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spiracy , one Dr . N . Kinsman , not acting under the authority of Goodale Lodge , but under the management and direction of his co-conspirators , maliciously tiled charges with the Master of Goodale Lodge against tho plaintiff ' s ( here
follow the names of the plaintiffs ) , charging them with un-Masonic conduct , in being members of the said Cerneau Bodies , and in sympathy with them , and in soliciting members of Goodale Lodge and other Master Masons to unite
with them ; and said Cerneau Bodies are separate ana distinct from the Blue Lodge of Ancient Craft Masons and have no control over or affiliation with the said Goodale Lodge of Ancient Craft Masons ; that as part oi
the said conspiracy , said Kinsman , Williams , and Gilbert , have illegally and wrongfully charged these plaintiffs jointly for the purpose of trying them jointly , ancl then illegally preventing them from voting on the trials of others .
That under tho Constitution and laws of Goodale Lodge , and the laws of Ohio , the plaintiffs have the right to be tried separately , and each has the ri g ht to participate in all the said trials . But said Williams , Kinsman , aud
Gilbert still refuse to sanction these separate trials , and will thereby prevent them from voting , and threaten to , and will try these plaintiffs jointly , ancl expel tbem . That when the said charges were filed the said
Gilbert , Master of said Lodge , refused to submit the charges to a vote of the Lodge , and refused to entertain and submit to a vote of the Lodge a motion made by a member thereof , to quash and dismiss the said charges ,
contrary to all Masonic and Parliamentary law , and to the laws of Ohio . Said Gilbert has forbidden plaintiffs or their counsel to take any notes or memoranda of any of the transactions of said proposed expulsion proceedings . Said
defendants propose to , and will , as part of said conspiracy , expel these plaintiffs unless prevented and restrained by order of the Court , to the great and irreparable injury of plaintiffs , and they are without any adequate remedy .
Wherefore plaintiff ' s pray that the said' defendants may be temporarily enjoined from taking any steps in the trials of said charges , or in any way interfering with plaintiffs' legal
and Masonic rig hts as Master Masons of said Lodge , and that on final hearing said injunction may be made perpetual , and for such other relief as is equitable and proper . "
The charges brought against the Cerneauites of Goodale Lodge are simply ridiculous . After stating tho resolutions passed by the G . L . against the legality of the Cerneau concern , " specification No . 2 " says :
" The above-named brethren , members of Goodale Lodge , F . and A . M ., are guilty of un-Masonic conduct , in that they arc members of a Lodge known as Columbus Lodge of Perfection , a Lodge which is called Masonic , not
working under the authority or subject to the control of tho Grand Lodge of Ohio , aud the said Columbus Lodge of Perfection is , therefore , clandestine , nnd tho above-named brethren are , therefore , in contempt of the said Grand Lodge of Ohio . "
But why may the Gourgasites iu Ohio havo Lodges of Perfection , which are not under the control of the Grand Lodge , and which are no more Masonic than the so-called Lodges of Perfection than those of the Cerneauites ?
The fact is , our American high degreers are a mere pack of humbugs , who seem to have imbibed the worst features of Toryism of the days of good old King George III . BOSTON , U . S ., 6 th April 1 S 8 S .
Notices Of Meetings.
NOTICES OF MEETINGS .
HUMBER LODGE , No . 57 .
? j A . ST yeui ' j * . cliieft unship ol' ihe liiuu ' o . 'i * Lodge - . - .--IS hUiegle - " - ^ crowned on tlio evening of ho 0 * . h in . L . by the pri . sent *; :. ice > , o Bro . Edward Corns , tlio Itnuiean . u Pasi * . ei : ; .- ;! ei * , eh' ineks oi ' cste-: ; . * , , which , though very v-:.. iu . ii . ) i'j in thorn- '' , ive-, weiv : i ! : ti ; - * ut h er in . de . f ] u : itu in botokcjiug tho - ^ -I-C- . CJIL : >! U ; I ..-III-C- o . ' ;>!) . ; u ! i * . rit , -e r . tj " . itvc - .-rl by Brother Corns dim ** - ; his \ n >> v of ofiieo in . ive ; fch-i ; nin .. '* s uhu . r .
