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Correspondence.
COEEESPONBEiOE .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained oy Correspondents ^
MASONRY IN AMERICA . —Letter II . ( Continued from page 191 . ) TO THE EDITOR OF THE EEEEMASON"S' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . SlR and Brother , —In my last communication , 1 gave you a brief outline of the position , & c , of the American Grand Lodges , in alphabetical order , as far , I believe , as Michigan . I will now resume the subject , and begin with the next on the list .
Minnesota .- —This'Grand Lodge has only been a few years established . ' Henry Reynolds , Esq ., of St . Anthony ' s , is the Grand Secretary ; and M . W . A . T . C . Pearson , of St . Paul ' s , the Government Indian Agent at that place , is the Grand Master . There are twelve subordinate Lodges , and about 150 members . Mississip ) pi . — That excellent Brother Mason , scholar , and man , Bro . Wm . P . Mellen , of Natchez , has been the Grand Secretary of this Grand Lodge " from time immemorial . " He resigned his Office , however , in January last , and ¦ R . W . Bro . B . W . T . Daniel , of Jackson , is his successor . The subordinate Lodges
under this Grand Lodge are 200 , and about 8 , 000 members . At Natchez , in this state , a beautiful evergreen , entitled the Acacia , sprang into existence with the beginning of 1855 . It is ably edited by Bro . Mellen ; but I see by your frequent reviews of it in the Magazine , that you not only receive and acknowledge , but you appreciate it ; I will merely say that it is a . " sprig " that should be in the buttonhole or bookcase of every Mason . I might add , that there is this difference between Bro . Mellen ' s Acacia and the Acacia of Mount M . \ While tradition
informs us that the latter had no root , the Acacia of Natchez is deeply-rooted in the affections of the Craft in this country , Missouri . — ' A . O'Sullivan , of St . Louis , is the Grand Secretary of this Grand Lodge . He is , in every sense of the word , a " fine old Irish gentleman , " kind , hospitable , Masonic . There are 140 Lodges under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , and about 3 , 000 Masons . Por many years Bro . J . W . S . Mitchell published his Signet at St . Louis , but two years ago he blended its interests with Bro . Lawrence ' s Journal , of Georgia . New Hampshire . —B . W . Horace Chace , ofllopkinton , Grand Secretary . Twentytwo Lodges , and 1 , 000 Masons , under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge . New Jersey . —B . W . Joseph Haugh , of Trenton , Grand Secretary . There are forty subordinate Lodges , and about 1 , 500 Masons under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge . New York . —There are 400 Lodges in this state , and about 20 , 000 Masons . The
Grand Lodge meets in the city of New York ; B . W . James M . Austin is the Grand Secretary . There are three or four other bodies here claiming to be the " Grand Lodge of New York , " but I believe their claims are not recognized by any Grand Lodges in this country ; and the Grand Lodge of England affiliates only with the" Willard / 'or Austin , " Grand Lodge , above . There is a racy little sheet , entitled the Masonic Messenger published here by Bro . Lrummond , the celebrated
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
COEEESPONBEiOE .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained oy Correspondents ^
MASONRY IN AMERICA . —Letter II . ( Continued from page 191 . ) TO THE EDITOR OF THE EEEEMASON"S' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . SlR and Brother , —In my last communication , 1 gave you a brief outline of the position , & c , of the American Grand Lodges , in alphabetical order , as far , I believe , as Michigan . I will now resume the subject , and begin with the next on the list .
Minnesota .- —This'Grand Lodge has only been a few years established . ' Henry Reynolds , Esq ., of St . Anthony ' s , is the Grand Secretary ; and M . W . A . T . C . Pearson , of St . Paul ' s , the Government Indian Agent at that place , is the Grand Master . There are twelve subordinate Lodges , and about 150 members . Mississip ) pi . — That excellent Brother Mason , scholar , and man , Bro . Wm . P . Mellen , of Natchez , has been the Grand Secretary of this Grand Lodge " from time immemorial . " He resigned his Office , however , in January last , and ¦ R . W . Bro . B . W . T . Daniel , of Jackson , is his successor . The subordinate Lodges
under this Grand Lodge are 200 , and about 8 , 000 members . At Natchez , in this state , a beautiful evergreen , entitled the Acacia , sprang into existence with the beginning of 1855 . It is ably edited by Bro . Mellen ; but I see by your frequent reviews of it in the Magazine , that you not only receive and acknowledge , but you appreciate it ; I will merely say that it is a . " sprig " that should be in the buttonhole or bookcase of every Mason . I might add , that there is this difference between Bro . Mellen ' s Acacia and the Acacia of Mount M . \ While tradition
informs us that the latter had no root , the Acacia of Natchez is deeply-rooted in the affections of the Craft in this country , Missouri . — ' A . O'Sullivan , of St . Louis , is the Grand Secretary of this Grand Lodge . He is , in every sense of the word , a " fine old Irish gentleman , " kind , hospitable , Masonic . There are 140 Lodges under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , and about 3 , 000 Masons . Por many years Bro . J . W . S . Mitchell published his Signet at St . Louis , but two years ago he blended its interests with Bro . Lawrence ' s Journal , of Georgia . New Hampshire . —B . W . Horace Chace , ofllopkinton , Grand Secretary . Twentytwo Lodges , and 1 , 000 Masons , under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge . New Jersey . —B . W . Joseph Haugh , of Trenton , Grand Secretary . There are forty subordinate Lodges , and about 1 , 500 Masons under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge . New York . —There are 400 Lodges in this state , and about 20 , 000 Masons . The
Grand Lodge meets in the city of New York ; B . W . James M . Austin is the Grand Secretary . There are three or four other bodies here claiming to be the " Grand Lodge of New York , " but I believe their claims are not recognized by any Grand Lodges in this country ; and the Grand Lodge of England affiliates only with the" Willard / 'or Austin , " Grand Lodge , above . There is a racy little sheet , entitled the Masonic Messenger published here by Bro . Lrummond , the celebrated