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Condition Of Freemasonry In Spain.

CONDITION OF FREEMASONRY IN SPAIN .

THE following communication is taken from the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut for 1879 , and will give a partial insight of what Masonry has to contend with , and of its present condition in Spain : — TO THE GTJOUY OF THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE . The Most Serene Grand Orient of Spain , Supreme Power of Spanish Masonry . Order from Chaos .

The Grand Commander and Grand Master of Spanish Masonry , to the M . W . Grand Symbolic Lodge of : We wish you thrice greeting . Illustrious and M . W . Brother : —This Most Serene Grand Orient feels the greatest satisfaction in having the honour to address your venerable Masonic Centre . The Grand Orient of Spainwhich has passed through so

, many vicissitudes , being a victim for many years to unjustifiable persecutions—to errors ancl bad faith on the part of the clergy and the civil government , which had almost brought our institution to the border of the abyss , and reduced the mighty sous of light to wretched pariahs—to-day , by a supreme effort , arises in its might ; ancl , after a prolonged silence , has the happiness to announce to you that iu the short space of two years since its reorganisation it has

succeeded in creating , regulating , and installing the following Masonic bodies , viz .: —136 Symbolic Lodges ; 12 sei'eral Chapters of the Royal Arch ; 11 several Chapters of the Rose Croix ; a M . W . Grand Symbolic Lodge ; 6 Mother Lodges in the provinces ; a General Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch ; a Sovereign General Grand Chapter of the Rose Croix ; Areopagus of Cavaliers Kadosh , gr . 30 ; a Sovereign Grand Consistory of Sublime Princes

of the Royal Secret , 32 ; a Grand Lodge of Administration ancl Revision of Documents ; and , finally , a Supreme Council of SoA'ereign Grand Inspectors General of the 33 rd ; ancl last , of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite , which we profess . Under these circumstances , illustrious and M . W . Brother , the Grand Orient of Spain is able to lift up its head and offer itself to the consideration of its beloved brethren , showing them that , if for a long time it has suffered from internal dissensions , it now has a regular and perfect right to occupy a position amona' the Masonic nations of the world .

You will observe that , having passed through a long series of misfortunes , without being able to rely upon the support of the civil government , this Grand Orient has found itself obliged to struggle against an ambitious ancl despotic theocracy , which has occasioned countless mart ydrons iu the annals of Spanish Masonry . With these claims we present ourselves before you , illustrious ancl mi ghty brothers . Upon learning our right and perfection in our Masonic labourswe

, believe that you ivill have to crown our constancy , ancl suffer the truth to prevail amid the shadows of error aud iniquity . We hope that the noble Masonic body which you so worthily control will form with the Grand Orient of Spain the fraternal bond which unites us all ; ancl we pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may protect your labours for the greater glory and prosperity of our Order .

Given at this Grand Orient aud District of Madrid , March 20 th , 1878 . ( Signed ) JUAN A . PEREZ , Grand Commander and , Grand Master . PEDRO P . CASTANERA , Grand Secretary General .

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THE SANCTUARY OF MEMPHIS, OR HERMES: Article 1
THE HEATHER-CLAD MOOR. Article 9
A VISIT TO THE ENGLISH LAKES. Article 10
THE DAY IS DYING. Article 15
MASONIC CRAM. Article 16
TRYING TO CHANGE A SOVEREIGN. Article 17
MASONIC HYMN. Article 25
JOTTINGS AT HIGH XII. IN THE HOLY LAND. Article 26
THE CARBONARI. Article 28
AUTUMN. Article 30
BEATRICE. Article 31
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 35
TWO PICTURES. Article 37
MASONIC READING. Article 38
CONDITION OF FREEMASONRY IN SPAIN. Article 40
MUSIC. Article 41
ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOHN. Article 41
THE EMIGRANT. Article 42
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Condition Of Freemasonry In Spain.

CONDITION OF FREEMASONRY IN SPAIN .

THE following communication is taken from the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut for 1879 , and will give a partial insight of what Masonry has to contend with , and of its present condition in Spain : — TO THE GTJOUY OF THE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE . The Most Serene Grand Orient of Spain , Supreme Power of Spanish Masonry . Order from Chaos .

The Grand Commander and Grand Master of Spanish Masonry , to the M . W . Grand Symbolic Lodge of : We wish you thrice greeting . Illustrious and M . W . Brother : —This Most Serene Grand Orient feels the greatest satisfaction in having the honour to address your venerable Masonic Centre . The Grand Orient of Spainwhich has passed through so

, many vicissitudes , being a victim for many years to unjustifiable persecutions—to errors ancl bad faith on the part of the clergy and the civil government , which had almost brought our institution to the border of the abyss , and reduced the mighty sous of light to wretched pariahs—to-day , by a supreme effort , arises in its might ; ancl , after a prolonged silence , has the happiness to announce to you that iu the short space of two years since its reorganisation it has

succeeded in creating , regulating , and installing the following Masonic bodies , viz .: —136 Symbolic Lodges ; 12 sei'eral Chapters of the Royal Arch ; 11 several Chapters of the Rose Croix ; a M . W . Grand Symbolic Lodge ; 6 Mother Lodges in the provinces ; a General Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch ; a Sovereign General Grand Chapter of the Rose Croix ; Areopagus of Cavaliers Kadosh , gr . 30 ; a Sovereign Grand Consistory of Sublime Princes

of the Royal Secret , 32 ; a Grand Lodge of Administration ancl Revision of Documents ; and , finally , a Supreme Council of SoA'ereign Grand Inspectors General of the 33 rd ; ancl last , of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite , which we profess . Under these circumstances , illustrious and M . W . Brother , the Grand Orient of Spain is able to lift up its head and offer itself to the consideration of its beloved brethren , showing them that , if for a long time it has suffered from internal dissensions , it now has a regular and perfect right to occupy a position amona' the Masonic nations of the world .

You will observe that , having passed through a long series of misfortunes , without being able to rely upon the support of the civil government , this Grand Orient has found itself obliged to struggle against an ambitious ancl despotic theocracy , which has occasioned countless mart ydrons iu the annals of Spanish Masonry . With these claims we present ourselves before you , illustrious ancl mi ghty brothers . Upon learning our right and perfection in our Masonic labourswe

, believe that you ivill have to crown our constancy , ancl suffer the truth to prevail amid the shadows of error aud iniquity . We hope that the noble Masonic body which you so worthily control will form with the Grand Orient of Spain the fraternal bond which unites us all ; ancl we pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may protect your labours for the greater glory and prosperity of our Order .

Given at this Grand Orient aud District of Madrid , March 20 th , 1878 . ( Signed ) JUAN A . PEREZ , Grand Commander and , Grand Master . PEDRO P . CASTANERA , Grand Secretary General .

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