, 1876-01-09
rcrious Opinions on tho status
of tho Colorcd A1asons OF
Ohio.
r.+oh'e installations in Various Lodges
Fate Of al 1mpos.or.
contemplated Meeting Of I. 0. Q. +.
patriarchs ct the Centennial.


MASONIC.
TIE coLoGED LODGES OF OHIO.
Ths Ma.cn1c periodicals. Of this country and
r,,o,e are very generally expressing strong
.r;rions on the subject Of the action taken by
~. G.aod Lodge OF Ohio in pa,tialls. At least.
.a,ocn,zin. the existence OF the co|o,ed Lodges
=, ,h,t st..a The general tone is Of strong op-
rosjt,on to the doctrines aud opinions cnpur:at-
II in tho 1epor, Of tho regular Grand Lodge
c,urcit.ea. That docunlcat-an abstract
~ which vas published in these columns
-,.yorea The recognition OF the colo.e1
r,sons. The Voice Of Masonry, the leading
,,,hor;ty Of the West has two long articles on
~ erbi.c in its January number. The first
,roracos 10 aira::u tho Committee for Masonic
e1au.e. tc-Nl.: enterinc u claudostlne lodge;
I'D co.c.udes tr hoplug that the Grand Lodge
~ f,i,ia Viii 10. adopt the Recommendation Ut lts
Tne London Frce~Nason has the following
yieu of tie case, which 1asrly represents t1a
Enc.sl uasonIc sentiment:
v. hsyo as all Eagishnen naturally would, vel
.omcj H. ro,orel Fr4cu.Scns VINO wcrs received xs
h,u. dde ee.ncu do not think that there is any
d,.i:cor o culor In Er4enx&onry- But with respect
to tie position t41eu UP by coore1 Freemasons tu the
a.: o5t..r sd.Lt:tanee into wni;o lo1ges-we have
psrer advanced zuy views of or OWL for this reson
th,; thsy are, owing TO the peculiar question o!
~colet soncwpst h11y on the subject. Ine position
q the co.o1sd Fseenasons is, &c understand, On un-
iuLsaclata autuo1i:y, this: Tuee is 10 Goubt taae
tasIriu,e Ea LolSs wss lawfully wxrI7neza 6u: OWING
rr,a.cs and p.y4ug tie dues to Grand Lodge, 1t
ceg:a1uy ceased to Exit sud ess2ne to 81 ln1ents
md uufposea dead lodge f-as t1o lawyers cay,
scapct 1noe!,,ura IN the body of Masonry. i.
v.s psssole taercio7e foc nu1nter OF the ncr-
be OF ta,s dstanet loas y.:rs ,issrwaras, to 1eor
fheu ertyes tie eoHe1s of GRIND Lodge. and Er-nt
van4ats TO irsti:ut. Law 1olses ami form Grand
th. ill., ze are two 1irl Grand Lodges. On this st.te
euent oi fscs 1t quite SER to u that any lodges
meeting under wErrsnt FROG, the defanct P:nce
f.sl.us isSs Of FreerasenEy. - nos on1y are
The sct;us "ul:ra v:rss." but the inception
q: their proceedings being radically wrong and
by sacl. or:gc1l wronsdo:ng Their od warrant oaiJ
give them power to io;tae, pass, ana raise psanss
ind aEi2e brother Masons but it could not grant to
thsn .ud did not grant to them, the power to offer
dels7..ea authority to others to do theHr slecix N
sau,c ac;s- The warrant: being dormant, could on-J
te revived pzcrlS through the action Of the Grand
lodse, tho original g-entos' my tae grantee eoaa
eot, w.tbeus reu.bItating iteeu With Grand Lodge,
b. payment Of oseccus feea ete. como into Masonic
Ee again all Cucer these eir:cm.:ances notvisa-
sanding the expressed r7cws Of SONS tre:hTen IN
Gsm.s5 sc4 ei.s~heFs W. hase no douss ,hea tns;s
=. y nss ss'ia Ia. ''! Lodge xss N leeui:r
md cAndekti1e gathering Of Mafoa7, aad nao
eeithe1 legally, Ma.ou;c Gtatua or Masonic authority
AL AxkQOS UAEH D3HE~ u4 NE Aoht ALA ~AA.
rot be, cons,dE-ed a. true a1l awfu Frseu:asons,"
CT admitted in = Lodge juat- perfect, and reRula."
