Masonic T oken.

W HEREBY O UNTIE BROTHER MLA.Y KNOW ANOTHER,

V o l u m e 4. P O R T L A N D , ME., J U L Y 15, 1898. No. 5.

Scottish Rite. Dedications. Published quarterly by Stephen Berry, Bangor Chapter of Rose Croix : The new masonic hall of Oriental No. 37 Plum Street, Portland, Maine. Master—Wm. C. Mason, 33°. Lodge, at Livermore Falls, was dedicated Twelve cts. per year in advance. Senior Warden—Elmer F. Pember. Junior War.—Augustus B. F’arnham, 33°. by Grand Master Locke, June 24th, in the Established March, 1867. - - 31st Year. Grand Orator—Chas. J. Wardley. presence of 400 masons. The address was Treasurer—Edwin F. Dillingham. by Rev. C. A. Hayden, of Augusta, Grand Secretary—Fred W. Adams. Hospitaler—Hugh R. Chaplin. Chaplain. Advertisements $4.00 per inch, or $3.00 for IVew C h a p te rs. half an inch for one year. Master of Cer.—Thomas W. Burr, 33°. Captain of Guard—Edmund J. Murch. No advertisement received unless the advertiser, In accordance with the action of the Grand or some member of the firm, is a Freemason in Tyler—Augustus E. Pote. Chapter, a dispensation dated May 4th has good standing. Red Cross of CoiiMtnntine. been issued to Searsport Chapter, at Sears­ Sovereign—Millard F. Hicks. port. Edwin H. Durgin, h p ; Albert M. LAVCIVDEK LEAVES. Viceroy—Charles I. Riggs. Ames, k ; James A. Colson, sc ; Charles E. Senior General—Henry P. Merrill. Adams, sec. Stated meeting first Monday. The waving corn was green and gold, Junior General—Albert H. Burroughs. The damask roses blown, Prelate—Joseph B. Shepard. And one dated May 5th, to Pine Tree Chap­ The bees and busy spinning wheel Treasurer—Marquis F. King. ter, Deer Isle. John J. Spofford, h p ; Ed­ Kept up a drowsy drone. Recorder—Samuel F. Bearce. When Mistress Standish, folding down win L. Haswell, k ; Frank A. Gross, s c ; Her linen, white as snow, Prefect—Warren C. King. Between it laid the lavender Herald—Samuel S. Boyden. Elmer P. Spofford, sec. Stated meeting, One summer long ago. Standard Bearer—George M. Stanwood. first Wednesday. Sentinel—Winslow E. Howell. The slender spikes of grayish green, Still moist with morning dew, Prior—Francis E. Chase. St. John’s Day Recalled a garden sweet with box Capt. of the Guard—Frank L. R. Gould. Beyond the ocean’s blue, First Lieutenant—Herbert W. Robinson. was celebrated by Portland and St. Alban An English garden, quaint and old, Verger—Joseph E. Henley. She nevermore might know, Commanderies, 175 strong, making an excur­ And so she dropped a homesick tear Harbinger—George D. Loring. sion to the Isles of Shoals. At Portsmouth Warder—George 11. Owen. That summer long ago. a delegation from DeWitt Clinton Com­ The yellow sheets grew worn and thin, Constitution**. mandery escorted them to the steamer Vik­ And fell in many a shred ; Some went to bind a soldier’s wounds, Grand Master Locke constituted Mount ing. They reached Portland on their return And some to shroud the dead. Olivet Lodge, No. 203, (formerly And Mistress Standish rests her soul at 8:05. On their way down town they Where graves their shadows throw Lodge, u. d.) at Washington, .July 15th. halted and serenaded Past Commanders Er- And violets blossom, planted there In summers long ago. He will constitute Mount Bigelow Lodge, mon D. Eastman and Edwin F. Vose. 202, at Flagstaff, Friday afternoon, July But still between the royal rose Dunlap Commandery of Bath went to 29th, at 2 p. m . And lady lily tall Salem, Mass., 75 strong, and were enter­ Springs up the modest lavender The day for the constitution of David A. BesiJe the cottage wall. tained by Winslow Lewis Commandery. The spider spreads her gossamer Hooper Lodge, No. 201, at West Sullivan, is Across it to and fro— On the 25th they went to Middleton and not yet fixed, but it will probably take place The ghost of linen laid to bleach dined there. One summer long ago. very soon. [New England Magazine. Grand Chapter. IVew H a l l . In consequence of the declination of Comp. Hiram Lodge, at South Portland, has con­ tracted for a new masonic hall with C. H. MASONRY IN HAINE. Hugh R. Chaplin, of Bangor, Grand High Priest Albro E. Chase has appointed Chas. Adams, of Norway, the cost to be $37,000. Lodge Election**. W. Jones, of China, District Deputy Grand It will be completed by Nov. 15th. It is to erected on the corner of Main and E streets Nezinscot, 101, Turner. Ilarry W Bur­ High Priest, and to fill the vacancy in office din, m ; E Herbert Cole, sw ; Oliver A of Grand Steward, Edwin S. Vose, of Port­ at Knightville. Sprague, jw; Seth 1) Andrews, sec. land. Hermon Lodge, of Gardiner, has pur­ Oriental Star, 21, Livermore Falls. Ches­ Consolidation. chased the Waite property on which their ter H Thurston, in ; Charles H. Gibbs, sw; In conformity with the vote of Grand burned hall stood, and will erect a new Ernest A Goding, jw ; Geo O Eustis, sec. building upon it. They will also leave a Naval, 184, Ivittery. C Clifford Much- Chapter, Grand High Priest Chase was more, m ; Henry I Durgin, sw ; Frank T present officially at Norway, June 15th, and part of the Reed building, adjoining, and Clarkson, jw ; Levi L Goodrich, sec. effected the consolidation of Oxford Chap­ occupy it for ante-rooms. Bingham, 199, Bingham. Edwin O Vit- ter, No. 29, of Bethel, and Union Chapter, tum, m ; Samuel A Smith, sw ; David G Rooks, Papers, etc. Bean, jw; George C Eames, sec. No. 36, of Norway. The consolidated chap­ ter will be located at Norway under the —Department of Labor, Bulletin 16, for Chapter Election*!. name and number of Oxford Chapter, No. May, discusses the Alaskan gold fields, di Unity, 32, South Berwick. Samuel II 29. The officers of Union Chapter will be gests of the state and foreign reports, etc. Knowland, h p ; Charles M Sleeper, k ; Hor­ the officers until the annual meeting in Oc­ The Alaskan report gives a heap of solid in­ ace A Farnham, sc ; Ed A Chesley, s ec . formation. Washington, 16, Machias. Daniel A Cur­ tober, and the stated meetings will be held tis, h p ; Willis H Allen, k ; Loring F Wild­ on Wednesdays on or before the full moon, — The Cosmopolitan magazine is edited er, sc ; Henry R Taylor, sec. as heretofore in Union Chapter. by John Brisben Walker, and published at 34 MASONIC TOKEN, - - JULY 15, 1898.

