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	== Texas ==		== Texas ==
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	== Texas ==		== Texas ==
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	== Founding of Masonry in Texas & Holland Lodge ==		== Founding of Masonry in Texas & Holland Lodge ==


	On March 1, 1835, five Master Masons met “in a little grove of peach or laurel” at the town of Brazoria, “near a place known as General John Austin’s,” and resolved to petition Grand Master John H. Holland of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana asking for a dispensation to form a lodge in Texas. Foremost among these five Masons was Anson Jones who would later serve as Grand Master, and as President of the Republic of Texas. A record of the meeting was written by Anson Jones as follows:		On March 1, 1835, five Master Masons met “in a little grove of peach or laurel” at the town of Brazoria, “near a place known as General John Austin’s,” and resolved to petition Grand Master John H. Holland of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana asking for a dispensation to form a lodge in Texas. Foremost among these five Masons was Anson Jones who would later serve as Grand Master, and as President of the Republic of Texas. A record of the meeting was written by Anson Jones as follows:
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	== Freemasons and the Texas Revolution ==		== Freemasons and the Texas Revolution ==


	Texas was in the midst of war. The first shots of the Texas Revolution had been fired in October 1835 at Gonzales. Delegates had gathered at the small town of Washington on the Brazos and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on 2 March 1836. The Mexican Army under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had crossed the Rio Grande and attacked and defeated the small garrison at the Alamo in San Antonio de Bexar. Among the nearly 200 defenders who died at the Alamo were Freemasons James Bonham, James Bowie, David Crockett, Almaron Dickenson, and William Barrett Travis.		Texas was in the midst of war. The first shots of the Texas Revolution had been fired in October 1835 at Gonzales. Delegates had gathered at the small town of Washington on the Brazos and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on 2 March 1836. The Mexican Army under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had crossed the Rio Grande and attacked and defeated the small garrison at the Alamo in San Antonio de Bexar. Among the nearly 200 defenders who died at the Alamo were Freemasons James Bonham, James Bowie, David Crockett, Almaron Dickenson, and William Barrett Travis.
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	== The Masonic Convention of December 1837 ==		== The Masonic Convention of December 1837 ==


	By the end of 1837, three lodges had been chartered in Texas by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana: Holland Lodge No. 1 which had moved to the city of Houston, Milam Lodge No. 40 at Nacogdoches, and McFarland Lodge No. 41 at St. Augustine. On 20 December 1837, Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, presided over a convention meeting in the city of Houston consisting of the representatives of these three lodges. The representatives were: From Holland Lodge: Sam Houston, Anson Jones, Jeff Wright, and Thomas G. Western; from Milam Lodge: Thomas J. Rusk, I. W. Burton, Charles S. Taylor, Adolphus Sterne, and K. H. Douglas; and from McFarland Lodge: G. H. Winchell was delegated to represent McFarland Lodge. The representatives there assembled resolved to form a “Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas,” and to that end they elected Anson Jones as the first Grand Master of Masons in Texas, After the Grand Lodge had been organized, its three subordinate lodges returned their respective charters to the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and they were then designated by the Grand Lodge of Texas as Holland No. 1, Milam No. 2, and McFarland No. 3. Anson Jones was elected the first Grand Master, and George H. Winchell the first Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas. Upon motion duly made it was resolved that the first regular meeting should be held at the city of Houston on the third Monday in April, 1838. After approving a resolution that the first meeting of the Grand Lodge should be held “on the third Monday of April next,” the convention was then adjourned. It is clear from the minutes of this convention that, although a Grand Master was elected, he was not yet installed, and although a resolution to form a Grand Lodge was approved by the convention, it had not yet done so. The birthdate of the new Grand Lodge was still four months away.		By the end of 1837, three lodges had been chartered in Texas by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana: Holland Lodge No. 1 which had moved to the city of Houston, Milam Lodge No. 40 at Nacogdoches, and McFarland Lodge No. 41 at St. Augustine. On 20 December 1837, Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas, presided over a convention meeting in the city of Houston consisting of the representatives of these three lodges. The representatives were: From Holland Lodge: Sam Houston, Anson Jones, Jeff Wright, and Thomas G. Western; from Milam Lodge: Thomas J. Rusk, I. W. Burton, Charles S. Taylor, Adolphus Sterne, and K. H. Douglas; and from McFarland Lodge: G. H. Winchell was delegated to represent McFarland Lodge. The representatives there assembled resolved to form a “Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas,” and to that end they elected Anson Jones as the first Grand Master of Masons in Texas, After the Grand Lodge had been organized, its three subordinate lodges returned their respective charters to the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and they were then designated by the Grand Lodge of Texas as Holland No. 1, Milam No. 2, and McFarland No. 3. Anson Jones was elected the first Grand Master, and George H. Winchell the first Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas. Upon motion duly made it was resolved that the first regular meeting should be held at the city of Houston on the third Monday in April, 1838. After approving a resolution that the first meeting of the Grand Lodge should be held “on the third Monday of April next,” the convention was then adjourned. It is clear from the minutes of this convention that, although a Grand Master was elected, he was not yet installed, and although a resolution to form a Grand Lodge was approved by the convention, it had not yet done so. The birthdate of the new Grand Lodge was still four months away.

