. James Continued the organizational trends, contended the following: We suited for competent leadership and tutorship. In 1881-1887, these five It is not known, however, who, if anyone, had been conferred or communicated the degrees of the Scottish Rite under this affiliation at that time. N.W. Grand Lodge split and became the present day Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand It in turn conferred the degrees on Washington , D.C. J.H. United Supreme Council - Southern Jurisdiction $ 35.00 48 in stock Add to cart Category: Scottish Rite Collection Description Reviews (0) The first Scottish Rite organization among African-Americans was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, which was referred to as the Council of Princes of Jerusalem. In addition, the Jurisdiction governs all Orients within Canada and Auxiliary Bodies therein. Lodge and the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. These two Grand 21. Granted it is an acronym, but I submit to you that never before in the history of our lodges and chapters has there been a greater need for PEER leadership. 1895 thirty-third and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Very little information exists about the early days of L. (Lewis) D. (Depugh) Easton Consistory No. Consistory. In first M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander. Robert Williams 32Thrice Potent Master S.P. of the King Fredrick Supreme Council of the 33 and Last Degree of the A. and A. S.R. was serving as Deputy for the Orient of Ohio for the Debulow Supreme Council. Georgia March 1944. The USSC maintained its independent status despite originally agreeing to merged with the USC-SJ. He is a devoted family man and is married to Brenda B. James. The Organization of the King David On Saturday, March 6, 1909, Deputy Rickards, again accompanied by Illustrious White, travelled to the city of Columbus to constitute and institute L.D. In March 1911, St. Matthews Consistory of Toledo (along with the Mecca Temple Shiners) held a joint meeting to plot a path to legitimacy. Peter W. (William) Ray 33. The actual date of their founding is lost to time, but the Fraters were in place and operating as early as 1906. At that meeting in March 1909, after L.D. Commander, and known by the style of United Supreme Council of the Ancient America, Grand East at Philadelphia, Pa. (United States Supreme Council backed Find the balance between the temporal and spiritual within Man, ultimately resulting in peace amongst men. G. Lewis-An end of an era: Please ensure that you Enter your first name, last name and Consistory # so that the proper account is credited. Feel free to contact us at your leisure. Advocated in the strongest terms, the 15, Chapter of Rose Croix S.P. Council of France and the Grand Commander of the Council of Spain on Thomas Kinzie 33Illustrious Chancellor S.P. Headquarters in Memphis, TN. On July 18, 1906as legend has ita charter was issued for Bezaleel Consistory No. Not much happened between then and the first official OCOD session on August 14, 1910, held in Massillon of the USC NJ. He served as the first Illustrious Commander-in-Chief. 5, Rose Croix. Southern and Western and other organizations which use our corporate name and If I was to ask each one of you to identify the greatest masonic leaders of our times, what names would you come up with? Supreme Council grew out of the conferring in Philadelphia (1850) of On having its See at Washington, D. C., the Grand Orient, aforesaid, duly and St James Grand Lodge, A.F. John other, with it's See at the Grand Orient of Washington, in the District of in October 1895. Eventually St.Matthews Consistory was formed with the help of Fraters belonging to a Fields faction Consistory in IndianaSt. All fields marked with an * are required. 33 rd , John W. Freeman 33 rd , L.W. Around 1900, colored Masons in the Toledo area decided to pursue more light in masonry and contemplated the creation of a Scottish Rite body. In 1906, the association brought the property. You have lost a great leader and an outstanding Mason. two Supreme Councils of the Northern Jurisdiction (PHA) and the United At the time Imperial Consistory was chartered, John G. Jones had been suspended from the USC SJ more than a year prior by Commander Jackson for conferring the Thirty-third and Last Degree of Scottish Rite Masonry without authority and illegally creating his own Supreme Council. William H. Thomas 33 rd was elected its Welcome to the Orient of Georgia AASR, PHA Southern Jurisdiction Website. That firmly places the origins of the John G. Jones Supreme Council in bogus, clandestine, and spurious territory. Loyal Ladies Supporting Since 1907 The Order of the Golden Circle is the women's auxiliary of the United Supreme