Vhuro was a , largo gathering oi tho mcu'dors of in , annuel' oa ; . h " occasion , JJr . j . Clark the esteemed Y / or .-i . doi ' i ' i , * *¦;••[ -:..: * in t . ii * . j ch .-ii ,. Tlie Lodge * I avieg been duly ope . ic-. i , t . m ' ' . Vuiv . iii . eh-i hh . ' .-i , ** . i- ceiled npou Ero . Tt ; : : * 'ynmn to p .. norm tho inis -ai-l . ; - . -, ! dutv of i . hv . v * .: ; hne
JJi-o . W . T .-aoynan P . M . P . P . G . . Stint . of U ' . jt-k *; expressed , ho dee ; , i' * . 'gret of Bro . Aid . hieatoti P . M . at heir ,. ; un * , * . bl" to o" pi * : * - ;; --. 'it , won the brethren t ! i : ir , livening , ho thanked t , he : n tor . nother nuukof their l- 'indne-ia iu asking him to undertake th ' j du * . y oi ' -jxnre jsin * ' their
Notices Of Meetings.
feelings on that interesting and gratify inn ; occasion . Re felt it nn honour in heinij permitted to represent them . At tho « nme rimo ho was sensible of his inability to coniniand language "uftioi-mtly expressive to convoy to tho Brother whom tht-y bad met to bonoiu * th > regard thoy bad tor Ins virtues , or to dnly recognise thoir appreoi *
-,-tion of his sterling qualities . Their presence there , called for the special purpose of presenting it testimonial to W . Brother Edwad Conis LP . M ., was iu itself an ovidonce more than any words of hia could testify . Before proceeding to discharge that important duty , ho asked their indulgence whilst he detailed some prominent chaia *;
-t ** i * istios of the rulers of that Lodge who had received at their hands some special mark of their favour during the two and twenty years of his own membership . Let them unroll the scroll and go back to the year 18 ( 56 . The W . M . for that time was Mai tin Kemp , whose year of office was beset with exceptionally difficult matters , connected with
tho building of tho Lodge that had arisen prior to his accession , and which had become intricate , requiring no ordinary ability to commaud . At tho termination of his year of office ho had , with the assistance of his Officers , extricated the Lodge from its difficaliiea , and performed all tho duties of Lodge government in a most
admirable manner . The Master who succeeded Bro . Kemp , and who in many ways had made his mark , aud given them that marble pedestal , and fulfilled the office of Almoner for many years , was Wm . Day Keyworth . Following him came a true friend of the widow and the fatherless , for John Walker had in his day a more than Provincial
reputation for charitable work . The next Master , a strict disciplinarian , was John Wilson , who had one of the characteristics belonging to sea-faring brethren , inasmuch as ho was never backward in acts of benevolence . After a very snecessfal year he handed tho gavel to William Needier , one of the most loveable and kindly disposed
Masters we have known . He , after a year of gentle ruling , left the chair to his successor with the Lodge so peaceful and the members so harmonius that tho ruling became in 1871 a labour of love to the Brother who had now the honour of addressing them . The next elect was Richard Thos . Vivian , who ruled with dignity and continued
prosperity dnring his term of office . He was followed by John Hudson , whose judgment seldom erred , and who having fulfilled all their expectations made way for his successor , Henry Preston , a Master always jovial , pleasant , and happy , who succeeded in making the year memorable for enjoyment . He gave place to Jonathan
West , a man of considerable business tact , who introduced perhaps a larger number of members than any previous Master , and skilfully managed the affairs of the Lodge . His successor , Alfred VVheatley Ansell , maintained the character of his Lodge for hospitality aud good work . Then the chair was filled by Francis Summers , a
Master indefatigable in the work of restoration and redecoration , expending about £ 800 for that purpose during his yen * . He made room for Thomas Thompson , whose energy was seen in every department of his duties , aud left an indelible impression ou the minds of
the brethreu , so that on the retirement of the Lodge Treasnrer in 1881 , he was elected to that office , which honourable position he holds to this day . Hoary Toozes , in 1879 , took possession of the warrant and ruled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the
