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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. QREfiON', SUNDAY, M AY 18, 1930.
Medfprd Has Lodge of Perfection and Rose Croix Chapter
Senior Warden ; " Officers of Siskiyou Chapter Rose Crotx ; -
Secretary of Scottish' Rite
ORGANIZE ROSE Jf
GROIX BODY HERE; "
JONES IS MASTER '
HISTORY OF
RITE GIVEN
i
Not lonir after the charter was
grunted to the roil( af ;ivr(en-f
tlon, Institution of it chapter of
Hose Croix brR.nl to 1va ViKiratnrt.
Hvernl attempts In that illrec
t!on were made, but without ef
effeet. Following the reunion last year
thiH question apaln cnmo to' the
front. A committee composed
of Walter H. .loneH, 8. A. K ro
se he I, Earl H. Coe, D. A. C'lmm
lipfK, Charles A. WIiik, wuh ap
pointed to canvass the wltutitlon
mid report. This committee re
ported early In December; and
folio wlnK ItH recommendations, n
temporary orKiinizntlon was ef
fected and a petition, remain
ing 74 names, wuh submitted to
Louis O. Clarke 33, sovereign
grand Inspector general In Ore
gon. This petition watt approved
late In December, and letters
temporary . tor Siskiyou Chapter
Roho Croix, wan Ifflued to him
February 20, 1030 with the fol
lowing officers: "Wis mawter,
Walter H, Jones; senior warden,
D. A. Chambers; junior .warden,
W. I. Lonlgan, Grants I'ass;
orator, Walter C. Van Kmon,
Klamath Kails; olmover, 8. W.
.MeOuont;'- secretary-treasurer, I.
R. Williams: master of ceremon
ies, I, H. Codarwall; expert, A.
H. Wlllett; (innlHtant expert, 1
Harold H. Brown; standard bear- i
er, Oeorg W. : Porter; guardian
of tho ; temple, -Otto A. Mark;
tiler, 1-ew Hukes.
The new chapter will confer
Its first worK'nt the. reunion this
week. ' :i' ',
The two remaining bodies of
tho rite, Council of Kadosh, lflth
to 30th 1 degrees inclusive, and
consistory, 81st and 82nd degrees
will ho established as soon aw
local conditions Justify,
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TKe Study of
Masonry
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BUCHAREST, Roumanla. It is
reported that the Transylvahlan
Orand Lodge of the Klto of St.
JohnWiiiH united with the National
Grand Lodge of Roumanla, of
which Prince Blbosou Is the grand
master. This union will settle to
some extent a program that has
existed since the World war.
After that period of conflict,
when Transylvania, which had
been a part of Hungary, was (fivert
to Roumanla, the lodges that had
existed under the Grand Lodge of
Hungary, composed largely of
Hungarians, were hot Inclined to
fraternize or to establish friendly,
relations with the Masons tn Rou
manla. v . . " ' ' 1
The Grand Lodge of Hungary
was generally recognized an a reg
ular grand lodge, but when' Hun
gary became a kingdom, MuHonry
was prohibited In that country,
and 'ho these lodges In Trnnsyl
vanlft now a part of Roumnnla
were left pi-actlcally without a
governing body other than they
called themselves the Transylvania
Grand Lodge. The union with tho
National Grand Lodge of Rou
manlu comes as a pleasing solu
tion. In the nnmo adopted by the
united bodies tho Identity of each
Is retained It being that of tho
"Federation of tho Symbolic
Lodges of the Rite of St. John
within' the National Grand Lodge
of Knnmonla.'"
j We Extend
1 A Cordial
Welcome'
To All
Scottish Rite
We hope your visit will
be a mighty pleasant
! one.
I
Greetings
Scottish Rite
"This is a
Great Country"
We hope you
enjoy your
visit here.
Porter
Lumber Co.
(By W. Clorisen Brooks, 14 deg.)
