor r ows and not be be tr ay ed ; to ,

wh om di str ess m ay p r efe r i ts su it and not be r ej ect ,

e d ; wh om b i gotr y h as ne v er p r e v e nte d f r om b e i n
g
th e f r ie nd o f vi r tuou s m e n of all p rof essions; who se

h and i s guided by j ustice and whose h ear t i s e x ,

an d ed b b e ne v ol ence ; w h o l i ste ns to th e ad m oni

p y
ti ons of te m p er ance and th e m od e st v oi ce of h u
,

In a w or d one W h e l i f e d e m ns t at e
(
m i li ty . s h is
os o r
,

l ove of God and r e gard for m en Te ll th e m th at

,
.

wh ate ver e loqu ence th ey m ay e xer t i n sp eak i ng of

th e e x ce ll ence of th e i r o r de r i t i s th ei r exam p le
‘

onl
y wh
,
i h an r e co m m e nd th e m to th e este e m of
c c

th e w o r l d .

Fr om th e knowl edge wor sh i pful sir w e al r eady

, ,

have ofy our ze al and abi l i ti e s w e r est assur ed th at , ,

y o u w i ll d i sch ag e th e d u ti e s of ou r m or tant sta

y p 1

t i on i n su h a m anner as w i ll r edou nd to ou r ow n
c
, , y
h onou as w ell as th e h onour of th e l odge ov er
r,

wh i ch y ou ar e e l e cted to p reside .

S ec . III .

H ch arge
. at th e p
o eni n
g o
f a Iodge
-

A s u sef
u l k nowl edge is th e gr eat obj e ct of our
de si r e w e ough t to appl y w i th z eal to th e p r actice
,

and p r of e ssi on of f T w w
‘

r e e m asonr
y h e ay s o f i s .
e

d om ar e b eau tiful and l e ad to pl e asu r e

, Know .
1 90 AHIMAN nnzon .

S ec . IV .

fl ch arge at th e closi ng hf a lodge .

B r eth r en y ,
ou q u i t th e sacr ed
ar e now a out to b
nd vi r tue to m x a ai n w i th
i

r e tr e at offr i end sh i a
p g ,
l

th e w or l d A m i dst i ts conce r ns and e m pl oy m e nts

.
,

for ge t not th e du ti e s y ou h ave h ear d so f r e q u entl

y
“

i ncu l cated and for i bl y r e com m e nded i n th i s l odge

’

c .

B e th e r ef
,
or e d il i ge nt p r u d e nt te m pe r ate d is
, , , ,

c r eet A nd r e m e m b e r al so th at ar ou nd th i s al tar
.
,

ou h av e sol e m nl y and rep e ate d l y p r om i sed to

y , ,

b efri end and r e l ie v e wi th u nh e si tating cor di al i ty

, ,

so f ar as sh all be i n y our p o w e r e v e r y b r oth er w h o ,

sh all ne e d y ou r assi stan e ; th at y ou h av e pr o m i se d

c

to r e m i nd h i m , i n th e m ost te nd er m anne r , of h i s

fai l i ngs, and ai d h is or m ati on;

r ef to v ind i cate h is
c h ar acte r wh en w r ongfully tr adu ced ; and to su g
g est i n h i s b e h al fth e m os
,
t cand i d f av our abl e and , ,

p all i ating ci r cu m stances e ven wh en h i s cond uct i s ,

j ustly r epr eh e nsi bl e If y ou fai th fu lly obser ve

.

th e se d u t i e s th e w or l d w i ll ob s
,
e r ve h ow f r ee m a

sons l ov e one an th e r m ob e d i e n e to th e w i ll of
o ,
c

God
A nd th e se ge ne r ou s p r i nci pl e s ar e to e tend ar x f
h e r E v e ry l u p on
‘

t . h um an be i ng h as a c ai m y ou r

k ind offi
ce s . S o th at w e e nj oi n i t u pon
y o u to do
 AHIMAN RE ZON .
19 1

d wh i l e w e r e com m end i t m or e esp e

’

goo u nto all,

”
ci all
y to th e hou seh old of th e fai thfu l .

S ec. V .

Ch a g
r e at i ni ti ati on to
'

fi r st degree .

B th e
ro r,

YOu ar e now ad m i tted , by th e fu ll and d ue o

c n"

se nt o fth i s l odge afe llow ofou r

,
m ost anci ent and

h onour able soci e t — anci ent, as h av ing su bsi sted

y
fr om ti m e i m m e m or i al—and h onou r able, as tend i ng

in e par ti u lar to d o h onou r to th ose w h o con

ve r y c

for m to i ts nobl e p r e ce p ts T h e gr e ate st m onar h s

. c ,

and m ost ex al te d h e r oe s and patr i ots of all age s ,

and cou ntr i e s th r ou gh ou t th e k now n w or ld h av e ,

been encou r ager s of th e r oyal ar t; and m any of

.

th e m h av e p r e si ded as gr and m aste r s o fm asons i n

th e i r r e sp e cti v e ter r i tor i e s; not th i nk i ng i t any 1e s ~

seni ng of th e i r h i h e st di ni ti e s to l e v e l th em
g g
se lv e s w i th th e i r b r e th r e n i n m asonr y and to act ,

u p on th e sam e sq u ar e as th e d i d
y .

T h e w or l d s gr e at A r ch ite ct i s ou r S up r em e M as
’

ter ; and th e u ne r r i ng r ul e h e h as gi v e n u s i s th at , ,

by wh i ch w e w or k ; r e l i gi ou s d isp u te s ar e ne v er su f
fer ed w i th i n th e l od ge ; for as m asons w e onl y p u r
, ,

su e th e u ni v e r sal r e l i gi on or th e r e l igi on ofna

,
t ur e .

Th i s i s th e centr e wh ich uni tes th e m ost differ ent

 1 62 AHIMAN R EZ ON .

p r i n i ples in one sacr ed band and b rings togeth er

‘

c
,

th ose w h o w e r e th e m ost d i stant f r om one anoth e r ;

Th er e ar e th ree gene r al h ead s of du ty wh i ch

m asons ough t alwa s to 1 ncul ate v i z f o God o ur
’

y c ,
.
,

n ghbo r and ou rse lve ;

e i u ,
s —to God i n ne v er m e n ,

ti oning h i s nam e but w i th tha t r e v e r ntial aw e e

wh i ch a cr eatur e o ugh t to b e ar to h i s C r eator and

-
‘

to l o ok u p on h i m alway s as th e su m m u m bonn m

wh i h w e am e i nto th e w r l d t e nj oy a
c c o nd ac o ,

cor d i n to t h at v i e w t o r e gu l ate all our pursu i ts

g ,

to o u r n g
e i hb ou n ac t
r, li n g u p on th e sq u ar e o r d o? '

i ng as w e w ou l d be d one by ; to our se lv e s i n
‘

av oi d i ng all i nte m p e r ance and e x ce sse s wh er e by ,

w e m ay be r e nde r e d i ncap abl e of f oll owi n ou r

g
w or k or le d i nto b eh avi ou r u nb ecom i ng ou r lau
,
~

d able p r of e ssi on and al w ay s k ee p i ng w i th i n d u e

,

b ound s and fr ee fr om all p oll u ti on

,
.

In t h e state a m ason i s to b eh av e as a p e aceabl e

‘

and d u t if l subj e ct conf

u or m i n ch e er f
g ,
u ll
y t o th e
g o .

ve r nm e nt u nde r wh i ch h e l i ve s .

H e i s to p ay a d u e d efe r e nce to h i s supe r i or s;

and f r om h i s i nf e r i r s h e i s r ath e r t o r e ce i v e h o
o

nou r w i th som e r e l u ctance th an to e x tor t i t ,

He .

i s to be a m an of b enev ol e nce and ch ar i ty not si t ,

ti ng d ow n contente d whil e h i s f ell ow cr e at ur e s (bu t

m u ch m ore h is breth r en) are i n w ant wh en i t i s i n ,

 AHIMAN REZ ON .

S ec . VI .

fl ch arge n
at i ni ti ati on i to th e second de
gree .

B th
ro er , bei ng now ad vanced to th e se cond de

gr e e off
r e e m asonr y, we con
g r atu la
te y ou on
y our

p refer m ent Th e i nter nal a nd not th e e x te r n al

“

,
.

qu al i fiac ti ons of a m an a r e p r i nci p all

y
,
r egar d e d

by fr ee m asonr y A s y ou i ncr e ase i n k nowledge

.
_ ,

y ou w i ll conse qu entl
y i m p r ov e i n so ci al i nter 7 .

cou rse .

It i s unne ce ssar y p i tulate th e se ver al du

to r eca

ti es wh i ch as a f ,
r e e m ason y o u ar e b ou nd to d i s,

ch ar e ; or to e nl ar ge on th e ne cessi ty of a str i ct ad
g
h or enec to th em as y ou r own e xp er i ence m ust
,

h ave convi nced y ou of th e i r val ue It m ay be suf .

noi ent to ob ser v e th at y our past b eh avi ou r and r e

,

ul ar d e p or tm ent h as m e r i te d th e ad di tional h onou r

g
wh i ch w e h av e now confer r ed ; and in thi s new ,

ch ar acter i t i s e xp e cted th at ou w i ll not onl n

, y y co

for m to th e p r i nci pl es of fr ee m asonr y bu t sti ll ,

pe r se ve r e i n th e pr acti ce of vi r tue .

Th e stu dy of th e l ibe r al ar ts th at v al uabl e ,

br anch of e du cation wh i h tend s so e ffe ctually to

, c

p ol ish and ad or n th e m ind i s e ar ne stly r ecom ,

m e nd e d to y ou r consi d e r ati on e sp e ci all th e nob le

; y
sci e nce of eom tr
g y wh i h i s,e stabl i shce d a s t he
basi s of our ar t Fr ee m asonr y and ge om etr y
.
, ,
 AHIM AN 1 95
'

nnzon .

w er e or i gi na lly sy nony m ou s ter m s, and t hi s se1 !

e nce b ei ng of a di v ine and m or al natur e i s en ,

r i ch e d w i th th e m ost u sef u l knowl edge ; f or w h i l e ,

i t pr ov e s th e w onde r f ul p r op er ti e s of natur e it ,

al so d e m onstr ates th e m or e i m por ta nt tr uth s o f

m o r al i ty A s th e sol em ni ty of our ce r e m oni e s
.
.

r e qu i r e a se r i ous d e
,
p or tm ent y ou ar e to be par ti ,

cu lar ly atte ntive to y ou r b e h av io ur i n ou r r e gu l ar

as se m bl i es;t p r e se r ve th e anci ent u sages and u s

o c

t om s of th e f r ate r ni ty sacr e d and i nv i ol abl e ; and

,

i nd u ce o th e r s by y ou r e x am pl e to h old th e m i n
-

, ,

d u e v e ne rat ion .

f O ur l aw s and r egu l ati ons y ou ar e to su pp or t and

m aintai n; and be e v e r r ead y to aid i n th e r e xe 1

cu tion . Y ou ar e not to p all i ate ; or aggr av ate th e ,

of fe nce s of y o u r b r e th r en; bu t i n th e d e cl sw n on

e v e r y tre sp ass aga nst ou r r u l e s y ou ar e to j u d e

l , g
W i th cand ou r to adm oni sh w i th f
, r ie nd sh i p and to ,

r e p r eh end w i th j u sti ce .

In bu r p r i vate assem b lie s y o u ma

y n,
ow of f e r

ou r senti m ents and op i ni ons on su ch subj e cts as

y , ,

cor r e sp ond w i th and ar e agr e eabl e to th e te ne ts

, ,

of f r e e m asonr
y B y th e e.xer t i on o f th
'

e p r i vi l e
g e ,

wh i ch y ou h ave now r e cei ve d of d el ive r i ng y our ,

se nti m ent s
y ou m a i m p r o v e
,
’

y y our r at i on al a n d i a

te lle ctu al p ow er s; qu al if l o b e com e an

’

y y ou r s e f t

usef u l m e m be r of soci e t a n d v i w i th k i l f l
y; e s u
 1 96 A H I MA N REZON ‘

br eth r en i n an endeavour t o e xcel i n ever y th ing

,

th at i s go od and r eat
g .

E ver y r egul ar si gn or su m m ons gi ven or r e ,

ce i ve d y o u ar e d il l y to h onou r and p u nctu all to

, y ,

ob ey as th e consi st w i th ou r f ss d p r i nci pl e s
, y p r o e
e .

You ar e ch e e r fu lly to r el i eve th e ne ce ssi ti es of

y o u r b r e th r e n to th e u tm ost o
,
f y ou r po w e r an d
abi l i ty w i th ou t p ej ud i e to y ou r se lf
, , or y ou r p r i
r c

v ate concer ns A nd on no a o nt ar e y ou to i n
.
,
cc u ,

j u r e a br oth e r or to see h i m i nj ur ed ; but y ou ar e

,

t o app r i z e h i m ofall app r oach i ng d ange r s and con ,

si d e r h i s i nte r e st as i nse p ar abl e fr om your ow n .

S u ch i s th e natu r e ofy our pr ese nt e ngage m ents;

and to th e se du ti e s y ou ar e now bou nd by th e m ost

sacr e d ti e s .

S ec . V II .

d
. Ch a g r e at i ni ti ati on i nto th e th i r d d egr ee .

B roth e r , y ou r z eal for ou r 1 nsti tu ti on, th e p r o

gr e ss
y ou h av e m ad e in our m y ster 1 e s, and y our

ste ad y conf
or m i ty to ou r u e fu s l re
g l u ati ons, h ave
pointed you out as a pr ope r obj ect for th i s p e c u l i ar

m ar k of ou r f avour .

D uty h onour and gr ati tude now b ind y ou to be

, , ,

fai th fu l to y ou r tr ust ; to su ppor t th ed i gni ty ofy ou r

ch ar acte r on all occasions; and str e nuou sl y to en

for ce by p r ecept and e xam pl e a ste ad y obedi enc

,
e ,
 l 98

Your vi rtue h onour , ,

and r e utati on, p "
ar e con «

c er ned i n sup p or ti ng
~

with digni ty ,
th e f
r eS
p e ctable
“
c har acter y ou now .

bear ; Le t no m oti e , th er e v
or e , m ak e ivcr ve from you r d uty v i ol ate
“

f y ou S ,

y ou r vows to G od or b etr ay y our tr us

, t; but be

ai t f
tr ue and f u h l ,
andx pl e of th at
im i tate th e e am

celeb r ated arti st wh om o u h ave th i s e v e ni n ; r e

y g ,

p r esented Thu s you wi ll r en

. . d e r y ou r self d e ser
‘
\

v ing of th e honou r wh i h w e h ave confer r ed,and c

w or thy ofth e confi d e nce th at w e h av e r e posed .

C H A P TE R V

S ec . I .

Th e m anner of consti tu ti n
g a lodge, i nclud i n
g th e

cer em on
y o f cons ecr ati on and i nstallati on .

On th e d ay and h our appointed for th e consti tu

tion ofth e ne w l odge th e br eth ren ther eofw i ll as
'

se m bl e i n th e lodge r oom .

Th e gr and m aster and

( b r othh i s of ce r sfi or th e

e r au th or i z ed by th e
gr and m aste r o
f r th e p ur p ose ,

w ith such oth er breth r en as h e sh all call to h is as ,

 AHIMAN . nnzon . 1 99

si stance ) m e et at th e sam e ti m e i n som e place con

veni ent to th e lodge room .

fi l odge ar e th en to w ait
i

Th e of ce r s of th e ne w

u pon th e r and m aste r w h o w i ll re q u e st th e d e p u t

g , y
g r and m as te r to m ak e th e n e ce s sa r
y e x am i nati on ,

on whi ch d ut h w i ll i m m d i at l n t a n d n
y e e e
y e e r o ,

i ts com pl eti on th e pr op ose d of

,
fi cer s of th e ne w

l od ge wi ll r etu r n to t h e l odge r oom

, .