Irvington, N. Y., monthly. Although it is and language, show conclusively that, ages the true penal sign, silent and awesome. as elegantly illustrated as the four dollar ago, there was at Hawaiki a grand temple Then again, “ Speculative Masonry ” was known as Wharekura, at which temple not advanced or urged, and each one ap­ magazines, and employs the ablest writers, meetings were regularly held, presided over pears to have used his enlightenment for it is only $1 a year, or 10c. a number. The by Tohunga, initiates of a very high order, the purpose of furthering his knowledge paper and presswork costs more than they and wherein was taught and practiced a along those ancient lines which embraced perfect system of masonic principles in an the complete system, offering that fulness charge for it, but by obtaining an enormous esoteric form, with exhaustive and appro­ of happiness granted to mortals who were circulation they evidently count on making priate rituals, also symbols, signs, pass­ enabled to penetrate the very depths of up their loss by the profit on the advertis­ words, and that these were kept and pre­ nature, and by revelling in her mysteries ing. However that may be, the reader will served on tables of stone, which latter were attain the threshold of the divine. deposited in the temple. The ritual and With this outline and brief comparison get a charming magazine for the price of a symbols were entrusted by the Ariki-Rangi 1 will close. newspaper. (divine and supreme head) to the various H enry M. Sto w el l , officers, in order to properly carry out the Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Trinity Commandery, of Augusta will ceremonials connected with these meetings, January 7, 1898. whereat only those others who were en­ make the trip to Pittsburgh, via the White titled under the order to be present, had the M aori H ymn to th e Creator. Mountains and Niagara Falls, with a side happiness of listening to the recitals, and of Lord ! whom our wandering fathers bore trip to Gettysburg, and the expense will be observing the uses of the higher symbols. From sea to sea, from shore to shore Regarded from a Maori point of view, Ma­ And sacred manna gave— $63 for each member. sonry is neither more nor less than the rela­ When far upon the trackless main Portland Commandery will make the same tion of “ the main features of the history of They cried aloud to thee, nor vain, trip. Tickets $60. creation and the origin and higher destiny Thou didst their wearying hearts sustain. of man,” which relation was accompanied Oh Rangi! Ilongo! Tane ! Tu ! Brother Joseph A. Locke, M. W. Grand with appropriate symbols. Tane was the Be with us still, however few. Master of the of Maine, visited G. A. 0. T. U .; he may or may not be iden­ tical with the Chaldean Canes. The lan­ Be with us Lord nor set at naught the on Thursday, and was The precepts our forefathers taught warmly welcomed by Grand Treasurer guage in which this wisdom-religion was em­ bodied is extremely Archaic, but, thanks to As our inheritance. Thomas R. Patton, Grand Secretary Wil­ Thy deeds recited oft and sung liam A. Sinn, George W. Kendrick, Jr., my having been taught in my youth by an aged Tohunga and relative some of the sym­ In ancient home and mother tongue Chas. K. Francis, A. M. Rambo and others. ’Ere seeds of bitterness had sprung He was chaperoned by Brother Francis and bols and mysteries, I understand many of the allusions, and am acquainted with vari­ Oh Rangi! Rango! Tane! Tu ! expressed profound pleasure, delight and Be with us still, however few. admiration, in viewing our great edifice and ous signs. A knowledge of astronomy being the manner in which he was received by the absolutely essential to a proper realization Thy many titles, Lord! are found brethren of .—[Bro. Rambo in of the principles of the Order, its adepts— Above, beneath, and all around Ta/jcjart’s Times] Toliunga-kokorangi—constantly taught, in Oh Rangi! “ Heavenly One,” observatories, its elements and phenomena Thy name of Rongo! “ Prince of Peace,” The itlaori and Treemanoitry. to those who were accepted for qualification Tane! who lifts the worlds with ease, Under the Maori system the two main . (Square and Compass, Denver.) T u! where dread vengence sets her crease. pillars, together with their chapiters, were Oh Rangi! Rongo! Tane ! Tu ! Bro. Cornelius Hedges, Grand Secretary, represented before the dome of the sky. Be with us still, however few. Montana, contributes the following to the These were divine. A subordinate pillar American Tyler: was “ the Pillar of the E arth;” at certain Lord! Thou hast known us thro’ all time H e len a , Mont., March 15, 1898. points the Ngana, or centre, was traced. Of every sea and land and clime Bear Brother Brownell: These were two great circles, which inter­ Thou art the pilgrim’s hope. In one of my corresponce reports in com­ sected, and which had their corresponding Our infant lives were* vowed to Thee menting on the proceedings of the Grand circles. The square was caught upon four With sprinkling branch of sacred tree Lodge of New Zealand, I asked if any of points of the visible universe. Moral teach­ Me tohu e koe tou iwi. the natives ever joined our institution. To ings were more or less associated with the Oh Rangi! Rongo! Tane ! Tu ! my pleasant surprise I received the answer figure of the Ripeka Cross, the type of good Be with us still, however few. enclosed. The brother evidently sent a and evil, oi enlightenment and ignorance, by copy of it to the New Zealand Craftsman, two opposing lines. It appears that there is Shrine of the kura treasure rare from which enclosed clipping is taken. It a universal tendency for the evil line to The seal of truth in and air possesses great interest to me and I presume cross the good 'line, a tendency to restrict, From Hawaiki’s font. a great many other American masons would thwart, or delimit its beneficial functions. Lord of the city, camp and plain enjoy reading it as well. If you wish you Hence, “ He waewae tapeka, ta ta ara Lord of the mighty, guard, maintain, can copy it. I have compared the printed Ripekka ” (“ A foot which diverges from Hear us, the flax fast amain. letter with the original sent me and find it the good or pure to the evil or impure Oh Rangi ! Rongo ! Tane ! Tu ! correct. The Maori Hymn to the Creator path.”) The figure of the triangle Tantoru Be with us still, however few. which was a part of my letter was not pub­ formed the basis of, or for, the most elabor­ Lord of the Nations, ’twas to Thee lished in the. Craftsman, and I have had a ate calculations in connection with astron- Our fathers earthed the sacred tree copy made, which I enclose. In my opinion omo and geography. The ever blessed toi. it is a gem. Corn elius H ed g es, The terms “ Mason,” “ Masonry,” “ Ma­ In thee our tribes were blest of old, Grand Secretary. sonic,” are used in their English sense, and Thy boundless greatness e’er extolled, n ew Zealand’s r e p l y . for convenience. Days and months were This remnant pitying Lord behold. The Grand Secretary, Lodge of Montana, measured by successive phases of the moon, Oh Rangi! Rongo ! Tane ! Tu ! Greeting!—In the New Zealand Craftsman while the year was marked by the heliacal Be with us still, however few! of January 1, 1898, I notice a paragraph re­ rising in June of the star Puanga, Rigel in Orion, due east, this being the star of the Our twilight burden Lord of day ferring to the admission of the native race Pierce with a shaft of brightest ray into . In order to make my­ Maori New Year, and the first sign of the Awaliio-Iiangi, or Zodiac. Shine in our aching hearts. self understood, I must premise that I ajn a Support us with Thy guiding hand member of the European Order of F. and A. I have no knowledge of the use of such a Teach us to know and understand Masons, taking my M. M. degree in 1893 in thing as the 24 in. gauge, but can vouch that Thy power and wisdom wrought and plann’d my Mother Lodge, Hawera, No. 34, N. Z. C. calculations of length or distance were Oh Rangi! Rongo ! Tane ! Tu ! I am a native of New Zealand on my grand­ worked out with nice exactitude. The signs Be with us still, however few. mother’s side, she being an aboriginal native, in use varied from those of the Europeans. thus— Still, in some important respects, so far as a Lord, teach us still to watch and pray Lipeka Maumau—Mathew Farley mere M. M. is able to compare, there is as­ For that blest time when owned Thy sway Hukana Manmau— John S. Stowell tonishing agreement, and the agreement In all the toiling earth. Hare Hongi (otherwise Henry) M. Stowell. suggests a variation on the European scale, From Hawaiki’s old estate Feeling that the enquiry in question is owing to the incorporation, or blending Oh ! may Thy wisdom permeate prompted by a genuine spirit, I for the therein, of the terms of the oath. In the Throughout our councils small and great. second time feel called upon to discuss Maori system there appears to have been Oh Rangi! Rongo ! Tane ! Tu ! matters in connection with the craft from a no necessity for the oath. The ordinance Be with us still, however few. native point of view, with the proviso that of the Tapu Sanctity was its (Masonic) very Lord, take our struggling spirits hence my communication will only be allowed to essence; any infringement thereof, or neg­ And lay not up our soul’s offence wander in illuminated paths. The Maori, lect of its observance, by whomsoever, re­ For future punishment. » .i 11 t . 4 i i giu v 1 iti (epicpoem s) sulted in sure and speedy death, which was But to Thy mansion in the skies MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1898. 35

