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Need for Knights with Modern Improvements. A SERMON BY PROF. SWING, CHICAGO. He findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter: Could ye not watch with me one hour? Matt. 26 : 40. For a few centuries Europe and En- gland supported and enjoyed that body of horsemen called Knights. Each castle formed a valuable and powerful part of some kingdom: and the lord of each castle kept in perpetual readiness a squad of Knights who could rush forth singly o o v or in pairs, or groups, to abate some wrong which was weighing upon a per- son, or an estate, or a nation. By help of both history and imagination, the term becomes a synonym for hero or defender. It is now thought that each defenceless woman, each orphan, each victim of craft or cruelty, had in that mailed trooper a friend who was capable ot making mysterious appearances and of putting forth titanic power at the mo- ment of need. Many noble deeds must have been performed in order to win for the words "Knight” and "Knighthood” such fair fame. In those centuries be- tween the eighth and fifteenth, there was not enough of intelligence to equip a Knight for a very high moral career: not enough humanity to make a heart verv sensitive over any wrongs smaller than capture, robbery, and murder, but within that field of sympathy which was thci down in the moral geography, these soldiers played a part that was often most creditable to the sword and spear. The lesson that comes to our age from the old days of Knighthood, is found in the fact that society still demands two kinds of force — the one is that of regular educational anel moral industry which carries all the millions along in one or- ward motion: the other is that personal force that loves to assail the enemies ol mankind. The literal knight -errant was made necessary by the absence of con- stitutional and statute law. The better moral sense of the few had no other course than to put on a coat-of-mail and go into practice with lance and sword, and thus make one man into an itinerant legislature and judge and execut'oner. The sign of w ritten law has made v- - less, and even wicked, the old micr :< \ court of justice; but there reivutr^ >t ’• most pressing call f»>r tii.»t kird oi r. . < which once hastened to ’ >f unit* the , * r- sonal champion oi some niun 1 At /» u. The even forward m<*v- menu n Me ’ v means ot schoM-h* use, ehur* h. r* - c and goodness, does not meet the wan: o _ ... of the age. Even it the moth n < t s<_tcv t\ is forward, the advance L -*t so si< w rate that millions '•lifter terr iy in tltf interval. A day of pain i- a s M thii c. for man, woman or child. It is poor comfort to say that all wif 66 THE TRESTLE BOARD . be better in ten or twenty years. There are many souls whose hold should come, not at a snail’s pace, but like the light- ning’s flash. Some of our police, a year or two ago, arrested and robbed and sent to Joliet, a negro woman for an alleged offense, into which neither they nor the judge on the bench looked deeply. It was not enough for that Afri- can woman that society was marching along toward better police and better courts of justice. It was asking too much of Pleasants Anderson to request her to wait in prison until the officers of justice had become just. Knighthood intervened, and the prisoner was set free, but this knighthood was not powerful enough to get back for the negro woman the money taken from her by the police. This little incident illustrates the de- mand that exists in modern society for two very different forms of moral influ- ence — the one the slow force of educa- tion, the other the rapid movements of noble individuals. Nothing has come into our world that makes any less neces- sary the old spirit of knight-errantry. That spirit may change its form of armor, but it must not change its nature. So- ciety is full of ills to be redressed. Wrongs were not the accident of the middle ages — they are the lamentable fact of all times. It is not enough for a man to be a voter, or a reader, or a mer- chant; he must possess an element of chivalry, and be at times upon a dashing horse. The old Knight on horseback came from the fact that there were no street- cars nor steam-cars. The Knight was not created by the horse. The noble man- hood was made by the fact that some persons were oppressed or some corner of society was oppressed. The horse was caused by the fact that the place of oppression was ten or fifty miles from the Knight’s castle. And what a bad piece of logic it is if our age, in super- seding the horse by the steam -car, inad- vertently superseded also the hero that once lived in the saddle! Modes of locomotion ought not to affect the quality of the heart. They do not affect the taste and the movements of youth and beauty, for a hundred years ago youth and beauty traveled for a week or two in stage coaches or private carriages to reach an inauguration ball. The new fact of palace-cars has not ruined this movement of fashionable minds. Nor did the steam-cars make General Grant less of a soldier than Washington. Grant, hurrying in a car, was the same military chieftain Washing- ton was on his charger or in his lumbering carriage. Thus chivalry and Knight- hood should reappear in our times of cars and telegraphs, and become again mighty forces in our civilization. It now seems that our country is in danger of suffering for want of eminent, ardent individuals. It seems to be set- tling down into the peaceful contempla- tion of some gradual advance by way of law, education and general justice If there is awful cruelty reported in asylums, or in the pineries, or in the chain-gang system, or among the Southern negroes, there are a million philosophers, from the President at Washington down to the dry goods clerk in Oregon, who feel sure that those evils will all pass away under the benign influence of education and Christianity. In an adjoining town, a few weeks since, two school teachers (female teachers) flogged a smart school boy in a brutal manner, the one refined school-teaching woman holding the boy, while the other refined person beat him most cruelly. What a good hour that would have been for Nicholas Nickleby to step into the school-house and make real the pounding once bestowed in holy indignation upon old heartless Squeers! But to find Nickleby Mr. Dickens must have used his creative powers, for the community reads about this cruelty, and then repeats its hope that in fifty or a hundred years from now the flogging of a small boy by two refined women, will be an event of less frequent occurrence. There are always two processes needed in the making of human progress— the slow and the rapid process. These two processes prevail all around man. While some things are slowly growing, other things must be suddenly killed. It will take the farmer a whole summer time to THE TRESTLE BOARD. () 1 grow a Held of corn, but the weeds he o # must kill in May or June. The law is willing for education to work slowly and o < -- keep bo vs from becoming; burglars, but the burglar found in the house may be shot. The laws of education are not for him. Like the enemies of the held, he falls under the law ol the weed and not under the law of the corn. Before the laws of positive agriculture can get to work in all their power and beauty bold, sudden movements must be made against the trees which keep the sun from reach- ing the ground. A vear of destruction precedes all else. The ax is heard all winter, the trees fall, the logs are heaped up and burned, the held is cleared for the plow. After all this toil and tumult the time of slow, positive agriculture sets in, and in New York and Pennsylvania there are j helds where all has been wheat, corn, and peace for a hundred summer-times. Thus society lies around us, asking for that bold process which destroys ene- mies, rapidly that they may be removed from the pathway of the slower processes of reform. The farmer can wait for wheat to grow, but he cannot wait for trees to die and decay, and thus make a forest into a held. So society can wait for the school-house to do a great work and for morals to make a great progress, but if our house catches ahre, we would best not sit down and talk wisely to the neigh- bors about that future time in which all buildings and their contents will be in- combustible. The old Knight was in theory a man made for a crisis. When the common processes of civilization were moving too slowly to benefit some widow or orphan, or family, he called out his troopers, and in three hours came to a place which the school-house and the church, and the printing press, would not have reached in less than five hundred years. Even if half or two-thirds of the exploits of chivalry were performed by only the im- agination, yet do they all illustrate the demand in society for bold, human, and wise souls who can hurry to a spot to which religion and culture in general are only creeping. Some of our recent book-makers, and all of our socialists, are mourning over the unequal distribution of the honors and money, and they are laying plans for making all human beings alike in all particulars. No dream was ever more at war with creation. Nothing so harms us now as the uniformity of men and oi the age. Evils remain, but there is no individual to fight them. Men and women are swallowed up in institutions If a genius starts out as a Knight of the Cross, and giv es signs of converting sinners and drunkards, he does not travel far before he becomes a lecturer to pass into the care of a bureau. Soon, for a dollar, the drunkard can hear the orator speak upon wit and humor. At last, between this man and the farmer, or carpenter, or merchant, there is no moral differ- ence. Our age is not just what the higher socialists want, but it seems fast falling into the stupidity of a machine; and does not seem sufficiently inspired by unique individuals of the heroic type. What is it that so levels the millions of souls ? Is it the common pursuit of money ? Are we all changed into one image by worshiping the one little god ? Could socialism level down all wrong and all vice while it were leveling prop- erty, it would seem less harmful; but, unable to kill sin and crime, it would destroy all those Knights who ought to be marching beautifully across our fields that are full of injustice. The monotony and stupidity will not come when all persons shall possess the same quantity of money. Those dreary attributes will not wait long. They come when all persons alike are seeking for money. What makes men and women all alike is not the possession of gold but the pursuit of it. The intellectual and moral difference between the man who has a million and the man who wants a million, is not worthy of mention. The soul does not wait for anv final summing up of results of a pursuit. It is fashioned by the pursuit. When the young painter places his first picture in the shop win- dow, and hopes for a sale at fifty dollar-, his heart is much ruled by the artist’ s passion as it will be when, in after year-, 68 THE TRESTLE BOARD. the purchasers of his works are coming to his studio from every land. When Pope wrote his first poem, that twelfth year was as full of the poetic fire as was the twenty-fifth or the fortieth. Musi- cians are as much slaves of their art when they are in life’s morning as they are in life’s close. Thus the soul never waits for its pursuit to be closed, but only for it to be opened. Thus the passion for money is one and the same, whether the heart has wealth or only wants it ar- dently. Therefore the monotony of an age of equal propriety has come, because the universal wish has come. The final outcome of that wish is not important. The painter’s pictures may never bring more than the first price; but that does not take his life back and give it to some new pursuit. So the gold-lover may not find what he seeks, but his life is gone, and no magic can ever take him back and give him the lance and the helmet of the true Knight. Thus the monotony of society, for which the political ro- mancers all yearn, seems coming along, not by way of a final equality of posses- sion, but by an equality of pursuit. What is most lamentable is that the pursuit is not of the highest order. It does not select the noblest minds for what intellectual work there is to be done. When the great incomes of certain actors and actresses allure young or old adventurers to the stage, what a dreary prospect for the stage compared with the times when the mind was moved in part by an inner impulse! The poems of Homer, Dante and Milton, did not spring up out of what their books would bring, but out of inner emotions, which had to be expressed even if the manuscript would bring nothing. The impulse of money possesses some value, but it should only add itself to some great talent in the soul when the intellectual realm is acted upon by an age. The expected sales can produce good encyclopaedias, good dictionaries, and good volumes of extracts, because to produce these books only clerks are needed to copy facts at so much a page, but money alone can not make leaders in high, deep, and beautiful thought; it cannot make orators, lawyers or states- men. So far, then, as our age is living for money, it is trampling under foot many motives which once lived and were nobler than this new impulse. The leveling process would seem to have gone far enoug'h. Is this all we need ? A good home, plenty of food, fire and clothes ? What a stupid world are the socialists planning for us! Too many persons already have too peaceful a life. Comfort has emptied the world of genius, romance, and of religion. Nature would love to tumble you all out of bed at six o’clock every morning in summer, and compel you to see the manifold glory of herself. We all want plenty of food, drink, clothes and sleep, but nature has never endorsed such a languor of the heart. No great soul ever had those things. From Homer and Sappho to Milton and Burns and the Bronte sisters, from old Cincinnatus to Lincoln, the en- tire regiment of talent has sprung up to the reveille of the drum. Nature hates human repose. And yet, in the face of all these facts, the political dreamers are wondering how they can make humanity to be all one pattern? The pattern is not high; it is that of a man well fed, well clothed, and who sleeps well. He need not even go to church. His mind must not be dis- turbed with any mystery. It must live amid such facts as food, drink, fire and clothes. That will not be the golden age of man, but his leaden age. In those days man will not run nor dance, his feet will be too heavy; his eyes will not be bright, because there is no luster in stu- pidity. Fool’s eyes never shine. It is well Christ was born before those days had been planned, for such sleepy hours would not have had genius enough to equip a martyr, nor animation enough to utter the beatitudes, nor to make a religion out of human life and death. The leveling process being now at work, not creating manhood but hulling it, there is demand for that Knighthood which made a world of its own. Individ- uality is needed to oppose the monotony of the machine. When socialism shall come, it is to be hoped that it will leave THE TRESTLE BOARD 69 in our world enough of poor wandering souls to make for us a few Homers, Luthers and Franklins. Let us hope there will be some genius who would rather study than eat, who would climb over the walls of the socialist’s paradise and take to the great sweet woods. There could be better Knights in our day than flourished in the times of the Round Table. Those were the noblest heroes of all that past which sleeps be- tween the fifth century and the thirteenth. They were elected upon the basis of piety, kindness, courage and power. They could not number more than fifty. Thev could live in anv land. They ate j - «■ at a round table, that no seat might be more honorable than another. But there was a limit to the moral beauty of the brotherhood, because with their swords dedicated to justice, they did know one- half the forms and qualities of justice that stand revealed in our period. In their little horizon they saw a few wrongs which needed righting, but their eves were not clear and tender enough to note all the