HS 718 B74 S14 1861 UBRARV 048780 CORNEU UNIVERSITY Cornell University Library HS718.B74 S14 1861 By-laws of St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter Roya III 3 1924 030 336 527 oljn.anx Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030336527 B ^5r - L A. ^w s B O S TO ISTy I INSTITUTED A. D. 1818. TOGETHER WITH M. E. CoMPS. AVINSLOW LEWIS, Jr. AND A. A. DAME. PRINTED BY COMP. CALEB BAND, No. 48 Main St., Cliarlestown. 186 1. ^3) 1)/ . f\ , ^ j'-Jj V2> BY-LAWS ARTICLE I. NAME OF CHAPTEK. Section 1. The title, style and name of this Chapter, shall be Saint Paul's Royal Arch Chapter. officees of chapter. Sect. 2. This Chapter shall consist of a High Priest, King and Scribe, comprising the Council; Captain of the Host, Principal Sojourner, Royal Arch Captain, three Mas- ters of the Vails, a Treasurer, Secretary, two Stewards, and as many other members as the Chapter shall admit. KEGTJLAB MEETINGS. Sect. 3. The regular meetings of this Chapter shall be on the third Tuesday of each month, at such hour as the High Priest shall direct : provided, however, that during the Summer months, the meetings may be suspended by a vote of the Chapter. And the High Priest may call special meetings whenever he shall deem it expedient. OmCERS, HOW AND WHEN ELECTED. Sect. 4. The officers of this Chapter shall be elected by written ballots, at the regular meeting in December, annually; and shall perform the duties of their offices respec- tively, until others are elected and installed in their places Any vacancy by death, re- signation or otherwise, shall be filled in like manner, and at such time as the Chapter may decide, — due notice thereof being in- serted in the notifications of the meeting at which the election is to take place. The Council shall appoint a Chaplain, Master of the Wardrobe, and Tyler, each of whom may be exempted from assessments, by a vote of the Chapter. 5 ARTICLE II. CANDIDATES YOU MEMBERSHIP. Sect. I. Every applicant for membership shall be proposed by a member of this Chap- ter at a regular or special meeting, and may be balloted for at the next meeting, provided his name shall have been placed on the no- tifications for said meeting. FEES FOE MEMBERSHIP. Seri. 2. No Companion shall be admitted to membership, except by the unanimous ballot of the members present; and before any Companion shall be entitled to the priv- ileges, he shall pay to the Secretary Fifteen Dollars, and sign the By-Laws : provided, however, tliat the Companion having receiv- ed the Degrees in this Chapter, the fee for membership shall be only Five Dollars. ASSESSMENTS. Sect. 3. Every member of this Chapter shall pay an annual assessment of One Dol- lar, except such as are exempted by a vote of the Chapter, or have been admitted hoii' orary members. Provided, however, that any member who has paid dues for twenty-five years, or who shall pay the dues for ten years in advance, shall thereafter be exempt from quarterages or assessments. DELINQUENTS. Sect. 4. Every member shall settle his account with the Secretary at or before the regular meeting of the Chapter in December of each year. Any member neglecting so to do, shall be notified of his delinquency by the Secretary ; and if he shall continue such neglect, for the space of one year after being thus notified, his name being reported to the Chapter as a delinquent, his membership may be declared forfeited. HONOKAKY MEMBERSHIP. Sect. 5. No Companion shall be admitted an honorary member except by a unanimous ballot, nor unless his name shall have been inserted on the notifications for the meeting at which the ballot is to be taken ; provided, however, that any Companion who has paid dues for twenty-five years successively, shall be entitled to honorary membersh'p. And any Companion of this Chapter who shall become an honorary member, shall enjoy all the privileges of his former membership. ARTICLE III. CANDIDATES rOB, DEGBEES. Sect. 1. Every candidate for the degrees shall be proposed by a member of the Chap- ter, and shall stand proposed at least four- teen days; and his name shall he inserted on the notification for the meeting at which the ballot is taken ; and shall sign the following application, and deposit the same and the sum of Thirty-five Dollars with the Secre- tary at the time or within one week after the meeting at which the proposition was made: — To the Most Excellent High Priest, Kitiff, Scribe, and Companions of St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter : I, , having received the degree of Mas- ter Mason in Lodge, under the jurisdiction of the 8 Grand Lodge of , having the good of the Craft at heart, and being desirous of obtaining further light in Ma- sonry, do fraternally offer myself a candidate for the degrees conferred in your Chapter. Should my petition be granted, I promise a cheerful compliance with all the forms and usages of the fraternity. My residence is in occupation , I hare before applied for said degrees . Dated at 18.. (Signed) We, the Subscribers, hereby certify that we are acquaint- ed with named in the above application, and believe him to be of regular and upright conduct, fair fame, sober life, and good moral character. We do, there- fore, recommend him as a Master Mason, worthy and well qualified to be exalted to the Sublime Degree of Royal Arch Mason. Datedat ,18.. (Signed,) CANDIDATES, IF EEJECTED. Sect. 2. Upon taking the ballot, should the candidate be rejected, the deposit shall be returned ; but if accepted, and he neglect to attend for the degrees, one year, without rendering a satisfactory excuse, the deposit shall be forfeited to the Chapter. BALLOT FOB DEGREES MUST BE UNANIMOUS. Sect. 3. No candidate shall receive the Degrees in this Chapter, except by a unani- mous vote of the members present when the ballot is taken. In case of rejection, he may have the benefit of a second, or even a Jhird trial, but no more. FEES EOB PAST OF THE DEGEEES. Sect. 4. A brother having received a part of the Chapter Degrees in some other Chap- ter, and being desirous of receiving the re- mainder in this, may receive them by a unanimous vote, and paying as follows, viz : for the Mark degree, ten dollars; for the Most Excellent, ten dollars; and for the Royal Arch Degree, fifteen dollars. CANDIDATES ENTITLED TO DIPLOMA. Sect. 5. Every Companion who may be exalted in this Chapter, shall be entitled to a Diploma. ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES OF FINANCE AND OHAEITT. Sect. 1. At the annual meeting of the Chapter, there shall be chosen by written ballot, a Committee of Finance consisting of three, and a Committee on Charity con- sisting of three. 10 DUTY OF COMMITTEE OF FINANCE. Sect. 2. The Committee of Finance shall have the general superintendence of the funds of the Chapter ; shall examine all bills, and approve such as are found correct ; shall examine the accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer, and at the annual meeting shall present a written report, giving a full state- ment of the financial affairs of the Chapter. DUTY OF COMMITTEE ON OHA.EITY. iSeci. 