[921] _An Address, delivered at the Grand Convention of the Free Masons of the State of Maryland; held on the 10th May, 1802,—in which the observance of secrecy is vindicated, and the principal objections of Professor Robison against the institution, are candidly considered._ By John Crawford, M. D., Grand Master. Baltimore, 1802, pp. 5, 8, 9, 30.—In this connection, the following table showing the numerical increase of certain Massachusetts lodges during the period 1794–1802, compiled from the records of these lodges as contained in their published histories, will be of interest. In three instances, _viz._, St. John’s, Corinthian and Columbian, both those who received membership and those who took degrees are included. _1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802_ St John’s, Boston 11 11 6 23 3 0 31 14 14 Tyrian, Gloucester 5 11 2 3 3 3 5 3 2 Essex, Salem 2 2 1 8 7 1 9 8 8 Washington, Roxbury (constituted in 1796) 13 10 13 10 6 5 King Solomon’s, Charlestown 7 14 7 7 4 5 7 4 1 Corinthian, Concord (constituted in 1797) 28 27* 5 17 16 16 Colombian, Boston (constituted in 1795) 10 51 25 23 19 25 52 21 St. Andrews, Royal Arch, Boston 1 7 7 6 10† 3 14 3 5 -- -- -- --- -- -- --- --- -- Totals 26‡ 55‡ 74‡ 113 87 49 118 106 72 * Only one new member admitted after May. † Only one new member admitted after Sept. 3. ‡ Incomplete. [922] _A Masonic Oration, pronounced on the festival of St. John the Evangelist, December 26, 1799.... In Middletown._ By Alexander Collins, Esq. Middletown, 1800. [923] _Ibid._, p. 5.