Daily Republican., 1884-03-17

1t seems by an article published /
the Daily REPUBLICAN,, March Stt
1884, that Mr.. Ringg0ld is much woI
ried, concerning some ofthe most prom
8 nent members Of his assumptions
f National Grand Lodl s,ytse and Ac
! cepted Ancient York -M6sons, work
] ing under, he says, a Grand Lod z
= that il just about parable with hi
. own, which, il called In question, can
: not sustain agreeably to his own affir
! nations a legal Masonic name
Sir: You are, perhaps, not awar'
that number of men long before yol
knew, perhaps, what a subordinat,
Lodge was, petitioned TO the Hiram
, Grand Lodge to grant them dispen
, sation to open Lodge in this city
there were names upon the paper which
, were not passed by the Grand Lodge
: The reply was Gentlemen, If you will
not accept all you need accept none
Now what follows? The appeal wa.
made 10 the Grand Lodge, working
under the national compact Of Pennsyl
vaDia, and she was equal to the task
Thus the assumption IL complete In
Delaware. What is it that yON are
worried 30 much about? Caldw and
his host? They are all right they are
not lost in tn Red sea AZ you affirm,
but under the only legal Masonic
authority in the State of Delaware OF
African descent and descendants of the
African Lodge,s No. 459, received
from England in 1884, after the Grand
Lodge Of England had received the
stipulated sum for taxes paid England
never granted two warrants OF the
same number, and you cannot produce
record TO the contrary. Now what
are you worrying about? Caldwell and
his host, 80 styled by yourself
Perhaps men having equality of
brain like unto yourself will not let
them rest. They have no friend6in your
financial tribe to reward; no enemies
to punish, and are just where they have
long wanted to be. The better way for
you to do Is to attend to your grand and
subordinate lodges, as you name them,
but we have the legitimate one, working
under the act granted by the authority
OF the State Of Delaware, and was it
not for the shame, how you would like
to be with us.
For the National Grand Lodge has
grounded on the shores of time, and
the crew have all left, and now let US
see where they are. G. w. Levere,
their National Grand Master, was in the
union of two Grand Lodges OF Tennes.
see, June 10Th, 1882. l.. Goglins, N.
d G. NJ, went in the Union December,
1883 G. w. Daniels, of Tennessee, N.
&. Secretary, went in the Union June
18th. 1882 A. Black, N. G. Treasurer,
is dead William II. Caldwell, N. G. j.
Warden, has left and went In the
Union October 81, 1883.
There is only one of the elected off.
GERS left that is William d. Matthews,
Of Kansas, for N. G. S. Warden. There
has been no election held since 1877, at
which election these men were elected.
Now, if this looks healthy and prosper
GUS, the record does not show it. The
reasons why we left are as follows:
First, that 20 years Of adhesion to the
National Grand Lodge we have been
robbed of our treasure, robbed of our
free choice of Grand Officers, robbed Of
our riAhts in every particular as ma
sons. She second is that after careful
consideration we find that the National
.on nu io, nso 10 an ihnova'lon III ova in LIE n,a
wy, W. ,,nnl as u,"'.u tn 'no yo"t vi or
w w" o., o1.idvo hd x ~ ao ~ uo ALL, an imnosason ~
.nah ~ 'no ooIy E ~ n'e1y' pdcauso ~ ~ nrs'
ahos n,ho,;.n u~u nnhna mouEe smo1ta, aSt an
aut'y uar yo.7 nhnG"h nS ,h ~ oral. masonry,
classes Of Lodges known among craft
and those are Grand aud sub.
ordinate. Third, 10 would violate the
c"o crond Maat.r au aud , G,,ud Va oSnas as one