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A Masonic Breeze.
A MASONIC BREEZE .
FROM THE NBW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM . THERE is considerable of a breeze floating ; throngh the corridors of tbe Masonio Temple , the upper portion of whioh monument continues somewhat in the dilapitated condition of its Solomonic original , when first exposed to the inquisitive inspection of a neophyte penetrating Rose Croix elucidation . The origin of the trouble can be traced to a prevalent unpleasantness among the joint
owners of the fraternal strncture touching the propriety of allowing some of their tenants to make the Temple a permanent abode . Before the edifice was damaged by the recent fire the higher stories in accordance with the arohiteot ' s original plan , were devoted to enoampment and banquetting rooms upon presumption of making Knights Templar literally pay for the whistle in their occupation
Financial experience subsequently demonstrated thac had this space been consecrated to Lodge purposes the rental would have at least been treble that derived from the Templars and other subtenants . Now that the upper part of the building is about to ba restored a large number of the Fraternity , and particularly those residing in the rural districts , who refuse to recognise either Templar
or the Scottish Rite as branches of pure Masonry , demand , as copartners in the enterprise , that the edifice be re-constructed with an altered interior arranged for the accommodation of third degree Masons only . They insist that , as the edifice was erected under the auspices of the Grand Lodge , knowing no degree higher than the third , and
must be paid for by subordinate Lodge dues , the Temple shall not be profaned by the tread of any other men than that of true-blue Masons . Still , at the bottom , the trouble causing a major part of the commotion will be found to be a more reoent apparition , laying no legitimate claim whatever to a Masonio recognition , whioh , after the manner of the traditional camel , having sucoeeded in obtruding its
nose into the building , appears determined to stay even should it prove necessary to evict the owners . The " Nobles of the Shrine " compose the disturbing element—veritable heathen Chinee amid the plodding Lodgemen , who , aware of their adhesiveness when once taking hold , unite in a warning warwhoop , "The Shriners must go !" As yet no thorough dyed Denis Kearney has appeared among the
Masonic True Blues . Still , as the Shriners are reoruited wholly from among Templars and Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret under the Northern Jurisdiction , it will not prove long before some stalwart , dapper David may be discovered among the Peckhamites and the Hopkinsites , rival claimants for possession of Cerneau ' s Scottish Masonio crown and mantle , venturesome enough to have a fling at
the Mohammedan Goliah and to attempt eviction of the Philistines from the inner court of the Temple if not from the building itself . As the Arabian Shriners are known to have installed themselves within the very oitadel of Masonry and hold the fort in defiance of protests from the aboriginal True Blues , who vigorously deny their pretences to a Mason origin , whether from the Tower of Heredom ,
the Heliopolis of Mizram , the Temple of Memphis or the New Jerusalem of Swedenborg , the generally known sonrces whence has flowed the illimitable stream of ineffable Masonry during the past few years . A telegram reporter interviewed a distinguished Sovereign Grand Inspector-General of the Thirty-third , who has taken all the degrees and is letter perfect in them from Alpha to Omega , to gleam some
light touching the advent of Islamism into the sanctum sanctorum of the True Blues under the singular escort of valiant Sir Knights Bworn to wholesale extermination of the infidel wherever he can be reached with an "In hoc signo vinces . " "I am frank enough to confess , " confidently remarked that sovereign wearer of the double-headed eagle , crowned with an
inverted triangle , "that there are many mysteries in Freemasonry apparently unknown to the erudite Preston , the traitor Morgan , the patriarchal Cross , or the antiquarian Morris , all indisputable authorities in their different lines . Still , one of the most perplexing mys . teries for the Blue Masons of the hour appears to be the enigmatical conundrum . Who are the Shriners P Whence come they ? And
how , like ground moles , did they work their way beneath the founda . tions of the Temple P" I assure you that many workmen in the Royal Craft , who have had for years past incessant beams of light streaming into their eyes from the East , the West , and all other Masonio quarters , acknowledge themselves to be obtnnded by the unaccountable glare this Arabic effulgence seeks to shed upon them . Whence comes it ? Ah ! there ' s the rub !
