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Royal Arch.
Comp . Savage moved that tho report of the Committee be approved , ivhich was seconded by the Rev . Comp . Huyshe , aud carried . The petition for the new charter was then read , ancl the warrant granted , subject to the recommendation of the Committee . Comp . Hervey then brought forward the following resolution : — ' ' That in colonies , where no Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masons has been appointed , private Chapters shall be authorised , in cases of real
emergency ( tho reasons of whieh shall be stated in the returns to Grand Chapter ) , to exalt brethren at the expiration of four weeks from the time they have received the Master Mason's degree , provided always that iu each case the three Principals of the Chapter agree to the emergency . ' ' He supported his motion on the ground that the privilege having been granted to colonies where there were Grand Superintendents , ought not in justice to be withheld from those where such officers had not been appointed .
Comp . Gole seconded the resolution . Comp . Havers still held to his opinion , that it was not desirable to extend the privilege ; but knowing that many of his friends agreed with Comp . Hervey that it was desirable , would not oppose further than by abstaining from voting . Comp . Savage having expressed a similar determination , the question was put , ancl carried by 11 to 8 . The Grand Chapter was then closed in ample form .
America.
AMERICA .
GENERAL GRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATES . [ THE committee appointed by the convention at Chicago , last September , for the organization of a General Grand Lodge have issued the following address . It will be observed that they address themselves to all the Grand Lodges of the continent of North America . This of course includes Canada ; aud herein is we fear an obstacle to their success . AVhatever advantage might be derivable from an amalgamation of the
various Grand bodies within the federal union of the United Statesthe projectors may be assured that there will not be wanting surmises of concealed political objects if they endeavour to include the British Provinces , and any suspicion of such tactics would , we need not say , immediately paralyse Masonic action . —ED . ] To the Most AA ' orshipful Grand Masters and Grand Lodges of Antient
Free and Accepted Masons on the Continent of North America : FRATERNAL SALUTATIONS : —By the action of a convention of Grand Lodges , begun and holden in the city of Chicago , Illinois , the 13 th day of September , 1859 , in a response to a circular issued by the Grand Lodge of Maine , bearing date May , 1857 ; it is made the duty , as it is the pleasure of the undersigned to address you , and invite your early and earnest attention to the proceedings of the said convention ; asking that you willafter duo considerationtake such action thereon asiu
, , , your wisdom , tho interests of your distinguished Grand body , and the interests of Craft Masonry seem to require . Tlie proceedings of the convention , v . kieh form a part of this circular , so fully define the objects of the organization , as to leave little for this committee to say by way of explanation . The Articles of the Association , in their most essential features , have been before the Grand Lodges of the country for nearla iu the proceedings of the Grand
y year , Lodge of Minnesota , by her M . AV . Graud Master , in response to the circular from Maine . A careful comparison of those Articles with these now submitted to your consideration will show the truth of our assertion , that they have been subjected to a patient and searching review by five of our number , as well as the careful scrutiny of a verv larflo
convention , representing nearly all the Grand Lodges ofthe United States , to whieh the largest liberty was allowed for criticism and amendment . AVe certify you that tho articles agreed upon , and the course pursued in their adoption , give ample assurance of our desire to guard the rights , dignity , and authority of the several Grand Lodges , and to present the basis of an association ' ' potent for good and impotent for evil , " on which tbey may safely unite in promoting the progress and prosperity of our antient and cherished fraternity .
Nor need we devote much time or space to show that Craft Masonry lias need of such an organization . In the face of all assertions to the contrary , we array the simple facts unfolded in the history of efforts to secure this object , so fully presented in the proceedings of Minneso ta , for 1858 . AA e may also appeal to the able circular put forth by the convention which formed the basis of a national confederation in the cit y of Washington , in January , 1 S 55 . If we back to the formation of our national union find
go , we Pennsylvania nominating or distinguished brother , George AVashington , as General Grand Master of Masons , aud desiring the Lodges of the country to unite with her in placing him at the head of a General Grand Lodge . Georgia in 1790 , South Carolina in 1799 , and Pennsylvania in 1 SD 9 , endeavoured to unite the Grand Lodges in a General Grand Lodge . In ¦ 1 o 22 , as the result of a convention held in the city of AA ashington , a resolution was adopted declaring it" expedient and for the general interests
tbe Order to constitute a General Grand Lodge of the United States . " l-r ' w cu ' clUiU' which was sent out to the Grand Lodges was signed by ir - u . ' -, Joha Mavshall > ° i Virginia ; M , W . Henry Clay , of Kentucky ; ¦ w-n . William Winder , of Maryland ; AVm , S . C ' ardeJJ , of New York-
America.
