The Annual Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas AF&AM - 1895 to 1899 by Grand Lodge of Kansas AF&AM

GRAND LODGE of KANSAS A.F.&A.M.

GRAND LODGE

2018

THE ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

A.D.1895 - 1899 A.L. 5895 - 5899

KANSAS ANCIENT

FREE & ACCEPTED

MASONS

1895 - Topeka 1896 - Wichita 1896 - Wichita 1897 - Salina 1898 - Wichita 1899 - Leavenworth

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

M;.W-.GRAND LODGE OF

ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF

K A N S A S .

THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, ^ H E L D IN T H E CITY O F TOPEKA, F E B R U A R Y 2 0 , 2 1 A N D 2 2 , A. D . 1 8 9 5 , A . L . 5 8 9 5 .

VOLUME X, PART i. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M c C A L L , W I C H I T A , G K A S D MASTKK.

K.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , TOI'KKA, OKANU SEt-HETAitv.

rOBLISHED BY ORDER OF T H E .M.-. W.-.GRAND LODGE.

1895.

GRAND OFFICERS—1893-96.

M.•.w,•. JAMES H . MCGAT.L K.- .W. '. CHILES G . COLEMAN R.- .W. '. WiLLiA>r M. SuAVEK R.- .\V. •. M. L. STONE .• R.- .W. '. RoKERT E.ToRRiNGTON R.- .w.•. ALBEKT K . W I L S O N

Grand Master Wichita. Deputy Grand Master,...Chiy Center. Grand Senior H'ardera....Wichita. Grand Junior irnrrf«n...Waraego. Grand Treasurer Wichita. Grand Secretary Topeka. R e v . SAJIUEL E . BUSSER....Grand Chaplain ..Dodge City. •.HENRY C.LOOMIS Grand Senior Deacon Wintield. •. EMiii ARNEI! Grand Junior j[)«aoo/i....Salina. •. .TAMES T . H A W K I N S Grand Marshal Preston. •. J O H N W . GILHAM Grand Sword Bearer. Oswego. '. W . E . DuNAWAY Grand Senior Steward....C\a.y Center. •. W I L L I A M H . MIS^E Grand Junior Steioard...Oshorne. • . J . W . BRANDON Grand Pursuivant Smith Center. •. DELOS W . A C K E R .Grand Tyler Seneca.

w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w.

BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W'.-. G E O R G E F . P O N D

F o r t Scott.

W.-. G E O R G E M . C O P L I N

Winfield.

W,'. W . P . MuDGETT

Greenleaf.

CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES. On Credentials

B E N J . H . BEATTE

On On On On On On On On

D. B. FULLER P . M. HOISINGTON MORGAN CARAWAY C. E . CORY GEORGE W . CLARK A. M. CALLAHAM J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE M . M . MILLER

Reports of Grand Officers Finance and Mileage Chartered Lodges Lodges U. D Grievances and Appeals Grand Lodge Property Jurisprudence Correspondence

On Necrology

Sterling.

Eureka. Newton. Great Bend. F o r t Scott. Topeka. ....Topeka. Jewell Cit\'. Topeka.

W I L L I A M D . THOMPSON

Minneapolis.

On Masonic Relief Association...C. E . CORY On Washington Memorial WILLIAM D . THO.MPSON

Fort Scott. Minneapolis.

P L A C E OF MEETING — 1 8 9 6 . T h e F o r t i e t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , A. F . & A. M., will be held in t h e City ot Wichita, on t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 19th day of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1806, A. L. 5896, at 10 o'clock A. M.

PRESS OF KETCHESON" 4 REEVES, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

iVI. W.-.ORAND LODQE A. F . & A. M., OF KANSAS.

THTETy-miS^TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. ToPEKA, K A N , , F e b r u a r y . 20, 1895. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , ' F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in Annual Communication in Masonic H a l l in the City of Topeka, W e d n e s d a y , the 20th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1895, A. L. 5895, a t 10 o'clock A. M. GRAND OFFICERS PEESENT. M.-.W.-. GEORGE W. CLARK R.-.W.-. JAMES H. McOALL R.-.W.-. CHILES C. COLEMAN R.-.W.-. WILLIAM M. SHAVER R.-.W.-. ROBERT E. TORRINGTON R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON Rev. SAMUEL E.. BUSSER W.-. M. L. STONE W.-. ED. HAYES W.-. J O H N D . GRIFFIN W.-. JAMES MURRAY W.-. JOSEPH SMITH W.-. G. W. FARRON W.-. J. W. BRANDON W.-. DELOS W. ACKER

Grand Ma.ster. Deputy Grand Master. .Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. , Grand Chaplain. '. .Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal. as Grand Sword Bearer. as Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.

OPENING CF^REMONIES. By order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y called t h e roll of lodges, a n d ujjon roll call a constitutional n u m b e r of lodges being represented, the M.-.W.-. Gi-and Master

FnoCEEDINGH

OF THE

February,

opened tlie M.-.VV.-. Girand L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s i n A m p l e F o r m , after an invocation of t h e divine blessing b y t h e Grand Ciiaplain, E e v . B r o . SAMUEr, E . BassER, a n d s i n g i n g b y t h e q u a r t e t t e of Siloani L o d g e , No. 225, c o m p o s e d of B r o s . J A S I E S M^OORE, W . H . L E I B , E . R,. P R A T T a n d PIER.

REPORT ON CREDENTIALS. Bro. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on .

C r e d e n t i a l s , submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which was, on motion, recei%'ed a n d a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials respectfully submit the following report, containing a li.st of lodges and names of delegates present: GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-.GEO. W. CL.^RK

Grand Master.

R.'. W.'. R.'.W.-. R.'.W.'. R.".W.". R.'.W.'.

JAJIES H . MCC.M.I, Cmi.KS C. Coi-E.MAN Wir.i.iAM M. SjiAViiK RoHERT E. ToRHi.N-OTON Ai.iiERT K. Wii,.soN Rev. S. E. Bossr.R W.'. M . L . S T O N E W.\ E D . HAYES

Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Chaplain. Grand Senior Deacon. Grand .Tunior Deacon.

W.'. JOHN D. GRIFIMN

Grand Marshal.

W.'. J. W. SiMiTJi W.". JAMES MURRAY W.'. GEO. AV. EARRON AV.-, S. W. BRAN'DON W.', L>Er.os W. AcKEi!

Grand Grand Grand Grand GJrand

Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. Pursuivant. Tyler.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS. I'AST GRAND MASTERS. M.-.W.-. 0 . A. BASSETT,

M.-.W.-. A. M. CALI.AHAM,

M.-.W.-. M. M. MILLER,

M.-.W.-. D . B . FULLER,

]\r.-.W.-, Sit.AS E . SHELDON, M.-.W.-. .1. C. PCSTLBTHWAITE,

M.-.W.-. W. D. TIIOMI'.SON, .

M.-.W.-. JOHN GUTHRIR.

PAST G R A N D . J U N I O R WARDENS.'

R.-.W.-. J. M. KECK.

BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. GEO. F . POND,

W.-. GEO. M . COPLIN.

CriiAND LODGE

IS94-95-

KANSAS.

ASSISTANT L E C T I J K E R S . W / . GEO. M . DIXOX

Burlinotton.

W.-. T H E O . J . G A R L I C

W . - . L . G. W H I T T I E U W.-. W . H . HARitisox

Coffeyville.

.-.

Wichita. Wichita.

W.'. J O H N HAMSIOND

Bunker Hill.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Alabama Australia British Columbia.. California Colorado Connecticut ..: Cuba

AV . R.-.W . W.' . M.-.W.' . R.-.W.- . M.-.W.- .

T. J . ANDERSON. C. C. COLEMAN. A. H . CONNETT. A. M . C A L L A H A M .

R. E . TORRINGTON. O. A . BASSETT.

w.-'. E R E O . E . B A L L K I N . \v.-'. SiJiEON M. F o x . M.-.W.- . .JOHN G U T H R I E . M.-.W.- . J N O . C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E .

\v.- . A L F R E D AVIIIT.MAN. w.- . JACOI! D E W I T T . M.-.W.- . D. B. FlILLEI!.

w.- . w.- .

J O H N H . SPENCER. C. E . CORY.

W.- . W. H . yoKvu.

w.- .

New Zealand North Carolina

F.E.DAVIS.

AV.- . .ALE.V. A . S H A R P .

w.- .

T. E . DEWE'V.

M.-.\V.- . Sii.AS E. SHELDON.

Ohio Prince Edward Island Quebec

w.-.. A. A. CAHNAH.VN. w.- . GiiO. M. Di.voN.

R.-.W.- . Wjr. M. SHAVKR. W.-. BES-roR G. BROWN. AV.-.. J O H N L . J O N E S . w.- . T. P . RoiKiKPtS.

Utah

PAST MASTF.RS. E . AV. AVAYNANT C. S. HARTOUGH F.E.DAVIS A L P R E D AVHITJIAN H . D . AVHITJIAN C.E.CORY. J . C. KETCHESON P. J. FEELING

C.AV.HUNT

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AV.M. F . GiLLULY

GEO. S . MUKI'HEY

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S. M. F O X C. K . HOLLIDAY E. P . KELLAM S. R. REMINGTON

.. No. 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17

I'nocimniNas S. P . W A I J E

W. S. B E K C U N D T H A L

S. E . M A R T I N

A. J. P R O U D F I T

D . VV. N E L L I S

D. C. H E W I T T

A. H . V A N C E

SAMUEL DOL.MAN

B. McMuRTRIE

R.G.DAVIS

J A M E S RAMSEY

J.B.DAVIS

J . B. HiBBEN

W. H. VoETii

J . S. C L A R K

A D O M ' H BAUMAN

E . R. W O O D R U F F .

.lOIIN JoiINTZ

W. C. G A R V E Y

T. E. DEWEY

C. C. B A K E R

W. A. R E E D

\V. S. CORBETT

S. B. ISEN'HART

J. M. C H A I N

T. J . ANDERSON

C. D . NICHOLS

100

J. P. H O W E

T. B. ROOD

100

W M . JULIAN

A. J . JAMISON

100

G. N . L I N D S A Y

103

C'. H . P E Y T O N

No.

February,

or THE

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No.

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S. H . POLLEY

H. J. DlFFENBAUGII

D. W . H A Y S

JOSEPH G . L O W E

J O H N L. J O N E S

E D . CREBO

A. F . E L Y C. G. Coi.iJURN

3:5 3-5

J. M. N E V I N S ..

107

R. G. ROBINSON

J. H. Sl-ENCEIt

107 110

104 104 100

E. P . ALLE.V

107

A . D . HOLLISTER

FRED BALLEIN

E D W A R D CHILSON

M. H A H N

110

W. J. WHITSON

R. BiNNS

Ill

A. C. SHERMAN

EVAN DAVIS.;

5,1

S. C. PiGMAN

T . P . RODGERS

A. A. CARNAHAN

113

G E O . H. PORTER

T H E O . LAING

113

F R A N K BROOKS

C. W. M C D O N A L D

W . C. C H A F F E E

G. P . E V E S

W . M. QuiNON

P.F.LAWRENCE

RoiiERT E D W A R D S

G. W. G A B R I E I

117

AV. A . G A R V I N

R. N . KICHAUDSON

118

J . D. W I L L I A J I S O N

D. A. P A Y N E

EMIL ARNER

A. P . FORSYTH

JACOB D E W I T T

W . F . ELLISON

Ill

113

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117

119 '

123

R. E . N I C K L E S

J. W. McGiiEE E. B. TowLE

M. F . SULLIVAN

0,3

J. B. S C H A F F E R

130

R. H . LARZALERE

J. P . SWATZELI;

132

' J . C. BLOOD I R A C. P E R K I N S W.B.DAVIS J. T. P R I N G L E

W. E. DUNAWAY

E. W . WELLINGTO.V

E. T. F A I R C H I L D

S. T. H O W E

J.P.SAMS

H . F . HORNADAV

H . C . BowEN

T. B. J E N N I N G S

125 129

134 140 140 : . . ..

147

151 152

1S94-95.

GRAND

No. 1.58

3. W . SHAKKARD A . H . AiNSWORTII ALKX. A . S H A R P H E N R Y BOOTH GEO.

W . WATSON

A . J . WlIIT.MORK R . J . SHAY W . J . KEYTJi

G. L. BIcCouRT H. E. PYLE C H A S . E . MONELI

D.vviD TURNER, J R C. E . H A L I F. E. BURKE 0. A. PATMORE F R A N K , PORTER J . R. BROBST J . T. N A S H G. B . C H A N N E I J , L. J . - C U N K I . E

C. H . W A Y

:...

F . M. LOCKARD AV. R. CANNON L. L. AVHIT.MAN ED.

LODGE

HAYES

J . W. TAYLOR R. B . INGRAHAM L.R.WHITE H. ALLEN

107 167 107 107 U)9 171 172 172 172 175 176 177 178 178 170 189 192 19:-5 196 197 .199 199 200 203 20.5 209 221 224

KANSAS.

MOSES SARUACH W M . HODSON

N o . 225 ,

225

W.M. H. K E E L E R

225

GEO. W . HOGEHOOM

225

J A M E S MURRAY

230

H . D. W E L L S

231

P . M . HOISISGTOX

231

1. L. DiESEM A. H. RoBY

246 252

W.M. DIXON

2.54

EDGAR B . MARCHANT

254

E. W . BOND

256

E . D. BRADFORD

256

H. I. BANGS

261

BENJ. G . G U N N

261

W M . CAMI'BELI

268

F E. BoDLEY.i

270

• W . A. SNOOK

271

J. AV. AViNN

282

J . W. RUTHERFORD . . ;

285

J O H N HAMMOND

291

R. M. M C G O N I G A I

306

R. A. AV11.SON . .'

307

DAVID F O X

319

W . E . RIPI'ETOE

327

J. W . McCORMKK

330

S. I. H A L E A. S. COOK

C. E. DuvALL

BESTOK G . BROWN C H A S . J. W E B B

225

0 . H . LOCKWOOD O . W . BLOOD

225

0 . .1. W O O D

330 331

338

R . J . TRAYER

340

W . J . Ciiur.BUCK

340

CiiAS. B. H A R D Y

347,

H . F . MORRIS

LODGE REPRESENTATIVES. Smilhlon, No. / — S.M. SHIELDS, proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Leavenworth, No. S—C. C. GODDAKD, W-. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J.AV. Kickapoo, No. 4— W I L L J . YOUNG, p r o x v for W. M . ; I. AV. ROBINSON, S . W . ; G. H . TIIORNBURG, J. W.

Washington, No. 5 — A. C. TRUEHLOOD, proxy for AV. M . a n d J.AV.; F . E . D A V I S , p r o x y for S. AV. Lawrence, No. 6—L.

H . P E R K I N S , J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M . ; A. A . AVHIT-

MAN, p r o x y for S. W.

VnoCEBDlNGS

OF THE

February,

Union, No. 7 — C H A R L E S E . SAWTELL, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; GEORGE T . BROWN, J. W . .

Riumj

Sun, No. S—V. L. MODERMOTT, W. ^E., p r o x y for S. W . ; W . J). M I T C H E L L , J. W .

Acacia,

No. 9 — W A R R E N B . BROWN, W . M . , p r o x y for .J. W . ; GEORGE .1. BUETTNER, S. W .

King Solomon, No. 10 — J . C. KETCHESON, proxy for W . ~M.; P . J . FRELING, p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . .Tewell, No. 2-Z — E . L . G R A Y , W . M., p r o x y f o r S . W . : A N D R E W H . M I L L E R ,

p r o x y for J . W . Emporia, No. IS—W. L. H U G G I N S , W . M . ; J O H N G . NORTIIINGTON, S . W . ; F . I. B A T E S , J . \V.

Nenuiha, No. -Z5—CHAS. C . V I X I N G , W . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J . W . Oskaloosa, No. U —W. F . GILLULY, proxy for \\. M., S. W . and J . W. Greal

Bend, No. 15 — E..R. MOSES, W . M . ; W I L L I A M BRUSER, p r o x y for S. W . ; MORGAN CARAWAY, p r o x y for J . VV.

Lafayette, No. 16 — JE^'FERSOX ROBINSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W . Topeka,

No. i 7 — G E O R G E M . E A G L E , W . M . ; C. B . R E E D , S . W . ;

JAMES

QUINE, J . W . Franklin,

No. IS —A. MORROW, W . M . , proxy for J . W . ; F . A. WILKINSON,

p r o x y for S. W . Olalhe, No. i.9— W I L L I A J I J U L I A N , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Valley Falls, No. SI —J. G. KNOUSE, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Palmyra,

No. SS — C. REYNOLDS, W . M., p r o x y for S. W . ; LYMAN S U L U -

YAN, p r o x y for J . VV. Osage Valley, No. S4 — D. C. H A R K E R , W . M . ; J . S. R. MORLEY, proxy for S. W . ; H. S. M A Y N A R D , - J . W.

Okelo, No. -?5 — R . B. MOORE, S . W . , proxy for W. M. a n d J . W. Neosho; No. S7—\V. 0. DECKER, W . M . , proxy f o r S . W. a n d J . W . Towanda, No. SO—A. J . RALSTON, W . M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J . W . Arcana,

No. SI — M A T T H E W SKERITT, proxy for W . M., S . W . a n d J . W .

Auburn,

No. 5S — M A H L O N F . STOUT, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . D . CAU-

KiGER, proxy for S. W . Hiawatha, No. 3 5 — W. S. M O K N I O H T , S. W . , proxy for W . M . a n d J . W. Council Grove, No. 36 — F . W. BRIGIIMAN, AV. M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W . Paola, No. S7 — B . T. R I L E Y , W . M.; A . J . SHANNON, J r . , proxy.for S. W . ; W . H . SHELDON, p r o x y for J . AV.

lola. No. SS — M. G. ROBINSON, W. M., proxy for J . W . ; J . B. Gosiroitx, p r o x y for S. W. Seneca, No. 30 —D. R. VORHKS, W . M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J . W . De Solo, No. 40- J . G. L E E , S . AV., proxy for W. M. a n d J . AV. Hollon, No. 4S — ALBERT SAKBACH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . Nickerson, No. 4S —'L- PAXTON, S.AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W.

Delphian, No.44 —I'- H . H A R D E R , S.AV., proxy for AV. U. a n d J.AV.

1894-95-

QBAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

Easton, No. 4-5 — D A N I E L POLLY, S. .W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Hahlead, No. 46 —J). V . RIESBN, W . M . , p r o x y for J . AV.; C H A S . R . BAXENDALE, p r o x y for S. W .

Lake, No. 50—U. M. FORBES, W . M . ; ,T. H . FORBES, proxy for S. W . ; R. A . OGEE, p r o x y for J . W . Orient, No. 51 — J . W . M C C L O R E , W . M . ; A. A. RODGERS, S . W . ; H A R R Y F . W H I T E , J. W. Pottawatomie,

No. 52 — G E O . M O H L E R , W . M . ; G. O. H E L E N , S . W . ; A. B E L L ,

proxy for J . W . Shawnee, No. 54 — J A S . M . CAMPBELL, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Troy, No. 55 —G. T. W O O D , p r o ^ y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Spring Rill, No. 56 —JAS. E . DILLON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Coymlle, No. 57 —F. M. ROBINSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Winfield, No. 58 —B.. C. LOOMIS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Salina, No. 60—Wa.

L. BEEESE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

La Cygne, No. 61 ^TBOS.

H . CARTWELL, p r o x y for W. M . ; 0 . E D . P O L L -

MAN, p r o x y for S. W . ; J A S . T . BUNCH, J . W . Ridgeway,

No. 62 — AMOS. A. ADDINGTON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Adams, No. 65 — J O H N W . G I L H A M , W . M . ; W . W. COOK, p r o x y for S. W . ;

M. F . SULLIVAN, p r o x y for J . W .

Wathena, No. 64 —R. H . LARZALERE, p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . ; W . T . CAMPBELL, J . W .

Burlington, No. 66 —GEO. M . DIXON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Frankfort, No. 67—D. A. BRODBBCK, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Hiram, No. 68 —GEO.

K O H N , proxy for W . M., S. VV. a n d J . W .

Star, No. 69 — J O H N J . DOWLING, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W . a n d J . AV.

Carbondale, No. 70.—A. V . SPAEHAWK, S.AV., proxy for W. M. a n d J . AV. Baxter, No. 71 —IRA Huron,

C . P E R K I N S , p r o x y for AV. M., S. W . a n d J . W.

No. 7« — F R A N K AVHITE, J . A V . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W .

Mystic Tie, No. 74 —'N. A. Y E A G E E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Wamego, No. 75 —C. E . H A T H A W A Y , J . W., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV. Erie, No. 76 —T. F . EAGER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Delta, No. 7 7 — H U G H R A N K I N , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.Corinthian, No. 79 — J . F . M E H L , VA'^. M . ; J A S . H A L L B R , S.AV.; A R T H U R SHARP, J. W. Zeredatha,No.80 — J. H . D O O L I T T L E , W . M . ; J . A. GOUDIE, S . AV. ;• AVM. H . HOLSINGEE, J . ' W .

Tuscan, No. 82- L. L. THRALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Jefferson, No. 84—A. F . LEAVERTON, W . M . , proxy for J.AV.; AV. B . C O P PINGER, S . W .

Sutton, No. 86 — F . K . BROWN, p r o x y for AV. M.; AV. J . COWGILL, p r o x y for S.AV.; S . R . P A R K E R , J . A V . Simfloiver, No. 86 — OEVILLJS T., D R A K E . AV. M.. n r o x v for S. W . a n d J . AV.

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OF THE

February,

Marikaio, No. S7 — T>. H . S T A F F O R B , W . M . ; J . J . DALTON, p r o x v for S. \V.

andJ.W. Eureka,

No. SS — W. C. B L A K E R , p r o x y for W . M . a n d S. W . ; Jui.ius G O T T L I E B , J. W .

Koine, No. 59 — J N O . HANINA, \ V . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Golden Rule, No. 90—A.

TROUP, S'. W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; 0 . S. MCCJ.IN-

TOOK, J . W . Marysville,

No. 91 —'E. R. F U L T O N , W . M . ; J O S . MONTGOMERY, S . W . ; I. B.

D A V I S , proxy for J . W . Girard,

No. 9S — J A S . A. S M I T H , W . M . ; F R E D H . BROWN, p r o x y for S. W . ;

W. H . VOETH, p r o x y for J . W .

Harmony,

No. 94-- VVM. A . E A N K I X , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J . W .

Delaware, No. 96 —Jao. J . W.

W . B L A N K I N S H I P , W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d

PalmOS, No. 97 ^T. D . M C I N T Y R E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Benevolent, No. 96' — S . S. S M I T H , W . M . ; G . F . W O R L E Y , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . H . NEISLEY, J . W . . Wichita, No. 99 — AUGUST ANDERSON, W . M . ; J . M. C H A I N , S . W . ; W . H . H A R R I S O N , J. W .

Prudence, No. 100— A . J . JAMISON, p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; G E O . W . M A Y S , S. W.

Euclid, No. 101—J. M . PLEASANT, J . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . Keystone, No. lOS —JKO.

S . L A N G , W. M . , p r o x y for S.' W. a n d J . W .

Cedar, No. MS — H E N R Y B . B E L L , W . M . ; G E O . N . L I N D S A Y , p r o x y for S.

VV.; J . iSf. TAYLOR, p r o x y for J . W .

Frontier, No. 104 — H . J . D I P F E N B A U G H , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . and J . W . Solomon, No. 105 — J N O ; D A V I S , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; H E N R Y K E N K E R ,

p r o x y for S. W . Fidelity,

No. 106 — 3. M. SMYTH, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; G . W . SHINN,

S. W . Fortitude, No. 107—J. M . N E V I N S , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; E . P . A L L E N , proxy for S. W . Memphis, No. IOS—CMKS.

Adelphi,

E . Y A L E Y , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

No. i i O — F R A N K E . BALLEIN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Hesperian, No. 111 — S. H . M I L E S , W . M . ; W E S L E Y D A V I S , S . W . ; J . M . P A R R , J . W.

Blue Valley, No. 112 —'R. L. MOORE, p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . ; FRANK THOMSON, p r o x y for J . W . St. Johns, No. i i 5 — I R V I N H . L U K E , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W , ; B. S. W I L LIAMS, S. W.

Advance, No. 114 —J. W . HASTINGS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Excelsior, No. 115 —G. P . E V E S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Muscotah, No. 116 —J. J . K E L L E Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Parsons, No. 117 —'N. S. H A R R , W . M . ; J A M E S LARSON, S . W . ; C H A R L E S M E N D E L L , Jr., J . W .

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Alloona, No. US—ROBT. J.W.

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OF KANSAS.

N . RicFrAKD!30N, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d

Halcyon, No. ISO — T. A. SLAYIMAKBR, S . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J.AV. Woodson, No. ISl — J . K . THOJIPSON, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. and ,T. W . Clifton, No. 12S— C H A S . MAK.SHALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; G E O . F I T T B L ,

J. W. Liberly, No. 123 — k. P . FORSYTH, p r o x y for W . M., S. W.. a n d J . W . Godfrey, No. 1S4 — GEO. F . PO.VD, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W. Cawker City, No. i ^ 5 — J O H N G . M C C L U U E , A V . M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W . Meridian, No. 126—CHAS.

L . M C K E S S O N , p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Ottawa, No. 128 —GEO.W. FARROW, J . W., p r o x y BECKER, p r o x y for S., W-.

for

W. M.;

AV. H .

Polar Star, No. ISO—J. B. SHAFFER, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . AA^ Carson, No. 132—J. P . SWATZELL, p r o x y for AV. M., S. VV. a n d J . W . Clay Center, No. i5^—AV. H . STACKPOLE, AAMVI., p r o x y for S. AV.; AV. E . DONAWAY, p r o x y for J . W .

•Vesper, No. 136—J. E . L E W I S , p r o x y for W . M . ; J . D. M C B K I A N , p r o x y for S.AV.; J . T. BRADLEY, p r o x y for J . W. Cherryvale, No. 137 —G. C. ICINCAID, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Sedgwick, No. 1S9—-.JOHN

SOHEKMERHORN, p r o x y for AA''. M;, S.AV.and J . W .

Heno, No. UO — C. J . NOYES, AV. M . ; J . H . ROBERTS, S . AV.; C. A . C O N K LING, p r o x y for J . AV.

Newton, No. 142 —M. T. M C G R A W , AA\ M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Minneapolis, No. US—AV. D. THOMPSON, proxy for W . M. a n d J . W . ; J . N . SMITH, p r o x j ' for S. W. Gilead, No.'lU—^. BLOOD, J.AV.

A . TAY_LOR, W . M . ; J O H N H U R T , S . AV.; R. H . T R U E -

•Mt. Vernon, No. 145—IRA SEARCH, J . W.

M . W I L L B Y , AV. M., p r o x y for S.AV.; J O H N T .

Ellsworth, No. 146 —E. T. FAIRCHILD, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . W . Center; No. 147 —S. L. BILLINGS, S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . AV. Wa-Keeney, No. US—C. p r o x y for J . AV.

A. HOAR, AV. M., p r o x y for S.AV.; J . H . M A R C H ,

Wellington, No. 150. —J. 0 . MORSE, W . M . , p r o x y for J . AV.; G E O . B . D E A N ,

p r o x y for S. W. •Lebo, No. 152 — 0. M . SPEER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Lincoln, No. 154 — T E L L W . W A L T O N , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; F . H . DUNHAM, p r o x y for S. W .

Dexter, No. 156—B. 0 . W E L L S , S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . AV. Active, No. 158 — N. S. W I N T E R R O W D , W . M., p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . W . Robinson, No. 159 —C. F . LUCAS, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W . a n d J . W . .Saqui, No. 160—'ROBERT

' p r o x y for J . W . '

R . H A Y S , S ; W . , p r o x y for AV.M.; AVM. H . M I Z E ,

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Alma,

No. 161 —F.

OF THE

February,

I. SAGE, W . M . ; J . B . F I E L D , S . \ V . ; J . E . HENDERSON,

J. W. Sahetha, No. 16S — G. W. E E M AGEN, p r o x y for W . M . ; C. M . S H I F P E R , S. W . ; C. W . CARLYLE, p r o x y for J . W .

Farmers, No. 166—GEORGE Parkerville,

Slue

J . POLSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

No. ^65 — M I C H A E L D . P E T E R S , W . M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W .

Rapids, No. 169— A.. E . W I N T E R , W . M . ; F . K . BROWN, p r o x y for S. W . ; E . E . CHENEY, J . W .

Fraternal, Sterling,

No. 170— U. L . FOSTER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. No. 171 —J. T. T Y R E L L , W . M . ;

0 . T. SHOLES, S . W . ; H . L , L A S -

KEY, p r o x y for J . W . IfcPherson,

No. 178 — 3. F . L A D E R E R , W . M . ; A . C. SPILMAN, S . W . ; J O H N

D. MiLLiKEN, proxy for J . W. Western Star, No. 174 —J. W . B R A N D O N , W . M . ; J . R. BURROW, p r o x y for S. W . ; F . B . H O U G H , J . W .

Kirwin,

No. 175 —Gm. W . DOEBLER, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; C. E . MoNELL, p r o x y for S. W. •

Prairie

Queen, No. 176—JAC.

SOHLINGER, p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV.; D .

T U R N E R , Jr., J . W . Russell, No. 177—ANTHONY A . R O T H , AV. M . ; 0 . L . ATHEETON, p r o x y for S. AV.; 0 . AV. FERGUSON, p r o x y for J . AV.

Burr Oak, No. nS — S. E . B U E K E , p r o x y for AV. M., S.'W. a n d J . AV. Mt. Moriah, No. 179 — F R A N K P O R T E R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W.

Lenora, No. ISl—J Burrton,

AS. E . M C M A N I S , S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W.

No. ISS — 'E. J. FAIRHURST, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV.

Phillipshurg, Hamlin,

No. /<?.4 — F R A N K S T R A I N , AV. M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

No. 1S5 — N A T H A N I E L S T A T E R , A V . M . , p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J.AV.

Mountain

Slope, No. i56 — AA^M. B . M E A D E , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA^; T. B.

H I S K E Y , jproxy for J. AV.

Pittsburg, No. 1S7 — 'E. 0 . JACKSON, AV.M., p r o x y for S.AV.; HARRY B . S P A R K S , p r o x y for J . W .

Onaga, No. ISS—SAMUEL

E . LEINBACH, S.AV., p r o x y for AV.M. a n d J.AV.

Newahcuba, No. i 5 9 — J O H N R . BROBST, p r o x y for W . M . ; JAMES A. N E L LIST, S . AA"^. ; C. L. NICHOLS, p r o x y for J . AA'^. Henri,

No. 190 — H E N R Y M B T Z , AA'. M . , p r o x y for S. AA'^. a n d J . AV.

Walnut

Valley, No. 191 —J. N . V K N A H D , AV.M., p r o x y for J . W . ; J . C. HOPPER, S. W .

Lyons,

No. WS — B,. NODURPT, AV. M . ; H . C. TAYLOR, p r o x y for S.Ay.; J O H N F . N A S H , p r o x y for J . W .

Hartford,

No. 193 — G. B . CHANNELL, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

. Galena, No. 194 — GORDON H . BOUGHTON,AV. M . ; J O H N MCCULLAGH, S.AV.; CLINTON A. CHILDS, J . W . Hays,

No. 195— J . H. M I D D L E K A U F P , W . M . ; G . AV. R E E D E R , p r o x y for S. AV.; OTTO SCHWALLER, p r o x y for J . W .

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Madison, No. 196 — 0 . D. PRITCHAED, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Canton, No. 197—C.

M. G H A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; W . L. H I L L , S . W .

Blue Hill, No. WS — Jony F . E K B Y , W . M . ; HARRISON NAYLOE, S . W . ; J . C. R U P P E N T H A L , J r . , p r o x y for J . W .

Norton, No. 199 —F. S. HAZELTON, W . M . , proxy for S. \^. a n d J . W . Anthony, No. 200 — 1;. L. W H I T M A N , p r o x y for-W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Delphos, No. SOS-Join; SEYMORK, p r o x y for W . M . , S . W . a n d J . W . Sumner, No. 20S — 1. N . COOPER, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W . Dowm, No. 204 —Fu. M. JONES, S.W., p r o x y for W . M . a n d J . W . Eminence, No. 205 —G-EORGE H . Y O U N K E R , W . M . ; M. R. M U D G E , S. W . ; C H A R L E S L O V E L A N D , p r o x y for J . W .

Friendship,

No. 208—Via.

H . DWIGHT, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W .

Fulton, No. 210 —U. J . IRWIN, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Greeley, No. 211 — H E N R Y BOUCHER, W . M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; W I L L I A M LUTHER, S . W .

Olive Branch,

No. 212—G.

D. W H I T A K E R , W . M., proxy for S. W . ; F R E D .

H . RHODES, p r o x y for J . W.

Twin Grove, No. 213 — 11. COTRELL, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . AV. Sincerity, No. SI4—A. D. RATHBUN, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Walnut City,'No. ^-?5 — F R A N K B . SMITH, AV. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . John H. Brown, No. 216 —Tnos.h.BosD,W. M., proxy f o r S . AV.and J W . Ellinwood,

No. 217 —-R.

A . M C K E O W N , AV. M . ; C. BOCK, S . A V . ; J O H N

AVoLF, p r o x y for J . AA'. Corner Stone, No. 219 — S . W . RAMAGE, AV. M . ; T^UTHER H E A D L E B , p r o x y

for S. W. a n d J . AV. Perfect Square, No. 220 —B. F. IRVIJJ, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Lebanon, No. 221 —A. ASBJOKNSIN, S . AV., proxy for AV. M. a n d J . AV. St. Bernard, No. 222—W^i. p r o x y for J . W .

J . DAVIES, AV. M . ; J A S . A. CORBY, S.AV.,

Joppa, No. 223— CHAS. L . K I N G , AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Siloam, No. ^ ^ 5 — A U G U S T U S 0 . W E L L M A N , W . M . ; JACOB B E R G E R F U R R Y ,

S. AV.; C. W. KouNS, J . W . Salem, No. 228 — lB.oa. RICORD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . Ninnescah, No. 2'SO — C. W . FAIRCHILD, AV. M., proxy for S . W . a n d J . AV. Magnolia, No. 231-J. H . BANKER, W . M., proxy for J.AV.; J . T. R A Y , S.AV. Greenleaf, No. 232—V7. P. MODGETT, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Clinton, No. ;?SS—ARTHUR AV. BROOKS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Axtell, No. 234—T). W . ACKER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Garfield, No. 235 —JAS.

ANDERSON, AV. M . ; P . J . STAFFORD, S . W . ; C. P .

LuNDGREN, proxy f o r j . W. Meriden; No. 2S6— H . C. STEVENS, AV. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; J . T. BROWN, S \v

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Temple, No. 237—\V. E. GREGG, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. ML Hope, No. eS8 — 'E. M . J E W E L L , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. \V. Urbana, No. ZS9—J AS. T . L I K E X S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Soldier, No. S40 — CosRAn F I S I I E B , W . M., p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . W. lAnwood, No. 241 — JAS. PICKENS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d ,T.W. Ark; No. US — T H O S . G . T B A T T , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . and J . W .

Tyriah, No. UC — E- S. LIGGETT, p r o x y for \V. M., S. W . and J . W . Chase, No. S47 — A.. E. JAMES, S . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . W. Canopy, No. ^ ^ — Joiix T. DBNTOX, J . W., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. W . • ScoUsville, No. S49 — E. G. M I N A R D , S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W. Whiling, No. SSO — CUAS. S H E D D , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

Stafford, No. S5S— A. H . EOBY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; E . B. MERCHANT, p r o x y for J . W. Milan, No.SS4 — T>. H. MANDIGO, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Lyra, No. 256 — ^. D. BRADFORD, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Westmoreland,

No. S.57 — LEROY CROPUT, J . W., p r o x y for W . M . a n d S. W .

Morton, No. 258 — 0. P. ARMSTRONG, S . \ V . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Beatlie, No. 259 — FRANK B E L L , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Mulberry, No. 261 — HARRISON I . BANGS, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. and J . A\^.

Attica, No. 262 — C. E. VOORHES, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Logan, No. 264 —B. A. F I T Z H U G H , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S . W . Kilwinning,

No. 265 — C H A S . A . SLOAN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Mount Zlon, No. 266 - J O H N M A I R , AV. M.-, p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV. Moline, No. 267—h.. Bourbon,

M. SMITH, AV. M . , p r o x y for S. AA^.and J . W.

No. 2GS— HAMILTON J . RUSSELL, AV. M., p r o x y for J . VV.; J O H N

A. WiLLET, proxy for,S. W , Mistletoe, No. 269 — 3. C. DUDLEY, J . AA^, proxy for W . M. a n d S. W . Quenemo, No.S70~R.

J. PARKER, W . M . ; AV. E . BRADLEY, S . W . ; R . B .

V A U G H A N , J . W. Armourdale,

No. f 7 i — AV. E . S M I T H , W . M . ; X H E O . H I X E S , S . AV.; Tno-S.

H.AVooD, J . \V. Kaw,

No'. 272 — A. GUNNING, AV. M . , p r o x y for S. \V.; C. AV. D E A N , J . AV.

Unity, No. 273 — STEPHEN P L A N T , S . AA^, p r o x y for AA^ M . ; T. J . M A C R E D I E ,

J.AV. Webb, No. 275 — GEORGE W . AVILEY, S . W . , p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W .

Windom, No. 276 — J. D. KAUP.MANN, p r o x y for W . M., S. AV. and J . AV. Barney, No. 279 — F . \V. K I N G , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Alpha, No. 2S2 — T. L.McDo\\-ELi.,W. ^1., p r o x y for J.AV.; J . AV.AVI.NN, p r o x y for S. \V. Preston, No. 283 —W. G. ROCHESTER, p r o x y for AA'. M., S. AV. and J . W. CAtita8A;io, iVo. ^ 5 5 — A . E . W A L K E R , W . M., p r o x y for J.AV.; CHAS. F E R GU.S0N, S.AV.

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Lotus, No. S86.— J A J I E S P . LIN"DLEY,"\V. M . ; F R A N K C . LIBBY-, p r o x v for

S. W. a n d J.AV. Oak, No. 387—GEOUGE

V A N A U K E R , A V . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Emerald, No. 089.-3. E . M U R P H Y , W . M . ; E D G A R E . THORPE, p r o x y for S. W . ; F . M. K E L L Y , p r o x y for .J.W.

Paradise, No. S90 — N. F . SHAW, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV. Beulah,

No..091—A.. H . SHAPEER, W . M., p r o x y for S. W . ; J O H N MOND, p r o x y for J . W . •

HAM-

Glasco, No. S9S—W. A. HILLHOUSE, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Glen Elder, No. S94. — 'R. G. H U R D , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S . W . ; F R A N K HOBART, J . W .

Comanche, No. 095 — J..M. LOBAUGH, W . M., p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . W . Highland, No. 096— W M . THORNTON, J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . Apollo, No. i'97-^ GEORGE JOHNSTON, p r o x y for W . M., S.AV. a n d J . W . Samaria,

No. 298 —CHAS.

Cable, No. 099 —B.

F . K Y N E R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

H O L L I S T E R , W . M . ; F . B . BABBITT, S . W . ;

C.LEE

BERRY, p r o x y for J . W.

Fargo, No. 300—W. A. ANDERSON, S . W . , p r o x y for \V. M. a n d J . W . Gove City, No. 300 —R. C. JONES, W . M., proxy, for. J. W . ; J O H N W . H O P KINS, p r o x y for S . W .

Avon, No. 305—W. E . MITCHELL, J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S.'AV. St. Thomas, No. S06—T?. A. TROUTFETTER, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . Kansas, No. S07—W. E . AVATKINS, W . M., p r o x v for S. AV.; O. H . P A T T I soN, J . AA^ Alden, No. SC^ — S O L O N G R A Y , AV. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; T. B. J E T E R , S. AV.

Naphtali, No. 310 — L. A. LOVEJOY, S . W . , proxy for AV. M. a n d J . AV. Hancock, No. 311 — J O H N BLACK, AA'. M . , p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J.AV.

Santa Fe, No. 310—W. E . HUTCHINSON, S . AV., proxy for AV.M. a n d J . AV. Hebron, No. SU—W. I . AVISEMAN, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Lincolnville, No. 315—\Y. C. HEREFORD, p r o x y for W.M., S. AV. a n d J.AV. Coolidge, No. 316 — J O H N JOHNSON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J.AV.

Norwich, No. 319 —DAVID

F O X , p r o x y for AV. M., S.AV. a n d J . AV.

Vermillion, No. 320 —AVARREN STOWELL, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA^ a n d J . AA^

Goodland, No. sei — C. B . JEWELL, W . M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J . W. •Ben Hur, No. 320 — S. O. BROWN, S. AV., p r o x y for AV. M . a n d J.AV. •Bucklin, No. 325 — J . F . SELBY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV. Horton, No. 326 —F. J . CLEVENGER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . Hoyt, No. 327—W. H . CLELAND, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV. ' Gypsum City, No. 308 —Jos. E . SAWTELT,, W : M . , proxy for S.AV. a n d J . W ; Hoisington, No. 331—A. H . BAKER, AV. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Bob Morris, No. 330—3. T. H A W K I N S , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Rosedale, No. 333—yf. D . MATHIES, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

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Oak. Hill, No. 334 — H E N R Y H E M M E R L I E , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J. W . Allen,No.

SS5 — 0. A. S A N D E R S , W . M . ; R . A . R E A B O R N , S . W . ; M. M. EROST,

p r o x y for J . W. Formosa, No. 336 — 3. T. CRAWFORD, p r o x y for'W. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Kincaid, No. 555—0. E . DUVALL, p r o x y for W . M . ; E . C. HENSLEY, p r o x y f o r S . W . and J . W . Lane, No. 339 —C. P. CROW, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Leoti, No. 340 —R.

J. T R A V E R , W . M . ; W . J . CHUBBUOK, p r o x y for S . W . ;

J . A. KuNTz, p r o x y for . L W . Maple City, No. S4£—H: D. COOPER, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Holyrood, No. 343—W. MONROE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Ashlar,No.344—A.'ToBiAS,3. W., p r o x y for W. M . ; M. E . S A R G E N T , p r o x y for S. W . Mmnd Ridge, No. S46 — C. 0 . K A E G I , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Spivey, No. 347—'S. G. A I D R I C H , p r o x y for W . M . , S. W. and .J.W. Hoxie, No. S4S — F. A. M C I V O R , J . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . Narka, No. 349—^^1. U. THOMAS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J . W, Olive, No. 350 — 3. H . H A R T L E Y , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S.W.; H . E. SLAUGH-

TER, proxy for J . W . Scammon, No. 351 —CHAS. T . BURCH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Enterprise,

No. 353 - C. W . BROOKS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV.; B . A. F L A C K ,

p r o x y for J . W. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , P. M . H O I S I N G T O N , MOSES S A R B A O H , WM. H. VOETH,

G. W . M A Y S , J . C. H O P P E R , Commiliee.

STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M . - . W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , a f t e r r e v i s i n g t h e l i s t o f s t a n d ing committees, submitted t h e following: On Credentials — P . M. H O I S I N G T O N , N o . 231, N e w t o n ; MOSES SARBACH,

N o . 225, T o p e k a ; W j f . ' t l . V O E T H , N O . 93, G i r a r d ; G. W . MAYS, N O . 100, C o l u m b u s ; J . C. HOPPER, N O . 191; Ness City. On Reports of Grand Officers — MORGAN CARAWAY, N O . 15, Great B e n d ; E . B. TowLE, No. 129, Belleville; H E N R Y BOOTH, N O . 167, Larned; W . H . MizE, N O . 160, Osboriie; E . B . MARCHANT, N O . 252, Stafford. On Finance and Mileage — C H A S . J . W E B B , N O . 225, T o p e k a ; A L E X . A . S H A R P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ; D . W . H A Y E S , N O . 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; H . E . P Y L E ,

No. 172, MoPherson. On Chartered

Lodges — S. M. F o x , N o . 16, M a n h a t t a n ;

FRANK I .

B A T E S , N o . 12, E m p o r i a ; A. C. SHERMAN, N o . I l l , Rossville; E D . W . W E L L I N G T O N , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; R. M . M O G O N I G A L , N O . 306, Colby.

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On Lodges U.D.— G. E . CORY, N O . 8, F o r t Scott; C. BOCK, N O . 217, E l l i n wood; J O H N M C C U L L A G H , N O . 194, G a l e n a ; S . W . RAMAGE, N O . 219,

Little R i v e r ; C. L. NICHOLS, N O . 189, Stockton. On Grievances and Appeals — W I L L I A M A. SNOOK, N O . 271, K a n s a s C i t y ; W I L L I A M J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; A. A. CABNAHAN, N O . 113, Conc o r d i a ; WILLIAM E . DUNAWAY, N O . 134, Clay C e n t e r ; W . P . M U D G E T T ,

No. 232, Greenleaf. On Grand Lodge Property — B . H . BEATTE, No. 171, Sterling; J . W . MCCORMACK, No.-330, L a Crosse; N . S. WINTERROWD, No. 158, A t c h i s o n ; F R A N K E . D A V I S , N O . 5, A t c h i s o n ; C. B . H A R D Y , N O . 347, Spivey.

On Jurisprudence — J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, No. 11, Jewell C i t y ; D. B . JFuLLER, No. 106, E u r e k a ; A. B. KELLER, N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h ; T. E . DEWEY, N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; CHARLES S H E D D , N O . 250, W h i t i n g .

• On Correspondence — M. M. MILLER, N O . 134, Clay C e n t e r ; O. A. B A S SETT, No. 9, E l l s w o r t h ; A. M. CALLAHAM, N O . 17, T o p e k a ; J A M E S A. COREY, N O . 222, Dodge C i t y ; J O H N G U T H R I E , N O . 51, T o p e k a .

Special Committee on Necrology—W.

D. THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e -

apolis ; J O H N G U T H R I E , N O . 51, T o p e k a ; J . C. KETCHBSON, N O . 10, L e a v e n -

worth. On Washington Memorial—W.

D. THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ;

SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, T o p e k a .

G R A N D MASTER'S ADDRESS. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r d e l i v e r e d hi.9 a d d r e s s a s f o l l o w s : Brethren of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Kansas: W e meet to-day as t h e chosen representatives of a fraternity t h a t m a i n t a i n s t h a t t h e elevation of m a n k i n d should b e t h e gre^at aim of all h u m a n endeavor. I m b u e d with these lofty sentiments, w h i c h are so characteristic of every b r o t h e r w h o correctly interprets t h e spirit w h i c h actuated t h e fathers w h e n t h e y laid t h e deep foundation upon w h i c h t h e superstructure of freemasonry w a s established, I most cordially greet you, as y o u a r e a b o u t t o e n t e r u p o n a r e view, of t h e labors of those w h o were so signally h o n o r e d b y y o u o n e -year ago, b y b e i n g chosen as t h e special g u a r d i a n s of t h e interests a n d welfare of t h e Craft in t h i s t h e brightest star in t h e canopy of American statehood. K a n s a n s h a v e a n instinctive a d m i r a t i o n for t h e true, t h e noble a n d t h e good. T h e y rightly look, upon freemasonry as one of t h e agencies t h r o u g h which h u m a n intelligences m a y b e enlarged, h u m a n h o p e s b e broadened, h u m a n desires b e elevated, a n d a d u e appreciation of t h e individual responsibility of t h e citizen to t h e State be intensified. Surr o u n d e d a n d s u p p o r t e d b y s u c h influences, y e t a p p r e h e n s i v e t h a t I would b e u n a b l e to attain t h a t degree of success which should a t t e n d

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the efforts of one who occupies the Grand East, I assumed the grave responsibilities of the office of Grand.Master, inspired by an earnest desire to merit in some small degree, at least, the confidence reposed in me by my brethren, conscious that they would cover my imperfections with the broad mantle of masonic charity. When, by reason of your favor and partiality I was elevated to the exalted station of Grand Master, I fondly indulged the hope that I might be able to congratulate you on this occasion, that during the year the Angel of Death had dealt gently with the Graft in this Grand Jurisdiction ; but the annual returns of the constituent lodges on file in the office of the Grand Secretary convey to us the sorrowful intelligence that many of our brethren have finished their earthlj' careers, and crossed the Mystic River that separates time from eternity, admonishing us who survive them thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Brief live is here our portion, Brief sorrow, sliort lived care."

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " The life tliat knows no ending, The tearless life, is there.''

Nor has the menabership in this Grand Body escaped the ravages of the scythe of Time. Some have been overtaken in the prime of manhood, when their physical and intellectual powers gave assurance of long and,useful lives; while of others of maturer years and wider experience, it may be truthfullj' said, their names are so indissolubly connected with the affairs of this Grand Lodge, that its history woul'd be incomplete if their names and the record of their j'ears of service were omitted from its pages. It is difficult to realize that we shall no more behold the familiar face and receive the kindly greetings of Bro. FRITZ MAGEES, who, for twenty-eight years faithfully stood guard at the outer door of Grand Lodge. His immortal spirit which einanated from the Divine Essence returned to its original source on the 12th day of August, 1S94. It is with a heavy heart that I announce tViat after suffering for several weeks from a malady which neither skill nor afl'ection could overcome, the hand of Death was laid upon our beloved brother, R.-.W.'. DwiGHT BYINGTOX, Past Deputy Grand Master; on October 13th he passed to the Great Beyond. It was my sad privilege, accompanied by many of my associate officers, to assist in laying peacefully to rest the mortal remains of these two distinguished brethren in Mount Muncie Cemetery, near the City of Leavenworth, made sacred to the heart of every Kansas mason as the depository of the dust of so many eminent craftsmen. On July 8th, R.'.W.'. JOHN L . PHILERICK, Past Grand Senior Warden of this Grand Lodge, laid aside the working tools of life, at the home of his son in the City of Wymore, Nebraska, and in Mount Vernon Cemetery, near the City of Atchison, his earthlj' tenement was deposited in the silent tomb by the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, over

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which body o u r deceased b r o t h e r formerly presided as G r a n d C o m mander. I t h a s been said t h a t D e a t h loves a s h i n i n g mark. T h e t r u t h of t h i s aphorism was never m a d e more clearly manifest t h a n in t h e u n t i m e l y d e a t h of genial, honest, t r u e a n d courageous CHARLES B . HAMBLE, w h o s e brilliant earthly career w a s t e r m i n a t e d a t t h e h a n d s of a characterless assassin on t h e 14th day of last J u n e . T h e esteem in which Bro. H A M B L E was held by h i s b r e t h r e n a n d t h e public generally, was evidenced b y t h e t h o u s a n d s of citizens of J a c k s o n a n d adjoining counties w h o paid t h e last t r i b u t e of respect to his memory b y following t h e lifeless r e m a i n s of t h e young Master of H o l t o n Lodge, No. 42, to their final resting place, w h e r e his b r e t h r e n t e n d e r l y a n d tearfully laid t h e m away. Among t h e o t h e r faces t h a t will b e sadly missed on this a n d future masonic occasions, I c a n n o t forbear to mention t h e n a m e of cheerful, faithful and courteous F R A N K DRUMMOND, Past Master of O r i e n t Lodge, No. 5 1 ; of Bro. W I L U A M E . VVAGSTAFP, of P a o l a Lodge, N o . 37, w h o , for

nearly half a c e n t u r y was hailed as a n honest, upright m a s o n ; a n d of CHARLES M . CASE, w h o was n a m e d as t h e first Master of o u r y o u n g e s t lodge, Enterprise, N o . 3.53, ever zealous a n d enthusiastic in t h e cause of humanit}'. These b r e t h r e n , with m a n y others, have, since o u r last A n n u a l Communication, j o i n e d t h e great majority, a n d now fully realize that — " D e a t h is heaven's d a w n of day."

Our fraternal condolences are e x t e n d e d to sister G r a n d Lodges t h a t m o u r n t h e loss of b r e t h r e n w h o h a v e won renown in their several G r a n d Jurisdictions. Official notice h a s been received of t h e d e a t h of t h e following distinguished craftsmen: J O H N S . DAVIDSON, G r a n d M a s t e r of Georgia. DAYTON ALONZO E E E D , G r a n d M a s t e r of Arizona. J O H N MILTON C U I V I N G T O N , P a s t G r a n d Master-of Colorado.

, GEORGE C . CONNOR, P a s t G r a n d Master of Tennessee. ROBERT L E E SCANNELL, D e p u t y G r a n d Master of U t a h . CHARLES BROWN, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r of O h i o .

FREDERICK F O X , G r a n d T r e a s u r e r of Maine. J O H N FRIZZELL, G r a n d Secretary and Past Grand Master of T e n n e s s e e . T. NiSBET ROBERTSON, Grand Secretary of New Brunswick.. S. F . CHADWICK, G r a n d Secretary of Oregon. ROBERT B . B R A N N I N , G r a n d L e c t u r e r of Mississippi.

D. B . WARREN, Past G r a n d Lecturer of Arkansas. " Great, noble, generous, good and brave, Their deeds shall live beyond t h e grave." A P l ' O I N T M E N T S , COMMISSIONS, E T C .

As authorized b y G r a n d Lodge, I appointed M.'.W.'. OWEN A. B A S SETT a committee of o n e to p r e p a r e a biographical sketch of o u r late b r o t h e r , M.'.W.'. J O H N H . BROWN, for publication in V o l u m e I X of t h e Proceedings of G r a n d Lodge. T h e d u t y assigned to o u r distinguished

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b r o t h e r was most cheerfully a n d faithfully e x e c u t e d , as will appear from an e x a m i n a t i o n of said volume. G r a n d Lodge, at its last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , directed t h a t a c o m m i t t e e of one, with o n e a l t e r n a t e , b e a p p o i n t e d to cooperate with a like c o m m i t t e e of t h e o t h e r G r a n d Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States i n m a k i n g t h e necessary a r r a n g e m e n t s for t h e p r o p e r observance of t h e c e n t e n n i a l of t h e death of W / . GEORGE AVASHINGTON, b y u n i t i n g i n m e m o r i a l services at his t o m b at M o u n t V e r n o n on t h e 14th day of D e c e m b e r , 1899, t h e several G r a n d Masters of tlie U n i t e d States a n d t h e i r subordinate officers a n d o t h e r m e m b e r s to participate therein. I n c o m p l i a n c e with t h i s action of G r a n d Lodge, it afforded m e great p l e a s u r e t o a p p o i n t as such c o m m i t t e e M.'.W.-. WILLIAM D . THOMPSON, of Minneapolis, with M.'.W.'. SILAS E . SHELDON, of Topeka, as alternate. U n d e r t h e a u t h o r i t y conferred a t t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n I a p p o i n t e d o u r R.'.W.'. G r a n d Secretary, ALBERT K . W I L S O N , a committee to p r o c u r e reliable data from w h i c h t h e early history of freemasonry in K a n s a s , a n d of its founders, m a y be s u i t a b l y recorded a n d preserved. Of t h e progress m a d e b y h i m i n e n d e a v o r i n g t o carry o u t t h e will of . G r a n d Lodge in t h i s regard, I refer y o u t o h i s a n n u a l report. T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t of t h e selection of B r o . J O H N H . ATWOOD, of

L e a v e n w o r t h Lodge, No. 2, as G r a n d Orator for t h i s C o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d of h i s acceptance of t h e a p p o i n t m e n t , will, I feel sure, be most gratifying to t h e m e m b e r s of t h e G r a n d Lodge. I h a d t h e pleasure of a t t e n d i n g t h e a n n u a l Scliool of I n s t r u c t i o n h e l d b y t h e Board of Custodians a t t h e City of Wichita, for t h e week c o m m e n c i n g April 9th, a n d on t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of said Board I commissioned the following n a m e d b r e t h r e n as Assistant L e c t u r e r s : . GEORGE M . DIXON, B u r l i n g t o n Lodge, N o . 66, Burlington. L. G. W H I T T I B R , W i c h i t a Lodge, No. 99, W i c h i t a . W . H . HARRISON, Wichita Lodge, Nol 99, W i c h i t a . J O H N HAMMOND, B e u l a h Lodge, N o . 291, B u n k e r Hill. THOMAS J. GARLIC, K e y s t o n e Lodge, N o . 102, CofFeyville. On December 7th I a p p o i n t e d W . \ DELOS W . ACKER, Past Master of Seneca Lodge, No. 39, as G r a n d Tyler, to fill t h e vacancy in t h a t office c a u s e d b y t h e death of W.'. F R I T Z M A G E R S .

B r o . ACKER was subse-

q u e n t l y installed at a c o m m u n i c a t i o n of Seneca Lodge, No. 39, by W . \ F R A N K W E L L S , its Master, u n d e r a commission duly issued b y me. O w i n g to t h e d e a t h of E.'.W.'. D W I G H T BYINGTON, to which I h a v e e l s e w h e r e alluded, a vacancy was created i n t h e office of c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C h a r t e r e d Lodges, w h i c h w a s subsequently filled by t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of W.". SIMEON M . F O X , of Lafayette Lodge, No. 16, Manhattan. LODGES CONSTITUTED.

A t t h e last Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n only t w o w a r r a n t s of constitut i o n of lodges were granted. T h e b r e t h r e n a t E n t e r p r i s e , in Dickinson county, sent up such a

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r e p o r t of their labors as in t h e j u d g m e n t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Lodges TJ. D. entitled t h e m to a c h a r t e r . T h e i r views were concurred in b j ' G r a n d Lodge, a n d on M a r c h 23d E n t e r p r i s e Lodge, No. 3.53, was d u l y constituted by W.'. T. E . DEWEY, Past Master of Benevolent L o d g e , No. 98, as my Special D e p u t y . On March 2d I had t h e pleasure of constituting J o h n H . B r o w n Lodge, No. 216, G r a n d Lodge h a v i n g by u n a n i m o u s vote g r a n t e d a charter to ten b r e t h r e n residing in t h e City of Salina, w i t h o u t first h a v i n g w r o u g h t on probation u n d e r ' d i s p e n s a t i o n . I was ably assisted b y t h a t skillful craftsman. Past G r a n d Master OWEN A. BASSETT. T h e i r work fully justifies t h e action of G r a n d Lodge in granting t h e c h a r t e r . RESTORATION O F C H A R T E R S .

At t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , t h e Committee on Lodges TJ. D. recommended t h e restoration of t h e charter of Liberty Lodge, No. 123, which was arrested b y M . \ W . ' . G r a n d Master DAVID B . FULLER in 1893,, a n d t h a t t h e lodge be reinstated w h e n clear o n t h e books of t h e G r a n d Secretary of all dues prior to t h e date of t h e arrest of t h e c h a r t e r . T h e G r a n d Lodge h a v i n g referred t h e m a t t e r to t h e incoming G r a n d Master, a n d it appearing t h a t t h e lodge had been sufBciently disciplined for t h e offenses committed b y it, a n d for w h i c h its charter was arrested, a n d believing t h a t t h e interests of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n of freemasonry would b e best subserved by t h e restoration of t h e charter of said lodge, on M a r c h 17th I issued an order.and decree restoring said charter to t h e p e t i t i o n ers therefor, and commissioned W.'. SAMUEL M . NEES, Worshipful Master of F o r t i t u d e Lodge, No. 107, as m y Special D e p u t y to convene said lodge a n d deliver t h e charter to t h e Master w i t h t h e order a n d dt^cree of restoration. J also authorized t h e election a n d t h e installation of t h e officers of said lodge, u n d e r t h e direction of my Special Deputy, w h o discharged t h e duties assigned to h i m in a most creditable m a n n e r . T h e Committee on Lodges U. D. one year ago r e c o m m e n d e d t h e revocation of t h e c h a r t e r of W a v e r l y Lodge, No. 244, which had been arrested by my i m m e d i a t e predecessor, M.'.W.". WILLIAM D . THOMPSON, b u t as t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n pf t h e c o m m i t t e e was not c o n c u r r e d in b y G r a n d Lodge, I directed t h e G r a n d Secretary to r e t u r n t h e c h a r t e r to t h e Master, which was accordingly done. I believe t h a t t h e lessons received by t h e officers a n d m e m b e r s of these lodges, t h r o u g h t h e action of m y predecessors, will p r o m p t t h e m to a more faithful compliance with t h e laws of Grand Lodge, and of t h e obligations which t h e y h a v e severally assumed. CONSOLIDATION A N D REMOVAL OF LODGES.

On March 28th, I received official information from Godfrey Lodge, No. 124, located at Godfrey, Bourbon county, and Cato Lodge, No. 153, located a t Cato, Crawford county, t h a t said lodges desired to consolidate and remove to P a w n e e Station, in Bourbon c o u n t y ; and it a p p e a r i n g from t h e certificates filed with m e t h a t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of Sections 1

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and 2, of Article A^II, of t h e Constitution, h a d been strictly observed oh t h e p a r t of said lodges a n d t h e i r officers, ou t h e date last above n a m e d I issued m y edict of consolidation of said lodges u n d e r t h e warrant, n a m e a n d n u m b e r of Godfrey Lodge, No. 12-1', a n d authorized its removal to P a w n e e Station, in B o u r b o n c o u n t y . T h e w a r r a n t a n d .seal of Cato Lodge, No. )o3, were afterwards t r a n s m i t t e d t o t h e G r a n d Secretary. B l a i n e Lodge, No. 337, a n d W e s t m o r e l a n d Lodge, No. 257, both located in Pottawatomie c o u n t y , h a v i n g d u l y certified their desire to consolidate, a n d having fully complied w i t h t h e provisions of Section 2, of Article. V I I , of t h e Constitution, relating t h e r e t o , o u May 18th I issued my edict for the consolidation of said lodges u n d e r t h e warrant, n a m e and n u m b e r of W e s t m o r e l a n d Lodge, No. 257. T h e w a r r a n t and seal of Blaine Lodge, No. 337, were d u l y t r a n s m i t t e d to t h e G r a n d Secretary. K i c k a p o o Lodge, No. 4, h a v i n g e x p r e s s e d i t s desire to change i t s location t o t h e town of Potter, i n Atchison county, t h e same being a b o u t four a n d one-half miles d i s t a n t in a n o r t h w e s t e r l y direction from i t s t h e n location,-and i t a p p e a r i n g t h a t such removal would better acc o m m o d a t e t h e m e m b e r s of t h e l o d g e ; t h a t more t h a n two-thirds of t h e r e s i d e n t m e m b e r s desired such r e m o v a l ; t h a t t h e lodge whose jurisdiction would b e materially infringed h a d c o n s e n t e d t h e r e t o ; a n d t h a t all t h e r e s i d e n t m e m b e r s of t h e lodge h a d been notified of t h e proposition for such removal, as required b y law, on Septemt)er 17th I issued m y edict of removal of said lodge to t h e t o w n of P o t t e r . D I S P E N S A T I O N S FOR N E W L O D G E S .

D u r i n g t h e past year I h a v e issued seven dispensations for n e w lodges, as follows: March 12th. T o ten b r e t h r e n a t L u r a y , Russell county, to be k n o w n as L u r a y Lodge, U . D., w i t h W I L L I A M H . M E A D as W.-. M.'.;

KINDER

BOLTON a s S.".W.'., a n d SAMUEL M C G E B a s J.'. W.'.

M a r c h 12th. T o twelve b r e t h r e n a t Atwood, Rawlins county, to b e k n o w n as Atwood Lodge, U . D., w i t h W I L L I A M W . NEWSOME as W.-. M.'.; W I L L I A M SPEAR as S.'.W.'., a n d A . B . THOMAS a s J.".W.'.

Subsequently

I a d d e d t o t h e roll of this lodge, u p o n i t s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , t h e n a m e s of seven Master Masons, t h u s e n t i t l i n g t h e m t o all t h e rights of original petitioners. May 5 t h . To fifteen b r e t h r e n a t Virgil, G r e e n w o o d county, to be k n o w n a s Virgil Lodge, U . D., w i t h W I L L I A M D . BOHTON as W.'.M.'.; W I L L I A M H . CASNER as S.'.W.'., a n d J A M E S L . S H A R P as J . ' . W . ' .

May 5 t h . To twenty-five b r e t h r e n a t Oakley, Logan county, to be k n o w n a s Oakley Lodge, U . D., with H E N R Y F . GIESSLER as W.'. M:.; J O H N W . K E R N S a s S.'.W.-., a n d H A R M O N B O B B I N S as J.'.W.".

On t h e

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of this lodge, I a d d e d t o its roll of m e m b e r s h i p t h e . n a m e s of t w o Master Masons, as authori'zed b y Section 24, of Chapter I I , of G r a n d Lodge By-Laws. J u n e 1st. To twenty-two b r e t h r e n a t W i c h i t a , Sedgwick county, to b e k n o w n as Albert P i k e Lodge, U . D . , w i t h GEORGE L . PRATT as W . ' . M . ' . ;

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Ei.jiEE BLKCKryEY as S.'. W.-., a n d THOMAS G . F I T C H as J/.W.-. T h e lodge petitioning therefor, I added t o t h e roll of tliis lodge tlie n a m e s of e i g h t Master Masons, who join with t h e i r b r e t h r e n in t h e prayer for a charter. ' J u n e 20th. To sixteen b r e t h r e n at Frederick, Kice county, to be k n o w n as Frederick Lodge, U. D., with W Y A T T H . LiEURANCBas W . ' . M . ' . ; TiLifAN H . ELROD as S.'.AV.., a n d J O H N W . EDWAKDS as J.'.W.".

August 2Stlv. To twelve b r e t h r e n a t Bennington', Ottawa county, to b e k n o w n as Bennington Lodge, U . D., with LEROV OWSLEY as W . ' . M . ' . ; . G E O R G E B . STACKHOUSE as S.'.W'.'., a n d W I L L I A M H . W A S H B U R N

as J.-.W.-. T h e b r e t h r e n to whoin t h e s e several dispensations were issued have .sent u p their work'for inspection, which I t r u s t will prove of such a character as to m e r i t t h e approval of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Lodges U . D., and_that t h e y may obtain t h e charters for which t h e y severally pray. LOUISBURG LODGE, NO. 1 8 0 .

On December 6th, this lodge, w i t h b u t one dissenting vote of t h e m e m b e r s present, decided to s u r r e n d e r its charter. T h e provisions of t h e law h a v i n g been fully complied with on t h e - p a r t of said lodge and its officers, on December 10th, I issued m y edict of dissolution, a n d t h e warrant, seal, jewels, furniture, records, funds a n d p r o p e r t y of t h e lodge were duly transmitted to t h e G r a n d Secretary b y t h e Master, in compliance with my directions. DEDICATION OP MASONIC- H A L L S .

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. On J u n e 26th, by request of Belleville Lodge, N o . 129,1 convened said lodge i n special communication for t h e purpose of dedicating t h e new masonic hall at Belleville, in which service I was ably assisted by M . ' . W . " . J O H N G. POSTLETHWAITE a n d a b o u t t w o h u n d r e d Master Masons residing in Republic and adjoining counties. An interesting p r o g r a m m e was carried o u t after t h e dedicatory service was concluded, consisting of addresses, music, etc. G r e a t credit is d u e t h e b r e t h r e n having t h e m a t t e r in charge for t h e successful t e r m i n a t i o n of t h e i r efforts to make J u n e 26th a memorable day in t h e history of Belleville,Lodge, N o . 129. On t h e same day W.-. ALFRED W H I T M A N , Past Master of Lawrence Lodge, No. 6, was similarly engaged a t Baldwin City, as m y Special . D e p u t y in dedicating t h e n e w masonic hall of P a l m y r a Lodge, No. 23, a special dispensation h a v i n g been issued t o said lodge t o . m e e t o n t h a t ' d a y for t h e p u r p o s e above indicated. Br'o. W H I T M A N m a d e a full a n d complete report of t h e work done u n d e r a n d by virtue of h i s commission, a n d from h i m I learned t h a t R e v . a n d Bro. W . A. QUAYLE delivered a n e l o q u e n t address t o those w h o were so fortunate as t o b e present. I trust t h a t No. 23 will r e a p a n a b u n d a n t h a r v e s t from t h e good seed sown on t h a t occasion.

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LAYING CORNER STONES.

On A p r i l 12th, M.'.W.'. W I L L I A M D . THOMPSON as m y Special D e p u t y , laid t h e c o r n e r s t o n e of t h e b u i l d i n g t h e n u n d e r erection b y Solomon City Lodge, No. 105, for a masonic hall, assisted b y said lodge a n d m a n y b r e t h r e n from Abilene, Salina, E n t e r p r i s e and o t h e r points. F r o m t h e r e p o r t s m a d e to me b y b r e t h r e n p r e s e n t on this occasion, t h e work was well a n d faithfully d o n e . On M a y 1st, I c o n v e n e d M c P h e r s o n Lodge, No. 172, and with t h e assistance of said lodge a n d t h e other masonic bodies of M c P h e r s o n c o u n t y , a n d b r e t h r e n from H u t c h i n s o n , Lyons, Little River, W i n d o m a n d Salina, I laid t h e c o r n e r stone of t h e new court h o u s e in t h e City of M c P h e r s o n , according t o t h e rules of o u r ancient Craft, in t h e presence of o t h e r civic societies, c o u n t y officials, several h u n d r e d school children, a n d t h o u s a n d s of citizens of M c P h e r s o n county, w h o , on t h i s occasion, celebrated a n i m p o r t a n t e v e n t in t h e history of t h e c o u n t y . A masterly masonic o r a t i o n was delivered b y Bro. J A Y , of Salina, w h i c h w a s followed b y a p p r o p r i a t e addresses b y p r o m i n e n t citizens of t h e c o u n t y . On May 3d, "W.\ THOMAS B . OLDROYD, Past Master of Crescent Lodge, No. 133, w h o h a d b e e n specially d e p u t e d b y me, convened said lodge, t o w h o m a special dispensation h a d been^ g r a n t e d , a n d assisted by t h e lodge a n d t h e b r e t h r e n i n t h a t vicinity, laid t h e corner stone of t h e M e t h o d i s t Episcopal C h u r c h , S o u t h , a t A r k a n s a s City, w i t h d u e masonic ceremony. On J u n e 21st I issued a special dispensation to Caney Lodge, No. 324, t o assist W . \ JOSEPH E . STONE, Past Master of said lodge, i n t h e cere m o n y of l a y i n g the corner stone of t h e Union C h u r c h , at Tyro. T h i s service w a s d u l y performed on J u n e 25th, Bro. STONE h a v i n g b e e n d u l y commissioned a s Special D e p u t y G r a n d Master. W . ' . J . D . M C B K I A N delivered t h e masonic oration o n t h i s occasion, w h i c h is sufficient g u a r a n t y t h a t those p r e s e n t were e n t e r t a i n e d a n d instructed, a n d t h a t good will r e s u l t therefrom. On September 22d I c o n v e n e d Topeka Lodge, N o . 17, in special c o m m u n i c a t i o n , for t h e p u r p o s e of laying t h e corner stone of t h e n e w court h o u s e i n t h e City of Topeka, t h e request therefor h a v i n g b e e n m a d e t o t h e said lodge b y t h e B o a r d of County Commissioners of Shawn e e c o u n t y . I was a b l y assisted o n t h i s i m p o r t a n t occasion b y R.'.W.'. J A M E S H . M C C A L L , D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r ; E . ' . W . ' . C H I L E S C . COLEMAN,

G r a n d Senior W a r d e n ; R.". W.'. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER, Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n ; R.'.W.". ALBERT K . W I L S O N , G r a n d Secretary; W . ' . a n d R e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSBR, G r a n d C h a p l a i n ; W . ' . M. L . STONE, G r a n d

Senior

D e a c o n ; W . ' . W I L L I A M S. R A N K I N , G r a n d Senior Stevvard ; a n d Topeka Lodge, N O . 17. O r i e n t Lodge, No. 5 1 ; Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90; Siloam Lodge, No. 225; Topeka C h a p t e r , No. 5, R. A . M . ; Zabud Council, No. 4, R. & S. M.; Topeka C o m m a n d e r y , No. 5, K. T., a n d m a n y o t h e r civic societies, m i l i t a r y organizations, police a n d fire d e p a r t m e n t s , a n d M A R SHALL'S Military Band, took p a r t in t h e parade, and together w i t h m a n y

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thousands of the citizens of Topeka and Shawnee county witnessed the interesting and impressive ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new temple of justice then in process of erection, according to the rules of our time-honored Institution, at the close of which a masonic oration was delivered by the Grand Master, followed by interesting addresses from W.'. ALBERT H . HOKTON, Chief Justiceof the Supreme Court; VV.\ J. LEE KNIGHT, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, and Bro. T. AV. HARRISON, Mayor of the City of Topeka, and an original poem appropriate to the occasion^ by Bro. H. W. ROBY. COUNCIL OF A D M I N I S T R A T I O N .

Two meetings of this Board have been held during the year, a full report of which will be made by the Secretary, E.'. W.-. VVILLI.\M M . SlIAVER. B O A R D OP INSPECTORS.

As required by Section 40 of Chapter I of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, on February 1st I appointed a Board of Inspectors, consisting of A. M. CALLAHAM, NO. 17-;

W. S. BERGUNDTHAL, No. 90, and

J. F. SCOTT,

No. 225, who will submit a report of their labors at this Communication. OFFICIAL VISITATIONS.

Like my predecessors, I am compelled to report my inability to comply, except in a limited degree, with the recommendations of the Grand Lodge in the matter of official visitations. During the year I visited eighteen lodges, and in every instance I was received with that degree of consideration and hospitality that has ever characterized the .Craft in this Grand Jurisdiction, giving added assurance of loyalty to the Grand Lodge and its duly constituted authorities. To more particularly enumerate the various acts of kindness shown me, as your representative, by the brethren on these and other occasions, would necessarily occupy more time and space than would appear to be profitable at this time. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

As will be reported by the Grand Secretary, Kentucky and Washington have discontinued the practice, which still obtains in most Grand Jurisdictions, of appointing Grand Representatives near other Grand Lodges, with whom they are in fraternal correspondence. I am pleased, however, to report that nothing has occurred to mar the peace and harmony which has so long existed between these and other Grand Lodges and our own. I have, upon the recommendation of the several Grand Masters, appointed Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Kansas near other Grand Lodges to fill vacancies therein, a list of which will appeiar in the report of the Grand Secretary. DISCIPLINE.

Matters of grave importance to several of the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction will engage the attention and careful consideration of the Coijjmillee on Grievances and Appeals and of Grand Lodge. Last May,

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being advised that Lyons Lodge, No. 192, had failed to inflict any of the several degrees of punishment upon a member of the lodge who had pleaded guilty to the charge of selling intoxicating liquors in violatiou of the laws of the State, and that a charge and specification were then pending against another member of the lodge, accusing him of the coaimission of a crime under the laws of the State, involving moral turpitude, and being further advised that the accused in the case last above mentioned had engaged as his counsel a brother eminent in the legal profession and distinguished as a masonic student and jurist, and that the lodge had likewise engaged a brother possessing like legal attainments to conduct the prosecution; that bitter feelings had been engendered among the members, by reason of the failure of the lodge to assess a penalty upon the plea of guilty in the former case, and the circumstances attending the alleged commission of the offense in the latter case, and believing that the best interests of all concerned demanded that the brother who should preside at the trial should be entirely unbiased and unprejudiced either in favor of or against the accused, and should also be well versed in masonic jurisprudence and in the rules of evidence as applied to masonic trials, I duly commissioned Past Grand Master MATTHEW M . MILLER as my Special Deputy to convene said lodge on the date set for trial, and preside over the lodge during its deliberations, which commission he reluctantly though kindly accepted, after having been urgently importuned by me. I afterwards received from him the following report: ^' "ToPEKA, KANSAS, June 4, 1894. George W. Clark, Grand Mailer, Topeka, Kansas: M.'.W.'. BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I have the honor herewith to submit a formal report of my official acts as your Deputy in the matter of the visitation to Lyons Lodge. No. 192, A.F.& A.M. I left Topeka on the 30th ot.May last, so as to allow opportunity for investigation and preparations for the matters involved. On Thursday, May 31, 1894, at 7:30 p. M., I opened Lyons Lodge, No. 192, in Due Form, and properly constituted said lodge for the trial of Bro. ANSEL M . TJASLEY, on the specification and charge then pending against him before the said lodge. On the commencement of the proceedings, on my suggestion of informality, the defendant withdrew liis written plea and pleaded not guilty to the specification and not guilty to the charge. The trial then proceeded almost without intermission, except for meals, until Friday night, June 1st, at 11 P. jr., when the testimony was closed and balloting began on the question of the guilt or innocence of the defendant. The latter was found guilty on the specification and also on the charge, in each instance by more than a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, and thereupon after being so declared, balloting took place on the measure of punishment. The lodge failed after balloting for seven hours to affix by a twothirds majority any punishment, and thereupon I considered it unwise to ballot further, and directed the stenographer to make up the transcript of the record and file the same with the Secretary of the lodge for such further action as might be thereafter determined, and at 6:30 A. SI., June 2d, I closed the lodge. There were forty members present during the trial. I directed the

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Secretary to keep a record of those summoned, who failed for any cause to be present, three in number, only one of whom was within the jurisdiction of the lodge at the time of trial. The lodge having failed to affix a punishment for the offense of which it found the defendant guilty, in my judgment the record should be brought up to the Grand Lodge for such action as the Committee on Appeals, and Grievances shall recommend. Fraternally, M. M. MILLER, Special Deputy, etc. No appeal has been taken either from the judgment of the lodge in convicting the accused or in failing or refusing to inflict punishment in either of the cases mentioned; but charges are now pending in the Grand Lodge against the lodge, signed by nineteen of its members, including all of its present officers, based upon the action of the lodge as above recited, praying that its charter may be revoked. Upon the receipt of of these charges and specifications, I at once directed the Grand Secretary to summon the lodge to appear 'at this Annual Communication and plead thereto, which was accordingly done, and a formal plea of guilty has been entered by the Master and Wardens, under the direction of the lodge. These papers, including a full transcript of the proceedings of the lodge, have been placed in the hands of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, who will report thereon with recommendations. Bro. MILLER has not been reimbursed for the expenses incurred by him, nor for the time spent in discharging the laborious and unpleasant duties required of him in this behalf, and a su'itabl'e appropriation should be made therefor. Last year Grand Lodge reversed the judgment of Carson Lodge, No. 132, and remanded the case against Bro. GEORGE T . NOLAND back to

the lodge for a new trial, with direction to the Grand Master to preside at such trial, either in person or by proxy. â&#x20AC;˘ Owing to various causes the time for the trial was deferred until the present month, and on the 6th inst. I started for Elk City to carry out the will of Grand Lodge, the members having been summoned to appear on that date to re-try the brother. The fearful storm that prevailed on the 6th and 7th rendered it impossible to secure the attendance of even a majority of the resident members, and I deemed it prudent to advise the Master to re-set the case for trial on some date after the close of this Communication. The Grand Master should preside in person at this trial. DECISIONS.

Many hundred letters have been written during the past year, citing various sections of our Constitution and By-Laws and approved decisions of my predecessors, to brethren whose time, it is presumed, was so occupied in other pursuits of life, that it was thought more convenient or desirable to address the Grand Master with reference thereto than to examine the law themselves. I have no doubt each successive Grand Master will be subjected to a similar experience, until such time

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as Grand Lodge shall declare it to be entirely outside of the duties of that officer to construe the law upon the application of any one, save that of the lodge or its Master, or some officer or committee of Grand Lodge. I submit herewith but a few of the many decisions rendered during the year, and only such as are deemed of sufficient interest to the Craft as to require publication. 1. A certificate under the seal of a lodge, attested by its Secretary, that the person therein named is a member of such lodge in good standing, is not of itself sufficient evidence of the fact as to warrant a brother in imparting to him instructions in the esoteric work. 2. A Master Mason who is a non-affiliate from choice, can have no legitimate claim upon the charity fund of a lodge. 3. A lodge cannot right-fully conduct the funeral ceremony of a deceased Master Mason, who at the time of his death was under suspension, either for non-payment of dues or for unmasonic conduct; the effect of such suspension is to deprive him of all the rights and privileges to which he was entitled prior to such suspension; neither can a mason while under suspension sit in a lodge of Master Masons nor unite with the Craft in a masonic procession. 4. Where a request is made by one lodge to another for the latter to confer one or more degrees on one who has been elected in the former lodge to receive the degrees, the applicant for advancement must regularly petition therefor, and his petition must pursue the same course as that of an original petitioner, be referred to a committee for investigation, and the applicant must be elected by a unanimous vote before tie can be advanced in that lodge. 5. A lodge cannot rightfully confer either the first or second section of the third degree on more than one brother at one and the same time. 6. An officer of a lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction cannot be installed by proxy. 7. The printed Proceedings of Grand Lodge, published by its authority, impart due notice to all concerned therein, or affected thereby, of the business transacted at the Annual Communication. 8. To be an actual resident of a territorial jurisdiction of a lodge, as that term is used in Section 2, Article VI, of the Constitution, is to have a fixed legal residence therein for the time prescribed in said Section 2; "actual residence," as applied to a petitioner for the degrees, being synonymous with "legal residence." SPEC1.4L

DISPENSATIONS.

Special dispensations have been granted to confer degrees "out of time," to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the several elective offices of the lodge, as well as to elect and install officers after St. John's Day in December, in all cases where the circumstances seemed to warrant such action on the part of the Grand Master; hut it is believed

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t h a t a n e n u m e r a t i o n a n d publication of t h e list of such special dispensations is n e i t h e r r e q u i r e d b y law, n o r would be particularly useful to t h e Craft. I have, however, declined to g r a n t dispensations to re-ballot on t h e petition of a rejected c a n d i d a t e for t h e degrees prior to t h e exp i r a t i o n of six m o n t h s from t h e date of s u c h rejection, or to receive t h e petition of a c a n d i d a t e who had b u t o n e a r m . I also declined to authorize lodges to a p p e a r in p u b l i c on Decoration Day, for reasons similar to those assigned by m y i m m e d i a t e predecessor, and by M.'.W.'.WATSON M. LAMB, w h i c h m e t with y o u r approval. A b o u t t h e first of last March t h e following c o m m u n i c a t i o n forwarded to m y address b y m y predecessor: . G R A N D L O D G E OP JSTEBRAISKA, A. F. & A. GRAND MASTER'S OFFICE, BLOOMINGTON, F e b r u a r y 26,

was

M. 1894.

William D. Thompson, Orand MaUer of Masons, Minneapolis, Kansas : M.'.W.'. SIR AND DEAR BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 enclose h e r e w i t h a letter from Parallel Lodge, No. 152, at Liberty, Nebraska, r e q u e s t i n g you to c o n s e n t t h a t t h e lodge a t Oketo, K a n s a s , waive jurisdiction over an a p p l i c a n t for t h e degrees of masonry. If you will k i n d l y endorse y o u r c o n s e n t t h e r e o n and r e t u r n to me, and I will r e t u r n to t h e lodge, t h e y can t h e n p r o c u r e t h e consent of t h e lodge at Oketo. I t .seems as if t h e m a t t e r is satisfactorily a r r a n g e d b e t w e e n t h e t w o lodges, as soon as y o u r c o n s e n t is obtained. F r a t e r n a l l y yours, J A M E S P . A. B L A C K , Grand Master. After giving t h e m a t t e r t h e r e i n referred to d u e consideration, I replied thereto as follows: TorEKA, March 17, 1894. James P. A. Blank, Grand Master of Masons, Bloomington, Nebraska : M.'.AV.-. BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Y o u r esteemed favor of F e b r u a r y 26th, addressed to m y predecessor in office M.'. W.'. W. D. THOJII'SON, was by h i m forwarded to m e for a t t e n t i o n , b u t official business of a m a s o n i c n a t u r e , which I deemed r e q u i r e d more i m m e d i a t e a t t e n t i o n t h a n t h a t on which you addressed M.'.W.'. Bro. THOMPSON, isimy only excuse for so long delay in writing j ' o u . I t appears from t h e enclosed c p m m u n i c a t i o n t h a t Parallel Lodge, No. 152, has received t h e petition of a resident of t h i s jurisdiction, a n d t h a t t h e same is now held awaiting a waiver of jurisdiction of t h e G r a n d Lodge of t h e State of K a n s a s , and t h a t of Oketo Lodge, No. 25, w i t h i n whose jurisfliction t h e a p p l i c a n t resides. I n 1887 t h e t h e n G r a n d Master of K a n s a s , M.'.W.'. SILAS E ! S H E L DON, r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t some steps be t a k e n to arrange for t h e interstate jurisdiction u p o n candidates residing in a n o t h e r State, b u t n e a r e r a lodge within t h i s jurisdiction. T h i s subject was considered b y t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e w h o reported t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge h a d n o power to act i n d e p e n d e n t l y , t h a t it could act only t h r o u g h a convention u n d e r a u t h o r i t y of t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e adjoining Grand J u r i s dictions, and r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e G r a n d Master be empowered to correspond with t h e G r a n d Masters of adjoining G r a n d Jurisdictions, w i t h a view to holding of such c o n v e n t i o n . T h e Grand Lodge c o n c u r r e d in t h e view of t h e com.mittee and a d o p t e d t h e i r report, since which t i m e no record appears of a n y further action in t h e m a t t e r ; and I am inclined to t h e belief t h a t unless further action of t h e character n a m e d be h a d

JPMOCEEDJA'GS

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February,

by the Grand Lodges interested, I cannot lawfully comply with your request. It may be that the Grand Master has the inherent right to set aside the plain provisions of positive law in a matter of this kind, but I seriously question his right to do so. But whether this inherent right exists or not, I should long hesitate to exercise so high a prerogative without the sanction first obtained from the lodge in this State within whose territorial jurisdiction the applicant resides; and my immediate predecessor in office, M.'.W.'. AV. 1). THOMPSON, decided that "a lodge cannot waive jurisdiction over a person who is at the time, and has been for six months next preceding, an actual resident within its territorial jurisdiction, and for the year next preceding an actual resident of this Grand Jurisdiction, unless it shall have accepted him as a petitioner for the mysteries of masonry, or for advancement." This decision was favorably reported on b}' the Committee on Jurisprudence, and adopted by the Grand Lodge as the proper interpretation of the section of our Constitution relating thereto. In the light of this approved decision, Oketo Lodge cannot waive jurisdiction at this time, and for reasons above stated 1 cannot see my way clear to consent that Oketo Lodge may waive jurisdiction over the applicant named in letter of Parallel Lodge, No. 152, which I return herewith. With assurance of personal regard, I am Fraternally yours, GEO. W. CLARK, Grand Master. CHARITY.

During the year I have directed the Grand Secretary to draw his warrants on the Charity Fund of Grand Lodge in amounts aggregating $175.00 in addition to the amount appropriated to Harper Lodge, No. 206, by the Council of administration. A list of said warrants will appear in the report of Grand Secretary. I also authorized three different lodges to circulate among the constituent lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction "appeals for aid;" one for the relief of a brother disabled by accident from gaining a livelihood for himself and family, one for the relief of a brother stricken \\'ith paralysis, and the other for the relief of the widow of a brother Master Mason, having several small children depending on her for support. While such appeals should generally be discouraged, in each case above mentioned I believe the attending^circumstances warranted the action taken. MASONIC H O M E .

The action of. Grand Lodge at the last Annual Communication, in rescinding the resolution of 1893, levying a special assessment for the Kansas Masonic Home, will reduce the annual revenues of the latter many thousands of dollars unless Grand Lodge shall, by some other means,provide against such diminution. The amendmentof the By-Laws last year, increasing the annual per capita tax on the roll of membership of the lodges from 50 cents to $1.50, will create a much larger fund than will be required to meet the ordinary expenditures of Grand Lodge. Evidently it was intended that the increased amount of revenue which would be collected'by reason of the amendment referred to, should be annually appropriated by Grand Lodge for the use of the Kansas Ma.sonic Home, in lieu of the amount which would have been raised from the assessment provided for in the rescinded resolution, and if I am cor-

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rect in these views, t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e s h o u l d m a k e t h e p r o p e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n . Several of t h e lodges h a v e failed so far to pay t h e assessment w h i c h was levied for t h e year 1893, most of t h e m assigning as t h e reason for t h e i r d e l i n q u e n c y t h e i r financial i n a b i l i t y so t o do. T h e question h a s also been presented as to w h e t h e r or n o t t h e action of t h e Grand Lodge in r e s c i n d i n g t h e resolution levying t h e assessment absolves t h e delinq u e n t lodges from liability to pay t h e assessment for t h e year 1893. I would direct y o u r careful attention to t h e a n n u a l report of t h e officers of t h e said Kansas Masonic H o m e , w h i c h will b e presented b y t h e m at this Communication. MISCELLANEOUS.

I am in receipt of a c o m m u n i c a t i o n from E.'.W.'. J . L. POWER, G r a n d Secretary of Mississippi, proposing two uniform rules as to jurisdiction over candidates, which were adopted by t h e G r a n d Lodge of Mississippi, to t a k e effect from a n d after t h e i r adoption by a n y o t h e r G r a n d Lodge, as between t h e G r a n d Lodge of Mississippi a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge or G r a n d Lodges a d o p t i n g t h e same. T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n h a s been placed in t h e h a n d s of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , for s u c h r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s as to t h e m may be d e e m e d advisable. I am also in receipt of a c o m m u n i c a t i o n from a c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d by t h e G r a n d Lodge of Wisconsin at its last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n to la}' before t h e several G r a n d Lodges of t h e c o u n t r y t h e question of masonic relief, t h e object being to a t t e m p t to establish m o r e systematic a n d uniform m e t h o d s . T h e proposition s u b m i t t e d b y t h i s committee, consisting of Past G r a n d Master WILLIAM C . SWAIN, Past G r a n d Master N. M. LiTTLBjoHN, a n d Past G r a n d Senior W a r d e n J O H N COESCOT, a n d which I am requested to p r e s e n t for y o u r consideration, is as follows: " I t i s t l i e duty of each lodge to t a k e care of its own m e m b e r s in distress, w h e r e v e r t h e y m a y be. I n case of its inability so to do, t h i s d u t y devolves u p o n t h e G r a n d Lodge from which it holds its c h a r t e r ; it b e i n g understood t h a t in n o case is t h e lodge f u r n i s h i n g relief a n d asking r e i m b u r s e m e n t to go b e y o n d t h e actual necessities w i t h o u t express a u t h o r i t y from t h e r e i m b u r s i n g b o d y . " " T H E KANSAS F R E E M A S O N . "

I am much pleased to a n n o u n c e t h a t a m o n t h l y masonic j o u r n a l b e a r i n g t h e above n a m e is now, a n d since last J u n e h a s b e e n p u b l i s h e d at St. John,-Kan., by W . \ Bro. EDGAR B . MAECHANT, which is entitled to, a n d I t r u s t will receive, t h e moral a n d financial s u p p o r t of t h e Craft in this Grand Jurisdiction. The Kansas Freemason, t h e only masonic j o u r n a l published in Kansas, merits, and, i n m y j u d g m e n t , should receive recognition at y o u r h a n d s by being m a d e t h e official gazette of t h e G r a n d Lodge, in which all general edicts a n d decrees of t h e G r a n d Master a n d all general notices issued by t h e G r a n d Secretary should be published.

PROCEEDINGS GRAND

OF THE

February,

SECRETARY.

In view of the unusual amount of work which would devolve upon the Grand Secretary during the year, occasioned by the removal of the office to Topeka, and additional duties required of him as outlined by the action of the Grand Lodge at its last Annual Communication, I thought best, as you have no doubt observed, to select some other competent brother to serve as chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, thus relieving the Grand Secretary from the labors and responsibility of making that report. It affords me much pleasure to say that Bro. WILSON deserves great credit for the faithful and efficient manner in which he has discharged the duties incumbent upon the Grand Secretary. I can cheerfully say of him, "Well done, thoii good and faithful servant." He has secured a commodious, flre-proof vault, adjoining bis office, in which he has placed all the files, records and printed Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, properly labeled, conveniently arranged, and easy of access. He has with much care assorted and classified the various masonic periodicals and printed Proceedings of other Grand Lodges now on file in his office, and will submit a careful estimate of the amount of appropriation necessar}' to bind and shelve these various publications, thus putting them in such condition as to be of value to all who may have occasion to refer to them. I earnestly recommend that this matter receive your favorable consideration. CONCLUSION.

Before I return to you the emblem of authority with which you invested me twelve months ago, permit me to express in this public manner my profound gratitude for the many evidences of fraternal regard of which I have been the happy recipient during the time I have been a member and ofijcer in this Grand Body, and more particularly during the past year. I desire also to gratefully acknowledge the kindly assistance given me by my associate Grand Officers and other distinguished brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction who have so generously responded to my every call for aid, counsel or advice. I shall lay aside "the ermine of our fraternity," unconscious that any act of mine has brought reproach upon our ancient and honorable Institution. May your deliberations be characterized by that spirit of brotherly love and affection which I entertain toward even the humblest member of this Grand Body. May the seed here sown produce an abundant harvest of good results; may the Angel of Peace hover gently over the loved ones who will joyously welcome you on your return to your respective homes, and may heaven's choicest benedictions ever preserve yon from falling. GEO. W. CLARK, Grand Master. On motion of M.-. W.-. Bro. A. M. CALLAHAM the address wa,s referred to the Committee on R e p o r t s of Grand Oflficers.

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Q ItAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER. T h e E.-.W.-. G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , E G B E R T E . TORRINGTON, p r e sented his a n n u a l rei)o.i't, showins^ t h e a m o u n t of funds received and paid out b y him d u r i n g t h e y e a r . P r o p e r vouchers for all moneys jiaid a c c o m p a n y i n g t h e r e p o r t : GENERAL FUND. WICHITA, KAN., January 31, 1895.

R. E. TORRINGTON, Grand Treasurer, In account with the M.'.W.'. GRAND LODGK OF KANSAS. 1894.

RECEIPTS.

Feb. i.—Balance in Grand Treasury $27,667 33 Feb. 26.—Cash from M. M. Miller, Grand Secretary 39 60 Feb. 26.—Cash from M. M. Miller, Grand Secretary 410 00 Feb. 26.—Cash from M. M. Miller, Grand Secretary 2,188 90 • Apr. 6.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 224 36 Apr. 13.— Cash transferred from Charity Fund 1,434 05 Apr. 13.— Cash transferred from Special Fund Masonic Home.. 1,332 61 May 23.— Cash from A. K. Wilson; Grand Secretary 363 00 Aug.l8.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 250 00 Nov.16.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 213 80 Nov.20.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 42 00 Dec. 31.—Cash from A. K.Wilson. Grand Secretary 500 00 1895-. Jan. 3.-=-Ca.sh from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 1,500 00 Jan. 7.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 1,575 00 Jan. 9.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary .'... 867 00 Jan. 10.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 2,000 00 Jan. 11.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 3,477 50 Jan. 13.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 1,999 50 Jan. 17.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 3,730 50 Jan. 18.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand'Secretary 3,202 50 Jan. 22.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 656 50 Jan. 23.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 965 00 Jan. 24.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 488 00 Jan. 25.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 1,508 14 Jan. 26.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 399 00 Jan. 28.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 526 00 Jan. 29.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 277 50 Jan. 30.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 348 50 Jan. 3 1 . - Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 1,029 00 Jan. 31.— Interest for year ending January 31, 1895 986 23 Total

160,201 52

PROCEEnlNGS

1894.

Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

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13.— 13.— 18.— 19.— 16.— 23.— 23.— 3.— 3.— 4.— 22.— 22.— 22.— 1.— 2.— 19.—

Junel9.— Junel9.— J u l y 10.— J u l v 14.— J u l y 16.— J u l y 17.— Aug.l3.— A>ug;22.— Aug. 22.— A u g . 22.— Aug. 21.—

February,

DISBURSEMENTS.

— . - 72, 22.—780, 22.—781, 22.-782, 22.-784, 22.— 785, 22.-786. 22.-787, 22.-788, 22.— 789, 8.— 1, 9.— 2, 14.— 3, 15.— 4, 21.— 5, 23.— 6, 23.— 7, 23.— 8, 23.— 10, 23.— 11, 23.— 12, 11.— 13, 14.— 14, 14.— 15, 13.—

Apr. 13.—

OF THE

Pay roll, session 1894 S 1,851 W. D. T h o m p s o n , balance on salary 150 W. D . T h o m p s o n , e x p e n s e s 64 R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , a p p r o p r i a t i o n addit'l salary.. 150 J . C. P o s t l e t h w a i t e , balance salary 500 G. M. Dixon, expenses, order G r a n d Ma-ster 1 Jacob D e W i t t , e x p e n s e s , order G r a n d Master... 19 M. M. Miller, balance d u e a n d incidentals 39 M. M. Miller, balance salary 410 M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Com. For. Cor., salary.. 300 A. K. Wilson, postage 10 A. K. Wilson, i n c i d e n t a l e x p e n s e 10 A. K. Wilson, incidental e x p e n s e 33 A. K. Wilson, incidental e x p e n s e 50 Fritz Magers, appropriation 200 W. M. Shaver, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , expenses. 11 J . H . McCall, D e p u t y G r a n d Master, expenses. 11 C.C. Coleraan, G r a n d Senipr W a r d e n , expenses. 7 A. K. Wilson, m o v i n g G r a n d Lodge library.... 118 Charles J . W e b b , a c c o u n t j a n i t o r service 36 O. O. K n o w l e s , library r e n t 37 A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary, postage 15 George F . Pond, salary as Custodian 50 D. D. Hoag, salary as Custodian 50 Transferred to Special F u n d (1894 Proceedings, • p a g e 375) 13,326 Transferred to Special F u n d (1894 Proceedings, page 375) 1,500 16, Geo. M. Coplin, salary as Custodian 50 17, Geo. F . P o n d , expenses 24 18, D. D. Hoag, expenses 21 19, Geo. M. Coplin, e x p e n s e s 12 20, Eeed & T o m l i n s o n , c h a i r 7 21, Nellis & M c C u n e , i n s u r a n c e 6 22, A. K. Wilson, salary Assistant Secretary 25 23, K e t c h e s o n & Reeves, p r i n t i n g Proceedings 1894. 912 24, K e t c h e s o n & Reeves, postage and express 62 25, K e t c h e s o n & Reeves, stationery 37 26, Geo. W. Clark, Gr. Master, salary to May22d.... 1-50 27, A. K . W i l s o n , Gr. Secretary, salary to May 22d.... 450 28, R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , Gr. Treas., salary to May 22d.. 75 30, 0 . O. K n o w l e s , r e n t . . . 37 31, Pacific a n d U . S. E x p r e s s Co., express charges.. 21 33, A. K. Wilsori, e x p e n s e m o v i n g library to permanent quarters 18 34, A . K . W i l s o n , p o s t a g e 25 35, A . K . Wilson, e x p r e s s charges 4 37, Crane & Co., p r i n t i n g 267 38, A . K . W i l s o n , express 27 39, A. K . W i l s o n , express V o l u m e I X 58 40, A. K. Wilson, postage 10 42, A . K . W i l s o n , expre.ss 10 44, Geo. W. Clark, Gr. Master, salary to Aug. 22d 150 45, R. E . Torrington, Gr. Treas., salary to Aug. 22d... 75 46, A. K. Wilson, Gr. Secretary, salary to Aug. 22d.. 450 47, M. L. Stone, G.-.S.'.D.-., e x p e n s e .^ 8 Carried forward

40 00 85 00 00 35 00 60 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 75 75 30 56 00 50 00 00 00 15 00 00 40 30 30 00 00 00 55 26 00 00 00 00 50 18 05 00 01 25 00 59 00 00 00 00 00 65

§21,948 85

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&BAND LODGE OF KARSAS.