" At first it was believed that Bro . Rob Morris , of Kentucky , in his Oriental pilgrimage in search of the rising point of the Eastern Star , had accidentally lost his way while journeying from Jerusalem to Joppa , and fallen into the hands of certain Bedouins from the neighbourhood of Jericho , from whom he adroitly purloined the ritual of this Ishmaelitish profundity concealed in the bowels of a celestial
ram ' s horn . This fable has , however , been dissipated by authority of the venerable traveller himself , who asserts that he brought nothing sacred back from the Holy Land save a palm tree and a cockle shell , with which he is endeavouring to nurture the Pilgrim Order of the Palm and Shell , already planted opposite the portals of the Mystic Shrine , and expected to bear ripe Masonio fruit upon the birthday of
St . John . Then , again , it has been supposed that these shrines are the legitimate descendants of the mighty sect of Beni-ab-Hassan , contemporaries with tho original Templars , and presided over by that redoubtable potentate of Araby the Happy , the Old Man of the Mountain , after whose educated precedent his modern descendants are said to be anxious to convert the cock-loft of the Masonic Temple
into a Babylonian hanging garden with fountains of sherbet , and an ivory scuttle to afford entrance of heaven-descending houris , presentationa from the Prophet aloft . "But this plausible delusion has beon scattered to the four winds of the legitimate Masonic heavens by a timely blast from R . W . Bro . William Fowler , throngh assurance that the last Old Man of the Assassins came to an apoplectic ending whilo upon a visit to th
A Masonic Breeze.
Refectory of the Egyptian Monks and was duly buried in Potter s Field , in compliance with the austere mortuary discipline of that Coptic Order , of which mystic fraternity Bro . Fowler enjoys the misfortune of being the sole snrviving grand frater , without power of nominating a successor . Now let us come to the true inwardness of the Mystic Shrine and its connection , not with the Templars , but , in
a secondry degree , with the Knights of Malta . You may remember that upon dissolution or rather engnlphment of the Phillips Grand Lodge , their majestic Masonio Hall , overhead of Cronk Titus , at No . 600 Broadway , about 1858 , fell into the clutches of a baud of subordinates to the Chivalric Order of St . John of Malta , who . appropriating the sacred ceremonials of their knightal masters ,
for a time conferred upon indiscriminate candidates the ordeals and exaltations of their peouliar degrees , assuming , in deference to this hybrid origin , the significant designation of' Sons of Malta . ' "True , these enthusiasts performed their labour , symbolic and physical , with commendable energy and self-devotion , and it can be demonstrated that no neophyte who had travelled over the rugged
way , scaled the gates of Paradise , purified in the waters of the Jordan , or passed the inquisitorial examination of the Council of Ten , but stood recorded as a perfect man among the perfect . For a time the brotherhood enjoyed hard-earned prosperity until it was discovered that few men , unless confirmed politicians , conld be found competent satisfactorily to discharge the duties obligatory upon patronal dignatories , whose functions were so transoendentally
mysterious that the official and explanatory titles were never expressed save by initials , after the manner of the ineffable Masonio word . Consequently , in absenoe of dignitarial example , the common fraters relaxed in labour until , finally , believing they were not seen by themselves as the wished to be seen by others , they rested from work for resuscitation , rejuvenated in the Mystio Shrine—at least that is how I Masonically understand it . "
An especial Grand Lodge of the Masons of Leicestershire and Rutland will be held at the Narborongh Hotel , Narborongh , in the county of Leicester , on Thursday , the 14 th day of February 1884 , when the Granite Lodge , No . 2028 , will be constituted and dedicated in ancient
form . All Past and Present Provincial Grand Officers , together with the Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and acting Wardens of the several Lodges of the Province
under them , and all Master Masons are invited to be present . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be . opened at 3 . 15 p . m . precisely . W . Bro . the Rev . W . Langley P . M . P . P . S . G . W . is the W . M . designate of the New Lodge .
A Dispensation has been granted by H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . to the members of the Manchester Lodge , No . 179 , to wear Masonic clothing at their Ball , on Wednesday , the 13 th of February , at the Freemasons' Tavern . Any money surplus that may arise is to be given to the
Masonic Charities , and it is expected that a numerous assemblage of brethren and ladies will be present . This will be the first Ball of the Lodge , and is under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . Dickeson , who has an efficient body of Stewards . We anticipate it will prove a success .