In tho line lent Orient, all relig
ion was more or less a mystery
and there was no divorce from
It of philosophy. Tho popular
theology, taking the multitude of
allegories and symbols for reali
ties, degenerated Into a worship
of tho celestial luminaries, of Im
aginary Hetties with human feel
ings, passions, appetites and Hints,
of Idols, stoneH, unlmals, reptiles.
The onion was sacred to the
Egyptians, becauso .Its different
layers were a symbol of the con
centric spheres. Of courso tho
popular religion could not satisfy
the deeper longings and thoughts,
the ldfllor aspirutluii of thft.upli;tt(
or tho logic of reason. The first,
therefore, was taught to the Initi
ated In the "mysteries." There,
nlso, It was taught by symbols.
Tho vaguonesH of symbolism, cap
able of many interpretations reach
ed what the palpable and conven
tional creed could not. Its Indef
lnltencss acknowledged the oh-
strusoness of the suhject: It treat
ed that mysterious suhject mys
tically; It endeavored to Illustrate
what It could not explain; to ex
cite an appropriate feeling. If It
could not develop nn adequate
Idea; and to make tho hnugo a
mere suhordlnate conveyance for
tho conception, which Itself never
became obvious or familiar.
Though Masonry is Identical
with the ancient mysteries, It Is
so ony in this qualified sense,
that It presents but nn Imperfect
Imago of their brilliancy, tho ruiiiH
only of their granduer, and a sys
tem that has experienced progres
sive alterations, tho fruits of soc
ial events, political circumstances,
and tho amhltloiiH imbecility of Its
Improvers. After leaving Kgypt,
the mysteries were modified by
the habits of the dlt'forent na
tions among whom they wero In
troduced, and especially by the
religious system of the countries
Into which they wero transplanted.
To maintain tho established gov-
eminent, laws, and religion, was
the obligation of the nttlnto every
I where; and everywhere they were
I the heritage of the priests, who
were nowhere willing to mako the
j common people co - proprietors
I with themselves of philosophical
j truth.
Christianity taught the doctrine
of fraternity, but repudiated that
of political equality, by continual
ly inculcating obedience to Caesar,
.and to thono lawfully in authority.
Mnnonry was the first apostle of
equality. In the monastery there
is fraternity and equality, but no
liberty. Masonry added that also,
and claimed for man the three
fold heritage, liberty, equality and
fraternity.
Knowledge Is convertible Into
power, and axioms Into rules of
utility and duty. But knowledge
Itself Is not poweK Wisdom Is
power, and her prime minister Is
Justice, which is the perfect law
of truth. The purpose, therefore,
of education and science Is to
make u man wise. If knowledge
does not make him so, it Is wast
ed, like water poured on the sands.
To know the formulas of Mason
ry, Is of as little value, by Itself,
as to knows so many words and
sentences In some barbarous Afri
can or Australian dialect. To
know even the mi'fininii of the
ES
i MASONIC YEARS
COMMRItCIi, Texas. When O.
C. Mulkey-'Jrj,t was1 rained ' to the
subllmo decree of master Mofldn
rocently, the incident completed
an unbroken connection of the
Mulkey family in America with
Masonry for h period of 200
years. 1
His paterhal ancestor, Philip
Mulkey, 'was born In North Caro
lina In 1708, In hln young man
hood becoming n Mason, and his
son and two grandfons were
meitibers of Washington s army
lntho American revolution. These
'three' soldiers of the revolution
we re Masons n n d fro m t hem o n
d own to t h e t resell t y o u ng man
each father lias handed down
to his son this unbroken Motonic
record. The newly made Mason
has also a number of ancestors
on his mother's side who wero
and are Masons. He now has
In his possession a Masonic dip
loma of his ml:iternal great
grandfather, tho lute William Or
enduff of Melissa, Issued to him
by the Bewleyvllle Led Re of Ken
tucky In 1855. This great-grandfather
died a member of the
MeliHua lodge In Collins county.