Th e m e m ber s ofth e n e w lod ge ar e th en to send

a m essenger to th e g r and m aste r w h o w i ll addr e ss ,

h i m as foll ow s;
Ri gh t w or sh i p fu l gr and m aster
fi
T h e of cer s and br eth r e n of lodge N 0 .

h av e i nstr ucte d m e to i nfor m y ou th at th e r i gh t ,

w or sh i pfu l gr and l odge of Pennsy lvania h avi ng ,

r ante d th e m a w ar r ant to op en and h ol d a l od ge

g
i n th e th ey ar e de si r ous th at th e l odge sh ou l d

be onse cr ate d and th e of

c ,
fi ce r s i nstall e d a r e eabl
g , y
t o th e anci e nt u sa es and cu stom s of th e cr af
t f
or
g ;
wh i ch p ur pose th ey ar e now m et i n th e gr and l odge
r oom by or der ofth e r i gh t w or sh i p f ul r and m as
‘
, g
te r and aw ai t h i s pl easur e
,
.

Th e gr and m aster w i ll answ e r

Br oth er ,

B e pl ease d to i nf or m th e offi cer s and b r eth r en

ofN o .th at th e gr and m aster and h i s offi ce r s w i ll

for thw i th attend th em to com pl y w i th th e i r d esi r es .

200 AHIMA N nuzon .

Th e m essenger r etu rns to th e lbdger oOm and

ma ke s h is r epor t and th e br e th r en pr epar e for th e
.

r e ce p ti on ofth e gr and of fi cers .

Th e lod ge or fl oor cl oth i s to be pl aced i n th e

cent re of th e l od ge r oom With th e th r ee l i ghts
”

th e r e on and th r e e silv er v ase s or p i tch e r contai n

,
s

i ng th e e le m e nts of conse r ati on cor n w i ne and c , , ,

oi l .

Th e r oom w i ll be o pe ne d and u nty led all th e ,

br e thr e n pr e se nt q uie tl y s ate d; th e

e h ai r s of th e c

fi
of ce r s r e m ai ni ng vacant;
‘

e ach fie
of c r nom i nated

for th e l odge occu pying a seat ne xt to or ne ar

n ew

h i s i ntend e d h ai r ; and th e p r i vate m e m b e r s ofth e

c

ne w l od ge se ate d i n th e nor th east p ar t ofth e r oom -

.

W h en th e gr and offi ce r s e nte r th e br e th r en w i ll ,

/

r i se w i th as m u ch si l e n e as p ossi bl e and r e m ai n
,
c ,

stand i n
g u n ti l th e
gr and o fi
f e r s tak e th e r e s e
p c “ c

t i v e ch ai r s wh en o n a si gnal f
,
r om th e m aste r e l e c t ,

th e br eth r en w i ll sal ute th e m w i th t h e gr and h on

ou r s .

A r and
g l odge Wi ll th en be op ened by th e gr and
o fi
i cer s i n an i ent f
c or m
; foll ow e d by th i s sh or t

p ray e r
Th e m i gh t Fath er ofh eav en and th e w i s
ofth e

d om ofh i s gl or i ou s S on w ith th e gr ace and good ,

ness ofth e Holy G h ost b e i n th r ee per sons i n one

g ,
2 02 AHIMAN nmzox .

A nd th en addr essing th e gr and Secr etary ,

B r oth er gr and secr etary,

Be pl eased to r ead th e war r ant gr anted by th e
r and l od e ofPen n lv an i a f th consti tuti on of
g g s
y o r e ,

lodge No .

T h e gr and se cr etar
y w i ll th en r e ad th e w ar r ant .

C onsecr ation .

Th e cer e m ony of conse cr ati on W1 I1 t h en be en

te r ed u p onby th e oll ow in
f g p r aye r .

Consecr ati on P r ayer .

Gr eat A r chi tect ofth e Uni ver se ! M ak er and r u

ler ofall wor lds! deign fr om th y cel estial tem pl e
, ,

fr om r eal m s ofl igh t and gl or y ,to bl e ss us i n all th e

p u r poses of our pr esent assem bly W e h u m bly i n .

vok e th e e to gi v e u s at th i s and at all ti m es w i s

, ,

d om i n all ou r d oi ngs str e ngth ofm i nd i n all our

,

di ffi cu l ti e s and th e b e au t
, y of h ar m ony i n all our

com m u ni cati ons .

Pe rm it u s O h th ou Au th or of l igh t and l i fe to
, ,

er e ct th i s l odge and now sol em nl t nsecr ate i t

,
y o co

to th e h onour ofth y gl or
y .

Gl or y be to God on h igh !
Resp onse by th e breth r en .
 AHIMAN nnzou
'

. 2 03

A s i t w as i n th e be gm nm g, 1 5 now , v
and e er s a h ll
he . Amen
D ur ing th e r e sponse th e d ep utv gr and m aster ,

and gr and w ar d ens tak e th e v e sse ls of cor n wi ne ,

and oil and sp r i nkl e th e e l e m e nts of co

,
nsecrati on

on th e l od ge .

B e pl eased O Lor d to v ou ch saf

,
e th at as w e now
,

sp r inkl e th e e l em ents of consec r ati on ove r th i s

lod ge th e y m ay be th e h ar bi ngers ofth y bou nti e s
,

to th e b r eth r en and th at t h e y and all of u s m ay

,

be bl e ssed by th y good ne ss w i th th e cor n ofnou r

i sh m ent th ew i ne ofr efr esh m ent and th e oi l ofj oy
, ,
.

G r ant 0 L or d th at th ose w h o ar e now about to

, ,

be i nv e sted w i th th e gov e r nm ent ofth i s l od ge m ay ,

be end ue d w i th w i sd om to i nstr u ct th e b re th r en i n
all th e i r d u ti e s .

M ay b r oth e r l y love ch ar i ty and tr uth al w ay s, , ,

pr evai l amongst th e m em bers ofth i s new l od ge and ,

m ay th e se b onds of u ni on conti nu e to stre ngth en

th e l od ges th r ou gh out th e w or l d .

Ble ss all ou r b r eth r en, wh er e ver di sp er sed and ,

g r ant s eed
p y r e l i e f to all w h o ar e opp
-

r e sse d or

di str essed .

We f
afecti onate h ly com m end to t ee al l th e m em

ber s oft h y wh ol e fam i ly M ay th ey i ncr ease i n .

th e k nowl edge ofth e e and i n th e l ov e ofe ach oth er .

Fi nally m ay w e fi ni sh all ou r w ork h e r e b e l ow

,
2 04 AHIMAN nnzon .

w i th th i ne appr obation and the n h ave our t ransi

,

ti on f r om th i s e ar thl a b od e to th y h e av enl y te m
y
l e ab ov e t h er e t o e nj o l h l d bl i ss i n
y g g y
i
‘

t
’

p ,
or an , , ,

ef fabl e and e ter na l .

G l or y be to God on h igh !
Resp onse by th e B r eth r en
‘

A s i t w as i n th e begi nni ng ,
i s now , v
and e er s a h ll
be A m en !
. so mote i t be ! A m en !
Th e gr and c h aplai n th en d edi cates th e lod ge as
oll ow s
f
To th e h ly S t John w e dedi cate
m e m or y of o ,
..

th i s l odge M ay e v e ry b r oth e r r e v er e h i s ch ar ac
.

ter and i m i tate h i s v i r tu es .

G l or y be to G od on h i gh !
.

Resp onse by th e br eth r en .

A s it w as i n th eb egi nni ng i s now , ,

v
and e e r s h all
be, wor ld w ithou t e nd Am e n! S o m ote i t be ! A m en!
.

H er e sol e m n m u si c m ay be i ntr od uced .

Th e gr and m aste r w i ll th en say ,

B r eth r en! w e shall now p rocee d accor di n gt o ,

anci e nt u sage to consti tute th e se b r eth r en i nto a

,

r e gu l ar l od e
g .

C onsti tu ti on .

Th e fi
of ce r s of th e ne w l odge be i ng i n
si on ofth e ir r e sp e cti v e j e w e l s and b ad e s
g ,

not y e t i nv e sted or cl oth ed w i th th e m w i ll

,
2 06 A m m an nnzon .

and as l v rofth ewh ole fr ater nity wh er e

h e is a o e

e ver d i sp e r se d I dou , bt not th at h e wi ll di schar ge

h i s d uty w i th fi de l ity towar ds h i s l odge and i n ,

str i ct conf or m i t
y to t h e r e qu i si ti ons of th e r i gh t

worsh ipful gr and lodge .

Th e gr and m aster W 111 th en addr ess th e m aster

e l e ct say i n ;
, g
Br other ,

Pr e v i ous to y our i nstallation and i nv e stur e i t is ,

necessar y th at y ou sh ou l d si gni f y y ou r assent to

th ose anc i ent ch ar g e s and r egu l ati ons wh i ch p oi nt

out th e d u ty ofa m ason .

T h e gr and m aste r wi ll th en quest th e gr and

re

se cr etar to r ead a su m m ar y of th e anci ent ch ar

y
ge s; wh i ch ar e as f
o o ll w .

C HA RGES .

S um m ar y of th e anci ent ch ar
g es on th e i nstallati o n

of a m aster .

on agr e e to be a good m an and tr u e , and

to ob ey th e m or a law l .

2 . Yo u agr e e to be p e aceabl e ci ti z en and

a

ch eer fully to confor m to th e l aw s ofth e cou nt r i n

y
wh ich y ou r e side .

3 . Youpr om ise not to be concer ned i n pl ots and

c onsp i r acies a ai nst ov nm nt b t p ati ntl t
g g e r e u e y o ,
 A HIMAN RE ZON . 2 07

sub m it to th e d ec1S 1ons of th p

e su r e m e legi sl a
tur e .

4 You agr e e to p ay a pr oper r espe ct to th e ci vi l

'

ma gi str ate to w or k d i l i gentl

, y l i v e cr e di t abl y and, ,

act h onou r abl y by all m en .

5 . You agree to h old in vener ati on th e or i gi na l

l
r u e s and patr ons ofth e or der ofm asonr y and th ei r ,

r egu l a r su cce ssor s su p re m e and su bor dinate ao ,

cor d i n to th ei r stati ons; and su b m i t to th e aw ar ds

g
and r e sol u t i ons of y ou r b r eth r en wh en conv e ned ,

i n ev ery case consi stent w i th th e consti tu ti ons of

th e or d e r .

6 .
g You a r e e p to a voi d
r i vate p i qu e s and
q u ar v

r el s and to gu ard agam st i ntem p e r ance and e x cess

,
.

You be n car r i age and be

7 . agr ee to cauti ous
i
h avi our cou r teou s to y our br e th r en
, ,
and f
ai t hful to
ou r l odge
y .

8 . p rom i se to r esp ect genui ne br eth r en and

You
to d i scountenance i m p ostors and all d issenter s f r om

th e or i gi nal pl an ofm asonr y .

9 . You pr om ote th e gener al good ofth e

agr e e to

soci ety to cu l ti vate th e soci al v i r tue s and to p ro

’

, ,

pagate th e k nowl edge ofth e ar t .

2 08 A HIMAN nnzon .

1 0 You. p rom i se m age to th e gr and

to p ay h o ~

m aste r f be ing and to h is offi

or th e t i m e ce r s wh en
,

d u ly i nstall ed ; and str i ct ly conf or m to e v e r y e d i ct

ofth e gr and l odge o r gene r al asse m bl y ofm asons

, ,

th at i s not su bv e si v e ofth e p r l nm p les and gr oun

r d

wor k ofm asonr y .

1 1 You adm i t t at i t i s
. h not i n th e p ow er of any

m an or b ody of m en ,
to m a ke i nnov ati ons i nto th e
body ofm asonr y .

12 . You p r om i se a r e gu ar l attend ance on th e

com m i tte es and com m uni cati ons ofth e r and
g lodge
on r e cei vi ng pr op er noti ce; and to a
p y atte nti on to

all th e d u ti e s fm asonr y
o v
on con eni e nt occasi ons .

13 . You hlodge sh all be for m

adm i t t at no new

e d w i th ou t p er m i ssi on ofth e gr and l od e ; and th at

g
no cou nte nance be gi ve n to any i r r e u l ar l od e
g g ,

or to an
y p er son c l and e st i ne l y i ni ti ate d th e r e i n be ,

i ng contr ar y to th e anci ent ch ar ges ofth e or de r .

1 4 You . ad m i t t at no h p e r son can be re la l

gu r y
m ade a m ason i n, or ad m i tte d a m e m b er of
,
an y
re
gu ar l lodge w i thout pr ev i ous notice ,
and d ue en

q ui r y i nto ch ar acte r .

15 . You h
agr ee t at no v i sitor s sha
ll be ad m i tted

i nto y our lodge without due e xamination ,

and p r o
2 10 A HIM A N R EZON .

te m p leo f a h ppiness ,
and point out toyou th e whol e
d uty ofm an .

Th e q uar e t each es to r egu l ate our actions by

s ,

th e p r i nci pl e s ofm or al i ty and v i r tue .

T h e com passe s to l i m i t our de si r es i n e very sta

,

ti on th at r i si ng to e m inence by m er i t w e m ay l i ve
, ,

r esp e ted and d i e r egr e tted

c .

Th e r u l e di r e cts th at w e sh ou ld p u n tu ally ob
,
c
'

se r v e o u r d u ty p re ss f or w ar d i n th e p ath ofi nte g

,

r i ty and i n l i ni ng ne i th er to th e r i gh t nor lef

,
c t keep ,

e te r ni ty in n ew .

Th e l i ne teach es th e cr i ter i on ofm or a r ect itu de

,
l
and to a oi d v d i ssi m u l ati on i n -

ou r v
con e r sati on and

acti ons .

Th e book ofconsti tu ti ons y ou ar e to se ar ch at all

ti m e s, and to cause i t, as we ll as y ou r by l aws to be -

r e ad by y ou r m e m b er s th at none m a p r e tend i no
y , g
r ance ofth e e x ce ll ent p r e ce pts i t enj oins .

Th e m em b e r s w h o h av e w i th dr awn w i ll th en r e
tur n and tak e th e i r se ats [ M i
us c ] .

I nstallati on .

Th e fi
of ce r s and ber s ofth e ne w l odge wi ll
m em

th e n for m a p r ocessi on i n th e nor th ea t

s p ar t of
-

th e r oo m p r e ce d e d by th e m aste r and w ar d ens

'

, ,

w h o w i ll pass i n a singl e fi
le r ound th e l odge r oom ,

p assing i n a slow pace th e ch ai r s ofth e senior i n

 AHIM AN R EZON . 2 11

th e w est and th e Juni or m th e south Wh en th e .

‘ ‘

m aster reach e s th e east h e w i ll h al t und e r th e ,

.

r and m aste r s p ed e stal w

’
g f
a ci n
g th e e st and th e of ,

fi cer s and m e m b er s w i ll each one sal ute h i m as h e

p asse s i n th e u su al m anne r .

A s th e p roce ssi on p r oce ed s th e gr and m aster

W l ll say ,

B r e th r en ! B eh old y our m aster !