B r o u g h t forward $21,948 85 Aug.21.— 48, J . W . B r a n d o n , e x p e n s e 18 65 Aug. 21.— 49, G. W . F a r r o n , e x p e n s e 4 50 Aug.21.— 50, J . D. Griffin, expense.-. 11 00 Sept. 5.— 51, C. O. K n o w l e s , r e n t 37 50 Oct. 1.— 52, C. C. Coleman, expenses 11 70 Oct. 1.— 53, W . M. Shaver, expenses 14 80 Oct. 1.— 54, J . H . McCall, expenses 15 80 Oct. 1.— 55, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Com. o n For. Cor 150 00 Oct. 1.— 57, A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary, p r i n t i n g 27 00' Oct. 8.— 58, K e t c h e s o n & Reeves, p r i n t i n g 19 00 Oct. 12.— 59, A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretarv, postage 10 00 Oct. 20.— 60, A. K . W i l s o n , G r a n d Secretary, p r i n t i n g 10 25 Nov. 9.— 61, A. K. Wilson, postage a n d express 10 00 Nov.22.— 62, R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , . G r . T r e a s . , salary t o Nov. 22d.... 75 00 Nov.22.— 63, A. K . W i l s o n , Gr. Secretary, salary t o Nov. 22d... 450 00 Nov.22.— 64, G. W . Clark, G r a n d Master, salary t o Nov. 22d. 150 00 Nov.26.— 65, A. K . W i l s o n , Grand Secretary, incidental exp.. 20 78 Nov.26.— 66, C. O. Knowles, r e n t 37 50 J a n . 31.— 67. E . A. A r m s t r o n g Co., a p r o n s 274 10 J a n . 31.— 68, G. W. Clark, Grand Master, salary t o F e b . 22d.. 150 00 J a n . 31.— 69, R. E . Torrington, Gr. Treas., salary to F e b . 22d... 75 00 J a n . 31.— 70, A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Sec'y, salary t o F e b . 22d... 450 00 Dec. 7.— 71, A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, postage 10 00 J a n . 3 1 . — Transferred t o Special F u n d Masonic H o m e 16,163 64 J a n . 31.— Transferred to Special F u n d , assessment 1893 794 00 J a n . 31.— Transferred to Charity F u n d 10 p e r c e n t , of 19,185.16 918 51 Total disbursements Balance in G r a n d Treasury Total

R. E . TORRINGTON, Grand

$41,857 64 18.343 88 $60,201 52

CHARITY FUND. W I C H I T A , K A N . , J a n u a r y 31,1895. Treasurer,

In account with the M.'.W.'. G R A N D LODGE OF K A N S A S : RECEIPTS.

Feb. 1, 1894.—Balance in G r a n d Treasury $ 8 , 7 0 8 90 J a n . 31,1895.— Transferred from General F u n d ten per cent, of $9,185.16 918 51 Total , $ 9,627 41 1894.

Order.

DISBURSEMENTS.

Mar. 23.— 9, Jacob Wolf $ 50 00 Apr. 13.— Transferred t o General F u n d {1894 P r o c , 375).. 1,434 05 May 2 8 . - 2 9 , A. 0 . F i s h e r 50 00 J u n e 12.—32, K a n s a s Masonic H o m e 4,000 00 J u n e 22.—36, C. S. Bucroft, for Mrs. Mason 25 00 Aug. 6 . - 4 1 , S. E . Busser 25 00 Aug. 14.—43, S. E . Busser 25 00 Oct. 2 . - 5 6 , C. S. Bucroft, for Mrs. Mason 25 00 1895. J a n . 11.—73, C. S. Bucroft, for Mrs. Mason 25 00 Total $ 5,659 05 Balance in G r a n d Treasury, J a n u a r y 31, 1895 $ 3,968 36 T^^tnl JLV.'tt^l

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PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

SPECIAL FUND —MASONIC HOME. WICHITA, KAN., January 31, 1895.

E. E. ToRBiNGTON, Grand Treasurer, In account with the M.'.W.'. GKAND LODGE OP KANSAS: 1894.

• I'ECEIPTS.

Apr. 11.—Transferred Apr. 11.— Transferred 1895. Jan. 31.—Transferred Jan. 31.—Transferred

from General Fund from General Fund from General Fund from General Fund

Total

$13,326 15 1,500 00 16,163 64 794 00 131,783 79

DISBURSEMENTS.

Transferred to General Fund, April 13, 1894.... $ 1,332 61 Balance in Grand Treasury 30,451 18 Total '.. ...$31,783 79 Fraternally submitted, ROBERT E. TORRINGTON, Grand Treasurer.

1894-95-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSA"^.

EEPORT OF GBAND SECBETAEY. E.-.W.-. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , A L B E R T K . WILSON, reÂŁld bis r e p o r t as follows : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: I desire, in transmitting a report of this office and of my official transactions, to deal as briefly as possible with the various subjects of which I believe you should be cognizant, and which according to our law I am required to submit. On Monday and Tuesday following the close of our last session, I had packed and shipped from Clay Center to Top.eka, all the effects of this office with those of the library. These effects consisted of the following: Three filing cases, one case for blanks, etc., one trunk, to be used in transporting papers, reports, etc., at our annual meetings; one. letter press and one hand case. This comprised the list of furniture. 1 found no blanks for use of constituent lodges, and but a limited number for the Grand Lodge. The following books belonging to the Grand Lodge were also among the property of the Grand Secretary: . Abstract of returns, 100 pages; no entry since 1865. Record of list of officers, 200 pages; no entry since 1880. Ledger, 297 pages; no entry since 1878.ÂŤ Day book, 375 pages; no entry since 1876. Grand Secretary's general memorandum, abomt 200 pages; no entry since 1875. Cash book, 385 pages; no entry since 1879. Ledger, dues collected, 476 pages; entries made for 1891. Abstract of lodge returns, 200 pages; no entry. Cash book, 288 pages; no entry since 1875. Ledger prepared by Grand Secretary, and containing receipts of last year. * , There was also a large accumulation of letters, reports of committees, transcripts, etc. The foregoing includes about all the effects of the Grand Secretary's office as delivered to me by my predecessor. Upon removing the property of the Grand Lodge to Topeka, I secured an office in what is known as the " Real Estate Building," the second story of which was not yet completed, and I located temporarily in an office on the first floor. In June, (the second story having been finished ),I removed to an office up stairs. I have in connection therewith, a fire-proof vault, eight feet square and eleven feet in height. In this I have placed the filing cases containing all the records of our constituent lodges, all the Proceedings of our Grand Lodge, and in short, all the records of this Gr,i.nd .Tiirisdict'on,

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February,

At the last Annual Communication the Grand Lodge very appropriately disposed of the desk used by our late Grand Secretary, but failed to make provision for the purchase of another. This want was supplied through the kindness of the M.'.W.". Grand Master, who furnished me with a table, which I have used during the year. I purchased out of the Contingent Fund five office chairs, also ink-stands, stationery, and the usual material necessary for the work of the office during the year. PROCEEDINGS

1894.

As soon as possible after making a change of the office, I prepared copies of the Journal of our last Communication, and delivered the same to the printer. I reserved the original manuscript and filed it away for future reference. The Proceedings were completed as soon as possible, ( however, we were delayed thirty days on account of not receiving the plates of our late lamented Grand Secretar)'), and I expressed and mailed them to the various lodges, Grand Lodges, and others who, according^to our law, were entitled to receive them. VOLUME I X .

Soon after disposing of the Proceedings, I submitted bids for binding 500 Proceedings of 1892-3-4, to several reliable firms. CRANE & Co. being the lowest bidders, were awarded the contract, and in due time the work was completed in a very satisfactory manner. On July 7th I sent one volume by express to the Worshipful Master of each lodge, also one to the various Grand Lodges and officers, as per Section 63, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws. I enclosed in each a printed postal card for acknowledgment of receipt of same. CHARTERED LODGES.

The charters of John H. Brown Lodge, at Salina, and Enterprise Lodge, at Enterprise, as granted at the last Annual Communication, were in due time engrossed and delivered to the Grand Master. Soon afterward I received reports of the organization of these lodges, and of the installation of their officers. CONSOLIDATION OP LODGES.

On March 3d I received the seal and charter of Blaine Lodge, No. 337, it having resolved to consolidate with Westmoreland Lodge, No. 257, by authority of the M.'.W.-. Grand Master. On March 5th I received the seal and charter of Andale Lodge, No. 253, it having consolidated with Mt. Hope Lodge, No. 238, by authority of an edict issued by M.-. W.-. W. D. THOMPSON. On April 7th I received the seal, charter and a number of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge from Cato Lodge, No. 153. This lodge had, by

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a u t h o r i t y of t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master, consolidated with Godfrey Lodge, No. 124, t h e location of w h i c h was changed from Godfrey to P a w n e e Station, Bourbon county. JIYRTLE LODGE, NO. 1 6 4 .

T h i s lodge, whose c h a r t e r was s u r r e n d e r e d last year, a n d of w h i c h due. r e p o r t was m a d e b y M.'.W.'. Bro. THOMPSON, surrendered to m e t h e i r lodge property, w h i c h consisted of o n e altar, one set candle sticks, a n d a complete set of p a r a p h e r r a l i a . Soon after I was called u p o n by a representative of Oakley Lodge, IJ. D., a n d sold to t h e m t h e complete set for $30.00, believing t h i s to b e a fair price for w h a t m i g h t be t e r m e d second h a n d goods. LIBERTY LODGE, NO. 1 2 3 .

On March 20th, b y order of t h e M.". W.'. G r a n d Master, I expressed to W.-. Bro. SAMUEL M . NEES,of F o r t i t u d e Lodge, No. 107, t h e c h a r t e r of L i b e r t y Lodge, No. 123. I also notified B r o . FOESYTHB, of Liberty, of m y action. On April 19th I received d u e r e t u r n from Bro. N E E S of tlie election and installation of t h e ofBcers of said lodge. HIDGEWAY LODGE, NO. 62.

On March 18th I was notified by t h e acting Secretary of t h i s lodge t h a t , i n compliance w i t h a n edict of M.'.AV.'. Bro. THOMPSON, t h e y h a d r e m o v e d from Kidgeway to Overbrook. WAVERLY LODGE, NO. 244.

On April 16th, in compliance with instructions from t h e M.'.W.". G r a n d Master, t r e t u r n e d t h e c h a r t e r of this lodge to Bro. CHARLES F . ARTHUR, w h o i n d u e t i m e acknowledged receipt of same. HARPER LODGE, NO. 2 0 6 .

A t t h e last A n n u a l Communication H a r p e r Lodge, No. 206, was den i e d representation, t h e Grand Secretary claiming a balance on d u e s of $30.00. At t h e session of 1892 t h e G r a n d Lodge remitted t h e dues of t h i s lodge ($32.00). This a m o u n t h a d b e e n forwarded to R.'.W.'. B r o . . BROWN (as s h o w n By Schedule " A , " p u b l i s h e d i n report of " E s t a t e of R.'.W.*. JOHN H . BROWN," in a n o t h e r p a r t of this r e p o r t ) . T h e a m o u n t , however, was never r e t u r n e d to t h e lodge, h e n c e they were entitled to t h e credit on dues of 1893. T h e y have this year remitted m e $30.00, t h e a m o u n t claimed by t h e C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges last year. T h i s year t h e y have remitted their dues, less t h e $32.00. I would r e c o m m e n d t h e credit so taken be allowed. â&#x20AC;¢ LOUISBURG LODGE, NO. 180.

On December 23d I received notice from t h i s lodge t h a t t h e y h a d ' i n c o m o l i a n c s with '^" ed^^*"-'^f a'l^'.ltArit.v

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from the M.'. W.'. Grand Master. They also transmitted to me their annual report and Grand Lodge dues. On December 24th they shipped me their paraphernalia, charter and seal. They informed mo that they had sold the remainder of the property and applied it on the indebtedness of the lodge. On December 27th I issued certificates of membership to all members who were clear on the books, and mailed the same to W.'. Bro. GEOHGE A. BOYLE. CONSTELLATION LODGE, NO. 9 5 .

The Committee on Chartered Lodges last year reported this lodge $7.50 in arrears. I notified them shortly afterward, and in reply they informed me that their representatives had explained the matter fully to the committee, and they had agreed to recommend that the amount be remitted. This lodge had been unable to hold any meetings during the latter part of the year on account of a quarantine being placed upon all places of meetings by the legal authorities; hence the suspension of a number of members was after the time provided by our code, and upon this explanation the committee agreed to recommend that the amount he remitted, as I was informed in a subsequent correspondence with Bro. BYINGTON. I would therefore recommend that this amount be remitted. CHARITY.

By direction of the M.\W.-. Grand Master, I drew warrants on the Grand Treasurer for the following: March 23d, Warrant No. 9, for ยง50.00; May 28th, Warrant No. 29, for SoO.OO; June 22d, Warrant No. 36, for $25.00; October 2d, AVarrant No. 56, for $25.00; August 6th, Warrant No. 41, for $25.00; August 14th, Warrant No. 43, for $25.00; January 11th, Warrant No. 73, for $25.00. COMMUNICATIONS.

During the year I have received but three communications on subjects of such a nature as properly require reference to the Grand Lodge for consideration. On May 10th I received a letter and various documents in donnectionwith what is known as "The National Masonic Home for Consumptives," of Santa Fe, N. M. On May 18th I received a communication from the Grand Secretary ' of Mississippi, entitled, "Proposed Uniform Rules as to Jurisdiction Over Candidates." On May 17th I received a communication from the Grand Secretary of Oklahoma, relative to Grand Representatives. These communications will be presented for your consideration during this session of the Grand Lodge. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S CERTIFICATES.

At the_ last Annual Communication the Grand Secretary was authorized to issue certificates of good standing to Bros. DAVID HARDING

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a n d THOMAS LASSELL, formerly of G r e a t Light Lodge, N o . 34, a t Silver L a k e . On April 2d I accordingly issued these certificates, a n d mailed t h e m to W.". B r o . W. C. B A Y U S , at T e c u m s e h , Oklahoma. U p o n p a y m e n t of all back dues I issued certificates of good s t a n d i n g to t h e following b r e t h r e n : April 6th, Bro. P . P . H O H L E E , m e m b e r of late M y r t l e Lodge, No. 164; on April 17th, Bro. W I L L I A M GAMMON, m e m b e r of late Myrtle Lodge, No. 164; on J u l y 7th, Bro. V. N . SAYER, m e m b e r of late Richfield Lodge, No. 303; on October 16th, B r o . W I L L I A M J . BoHANNON, m e m b e r of late Myrtle Lodge, No. 164. October 25th, upon t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master of Arkansas, a n d t h e certificates of a n u m b e r of m e m b e r s of M o u n d City Lodge, No. 33, of t h i s G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , all of w h i c h were certified t o by t h e 'Secretary of said lodge, I issued a duplicate certificate to B r o . LuMAN C. CLAHK, a m e m b e r of late Paris Lodge, No. 52, t h e former certificate h a v i n g been lost or destroyed. October 22d I received t h r o u g h Bro. C. ELLINWOOD, a m e m b e r of late Richfield Lodge, No. 303, almost a complete set of p a r a p h e r n a l i a formerly belonging to t h i s lodge, also all t h e books a n d records of said lodge. I was requested b y Bro. ELLINWOOD to send h i m a certificate. I found, h o w e v e r , u p o n e x a m i n i n g t h e records t h a t h e o w e d a special assessment of $10.00. I presented the m a t t e r t o t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master, a n d was instructed by h i m to give Bro. ELLINWOOD credit for $10.00, as compensation for services caring for, p a c k i n g a n d freighting t h e goods fifty miles to t h e nearest railroad station. Accordingly on October 25th I issued said certificate, arid forwarded it to B r o . ELLINWOOD. G R A N D E B P R E S B N T A T I V E S NEAR THE G R A N D LODGE OF KANSAS.

I h a v e - r e c e i v e d notice from t h e G r a n d . L o d g e s of K e n t u c k y a n d W a s h i n g t o n t h a t at t h e last session of their, respective G r a n d Lodges t h e y d i s c o n t i n u e d t h e G r a n d Representative s y s t e m . D u r i n g t h e year I h a v e received a n d delivered t h e following com• missions a s G r a n d Representatives of o t h e r G r a n d l^odges n e a r t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s : J u l y 7th. W.-. Bro. FRANK DRUMMOND, of Orient Lodge, N o . 51, as G r a n d Representative of Michigan. A u g u s t 6 t h . W / . Bro. T. P . RODGERS, of Orient Lodge, N o . 51, as G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of-Vermont. • A u g u s t 28th. W.'. Bro. GEORGE M O K B N Z I E , of Minneapolis Lodge, No. 143, as G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge' of Scotland. October 8th. W.". Bro. B E N . O . H A G E N , of N e w t o n Lodge, N o . 142, as t h e G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of S o u t h Australia. N o v e m b e r 1st. .W.'. Bro. W M . H-. VOETH, of G i r a r d Lodge, No. 93, as G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nevada. . N o v e m b e r 26th. W . ' . B r o . H E N T O N GORDON, of W y a n d o t t e Lodge, No. 3, as G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d L o d e e of Delaware,

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D e c e m b e r 3d. W.-. B r o . A L E X . A. SHARP, of L a m e d Lodge, N o . 167, as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of N o r t h Carolina. D e c e m b e r 4th. W.-. Bro. W . A. BURNETT, of M o u n t a i n Slope Lodge, No. 186, as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Arizona. J a n u a r y 9, 1895. R.'.W.'. Bro. A. H . ELLIS, of M o u n t V e r n o n Lodge, No. 145, as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Michigan, vice. W.". B r o . F R A N K DRUSIMOND, d e c e a s e d . G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S OP T H E GRA.N'D LODGE O P KANSAS N E A R O T H E K G R A N D LODGES.

A s t h e r e was n o record to b e found in this office of t h e dates of t h e i.ssuance of t h e several commissions to o u r G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , I arranged a b o o k for t h a t purpose, a n d by checking t h r o u g h o u r Proceedings, s e c u r e d as nearly a s possible, t h e dates of t h e e x p i r a t i o n s of t h e s e commissions. On J u n e 30th I s e n t notices to twenty-four G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s req u e s t i n g t h a t their G r a n d Master n o m i n a t e some b r o t h e r as o u r G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e near their G r a n d Lodge. I n d u e t i m e I received a reply from t h e following G r a n d Lodges, containing r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e following n a m e d b r e t h r e n , w h i c h r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were c o n c u r r e d i n by o u r M . ' . W . ' . G r a n d Master a n d t h e b r e t h r e n duly a p p o i n t e d b y h i m , a n d as directed, on October 24th I issued t h e following commissions: • Connecticut Delaware

Florida •Georgia Ireland

Louisiana Maine Manitoba .'. Michigan ._ Minnesota Mississippi New J e r s e y New Y o r k N o r t h Carolina North Dakota Rhode Island South Carolina Scotland

South Australia Utah Virginia W e s t Virginia Wisconsin

M.'.W.'. L U K E A. LOCKWOOD W . \ R. H E N R Y YOUNG

M.'.W.'. SAMUEL PASCO ' W.'. H E N R Y BANKS W.'. FRANCIS C . CLARKE

R.'.W.-. J O H N G . M C W I L L I A M S R.'.W.-. A R C H I E L . TALBOT M.'.W.-. JAMES A. ORAS M.'.W.'. JAMES H . FARNAM R.'.W.-. CALVIN L . BROWN M.'.W.-. E . GEORGE D E L A P W.-. CHARLES Russ R . ' . W . ' . J O H N B. ALLIGER W.'. M. C. S. NOBLE , M.'.W.-. J O H N F . SELBY R.-.W.-. D A N I E L BABCOCK W.-. AV. F . STRONG W.-. JAMES SIMPSON

Greenwich. Wilmington.

Monticello. La Grange. Dublin.

Shreveport. Lewiston. R a p i d City. Cassopolis. Morris. Natchez. Elizabethtown. Rondout. Wilmington. Hillsboro. Phoenix. Charleston. Edinborough.

W.'. FREDERICK CHAS.BowEN..Adelaide. W.-. J O H N M . BOWMAN Salt L a k e City. W.'. W M . L . LOVENSTEIN.* Richmond. W.-. J O H N N . COLLINS Charleston. M.'.W.-. H E N R Y L . PALMER Milwaukee.

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Among the various duties assigned the Grand Secretary at our last Annual Communication, was the preparation of a ledger, specialh' ruled, containing the statistics and membership of each lodge. I found, upon examining the records of this Grand Lodge, that in 1875 (page 38 of the Proceedings) the Grand Secretary recommended the preparation of such an abstract, also a registry. â&#x20AC;˘ On page 52 of the same Proceedings, the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers recommended that the Grand Secretary be authorized to provide such-au abstract and registry, and the report was adopted. In the Proceedings of 1876, (page 30), the Grand Secretary reports that the abstract had been provided, and that he had checked the reports over twice and was going over them for the third time ih the hopes of getting very nearly a complete job. Among the efTects of the office I could find no abstract; however, I found a book specially ruled and prepared for that purpose, contain'ing 200 pages, but no entries had been made therein. I have no doubt it had been prepared up to that time (1876), but in some manner it had been misplaced or lost." I began the work of checking up the various lodge reports, and have completed the work up to and including 1878. EEGISTRY.

One of the most important duties to be performed in connection with this office is the compilation of a register'. This should be so arranged as to give a complete record of every member in this Grand Jurisdiction. To prepare such a register will be no small undertaking, as I find we have but very few reports of lodges for the years 1856, 1857 and 1858. However, now is the time to begin this work, as we can obtain a great deal of information from some of our older members who were affiliated with our lodges during those years, and who in a few j'ears will have passed away. During the year I have taken particular interest in this matter, and have talked and corresponded with a number of Grand Secretaries of other Grand Jurisdictions, who were interested in this work themselves, some of whom have already prepared a register, and others were contemplating doing so. I also believe a compendium should be gotten up for each lodge, wherein they could compile an abstract of their own members, including a record of each petition received, also those who may be rejected. I believe the Grand Lodge registry should include all data contained in each lodge compendium. This register should be arranged by lodges, (chronologically), and the index might be on what is known as the "card system," having as many indexes as may be necessary, one for Master Masons, one for Past Masters, etc. This is an important matter, and I trust you will give it consideration.

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RECORDS.

At the last session of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master and Grand Secretary were appointed a special committee to examine the various manuscripts, etc., which had accumulated in this office for a number of years, and to destroy all worthless matter. In assorting and arranging the affairs in this office, I laid aside all such papers as I thought should be inspected by the committee. On September 21st and 22d, the committee carefully examined all such material as had been reserved for their consideration, and destroyed that which they considered of no value, which was largely composed of old letters, reports of committees, etc., reserving all transcripts, petitions for new lodges, and such other papers as they deemed proper to be filed away among the archives as a matter of record for the Grand Lodge. APPEALS.

During the year there have been four appeals sent up. They have been placed in the hands of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, who in due time will submit their report for your consideration. COERESPOSDENCE.

The correspondence during the year, not only with the lodges of this jurisdiction, but with our sister Grand Lodges, has been exceedingly pleasant. We have a few Secretaries of our constituent lodges who are somewhat neglectful of their duty. They seem to overlook the fact that the Grand Secretary does not write to them with the intention of annoying or confusing them, but to assist them in the performance of their respective duties. When a communication is sent.from the Grand Secretary, it should be attended to as promptly as possible, in order that the aflfairs of his office and the respective lodge may be in full accord. It was my pleasure during the meeting of the General Grand Chapter at Topeka, to become personally acquainted with a number of the Grand Secretaries of other jurisdictions, from whom I received many valuable suggestions, the outgrowth of the extended experience of the most accomplished secretarial officers known to the Craft of this country. It was a source of much pleasure and benefit to me, and I take this opportunity of expressing my grateful appreciation of the many courtesies. L A W R E L A T I N G TO SUSPENSION OP M E M B E R S .

My attention has been several times directed to the statutory law on the subject of non-payment of lodge dues and the method of procedure under the code. There is no question in my mind as to the intent of the law. But in the arrangement of the printed code, reference is ' not made to the statute which gives the right to proceed, and the provisions of such statute is in most cases overlooked. This gives oppor-

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tunity to raise the question as to the validity of perhaps ninety percent, of the suspensions since our present code became operative. A strict and technical application of the law requires two notiflcations by the Secretary to the member in arrearage, and two reports of such notification and arrearage to the lodge, all of which must be had at only two dates of the calendar year, namely: The stated communication next preceding, and the stated- communication next succeeding, St. John's Day in'December. The details of the statutory provision are contained in Sections 56 and 57, Chapter IE, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. JS^OW, the method of procedure against a member for arrearage of dues is outlined in Sections 1 and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter III, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. It is by these last named sections that the majority of lodges proceed, and the language thereof is misleading, in that it specifies that at any stated communication a majority vote is sufficient to require the Junior Warden to present charges and specifications against a delinquent brother. I submit that the statutory provisions of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws, above referred to, take precedence over Sections 1 and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter III, for the reason that the latter sections provide only the means of procedure when a member becomes amenable to discipline, and that member can become amenable to discipline only by the application of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws. That there might be no possible confusion in the proper application of the law, I called the attention (by letter) of eaeh Secretary in the jurisdiction to the statutes. This notice was sent in ample time to admit of these provisions being strictly complied with under the limits of the law. I would suggest, however, that this be made perfectly clear by such amendment or resolution as will prevent lodges making a mistake of procedure under Sections 1 and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter IIT, without regard for and attention to provisions of Sections 56 and 57 of Chapter II. ABSTKACT O F D E F U N C T L O D G E S .

In obedience to the recommendation of the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers, asadopted by the Grand Lodge at the last session, I devoted considerable time to making an abstract or record of members of lodges which have become extinct. In order to make an intelligent report of my work in connection therewith, it will be necessary for me to deal somewhat Individually with and give a short history of a number of lodges, as I found in this office but a part of the records of a number of extinct lodges. I found there were fifty-four charters surrendered, revoked or returned to the Grand Lodge, and nine dispensations. Of this number we have the records of but twenty-six; for some reason the books and records of the' remainder are missine or were never returned to the Grand Secretarv.

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The following is a list of lodges whose history is very incomplete, as their lodge records are not on file in this office, and the only information I could receive in regard to the record of members was from the few annua! reports in this office. There are some few which I was unable to find any record of, except that published in the Proceedings: Tecumseh Lodge, No. 15, al Tecumseh.— Dispensation issued 185^'; chartered 1857; charter surrendered 1874. Dispensation, charter and annual reports on file. Shavmee Lodge, No. 9, at Big Springs.— Dispensation issued 1857; chartered 1857; charter revolted 1867. No dispensation or charter on file. Annual reports for the following years only: 1859, 1860, 1861 and 1862. Delaware Lodge, at Delaware.— Dispensation issued 1857 and revoked in 1859. No records on file. Oeary Lodge, at Lecompton.— Dispensation issued 1857 and surrendered 1858. No records. Jjecomplon Lodge, No. IS, at Lecompton.— Dispensation issued 1858; cliartered 1858; charter revoked 1865. No records to be found. Osage Valley Lodge, No. 24, at Osawatomie. ~ Dispensation issued 18-59; chartered 1859; charter surrendered 1863. Charter and reports on file. The charter, however, is not signed by the Deputy Grand Master or Senior Grand Warden, and the name of the Worshipful Master is omitted. Auraria Lodge, No. 37, at Auvaria.-^{ Afterwards Denver City, Col.) Dispensation issued 1859; chartered 1861; charter returned to Grand Lodge in 1862 on account of the organization of the Grand Lodge of Colorado. No reports on file. Stanton Lodge, No. 18, at Stanton, Miami county.— No date of issuance of dLspensation; chartered 1859 and revoked in 1863. No records to be found. Denver Lodge, at Denver City, in the Golden Region.—Dispensation issued 1860, and returned to Grand Master during the year on account of being so close to Auraria Lodge, No. 37. No records. Golden City Lodge, No. 34, at Golden City, Col.— Dispensation issued in 1860; chartered 1860, and returned to Grand Lodge in 1861 on account of the organization of the Grand Lodge of Colorado. No records. Nevada City Lodge, No. 36, Colorado Territory.— Dispensation issued 1861; chartered 1861; returned to Grand Loijige 1862 on account of the organization of the Grand Lodge of Colorado. No records. Seneca Lodge, No. 39, at Seneca.— Dispensation issued 1863; chartered 1863; charter surrendered 1875.' Dispensation and reports on file. Virginia City Lodge, No. 43, Montana.— Dispensation issued 1864; chartered 1864; charter returned 1866 on account of the organization of the Grand Lodge of Montana. No records.

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Rising Sun Lodge, No. 46, Fort Scotl.—Dispensation issued 1865; chartered 1865; consolidated February 12, 1878, with Bourbon Lodge, No. 8, and to be known as Rising Sun Lodge, No. 8, Fort Scott. No dispensation or charter on file. Reports for 1861-77 inclusive, except 1862. Americus Lodge, No. 62, at Americus.—Dispensation issued 1866; "chartered 1867; revoked 1869. No records. MoniiceUo Lodge, No. 4-S, at Monticello.— Dispensation issued 1866; chartered 1866; surrendered 1875. Charter and reports for 1867-75 on file. Calvary Lodge, No. 50, at Leavenworth.— Dispensation i-ssued 1866; chartered 1866; consolidated with King Solomon, No. 10, May 10, 1875. Dispensation and rejjorts for 1866-76 on file. Ml.Moriah Lodge, No. 70, at Salt Lake City, Utah.— Dispensation issued 1867; chartered 1868; charter returned 1872, on account of the organization of the Grand Lodge of Utah. Dispensation and reports for 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1871 on file. Friendship Lodge, U.l)., at Lindsey.— Dispensation issued 1867; continued from year to year, and surrenderetl 1870. No reports. Adelpha. Lodge, U. D., at Leavenworth.— Dispensation issued 1868, and surrendered shortly afterward.' Neosho Rapids Lodge, No. 77.— Name changed to Ionic in 1870; dispensation issued 1869; chartered 1869; surrendered 1879. • Dispensation, charter and reports on file. Ashler Lodge, No. 87, at Clinton. — Dispensation issued 1869; chartered 1870;. surrendered 1879. Dispensation and reports for 1870-77 inclusive on file. Alpha Lodge, No.lSS, ai Fort Gibson;!. T. —Dispensation issued 1872; chartered 1872; returned to Grand Lodge 1878 on account of the organization of the Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory. Dispensation and reports for 1872-77 inclusive on file. White Water Lodge, No. J4S, at Clifford.— Dispensation issued 1873; chartered 1873; consolidated with Halcyon Lodge, No. 120, at Peabody, October 20, 1876. Dispensation and reports for 1873-75 inclusive on file. iliami Lodge, No. 69, at Paola.— Dispensation issued 1873; chartered 1874; consolidated with Paola Lodge, No. 37, October 18, 1876. Dispensation, charter and reports for 1873-76 on file. Leota Lodge, U. D., at Leola, Norton County.—Dispensation issued 1878; continued in 1879 and 1880; recalled 1881, on account of county seat having been located at Norton. No records. Twin Falls Lodge, No. ISl. — Dispensation issued 1879.; chartered 1879; charter revoked 1885. Dispensation, charter and reports for 1874, 1876 and 1877 on file. Opolis Lodge, U.D., at Opolis, Crawford County.— Dispensation issued 1885; revoked in 1887.

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February,

The following is a list of lodges now defunct, whose records or a part of them are now on file in this office: Ottumwa, No. 11, Elk Creek, No. 22, Paris, No. 22, Landmark XJ. D., afterwards St. Johns, No. 26, Aubry.No. 30, Valley, No. 30, Indianola, afterward Great Light, „ . ?^°' ^^'. ^: „. H,ghPra,n_e,No.2o, tr^'^l; ° ^ \ T r„ Mt. Pleasant, No. 58, Dick Roes, No. 59, Evergreen, No. 86, Zion, No. 108,

Composite, No. 152, Cedar Yale, No. 164, Cato, No. 153, Springdale, No. 152, Qlive, No. 181, Triune, No. 216, Saratoga, No. 216, Phcenix No. 253 Andale,'No. 253,' Ida, No. 170, Lincoln, TJ. D., and Center, No. 69, Lily, No. 301, Eitchfield, No. 303, ^^ ^^_ 33^_

CHARTERS.

Total number of charters issued since the organization of this Grand Lodge Revoked • 14 Surrendered 25 Returned 6 Consolidated 9 Current charters ; 348 402

402

DISPENSATIONS.

Total number of dispensations issued since organization of this Grand Lodge Revoked > 4 Surrendered 4 Returned 1 Current lodges.'. 348 Defunct lodges 39 Charters returned 6 Consolidated ^ 9_ 411

411

The records of these several lodges I have carefully assorted, arranged, and filed awky in the vault, the records of a great many of which would aid materially in compiling a history of our Grand Lodge. I have also arranged a book in which I have written an abstract of each lodge, and a register of its members. MEMBERSHIP.

During the year I have corresponded with the Secretaries of the lodges whose reports were in error last year, as reported by the Committee on Chartered Lodges, and without an exception have all corrected.

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I t h e n m a d e a footing of t h e r e p o r t s as corrected, a n d find o u r actual . m e m b e r s h i p is 19,211 instead of 19,825, as s h o w n i n our last Proceedi n g s ; a discrepancy of 614. This correction I could n o t m a k e before h a v i n g t h e P r o c e e d i n g s printed, on account of t h e errors i n m e m b e r s h i p i n a n u m b e r of t h e reports. This discrepancy is d u e to t h e fact that, in looking over t h e former Proceedings, n o allowance was m a d e w h e n a lodge b e c a m e extinct. A complete roster s h o u l d b e k e p t of all such m e m b e r s , a n d t h e n u m b e r thereof s h o u l d b e added to t h e current list of m e m b e r s as s h o w n in t h e s u m m a r y . I t is impossible for m e a t t h i s t i m e to m a k e such a roster, owing to t h e fact t h a t a great m a n y of t h e a n n u a l r e t u r n s of these defunct lodges are n o t on file i n t h i s office. ESTATE OF R.'.W.". JOHN H. BROWN.

On e x a m i n i n g t h e various p a p e r s a n d reports in this office, I found t h e report of o u r late G r a n d Secretary, R.'.W.'. J O H N H . BROWN, w h i c h for some reason was n o t p r e s e n t e d a t o u r last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . As i t contains t h e a m o u n t s r e t u r n e d b y a n u m b e r of lodges, I d e e m i t p r o p e r t h a t t h e same should b e p r i n t e d with t h e Proceedings of t h i s A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . I therefore, fraternally s u b m i t t h e s a m e , which is as follows: SCHEDULE " A,"

Being t h e a m o u n t of d u e s r e t u r n e d b y subordinate lodges for t h e j-ear e n d i n g December 31, 1892, since r e p o r t to Grand Lodge, paid J O H N H . BROWN, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y : No,

Name.

Amount.

15 G r e a t B e n d โ ข 27 Neosho 42 Holton 52 Pottawatomie....'. 59 Saltville 74 Mystic Tie 101 Euclid 108 M e m p h i s 115 Excelsior; 129 Belleville 138 P o m o n a 153 Cato 178 B u r r O a k 183 P a y l o r d 200 A n t h o n v

ยง5150 24 50 54 00 18 00 10 50 25 50 29 50 15 00 15 00 48 00 20 50 13 00 14 00 19 00 36 50

No.

206 223 275 281 283 295 304 312 313 314 .320 328 3.37 340

Amoxtnt.

Name.

Harper ' Joppa Webb Millbrook Preston Comanche Randall Santa Fe Bluff City Hebron Vermillion G y p s u m City Blaine Leoti Total

:....$ 83 00 14 50 17 50 ' 23 50 19 00 16 00 14 50 9 00 23 00 9 50 12 00 20 50 14 00 16 50 00

SCHEDULE " B , "

Being t h e a m o u n t of c h a r t e r fees collected from lodges n a m e d below, p a i d J O H N H . BROWN, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y : No.

Name.

25 348 349

Oketo Hoxie Narka

Amount.

No.

$20 00 20 00 20 00

351 352

Name.

Scammon Horace Total.

Amount.

$20 00 20 00 $100 00

Received Received Received Received Received

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February,

from lodges as per Schedule " A , " from lodges as p e r Schedule " B , " from Brainard Lodge, N o . 280, to correct error from proceeds of sale f u r n i t u r e of Phojnix, No. 2.33 balance as per r e p o r t C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e

$636 100 4 Vi 73

00 00 50 00 50

Soon after the close of t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , I was informed by M..W.'. J O H N C . POSTLKTHWAITE t h a t n o final settlement had been m a d e in t h e accounts of R.'.W.'. J O H N H . BROWN. This m a t t e r I, supposed h a d been adjusted, as t h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d Secretary last year s h o w e d thatS709.70 h a d been received from t h a t estate. . I was u n a b l e to find in t h i s office a n y r e p o r t or papers connected with t h i s settlement, except a s t a t e m e n t of B r o . BROWN'S salary as Grand Secretary. I r e q u e s t e d M.'.W.'. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE to o b t a i n ' a copy of t h e s t a t e m e n t from Mr. E D . A. BROWN, son of late G r a n d Secretary R.'.AV.'. J O H N H . BROWN, showing t h e basis u p o n w h i c h they paid S709.70. I n a s h o r t t i m e I was furnished with t h e same. I t h e n began t h e work of c h e c k i n g u p t h e entire matter. I found t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge was y e t i n d e b t e d to R.'.W.. J O H N H . BROWN for h i s services as chairman of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence for tlie year 1892, S300.00. T h e second edition of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n was adopted F e b r u a r y 17, 1885. No appropriation was m a d e a n d n o m o n e y d r a w n d u r i n g t h a t year for services as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence. I n 1886 an appropriation was m a d e to " p a y accounts now d u e and as c u r r e n t expenses for t h e year 1886." E a c h succeeding year an app r o p r i a t i o n was made and t h e a m o u n t d r a w n , which paid for t h e previous year. T h e seventh a p p r o p r i a t i o n was m a d e at t h e session of 1892, ( p a g e 76 of t h e Proceedings,) a n d p a i d by W a r r a n t No. 708, F e b r u a r y 23, 1892; t h i s paid t h e salary for 1891. T h e following is a copy of t h e s t a t e m e n t as m a d e last y e a r : K A N S A S C I T Y , Mo., J u n e 24,

1893.

J O H N H . BKOWN, TO Grand Lodge, Kansas, A. F. & A. M., Dr. To a m o u n t d u e Grand Lodge for r e t u r n s a n d c h a r t e r fees received after J a n u a r y 31, 1893, and n o t i n c l u d e d in Proceedings report 1893, Schedule " A " a n d " B , " a n d e x h i b i t "C" $753 50 To one d e s k charged in account of t h e t h e G r a n d Secretary for 1893, b u t retained by family 40 00 5 793 50 Bv s u n d r y express charges as p e r statem'ent r e n d e r e d , marked Exhibit " A " S 9 60 By a m o u n t of balance d u e from G r a n d Lodge as appears by E x h i b i t " B " 73 50 = 83 10 Balance d u e G r a n d Lodge

$710 40

Received from SARAH J . BROWN t h e s u m of seven h u n d r e d a n d ten dollars a n d forty cents, ($710.40), to b a l a n c e t h e account of J O H N H . BROWN, as per statement h e r e w i t h attached. Signed: M A T H E W M. M I L L E R , Grand Secretary.

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KXHiBiT " A ; " K A N S A S C I T Y , Mo., .Tune 24, 1893.

Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. F. dk A. M., To SARAH J. BROWN, Dr. : 1893. Feb. 11. To express charges on G r a n d Lodge supplies shipped to Hutchinson S Feb. 18. To express charges on box from H u t c h i n s o n To s u n d r y express charjres on packages to a n d irom L e a v e n w o r t h , after J a n u a r y 31, 1893 Total $ EXHIBIT

3,85 1 00 4 75 9 60

â&#x20AC;˘

K A N S A S C I T Y , Mo., F e b r u a r y 15, 1893.

Grand Lodge of Kansas, A.F. d; A. M., To J O H N H . BROWN, Dr.: 1893. Feb. 15. To a m o u n t d u e G r a n d Secretary, as p e r report of Committee on F i n a n c e ......f73 50 EXHIBIT J O H N H . BROWN, Grand

Secretary,

In account with M.'.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E OF K A N S A S :

Received from lodges as p e r Schedule " A " Received from lodges as p e r Schedule " B " Received from Brainard Lodge, No. 280 Received proceeds sale of furniture P h o e n i x , No. 233 Total : '.

$636 00 100 00 .4 50 13 00 $753 50

I n t h i s s t a t e m e n t I find t h e desk w h i c h w a s presented t o Mr. E D . A. BROWN, a n d was already paid for, a n d included in E r o . BROWN'S report as p a r t of t h e c o n t i n g e n t expenses, should n o t have been charged in t h e account. ( A t t h e t i m e t h e r e p o r t w a s m a d e , which was before t h e meeting of t h e G r a n d Lodge, t h e charge was t h e n correct.) H o w ever, t h e r e should h a v e been charged $73.50, as reported hy t h e F i n a n c e Committee (page 223, Proceedings 1892). This charge was for t h r e e errors in t h e G r a n d Secretary's report. I n Schedule " A " t h e footing showed $986.50, a n d i n t h e s u m m a r y , $037.50, being an error of $49.00. I n Schedule " B " t h e footing shows $8,818.00, a n d in t h e s u m m a r y , 18,813.50; in error, ?4.50. I n Schedule " C , " footing $100.00; s u m m a r y , $80.00; error, $20.00. Total error, $73.50. This a m o u n t added to t h e $753.50 m a k e s a total of $827.00. In t h e credits given, t h e a m o u n t s as shown i n E x h i b i t " B " should be $75.20, instead of $73.50 ( page 185, Proceedings 1892), which, a d d e d to t h e $9.60, makes $84.80. This a m o u n t deducted from $827.00 leaves a balance d u e Grand Lodge of $742.20. T h e a m o u n t paid G r a n d Lodge, as shown in Grand Secretary's r e p o r t last year, $709.70, plus 70 cents exchange ($710.40), leaving a balance still d u e G r a n d Lodge of $31.80. T!-!H a m o u n t deducted from S300.00 ( t h e a m o u n t still d u e for services

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February,

as chairman of the Committee on Correspondence), leaves a balance still due Bro. BROWN'S estate of S268.20. On August 30th the M.'.W.-. Grand Master and myself called upon Mr. E D . A. BHOVVN at his office in Kansas City, Mo., relative to this report. Mr. BKOWN informed us that they had left the matter entirely to the Grand Lodge, having full confidence that the final settlement would be satisfactory to the family. We then called his attention to the errors I have already reported, and the explanation of same was perfectly satisfactory to him. The balance due Grand Lodge, $.31.80, was then proffered by Mr. BROWN. This, however, we declined to accept, as the Grand Lodge was yet in debt to his father's estate $.300.00. FINANCE.

The Grand Lodge must certainly appreciate the embarrassing difficulties which surround the work of a Grand Secretary when matters of finance and business, which, of necessity, constitute the basis of his reports, and for which he must depend upon the Finance Committee, come to him with-errors. These errors may arise from carelessness, or a lack of time, but the interests of the Grand Lodge demand in such matters the exercise of such care and accuracy as would be required in financial transactions in the business world; wherefore I solicit on behalf of whomsoever may discharge the duties of Grand Secretary the coming year the exercise of the utmost care and accuracy in the auditing of the accounts, and the report of the Finance Committee at this Annual Communication. In compliance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee (page 375, Proceedings 1894), I instructed the Grand Treasurer to transfer ยง13,326.15 from the General Fund to the Masonic Home Fund. ' From the reports of 1893 and figures taken from the Grand Secretary's ledger, I find that $16,096.50 should be credited to the Masonic Home. Of this amount ยง2,770.35 was remitted to the Grand Treasurer, as shown by the report of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home (page 369, Proceedings 1894), leaving a balance of $13,326.15 then in the General Fund, which should be transferred to the credit of the Masonic Home Fund. The amount credited to the Masonic Hqme, $16,096.50, deducted from $23,703.43 (total amount received by Grand Treasurer prior to February 1, 1894), left a balance of $7,006.93 in General Fund. After February 1, 1894, the Grand Treasurer received $2,638.50, of which $1,500.00 was for the Masonic Home, leaving a balance of $1,138.50 for the General Fund. This amount, plus the $7,606.93, or $8,745.43, is the amount (less ten per cent, for Charity Fund) belonging to the General Fund. In checking up the report of the Grand Secretary last year, in order to ascertain the amount to be set aside for the Masonic Home and Charity Fund, I find quite a number of errors which the Finance

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Committee failed to correct. Schedule " B " shows $8,374.50, a n d t h e s u m m a r y $8,284.50. Schedule " ' E " shows $13,865.36, and t h e s u m m a r y $13,895.86. T h e total a m o u n t received as-shown by t h e s u m m a r y is $23,022.56, a n d t h e correct footing is $23,022.06. T h e a m o u n t o f money received as s h o w n by schedule " F " is $2,691.00. T h e report of t h e Masonic H o m e Board shows t h a t $2,770.35 h a d b e e n received (page 369, Proceedings 1894). On account of these errors I was unable to m a k e a report to t h e G r a n d Treasurer until I h a d m a d e a schedule showing t h e a m o u n t of m o n e y received as per t h e printed report, a n n u a l r e t u r n s a n d t h e ledger, as t h e i r footings did not balance. T h e following is a schedule of t h e various a m o u n t s received, also the errors: Annual Returns.

Ledger.

Masonic H o m e Donation A d d account Lodge No. 1.. Add account Lodge No. 42.. A d d account Lodge No. 43.. Add account Lodge No. 60.. Add account Lodge No. 189 Add account Lodge No. 198 Add account Lodge No. 235 Add account Lodge No. 243 Add account Lodge No. 273 Add account Lodge No. 321 Add account E n t e r p r i s e Lodge, U . D , Total

$25,029 86 $21,998 15 2,801 46 25 00

Printed Report.

125,027 36 1 00 50 25 1 50

33 50 25 50 28 50

50 I 60 63 20

50 00 50 00

$25,031 61 $25,031 61

50. $2-5,031 61

A m o u n t paid Grand T r e a s u r e r b y M. M. Miller, as G r a n d Secretary, as per p r i n t e d r e p o r t ,. $23,022 56 A m o u n t paid G r a n d T r e a s u r e r b y M. M. Miller, as Secretary Masonic H o m e , as per report of Board of Directors Masonic H o m e 2,770 35 $25,792 91 A m o u n t received b y M. M. Miller, G r a n d Secretary, as per report s u b m i t t e d

Amounts From From From From From From

25,031 61 $

761 30

otherwise received by M. M. Miller, as Gr. Sec'y: Estate J o h n H . Brown ; $709 70 A. C. K e n n e d y , Richfield Lodge, No. 303... 14 00 J o h n P. Morton, Richfield Lodge, No. 303... 12 00 Davis H a r d i n g , G r e a t L i g h t Lodge, No. 34... 2 50 T h o m a s Lassell, G r e a t L i g h t Lodge, No. 34... 5 00 l u m b e r a n d b o x e s sold..... 2 00==

745 20

A m o u n t overpaid Treasurer

16 10

0-i

FnOCEEDlNGH OE THE

February,

Amountreceivedby M.M. Miller, Gr.Sec'y, after Feb. 1,'94... $ 2,639 00 Amount paid by M. M. Miller, Gr. Sec'y, to Gr. Treasurer 2,638 50 Balance due Grand Treasurer...-. Amount overpaid Balance due Overpaid by Grand Secretary

16 10 50 15 60

In checking up the .salary of R.'. W.\ JOHN H . BROWN, I found an error in the amount of salary drawn by my predecessor, M.". W.'. M. M. MlI.I>ER.

On June 4tli I delivered to Bro. MILLER a statement of the same (also a copj' of the schedule of amounts received, as shown by the ledger, printed report and annual returns), which is as follows: By salary from Mav 12, 189.3, to February 22,1894 ยง1,400 00 To Warrant No. 766, July 1, 1893 $ 2.50 00 To AVarrant No. 769, September 30, 1893 4.50 00 To Warrant No. 771, December 30, 1893 450 00 To Warrant No. 788, February 22,1894 410 00 " Amount overdrawn S 160 00 11,560 00 $1,560 00 I deem it proper that the foregoing statement of finance should be reported to you for such action as you deem proper. MASONIC H O M E

.-VPPROPRIATION.

In obedience to the resolution of the Committee on Jurisprudence as adopted at the last session of the Grand Lodge, on June 4th I delivered to M.'.W.'. M. M . MILLER, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home, Warrant No. 32, for $4,000. D O N A T I O N TO B R O . F R I T Z

MAGERS.

On March 21st, I mailed to W.-. Bro. P. J. FRELING, Warrant No. 5, in favor of Bro. MAGERS for $200.00, as per instruction of Grand Lodge. ANNUAL

RETURNS.

In the matter of annual returns, I believe a better plan could be adopted than the one we now have, which would be of great assistance to both the Grand Lodge and the constituent lodge. The returns as made annually, are of a great deal of importance, as they often contain information regarding the history of its members that is not recorded elsewhere. - My observation has been that the duplicate copy retained by the lodge, is eventually thrown aside and lost, and as a further proof of this, I find that of all the extinct lodges we have recorded on our books, but four, of them returned duplicate reports. I would suggest that the Grand Lodge have a compendium properly prepared and ruled, so as to contain only such information as is in-

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eluded in the annual returns. This could be done so that the average lodge could enter upon one side of the page a list of members, and the history of that particular year. For all subsequent years all that would be necessary would be to tran.seribe the names and additions. In fact, this could be done during the year at the meetings of the lodge, and at the close of the year the Secretary would have his report all ready to copy in the annual return for the Grand Lodge. In this way'it would be necessary to send but one blank to each lodge instead of two. This compendium could be gotten up at an expense of about one dollar each, for which the lodge could pay. In this manner it would be no additional expense to the Grand Lodge, and of little expense and great value to the constituent lodges. SPECIAL

COMJIITTEE.

As a special committee, appointed by the M.'.W.-. Grand Master, in compliance with the report of the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers at our last Annual Communication, I beg leave to make the following report:. The work of compiling a history of this Grand Lodge from its formation in 1855, and a sketch of each constituent lodge, with a full account of masonry in this State during the days of border ruffianism and the war, would indeed be a valuable work. This would not only be of great interest to the members of this jurisdiction, but. to the fraternity in general. There is no doubt in my mind that a store of valuable knowledge in connection with the history of the trials and - hnrrl.sliin.q endured by our brethren in the early days of our Grand Lodge, could now only be obtained from a very few of themembers who yet survive, but who, in a few years, no doubt, will have ceased their labors here, and with them will go that information, which, if we do not now' receive, will be the regret, perhaps not of this generation, but those who may follow. In view of the fact that this work should be done largely with the assistance of the records .of our Grand Lodge, I would suggest that the Grand Secretary be authorized to begin the work at once; at least secure such matters of information as are referred to in the preceding paragraph, and during the coming year outline the work in such- a manner that the Grand Lodge at the next annual meeting may take further action in the promotion of the work. CIRCULARS.

During the year I have issued eleven circulars as follows: Nos. 1 and 3, being a list of Grand Officers, Custodians and chairmen of standing committees; No. 2, notice of State School of Instruction; No. 4, notice addressed to the Worshipful Master and members, relative to the importance of immediate action in collecting annual dues; No. 5, memorial of W.". Bro. FRITZ MAGERS; NO. 6, a request of the Worshipful Masters iiov.'ledge receipt of V^olume IX to do .ÂŤn: No, .7.

PROCEEDINGS

OF TBE

February,

m e m o r i a l of E/.W.'. D W I G H T B Y I N G T O N ; N o . 8, notice to all Secretaries, calling a t t e n t i o n to t h e increased per capita, n u m b e r of m e m b e r s on t h e i r last report, e t c ; No. 9, n o t i c e to lodges relative to t h e .statutes g o v e r n i n g suspension of m e m b e r s for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s ; No. 10, c i r c u l a r r e l a t i n g to t h e m e e t i n g of t h e G r a n d Lodge, railroad rates, etc.; No. 11,' n o t i c e issued J a n u a r y 19th, r e q u e s t i n g secretaries to send in t h e i r a n n u a l reports n o t l a t e r t h a n t h e 28th inst. SCAMMON L O D G E , N O . 3 5 1 .

On J a n u a r y 8th I received t h e a n n u a l r e t u r n s of t h i s lodge, which s h o w e d a m e m b e r s h i p of t w e n t y - e i g h t , t h e a n n u a l dues upon which were $42.00. H o w e v e r , t h e y only r e m i t t e d $28.50, c l a i m i n g a credit of $13.50, as a n a m o u n t advanced for t h e Masonic H o m e in 1893, a n d for which they enclosed a receipt signed ,by Bro. M I L L E R , a n d d a t e d - J u l y , 18th, 1893. I And there is no credit o n t h e b o o k s or p r i n t e d report in t h i s office. H o w e v e r , as t h e lodge h o l d s a receipt for t h e a m o u n t , I would r e c o m m e n d t h a t the credit so t a k e n b e allowed. LODGE F U R N I T U R E , WORKING P A R A P H E R N A L I A , R E A L ESTATE AND CHARITY.

I n s u b m i t t i n g a s t a t e m e n t of t h e v a l u a t i o n of t h e property belongi n g to t h e lodges of t h i s G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , a n d of t h e a m o u n t of m o n e y e x p e n d e d for charit)', I would suggest t h a t hereafter t h e Secret a r i e s fill o u t t h e several a m o u n t s u n d e r t h e various headings in our annual reports. T h e following is a s t a t e m e n t of 327 r e p o r t s , t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e reports having no amounts under these headings: Lodge f u r n i t u r e and w o r k i n g p a r a p h e r n a l i a Real estate A m o u n t e x p e n d e d for charitable p u r p o s e s S P E C I A L ASSESSMENT

$106,581 10 124,501 62 7,949 37

UNPAID.

T h e following is a list of lodges, a n d a m o u n t s d u e from each, on t h e special assessment of 1893: mo. 3 14 33 117 157 179

Name. Wyandotte Oskaloosa M o u n d City Parsons Haven M t . Mori ah

Amount. $154 00 54 00 66 00 210 00 57 00 7100

No. 242 244 309 313 330

Name. Miltonvale Waverly Syracuse Bluff City L a Crosse Total

Amount. $ 38 00 35 00 39 00 42 00 36 00 $802 00

APRONS.

A t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , I secured samples of officers' a n d m e m b e r s ' a p r o n s from several furnishing houses, and at a s u b s e q u e n t meeting of t h e council s u b m i t t e d t h e same to t h e m for c o n s i d e r a t i o n . I was i n s t r u c t e d to p u r c h a s e from t h e E. A. A r m s t r o n g M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o m p a n y , Chicago, 400 a p r o n s for m e m b e r s , at a cost of $5.75 p e r dozen, and fifteen for G r a n d Officers, a t $5.50 each. On J a n u a r y 14th t h e aprons w e r e received, invoiced, a n d it was found t h a t all t h e specifications of t h e o r d e r h a d b e e n fully convplied with.

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OF KANSAS.

RETURNS.

No part of the Grand Secretary's report is of more importance to' the Grand Lodge than that relating to annual returns. In order to make a full and intelligent report of the business done by the lodges, it is essentially necessary that all should comply with our Code. The law requires that the reports shall be transmitted to the Grand Secretary not later than January 10th. This gives the Grand Secretary ample time to compile the various tables, and make a complete report. From the dates recorded on the annual returns in this office of the reception of the reports by the Grand Secretary, the lodges are becoming more dilatory each year. AS each report was received, I checked the same in full with the report of the previous year, and in case an error existed I returned the same to the Secretary for correction. I find the mistake made heretofore in checking these reports was, in making a comparison of the recapitulation pages only. I found in many instances the Secretary would omit the name of a brother who was on the roll of members the previous year, and would insert the name of a brother who was an officer, in both the list of officers and in list of members, or would record the name of a brother without a history of membership. In these cases the recapitulation would balance and without checking all the names the error would not be discovered. I have been obliged to return, up to this date, 143 reports for correction, and forty-six on which the Secretary had failed to attach the impression of the lodge seal. The following is a statement of reports up to this date: Number received on or before January 10th 170 Number received after January 10th and prior to January 31st 150 Number received on or before January 31st with no remittance 17 Number of reports not received 10 Total.... : 347. Of the reports received 305 were accompanied with per capita in full, fifteen remitted a part of their dues, and fifteen with no dues. The following is a statement of 335 reports for 1894, received and corrected {two having been sent back for correction, and as yet not returned): Number expelled 21 Number suspended for unmasonic conduct 9 Number suspended for non-payment of dues 716 Number dimitted 970 Number died 194 Total 1,910 Number raised 929 Number admitted..: : 533 Number reinstated 123 = 1,585 Net loss 325 Fraternally submitted, ALBERT K. WILSON, hfrand Secretary.

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Name.

LODGE

Amount.

A^o.

Brought forwarcl..Sll,175 14 Adelphi* 66 00 Hesperian 66 00 Blue Valley 39 00 St. J o h n s 106 50 Advance* 66 50 Excelsior 49 50 Muscotah 63 00 Parsons 245 50 Altoona 46 50 Halcyon :... 88 50 Woodson 105 00 Clifton 66 00 Liberty 31 50 Godfrey 63 00 OawkerCity 88 50 Meridian... 28 50 Palestine 39 00 Ottawa .' 174 00 Polar Star® 36 00 Equity : 36 00 Crescent 274 50 Clay C e n t e r 58 50 Lenexa 42 00 Vesper 105 00 Oherryvale 90 00 Sedgwick 73 50 Reno 261 00 Newton ' 54 00 Minneapolis 103 50 Gilead 118 50 Mt. Vernon® 121 00 Ellsworth 102 00 Center 108 00 Wa-Keeney 6150 Thayer 61 50 Douglass 114 00 Lebo 64 50 Lincoln 103 50 Hope 45 00 Dexter 64 50 Robinson 72 00 Saqui 29 50 Alma 61 50 Sabetha 93 00 Greenwood 87 00 Oxford 70 50 Farmers*38 50 Parkerville 85 50 Blue Rapids .' 58 50 Fraternal 64 50 Sterling I l l 00 McPherson 142 50 Belle Plaine 64 50 Western Star® 69 00 Kirwin 48 00 Prairie Queen 66 00 Russell 61 50

179 180 181 182 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 197 198 199 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 228 229 230 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240

KANSAS.. Name.

Bit. Moriah Louisburg Lenora Burrton® Phillipsburg Hamlin M o u n t a i n Slope Pittsburg Onaga Newahcuba Henri W a l n u t Vallev Lyons Hartford Galena Hays Canton Blue Hill Norton Mulvane belphos® Sumner Downs Eminence Harper Occidental Friendship..., Fulton Greeley Olive B r a n c h Twin Grove Sincerity ® W a l n u t City John H.Brown EUinwood Landmark Corner Stone Perfect Square Lebanon St. Bernard Joppa Anchor Siloam Dirigo Salem® Vulcan....: Ninnescah Greenleaf Clinton Axtell Garfield Meriden Temple Mt. H o p e Urbana Soldier..,

Amount.

90 00 18 00 31 50 62 50 72 00 70 50 103 50 150 00 ' 67 50 82 50 66 00 5100 67 50 60 00 70 50 78 00 17 00 24 00 108 00 63 00 73 00 109 50 94-50 100 50 37 00 36 00 24 00 28 50 46 50 46 50 67 50 25 00 39 00 42 00 61 50 33 00 45 00 52 50 45 00 135 00 42 00 40 50 309 00 30 00 7.00 - 67 50 88 50 ' 97 50 67 50 87 00 52 50 34 50 78 00 60 00 30 00 46 50

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LODGE

KANSAS.

SCHEDULE " B , "

Being t h e a m o u n t of a n n u a l d u e s and special assessments r e t u r n e d b y subordinate lodges for t h e year e n d i n g December 31, 1893: No.

263 22 244 224 152 164 271 247 254 256

Special Ass't.

Name.

Charity $ Olivet Waverly Anchor Lebo Myrtle Armonrilale . . . Chase Ionic Lyra

25 00 44 00 29 42 33 94 46 50 36

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Annual Dues.

i 12 23 17 14

50 00 50 50

11 16 25 00

No. 286 330 42 313 94 119 293 206 274

Name.

Special Ass't. Lotus....;...:$ 30 00 La Crosse Holton 105 00 Bluff City H a r m o n v .. 99 00 Cheroliee .. 61 00 Kiowa .:.... 42 00 Harper 30 00 Black Diamond... 28 00 Total $794 00

Annual Dues.

$18 OO 21 00

$142 66

SCHEDULE " C , "

Being t h e a m o u n t of dispensation fees for t h e year e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31,1894:

V. D

Location.

Name.

U. D.

F e b . 23, 1894 $ 20 00 March 10, 1894,,, , 20 00 March 12, 1894 20 00 May 11, 1894 20 00 J u n e 2 , 1894 20 00 J u n e 21,1894 20 00 20 00 Anpust 18.1894....

Luray

Amount.

Date When Paid.

Albert P i k e V. D.

$140 00-

Total, SCHEDULE " D,"

Being t h e a m o u n t of back a n n u a l dues r e t u r n e d b y s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for t h e 5'ear e n d i n g December 31, 1894: No.

31 233 93 22 287 137 257 140 57 211 269 94 164 316 74 285

Name.

Arcana Clinton Girard Olivet Hope Cherryyale Westmoreland Reno Coyville Greeley Mistletoe Harmony Mvrtle Coolidge Mj'stic Tie Culkaskia

No. _

50 50 50 50 00 50 50 50 00 00 50 50 50 50 50

100 15 166 52 29 212 38 189 1 153 281 246 49 31-

Kame.

Amount.

Prudence Great Bend Farmers Pottawatomie Pacific Olive Branch lola Newahcuba Smithton Cato Millbrook Tvrian Nine Mile Arcana 'A irtr

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62 68 196 325 140 199 275 118 139

PROCEEDINGS Name.

Amount.

• B r o u g h t forward S40 50 Eidgeway 1 50 Hiram 2 50 Hays 2 00 Bucklin '..... 1 5 0 Reno 3 50 Norton 150 Webb 3 00 Altoona 150 Sedgwick 1 50

No. 160 306 111 124 116 280 23 149 265

February,

THE

Name. Saqui St. T h o m a s Hesperian Godfrey Muscotah Brainard Palmvra Thayer Kilwinning Total

Amount. S 0 50 150 3 50 6 00 1 50 150 1 50 1 50 1 50 §78 00

SCHEDULK " E , "

Being t h e a m o u n t of miscellaneous receipts by G r a n d Secretary for t h e year e n d i n g December 31, 1894. 1894. -Mar. 10.— R e b a t e on insurance at Clay C e n t e r May 1.—Sale of Cedar Vale f u r n i t u r e J u l y 3.—Sale of lodge furniture (miscellaneous) J u l y 19.—Dues V. N . Savre, late Richfield Lodge, No. 303 Oct. 16.—Dues W. J . B o h a n n o n , late M y r t l e Lodge, No. 164 Nov. 16.—Sale of boxes Total

| 2 30 5 2 :. 6 2 147

60 00 00 00 00 00 60

SCHEDULE " F , "

F e i n g t h e a m o u n t of charter fees r e t u r n e d b y s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for t h e y e a r e n d i n g December 31, 1894. No.

Name.

u. D. L u r a y u.D. Frederick u.D. Atwood u.D. B e n n i n g t o n

Amount.

S 20 20 20 20

00 00 00 00

No.

U.D. u.D. u.D.

Name.

Amount.

Oaklev Virgil Albert Pike

$ 20 00 20 00 20 00

Total

S140 CO

SCHEDULE " G , "

B e i n g t h e a m o u n t of dues a d v a n c e d b y s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for t h e year e n d i n g December 31, 1894. No.

12 61 82 83 109 110 114 127 130 134 145 166

Name.

Emporia LaCvgne Tuscan Doric Americus Adelphi Advance Palestine P o l a r Star ClayCenter Mt. V e r n o n Farmers

Amount.

S i l l 36 6 00 20 00 26 00 10 00 39 00 25 00 1 60 150 93 00 14 00 14 00

No. Name. 174 W e s t e r n Star 182 B u r r t o n 202 D e l p h o s 214 Sincerity 228 Salem 249 Scottsville 251 Galva 280 B r a i n a r d 298 S a m a r i a 305 Avon 310 N a p h t a l i Total

Amount. $ 22 50 5 00 2 00 2 00 26 00 1 00 18 00 4 00 9 00 2 00 16 00 S472 86

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LODGE

KANSAS.

SCHEDULE " H , "

B e i n g t h e a m o u n t of dues and special assessment r e t u r n e d b y subordinate lodges after J a n u a r y 31, 1894. P a i d to Bro. M. M. MILLER. Lodge.

No.

1 3 8 15 17 31 44 80 94, 111 117 119 124 133 150 158193 209 220 221 227 243 269 271 274 275 277 281 298 302 309 324

Smithton Wyandotte Rising Sun Great B e n d Topeka Arcana Delphian Zeredatha Harmony Hesperian Parsons Cherolvee Godfrey Crescent Wellington Active Hartford Brook ville Perfect Square... Lebanon Jamestown Ark Mistletoe Armourdale Black Diamond.. Webb Ashland Millbrook Samaria Gove City Syracuse Caney Total

353

Back Dues.

Special Assessment.

Dues.

22 00

23 50 77 00 104 00

208 00 $0 50

'sis'oo"

159 00 15 50 44 50 41 00 49 00 15 50 105 00 30 50 11 50 92 00 52 00 42 50

SI 00 89 00 82 00 31 00

50 00

23 184 104 85

00 00 00 00

38 â&#x20AC;¢33 33 33 24 1

00 00 00 00 00 00

19 16 16 16 12

00 50 50 50 00 50 47 00 14 00 17 00

34 00 50

"iebo"

5 2 15 7 25

31 00

"50 bo' $2 50

$1,500 00

$1,076 50

Enterprise, charter fee John H. Brown, charter fee and dispensation Total

00 00 50 50 "00

$20 00 .'.. 40 00 .-

$60 00

PROCEEDINGS

A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary,

OF TBE

February,

ToPEKA, KAN., January 31, 1895.

In account with the M/.W.\ GKAND LOBGB OP KANSAS:

Received from lodges, as per Schedule "A" Received from lodges, as per Schedule " B " Received from lodges, as per Schedule " C " Received from lodges, as per Schedule " D " Miscellaneous receipts, as per Schedule " E " Received from lodges, as per Schedule " F "

Total

ยง24,800 64 936 66 140 00 78 00 47 50 140 00

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$26,142 80

Received from Grand Treasurer, account Warrants Nos. 1 to 73 inclusive $11,745 54

Total

.$11,745 54

1894-95-

GrBAND LODGE

OF KANSAS.

ToPEKA, K A N . , J a n u a r y 31, 1895. M.-.W.\ G R A N D LODGE OF K A N S A S ,

In account with A. K. WILSON, Grand 1894. Apr. 6.—Paid May 23.—Paid Aug. 22.—Paid Nov. 17.—Paid Nov. 19.—Paid Dec. 31.—Paid 1895. .Ian. 3.—Paid J a n . 7.— P a i d J a n . 9.—Paid J a n . 10.—Paid .Tan. 11. —Paid J a n . 13.—Paid J a n . 17.— Paid J a n . 18.—Paid J a n . 22.— P a i d J a n . 23.— Paid .Tan. 24.—Paid J a n . 25.—Paid J a n . 26.—Paid J a n . 28.—Paid J a n . 29.— P a i d J a n . 30.—Paid J a n . 31.—Paid Total

R.E.Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington,

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer

R . E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E. Torrington, R. E. Torrington, R . E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E. Torrington, R. E Torrington, R. E. Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E. Torrington, R. E. Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R . E . Torrington,

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer,-. Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer

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Secretary: :...$

224 363 250 213 42 500

.36 00 00 80 00 00

1,500 1,575 867 2,000 3,477 1,999 3,730 3,202 6-56 965 488 1,.508 399 526 277 348 1,029

00 00 00 00 50 50 50 50 50 00 00 14 00 00 50 50 00

$26,142 80

Paid account salary Grand Master S 600 00 Paid account salary Grand Treasurer 300 00 Paid account salary G r a n d Secretary 1,800 00 Paid account salary c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence. 150 dO Paid account salary Custodians 150 00 P r i n t i n g Proceedings 1894 949 55 Binding V o l u m e I X , Proceedings 1892, 1893, 1894 267 25 Postage a n d express 248 42 I n c i d e n t a l expenses 99 42 E x p e n s e of moving Grand Lodge library ^. 149 61 E x p e n s e r e n t G r a n d Lodge library 150 00 E x p e n s e Council of Administration 73 10 E x p e n s e accounts allowed by t h e Council of Administration.. 131 83 Sundry accounts allowed by t h e G r a n d Master 350 80 Special appropriations allowed by G r a n d Lodge, 1894 4,474 16 P a y Roll, 1894 1,851 40 Total

£11,745 54

PROCEEX>INGS

OF THE

February,

LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. E.-. W.-. A. K. W I L S O N , Librariiin, submitted t h e following report; To the M.'.W.'. Grand.Lodge of Kansas: In submitting this report of the condition of the Grand Lodge library, I desire to give as nearly as possible an idea of what the library is composed of, and the amount of material that has accumulated for ni'arly forty years, all of which you can readily see will form a good basis for a masonic library that will be a credit to this Grand Lodge, and a lasting memorial for the generations that are to follow. Soon after the close of the last session of the Grand Lodge, I had packed and shipped from Clay Center to Topeka thirty-five boxes of books, pamphlets, journals, magazines and manuscripts. As often as my duties as Grand Secretary would permit, I devoted my time in assorting and arranging these various publications; and that you may more readily understand the character of these publications, I classified them as follows: 1st, Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas in bound and pamphlet form; 2d, Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions in bound and pamphlet form; 3d, Miscellaneous masonic publications, addresses, and pamphlets. The pamphlets and bound volumes of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas I have assorted and arranged chronologically on shelving in a fire-proof vault. I find no copies of 1863, 1866, and 1881, except one copy of each on file for use of the Grand Secretary. I am now endeavoring to secure a few copies of each from our subordinate lodges. My predecessor delivered to me two copies of 1866, one of which I gave the Grand Master to complete his private files. I found later that the remaining cop3' was not complete, as two pages had been cut out. However, through the kindness of W.'. Bro. FKANK DRUMMOND I was furnished with a bound volume containing the proceedings of 1866-69. This makes a complete set of our Proceedings for the use of the Grand Secretary. We have no original copies of the Proceedings of 1861. We have, however, forty-eight copies of a reprint from the organization (1855) to 1861 inclusive. This is not the reprint ordered in 1888, but was prior to that time. These forty-eight copies are of little value, being incomplete, as the proceedings of a Special Communication held in the city of Leavenworth, July 14,1856, and the Annual Communication held in the same place October 21st, are omitted. I am now endeavoring to secure an original copy of 1861. The foregoing, in connection with the report submitted at the last Annual Communication will give a complete statement of the bound and pamphlet Proceedings of this jurisdiction now on hand, together with the needs for complete files. Of the foreign Proceedings of the several Grand Lodges, we have about

1894-95-

CrBAND LODGE

OF KANSAS.

two hundred bound volumes. These I have arranged and placed upon shelves in a book case, which is the only furniture now belonging to the library. I have arranged the pamphlet editions alphabetically and chronologically upon shelving in my office, separating all duplicates from the files. These files as 3'et are not complete, but I have secured quite a number of which we were short, and in the course of a little while they can be completed. The list as published in our last Proceedings, and the list I submit herewith, ( which are'only the Proceedings, journals and magazines received during the last year) as per instruction of the Committee on Grand Lodge Property, does not include what might be termed the "cream" of our library. Of the miscellaneous publications, many of which by reason of age and the scarcity have great value, I have carefully arranged and assorted, with'all Proceedings (including Kansas), and have indexed them alphabetically and chronologically in a book which I arranged for that purpose. I find there are 4,343 of these miscellaneous publications that were not included in the report of the Librarian last year. These are very valuable, as they contain articles written by many of our most distinguished masons, (many of whom are now dead), and they will furnish reading matter for a masonic library that could not possibly be replaced. The dates of these Journals range from 1843 to 1894. During the year I have exchanged copies of the laws of almost all the Grand Lodges, with whom we are in correspondence. These laws are not only a valuable addition to the library, but of great benefit to the several committees and Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge. In summing up the material we now have in the library, I desire to say there is absolutely nothing worthless, and nothing to be destroyed or given away, with the exception of the duplicate Proceedings of foreign Grand Lodges, and many of them are needed by the respective Grand Lodges to complete files for their own lodges and libraries. . PKOCEEDINGS OF O T H E R MASONIC G R A N D BODIES O P K A N S A S .

Among the very great number of Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions on file in this library, I regret to say there were no copies of the Proceedings of the other masonic Grand Bodies of this Grand Jurisdiction. However, through the kindness of the Grand Officers of their respective Grand Bodies, I have been supplied with a complete set of the Proceedings of the Grand Commandery, K. T.; Grand Chapter, R. A. M., and the Grand Council, K. & S. M. In compliance with the instructions of the Grand Lodge at its last session, I have secured estimates on binding all books, pamphlets, etc., belonging to the Grand Lodge, and have submitted the same to the Committee on Grand Lodge Property. In considering the binding of these various publications, I would suggest that you also take into consideration the expense of additional book cases and tiie furniture necessar

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

be almost useless to have them bound and not provide cases in which they could be properly kept. I do believe, however, the time has come when they should be bound and put in proper shape. I have also given estimates to the committee as to the probable cost of the cases arid furniture. At a meeting of what is known as the Masonic Collectors Association, which was held in Topeka during the meeting of the General Grand Chapter, and which has as its object what might be ternded a clearance house for all masonic publications, I paid a fee of three dollars to become a member thereof. This puts our Grand Lodge in direct communication with the same, and I believe in the way of securing various masonic Proceedings, etc., is very valuable to all Grand Lodges. I would recommend that the third paragraph of Section 60, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, be rescinded, or an amendment made providing for the publication of a catalogue at such times as you deem proper. I would also suggest that a reasonable appropriation be made at this session for the purchasing of a number of masonic works, such as histories, encyclopedias, digests, etc. The following is a list of Proceedings, journals, etc., received the past year: PROCEEDINGS (PAMPHLETS).

England, Cuba, ^ Ireland, New South Wales, New Zealand, Scotland, South Australia, Victoria, â&#x20AC;˘ Alabama, British Columbia, Canada, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, ,

Minnesota, Mississippi, , Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New-Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.

1894-95-

QMAND LODGE'OF

KANSAS.

PROCEEDINGS ( B O U N D ) .

Colorado, 1861-69, Illinois, 1894, Indiana, 1894, Iowa, 1894, Kentucky, 1894,

Missouri, 1894, New York, 1894, Oregon, 1894, Vermont, 1894.

MASONIC J O U R N A L S , P E R I O D I C A L S , E T C .

The Kansas Freemason. St. John. Texas Freemason. Masonic Journal. Masonic Guide. New Zealand Craftsman. Masonic Chronicle. New York. The Trestle Board. San Francisco. The Rough Ashlar. Richmond, Va. Voice of Masonry. Chicago. The Square and Compass. New Orleans. American Tyler. Detroit, Mich. ( Weekly.) Masonic Chronicle. Columbus, 0. Iowa Freemason. Marion. South Australian Freemason. Adelaide. Australian Keystone. Melbourne. The Royal Craftsman. Plainfield, N. J. The Masonic Constellation. St. Louis. Masonic Token. Portland, Me. Masonic Record. St. Paul. Masonic Advocate. Indianapolis. The Orient. Kansas Cit}', Mo. MISCELLANEOUS.

'Catalogue.American Library Association. Proceedings German Union Lodge, No. 54, New York. Dedication Masonic Temple, Baltimore. 1893. Proceedings Masonic Congress, Chicago. 1893. History of Masonry in New York. Volume IV. El Symbolism. 1894. Popular Astronomy. 1894. Masonic Temple Souvenir, Norwich, Conn. 1893. Revista Masonica, San Domingo. 1894. Centennial, Vermont. 1894. History Ashlar Lodge, Lewiston, Me. 1860-1894. Higher Education, Tennessee. 1894. Higher Education, Iowa. 1894. History of Education, Connecticut. 1894. Fraternally submitted, A. K. WILSON, Librarian.

PliOCEEDINGS OF THE

February,

On motion the r e p o r t s of t h e G r a n d Treasurer, G r a n d Secr e t a r y a n d L i b r a r i a n were referred to t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to refreshment u n t i l 2 o'clock p. M.

AFTERNOON

SESSION.

W E D N E S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 20, 1895.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M..-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment t o labor a t 2 o'clock i'. M., with officers p r e s e n t as a t t h e m o r n i n g session. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. E.-.AV.-. B r o . W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , Secretary of t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , which was referred to t h e Committee on R e p o r t s of G r a n d Oflficers : To the Mr. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Council of Administration, as required by law, herewith present their annual report for the year ending with this Grand Communication. The Council has held two meetings during, the year, as the needs of the Order seemed to demand. Tlie following is a copy of the minutes of the official acts of this Council: ToPEKA, KAN., March 23,1894. The Council of Administration of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas, convened at the office of the Grand Secretary in the City of Topeka, March 23, 1894, at 3 : 30 o'clock p. M., pursuant to call. Present: Bro. GEO. W . CLAEK, Grand Master; Bro. JAMES H . MCCALL, Deputy Grand Master; Bro. CHILES C . COLEMAN, Grand Senior Warden, and Bro. WIL-

LIAM M. SHAVER, Grand Junior Warden. On motion, the Council organized with Bro. GEO. W . CLARK, Grand Master, as Chairman, and Bro. WILLIAM M . SHAVER, Grand Junior Warden,as Secretary. The Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. Bro. A. K. WILSON, was also present, and submitted various matters for consideration. The matter of the application of Harper Lodge, No. 206, for aid in behalf of Bro. JACOB WOLF, having in view medical treatment at Gueda Springs, was presented and considered. On motion, made by Ero. MCCALL, and seconded by Bro. COLEMAN, the Grand Secretary was instructed to correspond with the Master of said Harper Lodge in regard to the present condition of the brother, and if still needed, that fifty

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dollars ($.50.00) b e appropriated a n d s e n t to t h e Master for use of B r o . WoLP in t h e m a t t e r indicated. T h e bill of t h e General Committee of Arrangements of T o p e k a for expenses incurred at t h e last Communication of t h e Grand Lodge, for hall a n d janitor, in t h e s u m of S36.00, was presented, a n d on motion was allowed a n d ordered paid. T h e G r a n d Secretary presented for consideration t h e m a t t e r of t h e accumulation of jewels, aprons,.seals, p a r a p h e r n a l i a a n d o t h e r articles, originally t h e p r o p e r t y of lodges whose charters h a d b e e n s u r r e n d e r e d or arrested. On motion, t h e G r a n d Secretary was instructed to dispose of t h e same t o t h e best possible advantage. On motion, m a d e by Bro. MCCALL, a n d seconded b y Bro. SHAVER, the sum of o n e h u n d r e d a n d fifty dollars ($150.00) was a p p r o p r i a t e d for t h e r e n t of room a n d vault for t h e use of t h e G r a n d Lodge library a n d Grand Secretary's office. T h e G r a n d Secretary presented bill for expense of moving G r a n d Lodge library a n d G r a n d Secretary's office from Clay Center to Topeka, including storage in Clay Center, a m o u n t i n g to $118.56, a n d suggested t h a t some additional e x p e n s e would necessarily be i n c u r r e d in m o v i n g same to t h e p e r m a n e n t office a n d room and vault, a n d in a r r a n g i n g shelving. On motion, m a d e by Bro. COLEMAN, a n d seconded b y B r o . MCCALL, t h e s u m of o n e h u n d r e d a n d fifty dollars ($150.00), or so m u c h thereof as m a y be necessary, was appropriated t o cover t h e said e x p e n s e of moving t h e G r a n d Lodge library a n d Grand Secretary's office from Clay Center t o Topeka already incurred, a n d such o t h e r necessary additional e x p e n s e connected t h e r e w i t h as is indicated. T h e b o n d of Bro. R. E. TOURINGTON as G r a n d Treasurer, in t h e s u m of twenty-five t h o u s a n d dollars ($25,000), with R. E. TORRINGTON as principal, a n d C. HOOD a n d W I L L I A M MARTINDALE as sureties, w a s p r e -

sented, and on motion of B r o . COLEMAN, seconded by Bro. M C C A L L , was approved. On m o t i o n of Bro. COLEMAN, seconded by Bro. M C C A L L , Bro. R. E.

TORRINGTON, as G r a n d Treasurer, was required to furnish an additional bond of twenty-five t h o u s a n d dollars to t h a t alread}' furnished, m a k i n g a total bond required of t h e G r a n d Treasurer, of fifty thou.sand dollars ($50,000). 'The Council t h e n proceeded to t h e election of t h r e e m e m b e r s of t h e Board of. Directors of t h e Masonic H o m e , to succeed Bros. GEORGE W . BROWN, D A V I D B . FULLER a n d J . D. MCCLEVERTY, whose t e r m s of

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would e x p i r e on t h e first Tuesday i n J u n e , 1894, a n d as t h e result t h e following were declared elected for t h e t e r m of t h r e e years from said date, to-wit: W.-. B r o . G E O . W . BROWN, of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 74, Augusta. M.-.W.-. Bro. DAVID B . FULLER,"of Fidelity Lodge, ISfo. 106, E u r e k a . Bro. J O H N S . LANG, of K e y s t o n e Lodge, No. 102, CofFeyville. Grand Secretary was instructed to notify each of t h e above n a m e d brethren of said election, a n d . r e q u e s t acception of t h e same. On motion t h e G r a n d Secretary was instructed to correspond w i t h various regalia houses, r e q u e s t i n g t h a t t h e y have on exhibition a t t h e coming Conclave of t h e G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y at Hutchinson, samples of aprons for officers a n d m e m b e r s of t h e G r a n d Lodge. On m o t i o n t h e Council adjourned to meet at t h e city of H u t c h i n s o n , Kan., on t h e 8th day of May, A. D. 1894, at ten o'clock A. M., or s u b j e c t to t h e call of t h e G r a n d Master. Approved: GEO. W . C L A R K , Grand i/osier, Attest: Chairman. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER, Grand Junior Warden, Secretary.

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ToPEKA, K A N . , Sept. 22, 1894. T h e Councilof A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of K a n sas c o n v e n e d a t the office of t h e G r a n d Secretarj' in t h e city of Topeka, on S a t u r d a y , September 22, 1894, a t 10 o'clock A. M., p u r s u a n t to call. P r e s e n t : Bro. G E O . W . CLARK, G r a n d M a s t e r , - a s C h a i r m a n ; Bro. J A M E S H . M C C A L L , D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r ; B r o . C H I L E S C . COLEMAN,

G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , a n d B r o . W I L L I A M M . SHAVER, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , as Secretary. R.-.W.'. Bro. A. K . WILSON, G r a n d Secretary, was also p r e s e n t . T h e G r a n d Secretary p r e s e n t e d c o r r e s p o n d e n c e a n d samples received from regalia houses, a n d t h e s a m e were e x a m i n e d . On motion of Bro. MCCALL, seconded b y B r o . COLEMAN, t h e Grand Secretary w a s instructed to p u r c h a s e from t h e E . A. A r m s t r o n g Company, of Chicago, for t h e u s e of the^Grand Lodge, four h u n d r e d ( 4 0 0 ) l a m b s k i n a p r o n s , lined to correspond with s a m p l e s e x h i b i t e d . N o . 08J, at a special price of $5.75 p e r dozen, t h e s a m e to b e m a d e with t h e G r a n d Lodge i m p r i n t . On m o t i o n of Bro. COLEMAN, seconded b y B r o . SHAVER, t h e G r a n d Secretary w a s instructed to p u r c h a s e from t h e E . A. A r m s t r o n g Comp a n y of Chicago, for t h e use of t h e G r a n d Lodge fifteen ( 15) officers' a p r o n s , to correspond with s a m p l e s e x h i b i t e d . N o . 0S5, a t t h e special price of $5.50 each, each apron to b e e m b r o i d e r e d with t h e jewel of office of t h e officer for w h o m designated. On m o t i o n of Bro. MCCALL, seconded b y B r o . SHAVER, t h e Grand Secretary was instructed to d r a w w a r r a n t u p o n t h e G r a n d Treasurer in p a y m e n t of t h e a p r o n s purchased, w h e n t h e s a m e should b e received i n accordance w i t h contract. T h e b o n d of Bro. ALBERT K . W I L S O N , as G r a n d Secretary, i n t h e sum of twenty-five t h o u s a n d dollars ( $25,000), with ALBERT K . WILSON as p r i n c i p a l , a n d S. B. SHELDON, S A M T. H O W E , P . V. THOVINGBR, M . W . K E L L A R , H A N N I B A L MORRIS, J . D . G R I F F I N , T . M . B I X B Y , a n d J . W.

CREECH, as sureties, was p r e s e n t e d , a n d on m o t i o n of Bro. MCCALL, seconded b y Bro. COLEMAN, was a p p r o v e d . T h e b o n d of Bro. E . E. TORRINGTON, as G r a n d Treasurer, i n t h e s u m of fifty t h o u s a n d dollars (150,000 ), w i t h E.. E . TORRINGTON as principal, a n d W M . M A R T I N D A L E a n d C A L V I N H O O D , as s u r e t i e s , was p r e s e n t e d

accordance w i t h the r e q u i r e m e n t s m a d e b y Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a t its M a r c h meeting, a n d o n motion of Bro. COLEMAN, seconded b y Bro. SHAVER, was approved.

On motion of Bro. MCCALL, seconded b y B r o . SHAVBR, t h e bill of KETCHKSON & REEVES, of J u n e 11, 1894, for n i n e t e e n dollars ($19.00), for p r i n t i n g title a n d dedicatory pages of V o l . I X of Proceedings, a n d rep r i n t i n g o n e signature of t h e Proceedings of 1892, for same volume, was allowed a n d ordered paid. On motion of Bro. COLEMAN, seconded b y Bro. SHAVER, t h e G r a n d Secretary was authorized t o draw u p o n t h e G r a n d Treasurer for a sum n o t to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in addition t o t h e a m o u n t heretofore a p p r o p r i a t e d , to cover cost of p r i n t i n g , postage, a n d other extraordinary expenses. On m o t i o n t h e Council a d j o u r n e d . Approved: G E O . W . C L A R K , G m n d J/aster, Attest: Chairman. "WM. M . SHAVER, Grand Junior Warden, Secretary.

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No other meetings of the Council have been held, and this report as above written is herewith respectfully submitted. WILLIAM M. SHAVER, Grand Junior Warden, Secretary of the Council of Administration. REPORT OF M.-.W.-. M. M. MILLER. Bro. M. M. M I L L E R presented a r e p o r t as G r a n d S e c r e t a r y from J a n u a r y 3 1 , 1894, to F e b r u a r y 22, 1894, which was r e ceived and referred to the Committee on F i n a n c e . REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. Bro. MORGAN C A R A W A Y , c h a i r m a n

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R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers, s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , which was, on motion, received and a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your committee, to whom has been referred the reports of the Grand Lodge officers, respectfully submit the following: From an inspection of these reports we find that the ofincers of this Grand Body have performed good, true, and square work, with such energy, zeal and ability, as to entitle them to the fullest confidence and highest commendation of the entire Craft. For the appropriate consideration of the subject matter of these reports, we recommend the following disposition of the same: GRAND M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS.

That so much thereof as relates to necrology be referred to a special committee of three on necrology, to report to this Grand Lodge at this Communication. We recommend the approval of the following: First, all parts thereof that relate to appointments; second, all parts thereof under the following captions: " Lodges Constituted; " " Restoration of Charters;" " Consolidation and Removal of Lodges;" "Lewisburg Lodge, No. 180;" "Dedication of Masonic Halls;" Laying Corner Stones;" "Special Dispensations;" "Charity," and "Kansas Freemason." We recommend that all relating to "dispensations for new lodges," be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. We recommend that the questions of discipline affecting Lyons Lodge, No. 192, and Carson Lodge, No. 132, be referred to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. We recommend that the matter relating to the reimbursement of Bro. M. M. MILLER,be referred to the Committee on Finance; also the recommendation relative to the appropriation of the Masonie Home. We also recornmend that 'the following parts be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence: All under the head of " Decisions:"

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" L i a b i l i t i e s of Lodges in 1893 on t h e Assessment for Masonic H o m e ; " " Miscellaneous," and " T h e G r a n d M a s t e r ' s Response to t h e request of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r of N e b r a s k a . " T h a t t h e portion r e l a t i n g to t h e office a n d requisites for the G r a n d Secretary, w e recommend be referred to t h e Committee on Grand Lodge Property. R E P O R T O F CiUAND T R E A S U R E R .

. W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e e n t i r e r e p o r t be referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e . REPORT OF G R A N D SECRETARY.

W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e following p a r t s thereof be a p p r o v e d : T h a t which relates to t h e r e m o v a l of t h e p r o p e r t y of t h e Grand Secret a r y ' s office to Topeka, a n d t h e o c c u p a t i o n of his p r e s e n t office; publication of t h e Proceedings of 1894; s e n d i n g to Masters V o l u m e I X b o u n d P r o c e e d i n g s ; chartered l o d g e s ; consolidation of lodges; Liberty Lodge, No. 123; W a v e r l y Lodge, No. 244; commissions of G r a n d Representatives of G r a n d Lodges near t h i s G r a n d Lodge, a n d of t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s n e a r other G r a n d L o d g e s ; assorting r e c o r d s ; a p p e a l s ; Secretaries of lodges, and correction of r e p o r t s ; w a r r a n t to Masonic H o m e , a p p r o p r i a t i o n ; donation to W.'. Bro. M A G E R S ; work of special comm i t t e e ; c i r c u l a r s ; lodge f u r n i t u r e , p r o p e r t y , p a r a p h e r n a l i a and a p r o n s . T h a t all relating to t h e following b e referred to t h e Committee on G r a n d Lodge P r o p e r t y : P r o p e r t y , f u r n i t u r e a n d records r e m o v e d from Clay C e n t e r ; a n d matter relating to G r a n d Secretary's desk, a n d Librar i a n ' s report. T h a t all relating t o t h e following subjects b e referred to t h e Comm i t t e e on F i n a n c e : P u b l i c a t i o n of V o l u m e I X of P r o c e e d i n g s ; disposal of p r o p e r t y of M y r t l e Lodge, No. 164; c h a r i t y ; estate of R.'.W.'. J O H N H . BROWN ; finance; Soammon Lodge, No: 351; Schedules " A " to " H " i n c l u s i v e ; and financial e x h i b i t of G r a n d Secretary. T h a t r e l a t i n g to tlie following subjects be referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on C h a r t e r e d Lodges: H a r p e r Lodge, No. 206; Louisburg Lodge, No. 180; Constellation Lodge, No. 9 5 ; G r a n d Secretary's certificates; a b s t r a c t s ; r e g i s t r y ; abstracts of defunct lodges; a n n u a l r e t u r n s ; special a s s e s s m e n t s imposed. T h a t all t h a t relates to t h e following be referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : C o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d law relating to suspended members. REPORT OF T H E COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.

T h i s r e p o r t consists of t h e m i n u t e s of t h e meetings held a n d business t r a n s a c t e d by t h e Council, a n d we r e c o m m e n d t h e approval of t h e same. R E P O R T O F G R A N J ) S E C R E T A R Y , B R O . M . M. M I L L E R .

W e recommend t h a t t h i s r e p o r t be referred to t h e Committee on Finance. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , MORGAN C A R A W A Y , E D G A R B. M A R C H A N T , WILLIAM H. MIZE, E . B. T O W L E , H E N R Y BOOTH, Committee.

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ADDRESS OF GRAJS^D ORATOR. Bro. J O H N H . ATWOOD, Gi-and Orator, was introduced and delivered an eloquent address. At t h e conclusion of t h e oration, W.-. Bro. W H I T M A N moved t h a t the t h a n k s of the G r a n d L o d g e be tendered the Grand O r a t o r b y a s t a n d i n g vote, which was accordingly done. SPECIAL ORDER. W.-. B r o . GEORGE F . P O N D moved t h a t the election of G r a n d Officers be made a special order for to-morrow m o r n i n g at 10 o'clock. An a m e n d m e n t was offered t h a t t h e hour be made 3 o'clock; a vote being t a k e n , t h e original motion, as amended, was adopted. On motion of W.-. Bro. W H I T M A N , the r e p o r t of the officers of the Masonic H o m e was made a special order for to-morrow m o r n i n g a t 10 o'clock. RESOLUTION. W.-.Bro.WM. H. MizE offered the following resolution, which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, That all lodges which have paid fifty cents or more per capita be admitted to representation in this Grand Lodge, and that the Secretary be instructed to issue the proper credentials. On motion of Bro. HOISINGTON, all lodges which had paid dues in full were admitted to representation. MASONIC MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY OF KANSAS. M.-.W.-. Bro. A. M. CALLAHAM, from the Committee on Masonic Mutual Benefit Society, presented the following report, which was, on motion, received a n d ordered p r i n t e d with t h e Proceedings: To the M:.W:. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your committee, appointed by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master as a board of inspectors under Section 40, Chapter I, Grand Lodge By-Laws, respectfully report that we have examined the records and accounts of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas, and find the usual good order and system that has characterized this society for the twenty-two years past still continues. A synopsis from the Secretary's report for the year 1894, shows: Income from assessments, $74,438.15; and that benefits have been paid

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amounting to S68,.590.40. Benefits in the first division are paid in full, $2,000.00, while in the second division, limited to $1,000.00, have averaged over $950.00. The afTairs of the society are carefuUj' supervised by the Board of Directors, who meet in regular session every month, arid all payments of money are made under its direction. Beneficiary claims are paid in advance of levying assessments, and in addition to the full payment of such claims, the society has accumulated a permanent or surplus fund of $60,000.00, which, in the opinion of your committee, justifies the faith in the ability of the society to meet its contracts. That it is of great good to the Craft is fully shown by many testimonials to its beneficiaries. Three hundred and twenty benefits have been paid in the first division, $602,109.25. Sixty-five benefits have been paid in the second division, $43,669.45. This society is entirely a Kansas institution, and deserves well from the following of this Grand Jurisdiction. Fraternally submitted-, ' A. M.

