The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-02
Free Masonry--Ancient and Accepted
Rite,

! II
Rite.
The annual meeting of the Supreme
Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors
General of the thirty-third and last de-
gree-Ancient and Accepted Rite for
the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction OF
the United States of America, has just
been completed at Boston.
This country is the only one in which
there has been provision made for q
divided jurisdiction. The seat of Ma
sonic power for the Southern iurisdic-
ton is at Charleston, while that Of the
Northern is at Boston.
Some exceptions were taken by the
Southern Supreme Council at the &C.
ton of the Northern Council in decap-
itating Raymond and electing Van
Rensselaer, as presiding officer over the
Boston body. 1t appears now, that the
Southern brethren did not heed the
adage requiring care about throwing
stones by those who live in glass houses,
as they had displaced Dalcho, their
pioneer Sow. CIR Com without quo
rum, while the Northern body had a
quorum present when it disposed Ray.
mond, and its action was approved by
all the subordinate bodies.
The Supreme Council in its late meet
ing at Boston, reviewed all its acts, and
approved and Endorsed them as legal
and regular, placing its present condi-
ton and future prospects In so clear q
light as to animate and encourage its
friends, and to dismay and confound its
enemies
Action was taken to occupy the ter
ritory acquired since 1927, by conquest,
treaty or purchase, and Illinois. Bro.
H. 6. Reynolds, editor of the Masonic
Trowel, Springfield, Ill, was appointed
Deputy for the jurisdiction west OF
the Mississippi river.
Disturbances sometimes occur in the
internal affairs of Freemasonry, which
are settled in the course of time, by
magnanimous action. The only dis
turbing body now in the Northern ju-
risdiction, has its headquarters in New
York. The Supreme Council appointed
the following committee to prepare the
way for harmony throughout the entire
jurisdiction Joseph D Evans, of New
York; Josiah II Drummond, of Maine;
Herman Ely, of Ohio; Robert II Foss
and Fl 6 Reynolds, of Illinois, and L
Woodbury., of Massachusetts,. They
are authorized to receive propositions
and to make such settlement as they
may deem proper, so far as relates to
the Thirty-second Degree, anything re-
lating to the Supreme Council, N. j., or
the Thirty third, to be submitted to the
Council while in session.
A resolution was passed, prohibiting
Masonic communication with any body
of persons or individuals, who are held
by the Supreme Council to be irregular,
spurious or clandestine or with any
one from any other Jurisdiction who
may have visited any such body, or in
any other manner violated the Consti-
tuition, usages or established regula
tons of the Order.
TABLEAU OF TIE SUPREME COUNCIL OF SOW,
C. l. C. OF n. J.-l866 9.
(The Sow. Or. Com. holds his position
for life, except in case of resignation or
removal for cause; other officers are
chosen for three years
Killian Henry Van Rensselaer,, Gin
cinati, Ohio, N Potent Sow CIR Com;
Hon Josiah Hayden Drummond, Port
land, Ne, Puissant 1t CIR Com; Gen
Abner Bourne Thompson, Brunswick,
Me, Ill Treas Gen H E; DR. Nathaniel
Brakstreet, Shurtleff, Boston, Mass, III
Sec Gen, II E; DR. Hosmer Allen John
son, Chicago, Illinois, Ill CIR Min State
Rev David Burnham Tracy, Petersburg,
Mich, Ill CIR Master Ger; Hon Benja-
min Dean, Boston, Mass, Ill CIR Capt of
the Guard Heman Ely, Elyria, Ohio,
Ill Grand Marshal; Charles Whitlock
Moore, Boston, Mass, Ill CIR Standard
B.
The Deputies of the Supreme Coun-
Gil are: For Maine-Wm Pitt Preble,
Portland; for Massachusetts, Sc
wall Gardner Lowell; for Rhode Island
Nathan Hsmmatt Gould, Newport;
for nnecticut-Charles VIM Carter,
Norwich; for New York-Joseph D
Evans, N Y City; for New Jersey-Jos
II Hough, Trenton; for Pennsylvania
DR. Anothny E Stocker, Philadelphia;
for Indiana and Ohio-Enoch I Carson,
Cincinnati; for Michigan-Rufus w
Landon, Niles; for Illinois and Wiscon-
sin--Benj Patrick, Chicago, and for
West of the Mississippi river-Harman
G Reynolds, Springfield, Ill.
TABLEAU OF THE SOVEREIGN GRAND CoYsIs-
TORY-s. P. R. s.-1S66.
Ill: William Harbour Turner, Chica-
20. Illinois, President CIR Commander.
III: Alfred Creigh, Washington, Penn,
1t Grand Commander.
Ill: Charles VIM Carter, Norwich,
Conn, ID 1t CIR Commander
Ill: Chas Levi Woodbury., Boston,
Mass, Val Minister of State
III: John Day Caldwell, Cincinnati,
0, Valiant Grand Chancellor.
III: Charles Henry Titus, Phenix, r
I, Val Grand Chaplain.
H. Edwin Augustine Davis, India
napolis, Ind, Val CIR Mast. Ceremonies.
Ill; Charles g. Pickering, Concord,
n. H., Val CIR Exper. Intr.
Ill; William R Clspp, Trenton, n. j.,
Val CIR. Stand B.
H. Edward P Burnham, Saco, Me,
Val. CIR. Capt Guard.
Ill, James Eastman johnson, Centre
vile, Mich, Val CIR. Hospitaler.
Ill; Eben F. Gay, Boston, Mass,
Vel G. Steward and Sentinel.
THE THIRTY-THIRD DEGREE.
This Official and Honorary Degree
was conferred, at this session, OF he
following brethren, who were MT
present, when elected, last year Judge
George Hoadly, Cincinnati, Ohio; James
Eastman Johnston and VIM. p Innes,
of Michigan; Henry G. Ranney, Rev.
o. H. Tiffany, B. F. Patrick, Geo. w.
Pettee, and Enoeh B. Stevens, of Hi
nois, and Edwin Augustine Davis, of
indianapolis, Ind
The second grade of this Honorary
Degree was conferred on new appli-
cants Charles E Meyer, of Philadel-
phia; John Vallerehamp, of Harris
burg, and Isaac Whittier, of Pittsburg,
Penn; Otis Cole, of Western New York;
John Caven, mayor of Indianapolis
The latter was made an active member.
The Shepherdstown wv. Va) Regi s.
ter says that a citizen of that place, on
Monday last, caught with hook and
line, in the Potomac, seventeen bass,
the largest weighing four and quar-