D ur i ng th e pr oce ssi on on noti ce gi ven by th e
‘

gr and m aster th e foll o w i ng od e to m asonr y w i ll

be su ng by a b r oth e r .

Ha
i l m asQ nr y v
d i i ne !
l
‘

G or
y ofA
ges sh i ne ,

L ong m ay s t t ou r ei gn j
h
Wh er e er th y L od ges stand ,
’ ’

M ay t h yh v
e a e g r eat com m and ,

A nd a lw y g a s r ace th e and ,l
Th ou ar t d i vne!

Gr eat fab i r cs s ti ll ai r se,

A nd grac e th e azu r e s ki es,

h
k

G r eat ar e th y sc em es ;

Th y l
nob e or d e r s ar e

M atc hl ess beyond com p ar e,

No ar t wi t h th h ee c an s ar e ,

Th t di vi
ou ar ne .

H ir am , th hi t t
e arc ec ,

Di d al l th e cr a ft di r e ct

H ow t y h e s h l d b il d
ou u

l
S o om on, gr eat I sr ae l ki g
’
s n ,

Di d m i g ty h l
b essi ngs br i ng,
A nd l eft to si ng,
u s r oom

l
H ai r oya ar t! l
C h oru s t h r ee t i m es .
2 12 A H M AN REZON
I .

Th e br ethr en h aving r esu m ed thei r se ats th e ,

,

m aste r s w i ll p r esent sev er ally h i s w ar dens, and

, ,

oth er of fice r s nam i n

g th e m and
,
t h e i r r esp e ct i v e

ofli ces
‘

Th e gr and wi ll i nqui r e of th e br eth ren

m aste r

ifth ey r e m ai n sat isfi e d w i th e ach and all ofth em :

th ey w i ll bow i n tok e n ofassent .

Th e j e w e l s ofth e sever al of fice r s ar e t h en t o be

d e l i ve r e d by th e gr and m aster to e ach ofth e gr and

fi
n

of cer s accor d i n to th e i r r a nk a n d th e s ubor d i

g
fi
, ,

nate of cer s ar e to be i nsta ll ed and i nvested w i th

th ei r j e w e l s by each gr and of fice r o f cor r e sp ond

i ng r ank .

E ach ofi i ce r as i nstall e d Wi ll be conducted to th e

, ,

r and m aste r w h o w i ll d e l i v e r to e ac h of th e m a
g ,

sh ort ch ar ge .

Ch a ge to th r e seni or war den .

B th
ro er ,

Y ou ppointed senior w ar den of th i s ne w

ar e a

l odge ,
and ar e now i nv e ste d w i th th e e nsi gn ofy our

fi
of ce .

Th e l eve l d e m onstr ates, th at w e ar e d e sce nde d

fr om th e k p ar tak e of th e sam e natur e
sam e stoc , ,

and sh ar e th e sam e h op e ; and th ou gh d i sti ncti ons

am ong m e n ar e ne ce ssar y to p r e se r v e su b or d i na

tion ye t no e m inence of station sh ou l d m ak e us

,
 2 14 A m m an nnzon .

To y ou , w i th s u ch assi stance as m ay be neces e

sary , is e ntrusted t he am inati on of vi si t r s,

ex d and

th er e ce ti on p ofcandi d ate s . To y ou i s l
a so com

m i tted th e su
p e r i nte nd ance ofth e cr af
t, d u r i ng th e
hour s of r efresh m ent; it i s th er efor e i nd i spensably
‘
'

nece ssar y th at y ou sh ou l d not only be t e m p e r ate

,

and d i scr e e t i n th e i ndu l gence ofy ou r ow n i ncl i na

ti ons bu t c ar ef ull ob ser v e th at none of th e r aft

, y c

be su fle r e d to conv e r t th e p u r p ose s fr ef
r esh m ent
'

i nto i nte m p e r an ce and e xce ss .

You r r egul ar a nd p u nctu al atte nd ance i s p a r ti cu

lar ly r e qu e ste d a nd I h av e no dou bt bu t th at y ou

,

wi ll fai thfu lly execute th e d uty whi ch y ou ow e to ,

r esent a p oi ntm ent

y our
p p .

Look well to t h e south !

Ch a ge to th e S ecretary
r .

Br oth er ,

You ppoi nte d secr etar y of th is new l odge

ar e a .

It i s y our du ty to ob ser v e th e w or sh i pfu l m aste r s

’

w i ll and pl easur e ; to r ecor d th e tr ansacti ons ofth e

l odge i n an e xact and m asoni c m anner ; and to pay
ov er su ch m oni e s ofth e l odge as y ou m ay r e cei v e

i nto th e h ands ofth e tr easu r er .

Your good i ncl inations to m asonr y and th i s l odge ,

w i ll I h op e i nduce y ou to disch ar ge th e d uti es of

, ,
~

y o u r office w i th atten ti on and fid e l i ty and b y so

,
 AHI MAN REZON
-
. 2 15

doing, you w i ll mer t th e e t e m and a p plause of

‘

i s e

your br eth r en .

Br th e
o r,

Y ou p p oi nted tr easur er ofth i s new lodge

ar e a .

It i s you r d u ty to r e cei ve all th e m oni e s of th e

lodge k ee p j ust and r egu lar accou nts of th e sam e
, ,

and p ay th em out at th e w orsh i p f u l m aster s w i ll

’

and pl e asu r e w i th th e consent ofth e l od ge

'

.
,

I tr u st y ou r r egar d for th e fr ater ni ty w i ll pr om p t ‘

y ou to th e f a i th u
f l di sch ar ge of th e d u ti es of ou r
y
of c
efi .

Ch a ge tr o th e seni or and Ju ni or deacons .

B th ers
ro ,

Y ou pp oi nted d eacons of th i s new l odge

ar e a .

It i s y ou r p r ov i nce to attend on th e m aster and

war dens and to act as th ei r pr om e s 1 n m any ofth e
,

acti v e d uti es of th el od ge such as th e annu nci ati on ,

ofcandi d ate s or th e di f
f fer ent d e gr ee s of m asonr
y
and th e i ntr od ucti on and accom m od ati on of vi si tor s ,

and y l
ou a so act as assi stants i n i
th e i m m ed ate p r ac fl

ti ce ofou r r i te s .

Those w a nd s as b adge s o f ou r oflice I e ntr ust

y ,
,

to y our car e not d ou b ti ng y our v igi l ance

,
and at

tenti on .
[ M as ia ]
 2 16 Am man RE ZON .

Concluding ch ar
ge b
f g
th e rand m aster .

Wor sh i pfu l m aster ,

Th e gr and lodge h av ing com m itted to y our car e

th e sup e r i ntend ance and gov e r nm ent of th e br e

th r e n w h o ar e to com p ose th i s new l odge y ou

, ,

c annot be i nse nsi bl e of th e obli a ti ons w h i ch d e

g
volve on yo u as th e i r h e ad nor of y our r e sp onsi ,

bili ty f r th e fai th ful d i sch ar ge ofth e i m p or tant d a

o .

ties of our of ce
y fi .

Th e h onor r epu tati on and u sefu l ness of y our

, ,
.

l od ge wi ll m ater i all y d e pe nd on th e ski ll and as

si d ui ty w i th wh i h y ou manage i t s conc
,
c er ns; wh i l st

th e h app i ne ss ofi ts m e m b er s w i ll be ge ner al l y p r o?

m ote d i n p r opo r ti on toth e z eal and ab i l i ty w i th

,

w h i ch y ou p r opagate th e ge nu i ne p r i nci pl e s ofou r

i nsti tu ti o n .

For
'

l i
a p atter no fi m i tati on, consid e r th e gr e at u m

nar y ofnatu r e wh i ch r 1 sm n t h e e ast r e u l ar l y

g, , g i ,

d iffu se s l i gh t a
nd l u str e toall w i th i ni ts ci r cl e In .

li k e m anner i t i s y ou r p r ov i nce to com m u ni cate

,

and sp r e ad i nstr u ct i on and l i h t to th e b r e th r e n of

“

g
y our lodge .

For ci bly i m pr e ss u pon th em th e di gni ty and h igh

i m p or tance of m asonr y and ser i ou sly ad m oni sh ,

th e m nev er to d i sgr ace i t Char ge th e m to p r ac .

ti se ou t ofth e l od e th ose d u ti e s wh i ch th e
g y h av e

b een taught i n i t and by am i abl e di scr e et and vi r

, ,
~
2 18 anrm n O
REZ N .

k nowl edge , to all whom h e shall place under y our

In th e b
a sence ofth e m aste r y ou wi ll succeed to
h i gh e r d u ti e s; y our q
ac u i r e ments m u st t er ef
or e h
h v w ant
'

be such t m ay ne er sud e r f
as t at th e cr af
‘

,
or
“

of i nstr u cti on F rom th e spir i t wh ich you h ave

.

h i th er to e vi nce d I e nte r tai n no d oub t bt1 t that y our

'

, ,

futur e cond uct w i ll be su h as to m e r i t th e ap c ,

la u se of ou r b r e th r e n and th e te sti m ony ofa good

p y ,

consci e nce .

Br eth r e n of od ge l No .

S uch i s th e natu r e ofour consti tu tion t hat as som e

m u st ofne ce ssi ty r u l e and teach so oth er s m ust of
, , ,

cou r se l ear n to su b m it and obey Hum i l i ty i n both .

i s an e ssenti al d u ty Th e of fi ce r s w h o ar e a
.
pp o i nb ,

ed to go ve r n y our l odge are su f fi ci e ntl

y a
,
cqu ai nt ‘

ed w i th th e r u l e s ofp r opr i ety and th e law s o f th e

‘
“

i nsti tuti on to av oid e xceed i ng th e powe rs wi th whi ch

,

t h ey ar e entr uste d and y ou ar e oftoo ge ner ous d is

,
~

osi ti ons to e nv th i p f m t
p y e r r e er e n .

I th er ef or e tr u st th at
y o u w i ll h av e bu t o ne aim ,

to pl ease e ach oth er and uni te i n th e grand desi gn

,

ofbe i ng h app an d m m n i at i n h a pp i
y c o u c
g n e ss .

F i nally m y br eth r en as th i s associati on h as been

, ,

for m e d and p e r f e cted i n so m u ch u nani m i t a nd

y
concord i n wh i ch w e r eatl j l
, g y r e o i c e so m ayi t o n g ,
 AHIMAN nnzom 2 19

conti nue . long e nj oy e ve r y sati sfaction and

M ay y ou
d eligh t wh i ch d i sinte r e sted f
,
r i e nd sh i p can af for d .

M ay k indness and br oth er ly af fe ction di stingu ish

ou r cond u ct as m en and as m asons W i th i n y ou r
y ,
.

peaceful w alls m ay y our ch i ld r en s ch i ldr en cel e ’

br ate wi th j oy and gr atitude th e tr ansactions ofth is ,

au sp ici ous sol e m ni ty A nd m ay th e tene ts of ou r

.

p r of e ssi on be tr ans m i tte d th r ou g yh o u r l od ge p u r e ,

and u ni m p ai r e d f r om
g e ne r ati on to ge ne r at i on
,

.A fter th e d e l i ver y of th e for egoing char ge th e

r and m aster w i ll p ronou nce as f ll w
g o o s

In th e nam e ofth e r i gh t w or sh i p ful gr and l odge

‘
‘

ofPe nnsy lv ania and m asoni c j ur i sdi cti on th e r e u nto

,

be longi ng I now consti tute and for m y ou m y good

, ,

b r e thr en into a lodge offr e e and acce p ted m asons

,
.

Fr om h ence for th I e m pow e r y ou to act as a r egu

,

lar l od ge co nsti tuted 1 n conf

,
or m ity to th e r i te s of

o ur or de r and th e ch ar e s ofou r anci e nt and h on

, g
our able f r ate r nit an d m a th s up r e m e A r ch i tect
y y e
:

ofth e u ni v er se p r osp er d i r e ct an d counci l y ou i n

,

all y ou r d oi ngs .

Resp onse by the br eth r en .

Am en! So m ote i t be !
Th e gr and h l w i ll th en m ake p rocl am a
m ar s a

ti on th ree tim es i n th e f
oll ow i n
g m anne r :

In th e nam e ofth e r igh t wor sh i pfu l gr and lodge

ofP ennsy lvania and m asoni c j ur i sd i ction th er eunto
,
2 20 A HIMA N REZON ,

b el ongi ng I pr oclai m th i s ne w lodge by th e nam e

,
.
,

of No .d uly consti tuted .

Th e cer em ony ofclosi ng w i ll now s ucce ed; th e f ol

lowing pr ayer i nter vening betw een th e fi r st and

l ast par ts bfth e ce r e m ony .

Su pr e m e Ar ch ite ct ofuni ver sal natur e w e r en ,

d e r th e e ou r th ank sgi v i ng and p r ai se f or th e m a ,

soni c 1 nsti tu ti on as m e m b e r s of wh i c h w e h av e at
,
-

th i s ti m e b ee n asse m bl e d and f r th e p rote cti on o

and ai d af f or d e d u s i n th e i m p or tant w or k w e h av e

j u st com pl eted
W e th ank th ee th at th e occasi on ofsol emnly con
s e cr ati ng and i nstall i ng t h i s new b r anch ofth e m a

soni c f am i ly h as af
,
or d ed u s f
f r e sh i nd u ce m e nts and ,

l aid u s u nder stronge r obl igati ons to th e p r acti ce ,

‘

of v i r tu e and m or al i ty and to th e ob se r v ati ons o f

,

all th y p r e ce p ts and com m and m ents .

M ay th e se obl i gati ons O h ! bl e sse d Fath er h ave

.

, ,

th ei r full i nfl u e nc e and e f fe ct u p on our m i nd s .

Teach u s w e p r ay th ee th e tr u e r e v er ence ofth y

, ,

r eat and m i h t n a m i n p i u s w i th fi m a nd
g g y e ; s r e r

u nsh ak en r e sol u ti on n e v e r v i r tuou s p u r sui t

l
y .

M ay t h e sol e m ni ti e s ofth is d ay i ncr ease ou r l ove

‘

ofm asonr y and h av e a b ene fi ci al te ndenc t o th e i m

y
p r ov em ent ofou r conver sati on and conduct i n th e
l odge and in our walk th r ou gh l ife
, .

A nd O h ! as th ou di dst af or eti m e app ear unto th y

 Ai rm an nnzon
’

2 22 .

ce ssi on, to and f

rom th e place Wh er e th e cer em ony
i s to be p er for m ed ,
ar e r ead by th e gr and se cr etar y .

Th e necessar y cau tions ar e h

t en g i v en fr om th e
chai r and th egr and lodg e i s adj ourned; after whi ch
, ,

th e p r oce ssi on be i ng ar r anged by th e gr and

sh al se ts ou t i n th e follow i n or de r
, g :

Th e grand m ar sh al attends on h or seb ack to r e

u late th e p roce ssi on A tr i u m ph al ar c h i s u suall y
g .

er e cted at th e pl ace wh er e th e e e m ony i s to be c r

p e rfor m ed T h e p r oc e ssi on p asse s u nde r th e ar ch

.
,

and th e b r e th r e n re p ai r i ng to th ei r stand s th e g r and ,

m aste r and h i s of fi ce r s tak e the i r pl ace s on at e m

p or ar
y pl atfor m cove r e d w i th car p et
,
A n o d e on .

fr e e m asonr y i s s ung Th e gr and m aster .

-

com m ands

l
si ence , and th e nece ssar y pr epar ations ar e m ade
f
or l ay i ng th e stone , on wh i c h m ust be engr aved :

th e y ear off th e nam e, & c ofth e d

‘

r e e m asonr y, r an
.
g
m aster Th e gr and ch apl ai n o f
. fe r s a sh or t p r ay e r .

