Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-28

meeting said to be of the "hghest grade of the An
cient Is 6PeSg held in this city by those
Grand Sad degree the North
whence they acknowledge to have sprung is the body
which was founded in the city Of New York in August
Free Masonry by special Deputy who they forbear 10
name, but VINO the notorious De In A0tfa. They
further state that Frederic, King Of Prussia the
head of these neabe Degrees and ratified and confirm
Cd the Constitution Frederic never went beyond the
degree Of Master Mason and died in the month of Au
gust, 1856 at the age OF Isl man OF religious faith
whatever, and there are few Princes of whom so many
mean and selfish traits in private life recorded Of
this celebrated King Its not at all probable man of
founded upon religious truths. And at the very time
they assert he so Interested in establishing these de-
grees he was confined to his bed entirely poweress
and part of the time insenslOe suffering from paralysis
and remained for eleven months before his death and
the 3id which they assert emanated from m, was not
known until lSVl period Of hlteen years AFTER mis-
death. So much Tor Frederic, King Of Prussia
And with these absurd statements they claim 20 be the
only legitimate body for comforting the lneffable De-
grees in the Northern jurisdiction OF the United States.
one Of their body had nothing to do with the transac
tons Council they hail from, and at its
three of its fl existence nv three four ndi
vIuals for the sole purpose Of pecgnary profit to Them
foreigners TO receive these degeesno residents apply
The Consistory and Lodges at Nassau Hall, claim
more legitimate birth. and number aMong their ances-
ords OF Free Masonry; among which are those of the
Hon De witt Clinton the H. Marquis pc Lafayette,
Hon Cadwalader d. Golden John w. Mulligan, Esq,
Richard Spohord, ESQ., NJ ID John l.. Lewis, Esq,
Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge OF New York;
John era present Grand Master of do; Clinton F.
Paige ESQ Deputy Grand Master: stephen H. Johnson
Senior Grand Warden Robert 4. Holmes, District Dep
uty Grand Master; Elias Hicks g. and Secretary; Zenas
c. Priest, Grand Commander Of the Grand Encampment
OF Knights Iemplars of New York
he Grand Encampment of Knights Tempars Of New
YORK. the first one founded in the United States
founded by the body which the Nassau Hall body ema
from 1t also founded the Encam pment Knights
remplars at Newport, r. 1 which was the first one
formed in that state; consequently the assertion Of the
iegtm1cy Of the BODY extends TO these Encamnments
founded by them and these Encampments are illeRit
mate bodies The council which this body. who style
themselves the supreme Grand Council" claimed to
have originated from after diving out In 1873, was not
heard from again until ls47 Rip Van @nkle sleep of
"a The individuals now connected with the Mas
sau Hall body gentlemen upon whose character as
of the fraternity the verdict of their brethren
who have elected and reelected them to the highest Off
of honor and trust is sufficient guarantee of their
NJ W. Bro E. A. RAYMOND has for forty years of his
Masonic lie been constantly in Office in The G. neral
Grand Encampment of the u s., the Grand Encamp-
ment of his state; in the General Grand r. Chap
fer of the L. S. and the Chapter of his states
at the head OF Boston Encampment Of knights Iem-
pars; ST Paus R. A. Chapter, and still holds offices
of trust in the Grand bodies and has been Grand Master
Robinson Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Mass; NJ W. Bro Geo. N. Randall, D. D., Past Grand
Grand Master of do N. w. Bro. Aaron r Hughes
Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Of n. H NJ W.
Bro VIM Fields, Past Grand Master ofthe Grand Lodge
of Rhode Island and other less but equal
yrcspectabe Brethren holding honorable offices in the
several departments OF FreemasOnry.
In New York and other states, where there are
branches of the Hays supreme Conncl Of which the
Nassau Hall COnsstory one the utmost harmony and
good fellowship prevails; but personal difficulties in
Massachusetts spreading diScord among the bret
rem, ami the motive and watchword with some who
held office is rule or ruin But haiquia nunqadm reg
naPerpeua naneRt'authorty maintainedby injustice
is never of long duration
80 Whoever heard of legitimate body in Masonry
without "a charter or warrant empowering them to
work ~
o. Before associating, brethren with any such body
assert right to this important proof of their
legitimacy.
To THE MASONIC FRATERNIrY.-The only body pos
SessinG proper authority, and HOLDING CHARTER
ACT confer the 'net1abll degrees in the of
ssachusetts is that holding regular sessions
at Nassau ball in Boston, and under the command of
Ill. Bro. JOHN X. HALL, ILL., Com. in Chief The
tenton of all Masons is called to the above and also
to the fact that Masonic body work toithout
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