Order of the Secret Monitor

Membership in the OSM requires one to be a Master Mason. The earliest recorded presence of the Order, also known as the Order of Brotherly Love, dates back to Scotland around 1790, though it may have originated earlier in Ireland. By the 1820s, the degree was already known in the United States. Around 1875, Dr. Issachar Zacharie introduced the Order to England following the American Civil War. Under his leadership, the Grand Council was officially established on July 15, 1887, during a meeting at the Hotel Victoria in London, with Alfred Meadows Conclave No. 1 as its foundation. Rooted in the biblical tale of 2 Hebrew Princes from 1000 BCE, the Order upholds principles of self-sacrifice, mutual trust, fraternal care, protection, and guidance in life’s challenges. Designed to fulfill a significant human need, it now comprises three Degrees: Induction, Admission to an Assembly of Princes, & Installation as Supreme Ruler, which includes the Ceremony of Commissioning for presiding officers