3. It shall be the duty of the Com- mittee on Charity, to represent this Chapter in the Board of Relief; also to consider all applications made to this Chapter for chari- ty, and recommend such applications to the Board of Relief, or for an appropriation from this Chapter, as they may deem expedient. DUTY OF TEEASUKER. Sect. 4. It shall be the duty of the Treas- urer to receive all monies from the Secretary and receipt to him therefor ; and to pay all bills which have been approved by one or more of the Committee of Finance 11 and all appropriations made by the Chapter. At the close of each year, and previous to the annual meeting of the Chapter, he shall render to the Committee of Finance a just and fair account of all monies received and paid by him during the past year ; and deliver to his successor in ofRce, or the Com- mittee of Finance, all monies remaining in his hands, and all other property belonging to this Chapter intrusted to his care. DXTTT or SECEEIAKY. Sect. 5. It shall be the duty of the Secre- tary to keep a just and fair record of the proceedings of the Chapter ; to receive all monies due, to pay the same to the Treas- urer, and take a receipt therefor ; he shall issue notifications for all meetings of the Chapter, and shall place upon each the names of all candidates for Degrees and Member- ship; he shall furnish the chairman of all committees with a copy of the vote by which such committee is appointed ; he shall also report to the Chapter the names of all delin- 12 quent members, agreeable to the 4th Section of Article 2 ; and in case a candidate for Degrees is rejected, he shall send the name of the rejected applicant to the Grand Chap- ter, and to all the Chapters working under its jurisdiction. Members residing in the city, whose residences are known, (except such as do not wish to be notified,) shall have notices of the several meetings sent to them. Members residing out of the city need not benotified,unless they make necessary ar- rangements to have the notices reach them. He shall receive as a compensation for his services, the sum of Four Dollars for each meeting of the Chapter which he shall at- tend, and One Dollar for every Diploma. DUTY OF THE MA.STEB OP THE WAEDEOBE, Sect. 6. The Master of the Wardrobe shall have intrusted to his care all the regalia and other property appertaining to the work ; he shall keep the same clean and in order, and at the time of meeting shall be present and distribute to the respective ofBcers; at the 13 close of the meetings he shall collect and take proper care of the same, and keep all the regalia and other property intrusted to his care, in good repair ; he shall take an inventory of all articles in his charge previ- ous to the annual meeting, and present the same to the Committee of Finance. He shall receive such compensation for his ser- vices as may be agreed upon with the Council. DUTY or TTLEE. Sect. 7. The Tyler shall distribute all notifications given him by the Secretary, in due season ; he shall attend all meetings of the Chapter, and have the Hall in proper or- der ; he shall be always subject to the direc- tion of the Council ; and as a compensation for his services, shall receive such a sum as may be agreed upon by them. ARTICLE V. BOABD OF TKXTSTEES. Sect. 1. There shall be a Board of Trus- tees of the funds of St. Paul's Royal Arch 14 Chapter, consisting of the Treasurer and two Companions, elected by ballot; and all the funds of the Chapter shall be invested in their joint names as such Trustees. DisposiTioiir or funds, etc. Sect. 2. All monies and other property- belonging to this Chapter shall be appropri- ated only to pay the expenses of the Chap- ter, and for the relief of distressed Brethren and Companions, their widows and orphans. BELIEF, ON DEATH OF MEMBEES. i^eci. 3. In case of the death of any member of this Chapter, it shall be the duty of the Council to ascertain the condition of the family of such deceased member; and if in their opinion, the circumstances of the family are such as to require pecuniary aid, they shall be authorized to give from the funds of this Chapter, any sum not exceed- ing twenty dollars. FUNDS, ETC., NOT TO BE DIVIDED. Sect. 4. The funds, monies or property 15 belonging to this Chapter, shall never be di- vided among its members ; but should the Charter be surrendered or forfeited, or should less than nine members continue to assemble for work, then all the funds, monies and property shall belong to the Most Excellent Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. BY-LAWS, HOW ALTERED. Sect. 5. These By-Laws shall not be al- tered, amended or repealed, unless a propo- sition therefor has been made in writing, and read in open Chapter, specifying the section to be altered ; nor until such proposition has been considered by a committee appointed for that purpose, and the fact inserted on the notification for the meeting at wliich the subject is to be acted upon ; nor even then unless two-thirds of the members pres- ent shall vote in the affirmative. omaTn=is ST. PAUL'S K A. CHAPTER, ELECTED DECEMBER, 1860. JOHN K. HALL, High Priest. FREDERICK A. PIERCE, King. WM. F. KNOWLES, Scribe. CALEB RAND, Captain of the Host. JOHN F. CURRIER, Principal Sojourner. ROBERT L. DWIS, Roi/al .hrh Captain. WM. E. GASKIN, .Master Sd I'ail. H. W. KEYES, .M,itiler-2d J 'ail. Z. 11. THOMAS, Jr. Master \st I'ail. BENJ. F. NOURSE, Treasurer. THKODORE li. EMMONS Secretar;/. N. JACOBS, - - - Senior Steward. GEO. O. TOWNSEND, Junior Steward. JONAS FITCH, ) JUDAH BAKER, V - Committee of Finance. W. H. L. SMITH, ) B. F. NOURSE, } WINSLOW LEWIS, V Committee on Charity. OSGOOD EATON, ^ Rev. J. W. DADMUN, - - Chaplain. WM. C. MARTIN, Master of Wardrobe. WM. H. KENT, Organist. WM. C. MARTIN, Tyler. PAST HIGH PRIESTS. Those marked (*) have deceased. *PAUL DEAN, 1818 *JOHN HOWE 1821 A. A. DAME, 1822 J ENOCH HOBART 1824 S. W. ROBINSON 1826 ; E. A. RAYMOND, 1827 GILBERT NURSE, 1829 ENOCH HOBART, 1831 FRANCIS R. BIGELOW, 1833 DANIEL HARWOOD, 1835 WINSLOW LEWIS, Jk., 1838 [ JOHN FLINT, 1840 | A. A. DAME, 1842 E. A. RAYMOND, 1844 i •STEPHEN LOVELL 1846 j *CHARLES BATES, 1850 SAMUEL W. GLEASON, 1852 •STEPHEN LOVELL, 1853 W. H. L. SMITH 1856 WYZEMAN MARSHALL, 1858 JOHN K. HALL, 1860 Is^BlVCBEHS. CHARTER GRANTED IN 1818 TO tNATHAN'L HAMMOND, *DANIEL BAXTER, Jr. tJOHN WEBBER, *PAUL DEAN, *DANIEL BAXTER, •CHEEVER EELCH; •MICHAEL ROULST0NE,*FRANCIS WYMAN, *JOHN HOWE, *AMOS CLARK, •ETHAN COBB, tSAMUEL SMITH. *ELISHA V. GLOVER, *HOSEA BALLOU, *SNELLING POWELL, *AARON BEAN, BENJAMIN STEVENS, fTHOMAS HOOPER. SUBSEQUENT MEMBERS. Those marked (*) are dead ; those marked (f) have witlidrawn ; and those marked (|) discharged. *Samuel P. Barker, •Charles H. Jones, •Asa Bugbee, •David Barnum, •Joshua Bean, tCharles Wells, •Zeph. Sampson, fNathaniel Williams, •Elijah TJtley, Abraham A. Dame, 1819 1820 Enoch Hobart, •William Bradford, fThomas B. Drake, •Isaac Train, •William Loring, •Andi'ew Roulstone, f John L. Phillips, ^William Bacon, •Gershom Cobb, •Eth.an A. Greenwood, 1820 1821 22 *PImy Clapp, 1821 *Luke Baldwin, 1822 *\Varren Pierce, (( *William Parker, *' *Elias Haskell, If *John Allen, it *John R. Penniman, (( JCharles Wild, 1823 *Joshua Holden, t( *Thomas Reed, (( tChester Guild, It *William Holmes, ** *J. T. Buckingham, H fSamuel Curtis, 1( *Jona. Livermore, Jr. tl fNathaniel Grover, tt tThomas Park, (i Edward A. Raymond, (t Jlsaac Bemis, '< fMennis Kenney, 11 JOtis Fay, (( *Wm. Emerson, " *William Wright, ti *C. M. Dommett, 1824 *Thomas Payson, favy, Mr. 34 Felch's services were extensively useful, and often arduous. He organized and maintained, against many obstacles, a system for tte better education of our midshipmen. Beyond instruct- ing them, he was employed from 1816, on sur- veys of our coasts and harbors, from Maine to Florida. Government also entrusted him with the examination of midshipmen for promotion. For some years he was on the Boston station. He received the Royal Arch