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Freemasonry In Portugal.

FREEMASONRY IN PORTUGAL .

By DNALXO . 2 . —THE LODGES . Having reviewed the present position of the Grand Orient of Lusitana , we will now briefly consider the organisation of the subordinate lodges

under its jurisdiction , first remarking in proof of its great energy that the Grand Orient is in active correspondence with the Grand Lodges and Orients of Ireland , Prussia , France , Italy , Egypt , the Argentine Republic , Uruguay , Venezuela ,

Saxony , Luxembourg , New Grenada , Brazil , Charleston , Hamburgh , Netherlands , Belgium , Cuba , Massachusetts , Boston , Virginia , Nova Scotia , Canada , Mexico , North Carolina , New York , Louisiana , Chili , Peru , and California .

The officers of the Portuguese lodges are named as follows : — Venerable—Master . Primiero Vigilante—Senior Warden . Secondo Vigilante—Junior Warden . Orador—Orator .

Secretano—Secretary . Theseureiro—Treasurer . Archivisto Ohancelleiro — Registrar and Chancellor . Mestre de Cerimonias—Master of Ceremonies .

Primiero Experto—Senior Deacon . Secondo Experto—Junior Deacon . Architecto decoratore—Superintendent of Works . Guarda interior—Inner Guard . Guarda externo—Tyler .

To these officers may be added , if requisite , an Assistant Orator , Secretary , and Master of Ceremonies , also a Mestre de Banquete—Master of the Banquet ,

Hospitaleiro—Almoner , Porfcador d'Estandart—Banner Bearer , tut no lodge is justified in making these appointments , unless it has a large number of members . The duties of the officers of the lodge are fully

• explained by their titles ; the remarks we made in reference to the Grand Orator equally applying to ihe Orators of the subordinate lodges . Every office of the lodge is elective , being held for one year , the elections taking place on the

first day of the month of Adar ( 21 st February ) . With the exception of the Venerable and Delegates to the Grand Orient—who must possess at least one year ' s seniority as Master Masons—al brethren are eligible for election to office .

The lodges are represented in the Grand Orient by their Venerable and Delegates , each lodge being entitled to send one delegate for every twenty members . In case of the sickness or unavoidable absence of the Venerable , his place in

the Grand Orient may be filled by one of the Wardens , provided he has attained the grade of Cavaleiro Rosa Cruz .

If the Venerable and Delegates have not attained the degree of Rose Croix prior to their election , they must be exalted to that grade previous to taking their seats in the Grand Orient , as all the Grand Lodsce business is- conducted in

that degree . The affairs of each lodge are administered by two Boards or Committees , the members of which are elected annually . The Committee of Finance consists of four members , their duties being to

supervise the income and expenditure of the lodge , to countersign all bills paid by the Treasurer , to audit his accounts , to submit a balance sheet to the lodge at certain periods . The Venerable is ex-officio president of this committee . The Board

of Justice is composed of six members , who are charged with the administration of all matters in connection with the discipline of the lodge . They also perform the functions of a grand jury ; all breaches of Masonic discipline are investigated by them , and they submit an opinion of the case , together with minutes of their proceedings , to the

lodge for its final decision , in the event of the offence being of such a grave nature as to require such a mode of procedure . Should the affair be only of a trivial nature , they award the offender the penalty laid down by the by-laws , without

referring the matter to the lodge . The Venerable and Orator are ex-o ~§ ido members of this Board , the former being its president . Immediately before a lodge is closed the Master

of Ceremonies makes a tour to collect the propositions & c . of the brethren , these he delivers to the Orator whose duty it is to open and inspect them , before they are submitted to the Venerable . All propositions esc . must be made in writing ;

those of candidates for initiation containing the name , age , profession , place of birth , and residence of the candidate , signed by the proposer . Upon the receipt of a proposition for initiation the Venerable privately requests three brethren , to make enquiries as to the morality & c . of the candidate . At the next meeting they each report

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MASONIC CELESTIAL MYSTERIES. Article 1
FREEMASONRY IN PORTUGAL. Article 5
THE PRAYERS OF THE CRAFT. Article 6
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 7
MASONIC ARCHÆOLOGY. Article 9
BRO. MELVILLE'S ARTICLES. Article 9
P.M.'S AND THE WORKING BRETHREN OF LODGES. Article 10
MASONIC IMPOSTORS. Article 10
THE MASONIC PHILOSOPHER'S STONE. Article 11
MASONIC CELESTIAL MISTERIES. Article 11
MASONIC IMPOSTORS AND AN OFFICIAL GAZETTE. Article 11
UNIFORMITY OF RITUAL. Article 12
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 12
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS. Article 12
METROPOLITAN. Article 15
PROVINCIAL. Article 15
SCOTLAND. Article 17
INDIA. Article 17
ROYAL ARCH. Article 17
LAYING OF THE MEMORIAL STONE OF THE PAISLEY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM WITH GRAND MASONIC HONOURS. Article 17
THE RECENT BALL IN DUBLIN. Article 19
LIST OF LODGE, &c., MEETINGS FOR WEEK ENDING 22ND MAY, 1869. Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Freemasonry In Portugal.