M . AA . Joel Abbot , of Georgia ; John Holmes , of Maine ; Henry Baldwin , of Pennsylvania ; John H . Eaton , of Tennessee ; M . AA . AVm . H . Seaton , of AVashington ; M . AA , H . C . Burton , of North Carolina ; M . AV . Christopher Raukiu , of Mississippi ; ancl M . W . Rev . Thaddeus Mason Harris , of Massachusetts . As we turn to these early efforts and look back upon these venerable namesmost of which are now transferred to " The Records of the Silent
, Lodge , " we are reminded of the words of one of our own living poets ( Albert Pike)—" The dead govern—the living but obey . " The thoughts , the convictions and aspirations of the dead now animate the hopes , inspire the purposes , and [ direct the energies of the living . It would seem almost disrespectful to their memory to seriously reargue the question now , which they so well demonstrated in the
maturity of their manhood . It is true , their appeal was unsuccessful . Their cherished object was defeated by adverse actiprf on the part of some Grand Lodges . Some of the arguments by which the Masonic writers of that day defeated this effort have been revived and republished in reply to tbe Maine circular , as the best possible arguments agaiust it , AVe mean no disrespect to the living or the dead when we say that the circular signed by John Marshall , Henry Clay , and their illustrious compeers , remains to this clay
unanswered ancl unanswerable ; a monument of Masonic fidelity and sagacity , worthy of their legal , civic , aud literary fame , and their moral worth . The committee deem it unnecessary to urge tho consideration that the objects aimed at by the congress are worthy of the most earnest efforts of the ablest minds of the age . These objects are so fully stated in the Articles of Confederation as to need no enumeration . The whole field of Masonic labour and research , embracing all countries and all
time , is before us , affording ample scope for our highest energies , leaving neither time nor motive for profitless controversy or arbitrary legislation . Tbe Masonic fraternity on this continent arc in a course of resistless progress in numbers , in mental aud moral force , with increasing desires for more light and a broader humanity . Our relations with the older nations , from which waves of population are flowing to us across tho two great oceans ofthe world's commerce , are such as to render it increasingldesirable for us to know the condition and progress of our
y antient Craft in those countries , whore it had long been cultivated before its altars were consecrated on these western shores . The practical question which all will weigh is—AYill the experiment succeed ? "Will the objects aimed at be gained ? If so , will the results justify the endeavour ? That will depend upon those who make the investment , which need not be very expensive surely , if all or a majority of the Grand Lodges shall cordiallunite . The of representation need not be a
bury expenses . den , as the meetings will occur but once in three years , ancl at the same time with the General Grand Masonic bodies . There is au array of talent and learning now in the Order which , if called forth , may furnish a rich intellectual banquet at eveiy meeting , and may accumulate rich treasures of Masonic lore to benefit ourselves and those who come
after ns . AA e believe that Freemasonry has yet a mission , au altar , and a priesthood , with a future more glorious than the past ; aud that the advancement of Christian civilization , so far from superseding or rendering it obsolete , will but enlarge and elevate the sphere oi its labour' and make still higher demands for all the consecrated talent and Masonic skill we can train around our altars . Is it too much for us to ask a fair experiment for the organization here proposed .
May we not hopefully invito all the Grand Lodges on this continent to give their hand aud heart to these Articles of Association , and meet us with a full representation of their highest wisdom and skill to tho congress proposed for 1862 . AVith this cherished hope , wc ask that you will give an early response to this circular , so soon as your Grand Lodge shall bo able to consider and decide upon thc subject herein presented . Tho committee also invite suggestions in relation to the subjects within the range of its inquiry , that may need the early attention of such
a congress . All communications , in reply to this circular , should be addressed to tho chairman of this committee , care of Ira Berry , Esq ., Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Maine , whose office is at Portland , Maine . CYRIL PEARL , Maine ; A . T . C . PIERSON , Minnesota ; ALBERT G . MACKEY , South Carolina ; JOHNL . LEWIS , jun ., New York ; PHILIP C . TUCKER , Vermont ; GILES M . HILLYER , Mississippi ; BENJAMIN B . FRENCH , District of Columbia ; ELBERT II . ENGLISH , Arkansas ; JOHN FRIZZELL , Tennessee .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . EDWAW DANN . THIS venerable brother , an annuitant ofthe Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons of £ 25 a . year , expired at the asylum at Croydon on the 31 st Oct ., aged eighty-three , leaving a widow , who has been placed on the list to receive half her husband ' s annuity , according to the laws . Bro . Dann was initiated in the Royal Justice Lodge , No . If 2 , Deptford , in the year 1801 , and having passed through the various
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Royal Arch.
