, 1880-08-17
| md this It continued to do for nlne ycurs, or

s%l s1 1lS 3s i continued to do for n'ne sears, or
When, In 1910, Il ,ncottng of tl,e Grand E.-
c9'np,lirnt was held, there wns found IL lc y
changing sentiment NJ fir ny the jurisdiction
siderable discussion, + wns t|ctermtnel, tllat
stricken fram tic tit!e. fills, 'ij u,ercfart,
made tho orEai,lzatlo1, IN nntnu What Il llnN
ernlnK kn'Ehta 1'ennplar body I'll is},ode
ialai,d and Massachusctts, md tnok from It
IT. dist stlNctfye nntlnnnI c1lNrnetcIfstic which
tha n,nllon Of Sir Horny Fowlo, In 1860, had
W. f!Sa that IN 1916 tho following condition
Of affairs obtained. so far AZ thu Grand I'm.
caMplnent was concerned: Tho original
body In Pennsylvania had ceased to axlst,
s.,bordi.intes IN rhiladelphln, Harrisburg,
Baltimore, mud Wilmington. Ill tho Btate 0t
New York y GrMld E1Itanlpneht hau Just
been formed, which orsal1!zatlon prolosed
Enchtnptnent lad III tho preceding yours
nut only LII liz own State, but "!n all other
been fortieu."
TIE a'sowrn or TIE ORDER had nEENaso
pared with tho population Of tie country and
The number of Alaa0ns ti,creitl-tl,at ul1 act
I've workers lit md zcalOus promoters Of tho
Tonlplar ca,!sa !lcellctl t neccssary u take
Seay 'ff The se 1fSan da e spnss
Of tho various States which wo
have, !. mentioned had morp or less
eonietinR i,,teress, ~ as natural 70 the
Ss5X Yok eo M 1 oFf5 paawafc @ te RoSs Ms%
take tie lend IN tho control Of affairs, ,nii hu-
como the recognized at!thoritivo head. trhoro
Was onty o1!c thing to 70. and that 70 hnr-
i.lents, md unflo the brotherhood uudcr q
son,mnn Organization, wl!o!! should franc
It's lays and become the arb!ter Of Command
cry dlsagrectnerts. The. .Tomplars. In the
Centre of TIC civilization q tic O. continent, it,
eb}est ,conld. b. best, secured. It was
fnailNa9teFp'lged t9 h2i4 i{ .a. convention II
ss9 pesss a a. so MsT wsfssyd xftk Sy pna 5 y ts eo
The matter was lalA before. the several
sHnd delegates. THIS wns IN tho year. 1916.
ws S1Sna En- psc isan P Nv
renso1,, to withhold herself fro,li participa-
tion. feeling, perhaps, tfat tho scheme would
not hayo the favorable outcome lts promot,,
that jnrisdictloi. no doubt, wcre rs anxious
for d final settlement OF the cnse ns were tho
moro Eastern districts. Subordinate Eli
equipments n Maryland, Loulsiana, pis-
trlct of Columbia, and QUO In Now
This small body, took upon itself a grent
task, md proved tho nucleus of q monster
Sir knights In the United Suites, subortli-
nnto 10 the General Grand EncRlhp1heilt tien
instituted. To-day tlscra are over 10, ooo, with
turn govern betweon 800 and coo s,bordi-
nntes. Additional to these arc 4 score or
iiore subordinate Enca1np1ncnts holding
charters direct from the General Grand Eli
campnlcnt.
THE FIRST DECADE AFTER TIE FORMATION
Of the National Grand Body. Witnessed Il
stcady increase OF membership following
which. caluu the anti-Mas0r1le .rusll, which
!n'ns alike, but during all this opposition thu
General Grand Encainpalsent maintained itA
Organization, held It's trlunnta3s, nlrtl waitcll
for the renewal which canlt With augmented
force. Tie turning point was the Hartford
Tr(eDnia! of 1850, when thu brotherhood rt-
ccfyetl fresh Impetus, ard WIS placed upon q
fouthg thnt tias mover since known But
Unlike other branches ot Masonry, tho
Order Ut knights TenplRr III the United
States Is quito independent Ut Europeal!
affiliations, although III lts ceremonies aud
tory md prlnGtples Of lts forelEn, aneestry'
cause It originated iu tlis country, frt,lt nll
| thbrity nbtaillrd from tho Tltfrty-thLrd De.
grgc, Supreme Council, "a. anil a, S. Kite, III
the United States, and bcGause It l,as 10 10 cl,iet
Templar Of the United sta.cs aro organized
MndeE. tho laws ot this country, and owe nc
| Jurisdiction whatever to Mastcrs or Com
lnandeYs In Europe.