The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-04-07
GRAND LODGE.

Officers IF fhe Grand Lodge, retrfseHfa
Hpes from sepen subordinate Lodges, and
ssUen Pasf. Masters :.-
TT was voted nanimously, That this Grand
l. Ii &c fully approve OF the proceedings
of tho Quarterly Communities of the Grams
lodge 10 November lasf, and of tho pubiics
tlon signed by their Grand Secretary ano
published in the Rhode.lsiand Republican,
IN December last.
lis further pofed, That tho same be a.
gain published in the several newspapers 10
tns State, and that The same be signed by
rhe NJ. w. Grand Master, and counlefsigned
oy the Grand Secretary, and that The names
of the Officers, elected st the election on The
! 5,h Of July last, be inserted.
III regular Quarterly Communication Of the
Grand Lodge " the Sfcfe If Rhode Island
l5r. holden at So. John's Hal N Provl iener
on the last Monday Of November, 1913:
The Grand Lodge took 1850 con,Iderai'
a municstion from ST. Johs's Lodge, No.
l., A. Newport, stating, tnal al regular meet
ing Of said Lodge hey aud expelled ;here-
from the following persons VIZ. - Benz amin
w. Case, Caieo Tiipp, Thomas p 80, Limo
Thy II. Peckoam, w ilIam q Burroughs,
John A. Collins, Il anin layer, and Jonn
Deblois, for annssoT.ic conduct.
They also took into consideration a publI-
cation in the Newport Mercury. dated Jolly
4. 1918, signed by the SAID Is. w. Case and
sundsy others, in which they declare them.
selves indent nden, of this Gssnd Lodge.
Though they deem II superhuous as il re-
spects the Masonic Fraternity, yet a respect
Tor tho public induces them to submit few
acts to show The INSTRUMENTATION, the folly
add he audAcily of the said Case (he being
the pine mover) end his associste,. In the
year 1871, ST. Johns Lodge at Newport, and
81. Johns Lodge at p ovideoce, the only
Lodges then in ihe Sta g, by mutual agree.
men formed Grand Lodge and enacted
constitution Of Governments tor the same !;
and The said Lodges surrendered the char
ters which they then held under the authority
OF the G., and Lodge OF England, and receiv-
ed new ones from the Or and Lodge OF Rhode
Island, by which they solemn,y bound thenr-
selves to subm, 10 all their Mssonie concerns
TO the awards and decisions OF ,ne said Grand
Lodge.
Al Quarterly Communication of the
Grand Lodge in May, 1919, sundry memoir
ials and pAotes,s from mon.heTs OF ~. Johns
Lodge at Newport, ~ presented to the
Grand Lodge, stating ,aat the election OF
officers or said Lca -, noiden on the 27th
Doc. I8I7,swas conducted in an illegal naa-
uct, and con,ray y 10 the by laws of said
Lodge. The 0rand Lodge h,cordioe v ciIed
,ne parties be fore them, so on the ~ e
June, alter fu't and in,par 'ei heapng, G.
clared the sid cecuoi' n,e ~ and void, I'd
otdsr,c , new oor to take acc on The Ism
July, 1878, 81 which th5 G. and Master vas
rcQues' 20 attend.
Tho G auo Moster acco dinghy issued his
summons for CON enias the membe's 1T said
Lodge, and tagc najofiy ot nc members
attended, bur TO their gres, eu,prize they
found that Case and his associates had rob
bed she Masonic Hail, belonging 70 said
Lodge, Of ,be Jewels, Bcoks Of Records, and
Bye-Laws, Charter from the Grand Lodge,
and also Of tho Charser from the State, ny
which the properly is holden. They also
purloned set VI Jewels d deposited in ,he
Hall, which belonged 10 the G,and Lodge
The Lodge, however, pcoce- led to the elec
ton of fliccrs, who were afterwards dolly IN
stalled by he Grand Master, a. follows -
w. John l.. Boss, Mss,er--Br Benjamin B.
Niunford, Sen. w srden-Br. II nry Y. Gram
ston, Jun. Warden--B. Peteg Ka'ghn, Trea.
SUI or--Br. James Coggeshait, ) cretsry-Br.
II. G.. Gardner, Senior Deaeon-Br Peieg
Fish, Jun. Delcon-Br. Joh' IiNinghcsr, Ty.
ler-Br. David Branun, Steward.
Notwithstanding the decisions Of the Grand
Lodge and proccedings Of ST. Johns Lodge,
us above stated, the said Case and his asso-
ciates have continued to assemble in Tau
ern, under ssnc,ion Of the Charter which
they had thus ciandesti,e'y obtained, and
transact business and initiate masons, under
. the name of ". Johns Lodge.
II is therefore pofed and resolved, That
this Grand Lodge do approve the sentence
OF ex pulsion against the said Benjamin w.
Case, Caleb Triop, Th,ma, Prat,, Timothy
II. Peckhsm, William G. Burroughs, Joh"
4. Collins, Benjamin layer and John De-
blois. Aud all Lodges under this jurisd'c-
uon, with their members, are strictly forbid
den to hold any Masonic intercourse with
said Case and his associates, or with any per
,on initiated by them. The G and Secre
,ry Is also directed TO co nunicatc tn
same to all Grand Lodges in correspondence
Si,h this Grand Lodge.