This was Masonic and was led by Prince Hall. The Free African Society of Philadelphia, also Masonic, which was the precursor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and of the black Episcopal Church, was founded in 1787 by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, and others.
So mote it be.
On this day in 1796, The African Society was formed in Boston, Massachusetts with 44 African American members. Their purpose was to provide a form of health insurance and funeral benefits, as well as spiritual brotherhood, to the members. They created a pamphlet titled “Laws of the African Society” that specified requirements for membership, dues and procedures for paying benefits to the families of sick or deceased members. That pamphlet is on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Photo: On this day in 1796, The African Society was formed in Boston, Massachusetts with 44 African American members. Their purpose was to provide a form of health insurance and funeral benefits, as well as spiritual brotherhood, to the members. They created a pamphlet titled “Laws of the African Society” that specified requirements for membership, dues and procedures for paying benefits to the families of sick or deceased members. That pamphlet is on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
LAWS OF THE AFRICAN SOCIETY
This was Masonic and was led by Prince Hall. The Free African Society of Philadelphia, also Masonic, which was the precursor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and of the black Episcopal Church, was founded in 1787 by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, and others.
So mote it be.
On this day in 1796, The African Society was formed in Boston, Massachusetts with 44 African American members. Their purpose was to provide a form of health insurance and funeral benefits, as well as spiritual brotherhood, to the members. They created a pamphlet titled “Laws of the African Society” that specified requirements for membership, dues and procedures for paying benefits to the families of sick or deceased members. That pamphlet is on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Photo: On this day in 1796, The African Society was formed in Boston, Massachusetts with 44 African American members. Their purpose was to provide a form of health insurance and funeral benefits, as well as spiritual brotherhood, to the members. They created a pamphlet titled “Laws of the African Society” that specified requirements for membership, dues and procedures for paying benefits to the families of sick or deceased members. That pamphlet is on display at the Massachusetts Historical Society.