brethren . Bro . Toozes held at , the present , time the exalted position of Mayor and Alderman oi' this borough . Next in succession reignel a Brother upon whose shoulder * - * , the mantle of Dr . Hay had fallen , whose proficiency in Masonic ritual had not been excelled in their timo , and who continued to support the best interests of the Humber
Lodge , lie referred to Bro . Ue ,, rge Wilson . Morris Haborland , who came next , possessed the virtue called patience , for he managed his work so admirably that before his year was over he had succeeded in making rough places smooth , and left the chair to be peaceably occupied by au earnest and sincere Brother , Eichard Beevers , whose
guiding stars were truth and duty . I ' uUowiug him they found a willing worker iu Andrew King , who was and is ever ready to devote his time and use his utmost exertions for the benefit of his Lodge . Tho duties of Master were next fulfilled b y Eobert Hodgson . No Brother had done more to bring the accounts of the Lodge to their
present satisfactory condition than he . After a successful year of bis office the lot fell upon John Walton , an energetic worker , who sedulously applied himself to perform every necessary Lodge duty . After him they had the good fortune to elect a Brother who ruled with firmness , and ruled well . Indeed , the government of their
Brothor J . D . O'Donoghue commanded admiration . Before contemplating the next W . M ., he referred to five Past Masters whose brilliant Masonic qualities wero so bright as to present them as special cases for admiration . Four of theso , viz ., Bros . Dr . J . P . Bell , M . C . Peck , D :-. W . B . Hay , and M . W . Clarke , had joiued the great majority
in the Grand Ledge above , jihich ended his career in Masonic harness , and died deeply regretted . The last and not least of the five was W . Bro . John Love Seaton , who was still working with them . Ho was W . M . in 1852 , and had worthily filled the office of Treasurer of the Benevolent and Pension Fund aud Trustee , and it was their earnest
prayer than tho Great ; Architect of the Universe mig ht , continue his ¦ . ¦ a ! liable life . He v-ruld now proceed to tho pleasing duty for which they iind a * . * 'euuheti , ' . ; ii .. ; ii was chiefly to express their meed of praise to Bro . 1 'Mwiird Corns , who , on his first introduction , won their hearts , ind whoset conduct , had ieereau' -d their * admiral ion , which had riijer'ed
into love . The v . Shed ami ite . iniy deportment in tho chair , ( ho fau't-. ~ s delivery of i h ilei , the i'i , ; lie ! e . nd graceful communication .- * with ii- ; brer . h " en , ilio e ::-: iii ] . > iiih * , *; ti > ii o * . ' those M * -isniiic ' caching-- ' , brotherly eve , ¦ ¦ eb ' ¦ ' 'Mid i : ii ! h , ami ready r ; -.- eunso to tho call of the fatherless , ill theee and tho cons . ant Hue of those talents with which God had
i .-: si * : i him si-imped him as ono who would live long in their hearts , so e . „* . .-j lite should h . St . Bro . TV -ey : n , n then , on behalf of th mem-, ¦•;; ( .. ' the [ fa-r . iicr , j . 'c .-. eru . e . l to Bro . ( Jerri ' s a magniffeient keyless oh * t'i / itii : ; .. ' -, v .-::, ch and awry beautiful Past , Master ' s * jc w •! , as a
¦ . ill ; * d est in and r ** 'c ; ard , a * - ; v / iil no seen } yj I ^ following inscrip . ion en tho watch : " Presented to Bro . Edward C > rris , by the :. inters ol' the Mamber , No . 57 , as a token ' . ( ' esteem and , n eev _ tiitiori ol' tii . t unvarying courtesy dis laye-1 b yhimoithe d ,. * ,-i >* . - * . ! <* . ¦< • ct hia duties as Worshipful Master iu the year 18 h ( 7 « " The
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spiracy , one Dr . N . Kinsman , not acting under the authority of Goodale Lodge , but under the management and direction of his co-conspirators , maliciously tiled charges with the Master of Goodale Lodge against tho plaintiff ' s ( here
follow the names of the plaintiffs ) , charging them with un-Masonic conduct , in being members of the said Cerneau Bodies , and in sympathy with them , and in soliciting members of Goodale Lodge and other Master Masons to unite
with them ; and said Cerneau Bodies are separate ana distinct from the Blue Lodge of Ancient Craft Masons and have no control over or affiliation with the said Goodale Lodge of Ancient Craft Masons ; that as part oi
the said conspiracy , said Kinsman , Williams , and Gilbert , have illegally and wrongfully charged these plaintiffs jointly for the purpose of trying them jointly , ancl then illegally preventing them from voting on the trials of others .
