Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-07-28

Say.
TODAY the United Grand ledge fe0
ored9 of Ancient Free an3 Acceple
Masons of lows convened in Ceda
Rapids in annual convention,
the position OF this and si1Eila
bodies Throughout the Taitsra Stale:
in rslatien to zhe general tralfrml J
is matter Of consi 6pr.ahie in5s-'es
and is grsa1lg zpisc0ncsiFed.
The Gazette has sought some info,
nation upon this subject fSuI tEna
considerable difficulty in securana
brief. bur comprehensive statements
So far as VIII Masaus are can
cerued there is cnsacrin1 nc even dis
cuss5ag zhe theme, ana, uLtuTTunafS
III. but few members pf faAa limited
Grand lodge have given Tfe sEa5ec
necessary sgR5r, In Tins dilemma ne
course Was had TO me 1hF axhAlstzr;
report Ua7a upnR Negro A.Rs0n-T,
by Wm H T7gttsz- Of The Grand lloaSt
Of Washing On 5wf5!aa. This IL II
ii Is claimed. the QnlT work bearing
upcp The subject walcal presents ms
cause of cDla-e5 F'--591lA s3lET,y 1IllE,lS
r-SS--rA As-ft-F1- fSaSsssNA8sh
On March g. 17-s, 1Lf1y-saie2hE wears
gaars af-R- organization n -hs pre-
yzafe- Grzna Lodge III England, Primer
Hall ana sozr-aal either GstElrr'Fs3 -14t'n
were Initiated INTO the -lTsTSas..f1a.s II
Wssca7v IL ar R-LuT lodge stTScnel
10 one o5 71aa rEE1-IlsIE1s EIgliaZ7:E'1'ssG
al Bosom. under G1ezsaral Gage IEsst,
were al once given 3 tentative tz-'s2Z
sza1fcl- Thai Ss, they ws-Ea given AZ
aho-iry 10 assemble Rs lodge II
walk ua S. JOHNS day" and - bury
-hesr 6saa IN manner and form,
sueh authorization while IL would be
considered Irregular III This time, IVES
fy no means HacuImaB Fl thai GATE
Bur being without warrant or CHAR
ssr from regular grand lodge this
badr cid nof work" Until a,Etho1II?
Is regular Lodge E-as received from
ENGLAND. The MUAs- Grand Lodge
Of tEat eoun IT. upon receipt Of re
guest fro mrhess colorsG EnsE- IsszEc
Warrant. hearing date Of Se8flszn Der
- 1874 for African Lodge No. Az
OWING TO -niseha2Ge and negligence
Ibis was not received IN Boston I1ti3
-&.tI4& -h&as lA-A 47-'.--N F'1~~'
GalF constituted MAY {, l1SI- his
body remained upgn 1he English reg
lister until The r1icn Of Grand Lodges
IN ina coln-r7--5fsEl3wizg thu gressa1
seats-a-51 1878 Al taa1 T1nF I'll
Hodges IN the C1ited States w@-..'e
erased fro -ntna rolls ps English Ma
aCnrv
Prince ElaI. ina first Master Of Al
-tcan lodge. E-as q -a- OF co1s1 2e3-
able 1gprainElca and aciznow LEGGED
ability He ss-T++5 in t6e A-n@-3c&3
az1ay 8rr1zg -t2A Revolutionary Wa.
Ea YES 4lzia the time Ct lis dsE.th 2
Eszfozs AND wFllii informed Mason. As
early as 1-a9 lie was Wed Grand
M2ste-. and withou- dozEr o. gues-
rfol By his white contemporaries did
from -zsa1 dag exercise -las functions
ii z Provincial Grand Mas1er- lust
here is The weak point III gelologT Of
eoacras Naso--r 1t has been assert
ed -ha- This 21s5Ee wi noG1 authority
erected Itself into z governing body.
BUT An eKanIna1ioa OF the records o.
G5isv and white Grand Lodges IL
7hoss early and confused 9sars af Eh=
.-AlAR[E 4Ile.l A--11"A
era1 tsoasAs OF whose legitimacy and
continuity 1hs-e Is 10 CUES ion ware
11-zIsir ouIg-ow1as Of some par1ier-
lar so5se- Indeed the ancient thao-y,
and To sa1s extent the practice Of the
eya1 YES TIA 2 3OEge possessed all
powers, MOI Only 10 make Masols-
Esu9 10 authorize sufficient number
Of brethren 10 assemble and organize
~ q 8odga The example Of Mother
klIwia1tng lodge" ct Scotland is IL
-sc15E in point
Organize in Paia6slpajz.
FgoT5nc5a3 Grand Master ISSUED Eis
aCsEse. 10 -l15E-ean colo-1a5 nen- WHO
had been made Masons in England
and Ireland 10 assemble au5 work
as z lodge in PHILADELPHIA Ano-1zz
vas l. Il formed and upcn 1ae same
EazrAo-iGT n Providence, Rhode Island
" 1879 tE8esa three lg-5ges 5g5He3 in
forming the african Grand Lodge
OF Boston Afterwards known aS The
Prince Hal Grand Lodge Of Boston
afterwards KNOW as the Prince Hall
Grand L05gs Il Massachusetts, Next
In 1915, zha-e was organized the
Fzrsz Lad9pea6enr African Grand
Lodge Of North America II and for,
ne Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania ,"
TIE Hiram Grand Lodge Of Penzsyl-
Esaaz2 WIS afterwards formed In
1887 these three united in o-ganiza-
floa Of 2 National Grand Lodge. and
tgeaa p-4 or the other Of these sources
al e=s2usad Masonic bodies ct the
eeaa-zT had origin snd authorization
Their Status in Question.
tOr Ialy ysa-s TIE status Of ne
gro Masozs Was No questioned by
14ae whites. and examination ct lodge
records slow 1ha1 zhe latter were
frequent visitors in Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts I'D TO and including
tna rear 1883 The latter objection
hinged rot upon question Of color,
but upon, says Mackey. supposed Il
legal y Of the charters" The same
author TINS SUMS the status Of those
bodies sufficient slowing for the
obsecross. Admitting even the le-
galitF Of the English charter Of l7s4.
II canno1 be denied that the unrecog-
nized sesfTer:Tal of 1927. and he sub
seapent assumption OF Grand Lodge
powers were Illegal. and rendered
both the Prince Hall Grand Lodge
and all the lodges which emanared
from i. ciandestine" Yet in matters
OF accurate history but few Masonic
scholars viii allow Macksy as au-
tLo-isy. This phrase Of the subjec.
las been carefully trayersed by Up
ton His trained legal mind, used TO
tile sitting Of evidence and the rules
CT credibiiity. joined TO an encyclo-
pedic Masonic knowledge, gives him
the final word of authority in this
controversy He holds and proves
that dorn-ancy of iodgves does NOT