	== The Grand Lodge of Texas is Born ==		== The Grand Lodge of Texas is Born ==


	As the delegates to the previous convention had agreed, they met again on the third Monday, the 16th of April 1838 in the city of Houston, although only three of the six elective grand officers were in attendance: the Grand Master-elect, the Senior Grand Warden-elect, and the Grand Treasurer-elect. Nevertheless, the minutes state that the “Grand Lodge was opened in ample form,” and, according to Texas historian James D. Carter, “the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was ended,” making 16 April 1838 the birthdate of the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas. The Lodge was called, off and on, at the direction of its presiding officer, on the dates of April 27, May 7, 8, 10, and 11 for the purpose of hearing reports of committees and the adoption of a constitution. On May 18 Grand Master Jones made this statement: “The Order already boasts of nearly two hundred Masons in full communication, which number is now rapidly increasing by the accession of new and worthy members.” At its next meeting, held in the city of Houston on November 12, 1838, the Grand Lodge instructed its Secretary to issue warrants of dispensation to four new subordinate lodges.		As the delegates to the previous convention had agreed, they met again on the third Monday, the 16th of April 1838 in the city of Houston, although only three of the six elective grand officers were in attendance: the Grand Master-elect, the Senior Grand Warden-elect, and the Grand Treasurer-elect. Nevertheless, the minutes state that the “Grand Lodge was opened in ample form,” and, according to Texas historian James D. Carter, “the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was ended,” making 16 April 1838 the birthdate of the Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas. The Lodge was called, off and on, at the direction of its presiding officer, on the dates of April 27, May 7, 8, 10, and 11 for the purpose of hearing reports of committees and the adoption of a constitution. On May 18 Grand Master Jones made this statement: “The Order already boasts of nearly two hundred Masons in full communication, which number is now rapidly increasing by the accession of new and worthy members.” At its next meeting, held in the city of Houston on November 12, 1838, the Grand Lodge instructed its Secretary to issue warrants of dispensation to four new subordinate lodges.
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	== Masonic Growth and Influence Generally ==		== Masonic Growth and Influence Generally ==


	From 1846 to 1861 the number of subordinate lodges chartered by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas increased from 24 to 269; by the year 1880 the number had increased to 515 lodges. This rapid growth is perhaps unequaled in all the annals of Texas Masonic history.		From 1846 to 1861 the number of subordinate lodges chartered by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas increased from 24 to 269; by the year 1880 the number had increased to 515 lodges. This rapid growth is perhaps unequaled in all the annals of Texas Masonic history.
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	== The Early Days of Public Education in Texas ==		== The Early Days of Public Education in Texas ==


	Popular education has always been an object of vital concern to the people of Texas. It was a matter which attracted the particular attention of the Masons in the early days and was a field in which they made a most remarkable contribution to the public welfare of this commonwealth.		Popular education has always been an object of vital concern to the people of Texas. It was a matter which attracted the particular attention of the Masons in the early days and was a field in which they made a most remarkable contribution to the public welfare of this commonwealth.
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	== Educational Program of the Grand Lodge of Texas ==		== Educational Program of the Grand Lodge of Texas ==


	In its tenth annual communication held at Houston in January, 1847, the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas adopted a resolution providing “that a Standing Committee of five be appointed, to be styled the Committee on Education.” It was also resolved “that ten percent of all revenues accruing to this Grand Lodge be appropriated to purposes of education; and the same shall not be drawn from the Treasury for any other purpose.”		In its tenth annual communication held at Houston in January, 1847, the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas adopted a resolution providing “that a Standing Committee of five be appointed, to be styled the Committee on Education.” It was also resolved “that ten percent of all revenues accruing to this Grand Lodge be appropriated to purposes of education; and the same shall not be drawn from the Treasury for any other purpose.”
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	It was not until the year 1854 that the legislature of Texas began its educational program by the passage of an act to establish a system of common schools in this state. By the terms of this act it was provided in substance that each school established thereunder should be subject to the management of a local board of trustees to be elected by the people and that the state treasurer should be ex-officio superintendent of the common schools of the state. From this beginning the system of public education was gradually developed by the joint efforts of the state and its various political subdivisions until finally the activities of the Masons in this laudable undertaking became absorbed by and merged into the larger enterprise of all the people acting in their governmental capacity. But the singular contribution which the Masons made to the cause of public education must stand forever in the annals of history as a permanent memorial to their usefulness and beneficence for the common good of all in the early days of Texas.		It was not until the year 1854 that the legislature of Texas began its educational program by the passage of an act to establish a system of common schools in this state. By the terms of this act it was provided in substance that each school established thereunder should be subject to the management of a local board of trustees to be elected by the people and that the state treasurer should be ex-officio superintendent of the common schools of the state. From this beginning the system of public education was gradually developed by the joint efforts of the state and its various political subdivisions until finally the activities of the Masons in this laudable undertaking became absorbed by and merged into the larger enterprise of all the people acting in their governmental capacity. But the singular contribution which the Masons made to the cause of public education must stand forever in the annals of history as a permanent memorial to their usefulness and beneficence for the common good of all in the early days of Texas.

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	An Account of the History of Texas and Freemasonry in Texas		An Account of the History of Texas and Freemasonry in Texas

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