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Volume 6. PORTLAND, ME., JULY 15, 1917. No. 1.

has been at the head of Waterville Lodge, Published quarterly by Stephen Berry Co., served. Field sports were the amusements of the day, and a buffet lunch was served Teconnet Chapter, and St. Omer Command­ No. 37 Plum Street, Portland, Maine. at 6.30, after which there was a fine enter­ ery at Waterville, and Mt. Lebanon Coun­ Twelve cts. per year in advance. tainment at the Opera House. cil at Oakland, and is Most Wise Master of Established March, 1867.'- - 51st Year. At half-past ten the guests were escorted Emeth Chapter of Rose Croix at Augusta. to their train. He was Grand High Priest in 1912,' and Advertisements .$4.00 per inch, or $3.00 for Grand Master of the Grand Council in 1915. Portland Commandery with ladies went half an inch for one year. He has been the recording officer of the in automobiles, one hundred in number, to No advertisement received unless the advertiser, Waterville bodies for the past thirteen or some member of the Arm, is a Freemason in the Hotel Wentworth at Newcastle, return­ good standing. years, and in that position has attained a ing on Sunday afternoon. state-wide reputation for accuracy, neat­ Last Night. St. Alban of Portland went fifty strong ness and systematic record work, and many to Gray’s Inn at Jackson, N. H., on Satur- of his up-to-date ideas have been copied by Last night I lay a-thinkin’ An’ wishing that the day day, and returned Sunday night. secretaries all over the state. Would creep in through the winder An’ chase the dark away. Trinity Commandery of Augusta took Bro. Geo. W. Smith, of Pine Tree Lodge, Lay a-listinin’ to the night-owl their ladies out to a picnic supper at Win­ On the dead pine cry, “ Who, Who ? ” Mattawamkeag, is in his 44th year of ser­ (Who I be ain’t any businrss throp Pond. Of a critter sich as you.) vice as Secretary, a very long service in­ Dunlap Commandery of Bath, and Lew­ Lay a-listinin’ to the tree-toad, deed, although not quite a record breaker. Callin’, callin’, fer the rain. iston Commandery of Lewiston united on Till it seemed I couldn’t stan’ it, Ef he hollored once again. June 25th in an excursion to Maranacook. Maine Council of Deliberation. An’ I sorter got to thinkin’ ; By invitation of the Bangor bodies the What’s the use o’ bein’ born, Grand Secretary Chas. B. Davis received Just to slave an’ work, an’ hustle, Maine Council of Deliberation, A. A. S. R., Struggle hard an’ then pass on ? a special invitation to attend the stated and met in the City of Bangor on Monday, May ’Long ’bout twelve, a little night-breeze, semi-annual communication of Waterville 28, 1917. There was a large attendance, Velvet fingered breshed my face, Set the maple trees to talkin’ Lodge on June 11th, stating that business all of the officers except two being present Makin’ music ’round the place. would be transacted which would require and all of the subordinate bodies of the An’ a sparrer in the lay lock his presence. Sang a sleepy little tune, state except three being represented. Jest as ef he wuz a-dreamin’ The "special business” consisted of the O’ the happiness o’ June. The meeting was opened at 4 o’clock in presentation to him of a beautiful solid gold the afternoon, prayer being offered by the Arter that it didn’t matter Ef the old owl said “ Who, Who ? ” watch, solid gold chain and charm of Grand Prior, Ashley A. Smith. Didn’t matter ef the tree-toad Knight Templar and 32d degree combina­ Cried for raid the hull night through. The address of Most Ill. Commander-in- tion design. The watch is open face, and For the music in the maples chief, William C. Mason, showed the con­ Carried all my care away; on the back is engraved in artistic manner Fust I knew the rooster’s crowing, dition of the Rite in this Grand Valley to be Welcomin’ the summer day. the monogram "C. B. D., and on the in­ in a most prosperous condition. The pre­ —[Rosamond Reed.~\ side, "Presented to Chas. B. Davis by his sentation of the various reports of the com­ Masonic Friends, Waterville, June 11, MASONRY IN P1AINE. mittee and officers, with the election of 1917.” officers for the coming year, occupied the The presentation was made by Associate afternoon. St. John’s Day. Justice Warren C. Philbrook in his usual The following officers were elected and The solstice came on the 21st, and the happy and appropriate manner. Deeply installed: week, which was Red Cross week, was fair affected by the generosity and kindness of William C. Mason, 33°, Bangor, M. Ill. throughout. But on Sunday, the 24th, his brethren, Bro. Davis could offer only a Commander-in-chief. there was a day of heavy rain. Monday few words of most sincere thanks. Though Frederick C. Thayer, 33°, Waterville, Gr. was again fair, and on that day De Molay one of our drenching June storms was rag­ First Lieut.-Commander. Commandery of Skowhegan celebrated the ing that evening, more than one hundred Harry R. Virgin, 33°, Portland, Gr. Second 50th anniversary of its charter. and fifty of the members of Waterville Lieut.-Commander. Four commanderies were invited to share Lodge were present to offer congratulations Albro E. Chase, 33°, Portland, Gr. Minister their rejoicing, viz., to the new Grand Secretary, and though of State. Maine of Gardiner, sorry to have him leave Waterville, wish Frank E. Sleeper, 33°, Sabattus, Gr. Chan­ St. John’s of Bangor, him success in his new field of labor. cellor. Palestine of Belfast, Mr. Davis has been a resident of Water- Ashley A. Smith, 32°, Bangor, Gr. Prior. Pilgrim of Farmington. ville for just twenty-five years, and during Fred C. Tolman, 32°, Portland, Gr. Treas­ The program was first a reception to vis­ that time was six years in newspaper work, urer. iting commanderies, who were escorted to two years City Marshal, and seventeen Harry W. Libbey, 33°, Bangor, Gr. Secre­ Fairview Park, where a clambake was years bookkeeper in a local coal office. He tary. 2 MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1917.