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W. S. BERGUNDTHAL, J. F. SCOTT, Committee.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. W.-. B r o . B. H . B E A T T E , c h a i r m a n of the Committee on G r a n d L o d g e P r o p e r t y , p r e s e n t e d t h e following report, which, on motion, was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on E e p o r t s of G r a n d OflScers: To the M:. W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grand Lodge Property fraternally submit the following: For the first time in many years the Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge has been held in the City of Topeka, where the properties and records of the Grand Lodge have been kept, and where they have been accessible for inspection and careful examination. The reports of this committee, therefore, in past years have necessarily been confined to narrow limits, and we find no precedent therein as to the scope of this committee's powers. Realizing that the Grand Lodge is entitled to as complete and thorough a report as can be made relative to the condition and character of its furniture, records and miscellaneous property, we have endeavored in the report which we herewith submit, to convey all the information which investigation could command, believing that if therein we chanced to infringe upon the duties or prerogatives of other committees, our action would be subject to no criticism in the light of the foregoing statement of facts. We found the records, bound and unbound Proceedings of other

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jurisdictions, periodicals, furniture, record books, jewels and aprons, contained in "a room and fire-proof vault at the corner of Seventh and Jackson streets, in the City of Topeka. In the vault we found the abstract of returns from the constituent lodges, a complete file of the printed Proceedings of this jurisdiction, all pamphlet copies of printed Proceedings of this Grand Lodge, together with the jewels and aprons. These articles, which are of the most immediate value to the Grand Lodge, are carefully and systematically arranged, where any person may speedily obtain access thereto. They, however, tax the capacity of the vault, and in the room above mentioned we found the furniture and bound and unbound Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions, magazines and periodicals. The greater part of the above consists of the' unbound Proceedings of other jurisdictions, the collection and arrangement of which has called for the expenditure of a great volume of labor, the results of which reflect credit upon the Grand Secretary. We find these unbound Proceedings arranged on cheaply constructed shelves which cover one side of the room and run to the ceiling. In the ar-^ ' rangement of these documents the Grand Secretary has displayed commendable judgment, in that he has separated all duplicates from a complete file of each State, which latter has been arranged chronologically and alphabetically by States. As a result of this careful arrangement, a glance at the labeled shelves shows not only a list of all the Grand Lodges whose Proceedings this Grand Lodge possesses, but it also shows the years whose Proceedings in any State are missing. The duplicates are also arranged chronologically and alphabetically by States, and form N a valuable fund to draw from in the exchange with other States for such volumes as will complete the files of this Grand Lodge, and make its library one of the most valuable in this country. The Grand Lodge can appreciate the magnitude of the work performed in arranging these Proceedings and the value of this collection, when informed that there are 1,296 pamphlet Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, which would make about 432 bound volumes of convenient size. There are also 200 volumes rather indifferently and unsubstantially bound of foreign Grand Lodge Proceedings. Your committee cannot too strongly urge the consideration of this Grand Lodge to such provisions and legislation as will put'this property in convenient and accessible form. So much relates only to the printed Proceedings. How much more valuable, therefore, must be considered the printed matter of this Grand Lodge, when it is stated that there are over five thousand unbound volumes of masonic periodicals, addresses and miscellaneous contributions to, the literature of the Craft. We do not believe that this Grand Lodge is insensible to the value of these possessions, nor can it be indifferent to taking such steps as will secure for those who come after us now vested with the legislation of the Craft in this great commonwealth, the advantages of convenient access to these valuable records and memorabilia. Were these records to be destroyed by fire, or damaged by rea.son or not being in siiape to be carefully pre-

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served, n o a m o u n t of m o n e y could possibly replace t h e m . As a b o v e stated t h e p a m p h l e t P r o c e e d i n g s of o t h e r jurisdictions will m a k e a b o u t 432 b o u n d volumes, together w i t h a b o u t 200 to be r e b o u n d , a n d in a d d i tion t h e miscellaneous m a t t e r will m a k e a b o u t 1-50 volumes. . T h e v a l u e of t h i s collection is e n h a n c e d b y t h e fact t h a t it is t h e a c c u m u l a t i o n of a b o u t forty years, and m a n y of t h e periodicals are very r a r e . If t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of t h i s c o m m i t t e e m e e t with t h e approval of t h e G r a n d Lodge, it will also be nece.ssary to p r o v i d e suitable book cases in w h i c h these books can be properly kept, a n d also an additional room for l i b r a r y purposes w i t h t h e necessary f u r n i t u r e . W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e G r a n d Hecretary be authorized to r e n t an additional room for a library a t n o t to exceed one h u n d r e d dollars a n d to p u r c h a s e a d e s k for hii3 use. As to t h e aprons t h e G r a n d Lodge can best j u d g e , as t h e goods are in its possession, purchased u n d e r t h e authority last year given t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e jewels are n o t in good c o n d i t i o n , b u t t h e y can b e gold-plated a n d p u t in first-class shape a t a m o d e r a t e cost, p r o b a b l y n o t t o exceed twenty-five dollars. T h e subject m a t t e r of t h e L i b r a r i a n ' s r e p o r t referred to this comm i t t e e , relates to t h e m a t t e r hereinbefore discussed, and c o m m e n t t h e r e o n is unnecessary, e x c e p t i n relation to t h e r e p r i n t of t h e Proceedings of t h i s G r a n d Lodge for t h e years 1866, 1867, 1868, a n d 1869. T h e necessity for r e p r i n t s of t h e Proceedings of this G r a n d Lodge a t various t i m e s suggests to y o u r committee t h a t it would be wise t o res t r i c t t h e a n n u a l gratuitous d i s t r i b u t i o n to t h e provisions of t h e law. W h e r e f o r e , w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e G r a n d Secretary be directed to decline all applications for t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of this G r a n d Lodge coming from sources o t h e r t h a n those p r o v i d e d by law, unless such application b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y an a m o u n t equal to t h e cost of t h e volume. After carefully considering t h e needs and r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h i s G r a n d liodge, y o u r committee finds t h a t more room should be provided for t h e G r a n d Secretary t h a n t h a t n o w occupied by h i m . This can be d o n e a t an e x p e n d i t u r e of o n e h u n d r e d dollars. To accomplish t h e work which, in t h e j u d g m e n t of y o u r c o m m i t t e e , s h o u l d b e d o n e , a n d which, w h e n completed, will place t h e archives of t h i s G r a n d Lodge in a condition befitting their value, a n d in k e e p i n g with t h e intelligence a n d progressive spirit of this G r a n d Lodge, t h e following a p p r o p r i a t i o n s would be required, w h i c h we r e c o m m e n d : B i n d i n g t h e p a m p h l e t Proceedings of other G r a n d J u r i s d i c tions S 600 00 R e b i n d i n g old Proceedings of o t h e r G r a n d Jurisdictions 150 00 Book cases 150 00 Office f u r n i t u r e a n d fixtures 200 00 R e p l a t i n g jewels 25 00 R e p r i n t i n g a n d b i n d i n g Proceedings this G r a n d Lodge, 1866, 1867, 1868,1869 ; 1,000 00 C o m p l e t e set book.s, i n c l u d i n g abstracts, ( e s t i m a t e d ) 300 00 A d d i t i o n a l room for library 100 00 Total

S2,525 00

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OF KANSAS.

Your committee fully realizes the apparent magnitude of this appropriation, but desires to assure this Grand Lodge that in its judgment the expenditure would be exceedingly wise. Fraternally submitted, B. H. BEATTE, FRANK E. DAVIS, J. W. McOORMACK, C. B. HARDY, N. S. WINTERROWD, Committee. EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE WORK. On motion of E.-.W.-. B r o . COLEMAN, t h e Board of Custodians w e r e requested to exemplify t h e w o r k a t 8 o'clock p. M. REPORT OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. B r o . GEORGE M . COPLIN, S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d of

Custodians, submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which w a s , on motion, received and ordered p r i n t e d with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s : .To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: As required by Section 28, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge'By-Laws, the Custodians of the Work respectfully submit the following as their annual report: / At the Grand Lodge session in February, 1894, GEORGE M . COPLIN was elected Custodian to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of R.-. W.-. Bro. W. M. SHAVER.

The Board organized by electing GEO. F . POND Chairman arid GEO. F. COPLIN Secretary.

The first official work of the year was the holding of the State School of Instruction for the qualification of Assistant Lecturers, as provided for by Section 43, Chapter I, Grand Lodge By-Laws. The School was held at Masonic Temple in the City of Wichita, during the week commencing April 9, 1894, the required thirty days' notice being given to all the lodges by the R.'.W.". Grand Secretary. There were three sessions — morning, afternoon and evening — held daily. The Custodians in attendance at the School were Bros. .GEO. F . POND, DAVID D . HOAG and GEO. M . COPLIN.

The M.'.W.-. Grand Master and R.'.W.-. Grand Secretary were present during several sessions of the School. There was a fair attendance upon the school, and considerable interest was manifested by both those from abroad and the Wichita brethren who were in attendance. As a result of the School certificates of qualification, as contemplated by the By-Laws, were issued and forwarded to the M.xW.'. Grand Master, certifying to the fact that the following named brethren were skillful as workmen, and proficient as ritualists, to-wit: GEORGE M . DIXON, of Burlington Lodge, No. 66, Burliiigton: ,IoHN HAMMOND, of Beulah Lodge, No. 291, Bunker Hill;

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OF TBE

February,

W . H . HARRISON, of W i c h i t a Lodge, No. 99, W i c h i t a ; L. G. W H I T T I E R , of W i c h i t a Lodge, No. 99, W i c h i t a . T h e a b o v e n a m e d b r e t h r e n were c o m m i s s i o n e d b y t h e M.".W.'. Grand Master April 17, 1894. W e received a communication from W.'. B r o . T H E O . GARLIC, of Keystone Lodge, No. 102, of Coffeyville, w h o has been Assistant L e c t u r e r for several years, s t a t i n g t h a t it would b e impossible t o a t t e n d t h e School; a n d d e e m i n g h i s excuse good a n d sufficient, and k n o w i n g h i m to be skilled and proficient, t h e Board certified to, a n d h e was commissioned Assistant Lecturer May 21, 1894. F r o m t h e reports m a d e to t h e Secretary of t h e Board b y t h e Cust o d i a n s and Assistant Lecturers, t h e following r e p o r t of t h e work performed is p r e p a r e d : J O H N HAMJIOND, Assistant Lecturer, B u n k e r H i l l , reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d L u r a y Lodge, U . D . , Luray, Russell county, eight d a y s ; c o m p e n s a t i o n received, $40.00; condition of work as left, good. G E O . M. DIXON, Assistant Lecturer, B u r l i n g t o n , r e p o r t s as follows: I n s t r u c t e d a n u m b e r of b r e t h r e n at S a v o n b u r g , Allen county, n i n e days, with a view to t h e i r m a k i n g application for a dispensation to open a n d hold lodg^; compensation received, $27.00; condition of work as left, very good. W . H . HARRISON, Assistant Lecturer, AVichita, r e p o r t s as follows: H a v e given several evenings' instructions to m y h o m e lodges, W i c h i t a , No. 99, Sunflower, No. 86, and Albert P i k e , U . D . , for which no charge was m a d e , and n o compensation received ; condition of work as left, good. L. G. W H I T T I E H , Assistant Lec'urer, W i c h i t a , r e p o r t s as follows: H a v e d o n e n o work except with h o m e lodges, W i c h i t a , No. 99, a n d A l b e r t P i k e , U . D . , for which no charge was m a d e , a n d no compensation r e c e i v e d ; condition of work, good. T H E O . J . GARLIC, Assistant Lecturer, Coffeyville, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d E d n a Lodge, No. 345, E d n a , L a b e t t e county, one-half d a y ; compensation received, $2.50; condition of work as left, good. F o r t i t u d e Lodge, No. 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e , M o n t g o m e r y county, two h o u r s ; compensation received, $3.00; condition of work as left, good. GEORGE F . POND, Custodian, Fort Scott, r e p o r t s as follows: I n s t r u c t e d Godfrey Lodge, No. 124, P a w n e e , B o u r b o n c o u n t y , six d a y s ; c o m p e n s a t i o n received, $25.00; condition of.work as left, fair. K i n c a i d Lodge, No. 338, Kincaid, A n d e r s o n c o u n t y , f i v e d a y s ; comp e n s a t i o n received, $25.00; condition of work as left, good. Ottawa Lodge, No. 128, and F r a n k l i n Lodge, No. 18, Ottawa, F r a n k l i n c o u n t y , six d a y s ; compensation received, $30.00; condition of work as left, good.

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Madison Lodge, N o . 196, Madison, Greenwood county, seven d a y s ; compensation received, f35.00; condition of work as left, good. P a l m y r a Lodge, No. 23, Baldwin, Douglas county, six days. Compensation received, $25.00. Condition of work as left, fair. H a v e visited several lodges d u r i n g t h e year, a m o n g t h e m T o p e k a Lodge, No. 17, Topeka, and desire to c o m p l i m e n t this lodge u p o n t h e thorough m a n n e r in which t h e i r candidates were posted in t h e lectures. DAVID D . H O A G , Custodian, Minneapolis.

No report.

GEO. M . COPLIN, Custodian, Winfield, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d Wellington Lodge, No. 150, Wellington, S u m n e r c o u n t y , five days. C o m p e n s a t i o n received, $25.00. Condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d several b r e t h r e n a t Frederick, Rice county, four days, with view of m a k i n g application for dispensation. C o m p e n s a t i o n received, $20.00. Condition of work as left, fair. F r a t e r n a l l v submitted, GEO. F . POND, GEO.

COPLIN,

Custodians. RESIGNATION The

following

ACCEPTED.

communication

was read

b y the

M.-.W.-.

G r a n d Master, a n d , on motion, w a s a c c e p t e d : E N I D , 0 . T., F e b r u a r y '18, 1895.

Oeo. W. Clark, Grand Master A. F. & A. M., Topeka, Kansas: DEAK SIR AKD M.". W . ' . BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; H a v i n g removed from t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction of K a n s a s , I h e r e b y t e n d e r my resignation as a m e m b e r of t h e Board of Custodians. Y o u r s fraternally, D. D. H O A G . R E P O R T O F T H E C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S . W . - . B r o . S. M. F o x , c h a i r m a n o f t h e C o m m i t t e e o n . C h a r t e r e d L o d g e s , p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , which w a s , on m o t i o n of W . - . B r o . MiZE, r e c e i v e d a n d a d o p t e d : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r C o m m i t t e e on C h a r t e r e d Lodges respectfully s u b m i t t h e following r e p o r t : AVe h a v e carefully e x a m i n e d all of t h e r e t u r n s of t h e c h a r t e r e d lodges s u b m i t t e d to date, a n d h a v e compared t h e m with t h e r e t u r n s of t h e previous year, a n d are pleased to r e p o r t a very gratifying condition of affairs. F o r t h e first time in t h e history of t h i s G r a n d Lodge every report is correct, and t h e necessity of calling a t t e n t i o n to a long list of errors is entirely obviated. T h i s pleasing state of affairs has n o t b e e n brought about, however, w i t h o u t a vast a m o u n t of persistent labor by

FnoCEEDINGS or THE

Februar>-,

the Grand Secretary, who has returned repeatedly the reports'of many of the lodges for correction. While a large number of lodges have made prompt returns, your committee is sorry to report that many of them have been exceedingly dilatory and have been the source of much unnecessary delay and irritation. A vast amount of work is crowded upon the Grand Secretary between the close of the masonic year and the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, and he must have time before the session to get his reports through the hands of the printer. There can be no sufficient excuse for these delays, and there would be no delays if the Masters and Secretaries of the subordinate lodges would show a proper regard for the duties that devolve upon them. We wish to call the attention of the Secretaries of subordinate lodges to the necessity of giving in full at least one given name of all members wherever they may appear in making up their lodge reports. The practice of dittoing under similar names should be discontinued. All names must be written in full. A suggestion that more care be taken to place the figures in the recapitulation in the proper column would not be amiss. Your committee would further recommend that hereafter in preparing the printed blanks for annual returns, the custom of placing the list of officers at the head of the list of members, and then numbering down consecutively through the list, be discontinued. In the present method, where a vacancy occurs among the officers, the total number of members is not correctly shown by the number preceding the last name. The names of the officers should be placed in the list where they alphabetically belong. The list of officers are classified on the last page of the return, and it is not necessary to group them again at the head of. the list of members. Most of the errors in the annual returns result from the imperfect manner in which lodge records are kept. Very many lodges depend solely upon the minutes to furnish the data for annual returns, and the Secretary must painfully go through the proceedings of the entire year before the return can be made. If thelodges should be required to keep a concentrated record of the work done, and all changes of membership ' through the year, the labor of making the annual returns would be materially lessened, and the possibility of making errors would be reduced to the minimum. The printed forms recommended by the Grand Secretary, if adopted, would make the keeping of such records exceedingly simple, and the result would be invaluable. We observe that many of the lodges have failed to fill the blanks relating to the valuation of property owned by the lodge or the amount expended for charitable purposes. One lodge whom we know expended nearly ^300.00 for charity during the year, leaves the space blank; hence the report of the Grand Secretary showing the aggregate of property owned by the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, and the total amount paid out to aid our indigent brethren falls considerably .=hort of

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the actual amount. We urge the Secretaries hereafter to remember that these items must be shown, so that the records of the Grand Lodge may be complete. Fraternally submitted, S. M. FOX, R. M. McGONIGAL, A.O.SHERMAN, F.I.BATES, E. W. WELLINGTON, â&#x20AC;˘ Committee. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. Bro. vS. M. P o x presented t h e following s u p p l e m e n t a l report, which, on motion of M.-.W.-. Bro. CALLAHAM, was r e ceived and a d o p t e d : To the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your comrhittee on Chartered Lodges, to whom was referred certain items of the Grand Secretary's report, respectfully submit the following: In so much as relates to Harper Lodge, No. 206, (page 23), we recommend that the suggestion of the Grand Secretary be approved, arid that this lodge be allowed the credit of thirty-two dollars (S32.00 ). In so much as relates to Louisburg Lodge, No. 180, (page 23), we recommend that the action of the Grand Secretary be approved. In so much as relates to Constellation Lodge, No. 95, ( page 24 ), we recommend that a credit of $7.51 be allowed this lodge. In so much as relates to Grand Secretary's certificates issued to certain brethren (pages 24 and 25), we recommend that the action of the Grand Secretary be approved. In so much as relates to abstracts (page 26), we recommend that the Grand Secretary be instructed to complete the checking up of the reports, and to make all necessary entries to complete the abstract record to'date. We further recommend that the registry of all members of this Grand Jurisdiction and the compendium for subordinate lodges referred to on page 27, be made according to the plan deemed most feasible by the Grand Secretary, and that he be instructed to complete the registry afan early date. We recommend that that portion of the Grand Seci:etary's report relative to abstract of defunct lodges (pages 29 to 32) be approved. Your committee have alreadv made recommendations of most of the matters referred to under the head of "Annual Returns" (page 38), but we believe it advisable, to reiterate what we have said concerning the carelessness of many lodges in making up their reports. We recommend that the suggestions of the Grand Secretary be approved, and that he be authorized to prepare and have bound a blank book suitably ruled for such information as may be required, and that one be furnished each lodge at cost. Fraternally submitted, S. M. FOX, A. 0. SHERMAN, E. W. WELLINGTON, R. M. McGONIGAL, F. T. RATES, Cnmmittee.

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OF TBE

February,

SPECIAL ORDER RECONSIDERED. On motion of W.-. B r o . CORY, t h e special order for election w a s reconsidered a n d made a special order for 1:30 P . M . tomorrow. REPORT ON WASHINGTON MEMORIAL. M.-.W.-.Bro. W. D . THOMPSON, of t h e Committee on Washi n g t o n Memorial, s u b m i t t e d the following r e p o r t : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your committee on the observance of the centennial of the death of W.'. Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON, respectfully report that favorable responses to the memorial issued by the Grand Lodge of Colorado upon that subject, are being received from the various Grand Lodges throughout tbe United States, but no formal consultation has as yet been held by the representatives of the several Grand Bodies. Fraternally submitted, W. D. THOMPSON, Committee. LENOBA LODGE, No. 181. On motion of W.-. Bro. J A C O B D E W I T T , t h e Grand Secretary w a s i n s t r u c t e d to issue a d u p l i c a t e c h a r t e r to L e n o r a L o d g e , N o . 181, upon p a y m e n t of the e x p e n s e of issuing the same. COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. M.-.W.-. W. D. THOMPSON, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on N e c r o l o g y , submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which was, on motion of W.-. Bro. CORY, a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge.of Kansas: Your committee, to which was referred that portion of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master's address which relates to "Our Dead," fraternally submit the following testimonial to the memory of our brethren who have entered into that inheritance incorruptible, and that fadeth not away: We commend to the thoughtful consideration of the brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction the appropriate and kindly sentiments so suitablj' expressed by our M.'.AV.". Grand blaster in reference to the deceased of this and other jurisdictions, and unite with him in extending our most fraternal condolences to the bereaved. We, too, feel their' immense bereavement, share their grief, and sympathize with them in their sorrows, with all the sensibilities of a brother's heart. We deem it befitting this occasion to uialie especial reference to the great loss sustained by this Grand Jurisdiction in the death of so many zealous and active craftsmen, among whom n^ay be particularly mentioned W.-. Bro. FRITZ

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MAGERS, who for t w e n t y - e i g h t years last past as we came together in A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n c o n t r i b u t e d so m u c h , as G r a n d Tyler, to o u r comfort and safety ; Bro. J . L. PHILBRICK, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n in 1871; Past Deputy G r a n d Master D W I G H T BYINGTON, whose labors as c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on C h a r t e r e d Lodges h a v e added much to t h e history of t h i s G r a n d Lodge t h a t is p r a i s e w o r t h y ; a n d Bro. J . M. CHIVINGTON, Worshipful Master of t h e first lodge organized in Kansas, a n d since G r a n d Master of Masons of Colorado. As a mason, as a minister of t h e Gospel, as a soldier u p h o l d i n g t h e unity a n d integrity of h i s c o u n t r y , and as a citizen, Bro. CHIVINGTON h a s left a record entirely w o r t h y of imitation. To us w h o s u r v i v e come these reflections: T h e h a r v e s t of Death, keeps apace with t h e ceaseless tread of T i m e ; t h e p r i n c i p l e s of mortality are i n h e r e n t in t h e h u m a n constitution. H o w imperfectly we all realize t h e fact t h a t we a r e r a p i d l y approaching t h a t fatal h o u r which to every m a n is one p r e g n a n t w i t h all i m p o r t a n t , i n c o m p r e hensible and infinite consequences. Death wealth cannot bribe, p o w e r cannot resist, b e a u t y c a n n o t c h a r m , nor dignitj' deter. Superior alike t o t h e monarch a n d slave, a n i n t r u d e r in t h e palace as well as t h e cottage, t h e royal robes of majesty a n d t h e rags of beggary are equally introductory to t h e s h r o u d . H o w important, t h e n , becomes t h e d u t y i n c u m b e n t on every mason to exemplify with fidelity t h e use a n d p u r p o s e of t h e common gavel as t a u g h t in speculative m a s o n r y . W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t pages be appropriately inscribed in our record in h o n o r of t h e m e m o r y of our deceased b r e t h r e n , a n d as an i n c e n t i v e to d u t y to all who m a y look u p o n t h e m in after years. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W . D. T H O M P S O N , JOHTSF G U T H R I E , â&#x20AC;˘ J . C. K B T C H E S O N , Committee. PORTRAITS ORDERED. O n m o t i o n o f W.-. B r o . J A C O B D E W I T T t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y w a s i n s t r u c t e d t o s e c u r e a h a l f - t o n e p o r t r a i t of B r o s . B T I N G T O N a n d M A G E R S , t o a p p e a r i n t h e n e x t P r o c e e d i n g s of t h i s GJ-rand Communication. PHYSICAL PERFECTION. W.-. B r o . N . S. WiNTERROWD offered t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n : Resolved, T h a t absolute c o m p e t e n c y to conform literally to all t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e ceremonies of t h e several degrees of A n c i e n t Craft Masonry fulfills t h e r e q u i r e m e n t of physical perfection in a c a n d i d a t e . On motion, t h e resolution w a s referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence.

PjtOCEEniN(JS

OF THE

February,

QUESTIONS PKOPOUNDED. T h e following questions w e r e p r e s e n t e d a n d referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Has an Entered Apprentice the right to object to an applicant receiving the first degree ? Is a brother accepted by affiliation December 10th liable for lodge dues for a part of the year of his acceptance, and if so, to what amount? VOTE OF THANKS. W.-. Bro. GuNN offered t h e following resolution, which was, on motion, adopted : WHEREAS, The House of Representatives has Ivindly offered the courtesies of the House to such masons as are in attendance at the masonic Grand Lodge; therefore, be it , Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge are returned to the House of Representatives for its courtesy. Bro.

FRED.

K . BROWN

offered

the

following

resolution,

which on motion, was adopted : Resolved, That a vote of thanl<s be extended to Siloam Lodge, No. 225, for the very courteous manner in which the members of this Grand Lodge were entertained last evening. GALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.'. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d L o d g e from labor t o refreshment u n t i l 8 o'clock this e v e n i n g .

EVENING

SESSION.

W E D N E S D A Y , F e b r u a i y 20, 1895.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e w a s called from refreshment to l a b o r b y H.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C O A L L as G r a n d M a s t e r .

T h e hour for t h e special o r d e r h a v i n g arrived, t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s t a t e d t h a t in o r d e r t h a t t h e exemplification of t h e w o r k m i g h t b e performed upon an a c t u a l candidate, t h e w o r k would be performed b y Siloam L o d g e , J!^o. 225, t h e several offices to b e filled by t h e Custodians a n d Assistant L e c t u r e r s . T h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e was t h e n called from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 9 o'clock A. M., t o - m o r r o w .

iSg4-95.

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LODGE

3I01iNINO ,

OF KANSAS.

SESSION. T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 1895.

The M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor, after an invocation of the d i v i n e blessing by the G r a n d Chaplain. COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M . . W . - . M. M. M I L L E R , . c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, presented the r e p o r t of t h e committee, which was received a n d " ordered p r i n t e d w i t h t h e journal of proceedings of this A n n u a l Communication. \_See Appendix'^ On motion of W.-. J3ro. D E W I T T , m a t t e r relative to t h e recognition of O k l a h o m a and Mexico was referred, to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence. JOURNAL APPROVED. The journal of W e d n e s d a y was then read, corrected a n d approved. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. W.-. Bro. CHAS. J. W E B B , c h a i r m a n of the Committee o n - F i nance and Mileage, s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.\W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance and Mileage beg leave to submit the following partial report:, ACCOUNT OP R.'.W.". A. K. W I L S O N , G R A N D

SECRETARY.

Received from lodges, account special assessments 1893, "B"...S 794 Received from lodges, account back d u e s , " D " 78 Received from lodges, account annual dues 1893, " B " 142 Received from lodges, account annual dues 1894, " A " 24,800 Received from lodges, account under dispensation,"C" 140 Received from lodges, account charter fees, " F " 140 Miscellaneous receipts, " E " 47

00 00 66 64 00 00 50

Total $26,142 80 Against which he takes credit by am't paid Grand Treasurer..i26,142 SO ACCOUNT OP R . ' . W . ' . R. E . T O R R I N G T O N , G R A N D

TREASURER.

Examination of the books, vouchers and accounts of the Grand Treasurer shows the following:

PROCEEDINGS

OF TBE

February,

General Fund. Balance on hand February 1, 1894 $27,667 Received from M. M. Miller, Grand Secretary 2,638 Received account cash transferred from Charity Fund 1,434 Received account cash transferred from "Special Fund Masonic Home" 1,332 Received account interest for year ending January 31, 1895.... 986 Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary 26,142 Total

33 50 05 61 23 80

$60,201 52

From which he takes credit for the following payments: Pay roll 1894 $ 1,851 40 Warrants paid 7,303 94 Transferred to special fund .' 15,620 15 Transferred to " Special Fund Masonic Home " 16,163 64 Transferred to Charity Fund 918 51 Balance in Grand Treasury $18,343 88 Total

$60,201 52 Charily Fund.

Balance in treasury February 1, 1894 Transferred from General Fund Total

$ 8,708 90 918 51 $ 9,627 41

From which he takes credit for warrants paid Transferred to General Fund Balance in Grand Treasury

$ 4,225 00 , 1,434 05 3,968" 36

Total

$ 9,627 41

Special Fund Masonic Some. Dr. Transferred from General Fund Cr. Transferred to General Fund

$31,783 79

Balance in Grand Treasury

$30,451 18

Total

;

1,332 61 $31,783 79

We find that $16,163.64 received by Grand Treasurer from Grand Secretary, being a portion of receipts account dues returned by subordinate lodges for-year ending December 31, 1894, "A" has been transferred in error from the General Fund to "Special Fund Masonic Home," and should be transferred from "Special Fund Masonic Home" back to General Fund. We find that the Grand Treasurer has transferred in error ten per cent, of $9,185.16 instead of ten per cent of $25,348.80 to Charity Fund, as the law requires. We recommend that $1,616.37 be transferred from the General Fund to Charity Fund to correct this error.

1894-95.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

These corrections will change footings to read: Total disbursements .' ..$27,310 37 Balance in treasury 32,891 16 And will make the corrected figures in the Charity Fund account read: Transferred from General Fund, ten percent of $25,348.80 .....$ 2,534 88 Total receipts... 11,243 78 Balance in Grand Treasury, January 31, 1895 5,584 73 Total disbursements 11,243 78 Corrected figures in "Special Fund Masonic H o m e " will read: Total receipts $15,620 15 Balance in Grand Treasury 14,287 54 Total disbursements 15,620 15 ACCOUNT OF E . " . W . " . M . M. M I L L E R , Q K A N D SECKETAKY.

The report of Grand Secretary MILLER from January 1, 1894, to February 27, 1894, presented to the Grand Lodge at this session, and by it referred to this committee, has been examined, and as the information contained therein is correctly shown in the report of Grand Secretary WILSON, and as part of the items contained therein appeared in last year's report, and are therefore shown in this report in error, your committee recommends that the entire report be withdrawn, and it should not appear in the printed Proceedings of this Grand Lodge. We find $160.00 due from Bro. MILLER account overdrawn salary, as shown by Grand Secretary's report,. Reports of Grand Officers, 1895. We also find a balance of $15.60 due to Bro. MILLER, account amount overpaid Grand Treasurer, as shown in Grand Secretary's statement on page 37 of above report, leaving a balance due Grand Lodge from Bro. MILLER of $144.40 to balance liis account. In the matter of claim made by Scammon Lodge, No. 351, account $13.51 remitted to the Kansas Masonic Home, July, 1893, referred to on page 39 report of Grand Secretary WILSON, your committee would recommend that Scammon Lodge, No. 351, be given credit for the $13.51 as claimed, to apply on annual dues of 1894. Your committee further recommends that the Kansas Masonic Home be requested to pay into the General Fund of the Grand Lodge the sum of $13.50, jvhich Scammon Lodge claims, was remitted to the Kansas Masonic Home direct through misapprehension. J O H N H . BROWN

ESTATE.

We find, as per report submitted by Grand Secretary A. K. WILSON (page 35), a balance of $268.20 due estate of JOHN H . BEOWN from the Grand Lodge. We would recommend that an appropriation of $268.20 be made by the Grand Lodge to balance this account. Your committee cannot too highly commend the work of our Grand Secretary, his accounts, records, files and correspondence being kept very systematically, and have greatly facilitated the work of this com-

PHOCEEDINGS OF THE

February,

mittee. All mone3's received by him have been promptly remitted to the Grand Treasurer. He has greatly reduced the office and incidental expenses of the Grand Secretary ; cost of binding has been reduced very materially. The cost of binding Volume I X as compared with Volume V I I I was reduced from S452.42 to $250.00, a saving of $202.42 to the Grand Lodge, and the entire business of the office is conducted in the interest of the strictest economy. . Fraternally submitted, GHAS. L. WEBB, . D. W. HAYS, ALEX. A. SHARP, H. E. PYLE, Committee. E.-.W.-. B r o . COLEMAN moved t h e adoption of t h e r e p o r t , whicii motion was modified b y u n a n i m o u s consent so as to adopt t h e r e p o r t of said.committee, except such portions thereof as related to Scammon L o d g e , N o . 3 5 1 , a n d the transferring of funds from General F u n d t o Special F u n d . T h e motion as modified w a s adopted, a n d t h e excepted portions, as above referred t o , were referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . REPORT OP MASONIC HOME. M.-.W.-. D. B. FuLLEE p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: I respectfully beg leave to submit my annual report as President of the Kansas Masonic Home: The last report closed with the fiscal year ending January 31,1894. Since then the Board has held two meetings, its annual meeting in June, at which the old officers were reelected, and at which meeting it was determined that bids and proposals be received from the different localities of the State that desired the location of the Home; all proposals to be in the hands of the Secretary' on or before December 1,1895. Propositions were received from four localities, and at a called meeting held at Wichita, February 12, 1895, the bids were opened and examined; at which meeting a committee of five was appointed to investigate t h e propositions mentioned, which committee is to report at an adjourned meeting to be held at Newton on the 11th day of March, 1895. At the Wichita meeting it was unanimously decided that the Home be located on or before April 1, 1895. The Treasurer's report showed a cash balance in the treasury on January 31, 1894, of $6,009 06 Received during the vear by donation from the Charity Fund of the Grand'Lodge 4,000 00 Received from Secretary from other sources 1,077 60 Received from interest 273 91 Total Sll,360 57 Paid out on warrants during the year 892 98 Leaving a balance in the treasury of 510,467 59

i894-<)5-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

In addition to the above balance there are two mortgages, amounting in the aggregate to $2,000.00, which were donated to the Masonic Home by the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. The special assessment for 1893, which was ordered to be turned over to the Masonic Home by the Grand Lodge, has not been received; hence the balance as reported by the Treasurer as above, includes no payments of money from the Grand Lodge to the Home excepting the $4,000.00 donated by the Grand Lodge from its Charity Fund. It is unanimously recommended by the Board that the By-Laws adopted at the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, providing for the collection of $1.50 per capita for Grand Lodge dues, be amended to read $1.00 instead of $1.50. This recommendation is made because of the financial stringenc}', and the extra effort, required in many cases, of the lodges to comply with the provisions of this law, and for the further reason that it is now thought that the above amount will be sufficient, with what funds are available, to carry out the policy of this Grand Lodge in regard to the Kansas Masonic Home. At the Wichita meeting Worthy Grand Matron TRESLOT, of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, was present with several other members of the Order. The Worthy Matron made an address to the Board, in which she referred particularly to the intense interest manifested bj' the ladies of the several chapters of the Eastern Star io the immediate establishment and location of the Masonic Home, and in behalf of the Chapter of the Order in this State, asked the privilege and pledged the Masonic Home that the Order of the Eastern Star desired and proposed to take upon itself the expense of providing for the furnishing of the Masonic Home. 'The Board feels that it is proper to call the attention of this Grand Lodge to the very favorable and numerous comments that have been made by nearly all the Grand Jurisdictions in regard to the efforts of Kansas masons to provide a home for those deserving of the charity of the Order. Let us hope that the work so well begun will continue. Let us take no backward steps. Let us continue the work of charity, which is the fundamental principle of the Order, and thus we will receive the commendation of all good masons. DAVID B. FULLER, President. W.-. Bro. J U L I A N moved t h e adoption of t h e r e p o r t as read. W.-. Bro. A L E X . A. SHARP offered an a m e n d m e n t to t h e motion, t h a t said r e p o r t b e received a n d p r i n t e d . A. vote b e i n g t a k e n , t h e original motion as amended- was adopted, and the r e p o r t ordered received and printed with the Proceedings.

FROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

RESOLUTION. W.-. Bro. WILLIAM H . MIZE offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee on Jurisprudence be instructed to report an amendment to the B3'-Laws of the Grand Lodge, reducinjr the per capita from one dollar andfifty"cents to fifty cents. "VV.-. Bro. WHITMAN offered the following amendment: That the Committee on Jurisprudence be instructed to report an amendment to the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, reducing the per capita from one dollar and fifty cents to one dollar. W.-. Bro. JACOB D E \ÂĽITT offered an amendment to the

amendment, that the Committee on Jurisprudence be instructed to report an amendment to the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, reducing the per capita from one dollar and fifty cents to seventy-five cents. CALLED OFF. Pending action on the foregoing resolution, the M.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 1:30 this afternoon.

AFTERNOON

SESSION.

THUKSDAT, February 21, 1895.

The M.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W-. Grand Lodge from refreshment to labor at 1:30 o'clock, with all officers present. SPECIAL ORDEK POSTPONED. On motion, the special order for election was postponed for one hour. RESOLUTION ADOPTED. The question of the adoption of the resolution introduced at the morning session was then taken up. A vote being taken, the amendment to the amendment, reducing the per capita tax to seventy-five cents, was lost. A vote being taken, the amendment to the original resolution, reducing the per capita tax to one dollar, was lost. A vote being taken, the original resolution, reducing the per capita tax to fifty cents, was adopted.

1894-95.

GRAND

LODGE

OP KANSAS.

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. Bro. MORGAN CARAWAY submitted the following s u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t w h i c h , on motion, was adopted : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your committee to whom was referred the report of Committee on Grand Lodge Property, recommends that all of said report which relates to the history and enumeration of the Grand Secretary's office, library, records, and furniture, be adopted. That part which relates to the recommendation of appropriations be referred to the Finance Committee. Fraternally submitted, MORGAN CARAWAY, â&#x20AC;˘ EDGAR B. MARCHANT, WILLIAM H. MIZE, E. B. TOWLE, HENRY BOOTH, Committee. ELECTION POSTPONED. On motion t h e election of oiHcers was postponed u n t i l after t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e had submitted a r e p o r t on the resolution a d m i t t i n g all lodge.s to representation which had paid fifty cents per capita or more ; and the resolution a m e n d i n g second p a r a g r a p h of Section 30, C h a p t e r I I , of t h e ByL a w s , m a k i n g the per capita t a x fifty cents. RESOLUTION. W.-. Bro. CHAS. J. W E B B offered the following resolution a n d moved its adoption : Resolved, That the action of Grand Lodge at its last Annual Communication in appropriatinpr and ordering paid to the Kansas Masonic Home the sum of money then in the hands of the Grand Treasurer, raised by the special assessment of one dollar for each member borne on the roll of the lodges, and which sum aggregated $13,326.15 be rescinded, and that said sum, together with the sum of $2,294 collected by the Grand Secretary on said assessment, and now in the Special Fund so-called, be transferred to the Charity Fund of Grand Lodge. D e m a n d b e i n g made, in accordance w i t h t h e provisions of t h e B y - L a w s , t h e G r a n d Master ordered t h a t t h e vote on t h e motion to a d o p t t h e foregoing resolution be t a k e n by a roll call. U p o n t h e roll of t h e duly accredited r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s bei n g called, 562 votes were received in s u p p o r t of the motion to adojJt t h e foregoing resolution, and 268. votes were cast a g a i n s t the motion to adopt. W h e r e u p o n t h e resolution as above set forth was declared adopted, a n d t h e funds ordered traDsferred in i\c'orkvr\fir\oa with th'^ "'^T'^^siors ^bceo^*

PROCEEDINGS

OF TBE

February.

SI:PPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. Bro.-T. E. D E W E Y , from the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u dence, s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, w a s adopted: To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kannas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence respectfully submit the following report, relative to the transfer of the sum of $16,163.64 to the Special Fund: We find no authority of law authorizing the transfer of the money from the General Fund, and we recommend that the Treasurer be ordered to re-transfer the said amount to the General Fund. â&#x20AC;˘Fraternally submitted, J. C. POSTLETHWAITE, CHAS. SHEDD, T. E. DEWEY, â&#x20AC;˘ A. B. KELLER. Committee. On m o t i o n t h a t p o r t i o n of t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e ' s r e p o r t . r e l a t i n g to t h e e r r o n e o u s transfer of funds by t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , from G-eneral F u n d to Special F u n d , which h a d been referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , was adopted. RESOLUTION. W.-. B r o . CHAS. J . W E B B presented the following resolution a n d moved i t s adoption : Resolved, That the further sum of $15,000 be appropriated from the General Fund to the Charity Fund of Grand Lodge, in addition to the ten per cent, of all moneys received on account of revenue, as prescribed by Section 46, of Chapter I, By-Laws of Grand Lodge. W.-. B r o . FAIROHILD offered t h e following as a s u b s t i t u t e : Resolved, That the surplus of the dues paid for 1894, after deducting ten per cent, for Charity Fund and fifty cents per capita, be returned to the lodges paying the same. A v o t e b e i n g t a k e n , t h e s u b s t i t u t e w a s lost. A vote w a s then t a k e n on the original resolution, which r e s u l t e d i n t h e adoption of t h e same. AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS PROPOSED. W.\ B r o . CHAS. J . W E B B offered t h e following resolution : Resolved, That Section 47, of Chapter I, of the By-Laws of Grand Lodge be amended so as to read as follows: ' SECTION 47. The Council of Administration shall have control ol t h e Charity F u n d . They shall invest a l l of t h e said fund in excess of $.5,000 dollars, in first mortgages on improved Kansas farm lands, of a t least three times t h e value of the a m o u n t loaned, or in bonds of the United States, or county, city, or school bonds in Kansas legally issued. T h e sum r e m a i n i n g in said Charity F u n d n o t loaned o u t as above provldedj or s u c h p a r t thereof as may be deemed prudent, may be paid o u t by the Grand Treasurer for charitable purposes in accordance with t h e provisions and u n d e r t h e restrictions prescribed by Section 46 of this Chapter, and t h e n only on t h e order of t h e Council of Administration.

IS94-95-

GrBAND LODGE

OF KANSAS.

All applications to the Grand Lodge for relief shall he made to t h e Council of 'Administration. They shall carefully investigate all applications for relief, a n d w h e n such application is from a constituent lodge, they shall ascertain its financial condition, the calls u p o n it for charity, the amounts paid by it for charity, a n d such other facts as they may deem proper. The Council of Administration may, in t h e i r discretion, reject such applications or report them to the Grand Lodge with such recommendations as they may deem proper. They may, in cases of emergency, d r a w u p o n the Charity F u n d not to exceed the sum of S200.00 in any one case. But appropriations for p e r m a n e n t or continuous relief sball only he made by t h e Grand Lodge, a n d no'such appropriations shall be made upon application of a constituent lod^e unless such application shall have been made to the Council of Administration at least ten days before the session of the Grand Lodge at which such appropriation is asked for. No member of the Council of Administration shall receive any compensation for services, but shall be allowed his actual and necessary expenses incurred %vhile in discharge of his duties.

On m o t i o n of W.-. Bro. M C D O W E L L , a s a m e n d e d b y B r o . B O N D ,

t h e resolution was referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , with t h e r e q u e s t t h a t t h e y p r e s e n t a by-law in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e same. JURISPRUDENCE. W.-. Bro. T. E . D E W E Y , from t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u dence, p r e s e n t e d t h e following partial r e p o r t , which was a d o p t e d b y a t w o - t h i r d s vote of all t h e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t , in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h Section 5, Article Y I I I , of t h e Constitution : To the 31.'. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence respectfully report the following amendment to the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge: Section 30, Chapter II, second paragraph, be made to read as follows: "An annual per capita tax of fifty cents on its roll of membership, as the same appears on the annual report of the lodge for the preceding year, and any special assessment." Fraternally submitted, J. C. POSTLETHWAITE, CHAS. SHEDD, T. E. DEWEY, Committee. W.-. Bro. T. B . D E W E Y , from t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u dence, p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was adopted: To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on .Turisprudence respectfully report that Section 6, Article VII, of the Constitution says: "No lodge shall be represented by its Master or Wardens in the Grand Lodge at any Annual Communication '' * * until its annual dues are paid as provided by law." Fraternally submitted, J. C. POSTLETHWAITE, . CHAS. SHEDD, T. E. DEWEY, Committee.

PROCEEDINGS

OF TBE

February,

DUPLICATE DIMIT. A c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s read from W a - K e e n e y L o d g e , Ifo. 148, r e l a t i v e t o t h e issuance of a duplicate dimit, a n d t h e same was b y t h e G r a n d Master referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s prudence. DUPLICATE CHARTER, WA-KEENEY LODGE, No. 148. T h e c h a r t e r of this lodge having- been destroyed b y fire, t h e G r a n d Secretary was instructed to issue a duplicate of t h e same. JURISDICTION. A c o m m u n i c a t i o n from Chetopa L o d g e , Wo. 73, relative to j u r i s d i c t i o n , w a s received, and referred t o t h e C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence. CLAIMS. T h e m a t t e r of t h e claim of Ghehalis L o d g e , JsTo. 28, of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of W a s h i n g t o n , a n d M o u n t a i n Slope L o d g e , No. 186, of t h i s jurisdiction, was referred to t h e Comuiittee on Jurisprudence. INVITATION ACCEPTED. A n i n v i t a t i o n w a s received, a n d accepted, from Beulah Chapter, N o . 34, O. E. S., to a t t e n d a reception S a t u r d a y evening. GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. W.-. B r o . W I L L I A M A. SNOOK, c h a i r m a n of t h e Corhmittee on

G r i e v a n c e s a n d Appeals, submitted t h e following p a r t i a l r e p o r t : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals beg leave to make the following report: In the matter of the claim of Bro. F. TEOUGHTON against Seneca Lodge, No. 39, your committee recommends that the action of said Seneca Lodge in this matter, be approved. In the matter of the appeal of Bro. L. W. BICKNELL, from the decision and punishment of Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, your committee find as follows: 1st. That no sufficient charges and specifications were filed with said lodge against the accused, on which to justify atrial; 2d. That there was not sufficient competent evidence before the said lodge to justify a finding of guilty, even had there been sufficient charges and specifications duly and regularly filed.

1894-95-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

We recommend that the decision be reversed and the case be remanded to the said lodge; and we further recommend that the M.'.W/. Grand Master, either himself or by deputy, visit the said lodge and inquire into the merits of the case. In the matter of Lyons Lodge, No. 192, the records of said lodge show that on or about August 24, 1893, charges were preferred against a brother of said Jodge, charging him with an offense against the body of masonry, and that afterwards, in open lodge, the said brother plead guilty to the said charge. Ballot being taken on the degree of punishment to be inflicted, the lodge refused to either expel, suspend or reprimand. The records further show that on or about June 8, 1893, charges were preferred in said lodge against another brother of said- lodge, charging him with an offense against a brother mason of said lodge, and also with an offense against the body of masonry. In due time the said cause came on for trial, and after a long and closely contested hearing the accused was found guilty as charged. After a long series of balloting on the degree of punishment to be inflicted, the said lodge refused to â&#x20AC;˘ either expel, suspend or reprimand. No appeal was taken in either of these cases. We further find that charges and specifications signed by each of the present officers and twelve other members of the said Lyons Lodge, No. 192, were duly forwarded to this M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge, and filed with the R.-.W.-'. Grand Secretary on the first day of February, 1895, charging the said Lyons Lodge, No. 192, with being guilty of an offense against the body of ma.sonry, in failing, neglecting, and refusing to inflict punishment upon the defendants in the aforesaid cases. And the said officers and members of Lyons Lodge, No. 192, specially request that this M.".W.\ Grand Lodge exercise the inherent power invested in it, and in the exercise of such power revoke the charter of said Lyons Lodge, No. 192, and take charge of the records, jewels, and all property and funds of said lodge. The E.'.W.-. Grand Secretary, by order of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, did, on the first day of February, 1895, duly notify the said Lyons Lodge of the filing of the said charges and specification, and attached to said notice a copy of the same, and summoned the Worshipful Master, Wardens and brethren of said lodge to appear before this M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge, either in person or by duly authorized representatives, at its Annual Communication to be held in the City of Topeka on the 20th day of February, A. L. 5895, and have with them then and there the charter, books, papers and records of their lodge, at which time and place a trial upon said charge and specifications would be had. They were further required to forward to the office of the E.'.W.'. Grand Secretary, on or before February 16th, the plea of the said Lyons Lodge as to its guilt or innocence of said charge and specifications, together with a true transcript of all the proceedings of said lodge in reference to the matters contained in said charge and specifications.

PliOCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

Afterwards, to-wit, on t h e 15tb day of I^ebruary, t h e said L y o n s Lodge e n t e r e d its plea to t h e said charge a n d specification, as follows: " Comes n o w t h e accused, b y RICHARD NODURFT, Worshipful Master of Lyons Lodge, No. 192, b y instructions a n d a u t h o r i t i e s of said Lyons L o d g e , No. 192, and enters this t h e i r plea, of guilty as c h a r g e d , " t h e s a m e b e i n g d u l y signed b y t h e said RICHARD NODURFT, Worshipful Master, a n d attested b y J . T. NASH, Secretary, a n d t h e seal of t h e lodge d u l y affixed t h e r e t o . Y o u r c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h i s M.".W.\ G r a n d Lodge r e v o k e t h e c h a r t e r of said L y o n s Lodge, No. 192, a n d t a k e charge of t h e records, jewels, a n d all p r o p e r t y a n d funds of said lodge. I n t h e m a t t e r of t h e appeal of Bro. W. L. E V A N S from t h e action of Osage V a l l e y Lodge, No. 24, your c o m m i t t e e finds t h a t t h e charges state an offense; t h a t t h e specifications sustain t h e charge, a n d t h a t t h e lodge h a d j u r i s d i c t i o n . W e further find t h a t t h e e v i d e n c e tends to show t h e accused guilty of t h e charges, b u t t h e r e is n o positive evidence of guilt. After a t h o r o u g h e x a m i n a t i o n a n d careful consideration of t h e evid e n c e i n t h i s case, as s h o w n by t h e records, y o u r c o m m i t t e e conclude t h a t t h e s a m e is not such as would justify a j u r y of twelve m e n in a court of record i n finding t h e accused guilty as charged bej'ond a reasonable d o u b t , and n o t sufficient to justify a m a s o n i c finding of guilty b e y o n d e v e r y doubt. W e f u r t h e r find t h a t errors a n d i r r e g u l a r i t y occurred d u r i n g t h e trial prejudicial to t h e accused, a n d for. t h e aforesaid reasons we recomm e n d t h a t t h e decision of the lodge be reversed a n d t h e cause b e r e m a n d e d ; t h a t the M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master b e i n s t r u c t e d to h a v e t h e p r o p e r action t a k e n to move t h e said cause to s o m e o t h e r lodge for trial. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W. A. SNOOK, A. A. O A R N A H A N , W I L L I A M J U L I A N , W I L L I A M E. D U N A W A Y , W. P . M U D G E T T , Committee. O n m o t i o n t h e foregoing r e p o r t w a s a d o p t e d b y sections. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r c a l l e d t h e M.-.W.-. G-rand from l a b o r to r e f r e s h m e n t until 8 o'clock this e v e n i n g .

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e was called from r e f r e s h m e n t t o labor b y t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master at 8 o'clock p. M. ELECTION. T h e G r a n d L o d g e proceeded to t h e election of G r a n d Officers, with the following r e s u l t : M.-.W.'. JAMES H . MCCAJ.L Grand Master Wichita. E. W.-. CHILES C . COLEMAN Deputy Grand Master Clay Center. R. W.-. WILLIAM M . SHAVER Grand Senior Warden, Wichita. R. W.-. M. L. STONE Grand Junior Warden Wamego. R. W.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON Grand Treasurer Wichita. R. W.-. ALBERT K.WILSON Grand Secretary Topeka. W.-. GEO. M . COPLIN® Custodian -....Winfield. W.-. AV. P. MuDGETTt Custodian Greenleaf. MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION. W.-.Bro. JACOB D E W I T T submitted a verbal r e p o r t on Masonic Eelief Association. On motion of W.-. Bro. M I Z E t h e r e p o r t was received and t h e committee discharged. T h e i m p o r t a n c e of the Masonic Eelief Association w a s t h e n discussed, and on motion of W.-. Bro. CORY t h e G r a n d M a s t e r was authorized to a p p o i n t a committee of one to m a k e f u r t h e r investigation relative to the matter, a n d r e p o r t a t t h e n e x t session of t h e G r a n d L o d g e . COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. Bro. M. M. M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, s u b m i t t e d the following r e p o r t , which w a s received a n d a d o p t e d : To the M.';W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Correspondence fraternally report that we find the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma has not as yet been formally recognized by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, but has received generous recognition from the Grand Bodies with which we are in correspondence. We therefore cheerfully recommend that official recognition of the sovereignty of-the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma be duly accorded by this Grand Lodge. <• For term of six years. + F o r t'^'-'P ^^ frtnr \-(^fir<s

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Your committee would further report that they recommend the consideration of the recognition of the Grand Symbolic Diet of Mexico be continued until the next Annual Communication. Fraternally submitted, M. M. MILLER, J AS. A. COREY, Committee. LODGES U. D, W.-. Bro. C. E. CORY, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on L o d g e s XJ. D., submitted t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, w a s received and adopted : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Lodges under Dispensation beg leave to report as follows: During the last year there have been issued seven dispensations for new lodges. Their names, with data relative to their work, are here given:

IVame.

Location.

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II Mar. Mar. Virgil Greenwood. M a y May Logan Sedgwick ... J u n e Albert Pike... June Aug. B e n n i n g t o n ... B e n n i n g t o n . . Ottawa Russell

Atwood Virgil Oakley

12.. 12.. 5.. 5.. 1.. 20.. 28..

i i r1 25 22 30 14 27 14 8

•10 19 15 27 30 16 12

11 5 9 4 5 3 1

''I 25 94 SI 35 19 13

The work of these lodges, as exhibited by their transcripts, evince earnestness and diligence. Each one of them is well situated as to territory; each one is provided with a suitable meetiug place; each lodge has done work on all the degrees, and each seems to have good prospects for becoming a useful worker in the masonic field. A number of the transcripts, however, indicate a very faulty knowledge of masonic laws, usages and forms on the part of the Secretaries. For instance, some of the lodges still persist in opening and closing in " D u e " Form. Iri nearly all the lodges "stated" and "special" communications were held. In some of them the character of a report of a committee on a petition was recorded. One or two of the lodges gave no heed to the orders of the M.'. W.'. Grand Master contained in his edicts to the lodges. Some of the lodges are reported to have been " i n " the different degrees. One lodge — Bennington — appears to have held a sort of nominating convention before selecting brethren to recommend as officers under the charter. The second and third degrees seem to have been

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conferred without an examination as to proficiency. In other cases it appears that ruen were made masons without a ballot, while several of the lodges, according to the records, seem to have been careless of masonic usage concerning the matter of changing from one degree to another. These errors have been criticised so often by this committee that it would be reasonably expected that they would disappear. From outside investigation, however, your committee are led to believe that almost all of them are errors of the record only and not defects in the actual work of the lodges. From the force of these criticisms we wish to exempt the work of Luray, Oakley and Albert Pike, whose transcripts are worthy of special commendation for neatness, completeness and accuracy. After making a very careful and thorough investigation as to each of the lodges asking for charters, we believe that the interests of the fraternity will be subserved by granting their petitions, and we accordingly recommend that charters be issued to all of them. Before closing this report we deem it our duty again to refer to a subject discussed in a report at a former Communication of this Body. The duty of a Lecturer when instructing a'lodge, and especially a lodge working under dispensation, is not completed when the officers have acquired the ritual. Masonic law^ masonic principles and masonic usages are the life of the Institution! The ritual is only its outer clothing; yet your committee are led to believe that but little attention in some cases, and in other cases no attention whatever, was paid by Lecturers to subjects which most closely affect the well being of the lodges. This evil should be remedied. The Masters should be thoroughly drilled on lodge business, and the Secretary carefully trained in the keeping of the records. There is no time quite so favorable for training a lodge thoroughly as while it is an infant. We therefore hope that such action will be taken as will secure a change for the better in this important matter. In financial matters there is a great diversity among the lodges whose work is before us for examination. Albert Pike Lodge at Wichita, inspired, as we suppose, by the spirit of the illustrious craftsman who furnished it a name, carries the banner in this regard as well as in other matters, with a membership of thirty-five. It has a net cash balance in its treasury of $243.05, and no debts. Luray Lodge, however, is a close second, in view of the fact that it is located in a small village, it having a cash balance to its credit of $142.00, with only twenty-one members. Oakley and Bennington also have cash on hand, while the other lodges are in debt. Your committee hopes that if this report is approved and these lodges receive charters, they will at once make a vigorous effort to place their business matters on a cash basis. Fraternally submitted, C. E. CORY, C. L. NICHOLS," CHR. BOCK, S. W. RAMAGE, .TORN MnCTTLLAfiH. Cmn.mitUf..

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REPORT ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M A. SNOOK, s u b m i t t e d t h e following supp l e m e n t a l r e p o r t , which, on motion, w a s adopted : To the M.'.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: ' In the matter of the appeal of Bro. O. S. HOLT, from the action of Walnut City Lodge, No. 215, your committee find that the charges state an offense, that the specifications sustain the charge, and that the lodge had jurisdiction. . We further find that the evidence sustains the specifications, and we recommend that the decision and finding of said lodge be aflSrmed. In the matter of the suspension of Bro. J. J. WOODS, by Maple City Lodge, No. 342, your committee finds that the matter does not come before them in such shape that an intelligent consideration of the same may be had. We recommend that the papers be returned to the attorney for Bro. WOODS, with the suggestion that the papers be put in regular form if he desires to appeal from the action of the lodge in this case. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM A. SNOOK, A. A. CARNAHAN, WILLIAM JULIAN, WILLIAM E. DUNAWAY, W. P. MUDGETT, Committee. REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , after special votes ( r e q u i r i n g a t w o - t h i r d s v o t e ) w e r e t a l i e n ' u p o n the recommendations to a m e n d p a r a g r a p h 1, of Section 50, C h a p t e r I , of the B y - L a w s of t h e G r a n d Lodge, and on b y - l a w r e l a t i n g to necrology, w^as a d o p t e d . To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence respectfully submit the following report: Thej' approve of the decisions made by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master. The Constitution provides that the Grand Lodge has the power to make special assessments, and the rescinding of a resolution providing for further assessments does not relieve the lodges from liability during the time the said resolution was in operation. Lodges which have not paid their assessments for 1893 are liable therefor. â&#x20AC;˘ The action of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master relative to the waiver of jurisdiction of material is approved. We have considered the communication of R.'.W.'. Bro. J. L. POWER, and respectfully recommend that no change be made in our laws relative to the question of jurisdiction.

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They have considered the following propositions: First. " Has an Entered Apprentice the right to object to an applicant receiving the first degree?" Y&ur committee express the opinion that an Entered Apprentice does not possess the right to participate in the transaction or discussions affecting the membership of the lodge, and is not entitled to the rights and privileges of masonry, and cannot object to the conferring of the first degree on a candidate. Second. "Is a brother accepted by affiliation December 10th, liable for lodge dues for a portion of the year of his acceptance, and if so, to what amount?" The manner of collecting the annual dues from the members of lodges is regulated by the By-Laws of the respective lodges. A member affiliating at any time during the year is liable for the pro rate proportion of the annual dues, provided the By-Laws do not provide otherwise. Your committee suggests that all lodge By-Laws should contain a provision for the collection of dues of members admitted late in the year, in a sum not less than the per capita tax of the Grand Lodge. Third. "That absolute competency to conform literally to all the requirements of the ceremony of the several degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry fulfills the requirements of physical perfection in a candidate." The Constitution of this Grand Lodge, Section 4, Article VI, definitely and clearly states the physical qualifications required in a candidate for the degrees of masonry, and which are more minutely defined by the approved decision of the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and will not admit of the interpretation set forth in the above. Fourth.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "WA-KKENKY, KAN., February 19, 1895.

To the Orand Lodge of Kansas : A member of Wa-Keeney Lodge, No. 148, requested a dimit from the lodge in 1883. The records of the lodge show that the dues had all been paid, and the dimit had been granted to the member, who was then in Illinois. In February, 1895, a letter requesting a duplicate dimit was received by our lodge from the member ( F R Y BRYANT), he claiming he had never received the dimit. Should a duplicate be granted? C. A. HOAR, 3Iaster." The committee find that the law does not contain provisions authorizing the issuing of duplicate dimits, and the committee recommend that where a dimit is lost the Secretary of the lodge issue a certificate, under seal, showing the granting of such dimit, and its date. We recommend that the resolution to amend Section 47, Chapter I, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, be not approved, for the reason that the present law gives sufficient authority to the Grand Master and the Council of Administration for dispensing masonic charitj'. We recommend that paragraph 1, of Section 50, Chapter I, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, be changed so as to read: " The Council

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of Administration shall from time to time invest the surplus of the Genera! and Charity Funds in approved securities." In the matter of communication from the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin on the subject of relief, we recommend that the communication be referred to a special committee, with instructions to investigate and report at the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. In the matter submitted by Chetopa Lodge, No. 73, your committee believes that Article 6, Chapter I, of the Constitution of this Grand Lodge, defines the boundaries of this Grand Jurisdiction, and that ho lodge within its jurisdiction can assume jurisdictional control over material residing beyond the limits of this Grand Jurisdiction. In the matter of Scammon Lodge, No. 351, we recommend that the report of t h e Finance Committee relative to this lodge be approved, and that the tran.sfer of the funds be made as directed therein. In the matter of Chehalis Lodge, No. 28, of the jurisdiction of Washington, and Mountain Slope Lodge, No. 186, of this jurisdiction, your committee find, from the correspondence submitted, that Mountain Slope Lodge, No. 186, incurred liability by the telegram sent Ohehalis Lodge, requesting masonic burial of a member of Mountain Slope Lodge, to the extent of reasonable funeral expenses. The committee recommend the adoption of the following by-law: "The Grand Master shall appoint a Committee on Necrology each year at the time he appoints the standing committees, whose duty it shall be to report to the Grand Lodge the death of distinguished masons, and recommend appropriate action thereon. The chairman of such committee shall receive $10.00 for his services. Fraternally submitted, J. C. POSTLETHWAITE, CHAS. SHEDD, T. E. DEWEY, A. B. KELLEE, D. B. FULLER, Committee. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. W.-. B r o . CHAS. J . W E B B , c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on

F i n a n c e a n d Mileage, s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, which was adopted : To the M:.W:. Gfrand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance and Mileage fraternally submit the following: We recommend the appropriation of the following amounts: Geo. W. Clark, Grand Master, incidentals $ 86 82 Estate John H. Brown, balance due as chairman Committee on â&#x20AC;&#x17E; Foreign Correspondence 268 20 M. M. Miller, expenses Lyons trial 50 00 We further recommend the appropriation of $2,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay committees, mileage and expenses of this Grand Lodge, as shown by the pay roll.

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W e r e c o m m e n d t h e appropriation of t h e following a m o u n t s : Salary of M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master $ 600 00 Salary of E.-.W.-. G r a n d Treasurer 300 00 •i R.'.W.'. G r a n d Treasurer, additional a p p r o p r i a t i o n 200 00 ^Salary R.-.W.-. G r a n d Secretary 1,800 00 Salary G r a n d Tyler 50 00 Salary c h a i r m a n Committee on Foreign Correspondence 300 00 Salary Custodians 150 00 Office r e n t a n d vault, G r a n d Secretary 150 00 P r i n t i n g Proceedings ' 1,000 00 Postage a n d e x p r e s s 250 00 I n c i d e n t a l e x p e n s e s Grand Secretary 200 00 A n d t h e following items r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d Lodge P r o p e r t y : E e b i n d i n g Proceedings a n d p a m p h l e t s $ 750 00 Bookcases 150 00 Office furniture a n d fixtures 200 00 E e p l a t i n g jewels 25 00 R e p r i n t Proceedings 1866-67-68-69, a n d b i n d i n g same-. 1,000 00 Complete set books 300 00 Additional room for library 100 00 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, OHAS. J . W E B B , D. W . H A Y E S , A L E X . A. S H A R P , H. E. PYLE, Committee. P R E S E N T A T I O N OF G R A N D M A S T E R ' S A P R O N . W.-. B r o . C. B . C O R Y offered t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n , w h i c h was adopted: Resolved, T h a t t h i s Grand Lodge present to M . \ W . \ G E O . W , CLARK t h e apron worn by h i m while i n office, a n d t h a t t h e G r a n d Secretary b e instructed to procure a n o t h e r apron for t h e use of t h e i n c o m i n g G r a n d Master. REMISSION O F D U E S . Communications were presented from several lodges a s k i n g a r e m i s s i o n o f a p a r t of t h e i r d u e s , w h i c h , o n m o t i o n , w e r e r e f e r r e d t o t h e C o u n c i l of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . M I L E A G E OF H A R P E R LODGE, O n m o t i o n , t h e m i l e a g e o f H a r p e r L o d g e , W o . 2 0 6 , for 1 8 9 3 , was ordered paid. RESOLUTION. T h e following resolution w a s offered: • Resolved, T h a t all lodges which have paid fifty cents p e r capita b e e x e m p t from p a y i n g t h e additional dollar. A n a m e n d m e n t w a s offered, t h a t t h e m a t t e r b e r e f e r r e d t o t h e C o u n c i l of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . A v o t e b e i n g t a k e n , t h e a m e n d m e n t w a s lost. A v o t e b e i n o - tak<?n- t h e orip-ina.l r e s o l n t i o n w a s lost.

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PETITION FOE NEW LODGE. > A petition for t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n of a n e w lodge at L y o n s y w a s received a n d referred to the C o m m i t t e e on L o d g e s U. D. , PLACE OF MEETING, 1896.

On motion of M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, t h e G r a n d L o d g e proceeded to t h e selection of a location for t h e n e x t session of t h e M..-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e , and on ballot W i c h i t a w a s selected as t h e place for holding t h e F o r t i e t h A n n u a l Communication of this G r a n d L o d g e , F e b r u a r y 19, A. D. 1896, A. L . 5896. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U.D. W.-. B r o . C. E . CORY, from the C o m m i t t e e on L o d g e s U. D., p r e s e n t e d t h e following s u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t , w h i c h was, on motion, received a n d a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation beg leave to report on the matter of the petition for a charter by twenty-three of the former members of Lyons Lodge, No. 192, whose charter has just been revoked, as follows: 1. The apphcants are all worthy Master Masons and residents in the jurisdiction of the proposed new lodge. 2. The brethren recommended for officers are vouched for to us as skillful craftsmen and competent to perform the duties suggested for them. 3. The territory in which the proposed lodge will be located is perfectly able to support a successful lodge. We therefore recommend that the praj'er of the petitioners be granted, and that a charter be forthwith issued to them. We further recommend, that the property formerly belonging to Lyons Lodge, No. 192, except the charter, be donated by Grand Lodge to said new lodge. Fraternally submitted, C. E. CORY, C. BOCK, S. W. RAMAGE, Committee. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. A t t h i s point in t h e proceedings t h e G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w h o w e r e p r e s e n t presented t h e i r credentials.

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CHARTER FEE REMITTED. M.-.W.-. Bro. M. M. M I L L E R offered t h e following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the charter heretofore directed to be issued to Royal Lodge, at Lyons, be granted without the payment of any fee therefor. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 8:30 to-morrow m o r n i n g .

MORNING

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 8:30 o'clock. Minutes of t h e j o u r n a l of T h u r s d a y were read and a p p r o v e d . RITCHFIELD LODGE, No. 303. On motion, t h e m e m b e r s of late Richfield L o d g e , No. 3 0 3 , w e r e e x e m p t e d from p a y i n g the special assessment of ten dollars, whicb a p p e a r s a g a i n s t t h e m on t h e ' b o o k s of said lodge. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. GEORGE W . CLARK proceeded to the installation of the following oflScers-elect for t h e e n s u i n g y e a r , M.-.W.-. J O H N C. PosTLETHWAiTE a c t i n g as G r a n d M a r s h a l : M.-.W.-. JAMES H . MCCALL Grand Master R.-. W.-. CHILES C . COLEMAN Deputy-Ghand Master: R.-. W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER Grand Senior Warden. R.-.W.-. M. L. STONE Grand Junior Warden R.-.W.-. ROBERT E . ToRRiNGTON..(?rand Treasurer R.-.W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary

Wichita. Clay Center. Wichita. Wamego. Wichita. Topeka.

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following a p p o i n t i v e officers, w h o w e r e d u l y i n s t a l l e d : W.'. W.'. W.". W.'. W.\ W.\ W.". W.'.

Rev. B r o . SAM'L E . BUSSER...Grand H E N R Y 0 . LOOMIS Grand E M I L AENER; Grand JAMES T . HAWKINS Grand JOHN W . GILHAM Grand W I L U A M E . DDNAWAY Grand WILLIAM H . MIZE Grand J . W . BRANDON Grand DELOS AV. ACKEH Grand

Chaplain Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Marshal Sword Bearer Senior Steward Junior Steward Pursuivant Tyler

Dodge Cit}'. Winfleld. Salina. Preston. Oswego. Clay Center. Osborne. ...Smith Center. Seneca.

RESOLUTION OF T H A N K S . W.-. B r o . W . A . S N O O K offered t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n , w h i c h was adoj)ted: Be. it resolved, T h a t this G r a n d Lodge e x t e n d i t s heartfelt t h a n k s to t h e v a r i o u s masonic lodges a n d t h e masonic b r e t h r e n of Topeka for t h e i r e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d for t h e h a n d s o m e badges presented t o o u r m e m b e r s ; to t h e citizens of T o p e k a for-their e n t e r t a i n m e n t ; to t h e railway comp a n i e s for t h e favors i n reduction in r a t e s ; a n d t o all persons w h o h a v e a i d e d i n t h e success of this G r a n d Lodge m e e t i n g . STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d t h e following committees, to serve during this masonic year : On'Credentials.—

BEN.I. H . BEATTE, N O . 171. S t e r l i n g ; W M . H . V O E T H ,

N o . 93, G i r a r d ; M O S E S SARBAOH, N O . 225, H o l t o n ; J O H N M C C U L L A G H ,

N O . 194, G a l e n a ; C. A. H O A R , N O . 148, W a - K e e n e y . On Reports of Grand Officers.— D. B. FULLER, N O . 106, E u r e k a ; W M . J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; C. B . H A R D Y , N O . 347, S p i v e y ; F . E . D A V I S ; N O . 5,

A t c h i s o n ; J . E . LEWIS, N O . 136, Sedan. On Finance and Mileage.— P . M. HOISINGTON, No. 231, N e w t o n ; W . L. HnGGiNS, No. 12, E m p o r i a ; J O H N S . L A N G , N O . 102, Coffeyville; D. W. H A Y S , N o . 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; C. W. DEAN, N O . 272, K a n s a s City. On Chartered lodges.— MORGAN CARAWAY*, N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; C. W . F A I K C H I L D , N O . 230, K i n g m a n ; E . R. FULTON, N O . 91, M a r y s v i l l e ; A. B .

K E L L E R , N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h ; J . E . COREY, N O . 222, Dodge City. On Lodges U. D.— C. E. CORY, No. 8, F o r t Scott; E . P . ALLEN, N O . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ; W . J . K B Y T E , N O . 172, M c P h e r s o n ; H . F . MASON, N O . 246,

G a r d e n C i t y ; FE.A.NK STRAIN, N O . 184, P h i l l i p s b u r g . On Grievances and Appeals.— GEO. W . CI.AKK, N O . —, T o p e k a ; C. H . A P T , N O . 2 6 5 , P r a t t ; A. A. OARNAHAN, N O . 113, C o n c o r d i a ; J O H N C . F R Y ,

N o . 167, E a r n e d ; O. P . CROW, N O . 339, L a n e . On Grand Iiodge Property.—A. M. CALLAHAM, N O . 17, T o p e k a ; C. S. P O O L , N O . 200, A n t h o n y ; A. W H I T M A N , N O . 6, L a w r e n c e ; C. R. E W A K T ,

No. 264, L o g a n ; F . C. DEERING, N O . 133, A r k a n s a s City.

IS94-95-

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On Jurisprudence.— JOH.V C . POSTLETHWAITE, N O . 11, Jewell C i t y ; T . E. DEWEY, N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; A. H'. Er.Lis, No. 145, Beloit; L . H . P E R K I N S , No. 0, L a w r e n c e ; G. V . RICKSECKER, N O . 140, H u t c h i n s o n . On Correspondence.— M. M. M I M . E R , N O . 134, T o p e k a ; G. W. F A R R O N , ^fo.

128, O t t a w a ; E D . H A Y E S , N O . 150, W e l l i n g t o n ;

J O H N D.

GRIFFIN,

No. 7, J u n c t i o n C i t y ; AUGIJ.ST K U M P F , N O . 316, Coolidge. On Necrology.— W.M. D . 1'HOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; O W E N A. BASSETT, N O . 9, S a l i n a ; J O H N G U T H R I E , N O . 51, T o p e k a .

On Masonic Relief Association.— 0 . E . CORY, N O . 8, F o r t Scott. On Washinglon Memorial.— Wji. D. THOMPSON, No. 143, M i n n e a p o l i s , delegate ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, Topeka, alternate. CALL OF COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.VV.-. G r a n d M a s t e r o r d e r e d t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y t o c a l l t h e r o l l o f c o m m i t t e e s , t o a s c e r t a i n if t h e y h a d a n y f u r t h e r business t o b r i n g before t h e G r a n d L o d g e p r e v i o u s t o closing. CLOSING C E R E M O N Y . M'o f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s a p p e a r i n g , s o l e m n p r a y e r w^as o f f e r e d b y t h e G r a n d G h a p h i i n , a f t e r w h i c h t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r c l o s e d t h e M.-.VV^.-. G r a n d L o d g e i n A m p l e F o r m .

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Location.

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February 18, '.891... February 18,1891... February 18,1891... February 18,1891... February 18.1891.... February 18. 1891... February 18,1891.... February 18,1892.... February 18, 1892... February 18, 1892... February 18,1892... February 18,1892.... March 14, 1892 March 14, 1892 March 14, 1892 J u n e 3,1892 J u n e 9,1892 September 20,1892. February 21,1894.. February 20,1895.... February 20,1895.... February 20,1895... February 20,1895.... February 20,1895.... February 20,1895... February 20,1895....

29 28 20 24 21 25 HI 24 35 19 13

30 28 34 20 •27 32 24 31) 32

When Chartered.

SYNOPSIS oif RETURNS OF SUBORDINATE LODGES—Conlhmed.

; 27 00 70 50 57 00 33 00 24 00 45 00 42 00 51 00 30 00 40 50 48 00 30 00 45 Oo 48 00 48 00 43 50 42 00 30 00 30 00

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of KANSAS.

121

SUMMARY FOR 1894.

Number of lodges working under charter, 1894 Number of lodges receiving charters this year Total :. Charters surrendered — Louisburg, No. 180 Charters revoked — Lyons, No. 192 Consolidated —Lily, No. 301 (1893), Cato, No. 153 Number lodges under charter, 1895 Number initiated Number passed Number raised Number admitted., Number reinstated Number dimitted ; Number died Number suspended for non-payment dues Number suspended for unmasonic conduct Number expelled .

Number Number Number Number

349 8 '357 1 1 2=

4 353 1,045 978. 943 545 125 1,003 201 740 9 21

DBCEBASB.

dimitted died suspended expelled

1,003 201 749 21=

1,974

INCREASE.

Number raised Number admitted Number reinstated Net loss, 1894

943 545 125=

1,613 361

Number members as shown by report, 1893 19,825 Membership John H. Brown Lodge, February 22, 1894 14 Total 19,839 Discrepancy as shown by Grand Secretary's report, 1895.. 614 Consolidation of Nos. 153, 253 and 337 39 Lyons Lodge, No. 192, charter revoked 45 Louisburg Lodge, No. 180, charter surrendered 12 Net Loss for 1894 361 = 1,071 18,768 Lodges U . D 168 Royal Lodge, No. 192, chartered February 21, 1895 22 = 190 Number members February 22,-1895 18,958

122

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

SUSPENDED FOR UN MASONIC CONDUCT.

Russell, No. 177—Wm. Riciiards, May 15. Council Grove, No. 36 — Myron A. Billings, Oct. 3. Sunflower, No. 86 —LarklnW. Bicknell, Nov. 13. Windom, No. 276 — James Henry, Aug. 4. Attica, No. 262—Wm. D. Delate, March 15. Goodland, No. 321 — M. D. Cuthberson, March 22. Dirigo, No. 226 —C.S. Kerns, May 12. Oak, No. 267 —S. C. Gore, May 26. Walnut Valley, No. 191 — Luci'us E. Knowles, Sept. 8.

EXPELLED.

Alma, No. 161 —Aaron L. Stiers, May 12. Wetmore, No. 53 — John E. Hanley, April 28. Adelphi, No. 110-George T. Frazier, April 10. St. Bernard, No. 222 —Charles W. Averill, April 13. Cosmos, No. 278 —Joseph F. Williams, Feb. 24. Golden Rule, No. 90—T. J. Matthews, July 12. Neosho, No. 27 — T. F. Emerson, March 3. Adams, No. 63 —Charles N. H. Moore, Oct. 11. Mulberry, No. 261—Wm. J. Dickey, Alexander Mulholland, Nov. 13. Chikaskia, No. 285—Wm. Holt, Nov. —. Lincoln, No. 154— Ira C. Busick, July 14. Newahcuba, No. 189 — M. P. Isenberg, Dec. 21. Sterling, No. 171 —Joseph Allen Porter, Dec. 19. Frontier, No. 104—Alfred M. HaUowell, April 21. Wichita, No. 99 —R. M. Dickerson, Jan. 1. Alden, No. 308 —F. W. Sandt, Nov. 3. Rob Morris, No. 332 — Calvin A. Gambill, May 15. New Albany, No. 81 — Geo. W. Stewart, Sept. 15. Hartford, No. 193 — E . W. Walton, Dec. 8. Doric, No. 83 — Michael H. Lane, May 15.

1894-95.

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LODGE

OF KANSAS.

123

REINSTATED DURING THE YEAR ENDING DEO. 31, 1894.

Smithton, No. 1 — G. I. Moyer, Abram Leigh, Feb. 16. Wyandotte, No. 3—August Hlatky, Jan. 5; C. C. Welborn, April 20; W. A. Scoles, June 1; C. Carpenter, C. Morasch, Dec. 21. Lawrence, No. 6 — W. R. Carter, July 9. King Solomon, No. 10 — Samuel Hyman, Oct. 17. Emporia, No. 12 —J. G. Traylor, Aug. 3; P. B. Maxon, Oct. 19. Oskaloosa, No. 14 — Loren Willetts, Feb. 17. Great Bend, No. 1-5 —W. W. Wenstead, . Franklin,No. 18—A. M. Cunningham, May 18. Circleville, No. 20— Michael D. Godfrey, May 26. Valley Falls, No. 21 — A. M. Cowan, March 3. Palmyra, No. 23 — J. L. Oederhalm, May 2. Osage Valley, No. 24 — James D. Keiter, Sept. 4. Eldora, No. 28 —A. P. Clark, Feb. 17. Arcana, No. 31 — S. Gurney, Nov. 10; C. B. Roundy, Wm. Horner, Dec. 8. Auburn, No. 32 —John Russell, Oct. 9. Seneca, No. 39 — Louis R. Zahm, Dec. 20. Holton, No. 42 —J. E. Mooney, Oct. 6; A. W. Strewig, Oct. 20.•Easton, No. 46 — 0. D. Oliphant, Nov. 8. • Orient, No. 51 —M. Goodell, Oct. 5; Jno. Howell, Dec. 7. Salina, No. 60 — Stephen A. Mopes, Dec. 17. La Cygne, No. 61 — S. H. Hunt, April 21. Gardner, No. 65 — Henry Miller, Jan. 17. Huron, No. 72 — Jacob Reece, Dec. 8. Chetopa, No. 73 — David Alexander, Jan. 6. White Cloud, No. 78 —John D. Hilderbrand, Dec. 19. Corinthian, No. 79 — Charles G. Bennett, Jan. 3. Tuscan, No. 82 - D. M. Phillips, Feb. 27. JeflFerson, No. 84 —Thomas B. Pitcher, May 19. Eureka, No. 88 —D. I. Whitman, Apr. 17. Girard, No. 93 — Harvey Brown, Mar. 17; Lester Ray, June 16. Harmony, No. 94— W. A. Hampton, Oct. 6. Patmos, No. 97 — Hiram Pool, June 21.

124

PROCEEDINOS

OF THE

February,,

Cedar, No. 103 — B. C. Clevenger, May 14. Fidelity, No. 106 — Lawrence S. Wallace, Apr. 14. Americus, No. 109 — Z. A. Wood, Dec. 9. Blue Valley, No. 112 —N. P. Cowden, Apr. 28. Excelsior, No. 115 — J. D. Bradley, Apr. 14. Parsons, No. 117 — Henry Weidemeyer, Mar. 10. Halcyon, No. 120 — Joshua Sousser, June 18. Liberty, No. 123 —T. F. Andress, June 27; William Reese, May 10. Meridian, No. 126 — Charles N. Corbin, Aug. 10;' Andrew F. Lasure, Sept. 14. Palestine, No. 127 — John Bruner, July 16; I. Watkins, Dec. 10. Ottawa, No. 128 — M. R. Taylor, Mar. 19. Polar Star, No. 130 —Thomas Hatch, Dec. 6. Cherry vale, No. 137 —L. D. Dennis, May 9. Reno, No. 140 — John P. McCurdy, Feb. 15. Newton, No. 142 — John Ketching, June 9. Mt. Vernon, No. 145 — James Lawrence, Feb. 19; Wm. Powell, John Curtin, Apr. 2. Center, No. 147 —R. G. Hannaford, July 13; G. W. Perkins, Johnstone Hire, Aug. 24. Active, No. 158— Charles W. Miller, Nov. 26. Fraternal, No. 170 — George F. Lackey, July 14. Sterling, No. 171— D. M. Hunt, Apr. 19. McPherson, No. 172 —S. A. Hyer, Feb. 2; D. B. Jeffers, Mar. 16; John W. Wallace, Apr. 20. Belle Plaine, No. 173 —G.W. Bostrick, Apr. 28; J. M. Holliday, . Kirwin, No. 175 —Dan N. Fish, May 9. Lenora, No. 181 —T. N. Mott, Dec. 8. Onaga, No. 188 — Julius Timendorfer, Dec. 5. Newahcuba, No. 189 —E. J. Donnell, Nov. 23. Lyons, No. 192 — E. C. Fisher, Mar. 8; B. C. Ogden, A. L. Perry, Apr. 26; C. A. Ogden, May 29; George 0. Gray, James G. Sutton, Dec. 13. Galena, No. 194 — John S. Jarrett, Aug. 15. Hays, No. 195 —J. H. Middlekanff, Feb. 3. Blue Hill, No. 198 —William L. Bacon, Aug. 20. Downs, No. 204—W. C. Riley, Jan. 13; M. A. Neff, Aug. 25. Harper, No. 206 — Lyman L. Pratt, Apr. 18. Oqcidental, No. 207 — Thomas B. Rhodes, Apr. 6. Olive Branch, No. 212 —R. G. Splawn, Feb. 22.

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LODGE

OF KANSAS.

125

Walnut City, No. 215 — Robert Stevens, Jan. 24; B. H. Bunn, George W. Cooley, Orin S. Holt, Feb. 28; J. L. M. Ball, Mar. 23; James Waddle, Dec. 26. Joppa, No. 223 —M. Campbell, Jan. 20. Vulcan, No. 229 — E . A. Cunningham, Feb. 17; A.Webster, Aug. 11; J. P. Woodworth, H. H. Schlickting, Feb. 17. Canopy, No. 248 —Noah M. Meek, Dec. 19. Whiting, No. 250 —Michael Morris, Feb. 3. Galva, No. 251 — Edward A.Williams, Aug. 11.Westmoreland, No. 257—Walter L. Bates, Oct. 23; Geo. Grice, Apr. 6; Jesse B. Pierce, . Attica, No. 262 — William F. Snapp, Mar. 1. Kilwinning, No. 265 —Charles A. Taylor, July 23; John A. Oliphant, Mar. 26; Horace H. Campbell, Aug. 27; Wm. R. Watson, July 23; J. W. Moore, Mar. 12.Black Diamond, No. 274 —J. E. Stryker, Apr. 26. Brainard, No. 280 — Erwin S. Raymond, Nov. 27. Preston, No. 283 —Wade H. Rogers, Dec. 24. Chikaskia, No. 285— Daniel F. Janeway, Mar. 17. Comanche, No. 295 — I. B. Kirkland, Nov. 10. Naphtali, No. 310 —Martin A. Baker, Mar. 20; Chas. O. Wilcox, June 19. Bluff City, No. 313 — L. D. Davis, July 27.

DEI'UTV GRAND MASTER OF KANSAS, 187S.

Born in Xorwicli. N. Y., Feh. 20, 18.SI. Died at bis borne in Leavenwortb, Oct. II, IS04.

GRAND TTLER OF KANSAS, 1868-M.

Born in Hanover, (iermany, Jan. 8, 1828.' Died at bis borne in lieavenwoi'th, Aug. 12, IS94.

GRAND SECRETARY OF SEW BRCSSfflCK.

DIED

APRIL

25,

1894.

GRAND MASTER OF ARIZONA.

DIED JULY 25,

1894.

DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF UTAH.

DIED OCTOBER 13,

1894.

CRAlVD LECTURER OF JIISSISSIPI'I.

DIED

MAY

24,

W"^

1894.

r.-. C.-. LECTDRER OF ARKANSAS,

DIED

JULY

30,

1894.

DEATHS DURING YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,1894.

Leavenworth, No. 2 — Augustus Gates, J a n . 21; Fritz Magers,-Aug. 12; H. L. BIoktor(J,Sept. 10; G. Armstrong, Nov. 9; Geo. J. Braun,Nov;26. Wyandotte, No. 3 — J o h n W. Taffee, July 19; G. W. Maxfield, July 20; A. T. Auld, Dec. 15; Charles Morasch, Dec. 23. Washington, No. 5 —Daniel MeCuaig, April 6; L u t h e r C. Challls, July 26; H. S. Everest, Oct. 22. Union, No. 7 — H . L. Horton, Nov. 27. EisingSun, No.8—W.J.Banden,Dec.6; B. F. Hepler, Sept. 21; Wm. H.Metcalf. May 15; D. Owens, Oct. 1; W. C. Steeley, Dec. 2. Acacia, No. 9—John McConnell, March 15. King Solomon, No. 10 —Dwight Byington, Oct. 1 1 ; J u d d P.Marshall, •Nov. —.

•Emporia.No. 12—I. E. Perley, ; T.C.Evans, ; C.S.Cross, . Oskaloosa, No. 14— Geo. W. Wise, Nov. 22. Lafayette, No. 16 — Nelson M. Torray, July 19; Eobert Allingham, May 5. Topeka, No. 17 —Henry Adams, Oct. 16; D. Holmes, Nov. — ; E. N. More• house. Nov. —; D . H . H o m e , April, 22. Olathe, No. 19 —John E. Easdale, Nov. 28; Pacific, No. 29 — Levi Woodward, J u n e 6. Auburn, No. 32 — j ! D. Vawter, Oct. 13. Mound City, No. 33 — S. E. Huff, . Hiawatha, No. 35 —James W. Watkins, April 13; Philip Greno, J u n e 23. Council Grove, No. 36 — James D. Austin, March 20. Paola, No. 37 —G. A. Colton, July 26 ; D. J. Minich, Dec. 7 ; W. E. Wagstaff, Feb. 14. Seneca, No. 39 — James W. Bergen, Nov. 26. Blooming Grove, No. 41 — A. C. Doud, Dec. 26. Holton, No. 42 —C. B. Hamhle, J u n e 17 ; D. W. C. Lock, April 1. Nickerson, No. 43 — J. N. Woods, Dec. 29. Delphian, No.'44 — E. S. Doll, J u n e 4 ; Geo. M. Everline, Sept. 1. Mackey, No. 48—W. A. Linslar, Dec. 10. Nine Mile, No. 49 — J o h n Hancock, Feb. 15. Orient, No. 51 —M. J. Riley, March,24; G. W. Stafford, March 1; F r a n k Drummond, Dec. 25. Pottawatomie, No. 52 — J. E. Grass, April 11. Spring Hill, No. 56 —Christian Zehring, Feb. 1. (loyville, No. 57 — J o h n Harris, Oct. 15. Winfield,No..58 — J o h n Bobbitt, May 15. La Cygne, No. 60 — Marion J. Wellslager, Oct. 29. Salina, No. 61 —Alfred E. Carey, July 13. Adams, No. 63 — Bishop W. Perkins, J u n e 20. Wathena, No. 64 — J o h n L. Cummings, Sept. 10. Baxter, No. 71—W. S. Green, Feb. 9. Erie, No. 76 —C. E. Harbough, . Delta, No'. 77 — E. E. Harvard, July 9. Corinthian,No. 79 —Max Buck, Feb. 6; E. Longley, Feb. 24; W.P.Beverly, March 17 ; S. G. Coleman, Aug. 20. Zeredatha, No. 80—Jacob E. Blackshear, Nov. 10.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Jefferson, No. 84 —Lake Clark, . Sutton, No. 85—B.B. Bill, J a n . 14. Sunflower,No. 86—W.J. Hudson, July 26; Wm. Yerkes, J u n e 23. Eureka, No. 88 — Henry Brase, Aug. 26. Home, No. 89 — Edwin Holtslander, March 4. Mission, No. 92 — J o h n 0. Sylvester, Feb. 22. Girard, No. 93 —John K. Forks, J u n e 25 ; James I. A. Noland, July 2. Harmony, No. 94 — James A. Hatcher, Feb. 23! Constellation, No. 95 —J. Z. Sexton. Nov. 5. Patmos, No. 97 — Thos. G. Boswell, Sept. 18, Wichita, No. 99—G. W. Benton, April 10; J. C. Rodkey, J u l y ' 2 9 ; F. W. Stover, Sept. 7. Prudence, No. 100 — James T. Bratton, A p r i l — ; Horace J. Brown, J u n e 15; Martin Nichols, Nov. 5. Keystone. No. 102 — Thomas C. F u n k , May 22. Cedar, No. 103 —Samuel H. Freeman, Feb. 26; Louis E.Carter, Dec. 12. Fidelity, No. 106 —Calvin M. Wilson, March 9; A n t h o n y P. Cogswell, July 18. Fortitude, No. 107 —Otwell Curtis, Jan. 19; Phil. Shoemaker, Jan. 20; J. M. Gravely, Jan. 24; J. B. Craig, J u l y 24;'Chas. M. Ryan, July 27; B. E. Logan, Dec. 27. Advance, No. 114 — Alexander Swan, J u l y 29 ; Lemuel L. Evans, Dec. 13. Parsons, No. 117—W. R. Hanna, Feb. 24; Wm. Whitehead, Feb. 24; W. J. Smith, Aug. 11; J. W. Neeley, Nov. 24. Halcyon, No. 120— J o h n D. Jacobs, May 25. Liberty, No. 123— Chas. O. Hopkins, J a n . 11,1893. Ottawa, No. 128 —Charles N. Penny, Feb. 27; A. G. Supernean, March 28; H. C. Thoyer, May 22. Carson, No. 132 — Geo. T. Sherman, Dec. 30. Crescent, No. 133 —R. A. Houghton, May 7; Lewis Kain, . Clay Center, No. 134 —Elijah D. Morgan, Feb. 12; M. H. Ristine, April 19; Peter Van Der Stelt, April —. Reno, No. 140 —C.C. Bennett, N o v . l ; S. H. Brehur, Aug.-20; Wm. Gibson, May 31; Rees R. Price, Dec. 10; H. G. Spurgin, J u n e 4. Signal, No. 141 —L. R. Ream, Sept. 15. Newton, No; 142 — Geo. G. Wiohart, J a n . 5. Gilead, No. 144 —Edward Rutledge, Dec. 28. Wa-Keeney, No. 148 —David Fonts, Nov. 23. Douglas, No. 161 —Samuel Sheets, May 28; L. E. Wright, Aug. 9. Lincoln, No. 154 — Patrick Lyden, J u n e 29. Hope. No. 155 —Nicholas Momma, April 10 ; D. Vinson, Jan. 25. Dexter, No. 156 —John M. Reynolds, April 1. Robinson.No. 159 —R. H. Bolinger, Dec. 23. Saqui, No. 160 —John R. Smith, Oct. 13. Greenwood, No. 163 — J o h n H. Melone, J u l y 23; Labon Richard, Nov. 26. Oxford, No. 166 — James Brewster, Aug..6. Farmers, No. 166— M. F. Pepper, April 15. " Blue Rapids, No. 169—W. J. Ross, Nov. 5. Fraternal, No. 170 — Francis O. Cutler, March 14. McPherson, No. 172 — Wm. D. Shiels, Feb. 27. Western Star, No. 174 —Wm. McAvoy, April 7. Mt. Moriah, No. 179 —John F. Marsh, Oct. 23. Burrton. No. 182 —E. R. Gibbons, Oct. 14.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Gaylord, No. 183—W. H. C. Taylor, Feb. 20. Phillipsburg, No. 184 —A. B. Houck, uct. 23. Pittsburg, No. 187 —Harry Roberts, Feb. 17. Henri, No. 190 —Edward F. Bowman, May 10; James A. Rule, Oct. 24. Hartford,No. 193—W.O. Creamer, Jan. 18; G. W. Snider, Sept. 7. Hays, No. 195—W. A. Meyers, Oct. 9; J o h n M. Lamb, Dec. 28. Madison, No. 196 — Robt. Carey, July 8. Blue Hill, No. 198 - W m . L. Bacon, Sept. 13. Norton, No. 199 —Solomon Marsh, Deo. 19. Anthony, No. 200 —Abner R. Blacliburn, Oct. 31. Mulvane, No. 201 —C. A. Lanliton, May 4. Sumner, No.'203—Wm. Morris, Nov. 15. Eminence, No. 205 —James P. Fletcher, Nov. 8. Occidental, No. 207 — George McKay, Oct. 12. Olive Branch, No. 212 —J. W. Mathewson, July 25. Perfect Square, No. 220 —Jacob Gable, J u n e 17. Anchor, No. 224 — E. VVhlttalter, Oct. —. Siloam, No. 225 — J o h n William Trimble, May 25. Dirigo', No. 226 — T. G. Allan, . Jamestown, No. 227 —Joseph Bogue, Sept. S. Greenleaf, No. 232 —Obediah 0. Axtell, April 10. Ark, No. 243— Philander McKellips, Sept. 22. Galva, No. 251 —J. J. Meisinger. J u l y 17 ; Richard A. Barnes, Aug. 0. Stafford, No. 252 —N. M. Minks, ; Jacob Allison, Sept. 13. Ionic, No. 254 — Runnels Lenegar, Oct. 15. Westmoreland, No. 257—Wm. R. Benton, Aug. —. * Morton, No. 2.58 —Frank J. R. Zeller, J a n . 3. Beattio, No. 2,59 —Morris B. Hall, April 10. Logan, No. 264 — Oscar C. Pilcher, Dec. IS. Armourdale, No. 271 —James M. Morris, Feb. 1; Geo. C. Paine, Aug. 23. Brainard, No. 280 —James V. Seamon, May 28. Preston, No. 283 —J. Q. Shoup, May 4, Highland, No. 296 —Wm. Brethour, Dec. 22; Cyrus C. Chaffee, Dec. 26. Gove City, No. 302—W. Maddox Byron, March 4. Hebron, No. 314 — J o h n K. Kiser, Oct. 29. Lincolnville,No. 315 —Justice Evans, Sept. 29.. Coolidge, No. 316 —R. G. Bishop, Dec. 8. Horton. No. :K6 —J. W. Dupins, Aug. 17. Oak Hill, No. 334 —Thomas J. Roberts, Oct. 9. Parker, No. 341— Klijah Croft, Sept. 28. Olive, No. 350 —James W. Sipple, Feb. 27. Enterprise, No. 353 —C. M. Case, May 29.

iVo,

Stniihton Leaveu worth. Wyandotte Kiokapoo Washiugton... Lawrence Union Rising S u n — Acacia King Solomon Jewell Emporia Nemaha Oskaloosa...... Great Bend.... Lafayette Tcrpeka Franklin Ohithe Circleville Valley Falls .. Olivet Palmyra Osage Valley.. Oketo Longton Neosho El Dorado Pacific Towanda Arcana Auburn Mound Cily... Ilavensville .. ifiawatha Council Grove Paola lola Seneca

Name of Lodge.

IVIapleton Mumboldt Towanda Doniphan Auburn Monnd City... iiavensville .. Hiawatha Council Grove Paola lola Seneca

3Je [toy

Highland Leavenworth.. Kansas City. . Potter Atchison Lawrence Junction City. Fort Scott Lawrence Leavenworth . Jewell City.... Emporia Corning Oskaloosa Cireat Bend.... Manhattan ropeka Ottawa Ohithe Circleville — Valley Falls .. Melveru .Baldwin City. Osawatomie .. Okelo Longton

Lccation.

Doniphan Leavenworth Wyandotte ... Atchison Atchison Douglas Davis Bourbon Douglas Leavenworth Jewell Lyons Nemaha Jefferson Barton Kiley Shawnee Franklin Johnson Jacksou Jefferson Osage Douglas Miami Marshall Elk Coffey Bourbon Allen.... Uutler Doniphan. .. Shawnee Linn Pottawatomit Brown Morris Miami Allen Nemaha

County. Friday on or before ® First and third Monday First and third Friday Saturday ou or before ® First and third Monday Second Monday First and third Thursday First and third Friday Third Thursday First and third Wednesday First and third,Wednesday... First and third Friday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before © Second and fourth Friday First and third Friday First and third Wednesday..., I^^irst and third Friday ...'...}. Thursday on or before © Second and fourth Saturday., First and third Saturday...."... First and third Thursday Wednesday on or before® -.;:; First and third Thursday First and third Sfoudny First and third Saturday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® ^ ... First and third Tuesday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before © Tuesday on or before ® First and third Friday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday.... First and third Monday First and third Tuesday First and third Thursdav

Slated Meetings. W. M. Boone Clarence C. Goddard. Jacob W. Longfellow W. R. Henderson John B. Clark Alexander Monroe.. John D. Griffin F. L. McDermott Warren B.Brown Johu D. Edmond Edwin L. Gray W. L. Huggins Charles C. Yiniug James Morrow Edward K. Moses Jefferson Robinson.. Geo.M.Eagle Alex. Morrow W.L.Wilkinson Willard P.Baxter.... J.G.f^nouse Wallace Roberts C. Reynolds David C. Marker Henry E. Whitney Charles Johuson W. 0. Decker Sam'l P. Cadv R. R.Cochran A . J . Ralston M. J. Mes.senger M.F. Stout Samuel Hellard Ole C. Olcson John Walters F. W. Brigham Bayard T. Riley M. G. Robinson D.R. Vorhes

Worshipful Master.

