Lodge No. 169.

and ' Modern' Lodges , " refers incidentally to Lodge 169 , of which our well known Bro . Jacob Norton had previously made mention , as being " an ' Ancient' Lodge . " It has recently come within my province , as your reviewer , to go carefully through the four parts , thus far published , of the Early History and Transactions of the Urand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the StateofNew York , 1781-1815 .

1 am , therefore , in a position to add a little information respecting this Lodge , " No . !&) . " The following pameulviYS are tvnuwhed at p . xxxvi . of the Introduction , by " John G . Barker , P . O . Librarian , " in this valuable history . " Lodge 169 , A . Y . M ., Registry of England . Warrant dated 13 th July 1771 . We have no record of its history prior to its location iu

tho city of New York . It Avas the most prominent of all the Lodges located therein . Its officers were in frequent correspondence with the Grand Lodge of England ( Ancients ; , and it was no doubt acknowledged the loading Masonic authority among the army Lodges . " The latter statement would seem to indicate that No . 169 was

originally an army Lodge , or Avhy should they of all Lodges ackuovv . ledge its pre-eminence V Moreover at p . xii . of its introduction it is Stated that " the Masonic Lodges in the Province of New York previous to the year 1776 , evidently worked the rituals aud derived their authority wholly from the Grand Lodge of England ( denominated Moderns ) , the occupation of the City of New York by the English

army was tho immediate cause of the introduction of Lodges holding warrants emanating from the Grand Lodges iu Ireland , Scotland aud the ancientsa t London . " At p . xiii . it is distinctly affirmed that No . 169 was an army Lodge as will be seen from the following passage , which , moreover , throws additional light on its history . " In the beginning of 1781 , the Army Lodges in the City of New

York took steps to form a Grand Lodge , or , what is more probably , to continue and periect the orgauixatiou of one already established by them , as will be seen by the following documents on file in the archives : — " Minutes of Lodge 169 , Ancient York Masons , held at this Lodge room , ou Tuesday evening , the 23 rd January , 1781 , being a Grand

Lodge assembled in ample form . " There were present twenty-nine Masters and Past Masters , representatives of live Lodges ; namely , 133 , 169 , 210 , Solomon ' s Lodge , No . 212 , Registry of England , ' 111 , Registry of Ireland aud Ziou ' a Lodge , U . D . "The Grand Lodge was opened in ' due form' by the R . W . Bro .

McCuen G . M ., Brown S . G . W ., Taylor J . G . W . It was unanimously agreed that an election of officers be held , and the following u ^ cthren were unanimously elected : — The Rev . William Walker 169 , Grand Master ; Bro . John Browrigg (? Brownrigg ) 441 , Senior Grand Warden ; and the Rev . Bro . John Beardsley 210 , Junior Grand Warden . "

These brethren accepted their election , and in the Atholl Grand Warrant , constituting the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York , aud dated 5 th September , 1781 , we find them duly nominated ana appointed to the several offices of Provincial Grand Master aud Senior and J unior Grand Wardens . At the meeting of Grand Lodge , 5 th December , 1782 , at the

Assembly Hall at Ronbalets , in the City of New lork , the Lodge described as " Lodge No . 169 , Aucient York Masons , held in the City of New York , " is one of the nine Lodges represented . Ou this occasion , " Bro . JAMUS MCUUEN , Past Master of Lodge No . lCW , " is appointed Provincial Deputy Grand Master , and '' Brother JAMES CLARKE , Secretary of Lodge ISo . 169 , Deputy Grand Secretary . "

In the minutes of au emergency meeting oi Grand Stewards' Lodge , held on 21 st June 1786 , we read : "Right Worshiplul Samuel Jvorr informed the Grand > ate >\ aids' Lodge , that Louge No . ititf , Ancient York Masons , had , by a very great majority , agreed that ^ . odgo No . 169 shall herealter bo called aud known by the name SAINT ANDREW ' S LODGE , NO . J 69 , and prays that this Grand Stewards '

Lodge confirm the sumo , which was unanimously agreed . " At the meeting of Grand Lodge , held on 3 rd June , 1769 , when the order aud precedence of Lodges were determined , tho first step taken was to read the warrants , the Grand Secretary noting down •' their several dates , the places where tbe Lodges were to be held , and under what jurisdiction . " These , iu the case of No . 169 , were as follow :

" St . Andrew ' s , 169 , City of Boston , in tho Province ot Massachusetts , Gr . ? of England , July 13 , 1771 . " In settling the order , St . Andrew ' s , No . 169 , was assigned the third place , a motion by R . W . Bro . Cock , to the effect that " 169 be considered as the first in rank " having been first negatived . Reverting to p . xxxvi . of the Introduction , we are there told "By the acknowledgment of priority of rank to Lodges holding older war .

rants it became No . 7 , which rank it retained until 1827 , Avhen the Warrant was surrendered to Grand Lodge . " These are interesting details in connection with the early history of this Lodgo . The archives of Grand Lodge Massachusetts may possibly contain somo further information , aud it is possible , perhaps , there may be further particulars ascertainable in the archives oi Grand Lodge , England . Perhaps some of our friends may be iu a position to amplify the above btateiueut . Fraternally your 3 , "YOUR REVIEAYER . "

Masonic Jurisprudence.

MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE .

To the Editor of THE FREEMASON S CHRONICLE . DFAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I would feel greatly obliged if you , or any of your well-informed correspondents , could give me a satisfactory answer to the following enquiries : — 1 st . " Has the I . P . M . of a Lodge , when acting in the Chair in the absence of the R . W . M ., the same power and prerogative as if the R . W . H . were himself presiding ?"

Masonic Jurisprudence.

2 nd . " Has the I . P . M ., when acting as R . W . M ., the right to call upon any Avell-qualified officer or brother to Avork any of the degrees when ho feels indisposed to perform the duty himself ? " My reason for making the latter query is in consequence of an occurrence which took pluce a iow weeks ago at au emergency meeting

ot our Lodge , convened for initiation aud raising . Our R . W . M . was absent , and the I . P . M . took the Chair . He performed ihe ceremony oi Initiation , and afterwards requested tho J . W . to work the third degree . Ou his uiakiug this request the S . W . ruse aud protested agaiu » t the I . P . M . asking tho J . W . to work the

degree , when he ( the S . W . ) was present , aud able to perform tha ceremony . He objected to have his feelings so wounded , and shortly thereafter refused to act iu his ollice , and left the Lodge during the working of the degree . I have carefully perused the laAVS of the Grand Lodge of Scotland

( to which Constitution our Lodge belongs ) and our own bye-laws , and can find no rule which warrants the S . W . in behaving as he did . 1 have , all along , been under the impression ( so far as the working of the Scotch Lodges is connected ) that the R . WM ., or his substitute iu his absence , bus the prerogative of asking Avhom he pleases to

work the degrees , aud of its being entirely a matter of courtesy whether he asks a P . M ., S . W ., J . W ., or , in fact , auy officer or brother to oblige him by performing the ceremony . Our S . W ., however , questious the R . W . M . ' s right to do so , laying the question ' of courtesy aside altogether . it is more than likel y that the occurrence which I have just related

will iurui a subject for discussion at our next regular meeting , which takes place on ' 1 th September , aud as 1 am somewhat interested in the matter I would esteem it a favour to have au opinion on the sub . juct before that time . Soliciting au insertion of this in your firsfc issue , I remain ,

Yours fraternally , PI 3 CATOB . [ The I . P . M ., being in the chair , would exercise the same powers and privileges as the R . W . M ., in whose absence he presides . The I . P . M . is au Installed Muster , aud therefore qualified to perform all

tho duties of a R . W . M . it , fo . lows , tueu , that if the R . W . 41 . has the right to call upon a :: y qualified banner to assist him m his duties , the I . P . M . must have the same rig ht , thus , if through momentary indisposition the latter leois uiuiself unequal to his work , he may invite tho assistance of auy qualified brother . On the

occasion referred to the I . P . M . Avas quite justified in asking the J . W . to work the degree , thougu AVO thiuk , as a matter of courtesy , lie should have studied the leejings of the S . VV . A somevvnat similar question was discussed in tuese columns—See Nos . 73 , 74 , i 5 , 76 of

the " FREEMASON s CHRONICLE "— .. s tu the right ot the W . M ., under the English Uousuiutious , to invito a visiting P . M . to temporarily occupy tue chair , tho l . P . jyL . and otner P . M . ' s of his own Lodgo being piesuat . In this case aitsu the question of courtesy was niou tioned . —Ed . FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . J

The fifteen Sections will be worked at the Salisbury Lodge of Instruction ( which meets at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Regent-street ) , on Thursday , 31 st August 1876 , at 7 o ' clock p . m . precisely ; Bro . Mander P . M . 12 U 1 , will preside . Tho following brethren Avill assist : —

FIRST LECTURE . 1 st Section by Bro . W . Morphew 1416 . 2 nd „ „ Bro . A . Stewart , I . G . 1128 . 3 rd „ „ Bro . D . M . Beltrage , J . D . 179 . 4 th „ „ Bro . C . A . Woods 145 . 5 th „ „ Bro . W . S . Lee 1201 . 6 th „ , Bro . J . Wheeler , P . M . 574 . 7 th „ „ Bro . Read , P . M . 511 .

SECOND LECTURE . 1 st Section by Bro . B . Swallow , P . M . 382 . 2 nd „ „ Bro . J . H . Watts , W . M . 1201 . 3 rd „ „ Bro . Farwig , I . G . 180 . 4 th „ „ Bro . T . Cull , I . G . 1446 . 5 th „ „ Bro . A . Boehr 1446 .

THIRD LECTURE . 1 st Section by Bro . G . Davis 167 . 2 nd „ „ Bro . Bentley , P . M . 93 . 3 rd „ „ ... ... Bro . Tolmie 861 .

The Percy Lodge of Instruction Avill re-open on the 2 nd proximo , and the Strong Man Lodge of Instruction on the 4 th .

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