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 " Be still, sad henrt ! an<l ceaso repining. 
 Behind the clouds is the sun still shining, 
 Thy fate is the common fate of all — 
 Into each life some rain must fall, 
 Some days must he dark and dreary." 
 
 About the beginning of the Nineteenth Century 
 the ever attractive and expansive Genius of Specu- 
 lative Free Masonry, l)ecame generally dili'used 
 through the United States of America, especially 
 in the Northern and Eastern States, where it had 
 been previouvsly but little known beyond the cities 
 and principal towns. 
 
 At this period. Lodges were opened in most of 
 the country villages of any considerable notoriety, 
 extending even to the northern frontier, where the 
 extensive forests, hitherto known mostly as the 
 savages' hunting grounds, had but partially yielded 
 to the muscular arm of the sturdy axeman, before 
 
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 iriSTORY OF 
 
 this divin(^ly-iiis])iro(l institution, this mook-oyod 
 handmaid of Christianity and honovohnit dauii:htor 
 of Charity, with her mysterious graces and pecu- 
 har heneftts, attracted the attention of the (uirly 
 settlers of these northern wilds. 
 
 In the y(^ar of our Lord 1803, "Lively Stone 
 Lodge, No. 22," was organized and o])en(^d at the 
 hall of Samuel Pomroy, at Derhy Line, Vermont, 
 where many of the leading and inlluential men of 
 Dc^rhy, Vermont, and Stanstead, Lowci' Canada, 
 met fraternally, and ludd social and friendly inter- 
 course. The Charter members were Timothy Hin- 
 man, Esq., W. M.; Luther Newcomh, S. W.; Eufus 
 Stewart, J. W.; Ebenezer Gould, EHphalet Bangs, 
 Elijah Strong, Nehemiah Wright, Timothy E,ose, 
 Levi Ahlrich, Charles Kilbourn, and Libhens Chase. 
 The Festival of St. John the Baptist was ainiually 
 celebrated in a manner highly creditable to the 
 L(5dge, producing, in the minds of the people gen- 
 erally, a favorable opinion of the institution. 
 
 Notwithstandinii; the creneral harmony which 
 prevailed among the Brethren, although residing 
 undcu' different governments, yet the Canadian 
 members were occasionally subjected to some petty 
 annoyances from the service of legal processes for 
 old debts contracted previous to their coming into 
 that country. A remedy for this difficulty was 
 subsequently attem|)ted. Their hall was destroyed 
 by fire, by which the Lodge sustained a serious 
 loss. From this destitute situation a superb and 
 stately building (so esteemed at that time) was 
 erected by Johial Bordman, Esq., situated directly 
 
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 on the boundary line, with a spacious hall, one 
 hair ill (.'aiia<^ and lli<' other halt* in Vermont, 
 with inii-ress and ei!:ross on each side of tlu^ Lino. 
 
 This arranjj;oniont rendered it sale and convo- 
 nient for the Bi'ethren on hoth sides of the Line 
 to meet upon the Level and part upon the Square, 
 unmolested by the impertincMit interposition of 
 ]»ul)lic funetionaries, imperiously (UnnandiiiL;' some- 
 thin<r of a mineral or metalie kind, to be laid up 
 as a memorial that he had then and there (can- 
 celled some lonii:-standiim', old ac\.ount. 
 
 Under this happy and convenient arrangement, 
 the business of the Lodge proceeded harmoniously, 
 with a good degree of unanimity and frateriuxl feel- 
 ing, subject, however, to occasional interruptions 
 arising Irom unsubdued passions, uncircumscribed 
 desires, and unmasonic practices, of some imper- 
 fect craftsmen. This state of apparent tranquillity 
 was once more <listurbed by an unforeseen occitr- 
 rence. The clashimz: interests of the United States 
 and Great Britain involved their subjects in a ruin- 
 ous war, declared at Washiim'ton on the 18th of 
 JuiK^, 1812, which materially changed the general 
 order of things, especially on the frontier, and even 
 the Brethren of the Mystic Tie, tlu; members of 
 Lively Stone Lodge particularly, were thereby 
 seriously aflected. 
 
 Everything hke friendly intercourse l)etween 
 persons residing on opposite sides of the Lin(> was 
 viewed suspiciously by the zealous loyalist and 
 the hot-headed i)atriot, insomuch that the Masons 
 residing in Canada deemed it expedient to sepa- 
 
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 HISTORY OF 
 
 i"at(^ and witlidi'aw tliclr monilK^rslii)) from tlie 
 Lodi^e; but, d(ieply impressed with the iin})ortaiice 
 of Masonry, and viewing it (Mpially if not more 
 (essential in time of war than in the tran([uil scenes 
 of i)y-<i;()ne days, they at once resolvc^d u[)on hav- 
 ing a Lodge of their own, and accordingly a Char- 
 ter was obtained IVom the ''Grand Lod<i;e of the 
 Most Ilonorahhj Fraternity of Unitctl Ancient 
 Free Masons of England in Lower Canada, situ- 
 ated in (iuehec," authorizing the petitioiK^rs ''to 
 liold Masonic communications at Stanstead on 
 every Tuesday next preceding the full moon, and 
 to confer degrees for the benefit of Masonry." 
 
 The Lodge was constituted and the ofHcers in- 
 stalled by the lion. Wm. Howe, D. 1). G. M., from 
 Vermont, on the 18th day of Januaiy, 1814, 
 1814 l)y the name of Golden Rule Lodge No. 19; 
 Phineas Hubbard, Esq., W. M.; Ezra Ball, 
 Esq., S. W.; Capt. Timothy Rose, J. W.; Oliver 
 Nash, Sec'y; James Wesson, Treas'r; these, along 
 with Nathan Wesson, Ichabod Smith, Alexander 
 Kilbourn, James Bangs, Theodore S. Bangs, Mo- 
 ses Montague, Silas Taylor, Elias Lee, David 
 Curtis, Levi Aldrich, Dr. Isaac Witcher, Daniel 
 Holmes, Frederick Holmes, Israel Wood, Daniel 
 Mansur, James Peasley, and Heman Bangs, were 
 the petitioners for the Charter, and constituted 
 the first original officers and members of Golden 
 Rule Lodge, No. 19. 
 
 Worshipful Brother Hubbard was eminently 
 endowed with all the pre-requisites for tilling the 
 Oriental Chair with graceful ease and manly dig- 
 
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 nity. IIo Rooincd richly to jxirtieipate in all (he 
 social, moral, and Masonic virtues; [)ro.si(linn; with 
 a kind of parental and masterly skill over tho 
 concerns of tho Lodii;o, vijj-ilantlv tcuardimz: its in- 
 terests, enforcing; its precepts, and p(3rl"orniini;" its 
 ril'ialsin that impiu^ssive manner that (jt'ten n^- 
 miiids us of the wisdom and skill of our First Most 
 Excellent (h'and Master. 
 
 This was a time of w^ar, the wdiole country in 
 commotion, every prospect uncertain, Imsiness 
 fiuctuatiuii:, and no permanency to any pursuit 
 whatever. Many, on hotli sides of the Line, were 
 cmi:aL'"ed in smuo:^lin<i:, this l)einu: a lucrativ(\ hut 
 at the same time most hazardous, emjdoyment. 
 Shots were occasionally exchanged; some slightly, 
 others severely, wounded ; and one man from 
 Stanstead instant! v killed while (h'iving a drove 
 of cattle into Canada. Anoth(4' had his knee 
 shattered by a musket-hall so that he lost his 
 leg; hut this, instead of discouraging or intimi- 
 datinii:, served rather to enrao^e, and render the 
 ])arties more desperate and determined, and, heing 
 highly incc^nsed at the customs officers, who so 
 often shared in the rich spoils of the frontier war, 
 heing fraught with vengeance, gathered together 
 and equipped for battle. 
 
 Golden Rule Lodge being apprised of their in- 
 tentions, twice interposed, and twice, through 
 Masoinc iniiuence, were armed mobs prevailed 
 upon to disperse and abandon the sanguinary en- 
 terprise. Thus Golden Eule and Lively Stone 
 Lodges, by a reciprocal interchange of kind and 
 
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 friendly acts, preserved a good degree of order 
 and harmony among the frontier inhaljitants of 
 Derby and Stanstead. 
 
 In times of war, the standard of nioraUty is al- 
 ways materially lowered, and many acts ])ass un- 
 heeded which, in lirightcu* days, would not be 
 tolerated. Many were induced to solicit the } privi- 
 leges of Masonry, more from mercenary motives 
 than from any desire of moral or mental improve- 
 ment, or a wish of becoming more useful to th(ur 
 fellow creatures ; and, notwithstanding character 
 w^as always scrutinized, and some rejected, yet 
 the flattering recommendations of some ])articular 
 friends too often overcame well-founded objections ; 
 consequently many gained admission who had 
 never learned the first requisite preparation. This 
 good-natured kind of yielding, or rather compro- 
 mise of principle, may be regarded as th(j first 
 fundamental error in the management of the 
 Lodge. Tliis year, St. John the Ba[)tist's Day 
 w^as celebrated, Worshi|>ful Brother Hubbard de- 
 livering the oration, and the Eev. Mr. Leland 
 preached the sermon. 
 
 In 1815 Ezra Ball, Esq., presided as Worship- 
 ful Master, Captain Timothy Eose, S. W.; 
 1815 Selah Bonn'oy, J. W.; Elias Lee, S. D.; 
 Theodore S. Bani':s, el. D.; James Wesson, 
 Treasurer; Nathan Wesson, Secretary; and Levi 
 Aldrich, Tiler. 
 
 Worshipful Broth(^r Ball had passed the meri- 
 dian ot hie, was a man of sterling integrity, good 
 abilities, moderate speech, and slow decisicn; can- 
 
GOLDEN TcULE LODCIE, NO. 4, Q. R. 
 
 11 
 
 did and deliberate in his proceedings; a man of 
 reading, well informed on general subjects, • and, 
 (^ompared with Masters generally of that day, was 
 ronsider(Ml well-skilled in the knowledge of the 
 Craft. The a flairs of the Lodge were conducted 
 with regularity, yet its financial interests di<l not 
 receive that })ortion of time and attention which 
 their importance demanded ; neither were the 
 princi})les and tenets of the Order so forcibly in- 
 culcated as under the administration of his distin- 
 gui sliced [)redecessor. 
 
 This year, the Lodge invested a considerable 
 sum in the building of a hall in the tavern of Bro. 
 Adam Noyes. On the 24:th of February Brother 
 Captain Israel Wood was buric^d with Masonic 
 honors, it being the first funeral held by the 
 Lodge. 
 
 The 24th of June this year was celebrated by 
 the two Lodges; there were present one hundred 
 and ten Master Masons, with thinr wives and 
 sweethearts; the company dined at Judge Strong's. 
 
 For the year LSIG Selah Pomroy, Esq., was 
 elected W. Master; Oliver Nash, S. W.; 
 LSlf) Elias Lee, J. W.; Theodore S. Bangs, S. D.; 
 p]lisha Gustin, J. D.; Nathan Wesson, Sec- 
 retary; James Wesson, Treasurer; Levi Aldrich, 
 Tiler. 
 
 W. Brother Pomroy reluctantly consented to 
 assume the Oriental Chair; he possessed a com- 
 manding aspect and a dignified appearance. He 
 exercised considerable infiuence at that time, both 
 in and outside of th(^ Lodw, and was of ii;o{^d 
 
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 HISTORY OF 
 
 niorcal doportmont and unimpoacliablc voracity. 
 The LodQ;o considered itself fortunate in liavino; 
 liim, at this time, for their Master, as he was exten- 
 sive ly known as a sober, temperate man, prompt in 
 decision, and firm to his purpose. This year, like 
 the former one, passed without anythin^Lj; occurring 
 to disturb the harmonv of the Lodo-c. St. John's 
 Day was, as usual, celelirated, Bro. the Hon. Wm. 
 IIowo dcliverino; the oration, and the Brethren 
 dining at the tavern of Bro. Adam Noyes. 
 
 The year 1817 opened with Oliver Nash, as 
 
 W. Master; Dr. Isaac Whitchor, S. W.; 
 
 1817 Elias Lee, J. W.; Theodore S. Bangs, S. D.; 
 
 Israel Wood, J. D.; Nathaniel Wesson, 
 
 Sec'y; James Wesson, Treasurer; Levi Aldrich, 
 
 Tiler. 
 