Edmund B. Mallet, 33°, Freeport, Gr. Mas­ Stephen Berry for aid in the beginning of Grand Lodges of the United States and ter of Ceremonies. her duties. She then presented Mr. Berry such foreign Grand Lodges as are generally Elmer A. Doten, 32°, Portland, Gr. Hos­ with a bouquet of carnations, eighty-three recognized. pitaler. in number, to designate his age. Mr. Berry When a visitor presents himself to a lodge Wilmer J. Dorman, 32°, Belfast, Gr. Sen- acknowledged the gift and courteous recep­ the first act of the examining committee is eschal. tion with grateful thanks, and referred to to look in this list for the name of the lodge George B. Freeland. 33°, Bangor, Gr. Stand­ Rob Morris, the founder of their Order, of which the visitor claims to be a member. ard Bearer. with whom he was intimate thirty years Should it not be found in the book of regu­ Warren C. King, 32°, Portland, Gr. Captain ago, and whom he wished could have been lar lodges, the visitor would have to pro­ of the Guard. present on this occasion to witness the duce strong and conclusive evidence to Winslow E. Howell, 32°, Portland, Gr. Sen­ growth and strength of the Order which he convince the committee that his lodge is tinel. had founded. The following officers were regular. At 6 o’clock dinner was served in the elected: The Grand Master of Alabama has issued banquet hall, the arrival of the brethren Grand Matron—Mrs. Elizabeth F. Libby, an edict of non-intercourse with this spuri- having swelled the number of those who sat Bangor. ous lodge. This not only binds all masons down to more than two hundred. Grand Patron—Dr. John T. Palmer, in that state to obedience, but masonic The evening exercises were in a way com­ Portland. courtesy requires that the masons of all memorative of the 50th anniversary. Associate Grand Matron—Mrs. Josie E. other jurisdictions should also be governed The following brethren responded with Matthews, Pittsfield. by it.—[T/te Square and Compasses.] addresses: Associate Grand Patron—Oscar B. In­ Ill. William C. Mason, 33°, Subject, The galls, Lisbon Falls. The Lodge is the Basis. Union of 1867. Grand Secretary — Mrs. Annettte H. Don’t fool yourself by acting as though Ill. Harry R. Virgin, 33°, Subject, Early Hooper, Biddeford. the lodge were a mere plaything or pastime. Maine Members of the S. C. Gr. Treasurer—Mrs. Emma V. Bodge, In the fraternity the lodge is all-important. Ill. Ralph W. Crockett, 33°, Subject, The Augusta. The lodge is the most distinguishing charac­ Present Christian Duty of the Duty. Grand Conductress—Mrs. Belva L. Ward­ teristic of the fraternal system and reaches Ill. Ashley A. Smith, Subject, Masonry and well, Penobscot. to every certificate holder. The lodge is Democracy. Associate Grand Conductress—Mrs. Em­ the basis for the plan of co-operation, and Ill. Charles F. Johnson, Subject, Our Coun­ ma Howe, Rumford. the chief factor in economical management. try and Masonry. The lodge is the member’s forum—where Clandestine Lodge. he labors, speaks and votes as provided by We acknowledge with thanks a copy of Our Southern States have for a long time the association and the statutes of the state the "Bi-Centennary of the Foundation of been free from clandestine lodges, save a The lodge makes the individual the ruling Masonry,” by Th. G. G. Valette, and pub­ few in Texas near the Mexican border, but power in the association, and there his lished by the Grand Lodge of Switzerland. this happy condition has undergone a voice and vote is more potent than in any It is a concise history of the Order since the change, and Alabama has been invaded by other insurance system in the world. The establishment of the first Grand Lodge. the establishment of a clandestine lodge in lodge is the source of all authority and re­ form in the order; it is theie the certificate, Bro. Walter H. Young, of Brooklyn, N. the city of Birmingham. It claims to hold holder can operate with his fellows directly Y., called on us this week. He has brought its charter from the Supreme Lodge A. F. to safeguard his own interests, without in­ five boys of his church, and is stopping & A. M. in the Scottish Rite for North timidation or outside influence. From the with them at Orr’s Island. America in the American Masonic Federa­ tion. subordinate lodge every officer must first The German people may tire of the Rob­ Additional caution is therefore required come to the place of authority and power. ber Barrons and of a war for conquest that none belonging to that lodge be admit­ The lodge gives potency to the spirit and which brings no profit and goes no whither. ted into any regular lodge. bond of fraternity, gives practical exempli­ As the tender-hearted Golden Dustman To those who have even but little knowl­ fication to the power of co-operation, gives grieved over the sad fate of Billy Sawyer, edge of Masonry and its government hardly meaning to the pledge of man to man, and who wandered near the ruins of that Car­ any warning need be given. They know puts every resource of the association back thage which he had conquered for the Ro­ that in these United States each state has of the member in distress. The lodge makes mans, so may we be called upon to sympa­ its own sovereign Grand Lodge which has the badge of the order a passport to good thize with a displaced Kaiser, wandering exclusive jurisdiction over all the Symbolic society everywhere, and multiplies a thou­ over devastated Belgium begging for a Masonry within its borders, and the right sandfold a man’s friends in social and busi­ drink. to decide what is legitimate Masonry in ness life.