Oh ! bear us swift as lightning flies In Arizona this month is a return to first bers were arrested and eight of them sent to To share Thy home in Paradise. principles, for the annual sessions of the the galleys. Oh Rangi ! Rongo ! Tane ! Tu ! Grand Lodges of the territory will be held In 1751 Ferdinand VI published a decree Be with us still, however few. in a cavern. Not in a dismal quarry rough forbidding the assembling of Freemasons, Lord ! when our circle is complete, strewn with the products of the chisel and and declared that all violators of it should Be Thou our centre of retreat, mallet, but in a temple of surpassing beauty, j be treated as persons guilty of high treason. Its pillar and its base. a direct gift from the Supreme Master, un­ In that year Pope Benedict XIV had re­ Even as our spirits sink to earth marred by touch of human workman. newed the bull of Clement XII against Oh grant the soul its bright re-birth ! Large it is as the largest lodge room, with Freemasonry. In 1783 the Cardinal Vicar To blend in pureness with Thy worth. fluted and frescoed roof, with wondrous caused a decree of death to be promulgated Oh Rangi ! Rongo ! Tane ! Tu ! columns and pillars, such as mortal could against all Freemasons. Be with us still, however few. never hew, the walls the spotless white of Notwithstanding these persecutions, Free­ purity, with here and there a stripe of the masonry continued to be cultivated in Spain, HARE IIONGI—(Henry M. Stowell.) blue of truth. At the master’s right hand but the meetings of the lodges were held Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. nature has placed a pedestal of creamy with great caution and secrecy. On the white, that will ring like a bell under his accession of Joseph Napoleon to the throne Do Not Omit “ A men.” gavel. On either side the dais are snowy in 1807, the liberal sentiments that charac­ H. B. GRANT. curtains of purest lime, through which the terize the Napoleonic dynasty prevailed, and A masonic magazine, under “ Omit lights will shine, only mellowed by the bar­ all restrictions against the Freemasons were ‘ Amen’ ” as a heading, says : “ By whom, rier. Though the lodge room is 300 feet be­ removed. and at what time, was added the ‘ Amen ’ low the surface, it yet will be reached from In October, 1809, a after the time-honored masonic response, below ; and well guarded may it be, for the of Spain was established. The , ‘ So mote it be ’ 1 ” The drift of this article approach for rods is by narrow tunnel. which had been formerly practiced, appears is to rule out “ Amen ” as an innovation. Then the way leads up a short shaft and now to have been abandoned, and the Grand But is it ? through a portal broken in the cavern side. Lodge was constituted by three lodges of In the Great Light of Masonry. Deut. At the back, beyond the master’s station, the , which, during that year, xxvii, 15 are these words in response to is another gateway, but one that only adds had been established at Madrid. From that priestly invocations, “ And all the people to the mystic influence of the place. Outlet time the Masonry of Spain has been that of shall answer and say, Amen.” In I Chron. it is, yet no man knoweth whither it leads. the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. xvi, 36 : “ And all the people said, Amen, Though the cavern’s air is sweet and pure, In 1814 Ferdinand VII, having succeeded and praised the Lord.” In numerous other no draft comes from the Stygian pit. No to the throne, restored the inquisition, pro­ places the use and instruction to use the man has ever been lowered into its mouth, scribed Freemasonry, and forbade the meet­ word are given. and lanterns swung down show nothing be­ ings of the lodges. It was not until 1820, The oldest masonic manuscript known, yond the narrow slit, 6 feet in width of un­ that the Grand Orient of Spain recovered its and which is probably over six hundred known length and depth. Stones thrown activity, and in 1821 we find a Supreme years old, closes with these words: within are never heard to strike the bottom. Council in actual existence. “ Amen ! amen ! so mot hyt be ! Such is the rearward boundary of the lodge On the death of Ferdinand VII, in 1853, Say we so alle per charyte.” room. the persecutions against the Freemasons Very many other “ authorities ” to prove The location is at Bisbee, one of the most ceased, because in the civil war that ensued the masonic antiquity of the traditional and unromantic of mining towns, set in a gorge the priests lost much of their power. Be­ historic use of the word “ Amen ” are easily of the Mule Mountains, in the southeastern tween 1845 and 1849, according to Findel, accessible. part of Arizona. Down the narrow valley several lodges were founded, and a Grand In the forms of prayers in “ the Constitu­ the shanties struggle in the usual nerve dis­ Orient established, which appears to have tions of the Ancient and Honorable Frater­ tracting way. At the head are the great exercised powers up to 1848. But subse­ nity of Free and Accepted Masons . . . smelting furnaces, surrounded by growing quently, during the reign of Isabella, Ma­ collected and digested from their old rec­ mountains of slag. Below this lies the sonry again fell into decadence. It has now, ords, faithful traditions and lodge books lodge room; down a shaft, along a drift however, revived, and in 1889 was recognized . . ” by Thaddeus Mason Harris, pub­ and up an “ upraise,” where stolid Cornish by the government. lished in 1792, and revised in 1798, there miners broke through the side of the cham­ In Cuba Freemasonry has had more free­ are numerous forms of prayers, every one ber. The room is, approximately, an acre dom than in Spain, but has unfortunately of which, that has any final response, gives in area and 20 feet in height. Under foot suffered somewhat from internal dissen­ the word “ Amen” (in both editions). Some, the white floor is almost level. Overhead sions. The Grand Lodge of the Island of but not all, also having “ So mote it be,” the dripping of lime water long ago has left Cuba was reconstituted by the union of all while a form of benediction has it “ Amen ! the most curious tracery, much as though, the active lodges on the island on December So mote it be ! Amen ! ” it has been remarked, the cavern were in 24, 1891. It is composed of thirty-seven An old manuscript, which is over five an iceberg, and net in coarser earth. lodges, with a membership of about 1,200 hundred years old, and printed in 1458, The management of the Copper Queen is brethren. The Grand Master is Bro. Segun- closes thus, “ Amen, so mote hit be.” not in the mining business for sentiment. do Alvarez; Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Another old manuscript, in possession of That the cave has not bee ^disturbed is Prudencio Rabell; Grand Secretary, Bro. Geo. Payne, Grand Master in 1718, closes probably owing to the fact that the copper Jose Fernandez Pellon, all of Havana. with “ Amen, so mote it be.” deposits cease in the surrounding lime rock. It has been freely stated that the masonic Brethren, don’t take fancy and sentiment So work has been prosecuted elsewhere in lodges of Cuba have been hotbeds of revolu­ for fact. The trouble is that too many the sixty miles of drifts and shafts that tion, and have furnished material aid and brethren assume to teach who may not have honeycomb the earth to the depth of 500 comfort to the insurgents, but for this we been “ fully advised ” before they undertake feet. Yet the manager of the mine, the are not prepared to vouch.—| Masonic Stand­ to lecture the craft. Don’t be blind leaders senior of the noted Williams brothers, is ard.] ______of the blind,” but “ Be sure you’re right, not a man devoid of sensibility or of ideas then go ahead.” Amen, so mote it be. of fitness. He is, withal, a mason. He has The eighty-three masons on board the ill- offered the cavern for the Grand Lodge ses­ fated Maine held regular meetings, and 801.0DON’S TJEMPI.E SURPASSED. sions, and, perhaps, the only modern de­ Lieutenant Jenkins and Engineer Merritt, parture, will be to brilliantly light it by elec­ who were killed, were respectively Senior Masonic (Jraml Lodge of Arizona to tricity. and Junior Wardens. Meet in a Fairy (tavern. Masonry in Spa in .—The atmosphere of Grand Master Melish announced to the (St. Louis Globe-Democrat.) Spain has never been favorable to Free­ Grand Lodge of the close of the litiga­ Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 6. In the written masonry. For 170 years the institution has tion which the Grand Lodge has been en­ lore of Masonry is told that the order had struggled against persecution and ostracism, gaged in on account of irregular organiza­ its birth in the cave-quarries beneath Mount and although at the present time Masonry tions in the state. This question has been Lebanon, where the workmen of Solomon’s is recognized by the government, it is under settled by the Supreme Court of the state, Temple gathered at night and bound them­ the ban of the church and the 182 lodges in and forever disposes of such cases. It gives selves a brotherhood, united in the triple the country lead a feeble and furtive exist­ the Grand Lodge the right to enforce its reg­ cause of mutual protection, learning and ence. ulations and prevents any rebellion against truth. In the earlier days of the guild, Masonry was introduced into Spain by the Grand Body by those who owe allegiance through the persecution that ever is allotted the Grand Lodge of England in 1727. Llor- to the Grand Lodge. The effect of the de­ a cult that is new, the caves of Syria were ente says that in 1741 Philip V issued a cision is very wide-spreading and applies to the lodge rooms. But the days when ma­ royal ordinance against the masons, and in to all bodies as well as the Grand Lodge. sonry w'as deemed allied to the black arts are consequence many were arrested and sent —[The Tyler.] past, and not for centuries have the crafts­ to the galleys. The members of the lodge men of the order been compelled to hide at Madrid were specially treated by the in­ Premier Sagasta is said to be Grand Mas­ their lodges like the foxes. quisition with great severity. All the mem­ ter of Spanish masons. 36 MASONIC TOKEN JULY 15, 1898.