Th e gr and tr easure r th en, by th e gr and m aste r s

’

com m and , pl aces u nde r th e stone v ar ious p i ece s o f

coi n and m eda sl of th e pr esent age and countr y .

Sole m n m u si c i s i ntr od uce d an anth em su ng and , ,

th e stone l aid i n i ts pr op er pl ace by th e gr and m as ~

te r H e th e n stri ke s th e stone th r e e ti m es w i th h i s
.

h ir am am idst th e ac l am ations of th e spe ctator s

,
c ,

and d e l i v e r s ove r to th e ar ch i te ct th e v ar i ous i m

p l e m e nts o f h i s p r ofe ssi on entr usti n

g h i m w i th th e
,
 . AH IMAN REZON . 2 23

gr and m aster th e n r
'

e ascend s
-
pl atfo th e
r m ,
’
and an

or ati n sui tabl e t o th e occasi on i s d e li ve r ed

o A .

s on
g i n h on or off r e e m ason r
.
y c oncl u d e s th e ce r e

m ony af
,
te r whi ch th e pr ocessi on r et ur ns to th e

cc i t se t ou t and th e gr and l odge i s

,

th e u sual f or m al i ti e s .

r e m ote f
or th e gr and lodge to attend , a d i s pensa
ti on m ay be dbtained {by th e ne ar est su or di nate b
lodge ,
perfor m th is ce re mony as near to th e cus
to ,

or m a
tom ar y f s ci r cu m stances w i ll adm i t
'

C er em ony observed at th e ded i cati on offr ee m asons

On th e day appointed for th e celebr ati on of th e

ce r e m ony ofded i cati on, breth ren ar e convened

th e

i n a conv eni e nt r oom adj oini ng to th e pl ace wh er e

,

th e ce r e m ony i s to be pe r f or m ed and th e gr and ,

lodge i s opened i n amplefor m in th e fi r st d eg r ee .

T h e or d er of procession i s r ead by th e gr and sec

r etar y and a ge
,
ner al ch ar ge r espe cti ng pr op r i e ty

ofbeh avour gi ve n by th e gr and m aste r Th e gr an d .

l odge i s th en adjpp r ned, and th e p r oce ssi on f
or m

e d as
.
foll ow s:

E very fi
of cer wear th ej e wel s ofh i s offi
m u st ce .

Th e gr and m ar sh al attends on h or se b ack to r egu ‘

‘

l ate th e p r ocession and p r eser ve or d e r In all ma .

soni c p r oce ssi ons th e br e th r en op en to th e r i h t

g
”

and l e f t as f,
ar as t h e gr and ty l er and th e gr and ,

of fi ce r s and r e al i a p ass t h r ou h th e b r e th r e n be
g g ;
i ng u ncov e r ed .

W h en th e p r o ce ssi on r e aches th e gr and m aste r s

’

ch ai r th e, gr and of fi cer s ar e se p ar ate l

y p r ocl ai m ed,

by th e gr and m ar sh al accor d i ng to r ank as t h ey , , ,

ar r i v e at th at stati on and wh en th e gr and m aster

,

i s p r ocl ai m ed a gr and p l e ce ofm usic i s p er f

,
or m ed ,

W h i l e th e p r oce ssi on i s m ad e t h r ee ti m es r orm d th e

h all Th e l od ge i s th en pl aced i n th e centr e ; and

.
'

th e gr and m aster h av i ng tak en th e ch ai r und e r a ,

canop
y ofstate th e
g r and of,
fice r s and th e m aste r s ,

and w ar d e ns ofth e l odge s & c r e p ai r to th e pl ace s , .

pr e vi ousl y pr ep ar ed for th ei r r ece p tl on Th e fi . ve .

or d ers ar e ar r an e d near th e l od e and th e ol d

“

g g g ,

and si lv er p i tch er s w i th th e cor n w i ne and oi l

'

, , , ,

ar e pl aced u p on i t N ear i t stands th e p edestal

.
‘

w i th th e bi bl e Op en and th e squar e and com passe s

,

l aid th er e on and u pon anoth e r pede stal ;th e book of

,

consti t uti ons Th e se ar r an e m e nts b ei n m a d e an

.
g g ,

anth e m i s sung and an e xor d i um on f

, r e e m asonr y
226 A HIM AN m on .

b estow u pon us Wisdom ,

i n all our d oings; S trength
of m i nd in all our fi
d if cu l ti es, and th e B eau ty of

h ar m ony and h ol iness i n all our com m u nicati ons

and w or k L e t Fai th be th e f
. ou nd ati on ofour H op e ,

and Ch ar i ty th e fr ui t of ou r ob ed i e nce to th y r e

veal ed w i ll
:

O thou pr e ser v er of M en ! gr aciousl y enabl e

,
”

u s no w to conse cr ate th i s l od ge wh i ch w e h av e ,
-

e r e cted to th e h onor and glo y of th y nam e

,
and
r ,

ully be pl e ase d to acce pt th i s ser v i c e at ou r

m e r ci f

hands .

M ay all w h o sh all be l aw fu lly app oi nted to r u le

in it accor d i ng to ou r consti t uti ons,
t

be u nd er th y

spe cial gu idance and pr ote ction and faith fully oh ,

se r v e and f ul fi l all th ei r obl igations to th e e and to

th e l od ge .

M ay all w h o com e w i th in th ese consecr ate d w all s ,

h av e but one h ear t and one m i nd to l ov e to h on

, , ,

or to f e ar and to ob e t h as th m aj st and
, , y e e
y e, y ,

u nbou nd ed ood ne ss c l ai m ; and to l o v e one anoth er

g ,

as th ou h ast l ov ed u s M ay e ver y d i scor dant p as

.

si on be h e r e b ani sh e d f r om ou r b osom s May w e .

h er e m eet i n th y p r e sence as a b and of breth r en ,

w h o w e r e cr e ated by th e sam e Al m i gh ty par ent .

,

are d ai ly sustai ne d by th e sam e be ne fi ce nt h and ,

and ar e tr ave ll i ng th e sam e r oad to th e gate s of

d eath . M ay w e h er e h ave th y h ol y w or d alway s

 AHIMAN nnzon . 227

p r esent to ou r m i nd, and re l igion v i r tue, love

, and ,

h ar m ony , 1
and peacefu l j oy r ei ni n tr i u m ph ant i n
g g
ou r h ear ts .

M ay pr op er wor k of ou r i nsti tuti on th at

all th e ,

m ay be d one i n th i s l odge be such as th y w i sdom

'

m ay appr ov e and th y goodne ss p r osp e r

, A nd fi .
,

nall y r aci ousl b pl a d O t h v i n A

g , y e e se ou so e r e g r ,

ch i te ct of th e Uni v er se to bl e ss th e cr af t wh er e ,

soe v e r d i spe r se d and m ak e t h e m tr u e and f

,
ai th ful

to th e e to th e i r nei ghb ou r and to t h e m selve s A nd

, ,
.

w h e n th e ti m e of our l ab or i s d r aw i ng ne ar to an

e nd and th e p i ll ar of our str e ngth i s d e cl i ni ng to

,

th e gr ou nd gr a i o usl y e nabl e u s to p ass th r ou gh

,
c

”
th e vall ey of th e sh ad ow ofd e ath su pp or ted by ,

”
th y r od and th y staf f to th ose m ansi ons b ey ond,

th e sk i e s wh er e l ov e and p e ace and j oy f

, ,
or e v e r , ,

r ei gn be f or e th y th r one fl m en . .

G l or y be to God on h igh ,
on ear t h , p eace ,

g ood
’

wwi ll
ar d s m en to .
”

Th e gr and m aste r th en say s

In th e nam e ofth e su p r e m e and ete r nal God th e ,

r and A r ch itect of h e av en and e ar th to wh om be

g ,

all h onor and gl ory I de d i cate th i s h all t o f

r ee m a
,

sonr y .

Th e gr and c a h pl ain th en
[ wh e at] str e ws cor n

ov er l d
th e o g ;
e and th ga
e r nd h onors ar e g i v en .
2 28 A HIM A N m on .

A pi e ce ofm usi c p erfor m ed and the se

i s th en
‘

cond p r oce ssi on i s m ad e r ou nd th e l odge Wh en .

th e gr and m aste r ar r i v e s at th e e ast th e m u sic ,

cease s, and he say s

In th e nam e of th e su pr e m e
l God and e te r na ,

th e gr and A r ch i te ct ofh eave n and e ar th to wh om ,

be all h onou r and gl or y I d ed i cate th i s h all to r e

,

ligion vi r tu e and S ci ence

, ,
.

T h e gr and ch apl ain th e n p ou r s w i ne on th e l odge;

and th e gr and h onor s ar e gi v en .

Th e m u si c i s r e su m e d and th e th i r d p rocessi on
,

i s m ade r ou nd th e l odge W h e n th e gr and m aster

.

ar r i v e s at th e e ast th e m u si c ce ase s and h e s ay s

, , :

In th e nam e ofth e su p r e m e and eter nal God th e ,

g r an d A r ch i te ct ofH e av en and e ar th to wh o m b e ,
—

all h onor and gl or y I d e di cate th i s h all to u ni ver

,

sal b e ne v ol e nce .

T h e gr and ch ap lai n th en di p s h i s fi nger s i n th e

oi l and sp r i nkl es i t ov er th e l od e ; and th e rand

, g g
h onor s ar e gi v en .

Th e gr and ch a l ai n stand i ng b ef or e th e l od e
p g .

, ,

th en m ak es th e f oll ow i n
g

I nvocati on .

O L or d God, th er e i s l ik e unto th ee i n
no god ,

h eav en ab ove ,
or i n th e ear th beneath w h o k eep ,
2 30 AHIMAN nnzorr .

Th e L or d i s gr aci ous, and h i s m er cy endur et h

for e v er .

Th e gr and c a h plai n th en pr onounces th e follow

i ng bl essi ng
B l essed be th e Lor d th at hath gi ven r est u nto
,

h i s p eopl e Th e L or d our God be w i th u s as h e

.
,

w as w i th ou r fath er s : L e t h i m not l eav e u s nor ,

.

for sak e u s Th at h e m ay i ncl ine ou r h e ar ts u nto

:

h i m to w alk i n all h i s w ay s and to k e e p h i s om

, ,
c

m and m e nts and h i s statu te s and h i s j udgm ents

, , ,

wh i ch h e h as com m and e d .

R esp onse by th e br eth ren .

G l or y be to G od on h igh ,
on e ar t h peace
, , good

w i ll w ar ds m en
to .

T h e L odge i s th en cov er e d and th e gr and h o ,

:

nors gi ven wh en th e gr and m aster r eti r es to h i s

,

ch ai r .

.ln anth em i s th en
f su ng .

A n ad d r e ss i s t en h d e l i v e r ed by th e gr and c h ap
l ai n after wh ich an appr opr iate h y m n i s sung
,
.

Donati ons ar e th en colle cted for th e r e l iefofdis

tr e ssed m asons th ei r w i d ow s and or ph ans
, Th e .

r and p r ocessi on i s r esu m e d and af r ch i n

g te m ar g ,

th r ee ti m e s r ou nd th e h all wi th th e lodge as at en
, ,

tr ance d u r i ng wh i ch a r and p i e ce of m u si c i s
, g
p erfor m ed th e p r ocessi on r etur ns to th e pl ace
,

w h ence i t set out; wh er e th e l aws ofth e or d er ar e

 AHI MA N R EZON . 281

h
r e earsed , and th e gr and l odge is l
c osed in am pl e
for m .

S ec
. IV .

C er em on
y at gr and vi si tati ons .

Th e m aste r p ens h i s l odge

o i n th e th i r d degr e e ,
and places h i s d eacons at th e si de s ofth e d oor w ith ,

th e i r stav es crossed Th e b r eth r en ar r ange t h em

.

sel ve s i n a l i ne from th e d oor on each si d e to th e , ,

ch ai r Th e or d e r s b orne by som e ofth e m ost r e

.
,

s e ctable p r i v ate b r e th r e n w ai t near th e d oor t o

p , ,

w alk befor e th e gr and offi cer s wh en th ey e nte r .

Th ings b ei ng ar r anged i n th i s m anner th e m aster ,

d epu tes a p ast m aster t o escor t th e gr and of fi cer s

w h o e nter i n th e f oll ow i n for m

g
v
G r and P ur su i ant, w i t h s w or d ofstat e.

T w o G r and Deacons .

G r and T r easu r er and S ecr etar y .

S eni or an d J uni or G r and . W ar d ens .

G r and C ap ai n h l .

G r and and De p u ty G r and M aster s .

T w o G r and Deacons .

T h ey p r oce ed u
p t wh en th ey op en
o th e e ast,

t o th e r i gh t and l eft and th e gr and m aste r p asses

,

th r ou gh to th e ch ai r ; th ey th en cl ose and tak e ,

th ei r seats on th e r i gh t ofth e m aster Th e m aste r .

r e ce i v e s th e and m a t a d i n t o anci ent

gr s er ccor g
2 39 AHIM A N RE ZON .

, u sage ,
and r e si gns to h i m th e c hai r and t e h hi r am .

wh en th e war d ens r esign th ei r se ats to th e gr and

war d ens Th e gr and h onor s ar e th en gi ve n wi th
.

th r ee ti m es th r ee Th e mast e r th en d e l i v e r s to th e
.

r and m aste r th e w ar r ant ofconsti tu t i on th e tr e a

g , ,

s b ooks and a
’ ’
su r er s and se cr e tar tat m n t fth e
‘

y s e e o ,

fund s ofth e l od ge f or h i s i nsp e cti on

,
H aving e x .

am i ned th em h e e xp r es se s h i s app r obation or

, ,

m ak e s su ch ob se r vati ons as th e i cu m stance s and

'

c r

s i tu ati on of th e l odge m ay r e q u i r e Th e gr and .

m aste r th en r e si gns th e ch ai r to th e W M and th e . .

r and w ar d e ns l e av e th e i r se ats
g .

Shou ld th e gr and offi cer s r eti r e b efor e t h e l od ge

i s cl osed th e sam e cere m ony m u st be ob ser v ed

,

as at t h ei r entr ance .

S ec . V .

Cer em on
y and servi ce at funer als .

No m ason can be i nter r e d w i th l

or m a i ti e s
th e f

of th e or d e r , un e s l s i t be by h i s ow n sp e ci al re

qu est wh i l st l ivi ng com m u ni cated to th e m aster of

,

th e l od ge of wh i ch h e d i e d a m e m b er , nor u nl e ss

h e h as b e en adv ance d to th e th i r d d e gr ee ofm ason

ry, f or e i ne r s soj ou r ner s and p ar ti cu l ar ofi
i
g , ce r s , ,

e x ce p te d and th ose at th e d i scr eti on of th e r and

, g
m aster . Fr om th e abov e r estr i ction th er e can be ,

no oth er e x cep tions .

2 34 AHIMAN REZON .

th e br eth r en actually i n offi ce ar e di sti ngu i sh ed b y

sash e s and h atb and s .

Th e b r eth r e n sh oul d fi r st assem bl e i f i t be p os ,

si bl e i n th e i r l od e r oom op en i n d ue f
”

, g and or m , ,

and r e m ai n sta nd i ng d u r i ng th e fi
“
r st p ar t of th e

serv i ce wh i ch m a i n com m on cases be pe r f or m ed

, y , ,

i n th e i r h all w i th th e usu al ce r e m oni e s

,
.

