Later in Smiths term, the Supreme Council marked both the jurisdictions 100th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Union of 1867. Scottish Rite, NMJ | History of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction He was admitted to the bar in 1891, and he practiced law in Boston. Perhaps he will be remembered as a positive force which drew the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction very close to the leadership and membership of the Southern Jurisdiction. Stanley Fielding Maxwell continued to oversee the fraternity until 1985, providing leadership and working to increase membership and continue a stable financial footing. He became an Active Member of Supreme Council in 1998. He still served on three Supreme Council committees at the time of his death in October 1997. Grand Commander VASR All Rights Reserved. Perry is the Immediate Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lanarkshire Middle Ward having served from 2016 to 2021. He served as Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey in 1998, was Executive Officer of DeMolay from 1999-2004, and has earned six Grand Master of DeMolay Eagle Awards the most recent being a lifetime achievement award. Click here to learn more about the Gourgas Medal. M.P. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. Welcome to the website of The United Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-Third and Last Degree. He was coroneted an Honorary 33 at Philadelphia in 1981, and was elected to Active Membership on the Supreme Council in Chicago in 1992. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Johnson became a member of Walthams Monitor Lodge in 1892. : 160, Elliston, Virginia, in 1987 and as Virginia's Grand Master in 2001. this website indicates that we continue to do so. Watch Commander McNaughton's Farewell Allocution. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! He also streamlined ceremonies; began work on degree revisions; oversaw production of a video presentation of the new 4 and others; insisted that Scottish Rite events be inspirational, convenient and enjoyable; focused the charitable endeavors of the Scottish Rite to benefit Brothers in need of assistance, and increased the use of teleconferencing for Supreme Council business to conserve our fraternitys administration costs. . humbly accept your vote of confidence to be your new leader. BUTLER, 33 GRAND MINISTER OF STATE MAURICE LUCAS, 33 GRAND TREASURER-GENERAL H:.E L. KEN COLLINS, II, 33 GRAND SECRETARY-GENERAL H:.E WALTER GULLEY, 33 GRAND AUDITOR-GENERA SILAS WILLIAMS, 33 ASST . He made it his task to heal all the rifts between members and officers of the past regimes, combining competing bodies, creating bodies where there were none, and establishing a set of Constitutions amenable to both sides. In 1915, he earned his law degree, but did not begin practicing law until after the end of World War I. The mission of The Sovereign United Supreme Council is to strengthen and develop the mind and body-through character development programs with Scripture study to promote a life-transforming tradition that empowers our members to achieve lifelong successes in their communities and benefit to contemporary society. He served the Great Priory of Scotland as Grand Mareschal for 14 years before retiring in 1998 with the Rank of Knight Commander of the Temple. Killian Van Rensselaer was born in Greenbush, New York, a member of the famous Knickerbocker family. this website indicates . Since Barton Smiths eventual succession to the post of Sovereign Grand Commander was announced shortly after his predecessor, Samuel Crocker Lawrence (18321911), took office, Smith was, by all reports, well-prepared to take the helm of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction when he assumed the leadership position. As far as his views on his role as Grand Commander, he said: I plan to follow the vision statement. He worked as an attorney until 1939, while also teaching and later serving as dean at Boston University Law School. He was raised in New Yorks Lodge, LUnion Franaise in 1806. Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree. Josiah Hayden Drummond, as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the newly joined body, played the key role in making the merger work. within my power to move our organization to a higher level. In his business life Josiah Hayden Drummond was a lawyer and politician. On August 27, 1761, the French Grand Lodge at Paris (the Grand and Sovereign Lodge of St. John of Jerusalem), acting with a body of the superior degrees (the Council of the Emperors of the East and West, Sovereign cossais Mother Lodge), issued a patent to Morin as a Grand Inspector, "authorizing and empowering him to establish perfect and In their History of the Supreme Council, 33, NMJ, George A. Newbury, 33, and Louis L. Williams, 33, called Killian Van Rensselaer the St. Ill. He also served as a Trustee of the Permanent and Charity Funds of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island