STOMAL
; ANCIENT SIGNS
HIUNBANK, Australia. The
oldest records' tn Ahlch s'lgns and1
symbols , 'occur) ivcrp found ' rock
excavated' Vrohi the Teniple'-ot
HuniCHcH 1 1, at. Babel Mo tank, in
KKVpt, constructed 1720 years B.
C, according to tho Queensland
freemason.
The frescoes on the walls of
several of the chambers represent
scones In Masonic Initiations. The
apronH worn by mnsters are of
pyramidal shape, except at the top
whero there Is n band on which
is an Inscription signifying "Cho
sen of the Sun.' At tho two
points, or bottom corners are
suns, the rays from which spread
upward over the aprons; these de
vices are in red, gold, hlue, green
and brown on n white ground.
Most of the signs are clearly de
pleted, and In one of the cham
bers Is a stone coffin.
Origin Date? Back to Mys
' tery and? tradition 4U
Evolved From Chivalry
World Wide Activities
Appeals 'for. Truth,, Light.
By Robert'. A.-M(IU.JV:---.
1'ortluntl, OreKoll.
Scottish Rito Masonry, likei'nll
Masonry, Hnnil Jlke the Sphinx,
facing the centurleR unchangeable
and inscrutable. ' He; who would
delve Into its : origin must wander
far afield where the twilight of
the race grows dim in mystery
and tradition. On Chaldean plains,
in Africnn Jungles, Jn the far
reaches of Siherlun steppes, or
wherever dispersed upon the earth
man dreamed his dreams, lived
and died. Whence came . this
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symbol. In but little, unless that
adds to our wisdom, mid also to
our charity, which is to Justice like
one hemisphere of the brain to
the other.
Do not lose sight, then, of the
true object of your studieH in Mas
onry. It Is to add to your estate
of wisdom, and not merely to your
knowledge. A man may spend a
lifetime In studying a single spec
ialty of knowledge, botany, con
chotogy, or entomology, for In
stance, In commit ing to memory
names derived from the (Ireek,
and classifying ami reclassifying,
and yet he no wlner than when he
began. It Is the great truths as
to all thut most concerns a man,
as tu his rfghtM, Interests nnd
duties, that Masonry noeks to
leach her Initiates.
Junior Warden
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"" Clias. A. WIiik, S2
ilnnlor Warden of Siskiyou
IxhIkc of Perfection.
Greetings
Co
Scottish Rite
Visitors
Dr.oJud
Rickert
1 .
, ! li"ert. A;.. MUtor,v8.8.k,!r5.'i j
ir.;;- r:''.- '-':- '.L"V' viv'VX'X'
in !.'rid :;'whtther.'.l(HiH . hflvico?
nave ever ' uvea iriea to '. aoive.
Into tltis heritage ' of .questioning
and douht all men are born. What
answer does Masonry give to this
riddle of tho universe?. .
Primitive man battling for ex
istence with the elemental and de
structive forces about him came
into the limelight ot history with
sword and battleoxe' uplifted. Ho
and his kind survived because a
kindlier force came out of the
somewhere to let hlin live. Tho
sun could warm, the 'reasons
bring their changing charms, and
labor Its reward. Man could hope.
Theh Faith was born and a gen
tler' sentiment grew on apace.
Then man lived and loved und
died. And loving man lifted up
his eyes unto the stars in wonder
ment and awe. j
Stales Truth. j
Masonry does not say what you !
shall think or say or do. It only
says that you must think, that you
must say the belter words and do j
tho nobler things. It does not
dogmatize, it states Its truths and
gives them to all who care to
honor truth. It institutes no re
ligion, creates no states, fashions
no form of government und has
no crown to offer. It bulldn no
battleships, has no armies, no
arsenals or moated forts, nnd goes
not to war to shod man's blood.
It has no tattered Imttlo flags to
flaunt Its victories. Masonry pro
claims that Justice, Itlght and
Truth are the common heritage of
all; that the good In man is bet
ter than the Imrt; that honor Is
nobler than dishonor, nnd that
love lends to the gatewny of the
divine.