Comp . Savage moved that tho report of the Committee be approved , ivhich was seconded by the Rev . Comp . Huyshe , aud carried . The petition for the new charter was then read , ancl the warrant granted , subject to the recommendation of the Committee . Comp . Hervey then brought forward the following resolution : — ' ' That in colonies , where no Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masons has been appointed , private Chapters shall be authorised , in cases of real
emergency ( tho reasons of whieh shall be stated in the returns to Grand Chapter ) , to exalt brethren at the expiration of four weeks from the time they have received the Master Mason's degree , provided always that iu each case the three Principals of the Chapter agree to the emergency . ' ' He supported his motion on the ground that the privilege having been granted to colonies where there were Grand Superintendents , ought not in justice to be withheld from those where such officers had not been appointed .
Comp . Gole seconded the resolution . Comp . Havers still held to his opinion , that it was not desirable to extend the privilege ; but knowing that many of his friends agreed with Comp . Hervey that it was desirable , would not oppose further than by abstaining from voting . Comp . Savage having expressed a similar determination , the question was put , ancl carried by 11 to 8 . The Grand Chapter was then closed in ample form .
America.
AMERICA .
GENERAL GRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATES . [ THE committee appointed by the convention at Chicago , last September , for the organization of a General Grand Lodge have issued the following address . It will be observed that they address themselves to all the Grand Lodges of the continent of North America . This of course includes Canada ; aud herein is we fear an obstacle to their success . AVhatever advantage might be derivable from an amalgamation of the
various Grand bodies within the federal union of the United Statesthe projectors may be assured that there will not be wanting surmises of concealed political objects if they endeavour to include the British Provinces , and any suspicion of such tactics would , we need not say , immediately paralyse Masonic action . —ED . ] To the Most AA ' orshipful Grand Masters and Grand Lodges of Antient
Free and Accepted Masons on the Continent of North America : FRATERNAL SALUTATIONS : —By the action of a convention of Grand Lodges , begun and holden in the city of Chicago , Illinois , the 13 th day of September , 1859 , in a response to a circular issued by the Grand Lodge of Maine , bearing date May , 1857 ; it is made the duty , as it is the pleasure of the undersigned to address you , and invite your early and earnest attention to the proceedings of the said convention ; asking that you willafter duo considerationtake such action thereon asiu
, , , your wisdom , tho interests of your distinguished Grand body , and the interests of Craft Masonry seem to require . Tlie proceedings of the convention , v . kieh form a part of this circular , so fully define the objects of the organization , as to leave little for this committee to say by way of explanation . The Articles of the Association , in their most essential features , have been before the Grand Lodges of the country for nearla iu the proceedings of the Grand
y year , Lodge of Minnesota , by her M . AV . Graud Master , in response to the circular from Maine . A careful comparison of those Articles with these now submitted to your consideration will show the truth of our assertion , that they have been subjected to a patient and searching review by five of our number , as well as the careful scrutiny of a verv larflo
convention , representing nearly all the Grand Lodges ofthe United States , to whieh the largest liberty was allowed for criticism and amendment . AVe certify you that tho articles agreed upon , and the course pursued in their adoption , give ample assurance of our desire to guard the rights , dignity , and authority of the several Grand Lodges , and to present the basis of an association ' ' potent for good and impotent for evil , " on which tbey may safely unite in promoting the progress and prosperity of our antient and cherished fraternity .
Nor need we devote much time or space to show that Craft Masonry lias need of such an organization . In the face of all assertions to the contrary , we array the simple facts unfolded in the history of efforts to secure this object , so fully presented in the proceedings of Minneso ta , for 1858 . AA e may also appeal to the able circular put forth by the convention which formed the basis of a national confederation in the cit y of Washington , in January , 1 S 55 . If we back to the formation of our national union find
go , we Pennsylvania nominating or distinguished brother , George AVashington , as General Grand Master of Masons , aud desiring the Lodges of the country to unite with her in placing him at the head of a General Grand Lodge . Georgia in 1790 , South Carolina in 1799 , and Pennsylvania in 1 SD 9 , endeavoured to unite the Grand Lodges in a General Grand Lodge . In ¦ 1 o 22 , as the result of a convention held in the city of AA ashington , a resolution was adopted declaring it" expedient and for the general interests
tbe Order to constitute a General Grand Lodge of the United States . " l-r ' w cu ' clUiU' which was sent out to the Grand Lodges was signed by ir - u . ' -, Joha Mavshall > ° i Virginia ; M , W . Henry Clay , of Kentucky ; ¦ w-n . William Winder , of Maryland ; AVm , S . C ' ardeJJ , of New York-
America.
