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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Northumberland.

And while appreciating the splendid work of our deceased right worshipful brother , and still mourning his loss to Freemasonry at large , it is with great expectation and real confidence that we welcome the accession to power in the Northern County of our brother Major Burdon , who , in 1892 ,

when he was appointed by Viscount Ridley , so ably served the county Freemasons as Provincial Senior Grand Warden . Bro . Burdon ' s Masonic progress has been rapid but wisely ordered and real . Indeed , it is just the record we like to see in one who may be called to a position of such rank and

responsibility . The danger which springs from the phenomenal prosperity of Freemasonry demands that enthusiasm and progress shall be linked with a thorough knowledge and appreciation of Masonic methods . Such conditions apply in a special sense and degree in the case of the new

Northumbrian Provincial Grand Master . Initiated in 1888 in St . Cuthbert ' s Lodge , No . 1902 , at Bedlington , Bro . Major Burdon passed on to the second and third degrees , and after serving as Inner Guard , Junior Warden , and Senior Warden , became Worshipful Master of his mother lodge .

He then took up the study of Mark Masonry and was advanced in the Tristram Lodge , December nth , 18 93 , and served in the same lodge as Overseer , etc . Upon the

consecration of the Hartford Lodge he became W . M ., and served as I . G . and S . W . in the Provincial Grand Lodge ( M . M . M . ) . from 18 99 to 1902 . He was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in 18 9 8 , and serving lirst as Sojourner , etc ., he eventually occupied the chair of Z ., and also the post of H .,

in the Provincial Royal Arch Grand Chapter . We hear also that our Bro . Burdon is to be appointed Grand Superintendent of Northumberland Royal Arch Chapter , and is already Grand Deacon in the R . M . M . M . Grand Lodge . It will be seen at once from the foregoing that while

Bro . Major Burdon ' s motto appears to have been " Thorough " " in matters Masonic , he has already a brilliant record of attainment . And considering the prominence and emphasis given of late to both Mark and Royal Arch Masonry , it is probable that the accession of our Bro . Burdon may see a

still greater increase in the interest already taken in the work of these degrees . We are hoping that Masonic study will receive a very real impetus from the election to the highest position Northumbrian Masons can give , of one already experienced beyond the common , and yet young enough ,,

vigorous enough , and enthusiastic enough fcr another long period of splendid service . Vive le Roi !—J . G . G ., P . PROV . G . CHAP ., NORTHUJIHKRLAXD .

Masonry Over The Border.

Masonry over the border .

TT 7 E now propose to refer in some little detail to several of \/ y the grades and Orders referred to in our last article on this subject ( May , 1906 ) , and we commence with the Secret Monitor , perhaps the youngest of them . The youngest , that is to say , with a constitution , for the Order nourished as

a '' side show" in the United Slates for a long time before it became known in this country . It is not dependent on any other Order , nor does any other How from it . A few words as to its alleged antiquity . It is claimed that it lias existed in the United States for more than a centurv , and was originally

known as the Order of David and Jonathan . Some hold that the formation of this particular fraternal tie was due to the rebellion which in the 18 th Century led to the secession of the American Colonies . Brielly , the Order extends the Masonic obligation which enforces the duties of brothely love ,

relief and truth . It says in effect that our duty to a brother Mason is not exhausted when we have ministered to his material necessities . It is our duty to warn him when he appears to be embarking on a course of conduct which may lead to undesirable results , and incident !} ' prejudice his Masonic standing . No one will quarrel with this application

of the principle that prevention is better than cure . Students of Biblical history will remember that in the course of the friendship which existed between David and Jonathan , it became necessary to invent some form of warning whereby the former might be notified of any possible danger arising

from the jealousy of King Saul ( 1 Samuel xx . 18 , etc . ) .. This beautiful little story furnishes the Order with its legend and to some extent its ritual . As the latter is published by authority , and therefore is not unaccessible to the profane , there can be no impropriety in referring ( o it .

There are three degrees—Member of the Order , Prince of the Order , and Supreme Ruler . The processes of entry are respectively described as induction , admission and commission . The governing body comprises the Grand Supreme Ruler and eleven other officers , many of whom perform duties analogous to those of Grand Lodge officers . The G . S . R . may in addition

nominate four Councillors , one of whom shall be Grand Organist . The above , together with all Past Grand Officers , form what is called the Grand Council . This body meets every six months . Much more democratic is the Grand Conclave , which meets once a year . We might say in passing that all private " lodges " are described as " conclaves . " Grand Conclave comprises all members , present and past , of Grand

