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Brothers John Sheville and James L. Gould. Masonic His TABLE OF CONTENTS. We think our readers will be pleased to from the circumstance that open opposition PAGB: peruse so eloquent an account of early to the Grand Lodge was not then attempted. MASONIC HISTORIANS, NO. 2.— Freemasonry ; but whilst indicating the Even so early as A.D. 1730 it is evident that Bros. John Sheville ancl James L. Gould 523 & 524 excellence of the language and description clandestine lodges were held , and the R EVIEWS— of the character of the Craft about moving spirits in the subsequent secession The Imperial Constantinian Order of St. A.D. 1725, let us not forget to scrutinize the were the active agents then. We are in- George... ... ... ... ... ... 524 circumstances narrated. (a) Gentlemen clined to believe, with " The Son of Sala- LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE 524 were admitted as Masons long before thiel," " That the opposition party was G RAN D LODGE OF SCOTLAND 525 & 526 A.D. 1717, and even were elected to office mainly composed of Operative Masons, THE CRAFT— as early as the seventeenth century, so that who regarded with distrust and uneasiness Metropolitan 526 & 527 it is absurd to talk about the law generally the transformation of the ancient handi- Middlesex 52? restricting the reception of members to craft society into an association for the Provincial 2 5 7 operatives down to A.D. 1725, when we cultivation of speculative science. Ex-: BIRTHS, "M ARRIAGES AND DEATHS 52S , have so many record s dating long before amples of this distrust had been shown ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 528 eighteenth century, previously, when the members of the old TRUTH 528 the third decade of the lod of St. Paul's burnt their manuscripts, His I MPERIAL H IGHNESS THE PRINCE R IIODO- which abundantly confirms the fact that ge * CA.N'AKIS ... 529 operatives «<*<?;/£ were not received as Masons constitutions, and charges, to prevent them ROSICRL'CIAN .SOCIETY OF ENGLAND 529 before the last century. We will not being published by Grand Master Payne. R OVAL MASONIC B ENEVOLENT I NSTITUTION ... 529 further anticipate our " History of Free- The " domatie " or working Masons re- ROYAL M ASONIC I NSTITUTION FOR BOYS ... 529 masonry in York " (to appear in the solved, therefore, to make a stand against M ULTUM IN PARVO 529 " Masonic Annual," to be published shortly) Desaguliers, whose influence was rapidly O RIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE — than by mentioning that the records of the becoming supreme by the influx into the The Purple 53° extinct " old lodge at York city" prove that Order of men of birth and education, who A Cry of Distress 53° generally gentlemen were initiated therein shared his expansive ideas of establishing " From Refreshment tn Labour " 530 before 1717, and that as an operative insti- an universal Brotherhood upon the basis of The Elias Dc Derlinm Lodge, No. 586 ... 530 tution it had loner ceased to exist at that Operative Masonry." These views are Bro. Norton 's Rcnlv to Bro. William Car- period. It worked before and after the first confirmed by the opposition to Dr. Desagu- penter 530 & 531 Grand Lodge was established in London liers, the learned Frenchman, in 1723, when An Urgent Appeal 531 and quite independent of it for some his appointment as Deputy Grand Master Questionable Doings ... (1717), 531 years, although subsequently the two being put to the vote only forty-three mem- CHANNEL I SLANDS 532 bodies exchanged correspondence, &c. The bers supported the election , and f orty-two I NSTRUCTI ON* 532 old lodge at Haughfoot Scotland voted agamst it! Bro. Anthony Sayer the M ARK MASONRY— , , also , first Grand Master Installation of Earl Percy 532 illustrates the fact of Operative Masons not , joined the dissentients, O RDERS OF CHIVALRY — being always the chief strength in a lodge and he had a narrow escape of being ex- Knights Templar ... ... ... ... 532 anterior to 1725, or even 1717, and so also pelled from the Order in consequence. Bro. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE AI.UANY do the records of other lodges. The Gould takes considerable pains to decide LODGE, No. 3S9 532 & 533 majority of the " Revivalists " do not according to theevidence accumulated when DISTRICT G RAND LODGE OF T URKEY 533 appear to have been operatives either. the Grand Lodge of the " Ancients " was POETRY— Whilst fully admitting the operative origin instituted , and considers that the deposition The Lord's Prayer of thc Freemason ... ... 533 of our ancient Order, we think its exclu- made by the esteemed Grand Secretary, M ASONIC M EETING . * '"HI : N EXT W EEK ... 533 & 534 sively operative connections ceased some- Bro. White, ought to settle the question. ADVERTISEMENTS 521, 522, 534, 535, & 536 time before the era of A.D. 1725, and that It is as follows : " In certain testimony therefore the law declared to have been taken by commission in England , for use MASONIC HIS TORIANS.