 The W. Master, like his ])redecessor, was a sober 
 man, of regular habits and correct principles; he 
 was ever at his station, ready to do what seemed 
 proper to be done. 
 
 During this year a Brother was under trial for 
 unmasonic conduct. The contest was lomi; and 
 tedious, in which much feeling and excitement 
 was manifested, and which well-nigh prostrated in 
 the breasts of the parties all the high and elevated 
 principles of the Order, and greatly disturbed the 
 unanimity and fraternal esteem among the mem- 
 bers generally. 
 
 On the 29th of December, Old Lively Stone 
 Lodge No. 22, was moved to Derby Center. 
 
 Tlie year rolled round, and 1818 came in with 
 Elias Lee, W. M.; Theodore S. Bangs, S. 
 
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 1818 W.; Elisha Gustiii, J. W.: the Secretary 
 and Treasurer unchanged. 
 
 Wornhipful Bro. Lee was a zealous Mason, al- 
 ways attentive to the interests and reputation of 
 the Lodge, and punctual in his attendance at the 
 communications. 
 
 In the winter of 1817-'18, Bros. Lee, Pomroy, 
 Bangs, and a few others, being together in Mont- 
 real, had the Mark Master's Degree conferred on 
 th(^m. On the Gth of May, 1818, they organized 
 a Mark Lod^e in connection with Golden liule 
 Lodge, the Charter for wdiich was indefinite and 
 '^unlimited," authorizing the members '^ to hold 
 meetinii;s and confer dei^^rees ; "" the benefit of Ma- 
 sonry." The principal otlicers of the Mark Lodge 
 were Nehemiah Wright, Esq., of Derby, R. W. 
 Master; Pliineas Hubbard, Es(i., W. Senior War- 
 den ; and Ezra Ball, Esq., W. Junior Warden. 
 This soon became a flourishing body, comprising 
 most of the distinguished members of Golden liule 
 and Lively Stone Lodges. 
 
 This year, the annual reports and regular set- 
 tlements with the Secretary and Treasurer, were 
 neglected, and the records failed to show the exact 
 proceedings, or the true state of the funds. This 
 was the second great fundamental error in the 
 management of the Lodge. 
 
 The year 1819 opened with Captain Timothy 
 l\ose in the P^ast; Theodore S. Bangs, S. 
 
 1819 W.; Elisha Gustin, J. W.; N. Wesson, Sec- 
 retary ; James Wesson, Treasurer; Dr. Wil- 
 
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 lard Mcick, S. D.; Israel Wood, J. D.; and Levi 
 Aldricli, Tiler. 
 
 W. Bro. Eose was a man of wealth and influ- 
 ence, of good })resence, large and corpulent, mild 
 exj)ression, and rather taciturn; of libeial senti- 
 ments, and exemplary morals. He had declined 
 the Chair when it came his turn in 181G, on ac- 
 count of his want of fluency., and the ncicessary 
 knowledge of the mystic lore; at this time, how- 
 ever, he'ielt desirous of the promotion, and, as he 
 had ever been a zealous friend and promoter of 
 the Order, it was thought due to his rank and 
 station to elevate him to the Chair, where he pre- 
 sided with honor to himself and satisiac^tion to 
 the brethren. He urged punctual attendance, and 
 enforced it by a vote that each delinquent should^ 
 at the next subsequent meeting, forward a reason- 
 able excuse, or be immersed in a ])enalty of twenty- 
 live cents. 
 
 In 1820 Dr. Silas C. McClary was elected W. 
 
 Master; Elislia Gustin, S. W.; Stephen 
 
 1820 Ilazeltine, J. W.; Willard Mack, Secretary; 
 
 James Wesson Treasurer; and Levi iVld- 
 
 rich, Tiler. 
 
 W. Bro. McClary was a young })hysician hail- 
 ing from New Haven, Connecticut. His friendly 
 iamiliai'itv and suavitive manner, united with his 
 attachr to Free Masonry, procured him con- 
 fidence and esteem. He affiliated with the Lodge 
 soon after locatinii; in the place, in 1817, and had 
 acquired a better knowledge of the lectures, and 
 a more com[)etent skill in the rituals, ^lian any 
 
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 (jtlior one in tlio Lodge, and most of tli(3 inemT)ei's 
 cntortain("(l liiuh liopt's and fond antie'i])ations of 
 sonic distinu'uisliod beneficial results of his lillino; 
 tlu^ Oriental Chair, but these sanguine ex))ectations 
 were doomed to disap|K)intment; either I'rom })(jeu- 
 niary eniVjari'assment, or intluenced by more bril- 
 liant prospects in <listant lands, his sojourning here 
 was very brief. The sun had scarcely attained the 
 meridian of his annual circle, e'er the Master was 
 missing, the Ci'aft in confusion, no designs on the 
 Tressle Board, and no one to call from laljor to 
 refreshment; like the luminous blaze of a transient 
 meteor, he had disappeared, leaving no trace be- 
 hind. 
 
 The officers lor the year 1821, were ElishaGus- 
 
 thi, W. M.; Stephen Hazeltine, S. W.; Na- 
 
 1821 than Wesson, J. W.; Willard Mack, Sec- 
 
 retarv; James Wesson, Treasure]*; L(3vi 
 
 Aldrich, Tiler. 
 
 In the nionth of A})ril, the Lodge w^as fortu- 
 nately visited l)y the celel)rated Lecturing Master, 
 Barney, wdio came for the [)urpose of organ- 
 izing Pboyal Arch Chapters in Canada, having 
 ascertained that the Charters issued by the Grand 
 Lodge at Quebec were unlimited, authorizing 
 them ^Uo make Masons, and confer the degrees 
 for the benefit of Masonry." Availing themselves 
 of this peculiar, long-sought privilege, our new 
 Worshi[)tul Master and Secretary entered at once 
 upon the study of the work and lectures, sparing 
 neither time nor pains, till they had ac(|uired a 
 
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 tliorou<i:li knowlediz;e of the fir«t three deii;reef5 in 
 Masonry. 
 
 A Bpecial Lodge was called, at which Bro. Bar- 
 ney exhil^ted s|)eeimens of his skill in the work. 
 The members, highly elated with this exemplifi- 
 cation of Masonic science, and desiring still fur- 
 ther light, voted in favor of organizing a Iloyal 
 Arch Chapter, and em})loyed Bro. Barney to re- 
 main and continue his labors and instructions, till 
 a number were exalted, and sufficiently instructed 
 to manage the business of the Chapter. 
 
 Bro. Barney accordingly commenced a course 
 of lectui'es for which he was paid $3 per day, the 
 lecture to be free to all Masons who would attend, 
 commencing as early, and continuing as late, as 
 the brethren would attend. On the 22d of April, 
 Barney, in conjunction with Companions Foss, 
 from Broome, L. C, Fletcher, from Lyndon, Vt., 
 Stone, from Troy, Vt., Hon. Wm. Howe, of Derby, 
 Vt., Dr. F. W.' Adams, Dr. M. F. Colby, from 
 
 Stanstead, L. C, Wm. Verbeck, and Ward, 
 
 from Derby, Vt., convened and opened a Pvoyal 
 Arch Chapter in Amsden's Hall, (since converted 
 into a Pioman Catholic Church.) At this meeting 
 Oliver Nash, Elisha Gustin, and Isaac Stone were 
 exalted. While the Companions were partaking 
 of the much-needed refreshments after their labors 
 were closed, the landlady, having gained admis- 
 sion to the hall, and dressing herself in such ];)ara- 
 phernalia as suited her fancy, presented herself 
 for recognition as a dignitary of the Chapter. This 
 event sul»se(|uently led to a well-oi'ganized but un- 
 
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 successful att(^mpt of llic ladies to ^i^ain possession 
 of the mysteries of the Order, and which resulted 
 in more ap])ropriate rooms being provided for the 
 use of the fratei'nity. 
 
 The Cha])ter was called St. John's Chapter, and 
 the Officers were Hon. Wm. Howe, M. E. H. P.; 
 Tchabod Smith, E. K.; Wilder Pierce, E. S.; Wm. 
 Verbeck, C. H.; Dr. F. W. Adams, P. S.; Dr. M. 
 F. Colby, R. A. C; St(^i)hen Hazeltine, G. M. 1st 
 v.; Marcus Child, CI. M. 2<1 V.; Wm. Arms, G. 
 M. 3d V. 
 
 On the 8th of May, Companions Fish and Gus- 
 tin were admitted to the Council of Pioyal and 
 Select Masters. 
 
 Judge Howe, the first High I'riest of the Chap- 
 ter, was a man of irre})roachable character ; pos- 
 sessing talent and influence ; an acconn)lished gen- 
 tkmian, whose graceful ease and native modesty 
 endeared him to all; under his administration the 
 Chapter was prosperous, and soon became popular 
 with the fraternity. 
 
 The Blue Lodge, at this time, was doing but a 
 small amount of work ; the Mystic Temple exhib- 
 ited marks of decay; some projecting excrescences 
 or rough corners needed to be broken off l)y the 
 moral application of the Gavel. Some prominent 
 members had contracted the habit of intemper- 
 ance, and, the I'eformatory measures adopted by 
 the Lodge proving of no effect, they were expelled. 
 The people, with few exceptions, indulged freely in 
 spirituous liquors. Intemperance prevailed every- 
 where; each neighborhood had its distillery. Po- 
 
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 t;tto wliiskf!}' wa« the sta[)lo conniiodlty, juid during' 
 the winter numerous teams W(;re constantlv em- 
 ployed conv(^ying it to Montreal market. It flowed 
 througli all departments of society; in all assem- 
 l)lies, whethc^r for business or conviviality, liquor 
 •was indispensal)le. The social visit, or friendly 
 call, without a display of glasses and decanters, 
 would have been consi(l(U'ed unconrteous indeed; 
 and even the solemn funeral obsequies were de(?med 
 incoui|>l(!te, until the de('anter yielded its genial 
 influence amon^ the mourning relatives and dis- 
 consolate survivors. 
 
 In such a diseased state of society, will it be 
 thought wonderftd, or even incredible, that this 
 bane of sc^cial order, and of all that is noble in 
 man, should, under the specious name of refresh- 
 vient, invade the sanctuary of the Lodge ? 
 
 It was argued tluit it was then a conceded })oint 
 by all the wise and learned, from the physician to 
 the divine, that wine was one of the creature com- 
 forts, bestowed by the beneficent Author on his 
 offspring man, which, temperately used, contrib- 
 uted much to health, to social enjoyment, and to 
 [(hysical force; that num, especially in his decline, 
 needed some kind of stimulant; that since alco- 
 holic beverages had become fashionable and gene- 
 ral among the refined and polite of every nation, 
 it was far more connnendable foi' Masons to driid< 
 in retirement and among* gentlemen, than to 
 mingle with the heterogtaieous mass (^f bar-room 
 tipplers. 
 
 This kind of spii'it-drinking refreshment may be 
 
GOLDEN nCLE I,0D(;E, NO. -I, «'. (I, 
 
 I'.l 
 
 con^idri'ed the thii-d fvudanientaL error in the 
 lUc'iiiau^enu'rit of the Lod^'e. 
 
 More to be regretted, and still more painful to 
 
 record, was the ease of Past Master , who, 
 
 admired, esteemed; and V(Hierated hyall, unlbrtu- 
 nat(dy and unawares, stinnMed over the first of th<' 
 four Cardinal Virtues. Conforming' to the customs 
 of the times, his good nature yielding to the re- 
 peated soliei tat ions and import luiities of fri(>ndly 
 associates, he had sip[)ed the magic draught, l)een 
 cheered by the exhilarating iniiuence of the spark- 
 ling wine-cu[), till he not only loved, but actually 
 deemed it an essential. 
 