That under tho Constitution and laws of Goodale Lodge , and the laws of Ohio , the plaintiffs have the right to be tried separately , and each has the ri g ht to participate in all the said trials . But said Williams , Kinsman , aud
Gilbert still refuse to sanction these separate trials , and will thereby prevent them from voting , and threaten to , and will try these plaintiffs jointly , ancl expel tbem . That when the said charges were filed the said
Gilbert , Master of said Lodge , refused to submit the charges to a vote of the Lodge , and refused to entertain and submit to a vote of the Lodge a motion made by a member thereof , to quash and dismiss the said charges ,
contrary to all Masonic and Parliamentary law , and to the laws of Ohio . Said Gilbert has forbidden plaintiffs or their counsel to take any notes or memoranda of any of the transactions of said proposed expulsion proceedings . Said
defendants propose to , and will , as part of said conspiracy , expel these plaintiffs unless prevented and restrained by order of the Court , to the great and irreparable injury of plaintiffs , and they are without any adequate remedy .
Wherefore plaintiff ' s pray that the said' defendants may be temporarily enjoined from taking any steps in the trials of said charges , or in any way interfering with plaintiffs' legal
and Masonic rig hts as Master Masons of said Lodge , and that on final hearing said injunction may be made perpetual , and for such other relief as is equitable and proper . "
The charges brought against the Cerneauites of Goodale Lodge are simply ridiculous . After stating tho resolutions passed by the G . L . against the legality of the Cerneau concern , " specification No . 2 " says :
" The above-named brethren , members of Goodale Lodge , F . and A . M ., are guilty of un-Masonic conduct , in that they arc members of a Lodge known as Columbus Lodge of Perfection , a Lodge which is called Masonic , not
working under the authority or subject to the control of tho Grand Lodge of Ohio , aud the said Columbus Lodge of Perfection is , therefore , clandestine , nnd tho above-named brethren are , therefore , in contempt of the said Grand Lodge of Ohio . "
But why may the Gourgasites iu Ohio havo Lodges of Perfection , which are not under the control of the Grand Lodge , and which are no more Masonic than the so-called Lodges of Perfection than those of the Cerneauites ?
The fact is , our American high degreers are a mere pack of humbugs , who seem to have imbibed the worst features of Toryism of the days of good old King George III . BOSTON , U . S ., 6 th April 1 S 8 S .
Notices Of Meetings.
NOTICES OF MEETINGS .
HUMBER LODGE , No . 57 .
? j A . ST yeui ' j * . cliieft unship ol' ihe liiuu ' o . 'i * Lodge - . - .--IS hUiegle - " - ^ crowned on tlio evening of ho 0 * . h in . L . by the pri . sent *; :. ice > , o Bro . Edward Corns , tlio Itnuiean . u Pasi * . ei : ; .- ;! ei * , eh' ineks oi ' cste-: ; . * , , which , though very v-:.. iu . ii . ) i'j in thorn- '' , ive-, weiv : i ! : ti ; - * ut h er in . de . f ] u : itu in botokcjiug tho - ^ -I-C- . CJIL : >! U ; I ..-III-C- o . ' ;>!) . ; u ! i * . rit , -e r . tj " . itvc - .-rl by Brother Corns dim ** - ; his \ n >> v of ofiieo in . ive ; fch-i ; nin .. '* s uhu . r .