—[Fraternal Index.] other branches of the Order. Any lodge The Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star claiming to have its authority from any Liberty, Fraternity mid Equality. of Maine met at Masonic Hall at Portland but a state Grand Lodge is prima facia spu­ Europe, once the intellectual camping May 22d and 23d, and was fully attended. rious or clandestine, and those claiming ground, the Mecca where scholar and think­ This was the 25th anniversary of the organi­ membership therein should be given scant er found rest and peace in the enjoyment zation of the Grand Chapter, and the event courtesy and not even subjected to au ex­ of his literary pursuits and scientific re- was celebrated. Past Grand Secretary of amination. search, is today the bivouac of gigantic art the Masonic Bodies, Stephen Berry, was The Grand Lodge of Louisiana adopted a mies. Rivers of blood have been poured invited to be present, and was duly wel­ system some years ago which we deem very out, countless millions of treasure spent, in comed. After appropriate singing and ad­ efficient in preventing the recognition of which the widow and orphan have mingled dresses the Grand Secretary, Mrs. Annette clandestine masons. their tears in the most horrible tragedy H. Hooper, read a brief history of the Order It furnishes each lodge in the state each known to mankind. Yet the titanic strug­ in Maine, in which she expressed her in. year with an annually revised list of regular gle continues with the dawn of peace appar­ debtedness to Josiah H. Drummond and lodges within the jurisdictions of all the ently far distant. MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1917. 3

Ground under the heels of despotic lead­ not deny, but no great accomplishment was his creator?” Are these profound teach­ ers for centuries the quickening principle ever achieved without a high standard. ings meaningless? Have they no place in of human liberty is awakened, and is grad­ Good standing of a worthy brother in a our daily walk and conversation? For the ually permeating the civilization of the en­ Masonic lodge should be a guaranty that use of profanity by a member of the frater­ tire world, and under a new political creed, neither he nor his wife and children should nity there is neither palliation nor excuse. the creed of humanity, this country has ever want for the necessities at least of life. It not only reflects upon the high character thrown the weight of its influence into the —[Oliver D. Street, Alabama.} of our ideals, but also degrades the user. balance, not for conquest and power, but Let every one of us so guard our words as to for the love of liberty and humanity. Thinks Homes Very Desirable. refrain from offending in this particular. Liberty, Fraternity and Equality, civil The increasing of the dues in the lodges Let us so live that there shall be no occa­ and religious liberty for upwards of two to an extent that provides an adequate per sion to inject into our rituals an obligation hundred years has been the fundamental capita for the Grand Lodge "charity fund” requiring our members to refrain from this principal thought and teaching of Freema­ is the most satisfactory and equitable way unwholesome practice, as has been done in sonry. In its throbbing heart the ideas of of providing for the ones we wish to assist, other jurisdictions. Let us "think on these freedom, personal liberty, popular educa­ and is particularly desirable in those juris­ things. ’ ’—[Brotherhood. ] tion, love of country has been nurtured. dictions which maintain Masonic Homes. One Sovereign for all, that sovereign the In every jurisdiction of which I have any Our Masonic Exchanges. will of the people, it has fostered as an en­ knowledge this per capita tax is supple- Builder, The, Anamosa, Iowa, mo.. §2. nobling ideal. mented by voluntary contributions of those Crescent, The, St. Paul, Minn., mo., §1.50. Had the talismanic spirit and power of who are more able to give than the average Duluth Masonic Calender, Duluth, Minn., monthly, octavo, 20 pp. Freemasonry that guide men in the right, brother, and these voluntary contributions Eastern Star, Indianapolis, Ind., mo., §1. that has ever been tolerant in thought and are sometimes very large. The act of giv­ Freemason, The, Toronto, Ont., Canada, act, been dominant in the hearts of men, ing, which is, in the per capita tax plan, an monthly, 50 cents. had the belief in the fatherhood of God and act of the Fraternity as such, often creates Gavel, The, Portland, Ore., mo. octavo §1.50 the brotherhood of man permeated the souls a desire to do something as an individual. Globe, The, Gravette, Ark., mo., 25 cents. of men, there would have been no war, and It has been demonstrated by the different Illinois Masonic Review, Arcola, Ill., mo., future generations not obliged to apologize jurisdictions which maintain homes that §1.00 they are the best method of doing our duty for the most impoverishing, criminal and Interstate Freemason, Kansas City, Mo., unjustifiable war in all the annals of time. to our brethren who need care in old age or monthly, §1.50 Written in tears and blood will be record­ infirmity, and the widows and orphans. 1 Kansas City Freemason, weekly, §1. ed the year 1914, the saddest, yet most believe that homes should be provided for Long Island Masonic News, Brooklyn, N. memorable epoch in all the world’s history. all of those who are in need of our assist­ York, semi-monthly, §1. —[Masonic Tidings}. ance, and who can be better taken care of Masonic Bulletin, Cleveland, Ohio, mo. §1. in the home than elsewhere. However, I Masonic Chronicler, Chicago, Ill., weekly, Favors Use of Both Plans Jointly. believe it is advisable to maintain the or- §1.50. It is my opinion that neither a Home nor pbans in a separate home where practical, Masonic Home Journal, Louisville, Ky., a Charity Fund alone is the ideal plan of and at least in a separate building. bi-monthly, §1. caring for our dependent brethren, their A duty correctly comprehended is a pleas­ Masonic Journal, Richmond, Va., mo. §1. widows and orphans. To be complete there ure, and it is the opinion of your scribe Masonic Monthly, Philadelphia, Pa., §1. should be both. Some cases cannot be that the added interest in others’ welfare Masonic News, Peoria, HL, monthly, §1. cared for in their own homes or among produced by being a contributor to a Ma­ Masonic Observer, Minneapolis, w’kly, §1. their friends and relatives. Some have no sonic Home will have an uplifting influence Masonic Review, Tacoma, Wash., quarterly. homes, some have no relatives, some have among many brethren who would not other­ Masonic Standard, New York, N. Y., wky, §2. no friends, who can and will undertake the wise have had it called to their attention.