from 1908 until 1929. Brother Ralston was raised in Evanston-Eversull Lodge No. He is also a Past Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Aberdeen City, a Past Provincial Grand Master of Aberdeen and Kincardine of The Royal Order of Scotland and is currently Grand Sovereign of The Grand Imperial Council of Scotland. United Supreme Council - Welcome Extremely active in his lodge and in the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, he served as Grand Master from 1913 to 1916. It is right and proper that an organisation which has existed for over one hundred and fifty years should, indeed must, continue to develop and reinvigorate itself. He explains that, In that year as a Millennium project each Valley reached out for candidates doing Masonic work in many fields. He graduated from Bostons Burdett College in 1929 with a degree in business and worked at the Quincy Market Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, followed by the United Farmers of New England, Inc., until taking the position of Executive Secretary for the Supreme Council in 1965. In partnership with Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction and Shriners International, Scottish Rite, NMJ launched BeAFreemason.org, which serves as a first-of-its-kind digital "front door to Freemasonry" -- where interested men can learn more about Freemasonry from the comfort of their own homes. In his farewell address on September 4, 1851, he gave his reasons: 25 years of service (including the seven immediately previous when he took on greatly increased activity); not wanting to prevent other true and worthy Brethren from advancement, and the location of his residence, which was a long distance from the jurisdictions headquarters. Cory McPhatter, 33 The Illustrious Grand Secretary of the H.E. His Excellency the Most Hon. He was awarded the Scottish Rites 33 in 1965 and became an Active Member At Large in 1973. During his tenure, he has displayed his business and managerial acumen by establishing a sound financial footing for the 32 Masonic Learning Centers for Children, now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers, and the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. He moved to Pittsburgh and was named Deputy for Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. With Lawrence was an active Freemason throughout his life. Gourgas is rightly remembered as the Conservator of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. At the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Supreme Council, August 5, 1938, then-Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson stated ". He became a Master Mason in 1820, in Morton Lodge No. PDF Statutes of The Supreme Council of the Thirty-third Degree He was also a member of the Royal Order of Scotland, elected Provincial Grand Master for 191416, and an Honorary Member of the Grand Lodge of that order. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. In between he served as a state senator. At the August 1860 meeting of the Supreme Council, Sovereign Grand Commander Edward A. Raymond flamed out of control according to Brothers Newbury and Williams in their book. The head of the NMJ is the Sovereign Grand Commander. Established 1993 SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERCIA GRAND COUNCILS. Several endeavors were begun throughout the country to create Masonic awareness by making Masonry more visible to the public. He served as both Grand Secretary (18021805) and Grand Master (182021) for the Grand Lodge of New York. David M. Thomson 33 succeeded to the Council on the 18th October 2017. 2023 Supreme Council, AASR, NMJ, USA. , Item Weight United Supreme Council | Southern Jurisdiction PHA - DC Grand Commander McNaughton was very attentive to fiscal responsibility during the challenges of the nations economic recession during his first triennial term. As your Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, I pledge to you that I will do everything within my power to move our organization to a higher level. Despite 12 years at the helm, Tompkins did not devote much time to the newly formed group. Supreme Council, 33, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Republic of the He also served as Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Edinburgh between 2012 and 2017 and is currently Deputy Grand Master and Governor of the Royal Order of Scotland. He not only worked to get the bodies up and running, but also he made several visits to assure their continued growth. He was selected as Teacher of the Year in 2001 by the Fulton-Montgomery Regional Technology Teachers Association and New York State Technology Educators Association. When, after 11 months, Melvin Maynard Johnson was elected as the new Grand Commander, the Supreme Council paid Stevens the homage of electing him as its first Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Commander. in Binghamton, New York, in 1961 and was Potentate in 1986. Ill. Alvin K. Wilkins, 33 LIEUTENANT GRAND COMMANDER. SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDERS ILL. Roy L. Prince 33-SGIG M.P. sovereign grand inpector general of virginia ancient and accepted scottish rite of freemasonry southern jurisdiction of the united states of america. On behalf of the Supreme Council, 33, A.