Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-16

ton of some Of the wisest,- greatest
and most intelligent men on earth;
subject upon which many Of the mas
ter minds of every land with pen and
tongue love to dNell, celebrating IN
song and story its deeds of charity and
pure beneficence. In all ages OF the
world it has furnished poet, orators,
and historians; a theme Of enhancing
beauty, of sublime and inspiring inter
est.
Rich in classic literature and historic
tradition, it has revealed to us much
of the brightness and eXcellency, the
glory and power Of Him, by whose
infinite wisdom this vast universe was
fashioned. A subject, the study Of
which is in its best sense elevating
and educating, tends to lift the mind
to a higher plane Of thought, and en-
dows it with loftier, holier and nobler
aspirations, tells us of the Fatherhood
Of God and the brotherhood of man,
and gives us an enlarged, broad con-
ception of what is meant by solidity
and stability of character, faithfulness
to duty and devotion to principle.
We cannot too often revert to these
sublime teachings of the order or have
them too frequently and strongly i'm
pressed upon our minds. Having vol
UNFAIRLY assumed the guardianship of
these great truths, let us be faithful
to our trust.
In order to enlighten the minds of
the members Of the craft in this ad
dress, / here give an undisputed state
ment of the origin and the history of
the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
from it's inception down to the present
day among the white and colored Scot
fish Rite Masons in the United States,
and also here state the origin of Free
Masonry among the colored MasOns in
the United States:
In 1875, when Boston, Mass, was
, garrisoned by British troops, Lodge,
called a travelling lodge-holding it's
charter from the Grand Lodge Of Eng
lande-was connected with Gen. Cages
military regiment. Prince Hail.
| Thomas Sanders0n, Buestine Singer
and several other cOlored men, were
initiated, passed and raised to the sub
! lime degree Of Master Mason at Castle
Williams place, Boston harbor, now
Fort Independence Bay, by Brother
Master Bait. These colored Masons in
1874, after remaining members Of the
Lodge in which they received the de-
| grees, applied to the Grand Lodge of
| England for a charter. and it was
granted to them, and they were desig
| mated as African Lodge, No. 459. In
1897, Prince Hall YVES made Provincial
Deputy Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge Of England. African Lodge No.
/ was established at Philadelphia, Pa
African Lodge No. 2 was organized at
Providence, f. l. With these three
lodges, in 1903, the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts was organized and hence
originated all the colored MasOns Of
| this country in a regular and legiti-
mate manner
ORIGIN OF THE SCOTTISH RITE
AMONG WHITE MASONS.
In the year 1853, a counsel Of emper-
ors Of the East and West was estab-
lished at Paris, France, and this council
Of the Scottish Rite consisted of only
twenty-five degrees, the last degree
| was called the Prince Of Royal Secret
In the year 1862, the very illustrious
Stephen Norm received at Paris
France, the Scottish Rite degree and
the title of Grang Inspector Gen
erel Of the twenty-fifth degree
patent of power. and au
thority to introduce the Ancient Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite in the United
States of America, was granted to him
by the Council that was established in
1853 at Paris, France.
In the year of 1882 IlIustrious
Stephen Merlin came to the United
| States and established at Charleston,
South Carolina a Lodge of Perfection,
a Chapter of Rose Croix and a Council
which embraced twenty-five degrees.
and some time afterwards at Charles
| ten, s. c., eight more degrees was in
trCduced and added on, making thirty
| three in all Of the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite.
In the year Of 1901, John Mitchell,
Frederick Dalco, Emmanuel Della
motta. Abraham Alexander, Isaac Aud,
and several others, opened a Supreme
+ Council of the thirty-third degree of
/ the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in
the world, and is now known and rec
lgnized by all other Supreme Councils
as the Mother Supreme Council Of the
] Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite In the
year 1902 Comte De Grass Siley re-
ceived the thirty-third degree at
| Charleston, S. c., and was given a
patent Of power and authority TO insti-
i'tute a Supreme Council Of the thirty
third degree of the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite at Paris. France. In the
year 1853 he instituted Supreme
Council OF the thirty-third degree at
Paris, France, and opened it with high
Masonic honors Of Scottish Rite Free
Masonry
ORIGIN OF SCOTTISH RITE FREE
MASONRY AMONG THE COLORED
MASCNS IN THE UNITED
In the year 1850, at Philadelphia, Pa,
Dr.. ST. Larine, very distinguished
Scottish Rite Mason and a Grand In
spector General Of the 33rd degree of
the Supreme Council of France, was
authorized by the Supreme Council OF