 The BrethrcMi, alarmed for his honor and safety, 
 held r(^})('ated consultations to determine and adopt 
 measures for effect in u' his reformation; but such 
 was the awe and veneration in which he was lield^ 
 that there was but few who [)ossessed sufficient 
 fortitude to ev(.'n whispm* good counsel in his ear, 
 or warn him of tlic ap[)roaching danger, and those 
 few proved unsuccessful. It is ndaied tliat some 
 warm and zealous friends, unwilliug to relax in 
 their etforts wliile there nnnained any probability 
 of benefitting: him, solicited tln^ friendlv aid and 
 
 lienth) a(hnonition of Past A Easter , of Livel v 
 
 Stone Lodge, thinking })robably that the intimate 
 friendshi]) subsisting between the two Past Masters 
 would secure at least a favorable hearing, and 
 might, possibly, be productive of a salutary re- 
 formation ; l)ut alas for th(^ se(|U(d I He came and 
 was cor^hallv received ; bcinu: seatecl in a room bv 
 themselves, the subject w^as introducc<l; the facts 
 
20 
 
 IISTORY OF 
 
 were all iidmittc'l, Jind regrets expressed tliat lliey 
 were facts \ l)iit the subject being ratli(^r huinili- 
 atiug, and beeoming unph^asaiit, both feehngs(jme- 
 what einl>arrassed, the decanter and glasses were 
 hitroduced just to clieer the desponding spirits and 
 show that the admonition had been favorablv re- 
 ceived and no umbraij-e taken. Each drained his 
 ghxss, and then discoursed more freely on tlie great 
 cardinal virtue*, Tcmpei'ance, and, whc^n conversa- 
 tion flagged, they drank again, and changed the 
 subject; the facetious story and approving laugh 
 were duly reciprocated — 
 
 " Time flew merrily, 
 (llasscs passed cheerily," 
 
 until su[)per was announced, when oli ! the treach- 
 erous w^hiskey, they could neither of them rise and 
 walk to the table. 
 
 In truth, our Worshijjful Brother had fallen 
 l)eyond reclaiming; his self-respect and manly dig- 
 nity forsook him; he seemed degraded in his own 
 estimation, and that amiable, distinguished, and 
 exemplary man was now regarded as a strong and 
 lofty pillar broken down, and its tow^ering capital, 
 with all its ornamental display, laid prostrate in 
 the dust; yet he lived to witness the dawning of 
 the new era, when alcoholic beverages were found 
 to be no longer essential; he saw custom changed, 
 and tli(^ time arrive when, to refuse the proffered 
 glass, was no disparagement to the character of a 
 gentleman. Under favorable influences he changed 
 his views and habits, and closed his days .a sober ^ 
 virtuous, and christian gentleman. 
 
fiOLDEN RriLE I,OT)f)E, NO. 4, i;. li- 
 
 21 
 
 li(.!y 
 lili- 
 
 In 1822 tho otficors of last year were re-cloctcd 
 in ])Otli Lodge and Chapter. Tliere was 
 1822 little or nothing doing in either ])ody; the 
 meetino:.s were uninterestinu', and the at- 
 tendance of the members small. ' n apathy j)er- 
 vadcMl the Craftsmen, and a general i^^loom seemed 
 to hang over the institution like a pall, which 
 seemed to speak in unmistakable terms that darker 
 days were coming. 
 
 For the year 1823, Bro. Stephen Hazel tine was 
 elected W. M. ; James C. Peasley S. W.; 
 
 1823 , J. W.; and IIrvcuh Child, 
 
 Secretary. 
 
 Worshi[)ful Bro. Ilazeltine was in the meridian 
 of life; he w^as eminently distini2:uished for uni- 
 formity of character, for correct princi})les and 
 moral rectitude. His candid, d('lil)erate, and im- 
 partial investigations gave him a phice in commit- 
 tees on most of the important and difficult discus- 
 sions, and he early acquired the reputation of 
 belonging to the " Temperate Lodge." He pos- 
 sessed a peculiar skill in dispensing justice in that 
 pathetic, friendly manner, which rendered it ac- 
 ceptable to both parties, without offending either. 
 He was a irian of thought and reflection, modest 
 and unassuming, and, like the bee, industrious and 
 frugal, subsisting upon the fruits of his own labor; 
 attentive to his own business, living in peace with 
 all men, and seeking advantage of no one. He 
 was temperate in all things, even to language, 
 seldom using a superfluous word or overstrained 
 expression. 
 
■ )•) 
 
 mSToIiV OK 
 
 The incmhei's in both Loduv mikI (^laptfM" wore 
 
 i'<^niis,s in in<Mr a 
 
 111 
 
 ll(Mi(l; 
 
 UKJd 
 
 th(; 1 
 
 rca^ui'v was san 
 
 I 
 
 lo lie ('\haust(Hl, and L'-ood old (JoldiMi \\n\r> rc;- 
 dncrd to rnibarrassiMl circumstances. The nicni- 
 l)ors iwsidingat (Tcoru;('\'ill(' proposiMl, if the Lod^v 
 would move to thai villaL;e, thev wouhl Lnve the 
 use of a hall giatuitously. sf) loii^- as they chose 
 to oci'Upy il. This change wculd eiiahle th<! J.odge 
 to claim the amount invested in the j>res(Mit hall, 
 ami jti'ohahly the change of location might he pro- 
 du(^tive of some hirther additions to the mend)ei'- 
 shi[), and ])i'ohal)ly the vi^ry existence of old Xo. 
 
 1!> therehy he perj»etuated. After discussing and 
 duly consi(h,M*ing the j>ro[»osition, it was ac(,'e[)te(l 
 with a|)parent satisfaction. 
 
 During this year, a kind of rivalry, which had 
 for some time existed hetween tlie cities of (^)uehec 
 and Alontreal, resulted in severing tlie Afasonic 
 connection hei'etofore existing, and tli(3 organiza- 
 tion of a new Pj'oviucial (ii'and Lodu'c for the I)is- 
 trict of Montreal and William Henry, l)y which 
 Golden .Rule was reijuired to \n^ represented in 
 that bodv on the 27th of December, returnini'' th(Mr 
 Warrant and Jew'els. I^rother James C Peasley 
 was elected a (X)mmittee to i-'o to Montreal with 
 the Charter and Jewels, with instructions not to 
 I'cquest a renewal of the Warrant, ''as the burthen 
 of the claims of the Grand I-odire at Montread w^eve 
 too grievous to be com[)lied with; we being unable 
 to meet all such denumds, are conse([uently com- 
 p(^lled to relin([uish our Warrant, and deny our- 
 
 elves the pleasur(^ of me(^tiug in P>rotherly Lov(i 
 
 .s 
 
<;(jj.1)j:n iiule loixij:, no. 4, <^ i;. 
 
 23 
 
 ;iii(l I^'rit'iidsliip oil our i^jgular counniinications." 
 I^)r()thi.'r Pca.slcy ])erioniio<l this mission willi a 
 pi'oniptitudcwhicli eliaractcri/cs a sanguine Mas(jn, 
 and wliicli no one of <i less darinu' oi* inti'('[)id spii'il 
 would ever have accomplished. 
 
 On his way to Montreal h(^ encountered a severe 
 snow-si orni, which, in the 1^'rench selth'ments, 
 eomph^tely hlocked the roads. Here he was ohliged 
 to leave his sleiuh and tread throiiuh drifted snow- 
 hanks for rnih.'s in succession, and with his only 
 arm leading his hoise and carryine; his valise; 
 yet, firm to his purpose, he persev(Ted, and at 
 length, cold and weary, reached the frigid hanks 
 of the St. Lav/rence, there to ](^arn tlu^re was no 
 crossing. Nothing- daunted at this unex|)ecte<l 
 interi'uption of his designs, lie ])ush(>d forward for 
 (Jaughnowaga, where he crossed the river in a 
 small hoat amid fields of ice, even at the hazard 
 of life, and arrived in Montreal in season to attend 
 the Grand Lodge. 
 
 Ijrother Peasley laid before; the Grand ijodge 
 the Warrant, Jewels, and his letter of instructions; 
 upon which the Grand Master informed him that 
 il was not the intention of the Grand Lodge to 
 charge any fees for the new Warrant, but simply 
 an exchange^ of the old Warrant for the new one, 
 agreeablv to instructions received from the Grand 
 Lodge of England, but that the new Warrant 
 would confine the Lodge to the working of th(; 
 first three degrees only, as he had ]io power to 
 grant Warrants for Chapters ; but he liad no ob- 
 jection to their continuing to work th(^ f'hapter 
 
24 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 degrees as usual on the Master's Charter, hut he 
 wouhl not recommend their so doini*;. He said 
 the Jewels and funds hc^k)nged to the Lodge, on 
 which the Grand Lodure had no claim. 
 
 Brother Peasley accordingly took the new War- 
 rant, subject to the a[)[)roval of the Lodge, and, on 
 his retnrn, a meeting was called through the col- 
 umns of the ^^ British Colonist " for 13th January, 
 1824. At this meeting the action of Bro. Peasley 
 was approved, and a vote passed to renew the 
 Charter; and the vote to move tho Tjodo;*' to 
 (jreorgeville was confirmed. 
 
 The Chapter still continued to meet in the old 
 hall at Stanstead, and the follr)\ving were the ofli- 
 cers for 1823 : 
 
 Dr. F. W. Adams, 11. P.; Wilder Pierce, K.; 
 Ichahod Smith, S.; Dea. Wm. Verbeck, C. H.; F. 
 Haskell, P. S.; M. Child, E. A. C; Wm. Arms, G. 
 M. 1st v.; M. T. Gushing, G. M. 2d V.; S. Ila- 
 zeltine, G. M. 3d V.; Heman Bangs, Treasurer ; 
 Wm. Howe, Secretary; and N. Wesson, Tiler. 
 
 The first authentic record now^ in the possession 
 of the Lodge is dated at Georgeville, L. CJ., 
 1824 March 9th, 1824, where we find GokhMi 
 Pule Lodge, No. 0, P. P., and No. 785, E. 
 P., working under the new Warrant, with the fol- 
 lowing officers : 
 
 Eli'sha Gustin, W. M.; James C. Peasley, S. W.; 
 Chauncy Bullock, J. W.; Joel H. Ives, Joshua 
 Copp, Adam Noyes, and ElijJialet Bod well, Jr. 
 
 The Brethren, like bees in a new hive, immedi- 
 ately set to work with active designs for the im- 
 
 
GOLDEN RULE LODGE, XO. 4, (^ I!. 
 
 9^1 
 
 [)rovement of the Lodge, and iiicroasing its uso- 
 fulneHR. Thoy revised the By-Laws, appointed a 
 committee of seven to attend to the wants of the 
 poor and unfortunate ; and, at the June oommuni- 
 eation, a committee of three was appointed to ex- 
 amine the funds, settle with the formei' Secretary 
 and Treasurer, ol)tain the money invested in the 
 old hall, and receive the hooks and papers from 
 the hist Secretarv. 
 
 Subsetjuently the committee met at Stanstead 
 and repaired to the office of the last Secretary and 
 asked for the hooks and papers of the Lodge. lie 
 refused to give them up, or to furnish any extracts 
 from th(^m, giving, as his reason, " tliat he had 
 been directed to retain them in his own safe ke(^p- 
 ing," and informed them ^' he had now no further 
 time to devote to Masonrv, that he had recentlv 
 had a renovation of mind which ahsorlx'd all his 
 unoccupied time." IS ^ then |)roceeded to enunci- 
 ate the different societies which he servc^d as secre- 
 tary, recapitulating the multiiarious duties de- 
 volving on him in his peculiar relations with select 
 committees; his farm to oversee; his store to at- 
 tend; reserved hours for reading, devotional ex- 
 ercises, &c., not forgetting, in his excess oi' piety, 
 to add that he wvas also ac;ent ibr fitfeen thousand 
 acres of wild land. 
 
 The committee met with no 1)etter success on 
 visiting the owner of the Masonic Hall ; they 
 therefore reported ^' no success," and were dis- 
 charged. 
 
 A ineetinii: of the Lo<lu'e was called at the old 
 
2G 
 
 H [STORY C)V 
 
 
 hall, ill order to effect a settlement with tlie dis- 
 affected niemljers, but, after a lengthy and excited 
 debate, the owner of the hall earr'ed a vote en- 
 dorsing the action of himself and the secretary. 
 By this action the Lodge lost al)OUt '*1,500, and 
 its record books and archives, and it was the con- 
 cluding effort on the part of the Lodge to gain 
 possession of her lawful ])roperty. 
 
 It was now well-understood why the record books 
 had been withheld, and for the first time the Lodore 
 was convinced of the existence of an antagonism in 
 their own body sufHcient to ctfect its downfall. 
 Some who ha<l formerly professed a warm attach- 
 ment to Masonry, seemed weary of its require- 
 ments, and were now already exhil»iting marks of 
 " anti-ism," while others, in view of its declininu' 
 popularity, assumed a cold, indifferent ])Osition. 
 Even the true and genuine craftsmen who stead- 
 fastly adhered to the institution, now wore a de- 
 jected mien, on which w^as depicted evident mark's 
 of chagrin and disappointment. 
 