"

A p roce ssi on i s th e n for m e d , th e l od ges m ov e

accor d i ng to seni or i ty e x ce pti ng th at t h e l od ge of
, ,

whi ch th e de cease d w as a m em ber m oves nearest ,

to th e cor p se .

Th e following i s th e or der o f p rocessi on

Ty l er , wit h h i s s w or d .

T w o S tew ar d s, w i t h w hit e r od s .

E nter ed A p p r enti ces, t w o and t w o .

ll
Fe ow Cr a t s, t w o and t w o f .

M ast er m as ons, t w o and t w o .

S ecr etar i es, w i t h aro ll .

T r easur er s, w i th a gr een ba
g .

J u ni or W ar d ens , h and in h d an .

S eni or W ar d ens , h and in ha d n .

M aster s of L od es
g .

P ast M as ters .

Th e l h h
dge to w i c th e d eceased br ot er be on ed , i n th e fol
o h l g
l ow i n
g o r d er ; al l th e m em ber s a i n
g flo w e r s or er bs i n hv h
t h ei r bands, w i c t h h h e
y f
a ter w ar d s t row h i nto th e gra v e:

Th e Ty l er .

T h e S tew ar d s .

M usi c .

Th e Mem ber s o f th e L odge .

Th e T r easu r e r and S ecr etary .

Th e S eni or and J uni or W ar d ens

 AHIMAN REZ ON . 2 35

Th e P ast M aster s .

Th e Bib e, Sl q u ar e and C om p asses, on a . cr i m s on v lv

e et

hi
cu s v
on co ered w it h bl k l th
ac c o , car r i ed by
th ld e o est M em ber of t h e L od ge .

T w o Deacons .

T h e M aster ,
fi
T h e of ci ati ng C l er
gym an

Th e C i e h f M ou r ner .

Ot h er M o ur n ers .

T w o Deacons .

Ty l er .

g v
r a ey ar d , b r eth r en p roceed to th e
th e

g r av e and frm ar r a
A fi n e th e m se lv es so th at th e
g
m aste r m ay stand at th e h e ad of th e gr av e and ,

th e m ou r ner s m ay h al t at th e f oot wh i l e th e br e
‘

th r e n enci r cl e i t W h i l st th e p r ay er s ar e r eading
.

at th e gr av e th e b r e th r e n m ay sl owl y app r oach i t

, ,

ti ll th ey ar e as ne ar as th ey can w i th com f or t

stand .

Ifno par t of th e se r vi ce be en al r ead y p er

h as
for m ed i n th e lod ge ,
or som e p u bl i c b u ild i ng w i th ,

p r oper cer em oni es, th en i t i s h er e re h ear sed ; or

 236 AHIM A N B EZO II .

suc h as m ay be b
su sti tuted by th e di recti on of th e
m aster .

Th e ser vi ce m ay be p er for m ed by r esponses ,

or

voi ce ; at di scr etion

’

by one .

Th e m aster sp eak s or ,
th e ch a
p lafiby h i
i s di
r ecti on .

W h er e is now our b h
r ot e r ?

He soj our neth i n d ar k ness .

C an w e r e d e e m ou r br oth er ?
We h ave not th e r anso
*
m .
-
771e p lace th t k new a
h i m , sh all k now h i m no m or e ’

Sh all h is nam e be lost?

[ H ere th e r oll is u nf
o l ded ]
Th e m em ory o
f a br oth er i s p r eci ou s:

r ecor d h i s nam e .

[ V i e w i ng th e ro ll ]
Wr ite i t h er e !
We wi ll wr i te i t i n our h earts .

How wi ll i t th en be k now n?
[ H e r e str e w flower s or e v er gr een ] ,

It sh all li ve i n h i s vi r tues, wh i ch sh all li ve in as

and i n every br oth er .

W as h e w or thy ?
L ik e h i m we wi ll be breth ren, and our last end sh al l
be i n p eace .

H e w as i nd e ed ou r b r oth er .

B u t, w h o
-

h ath d one th is?

 2 38

lodge of breth r enl — Go m eet th y God ; and m a

, , ,
y
h e ap pr ov e th ee ! M ay w e be as ai th f
f ul ! -
M ay
ou r ey e s be l
c ose d in p eace l ike
,
th ine ! —and ou r

dy i n pi llow be as — ti ll th e gr and
’

g easy ! Far e w ell

su m m ons! —Th en ,
b r oth er ,
we w i ll r i se and m e et

th ee ! — Gl or y be to God on h i gh !

R esp onse by th e br eth r en —A s i t w as i n th ebe :

gi nni n , is
g now ,and e v e r sh all be — A m en .

Ligh t of l ife ! all th i ngs l i ve befor e th ee ! th e .

d ar k ne ss and th e l i gh t ar e b oth al i k e to th e e !
Wi th th ee th er e i s no d ar kne ss! —Th ou seest u s at
‘

ou r b i r th and at ou r d eath —T h ou know e st u s

f

wh e n i n th e w om b a n d i n t
,
h e gr a —
v e Thou for
t t t u s not wh e n w e h av e b e en or ar e to be
g e e s ,
.

W e ar e alway s pr esent w i th th ee and ou r th ou ghts ,

ne v e r p e r i sh f r om th y r e m e m b r ance M ay ou r .

b roth er l i ve w i th u s as w ell as w i th th ee M ay good

fi
.

t i di ngs be on ou r l i p s and h i s w or k s vr i tte n u pon

,

ou r h e ar ts . M ay m e m or y and th e v i r tue s be th e
m our ner s! L et h i s d e ath te ach u s to d i e ; and wi th

h i m le t th y gi ft to u s be i m m or tal i ty !
Th en th e b r eth r en j om h ands and r enew i n si ,
-r

l ence th e tok ens of th ei r fri end sh i p If th ey

, .

ch oose t o h av e d e v oti onal m usi c at th e r ave i t

g ,

m ay now be p er f or m e d .

Th e b ody i s th en let i nto th e grave or en ,

 AHIMAN REZ ON . 239
"
After wh ich th e follow i ng d ecl ar ati on and
p r ay er sh all be m ade .

B r eth ren— W i th p r op er p
r e s e ct to th e e sta b
wh i ch w e r esi de ;
'

l i sh e d custom s of th e cou ntr y in

w i th d u e defer ence to our su pe r i or s in ch u r ch and
state ; and w i th u nl i m i ted ood w i ll to all m ank i nd
g ,

w e app e ar i n th e ch ar acte r of our pr of e ssi on In .

vested w i th th e b adge s of m asonr y p ubl i cly w e ,

d e cl ar e ou r ob ed i e nce and our sub m i ssi on to th e

.

l aws and gov er nm ent of th e cou ntr y i n wh i ch w e

l ive ,and anar d ent w ish to p r om ote th e gener al
ood of soci e ty
g .
,

A s h ath pl eased th e d ivi ne C r e ator to r e m ov e

it
ou r b r ot h er f r om th i s tr ansi tofy e x i stence and to ,

w eak en th e cl ai m by wh ich w e ar e l i nk e d one

to anoth er m ay h is d e ath r e m i nd us of our o w n
, ,

and i ncl i ne u s w h o su r v i ve h i m to be m or e str ong

, ,

i n th e ti e s of uni on and f r i e ndsh i p .

T o th e gr av e w e r e si gn ou r b r oth e r i n e xp e c ,

tati on ofh i s i m m or tal h app i ness; and w e p ray

A l m i gh ty God of i nfi ni te m e r cy and goodne ss

, ,

e x tend to u s th e r i ch e s of th i ne e ve r l asti ng f a

vour and cr own th y pr ese nt b enefi

,
ts w i th h onour

and i m m or tal i ty A nd to God be gl or y for e v e r

. .

A m en .

Th en th e 1 ’
i s d r opp ed i nto th e gr av e ; and eac h
 AHIMAN R EZON .

br oth er near deposi tes a shovel fu ll of ear th on th e

cof fin if p er m i tted
,
.

Th e b r e th r en r etur n to th e h all or p lii ce wh er e ,

th ey for m e d and th e m asoni c or nam ents i fth e d e

, ,

c e ase d w as an fi
of cer , ar e i n d ue f
or m r etur ned to

th e l odge ; th e pr op er ch ar ges are deliver ed and ,

th e l od ge i s cl osed w i th a bl e ssi ng— z

M ay th e L or d bl e ss u s and ke e p u s M ay h e -
.

g i v e u s l igh t and t r uth a n d u ni te ou r h ear ts f

or ,

e v en — S o m ote i t be .

S ec . VI .

Or der ofp r ocessi on for one lodge on com m on occa

‘

sz
ons .

Ty l e r, h
w i t a d r aw n sw or d .

S tew ar d s, w i t h wh i t e r od s.

M u si c, ( wht
en h e m u si ci ans ar e b th re r en; ot h er w i se t h e
y for m

on th e r i h t and l ft ofth e r ocessi on, or r e ced e th e Ty l

g e p p er . )
Enter ed A p pr enti ces .

l
Fel ow C r a ts f “

M aster M asons .

Deacons .

S ecr etary and T a

r e sur er .

S eni or and J u ni or W ar d en .

Th e h ly w i ti
o r q
ngs, s u ar e and com p ass, carr i ed by th e ld to es

m em be r ofth e l od e
g not in of ce, fi accom pani ed wi th t h e

h l
C ap ai n,
242 AHIMAN REZON .

I
ar d s of t h e s econd o ld e st l od
g e, wi t h wh it e r od s, fit
r s stew

ard 011 h
h i s r ig t, t h e s econd on l ft
h is e .

G r an d C h pl ia a n,
l
P ast G r and W ar d ens .

P ast Dep u ty G r and M aster s

M ,

d P ast Gi and M aster s, '

n
a
r G r and W ar d ens ,

G
D ep u ty Grand M as ter s,
aster of th e o ld s
e l t odge bear i ng t h e boo of consti tuti ons
, k
on av e lv et cu s hi on,

Gr and s eni or

nd j un l or d ea d eac on th e
li
r
on
p
.

th e l ft w i th
e a
'

n a ne 5 f eet a ar t,

k r od .
l k
b ac rod .

‘
G r and M ste r , a
Gi and S w or d B ear e r , w i t h d ’

a r aw n s w o d
r ,
T w o S t ew ar d s w i th w h i t
, e r od s.

l
G ent em en v
i n i t ed t
o j oi n t h e p r ocessi on, f ll
o ow , t w o and two .
 A P P E NDIX .

No . 1 .

F or m f
o a r ecom m end ati on for a Gr and L odg e Cer ti ficat e, to be
si
g ned by th e m aster , and cou nter s i
g ned by th e s ecr etar y , an s

d er th e seal of th e lodg e .

h h f l
i

TO E sq ri t i r an d m aster o f
’

.
g p w ors
g u

son s, i n an d for th e co m m on w l th fP ylv

ea o e nns ani a, and m asoni c

j ur i sd i cti on t h er eu n to be l on i
g gn ,

We d o h er ebf
r
y ce r ti t at br ot f h h
fi
y er
-

m ast er mason ,
{FZ§ t
‘
am em ber l
o f od
g e, No . h ld i
e n

and i n good st andi n

g; We t h efer or e r e com m end h i m as w or t y h
of obtai ni n
g a G r and L od ge C er ti fiat c e.

W i tness ou r h and s , and t h e sea of th e sai d l l od

g e,
’

h
t is

EL. s]

No . 2 .

F or m o
f t h e Gr and Lodg e Cer t i fi cate in
‘

use .

Th egr and -

l od
ge of P e nnsy l vani afto all anci ent, r egu ar , l f r ee

and accep ted m aso ns, t h r gh

ou ou t t h e g obe, l u ni on, h l th h p
ea , a

p i ness .

We do h e r eb
y c er t i fy th at , t h e bear e r h er eofbr ot
, h e1 a

m em ber o fl od
g Noe . u nd er o u r j ur i s di ct i o n, h hbat e en r ai sed

t o th e su bl i
me d egr e e of a m aste r m aso n, and bat h p er for m ed all
h is wor k s am bngs t u s , t o th e e nt i r e sat i s act i on f o f th e br e t h er n, h e

is t h f er e or e r e co m m e nd e d as su c h .

I n t est i m ony w h er e o f, we hv a e de i lv er e d to h i m t i s h ce r t i fiat c e;

h
an d t at th e sam e m ay not be of u s e to any o ne e se, l we hv a e

NE VJI RL HT U R
'
cau s ed h i m t o si gn h i s nam e i n th e m ar gi n, . .
2 44 dp p nd i x
g
. .

Gi v en hl l h
at P i ad e p i a i n P enns
y ani a, t h e lv d ay of

A L 58
. .a Q

G M . .

S G W . . .

G S ac“ .

N ote —Th
abo e ce r ti c ate d oes no t
e v i d o
f fi
r p e r so ns m ad e by v ’

v l
p r o e
h h
.

d i
.

sp ensat o n o r f
, i
.

o r t os e w h o a e ce ase d to be m e mber s of odge s .

N6 3

fi
. .

Tr avelli ng L odg e Cer ti cate.

W h er eas br oth er a m as ter mason and , m em b r e of

beld '

at u nd e r a w ar r ant f r om th e
l nylv ania l v
.

d g od e o f P en s , i s abou t t o ea e th e
m i t ed t i m e : We , th e fir
of ce s of th e sai d lod ge ,

g r ant h
t o h i m t i s t esti m oni al of h i s good stand i ng w i t th e
“

h
f ater r ni t
y ; t o be aiid conti nu e in f or ce u nti h e r etur nam dng l
u s, l
u n ess sooner r e o vk ed ;
(H
f;
W i tness ou r h and s; and th e s ea of th e l ,
\
l od
ge, h
t is

g
C

d ay of A D 18 A L 58
‘

. . . .

A ttest .

No 4

fi
. .
,

L odg eCer ti cate .

W h er eas br ot h er a m aster m son, and a l at e a

g
m em ber of l od
g No e . h ld e at u nd e r a w ar

s r ant fr om
;
n
) th e R . W .
grand l od
g e o fP enns
y lv ani a, h as r egu

o g
G lar ly w i t d r aw n h f
r om th Eh ai d od ge, and l con fo r m ed t o i t s

e
r
r
P by aw s; -
l We , th e of
fi cer s t h er eo f
, g r ant to h i
m h t i s t e s ti m o
t
u
a s
r
l
ni a o f h i s cond uc t as a w or t h y b th ro er d u r i ng h i s cont i nu

i
n a
g e
Y
ance am ong us. and r ecom m end h i m t o th e a fv ou r ab e con l
S
si d e r at i o n of th e m asonl c f atr er ni t
y .

W i tness ou r h and s an d th e sea ofth e l l odge, h

t is

s
ze
n '

d ay of A . D . A . L .

W . M .

S M
'
c . .

d
e J . M .

i
s A ttest .

e e
 2 46

t h er eu nto i
be
g gn ,li n a
onm p e or m as sem b ed at P i ad e p i a, l f l hl l h
'

i n th e
'

C om rh om vealth of P ennsy ani a: . lv

W I S DOM , S TR E NG T H ,
F RA T E R NI T Y .

h l h e m ost an ci ent
i

K n ow y e, t at w e, th e sai d
g rand od
g e of t

and h
onou r ab e r at er ni t
y l f of r e e f and accep ted
’

masons (accor d
’

i ng to th e ol d consti t ut i ons, r e vi vd by
e h is ro
y a l high n es s p r1 nce

E d w i n, at Y or ,
k E ng and , i
i n th en th e
y earki o f t h e
ngd om of l
h
c r i s ti an er a ni ne u nd r ed t w e nt
y a h
nd si x, and m th e y ear ofm a

sonr
y f
ou r t ou sand ni ne h h
u n d r ed t w enty and si x,
) yb i r t u e of v
th i ti v td n h
fi t h e po w er s a d
n au or es es e l u s, do e r eb
y cons t i t u te and

ap oin t ou r th y
w or d w ll b l v d an br et h r en w or
p e e o e

a
. shipf l u m ast er , s eni or w ar d en, an d j u
n mr

w r d e n of a l od e
a to be ca ll ed nu m ber t obe
g ,

h lde or wi t in h fi
v e m i l es of th e s am e.