Council , all Grand Stewards , present and past , all past Supreme Rulers , and the four chief officers of every private conclave . Although widely spread , ( he number of conclaves is not sufficient to demand such local government as in the Craft is provided by Provincial and District Grand Lodges . The premier conclave is the " Alfred Meadows , " No . 1 , which

meets in London , No . 3 , is in Penang , and thence we go to Madras , Natal , Jamaica etc ., etc . There is no clothing which it is obligatory for brethren to wear , the insignia comprising jewels only , suspended by ribands which vary with the rank of the wearer . The

officers of private conclaves are the Supreme Ruler , Counsellor and Guide , corresponding with the Wardens , Secretary and Treasurer , Visiting Deacons not exceeding four , Director of Ceremonies , Guarder and Sentinel ( Inner and Outer Guard ) . It is interesting to note that the officers appointed by the

G . S . R . to assist him are described as Councillors , the difference according to etymologists being that the latter have only a corporate entity , the former are known individually . It would not occur to Ihe ordinary person to make these purist and subject distinctions . There is a peculiarity about the

ballot . For the fust degree , three black balls are fatal , but by-laws may reduce this number to two . For the second degree no number is specified , but on the contrary the provision exists , that " no person may be admitted a Prince of the Order , if any Prince object thereto . " Not necessarily

in a ballot box , and the objector is not necessarily a member of the conclave concerned . This provision is peculiar to the Order we are describing .

The sun never sets on the Secret Monitor . Its conclaves are scattered over the face of the whole earth . They are not many in number , but numbers are the last thing considered . The Order is as select in its way as is the A . & A . Rite , and a perusal of the names of distinguished brethren who have been admitted bears witness to the estimation in which it is held .

We find such names as Shadwell Clerke , C . F . Matier , W . W . B . Beach . Lord Halsbnry , the Earl of Warwick , G . Kenning , N . G . Philips , F . A . Philbrick , General J . Studholme Brownrigg , Frank Richardson , Richard Eve , Thomas Fenn , and a host of others no less distinguished . Whilst it is not

impossible for one to enter into Craft Masonry , whom with some better knowledge we should have kept out , no such excuse exists for admitting brethren to ( he concomitant Orders who are not to be a credit , for the members have the

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Untitled Article 1
The late Bro. Richard Seddon Article 2
Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland. Article 3
Masonry over the border. Article 4
Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Article 5
Visit of the British Association to York. Article 6
Untitled Article 7
The Grand Lodge of Canada. Article 8
Untitled Article 8
Lodge Benevolence, No. 666, Princetown (Devon). Article 9
Masonic Festival at Ghester. Article 9
Untitled Article 9
Untitled Ad 10
Untitled Ad 10
The Constitution and the Constitutions. Article 10
At the Sign of the Perfect Ashlar. Article 11
Untitled Ad 13
Grand Lodge of Scotland. Article 14
The Anglo-Colonial Lodge, No. 3175. Article 14
Provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales. Article 16
Untitled Article 16
History of the Lod ge of Emulation, No. 21 . Article 17
Untitled Article 20
Untitled Ad 20
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Northumberland.

And while appreciating the splendid work of our deceased right worshipful brother , and still mourning his loss to Freemasonry at large , it is with great expectation and real confidence that we welcome the accession to power in the Northern County of our brother Major Burdon , who , in 1892 ,

when he was appointed by Viscount Ridley , so ably served the county Freemasons as Provincial Senior Grand Warden . Bro . Burdon ' s Masonic progress has been rapid but wisely ordered and real . Indeed , it is just the record we like to see in one who may be called to a position of such rank and

responsibility . The danger which springs from the phenomenal prosperity of Freemasonry demands that enthusiasm and progress shall be linked with a thorough knowledge and appreciation of Masonic methods . Such conditions apply in a special sense and degree in the case of the new

Northumbrian Provincial Grand Master . Initiated in 1888 in St . Cuthbert ' s Lodge , No . 1902 , at Bedlington , Bro . Major Burdon passed on to the second and third degrees , and after serving as Inner Guard , Junior Warden , and Senior Warden , became Worshipful Master of his mother lodge .

He then took up the study of Mark Masonry and was advanced in the Tristram Lodge , December nth , 18 93 , and served in the same lodge as Overseer , etc . Upon the

consecration of the Hartford Lodge he became W . M ., and served as I . G . and S . W . in the Provincial Grand Lodge ( M . M . M . ) . from 18 99 to 1902 . He was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in 18 9 8 , and serving lirst as Sojourner , etc ., he eventually occupied the chair of Z ., and also the post of H .,

in the Provincial Royal Arch Grand Chapter . We hear also that our Bro . Burdon is to be appointed Grand Superintendent of Northumberland Royal Arch Chapter , and is already Grand Deacon in the R . M . M . M . Grand Lodge . It will be seen at once from the foregoing that while

Bro . Major Burdon ' s motto appears to have been " Thorough " " in matters Masonic , he has already a brilliant record of attainment . And considering the prominence and emphasis given of late to both Mark and Royal Arch Masonry , it is probable that the accession of our Bro . Burdon may see a

still greater increase in the interest already taken in the work of these degrees . We are hoping that Masonic study will receive a very real impetus from the election to the highest position Northumbrian Masons can give , of one already experienced beyond the common , and yet young enough ,,

vigorous enough , and enthusiastic enough fcr another long period of splendid service . Vive le Roi !—J . G . G ., P . PROV . G . CHAP ., NORTHUJIHKRLAXD .

