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1882

SAMUEL CROCKER LAWRENCE, Grand Master

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIONS

(Held at Masonic Temple, Boston)

• 03/04: 1882-7;
• 06/14: 1882-73;
• 09/13: 1882-163;
• 12/13: 1882-209; (Annual Communication)

03/04 Agenda

• 1882-16ff: Grand Master's address cautioning against "spurious rites and degrees." Grand Master Lawrence alluded to Grand Master Welch's caution against these matters in December 1879 (Page 1879-94ff). The "Egyptian Rite" was particularly noted, as well as the "artifice" of giving and getting Masonic degrees at a rapid rate or a small price.
• 1882-25: Petition of Wyoming Lodge, regarding jurisdiction following the granting of additional lodges in the area, and the loss of potential applicants; the committee "discountenance" any direction by the Grand Lodge in this matter.
• 1882-29: Report of committee on portraits of Past Grand Masters; those of Grand Masters Welch and Everett to be available, and a portrait will be taken from a photograph of a picture of Moses Michael Hays.
  • 06/14: 1882-129; a list of portraits of Past Grand Masters (see below.)
• 1882-36: Report of committee on communication with the Grand Lodge of Ontario; correspondence to be returned until the Grand Lodge of Canada recognizes their body.
• 1882-40: Complaint by Bay State Lodge against Harmony Lodge; referred.
  • 06/14: 1882-159; resolved.
• 1882-40: Report on communications with the United Grand Lodge of Colon and the Island of Cuba, regarding dissension over recognition.
• 1882-42: Birthday wishes for Rt. Wor. Lucius R. Paige.
  • 09/13: 1882-174; remarks by Bro. Paige and Rt. Wor. G. Washington Warren.

06/14 Agenda

• 1882-136: Presentation of gavel by Lodge of St. Andrew.
• 1882-137: Report of committee on Charity.
• 1882-137: Communication with Grand Lodge of Utah, regarding exclusion of Latter-Day Saints due to polygamy (and thus lack of conformance to secular law). Voted to include the letter as part of the proceedings.

09/13 Agenda

• 1882-168: Communication from a newly-organized Grand Lodge for Arizona Territory, with a request for recognition; referred to committee. Report on proceedings on page 1882-172; recommendation that the Grand Lodge of Arizona be recognized.
• 1882-169: Communication from Joseph Webb Lodge, commemorating the 95th anniversary of the death of Joseph Webb (April 26).
• 1882-182ff: Claim of priority by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; claim referred to committee.