The following Festivals were held at the Freemasons ' Tavern daring the week ending 9 th February 1884 : — 4 th February—City of London Lodge Ball , Lodge of Union , Caxton Lodge , Urban Chapter , Joppa Lodge ; 5 th—3 rd City of London Rifle Corps Ball , Royal York Lodge , Albion Lodge ; 6 th—Old Concord
Lodge Ball , New Holborn Quadrille , Grand Chapter Club . 7 th—Old Acquaintance Smoking Concert , Bees' Cricket Club Ball , St . Andrew's Lodge , St . James ' s Chapter , Victoria Rifles Lodge ,
Linnfflan Club , Westminster and Keystone ; 8 th—Holborn Circus Cricket Club Ball , Britannic Lodge , Bedford Lodge . 9 th—St . James ' s Soiree , Ship Brokers' Second Annual Dinner , Duke of Cornwall Lodge , Kildare Bicycle Club Ball .
Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction , No . 1298 . —At the Alwyne Castle , St . Panl's-road , Canonbury , on Friday , 25 th ult . The Fifteen Sections were worked by the members of tho Great Northern Lodge of Instruction , No . 1287 , by invitation . The proceedings throughout were unusually interesting , from the fact that the whole of the sections were worked by members of the Mother Lodge . At the close honorary freedom of the Lodge of Instruction
was voted to Bro . Cleghom P . M . for presiding , and to Bro . Kempton WM . 1298 , as a compliment to its members , and the Secretary ( in the absence of Bro . T . Cull Preceptor , from domestic bereavement ) , in proposing a vote of thanks to the brethren who had assisted Bro . Cleghorn in working the sections , on behalf of the members of the Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction , expressed their appreciation of the very perfect working , ancl the great pleasnre the visit had given them , and trusted it might be repeated on a future occasion .
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DANCING . —To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMANN receive daily , and undertake to teach ladiea and gentlemen , who have never had the slightest previous knowledge or instruction , to go through every fashionable tiill-da-. co in a few easy lessons Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classe PROSPECTUS OH APPLICATION ACADEMY—11 NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET , W . BBO . JACQUBS WTNMASH WILL BE HAPPX 10 TAKE THE MAKAOBMBITI OS MASONIO BAILS . FIBST-CLASS BANDS PBOVIOJUJ ,
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A Masonic Breeze.
A MASONIC BREEZE .
FROM THE NBW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM . THERE is considerable of a breeze floating ; throngh the corridors of tbe Masonio Temple , the upper portion of whioh monument continues somewhat in the dilapitated condition of its Solomonic original , when first exposed to the inquisitive inspection of a neophyte penetrating Rose Croix elucidation . The origin of the trouble can be traced to a prevalent unpleasantness among the joint
owners of the fraternal strncture touching the propriety of allowing some of their tenants to make the Temple a permanent abode . Before the edifice was damaged by the recent fire the higher stories in accordance with the arohiteot ' s original plan , were devoted to enoampment and banquetting rooms upon presumption of making Knights Templar literally pay for the whistle in their occupation
Financial experience subsequently demonstrated thac had this space been consecrated to Lodge purposes the rental would have at least been treble that derived from the Templars and other subtenants . Now that the upper part of the building is about to ba restored a large number of the Fraternity , and particularly those residing in the rural districts , who refuse to recognise either Templar
or the Scottish Rite as branches of pure Masonry , demand , as copartners in the enterprise , that the edifice be re-constructed with an altered interior arranged for the accommodation of third degree Masons only . They insist that , as the edifice was erected under the auspices of the Grand Lodge , knowing no degree higher than the third , and
must be paid for by subordinate Lodge dues , the Temple shall not be profaned by the tread of any other men than that of true-blue Masons . Still , at the bottom , the trouble causing a major part of the commotion will be found to be a more reoent apparition , laying no legitimate claim whatever to a Masonio recognition , whioh , after the manner of the traditional camel , having sucoeeded in obtruding its
