Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-31

Splendid Progress Of the Odd Fellows
Lodges During the Twelve Month.
THE NEW ORDER OF TEMPLARISM.
The A. o. U. w., Druids, Knights Of
Pythias and B'nai Birth.
FREE MASONRY.


olent societies. The fundamental princi-
pies of all other associations were derived
from Free Masonry to a greater or less ex-
tent. Its history reaches backinto the dim
and distant past, where both sacred and
profane records are lost in obscurity and
compelled to deal in traditions of doubtful
authenticity. Through all these ages it
has remained substantially the samoan
organization of brothers, bound together
by the strongest ties OF mutual protection
against adversely. Like the Christian
church it has endured prosecutions
passed through eras when to acknowledge
ones self Mason was equivalent to sign
ing ones own death warrant. But it has
ever remained faithful to those ancient
landmarks that have distinguished it, and
is to-day honored by all men and revered
by those who have part in its mysteries
been arrayed in hostile phalanx against its
traducers and prosecutors, but has received
the blows intended for it as part of the
divine economy. 1t has been smitten, but
has never avenged the blows. It is not po-
itical; hence it is always loyal to every
fiourishes among the despotisms
and monarchies of Europe, and
iuxuriates in the free atmosphere
of the American republic, while it is found
IN Moslem Turkey and Egypt, among the
the Buddhists of India and Confucionists
Nf fbo
tribes of Africa. Wherever man may go
he will find Mason, and being recognized
by an unfailing token he finds a brother
1t is co-existent with humanity, synony-
nous with the brotherhood of the human
race, and one of the most powerful though
noiseless agents of civilization, religion
and morality. The good it does is not ad-
vertised on the house-tops, and will never
be known by the world, yet many thou
sands of widows and orphans have show
cred blessings upon the mystic order for
benefits conferred which saved them
from want, privation and misery.
Nowhere in the world is Free Masonry
more prosperous, or more widely d;fused
than in the United States, and nowhere is
its influence more potent for good. In
st. Paul the order has occupied fore
most rank ever since this was hamlet Of
few thousand souls. and to-day there
are more than six hundred affiliated and
double that number of on-affiliated Mas
ons in this city. There are two lodges
st. Paul Lodge No. and Ancient Land
mark Lodge No. 5; one chapter of Royal
Arch Masons; one council of Royal and
Select Masters; one commandery of
Knights Templars, and one Lodge of Per-
lection 800.
MASONRY IN ST. PAUL.
The history of Masonry in st. Paul is
full of interest to the fraternity. Among
our early settlers there were many who
were members of lodges at the east. They
began to long for the familiar associations
of the lodge room, and call for a meeting
all Masons in the city was published in the
Minnesota Chronicle of January II, 1S49
They were invited to meet at the old Amer
lean house on the evening of the 10th, but
when that date arrived so many were in
attendance that it was necessary to ad-
journ to an old log school house located in
the vicinity of where Rice park is now sit
uated. Here an amusing incident &C.
Cured. A person present, who shall be
nameless, a. he still lives, arose and pro-
ceeded to exhort those present. in remem-
5rance of the haliowed associations of their
home lodges, to light the fires of Masonry
out here in the wilderness. Jim Goodhue
interrupted the jealous gentleman by sug-
costing that before going so fast it would
be we'll to ascertain if all present were
Masons. "Why," exclaimed the enthu-
siastic individual, ''only Masons were in
vited, and no one else would be so dishon-
orable as to come" Mr.. Goodhue per-
sisted, however, whereupon the hero of the
night got down upon his marrow-bones and
shouted: Come, boys, let's all swear"
His manner gave him away, and it was
subsequently ascertained that heSw the
only one of the party who was not Ma
son. He continued to intrude. however.
and was the cause of delaying the issue of
a charter to st. Paul lodge for several
years.
ST. PAUL LODGE NO. 3.
At this meeting petition was sent to
the Grand Lodge of Ohio for dispensa-
ton to organize lodge. This was
granted, aud the lodge was organ
lied under dispensation Sept. s,
1849, with G. K. Smith as
worshipful master, Jer. Hughes as senior
warden, and D. +. Brawley as junior war
den, the lodge being known as st. Paul
lodge No. 1. 1t was chartered by the grand
lodge of Ohio in October. 1852, after the
clandestine brother alluded to had de-
parted. When the grandAodge of Mime
sofa was formed in 1853, was found that
st. Johns Lodge, at Saltwater, and Cata-
ract lodge, at st. Anthony, each had prec-
dence of st. Paul lodge; and in the new
charters taken from the grand lodge of
Minnesota, st. Paul lodge became No. 3.
At the meeting of Jan. Z, 1856, the lodge
instructed the W.. NJ. to surrender the
charter, jewels, etc., to the grand lodge.
The charter was surrendered on the 9th of
January, 1856. The next day the grand
secretary presented a petition signed by
fourteen brethren, for a new lodge, to be
named ''St. Paul lodge The same day
the new charter was issued. and the lodge
has continued to work under it ever since.
The lodge now numbers about 200 active
members, some thirty of whom have been
added during the year just closing.
ANCIENT LANDMARK LODGE NO. 5.
Ancient Landmark lodge No. 5, organ
lied and chartered in 1854, has proved the
vroro vipo-ouc orrapizotiop IF tho two