1844. Lodges and Encampments under the G. L. of the U. S. Ger. Colonial, 16, Albany, do. 45 Monday Tuesday Poughkeepsie, 21, Poughkeepsie, do. Thursday 23, do. Monday 24, Troy, Wednesday 25, Buffalo, Monday 18, Easton, 20, Havre-de-Grace, Mount Pisgah, 24, Port Deposit, Potomac, Mount Moriah, 32, Clear Spring, Aaron, 29, Chestertown, 31, Hagerstown, 33, Williamsport, Thurs. Brooklyn, do. Trojan, Saturday Ark, do. Star, Tuesday National, Saturday Olive Branch, Monday American, 29, Lansingburgh, Tuesday Tuesday Metropolitan, 33, New York, do. Enterprise, 40, Ellicott's Mills, do. Centre, JACOB MEARIS, G. Patriarch, 34, 36, Kings County, 45, Willia'burgh 26, Brooklyn, Tuesday 27, Troy, Monday 28, New York, Wednesday 30, New York, Monday 31, do. Wednesday 32, Albany, do. do. do. do. 37, Buffalo, do. Monday 39, Brooklyn, Thursday do. 46 Lodges and Encampments under the G. L. of the U. S. Jan. 21, Philadelphia, Mond. Tues. 23, 24, Pittsburgh, DELAWARE.-Grand Lodge meets at Wilmington, quarterly. JOHN HARP, M. W. G. M. WILLIAM WOODCOCK, R. W. G. Sec'y. SUBORDINATE LODGES. Mond. Delaware, 26, N. Liberties, 33, Philadelphia, Wed. No. 1, Wilmington, 3, Laurel, 4, Wilmington, 5, New Castle, Monday Saturday 6, Smyrna, Wednesday LOUISIANA.-Grand Lodge meets at 40, Vil. Green, 2 & 3 Sat. the City of New Orleans, quarterly. 43, Philadelphia, Friday 44, Pottsville, Thurs. 45, Pittsburgh, Satur 53, Pottsville, G. W. CABLE, M. W. G. M. A. Mondelli, R. W. G. Sec'ry. SUBORDINATE LODGES. Friday Louisiana, No. 1, New Orleans, Friday, 55, Philadelphia, Thurs. Feliciana, 4, Bayou Sara, 56, Minersville, Satur. Union, 59, Reading, Thurs. 60, Catawissa, 1 & 3 Sat. 61, Philadelphia, Mond. 62, Beaver Meadow, Sat. 63, Philadelphia, Tues. 64, Birmingham, Satur. 65, Hazelton, 66, Roxborough, 67, Lancaster, 68, Harrisburg, Peace-and-Plenty, 69, Easton, State Capitol, 70, Harrisburgh, 71, Allentown, Hazelton, Roxborough, Lancaster, Harrisburgh, Allen, Thursday, 6, New Orleans, Monday, ENCAMPMENTS. Wildey, No. 1, New Orleans, 1 & 3 Sun. OHIO.-Grand Lodge meets at Cincinnati, quarterly. THOMAS SHERLOCK, M. W. G. M. 3, 4, Ohio, No. 1, Cincinnati, Monday do. Tuesday do. Wednesday do. Montgomery, 5, Dayton, Thursday Wednesday Tues. Jefferson, 6, Steubenville, Tuesday Satur. Charity, 7, Lancaster, Monday 1844. Piqua, Columbus, 9, Columbus, Tuesday Monday Saturday Lodges and Encampments under the G. L. of the U. S. 8, Piqua, Wednesday VIRGINIA.-R. W. Grand Lodge meets at Richmond, semi-annually. Monday THEODORE C. BENTEEN, M. W. G. M. 47 Wednesday Virginia, No. 1, Harper's Ferry, Mon. Harmony, 14, Rossville, Tuesday Washington 2, Norfolk, do. Lebanon, 15, Lebanon, 3, Wheeling, do. NEW JERSEY.-Grand Lodge meets Appomatox, 16, Petersburgh, at Trenton quarterly. EDW. D. WELDS, M. W. G. M. N. Brunswick, 6, N. Brunswick,Tuesday 7, Newark, Monday 8, 9, Elizab'thtown, Monday Wednesday Virginius, 16, Middletown, Thursday Jefferson, Grand Encampment meets at Cincinnati, Old Dominion, semi-annually. CHARLES THOMAS, G. Patriarch. Wildey, No. 1, Cincinnati, Dayton, 2, Dayton, Madison, Union, Monroe, La Fafayette, 1 & 3 Frid. Friendship, do. Nassau, 10, Princeton, Thursday Friendship, 11, Newark, do. Abrams, La Fayette, 12, Orange, Grand Encampment meets at Portsmouth, J. HULL, G. Patriacrh, SUBORDINATE ENCAMPMENTS. No. 1, Wheeling, 2 & 4 Thurs. 2, Richmond, 66 66 Widows' Friend, 5, Winchester, Glazier, 7, Petersburgh, Damascus, 9, Smithfield, Covenant, 13, Belvidere, Leni Lenape, 15, Lambertville, Tuesday Mount Holly, 19, Mount Holly, Wednesday Salem, Monmouth, 20, Freehold, do. do. 10, Hampden, INDIANA.-Grand Lodge meets at Ma Grand Encampment meets at Trenton semi-dison, quarterly. 48 Lodges and Encampments under the G. L. of the U. S. Jan ENCAMPMENTS. CONNECTICUT-Grand Lodge meets at Campbell, No. 1, Wilmington, New Haven, quarterly. R. S. HINMAN, M. W. G. M. A. C. HEITMAN, R. W. G. Sec'ry. Quinnipiac, 1, New Haven, Monday Middlesex, 3, East Haddam, Bain, 2, Murfreesboro, Monday Unit. Brothers, 5, Macon Charter Oak, 2, Hartford, Tuesday Wednesday Franklin, 2, Macon, Live Oak, 3, Savannah, Tuesday Sylvan, 4, Milledgeville, Ousatonic, 6, Derby, Wednesday ENCAMPMENTS. Mercantile, 8, Hartford, Thames, 9, New London, Our Brothers, 10, Norwalk, Uncas, RHODE ISLAND Central, Wednesday Magnolia, No. 1, Savannah, 11, Norwich, Friday 12, Middletown, Thursday Fri'dly Union, 1, Providence, Grand Encampment meets quarterly at New Eagle, THE history of the origin and progress of our Order is familiar to most of you. The frequency of our Lectures and the numerous addresses which have been published have rendered the subject trite, and but for the presence of newly initiated members, I might pass without notice the condition of our Institution to consider the immediate object of this evening's Lecture. To the periodicals of the Order I would refer for that history which traces our fraternity to a remote antiquity, and merely allude to the fact that our present organization was adopted in England during the close of the last century. To Manchester is due the credit of originating the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, and here arose that small stream in a new channel from an old fountain, which has expanded with its progress to the deep and powerful current of a river. Yes-our principles have "grown with their growth, and strengthened with their strength," acquiring influence and power in their extension, bearing down all obstacles with more ease as they advanced, and merging in their flowing mass of pure and tranquil transparency the turbid rivulets of opposition, that seemed to disturb their noble course. Time will not allow me to follow the steady stream, giving off its numerous branches to refresh the social character of different lands, by diffusing the benefits of Friendship, Love and Truth, nor can I do more than allude to the period when the spring opened and established in our own favoured land. It is but twenty-four years since Odd-Fellowship acquired "a local habitation and a name" in the United States, and Baltimore * Delivered before Palmetto Lodge, No. 5, at Columbia, S. C., Nov. 24, 1843. |