James Adams elected as Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- John C. Reynolds Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- 2nd Hand
- Reference
John C. Reynolds, History of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Illinois, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons: From the Organization of the First Lodge Within the Present Limits of the State, Up to and Including 1850 (Springfield, IL: H. G. Reynolds, Jr., Masonic Travel Office, 1869), 133–34, accessed February 21, 2022.
- Scribe/Publisher
- Masonic Trowel Office
- People
- James Adams, Abraham Jonas, H. Rogers, W. B. Warren, John C. Reynolds, W. W. S. Vance, A. Dunlap
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
" In pursuance to said correspondence [alluding to the action of January 20th,] a convocation was held at Masons' Hall, in the town of
Jacksonville, on the 6th day of April, A. D. 1840, A. L. 5840. . . .
"3 o'clock P. M. The Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor. Present, the same officers and brethren as in the morning.
"The committee to draft a Constitution and By-Laws, reported that they had performed that duty.
" The Constitution and By-Laws having been amended, were adopted.
" A ballot was then had upon the location of the Grand Lodge, which was decided in favor of Jacksonville.
" On motion, the Grand Lodge then went into a ballot for officers, whereupon the following officers were elected, viz.:
" M. W. ABRAHAM JONAS, G. M.,
R. W. JAMES ADAMS, D. G. M.;
W. W. S. VANCE, G. S. W.,
H. ROGERS, G. J. W.,
W. B. WARREN, G. Sec.,
A. DUNLAP, G. Treas.
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