The Portland daily press., 1884-12-15
NEW MASONIC.BoDY.
Sovereign Sanctuary, Royal Masonic Rite
Organized - d hlcern. Etc

BOSTON, Dsc. 13.--A notaols Masonic con-
ventlon was held here the past week in accor-
dance with the invitation OF committee con-
ssting OF Darius Wilson and George e. Mecu-
60 OF this city representing 'all Masons in the
United States of America, having taken the
9Vth degree or 95th degree of either the rites Of
Menp phis or Mizraim, 30sh or 35sh degrees of
theAncient and Primitive rits no matter when
or from whom or under what jurisdiction, 'for
the purpose of considering the adVisabiity of
establishing Union Sovereign Sanctuary,
embracing all the mysteries of the above
named rites, from tue 4th to the 96th degree
inclusive, to be known as the Sovereign sSanc-
mary o. the Royal Masonic rite for the u. 8.
a. Ahe call was responded to by represen-
tatlv6s OF ~ states. the convention organzed
pg the choioa Of Darius Wilson, 96sh degrees
ss Chairman and John d. Young, 95th degree,
secretary Upon motion of Cyrus Huling, SO b
oegree, OF Ohio, the convention voted to Iorm
the Sovereign Sanctuary of the ROYAL Masou-
ic rite OF the U. s. A., which shonld have pow
er TO work all degrees above the three degrees
heretofore conferred or comm unicated by the
Ancient aud Primitive rite, the rite of Miz-
raim and Egyptian Masonic rite of Memphis,
or Egyptian or Memphis rites" Resolutions
were passed setting forth the fact that degrees
OF the natare named vera introduced in the
United States in 1856, 1862 and 1866 under diff
ierent titles, as ao9ye cited, etc. IJ WAS re-
solved: That the degrees of entered aporen-
Slce, fellow-craft and master mason, and these
under the exclusive control OF tire craft lodges
and craft grand lodges of the WORLD" A con-
stiGution aad bylaws were adopted aud the
body organized with the selection of the fol-
losing eoard OF officers for the ensuing year,
who were duly Installed: Judge Isaac H. Par
ish OF Michigan, Most Illusgrions Past Grand
Master; Darius Wilson, NJ D., of Massaohu-
setts, Most liiustrioHs Sovereign Grand Master
Gen. j. Hanna OF New YORK, Most Iilusrrious
Deputy Grand Master Cyrus Hurting OF Ohio,
Very Iilustrions Grand Representative; S. H.
Shepard OF Georgia, Very Illustrious Junior
Grand Representative; q. G. Hatherway of
Michigan, Very Illustrious Grand Orator; Da-
Joseph Austin of Massachusetts Very lIustri-
GUS Jnnior Grand Orator; j. e. Taylor, Nj. d.,
OF Indiana, Very Illustrious Grand Senior
warden; Il; ID. Allen of OHIO, Very Illustri-
GUS Grand Junior w arden Rev. 0. @. Wheel
er, D. d., LII. D., OF California, Very Hlustrl-
Gus Grand PrelSte; Rev. l.. E. Stedham OF
Oaio, Very lllustrious Assistant Grand Pre-
lats; Hon y. A. Cummings of Massachusetts,,
Very lltustrlous Grand Secretary; Bsrj amin
J. Hill OF Illinois, Very Illastrious First As
sistant Grand Secretary; q. III. TIeadWel of
New York, Very Hustrious Second Assistant
Grand Secretary; N. r. Morse, NJ D., OF Mas
Hachusetts, Very uustrious Grand Treasurer
The remaining officers represented all sect
ions of the Uniied States.
A special meeting of the Sovereign Sanct-
usry, Egyptian Masonic Rite of Memphis con-
veneded subsequently, when it was voted TO
turn over to the Sovereign Sanctuary Royal
Masonic Rite all property, ETC., belonging to
this corporation and that the Sovereign Sanct-
usry Royal Masonic Bite bs hereby author
izsd to work oil degrees above the third de-
gree heretofore worked or controlled by this
Sovereign Sanctuary. IL was unanimously
voted to dissolve tue Sovereign Sanctuary
Egyptian Masonic Rite Of Memphie
j, ID. Hall OF Maine was elected Very Illus
trious Junior Grand Conductor,