Degree, Oct. 30, 1816, in St. Andrew's Chapter, and was one of the petitioners for the charter of St. Paul's Chapter, and was chosen Scribe at its first meet- ing, Dec. 18, 1818, which office he held one year. He was Grand Chaplain to the Grand Lodge of Mass. in 1821, and its Corresponding Grand Secretary in 1822. In 1825 he left the Navy ; next year established in New York the paper called "Coram's Champion; " and died in that city in March, 182^, aged 39 years. He left a widow and six daughters. Many circumstances of his life were remarkable and fraught with instruction. Essays from his pen have been published in numerous papers. His " Report relative to the survey of George's Shoals" may be found in "Blunt's Coast Pilot." "A memoir on the subject of a Ship Canal through the Isthmus of Florida," is preserved in the Me- chanic Magazine for 1826. Other articles are 35 in the "Champion," "National Advocate" and elsewhere, sometimes signed "Coram." ELIAS HASKELL, Exct. Companion Haskell was born in Har- vard, Worcester County, April 2, 1768. He came to Boston to reside in 1792, and was en- gaged in mercantile business in this city until he was 70 years of age. No one ever maintain- ed a higher character, as a fair, just and honor- able merchant, in all his business transactions. Companion Haskell was a member of the com- mon council in this city, in 1824 and 1825. He was also a most devoted and zealous mason. He was made a mason in Massachusetts Lodge in 1806, and was admitted a member Sept. 29th of the same year. He was Treasurer of the Lodge eleven years. Companion Haskell was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, April 5, 1819, and held the office of Treasurer twenty-one years, from 1825 to 1845 inclusive. This duty was performed by him gratuituously, except an exemption from quarterages ; and no person ever performed a similar service with greater fidelity and promptness. He was Deputy Grand High Priest of the Grand ' Chapter in 1844-5, and Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Mass. in 1833. He was also a Deacon of Rev. Dr. Lowell's Church for more than forty 36 years, and by tis life and conversation, shew that he was a sincere christian. He died in Boston, Sept. 8, 1857, aged 89 years, 5 months and 6 days, beloved, respected and regretted by all who truly knew him. His funeral was at- tended by a large number of his masonic breth- ren and companions, and the Grand Chapter deputed a special committee to accompany his remains to their last resting place at Mount Auburn. JOHN HOWE. Exct. Companion Howe was born in Roxbury June 4, 1779. He was Clerk in the Probate Office at Dedham, several years, and afterwards kept an English Goods Store in Roxbnry. He went into the Custom House in Boston in 1817 as Clerk, and was afterwards appointed Deputy Collector, which office he held until about the time of his decease. He received the three first degrees of masonry in Washington Lodge, Rox- bury, in 1815, and was Master of that Lodge in 1819-20. He was exalted in St. Andrew's Chapter, May 6, 1818, and was one of the peti- tioners for the charter of this Chapter ; was its first Secretary in 1819, and King in 1820, and High Priest in 1821. He was a very active and zealous mason ; possessed most excellent quali- ties, both of head and heart. He delivered several masonic addresses, which were able, in- structive, and highly beneficial in their influence exerted in the community. He died March 28, 1828, in the 49th year of his age. His funeral was attended by a large number of the members of this Chapter, who deeply felt and mourned the loss they had sustained in the early death of their beloved Companion. HOSEA BALLOU. Rev. Companion Ballou was the son of a Baptist Clergyman, of Richmond, N. H., where he was born the 30th of June, 1771. He unit- ed with the Baptist Church in his native town, when in his nineteenth year. He soon after embraced the doctrines of Universal Salvation ; was excluded from the Baptist Church, and be- gan to preach in the autumn of 1791. In 1796 he married Ruth Washburn, who survived him. He was first settled as a preacher in Dana, Mass.; subsequently in Barnard, Vt.; then in Portsmouth, N. H.; afterwards in Salem, Mass.; whence he removed to Boston in 1817, and be- came the first pastor of the Universalist Church and Society in School Street. He continued here a period of thirty-five years ; built up a large and respectable society, was honored, re- spected and beloved by his people ; and depart- 4 38 ed this life 7th of June, 1852, in the 82d year of his age. His funeral was attended on the 9th of June, from the church where he had so long ministered, amid a large concourse of his parishioners and friends. Rev. Comp. Ballou was one of the petitioners for the charter, and an original member of the Chapter. It is not known where he received the degrees, either in Lodge or Chapter. He was Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of N. H. in 1810- 11-12-13, and Senior Grand Warden in 1814. He was Chaplain of St. Paul's Chapter in 1819. He was emphatically a self-educated man, pos- sessing by nature a strong mind and retentive memory. By his industry and perseverance he became one of the most distinguished divines of the denomination to which he belonged ; and although he may have differed with some of his friends in his religious belief, none ever doubted the sincerity of his faith, or the honesty of his intentions. He was honored and respect- ed by all classes of his fellow-citizens. AAEON BEAU. Companion Bean was born in Brentwood, N. H. in 1779; fitted for college partly with Rev. Mr. Smith, of Gilmanton, N. H., and part- ly at Gilmanton Academy, and graduated at Dartmouth College in 1804. He came to Bos- 39 ton soon after graduating, and was several years Usher in the Franklin School, under Comp. Asa BuUard. He was a great favorite, with both parents and pupils, and discharged the duties of his position with signal ability and success. He afterwards engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was also much employed by his connections and friends in the management of their property, as also of that of the widow and orphan. He died April 4, 1820, in his 41st year, leaving a widow and two children. Where he was initiated, is unknown. He was admitted a member of Co- lumbian Lodge, Boston, June 5, 1817; was Marshal of that Lodge in 1818, and elected their Master for the years 1819-20, but died while in ofEoe, April 4, 1820. He was one of the peti- tioners, and an original member of the Chapter ; he was also one of its most efficient, active and useful members, and his death was deeply la- mented and deplored. The services rendered by him to the Chapter were most valuable and important. He was a wise and able counsellor, and ever ready with his services, his counsel and means, when required for the promotion of the interests of the masonic institution ; and .no worthy, indigent Brother or Companion ever ap- plied to him in vain for aid and relief He was Chairman of the Finance Committee of St. Paul's Chapter from its organization until his decease. 