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Lessing-Passaic Masonic Lodge #67
Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 Driving Directions To Lodge
Lessing-Passaic Masonic Lodge #67 started in the City of Passaic, New Jersey, about 150 years ago. The first attempt to establish a Masonic Lodge in the city took place on January 21, 1861 when the brethren met at the house of Alfred Speer, to discuss the possibility of a Masonic Lodge in Passaic. The Alfred Speer house was located along what is now Main Avenue along the banks of the Passaic River. This was the same house that Brother and General George Washington would sleep in when troops were stationed along the banks of the Passaic River, therefore this house was linked to the Revolutionary Struggle. The first endeavor to establish a lodge failed and it was set aside until a more favorable time. Time went by and the idea of a Masonic Lodge in Passaic was still alive. On April 5th 1864, the committee met with Chairman Smith at Speers Hall, the same place they had met before. On March the 28th, 1865 the warrant of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of NJ was issued to Passaic Masonic Lodge On the evening of April 25th, 1865, the secretary writes, there was no meeting. The Brethren were invited to join the Masonic Section of the Funeral Procession of the Late President Abraham Lincoln. Lessing Masonic Lodge #189 was constituted April 23, 1908 and derived its name from Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. This was the first German only speaking lodge and did all its Masonic work in German until the Most Worshipful Grand Master of The State of New Jersey decreed that all work must be done in English. On April 12th, 1989 Passaic Lodge and Lessing Lodge became one Lodge known as Lessing-Passaic Masonic Lodge #67. The Passaic Temple was later sold and the Lodge moved into their new quarters at the Rutherford Temple. Our Lodge members are actively involved in many local, national and state events. Membership is available by application to men who meet requirements set forth by the Masonic Grand Lodge of the State of New Jersey Lessing-Passaic Masonic Lodge #67 information and history pamphlet Stated Communication 1st and 3rd Tuesday Meeting at 7:30 PM Driving Directions To Lodge State Masonic Lodge Directory
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