Order of the Secret Monitor

Order of the Secret Monitor Colour Overlay

Conclaves within the Provincial Grand Conclave of Surrey for the Order of the Secret Monitor or Brotherhood of David and Jonathan

Pride of Surrey Conclave No 118

Sutton Masonic Hall, 9 Grove Road, Sutton, SM1 1BB

Meetings: Second Tuesday in October, Second Tuesday in April and Fourth Tuesday in June (Installation)

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Hill of Zion Conclave No 270

Croydon Masonic Hall, 73 Oakfield Road, Croydon, CR0 2UX

Meetings: Third Thursday in September (Installation), Fourth Wednesday in January and Third Friday in April

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Warlingham Conclave No 291

Redhill & Reigate Masonic Centre, Nutfield Lodge, Nutfield Road, Redhill, RH1 4ED

Meetings: Fifth Tuesdays (except July, August and December),the third meeting of the year is the Installation meeting

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Surbiton Conclave No 299

Surbiton Masonic Hall, Glenmore House, 6 The Crescent, Surbiton KT6 4BN

Meetings: First Thursday in September, Second Thursday in December and First Thursday in June (Installation)

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Waverley Conclave No 381

Godalming Masonic Hall, Ockford Road, Godalming GU7 1RQ

Meetings: Fourth Wednesday in March (Installation), Third Monday in September

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Artington Conclave No 595

South West Surrey Masonic Centre, Hitherbury Close, Guildford GU2 4DR

Meetings: Third Monday in January and 1st Monday in September (Installation)

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E L J Smith Conclave No 613

Surbiton Masonic Hall, Glenmore House, 6 The Crescent, Surbiton KT6 4BN

Meeting: 4th Tuesday in July

The Companion Orders

The Order of the Secret Monitor

The Order of the Secret Monitor, which developed from a still more ancient Degree, is the Brotherhood of David and Jonathan and is in its way older than Freemasonry itself. Its principles and its watchwords being founded upon those grand examples set by two worthy Hebrew Princes around 1000 BC as recorded in the Jewish history of the Bible.

History tells us that the “Order of David & Jonathan” was taken to the New World in or about 1658 by Dutch settlers. The inauguration meeting of Grand Conclave, under the banner of Alfred Meadows Conclave No. 1 was held at the Hotel Victoria, London, SW on 15 July 1887.

This is a Society framed upon the principles of self sacrifice; of mutual trust, watchful Brotherly care; of warning in time of danger; solace in time of sorrow; and skillful and effective friendly advice in every circumstance of life: A Society that meets a great and crying need in human affairs and is calculated to benefit those who act up to its tenets.

There are three Degrees in the Order; Induction ceremony, Princes or admission Degree and the Third Degree which is when a Brother is Installed as a Supreme Ruler of his Conclave. At this point he is also commissioned as a Supreme Ruler within the Order. This entitles him to conduct ceremonies in any Conclave.