& A.S.R. 4, Royal and Select Masters on March 16, 1994, and was knighted in Portland Commandery No. Despite his impressive resume, Tompkins was hampered by a debilitating fight with alcoholism, which brought him both ill health and financial problems. 35 on December 13, 1989. America, A.A.S.R. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 2010-2016 ILL. He received the Scottish Rites 33 in 1863. 2023The Sovereign United Supreme Council. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Time and disease cut short this great leaders potential list of significant accomplishments here and abroad. John Henry Cowles, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council 13, serving that lodge as Master seven times. As Masonry began to rebound, Yates encouraged Grand Commander J.J.J. Simson was raised in Clinton Lodge No. Lawrence belonged to Mystic Royal Arch Chapter, DeMolay Commandery (later serving as Grand Commander of Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the 1890s), and received the degrees of Royal and Select Master. Louisiana Scottish Rite ill alan w. adkins biography orient officers Born in Schenectady, New York, in 1798, Yates attended Union College and became a lawyer, working as Surrogate of Schenectady County for 19 years. ).Male recipients of these royal awards, the Dato' Sri . Simson was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33, by Emanuel De La Motta on August 5, 1813 at the organization of the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions Supreme Council. He remained as Sovereign Grand Commander until the Union of 1867. 2023The Sovereign United Supreme Council. One of Ralstons most significant charitable endeavors was the establishment of the 32 Masonic Childrens Learning Centers now the Childrens Dyslexia Centers. In a dual ceremony held in Boston in 1867 the Grand Commanders of both Supreme Councils the Van Rensselaer Council and the Hays-Raymond Council resigned their positions. Twenty years later, he received the 33 and was elected to the Active Membership of the Supreme Council. It is right and proper that an organisation which has existed for over one hundred and fifty years should, indeed must, continue to develop and reinvigorate itself. Born August 30, 1827 in Winslow, Maine, he remained very active in the government and commerce of his native state. 33, Royal and Select Masters, and in the Knights Templar, eventually elected Grand Commander of Ohio. Ill. He joined Kalurah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. Please try again. After receiving two degrees from Harvard, he entered the banking field in Chicago, but returned to Medford after a short time to join his fathers business. and House of the Temple in Washington, DC of which: Ill. Ronald A Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander for the United States Of America, its territories and dependencies. Grand Commander Abbott left three gifts to the Supreme Council, one of which was to be used for scholarships, preferably for the study of clean journalism. Today the Supreme Council provides hundreds of scholarships to the children of Scottish Rite Masons. 75 in 1841, serving as Master of that lodge from 1845 to 1848. He also belonged to the York Rite Bodies; the Red Cross of Constantine; Syrian Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. That came to an end with the Union of 1867. He held that position until 1908. Joseph His Excellency the Most Hon. SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMERICA, INC. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33. The VP Lieutenant Grand Commander Doctor David K. Huggan 33 succeeded to the Council on 20th October 2004. Brother Samiecs active service to the Scottish Rite, NMJ and Supreme Council, he is a member of York Rite, as well as several Masonic Lodges of Research. Allen 1897 to 1911 - D.F. During his 20 years at the helm, he established the Scottish Rites charitable program to support research into schizophrenia, the first endeavor of its kind. Brother Samiec was installed as Sovereign Grand Commander in Cleveland on August 31, 2021. Hubbard later declined the honor and Van Rensselaer moved into the position. He affiliated with Gloversville Lodge No. Sovereign Grand Commander IN OFFICE 1993-1996 ILL. Clarence Plummer, 33-SGIG M.P. This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. 2023 by The Imperial Supreme Council. Prime Minister Davis Highlights His Governments Accomplishments, Revenue, During Mid-Year Budget Job Fair slated for this Saturday at Flamingo Gardens Community Park, 200 Foreign Nationals repatriated from New Providence. This Supreme Council shall and always believe in true partnership and progress. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33 succeeded to the Supreme Council on the 25th June 2003. The MIll Grand Captain of the Guard Bro. