The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-06
A. F. AND A. M.
Opening Of the Grand Lodge Of the
State Of New York.
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Grand Master Husted's Address-lnser-
esting Statistics

The n.noty.sixth annual communication Of the
Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons State
OF New York was opened yesterday a. two p N. In
ample form, the Most worshipiu Jamos l.. Hustled,
Grand Master, presiding in the There also
present the following
GRAND oyYicExs-R W. Joseph j. Couch, Deputy
Grand Mastor; Jesse 3. Anthony, Senior Grand War.
den; John D. Williams, Junior Grand Warden; Greg.
Org satteree, Grand Treasurer; James N. Austin, IL
D., Grand Secretary; r. ". and Rev. John G. wob-
ster, Stephen II. Tying, Jr, and Charles H. Hall,
Grand Cbaplatns; X. W. James e. Morrison Grand
Marshall; Isaac H. Brown, Grand Standard Beorcr;
John c. Boak, Grand Sword Bearer; A. r. B. Chacc,
william v. King, William II. Davis and J. Leavitt
Lambert, Grand Stewards; John W. vrooman, Senior
Grand Deacon: George H. scnoonmaker; Junior
Grand Deacon; George II. RAYMOND, Grand Lecturer;
Robert II. Thomas, Grand Librarian; W. Johnston
Fountain, Grand Pursuivant: w. John Hooie, Grand
Tlcr.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MAsrERs.-First District,
r. W. L. Bradford Prince; Second, Charles W. Hub.
bell; Third, Joseph Short Jr Fourth Charles S. Ar
thur; Fifth, Isaac Tc'chman; Sixth, Edward l.. ".
Ehiers; Seventh, George l. Montague; Eighth, Clau-
dius b. Conant; Ninth. John Ombony; Tenth, George
Dckcy Eleventh. Abort Parker; Twelfth, William f.
Fitch; Thirteenth, william +. Gookin; Fourteenth,
Joseph A. Johnson; Fifteenth, Samuel C. Crane; Six
Babcock; Eighteenth Charles NJ. Brown; Nineteenth,
Luther IL. Concklin; Twentieth, Josiah H. Marshall;
Twenty FIRST Joba vandcrberg; Twenty second, Will
lam J. La Ruo; Twenty third, Charles II. Thompson;
Twenty Benjamin Fager Twcnty-hfth, Ber-
trand Chanoe; Twenty sixth, Alexander Wentworth;
Twen,y-seventh, willett N Hawkins Lodges working
in the German tongue, G. +. l. Hocntha; in French,
Spanish and Italian, Antonio Gonzales.
PAST GRAND OrricsRs.-Past Grand Masters-M. W.
Joseph D. Evans, Isaac Phillips, James Jenknson,
Clinton F. Paige John w. Simons, John L. Lewis,
John Crane, NJ. D. stephen II. johnson. James Glib
son, Christopher G. Fox and Elwood 4. Thorno Past
Deputy Grad Master-R. W. Robert Mccoy. Past
Senior Grand wardens-Ezra s. Barnum and Edmund
l.. Judson Past Junior Grand wardens-John Il. An
dcrson, Daniel Sickcls, John W. Timson, Low n.
Gano and tho reprcsen Of all the grand lodges
tho United States and Territories all In the Dominion
OF Canada and tho other British colonies Europe,
Asia, Austrnlia &C., together with rcprescn iatives
from 100 loages In the state; also tho following Com
missoncrs Of Appeals:--R. W. and Hon. Andrew Il.
Luncrn, Chief Commissioner; W. John A. De Rcmor
and Daniel Cameron, r. W. William T. Woodruff, n.
W. and Hon. Joseph Koch, r. W. Cornelius Esselstyn
and W. Joseph yelling, Commissioners.
CALLED ORDER.
At two p. NJ the Craft was called to order by R. ".
james +. Morrison, Grand Marshal and In few min
utcs atcrward tho Grand Masters entered tho music
OF Lachncrs "Grand March," played by Brother James
Pcarco, NJ. B., on tho organ, tho Grand Lodge being
purged after the singing of tho ode and the officers
welcomed with tho grand honors. Tho song entitled
1.-THE Mason's Beacon words and music by Brother
Johu Mahon, official reporter to the Grand Lodge
sung by Brother Theodore L. Perkins In
which called forth unqualified appreciation. He
assisted by chorus OF fifty voices from st. Cecilia
Lodge, No. SOS, the whole under the direction OF w.
wurd Uopk and M mi IN tho
Grand Lodge. Prayer was then offered by the X. w.
ana Rev. stephen II. Tying, Jr, Grand Chaplain. after
which the Grand Marshal proclaimed tho Grand Lodge
opened IN ample form from south, east, and
the Grand Master declared tho Grand Lodge opened
Tor business Brother George w Morgan then played
.Auld Lang Syne,n with variations aud concluded
with the .'Halelujah." Il W. l.. NJ Reed Grand Sec
rotary Of Washington Territory, was presented ana
received with tho grand honors.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Tho Grand Master then delivered his annual address,
in which, after paying tribute to deceased members
past year and the dlspensaons gwen, he proceeds
deal with the questions affecting tho order as olows
Your Grand Master has been called almost daily TO
render decisions mooted questions Of Masonic law
but he feels constrained the vast majority Of the
questions submitted to him for consideration
questions reading
,icn and the statutes ,r Would have settled in
%issd as Il they We're new and original propositions.
nsss y s the s
position % Who not and
digest the organic law jnrst is Attcd occupy the
s,s s ssap s aa, s Who
forc) make himself thoroughly acquainted with The
stitp.ion ana tho statutes especially since he do in
Grand Master OF great deal o. useless ana unnecessary
wise and successful ruler
Of dcu.y cus Of III. ordinary rou,,po
has occurred Leading 70 considernbe correspondence be-
connsetent Il appears that Two breiSren Of Wsbo,aek
igue A O entub ,u n new
lodge that jur Which in due followed
full members xinoa: notice 70 Webo,ueS Lodge or any
an .s s the %s &C s these
pay their dues the answer was. in terms, that they
owed The New York lodge nstIns claimed b. Il:
Tor continuing in the new lodge under
tbs The Now YSs but mo
claim Every psrsGn WHO , becomes member Of lodge
the operation Of constitution and statutes; con-
.aaes MS relations 70 the oass under the same sanction
Our law provides that nembershi only severed
a s a 'sSn the s's:
asd Sy % ssa rGs y Ghs
Of our lodges o. ,ne operation Of This law These brehreu
not an had %s our law
o. ,Ss'r ,sa,a 70 comply With Ne law and
SS,iS .sssrdHissls; slstSsa learn sSs;;
Connecticut. with Another has in which
ss's Family ,',ss, q Ti II % ana
State Michigan. claimed reside and tn
standing knowledge Of his previous rejection initi-
atcd pissed and raised Full details of Tho
land before tho " chignn lodge. we'll as The grand Off
bur this time satisfactory ihs
iaon Of Jurisdiction and the masking Of rejected
material has been given
RELATIONS.
With the various grand lodges on this continent
laons tho cordial such
matters OF difference have arisen IN questions OF
lodge practce being OF disturb general
Abroad matters different. the chronic
sion Of rights by the Grand Lodge Hamburg and tho
the Grand Orient OF France having
dcrronc change during the II Is therefore,
necessary that should detain you recital OF tho
told tale of grievances In this regard
deem u proper 10 say that tho action OF the
German grand lodges, through their Annual Diet.
though yet what desirc appears TO be approach
ing definite form In with wishes tho
American grand lodges
Tho address then speaks OF some troubles with
lodges in France and the spread OF tho order In tho