40 STEPHEN LOVELL. M. Exct. and Rev. Companion Lovell was born in Weymouth, Mass., April, 1799, and died in Boston, Sept. 29, 1858. He first learn- ed the trade of carpenter, at which he ■wrought several years. During this time he availed him- self of every leisure opportunity to acquire a knowledge of men and things, and devoted much time to the study of the scriptures. He made a public profession of religion in early life, and soon became a preacher of the Methodist de- nomination. Subsequently he changed his reli- gious views and sentiments, and became a Prot- estant Methodist. He was for several years an associate editor of " The Olive Branch," with Thomas F. Norris, published in Boston. For several years before his death he officiated as Chaplain of the House of Industry and Reforma- tion, at South Boston. He was an animated, able and effective preacher ; and whatever cause he espoused, to it he lent his whole might. He was made a Mason in Amity Lodge, Camden, Maine, in 1825, and received the Chapter degrees in Jerusalem Chapter, Halloweil, Maine, in 1826. In, 182 7 he was Master of Temple Lodge, in Winthrop, Maine, and afterward held the same office in St. Paul's Lodge, South Boston. He was admitted a member of St. Paul's Chapter April 16, 1844; was elected Scribe Deo 16, 1845; and High Priest Dec. 15, 1846, which 41 office he teld four successive years. He was Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts in 1853-54-55 ; and Grand Lec- turer in the General Grand Chapter of the U. S. in 1856-57-68 — President of the Convention of High Priests four years — District Deputy Grand Master of the First Masonic District in 1850- 61 — Presiding Officer in Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters from 1855 to 1859 — Prelate of Boston Encampment in 1856, and Secretary thereof from the death of Sir Knight Calvin Whiting until his decease. He also held the office of Secretary of St. Paul's Chapter during the same time. The Boston Encampment and St. Paul's Chapter made him generous donations during his last sickness, and united with St. Paul's Lodge, South Boston, in the erection of a suitable monument at his grave, in Mount Auburn. He devoted much of his time to the rituals of the Masonic Institutions, and was very happy and pleasing in imparting this informa- tion to his Brethren and Companione — presiding over their deliberations in a very able and ac- ceptable manner. At his funeral, which took place at the church of Rev. Mr. Hale, Washing- ton Street, on Sunday, Oct. 3, 1858, Rev. Comp. William R. Algier delivered a very eloquent, interesting and impressive address, which was attentively listened to by a large number of the brethren and friends of the deceased. 4# 42 JOSEPH T. BUOKINGHAM. Companion Buckingham was born in Wind- ham, in the County of Windham, State of Con- necticut, Dec. 21, 1779, and died in Cambridge, Mass. in 1860. His father died on the 17th of March, 1783, leaving him an orphan of a little more than three years of age. On the 11th of July, 1786, he was bound by the Selectmen of the town of Windham to one John Welch, a re- spectable farmer of the town, to live, till he should be six.teen years of age. He was possessed of a retentive memory and had a disposition for reading, and the privilege of indulging it, though the means were limited. The family was a re- ligious one, and he was kindly and tenderly treated. In March, 1796, he went to Walpole, N. H. to learn the trade of a printer, in the oiSce of David Carlisle, where he remained about six months, when he engaged in the office of Thomas Dickman, at Greenfield, Mass., publish- er of the Greenfield Gazette. He remained in this office till July 4th, 1799, when he left and walked to Northampton, where he obtained em- ployment in the printing offices of Andrew Wright and William Butler. He came to Boston in 1800, and obtained employment in the office of Manning & Loring, book printers. His first attempt to amuse, instruct and edify the public, was the publication of " The Polyanthos," the first number of which was issued at the begin- 43 ning of the year 1 806. It was published month- ly, and twenty numbers were issued, when it was discontinued for want of patronage. In 1817 he commenced the publication of "The New England Galaxy and Masonic Magazine : " Comp. Samuel L. Knapp at that time conduct- ing the masonic department. The paper was liberally supported, and during the time he con- tinued to publish it, (a period of about eleven years,) a handsome pecuniary profit was realized therefrom. Comp. Buckingham received the first three degrees in Masonry in St. John's Lodge, Boston, in 1817, and was admitted a member of said Lodge March 17, 1818 ; was Junior Deacon in 1819-20; Marshal in 1822 ; and Senior "War- den in 1S23. He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter March 16, 1819; admitted a member January 21, 1820 ; and held the office of Prin- cipal Sojourner in 1823-24. He took a deep and lively interest in the Chapter, and was con- stant in attendance at its meetings until his duties, as editor of the Boston Daily Courier, compelled him to give less of his time to the Masonic Listitution. He was, however, ever ready to give his counsel and advice, and con- tinued until his death a firm, faithful and true Mason. He was President of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association three years ; also, a member of the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of Massachusetts several years. 44 OHAELES BATES. Exct. Companion Bates was born in Boston, January 23, 1812, and died April 3, 1852. He was initiated into Masonry in Mount Lebanon Lodge, Boston, Nov. 29, 1841, and admitted to membership April 25, 1842— was elected Senior "Warden of that Lodge Dec. 30, 1844, and acted as such one year — was elected Master Dec. 30, 1846, which office he held four years. He re- received the Degrees in St. Paul's Chapter in 1843, and was admitted a member February 20, 1844 — was elected Principal Sojourner Dec. 21, 1847— Secretary Dec. 19, 1848— King Dec. 18, 1849 — High Priest Deo. 17, 1850-51, which office he held at the time of his death. He was appointed Grand Lecturer of the Grand R. A. Chapter of Mass. Sept. 11, 1849, and for the years 1850-51 ; and held the office of Grand Capt. of the Host in 1859, and at the time of his death. When he died he was also one of the Grand Lecturers of the Grand Lodge of Mass., and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Ma- sonic Apartments. He was a firm, devoted, zealous Brother and Companion, and discharged the duties devolving upon him, in the various stations which he filled, with ability and fidelity, and to the entire satisfaction of all interested. His amiable disposition and excellent character endeared him not only to the fraternity, but also to a large circle of friends. St. Paul's Chapter 4.5 and Mount Lebanon Lodge tave erected a mon- ument to his memory, at Mount Auburn, as a testimonial of regard for his moral worth and masonic virtues. ILISHA V. GLOVER. Companion Glover was one of the peti- tioners for the charter of St. Paul's Chapter, and an original member. He was made a Jlason in Columbian Lodge in 1809, was admitted a member thereof in 1810, and was elected Senior Warden in 1816; was exalted in St. Andrew's Chapter Dec. 11, 1811 ; was Master of the 3d Vail in St Paul's Chapter during the first year of its organization, and was an honorary member at the time of his death. He was Superintend- ent of the Masonic Apartments in 1818. He was a member of the Boston Encampment of Knight Templars, and of the Boston Council of Royal Masters ; in all of which bodies he was acknowledged to be a faithful and devoted Ma- son. He was for thirty years a Constable of the City of Boston, and for several years a worthy and esteemed member of the Second Baptist Church, in Salem Street, Boston, and gave sat- isfactory evidence of being a sincere and exem- plary christian. He was born in Cambridge in 1785, and died in New Jersey, June 6, 1856, while on a visit to his friends, aged 7 1 years. 