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Tompkins was born in Scarsdale, New York in 1774 and graduated first in his class from Columbia College in 1795. He was raised as a Master Mason in Casco Lodge No. Charles Iain Robert Wolrige Gordon of Esslemont 33. Baron Auguste Hugo de Bulow conferred the Scottish Rite Degrees on four brethren and created them Deputy Inspectors General, 33 rd degree, as follows: Dr. Peter W. Ray - New York Jonathan Miller - Pennsylvania, Levi Anderson - Delaware Lemuel G. Griffin - Maryland. Masons, Inc. Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America He was educated in the public schools of North Kingston, Rhode Island. Lawrence also became the driving force behind the establishment of the Permanent Fund, which was fully organized by 1875. In 1804, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, but resigned in order to accept an appointment as associate justice of the New York Supreme Court. He received his degrees in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in 1973 and served as Thrice Potent Master of Yates Lodge of Perfection from May 1985 until October 1987. He joined the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Boston in 1896, where he would eventually serve as Thrice Potent Master of Boston-Lafayette Lodge of Perfection in 1904 and 1905. However, he resigned his judgeship in 1874 to become president of Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company. Brother Samiec, 33, served as a technology education instructor at the Gloversville Enlarged School System in Gloversville, New York. George Bushnell was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1887. . Brother Webber was created an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, 33, at Boston on September 30, 1987. Melvin Maynard Johnson has been and still is considered by most Masonic scholars to have been the greatest American Mason of the 20th century. But, due to increasing age, Lawrence made it clear that he would serve only until the 1910 Annual Meeting. Working closely with Grand Commander Newbury, Maxwell came into office with an intimate knowledge of the Supreme Councils business. Sovereign Grand Commander. It is awarded in three classes: Knight Grand Commander (Dato' Sri Paduka-S.P.M.J. We will not change course, and we will focus on increasing membership." He also served as an adjunct professor in the Communications Technology Department at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. Supreme Council AASR Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, Copyright Honolulu Scottish Rite | Professionally Built & Managed by Masonic Web Master, New 32 Scottish Rite Masons Receive 14 Rings & Caps, Ill. Andrew Geiser, 33, Featured in the Scottish Rite Journal. Allocution of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree Paperback - September 10, 2010 by Anonymous (Author) See all formats and editions From 1826 until his sudden elevation to Acting Sovereign Grand Commander, Stevens served as Grand Lieutenant Commander under Leon Abbott. The State of North Carolina King David Grand Council. 245 in Otisco, New York in 1822. After the war, he returned to Cornell, where he received athletic and scholastic honors, including the prestigious McMullen Engineering Scholarship Award. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.". He joined Portland Council No. Halkitis congratulates newly promoted Customs officers. Although he ended his term as Sovereign Grand Commander in 1921, Smith continued his participation in Freemasonry until his death in 1935. ; Royal Order of Jesters, and the Royal Order of Scotland. He was raised a Master Mason in Friendship Lodge No. SEC. United Supreme Councils Sovereign Grand Commander pays a courtesy call on the Second Murder Recorded Within Two Weeks On GB, Min. Bro. With directions from the ALL Mighty God, your assistance and my commitment there are no challenges we cannot achieve. As Grand Lieutenant Commander under Henry Lynde Palmer, Lawrence was called to the office of Sovereign Grand Commander when Palmer resigned due to ill health in 1909. He received his Scottish Rite degrees in the Valley of Cincinnati in the fall of 1967, and served as Thrice Potent Master of Gibulum Lodge of Perfection. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. [1] To fully achieve peace within the Rite the newly merged Supreme Council chose, in Drummond, one of its greatest Masonic statesmen. Likewise, membership in the 14 almost doubled during his tenure. History of the Rite - Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A. He enrolled at Marietta College in 1961 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965. 