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Masonic Curiosities, No. 2.
SIXTHLY also that none Slander another behind his back to make him lose his good name . SEVENTHLY that noe fellow in the house or abroad answer another ungodly or reprovably without cause .
EIGHTLEY also that every Master . Mason reverence his elder also that a Mason be no common player at the Dice Cards or Hazard nor at any other * unlawful playes through the which the Science and Craft may be dishonord .
NINETHLY also that noe Mason use no Lechery nor have been abroad whereby the Craft may be dishonored or slandered . TENTHLY also that no ffellow goe into the towne by night except he have a ffellow with him who
may beare record that he Avas in an honest place . ELEVENTHLY also that every Master and ffellow shall come to the assembly if it be within 50 miles of him if he have any warning and if he have trespassed against the Craft to abide the
award of Masters and ffellows . TAVELFHLY also that every Master Mason and ffellow that have trespassed against the Craft shall stand in sorrow of other Masters and ffellows to make him accord and if they cannot accord to God to the Common Law .
THIRTEENTHLY also that a Mason or ffellow make not a Moulde Stone Square nor Rule to noe Cowan nor sett no Cowan worke within the Lodge nor without to no Mould Stone . FouRTEENTHliY also that every Mason receive or cherish strange ffellows when they come over the
country and sett them on work and if he have none the Mason shall refresh him with money unto the next Lodge . FIFTEENTHLY also that every Mason shall truly serve his master ffor h ' " s pay .
SIXTEENTHLY also that every master shall truly ¦ make of his Avorke taske or journey whether so it ¦ be .
These be all the Charges and Covenants that ought to be read at the making of a Mason or Masons . .. The Almighty God who have you and me in his . keeping . —Amen .
Chinese Secret Societies.
CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES .
A recent correspondent of the "New York Telegram , " speaking of the habits of the recently imported John Chinaman , says : One of the most curious features of Chinese
Chinese Secret Societies.
emigration is that the emigrants carry with them one of the most interesting of their institutions . It is , of course , generally kno \ vn that the original Celestials were conquered by the Tartars ; that a Tartar dynasty was lifted to the throne of the
Chinese empire , and that Tartar garrisons Avere scattered all over the land . -All this occurred many hundred years ago . But two curious societies of the Ghee Hins and the Toe Peh Kongs , the former established for the purpose of restoring
the Ming dynasty , and the latter for the purpose of maintaining the Tartar supremacy , sprang up at that period , and the feud has been kept up ever since . All Chinamen belong to one or the other of these organizations , and wherever they go they establish lodges . The Ghee Hins live in one street , and the Toe Peh Kongs in another .,
Each society has its flags and all its members are armed . On great occasions public displays of their strength , and very frequently an attack is ventured upon by the non-parading organization , and a bloody struggle ensues . Such faction fights
are very common in Australia . Until lately very little Avas knoAvn about these societies . But about two years ago , in the island of Pewang , there was a riot among the Chinamen which lasted seventeen days , and in Avhich 2 , 000
men were killed . The British government was powerless to stop it , and , perhaps , as the Chinaman did not attempt to molest Eui'opeans , they were not anxious to do so . But a committee \ vas appointed , after everything was over , to find out the true character of the offending organizations . For some time none of the Avitnesses examined
had the courage to tell the truth about the objects and rites of their organizations ; but , at last a man came forward Avho made a clean breast of it . The rites of initiation , as he described them , are very elaborate , and occupy nearly a Avhole day .
They begin soon after daybreak . The candidate having been properly dressed and adorned Avith ¦ certain emblems , is ushered into the lodge blindfolded . The bandage is taken from his eyes , and he finds himself in the midst of men Avho are all
armed with spears and maces , while the hall is hung Avith devices such as naturally inspire terror . The next thing done is to cut off the head of a foAvl . The candidate is asked to carefully look at the operation , and to remember it Avell , for a similar fate would befall him if he should ever betray the secrets that are soon to be confided to his dis-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Curiosities, No. 2.
