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t ^ p ^ n ^ deah emin ^ to witE jfhiien apr ^ rentihterest . On behalf of the ^ W to Merrimac Lodge a ebpy of the new editi ^ Lodge , accompanying it ^ vith a , pprp ^ iate rem upon the memlbers the m these the < lays of our dan ^ rous and app ^ manifested tythe to name of theilnstitutioh wUIn
NEGRO MASONRY
Jt is hot perhaps kn ^ United States rising forty Lodges of coloured pe Injfchte city bf l ? hilad < 4 ph & ^^ in cither'parts of ^ ejsaine Chapters and Ericampments of negroes in som the States ^ but cahnbt ^ ay how
true this statement maybe . W the pfi % prih g of one We do hot consider it neces will pnly say that it is a clandestine body of p ^ rsp that none of its members can be admitted into any just and legal Lodge in the United States , and that therefore no Mason can hold Masonic intercourse with
any of its members , or any of its numerous progeny . No Mason w ^ duty and responsibility dare sit in a Lodge with , or hold Masonic intercourse with any clandestine made Mtaon , or visit any Lodge of such . We believe that we were so unfortunate a short time since as to sit in a Grand Lodge with a clandestine Mason . We do not know the fact , but noticing a coloured person in the hall after the Lodge was closed , we made inquiry , and were informed that he was made in a negro Lodge in Boston , and had been
present all that evening . And , furthermore , that he was a frequent visitor to the Lodge in the place . We were astounded , and expressed our astonishment accordingly . The next day we chanced to be in the shop of the person ( a barber ) , and saw hanging in a conspicuous place on the walls , what purported to be a certificate that the said person had been duly made a Master Mason , in a Masonic Lodge in Boston . We forbear to comment , as it is unnecessary . The same day we were in Boston , and among the first item of news communicated to us , was the
information from a P . G . M ., that at the " Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , " that afternoon , a petition was presented from sundry coloured persons , not Masons ( or even claiming to be ) , praying that the Grand Lodge would take measures to remove the obstructions in the way of their being made Masons . This extraordinary petition was also signed by several regular Masons , among whom , we were informed , was Rev . Bro . Randall ; P . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , and others .
The petition was finally withdrawn , with a notification that it would be presented again at some future time . ^—Massachusetts Masonic Journal . . '' . ' ¦ . ¦' '¦ ¦ ¦»¦ ,. ¦ ¦ . ' ' * . [ Of the legality pf the Boston Lodges of negro Masons we do not profess to have any knowledge , but we must protest against the inference to be drawn from the above paragraph ^ that persons of colour ought not to be made Masons . We have met with more than one highly-intelligent coloured Mason— -men who certainly were possessed of more Masonic charity than appears to actuate the hearts of the majority of our Massachusetts Brethren . ]
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America,
WWW : W rW an pfficial visit to M ! I > iI ) . & M ; pf pbsfo eiMbitipja ] by th ^ brief ^ niai ^ sfe
t ^ p ^ n ^ deah emin ^ to witE jfhiien apr ^ rentihterest . On behalf of the ^ W to Merrimac Lodge a ebpy of the new editi ^ Lodge , accompanying it ^ vith a , pprp ^ iate rem upon the memlbers the m these the < lays of our dan ^ rous and app ^ manifested tythe to name of theilnstitutioh wUIn
NEGRO MASONRY
Jt is hot perhaps kn ^ United States rising forty Lodges of coloured pe Injfchte city bf l ? hilad < 4 ph & ^^ in cither'parts of ^ ejsaine Chapters and Ericampments of negroes in som the States ^ but cahnbt ^ ay how
true this statement maybe . W the pfi % prih g of one We do hot consider it neces will pnly say that it is a clandestine body of p ^ rsp that none of its members can be admitted into any just and legal Lodge in the United States , and that therefore no Mason can hold Masonic intercourse with
any of its members , or any of its numerous progeny . No Mason w ^ duty and responsibility dare sit in a Lodge with , or hold Masonic intercourse with any clandestine made Mtaon , or visit any Lodge of such . We believe that we were so unfortunate a short time since as to sit in a Grand Lodge with a clandestine Mason . We do not know the fact , but noticing a coloured person in the hall after the Lodge was closed , we made inquiry , and were informed that he was made in a negro Lodge in Boston , and had been
present all that evening . And , furthermore , that he was a frequent visitor to the Lodge in the place . We were astounded , and expressed our astonishment accordingly . The next day we chanced to be in the shop of the person ( a barber ) , and saw hanging in a conspicuous place on the walls , what purported to be a certificate that the said person had been duly made a Master Mason , in a Masonic Lodge in Boston . We forbear to comment , as it is unnecessary . The same day we were in Boston , and among the first item of news communicated to us , was the
information from a P . G . M ., that at the " Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , " that afternoon , a petition was presented from sundry coloured persons , not Masons ( or even claiming to be ) , praying that the Grand Lodge would take measures to remove the obstructions in the way of their being made Masons . This extraordinary petition was also signed by several regular Masons , among whom , we were informed , was Rev . Bro . Randall ; P . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , and others .
The petition was finally withdrawn , with a notification that it would be presented again at some future time . ^—Massachusetts Masonic Journal . . '' . ' ¦ . ¦' '¦ ¦ ¦»¦ ,. ¦ ¦ . ' ' * . [ Of the legality pf the Boston Lodges of negro Masons we do not profess to have any knowledge , but we must protest against the inference to be drawn from the above paragraph ^ that persons of colour ought not to be made Masons . We have met with more than one highly-intelligent coloured Mason— -men who certainly were possessed of more Masonic charity than appears to actuate the hearts of the majority of our Massachusetts Brethren . ]