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grade , the respectability and good faith of the brethren , while it speaks in their behalf , cannot influence our conclusions , and their only remedy is to seek the grade which they suppose themselves to possess through the proper and legitimate channels . As the matters connected with the application and history o » ihe Memphis Rite , so called , are already familiar to the Supreme Council , and the brief outlines of them are given in the address of the Sov . Grand Commander , we deem it unnecessary to
recapitulate them . We offer the following resolution : " Resolved that the prayer of the petitioners be denied . " In this recommendation the Supreme Grand Council concurred . The Report on Foreign Relations states that the S . G . C . is in friendly communication with all , or nearly all , the sister Suprem
Grand Councils . The report gives the following information . IEEIAND . —The Supreme Council of Ireland received its authority from the Supreme Grand Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States in 1834 , and was organized June , 1826 , and has regularly continued to the present time . The Duke of Leinster was then made the Grand Commander , and
has held the position ever since . Bro . Goodall was entrusted with a commission to appoint a grand Representative near that Body , which he delivered to the Bro . H . J . Westly , 33 , 330 , who accepted the same , which appointment has been confirmed . ENGLAND . —The Supreme Council is in a prosperous condition . It has lately organised several new bodies , and the affairs of the Rite have received a new impulse . The Representatives ^
this Supreme Grand Councilhasbeen received with great cordiality , and the correspondence has been ofthe most fraternal character . The Supreme Council of Brazil , Valley of Lovradia , was formally recognised and representatives exchanged . A Chapter of Rose Crox has been established during the year at St . John , New Brunswick . Our Canadian brethren are labouring with zeal and prudence to promote tlie growth of tho Rite ; The
Sov . Grand Commander had been informed that some brethren in Canada contemplated applying for the degrees in Rochester , hut on enquiry he finds that tbe report was erroneous , and , he remarked , no violation of jurisdiction had been brought to his notice during the year . BEKHT / JT . —A Balustre has been issued by the W . M . P . Sov . Q .
Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction , acknowledging , and in the most ample and satisfactory manner , correcting the error into which that Supreme Grand Council had inadvertenlly fallen , in supposing that the Supreme Council of Belgium had recognised the spurious body in Louisiana . SCOTLAND . —Of this jurisdiction , the Sov . Grand Commander . states that " While I have information of the existence of a
Supreme Council for Scotland , I have not been able to open correspondence with it , and obtaining further intelligence respecting it . " SPAlif . —In this country two bodies are contending for supremacy and recognition . The Supreme Council or " Grand Orient Nacional" of Spain , claims that it was formed by the
union of a Grand Lodge , deriving its existence from the Grand Lodge of England in 1828 , with a Supreme Council , instituted by authority from Grasso de Tilley in 1867 . The Grand Lodge , or " Grand Chamber of Rites of Spain" is the other , and apparently the most active . They have been making efforts to effect a union . Both parties have submiteed a written statement of
their respective claims , but further investigation was considered ¦ necessary before recognising either . CUBA . —No direct intelligence bad been received from the
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Masons of Cuba during the year . The unhappy condition of the island is sufficient to account for that . But intelligence has been otherwise received , believed to be authentic , of the execution of a large number of persons by the Spanish government , against whom no crime was alleged , save that of being Masons . It is alleged that Masonry in Cuba is of a political character ;
and that , in fact , lodges are there associations of conspirators against the government . On the other hand it is alleged that this was a mere pretext for the persecution of the Order . Which is true , we cannot as yet determine . But it is scarcely credible that the Masons of Cuba have introduced into the institution a feature so utterly at variance with all its teachings
It is true , that Masonry teaches freedom of thought and the brotherhood of man ; and it may be that the Spanish government consider that treasonable , ancl that tyranny aud bigotry have joined hands to crush out those teachings ; if so , the names of those brethren who have fallen victims will live in memory , when the name of Spain will be found only in some old
hook , upon the slielf of the antiquarian . It has been suggested that the Masons of the world take measures in relation to this matter ; but , whije my desires equal those of the most ardent , I do not perceive in what manner we can act , save in denunciation of the outrage , or in vindication of the institution , if it has heen prostituted to political purposes .
