, 1876-02-06
John Jones Desires to Be Further
Heard in Defense Of Colored
Masons and Prince Hall
Masonry.
Session OF the State Board Of 0yerseers
at Champaign---Lodse OF Per-
fccti0n Election,
List Of Kew Encampments Of Odd Fellows
in Illinois-Visit Of the Grand
Patriarch to Chicago.
resth OF Two Distinguished Members Of The
0rd:r---Pennsytvania's Preparations to
the Grand Lodge Gathering



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MASONIC.
FURTHER DEFENSE OF coLohEp NAsoSs.
In former lssne OF lnE TRIBUNE Tue Hoo
John Jones gave partial history o. Inc ol'E''
cf co oTed Lodges III tols cohntfy Which he nov
supplements ps sosona 'otte1 On tne same SID
Of the same snelees. II IL proper 10 state TIA
if sny gentleman Of tile craft desires to ole
.,r oh;cc ion to what has been said in cithe
,o;.zr ba wilt In c,yc1, ,ia san,e hcar;no TINT I'm
!s''~A 80, ,,,o, <,,,a..t. E.u1:N
been acc'sasu S'' ~,4o'oa os'0''o" eoa'o"as:
Is lii. Jores' sccoaa letter:
1otAt Ea't1T cf The ch'ecco lr7buae:
cy!cAGo. Feb. 4-Thaaktng YOU for TIM usf
.r -o,,r .o,,,r,os tn defend co1o,ad sr,c,,a :
~. ' ~, III, 1o1,r no, 1n;ss,,r - 1.-r,1,'
Won" 'As, "@%. N. ~ 4o.u40n
few more 1ac>s 10 snoS toat co1cseo Looscs II
A.ae,1ca mo no; c'en:e=t!na. As ,ntitcated il
uv tsrs: leiter it has tecu the nim and object oi
~ wit. b1,uch of the Ma.oric f,ntarn,+y -
t6o "''lss p44o.a ~, soI'e l'A.e'n''' u
o@c:s' o-eoa! A's' A"0 ~. e-Astenee ~
MasonS IL shls country tn1ougn Their periodicals.
/: Grand Masters reports and resolutions
nasssd in their Graud Lodges. AntIeir pro-
asas;re4 oe,irst us hare been az narte vithnnt
~e ..;e, s,r;c~ or.,,;nn,;o4 ~ 1.rr., .~fs.
eue t''ai' s'''.S eA"A'o"Ao"' W ia"iol 1nlot-
nation" 1ndeed' 30 great ls their prejudice
that they vii not allow us TO utter word in
fbcir Grand Lodges or publish q line in one of
u,a;x ,,,,a-o !, ,rr dafc,s. This ,ra +1,;,h :,
1nen pa.o4s - ~ a 80: ~. snoA' -
se1s unA1nc. ~ o'1'e' association N tae "os1o'
having for its object the elevation Of it's nen-
he:s, and mankind generally, hare eve. tieatei
,nv },,ncb of III, hu,nan far,i,v ,a 10
49,. a.e,. .-,...a .r.1.a 49, "o
ha'a oeeu ooa'ee' 1AAo tne euf'st1an
Church: hare no. ths No.hodlsts at Ill times
knd order sii circumstances 1csteted the coiofed
b5ancn OF Their Church Illa answer nust be in
tic sE1I NATIVE LUIS ls Also true OF al other
C5r1=nan denomIaa1oas.
All ne eEk q "h'te Aasons, their journals.
tlons, ia to give us Standing upon our Iegll-
macy and Legality iu this country aud cease tins
Eterotyped CRY OF C]andestinet Clandestiue
Cl.ndestine l.! Bogus Eogna We have
been under the Masonic lasn tor fifty ycass and
3opied al means OF defense Now that TIE
TRIBUNE has gwen us an opportunity, l nean to
e1smine tbs question thoroughly and Impair
aallE-
The first coiored man who wss made Mason
Massachusetts in It's. He was made 10 q NIL
ttary Lodge under the protection of Gen. Gage.