M . AA . Joel Abbot , of Georgia ; John Holmes , of Maine ; Henry Baldwin , of Pennsylvania ; John H . Eaton , of Tennessee ; M . AA . AVm . H . Seaton , of AVashington ; M . AA , H . C . Burton , of North Carolina ; M . AV . Christopher Raukiu , of Mississippi ; ancl M . W . Rev . Thaddeus Mason Harris , of Massachusetts . As we turn to these early efforts and look back upon these venerable namesmost of which are now transferred to " The Records of the Silent
, Lodge , " we are reminded of the words of one of our own living poets ( Albert Pike)—" The dead govern—the living but obey . " The thoughts , the convictions and aspirations of the dead now animate the hopes , inspire the purposes , and [ direct the energies of the living . It would seem almost disrespectful to their memory to seriously reargue the question now , which they so well demonstrated in the
maturity of their manhood . It is true , their appeal was unsuccessful . Their cherished object was defeated by adverse actiprf on the part of some Grand Lodges . Some of the arguments by which the Masonic writers of that day defeated this effort have been revived and republished in reply to tbe Maine circular , as the best possible arguments agaiust it , AVe mean no disrespect to the living or the dead when we say that the circular signed by John Marshall , Henry Clay , and their illustrious compeers , remains to this clay
unanswered ancl unanswerable ; a monument of Masonic fidelity and sagacity , worthy of their legal , civic , aud literary fame , and their moral worth . The committee deem it unnecessary to urge tho consideration that the objects aimed at by the congress are worthy of the most earnest efforts of the ablest minds of the age . These objects are so fully stated in the Articles of Confederation as to need no enumeration . The whole field of Masonic labour and research , embracing all countries and all
time , is before us , affording ample scope for our highest energies , leaving neither time nor motive for profitless controversy or arbitrary legislation . Tbe Masonic fraternity on this continent arc in a course of resistless progress in numbers , in mental aud moral force , with increasing desires for more light and a broader humanity . Our relations with the older nations , from which waves of population are flowing to us across tho two great oceans ofthe world's commerce , are such as to render it increasingldesirable for us to know the condition and progress of our
y antient Craft in those countries , whore it had long been cultivated before its altars were consecrated on these western shores . The practical question which all will weigh is—AYill the experiment succeed ? "Will the objects aimed at be gained ? If so , will the results justify the endeavour ? That will depend upon those who make the investment , which need not be very expensive surely , if all or a majority of the Grand Lodges shall cordiallunite . The of representation need not be a
bury expenses . den , as the meetings will occur but once in three years , ancl at the same time with the General Grand Masonic bodies . There is au array of talent and learning now in the Order which , if called forth , may furnish a rich intellectual banquet at eveiy meeting , and may accumulate rich treasures of Masonic lore to benefit ourselves and those who come
after ns . AA e believe that Freemasonry has yet a mission , au altar , and a priesthood , with a future more glorious than the past ; aud that the advancement of Christian civilization , so far from superseding or rendering it obsolete , will but enlarge and elevate the sphere oi its labour' and make still higher demands for all the consecrated talent and Masonic skill we can train around our altars . Is it too much for us to ask a fair experiment for the organization here proposed .
May we not hopefully invito all the Grand Lodges on this continent to give their hand aud heart to these Articles of Association , and meet us with a full representation of their highest wisdom and skill to tho congress proposed for 1862 . AVith this cherished hope , wc ask that you will give an early response to this circular , so soon as your Grand Lodge shall bo able to consider and decide upon thc subject herein presented . Tho committee also invite suggestions in relation to the subjects within the range of its inquiry , that may need the early attention of such
a congress . All communications , in reply to this circular , should be addressed to tho chairman of this committee , care of Ira Berry , Esq ., Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Maine , whose office is at Portland , Maine . CYRIL PEARL , Maine ; A . T . C . PIERSON , Minnesota ; ALBERT G . MACKEY , South Carolina ; JOHNL . LEWIS , jun ., New York ; PHILIP C . TUCKER , Vermont ; GILES M . HILLYER , Mississippi ; BENJAMIN B . FRENCH , District of Columbia ; ELBERT II . ENGLISH , Arkansas ; JOHN FRIZZELL , Tennessee .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . EDWAW DANN . THIS venerable brother , an annuitant ofthe Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons of £ 25 a . year , expired at the asylum at Croydon on the 31 st Oct ., aged eighty-three , leaving a widow , who has been placed on the list to receive half her husband ' s annuity , according to the laws . Bro . Dann was initiated in the Royal Justice Lodge , No . If 2 , Deptford , in the year 1801 , and having passed through the various