which we find traces among the Druses, the ! project, it is to be avoided. When the Grand M asonic . T oken, Arabs and other races ? Master recommends a subscription he is PORTLAND, MAINE. These are interesting questions and worthy likely to designate some official to receive of deep study. and acknowledge it. All others had better STEPHEN BERRY, - - PUBLISHER. be passed in silence. Ilisalory of W arren I.orige. T e n Y e a r s in a V o l u m e . Bro. Herbert Harris has before written We once in a while get a little touch of and published a history of Warren Lodge, English masonic statistics. The Prince of ESTABLISHED MARCH, 1867. No. 2, in the old town of East Machias, but Wales said at the Centenary Festival of the Volume 4 commenced July 15, 1897. it was brief, and now he has published a Boys’ School that there are 2,270 lodges on history of 245 octavo pages, with a full list the roll and nearly 114.000 members, against of members and biographical information 1,306 lodges and 65,000 members in 1875. MAINE MASONIC TEXT BOOK. in regard to many them. The former his­ The collection for the school on this occasion By J osiah H. D rum mond, P. G. M. tory was reviewed in the Token for October, was $670,000. 1886, so here we have ten years more of its James P. Sherwin, Gr. Commander of Il­ In cloth, Library Edition, by mail, $1.40 history. A picture of the Burnham Tav­ linois, has gone into the army, with his reg­ In leather tuck, for pocket, 1.50 ern, in which the first meeting was held in iment, the 2d Illinois infantry, and Dep. G. 1779, is given as a frontispiece. In those Commander William Jenkins, Chicago, as­ Every craftsman studying the work needs days old Machias was one of the most im sumes his duties. Holman G. Purinton.Gr. the new edition for the changes in the mon­ portant towns in Maine, which is the reason Warder, also goes as an officer in the same itorial. of its getting the second lodge. It has been regiment. Every Master needs the new edition for split up into five towns since then, and each the latest decisions regarding masonic law. has a larger population than the original The Grand Lodge of Washington is re­ Brethren in other jurisdictions will find had at that time, but many other towns ported to have taken steps towards recogniz­ this invaluable, because it contains the best have passed it in growth and become cities, ing negro lodges. We are not willing to exposition of masonic law by the ablest while it still remains rural, but quaint and believe, it until we see it officially stated in masonic jurist in the world. charming. Bro. Harris notices and pre­ the proceedings. It is more likely that reso­ serves this quaint and charming air of the lutions looking to that end were presented M asonic St u d y .—In the second degree early days. It is stated that they found it and referred. the candidate is told that the study of the difficult to collect money, for all business liberal arts is earnestly recommended to his was done by barter, and the brethren gave C u ba.—Our Grand Representative, Au- consideration, which shows that it was | their notes for degree and dues. That was relio Miranda, now in , writes to always expected that the craftsman should perhaps not charming, but it is a distinctive Grand Master Sutherland of New York that study something outside of his trade and point among pioneers in civilization. The the Grand Master of Cuba is a Spaniard and guild. Masonic students mostly confine history of such a lodge is not striking but that the contributions now making to Cuban themselves to Masonic Jurisprudence and it gives a picture of the customs of masons masons is liable to be turned in to feed the to the early history of Masonry in the in the olden times, and an idea of the lives Spanish soldiers. British Isles. Jurisprudence is important, of the old townsmen. The biographical The Grand Lodge of North Dakota has but there are so many Grand Lodges to rule, sketches are numerous, and it is gratifying chartered a military lodge in the North Da­ that a man may devote his life to learning to have them in print where they may be kota Regiment which has gone to Manila. all their idiosyncrasies. The history of easily referred to. Copies of the history Kentucky has also established an army British Freemasonry is fascinating, and is can undoubtedly be obtained by writing to lodge in its first regiment. being well studied by the Lodge Coronati. the author, Herbert Harris, or to the Secre­ The Grand Lodge of Iowa, June 7th, But there are some other points which tary, Frank II. Wiswell, at East Machias. elected Crom Bowen, of Des Moines, Gr. will well repay the student. Many of our brethren will remember Bro. Master, Theo. S. Parvin, Cedar Rapids, Gr. I. The origin of the original orders of Seward Dill, formerly of Phillips, the senior Sec. The correspondent is J. C. W. Coxe, Architecture. It is well established that pastmaster of Blue Mountain Lodge. He D. I)., Washington. the Greeks did not originate them, but re­ was an active mason when that lodge was ceived them from the Egyptians. The Grand Council of North Carolina young. He is now living in Soquel, Santa II. What race built the great platform at having ratified the Constitution of the Gen­ Cruz Co., California, on the coast below San Baalbec 1 And was that race connected eral Grand Council, May 19th, is enrolled Francisco, and was ninety years old, Febru­ with the Pyramid builders ? as a constituent of that Grand Body by ary 22d. But he still takes an interest in III. The connection between Egypt and edict of June 16th. masonry, and lately sent us a list of six Yucatan. subscribers from that vicinity. His wife We must again urge upon Secretaries the IV. The deposits under the foundation died June 13th, aged 88 years, 8 months, importance of binding their returns. They stones of Egyptian temples. from the effects of a broken hip. They had are as valuable as tbe records, and if kept V. The Orientation of Egyptian temples. been married 63 years and 2 months. He in a different place will often partially sup­ It is claimed that they faced so that the star is living with his daughter in Soquel. His ply the loss of the records by . Appli­ representing the God to whom the temple son Harry lives in Maine, and one of Harry’s cations are constantly coming in for the loan was dedicated might shine upon the altar at sons is in the army. of old returns, but they cannot be lent for a particular moment. they are all bound up, and not allowed to VI. Did guilds exist in Egypt and were As many circulars asking contributions be removed from a fireproof vault. They the Chief Architects the Masters of them 1 for various objects are received by lodges, are frequently copied at considerable ex­ VII. Was the wooden man of Boulak it will be well to remember that such appli­ pense, which shows the foolishness of neg­ the original Grand Master Hiram 1 cations should be placed on file and not re­ lecting to preserve them. VIII. What race carved the Great sponded to until approved by the Grand Sphynx 1 It was evidently done before the Master. An object, worthy in itself, may Past Grand Master John P. S. Gobin, has erection of the Great Pyramid. not come from the proper source. If a sub- I been nominated for Lieut. Governor of Penn­ IX. Whence originated the Masonry of [scription is being raised as an advertising sylvania. MASONIC TOKEN JULY 15, 1898. 