The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-30
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.st.sFree Masonry anQng Afro NJ
cans had IT'S origin III the "a -
o.. the ysars II when
1a feadfng tolorr
was iRitIateta = tttss
hreIit, thus making ti
ment thus making kissta Shg Sn II
order in the United States ,tST sr;l 1f.-SS
les: On March s, 1715S other Ssssf lassf
men were invited and iotaed. StHsfa
Ye1ns fourteen in .nlm bsr. y. yss
We're Initiated at Gabties VI ifiia s nssK
Boston Harbor. y NJ. Il
- In the year 1884 grSnd Mastkrs,
J Lord Vfscount Montague, = aff
grand master under his Royal HirnA
ness Frederick Duke ot!sEumbSriab bti II
commissioned Prince Hall atto be etsi
ftrst Provincial Grand MastsT anlonK$
The Negroes. The first Grand L0inkSS
was established IN the 5ysar=y 1903 III.
Boston, Mass, known ,as gAsrfaalhfsS
Lodge, No. .45s. In the Year i aA7
JohR Hilton called all MaBons sAf eol~s,
ored) together for The .pnrpose Of s
forming national Grand Lods e. oYe
the United States Of North Are r4cRs
which was effected in luna 1886 THe$
Negro Masons, all that could fhes
found were in the states OF gfassS-s
chusetts, nnsylyanta,eR RHODE 49,
land and New YorF !. ,'Fhsy met ana
organized the National Grand teas:
at the call Of John Hilton" DSonssfM as
1t to be the best interSat OF th& seEdFtss
the African, Lodge No. AS D. surf bYss
ed its warrant to the National
Lodge. Dissatisfaction Z; prBsaiSiSa
some lodge one perhaps lodgs
creded from the parent Grand fLd
or In other wor6sS the Nation S
Grand Lodge. This he's gfySn rtf Us
to the strife and frtctfoni lhetwtsssS
colored Masons. One body III oldtis
to their legality as, Flree4af,d "a AseAtSE
ed Ancient York Masons ( (Mattots$fs
Compact.. The other callinx tn Sa6S5
selves Free and Accepted, Masons5 e eS. u
Free Masonry wiz never heed sa5
true mission among Affo&A Da6ffoan
until this chain is linked. Free Mo,
sohry is one faith, one great common;
alter around which ,ai1 men of &als.
tongues can assem- Bile = lii which tieYS
can be no rivalry, except ~ noble
emulation Of rites, orders and de-
srees, which can best work ard best
| agree. Having fof~ its- stand Td s@
brotherhood OF man; because ofx.SEel
Fatherhood of God JeruRaf fenS iiBs
builded as a city that Is. eotRps StAtf
, together Paul says In his 1aSbsfS
to the Ephesisns. Chapter 4, vSrsS,
! Is. From whom the, whole body;
6tly Joined together and Eompackoa'.
by that which eyer~ Joint snppiissss,
Masonry welcomes all n mankind
as one great family around ifE A1kSrs
, As race and Negro Masons'IW We asaa1r y
I not afford to be disutftted. {Egsn6Hi
| ally upon the broat ana 3ampls
form. How much grSsIar Its Ia IN
en2e might have been,S had Ne
tihued as one. 1t IS truasftiatI ~
haven't men of this Most H8ndgASSS
! Fraternity who hsvS Che best ffJ tysFf
| est Of the race at heart? i4 an As 8
we have Then Why shodidn W. q
Mssons and one people, core ~
adjustment. and unite for, thh IS II
| Of the race H.. ~ sSSas 81 & ~
When this great undertaking sE& 4 III
! have been accomplished then N s. ~ By
sing the song of the aflgefa 81
/ to God In the highest RaA
Earth and Good. viii t6
| a Dudley IS q sss