sources of tears. Thev never J dreamed that God had set a round table in His world that none might sit in a higher seat. Often those Knights made a court out of the ordeal of battle, and assumed that the man who fell was in the wrong. And they had the ordeal of fire and the ordeal of water. They thought fire would not burn, nor water drown an innocent man. Could they hate ridden up to where some galley slaves were fainting and dying, thev would have sold the shipmaster some new captives; could they have lived and flourished up to the days of Servetus, they would have acted as police to regu- late the crowd while the fire was climb- ing up around the noble martyr. Within a limited field those old Knights urged justice forward, but who ever looks at those times cannot but wish that the same souls could come back and enact their high drama in this period of out- pouring light. Here they need never •draw swords falsely; they need never make mistakes in the path of mercy; here they could pursue wrong in its most distinct outline; here thev could smite the undoubted criminal, and could plead for right with an eloquence which could never lack for a subject. They could urge forward the slowly creeping civiliza- tion, and make the sweetness stored away in the far future of philosophy begin to distil now upon the homes which will not be here many summers more. Institutions are essential, but it is the office of the gifted individual not only to found institutions but to hurry them along. It has been twenty- five years since the freedom of our Africans was embodied in our institutions, but now the institution moves like a glacier — an inch an age. It waits for that Knight- hood which can carry liberty and equality in a swift chariot. The orator of Geor- gia would have aroused and inspired the South, but the grave became the ally of socialism, and, calling the orator into his silence, it left the negro to the cold- ness and slowness of the institutions of politics and religion. Thus temperance is coming by law, the legislator having superseded the per- suasive power of orator}'. Thus a mil- lion young men are hopelessly ruined for each inch of moral progress society makes through the agency of the statute books. The laws are all needed, but there is a loud appeal for those persons who can wake the sleeping public mind and make its laws and truths shine like fire. It has always been the task of a few to wake early and then call and shake the sleepier ones. Xot all need be awake, one can lie awake for all, and at the critical mo- ment can run from couch to couch. Thus Christ was watching whilst his disciples slept. In His individuality lay the di- vine pow er of Christ. He was a divine Knight. He said to the morals of Moses, to the religion of David, to the deism of Socrates and Plato, to the vision of Isaiah and Virgil, and to the dream of Scipio: Why sleep ye here? Awake! Arise! Put on your beautiful garments! Similar souls were John of the Wilder- ness, and Paul the Apostle. They did not wait for institutions and laws. They moved through our era like magical ships borne bv a divine wind: and no storm 70 THE TRESTLE BOARD. nor calm has been able to erase their ship’s wake from the sea. And the church to-day is wonderful not as a place where we all are, but as a place where Christ has been. The present, so full of light, and also of wrong and grief, pleads with its citi- zens not to seek the sleep and peace of equality and monotony, and not sink each his or her brief life in the slow, snail-pace institutions, but to live each the separate life of a heart. A school-house, a church, an institution can move slowly, for each can work for a thousand years, but the Christ, the Paul, the common hero, must move rapidly because he can not live long. What life lacks in length it must atone for by intensity. The poet says: “The lily does not estimate its bloom by its duration, but by its whiteness and its sweetness. ’ ’ Thus humanity must not pray for one- ness and monotony — other names for dullness — but rather pray for that Knight- hood which can dash along with one’s own spear and helmet over that arena which God himself has marked out, not for institutions only, but for the waking and loving and dying soul. + * 4 The Masonic Apron. A TALE. The Count of Cernay and his wife emigrated from Paris in 1793. Notwith- standing their youth, they were more cautious than many young persons who quitted France at the same epoch. At the commencement of the troubles of ’ 89, they sent a part of their fortunes to En- gland. so that in their exile they were en- abled to live with as much comfort as they would have enjoyed in Paris. The Count of Cernay took up his residence in Lon- don and became very intimate with Sir John Melville, a young man a little older than himself, and lieutenant in the En- glish army. The friendship between them increased daily, and when, in 1814, Count de Cernay left London in order to return to France, and demanded of Louis the XVIII the recompense due to his exile and fidelity, the only sorrow he felt at his departure was that he was to be separated from so intimate a friend. Nevertheless, a slight disagreement arose between the two friends at the moment of departure. The Frenchman rejoiced at the unfor- tunate state of France, and the English- man maintained, that notwithstanding the advantages the French noblemen would derive from the restoration, they should nevertheless stifle their individual interests and lament over the misfortune which surrounded their country. The Count of Cernay returned to France, taking with him a daughter fourteen years old; she appeared at the court, and his fortune, which was already very large, was rapidly increased by the gifts which he received from Louis XVIII. Napo- leon returned from Elba. The king was obliged to submit to a second exile, which, on account of the defeat at Water- loo, lasted about one hundred days; and, in 1817, the Royalists predicted a long and happy reign for the elder branch of the Bourbons. It was about this time that Sir John Melville, having attained the rank of major in the English army, sent his son Edward to Paris, and placed him under the care of his friend, the Count of Cernay, informing him at the same time that the young man had come to Paris with the intention of marrying. Edward Melville was in his twentieth year; he was one of those handsome young Englishmen, in whom we find the graces of the female figure combined with all that is beautiful in the male. He was the son of a man of wealth and dis- tinction, and was, on that account, an excellent match for Miss Aldegonde de Cernay. The count and countess were aware of this circumstance, and as Sir John had informed them that he wished to have his son married in France, they thought that this project, though singular as it might appear to the Englishman, could not concern any but their daughter. It was a happy event. It would strengthen the bonds of friendship exist- ing between the two families, and would not be at all displeasing to Miss Alde- gonde, for she had retained a sweet souvenir of young Edward, with whom THE TRESTLE BOARD. 7 * she had passed the happy and joyful days of her youth. The count and countess called her into the parlor. ‘ ' Aldegonde, said the countess to her, ‘ ‘ I am going to announce to you some joyful news; little Edward is going to pay us a visit. “Yes, mamma,” answered Aldegon- de, who having been educated in Eng- land, had retained some of the nursery customs of the young English ladies. Our young- heroine remained calm, and did not even raise her eyes, so that the countess was unable to say whether the arrival of the young Englishman would or would not be gratifying to her daughter. “ You must remember,” continued the mother,” “that little Edward is at present a handsome young man, and you cannot play with him as you were wont to do when he was a little boy. He is coming to Paris, Aldegonde, to get married.” “Ah! ah!! ah!!! said the young girl, blushing. The countess did not tell her daughter that there was a voung man coming from the other side of the straits to marry her; but she asked if her piano was in tune, if she had procured of her instructor the latest musical romances, and she informed her at the same time that her wardrobe was to be renewed. This, we think, was speaking plainly enough, without exposing one's self. The count added, that as Sir John was his intimate friend, his son would stop with them; he wished also to have the pleasure of presenting him at the castle. Aldegonde retired, fully persuaded that before long she would be the wife of the handsome and accomplished young Edward. It was not long before Edward arrived in Paris, and took up his residence at the count's. He appeared tall and hand- some ; and, although he was a true Englishman, and his manners were some- what harsh, he appeared in the eyes of Miss Aldegonde more amiable and polite than the young Frenchman of his age, spoiled by a few revolutionary ideas, of which they had conserved the germ. The count and countess Cernay looked at Edward with a different light. The young man appeared to be charmed with the love of liberty. When they proposed presenting him at the castle, he did not show all the enthusiasm they expected; he also made use of some expressions which were at the same time disrespectful towards the august family of the Bourbons, and dis- pleasing to the Countess of Cernay. On the other hand, he did not conceal his admiration for the captive of St. Helena ; for the man whom thev still upheld in the saloons of the suburbs of St. Germain, as the invincible of Corsica. Edward used all the poetical expressions of Byron, in speaking of Gesar van- quished; but he merely commended the king in prose. He was, however, ac- cording to the family of Cernay, a per- fect gentleman ; his political opinions, which would have been insupportable in a Frenchman, were nothing but a little English eccentricity; and without doubt Sir John, his father, had no other inten- tion in uniting his son with a family so truly monarchial, than of opposing, by a marriage, a bulwark to the ridiculous inclinations of his son. Miss Aldegonde de Cernav would, thev thought, be the » y o guardian angel who would reclaim Ed- ward, and make of him a true loyalist. “Those young folks seem to agree very well," said the count to his lady: adding, at the same time, that he thought the dreams of Sir John were about to be accomplished. Mr. de Cernay understood all the re- serve of Englishmen; but, as he thought he was aware of the projects of his friend, he inquired of Edward if his father would come to Paris to assist at a marriage, which, according to all appearances, would be consummated without diffi- cult}-. ‘ “ Oh yes, oh yes. ’ ' answered the voung man; “mv father will be here in fifteen days.” There was at this time, at Paris, in the suburbs of St. Antoine, and nearer to the gate which conducted to the bastile, o a small haberdasher’s shop. The name of the indigent proprietor was a Mrs. Mathew. She was a widow, hardly forty years of age, and passed for a 72 THE TRESTLE BOARD handsome woman. She had been the wife of a soldier. Seated beside her in the workshop was a young girl of six- teen, glittering with all the eclat of youth and of astonishing beauty. The neighbors were aware that Mrs. Mathew had refused to accept a number of advantageous proposals of marriage which had been made to her, and she watched over her daughter with so much assiduity, that Miss Julia (which was the name of the young girl) was unable to perform a single action, or utter a word, without her knowledge. The young gentlemen who were in the habit of re- sorting there, seeing that there was no hope of gaining the affections of the mother and the daughter, abandoned the shop, and by that sott of petty jealousy which beauty is apt to inspire, caused the young ladies to follow the example of the young men; so that the mother and daughter were at last left by themselves. False reports were circulated in every direction, and the virtue of the mother and daughter was frequently brought into question. Others thought that Mrs. Mathew had been placed there by the police to inform them of the opinions and actions of those residing in the suburbs. During the time of restraint in which the French were governed by princes for whom they had no affection, every one seemed to the people to be connected with the police. On the other hand, the police being aware of the opinions of Mrs. Mathew, and not putting too much con- fidence in her submission, kept a con- stant watch near her house. It was before this shop that Edward Melville, a few days after his arrival in Paris, ordered his coachman to stop. On entering, he saluted, politely both the mother and daughter, and called for a skein of pack-thread or whip cord. He told them he wanted it to make a snapper for his superb gold mounted whip, which in reality wanted no such thing. Mrs. Mathew could not be de- ceived by our hero; she supposed that he had seen her daughter, Julia, at a dis- tance, and he now wished to have a closer view of her; for, allowing that the whip wanted a snapper, the groom, who at that moment stood holding the reins, would naturally have come for it instead of his master. The mother cast a look of mistrust at the young Englishman, and rose in order to give him what he wanted. “Can you tell me, miss,’’ said Ed- ward, addressing the daughter, “ if I am far from Vincennes ? ’ ’ The young girl, struck by the genteel appearance of this handsome young man, who spoke French as fluently as herself, became red as a rose and was leaving her seat to point out to him the road to Vincennes, adding at the same time that the distance would appear short with the beautiful carriage that stood at the door, when 'her mother stopped her: “Go up stairs, Julia,” she said, “you have some work to do there;” and with a look of sadness which never abandoned her she said to Edward: “ You leave Paris by the g'ate which is but a few steps from here; the road to Vincennes is straight on, your horse can carry you there in ten minutes.” “ What a pretty girl!” said Edward, watching Julia, who was leaving the room (being struck with admiration, he made use of his natural idiom in giving vent to the exclamation). ‘ ‘ Is your daughter’s name Julia ? ” said he to her mother. ‘ ‘ There is the pack-thread you asked me for,” said Mrs. Mathew, without answering Edward’s question, r The young man made a bow and in- quired the price of the purchase he had made. “Two groats, sir,” said Mrs. Mathew. And as the young Enlishman appeared not to understand this small coin, she added: “The half of a sou, sir — a half sou.” Edward paid it, and seeing that it was impossible to keep up a conversation, he saluted her, left the shop and entered the buggy, saying to himself : ‘ ‘ The daughter is very handsome ! but the mother has no great love for English- men.” In leaving, he forgot two things; the first was, to use the snapper he had just THE FRESTLE JUWRP procured, and the second was that he did not take the road to Vincennes. “ I was not mistaken,” said Mrs. Mathew. An instant after Julia stole softly into the shop, and opening little by little the door of the back room, she cried out, “ Is he gone, mother? ” The answer was, “ Yes, my child." “Oh, is he not a beauty, mother!” said Julia. “Never mind,” said the mother,” abruptly; “ he is an Englishman.” The last word uttered by the mother put an end to the conversation, and the young girl, perplexed, went up to her mother’s room to put things in order. There existed in France, at this time, a perfect hatred for the English nation, which had united with all Europe to con- tend against and vanquish Napoleon, as the French seemed to hate all Europe; but they still kept alive their hatred for Englishmen; for England was in reality the cause of the defeat. The unhappy event at Waterloo had greatly increased the antipathy of the two nations. After this battle we supported with impatience our misfortune and our lot; at the same time the arrogance of the English, who had acquired the honor of the memorial day, increased, although it was the Prussians who had conciuered JL us. Mrs. Mathew took part in the gen- eral feeling, and even went farther than