nose into the building , appears determined to stay even should it prove necessary to evict the owners . The " Nobles of the Shrine " compose the disturbing element—veritable heathen Chinee amid the plodding Lodgemen , who , aware of their adhesiveness when once taking hold , unite in a warning warwhoop , "The Shriners must go !" As yet no thorough dyed Denis Kearney has appeared among the
Masonic True Blues . Still , as the Shriners are reoruited wholly from among Templars and Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret under the Northern Jurisdiction , it will not prove long before some stalwart , dapper David may be discovered among the Peckhamites and the Hopkinsites , rival claimants for possession of Cerneau ' s Scottish Masonio crown and mantle , venturesome enough to have a fling at
the Mohammedan Goliah and to attempt eviction of the Philistines from the inner court of the Temple if not from the building itself . As the Arabian Shriners are known to have installed themselves within the very oitadel of Masonry and hold the fort in defiance of protests from the aboriginal True Blues , who vigorously deny their pretences to a Mason origin , whether from the Tower of Heredom ,
the Heliopolis of Mizram , the Temple of Memphis or the New Jerusalem of Swedenborg , the generally known sonrces whence has flowed the illimitable stream of ineffable Masonry during the past few years . A telegram reporter interviewed a distinguished Sovereign Grand Inspector-General of the Thirty-third , who has taken all the degrees and is letter perfect in them from Alpha to Omega , to gleam some
light touching the advent of Islamism into the sanctum sanctorum of the True Blues under the singular escort of valiant Sir Knights Bworn to wholesale extermination of the infidel wherever he can be reached with an "In hoc signo vinces . " "I am frank enough to confess , " confidently remarked that sovereign wearer of the double-headed eagle , crowned with an
inverted triangle , "that there are many mysteries in Freemasonry apparently unknown to the erudite Preston , the traitor Morgan , the patriarchal Cross , or the antiquarian Morris , all indisputable authorities in their different lines . Still , one of the most perplexing mys . teries for the Blue Masons of the hour appears to be the enigmatical conundrum . Who are the Shriners P Whence come they ? And
how , like ground moles , did they work their way beneath the founda . tions of the Temple P" I assure you that many workmen in the Royal Craft , who have had for years past incessant beams of light streaming into their eyes from the East , the West , and all other Masonio quarters , acknowledge themselves to be obtnnded by the unaccountable glare this Arabic effulgence seeks to shed upon them . Whence comes it ? Ah ! there ' s the rub !
" At first it was believed that Bro . Rob Morris , of Kentucky , in his Oriental pilgrimage in search of the rising point of the Eastern Star , had accidentally lost his way while journeying from Jerusalem to Joppa , and fallen into the hands of certain Bedouins from the neighbourhood of Jericho , from whom he adroitly purloined the ritual of this Ishmaelitish profundity concealed in the bowels of a celestial
ram ' s horn . This fable has , however , been dissipated by authority of the venerable traveller himself , who asserts that he brought nothing sacred back from the Holy Land save a palm tree and a cockle shell , with which he is endeavouring to nurture the Pilgrim Order of the Palm and Shell , already planted opposite the portals of the Mystic Shrine , and expected to bear ripe Masonio fruit upon the birthday of
St . John . Then , again , it has been supposed that these shrines are the legitimate descendants of the mighty sect of Beni-ab-Hassan , contemporaries with tho original Templars , and presided over by that redoubtable potentate of Araby the Happy , the Old Man of the Mountain , after whose educated precedent his modern descendants are said to be anxious to convert the cock-loft of the Masonic Temple
into a Babylonian hanging garden with fountains of sherbet , and an ivory scuttle to afford entrance of heaven-descending houris , presentationa from the Prophet aloft . "But this plausible delusion has beon scattered to the four winds of the legitimate Masonic heavens by a timely blast from R . W . Bro . William Fowler , throngh assurance that the last Old Man of the Assassins came to an apoplectic ending whilo upon a visit to th
A Masonic Breeze.
