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Grand Lodge History (continued)
Many events are recorded in the well-kept minutes of Zion Lodge but perhaps the most momentous occurred in September of
1817 when the Lodge provided much needed support for the newly-created University of Michigan: The idea first took shape
in the minds of Augustus Woodward, a Mason and the first Judge of the Territorial Supreme Court; the Reverend John Monteith,
a Presbyterian clergyman and Father Gabriel Richard, a Roman Catholic Priest. On September 15, Zion Lodge met and subscribed
the sum of $250 in aid of the University of Michigan, payable in the sum of $50 per year. Of the total amount subscribed to
start the University two-thirds came from Zion Lodge and its members.
The members of Zion Lodge sponsored and supported additional Lodges in Upper Canada and Michigan including Detroit Lodge No.
337 (now No. 2), Oakland Lodge No. 343 in Pontiac, Menomenie Lodge No. 374 in Green Bay (then a part of the Territory) and
Monroe Lodge No. 375 in Monroe. These five Lodges laid plans for a Grand Lodge in the Territory to handle the growing plans
for Masonry in the area, and in June of 1826 a Grand Lodge for the Territory of Michigan was established in Detroit. There
are over 400 Lodges in the State of Michigan at the present time. Each Lodge sponsors several social and charitable events
during the year. One of our major charities is a home for elderly Masons and their wives located in Alma, Michigan. We are
justifiably proud of this Masonic Home, and you and your wife are invited to visit at your convenience.
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