Vhuro was a , largo gathering oi tho mcu'dors of in , annuel' oa ; . h " occasion , JJr . j . Clark the esteemed Y / or .-i . doi ' i ' i , * *¦;••[ -:..: * in t . ii * . j ch .-ii ,. Tlie Lodge * I avieg been duly ope . ic-. i , t . m ' ' . Vuiv . iii . eh-i hh . ' .-i , ** . i- ceiled npou Ero . Tt ; : : * 'ynmn to p .. norm tho inis -ai-l . ; - . -, ! dutv of i . hv . v * .: ; hne
JJi-o . W . T .-aoynan P . M . P . P . G . . Stint . of U ' . jt-k *; expressed , ho dee ; , i' * . 'gret of Bro . Aid . hieatoti P . M . at heir ,. ; un * , * . bl" to o" pi * : * - ;; --. 'it , won the brethren t ! i : ir , livening , ho thanked t , he : n tor . nother nuukof their l- 'indne-ia iu asking him to undertake th ' j du * . y oi ' -jxnre jsin * ' their
Notices Of Meetings.
feelings on that interesting and gratify inn ; occasion . Re felt it nn honour in heinij permitted to represent them . At tho « nme rimo ho was sensible of his inability to coniniand language "uftioi-mtly expressive to convoy to tho Brother whom tht-y bad met to bonoiu * th > regard thoy bad tor Ins virtues , or to dnly recognise thoir appreoi *
-,-tion of his sterling qualities . Their presence there , called for the special purpose of presenting it testimonial to W . Brother Edwad Conis LP . M ., was iu itself an ovidonce more than any words of hia could testify . Before proceeding to discharge that important duty , ho asked their indulgence whilst he detailed some prominent chaia *;
-t ** i * istios of the rulers of that Lodge who had received at their hands some special mark of their favour during the two and twenty years of his own membership . Let them unroll the scroll and go back to the year 18 ( 56 . The W . M . for that time was Mai tin Kemp , whose year of office was beset with exceptionally difficult matters , connected with
tho building of tho Lodge that had arisen prior to his accession , and which had become intricate , requiring no ordinary ability to commaud . At tho termination of his year of office ho had , with the assistance of his Officers , extricated the Lodge from its difficaliiea , and performed all tho duties of Lodge government in a most
admirable manner . The Master who succeeded Bro . Kemp , and who in many ways had made his mark , aud given them that marble pedestal , and fulfilled the office of Almoner for many years , was Wm . Day Keyworth . Following him came a true friend of the widow and the fatherless , for John Walker had in his day a more than Provincial
reputation for charitable work . The next Master , a strict disciplinarian , was John Wilson , who had one of the characteristics belonging to sea-faring brethren , inasmuch as ho was never backward in acts of benevolence . After a very snecessfal year he handed tho gavel to William Needier , one of the most loveable and kindly disposed
Masters we have known . He , after a year of gentle ruling , left the chair to his successor with the Lodge so peaceful and the members so harmonius that tho ruling became in 1871 a labour of love to the Brother who had now the honour of addressing them . The next elect was Richard Thos . Vivian , who ruled with dignity and continued
prosperity dnring his term of office . He was followed by John Hudson , whose judgment seldom erred , and who having fulfilled all their expectations made way for his successor , Henry Preston , a Master always jovial , pleasant , and happy , who succeeded in making the year memorable for enjoyment . He gave place to Jonathan
West , a man of considerable business tact , who introduced perhaps a larger number of members than any previous Master , and skilfully managed the affairs of the Lodge . His successor , Alfred VVheatley Ansell , maintained the character of his Lodge for hospitality aud good work . Then the chair was filled by Francis Summers , a
Master indefatigable in the work of restoration and redecoration , expending about £ 800 for that purpose during his yen * . He made room for Thomas Thompson , whose energy was seen in every department of his duties , aud left an indelible impression ou the minds of
