The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-03-31
s'r. JoHN'sLoDGE, NO. /.

III q mefhnT 0 80. y0hHS Lodge JN3. j, sbectdhy
e@peaed az -Ns~p0rs FrslGy, March 1874.
| II l.. 55i9.
INHE Committee appointed on the Att
i dsy OF January last, made the foiIow'n
Report
You, Conmittee beg leave TO report III
conformity to the directions given them or
| the l4h Jan. A. l.. 5Slo oy ST. Johns Lodge, (,
~ !, IN Newport ,hey communicated 90
,hs Grand Master of the Grand Lodge ip
Providence, the resolutions of this Lodge OF
that date, and that they have not received
from said Grand Master any answer 10 their
com mmubicaiion, but have since seen publish
ed IN the newspapers printed in Providence
(as the doings of the Grand Lodge, at theI
Quarterly communicstioa) certain suictuses
and remarks upon many OF The officers and
members belonging to the lodge in This town,
which 10 the opinion OF you committee ase
0ot entitled TO an answer las il is not with
~ their province, nor, lhe province Of M
sons, tc descend so low and vuga. abuse, o.,
base recriminstion. Your committee, how
ever, are OF opinion, that il is owing more to
ne ignorance of facts, in a majority of the
members OF the Grand Lodge, who attend
ID at their last Quarterly communication,
han to their malicious and unmasonic lro-
pensities, that their doings were OF such 4
cast and character as the piece referred 10,
rove them TO be; for rational men VIII
hereafter Judge whether The Lodge in This
own has not given TO the Grand Lodge, a
air opportunity TO cxoneTaie itself and the
characters of It's members, from he disgrace
which must attach TO them for adopting such
ha,iy aud unwarrantable course OF conduc,
Your committee are fully persu ,ded, that the
members who attended th, meetings Of the
6 aod Lodge holden in Nov. and Feb las
were a disreputable part of the Grand Lodge.
Charity at least compels them 10 believe
this.-For should the fact be otner wise they
are unable to assign sny joslifi bile cause to'
the abusive language which has been lavish
ed upon the Members OF this Lodge, or foI
the attempt on The part Of the Grsnc Lodge
TO claim property that did not beiens to ~.
What but malice could impci he G snd
Lodge TO expeI, and 20 decis'e To- the world
as expelled the officers and no mbers Of an
independent l. ,dse III this town, over whom
the Grana Lodge had nv oil, and could
exercise no power? ~he, but dastsldy y Lase.
ness could induce them 10 accuse the Longe
in this town, OF robbiag ,her owA Hap,
their osDn jewels, thei ouOn furniture, an1
their ovn records, books and papers when
the Grand Lodge IN r Pfovu!ercs knew, or al
eny rate some of It's members ought 20 kouw
that tho books, papers, recofds md prope y
OF the Lodge ia this town. rave becu Ia oor
possession from the year 574e delivered from
one treasurer q another, from time TO time
s7 cemmis,ees appointed for that purpose,
i ON tina, period 10 he present time THAT
as long ago as The year 47e5, one OF yeur
Committee, Benjamin Brenlon, was Tgeasur-
er, and had at that time so.Ue oi the same
property, w;ieh We are noV sccused OF hsv-
ing purloined. The Master aoo Brethren
ot he LodgS IN Sis town, are accused Of
pur .o'ning Jewels belonging 10 The q and
Lodge which the Lodge in this town bought
with their own funds, and which toe & and
Lodge never had except on loan. when hey
had not property to purchase Jewels for
themselves.
Your Committee are al loss 10 fnd ~
what authority JosS CARLILE, Grand Mas.
ter of the Grand Lodge, WIN other, entered
the Hall of the Lodge 10 this Town; presi-
ded over pretended Election Of Member,
OF another Lodge, and ,nducted members oi
81 PauI's Lodge into ogiccs suing hem Of
fcers of ST. John Lodge your committee
are also unable to discovet, on .whar au,hoeity
the q aud l. dye cou!o say INA, ST Jyhn's
Lodge 10 Newport were bound by the awards
and determinations of The Grand Lodge,
when the powers Of The Grand Lodge are
limited ny, aud derived from he grant ofthc
l. dse in this rown; and he Lodge IN his
town mas reserved TO thomsciv ;, and had
tight 10 exercise, Grand Lodge powers from
the year $3.50 TO tie present pc iod.
Whereiore your com mmittee, in consideration
Of the premises and without at TINS time
& in. further into detail, rscommended he
adoption of the following resolutions, viz -
Resolved, That in as much as there are
now pc lding between 81. Johns Lodge No.
I. in Newport aod spurious Lodge Of which
jain l., Boss, rs pretended Master, sundy
suits at law in the Courts in this County, IN
relation to which the Grand Lodge in the o.
ploion. of your committee, have eodeavoured
to influence public opinion, that ths gooc
people OF this State, and particularly o. this
County, be requested to suspend their opo
,os in relation to said suits at law, until
fair and impartial investigation has been had
% the merits Of the same.