46 DANIEL BAXTEE, Jr. Comp. Dan'l Baxter, Jk. was born in Quincy, Mass., September 18, 1792, and died in Newton,- Mass., February 4, 1860. He was made a Ma- son in Columbian Lodge in 1816 — became a member the same year, and was Master of said Lodge in 1823-24-25. He was exalted in St. Andrew's Chapter, January 21, 1818, and was a petitioner and original member of St. Paul's Chapter, at the first organization of which he was Master of the 1st Vail, and held the office of Scribe in 1831. He was also one of the Com- mittee of Finance in 1820-21-22-23, and con- tinued an active and useful member for several years. He was a Knight Templar, and a mem- ber of the Boston Encampment. For several years he was a member of the House of Repre- sentatives of Massachusetts, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston, being, at one time, a partner of brother William M. Stedman, of Boston. MICHAEL EOITLSTOITE. Companion Roulstone was one of the peti- tioners, and an original member of St. Paul's Chapter, being its first Treasurer, and holding the office for six successive years. He was born in Boston, May 15, 1776, and died June 19, 1849. He was made a Mason in Rising States 47 Lodge, Boston, in 1800, and received the Chap- ter degrees in Washington Chapter, Salem. He was admitted a member of Massachusetts Lodge, Boston, April C\ 1802, and held the office of Mas- ter in 1821, having previously held the offices of Senior and Junior Warden. He was a Cap- tain in the Militia during the war of 1812, and served in that capacity at Fort Independence, in Boston Harbor ; and was afterwards Lieut. Col. of the 3d Regt. of Mass. Militia. He was a plumber and glazier, and done his work faith- fully and to the satisfaction of his employers. He was a Knight Templar, and at one time a member of the Boston Encampment. • SITELLING POWELL. Companion Pow^ell was born in Carmar- then, Wales, in 1758, and died in Boston, 1821. He was probably made a JIason in England, be- fore he came to this country. He was Senior Warden of Columbian Lodge in 1795-6, and one of its original members. He was one of the petitioners, and an original member of St. Paul's Chapter, and continued so until his death. He was ever ready and willing to contribute to the relief of a worthy Companion or Brother, whom he found poor and needy. He was lessee and manager of the Federal Street Theatre for more than twenty years ; and it was made, by his ju- 4S dicious management, a fashionable place of re- sort. As a citizen and neighbor, Comp. Powell was respected and esteemed, and deservedly so, for he was a man of integrity and responsibility. JOHN B. ANDEEWS. Companion Andrews was born in Snow-Hill Street, Boston, March 17, 1773, and died in Boston, December 22, 1834. He was a sail- maker, and carried on business in Boston for many years. He enjoyed the entire confidence of the mercantile community in this vicinity, being strictly honest and just in all his dealings, and ever performing his business engagements with punctuality and promptness j never allow- ing his customers and patrons to be disappointed if within his power to prevent it. He was a valuable and useful member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, a good neigh- bor, generous and kind to the poor and afflicted, and ever ready with his counsel and his means to aid a worthy brother Mason, his widow or orphan ; or any other deserving person needing relief or assistance. He was made a Mason in Massachusetts Lodge, receiving the third degree January 22, 1805, and was admitted a member the following month ; was one of the Trustees of the Charity Fund of that Lodge several years ; held the office of Junior Warden in 1812 ; and 49 was a member of the Lodge at the time of his death. He donated to that Lodge, each year, for more than twenty years, the sum of one dol- lar beyond his quarterly dues, for the purpose of increasing its Charity Fund. He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, Jan. 18, 1822, and admit- ted a member March 19, of the same year. He ever manifested a strong desire to advance and promote the prosperity of the Chapter ; and its members felt that by his death they had been deprived of the services of one of their most valuable and highly esteemed members. JACOB TODD. Companion Todd was born in York, Maine, Dec. 18, 1783, and died in Boston, Nov. 24, 1832. He served his apprenticeship at the Baking business, with Col. Woodward, at Ports- mouth, N. H., and removed to Boston in 1809, establishing himself in the same business — pos- sessing a thorough and practical knowledge of which, he soon had a patronage that ensured him success. No man was more reliable or trust- worthy, and he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who truly knew him. He was an active and useful member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association ; also, for sev- eral years a member of the Standing Committee 5 50 of Rev. Comp. Dean's Society, in Boston, and one of his most devoted and attached friends. He -was also a valuable member of the Singing Choir of said Society. He was made a Mason in Massachusetts Lodge, Boston — vsras raised April 5, 1808, and admitted to membership in November of the same year. He was one of the Trustees of the Charity Fund of said Lodge several years, also its Junior Warden in 1815, and Senior Warden in 1816. He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, April 5, 1819, and ad- mitted a member in March, 1822. In 1829-30 he was a member of the Committee of Finance. He was ever ready and willing, until his health and strength failed him, to do what he could to promote the interest and advance the prosperity of St. Paul's Chapter. FEANOIS WTMAN. • Comp. Wtman was one of the petitioners for the charter, and an original member. He was made a Mason in King Solomon's Lodge, Charles- town, in 1817, and was exalted in St. Andrews Chapter May 29, 1817, and died in 1822. He was an iron merchant, carrying on the business in Main Street, Charlestown. In all the rela- tions of life he was universally respected, and his death regretted. 51 OALVDT WHITING. Companion Whiting was born at Dedham. Mass., Oct. 8, 1794, and died in Boston, June 26, 1857. His father was Fisher Whiting, who died when this son was but two years old. He began the active business of life in Shrewsbury, in the Couuty of Worcester — was Paying Teller in the Globe Bank, Boston, several years — Over- seer of tho Poor in Ward 9, from 1851 to 1855, inclusive — Secretary and Director of the Howard Benevolent Society ten years ; and Agent of the Provident Society, of Boston, from 1855 to the time of his death. He was also Clerk of the Board of Directors of the House of Correction for several years : the duties of which places he performed with fidelity, ability and sound dis- cretion. He received the first three degrees of Masonry in Fredonia Lodge, Northboro', Coun- ty of Worcester, in 1824 — was admitted a mem- ber of St. John's Lodge, Boston, April 6, 1840; was Junior Warden of that Lodge in 1842, and Secretary from 1843 until his death He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, Oct. 6, 1843, and admitted a member the same month. The fol- lowing December he was elected Secretary of the Chapter, which office he continued to hold until his decease. He received the Orders of Knight- hood in Boston Encampment in 1844, and was chosen Recorder thereof the same yeai', which office he also continued to fill until his death. 