THE SUTEEME Cpmronj OB PRANCE . —This Body is apparently not in a very prosperous condition . The Gr . Secretary , Bro . La Jonquiere , has been in poor health for some time past Bro . Allegri resigned as Grand Commander some two years since , and was succeeded hy Bro . Cremieux , whose public duties , are such as demand the most of his time . POETTJ & AI . —Soon after the close of the session of the
Supreme Council last year , I received documents from the " Grand Orient Lusitano " in which a further hearing was desired . Upon examination of the documents submitted , I was of opinion that their request was a reasonable one , and I thereupon directed Bro . Goodall to withhold the actual recognition of the " Supreme Council Grand Orient PoHugueza " until further
advised , as 1 intended to bring the matter before you for reexamination . At the elate of my last advice from Bro . Goodall he had not visited Portugal , and on that account we should not be prepared to act advisedly upon the question . But I am happy to announce that the necessity for further investigation has been removed , by the union of the two rival bodies , and the
organization of Portuguese Masons under one Supreme Head . I have received a Balustre officially announcing this event , and the "Bolletin" has been regularly received . But as Bro . Goodall was to visit Portugal , I recommended that no further action be taken in the premises than to authorize the Grand Commander , upon receiving Bro . Goodall ' s report , to make the
official recognition , if lie should deem it proper . ITALY . —I have had considerable correspondence myself in relation to matters in Italy , ancl Bro . Goodall has visited the different localities , and devoted much attention to ascertaining the facts . It is certain that the Palermo Body derived all its authority
from the spurious Body at New Orleans , and is , therefore , itself spurious . From my own examination and correspondence , I am satisfied that the " Grand Orient of Italy" at Florence , is the legitimate head of symbolic Masonry in that country . In this conclusion , to which I had arrived before receiving intelligence from Bro . Goodall , I am gratified to find that he concurs . But it cannot be recognized , because it has recognized and exchanged Repre-
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The Ancient And Accepted Rite In America.
grade , the respectability and good faith of the brethren , while it speaks in their behalf , cannot influence our conclusions , and their only remedy is to seek the grade which they suppose themselves to possess through the proper and legitimate channels . As the matters connected with the application and history o » ihe Memphis Rite , so called , are already familiar to the Supreme Council , and the brief outlines of them are given in the address of the Sov . Grand Commander , we deem it unnecessary to
recapitulate them . We offer the following resolution : " Resolved that the prayer of the petitioners be denied . " In this recommendation the Supreme Grand Council concurred . The Report on Foreign Relations states that the S . G . C . is in friendly communication with all , or nearly all , the sister Suprem
Grand Councils . The report gives the following information . IEEIAND . —The Supreme Council of Ireland received its authority from the Supreme Grand Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States in 1834 , and was organized June , 1826 , and has regularly continued to the present time . The Duke of Leinster was then made the Grand Commander , and
has held the position ever since . Bro . Goodall was entrusted with a commission to appoint a grand Representative near that Body , which he delivered to the Bro . H . J . Westly , 33 , 330 , who accepted the same , which appointment has been confirmed . ENGLAND . —The Supreme Council is in a prosperous condition . It has lately organised several new bodies , and the affairs of the Rite have received a new impulse . The Representatives ^
this Supreme Grand Councilhasbeen received with great cordiality , and the correspondence has been ofthe most fraternal character . The Supreme Council of Brazil , Valley of Lovradia , was formally recognised and representatives exchanged . A Chapter of Rose Crox has been established during the year at St . John , New Brunswick . Our Canadian brethren are labouring with zeal and prudence to promote tlie growth of tho Rite ; The
Sov . Grand Commander had been informed that some brethren in Canada contemplated applying for the degrees in Rochester , hut on enquiry he finds that tbe report was erroneous , and , he remarked , no violation of jurisdiction had been brought to his notice during the year . BEKHT / JT . —A Balustre has been issued by the W . M . P . Sov . Q .
