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The Dervishes And Masonry.
can point out , but which will occur to the careful reader . They show a decided resemblance to Masonry . To the Melamiyoon Bro . Brown devotes Chapter viii . Among other things , he says that on
¦ their tombs are peculiar signs , the origin and meaning of which he has not been able to learn . On a tomb of 1122 , or 160 years ago , he found two triangles joined by a poins , and also on a tomb fifteen years later . Others have a single
triangle A , or beneath the angles . Many have also the Muhr-i-SuIeeman , Soloman ' s Seal , the two triangles interlaced YY , but without dots . The Melamiyoou are known in Constantinople now
as the Hamzavee . It is , like the Order of Bektashee , almost under prohibition in Constantinople , but from widely different causes . The Hamizavee , it is said , held their meetings in secret in houses not like a Dervish Tekieh , and for this reason it is thought by some persons they are Mussulman Freemasons .
lhe word Melamiyoon means the condemned or reproached , a designation taken by them in token of humility . They are stated to be a sincerely pious sect , conscientious in all their dealings , and living much for themselves and their
doctrine , without any regard for the opinion of the world . Thus in Constantinople any poor or miserable object is now called a Melamiyoon . Unfortunately Bro . Brown has not beeu able to obtain the initiation ceremonies of the Melamiyoon ,
as he has of some other Dervish sects . Besides his own observations , Mr . Brown introduces into his work all that is to be found in
the standard authorities on Dervishes . Apart from its other merits , it must be considered a Masonic book of reference , valuable , particularly in this respect , that it shows how many ancient eastern practices have been handed down from remote sources and by obscure channets , equally to Freemasons and to Dervishes .
Address.
ADDRESS .
Delivered at the anniversary meeting of tha Wellington Lodge of Instruction [ No . 548 ) , on thelSth of June , 1868 , by Bro . BODERT WENTWORTII LITTLE , P-M . Brethren , —In compliance with your request conveyed to me by my esteemed Bro . Past Master Gale , I have undertaken to perform the ceremony of consecration this evening in the Wellington
Address.
Lodge of Instruction ; and as , upon occasions of which the present is but a rehearsal , it is usual for the consecrating Master to deliver an appropriate address to the members of the new lodge , I shall endeavour to follow this time-honoured
custom by craving your attention to a brief consideration of the career of the illustrious captain from whom the Wellington Lodge derived its name . It may be said , " What has Freemasonry to do with the record of deeds of war ? " her
progress is not like that of ambition , over the bodies of the slaia , nor amidst the carnage and horrors of battle fields ; her victories are not achieved by the fall of cities or the ruin of empires ; the lamp of love and truth which she bears on her
heavenward path , can never be called the ignis fatuus of the unwise , or the torch of the destroyer . And yet we may emphatically assert that the soothing spirit of Freemasonry has softened the rugged
strife of warriors ; that our brethren have not been deaf to the cry of distress even amidst the roar of cannons , and the rush of legions—that our mystic signs of fraternity have frequently disarmed a foeman '' s wrath , and kindled in his heart
not only forbearance but the light of brotherly love . I do not , however , purpose to enlarge upon the benefits which Freemasonry has conferred upon brethren in the perilous times of war ; the instances to which I refer are numerous ,
and are well authenticated ; but rather to invite you to a contemplation of the guiding principles of Wellington's character and career . It has been truly said by a distinguished American poet of the present day , that
" Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime , And , departing , leave behind us Footprints on the sand of time . " and as this desirable object cannot be better achieved than by . a steadfast adherence to the
strict line of duty , I may remark that however great our opportunities , however noble our gifts , they are but wasted , like water poured upon a burning desert , unless dedicated to the service of G-od , or the welfare of mankind . A
more conspicuous exemplar of this profound truth than the illustrious Wellington never existed . From the commencement of his career to its close in the midst of the people he had served so well , his steps were ever in the path of duty . His efforts were directed by what he conceived to be the principles of right and justice ; and whether
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The Dervishes And Masonry.