— Masonic Sun, Toronto, Ont., monthly, §1. burden even for ample pay. Others have [Silas H. Shepherd, Wisconsin.] Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee, Wis., mo. §1. homes, friends or relatives, where to the Masonic Voice-Review, Chicago, HL, mo., increased happiness of all they could and Think of These Things. §1.50. would be lovingly cared for with the aid of a The Masonic Fraternity leaves to each Masonic World, Kansas City, Mo., mo., §1. monthly or quarterly stipend from a Grand member the absolute and unqualified right New England Craftsman, Boston, Mass., Charity Fund. In addition to an annual to worship God after the manner of his monthly, §2. tax on all the Masons in the jurisdiction to own particular faith and in accordance with Scottish Rite Bulletin, Louisville, Kentucky, monthly, 50 cents. support these forms of relief, there should the dictates of his own conscience. At the Scottish Rite Herald, Dallas, Tex., mo. 50c. also be permanent Endowment Funds cre­ same time it does require of its members a South Western Freemason, Los Angeles, ated and maintained by voluntary contribu­ ppsitive belief in a Supreme Being endowed Cal., monthly, §1. tions and by a small percentage of the an­ with infinite power, wisdom, goodness and Square and Compass, Denver, Col., mo., §1. nual per capita tax set aside each year for love. Reverence for Deity is inculcated in Square and Compasses, New Orleans, La., this purpose. every degree in Masonry ; and this is true monthly, §1. Relief by the several lodges for their own of both the Scottish and York Rites. "Thou Tennessee Mason, Nashville, Tenn., mo.,§l. dependents would be too irregular and un­ shalt not take the name of the Lord thy Texas Freemason, San Antonio, Texas, certain; it should in all cases be furnished God in vain,” is no more emphatically ex­ monthly, §1. at least in the greater part by the Grand pressed in the Hebrew "Book of the Law” The Temple Bulletin Co., St. Louis, Mo., weekly, §1. Bodies acting in unison under uniform reg­ than in the rituals of our rites. Reverence Trestle Board, San Francisco, Cal., mo., §1. ulations which would bear equally upon all for the Deity is an ever present precept. Tyler-Keystone, Owosso, Mich., mo., §1. and insure equal benefits to all according to Profanity has no place in Masonry. Are Virginia Masonic Journal, Richmond, Vir­ their necessities. we not taught in the very first degree ginia, monthly, §1. Some may say I have set an impossible "never to use his name but with that rever­ What Cheer Trestleboard, Providence, R standard. It is not. That it is high I do ential awe which is due from a creature to I., monthly, 50 cents. 4 MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1917

was a silver plate engraved, "Frederick his death was due to an old wound received MASONIC . TOKEN, Charles Thayer, From His Friends.” in the service. Dr. Thayer was born in Waterville, in He was an admirable Secretary, efficient PORTLAND, MAINE. the house in which he now resides, on Sep­ and courteous, and it was a pleasure to do STEPHEN BERRY CO., PUBLISHERS. tember 30, 1844. He has always been asso­ business with him. ciated with the business and civic life of the Leo E. Bennett, Grand Secretary of the Ten Years in a Volume. community, and perhaps no better tribute Grand Chapter of Oklahoma, died at Mus­ could be paid him than that given by the kogee, May 28, 1917, at the age of fifty- ESTABLISHED MARCH, 1867. local paper, which said in part: nine years. He was born at Wyandotte, 51st YeaR. "Perhaps no one man, either from the Kansas, November 27, 1857. He was a standpoint of popularity or distinguished very efficient and untiring officer. attainments, except those of the political Bestor G. Brown, Gen. Gr. Scribe of the MAINE MASONIC TEXT BOOK. realm, deserves so much at the hands of General Grand Royal Arch Chapter, died

By Josiah H. Drummond, P. G. M. the people of Waterville as Frederick in Battle Creek, Mich., July 10. News of Charles Thayer, M. D. He has throughout his death comes to us as a surprise, as he Sixth Edition, his long life been active for the betterment was comparatively a young man. He lived Revised by HERBERT Harris, P. S. G. W. of Waterville, and has had a broad vision in Topeka, Kansas, and he was Grand High of public service. As a 14-year-old lad he Priest of the Grand Chapter of Kansas in A new edition, bringing the decisions up to was torch boy for a fire company. Week 1893. 1910, and incorporating them in the Digest. before last he was working in the interest James McCoemick, Grand Secretary of The first part is unchanged, but all after of the Liberty Loan, and last week for the the Grand Royal Arch Chapter and page 252 has been reset, including the in - Red Cross war fund. In all the interim of Grand Recorder of the Grand Council of dex, so that it is the most convenient way years there has been scarcely a day when Connecticut, died at his home in Windsor, to study the law. be was not busily engaged in lending his June 27, 1917. He was the senior Past In leather tuck, $1.50 heartiest support to the public good.” Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Con­ In cloth for library, 1.40 necticut, Past Grand High Priest and Past den. Selden Connor Grand Master of the Grand Council. Sent postpaid on receipt of price. Died at Augusta July 9th, aged 78. He George A. Sturdy, of New London, has STEPHEN BERRY CO., Publishers, was a native of Fairfield, and went into been appointed to succeed him as Grand 37 Plum Street, Portland, Maine. the Civil War as Lieut. Colonel of the 7th Recorder. regiment, whose commander was Col. Ma­ son of the regular army. The regiment George J. Roskruge, Grand Secretary of Any lodge officer or member of the Grand was finely trained, but the Colonel was all the Masonic bodies of Arizona, is one of Lodge can obtain a copy of the Constitution absent on detached duty, and it was led in the best rifle marksmen in that state, where by remitting the postage, a three cent stamp, good marksmen are plenty, and he is sec­ to the Grand Secretary. the Peninsular campaign by Connor and Major Tom Hyde in so gallant a manner retary or president of half a dozen rifle as­ Any member of the Grand Chapter, Coun- sociations. He thinks it is time to unload, that it became famous. Col. Connor was cil or Commandery can obtain the Constitu­ finally so severely wounded that he barely although he is only seventy-two, and we tions of those bodies in the same way. escaped death, and had a leg amputated, think so too, although he can probably stand it ten years longer. which left him a cripple for life. 2^=’Secretaries should instantly report He was made Governor, and if Maine He was born in Cornwall, England, April the election of officers, if they have not had possessed a higher honor to bestow 10, 1845. He has been Surveyor General done so, that communications, &c., may he would have had it. of Arizona, and is an all-around good fel­ be sent to the proper addresses. low. He was an ideal soldier, a gentleman of the highest character, and had a literary A destructive fire at Templar Park, Iowa, Semi-Centennial Dinner. taste. His career has been an example and on June 14th, has made it necessary to call Rt. Em. Sir Frederick C. Thayer began an inspiration to the youth of Maine. the conclave on July 10th at Cedar Rapids. the practice of medicine in Waterville June 28, 1867, and his fellow-citizens observed We have received but few requests for The Swagger Book. the fiftieth anniversary of that event by the Title and Index to volume 5, but there A fine looking gentleman calls on you giving him a complimentary dinner at The should be several libraries which need them and is received cordially. He states that Belgrade, Belgrade Lakes, on Thursday, to complete the volume. the New York Historical Society is to issue June 28. More than one hundred of Dr. a book containing a biography of distin­ Thayer’s professional and Masonic friends, The Grand Master of the Templars, Lee guished Americans, and that your name is quite a portion of whom came from different S. Smith, issued a General Order for July in the list. A sheet of questions will be and distant parts of the state, sat at the ta­ 4th, appealing to the Order to support the sent you which you are to answer in order bles. Associate Justice Warren C. Phil­ government and to contribute to the Red to supply the necessary dates. After allow­ brook, Past Grand Commander, officiated Cross fund. ing this pleasant information to sink in, he as toast-master, and addresses were made proceeds to state that the book will be pub­ by Dr. D. A. Robinson of Bangor, Ex­ Obituaries. lished next year, and the price will be 825. Senator Charles F. Johnson and Rev. Frank Edward M. L. Ehlers, Grand Secretary You become aware that you are being L. Phalen of Waterville, and then Dr. J. of the Grand Lodge of New York, died worked for a subscription by an accom­ Frederick Hill, Deputy Grand Commander, May 28, 1917, after thirty-six years of ser­ plished book agent, but say that your age presented Dr. Thayer, in behalf of the gen­ vice in his office, at the age of seventy­ is such that next year is too far off for you tlemen present, a beautiful rosewood humi­ seven, having been born in Denmark, Jan­ to count on. dor, filled with three brands of the choicest uary 31, 1840. He replies that the volume will go to cigars procurable. On the top of the case He was a Colonel in the Civil War, and your heirs. You say, "Yes, and so will MASONIC TOKEN JULY 15. 1917. 5 the bill,” which they have no part in con­ Joppa, after Calvary, is the most holy Mason in good standing, although not a tracting, and it will be for a thing which spot in all the world.—[The American-Tyler member of the lodge, to object in open they do not want, that you are unwilling to Keystone. ] lodge to the advancement of a brother, and impose such a burden on them, and so you if reasons therefor be stated, the matter The Need of Brotherhood. escape. shall be referred to a committee to inquire There is nothing that exists but what has The swagger book is not a humbug, for into the cause thereof, and all proceedings a reason for being. When the reason or the information contained in it is correct. with respect thereto shall be the same as if necessity arises, the thing is born, and when It is not a swindle, for you get what you an objection had been made by a member the necessity or reason ceases, the thing pay for. But first-class celebrities get all of the lodge. This is surely somewhat of dies. It may be said with undeniable truth the publicity they require without paying an innovation in Masonic law. that^neither religion, society, government for it. It is undoubtedly second-class, and nor law fulfils the measurement of man’s its circulation will be mostly confined to War’s Possible Effect. needs, that the real appeals to him with less subscribers. Just what effect the war will have upon force than the ideal, and that his happiness When a philosopher picks up a volume our lodges remains to be seen, the Tyler- is not complete unless he strives and con- at the second class book-stall and turns the Keystone says. In England many lodges tinues to strive for the ideal. Man’s inner leaves, he smiles and says, "All is vanity.” have almost suspended operations, in some