others; her feelings were wounded at the exclamation of her daughter, who found an Englishman handsome. Thev said no more about Edward’s mysterious visit. However, eight days had hajrdlv passed before another Englishman entered the shop. He was an elder!',' gentleman, who, although of a grave, masculine ap- pearance, had nevertheless a remarkable expression of mildness ; he came mi foot, and having cast a glance at Miss Julia, he addressed himself to Mrs. Mathew: “ Is it to Mrs. Mathew,” said he, “that I have the pleasure of speaking ? ’ ’ “Yes, sir.” “ The widow of the Imperial Guard, Mr. Mathew, who died at Waterloo?” “Yes, sir.” “ I am Major Melville,” said he, salut- ing her; “ I came from London on pur- pose to see you, and to conclude with you an affair whi di interests us both. Is that the daughter of Capt. Mathew?" said he, presenting his ungloved hand to Miss Julia. Julia, whom the appearance of the stranger had inspired with confidence, and who had heard her father praised, placed her delicate little hand in that of the major, who said softly, “Well, then, my child, you must leave me alone with your mother; I have something to relate to her which concerns you, but which vou cannot hear till after her.” Mrs. Mathew showed the major a pair of steps which led to another room; he went in first, Mrs. Mathew soon followed, leaving Julia in the shop. The major, having taken a seat, found the room decorated with neatness, which is the luxury of the poor. On the nian- tlepiece there was neither clock nor mirror. He saw but one solitary por- trait. which he immediately recognized for Captain Mathew, and at the bottom of it was a cross of honor, of which one of the branches was wanting, Mrs. Mathew looked at the major without speaking, expecting every mo- ment that he would explain himself. The major remained some time silent: at last, outting his hand on his heart, he said: “Madam. God save the emperor.” “Ah, ves! ” said the poor widow, with her eyes full of tears, “yes, God will save him ! ’ ’ “Without a doubt,” said the major, “for there is now no one but God that can save him. That is all well." added he: “now we understand one another. Listen to me. I told you that I was Major Melville; I have a very o»ml st- able house in London, a pLas.uu country seat in the countv ( 1 Sussex, with fifty thousand pounds sterhng invested in the India Company stock, and I came to Paris to marry you! ” Mrs. Matlww was ~..»ted alongside of the major; in an instant she was at the other side of the room. This man had cried out Ga l save the Emperor, but he was an Englishman. 74 THE TRESTLE BOARD. The widow answered not, but her beauti- ful eyes, which were filled with tears, were turned toward the portrait of her husband. ‘ ‘That is not all, ’ ’ continued the major, calmly ; “ I have a son a handsome boy. You know him, Mrs. Mathew; he came here to your house eight or ten days ago, and purchased a snapper for his whip; I sent him to Paris to mrrry Miss Julia, your daughter, and the child of the brave captain.” Mrs. Mathew, believing that she could not have been chosen as an object of pleasantry, thought at least that she was exposed to the persecution of a fool. Notwithstanding, as the major appeared to be in earnest, she said, with mildness and downcast eyes, that it was impossi- ble to accept the double honor with which he wished to load her. ‘‘You refuse to comply with my re- quest!” exclaimed the major. ‘‘You refuse. I had expected it. Rest assured, madam, that I will not leave this house without your promise to accept this offer!” ‘ ‘ But, sir. ‘‘I asked you to listen to me,” said the major, grasping the widow’s hand; ‘‘listen to me. I am going to speak to you about your husband. I had the honor of being at Waterloo. You need not suppose that I am going to give you a full history of the battle. I must now, however, speak of the episode which is the most painful for you. The French were beaten. Those that were not dead or wounded took to flight, except at the extremity of the field of battle. I could perceive from an elevation on which I was stationed with my regiment, about twenty grenadiers of the young French guards still maintained their grounds, and who, in expiring, dealt death and am rich.’ He looked at me for a mo- ment. ‘ You are not an Englishman ? ( said he. ‘ I am, my friend, one of the truest sons of old England. Die in peace. I say to you again, I will take charge of your wife and child.’ ‘Well then! ’ said he, ‘ you are a Mason ? ’ “ ‘ And you ? ’ He gave me the sign by which the Masons of the two hemis- pheres recognize each other. I seized his hand and kissed it. Then the van- quished of Waterloo, the son of France, the faithful servant of the great Napoleon, unbuttoned his shirt, which was covered with blood, and drew from a small wallet placed on his breast, an object covered with gore, through which the ball that killed him had passed, carrying away at the same time one of the branches of the cross of the legion of honor, which is under the portrait, and which I sent to you as soon as possible.” destruction on the five hundred Prus- sians that surrounded them. I went immediately to disengage them; for if war, madam, has any attractions for courageous men, it is when the chances are almost equal, and not when the con- queror abuses his victory by slaughtering his equals when they are unable to de- fend themselves. I came up to the Frenchmen, put a stop to the firing, and was about protecting the retfeat of those brave men, when a ball, fired but a short distance from me, struck their chief, who fell into my arms. It had pierced his chest. That chief was the brave Captain Mathew — it was your husband. I had him brought into my tent, and delivered him into the hands of my friend, an ex- perienced surgeon. I had for a moment the hope of saving him. He, however, had no hope of recovery.” “‘Major,’ said he; ‘Major, your name ? ’ ” “I told him my name. We were alone; the surgeon left us to see the others that were wounded, and in leaving us, he made a sign by which I under- stood that he entertained no hope for his patient. Your husband said to me: ‘ I die unhappy, because I do not die alto- gether — my wife, my child! ’ ‘Captain,’ answered I, ‘I will take care of them, I The major ceased speaking for a mo- ment, and then placed before the widow an “Apron” of lamb skin, surrounded by a blue ribbon, in the middle of which might be seen three roses made of ribbon of the same color. This small ‘ ‘Apron, ’ ’ folded without doubt in four folds in the |3ocket of Captain Mathew at the moment he was wounded, had four round holes, THE 'TRESTLE EOS RE which marked the passage of the ball; and. although originally white, it was now spotted with blood. The major continued : “ ‘ Brother Melville,’ said the dying man. ‘ there it is. I place it in your hands. Although we are of two differ- ent Grand Lodges, and although our two countries are at war, we nevertheless are friends — we are Brothers. What will vou do for my widow ? What will you do for my daughter ? ’ “ ‘The half of my fortune,’ cried I, • belongs to them from this moment.’ “ ‘ No, no, that is too much.’ “ ‘Well then! more than that; I will do all that is humanly possible.’ He g'ave me his hand and expired. ’ ’ During this narration the widow was melting' with tears. She wanted to grasp the bloody relic that was before her eyes, and wished to press it to her lips. The major stopped her. "Pardon me," said he. ‘‘it is the gage of my promise. My regiment, in- stead of coming to France, was sent to England. I could not come to see you. but I ascertained how you were and how you lived. While I was contemplating in what way I should fulfill the promise I had made a Brother, that died in my arms, I lost my wife. . My various pro- jects were laid aside, for I knew not what I had to do. I knew that I should offer something besides charity: I owe you an entire protection — I owe your daughter all the happiness and protec- tion that the youth of my son could afford. Notwithstanding'," said the ma- jor, while the widow held his hand within her own, mutually clasped, “perhaps my son Edward may not love your daughter, or Julia may have no affection for him — but they have seen one another, and that is proof enough! — for us." ‘ * We also have seen one another, said the widow, with a voice broken by her sobbing. “Miss Julia, Miss Julia!" cried the good major, in opening the door that led to the shop, “come here if you please — come here, it is your stepfather that calls you." The young girl hesitated for a mo- ment. but at last obeyed; she went to the back room, but not alone — a hand- some young man, Edward Melville, fol- lowed her; and they both implored the blessing of Mrs. Mathew. The same day Sir John Melville said to his friend, the Count ofCernav: " I announced to you, my friend, a marriage; we are going to have two; I am to marry the widow of Captain Mathew, who died on the field of honor at Waterloo, and my son is to marry his daughter; I wish to invite you and the countess and the lovely Aldegonde to the wedding." But the count was deprived of the pleasure: he had an engagement for that day at the castle, the countess had the headache, and Miss Aldegonde was un- fortunate enough to sprain her foot the night before in dancing at the Marsan Pavilion. The double marriage was not the less cheerful. The "Master's Apron," which bears the bloody marks of the courage of the captain, was deposited with the Royal Alpha Lodge, in Lon- don, of which the Major, Sir John Mel- ville, is one of the most distinguished members: and this relic is looked upon by the Brothers as the most valuable in their collection. Knights of the Red Cross. BY HENRY X. BLAKE. The Order of Knights of the Red Cross is founded upon incidents con- nected with the building of the second temple, during the reign of Darius I. of Persia, about s^i B. C. . and is most in- timately connected with Ancient Craft Masonry. The temple of Solomon was completed October 23. 1012 B. C. Thirty-three years after, it was plundered by Shishak, King of Egypt. It underwent several her otprofanations and pillages, and was at last utterly destroyed by Nebuchad- nezzar, King of Babylon. 5SS B. C. Zedekiah the king was captured; his sons and friends were slain before him; then his eyes were put out, and he was bound and carried a captive to Babylon. The temple was pillaged and burnt, and 76 THE TRESTLE BOARD. the city destroyed. Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the priest next to him, and the rulers that guarded the temple, were put to death; but Josedek the high priest, son of Seraiah, and all of the holy vessels from the temple, and the treasure, and the captives, were taken to Babylon. It was during this period of captivity that the prophet Daniel explained the writing on the wall; that Babylon was captured by Cyrus, King of Persia; that Belthazzar the King of Babylon, was slain; and Daniel attained to great dig- nity and favor with Cyrus the conqueror. You will find the story in the Holy Scriptures. By recent explorations among the ru- ins of the old city of Susa, the founda- tions of the treasure palace built some years later for Darius the Great, by Daniel, have been discovered. In the first year of the reign of Cyrus as sole monarch of Persia, which was the seventieth of the captivity, the king sent the following epistle to the governors in Syria ; “ I have given permission to as many of the Jews in my 00111111')' as please, to return to their own country, and to re build their city, and to build the temple of God at Jerusalem, on the same place where it was before. I have also sent my treasurer, Mithridates, and Zerubabel the governor of the Jews, that they may lay the foundations of the temple and may build it. * * * I require also, that the expenses for these things be given out of my revenues. ‘ 1 T have also sent the vessels which King Nebuchadnezzar pillaged out of the temple, and have given them to Mithridates the treasurer, and to Zeru- babel the governor of the Jews, that they may have them carried to Jerusalem, and may restore them to the temple of God. [The number, of these sacred vessels, gold and silver, was* five thousand four hundred. Provision was also made for their cattle, for wine, oil and wheat.] * * “And I give order that these expenses shall be given them out of the tributes due from Samaria. * * * “But my will is that those who disobey these injunctions, and make them void, shall be hung upon a cross, and their substance brought into the king’s treas- ury. ’ ’ And such was the import of this epis- tle. When the Israelitish captives were assembled, they numbered 42,360, with slaves and servants amounting to 7,337 more. They were placed in charge of Sheshbazzer, the Babylonian name of Zerubabel, the son of Salathiel, a prince of Judah, of the royal race of David. Sheshbazzer is compounded of two words, meaning fine linen and gold, equivalent to “flourishing condition;” Zerubabel, or sown in Babylon, meaning “ misery of Israel.” Zerubabel had as an associate and col- league Jeshua the high priest, a lineal descendant from Seraiah, who was high priest when the temple was destroyed, and also Haggai the holy prophet and principal of the Sanhedrim or Royal Chapter. Jeshua the high priest, should not be confounded with Joshua, one of the judges, who flourished many years before this. Zerubabel armed seven thousand Ma- sons and placed them in the front, to repel such as should oppose their march to Judea. Their progress was unimpeded as far as the banks of the Euphrates, where they found an armed force to op- pose their passage. A conflict ensued, and the enemy was cut to pieces or drowned. The emblematic color of this Order, “red,” is in allusion to this circum- stance. It has also a higher meaning. By a law of great antiquity, none might use this color “red,” except he had been a prince, or licensed to use it by the sovereign. It implies uprightness, de- termination and honest boldness, with courtesy and discretion. The journey occupied four months, and in seven days from their arrival the work of restoring the temple commenced, beginning with the altar of burnt offer- ings, in order that the daily service might be restored, and in the seventh month the altar was completed and the daily sacrifice resumed. Zerubabel had divided the workmen THE TRESTLE HOARD 77 into classes, over each of which a chief and two assistants had been placed; and had ordered as a measure of precaution, that the Masons should work with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other, that they might be able at any moment to defend themselves from the atttacks of their enemies. To guard against surprise, he caused trumpets to be placed at intervals on the ground among the workmen, so that in case of an attack the alarm might be given in- stantly. Cyrus was succeeded by his son Cam- byses, called in Scripture Ahazuerus, who conquered Egypt. He was a cruel tyrant, and reigned seven years. At his death, Smerdis the Imposter, called in Scripture Artaxerxes, usurped the throne. The Jews had been for several years en- gaged in rebuilding their city and tem- ple, but their enemies the Samaritans, through the influence of Tatnai, who was governor on that side of the river, and Shethar Boznai, both Persian offi- cers of high rank, procured from Smer- dis an order to have the work stopped. Smerdis the Imposter (or Artaxerxes) ruled for eight months, and was suc- ceeded by Darius Hystaspes, 521 B. C. In the second year of his reign, Zeruba- bel came to him from. Jerusalem, and at a banquet given to the princes and rul- ers, reminded the king of his vow. * * There had been in their youth a strong friendship between Zerubabel and the king, so that as soon as recognized, he was gladly received, and with two others were thought worthy to be guards of the king’s body. * * * After the banquet, when the king said, “Ask what thou wilt, it shall be granted,” Zeruba- bel reminded the king of a vow that he had made in his youth, that if “he should ever be king he would rebuild Jerusalem and the temple, and restore the sacred vessels which Nebuchadnezzar had pil- laged and carried to Babylon.” The king was pleased, and ordered that all that Cyrus had intended to have done relating to the restoration of Jerusalem should be done accordingly. When the Samaritans offered to assist in rebuilding the city and temple, Zeru- babel and the principal men of Judah refused them this honor, since C\ rus had granted his commission to the Jews only. Offended at this, they threw obstacles in the way to hinder the work; and having obtained the assistance of the old one mies, Tatnai and Shethar Bo/nai, they made strong representations to the king to have the work suspended forever. But when Darius had found the original order of Cyrus among the records at E< - batana, he sent a copy to the gowrnor. with the order “ that all things be done as is therein written;” and the two ene- mies, Tatnai and Shethar Boznai, were compelled by royal edict to give aid and assistance in forwarding the work. So the temple was completed in about seven years more, or twenty years from the first commencing. It was built on the site of the first Temple of Solomon, was considerablv larger, but inferior to it in beauty and splendor, and was com- pleted 515 B. C. A green sash * * * was a peculiar mark of confidence and esteem, and would remind one that “truth was a divine attribute, and that the memory of the one who falls in a just and virtuous cause is blessed, and shall forever flour- ish in immortal green.” The green color is also the svmbol of delight. It implies joy, love, gladness, and is peculiarly appropriate in the Red Cross Banner. * * * The Green and Gold ''' * suggest fullest pleasure and happiness, while the Green and Sil- ver * * * indicate a sure and delight- ful assistant. The sacred and my "tic number seven appears in the seven pointed star. “On the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all the work which he had mad**. ” Judah and Benjamin were the name" of the two tribes that remained faithful to their vows, while the ten tribes that revolted and their descendants 1 called from their principal city “Samaritans” 1. were the adversaries who opposed the rebuilding of the cit\ and temple, and were assisted in their antagonism by Tatnai and Shethar Boznai until orders from Darius compelled their assistance. 