12/13 Agenda

• Recorded in Grand Master Lawrence's address, beginning on page 1882-229:
  • Lodges constituted, officers installed:
    • Satucket U.D., East Bridgewater, held in Boston (05/01)
  • Lodges visited:
    • The Massachusetts, Boston (12/19/1881; installation of officers)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (01/20)
    • St. John's (Boston) (02/06)
    • John Abbot, Somerville (02/07)
    • Zetland, Boston (02/08)
    • James Otis, Barnstable (02/15; "contrary to my intentions I was beguiled into a discussion of commutation at the banquet.")
    • Sandwich, exemplification (02/16)
    • Lynn, exemplification (02/22)
    • Orange, exemplification (02/24)
    • Union (Dorchester) (03/02)
    • Harwich, exemplification (03/09; address on Temple debt)
    • Dennis, exemplification (03/10)
    • Provincetown (03/20; also address on commutation)
    • Good Samaritan, Reading (04/12; also address on commutation)
    • Liberty, Beverly (04/17)
    • Springfield, exemplification (04/19)
    • Liberty, Beverly (04/24; also address on commutation)
    • Joseph Warren, Boston (04/25)
    • St. John's (Boston) (05/01)
    • Jerusalem, Northampton (05/02; also address on commutation)
    • Ionic (Easthampton) (05/08; also address on commutation)
    • Hampshire, Haydenville (05/09; discussion of Mill-River Flood.
    • Jordan, Peabody (05/10; also address on commutation)
    • Milford, exemplification (05/11)
    • The Massachusetts, Boston (05/15, anniversary).
    • Quinnebaug, Southbridge (05/19)
    • Star of Bethlehem, Chelsea (05/31; also address on commutation)
    • Hampden, Springfield (06/06; also address on commutation)
    • Eureka, New Bedford (06/16, with Concordia Lodge; address on commutation)
    • Union (Dorchester) (06/27)
    • Hayden, Brookfield (06/28; also address on commutation)
    • Excelsior, Franklin (07/26)
    • Morning Star, Worcester (08/01; also address on commutation)
    • Montacute, Worcester (08/07; also address on commutation)
    • Mount Zion, Barre (08/23; also address on commutation)
    • Eden, Ware (09/04; also address on commutation; lodge voted not to commute that night, but when every member present agreed to commute, the lodge changed its mind!)
    • Joseph Webb, Boston (09/06)
    • Excelsior, Franklin, with Charles River Lodge (09/22; also address on commutation)
    • Mount Hollis, Holliston (09/25; also address on commutation)
    • Temple and Hammatt, East Boston (09/26; also address on commutation)
    • Henry Price, Charlestown (09/27)
    • United Brethren, Marlborough (10/04; also address on commutation)
    • Acacia, Gloucester (10/06; also address on commutation)
    • Upton, Cheshire (10/07; also address on commutation, and afterward "a ten-mile ride in a carriage at midnight over the hills of Berkshire to Pittsfield").
    • Lafayette (North Adams) (10/09; also address on commutation)
    • Star, Athol (10/10; also address on commutation)
    • Williams, Williamstown (10/11; also address on commutation)
    • Palestine, Everett (10/12; also address on commutation)
    • Wilder, Leominster (10/17; also address on commutation)
    • South Framingham, convention of Alpha, Middlesex, North Star (10/19; also address on commutation)
    • Doric, Hudson (10/23; also address on commutation)
    • Union (Dorchester) (10/24; also address on commutation)
    • Warren, Amesbury (10/25; also address on commutation)
    • Rural, Quincy (10/26; also address on commutation)
    • John Hancock, Methuen (10/27; also address on commutation)
    • Joseph Warren, Boston (10/31; 25th Anniversary)
    • Mount Moriah, Westfield (11/01; also address on commutation)
    • Chicopee, Chicopee (11/02; also address on commutation)
    • St. Matthew's, Andover (11/06; also address on commutation)
    • May Flower, Middleboro (11/07; "as it was the night of the State election, the interest in the result of the political tornado thinned the attendance at the meeting.")
    • Bethany, Merrimac (11/08; also address on commutation)
    • Franklin, Grafton (11/09)
    • Adams, Wellfleet (11/10; also address on commutation "after a carriage ride of nine miles before two o'clock AM, two hours' sleep, and a ride of 147 miles in the cars.")
    • Caleb Butler, Ayer (11/13; also address on commutation)
    • Philanthropic, Marblehead (11/14; also address on commutation)
    • Mount Olivet, Cambridge (11/16; also address on commutation)
    • Cochichewick, North Andover (11/24; also address on commutation)
    • Mount Tom, Holyoke (12/01)
    • Oxford, Oxford (12/04)
  • Hall and Building Dedications and Cornerstone Layings:
    • Pacific, Amherst (01/04; also address on commutation)
    • Public Library in Quincy (05/30)
    • First Universalist Church cornerstone (09/18)
    • Trinity, Clinton (10/20)
• 1882-260: As part of Grand Master Lawrence's report, the list of lodges and districts that have commuted the capitation tax.
• 1882-264: Report on redistricting.
• 1882-267: Auditing Committee report.
• 1882-270: Re-election of Grand Master Lawrence and other Grand Lodge officers.
• 1882-275: Petition by Union (Dorchester), to define its jurisdiction; referred.
• 1882-276: Petition by members of Good Samaritan Lodge, Reading, regarding a special election; referred.
• 1882-282: Presentation of portrait of Dr. John Warren.
• 1882-283: Reception of Past Grand Master Burnham of Maine.
• 1882-289: Return of St. Patrick's Lodge warrant.

Grand Constitutions Amendment Proposals

• 03/04: 1882-20: Proposed amendment to the Miscellaneous Regulations, specifying the recognized Masonic organizations and degrees - Royal Arch, Council, Grand Encampment, Grand Commandery, and Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Referred to committee, 1882-22.
  • 1882-85ff: Report of committee, defining Masonic institutions at length; report accepted; remarks by Rt. Wor. Alfred Chapman, Past Grand Master Welch, and several others. The discussion includes significant details on the development of alternate and additional rites as of 1882.

