Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-19
MASONIC gHOmEg INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK STATE.

.Al5any.-The following contains i'm
portant historical facts /: Extract from
the address of H.. Gr.. COD.'. Giles
Fonda Yates, before the Supreme Grand
Council, 33d, at Boston, September 8,
1S5i.)
Iturned my attention to the history Of
the Sublime Degreesn very soon after
my iniu6tion as a Mason. My inter-
course in 1922 with several old MasOns
in the city OF Albany, led t9 the discOv-
cry that an "Ineffable Lodge Of Perfec-
ton had been established in that an
cient city on the 10Th December, 1857. 1
slso discovered, that not only the IneffG-
bic, but the Superior Degrees Of our rite,
had been conferred 81 the same time on
chosen few, by the founder Of the
Lodge, Henry Al. Erancken, one Of the
Deputies Of Stephen NORM, 'Of iilustrious
memory. 1t was not long, moreover,
before / found the original warrant Of
this Lodge, its books OF minutes, the
pateats Of all, Bros. Samuel Striuger, NJ.
D., Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, and Peter
w Yates, Esgs., Dep. Gen
ersl under the old system; also 4" the
regulations and constitutions Of the nine
Com missioners, etc, l76l, and other
documents that hsd been left by Bro.
when be founded their Lodge. With
the concurrence Of the sBrviVing meni-
bers Of said Lodge residing in Albany,
DR.. Jonathan Fights and the Hon. and
r. w Stephen Van Rensselaer,, ?. 9. NJ,
of the Grand Lodge Of New York, l
aided 10 efleelDg revival The neees-
ssry proceedings were thereupOn insti-
tuted 20 piass the same under the super
teudence Of the Grand Council Of Princes
Of Jerusalem, as required by the old
Constitutions aud such Grand Council
was subsequently opened in due form in
said city.
Having been made aware Of "then
Constitution OF the 5Sd Eegree," ratified
on the lst Of Msy, 1855, confeFriag the
supreme power over our rite on "Coun-
ellis Of nine bretbren,n l hestened TO
place myself in correspondence with
Moses Holbrook, N D, at the time S.
q Commsn1er Of the Supreme Council,
At Charleston, ard with my esteemed
friends Joseph McCosh, III. G.. Sec. Gen.
az f,e Isgt named Council and Bro.
.Gourgas, at that time III. G.. Sec. Gen.
OF the ii. Il for this Northern juTisdic-
ton. Lodges Of Perfection in the C0un-
ties of Montgomery, Onondaga, Sara
tcga, and Monro, in the State Of New
York, we're successfully organized, and
placed, agreeably to the Constitutions,
under the superintendence OF the G.
Council before named the establish
ment OF the last named body was con-
firmed, and all cur proceedings - Sub
lime FreeHasOnry' were legaliLed ana
sanctioned by the only lawful authorities
Of the United States, the stoTesald Su-
preme Councils.
~. Nh.aT harT Of 1
received q patent, appointing me s. Of 5.
Of a Consistory Of S. 2. r. s., established
in the city of Albany. l would here also
state, that on the 18Th day of February,
1873, charters were granted TO III Bro.
Edward a Raymond, Of Boston, VI ass,
and eight associates, constituting them q
G. Council Of Princes of Jerusalem; a
charter wss also granted them for q
Consistory OF S. p. r S.-bOth bodies to
be holden ia the city Of Boston. All
these several bodies named, as well as
the Albany G.. Council and COnsistory
have since their establishment paid dHe
faith and allegiance to our Northern Su-
preme Council. TB It
NorK-It may interest the Brethren OF the
Ancient accepted Scottish Bite 70 learn that
the charter and the original work giYsn by ~.
Bro. Heny. Aadw. Francken 70 toe bodies es-
tabiished December %, 1867. are still preserved
~
used by the bodies uf that city.
ALBANY, n. G.,s2ia Ab, 5'2s.
Organization oftbe several bodies subor-
dinate 10 the Supreme Council OF Sov.
Ctr. Ins. Gen. SD, for the Northern Ju-
risdictiOn, G. S. a, in Albany, New
'Yerk a4Haahf aHR
IJsefaJle and Sublime Grand Lodqeof
Perfection IF Founded by Henry Andrew
Franeken, Dep'y Insp'r Gen'l Of all the I
Superior Degrees Of Masons in the West !
Indies and North America, on the 2sth |
day Of the month called Kisleu, 776T, A. !
NJ. .552S, equal to 10th December, 1867. |
J jefferson Petermsn, T. P. G.. Master
James Ten Eyck, ID. g. Master John |
ID Z. Townsend, Ven. Sen. Or. Warden :;
Benz. Y. Y. Wemple, Ven. Jun. CIR. /
Warden; Henry lansing, G.. Treasurer
and Keeper Of the Seals; Samuel Good |
man, q. Secretary; Lewis G. Hoffman,
g. Orator; Henry b. Whitman, G. Mas !
ter Of Ger Andrew G. White, q. Capt. |
of the Guard Thomas D. Newcomb, e. |
Hes Bro; Amaza Fuller, @. Tyler.
Grand C0lgac& Of Princes Of .Jerltsa-
Lem.-Founded by Henry Andrew Franc
ken, as above.--J esse M. White, N. Z. 4
Sow. P. G. NJ; Andrew ID. Lansing, Tll
G. H. P. S. D.; VIM. ii. Gordon, nj. E. J