37 v ObilunrieM. dlniuo trat'lsmcn in llie Service. Among the prisoners taken by the Union troops at the time Pickett made his great W illia m S tevens P e r r y , Episcopal Lodge historians have felt the want of a charge at Gettysburg was a Virginia ser­ Bishop of Iowa, died at Dubuque, of paral­ record of masons who served in the civil geant. He was a mason. Capt. John A. ysis, May 13th. He was born in Providence, war, and we are anxious to get a complete Kellogg of the Sixth Wisconsin gave him a list of those from Maine serving in the drink of something reviving from his can­ R. I., in 1832, and was prominent in the teen and put some rations in his empty hav­ Templar Ordjr. Spanish war. We shall be obliged to any ersack. Their parting was that of brothers. In December, 1864, when Kellogg was a W illia m H. B est, Grand Master of brethren who will assist us in making such a list to be published in the Token. We colonel commanding his regiment, I accom­ North Dakota in 1895, died at Fargo, May panied him on a ride along the picket line a 3d, aged 47 yrs. 0 mos. He was a native of give a few names, as reported June 1st, few miles to the left of Petersburg. By Philadelphia. He had been Mayor of Cas- from the 1st Maine Regiment: some means, and without knowing it, we Col. Lucius H. Kendall, Biddeford, Brigade got between the picket lines. We were selton and Chief of Police of Fargo. brought to a halt suddenly by the following Commander Dunlap Lodge, York Chapter, H enry C. Cook, Grand Master of Kansas unmilitary salutation : Maine Council. “ Is that you, Capt. Kellogg 1 ” in 1887, died at Kirksville, Missouri, June Major B. Frank Bradbury, Norway, Looking up, and about two rods to the 12th, aged 55. lie had been cashier of a right, we saw a lieutenant and a dozen men Brigade Surgeon, Oxford Lodge, Union bank at Vinita, Indian Territory, for several in gray, who had apparently just taken their Chapter, Oxford Council, Portland Com­ arms in preparation for serious business. years past. He was a native of Pennsylva­ mandery, Maine Consistory, Grand P. C. W. “ That’s my name, sir, answered the col­ nia and of Quaker parentage. He served in onel. of Grand Council. the. Fourth Illinois Cavalry in the civil war. “ Beg pardon—Col. Kellogg. You were Lieut. Charles E. Davis, Portland, Acting a captain at Gettysburg. Allow me to ex­ He went to Kansas in 1873 and was for ten Assistant Adjutant General, Portland Lodge, tend congratulations upon your promotion.” years clerk of the District Court in Labette Greenleaf Chapter, Portland Council and St. It was becoming interesting, and both of County. He was Grand High Priest and of us were making plans for a shooting Alban Commandery. Grand Commander. He left a wife and five match between a dozen Johnny pickets with Lieut. Frank B. Harris, Biddeford, Acting guns in their hands and two officers who children, the eldest son being a lieutenant Brigade Quartermaster, Dunlap Lodge. had only revolvers, and they not in hand. on the cruiser New York. “ Guess you don’t remember me, colonel.” Co. M. “ I guess that is so,” said Kellogg ; and J ohn P. F itz g er a ld , Grand Master of Capt. Charles S. Carleton, Westbrook, he was more nervous than I ever saw him Virginia ill 1895 and 1896, died at Farm- in battle. Warren Phillips Lodge, Eagle Chapter. ville, June 10th. He is recorded as a gal­ “ I’m the sergeant you gave a nip from Lieut. F. A. Hobbs, Westbrook, Warren your canteen and whose haversack you filled lant confederate soldier, rising to the rank Phillips Lodge. at Gettysburg. They have made me a lieu­ of Colonel, a wise and learned lawyer, and a tenant since them. I’d like to have a visit Sergt. James W. Graham, Westbrook, zealous mason. with yon, but the officer of the day is due Warren Phillips Lodge, Eagle Chapter. here. Guess you had better get back to A ustin C lay B a k e r , Grand Commander your lines.” Co. B. of Texas in 1873, died at Houston, June “ Thank you, lieutenant,” said the colonel, Private Arthur H. Berry, Portland, An­ saluting ; and as we turned to leave the Con­ 13th, aged nearly 68. He was a native of cient Land Mark Lodge. federate gave the command : Kentucky. “ Shoulder arms ! Right dress ! Present Private James L. Ayer, Portland, Port­ arms ! ” Then both of us lifted our hats. C harles L evi W oodhury died at the land Lodge. There was fraternity for you. Parker House in , July 1st, aged 78. Co. D. —\Chicago Times Herald.'] He was born in Portsmouth, N. II., May 22, Private Merton L. Kimball, Norway, Jun. 1820, and was the son of Levi Woodbury, Warden, Oxford Lodge. IVlaaoiiry in Rusaia. who was a United States Judge, U. S. Sena­ Since that date Gen. Charles P. Mattocks, Freemasonry was introduced into Russia in 1731 by the Grand Lodge of England, but tor and Secretary of the Treasury. The Portland Lodge, has gone on and taken com­ made little progress until 1763, when Cath­ son was an eminent lawyer, a historian, and mand of the Brigade and Col. Kendall and erine II, who had in the interval come to a very prominent mason, especially in the staff have returned to the regiment. the throne, declared herself patroness of the Supreme Council, where he held the second Order. In 1794 the Empress withdrew her Peru. protection, fearing, it is said, some of the office. craft were working in opposition to the gov­ A letter from Bro. Francisco L. Crosby, ernment. She did not, however, order the J ohn M. T odd, Grand Secretary of the dated Lima, May 9th, brought the gratifying lodges closed, but most of them, in defer­ Gr. Lodge of Iventuckey in 1875 and 1876, intelligence that the Dam party had been ence to the wishes of the sovereign, ceased died in Louisville, July 9, aged 70. to hold regular meetings. In 1797 the crazy defeated in Grand Lodge, that Bro. J. A. Paul issued an edict, instigated by the The Grand Commandery of North Dako­ Ego Aguirre, former Grand Secretary, had Jesuits, prohibiting the meetings of all se­ cret societies, but especially those of the ta elected June 6th, Theodore F. Branch of been elected and installed Grand Master, and that the Bible would at once be placed Masonic fraternity. In 1801 Alexander re­ Jamestown, Gr. Com.; Frank J. Thompson newed this edict of his insane predecessor, of Fargo, Gr. Recorder. again on the masonic altars. but two years later M. Boeber, chancellor A letter from Bro. Crosby, June 13th, says of state and director of the St. Petersburg Still applications coine in for a free bed that the Grand Lodge met June 12th in school of cadets, secured an audience with the Emperor, and so completely removed at the Maine General Hospital, although the ample session, and the election of Bro. Ego his prejudices against Masonry that he an­ Grand Lodge has not had one at its disposal Aguirre was confirmed. The Dam people nulled the ban against the order and himself for six years. We cordially wish it had, got together all their forces, but were de­ at once became an initiate. Under such powerful protection and patronage Freema­ but the only way is for the lodge members feated. The official notice of this has not sonry again flourished in Russia for a score to subscribe a weekly sum sufficient to pay yet been received. Six Grand Lodges, in­ of years, when, all of a sudden, in 1822, the board of the sufferer at the hospital. cluding England, have suspended inter­ alarmed by the political conditions in Po­ land, he issued a decree ordering all lodges course, since our last list, making nineteen We hope Capt. Phillips of the Texas is a closed and forbidding the establishment of in all. new ones. This decree the brethren quietly mason and a knight, templar, for nothing The Masonic Home Journal thinks some obeyed. Sinee that time the craft has but more Christian and chivalrous has been said languidly existed in the Russian Empire, Grand Masters and Grand Lodges were than his “ Don’t cheer, boys, they’re dying.” and made no headway. Governmental in­ hasty in breaking off relations with Peru. tolerance sp o k e its d o o m a n d the fraternity We fear Fighting Bob Evans is a profane. Not so—for that was what strengthened the i of light, law, and order, of equality, justice, j and humanity was exiled from the domin- Admiral George Dewey is a Royal Arch hands of the law-abiding masons and en- | ions of the most powerful and complete Mason. 1 abled them to restore the Bible. tyranny on earth.—[Kansas Freemason,] 38 MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1898.

