The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1904-11-19

The time has come that the colored
men who belong to the Masonic frater-
nifty in the state of Michigan must
have their eyes open and see the facts
Just as they are. The first lodge Of
colored Masons in the state of Michi-
gan was Harrison Lodge No. 6. 1t was
instituted at Niles, Mich, in 1857.
This lodge was organized by the
spurious and self-constituted National
Compact Grand Lodge Of the state Of
Indiana, while John G. Briton was
Grand Master Of the Compact Grand
Lodge Of the state of Indiana; so the
first lodge Of Masons named the Harri-
son Lodge No. in the state Of Mich
igan that was instituted in 1857 was
bogus and spurious. Soon after that
other lodges were organized from the
Compact Grand Lodge Of Indiana in
the state Of Michigan. In the year OF
1855 all Of the bogus and self-consti-
tuted and illegitimate subordinate
Compact Lodges in the state of Mich
igan in 1865 met in convention At
Niles, Mich, and organized a Compact
Grand Lodge for the state of Michigan
In the year Of 1871 while Thomas ].
Martin was Grand Master Of the |
Grand Lodge of Michigan, the Grand |
Lodge Of Michigan expelled for unMa- |
sonic conduct Hiram Lodge No. 1, Mt. |
PAWN Lodge No. 2, located at Detroit,
Mich, STROLLER Lodge No. 8, at Battle
Greek, Mich, Zion Lodge No. 4, at
Pontiac, Mich, North Star Lodge No.
5, at Grand Rapids, Mich; after these
lodges had been expelled for unMason-
ic conduct and their warrants revoked,
John ]. Evans, Of Battle Creek, Mich,
and few other expelled Masons call
ed a convention in 1872 at Detroit,
Mich, and organized a clandestine and
bogus Grand Lodge and named 1t Unity
Grand Lodge of Michigan. In the year
Of 1888 the self-constituted and IN
authorized Unity Grand Lodge OF
Michigan and the Legitimate and spu-
rious Compact Grand Lodge Of Mich
igan met in convention and establish
ed as what is known now as the Union
Grand Lodge Of Michigan and this is
the same bogus and spurious Union
Grand Lodge Of Michigan that R. G.
Barnes is Grand Master Of and A. T.
uTIffa ;s Hrond Canrafory c. ~ hos
been discovered and can be noticed
at one glance that none Of the mem
bers Of any Of the subordinate lodges,
nor Of the Union Grand Lodge Of Mich
igan that r. c. Barnes is Grand Mas
ter Of has ever been legalized and set
right by any Grand Lodge of Masons
in the United States since they were
first established in a spurious manner
in Niles, Mich, by the Compact Grand
Lodge Of Michigan, which was bogus
and spurious to all intents and pur-
poses and when the Unity Grand
Lodge of Michigan which was a self
constituted and unauthorized Grand
Body met In convention and organized
the Grand Lodge Of Michigan, Of which
r. C. Barnes is Grand Master, can they
name any date or place when that
Grand Lodge was ever established le-
ally and set Alright by any legitimate
Grand Lodge Of Masons in the United
States; If they can let them name
the time and place and by whom 1t
was done. These facts have been pre-
scented to them heretofore and they
having failed to answer them theyI
stand before the whole Masonic world
now as bogus, Legitimate and self
Grand Lodge, and Is not
sntitled to be recognized by any legit
mate Mason or any regular Grand
Lodge In the world. Il. D