Description:Excerpt from Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge: Otsego Chapter, Otsego Council, R. Cooperstown Present also, Bro's Gott, Tanner, Draper and Parker. Being thus organized, the Lodge was formally opened and proceeded to business. At this meeting Bro. Edwards proposed the names of Elijah Holt, Esq., and Thomas Whitaker; Bro. Gott the names of Timothy Morse and Capt. Wm. Abbott, and Bro. Cotton the name of Anselm Williams, as candidates for initiation. At an "Extra Lodge" held on the same day, Elijah Holt, Esq., was balloted for and accepted, and the candidate was duly initiated. Accounts of the Lodge were kept in pounds, shillings and pence. It was unanimously resolved that "this Lodge shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month," at 3 o'clock P. M. This time of meeting was continued until January, 1808, when it was changed to the "Tuesday preceding the full moon, at 3 o'clock P. M." After 1812 meetings were held at a later hour. May 13, 1862, by resolution of the Lodge, the time was changed from Tuesday to Saturday evenings, and Feb. 18th, 1868, the By-Laws were amended to hold meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, excepting June, July and August, which should have but one meeting, - on the first Tuesday thereof. October 4th, 1796, it was voted "that Bro. Worshipful Elihu Phinney provide a Bible for the use of the Lodge, to the amount of seventeen dollars." This Bible, bearing date of 1791, has since been, and still remains, in use by the Lodge. Beginning with Dec. 27th, 1796, it was the custom of the Lodge for many years to celebrate the Festivals of St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist, usually by a sermon at "Academy Hall," or one of the village churches, followed by a dinner and toasts, at the Lodge Room. Many of these sermons were published for the benefit of the Craft, and several copies are still in the Archives of the Lodge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge,, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge (Classic Reprint): Otsego Chapter,, Otsego Council,, R. Cooperstown. To get started finding Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge,, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge (Classic Reprint): Otsego Chapter,, Otsego Council,, R. Cooperstown, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge,, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge (Classic Reprint): Otsego Chapter,, Otsego Council,, R. Cooperstown
Description: Excerpt from Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge: Otsego Chapter, Otsego Council, R. Cooperstown Present also, Bro's Gott, Tanner, Draper and Parker. Being thus organized, the Lodge was formally opened and proceeded to business. At this meeting Bro. Edwards proposed the names of Elijah Holt, Esq., and Thomas Whitaker; Bro. Gott the names of Timothy Morse and Capt. Wm. Abbott, and Bro. Cotton the name of Anselm Williams, as candidates for initiation. At an "Extra Lodge" held on the same day, Elijah Holt, Esq., was balloted for and accepted, and the candidate was duly initiated. Accounts of the Lodge were kept in pounds, shillings and pence. It was unanimously resolved that "this Lodge shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month," at 3 o'clock P. M. This time of meeting was continued until January, 1808, when it was changed to the "Tuesday preceding the full moon, at 3 o'clock P. M." After 1812 meetings were held at a later hour. May 13, 1862, by resolution of the Lodge, the time was changed from Tuesday to Saturday evenings, and Feb. 18th, 1868, the By-Laws were amended to hold meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, excepting June, July and August, which should have but one meeting, - on the first Tuesday thereof. October 4th, 1796, it was voted "that Bro. Worshipful Elihu Phinney provide a Bible for the use of the Lodge, to the amount of seventeen dollars." This Bible, bearing date of 1791, has since been, and still remains, in use by the Lodge. Beginning with Dec. 27th, 1796, it was the custom of the Lodge for many years to celebrate the Festivals of St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist, usually by a sermon at "Academy Hall," or one of the village churches, followed by a dinner and toasts, at the Lodge Room. Many of these sermons were published for the benefit of the Craft, and several copies are still in the Archives of the Lodge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge,, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge (Classic Reprint): Otsego Chapter,, Otsego Council,, R. Cooperstown. To get started finding Centennial History of Freemasonary Embracing Otsego Lodge,, F.& Otsego Mark Lodge (Classic Reprint): Otsego Chapter,, Otsego Council,, R. Cooperstown, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.