 The Lodgc^ stood like tlie beautiful Virgin, weep- 
 ing over a broken pillar; no l)Ook of records o\)e\\ 
 before her; deprived other funds; abandoned ami 
 forsaken by her iriends and mendjcrs, who, like 
 
 id 
 
 hilli 
 
 d 
 
 so many surrounumg icebergs, were cmiling an 
 paralyzing the little vitality she still retained. 
 
 T^ndtU' these unfavorable auspices, our little 
 band of Golden Rule adhei'ents continued to meet 
 
 ai 
 
 id 
 
 )ursue tiuMi 
 
 til 
 
 M: 
 
 1 sonic 
 
 lal 
 
 )ors, trustinu' in 
 
 the 
 
 arm of tlie Omnipotent .bdiovah foi 
 
 asonic maxim. 
 
 faloftheoldM; 
 
 thatt 
 
 aipi 
 
 )ort, mm 
 
 d- 
 
 ime, })atience 
 
liOLUKN liULE LODCrK. NO. 4, i). 11, 
 
 27 
 
 :s 
 
 
 and perseverance accomplisli all things ;" thinking, 
 perhaps, that by thci]- own united endeavors, ac^ 
 companied by a Divine blessing, the Lodge might 
 b(,' sustained, and the spirit of Masonry become 
 more u'enei'allv ditl'used, and belinallv transmitted, 
 
 1 to 
 
 di 
 
 'lien th 
 
 unim})airea, to succeeamg generations, wnen meii' 
 <'hildren's ehildren, while partieipating in tlie fes- 
 tivities of this social Order, shall rise up and call 
 them blessed. 
 
 Durini'- this year the Lodsxe was asked to recoin- 
 mc^nd the petition of l^ros. I)r. John Weston, W. 
 M.; Chester Ilovey, ^^. W.; Wm. Fanery, .1. W.; 
 Moses (.'Olairn, Treas.; ICbenezer Hovey, Sect.; 
 dames Moore, S. D.; and John Ho\(^y, .J D., for 
 a new Lodi]^e at the villam; of Charleston, Ilatlev. 
 Tlie petition \vas recommended, and th(^ Lodge was 
 <'stal)lished bv the name of "Ilur;d Mark Lodo;e," 
 with the above oflicers. 
 
 In I82o, the oliicers of Golden Eide Lodge were, 
 
 Elisha Gustin, W. M.; ^. C. Peasley, S. W.: 
 lS2r) C. Bullock, J. W.; J. H. Ives, Seci'etary: J. 
 
 (Jo[>p, Ti'easurer ; Sebre Mack, ^^. D.; K. 
 Wood, J. I). The offi(;ers of the Clmpter, which 
 still continued to meet, were re-elected. 
 
 Foi' LSl^O, th(^ old otiicers were re-elected. Peace 
 
 and harniunv characterized theii' delibera- 
 LS2G tions ; and, being all '>f one mind, they 
 
 seemed to vie with each other in lau(Ld)le 
 etibrts to raise the moral standard of Masonic 
 ]>ractice to its original excellent position. 
 , The oiiicin's for LS27 were, James C. Peaslev, 
 
 W. M.; Sel)re Mack.S. W.: Franklin Mack, 
 
28 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 1827 J. W.; C. T3ullopk, Socretary; J. Copp, 
 Treasurer; C. Gardner. S. D.; Andrew Bod- 
 well, J. D.; and E. Wood, Tiler. 
 
 Worshipful Bro. Peasley was a man of sterling 
 integrity, of quick perception and prompt decision. 
 Ilis strono", enerj^etic mind, enabled him to van- 
 quish o[)position, and rise to distinction, under 
 circumstances whi(^h would have [)aralyzed ordi- 
 nary capacities. Having lost his right arm, his 
 exquisite sensations while enduring the keen an- 
 guish of am|)utation, thi'ow him into the lock-jaw, 
 in consequence of which they extracted his front 
 teeth as the only means of introducing food. As 
 Worshipful Master, he endeavored, by a constant 
 exercise of his genius, to render the Lodge meet- 
 ings interesting and instructive. Every laudable 
 exertion was made by the officers a*lid memljers to 
 make the Lodge useful and pros})erous, but their 
 limited resources, and the increasing hardness of 
 the times, were sensibly felt. 
 
 The year 1828 came in with ]illisha Gustin, W. 
 M.; Franklin ^lack, S. W.; Cephas Gardner, 
 LS28 J. W.; Andrew Bodwell, S. D.; 0. Peasley, 
 J. I).; E. Wood, Tiler; Joshua Copp, Treas- 
 urer; and Chauncy Bullock, Secretary. 
 
 This was the last election of officers, althousrh 
 it continued more than a year subsequent ; but, 
 owing to severe weather and impassable roads at 
 the time of the annual election, the Lodge did not 
 meet. 
 
 The Lodij^e proceedini2:s this vear exhibited no 
 new marks of prosperity. Public opinion, which 
 
LiULBEN RULE LOD(JE, KO. 4, <.^ }\. 
 
 29 
 
 IS 
 
 gonenuiy gives tone jiiid cliaracter to all associa- 
 tions, seemed passive or <|uite inditierent, reseni- 
 l»ling that deep, settled calm which precedes a vio- 
 lent storm. The })olitical horizon was assmiiing 
 a threatening aspect, and exhibited that general 
 disaiFection whieh seemed to portend some turbu- 
 lent commotion, and which soon after burst over 
 the country in the anti-]\rasunic whirlwind which 
 swept all opi)osition before it. 
 
 The vear 1820 came in: the annual election of 
 officers failing, as l>efore stated, the Lodge 
 1829 did not meet until the 3d of March, when 
 the Lodge was opened in due form, nnd the 
 proceedings of the last meeting confirmed. Past 
 Master Peasley addressed the Lodge on the ex])e- 
 diency of returning the Charter; others followed, 
 and at the end of a leno;thv and sorrowful debate, 
 it was voted to return the Charter until more con- 
 genial times. A committte of one was appointed 
 to attend the Grand Lodge, return the Warrant, 
 })ay up the dues, and explain the causes producing 
 this alternative. The remaining funds, aftei' all 
 del)ts were paid, were divided between the libra- 
 ries of Georgeville and Marlow, and Bros. Gustin, 
 Peasley, and Copp were to take charge of the 
 Jewels and furniture of the Lodge, These ar- 
 rangements being amicably adjusted, the valedic- 
 tory was pronounced, the Lodge closed, and the 
 Brethren dispersed for eighteen long years. 
 
 We have now narrated the ])rincipal and most 
 important occurrences which exercised the minds 
 and taxed the wisdom of the officers and memfiers 
 
 i 
 
:;< 
 
 inSTORV Ol' 
 
 1)1' (ioldcii Riilo Lo(lo:() duriiii'- a tci'iii of lit'tocii 
 V(jai'8 ; cmbi-aciiiui: a period in which ('liaiiireH oc- 
 curred so fnMiaciitly, and tho transition from one 
 position to anoth('r, often directly the opposite, was 
 HO siuhlen, that it rench'red it (htlicult, if not ini- 
 pos.sil)le, to give [)ermanency or stal)ility to any- 
 thing of a religions, moral, or even political char- 
 acter. 
 
 The decline of Masonry in this place may, there- 
 fore, bo attributed in part to ^he downward tend- 
 ency and retrograde movement of society in gen- 
 eral, which was soon after more fnlly demonstrated 
 bv the i>:reat and m(^moral)le ant i -Masonic excite- 
 ment which, in the form of a political engine, suc- 
 ceeded in closing nearly all the Lodges in the 
 Northern States ; at once hurling from office every 
 Mason who would not openly renounce the Order; 
 excommunicatinjj: them from the church, silencinii; 
 ministers of the gos})el, an<l, with fanatic zeal, 
 pursuing th(3 Craft even into their private and 
 domestic circles with unrelenting })ersecution, 
 "ruiniim their fortunes and blastimj: their fame." 
 
 Ill tlie niontfi aC NoveiiiluM', 184<), a unnilxT ol" ,!j;('iitlciiR'n 
 who had heen detained by an unusually severe snow storm, 
 while attending the winter show of the Agricultural Society of 
 Stanstead ('ount}', met hy accident at the tavern kept hy Mr. 
 West, at Dcrhy Line, Vermont. 
 
 The Weather being stormy, the company were forced to sto[> 
 all night, and, to c(»unteract the intdemency of the night, the 
 
• '.oLDKX \WiAu LOlJ<iE, NO. 4, <». i;. 
 
 31 
 
 gen ()(> 
 :>i)i one 
 te, was 
 !ot im- 
 3 aiiy- 
 cliai'- 
 
 t<')i(i- 
 
 I gCJl- 
 
 ratod 
 xcite- 
 , suc- 
 1 tlie 
 
 .'(ler ; 
 icing 
 zeal, 
 and 
 :'ion, 
 ue." 
 
 IllCI} 
 
 y of 
 
 Mr. 
 
 hearth wns pih'd witli well-dried fagots. The -'soeial pii»e 
 and flowing howi ' were introdueod: story, song, and jest fol- 
 lowed eacli other in quick succession, and 
 
 " AH wont iiierry as a marriage boll." 
 
 Dui'iiig tlu,' hitter part of the evening, the suhject of Free 
 Masonry was in i reduced — 
 
 " Aiul tliose who knew each other not, 
 Their hands t(»,t;('thor steal, 
 I'.acli tiiinks oi'seiiie h)ng hallowed sim»i, 
 And all like br.^thers feel." 
 
 Ivu-h in turn deploreil the extinction of the old (lolden Utile 
 Tiodge' at Stansteail, ami the eonseqtient dispersion of the (.'raft. 
 Manv of the members of the old Lodge had witlidi'awn from 
 the institution during the anti-Masonic troubles, because the 
 ban of proscription hung over the Order; others had left the 
 <'Ountry, and more had departed to that far distant country, 
 whenc<' no travelei' returns: was it possible, then, to reviv(3 
 the old Loilg(% or were there Masons enough in the country to 
 estjiblish a new one, were the questions ask(;d by each. 
 
 It was, after niueh discussion, deterrnineil that an attonqd 
 should be made to re-vive the Lodge, and a committcM^ was ap 
 pointed to call iqi(Mi Brother Elisha Gustiii, and sudi other 
 Masons as could be found, and ask tbeir co-operation in the 
 undertaking. 
 
 On the tlrst of Lecember, l^rothers l']lisha (iustin, .l()seph 
 Wooley, Joseph Brown, and Samuel Heed, visited Provost 
 Lodge, at Dunham, C. K., to as( rtain what steps it was neces- 
 sary to take to I'evive tbe Lo<lge. 
 
 After several meetings had been held, a petition was for- 
 warded to tbe Provincial Grand Lodge of Montreal and Wil 
 liam lleni-y, signed by twenty-two brethren, and on the LJth 
 of April, L'^47, the j>etitioners were called together, and tin- 
 Officers installed by Brother Dr. Joseph Breadon, acting as 
 
32 
 
 illSTuRY OF 
 
 
 }»roxy for llic lloii. Tctcr Mcdill, the Provincial Grand Master. 
 
 Tlius wa> old <iold(jn Kulo Lod^o, now No. 517, E. It., and 
 No. 8. 1*. II., oiiC(; more in active operation, under tlie old 
 warrant granted in IS24 by His Royal Highness the l)uk(i of 
 Susse.x, wiiich was sup|)0sed to have been flcstroyed at the 
 burning of thi; Grand Lodge room in Montreal, a few years 
 before. The .Tew(ds and furniture having remainc'l at George- 
 ville, were now r<'storc<l to the Lodge; the Jewel of the W. 
 Master had been taken to P>urlington, Iowa, by Past Master 
 I'easley, when he i-emoved to that State, and had been use<l 
 by him in a Lodge there; but on Bro! r Peasley's death, in 
 l'S42, his s(m ndurned it, and it was found with the set when 
 the Lodge resumed work. 
 
 The Officers of the ijodge for 1817 were — Lllisha Gustin, \V. 
 
 iM.; Samuel Reed, S. W.; Stephen Hazeltine, J. W.; Nathaniel 
 
 Bachelder, Treasurer; Franklin Mack, Se'. retary; Win. 
 
