Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-20
GRAND Lodge Of Ancient Freemasons Of
the State Of South Carolina.

Iofthe WorShnpttu Masters, Wardeus and
Brethren Of the Subordinate Lodges of
Ancient Frcemosons of South Carolina
Brethren: Alta Quarterly Gommanic.i.
tion of the Most WOrshipfill Grand Ioipe
OF Ancient Freemasohs of South Carolina.
holden OH the I'd inst, the NJ. W.. Grand
Master, Brother Henry Buist, having called
: the attention Of the Grand Lodge TO the
subject of the purchase of Mount Vernon
by the Craft in the Union, on motion of
the Grand Secretary, seconded by ". ID.
v. Jamison, W.. Master of Ormgeburg
lodge No. 2S, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the people of the United States
being actuated by laudabld desire tllat the
tomb of The yencrated Washington slall no
longer be continued in the possession ofan
individual, but be forever held as public
domain the common propcrtNof the whole
nation, are now making every effort to pur-
chase Mount Vernon by small subscriptions
from allthose who are disposed to favor the
: the enterprise
7hcrefpre, Resoiecd, That the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free
masons of South Carolina, anxious to dc.
uonstrate to the world it's profound admi-
ration of the character Of Washington, and
its grateful appreciation of the Invaluable
benefits that have been conferred on Ma
sonry IN this country by the example and
Influence of their illustrious brother, who
on all appropriate occasions Was wont tu
exhibit his devotion to the interests and
his admiration of the principles of Tie order,
will take, an actiyopu in the accomplish
inent of the noble object of Securing the
purchase of his home.
ReSoiced, That the Grand LODGE will
appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars,
and that the subordinate Lodges in this
Jurisdiction are earnestly urged to cooper
crate IN this praiseworthy design, and that
Tor that purpose the Worshipful Master of
every Lodge is requested to invite, at the
regular communication in April, "A subscrip-
ton of one dollar from each of the mem
bcrs. 7
ieesoircd, That the Masters arc request
8cd to remit forthwith the amounts SO col
'lectcd, to- The Most Worsllipful Grand Mas
ter, to be by him conveyed to the proper
depository of the general fund for the pur-
chase of Mount Vernon.
RcSoiFea, That Committee of Five
Master Alasons be appoiptcd by the Grand
Master to carry those resolutions into effect
and to address the Subordinate Lodges OH
the subject
Resoicctl, That the Worshipful Grand
Secretary be instructed to communicate a
copy of these resolutions, and the address
of the COMMITTEES, to the Southern AIatron.
and to all the Grand lodges of the United
States.
In compliance with the third of these
resolutions the undersigned, as the Com
mittee appointed for that purpose, now have
the pleasure of fraternally addressing YOU
ON this important and interesting subject,
and of cordially inviting your co-operation
in the glorious task of converting the home
stead of ourillustrious brothp into'a a public
domain.
OF the large sum that has been demand.
cd by its present proprietor as an indenlni-
iication for fclinquishmauto of his owner
ship, q part hsalready bcens secured through
the active exertions of fenale patriotism,
The women of the ceuptry have nobly en-
tered pn the work, and are now laboring at
the task OF secnrin% the hallowcd shrine
with oil that indomltable energy and perso-
verancc which, ill the prosecution of every
generous deed, is the characteristic of their
sex. Assistance has already been granted
to them in various directions, and the prog
ress made in collecting the purchase money
has not been disoouraging. Butall has not
been obtained Mount Vernon is not vet
the property of the nation; and our wiyeg,
our mothers aud our sisters, under the
guidance uf one who is herself a Masons
daughter, have invoked the Masonic flater-
nifty to lend their powerful aid, and have
called ON 'rs 10 show, by deeds, the living
testimony of our heartfelt pride that Wash
ington was our brother, Shall the appeal
OF the women OF America be unleard or
unheeded By the Craft Ne trust not. We
know that il will not. A single dollar giy-
en- bycach of the two hundred and CITY
thousand affiliated Masons Of the United
States, would, with what has already been
collected, be mere ahan sufficient to Accom-
plisk all that is wanted.e Y
1t would, indeed, be glorious rcniihis-
conce for Che Order, in future times, were
its children Of the present day to bcqucath
to those who shall eouie after them, itllis
testimony of their love. for their great and
good brother, that by their willing aud fra
teFpsl aid, his home and his tomb had been
given to the Republic, and a shrine erected,
where the people might asseable ON each
occurring anniversary Of Ills birth, t0Tovere
his nichory and to pcndef on hi: ,,ss1es.
There arc many reasons why Mount Yer
non should become the property of the ma
ton, most of which will as once suggest
themselves to heart Of every true patriot,
hut thora Ia no rnnooti 4tvhv al, & k,nor;oa N