The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-20
MASONRY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Capt. w. f. EngIish's Book Issued by
the Bowen-MerriII Company.

THE History of Masonry in I~ndianapo-
lis" by William E. English, has come from
the press Of the Bowen-Merrill Company.
The book, handsomely bound and contain
ing the photographs of many score men,
bers of the Masonic order living and dead,
is the fruit of several years research and
labor by the author. It's dedication is ITO
My Masonic Brothers of indianapolis"
Captain English includes in his interesting
work the history of all the Indianapolis
lodges and Masonic bodies and short biog-
applies of the more famous of their mem
bers.
Ancient craft Masonry was first estab-
lished in this city March q, 1872, when Cen
ter Lodge, No. %. came into legal Masonic
existence, with Harvey Gregg as worship
full master, Milo r. Davis as senior warden.
John T. Osborne as junior warden and
Samuel Henderson as secretary. Fourteen
members made up the lodge, and there were,
Captain English points out, only 562 Masons
in the entire State. In the history OF Cen
ter Lodge are some of the most interesting
pages of the book. Captain English tells of
the dark days" of Masonry. when the So
called Morgan disappearance created In
this country a strong anti-MasOnic feeling
and members of the order over all the coun-
try either abandoned their meetings or else
met in secret at rare intervals in private
houses and out-Of-the-way places center
LOuSe WedlneIeQ the STORM ana III 1000 ndu
reorganied and regularly convened. Center
Lodge once received a visit from the Hun
garian patriot, Louis KosSuth, who wit
messed as a brother craftsman the confer
ring of degrees.
Marion Lodge, No. So. which the author
next speaks of, was organized Oct. %, 1916.
1t contained originally eight members. Cap
ital City Lodge. No. 312, was organized May
Is, 1854, with twelve original members. An
cient Landmarks Lodge, No 319, received a
dispensation on the same day in the same
year. The next to be organized was Mystic
Tie Lodge, No. 39S. which came into exist
ence Sept 20. 1868, with seventeen members.
Oriental Lodge, No, 900, with seventeen
charter members, came into existence April
25, 1874. Pentalpha, No. 564. was born Oct.
20, 1881. May %, 1888, Logan Lodge was
chartered by the Grand Chapter; it had at
that time forty-three members. NeritaS
was organized Feb. 20. 1896. Concordia
Lodge and Teutonia Lodge had their char
ters arrested in 1865 and 1871, respectively.
Captain English reviews carefully the
events connected with the history of the
Indianapolis Masonic Relief Board; the In
dianapolis Masonic Burial Ground AsSocia-
ton; the Indianapolis Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons; the keystone chapter. Royal Arch
Masons; the Indianapolis Council. Royal
and Select Masters; the Raper Command
cry, Knights Templar; Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite, Valley of Indianapolis;
Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, a. A.
s. r.; Saraiah Council, Prince of Jeru-
salem, a. A. S. r.; Indianapolis Chapter of
Rose CroiX, y. A. S. r.; Indiana Sovereign
Consistory, A. a. S. r.; Murat Temple, An
cient Order of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine:
Queen Esther Chapter, Order of the East
ern Star, and Naomi Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star.
A valuable feature of the book is the list
of those belonging to the various lodges at
GERS and the list of those belonging to the
Scottish Rite and to Murat Temple.