—No. 2. carried at that period , to enable gentlemen in the New York difficulty some years since, to join without the usual restrictive "opera- Bro. White, at that time the venerable BROTHERS JOHN SHEVILLE AND tive clause, was purely pro forma, if it was Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of JAMES L. GOULD. passed at all. No doubt we are indebted England, says under oath, in answer to a to the non-operatives for the more specula- question, that the Athol or Ancient Grand Bv BRO. WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN**. tive character of Freemasonry after the Lodge was formed in 1752. " The " Son seventeenth century. Indeed ,without such of Salathiel " in THE FREEMASON (Oct (Continuedfrom page $oy.) aid , our Society would, in all probability, 15th 1870,) considers that the Grand Lodg< Bro. Gould having glanced at tlie revival have been extinct long before now. As it of England (Ancients)was not formed unti: of Freemasonry (not origin) in 1717, pro- is, it will flourish so long as faith , hope, and 5th December, 1753, when Bro. Robert ceeds to state that about 1725 " many charity exist among mankind. Bro. Gould Turner was elected the " first Grand other new regulations were proposed and is particularly careful to clear up the mys- Master," and quotes from the records of adopted, which had , and still have, great tery connected with the schism, and is in that extinct Grand Lodge in corroboration influence on the Order. First in impor- part successful. \V« cannot, however, agree thereof. We quite agree with Bro. Gould tance among these was the one allowing with him, that it originated " with some that Bros. Sandy, Preston , Mackay and the admission of members without regard unruly spirits, who, being exceeding ly others, were misinformed on this subject to occupation or pursuit. Previous to this anxious to obtain the Master's Degree, when stating it occurred either in 17$), era the Society was composed mostly of prevailed on some inconsiderate Master 1757, or 1772. Operative Masons, with an occasional ex- Masons to open an illegal lodge, and to In THE F REEMASON for September 17th , ception in favour of men distinguished for raise them to that sublime degree." About 1S70, wc read fro m the pen of the " Son of rank , scientific attainments, or position in A.D. 173S it was comparatively easy to Salathiel," that " From 1739 to 1752 the civil life, or those who had rendered some attain the third degree, and therefore to History of the ' Ancients ' is veiled in eminent service to the Craft. In order to obtain such a distinction could not have obscurity, for the very sufficient reason that increase its membership ancl extend the been the possession which a few " unruly no record of their proceedings was kept until influence of the Order, the proposition was spirits " sought, and out of which sprung the last-mentioned year. .... It is agreed to, that the privileges of Masonry the notable secession of seventy odd years. but right to state that there was no 'Grand should no longer be restricted to Operative The question as to the origin of thc " An- Lodge ' according to the 'Old Institu- Masons, but men of all trades and profes- cients " has of late been considerabl y tions' all this while, the ruling powers being sions should bc admitted to the rights and cleared of its obscurity by a series of articles the Masters of thc several lodges held in benefits of the Institutionon being regularly in THE FREEMASON , by an accomplished London." The first minutes of the Seceders approved. From this point tlie Fraternity Mason, styled " Thc Son of Salathiel ;" and are dated the 5th February, 1752 , when rapidly acquired popularity and influence. to it we would respectfully point ourfriends Bro. Laurence Dermott was appointed Grand Men of rank and position sought affiliation , who wish for light on the subject. When Secretary, and in the next record, viz., 4th with the Order, and there came knocking at read side by side with Dr. Oliver's work on March, A.D. , the Royal Arch degree its 1752 doors men of talent and learning. These the " Origin of the Royal Arch "—which, is mentioned. The " Son of Salathiel " men app lied themselves to the study of its though essentially different, is, after all, the notices Desagulier's work of 1744, which symbols and allegories, and by their labours fullest treatise on the " Ancients " we alludes to the Royal Arch. It is in our the dust and rubbish of centuries were know of—Masonic students will find that possession, and has been examined by this Removed from the foundation of the old the account by " The Son of Salathiel " is excellent Mason with much satisfaction, as Temple of Operative Masonry, and the of much value, because the history of the theexistence of Royal Arch Masonry new in the Temple of Speculative Masonry was " Seceders " is mainly considered at a time third decade of the 18th century reared is thereby in all its beauty and grandeur to when Dr.
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