Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-07-28
ORIGINAL PAPERS.
GRAND DIVISION PRoCEEDINas
L.xcoLNToS. JuIv IA. 1858.

H. G. HAMILTON, G. w. p.
+. j. JETroN, G. w. A.
~ NJ. GoRNAN, q. Scribe.
III. w. ABERNATHY, G.. Con.
ID. a. HAYNES, G. Chap.
B. NJ. JErroN, q. Sent.
A. NJ. KENNEDY, p. G. w. p.
The Grand Division was opened in due
form.
Reps. Edwards Haynes and Jctton were
appointed Committee on Credentials of
Representatives, who subsequently rcpor-
ted the following;
TO the Grand Dirision S. Of r.,
The undersigned Committee on Creden-
tials, having examined those submitted to
them, find the following correct:*
From LiHcointoB DigisioR No. 55.-P. W.
P.'s John p. Anthony II. w. Abernathy, r.
II. Abernathy, W. II. Alexander, WIN. r.
Clark, X. N. Davis, L. A. Dellinger VIM. r.
Edwards, ii. q. Hamilton, Sydney Haynes
John Higgins, SEN. Y. J. Jetton, NJ Jet
ton, Eli Johnson, ID. w. Jacobs, w. II. Mi
chal, John A. Parker Jonas Paysour, A. A.
Ramsour, Rufus Rudsill, S. p. Sheriff. f.
w. Stubbs, s. w. Stubbs, Landy Wood
Thos. Wells, and Joseph Paysour, w. p.
Muddy Fork Digisioa, No 133.-P. w.
P.'s Isaac Erwin, j. NJ. Forney, John F. Mil
lcr, John Webbcr, p. p. Hoke, J. Roberts
Pleasant HiU Dicision, No. 323.-P. w.
p. John Hart.
Indian Greek, No. 274-P. w. P.'s Peter
Baxter, Jacob Lenhardt, John Hill
Msssopotansia, No. 245.-W. p. Jonas j.
Rudisill
Steel Creek, No. 3l5.--P. w. P.'s s.H.
Elliott, S. l.. Kerr, w. G. Phillips, T. B.
Elliott, NJ. n. Hart, David Cowan, John A.
Campbell and A. X. Saville, w. p.
Palm Tree, No. 170.-P. W. P's ID. p.
Shuford and Sidney Shuford
Laurel Hill, No. 231.-P. w. p. NJ. War
lick, Jacob Kistler, a. Hudspeth E. +. Ram
sour
Jones Gro,c, No. 2aS.-P. WI l..
Abernathy.
Jacobs Fork, No 267-P. W. P.'s II. F.
Ramsour, II. II. Hoyle, II. S. Wilson, and
Robt Helton.
south F6rk, No. 243.-P. w. P's c. II
Ramsour Daniel Ramsour, Jacob Ramsour
c. s. Ramsour j. Ii. Blackburn, W. l.. Bal
lard, ID. G. Finger, David Seagle, John Coul
ter, r. S. Haynes, and w. q. Ramsour, W
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Rock Syring, No. 229.-P. W. P.'s w. d
Thompson. II. s. Proctor, NJ. NJ Sheriff., J
r. Thompson, j. b. Shelton, J. A. Bartley,
G. McCaul, j. A. Sheriff., T. j. Thompson
$. T. Thompson, and j. A. G. Potts.
Rocky Rirer, No. 120.-R. l.. McKibben
WP
Fraternally submitted
WI EDWARDS,)
b. NJ. JETTON, Com
ID. A. HAINES,
The Report of the Committee on Gre
dentas was adopted.
The following Representatives were in
troduccd and duly initiated into this branc
of our Order during this session, viz:
Reps. J. J. Rudisill, Hart, Baxter Len
hardt, A. A. Ramsour, Higgins, DcllingeI
Forney, Roberts, w. III. Alexander, Cou
ter, Jacobs, Bisaner, Hudspeth, johnson
Stubbs, Paysour, Seagle, w. G. Ramsou
g. S. Ramsour, Kistler, Sheriff., II. II. AT
cruathv. rtrkr~ Kerr, S. Shuford, p. Shit
fpr (. igor, Ballard, McKibben, Micha
.5,rk;,rn, A. $. Haynes, r. S. Hayne
Tnns. Thompson, Saml. Thompson, 10
shelton, Robt. Helton, Il. G. Hayne
Rhodes and Hill-42.
Some 20 or 80 previously initiated men
bors of the G. d. were also in attendanc
Bro. A. NJ. Kennedy, p. G. w. p. {
South Carolina, being present, was invite
to address the Grand Division, as it W,
understood he was compelled to leave I'll
Town that afternoon, and would cons
quently have no other opportunity to {
so.
In compliance with this request, Br
Kennedy addressed the Grand Divisic
in some stirring and forcible remark
and also gave us glowing description
the character aud services of Bro Tow
send, of South Carolina, who has Just be-
chosen as the head of the Order in Nor
America
At the conclusion of Bro. Kcnnedy's
marks, the following Resolutions We
adopted, by a rising vote
ResoLced That the thanks Of this CIR D
are extended TO Bro. Kennedy, p. G. w.
of the G. ID. Of South Carolina, for his v
to our &. d. on this occasion; and that
offer him the hospitalities of our Or
throughout the State in his travelling visi
the same.
ResoLced further, That we feel proud
from our sister G.. d. Of South Carolina
bcon selected tho Chief Officer of our Oh
in North America and that we hereby