78 THE TRESTLE BOARD . * * * Cyrus the Great was born 592 B. C. His father was Cambyses, a Persian prince; his mother was Mandane, daughter of Astyages, who was the son of Croesus, the rich King of Lydia. His food as a child consisted principally of bread, cresses and water. He was sent to school to learn virtue and justice, as boys now learn spelling and arithmetic. The Persian boys were taught three things, namely, to draw the bow, to ride a horse, and to tell the truth. At twelve years of age, his mother went with him into Media, north of Per- sia, to visit his grandfather at Ecbatana, where he remained several years to per- fect himself in martial and athletic sports, especially horseback riding. At the age of sixteen, he first showed proofs of military skill in leading the Medes to victory, over a great hunting party of Babylonians who had invaded the territory of his grandfather. At seventeen, he returned to his fath- er’s dominions in Persia, and became a great military leader, conquering Media, Lydia and many other countries, and annexing them to his own, so that he is called the Founder of the Great Persian Empire. After he had captured Babylon, he placed his father-in-law, Astyages, now sixty-two years of age, over it as king; and he ruled for two years, known as Darius the Mede. In the Median language, Darius is equivalent to king, hence the mistake sometimes made, that Cyrus and Darius were one and the same person. By the death of his father and uncle, Cyrus became sole sovereign, 536 B. C., and in the first year of his reign, it being the seventieth of the captivity, he issued the edict for the Jews to return to Jeru- salem. There was a bond of sympathy between Cyrus the conqueror of Babylon, and the captive Jews. The Babylonians worshipped many gods. The mother of Cyrus, the Medes, as also the Jews, believed in one Supreme Being. On the death of Cyrus, his son Cam- byses, a cruel tyrant, became king, 529 B. C. He invaded and conquered lower Egypt, 525 B. C. , and then sent embassa- dors with presents into Ethiopia. The King of Ethiopia sent, in return, a bow of great size and strength, with the coun- sel for the Persians not to attack the Ethiopians until they could draw similar ones. When it was found that Smerdis, the younger brother of Cambyses, was the only man in the whole army who could use the bow, Cambyses, filled with jeal- ousy, sent him back to Persia, under the care of one of his nobles, Prexaspes, having secrectly given him orders to assassinate Srnedis while on the way. This was done, and Prexaspes returned to Egypt. After reaching Thebes, Cambyses sent a chosen detachment of fifty thousand men to ravage Ammonia, and to destroy the famous temple of Jupiter Ammon; but a strong south wind or simoon utterly destroyed this division of the army, and buried it beneath the drifting sands. The main body, under Cambyses, suf- fered terribly for food, and finally, in retreating, the lot was cast, and every tenth man was doomed to death, to become food for his companions. Thebes was at length reached and pil- laged. It was while here that the tyrant shot the son of Prexaspes in wanton cruelty. He had obliged this noble, who was one of his principal officers and a favorite, to declare to him what his Persian subjects thought and said of him. ‘ ‘ They admire, sir.” said Prexaspes, ‘ ‘ a great many excellent qualities that they see in you, but are somewhat mor- tified at your immoderate use of wine. ’ ’ “ I understand,” replied the king, ‘ ‘ they pretend that wine deprives me of my reason. You shall be judge of that immediately. ’ ’ So he drank a larger quantity than usual, brought by his favorite cup-bearer, Prexaspes’ son. Then, ordering the youth to stand at the other end of the room, with his left hand upon his head, he took his bow, aimed at, and shot him through the heart. Then ordered the body cut open, and showed the father the heart of his son, which the arrow had pierced. * * * THE '/'EES TL E Ji OA ED. 70 In the eighth year of his reign, Cam- byses left Egypt for Persia. When in Syria he was met by a herald sent to proclaim Smerdis, son of Cyrus, as king. Cambyses made public lamentations, de- claring that his brother had been put to death by mistake; but in mounting his horse to lead his army to punish the im- poster, his sword slipped from the scab- bard and inflicted a fatal wound. The imposter, who was a Magian priest, had assumed kingly powers, and had married all of his predecessor’s wives. Among them was Ayossa, a daughter of Cyrus, and Phedyma, a daughter of Otanes, a noble Persian of the highest rank. Otanes, suspecting Smerdis, sent to his daughter to ascer- tain whether the king was Smerdis, the son of Cyrus, or some other man. She replied that she had never seen Smerdis, and could not tell. A second message desired her to in- quire of Ayossa, who, of course, would know her own brother. She replied that the present king did not allow his wives to see each other or to converse together. He sent a third message, de- siring her to feel under his tnrban while he was asleep; for Cyrus had caused the ears of Smerdis, the Magian priest, to be cut off for some crime. Phedyma com- plied, and found that her husband had no ears; and a conspiracy was formed by Otanes, Darius Hystaspes, and five other Persian nobles, to dethrone the usurper. In order to remove suspicions, the Magians proposed to Prexaspes that he publicly declare to the people that the king was truly Smerdis, the son of Cyrus. When the people were assembled, Prex- aspes spoke from the top of a tower, and to their great astonishment, declared all that had passed, how he had with his own hand killed Smerdis the son of Cyrus, by the order of Cambyses, and that the so-called king was Smerdis the Magian priest. He then begged pardon of the gods and men for the crime that he had committed, and throwing himself headlong from the tower, broke his neck. The conspirators immediately entered the palace, and forcing their way to the king’s apartments, the imposter was killed by Darius, after having ruled eight months. The next question was, who should In- king, and this they decided to refer to the gods. Accordingly, they agreed to meet the next morning at sunrise, on horseback, at a certain place in the suburbs ot the city, and ride towards the east, and lie whose horse first neighed, should be king. For the sun being' their chief deity, they imagined that this course would give him the honor of the elec- tion. * * * The lords assembled the next morn- ing, and the horse of Darius was the first one to neigh, and he was saluted as king and placed upon the throne, and his six- associates became his counsellors. During the troubles with Smerdis the Babylonians revolted; they had secretly, for four years, been preparing for this, and now to make their provisions last longer, they assembled all of their wives • and children, and having each selected one wife and one sen-ant maid, tliev J strangled all of the rest. Darius beseiged them fruitlessly for eighteen months. One morning Zophyrus, one of his chief nobles, appeared before him covered with wounds, and his nose and ears cut off. Darius demanded — “ Who has dared to do this ? ” “ You yourself, O king,” said Zophy- rus. He then told to the king his plan to desert to the enemy. It was accepted: He was received into Babylon and given the command of as many troops as he desired. Before leaving Darius, he had asked him to place the troops that he could best spare, at the gate Semiramis. Zo- phyrus soon made a sally and destroyed a thousand of the Persians. A few days after, he killed two thousand more. In the third sally four thousand Persians were left dead. All this had been agreed upon between Darius and himself. This made Zophyrus very popular with the Babylonians, and he was declared gener- alissimo of all their forces, and entrusted with the care of guarding the walls. According to agreement, Darius ap- proached with his army, Zophyrus opened 8o THE TRESTLE BOARD . the gates, aud Babylon was again taken. The gates were pulled down, and the walls entirely demolished, that the city might never revolt ag'ain. o Many trophies and works of Darius remain in various parts of his empire. He was the first king that coined money in Persia. Records of the events of his reign, in his own words, are engraved upon his tomb, and upon the great rock tablet at Behistun, engraved in five col- umns, each from sixteen to nineteen paragraphs, in three languages, Persian, Babylonian and Sythic or Tartar. This Behistun cliff is a part of the Zagros mountain range between Babylon and Ecbatana. The natural cliff is 1,700 feet perpendicular height, and bears four sets of sculptures. They have been de- ciphered within a few years by Colonel Sir Henry Rawlinson of the British Army. The sculptures w'ere 300 feet from the foot of this perpendicular wall, so that the explorer was drawn up with ropes, by a windlass placed at the summit. . The whole inscription was carefully cop- ied and translated, and in Persian and .English. It may be found in “ Rawlin- son’ s Herodotus,” where we may read the very words of ‘ ‘ Darius the King. ’ ’ Cyrus was the founder of the Great Persian Empire; Darius organized it. Note. — Authors consulted : Josephus, Weber, Thal- heimer, Whelpley, Rawlinson, Rebold, Macoy, Oliver, Smith, Mackey, Swinton, Anderson, Coleman and oth- ers. — Liberal Freemason . o A Peculiar and Terrible Accident. Many readers of this magazine have noticed an announcement of a fatal acci- dent, which occurred at Huntington, West Virginia, a few weeks ago, during* the ceremonies of conferring the Royal Arch Degree. Notice of the sad occur- rence was telegraphed all over this coun- try and Europe, causing a thrill of pained feeling to all Craftsmen, while it has been quickly seized upon by the opponents of Freemasonry as a fact that may be used with considerable power against the Fraternity. We should not com- ment upon the accident were it not for the unjustifiable use that may be made of the event by those who are unfriendly to the Craft — indeed such adverse criti- cisms thus incited have already appeared ; and for another reason, viz: that the les- sons of such a sorrowful occurrence may be brought home to members of the Masonic organization. The accident was described at con- siderable length in the local journals. From these accounts we gather the fol- lowing: Two candidates, both clergymen, were being passed through the mysteries of the Royal Arch Degree. One of them had passed through the ceremonial of exploring the vault and had been taken out. Rev. Mr. Marshall, the second candidate, was then called to go through with the ordeal, which required that he should be lowered into the symbolic ruins. There was six or seven members taking part in the ceremony besides the two candidates. The scene was a rather weird one. The vault looked like a black, yawning chasm. Neither candi- date was blindfolded. Both could see everything that was going on, and per- fectly understood the workings of the machinery by which they were to de- scend into the vault. Mr. Johnson was a tall, well-built man, weighing one hun- dred and eighty pounds. He had seated himself astride the bar and caught the block with his hands. Suddenly there was a whirring sound. The end of the rope was seen to jerk loose from the ring above the block. In some way, prob- ably from long and constant use, the rope had been gradually becoming loosened and unwrapped, and Mr. Johnson’s heavy weight detached it entirely. The end flew toward the ceiling, and there was a sudden relaxation of the entire machin- ery. Mr. Johnson disappeared, and an instant later was heard the dull sound with which he struck the hard floor of the vault thirteen feet below. Lights were brought, and the unfor- tunate candidate was found lying on his side at full length. He had struck on his left hip. Mr. Johnson was not un- conscious, \but his deep groaning showed that he was suffering the most intense agony. A ladder was lowered into the THE TRESTLE BOAR/?. Si vault, and friendly hands aided him in his removal. Physicians were summoned, and at the hrst pronounced his condition as not dangerous. He was taken home suffering greatly, but with hope on the part of himself, his Masonic brethren and other friends, that he would recover. All that night and the next morning he continued perfectly conscious. He re- peated the assurances which he had given, as he lay in the Lodge room im- mediately after the accident, that he held the members entirely blameless, for his injuries had resulted purely from unfore- seen and unavoidable accident. Although suffering almost unbearable agon}'. Mr. Johnson calmly declared that he was re- signed to his fate, and that he felt the supreme satisfaction of a Christian read}- to meet his God. The suffering brother rapidly grew worse on the day after the accident, his death ensuing on the Sun- day morning immediately following his terrible injury. The Masonic Fraternity wisely deter- mined to make no effort at concealment, but to give the fullest possible publicity to the details. This was done; and the statements of the injured brother and reliable Craftsman tended to allay the excitement which at first was most intense. It was explained that the utmost dignity was preserved throughout the ceremony, and that nothing savoring in the slightest of levity or practical joking was permis- sible. The intelligent community acquit the Fraternity of any special blame. We have called attention to this la- mentable occurrence, which, as we have said, will doubtless be used to the preju- dice of the Masonic organization, that we may first of all emphasize the fact that this is the first case of the kind on record. There are one hundred and fifty thousand Royal Arch Masons in the United States and Canada, all of whom have passed through a like ceremony with that which cost the life of Brother Johnson, and as this is the first serious accident, it mav well be regarded as ex- ceptional. It may be looked upon, we think, as one of those unfortunate acci- dents that sometimes occur where there is no thought of danger; nothing of the o o o kind is likely to occur again, and there is no justification of any attempt to excite ill feeling against the Masonic organiza- tion on account of this unexpected cas- ualty. And yet, as stated at the outset of this article, the sad event has its lessons for Craftsmen. It emphasizes the call that there should always be due care and special attention to the direction of the Masonic ceremonial. Whatever the re- quirement, there must be no risk to life or limb, and nothing done or called for on the part of the candidate that can possibly be to the injury of his health. More than this, it becomes a question whether the time has not come to modify the American practice, in some particu- lars, as regards the working of the Royal Arch Degree. Its lessons and symbolic teachings may all be preserved without exacting the full measure of requirement in a portion of the practical features wherein candidates may sometimes have an unpleasant, though by no means dangerous, experience. We make no argument for a new departure in this or anv other method that belongs to the expression of Freemasonry — we but sub- mit the suggestion that “ New occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth/' — Freemasons Repository. *. * ♦ Fees for the Degrees. Brother J. W. Anderson, in reviewing Kentucky, says; “We, too, are opposed to cheap Masonry, but we cannot endorse the views of our brother to the effect that, ’as a rule, if the fees are high, a better class of men will present them- selves for the degrees;’ and that ‘when a man proposes to give one hundred dollars for die Blue Lodge Degrees, he is going to make some investigation to see what great thing this is that proposes to take one hundred dollars before it imparts its secrets and the rights and privileges pertaining thereto.’ Xor do we believe that this is a better way to get a class of thinking men: neither do we believe that when these hundred dol- lar men have made up their minds that 82 THE TRESTLE BOARD . the degrees are worth a hundred dollars, they have made up their minds to stick closer to the doctrines taught therein than do those of lighter purse. If Bro. Staton will consult his own observation, we think he will conclude that the bone and sinew of our Order is not composed of such parties. Lazarus, we are told, got in where Dives could not. We have very often known it to be the case that rich men would give any price to secure entrance to the Fraternity, in order that they might at least have the show of respectability, which they could not other- wise obtain. Lodges should charge en- trance fees and dues commensurate with their needs, and no more. Character should be the real price of admission, and no barrier should be erected at our doors to prevent the admission of men of integrity. Such men form the very substrata upon which all excellence in Lodge or society must be built.” The experience of our somewhat long service in the Order enables us to con- firm what Brother Anderson has said. The amount which one is willing to pay for the degrees of Masonry is not at all indicative of his future activity as a Ma- son. All, or nearly all, of those whose Masonic lives have been active in the work and performance of Masonic du- ties, were at their initiation unable to pay out of their salary (invested means they had hone) the smallest of fees. Twenty dollars equalled all they could save from the salary of two months. Yet they took an interest in Freemasonry from the start and never let it flag, though they may have become wealthy, till old age precluded them from the exercise of their Masonic privileges. On the con- trary, few if any of those who, on their initiation, could have paid one hundred dollars for their degrees ever took any ‘further interest in the Institution than to pay their annual dues. — J. Q. A. Fellows, of Louisiana. In the address of Herman C. Duncan, P. H. G. P. of Louisiana, he says: “I think it would be well for you to con- sider if the minimum which Chapters are allowed to charge for degrees is not too large an amount. It is double that re- quired to be charged by the General Grand Chapter by the Chapters under its immediate control. It is larger than that charged in adjoining jurisdictions, according to my information. The argu- ment that Masonry should make itself exclusive by large charges, even if a good one, is not, it seems to me, to be applied in the Chapter. Place all your barriers of this class at the door of the ground floor, but thereafter impede with pecuniary obstacles the searchers after truth as little as possible. Beyond that door there is a difference; within, the smith from the forge has an equal right with majesty. Within the Lodge we have an equality, not of wordly accumu- lations, but of man with man. Our theory is that he rises most who grows the most in knowledge, but our practice hampers growth in knowledge unless the student be a man of means. I believe the attainment of the higher ranks in Masonry should be an evidence of an accumulation of knowledge and not of pecuniary ability. I shall never forget the mental nausea I once experienced in witnessing a wealthy ignoramus receive the honors of a Knight Templar. And in this connection I suggest for your con- sideration the propriety of requiring can- didates to prove their proficiency in all preceding degrees before advancement to another.” A Daughter Worth Having. Two gentlemen, friends who had been parted for several years, met in a crowded city street. The one who lived in the city was on his way to meet a pressing business engagement. After a few ex- pressions of delight, he said: “Well, I’m off. I’m sorry, but it can’t be helped. I will look for you to-morrow at dinner. Remember, two o’clock sharp. I want you to see my wife and child.” ‘ ‘ Only one child ? ’ ’ asked the other. “Only one,” came the answer, ten- derly; “a daughter. But she’s a dar- ling.” And they parted, the stranger in the city getting into the street car for the THE TRESTLE BOARD ^5 park. After a block or two, a group of five girls entered the car; they all evi- dently belonged to families of wealth; they conversed well. Each carried a very elaborately decorated lunch basket: each was well dressed. Thev, too, were going to the park for a picnic. They seemed happy and amiable until the car again stopped, this time letting in a pale- faced girl of about eleven and a sick boy of four. These children were shabbily dressed, and on their faces were looks of distress. They, too, were on their way to the park. The gentleman thought so; so did the group of girls, for he heard them sav, with a look of disdain: ‘ “ I suppose those ragamuffins are on an excursion, too!” “I shouldn’t like to leave home if I had to look like that; would you ? ’ ’ This to another girl. “ No, indeed, but there is no account- ing for tastes. I . think there ought to be a special line of cars for the lower classes. ’ ’ All this was spoken in a low tone, but the gentleman heard it. Had the child, too ? He glanced at the pale face and saw tears. He was angry. Just then the exclamation, “Why, there is Netty! wonder where she is going ? ’ ’ caused him to look out upon the corner where a sweet faced young girl stood beckon- ing to the car-driver. When she entered the car she was warmly greeted by the five, and they made room for her beside them. They were profuse in exclama- tions and questions. “ Where are you going?” asked one. “Oh, what lovely flowers! Whom are they for ?’ ’ said another. “I’m on my way to Belle Clark’s. She is sick, you know, and the flowers are for her.” She answered both ques- tions at once, and then glanced toward the door of the car, saw the pale girl looking wistfully at her. She smiled at the child, a tender look beaming from her beautiful eyes, and then forgetting she wore a handsome velvet skirt and costly locket, and that her shapely hands were covered with well-fitted gloves, she left her seat and crossed over to the little one. She laid her hand on the boy’s thin cheeks as she asked of his sister. ■'This little boy is sick, is he not — he is your brother, I am sure.” It seemed hard for the girl to answer, but finally she said: “Yes, miss, he is sick. Freddie has never been well. Yes, miss, he is my brother. We’re going to the park to see if it won’t make Freddy better.” “I am glad you are going,” the young girl replied in a low voice, meant for no one’s ears but those of the child. “ I think it will do him good; it’s lovely there, with the flowers all in bloom. But where is vour lunch ? You ought to have a lunch after so long a ride.” Over the little girl’s face came a flush. “Yes, miss; we ought to, for Freddie’s sake; but you see, we didn’t have any lunch to bring. Tim (he’s our brother) he saved these pennies so as Freddie could ride to the park and back. I guess, mebbe, Freddie’ 11 forget about being hungry when he gets to the park.” There were tears in the lovely girl’s eyes as she listened; and very soon she asked the girl where she lived, and wrote the address down in a tablet which she took from a bag on her arm. After riding a few blocks she left the car, but she had not left the little ones comfort- less. Half the boquet of violets and hya- cinths were clasped in the sister’s hand, while the sick boy, with radiant face, held in his hand a package, from which he helped himself now and then, saying to his sister in a jubilant whisper: “She said we could eat ’em all, every one, when we got to the park. What made her so good and sweet to us?” And the little girl whispered back: “It’s cause she’s beautiful as well as her clothes. ’ ’ When the park was reached, the five girls hurried out. Then the gentleman lifted the little boy in his arms and car- ried him out of the car across the road into the park, the sister, with a heart lull of gratitude, following. He paid for a nice ride for them in the goat-carriage; he treated them to oyster soup at the park restaurant. At two o’clock sharp the next day the two gentlemen, as agreed, met again. “This is my wife.” the host said, proudly, 8 4 THE TRESTLE BOARD. introducing a comely lady; “and this,” as a young lady of fifteen entered the parlor, “is my daughter.” “Ah,” said the guest, as he extended his hand in cordial greeting, “this is the dear girl whom I saw yesterday on the street car. I don’ t wonder you call her a darling. She is a darling, and no mis- take. God bless her!!” And then he told his friends what he had seen and heard in the horse-car. — New York Evangelist. <>0 4 Duty to the Lodge. In these days, when so many Masons are running after high degrees, it is pre- eminently necessary that members of Lodges should exert themselves to keep alive the interest of the Craft in their real Masonic homes. Too little attention is too often paid to the pure and beautiful symbolism of Ancient Craft or Symbolic Masonry. In some cases the work is slovenly done; in others there is a cold- ness about the ceremonial — a formality that leaves no impression, or if any, an unfavorable one upon the mind of the candidate. There is no language more beautiful, no ceremonial more sublime, no esoteric conception more pregnant with holy thought and divine precept, than that inculcated, taught, illustrated and sym- bolized in “the tragedy.” The treacher- ous blow, the unswerving fidelity, the death and the resurrection, convey a lesson that can never be forgotten. It is true it is not complete, but that is remedied by subsequent study in the Royal Arch and the higher degrees. Still, the student of our mysteries should not rush on to the neglect of his duties to the Lodge. Let him first master them, and when perfect, advance. Let brethren then strive to build up their Lodges — make them truly Masonic homes for themselves and their visitors. Let them not forget that the first three degrees are the Masonry for which our fathers fought, suffered and in many in- stances, died a martyr’s death. It is a glorious heritage, handed down to us by those who grew old “in God’s service.” Let us emulate them, and strive to be- come masters of our Royal Art. Always recollect, brethren, that high degreeism is second to Symbolic Ma- sonry; that parades, showy uniforms, handsome jewels, high-sounding titles and mystic numbers are naught, without a thorough ground work, and that can only be obtained in the Lodge. — Freemasons' Chronicle. + « — The Sign of Distress. ’Twas a wild, dreary night, in cheerless December ; ’Twas a night only lit by a meteor’s gleam ; ’Twas a night, of that night I distinctly remember, That my soul journeyed forth on the wings of a dxeam; That dream found me happy, by tried friends sur- rounded, Enjoying with rapture the comforts of wealth ; My cup overflowing with blessings unbounded, My heart fully charged from the fountains of health. That dream left me wretched, by friendship forsaken, Dejected, despairing, and wrapt in dismay; By poverty, sickness, and ruin o’ertaken, To every temptation and passion a prey; Devoid of an end or an aim, I then wandered O’er highway and by-way and lone wilderness ; On the past and the present and future I pondered, But pride bade me tender no sign of distress. In frenzy the wine cup I instantly quaffed at, And habit and time made me quaff to excess ; But heated by wine, like a madman, I laughed at The thought of e’er giving the sign of distress. But wine sank me lower by lying pretenses, It tattered my raiment and furrowed my face, It palsied my sinews and pilfered my senses, And forced me to proffer a sign of distress. I reeled to a chapel, where churchmen were kneeling, And asking their Saviour poor sinners to bless ; My claim I presented — the door of that chapel Was slammed in my face at the sign of distress. I strolled to the priest, to the servant of Heaven, And sued for relief with wild eagerness ; He prayed that my sins might at last be forgiven, And thought he had answered my sign of distress. I staggered at last to the home of my mother, Believing my prayers there would meet with success; But father and mother, and sister and brother, Disowned me and taunted my sign of distress. I lay down to die ; a stranger drew nigh me, A spotless white lambskin adorning his dress ; My eye caught the emblem, and ere he passed by me, I gave, as before, the sign of distress. With god-like emotions that messenger hastens To grasp me, and whisper, My brother, I bless The hour of my life when I learned of the Masons To give and to answer your sign of distress.” Let a sign of distress by a Craftsman be given, And though priceless to me is eternity’s bliss, May my name never enter the records of Heaven Should I fail to acknowledge that sign of distress. + + + — If our churches were closed to-morrow Christianity would still live, as Masonry holds the great fundamental principles, and Masonry cannot die. * * Drunkenness, profanity and gambling are as contrary to the Masonic ritual as they are to the discipline of the Metho- dist church. — Rev. D. E. Brownell. THE TRESTLE BO ARE. S 5 THE TRESTLE BOARD. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE TRESTLE BOARD ASSOCIATION. Terms — 31.50 per year. If paid strictly in advance Ji.oo per year. Single copies 15 cents. C. MOODY PLUMMER, Manager, 40S California St., San Francisco, California. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, 1890. Tendency of Masonic Regulations. That the tendency of Masonic laws and regulations are gravitating toward the character of those of the host of fra- ternal organizations which have sprung up in competition with this old Institu- tion, is not to be gainsayed. It was once believed that when a man had par- taken of the mysterious secrets of Ma- sonry. that there was no absolution from its duties or its rights and privileges — that nothing but death would end the obligations each brother owed to the other, or the friendship and love which would be extended to the unfortunate and distressed, his widow and orphans, in their time of destitution and need of sympathy. Such we believed before our initiation, and such we were taught in its ritual and ceremonies. How strange the metamorphosis it is undergoing, struggling against it as hard as loving hearts and willing hands of true Masons may to resist the encroachments of the sordid sentiment which seems to be gain- ing the ascendencv. We see a worthv brother of fourscore vears refused his request for burial by our ceremonies, after a half century of activity in its mem- bership. because he had become non- affiliated previous to his decease. We see another brother, who. for a quarter of a century had been honored by the Fraternity and his State, refused a like request, because of the paltry expense to the Craft, and even when that expense was offered to be borne by friends not members of the Fraternity. We see brethren refused the aid and assistance promised and necessary to existence, because receipts for dues to their Lodges were not forthcomiug at the moment, or were perhaps more than twelve months old, or they were members of Lodges in which no dues were required. We see brethren in good standing in their own Lodgfe and State jurisdiction, when travel- ing in distant lands, desiring to visit, turned away from the door of the Lodge upon replying to only one question, ‘“What is the date ot the receipt for your dues?” ignoring every right of and duty to the brother for this supreme qualifica- tion. We see a brother refused the sacred right of visitation, and the com- pliance of his request postponed a week in order to ascertain if he was made in a regular Lodge. We see Brethren dis- couraged from applying for membership in some Lodges for fear of rejection, be- cause encroachments may be made upon the accumulated funds of the Lodge bv reason of the age and the financial stand- ing of the applicant, as if the fund were not contributed for charity but for estab- lishing a permanent fund for investment or banking capital. In view of the immense drafts upon the purses of the Fraternity on this Coast, perhaps this tendency of Masonic regu- lations may be justified or extenuated, but is it not well to pause a little and consider whether such regulations are not a departure from the spirit of the teachings of Masonrv, and to seek for some other remedy for the wrongs to which we are subjected. ♦ ^ * Symbolic vs. Higher Degrees. In the discussion about “‘higher” de- grees, particularly the Scottish Rite, the views of individual members of our Fra- ternitv appear to be biased sometimes by their relation to the different Bodies. For instance, Brother John D. Yincil, the Grand Secretary of Missouri and Committee on Correspondence, in re- viewing the address of Grand Master Kimball of Colorado, alludes to the Cer- neau schism and the duty of non-inter- ference by Symbolic Bodies in the decis- ion of legitimacy. He quotes from Bro. Pike, as ‘ ‘ the highest authority of the Scottish Rite in the country.” but does not accept his conclusions. He argues against this statement that the Scottish 86 THE TRESTLE TORRE. Rite has waived “jurisdiction over the Symbolic Degrees,” deducing therefrom that the Scottish Rite once possessed it, saying it could again assume it if neces- sity required, and asks who is to judge of the necessity of such reassumption of rights waived and when it may be so reassumed. Brother Vincil does not al- lude to the validity of the claims of the Cerneau faction set up, and which are the cause of all the controversy, but aims his battery at the legitimate or Southern Masonic Jurisdiction, which was first in occupancy of the jurisdiction of Missouri, and which found the Grand Lodge of Missouri on the territory to which it came and courteously ‘ ‘waived” its rights to establish Blue Lodges which it exer- cises in other territory not previously occupied, and as would be expected if the York Rite should establish itself in coun- tries where the Scottish Rite prevails. We doubt not the Symbolic Degrees would in such case be conceded to the Rite first in possession of the territory, without the other incurring the suspi- cion of contemplated treachery on the part of the Rite which entered territory already occupied by another. There could be no advantage in competition for a large number would thereby be virtually debarred from becoming mem- bers. The relations of the York and Scottish Rites resolve itself down to a business proposition with both Rites, as Freemasonry is now organized. Nothing can be gained by antagonism. The ques- tion of legitimacy only has a place in the controversy. Brother Vincil confesses his ignorance of the Scottish Rite and cares for nothing except the Symbolic Body. That is sufficient for him. All cannot see through his spectacles. We admire some positions taken by him, but being both a York Rite and a Scot- tish Rite Mason, we believe whereof we speak, and disclaim all sinister intentions against the York Rite or the great Sym- bolic Body, in asking the latter, of which every member of both York and Scottish Rites must be a member in good and regular standing, to define and deter- mine whether a Scottish Rite Body, which has', been in harmony with it and in joint occupancy with all the bodies of the York Rite for many years, shall, without its uttering a protest, be sup- planted by a body not in harmony with it or any other jurisdiction, simply because of prejudice or lack of sympathy with “higher” degrees. The Scottish Rite Masons in this country are all Blue Ma- sons of the York Rite, and will not be placed in a false position without protest. Their allegiance is first to the Blue Lodge, and beyond that many know no difference in their allegiance to either the York or Scottish Rite, as both have equal claims on them. As Bro. Vincil confesses his ignorance of the “higher” degrees except what he learned from that ‘ ‘ lengthy lecture by one of the teachers of this (that) school of so-called Ma- sonry,” we recommend that he learn more of what he is talking about — about what he confesses he knows nothing. We cannot understand the propriety of one discussing a subject about which he says he knows nothing. For his en- lightenment upon one phase ot the matter we would refer him to Dr. Taylor’s (of Louisville) statement of the influence of Cerneauism upon the Symbolic Body. If Brother Vincil has no use for “high- riteism,” he should let it alone, unless it interferes with the Symbolic Body, as Dr. Taylor says Cerneauism does, and when it does that, he should oppose it. But we believe Symbolie Masonry owes something to regular and legitimate “higher” degrees of both Rites — at least sympathy in time of trouble, and this the Scottish Rite is receiving as the months roll by. Minnesota and New Jersey spoke last. ♦ — “The Right of Opinion.” “ It is not given to all to see and un- derstand alike.” No two persons in the world can view a landscape or paint- ing with the same feeling or emotions. No principle proposed or action had will receive universal commendation or gen- eral condemnation. As men, and even Masons, are constituted, neither result is to be expected. And it would seem that where disagreement exists, that “the THE TRESTLE ROE RE. right of opinion" should obtain, and that the privilege of its expression upon mat- ters of public or fraternal policy should not be restricted. In the matter of the interference of the Great Symbolic Body with spurious, irregular and clandestine bodies, which are seeking to attach them- selves to, or become recognized by. the Svmbolic Bodies, we have not hesitated or halted in expressing our opinion, and where we differed with others, have asked for more light for the faith that was in them. Toward one contemporary, whose editor is bound, if possible, by stronger ties to all the legitimate, regular and re- cognized Masonic Bodies existing in the civilized world, we have had our atten- tion attracted by. to us. an unexplainable opposition to the interference of the only power competent, or even supposed to be competent , to forever and at once settle the matter beyond dispute. Wherever such power has been exerted, it has not thus far failed in adjudication, and one by one the various Masonic jurisdictions are feeling the necesssity of such action. The opinion is gaining strength that wherever the necessitv for action arises, that such action is the only remedy. As State after State has decided adversely to spurious bodies, we have commented on such action. Several contemporaries have opposed any interference by the Symbolic Bodies as injudicious and im- politic. The end is not yet, to be sure, but only the abstract idea of ignorance about such illegitimate bodies as seek to attach themselves, like barnacles to a ship’s bottom, is urged against interfer- ence. We 4 ‘often prate of Masonic charity and brotherly love," and quote the “pratings’’ of others, sometimes of our esteemed contemporaries, who differ with us on this matter. But we cannot con- cede to them that we are to be denied the privilege or authority accorded us on a certain occasion, to correct the irreg- ularities of a brother, if we, in our human judgment, believe them to be in error. One contemporary feels verv tender be- cause we have thus presumed to question the cause of its action, and even scolds us severely for such interference with his right of opinion. We do not desire to *7 abridge any one’s right of opinion; it is only one’s action we would ask the reason for, and if not given, or is evaded, we only express our own individual senti- ments in the mildest and most direct language we can use, that there is some- thing hidden we cannot see or under- stand, and to use a common phrase, there may be ‘‘a cat under the meal or an undue sympathy which may develop into the overt act' ' of opposition to the cause thev should maintain. Wedenv that our ^ * language was slanderous, but admit if ive had uttered the sentiments of the Masonic Advocate on the subject of the right of Grand Lodge interference with spurious Bodies, we should be justly looked upon with at least a small degree of suspicion, and if our motives were not directly impugned, we should be sus- pected most charitably as possible of an “ undue sympathy" with the cause of our Cerneau schismatic brethren. We disclaim any intention of ‘ ‘ slander ’ ’ or “censure," or to “misjudge." The facts show for themselves. For the Advocate and Brother Rice, its editor, we have for years had the utmost respect, and it is only upon this matter that we believe he is materially in error. We make no special claim to talent in our vocation, but the “premonitions" visible to our contemporary, we suspect, are the result of a prejudiced imagination. We oteem our contemporary and accord him “the right of opinion," and its full expression, but must claim the same for ourselves This is all we have to sav about it. New Jersey Charity Fund. In the address of M. W. Bro. Charles H. Mann, at the ioM annual communi- cation of the Grand Lodge of New Jer- sey. we find the following extract, of interest to California Masons: “In October. I received a communi- cation from the Masonic Board of Relief of San Francisco. California, stating that thev were relieving the wants of and car- ing for a member of one of our Lodge.". Enclosed with the communication was a copv of correspondence with the Lodge, from which I learned the following facts: 88 THE TRESTLE BOARD The Brother removed to California for the benefit of his health; and, previous to leaving home, had received assistance from his Lodge and the Masonic Board of Relief of New York, and from the latter a letter of introduction or recom- mendation to Masonic authorities in San Francisco. It was the intention of the Brother to obtain some light employment in the West; but, upon arriving at his destination, he was too ill to work and was forced to seek aid from the brethren of California. The Masonic Board of Relief of San Francisco wrote to the Lodge, of which the Brother is a mem- ber, stating the amount they had ex- pended; and asked the Lodge to reim- burse them and contribute towards his support in the future. “To this appeal the Lodge replied, ‘that its treasury, after deducting neces- sary amounts for expenses, would be empty; that its members (at least those who took any interest in the Lodge) were poor, and it would be impossible to render any further assistance to the Brother. To an inquiry, made by myself of the Worshipful Master, the same reply, virtually, was rendered. ‘ ‘ Can you imagine a worse condition for a Lodge, or more humiliating posi- tion for a Brother to be placed in, than this ? Thousands of miles from home ; alone, ill, unable to help himself; his own Lodge, from which he had a right to expect assistance at such a time, utterly unable, owing to the poverty of its mem- bers, to aid him, and he forced to accept of charity which was given with the ex- pectation that it would be returned. “The present Charity Fund of the Grand Lodge was created from the bal- ance remaining from subscriptions which has been made by the Lodges in aid of suffering brethren of a sister Grand Juris- diction added to two hundred dollars remaining of the McKissack Fund. As I understand it, this charity fund was not established for the purpose of draw- ing upon for the relief of individual cases such as I have reported, but rather for the relief of distressed communities. Although not feeling wholly warranted in drawing from the General Fund of the Grand Lodge for such a purpose, yet, as the case was urgent and the reputation of the Craft in New Jersey was in a measure at stake, I drew one hundred dollars from the General Fund and for- warded it to the Most Worshipful Grand Master of California, with the request for him to place it in the hands of the Ma- sonic Board of Relief. “Under date of January 7th, the Ma- sonic Board of Relief acknowledge recipt of the money, and state that they have expended to date, in this case, one hun- dred and forty- two dollars and fifty cents, and that they are allowing the Brother seven dollars and fifty cents per week. “It is for the Grand Lodge to deter- mine whether the one hundred dollars already contributed, and such amounts as it may be necessary to send in the future for this object, are ehargeable to the Charity Fund as now constituted. “ Instances similar to this are likely to arise at any time. Lodges may, through a series of misfortune, become too poor to help their indigent brethren; and, to render aid in such cases, a Grand Lodge Charity Fund should be immediately established. I would, therefore, recom- mend that a committee of five be ap- pointed, to formulate plans for the estab- lishment of such a fund, with instructions to report at this communication.” We do not find that any action upon the subject was taken by that Grand Lodge, but it is a sad commentary upon the quality of Eastern Masonry which permits them to make Masons and assess dues which compels their Lodges to con- fess such poverty that they cannot even take care of their own distressed mem- bers, and allow them to be thrown upon the charity of Lodges already overbur- dened with their own responsibilities, located in a new and comparatively un- settled country. The dues of members in New Jersey, we understand, are $3.00 a year. On this Coast the minimum is $ 6.00 , and the dues in San Francisco Lodges, with one exception, are $ 12.00 and $15.00 a year. The Grand Lodge of California contributes for the support of the Boards of Relief, for strange breth- ren only , about $8,000 per year in addi- THE TRESTLE BOARD. «9 tion. Why should not New Jersey, with its list of members nearly equaling that of California, and in an older and richer community, at least take care of its own members. New Jersey, however, is not alone in debt to California. Many other States stand in the same position toward this Coast. It is about time that the cardinal virtue of justice should prevail. We know of no effectual remedy except through the establishment of a National Bodv where an equalization of burdens can be obtained. Of course Eastern Jurisdictions will oppose it. ♦ ^ Ballotings and Fees for Affiliation. Question . — A Brother applied for mem- bership in our Lodge on dimit and was rejected. Can a motion be entertained at our next stated meeting, one month later, to take another ballot on this peti- tion for membership ? Answer. — No. That petition is “dead as a door-nail,” so to speak, and no fur- ther action can be taken on it. If the Brother desires to petition again at the next stated meeting, he may do so, but the petition must be referred to a com- mittee and lie over one month, when the ballot can be taken