Scottish Illto Mnsonry wns
evolved from the chivalry of the!
race. It existed " before rituals
were known. It came Into being i
before constitutions and laws were
made It Is the flowering of civlH
latlon that exalts rather than de
stroys. It docs not say what lands
you must traverse or oceans cross
or where you must uimie, nm. PKRI.IN, Germany Since ' the
It does say. always and ever, that interpntionnl conference , of su
wherevcr your lot Is cast or ; preiue Councils. Scottish liltei des
wherever you exist that right, not i ignated to the supreme councils of
wrong: Justice, not Injustice: truth. Switzerland nnd The Netherlands
not error, must mark your stay i the duty of establishing Scottish
on earth. I Kite Masonry In tlermany. n Hose
Appeals' to llesl, j Croix chapter and n Council of
Masonry deals not so much j Kadosh have been founded In this
with what you do as what you j city nnd, also, Hose Croix chap
are. Your duties to your Ood. . lers In Stuttgart, Munich and
yuur country, your neighbor or j Mannheim.
yourself, nee yrturs alone. You I There are at present Indications
answer not to Masonry for the I of the organization of a supreme
creed that you profess, the party s council of this branch of the Ma
te which you belong, the life you 'sonic fraternity with Its hend
llvc Masonry leave man supreme quarters In llcrlin. It is known
over his own affairs it only in- that the Scoltlsh nite groups that
slsts that whatever he does must have been established desire this
be th best In nil his relationship Plan Is said to have the
with life. approval of the grand conimnnders
Scoltlsh Kite Masonry Is world-;"' ",c supreme councils of Aus
wlde In Its activities. It goes forth j Switzerland, France. Belgium,
with extended hand to give to; The Netherlands nnd Czechoslo
all of enrlh frnternal greeting. n:vnJ'11'. .
has abiding fallh that good fari " Information hns been pjven
outweighs the bh That right ' ou' recently concerning the atti
shall ever triumph over wrong ,"d, "' ,hc nlnc grand lodges of
and that wherever then man "OTmnny toward the Scottish Hlte
strives for higher, nobler, better : movement In this country, but it
things, Mnsonrv hns an abiding kn""'" 'hat quite a number of
place. Mnsonrv, the builder Individual members of a few
whether the enbln In the wilder- l,t ,,,'e Kmnrt lodges hove been
nes" or the temple In the citadel Vfry .,murh '"vor ' 'nlrortuc
of Sings all attest hnt Masons lnK ,ho -stit Rite Into Got
and Masonry were there. I many where It really orlglnaled
Scottish Hlte Masonry oi.ncaV .. .. "'"I'oror r rener
with altruistic urge to ever move
towards tho light. FroiW I0 wisest)
11 seeks to know what wisdom Is.
iXr ot rerf!l..n! ' Wal.er If. ..oues. 33. WseMqv V V. i J-mVj
! 1929 Philip Malcolm Memorial Class in Medford
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I : y v.i . .r- '
The I'hlllp Scliuyler Malmlni memorial class which received decrees at the Scottish Kite reunion In tills city din-lug the reunion lusl
May. The :11! degrees were conferred by the Siskiyou Lodge of rerfootloii of this elly, Che ltosehurg Hose i mix und Kugciic Council and
ColLslst(ry,
Front row, left to right II. F. Lniigc, A. J. Kloeker, If. Ii. Xuttlng, IS. M. Farmer, .?. O. Faust. II. H. Sultiunrsli, 1C. Jf. F.ldrldge, II.
G. Schurlng. S. II. Hawk, J. H. Kirk, Win. Perry, JeiTy Jerome. Kue k Floyd I Bin, .1. Owens. 1). W. Johnson, M. C. Suit, t). Mark, K. M.
Nelll, II. Ilrown, 1-X S. Cue, C. V. Hugh. W. Lonegan, K. A. Walker, M . II. Nichols, I. II. Ccderwall, V. O. Crawford.