Johu F. Ward. Edward W, Osgood. Edgar F. Serviss. R. F. Mitchell. Alva C. Trueblood. Alfred Whitman. John F. Brown. L. M. Havens. John Charlton. Peter J. Freling. John M. Grimm. J. Frank Kennov. Oliver W. Ort. Wm. D. Snell. Charles E. Castle. George C. Wilder. H. W. Farnsworih. Leon Shancr. Clarence Armsby. Frank Sharp. V. P. Murray. James Ball. A.G. Paslev. Charles S.ftixbv. Wm. F. Rabe. W. 0. Boone. F, W. Schmitt. Edgar C. Wilson. F. W. Frevert. M, Orban, jr. Matthew Skerritt. James D. Carriger. P. C. Bacon. W. jr. Strieker. Geo. C. McKnight. Olin S. Turney. Josiah B. llobson. C. L. Whittaker. Wm. H. Thompson.

Secretary.

NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1894.

DeSolo Blooming Grove lloltou Nickersou Delpliian EttSton Ualstcad Xeuia Mackey Nine Mile Lake Orient Pottawatomie .. Wetniore Shawnee Troy Spriug Hill Oovville WinlieUi Saltville Saiina I,a Cygue Kidgeway Adams Watheua Gardner Burlington Kriiukfort Hiram Star Uarbondale Baxter Huron Chetopa Mystic Tie Wamego Erie Delta White Cloud Corinthian Zeredatha New Albany Tuscan Doric Jefferson Sutton

Do Solo Trading Post.. .. ilolton Nickerson Garnett Kastou Halstead Xenia Effi ugham Lansing Silver Lake Topeka St. Marys Wetmore Shawnee Troy • Spring-Hill (.'oyville Winfield Barnard Saiina La Cygne Overbrook Oswego Watheua ; Gardner Burliugton Frankfort Leavenworth Hanover Carbondalo Baxter Springs.... Huron Chetopa Augusta Wamego Erie Medicine Lodge.. White Cloud Burlingame Cottonwood Falls, New Albany Neosho Falls Eudora Winchester Waterville

Johnson Linn Jackson Reno Anderson Leavenworth.. Harvey Bourbon Atchison Leavenworth.. Shawnee Shawnee. Pottawatomie Nemaha Johnson Johnson Doniphan Wilson Cowley Liucolu Saline Linn Osage Labette Doniphan — Johnson Cott'ey Marshall Leavenworth.. Washington... Osage Cherokee Atchison Labette Butler Pottawatomie. Neosho Barber Doniphan-....• Osage Chase Wilson Woodson Douglas Jefferson Marshall

Saturday on or before ® Saturda.v ou or before ® First and third Saturday First and third Friday. First and third Thursday Thursday on or before ® First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® First and third Monday Saturday on or before ® ^ Thursday on or before ® v:. l^irst and third Friday..-. First Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ^ Wednesday on or before ® Monday before aud 2d Sat. after ® Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® Second and fourth Thursday...... First and third Saturday First and third Monday.. First and third Saturday...: Saturday on or before ®-J:; Thursday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® '.;:. Wednesday on or before ® Second and fourth Monday First and third Saturday First and third Thursday Second and fourth- Saturday Second and fourth Saturday First and third Monday Saturday on or before ® First Saturday on or before © ^ . First aud third Tuesday; Wednesday on or before ® :^ Second and fourth Wed'nesday First and third Saturday First and third Wednesday Wednesday on or before® ^ ... First and third Friday Saturday on or before ® -s. Tuesday ou or before ® ^ Tuesday on or before ® ^ Saturday o n o r b e f o r e ® IHrst and third Saturday

W. M. Marcks C.E.Smith Albert Sarbach W. B. Forker Sylvester C. Axtell Simeon Kouth David v. LUesen David W.Buell P. 11. Moore W. K. Knisely Robert M. Forbes J. W.McClure George Moliler George W. Hart Jas. M. Campbell W i l l i . Stuart James E. Dillon Francis IM. Robertson Henry C. IjOomis Fred Hani William L. Breese John O. Rogers Amos A. Addington.. John W.Gilham Green B. Manu John Welker George M.Dixon David A.Broadback. Garrett Fitzgibbons., August Jaedicke, jr... William H.Reed CharlesS. Bowman... John A. White L. B. Kackley N. A. Yeager J. M.Jennings T. F. Rager Hugh Rankin C. H. Wakefield J. Frank Mehl J. H. Doolittl.e Warren S. Stalling.-.., L.L. Thrall James W. Charles Alex. F. Leaverton... Henry Humfreville..

M.R. Taylor. Amos H. Hall. George W. Mock; F.B.Brown, James D. Stevens. F. M. Seward. S. H. Trego. A. H. Tanner. G. M.Snyder. George \V. Thomas. •Amos D. Hollister. Evan Davis. D. J. Lane. Daniel W. Stowell. Benj. F. Hollenback. J.O.Hardy. H. P. Smith. J. S. Claiborne. Ben.F. Sadil. John R. Miller. Frank R. Spier. Frank Welgus. C. H. Easton. George S. Liggett. John A. C. Gordon. L. W. Snepp. Henry K. Rapier. Bayard T. Spradling. R. Beiga. Rudolph Wald. J. M. Patterson. James T. Ryon. 0. &r. Anderson. C. 0. Williams. W. A. Shannon. ¥. S. Haacke. W. T. Button. J. W. Stout. Charles H.Dodd. " Clinton E. Wood. M. C.Newton. John L. Toepfer. 1. M. Baxter. Samuel V. Carr. Richard C. Young. August Frahm.

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105 100 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124

104

90 91 9-2 93 94 95 90 97 98 99 100 101 102 IDS

87 88

No.

Cherokee.... Halcyon Woodsou Clifton Liberty Godfrey

AltOOIUi

Sunflower Maiikato Eureka Homo Golden Rule. Marysville... Mission Girnrd Harmony Constellation Delaware Patmos Benevolent.. Wichita Prurience Euclid Keystone . . . . Cedar Frontier Solomon Fidelity Fortitude Mempliis Americus Adelpiii . . ? . . Hesperian iiltio Valley.. St..7olins Advance Excelsior Muscotali Parsons

Name of Lodge.

Neosho

County.

Pfi.wnee Station....

Wiufield

Iiidepeudeuce

Woodson Clay Montgomery

Crawford

Cloud

Greenwood Montgomery Bourbon

Washington

White C h u r c h . . . . Wyandotte Butler .,

Osage Missiou

North Topeka

Location.

Saturday on or before © •*.::.

First and third Tuesday

Second and fourth Saturday

First and third Saturday..,

Friday on or before ® ^ .."

Second and fourth Saturday

Stated Meetings.

NAJIES OF OFFICERS AND L O D G E S — Continued-

Secretary.

Uriah S. Harr Beuj. W. Ladd Charles A. Howe James M. Wertz George E. Cannon Charles D.Marshall... George W. Hopkins... Wm. A. Preston

T. H. Cunningham. Wm. L. Gilmer. Charles H. Merriam. George W.Camp. James K. Thompson. De Witt C.Tyler. T. F. Andress. N. C. Basham.

H e n r v B . Belle George W. Reed. Thomas H. Parrish... Samuel H. Maunder. Henry B. Aldrich. Henry T. Keener. James M.Smvlh Julius M. Nevins. John H.TavIor Charles E. Yoley. John Ira Million A. S. Lowry. Edward M. Rice. Frank E. Ba\lein W. P. Enos. S. H. Jiiles Wm. S. Wayman. \Vm. W. Dedrick John F.St. Clair. Irwin H.Luke J. Whitney Hastings.. .Maurice M. Ginette. J. N. Holt

H. C. Bowen. Frank V. Shaw. E. B. Park. L. B. Davidson. Wm. H. ("ramcr. A. C. iflack Geo. W. Crawford. John W.Blankeuship. John C. Grinter. T.D. Molutvre :. D. Boyden. Jacob L. VVorley. August Anderson,. A.J. Applegale. Louis O.Seoville H. A. Hicks. Austin M. Sanderson. \Vm. T. Hussey

J. B. Heck Edgar R. Fulton E. Hoefler •lames A. Smith

Herbert A. IIin._ Orville L. Drake David H.Staftbrd.... Horace La Bar. John M. Merriman.... Wm.C. maker.

Worshipjul Master.

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125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 140 147 148 14y 160 151 152 1E3 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170

Cawker City Meridian Palestine Ottawa Delleville... Polar Star... Equity Carson Crescent Clay Center. Leuexa Vesper Cherryvale .. Pomona Sedgwick Reno Signal Newton Minneapolis Gilead Mt. Vernon . Ellsworth Center Wa-Keeney. Thayer Wellington.. Douglas Lebo Luray Lincoln Hope Dexter Haven Active Robinson Saqui Alma Sabetha Greenwood... Atwood Oxford Farmers Lamed Parkerville... Blue Rapids. Fraternal

Cawker City... Elk Falls Edgerton Ottawa Belleville Netawaka Fontana Elk City Arkansas City . Clay Center Lenexa Sedan Cherryvale Pomona Sedgwick Hutchinson Osage City Newton Minneapolis .. Yates Center... Beloit Ellsworth Marion Wa-Keeney Thayer Wellington Douglas Lebo Luray Lincoln Center Howard ... Dexter South Haven .. Atchison Robinson Osborne Alma Sabetha Pall River Atwood Oxford Randolph Larned Parkerville Blue Rapids Linn City

Neosho Sumner Butler Coffey Russell Lincoln •. Elk Cowley Sumner Atchison Brown Osborne Wabaunsee.... Nemaha Greenwood... Rawlins Sumner Riley Pawnee. Morris ..' Marshall Washington...

Trego

Mitchell Elk Johnson Franklin Republic Jackson Miami Montgomery.. Cowley Clay Johnson Chautauqua.. Montgomery . Franklin Harvey Reno Osage Harvey Ottawa Woodson Mitchell Ellsworth Marion

Second Wednesday Friday on or before ® Monday on or before ® First and third Monday Second and fourth Saturday... Thursday on or before ® Second and fourth Saturday.. Second and fourth Saturday... First and third Wednesday First and Third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before M i ; . . Second and fourth Wednesday First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday First,and third Thursday First and third Wednesday Second Saturday Wednesday on or before ® — First and third Friday First and third Monday First and third Monday Wednesday on or before ® — Second and fourth Monday..., First and third Saturday Second and fourth Monday Saturday on or before ® ::; .... Friday on or before ® =: First and Third Tuesday Second and Fourth Saturday.., First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Monaay — Saturday on or before ® :s; . . . Second and fourth Thursday... Second and fourth Saturday.... Second and fourth Wednesday. Saturday on or before ® ^ . . . First and third Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ^ .... Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday Tuesday on or before ® First and third Monday Saturday on or before ®

John G. McGinn C.W. Kambo..! Geo. W. Scott J . E . Elliott ... Wm. Kamp Tell W. Paige W. L. Beck Seth U. Piper C. P. Duff. Harry W.Staokpole... H. R. Planner Jesse W. Lewis J. A. Housel Charles McComas Charles E.Green Charles J. Noyes D. L. Batchelor Milton T. McGraw.... Eugene H. Sankce .... Wm. .•V.Tavlor Ira M. Wiliey Thomas R. Wilson Paul F. Jones C. A. Hoar A. R.Sargent James C. O. Morse George H. Williams .. O. M.Speer Kinder Dolton A. W. Elgin J.T. MoClamroch Wm. Greenwell E. H.Droz N. S. Winterrowd E. L.Truex S. Palmer Cram pton.. Frank I. Sage J. A. Roberts Geo. W. Donart W. W. Newsome E.G. Gallonp George J. Poison J. K. Bartoo Michael D.Peters A. Edward Winter Real L. Foster Robert H. Hewitt. Henry Welty. Frank A. Prather. W. H. Becker. E. H. Daniels. Horace Plankenton. C. L. Humiston. P. L. Swalzell. R. B. Hutchius. Wm. E. Dunaway. 11. D.Gillett. Thomas N. King. P. S. Earnest. James J. Whetstone. Peterson Roff. Fred H. Carpenter. J. E. Jones. James W. Patterson. Adam C. Jackman. Eli T.Browning. Philip G. Chubbio. Richard F. Malaby. C. E. Malcomb. C. N.Gibson. J. F. Long. Chas. E Flandro. George Nagle. E. R. Evans. George 0. Otis. Simon H. Bogh. J. A. Jackson. B. P. Empie. Wesley Nave: Charles F. Lechler. C. P. Lucas. Johu J. Hays.B. Buchli, jr. H. E. Burke. Seldon H; Butler. Albert Heming. A.J.Wood. Wm. Il.Secrest. Charles W. Depue. Wm. H. Alford. J.W.Van Valkenbiirgh Henry J. Meierkord.

k to

Name of Lodge.

?n3 ?n;i 204 205 Eminence. ?0f) •'07 208 209

vol

107 108 Blue Hill.' 100 •'no

ion

111 Waluut Valley 10? Royal ins l')4 I'lfi

inn

171 Sterling 17? 173 174 175 176 Prairie Qiieeu 177 Russell 17R n't Mt. Moriah 180 Bennington 1H1 18'' 183 184 IRS ISO Mountain Slope.. 187 Pittsburg' 188 189

No.

Caldwell

Anthony

Tonganoxie

Onaga

Burr Oak

Clyde....

Sterling MoPhersou Belle Plaine Smith Center

Location.

Reno

Russell ..;

Ellis Greenwood

Smith Phillips

McPherson

County.

Saturday on or before © ...:

Second and fourth Saturday

First Saturday on or before ©

Second and fourth Saturday Second and fourth Thursday

Friday on or before ® :^

Second and fourth Wednesday

First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday

Second and fourth Friday

Stated Meetings.

NAMES OP OFFICERS AND LODGES—Conimued.

W.H. Haskell. Joseph L. .AfcCormick.

A.N. Noell.

Harvey L. Horner.

George D.Streator.

Secretary.

W.E. Blackburn Jasper N. Trickey Alex. R. Cormack Hiram C. Bear W. W. Dimond Geo.H. Younker L. C. Senseman Morgan Grant.. W m . H . Dwight Nels P. Johnson

Wm. Ro.«cgrant. P. Valdois. T. J.Kollman.

Robert W. Green.

Isaac N. Cooper.

Julius Bridegroom. W. R. Rowell.

John N. Vcnard Richard Nodurft, G.B. Channel! Gordon H.Houghton. Charles L. Sawyer. J. H.Middlekauff Hugo B. Kohl. Charles D. Pritchard... T. B. Swain. Charles M. Gray

N.Slater Wm. B Mead H. D. Coh'in. Henry C.Jackson L. B. Holcomb. Andrew McClcllan.... A. E. Wilson 0. A. Higgins.

Joseph T. Tyrrell Jacob F. Laderer Sauford 0. Jones Joshua W. Brandon... George W. Doebler ... Charles F. Armstrong. A A Roth Simon C. Forney Frank S. Porter Lincoln Lee — .Edward J. Fairhurst.. J. Ebert

Worsliipful Master.

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t53

O Is

210 •211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 2S1 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 24! 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255

Fultou Greeley.. Olive Branch Twin Grove Sincerity Walnut City John H. Brown.. Ellinwood Landmark Corner Stone Perfect Square... Lebanon St. Bernard Joppa Anchor Siloam Dirigo .' Jamestown Salem Vulcan Ninnescah Magnolia Greenleaf Cliuton Axtell Garfield Meriden Temple MountHope Urbana Soldier Linwood Miltonvale Ark Waverly Marmaton Tyrian. J Chase Canopy Scottsville Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley Ionic Milan

Fulton . . . . . . . . Greeley Colony Severy Simpson Rush Center... Salina . . . . . . . . . Ellinwood Mound Valley. Little River Seranton scandia Dodge City Leon Williamsburg . 'I'opeka Haddam. Jamestown -Esbon . Walnut Kingman Newton Greenleaf Burden Axtell Leonardville... Meriden McCune MountHope... Urbana ' Soldier'..' Linwood Miltonvale Valley Center.. Waverly Moran Garden City... Chase Grenola . . . . ; , . Scottsville Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley St. John Milan

M. J. Irvin Henry Boucher Geo. D. Whitaker Greeuwood First and third Saturday ..'....... H.Cotrell First and third Thursday Albert D. Rathburn. Mitchell.... Rush Second and fourth Wednesday F. B. Smith Thomas L.Bond Robert A. McKeown. Isaac M. Hinds S. W. Ramage Thos. H. Martin L.R.White Wm. J. Davies Butler Charles L. King H. Allen A.O. Wellman John J. Muth Cloud D. B. MoorS Thomas Ricord Neil McNeil C.W.Fairchild J. H. Banker W. P. Mudgett Arthur W. Brooks — D. W. Acker..' Riley....' James Anderson H.C.Stevens Washington E. Gregg Wednesday on or before ® :::; John A. Moore Seth Nation Conrad Fisher Leavenworth...., James Pickens Cloud Wm. Sharpe •, George H.Gregg J. Wilson Stewart Allen J . J . Varner..; W. 0. Carter W. R. Fisher Elk George W. Stanwood Second and fourth Tuesday Mitchell L. D. Cunningham .., Charles Shedd W m . H . Brook .-., Stafford A.H. Roby Henry F. Giessler Stafford Wm. i)ixon Sumner First and third Tuesday D. H. Mandigo F. 1). Griffith. George L. Dickie. T. F. H a m . John E. Hoagland. James S. Russell. G. W. Fort. Wm. Wyscarver. Edward J. Westgate. R: D . Rhodes.

0. W. Feltor. . C. W. Singleton. Thomas H. Muir. J. H. Simpson. Charles C. Chapel. P. C. Dixon. Emil Arner. Oscar G. Meyer. Lvman T. Strother. C.'A. Walker. John N. Bolton. C. S. Morey. Joseph C. Baird. John S. Kline.' B. C. Fogle. Joseph E. Dubreuil. Gabriel EUinger. W. R. Ansdall. Wm. H. Hughson. James E.Randolph. George J. Bush. T. W. Randall. Franklin Shinn. Charles W. Jones. A.E. Hughes. Chas. P. Lundgreen. Robert Smith. Henry M. Ford. Geo. A. Hinkle. Wm, A. lies. J. E. Jepson. Daniel C. Harbaugh. Lester E. Wideman. .John A.Davidson. W H.Forsyth. W. T. McNaught. , Hoy S. Liggett.

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290 Wl 292 793 294 Glen Elder

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Conway Springs..

Bunker Hill

Scott City

Dighton White Water Hill City

Mitchell

Rooks Russell

Smith Dickinson

Elk

Hodgeman Ford

Butler

Clark

Cherokee

Wyandotte Wyandotte

Ifirst and third Thursday

Saturday on or before first ®

Emett W. Joslyn. Joseph Baer.

Secretary.

John E.Murphy C. G. Cochran. N.F. Shaw Abraham H. ShafTer.. Harry C. Wheeler. \V. W. Palmer. M. H.'Kenaga. Marshall Borst.*

Ralph McAllister G. E. DeLong. F. W. King James T. Welch E.T.Eaton. CyrlUe Fountain .,. H. C. Tillotson. Theo.L.M. McDowell. Wm. A. Hopper J.W. Boling. Arthur E. Walker Wilsdn W. Kirby. James B. Findlev Geo. Vanocker

Wm. E.Keller. F. H. Martin. B.F. Stivers.

Wm. H McHugh. J. M. Malley.

James A. Englo.

L. D.LeRoy.

Wm. S. Austin. : . . . Alex. Terrell.

Arthur M. Smith Hamilton J. Russell.. James F. Clough 2d Thurs. Jan. and every two weeks.. R J. Parker W. E.Smith Alexander Gunning.. :... Alvin H. Drury P. W. Kent Ormoud Hamilton.... C. W. Noorbom

Charles A. Sloan

S.L.Dark Warren Anthony Tyler B.Campbell Wm. E.Ham

WorMpful Master.

Pratt Nortouville

'..

Stated Meetings.

Jesse C.Brown C. E. Voorhes Wm. C. Alford Pratt JefTerson Elk

Pottawatomie . . . .

County.

Mulberry Grove..

Unity Black Diamond... Weir City Webb

•nn ?71 Armourdale

?7?

Location.

Westmoreland ... Westmoreland

^ame o/ Lodge.

?63 264 ?65 266 Mount Zion. WT 968 ?6<t Mistletoe

V6''

260 261

7fi<)

m 258

vrifi

No.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES — Continued.

295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 824 325 326 827 328 329 330 331 332 833 334 335 336 337 338 339 .340

Comanche... Highland . . . Apollo Samaria Cable Fargo Virgil Gove City Albert Pike., Randall Avon St. Thomas.. Kansas... Alden Syracuse NaphtalU.... Hancock Santa Fe Bluff C i t y . . . . Hebron Llncolnville. Coolidge — Norcatur — Wallace Norwich Vermillion.. Goodland Ben Hur Walton Caney Bucklin Horton Hoj't....Gypsum City Arcadia La Crosse — Hoisington... Rob Morris.. Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formoso Frederick Kincaid Lane ..... Leoti

Coldwater Green Ellis Wilson Arlington Liberal Virgil Gove City Wichita Randall Westphalia Colby Herington Alden Syracuse Almena Fort Leavenworth Santa Fe Bluff City Gridley Lincolnville.. Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Argentine Walton Caney Bucklin Horton Hoyt Gypsum City*.. Aroadii) La Crosse Hoisington Preston Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formoso Frederick Kincaid Lane Leoti

Comauche Clay Ellis Ellsworth Reno Seward Greenwood . . . Gove Sedgwick Jewell Anderson Thomas Dickinson Rice Hamilton... . Norton Leavenworth. Haskell Harper Coffey Marion Hamilton Decatur..;.... Wallace Kingman Marshall Sherman Wyandotte . . . Harvey Montgomery... Ford Brown Jackson Saline Crawford Rush Barton Pratt Wyandotte . . . Clay, Lyon Jewell Rice Anderson Franklin Wichita

Second and fourth Saturday Saturday on or before ® ^ First and third Friday First and third W^ednesday First and third Friday First and third Monday Second and fourth Saturday First and third Tuesday First and third Thursday Second and fourth Saturday Third Wednesday First a n d t h i r d Friday First and third Wednesday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Thursday... First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday Saturday on or before ® " Saturday on or before ® :KI Saturday on or before {y) Tuesday on or before ® ^ Tuesday on or before ® First and second Saturday Second and fourth Friday First and third Thursday First and third Wednesday Second and fourth Thursday Monday on or before ® Second and fourth Saturday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday.. First and third Thursday First and third Saturday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Thursday.. First and third Thursday First and third Tuesday First and third Friday..'.... First and third Monday •. First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday First and third Monday Monday on or before ® ^ Second and fourth Thursday.... Second and fourth Monday '.

J. M. Lobaugh Henry Diefendorf... Levi Stoner Charles F. Kynef Edward Hollister George S.Smith Willis D. Borton Richard C.Jones George L. Pratt James L. Trussell Jere Orton B. J. Woodruff Wm. E. Watkins Solon Gray Daniel Orr Joseph R. Dole John Black John A. Miller Wm. W.Blrd Wm.S. Wiseman J.V.Williams John Johnson C.F. Keller, jr James H. Barrett Geo. H . T h e r o u l d e . . . Warren Stowell C. B. Jewell ;. John B. Marshel R.J.Challans M. H. Horner J.T.Selby P . J . Clevsnger W.H.Cleland Joseph E. Sawtell Thomas H. Condon.. Samuel L Hale A.H.Baker James T. Hawkins... Wm.D. Mathias Alonzo L. Clark C. A.Sanders John W. Johnson.... W. H. L i e u r a n c e . ' . . . Sam'l D.Whittington Chesley P. Crow R. J. Traver

I. G. Howard. Ernst Heinen. G. Ebeling. Wm. D. Jellison. David H. Eliot. Thomas A.Scates. J. L. Brown. Henry A. Spiher. John L. Powell. Wm. G. Molntyre. Thos. Kirkpatrick. Geo. W.Goodsoe. Warren C. Dumm. Elmer Brown. W. P. Humphrey. Ira H. Reeves. Philip F. Hoffman. John J. Miller. 0. C. Williams. M. L. Stockton. W. C. Hereford. J. R. Beatty. R. D. Gaston. H.A. Clark. Geo. F. Washburn. P. H. Hyleskmann. E. F. Murphy. A. Phelp. J. A. Gradle. Miles C.Jones. M. V. Jones. M. H. Soper. J. T. Manly. Edward S. Wheelock. John W. Capps; H. E. Winterburn. A. S. Cooke. David A. Clowes. John B. Maokoy. Henry C. Stewart. E. H. Shellack. Thos. H. Shedden. Warren A. Gleason. E. C. Hensley. Lewis C. Crittenden. Willis J. Chubbuck. in

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No.

McPherson

Elgin

Olive

. And two weeks thereafter.

Riley

Cmmty.

Mound Ridge

Location.

Riley

Lodge.

Edna Mound Ridge

Holyrood

Name of • Meetings.

Second and fourth Monday

Staled

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES — Continued.

\V. L. Thomas Harry E. Slaughter.... Charles T. Burch Francis M. Gosnell.... C. \V. Brooks

John Eddlngton Wm. J. Crosby

Wm. Monroe

J. H. Stough

Worshipful Master.

Frank M. Watklns.

Frank G. Aldrioh. W.F. Schulthels. James V.Campbell. Vincent F. Easley. Elmer R. Pnttysou.

W. W. Maze. A. B. Lee.

Charlie E. Underbill.

Secretary.

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FROCEEDINQS

OF TBE

February,

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF T H E G R A N D LODGE OF KANSAS N E A R O T H E R G R A N D L O D G E S , A P P O I N T E D .

Alabama

W . ' . J O I I N D E LOACH .._.

Monroeville.

Arkansas

W.". JAMES A. H E N R Y

Little Rook.

British Columbia

R.'.W.".E. STEWART W O O D

Kamloopse.

California Canada

R.'. W.'. W M . VANDERHURST R.-.. W.-.G. W . R E I D

Salinas City. Hamilton.

Colorado

R.'.W.'. W . D . ANTHONY

Connecticut

M.".W.'. LUKE A. LOCKWOOD

Denver.

Cuba

R.". W.'. COSME J . DE LA T O R R I E N T E . . . H a v a n a .

.'Greenwich.

Delaware....: W . ' . R . H E N R Y YOUNG District of Columbia..M.'.W.'. NOBLE D . EARNER

Wilmington. Washington.

Florida

M.-.W.'. SAMUEL FASCO

Montioello.

Georgia

W.". H E N R Y B A N K S

La G r a n g e .

Idaho

W.'. CHARLES H I M R O D

Boise City.

Illinois

W . \ GEORGE W . MOULTON

Chicago.

Indiana

M.'.W.'. D A N I E L NOYES

Laporte.

Indian Territory

M.'.W.'. PATRICK J . B Y R N E

Muscogee.

Ireland

W . \ FRANCIS E . C L A R K E

Dublin.

Louisiana

R.'. W.'. J O H N G . M C W I L L I A M S

Maine

R.'. W.". A R C H I E L . TALBOT...

Shreveport. Lewiston.

Manitoba

M.'.W.'. JAMES A. ORAS

Rapid City.

Maryland

W . - . J O H N A. L Y N C H

Baltimore.

Michigan

M.'.W.'. JAMES H . F A R N A M

Cassopolis.

Minnesota.'.

R.'. W.-. CALVIN L . BROWN

Morris.

Mississippi

M.'.W.".E. G E O . D E L A P

Missouri

W.'. W M . F . K U H N

Natchez. Kansas City.

Nebraska

R.'. W.". JAMES P . A . BLACK

Bloomington.

Nevada

R.'. W.-. J O H N H . D E N N I S

Reno.

New Brunswick

New Hampshire

W.". GEORGE R . SANQSTER

R.".W.-. MILLARD F . YOUNG

Moncton.

Littleton.

New Jersey

W.'. CHARLES R U S S

Elizabethtown.

New M e x i c o

W.'. C. T. RUSSELL

Socorro.

i8g4-95-

GRAND

New South W a l e s

E / . W . - . E . C. W I L L S

New Y o r k

R ; . W . ' . J O H N B . ALLIGER

New Zealand

N o r t h Carolina

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

175

:Sydney. Rondout.

W.-. J O H N EARNEST PROVIS

Auckland.

W . . M. C. S. NOBLES

Wilmington.

North Dakota Nova Scotia

M . - . W . - . J O H N F . SELBY W.-. THOMAS MCCONKEY

Hillsboro. Halifax.

Ohio Pennsylvania

W . ' . S . B . LiGHTNER M.'.W.'. SAMUEL B . D I C K

Sabina. Meadville.

Quebec

R h o d e Island

W.". CORNELIUS J U D G E

R.'.W.'. DANIEL BABCOCK

Scotland

W.-. JAMES SIMPSON

South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Utah

W.-. FREDERIC C . BOWEN VV.'. W . F . STRONG W.-. ROBERT GRAHAM W.-.JoHN M . B O W M A N

Vermont Virginia

W . â&#x20AC;¢ . H E N R Y H . ROSS W.'. W M . L. LOVENSTEIN

WestVirginiM

Wisconsin

W.-. J O H N M . C O L L I N S

M.'.W.'. H E N R Y L . PALMER

Quebec.

Phoenix. Edinburgh.

Adelaide. ..Charleston. Central City. Salt L a k e City. Burlington. Richmond. Charleston.

Milwaukee.

176

PBOCEEDINOS

February,

OF THE

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF O T H E R G R A N D LODGES NEAR T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

Alabama

W." T. J . ANDERSON

Arkansas

M.\W." . GEORGE C . K E N Y O N

Topeka. Leavenworth.

Arizona

W / . A. W. BURNETT

Oberlin.

British C o l u m b i a

W.- . A. H . CONNETT

G r e a t Bend.

California

M.-.W.- . A. M. CALLAHAM

Topeka.

Canada

M.-.W.- . JOSEPH D . MCCLBVERTY

F o r t Scott.

Colorado

R.'.W.- . R. E . ToRRiNGTON

Wichita.

Connecticut

M.-.W.- . OWEN A. BASSETT

Ellsworth.

Cuba

W.- . F R E D E . B A L L E I N

Delaware

W.- HKNTON GORDON

Winfield.

K a n s a s City.

District of Colambia..M.-.W.- . GEORGE S . G R E E N E

Manhattan.

Florida

W.' . Ai-FRED W H I T M A N

Lawrence.

Georgia...,

W.- . J O H N H . A L E Y

Wichita.

Idaho

W.- . S. M. F O X

Manhattan.

Illinois

M.-.W.- . M. M. M I L L E R

Indian Territory

M.-.W.- . J O H N G U T H R I E

Topeka.

Ireland

M.-.W. . J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE

J e w e l l City.

Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland Michigan

W.- . JACOB D E W I T T

...Salina.

M.-.W.- . D A V I D B . F U L L E R

Eureka.

W . . ABIJAH WELLS

Seneca.

W.' . W. R. UNDERWOOD R.-. W.-. ABRAM H . E L L I S

Minnesota

W.- . J O H N H . SPENCER

Mississippi

M.-. W.- . J A M E S H . M C C A L L

Missouri

Topeka.

Hutchinson. Beloit. Independence. Wichita.

W.' . W I L L I A M H . NELSON

S m i t h Center.

Nebraska

W.- . CHARLES E . CORY..

F o r t Scott.

Nevada

W.- . W I L L I A M H . V O E T H

Girard.

New B r u n s w i c k

W.' . S. J . CRUMBINE

Dodge City.

New Hampshire

W.- . JAMES G . SAMPLE

Atchison.

New J e r s e y

W.- . J O S E P H P . A L L E N

Wichita.

N e w Mexico

W.- . C. J . H O L M E S

Gaylord.

1894-95.

GRAND

New South Wales M North Carolina

LODQE

KANSAS.

w.-. C H A R L E S H . LAWRENCE -.w.-. E . T. CARR w.•. F R A N K E . D A V I S W.' . A L E X . A. S H A R P

w.-. D. D. HoAG w.-. T. E . D E W E Y M.• w-. S . E . S H E L D O N Ohio w.-. J O H N H . STICHEK Oregon Peru w.-. J . S. HuBBELL Prince Edward Island w.-. A. A. CARNAHAN Quebec w.-. GEORGE M . D I X O N Ehode Island w.-. A L E X . G . E O B B w.-. GEORGE M C K I N Z I E South Australia w.-. BENJAMIN 0 . H A G E N M .w.-. G E O R G E W . CLARK South Carolina .R.- .wv . W . M. SHAVER South Dakota w.-. BESTOR G . BROWN Texas w- . E . W . HURLBERT w •. J O H N L . JONES Utah w.•. T. P . RoDGERS Vermont..: R .w.-'. C. C. COLEMAN, w.-. W I L L I A M E . R O W E w.-•. J . N . WILKINSON Wisconsin ;... w.-. G. V . RiCKSECKER North Dakota NovaScotia

177 Hiawatha.

.Leavenworth. Atchison. Larned.

...Minneapolis. Abilene. Topeka. Yates Center.

Fredonia. Concordia. Burlington. McPherson. Minneapolis. Newton. Topeka.

Wichita. Topeka.

F o r t Scott. Le Roy.

Topeka. Clay Center. Kirwin.

Emporia.

Hutchinson.

178

PROCBEDINGS

OF TBB

February,

G R A N D LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE W I T H T H E GRAND L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO T H E N A M E S A N D A D D R E S S E S OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

Alabama

H . OT.AY ARMSTRONG

Montgomery.

Arkansa.s

F A Y HEMPSTEAD

Little Rock. Tucson.

Arizona

GEOKGE J . ROSKRUGE

British Columbia

\V. T. QUINIJAN

Victoria.

California

GEORGE JOHNSON

San F r a n c i r o o . •

.T. J. MASON E D . C. PARMBLEE

Hamilton. Denver.

.JOHN H . BARI>OW BEN.I. F . BARTRAM

Hartford. Wilmington.

Canada Colorado

;

Connecticut Delaware

Dirtrict of Columbia

\VM. R . SINGLETON

Washington.

Florida Georgia

ALBERT J. RUSSELL ANDREW M . W O L I H I N

Jacksonville. Macon.

Illinois Idaho Indiana I n d i a n Territory Iowa

J . H . C. D I L L • ,JoNAS W. BROWN W M . H . S.MYTHE J . S. MURROW ; THEO. S. PARVIN

Bloomington. Boise City. Indianapolis. A-To-Ka. Cedar Rapids.

Kansas

ALBERT K . W I L S O N

Topeka.

Kentucky

H.B.GRANT

Louisville.

Louisiana Maine

RICHARD LAMBERT STEPHEN B E R R Y

New Orleans. Portland.

Manitoba

W M . G. SCOTT

Winnip'eg.

Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota

SERENO D . NICKERSON JACOB H . M B D I E R Y IEFFERSON S . CONOVER THOMAS MONTGOMERY

Boston. Baltimore. Cbldwater. St. P a u l .

Mississippi.:

J . L. POWERS

Missouri Montana..'.

JOHN D . VINCIL CORNELIUS H E D G E S

St. Louis. Helena.

Jackson.

Nebraska

W M . R . BOWEN

Omaha.

Nevada

CHAUNCEY N . NOTBWARE......Carson.

New Brunswick

F . W. WISDOM

St. J o h n .

New Hampshire....: New J e r s e y

GEORGE P . CLEAVES THOMAS H . R . R E D W A Y

Concord. Trenton.

New Mexico New Y o r k N o r t h Carolina

A. A. K E E N E. M. L. E H L E R S WILLIAM H . BAIN

Albuquerque. N e w York City. Raleigh.

1894-95-

CrJiAND LODGE

OF KANSAS.

N o r t h Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio

FHAXK J . T H O M P S O N \ V M . Ross J. H . BROMWELIJ

Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

JAMES S . H U N T JAMES F . ROBINSON M I C H A E L NESBIT

179

Fargo. '....Halifax. Cincinnati. Stillwater. Eugene. Philadelphia.

P r i n c e E d w a r d Island

B. W. H I G G S

Charlottctovvn.

Quebec

JOHN H . I S A A C S O N . . .

Montreal.

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota

EDWIN BAKER CHARLES INGLEISBY G E O . A. PETTIGREW

Providence. Charleston. Flandreau.

J O H N R . FKIZZELL J O H N WATSON

Nashville. Houston.

Utah

CHRISTOPHER D I E H L

Salt L a k e .

Vermont

W A R R E N G . REYNOLDS

Burlington.

Virginia

VVM. B . ISAACS

Richmond.

Washington

THOMAS M . R E E D

Olympia.

W e s t Virginia

G E O . W . ATKINSON

Wisconsin

JOHN W . L A F L I N

Milwaukee.

Wyoming

W. L. KUYKENDALL

Saratoga.

Tennessee Texas

: ,

..AVheeling.

F O R E I G N GRAND LODGES.

Cuba

JOSE P . PELLON...

Havana.

England EDWARD LETCHWORTII ..Freemason Hall, L o n d o n . Ireland E A R L OF BANDON F r e e m a s o n Hall, D u b l i n . New South Wales ARTHUR H . BRAY Svdney. New Zealand R e v . W M . RONALDSON...Wellington.. Scotland ,...D. MURRAY LYON Edinburg. South Australia J. H . CUNNINGHAM Adelaide. Tasmania J. G. STEELE Hobarttown. Victoria

J O H N BRAIM

Melbourne.

APPENDIX. -^

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE,

To the M:.W:. Grand Master, George W. Clark, and the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: We submit herewith our second annual Report on Correspondence. At the time this is written (January J6, 1895 ) we are not j'et in receipt of the Proceedings of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tasmania and West Virginia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all for 1894. Most of these reports should have come to our possession, and much of the interest in reviewing them will be lost if they cannot be discussed cotemporaneously with others of the same year. Should any of these Proceedings be received between this time and the hour for final locking up, we will try to insert them later on in this report. The writer cannot at this time, even at the expense of a seeming personal gratulation, close this portion of his work without an acknowledgment of the generous welcome and unstinted approval accorded to his first essay in the work of the Guild. The kindly recognition of the great jurist and veteran reviewer of Maine is echoed by our youthful brother of California, who acknowledges with a becoming humility that he is "just out of the shell," while the brethren from the jurisdictions included in the meridians between these two have, without exception, extended words of commendation and approval, for which we are profoundly grateful, and which we will always remember with unqualified pleasure. Having taken our first steps, with the kindly encouragement of those familiar with the gins, pitfalls and stumbling blocks which beset the paths of the young, we venture on our second effort, and while desirous of fulfilling the Scripture, "If it be possible as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men," we are nevertheless not unmindful that in the world of reality there are many who seem to be governed

APPENDIX.

February,

by the advice given a first visitor at Donnybrook Fair, to-wit: " When you see a head, hit it." If the writer has any chip on his shoulder he is unconscious of the fact, and essays again, modestly trusting that his coat tails are not long enough for any one to step on. The perusal of the able reports submitted to his inspection has been a pleasant task, full of compensations as well as labor. There is probably no field of masonic labor in which more unremitting application and conscientious investigation are required, and where one feels so much the incentive to faithfully perform one's duty. We have labored in this spirit, and bring up our work for inspection, trusting that it may meet with the approval of those who have sufficient interest in masonic study to read it, and that it may be found to be a concise review of the different fields of masonic labor. Fraternally submitted, M. M. MILLEK, Chairman.

APPENDIX.

1894-95.

PROCEEDmGS REVIEWED. H e r e w i t h is presented a list of Grand Lodges whose P r o c e e d i n g s have been reviewed: ALABAMA ARIZONA ARKANSAS B R I T I S H COLUJIBIA CANADA COLORADO CONNECTICUT

CUBA

18t« 1893 1893 1894 1894 1894 1894

1893-1894

DELAWARE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA

ENGLAND

1894 1893

1893-1894

FLORIDA

IDAHO

1894

1893-1894

ILLINOIS INDIANA INDIAN TERRITORY IOWA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MANITOBA

MARYLAND

1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894

'.1893

MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

1894 1894 1S94 1894

1893-1894

MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA

1894 1894 1894

NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY N E W MEXICO N E W SOUTH W A L E S NEW YORK ; N E W ZEALAND N O R T H CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA NOVA SCOTIA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA P R I N C E E D W A R D ISLAND QUEBEC R H O D E ISLAND SCOTLAND : SOUTH AUSTRALIA SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE

TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VICTORIAVIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING

1894 1894 1893 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1894 1893 1894 1894 18lt3 1894 1894 1893 1894 1894

1893-1894 1894 1894 1894 1893 1894 1893 1894 1894

A L A B A M A —1 8 9 3 . 73D

A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MONTGOMERY, DECEMBER 5 T H .

FRANCIS L . PETTUS, G r a n d Master. Kansas was n o t r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e Grand Master notes i n h i s address t h e death of Past G r a n d M a s t e r JOSEPH H . JOHNSON, of Alabama, k n o w n a n d loved by all t h e Craft of t h a t jurisdiction ; cites t h e fact t h a t t h r e e corner stones were laid d u r i n g his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ; calls attention of t h e Craft to t h e Grand Lodge T r u s t F u n d for t h e p u r p o s e of building a Grand Lodge hall. Says it h a s i n creased to a b o u t $28,000, a n d r e c o m m e n d s t h e p u r c h a s e of p r o p e r t y i n Montgomery, u p o n w h i c h , w h e n necessary, t h e y can erect a masonic temple. H e shows t h e impossibility a t t h a t t i m e of building a n d m a i n t a i n i n g a Mnsonic H o m e w i t h o u t first providing revenue for its m a i n t e n a n c e

APPENDIX.

February,

a n d s u p p o r t , w h i c h t h e Grand Lodge a r r a n g e d for t h r o u g h s u b s e q u e n t action, increasing t h e Grand Lodge d u e s t o o n e dollar p e r a n n u m , onehalf of which to go to t h e Masonic H o m e F u n d . H e r e p o r t s twenty-five decisions, all b u t four of which are approved by t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee. T h e t h i r d decision was as follows: Pending the trial of charges preferred by one member of the lodge against another, both are suspended for non-payment of dues. The question submitted was whether the member suspended could be tried during the suspension, and if so, what was the proper course of proceeding on the trial? 1 decided the defendant had a right to be present at the trial. He was summoned to appear and answer the charges, and it was not only his right, but his duty to appear; that the member preferring the charges being under sentence of suspension had no right to be present, and could not lawfully be allowed to enter the lodge during its sessions; that his testimony should be taken as if he had never been a member of the lodge, by deposition, and the trial should proceed in all other respects as any other masonic trial. T h e c o m m i t t e e approves t h e decision in t h e main, b u t disagrees with t h e G r a n d Master as to t h e r i g h t of tlie d e f e n d a n t to be present, a n d cite t h e i r code for a mode of p r o c e d u r e for t h e trial of suspended masons. W h a t t h e code of Alabama p r o v i d e s we do n o t know, n o r for t h e purposes of t h i s reference is it material. T h e r e is a question in this m a t t e r of greater importance t h a n t h e language or r e q u i r e m e n t of a code, a n d t h a t is, w h e t h e r or n o t a masonic b o d y should n o t be as ready a n d willing t o deal justly with a b r o t h e r u p o n trial for a masonic offense, e v e n if tiien u n d e r sentence of suspension for d e l i n q u e n c y in paying d u e s , as a court would to t h e same person if charged with a criminal offense, i. e., g r a n t h i m t h e right to b e present, offer h i s plea, and peruiit h i m to cross-examine t h e witnesses for t h e prosecution, and s u b m i t test i m o n y in h i s own belialf. Surely t h e e n d s of justice would have been attained in t h e lodge as well by c o n t i n u i n g t h e later xiase (tliat of nonp a y m e n t of d u e s ) against t h e d e f e n d a n t until t h e first and graver c h a r g e liad been disposed of. A masonic b o d y is s h o w i n g scant court e s } ' , t o s a y t h e least, to o n e it has called b r o t h e r , when by any procedure, w i t h o u t o p p o r t u n i t y for being present a n d defending, it takes steps to d e p r i v e h i m of his masonic life. I t r e m i n d s o n e significantly of t h e " H o w a r t t h o u , m y b r o t h e r ? " of JO.-VB, as h e t h r u s t his sword u n d e r t h e fifth r i b of A B N E R .

T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master covers e i g h t e e n pages, b u t vent u r e s or suggests little beyond r o u t i n e work. W h a t h i s idea is of a Mas o n i c H o m e may be gathered from t h e following: It may be that an Orphans' Home may be practicable, but there are few lodges within this jurisdiction which have not had cases of widows to whom it,would be a brutality to propose that they be sent as paupers to a masonic poor,house. T h e l a n g u a g e used is hardly h u m a n i t a r i a n , looking at it from t h e s t a n d p o i n t of Masonic H o m e s k n o w n to u s . W e t r u s t t h e A l a b a m a idea of a " M a s o n i c H o m e , " above a n n o u n c e d , m a y h a v e several degrees of evolution a n d d e v e l o p m e n t before its portals open to t h e destitute b r e t h r e n , widows, or t h e o r p h a n s of t h e Craft of A l a b a m a .

1894-95-

APPENDIX.

W e note tlie fact t h a t t h e special committee on address c o m m e n d s t h e G r a n d Master's energy a n d zeal i n t h e discharge of t h e duties of h i s high office. G r a n d Secretary ARMSTRONG, o u t of 288 r e t u r n s received, found only one so imperfect as to require r e t u r n i n g for c o r r e c t i o n ; reports four dispensations issued for n e w lodges; a n n o u n c e s t h e publication of t h e new Code, a n d says: Considering the great financial depression that has prevailed during the year just closing, masonry in this jurisdiction has enjoyed a year oi gratifying prosperity. Bro. P . J . PiLLANS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Foreign Correspondence, r e p o r t e d r e c o m m e n d i n g recognition of Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, which was adopted. T h e E e p o r t on Correspondence by Bro. PILLANS covers eighty pages, t h r e e of which are devoted to Kansas, one-half of t h e latter being given u p to quotations from J O H N H . BROWN'S E e p o r t on Correspondence. Makes a s h r e w d guess or " r e c k o n " as to t h e 228 s u s p e n d e d for nonp a y m e n t of dues. Calls a t t e n t i o n to G r a n d Master FULLER'S recomm e n d a t i o n in regard to Cryptic business, giving t h e latter a questionable criticism in Latin in t h e expression, " O, lempora! 0, mores!" W e say questionable, because as we u n d e r s t a n d it Bro. F U L L E R is criticised for diverging from t h e rule i n ancient " t i m e s , " a n d from t h e well established " c u s t o m s " of t h e Craft, a n d h e w i n g o u t w o r k " n e i t h e r oblong or square." G r a n d Orator W R I G H T ' S oration is d e n o m i n a t e d " eloquent a n d stirring." FRANCIS L E I G H PETTUS, G r a n d Master, Selma.

H E N R Y CLAY'ARMSTRONG, Grand Secretary, Montgomery. P. J. PILLANS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondeace, B e l k n a p . N e x t communication first Tuesday in December, ]894.

ARIZOXAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1893. 12TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PnasNix, NOVEMBER 1 4 T H .

J O H N M C Q U A I D ORMSBY, G r a n d Master. K a n s a s was n o t represented. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master contains some statements which considered i n d e p e n d e n t l y a r e quite startling, a n d which, if placed i n t h e deadly parallel, would afford material for serious contemplation to a t h i n k i n g m i n d . Take t h e following for i n s t a n c e : It the world had never had any religion, other than the teachings of masonry, it would be as well off as it is to-day, if everyone lived up to its precepts. T h e n compare i t w i t h t h i s : I do not believe in the reforming of a man within the lodge. I have seen it tried, and the result has been a uniform dismal failure. Let him mend his ways outside, and then wp are sure of our premises.

APPENDIX.

February,

Masonry as now exemplified in the lodges of the American Rite, notwithstanding the barely concealed slurs of loose-speaking and inconsiderate votaries, does not offer a plan of salvation for a future life, nor does it claim to teach anything beyond a system of morality.' He who by wide-sweeping statements, such as those above quoted, raises the general question of the worth or worthlessness of religion as compared to masonry, is doing the latter no good by his assertion, and only raises the question in the minds of profanes, whether it is a right thing for those who believe in Christianity to ally themselves with an order for which those entitled to speak and represent it make such preposterous' and senseless claims. The following, read in connection with the foregoing quotations, is, to say the least, suggestive: It is wiihin the possibilities for every mason to fill the Grand East; therefore each and every one of us should have that great single purpose in view, and work for its realization. If that "great single purpose" is the crowning consideration in masonry, and its personal attainment the chief aim in life, the party had a correct idea of what we are here for, who prayed: "GOD bless me and my wife, my son JOHN and his wife, we four and no more." The Grand Master recommended an amendment to the Constitution, preventing the admission to the Order of those engaged in the liquor traffic. The Special Committee on Grand Master's Address thought it not necessary, for the reason that it had long been the rule and unwritten law to reject candidates who were liquor sellers. This portion of their report was referred to the Committee on .Jurisprudence, who said " that masonry inculcates the doctrine of temperance, and that masons should not be engaged in pursuits subversive of the moral law; that both drunkenness and the making of drunkards were offenses against masonry." They further said that former rulings sufficiently set forth the duty and practice of masons in the matter, and recommended the adoption of the special committee's report, which was adopted. AVe are glad to see the Grand Lodge of Arizona so clearly and unmistakably aligned with those who believe the language of our charge concerning temperance is not a mere platitude. The Committee on Jurisprudence presented an amendment to the Constitution on the question of non-affiliates, declaring and making those who neglected for six months to apply for lodge membership " unworthy of masonic consideration, and that they shall not be entitled to, or the recipient of any of the rites, privileges or charities of the Otiier." The amendment was adopted. Grand'Secretary GEORGE J. ROSKRUGB presented a concise report of his official action, from which we learn "that all the returns were received from the subordinate lodges within the time prescribed by the Constitution, and were one and all neatly written and correctly made out."

1894-95-

APPENDIX.

T h e r e is no Correspondence Report. . M . ' . W . . DAYTON ALONZO R E E D , of Phojnix, G r a n d Master. V.-.W.'. GEORGE JAMES ROSKEUGE, of Tucson, G r a n d Secretary ( r e elected. N e x t session November 13, 1894, at Phojnix.

ARKANSAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1893. 5 4 T H ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

L I T T L E ROCK, NOVEMBER 21ST.

M . ' . W . ' . R . J. LAUGHLIN, G r a n d Master. R.'.W.'. JAMES A. H E N R Y , Grand Represeiitative of Kansas, was present. Tlie volume opens to a fine engraving of Past G r a n d Master LOGAN H. ROOTS, deceased.

T h e G r a n d Master begins his address simply, n a t u r a l l y a n d pleasantly, a u d while t h e r e is no a t t e m p t at "fine writing," t h e production,, as a whole, is one of t h e most sensible we h a v e read. Of t h e Pennsylvania circular, concerning G r a n d Representatives, h e says: " W h i l e n o t prepared from experience to defend t h e custom of exchange of representation on t h e grounds of usefulness, it is a pleasant courtesy." Press of business and finances did n o t p e r m i t his a t t e n d a n c e at t h e World's Congress, b u t he gives t h e conclusions of t h e Congress briefly in his address. Two dispensations to form new lodges were granted. Twelve d e cisions were given, one of w h i c h is as follows: " A m a n with one eye â&#x20AC;˘can be made a mason if found worthy in other respects." W e endorse t h a t as "good law," a n d t h e quotation which follow's this as good masonic wisdom: In every lecture before subordinate lodges I have endeavored to impress upon the officers the necessity of studying the symbolism'of masonry, as well as the ritualisticwork and lectures, so that the important lessons of the work and lectures may be impressed upon the candidate rather than the idea of the reality of the legend, and to avoid the conclusion that it is only necessary to master the work aud lectures to be a mason, and to that add a knowledge of masonic law to be a bright mason, and that it was more important to study the teaching of the square than to settle whether the heel or angle of it should be turned toward the Master, and the lesson of the apron rather than whether the corner should be turned up or down. O n e of t h e items of business before G r a n d Lodge was an appeal b y a m e m b e r from t h e action of Sam Williams Lodge, No. 89, in a p p r o p r i a t i n g money for t h e purchase of a n organ for t h e E g l a n t i n e H i g h School. T h e appeal was referred to C o m m i t t e e on Law a n d Usage, of which SAM W. WILLIAMS was chairman, which reported, sustaining t h e action of t h e lodge, b u t suggesting caution a n d p r u d e n c e in use of finances of lodge for a n y o t h e r purpose t h a n charity or p a y m e n t of lodge expenses a n d dues. G r a n d Orator C. A. BRIDEWELL gave t h e b r e t h r e n some very excel-

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lent and practical advice. His recapitulation shows the topics dwelt on, viz: Abstain from all profanity; be temperate in all things; defend the chastity of woman and live pure lives yourselves; deal honestly with all men, but more especially a brother mason; be ready to help the distressed wherever dispersed ; love your fellow men. Grand Lodge sends fraternal greeting to Bro. MATTHEW LEEPER, an aged brother at Sherman, Texas, who was named Junior Warden in the charter granted to Washington Lodge, No. 82, from the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, said lodge now being Washington, No. 1, of Arkansas. A motion to cut down the salary of the Grand Secretary from $1,200 to SSOO.OO was very properly voted down. With the number of lodges Arkansas has, the salary of the Grand Secretary is disproportionately small. The Committee on Appeals and Grievances had before them an appeal from the action of Jonesboro Lodge, No. 129, in acquitting Bro. LEVI SHORES, charged with unmasonic conduct in "running a blind tiger." The committee "finding from tlie testimony that the accused pleaded guilty to the charge before a justice of his county;" that in the trial by the lodge the charge was sustained and the lodge failed to inflict any punishment; recommended setting aside the judgment of acquittal bj' the lodge and the suspension of the keeper of the "tiger" for'one year. We infer from the report of the committee that "running a blind tiger" is a statutory offense in Arkansas. We likewise infer that the Arkansas offense is tbe same as that denominated in Kansas, " running a joint of the lowest order." For the benefit of those who do not know whether those visiting the blind tiger " use red drinking liquor, smoke opium, eat ham or cuss" therein, we trust the Arkansas statute or a commentary on same will be provided by the committee in reporting future cases. While reflecting on Kansas joints, Bro. DAVIDSON, we commend to your consideration the Scripture, "Let him that is without sin cast the first stone." The Report on Correspondence is presented as usual by Bro. SAM H. DAVIDSON, who devotes two out of the 112 pages of his report to Kansas. Bro. D. wants enlightenment as to the specific sinfulness of a Kansas joint. As a distinguished brother once remarked about the tariff, " that is a local question." In Jonesboro, Ark., or Liberty, Kan., the answer would be, none whatever. In Little Kock and Topeka, we* are glad to note, that it is considered a masonic offense to run either an Arkansas blind tiger or a Kansas joint. We congratulate you on the advanced position taken bj' Arkansas. Bro. AVRIGHT'S address receives the following commendation: It is a prose-poem full of beauty, of classic purity in style, full of rare immortal gems, and well worthy of preservation, yet it is so perfectly wrought together that a review of it is impossible. Bro. D. wants to know' who authorized putting in manuscript or printing the " Webb Work " of Kansas. Personally we are unable to

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answer t h e c o n u n d r u m . S h a k e n o t y o u r gory locks a t me, t h o u c a n ' s t not say I d i d it. Possibly t h e copy was .obtained in Ohio, Michigan o r J<ew South Wales. JAMES M . H A R K E Y , G r a n d Master.

F A Y HEMPSTEAD, G r a n d Secretary. SAM H . DAVIDSON, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence. Next session N o v e m b e r 20, 1894.

BRITISH 2 3 D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

COLUiMBIA-1894. N E W WESTMINSTER, J U N E 2 1 S T .

E.'. STUART WOOD, G r a n d Representative of Kansas, n o t p r e s e n t . T h e M.'.W.". G r a n d Master, SIBREE CLARK, being p r e v e n t e d from attendance by floods i n t e r r u p t i n g communication, his address was r e a d by Deputy Grand Master R. B. MOMICKING, who opened G r a n d Lodge. Grand Master CLARK d u r i n g his term of office laid t h e corner stone of t h e P r o t e s t a n t O r p h a n ' s H o m e in Victoria and t h e corner stone of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Cliurch at Nanaimo, being presented with t h e beautiful trowels with which t h e ceremonies had been performed. H e pays a beautiful t r i b u t e to o u r lamented brother, t h e late G r a n d Master DAVIDSON, of Georgia, a m o n g other things, saying. He was an enthusiastic mason, a ready and eloquent speaker, a n d of a most lovable disposition. A favorite quotation of his was : " To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die." And it is certain that he will long be remembered with affectionate regret by all w h o knew him.

T h e Committee o n Foreign Correspondence asks further t i m e in which to r e p o r t on t h e recognition of H a y t i , t h e committee s a y i n g t h a t t h e only recognition so far awarded, to their knowledge, b e i n g t h a t of t h e G r a n d Lodge of I r e l a n d . T h e committee likewise s u b m i t s for consideration t h e " p r o p o s e d uniform rules as to t h e jurisdiction of candidates," adopted b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Mississippi. . G r a n d Lodge a t t e n d e d divine service a t St. A n d r e w ' s P r e s b y t e r i a n Church, w h e r e a n impressive service was preached b y G r a n d Chaplain E.-D.

MCLAREN.

Past G r a n d Master MARCUS W O L F E , c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t s r e p o r t of Foreign Correspondence C o m m i t t e e . I t covers 129 pages. Kansas receives o n e . Reference is m a d e t o t h e "finely e x e c u t e d " portrait of J O H N H . BROWN, and to t h e " g l o w i n g t r i b u t e s to his memory paid in t h e e l o q u e n t addresses of t h e Past G r a n d Masters," as well as to t h e irreparable loss suffered b y K a n s a s in h i s d e a t h . H e s p e a k s of t h e " f e r v e n t t r i b u t e " paid by G r a n d Master THOMPSON, and calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t t h e latter is t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a .tive of British Columbia,,

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He refers in very complimentary terras to the introduction of the writer to the field of correspondence; quotes what we have to say of JOHN BROWN as a Graud Secretary, and concludes as follows: " W e congratulate Bro. MILLER on his first effort, which has the style and composition of an expert." As it takes a " j u d g e " to pass upon the question-whether one is qualified as an expert, and Bro. WOLFE'S masonic record is such that his decision cannot be questioned, we are very much gratified, and trust that nothing may occur on our part hereafter to suggest the possibility of any error. We note under Utah what Bro. DIEHL has to say about Bro. WOLFE, and in commendation thereof say that if any one is indiscreet enough to put up anything against that mammoth Utah apple, we hope he will lose it, though we would not like to see a "youngster" like Bro. DIEHL encouraged in his gambling propensities; it might grow on him, until thirty or forty years later he might get to matching nickels, indulge in grab-bag excesses, or other youthful indiscretions. We hope Bro. DIEHL has the gift of prophecy, and that we may see it in Bro.W.'s next report. ROBERT BURNS MCMICKING, Grand Master, Victoria.

W. J. QuiNLAN, Grand Secretary, Victoria. MARCUS WOLFE, Committee on Foreign Correspondence, Nanaimo. Next annual communication June 20, 1895, Vancouver.

CANADA-1894. 39TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

HAMILTON, JULY 18TH.

Proceedings of three especial communications of the Grand Lodge for the purpose of laying corner stones precede the record of the annual communication. One at Morrisburg, August 4, 1893, of St. James' Church, the record of which contains a prefatory address in most fulsome and extravagant phrase of and to Grand Master J. M. GIBSON, to which the Grand Master responded in suitable terms. We do not mention this to criticise it "because it's English, you know," but we think an address in like terms to the most distinguished Past Grand Master of Maine (for instance;, or for that matter, almost any of the lesser lights of other jurisdictions would be such a violent shock to his modesty as to prove fatal to an attempt to reply in any sort of terms thereto. The Grand Master was the recipient of the customary "suitably inscribed silver trowel." A like ceremony, omitting the address, was held at the village of Palmerston on the occasion of laying the corner-stone of the Palmerston Public School. We note, in addition to the officers of the Grand Lodge present, that the Proceedings record the names of the members of the school board, municipal officers, clergy of the town, school teachers, and in addition thereto, the names of the "medical m e n " of the place, each

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n a m e followed by t h e initials, which, in t h e wild West, are e q u i v a l e n t to t h e I n d i a n assertion, " B i g uiedioine man m e ! " T h e l a w y e r s a r e omitted, P u t t h e m in n e x t time, Bro. MASON, each n a m e with t h e suffix LL. B. A n o t h e r "beautiful silver trowel, suitably inscribed," was presented t h e G r a n d Master. T h e t h i r d special communication was for t h e purpose of l a y i n g •corner stone of t h e Methodist C h u r c h at Mattawa, and was presided over by Acting G r a n d Master J O H N DESOUSA. T h e t h i r t y - n i n t h a n n u a l was held J u l y IS, 1894, at t h e City of H a m i l t o n , M.-.W.-. .1. M. GIBSON, G r a n d Master. R.-.W.-. Bro. W. G. R E I D , t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, was present. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master is e l o q u e n t as well as scholar!}', and b r e a t h e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e g e n u i n e spirit of masonry. H e s a y s : We are not good masons if we do not strive to the best of our ability to exemplify our professioiis by the practical record we from day to day are making. We are prone to boast of the a n t i q u i t y of o u r Order; to descant in grandiloquent terms u p o n its stability a n d world-wide diffusion, and, with pardonable pride, grow eloquent in referring to its lofty aims aud the everlasting principles upon which it is founded. But the practical and i m p o r t a n t question for each of us is, whether by reason of being masons we-are better men t h a n we would have been if we h a d not been masons.

T h e volume of Proceedings for 1894 contains 393 pages, 170 of w h i c h •contain reports of District D e p u t y Grand Masters. T h e " Board on t h e Condition of M a s o n r y " quotes from t h e review of C a n a d a b y Bro. DRUMMOND, of Maine, in w h i c h , s p e a k i n g of t h e i r reports, h e s a y s : They are emphatically reports giving facts and opinions, and dealing very little with dissertations or personal matters. It may be t h o u g h t that a large a m o u n t of space is given to these reports, but when it is remembered that a brief account of t h e condition of almost every lodge in the jurisdiction is given with facts a n d figures, it must be admitted t h a t the expense is wisely incurred, vve believe that a system of lodge visitation is absolutely necessary, aud that the District Deputy system is the best yet devised, a n d we are beginning to t h i n k are working it in a m a n n e r not sur]iJissed, if equalled, in any other jurisdiction.

W e q u o t e these w o r d s of Bro. DRUMMOND approvingly, as does t h e •committee, n o t only because we have been impressed with t h e character of t h e p a i n s t a k i n g work of t h e District Deputies of Canada, b u t also because Bro. DHUMMOND gives such e m p h a t i c e n d o r s e m e n t to t h e necessity of lodge visitation, a n d to t h e fact t h a t the system referred to is t h e best y e t devised. T h e G r a n d Masters of Kansas, who have from time to t i m e recomm e n d e d this system, o n l j ' to see it ruthlessly slaughtered in c o m m i t t e e or G r a n d Lodge, will read t h e words of t h e distinguished c o r r e s p o n d e n t • of Maine with t h e h i g h e s t personal gratification. T h e Sub-Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t on t h e Mississippi rules in reference to perpetual jurisdiction, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e \ ' be n o t adop t e d , which was concurred in. A c o m m i t t e e was a p p o i n t e d by t h e Grand Master elect to procure a n d p r e s e n t a p r o p e r testimonial to t h e retiring G r a n d Master, J O H N M .

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Bro. HENRY ROBERTSON presents Report on Correspondence. Kansas for 1894 is briefly reviewed. Reference is made to the memorial addresses over Bro. JOHN H . BROWN ; to the prompt returns made to the Grand Secretar}''s ofiice, and our comments over the Pennsylvania assumption relative to Grand Representatives is quoted in full. M.-.W.-. W. R. WHITE, Grand Master, Pembroke. R.'. W.-. J. J. MASON, Grand Secretary, flamilton. HENRY ROBERTSON, chairman Committee on Correspondence, C'ollingwood. Next annual Toronto, July 17, 1895.

COLORADO — 1 8 9 4 . .S4TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

DENVER, SEPTEMBER ISTH.

JETHRO C. SAJJFOKD, Grand Master, and Past Grand Master W. D. ANTHONY, the Grand Representative of Kansas, were present at the opening of Grand Lodge. The Grand Master fraternally welcomed the representatives of other Grand Lodges, and Past Grand Master H. P. H. BROMWELL "responded in his usual eloquent manner." The Grand Masters address opens sensibly as he outlines what he intends for a practical business-like account of his official acts, "with such suggestions as in my opinion may be of benefit to the Craft in this jurisdiction in future." The next paragraph reads as follows: The past year, as you are all aware, has been one of great financial and business distress; but, notwithstanding the great financial depression, and the serious prostration of our principal Industry —and, I might add, the malicious attack of the Papal authorities — masonry still lives, and is in a very prosperous condition in this jurisdiction ; and should our brethren of the East endeavor in future to conform, in business as in masonry, to the ancient landmarks and usages, t h e d a w n i n g of a bi-metallic light would give not only to Colorado, but to the whole country, stronger hopes of renewed prosperity.

It has been, as it is to-day, a cause for congratulation among the masons of Kansas, and they "point with pride to the fact" that no Grand Master of this jurisdiction has ever so far forgotten the foundation principles of masonry as to make a special plea for any article of his individual or party political faith. The Grand Masters of Kansas have represented every shade of every political belief in existence since there has been a Grand Jurisdiction in Kansas, but nowhere in their published addresses can any political reference be found to which the most finical can take exception. One who assents in full, politically, to the above quotation, cannot but regret^— if he be true to his masonic teachings — that it was spoken — much more regret that it was not stricken out before it became a public record.

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We question whether Bro. SANFORD has not made a mistake in charging to the masonic loss account anything by reason of what he terms "the malicious attack of the Papal authorities." Members of Evangelical organizations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; bodies of which at times have resoluted against masonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some of whom have become ardent masons, have said that their prejudiaes against masonry were first resolved by the consideration that an organization which had earned the undying hostility of the head of the Roman church, must have positive elements of merit from a religious standpoint. The Grand Master refers with pleasure to the fact that the Grand Lodge of Colorado during the year had not suffered loss of officer or permanent member. Mention is made of the reappointment of M.-.\V.'. Bro. WEBSTER D . ANTHONY, of Denver, October 11,1893, as Grand Representative of Kansas. As " Webster's " dictionary advertisement used to state, so ICansas is liable to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "get the best." Grand Master SANFORD joins the innumerable throng of Grand Masters who take issue with the Grand Master of Pennsylvania in reference to /lis Grand Representatives. The reasons given for the retention of the Grand Representative system are well and forcibly presented. Among his official acts we note issuing dispensation for a newlodge; granting dispensation to elect a Master who had not previously served as Warden; same to a lodge to attend divine service in masonic clothing on Sabbath day; refused to grant dispensation by telegraph for a public installation ; and refused permission to a lodge to lease its lodge room for card parties. We rise to inquire if this was a permanent lease, or only when not used for conferring degrees, and whether " bimetallic" coinage or their representatives were to be used at their parties? We note thai the Grand Master is called upon to approve amendments to lodge by-laws, and among those approved by him we note one to pay the Secretar)' a compensation of thirteen per cent, of all moneys received by him as dues. To this method of compensating an overworked and often inadequately paid official, we give our hearty and unqualified approval. A Secretary who keeps the record of proceedings of six to ten meetings a month faithfully accounts for all funds which come to his possession; notifies, when necessary, the entire membership of a lodge with from one to three hundred members, receiving therefor the munificent sum of fifty cents, or at the most, one dollar per week, has little energy left to personally tackle chronic dues delinquents, and persuade them to make themselves clear of the books. Under the system above noted his compensation depends upon the amount of dues collected; the brethren will understand that an annual settlement is expected, and they will also know that they cannot expect an efficient officer to gauge his collection of lodge revenues by the lodge's necessities for the payment of its bills. A lodge so mn can, with prudent management, always

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"have a s u r p l u s ; will seldom liave m e m b e r s d i m i t a n d reside in t h e same â&#x20AC;˘ c o m m u n i t y ; will n e v e r ask t h e G r a n d Lodge to r e m i t its dues, a n d will faithfully m e e t every obligation. T h e serious illness of Past G r a n d Master JOH.N M . CIIIVINGTON was a n n o u n c e d , a n d t h e Grand Master a p p o i n t e d a c o m m i t t e e of a dozen P a s t G r a n d Masters t o visit Bro. 0., e x t e n d t h e ftondolence of t h e Grand Lodge, t o g e t h e r with an earnest h o p e for h i s restoration to health. Bro. H . M. TELLER and eleven others were a p p o i n t e d on t h e committee ( l e a v i n g a n even half dozen Past G r a n d Masters unplaced ), and in d u e t i m e r e p o r t e d t h r o u g h Bro. L. N . GREENI.EAF t h a t they had performed t h e d u t y , a n d t h a t Bro. CHIVI.NGTON desired to b e r e m e m b e r e d to each and every m e m b e r of t h e Grand Lodge. T h r e e weeks later, October 7, 1894, an e m e r g e n t communication of G r a n d Lodge was b e l d in Denver to c o n d u c t t h e funeral services of M . \ W.-. Bro. J O H N M . C H I VINOTON, who was t h e fir.st G r a n d Master of Masons of Colorado, a n d w h o died October 4,1894. T h e record of t h e e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n has been very beautifully p r e s e n t e d in t h e Proceedings, a n d m a k e s a striking memorial, a n d o n e m u c h to t h e credit of Grand S e c r e t a r y PAKMELEE.

Bro. L. S . GKEENLEAP presents t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, which covers 20.S pages, a n d after tlie usual reviews concludes with f u r t h e r c o m m e n t s on t h e a n t i q u i t y of t h e degrees of masonry. Bro. G R E E N L E A F ' S writings h i t h e r t o on t h a t subject h a v e attracted t h e attention of t h e ablest masonic writers a n d s t u d e n t s of foreign countries as well as t h e United States. K a n s a s always h a s received t h e most fraternal consideration from Colorado, a n d t h e p r e s e n t r e p o r t is n o exception to t h e rule. G r a n d M a s t e r THOMTSO.N'S r e p o r t is reviewed, and a t t e n t i o n called to all its â&#x20AC;˘ p a r t s of m e r i t or interest. A m o n g o t h e r m a t t e r s mentioned, Bro. G. says: A splendid tribute is paid to ttie memory of tlieir deceased Graud Secretary, JOHN H . BROWN, who had tilled that office continuously for over twenty-one years, after having first served three terms as Grand Master. Reference is also made at length, giving t h e n a m e s of all t h e particip a n t s t o t h e memorial service held in h o n o r of t h e late G r a n d Secretary, JOHN H . BROWN.

Special consideration is given to o u r r e p o r t of last year as Grand L i b r a r i a n , t h e recommendation in reference t o boxes ol manuscripts, p a p e r s , etc., being copied in full, upon w h i c h Bro. G. c o m m e n t s as follows: Perhaps the long-lost duplicate records of old Auraria Lodge, Denver, will yet be found among the rubbish. Inquiry heretofore addressed to the Grand Secretary brought the reply that they could not be found.' They are needed to complete the history of Denver Lodge, No. 5, the successor of Auraria Lodge, the pioneer lodge of -Colorado. Before destroying that" ton of material" look it over carefully, brethren, for those old records, if found, would be of priceless value to us. W e h e a r t i l y endorse t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of Bro. GREEXLEAE. Each of t h e papers m e n t i o n e d should b e subjected to carelul scrutiny

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from those well qualified to determine its historical value, and the committee appointed to do this work should all three agree upon the worthlessness of any of the manuscripts or other papers before heaving it over for final destruction. We express the hope that the long lost records may be found, and that other important discoveries may be made of historical value to the Craft. Those aprons, Bro. G., will probably be " lamb skin or white leather," if not, the council will be instructed to try, try again. The following words of commendation from Bro. GREBNLEAP are given to our report: Bro. M. II. MILLER succeeds the late Bro. BROWN as the writer of the Report o n Correspondence. His introductory places him at once on a friendly footing with the members of the Guild. His report concisely reviews the Proceedings of sixty-two Grand Bodies, some of them for two years, and his work is so well done that it fails to show the mark of a novice.

Under the head "Memorial Observance of the Centennial of the Death of Bro. GEORGE WASITINGTON," we note that seventeen Grand Lodges, including Kansas, have taken favorable action on the " Colorado sugge.stion," while five have deferred action; commenting on which Bro. G. says: It will be seen from the above that the success of the proposed memorial observance is already assured, and that on December 14, 1899, there will be assembled at Mount Vernon such a representative gathering of masons as was never before witnessed in the history of the Craft. A fitting close to this century of marvelous h u m a n progress.

Bro. GREBNLEAF appends to his report an ode written by him for tlie Colorado Book of Ceremonials. Believing that it is decidedly superior to anything used for like purpose, we append it hereto: CORNER STONE ODE. Hail now the builders true Whose works have passed review — P l u m b , level, square. We praise their master art. Which once of ours was p a r t ; And still doth claim our heart; Its image there. Art of all arts the crown, On which the sun looks down ; As'ages wane. Time's wrecks we wander 'mid — Empires 'neath sands are hid — Still soars thy pyramid O'er Egypt's plain. When war with frenzied might, From splendor's dazzling height. The nations h u r l e d ; 'Mid ruin and decline. Thy sister arts repine — While glory caught from thine, O'erspreads the world.

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When pence unfolds her wing, And vine and blossom spring Wiiere hosts were massed The builder toils amain — The hand shapes thought of brain, And cities rise again And temples vast. The sliuttles, war and peace, Weave history's w"b, nor cease. Till freedom's hour — When structures deck earth's face, Upreared to bless our race. Foundations s\ich we place. Love's priceless dower. Strength, wisdom, beauty, blend, And o'er this stone ascend. 'Neath nature's smile— Till uuder arch of blue. The perfect work we view — The builder's dream come true — The stately pile. W M . L . BUSH, Grand Master, I d a h o Springs. E D . C . PARMELEE, Grand Secretary, Denver. L. M. GREENLEAP, c h a i r m a n Committee, on Correspondence. Denver. N e x t a n n u a l at Denver, S e p t e m b e r 17, 1895.

COJsXEOTICUT— 1894. 1 0 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

H A K T F O R D , JANUARY 1 7 T H .

T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings o p e n s opposite t h e title page to a well e x e c u t e d engraving of Grand Master SAMUEL BASSETT. An e m e r g e n t communication a t Norwich, J u l y 3, 1893, was held, at w h i c h t h e c o r n e r s t o n e of t h e Masonic T e m p l e was laid by M.'.W.-. J O S E P H K . W H E E L E R , a s G r a n d Master.

T h e p r e s i d e n t of t h e Temple Association in h i s introductory rem a r k s paid a well merited compliment to t h e acting G r a n d Master. Bro. CHARLKS E . DYER delivered a n address, from which it is manifest he h o l d s to the doctrine of t o r e o r d i n a t i o n , g i v i n g a s his excuse for d e l i v e r i n g t h e address, t h e apology once r e n d e r e d by an elderly orthod o x b r o t h e r of former days, viz: " M y V)rethren, I would n o t consent to a t t e m p t t h e u n d e r t a k i n g , if I d i d n ' t suppose it had been foreordained from all e t e r n i t y — a n d I ' m a good m i n d n o t to d o it any w a y . " But he did, a n d well too — i n a historical a n d r e m i n i s c e n t address a b o u t Somerset Lodge of Norwich, of eight pages, w h i c h m u s t h a v e been very interesting t o t h e Craft. I n it h e n a r r a t e s a little i n c i d e n t of MORGAN days. One POTTER, a r a n k anti-mason a n d a n a r d e n t m e m b e r of t h e Baptist C h u r c h , tackled CALVIN TYLER, t h e Secretary of t h e lodge, i n t h e presence of a n u m b e r of h i s associates, calling his a t t e n t i o n to WASHINGTON'S

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farewell address, in whicli he warns his countrymen against secret organizations, etc., and claimed that General WASHINGTON alluded to and could have had in mind no other than the masonic fraternity; to which Mr. TYLER coolly replied : "' He could not have intended such a thrust for that Order, for WASHINGTON himself was a mason." Mr. POTTER rose, and in an impulsive manner asked: " Who could he have intended by it, if not the masonic fraternity? CALVIN TYLER, tell me, if you can." " Well, POTTER," was Mr. TY'LER'S reply, ''after perusing the address carefully, and making inquiries of those who were supposed to know just what organization he had in mind, and you say he had but one, l a m fully persuaded that he meant the Close Communion Baptists." We note that Kansas has no Grand Representative in Connecticut. Grand Secretary J. K. WHEELER furnished an excellent ode for the opening ceremonies of Grand Lodge. In order to keep him busy, so that he could not perpetrate any more poetry, the Grand Master appointed him chairman of the Committee on Credentials. We note that L. A. LOCKWOOD heads the Committee on Jurisprudence. Grand Master BASSETT takes little space, but presents a good record of oflficial acts, in which is embodied the report of Rev. Bro. I. F. STIDMAN, representative to the Masonic Congress at Chicago, from which we take the following: As to the significance of tbe gathering; a few brethren seemed impressed with the idea that a congress of masons was necessarily a "masonic congress;" upon the heaving breasts of a very few gleamed the polished brass o( high official station as " the rulers of the Craft," but the assembly soon made it understood, in the language of MARK TWAIN, that we " were b u t a handful of private citizens, traveling for recreation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and unostentatiously, as became our unofficial state."

The Grand Master decided that one rejected bj' a lodge in Connecticut who afterwards received the degrees of masonry in a foreign country, without the consent of the rejecting lodge, could not be recognized as a mason. We commend to the consideration of our. Connecticut brethren Bro. SPEED'S "Mississippi plan;" it will save an immense amount of bad blood from riled feelings on the part of the sticklers for perpetual jurisdiction, and for them will he progress. Warren Lodge, No. 50, after behaving sedately from date of organization, proceeded to put itself in good shape to be "sent to ( masonic) Coventry," which the Grand Master essayed to effect; but No. 50 behaved with contumacy, disregarding his order; Grand Lodge thereupon, by resolution, revoked its charter, which next day brought Warren No. 50 before the Grand Lodge with an humble apology, asking restoration of charter. The matter was referred to the Grand Master, with power. It seems to us that our Connecticut lodges go out on a strike a little too often. Some day, sorrie lodge in that jurisdiction will strike a "condition " which will make its members believe West Rock has fallen on them, and by the time they emerge from the ruins in possession of a

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charter, an object lesson will be taught to the brethren of that jurisdiction which will last for a hundred years. The Grand Master, in concluding his address, gives his brethren some good advice, which it will pay them well to heed. From the Grand Secretary's report we learn that Hiram, No. 1, has settled down to busine.ss again, initiating thirty during the year, and now has a membership of 557. Too plethoric for good health. Divide and conquer. Connecticut has three other lodges with nearly the same membership. The Report on Correspondence is furnished by Bro. J. K. WHEELEE. Kansas for 1893 received three and a half pages out of a total of 113, one of which was devoted to a quotation from Rev. .T. W. WEIGHT'S oration, the style of which Bro. WHEKLER says "indicates very strongly a love for the poetic and ideal." . The report of the Committee on Grand Lodge Property is copied under the head "Conflagrations and Inundations," and commended as thoughtful and worthy of consideration. Bro. W. thinks building certificates ought to be good for fees, and he copies what Grand Master FULLER has to say under head "Dispensations Refused." The action taken in behalf of the Masonic Home is all referred to, and in regard to the increase of dues comments as follows: " This means business, and what mason deserving of the name, that cannot give one dollar a year for such an object." Noting the death of Grand Secretary JOHN H . BROWN, he says: He was a n ornament to the fraternity, and held the confidence and esteem of all members of t h e reportorial Guild. His reports were a m o n g the best, and noted for their high moral standard, which have helped to place Kansas masonry on a firm iootiug.

M.-.W.'. HENRY 0. WARNER, Grand Master, New Milford. R.'.W.". JOSEPH K . WHEELER, Grand Secretary, Hartford.

Since the above was written, there came to the masons of the world t h e sad news that our dear brother, JOSEPH KELLOGG WHEELER, has laid down the working tools of lite; that the brilliant mind and the hand behind his poetic pen have ceased their functions; that the genial smile, t h e fraternal greeting, the gentle but joval good fellowship, the facetious remarks and pleasant repartee of our dear brother will be ours no more to enjoy on earth forever. We learn from our fraternal correspondence to clothe our different brethren with peculiar characteristics and attributes, and involuntarily yet sensibly we are drawn to them or repelled by them, as they appear t o harmonize with or are opposed to our own ideals. The writer safely :afBrms his confident belief, that there was that in the manifestation to

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liis b r e t h r e n of t h e moral and mental m a k e u p of Bro. WIIEKI.ER, w h i c h drew t h e m to h i m in t h e t e n d e r e s t chords of brotherly affection. H e could be incisive at times, b u t it was a cut which left no sting, a n d healed by a "tirst i n t e n t i o n , " predisposed by t h e cheerful good n a t u r e of t h e personality of t h e p r o d u c i n g cause. T h e cordial reception and unstinted praise accorded to his poetical productions by those well qualified to judge, evidence t h e fact t h a t Bro. W. was entitled to r a n k with t h e leading masonic poets of his day a n d generation. T h e customary stilted forms of expressing condolence with a sister jurisdiction seem a mockery w h e n we contemplate t h e loss of s u c h an one. T h e writer m o u r n s t h e loss of a personal friend. T h e m e m e n t o e s he has received from h i m will be laid away with those from P I K E a n d MORRIS, a n d he will ever r e m e m b e r with pleasurable g r a t i t u d e t h a t Connecticut does h o n o r to his memory in electing as his successor one whose character, s t a n d i n g a n d ability are on a par with t h a t of h i s illustrious predecessor. " T h e king is d e a d ; long live t h e k i n g ! " is heard in t h e realm of masonry, as well as t h a t of earthly rulers. T h e best wish we have for Past Grand Master JOHN H . BARLOW, t h e n e w Grand Secretary, is t h a t h e may not fall below t h e s t a n d a r d of excellence raised by his predecessor.

CUBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1893-1894. THIRTY-SIXTH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

HABANA, CUBA.

Quarterly session was held J u n e 25, 1893, " V e r y Kespectable Brother AUEELIO MIRANDO, F i r s t Grand Vigilant Titular," p r e s i d i n g . T h i r t y - t h r e e m e m b e r s r e p r e s e n t i n g twenty-three lodges assisting. T h e session was b e g u n on t h e " f o u r t h Sunday of the m o n t h of J u n e . " I n accordance w i t h a r e p o r t of t h e " C o m m i t t e e on F o r e i g n fielations, whose r e p o r t was u n a n i m o u s l y approved, recognition w a s accorded to t h e new G r a n d Lodge established in t h e Colonv of Tasmania." A quarterly session was held September 24, 1893. SEGUNDO A L V A REZ, G r a n d Master. E i g h t e e n c o n s t i t u e n t lodges represented. We note t h a t t h i s session like t h e one in J u n e was held on t h e Sabbath. 'T h e m a t t e r s presented for consideration were of local significance mainly.

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Pebruarj-, H A B A N A , M A R C H 25, 1894.

SEGUNDO ALVAREZ, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s was n o t p r e s e n t . Past G r a n d Master SANTIAGO R. PALMER, of

t h e G r a n d Lodge of P u e r t o Rico, was p r e s e n t a s a visitor. G r a n d Master ALVAREZ delivered a n ' able a n d eloquent address, c o v e r i n g t h e m a t t e r s of i m p o r t a n c e o c c u r r i n g d u r i n g his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . One of t h e s e was t h e institution of Liberty Lodge a t Matanzas on t h e 2d day of April, 1894: The spacious temple established in t h e top of t h e Stephen Theater, which is the very best in all t h e city, was fully occupied with many a n d enthusiastic brethren. E l o q u e n t addresses were delivered, a n d demonstrated once more fully the vitality a n d the far-reaching success of masonry in Matanzas, which is the signal of the attainm e n t of greater advancement. A n o t h e r success, which I think of great i m p o r t a n c e for the fraternity, is the creation in t h e Island of Cuba of the Honorable A.=.5ociation of Veterans, the initiation of which is d u e to the Brethren RODRGUIZ and PELLON, a n d which, although proposed by o u r official organ, notwithstanding is a corporation most useful to us, granting that notwithstanding the expressed regulation having for its principal object, " t o tighten a n d strengthen the ties a n d friendship which should exist among all masons to defend unconditionally the legitimacy of t h e Grand Lodge of Cuba and the indep e n d e n c e of the symbolic; to preserve and guard faithfully the history, traditions a n d merits of t h e Grand Lodge, and give an example to t h e y o u n g masons of the constant consecration to t h e principles of masonry, which should characterize all good ma.ÂŤ;ons. By the by, concerning this in particular, let me congratulate the lodges, which I c o m m u n i c a t e to your ears in consideration of a recommendation in my former message, t h a t we ought to be very careful about t h e admission of unknown visitors. What d o you say to three well-informed Master Masons coming from o u r friend, t h e Grand Lodge of Maine, soliciting in vain w i t h o u t showing their diplomas, to visit the lodge Fraternal Love, who remembering their obligation, refused them entrance? T h a t is the m a n n e r which should be followed by all regular masons.

T h e G r a n d Master refers to recognition accorded b y t h e G r a n d L o d g e of Quebec, a n d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of D e p u t y G r a n d Master BRUCE P A Y N E ; likewise recognition accorded by t h e G r a n d Lodge of Victoria, a n d W I L L I A M G O V E a p p o i n t e d as Grand

Representative. A m e m o r i a l page is given to FRANCISCO P.\STOR RODRIGUEZ, e x - G r a n d

F i r s t Vigilant, w h o died Noveinber 27, IS9o. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence covers s i x t y - n i n e pages, a n d is pres e n t e d b y Bro. FRANCISCO DE P . RODRIGUEZ, c h a i r m a n , a n d is a review

of t h e Proceedings of forty-eight G r a n d Lodges. H e prefaces his report b y references t o matters, some of w h i c h w e h a v e already noted u n d e r G r a n d M a s t e r ' s address. O u r b r o t h e r m u s t h a v e read our newspapers d u r i n g t h e war, if we can j u d g e b y a line in italics u n d e r t h e District of C o l u m b i a , viz: " T o d o est;! t r a n q u i l o en las orillas del Potomac." H e a l l u d e s to t h e controversy b e t w e e n Bros. PARVIN a n d SINGLETON, p a y i n g

t h e latter a merited compliment. U n d e r Illinois, after speaking of t h e " e m i n e n t masonic historiog r a p h e r RoBBiNS a n d his a d m i r a b l e r e p o r t , " etc., h e winds up h i s comm e n t w i t h this expression, which we h o p e Bro. ROBBINS will translate for u s :

" C u a n t o n o ganaria ROBBINS si fuera mas d u l c e ! "

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Brief space is allotted t o Kansas for 1893. Of G r a n d Master F U L L E R ' S address he s a y s : It is prolix, but openly and frankly gives account in strict order of the transactions of the Grand Lodge without grand disquisitions or the various subjects overlearned. Of G r a n d Secretary BROWN, h e says: The Grand Secretary, for the first time in twenty-two years, was absent.from the session, from serious sickness. Unhappily, his illness had a sad conclusion, death ensuing on the I'ith of March, following. Bro. BROWN was an excellent and illustrious mason, whose opinions were highly respected, and his personal accomplishments and natural endowments of character were well knowu and much loved in the entire nation. Let the sod lie light upon him. U n d e r Ohio, Bro. K. has t h i s to s a y : The report in general is a brilliant feather for Bro. W. M. CUNNINGHAM, ex-Grand Master. He is the direct opposite of ROBBINS, and we do not know which we admire most, his great knowledge or the showiness or fineness of his composition, or its delicacy or good form. An honorary member of the Northern Supreme Council, it is evident that Bro. CUNNINGHAM can defend the Scottish Rite with reasons or without them. W e t r u s t Bro. RODRIGUEZ will deal leniently with above r e v i e w for t h e reason t h a t t h e writer's education in t h e Cuban vernacular h a s been neglected for thirty-five years, as, w i t h o u t doubt, t h e report indicates. The' G r a n d Lodge of C u b a h a s thirty-nine lodges, with a m e m b e r ship of 1,350. A very material increase in m e m b e r s h i p is manifest for t h e past year by inspection of t h e Grand Secretary's report, and t h e record of proceedings generally indicates a united, prosperous a n d s t r o n g masonic body. Our fraternal relations are bringing us year b y year to closer a n d more lasting ties of friendship a n d m u t u a l interest, a n d w e t r u s t we may c o n t i n u e to become more a n d more firmly u n i t e d ; t h a t brotherly ties now existing be so cemented with brotherly love as to e n d u r e forever, a n d instead of t h i n k i n g of each other as.strangers a n d foreigners, we may be glad always t o say, " W e are of y o u r own kith a n d kin, for we are all b r e t h r e n of o n e family." SEGUNDO ALVAHEZ, Grand Master, Habana. JOSE F . PELLON, Grand Secretary, H a b a n a . FRANCISCO D E P . RODRIGUEZ, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, Habana. N e x t session March 24,1895, H a b a n a .

DELAWARE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 8 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

E L D A D L . CLARKE, G r a n d Master.

WILMINGTON, OCTOBER 3 D .

R. H E N R Y YOUNG, G r a n d R e p r e -

sentative of Kansas, answered roll call. T h e G r a n d Master's address is full of suggestions for t h e b e t t e r m e n t of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e fraternity. H i s plain, b l u n t question, w h i c h h e modestly p r o p o u n d s to himself, " A r e we d e g e n e r a t i n g ? " does not indicate bv cv.y m e a n s a n cri'^inal d i s c o v e r " ' t h e same fact- t h e Ra.me

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question, has been the subject of anxious thought and profound consideration from older masons for many years. Eight truly and forcibly does he present the situation, when he says: "The real enemies of our Institution are not those who attack us from without, but those within the fold who bring discredit on us, and greatly lower our moral standard." Masonry, in the judgment of the writer, finds its greatest element of weakness in the greatest factor leading to its strength numerically â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in other words, in its popularity. Many men are more attracted by its strength and numbers than by the good opinion conceived of the Institution from its good works. Such members never conceived in their hearts the true beauties of masonry, and never should have been permitted to behold them until they did. As well expect a regiment of drafted men and bounty jumpers to manifest like zeal and devotion to the flag of their country, as a regiment composed of men who volunteered in its defense without the hope of fee or reward. The Grand Master visited every lodge in the jurisdiction duringhis term of ofiice, a possible thing to do in Delaware with its twenty-two lodges; practically impossible in Kansas with our 350. Bro. R. HENRY YOUNG'S appointment as Grand Eepresentative of Kansas near the Grand Lodge of Delaware is noted ; a delegate and alternate to the "Washington Centennial Memorial were appointed. A lodge having had its charter taken up for contempt of the authority of the Grand Master, upon trial of the cause by a special committee, the action of the Grand Master in so doing was sustained, the Worshipful Master, by the report of the committee, to stand suspended until he purged himself of contempt to the Grand Lodge. The report of the committee was adopted. TheAVonshipful Master made suitable apologj' and the incident was thereby peaceably adjusted. The Report on Correspondence is from the pen of Bro. L. H. JACKSON, chairman of the committee. Kansas for 1894 receives its full share of space. Several quotations are made from Grand Master THOMPSON s address, and his decision in reference to a lodge acting as escort, etc., is quoted with commendation. "Bro. GHTHKIE," says the reviewer, "delivered a very practical and helpful address," the conclusion to which is quoted in full. Bro. J. further says: The Kansas Masonic Home, with a board of directors, has been duly incorporated under the laws of the State, and the practical exempliflcation'of the greatest of the Christian graces,'as well as the noblest of masonicvirtues, " charity," has been entered upon by the fraternity of Kansas in an enlarged manner. GOD speed and prosper them in their noble undertaking.

Of our Report on Correspondence our brother of Delaware says that it is " a concise and interesting review of Proceedings, in which Delaware for 1892 and 1893 is included." ViBGiNiL'S V. HARRISON, Grand Master, Wilmington. BENJAMIN F . BARTRAM, Grand Secretary, Wilmington. L. H. JACKSON, chairman Committee on Correspondence,Wilmington. Next Annual, Wilmington, October 2,1895.

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WASHINGTON, M A Y

IOTH.

T h e semi-annual c o m m u n i c a t i o n of G r a n d Lodge was held May 10,. 1893. Bro. L. C. WILLIAJISOX, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Representative of Kansas was not present. T h e G r a n d Master reports in his address t h e acceptance of invitations from t h e G r a n d Master of Maryland a n d a local lodge to a t t e n d and participate in t h e laying of t h e corner stone of a masonic t e m p l e a t Hyattsville, Md., and t h e G r a n d Master of Maryland failing to appear,, on invitation of t h e Worshipful Master of t h e local lodge, t h e G r a n d Master of District of C o l u m b i a performed the ceremony. I m p r o v e m e n t s in t h e G r a n d Master's room and t h e library room are noted, a n d t h e G r a n d Master r e c o m m e n d s t h a t action be t a k e n to secure a proper site for a masonic temple. I n accordance w i t h t h e recommendation a c o m m i t t e e of five was appointed by t h e Grand Lodge to consider t h e matter. ' T h e annual c o m m u n i c a t i o n of Grand Lodge was held at W a s h i n g t o n November 8, 1893. G r a n d Master WILLIAMSON notes t h e d e a t h of o u r late Grand Secretary, J O H N H . BROWN. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master is devoted to t h e r o u t i n e work of his office. T h e G r a n d Lodge granted a petition for a charter to a new lodge. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d himself a believer in a one year term of office for t h e G r a n d Master. T h e Colorado WASHINGTON memorial circular was referred to a special committee of t h r e e , to r e p o r t upon at some later m e e t i n g of t h e Grand Lodge. T h e Keport o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is from t h a t veteran r e v i e w e r , W M . R . SINGLETON, and like all his productions, well considered a n d thoughtful. H e takes issue with a decision of t h e G r a n d Master of Arkansas on t h e subject of charter inspections, his contention b e i n g t h a t t h e necessity for such inspection exists in jurisdictions a n d localities where clandestine organizations are still k n o w n . We t h i n k Bro. S. correct. Kansas for 1893 is reviewed fully. Regarding. Bro. FULLER'S decision concerning "'building certificates," t h e lattter calling a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t of t h e law is t h i r t y dollars in money, h e s a y s : " N o w in commercial matters, 'certificates on t h e m a r k e t ' are as m u c h money as greenbacks or any o t h e r b a n k notes." All true, Bro. S., b u t our law says t h e degrees shall n o t be conferred for less t h a n t h i r t y dollars in money ; and "certificates on t h e m a r k e t , " with a face value of t h i r t y dollars b u t a n actual value of only t w e n t y , are not as much m o n e j ' as t h i r t y dollars in greenbacks or o t h e r banknotes; ami t h e G r a n d Lodge wisely d e t e r m i n e d t h a t an u n w h o l e s o m e competition in t h e a m o u n t to be naid for t h e desjrrees should n o t be per-

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m i t t e d ; in other words, t h e decision declares t h a t one shall n o t do by indirection w h a t he is in e x p r e s s t e r m s forbidden to do —purchase t h e degrees of masonry for less t h a n t h e established value as fixed by Grand Lodge. Bro. SINGLETON has t h i s to say of t h e last r e p o r t made by our predecessor: It is a review of the Proceedings of most of the Grand Lodges, which we should highly prize as being the last which we shall have of our lamented iirother, who so well filled the place of reviewer. A full share is given to a review of our Proceedings for 1891, and we are gratified to know that in most, if not all of our reviews, we are sustained by him. We shall very greatly miss our dear brother from the reportorial corps, as he was most genial, as well as careful and critical in his reviews, and with his ripe judgment and experience his criticisms were valuable to us all. I n t h e " C o n c l u s i o n " to h i s r e p o r t , Bro. S. gives utterance to some very forceful remarks, which we copy in part, with our hearty concurr e n c e to t h e m all: Some one has very well said, "A scientist is one who is seeking for truth, and \vhen he finds it,hedoesnotcontradict it because it accords notwith his preconceived ideas — his pet theory.'' Those who years ago believe'! and taught the theories which were formulated from the /ables in masonry, never had any evidence of the truthfulness of these fables. Recent examinations into the origin of our present system of masonry have taught us that the theories promulgated in the eighteenth century had no proper foundation. The advocates of these theories have again and again been asked to produce any evidence, but, like the modern advocates of the various hypotheses in natural sciences, and also in philosophemes, have produced nothing but probabilities such as are advocated in masonry at the present day. The fact is patent, that should .these brethren give up their contention, they must very materially alter much of their jurisprudence. W e t r u s t t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of t h e District of Columbia will place n o restrictions of space or o t h e r kind u p o n t h e i r c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. His superior qualifications for work of t h a t character, joined to his large e x p e r i e n c e , m a k e his reports of great value, and we hope to see t h e conditions favorable for larger and more e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t on m a t t e r s of masonic j u r i s p r u d e n c e . We are of t h o s e w h o believe, not in t h e fables of m a s o n r y , b u t in its principles, a n d we believe that these are gradually b e i n g evolved by t h e logical reasoning, sound j u d g m e n t a n d wise consideration of t h e men who are to-day d e v o t i n g their best energies of t h o u g h t a n d mind to their solution. T h e " G o l d e n A g e " of m a s o n r y lies before, not b e h i n d us, and t h e men w h o will produce t h i s period should h a v e t h e support, counsel a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t of the Craft e v e r y w h e r e . H E N R Y S . MERRILL, G r a n d Master, W a s h i n g t o n . W M . K . SINGLETON, G r a n d Secretary, a n d c h a i r m a n Committee on •Correspondence, Washington.

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EN^OLANI)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1803 1 8 9 4 . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

LONDON, SEPTEMBER 6TH.

Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master. A motion presenting an address to the Grand Master of Masons of England, H. K. H. the Prince of Wales, on the occasion of the marriage of his son, having been made by the acting Grand Master, and seconded by the acting Deputy Grand Master, on being put, was carried unanimously. Three hundred guineas were voted from the Fund for General Purposes for the relief of brethren in the District of Queensland, who had suffered from disastrous floods. An interesting question of procedure was introduced, causing some little discussion, which was well kept within the bounds of the question of order raised against it, and it was finally declared out of order by the acting Grand Master. At a quarterly communication held December 6, 1898, the Deputy Grand Master acting as Grand Master, as before, the thanks of the Grand Master for the address presented him at the September communication, were read, and the letter containing them entered on the minutes of Grand Lodge. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales was nominated for reelection as Grand Master, and four eminent brethren for the position of Grand Treasurer. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MARCH 7,

1894.

The nomination of the Prince of Wales for Grand Master being duly seconded, the motion therefor was carried unanimously, and the Grand Director of Ceremonies made proclamation of his election accordingly. Three brethren having been put in nomination for the position of Grand Treasurer, and the ballot being closed, the scrutineers having reported, the acting Grand Master declared Bro. JOSEPH COCKPIELD DIMSDALE elected by a vote of 1,317, the other candidates having received 518 and 1,200 each respectively ; so that in England a plurality elects. ANNUAL GRAND FESTIVAL,

APRIL 25,

1894.

Upon the reading of the minutes of the last quarterly meeting the Grand Director of Ceremonies made proclamation of the election of the Grand Master. Information was given that the Grand Master had conferred the rank of Past Grand Master upon Prince FREDERIC LEOPOLD of Prussia; thereupon the names of the officers of the Grand Lodge, from Deputy Grand Master to Grand T3der, were read; all of whom, with the exception of the Grand Treasurer, were appointed by H. R. H. the Prince of

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Eighteen Grand Stewards having been nominated by their lodges, and approved by the Grand Master, provided the officers and members of Grand Lodge and a great number of brethren with an excellent entertainment, which was partaken of by them at Freemasons' IrJall,. and the Grand Stewards received the unanimous thanks of the'Grand Lodge " for their liberality, and for their attention to the accommodation and comfort of the brethren." A special Grand Lodge was held July 6, 1894, to present an address^ to the Queen,giving expression to congratulations on the birth of a son and heir-apparent to the Duke and Duchess of York; also one to the Grand Master of like effect. Both addresses were by acclamation ordered engrossed, and presented in due-course to Her M"ajesty and the Prince of Wales. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

SEPTEMBER 5,

1894.

GEBALT) NOEL MONEY, Provincial Grand Master for Surrey, as Grand Master. The report of the Colonial Board having been presented, the chairman, in accordance therewith, moved that twelve lodges named in his motion, "having seceded from the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England, and having been erased by the District Grand Lodge of Wellington, New Zealand, be omitted from the list of lodges. An amendment further including a lodge in South Africa, and further ordering "that the warrants of all the aforesaid lodges be declared forfeited," was then, together with the motion, put and carried. Cambrian Lodge, of Australia, No. 656, is brought to the front again in a manner which indicates that our prediction made in last year's report on England, has proven true, viz: "The conundrum which will vex our English brethren from now on will be the manner in which to recognize the minority as a lodge." To go back: In June, 1893, Grand Lodge declared " that the alleged cancellation of the warrant of said Cambrian Lodge was in direct contravention of the terms on which Grand Lodge granted recognition to the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales; and that these brethren who adhere to their allegiance to this Grand Lodge are therefore entitled to recognition as the lodge.' In June, 1894, no " way o u t " of their dilemma having been discovered and no action taken. Past Grand Treasurer RICHARD EVE, whoseems to be kicking up nearly as momentous a bobbery as did his distinguished ancestress of the same name, presented to the chairman of the General Committee notice of a question to be put in Grand Lodge, to this effect: " What steps had been taken by the Grand Secretary or the Colonial Board to give effect to the resolutions of Grand Lodge on the 7th of June, 1893, in respect to the Cambrian Lodge of Australia, No. 656," Bro. EVE giving further notice, "if found necessary to move." "That the Colonial Board and the Grand Secretary be instructed to take

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prompt action to assist the loyal brethren of Cambrian Lodge of Australia, No. 656, in upholding their rights, and that the Most Worshipful Grand Master be respectfully requested to use his gracious influence in inducing the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales to give the Cambrian Lodge, No. 656, friendly and fraternal recognition." The chairman of the General Committee, after consultation with the Grand Registrar, stated that the motion was out of order, and refused to receive it, from which ruling Bro. EVE appealed to Grand Lodge. On division of the Grand Lodge, the acting Grand Master announced that there was a majority in favor of Bro. EVE'S appealâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and thereupon " the Grand Lodge was closed in form and with solemn prayer." The interesting feature of the situation to our brethren in New South Wales and New Zealand, in reading above action, is that paragraph of the motion "that the Most Worshipful Grand Master be respectfully requested to use his gracious influence (italics ours) in inducing the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales to give the Cambrian Lodge, No. 656, friendly and fraternal recognition." There will be several impediments to any such action by the Grand Lodge of England, should the matter ever be submitted by the General Committee. 1st. It is not likely that the Grand Lodge of England will ask. its Grand Master, and possibly future King of England, to so far derogate from his dignity in either capacity, as to try to effect by his "gracious influence" what evidently is now apparent to both Grand Lodge and Grand Master, cannot be done by reason of any well grounded principle of masonic law. 2d. The Grand Lodge by such action would request the Grand Master to undo, without constitutional form, what had already under his instructions been properly done, in accordance with existing law at time it was done. 3d. Nothwithstanding the re.solution of the Grand Lodge of England of 1891, we think the Grand Master of England correctly .stated the law governing the matter when he directed the Grand Secretary of England to write to the District Grand Secretary of New South W^ales for the Grand Lodge of England, who was also Grand Secretary of the new Grand Lodge of New South Wales, " that the new Grand Lodge had been recognized on theusualconditions, that should any lodge under the English jurisdiction desire to retain its position under the English constitution it should do so." 4th. The Grand Master in granting such recognition had been governed b)' the familiar principle that a majority vote determined the action of the lodge as to its desire to give up its English connection and unite with the proposed new Grand Body, and the passage of the proposed motion by the Grand Lodge will be virtually to ask the Grand Master to stultify himself, by using his "gracious influence" to persuade the .brethren of New South Wales that the correct principle is, that so long

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as t h r e e oppose, an English warrant, s u r r e n d e r e d by t h e act of a majorit}-, h a s been wrongfully given u p , s h o u l d b e restored by t h e voluntary act of t h e new G r a n d Lodge, a n d t h e latter should give friendly a n d fraternal recognition to such lodge, as still belonging to, a n d u n d e r t h e jurisdiction of t h e English c o n s t i t u t i o n . W e incline to t h e opinion t h a t Bro. E V E ' S m o t i o n will meet its Waterloo i n t h e General Board, a n d n e v e r reach consideration by t h e G r a n d Lodge. No Correspondence Report. H. E . H . T h e P r i n c e of Wales, G r a n d Master. THOMAS SETCUWORTII, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .

FLORIDA-1894. 6 5 T H A N N U A L COM.MUNICATION.

JACKSONVILLE, JANUARY 1ST.

MARCUS ENDEL, Grand Master. W . B. BAKNETT, Grand Representative of Kansas, was received a n d officially h o n o r e d . T h e G r a n d Master reports seven dispensations granted d u r i n g year, a n d in force, for organization of n e w lodges. Seven decisions are reported, all a p p r o v e d , although one of t h e m is in conflict w i t h a regulation of t h e G r a n d Lodge, t h e committee agreeing w i t h t h e G r a n d Master, t h a t an a p p e a l does n o t act as a supersedeas, b u t simply as a delay of final e n t r y of j u d g m e n t a n d sentence, giving accused full o p p o r t u n i t y to clear h i s character, p e n d i n g whicii his masonic r i g h t s as a m e m b e r of t h e lodge are s u s p e n d e d . T h e committee r e c o m m e n d e d modification of regulation, b y s t r i k i n g o u t " a s u p e r s e d e a s " a n d i n s e r t i n g in place thereof, " s t a y of e n t r y of final j u d g m e n t . " T h e G r a n d Master visited e i g h t y - t h r e e lodges d u r i n g his year of office, a n d would have visited more, b u t for t h e endless letter writing a t t e n d a n t u p o n his office. T h e Craft of F l o r i d a h a v e h a d a faithful a n d efficient G r a n d Master, whose w o r k a n d suggestions a r e , a n d will prove of great value a n d service to t h a t j u r i s d i c t i o n . H i s suggestion of t h e imp o r t a n c e of h a v i n g t h e u n d i v i d e d a t t e n t i o n of t h e G r a n d Secretary, a n d t h a t h e be paid a salary c o m m e n s u a t e with t h e work a n d responsibility of t h e office, is one worthy of careful consideration. W e n o t e t h a t t h e Grand Lodge increased t h e salary of G r a n d Secretary two-fifths, which is a step in t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n . Some b r o t h e r resurrected a resolution adopted b y G r a n d Lodge in 1870, as follows: The Grand Lodge of Florida, believing that a confederated union of the various North American Grand Lodges, in a central organization of paramount masonic power and authority, would materially increase the importance, influence and usefulness of the great masonic fraternity, will favor any feasible proposition tending to that result.

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And tacking to it an additional resolution to carry it into, effect, presented it; It was referred to Committee on Jurisprudence, wliich body recommended the death of the bantling. The recommendation was adopted in Grand Lodge. The day has passed for paramount powers, or confederated unions. We are pleased to note that Grand Lodge by unanimous action, repealed the resolution of 1870. Grand Orator, Rev. REGINALD H . WELLER, delivered an admirable oration on "True Masonry: " Each member of our ancient and honorable Order is a true, loyal mason, just in and only so far as he learns, uses and reflects outward upon t h e community, with a supreme sense of personal responsibility, that which masonry claims to be, a venerable system of pure, personal and social morals, which recognizes GOD as t h e one a n d only source of true light a n d strength, and springing from this t h e other fact, that all men are brethren. Under this view our field of duty takes on a broader range than that within o u r fraternity a n d Its membership. It reaches out to the d u t y of citizenship; for true masonry means true citizenship. I think you will all agree with me in the feeling t h a t it is a grand and honorable thing to be a citizen of such a country as this of ours in these closing years of the nineteenth century of the world's life. It is a grander thing still to feel that there is a personal and corporate work for us to do to brighten its light, mould its character, and forge onward its beneficent progress.

The ,foregoing sample shows what kind'of a feast our Florida brethren sat down to. If some of the brethren whose only thought and parrot-like talk is of the "work of the ritual," could once mentally grasp the force of such an address, their brains would swell until they would burst their contracted confines as by a charge of dynamite. In these days of anarchy and general cussedness; it is like a refreshing drink from a cool spring (101 in the shade to-day) to listen to such genuine patriotic sentiments. We recognize in their author a true American, and one started on the right track to discover the lost word. There is no Correspondence Report. M.'.W.-. WM. FoRSYTir BYNUM, Grand Master, Fort White. E.". W.'. ALBERT J. RussELL,-Grand Secretary, Jacksonville.

IDAHO - 1 893. 26TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

BOISE CITY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.

ISAAC C . HATTABAUGII, Grand Master.

The address of the Grand Master gives "evidence of earnest, zealous work for the Craft. His "sense of responsibility " has been intense if we may judge by the following: "Guard well, then,othe material you select for this glorious temple; submit all proffered timber to the fierce trial of the crucible, glowing with seven-fold heat." "Zeal! Mr. EASY, Zeal!" or as ORPHEUS C . KERR remarks, " H e

means well, my boy! he means well! "

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H e {Âťives his b r e t h r e n wise caution in t h e following: Remember that all movemeat is not progress; that a large membership is very desirable; finely furnished halls and perfect work should always receive commendation ; but these are not all there is of masonry, as too many mistake them to be. These constitute but the means to the accomplishment of the great objects which the Order has in view. T h e G o v e r n o r of I d a h o extended a pressing invitation to t h e m e m b e r s of G r a n d l o d g e to visit t h e p e n i t e n t i a r y , w h i c h was accepted, t h e G o v e r n o r furnishing necessary transportation. T h e G r a n d Secretary, J . H . WICKEHSHAM, we regret to learn, h a s b e e n q u i t e sick ; it is pleasant to know t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n fulfilled t h e law of love in his t i m e of need. Bro. GiiAR]>Es C. STEVENSON s u b m i t t e d forty-five pages of Corresp o n d e n c e Report. K a n s a s is fraternally m e n t i o n e d . H e s a y s : Since the session of Ihe Grand Lodge wo have learned with great sorrow that Bro. BKOWN has passed to the other shore. He is one of the few men who will be sin* cerely missed. U n d e r Iowa, Bro. STEVENSON presents t h e following cogent reasons (for I d a h o ) for a , d i s c o n t i n u a n c e of the Grand Kepresentative s y s t e m : To show the emptiness of the present system: A worthy brother of Idaho was appointed Grand Representative of Tasmania, whereupon he inquired; ""Where in Sam Hill is Tasmania?" Another brother received a commission and a bushel of letters, all in Spanish, which he couldn't read. Again, half of the Grand Representatives in Idaho are not even members of the Grand Lodge. R a t h e r a reflection on t h e I d a h o educational system, and on a G r a n d Lodge t h a t p e r m i t s those not entitled to seats in it to represent it. Bro. C. writes interestingly, and considering financial restrictions, h a s covered considerable space. J A M E S A. P I N N E Y , G r a n d Master, Boise City. J A M E S H . WICKERSHAM, G r a n d Secretary, Boise Cit}'. C H A R L E S C . STEVENSON, chairman C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Boise City.

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BOISE C I T Y , SEPTEMBER

IITH.

A n e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n of G r a n d Lodge was held May 2.3, 1894, for t h e p u r p o s e of laying t h e corner s t o n e of t h e I d a h o Soldiers' H o m e , G r a n d Master JAMES A. PINNEY in t h e G r a n d East. A n address was delivered by D e p a r t m e n t C o m m a n d e r BARTON, to w h i c h G r a n d Master P I N N E Y responded. T h e " s i s t e r s of t h e Eastern S t a r " furnished Vocal, a n d one of TJNCLB SAMUEL'S b a n d s i n s t r u m e n t a l m u s i c . T h e G r a n d Master m a d e some a p p r o p r i a t e r e m a r k s as h e concluded h i s ceremonies, of a masonic and patriotic character, after which t h e Chief Justice of I d a h o , JOSEPH W . HUSTON, m a d e quite a l e n g t h y address, covering a great range of subjects from " well-fed sybarites of

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the East, Pommery Sec, Piper Heidseck" (sic) to "Coxeyism," taking in for consideration a number of topics of a political character, most of which, while perhaps unobjectionable if delivered at a proper time, place, and before a proper body, do not read as if fitting for the occasion when delivered; notwithstanding all which the event was a memorable one, and the masonic part of it creditable to the Craft of Idaho and its Grand Master. The annual communication took jjlace September 11th at Boise City. Grand Master, JAMES A. PINNEY. The Grand Representative of Kansas was not present. The address of the Grand Master contains evidence of the fact that the brethren of Idaho are hewing to the line of genuine masonrj'. We quote the following: From all the information I have heen able to gather I am satisfied that the moral tone of masonry in Idaho was never better than now. There has been less comparative increase of membership than at some former period of its history, which of itself is an auspicious omen. Lodges have given more attention to the exclusion of unworthy material, the portals have been more closely guarded, and the moral qualifications of candidates more strictly inquired into. Gambling, intemperance, and kindred vices have been warred against, discipline enforced, and the laws and regulations of this Grand Lodge generally observed and respected. When every mason in this jurisdiction comes to understand that masonry means something more than lectures, attendance upon lodge meetings, and the payment of lodge dues, that it is something higher, nobler and better than a mere mutual aid association, a brighter future will take the place of the already bright present.

The Grand Master devotes some space in his address to intemperance and gambling. He also pays a warm tribute to Grand Secretary JAMES H . WIOKERSHAM, who has been confined to a bed of sickness for

eighteen months. Four decisions are noted, one of which was disapproved by the Committee on Jurisprudence and Grand Lodge, viz: " None are eligible to the office of Master but present and Past Masters, present and Past Wardens of this jurisdiction." The committee says that "Past Masters and Past Wardens, whether of this or any other jurisdiction, may be ejected Master of a lodge in this jurisdiction." We think the only restriction with reference to Past Masters is this: "That only Past Masters of lodges under this jurisdiction are members of the Grand Lodge." Resolutions were presented, reciting the fact that the Grand Lodge in 1883 had adopted resolutions declaring that the teachings of Mormonism were opposed to the law of the land, and providing that no person acknowledging allegiance to the so-called Mormon Church should be admitted to any of the privileges of masonry within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Idaho, and further reciting that at this time the members of said church are law abiding, loyal and moral, and attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, all of which was preliminary to the following resolution:

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That said resolutioa of the Grand Lodge be, and the same is hereby repealed and set aside, and members of said church possessing the requisite qualifications otherwise, be and they are hereby declared eligible for admission as members of the masonic Order within this jurisdiction, and to all the privileges of masonry. T h i s resolution was referred to a special c o m m i t t e e of seven, who r e p o r t e d r e c o m m e n d i n g " t h a t a copy of t h e resolution proposed be sent to each s u b o r d i n a t e lodge in this jurisdiction, and t h a t each lodge ins t r u c t its representatives to t h e n e x t session of this G r a n d Lodge how to vote on this question," which r e p o r t was a d o p t e d . W e n o t e t h a t Bro. THOMAS C . M A U P I N was d u l y accredited as Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e from t h e Grand Lodge of Illinois n e a r t h e Grand Lodge of I d a h o . T h a n k s of Grand Lodge were e x t e n d e d to ladies of Eastern Star for " t h e very beautiful a n d a p p r o p r i a t e b o u q u e t found suspended in t h e East." We notice t h a t Bro. C. 0 . STEVENSON is G r a n d Orator for n e x t year. As Bro. S. is chairman of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, we expect h i s oration will b e prepared with special reference to furnishing choice e x t r a c t s for n e x t year's report. Bro. S. begins his review of K a n s a s for lS9-t as follows: As we open these familiar Proceedings, we are saddened on beholding the blacklined page dedicated to the memory of Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary JOHN H. BROWN, whose photo gazes at us from the flyleaf, and as we read the memoir by M.'.W.-. OWEN A. BASSETT, and the feeling remarks of other brethren, we can realize to a slight degree at least, the strong hold the great Kansan had upon the affections of his brethren. Of G r a n d Master TKOJIPSON, he s a y s : " T h e G r a n d Master feelingly r e c o u n t s t h e life and deeds of Bro. J O H N H . BROWN.' Speaking of tliis c o m m i t t e e ' s last report, h e s a y s : We agree with you entirely, Bro. MILI.EK. in your remarks with Georgia on the Eastern Star. Let the ladies of the Eastern Star alone. They do not care whether their order is recognized as a masonic institution or not. They know that they are wives or daughters or mothers or sisters or widows of masons, and as such are entitled to the care and protection of masons wherever dispersed, and while recognizing that fact, if they care to organize, the better thereby to do their little on behalf of the great body of general masonry, ready to assist in anything socially or otherwise that will benefit the Craft of which the father, husband or brother is a member, ready to lay the gentle hand of womanhood on the feverish brow of a brother mason ; to alleviate his sufferings, and to gladden the heavy hearts of the loved ones left to mourn. It ill becomes the carping ones of the fraternity to fiing their darts at friends whose sole object, like those of womanhood in general, are to assist. All hail to the Eastern Star. We wish it unbounded success and prosperity. Bro. STEVENSON is quite c o m p l i m e n t a r y in his review of our work, a m o n g o t h e r things, saying t h a t t h e writer " a c c o m p l i s h e s his task as if to t h e m a n o r born." And as he says " good-bye," strikes t h e I d a h o vernacular i n " Here's hoping," or words to t h a t effect. ADELBERT B . CLARK, Grand Master, M o u n t a i n H o m e . JONAS W . BROWN, G r a n d Secretary, Boise City. CHARLES C . STEVENSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Boise Citv.

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ILLINOIS-

1894.

55TII ANKUAI, COMMUNICATION,

- C H I C A G O , OCTOBER 2 D .

The volume opens with an e n g r a v i n g of t h e Exposition Building, Illinois State Fair, Springfield, t h e corner stone of which was laid b y t h e Grand Master a n d G r a n d Lodge J u l y 4, 1894. Two miles of procession, consisting of b a n d s of music, masons. K n i g h t s Templar, a n d o t h e r bodies, military a n d civic, t h e e n t i r e line of march one mass of flags a n d b u n t i n g ; and t h e t h o u s a n d s p r e s e n t m a d e the occasion one of t h e m o s t memorable in t h e history of t h e capital city. Grand Master GODDABD, with t h a t wonderful faculty possessed b y h i m of saying t h e r i g h t t h i n g at t h e right time, made a brief b u t comprehensive a n d complete addre.ss, one-half of which is contained i n t h e opening a n d closing sentences, which we here give: When invited by the proper auttiorities, as on this occasion, to place the corner stone of an acltnowledged public structure, freemasonry, in its modest and dignified way, stands ready to respond, but never, under any circumstances, does it solicit such invitations, nor in any way court public honors. *

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The history of freemasonry is one continued record of purity, dignity and success. The prime cause of its success is that the teachings of freemasonry inculcate that, in all our works, great or small, begun and finished, we should seek the aid of Almighty GOB. It is our first duty then to implore tlie blessings of the Great Arcliitect of the Universe upon the work in which we are about to engage. I therefore c o m m a n d t h e utmost silence, and call upon ail to unite with our Grand Chaplain in an address tothe Throne of Grace.

Other addresses, characterized as ".scholarly, eloquent and a p p r o priate," were delivered after t h e corner stone had been d u l y laid. The fifty-fifth a n n u a l communication was held at Chicago, commencing October 2, 1894. LEROY A. GODDABD, Grand Master. G E O . M . MouLTON, tiie G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, was present in his place as Senior G r a n d Deacon. T h e G r a n d Master reports $133.00 received from special dispensations. Six halls dedicated, and a like n u m b e r of corner stones of public buildings laid w i t h customary ceremonies. T h e m e m b e r s of National Lodge, No. 596, of Chicago, manifesting a spirit of discord, some actuated by u n w o r t h y motives, using t h e b a l l o t to p r e v e n t t h e legitimate labors of the lodge; d e m a n d i n g t h e r e i n s t a t e m e n t of one indefinitely s u s p e n d e d while serving a state prison s e n t e n c e for larceny, and who since his release engaged in and still c o n t i n u e s in a business contrary to t h e teachings of masonry. After a full investigation the G r a n d Master arrested t h e charter, ordering it a n d all t h e property of t h e lodge into t h e possession of a d e p u t y for t r a n s m i t t a l to t h e Grand Secretary, and r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e n a m e and n u m b e r of t h e lodge be stricken from t h e roll of constituted lodges, which recommendation, upon reference to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , w a s approved by t h e m , a n d in their report t h e committee after r e c o m m e n d ing t h e revocation of t h e charter and t h e erasure from t h e register of

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lodges of the name and number of said lodge, further reported their opinion that it would be unwise to establish a new lodge on the ruins or from the material ofthe old one, which report was adopted by Grand Lodge. Seven decisions by the Grand Master were approved by Jurisprudence Committee and Grand Lodge, one of which is: "A lodge cannot act upon a petition transmitted by telegraph." " Bro. L. L. Mu.vN presented a floral oflfering, accompanied by a communication from the Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star, which was accepted by the M.'. W.'. Grand Master on behalf of the Grand Lodge, with thanks and appropriate remarks," and thereupon made proper recognition and acknowledgment in the following: Resolvet). That the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Illiuois F. & A. JIasons delights in accepting the greetings of the Grand Chapter of Illinois Order Eastern Star, so gracefully tendered to-day.

And the record shows that though Bro. ROBBIXS was there, he failed to "raise his voice, cry aloud and spare not," at this insidious attempt â&#x20AC;˘of "concordant masonry " to obtain recognition. Four lodges U. D. were granted charters and one continued. On resolution by Bro. GEO. M . MOUI^TON, our Grand Representative, the Grand Lodge appropriated S-5,000.00 to the Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home, to aid in the erection of needed buildings. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Finance, who returned it to Grand Lodge, not feeling disposed to recommend it; but the Grand Lodge, notwithstanding, adopted Bro. MOULTON'S resolution. The Committee on Jurisprudence devote considerable space to a consideration of the Mississippi rules concerning personal jurisdiction. As we have already covered this ground, we only mention the fact that they received and filed the communication from the Grand Lodge of Mississippi. They make the following recommendation in reference to the Colorado WASHINGTON memorial circular: That the circular-letter be published in our Proceedings; that the brethren of o u r jurisdiction may consider the matter, and be prepared at some timely a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n to take definite action upon the suggestions embraced in the docum e n t referred to.

Grand Orator JOHN C. BLACK delivered an eloquent and thoughtful oration upon "Masonry's Part in Establishing Liberty and Order," his sub-topics being "Law," "An Illustration of Violent Remedies in Governmental Affairs," " Masonry is Conservative," " Speculative Masonry," "The Future Duty of Masonry," "Masonic Policy," "The Completed Temple." We trust that every one who can obtain access to the Illinois Proceedings for 1894 will read it. We feel as if we would like to publish it entire. We remember feeling the same way about Bro. WARVELLE'S oration. We wanted to copy the latter's beautiful opening to his report on necrology this year, but there are bounds about us we cannot pass,

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and while we vainly regret, we wonder that with its million of masons, enough interest cannot be aroused to create a masonic publication in the United States, which could afford to publish these gems of masonic thought and literature in such form and shape that they might be read by masons generally now, and preserved for those who will come after us. Under the topic "Speculative Masonry," in Bro. BLACK'S oration, wc find space for the following: Masonry has never drawn an unholy sword, or sought to hallow an unholy a l t a r ; no prisons builded by its malice stand along the pathway of man's progress ; no men demand their martyrs of its channels; no nations demand their liberty of its usurping power. Drawing its inspiration from the Holy Bible, formulating iu its creed the essentials of h u m a n growth, and safety and freedom; encroaching on no reserved ground of Church or State, tt lays its foundations in the h u m a n heart, and fortifies itself in h u m a n affections. The Father of the Country knew whereon to lean in the m i d n i g h t of revolution, and the children of the land believe that its designs are still patriotic, still ennobling, still elevating.

Bro. RoBBiNS presents 264 pages of correspondence, which we approach with the same feeling once expressed by EUFUS CHOATE, when, alluding to his personal appearance, he said he had the same reverence for Chief Justice SHAW that the Chinaman had for his "Joss." " H e . knew he was ugly, but he also knew he was good." Bro. R. does not always agree with the rest of the brethren, and when he does sometimes, he finds reasons for his being "concordant," which rarely are suggested by any one else, the following for example: There are many things that go to make life the better worth living, that are not absolutely essential to existence; and there are many things that help to make masonry richer and fuller, which might be dispensed with, and not materially cripple the Institution. It is better to have them, if the price is not too high, and a m o n g these we place the Grand Representative system.

Bro. EoBBiNS, under Iowa, commenting on the defeat of Bro. PAKVIN'S resolution against the use of cypher work, etc., after saying that while it " might well be argued, that after the adoption of.the GRANGER substitute, it was superfluous," proceeds by a species of mental circumlocution, for which our learned brother is noted, to hold up for punishment the Constitution of the Southern Supreme Council, which he declares responsible for dulling the keen edge of the virgin sense of masonic duty, claiming that from this center of infection the disease has gradually spread through the General Grand Bodies, and their subordinates of other so-called higher degrees, and thence to five American Grand Lodges. The Doctor's virgin sense of masonic duty has not been so dulled but that it has been capable of putting a keen edge on his already too vivid imagination, and he is as much distressed over the situation as was that ancient virgin, who, having successfully weathered the blandishments of the other sex for sixty odd summers, one day threw her apron over her head and gave way to a convulsive, hysterical fit of weeping, over the possible contingency that she might get married, have a baby, the baby fall into the fire aiid get burned to death.

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All we have to s a y to t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l provision quoted, is t h i s , it is a case of icnocuoiis d e s u e t u d e . Bro. E . threshes over t h e old straw of B r o . Ciiisii's statement, in t h e m a t t e r of t h e Toltec, N o . 520, Lodge, t h e n h o l d i n g its charter from Missouri, t h o u g h located in Mexico, w h i c h m a d e charges against Mexican m a s o n r y , a n d t h e Doctor sees t h e " Holy E m p i r e " b e h i n d t h e rep o r t of t h e New Y o r k c o m m i t t e e , because i t s c h a i r m a n is SecretaryG e n e r a l of t h e N o r t h e r n J u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e Rite, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e fact t h a t o u t of the c o m m i t t e e of seven t h e c h a i r m a n a n d four o t h e r s of t h e n u m b e r are P a s t G r a n d Masters, a n d a n o t h e r a Deputy G r a n d Master, of t h e State of New Y o r k , a n d o r d i n a r i l y would be p r e s u m e d t o m a k e an h o n e s t , u n b i a s e d a n d u n p r e j u d i c e d report. T h e following s t a t e m e n t of t h e committee s h o w s t h e basis of their report, and t h e New York action, to-wit: The charges made by the Master of Tolleo Lodge were so fully met by the "Ci rand Diet," that the Grand Lodge of Missouri have revolted (/leir charter of ToUec Lodge, No. 520, and the members petitioned for and have received a charter from the " Grand Dieta Simbolica." which ends all dispute and leaves the "Grand Dicta" in undisputed control of Symbolic Masonry, in the Republic of Mexico, T h e s i g h t of tlie c a r m i n e m a n t l e of a K n i g h t Kadosh, brings blood to t h e e y e of o u r Illinois b r o t h e r a t once. An interesting j o u s t t a k e s place u n d e r Ohio, between Bro. EOHHINS a n d Bro. GnNNixcHAM, in which t h e former m e t one worthy of his e n t i r e a t t e n t i o n . T h e e n c o u n t e r is m a d e all t h e m o r e interesting from t h e fact t h a t after Bro. ROBBIXS h a d a n n o u n c e d t h a t h e k n e w n o rule for any s u c h p r o c e d u r e , the G r a n d Master of Illinois, in a special report, announced : As provided by Article IX, Part Third, Grand Lodge By-Laws, I did, on t h e 18th day of May, ISO.'?, as the Grand Master of t h e Most Worshipful Grand Lodgeof Illinois, Free a n d Accepted Masons, try EVERETT A. ABOM, Worshipful Master of Siloam Lodge, No. 780, A. F . & A. jr., on charges preferred against h i m . * == : o I found from the evidence that h e was guilty,and as a p u n i s h m e n t I deposed the said EVEUETT A. AHOJI from his ofBce as Worshipful Master of Siloam Lodge, No. 780; and further expelled h i m from all t h e rights a n d privileges of masonry. MONKOE C. CRAWFORD, Grand Master.

U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , B r o . ROBBINS, c o m m e n t i n g on t h e action of t h e G r a n d Master in m a k i n g a mason a t sight, gives t h e best illustration of h i s reason for doing so, t h a t we h a v e e v e r heard for a senseless act. Here's t h e story: We p r e s u m e this was done for the same reason t h a t TOM , a widely known m e m b e r of the Illinois Legislature, threw his freshly ordered cocktail into the grate. " What did you do that f o r ? " asked his companion. " T o show I ( h i e ) could. Here, boy, bring m e u p another cocktail."

U n d e r Tennessee, Bro. ROHBINS t h u s refers to P a s t G r a n d Master GEORGE C . C O N N O R , s p e a k i n g of h i s R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e : The reading world of masonry grieves that this is t h e last from his pen ; the hand t h a t wrote it is stilled forever. Alas, poor CONNOR ! Caustic, genial, irascible, tender; pugnacious, generous; full of a b o u n d i n g life a n d humor, yet knowing how to touch t h e m i n o r chords with t h e most delicate h a n d ; a cyclone, a zephyr! There was b u t o n e CoNNOK, a n d we shall never look upon his like again.

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T h e writer, w h i l e conceding t h e correctness of t h e diagnosis, personally k n e w o u r b r o t h e r only as gentle, t e n d e r a n d g e n e r o u s ; as o n e who, conscious t h a t h e was marked for death, a n d t h a t h e h a d b u t a brief day in t h e a r e n a of life, yet calmly saluted t h e onlookers,and with t h e harness of battle on, fought o u t life's conflict to its bitter end, sending out a farewell which b r e a t h e d t h e Christian's hope and the C h r i s t i a n ' s consolation. A masonic body t h a t m a k e s t h e U n i t e d States flag a necessary p a r t of its furniture, once gave a b a n q u e t at which Bro. CONNOR, in response to a n i m p r o m p t u call, referring to t h e fact, and expressing h i s concurrence t h e r e w i t h , proceeded t o deliver a n eloquent apostrophe to t h e flag of his country, which thrilled a n d e n r a p t u r e d all those w h o h e a r d it, t h e memory of which will always abide w i t h t h e writer, and with w h i c h h e will always delight to connect h i s m e m o r y of GEOKGE P . CONNOR. U n d e r Texas, t h e reviewer of t h a t jurisdiction having d u b b e d B r o . RoBBiNS as Bro. J O S I A H EOBBINS, t h e l a t t e r s a y s :

Call us " veteran " if you must, but we protest against being robbed of our proper patronymic, although we confess it would be a sop to our vanity to call us JOSIAH, if we must be called anythiug else than JOSEPH. There is but one JOSIAH. and he is the jrroflt. of the whole Guild. Ever since Mrs. POTIPHAR'S episode — which we trust B r o . EOBBINS accepts as a u t h e n t i c — m e n h a v e always shown a n inclination of p r i d e in being k n o w n as JOSEPHS. Well, Bro. R., we have gone t h r o u g h y o u r report conscientiously; we h a v e been charmed with m u c h of it. W e regret t h a t it d i d n o t a r r i v e earlier, so t h a t some of t h e space now t a k e n could b e devoted to it. A s we read p a r t of it we regret t h a t some o t h e r DULCINEA h a s not e n c h a i n e d y o u r affections so t h a t you m i g h t give EOSINANTE a rest; y o u r unwieldly lance and h e l m e t be laid aside, a n d dallying in t h e bliss and consolations of a new love, find t h a t rest a n d refreshment, ease and dignity, to which one who h a s fought bravely, even t h r o u g h misguidedly a n d in a lost cause, is entitled. LEROY A . G O D D A R D , G r a n d Master, Chicago.

J . H . G. D I L L , G r a n d Secretary, Bloomington. JOSEPH EOBBINS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Quincy.

1]VI>TAN A — 1 8 9 4 . 7 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

INDIANAPOLIS, M A Y 2 2 D .

G r a n d Master DANIEL NOYES began his address as follows: It is Jlay time, t h e boyhood of the year. T h e time when life is alive in everything. The time when t h e holy spirit of t h e spring is working silently a n d unlocks the opening flowers to paint the l a u g h i n g soil, now newly born a n d now hastening to die.

The picture is so graphic we can almost imagine t h e b r e t h r e n ( a n d sisters) a t May Day frolic, a n d o u r Most Worshipful b r o t h e r with h i s

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crown of flowers and leaves a d o r n e d as " K i n g of t h e May." As we read further, however, we discover t h a t Bro. N O Y E S was " present for d u t y , " a n d t h e record he p r e s e n t s is o n e of which a n y of those who h a v e preceded or m a y succeed h i m m i g h t well b e p r o u d . A large n u m b e r of decisions a r e r e p o r t e d a n d referred to t h e Comm i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , only o n e of w h i c h receives their reported consideration. I t is as follows: Au English clergyman, a missionary who has resided in the State for six months petitioned for the degrees. In this case I ruled that before the lodge could receive his petition the petitioner must become a citizen of the United States, or at least have declared his intention to become such. A majority of t h e c o m m i t t e e a p p r o v e t h e decision. P a s t G r a n d Masters THOMAS B . LONG a n d NICHOLAS R . RUCKLE pre-

sented a minority r e p o r t of four pages, w h i c h we would like to give in full. T h e gist of it, however, is given i n a quotation from former writings of h i s own, b y B r o . LONG :

Masonry, being universal, knows no nationality. In its organization iu various countries its jurisdiction, however, becomes territorial. So that to enable a native of one country to obtain the degrees in another, a residence, the length of which can only be prescribed by a Grand Lodge regulation, becomes necessary. This term ot residence may be like or unlike the residence required to gain citizenship and civil rights in such country. Masonic residence having been so acquired, an alien can apply for and receive the degrees, and become a member of the lodge without ever having been naturalized as a citizen of the country in which the lodge is located. T h e m i n o r i t y r e p o r t was adopted by t h e Grand Lodge, in which action we concur. Bro. LONG, SO far a s t h e question of citizenship was involved, m i g h t h a v e citied t h e not i n f r e q u e n t action of lodges in D u n d e e a n d o t h e r places i n Scotlasd, w h e r e t h e y h a v e claimed a n d exercised t h e right to m a k e m a s o n s of Americans t e m p o r a r i l y visiting in t h a t country, a proc e d u r e quietly acquiesced in b y A m e r i c a n G r a n d Lodges, they according to t h e i r Scottish m a d e b r e t h r e n rights of afiiliation on their r e t u r n to t h e i r h o m e s i n America. T h e G r a n d Master reports a case of r e c u r r e n c e of t h a t a n c i e n t nuisance, t h e begging circular, for w h i c h h e r e a d t h e law to t h e jurisdiction offending; and a n a t t e m p t of t h e s a m e k i n d within his own jurisdiction, for w h i c h suitable apologies were m a d e . T h e G r a n d Master received eight p e t i t i o n s for dispensations for new lodges, t h r e e of which were g r a n t e d . T h r e e charters were arrested for delinquencies, a n d t h e r e c o m m e n dation of t h e Grand Master t h a t t h e y b e revoked, concurred in. T h e c h a r t e r s of t h i r t y - t h r e e lodges were s u s p e n d e d by h i m for nonp a y m e n t of G r a n d Lodge d u e s p r o m p t l y , as provided by law. All paid u p a n d were authorized to r e s u m e labor. Bro. NoYES r e m i n d s us of t h e C e n t u r i o n , t h e m a n u n d e r authority, w h o was accustomed t o implicit a n d p r o m p t obedience. W e c o m m e n d his m e t h o d of conveying a great moral lesson. W e t h i n k good results

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will follow. H e r e c o m m e n d s p r i n t i n g an edition of five thousand copies of Constitution and By-Laws. We congratulate our I n d i a n a b r e t h r e n upon t h e ability, zeal a n d faithfulness displayed by M.'.W.-. Bro. NOYES in t h e performance of his official duties. His administration of his office, if we may judge by t h e record, has been as near perfection as a G r a n d Ma.ster may reasonably hope to attain. This, to a great e x t e n t , no doubt, is d u e to t h e faithfulness with which h e h a d studied t h e proceedings of t h e jurisdiction of which h e is Grand Eepresentative, made t h e m , as it were, t h e m a n of his counsel, and t h e lamp and g u i d e to his feet. A lodge getting in a tangle over t h e p r o p e r a m o u n t of its dues, a n d t h e question as to proper remissions, r e q u i r i n g t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a special d e p u t y to investigate, it being s h o w n t h a t t h e fault of t h e lodge required t h e investigation. G r a n d Tjodge, by action, charged u p expense of its delinquency to .the s u b o r d i n a t e lodge. We are glad t h a t we are able to call attention to such a worthy precedent. I t sometimes takes t h e u n i t e d efforts of t h e G r a n d Master, G r a n d Secretary and a special d e p u t y to bring order o u t of t h e chaos i n t o w h i c h some incomp e t e n t Secretary h a s plunged h i s lodge. If t h e lodge commits t h e first b l u n d e r by electing an i g n o r a m u s to an office, second in i m p o r t a n c e to t h a t of Worshipful Master alone, it should properly bear t h e b u r d e n of t h e expen-se caused in rectifying h i s mistakes. Let it be once thoroughly understood t h a t this is not only good law, b u t a p r e c e d e n t worthy of imitation by every G r a n d Lodge, and t h e dawning of t h e m i l l e n n i u m looked for by G r a n d Secretaries, is at h a n d . T h e Committee on Lodges U. D. r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t one of t h e t h r e e dispensations be c o n t i n u e d , and t h a t t h e G r a n d Master either in person or by d e p u t y , give t h e proposed lodge necessary a n d wholesome instructions. T h e G r a n d Lodge concurred. T h a t is right, b r e t h r e n , train t h e m up in t h e way t h e y should go while young, and w h e n old t h e y will not d e p a r t from it. T h e G r a n d Secretary still p r i n t s as G r a n d Representative from K a n sas t h e n a m e of JOHN G U T H ( E ) R I E ; such is fame. T h e "fifteen dollars for t h e d e g r e e s " crank h a d his customary resolution referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on "Jurisprudence, who reported t h a t " t h e y enter.tain t h e same views so often reported by t h e i r predecessors on this committee, etc." and on t h e i r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h e resolution was not adoptedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and n e x t year t h e representative of Hooppole Lodge will try it again. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence (160 p a g e s ) is presented by Bro. W M . (JOMMONS, t h r e e and one-half pages of which are devoted to K a n s a s for 1S93. H e criticises G r a n d Master FntLEH for issuing dispensations to confer degrees o u t of time, and saj's: The lodges of Kausasare hampered by a constitutional provision that four weeks must elapse between the times of conferring the degrees upon a candidate; that the Grand Master is a creature of the Constitution, and as no creature can be greater than his Creator, it is clear that a Grand Master cannot set aside an expressed declaration of the Constitution.

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A n d t h e n Bro. C. proceeds to blow t h e Constitution to s m i t h e r e e n s , as follows: But is not this provision of the Kansas Constitution unconstitutional? Ancient usage requires that proficiency shall be the qualification for advancement, and proficiency in the preceding degree and not time, is the necessary qualification lor a candidate's advancement. W e d o n ' t care to discuss t h e prerogatives of a G r a n d Master, b u t we do object to having o u r Constitution k n o c k e d o u t on such a flimsy p r e t e x t as " ancient u s a g e , " p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e n w e d o u b t Bro. C.'s premi.se. I n t h e oldest masonic m a n u s c r i p t k n o w n we read as follows: Fifteen articles they then sought, And fifteen points then they wrought. Tlie t h i r d of these is as follows: The master must take no apprentice without good assurance he will dwell seven years with him, in order to learn his craft, as within a less period his service might be unprofitable. T h e d a t e of this m a n u s c r i p t is variously p u t from A. D. 926 t o A. D. 1390. T h e MATTHEW COOKE m a n u s c r i p t , of d a t e t h e beginning of t h e fift e e n t h c e n t u r y , says t h a t in t h e t i m e of K i n g ATHELSTAN a certain rule was o r d a i n e d for t h e masons, t h e t h i r d article of which is t h i s : That no master take an apprentice for a shorter terra than seven years at least, for the reason that such as have been bound a shorter time cannot adequately Jearn their art, nor be able to truly serve their employer, and earn the pay that a mason should. W e do n o t know w h e t h e r y o u r " u s a g e " is more " a n c i e n t " t h a n t h e foregoing, b u t w h a t e v e r its date, please cite your authorities. A. D. 936 is a n c i e n t e n o u g h for u s . G r a n d Master FULLER'S decision No. 1, as follows': "Suspension for any offense, is always indefluite," is t h u s criticised: Hardly always. Suspension for non-payment of dues is usually, and ought to be, terminated by the payment of the dues charged. Well, suppose it i s ; is n o t t h a t a t t h e t i m e affixed an indefinite susp e n s i o n ? T h e term of suspension can hardly be for a definite period, even in t h e case cited, unless t h e lodge takes t h e d e l i n q u e n t ' s word for it t h a t t h e d u e s will be p a i d at a t i m e certain, t h e n fixed b y him, a n d t h e l o d g e , o n t h a t proviso, agrees to s u s p e n d h i m to t h a t certain date. A n d even t h a t circumlocution is n o t permissible in Kansas. T h e d e l i n q u e n t m u s t do works meet for r e p e n t a n c e before t h e term of suspension can be declared at a n end, or a limit fixed. Bro. C , without t h e mock modesty of some of his brother reporters, pleads guilty t o knowledge of t h e signification conveyed by t h e term " K a n s a s j o i n t , " a n d furnishes a correct definition of t h e same for h i s uninformed b r e t h r e n of t h e Guild. Bro. C. m a k e s o n e suggestion, w h i c h shows h o w o u r record strikes on o u t s i d e r : We find from the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges that one hundred and twenty lodges are in error in making returns to the Grand Secretary. Kansas is

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very strict in matters of ritual, and has a system of custodians of the work a n d masonic schools for esoteric instruction; in view of the fact that more than one-third of t h e Secretaries are unable to make correct reports, it might be well to institute schools for Secretaries.

We note t h e suggestion for t h e benefit of o u r K a n s a s b r e t h r e n for what it is worth. To o u r m i n d , however, t h e " I n d i a n a p l a n " of docking t h e lodge for e x p e n s e involved in correcting t h e b l u n d e r s of its Secretary, will p r o v e a more speedy, a n d in every respect a b e t t e r p l a n of inducing reform. On o n e point, however. We t h i n k all well informed masons will agree, t h a t t h e great objects of t h e organization of t h e fraternity a r e gradually being obscured in many of t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s of tliis country by s u b o r d i n a t i n g e v e r y t h i n g else to rituals a n d r o b e s . T h e candles, censors, robes, choirs, organs a n d processions we do n o t object to, so long as t h e y do n o t overshadow, overthrow a n d destroy in p a r t or in whole p u r e a n d undefiled religion. W h e n " t h e form k i l l e t h " i t is high t i m e to reestablish on its t h r o n e t h a t for which t h e form is o n l j ' a substitute. Bro. COMMONS is an interesting writer, a n d his r e p o r t c o m p a r e s favorably with those which liave preceded it in I n d i a n a . M.'.W.'. FKANK E . GAVIN, G r a n d Master, Greensburg. E.'.W.'. WIIJI.IAM H . SMITH, Grand Secretary, I n d i a n a p o l i s . WiLMAM COMMONS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, U n i o n •City.

INDIA?f T E R R I T O R B Y — 1 8 9 4 . •20TH ANNUAL CO.MMUNICATION, ANDKEW H A R D Y , G r a n d Master.

E U S H SPRINGS, AUGUST 1 4 T H . PATRICK J . B Y R N E , G r a n d R e p r e -

sentative of Kansas, was present. T h e G r a n d Master g r a n t e d eleven dispensations to form n e w l o d g e s ; suspended a Worshipful Master for insubordination a n d reinstated h i m . A Worshipful Master elect refusing to b e installed, h e placed t h e gavel in t h e h a n d s of t h e Senior W a r d e n a n d ordered t h e lodge to prefer •charges against t h e Master elect for insubordination. T h e proposed •GEO. WASHINGTON m e m o r i a l c o m m e n d e d .

T h e G r a n d Secretary was delayed by t h e printer with h i s Proceedings " a fearfully long t i m e . " T h e C o m m i t t e e on L a w a n d Usage reported disapproving action of t h e Grand Master in directing a lodge to discipline a m e m b e r for refusi n g to act as Master. A committee of t h r e e was appointed to arrange for t h e location of t h e Masonic O r p h a n s ' H o m e . T h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, J . S. MUBROW, c h a i r m a n , presents 100 pages of report, t w o of which a r e devoted to a very e x c e l l e n t

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review of K a n s a s for 1894. H e refers to t h e eulogies delivered by t h e b r e t h r e n over Bro. BROWN, saying of t h e m : " T h e y a r e j u s t and t r u e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; w o r t h y of t h e dead and living." H e m a k e s a quotation from t h a t of t h e i r G r a n d Representative, Bro. G U T H E I E ; says t h a t Grand Master THOMPSON " p r e s e n t s a comprehensive r e p o r t of t h e doings of his office." H i s s u m m a r y of t h e services a n d work d o n e b y t h e writer, as G r a n d Secretary, is very appreciative, as well as is t h a t referring to his work as Grand Librarian. H e suggests t h a t their jurisdiction i m i t a t e K a n s a s in t h e matter of schools of i n s t r u c t i o n ; says G r a n d Orato'r G U T H R I E delivered a splendid address, " which he would like to give e n t i r e ; t h a t it would m a r its value a n d b e a u t y to q u o t e . " H e refers to our progress made for t h e H o m e , a n d then gives in fuUi G r a n d Representative GUTHRIE'S r e m a r k s c o n c e r n i n g t h e Grand Lodge of I n d i a n Territory, a n d G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S reply to t h e fraternal salutations presented. Of o u r m a i d e n R e p o r t on Correspondence, h e has this to sey: He had a hard man to follow, Bro. JOHN H. BROWN, whose reports were always among the best. This report is good. It is a careful review of the doings of otherBodies and full of valuable thoughts. F o r t h i s k i n d l y expression our b r o t h e r h a s o u r t h a n k s . U n d e r Alabama, we find t h e following: Our treatment of the Oklahoma brethren is commended by all reporters. Even from across the seas come words of commendation. Those Oklahoma lodges were our children, and we had no disposition to treat them otherwise than affectionately and honorably. We are very proud of our daughter, and though she should outgrow her mother, we ever expect to rejoice in her prosperity. U n d e r I d a h o , Bro. MURROW talks plainly in reference to a m a t t e r o n e frequently sees an illustration of: Often peace and harmony within the sacred precincts of the lodge are sacrificed togratify the wishes of an outsider, a profane. Some brethren will strive with might and main to bring one profane into the lodge, if it drives a dozen members out. U n d e r K e n t u c k y , Bro. MURROW, n o t i n g t h e fact t h a t Bro. STATON is succeeded as reporter by Bro. W. W. CLARK, s a y s : This writer would dislike very much to follow such a reporter as JAMES W. STATON. But Bro.CLARK, has presented an interesting report,and it will repay the reading We are very glad to know that Kentucky appreciates and honors true merit. This is manifest in the exaltation of Bro. JAMES W. STATON to the Grand East. * * He is a whole sonled, brainy man, and deserves the high position he occupies. To all of which we give t h e c u s t o m a r y M e t h o d i s t sign of endorsem e n t a n d approval. U n d e r M a i n e , Bro. MURROW asserts t h a t " Bro. DRUMMOND and others of h i s views say t h a t t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e system is based upon t h e civil service a m o n g nations, similar to t h e s e n d i n g of a minister to a foreign c o u n t r y , " and t h e n proceeds to diflTer with t h e views of Bro. DKUMMOND.

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Of course Bro. DRUMMOND needs n o assistance, eitlier in a d v a n c i n g or defending views. W h e r e Bro. MURROW gets s u p p o r t for his c o n t e n tions as above from lanything advanced by Bro. DRUMjroNO we a r e u n able, after diligent search, to discover. U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , in t h e Maine, 1894, report, we do find a criticism b y B r o . DRUMMOND of B r o . ARNOI^D, of P e n n s y l v a n i a , for a d v a n c i n g

just such views, as follows: The Grand Master undertakes to r u n a parallel between these representatives a n d the ambassadors of n a t i o n s ; b u t if he h a d consulted R.'.W.*. Bro. A'AUX, that distinguished brother would have advised h i m that "freemasonry is a law unto itself," a n d that when a Grand Lodge appoints a member of another Graud Lodge as its representative near that Grand Lodge, in order to strengthen the bonds of fraternal affection between the masons of the two jurisdictions, the rules a n d usages of international representation have very little application.

U n d e r Massachusetts, we note t h a t Bro. MURROW devotes considerable space to t h e historical portion of t h e address of Bro. SHRENO D . NicKERsoN. W e a r e glad to see this historical interest on t h e p a r t of Bro. MURROW, because it argues t h a t t h e Grand Loilge of t h e I n d i a n Territory h a s some o n e in t h e r i g h t place who will be interested in p r e serving, w/ti/? there is time, all matters which go to make u p t h e G r a n d Lodge historical record. T h e writer h a s read with intense interest these c o n t r i b u t i o n s on t h e part of Bro. NICKERSON to t h e masonic history of Massachusetts. One or two h u n d r e d years from n o w enthusiastic delvers a m o n g t h e records of t h e Grand Lodge of t h e I n d i a n Territory will find like interesting material if proper care is taken now in their preservation. If every Kansas lodge which existed d u r i n g t h e first years of m a s o n r y in t h i s jurisdiction had or even n o w should m a k e a record of its early histor}', its trials a n d difficulties, t h e dangers and tribulations t h e lodge a n d its officers a n d m e m b e r s were exposed to in t h e " t r o u b l o u s t i m e s , " i t would m a k e rich material for reference a n d allusion b y t h e h i s t o r i a n s and orators of t h e Craft a t o u r centennial anniversary. AVhile it is late, it is n o t too late to preserve much of historical interest a n d value. J O H N COYLE, G r a n d Master, Bailey. J O S E P H SAMUEL MURROW, G r a n d Secretary a n d c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e

on Correspondence, Atoka.

IOWAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 51ST A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CEDAR R A P I D S , J U N E 5 T H .

LIBERTY EATON FELLOWS, G r a n d Master.

T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master, covering over thirteen pages, is a very full a n d complete record of t h e work a n d business of t h e Craft for t h e year e n d i n g with t h a t communication of t h e Grand Lodge. F r o m it we learn t h a t a n e w edition of t h e code h a s been p u b l i s h e d ; four dispensations for n e w lodges g r a n t e d ; two lodges r e m o v e d ; two consoli-

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dated ; net increase of membership, 937. Everything "indicates a good degree of prosperity and growth." The Grand Master devotes considerable space to the subject of "Dimissionsand Non-Affiliates," giving as his opinion that" while membership relations between lodges and masons are voluntarily severed, all masonic rights and benefits ought to be suspended and entirely cease, except the right on the part of the non-afliliate to petition for affiliation, and upon the part of the lodge to discipline those guilty of uninasonic conduct." He asks a question which could better be answered by legislation in other bodies, to-wit: Shall they be permitted to sever their m e m b e r s h i p relations with us, and still retain membership in those bodies with whom we hold iraternal relations, and which depend upon Master Masons for support?

We commend to the members of other bodies a careful consideration of this question. We agree with Bro. FELLOWS that the "status of non-affiliates should be clearly defined by law," so that the drones from our masonic hive, may know just what they.maj' depend upon for the future. No decisions are reported. The Grand Lodge library comes in for its full meed of praise, and an earnest recommendation that "the Board of Trustees be authorized and provided the means to have suitable plans prepared and careful estimates made of the cost of such a building as our needs demand for the present and many years in the future." "Under the head of " Charity and Masonic Home," the Grand Master gives utterance to these noble sentiments: It is safe to assume t h a t no duty lies nearer the masonic heart than that of extending relief to t h e distressed and unfortunate worthy masons, their widows and orphans. We hold our accumulated wealth as a sacred trust for that purpose. Our duty in that direction is limited only by the necessities of o u r beneficiaries. In no department of masonic work is there greater need of systematic methods. We should be able to reach all cases, and p e r m i t none to feel the withering pangs of our cold neglect.

We note that no visitors were admitted until after the formal opening of Grand Lodge, which Bro. PARVIN says is a well established usage in Iowa': We commend it as worthy of imitation. Committee on Chartered Lodges makes report, showing returns of 106 lodges defective, and this after the committee had corrected all returns sent in up to time of closing Grand Secretary's books. Bro. PARVIN presented resolutions prohibiting use of keys, ciphers, etc., which, upon vote, were not adopted. Grand Master FELLOWS, however, gave utterance to the following, which probably will be effective: " I wish the brethren to report to me any officer of any lodge in this jurisdiction using such notes, keys, ciphers, etc., and I will promptly arrest his jewel." The museum and library continues to gather in collections of various kinds. The "Dr. HORR collection of mounted birds, minerals,and other

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specimens," being one of the most notable. The "BAILEY coUection " seems to have caused trouble. The crayon portraits of all but four of the Grand Masters of the Craft of Iowa are now in the possession of the Grand Lodge. Bro. PARVIN will get proper credit from the Craft of Iowa for his unceasing labors. He will get it, and the Iowa masons will properly appreciate the value of the collection â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after Bro. PARVIN is dead. Rev. Bro. J. C. W. COXE presents the Report on Correspondence for 1894. We see nothing in the volume before us to suggest any desire to take back any portion of the congratulatory prediction made by us one year ago. The report covers 180 pages, of which Kansas receives three. Reference is made to the "finely engraved portrait" of JOHN H . BROWN, and the "touching tributes to his memory," mentioning personally all. who participated in the memorial, concluding as follows: The burden of the testimony seems to be " He was a man, take him all for all, I shall not look upon his like again."

The Grand Master's recital of his official acts covers fourteen pages. The zealous craftsmen who organized the Grand Lodge have all ceased from their labors. He pays tribute to the memory of the departed of the past year, chief among whom was the beloved Grand Secretary. His final comment on Grand Master TJIOIIPSON is, " H e retires with courtesy and dignity." The action of the Grand Lodge in essential matters is noted; the report of the Librarian is referred to and its suggestions approved. Bro. C. comments as follows: "Grand Orator Bro. .IOHN GUTHRIE spoke gracefully and interestingly upon the substance of masonry, to which its symbolism points." Speaking of the appropriation by the Finance Committee for the work of the Committee on Correspondence, he says it "was well and truly earned." He has these pleasant words to say of our last year's report and its author: He reviews sixty-two jurisdictions in his one h u n d r e d and seventeen pages pleasantly and instructively. He is conscious that the standard set by the l a m e n t e d Bro. BROWN is that by which his work will be tested, and loyally gives himself to t h e task of honoring his predecessor and instructing the Craft by bringing forth things both new and old, as a wise and prudent teacher will always do. His report is mainly written, yet an occasional excerpt shows bis appreciation of a good thing wheri h e sees it.

For his good words, Bro. C. has our thanks. We note his choice of weapons, and from it have no difficulty in tracing his genealogy, but rise to remark that if DAVID had gone forth to battle with a "shillalah," and left his little sling at home, he would not have been in it to the smallest extent in his conflict with GOLIAH. In answer to his conundrums in reference to the Washington decision, we respond: Like Iowa with her code, Kansas has distinctly

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stated i n . h e r Constitution t h e hiw on t h i s subject. Section 7, Article V., of which, r e a d s as follows: "A lodge of Master Masons consists of t h r e e or more, a n d may b e composed of t h r e e M a s t e r Masons," etc. B n t of course t h e Washington decision m u s t be d e t e r m i n e d from t h e Washington s t a n d p o i n t . T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e of t h a t jurisdiction says t h e G r a n d Lodge of Washington " h a s no constitutional provision, law or e d i c t " in regard to t h e m a t t e r ; a n d therefore we still insist, w i t h Bro. \VP:BB, in his celebrated " w o r k , " t h a t a proper construction of t h e expression " t h r e e or m o r e , " d e m o n s t r a t e s t h e conclusion of t h e AVashington Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , " t h a t while it takes seven masons to transact certain k i n d s of lodge business, three Master Masons m a y open a lodge. W e do not care to write o u t a t length t h e n u m e r o u s a u t h o r i t i e s which s u p p o r t this view. Some of t h e best masonic historical w r i t e r s m a i n t a i n t h e opinion t h a t t h e genealogy of t h e masonic fratern i t y can b e traced clearly a n d conclusively as a n organization to t h e R o m a n colleges of architects or artificers originally instituted by MUMA seven h u n d r e d years before t h e Christian e r a . Those who a r e disposed to criticise t h i s theory, concede an i n t i m a t e connection between t h e two. T h e first regulation of this body was a n indispensable prerequisite t h a t n o college could consist of less t h a n t h r e e m e m b e r s ; hence t h e inflexible r u l e which later became a m a x i m of t h e civil law, Tres faciunl coHejrmjnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"three m a k e a college." As MACKEY says, elaborating this idea: The reader will very readily be struck with the identity of this regulation of the colleges a n d that of freemasonry, which, with equal rigor, requires three masons to constitute a lodge. The college and the lodge each d e m a n d e d three members to make it legal. A greater number might give it more eiiiciency, b u t it could not reuder it more legitimate.

N o , D o c t o r , our memory is not defective, n o r do we impose t h e " l a n d m a r k " bogey. We simply say what t h e W a s h i n g t o n C o m m i t t e e o n Jurisp r u d e n c e n o doubt said verbally. " T h r e e or m o r e " m e a n s t h a t it is possible to open a lodge with less t h a n seven. W e t h i n k Bro. ZIEGLBR a n d his c o m m i t t e e w e r e right, according to t h e ritual. If t h e ritual does n o t m e a n a n y t h i n g , or is incorrect in its s t a t e m e n t of fact, let t h e iconoclasts get after it a t t h e earliest possible m o m e n t . L I B E R T Y EATON FELLOWS, G r a n d Master, L a n s i n g . THEODORE SUTTON P A R V I N , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , C e d a r K a p i d s . J A M E S C . W . COXE, D.D., c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e ,

Washington. N e x t c o m m u n i c a t i o n Marshalltown, J u n e 4, 1895.

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KENTUCKYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1894. 9 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

LOUISVILLE, OCTOBER 1 6 T H .

JAMBS W I L L I A M STATON, G r a n d Master. Past Grand Master CHARLES H . FISK, G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, was present. T h e record shows, in this connection, t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of K e n tucky, in t h e exercise of a " sovereign prerogative,' as t h e y say in P e n n sylvania, h a s concluded to dispense with G r a n d Representatives. T h e custom of a n n u a l l y acknowledging t h e sovereignty of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas t h r o u g h such an estimable representative as Bro. F I S K , h a s n o t consumed m u c h time, and if o u r K e n t u c k y brother and his G r a n d Lodge h a v e taken t h e pleasure in t h e ceremony t h a t o u r K e n t u c k y b o r n representative and t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas have in t h e a n n u a l welcome to t h e G r a n d Representative from that, near this, jurisdiction, t h e n we shall regret its discontinuance. Outside of o u r a t t a c h m e n t for K e n t u c k y masonry, as exemplified in its " H o m e ; " in addition to o u r personal regard for ROBERT MORRIS, J . W. STATON, and others k n o w n to us, w h e n e v e r we saw t h e c o u n t e n a n c e of Past G r a n d Master J O H N M . PRICE b e a m i n g with reverential love for his old K e n t u c k y h o m e , as it was receiving fraternal recognition a t our hands, t h e spirit of fraternal good fellowship descended upon us all, and t h e ceremony was n o idle, u n m e a n i n g one. G r a n d Master STATON'S address shows that he has been k e p t busy a t t e n d i n g to e x t r a o r d i n a r y , as well as t h e ordinary duties of G r a n d Master. H e notes an interesting item a little o u t of t h e usual line. T h e Worshipful Master a n d two o t h e r m e m b e r s of a lodge met at t h e usual place of lodge meeting, w i t h o u t consulting t h e G r a n d Master, a n d witho u t notice to t h e m e m b e r s voted to remove t h e lodge a b o u t five miles distant to a c h u r c h , a n d t h e r e u p o n moved t h e archives to t h e new location.. T h e genial, persuasive influences of t h e G r a n d Master were sufficient to effect a p r o m p t r e t u r n of t h e lodge and effects to its p r o p e r center of jurisdiction. W e are glad to notice t h a t Bro. STATON was willing to a s s u m e t h e responsibility of fitting u p a n d o b t a i n i n g proper accommodations for t h e G r a n d Secretary's office, a n d t h a t t h e Grand Lodge upon t h e r e p o r t of t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e a p p r o v e d the same. We t h i n k t h e abilities and services of a G r a n d Secretary are generally recognized by affording him facilities for his work, in inverse ratio to his t i m e of service a n d ability to perform same. T h e G r a n d Lodge of K e n t u c k y adopted t h e report of its C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , with t h i s reference to t h e Mississippi resolutions concerning territorial j u r i s d i c t i o n : Kentucky has always, in its masonry, maintained the doctrine of territorial jurisdiction, and accorded to other Grand Lodges what it has reserved to Itself, the right to pass upon the fitness of all candidates for initiation or membership. Recognizing the fraternal feeling which prompted the Grand Lodge of Mississippi to issue the circular referred to, the Grand Lodge of Kentucky respectfully declines to take any action

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F r o m P a s t G r a n d Master F I S K ' S r e p o r t o n " O u r H o m e , " we take t h e following: It has been said that "our deeds are our monuments." Truly, then,the masons of Kentucky may point with pride to this institution and say: Behold our deeds in this, our monument! No fairer, and we firmly believe, no more lu-sting monument has been erected by human hands. No more sacred trust was ever committed by man to man than that committed to the care and keeping of the masons of this old commonwealth. Full well have you learned that it will not do to say to the hungry, be ye fed ; to the thirsty, drink; to the naked, be ye clothed; to the bereaved and sorrowful, be ye comforted. Most grandly have you demonstrated that faith without works is dead, being alone, and shown by your works that your faith was well founded. We come not to boast of your achievements, but to commend you for your good work in the past, to encourage you in the present, and if possible, to stimulate yon to greater efforts and more signal success in the future. A n e x c e l l e n t report was p r e s e n t e d from G r a n d Lecturer JOJTN AUGUST WILLIAMS. W e regret we c a n n o t p r e s e n t it e n t i r e to our Kansas r e a d e r s . Judged b y his report, we s h o u l d t h i n k Bro. WILLIAMS to be o n e of t h e fewâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the very few m e n w h o h a v e a n a p p r o x i m a t e conception of t h e p r o p e r scope of t h e responsibilities a n d duties of this office. G r a n d Lodges and lodges h a v e tired of t h e sing-song parrot work doled o u t b y so-called lecturers, whose s u m total of ability a n d intelligence lies in t h e facility with which t h e y h a v e m e m o r i z e d the cipher books carried by t h e m . This kind of "work" has d o n e almost irreparable inj u r y to t h e Craft, and we call a t t e n t i o n to t h e strongly significant statem e n t of B r o . WILLIAMS concerning t h e " m o s t frequent cause of nonaffiliation a m o n g some of our best m a t e r i a l . " In t h e quotation following t h i s we t h i n k Bro. W. has solved t h e p r o b l e m as to t h e lack of interest and i n a t t e n t i o n on t h e part of m e m b e r s of m a n y lodges, a n d we copy his words w i t h hearty e n d o r s e m e n t a n d c o m m e n d a t i o n : I have been specially impressed, also, by the ^rowinf; spirit of inquiry that prevails among the Craft in reference to masonic symbolism. Thoughtful masons are not satisfied with a bare, unexplained ritualism. They demand the ritual of course, and demand it in its purest and best form ; but they seek to know the truth that dignifies and enriches it. I believe they would eventually lose all interest in the weary repetition of an unexplained catechism or ceremony. Indeed, I am well assured that the want of proper instruction as to the significance of our ritualistic work is the most frequent cause of non-afiiliatiou among some of our best material. Masons soon tire of what they do not comprehend ; or are attracted by the novelty of other societies until they almost lose their loyalty to their first love. These things have been confessed to me by some, and I have observed the same myself in others. Without some satisfactory exposition of the inner teachings of masonry, I am persuaded that to them our work becomes play, our lectures a parrot drill, and our entire ritual puerile and dull. W e n o t e with pleasure t h a t B r o . STATON'S faithful, impartial a n d dignified a d m i n i s t r a t i o n as G r a n d Master was recognized by t h e pres e n t a t i o n of a gavel, suitably inscribed;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;manifested by a ri.sing and u n a n i m o u s vote. T h e E e p o r t o n Correspondence is from t h e p e n of B r o . W . W . C L A R K E , successor to Bro. STATON w h e n t h e l a t t e r was elected G r a n d Master. H e q u o t e s largely from G r a n d Master THOMPSONS address, giving t h e decisions in full; refers to t h e t r i b u t e paid Bro. J O H N H . B R O W N ;

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t h e Masonic H o m e ; m a k e s brief reference to Report on Corresponde n c e ; cites our c o m m e n t a p p r o v i n g G r a n d Master M C K E N Z I E ' S action, and quotes o u r allusion t o G r a n d Master SMITH. We find n o t h i n g i n t h e review of Kansas, which is very brief, calling for c o m m e n t . In h i s conclusion Bro. CLARKE gives utterance to s o m e wellg r o u n d e d views on t h e subject of perpetual jurisdiction. H. H . HoLMAN, G r a n d Master, Madisonville. H. B. GRANT, G r a n d Secretary, Louisville. W . W . CLARKE, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, O w e n s b o r o . Next meeting October 15, 1895, Louisville.

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GEORGE W . BOLTON, G r a n d Master. present.

N E W ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 1 2 T H .

Kansas had no r e p r e s e n t a t i v e

T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master contains worthy tributes of esteem and affection to t h e m e m o r y of Past Grand Secretary JAMES CUNNINGHAM BACHELOR, and G r a n d Senior AVarden WII,LTA)I TALBOTT B E N E D I C T .

On t h e question of qualifications of a candidate h e cited t h e following, reported in 1859 b y a special committee, of which B r o . BACHELOR was c h a i r m a n , a n d adopted by t h e Grand Lodge, viz: That a candidate should be able to see, hear, feel and walk, and should be in such possession of his physical and mental faculties as will enable him to fully prove both himself and others, and be enabled thereby to obtain a living, that he may not become a charge to the Order. U n d e r t h e topic " St. J o h n ' s Day," he recommends t h a t t w o or t h r e e lodges u n i t e in a j o i n t celebration, suggesting t h a t it would have a tendencj' to promote a beneficial social feeling among m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r families. We have often wondered w h y a " M a s o n ' s D a y " for picnic jollification festivities was n o t more generally observed. T r y it n e x t J u n e 24th, b r e t h r e n ; h a v e all t h e speeches, songs, music a n d fun possible, a n d as t h e Lord h a s prospered you financially, r e m e m b e r with a free-will offering t h e unfortunate distressed a n d destitute of t h o s e belonging to t h e B r o t h e r h o o d . U n d e r t h e head " S t a t e of t h e Order," t h e G r a n d Master notes t h e fact t h a t t h e Craft is in a flourishing condition, t h e rate of increa.se for past year being fully equal to t h a t of t h e past five or six years. An effort m a d e t o raise t h e salary of t h e G r a n d Lecturer from $1,200 to S2,400 was properly sat on by t h e G r a n d Lodge, and t h a t oflScer will continue to refresh t h e m e m o r y of those b r e t h r e n who h a v e no copy of t h e work, at t h e same old a n n u a l stipend. We note t h a t a lodge applied for permission to issue b o n d s to p a y a debt incurred in building their lodge. T h e Grand Master refused

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s a m e , believing t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge alone h a d a u t h o r i t y to grant p e r m i s s i o n . T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e h a d a voice in t h e matter, a n d r e p o r t e d t h a t it was well settled in t h e j u r i s p r u d e n c e of t h e Grand Lodge of Louisiana t h a t its c o n s t i t u e n t lodges were distinct legal corp o r a t i o n s u n d e r t h e laws of t h e land ; t h a t it was a provision of t h e legislative c h a r t e r of t h e G r a n d Lodge t h a t t h e c o n s t i t u e n t lodges c r e a t e d by i t shall ipso facto become corporate bodies a t law, from which t h e c o m m i t t e e naturally deduced t h e r i g h t of t h e lodge to b u y , sell, b o n d or mortgage without t h e assent of t h e G r a n d Lodge. A resolution prohibiting masons in L o u i s i a n a from engaging in t h e traffic or .sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage u n d e r penalty of su.sp e n s i o n , a n d granting twelve m o n t h ' s t i m e after adoption of t h e resolution to q u i t t h e business, was s u b m i t t e d a n d laid over until t h e annual session in 1895 for action. AVhen t h e Roinan Catholic C h u r c h , t h r o u g h its American Hierarch, m a k e s such a r e q u i r e m e n t of its be.nevolent secret organizations, it is h i g h t i m e for a n y masonic jurisdiction which h a s n o t d o n e so to make a n d enforce compliance with a like d e m a n d on t h e p a r t of its membership. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is w r i t t e n as usual by Bro. J . Q. A. FELLOWS. I t is a condensation u n d e r topics of t h e views of t h e corresp o n d e n t s of t h e various G r a n d Lodges, w i t h e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t s in p l a c e s b y B r o . FELLOWS.

U n d e r t h e head of Maine, he quotes from Bro. DRUMMO.ND'S report largely, i n reference to t h e mooted question of w h a t to do with nonaffiliates, s u p p o r t i n g h i m in his opposition to enforced affiliation. A m o n g t h e quotations from Bro. DROMMOND is t h e following, which, in o u r j u d g m e n t , reaches t h e gist of t h e m a t t e r in question, a n d which we heartily endorse: Men make mistakes; they t h i n k they are uninfluenced by mercenary motives a n d are prepared m their kearti^ to be made masons, when they are n o t ; they are a d m i t t e d a n d become masons in name, b u t n o t in fact: they weary of the duties a t t e n d a n t upon lodge membership, and dimit. T h e Almighty never qualified such m e n to be masons, and t h e attempt to do so by h u m a n laws is as ridiculous as it is futile. I t is as m u c h beneath the dignity of t h e Institution to undertake to hold unwilling members as it is to proselyte profanes, a n d equally in violation of its underlying principle.

Bro. F., acknowledging h i s e x t e n s i v e q u o t a t i o n from Bro. DKUMMOND, refers to i t " a s from t h e p e n of o n e of t h e ablest, if n o t t h e very ablest, of masonic writers a n d t h i n k e r s on all masonic subjects." We concur. W e find an a b u n d a n c e of good r e a d i n g u n d e r t h e heads " L a n d m a r k s , " " G r a n d Representatives," " P e r p e t u a l J u r i s d i c t i o n , " " I n h e r e n t E i g h t s of Lodges," " Mexico." U n d e r t h e latter head, Bro. F . sums u p e v e r y t h i n g t h a t has been urged against t h e recognition of t h e Grand S y m b o l i c D i e t of Mexico, suggesting t h a t h e w a n t s t h e question of t h e legality of t h e lodges of Mexico further discussed before h e can recomm e n d recognition.

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Incidentally we suggest for discussion t h e legality of t h e lodges composing t h e G r a n d Lodge formed in E n g l a n d in 1717. A n d w e further suggest for discussion t h e legality of the P e n n s y l v a n i a lodges w h i c h first r e n o u n c e d t h e i r allegiance to t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , a n d later w i t h o u t permission of t h e Grand Lodge of England, organized a G r a n d Lodge of t h e i r o w n . W e would like to h e a r from Bro. V A U X on t h i s latter topic. Bro. FELLOWS, in h i s review of Illinois, suggests several q u e s t i o n s for consideration, which, in o u r private opinion, Bro. ROBBINS will welcome with delight a n d appreciation. ' O u r guess is t h a t t h e red flag t h u s waived will act as a crj'stallizer for all. t h e constituents of t a u r i n e i n t h e composition of o u r Illinois b r o t h e r , a n d incidentally afford u n l i m i t e d a m u s e m e n t to those on t h e o t h e r side of t h e fence. But a t t h i s late date, u n d e r pressure for copy, we c a n n o t linger longer in delightful Louisiana. W^e congratulate o u r b r e t h r e n of t h a t State over t h e restoration of Bro. FELLOWS to health, a n d t r u s t in his n e x t report w e m a y find w h a t w e hoped for in t h i s , a full review of t h e Mexican situation. G E O . H . PACKWOOD, Grand Master, Clinton. RICHARD LAMBERT, G r a n d Secretary, New O r l e a n s .

J . Q. A . FELLOWS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, N e w Orleans.

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PORTLAND, M A Y 1ST.

HORACE H . BURBANK, G r a n d Master. One h u n d r e d and seventy-five out of 193 lodges represented. R.'.W.-. A R C H I E L . TALBOT d u l y represented Kansas. T h e G r a n d Master's address m a k e s e x t e n d e d reference to P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master JOHN J . BELL, formerly of Maine, a n d later G r a n d Master of New H a m p s h i r e , in which latter jurisdiction h e was t h e honored G r a n d Representative of Kansas. W e q u o t e as follows: In both States h e was an efficient member of important committees, ever zealous and faithful in all matters entrusted to his care, an unceasing, tireless worker, an excellent ritualist, e m i n e n t in jurisprudence, entertaining in correspondence a n d masonic lore, loyal to truth, a foe to injustice, benevolent of heart, with ample means and leisure to choose his own lines of labor, he had hardly a superior, a u d few equals in his devotion to a n d attainments in masonry. He was deeply interested iu temperance work, a n d an earnest advocate of those measures which conduce to elevate mankind, a n d withal, doing public service to his town and State. Space forbids further mention of his virtues and character. To our Order, to his fellow, to the public weal he gave his a b u n d a n t energies his noble heart, his life. Touching was t h e tribute aud impressive the ceremony which consigned his dust to the tomb.

T h e G r a n d Master says t h a t " J u n e 1, 1820, t h i s G r a n d Lodge was dulv organized a n d it seems e m i n e n t l v fitting t h a t we sh o u l d halt a t

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t h i s m i l e s t o n e of o u r j o u r n e y and properly recognize t h i s seventy-fifth a n n i v e r s a r y . T h e n e x t a n n u a l communication of t h i s G r a n d Body will occur so n e a r t h e d a t e a b o v e n a m e d , t h a t we p e r h a p s m a y well t h e n review its h i s t o r y . " H e suggests an address from M.'.W.'. Bro. DRIIMJioND, a historical sketch from M.'. W.'. Bro. E . P . BURNHAM, and " r e m i n i s c e n c e s " from Senior P a s t G r a n d Master HIR.^M CHASE. T h e total m e m b e r s h i p April 1st, was2l,5G4, a n e t gain of seventyseven for t h e 193 c h a r t e r e d lodges. E l e v e n decisions are given, b u t as t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e h a s n o t given a " g u e s s " a t t h e m , we do not care to c o m m e n t further t h a n to n o t e t h a t Maine a n d C a n a d a seem to h a v e a case m u c h like t h e o n e a t issue b e t w e e n Oregon a n d W a s h i n g t o n . T h e G r a n d Master h a s t h i s to say concerning t h e " M a i n e Masonic T e x t Book," by Bro. DRUMMOND, a fourth edition of which has lately been i s s u e d : I cannot too strongly urge upon the lodges and officers the importance, yea, the â&#x20AC;˘necessity of having this work for familiar use. Not only would frequent reading of the 'Ancient Charges and Regulations" afford profit and promote masonic intelligence, hut those brethren -who are directly responsible for the government and growth of lodges could by reference to this work familiarize themselves, aud less informed members, with the Constitution and law of our Order, thereby imparting light and knowledge to those entitled to the benefits of masonry. Such study should run on lines parallel with correct ritualism. T h e r e a r e several t h i n g s in ma.sonry as good as correct ritualism. T h e G r e a t M a s t e r e n u m e r a t e d some of t h e m once as follows: " Y e pay t i t h e of m i n t a n d anise a n d c u m i n , and h a v e o m i t t e d t h e weightier m a t t e r s of t h e law, j u d g m e n t , mercy a n d faith." T h e G r a n d Master in e m p h a t i c m a n n e r calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e necessity for n e w clothing for t h e G r a n d L o d g e ; e x t e n d s s y m p a t h y to G r a n d Lodge of N o r t h Dakota for t h e i r loss incurred by fire; welcomes Oklah o m a t o t h e family of G r a n d Lodges; makes presentation for consideration of t h e action of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Colorado in reference to tlie proposed memorial o b s e r v a n c e of t h e centennial of t h e death of W.". Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON ; notes t h e fact t h a t h e h a s been u n a b l e to accept all t h e courteous i n v i t a t i o n s extended by t h e Craft of t h e jurisdiction ; m a k e s p r o p e r a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of aid and k i n d n e s s e x t e n d e d to h i m in his labors by t h e G r a n d Secretary and b y Pa.st Grand Masters DRUMMOND, BDRNH.\M, and otliers; and t h e n t a k e s a b o u t a page a n d a half for concluding r e m a r k s , every sentence of which may, with profit, b e p o n d e r e d a n d carefully studied by t h e Craft of Maine and elsew h e r e . W e find space for his peroration, which is a succinct, t h o u g h t ful a n d c o m p r e h e n s i v e s t u d y of w h a t constitutes t r u e masonic work, a n d m a k e s excellent r e a d i n g f o r these days of devotion to parrot busine.ss: Around our common altar gather men of every rank and station, leaders in science, philosophy and phiianlhropy, workmen all in humanity's fields, whose prime purpose, with intelligent head, devout heart and outreaching hand, would dispel, as with the chemist's solvent, all superstition, inhumanity aud vice, retaining only those sublime elements of truth aud virtue, svhich make up duty to ourself, our neighbor, our country, our GOD. â&#x20AC;˘

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To this end, we must not forget that organization accomplishes little, if there be wanting individual responsibility and action. Finally, my brethren, let us adhere to and ingraft upon our daily life growth, " whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report," and,not only " think on these things, which ye have both learned a n d received," but d o ; and may the GOD of peace be with you.

Manuscript histories of two defunct lodges were presented to Grand Lodge, and 350 copies of each ordered printed, one to be supplied to each lodge in the State. Sixty-five of the lodges of Maine have their histories printed and on file in the Grand Secretary's office. We have heretofore called attention to the indiflference shown in regard to the history of the Grand Lodge of Kansas an<l its constituents. Until recently presented to it by M.'. W.". Bro. S. STACKER WILLIAMS, of Ohio, the Grand Lodge of Kansas did not even have a copy of its own Proceedings for one of the early years of its history. The record of its early history is not clearly traced and defined, and the dates when the charters of its first three constituents were issued by the Mother Grand Lodge of Missouri, are matters of conjecture merely, and the time is not remote when it will be impossible to write the early history of manj' of the lodges on our roll, by reason of loss of records, and because those who made it have been dropped from the rolls here, having been dimitted to the membership of the Greater Grand Lodge. We commend the enterprise of our Maine brethren to tlie Craft of Kansas. Committee on Library report binding,of eighty-two volumes of Proceedings of sister jurisdictions, and by action of the Grand Secretary were authorized to bind such volumes as might be made ready ior binding, to expend $30.00 in procuring copies of reports out of print, necessary to complete sets, and to exchange text books with other Grand Lodges. Arrangements for celebration of seventy-fifth anniversary were left in the hands of the Grand Master. The charter of a lodge derelict in duty was revoked. The Committee on Public Grand Honors make a marked distinction between funeral grand honors and public grand honors. They give the former as it is done in Kansas; in regard to the latter, they report as follows: The Romans may have expressed approbation by a particular manner of striking together the hands, as do people to-day, but your committee believes that our public grand honors should express obedience, deference arid reverence. We therefore prefer, as being more expressive, and more in accordance with the eastern origin of our rites, a method of giving public grand honors similar to that practiced is Massachusetts a n d Rhode Island, and we recommend, t h a t in this jurisdiction they be given by crossing the arms upon the breast, the left uppermost, the tips of the fingers touching t h e points of the shoulders and bowing three times with arms thus crossed. These public grand honors are to be given at public installations, constitution of new lodges, dedication of halls, laying of corner stones, and all public occasions where funeral grand honors are not required.

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I n K a n s a s the p u b l i c g r a n d h o n o r s a r e t h e same as t h e funeral g r a n d h o n o r s . At t h e dedication of a lodge, however, " t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e n e w lodge advance i n procession to salute t h e G r a n d Lodge with their hands crossed upon their breasts and bowing as iTiey pass." T h e custom recommended b y t h e M a i n e committee was adopted. A n d we t h i n k for the reason suggested b y t h e committee t h a t they express obedience, deference a n d r e v e r e n c e , t h e custom is worthy of a d o p t i o n in Kansas a n d o t h e r j u r i s d i c t i o n s . W e n o t e t h e fact t h a t B r o . JOSIAH H . DHU.MMOND beads t h e Committees on F o r e i g n Correspondence a n d J u r i s p r u d e n c e for n e x t year as heretofore. T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e (210 pages) is from t h a t Nestor of t h e masonic reportorial Craft, JOSIAH H . DRUMMOND. Kansas for 1894 receives t h r e e and one-third pages, of w h i c h over one-third of a page is t a k e n u p w i t h a n extract from P a s t G r a n d Master FULLER'S memorial address on J O H N H . BROWN, a n d a page a n d two-thirds to quotations from o u r last year's r e p o r t . Referring to our c o m m e n t s o n his criticism of t h e decision of Past G r a n d M a s t e r FULLER in last y e a r ' s report, h e refers to t h e law cited by us, a n d s a y s : " Under t h i s law t h e decision was u n q u e s t i o n a b l y correct." H e further s h o w s that we a r e in a g r e e m e n t on t h e principle involved, which suggests t o us t h e expression of t h e h o p e , t h a t we may not at any t i m e m a t e r i a l l y differ on p o i n t s of masonic law from JOSIAH H . DKUMMOND, because should such a c o n t i n g e n c y e v e r arise, we shall naturally e x p e c t t o h a v e it established w h e n t h e m a t t e r is e n d e d , t h a t Bro. D. was r i g h t a n d we wrong. W e h a v e t h e same r e v e r e n c e and regard for his m a s o n i c opinion that E U F U S CHOATE h a d for t h e legal opinion of Chief J u s t i c e S H A W . We h a v e for t h i s reason r e a d with t h e greatest pleasure Bro. D.'s review of our work for 1893, c o n t a i n i n g n o t h i n g of criticism and m u c h of a p p r o v a l and c o n c u r r e n c e , a n d B r o . D. finally causes our hatb a n d to be p u t to all t h e tension it can s t a n d , b y concluding his review w i t h , " W e a r e glad to find B r o . M I L L E R was reappointed as chairman of t h i s c o m m i t t e e . " Praise from Sir DRUJIMOND is praise indeed. U n d e r Ireland, Bro. D. s a y s : " W e regret to note t h a t one of t h e w a r r a n t s ( i s s u e d ) was for a n e w lodge i n N e w Zealand." U n d e r Mexico, B r o . DRUMMOND gives a dispassionate, conservative a n d c o n s i d e r a t e examination of t h e Mexico G r a n Dieta claims for recognition as far as h e could w i t h t h e resources a t h i s command. H e says t h a t while h e h a s not yet come to t h e conclusion t h a t t h e Gran Dieta s h o u l d be recognized,â&#x20AC;&#x201D; We are satisfied that u n d e r its Constitution, it is a sovereign Body, and not entangled in any Grand Orient system. We do not require t h a t it shall establish its descent from the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d : for we hold that there is genuine masonry in Continental Europe whose origin c a n n o t be traced. If the Gran Dieta can trace the origin of its lodjies to a source which has been recoarnized as masonic during the past it is sufficient for us. although the a t t e m p t has been recently made to limit masonry to lodges descended from t h e Grand Lodge of England or possibly the Grand Lodge of

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Ireland and Scotland also. Nor are we troubled about rites; in Louisiana lodges u n d e r the same Grand Lodge practice different rites; a n d yet, we hold them all to be masonic, as does all the masonic world. The Gran Dieta is the supreme masonic power in all Mexico ; it has subordinate Grand Lodges in t h e States to the number of seventeen, and has two hundred a n d five lodges.

Referring to E . F . GOULD'S criticism of t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri

on account of its action in reference to Toltec Lodge, when h e says English w a r r a n t s in effect a r e held d u r i n g good behavior, Bro. D . comm e n t s as follows: In this country we are glad to say that such is n o t the case; but they are granted to be held d u r i n g the pleasure of the Grand Lodge, which may a n d will recall them whenever t h e qood of the Craft demands their recall. I t appeared to the Grand Lodge of Missouri that the welfare of t h e Craft demanded t h e recall of the charter of Toltec Lodge, and it acted accordingly, thereby setting an example worthy of imitation even by the Grand Lodge of England, for history shows t h a t that Grand Lodge has been willing lo sacrifice the sovereignty of a sister Grand Lodge a n d the harmony a n d welfare of the Craft to the whims of a few brethren holding the charter of a lodge, a n d that, too. when they could preserve their charter a n d their lodge by giving in their adhesion to the rightful supreme masonic authority in t h e territory in which their lodge is situated.

But w e cannot longer t a r r y . HoHACE H . BuRBANK, G r a n d Master, hails from Saco, a place of blessed m e m o r y to t h e writer some thirty-six years ago. STEPHEN BERRY, Grand Secretary, Portland.

JosiAH H . DRUMMOND, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence,

Portland. N e x t a n n u a l May 7,1895, P o r t l a n d .

MANITOBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894, A special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held A u g u s t 10,1893, at t h e village of Mflita, E.'.W.*. Bro. R I C H A R D D E N N I S FOLEY a c t i n g as G r a n d

Master.

The G r a n d Lodge was opened in Form, for t h e purpose of laying t h e corner s t o n e of t h e Melita P u b l i c School. All t h e regulations as k n o w n to o u r Manitoba b r e t h r e n were carefully observed in laying t h e stone, the procession, prayer, reading t h e scroll, depositing same with o t h e r masonic records, copies of papers, C a n a d a coins, presentation of t h e "beautifully inscribed silver t r o w e l " t o t h e G r a n d Master, lowering stone by t h r e e drops, application of p l u m b , level, square, t h e t h r e e blows w i t h t h e gavel b y t h e G r a n d Master, a n d declaration that it was well a n d truly laid, consecration with corn, wine a n d oil, concluding b y speeches b y t h e G r a n d Master a n d ten o t h e r s . The n i n e t e e n t h a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held J u n e 13, 1894, in the village of Banff. M.\ W.'. DAVID JAMES GOGGIX, G r a n d Master.

of K a n s a s was n o t present.

The representative

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T h e Masters a n d P a s t M a s t e r s from the Northwest Territories, forming a deputation for t h a t p u r p o s e , were introduced and delivered an address of welcom^e, i n t h e course of w h i c h t h e y said as follows: Your choice of this lar-off place at which to hold the communication will also enable you to realize the expense and inconvenience which we masons from the western portion of your jurisdiction have to incur when attending the communication of Grand Lodge at Winnipeg; and we trust when the time comes, as it must assuredly do before long, for us to form a Grand Lodge for the Northwest Territories, we shall have your good will with iis in our enterprise, and that you will extend to ua that brotherly love which is claracteristic of all true masons. To which t h e G r a n d Master r e s p o n d e d : This meeting of our Grand Lodge at Banff is due to a recognition by the brethren in the eastern part of our jurisdiction, of what your attendance at our communications in Winnipeg has involved, and to a desire on their part to show their appreciation of the unselfish spirit that has prompted you from year to year to prefer the good of the Craft to your personal convenience. Be assured that upon the arrival of the time when the highest interests of masonry demand the division of this very large jurisdiction, the mother Grand Lodge will do its full duty to its masonic offspring, and with a pardonable pride mingled Avith a natural regret, start its vigorous child on a prosperous career with the parental blessing. W e h a v e given t h e essential portions of t h e two addresses t o show t h e fraternal spirit a l r e a d y existing b e t w e e n t h e remote portions of this great jurisdiction. F r o m a s t u d y m a d e of t h e jurisdiction and its repres e n t a t i v e m e n , of whono B r o . GOGGIN is a fit type, m a d e b \ ' us w h e n G r a n d Representative of Manitoba, we are strongly of t h e opinion t h a t w h e n t h e new G r a n d Lodge is formed, t h e g e n u i n e s p i r i t of b r o t h e r l y love will be exemplified in t h e relations between it a n d t h e p a r e n t G r a n d Lodge. Of o r e t h i n g we are assured b e y o n d p e r a d v e n t u r e , t h a t t h e propcsed n e w G r a n d Lodge will n o t be h i n d e r e d and imp e d e d in t h e i r " b u i l d i n g of t h e h o u s e ' ' in any such discourteous a n d unfraternal m a n n e r as ( n a m i n g no n a m e s ) has characterized a n o t h e r G r a n d Jurisdiction. I n his address, Bro. GOGGIN h a s t h i s to say in m e m o r y of P a s t G r a n d Master THOMAS C L A U K , w h o died at his h o m e in W i n n i p e g , Dec e m b e r 29, 1893, aged sixty-two y e a r s : Last year when he was presented by the Grand Lodge with a toiicn of its esteem and love for its former ruler, it was painfully evident that " the good grey head that all men knew " would not long be with us. He was a good citizen,a devoted churchman, a model husband and father, and a brother whose purelife was crystallization in act of the doctrines of masonry. A n a m e n d m e n t to t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , in accordance with previous notice, was acted u p o n , by which i t was provided t h a t w h e n e v e r a separate G r a n d Lodge s h o u l d be organized for any of certain districts t h e r e i n n a m e d , t h e jurisdiction of t h e Grand Lodge of Manitoba over such district should t h e r e u p o n close. A telegram congratulating t h e G r a n d Lodge of V e r m o n t , t h e n in session, u p o n its h u n d r e d t h a n n i v e r s a r y , was sent, and a response received accepting t h e greetings and reciprocating t h e good wishes.

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Past G r a n d Master W M . G . B E L L gave a n interesting account of h i s visit to t h e Grand Lodge of Louisiana a n d t h e distinguished courtesies e x t e n d e d to him. T h e masons of Alberta e x t e n d e d t h e officers a n d m e m b e r s of G r a n d Lodge an invitation to a concert a n d dance, which was thankfullj' a c cepted. Past Grand Masters J . D. O ' M E A E A a n d \V. G. BULL were p r e s e n t e d by t h e G r a n d Master i n behalf of t h e G r a n d Lodge witli " h a n d s o m e chain collars." T h e G r a n d Master s p e a k i n g in " h i s usual h a p p y vein," a n d t h e distinguished b r e t h r e n , as m i g h t b e expected from t h e m , were both eloquent and impressive in their r e m a r k s . A testimonial for Past G r a n d Master GOGGIN was voted. K.'.W.'. Bro. W M . G . SCOTT, Grand .Secretary, was p u t to considerable trouble and labor is'ovember 16th, by a fire, in which all t h e p r o p e r t y of t h e G r a n d Lodge, including t h e Proceedings for 1894, were destroyed, necessitating the p r i n t i n g of an e n t i r e new edition, which was completed a n d copies mailed by J a n u a r y 2, 1895. Our Manitoba b r e t h r e n publish n o R e p o r t on Correspondence, which we regret very m u c h , as we would like to exchange ideas with their writers, and learn to w h a t e x t e n t their l a w s a n d ours in reference to matters of masonic g o v e r n m e n t are in h a r m o n y . W e incline to t h e opinion t h a t the correspondents of t h e various masonic jurisdictions of t h e United States and Canada a r e responsible in no small m e a s u r e for t h e conclusions reached so readily by t h e delegates to t h e Masonic Congress at Chicago in 1893. THOMAS TWEED, G r a n d Master, Medicine H a t . W M . G . SCOTT, G r a n d Secretary, W i n n i p e g . jS'ext a n n u a l a t W i n n i p e g J u n e 12,1895.

MAKYL A^ D â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1893. S P E C I A L CoMMUiVicATioN,

BALTI.IIORE, SEPTEMBER 1 2 T H .

1 0 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

BALTIMORE, NOVEMBER 2 1 S T .

T h e volume of Proceedings is prefaced b y a h a n d s o m e engraving of THOMAS J . SHRYOCK, G r a n d Master of Maryland. T h e special communication of S e p t e m b e r 12th, was devoted to t h e ceremonies of t h e dedication of t h e Masonic Temple at Baltimore. E v e r y passible accessory was m a d e use of by t h e b r e t h r e n to r e n d e r t h e occasion impressive, enjo)'able and w o r t h y of r e m e m b r a n c e . T h e procession, music, prayers, ceremonials, a n d above all t h e addresses, were e m i n e n t l y worthy of so great a n event. F r o m Grand Master SHRYOCK'S address we take t h e following: This temple, which we have completed with so much care, we consecrate to Thee. Let it be as Thine own, and let Thy eyes be open and Thy ears attend to the prayer that i? mndR in thi,<! hnn.se. And here, my brethren, with this ^rand offering let us

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dedicate ourselves as well. We are entering the promised land after years spentin the wilderness. It is a splendid shrine. Let us resolve to make it more beautiful by practicing the virtues of which it is the school and repository. Let us resolve before heaven to-day to lead better lives. No more solemn hour or sacred ground could be chosen for this, realizing as we do, that we are in the presence of the I^ord of Hosts and that the all-seeing eye of the Grand Master of the universe is upon us. To these consecrated precincts I now welcome you, and all our guests, and may the glory of GOD fill this house and rest upon us all. T h e orator of t h e day was P a s t G r a n d Master RICHARD V A U X , of P e n n s y l v a n i a , and h i s oration w a s e m i n e n t l y w o r t h y of o u r Most Worshipful b r o t h e r ' s r e p u t a t i o n as a s o u n d t h i n k e r and e l o q u e n t speaker. We m a k e a couple of e x t r a c t s , r e g r e t t i n g o u r i n a b i h t y to t a k e sufficient to give a general idea of t h e e n t i r e a d d r e s s : To the profane, who are not of our brotherhood, we have no explanations to make, no justification to offer. Freemasonry points to the past. It is panoplied by antiquity. Its strength is the growth of time. Generations have been witnesses to its life and character. Quiet, unostentatious, peaceable, seeking no proselytes, obeying the civil magistrate, and engaged in no conspiracy against government, its foundations are like unto those of the mountains. On the foundations of its temples, it is impregnable. ,::

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The profane may wonder at our devotion to duty, and our harmony and prosperity. To us the cause is manifested; to them it is a secret they can never know. Your Grand Master has finished his labor of constructing this temple. You, the builders and workmen, are to receive your wages, if any be due, that none go away dissatisfied. Take your share in the common gratification, which the ceremony of today so justly intensifies. No holier conclusion of our communion can be so appropriate as reverently to offer the prayer of Grand Master SOLOMON, on the great occasion when it was first uttered : Now, my GOD, let, I beseech Thee, Thine eyes be open, and let Thine ear be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. T h e b a n q u e t with Past G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER, as symposia r c h , we can safely a s s u m e was a s u p r e m e success, j u d g i n g from t h e s p e c i m e n s of his skill in k i n d r e d l i n e s given u s in K a n s a s d u r i n g t h e recent festivities, a t t e n d a n t on t h e late convocation of t h e G e n e r a l G r a n d C h a p t e r at T o p e k a . " T h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held a t t h e Masonic T e m p l e , beg i n n i n g November 21st. E . ' . W . ' . Deputy G r a n d M a s t e r ROBERT K . MARTIN opened G r a n d Lodge in D u e Form. J O H N A. L Y N C H , G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , was n o t p r e s e n t . W e call attention to t h e following record, indicating t h e M a r y l a n d

method: The R.'.W.'. Deputy Grand Master directed the Grand Sword Bearer and Grand Director of Ceremonies to inform the M.-.W.-. Grand Master the Grand Lodge was opened in Due Form and awaited his pleasure. The M.". W.\ Grand Master's entrance was proclaimed by the Grand Marshal. The Grand Honors were given, after which he took the gavel tendered him by the R.'.W.;. Deputy Grand Master. I n K a n s a s the M.'. W.-. G r a n d Master o p e n s t h e Grand Lodge, b u t we m u s t confess t h a t t h e a b o v e m e t h o d c o m m e n d s itself to our judgment.

