Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-10
THE MASON'S MITE.

Over Eleven Hundred Dollars Raised by
Minnesota Masons For the Yellow Fever
Sufferers-Letters of Acknowledgment.
Grand Secretary Pierson yesterday received
further contributions to the Masonic fund for
the relief of the yellow fever sufferers at the
South from Rising Sun lodge, st. Charles, Car
yer lodge, Browndale lodge, and Home Com
mandcry, of Rochester, which increase the total
thus far receiqed to sl1oo. There will un-
doubtedly be large addition to the amount by
following letters of acknowledge for the
first installment forwarded to Nashville for the
Memphis sufferers on the 1st inst
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 6, 1878.
A. T. 9. Pierson, ESQ.
Ny DEAR BROTHER: Your fraternal letter Of
the I'd inst is to hand. Bro. Frizzell, grand sec
rotary received the $500 yesterday, and it goes
forward to orr brethren in Memphis.
This dreadful scourge makes manifest the
unity of Masonry. From all parts of our land
our brethren are sending aid to our fever
stricken cities, and pen nor tongue cannot ex-
press what we feel. So far, thanks be to our
Supreme Grand Master, our CITY has escaped
the visitation, but what our brethren in the
West have suffered cannot be told. Your
liberal contribution causes US to rejoice, and
the comforts it will purchase to soothe the
dying moments of loved brother. or to place
food in the mouths of orphans, will cause such
joy in anguished hearts as only the secrets of
eternity will reveal. May God bless you and
our brethren everywhere. The cry of the
widows son has not been uttered in vain. Let
us all thank God for the unlversality of our
brotherhood. Yours fraternally,
VIM. Fl. MORROW, Grand Treasurer.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 5, 1875.
NV Dear Brother:
Yours of the Isl received ON yesterday, and
express package to-day containing $500 con-
tributed by Minnesota Masons in aid of yellow
fever sufferers.
Our Memphis Masonic board of relief has
made desperate struggle to get along without
asking aid, but have failed of success. Find
ing themselves about exhausted finan cially,
they telegraphed me at 4:30 p. NJ. on the Sd to
forward all had. / have done 30.
I have undertaken to receive these remit
tances-keep exact account, to be reported
to our grand lodge, and will see that it is placed
in the hands of our Memphis brethren as they
may need, and elsewhere in the State should it
become necessary I think this will, probably,
be the most satisfactory course. The Masons
OF Nashville and other points in the State, not
affected are doing all they can.
Up to this time part Of the State is af-
fected Except cases of refugees) save Memphis
and it's immediate surroundings, say seventy
FIVE miles distant. Within this territory the
most frlghtful scourge prevails ever known in
our history. Untold misery exists. and es-
pecially among the poorer classes, notably the
colored people, who have heretofore been
thought comparatively exempt. I am very
we'll, and for suffering humanity return sim
cere thanks for the kind remembrances of our
Northern and Western brethren. May God
bless them in basket and store. Very truly,
your obliged and grateful brother,
JOHN FRIZzELL, Grand Secretary
A. T. G. Pierson. Grand Secretary, st. Paul
Mr.. Pierson will forward another installment
this morning, for the funds are greatly needed
to allay the suffering.