consciousness acquaints him with a broth­ instances practically the entire membership Where the Cedars Landed. erhood which society does not afford in its being engaged in the service of the country. Joppa, one of the oldest cities, at one completeness; with an association and mu­ English lodges, however, are small as re­ time nigh extinct, has 23,000 inhabitants. tual assistance greater than that which is gards membership, and other conditions ex­ It marks the landing spot of the Cedars vouchsafed to him through government by ist there that are not likely to confront our which Solomon brought from Lebanon for law; with a clearer conception of truth than American lodges. It is predicted by some the Temple. Here the Knights came in is portrayed by religion ; hence the neces­ of our well informed brethren that the im­ 1126, captured and held the place 61 years. sity for Masonry and for all those associa­ minence of war will bring to our doors Here Jonah "got down in the mouth” and tions which are supposed to supply those many applicants, seeking admission to our was swallowed by a whale. Joppa raises deficiencies. Their life and death will only great fraternity, which offers a degree of the finest oranges and vegetables by irriga­ be determined by the continuance of cessa­ protection and security in the camp and on tion. The oranges can be peeled like a ba­ tion of that necessity.—[Bro. John S. Ti- the battle-field not equalled by any other nana and eaten without the juice running baut, Grand Master, Louisiana.] organization. down your chin. Bedrooms in Joppa ho­ In peace or in war Masonry has its mis­ tels are named after the apostles and other Purity is PoweR.—Men are not really sion, and we can best fulfil it by earnest New Testament characters, the names noble or made worthy of the homage of our devotion to the duty immediately at hand, painted on the doors. highest respect and esteem on account of endeavoring to prepare ourselves and our Joppa rests on a hill which slopes abruptly the position they occupy, or the wealth brethren for whatever obligations may be to the sea. The houses, of stone, are covered they possess, but from the purity of their laid upon us, hoping ever and praying al­ with stucco, and painted in canary, light lives, the loftiness of their aims and the ways that the mountain of the Lord’s house blue, light pink and white. The landing at good the world derives from their virtues may be established on the top of the moun­ Joppa has been difficult since the old mole and noble examples.—[Selected.] tain, that swords may be beaten into plow­ or sea wall, built long ago, was raised and shares, and spears into pruning hooks, that scattered among the natural jagged rocks in No Masonic organization is going to be nation may not lift up sword against nation, front of the town. There is no breakwater; bigger than the man who presides over its neither shall they learn war any more, but when the sea is turbulent, it is difficult to destinies. If the presiding officer is shift­ that the reign of the Blessed Emanuel, the transfer from large ships to rowboats ply­ less, careless and takes but little interest in Prince of Peace, the Great Captain of our ing between shore and ships. Travelers the organization, you can put it down that Salvation may become universal and eter­ have been carried by Joppa as much as four his year of service will not be an enviable nal.—Masonic Voice-Review. times before able to land. one.—[Illinois Freemason.] On the shore, north of Joppa, are vast Because I Fight To-day. piles of scalloped shells washed in by the The Tyler who knows his post and does sea. Many of these shells were carried his full duty is a great help to the Master The Jousts are on this very day—the heralds call home by the Crusaders as souvenirs of the and a valuable assistant to the lodge. He to me And I must tilt for life or death, victor or van­ Holy Land. For more than a thousand greets the brothers as they enter his room quished be. years pilgrims, tourists and explorers have with a warm welcome and a hearty hand­ Though once I lost the cause I loved, nor gained gathered these "pilgrim shells.” shake, and at the same time presents him the Kight of Way; What matters it? that battle’s past! I fight the Every Anglo-Saxon lover of liberty de­ with his apron and invites him to register, fight To-day! sires to visit Runnymeade, where the Eng­ and refuses to allow him to pass in until he And I must up—and I must forth to march life’s lish Barons wrung from King John the has complied, whether the lodge is at ease road of gray: Listen, the heralds call again, it means I fight Magna Charta, which revolutionized human or work, or before opening.—[Masonic To-day. government. Just so every lover of his Vo ice-Review.] No Power can bring back Yesterday—to-morrow’s kind may well be proud to stand in Joppa, far away— An amendment to the Montana code pro­ The foe that stares me in the face, is foe I fight in the little house by the sea, and remind To-day? himself that from here went forth the edict vides that a member of the fraternity in at­ My past defeats! I own them not! Its Here and which has humbled the tyrants, unshackled tendance at a lodge, though not a member Now I pray— thereof, may make an objection to the ini­ And buckle on my sword and girth to fight the the slaves, ennobled woman, enfranchised fight To-day? the human race, created schools, built hos­ tiation of a candidate, whereupon the bal­ And If I firmly hold my place, stand, man-like, in pitals and asylums, given to the nations lot must be cast the second time, and if the ftay,— then found clear the objection shall be dis­ To-morrow 1 shall better fight—because I fight justice, liberty and peace, and created a To-day! civilization which bears the name of Him. regarded. It also permits a brother Master —[Elizabeth Powers Merrill,] 6 MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1917.