FREEMASONRY IN PORTUGAL .

By DNALXO . 2 . —THE LODGES . Having reviewed the present position of the Grand Orient of Lusitana , we will now briefly consider the organisation of the subordinate lodges

under its jurisdiction , first remarking in proof of its great energy that the Grand Orient is in active correspondence with the Grand Lodges and Orients of Ireland , Prussia , France , Italy , Egypt , the Argentine Republic , Uruguay , Venezuela ,

Saxony , Luxembourg , New Grenada , Brazil , Charleston , Hamburgh , Netherlands , Belgium , Cuba , Massachusetts , Boston , Virginia , Nova Scotia , Canada , Mexico , North Carolina , New York , Louisiana , Chili , Peru , and California .

The officers of the Portuguese lodges are named as follows : — Venerable—Master . Primiero Vigilante—Senior Warden . Secondo Vigilante—Junior Warden . Orador—Orator .

Secretano—Secretary . Theseureiro—Treasurer . Archivisto Ohancelleiro — Registrar and Chancellor . Mestre de Cerimonias—Master of Ceremonies .

Primiero Experto—Senior Deacon . Secondo Experto—Junior Deacon . Architecto decoratore—Superintendent of Works . Guarda interior—Inner Guard . Guarda externo—Tyler .

To these officers may be added , if requisite , an Assistant Orator , Secretary , and Master of Ceremonies , also a Mestre de Banquete—Master of the Banquet ,

Hospitaleiro—Almoner , Porfcador d'Estandart—Banner Bearer , tut no lodge is justified in making these appointments , unless it has a large number of members . The duties of the officers of the lodge are fully

• explained by their titles ; the remarks we made in reference to the Grand Orator equally applying to ihe Orators of the subordinate lodges . Every office of the lodge is elective , being held for one year , the elections taking place on the

first day of the month of Adar ( 21 st February ) . With the exception of the Venerable and Delegates to the Grand Orient—who must possess at least one year ' s seniority as Master Masons—al brethren are eligible for election to office .

The lodges are represented in the Grand Orient by their Venerable and Delegates , each lodge being entitled to send one delegate for every twenty members . In case of the sickness or unavoidable absence of the Venerable , his place in

the Grand Orient may be filled by one of the Wardens , provided he has attained the grade of Cavaleiro Rosa Cruz .

If the Venerable and Delegates have not attained the degree of Rose Croix prior to their election , they must be exalted to that grade previous to taking their seats in the Grand Orient , as all the Grand Lodsce business is- conducted in

that degree . The affairs of each lodge are administered by two Boards or Committees , the members of which are elected annually . The Committee of Finance consists of four members , their duties being to

supervise the income and expenditure of the lodge , to countersign all bills paid by the Treasurer , to audit his accounts , to submit a balance sheet to the lodge at certain periods . The Venerable is ex-officio president of this committee . The Board

of Justice is composed of six members , who are charged with the administration of all matters in connection with the discipline of the lodge . They also perform the functions of a grand jury ; all breaches of Masonic discipline are investigated by them , and they submit an opinion of the case , together with minutes of their proceedings , to the

lodge for its final decision , in the event of the offence being of such a grave nature as to require such a mode of procedure . Should the affair be only of a trivial nature , they award the offender the penalty laid down by the by-laws , without

referring the matter to the lodge . The Venerable and Orator are ex-o ~§ ido members of this Board , the former being its president . Immediately before a lodge is closed the Master

of Ceremonies makes a tour to collect the propositions & c . of the brethren , these he delivers to the Orator whose duty it is to open and inspect them , before they are submitted to the Venerable . All propositions esc . must be made in writing ;

those of candidates for initiation containing the name , age , profession , place of birth , and residence of the candidate , signed by the proposer . Upon the receipt of a proposition for initiation the Venerable privately requests three brethren , to make enquiries as to the morality & c . of the candidate . At the next meeting they each report

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