May ? ;
Anniversaries
GROWTH
RITE IN GERMANY
Ick II.
KOSKHt'Itt). ore., May 17.
The first nhliiti.m.t nf a....
From the history of mankind It; turkeys ever received in Oregon
would learn how best to live and by air mall was received today br
from the world's religions it would Mrs. O. c. Itrown. near Roseburg
know how to serve nnd worship j The birds came from Rockhall
the divine giver Sf all good. ild. 1
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prentice degree, May 1, 180a,
in J III nm Lodge No. 21, Win
chester, Vn. During the next
two days he received tho fellow
craft and master Mason de
grees. Lord Brougham, lord chan
cellor of England, died nt Can
nes, France, May 7, 1S08. lie
wns a member of Cnnongnto
Kilwinning Lodge No. 2, Fdin
burgh, Scotland.
Christopher Carson, famous
Indian' scout and member of
Montezuma Lodge No. 101),
Santa Fe, N. M., died nt Fort
Lyons, Colo., May 24, 1808, and
was burled at Taos, N. M.
Albert Edward, Prince of
Wales, later King Edward VII,
who served as grand master of
the grand lodge of England
(1874-19.01 ), died at London,
May 6, laio.
Earl Douglas Ilaig, British
field marshal, was elected as
honorary member of Lodge Cnn
ongate Wilwinnlng No. 2, Edin
burgh, Scotland, In May, 11124.
Oen. Nelson A. Miles, a mem
ber of Albert Pike consistory
Washington, D. C, died In llie
national capital. May IB, 19-5
Joseph D. Sayers, Civil w'ar
officer, grand master of Texas
(1875-76) and governor of that
slate (1899-193U), died at Aus
tin. May 15, 1929.
Lord Cornwallis. deputy
Kinnd master of the United
"rand Lodge of England, was
born nt Chacomhe Priory, near
Banbury. Eng., May 27. 1SB4
Douglas Fairbanks, film star
a member of thh
Lodge No. 52S, Hollywood, Cnl'
was horn nt Denver, Colo., Jlav
23, 188,1. ' y
The Prince ot Wales was In
itiated in Household. Brigade
Lodge No. 2614, London, Eng
May 2, 19,9, by the gmndmila:
ter of England.
Lester J. Mnltland, celebrated
flier, ws Initiated In Kenwood
Lodge No. 3113, Milwaukee, Wis
May 14, 1920. '
ING ON F,
LONDON, Mny 17. P) An
j Oslo din patch tothe London Daily
j Mail today says Princess Martha
; expects nn accoiichment during th
summer.
Princess Martha of Sweden was
i married to Crown Prince Olaf of
j Norwny March 21, !HHJ.
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Rogue RJver Valley The Scenic
paradise of the world
jvASHINGTON,: May lr-W
President1 Hoover said today; that
Ambassador Dawes was returning
to this country in connection with
the Chicago . world's fair and that
his trip had no connection with
the naval treaty now before the
senate.
Rogue River Valley The scenic
paradise of the world. .
and
Scottish
Rite
We are glad to
welcome you to
. Medford!
Fluhrer's
We Are Joining
All Southern Ore
gon in ' cordially
welcoming visiting
Scottish Rite visitors.
H. E. Marsh
Phone 252
Personal Service1
Prompt Attention
STOLEN BONDS IN
LOS AW. BUM. May n.vR1
llonds valued jt $;5.000. Identified'
as those stolen from the office of
K- "r"it. rhlengo, 111., broker
in March. 11129. were In POflSPSSitiv
of the onlirA tnHn ti,. i .T
Part of the loot. 149.000 -nn.,H
was recovered front a Iais Angeie,
broker, who told police he got
litem from Miss Mda White. 2S
who uHtl, arrested after 25 of the
.... oonus were seined
apartment.
in her
IT IS A
PLEASURE-
To join all Southern
Oregon in cordially
o welcoming the Scot
tish Rite to Medford .
end the Rogue River
O Valley.
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