Evolution of the Scottish Rite in the State of New York

Evolution of the Scottish Rite in the State of New York

Compiled by Ill\Walter H. Cummings, 33o - Transcribed by R\W\ Gary L. Heinmiller, Feb 2001

Cerneau

Only Patent possessed was for the 25o Rite of Perfection

Jacobs Sovereign Grand Supreme Council

Aurora Grata Consistory, SPRS, 25o SGIG, 33o

Lodge of Perfection 1807 1813

Jacobs Council Hicks Council

Princes of Jerusalem 1827

Bideaud Hicks St. Laurent Dissolved by

Tompkins 32o Sublime Grand 1832 mutual consent

Riker 32o Consistory, SPRS, 32o 1846

Simpson 32o 1806 Atwood

1849 Supreme Council for the US

Commanders: Supreme Council, 33o Atwood - Folger

Tompkins, Simpson, Yates Northern Masonic 1851

Gourgas & Raymond Jurisdiction - 1813

Second Atwood Council Supreme Council

1855 for State of New York

Van Rensselaer Council Raymond Council Hays Council Supreme Grand Council, 33o

Aug. 1860 Dec 1860 1860 NMJ of the

Union Western Hemisphere

Van Rensselaer - Comdr Supreme Council, 33o

last Degree of Ancient and Accepted Rite

for the US, their terr. & dep.

15 Apr 1863.

Hays - Commander Hays - Raymond Council Hays - Commander

Lodge - Council - Chapter - Consistory 1863 Thompson - Lt. Commander

at Syracuse, New York

Orrin Welch 22 Oct 1865, name changed to

made H Dep. for New York. Supreme Council for NMJ of the USA

Robinson - Commander - 1866 DISSOLVED

Supreme Council, 33o

AASR for US terr. & dep.

Revived Raymond Council 1881

1866; Robinson - Commander

Hopkins Thompson 1881

Union of 1867 Not a revived council Edward Atwood 1883

John Lewis Membership: John B. Harris 1885

Lawson - not recognized by John Haigh 1886

United Supreme Council, 33o Gourges Council John J. Gorman 1887

NMJ - 1867 John Lewis - Refused 33o by William Hershisner 1895

Raymond Council - Major W. Bayliss 1897

Drummond - 1867-79 accepted 33o from Thomas G. Waller 1916

Hays Council Charles S. Webster 1934

*Note: Salem Towne Bodies, Auburn, NY 1883 CLINTON F. PAIGE - Leon W. Van Deusen 1935

Frank B. Spengler - Baldwinsville, NY - Lt. Cmdr - (1951) Cerneau-Hays Council Andrew Donnell 1944

(still Cmdr. in 1951)

Raymond & Robinson took their Council into Union with Hay’s Council - Raymond became Comdr of the United Council - Name changed from S.C. 33o AASR for the US, their terr. & dep., to S.C. 33o for the NMJ of the USA in 1865. Robinson became Cmdr in 1866. Revived the Raymond Council by reason of Fiat, then he was Lt. Cmdr under Raymond. It is claimed that Albert Pike (S.C. 33o SMJ) and Robinson endeavored to solve division in AASR by this method. Union of 1867 took place. The residue of the Hay’s Council revived the S.C. 33oof the US terr. & dep. in 1881. * Auburn had the four Bodies of this Council.