again. Q . — A Brother moved within the juris- diction of our Lodge, bringing with him a dimit from the Lodge at his former place of residence, and on his petition for membership in the Lodge was re- jected. He is a reputable physician, is a man of excellent character, and has been a Mason in good standing for thirty- five years. Now what remedy is there in his case ? A . — There is no remedv so far as vour j Lodge is concerned. If he wishes to petition it again for membership he can do so. or he may petition any other Lodge that he may select. His rejection does not affect his standing as a Mason, but simply indicates that one or more members of vour Lodge, for some cause, did not desire him to become a member of it. The secrecy of the ballot does not permit any investigation in such case. The preceding questions and answers appear in the Masonic Advocate, and pre- sent the usual practice in all jurisdictions, we think. With our understanding of the cardinal virtue of justice, we would say that the only Masonic and charitable remedy for the evil complained of is to abolish all fees and balloting on applica- tions for membership when accompanied with a demit. Also, that no demit shall be granted unless containing the recom- mendation of the Lodge, and also such demit shall be granted without ballot, unless charges are pending against the brother, and shall be accepted as proof of his worthiness beyond any dispute, thus proving the universality of Masonry. Extravagance. The following ridiculous story is printed in some Masonic and profane periodicals. Though our brethren in California are generous and hospitable to the most liberal extent, no such extravagance as this is truly chargeable to them, and to the Sir Knights included in this story it is most laughable. While their charities exceed those of anv and all other Ameri- J can jurisdictions and are never begrudged to the needy in good standing from all over the world, we know there is no truth in any part of the statement: “Uniforms ordinarily spoken of as gorgeous, fade into insignificance when compared to those worn by a body of Knights Templar from California, in the recent display at Washington. They are estimated to be worth S2,ooo each. The use of diamonds and other precious stones in sword hilts, cap ornaments, etc., are the principal expense. They brought their own black chargers from the Pacific coast with them, and yet there was not one youthful face among them. They were gray haired and bearded, evidently millionaires. Each man was accompa- nied by a groom and valet." Such show and display are unmasonic and anti-templar. The sublime lessons of the orders of Templary and of Masonry are misrepresented by such extravagance. The enormous outlay for diamonds and black chargers, brought 4.000 miles with grooms and valets, would wipe away many a sorrowing Mason’s poverty and 90 THE TRESTLE BOARD, put bread into the mouths of hungry orphans. ” — Illinois Freemason. New Masonic Temple. A meeting of the committee appointed by the General Committee of the con- ference to decide as to the erection of a new Masonic Temple, was held 21st inst. , in St. John’s Hall, in the Masonic Tem- ple, this city. B. P. Flint presided and H. T. Graves acted as Secretary. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted: First. — That the erection of a new Masonic Temple be commenced at the earliest possible date. Second. — That a corporation be formed for that purpose, with a capital stoek of $1,500,000, divided into 75,000 shares, at a par value of $20 per share. Third. — That the corporate name should be “ Masonic Temple Associa- tion. ’ ’ Fourth. — That the number of Direct- ors should be thirty. Fifth. — That the Board of Directors should hold office until the second Tues- day in January, 1891. Sixth. — That the Chairman of the General Committee be named as Chair- man of the Board of Directors. Seventh. — That the following- named brethren be requested to act as Directors on behalf of the several Masonic bodies: Asa R. Wells, for California Lodge, No. i. F. P. Masson, for La Parfaite Union Lodge, No. 17. F. J. French, for Occidental Lodge, No. 22. W. S. Phelps, for Golden Gate Lodge, No. 30. F. W. Van Sieklen, for Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 44. Mendel Esberg, for Fidelity Lodge, No. 120. H. J. Saddler, for Hermann Lodge, No. 127. James H. Jennings, for Pacific Lodge, No. 136. PI. N. Tilden, for Crockett Lodge, No. 139. C. P. Robinson, for Orienial Lodge, No. 144. Aaron Doud, for Excelsior Lodge, No. 166. Columbus Waterhouse, for Mission Lodge, No. 169. . for South San Francisco Lodge, No. 212. August Drucker, for Doric Lodge, No. 216. Antonio Daneri, for Speranza Italiana Lodge, No. 219. John I. Sabin, for King Solomon’s Lodge, No. 260. W. G. Winter, for San Francisco Chapter, No. 1. John Center, for California Chapter, No. 5. Chas. F. Crocker, for California Command erv, No. 1. Jas. G. Walker, for Golden Gate Commandery. No. 16. H. T. Graves, for California Council, R. & S. M. John Hammond, for Yerba Buena Lodge of Perfection. S. M. Levy, for the Grand Consistorv. Chas. L. Field, for Islam Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. E. V. Hathaway, for the Masonic Hall Association. Geo. C. Perkins, for the Grand Lodge of California. Edw’d Coleman, for the Grand Chapter of California. R. H. Lloyd, for the Grand Commandery of California. P,. P. Flint. F. W. Sumner and A. Powell, for the Fraternity-at-large. It was decided that the first business of importance was the incorporation of the new Masonic Temple Association, and articles of incorporation were ordered drawn up immediately and filed. The question of a suitable site and other details, were left in the hands of the Directors, and will be considered at a future meeting, to be called by the Chairman. It was, however, the sense of the meeting that there should be no delay in forwarding the object of the in- corporation. — Call. 4 ® 4. An Arab Banquet. A “typically Oriental” banquet and entertainment, the only rite of Masonry in which ladies are allowed to participate, was given 20th inst., by Islam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at the Nobles’ Oasis, 13 1 Post street, Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16, Knights Templar Asylum. It was one of those affairs which, although most enjoyable and successful, was en- riched in snap and mirth by a quaint succession of novel and surprising events for Western civilization. To begin with, the programme, menu and invitations, designed by Victor D. Duboce, Katib (or Secretary) of the Shrine, were extremeiy amusing in ori- ginal ideas and comical fancies of the artist and author. On the back page is a Noble, seated on the cool sands of an oasis, in happy contemplation of an enor- mous pie on his knees. But his reverie is rudely disturbed by a wandering ele- phant, and Said this Arab man, really, now why Should my elephant share in my pie? But the quadruped thought It was time he was taught, So proceeded to blow him sky-high. The Arab man is seen in a second sketch in fragments, going on his upward journey. And this is termed an Oriental banquet. Then the prevailing sentiment was seasoned so highly with jest, as the Nobles remarked, and the toasts were so cheerful, that there was a peeuliar charm about the Moslem merry-making. The Shrine is the social degree in Ma- sonry, and is composed only of Knights Templar, or 3 2d 0 Scottish Rite Masons. THE TRESTLE BOR RE. Commandery Hall was decorated \\ ith American flags and Islam Temple ban- ners, Knights Templar banners and beau- sants. The Shriners were in evening- dress and wore fez caps and jewels, as is customary on such occasions. The hall was densely crowded when the following- entertainment began, under the auspices of the Chanters A 1 Koran: Male quartet, “The Four Jolly Shriners” . . . . Trillin Nawbatti, Geena, Mughanni, Muushid. Song, “Arab’s Love Song” Millard Noble Carl Bergstein. Solo Violin, “Elegie” Ernst Mine. Camilla Urso. Song, “Serenade Espanol” Burgmuller Mrs. Marriner- Campbell. Romanza, “Stars of the Snmmer Night” (words by Longfellow) Tours Noble Samuel D. Mayer. Song, “Let Me Love Thee” Arditi Miss Jeannette Wilcox. Serenade. “When in Thy Dreams Thou Sayest” Beschnitt Noble J. G. Baston (with quartet accompaniment.) Solo viblin, “Airs Russes” Wieniawiski Mine. Camilla Urso. Song, “Mv Queen” Blumenthal Noble W. H. Daniell. Duet, “I Know a Bank” (old English) Horn Mrs. Marriner-Campbell and IMiss Wilcox. Song, “Life” Blumenthal Noble W. C. Campbell. Male quartet, “Lovely Night” Chwatal Nawbatti, Geena, Mughanni, Munshid. The chanters were : Nobles Samuel D. Mayer, Walter C. Campbell, Joseph G. Baston, Wm. H. Daniel, V. D. Duboce and C. L. Field. Mrs. W. J. Younger was pianist, and very ably accompanied the various numbers. Applause by the delighted audience, who had grown more enthusiastic as the excellent programme proceeded, punctuated the various num- bers. Encores were given, and the parti- cipants honored by repeated ovations. At the close the guests sat down with Nobles at a grand banquet in the banquet hall. Thi -ee long tables were spread with delicious dishes and a magnificent feast, while palms, ferns, cut flowers and floral baskets, decorated them and exhaled a delicate fragrance over all. It had been announced on the menu that the banquet would consist of “Bread and Salt,” “Dates,” “Manna,” “Mil- let,” “Lentils” and “Zem Zem Waters;” that “the fruits will hang low, the hungry shall be fed.” All this was probably an Oriental way of stating that the daintiest courses would be laid before each ban- queter, and be accompanied by cham- pagne. At least such was the banquet. 9i Noble C. L. Field presided over tin festive party. The three principal toasts or sentt ments were: “ Islam Tempi i A vision of the Orient. Beneath the Crescent’s glittering light. Like strangers in tile Arab's tent. Our guests we welcome here to-night. “Thk Ladies .’ 1 A cheerful smile on every face While seated round us near. Our laches fair, our hen its’ delight. Our loved ones, all so dear. “ Hot Sands.” We know you’ve thought it many a tiim, ”1 wonder what they do At the meetings of the Mystic Shrine, When they put the novice through.” They were responded to by Nobles Charles L. Field, G. P. ; Franklin H. Day, P. G. P. , and George T. Bromley respectively. The impromptu toasts were responded to by Nobles B. P. Flint, A. R. ; Hiram T. Graves, C. R. ; Dr. C. G. Kenyon, P. P. ; Dr. R. Beverley Cole, Reuben H. Lloyd, P. P. ; Dr. Jas. Simpson, Colonel C. Fred Crocker, John H. Gray, P. : Victor D. Duboce, R. ; Thos. D. Rior- dan. — Call. The Mystic Shrine. The annual session oi the Imperial Council, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will be holden at San Francisco, August 7th, 1890. Islam Temple, as host, an- nounces the following committees: Executive Committee. — C. L, Field, Chairman; V. P. Duboce. See’y; P>. P. Flint. F. H. Day, II. T. Gra\o T. H. G.oodman, C. G. k’einnu, F. \V. Sumner. John *1 . Cutting, F. M. Cartau, S. D. Mayer. Finance Committee.— B. P. Flint, Chairman: C. I Crocker. Asa R. Wells. Wm. Center, Co urn' is \V t< 1 - house, J. Z, Davis, J. K. <’. Hobbs, R. B t\ *rl\ C A W. Slarbird, John F. Merrill. Louis Gla^s, F. J. Frt.n 1 E. W. Newhall, A. W. Foster. Janies si ups C l- Bassett. H. B. Hunt. J. G. Walker, <». L. Am M V Wheaton. A. W. Scott, C. 1 . Patton. Thos. Pm . I A Fargo. Chas. Jost, Peter Dean, \V, II. i'rotrong, T. J. Parens. M A. P u C. F. Brown, A. B. Von Wefelsburg. H. II. Ll'i". J. H. Mentz. Hotel Committee. — II . T. Grav ” an * i - C P. Bunker, John Hamm n»I. <\ >. Bei*«Wt, W. G. Poid J. K. Firth, W. R. Jones. S. H. Seym mr J. H. Culver. 92 THE TRESTLE BOARD . Parade Committee. — F. W. Sumner, Chairman; R. H. Lloyd, Geo. T. Metcalf, S. W. Backus, W. D. Knights, William Edwards, R. P. Hammond, Jr., C. F. Burnham, J. M. Litchfield, C. C. Coleman, C. G. Young, R. W. Jkirtis, W. H. Heuer. Excursion Committee. — C. G. Kenyon, Chairman; Geo. C. Perkins, T, J. Bass, W. H. Dimond, J. G. Wall, C. R. .Steiger, E. H. Hanson, H. M. Fiske, C. P. Chesley, H. A. Brown, W. E. Bridge, Charles Jost, Jr., T, B. DeWitt, P. L. Crovat, L. E. Spear. Transportation Committee. — T. H. Goodman, Chair- man; J. A. Fillmore, Timothy Hopkins, J. B. Wright, Charles E. Green. Ball Committee. — John T. Cutting, Chairman; A. F. Price, J. N. E. Wilson, B. F. Garratt, Thomas MorfFew, H. J. Crocker, H. C. Bunker, J. M. Curtis, Robert McMillan, W. B. Miller, W. H. Crim, A. F. Jones, W. G. Winter, L. A. Spitzer, C. R. Gritman, Z. T. Gilpin, G. S. Gilbert. J. W. Lucus, J. H. Whitham, B. M. Gunn, C. H. E. Hardin, H. W. Wright, D. E. Walker, Frank Zook, G. E. Sheldon, Wm. J. Smith, R. S. Moore, Wm. McAfee. Banquet Committee. — F. M. Cartan, Chairman; Geo. T. Bromley, W. G. Staffoid, M. Godley, G. H. Thomp- son, J. G. Edmondson, E. H. Morgan, Anton Kreig, Jeff E. Doolittle. Music Committee. — S. D. Mayer, Chairman; W. C. Campbell, J. G. Baston, W. H. Daniel, R. T. Kimball, M. Russell, W. J. Younger. Printing and Invitations. — V. D. Duboce. The Executive Committee will meet at Golden Gate Asylum, 131 Post street, on the first Wednesday evening of each month, at 8 o’clock, to receive the re- ports of other committees and transact all business appertaining to the comfort and entertainment of our illustrious visit- ors. Preparations are being made in every Temple in the United States to visit our Oasis, as they well know that “Islam” extends her greeting to every Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and invites them all to be present and partake of her hospi- talities on this auspicious occasion. We say unto them: “He who crosseth the Desert to visit Islam shall inherit the Earth.” The sands are heating. ^•-4 Change of Heart. The Voice of Masonry rests uneasily under our strictures and cannot resist say- ing a word about The Trestle Board occasionally, with its usual fairness. We notice, however, an improvement in its tone upon the subject of Grand Lodge interference with spurious Masonry, but we would be vain, indeed, to attribute the change to anything we have said. We attribute it to the signs of the times. The following, in the March issue, evidences a slight “change of heart.” The “hand- writing on the wall” is becoming visible in Illinois.. We quote: “The death-knell of Cerneauism has been sounded. Its case is hopeless, and soon it will sink into oblivion.” “The legitimate Scottish Rite is com- petent to manage its own affairs, and needs no bolstering by any other bod- ies. At the same time Grand Lodges are supreme conservators of Masonic peace, and have the right to repress all disturbances of Masonic harmony and unity, whether the bodies or persons creating them do, or do not, propose to confer the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. * Bro. R. C. Johnson’s Bequest. In the matter of the bequest of Robert C. Johnson, of $ 100,000 for charitable and educational purposes in this city, the executors of the will have concluded to divide the bequest as follows: Episcopal Old Ladies’ Home $3,000 Old Peoples’ Home, of San Francisco 5,000 Woman’s Educational and Industrial Union . . 5,000 Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society 4,000 Associated Charities of San Francisco 3,000 Golden Gate Kindergarten Association 3,000 San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mission . . . 3,000 St. Luke’s Hospital 15,000 Exchange for Woman’s Work 2,000 Pioneer Kindergarten Society of San Francisso 5,000 San Francisco Laying-in Hospital and Found- ling A s 3d u m 5,000 Hospital for Children and Training-School for Nurses 5, 000 Little Sisters’ Infant Shelter 4,000 Scandinavian Society. i,ogo California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children 2,000 To Rev. Joseph Sasia, of the Society of Jesus for Invalid Fathers 6,000 Hospital of Incurables 6,000 Youth’s Directory, 2030 Howard street. .... 9,000 Holy Family, Hayes street 8,000 Society of St. Vincent de Paul 2,000 Technical School, Geary and Gough streets . . 2,000 California Woman’s Hospital, Sacramento st. . 