Fere in the habit Of making .Masons under dis
peusation. Tho English Lodges made Masous
of several other coiored men ut
different times, and among them we're
Thomas Saunders aud Eoston Smith.
1hess. in company ,ri.h several Others, in 1776.
the t1at time the Cnion flag over the camp at
Cambridge, organized ard opened under dis
penEAtloa granted by this British travelling
Lodge the first Lodge OF Masons composed OF COL
pred mep IN America Not content however,
eth the limited poTefs Of the disrensation he
10 full rights and powers as other Masonic
bouies IN the country, and az the welfare OF the
e1a1t, It's a1paDsloa aad its perpetulty wero hls
constant care, and things upon which he lavish
I'd every energy, be. with his associates, peti-
toned the Grand Lodge OF England for n
.harter in 17eo H;e ra,sen f,r ~ enrraa +r,.
~ ,laro a,;stoi -. 49, 49, -. -. ~ "A9
s tAeA Al"soa ~ 'Aas s.4tto ~ @Aa LouRee
2 AaesAcnuseIts. siz hiano Locge OF MasBR-
Guset1s ano Isoslnclal G1and Lodge"
'enher Gne recognizing the o1her- In his letter
o brother Moody at London whom he eynpow-
red to present his petition, he states thst he
'ad been lnportuned to send to France for
7srTans, but he says, We thought it best to
end to the fountain whence we received our
ltas Light Tor warrant, who, We hope, will not
[eny us, Luz trent us as beneath
he rest OF our 1ello"-men thonsh poor yet sim
ore oeetnrsn OF Inc csa1t Althonsh our char
i8f, We did not receive it until April 2g, lT87.
b,oueh the neglect Of Brother Gregory. who
I'D not take il from the Office nf the Gra1d Sar.
etAry. vlere it ramained oyer tsro vaars
p-ncs i9ai, nas ;-fnr,raa G g. ~ ~ es;a
tlnc9 I'M WIS INFORMED OF tne actlon OF the
1Eano Lodge OF Euslaad on Als petition br d
etter dated June II, 1785, through the kindness |
# Capt. Washington, in which Brother Moody |
avs; q. IN accordance Will, vonr netifjon hava
.blainad the Cons.1+,r;oG fr.n, +La c-an5
o,tua ,,d F,,,, 49, ~. t;.a. . ,.a:1!.1 10
3ss.; az 'ton1 tsao " '1as usse soueAea
ososoeT u1eeofJ. {ocr representative, to take
from the G:a.'l Secretary, but he has failed to
10 TO- 10 which Prince Hall replied acknowl-
'aginE the receipt OF the ABOVE letter and ex- |
ofesslog h1s gratitude in the following: |
Bos7os Msss., Acg. r. l1sc-Bro. 1rii.ta,n Moody
= aGar "onsA1rru1 s1R received yourz Of the z1st
- :, W. suugn @ sne poeness Of Capt Washington.
.on.1;s:,,;on fra, ~ 70 aia1 yoo rave Eotten the
,ordance vii 1T 1at:er IN fes' 2. Engsaa. IN &C.
CT wai.h kindness receive our rrstit11de
By Capt. Scott furwcrd you an order. and Won will
hlage me by transmitting tie document through him
tlshng psosl erity to you aud the Lodge your
AeeS'on4'e osolaes' PRINCE HALL
, IN oaoer 70 Show the readers of TIE Tribune
aH I?1 esumatton IN which Prince aau was held. |
ali close this letter bs making few extracts
rom letter from William Wuite then Grand
ecretary ot The Grand Lodge Of England. to
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R;gk. Ho.,hipf,u B,o,a>r j. h,vs A.. ,,o.a,r. -,
ending inrlo.ed tho printed proce;no ~ the t;rsrd
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