St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-17
WILL STAMP IT OUT.
Cerneauism Will Be Con-
demned by the Masonic
Grand Lodge.
1t Has Already Gained Some
Foothold-The Election of
Officers.
State Farmers Spend the
Third Day Discussing Old
Topics.
A Big Seizure of Objection.
able Oleo Made at Du-
luth.

"Cerneauism will be stamped out in
Minnesota Masonic circles" said a
prominent member of the grand lodge
yesterday. The subject will come up
at the morning session tomorrow and
will be emphatically condemned.
Cerneauism has been repudiated by
all the tWenty-siX grand councils of the
Scottish rite and Is recognized only by
the Grand Orient of France, with whic h
the Scottish rite refuse to hold any COM
munication for the reason that the Grand
Orient do not in their constitution re-
Quire belief in a CREATOR
While it may not be generally known
outside of Masonic circles, Cerneauism
has gained strong hold in Minneapolis,
and actually controls one chapter and
one lodge in that city to such
an extent that none but Cerneau-
lists are elected TO the offices of the lodge
There is one lodge controlled by the
CerneauiSts in st. Paul, and a half
dozen members Of the same degree in
Hastings. who are said to have recant-
ed. One of the prominent Cerneauists
III Minneapolis is leading newspaper
man, and there are others equally
as prominent. While it is hardly likely
that this trouble will be as serious as
the fight now on in Iowa is, there is no
telling to what extent it may 60 The
anti-Cerneauists claim that the degrees
conferred by the
CERNEAUISTS ARE BOGUS.
and it would hardly seem that there
could be any compromise that involved
other terms than the complete back
down of the only branch of the Scottish
rite that recognizes the grand Orient Of
France.
The morning session yesterday was
devoted to hearing and approving
reports of the committees Oh finance
and returns. A resolution granting the
widow of the late grand secretary, A.
L. {. PierSon. the sum of So per month
was passed unanimously, and the good
lions from higher bodies sufficient to
maintain her the balance. of her days.
The afternoon was devoted to the
election of officers, and turned out as
predicted in the GLOBE of yesterday,
all the old officers being reelected.
Grand Secretary Montgomery won
easily, as the list of candidates below
with the votes received by each will
show:
Montgomery. 49,. 271 Todd ................ a
Combs........... 81 Armstrong ......... 1
1NfASitsss III 1lllltIs II L
Denny ...........,.. 39l
GRAND OFFICERS.
The new list of grand officers, then,
stands as follows:
NJ. ". G. W., Jacob A Kiester. Blue Earth
City; r. W. D. G.. Alphonso Barto, of Sank
Center; X. W. G. s. W, William F. Diekiil-
son, of Redwood Falls; r. ". j. G. W,
Charles D. Boyce, of Minneapolis: r. W. G.
T., j. Fl, Thompson. of MINNEAPOLIS: r. ".
G. S, Thomas Montgomery, St Peter; W. G.
o., Rev. T. Z. Searle of St Cloud; ". G. c.,
Rev L. d. BoyntOn, of Minneapolis
G. D.. Il. C. Shepard of Winona; j. G. d.,
C.. +. Baxter, of Perham: G. NJ, Fl. Il. King,
of Saltwater; G.. :. B., Charles Sweetser, of
Morristown: G. Sw. B., A. D. Countryman. of
Appleton; S. c., :. E. Lent, Of Preston; Jr.
q. s, j. S. Nelson, of Carver; G. P, Alex d.
Ross, of Litchfeld; Grand Tyler j. G..
Fischer of st. Paul.
The newly-elected officers were in
stalled last evening by Past Grand Mas
ter H. r. Wells. of Preston, with the
usual impressive ceremonies.