2,000 Total $100,000 The executors are the widow, Kate Johnson, E. B. Mastick and George E. Jenkins. ♦ e < Editorial Chips. By the last returns of the Order of the Eastern Star to the Grand Chapter of California, there are 5,554 members, a net increase of 484 in the year. As every Mason should be a member, and his female relations are entitled by relation- ship to become members, there ought to be at least 50,000 members of the Order in California. With that number, what a power for good it might exert. THE TRESTLE BOARD. 93 A Dispensation has been granted for a new Lodge at Mokelumne Hill, Cala- veras County, with fourteen charter mem- bers. A Dispensation has been granted Lib- erty Lodge, at Santa Clara, with fifteen charter, members. A Dispensation has been granted Red- lands Lodge, at Redlands, San Bernar- dino Countv, with twenty charter mem- bers. A Dispensation for a Lodge, to be called Ontario Lodge, at Ontario, San Bernardino County, has been issued, with twenty-three members. A Dispensation has been granted Gila Valiev Lodge, at Florence, Arizona. We have received a copv of the Jubi- lee Prooceedings in New York, April 24th, 1889, containing about 580 pages, with steel portrait of Brother Frank R. Lawrence, P. G. M. It is a fitting tes- timonial of the joy which that Grand Jurisdiction must feel upon being relieved of the burden of so enormous a debt. At an assembly of Dunlap Chapter, Rose Croix, held 27th inst. , at Portland, Maine, there were twenty-nine candi- dates. The Grand Chapter, R.A.M. , of North Dakota, was constituted at Fargo, Jan- uary 9th, by M. E. Comp. Theodore S. Pan in, P. G. H. P. of Iowa, asproxvfor M. E. Comp. David F. Day. G. G. H. P. of the U. S., with seven constituent Chapters. The following officers were elected : John Davidson, of Bismarck, G. H. P, ; Leonard A. Rose, Fargo, D. G. H. P. ; Frank Ingalls, Jamestown, G. K. ; Leonard W. Gammons, Lisbon, G. S. ; Wm. Cresswell, Valley City, G. T. ; Thos. J. Wilder, Casselton, G. Sec’y; D. M. Holmes, Grand Forks, G. C. of H. ; C. V. Van Duzen, Jamestown, G. P. S. ; Roswell W. Knowlton, Fargo, G. R. A. C. ; James H. Marshall, Bismarck, G. M. 3d V. ; Lafayette J. Fulton, Cassel- ton, G. M. 2d V. ; T. M. Ritchie, Grand Forks, G. M. 1st V. ; A. B. Herrick, Lisbon, G. G. The first annual convo- cation of the Grand Chapter of North Dakota will be held at Grand Forks, June 1 8th next. We thank Brother R. P. Rickart, Re- corder of St. Aldemar Commanders* ol St. Louis, for a neatly printed copy of a record of the pilgrimage of that Com- manders* to Washington. A Masonic Temple is proposed to be erected at Tacoma, Wash. A Masonic Temple at Selma was con- tracted for last October, to be completed in April of this year, at a cost of about $30,000. In the District of Columbia it is obli- gatory on every member of a Masonic Lodge present, to \*ote on every petition coming before that Lodge for action, and the posver does not exist in a Master to excuse any brother from his duty at the ballot-box. A nesv law against selling liquor to confirmed topers is now in force in Cali- fornia. Any person svho, after receiving notice that a person named in said notice is addicted to the inordinate use of in- toxicating liquors should the person named in said notice be so addicted, shall thereafter, within a period of twelve months, furnish to said person so ad- dicted to the inordinate use of intoxicat- ing liquors, any spirituous liquors, wines or intoxicating or malt liquors, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not ex- ceedtng $200, or bv both such fine .or imprisonment. Said notice shall be in writing, and be given bv anv adult member of the family of said person so addicted to the inordinate use ot said in- toxicating liquors. The provisions of this act does not prohibit any regularly licensed physician from lurnishing or prescribing said liquors in case of sick- ness. The Board of Relief of the District of Columbia expended Si 75. So for the re- lief of applicants during the year ending November 1, 1889. W e are under obligations to Brother Richard Lambert, Grand Recorder of the Grand Council and Grand Com- mandery of Louisiana, for favors; also to Brother Gil. W. Barnard, of Chicago, for similar favors. 94 THE TRESTLE BORED, New Jersey Grand Lodge, at its an- nual communication, January 29th, has pronounced itself against “Cerneauism” in a most emphatic manner. The fees for conferring the degrees, of the Scottish Rite in Freeport, Illinois, are $20 in the Lodge of Perfection 14 0 , $15 in the Council 16 0 , $20 in the Chap- ter 1 8°, and $25 in the Consistory — in all $80 for the degrees from the 4 0 to the 3 2 0 inclusive. The dues are only one dollar a year. In New York, as we learn, every Ma- son in good standing is admitted without restraint, and by virtue of that fact, to all meetings of the Eastern Star. On his first visit, however, he is required to assume the general obligation of the Order, which is quite proper. Thus quali- fied, he is better enabled to perform all his obligations as a Mason. As New York claims the paternity and to be the earliest promoter of the Order, this pe- culiarity in its regulations has been pre- served intact. To this, however, can hardly be attributed the lack of prosperity of the Order in that State. The mem- bership in that jurisdiction is only 2, 139, where there should be 200,000. There yet remains in the Eastern States an un- founded prejudice against women becom- ing members of fraternal organizations. The Grand Commandery of Ohio has seen proper, in its wisdom, to assert that under the laws of the Grand Encamp- ment of the U. S., “it has the power to grant a charter for a new Commandery, on a petition of Sir Knights, if they deem it advisable, without the recommendation of the nearest Commandery, regardless of the existing statutes of this Grand Commandery to the contrary,” i. e., it is subordinate to the Grand Encampment, and its regulations must accord there- with. The Masonic Review , which is a Cerneau organ, has discovered the ani- mus of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which reported this “atrocious” decision, that they are all “33 0 N. J. Riters.” We cannot see why it should demur, except it does so on the general principle of ob- jection to everything the Grand Gom- mandery of Ohio may do. The Freemasons of Redding are about to erect a Masonic Temple. The work of Crescent Lodge, No. 402, in New York city, is performed in cos- tume appropriate to the legend of the degrees. There is confusion in the “Royal Ma- sonic Rite,” of which Bro. Darius Wilson is the Grand Hyosceamus, by reason of spurious, clandestine and irregular inno- vators endeavoring to establish bodies. The Tyler , the official organ of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, “has no faith in the expediency of edicts against Cer- neauism.” Perhaps, like Iowa, it will experience a change of heart when the Gorman-Cerneaus begin to establish their Grand Lodges, as is threatened they will. But then there will be always some like the one in an Eastern jurisdiction, who boasted that he never changed his opin- ion, and to whom the first Grand Master of the same jurisdiction said iu reply, “Then you must be a fool, sure enough.” We do not think The Tyler will persist always , but it is very tena- cious and dislikes to come forward and confess its mistake. The Masonic Chronicle , because we oppose its schismatic course, says we ‘ ‘have the tone and spirit of Masonic serfs, wearing, like Gambia the Saxon, the dog collar of bondage imposed by an unscrupulous conqueror,” and because we advocate the supremacy of the Sym- bolic Body and the exercise of that power, that we are in favor of an inquisi- tion and persecution and martyrdom, similar to that of the Church of Rome. The Chronicle knows and believes no such thing of us, but it serves its purpose to make such untrue accusations. Him whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. We fear the Chronicle over- estimates itself, and has fallen into bad temper with everybody except its own select household. If the employee of the Post Office Department who pilfers this magazine which is mailed to subscribers, will send his address, we will send him a copy re- gularly, and no questions asked. THU TRESTLE BOARD. » ) s The Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery of California, will hold their annual meetings on the 15th, 16th and 17th of April. It is estimated by careful investigation that ninety cents of every dollar paid a Chinaman for labor is sent to China, thus enriching that country at the ex- pense of our own, and lessening the opportunities for the prosperity of the poor man. Every Freemason knows his duty in the case. On Good Friday, April 4th, Califor- nia Commandery, No. 1, will be specially convened as an Asylum of Sorrow, in which to honor the memory of the fol- lowing deceased fraters: John E. Kunk- ler. George S. Ladd, Horace H. Seaton, Milton E. Joyce, John N. Ingalls, Wm, T. Garratt, James F. Miller, Michael J. Keating, Henry B. Williams and Chas. A. Hawley. At one of a series of parties and ban- quets given by Oriental Commandery, No. 22, at Newton, Iowa, Sir Clark Varnum, P. G. C. of that jurisdiction, was made the recipient of a beautiful jewel, costing $200, agreeably to the resolu- tions passed by the Grand Commandery at its last annual conclave. The gift of appreciation was accompanied with a copy of the resolutions in pen work, handsomely framed. The presentation speech was made by E. Sir Cyrus W. Eaton, the present Grand Commander, and was feelingly responded to by the recipient. We are under obligations to the Sec- retaries of the following Grand Bodies for printed copies of their proceedings: Grand Lodges of Connecticut, Arkansas, Virginia, South Dakota ; Grand Chapters of Quebec (1888 and 1889), District of Columbia, Michigan, Arkansas, Louisi- ana ; Grand Councils of New Jersey, Massachusetts ; Grand Commanderies of Colorado, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Grand Chapter O. E. S., of Iowa; Grand Encampment of the U. S. for 1889. Also Report of Trien- nial Committee for the 24th Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of the United States. The Masonic I lull in Hailev, Idaho, is supplied with electric lights. The Grand Commander of Illinois rcommends the observance of Easter Sunday and Ascension Day, by the Com- manderies of that jurisdiction, either in their Asylums or some suitable place for Christian worship. The beautiful representation of the Ark of the Covenant, belonging to California Chapter, No. 5, weighs 151 pounds, ami cost $2,235. The plating is pure gold, and $800 in gold coin was used for the purpose. Christopher Diehl, Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge of Utah, has been elected Assessor and Collector of Water Rates in Salt Lake City. The Masonic Chronicle calls upon us for the proof of the renunciation by the late Bro. Dr. Mason, of his connection with the “Cerneau” fraud. We do not feel called upon to furnish such in reply to an anonymous correspondent of a peri- odical published 3.000 miles away, while we make the statement and are resident among his neighbors and most intimate associates, and should and can know whereof we speak. If the correspondent will furnish us satisfactory evidence of error, we will correct it, but till then we insist on the correctness of our statement. We will add that the fears of the Chroni- cle' s correspondent are groundless so jar as we are concerned. We desire always to give facts, and endeavor to do so. ♦♦ ♦ Chips from the Quarry. — It will be a great thing for Masonry when that time arrives at which all Ma- sons can agree in saying that moral it 1 , a belief in a frst cause and a hope in immortality , are the only prerequisites necessary for Masonic admission, be the religious convictions of the person what it may. Until that time arrives, conflict and confusion will exist. — F. J. Thompson. — With a woman it is a struggle to pro- vide something for the inner man. and with a man it is a struggle to provide something for the outer woman. 96 THE TRESTLE BOARD . — It is very strange how few reading Masons there are. The large majority of Masons care no more for the literature of the institution than if they did not belong to it. — The Masonic Chronicle asks the perti- nent question, ‘ ‘ Does not a Mason err when, aware of the Church of Rome’s hostility, he proposes a candidate for the mysteries, whom he knows to be a com- municant of the Church ?’ ’ — Cerneauism has received a blow in New Jersey. It does not behoove the brethren to reason why the Grand Lodge took such a decisive step in the premises. In its judgment that body has decreed a non-recognition, and such an action must be obeyed, unless a votary considers Cerneauism above the Grand Lodge of Master Masons. — Royal Craftsman. — An appeal for help was recently made to the Masonic charity organization of Leeds, England, by a Spaniard, who produced not only his own certificate, but one that appeared equally valid on behalf of his wife, who proved herself in all the degrees “a good Mason.” It appeared that it was the custom among the Spanish Lodges to put the wives of Masons through the Three Degrees, and the reason for the innovation was to keep the ladies out of the hands of the Jesuits. Such Lodges are called “mixed” but the surprising part of the story, as our authority expresses it, ‘ ‘is that peace and harmony prevails.” — Brother Wni. L. Kuykendall, of Wyo- ming, in his review of Florida, agrees with the reporter of that State, Brother Dawkins, in the idea of a General Grand Lodge. Brother Kuykendall says: “On the question of a General Grand Lodge we are again with our worthy brother. Masonry will never have uniformity of work, the same code of laws, or in fact anything else in common, until combined under one general executive, legislative and judicial head. This may be heresy; it is nevertheless the truth. Financially, the money expended every year in juris- dictions to secure uniformity in the work alone would pay all the expenses of a general body.” — “Don’t give up the ship!” If you must give up anything in the nautical line, give up the schooner. — E. B. Mallett, Jr., Knight Templar, presented to Dunlap Commandery, No. 5 , of Bath, Maine, a fine silk National flag. In the beak of the golden eagle that surmounted the stafif, was suspended a Templar cross. The forty-two stars upon the blue field were arranged in the form of a Templar cross. By the way, why do not our Commanderies bear the National colors ? If we mistake not the law requires it. — Masonic Home Journal. — The latest (back counties not heard from) Order to attach itself to the Ma- sonic Institution, is the “ Independent International Order of Owls,” of which “Nest No. 7 ” has just been instituted at Cairo, 111. No man can be made an “Owl” who has not first been made a Mason. Symbolic Masonry will soon be compelled to publish a directory in order to keep up with the procession. With “Cerneaus,” “Shriners” and “Owls,” Masonry is fast becoming a ‘ ‘screeching’ ’ farce. — The Tyler. Officers for 1890. Colusa Lodge, No. 240 — E. W. Jones, W. M.; J. D. McNary, S. W.; C. E. De St. Maurice, J. W.; W. T. Beville, Sec’y; C. Richardson, Treas.; J. S. Seawell, S. D.; R. Jones, J. D.; J. C. Mogk and R. Cosner, Stew- ards; J. H. Liening, Tyler. DEATHS. In this city, 5th inst., George C. Williams, a member of Hawaiian Lodge, No. 21, aged 54 years. In this city, 17th inst., Joseph Spanier, a native of Germany, a member of Doric Lodge, No. 216, aged 43 years. In Sonoma, 2d inst., Henry Winkle, a native of Ger- many, a member of Pacific Lodge, No. 136, aged 71 years. At Butte, Montana, 2d inst., Ben Asquith, a native of Checkheaton, Yorkshire, England, a member of Eagle Rock Lodge, No. 19, aged 39 years. At Marysville, 6th inst., Henry Bowman Marker, a member of Yuba Lodge, No. 39, and Washington Chap- ter, No. 13. At Hailey, Idaho, 1st inst.. Joseph M. Burkett, a na- tive of Augusta, Maine, a member of Hailey Lodge, No. 16, and Alturas Chapter, No. 5, R. A. M., and a Knight Templar, aged 50 years. At Santa Clara, 14th inst., Thos. Henry Laine, Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of California in 1888, aged 58 years. At San Jose, 16th inst., ex-Judge R. B. Buckner, a native of Winchester, Kentucky, a member of San Jose Lodge, No. 10, aged 68 years. 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