Masonry Over The Border.

Masonry over the border .

TT 7 E now propose to refer in some little detail to several of \/ y the grades and Orders referred to in our last article on this subject ( May , 1906 ) , and we commence with the Secret Monitor , perhaps the youngest of them . The youngest , that is to say , with a constitution , for the Order nourished as

a '' side show" in the United Slates for a long time before it became known in this country . It is not dependent on any other Order , nor does any other How from it . A few words as to its alleged antiquity . It is claimed that it lias existed in the United States for more than a centurv , and was originally

known as the Order of David and Jonathan . Some hold that the formation of this particular fraternal tie was due to the rebellion which in the 18 th Century led to the secession of the American Colonies . Brielly , the Order extends the Masonic obligation which enforces the duties of brothely love ,

relief and truth . It says in effect that our duty to a brother Mason is not exhausted when we have ministered to his material necessities . It is our duty to warn him when he appears to be embarking on a course of conduct which may lead to undesirable results , and incident !} ' prejudice his Masonic standing . No one will quarrel with this application

of the principle that prevention is better than cure . Students of Biblical history will remember that in the course of the friendship which existed between David and Jonathan , it became necessary to invent some form of warning whereby the former might be notified of any possible danger arising

from the jealousy of King Saul ( 1 Samuel xx . 18 , etc . ) .. This beautiful little story furnishes the Order with its legend and to some extent its ritual . As the latter is published by authority , and therefore is not unaccessible to the profane , there can be no impropriety in referring ( o it .

There are three degrees—Member of the Order , Prince of the Order , and Supreme Ruler . The processes of entry are respectively described as induction , admission and commission . The governing body comprises the Grand Supreme Ruler and eleven other officers , many of whom perform duties analogous to those of Grand Lodge officers . The G . S . R . may in addition

nominate four Councillors , one of whom shall be Grand Organist . The above , together with all Past Grand Officers , form what is called the Grand Council . This body meets every six months . Much more democratic is the Grand Conclave , which meets once a year . We might say in passing that all private " lodges " are described as " conclaves . " Grand Conclave comprises all members , present and past , of Grand

Council , all Grand Stewards , present and past , all past Supreme Rulers , and the four chief officers of every private conclave . Although widely spread , ( he number of conclaves is not sufficient to demand such local government as in the Craft is provided by Provincial and District Grand Lodges . The premier conclave is the " Alfred Meadows , " No . 1 , which

meets in London , No . 3 , is in Penang , and thence we go to Madras , Natal , Jamaica etc ., etc . There is no clothing which it is obligatory for brethren to wear , the insignia comprising jewels only , suspended by ribands which vary with the rank of the wearer . The

officers of private conclaves are the Supreme Ruler , Counsellor and Guide , corresponding with the Wardens , Secretary and Treasurer , Visiting Deacons not exceeding four , Director of Ceremonies , Guarder and Sentinel ( Inner and Outer Guard ) . It is interesting to note that the officers appointed by the

G . S . R . to assist him are described as Councillors , the difference according to etymologists being that the latter have only a corporate entity , the former are known individually . It would not occur to Ihe ordinary person to make these purist and subject distinctions . There is a peculiarity about the

ballot . For the fust degree , three black balls are fatal , but by-laws may reduce this number to two . For the second degree no number is specified , but on the contrary the provision exists , that " no person may be admitted a Prince of the Order , if any Prince object thereto . " Not necessarily

in a ballot box , and the objector is not necessarily a member of the conclave concerned . This provision is peculiar to the Order we are describing .

The sun never sets on the Secret Monitor . Its conclaves are scattered over the face of the whole earth . They are not many in number , but numbers are the last thing considered . The Order is as select in its way as is the A . & A . Rite , and a perusal of the names of distinguished brethren who have been admitted bears witness to the estimation in which it is held .

We find such names as Shadwell Clerke , C . F . Matier , W . W . B . Beach . Lord Halsbnry , the Earl of Warwick , G . Kenning , N . G . Philips , F . A . Philbrick , General J . Studholme Brownrigg , Frank Richardson , Richard Eve , Thomas Fenn , and a host of others no less distinguished . Whilst it is not

impossible for one to enter into Craft Masonry , whom with some better knowledge we should have kept out , no such excuse exists for admitting brethren to ( he concomitant Orders who are not to be a credit , for the members have the

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