62 He was also, for several years, Recorder of the Grand Encampment of Mass. and Rhode Island. Comp. Whiting was admirably qualified to per- form the duties of " Secretary " and " Record- er " — possessing a sound and discriminating judgment, he knew what transactions were prop- er and necessary to be placed on record, and the best manner of performing it. Fidelity, con- ciseness, neatness, accuracy, and an elegant hand- writing, characterise, and are to be found in every record made by him in Masonic Institu- tions. At a special meeting of St. Paul's Chapter, July 9, 1857, Comp. Clement A. "Walker ofi'ered the following resolutions, which were unani- mously adopted and ordered to be recorded, and a copy sent to the afili^ted family : " Wheeeas, in the exercise of that infinite wisdom which we cannot fathom, but in which we can always safely confide, it has pleased the Grand Architect of the Universe to call, from labor on earth, to rest and refreshment in the Temple above, our late Companion and Brother, Calvin Whiting ; and whereas, while we know that this heavy loss to us is unspeakable gain to him, we would yet place on perpetual record a testimonial of our sense of our be- reavement, and our respect and love for the departed. Therefore^ Resolved^ That, in the death of our late Com- panion, Calain "Whiting, we mourn the loss of a true- hearted Brother, of a loving and loved Companion, of a faithful and exemplary officer, of a steadfast friend^ and of an honest man; — That, though darkness and silence en- shroud his mortal remains, yet we rejoice in the assurance that light and gladness are his eternal portion, and that, like his brethren of old, he has but made the " Exodus " from the ''bondage" of earth, to *' the promised land " of heaven ; — That, though we would not recall him to the trials and vicissitudes of earthly life, yet, for long years to come we shall sadly miss his genial smiles, his hearty grasp, and 53 his cheerful salutation at our assemblings ; and his earnest and kindly "good night " at our separations ;— That, to his lonely widow we offer our tenderest sympathy, in this her hour of affliction and sore bereavment ; — That, as an out- ward and simple token of our sorrow, the usual insignia of morning be worn by this Chapter for the term of ninetj days." " Voted, That two hundred dollars, from the funds of the Chapter, be given to widow Whiting." PEEDDfAiro E, WHITE, Companion White was born in the family mansion on Winter Street, Boston, August 21, 1788. He was of the fifth generation in descent from Edward White, who emigrated from Cran- brook, England, to Dorchester, Mass., June 22, 1635. He was educated at the public grammar school, and received the Franklin medal in 1801. He was then apprenticed to Morrill & Baker, merchants, No. 47 State Street. In 1809 Mr. John Baker retired from the firm, and Mr. White was taken into partnership. About 1814 he left Mr. Morrill, and became a member of the firm of Lock & Andrews, engaged in the same kind of business. Some indiscreet enterprises, and an unfortunate change in financial matters, caused a failure, and the partnership was dis- solved. In 1820 he commenced as an Auction- eer and Commission Merchant, at No. 22 Long Wharf, and continued in that business the re- mainder of his life. In March, 1824, he had charge of that department of the Boston Courier *5 54 relating to " Prices Current," which he held for twenty-eight years. He was married to Abby Stillman Clark, December 2, 1813, by whom he had four children. She died September 16, 1822 ; and he was married to Dorothy Hancock Gardner, January 8, 1826, by whom he had eight children. In all his business relations he enjoyed the confidence of every person who knew him. His strict integrity, good judgment, and kind and amiable disposition, caused him to be highly respected and esteemed by all who became ac- quainted with him. He received the first three degrees in Masonry in St. John's Lodge, March 1, 1812 — was Senior Deacon in 1817-18 — Senior Warden in 1819 — and Master from 1819 to 1822, 1826 to 1828, 1830 to 1831, 1846 to 1848 ; and was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachu- setts in 1848. At the laying of the corner- stone of Bunker- Hill Monument, June 17, 1825, he held the important and responsible position of Grand Marshal. He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter Dec. 23, 1823 — was admitted a member Feb 17, 1824; and held the office of R. A. Capt. in 1825. He had received the In- effable degrees, up to the 32d inclusive. He was an excellent presiding officer in the Lodge, and performed the duties of every station he was called to fill, in the various branches of the In- stitution, with accuracy and true dignity. 55 He was taken sick in November, 1852, and was released from his sufferings January 4, 1853. His funeral was attended by a large number of his Masonic brethren, who deeply felt the loss they had sustained. At a meeting of St. Paul's Chapter, January 18, 1853, Comp. Dame an- nounced that since the last meeting our worthy and esteemed friend and Companion, Ferdinand E. White, had been called away by death ; and moved that a committee be appointed to prepare and present suitable resolutions on the occasion. Comps. Dame, Lovell and Harwood were ap- pointed said committee, and they subsequently presented the following Report, which was unan- imously adopted : " Whereas, St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter have, irith deep sorrow, become apprised of the death of their beloved and highly esteemed Companion, Ferdinand E. White, therefore Resolced, That in his death one of the brightest lights in the Masonic horizon lias been extinguished ; that one of the most devoted friends of the Order has been removed from among us. Resolved^ That his work has been well done ; and that few, if any, in this community, have done more to sustain and elevate the character of the Institution of Freemasonry, whether we refer to his masonic efforts, or to the maintain- ance of that spotless character as a man, which ever sheds its lustre upon all Associations with which its possessor is connected. Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with the afflicted family of our deceased Companion, and that we tender to them the assurance of our sincere participation in their heavy sorrow. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the records of the Chapter, and that an attested copy thereof be sent to the family of our deceased Companion.' 