The Heart of June. Gen. Joseph Warren, the grand master in Persia a number of Freemasons, chiefly of , fell at Bunker Hill, thus of the nobility, who enter the craft while The starry night was warm and sweet sealing with his life’s blood his devotion to serving on the staff of the embassies of their With scent of shrub and flower, the cause of liberty he loved so well. state in the capital cities in Europe ; some, And sparkling with a million drops Paul Revere, the hero of the famous ride, The fringes of a shower. however—how many is not known—were In dreams of dawn a little bird giving the “ call to arms,” was grand master admitted into the fraternity in their own Trilled out a sleepy tune; of Massachusetts shortly after the death.of country. Up to within about twenty years And in the dewy darkness beat Gen. Warren. ago a Freemasons’ lodge—believed to be The glowing heart of June. Benjamin Franklin, past grand master of very ancient—was regularly held at Tehe­ For in a corner green with moss, , was our representative in ran. By beginning to build a masonic hall Where thorny branches made France. in the Persian capital, the brethren attracted Against marauding foot and hand A bristling barricade, Baron Steuben was a prominent member the notice of the Shah, who, not being a A rose revealed its hidden gold of Holland Lodge, in New York city. Freemason, and having many scruples about Beneath the rising moon, Baron DeKalb was also a mason. entering a lodge in the usual manner, A crimson blossom, rich and rare, Gen. John Sullivan was grand master of stopped the work and issued a proclamation The living heart of June. [Minna Irving in the Criterion. New Hampshire. forbidding the lodge meetings. It is gener­ Gen. Mordecai Gist was grand master of ally believed that since that time there have South Carolina. been no meetings in Persia; but a brother The proceedings of the Colored Grand Gen. Andrew Jackson was grand master who has visited that country (and was re­ Lodge of Ohio, Aug. 19, 1897, shows that of Tennessee. cently in Madras) te.ls us he has reason to Gen. Richard Henry Lee, “ Light Horse believe craft lodge meetings have been held they are troubled by swindlers who set up Harry,” was a prominent member of Hi­ there at irregular intervals up to the present bogus lodges. Representatives are ex-! ram Lodge, No. 59. day. Those brethren were most careful to changed with Dominica, France, Hamburg, ! Gen. Rufus Putnam, “ the bold rider,” preserve their secrets, having used in their was the first grand master of the State of lodge neither printed nor manuscript rituals, Hungary, Italy and Peru, white Grand | Ohio. and it is extremely probable that the records Lodges. Intercourse with the spurious Gen. Israel Putnam, his brother, was also of the old lodge and its meetings have been Caucasian was for­ a member of the Masonic Order. carefully preserved. Reports which have Lafayette, “ the companion of Washing­ recently reached us via Bushire inform us bidden and visiting its lodges prohibited. ton,” was a prominent mason, holding the that our Persian brethren hope that during 43 lodges return 1005 members, an average thirty-third degree. his coming visit to England the Shah will of 23 members to a lodge. There were 56 Gen. Francis Marion was a mason. acquire a better opinion about the craft— initiates, a little more than one to a lodge. Gen. Richard Caswell, the first American sufficient at least to give them permission governor of North Carolina, and who served to recommence their hall and begin holding No statistics at large are given. P. G. M. during the bloody years of 1776-7-8-9, refus­ regulars meetings again. It is not yet W. T. Boyd, the correspondent, has hereto­ ing any compensation for his services, was known who among them will be selected to fore given them, but probably found too at the time grand master of the state. accompany the Shah upon his tour, as he is Gen. Jacob Morton was the deputy grand constantly changing his mind about the de­ little data to make it worth while. master of the State of New Ycrk. tails, and he seems to have resolved upon Col. William R. Davis, who served with making the journey. We are told some of The new masonic temple at Honolulu is Polaski’s terrible dragoons, was the third the brethren in Teheran are of opinion that grand master of North Carolina. their ruler will, when in London, join the built of blue stone, was erected in 1893, Gen. William Stephens was the grand craft, but although possible we think it and is one of the finest buildings in Hawaii. master of Georgia. likely that this is mere speculation. How­ Gen. David Wooster was the master of ever, should Nasr-ud din, Shah of Persia, be the first lodge established in Connecticut. initiated into Freemasonry, it would bring Jr^=The following lodges pay f t or §2 a Gen. James Jackson was the second grand about a masonic renaissance within ‘the year, receiving 11 and 22 copies of the Token, master of Georgia. land of the Rising Sun and the Red Dragon,’ respectively, to distribute to the members who Col. W illiam Barton was the Rhode Island one of the earliest strongholds of Freema­ mason who captured Gen. Prescott to offset sonry in the world, which would be for that are promptest in attendance; the capture of our Gen. Lee, and succeeded country a step in the right direction. It is Copies. in making the exchange. interesting to notice that in Persia a Free­ St. Andrew’s, Bangor, 22 Gen. Patterson was master of “ American masons’ lodge is called Feramosh Khana Temple, Saccarappa, 11 Union Lodge,” traveling with the army. (meaning literally ‘ forgetting house,’ ( but Hancock, Castine, 11 Hon. William Drayton, chief justice of understood to imply ‘ house of oblivion and Ira Berry, Bluehill, 22 South Carolina, was also its grand master. silence,’ as every one who enters it ‘ for­ Cumberland, New Gloucester, 11 Edmund Randolph, Washington’s aide, gets’ apparently all that has taken place Rising Virtue, Bangor, 22 and afterward his attorney-general, was within its doors. When pronounced by a Kenduskeag Lodge, Kenduskeag, 11 grand master of Virginia. | The Freemason.] Persian Feramosh Khana does not sound King Solomon’s, Waidoboro, 22 very unlike ‘Freemasons’ (Khana) or hall.” Ira Berry Chapter, Pittsfield, 22 —| Freemasons’ Repository.] Amity Lodge, Camden, 11 If I were to select the greatest triumph Mariner’s Lodge, Searsport, 11 of the human race; if I were to depict the Winter Harbor Lo., Winter Harbor, 11 mightiest struggle we ever went through, E n g li»li R ra iid ItlnHtera. I should select our victory over the fear of The following list of Grand Masters of What lodge shall be next added 1 the unknown and the undiscovered ; over England will be read with interest by mem­ demons and witches, and all the false gods bers of the craft everywhere : Oriental Consistory will escort Sovereign which mock when our fear cometh. 