The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-03-24
ST. JOHNS LODGE, NO. i.

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THE Commiues appointed on the i4uI
Il day of January iast, made the following
Report -
"YourCommiu beg} leave TO report Ia
conior mi,y to The drec,ions given them Oh
the l4,h Jan. A. L. ssi9 by S,.John's Lodge,
No ], 10 Newport, they commonicaVed TO
the Grand Mas,ef Of the Grand Lodge in
Providence, the resolutions Of this Lodge OF
that date, and that they have not received
from said Grand Master any answer 10 their
comm cnication, but have since seen publish
ed in the ne wspspers printed in Providence,
ss the doings of the Grand Lodge, at their
Quarterly communica,ioo) certain structures
and remarks upon many OF the officers aud
members belonging to he lodge in this town,
which in The opins.n oi your CON mmittee ae
not entitisd 10 an answer ;---as il Is not with
IN their province, nor, The province OF Ma
sons, To descend so low and vulgar abuse, Of
nase discrimination. Your committee, how.
ever, are OF opinion, that il is owing more 10
he ignorance OF Jaes, IN a majority OF the
members of the G'and Lodge, who atteno.
I'd at their las, Quarterly communication,
than to their malicious and unmasonic pto.
pensilies, that their doings were Of such
cast and character as the piece referred 20,
pioye them to be; for yafional men viii!
hereafter judge whether the Lodge 10 this
,own has Dot given to The Grand Lodge, h
lair opportrnity 10 exoners,e itself aud the
/ characters of its members, from the disg ace
which mrst attach to them lor adopnng suen
| q hasty aud unwarrantable course of conduct
Your committee are fully pc, susded, that the
| a,e mbers who attended tn, meetings Of the
| G and Lodge holdsn in Nov and Feb. lesl
were disreputsblc part OF the Grand Lodge.
| Charity at least compeis thsm "a bsiieye
| this.-For should the fact be Otherwise, they
are unable to assign sDy jusifable cause for
| the abusive language which tas been lavish.
| ed upon the Members oi this Lodge, or To-
| the attempt on The part OF The Crane Lodge
TO claim properly that did not bclene 10 II.
| --What but malice could impel the Grsnd
Lodge to expei, and TO declare to the world
| as expelled the officers and membefs Of at
Independent Lodge in this town, over whom
the Grand Lodge bad no con oil, and coulo
| exercise no power what but dastordlybsse
ness ceuld induce them TO accuse the Lodge
| in this town, of robbing their own Hall, OF
| their osn jewels, their osor furniture, emo
| their osvn records, books snd papers when
| the Crane Lodge In Providence knew, or al
| any rate some Of It's members ought 10 know
that the books, papers, records end property
| OF the Lodge In this town, have been IN our
| possession from the year 574e delivered from
! ore treasurer TO another, ifcn time 10 time
| by committces eppointed tor that pnrpose,
| from that period to the present ,ime ;--That
| az iocg ego ass the y-se s7ss, cn~ -! yont
| Comm,u Benjamir Brenfon. was Treasur.
er, and had AT that time rome oil the same
| property, which We are now accused nj hsv.
/ ing pvrloIned The Master and 81 BIc,hren
of the Lodge in this town, arc accused Of
| pu'loining jewels belonging TO The Grand
Lodge which The Lodge in this town bought
with their own funds, ard which the @ and
Lodge never had excep, on lcan, when they
had not property to purchase Jewels for
| themselves.
Your Committee are at a loss TO find by
what sutho,ity JvHH CAaLfLE, Grand Mas
ter Of the Grand Lodge, with other, en'ered
the. Hall of the Logge in this Town; presi-
ded over pretended Election # Members
of another Lodge, and ioducted meDbcrs Of
ST Paul. Lodge in Offices sitting bem of.
6cers Of ST. Jobn', Lodge yoor commilee
ere also unable to discover, on whst au,bo'iy
the G,and L. dge could say hat ST Johns
Lodge in Newport were bound by the award
and deter minations of The Grand Lodge,
when the powers of the Grand Lodge arc
limited by, and derived from the gent Of the
Lodge in this town; and he Lodge 10 this
town has reserved TO the msclves, and had
right 10 exercise, Grand Lodge powers from
1 the year $3.50 TO the present period.
Wherefore your com nittee, in consideration
OF the pre- misses and without at this ume
goiu, further into detail, recommended The
adoption Of. the following resolutions, viz -
Resolved, That in as -ruch as there are
now pending between ST.. Johns Lodge No.
|. in " wpor and spu,iou, Lodge Of which
John l.. Boss, IS pretended Mister, sundfy
suits at law in the Cours in his County, IN
relation 70 which the Grand Lodge in the o.
| p,nion Of yout committee, have endcsvoufed
to iofaeuce public opinion, that the good
| people of this State, ard par eularly of this
County, be requested to suspend their op'n-
ions in relation 10 said suits at law, Until
| fair and impartial investigation has been had
| on the merits Of the same.
Il Rssotped. As the sense OF st. Johns