Refectory of the Egyptian Monks and was duly buried in Potter s Field , in compliance with the austere mortuary discipline of that Coptic Order , of which mystic fraternity Bro . Fowler enjoys the misfortune of being the sole snrviving grand frater , without power of nominating a successor . Now let us come to the true inwardness of the Mystic Shrine and its connection , not with the Templars , but , in
a secondry degree , with the Knights of Malta . You may remember that upon dissolution or rather engnlphment of the Phillips Grand Lodge , their majestic Masonio Hall , overhead of Cronk Titus , at No . 600 Broadway , about 1858 , fell into the clutches of a baud of subordinates to the Chivalric Order of St . John of Malta , who . appropriating the sacred ceremonials of their knightal masters ,
for a time conferred upon indiscriminate candidates the ordeals and exaltations of their peouliar degrees , assuming , in deference to this hybrid origin , the significant designation of' Sons of Malta . ' "True , these enthusiasts performed their labour , symbolic and physical , with commendable energy and self-devotion , and it can be demonstrated that no neophyte who had travelled over the rugged
way , scaled the gates of Paradise , purified in the waters of the Jordan , or passed the inquisitorial examination of the Council of Ten , but stood recorded as a perfect man among the perfect . For a time the brotherhood enjoyed hard-earned prosperity until it was discovered that few men , unless confirmed politicians , conld be found competent satisfactorily to discharge the duties obligatory upon patronal dignatories , whose functions were so transoendentally
mysterious that the official and explanatory titles were never expressed save by initials , after the manner of the ineffable Masonio word . Consequently , in absenoe of dignitarial example , the common fraters relaxed in labour until , finally , believing they were not seen by themselves as the wished to be seen by others , they rested from work for resuscitation , rejuvenated in the Mystio Shrine—at least that is how I Masonically understand it . "
An especial Grand Lodge of the Masons of Leicestershire and Rutland will be held at the Narborongh Hotel , Narborongh , in the county of Leicester , on Thursday , the 14 th day of February 1884 , when the Granite Lodge , No . 2028 , will be constituted and dedicated in ancient
form . All Past and Present Provincial Grand Officers , together with the Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and acting Wardens of the several Lodges of the Province
under them , and all Master Masons are invited to be present . The Provincial Grand Lodge will be . opened at 3 . 15 p . m . precisely . W . Bro . the Rev . W . Langley P . M . P . P . S . G . W . is the W . M . designate of the New Lodge .
A Dispensation has been granted by H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . to the members of the Manchester Lodge , No . 179 , to wear Masonic clothing at their Ball , on Wednesday , the 13 th of February , at the Freemasons' Tavern . Any money surplus that may arise is to be given to the
Masonic Charities , and it is expected that a numerous assemblage of brethren and ladies will be present . This will be the first Ball of the Lodge , and is under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . Dickeson , who has an efficient body of Stewards . We anticipate it will prove a success .
The following Festivals were held at the Freemasons ' Tavern daring the week ending 9 th February 1884 : — 4 th February—City of London Lodge Ball , Lodge of Union , Caxton Lodge , Urban Chapter , Joppa Lodge ; 5 th—3 rd City of London Rifle Corps Ball , Royal York Lodge , Albion Lodge ; 6 th—Old Concord
Lodge Ball , New Holborn Quadrille , Grand Chapter Club . 7 th—Old Acquaintance Smoking Concert , Bees' Cricket Club Ball , St . Andrew's Lodge , St . James ' s Chapter , Victoria Rifles Lodge ,
Linnfflan Club , Westminster and Keystone ; 8 th—Holborn Circus Cricket Club Ball , Britannic Lodge , Bedford Lodge . 9 th—St . James ' s Soiree , Ship Brokers' Second Annual Dinner , Duke of Cornwall Lodge , Kildare Bicycle Club Ball .
Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction , No . 1298 . —At the Alwyne Castle , St . Panl's-road , Canonbury , on Friday , 25 th ult . The Fifteen Sections were worked by the members of tho Great Northern Lodge of Instruction , No . 1287 , by invitation . The proceedings throughout were unusually interesting , from the fact that the whole of the sections were worked by members of the Mother Lodge . At the close honorary freedom of the Lodge of Instruction
was voted to Bro . Cleghom P . M . for presiding , and to Bro . Kempton WM . 1298 , as a compliment to its members , and the Secretary ( in the absence of Bro . T . Cull Preceptor , from domestic bereavement ) , in proposing a vote of thanks to the brethren who had assisted Bro . Cleghorn in working the sections , on behalf of the members of the Royal Standard Lodge of Instruction , expressed their appreciation of the very perfect working , ancl the great pleasnre the visit had given them , and trusted it might be repeated on a future occasion .
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DANCING . —To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMANN receive daily , and undertake to teach ladiea and gentlemen , who have never had the slightest previous knowledge or instruction , to go through every fashionable tiill-da-. co in a few easy lessons Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classe PROSPECTUS OH APPLICATION ACADEMY—11 NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET , W . BBO . JACQUBS WTNMASH WILL BE HAPPX 10 TAKE THE MAKAOBMBITI OS MASONIO BAILS . FIBST-CLASS BANDS PBOVIOJUJ ,