1717— , Esq. Grand Commander Henry L. Palmer to the —[Thomas B. Heed ] 1718— George Payne, Esq. 1719— J. T. Desaguliers, LL.D., F. R. S. annual meeting of the Supreme Council in 1720— George Payne,Esq. (a second time.) Cincinnati, Sept. 20th. It is stated that every old masonic manu­ script that has come out of the ages, ante­ 1721— John, Duke of Montague. dating 1717, without exception, begins with 1722— Philip, Duke of Wharton. The corner stone of the new masonic tem­ an invocation to the three persons in the 1723— Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith. ple in Boston was laid by the Grand Lodge, 1724— Charles Lenox, Duke of Richmond. Trinity—Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 1725— James Hamilton, Lord Paisley. June 8th. The old deposit was replaced 1726— William O’Brien, Earl of Inshiquin. with interesting additions. Under the heading of “ Freemasonry in 1727— Henry Hare, Lord Coleraine. Persia,” the Madras Masonic Review gives 1728— James King, Lord Kingston. JlnHoiiic Record of American Heroen. an interesting sketch of the progress and 1729 30—Thomas Howard, Duke of Nor­ The Boston tea party was composed en­ present condition of Freemasonry in that folk. tirely of an adjourned lodge of masons. land which has so many legends and tradi­ 1731— T. Cole, Lord Lovell, afterward Peyton Randolph, who presided over the tions that serve to make it notable in ma­ . first two assemblages of Congress, was the sonic thought. We copy a part of the ac­ 1732— Anthony Brown, Viscount Mon- grand master of Virginia at the time. count : tecute. George Washington, so dear to every “ Persia is one of the few countries where 1733— James Lyon, Earl of Strathmore. American heart, was the worshipful master the holding of meetings is 1734— John Lindsay, . of Alexandria Lodge, No. 22, and the very forbidden by the law, and it is, therefore, 1735— Thomas Thynne, Viscount Way. day that he received his commission as with much interest that we have received mouth. commander of the American army. news from that part of the world. There is 1736— John Campbell, . MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1898. 39

1737— Edward Blythe, . known to-day as the Katipuan, which in W est V ir g in ia .—Gr. Commandery, May 1738— H. Bridges, Marquis of Carnarvon. some respects presents a curious resem­ 11, 1898, from Robert C. Dunnington, Fair­ 1739— Robert, Lord Raymond. blance to the Ku-Klux-Klan, and of which mont, Gr. Rec. John A. Zorn, Wheeling, 1740— John Keith, . the watchword is Hasta la muerte and the Gr. Comr. 12 commanderies, 1,026 mem­ 1741— James Douglas, . significance Hatred of Spain. bers, 124 knighted. 1742— 3—John, Lord Dudley and Ward. [—Edgar Saltvs in Collier's Weekly.] 1744— Thomas Lyon, Earl of Strathmore P r em iu m s.—-‘Any brother who will pro­ and Kinghorn. cure subscribers for us, remitting not less Our Thanks. 1745- 6—James, Lord Cranstoun. than 81 at a time, may retain one-fourth of 1747-51—William, Lord Byron. G e o r g ia .—Gr. Chapter, April 27, 1898, 1752 3—John Proby, Lord Carysfort. from Wm. A. Wolihin, Macon, Gr. Sec., the money for his services. Those who 1754-6—James Bridges, Marquis of Car­ Henry C. Burr, Griffin, G. II. P. 76 chap­ wish to assist us, without caring for the narvon. ters, 3,149 members, 283 exaltations. 1757-61—Sholto Douglas, Lord Aberdour. premium, can gratify some indigent brother 1762-3—Washington Shirley, . I llin o is.—Illinois Masonic Home for the by sending him a paper free. It is better 1764-6—Chadwailader, Lord Blaney. aged, 1st annual report Feb 14, 1898, from to take subscriptions for two years. 1767-71—Henry Somerset, Duke of Beau­ Geo. W. Warvelle, Chicago, Prest. fort. I ndiana—Gr. Lodge, May 24, 1898, from DIED. 1772-6—Robert Edward, Lord Petre. Wm. H. Smythe, Indianapolis, Grand Sec. 1777-81—George Montague, Duke of Man- Simeon S. Johnson, Jeffersonville, Gr. M. CHARLES CARROLL VINAL, in Cambridge, 614 lodges, 29,954 members, 1,566 initiates. Mass.. Dec. 30, 1897, aged 60. He was born in Chester. Scituate, Mass., was a clergyman, and a member 1782-90—H. R. H. Henry Frederick, Duke Grand Commandery, April 20, 1898, from of Maine Consistory. of Cumberland. Wm. H. Smythe, Indianapolis, Grand Re­ CAPT. JAMES E. HOWLAND, in San Francis­ 1791-1812—H. R. H. George, Prince of corder. John H. Nicholson, Richmond, Gr. co, April 29, aged 63 yrs. 7 mos. A native of Wales (George IV.) Com. 40 commanderies, 3,569 members, Maine, and a member of Star in the East Lodge, 1813-42—H. R. H. Angus Frederick, Duke 175 knighted. New Bedford, Mass. of Sussex. NOEL B. NUTT, in Eastport, May 10, aged 74, K ansas.—Grand Commandery, May 10, He was editor and proprietor of the Eastport 1843-69—The Earl of Zetland, K. T. 1898, from A. M. Callaham, Topeka, Grand Sentinel; was for twenty years collector of the 1870 3—The Marquis of Ripon, K. G. Recorder. Geo. H. Jenkins, Kansas City, port; was president of the Eastport Savings 1874—H. R. H. Albert Edward, Prince of Gr. Comr. 47 commanderies, 3,247 mem­ Bank and Eastport Water Co., and had long Wales, K. G., etc. been a prominent mason, having been High bers, 186 knighted. Priest of the chapter, commander of the com­ M aryland.—Gr. Chapter, Nov. 9, 1897, mandery, and having tilled many other import­ M asonic A phorism s.—Never be an in­ ant offices. He had been secretary of Eastern from Geo. L. McCahan, Baltimore, Gr. Sec. Lodge since 1862. former or a spy. Geo. Cook, Baltimore, G. H. P. 19 chapters, Never forget the duties you owe to your MRS. SEWARD DILL, in Soquel, California, 1861 members, 155 exaltations. June 13th, aged 88 yrs. 8 mos., formerly of Phil­ brethren. lips, Me. Never speak of lodge matters when in the M assachusetts.—Gr. Lodge, Feb. 8, Mch. 9, and May 7, 1898, from Sereno D. Nicker­ JOSHUA D. WARREN, in Bangor, May 22, aged presence of the profane. 87. An old shipmaster, formerly of Gardiner, Never fail to admonish a brother when son, Boston, Gr. Sec. Chas. C. Hutchinson, Past Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Coun­ you see him err. Boston, Gr. Master. cil of Maine, and Past Commander of Maine Commandery. Never engage in wrangling, backbiting or M ic h ig a n .—Gr. Chapter, Semi-Centen­ slandering a brother. nial, Jan. 17, 1898, from Jefferson S. Con­ SAMUEL B. GILMAN, in Bangor, May 22, a Never speak ill of a brother. If you have over, Coldwater, G. Sec. Charles M. Norton, member of St. John’s Commandery. nothing good to say, say nothing. CHARLOTTE A. PUTNEY, in Portland, June Lansing, G. II. P. 131 chapters, 13,239 24, aged 64 yrs. 3 mos. A daughter of Alex. H. Never murmur or dissent from the de­ members, 660 exalted. A fine volume with Putney, Grand Master in 1847 and 1848. cision of the majority. Remember that semi-centennial addresses, biographies and REV. WILLARD B. BARTLETT, in Mechanic everybody knows more than anybody. congratulatory letters. Falls. July 3, aged SI. Grand Chaplain of the Never permit jealousy to control your ac­ G rand C hapter in 1893-4-5. M is s is s ip p i.—Gr. Lodge, Feb. 10, 1898, tions toward your brethren. from John L. Power, Jackson, Gr. Sec! ISABELLA P. JOHNSON, in Portland, July 8, Never recommend a man to be made a aged 74 yrs. 7 mos. Widow of Geo. I. Johnson, John M. Stone, Jackson, Gr. M. 264 lodges, of Ancient Landmark Lodge, who died Aug. 14, mason unless you know him to be worthy. 8868 members, 548 initiates. 1857. Never cast your ballot in favor of a can­ didate unless you know him to be free from M issou ri.— Gr. Council, April 27, 1898, reproach.—[Pacific Mason ] from William H. Mayo, St. Louis, Gr. Rec. William Y. Bean, St Louis, Gr. Master. 12 F reem asonry in T he P h iih p in e s .—The councils, 763 members, 84 candidates. “ Siglo Futuro ” ascribes the native revolu­ Gr. Chapter, April 28, 1898, from Wm. Here’s Health tion in the Philippines to Freemasonry. H. Mayo, St. Louis, Gr. Sec. Charles S. Glaspell, Kansas City, G. H. P. 97 chap­ well \ The statement has seemed quaint, but it has i. The Right Food (cooked/• the merit of being exact. At Cavite there ters, 6,785 members, 355 exalted. is—or was—a lodge known as the Primera Grand Commandery, April 26, 1898, from 2. Well Chewed. Wm. H. Mayo, St. Louis, Gr Rec. Morris Luz—the First Light. Affiliated branches 3. Stomach Right. are encounterable throughout the archipel­ F. Bell, Fulton, Gr. Com. 56 command- ago. In all there are nearly two hundred. eries, 4,311 members, 237 knighted. 