 1847 Verbeck, S. D; Asa Gaylord, J. D.; Wm. R. "^Andros 
 
 and Joseph Rrown, Stewards ; Joseph WooU-y, L G.; 
 
 and Stephen Reed, Tiler. 
 
 Worshipful Lrothci' Gustin was one of the few remaining 
 members of the old Lodge, having been initiated in the very 
 first year of its existence, and was the last Master who f)resided 
 over the Lodge at the time the Charter was surrendered in 
 1829. He was one of the early settlers of the town, and one 
 of the eldest magistrates in the townships. 
 
 As Worshipful Master, he was unwearied in his efforts to 
 promulgate the principles of the Order, illustrating l)y his con- 
 duct, while out of the Lodge, the lessons of morality and 
 brotherly love he taught in it. 
 
 Not satisfied in watching with unremitted attention over the 
 welfare of the Lodge, he anxiously endeavored to promote the 
 felicity of its members. Blessed with a coi„placency of dispo- 
 sition and equanimity of temper wdiich peculiarly endeared 
 him to his friends, he commanded respect even from his ene- 
 
aOLDEN nUT.E LOPriTl, NO. 4, <^ R. 
 
 
 (J. 
 
 iiiios. Tlis doors woro at all tiiiu-s open to th<' noody and dcs- 
 litute, none ^oing away empty liandcd, nn<i th(! iiienihers of 
 the Mysti(* Tie wdc over gi-eeterl with that stiong grip of 
 iVieiidship which gavi- token that the heart pronijded the 
 words ot" welcome which tell Iroiii Ids lips. The youngest 
 novitiate, as well as the more skilled <rai'tsmen, found him 
 ready at all times to impai't that Masonie iid'ormation which 
 liis extensive reading, deep jcsearch, and retentive memory, 
 had enalded him to acquire through a long life of study. Sueh 
 was the esteem in whieli he was ludd hy his brethren, that 
 they elected him to till \]\r ( )riental <'hair t'or fonrfrcii years, 
 and during eitjhf years he presiijed over the Cha^rter. 
 
 At this fust Communication, there were two petitions re- 
 ceived, giving assurance of future prosperity; and the l.)rethren 
 departed to their homes rejoicing that tlie happy perio<l in the 
 liistory of the Lodge was now reached, when, in the language 
 of the poet, its members could reverently unite and say— 
 
 "Now let us thank tlie Ktenial Tower; eonvinoed 
 Tliat Jleaven but tries our viriur hy allliftion. 
 That oft th(^ cloud whicli wraps the present hour, 
 Serves hut to hri^htcu all our future days." 
 
 l<sr>5. — This year the Todge assisted in the formation of the 
 M. W. Grand T^odge of Canada, and became Av>. 8. 
 
 1850 — i^eptember 22d. — The fiodge was hononMl with a visit 
 from Col. W. M. Wilson, M. \V. < hand Mastor, and A. Bernard, 
 lit. W. Dept'y Cr. Master, the first otiiidal visit ever received 
 by the Lodge an otlicer or member of the Grand Tiodge un 
 <ler which it was li<dd. 
 
 1858 — June 21th. — The first mc^eting of the Lodge held on 
 the top of " Owl's Head" HountaiU; and Alexander Muiray 
 initiated "above the clouds,'' to commemorate which, an in- 
 scription is cut in the rocks "in the Lodge room" on tlie 
 mountain. . , 
 
34 
 
 HISTORY OF 
 
 Juno .'>Oth. — Tlio T^orlgo biifl tlie rorncr-stono of Christ 
 Cliurch, the \lo.v, Joscpli Scott, Dcjnity ({rand Master, ofliri 
 ating. 
 
 Sopteinl)er .—Old St. .Folin's Royal Arch Cliapter revivf^d. 
 Th(^ name nftcrwards changed to Goldc^n Rult- Chapter, No. 9. 
 The numhci' of the Lodge was changed in July of this ycai- t<> 
 JSIo. V2. 
 
 1860 — Juno 2()tli. — The Lodge laid corner-stone of the Ma- 
 sonic Hall, Right W. Rrother IT. [.. Rohinson, D. D (!. M,. 
 officiating. 
 
 1804 — February — .The Lodge celebrated its semi-cent(;n- 
 nial anniversary ; also the fiftieth anniversaiy of the nioin- 
 bcn-ahip of its W. Master, Elisha Custin. 
 
 1867. — Sussex Kncani})ment and Priory constituted. 
 
 1869. — Golden Rule Chapter, No. n, moved to Sherbrooke. 
 In Octob(ir of this year, the Lodge assisted in the formation of 
 the M. W. Grand Lodge of Quebec, and became No. 4. Thus 
 iias the Lodge been, at ditT(!rent dates of its history. No. 19, 
 0. R.; Nos. 785 ami 517, E. R.; Nos. 6 and 8, V. R.; Nos. 8, 
 and 1-i, C. n.: and No. 4, Q. R. 
 
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 33 Y-L^W^S. 
 
Th<. following By-Laws woro adopto.l in open 
 Lodge at a Regular fJoin.nunicaliun ol' (Jolden 
 Rule Lodg,. No. 4, A. F. and A. M.. l,eld o,, tho 
 0th day of .\[ay, 1873. 
 
 H. il. I-IOVEY, W. M. 
 W. C;. HOPKINS, 
 
 Secretary. 
 Approved and eonfirmod. 
 
 •f. H. (JRAHAM, 
 
 . Grand Master. 
 
 RlfllMOND, P. Q., 
 
 'My 5, 1873. 
 
10 
 
 BY-L-A.^WS 
 
 OF 
 
 |ttlB fjoiiie, |i), i 1 1, 
 
 A. F. and A. M., 
 
 HTANSTEAJJ PICA IN, P. Q. 
 
 — ■^i 
 
 I. — DUTY TO GTIAND T.ODGK. 
 
 This Lodge fully acknowledges tlie supreiiiacy 
 of the Grand Lodgu of Ancient Free and Acce])ted 
 Masons of Quebec, and will, at all times, pay re- 
 spect and obedience to its Law^s, Rul^\s, Orders, 
 and Rei2:ulation3. 
 
 II. — REGULAU iMEETlNGS. 
 
 The regular meetings of this Lodge shall bo 
 held on the Tuesday on or before the full moon of 
 everv month, and also on the Festivals of St. John 
 the Ba])tist and St. John the Evangelist, (or should 
 they fall on a Sunday, then on the following dav,) 
 at such hour as the Master shall appoint, of which 
 the members shall be dulv notified. 
 
 III — EMERGENCY MEETINGS. 
 
 Emeru(jncv meetinc^s may be held as provided 
 
38 
 
 BY-LAWS OF 
 
 by the Book of GonstitutioiLs; but slioula ;i Locl^^o 
 of Eiiiorgoricy bo called at tb(! solicitation of a 
 l^rotlicr for his own b(!n(;lit or advancemcuit, all 
 the expenses of the niectini'' shall be defrayed by 
 him. 
 
 TV.- KI.IOCTION OF UFJ'JCLRS. 
 
 I1ie elective officers of this Lodu^e shall 1»<' an- 
 nually elected at the n^^uhir nnM.'tinii; imnKuliatdy 
 preceding tin; [festival of Ht. John the J^]vang(!list, 
 and on the day of that Festival, (or should it fall 
 on a Sunday, then on the following day,) the elec- 
 tion of the Master being first confirmed, all tlu; 
 officcu's, elective and a))point(Hl, shall be instalh^d 
 and invested. 
 
 V. — HKGULARITY OF ATTENDANCE. 
 
 To secure that I'egularity so highly nec:essary 
 for the good government of a Lodge, it is (^xpec^tcKl 
 that every ollicer will attend punctually at the 
 hour named for t]\() meetings, under penalty of 
 (xmsure by the Mast(ir, unless exonerated by some 
 reasonable excuse or causes of absence. 
 
 \''I.--(;LoTiirN(i. 
 
 Brethren shall at all tim(!S ap|»(\ar, wlien in th(^ 
 Lodge, in the ])roj)(n' Masonic clothing, as [)re- 
 scribed by the J^ook of Constitution. 
 
 VII. — DISCUSSION. 
 
 Every l^rother, when speaking, shall address 
 himself to the Master; and no Brother shall speak 
 twice to the same question, unless in explanation, 
 or the mover in reply. No motion shall be entc^r- 
 
GOLDEN IIIILE LOJJdE, NO. 4, 0. I! 
 
 39 
 
 taiiiod uuiciSH it be duly [iro[)0.se(l and .socondud, 
 and sliall bo niado in writing if any nioinl)or re- 
 quest it. No now l)U.siness .shall bo ontorod upon 
 after olevcn o'olook at nii'lit. 
 
 (^ 
 \'Iir. — VISITORS. 
 
 No visitor shall s[)oak to any ([Uostioii without 
 loav(^ of the Master, nor shall he, on any occasion^ 
 b(; allowod to votr. During his eontinuaiice in 
 the Lodge, ho sliall bo subject to its By-Laws. 
 
 iX. -iNITTArioN AND JOlNINd FEES, .tO. 
 
 The f(.^e, u]>on Initiation, shall be tw(Mity dollars^ 
 \vhi(;h shall Ix; in oavment of the thrcM^ Dei''re(\s 
 in (.raft Masonrv, and the (Irand Lod^-c,' fees for 
 Pioi'Mstration and ( 'crtilicate. The fo(; of a ioininu' 
 member sliaJl bo four dollars, to ineludo the fee 
 for registration; but should h(3 i-cquire a drand 
 Lodge (certificate, he must pay an ad<litional sum 
 of two dollars. \\\ every instance, the member 
 who pi'oposes th(; candidate is responsible for th(i 
 wliole fee, which must 1)0 [)aid before initiation or 
 admission. 
 
 Any Broth(^r, not initiated in this Lodge, may 
 be Passed or Piaised in it, after having be(>n ad- 
 initted a mend)er by a regular l>allot, for the sum 
 of five dollars forea('h de<j[ree, unless such d(;ii:reea 
 are conferred at the request of the initiating Lodge^ 
 in which case no charge shall be made. And jpro- 
 vided, always, that the said Brother produces sat- 
 isfactory proof of having been initiated or |)apsed^ 
 
ivi 
 
 •iu 
 
 BY-LAWS OF 
 
 MS thu rusu may \)^, in a rc^j^iihir L(j(1;l;o. TIkj pi'o- 
 [)Oser is responsiblo for the foe, which must bo ])ai(l 
 before the degree is conferred. 
 
 XI. — BALLOTIN(i. 
 
 No person siiall 1)0 initiated in, and no Brother 
 shall be admitted a member of, the Lodge, or have 
 degrees conferred upon him, as provided for in 
 By-Law No. 10, if, on the ballot, one l)lack ball 
 ap])ear against him; but to prevent mistakes, the 
 Mastor mav direct tlie ballot to be ibrthwith tak<3n 
 a secojid time, which shall be final, unless the Mas- 
 ter, in his discretion, shall order it to be passed 
 ai^ain. 
 
 XII. — NON ATTENDANCE AFIHU BALLOT. 
 
 Should any candidate who has been approved 
 for initiation, not attend for that [)urpose within 
 six months after being notified by the Secr(^tary 
 of the Lodge, he must (before he can be initiated) 
 be again proposed and a fresh ballot must be 
 taken. 
 
 XIII. — i!E ADMISSION OF MEMBEKS. 
 
 Should any member retire from the Lodge, or 
 cause his name to l)e erased from the books, he 
 shall not be re-admitted without a ballot and join- 
 ing fee, as fixed by By-Law No. 9. 
 
 XIV. — WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS. 
 
 Any member desirous of withdrawing from (he 
 Lodge, shall signify the same at a regular meet- 
 ing, either personally or in writing to the Secre- 
 tary, and if in good standing, and his dues are all 
 
GULDEN KILE EUDOE, NU. i, <.^ K. 
 
 41 
 
 }):iid, upon Ills resignation l)eiug accx'ptcd, a cc^rtiii- 
 cjvte to that ottect shall ho furnished him, if ro- 
 qiiirud, hy the* Secretary, under the Lodge Seal. 
 
 XV 
 
 IIONORAIIY MEMBERS. 
 
 Ko Brother shall Ijeconie an Honorary Member 
 of this Lodge until he has been regularly })roposed 
 and seconded at one regular meeting, and he must 
 be elected l)v unanimous vote at the uext r(>gular 
 
 meeting. 
 
 X\'l.- LODGE DIES. 
 