56 WILLIAM IHGALLS, M, D. Companion. Ingalls was born in Newbury- port, on tbe 3d of May, 1769, and died in Wren- tbam, Norfolk County, September 9, 1851. He graduated at Harvard University in 1790, of wbicb class there is but one surviving member, Hon. Josiah Quincy, who was made a Mason in 1796, in St. John's Lodge. Comp. Ingalls was Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in Brown University for several years, commencing in 1813. He practiced Ms profession in Boston for more than forty years. Declining health in- duced him to seek retirement in the country ; but his social disposition led him frequently to return to the city for intercourse with his old friends and companions. Benevolence and an enlarged charity were his nature, not his virtues. Kindness was habitual with him. Deceived and wronged by one man, he would, nevertheless, trust in the honor of the next comer, to be, per- haps, again overreached. Gentle as a mother in the sick room ; confident, because of his knowl- edge ; skillful, because careful ; gracious in his manners, and dignified, though affectionate in his general deportnaent, he was loved very dear- ly by his family, and also respected and honored by them. He received his degrees in St. John's Lodge, and was admitted to membership in Feb- ruary, 1805, continuing a member until his death. He has exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, 57 December 23, 1823, and admitted to member- ship the following February, and so continuing until his death. He was also a member of the Boston Encampment and the Boston Council of Royal Masters. He was much attached to the Masonic Institution, and was ever ready and willing to assist a worthy Brother or Compan- ion — his widow or orphan. JACOB AMEE. Companion Amee was born in Boston in 1780, and died there Dec. 12, 1844. He learned the Sail-makers' trade, serving his time with Tripp & Hale, in the old Ship Yard where Battery March Street now is ; and carried on business for himself from 1805 until his death. He was a person of strict integrity, and enjoyed the con- fidence and esteem of a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. He was a member of the Common Council of the City of Boston in 1829- 30-31-32-33. He received the first three de- grees in Masonry in St, John's Lodge, Boston, in 1813, and was admitted a member thereof the same year — was Senior Deacon of that Lodge in 1§17, Junior Warden in 1818, Senior Warden in 1820, and afterwards Treasurer for several years. He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, March 16, 1819. On the 18th of May, of the same year, he presented the Chapter an elegant 58 Chisel, Mallet and Box, for which valuable pre- sent the following vote of thanks was passed : " Voted, That the thanks of St. Paul's Chapter be pre- sented to our worthy Companion Jacob Amee, for his val- uable donation made to them thig evening ; that they view, with lively gratitude and satisfaction, this expression of his good will and attachment to the Institution generally, and the interest specially manifested by it for the prosperity of this Chapter ; — That this vote be recorded, and a copy there- of transmitted him by the Secretary." He received the Orders in Boston Encampment of Knight Templars in 1820, and was admitted a member the same year. He served as their Warder four years, and as Treasurer nineteen years : which office he held at the time of his death. JOSEPH EVELETH. Companion EvELETH was born in Salem, Mass. in 1794, and died in Watertown, Mass. in 1856. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Bos- ton for several years, and was always considered an upright and honest man, in all his dealings and business transactions. Comp. Eveleth was made a Mason in St. John's Lodge, Boston, in 1817, and was admitted to membership the same year. He was Marshal of that Lodge in 1818- 19 — Junior Warden in 1820 — and Master in 1823. He was exalted in St. Paul's Chapter, Feb. 15, 1820, and admitted a member Feb. 17, 1824 — held the office of Captain of the Host in 1825, and that of Scribe in 1826-27. He had 59 also received the Ineffable degrees, including the 32d. He was a memher of the Common Coun- cil of the City of Boston from 1826 to 1831, in- clusive ; also a member of the House of Repre- sentatives in 1829-30-31-36-37-38-39-53; and Sheriff of the County of Suffolk fifteen years. JOSEPH HALL. Companion Hall was born in Methuen, Mass. June 26, 1793, and died in Boston, December 31, 1859. In 1809, he went to Camden, Maine, where he ever afterward, with brief exceptions, resided. In 1813, he was elected an officer in the Militia, and was rapidly promoted to the office of Colonel, by which title he was afterwards gen- erally distinguished. During the war of 1812, he commanded a detachment of men, and the parapets upon Eaton's and Jacob's PointF were erected under his supervision. In 1816, he married Mary, daughter of Capt. Nathan Howe, of Shrewsbury, Mass., who, having born him six childi-en, died in 1825, leaving behind her the cherished remembrances which hallow the name of the faithful wife and good mother. He was again married in 1827, to Eliza, daughter of William Parkman, Esq., of Camden, Maine, by whom he had seven children, all of whom, with the exception of tw^o by his first wife, survived him. After the formation of Waldo County, in 60 1827, he received the appointment of Sheriff, and in 1830 the appointment of Post Master, at Camden. For some years Comp. Hall had largely mingled in the politics of his State, and the great energy and uncompromising traits of his character, naturally indicated him as a leader fit for the Democracy of the Waldo District, and he was consequently elected, after a spirited canvass, the first Representative to Congress from that District. He was again elected to the same office in 1835. It would he unjust to the memory of Comp. Hall, not to place upon this brief record of his life, the fact, that his course in Congress was fully approved by his constitu- ents ; and that the subsequent history of the country has borne witness to his wisdom, fore- sight and sagacity. In 1838, he received the appointment of Measurer, in the Boston Custom House, which place he retained until 1846, when the office of Navy Agent for the Port of Boston was conferred upon him, without solicitation, by his personal friend and associate in Congress, President Polk ; which responsible position he retained until 1849, after the election of Presi- dent Taylor. In the Fall of the same year he was the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Bos- ton, receiving the entire vote of the party, a conclusive evidence of the high estimation attain- ed by his residence in the metropolis of New England. In the intervening time between that 61 period and 1857, he spent with his family, in quiet retirement, upon his farm in Camden, dis- tinguished alike by the interest he ever felt for the place of his home, and the graceful hospital- ities and courtesies extended to his numerous friends. Upon the election of President Bu- chanan, he was again tendered the place of Weigher, Guager and Measvirer in the Boston Custom House, which position he retained till removed from it by the hand of death. He received the first three degrees in Amity Lodge, Camden, Me., and was afterwards Master of that Lodge ; was exalted in St. Paul's Chap- ter June 15, 1847 — admitted a member the fol- lowing September — and was Treasurer of the Chapter in 1849. He was also a member of the Boston Encampment ; and was a worthy and esteemed member of each branch of the Institu- tion. Endowed by nature with great physical power, and possessing a vigorous and well bal- anced intellect, he evinced an ability commen- surate to all the stations which he was called to fill. His was a sound mind in a sound body. Hence all of his official acts, and particularly his course while a member of Congress, were mark- ed by that good sense and judgment which never failed him upon the most trying occasions, and which he retained to the close of life. His pri- vate life was almost without reproach ; and his 6 62 reputation for honesty was proverbial. Hence, though rich in the possession of a good con- science, he was comparatively poor in worldly goods ; and though his various official positions afforded him frequent opportunities of enriching himself, he left them all, content with only his hire, and the approving plaudit of " well done, good and faithful servant ; " bequeathing to his children