4. Liver Right. Each branch is a revolutionary center. In N ew J e r s e y — Gr. Lodge, Jan. 26, 1898, 5. Bowels Regular. earlier days the fragmentary state in which from Thos. II. R. Red way, Trenton, Gr. Sec. the tribes subsisted precluded any idea of Josiah W. Ewan, Mt. Holly, Gr, M. 16,543 J) ATWOOD’S BITTERS national unity. The solidarity which was members, 948 raised. will accomplish the last three' Look for the red “ L. F,” lacking Freemasonry brought. To the na­ Gr. Commandery, May 10, 1898, from tives the rites represented a form of sorcery L.F. Take no other. Charles Bechtel, Trenton, Gr. Rec. Wm. fresher and even more mysterious than an­ H. Sebring, Plainfield, Gr. Com. 16 com­ cestral superstitions. The enthrallment of manderies, 1,801 members, 108 knighted. the unknown, attractive to all but irresist­ N ew Y o r k . DERRY, STEPHEN, Book, Job and Card ible to primitive natures, captured the most —Gr. Chapter, Feb. 1, 1898, 1> Printer, 37 Plum Street, Portland. All kinds influential among them at once. They found from Christopher G. Fox, Buffalo, Gr. Sec. of Printing done to order. Orders by mail prompt­ in the brotherhood dignities which they John Webb, Jr., Gouverneur, G. H. P. 186 ly attended to. craved, ceremonies which appealed, and chapters, 20,332 members, 1,390 exalted. iLANKS.—Masonic Blanks of all kinds always ) on hand. Sg|r*Send for a circular. therewith unimagined opportunities to rebel. N orth Ca ro lin a .—Grand Council, May I In her three hundred years of dominion 19, 1898, from James C. Munds, Wilming­ .) Y-LAWS.—Model By-Laws always in type, so 1) that Lodges can have them at h a lf price if few Spain failed to touch the native heart. ton, Gr. Rec. Walter S. Liddell, Charlotte, alterations are made. There is one of her oversights. Where she G. Master. 6 councils, 125 members. / CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, Town Bonds and has not massacred, she has alienated. She P ennsylvania. — Pennsylvania Council \J every description of Ornamental Printing. repels and never endears. As a conse­ of Deliberation, Nov. 11, 1897, from Francis ^JHECKS, Drafts and all kinds of Bank Printing. quence, when it was found that Freemason­ M. Highley, Philadelphia, Gr. Sec. James ry, in addition to other charms, offered oppor­ I. Buchanan, Pittsburg, Com-in-Chief. 9 ABELS of all kinds, very cheap. Apothecary’s tunities at table-turning, the latter was not lodges, 3,224 members. L Recipe Blanks, Calendars, &c., &c. suffered to go to waste. Once introduced— ) ECORDS and other Masonic Blank Books fur- and introduced through processes too com­ Q uebec.—Gr. Chapter, Jan. 25, 1898, from 1i nished or made to order. plex for recital here—it spread, and, in Will H. Whyte, Montreal, Gr. Scribe. Benj. EALS.—Embossing Seals andPresses, very cheap spreading, developed into a vast association Tooke, Montreal, Gr. Z. 11 chapters, 527 S and of the finest workmanship, by the best members, 40 exalted. Seal Engraver in the country. 40 MASONIC TOKEN JULY 15, i m

SEND ALL ORDERS FOR WILLIAM SENTER & CO., Crackers, Loaf Bread, Bis­ Chronometers, Watches, Clocks, SilverWare, AMES SWORD CO. cuit, Cakes and Pastry, Jewelry, Nautical, Optical and Math­ CHICOPEE, MASS. Wholesale or Retail, to ematical Instruments, F . N. CALDBEWOOD, Baker, OUR BLACK UNIFORMS 532 Congress Street, P ortland, Maine, No. 51 E xchange Street, SPECIALTIES, FOR And they will receive prompt attention. William Senter, Jr. PORTLAND, ME. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

E s t a b l i s h e d 1851. 'ALVIN E. WOODSIDE. A t to r n ey a t L a w , J. A. MERRILL & CO. SWAN & BARRETT, ' 98 Exchange St., room 27, Portland. J E W E L E R S . Bankers and Brokers, Masonic, Military and Society No. 186 Middle Street, PREBLE HOUSE, Goods—Lodge Outfits. PORTLAND, ME. Monument Square, No. 503 Congress St. Dealers in Investment Securities. J . O. W hite, Prop. PORTLAND, ME. J. A. MERRILL. PORTLAND. ALBION KEITH. Ruius H. Hinkley. HALL L. DAVIS, C. M. RICE PAPER CO., W. W. Stratton & Co., BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, Dealers in all the varieties of PAPER, PAPER BAGS, & TWINE, Ashley, Ohio, And Blank Book M anufacturer, No. 47 Exchange Street, No. 14 E xchange S t ., P ortland. manufacturers o f Paper of any size or quality made to order. PORTLAND, ME. Charles M. Rice. R. Iv. GATLEY, Lodge A. D. PEARSON, 21 Union Street, Portland, PLASTERER, STUCCO & MASTIC WORKER, General * Book * Binder Furniture, AND PAPER RULER. W hitening, Coloring, Cementing, Ifc. AND Special attention given to making Blank Books Contractor for Concrete Walks, Drives, Streets, &c. to order and to binding Magazines ALL KINDS OF and Lodge Proceedings. GEO. H. GRIFFEN, 45 Exchange St., PORTLAND. Diamonds, Vacheron, Waltham, Elgin RUMMOND & DRUMMOND, At­ LODGE SUPPLIES. and Hampden Watches, D torneys at Law, Union Mutual Life In­ ALSO THE NEW WATCH “FOREST CITY.” surance Building, Portland, .Me. Jewelry, French Clocks, and a fine line of Josiah H. Drummond. Send for Price List. sterling silver, and silver plated ware. 504 Congress St., Portland. RANDALL & McALLISTER, ROBERT B. SW IFT, ANTHRACITE & BITUMINOUS Agents wanted in every Lodge. COAL, O T > T I C I A N . By the Cargo and at R etail, Particular attention paid to fitting spectacles, and eye-glass frames, thus bringing the center of PORTLAND, ME. the lenses directly over the eyes, as otherwise per­ Offices:—78 Exchange St. and 60 Commercial St. fect vision cannot be obtained. Cloth, $1.40 Tuck, $1.50 513 Congress St ., PORTLAND. EASTMAN BROS.& BANCROFT, Jobbers and Retailers of STEPHEN BERRY, LORING, SHORT & HARMON, BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, 37 Plum St., Portland. LADIES’, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S A nd jobbers of CLOAKS AND SUITS. DANA W. FALLOWS, M. 1)., Paper Hangings and School Books, B. M. E astman,! 492, 494, 496, 498 Congress Manufacturers of E. D. E astman. > and 15 Brown Streets. F. E. E astman.) Portland, Me. DENTIST, b x j a t v t k ; b o c k s , Removed to Suite 36, Y. M. C. A. Building, A nd Dealers in New and Second Hand Law Books, Congress Square, JOHN BURR, F l o r i s t , P ortland, M e . 474 Congress Street, opp. Preble House, FREEPORT, MAINE. PORTLAND. Fresh Cut flowers and Floral designs for all oc­ Anderson, Adams & Co., casions. Society emblems of all kinds. Lodge F u­ C. P. BABCOCK, neral emblems. Order by mail, telegraph or tele­ Fire Insurance Agency, Bank & Sale Locksmith. phone. Safes of all makes opened and repaired. 3I EXCHANGE STREET, 74 UNION ST., PORTLAND, ME. STENCILS B ^ Chas. C. Adams. N o t ic e .— Special and immediate attention, by Thos. J. Little. PORTLAND, ME. skilled workmen, given in answer to calls from I p B E N H E T T * Banks troubled with defective doors, bolt work or locks of any manufacture. S. P. Leighton, Pres. W. C. Remy, Treas. ~~IRA BERRY, Jr., The Boston Regalia Co,, ^ signing § 401 FORE ST PORTLAND. ME. 7 TEMPLE, PLACE, BOSTON, Watches, Clocks, Charts, ENGRAVING , Manufacturers of and Dealers in Masonic, Odd Fellows, AND NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. n s z a a m a i e AND a g e n t FOR U. S. COAST SURVEY CHARTS. other Society Regalia and Jewels, IVo.’ 4 E x clin n g e S i., P o r tla n d . GRAND LODGE CERTIFICATES JgSpecial attention paid to Repairing. Can be had at the Grand Secretary’s office, accord­ KNIGHTS TEMPLAR UNIFORMS, ing to vote of Grand Lodge in 1868. Price in pocket hook form §1.25. Brethren should apply Badges, Banners and Flags, pHAS. D. SMITH, M. D., Physician through the Secretaries of their respective Lodges. and Surgeon, Office and residence No. GOLD AND SILVER TRIMMINGS, STEPHEN BERRY, Grand Sec. tf 126 Free St., Portland.