A nd w ed o fur th er auth ori se and em p ow er our said t r usty and w e ll

be lv o ed br et h r en t o ad mi t and mak e f r ee

m asons accor di ng t o t h e m ost an ci ent a

nd h on0u 1 a le
b cu sto m of

th e ro
y a l cr a ft i n al l ages and n at 1ons t h g h
r ou ou t th e know n

w or d , and notl con r ar t y w m e . A nd w e d o f thur er e m

p ow er and

ap p oi nt t h e said d th
an ei r s uccessor s
to h ear and d eter m i ne all and g l
s i n u ar m atter s and th i ngs r el a

ft w i th i j h th
'

t i ng to th e th e u r i sd i cti on oft h e sai d l od e, w i t

'

cr a n e
g
assi stan ce of t h e m em ber s o f t h e said l od
ge. A nd l stl y w d
a , e o

h er eb
y au th or l se and em
p ow e r ou r sai d t r u s t
y an d w ll b l v d
e -
e o e

br et h r en l hi
t o i ns ta t e r successor s, be
i ng fit d l y l
rs u e ect ed and c h osen , to wh t h y h ll d l i v
om e s a e er h
t is
w ar 1 ant and to i n v est t h em wit h all t h e p o w er s and d i gni ti es to
t hi e r cfli ces r es
p ecti v ly b l
e e on i n :
g g and such su ccessor s s a h ll in
l ik e m anne r , f r om t i m e t o t i m e, i nsta t l h ei r s u cce ssor s, &c &c . .

S oc . S u c h i ns ta ati on to be ll u
p on o r n ear St . Jo h n th e E ange v
li st s
’
d ay , d u r i ng th e h l dg f v v t
c on i nu ance o ft is o e, or e er P ro i
.

d ed a l w y T h t th i d b v
a s, a d b th d th i
e sa a o e n am e re r e n, an e 1 su c

cessor s p y d a
p e t t t h i igh t w h i p f l g d l dg d
u e r es c o s r
” or s u r an o e, an

th e or di th
nance s f th w i eth i w t t b
e r eo f , f o er s s ar r an o e o no o r ce

or e f
fec t.
v in pe g Gi en .
'

o n r and l od
g e, u nd er th e
'
ha d n s of o u r r i g ht
w h i p f l g d m tfi
or s u r an ce r s and th e sea l o fou r
g r and l od ge, at P h i

l d l ph i t h i s
a e d y a, a of A . D . one t h ousand ei g ht h un
 dpp end i m
. . s47

and of m asonr y fi
v th e ousand e i g ht h und red and

G S .

A ttes t . G . T .

No . 7 .

F or m o
f an ap p li cati on f or i ni ti ati on or m em ber sh ip .

To t h e w o r s i p u h fl fi
m aster s, of c er s, and br et h r e n o f od l g No e .

t h e u nd e r si gn ed r es
p e ct u f ll y p ra s
y h
t at h e m ay be i ni ti ated
i n to t h e m
y st er i es of f r ee m asonr y , and becom e a m em ber ofy our
w or s i h pf l lu od
ge .

P ro f
e s si on, A . B .

A ge,
R e si d ence,
R ecomm end ed by

No . 8 .

Declar ati on accom p anyi ng th e above p et i ti on .

I bei ng f ree by bi r t h , d o d ec l h
ar e, t at, u nbi as sed by th e
i m p r op er so li c i tati on of fi
r en ds , and u ni nflu enced by m er cenar y

or ot h er u nw or t hy v
m ot i e, I f ly
r ee and v l t i ly ff
o un ar o er m
y se lf a

c andid ate for th e m y st eri es ofm asonr

y ; t hat I p am r om
p t ed b a
y
fav ou r ab e l v d f th i ti t ti
O pi ni on con cei e o e ns u on, and a d es i r e of

kn w o l dg ; d th t I w i ll h f lly f t
e e an a c ee r u con or m o t h e anci ent u sa

g es and tabl i h d
es t f th d
s e W itcu s o m s o e or er . ness m
y h and , t hi s

d ay of A . B .

A ge .

Resi d ence,
O ccu p ati on .

No 9 .

F or mf o an ap p li cat i on f r om a br oth er f or m em ber sh ip .

T o th e R W . . fi
of cer s and br et h r en o l
f od ge No .

l od
g No
e h ld e

l t
.

Th e und er si ned , a
g (1 as a m em ber of
h ld
e as m ay

be s een f
by re er ence t o th e enc l osed cer ti fiat
c e r es ect u
p f ll y p ay r s

h
t at h e m ay be ad m i tted it m e of
y our wor s h fll
ip u odge.

P ro f e ssi on. A . B .

A ge .

Re si d ence,
Recom m ended by
2 48 fi
pp ndix e .

No . 10 .

F or m o
f a r ep or t on a p eti ti on j ar i ni ti ati on and m em ber sh ip , or

m em ber sh i p only .

h fl
To t h e w or s i p u m ast er , of cer s, and breth r en‘of od ge No fi l .

T h e com m i t tee ap p oi nted on th e t o m ak e t h e n ecessary

‘

A B an ap p i cant for i ni ti ati on l

q l v h
. .

i n ui r i es r e ati e t m em ber s i p ;
E A
h
. .

B rot er A B a F O . . . .

M M sh i . .

h av e p er orm e df th at d uty, and beg ! l v

ea e to re
p or t in
Of
th e p r ay er bft h e p eti ti on bei ng grant ed .

agai nst
D 18 A L 58
‘

A
‘

. . . .

7 c

C om m i ttee
j
.

t e. —In c ase lc
or i i ti ati on i s
an app i ant f n di squ ali fid a e cco rd i ng to

t h e
'

2 8t h sec ti on bf th e c onsti tu ti on, ( ti t l e m ember s , ) th e r e p o r t s ouh ld

st ate th e fac t, and r e com m e n d ,
h
t at th e ap p li cant h avel
‘

ea e v to w i t h
d raw h i s p eti ti on .

No . 11 .

For m o
f om m i ssi on for a P
C r ox y .

To brot h er a p as t m aster m as on, and m e m ber of od e

g
‘

l
No . u nd er th e j u r i sd i sti on of th e R . W .
g r and l od
g e of P enn
s
y l
s tated

ta ad j ou r ned m eeti n
g
:
of l od
g e No .

e xt r a

on th e d ay of A . D 18 A . _ . L 58
‘

. —y ou w er e
ap p oi nted th e re
p r es entat i v e of h l
t is odge, i n th e s ai d R . W .

g r an d l od
ge of P enns
y lv ani a.
W i tness our h l l hi
,

and s, and t h e sea of th e od e, t d ay

g s
of A D . . A . L .

A ttes t .
 . dp p end i x . 251

No . 14 .

F or m f
o a d i sp ensat i on to consti tu te a lod e, and r etur n th e eto
g r .

We Esq R . . W .
g r an d m ast e r of m ason s , i n and for
th e com m onw ea th l of P ennsy lv ani a, and m asoni c j u r i s d i ct i on

t h e r eu nto be l on i
g gn :

To ou r w o rt h y b th ro er
G r eeti ng
Reposi ng t h e gr eat est con d ence i n y o ur zea e rvou r , and con fi lf
,

stan c
y i n t h e c r a t, w e d o, by i r tu f
e of t h e
p ow er s and au th or i v
ti es i n us v es t ed , h e reb
y h
au t o r i s e and e m
p ow e r
y ou to ca ll to

y ou r assi stance fi
a su f ci ent num ber of k n ow n and ap p r o ed v p ast

m as te r m asons, i n

to o
p e n and co ns ti t u t e a new l od
g e, t o be
h l d th
e .
er e; and t o p ro cee d t o t h e i ns ta at i on ll o f ou r w or t hy b ro

th er

l
m aster e ect, and ot er s, th e h fi
of cer s of a n ew l od ge ;th er e
t o be est ab i s l h ed and consti tu ted to be
“
, c a ed ll and k by t h e
now n

nam e of Nu m ber accor di ng t o th e

m ost anci ent and h o nou r ab e cu s t om l of t h e r o

y al cr a ft , i n al l
age s, and am o
ngst all nati ons i n th e k now n w or ld , and not c on

t r ar y w i se: A nd m a e r e or t k p to u s, he r eu nt o n
a nexe d , of y ou r

r ocee d i ngs .
p
T hi s d i sp ens ati o n to r em ai n i n f or c e for m ont s h f r om t he

d at e he f r eo , and no l o n er
g .

Gi v e n u n d er ou r h and and sea] , at th e ci ty of P h i l d l phi

a e a,

i n th e com m onw ea t lh ofP ennsy lv ani a, t hi s d ay of

A nno Dom i ni A L . .

A t test .

G S EC
. .

I doh er eb
y r e o r t,
p Th at i n p u r suance ofth e p ow e r s d ep u ted i n

th e a bv d i sp ensat i on, on th e d ay of A nno Do .

o e

m i ni A nno L u ci s in j
con u nct i on w it h a su fi
i i c e nt

nu m ber of k now n and ap p r o ed v past m ast er m asons, I did O p en

and consti t ut e th e l od
ge ca e d ll
No . and i ns tal th fi
i e o cer s t h e r eo f , ac

cor d i n
g t o anci ent u sa e
g and for m . I n w i t ne s s w h e r eo fI
2 52 d p p end i aj .

hv h h a d at
i

a e e r eu nto set my n d ay of

A . L .

E sq .

R . W . Gr a s te r of th e R
‘

. W . Gr and
od
g e of
'

P ennsy lv a i n a .

No . 15

D ep utat i o n t o a.
P as t Master to i ssu e d i sp ensati ons to
. enter ,

p ass, and r ai se and to ass th e ch ai r

p , .

We E sq R . . W: g r and m aster of m asons, i nand for th e

com m onw ea l th of P ennsy lvai n a, and m as oni c j i
u r sd i ct i on t h er e

u nto be l on i
g gn :

To ou r w or t y and h '

r es
p e c te d br ot h er a
p ast m ast er

m ason, and m em ber o f od l ge No . h lde ln th e

u nd er th e j u r i s d i ct i on of ou r
g RW . . r an d l dgo e

Rep osi ng t h e gr eat e st con d ence i n y ou r zea , er our an fi l f v , d

c onstan c
y i n th e cr a t; W e d o by i r tue o fth e
p ow e f
r s and nu , v
v h
‘

th or i ti es i n u s e st e d , er eb au t h or i s e and em p ow er th e sai d
'

ou
y y
i n th e nam e of ou r R . W gr and
. m aste r of our

R .
W .
g rand l od ge; t o gr ant d i sp ensat i ons i n c a
ses of em e
gen r c
y,
for e nt e r i n
g , p assi n , and
g r ai s ng i p er sons to th e su b i m e l d egree of

a m aster m ason, and a so for p assi ng m aster m asons t o th e l c h ai r

l
i n any of t h e odge s n ow e d , w i c m ay , or er ea ter be co n hl h h h f
sti tut ed u nd er th e u r i sdi cti on of ou r R W
gr and j
od e i n th e
g . . l
sai d

A nd h
t at y ou m a k e d u e and re u
g l a r r et u r ns q u ar t er ly t o u s, or

td ou r s u cces sor in fi
o f ce , o f
y ou r
p r ocee di ngs i n th e p r em i ses;
A nd l
a so t at
y h y ou tr ans m i t w i t h ou r sai d r et u r ns , th e p r i ce of
h
eac d i sp ensati on y o u s a so gr an t, be i ng t en d o ar s f or a d i s h ll ll
p e nsat i on t o e nter ,
p as s, an d r ai se , and ve d o ars f
or a d i s en
p fi ll
s ati on to p ass th e c h ai r . Thi s
p ow er and h
au t or i ty t o be, and
conti nue in f or ce , u nt i l vk re o ed by u s, or by ou r su c cessor in
fi
o f ce.

Gi v en und erou r h and and sea , at th e ci ty ofP l h i l d l ph i a

a e ,

i n th e com m onw ea t lh of P e nn s
y lv ani a, t hi s d ay of i n th e

y e ar Of 011 1
‘
L or d, 1 8 and of m asonry , 5 8 .

[ i n s .
)
A t test . G S ee
. .
2 54

for t h e com m o lh
nw ea t ofP enns ylva i a a d m a n , n soni c j uri sd i cti o n
t h er eu nt o be l on i
g g n :

T o th e Wor s h fl
i p u m aster of

G r eeti ng:

By vi t
h e p ow er s an d au t or i ties i n u s ested , w e d o
r ue of t h v
h y p h
er eb au t or i se and e m ow er
y o u to eh t er ,
p as s ari d r ai se, ,

l
i n y ou r odge to th e sub i m e d egr ee l
a m ast er m as on, i t ap p ear ~

h
i ng t at h e i s abou t t o l eave h e
j s and c ann ot w ai t th e u sual

l q l
‘

d e ay s r e ui r ed by y ou r by aw s Ift h e s am e m eets th e app r ob

a -
.

l h
ti on of y ou r odge, t i s s a be y ou r su f ci ent w ar rant fur s o h ll fi
d oi ng .

Gi v en u nd er ou r h and and sea at l

t ish d ay of i n th e y ear ofou r L or d 1 8
and ofm asonr 5 8
y ,

A ttest,

No . 18

F or m o
f a P eti ti on f or
p
a D i s ensati on t o p ass th e Ch ai r .

To 36
esq ul r e, r l gh t w ors hipf l g a d u r n m as »

t er ofm asons, i n and for th e com m onw e a l th fP e ylv i

o nns an a, and

m asoni c j u r i sd i cti on t h er eunto be l on

gi ng:

T h e p eti ti on of
R esp ect u y sh ow eth ,f ll
T h at y ou i k
p et i t i oner i s a m aster m ason, and am em ber

fild t
N "a

l N
of od ge o . e a

Th t h i d ia e f b i g f th
s ad ves r ous o e n ar er anced in m asonr y, and
th f er e or e
p y t h t y w i ll b
ra s
p l d t a ou e ease o
g r ant a d i sp ensati on,
au th i i g h i b i g p
or s n d t th hi s e n asse o e c ar .

A nd
y our
j l
geti ti o ner , as i n d u ty bou nd , w i ll v e er
p ra
y,& c .

hl l h
P i ad e p i a,
W e th e of cer s fi of od e
g l No . beg l v
ea e to r eco m

H er e i nser t, w h en th e c ase s h all requ i re i t, A . B d epu ty grand m as

.

t er acti ng for , ac .
 .dpp end i x . 25 5

m end th e abo
p v e eti ti oner t o th e gh t w h ri
i p f l g a d or s u r n m aster ,
as a w or t
y b h
l oth er , and d ese r
‘

vi g f th f v by h i
n o e a ou r m p r a ed
y
for . a

W . M .

S W . .

J W . .

G ranted .

A . B G r and M aster
. .

No . 19 .

F or m o
f a D i sp ensati on p ass i ng th e Ch ai r .