• 03/04: 1882-23: Proposed amendment to Part 3, Article 7, Section 2, regarding jewels and collars of members of subordinate Lodges; referred to committee.
  • 06/14: 1882-84: Report of committee; after discussion, matter was recommitted.
  • 09/13: 1882-170: Report of committee; amendment approved.

• 03/04: 1882-28: Proposed Amendment to Grand Constitutions regarding the capitation tax; any Brother not in arrears could commute his obligation for $8 prior to November 25, 1882. Adopted.
  • 12/13: 1882-284: Proposed amendment to extend the deadline to commute, with interest after a certain date; to lie over until the next Quarterly Communication; referred.

Grand Master's Address

• 03/04: 1882-22; Report on Grand Master's Annual Address of 12/14/1881; further report, 1882-33ff regarding financial dispositions.
  • 09/13: 1882-180; Address by the Grand Master regarding "extinguishment of debt."

• 12/13: 1882-219; Annual Address by Grand Master Lawrence: memorials, relic of Bro. James A. Garfield presented to his widow, who presented the Grand Lodge with a lock of the President's hair; his extensive travels (see below); relief for yellow fever victims in Pensacola; the total initiates this year (1,214); and financial affairs; referred to committee, 1882-267.

Lodge By-Law Changes

• 03/04: 1882-14;
  • Full Codes : Aberdour, Mount Carmel, Oxford, Satucket U.D.
    • 1882-32: approved other than Oxford.
  • Amendments: Charles A. Welch, Excelsior, Germania, Jordan, Joseph Webb, Montacute, Orphan's Hope, Republican, St. Mark's, Star of Bethlehem, Union (Dorchester), United Brethren, Winslow Lewis.
    • 1882-32: approved, other than Germania, Union (Dorchester) and Winslow Lewis.

• 06/14: 1882-81;
  • Full Codes : Athol, Fellowship, Hammatt, Jerusalem, Middlesex, Oxford, Putnam.
    • 1882-135: approved; seal description needed for Middlesex, Hammatt and Fellowship.
  • Amendments: Charles H. Titus, Delta, DeWitt Clinton, Excelsior, Golden Fleece, Konohassett, Montacute, Occidental, Paul Dean, Puritan, St. John's (Newburyport), Union (Dorchester), United Brethren, Winslow Lewis.
    • 1882-136: approved (with a slight change for Montacute), other than St. John‚Äôs, for which further time was requested.
    • 09/13: 1882-178: St. John's (Newburyport) amendment disapproved by committee, but tabled.
    • 12/13: 1882-281: disapproved and not adopted.

• 09/13: 1882-168;
  • Full Codes : Henry Price.
    • 1882-177: approved as amended.
  • Amendments: Hampden, Morning Star, North Star, Puritan, Zetland.
    • 1882-177: approved, except Puritan, for which further time was requested.
    • 12/13: 1882-279; Puritan disapproved.

• 12/13: 1882-219;
  • Full Codes : Blackstone River, Essex.
    • 1882-279: approved; as amended slightly (Blackstone River).
  • Amendments: Fraternity, Greylock, Isaac Parker, Lafayette (Roxbury), Narragansett, Noquochoke, Orient, Quaboag, Temple.
    • 1882-279: approved.

Necrologies and Memorials

• 04/21: 1882-45: Memorial for R.W. William Sutton, at a special communication.

• 06/14: 1882-82: Memorial to R.W. William Sutton, Past Grand Warden, by the M.W. Grand Master, and by Rt. Wor. Edwin Wright (page 1882-141ff) and Rt. Wor. Marshall P. Wilder (page 1882-157ff).

• 12/13: 1882-221ff: Memorials in Grand Master's Address: R.W. William Sutton, R.W. William W. Baker, Wor. Artemas Hale, Bro. James Franklin Chase.

• 12/13: 1882-292ff: Memorial to R.W. William W. Baker, Past Senior Grand Warden, by R.W. Edwin Wright. Portrait of Baker facing page 1882-292.

Petitions for Charters

• 03/04: 1882-15; Satucket U.D., East Bridgewater; granted 1882-24.