 The annual subscrij^tion of each member, except 
 the Secretary, who shall be exempt, shall be two 
 dollars, whether he be absent or present, and be 
 payal)le semi-annually, in the months of June and 
 Decemlier of each year, by equal proportions. 
 
 XVIL AKREARS OE LODGE EEES AND DUES. . 
 
 Any member who neglects payment for one 
 year shall be notified by the Secretary, and again 
 at the end of the ensuiuL:: three months ; and any 
 member who shall remain in arreai's and become 
 indebted for two years' dues, may, after special 
 notice from the Secretary, be excluded until all 
 arrears are ])aid, and the signing by him of tlie 
 By-Laws is hereby declared to be nn acknowledg- 
 ment by each member that he considers these dues 
 a debt due by him to the Lodge. 
 
 XVIIL -COMMITTEES FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. 
 
 The Master, on the day of his installation, shall 
 ap})oint three Brethren a connnittee, whose duty 
 
42 
 
 I-IV-LAWS OF 
 
 it .<li;i,ll In; to audit the Treasurer'.s ac(30Uiits, and 
 c(3rtily to their (•orrectn(\ss, and at nil tinu\s to 
 maintain a general supervision over the finances 
 and property of the Lodge. 
 
 He shall also appoint all other such coniinitteoB 
 as niav be, from time to time, necessarv. Thev 
 shall choose their chairman, and have power to 
 exact the attendance of members of the Lodge, to 
 give such information as such committees may 
 deem essential. They shall enter their ])roceed- 
 ings in a book, and re]>oi't through the Master to 
 the Lod^e. The Audit Committee shall make an 
 annual r(^|)ort on the Festival of St. John the 
 
 Evangelist. 
 
 XIX. — CHAIUTABLK COMMlTTL'i:. 
 
 The Worshipful Master and Wardens shall be 
 a Standing Committee on Charity, and shall have 
 the power, at any time, to draw upon the Treasu- 
 rer, through its chairman the Master, for any sum 
 not exceeding five dollars, foi* charitable purposes, 
 and report the same at the next regulai' meeting 
 of the Lodge. 
 
 XX. PHOI'Klil'y, JKWEL?, etc. 
 
 The books, papers, jewels, para|)hernalia, and 
 furniture of every kind belonging to the Lodge,, 
 beino; at all times vested in the Master and War- 
 dens for the time being, they are responsible for 
 the same. They shall be annually examined pre- 
 vious to th<' installation of the officers elect, and 
 an inventory of them shall be kept in the minute 
 
(iOLDEN RULE LUlXlE, NO. 4, <.,». E. 
 
 43 
 
 book of tlio Lodge. The Master sluill anniuilly 
 insure the property of tlie Lodge for such sum as 
 the Lodge shall direct. 
 
 XXI. -DISPOSAL 01' FUNDS AND PKOl'ERTY. 
 
 No part of the funds of this Jjodge shall l)e ex- 
 pended, except for monthly or other necessary 
 working ex|)enses, without the ap[)rol)ation of a 
 majority of its members ]»resent at the meeting 
 when the vote is taken. Xeither shall the furni- 
 ture, jewels, paraphernalia, and other }»ro})erty of 
 the Lodge be sold, alienated, or in any way dis- 
 posed of, except l)y the unanimous consent of the 
 J] 1 embers. 
 
 XX IT. GENERAL- -RELATING TO THE DUTIES oF OFFICERS. 
 
 The Master. 
 
 Bevond the Ancient Charoies and Ile^'ulations, 
 and the duties laid down in the Book of Constitu- 
 tions, th<^ Master is responsible for the safe-keeping 
 of the Warrants and other L<jdg(3 liecords, Ilooks, 
 and I\iper^; and, with the Wardens, holds all the 
 furniture, jewels, para[)hernalia, and other pi'op- 
 erty of the Lodge, in trust for the members, and 
 shall see to the efficient insurance of the same 
 against loss by fire. He shall sign all orders on 
 the Treasurer for ordinary expenses of the Lodge, 
 and be, ex officio, a member of all committees. 
 
 Th-i Senior IVan/en. 
 
 Beyond the regular duties a})pertaining to his 
 office, the Senior Warden shall, under the Master, 
 specially see to the saf^ and proper keeping of the 
 
44 
 
 m'-LAWS OF 
 
 il 
 
 jewels, j)a.ra))liernalia, and furniture of the Lodijje, 
 ;in(l shall (^xarpine the inventory of tlie same im- 
 mediately before enterinu" into office. lie shall he 
 assisted by the Stewai'ds. 
 
 Tlir Junior Warden. 
 
 Beyond the reguhir duties appertaining to his 
 office, the Junior Warden shall attend to the ne- 
 cessary arrangements for refreshments on all ordi- 
 nary occasions, and is, ex officio, Chief of the 
 Stewards. 
 
 The ('J/iiti>/'i'ui. 
 
 The duties of this officer are to be inferred from 
 the title of his office, and it is very desirable to 
 have his ])nnctual and regular attendance. 
 
 Tlic Treasurer. 
 
 The Treasurer shall receive all moneys of the 
 Lodge, and disrliarge accounts for ordinary ex- 
 pense's, duly signed by the Master and Secretary, 
 as well as orders signed as aforesaid, for the pay- 
 ment of any sum voted by the Lodge for a special 
 pur|)Ose, and orders of the Charitable Committee. 
 Tie shall hee|) l)Ooks in whi(4i his receipts and dis- 
 bursements shall be regularly entered, so as to 
 exhibit, at one view, the balance in his hands at 
 every regular meeting. The account with the 
 Grand Lodgc^- shall l)e kept separate^ and distinct, 
 and the Grand Lodge dues handed ])y him to the 
 Mast(U' for transmission to the Grand Secretary. 
 His accounts and vouchers shall be annually sub- 
 mitted to th(^ Audit Committee at least one week 
 
COT/DEN RI^LE LOIXJE. XO. 4, (^ II, 
 
 4" 
 
 
 i)rovious to the Festival oi\St. .loliii the Evaiiufl- 
 ist. And the bahaiice in liis hands shall be trans- 
 ferred to his successor in otHce on that day, unless 
 tlio Lodo:e sliall then otherwise direct. 
 
 The Scr-r<'htri/. 
 
 The Secretary shall kee]) a faithful record of 
 the proceedings of the Lodge, and preserve, in 
 proper ordin*, all papers and documents relating 
 thereto ; he shall k(,'e[> a correct register of the 
 members and their respective accounts with the 
 Lodge; lie sliall sign all authorized certificates, 
 and affix the Lodge seal thereto, issue all neces- 
 rary notices and summonses for meetings, &c., 
 ancl countersign all orders and charges of the 
 Master. He shall prepare all returns required by 
 the Grand Lodge, and notify every committee of 
 their appointment, and the nature of their duties. 
 He may receive moneys for the Treasurer, trans- 
 ferring the amounts to liim, without deduction, 
 before the next regular meeting; and shall, gen- 
 erally, discharge all other duties appertaining to 
 the office of a Secretary. 
 
 TJ(e Director of (^rcmonir.^. 
 
 The Director of Ceremonies shall see that the 
 Lodge is properly prepared, that all Brethren ap- 
 pear in the Lodge in the cl thing prescribed by 
 the Book of Constitutions, and, to the best of his 
 ability, that every Brother, when in Lodge oi* at 
 ]'efreshment, is placed according to his station. 
 
 XXIII.— LIRKARY. 
 
 The Worshipful Master and Wardens, togetlier 
 
40 
 
 BY-LAWS OF 
 
 witli the Secretary, sliall be a, Lil)rary Committoe 
 to solicit contriltutions of books, and select and 
 ])urcluise such woi'ks as they may deem advisahh^, 
 from funds voted by the Lodg(3 for that pnrpose. 
 The Seci-etary shall be Librarian ; shall issue the 
 books to P)rethren; and see that they are returned 
 within two months from the time they are taken 
 out. Xo Brother shall take or have more than 
 one volnme at a time, nor keep it longer than two 
 months; any Brother Avho 1os(js or damages any 
 book so taken, shall re})lace it by a similar book, 
 ecpially good, or jvay the value thei'cof, or the value 
 ot the damage done. Thcj Librarian shall keep a 
 book containing a list of all the volumes in the 
 Library, to whom lent, and at what date they 
 were taken out and returned. 
 
 XXIV. -THE tiler's duties and fees. 
 The Tiler shall de]iv(U% when rerpji red, all sum- 
 monses and other notices to the m''ml)ers. He 
 shall see that the furniture and ornaments of the 
 Lodge are kept in good order, and peribrm all 
 such other duties as may be directed by the Lodge 
 or its ofhcers, for which he shall be exempt from 
 dues, and shall receive such further remuneration 
 as shall be annually voted him. 
 
 XXV. — SrGNING OF BY-LAWS, COPIES. .C-0. 
 
 These By-Laws, when fairly written in a book, 
 shall be signed by the Master and Secretary, and 
 have the seal of the Lodge affixed. Every Brother 
 is also to sign them as a declaration of submission 
 to them, and ono copy, together with a copy of 
 
 I 
 
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 B t 
 
GOLDKN RTTLE LODCrE, NO. 4, <>. R. 
 
 V 
 
 tho Book of CoiLstitutioiLs, shall he delivored to 
 each member free of expense; but should he re- 
 quire another copy, he shall pay twenty-five (NMits 
 for the By-Laws, and fifty cents fr)r the Jjook of 
 Constitutions, towards tlie general funds of tlie 
 Lodii;e. 
 
 XXVI. --ALTERATION OF BY LAWS llEPEAL. 
 
 No alteration shall be made in these r>y-Laws 
 unless by a notice of motion given at a regular 
 meeting, which shall be duly entered on the min- 
 utes for the next regular meeting, when the pro- 
 posed alteration shall come on for discussion; and, 
 on a resolution regularly moved and seconded be- 
 ing passed in favor thereof by two-thirds of the 
 votes preseat, it shall become law^ when sanctioned 
 by the Grand Master. These By-Laws shall take 
 the place of those hei'etofore governing this Lodge, 
 which are hereby repealed. 
 
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Unizatton 
 
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 llurd Mack. 
 
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 Theodore S. Han>jts. 
 Elisha (iiistin. 
 Israel Wood, 
 
 Israel Wood. 
 
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 (iarduer. 
 |*v Hodwell. 
 
 I']))hriain Wood. 
 
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 Aiidr«'\v Modwell. 
 Osgood Peaslev. 
 
 'illiaiii Verbeek. Asa (iayl<nd. 
 
 let H. (Justin. 
 
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 u W. Wyniaii. 
 
 s H. Baxtec. 
 
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 ui Karvvell, .Ir. 
 K. Stearns. 
 F*. Stewart. 
 Newton Hall. 
 
 \ McDuttee. 
 
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 Robinson. 
 M. Hovey. 
 
 R. .lohnson. 
 s E. Chan n ell. 
 Sanborn, 
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 Mellhiney. 
 am B. Fro.st. 
 .s I'. Seaver. 
 
 Lell FI. Wooley. 
 Andrew Bodw«!ll. 
 
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 Stephen W. Wynian. 
 Lell II. Wooley. 
 Wright ('. ("opp. 
 
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 Stephen Hazeltine. 
 ( yrus K. Stearns. 
 ( !hristopher II. Stearns, 
 ("havles II. Kathan. 
 Charles S. Channel!. 
 Squire W. Taylor. 
 Henry S. Taylor. 
 Amos Bigelow. 
 Charles S. Channel I. 
 Ira B. Sanborn. 
 
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 Robert C. Parsons. 
 Henry C. Hvatt. 
 W. Clark Hopkins. 
 William B. Magee. 
 ICdwin L. Nelson. 
 William Evans. 
 Tlnmias B. Morrill. 
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 John i^. Collieson. 
 William B. Colby. 
 James F. Moulton. 
 William Iv.ans. 
 
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 I)ea. Oliver Niisli. 
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 Dr. Sila,s C. .>fc( lary. 
 
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 Stephen Hazeltine. 
 lOlisha (iustiiJ, ICsq. 
 
 •lames ('. Peasley, Ivsq. 
 I'Misha (instil), Ivsq. 
 
 lOlislia (instill, Ksij. 
 
 Stephen llazeltine. 
 Elisha dust in, Ksq. 
 ICzra B. llider, Ksq. 
 Kii.sha Gustiu, lOsq. 
 Andrew Hodwell. 
 Eliphalet H. (Justin. 
 