the brethreu , so that on the retirement of the Lodge Treasnrer in 1881 , he was elected to that office , which honourable position he holds to this day . Hoary Toozes , in 1879 , took possession of the warrant and ruled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the
brethren . Bro . Toozes held at , the present , time the exalted position of Mayor and Alderman oi' this borough . Next in succession reignel a Brother upon whose shoulder * - * , the mantle of Dr . Hay had fallen , whose proficiency in Masonic ritual had not been excelled in their timo , and who continued to support the best interests of the Humber
Lodge , lie referred to Bro . Ue ,, rge Wilson . Morris Haborland , who came next , possessed the virtue called patience , for he managed his work so admirably that before his year was over he had succeeded in making rough places smooth , and left the chair to be peaceably occupied by au earnest and sincere Brother , Eichard Beevers , whose
guiding stars were truth and duty . I ' uUowiug him they found a willing worker iu Andrew King , who was and is ever ready to devote his time and use his utmost exertions for the benefit of his Lodge . Tho duties of Master were next fulfilled b y Eobert Hodgson . No Brother had done more to bring the accounts of the Lodge to their
present satisfactory condition than he . After a successful year of bis office the lot fell upon John Walton , an energetic worker , who sedulously applied himself to perform every necessary Lodge duty . After him they had the good fortune to elect a Brother who ruled with firmness , and ruled well . Indeed , the government of their
Brothor J . D . O'Donoghue commanded admiration . Before contemplating the next W . M ., he referred to five Past Masters whose brilliant Masonic qualities wero so bright as to present them as special cases for admiration . Four of theso , viz ., Bros . Dr . J . P . Bell , M . C . Peck , D :-. W . B . Hay , and M . W . Clarke , had joiued the great majority
in the Grand Ledge above , jihich ended his career in Masonic harness , and died deeply regretted . The last and not least of the five was W . Bro . John Love Seaton , who was still working with them . Ho was W . M . in 1852 , and had worthily filled the office of Treasurer of the Benevolent and Pension Fund aud Trustee , and it was their earnest
prayer than tho Great ; Architect of the Universe mig ht , continue his ¦ . ¦ a ! liable life . He v-ruld now proceed to tho pleasing duty for which they iind a * . * 'euuheti , ' . ; ii .. ; ii was chiefly to express their meed of praise to Bro . 1 'Mwiird Corns , who , on his first introduction , won their hearts , ind whoset conduct , had ieereau' -d their * admiral ion , which had riijer'ed
into love . The v . Shed ami ite . iniy deportment in tho chair , ( ho fau't-. ~ s delivery of i h ilei , the i'i , ; lie ! e . nd graceful communication .- * with ii- ; brer . h " en , ilio e ::-: iii ] . > iiih * , *; ti > ii o * . ' those M * -isniiic ' caching-- ' , brotherly eve , ¦ ¦ eb ' ¦ ' 'Mid i : ii ! h , ami ready r ; -.- eunso to tho call of the fatherless , ill theee and tho cons . ant Hue of those talents with which God had
i .-: si * : i him si-imped him as ono who would live long in their hearts , so e . „* . .-j lite should h . St . Bro . TV -ey : n , n then , on behalf of th mem-, ¦•;; ( .. ' the [ fa-r . iicr , j . 'c .-. eru . e . l to Bro . ( Jerri ' s a magniffeient keyless oh * t'i / itii : ; .. ' -, v .-::, ch and awry beautiful Past , Master ' s * jc w •! , as a
¦ . ill ; * d est in and r ** 'c ; ard , a * - ; v / iil no seen } yj I ^ following inscrip . ion en tho watch : " Presented to Bro . Edward C > rris , by the :. inters ol' the Mamber , No . 57 , as a token ' . ( ' esteem and , n eev _ tiitiori ol' tii . t unvarying courtesy dis laye-1 b yhimoithe d ,. * ,-i >* . - * . ! <* . ¦< • ct hia duties as Worshipful Master iu the year 18 h ( 7 « " The