But he1e eoGes in grave question: Admitted, 20 Ws
do admit fully that the regular Grant Lodges
haye Ill M.1on;c l,1 aud equity on their ede, Uere
ass = large number q colozed Freen. .soas IN tho
Cu,tel Sites. Wu1t ii sou u do Min ilola Ihe1o
no doabt the OF except Upon
aut1nissc1. but fear the Controversy no" II roo
xmtiuercd for that. There is IN aKiu1 very common
pt Oh, which o{:en sppli.s rr.edesl5 q this and
esher .Ao cases to-lay, "6eri non deGas fActutn
F1et-n
1SsTAI-AT1oSs.
Tne oftice-s Of Nat,oual Lodge No. 636 were
Installed Tuesday evening. Doc. IS, Dewitt G..
cregier, r. 6. Master. Harry Duval. ?. G: Mar
ehei, acting IS Grand Marshal. aud John Whit
ley, F. IL, acting as drsud Chaplain. 1ho OIL
Ee11 we're:
F.M.-A. q. Wood.
S. Ell. G. Steplsna-
J. W.. r.. O>trAn1eT.
gSe.sure7-Josslh Tuielsn. y
Stere1ars-A- G. Lrudurzt.
S.D.-W. Hitch.
J.D-O:he.io Coz
S.S-ChArles d. Butcn.
J. L.S.-W. Hunt
Trkr-J. T. Mathews.
The officers of South Park Lodge No. 662:
located 1t Hyd, Park. we're publicly ,nssa,!eo y ;
Wedpesdar evening, Jan. 5, By Dewitt e. Gre
xier. L, O. Master, assisted by Harry Duvall Z.
&, Mar.lal, ac1iug ss Grand Marehal, and John
Whitley, +. NJ, ~ Grand Chaplain. The nst Is
u foilowa:
E.N.-Lealie 1ew1a
s. F.-Slloey L. Understood.
J. E.-John ". Evans.
G<ers:art,-e. ". Carlson.
S. DIV. E. Webo.
LD-F F. Ga:es.
1v<r-R- ". WItarus.
The la wrs beautifully decorated with dow
ess and plants, .ad we'll filled With ladies. Col.
James B. Lewis P. IT,. welcomed the installing
ot6ce.a, and at .be close Of the ceremonies pre-
sen,ed each Of the ladies' with 1 bouquet and the
three installing officers with magnificent bas-
ket Of 1xre flowers,
After AZ address to the ladies' BY ". II. Leslie
Lews, ths meeting closed IN peace and has-
auony.
The annual installation Of Hesperla Lodge
cticers for 1876 took plnce ut the ..laaon!c Hall
Wednesday evening. Tue ceremonies were pup
Tic, \ laige concouree OF tue cra!t, With fr1enus
aud ladies', beng present by Invitation. Ihe
Masonic ritual uas performed By the Hon. u. j
Avery u Deputy Grand b1aste1, John O'Ne!tl,
Esq. Grand narsLal and the Rev. H. G: Perry.
Of All S1,nta' Eplecotal Church., Graud Chap
lain. Those installed we're the sa1ue mainly ~
List year. Following is tho List:
E.M-Ch.r.es II. Benaa.
1.F.-Willia1a Stewart
INV. u brown.
7feasuxr-n. D. Rspp.
&<ere:arp-o. r. Foster.
G.D-1. Smith.
). D.-S. C. H'1.
s. S.-N. =. Lard.
1yld-N. L. l.eed.
The choico musical programme especially ac-
eor1pan!ng tic exercises. conduced to lns21r1i
lod render mare snjoyab!e tic occasion. lies
PeF'a IL among the brishtest OF Chlcasoa work
mg lolges.
Among the manv Installations which have
t-sen place this season. few have been more
1otabie than that OF the officers Of Calumet
lodge, No. FIG, WHICH took place Wednesday
evening last. Tho ceremony WAS pesfo1moa ~
Eorsh'pfal Brother john Whitley, ActluR GIanc
tlaster ASSISTED By Wolsnipful Brother T. Hau
s1n Graud Marshal. ns,ng the beautiful iostalla.
:',n service recently adopted BY the u. ". Crane
Lodge Of Illinois. The following officers we're
ally installed:
K.M-John Sid1e.
=. E.-H. 3. Ros.,uson-