429 in 1985, serving as Master for two terms. The United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33rd Degree of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated, District of Columbia is dedicated to God, Family, and Country. Our future is bright, and we must be ready to face the challenges before us. He has been credited with bringing about the Union of 1867 when the two competing Supreme Councils in the Northern Jurisdiction combined. Brother Samiec was raised a Master Mason at St. Patricks Lodge No. Following the sudden death of Leon Abbott in 1932, Stevens, as Grand Lieutenant Commander, took on the role of Acting Sovereign Grand Commander, serving out the remaining eleven months in Abbotts term. Simson served as Lieutenant Grand Commander under Tompkins, and became Sovereign Grand Commander upon Tompkinss death in 1825. Brother Paul died in 1996. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Nebo Grand Council. : alan wayne adkins 33, grand cross . Stationed in England, he was trained and commissioned a 2nd lieutenant, navigator, in the U. S. Air Force. In 1990, Ill. Unfortunately, just as Yates received his 33 degree, the anti-Masonic movement was reaching its peak and many lodges, as well as the Supreme Council, curtailed their activities. Grand Commander Cole served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 2001. After his retirement, Ill. Bro. Council of Nine. Henderson is currently Grand Architect in the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Our The MIll Grand Standard Bearer Bro. On July 7, 1990, he married Monica, and said, She has been a partner in everything I do since then. They have two children a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Jessica. "Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see". He earned a Juris Doctor Degree in 1969. He was an Honorary Member of 23 symbolic lodges in Massachusetts and several Scottish Rite Bodies in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, and Florida. In 2002, Illustrious Brother Webber was named the Grand Lieutenant Commander of the Supreme Council, a position in which he served until elected Sovereign Grand Commander in 2003. In short, he was involved in all aspects of the Valleys activities. Tompkins was the Northern Masonic Jurisdictions first Sovereign Grand Commander, serving from the formation of the Supreme Council on August 5, 1813 until his death on June 11, 1825. Samuel Crocker Lawrence joined the Scottish Rite in 1862 and received the 33 in 1864. When he left office in 1909, the fund had increased to $454,000. Born in Illinois on June 2, 1852, Smith attended the University of Michigan, receiving both his bachelors and law degrees there. He Joined Clifton DeMolay Chapter in 1970 and served as Master Councilor. During his 11 years as Sovereign Grand Commander, Smith saw the membership and the Benevolent Fund double. On November 6, 1982, he was created a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret in Sigma Consistory, Valley of Schenectady, New York, where he served as Commander-in-Chief for Sigma Consistory from 1995-1997. In 1849 he moved his family to Wisconsin. The inauguration of a new Sovereign Grand Commander is a good chance to look back though the history of the Supreme Council and at the men who lead the Rite. Despite taking office at the age of 60, Henry Lynde Palmer held the office of Sovereign Grand Commander longer than any other man in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction 30 years. In 1897, he served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Illustrious Brother Webber joined the York Rite of Masonry becoming a Royal Arch Mason in Cumberland Chapter No. In those pre-Depression years, the Scottish Rite found itself in a very prosperous cycle. It allowed the museum rebuild its exhibition showcasing the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the start of the Revolutionary War. Four years later he was raised a Master Mason in Clifton Lodge No. Raymond served as head of many Masonic bodies, including the office of Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (18491851). From 1860 to 1864 he was Maines attorney general. He was awarded the Air Medal, and his bomber group was presented the Presidential Commendation Award. He was also active in the York Rite, serving as King of his Chapter, and Illustrious Master of his Council. THE GREAT NINE OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL III. He joined Hiram Lodge in West Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1854, later becoming a charter member of Mount Hermon Lodge in Medford. Meeting in separate rooms of the Grand Lodge building in Boston the two organizations elected Drummond as their leader, and the two groups became one. 33. Learn more. He was one of only three incumbents in the history of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to pass away while holding office. When Palmer first took office, the Permanent Fund (which had been established in 1872) had a balance of $16,000. Passing of Ill. Deary Vaughn, 33, Sovereign Grand Commander, United Illustrious Ronald A. Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander: Just as a Grand Lodge is the governing body for Masons in each jurisdiction, so a Supreme Council is the governing body for Scottish Rite Masons and charters all subordinate bodies.