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T h e r e h a v e been G r a n d Masters w h o n e v e r were known to get rattled, n o m a t t e r w h a t t h e provocation m i g h t be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h e t h e r balks or b l u n ders on t h e part of s u b o r d i n a t e s in t h e o p e n i n g ceremonies, or delays or confusion in purging t h e G r a n d Lodge by reason of the i m m e n s e crowd, or other cause; b u t even such a n o n e , while giving no outward sign of caloric, m a y be a t t h e s a m e t i m e subjecting t h e u n d e r portion of h i s collar to a very intense h e a t , so t h a t a t t h e t i m e w h e n he is d u e to deliver his address, h e is i n a frame of m i n d , by reason possibly of recent worry, to a great degree unfitting h i m for his most i m p o r t a n t d u t y . T h i s is of course one of t h e little t h i n g s upon which t h e success of more imp o r t a n t events d e p e n d . W h e n a battle upon which t h e fate of a cont i n e n t depends is decided adverselj' to one side, because its leader was suffering from an attack of dyspepsia, i t does n o t do to despise small things. T h e Grand Master refers to t h e dedication of the Temple and t h e distinguished guests from P e n n s y l v a n i a , New York, New J e r s e y a n d t h e District of Columbia w h o graced t h e occasion with their presence, and R.".W.'. Bro. RICHARD VAUX, Past G r a n d Master of Pennsylvania, t h e orator of t h e occasion. H e s a y s : On behalf of the Grand Lodge, I wish to thank these distinguished brethren for their Interest shown on that occasion. In every respect the ceremonies of the dedication reflected the greatest credit upon our Grand Lodge, and the compliments extended to us by these distinguished visitors were quite sufiicient to make the oldest masonic veteran blush with appreciation. After an e x p e n d i t u r e of between S200,000 to $225,000, of which $100,000 is represented in t h e liability list by b o n d s , and S85,000 to $40,000 by floating indebtedness, all of t h e latter provided for, t h e G r a n d Lodge finds itself with a largely increased income sufficient, after providing for interest on t h e bonds, to pay c u r r e n t expenses and liquidate t h e floating d e b t within five years. Well m a y t h e G r a n d Master say t h a t in his j u d g m e n t " t h e finances of t h e Grand Lodge are in first-class condition, and t h e Graft need h a v e no a n x i e t y on this account." A m o n g t h e distinguished dead noted, we see t h e n a m e of J O H N H . BROWN, of Kansas.

T h e y seem to find difficulty in w o r k i n g " G e r m a n lodges" in Baltim o r e , as p e r following: It has been brought to my knowledge that the work done by the German lodges in the City of Baltimore is not uniform, and as our Grand Lecturer does not speak the German language, I recommend that a committee of three be appointed to revise this work in accordance with the work of this jurisdiction, and to see that the work in the future is uniform among the German speaking lodges. I n New Jersey t h e G r a n d Master was called upon to decide w h a t language should b e used in a trial in a lodge working in t h e G e r m a n language, which h e did, after a m a n n e r , by deciding it was proper, t h o u g h not essential, to conduct proceedings in t h e German language. T h e sweet G e r m a n accent is all r i g h t in G e r m a n y ; we also enjoy it w h e n e v e r we a t t e n d t h e Siungerbund, in which we hold an h o n o r a r j '

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February,

m e m b e r s h i p ; b u t w i t h all d u e respect to o u r G e r m a n ancestry, we t h i n k t h e Grand Lodge i n t h i s c o u n t r y which charters a n y lodge (!D w-ork in t h a t or any o t h e r language, e x c e p t t h e United States, m a k e s a g r a v e m i s t a k e , w h i c h s o o n e r or l a t e r will cause i t trouble, as we suggest in a n o t h e r place in c o m m e n t s on N e w J e r s e y . Several decisions were m a d e ; o n e d e n y i n g masonic burial to o n e w h o h a d committed suicide because of defalcation, in which t h e Grand M a s t e r further says t h a t " h e is c o n s t r a i n e d t o believe t h a t masonic b u r i a l s h o u l d b e denied to a n y b r o t h e r w h o h a s n o t led an u p r i g h t a n d h o n e s t life, a n d reflected c r e d i t upon t h e fraternity d u r i n g his lifetime." W e rise to inquire w h o is to b e t h e dead brother's earthly accuser? A n d on t h e supposition t h a t s u c h a cold-blooded creature in h u m a n s h a p e can b e found, we further i n q u i r e before w h a t earthly " C o u r t of t h e B e a d " shall j u d g m e n t b e p r o n o u n c e d u p o n t h e errors m a d e while living, by h i m who n o w is r e p r e s e n t e d alone by t h e poor, silent r e m a i n s before y o u ? H a v e you r e a d t h i s Scripture, " S o likewise shall m y H e a v e n l y F a t h e r d o also u n t o y o u , if y e from y o u r hearts forgive n o t every o n e h i s brother t h e i r t r e s p a s s e s ? " T h e G r a n d Lodge, b y resolution, placed t h e library in t h e h a n d s of a c o m m i t t e e of five, and appropriated $600.00 a n n u a l l y for its s u p p o r t and improvement. T h e Masonic Lodge of Belief of Baltimore reported seventy-four a p p l i c a t i o n s for relief from s i x foreign a n d t w e n t y U n i t e d States G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s , none of w h i c h were from K a n s a s . W e n o t e that a charge for d i p l o m a a n d seal of ยง1.00 is made by constitutional provision in M a r y l a n d . Victoria was recognized. Some b r o t h e r introduced a resolution to c h a n g e t h e form of w e a r i n g t h e a p r o n ; rejected. I n recognition of t h e services of G r a n d Treasurer WILLIAM H . SHRYOCK, G r a n d Lodge resolved t h a t h i s p o r t r a i t b e p a i n t e d for t h e use of t h e G r a n d Lodge. W e notice that M a r y l a n d p r i n t s a Koll of H o n o r of those w h o have been twenty-five or m o r e years active m e m b e r s of t h e Grand Lodge. T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is m a d e a t t h e M a y communication of t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d p u b l i s h e d w i t h t h e M a y Proceedings. THOMAS J. SHRVOCK, G r a n d Master, Baltimore. JACOB H . MBDAIKY, G r a n d Secretary, Baltimore. EDWABT) T . SCHULTZ, C o r r e s p o n d e n t , B a l t i m o r e .

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aiA S S A C H U S E T T S — 1 8 9 3 . QuATtTERLY COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER 1 3 T H .

STATED COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER 27TH.

HARVEY N . SHEPABD as Grand Master.

The acting Grand Master begins his address from memoranda of work left by the late Grand Master, RICHARD BRIGGS — mainly a record of visitations made and warrants issued—and then follows with a long list of visitations made by himself, and other work accomplished. There are 2.32 lodges in this jurisdiction, five of which are in foreign countries. Membership August 31, 1893, 33,936, an increase for the year of 1,251; an increase over number added in 1892 of fifty-five. Ten thousand dollars out of the surplus receipts of the past year were appropriated and paid into the "Masonic Education and Charity Trust." A committee from King Solomon's Lodge appeared before Grand Lodge with a petition setting out the facts that on June 17,1775, Grand Master JOSEPH WARREN "gave up his life in the defense of the rights of his countrymen at the battle of Bunker H i l l ; " that December 2, 1794, said lodge erected a monument to his memorj' on the battlefield; that fifty j'ears later they erected and dedicated within the present Bunker Hill Monument a model of said monument; that December 2,1894, was the hundreth anniversary of the erection of the first monument, and asking that a committee from said Grand Lodge be appointed to cooperate with the committee from Solomon's Lodge in reference to a celebration of the anniversary. Grand Secretary NICKERSON thereupon arose and fought over the battle of Bunker Hill, giving the personal history of General WARREN, as well as his masonic record, concluding with a motion for the appointment of the necessary committee, which was adopted. The stated communication was held in Boston on December 27th, for the purposes of installation and celebrating the feast of St. John tiie Evangelist. The annual feast is a grand event with our Massachusetts brethren; the speakers, although called up unbeknownst-like, nevertheless seldom fail to deliver speeches which read well in print. CHARLES T.GALLAGHER opened the ball, with one which shows him to be " a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy." Rev. Bro. E. A. HORTON proved himself a worthy running mate for Bro. GALLAGHER; he understands the proper duty of a Grand Chaplain, but when he located that ministerial yarn of his out West, he drew on his imagination. If the writer remembers accurately, it is far more appropriate to New England than the West; but it's a good story, and like all preacher's stories, has a moral. He speaks as a novice, but gives us a grand sentiment to carry away from the feast with us, one which the writer has already used as a toast for a novice at a banquet, when a large class of initiates was nresent; it is this:

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If there is any one thing that I long to help do before the tombstone is placed over my grave, it is to join with others to make this world more real, more sweet at its fountains, more helpful in the hands of toil, broader, more inclusive, with the banner of humanity swinging over us as the great rallying insignia for us and for all men. C H A R L E S LEVI WOODBURY, a s u s u a l , a d d e d to t h e felicities of t h e

a n n u a l feast. Such a g a t h e r i n g w i t h o u t h i m would be like t h e play h e referred to in h i s speech, with t h e principal character omitted. W e should judge by t h e scintillations t h a t n o n e of t h e orators were in t h e condition of OPHELI.^, aqueous, we m e a n . O t h e r addresses were delivered, all joined h a n d s and " A u l d Lang S y n e " was sung, and t h e a n n u a l feast was over.

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COMMUNICATION,

MARCH 14TH.

O T I S E . W E L D , G r a n d Master.

L a w s relating to dual m e m b e r s h i p so a m e n d e d as to permit a member of a lodge in the c o m m o n w e a l t h to b e c o m e a m e m b e r of a foreign lodge. P r o p o s e d laws a s t o m e m b e r s h i p were presented, in which jurisdiction over a rejected c a n d i d a t e w h o should move to a n o t h e r jurisdiction was r e t a i n e d for one year after such removal. These proposed laws w e r e s u b m i t t e d in t h e report of a c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d to prepare and s u b m i t t h e same. Section 7 of said laws r e a d s : If the physical deformity of any applicant for the degrees does not amouut to au inability to meet the requirements of the ritual, and honestly to acquire llie means of subsistence, it shall constitute no hindrance to his initiation. All of w h i c h are in h a r m o n y with o u r Kansas procedurs. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

JUNE 13TH.

T h e b r e t h r e n of Massachusetts h a v e a n e w key or cypher in circulation in Boston and vicinity. A c o m m i t t e e of five was appointed to investigate t h e matter, ferret o u t t h e guilty parties, a n d report at n e x t q u a r t e r l y communication. A c o m m i t t e e of t e n w a s a p p o i n t e d to consider t h e advisability of t h e G r a n d L o d g e taking nccessarj' action to secure t h e establishment of a p e r m a n e n t Charity F u n d , b y each m e m b e r of t h e different lodges of t h e jurisdiction paying o n e dollar p e r a n n u m , one-half to be retained for a p e r m a n e n t Charity F u n d , and one-half t o be paid to t h e Masonic E d u c a t i o n a n d Charity Trust. T h e record of laying of c o r n e r stones of t w o public libraries is cont a i n e d in t h i s volume, G r a n d Lodge in each instance being convened in special c o m m u n i c a t i o n .

1894-95QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

APPENDIX.

65 SEPTEMBER 1 2 T H .

OTIS E . . W E L D , G r a n d Master, present. A letter from Bro. J O H N H . COLLAMORE, presenting and enclosing a deed to a burial lot in M o u n t H o p e Cemetery, in t h e City of Boston, was read. T h e deed to lot No. 1,969, c o n t a i n i n g 3,500 s q u a r e feet w a s accompanied by a receipt for a p e r m a n e n t deposit, to be used for t h e perpetual care of t h e lot. T h e G r a n d Lodge r e t u r n e d tlianks to t h e d o n o r in acceptance of his generous a n d valuable gift. T h e proposed a m e n d m e n t s to t h e laws, heretofore referred to, w e r e adopted. "^ r^ :::t^ T h e Investigation Committee came and m a d e an e x t e n d e d report, finding GEORGE H . E A R L and CLIFFORD H . G . M C G R E W , guilty of t h e p u b -

lication of a cypher copy of t h e Massachusetts ritual, a n d t h e y were accordingly expelled, a n d t h e r e u p o n G r a n d Lodge u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d a resolution directing t h e C o m m i t t e e on R i t u a l t o r e p o r t w h a t legislation or orders were necessary to m a k e t h e work t h u s published of n o masonic value, either b y r e c o m m e n d i n g a revision or making it a m a s o n i c offense to have or use t h e c y p h e r work. W e have, u n d e r Ohio, expressed our views on t h e " c j ' p h e r " business, b u t h e r e is a matter w h i c h calls for further consideration. On t h e roll of Grand Lodge officers for 1893, we find t h e n a m e of CLIFFORD H . G. McGREW.as G r a n d Secretary. T h e r e p o r t of t h e committee i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e person of t h a t n a m e expelled, was t h e Grand L e c t u r e r of t h e year previous. We t h i n k t h e t i m e has arrived to call a h a l t on t h e entire cypher busine.ss; t h a t n o necessity exists, even for a copy to b e retained in t h e possession of t h e G r a n d Master. T h e ritualistic work is s i m p l y t h e m e a n s to t h e a t t a i n m e n t of a n end, n o t t h e s u p r e m e object of a t t a i n m e n t itself. T h e virile s t r e n g t h of t h e fraternity is emasculated by placing it above t h e i n n e r life a n d s t r e n g t h of t h e b r o t h e r h o o d . ^ Let every m e m b e r know, t h a t by t h e use of a cypher, " c y p h e r suggestions of t h e ritual," or a n } ' other presentation, so t h a t it can be r e a d or understood b y t h e eye, t h e m e m b e r so writing, p r i n t i n g or using, will be subjected to t h e e x t r e m e p e n a l t y for violating t h e regulations of m a sonry, and t h e r e will be a revival of p u r e a n d undeflled m a s o n r y in t h i s country, which will be of u n s p e a k a b l e benefit to t h e Craft. ^ We c o m m e n d our Massachusetts b r e t h r e n for t h e i r fidelity to t h e obligations a n d interests of, t h e fraternity. T h e same k i n d of a l i g h t n i n g stroke would purify t h e a t m o s p h e r e materially in o t h e r jurisdictions nearer t h e setting s u n . W e t h i n k nearly every jurisdiction in t h e U n i t e d States could furnish material for a first-class bonfire, if e v e r y o n e h o l d i n g such a book would, a t a given time, bring or send it u p to G r a n d Lodge for destruction b y fire. September 20, 1894, a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held at R o x b u r y , to lay corner stone of t h e Universalist Society of t h a t place. A like communication was held October 10, 1894, at Merrimac, t o dedicate t h e new masonic a p a r t m e n t s of B e t h a n y Lodge.

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February,

October 29, 1894, a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held at Boston for t h e p u r p o s e of consecrating t h e burial lot a n d dedicating a m o n u m e n t t h e r e o n , presented t o t h e G r a n d Lodge of Massachusetts, by Bro. JOHN H . CoLLAMORE. A fine p h o t o e n g r a v i n g of t h e m o n u m e n t appears in t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . T h e front of t h e m o n u m e n t h a v i n g an emblem of t h e hour-glass, w i t h the w o r d s " G r a n d Lodge of M a s s a c h u s e t t s " above, a n d t h e letters " A . F . a n d A. M." below it. T h e e n t i r e ceremonial of dedication is spread a t large on t h e record of proceedings, and m a y well serve for a model for all like occasions. T h e address of acting G r a n d Master E D W I N B . HOLMES is unusually a p p r o p r i a t e and eloquent, a n d t h e exercises t h r o u g h o u t manifest a sole m n i t y w h i c h must h a v e b e e n r e m a r k a b l y i m p r e s s i v e . Bro. COLLAMORB h a s e n t r e n c h e d himself firmly i n t h e aflTections of his b r e t h r e n by t h e s p i r i t manifested in t h e b e s t o w a l of his magnificent gift. We echo his wishes, v i z : "May t h e soil of t h i s sacred spot r e m a i n u n d i s t u r b e d for many years." OTIS E . W E L D , G r a n d Master, Boston. SERENO D . NICKEHSON, R e c o r d i n g G r a n d Secretary, Boston. Stated communication, D e c e m b e r 27, 1895, Boston.

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SAGINAW, JANUARY

23D.

G E O . E . DOWI.ING, G r a n d Master, looks u p at us from t h e first page of t h e Proceedings before u s . R e c o r d s of t h e special communications to lay c o r n e r stones follow; a n d t h e n follow several pages with wide m o u r n i n g border, devoted to a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n h e l d in t h e city of G r a n d Rapids, A u g u s t 6,1893, for t h e p u r p o s e of laying away i n t h e t o m b t h e remains of W I L L I A M POWER I N N E S , Past G r a n d Secretary and P a s t G r a n d Master of M i c h i g a n . G r a n d Master DOWLING was i n t h e G r a n d East. T h e attendance of G e n e r a l J O H N G . SMITH, an old c o m r a d e in a r m s of General INNES, and o t h e r distinguished masons from Chicago, is noted. R e m a r k s were m a d e u p o n t h e life and c h a r a c t e r of t h e deceased b r o t h e r by Past G r a n d Masters CHAMPLIN and

MCGRATH.

A procession, u n d e r c o m m a n d of G e n e r a l J . C. SMITH as G r a n d Marshal, w a s formed, consisting of State troops, t h e " I n n e s Rifles Vete r a n C o r p s , " " I n n e s C o m m a n d Union V e t e r a n s ' U n i o n , " survivors of G e n e r a l I N N E S ' regiment, five c o m m a n d e r i e s , t h r e e lodges, and t h e officers of t h e G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y , G r a n d C h a p t e r and Grand Lodge. T h e r e m a i n s w e r e escorted to St. M a r k ' s Episcopal C h u r c h , w h e r e t h e service of t h e c h u r c h was performed, a n d a n e l o q u e n t address delivered by Rector S. H . JOHNSON, of T r i n i t y C h u r c h , of which Bro. INNES was Senior W a r d e n at t i m e of h i s d e a t h .

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At t h e cemeterj' t h e G r a n d Master, assisted b y t h e officers of t h e G r a n d Lodge, performed t h e customary masonic burial service, after which a volley was fired over his grave b y t h e I n n e s V e t e r a n Rifles, a n d t h e earthly record of t h e distinguished and beloved brother was completed. Truly can it be said of h i m — " He gave His blessed part to heaven —and slept in peace.'.' T h e a n n u a l communication was largely attended. G r a n d Master G E O . E . DOWLING opened G r a n d Lodge in Ample F o r m . Fourteen P a s t G r a n d Masters, among t h e m M.". W.'. Bro. JAMES H . FARNHM, representing Kansas, were present. G r a n d Master DOWLING, like o u r late l a m e n t e d b r o t h e r DAVIDSON of Georgia — peace to his ashes —takes n a t u r a l l y to water for his illustrations, and t h o u g h his o p e n i n g is beautiful, o u t of t h e stilted custom so c o m m o n l y met with, a n d w e feel inclined to applaud, y e t w h e n we t h i n k of his "Masonic T r a n s p o r t " as a reality — with its magnificent crew of thirty-six t h o u s a n d officers a n d men, with E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s h a n d l i n g capstan bars and all t h e " Worshipful Masters treading t h e p r o m e n a d e deck," while t h e vessel " p r o u d l y rides at h e r m o o r i n g s , " t h e wonder is t h a t e v e r y t h i n g " from stem to gudgeon " is in such " comp l e t e o r d e r " after a j ' e a r ' s voyage. W e t h i n k if Bro. D. h a d t a k e n t h e opinion of a n y o n e who ever traveled with even a t h o u s a n d others on an a r m y transport, t h e " c o m p l e t e order from stem to g u d g e o n " business would have been omitted on t h e score of truthfulness. " I t is magnificent, b u t it is n o t " — w i t h i n t h e possibilities. W h e n Bro. D. gets on terra firma, however — a p r o p e r place for a " stone squarer"—^he shows to his best advantage. H e gives us beautiful t r i b u t e s to t h e dead of t h e m a n y G r a n d Jurisdictions who h a d suffered loss t h e previous year. A m o n g t h e m we n o t e particularly t h o s e to Bros. INNES, of Michigan; ROOTS, of A r k a n s a s ; and our o w n J O H N H . BROWN.

says:

Past Grand Master INNES was the ideal man. I knew him intimately and well. His commanding form and ever pleasant face were highly attractive. As a husband and father, he was ever kind, considerate and loving. As a citizen, he was patriotic, generous and true. As a soldier, he was gallant and brave. As a mason, he was, possibly next to "our HtJGH," the crowning pride of Michigan masonry. Bro. ROOTS was a man of strong character. He was always progressive, and in the promotion of the business enterprises of his city, the advancement of the masonic interests of the State, and in the avowment of his political principles, and his devotion • to his State and government, he was preSminently a leader. His charity was unbounded, and he left behind him a record of good that will not soon fade from the memory of the masons of Arkan.'Jas. JOHN HENRY BROWN was Grand Master in 1868,1869 and 1870; Grand Secretary from 1872 to 1893 inclusive. He was intensely partial to, and no less respected by our Past Grand Secretary, General INNES. The fun that these boys had with each other with their pens would fill a volume. I did not know Bro. BROWN personally, but at frequent visits to Kansas City was always assured that he was the guiding star of Kansas masonry. Forty-two decisions are given, all of which, except Nos. 4 and 10, are approved by t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee.

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No. 6 receives t h e following c o m m e n t a n d explanation from t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, viz: Question No. 6.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;This question, as reported, is in very general terms, and reads as follows: "Can one lodge release its territorial jurisdiction in favor of another lodge?" To which the M.'.W.-. Grand Master answered: " No ; there is no provision of masonic law, or in our rules and regulations by which it can be done." The comment of the committee is: " We presume that the question has reference to profanes, and confined to such persons the answer is correct." C o n s t r u e d strictly, t h i s is in a d v a n c e of t h e position taken b y Past G r a n d Master W . D . T H O M P S O N ( K a n s a s 1894), in his Decision No. 2, which h a s been criticised b y a distinguished correspondent, concerning w h i c h we h a v e s o m e t h i n g to say in t h e space in this r e p o r t devoted to t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n of W a s h i n g t o n . V a r i o u s candidates for m a s o n r y with various physical imperfections w e r e declared ineligible. One h a d a leg one inch shorter t h a n it o u g h t to b e ; a n o t h e r a like disability of t h r e e a n d a half i n c h e s ; a n o t h e r a like disability of one inch ; a n o t h e r had lost t h e second, t h i r d and fourth fingers of t h e left h a n d ; a n d t h e petition of still a n o t h e r was received, referred, a n d in d u e t i m e t h e c a n d i d a t e was elected, only to find t h a t h e " h a d lost h i s right t h u m b d o w n to a p o i n t midway b e t w e e n t h e first a n d second j o i n t s . " If it w e r e not for t h e p r e s e n t s t r i n g e n t laws of Michigan, o n e w i t h " p u l l " e n o u g h m i g h t m a k e t h e " o n e - i n c h " unfortunates eligible; b u t t h e r e n e v e r would b e a n y h o p e for t h e o t h e r candidates. Michigan is r a p i d l y g e t t i n g in line to r e q u i r e a " G r a n d Physical Inspector." T h e G r a n d Master says: " A n investigating committee should m a k e a physical e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e c a n d i d a t e , so as to r e p o r t accordingly." G r a n d Master n o t e d t h a t lodges a r e p r o h i b i t e d from m e e t i n g over saloons. T h e G r a n d Master devotes several pages to correspondence b e t w e e n t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e at P e r u a n d himself and t h e Grand Secretary. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e ' s n a m e is DAM, and in t h e course of a discussion over t h e rights a n d prerogatives of t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e r u , t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Michigan t h r e a t e n e d , in a certain event, t h a t h e " w o u l d , in t h e n a m e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Michigan, declare s u s p e n d e d all fraternal relations w i t h a b o d y w h i c h h a d ceased from t h a t m o m e n t to b e legal, r e p o r t i n g to said G r a n d Lodge t h e [ m y ] reason for so doing." H e was n o t compelled t o p u t h i s t h r e a t in execution, a c o m m o n g r o u n d of s e t t l e m e n t having b e e n r e a c h e d a p p a r e n t l y satisfactory to all parties. T h e G r a n d Master visited t h e Masonic H o m e , a n d says of h i s visit: It was with great pleasure that during the year 1 was enabled to make two visits to the Home, at each of which visits I took very careful observations. Evidences of economy in management and maintenance were everywhere apparent. Plenty without prodigality, quiet comfort without ostentation, and the comforts of a home without its cares. . Brethren, let us cherish and nourish this grand masonic charity. I n t h i s connection B r o . DOWLING m a k e s m e n t i o n , in t e r m s of grateful c o m m e m o r a t i o n , of t h e services of P a s t G r a n d Masters W M . DUNHAM a n d W M . P . INNES in behalf of t h e H o m e .

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Two dispensations to form new lodges were granted. Twenty-three special communications of Grand Lodge were held—three to lay corner stones, fifteen to dedicate masonic halls, and five to consecrate newlodges and install officers. The evening session o£ the first day was devoted to memorial services, at which addresses were given by Past Grand Masters JOHN W . CHAMPLIN, HUGH MCCURDY and

A. T. METCALF.

The first named brother said: His love for masonry was warm and his soul sincere. He was attached to its precepts and principles, because in them he saw exemplified the great brotherhood of man —charity without ostentation, assistance to the needy worthy brother, and t h a t social equality which regards each member as standing upon the same p l a n e : worshipping at the same shrine, and drinking inspiration from the same great fountain of fraternal love. This is the mason's chart; this is masonry.

Bro. McCuRDY said: We remember that noble presence, his inspiring words, his welcome smile, his cordial hand-clasp; but more than all these, we remember what he was. " What is the secret of your life?" asked Mrs. BROWNING of CHAKLES KINGSLEY. "Tell me, t h a t I may make my life beautiful too." He replied, " I had a friend." In our brother, companion and Sir Knight we each had a friend. Shall not this be the secret of a better life for each one of us? We must needs love the highest when we see it. What freemasonry is, is best defined by this life. ^•' * '•' To him freemasonry was not a separation from men, but a closer communication with men. The mystic tie, the clasped hands on bended knee around our common altar, to him signified social fellowship. His broad brow, his frank countenance, his manly mien, his fraternal hands, his genial smile, were a benediction wherever he appeared. So far as in hirni lay he applied the principle of his masonic faith to the solution of the questions of wealth and poverty, capital and labor. He could conceive of no affair in life in which conscience should be silent. Although of kindly heart and of gracious manners, he was always immovable in his ideas of riglit. =••' •'= The poor remember his unfailing generosity; the sorrowing his comfortable words; those who were ready to despair cannot forget the inspiration of his faith, while many a heart is purer and braver to-day because of his kindly face and helpful words in the hour of trial and sore affliction.

Bro. METCALP said: Bro. INNES was an excellent type of a good mason and an American citizen. He was a man of unexceptionable habits; strictly temperate : plain in dress and mann e r s ; a n d of unblemished character. While he was tenacious of his position even to stubbornness upon important matters, his ear was ever open to argument, and when convinced of error, yielded most kindly and graciously to conviction. * * « He was a kind and considerate husband and a tender father, and has left us a bright example of honor and purity in private life. He was a good man, because he loved his country and sacrificed years of toil in her defense. Though he is lost to us, to his home, his family and to society, he has left us a legacy, t h e record of a good life; a character worthy of emulation ; a record more valuable to mankind than any monum e n t of m a r b l e ; for he has left a m o n u m e n t of precious memory enshrined in the hearts of those who knew him.

The Grand Lodge referred to the Jurisprudence Committee a memorial from a lodge asking permission to confer the Fellow Craft and Master Mason s degrees upon an Entered Apprentice, who at the time he received that degree was, and still is, blind in one eye. While the committee recommend the petition, they suggest greater care in the future.

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T h e same c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e d to G r a n d Lodge t h a t t h e use of lodge r o o m s by c h a p t e r s of t h e E a s t e r n Star was prohibited, and s h o u l d be p r o h i b i t e d , because " t h e y were u n a b l e to find t h a t t h e E a s t e r n Star d e r i v e d its a u t h o r i t y from t h e G r a n d Lodge, or has any legitimate conn e c t i o n with t h e a n c i e n t o r d e r of m a s o n r y . " And t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e " a n c i e n t o r d e r " laid t h e i r r e p o r t on t h e table and sat on it, Avhile G r a n d Master DOWLING m a d e a verbal decision t h a t " t h e occup a n c y of masonic lodge rooms b j ' c h a p t e r s of t h e Order of t h e Eastern Star was n o t only permissible, b u t highly desirable and r e c o m m e n d e d by t h i s Grand Lodge," which, as t h e record states, " w a s a d o p t e d with great enthusiasm." A c o m m i t t e e of twelve was a p p o i n t e d , directed to devise and formulate a plan and system for t h e acceptance, control and m a n a g e m e n t of t h e Masonic H o m e of Michigan. A resolution h a v i n g b e e n a d o p t e d t h a t t h e G r a n d Secretary b e directed to procure and p r e s e n t to Past G r a n d Master DOWLING a Past G r a n d Master's jewel, t h e former called t h e latter to t h e front of t h e platform a n d r e m i n d e d h i m t h a t h e had long sought this o p p o r t u n i t y , r e m i n d e d Bro. D. of t h e p e r s e c u t i o n s h e had inflicted upon h i m as G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ; charged h i m with b e i n g t h e greatest letter writer of t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y ; cited proofs of t h e fact a n d said: " W h e n t h e t i m e shall come t h a t I can p r e s e n t you with t h e jewel t h u s voted, you will no d o u b t be ready to forgive m e for having t h u s publicly assailed you ;" r e m i n d e d h i m t h a t in G r a n d Lodge, as in America, " t h e people a r e king," and with t h e f u r t h e r expression, " T h u s shall it be d o n e u n t o t h e m a n w h o m the k i n g d e i i g h t e t h to h o n o r , " h e b r o u g h t forth t h e jewel and p i n n e d it on Bro. BOWLING'S breast to t h e latter's surprise, a n d to t h e e x t r e m e pleasure of t h e b r e t h r e n , as evinced by their " r a p t u r o u s applause." T h e record .says: Ttiis being the first time such presentation was ever made in this Grand Lodge, and being entirely unlootced for, Bro. DOWLING was much affected thereby, and feelingly expressed his thaulis for this further expression of the good will of the members of the Grand Lodge, and added, that " on his way home he would be obliged to stop over for a few hours in Grand Rapids, and would step into a stationery store on Mouroe street, buy a box of pens and a quantity of paper, and on arriving at home, would write a letter that would express his feelings better than he could doit at this moment.'* This letter failed to arriveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Grand Secretary.) T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is presented by Bro. JEFFERSON S . CoNOVER, c h a i r m a n of t h e c o m m i t t e e . I t covers 291 pages, nearly all w r i t t e n , six of which are devoted to K a n s a s for 1893. A c o m p l e t e s u m m a r y of t h e transactions of t h e G r a n d Lodge is presented, t h e analysis of t h e G r a n d Master's address being carefuUj' a n d critically m a d e . Of Bro. BROWN'S report, h e s a y s : Alas, it is the last we shall ever see from his pen, for but a short time after the close of this session of the Grand Lodge, Bro. BROWN was called to lay down the working tools of this life, and enter into the rest prepared for those who love their Lord.

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T h e concluding portion of G r a n d Orator W K I G H T ' S address is copied. Nearly a page is t a k e n u p with a sketch of t h e report a n d action t a k e n on t h e Masonic H o m e m a t t e r , B r o . C. saying: " W e rejoice with o u r b r e t h r e n of Kansas over t h e e n t h u s i a s m manifested in this laudable enterprise." H e comments freely on J O H N BROWN'S review of t h e Michigan P r o ceedings, and copies in full w h a t h e h a d to say in reference to t h e promotion to Grand Master of G r a n d Secretary INNES. I n s e n d i n g o u t his second R e p o r t on Correspondence, Bro. CONOVER e x t e n d s to t h e Guild his gratitude for t h e kind m a n n e r in which t h e y received h i s first report. W e t h i n k h i s " h u m b l e " reference as h e concludes is too reminiscent of Bro. CHARLES DICKENS' great character. H i s full share of t h e corn, wine a n d oil, is assured. W e trust t h a t in h i s n e x t r e p o r t Bro. C. will give u s m o r e of h i s personal views, and c o m m e n t more freely. W M . H . P H I L L I P S , Grand Master, M e n o m i n e e . JEFFERSON S . CONOVER, Grand Secretary a n d chairman Committee on Correspondence, Coldwater. N e x t communication J a n u a r v 22, 1895, Detroit.

MINNESOTA - 1 8 9 4 . 4 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

S T . P A U L , JANUARY 1 0 T H .

T h e portrait of G r a n d Master W. F . DICKINSON adorns t h e first page of t h e Proceedings. T h e G r a n d Representative of Kansas, Deputy G r a n d Master CALVIN S. BROWN, was present.

T h e G r a n d Master i n his address, notes t h e death of Bro. J O H N H . BROWN ; issued dispensations to four new lodges; laid corner stone of a c h u r c h ; dedicated t h r e e halls, a n d r e n d e r e d four decisions, two of which were n o t approved b y t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e or t h e G r a n d Lodge. Both of t h e disapproved decisions were based on t h e ph}'sical perfection idea. I n o n e , t h e candidate after election was found short o n e fore finger on t h e r i g h t h a n d ; in t h e o t h e r an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e h a d one a r m missing when b e went to t a k e t h e Fellow Craft Degree. T h e G r a n d Master disqualified both c a n d i d a t e s ; t h e Grand Lodge, on t h e recommendation of J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, declares b o t h eligible. T h e G r a n d Master p r i n t s in h i s address, a n d refers to t h e G r a n d Lodge, t h e Colorado circular in reference to t h e WASHINGTON memorial celebration. T h e G r a n d Tyler presented t h e G r a n d Lodge with some of his h a n diwork, in t h e s h a p e of ' ' a h a n d s o m e set of columns and other paraphernalia suitable for use on public occasions," for which t h e G r a n d

AJPPENDIX.

February,

M a s t e r r e t u r n e d the t h a n k s of t h e G r a n d Lodge. A committee of G r a n d Lodge was appointed and framed a testimonial, and t h e G r a n d Lodge gave a final expression of esteem by voting t h e b r o t h e r t h e s u m of twenty-five dollars. Bro. TODD, from C o m m i t t e e on F o r e i g n Correspondence, reported, recognizing t h e Grand Lodge of O k l a h o m a . Keport adopted. T h e G r a n d Lodge, after a rest of several years, concluded to relieve t h e m o n o t o n y by electing a Board of Custodians. T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e r e c o m m e n d e d a revision of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . Adopted. T h e election resulted in t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of t h e distinguished representative of Kansas to t h e position of M . . W . ' . G r a n d Master. A n a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution p r o v i d i n g for a p e r m a n e n t T r u s t F u n d of t h e Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' F u n d , was passed u n a n i m o u s l y . T h e address of G r a n d Orator J A J I E S F . LAWLESS, on " W h e n c e Comes F r e e m a s o n r y ? W h a t is i t ? W h a t is it D o i n g ? " is a very thoughtful p r o d u c t i o n . H i s references to t h e H o m e s and masonic charities of foreign c o u n t r i e s and our own G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s m a k e a record of w h i c h t h e fraternity may we;]] be profoundly grateful. IRVING TODD, c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, m a k e s a r e p o r t of 108 pages, K a n s a s for 1893 receiving fraternal consideration to t h e e x t e n t of two pages. Bro. TODD s u m m a r i z e s very briefly, so t h a t it is difficult to quote from h i m , b u t h e manages to note e v e r y t h i n g w o r t h y of m e n t i o n . H e gives an expression of o p i n i o n concerning t h e Masonic M u t u a l Benefit Society of Kansas, as follows: A formal certificate of reliability was given their Mutual Benefit Society by a special committee appointed in conformity with the Grand Lodge By-Laws, This is all wrong. These institutions are doing a good work, and as a rule are entitled to the patronage of the members of the fraternity in their individual capacity. Not being under its control, a Grand Lodge should obviously assume no responsibility whatever in the premises. T h e G r a n d Lodge assumes n o " r e s p o n s i b i l i t y " further t h a n to a p p o i n t from its m e m b e r s h i p a c o m m i t t e e of well k n o w n and r e p u t a b l e persons to e x a m i n e a n d report upon t h e condition of t h e company. Circumstances m a k e t h i s necessary, a n d w h i l e we acquiesce for t h e present, w e c o n c u r i n t h e general scope of y o u r criticism, and believe a c h a n g e will b e m a d e ere long by w h i c h it can be dispensed with. Of o u r predecessor on t h i s c o m m i t t e e , Bro. TODD says: Bro. JOHN H.BROWN transmitted his twentieth Report on Correspondenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;alas his last. â&#x20AC;˘ * * Our old friend has gone to his reward. He needs no monument of brass or stone To trace the record of a well spent life. We haven't the heart to review the last words of this eminent member of the Guild and tearfully put the volume aside.

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APPENDIX. MASONIC V E T E R A N

ASSOCIATION.

The last twenty-eight pages of the volume are devoted to a record of proceedings of the masonic veteran organization of Minnesota, from its organization, January 13, 1892, to the close of its annual session in January, 1894. The requisite for membership is twenty-one or more j-ears standing as a Master Mason; annual meetings are held; an admission fee is charged which pays expense of badge and certificate of membership; honorary memberships are conferred upon those who have been Master Masons in good standing for fifty years, upon those who have served as Grand Masters, who are otherwise eligible and in good standing, and upon those otherwise eligible who have rendered eminent services to the Craft or the association. The association has an active membership of 112, and an honorary membership of fourteen. Quite an interesting historical account is given of the organization of the National Association, which will meet in Boston in 1895, during conclave of the Grand Encampment; and we also notice accounts of the various other masonic veteran' associations of the world. Bro. DANIEL SICKLES, of New York, thus enumerates the objects in view, namely: To perpetuate existing friendships; to form new ones; to keep alive and fructify the zeal of brethren ; to place before the younger craftsmen an example of long continued devotion to the cause, aud of a zeal not to be affected by the changes and vicissitudes of times and seasons; to assist in developing and preserviug the history of the fraternity; to pay the last tribute of respect to the departed members of the association, and to preserve in its archives a memorial of their lives and services.

To one who is filling out the thirtieth year of continuous active work in freemasonry there is no more interesting portion of the volume before us than the last twenty-eight pages. It takes us back to the days when the bright young masons, instead of pluming themselves upon a parrot proficiency in the ritual, esteemed it their chief honor and delight in the lodge to be serving brethren, and pay respect, esteem and honor to the veterans of the Craft with whom they were privileged to associate. The lodge in which the writer took his first steps contained three men of the previous century, two of whom had deserved well of their country; the third an artillerist, who had engaged in nearly all of NAPOLEON'S campaigns, including the dreadful retreat from Moscow. What pleasure it gave us to listen to their old-time masonic experiences. How such men would have delighted a veteran association! What a rich treasure we could find to-day if through a pos.sible veteran association of years ago, the martyrs to the anti-masonic time of 1826 and later had left recorded their trials, difficulties and sufferings, as they stood up manfully and faithfully for the fraternity. Such an association in Kansas would prove a safe repository for many matters of historical interest to the Craft of this jurisdiction, which, by the death of our veterans, will be lost forever. Already by inattention have we lost

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definite knowledge of m a t t e r s o f g r e a t m o m e n t , which should h a v e been historically recorded. By t h e t i m e t h i s a p p e a r s in p r i n t we hope to see t h e K a n s a s Masonic V e t e r a n Association fully organized. W e t h a n k our M i n n e s o t a b r e t h r e n for t h e interesting record. , CALVIN L . BROWN, Grand Master, Morris. THOMAS MONTGO.MERY, G r a n d Secretary, St. Paul. IRVING TODD, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Hastings.

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T h e volume before us has opposite t h e title page a well executed e n g r a v i n g of t h a t model G i a n d Secretary, J . L. POWER, who, by common consent, was called upon to fill t h a t position at t h e Masonic Congress a t Chicago in 1893. It n e v e r has been o u r good fortune to meet Bro. P., b u t if t h e engraving tells a correct story, t h e r e is g r o u n d for hope and belief t h a t h e will c o n t i n u e for m a n y y e a r s to serve t h e Craft of Mississippi, as for t h e past twenty-five h e h a s so faithfully. T h e Craft m e t u n d e r p e c u l i a r c i r c u m s t a n c e s of grief SLTXA affliction, on account of t h e serious a n d s u p p o s e d fatal illness of G r a n d Master I R V I N MILLER, w h o t h e r e b y h a d been for more t h a n a m o n t h incapacit a t e d from t h e performance of his official duties, a n d whose last oflicial act on t h e record s u b m i t t e d b e a r s d a t e of December .31, 1893. I t is p l e a s a n t to n o t e that t h e first act of G r a n d Lodge was t h e a p p o i n t m e n t , on t h e resolution of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r FREDERIC SPEED, of a committee to p r e p a r e an expression of s y m p a t h y , and devi.se measures of practical relief for t h e i r afflicted G r a n d Master a n d h i s family. I t is needless to say t h a t t h e committee acted p r o m p t l y a n d generously. K.".W.'. J O H N Y . M U K R Y , J R . , D e p u t y and acting G r a n d Master, o p e n e d t h e G r a n d Lodge, t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, Past G r a n d Master E . GEORGE D E L A P , b e i n g present. T h e acting Grand Master says in h i s a d d r e s s : That I am able to make auy report of the Grand Master's work tor the year is due to the methodical and painstaking record made by him of all his official actions, and to the invaluable assistance rendered me by our incomparable Grand Secretary, J. L. POWER, to whom it is but simple justice to say that this report is chiefly due. F e w decisions are m a d e b y G r a n d Masters in Mississippi, if we may j u d g e by t h i s report, t h e d u t i e s of t h a t c h a r a c t e r b e i n g delegated to a " C o m m i t t e e on Masonic Law a n d J u r i s p r u d e n c e , " the c h a i r m a n of w h i c h in accordance with t h e eternal fitness of things, now is, a n d for twelve years last past, has b e e n Bro. FREDERIC SPEED. At this p o i n t we wish to m a k e a quotation from t h e report, before considering it generally: The present is the tenth report of this committee which the chairman has â&#x20AC;˘written, and completes his twelfth year of service as a member of the committee. During seven other years he had the honor and pleasure of serving the Grand Lodge

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as a member, three as a chairman of the Appeals Committee, and another as the Special Committee on the Codification of the Laws of the Grand Lodge, rounds out a term of continuous service, covering a greater length of t i m e t h a n any other individual has given to like work during the life of this Body. Without any abatement of zeal or loss of interest it seems to him that the time has come, when in the interest of the Grand Lodge, these duties should be assigned to another. It is not to the best interest of any Body to repress the zeal of the younger members by the continuance in otlice of those whose only merit is length of service. That younger and equally meritorious members may be encouraged to work for deserved promotion, he considers that it is now time for him to retire from the arduous duties and responsible post he has so long occupied, and, therefore it is, that he must beg to be excused from further service on the standing committees of the Grand Lodge.

And this is what the Grand Lodge did with it: The Grand Lodge, without a dissenting voice, refused to adopt the suggestion of Bro. SPEED, t h a t he should be excused from further service on the standing committees, by striking out from the last paragraph his request to be excused.

We do not blame the chairman of the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, as we read his twenty seven pages of decisions and comment, for his anxiety to "encourage younger and equally meritorious members," though we think the word "equally" cannot be properly used in the jurisdiction which has within its confines Bro. SPEED. We think the "zeal of the younger members" may well be repressed, so long as the Craft in the exercise of a sound discretion sees fit to command the experience, ability and judicial acumen of its distinguished chairman. A very interesting report is made in connection wi(th the question whether a resident of another State could be admitted to membership in a Mississippi lodge. The majority in number of the corhmittee decided that the non-resident could be so received. Bro. SPEED dissented on the ground that that would make him accountable to two difierent jurisdictions at the same tiaie. Bro. S. further says: We cannot say t h a t the strict letter of the law is against permitting our lodge to affiliate a resident of Louisiana, but we unhesitatingly affirm that its spirit is against such action, and we t h i n k the law of Louisiana ought to be our law. â&#x20AC;˘

Under the head of Grand Lodges prohibiting affiliates from other Grand Jurisdictions, Bro. SPEED cites Massachusetts, but the entire section, of which only part is quoted, clearly applies to initiates and not to Master Masons. Still this is not material, as he practically concedes the law is against him in his contention. We tail to perceive how the fact that one is amenable to two different jurisdictions thereby should be urged as a reason for dissent to the admission to membership of one residing in another State. We consider the law well settled that the place where the offense was committed is the place where the defendant should be tried for his offense. Masonry should interpose no obstacles to a prompt complaint against and speedy trial of one who has committed an offense against its Body. It may be "anomalous" to hold one responsible in two different jurisdictions. It was an anomalous proceeding, recently, to hold an officer in the regular army for trial before both the military and civil courts.

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but it was done, and the only complaint made by the public was, that the defendant escaped punishment by the one as well as the other court. The members of the masonic fraternity are practical people, and do not stop to split hairs over a matter in which, in either case, equal and exact justice is assured to the accused, and in which, if a particle of doubt exists as to the matter, his own lodge and his own Grand Lodge, as well as the Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction where he has been tried, all stand as bulwarks for his protection from injury and wrong. The law of Kansas says: " A lodge having jurisdiction of the subject may summon the defendant wherever he may be found." We think this is good law, because we think the place where the offense is committed is the proper place to assume jurisdiction for the trial of the defendant, and this entirely independent of lodge membership or residence. One known to be a mason who commits an offense within the jurisdiction is amenable to the law of this jurisdiction, whether he resides or has his membership in Louisiana or England, and a Kansas mason violating masonic law in another Grand Jurisdiction and held accountable to that Grand Jurisdiction, the Grand .Jurisdiction of Kansas will give full force, effect and virtue to its judgment of discipline therefor. (The Grand Lodge sustained Bro. SPEED in his minority report, thereby sustaining a principle in which they are not in harmony with the general trend of opinion of the Grand Bodies in this country). We note another interesting matter under the head of "Rejected Material of Another Jurisdiction," viz: A person once rejected by a lodge in Kansas applies for initiation in one of our lodges, his conduct having been exemplary while here, the Kansas lodge is written to in his behalf, and replies by waiving jurisdiction. Confronted by our law, which prohibits lodges from working up the rejected material of other jurisdictions, we are asked what is to be done to enable t h e party to become a mason? Anewer.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The only thing to be done is for the Kansas lodge to work its own rough ashlar, which it can do by electing the party, if it now considers him worthy, and our lodge can confer the degrees, at its request, as its proxy, but the party will be the m e m b e r of the Kansas lodge, and it will be responsible /or his making.

Here is another anomalous proceeding which illustrates the beauties of perpetual jurisdiction,and demonstrates the advantage of-the Kansas position on that subject. The Kansas rejected material, though considered worthy for the Mississippi temple, cannot be received because it cannot be lifted over the Chinese wall raised for the exclusion of foreign material of that character, and yet the chances are, judging from the granted waiver of jurisdiction, that the candidate is worthy in any place except that from which, by probably one single prejudiced ballot, he was excluded, and the only remedy, suggested is to send him back where they have already indicated they do not want him. If Mississippi, on the other hand, sends us a rough ashlar, though we may find a mark of rejection on it, if, on thorough inspection, we find it worthy and well qualified for the builder's use, we will use it in the name and for the sake of the Great Builder, with full faith that it will be a living stone in His great temple.

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" T H E MISSISSIPPI RULES."

Since writing the foregoing, we have seen the two rules by Bro. SPEED, to cover the vexed question of perpetual jurisdiction, and which, reported by him to the Grand Lodge of Mississippi at its last communication, were adopted by that Body as a possible solution of the difficulty. They have since, by circular letter, been sent to the various Grand Bodies of the United States, and their concurrence in the action taken by the Grand Lodge of iSIississippi requested. Rule 1 reads as follows: Whenever any person who shall have been rejected for initiation in any lodge shall have removed his place of abode into the jurisdiction of another lodge, within the jurisdiction of another Grand Lodge, with the intention of making it his perman e n t place of residence, and shall reside there not less t h a n one year, and shall again desire to petition for initiation, he may present his petition to the lodge under whose jurisdiction he resides, or to any lodge which has concurrent jurisdiction over t h a t place, which shall thereupon certify the facts to the lodge which rejected him, and if said lodge shall not within six months thereafter, furnish to the lodge to which said petition is made, the grounds upon which such rejection was made, it may proceed with such petition as in other cases, and that lodge may initiate him if elected. Whenever the grounds upon which the petitioner was rejected are furnished to the. lodge to which he makes his new petition, it shall judge the sufficiency thereof, and proceed in its discretion.

To this proposed legislation various objections are urged by different jurisdictions. Past Grand Master THOMAS B . LONG, of Indiana, presents two, viz: 1. That a Grand Lodge should never surrender the sovereign power to legislate for itself, upon its own affairs, in its own exclusive territorial jurisdiction. 2. That as masonry is so far interwoven with religion as to lay us u n d e r obligations to pay national homage to Diety.and as we hope ourselves to gain forgiveness for our own transgressions, we should not permit alien legislation to deprive us of the power to recognize the repentance of our fellowman.

It seems to us from the standpoint of a Grand Lodge vvhixih does not acknowledge the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction, that the proposed legislation while not necessary for us, is, and can only be valuable to those who hold to that doctrine, and then only to the extent to which they desire to escape from the evils of the same. It is conceded, of course, that each Grand Jurisdiction is sovereign in its own confines. The only ground upon which it is insisted we shall be held subject to this questionable doctrine is not one of right in itself, but the comity of Grand Jurisdictions; on the same principle we should insist upon uniformit}' with our rule of residence (one year) from those Grand Lodges which require a lesser period, and should withdraw friendly relations entirely from a jurisdiction which insists upon making masons at sight without any requirement as to jurisdictional residence. Of course, with the growth of Grand Jurisdictions better and more restrictive methods of government have been evolved since the days when the only limitations of any kind were those of sex, birth, age, and having proper recommendations. It strikes us that the great difficulty with the proposed legislation lies in this fact, that the ballot once cast, he who has cast it is under the

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a n c i e n t obligation, v i z : " D y s k e v e r t h o u n o t t h y n o w n e dede." H o w can t h e lodge which rejected, furnish to t h e lodge t o which t h e petition is m a d e t h e grounds u p o n w h i c h such rejection was made, without violating w h a t is written in t h e law of nearly, if n o t q u i t e all, t h e jurisdict i o n s of t h e country, t o - w i t : " T h e secrecy of t h e ballot shall be maint a i n e d inviolable, and no o n e m a y indicate t h e character of a n y vote b y h i m cast." Practicallj', t h e provision simply a m o u n t s to six m o n t h s delay, d u r i n g whicli if h e feels disposed, t h e original rejector can furn i s h reasons w h y another rejection s h o u l d b e m a d e . W e shall be pleased to see a disposition on t h e part of those jurisdictions t h a t have been h i d e - b o u n d on t h i s subject, to accede t o t h e broader-gauged views p r e s e n t e d i n t h e resolutions of Bro. SPEED. W e consider t h e m a forward step for t h e G r a n d Bodies heretofore acknowledging perpetual jurisdiction, a n d believe t h e i r adoption by t h e m will p a v e t h e way for that absolute justice, l i b e r t y and toleration, for which m a s o n r y h a s b e e n , a n d should b e distinguished. G r a n d Lodge, after s y m p a t h e t i c and b e n e v o l e n t action in behalf of P a s t G r a n d Master IRVING MILLBH, " was led i n p r a y e r by acting G r a n d ' C h a p l a i n Kev. T. W. L E W I S , a n d h i s earnest, fervent petition elicited t h e h e a r t y " A m e n " of t h e great assemblage. T h a t ' s t h e right way, b r e t h r e n ; y o u r w o r k was carried on in proper order. Y o u gave y o u r hearts^ y o u r substance, a n d your prayers. Several o t h e r items of b e n e v o l e n c e on t h e p a r t of t h e Grand Lodge are n o t e d in t h e Proceedings. All are w o r t h y of t h e highest c o m m e n d a t i o n . Our Mississippi b r e t h r e n u n d o u b t e d l y believe t h a t masonry consists i n s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r than r e h e a r s i n g a m o r a l a n d symbolic catechism ; t h e y h a v e vitalized with b e n e v o l e n t works w h a t some would m a k e an articulated skeleton of formalism. T h e r e a r e lots of good t h i n g s recorded in t h e book before us. One t h a t m a k e s u s feel as if it w o u l d h a v e b e e n good to have been t h e r e , was to see all t h e venerable P a s t G r a n d Masters, w i t h Past G r a n d Master P . M. SAVERY at the h e a d , p r e s e n t i n g t h e following resolution, which was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted by a rising vote, v i z : WHEREAS, E.'.W.-. Bro. JOHN LOGAN POWER, to-day reelected to the office of Grand

Secretary, has for a quarter of a century continuously served the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Mississippi in said official capacity, performing honestly and truly and faithfully the many and varied duties of said office; also acting as the almoner of masons in almost all cases of public affiiction, destitution and distress; recognized as the right hand and prop of every Grand Master who has occupied the Grand East for the past twentyfive years; declining advancement for himself to the office of actual Grand Master; it is eminently tit and proper that the Grand Lodge place the seal of commendation upon the name and service of the beloved brother, and confer upon him the highest honor it is in its power to bestow; therefore be it Resolved, That E '.W.'. JOHN LOGAN POWER be, and is hereby elected an honorary Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi. M'e welcome M.'. W . \ Bro. POWER w i t h i n t h e c h a r m e d circle, and a r e willing t o date his commission b a c k twenty-five years, to save a n y question of precedence b y reason of r a n k . T h e l a w r e p o r t was t a k e n u p b y sections, a n d as a m e n d e d u n a n i mously a d o p t e d ; Committee on F r a t e r n a l Relief m a d e two r e p o r t s of

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disbursements; recommendations for better preparation for ceremonies of laying corner stones, and for the observance of St. John's Day, were concurred in; Masonic Orphans' Home Committee report 57,675.50 loaned out, and the sum of $1,128.29 on hand to be invested, and that the funds were wisely managed by the Board of Trustees; centennial anniversary of the death of WASHINGTON received consideration, and prizes were awarded to Secretaries making the two best prepared lodge returns. The Grand Lodge devoted a time for the special order of memorial tributes. Various brethren of that jurisdiction received mention, and then Bro. SPEED delivered an oration, from which we quote: Wherever lodges meet, the names and labors of INNES, BACHELOR and BROWN were known and honored. Not the least among the privileges which masonry has conferred upon me is that which enabled me to claim personal friendship with each of them.

Of JOHN H . BROVVN he says: Masonry was his life's work, and he left on its records the best efforts of a m i n d well stored and an industry which knew no rest. Kind and gentle in his manners, genial and entertaining in his intercourse, he will live in the affections of m a n y who loved him, not only for what h e has done for masonry, b u t because h e was a c h a r m i n g . companion.

The Finance Committee found the salary of Grand Secretary POWER wholly out of proportion to the labor performed by him and a reflection upon the liberality of the masons of Mississippi. As a preparatory step toward reform, they increased it two hundred dollars. Our brethren are to be praised for determining that now is the right time to warm up the heart of their venerable servitor, and smooth, if possible, the wrinkled lines of care and anxiety from, his brow, who, in his devotion to their interests, possibly has made no provision for his own. Whether he has or not, we are convinced that he has a right to expect, as he undoubtedly has always noticed, the fulfillment of "this Scripture": "Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, aiid verily thou shalt be fed." " The installation ceremonies conducted by Past Grand Master SPEED were peculiarly impressive." As he installed Grand Secretary POWER he recalled his first meeting with him at Holly Springs, twentytwo years previous, and the brethren who then composed the Grand Lodge. Grand Secretary POWER responding, " endeavored to express his deep sense of obligation and gratitude for all the kindness and forbearance shown him by his brethren in the past twenty-five years, and for the exceptional honor this time conferred upon him in creating him an Honorary Past Grand Master. The incident affected many to tears." "The mystic chain, in which all present formed a link, was then united." Prayer was offered by Past Grand Master BARKLEY ; a " few loving words of admonition and encouragement" from Past Grand Master SPEED, in which tender reference was made to the afflictive visitation upon Past Grand Master MILLER; all joined in "Auld Lang Syne," the blessing of heaven was invoked, and the Grand Lodge and its record for thesfiventv-sixth annual communication, was closed.

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W e h a v e , as will be noted, given an u n u s u a l a m o u n t of space to Mississippi. It has b e e n one of t h e most i n t e r e s t i n g records ever read b y us. I t is full of t h e kind of m a s o n r y t h a t attracts us. I t began with an expression of s y m p a t h y for a distressed b r o t h e r ; page after page p r e s e n t s acts of beneficence on t h e p a r t of G r a n d Lodge. W h i l e t h e y h o n o r t h e illustrious dead, they did n o t f o r g e t ' t o h o n o r and substantially r e q u i t e t h e w o r t h y living; t h e y r e m e m b e r e d by a kindly, loving act to his d e s c e n d a n t , one w h o had deserved well of t h e Craft of Mississippi ; and t h e n t h e good work all d o n e , t h e y r o u n d e d it o u t and swelled o u t t h e i r h e a r t s to greater a m p l i t u d e , if t h a t were possible, by t h e mystic c h a i n , t h e reverential prayer, t h e l o v i n g words, t h e tuneful song, and t h e h e a v e n l y invocation with which t h e y closed t h e i r ceremonies, a n d said, for s o m e of t h e m , their last farewells. B r e t h r e n , if we had been t h e r e , w h e r e v e r our seat m i g h t h a v e been, we would h a v e been in t h e " a m e n corner." T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is b y P a s t Graijd Master ANDREW H . B A E K L E Y , c h a i r m a n of t h e committee, a n d concisely reviews all t h e w o r k contained i n t h e Proceedings of K a n s a s for 1893. H e s a y s : Our brethren in Kansas have a written catechism, floor worli and all complete, if we have read the Grand Master's address correctly. Brethren, what did you do with your obligation all the time you were preparing the little book? This is your business, not ours. Our conscience was not involved in this transaction. We could not resist the temptation to call attention to it, although it is none of our business. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, says t h e wise m a n . W e take issue w i t h you o n t h e question of d u t y , Bro. B . W e t h i n k it t h e d u t y of a c o r r e s p o n d e n c e committee to call a t t e n t i o n to a n d criticise fearlessly a n y act, decision, s e n t i m e n t or expressed o p i n i o n w h i c h , in its j u d g m e n t , is n o t in accord with, or detrimental to, t h e b e s t interests of masonry. T h e c o m m i t t e e notes t h e presentation of t h e gavel w r o u g h t b y Bro. W M . NICHOLS to Grand Lodge; copies G r a n d Master FCI,LER'S c o m m e n t on o u r g r o w t h a n d p r o s p e r i t y ; refers to action of G r a n d Lodge in refere n c e to J O H N H . BROWN'S illness; s p e a k s of t h e c h a s t e a n d elegant diction of G r a n d Orator W R I G H T ' S oration ; says of t h e work of t h e Masonic H o m e C o m m i t t e e , " t h i s is a good b e g i n n i n g ; " t h a t Bro. J O H N H . BROWN'S C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report " interests us from t h e b e g i n n i n g to t h e e n d . " A n d then it a n n o u n c e s w i t h a u t h o r i t y , t h a t t h e "saloon question is settled in t h e G r a n d Lodge of Mississippi," t h a t it will t r o u b l e t h e m n o more â&#x20AC;&#x201D; d u r i n g t h e i r t i m e a t least; t h a t , "Mississippi h a s reached t h e topmost r u n g in t h e l a d d e r in r e g a r d to temperance, a n d G O D b e i n g o u r helper, we never will recede. T h e r e is n o t a saloon in t h e State of Mississippi to-day k e p t b y an affiliated mason." A m e n to t h a t too. M.'.W.-. J . L. SpiNKS, G r a n d Secretary, M e r i d i a n . P a s t G r a n d Master J . L. POWER, G r a n d Secretary, J a c k s o n . Rev. A. H . BARKLEY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, â&#x20AC;˘Crawford. S e v e n t y - s e v e n t h communication, F e b r u a r y 14, 1895, W e s t P o i n t .

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MISSOURIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1893. 73n ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

ST. LOUIS, OCTOBER 10TH.

By some accident, inadvertence or misfortune our review of Missouri for 1893 was cut oflf close behind tlie ears. We give what we think will make ample amends for the error. Bro. WM. F . KUKN, Grand Orator, delivered the address given below. It is so clearly and emphatically an embodiment of what we think masonry is, and should be, and is such a real tangible entity of thought production in this line, that we not only feel warranted, but have a genuine pleasure in reproducing it here entire. We are not unmindful of the fact that Dr. Bro. KUHN learned his lessons in masonry in Kansas, and we claim this address as a Kansas product: PRACTICAL MASONRY. Utilitarianism is prefiminently t h e spirit of this age. Not only is i t t h e s t a n d a r d of morality, b u t it is t h e measure of the genius of all iustitutions a n d organizations. Is it useful? Is it practicable? Will it pay? are the test questions which t h e relentless critic asks in regard to h u m a n action in the field of moral, philosophical or intellectual activity. I t is no longer a question. On what is your Institution based? b u t What are its results? What of the utility of your Institution and the usefulness of its members? I believe most emphatically that no institution, organization or business has a right to exist or receive the sanction of civil law, either direct or implied, that cannot stand t h e test of moral utility. Permit me, therefore, to a s k : What is t h e utility of masonry, a n d can we find in t h e life a n d action of its members, t h a t moral and practical usefulness that should merit the support and influence of t h e world ? A celebrated English critic, i n his review of masonry, says: " T h e celebration of t h e brotherhood of man, a n d the cultivation of universal goodness in the abstract, seem rather indefinite objects in a n y society in this unimaginative age." Is this criticism warranted? Is i t just? The brotherhood of m a n is a great moral t r u t h , yet what has it accomplished? What are its fruits? As an abstract idea i t is barren. Philosophically the brotherhood of m a n implies the fatherhood of GOD, a n d the inculcation of those divine a n d moral principles that have their source in t h e Great Light of masonry. This truth underlies t h e fundamental principles of our Order. On this basis, often as a mere sentiment or an abstract idea, do many of our eulogies rest; here are o u r apostrophes, a n d a r o u n d this revolve our glowing periods, u n t i l often t h e supposed grandeur, antiquity and philosophy of our Order have smothered its very life and soul. Grandeur based upon mere sentiment is a sham. Antiquity may n o t even merit respect, and philosophy m a y b e a mere fog. It is not enough that masonry be purely'a sentiment. It is n o t enough that masonry is a " beautiful system of morality," b u t i t must be a " system of morality " in action. I t is not enough that it is a system of morality that is deeply religious, b u t it must partake of a religion that is a living personality. I t is n o t enough t h a t it is a system of morality deeply religious a n d philosophical, b u t it m u s t contain a philosophy that is n o t lost in mystical speculation while the soul is starving. I n short, freemasonry must be a living, acting reality, with a practical, useful end i n view. Masonry is not criticised for the principles u n d e r l y i n g It, b u t for what we fail t o bring o u t of it. I do not wish to appear as a n iconoclast a n d shatter your previous idols, neither pronounce an eulogium on mere sentiment, b u t to he plain a n d practical; therefore, permit me to ask: What has masonry done through you ? Through you, not for you ? Not for you as its chief aim a n d end, b u t by you, as an instrument, through which the principles that we profess have gone o u t to comfort, 10 bless, to relieve?

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Masonry is preSminently unselSsb. "Torches are m a d e to b u r n , jewels to wear. Things growing to themselves are growth's abuse." The spirit that pervades Its innermost recesses is to contribute to the relief " of \vorlhy distressed Master Masons, their widows a n d orphans.'' You are to be the recipient only reciprocally, by masonry m a k i n g you a benefactor. Excuse me for being personal, but, brethren,write down t h e answer to this q u e s t i o n : " What induced you to become a mason ? " I n answering, please forget the ritualistic answer and give m e your square, honest opinion. After you have answered it, let x, equal the inducement, formulate the equation, then cross o u t all t h a t pertains to self a n d how does it reiid — x = l , a n d l = a:; blot out t h e I, a n d « = 0. Let us, with a clairvoyant eye, read some of the answers: " To help me in my business"—"Out of curiosity "—"For the society it may bring"—"Because it is popular "—"In order t h a t soon, very soon, I may wear a p l u m e ; write 32° after my n a m e ; ride a camel, don a fez, and ape the heathen." Self, self, all self; b u t from the great heart of masonry comes a n o t h e r answer, humble, unselfish, grander and sweeter than t h e greatest s y m p h o n y ever heard — " I n order that in me, by me, a n d through me, the burdened heart may find a solace, the orphan's cry may touch my purse, the widow's needs may find relief, a n d aged a n d palsied hands may find a h o m e . P e r m i t another question; " W h a t do you enjoy in masonry, and why do you attend t h e l o d g e ? " Answers—"I enjoy n o t h i n g in it, It has never helped me in business one c e n t " — " T o have some place to spend my evenings"—"To watch the treasury and see t h a t no money is voted to t h e ' H o m e ' or any new-fangled notions." But again from t h e soul of masonry comes this answer: " T h a t I may become a better m a n ; study its t r u t h s ; cheer my brethren in their w o r k ; encourage the young, comfort the old — a beam of sunshine rather t h a n a storm cloud; a stur of hope rather than a spirit of gloom ; ever young in masonic spirit, never an antediluvian, or a ghost of the fossil age." If the genius of masonry is utility a n d practical, it m u s t be progressive. It is a law of n a t u r e t h a t there must be a progression or a retrogression in all physical life. It is equally true of societies and organizations; we cannot stand still and glory in our history a n d antiquity. What if we can trace our Order beyond the seventeenth century ; it is t i m e we stopped talking about our antiquity a n d examine the present. Pedigree falls before the scrutiny of the critic's query, " What have you done, what can you d o ? " Freemasonry is progressive. I t has b e e n , a n d is the conservator of freedom, champion of religious liberty, the enemy of ignorance, the foe of superstition and vice. I t has withstood- the assaults of ignorance a n d prejudice, and has laughed at the rage and bulls of the Vatican. She stands to-day the picture of hope to the unfortunate, one foot in the past, the other in the present, with eyes gazing into the future, the smile of confidence on her lips, and the wreath of charity, a symbol of victory, iu her h a n d ; this is t h e spirit of our Order. But masonry can only progress as it becomes useful and practical; as a mere abstraction, it will stand as a m o n u m e n t a l relic of the past, t h e h o m e of bats and owls. We come back again to the question. What have you as a mason, as a lodge, done? What can you do? Have you whispered good counsel in t h e ear of a fallen brother? Have you caused a smile to come to the face of t h e afHicted? Have you changed the cry of the orphaned to a cry of gladness? Has your lodge existed for the cause of h u m a n i t y , or for your self-aggrandizement? Have you paid your dues to t h e Home with a " GOD bless it," or have you paid It with a snarl and a regret? Do you look upon the ceremony of the degrees as a mere form, and the shorter a n d sooner ended the better, or do you look beneath the form and try to learn its spirit a n d deep meaning? Don you take your candidate's money in order to put it at interest, a sort of money making scheme, or does the money belong to masonry, to be used in her interest, for her glory a n d honor? Upon the answer to these questions can readily be predicted the usefulness and progress of your lodge, or your masonic life. I t is not enough for us to speculate on " Whence came masonry, or what is i t ? " But w h a t is it doing? The first two we may learn from history, b u t the last can only b e k n o w n by t h e way iu which we live it. T h e t r u e living of masonry necessarily implies a knowledge of i t ; both whence it came, a n d what it is. To know the past and to understand t h e present is the sure road to success in t h e future.

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To make masonry utilitarian and practical, its members must have a h e a r t a n d mind filled with a knowled^'e oE masonry ; to this end, every member o u g h t to be a reading mason. It-is indeed a sad commentary that an Order with a history t h a t is pregnant with ihe thoughts of the greatest minds, a history that links the soul to its Creator, and takes hold of h u m a n i t y , has among the Craft so few masonic students, or even readers of masonic literature. , " Thrice armed is he who hath his quarrel just." But thrice qualified and armed is he whose mind is stored with the history of our ancient craftsmen, the sacred mysteries, the occult sciences, and contemporaneous history. To know history may make us automatons, but to know the philosophy of t h a t history, is the North Star in our masonic journey. . A knowledge of the past t h a t brings to us a utility for the present and future is to be commended. It is not true living for him. who, like the ancient philosopher, surrounds himself in a fog of mysteries, a cobweb of idle speculation ; a metaphysical dreamer in the ancient mysteries a n d occult sciences, to whom utility is always on the scaffold, and metaphysics forever o n the throne. It is not the masonry of the n i n e t e e n t h century to be living with PLATO, SESECA, the Kabalist, and other heathen teachers. What these draamers were to philosophy so were the mysteries to m a s o n r y ; a n d it has been well said. " T h e a n c i e n t philosophy disdained to be useful." It dealt largely in theories of moral perfection, which were so sublime t h a t they could never be more than theories. " I t could n o t condescend to the h u m b l e office of ministering to the comforts of h u m a n beings," a n d had our Grand Master lived in that age, he would have been considered a poor philosopher for having used the principles of the arch, as SENECA has said, " T h e t r u e philosopher does not care whether he has an arched roof, or any roof over his head." They could dream in metaphysical ease, while the orphan lay starving at their doors ; eulogize themselves as an essence of GOD, and in the same moment write a tribute to a matricide. We, to-day,do not care so m u c h about what GOD is; but how we can d o his will. Not a metaphysical discussion on our duty to our neighbor ; b u t teach us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Masonry to-day needs less philosophical nonsense, b u t more practical activity; less speculation and more utility. This must be h e r watchword, this the masonic battle-cry. The Great Light is her philosophical guide. She fears no enemies, for they lie in dust at her feet. She must now labor to be w o r t h y of that divine benediction, " Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these, ye have done it unto me." To merit this we must act in the line of practical charity, a n d o u r utility must take in h u m a n i t y . When the final history of masonry shall have been written, and the historian writes of h e r antiquity, let h i m s a y : " When the h u m a n family formed itself i n t o society for m u t u a l benefit a u d p r o t e c t i o n , masonry was there; before Divine revelatiOQ had pierced the gloom of the heathen world, masonry was struggling unaided in directing the u n t u t o r e d mind into a knowledge of GOD, His relation to man, m a n ' s relation to himself, a n d to each other â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the mystferies of Egj^ptian rites; on the b a n k s of the Indus ; in classic A t h e n s ; in warlike Rome. In religious Europe, to t h e cry of the hermit, PETER, she erected her monasteries, a n d placed the red cross on the breast of the Christian warrior. In philosophic Germany she erected the cathedrals, a n d gave direction to scientific investigation. She erected her hospitals in Jerusalem, a n d sank under the hate and greedy power of the Vatican. She sprang into newness of life in 1717. emerged from the operative into the speculative; withstood the storms of persecution and hatred of king and priest. Denounced as heretical, yet has always been o r t h o d o x ; cursed for being skeptical, yet has always acknowledged in h u m b l e reverence the great I A m ; traduced as treasonable, yet has never failed to spring to her country's call; branded as a hypocrite, yet ready to yield u p life to conscience's m a n d a t e ; villifiedas the enemy of Christianity, yet has always been her h a n d m a i d a n d dispenses more charity t h a n the churches combined. Aye! she sprang from the soul's desire for religious a n d political liberty." What has masonry done? On the broad basis of utility let the historian w r i t e " She t a u g h t , ' Fear GOD a n d keep his commandments,' 'Love thy neighbor,* ' To t h i n e own self be true.' She has inculcated moral rectitude and honorable living; t h a t labor is honorable; that the humblest a n d poorest are the equal of kings and p r i n c e s ;

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t h a t t h e h u m a n family stands upou a level in civil and religious rights; that man is n o t regarded for his worldly wealth and h o n o r a l o n e ; t h a t the inner and not the outer makes m a n ; she is the encourager of the arts a n d sciences, develops the heart and m i n d , ' c u r b s ambition and represses e n v y ; ' she has lengthened life and mitigated pain ; she has staunched t h e blood on the field of battle ; caught the sigh of the vanishing soul, a n d Jiissed the tear from the r e p e n t a n t e y e ; she has extended the hand of love and raised the fallen: she has dotted the country with homes for the orphans, t h e widows a n d the aged ; homes t h a t shine like the Pleiades In the masonic heavens. The moan of distress she has changed to a melody of rarest m u s i c ; the sighs of the homeless, to t h e tuneful sighs of the trees and flowers. H u n g e r and want have vanished before h e r warm rays like the mist of the m o r n i n g . " This has masonry done, this is her utility. Will it pay? Ask its benefactors, its recipients. Will it pay? Throw open wide the windows and doors of the homes and hospitals ; let there burst therefrom the pent-up songs of gladness from the fatherless; the benediction of prayer and of joy from the aged ; the h y m n of thanksgiving from the widowed, in one grand pean of honor a n d praise. Yea, bring forth the head-stone to such a masonic temple, baptize it Charity, a n d " Grace. Grace be u n t o It." Yes, it will pay. This is my eulogy on practical masonry, a n d as such, like the great luminary of nature, may practical masonry roll on, a n d on, and on, s h e d d i n g its lights, its luster, its joy, its gladness; and when you and I, as members of this Grand Jurisdiction —as mere specks in t h e masonic firmament —shall pass away, may we be permitted to say: " Fading away like the stars of the m o r n i n g , Losing their light in the glorious s u n ; So let me pass away, gently a n d lovingly. Only remembered by w h a t I have d o n e . "

MrSSOURI—1894. 7 4 T I I A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

H A R R Y K E E N E , Grand Master.

S T . LOUIS, OCTOBER 9 T H .

T h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s was

not present. T h e G r a n d Master's r e p o r t is a concise a c c o u n t of liis official acts. U n d e r t h e heading, " M a s o n i c H o m e , " h e s a y s : From every source I learn that this great undertaking Is in satisfactory working order and acomplishing what its protnoters anticipated. I bespeak for It the goodwill of every mason in the State; not a single word has been spoken against our blessed Home. F i v e dispensations for n e w lodges h a v e b e e n g r a n t e d and t h r e e refused ; all dispensations asked for to confer degrees out of time were refused; a n invasion of t e r r i t o r y t a k i n g place, r e q u i r i n g actual measurem e n t , a n d t h e r e being n o G r a n d Lodge s u r v e y o r , t h e e m p l o y m e n t of t h e c o u n t y s u r v e y o r was suggested; a l i k e invasion of Missouri territory by a n I o w a lodge was investigated a n d h a r m o n i o u s J y adjusted by t h e two Grand Jurisdictions. An i n v a s i o n of t h e jurisdiction of I n d i a n T e r r i t o r y by a lodge in Missouri was called to t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e G r a n d Master of t h e latter j u r i s d i c t i o n , w h o found t h e following facts: T h a t t h e p a r t y who petitioned t h e Missouri lodge, t h o u g h living in t h e I n d i a n Territory for the past six or seven years, did all h i s b a n k i n g b u s i n e s s a t Pierce City, his

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former home in Missouri; still has business interests there; has voted there at all elections since his residence in Indian Territory, alwaj-s claiming and making oath that Pierce City was his home. The Grand Master of Missouri on these facts decided there had been no invasion of jurisdiction, and that the party was lawful material of the Pierce City lodge. To this the Grand Master of the Indian Territory demurred, and the Grand Master of Missouri referred the matter to his Grand Lodge. The matter went to the Oommittee on Jurisprudence, who decided that the petition of the candidate could not be received by the Missouri lodge because of their law forbidding, " unless the petitioner shall have resided twelve months in the State, six of which shall have been within the jurisdiction of the lodge." The committee further decided that from the facts claimed by the two lodges that the petitioner had no residence or fixed abode, and therefore not eligible by reason of the law that " a lodge cannot receive the petition for the degrees of one who has no residence, no settled home." The Grand Lodge approved the action of the Grand Master, and did not concur in the report of the committee. There can be no question but what the Grand Master was in error, and that the Grand Lodge likewise erred in not adopting the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence. The justice and correctness of this view is so self-evident that we do not deem it worthy of giving reasons therefor. Four charters were arrested, one for failure to pay Grand Lodge dues and general cussedness. Begging circular letters from within and without the State were received, and squelched by the Grand Master. We think it the duty of the Grand Master to advise the other Grand Jurisdictions from which they came, sending on the circulars, so that the lodges or individuals sending them out may be properly disciplined. We find the following in reference to Toltec Lodge, No. 520: In compliance with tlie expression of the Grand Lodge concerning this lodge, I wrote to Worshipful Bro. CHISM-advising h i m of the action taken, and advised said lodge to accept a charter from the Gran Dieta of Mexico, which consolidation ends this vexed question, excepting several of its members, to whom Grand Lodge dimits were granted on return of the charter to the Grand Secretary's office.

President NO.^H M . GIVEN presented his report for the Masonic Home, showing that the permanent fund amounts to $50,000. Our brethren in Missouri are getting to be as enthusiastic over their Home as the Kentucky brethren are over theirs. Any one who has doubts about the efficiency or the blessedness of the Home in actual operation, can have his doubts removed by a visit to that grand charity of our Missouri brethren at St. Louis. The Report on Correspondence is presented by Bro. .TOHN D . V I N ciL. Contains 194 pages, of which Kansas receives three. Under Illinois, he quotes from comments of Bro. ROBBINS, in reference to Toltec Lodge, No. 520, and remarks as follows:

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He gftve it as his opinion, that ihe masonic character of the Grau Dietaof Mexico would have to be better established than at present, before the withdrawal of the charter of Toltec Lodge would be recommended. He has doubtless seen from the action of our Grand Lodge as its last session, that it decided upou the withdrawal of the charier of Toltec Lodge, and adopted the report of the committee ou that subject. It is enough to sayto Bro. ROBBINS at this point, that the members of Toltec Lodge, •with three exceptions, voted in favor of surrendering their charter. This charter is now on file among the archives of this Grand Lodge. Bro. ViNcii.'s review of K a n s a s for 1804, c o n s t i t u t e s a thorough digest of t h e transactions reconled. I n his reference to t h e memorial services o v e r Bro. J O H N H . BiiOWN, he quotes from Bro. BASSETT'S address. Of G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S official p a p e r , he says it is a " c l e v e r business a d d r e s s ; " lie also quotes froin it his reference to ,TOHN H . BROWN, and gives the following further c o m m e n d a t i o n : " T h e official acts of t h e G r a n d Master were generally endorsed by t h e G r a n d Lodge." T h e r e p o r t of t h e Grand Secretary is said to h a v e been " a very able • d o c u m e n t , a n d contained • m a t t e r general a n d statistical to t h e local Craft." Of t h e c h a r t e r g r a n t e d to J o h n TT. B r o w n Lodge, he says: " N o d o u b t t h e circumstances justified t h e b r e t h r e n of t h a t Grand Lodge in adopting such a summary procedure." Bro. ViNciL approvingly quotes our c o m m e n t s over t h e Pennsylvania-Missouri difficulty; refers to t h e one page notice given by us of Missouri for last year, and from t h e fact t h a t we "closed our review w i t h o u t a conclusion," expressed t h e conviction t h a t " w e may hope to h e a r from h i m again." W e d e s i r e to say, Bro. VINCIL, t h a t we o b t a i n e d y o u r Proceedings last year early enough to fully review t h e m , and did so to t h e best of o u r skill and understanding. We did not, h o w e v e r , have a n y t h i n g to do w i t h t h e publication further t h a n read o u r own proofs; how t h e balance of y o u r review was lost in t h e shuffle, we do n o t k n o w . We have tried to m a k e a m e n d s this year by c o m p l e t i n g t h e work of 1893, as best we could by giving his former b r e t h r e n of K a n s a s an o p p o r t u n i t y to r e a d Bro. K U H N ' S excellent address. I t is a very pleasant p e n a n c e to t h e w r i t e r to be able to do so, and we t r u s t y o u r reverence will grant us a b s o l u t i o n . Y o u r Proceedings for 1894 c a m e to h a n d to-day, ( J a n u a r y 16, 1895 ), a n d t h e writer is b u r n i n g his 1:30 A. M. oil to get his copy of t h e Missouri review i n t o t h e p r i n t e r ' s h a n d s . Bro. v . , u n d e r K e n t u c k y , gives a n e x h a u s t i v e r e p o r t of t h e work of t h e K e n t u c k y Home, in which, after reference to t h e i m m e d i a t e good accomplished, further s a y s : The children and youth of the State, thus saved from evil, saved to the good, saved to the commonwealth, saved to Gop and immortality, will constitute a richer recompense to the benefactors to any one outlay known to our civilization. I. B. THOMAS, Grand Master, A l b a n y . J O H N D . V I N C I L , Grand Secretary and c h a i r m a n Committee on Corr e s p o n d e n c e , St. Louis. N e x t session, Jefferson City, October 15, 1895.

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T h e volume opens to a fine portrait of G r a n d Master F . G. WEBSTER. T h e Grand Master's address is brief, a n d devoted entirely to business m a t t e r s of h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Grand Secretary HEDGES h a d his Proceedings printed a n d r e a d y for t h e binder, b u t t h e G r a n d Master's pictures failed to arrive, d e l a y i n g issue. Grand Lodge adopted as a n amended by-law t h e following: " C o n viction or acquittal by a court of civil law shall n o t bar a masonic prosecution for t h e same offense." T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e reported favorably upon a n a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution, proposed b y Bro. HEDGES, limiting t h e p r e rogative of t h e G r a n d Master in m a k i n g masons at sight, to such as h a d been elected to receive t h e degrees in a regular lodge. Failing to receive t h e required majority, it was declared lost. Bro. H., " t h e r e is a d i v i n i t y doth hedge a k i n g , " etc. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e likewise reported in favor of p a y i n g only o n e representative to G r a n d Lodge, which report was sat u p o n b y t h e .financiers of G r a n d Lodge to t h e e x t e n t of 90 to 39, a n d M o n t a n a will c o n t i n u e t o pay mileage a n d p e r diem to t h r e e representatives from each lodge. VVe a r e n o t surprised t o learn t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge dues were $2.00 per m e m b e r ; t h e a m o u n t paid o u t for mileage a n d a t t e n d a n c e of t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t of forty-three lodges b e i n g $2,711.74, which is more t h a n Kansas pays to representatives of 350 lodges. â&#x20AC;˘ A testimonial ordered b y G r a n d Lodge in form of a h a n d s o m e a n tique clock, was presented to P a s t G r a n d Master MOSKS MOKRIS, t h e speech of presentation b e i n g m a d e by Past Grand Master C. H E D G E S , who t w e n t y - n i n e years p r e v i o u s h a d e x t e n d e d t h e h a n d of w e l c o m e t o him as an initiate. The Grand ings, refers to a once in his life breviated hotel The

Secretary, i n a postscript to t h e Grand Lodge Proceeddelicious a n d h a n d s o m e l y served banquet, a t w h i c h for " e v e r y longing was satisfied," a n d many arrears of a b meals settled t h e n a n d t h e r e .

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is by Bro. CORNELIUS

HEDGES;

covers 167 pages, a n d is an able a n d exhaustive report of t h e Proceedings of t h e G r a n d I^odges in review. U n d e r California, h e s a y s : We note with sat isfaction that our brother has a good word for the Eastern Star, viz: Those who object to the presence of their wives, sisters a n d daughters, as a desecration to a lodge room, must have a peculiar mental a n d moral constitution, a n d one, we think, that does n o t harmonize with t h e divine plan.

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U n d e r Connecticut, referring t o t h e n o t e x u b e r a n t growth of t h e Charity F u n d d u r i n g t h e year, he s a y s : " W e h o p e to see a H o m e prov i d e d before a n y more masons a r e s e n t to t h e p o o r h o u s e . " Referring to t h e " D o o l i t t l e T a v e r n , " in N e w H a v e n , n e x t to which was t h e b u i l d i n g in which t h e G r a n d Lodge of Connecticut was organized in 1789, Bro. H. gives t e s t i m o n y as follows: " I n early days, when t h e lodge was n o t held in a t a v e r n , it was in close proximity, for t h e c o n v e n i e n c e of those who practiced at t h e b a r . I t s n a m e , ' D o o l i t t l e , ' m u s t h a v e b e e n acquired after t h e lodge was m o v e d . " A n d t h e n Bro. H . gives himself a w a y as follows: " W e recognize t h e b u i l d i n g as familiar in our college days." Possibly t h e n a m e Doolittle was given it after you left! U n d e r Illinois, making a suggestion t h a t t h e pictures of t h e retiring G r a n d Master should be i n c l u d e d in t h e Proceedings, Bro. H . a d d s : " A n d before b i d d i n g an official adieu to Bro. M U N N , who has served so efficiently as G r a n d Secretary for twelve j'ears, we should like to see his familiar features stereotyped." Bro. MuNN has always b e e n so identified with t h e Grand Lodge of Illinois, t h a t we think Bro. H . ' s suggestion will receive a second from a n y o n e w h o reads it. Referring to Grand Master CEAWFOno's declaration, " D u r i n g t h e y e a r j u s t now closed n'e h a v e enjoyed u n u s u a l blessings," Bro. H . says: We cannot withhold our admiration from one whose robust optimism can utter such words in a year like this. Probably the World's Fair in Chicago has done much to offset and counteract the effects of the depression, but as the Roman Seuate once thought it proper to thank the <3onsuI that he did not despair of the -Republic, we think Grand Master CRAWFORD entitled to equal thanks that in a year like this he has been able to discover â&#x20AC;˘' unusual blessings" anywhere. 0 , p s h a w ! ' " W h a t ' s t h e h o d d s .so long as y o u ' r e ' a p p y . " . Yesterday t h o u s a n d s of t h e people of K a n s a s m e t together to take a fresh start i n life, a n d t h o u g h the p r o g r a m m e was, to close t h e i r exercises with t h e .singing of " A m e r i c a , " t h e y called o u t aloud for, and refused to budge until the}' h a d a chance to sing " P r a i s e G O D F r o m W h o m All Blessings F l o w . " Brace u p ; take a fresh reef with y o u r trousers' b u c k l e ; take a n o t h e r look for t h e "silver l i n i n g , " a n d t h a n k G O D t h a t m a t t e r s are no worse. W e find t h i s also u n d e r Illinois, so well a n d forcibly stated, and so in accord w i t h o u r views t h a t we e x t r a c t it b o d i l y : Bro. KoBBiNS' notice of JNIontana in his review is so generous and complimentarythat it quite disarms us for controverting, as we honestly think it deserves, his untenable views on " compulsory charity." Put in this shape it looks like a contradiction of terms; but under the dissecting knife all so-called charity is more or less compulsory. The more it is compulsory, the less it is creditable and beneficial to the giver; but the objects of the charity are as much benefited. It is our mature opinion that want and suffering would be sadly left If it depended on what the left hand gave without the knowledge and consent of the right hand. K a n s a s receives three a n d a half pages of review, digesting completely t h e Proceedings for 1894. Of t h e v o l u m e for 1894 Bro. H. says

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it bears " t h e familiar features t h a t t h e y possessed w h e n issued b y Bro. BHOWN. T h e impress of his h a n d s , as well as t h e spirit of his e x a m p l e and influence, are traceable t h r o u g h o u t . T h e volume j u s t received a t this writing is largely a t r i b u t e to his m e m o r y . A good picture of h i s broad, honest, familiar face gives us greeting as we open t h e v o l u m e . " T h e n follow tributes to his m e m o r y , as delivered a t t h e inemorial exercises h e l d on t h e afternoon of t h e first day of t h e a n n u a l communication, F e b r u a r y 21st, at Topeka. T h e spirit of the occasion w a s : " Oh ! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still." Bro. H . s a y s : " G r a n d Master THOMPSON seems to h a v e m a d e a successful a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , and wfe can b u t a d m i r e h i s q u a i n t style of expression, dropping easily into Scriptural a n d ritualistic phraseology." Our Montana friend makes use of t h e expressions, " wonderful efficiency and success " shown, and t h e " valuable suggestions m a d e for t h e future m a n a g e m e n t " of t h e office of G r a n d Secretary b y t h e t h e n incumbent. H e also says: " T h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s has a quasi-supervision over t h e Masonic M u t u a l Benefit Society." Referring to t h e g r a n t i n g of a charter to J o h n H . Brown Lodge, h e s a y s : " W e p r e s u m e t h e magic of t h e n a m e carried t h e proposition, b u t it was an unfortunate precedent, as we t h i n k . " T h e fact is, Bro. H., t h e new lodge offered for Master one of t h e brightest Past Masters in K a n s a s , w h o h a d been a n Assistant Lecturer, a n d if n o t one t h e n , was t h e n qualified to be. Its other officers a n d m e m b e r s were well-known masonic workers, a n d it was simply t a k i n g from a very large lodge a n u m b e r of its brightest masons and starting t h e m to work without t h e customary p r o b a t i o n . Of t h e writer of t h e Correspondence Report, t h e Montana reviewer is quite complimentary in his allusions; s u c h expressions as "scored a success in t h e first i n n i n g , " " h a n d l e s t h e pen like a scholar, a n d h i s subject like an i n d e p e n d e n t t h i n k e r , with t h e clearness and directness of a legal t r a i n i n g ; " winding u p with " h e a r t y accord," and " g l a d to h e a r f u r t h e r ; " call for more t h a n t h e customary " r e t u r n of t h a n k s . " We prize highly t h e m a n y c o m p l i m e n t a r y references, u n q u o t e d as well as q u o t e d herein, b u t we can only say in reference to t h a t Yale society t h a t it used to sing a song, one verse of which ended as follows: "And ere our children lisp mamma, We'll make them sing Linonia, Long live Linonia, Linonia." Under Missouri, he s a y s : Bro. KuHN.of Kansas City, in the role of Grand Orator, served up the subject of " Practical Masonry " in a very effective way. It was better than rambling among the clouds for antiquities. Bro. KuiiN is " formerly of K a n s a s . "

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U n d e r New H a m p s h i r e we find t h i s , s p e a k i n g of Grand Master PENDER :

He called attention to the rapid organization of chapters of the Eastern Star, and advised the repeal of the resolution refusing them the use of lodge rooms. We think he showed himself not only more of a gentleman, but a better mason than those who voted to continue the exclusion. The time will come, when the latter will be verymuch ashamed of themselves. W i t h all of which we a r e heartily in accord. U n d e r Pennsylvania, t h e following: The Grand Lodge of New Zealand is sovereign in our estimation, and shall be treated by us accordingly. We do not see how any American mason can bold that the British lodges are as sovereign in the Colonies as at home, without besmirching the pedigee and organization of our oldest,most honorable and respected Grand Lodges. W h i c h is in h a r m o n y w i t h our views as expressed u n d e r P e n n s y l vania. W e hope to m e e t Bro. H . a t s h o r t e r r a n g e in t h e early future. JAMES H . MONTEATH, G r a n d Master, Butte. CORNELIUS HEDGES, G r a n d Secretary, Flelena. CORNELIUS HEDGES, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Helena.

Correspondence,

NEBRASKA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1894. 3 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

OMAHA, J U N E 20TH.

JAMES P. A. BLACK, G r a n d Master, and G r a n d Representative of Kansas, in t h e G r a n d East. One h u n d r e d a n d eighty-eight of t h e two h u n d r e d a n d one c h a r t e r e d lodges w e r e represented. A well p r e p a r e d , thoughtful address was delivered by t h e Grand Master, covering sixteen pages. H i s reference to t h e financial distrust of 1893-4 is such a t r u t h f u l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e situation, and t h e des c r i p t i o n i s so graphic, t h a t we feel impelled t o reproduce i t , a s follows: Historians will record the period marking the last masonic year as one of the most eventful and disastroussince the birth of the nation. Early in its history a financial crisis, unparalleled, came upon us unawares, as the simoon overtakes the traveler in the desert, and swept with unabated fury over our land, from north to south, from east to west, leaving destruction and desolation in its path. The mutual confidence in our fellowman, which is the life-blood of a nation's prosperity, ceased to flow through the arteries and veins of our great sisterhood of States, and with the stopping of the pulse-beats, business of every kind collapsed with a suddenness whose shock was felt in every hearthstone throughout the borders of our broad domain. Alarmed at the suddenness of the crash, the people of the country in general, without stopping to consider the consequences of such a measure, withdrew from circulation the current medium of exchange with which the civilized world transacts its business.with a rapidity unequaled by sorcerer or magician; the capitalist hastily secreted his thousands in the recesses of the safety deposit vaults, and those of smaller means as speedily withdrew their smaller sums from the banks and brokers, and consigned them to secluded corners of china closets, hid them in barns or buried them in the earth, as if the downfall of our fair Republic had come upon us unheralded as the resurrection morn ; men verily crushed each other in the mad rush to save, by secretion, this representation of value,and each thus unwittingly contributed his mite

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to make the crisis more appalling in its effect. The owner of the palace and the renter of the hovel were alike powerless to lure from its hiding place the necessary moneys to meet immediate demands. Fortunes, representing the accumulations of years, were swept away in the twinkling of an eye, and countless numbers, who, through years of toil and rigid economy, had accumulated the slight competency with which to smooth the pathway of declining years, were sudCenly cast penniless upon t h e world, to begin life's battle anew. The wheel at the factory ceased lo whiz; the fire at the forge lost its glow ; the farmer found no purchaser for his products; the merchant looked in vain for customers; t h e mechanic walked the streets from morn to night in the vain search for employrrjent at any price; the railroad shop, the mine, the smelter, the numberless branches of industry that furnish employment to millions of men, were forced to suspend, a n d countless numbers, with strong hearts and willing hands, unable to find employment with which to earn the scant wages necessary to a meager existence, were forced to rely upon charity, the crowning principle of the masonic Institution, for the support of themselves and little ones. . Yet I am proud to state that the brethren of the fraternity have so nobly risen to meet the emergency, and throughout the length and breadth of our State the subordinate lodges have so readily and cheerfully guarded t h e welfare of the brethren w i t h i n their respective jurisdictions, anticipating the needs of the worthy brother in distress, t h a t no appeal has beeu left unanswered, and in very exceptional cases has the Grand Lodge been called upon to render financial aid. And now that the fury of the storm has passed, that the sunshine again breaks through the clouds, and prosperity once more dawns upon us, we have reason for congratulation, that the bonds of fraternal fellowship so strongly u n i t i n g us have maintained us an unbroken band, and w i t h o u t thp loss nf one. we have through mutual adversity become only more firmly united, and present to-day a solid front in the battle of life.

The Grand Master granted a dispensation for a new lodge at that place under the name of Silver Cloud Lodge, U. D. In giving the names of the brethren to whom dispensations were issued, he saj's: The name of JOHN THILL appears upon said petition, but upon investigation it appears that said person was engaged in the saloon business and I therefore declined to place his name upon said petition.

With our Most Worshipful brother's permission, which we know he has granted, we have taken the liberty' to italicize the word " therefore," to call the attention to it of weak-kneed Grand Masters who doubt their power or authority to interfere with the " vested right" of a mason to engage in the saloon business, or being in it to interfere with his "vested right" to be a charter member of a new lodge, or his " vested right" to be installed as a teacher of "temperance and virtue," in the Master's chair of the lodge to which he belongs. We note that Grand Master collected for Grand Lodge $130.00 for thirteen dispensations to confer degrees out of time. Twenty-one decisions are reported, nearly all of which receive the approval of the Jurisprudence Committee. No. 13, which was approved, reads as follows: A brother hailing from a lodge on the registry of the Grand Lodge of Ontario, â&#x20AC;˘Canada, not recognized by this jurisdiction, was, after examination, permitted to visit a lodge in the jurisdiction, and presented his dimit with petition for application. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘Query: " How can the brother be treated?" Answer: " He must receive the degrees in t h e same manner in every respect as a profane.''