SIXTHLY also that none Slander another behind his back to make him lose his good name . SEVENTHLY that noe fellow in the house or abroad answer another ungodly or reprovably without cause .
EIGHTLEY also that every Master . Mason reverence his elder also that a Mason be no common player at the Dice Cards or Hazard nor at any other * unlawful playes through the which the Science and Craft may be dishonord .
NINETHLY also that noe Mason use no Lechery nor have been abroad whereby the Craft may be dishonored or slandered . TENTHLY also that no ffellow goe into the towne by night except he have a ffellow with him who
may beare record that he Avas in an honest place . ELEVENTHLY also that every Master and ffellow shall come to the assembly if it be within 50 miles of him if he have any warning and if he have trespassed against the Craft to abide the
award of Masters and ffellows . TAVELFHLY also that every Master Mason and ffellow that have trespassed against the Craft shall stand in sorrow of other Masters and ffellows to make him accord and if they cannot accord to God to the Common Law .
THIRTEENTHLY also that a Mason or ffellow make not a Moulde Stone Square nor Rule to noe Cowan nor sett no Cowan worke within the Lodge nor without to no Mould Stone . FouRTEENTHliY also that every Mason receive or cherish strange ffellows when they come over the
country and sett them on work and if he have none the Mason shall refresh him with money unto the next Lodge . FIFTEENTHLY also that every Mason shall truly serve his master ffor h ' " s pay .
SIXTEENTHLY also that every master shall truly ¦ make of his Avorke taske or journey whether so it ¦ be .
These be all the Charges and Covenants that ought to be read at the making of a Mason or Masons . .. The Almighty God who have you and me in his . keeping . —Amen .
Chinese Secret Societies.
CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES .
A recent correspondent of the "New York Telegram , " speaking of the habits of the recently imported John Chinaman , says : One of the most curious features of Chinese
Chinese Secret Societies.
emigration is that the emigrants carry with them one of the most interesting of their institutions . It is , of course , generally kno \ vn that the original Celestials were conquered by the Tartars ; that a Tartar dynasty was lifted to the throne of the
Chinese empire , and that Tartar garrisons Avere scattered all over the land . -All this occurred many hundred years ago . But two curious societies of the Ghee Hins and the Toe Peh Kongs , the former established for the purpose of restoring
the Ming dynasty , and the latter for the purpose of maintaining the Tartar supremacy , sprang up at that period , and the feud has been kept up ever since . All Chinamen belong to one or the other of these organizations , and wherever they go they establish lodges . The Ghee Hins live in one street , and the Toe Peh Kongs in another .,
Each society has its flags and all its members are armed . On great occasions public displays of their strength , and very frequently an attack is ventured upon by the non-parading organization , and a bloody struggle ensues . Such faction fights
are very common in Australia . Until lately very little Avas knoAvn about these societies . But about two years ago , in the island of Pewang , there was a riot among the Chinamen which lasted seventeen days , and in Avhich 2 , 000
men were killed . The British government was powerless to stop it , and , perhaps , as the Chinaman did not attempt to molest Eui'opeans , they were not anxious to do so . But a committee \ vas appointed , after everything was over , to find out the true character of the offending organizations . For some time none of the Avitnesses examined
had the courage to tell the truth about the objects and rites of their organizations ; but , at last a man came forward Avho made a clean breast of it . The rites of initiation , as he described them , are very elaborate , and occupy nearly a Avhole day .
They begin soon after daybreak . The candidate having been properly dressed and adorned Avith ¦ certain emblems , is ushered into the lodge blindfolded . The bandage is taken from his eyes , and he finds himself in the midst of men Avho are all
armed with spears and maces , while the hall is hung Avith devices such as naturally inspire terror . The next thing done is to cut off the head of a foAvl . The candidate is asked to carefully look at the operation , and to remember it Avell , for a similar fate would befall him if he should ever betray the secrets that are soon to be confided to his dis-