We "

h
Ri g t w or s i p h fl u
g r and m aster o fm asons, i n and for
th e com m onw ea l th fP o enns
y l vani a, and m asoni c j uri s d i ct on
i
t h e re

u nto be l on i
g gn :

T o th e w or s i p h flmt u as er , and p ast m aster s of

G r eet i ng:
By vi
f th e p ow e r s and aut ori ti es i n u s
r tu e o h v td w
es e , e do
h h
er eby au t ori se and e m p o w er y ou t o p a
ss t o th e c h i b th
ar ro er

a m ast er m ason, and m e m be r of

wh o h a
s been d ul
y r ecom mend ed to us by y ou r od ge, as w orth y l
t h e r eo f, and i s d esi r ou s of bei ng f h v
u r t e r ad anc e d i n m as onr
y .

A nd for so d oi ng, t i s h h ll b y
s a e ou r s u f ci ent fi w ar r ant .

Gi v en u nd er ou r h d d l
an an s ea at h
t is d ay of

i n th e y ear o fou r L or d 1 8 and ofm asonr y , 5 8 .

A ttest,

No . 20 .

D i s ensati on to a L odg e to cont i u e i ts labour s, a ter th e

f destr uc
p n
t i on or loss o
fi ts w ar r ant .

We es q ui r e
’

,
gh ri
t w or s i p f
uh lg r and m aster of

m asons, i n and for t h e co m m on w l th ea of P enns y lv ani a, and m a

soni c j u ri sd i cti on t h e r eu nt o be l on i
g gn :

Wh en th e case r equ r i es, h er e i nse r t A B Esq R . . . W D D G M . .

ac ti ng f &c
‘
or , .
 2 56

T o th e w ors i p u m aster , h fl ens, and m em ber s of

No el d i n
. h
Gr eeti ng:

y
l

\V h ere as gh t w h i p f l
ou r
g d l ri
d g bhiva t d
or s u r an o e, rr an un er

th e h d f th th R M g d fli $ a l fth R W 5
an s o e en . . r an o cer 9
“
se a o e .

g r an d l dg h i g d t th e
o e, ear n a e, 1 11

th e y f
ear oL d t hou r d or h,
d d
one d ou san un re an

h d d un re

ti on, i n
t o be ca e d ll w h i h l dg
c o e w as

l
d u y const i tu t ed on th e and th e l b rs th
a ou e re o f
c ar r i e d on agr ee ab y t o t h e l anci en t l and m ai k s, so far as w
ou 1
'

R . W g .
g h
r and
a l
s i n or m at i on r e sp e cti ng th e sam e
od e f
h
A nd w er eas, i t h as been r ep r esent ed t o u s, t at t h e sai d h wa 1

r ant h as been
No w , th f re by vi t
f
er e o t h e
po ers and au t or i ti es 1 n u s
r ue o w h
vest ed , e o er e w d h by th
au or i se e m p ow e r , and r eq u est y ou , t h e ,

p r e sent, and su cceed i ng w or s i p u l m ast er w ar d e ns and m em h f , ,

ber s ofth e sai d l od

g N
e,o .
y our m
‘

asoni c abou r s, l in
th e sam e f ll a d
u n c om lp t e e 11 i ntents an d p u r p os es
as y ou cou ld , or m i gh t l gall y h v
e a e d one, i t y our sai d w arr ant h ad
not been and w as st i ll 1 n e xi s tence, agr e eab y l
l l
Q

to all th e usa e s, r u es
g and re u
g ati ons ofth e anci ent c ra t , and e s f
p eci all
y t o t h ose o fou r R . W .
g r and l od
g e, and not con tr ar
y w i se .

T hi s d i sp ensati on t o cont i n u e in f
or ce u nt i l t h e n ext gr nd a
c om m u ni cati on ofou r s ai d R . W .
g 1 and l o dge, and u nt i l h er p l ea

h ll h v k
\

s ur e i n th e p r em l ses s a a e bee n m ad e now n t o y ou .

v
G i en u nd er ou r and and h se a l , at t h e ci ty of P h i l d l phi a i
a e , n

th e com m on w e a t lh ofP e nn s
y lv ani a, t hi s d ay o f
i n th e y ear ofou r L or d , one th ou sand ei
gh t h u nd r ed and

and ofm asonry , fi

v th e ou sand ei g ht h u nd r ed

A ttest,
2 60 . flpgi end i m .

No . 23 .

Fo m fp S eci al E lecti on Retur n 3

r
o .

I w or s i p h fl u m aste r of odge l
Yor k m asons, h lde u nd er th
h i pf l g d l dg
-

s u r an o e ofP enns

r i gh t h i pf l gw or s u r an d
a di sp ensati on fr om th e
A . D 18 . th e f ll
o o el ect ed
th e s ai d l od
ge, for th e re mai nd t er m end i ng on S t J c . h ’
u s

d ay i n
w M . .
u ,

S W..

A ttest,

Com m i ssi on t o Gr an
d L o( lges, and
‘

T o th e r i g t w ors h gr and l od e
g s , and
l odges o f th e m ost anc ter ni ty o f f ree and

acce p ted m asons i n th e

We i n and
fo r th e com m onw ea t lh j
m asom c u r i sd i cti on

t h er eu nto be l on
gi ng ,
a
s
send eti n :
gr e
g
H ea t lh , stabi l i ty , and h appi ness .
”
é

W h r
e eas i t i s th e i ntenti on of our w or t hy and r es ectab e
p l br o
t h er a m e m ber o f od e
g l No .

u nd er ou r j u ri s di cti on, and ofour

g r an d l od
g e, to tr a vl
e
 2 62 .dp p end i x .

By vi t
th e p ow er s and au t ori ti es
r ue of h
h h
ereby au t or i se, e m p ow er , and r e u est ou r q
br ot h er a p as t m aster m ason,

N0 . u nd er th e j ur i sd i cti on ofou r R . W .
g r and l od e,
g i n ou r
nam e and be a h lf , to vi i t s all th e sai d w or s i p h fll u od ges, to exa

m i ne and in q u i re in t th i
o e r state and p r oceed i n s,
g and t o m a e k
r e o rt
p t h er eon.

A l s o, l n our nam e , and o n ou r h f t d l i v toth id l dg

be al , o e er e sa o

es, r e s ect u
p fl ,
'

aflecti onat e, an d bo th l y d d
r er d a r e s ses: r eco m m en

h
i ng ar m ony and u ni on am on g tsth b t h e d t h t
rei t t d r en, an e s r c es a
h erence t o t h e tr ue and ac no k wl dg d p ri i pl f i t
e e nc es o anc en ma

s omr
y . A nd a so, l for th e p u r p oses a or esai d t o f con r e
g gat e th e w or

s hi p f l
u m ast er s, w ar d ens, and br et h r e n of t h e sai d l od
ges, at su c h
t im es and p ac l
as to h i m s a h ll
th e t er m of

no l on er .
g w
at th e ci ty ofP h il ad el

i n th e y ear ofou r L or d , one t ou h

sand ei
gh t h u nd r ed and ofm asonr , one t ou sand y h
ei g ht h und r e d and

EL. .
] s

M ]
[ G .

A ttest,

No . 26 .

F or m f
o a com m i ssi on; to a di str i ct Dep uty Gr and M aster .

We , e sq u i b r igh t w or sh i p ful
f ,

g r and m aster of m asons, i n and for th e com m onw ea t l h of P enn

s
y lv ani a, and
'

sdi cti on t h er eu nto belongi ng;

T o our t ru s br ot h er ,
”

a p ast m aster

u nd er th e g r an d l od ge
 l p end i x 2 68

S TR E NG T H . F B A T E R NI I Y.
’ ‘

Rep os ing th e gr eatest con d ence i n y our zea er ou r , and fi l f v

,

s k lli i n th e m asoni c ar t, w e d o, by i rt u e and i n p u r su ance ofth e v

p o w er s and au t h ori ti es i n v us est ed , h er eb
y nom i nat e, consti t ute,

and a oi nt
pp y ou , our s id b l v
a e o ed br ot h er ,

ourd i str i ct d e pu ty gr and m aster , i n and for t h e m asoni c d i str i ct

ofP enns
y an i a p lv
com r i si n t h e o ow i n
g g c ou nt i es t o w i t f ll
“hk
, ,

A nd w e
y ni do
est
yo u with ter eb
r an an d v h d igni ty of a

d i st ri ct d ep u ty gr and m aster of ou r s ai d ri t w or s
g , hip f l u
g r an d
lod e; and w e d o
g y h
er eb au th ori se and e m ow e r
p y ou , i n th e nam e

o four s aid r i
gh t w h i p f l g d l d
or s
g t uv i i t p r ani v l y o l l e, o s r es ect e a
th w e h i p f l l d g w ti t t d
or s u o e s no h i h y h ft b
con s u e , or w c ma er ea er e

con sti t t d w i th i th
u e i d di t i t n ft
e sa
y b
s r c v i
, as o
t en as ma e con en en ,

y ; t i p t t h i arl b do ns ec e r a ou r s, an exa

tat f th i d l dg s d th i p
e o e sa o es an e r ro

i d vi d i t m ason c a ce an ns ru o

Al b hal f t d l i v
i

ti on . i so, d
n ou r nam e an t th
on ou r id e , o e er o e sa

l dgo es,
p t f l f
f
r es t iec t u d, ba ec t h l ona e,
y dd an ro er a r esses, r ecom

m en di g h ny dar m on i g t h
an b t h
u n on am on d th t i t t e re r en, an e s r c es

a dh t th t
er ence o d k w l dg d p i i p l f i t
e rue an ac no e e r nc es o an c en

s ou r
y A d . l f nt h a so,
p p f
or ied
'

t ur
g g t
os es d a or es a , o con r e a e an

v ll y th w h i p f l t w d se era e or s d u m as er s, ar e ns, an
id l dg t th i
e sa p o t i v
es, p l a f t i
e r r es
g ec e ace s o m ee n s,

t y a h ll p p
m es as fi
o t ti A d w d f th
s a a ear . n e o ur er

au th i or se d p w anr y em i t h o e f t h
ou , i gh t n h i f l
e n am e o
p e r w or s u

d
r an t fm as ai d i gh t
er o ou r h i psf l g r d l d g t w ors t u r an o an
g r e, o
g
d i sp ensati ons t o ent er ,
pass , and r ai se p er sons to th e d egr ee of
m aster m ason, and for p assi ng br et h ren t o th e ch ai r i n any ofth e

l od
g e s now consti tu t ed , or h er eafte r t o be con sti tu t ed h
w i t i n th e

sai d di str i ct A . nd h ,

t at y ou annu a y m a ll k e re
p or t to ou r r i gh t w or

s hip f l g u
g y r and
p gl i n th e
od
p r em i s es
e, ou rs ow r oceed i n s . Thi p .

h
er and au t ori ty t o be and cont i nu e i n or ce, d u r i ng ou r conti nu f
fi l
ance i n of ce, un ess soone r su p e r sed ed or r e o ed , er eby r e vok vk h
i ng all f or m er com m 1 ssw ns h
t at m ay h av e i ssued f r om u s, or any

ofour p r ed ece ssor s i n ofli ce, t o any p er son or p er s ons, esti ng i n v

t emh th e i lk e p ow ers and au t ori t
y w i t i h
n th e sai d di st ri ct h .
 62 .
p
d p endi x .

th e com m onw ea t lh ofP enns

y l s

1 11 t h e y ear ofou r

e ig t h h u nd r ed and and of
s and ei
gh t h u nd r ed and

A ttest,

Com m i s

We ,

of m asons, in or th e
and f

o
s ni c j u ri sd ic t i on th e
l T o our t r u st
y and w e ll b l v d b th
e o e ro e

fl d g N
'

m aster m ason, and “m em b er o o e o.

u nd er th e
‘

j u r i sdi cti o n of

Rep osi ng es
p ec i al con fi
d n e ce
‘
i n y our z
ar t, w e

e ct u r er , and w e do
vi it
s all th e w or s i p u h fll s od
g es n ow consti tu te d w it h
i n th e a

qi
’

and exam i ne and in i nto th e state of th e

’

u re

t h ei r di g d t v th all d u e m
z
p r o ce e n s an o
gi e em

t i tl y dh k l
‘
i nstr u cti on, s r c a er i n
g t o th e tr u e and ac n ow e d ed
g p ri n

ke re
p or t to ou r

f th e d uti es h er eb
y j
e n oi ned on
y ou h h
and, t at t en

h
t i s p o w er and au t h or i t
y cease.

Gi v en u nd er 011 1 h and and s ea] at th e ci ty o fP i h l d l p h i th i

a e a, s

d ay of i n th e y ear o fou r L or d, o ne

ei
gh h
t u nd r ed and
s an d ei
gh t h un dr ed and
E L. S
J
EG . an]

A ttest,
2 66 INDE X .

l
B od ei an m anuscri p t re l ivat e to m asonry ,

C
C er em oni e s ,
o fc onsti tu ti ng a od ge ,
'

l 1 93
at ly f
a i ng t h e o u nd at i o n ofp ubli c str u ctu r es , 22 1
at d e d i c at i o n o fm as o ni c al s , h l 2 23
at gr and i nst a ati on s, ll 23 1
f
at u ne r a s , l 2 32
C er t i fi cates , g r and l o dge , 1 53 , 1 35
s u bor di nat e l dgo 1 63
h ap t
e,
r and c er , 1 7 5 , 1 79
g
Ch a g m asoni c , 97
ih
r es ,
0

o ld

ligi
.

o fG od and r e on, 98
o fth e c i vil m agi st r ate , 99
l
of od ge s , 1 00
o fm ast e rs , w ar d ens, and f ll
e o w s, ib
f
.

o ft h e m anage m e nt o f th e c r a t i n w o r k i ng, 1 02
o fbe h avi 1 04
hil t
ou r ,

in a l od g e w c o nst i tu t ed , i b.
f l
s

a te r o dg e , 1 05
w h w i th en s tr an
ger s , 1 06
i b
n a se nc e o fs tr ang er s, ih
at h m
.

o e, 1 07
t o w ar d s a s t r ange br o t h er , ib .

m od e r n , i n u se , ih
ll
.

to r and m as t e r at i nst a ati on, 1 84

g
m ast er o fa l odg e at do , 1 86
at t h e O p e n i ng o f a ld o ge , 1 88
at l
c os i ng a l o dg e . 1 90
at i ni ti ati on to d egr e e , fi rst 1 91
s e c o nd d e r e e , 1 94
g
t r d d e gr e e , hi 196
l
at th e i ns tal ati on o fth e m aste r o f od ge at c onsti tu ti on l 2 06
t o s eni or w ar d e n at c o nst i t u t on, i 2 12
to j u ni or w ar d e n at do . 2 13
t o s ec r e tar y at do . 2 14
t o t r e asu r e r at do . 2 15
to d e ac ons at do 2 16
Ch l
.

ap ai ns, g r and , 1 44
l
q

o fs u bo r d i nate o d e s 1 55
Ch ai r , c anno t be p assed , u n ess b
g
l
e rvi ce , v t ou t d i sp ensati on, h 1 67 8
C y
l
-

o m m i tte e s, o f g r and od e , 1 32
h
g
c ar i t , 1 46
y
o f nanc e , fi 1 47
o f c o r r e sp o nd e nc e , 1 49
of b
y aw s , l 1 49
h l
-

of th e a l, ih
h h
.

w e n d i sc ar ged , 1 53

C
g r and m as t e r ex Q ci o c a1 r m an of,
onnec t i c u t , gr and lo dge o f ,
fi h ‘
139
66

D .