We are inclined to question this decision. The Grand Lodge of Canada, within whose pre.sent territorial iurisdiction the so-called

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G r a n d Lodge of Ontario exercised its a u t h o r i t y , h a s declared t h e masons so m a d e by the latter, to be " i r r e g u l a r l y m a d e masons," and since â&#x20AC;˘ 1887, h a s t h r o u g h its G r a n d M a s t e r voluntarily healed all worthy applicants so m a d e . W e t h i n k t h e s t a t u s of t h e s e b r e t h r e n h a v i n g been so fixed b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Canada, t h a t it is n o t only t h e privilege and r i g h t of a n o t h e r G r a n d Jurisdiction to accept t h e same as final, and if considered w o r t h y , heal s u c h b r o t h e r , a n d t h a t w h e n t h e Grand Lodge directly i n t e r e s t e d has so d e t e r m i n e d t h e s t a t u s of such brother, it would be a reflection upon its adjudication of its own matter to do otherwise t h a n follow t h e p r e c e d e n t so established by it. T h e G r a n d Master made some good suggestions, which were a p p r o v e d by t h e G r a n d Lodge, in reference to t h e maintenance-of a Grand Lodge ofi3ce, for t h e accominodation of t h e b r e t h r e n . W e note t h a t eighteen P a s t G r a n d Masters of iSTebraska were reported present. Past G r a n d Master E. C. BLACKMAN, of Iowa, was also in a t t e n d a n c e . Bro. W H E E L E R r e c o m m e n d e d issuance of V o l u m e I, of Grand Lodge P r o c e e d i n g s , from 1857 to 1868 inclusive, to b e b o u n d in cloth. W e see n o provision to furnish a copy to c h a i r m e n of Correspondence Committees, unless it be i n t h e last clause, ending, " s u c h other libraries as t h e G r a n d Master m a y i n d i c a t e . " G r a n d Orator GEORGE D . M E I K L E J O H N delivered an oration of m u c h interest to masons interested in t h e g r a n d symbolism of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n . W e n o t e t h a t each lodge is now r e q u i r e d to annually r e p o r t t h e widows and orphans n e e d i n g relief. W M . E . BOWEN, r e v i e w e r for N e b r a s k a , presents t h e Report on Corr e s p o n d e n c e . K a n s a s for ]894 is t h u s n o t i c e d : T h e a p p o i n t m e n t and installation of a brother to t h e vacancy caused by t h e resignation of G r a n d Marshal is styled " a q u e s t i o n a b l e proceeding." T h e action i n issuing from Grand Secretary's office certified copies of two lodge charters w h i c h h a d been b u r n e d , " s e e m s n e a r e r r i g h t t h a n issuing so-called d u p l i c a t e charters." Bro. B. refers to t h e memorial exercises of Bro. JOHN H . BROWN. M a k e s four quotations from t h e addresses d e l i v e r e d ; t h e writer comm e n d s his rare j u d g m e n t in t h e selection of two of t h e same â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e other two. Our last year's effort is d u b b e d " a well written and sparkling r e p o r t , " a n d Bro. B., q u o t i n g extracts, " concurs " in t h e views expressed on canvassing for a masonic office, a n d also w h a t we say in reference t o m a k i n g p u b l i c what t r a n s p i r e s in t h e lodge room. H e also quotes in full o u r c o m m e n t s u n d e r Texas in reference to p r o v i d i n g a safe place for p a p e r s of G r a n d Lodge of historical value. Bro. B. k n o w s how to. condense, a n d yet, as Mr. LINCOLN would say, " h e gets t h e m e a t o u t of it." W e regret t h a t t h e Kansas v o l u m e for 1894 reached Bro. B. too late for more e x t e n d e d review, as suggested b y him. J O H N A. EHRHARDT, G r a n d Master, S t a n t o n . AVM. R . BOWEN, G r a n d Secretary and Reviewer, Omaha.

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JS^KV A D A — 1 8 9 4 . 3 0 T H ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

V I R G I N I A CITY, J U N E 1 2 T I I .

JOHN E . JONES, G r a n d Master, begins h i s address with t h e c u s t o m a r y consideration of t h e cussed condition of t h e country, from wliicli h e evolves some c o n u n d r u m s which are worthy of more t h a n passing t h o u g h t , to-wit: Does civilization advance a n d recede as t h e tides do — with periods of cessation between the throbs? And does t h e t h o u g h t of an epoch, like that of an individual, move in pulses and impulses? Or, does it prove that the present stagnation is not t h e law, b u t the result of infringement upon some universal principlef And is this present uprising of the people in conformity with Nature's laws, which tend to uprisings a n d occasional revolt? I t is thus she gathers her forces for advance and marks t h e methods of growth. May these withering blasts of m u r m u r i n g s a n d discontent soon pass away.

T h e address shows careful consideration a n d judicious m a n a g e m e n t on t h e part of t h e G r a n d Master of t h e various local interests a n d questions submitted, a n d t h e Craft of N e v a d a m a y well congratulate t h e m selves upon t h e record Bro. JONES has presented for inspection. C. N . NOTEWAHE presents t h e G r a n d Secretary's report, as usual. Froi^"" i^- "^*-' I'^tirrn hlitit". T^-.'.W ' 33ro. JoHN £1. DEM^IIS IS Grand Re*5rs"'^ntative of ICansas near t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nevada. The Committee on Work p r e s e n t e d two r e p o r t s , t h e majority ( f o u r ) r e c o m m e n d i n g foradoption t h e California w o r k ; t h e minority ( o n e ) o b jecting t h e r e t o , because it involved great c h a n g e s a n d expense. T h e G r a n d Lodge indefinitely postponed t h e whole matter by a " d e cisive majority." T h e G r a n d Master received a n d welcomed t h e Grand Representatives of other jurisdictions near t h e Grand J.^odge of Nevada, b u t no record a p p e a r s for Kansas. I am afraid, Bro. LEWEKS, h i s n a m e is n o t DENNIS, but . T h e C o m m i t t e e on G r i e v a n c e s r e p o r t e d r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e denial of t h e privileges of visitations to a r e s i d e n t of Reno, Nevada, m a d e a mason b y Roome Lodge, N o . 746, of New Y o r k City, a n d t h a t d e m a n d be m a d e for p u n i s h m e n t of guilty parties, which was adopted. Several pages a r e given u p to t h e consideration of t h e status of M. D. FOLEY, over which t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s of U t a h a n d N e v a d a h a v e been carrying on diplomatic correspondence for nearty, if n o t quite, t e n years. W h a t e v e r t h e m e r i t s or d e m e r i t s of t h e r e c i p i e n t of these attentions as a man, h i s case has now gone before a Court superior to G r a n d Lodges or e a r t h l y t r i b u n a l s . Conceding t h e correctness of t h e b r o a d philosophy which teaches t h a t w e should say n o t h i n g of t h e dead b u t w h a t is good, while we k n o w n o t h i n g of t h e merits of t h e past c o n t r o v e r s y , a n d do n o t care by implication even, to suggest a s y m p a t h y with either side, i t does seem as if t h e m a n n e r of his taking off should be a .striking les-son to t h e Craft e v e r v w h e r e : of t h e correctness a n d

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necessity for that well established m a s o n i c l a n d m a r k , t h a t " a mason m u s t b e a good man a n d t r u e , c o n f o r m i n g t o t h e laws of justice and virtue, called ' t h e moral law.' " T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is from t h e pen of Bro. ROBERT LEWERS, contains seventy-four pages, of which K a n s a s has its share of c o m m e n t , criticism a n d c o m m e n d a t i o n . T h e address of G r a n d M a s t e r THOMPSON is praised, his a d m o n i t i o n s to Masters quoted, a n d his o p i n i o n in regard to t h e Masonic Congress concurred in. A liberal extract is t a k e n from t h e " e l o q u e n t a d d r e s s " of G r a n d Orator J O H N GUTHRIE, a n d t h e m e m o r i a l page to late Grand Master HoBBs " d u l y appreciated." Of t h e work of t h e writer, h e is pleased to say: " T h e mantle of JOHN BROWN has fallen o n w o r t h y shoulders, if we m a y judge by t h e tone of t h e r e v i e w . " H e " a c k n o w l e d g e s t h e c o r n , " as t h e y say " out W e s t " in regard to H u t c h i n s o n , and comes back, as t h e y r e m a r k in New Orleans, w i t h a " k n o c k - o u t blow o n t h e c h i n " of o u r proof reader, because h e p e r m i t t e d t h e name DENNIS to b e p r i n t e d " D E E M I S . " A S we suggest elsewhere, we t h i n k t h e r e is still an e r r o r in regard to t h e n a m e . Bro. L. closes his review of K a n s a s , a n d h a s t e n s to K e n t u c k y , with t h i s r e m a r k : " A n d now, B r o . Master Mason M I L L E R , we m u s t bid you good bye, for o u r t i m e is limited, a n d w e m u s t h i e away to t h e l a n d of b l u e grass and ." E v e r y one knows, of course, t h a t to one v e n e r a b l e enough by j'ears to b e c o r r e s p o n d e n t for Kevada, a n d w i t h accompanying discretion w h i c h p r e s u p p o s e s a wife a n d family, two of t h e far-famed products of K e n t u c k y could offer n o t e m p t a t i o n ; we m e a n , of course, its beautiful w o m e n a n d fast horses. T h e a n x i e t y to leave prohibition Kansas, a n d t h e longer sojourn mfide in t h e k i n g d o m of B o u r b o n , would seem to indicate t h a t w h a t is suggested b y t h e in his remarks, was t h e k i n d of a hie h e had in view w h e n h e left u s . U n d e r Michigan, Bro. LEWERS, referring to Bro. CONOVER, h a s t h e following: We find all through the report that our worthy brother is a strong advocate of the use of masonic halls by the Order of the Eastern Star. We are heartily in accord with him, and we are inclined to think that the only reason some of our worthy brethren object, is because they want to find some masonic controversy "with a woman in it." This reporter is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and takes a good deal of interest in the Order and its members, and this interest is disinterested, because we are a bachelor, and have not an aunt, a mother, a sister, or even a best girl that belongs to the Order. And still we believe Bro. CONOVER is right. If B r o . L. is a bachelor, t h a t changes w h a t we have already said, a n d h e can " h i e " a t once, w i t h n o objections o n o u r p a r t ; t h o u g h w e would suggest that h e confine himself to open vehicles exclusively d u r i n g h i s sojourn, o t h e r w i s e h e m a y m e e t w i t h difficulty, " a s once befell a n e m i n e n t b r o t h e r of t h i s degree i n K e n t u c k y . "

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Bro. L. s u m s u p in his conclusion t h e various subjects of interest to t h e Craft, a n d has given us all an able r e p o r t from Nevada. P H I L I P A . DOYLE, G r a n d Master, Carson. C. N . NoTEWABE, G r a n d Secretary, Carson. F R A N K BELL, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Reno. N e x t c o m m u n i c a t i o n J u n e 11, 1895, R e n o .

NEW HAMPSHIRE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. S E M I - A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

J O H N P E N D E R , G r a n d Master.

MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 2 7 T H .

M I L L A R B F . YOUNG, G r a n d R e p r e -

sentative of K a n s a s , was at his post of d u t y . N o t h i n g was done at this communication e x c e p t t h e exemplification of t h e work a n d presentation of jewels to eight Past G r a n d Masters, o n e of w h o m , M..W.". Bro. H E N R Y E . BURNHAM, r e s p o n d e d i n behalf of t h e recipients, a n d we read with pleasurable e m o t i o n s h i s glowing t r i b u t e to General JOHN SULLIVAN, t h e first G r a n d Master of t h e Craft in New H a m p s h i r e . I t is a good year to d e m o n s t r a t e t h e intimate connection which h a s existed, a n d always will exist, b e t w e e n masonry and patriotism. 1 0 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

J O H N P E N D E R , Grand Master.

CONCORD, M A Y 16,

1894.

G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e MILLARD F .

YOUNG, p r e s e n t .

I n h i s address t h e Grand Master refers t o t h e d e a t h , a m o n g others, of P a s t G r a n d Masters CHARLES H . B E L L a n d J O H N J . BELL, saying of

o u r late G r a n d Representative, J. J. B E L L : The virtues of the departed cau he emulated by those who remain,and the recollection of our deceased brethren, particularly the latter, will long remain with the present generation of masons. A t t e n t i o n is called to t h e fact by t h e G r a n d Master t h a t " t w e n t y one c h a p t e r s of t h e Eastern Star were already organized, or in process of organization, nearly one-third as m a n y as t h e r e a r e chartered lodges. I n view of this fact I would suggest t h a t t h i s Grand Lodge, by a vote at t h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n , sanction t h e use of t h e lodge rooms b y t h e Eastern Star chapters, or a p p o i n t a special committee to take t h i s m a t t e r into consideration, a n d report at t h e n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n . " T h e C o m m i t t e e on Doings of G r a n d Officers, w i t h sublime selfsufficiency, instead of adopting either suggestion of t h e Grand Master, constituted itself as a j u r y a n d reported, viewing " with great a p p r e h e n sion t h e conditions reported from certain sections of t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction r e l a t i v e t o t h e so-called E a s t e r n S t a r ; " r e c o m i n e n d e d reaffirmation of t h e i r last year's report, and i n s t r u c t i n g District G r a n d Officers to r e p o r t to t>ie Grand Master all cases w h e r e lodges were so used, etc.

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W e notice t h a t quite a n u m b e r of lodges were granted dispensations for p u b l i c installations. W e s u p p o s e of course t h e b r e t h r e n i n each instance h i r e d a hall, instead of desecrating their lodge rooms, or m a k i n g t h e m " c o m m o n or unclean " by a d m i t t i n g their wives a n d d a u g h t e r s t h e r e i n . M e a n w h i l e we wonder w h e r e t h e G r a n d Master t h i n k s h e is at ( f o r t h a t l a t i t u d e ) with h i s too chivalric r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . W e imagine from a resolution i n t r o d u c e d by h i m rescinding former votes of t h e G r a n d Lodge that lies over until n e x t year, t h a t h e t h e n will b e heard from. C o m m i t t e e on Obituary presented a report of nearly t w o pages on M.'.W.'. J O H N JAMES B E I X , late G r a n d Kepresentative of K a n s a s , from wliich we e x t r a c t : It is fitting that we pause for a moment in the midst of the duties of the session to place upon record a tender tribute to the memory of our beloved brother and friend ; that we express our gratitude for the bright example of purity of life and conduct of devotion to the interests of the fraternity in general, and especially to the interests of this Grand Lodge, so strikingly exemplified in his life, and our grief that the fraternal ties which have existed for so many years have been so rudely sundered. T h e G r a n d Lodge, after engaging at t h e special session in t h e Past G r a n d M a s t e r jewel business by wholesale, now completed t h e i r work by a p p o i n t i n g a committee t o p r e s e n t one each to t h e G r a n d Secretary and Grand T r e a s u r e r . Bro. A. S. W A I T p r e s e n t s 380 pages of Correspondence report, mainly original m a t t e r , onlj' t w o of which are given to Kansas, while u n d e r t h e h e a d of M a i n e some fourteen pages a r e devoted to Bros. DRUMMOND, GHOTIUS, P U P F E N D O K F , V A T T E L , a n d o t h e r worthies.

Bro. W . has been

r e a d i n g of t h e action of t h e F r e n c h Consul w h e n t h e Dey of T u n i s told h i m h e i n t e n d e d to c u t off his h e a d : "The Consul quoted WICKEFORT And PuFFENDOEiF and GROTIUS;

And proved from VATTEL Exceedingly well, Such a deed would be quite atrocious." W e do n o t care to get into t h e discussion over t h e " l a w of n a t i o n s , " because s o m e o n e h a s cribbed oiir VATTEL, and we only p a u s e to note a r e m a r k in B r o . W A I T ' S peroration on t h e subject of " L a n d m a r k s , " to-wit: There is a "superior power" in masonry that restrains Grand Lodges. It is in the landmarks, and these are as plain and visible as was the brazen serpent raised by MOSES in the wilderness.

N o w h e r e is s o m e t h i n g tangible. T h e r e h a s b e e n so m u c h w r i t t e n and said on one side or t h e o t h e r on t h e subject of " L a n d m a r k s , " t h a t we would like to know j u s t w h a t Bro. W A I T considers t h e Simon p u r e article, to b e received and acknowledged as worthy of recognition a n d obedience. Does h e accept, w i t h o u t exception or qualification, everyt h i n g r e p o r t e d as such by Bro. G R A N T in h i s paper before t h e " C o n g r e s s " a t C h i c a g o ? If not, w h a t does b e strike from t h e list? W e ask t h e question i n n o spirit of captiousness, b u t for information, as t h e r e seems to b e a wide divergence of opinion in regard to t h e matter.

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I n h i s review of K a n s a s for 1893 Bro. W . speaks i n a c o m p l i m e n t a r y m a n n e r of B r o . FULLER'S address a n d work as G r a n d M a s t e r ; m a k e s a s h r e w d inference as t o w h a t a Kansas " j o i n t " i s ; notes t h e Masonic H o m e w o r k ; speaks of Bro. W R I G H T ' S " i n t e r e s t i n g " address, a n d comm e n t s a t length o n Bro. JOHN H . BKOWN'S last R e p o r t o n Correspondence, concluding with t h i s emphatic testimonial to h i s personal w o r t h : It is not too m u c h to say t h a t no living mason was m o r e highly esteemed by t h e fraternity for every quality which adorns the m a n a n d mason, t h a n was Bro. BROWN, and n o n e has been, or will be, more sincerely or universally m o u r n e d . C H A R L E S C . H A Y E S , G r a n d Master, M a n c h e s t e r .

G E O . P . CLEAVES, G r a n d Secretary, Concord. A. S. W A I T , c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, N e w p o r t .

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1 0 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION, JAMES H. DURAND, Grand Master.

TRENTON, J A N U A R Y 2 4 T H . CHARLES Russ, G r a n d R e p r e s e n -

tative of K a n s a s , present. T h e presence of Past Grand Master RICHARD V A U X a n d G r a n d Master M I C H A E L A R N O L D , of P e n n s y l v a n i a , is n o t e d .

I n h i s address, t h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d Master W M . A. PEMUROOK is m e n t i o n e d t e n d e r l y a n d reverently b y G r a n d Master DURAND, as also is t h a t of B r o . J O H N H . BROWN, of K a n s a s .

C o m p l a i n t s of i n v a d e d jurisdiction h a v e t a k e n u p a good deal of t h e t i m e of t h e G r a n d Master, a n d h e h a s also been k e p t busy a t t e n d i n g to cases of discipline on t h e part of lodges for conferring degrees upon candidates h a v i n g physical defects, a n d personally o r b y d e p u t y e x a m i n i n g candidates with reference to their physical qualifications. T h a t i n t h i s m a n n e r h e h a s passed upon twenty-one candidates, accepting t h i r t e e n and rejecting eight. I t seems to u s this is carrying t h e physical perfection t h e o r y to a n absurdity. If it is so i m p o r t a n t t h a t s u c h care as t h i s is necessary, we suggest to o u r N e w Jersey b r e t h r e n t h e c'reation of t h e office of " P h y sical I n s p e c t o r " for each lodge, before whom all candidates for t h e de. grees b e compelled to appear in a state of n a t u r e , a n d perform t h e finger a n d t o e m o v e m e n t s considered necessary in a r m y d a y s ; a n d t h a t i n case of d o u b t , a G r a n d Physical Inspector finally d e t e r m i n e as t o t h e absolute fitness of t h e candidate. If n o other benefit is derived from this, it will effectually p u t a stop to any " w o m a n w h o talks b a s s " h e r e after b e c o m i n g a mason. If o u r suggestion h a d been in practice in Kansas, t h e b r e t h r e n a t F o r t Scott never would have been compelled to a n s w e r s o m a n y letters about t h e claimed m e m b e r s h i p of a K a n s a s female in t h e i r masonic organization. If o u r N e w J e r s e y b r e t h r e n adopt o u r suggestion a n d shall d e t e r m i n e according to practice this year, t h a t one m u s t b e a G r a n d Master

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i n r a n k a t least, to b e eligible to t h i s position, a n d Bro. D U R A N D d o e s n o t get it " h a n d s d o w n , " w e h a v e in m i n d a P a s t G r a n d Master of t h a t jurisdiction, whose " p h y s i c a l p e r f e c t i o n " was well k n o w n to us a t A n d o v e r thirty-five years ago, whom we i n t e n d to n o m i n a t e for G r a n d P h y s i c a l Inspector. T h e G r a n d Master r e p o r t s two decisions, one of which i s : In a lodge authorized to work in the German language, it is proper, though not essential, that all proceedings had in a trial upon charges, he conducted in that language. W e only cite t h e decision to call a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t t h e U n i t e d States language o u g h t to b e good e n o u g h for citizens of t h i s c o u n t r y . Especially should it be so for those w h o h a v e h e r e enrolled t h e m s e l v e s u n d e r the b l u e banner of freemasonry. W e h a v e noted from t h e p a p e r s t h e disastrous results from i n t r o d u c i n g a G e r m a n ritual i n t o a n o t h e r secret organization, and trust our New J e r s e y b r e t h r e n m a y be w a r n e d in t i m e , before it becomes a cause of dissension, difficulty, and, possibly, as i n t h e case cited, secession. T h e G r a n d Master has, t h r o u g h his p r i v a t e secretary, w r i t t e n 2,000 letters, a n d on h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h e G r a n d Lodge increased t h e salary of t h a t poorly p a i d offiaial ( t h e s e c r e t a r y ) from $200.00 to 5300.00. C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, to w h o m m a t t e r s had been referred, r e c o m m e n d e d recognition of G r a n d Lodge of O k l a h o m a , a n d s a m e was a p p r o v e d . T h e y m a d e n o r e c o m m e n d a t i o n in reference to memorial o b s e r v a n c e of GEOKGE WASHINGTON'S d e a t h , and t h e G r a n d Lodge deferred any action until annual communication in 1895. W a r r a n t s for two new lodges were g r a n t e d , a n d G r a n d Lodge, b y u n a n i m o u s resolution, a p p o i n t e d a committee to h a v e engraved, p r i n t e d a n d p u b l i s h e d a likene.ss of G r a n d Treasurer CHARLES BECHTEL, in app r e c i a t i o n of faithful services for past t w e n t y - t w o years. A r e s o l u t i o n , calling t h r o u g h t h e G r a n d Master of New Jersey a Masonic Congress at L o n d o n , E n g l a n d , to correct t h e various differences w i t h i n t h e b o d y of t h e great masonic family, was referred to t h e Comm i t t e e on F o r e i g n Correspondence. Does t h e b r o t h e r w h o i n t r o d u c e d t h e resolution h a v e any assurance t h a t t h e masonic bodies of E n g l a n d h a v e a n y a n x i e t y to accept his invit a t i o n to receive a visit from h i m at t h e i r own h o m e , or in o t h e r words, will t h e y b e " a t h o m e " w h e n he m a k e s h i s call. Because our Illinois a n d Chicago b r e t h r e n k e p t open house d u r i n g t h e " F a i r " affords no basis for imagining t h a t our British b r e t h r e n will be r e a d y to d e p a r t from t h e old English custom of inviting t h e guests t h e y desire to entert a i n . B e t w e e n t h e wide, open, cheery, b o u n d l e s s a n d welcome hospitality of t h e W e s t e r n H e m i s p h e r e , and t h e cautious conservatism in s u c h m a t t e r s of t h e i n h a b i t a n t s of t h e " Foggy I s l e , " a greater contrast c a n n o t well b e imagined. T h e committee has u n t i l t h e n e x t a n n u a l in which to r e p o r t . T h e G r a n d Lodge of California h a v i n g e x p e n d e d m o n e y for t h e

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relief of a New J e r s e y brother, b y resolution of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n G r a n d Lodge Charity F u n d an appropriation to repay t h e same was m a d e . Past G r a n d M a s t e r H E N R Y VEHSLAGE presents t h e r e p o r t o f - t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . H i s review covers 124 pages, in w h i c h fifty-three G r a n d Lodges receive consideration; among t h e n u m b e r is Kansas for 1893. H e notes t h e fraternal gift following t h e gavel presentation ; t h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d Master EDWIN H I L L Y E K ; refers to t h e critical comparison of work a n d lectures m a d e by G r a n d Master FULLER ; m a k e s full m e n t i o n of action t a k e n in regard to G r a n d Secretary J O H N H . B R O W N , concluding as follows: The Craft at large has reason to lament the loss of this brother, who stood so long and so faithfully iu his place among our Kausas.brethren, and who will so much miss his counsels and example. Of Bro. W E I G H T ' S address h e says, " I t was h a n d l e d in a m a s t e r l y m a n n e r , a n d d e s e r v e d t h e rising vote of t h a n k s i t received." Pie m a k e s e n c o u r a g i n g m e n t i o n of o u r Masonic H o m e p r o s p e c t s ; c o m m e n t s on Masonic Congress, and t h e fact provision was m a d e for expenses of t h e t h r e e delegates appointed. Of Bro. BROWN'S r e p o r t , h e says: " W e leave t h e m , c h e r i s h i n g t h e m e m o r y of one w h o m e r i t e d t h e honor-he received while l i v i n g . " Bro. V. m a k e s a very pleasant, succinct conclusion to his report, i n which h e has t h i s to say of t h e impression left on h i s m i n d of t h e p r o m i nence of t h e following topics, to-wit: Mexican Masonry, G r a n d R e p r e sentatives a n d t h e Masonic Congress. The first of these is the most important, and the time has not yet come for a definite conclusion; the second has provoked an unnecessary amount of bitterness, iu which the syst&ni, rather than certain abuses of it has beeu assailed as objectionable: the third, as a purely voluntary and unoflicial assembly of trusted and competent craftsmen, found the enjoyment of fraternal fellowship, disappointed the fears of those who apprehended harm to the Craft, and embodied their advisory conclusions so dexterously, that there remains no trace of the wide differences of opinion known toexist among the distinguished brethren who took part in the conference.

Since writing above we h a v e learned indirectly of t h e d e a t h of R e v . Bro. VEHSLAGE. We h a v e n o particulars. H e was a good m a n , a zealous and well informed m a s o n , a b r i g h t correspondent a n d alwa3's a d e v o u t Christian. " H e lives in fame, t h a t died in virtue's cause."

JAMES H . DUKAND, G r a n d Master, R a h w a y . Tiios. H . R . REDWAY, G r a n d Secretary, T r e n t o n . Rev. H E N R Y VEHSLAGE, t). D., c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, I r v i n g t o n .

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NEW aiEXICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 3 . 16TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

ALBUQUERQUE, OCTOBER 2D.

J. H. KuHNS, Grand Master. There seems to be a vacancy in the office of Grand Eepresentative of Kansas near New Mexico. Ten Past Grand Masters were present to aid with their experience and counsel in the deliberations of Grand Lodge. The Grand Master issued one dispensation to form a n e w lodge; <;alls the attention of Masters of lodges to the necessity of having the Grand Lodge Proceedings read in open lodge; recommends a new form of petition for initiation to be used in the lodges, calling for a belief in the existence of a supreme being. Both of which latter suggestions received the approval of Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge, on motion of Bro. C. D. STEVENS, and seconded by J. P. MoMuRRAY, adopted the following: Besolmd, That hereafter any person who is engaged in the saloon business shall be considered ineligible to receive the degrees of masonry within this Grand Jurisdiction. We are glad to see our brethren of New Mexico take this advanced position. The masons of the United States must all be in line on this question. It has been a source of amusement to us to read the fulminations of the Vaticaii against masonry in the light of the fact that Roman Catholics, or those claimed by that church as such, monopolize over nine-tenths of the saloon business of the United States. It will be a sad commentary on the civilization and enlightenment of that masonic jurisdiction which permits saloon keepers among its membership, wlien the Boman Catholic Church, by its supreme head, the American Pope, cuts off at one full swoop from its communion, or connection with its benevolent societies even, any one who continues in the soul destroying business. The Grand Lodge which has not done so, should hasten to put on record and in force, a standing regulation prohibiting not only the election to membership of persons engaged in such unmasonic callings, but making it an offense against the body of masonry for anyone belonging to the fraternity to be engaged in it directly or indirectly. Past Grand Master MAX FROST submitted the Report on Correspondence, reviewing Kansas for 1893. He quotes as "good law" the decisions of Grand Master FULLER ; commends his action and that of Grand Lodge in reference to Liberty Lodge, No. 123, and generally commends our work as portrayed in Proceedings, and Bro. BROWN'S Report on Correspondence for 1893. We note a portrait of Bro. FROST opposite the title page of the Proceedings. We should judge from it, as well as the few comments made in his report, that the economic question must deter him from com-

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m e n t i n g more freely, a n d n o t because of t h e lack of disposition. W e trust in later r e p o r t s to get more of c o m m e n t and discussion of p r i n c i p l e s . C. H . SPORLEDER, G r a n d Master, East Las Vegas. ALPIIEUS A . K E E N , G r a n d Secretary, A l b u q u e r q u e . M A X FROST, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Santa F e . 2Sfext communication, October 1, 1894, at A l b u q u e r q u e .

JfEW S O U T H W A L E S - 1 8 9 4 . T h e volume before us contains t h e record of various q u a r t e r l y communications, h e l d from J u n e , 1893, to J u n e , 1894. T h e first recorded is of date September 13th, Pro. G r a n d Master TARRANT, presiding. T h e latter a n n o u n c e d t h e death of K.'.W.". B r o . JAMES W H I T E , w h o h a d been one of t h e foremost in organizing t h e u n i o n of freemasonry in t h a t jurisdiction, and one of t h e c o m m i t t e e w h o framed t h e articles of union. H e moved t h a t his n a m e b e placed u p o n tlie Saci-ed Scroll of G r a n d Lodge. A like motion was m a d e in reference to E.'.W.', Bro. E. O. SJIITH. Both motions were u n a n i m o u s l y carried. T h e c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d by G r a n d Lodge to erect a m e m o r i a l tablet in t h e G r a n d Lodge room to t h e m e m o r y of R..W.-. Bro. W . H . TDLLOH, completed t h e i r task, a n d received t h e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e Board of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s therefor. T h e G r a n d " I n s p e c t o r of W o r k i n g s " m a d e report, from w h i c h it appears t h a t t h e lodges are i m p r o v i n g in efficiency to a m a r k e d degree. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER, 13,

1893.

Pro. G r a n d Master TARRANT opened Grand Lodge. T h e Board of G e n e r a l Purposes recommended t h e g r a n t i n g of a w a r r a n t for a new lodge a t Bingara, to be called, " G w y d i e Lodge." T h e Board calls t h e a t t e n t i o n of lodge officers to t h e custom in vogue in some lodges to r e p o r t proceedings of their labors in t h e public p r e s s without first o b t a i n i n g necessary consent. I t seems t h a t to d o so is a violation of t h e i r law, for which procedure can be i n s t i t u t e d against t h e lodge. W e n o t e t h a t t h e Senior G r a n d W a r d e n was elected b y ballot, as was also a m e m b e r of t h e Board of General P u r p o s e s . A motion was presented a n d seconded for t h e publication u n d e r t h e control a n d direction of t h e G r a n d Lodge of a masonic j o u r n a l , b u t it failed to carry. A letter from t h e Provincial Grand Lodge of Queensland, e x t e n d i n g a resolution of t h a n k s for courtesies extended to their b r e t h r e n w h e n a t t e n d i n g installation of t h e Most Worshipfnl G r a n d Master of N e w ksoutli Vv uiCS, was reao.

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]894.

Pro. G r a n d Master TARRANT presiding. T h e Board of General Purposes r e c o m m e n d e d n a m e s of b r e t h r e n for a p p o i n t m e n t as G r a a d Representatives for t h e G r a n d Orients of I t a l y a n d of t h e Netherlands, also Santa Domingo and West Virginia. T h e Board also r e c o m m e n d e d issuance of w a r r a n t s for two lodges a t D u n g o g and G e r m a n t o w n . S P E C I A L COMMUNICATIO-V,

J U N E 12,

1894.

M..W.-. Bro. ROBERT WILLIAM D U F F was elected G r a n d Master, and a full list of o t h e r officers. J u n e 13, 1894, regular quarterly c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held, D e p u t y G r a n d Master NICHOLAS HOPSON, p r e s i d i n g . Lodge Gladstone h a v i n g initiated one physically unfit to be a m e m b e r of t h e Craft, the Board of General P u r p o s e s investigated t h e complaint, and proceed, after declaring t h e charges proved, " t o fine t h e Worshipful Master &b, and sent up to G r a n d Lodge t h e n a m e s of two b r e t h r e n for severe censure, they k n o w i n g t h a t t h e P r o . Grand Master h a d e x p r e s s e d a decided opinion t h a t t h e c a n d i d a t e was n o t eligible to m a s o n r y ; " a n d they further resolved " t h a t t h e e v i d e n c e taken in t h e m a t t e r be s u b m i t t e d to t h e G r a n d Master with a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n tliat, u n d e r t h e circumstances, a dispensation be g r a n t e d to Lodge Gladstone to confer t h e second a n d third degrees." T h e Board further r e c o m m e n d e d g r a n t i n g a c h a r t e r for a new lodge a t Balranald. T h e p r e s i d e n t of t h e Board, in m a k i n g his final r e p o r t for t h e m a s o n i c year, congratulated the Craft u p o n t h e u n a n i m i t y and good feeling p r e v a i l i n g . G r a n d Registrar DONNELLY FISHER moved â&#x20AC;&#x201D; That the Board of General Purposes he directed to report to this Grand Lodge as to the advisability of making provision in the Constitution for the appointment of a Committee on Foreign Correspondence, and that in the event of their recommending the appointment of sneh a committee, they he further directed to frame such regulations and take such steps as may be necessary for the purpose of having the requisite provisions with regard to the appointment and duties of such a committee inserted in the Constitution. Carried. A letter from t h e G r a n d Master of New Zealand w'as read and ord e r e d i n s e r t e d in the m i n u t e s . I t expresses t h e g r a t i t u d e of t h e Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand, as well as t h e writer, to t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of New South Wales, for t h e constant s u p p o r t afforded t h e former from t h e l a t t e r ; a n d also t h e " s i n c e r e appreciation of t h e great service rend e r e d to o u r cause by t h e presence of R.'.W.'. P a s t D e p u t y G r a n d Master J . R. EDWARDS, as your lodge representative at m y installation." U p o n r e a d i n g t h e letter, a u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s was given Bro. EDWARDS for " s o efficiently representing this G r a n d Lodge in New Zealand."

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J u l j ' 19, 1894, a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held for t h e i n st al l at i o n of t h e M.'. W.'. G r a n d M a s t e r ROBERT W I L L I A M D U F F , at t h e c o n c l u s i o n

of which r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of a large n u m b e r of sister G r a n d Lodges ft'ere iinnounced a n d presented to t h e M . \ W.-. Grand Master. A m o n g t h e m we see n o r e p r e s e n t a t i v e from K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e s with regret t h e fact t h a t Provincial Grand Master HARMON J . TARKANT h a d left t h e country, a n d t h e r e b y t h e y would lose his valuable services. His successor was n o t a n n o u n c e d . The t h i r d a n n u a l r e p o r t of t h e " Freemason's Benevolent I n s t i t u t i o n " is b o u n d in with t h e v o l u m e of Proceedings. T h e list of officers and members, as well as its balance sheet, shows b e y o n d q u e s t i o n t h a t it is organized a n d m a n a g e d for t h e practical work of p e r m a n e n t l y r e lieving those of t h e Graft, or t h e i r wives or widows, w h o a r e aged, distressed or infirm. Our b r e t h r e n of New South Wales are evidently progressive, a n d intend to live abreast witli w h a t is best in masonry. T h e y a n d t h e i r b r e t h r e n of New Zealand h a v e h a d o u r warmest s y m p a t h i e s in t h e i r conflict for t h e masonic rights belonging to t h e m . W e wish t h e m G O D speed for t h e future. ROBERT W I L L I A M D U F F , G r a n d Master, S y d n e y . A R T H U R H . B R A Y , G r a n d Secretary, S y d n e y .

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W e open t h e volume of Proceedings to behold before us t h e s m i l i n g c o u n t e n a n c e of G r a n d Master FREDERICK A. BURNHAM. On t h e opposite page we see t h e well k n o w n features of CLINTON F . P A I G E , P a s t G r a n d Master. Possibly o u r m e m o r y is at fault, b u t it seems to us t h e r e p r e sentation is t h a t of a y o u n g e r m a n i n appearance t h a n h e w h o m i t was our pleasure to m e e t a 3'ear ago a t Chicago. one.

T h e address of G r a n d Master BURNHAJP is an exceptionally good H e says:

At no time in t h e history of t h e Craft has the bond of our union been as strong and as perfect as to-day. Such a condition of things might naturally be considered as lacking in matter or material necessary for record ; b u t when we remember the change and growth which has marked t h e past year; when we consider the forward movem e n t of our fraternity in this State from one phase of our work to another, from t h e period of preparation for the establishment of a great charity to that of its actual a n d successful accomplishment a n d operation, we can b u t admit that the weeks since last we met have been pregnant with t h e forces which produce evolution and growth, a n d t h a t the results thus attained are worthy of our most sober, careful a n d scrutinizing attention. Grand in its manhood, t h e fraternity of this commonwealth is uobly fulfilling its mission in m a k i n g the world better a n d brighter. I say it w i t h o u t t h e fear of successful contradiction, that nowhere i n GOD'S upiverse is there a retreat for t h e aged brother, the destitute widow, or the helpless orphan,as beautiful, as comfortable, â&#x20AC;˘find lis homelike as th&t of o u r own p.t ilt.icfl-

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W e a r e glad to b e assured of t h e actual a n d successful accomplishm e n t and operation of t h a t g r a n d m a s o n i c c h a r i t y of t h e Craft of New Y o r k — t h e Masonic H o m e — b u t m o r e t h a n t h i s even, are we gratified b y t h e "confirmation strong as proofs of H o l y W r i t " of t h e theory t h e w r i t e r h a s so often advanced, t h a t activity a n d increased m e m b e r s h i p i n t h e fraternity are t h e inevitable results in a n y jurisdiction heartily devoted to o r engaged in Masonic H o m e or o t h e r charitable work. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r , i n his reference to t h e " F r a t e r n a l Dead," aband o n s t h e b e a t e n track of his predecessors by giving us a concise, beautiful a n d e l o q u e n t grouping in fitly-chosen words, of t h e craftsmen w h o " h a v e forever d r o p p e d t h e working tools of life." F o u r dispensations to organize n e w lodges w e r e granted. The G r a n d M a s t e r wisely declined to exercise t h e prerogative of g r a n t i n g a d i s p e n s a t i o n to form a " t r a v e l i n g l o d g e " i n F r a n c e for t h e use of Americans a n d English-speaking persons in t h a t c o u n t r y , particularly in Paris. P l e a s a n t reference is m a d e to t h e G e r m a n Masonic T e m p l e a n d H o m e , a separate a n d distinct b e n e v o l e n c e established b y G e r m a n s p e a k i n g m a s o n s of New Y o r k C i t y ; t h e work of General Masonic Belief Association is warmly c o m m e n d e d ; a n d a pleasant visitation to t h e F r e n c h , Spanish a n d Italian lodges is m e n t i o n e d , v.'here in lieu of a literary a n d musical e n t e r t a i n m e n t , t h e y p r e s e n t e d t h e G r a n d Master a • check for SIOO.OO, to b e applied to t h e U t i c a H o m e . T h e G r a n d Master closes a record of his personal appreciation a n d recognition of t h e invaluable services of K.'.W.". Bro. EHLERS, t h e Grand Secretary, as follows: May he be long spared to his brethren and to this Grand Lodge, and while it is inevitable that it should at some time occur, may the time be far off (and in the interval may we continue to retain him as Grand Secretary) when of R.'.W.*. Bro. EHLERS it shall be said : — '.' He gave his honors to the world again. His blessed pan to heaven, and slept in peace." U n d e r t h e heading, " T h e F u t u r e , " G r a n d Master BURNHAJI gives expression t o views as to what t h e m a s o n r y of t h e p r e s e n t m e a n s , and w h a t i t m u s t be for t h e future. We t a k e s e n t e n c e s a t r a n d o m , as follows: Standing between two epochs in our history, proud of our achievements in the first, we must not close our eyes in the beginning of the second to the fact that we are facing new conditions and new responsibilities, and our past devotion and sacrifice must be continued in the future with added zeal and unselfishness. Over half a century ago our fathers laid the foundation in faith and hope, and we of a later time have placed the capstone in certainty and triumph. The labors, toils and sacrifices of those weary years mal;e it a period never to be forgotten while freemasonry endures. To-day, with no shadow of debt remaining, the hall and asylum stand equipped and in successful operation, while, almost without exception, every one, man, woman and child, who has applied for entrance to the Masonic Home has been reoeived and cared for. Well may we view the splendid monument we have reared in the name of Faith, of Hope, and of Charity. But, brethren, that worli is finished; that era is past; its history written. Our illustrious Past Grand Master LAWRENCE well said: " The golden age of masonry is

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not behind u s ; it lies before." The pace of the close ol the nineteenth century m a k e s no allowance of time to men or organizations for quiet contemplation of m o n u m e n t s builded and works achieved. We either keep step with the progress of the age, or are buried beneath the rubbish and forgotten. We are taught that masonry is " a beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols; " but the days of theory are long gone by. The measure of the present age applied t o all things is that of practical value. Of what use is it?* What can it accomplish? Our beautiful sentiments, impressive ceremonials, instructive symbols, will not alone suffice now. Never in the historv of t h e world has freemasonry occupied the important and commanding position it holds to-day. Never has so m u c h been expected of i t ; never so m u c h demanded. Speculative masonry only can hold no p e r m a n e n t place in this year of our Lord eighteen h u n d r e d and ninety-four, for the masonry of to-day must be deeds, not words ; life, not lectures ; acts, not abstractions. Masonry must live, move and have its being in the mason ; for if there be no true mason, where is true masonry ? T h r o u g h all t h e centuries since its origin ; through evil and good report; through the fall of empires and the rise of republics: through fierce attacks of fanatical ignorance a n d bigoted superstition ; freemasonry has lived, because its sublime principles have been preserved in the lives of its brethrenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;principles that are as the soul that can never die. ÂŤ

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Brethren, the genius of our Institution demands constant and aggressive life work, and the way always opens before us. A new crusade must be entered upon if we strive to educate and elevate our brother in the blessed charity that opens h a n d a n d heart to all mankind. If we strive to provide for each and every need of each and every brother in the present, few will be t h e necessities to be provided in the hereafter. To this end let us labor, and for success we invoke the aid of t h e Supreme Architect of the Universe.

One accustomed to the iteration and reiteration of the words necessary to convey the idea that all of masonic worth is contained in the three degrees, and that all of charity necessary to be learned or practiced as masons, is what we may be prompted to do from our individual pockets, by the individual object lesson of the necessities of our brother, as the same may be presented to us, and as we may be impelled thereto by the moral teachings of the Craft, or our knowledge of the destitution of individuals having claims upon us, as he reads the forceful words of Grand Master BURNH.\M just above given, may well wonder how to reconcile the conflicting ideas. If he takes a retrospect of the period he has been a mason, he wonders still more if his charity cable tow reaches no farther than the quarters, dollars, or greater sums he has gladly contributed to some pressing cases of distress brought to his notice, because the knowledge common to all men teaches him that those most worthy seldom or never make their necessities known, enduring patiently and giving no sign that outrageous fortune has hurled its shafts at them; and so, while he apparently has done what he could, he knows he has not preached the gospel of charity as the Great Teacher has directed. He knows, as we all know, that in the highways of life, in the byways of the little world which each of us calls his own, are numbers of brethren, or the widows and orphans of such, fighting an unequal battle with existence. Masonry, to say the least, cannot afford to be untrue to the obligations she has taken in behalf of such, and the Institution unwilling to take the advanced positions opened up

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for it for such systematic "aggressive life w o r k , " will ere long h a v e " I c h a b o d " w r i t t e n on its lintels in u n f a d i n g characters, " I t s glory has departed." We believe t h e Craft of New York, as a b o d y , is p r o u d of these brave u t t e r a n c e s of Bro. BURNHAM. T h a t g r a n d memorial at Utica is e v i d e n c e t h a t such is t h e case. We r e p r o d u c e t h e m w i t h pleasure, confidently believing t h a t t h e day is n o t far d i s t a n t when t h e y will be accepted as t h e basis of action by t h e g r e a t e r portion of t h e Craft of t h i s c o u n t r y , if n o t of the world. G r a n d Secretary E H L E R ' S r e p o r t shows 730 lodges in t h e jurisdiction, all of w h i c h m a d e r e t u r n s , a n d 725 of w h i c h were represented a t t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n . N u m b e r of masons Decrember 31; 1893, 86,214. T h e G r a n d Librarian notes a m o n g t h e a n t i q u i t i e s added to t h e collection, a " Y o r k t o w n clock," a relic of t h e r e v o l u t i o n ; it is covered w i t h m a s o n i c characters, and has an inscription i n d i c a t i n g t h a t it had belonged to Y'orktown Lodge, Virginia. Y o r k t o w n Lodge, chartered by t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d in 1755, w e n t o u t of existence in 1813. " T h e w o r k m a n s h i p denotes t h a t t h e cjock was m a d e in 1781. W A S H INGTON, L A F A Y E T T E a n d other d i s t i n g u i s h e d m a s o n s of t h e American, F r e n c h a n d English armies m e t in fraternal concord a t Y o r k t o n Lodge." G r a n d M a s t e r ( e l e c t ) J O H N H O D G E , i m m e d i a t e l y before closing G r a n d Lodge m a d e s o m e " r e m a r k s " to t h e b r e t h r e n , from which w^e t a k e t h e following: The support and maintenance of the Home at Utica is the practical work of the Grand Lodge. It is the labor of love, which should be dearest to every masonic heart. Let no personal ambition or party strife make us lose sight for one moment of the one great object for which we are organized — that of doing all the good we can. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e m a d e r e p o r t as follows in regard to t h e recognition of t h e G r a n d Dieta of M e x i c o : Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to whom was referred the application of the *• Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico " for recognition and exchange of representatives, would respectfully report: That at the last annual communication we reported that the organization of the "Grand Symbolic Diet" is similar to that of the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland with their Proviucial Grand Lodges, and confined to the first three or symbolic degrees, and entirely separate from the higher degrees of the A. A. S. Rite, and afforded a happy solution of the difficulties which have surrounded masonry in that Republic, and we should have recommended their recognition then but for the protest of Toltec Lodge, N'o. 520, located in the City of Mexico, under charter from the Grand Lodge of ' Missouri, which seemed to your committee demanded further investigation before we •could safely pass upon the question of recognition and exchange of representatives. Action was deferred until further information could be obtained as to the character of that Grand Body and its subordinates. From information in possession of your committee, we are satisfied that this protest of Toltec Lodge, No. 520, at the City of Mexico, was from a desire to retain their charter from.the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and being composed in the main of Americans residing in Mexico, desired the prestige of their position as the only lodge in Mexico with an American charter. The <;harges made by the Master of Toltec Lodge were so fully met by the " Grand Diet" ' that the Grand Lodge of Missouri have revoked (Acir charter of Toltec Lodge, No. 520, and the members petitioned for and have received a charter from the " Grand Dieta

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Symbolica," which ends all dispute, and leaves the " Grand Dieta " in undisputed control of Symbolic Masonry in the Republic of Mexico. We therefore recommend that the "Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico " be duly recognized by this Grand Lodge, and welcomed to the circle of Symbolic Grand Lodges. This r e p o r t was adopted, and Mexico now has been recognized b y Texas, New York, N o r t h Dakota, and in a left h a n d way, practically, by our b r e t h r e n of Missouri. JESSE B . AXTIIONY, c h a i r m a n of committee, s u b m i t s his sixth a n n u a l Report on Correspondence. H e a n n o u n c e s t h a t t h e principal topics h a v e been t h e G r a n d Representative system a n d perpetual jurisdiction, t h a t his consideration of t h e latter h a s been confined to t h e ' a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e effect of t h e law of one G r a n d Jurisdiction within t h e limits of a n o t h e r Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n . H e argues, in view of t h e comity w h i c h should prevail b e t w e e n G r a n d Bodies, t h e necessity for m u t u a l concession and general a r g u m e n t upon t h e point a t issue, fearing o t h e r w i s e a disturbance of friendly relations betwe'en t h e Bodies. H e questions w h e t h e r a uniform regulation could be made, t h o u g h h e favors a limitation to a term of years of t h e d u r a t i o n of a rejection, citing limits already enacted of five years in t h e case of one G r a n d Lodge a n d .seven in t h a t of another. Bro. ANTHONY'S r e p o r t covers 188 pages, in which K a n s a s h a s no place, for t h e reason t h a t t h e copy of our Proceedings was " n o t received." We copy at t h e close of o u r report, Bro. ANTHONY'S " t a b l e s , " as usual, t h o u g h t h e failure of t h e K a n s a s Proceedings to reach h i m , m a k e s t h e Kansas comparison a poor one, being based on t h e r e t u r n s of Irhe year previous. I n place of considering his review of K a n s a s we m u s t look elsewhere for items upon which to c o m m e n t . U n d e r " I l l i n o i s " we find t h e following reference to electioneering: There have been occasions when electioneering for a masonic office has been carried to an extent rightly regarded as unmasonic, and partaking too much of political methods. Preferment in masonic office should be based upon character, standing, ability, and as an honorable reward for services rendered in behalf of the Craft'. Gauged by this rule, we should say the office should and would seek the manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not the man seek the office. This jurisdiction proposes to adopt radical measures to correct any tendency to ^personal electioneering, and the following amendments will be acted upon at the next annual communication : SECTION 5. Electioneering in any way for one's self for office in the Grand Lodge is prohibited as unmasonic, and any member found guilty of the offense, shall, b? ineligible to office; and if already an officer, shall forfeit the office held by him. And, provided further. That any member found guilty of electioneering for himself for office in the lodge, shall be ineligible to office, and, if already an officer, shall forfeft the office held by him. The foregoing h a s o u r entire c o m m e n d a t i o n . Under I d a h o , we find t h i s : While the Grand Lodge of Scotland does not make residence essential, we think -she should. In all cases of visitors from this country, conform to the law prevalent .nnjCng the " Grand Lod'^es of tbi? continent."

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T h e doctrine of comity is all r i g h t w h e n it requires some other jurisdiction to conform to o u r laws. I t is all w r o n g w h e n it requires us to courteously consider t h e law of s o m e o t h e r jurisdiction w h i c h does n o t acknowledge our l a w s ; say, for instance, t h e doctrine of perp e t u a l jurisdiction. T h i s c o m m e n t is general, a n d not i n t e n d e d for New Y o r k . T h e r e are jurisdictions, h o w e v e r , severely orthodox in cert a i n directions, which c o n d e m n as h e t e r o d o x t h e acts of other jurisdictions, a l t h o u g h t h e latter h a v e j u s t as sovereign a right to be a law u n t o themselves, as t h e fo,rmer assert in t h e i r peculiar way. I t m a k e s a good deal of difference whose " d o x y " it is. We endorse the p r i n c i p l e of t h e A m e r i c a n doctrine above ann o u n c e d by Bro. ANTHONY, believing t h a t it is t h e safeguard against t h e admission of u n w o r t h y material i n t o t h e fraternity. We cannot conceive how a jurisdiction can, w i t h a d u e regard for t h e standard of its o w n m e m b e r s h i p , waive a residence qualification, or how it is able to d e t e r m i n e for itself t h a t a t e m p o r a r y visitor from foreign shores is u n d e r t h e t o n g u e of good r e p o r t , a n d t h a t " d u e i n q u i r y " has been m a d e thereof. U n d e r Missouri, Bro. ANTHO.N'Y has t h i s to say of t h e COCHRANE perp e t u a l jurisdiction claim of P e n n s y l v a n i a : " P e n n s y l v a n i a holds i n favor of t h a t principle, b u t we c a n n o t see h o w t h e claim can be operative b e y o n d t h e confines of t h a t S t a t e . " W h e r e t h e r e has b e e n a n y deception on t h e p a r t of t h e petitioner,, we favor t h e most s t r e n u o u s action, a n d t h a t would be meted o u t b y a n y G r a n d Lodge. In t h e p r e s e n t instance, h o w e v e r , upon t h e face of t h e p a p e r s t h e r e is no claim of t h a t n a t u r e , a n d t h e candidate has b e e n regularly m a d e a mason according to t h e law of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Missouri. W h e t h e r t h e act of t h e G r a n d Master of Pennsylvania in t h e edict of non-intercouse b e t w e e n t h e lodges of t h a t jurisdiction a n d t h e b r o t h e r in question, is t o be r e g a r d e d as in all t h i n g s justifiable, we h a v e s o m e d o u b t , a n d yet t h e course is strictly w i t h i n t h e limit of his powerand authority. U n d e r Virginia, Bro. A. h a s t h i s to s a y : Masonry is not confined exclusively to the York Eite. We should say that a lodge created by a Supreme Council of the A. A. S. Rite located in a country where the degrees of masonry are conferred under that rite was a lawful lodge, its members regular masons, and as such should be deemed eligible. M.'.W.'. JOHN HODGE, G r a n d Master, L o c k p o r t . R e v . EDWARD M . L . E H L E R S , G r a n d Secretary, ISTew York. JESSE B . ANTHONY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Utica..

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Rev. A. H . BARTON, Deputy G r a n d Master, as Grand Master. T h e Board of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s m a d e r e p o r t t h a t t h e y h a d received an application for a n e w lodge at " E k e t a h u n a ; " t h a t t h e G r a n d M a s t e r h a d granted a charter, and t h e prospects for t h e new lodge were good. "They reported recognition b y t h e G r a n d Lodges of Colorado and Mississippi. Your Board desires to note the willingness of the brethren to assist in works of â&#x20AC;˘charitj'. This has been particularly the case in an appeal from a lodge in England, where a severe visitation of sickness and death has led the officers to make an appeal to lodges in New Zealand on behalf of the sufferers. A willing response has been made to this, and sundry remittances have been forwarded to assist our brethren in their time of trial and distress.

This action on t h e p a r t of o u r New Zealand b r e t h r e n is n o t surp r i s i n g ; b u t t h a t a n y one in E n g l a n d able to read t h e Proceedings of t h a t Body would h a v e t h e n e r v e to send to New Zealand for h e l p , amazes us. B u t our b r e t h r e n in New Zealand fulfilled t h e i r obligations. I n v i t a t i o n s to G r a n d Masters, or G r a n d Officers to r e p r e s e n t t h e m , were e x t e n d e d to t h e G r a n d Masters of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia a n d Tasmania, to be p r e s e n t at t h e installation in April, by u n a n i m o u s vote of t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e G r a n d Secretary's office was moved to Wellington. A n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n h e l d at Wellington April 25, 1894, M.'. W.-. Bro. MALCOLM NICCOL, present. T h e Grand Representative of K a n s a s was not ia a t t e n d a n c e . At this date t h e r e were ninety-five lodges u n d e r t h e jurisdiction of t h e Grand Lodge, a gain of six since our last report. M.'.W.'. Past G r a n d Master GILLON m a d e a very interesting speech in nomination of G r a n d Master BELL. As Bro. BELL had never been an installed Master, h e cited certain precedents for such action, o n e of which was t h a t SOLOMON, K i n g of Israel, a n d HIRAM, K i n g of T y r e , n e i t h e r were, n o r were likel}' to h a v e been, Masters of lodges. Mentioning t h a t t h e Constitution of New Zealand was i n d e b t e d to t h e t h r e e Grand Lodges of E n g l a n d , Ireland a n d Scotland for its evolution, he cites t h e latter G r a n d Lodge, saying t h a t it was n o t until 1765 t h a t masons u n d e r t h e degree of Master Mason were debarred from t h e office of Masters of lodges, b u t previous to t h a t time t h e r e were m a n y installations of Fellow Crafts as Masters. I n May, 1847, it declared, b y resolution, t h a t it considered e v e r y ' Master Mason qualified to be elected to fill t h e chair as Worshipful Master w i t h o u t a n y additional degree or secrets whatsoever. To t h i s day preliminary service as a W a r d e n is n o t required, and this resolution :still remains in force and effect u n d e r t h e Scottish Constitution. T h e

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first G r a n d Master of Masons of Scotland w a s m a d e Grand Master of Scotland two days after h e was m a d e a Master Mason. I n 1717 t h e choice for G r a n d Master, m a d e by t h e four London lodges organizing t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , fell o n Bro. ANTHONY SAVER. T h e r e is no proof h e was ever a Master of a lodge, a n d h e i s described a s a " g e n t l e m a n . " I n I r e l a n d t h e Duke of fjeinster was i n i t i a t e d on J u n e 13, 1813, and was installed Grand Master of I r e l a n d on t h e 24th of t h e same m o n t h , a n d r e t a i n e d office until his d e a t h , in 1887. Past G r a n d Master KICCOL, in behalf of t h e Auckland b r e t h r e n , m a d e p r e s e n t a t i o n of a n a d d r e s s t o Bro. G r a n d Secretary RONALDSON, w h i c h bears testimony to t h e h i g h regard in w h i c h t h e distinguished b r o t h e r is field b y his former n e i g h b o r s a n d b r e t h r e n . An address was t h e n delivered b y P a s t G r a n d Master NICCOL to G r a n d M a s t e r BELL, to which t h e l a t t e r m a d e a n e l o q u e n t a n d feeling response. T h e l a t t e r made o n e reference w h i c h s h o u l d b e read and pondered seriously b y those w h o t h i n k t h e y s h o u l d wait for recognition from E n g l a n d before granting recognition to New Zealand. I t is t h i s : Brethren, we are masons, but some have seemed to suggest that we are not jree masons; not free to shape our own destui.v ; not free to establish among us a governing body and a Constitution according to our needs; not free to act without charter from England, Scotland or Ireland. We have answered according to our rights and to the truth, and truth is great, and now or later must and shall prevail. I trust the time of the recognition of that one right by the mother Constitutions, under which most of 'us received our patents on our Initiation, is not far distant, for the schism and dissension created by the present position gives cause for rejoicing to the enemies of the Craft. I pledge mj'self to be the faithful servant of the Craft, and so long as I continue Its Grand Master, to be, to the best of my abilily, impartial, just and true; to seek union by every means consistent with our dignity, and still to uphold the just rights, privileges and powers which we have, In accordance with ancient custom, assumed, and which we will never surrender or abate. T h e s e a r e strong, b r a v e words, w h i c h b r e a t h e t h e t r u e masonic spirit, a n d which evince t h e unfaltering confidence our b r e t h r e n of New Zealand h a v e in t h e j u s t n e s s of t h e i r cause. T h e i r G r a n d Lodge has b e e n p r o p e r l y a n d duly organized in accordance w i t h w h a t is now t h e generally conceded principle b y w h i c h such m a t t e r s m u s t be governed, a n d t h e r e is n o reason w h i c h h a s w e i g h t on A m e r i c a n soil for any Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s in this c o u n t r y longer w i t h h o l d i n g recognition to t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand. On a m e m o r i a l page w e see recorded t h e n a m e s of Past Grand M a s t e r s E . D W I G H T H I L L Y E R a n d J O H N H E N R Y ' BROWN, of K a n s a s .

A m o n g t h e papers s u b m i t t e d t o u s for consideration are a n u m b e r p r e p a r e d e v i d e n t l y by one a n d t h e same person, criticising t h e action of t h e G r a n d Lodge, General Board, G r a n d Secretary, a n d nearly every o n e else in N e w Zealand b u t t h e p u b l i s h e r . T h e last effusion is a n imp e a c h m e n t , w h i c h he s u b m i t s to t h e lodges of t h e world. We" do n o t

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t h e writer, b u t j u d g i n g from t h e tone of t h e p r o writ de lunatic'o inquirendo should b e issued in h i s given credit for being sane, t h e n h e should b e convicted, p u n i s h e d for h i s unmasonic m e t h o d s

QuARTEfiLY COMMUNICATION,

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E.-.W.-. Bro. MALCOLM IVICCOL as Grand Master. J u n e 22d previous, St. J o h n ' s Lodge, of Eltliam, late of t h e Scottish Constitution, gave in its a d h e r e n c e to t h e Grand Lodge of NewZealand. Petition received for a n e w lodge a t M o k i h i n n i . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

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M.-.W.'. B r o . FRANCIS H . D . BELL, Grand Master. Lodge Mackenzie, No. 9 3 ; Lodge I d a , late 1260 English Constitution, now No. 97 o n t h e roll of G r a n d Lodge of New Z e a l a n d ; Lodge Cromwell K i l w i n n i n g , No. 98, a n d Lodge St. Augustine, late 5762 Scottish Constitution, now No. 99 o n roll of G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, were duly consecrated. Recognition granted b y Grand Lodges of N o r t h Dakota, Mexico, Washington and New Mexico. Resolutions of condolence were p u t a n d carried in silence, t h e b r e t h r e n all standing, expressing s y m p a t h y with Past G r a n d M a s t e r NICCOL in t h e d e a t h of his wife a n d d a u g h t e r . Grand Lodge authorized r e t u r n of charters issued by other G r a n d Lodges to lodges which h a v e since transferred their allegiance to G r a n d Lodge of N e w Zealand, p r o v i d e d t h a t each charter so r e t u r n e d shall h a v e endorsed on i t a m e m o r a n d u m of t h e transfer of allegiance, a n d t h a t an u n d e r t a k i n g shall, w h e n necessary, be taken from t h e officer to w h o m it is s u r r e n d e r e d , t h a t it shall b e cancelled or n o t reissued, or in any way used to t h e disadvantage of t h e lodge surrendering it. W e call attention, as we close o u r review of New Zealand, to t h e record fact t h a t on t h e 31st of October, 1894, t h e y h a d increased t h e n u m b e r of lodges to n i n e t y - n i n e . W e also note t h e fact t h a t t h e N e w Zealand b r e t h r e n a r e discussing t h e p r o p r i e t y of a proper celebration t o compfiemorate t h e event w h e n t h e i r roll of lodges contains one h u n d r e d ; probably e r e this t h a t h a s become a n accomplished fact. Lender t h e conservative, dignified a n d wise m a n a g e m e n t of its officers from its first organization, t h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w Zealand has steadily a d v a n c e d in n u m b e r s , s t r e n g t h and i m p o r t a n c e a s a G r a n d Jurisdiction. FRANCIS H E N R Y D I L L O N B E L L , G r a n d M a s t e r .

W I L L I A M RONALDSON, G r a n d Secretary.

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NORTH CAROLINA—1894. 107TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

WILMINGTON, JANUARY

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M.'.W/. JOHN W . COTTON, Grand Master. A portrait of ALFRED MARTIN, Grand Master in 1758-9. and a three page notice of the venerable brother, who is still living, commences the volume before us. Bro. M. is the father of Bro. EUGENE S. MARTIN, the Grand Representative of Kansas, one well known to the masons of North Carolina for his masonic learning and devotion to the Order. The exercises of opening Grand Lodge, were preceded by an address of welcome by Bro. IREDELL MEANS, which is richer and better in thought and expression than a large portion of the addresses delivered before masonic bodies. The Grand Master's address notes the fact, that for the first time in a hundred years, it had departed from its custom of holding Grand Lodge at Raleigh, and had met in Wilmington, the " beautiful city by the sea." The request on the part of the Grand Lodge of Cuba for fraternal recognition is referred to Grand Lodge; official visitations at the exi^ense of the Grand Lodge recommended. The Masonic Orphan Asylum received extended mention, and its noble work is properly extolled. An efTort being suggested for the purpose of raising an endowment fund, the Grand Master announces that he is authorized by an earnest friend of the Asylum to say that if a practical plan be adopted, this brother will give $100.00 per annum for ten years, to such endowment fund. He calls upon the brethren of North Carolina to make the effort. In stud3'ing up the question of Masonic Homes, our attention was •called to that at Oxford,and we referred to it in ourfirst report to Grand Lodge. We now note that it has 230 orphans under its protecting roofs ^ r e c e n t l y the number was 238 — and the brethren of North CaroHua are getting like our Kentucky brethren, enthusiastic over the "Home." They may well be gratified at the success which has attended their efforts. This is the genuine masonic tvork. From the Grand Secretary's report we learn that four lodges U. D. were established, one chartered lodge revived, and two charters surrendered. Reports of the Board of Directors, Secretary, Treasurer and Superintendent of the Orphan Asylum, were presented, all showing a gratifying financial condition. The death of Mrs. MARY BLACK, the wife of the superintendent is mourned by the Board of Directors, who say "XUNT MARY," as the children and her friends loved to call her, entered into .rest October 30th last. Her loss is sincerely deplored by every one connected with the institution. Grand Orator E.- F. LAMB delivered a thoughtful and sublime oration, which should be read by every one having access to the North Carolina Proceedings. We take room for a few extracts. The first •concludes a statement of the masonic history of GEORGE WASHINGTON:

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As ill the opening of bis manhood, masonry had admitted him to its mysteries, as in his matured years it had endowed h i m with its highest influences, so in the last hour of ail it regarded him as its own. When the patriarch a n d sage had been laid to rest, earth to earth, dust to dust. Dy the sacred rites of t h e religion he professed, masonry •consigned the mortal part to the resurrection with touching burial words. On t h e tomb of the sleeping brother it placed t h e green leaf of the acacia, the symbol of immortality, and with uplifted hands commended his soul to the Father in Heaven, while with bowed head it committed his virtues as a sacred memory to the hearts of t h e brotherhood forevermore. Again: Masonry is not a tissue of idle forms or vain spectacles. The true mason is n o t one outwardly alone, b u t h e who is clad in the inner spirit with true masonic virtues. I care n o t how deeply he m a y be versed In masonic lore, how elegantly, beautifully and exactly he conducts t h e ancient work, or with what specious words of morality .he clothes the conversation, there is that within which passeth show, b u t Hows o u t to his fellow m a n in every act of his life, in every impulse of his heart, a n d it throbs with every pulsation as he listens to the story of his brother man's grief or looks u p o n every scene of suffering, agony or despair. We shall be judged by our fruits. They shall n o t know, those who are outside the tiled door, how the tree of masonry is nourished by its i n n e r mechanism, nor how, by mysterious channels, the juices of brotherly love flow upward from root to branch, how t h e Divine Light of truth vivifies the springing leaf from t h e opening bud, b u t they may see a n d know t h a t relief to t h e needy a n d distressed, comfort to the mourner, a n d happiness to t h e afflicted hang pendant from t h e Grand Old Tree, a n d t h a n k the Great Author of all things that from a corrupt tree cannot be brought forth good fruit. T h e G r a n d L o d g e a p p r o p r i a t e d §3,500 toward t h e o r p h a n a s y l u m ; a d o p t e d a r e p o r t p r o v i d i n g a m e t h o d for raising a n e n d o w m e n t fund of $50,000 for t h e s a m e ; d e l a y e d action on recognition of C u b a u n t i l n e x t session of G r a n d L o d g e ; u n a n i m o u s l y accepted an i n v i t a t i o n for a t r i p d o w n t h e r i v e r ; a d o p t e d an a m e n d m e n t t o t h e By-Laws p e r m i t t i n g an officer to resign w i t h consent of his lodge a n d a p p r o v a l of t h e G r a n d Master. P u b l i s h e d in t h e v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g s is a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g address c o m m e m o r a t i v e of St. J o h n s Lodge, No. 1, w h i c h t h e n c e l e b r a t e d its (;entennial u n d e r i t s A m e r i c a n organization, t h o u g h t h e Orator, Bro. A. M. W A D D E L L , s h o w e d t h a t in 1736 t h e r e was a P r o v i n c i a l G r a n d Master for t h e Garolinas, a n d t h a t — •On the register of t h e Grand Lodge of England, published in 1762, there is " a list of regular lodges according to seniority a n d constitution," and on this list is the following entry: "'213—A lodge at Wilmington, on Cape Fear River, in the Province of North Carolina, March 1755." This evidence of t h e existence of such a lodge here at that time is quite sufHcient, b u t it is corroborated by a well-established tradition t h a t before, and perhaps d u r i n g the Revolution there were meetings of a masonic lodge in the settlement eight miles from this city on the sound from which the settlement took its name of Masonboro. These meetings were held in t h e private residence of WILLIAM HOOPER, one of t h e signers of the Declaration of Independence, a n d t h e walls of this residence (which was recently b u r n e d ) bore masonic emblems, which were visible u n t i l a very recent date. T h e evidence a p p e a r s conclusive as given b y B r o . W A D D E L L t h a t t h i s celebration, if i n t e n d e d to b e memorialistic of t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of .masonry in t h a t locality, was forty y e a r s a t least b e h i n d t h e t i m e . B r o . W . ' s a c c o u n t is a v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e early masonic h i s t o r y of

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North Carolina, and it is to be hoped that the historians of that State will not be satisfied until other and more valuable discoveries are made. The address was preliminary to a banquet, at which the Grand Lodge members were invited guests, and where toasts and responses were made, Bro. SUMJIERELL responding to the toast, "Our Oxford Orphan Asylumâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Brightest Gem in the Diadem of Masonry." " To comfort and to bless, To And a balm for woe, To tend the lone and fatherless Is angel's work below." The Report on Correspondence is from the pen of Bro. JOHN R . PENDER.

Referring to Grand Master FULLER'S decision (1893), "Suspension for any offense is alwaj's indefinite," he asks gravely: "This being true, how can a suspended party know when the disability is removed ? " That is easily ascertained. If, for instance, he is suspended for non-payment of dues, all he has to do is to pay up, make application for reinstatement, and he is promptly notified of the action of the lodge; and so in any case of suspension he must make application for reinstatement. If the brethren think he is truly penitent, and has shown works meet for repentance, the lodge, by its action, so indicates; if they think he is still in the bonds of iniquity and the gall of bitterness, they send him back to Coventry until he can come to the " mourner's bench " in a proper frame of mind. Bro. P. confesses ignorance of what a "Kansas joint" is, but "imagines, from the action taken by the Grand Master, that it is best that we should not know." It is simply a place where what you call "moonshine" is sold on the sly, in defiance of law, Bro. P. The work of our Grand Lodge receives favorable comment. The work of the Home Committee is summarized; Grand Master FULLER quoted from; action in regard to JOHN H . BROWN copied fully,and then Bro. P. says: Since writing the above we notice t h a t Bro. BROWN has been gathered into the land where o u r forefathers have gone before. His virtue and integrity and many qualities of h e a d and heart, were always shown in his utterances in the interchanges of t h o u g h t and opinion with others. Truly, o u r cherished respect for such a man could not b u t ripen into a more endearing affection brotherly. The notice of his death was indeed a painful shock, and masonry at large has lost one of her best and brightest men.

The last Report on Correspondence (1893) by Bro. BROWN received well merited praise from Bro. PENDER. JOHN W . COTTON, Grand Master, Tarboro. WILLIAM H . BAIN, Grand Secretary, Raleigh. JOHN R . PENDER, chairman Committee on Correspondence.

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DAKOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. VALLEY CITY, JUNE 12TH.

M.-. W.-. JAMES MCDONALD, Grand Master. Past Grand Master JOHN

F. SELBY, Grand Representative of Kansas,,was present. The Grand Master commences his address in a matter-of-fact, business way, which relieves the monotony of the customary stilted opening, which those accustomed to reading Reports on Correspondence soon become familiar with. Under " Fraternal Dead," he well devotes a good share of his space to considerate statements, in well chosen words, of the faithful services and eminent ability lost to the Craft in the deaths of Bros. INNES and CONNOR.

Three dispensations to form new lodges were granted. He has this to say about "perpetual jurisdiction": I am pleased that we have abrogated that rule, except as among our own lodges,, a n d am not sure b u t the rule should be entirely revoked, a n d leave a rejected candidate free to apply to any lodge which has acquired jurisdiction over him by virtue of his residence. His application will always show whether or not h e has been rejected by any other lodge, a n d the investigating committee can ascertain the sufficiency of the cause of such rejection by proper correspondence.

He commends the WASHINGTON memorial; recommends a per capita tax of ten or fifteen cents per member for two or three years, for library purposes; recommends the appointment of a competent Committee on Ritual; calls attention to the fact that the Grand Lodge has no rule concerning the distance from an existing one in which a new lodge can be formed. And in conclusion says the Craft is in a general condition of prosperity. The report of FRANK J. THOMPSON, Grand Secretary, shows that from the ashes of the lately destroyed Grand Library, a new Grand Library has been resurrected, which bids fair to be a great improvement on the former one. The private library of Bro. T. S. PARViN,of Iowa, purchased recently at a very small part of its real value, forms the basis of the new library. To this has been added donations from Bros. WM. B . SINGLETON, of District of Columbia; GUSTAV WILSON, of Oregon, and M. B. HAMMOND, of

Dover, N. H., and many others "impossible to enumerate." The commendable promptness of Bro. THOMPSON in taking Bro. PARVIN'S library for his Grand-Lodge, is worthy of the highest praise, and the unexampled generosity of Bro. PARVIN in making such a munificent offer to the brethren of North Dakota, should obtain for him, from them, lasting and kindly remembrance. FRANK J. THOMPSON, chairman of Committee on Correspondence,

reported recommending official recognition by Grand Lodge to the Grand Lodges of New Zealand, Tasmania and the United Grand Lodges of Mexico. He also commends "The National Home for Consumptives," at Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Committee on Grand Lodge Library make report, which was adopted, authorizing by resolution a per capita assessment of ten cents per member, annually for three years, first assessment payable within sixty days from that time. Grand Lodge approved WASHINGTON memorial; left question of distance limit in establishment of new lodges to Grand Master; granted charters to four new lodges; recognized Grand Lodges of New Zealand, Tasmania and Mexico; appointed chairman Committee on Correspondence a delegate to masonic conference at Antwerp, with power to appoint a proxy; received from Bro. TOPTHAGEN a beautiful gavel, the handle made of cedar from Mount Lebanon, and the head of olive wood â&#x20AC;˘from Mount Moriah, the brother presenting having obtained it at Jerusalem while on a recent pilgrimage there, the Grand Lodge by action directing a gold band with suitable commemorative inscription to be placed on the gavel. The Committee on Jurisprudence makes an able and full report upon the status of one made a mason by the so-called Grand Lodge of Ontario. The committee make as findings of fact: 1. That such persons are declared by the Grand I^odge of Canada irregularly made masons. 2. That the Grand Lodge of Canada since 1887 to the present day, through its Grand Master, has healed all worthy applicants so made. The committee concludes that the Grand Lodge of Canada having so fixed their status as irregular masons, the Grand Lodge of North Dakota has the right to accept such status of masons so made, and if worthy, heal them. Jurisprudence Committee report authorizing incorporators of Masonic Home for Consumptives, at Santa Fe, to lay their plans before subordinate lodges; adopted. Committee on Chartered Lodges found all returns of lodges but three correct; recommended that they be sent back to Secretaries for correction; that a fine of 15.00 be imposed on any lodge failing to report on time; that a new system of returns and a Grand Lodge record of lodges be prepared by Grand Secretary; report adopted. Amendment to By-Laws adopted, by which Fargo was selected as place of holding Grand Lodge for next five years. Grand Lodge called to refreshment for public installation. Toadies of the Eastern Star admitted and welcomed by Grand Master MCDONALD, to which response was made by Mrs. LORRAINE J. PITKEN, Grand Secretary of the General Grand Chapter Eastern Star, who'' was invited to a seat on the dais in the Grand East." And still they come! A resolution carried, that provided the Contingent Fund held out, a Past Grand Master's apron be purchased for each Past Grand Master now a member of the Grand Lodge. And then Grand Lodge "proceeded to close."

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The Report on Correspondence (151 pages), by Bro. FKANK J. THOMPSON, indicates that he possesses what he owns up to in his talk with Bro. CoxE, of Iowa, - " a well regulated liver." About the Kansas "original Webb Work," he says: \Ve are pleased to learn that Kansa.s is fortunate enougli to obtain the " o r i g i n a l " Webb Work. Still we are constrained to admit that the work in some jurisdictions which do not claim to have the " o r i g i n a l " Webb Work, is fully as beautiful and much more grammatical than the " o r i g i n a l " Webb Work.

Bro. T . modestly confesses ignorance concerning a "Kansas joint," as follows: " Ju.st what that is, we do not know, but it must have been something that masonry is ' agin.' " We are advised that such a place is denominated a " hole in the wall " in North Dakota. He quotes the telegram announcing to JOHN H . BKOWN the prayers and sympathy of Grand Lodge, and says, reflectively: " Bro. BROWN died, however." NO, Bro. T., the Past Master's degree was not abolished by the Jurisprudence Committee of 1893. The law on that subject was enunciated by the majority report of the Jurisprudence Committee of 1892, and reads as follows: " I t is recommended that a Worshipful Master-elect receive the Past Master's degree before being installed." The "eloquent" oration of Bro. WRICHT is drawn upon for a quotation. How Bro. T. could fall into the error of attributing the Kansas Report on Correspondence, published in 189.3 Proceedings, to any one else than JOHN H . BROWN, after reading it, we cannot surmise. It has his ear-marks all the way through, to say nothing of having his namesigned thereto as the' author. The Report on Correspondence reviews Kansas for 1894, and many suggestions of interest are made. The death of JOHN H . BEOWN is noted, and his various masonic positions of honor and trust mentioned. Speaking of him as chairman Committee on Correspondence, Bro. THOMPSON says: " His office in the latter field made him one of the best known masonic writers in this country." Of the report concerning the library made by the Grand Secretary as Librarian, he says: " I t is too bad that for the want of funds the library of that Grand Lodge cannot be put in better shape." M.'.W.-. Bro. GUTHRIE'S oration is pronounced "a fine effort." Noting amount of our large General Fund, he says: "Of course, â&#x20AC;˘with so small an amount on hand, it would be improper and inexpedient to appropriate any to put the library in shape." Commenting on our commendation of Grand Master HERRICK'S address, when we say: " He holds to the front the banner of moral improvement as follows: Intemperance,profanity and covetousness, the great vices of the age, with their consequent evils, should meet our unyielding , and masonry should direct her efforts to

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the eradication of all immorality," he says as follows: "That banner, my brother, was for other Grand Lodges. In North Dakota we do not need it." We make profert of the record, Bro. T., and request that you do not be any more modest than Grand iMaster HERRICK. He says, "our" that means North Dakota. We are not going to say that Kansas shall not profit by your example if you follow his wise counsels. The criticism of Bro. T., that " the report of that Grand Lodge would have been more accessible did it have an index," is well taken. Bro. THOMPSON makes pleasant mention of our last report and its author, as followsHe takes up the mantle of t h e lamented JOHN BROWN with evident reluctance, b u t notwithstanding the size of t h e m a n t l e and the environments, he makes a good showing, and evidently did not disappoint those by whom he had been trusted with the work to be done. His review is a faithful, painstaking paper, in which he records the interesting events, doings and features of the various Grand Lodges, with welllimed comments, sprinkled here and there, like silver stars in the nocturnal sky. We are glad to note that Bro. MILLER was continued ou the reportorial stafT.

For these kind words our grateful acknowledgments are due, and given. M.'.W.-. GEO. L. MCGREGOR, Grand Master, Jamestown. R.'.W.'. FRANK J. THOMPSON, Grand Secretary and chairman Committee on Correspondence, Fargo. Next communication, June 11, 1895, at Fargo.

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DUNCAN C. FOSTER, Grand Master. No representative from Kansas present. TWO emergent communications, for the purpose of laying corner stones for two churches, are recorded in the volume of Proceedings. â&#x20AC;˘ Our brethren of Nova Scotia, in accordance with their custom, at the outset of their Grand Lodge work, on the morning of the first day formed in procession, and headed by the inevitable brass band, marched to church, where a sermon well worthy of their attention was preached by acting Grand Chaplain, Rev. JAMES CARUTHERS. In the afternoon the local lodge gave an excursion by steamer to Picton, to the brethren and their ladies. Every lodge had made returns and was entitled to representation, the returns showing a net gain of 110 for the year. The Grand Master, in his address, submits for consideration the Mississippi resolutions; refers briefly, but in terms of high commendation, to the Chicago Congress, and the unbounded courtesy and hospitality of the brethren of the Grand Lodge of Illinois; reports the grand

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result of the Masonic Fair, by which $5,429.68 was received toward the liquidation of the Grand Lodge debt; by adding to this amount sufficient to make $6,000.00 in all, the debt was reduced to $15,000.00, making an annual saving in interest alone of over ยง500.00. The Grand Master makes an extended plea for the removal of the incubus of the dead weight of debt pressing them down. Having found the way out, let us hope that our brethren may soon be relieved from their financial troubles. The Grand Secretarj' reports attending the jubilee of his mother lodge at iSydney. Forty-two years previous he rode on horseback thirty miles to receive his first masonic light in this lodge. Only one brother who had received the degrees before he had was present, and none of those then present were of the number present when he received his degrees. As he states, "All have passed away." This jubilee was given on September 16, 1894, just one hundred years from date of charter. A significant comment by our venerable brother is the following: To me a pleasing feature of the repast was the total absence of wine and other spirituous liquors. How different the case would have been had a similar gathering to this beeu held say twenty-five or thirty years ago.

The charter of St. Andrew's Lodge, N^o. 1, issued in March, 1768, having become worn and illegible, a duplicate copy was issued, the original to be placed in an air-tight case, with glass front, ready for production when occasion required. The Grand Lodge was presented with a Master Mason's apron of great antiquity, and two masonic charts, each of the charts bearing the follow'ing inscription: "This chart ^yas brought to Shelburne by the loyalists in 1783, and used by Hiram Lodge, No. 10, established in 1785." The Eeport on Correspondence covers 178 pages, and is the production of Bros. THOMAS B . FLINT and F. B. N. NOUMAN-LEE.

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jurisdictions are reviewed, Kansas for 1894 receiving three pages, about one-half of which is devoted to comments on the life, character and services of JOHN H . BROWN, nearly one-half of this space being given up to extracts from M.'.W.'. Bro. BASSETT'S address at the memorial exercises. The reviewer says: The various addresses delivered on the occasion of t h e funeral of t h e Grand Secretary, are published in full. They all breathe the most sincere admiration of a brother whose writings had endeared many to h i m who never had the privilege of seeing his face or hearing his voice. We cannot b u t feel that the whole Craft is a loser by his death.

A quotation is also made from Grand Master THOMPSON'S address on the same subject. The reviewer says that during the illness of the late Grand Secretary the duties of his office were performed by Bro. POSTLETHWAiTE, "whose services are highly praised." He quotes at length from the "brief, though very eloquent, oration from M.'.W.'. JOHN GUTHEIE, Grand Orator;" says the work upon the M.a.sonic Home procoods satisfactorily, "great care and attention being

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given to t h e subject b y an able and experienced Board especially to control t h e m a n a g e m e n t . "

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Of o u r last year's r e p o r t h e s a y s : The reviewer discusses with brevity, but in an interesting manner, the afl'airs of sixty-two Grand Bodies, and his observations throughout are marlied with the spirit of true masonic charity. AVe notice t h a t N e b r a s k a for 1993 is reviewed, and we observe with p l e a s u r a b l e emotion t h a t Bro. BOWEN is recorded as alive, a n d G r a n d Secretary. U n d e r Scotland, t h e r e v i e w e r t a k e s to task a District G r a n d Master w h o refers t o t h e "so-called New Zealand Constitution." After characterizing t h e r e m a r k v e r y p r o p e r l y , h e says of t h e Grand Lodge of New Z e a l a n d : " Of this G r a n d Lodge it m a y well be said t h a t she ' must increase,' while those w h o speak disparagingly of h e r ' m u s t d e c r e a s e . ' " T h e r e are y e t twenty-seven lodges in New Zealand who are ruled and directed by t h e far-distant G r a n d Lodge of Scotland, b u t w h e n some of t h e old o p p o n e n t s to t h e n e w G r a n d Lodge shall h a v e entered into t h e land of forgetfulness, t h e intelligent and well-informed masons will feel t h a t if Scotland desires " h o m e r u l e " for Ireland, t h e y will begin to learn t h a t " h o m e r u l e " in m a s o n r y in s u c h a Colony as New Zealand is an absolute necessity. V i r g i n i a for 3893 is reviewed, and t h e y copy entire t h e magnificent a d d r e s s of Bro. R. T. W . D U K E at t h e laying of t h e corner stone of t h e Masonic H o m e . We wish we could afford t h e space for it also. T h e G r a n d Secretary m a k e s some concluding observations to t h e review, giving and ai^portioning credit to Bros. FLIXT, NOKMAN-LEB a n d MowBEAY, m e n t i o n i n g incidentally t h a t a little apprentice work b e i n g r e q u i r e d , t h e assistance of one k n o w n by t h e initials W. E . was called in. T h e modesty of Bro. Ross will h a v e to be overcome if h e ever hopes t o attain to t h e d i g n i t y of being a j o u r w o r k m a n . We regret to learn t h a t Bro. N.-L. will no longer serve t h e Craft in t h i s field, as h e leaves for E n g l a n d . W I L L I A M F . MCCOY, G r a n d Master, Halifax. W I L L I A M Ross, G r a n d Secretary, Halifax. T. B. F L I N T , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Y a r m o u t h .

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A n excellent engraving of G r a n d Master ALLEN ANDREWS faces t h e title page of t h e volume before us. Speeches of welcome in behalf of t h e citj' and masonic fraternity w e r e m a d e b y Bro. GEORGE. J . K A K B , m a y o r of t h e city, and Bro. G I L H . BARGER, to w h i c h Grand Master ANDREWS responded on behalf of t h e G r a n d Lodge " in an e l o q u e n t a n d h u m o r o u s reply."

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The cjuestion of "perpetual jurisdiction" came up in several instances to occupy the attention of the Grand Master, who makes a complete and dispassionate review of the subject, summing up his conclusions as follows: The only wise, just, and philanthropic rule is to let every State and every lodge judge for itself of the fitness or unfitness for masonry of those who have resided within its territory for a sufficient time to enable their merits or demerits to be known. Indeed, no other rule can be fairly, uniformly,and satisfactorily enforced, or enforced at all against the lodges of another State.

The further argument of Bro. ANDREWS in favor of the abandonment of the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction, is well stated, logical and sound, and we are not surprised to note in the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence that the committee " hails with pleasure the rules formulated and brought forward on that subject by the Committee on Codification, and congratulates the Grand Lodge on the advance thus made toward the correction of a doctrine which has for years tended in our internal administration to differences rather than harmony in our relations with the sister Grand Jurisdictions of America, and has frequently exposed us to criticisms, which though fraternal, have not been pleasant reading to the masons of Ohio." The Coininittee on Correspondence say in connection therewith, "it concurs with the views expressed in relation to the subject of perpetual jurisdiction, etc." We note that the " Committee on Code Revision " submitted a report, which was adopted and ordered published. Just what the rules adopted were, the record does not show. From the above quotation we should imagine that a very considerable, if not an entire abandonment, of the rigid rule of perpetual jurisdiction had been made. If this be so, we congratulate our brethren of Ohio upon the advance made by them, and gladly record the unanimity of sentiment manifested by the Committees on Jurisprudence and Correspondence. Grand Master ANDREWS gives emphatic reasons for his disapproval of the "Mississippi rules"; submits approvingly the Colorado suggestion of the WASHINGTON centennial, and presents seven decisions, all of which were approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence, as " clear and correct interpretations of the law of the Grand Lodge," and subsequently approved by the Grand Lodge. In reference to the " Wisconsin rule," proposed for dispensing lodge relief. Grand Master ANDREWS enters into a very interesting discussion of the general subject of relief "and how best to administer it. His conclusion being: That the needs of the distressed appeal first to those lu their presenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;primarily to individual masons who should respond as GOD has given them means; and secondarily to the lodges. And that a lodge, when it can best bear the burden, should reimburse another lodge affording pecuniary relief to one of its members. Lest what I have said may be misunderstood, I desire to say. what is so often said, and so often repeated, that it is everywhere known to be the corner stone of our temple, masonry is chaiily in notion, and.the supreme test of a mason's character is "brotherly relief." A member who does not hear the cry of distress, and answer with a generous hand and a loving heart, even as Goo hath given him power, has not learned tiiG aipuawet Ci masGiiry.

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G r a n d M a s t e r ANDREWS says t h e past has been " a year of great profit for m a s o n r y . T h e esoteric work is not only d o n e with uniform a n d a c c u r a t e rituah"sm, b u t w i t h t h e spirit and u n d e r s t a n d i n g also. T h e r e h a s been a revival of masonry througliout t h e S t a t e ; r e n e w e d effort, a b r o a d e r charity, closer brotherhood and a h i g h e r m a n h o o d . All factions h a v e d i s a p p e a r e d a n d h a r m o n y prevails e v e r y w h e r e . Cern e a u i s m h a s died out, and t h e misguided b r e t h r e n are seeking restorat i o n , a n d t h e designing ones h a v e lost their power to h a r m us." Good results are a n n o u n c e d in consequence of t h e " wisdom a n d l i b e r a l i t y " in p e r m i t t i n g c h a p t e r s of t h e Eastern Star to occupy lodge r o o m s . N o t e t h e significance of t h e following: This provision (change of code permitting such use), not only added many chapters ( t h i r t e e n , ! believe) to the Order of the Enstern Star throughout the State, b u t greatly revived interest and zeal in masonry in many localities. And it is no small t h i n g that our fraternity is exalted in the minds of our mothers, wives, sisters and daughters, aud thus cherished in the hearts of those we best love on earth.

A lodge t r y i n g one ofits m e m b e r s on a charge of m u r d e r , t h e accused h a v i n g been found guilty, and t h e lodge refusing to affix a p e n a l t y therefor c o m m e n s u r a t e to t h e crime, was given an o p p o r t u n i t y by t h e G r a n d M a s t e r to reconsider its action, upon which a vote being t a k e n , t h e accused was expelled. T h e decision of t h e G r a n d Master h a v i n g been characterized b y m e m b e r s of t h e lodge as arbitrary and unjust, a n d i n s u b o r d i n a t i o n ensuing, t h e G r a n d Master s u s p e n d e d t h e l o d g e ; later, u p o n p r o p e r assurances given h i m , recommended t h e restoration of t h e c h a r t e r , which t h e G r a n d Lodge, after endorsing the action of t h e G r a n d Master, a p p r o v e d . T w o silver trowels used b y h i m in laying corner stones were pres e n t e d to t h e Grand Master. T h e G r a n d Orator on t h e occasion of one c o r n e r stone laying being t h e G o v e r n o r of t h e State â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bro. WILLIAM McKiNLEY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who was m a d e a mason a t Winchester, Va., d u r i n g t h e war, in a lodge whose m e m b e r s h i p d u r i n g one season would be derived from Confederate soldiers, a n d d u r i n g t h e n e x t from F e d e r a l . T h e G r a n d Orator " m a d e an address of g r e a t eloquence, appropriate to t h e occasion." G r a n d Master ANDREWS closes his address with a beautiful peroration, which, as well as t h e e n t i r e address, will well repay those to read who h a v e access to it. We h a v e given so m u c h space to it already t h a t we m u s t c o n t e n t ourselves w i t h a couple of short sentences f u r t h e r : Sometimes GoD may seem far oflT, and heaven a fiction, but our brothers are always near, and we are all under solemn covenant to make our own lives, and the lives of each other, better and better. In the theology of the twentieth century, on whose threshold we now stand, it may be that to serve man best is to worship GOD most. T h e r e p o r t of G r a n d Secretary BROMWELL is very interesting to any o n e a c q u a i n t e d with t h e work connected with his office in any G r a n d Lodge, in connection with t h e reception, examination a n d correction of annual returns. H e notes in his r e p o r t t w o d e l i n q u e n t lodges, whose r e t u r n s were

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not received within t h e time required by r u l e of t h e G r a n d Lodge. W e observe t h a t our Ohio b r e t h r e n hew to t h e line, or at least we fail to see t h e customary motion, noted in o t h e r Grand Lodges, to p e r m i t repre:sentation, per diem and mileage to officers of t h e d e l i n q u e n t lodges. T h e Committee on Masonic H o m e m a k e r e p o r t showing total a m o u n t of all contracts for building, etc., 884,151.74, of which 854,031.58 has been p a i d ; balance unpaid, 830,120.16, to rheet which t h e H o m e has in unpaid subscriptions, 824,686.98, and in cash, 821,583.17. A very creditable showing, indicating t h a t Ohio will soon t a k e h e r place with Kent u c k y , New Y o r k and o t h e r States in providing a horhe f,or t h e destitute of t h e masonic fraternity, which will fittingly exemplify t h e tenets of t h e Craft—Brotherly Love, Relief a n d T r u t h . Rev. Wsr. B. MELISII, who had previously been appointed a special •committee to provide a m o n u m e n t to be placed over t h e r e m a i n s of t h e late G r a n d Chaplain, Rev. Bro. L.v FAYETTE V A N CLEVE, reported v o l u n t a r y contributions from 380 lodges o u t of t h e 494 active lodges of t h e State, with a total collection of 8967.44, .of which a m o u n t 8779.42 was -expended, leaving a balance of $188.02, which, in accordance with t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of Bro. MELISH, was applied t o placing a " V a n Cleve Memorial W i n d o w " in t h e chape! of t h e Ohio Masonic H o m e at Springfield. T h e report was received, concurred in, ordei'cd spread upon t h e records, and a u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s tendered Bro. MELISH. H O W graciously, considerately and k i n d l y Bro. M. would manage a labor of l o v e of t h i s kind, those who know h i m need no evidence. Rev. Bro. JOHN D . CALDWELL, G r a n d Secretary E m e r i t u s of Ohio, h a v i n g t e n d e r e d to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland his resignation as Grand Representative, on account of old age, it was accepted by t h e latter body, with a u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s for satisfactory service, a n d , at his desire, Bro. VVM. B . M E L I S H was appointed his successor. Bro. CALDWELL, after reporting this fact, presented in open G r a n d Lodge to Bro. M E L I S H his jewel as Grand Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland, a n d wished t h a t he m i g h t long live to represent t h e Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e country of h i s ancestors, to which Bro. M E L I S H m a d e response " i n a feeling and eloquent m a n n e r . " I t is just as natural for t h e " J u d g e " to be eloquent as it is for some m e n to be red headed. T h e Committee on Correspondence, concurring in t h e views of t h e G r a n d Master in reference to t h e Colorado suggested WASHINGTON centennial, r e c o m m e n d e d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee of one, with an a l t e r n a t e , to act in conjunction with like committees from t h e other •Grand.Lodges, which was adopted. Past G r a n d Master JAMES W . STATON, of K e n t u c k y , was received, i n t r o d u c e d and welcomed with t h e G r a n d H o n o r s . T h e historian records t h a t h e " responded in a vein of t h e usual K e n t u c k y eloquence, referring particularly," etc. W e leave t h e balance of t h e quotation o u t — of course it was " O u r H o m e . " We are glad h e d i d ; we will refer to t h e K a n s a s H o m e some of these day.si with t h e same pride, and hold it up

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for t h e consideration of h i m w h o t h i n k s t h e J e w i s h half shekel of silver business is t h e e x t e n t of h i s charitable obhgation to a destitute brother. T h e G r a n d Lodge, with a total of assets of S15,000, d o n a t e d $5,000 of t h e s a m e to t h e Masonic H o m e , a n d in addition t h e r e t o gave a constit u t i o n a l n u m b e r of seconds to t h e a m e n d m e n t of a by-law setting a p a r t a n d a p p r o p r i a t i n g a n n u a l l y a p e r cent, of all dues to Grand Lodge for t h e u.se of t h e Ohio Masonic H o m e . T h e a m e n d m e n t will be acted on a t t h e n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n of G r a n d Lodge. By u n a n i m o u s vote t h e G r a n d Master-elect was directed to p r o c u r e a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel for G r a n d Master A.N'DREWS. T h e G r a n d Master-elect, on t h e occasion of his election, m a d e some r e m a r k s w i t h which we are h e a r t i l y in accord. AVe t a k e a few s h o r t sentences: Let me admonish you that we m u s t not lose sight of the fact that our strength does not consist in members alone, b u t in coming up to the full standard of masonic m a n h o o d , a n d the true nobility of the age in which we live. Masonry is a science, b u t he who depends upon ritual alone for masonic knowledge will, of necessity, be limited as to actual facts. 1 believe t h a t the great need a n d d e m a n d of a majority of the masons of to-day is a n opportunity for a more extended masonic education, and a desire to know something more of t h e science and its symbolisms, and the great questions to decide: How can it be best furnished and provided?

T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is by Bro. Wji. M. CUNNINGHAM, w h o e v i d e n t l y leaves little ungleaned in t h e various masonic fields of labor. A full and comple analysis of our Grand Lodge Proceedings for 1894 is m a d e , copying from G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S r e p o r t s t a t e m e n t s relative to " W o r k " a n d " M a s o n i c H o m e . " A reference in t h e address of G r a n d Orator J O H N G U T H R I E to Ohio, i n w h i c h t h e G o v e r n o r of t h a t State is q u o t e d as saying in t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ohio, as follows: " I would r a t h e r be G r a n d M a s t e r of Masons t h a n G o v e r n o r of my State," called forth t h e following foot n o t e from Bro. CUNNINGHAJI: At the a n n u a l communication of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Ohio, held i n the City of Columbus in 1S87, at the request of the writer, then occupying the Grand East, Bro. THOMAS L . YOUNG, a member of Excelsior Lodge, of Cincinnati, and then Governor of the State of Ohio, made an official visit to the Grand Lodge, a n d was received with appropriate honors, and the expression mentioned occurred in his brilliant address in response to his fraternal reception.

Over a page of B r o . G U T H R I E ' S address is taken, showing t h e reviewer's appreciation of w h a t w i t h rare discrimination h e truthfully t e r m s " a n e l o q u e n t address." Our Bro. C. is u n d u l y exercised because forsooth in referring to wliat h e t e r m s " t h e c i p h e r k e y p r o m u l g a t e d u n d e r t h e most strict regulations b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ohio," instead of using t h e t e r m " c i p h e r suggestions of t h e ritual, etc., as used by M.'.W.'.Bro. ANDREWS," t h e K a n s a s c o r r e s p o n d e n t said for s h o r t t h a t t h e G r a n d Master " h a d copies of t h e ritual p r i n t e d , " etc., concerning which o u r b r o t h e r of Ohio-

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further complains, " thereby necessarily conveying the inference that in Ohio the esoteric ritual is in print, and in full, as may be noted in the following," further quoting from our last year's report as follows: We thiuk our Ohio brethren are adopting rather lax methods, and that they will come to grief yet over some of their rituals. We find our system of having these Custodians with schools of iustruction annually, gives us a corps of thoroughly efficient instructors in the uuwritten work, and no fear or danger of its being imparted to those not entitled to receive it.

