The first intimation of the existence of this order we find announced to the world in a book published in the German language, in the year 1614, with the following title, "The universal and general Reformation of the world, together with an account of the famous fraternity of the Rosencrucians."

Pico had long entertained a desire to join the fraternity of St. Mark's, but, delaying too long to carry out his intent, was surprised by death at the early age of thirty-two years.

A.M. Carver was one of the best job printers in the country, and he was also one of the best amateur actors among the fraternity.

The French wanted a little more and added Equality and Fraternity.

The Holy Order, or Fraternity of Mourners in Zion; to which is added, Songs in the night, or chearfulness under afflictions; by J. Hall Bishop of Norwich.

Themis Aurea, The Daws of the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross; in which the occult secrets of their Philosophical Notions are brought to light: written by Count Mayerus, and now Englisht by T.H. 82.

Communal fraternity is decidedly in the ascendant; it is putting into practice this admirable precept, "Arrest each other."

As to Citizen Lullier, who was one of the first victims of "fraternity," he is imprisoned because he did not succeed in capturing Mont Valérien.

Men bearing the banners of the society are stationed on every step; on each is inscribed, in golden letters, mottos of peace and fraternity.

I almost despair of catching a single word, but at last succeed in hearing a few detached sentences:"Universal nationality.... liberty, equality, and fraternity.... manifestos of the heart...."

You are about to interest yourselves in an act of fraternity...."

I think I have some claim, therefore, to belong to the fraternity.

Fraternity row.

Fraternity row, by Lynn and Lois Montross.

Liberty, equality, fraternity: essays and addresses on the problems of today and tomorrow.

It has been a wonderful achievement, with kings and Popes all plotting against her experiment, that she has succeeded in putting kingcraft under her feet and proclaimed liberty, equality, fraternity for her people.

" These annual mass meetings or General Assemblies continued to be held, for many centuries after their first establishment, at the city of York, and were, during all that period, the supreme judicatory of the fraternity.

Another regulation, however, adopted at the same time, still more explicitly acknowledges the existence of a General Assembly as the governing body of the fraternity.

And thus the interests of the institution continued, until the beginning of the eighteenth century, or for nearly eight hundred years, to be entrusted to those General Assemblies of the fraternity, who, without distinction of rank or office, annually met at York to legislate for the government of the craft.

The fraternity at large, however, still continued to claim the right of being present at the annual assembly; and, in fact, at that meeting, their punctual attendance at the next annual assembly and feast was recommended.

That a mass meeting of the fraternity of any state is incompetent to organize a Grand Lodge has been definitively settlednot only by general usage, but by the express action of the Grand Lodges of the United States which refused to recognize, in 1842, the Grand Lodge of Michigan which had been thus irregularly established in the preceding year.

An unaffiliated Mason is still bound by certain obligations, of which he cannot, under any circumstances, divest himself, and by similar obligations are the fraternity bound to him.

The system of payment of lodge-dues does not by any means belong to the ancient usages of the fraternity.

They will thoroughly democratize the life of the church, making it the rallying place of a genuine Christian fraternity, in which men of all ranks and stations meet on a common level, ignoring the distinctions of rich and poor, cultured and ignorant, and emphasizing the fact of Christian brotherhood.

An occasional morning call in one of the Inns of Court at this period is often found to be necessary to hasten the usually sluggish pace of the legal fraternity.