C. L. Mitchell

Name: The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored Masons
Author: C. L. Mitchell

The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

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“The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored Masons”, is a work by C. L. Mitchell. It explores elements such as Grand Lodge, Masonic and the State of Texas.

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ I am fully aware of the fact that when the truth is told about the actions and conduct of the leaders of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts which has been done from time to time their minds are inflamed to an extra ordinary degree of madness, hatred and dislike and they talk and write and say anything except the truth, and the truth they will never state except it is by accident on one hand and mistake on the other. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ Fifteenth Answer—Mackey's Masonic jurisprudence and all of the Masonic authors on Masonic law have laid down the well established rule that has been recognized in the United States of America ever since Freemasonry was first established in this country, that there cannot be any higher or Supreme power than a Grand Lodge of a state. And the spurious National Compact Grand Lodge of North America is an unauthorized and clandestine body. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ For if a man is a legal and genuine mason he is a mason all over the world, and is to be recognized as a mason in every land and in every country, but the masons in the state of Texas that belong to the McKinney Grand Lodge in Texas and the self constituted Grand Lodge in the state of New York that Henry A. Spencer is at the head of they are not recognized all over the world and these being state institutions and the masons who belong in Texas and of New York are not recognized as legitimate masons in any part of the world. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ Before you are admitted in any of the Masonic bodies, here you are required to stand a very rigid examination, you know about what that is. There is no prejudice in this section of the country against man because he may be of a dark complexion, in all of my travels the Masonic body of which you are the head of in America among colored Masons is the only one that is known and recognized in this part of the country where I have been. We will go to London, England, next week. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ The numerous statements that have been made and are being made now by the exponents of the National Compact Grand Lodge purporting to be genuine and historical, are solely unreliable and cunning inventions of their own devised for the purpose of misleading the people. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ A Masonic Convention of several warranted Lodges of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Texas, assembled in Masonic Convention in the city of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on the 19th day of March 1908, and lawfully organized Most Worshipful King Solomon Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Texas and Masonic jurisdiction, and the grand officers were elected and installed. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ Prince Edwin was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge that was organized at York England in 926. From the commencement of 926 of the assembly of Masons at York the letter "Y" commenced, and has been known among members of the Masonic fraternity and at the establishing of the Grand Lodge at York, England in the year 926 they adopted a constitution and general regulation for the craft. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ One Grand Lodge cannot issue a charter to organize another Grand Lodge.
The power and the authority to organize a Grand Lodge resides in the three warranted Lodges that meet in a Masonic convention for that purpose. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ You will kindly remember me to all brethren in Chicago. I like America better than I do this country, or the places that I have been in since I left Chicago probably that is owing to the fact that having been born and reared in Chicago I feel more at home. But the French people, [10] and particularly those that are members of Masonic fraternity, are very pleasant and kind. ”

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C. L. Mitchell, The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored…

“ It shows conclusively that the introduction of Freemasonry in the State of Mass. among Colored Men was not only unlawful and a fraud and sham, but that the statements coming from those individuals from the State of Mass. ”

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