Commander of the Southern Jurisdiction , acknowledging , and in the most ample and satisfactory manner , correcting the error into which that Supreme Grand Council had inadvertenlly fallen , in supposing that the Supreme Council of Belgium had recognised the spurious body in Louisiana . SCOTLAND . —Of this jurisdiction , the Sov . Grand Commander . states that " While I have information of the existence of a
Supreme Council for Scotland , I have not been able to open correspondence with it , and obtaining further intelligence respecting it . " SPAlif . —In this country two bodies are contending for supremacy and recognition . The Supreme Council or " Grand Orient Nacional" of Spain , claims that it was formed by the
union of a Grand Lodge , deriving its existence from the Grand Lodge of England in 1828 , with a Supreme Council , instituted by authority from Grasso de Tilley in 1867 . The Grand Lodge , or " Grand Chamber of Rites of Spain" is the other , and apparently the most active . They have been making efforts to effect a union . Both parties have submiteed a written statement of
their respective claims , but further investigation was considered ¦ necessary before recognising either . CUBA . —No direct intelligence bad been received from the
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Masons of Cuba during the year . The unhappy condition of the island is sufficient to account for that . But intelligence has been otherwise received , believed to be authentic , of the execution of a large number of persons by the Spanish government , against whom no crime was alleged , save that of being Masons . It is alleged that Masonry in Cuba is of a political character ;
and that , in fact , lodges are there associations of conspirators against the government . On the other hand it is alleged that this was a mere pretext for the persecution of the Order . Which is true , we cannot as yet determine . But it is scarcely credible that the Masons of Cuba have introduced into the institution a feature so utterly at variance with all its teachings
It is true , that Masonry teaches freedom of thought and the brotherhood of man ; and it may be that the Spanish government consider that treasonable , ancl that tyranny aud bigotry have joined hands to crush out those teachings ; if so , the names of those brethren who have fallen victims will live in memory , when the name of Spain will be found only in some old
hook , upon the slielf of the antiquarian . It has been suggested that the Masons of the world take measures in relation to this matter ; but , whije my desires equal those of the most ardent , I do not perceive in what manner we can act , save in denunciation of the outrage , or in vindication of the institution , if it has heen prostituted to political purposes .
THE SUTEEME Cpmronj OB PRANCE . —This Body is apparently not in a very prosperous condition . The Gr . Secretary , Bro . La Jonquiere , has been in poor health for some time past Bro . Allegri resigned as Grand Commander some two years since , and was succeeded hy Bro . Cremieux , whose public duties , are such as demand the most of his time . POETTJ & AI . —Soon after the close of the session of the
Supreme Council last year , I received documents from the " Grand Orient Lusitano " in which a further hearing was desired . Upon examination of the documents submitted , I was of opinion that their request was a reasonable one , and I thereupon directed Bro . Goodall to withhold the actual recognition of the " Supreme Council Grand Orient PoHugueza " until further
advised , as 1 intended to bring the matter before you for reexamination . At the elate of my last advice from Bro . Goodall he had not visited Portugal , and on that account we should not be prepared to act advisedly upon the question . But I am happy to announce that the necessity for further investigation has been removed , by the union of the two rival bodies , and the
organization of Portuguese Masons under one Supreme Head . I have received a Balustre officially announcing this event , and the "Bolletin" has been regularly received . But as Bro . Goodall was to visit Portugal , I recommended that no further action be taken in the premises than to authorize the Grand Commander , upon receiving Bro . Goodall ' s report , to make the
official recognition , if lie should deem it proper . ITALY . —I have had considerable correspondence myself in relation to matters in Italy , ancl Bro . Goodall has visited the different localities , and devoted much attention to ascertaining the facts . It is certain that the Palermo Body derived all its authority
from the spurious Body at New Orleans , and is , therefore , itself spurious . From my own examination and correspondence , I am satisfied that the " Grand Orient of Italy" at Florence , is the legitimate head of symbolic Masonry in that country . In this conclusion , to which I had arrived before receiving intelligence from Bro . Goodall , I am gratified to find that he concurs . But it cannot be recognized , because it has recognized and exchanged Repre-