We’ll Meet Him on the Level. attend the ceremonies as a body, in regalia, corner-stones of buildings erected by the was the first official recognition by the gov­ Craft for the purpose of relocating the ex­ “To meet upon the level ernment of Japan of Freemasonry.” act site of the structure should that ever Is an easy thing to say, But when it comes to practice, Ambassador Guthrie was a Past Grand become necessary on account of its total Do we do it every day? Master of Pennsylvania, and an active 33d destruction. Do we meet him on the level, If the Brother chance to be degree Mason.—[Masonic Standard.] Only the Master builders knew the exact Just a little out at elbow Or baggy at the knee? mathematical location of the landmarks A MasoN’s.ObligatioN.—The obligation When we meet him in the workshop, and how to make the needed computation Do we greet him with the grip of a Master Mason is conceded to be among from them. They knew that should one of That we do the noted statesman the most forceful and binding obligations On a European trip? the landmarks be moved the fraction of an Do we meet him on the level ever administered, and a man whom it can­ And give him just the chance inch, the entire calculation would be thrown That we do the dashins fellow not restrain, a man upon whom it does not With the creases in his pants? out of order. make a lasting impression for good, and So thc "Landmarks of Masonry” is a If fortune does not smile on him In sunshine and repose. cause him to think more seriously and so­ symbolical term to denote the fundamental Do we meet him on the level berly of the duty he owes to his God and to In his second-handed clothes? principles of the science. Those who be­ Do we invite him to our Church, his fellow-man, is unworthy the name of a And seat him in our pew, come real builders discover what the "land­ And warm our hearts by clasping hands Mason.—[Virginia Masonic Journal.] marks” are. Some enthusiasts attempt to As Brothers ought to do? define them. There are "lists of land­ Yes, we meet him on the level, We must learn the thoughts of the com­ On the broad Masonic plan, mon people if we would be wise and do any marks,” ranging from a dozen to many Whenever we know him to be A Mason and a man. good work. We must look at men, not so dozen, but these are merely definitions, not We’ll meet him on the level fundamental principles. The "Golden And part upon the square. much for what Fortune has given to them And then perhaps he’ll vouch for us Rule” embraces all the landmarks. Mack­ When we meet him over there.” with her blind old eyes, as for the gifts that Nature has brought in her lap, and for the ey, Morris, Grant and many others de- PREMIUMS.—Any brother who will pro­ use that has been made of them.—[Albert fined some of them.—[Masonic Home Jour­ cure subscribers for us, remitting not less Pike.] nal.] than $1 at a time, may retain one-fourth of Our Thanks. Some Masons would go across the town the money for his services. Those who in a sandstorm to accommodate a brother, Alabama.—Grand Commandery, from wish to assist us, without caring for the others would go a good way in a snowstorm George A. Beauchamp, Gr. Rec., Mont­ premium, can gratify some indigent brother to keep from it. gomery. Julian F. Spearman, Anniston, by sending him a paper free. It is better Gr. Com. to take subscriptions for two years. Mission of Masonry. DelawaRe.—Gr. Lodge, from Harry J. Education is supposed to consist in the Guthrie, Gr. Sec., Wilmington. Stuart J. 2l^=The following lodges pay $1, $2 or $4 cultivation of the intellectual powers. Does Horne, Gr. Master, Wilmington. a year, receiving 11, 22 and 44 copies of the it always include a pure standard of morali­ Mississippi.—Gr. Commandery from 01- Token respectively, to distribute to the mem­ ty ? If not, it is in opposition to the divine ver L. McKay, Gr. Rec., Meridian. Rob­ bers who are promptest in attendance: plan. One may be highly educated and yet ert A. Carson, Gr. Com., Columbus. Copies be very wicked and selfish, and again one St. Andrew’s, Bangor, 22 MissouRi.—Gr. Chapter, from Robert F, Temple, Westbrook, 11 may be very dull of intellect and still be Stevenson, Gr. Sec., St. Louis. Albert E. Hancock, Castine, 11 kind, brotherly, charitable and abounding Dramant, Gr. High Priest, St. Louis, Mo. Ira Berry, Bluehill, 22 in sympathy. A community of the former Gr. Council of Missouri, from Robert F. Rising Virtue, Bangor, 22 Kenduskeag, Kenduskeag, 11 would be a bad place to live in ; of the lat­ Stevenson, Gr. Rec., St. Louis. Wm. J. Ira Berry Chapter, Pittsfield, 22 ter a thousand times better place. The Vannix, Gr. Mas., St. Joseph. Pioneer Lodge, Ashland, 11 one would use his knowledge for his own Nebraska.—Gr. Commandery, April 19, Lincoln Lodge, Wiscasset, 44 St. Aspinquid Lodge, York Village, 11 selfish aggrandizement, the other for the 1917, from Francis E. White, Omaha, Gr. Olive Branch Lodge, Charleston, 11 benefit of his fellow-man; the one a re- Rec. Claude Watson, Gr. Com. Hiram Lodge, South Portland, 11 pioach and a hindrance, the other a credit, New YoRK.—Gr. Lodge, May 1, 1917, Casco Lodge, Yarmouth, 11 a blessing, a good Freemason. McKinley Lodge, McKinley, 11 from Edward M. L. Ehlers. Thomas Pen­ A man can be as selfish in his religion as What lodge shall be next added ? ney, Buffalo, Gr. Mas. in his material wealth. Cannot he prize South CAROLINA.—Grand Commandery Japan Recognizes Masonry. the religion of his fathers without trying to from Joseph Lindsay, Chester, Gr. Rec. Courtesies and respect probably never degrade or destroy the religious faith of his Thomas W. Dantzler, St. Matthews, Gr. before paid to the memory of a foreigner brother? Freemasonry tries to correct this. Com. by the Japanese government and people It invites men of all nations and creeds to Texas.—Gr. Commandery from J. C. marked the funeral of American Ambas­ its altars without profaning their sacred Kidd, Houston, Gr. Rec. Robert L. Ball, sador to Japan, George W. Guthrie, in altars. It is universal and eternal; no per­ San Antonia, Gr. Com. Tokio, March 13, according to the Japan secutions so bloody as to blot out its vota­ Victoria.—Gr. Lodge, from Charles Advertiser, a newspaper published in Eng­ ries, no anathemas count in the march of James Barrow, Gr. Sec., Melbourne. Chas. lish in that city. At the funeral services in time. Masonry smiles at the passions and C. Salmon, Gr. Mas. Trinity Cathedral, Bro. George Whymark, edicts of kings, princes and potentates, and VIRGINIA.—Gr. Lodge, from Chas. A. Grand Master, was given a seat with the pities the follies of men. It refuses to sac­ Nesbitt, Gr. Sec., Richmond. Henry K. diplomatic corps, and near the seats re­ rifice its principles at the bidding, threats Field, Gr. Mas., Alexandria. served for the imperial family and princes or cajolaries of any human being. It calm­ Christianizing Masonry. of the blood. ly ignores them.