Documents & Forms
Documents & Forms
Was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, Pa. This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there. The minutes of the King David Supreme Council include a reference to a merger of this African Grand Council with the King David Supreme Council. This was the first Prince Hall Council.
The King David Supreme Council traces its origins to events in Philadelphia in 1850, when the 33rd Degree was conferred upon David Leary—the first African American Inspector General in the Prince Hall Scottish Rite—by Count De St. Laurent (also known as Larine), who was affiliated with the Supreme Council of France and served as Grand Commander of the Council of Spain.
On March 5, 1887, the Supreme Council of France formally recognized all Scottish Rite work carried out in America under De St. Laurent’s authority. Additionally, the minutes of the King David Council dated December 10, 1854, record that David Leary received an official patent from the Supreme Council of France establishing the Philadelphia Supreme Council.
A Supreme Council of the United States was established in New York City in 1864, emerging from contacts made in 1862 and 1864 by Baron A. Hugo De Bulow of the Supreme Council of France. Around this time, Illustrious Edward M. Thomas, then residing in the District of Columbia, petitioned the King David Council to confer the 33rd Degree upon qualified Masons in that area. On May 5, 1866, the degree was conferred, and a Supreme Council was established in the District of Columbia. Additional councils were later organized in Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On January 13, 1881, representatives from these five councils met in New York City to pursue unity. Their efforts resulted in the Articles of Union and the formation of two governing bodies: the United Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction (Prince Hall Affiliation) and the United Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction (Prince Hall Affiliation). These councils have since worked to preserve and protect the legitimacy of the Rite.
The Georgia Council of Deliberation was later organized on July 28, 1953, in Macon, Georgia, with Grand Master John W. Dobbs serving as the first Deputy of the Orient.
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Was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, Pa. This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there. The minutes of the King David Supreme Council include a reference to a merger of this African Grand Council with the King David Supreme Council. This was the first Prince Hall Council.
The King David Supreme Council traces its origins to events in Philadelphia in 1850, when the 33rd Degree was conferred upon David Leary—the first African American Inspector General in the Prince Hall Scottish Rite—by Count De St. Laurent (also known as Larine), who was affiliated with the Supreme Council of France and served as Grand Commander of the Council of Spain.
On March 5, 1887, the Supreme Council of France formally recognized all Scottish Rite work carried out in America under De St. Laurent’s authority. Additionally, the minutes of the King David Council dated December 10, 1854, record that David Leary received an official patent from the Supreme Council of France establishing the Philadelphia Supreme Council.
Orient of Georgia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite
Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction
Important Links
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia
The United Supreme Council, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, SJ
The Official Website of the York Rite Bodies of Georgia
The Official Website of the Dessert of Georgia, A.E.A.O.N.M.S.