only the priceless legacy of a good ex- ample. With him it was " not all of life to live." He lived not for himself alone — the generous sympathy of his great heart embraced the world. His was the hand of charity, well accustomed to those kindly yet unobtrusive acts which bless the giver as well as the receiver, and which were only prescribed by his limited means. His last illness, brief and painful as it was, he bore with manly patience and heroic fortitude. Contented, unrepining and resigned, he bid a cheerful adieu to all the attachments of life, and calmly and trustingly prepared himself for his last repose, " like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." He died like a man and a christian, with an un- wavering faith in the infinite goodness of Him who doeth all things well — to whose inscrutable will he reverently bowed — and to whose unfail- ing mercy he humbly and hopefully trusted. Thus has a good man gone. THOMAS PAYSOIT. Companion Payson was born in I'eterboro', N. H. in 1760, and died in that town August 20, 1844, aged 84 years. He graduated at Harvard College in 1784, and soon after came to reside in Boston. He was Usher in Franklin School under Mr. BuUard, several years, and succeeded him as its Master. He was admitted a member of St. John's Lodge, Boston, in 1819, and was its Secretary from 1822 to 1827 inclusive ; was exalted in St. Andrew's Chapter July 27, 1820 ; was a member of the Boston Council of Royal Masters — its presiding officer in 18 'J 0-21, and its Recorder in 1825-26-27. As an instructor of youth he had few superiors, and ever gave sat- isfaction to both parents and pupils. He was a sincere and devout Mason, a good christian, and an honest man. ASA BULLAED. Companion Bullard was born in Salem, N. H. and died in Boston in 1826. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1793, and was Master of the Franklin School, in Boston, several years. He studied medicine, and was in the practice of his profession from 1805 until his decease. Ho was made a Mason in St. John's Lodge, Boston, in 1820 ; was admitted a member the same year ; and was its Treasurer in 1822. He was District 64 Deputy Grand Master of the First Masonic Dis- trict in 1824. He received the degrees in St. Paul's Chapter in 1821, and became a member Feb. 19, 1822. He took an active interest in the Masonic Institution, and was at all times ready and vfilling to give both his services and means for the relief of the worthy indigent Broth- er or Companion, his widow and orphan LIST OF IVCElvdEBERS ST. PAUL'S K. A. OHAPTEK, JANUARY, 1803. William R. Alger, Theodore Atkinson, William P. Anderson, Samuel L. Adams, George W. Appleton, N. A Appolonio, Caleb C. Allen, Nahum Ball, John Bigelow, B. F. Baker, Edward D. Boll, Richard M. Barker, A. F. Block, Joseph Bluxome, Judah Baker, Josiah L. Bangs, w. ^^^ Buiiock, Wm. P. Buttcrficld, G' Merrick Blanchard, James P. Brown, Edward W. Baxter, Jr. James C. BuUcu, Benjamin Bcal, James K. Bugbee, John C. Blasdell, Weare D. Bickford, Charles Bolton, Oliver P. Bowman, George Baird, Frank Bush, Jr. John Butterworth, S. B. Ball, A. K. Brycr, George B. Brown, Asaph B. Child, Isaac Caiv, 66 Leonard Cox, Jr. C. M. Delano, Daniel G. Corliss, R. E. Dwelley, William Clapp, Eben Denton, John F. Currier, Osgood Eaton, Frederic Chandler, James Endicott, Thomas Cunningham, Alfred B. Ely, Lafayette Culver, William Ellison, John N. Chapman, John H. Edlefson, Thomas H. Crowell, Charles 0. Eaton. Wm. H. Calrow, W. H. Emerson, Fred. H. Calrow, Theodore H. Emmons, Henry Carney, John A. Emmons, Cyrus T. Clark, George Everett, Simon B. Corliss, Henry Endicott, Abraham A. Dame, James R. Elliott, William Darton, Eben. Fuller, Jr. Thomas C. Day, John Flint, John S. Damrell, Wm. B. Fowle, Jr. Benj. Dean, Jonas Fitch, James Durgan, John K. Fellows, Fred. Dunhar, R. N. Forbush, John A, Drew, Jr. John Flangn, Robert L. Davis, Seth W. Fuller, R. E. Demmon, Sanborn Fifield, Samuel G. Damon, Edward A. French, Jereh. Dunham, Edwin R. Frost, Charles H. Dilloway James A Fox, John W. Dadmun, Louis A. Felix, L. D. Draper, C. S. French, Caleb Drew, Ensign S. Fellows, 67 C. T. Francis, John O. French, Aaron E. Fisher, Fred'Ii; J. Fuller, David P. Grows, William E. Gaskin, James R. Gardner, Isaac H. Gregory, Edward T. Gray, T. Warren Gould, Enoch Hobart, John Hews, Daniel llarwood, John K. Hall, F. A. Hirsch, :?!anford M. Hunt, Joseph W. Howard, Thos. J. Herring, Luther A. Ham, Jabez F. Hewes, Wm. E. Hough, Nathaniel Hamilton, William R. Huston, William Hobbs, Jr. Lester Holcomb, Edwin L. Howard, Nicholas Hatheway, T. F. Hinckley, Noble H. Hill, Henry C. Hunt, Orlando M. Homer, Franklin A. Hall, Bennet Ives, Nathaniel Jenkins, Samuel Jepson, Joseph P. Johnson, John ]). Jennings, Niels Jacobs, John Jacob:-, William F. Jackson, Eben D. Jones, George P. Kettell, George Kingman, William F. Knowles, James D. Kent, Hamlin W Keyes, W. 11 Kent, Geo. N. Kent, Winslow Lewis, T. R. Lambert, John \y . Lord, Thomas J. Leland, G. A. Leland, T. S. Leland, Thomas H. Lord, C'hirles S. Lincoln, Charles B. Leavitt, Jacob F. Letts, James B. Leeds, 68 E. W. Leavins, John F. Newton, W. H. Locke, D. Webster Norcross, George W. Learnard, William Orne, James W. Locke, M. C. Onderdonk, Edward B. Moore, Edson E. Plympton^ Wyzeman Marshall, Stephen M. S. Pratt, Fred. W. Moores, George L. Pratt, Asa Morrill, George B. Pickett, Warren Mallard, T. H. Pinkerton, Alexander McDonald, Geo. Watson Prescott, Lemuel D. Mudge, J. P. Paine, Eben Mann, Chas. Edward Powers, J. E. Marsh, Warren B. Potter, John C. Morse, Fred S. Plympton, Edward A. Morse, James B. Pickett, Leonard P. Marvin, Enoch Paige, William T. R. Marvin , G. W. Parmenter, George Moulton, B. Perkins, Jr. Judson Murdock, F. A. Pierce, ' George McGreavy, Lorenzo Prouty, Frederick P. Mosely, William Pratt, Alexander Moore, Jesse P. Patteo, W. H. Maine, Chaunccy Page, Hugh McCully, Charles E. Paige, Gilbert Nurse, Edward A. Raymond, Benjamin F. Nourse, Freeman C. Raymond, J. D. Nutting, Charles Robbins, Sereno D. Nickerson, Lewis Rice, t^olomon Newcorab, John C. Robertson, Thomas H. Nowoll, Charles B. Rogers, 69 John A. Robertson, George M. Randall, Joseph L. Ross, George C. Rand, Curtis Redman, Charles B. Rice, Oliver J. Rand, Simon W. Robinson, Gardner T. Ring. Richard A. Robertson, Augustus Russ, Caleb Rand, James B. Robb, Daniel Rickerby, Joseph R. Richards, William Read, Benjamin Randall, P. R. Ridgeway, W. E Robinson, J. M. Rodocanachi, Benjamin Stevens, George G. Smith, John Stevens, George B. Swasey, Geo. Stimpson, Jr. W. H. L. Smith, Edward H. Savage, Benjamin F. Stevens, Thomas Sprague, Edwin R. Sawyer, A. I. Sawyer, Bradford Sherman, Charles C. Southard, Daniel II. Sortwell, Zenas Sears, C. C. Sanderson, James A, Stetson, Jeremiah Stone, G. A. Somerby, I. H. Silsby, Samuel N. Skinner, Newell A. Thompson, Calvin M. Thompson, Elisha G. Tucker, T. Larkin Turner, Robert Taylor, W G. Train, John S. Tyler, Duncan McB. Thaxter, E. Towle, J. G. Thayer, Z. H. Thomas, Jr. L. L. Tarbell, Levi P. Thompson, Daniel H. Thurston, William H. Thomes, George O. Townsend, Theodore A. Thayer, Joseph "\V. Tapley, John Tyler, Jr. 70 W. J. Underwood, Joseph Underwood, Joseph W. Ward, J. A. D. Worcester, Joseph J. Whiting, Clement A. Walker, Isaac Hull Wright, Thomas G. Whytal, Leonard Walker, Humphrey Webster, John L. Whipple, Andrew G. Weeks, J. D. White, J. Otis Wetherbee, Theodore Wheeler, Charles L. Wheeler, William Webster, Isaac Watts, A. K. P. Welch, George B. Williams, Henry W. Warren, F. G. Walbridge.