 Henry .1. Martin. 
 Elisha (Juotin, Esq. 
 William W. Colby. 
 
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 Henry .1. Martin. 
 Rufus R. Stewart. 
 
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 Elisha (Justin, Esq. 
 
 Henry .1. Martin. 
 
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 Charles S. Channell, Esq, 
 Thomas Stevenson. 
 Robert C. Parsons. 
 Horace M. Hovey. 
 Robert C. Parsons. 
 C'harlesS. Channell, Esq. 
 
 Horace M. Hovey. 
 
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 I'/ra Hall, Esq. 
 ( apt. 'rimothy Rose 
 Hea. Oliver Nasli. 
 Dr. Isaac Whitcher. 
 
 Thciodore S. Hanfir>. 
 
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 Horace M. Hovey. 
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 William B. Magee. 
 Jerome T. IMint, 
 David McHhiney. 
 William H. Denison. 
 
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 11 11 
 I'ranklin Mack. 
 
 Charles A. Richardson. 
 
 1. 11 
 
 Wright C. Copp. 
 William Kar\vell,.[r. 
 
 It 
 
 II 
 
 Cvrus 1']. Stearns. 
 
 . les A. Richar< 
 
 1 " 
 
 ranklin Alack. 
 
 LeRoy Robinson. 
 Robert '^Jewton Hall. 
 
 11 11 
 
 tt Ii 
 
 1 Squire W. Taylor. 
 
 i 11 >. 
 
 t( tt 
 ii ' (t 
 
 David A. Mansur. 
 
 II It 
 
 Ira B. Sanborn. 
 I Robert C. Parsons. 
 j Alexander .Munroe. 
 ' Edwin 1*. .lohnson. 
 I John F. Collieson. 
 ; Ceorge 11. Siunner. 
 
 Edwin L. Nelson. 
 ' H. Albert Channell. 
 
 LeRov Robin.son. 
 
 Charles H. Kathai 
 
 tl 
 
 II 
 
 It 
 
 It 
 
 (I 
 
 It 
 
 tl 
 
 II 
 
le Lod^e, Jso. 4, 3:)ice i!s Ovi^aui'^afign. 
 
 TKKASrUKK. 
 
 IK'S VVeSMoii. 
 
 'Iniii ( 'o]>|). 
 
 itliiiniol P>ach(>l(l«'r. 
 
 it 
 
 u 
 
 auklin Mack. 
 
 U's A. Ricliardsnii. 
 ankliii .Nhuk. 
 
 Itov K(»l)ins()ii. 
 
 arlcs Jl. Kathaii. 
 
 
 SKCKKTAKY. 
 
 I)»'a. Olivrr Nasli. 
 Nathan Wcssuii. 
 
 Dr Willanl Mack. 
 
 U i> 
 
 U 11 
 
 Marcus ("liilU. 
 
 .loci II. Ives. 
 
 It ii 
 
 ( "haunccy I'ullock. 
 
 Franklin Mack. 
 
 E. (i. Johnson. 
 Silas H. Dickersoii. 
 Henry ,1. Martin. 
 Eliphalct li. Gust in. 
 Henry .1. Martin. 
 Charles A. Richardson. 
 Alcx'r McD. Fairley. 
 
 U II 
 
 Stephen \V. VVynian. 
 Henry .1. Martin. 
 
 Charles H. Kathau. 
 Stjuire \V. Taylor. 
 David Wilkey. 
 
 William S. Foster. 
 Henry C. Hyatt. 
 
 It * 'u 
 
 Jerome T. Mint. 
 I'xiwin L. Nelson. 
 W.Clark Hopkins. 
 'J'itnothy Hinman. 
 
 i SKNhm DKACO.N. 
 
 1 
 ( 
 
 1 .HIMOK IIKACO.N. 
 
 TII.KK, 
 
 1 ■ 
 
 'Klias"Lol" 
 
 Theodore S. Banjjs. 
 
 licvi Alii rich. 
 
 Theodore S. Hangs. 
 
 Elisha (iustin. 
 
 t( .t 
 
 i " 
 
 Israel Wood. 
 
 ». .1 
 II 1. 
 II >i 
 .. II 
 
 U 11 
 
 11 ,i 
 
 Dr. Willard Mack. 
 
 Israel Wood. 
 
 .*^el)ra Mack. 
 
 Fphriain Wo(Ki. 
 
 u u 
 
 Andrew Bodwell. 
 
 l> 1. 
 
 tk .1 
 
 
 Cephas (iardncr. 
 
 Ephraim Wood. 
 
 Andrew HcKlwell. 
 
 Osgood I'easley. 
 
 1. .. 
 
 U II 
 
 It II 
 
 Dca. William Verbock. 
 
 i. u 
 
 Asa Caylord. 
 
 Stephen Peed. 
 
 1. u 
 
 Fliphalct \\. (lustin. 
 
 Lell H. Wooley. 
 
 II u 
 
 II u 
 
 Andrew liodwell. 
 
 lioreus Parmeter. 
 
 t t( « 
 
 u u 
 
 II u 
 
 Anson Reebe. 
 
 .Stephen \V. Wyman. 
 
 «i .1 
 
 Stephen W. Wyman. 
 
 Lell 11. Wooley. 
 
 it It 
 
 Charles H. Baxter. 
 
 U .1 
 
 Wright c. Copp. 
 
 11 i( 
 
 Ezra h. Rider. 
 
 Stephen Ha/eltiue. 
 
 Stephen Cobb. 
 
 William Farwell, Jr. 
 
 Cvrus 10. Stearns. 
 
 I'rederick Holmes. 
 
 Cyrus E. Stearns. 
 
 ('hristopher II. Stearns. 
 
 ih .. 
 
 Rufus P. Stewart. 
 
 ( "harles II. Kathan. 
 
 II It 
 
 Roi)erl Newton Hall. 
 
 Charles S. ( hannell. 
 
 1. u 
 
 !iOuis V. McDuttee. 
 
 .k >i 
 
 Squire W. Taylor. 
 Henrv S. Taylor. 
 
 Eockbart K. Hall. 
 
 U .1 
 
 Thomas Shurtill'. 
 
 Anio. iiigelow. 
 
 II II « 
 
 LeRoy Robinson. 
 
 Charles S. ( 'hannell. 
 
 ' II t( 
 
 Hora(;e M. Hovey. 
 
 Ira B. Sanborn. 
 
 Benjamin F. Brown. 
 
 11 >( 
 
 i. u 
 
 John r. CoUieson. 
 
 ! tt - . » 
 
 Robert C. Parsons. 
 
 William B.Colby. 
 
 Edwin H. Johnson. 
 
 Henry C. Hyatt. 
 
 .lames F. Monlton. 
 
 Charles E. Channell. 
 
 W. Clark Hopkins. 
 
 William Evans. 
 
 Ira H. Sanborn. 
 
 William B. Magee. 
 
 14 it 
 
 S. (). Stiorey. 
 David Mcllhiney. 
 
 luiwin L. Ne son. 
 
 i. .1 
 
 William Evans. 
 
 Lemuel K. labor. 
 
 Abraham B. Frost. 
 
 Thomas B. Morrill. 
 
 U ik 
 
 Charles 1'. Seavcr. 
 
 Norbert Dancose. 
 
 U bl 
 
Mr St ^rmci/mls Zo/'the Chapter. 
 
 Hon. William Howe, First Trinciplo Z i821 
 
 Br. Frederick W. Adams 
 Flislia Gustin 
 
 t< 
 
 (( 
 
 Elisha Gustin. 
 
 u 
 «l 
 
 l< 
 
 William B. Colbv.... 
 
 Henry J. Martin. 
 
 u 
 i< 
 
 tl 
 «i 
 (i 
 tr 
 
 K 
 
 <l 
 It 
 • c 
 i< 
 
 i( 
 
 (( 
 
 Charles S. Channell " «« 
 
 Chapter moved to Sherbrooke, P. Q., 1869. 
 
 1822 
 .1823 
 1824 
 1825 
 1826 
 1827 
 1828 
 
 ..1.858 
 ..1859 
 ..I860 
 .1861 
 .1862 
 .1863 
 .1864 
 .1865 
 .1866 
 .1867 
 ,1868 
 
Members from /<9/4 to 7829, from memory, 
 
 A. 
 
 Adams, Dr. F. W.f^ 
 Aiidros, Wm. R.f* 
 
 B. 
 
 Bangs, Tlieodore S.J* 
 
 Aldrich, LeviJ"^" 
 Anns, Wm." 
 
 Bang8, JamesJ"^ 
 Bangs, HemanJ"^ 
 Bodwoll, Eliphaletf* 
 Bangs, Reuben"* 
 Brooks, Sam'l* 
 Bod well, Andrew 
 Bachelder, Nat'l* 
 Bangs, Henry L.* 
 Boyez, Rob't* 
 
 Curtis, DavidJ* 
 Gushing, Manda T.f 
 Child, Marcus* 
 Copp, Joshua* 
 
 Gustin, Elisha* 
 Gardner, Cephas 
 
 Hubbard, PhineasJ* 
 Hazeltine, Stephenf* 
 Hazeltine, Moses D. 
 Holmes, DanielJ* 
 
 Ives, Joel H.f* 
 
 Kilbourne, Alex'rJ* 
 
 Lee, Eliast* 
 Lindsay. David* 
 
 C. 
 
 Bodwell, Jamesj:* 
 Bullock, Wm.f* 
 Burnham, Sam'l* 
 Bullock, Chauncy* 
 Baxter Hon. James* 
 Bodweil, Jr., Elip't 
 Burnham, John* 
 
 Collins, Shubelf* 
 Curtis, Elijah* 
 Curtis, Henry* 
 Curtis, John* 
 
 Cr. 
 
 H, 
 
 Gilman, John* 
 
 Holmes, Fred'kJ 
 Haskell, Freemanf* 
 Howe, Hon. Wm.f* 
 
 I. 
 
 K. 
 
 L. 
 
 Knight. Ephraim* 
 Lee, Ede* 
 
 ^Charter members. fAffiliated. *Dead. 
 

 52 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF 
 
 Montague, MosesJ^ 
 McClary, Dr. Silas Cf-- 
 Moore, Thos. 
 Morrill, Paul-=^ 
 Morrill, Isaac-^- 
 Mack, Dr. Willard^^ 
 
 Nash, OliverJ" 
 
 Peasley, James;).-^ 
 Pierce, Wilder^" 
 Peasley, Osgood 
 Peasley, James C."'^- 
 
 Rose, Timothvl" 
 IX, Geo.'^ 
 
 Smith, Icha])odJ^ 
 
 Taylor, Si las J "' 
 Verbeck, Wm.'<- 
 
 Wosson, James J* 
 Wesson, Nat'lJ* 
 Wood, Ephraim'^ 
 
 M. 
 
 Mansur, DanielJ* 
 Mack, Abijah"- 
 Mack, Sebra- 
 Mack, Franklin 
 Moore, Washington 
 
 N. 
 
 S. 
 
 T. 
 
 V. 
 
 w. 
 
 Noyes, Adam 
 
 Pomroy, Selahf-^ 
 Patton, Andrew^ 
 Perkins, Jjent If.^' 
 
 Rider, Ezra B.f-. 
 Piogers, Joseph- 
 
 Sleeper, Ilez'l 
 
 1* 
 
 Wliitcher, Dr. IsaacJ-^ 
 Wood, IsraelJ'<- 
 Wood, Jr., Israel-^ 
 
 ■' -^t^- 
 
 Memders/rom 78^7, nWi year o/InUUU}o7K or 
 
 Affiliation, 
 
 A. 
 
 Andros Wm. R.J^- Albee, Lewis° 1849 
 
 Annis,Wm.F.^ 1859. Ayer, Ly._n|| ""iSOa' 
 
 Anderson, C. F.|| 1865. Ayer R.L " 868 
 
 Andrews, F. R 1869. A>er G AV 871 
 
 tCliartermembers. fAffiliated. *Dead. °Demitte(] 
 llSuspemled N. P. I>. 
 
 
GOLDEN RTTLE LODGE, NO. 4, 0- "H. 
 
 53 
 
 Brown, Jos.;}:^ 
 Bacheldcr, Nat'lt""" 
 Dreadon, Dr. J.+|| 
 
 Beebe, Anson L'^49. 
 
 Bates, L. C 1^55. 
 
