The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-04-18
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:: Baltimore, Md, April I6.--Not-
Ing the letter in the April edition or
Pythian ana Calanthe. It is to ,be re-
gretted that the columns of our Of
ficial organ should be, taken UP by
an: Item. that Is 80 misleading as that
presented by our dear brother of
Charleston, g. q. AS Grand Chan
tellor 3o9& Maryland, the banner juris-
diction OF the Supreme Lodge, X.
OF p, q. and w n. allow me space
to define our position in this all i'm
portant question or union and pre-
sent some facts In the case. ..... ?
Al a tnrisdiction and as individu-
ais, We belieye that the fundamen-
tai principles. OF our grand old order
should prompt us to >use every hon
orajble means to- hiring the two su-
preme bodies together In union, be-
sides the adyantages to-: be derived
from such a union. ". S,-,.., =
Let us take a Retrospective view,
and note If you please the wonder
full progress made by the order In
1889 because OF the atate Of affairs
then existing Maryland with several
other jurisdictions withdrew from
the Supreme Lodge Of that time and
another Supreme Lodge, X. OF r. -,
was instituted at Baltimore, to be
known as Supreme Lodge, X. Of P,
"E: and W.. H, At that time this tu-
risdictfon boasted OF but three lodges.
to wit: Eureka Mo- H. Enterprise No.
2. and, Morning Star No, g.; and as
has been. truly said, we have had a
steady growth Our brothers of the
other Supreme Lodge presume,
have also advanced and today and in
every state in the Union and even the
isles Of the sea, Pythianism is known
among Ouf people, and when our ef-
forts AN tend toward the one pur-
pOse--One supreme body-the real
purposes of the order win be rea-
1ligsd, the. happiness, elevation and
betterments of mankind, and indeed
not until then can the true principles
OF the order hsstliliy appreciated.
Pythianism grew IN Maryland, and
as 1t grew IR EnepGbafahlp, sentiment,
increased to Nn1be hpnce, Maryland
m light AAs ss sas aigs tu sa9a az, the
tfirst In pa&5ks@ tf2 8s nj s FOR t he1uni8Ing
again OF Me two )}sskaches Of the
grand eis ttiftgt has made . san' f
unprecsdentSd leofd 2as: a fraternity
organization. s; The sentiment grew
80 strong ta unite, that. IN 1903, our
Grand Lodge Unanimously passed a
resolution to use every honorable
means to bring about consolidation,
and that resolution was presented to
our Supreme. Lodge at the session
held in Baltimore. During 1904 and
1905, practically nothing being done
In the matter, our Supreme Repre-
sentattves, SirS W.. Ashble Hawkins
and Josiah Diggs were especially in
,etructed TO urge some action at the
Supreme Lodge sesaion held at Kan
Sas City, Mo-, In 1905. The outcome
was the appointment. OF a committee
from our Supreme Lodge to confer
Supreme Lodge OF n. A., S. A., E.,
A, A. and A. said committees to
formulate and submit plans or ar
ticles of union, and it is presumed
the bradns OF both Supreme Lodges
was selected for SO important COM
mittee. The time and place was
agreed upon by the he~-twe-Supreme
HChancellors, for the meeting Of the
two committees IN Joint session, ar
ticles Of union agreeable to each body
we're presented and acted upon by
sections, and theTesult was the adop-
ton of the Articles Of, Union as pre-
sented in our oficiaI organ, and the
same attested by the signatures OF
the entire joint com mittee.
To my mind 1t does our committee
an injustice to style their work, So
called Articles OF Union, for they
adopted each and every section, and
affixed their signatures to those So
called Articles OF Union, as nay
brother is pleased to style them, and
it was thought tie matter would rest
until our supreme session for ratiftA
oatio4, not to try to ignore the work
OF our brobfers, and try to impress
the rank and file of the order that
after two days the brain and intel
lect Of the order did nothing, 1t is
indeed reflection on our good
brethren of that committee. =.
i am proud Of the record made by
this Jurisdiction and especially un-
der my administration. Note If you
please the advance. In 1905, our
roster numbered eighteen lodges, and
through the unceasing efforts OF my
brother knights and myself, Mary
land today boasts OF th1rty-four good,
healthy lodges, whose members are
loy$l and putting forth every effort
to advance the interest OF the order,
whose soul and purpose is., to carry
out the fundamental principles as
taught at our altar, ...
It's net a question OF might, It's
question OF right and while 1t is
true, we have been getting along
fairly well In the, past, to carry out
the principles and better conditions
we shodId Unite II for no other rea-
son, It will be the means of
the present leadership of the party is
strengthening our forces to meet the
prejudice and oppression that is
coming against us as q race, and un-
der our banner present a solid pha/
lanx that wifi not only protect u.s., but
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