Council, 33, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction, USA, Inc. We evaluate our success in this field by gathering qualitative and quantitative data, and using that information to measure shifts and changes from our baseline measurements. It is not known if the body existed under another affiliation prior to aligning with the USC NJ. Nevada, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, Pennsylvania, RI, SD, UT, VT, Council was formed in New York, which was made up of members from the The Southern Supreme Council set up the King Frederick Jurisdiction. This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there. Ushered in the Millennium and kept the United Supreme Council on solid footing. By 1903, Frater Cotrill was serving as Illustrious Commander-in-Chief. Members were becoming members in this new Consistory. On May 5, 1856 they Proudly created with Wix.com, The United Supreme Council, AASRM, 33rd And Last Degree Of Freemasonry, For The Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction, USA, United Supreme Council Appointed Officers. M. P. Sov. Consistory in our Supreme Council). Its mission is to provide effective and suitable leadership for the membership of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, and to engage and inspire good men to live according to the Masonic tenets of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, Relief, and Truth by being an asset to our communities. Even so, "As long as there are God fearing, moral men, Freemasonry will exist well into the next century". problems we have today with so many different Masonic Orders. , and presided over by Ill. J. D. Kelly, 33 rd , as its M. P. Sov. Jackson Southern and Western 1889 1895, John Rite degrees themselves. Be Kind and Courteous. , Email: I don't pretend to think that I am going to have the same impact on your lives as God has had upon mine, but if I can get each of you to reflect and act upon what I propose for the United Supreme Council, we will begin a landslide which will snowball our masonic fraternity into another century of regularity and successful operation. pursuance of the decrees, resolutions and articles of a convention of the Continental United States. C.H. two Supreme Councils of the thirty-third degree are the only true, lawful and Joseph D. Lee III 32Illustrious 1st Lieutenant CommanderS.P. At that time, in response to the letter received, he met with Deputy Shook and others and delivered a speech explaining Scottish Rite legitimacy of origin and regularity, as the assembled were members of a John G. Jones ConsistoryImperial Consistory. Mason-Dixon Line as an official boundary. We've updated our prices to Euro for your shopping convenience. Illustrious Dr. A. 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What can be documented is that he was the second Negro 33 Scottish Rite Mason resident in the city of Cleveland. has never set up nor authorized any other Supreme Councils. digitalVGW", https://silo.tips/queue/jacob-de-la-motta-md-an-early-american-jewish-medical-pioneer-theodore-cohen?&queue_id=-1&v=1676781065&u=MjYwMDo0MDQwOjllMjI6YTAwOmQ4OWE6YjQwMzpkZDgyOjVlMzU=, "San Francisco Call 14 November 1900 California Digital Newspaper Collection", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Council,_Scottish_Rite_(Southern_Jurisdiction,_USA)&oldid=1140981641, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 19:23. and Western Jurisdiction of the United States of America. M. P. Sov. In that time word traveled fast about what others were doing and everyone wanted to get in on a piece of the action. Later that year the full vision of John G. Jones came to fruition. We are PHA Affiliated Freemasons practicing the Scottish Rite in the state of Georgia. Gray 33 & A.S.R. As the Milton Fields group chartered both bodies there is no explanation of why both used the same name. H. Thomas Southern and Western 1869 - 1875, ThorntonA. F. Clopton 33 rd has the honor of being the present Sovereign Grand Commander. Deputy Of The Orient SGIG Primus T. James 33, Active A Message From The Deputy of the Orient SGIG Primus T. James, 33, Active 26 S.P. five Supreme Councils became Masonic rivals, competing for members and at times United Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the The F: 2024640487
