Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-27

meeting said to eof the highest grade Of the An
Client FTGerniIy + r Se9g neo INNS n Sy ~ nose
Grand Inspectors General of the 3d degree Of the North
err JursdlGtion OF tne u o. o A. Inc SQUIRE tb mo
which was foundedin the city Of New York ~ August
1918, and which opened with the highest honos of
Free Masonry by a special Deputy who they forbcar TO
name, but VINO was The notorious De La MOHa. Ihey
further state that Frederic, King of Prussia was at the
head of these nefable Degrees and ratified and confirm
cd the Constitution; Frederic never went beyond the
degree 81 Master Mason and died In the month of Au
gust 1856 at the OF Is aman OF no religious faith
whatever and there are few Princes of whom so many
this celebrated King. 1t Is at all probable man of
such character would be interested in those degrees
founded upon religious truths. And at the very time
they assert he Interested in establishing these de-
grees he confned his bed, entirely powerless,
and part of the time insensibo suffering from paralysis
and remained for months before his death and
the 3ld which they assert emanated from HIN, not
death SO much Tor Frederic, King Of Prussia.
And with these absurd statements they claim TO be the
in the Northern jurisdiction OF the United States
The Hon DAM D.; Thompkins, whom they claim as
one Of their boy had nothing to do with the transac
lions of the Council they hail from and at its
meetngs and they were mainly conducted for the last
three wears of its fu existence bv three four midi
vIuas for the sole purpose of pecuniary profit to them
selves, which obtained by inducing strangers and
OrelgneTs TO receive these degeesno residents apply
The Consi,tory and Lodges at Nassau Hail. claim a
more legitimate birth and number ong their ances-
tors the MODEST and best enrolled upon the
Hon De witt Clinton, the III. Marquis De Lafayette
Hon Cadwallader d. Golden, John w. Mulligan, Esq,
- Il. =,
Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge OF New York ;
Johfl Ora present Grand Master Of do. Clinton r..
Senior Grand Warden; Rohorl h. Holmes District Den.
uty Grand MASTER Elias Hicks G. and Secretarv Zenas
oil knights Templari of New York.
= he Grand Encampmcnt Of Knights Tenplars Of New
oundedby the body which the Nassau Hall BODY ema.
nate from. 1t also founded the hncampmen OF Knights
formed in that state consequently the assertion of the
egitimt the body stends 10 these Encam1ments
cd hV HON md hose Orun mt
mate bodies The council which this body, who style
themselves me supreme Grand council, Claimed TO
have originated from after diving out in 1878, not
heard from again unit lS7 Rip Van Wrinkle sleep of
"a years The individuals connected with the Mas
Hall body gentlemen upon whose character
SANDER has dared to breathe; and members
who have elected and reelected them to the highest Off
ces 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 General
Grand Encampment of the U. s., the Grand Encamp-
ment OF his state; in the General Grand r. A. Chap
ter of the L. and the Grand Chapter of his state;
at the head OF Boston Encampment Of knights Tenn
pnrs; OF st Pauls X. A. Chapter and still holds offices
ofthe Grand Lodge OF Mass Nj. W. Bro. Simon W.
Robinson Past Grand Master of Che Grand Lodge of
Mass; NJ. W. Bro; Geo. N. Randall D. D., Past Graud
Master of do; II. W. Bro Lu,ius X. Paige, Deputy
Grand Master of do. NJ. w. Bro. Aaron p. Hughes
Bro, VIM Fields Past Grand Master ofthe Grand Lodge
Of Rhode Islands and other less but equal
several departments OF Freemasonry.
In New York and other states, where there
branches of the "lIays supreme COnnc OF which the
Nassau Hall ClnsstOrv is one, the utmost harmony and
goo ieowsap prevails nut dlIfnities IN
rem, ami the motive and wttcnword with some who
held Office is rule ruin. But hQuid naRqTdn raq
naperpetua maneRf authority maintanedby injustice
is never of long duration.
~ Whoever heard of legitimate body in Masonry
without IA charter or warrant empowering them to
work."
~ Before associatng, brethren with any such body
assert your right this important proof of their
legitimacy.
To THE MASONIC FRATERNIrY.-The only body pos
sessnG proper authority, and holding CHARTER
ACT confer the 'imefiabla degrees in the state
NJ 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
TO the fact that Masonic body work Without a
charter. m27 d3t