Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-01
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Removal of the ln,.rdict OF the
Grand Master of the District of
Columbia.
Now Yolk Star, April 2ith.
That branch of the Scottish Rite
MaRona in New York, which is known by
the title OF "Oerneau," was elstei yester-
dsy over the success OF the negotiations
that have been pending for some time
with the Grand Master of Masons Of the
District of Coiunhis, looking to a re.
movai Of the Int rdict ia that jnrisd!c-
ton against Csrneau Mesons.
Tue ediot OF the Grand Master, issued
in July last, deprecated the frAternizA-
tiou OF the Csrneau bodies with tho
Grand Ledge, known as tho Grand
| Orient of F,hnce, which American
Masons declined TO recognizes on account
OF its interference with tine WORK Of the
Grand Lodge OF Louisiana and the elm
ination from it's ritual of the name OF
God, substituting therefor the motto:
"Libsrte, Egalite, raernite." Upon
satisfactory evidence having been pro.
duced, dsprovlng the reasons stated for
the iuterdict in this District OF Oolnmbis,
the Grand Master of that jurisdiction
formally withdrew his edict. This leaves
the State of Pennsylvania IS the only
| jurisdiction refusing to recognize Oerneau
Masons.
Philip f. D. Hibbs, Grand Secretary
General OF tho Grand Council Of Cerneau
Masons, Baid yesterday. The Scottish
te was introduced into this country In
1907 by Joseph Oerusau, acting under in
Rtructiops from the Grand Orient Of
Farce. In 1860 the arbitrary rulings Of
the then Sovereign Grand Commander
Raymond, caused Q split, and the two
factions continued as separate bodies, ont
under the government of man named
Van RennssaliRer and the other undei
Raymond. At this time third body wal
in existence, claiming to have beer
founded by Frederick the Groat in 1913
In 1868 the kRy mond faction united witt
the Uerneau body, taking its oath o
feaity, recognizing its Sovereign Crane
, Commander Hayes, and adopting its Oil
, cialtitle, NSupEeme Council Of the United
Staten OF America, it3 territories and de
: psndeneies." In 1865 the Raymond fac
ton obtained control and changed tn
name to that of the old organization
! "Suprsme Courcil of the northern juris
dictlOn of the United Ststes." Henry j
, Seymour, Grand Master General of Oere
: monies in the Oerneau body, objected :
. this as unconstitutional, and in 1868 re
viyod the Oerneau body as it formerl
existed.
DR.. Ferdinand j. s. Gorgas of Bait
mora is its present leader. II has ~
subordinate bodies scattered over /
states. In 1881 body OF dissffecte
2 members of the northern Jurisdiction
\ with some members of the Cerneau bod
d 30 revived, formed O separate organic
9 ton, claiming to BIS legitimate successor
o OF the Oernesu body. Ii is headed b
. OK Judge German, and its principi
u strength is in the state of Ohio, and
l. interdioted there and in Iowa.
Q Another body of Scottish Rite Masor
q claims to have beep established in Ii
4 southern states in 1909 or that Gener
!, Albert Pike of Washington, for who
l. Plies Peak in Colorado is named, is Il
head. 1t calls itself the "Southern Juri
dIction,n and claims exclusive jurisdl
u ton in the southern states, Iowa, N
u braska and Kansas. In 1867 the tv
70 rival Northern jurisdiction bodies unite
l. into what is now generally styled Il
{, "Eorthern Jurisdiction In 1903 Il
Il Cerneau body formally renouuced Il
e right to confer the three first degrees
Masonry, which in this country con
D. under what is known as the york {
10 English) Rite" The others, except Il
n Southern Jurisdiction, which still co
r. fera lodge degrees, waived the right, b
b. did not renounce ii.
10 The present representative Oerne
"a Consistory in New York has $50 mel
bers. Eleven subordinate consistori
and one grand consistory exist in t
st2tss. This last step is considered Q
of other one in the effort to reconcile nj
w consolidate tho various Scottish X
ar hodisa in America