Petitions for Dispensation for Lodges

None.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS

• 01/04/1882: 1882-1; Amherst. Dedication of Masonic Hall and installation of Pacific Lodge officers.
  • 1882-3: Dedication of Amherst Masonic hall in ample form, followed by an address by Grand Master Lawrence. He "fully shared the pleasure of the Brethren . . . with a Lodge, as with an individual, the occupancy of a new home is an event full of interest. . .The Brethren [should] consecretate themselves . . . to the work of the Order."
  • 1882-4: Installation of the officers of Pacific Lodge.
  • 1882-5: A "generous banquet" served in two adjacent halls, with speeches by Rt. Wor. Charles H. McClellan, the Grand Master, Past Grand Master Parkman, Deputy Grand Master Wright, and others.

• 04/21/1882: 1882-45; Peabody. Funeral rites for Rt. Wor. William Sutton, Past Senior Grand Warden. Held at Bro. Sutton's home; a brief address by Grand Master Lawrence, including a "sacred roll" presented on page 1882-48. A picture appears facing page 1882-49.
  • 1882-49: Words of Rt. Wor. and Rev. Fielder Israel.
  • 1882-50: Procession to Harmony Grove Ceremony and interment.

• 05/01/1882: 1882-52; Boston. Constitution and installation of Satucket, East Bridgewater, held at the Boston Masonic Temple.
  • 1882-53: Constitution of Satucket Lodge, including musical accompaniment.
  • 1882-54: Installation of officers.
  • 1882-54ff: Charge by Grand Master Lawrence.

• 05/30/1882: 1882-58; Quincy. Dedication of Crane Memorial Hall and Public Library.
  • 1882-59: Reception of Grand Master and Grand Lodge at Rural Lodge. Procession to hall.
  • 1882-60ff: Addresses at site by architect, Grand Master, and Rev. Charles H. Leonard. Extensive description of the proceedings starting on page 1882-62.
  • 1882-64: Prayers by Grand Chaplain.
  • 1882-66ff: Address by Grand Master Lawrence.
  • 1882-70: Proclamation and closing ceremonies.

• 09/18/1882: 1882-186; North Attleborough. Cornerstone laying for First Universalist Church.
  • 1882-187: Reception of Grand Master and Grand Lodge at Bristol Lodge. Procession to site.
  • 1882-187ff: Prayers and hymns; remarks by Deputy Grand Master and Grand Master Lawrence.
  • 1882-192ff. Extensive description of proceedings.
  • 1882-196: Address by Rt. Wor. Charles Levi Woodbury.
  • 1882-199: Address by Grand Master Lawrence.

• 10/20/1882: 1882-203; Clinton. Dedication of the hall of Trinity Lodge.
  • 1882-204: Procession by Grand Lodge into hall; welcome by Master of Trinity Lodge.
  • 1882-204: Dedication of hall. Address by Grand Master Lawrence. "These new and improved conditions [i.e., the new hall] forcibly suggested the responsibility resting upon [the Brethren] for renewed and increased devotion to the principles of Freemasonry."
  • 1882-206: A "bountiful and elegant collation‚" was provided for about 300 guests, with a "sketch of the origin of Masonry" in Massachusetts presented by Wor. Edward Stevens and other speeches.

FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(held at Masonic Temple, Boston, 12/27/1882)

• 1882-296: Opening and roll call.
• 1882-298: Installation of Grand Master. Grand Chaplain's prayer; description of installation omitted, referring to the ceremony recorded in 1874.
• 1882-306: Reception of Past Grand Master Robert Morris, of Kentucky. Remarks.
• 1882-308: List of lodges not represented in Grand Lodge in 1882, as well as the past 2-6 years.
• 1882-309: List of Grand Lodge Proceedings received.
• 1882-310: List of Diplomas issued (1,277 in 1882).
• 1882-311: Report of Committee on Charity.
• 1882-313: Presentation of proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England, 1776-1868.
• 1882-315: Feast of St. John, listing toasts and names of speakers.

A list of Past Grand Master Portraits appears on Page 1882-131ff. See this table.

LIST OF LODGES IN MASSACHUSETTS BY DISTRICT: 1882

There were 19 districts in Massachusetts in 1882, as well as districts for Chile and China.

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