New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
ALBION LODGE no. 26.
STUDY IN NEW, r0sk LODGE HISTORY BY
PETER ROSS, Ii. D. HISTORIAN
OF GRAND LODGE
OF GRAND LODGE,

that which unfotHS tEe .tc,v ~ the Individual
lodges. It Is ',-' ooiy full Of interest and sugges-
tion b"t ~ i feplete with points which Office
~ 'Ae utmost Importance to the r1oa, practical
brethren OF the present day-the brethren who are
leaders in the triumphal onward rna-rh OF the No
sonic column. BY ;hoNghlessness In t.a past much
or the history " our earlier lodges has been .or-
ever lost while OF MANY "hich have eased be-
operative nothing NJ" remains but their -e:A -
show that they once existed and S-eitad a. doub.-
less even ire .eas; Of thor, "a some influence Dor
The history of Froch!asonry in this State II
must be confessed. TOO. that car-lessness on tie
part OF 'e present generation IS leaving much IN
written that might prove interest 70 future his-
'o'Iahs' TOT although our modern secretaries keep
uer minutes with a degree or fl,,r,,>~ when was
foreign 10 The M7sQuic miPa a.! a century ago
s'iu even the beat ~ modern minutes NJ, .i,.a
oe''er map Hht4"'SHs and leave unsaid or say but
Y"pe''''~r NE very matter which IS Likely to
" say 1887
Ahese reflections are prompted at this time ~
irperusal Of an interesting manuscript history Of
+'o'oh Ledge No NJ, one OF the mos: popular nf 8er
earlier lod@o. which was written ibpBt fae hy
ISaNs iniIpa. e the oil leaders around r.hose
name much that IA STIRRING IN the Masonic history
or the State evolves. II Il o. no means 4 f5rrrql
"iso'F Z IL rather sort OF putting together ir
pain informal fashion what liz had learned from
olceT brethren regarding the story of the i'd7
ana Yet even In its unconventional dress f. bears
the stamp Of literary merit and proves its wrl'e'
10 have been man Of more than ordinary ah!.r
Muoh OF what he relates regarding the carly hiStor
or Albion Lodge has been proved By later rr--arc.
10 be wrong. but. in spite OF that the bro1G out
Ines are CORRECTLY given. W. can psrd.r ,.4 PEE
mo'aI ~ 4 stone from hil' side Or even overlook
- disappearan"e altogether. If the bin it-ef g.
not blasted until lis fair proportions are dwarfea
or disturbed by the evil effects % human e.j7-n-
mss Or hy the perpetual hunt after the Almighty
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