Daily Republican., 1883-11-28
A Card.

MEssRs. EDITORS You will all0y
me to say few words In rsply to al
article appearing in your paper of tn
26th inst, under the head Of d Ex a.lls,
Mas0ns," | being one of the number
Az the ball is open, and the so-callet
Harmony Grand Lodge, working unde
the jurisdiction of The N. G. l.. Of N
A. +. A. A. Y. M. N. g., 1t has beer
their pleasure to meet. consult, agrs.
and put In print that they have sxpel
led several masonic brethren for viola
tion of their masonic obligation. Now
sir, 1t will be the pleasure Of these ex'
PEELED masons Gas they term them) tl
meet, consult, agree and put In print,
our proposed intention to meet the issue
foot to foot and we begin right here:
At the tims they voted to expel, Nov.
IA, we were members, and are now, oi
the Union Lodge, No. q, working under
the jurisdiction of the Hiram Grand
Lodge, Il. A. A. NJ, for the State OF
Delaware. For six years I have been
watching the movements of the Harmo-
ny Grand Lodge, and In three years
out Of the six, find enough to prove to
me that the National Grand Lodge has
gone down, and to-day 1t exists no where
In the United States, According to the
report Of the Eureka Grand Lodge, of
Louisiana, the National Grand Master
Ia in the Union; A bsolem Black, s. w.,
is dead VIM. H. Caldwell, J. w., IL
row In the Union Nathaniel Googins,
Deputy G. NJ, Is in the Union. These
are the Masonic brethren that once
formed the National G. L. They are
now In the Union, they still live (ex-
cept Bro. Black) and can and will
speak for themselves. The Grand
Lodges that once worked under their
iuri sdicticn, are in the Union of Free
Masonry. Now, venture to say, that
the so.called Harmony Grand Lodge, at
Ninth and Walnut streets, this city, is
working under the jurisdiction of Jas
Ringgold, Joseph Walker, Lewis Jones,
Isaac Carly, Perry TrWsty, and perhaps
a few Others. These men are now the
alpha and omega, who declare no mem.t
Der shall utter q word In favor of the
great masonic Union, which is so rap.
idly sweeping every State in the
country and bringing in the grand
Lodges, as Is well known there has been
a split ever since AZ or later, among
colored men OIL masonic rights and
privileges, and at this time / will not
touch or 60 into the debate. but will
|eavei 1t to others to do ~. We, the
young men, have tried to discuss this
question In the Harmony Grand Lodge,
but we're always made to stop. Well,
we wondered how 1t was that the old
heads were allowed to say all they
against the Union, and The
yonng men to say nothing in its favor.
Of course it is a we'll known feet that
he evidence of a thing is always made |
more bright by the circle of darkness
hat surrounds 1t, and we find out now
he reason Ringgold, Jones, Walker and
rrusty did not allow US TO say anything
IN the Union. 1t was because Of the
act tnat all the officers that have left
he National Grand Lodge are in the
Union, and II the question was fairly
discussed 1t would be 30 proved. Then
he young members of the Harmony
!. L. were not willing to sustain body |
With only a seeming head, which Is
'Ow the care of the 9th and Walnut
treet crowd. We, who entered the
lnion, Oct Gl, 1883, did SO because
here IL no National Grand Lodge
lbis we are prepared to prove. Cues.
ions for iscussion:
In what State are these y rand Lodges |
under the Jurisdiction sf the
National Grand Lodges?
Why did they not have a quorum,
shen 1t only took five Grand Lodges TO
orm quorum when they met In this
ity in rs?
Why did the N. G. L. fail to meet dn
Kansas City, 1 will stop here, but
ave more hot shot in the locker.
p. BLAKE.