D eaco ns, gr and ,

h
D eat , o fgr and o i cer s, fi
 I NDEX . 2 67

h fi
D eat of p cer s o fsubor d i nate od ge s , l
D egr e es, nu m be r i n c o nti ne nt a E u ro pe , l
nu m be r o f i n
Y or k m aso nr y ,
h ow m any gi e n at one t i m e , v
D el aw ar e , g r and od ge of, l
D e sag u li e r s , D r m as ter ,
. G .

D e p u ty g r and m as ter ,
D st n c t d e p u ty gr and m aster po w e rs and d u ti es of
i
h
.
,

D 1 ony si ans, w at ,
h
w e nce d er i ed , v
h o w go e r n e d v .

c e r e m o ni e s o f
fi fi
,

d u es o
i d e nt i e d w i t m aso ns ,fi h
’
at S o lo m o n s t e m p e , l
m y s te r i e s o f, m o
ra i n t l h ei r c ha a tr c er ,

D is p ensati ons , h o w g r ant e d ,

’
m as o n s m ad e by ,
l
D i sso u ti on o f odge , l
D r e s s , m aso ni c ,
D ue s, of gr and odge , l
i nc r e as e , or d i m i nu ti on o f, h o w r e s tr i c ted ,
l
s u bor d i nate o d ge s ad i ng t o p ay , f
o f gr an d c ap t e r , h
o f su bor d i nat e od ge s , l
ofsu bor di nat e c ap te r s, h

E lu si ni an m y ster i es,
c onne c t 1 on W 1 th t h e D 1 ony3 1 ans,
of a l h
m o r a c ar ac ter ,
l
E ec ti ons,
l
E ng and , m asonr y i n,
E w n che d e n v e d
h
s s e ne s . e ,

c ar ac te r o f ,

m e m be r s ad m i t ted by ,
p r i nc i p e s o f , l
ol i ty o f
p ,

anti q u i ty o f,
rs e c u ti o n o f
p e
i i l t l ,

f be re f F r e nc h v
r e ol u t i o n ,

l l
t t a o

wh
E u r op e , p o c a s e o

fi
,

h ow r m ed by g rand od ge ,
E xp u si o ns , e n and co n

by s u bor d i nate l dg e s,

wh h
o

n and h o w c o n r m e d by gr and fi c ap t e r ,

h
e

by su bor d i nat e c ap t e rs ,

F nd r s s oc i e ty o f
F
e e u , ,

e e s , se e D u es ,
t i tl e
t i n f m a so n s i n,
F r anc , p
e e rs e c u o o

f
f t a i be d t o m aso nr y i n

h
e e c s s c r ,

a n o f m a s o n i c c u s tom s i n,

ld
c e g
f
g r and e o
o g ,

i nt r od u c ti o n o fm aso nr y 1 nto ,
F r an
k li n, Dr . B en j am i n, m as t e r fi l
of r s t od ge in P ennsy lv ani a,
ass INDEX .

G eor gi a,gr and lodge of,

G er m any , e m p e r or of J
ose h I,
p
F
,

r anc i s I ,

em p r e ss o f , M
ar ia T e r esa, h
p e r sec u ti o n o f m asons i n
m asonr y i n,
Gl os sary ,
G r and ofli c er s , see gr and lig od ge ,
h .

d e at , r es nati on, o r r em ova of, l

G r and l odge , at Y or k , 41 , 46 , 48
h ow c ons ti tu te d , 41
g n v
m e n t o f i h
v
o e r

fi
.
,

r st r e p r es e nt ati e , 42 3
l
-

r u le s and r e gu l ati ons d ec are d by , 44

o fall E ngl and , 47
o f E ng and , l
u ni on o f ,
4 9
r e so lu t i on o f s e c t i ng l od g e o f an t i q u i ty 5 0
f ,
r e p ,

o f r e e and ac ce p te d Y o r k m aso ns , 49 , 5 1
‘

h o w c om p osed , 1 14
v
1

o te s i n , h ow d e te r m i ne d ,

c o m m u ni c ati ons o f ,
1 1 4, 1 1 5 , 1 2 1
bu s i ne ss o f ,
1 1 5 ,
1 1 6 , 1 2 1 8; seq .

t r e asu r e r o f, 1 16
s e c r e t ar
y of i b
i h
, .

c om m t t e e o f , f o r e xam l ni ng br e t r e n, 1 23
o t o f 1 2 4
p
f
r e r s ,

p r o c ee d i ng s o f, at gr and e ast , 1 2 1 82 seq

l
.

p o w er o f, t o m ak e ne w r egu ati ons, 129

of Pennsy lv
ani a,
l
r u e s and r egu lati o ns of , 1 30
h ow c om p o sed , ih .

x i s i n, 1 31
p
l h
ro e

m e m be r s o f , h ow c ot ed 131
s ty l e o f 1 31
,

l
nu m be r o f o dges nec e ss ar y i n, 131
fi
of c er s o f l v
, e ect l
i e , ap p oi ntab e , 1 3 1 , 1 3 2
of c es o f fi h l
bu t one e d by th e sam e
h
,

br o t e r , 1 32
gr and c o m m i ttee s of, 132
p r e c ede nc e of o f ce r s o f, fi 1 32
l fi
e e c ti ve of ce r s o f h
w en and h ow
h
,

c o se n , 1 32
l fi
e ec t i ve o f c er s o f , h
w e n to be i n
s talle d , 133
l v fi
no n e ec ti e o f cer s , w en to be ap h
p oi nte d , 1 33
p ow er o f , t o m ak e law s , & c . 1 3 3, 1 34
c o m m u ni c ati ons o f 1 34
v
o te s o f
,

1 35
v
r e e nu e o f
,

, ih .

ap p r o p r i ati o ns b , i b
l y .

d u es of, s ee t i t e d ues, 1 35, 1 36

p r oc essi ons of, 136
2 70 IND E X .

K
l
K i wi nni ng, abbey of, bui t by l fr ee m a sons,

l od ge of,

L .

L ctu r er gr and ,
l
e
L J h
,

e and , m a soni c m anu sc r i p t c o i ed b ,

y
l
o se
p p
L Jh
,

oc k e , o n , E sq e t te r o f , o n m aso nr y ,

L il l
.

o dg e , gr and , s e e t t e gr and od ge ,

L h
odge , su bor di nate , c ar g e s r e ati ng t o , l
h fi
no t m or e t an ve m e m bers t o be m ade i n , at
o ne t i m e ,

m i nu t es o f ,

m e m be r o f not to be r ec ei ed w i t ou t p r e i ou s v h v
n o ti c e ,
m e m ber s o f, ad m i ssi on o f by u nani m ou s c onsent, i h .

n ew t o c lo ath , t h e , ih
m m b e r s s e a r a t i n g r o m f 1 1 2
l
e p ,

i r r e gu ar , 1 13
m i s be avi o u r i n, h ib .

ow e r o f t o i n st r u c t o f c er s fi 1 1 4
p
f i
u ni o r m ty i n ,
, ,

1 54
w or k s u nd e r w ar r ant ,
w a r a n t f h w a n t e d i h
r o o g r .
, ,

fe e s for w ar r ant of, 1 35

h ow co nst i t u t e d , 1 54
for m o f c o ns ti tu ting, 1 98
r o c e ss i o ns o f i h
p
.
,

d e p u tat i on to c onsti tu te , 1 55
fi
of c er s o f ,
i
ih
h .

o fa ne w l odge ,
l
.

e ec t i o n o f ih
ll
.
,

i nst a ati on of, ih 1 56

h
.

d e at of, 158
n am e or t i t e o f l 1 59
h
,

m u st w o r k w e n , ih
l
.

a c e o f m ee ti ng o f i h
p
.
,

m ay i nst r u ct r e p r e sent ati ve s, 1 60

e d e nc e o f h w d e t e r m i n ed i h
l
e c o
p r .
, ,

o w er t o m ak e aw s , ih
p
.

a li c a t i fi
on o f m e m ber s of i h
l
q u ,
.

annu a c o m m i tt e e of 1 6 4
e xp u si ons , & c by ,l ,

.
ib
i
.

r e tu r ns o f h
fl
.
,

ai u r e to m ak e , ih
v
.

su sp e nd e d , h o w r e i ve d , 1 65
n a t nl f n n a m n t f d e s i h
lv
e e o u
p y o , o r o p y ,
.

h ow d i sso e d , ih .

s e al o f 1 6 6
roc e
,

e d i ngs of no t t o be p u b i s ed , lh
p
s u m m o ns r om , p e na ty f
,

f l
o r d i sobe d i e nce o f ih
h h
.
,

c ai r o f , c a nn o t b e p a s s e d w i t ou t di s
p e ns at i on ,
1 6 8
m ar k m ast e rs of, 1 6 8 9 70
‘

ll
- -

m ost e xc e e nt m asters, ih .

c o nsti tu ti o n o f 1 98
d e ni ti on of fi . ih .
 I NDEX .

M
M l
.

oi ra, e ar of
d epu ty gr and m aster , 51
M h
,
ani s, i stor y of, 2 7, 3 2
p ri nm p les of, 28
M h
ani c eans , 30
v ar i ou s n am es o f ih
ha
, .

c r ac te r o f 3 0, 3 1
i
,

l k e ness of to m asons, ih
M l l .

ar y and , gr and od e of 72
M ar k m aster s, odge of,
g ,

l 1 6 9 , 1 70
h l
M ars a , grand , d u ty of, 1 44
M assach u ssetts , m as o nry e stab i s ed i n, lh 62
u ni on o fanci e nt and m o der n m asons 49 , 6 5
M aso ni c e ast , f
M aster , ofa odge , l 1 00
l
se
q .

h ow e e c t e d , 55
w h o m ay be , 156
p o w e r and d u ty o f,
d e at o r r em o a of, h vl 1 56
f h
M asonry , r ee , i sto r i c a d i s q u i si ti o n on, l 1 8:
v
se
q .

c om m u ni c at i on o f , u ni e rs al , 1
be ne c i a e f fe c ts of,fi l
s e c r e cy o f , 2 , 3, 5, s
i m p o r t anc e o f, e
d e s ign of, s
c ar ac te r o f , h
w om en no t ad m i t ted to, w h y ,
f
e ar s i n r e ati o n t o , _
l 7
s e c u ti o n o f ns,
'
9, 1 o
h
er
p ,

ap ology f or , bu rn t by th e c om m o n angm an,

l i
e xc u s o n o f i ts m em be r s r o m t h e
’
or d s S u f L
f
or bidd e n , i n w at c ou ntr i e s , h
p p er ,
ll
sai d to a e c au s e d th e hv r e nc re vo u ti o n, F h l
c ar ge d w i t h h
e nm i ty t o r e li g i o n and go e r n m en t , v
l h
E ng i s , si m p l i c i ty o f c ange d on th e c on ti nent , h
f h
,

o r t y t r e e d e gr ee s of

l hl h
-
,

o d ge s of , p i o so p i c al l abou r s of,
c onsp i r ac y of , c o nsi d e r e d ,

r e st i i c ti o ns on , i n E ng and , l
o r i gi n o f ,

r om a f
ss oc i ate d ar ti sts,

f
r om t h e D i o ny si ans,

f
r o m E le u si ni an m y ste r i e s,

r o m t h e E sse ne s,f
f
r om P h t agor as,
f
r om
y
D r u i ds ,
f
r o m t h e M an i c h e an s ,

f
r om th e T e m l ar s,
E ng i s , lh p

d eri vati on o f,
d oc u m e nts r e ati l v e to ,
w h e n e stab i s lh ed,

r o m o te d by gr and l dg Y k e at or
iv
p o

i h p
,

c e ase s to be c o nnec te d w t o e r at e m aso nr y ,

r e p r e s e nt at i v e gr an d l dg o bl i h d
e e s ta s e
i
,

d ssensi ons i n,
2 72 INDE X .

M asonry , fr ee, anc i ent,

m od e r n ,
u ni o n i n ,

w h
i ntr odu ce i nto S c ot and ,
en d l
p a t r o ni ze d b
y am e s I, J
go ve r nm e nt o f, i n S c otl and,
gr and m as ters i p e r e di tar y , h h
i n r e and , I l
i n c onti ne ntal E u r op e ,
h
w e n i ntr od u ced ,
S co tc m asonr y m uc h re h
sp e c t ed i n,

t ak e s d e e p r oot i n F r ance ,
l v
i r r egu ar go e r nm e nt o f, i n r anc e , F
p r i n c i p e s of ,l d ec ar e d byg lr an d o d ge o f r anc l
e , F
i nt r od u ce d i nto A m e r i c a,
lh
e s tab i s ed i n all t h e s t ate s ,

ef f ec t o f i n th e U S tate s,
l l
.
,

M asonr y , occ u t , i ne ffab e ,

r oy al ar c , h
G
i n r e at B ri tai n and Ir e and , l
i n A m e r i ca,
l v
M o an , I , i nno ati ons i n ar c m asonr y , h
M ontagu e , du k e o f, grand m ast er ,
M em ber s i p ,h
app i cati on fl or ,
h
w en and h o w m ad e ,
a l i a tfii ons f or ,
v
u c
q
u nani m o us ot e ne c e ss ar y for ,

r ej e c te d app i cant , ne w ba o t fl or , ll
not co nse qu ent on m aki ng by d i s p e nsati on ,
ap p i c an t fl o r , i f a br ot er , m u st h
p o
r d u c e c e r ti cate , fi
h fi
not m ore t an ve i ni ti ate d at one t m e , i
fees for ,
h ow ost , l
w i th dr aw al f r om ,

w h o m ay not h e ad m i tte d t o,

New H am psh i r e gr and odge l of

New Y o r k grand odge of,
,

l ,

Ne w J ersey , gr and od ge o f
,

l ,

G
Or i ent r ande , o f r ance , F
h l
O i o, gr and odge o f,
Od e t o M
aso nr y ,

P ay ne , gr and m aster , 45 , 1 09
lv fi
P ennsy ani a, r s t lodge i n,
p r o i nci a grandv l l dg i n, 6 7, 6 8
vl
o e
fec t of r e o u ti onar y
ef w ar
o n, 68
r eorg ani zati on o f ih .

i nd ep end e nce of,

70
2 74 INDEX .

l
Tem p ar s, i n Fr ance , all arr ested ,
h
c ar ge s a gai nst, a
i nnoce nce of m any ,
d estru c ti on of,
T r easur er , gr and ,
d u ti es of,
Tr easu r er of su bordi nate odge, l
Tyler , gr and, d u ti es of,

U .

U ni on o fanci ent and m od ern m asons ,

V
l h di
.

V er m ont, gr and lodge estab is e n,

l
V i rgi ni a, gr and odge of,
V i si ters , to g rand lod ge,
in su bor di nate l dg
o e s,

W ales p r i nc e of grand m aster

, , , 51
W ar dens ofa lodge ,
1 00
w h o m ay be , ih .

w e r o f
v
p o
h
,

d e at or r em o al of
, 1 56
157
W ardens, grand ,

p ower of, l l O, 1 1 1 , 1 1 8 , l 40
absence of
,

v
be r em o ed w i t ou t c au se ,
c annot h 12 0
anc i ent e ec ti o n o f l 12 8
h
,

c ar ge at i nstal ati on, l

W arr ant ofalodge , w en r esu m ed,h 133
h ow gr ante d , 154
h G
W as i ngton, general eorge, p roposi ti on to m ak e h i m gener a gr and l
m aste r , 69
W h ar ton d u k e o f, gr and m aste r , 45
Ch h
,

W r en, sir ri stop er , grand m aster , 41