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America, (United States).
Grand Lodge or Held at No . of Subordinate Lodges . Ohio Lancaster about SO Kentucky Louisville 57 Tennesse Nashville about 30 Indiana Indianapolis 17 Georgia Milledgeville 19 A labama Tusealossa 38
Mississipi Natcber 34 Missouri St . Louis about 20 Illinois Florida Tallahassee 10
In nearly all the ahove States are established Grand Royal Arch Chapters , ( which are entirely independent of the Grand Lodges , ) and these hold jurisdiction over four degrees , viz . Mark Master , Past Master , Most Excellent Master , and Royal Arch . Over these Grand Chapters there is a supreme , or '' General Grand Chapter of the United States /' which assembles triennially , in one or other of the principal cities of the Union . This body claims jurisdiction over Royal Arch Masonry
in all states and territories where there is no Grand Chapter , but all the State Grand Chapters do not acknowledge its jurisdiction , particularly those of Pennsylvania and Virginia . The Orders of Knighthood are governed by State Grand Encampments , and a General Grand Encampment . The Orders recognised by these bodies are , Knight of the Red Cross , Knight Templar , Knight of Malta , Knight of the Christian Markand Kniht of the Hol
, g y Sepulchre . The latter two orders , however , are seldom conferred , except in the State of New York . There is a . Supreme Grand Council of the 33 d degree established in New York by the Supreme Council of France , claiming jurisdiction over the western hemisphere , hut it holds a merely nominal existence ; and its power is disputed by other bodies , which being active , will probably retain their position .
_ Having thus given a brief sketch of the divisions of power exercised by the regular Masonic Governments of the American Union , we shall endeavour to furnish not only general details of public proceedings , but various articles of Masonic information , equally interesting to the historian as to the general reader .
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America, (United States).
Grand Lodge or Held at No . of Subordinate Lodges . Ohio Lancaster about SO Kentucky Louisville 57 Tennesse Nashville about 30 Indiana Indianapolis 17 Georgia Milledgeville 19 A labama Tusealossa 38
Mississipi Natcber 34 Missouri St . Louis about 20 Illinois Florida Tallahassee 10
In nearly all the ahove States are established Grand Royal Arch Chapters , ( which are entirely independent of the Grand Lodges , ) and these hold jurisdiction over four degrees , viz . Mark Master , Past Master , Most Excellent Master , and Royal Arch . Over these Grand Chapters there is a supreme , or '' General Grand Chapter of the United States /' which assembles triennially , in one or other of the principal cities of the Union . This body claims jurisdiction over Royal Arch Masonry
in all states and territories where there is no Grand Chapter , but all the State Grand Chapters do not acknowledge its jurisdiction , particularly those of Pennsylvania and Virginia . The Orders of Knighthood are governed by State Grand Encampments , and a General Grand Encampment . The Orders recognised by these bodies are , Knight of the Red Cross , Knight Templar , Knight of Malta , Knight of the Christian Markand Kniht of the Hol
, g y Sepulchre . The latter two orders , however , are seldom conferred , except in the State of New York . There is a . Supreme Grand Council of the 33 d degree established in New York by the Supreme Council of France , claiming jurisdiction over the western hemisphere , hut it holds a merely nominal existence ; and its power is disputed by other bodies , which being active , will probably retain their position .
_ Having thus given a brief sketch of the divisions of power exercised by the regular Masonic Governments of the American Union , we shall endeavour to furnish not only general details of public proceedings , but various articles of Masonic information , equally interesting to the historian as to the general reader .