can point out , but which will occur to the careful reader . They show a decided resemblance to Masonry . To the Melamiyoon Bro . Brown devotes Chapter viii . Among other things , he says that on
¦ their tombs are peculiar signs , the origin and meaning of which he has not been able to learn . On a tomb of 1122 , or 160 years ago , he found two triangles joined by a poins , and also on a tomb fifteen years later . Others have a single
triangle A , or beneath the angles . Many have also the Muhr-i-SuIeeman , Soloman ' s Seal , the two triangles interlaced YY , but without dots . The Melamiyoou are known in Constantinople now
as the Hamzavee . It is , like the Order of Bektashee , almost under prohibition in Constantinople , but from widely different causes . The Hamizavee , it is said , held their meetings in secret in houses not like a Dervish Tekieh , and for this reason it is thought by some persons they are Mussulman Freemasons .
lhe word Melamiyoon means the condemned or reproached , a designation taken by them in token of humility . They are stated to be a sincerely pious sect , conscientious in all their dealings , and living much for themselves and their
doctrine , without any regard for the opinion of the world . Thus in Constantinople any poor or miserable object is now called a Melamiyoon . Unfortunately Bro . Brown has not beeu able to obtain the initiation ceremonies of the Melamiyoon ,
as he has of some other Dervish sects . Besides his own observations , Mr . Brown introduces into his work all that is to be found in
the standard authorities on Dervishes . Apart from its other merits , it must be considered a Masonic book of reference , valuable , particularly in this respect , that it shows how many ancient eastern practices have been handed down from remote sources and by obscure channets , equally to Freemasons and to Dervishes .
Address.
ADDRESS .
Delivered at the anniversary meeting of tha Wellington Lodge of Instruction [ No . 548 ) , on thelSth of June , 1868 , by Bro . BODERT WENTWORTII LITTLE , P-M . Brethren , —In compliance with your request conveyed to me by my esteemed Bro . Past Master Gale , I have undertaken to perform the ceremony of consecration this evening in the Wellington
Address.
Lodge of Instruction ; and as , upon occasions of which the present is but a rehearsal , it is usual for the consecrating Master to deliver an appropriate address to the members of the new lodge , I shall endeavour to follow this time-honoured
custom by craving your attention to a brief consideration of the career of the illustrious captain from whom the Wellington Lodge derived its name . It may be said , " What has Freemasonry to do with the record of deeds of war ? " her
progress is not like that of ambition , over the bodies of the slaia , nor amidst the carnage and horrors of battle fields ; her victories are not achieved by the fall of cities or the ruin of empires ; the lamp of love and truth which she bears on her
heavenward path , can never be called the ignis fatuus of the unwise , or the torch of the destroyer . And yet we may emphatically assert that the soothing spirit of Freemasonry has softened the rugged
strife of warriors ; that our brethren have not been deaf to the cry of distress even amidst the roar of cannons , and the rush of legions—that our mystic signs of fraternity have frequently disarmed a foeman '' s wrath , and kindled in his heart
not only forbearance but the light of brotherly love . I do not , however , purpose to enlarge upon the benefits which Freemasonry has conferred upon brethren in the perilous times of war ; the instances to which I refer are numerous ,
and are well authenticated ; but rather to invite you to a contemplation of the guiding principles of Wellington's character and career . It has been truly said by a distinguished American poet of the present day , that
" Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime , And , departing , leave behind us Footprints on the sand of time . " and as this desirable object cannot be better achieved than by . a steadfast adherence to the
strict line of duty , I may remark that however great our opportunities , however noble our gifts , they are but wasted , like water poured upon a burning desert , unless dedicated to the service of G-od , or the welfare of mankind . A
more conspicuous exemplar of this profound truth than the illustrious Wellington never existed . From the commencement of his career to its close in the midst of the people he had served so well , his steps were ever in the path of duty . His efforts were directed by what he conceived to be the principles of right and justice ; and whether