The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-07
MASONIC MATTERS.
Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted
MaSOnS.
Eighty-eighth Annual CONGRATULATIONS by
the B. w. Grand Chaplain and the Grand
notwithstanding Report-The
Hall and Asylum Fund.

As announced In yesterdays HERALD this BODY
assembled at two P. M. yesterday for their eighty
eighth annual Communication. at Apollo Hall, cor
OF Twenty eighth street and Broadway, the Most
Wershipul John II. Anthem, Grand Master, In the
Grand East, and all the members and representa-
tives, numbering nearly two thousand, present.
Grand Marshal. the r. w. Joseph Koch, having
called the Grand officers, &C., to their stations, st.
Cecile Lodge. W. william Y. Sherman Master and
Musical Director, opened the proceedings by sing
Ing with admirable eec. the entire craft standing
and after the Lords Prayer had been repeated by
the r. w. and Rev. r. L. Scnoonmakerl John Parry's
hymn "hail to the Craft"
The r W. Grand Chaplain, Rev. J. H. WEBSTER,
then delivered his annual address touching the In
terests or the craft In which he enlarged the
duties or the brotherhood and the Grand Lodge as a
legislative body.
The Grand Master, JOHN II. ANTHoN, then de-
livercd the following
tSus ADDRESS:
BRETnREN, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE NJ. W.
GRAND Lopez OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs OF THE
eon~lhs General Assembly OF A.sons though
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music and solemn services be resolved TO &C, in and
'aefs ny ,9 sswaa:hp WIN Try only
e. and ns s ns; full
Since our la. ns. sssS Isa left uvd
s e. " o. . oa III 5
Deputy Grand Master q the Nnsieenih. Twsntynrs
On he JANUARY sns q
Tie DEAN TSarsasy, ssp..nesr iso, q Brother
S n Ct s
we're called upon to mourn the death Of w. Brother John
he Gasone Sed IRON from sad
me- t In %
ton then adopted appointed W. Brother John g. Barker
Lodge SsneI % -
q Ss no *. the
ior sxpensss. The Grand oa.cers N cOmplance with :
i. last session Obtained pss:sss exempt
from have found hat, limited extent
and without any attendant banquet At all events fol-
tealnmsnt the public cere@oales attending Inc nstita
lie feeling favorable Masonry they tend to
Il; where 4 is adverse they onsr . bold challenge
70 answer and do not tear to provoke Especially
a. they are from Masonry
anything which Masonry belonging % itself
public ceremonies be convinced Of the purity Of teach
such language in public and before them a. we do in these
s this se Es W.
those whose esteem we value more highly perhaps than any
NO SUCH THINGS As FEMALE MASONRY
s ss EVIL Ne
grees apprehension strengthened 10 my mind by
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q & Ssonss
Knew nothing The w. Grand secretary with report
81
Witch have a,
than have been Issued IN Any similar period q. many
fram ne Of .he Na.onic not only
4.psasasions for leave confer ne third ne
when they provision Of the
ass 70 4. '. ss.
'ls' Ss
our web
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future the two lodses themselves me
to ".
present position OF French Masonry lsagusd with oommun
THE BANNER OF MAsosRr INTO rHK FRONT RANKS OF
indicate. too surely thu. an pS1ssd and reformed
Masonry differs 80 widely from our own that fraterns fe.
errors Another sspec. Of foreign resiou.. actual
sion was issued BY hm to Brother c. Gooda.
ps sa 'sss:
ss % sa result @ y
Masonic bodies termed Grand oricnls, south Amer
IN almost every ins.ane. there conflicting Masonic
Of :yw Of though other
party regular the report no. authoritative beng merely
Known our Grand Lodge Each q shs.s Grand
orsnd
i's &c ssna Of s
Supreme Grand Council belongs TO rite and REQUIRES for
%n s
ing s't e. s' ss:,
ss I'M % hs Free
Accepted Ete; our own and subordinate body in the
a q % Sn ni S
bodies and doubtless from the and authority
eeSns Council
fa,srn. policy es..oa Of !. oVsI
he he
Wish eess n
4: widely 70, our sr.nd LSdSe Nothing n. view
SSsh his ShisS sssae"lsdsss. with
TiiE sspEExH oosTnoL
her three degrees and among whose members many
a our 81 s
Ows but d wa not to yS Sa
States q The Union We remain on the old isnay
al %e hs sS m.d:
70 the Grand LSsse By :s Grand LSdes Of QTsSeS 10,
first time that Application from tue Grand Lodge Of Que
has he'd this Grand Lodge and beg give
careful confederation. advise It's reference proper
committee, be carefully considered and dscreety
upon, that
the interests involved to northern brethren and worthy
OF the place that large . jurisdiction ought
TO hold In the councils Of the Masonic World. The
which the be- aoms@ posso sna Tcsa.
conansa fair representation the merits of applca-
ton and induces without degree desiring niu
your Judgment TO that from examination
Ss case and the "rsn%sn presented y me Grand Lods.
sonic and worthy ofrecosnon The application and papers
accomp apyins Il herewith There
among The odges few cases needing discipline and those,
the doctors sometimes say, have .ready yielded
treatment" whore no application 10 the Grand
Lodge WAS needed have not thought Il
necessary the of the craft TO make report The
Object OF Masonic discipline being reformAiory is better,
possible TO administer privately. In December, 1870
received from the Master OF whesvilc Lodge, 3I6
report condition Indicating approaching dissolution
asking advice In ADVICE given the
been surrendered the necessary steps
nut property Of the lodge IN the proper
lodges similar condition cautioned that better