 Bigolow, A 1S60. 
 
 Buck, L l.^P)0. 
 
 Bodwell, Eliphalett 
 
 Butterfiokl, F. D IS(3L 
 
 ButterfieM, C. A.f 1 806. 
 
 Brodie, D. A.° 1865. 
 
 Baldwin, D. P.l| 1865. 
 
 Boynton, 0.- 1866. 
 
 Beach, N.A.° 1868. 
 
 Blonnt, G 1868. 
 
 Bnllock, A. F 1868. 
 
 Bates. T. 0.° 1872. 
 
 Buswell, Walkert°* 1847. 
 
 C. 
 Colby, Dr. M. F.|;>:- 
 
 ColbV, W. B 1S55. 
 
 Connel, D." 1850. 
 
 Coi.p,W. C.-^ IS51. 
 
 Charbonell. Rev. T.t°... I860. 
 Carpenter, Dr. II. H.t°..1862. 
 
 Cliapman, J. M.° 1863. 
 
 Coffran, R. L 1S64. 
 
 Christie, J. G 1S65. 
 
 Cheney, Dr. N 1868. 
 
 Carter, W 1873. 
 
 D. 
 
 Dickerson.S. H.- 1848. 
 
 Daggett, C B 1S65. 
 
 Davis, C. n.- 1866. 
 
 Davis, S 1867. 
 
 Drew, L. K 1871. 
 
 Bodwell, Andrew! 
 
 Busw(dl, Sol. B.° 1 
 
 Baxter, C. B.° 1 
 
 Breadon, W. 0.|| 1 
 
 Ball, A.P.f 1 
 
 Baxter, M. L.° 1 
 
 Baxter, J. Il.f 1 
 
 Brown, A. A 1 
 
 Brown, B. F 1 
 
 Brigham, S. H 1 
 
 Bailey. C. A 1 
 
 Bean, Jr., Simon 1 
 
 Blaylork, Thos 1 
 
 Burns, T. G 1 
 
 Bullock, A. M.° 1 
 
 Blanchard, C I 
 
 Bachelder. J. N.f 1 
 
 S48. 
 S50. 
 s55. 
 S60. 
 S61. 
 
 862. 
 S64. 
 86;"). 
 
 S67. 
 860. 
 
 (^ { .). 
 859. 
 
 Evans, Wm 1868. 
 
 Edington, Johnf*... 1848. 
 
 E. 
 
 ^Charter members. fAtiiliated. 
 II Susj)ende(l N. P. D. 
 
 Chnniberlin, .lohir"- 1S47. 
 
 Chase, Jacob J'^^" 
 
 Challinor, Dr. F.^' 1850. 
 
 Channell, C. S 1S52. 
 
 Channell, C. E 1865. 
 
 Channell, A. H 1S67. 
 
 Clark, H 1864. 
 
 CoUieson, J. F 1S65. 
 
 Chandler, J. D.° 1868. 
 
 Ch'flbrd, F.C 1870. 
 
 Cobb, Stephenf IS IS. 
 
 Dustin, J. R.° 1854. 
 
 Dustin, E. B° 1S54. 
 
 Denison, W. H 1867. 
 
 Donoo^e. N 1870. 
 
 Eaton, \V.S.° 1868. 
 
 Eager, Lutherf^'^- 1 85( >. 
 
 *Dea(l. °Demitted. 
 
u 
 
 54 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF 
 
 U !. 
 
 ; 
 
 F. 
 
 Foster, W. S.° 1858. 
 
 Farwell, Jr., W 1H56. 
 
 Flint, J. T 186(). 
 
 Fairly, A. McD.fH 1855. 
 
 G. 
 Gustin, ElishaJ-^ 
 
 Gustin, E. B 1847. 
 
 Gustin, E.G 1867. 
 
 Gordon, A. J 1866. 
 
 Goodwin, T. C 1868. 
 
 Gibson, C. O.f 1871. 
 
 Garvin, G. E 1873. 
 
 H. 
 
 Hazeltine, StephenJ^^ 
 Hovey, ChesterJ"^ 
 Hovey, JohnJ° 
 
 Hovey, H. M 1864. 
 
 Hallet, W.° 1855. 
 
 Holmes, G. R.|| 1854. 
 
 Hall, J. F.° 1856. 
 
 Hall, R. N 1858. 
 
 Hall, L. K 1860. 
 
 Hall, W. S.° 1864. 
 
 Hoyt, A. W.° 1867. 
 
 Holmes, CD 1870. 
 
 Fennessy, E. H.° 1855. 
 
 Foster, Samuel W.° 1851. 
 
 Frost, A. B 1867. 
 
 Goff,G.N 
 
 Goff, R. L.|| 
 
 Gilbert, O.N 
 
 Gilbert, Dr. F. D.|| 
 Greene, E. W.f.. .. 
 Gay lord, Asa;]:''^* 
 
 .1861. 
 .1863. 
 .1863. 
 ,1865. 
 ,1871. 
 
 Hitchcock, E.° 
 
 House, A.° 
 
 House, D. L , 
 
 Hopkins, H.^ 
 
 Hopkins, W. C 
 
 Hazeltine, G. S.° 
 
 Huntoon, Dr. J. W.t°. 
 
 Hunter, H. S 
 
 Hyatt, H. C 
 
 Harrington, N. P 
 
 Harding, F. W.° 
 
 Hoyt, A. 
 
 Hinman, T. 
 
 Hill, H. G 1873. 
 
 Holmes, Fred'kf^ 1847. Hall, A. G.f' 
 
 I. 
 
 Ives, Corrielius° 1859. 
 
 J. 
 
 Johnson. E. G.° 1849. 
 
 Jenness, Dr. W. W.|| ...1855. 
 
 Johnson, E. R 1864. 
 
 Johnson, M. M.t° 1868. 
 
 K. 
 King, M. S.° 
 
 Knight, W. T 1870. 
 
 Kathan, C. H 1858. Keyes, Dr. W. M.° 
 
 Kingsbury, Sanfordt°^..1850. 
 
 ^Charter members. fAffiliated. *Dead. °Demitted. 
 llSuspended N. P. D. ^Expelled. 
 
 .1847. 
 .1848. 
 .1865. 
 .1853. 
 .1868. 
 .1855. 
 .1864. 
 .1865. 
 .1866. 
 .1867. 
 .1869. 
 .1871. 
 .1873. 
 ,1857. 
 
 Judd, William||.. 
 Jondro, William. 
 James, George.... 
 
 .1855. 
 .1864. 
 .1864. 
 
 Kilbourne, S. A.° 
 Kennedy, C. E. 
 
 .1864. 
 .1873. 
 .1864. 
 
 
GOLDEN RULE LODGE, NO. 4, Q. R. 
 
 55 
 
 L. 
 
 Lee, EliasJ'^" 
 
 Lee, Isaac° 1866. 
 
 Lee, C. E 187L 
 
 Lamb, J.° 1848, 
 
 M. 
 
 Mack, Franklin I 
 
 Martin, H. J 1849. 
 
 Merry, R 1858. 
 
 McDuffee, L. P 1860. 
 
 MansLir, D. A 1864. 
 
 Moulton, Dr. J. F 1864. 
 
 Miller, Willard 1864. 
 
 Moulton, J.W 1865. 
 
 Mcllhiny, D 1871. 
 
 Morril, T.B 1871. 
 
 McEwan, G. Jr 1873. 
 
 N. 
 
 Nichols, J. V.° 1849. 
 
 Nichols, N. W.|l 1858 
 
 Noye8,M. A 1866. 
 
 Nelson, Wm.j."^ 
 
 0. 
 
 Ovitt, A. W 1865. 
 
 ?. 
 
 Pool, W. K.J- 
 
 Page, Phineas-^ 1857. 
 
 Potter, J. M 1864. 
 
 Parsons, R. C 1865. 
 
 Pinckham, G. S 1868. 
 
 Pool, H. G 1872, 
 
 R. 
 
 Richardson, C. A 1847. 
 
 Robinson, L. R 1856. 
 
 Robinson, H. L.° 1849. 
 
 Robinson, Geo 1870. 
 
 Rooney, R. F 1872. 
 
 ICharter members. fAffiliated. 
 llSnspouded N. P. D. 
 
 Leland, E. H.° 1849. 
 
 Lawrence, S. E.f 1864. 
 
 Ladd, J. G.|| 1867. 
 
 Leo, Rev. J. Parker 1856. 
 
 Monsull, Dr. Wm.* IHIO. 
 
 Murray, Aex'r|| 1858. 
 
 McKinzie, S. D.|| 1860. 
 
 Morrill, E. C.° 1861. 
 
 Munroe, James 1 864 . 
 
 Moore, A. H 1864. 
 
 Munroe, Jos.° 1864. 
 
 Munroe, Alex'r 1865. 
 
 Merry, J.W 1871. 
 
 McNeil, W. J 1873. 
 
 Magee, W. B 1869. 
 
 Nelson, W. L.* 1855. 
 
 Nelson, A. B.|| 1864. 
 
 Nelson. E. L 1870. 
 
 Prentiss, H. F.° 1855. 
 
 Phelps, O.C 1863. 
 
 Porter, G 1865. 
 
 Patton, E. D.f 1867. 
 
 Peasley, G. A 1872. 
 
 Parmeter, Lorenf* 184!>. 
 
 Reed, Sam'lJ-:^- 
 Reed, StephonJ"-'^ 
 Rider, E. B.+:<- 
 
 Rider, T. B 1869. 
 
 Rider. H. M 1872. 
 
 *Dead. °Demitted. 
 
ot> 
 
 LIST OF MEMBEKS, &C. 
 
 S. 
 
 Stearns, C. H.° 1856. 
 
 Stearns, C. E.° 1S56. 
 
 Scott, Dr. M. L.t° 1859. 
 
 Sanborn, I. B 186:5. 
 
 Studdert, J. H 1864. 
 
 Smith, L. V 1865. 
 
 Smith, 0. F 1865. 
 
 Stone, H.S 1866. 
 
 Steele, E. H 1868. 
 
 Snavor, C. P 1871. 
 
 St. Dizier, E 1872. 
 
 T. 
 
 TiiL'k,.T.C 1841). 
 
 Tuck,W. E.° 1860. 
 
 Thompson, Kev. W. L.°.1860. 
 
 Tabor, R. K.° 1862. 
 
 Tabor, L. R i871. 
 
 Tavlor, G 1870. 
 
 Tabor, G.W 1872. 
 
 Tryon, B 1868. 
 
 V. 
 
 V^erbeck, Wm.:|:* 
 
 W, 
 
 Wyman, B.J^ 
 
 Wyman, B. F.° 1849. 
 
 ^Vyman,S. W.* 1851. 
 
 Wyman, G. D.f 1861. 
 
 Wood, H. G.:^ ^ '4. 
 
 Wood, W. N.t° F>64. 
 
 Wood, H. 0.° 1865. 
 
 Wood, J.° 1867. 
 
 Williams, Barzillat°-...1849. 
 
 Y. 
 
 York, J.ll 1856. 
 
 Stewart, R. I' 1858. 
 
 Stewart, II. S.- 1864. 
 
 Shurtliff, T.° 1862. 
 
 Spalding, Wm 1864. 
 
 Spalding, L. C 1870. 
 
 Shurtliff, A. II 1865. 
 
 Stevenson, T 1865, 
 
 Solman, ?.l| 1867. 
 
 Shorey, S. 0.° 1861). 
 
 Sumner, G. lEf 1871. 
 
 Shurtliff, Dr. L.f^" 1856, 
 
 Trumbull, R. 11.° 1852. 
 
 Taylor,H.S 1856. 
 
 Taylor, S. W 1860. 
 
 Tinker, J 1863. 
 
 Tiiurber, Dr. W. S.° 1864. 
 
 Trihey, T. B.° 1865. 
 
 Terriil, J. L 1868. 
 
 Verbeck, P.f 1865. 
 
 Woolev, Jos.J° 
 
 Woole>, L. H.° 1847. 
 
 Winn, Tim 1847. 
 
 Wilev, L, A 186(i 
 
 Wilkey,D.° 1858. 
 
 Wright, R. E.° 1864. 
 
 Wilcox, R.A.JI 1866. 
 
 Whitney, A. N.f 1868. 
 
 Webster, J. J 1869. 
 
 York, E 1857. 
 
 iCharter members 
 
 fAffiliated. *Dead. oDemiited. 
 ISuspended N. P. D.