Excerpt from Reprint of the Minutes of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, Vol. 5 Volume V. Of the Reprint of the Minutes begins with the meeting of June 17, 1822 and ends with the last meeting of the year 1827. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Reprint of the Minutes of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, Vol. 5 Volume V. of the Reprint of the Minutes begins with the meeting on June 17, 1822 and ends with the last meeting of the year 1827. It was during this period that the Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania was allowed by a resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge, to make their own rules and regulations for the government of Royal Arch Masonry in Pennsylvania and receive fees for granting warrants to subordinate Chapters under their jurisdiction. The legislation whereby this important change was effected extends over a period of years. A Grand Lecturer was appointed and paid for visiting the Lodges throughout the State, and the report of his visitations as well as the general report in regard to minutes, elections, initiations, rejections, etc., is a very interesting paper. The visit of General La Fayette to the Grand Lodge, his being constituted a member, the addresses delivered on that occasion, and the banquet, all make a meeting of more than ordinary interest. It was also during this period that a number of country Lodges rebelled to a certain extend against the power of the Grand Lodge and the warrants of several Lodges were taken up on this account. A full account of how the differences existing were finally settled is given, together with the action of a number of subordinate Lodges on the question. The organization of a General Grand Lodge came up frequently in the reports of other Grand Lodges. This volume will be found fully as interesting to the brethren as the preceding volumes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Minutes of the Right Worshipful, Vol. 10: Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging Communications were read from sundry Lodges, appointing Prox ies, as follows: From Lodge no. 164, appointing Bro. Wm. Berger; No. 220, appointing Bro. Wm. H. Adams; no. 225, appointing Bro. J. M. Davenport; No. 272, appointing Bro. Geo. W. Hall; No. 278, ap pointing Bro. Wm. Curtis; Nos. 286 and 294, appointing Bro. Richard Vaux; no. 304, appointing Bro. D. Thompson; No. 309, appointing Bro. P. Williamson; No. 317, appointing Bro. D. C. Skerrett. On motion said communications were ordered to be filed and said Brethren acknowledged as Proxies. Communications were read from Lodges Nos. 3, 19, 156, 186, 197. 211, 216, 271, 275, and 300, on motion ordered to be entered and died. A communication was read from Lodge No. 81, announcing a change of their place of meeting. On motion ordered to be entered and filed. A communication was read from Lodge no. 108, asking this Grand Lodge to restore to good Masonic Standing Bro. Who had been expelled by said Lodge. On motion said prayer was granted. A communication was read from Lodge No. 106, in relation to the Initiation Of with an appeal signed against the action of said Lodge. On motion referred to Committee on Appeals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Minutes of the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient Nad Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging, -12, Vol. 7: 1779 to 1880 This volume, the seventh issued under the direction of the Committee on Library, contains the Minutes of the Right Wor shipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania F. And A. M. From 1840 to 1848, both inclusive. The volumes previously published were designated Reprints of the Minutes, etc. Which title has been changed, as above, because this is the first time that the Minutes of the Grand Lodge are printed in full. The years covered by Volume VII are. Those immediately following the anti-masonic excitement, which had its rise in the State of New York in 1826, and which reached its climax in our own State in 1836. The ostensible cause of this persecution, the character of its proceedings, the violence and madness of its advocates, and its final ending are too well known to need recital here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Minutes of the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging, Vol. 12: For the Year 1875 to 1880 That the section was a violation of the law of this Grand Lodge is clear, and indeed, it was admitted by the appealing brethren to be so, but they insisted, however, that it was the Master's duty to allow the Lodge to pass upon it, and that its invalidity, or un constitutionality (taking the Ahiman Rezon as the Constitution) did not justify him in pronouncing it out of order: That under the parliamentary law, did not pertain to the merits of a proposition, but simply to those rules universally recognized, which regulate business, and enforce decorum: and that this was not a point of order which the Worshipful Master had the right to decide. Such is not the law anywhere, and most certainly it is not the Masonic Law; it is the bounden duty of the Master to enforce the laws of the Grand Lodge; to submit to the Lodge a proposition in violation of them and to run the risk of its adoption, would subject the Master to just criticism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Minutes of the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge, Vol. 8: Of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvaniajurisdiction Thereunto Belonging This volume, the eighth issued under the direction of the Committee on 'library, contains the Minutes of the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, F. And A. M. 1849 - 1854. The two important events of that period were the reinter ment of the remains of Brother Stephen Girard and the laying of the corner-stone of the new Hall on Chestnut street. To afford the student and reader as much information as possible the Committee have added two appendices. One containing an account of the reinterment of Brother Stephen Girard, with the oration delivered on that occasion by R. W. Past Grand Master Joseph Ripley Chandler, and the other the account of the laying of the corner-stone of the new Hall on Chestnut street, with the oration delivered by R. W. Past Grand Master John Kearsley Mitchell, who was at that time the R. W. Junior Grand Warden. Four steel portraits of the Grand Masters of those years are inserted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.