They is a brother here that lives in the area but doesn't post much anymore. @raymondswalters He would know for sure.
I'm not understanding, so are they recognized or not ?
Apparently were recognized for a short time by edict from Haas. That's when the revolution happened by the rest of the grand line moving up.
You asked "are" in the present tense. I gave history. The present tense answer is no but the history is interesting in sort of the way people on the highway slow down to look at a wreck.
I didn't realize that they even recognized them at all. The version I heard was he got in trouble cause they didn't want Black men joining their grand lodge and he tried to make it easier.
NM PH is the same way, I am curious.....if you have a profeciency that needs to be turned in you make the BRO wait outside till the lodge is opned and then lowered and then make him leave after his profeciency? Also so you make the candidte leave after the degree is completed but before lodge is closed?
I have never run into this situation but I think that this is probably the way that we would do it here.In Michigan it would work like this:
If there was an EA and FC present who both had to do proficiency, Lodge would open in the EA. The EA would give his proficiency, then he and the FC would leave. Lodge would go to MM for a vote. Then it would be lowered to FC. The FC would re-enter, do his proficiency then leave. They would go to MM again for vote. Then go back to EA, both the EA and FC would re-enter. The business would be conducted in the EA and then close in the EA. If there were FCs and no EAs present in the above scenerio, the Lodge would open and close on the FC.