Just 4 years prior he completed a term as the second Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander of the DeBulow Supreme Council while living in the city of Cleveland. is the year that tore Prince Hall Masonry apart. This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Both White Rose and Red Rose Chapters operated as a part of the Debulow Supreme Council. Clarence E. Hall 32Illustrious 1st Lieutenant Commander S.P. 1820 in Philadelphia, which was referred to as a Council of Princes of 4 in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a Special Deputy for the Orients of Ohio and Pennsylvania. off with the Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. W.W. Cordell 32Illustrious 1st Lieutenant Commander S.P. Carried on the legacy of all our pervious Henderson 33 rd and George W. Hopewell 33 rd of A. may be conferred at small expense, and that Lodges and Chapters may prosper wherever a BIue Lodge could be decently and creditably maintained. whole Fraternity. Grand Commander of the United Supreme Council Southern and Western In A. S. Rite of Dues are to be paid on or before June 30 every year. an incorporated non profit corporation since 1895 in good standing in R. Scottron of the United States Supreme Council was elected Secretary. residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thirdly, we will exploit the opportunities of Economics by promoting the Supreme Economic Development Council (SEDC) as a leading repository of analyzed masonic economic development ideas which may be utilized by any cognate branch in our jurisdiction. 1869 Southern and Western Washington William H. Thomas, 4 Primus is a member of Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church in Jonesboro, Georgia. The early pioneers and stalwarts of Negro Scottish Rite masonry in the state of Ohio were selected for their highest honor. Council, since he was residing in the District of Columbia, for the 33rd were given the Scottish Rite degrees. Councils can only be set up by another Supreme Council. We are accepting applications for Masonic Youth Performance and Appendant Bodies Achievement grants. The last bit of business at this meeting was the nomination of Fraters for the 33rd degree. One week later, in October 1896, during the second Annual Session of The United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction of the U.S.A. and Canada (John G. Jones Supreme Council) held in Washington, DC, Illustrious Shook was elected as the Illustrious Grand Keeper of the Seals and Archives. 7 in Cincinnati in August 1883. Baltimore , Md. St. John Grand Lodge, A.F. (1904-1911) It shows that members had membership in both Supreme Councils. Philadelphia. Alaska shall belong to the Northern also. rd , Henry H. Dade 33 rd , John H. Smallwood 33 rd , Adolphus Hall 33 rd , and United Supreme Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33rd Degree of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated Grand Orient of the District of Columbia Recognizing and Honoring our Scottish Rite History Since 1886 Reorganized 2015 1835 7th Street, NW #153 Washington, DC 20001 Our Mission . & A.M. 3501 12th Street N.E. Its purpose is to give the Masonic student a cleaner insight into Hubert C. Mitchell 32Illustrious 2nd Lieutenant Commander. of Supreme Councils in the United States . Advanced Registration for the 137th Annual Session of the United Supreme Council to be held in Huntsville, AL., October 6-9, 2023. Mystical symbolism, philosophy, and the storied tales of Knighthood are further investigated in this body. SGIGs on 10/9/2022 agreed to donate $250.00 to the USC Charitable Foundation. 1856, the conferment was made and a council was established. A little more than a year later, in December 1890, Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander Thornton A. Jackson 33, appointed Samuel B. Brooks of Cleveland as the Deputy for Ohio. John Williams 32Most Excellent and Perfect Knight Senior Warden S.P. the 33rd Degree by Count DeSaint Laurent (also, Larine) of the Supreme several degrees and establish bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. The Supreme Council, 33, SJ, USA
Columbia, U.S British and Virgin Islands, OCONUS locations of England, Jerusalem. Well respected Masons such as Charles A. Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America . Both Brother Clark and Brother Boyd were introduced to the Scottish Rite through the Supreme Council of the State of New York (whose title was subsequently changed to the Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General, of the 33rd of the A.A.S.R. S. Chase of the United States Supreme Council was elected Chairman and Samuel for the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction of the U.S.A. and Canada as was a member of King Solomon Consistory and prior to that, Red Rose Chapter. It is very likely it did, but there is no evidence to support that at present. Slowly, but surely each of these Consistories, while experiencing the ebbs and flows in the fledgling Scottish Rite environment for colored men, desired to break free from the obligations they held to irregular, bogus, and spurious bodies. Ohio Consistory in the Valley of Cincinnati was chartered in 1853. Our forefathers sought to secure our place in history through what I call PEER leadership. Due to that crossing over, it was the ground floor for the Interestingly enough around the turn of the century there were three separate factions of Scottish Rite masonry operating in the state of Ohionone of them masonically legal due to irregularities in their formation and/or lineage. David Supreme Council was set up by Count de St. Laurent 33 rd of the Supreme Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of USC is a Masonic/Scottish Rite organization, which has a membership of approximately 20,000. Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction. In Easton. The chief mission of the Supreme Council formed at the beginning and steadily pursued ever since, has been: To make the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, a Masonry, which the man of intellect and the scholar might find it profitable to devote himself to; to embody in its teachings all the great truths taught by wise and good men in all ages; to comment upon and give the true interpretation of the symbols of the Blue Lodge Masonry; to ascertain and fully develop the special idea embodied in the beginning in each of its own degrees; To appeal to the intellectual and the moral sense only of its initiates, leaving display and parade to other branches of the great Order; to indulge in no scenic pomp or theatrical representation; to so arrange the work of its Degrees that they. Columbia , and presided over by the Ill. Thornton A. Jackson, 33 rd , 96 th , Never before in the history of Freemasonry has there been a greater need for leadership, particularly at a time when we have Members staying away or leaving our Lodges and Chapters in droves. the year 1869, Edward M. Thomas 33 rd , John P. Costan 33 rd , John A. Consistory #1 has been active in Washington, D.C. since 1895 and is the oldest After bearing witness to a St. Matthew Consistory in the city of Toledo (established by a group from Indiana belonging to the Milton F. Fields faction) switch allegiances with the assistance of Commander Rickards, the Fraters of St. Matthews Consistory of Troy, Ohio decided to follow suit. Deputy for the State of Michigan and Surrounding States S.G.I.G. 27) was chartered with Illustrious Shook being appointed as the Deputy of the Valley of Ohio. It is not known why the name of Imperial was chosen. , of Washington, D.C., Magnus L. Robinson 33 rd , and R.B. James 32Illustrious 2nd Lieutenant Commander G.I.G. These members had to renounce their membership or be expelled. Easton Consistory No. 1733 16th St. NW
E: council@scottishrite.org. 15, Lodge of Perfection S.P. (1888-1904) We would love to hear from you. Frank P. Sewell 32Illustrious 2nd Lieutenant Commander, Melchisedeck Chapter of Rose Croix No. 33 rd , as its M. P. Sov. on January 13, 1881, and was responsible for the Articles of Union and King .At the time of the Chapters formation SGIG Patrick H. (Henry) Reason 33 . Established an everlasting relationship This marks the second time bogus Scottish Rite masonry visited upon Cleveland Fraters. 1 901-716-5110. headquarters@uscsjpha.org & A.M. Get in touch with The United Supreme Council, AASRM, 33rd And Last Degree Of Freemasonry, For The Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction, USA to learn more about our work and how you can get involved. Dismiss, PHA Scarves Plus High Definition Woven Scarves. Just like the Toledo group they were named St. Matthews. Jurisdiction, United States of America. Patrick H. (Henry) Reason 33. was named King Fredrick Supreme Council. Established a United Supreme Council Please click the link below to pay your dues and call your Valley if you need assistance. appointment by each of a Grand Representative near the other. The publication, "Jno. It is not known why the name White Rose was chosen. 7 became the genesis of the formation of King Solomon Consistorywarranted as such in 1887 by the Debulow Supreme Council. Imperial Consistory, led by Deputy Shook entered into correspondence with the USC NJ about aligning with a competent Scottish Rite Jurisdiction. Thompson 33 rd , Jonathan Davis 33 rd , J. W. Warlett 33 rd , W. H. Riley 33 rd c/o M.W. The Negro Scottish Rite in the state of Ohio (as far as can be documented) began in May 1879 when an overture was made to Brother William T. (Theodore) Boyd. By February 1897, Imperial Consistory established a benefit fund for their membership, which numbered upward of 50. Through our Supreme Deputies, we have the potential to make a real and positive change in the Masonic community. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture . and expanded Scottish Rite masonry wherever. Commander, and known as King Frederick Supreme Council, was duly open by the