—Square and Compass. Editorially the Advertiser says: "The Another critic of the Grand Lodge of permission by the government to the mem­ Landmarks. Massachusetts arises in Rev. Brother Frank bers of the Masonic Order, in which the Landmarks in "Operative Masonry” E. Wilson, who takes the Masonic Chroni­ late Ambassador held an exalted post, to were certain fixed marks placed near the cler to task for its remarks on the propriety MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1917. 7 of confining the Masonic candidate to the gree, which estranges man from man, pro­ verts.” Beecher gazed at him and said, Christian and Jewish Scriptures for pur­ ductive of intolerance, hatred and persecu­ "I guess that’s so, for if you had been con­ poses of taking his obligation. tion, of bigotry, hypocrisy and fanaticism. verted by the Great Jehovah, you would The Grand Lodge decided, according to In this religion Freemasonry has no part. not be in your present condition.” established precedents and landmarks, that The aim and object of Freemasonry is The non-affiliates our brother mentioned the Koran and other Bibles held sacred by not to make the Christian, the Jew more were never made masons in their hearts, non-Christian or Jewish people could be Jewish, and the Mohammedan, but to make but simply in a masonic lodge. The beauti­ used. This in connection with the estab­ the Christian a better Christian, the Jew a ful teachings of our order never found lodg­ lishment of a lodge in China. better Jew, and Mohammedan a better Mo­ ment except in outwork of the men. They To the astonishment of the Chronicler hammedan .—[Brotherhood. ] become members of the fraternity not from and other Masonic papers there were some a desire of being useful to their fellow-man Col. Wm. F. Cody Buried by the and improving themselves morally, men­ supposedly intelligent Masons who thought Masons. the whole Masonic world was coming to an tally and spiritually, but because of what On Sunday, June 3, Col. Wm. F. Cody end unless the Christian Scriptures alone they thought Masonry would do for them (Buffalo Bill), was buried on Lookout were left on the altar. This shows how in a selfish way if they became members of Mountain, a jutting spur of the Rockies very far we have gone along the road to the Craft. Ascertaining their mistake, hear Denver, Colo., overlooking the vast sectarianizing Fraternity in America—dan­ they fall out of the ranks, and it is well to plains to the east, which he had played so gerous, as LIGHT has frequently pointed leave them there. We are better off with­ important a part in reclaiming from sav­ out. When Freemasonry becomes a relig­ out them.—[The Masonic «S’un.] agery. ious club, then indeed its universality and He was buried with full masonic ceremony humanity disappears like that of churches This is something new. The G. M. of by Golden City Lodge, No. 1, of Denver, whose preachers spend their lives in relig­ West Virginia ruled that a mason, who is a escort by Knights Templar in uniform, in ious controversies. Let religious dogmas member of a City Council, commits no ma­ the presence of some 25,000 men, women take care of themselves. Freemasonry is sonic offence by voting against a mason and children. for men of all professions and creeds. It is who is a candidate for office before the This lays to rest all doubts as to whether based on human friendship and love. Ma­ council. he had renounced Masonry on his death­ sons regard al! men as brothers because bed. He may have been baptized by a they believe in God alone as the Father In Scotland Grand Lodge holds that the Roman Catholic priest, as claimed by the Mohammedan, Christian, Jew, Buddhist. - Mark degree is a part of the F. C. degree, Catholic Register of Denver, but if so he and under the jurisdiction of the W. M. Light. was unconscious at the time, for those who A lodge must not elect a brother W. M. knew Buffalo Bill know that he would Freemasonry and Religion until he has received the Mark. never have stultified himself to have an­ Freemasonry is a religious institution. swered the questions that the Roman Cath­ The Grand Lodge of Ireland has estab­ Its religious character cannot be well un­ olic baptismal ceremonies require. Nor lished a Lodge of Research to investigate derstood and defined unless we draw a dis­ would this have been the first time that the history of Irish Masonry. tinction between subjective religion, the priests had baptized unconscious masons, religion of the heart, and objective religion, and claimed that they had renounced the The Danish West Indies, which the the religion of the mind. fraternity. United States has purchased from Denmark By subjective religion, that religion of If it was true that Col. Cody renounced for §25,000,000, is one of the few places in the heart, we understand that divine dispo- Masonry, which he would have to do to be the tropics where liberty is free from secta­ sition and influence instinctively dwelling legally baptized by that church, they would rianism, and Masonry is not clandestine. in man, the voice of God within, manifested not have permitted the masons to bury by piety and devotion, by love and rever­ him, nor would the masons have buried ence, adoration and worship of the Su­ him after making such renunciation. THE BEST FOR preme Being, the Father of us all. It is His tomb was hewed out of solid rock, the religion—emotional in character—which and the masons propose to erect an heroic BILIOUSNESS changes, purifies and sanctifies the heart. equestrian statue over his body, to which Brnuswick, Me. Having its source and origin in God, it is the masons of the United States are asked "I have used the ‘L. F.’ medicine for purely divine, and therefore immutable; to contribute.—[The Texas Freemason.} years; in fact, never intend to be without it being common to all men, it binds man to in the house. I think it the best medicine for biliouness that I have ever used.” man; it is the religion in which all men Why Some Lodge Members Fall Out. Respectfully yours, agree. This is the religion of Freemasonry. —Discussing the subject of non-alfiliates, Mrs. S. C. Wilson. By objective religion, the religion of the wherein stress is laid upon the statement The burden of living falls on the stomach. that every effort should be made to secure When it is overworked the liver becomes mind, we understand religion objectively deranged and the system clogged. "L. F.” treated and scientifically reduced to a sys­ their continued membership in lodges, Past Atwood’s Bitters assist nature so gently tem, called theology. 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