And then with the skill of an adept at cross-examinatian, our brother fires, in quick succession, without the custoniar}' "count four breathing spells," the following queries: Are we to understand, Jr.-.W.-. Bro. MILLER, that there are uo keys in use in Kansas? and, if so, what are the " floor plans'* in possession of the *' Custodians " to which Grand Master THO.MI'SON refers? Further, are not the " C u s t o d i a n s " in possession of a key to the Kansas work ? And further, was it not recently mentioned t h a t the Grand Master of Kansas had in his possession a correct key to its esoteric work, to which he referred to ascertain the correctness of work in use?

Waiving the reply one feels inclined to make to a " you are another " argument, it suits the writer to take the witness box without demur, and testify so far as he can of personal knowledge. The first information received by the writer that a " key"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"cipher key"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"cipher suggestions of the ritual" or "thÂ§ original AVebb Work," was in existence in Kansas, was contained in Grand Master FULLER'S address in 1893, when he said (page 165, Proceedings 1893): " When I assumed the office of Grand Master, there was delivered to me by ray predecessor, the original Webb Work." No such property of any form, description, or character, ever came to the possession of the writer while Grand Master (1886 ), nor has he ever seen the written, printed, ciphered, or otherwise, as the case may be, constructed pages of " the original Webb Work." AVhere this " w o r k " came from, who originated it, when it was created, or how it got into possession of the line of Grand Masters, this deponent knoweth not. So then, to answer the conundrums propounded by Bro. C., we say there are none of the work in use here that we know of, except that referred to above, and we cannot, of personal knowledge, say what that is. The floor plans said to be in possession of the Custodians, we presume, refer to the floor movements, and it takes a team drilled with the precision of regulars to go through them properly. The Craft could risk publishing the diagrams in any monitor. Whether or not the Custodians have a key to the Kansas work, deponent knoweth not. The last query we answered in our "statement of facts." Bro. C. discusses ably and intelligently the question in its relation to the action of the Grand Bodies generally, referring in particular to the Grand Lodge of England, and while avowing himself a strict constructionist in regard to the oral dissemination of the ritual, and a -Strong advocate therefor, citing the fact that keys have been used, etc., says that " the whole subject resolves itself into the query. Which is

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best, the generally known but officially ignored surreptitious circulation of an unauthorized, and in many cases, an incorrect ritual for private gain, or the dissemination, under proper restrictions and safeguards, of an authorized cipher key? " We are glad Bro. C. has raised this question in casuistry, because we trust it will lead the correspondents of the various Grand Bodies to express an opinion on the merits of a question behind it, viz: If rituals must be used, and Grand Lodges, in violation of the obligations of the fraternity will authorize them, whether or not the conscientious restrictions placed on initiates should not be amended or changed to conform to existing realities. We are just old fashioned enough to believe not only in the spirit but the letter of the prohibition as well. We think the facility with which copies of the work can be obtained in some jurisdictions responsible for the brood of tonguey, shallow "lecturers," so-called, whose main qualification seems to consist in being on the alert to raise a question as to the dotting of an " i " or crossing of a "t," or some other equally weighty matter of ritualism, the failure to comply with which, in the solemn judgment of the lecturer, will consign the whole masonic system to everlasting smash. These things are the "tithes of mint, anise and cumin," which have taken the place of the "weightier matters" of brotherly love, relief and truth, as once imparted in the grand lessons of masonic symbolism. Which leads us to further remark concerning ritualism, that we think some of our lodges and brethren are, and have been, engaged in a ritualistic craze â&#x20AC;&#x201D; pursuing the shadow instead of the substance. The perfection of the articulate skeleton may cause raptures in the surgeon, as he stands entranced with its symmetry and beauty, but it is not life. The perfection of ritualism may attract, but it is not masonry, because it is only the skeleton of and lacks the vivifying principle of masonry. The true work of masonry, like the lost word, is only manifested in the heart, the soul, the life of its votaries. The breath of life, animating the flesh, covering and clothing the dry bones of ritualism, presents for our consideration something entirely distinct and different from that we had before looked upon. It is the distinction between words and deeds; between the old skinflint, who sang with unction, "Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel," carefully closing his eyes as the box was passed, and the humble worshipper, who unostentatiously gave of her means to make it fly. Well does Bro. AVILLIAMS, of Kentucky, say: "Thoughtful masons ^ * ÂŽ seek to know the truth that dignifies and enriches it" (the ritual). Under Kentucky we have reproduced Bro. WILLIAMS' words; coming from a Grand Lecturer, they have double force and weight, and we doubt not will be potent to bring the brethren back to genuine masonry. Bro. CnsNisGHAM states that he has given so much space to (shall we call it) "cipher suggestions of the ritual," that he is precluded from further review of what he is pleased to call our "interesting report."

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W e are glad to note t h a t concerning t h e principle a t issue b e h i n d t h e matter, we are in unison, and t r u s t to h e a r further from h i m on t h a t topic. CARROLL F . CLAPP, G r a n d Master, W a r r e n . J . H . BROMWELL, G r a n d Secretary, Cincinnati. W . M. CUNNINGHAM, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Newark.

Correspondence,

N e x t a n n u a l , Columbus, October 23, 1895.

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A clear, well executed photo-engraving of G r a n d Master A. SPENGEL faces t h e title page of t h e Proceedings before us. Special sessions were held March 2,1893, to institute Crescent Lodge, No. 11, at Crescent C i t y ; and J u l y 15, 1893, for t h e purpose of laying t h e corner stone of t h e Episcopal Church edifice a t Oklahoma City. At t h e a n n u a l communication ten of t h e ' eleven chartered lodges were represented, and delegates from four lodges U. D. were present. Bro. T. G. BiSLY delivered an e l o q u e n t address of welcome, to which D e p u t y G r a n d Master SELWYN DOUGLASS responded in behalf of t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e G r a n d Master's address states t h a t t h e financial panic, with its a t t e n d a n t train of woe, desolation, w a n t and famine, passed harmlessly b y O k l a h o m a ; Massachusetts, Michigan a n d Tennessee receive brief necrologic n o t i c e ; n i n e petitions for dispensations for new lodges were received, six of which were g r a n t e d a n d t h r e e referred to his successor. Several decisions are reported, in one of w h i c h G r a n d Master decides t h a t a lodge Lf. D. can receive a d i m i t from a Master Mason a n d m a k e a charter m e m b e r of him, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e fact t h a t h e is engaged in t h e liquor business, which, u n d e r their Constitution, is declared u n masonic, subjecting offenders to various grades of p u n i s h m e n t , including, in certain cases, expulsion. O k l a h o m a also has a constitutional provision that, w h e n e v e r a mason a p p e a r s in p u b l i c or in a masonic hall, d u r i n g labor, in an intoxicated condition, charges a n d trial m u s t follow; and a n y Master or lodge refusing to enforce t h i s r e q u i r e m e n t , it is m a d e t h e d u t y of t h e G r a n d Master to arrest t h e charter of t h e lodge or suspend t h e Master, a n d r e p o r t case to n e x t G r a n d Lodge. W e t r u s t our O k l a h o m a b r e t h r e n will avoid t h e errors and mistakes of o t h e r y o u n g jurisdictions, and n o t strain a p o i n t for t h e sake of placing an additional n a m e on t h e roll of a lodge, u n d e r t h e delusion t h a t strength is ever gained to a n y masonic b o d y b}' an increase of m e m b e r s h i p from u n w o r t h y m a t e r i a l . More t h a n one masonic organization can bear witness to years of existence a t a poor, d y i n g rate,

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because in a m o m e n t of moral weakness some pretense for a m a n . with a m a s o n i c d i m i t a t t a c h e d , was a d m i t t e d to membei-ship, standing as a n effectual and complete bar for years to a n u m b e r of y o u n g m e n of t h e best mordl c h a r a c t e r in t h e c o m m u n i t y , who, w h e n t h e obstacle b y t h e aid of t h e courts a n d c o n s e q u e n t expulsion, was finally reuioved, p u t in t h e i r petitions, a n d w h e n received into m e m b e r s h i p e x p r e s s e d r e g r e t t h a t t h e y had been d e p r i v e d so long of masonic privileges t h e y could n o t consistently ask for, w h i l e t h e y compelled association on t h e level, with m e n u t t e r l y s t r a n g e r s to a n y such t h i n g as good morals. T h e m a s o n i c organization in t h e U n i t e d States to-day stands as t h e e m b o d i m e r i t of an a d v a n c e d morality confessedly superior to any body m a k i n g claim of such position, because on t h e linos of t e m p e r a n c e a n d v i r t u e it h a s t a k e n positions voluntarily never assumed by other fraternal organizations w i t h o u t a first lining u p on t h e p a r t of t h e latter of o p p o s i n g forces, a n d c o n s e q u e n t i n t e r n a l strife a n d dissension. Second only to t h e c h u r c h as a m o r a l force, it takes a secondary position to no organization as an i n s t r u m e n t a l i t y in t h e dissemination of t h e principles, as well as t h e practice of an enlarged p h i l a n t h r o p y . Decisions affecting, a n d possibly i m p a i r i n g t h e s t a n d a r d of morality of such an organization, should n e v e r be m a d e w i t h o u t discreet, careful consideration, a n d critical review, a n d should never be promulgated w h e r e it for one m o m e n t appears p r o b a b l e t h a t any construction detrimental to t h e best i n t e r e s t s of t h e fraternity can be, and is liable to be placed upon them. T h e G r a n d Master, in h i s a n x i e t y to endorse t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a idea of doing a w a y with t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e system, says, after q u o t i n g from t h a t j u r i s d i c t i o n : " I find these s e n t i m e n t s of Past G r a n d Master A F R I C A are almost u n a n i m o u s l y endorsed b y every Committee on Corr e s p o n d e n c e of the various j u r i s d i c t i o n s . " W e question t h e correctness of P a s t G r a n d Master SPKNGEL'S reading. T h e G r a n d Master r e p o r t s four petitions for dispensations from t h e C h e r o k e e Strip, to o n e of w h i c h h e g r a n t e d a n afBrmative r e s p o n s e ; t h e o t h e r t h r e e , coming too late for action before G r a n d Lodge, were refused. T h e G r a n d Master calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t t h e i r " Constitution r e q u i r e s a lodge U . D. to w o r k four m o u t h s as such before being c h a r t e r e d , a n d h e n c e u n d e r t h i s law all of their lodges would b e compelled to work U . D. for an e n t i r e year, a n d u n d e r masonic law u n a b l e to affiliate masons. T h e s e n e w b r e t h r e n all feel t h a t t h e enforcement of t h i s law w o u l d be a d e t r i m e n t a n d serious drawback to t h e success of t h e i r lodges, a n d a r e therefore r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h i s meeting to ask for c h a r t e r s . " H e says f u r t h e r : The conditions confronting us are anomalous, and under the circumstances, believing that it will redound to the benefit of the Craft, I feel justified in urging a compliance with their requests, and that charters be issued to them now. W e q u o t e this i n full, because our Oklahoma b r e t h r e n are m a k i n g t h e m i s t a k e of " r a i l r o a d i n g " q u i t e a n u m b e r of lodges t h i s year. L a s t year t h e y committed only one e r r o r of t h a t k i n d ; this year four lodges

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receive charters in violation of t h e Constitution of t h e Grand Jurisdiction. T h e reason alleged, t h a t these lodges would be u n a b l e to affiliate masons, could be obviated b y t h e Grand Master a u t h o r i z i n g their n a m e s to be added to t h e dispensation ; or b e t t e r yet, by a m e n d i n g t h e Constit u t i o n so t h a t a lodge U . D. could affiliate Master Masons. AVe can conceive of n o good reason w h y t h e y should not. Better p u r s u e e i t h e r m e t h o d t h a n do violence to t h e Constitution by c h a r t e r i n g lodges contrary to its provisions. Section 1, of Article V I I . of t h e Constitution was a m e n d e d b y striking o u t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t a lodge U . D. should n o t be chartered " until it shall have w o r k e d ' a t least four m o n t h s u n d e r a dispensation." We p r e s u m e t h i s was done to afford a u t h o r i t y for t h e action t a k e n later, g r a n t i n g c h a r t e r s on petition merely. Nevertheless t h e action t a k e n was in violation of t h e Constitution of t h e Oklahoma G r a n d Lodge, which reads, t h a t an a m e n d m e n t m a d e as t h e above was, " shall be declared adopted, a n d / r o w and after that communication it shall become a part of this Constitution." T h e G r a n d Master refers in grateful, c o m p l i m e n t a r y a n d well chosen t e r m s to t h e graceful act of t h e m o t h e r G r a n d Lodge of t h e I n d i a n Territory, in presenting t h e m with a beautiful set of G r a n d Lodge jewels. T h e GEORGE WASHINGTON centennial memorial observance circular from Colorado received t h e approbation of t h e G r a n d Master, a n d w e are pleased to note, t h a t of G r a n d Lodge also, by t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of t h e p r o p e r committee. G r a n d Lodge e x t e n d e d fraternal s y m p a t h y t o N o r t h Dakota in h e r loss of library by fire; a m e n d e d its Constitution adopted in 1892, so as to abolish t h e representative system, and directed t h e G r a n d Secretary on h i s motion, t o notify t h e A m e r i c a n G r a n d Lodges of t h e action t a k e n ; a d o p t e d " S H A V E R ' S M o n i t o r " as t h e s t a n d a r d for t h a t Grand J u r i s d i c tion ; selected Kingfisher as t h e n e x t place of meeting, and had a public installation of officers followed by a b a n q u e t , a t which t h e G r a n d W o r t h y _ Matron of t h e Eastern Star of I n d i a n Territory responded to t h e toast, " T h e E a s t e r n Star." T h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h i s G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n December .31,1892, was 425; on December 31, 1S93, was 638; a gain of 213. T h e c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence explains t h e failure to review Kansas, for t h e reason t h a t copies of t h e K a n s a s Proceedings h a d not been received. H e copies from Bro. DRUMMOND'S review G r a n d Master FULLER'S references to t h e work of K a n s a s ; cites t h e fact t h a t Oklahoma has adopted t h e work, " w i t h a few changes to reconcile i n d i v i d u a l s ; " expressed regret t h a t a n y changes whatever were m a d e , a n d saj's In consequence of t h e m , " t h e n e x t ten years will n o t see a uniformity of work in O k l a h o m a . " Bro. H U N T copies w h a t Bro. DRUMMOND h a s to say in closing his notice of t h e death of J O H N H . BROWN, viz.: " W i t h feelings of a grievons personal loss, we record t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t of his d e a t h , " and gives

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Bro. DRUMMOND credit for u s i n g i t in reference to Past G r a n d Master E . Y). HiLLYER, which i s h a r d l y t h e language Bro. D. would u s e t o w a r d a n y o n e of Kansas save t h e " beloved J O H N . " W e trust, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g w e m a y n o t b e able to receive in o u r G r a n d East, a n d welcome i n t h e cordial, fraternal m a n n e r befitting t h e u n a n i m i t y of masonic interests of t h e two jurisdictions, t h e G r a n d Repr e s e n t a t i v e of t h e y o u n g , b u t vigorous jurisdiction of Oklahoma, i t may n o t b e long u n t i l in s o m e fitting m a n n e r t h e existence of t h e fact may b e d e m o n s t r a t e d , t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge a n d Craft of K a n s a s have a d e e p i n t e r e s t i n the welfare of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Oklahoma, a n d welcome i t w i t h warmest fraternal g r e e t i n g s to a place beside us in t h e sist e r h o o d of masonic G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s . M . - . W . ' . S E L W Y N DOUGLAS, G r a n d Master, Oklahoma City. R.'. W . \ J . S. H U N T , G r a n d Secretary, Stillwater.

OREftON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 . 4 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PORTLAND, J U L Y 1 1 T H .

J . C. MoRELAND, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n sas was a b s e n t . T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings is embellished with t h e portraits of Past Grand Masters

G E O . M C D . STROUD,

J O S E P H N . D O L P H and

WILLIAM

THOMAS W R I G H T , who p r e s i d e d over t h e Craft in this jurisdiction a s follows: T h e first n a m e d i n 1881, t h e n e x t i n 1882, and t h e last i n 1883. T h e t i m e fixed for t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n was J u n e 13th, b u t owing t o floods and c o n s e q u e n t destruction to lines of transportation, i t was found necessary t o postpone t o J u l y 11, 1894. T h e G r a n d Master tells t h e s a m e story of financial depression, dist r u s t a n d destitution, t o w h i c h we h a v e listened from every portion of t h i s c o u n t r y . H e sees, h o w e v e r , a silver lining to t h e cloud in t h e liberality displayed, and t h e sweet c h a r i t y evoked b y t h e cries of distress a n d appeals for help. Nevertheless, h e says t h e Craft is in a fairly, prosp e r o u s condition. T h e r e is a little friction which h e suggests could b e o b v i a t e d if w e should always give t o o u r b r e t h r e n t h e same credit for integrity a n d honesty of purpose we claim for ourselves, " i n short, live a n d act u p o n t h e principles of t h e Golden Rule." I n t h e list of distinguished dead, a n e x t e n d e d sketch is m a d e of P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N C. AINSWOHTH. After giving in full his masonic history, t h e first elected a n d installed Master on t h e Pacific coast. G r a n d M a s t e r for two years, elected for a t h i r d , w h i c h h e declined, a n d o r d e r e d a n o t h e r ballot; G r a n d H i g h P r i e s t ; t h e h e a d of t h e Scottish Rite in Oregon, W a s h i n g t o n and I d a h o . T h e n t h e G r a n d Master concisely s a y s : " T h e p u b l i c history of Bro. AINSWORTH is t h e history of Oregon from 1850 to 1880."

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T h e G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e s fifteen decisions, all of which b u t t w o were approved by t h e Committee on Law a n d Usage, a n d t h e y a p p r o v e d as modified, t h e G r a n d Lodge adopting their report. J!NO. 11 decides t h a t a Fellow Craft who loses his r i g h t a r m after receiving t h e degree cannot b e m a d e a Master Mason. No. 6 decides t h a t a mason w h o loses a leg while h o l d i n g a d i m i t may be received into a lodge b y affiliation. Law is supposed to be t h e e m b o d i m e n t of reason, a n d o n e of t h e first m a x i m s familiar to s t u d e n t s is, " L i k e reason d o t h m a k e like .law." Now if t h e s e two b r e t h r e n were actually a n d actively engaged i n k n o c k ing off t h e rough corners of stones to fit t h e m for b u i l d i n g p u r p o s e s , I am free to confess t h a t t h e advantage w o u l d seem to be in favor of t h e b r o t h e r with two hands, b u t such is not t h e case. T h e only b u i l d i n g to be done b y e i t h e r of these b r e t h r e n is of a moral a n d spiritual character, to fit and prepare themselves for acceptance as living stones to t h e house n o t m a d e with handsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;eternal in t h e h e a v e n s . T h e lodge symbolizes in its e a r t h l y organization t h e h e a v e n l y house. I t is a congregation of k i n d r e d souls, inspired by o n e g r a n d central controlling t h o u g h t , purpose and desire, m a d e manifest b y obedience to t h a t foundation of all law, " T h o u shalt love t h e Lord t h y G O D with all t h y heart, with all t h y soul and with all t h y m i n d , a n d t h y neighbor as thyself." Masons, G r a n d Masters and G r a n d Lodges a r e too p r o n e to look with t h e eyes of t h e i r imagination, b e h o l d i n g o n l y those felling t h e cedars, delving in t h e quarries, or engaged in t h e labor of p r e p a r i n g t h e rough ashlars for t h e b u i l d e r ' s use, oblivious t o t h e g r a n d e r , nobler work w h i c h t h e labor of these only symbolizes; seeing n o t h i n g b e y o n d t h e physical perfection of t h e h u m a n delver, the}- don o t recognize t h e moral and spiritual perfection set as our m a r k , a n d t h e a t t a i n m e n t of w h i c h is our work. These t h i n g s being so, w h y cannot a one-armed Fellow Craft h a v e j u s t as good a c h a n c e within t h e body ai t h e Craft t o manifest in h i s life his love for G O D and m a n , as a one-legged Master Mason. U n d e r t h e h e a d of " Objection to Candidates," t h e G r a n d Master advances an idea, which, if his statements of law a n d usage a r e correct, indicate t h a t a great injustice has been done t h e o n e - a r m e d Fellow Craft. H e s a y s : The Grand Lodge has established the rule that one ballot, iÂŁ clear, shall entitle the candidate to the degrees. He is then admitted to our lodge, kneels at our altar, takes obligations, is instructed in the ceremonies, is received in the middle chamber, receives the wages, obligates himself to help, aid and assist. He is bound to us by a two-fold cord. Is there no corresponding obligation on our part toward him? Is he still a profane, or to be treated entirely as a profane? It seems to me to do so is contrary to every principle of common justice and right. H o w t h e G r a n d Master reconciles t h e above portion of h i s a d d r e s s with Decision No. 11, above quoted, we c a n n o t u n d e r s t a n d . T h e justice of t h e one-armed decision was further considered i n connection with t h i s resolution: That in the event, after initiation of a candidate, he should lose an arm or leg, or should receive any other permanent injury, the remaining degrees may be. conferred upon the candidate by communication or otherwise.

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T h i s resolution was referred to a c o m m i t t e e of five, t h r e e of w h o m r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t it b e n o t adopted, b u t t h e G r a n d Lodge d e t e r m i n e d o t h e r w i s e , adopted t h e resolution, so t h a t n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g Decision No. 11, t h e above resolution is t h e law of Oregon. " The morning light is breaking, the darlcness disappears."â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Webb. T h e G r a n d Lodge h a d all its money tied u p i n a savings bank, m a k i n g it necessary for five of t h e Grand Officers t o p u t up t h e i r note for $2,.500 to raise f u n d s ; t h e b a n k opening again, t h e money m a r k e t was relieved. T h e Mississippi r u l e s received consideration, a n d G r a n d Lodge declined t o a d o p t t h e m , holding t h a t Rule 1 would lead to an i n q u i r y as to t h e i d e n t i t y of t h e b r o t h e r who cast t h e rejecting ballot, a n d his reasons for doing so. T h e y likewise declined to a d o p t Rule 2, because i t h a d been for years t h e prevailing practice i n Oregon a n d o t h e r G r a n d Lodges. Past G r a n d Master D A V I D P . MASON presented t h e following resolution, w h i c h was adopted, a n d which we suggest s h o u l d b e e x p u r g a t e d from t h e copies sent Bros. VAUX a n d ROBBINS: Resolved, T b a t this Grand Lodge extend a cordial and fraternal invitation to the Grand Chapter of t h e Order of Eastern Star, now in session i n this city, to attend in a body t h e ceremonies of Lodge of Sorrow to be held in the Cathedral of t h e A.& A.S. R. this evening at 8 o'clock.

T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e b y Bro. S. F . CHADWICK covers 180 pages, K a n s a s receiving o n e a n d a half. Of. t h e addresse.s m a d e on t h e d e a t h of B r o . J O H N H . BROWN b y t h e

b r e t h r e n a t t h e memorial exercises a t G r a n d Lodge, h e s a y s : These addresses are full of love a n d admiration of our brother. They give a full account of his noble masonic work. These Proceedings are embellished with t h e picture of Bro. BROWN. H e looks t h e m a n he was â&#x20AC;&#x201D; able, bright, decided in ail matters, a n d useful.

W e h a d j u s t read t h e proofs of a reply to c o m m e n t s from our Oregon b r o t h e r o n t h e BATBMAN case, w h e n we were advised t h a t h e w h o h a d m a d e t h e m h a d suddenly b e e n called to a p p e a r before a court w h e r e n o question a s to jurisdiction can be raised, a n d w h e r e n o d i s p u t e o r c o n t e n t i o n c a n ever arise as t o t h e law, because t h e r e i n H i s majesty exists t h e s u p r e m e source a n d e m b o d i m e n t of reason a n d t h e a w a r d e r of final judgrhent. Conscious t h a t o u r b r o t h e r is in such a presence, liow pitifully trifling seem t h e little vexing cares a n d disputes of this existence, a n d how m u c h stronger seems t h e obligation to live higher, n o b l e r a n d p u r e r lives, a n d demonstrate b y o u r daily walk a n d conversation tliat w e really believe t h a t " l o v e is t h e fulfillment of t h e law." I n s t e a d of o u r reply, we desire to p u t o n record a memorial of o n e w h o s e life work as a public officer a n d citizen, as well as his faithful

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labors in masonic work, entitle him to the commendation and loving remembrance o£ the Craft ot Oregon, as his preeminence as a mason will entitle his name and memory to the honor and esteem of the historians of the fraternity throughout the world. From a sketch furnished by Grand Master J. C. MOEELAND, of Oregon, we glean the following facts, and take the extract following: Past Grand Master STEPHEN FOWLER CHADWICK, 3.3°, late Grand Secretary, was horn in Connecticut, Christmas Day sixty-nine years ago. He held various offices of honor and trust in Oregon : District Attorney, Secretary of State and Governor. D u r i n g his term of office as Governor occurred the Indian war of 1877 and 1878, w h e n he took the field in person at the head of t h e State forces. He also served as Presidential Elector. He was made a mason at Rossburg, Ore., in 185G, and for seven years served as Master of his lodge; was Grand Master In 1865; elected Grand Secretary in 1869,serving as such at time of his death. As chairman of the Committee on Correspondence h e served with " credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of his brethreu." B r o . MoKELAND s a y s : As a writer he was graceful, elegant and logical. Upon all masonic subjects h e was well read, aud his reports were well digested and favorably commented u p o n all over the masonic world. His sympathies were broad, and his care for his brethren deep, strong and abiding.

Bro. CHADWICK had attained to the 33° of the A. & A. S. Kite. He was married in 1856, and leaves a widow, two sons and two daughters, all of mature age. To his brethren of Oregon great sorrow has come; to those who have been associated with him in the work of correspondence, the sudden break in their ranks caused by his death will bring grief; to the Craft of Oregon the brethren of Kansas, knowing a like sorrow, extend their heartfelt sympathies.

PHILIP S. MALCOLM, Grand Master, Portland. ^ • ^ • • • • 1 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , Grand Secretary, and chairman Committee on Correspondence, Salem. Kext communication, Portland, June 12, 1895.

PENIVSYLVANIA—1893. PHILADELPHIA,

DECEMBER 27TH.

The volume contains the record of the quarterly communications as well as the annual communication for the year 1893. Two engravings — one of Past Grand Master Lucius H. SCOTT (1865-6), the other of Grand Master MICHAEL AKNOLD — grace the volume of Proceedings. Grand Master ARNOLD presided over the quarterly communication V i o l r l \Tai-/>V, l e t

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T h e first business transacted was to receive a c o m m u n i c a t i o n " from T^odge No. 297, asking G r a n d Lodge t o r e m o v e t h e suspension of A. A . C , w h o was s u s p e n d e d August 28, 1881, w h i c h w a s g r a n t e d . " W e call a t t e n t i o n , b y this quotation, to t h e m a n n e r of r e p o r t i n g such matters in t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a Proceedings. N o good is s u b s e r v e d , a n d often injustice d o n e , b y t h e m a n n e r i n which such m a t t e r s a r e spread in detail u p o n t h e record. W e c o m m e n d t h e m e t h o d of o u r P e n n s y l v a n i a b r e t h r e n in t h i s respect. A special communication was h e l d a t P h i l a d e l p h i a May 3, 1893, w h i c h w a s h o n o r e d b y t h e presence of P a s t G r a n d Masters J O H N W . VROOMAN, of N e w Y o r k , a n d ROBERT M . MOORE a n d CHARLES H . M A K N ,

of N e w J e r s e y , at which t i m e a n d place t h e degrees of E n t e r e d Apprentice, Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason were conferred u p o n CHARLES EMORY SMITH, on w h i c h occasion Grand Master ARNOLD addressed G r a n d L o d g e i n reference to t h e prerogative of a G r a n d M a s t e r to " m a k e a mason a t s i g h t . " G r a n d M a s t e r ARNOLD said: â&#x20AC;˘ This prerogative of t h e Grand Master is of ancient origin, a n d while used in b u t few instances a t the present time, nevertheless as t h e prerogative exists, I have deemed i t proper to exercise it, in order that it might n o t be said that it has become obsolete by non-use. T h e Ahimau Rezon enumerates among his powers : " To cause masons to be ma de in his presence," and, " To grant dispensations for m a k i n g masons." Many years ago it w a s quite usual for t h e Grand Master i n person, or by dispensation, to m a k e a mason a t sight. ='' * * " This act is now done only u p o n persons within o u r jurisdiction, or, in t h e case of residents of other States, we request a waiver of jurisdiction by t h e Grand Master thereof before conferring t h e degrees."

T h e l a n g u a g e used sounds as if spoken b y o n e acknowledging n o o t h e r a u t h o r i t y , o r source of a u t h o r i t y , h i g h e r t h a n t h a t of t h e speaker. I t is a characteristic of P e n n s y l v a n i a m a s o n r y t o cling to i t s conceptions of a n c i e n t m a s o n r y , so t h a t we are w a r r a n t e d i n believing, as w e a r e advised, t h a t n o change h a s been m a d e i n t h i s respect in its A h i m a n E e z o n , b y D r . W I L L I A M SMITH, of 1783, b a s e d o n t h e L A W R E N C E DORMOTT

A h i m a n Kezon, which s a y s : " I t is n e v e r t h e l e s s t h e prerogative of t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d the R . . W . ' . Grand Master h a s full p o w e r a n d a u t h o r i t y , -when the Grand Lodge is duly assembled, to m a k e , or cause t o b e made, in h i s w o r s h i p ' s presence, F r e e a n d Accepted M a s o n s at sight." R e a d i n g after Bro. ARNOLD, o n e w o n d e r s w h y " h i s w o r s h i p " called h i s G r a n d L o d g e t o g e t h e r ; r e a d i n g t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a A h i m a n Rezon, i t looks very m u c h as if t h e " prerogative " belonged t o t h e Grand Lodge a n d n o t t o t h e G r a n d Master. W h i c h e v e r it m a y be, with all d u e defere n c e t o o u r r o y a l brother, w e desire t o saj' t h a t w e t h i n k t h e exercise of t h i s prerogative i s m o r e h o n o r e d i n t h e b r e a c h t h a n i n t h e performance. At t h e quarterly c o m m u n i c a t i o n , held D e c e m b e r 6, 1893, t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t showing n u m b e r of m e m b e r s t o be 45,937, a n d n u m b e r of lodges to b e 414. T h e a n n u a l Grand Co m m u n i c a t i o n was h e l d D e c e m b e r 27,1893, a t Philadelphia. P a s t G r a n d Master AFRICA, i n his address for t h e year previous.

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recommended to his successor the propriety of " permitting his prerogative of appointing Grand Representatives to he unexercised until the Grand Lodge chooses to expurgate it" giving as a reason, that "our Ahiman Rezon cannot in this particular be at once amended." We make this reference to his predecessor, italicizing the remarks of Bro. AFRICA, because we find in the address of Grand Master ARNOLD, in 1893, this extraordinary language in reference to appointment of such officers: "The Grand Lodge has nothing to do with it, either by way of confirmation or otherwise." "The reception of a representative is also the act of the Grand Master, and not the act of the Grand Lodge, although, through error, it has been usual to read and act upon the commission in the Grand Lodge." If this be true, the records and journal of Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania are full of errors and misstatements, and that Most Worshipful of Grand Masters (always excepting our Bro. VAUX ') of Pennsylvania must have unconsciously erred in his 1889 (p. I l l ):address, when he said, " During the past year I have commissioned the following brethren as representatives of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania near other Grand Lodges," etc. Now it seems to us that this claimed "prerogative" of the Grand "Master to appoint is the prerogative exercised by all Grand Masters in other Bodies, each one of whom, even the Grand Master of Pennsylvania, derives his power by and from the creative, authority of the Grand Lodge, which in the exercise of its discretion, judgment and possibly wisdom, created him Grand Master. The Grand Master of Pennsylvania takes special pains to show that his prerogative exists by virtue of the Ahiman Rezon, and in his argument to show that the custom is of "comparatively modern , origin," alleges that the Ahiman Rezon of 1781 is silent concerning the matter, while that of 1825 recognized it. Now, we assume from the start, that any power conferred by a Grand Lodge, is a power for the proper exercise of which even a Grand Master must render an account to his Grand Lodge, in the absence of direct command to account elsewhere for the same. The fact that Grand Masters have not done so, and that Grand Lodges have acquiesced in such non-action is no more argument in support of a claim of a personal prerogative than the deliberate overriding of a statute by an officer of the law is evidence of the fact that it does not exist or is inoperative. The Grand Master of Pennsylvania concedes this position on page 130 of the Proceedings of 1892, when after alleging," This appointment is one of the prerogatives of the Grand Master, and it cannot be abridged or infringed," in further comment in regard to the " discourteous and unfraternal action ".of Grand Masters who assume the right to appoint whoever they choose without consulting the Grand Masters of the jurisdictions where the accredited representatives reside, he makes use of this very significant language: " The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania would not give a moment's consideration to

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a c o m m i s s i o n issued in this m a n n e r . " Verily t h e G r a n d Masters of P e n n s y l v a n i a should get together on t h i s question. R e a d i n g further in his address, we find t h a t G r a n d Master AENOLD says t h a t h e does n o t mean to b e u n d e r s t o o d as i n t e n d i n g to refuse to recognize a n d receive representatives, etc., " b u t on t h e contrary, I will c o n t i n u e to receive a n d recognize such r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s as m a y b e d u l y accredited to me, (italics o u r s ) , b u t t h e i r commissions will n o longer b e r e a d in t h e Grand Lodge." Our use of italics indicates o u r diagnosis of t h e disease. H e d r a w s a parallel between t h e practice of sovereigns in appointi n g representatives, a n d t h e p r e s e n t system of representation. T h e parallel is a d e a d l y one, because i t p r e s e n t s i n its strongest aspect w h a t in o u r j u d g m e n t , was t h e foundation of t h e practice a n d w h a t its cont i n u a n c e clearly indicates. W h e n a G r a n d Body is organized a n d a s k s for recognition, t h e first question a s k e d b y t h e Grand Lodge is t h i s : " W a s t h e n e w masonic G r a n d Bod}' properly organized, a n d is it a sovereign G r a n d B o d y ? " A n d each G r a n d Lodge before g r a n t i n g recognition to t h e proposed m e m b e r of t h e sisterhood of masonic G r a n d Bodies, requires t h a t question to b e answered affirmatively, a n d t h e act of recognition for t h e greater p a r t of t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y h a s b e e n manifested b y receiving from a n d accrediting to t h e proposed n e w G r a n d Body, a representative in token of recognition of its sovereign capacity. R i g h t t r u l y does Bro. ARNOLD say " t h e y are, however, representatives of t h e sovereign onl}'. T h e y a r e a p p o i n t e d b y one sovereign, a n d accredited to a n o t h e r . " A n d if Bro. ARNOLD h a d stated what every m a s o n k n o w s to b e t r u e of G r a n d Lodges of t h e n i n e t e e n t h century, h e w o u l d h a v e added f u r t h e r : T h e only e l e m e n t of sovereignty w h i c h can n o w b e claimed for t h e i n d i v i d u a l w h o , by t h e election of h i s b r e t h r e n , presides over t h e G r a n d Lodge, is t h e very doubtful, generally discredited, a n d almost universally restricted o n e of m a k i n g a profane a m a s o n a t sight, which, if it is p e r m i t t e d to criticise a sovereign w i t h o u t losing o n e s h e a d therefor, seems to be more a m a t t e r of self-assertion of royal superiority than t h e exercise of a prerogative for t h e general good or benefit of t h e Graft. " R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s are n o t oflicers of t h e G r a n d L o d g e ; hence I have directed t h a t in future their presence as r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s in t h e G r a n d Lodge shall n o t b e noted in t h e m i n u t e s ; " a n d y e t on page 17 we see n o t e d t h e n a m e s of J O H N W . VKOOMAN, of New Y o r k , a n d ROBERT M .

MOORE a n d CHARLES H . MANN, of N e w Jersey, as h o n o r i n g Grand Lodge w i t h t h e i r presence, a n d y e t t h e only title t h e s e b r e t h r e n h a v e to h o n o r consists i n t h e fact t h a t t h e y r e p r e s e n t b y t h e i r p r e s e n c e t h e sovereignty of t h e i r respective Grand Lodges. U n d e r t h e heading, " D i m i t s , " t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s a y s : " I again call t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e b r e t h r e n t o t h e fact t h a t t h e word ' d i m i t ' h a s n o place in masonic law a n d practice." If h e w o u l d a d d to t h e fore-

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going t h e words, " i n P e n n s y l v a n i a , " it might be more in a c c o r d a n c e with exact t r u t h . T h e word " d i n i i t " has a place in t h e m a s o n i c law a n d practice of several G r a n d Bodies in this c o u n t r y . Those in w h i c h it has not are t h e exceptions to a general rule to t h e contrary, a n d few in number. U n d e r t h e h e a d s , " E l e c t i o n e e r i n g " a n d " Newspaper N o t o r i e t y , " t h e Grand Master gives u t t e r a n c e to wise, thoughtful a n d practical views. Past G r a n d M a s t e r R I C H A R D V . \ U X , c h a i r m a n , s u b m i t s 257 pages of Keport on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . K a n s a s for 1S93 receives fraternal consideration. I n s u m m i n g u p his considerations in behalf of t h e doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction, or as styled by Bro. VAU.X, " c o n t i n u i n g disqualification," t h e following language is u s e d : It is the sovereignty of Grand Lodges that is involved, and the fraternal relations between these sovereign bodies ought to be regarded as worthy of serious consideration, and claiming fraternal respect, which would induce a careful investigation, so that the application of the principle, free from all subordinate questions, would render a just determination in every case to which it applies.

T h e a u t o n o m y of t h e G r a n d Lodge where t h e rejected c a n d i d a t e resides seems to us to be t h e principal issue involved, a n d t h a t conceded we cannot see h o w fraternal relations can be broken, or even s t r a i n e d ; if t h a t is n o t conceded b y those who claim a " c o n t i n u i n g disqualification," it seems to us t h e y should first give "serious c o n s i d e r a t i o n " to t h e first concession m a d e to a G r a n d Lodge in acknowledging its a b s o l u t e sovereignty. U n d e r t h e h e a d of " G r a n d Eepresentatives," Bro. V A U X s a y s : It is not easy to break a line of action which rests on a sentiment. If it can be authoritatively shown as a masonic law, or a universally accepted recoguition of a masonic principle of Grand Lodge intercommunication, which is to be found in the consistent continuing regulation of masonry, then the policy of continuing^these distinctive agents is only to be considered.

We have heretofore, in o u r review of G r a n d Master ARNOLD'S comm e n t s on t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e question, endeavored to show t h a t in nearly every case of recognition of a newly formed G r a n d Body, t h e act of recognition has been m a d e manifest by an o u t w a r d , visible sign, namely, t h e accrediting to and reception of Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from t h e new G r a n d Body, in token of the acknowledgment 0/ tte sovereign capacity ; and with all d u e deference to t h e age, superior wisdom, masonic intelligence and experience of our venerable brother, whose ability in m a s o n i c matters we h a v e always deferred to, as t h e ancients did to t h e Oracles, we still t h i n k t h e source a n d origin of t h e custom is founded u p o n w h a t impartial judges will still accept as an established " masonic p r i n c i p l e of Grand Lodge i n t e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n , " viz: official recognition of sovereign capacity. I n discussing t h e New Zealand claims for recognition, Bro. V A U X makes use of t h e following l a n g u a g e : The argument on which recognition is refused, is that in every masonic territory marked bv the boundaries of a profane st'ntp. pninnv or Province, if those bound^^rics

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were accepted as the masonic lines of demarcation, there must be a supreme power. This power must be a unit, exist in its entirety, act as supreme, and, if you prefer a stronger definition, by a sovereign undisputed right. There cannot be a supreme power that is not recognized, obeyed and respected as supreme. If" a house be divided agaiust itself, that house cannot stand;" if" a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand," and "no man can have two masters." M a k i n g no technical objection to t h e l a t t e r S c r i p t u r e as quoted, and s e e k i n g only to obtain further light in regard to a m a t t e r a b o u t t h e historical origin of which we confess ignorance, we would like to i n q u i r e w h e t h e r B r o . V A U X , w h e n h e wrote t h e a b o v e , h a d in view t h e considerations w h i c h moved t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a to recognize t h e s o v e r e i g n t y of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Q u e b e c . I s it n o t t r u e t h a t a t t h e t i m e t h e Quebec lodges began t h e i n i t i a t o r y steps toward t h e form a t i o n of a n i n d e p e n d e n t G r a n d Lodge, t h e G r a n d Lodge of Canada w a s recognized b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a as a sovereign Grand Lodge? Bro. V A U X says " each and a l l " ( m o d e s of organizing a Grand L o d g e ) " m u s t b e based on t h e c o n s e n t of t h e G r a n d Lodge to accept t h e s u r r e n d e r of t h e allegiance of its c o n s t i t u e n t lodges." W h e n t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a recognized t h e G r a n d Lodge of Quebec, h a d t h e c o n s t i t u e n t lodges of t h e G r a n d Lodge of C a n a d a in t h e territory of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Quebec offered, a n d h a d t h e G r a n d Lodge of C a n a d a accepted t h e s u r r e n d e r of t h e i r a l l e g i a n c e ? H a v e t h e y since d o n e so? H o w m a n y of t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States first asked or received t h e consent of t h e i r m o t h e r G r a n d Lodges to surr e n d e r t h e i r warrants a n d u n i t e in forming a n e w G r a n d L o d g e ? You lay down a law from which t h e r e m u s t b e n o variation or shadow of t u r n i n g . H o w m a n y precedents can y o u cite i n ' w h i c h y o u r law was followed? Did even P e n n s y l v a n i a do s o ? Bro! V A O X s a y s :

The test of the character of a Grand Lodge, according to American fashion, to be deemed as entitled to masonic recognition, is that such Grand Body is the supreme, sovereign, independent masonic power and lawful authority within the territory over which it claims to exercise undisputed control. That all the lodges in such territory must recognize it as such masonic authority, and from it hold their charters, as evidence of this allegiance. I n a n o t h e r place Bro. V A U X , i n his c o m m e n t s on Bro. H E D G E S ' complete a n d u n a n s w e r a b l e reply to t h e above proposition, says; We venture most humbly to remark that the great masonic doctrine in the States of the United Stales is that supreme masonic authority permits of no rivals within its masonic jurisdiction. T h i s is simply confession a n d a v o i d a n c e so far as t h e various " A m e r i c a n " G r a n d Bodies on t h e c o n t i n e n t outside of t h e U n i t e d States a r e concerned, a n d does n o t reach t h e m a i n consideration. W i t h o u t an e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e facts as to t h e m e t h o d e m p l o y e d in each specific i n s t a n c e of t h e formation of a G r a n d Lodge, we v e n t u r e t h e opinion t h a t in t h e Grand Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States, organized in each case from lodges chartered by a G r a n d Lodge outside t h e territory con-

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stituting the new Grand Lodge, it will be found to'be true that the preliminary organization of a large majority were made without the consent, surrender of allegiance to, or even reference to the Wishes of the mother Grand Lodge; and further, that there are Grand Lodges in the United States even, recognized by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, which at the time of their organization did not exercise undisputed control over the territory belonging to them. In fact, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania itself was organized directly without the consent, surrender of allegiance to, or even reference to the mother Grand Lodge. After continuing in existence for twenty-two years as a Provincial Grand Lodge under a warrant from the Grand Lodge of England, at the quarterly communication held September 25,1786, it wasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Resolved, That this Grand Lodge, is, and ought to be, a Grand Lodge i n d e p e n d e n t of Great Britain or any other authority whatever, and that they are not u n d e r any ties to any other Grand Lodge except those of brotherly love and affection, which they will always be h a p p y to cultivate and preserve with all lodges t h r o u g h o u t t h e globe.

Upon which, says Bro. CHARLES E . MEYER, who writes the historical article from which above was taken, "The Grand Lodge, acting by virtue of a warrant from the Grand Lodge of England, was then closed forever." Later the following action was taken: At a Grand Convention held in Philadelphia, September 26,1786, of thirteen different lodges working by virtue of warrants from the late Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, with full power from their constituents to decide upon t h e question, w h e t h e r t h e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania should establish themselves as a Grand Lodge independent of Great Britain or any other authority, a n d with the concurrence of o t h e r lodges, signified by letter, it was unanimouslyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Resolved, That the lodges u n d e r the jurisdiction of t h e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, lately held under t h e authority of the Grand Lodge of England, will a n d do now, form themselves i n t o a Grand Lodge to be called t h e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and masonic jurisdiction thereto belonging, to be held in Philadelphia; a n d that the late Grand Officers continue to be the Grand Officers of Pennsylvania, invested with all t h e powers, jurisdictions, preeminence a n d authority t h e r e u n t o belonging, till the usual time of t h e next election; and that the Grand Lodge a n d t h e particular lodges govern themselves by t h e rules and regulations heretofore established, till other rules a n d regulations shall be adopted.

Under the " test of the character of a Grand Lodge " set up by Bro. VAux.it must be conceded that the Provincial Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania ceased to be " the supreme, sovereign, independent power and lawful authorit}' within the territory over which it had claimed to exercise undisputed control," when all the lodges in such territory renounced their allegiance under the charters theretofore held by them, and longer refused to recognize its masonic authority. If its succeesor was regularly organized as a Grand Lodge, we would like to inquire when it obtained the consent of the mother Grand Lodge to organize, and when it surrendered its warrants to the mother Grand Lodge preliminary to the issuance of warrants from the new Grand Lodge. Tested by the iron clad rules laid down \>y our distinguished brother, it seems to us, to use the mildest term possible, that the organization of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was irregular, and that an objection from that source to the courteous and considerate action taken by New Zealand, comes with an ill erace.

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Bro. RoBBiNS, of Tllinois (good authority in Pennsylvania generally), citing the fact that the proceedings in the organization of the Grand Lodges of Indiana and New Zealand "were the same in form in botli cases, and in each were participated in by a majority of the lodges," further discussing the matter, under "Indiana," in his 1S93 report,says: f.^ * * T h e precedent is firmly established t h a t the right to determine t h e question of forming a Grand Lodge in open, autonomous territory rests with the majority of t h e lodges. Outside Grand Lodges, Including parent bodies, may differ as to the desirability u n d e r t h e circumstances surrounding a given case of forming a Grand Lodge, but all these subsidiary questions are foreclosed whenever one is formed by the act of those in w h o m the power of determination lawfully abides. This has been reaffirmed again a n d again u n d e r the observation of the present generation of masonic writers, as in the cases of Canada, West Virginia, Quebec, Dakota and New Mexico in this country, and in several cases in Australasia; and the law is too firmly fixed ever to be unsettled.

Bro. EoBBiNS is unquestionably correct in his statement of law and precedent. Bro. VAUX has this to say of Oklahoma: The proceedings which culminated in t h e establishment of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, the last addition to the Grand Lodges of masons in the United States can, we believe, be regarded as the standard by which all bodies of freemasons are lawfully entitled to masonic recognition as supreme, sovereign Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons. No exception has been taken to the regularity of these proceedings.

Tested by this standard, will Bro. VAUX enlighten us as to the regularity of the formation of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, or any other Grand Lodge, except Oklahoma, ever organized in the United States. The well-established rule fixes the authority, right and power in a majoritj' of the lodges, not less than three occupying the autonomous territory from which the proposed Grand Lodge is desired to be organized. All this entirely independent of the maternal or paternal assistance of the Grand Lodge or lodges granting the original warrants to such lodges. The right exists, notwithstanding their active opposition. When the territory now included in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory becomes one State â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if it should â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the lodges now organized in the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma will probably return to membership in their mother lodge. MICHAEL ARNOLD, Grand Master, Philadelphia. MICHAEL I^ESBIT, Grand Secretary, Philadelphia. EicHARD VAUX, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Philadelphia.

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ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, THOMAS A. MACLEAX, Grand Master.

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present. The Grand Master's address is a strictly business document, stating briefly the various matters which have engaged his attention during his term of office. H e laid one corner stone for a church, and was presented on the occasion "with a silver trowel suitably inscribed." Two dispensations were issued, one to receive the third degree in shorter time than permitted by the Constitution; the other to attend the funeral of Bro. J. S. CARVELL, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province. It seems that the Grand Lodge two years previous had passed a resolution forbidding a masonic funeral when others than masons were called upon to serve as pall-bearers. The Grand Master taking the ground that the Grand Lodge had no right by resolution to deprive anv Master Mason in good standing with his lodge of any inherent right, granted the dispensation, as he stated, because " he deemed it his dutv to protect the interests of the Craft." Two decisions are reported, each of which is, without question, correct. The Grand Master's address contains a full account of his official visitations. These are made a matter of more importance among our neighbors over the border than with us. We think they are very conducive to a growth of interest, and could well be made a more important feature of our American Grand Lodges, provided some method could be devised to cut down the daily grind of unimportant routine business which every Grand Master in the United States is compelled to worry over. The Grand Secretary's report shows that the Grand Jurisdiction comprises twelve lodges, with a membership of 497. We note that fees are charged for dispensations. This accounts for the small number issued during the entire year, three only. The Grand Lecturer suggests fraternal visits from one lodge to another, saying, "our social nature needs development, and the more we know of each other as masons, the more consideration and brotherly regard shall we have for each other." Reference was made in Grand Lodge to the death of Grand Secretary J. NisBET ROBERTSON, of New Brunswick. Attention was called to the fact that in 1875 he spent two or three days in assisting in the ipreparation for the formation of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island, and resolutions were adopted sympathizing with the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick in his death, and ordering a memorial page to be placed in theprinted Proceedings to his memory. The resolution passed two years previous, "That masonic funerals

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c a n n o t b e conducted w i t h o u t t h e pall b e a r e r s a p p e a r i n g as masons a n d directed b y t h e lodge," was repealed. T h e C o m m i t t e e o n Foreign C o r r e s p o n d e n c e r e p o r t e d a n application for recognition from t h e G r a n d Lodge of O k l a h o m a , which t h e y recomm e n d e d g r a n t i n g . T h e i r report was, on m o t i o n , received a n d adopted. Notice w a s given of a proposed a m e n d m e n t t o t h e Constitution, t o b e p r e s e n t e d at t h e n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n , to elect officers a t every second a n n u a l c o m m u n i a t i o n , to hold office for t w o years. T h e r e is n o Correspondence R e p o r t . THOMAS A. MACLBAN, G r a n d Master, C h a r l o t t e t o w n . B. WILSON H I G G S , G r a n d Secretary, C h a r l o t t e t o w n . N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 24, 1895, S u m m e r s i d e .

QUEBEC â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 2 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION, T H O S . P A G E BUTLER, G r a n d

M O N T R E A L , J A N U A R Y 31ST. Master.

Two e m e r g e n t meetings of t h e G r a n d Lodge a r e recorded in t h e front p a r t of t h e Proceedings, one of date M a y 2, 1893, for t h e funeral of P a s t G r a n d Master E D W I N RUTHVEN JOHNSON, h e l d a t t h e city of Sherb r o o k e , t h e burial service being performed a t S t a n s t e a d ; t h e other m e e t i n g w a s h e l d a t t h e city of Montreal, o n t h e 23d day of May, 1893, for t h e funeral of P a s t G r a n d Master JAMES FKEDERICK W A L K E R , w h o died M a y 21, 1893. G r a n d Master Tiios. P A G E BOTLER presided a t each of a b o v e meetings. T h e a n n u a l communication was h e l d a t M o n t r e a l , J a n u a r y 31,1894, G r a n d M a s t e r BUTLER in t h e G r a n d East. T h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s w a s n o t present. T h e G r a n d Master's address o p e n s with reference, in loving t r i b u t e s of affection, to Past G r a n d Masters JOHNSON a n d W A L K E R , a n d R.". W.'. B r o . R I C H A R D B U L L ; also M.'.W.". Bros. R I C H A R D BHIGGS, of Massachu-

s e t t s ; BROWN,of K a n s a s ; INNES, of M i c h i g a n ; a n d MASON, of Florida. T h e writer enjoys t h e e x t r e m e felicity of r e a d i n g a n obituary notice of h i s o w n decease i n this same record of P r o c e e d i n g s . A theological s t u d e n t once explained t o his absent-minded professor, t h a t h e was abs e n t from a former lecture for t h e reason t h a t at t h a t t i m e h i s wife was b e i n g delivered of a baby, to w h i c h h i s p r e c e p t o r a b r u p t l y r e p l i e d : " D o n ' t let i t occur again, sir." A r e p o r t of o u r t a k i n g off was circulated a b o u t u s some t h i r t y - t h r e e years ago, a n d w e a r e superstitious enough t o believe i n t h e old base ball refrain, " T h r e e t i m e s a n d o u t . " So w e t r u s t t h e Q u e b e c G r a n d Master or h i s p u b l i s h e r will " n o t let t h i s occur again." I t e m s a b o u t t h e marriage of H . R. H . T h e D u k e of Y o r k ; G r a n d

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T h e G r a n d Chaplain delivered an address u p o n t h e topic, " Love T h y Neighbor as Thyself." G r a n d Lodge a p p o i n t e d a commission to confer with o t h e r G r a n d Lodges in t h e D o m i n i o n of Canada, as to t h e advisability of p e t i t i o n i n g t h e P a r l i a m e n t of t h e D o m i n i o n for incorporation of t h e masonic fraternity of Canada. T h e Report on Correspondence is from t h e p e n of Bro. E . T. D . CHAMBERS, t h e e m i n e n t masonic historian. T h e circular from G r a n d Secretary PELLON, of Cuba, asking recognition for t h a t G r a n d J u r i s d i c tion, is p r i n t e d . An interesting article on masonic progress, in w h i c h h e discusses t h e changed condition in Canada, w h e r e once a R o m a n Catholic C h u r c h was p e r m i t t e d t o be used b y t h e craftsmen for d i v i n e service on St. J o h n ' s Day, a n d , w h e n fifty years later, a p r o m i n e n t Canadian R o m a n Catholic freemason presided at t h e masonic c e r e m o n y of laying t h e foundation stone of t h e . famous m o n u m e n t to W O O L P E a n d , MONTCALM. A n o t h e r noticeable article is one on F r e n c h freemasonry, translated from a F r e n c h paper, w h e r e t h e principles, or lack of s u c h , of t h e G r a n d Orient of F r a n c e receive full consideration. Kansas for 1893 is fully a n d fraternally reviewed. All t h e i t e m s of interest of m a t t e r s p r e s e n t e d for consideration a t t h e 1893 session a r e noted. All t h e references to Bro. J . H . BKOWN are p r i n t e d in full, a n d t h e reviewer s a y s : With peculiar interest, not u n m i x e d with sadness, t u r n we now our a t t e n t i o n to the last work of our lamented brother, JOHN H . BROWN, the Report of Correspondence. Very pleasant in the past has been our interchange of personal opinions a n d comments upon matters masonic, and it is sad to feel that the review before us is t h e last that shall reach us from the pen of our good brother. It is his twentieth, as well as his last, and shows no falling off whatever ia point of literary ability or intellectual strength, in fact, it is one of t h e best of t h e year.

U n d e r Maine, Bro. CHAMBERS quotes t h e opinion of Bro. DRDMMOND in reference to t h e status of t h e m i n o r i t y m e m b e r s of a N e w Zealand lodge who should succeed in getting possession of and h o l d i n g t h e c h a r ter, and acting as a lodge, t h a t it should be considered a n d r e g a r d e d as a clandestine b o d y , a l t h o u g h u p h e l d by a G r a n d Lodge n o t located i n t h e particular j u r i s d i c t i o n ; a n d t h e n says t h a t as Quebec had, in J a n u a r y , 1892, recognized t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, " we h a v e no i n t e n tion now of discussing t h e subject in t h e sense t h a t Bro. DRUMMOND does, b u t cite t h e above p a r a g r a p h from his r e p o r t in order to afford further publicity to, a n d to express o u r o w n approval of, h i s o p i n i o n respecting t h e status of t h e m i n o r i t y of a lodge t h a t may succeed i n h o l d i n g on to its c h a r t e r . "

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Under Montana, he .says: Bro. CORNELIUS HEDGES submitted a Report on Foreign Correspondence that fully sustains his former high reputation as reporter. In replying to Bro. VAUX'S attacks upon t h e l e g i t i m a c y of the masonry of Latin lands, Bro. HEDGES employs some striking expressions, as witness t h e following: " We wish we could persuade Bro. V. to use some of his vast knowledge and influence to bring his Grand Lodge to entertain more liberal views on many subjects in masonry. The days of myth and fable are passed away aud never can return. The mason of the future is worthier of our veneration t h a n t h a t of the past." Was not o u r Pennsylvania brother ready to h a i l as true and worthy, those of a n o t h e r masonic rite, who, in the distant land of t h e Pharaohs, and in an unknown tongue, performed the last sad funeral rites over t h e i r o w n dear departed Grand Master. While we are by no means ready to hail and fellowship all and every one who claims to be a mason, we are not afraid or ashamed to say t h a t we desire to cement alliances with all true masons all the world over. Men h u n g e r i n g for the bread of life do not stop to examine t h e brand on the flour sack.

We do not see how we missed this. We had it marked, and desire now to express our hearty concurrence with language and sentiment. There are plenty of people who talk unceasingly of the universality of masonry who never fail to demand that the universal kind be of their particular brand. They are like the old lady who declared herself strictly non-sectarian, but who was continually singing this song: " Baptis', Baptis' is m y n a m e ; My name's written on high. I hope to live and die the same â&#x20AC;&#x201D; My name's written on h i g h . "

Under Pennsylvania, Bro. CHA.^tBERS gives attention to a matter which we have elsewhere referred to, viz: We c a n n o t subscribe literally to the statement of Bro. V A U X that for a Grand Lodge to be entitled to masonic recognition, " a l l t h e lodges in such territory must recognize it as such masonic authority, and from it h o l d their charters as evidence of this allegiance." I t is k n o w n to the whole masonic world t h a t " all the lodges " in the territory of Quebec do n o t recognize th'e Grand Lodge of Quebec "as such masonic authority, and from it hold their charters as evidence of this allegiance," and yet the Grand Lodge of Quebec is recognized by t h a t of Pennsylvania as one of her peers in masonr^y. True, it is not the fault of our Grand Lodge t h a t such an unfortunate condition of affairs exists, b u t we have taken the statement of Bro. V A U X as we find it, and as such we cannot of course subscribe to it without declaring t h a t the Grand Lodge of Quebec was Improperly recognized by her sisters of Pennsylvania and the other Grand American Jurisdictions, and even by t h e Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland. For t h e same obvious reason we must take exception to the following conclud"ing paragraph of Bro. VAUX'S reference to New Zealand: "Applying these principles to the question now u n d e r consideration, so long as lodges in New Zealand owe their allegiance to the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and i^cotland, work under charters granted by these " constitutions," and do not recognize the Body called the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, that Body ought not to secure masonic recognition from any Grand Lodge."

We think Bro. CHAMBERS has made an argument which our distinguished brother of Pennsylvania will find difficult to answer, or even cover up and obscure with his most elegant diction. Under Tennessee, the reporter for that Grand Lodge having said that the one for Quebec did not "appear to know that Tennessee" existed, etc., Bro. C. having previously expressed regret at the failure of several Tennessee Proceedings to reach him, the Tennessee reporter

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remarked upon his failure to call for them as others did, to which Bro. CHAMBERS responds: The habit of others in this m a t t e r does not change our belief iu t h e proper method of conducting correspondence between officers of different Grand Lodges. Ours, 80 far as reports, etc., go, flows through t h e regular channel of our Grand Secretary, who is supposed to send us a copy of all that he receives, while we are careful to review all that reach us through h i m . We have neither the inclination nor t h e leisure to conduct a personal correspondence with other Grand Lodges, believing t h a t it is little enough to expect that reports for review should reach us promptly a n d directly, when we are prepared to devote t h e time and labor necessary to reporting upon them.

We are glad to note this expression, because the writer is aware that present methods of supplying reviewers with copies of Grand Lodge Proceedings are not satisfactory. It is like threshing over old straw to take up for review a copy of Proceedings for 1893 in this year of grace 1895, and attempt to rouse yourself to an interest in matters which you have already gone over thoroughly, and laid aside as a completed task. In fact, it is almost an impossibility to do so, and the result is the mental telepathy (as it were) between.certain correspondents is lost for the time, and occasionally is very difficult to regain. One correspondent thinks his Grand Lodge has been snubbed, his inestimable labors ignored, and it is not long until the other correspondent finds himself subjected to a cataclysm of verbal misrepresentation, innuendo or criticism, all of which is uncalled for, and for which some Grand Secretary with poor business methods has been entirely to blame; We print at the foot of the review of each Grand Lodge Proceedings reviewed by us, along with the name and address of each Grand Master and Grand Secretary, the name and address of each chairman of Committee on Correspondence. We suggest that in case of change in chairman of such committee by any Grand Lodge, that the Grand Secretaries of other Grand Bodies in correspondence with it be notified at once of such change, with name and address of successor, and that it be made the duty of each Grand Secretary to send to such chairman of Committee on Correspondence by mail, direct from the place of publication, a copy of their annual Proceedings as soon as the same is printed. Let this be in addition to the copy furnished for his use to the Grand Secretary of his own Grand Lodge, and then he will have a copy from wh ich he can scissor to his heart's content, and one to retain for future reference. Personally we would prefer to deal without the intervention of the middle man. The space of a "far cry to Lochrow" sometimes can be annihilated in very quick time by the outlay of a two cent stamp, and when one wants a certain copy of Proceedings, he generally wants it sufficiently to write for it, and if it is his right to write, he knows prompt attention will be made to his demands. If correspondents are putting in months of work for their brethren of the Grand Lodge for inadequate compensation or none at all, that is an evil which should be brought to the attention of the Grand Body. The laborer is worthy of

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h i s h i r e , a n d if his hire is n o t sufficient, a n d i m p e l l e d b y d u t y or love of h i s work, he sees fit to c o n t i n u e a t h i s task, h i s b r e t h r e n should see to it t h a t t h e work itself receive n o d e t r i m e n t b y t h e i r failure to perform t h e i r p a r t of t h e m u t u a l obligation r e s t i n g u p o n all. W e have b e e n amazed a t t h e value placed u p o n t h e services of some of t h e best m a s o n i c writers of t h e reviewing Craft b y t h e G r a n d Bodies t h e y repr e s e n t , s o m e receiving less for t h e i r labors t h a n t h e compositor receives for setting u p t h e t y p e of t h e i r copy. W e feel a t liberty to m a k e these s t r i c t u r e s because t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s n e v e r h a s been, a n d is n o t now, niggardly t o those w h o d o h e r work, a n d as a result t h e work is as well done as t h e skill a n d ability of t h e w o r k m a n will p e r m i t . B u t w e h a v e s p e n t more t i m e i n Q u e b e c t h a n w e c a n aiford, if w e a r e to p a y a n y attention to t h e d e m a n d s of t h e p r i n t e r . Bro. CHAMBERS h a s suggested m a n y o t h e r topics in h i s admirable r e p o r t w e would like to consider, b u t c a n n o t ; we a r e afraid we will be adjudged p r o l i x as i t is. J O H N P . NOTES, G r a n d M a s t e r , S w e e t s b u r g . J O H N H . ISAACSON, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , M o n t r e a l .

E . T. D . CHAMBERS, c h a i r m a n Q u e b e c City.

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S E M I - A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

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Correspondence,

ISLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1893. PROVIDENCE. M O N D A Y , NOVEMBER 21, 1892.

M.'.W.'. STILLMAN W H I T E , Grand Master. T h e G r a n d Representative of Kansas, E.'.W.'. DANIEL BABCOCK, was p r e s e n t . T h e G r a n d Secretary, E D W I N BAKER, m a k e s a r e p o r t as Custodian of t h e W o r k , from which we q u o t e : There are some changes necessary in the work. There are very m a n y tautological expressions i n it, and a large n u m b e r of u n g r a m m a t i c a l sentences. All these should be revised a n d corrected before any further effort is p u t forth to disseminate it. We teach t h a t t h e liberal arts and sciences should be cultivated, yet we ignore, to-a great extent, t h e science of grammar. I t seems to m e t h a t w i t h t h e scholarly men in our fraternity there is no excuse for this, a n d I a m sure every well-wisher of masonry agrees with m e .

T h e y m u s t have t h e "original W e b b W o r k ; " i. e., t h e work before t h e g r a m m a r i a n s got after it. W e used to b e i n t h e same fix you were, Bro. B., u n t i l we appointed a n additional G r a n d Lodge Officer, whom we n a m e d " G r a n d G r a m m a r i a n . " After t h e " o r i g i n a l W e b b W o r k " passed t h r o u g h his office, "it was not the way I got it," as m a n y of t h e b r e t h r e n r e m a r k e d , b u t it looked j u s t as h a n d s o m e , t h o u g h slightly disfigured, a n d it sounded very m u c h b e t t e r to those whose nerves were subject to irritation on account of b u t c h e r y Of t h e U n i t e d States language. W h a t you need is a G r a n d G r a m m a r i a n . C o m m i t t e e on Foreign C o r r e s p o n d e n c e m a k e r e p o r t t h a t i n their

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j u d g m e n t " n o sufficient reasons have been s h o w n w h j ' this G r a n d Lodge s h o u l d approve t h e m o v e m e n t , a n d send delegates to t h e p r o posed Congress." Little B h o d y was n o t t h e r e , a n d t h e LVTasonic Congress t u r n e d back to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Illinois an u n e x p e n d e d balance of $1,679.65, a p p r o p r i a t e d for t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t of t h e Congressmen. C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d Officers' Reports, which h a d b e e n delivered i n May previous, report on Grand Master's a d d r e s s : " W e find n o t h i n g in t h e address t h a t seems to r e q u i r e a n y action of t h i s G r a n d B o d y . " T h e y m a k e t h e same report as t o t h e G r a n d Secretary's address, calling a t t e n t i o n as h e does to delayed r e t u r n s on t h e p a r t of s u b o r d i n a t e lodges, saying if t h e practice c o n t i n u e s a r e m e d y m u s t be p r o v i d e d . E e v . a n d AV.\ B r o . H E N R Y \ V . RUGG, previously a p p o i n t e d for t h a t

purpose, p r e s e n t e d a memorial o n Past G r a n d Master OLIVER JOHNSON, of t h a t jurisdiction, from which w e t a k e t h e following: He was summoned on two occasions before the Baptist Church, in which h e held membership, a n d to whose principles a n d purity he was always ardently attached, and called to plead to the charge of being a mason ; he was urged to withdraw from t h e organization, or at least pledge himself not to attend any of the meetings of the Craft, but h e would make no such pledge, and so well did he defend masonry before his church, that the attempt to discipline him tor his connection with the Order utterly failed. il:

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He "was the last of the fathers—the heroic souls w h o glorified freemasonry by their constancy to the Institution and its principles i n t h e days of trial a n d persecution that marked the anti-masonic crusade now sixty years gone b y ; a n d well m a y we hold h i m in honored remembrance for his true, manly worth, his loyalty to freemasonry, his e m i n e n t a n d long continued services in its behalf.

An efTort was m a d e to m a k e t h e ofiice of D e p u t y G r a n d Master elective, b y a n a m e n d m e n t to t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n ; it_failed to receive a constitutional majority. Past G r a n d Master GEORGE H . KENYON, w a s p r e s e n t e d b y G r a n d Lodge w i t h a Past G r a n d Master's jewel a n d a p r o n . Bro. A L E X . G . ROBB is noted as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e ; h i s address, Bro. BAKER, is M c P h e r s o n , Kansas. 103n ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

PROVIDENCE, M A Y 15, 1893.

G r a n d Master STILLMAN W H I T E delivered a n address, s h o w i n g h i s official action d u r i n g t h e year. Comuiittee on R e p r i n t r e c o m m e n d e d a p p r o p r i a t i o n as c u s t o m a r v , a n n u a l l y , of t h e s u m of $200.00, to c o n t i n u e t h e work a n d c o m p l e t e V o l u m e I I . Adopted. Request for recognition from Grand Lodge of O k l a h o m a received a n d referred to t h e Committee o n Foreign Correspondence, w h o probably r e p o r t e d a t t h e semi-annual communication i n November, 1893, a n d we will probably get t h e p r i n t e d Proceedings some time s u b s e q u e n t t o J u n e 24, 1894. T h e G r a n d Lodge of Rhode Island is a n e m i n e n t l y conservative body, a n d all i t s acts a r e performed only after d u e deliberation.

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If it w e r e n o t for t h e p u b l i s h e d lists of Grand Lodges, G r a n d Officers a n d G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p u b l i s h e d near t h e close of t h e i r Proceedings, t h e r e w o u l d be absolutely n o evidence in t h e v o l u m e , further t h a n t h e a p p o i n t m e n t and p r e s e n c e of Grand Representatives of t h e G r a n d Bodies, to indicate t h a t it holds a n y masonic association w h a t e v e r w i t h t h e o t h e r masonic bodies in t h i s or any o t h e r c o u n t r y . T h e r e is n o Report on Correspondence, and little in t h e v o l u m e we-, h a v e r e v i e w e d of any interest to any one not connected with t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n of R h o d e Island. W e n o t e t h a t t h e whole n u m b e r of m e m b e r s of t h e bodies comprisi n g t h e G r a n d Lodge is 4,469, and t h a t t h e whole n u m b e r of masons of said bodies is 4,538. T h e r e a r e thirty-six subordinate lodges. ELLSHA H . RHODES, G r a n d Master, Providence. E D W I N BAKER, G r a n d Secretary, Providence. H E N R Y W . RUGG, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Providence.

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EDINBURGH, M A Y 3D.

J A M E S MIDDLETON, acting G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d C o m m i t t e e h a v i n g h a d s u b m i t t e d t o it, t w o days previously, a m o t i o n proposed at t h e last q u a r t e r ! j ' c o m m u n i c a t i o n , to-wit: " T h a i on a n d after t h e first M o n d a y of April, D e p u t y Masters, Substit u t e Masters, Senior a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n s of Provincial G r a n d Lodges, shall b e c o m e m e m b e r s of G r a n d Lodge on p a y m e n t of t h e a n n u a l fees; provided always, t h a t t h o s e b r e t h r e n b e n o m i n a t e d b y Provincial G r a n d Lodge to r e p r e s e n t it in G r a n d Lodge at t h e a n n u a l election of officeb e a r e r s . " After consideration, it was moved a n d carried, " T h a t t h e G r a n d C o m m i t t e e r e p o r t to G r a n d Lodge t h a t t h e motion should n o t b e a g r e e d to, in respect t h a t Provincial G r a n d Lodges are composed of d a u g h t e r lodges, each h a v i n g a direct r e p r e s e n t a t i o n in G r a n d Lodge by its M a s t e r a n d W a r d e n s , a n d t h a t Provincial G r a n d Lodges exist only for a d m i n i s t r a t i v e purposes, a n d h a v e no separate interest r e q u i r i n g representation." T h e B e n e v o l e n t a n d A n n u i t y F u n d s show i n v e s t m e n t loans made d u r i n g t h e m o n t h of two t h o u s a n d p o u n d s . A q u e s t i o n h a v i n g arisen as to t h e right of a lodge to e x p e n d its lodge funds, a Substitute Provincial G r a n d Master h a v i n g raised exception to an e x p e n d i t u r e , t h e G r a n d Committee, after s o m e discussion, u n a n i m o u s l y adopted a resolution finding it w i t h i n t h e discretion of t h e lodge n a m e d to a d m i n i s t e r its funds as it saw fit. A M a s t e r w h e n asked for information as to t h e circumstances u n d e r w h i c h h i s lodge had been o p e n e d for work on S u n d a y , h a v i n g declined to give s a m e , s u b s e q u e n t l y wrote a letter to t h e Grand Committee,

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which was used b y t h e G r a n d Secretary, apologizing for his action. T h e Provincial G r a n d Lodge m a d e a r e p o r t on t h e case, which was read. I t was d e t e r m i n e d to accept t h e apology, t h a n k t h e Provincial G r a n d Lodge for its report, and m a k e it t h e d u t y of t h e Provincial G r a n d Master t o a d m o n i s h t h e Master for t h e i m p r o p r i e t y of his act in conferring a d e gree on a Sunday. "A communication from t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t Bro. GEOEGE MACKENZIE be a p p o i n t e d representative from Scotland, was also read, a n d it was agreed to move Grand Lodge to give eflfect to t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . " T h e Proceedings in our possession do n o t s h o w t h e action by G r a n d Lodge, b u t Bro. MACKENZIE'S commission was received later, and h e is now fully e m p o w e r e d t o act for t h e G r a n d Lodge of his native land. " With melting heart and brimful eye, (He'll) mind you still, though far awa'." T h r e e pages of t h e Proceedings are t a k e n u p with a record of t h e visit of Grand Master Sir GHAKLES DALRYMPLE to Bathgate, w h e r e h e installed Provincial G r a n d Master THOMAS H O P E over t h e P r o v i n c e of Linlithgowshire. T h e Grand Master was accompanied on his j o u r n e y b}' a host of Provincial G r a n d Masters, G r a n d Officers and other b r e t h r e n , a n d after t h e ceremonies of installation 130 sat down to dinner, where, in accordance with t h e usual custom, t h e " u s u a l loyal toasts were afterwards honored." T h e Provincial G r a n d Master, in proposing t h e toast, " T h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland," m a d e some very pleasing allusions to G r a n d Master DALEYMPI.E; t h a t h e h a d set before h i m as Grand Master a h i g h .standard, and in t h e riianner in which h e was performing t h e duties of h i s high ofHce, was living u p to h i s s t a n d a r d of excellence; t h a t t h e m a s o n s of Scotland should h a v e a deep sense of gratitude to h i m ; t h a t w h i l e a t t h e present t i m e h e was enjoying what, by courtesy, was called a holiday, it consisted in his performing daily for a week t h e functions of h i s office. T h e Grand Master, in replying, said h e did not know w h o i n v e n t e d t h e custom of s a n d w i c h i n g a song between t h e proposing of a toast a n d t h e response to t h e s a m e , b u t h e a p p r o v e d of it because it gave t i m e for consideration of t h e e x t e n t to w h i c h h e could make use of t h e s p e e c h already delivered, and collect his own t h o u g h t s : He said the invitation to accept his high office was unexpected to him, that he had said it before, and might say it again, that if he had notice of the honor that was to be conferred upon him, be would have been inclined to say he was a very busy man and unable to do it justice, for he had been all his life against figure heads. He reminded them that the prosperity of the Grand Lodge was the prosperity of freemasonry throughout the country, and that the best benefit they could confer upon Grand Lodge was to see that the dHughter lodges of the Province with which thevwere connected, were made as efficient as possible. It gave him great pleasure to see so many young masons coming forward to bear their part, for it gave them the hope that when the older men were withdrawn from the scene, or ceased to be presentable, they might take their place,and do what they could to promote the prosperity of the masonic Craft of Scoiiand.

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T h e G r a n d Master also m a d e a G r a n d Visitation to t h e " P r o v i n c e of Argyle a n d t h e Isles," w h e r e t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t was of like character as in t h e Province of L i n l i t h g o w s h i r e — toasts, speeches, songs a n d r e c i t a t i o n s b y t h e Grand Bard a n d t h e P a s t G r a n d Bard. SOUTH AFRICAN R E P C B L I C . — T h r e e n e w lodges h a v e b e e n

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in J o l i a n n e s b u r g , a n d t h e r e is a prospect of at least two o t h e r s ; t h e t h r e e w i t h i n t h e last s i x m o n t h s , a n d t h e t w o proposed n e w ones p r o b a b l y w i t h i n the n e x t few m o n t h s . A n interesting account is given of t h e consecration of Douglass Lodge, No. 799, on t h e roll of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland. Bible readings, p r a y e r of dedication, a n d a n elaborate musical p r o g r a m m e made a p a r t of t h e very beautiful order of exercises, which was concluded with t h e G r a n d Honors, p a t r i a r c h a l dedication b y t h e G r a n d Chaplain, a n d an offertory for t h e B e n e v o l e n t F u n d , which netted a handsome s u m . W e n o t e t h a t i m m e d i a t e l y following c a m e t h e ceremony of installation a n d investiture. After t h e obligation all below t h e rank of Master r e t i r e d . A Board of Installed Masters was held, a n d t h e Master-elect obligated as a Past Master, i n v e s t e d a n d i n s t a l l e d ; t h e n t h e Master M a s o n s w e r e admitted, w h o saluted t h e M a s t e r as such, a n d t h e choral, " L e t M a s o n s ' Fame E e s o u n d , " s u n g d u r i n g t h e p e r a m b u l a t i o n . This was r e p e a t e d as the b r e t h r e n were a d m i t t e d in t h e o t h e r degrees. STIRLINGSHIRE.—July 24th, a masonic b a n q u e t was held at Roj'al H o t e l Stirling, when Capt. JAMES BROWN, t h e Provincial Grand Secret a r y , was presented w i t h a h a n d s o m e clock w i t h side ornaments, a piece of silver plate a n d a p u r s e of fifty sovereigns, in recognition of his services to t h e Craft for t w e n t y - o n e years. T h e Provincial Grand Master m a d e a very appropriate p r e s e n t a t i o n speech, to which Bro. BROWN m a d e s u i t a b l e acknowledgment. T h e r e is o n e noticeable feature a b o u t t h e m a n n e r in which o u r Scottish b r e t h r e n manage t h e i r b a n q u e t s , d i n n e r s a n d social occasions. T h e i r speeches are s h o r t ; t h e y do n o t all e x p e c t to be recognized by t h e t o a s t - m a s t e r ; t h e matter is left entirely i n h i s h a n d s , a n d w h e n t h e exercises h a v e reached a p r o p e r l i m i t t h e y a r e closed, a n d i t is n o t felt t h a t any injury has b e e n d o n e to a n y o n e b y refusing to hold a couple of h u n d r e d people in t h e i r seats t o b e b o r e d indefinitely to do a seeming h o n o r to individuals w h o s e only claim t o recognition lies i n t h e fact t h a t they h a v e been called t o perform a n official d u t y b y t h e suffrages of t h e i r b r e t h r e n . A like custom obtains in Massachusetts a t t h e " A n n u a l Feast," on D e c e m b e r 27tli of each year. W e c o m m e n d it t o t h e consideration of our Kansas brethren. Sir C H . \ R L E S DALRVMPLE, G r a n d M a s t e r , N e w h a i l e s . D. M U R R A Y LYON, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , E d i n b u r g h .

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M.-. W.-. t h e Rt. H o n . t h e Earl of K i n t o r e , Grand Master, presiding. At t h e J u l y , 1893, m e e t i n g various matters of local interest t o t h e Craft of t h a t jurisdiction received consideration and a t t e n t i o n . Oklah o m a was recognized, and t h e Board of General Purposes suggested t h e n a m e s of b r e t h r e n for a p p o i n t m e n t as representatives to t h e F e d e r a l District of Mexico a n d W y o m i n g . At t h e J a n u a r y 17, 1894, m e e t i n g a petition for a w a r r a n t for a n e w lodge was received, a p p r o v e d a n d ordered issued b y t h e M.'.W.'. t h e Provincial G r a n d Master. T h e lodge was duly consecrated M a r c h 5, 1894. April IS, 1894, M.'.W.-. t h e H o n . S. J . W A Y , as G r a n d Master, t h e Board of General Purposes s u b m i t t e d t h e i r report, which was received and adopted. F r o m it we learn of t h e recommendation for a p p o i n t m e n t of Bro. BENJAMIN O . H A G E N to be t h e representative of t h a t Grand Lodge near .the G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. A clause of their Constitution so providing, two m e m b e r s convicted in t h e courts of t h e country of felony were, by t h a t reason, a d j u d g e d expelled from t h e fraternity. Such a record of conviction in most of t h e American lodges is simply prima facie evidence. No G r a n d Lodge in t h e U n i t e d States, so far as k n o w n t o t h e writer, has a constitutional provision as far-reaching as t h a t of t h e South Australia Grand Lodge. T h e n a m e of Bro. F R E D E R I C K CHARLES BOWEN was suggested to t h e

G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s for a p p o i n t m e n t as their representative n e a r t h e Grand Lodge of South Australia. South Australia h a s t h i r t y - n i n e lodges, with a total m e m b e r s h i p December 31, 1893, of 2,385, a small n e t gain over the m e m b e r s h i p of t h e preceding year, t h e " r e s i g n e d " list for t h e c u r r e n t year being u n u s u a l l y heavy. This report does n o t give t h e n a m e or m e m b e r s h i p of t h e n e w lodge organized, which would m a k e t h e n u m b e r of lodges forty, a n d probably m a k e quite a little increase in m e m b e r s h i p . T h e r e is n o R e p o r t on Correspondence. T h e Earl of K i n t o r e , G r a n d Master. J. H. CUNNINGHAM, G r a n d Secretarv.

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CHARLESTON, DECEMBER 1 2 T H .

M.-.W.-. STILES P . D E N D Y , G r a n d Master. W. F . STRONG, of Charleston, G r a n d Representative for K a n s a s , is n o t recorded as present. T h e G r a n d Master devotes a b o u t t h r e e pages of his address to a historical r e v i e w of m a s o n r y from t h e date of t h e building of t h e first t e m p l e , b r i n g i n g it d o w n to t h e d a t e of P o p e LEO'S encyclical letter of D e c e m b e r 8, 1892. T h e h o n o r t h u s d o n e his " R i v e r i n c e " in t h e address is in accord w i t h Scripture, viz: " A p r o p h e t is n o t w i t h o u t h o n o r save in h i s own c o u n t r y a n d a m o n g h i s o w n p e o p l e . " W i t h t w o or more masonic G r a n d B o d i e s in Spain, t h e birth-place of t h e I n q u i s i t i o n , with t h e P r i m e Minister, who,'practically, is t h e ruler of Spain,.the h e a d of t h e m a s o n i c sj'stem of t h a t c o u n t r y , and, most significant of all, with t h e r u l e r s and s t a t e s m e n of I t a l y s t a u n c h s u p p o r t e r s a n d a d h e r e n t s of t h e masonic fraternity, w e t h i n k it t i m e to pay n o m o r e a t t e n t i o n to t h e circulars from t h e i n v a l i d at t h e Vatican t h a n is p a i d to t h e fulminations of GEORGE F . TKAIN, or any other victim of m e n t a l or m o r a l delusion. To p u t it concisely, L e t up on t h e old m a n , boys! Two pages of t h e address c o n t a i n w h a t t h e P o t e n t a t e of Pennsylv a n i a said o n t h e subject of H i s G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , and t h e t r u l y c o u r t e o u s a n d diplomatic reply s e n t by t h e G r a n d Master of South Carolina to h i s great and good friend. T h e correspondence is followed u p b y t h e notice of ouster sent t h e m i n i s t e r r e s i d e n t at Pennsylvania. F i v e dispensations to lay corner stones were g r a n t e d . A c h a r t e r was arrested because t h e lodge conferred t h e E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e degree on a c a n d i d a t e h a v i n g o n l y one eye. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e c o m m e n d e d its restoration ( t h e c h a r t e r ) after a six m o n t h s , p e n a n c e . W h a t became of t h e Cyclopean candidate t h e record does n o t divulge. T h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d M a s t e r W . W . H U M P H R I E S is noted. H e was a b r a v e soldier, a n d a t r u e - b l u e P r e s b y t e r i a n , a n d his b r e t h r e n p r a i s e his virtues and sincerely m o u r n his loss. T h e G r a n d Master r e c o m m e n d s t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of lodge libraries a n d r e a d i n g rooms, a n d n o t e s t h e expected a p p e a r a n c e of Tidings From the Craft, a South Carolina m a s o n i c j o u r n a l . U n d e r t h e head of " F i n a n c e s , " we learn t h a t South Carolina has a b o n d e d d e b t to a m o u n t of $20,360, w h i c h is b e i n g gradually reduced. Bro. J . T. BABKON, in behalf of t h e G r a n d Lodge, presented to M.". W.'. Bro. WILLIAM T . BRANCH a P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ' s jewel, upon receipt of w h i c h Bro. BRANCH r e s p o n d e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y , a n d with grateful recognition. A n E n t e r e d Apprentice from Georgia h a v i n g moved into t h e jurisdiction, desired to be passed, and after p r o p e r a n d legal action was d u l y

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elected to take t h e Fellow Craft degree in South Carolina, when t h e Worshipful Master of t h e Carolina lodge discovered t h a t he had such a stiffness in t h e knee t h a t h e was u n a b l e to place his heel to t h e g r o u n d , a n d refused to confer t h e degree, a n d t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , after i n c u b a t i n g on this grave defect, came to t h e solemn conclusion t h a t it was fatal. Somebody having saved some one else from a stranded vessel, some o t h e r somebody wanted to m a k e t h e h e r o a mason at sight, and would h a v e " g r a t u i t o u s l y t e n d e r e d " t h e h o n o r to h i m , " u n s o u g h t by t h e latter," b u t for t h e Grand Master's p r e r o g a t i v e ; t h e contention of t h e G r a n d Master being t h a t h e alone h a d t h e right and power to m a k e m a s o n s at sight, and t h e n only in his own presence, a n d t h a t he could not delegate t h e power by dispensation. I t is just such impulsive, thoughtless, heedless creatures t h a t t h r o n g t h e corridors of our jails with- delicacies a n d b o u q u e t s , and a t t e m p t to s u r r o u n d with a halo of glory those confined a n d awaiting sentence for t h e most shocking and heartless crimes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a n y t h i n g for personal notoriety. T h e r e is an existing belief t h a t an i n d i v i d u a l a r m e d with a water-elm club has been appointed to look after just such cases. W e trust t h e candidate for a t t e n t i o n in t h e P a l m e t t o State may n o t lose h i m . Committee on Correspondence r e c o m m e n d s recognition of New Zealand and O k l a h o m a ; t h a t t h a n k s be e x t e n d e d Quebec for t h e copy of " History of F r e e m a s o n r y in Q u e b e c ; " expresses h o p e for great good from t h e Masonic Congress at Chicago, a n d e x t e n d s s y m p a t h y to stricken sister jurisdictions in t h e losses sustained b y t h e m d u r i n g past y e a r ; all of w h i c h was approved. Bro. BARRON'S motion in reference to ritual adopted, b u t t h e motion by action of G r a n d Lodge is n o t p r i n t e d . This Is right. I t would h a v e been b e t t e r to have m a d e n o reference to' it whatever. Let t h e record show, if necessary to show a n y t h i n g , t h a t " t h e G r a n d Lodge went into secret session d u r i n g which t i m e all b u t m e m b e r s a n d representatives of Grand Lodge were excluded." W e t h i n k too m u c h is published now. A silver trowel with ivory mountings, made for Bro. L.i FAYETTE in 1829, a n d used by h i m in laying t h e corner stone of t h e m o n u m e n t in C a m d e n , S. C , to General D E K A L B , and which h a s these facts engraved on it, was presented for inspection to G r a n d Lodge, a n d a r r a n g e m e n t s m a d e b y it for its purchase. T h e trowel had been likewise used, so Bro. INGLESBY stated, in laying t h e corner stones of t h e following structures, v i z : K i n g ' s M o u n t a i n , Cowpens, Jasper and Simms m o n u m e n t s ; masonic temples in Charleston a n d Anderson, and various o t h e r edifices a n d m o n u m e n t s . W e note t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge closed on t h e T h i r d degree and opened on t h e First for installation, a n d t h e n " t h e G r a n d Lodge was closed in Short Form on t h e First degree a n d reopened in like m a n n e r on t h e T h i r d degree of m a s o n r y . " W e h a v e h e a r d of " F o r m , " " D u e

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F o r m , " a n d " A m p l e F o r m , " b u t " S h o r t F o r m " knocks t h e p e r s i m m o n . W h a t is i t ? T h e r e is n o Correspondence Report, p u b h s h i n g instead 136 pages of " fat t a k e " i n r e t u r n s of lodges. M.'.W.-. STILES P . D E N D Y , G r a n d Master, W a l h u l l a . B.-. W.'. CrrAKLES INGLESBY, G r a n d Secretary, Charleston. R e v . J O H N R . B E L L I N G E R , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Coirrespondence.

N e x t a n n u a l , t h e second T u e s d a y i n December, 1894.

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RICHARD C . MCCALLISTER, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s w a s n o t p r e s e n t . I n h i s a d d r e s s t h e G r a n d M a s t e r m e n t i o n s t h e g r a n t i n g of t h r e e dispensations for n e w l o d g e s ; likewise a dispensation to confer t h e t h r e e degrees of m a s o n r y u p o n t h e G o v e r n o r of t h e S t a t e ; a n d cites o n e i m p o r t a n t decision. A n excellent r e p o r t was m a d e b y t h e delegates to t h e Masonic Congress a t Chicago, for w h i c h t h e t h a n k s of Grand Lodge were e x t e n d e d them. G r a n d Secretary's r e p o r t shows a m e m b e r s h i p of 4,099, being a n e t gain of 148. T h a t conservative body, t h e " C o m m i t t e e on Masonic J u r i s p r u d e n c e , " h a s t h i s to say in reference to t h e G r a n d Master granting a d i s p e n s a t i o n to confer degrees " o u t of t i m e " : The committee is of t h e opinion t h a t this prerogative of the Grand Master should only be exercised in case of t h e greatest emergency, and only when the candidate shows himself, by examination, to be fully proficient, as required by o u r By-Laws a n d usage. The facts in the ease reported d i d n o t i n our judgment justify t h e exercise of such power.

T h e code of masonic morals is rigidly enforced, if we m a y j u d g e b y t h e letter w r i t i n g " P e e p i n g T o m " case cited b y t h e Committee o n A p peals a n d Grievances. W e c o m m e n d t h e action of t h e c o m m i t t e e . T h e Committee o n Obituaries m a d e a report w o r t h y of thoughtful consideration. C o m m i t t e e on C h a r t e r e d Lodges reported finding all r e t u r n s correct, w h i c h is c o m p l i m e n t a r y to S o u t h Dakota Secretaries. C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e m a d e report, which was a d o p t e d , recognizing, a n d soliciting e x c h a n g e of representatives with. G r a n d Lodge of Oklahoma. W e n o t e o n page 56 t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas meets i n October. Please change to F e b r u a r y , a n d it will b e correct.

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M.'.W;. Bro. W I L L I A M BLATT gives 111 pages of clear, concise a n d interesting Correspondence Review. Kansas for 1893 a n d 1894: receives courteous attention.

Of J O H N H . BHOWN, Bro. B L A T T s a y s :

In his death our brethren of Kansas have lost a model Grand Secretary, a ripe masonic scholar, a n d the Craft at large one who was foremost in the ranks of skillful workers. In his death we lament t h e loss of a true friend and dear brother.

Tlie action of G r a n d Lodge in 1893 o n tiie subject of Masonic H o m e receives favorable c o m m e n t . I n h i s r e v i e w for 1894, B r o . BLATT says, referring to B r o . BROWN : The memorial service held i n honor of this eminent a n d universally loved craftsman, was a d u e acknowledgment of the love a n d reverence he enjoyed at t h e h a n d s of his brethren.

Speaking of G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S decision No. 2, Bro. B . saj's: " H e also decided t h a t a lodge cannot waive jurisdiction over i t s o w n material." N o t q u i t e as broad as that, Bro. B. T h e decision distinctly states t h a t it can do so w h e r e " it shall h a v e accepted h i m as a p e t i t i o n e r for t h e mysteries of m a s o n r y or for a d v a n c e m e n t . " O u r G r a n d Lodge has enacted t h a t only b y t h e acceptance of a candidate can a lodge acq u i r e exclusive o r c o n t i n u o u s jurisdiction. A n d further, we h a v e a law b y which a lodge is strictly forbidden to receive a petition u n l e s s it k n o w s t h e p e t i t i o n e r t o h a v e complied with all r e q u i r e m e n t s a s t o residence in t h e particular jurisdiction of t h a t lodge. W h a t good w o u l d s u c h ' a waiver d o i n K a n s a s , t h e p a r t y a resident of t h e territorial jurisdiction of t h e lodge g r a n t i n g it, if h e is estopped by t h e law of t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n from p r e s e n t i n g h i s petition a n y place else? T h e a u t h o r of our laws, t h e laws themselves, t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge a r e all b e h i n d B r o . THOMPSON on t h a t decision. I t is " g o o d l a w " in K a n s a s . T h e following c o m m e n t on t h e " H o m e " is m a d e : " T h e ' H o m e ' project is receiving substantial attention. T h e n e t balance of t h e first year's receipts is over $6,000.00, which falls short by far of p r e v i o u s estimates." T h i s does n o t include some eighteen or n i n e t e e n t h o u s a n d dollars receipts from t h e G r a n d Lodge t h e n in t h e treasury of t h e G r a n d Lodge, b u t n o t t h e n transferred to t h e credit of t h e " H o m e . " T h e Kansas C o m m i t t e e receives this n o t i c e : The Report on Correspondence is from a very able pen, though new i n this line. Past Grand Master M . M . M I L L E R is t h e author, and we desire, without a n y t h o u g h t even of flattery, to p r o n o u n c e h i m a valuable acquisition to t h e corps.

Bro. B. h a s o u r t h a n k s for his courteous a n d considerate r e c e p t i o n of o u r first effort. M.'.W.'. WILLIAM C . ALLEN, Grand Master, Groton. E.'.W.". G E O . A. PETTIGEEW, G r a n d Secretary, F l a n d r e a u . M.'.W.-. W I L L I A M BLATT, c h a i r m a n Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Yankton.

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B U N F . P R I C E , Grand Master. P o r t r a i t s of BDN F . PRICE, t h e past, a n d H . A. CHAMBERS, t h e p r e s e n t G r a n d M a s t e r of Tennessee, a r e to be seen i n t h e front of t h e volume before us. G r a n d M a s t e r PRICE opens his address w i t h a retrospect of t h e e i g h t y years of existence of t h e G r a n d Lodge, concluding it with this reference: Eighty years, during which this Grand Lodge has heard the voice of men distinguished in council of state as well as of fraternity; has seen a LA FAYETTE introduced by a JACKSON : has listened to TANNEHILL, CLAIBORNE, and a host of others now cherished in memory. T h i r t y - o n e decisions are noted by t h e G r a n d Master, all of wliich receive e n d o r s e m e n t b y t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e . T h e Masonic H o m e of Tennessee receives e x t e n d e d consideration. W e make an extract: It is with profound pleasure that I announce to you that this longed for, waited for and watched for institution is completed and nearly out of debt, and to-day stands* as a monument to the masons of Tennessee, and the energy, zeal and push of Bros. M. B. ToNEY, President, and W. H. BU5IPAS, Secretary. * * * The road to the capstone of this splendid building has been a hilly one. Sometimes great boulders would almost obstruct the way, and the timid ones of the fraternity would have given up the march, but undaunted by adversities or overcome by obstacles, the projectors of this noble work got closer together, took counsel one with the other, and moved on to a full realization and successful termination of their self-appointed task, and today they stand ready to present it to you as a free-will offering. :::

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Already we have thirty-two widows and orphans in the Home, and are expecting more. Shall they go hungry, unclothed, or uneducated, because we decline to keep them? If you would permit such a thing, then indeed have I mistaken the pulse of the masons of this Grand Jurisdiction, and taught our beautiful lessons for over a quarter of a century in vain. W e a r e glad to note t h a t G r a n d Lodge m a d e a d o n a t i o n of $2,000.00, a n d t h a t further pledges a n d d o n a t i o n s of lodges a n d individuals were m a d e for t h e maintenance of t h e H o m e , t h e total a m o u n t reaching t h e s u m of $5,860.93; and t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge, by resolution, appointed a c o m m i t t e e of t h r e e " t o devise ways a u d m e a n s for s e c u r i n g a p e r m a n e n t e n d o w m e n t of t h e Masonic W i d o w s a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e , " of which c o m m i t t e e P a s t Grand Master B U N F . P R I C E is one, w h i c h is a g u a r a n t e e t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Tennessee a n d Tennessee masonic organizations generally will cherish, n u r t u r e a n d protect those w h o , in GOD'S Providence, a u d of necessity and right, look to t h e m for t h e h e l p they need. W e n o t e t h a t on t h e day G r a n d Lodge adjourned, a convocation of P a s t Masters was held at F r e e m a s o n ' s Hall, at w h i c h those who had b e e n regularly elected to preside over a n d g o v e r n t h e i r respective lodges were presented, installed and i n s t r u c t e d in t h e duties p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e office.

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Past Grand Master GEORGE C. CONNOR prepared and presented the Report on Correspondence. He prepared it while battling with an incurable disease, anticipating as he did so that it would probably be the last report he would make to his brethren of Tennessee. Under Alabama, he says: Solomon's Temple may be forgotten, and yet freemasonry will live; most of the so-called " landmarks " may be toppled over, and still masonry will go on conquering and to conquer. So long as masonry clings to the great doctrines, GOD is and the soul is immortal, freemasonry will furnish an asylum for thinking, reasoning, moral men.

Bro. CONNOR, in his review of Kansas, has something to say about "Webb Work," "floor work," and winds up his comments with these words: "Print, carve, cut, stamp, etc., etc." He concludes his review of our 1893 Proceedings, as follows: Alas! the writer of the Report on Correspondence, Grand Secretary JOHN H . BROWN, Past Grand Master, has gone to his long rest since these Proceedings were printed. He was our friend, as well as our brother, and we m o u r n his loss with emotions we may not record. Rest to his s o u l !

Under the head of "Physical Perfection," in the latter part of Bro. CONNOR'S report, we find the following; The decisions are about evenly divided between the demands of the operatives and the speculatives: t h a t is, between the claim that the same qualifications are necessary in applicants now as were necessary to admission to the operative guilds, when fingers and feet were absolutely needful to pursue their calling, and the counter claim that in speculative freemasonry it is physically required that the applicant be able to receive and impart t h e ritual and no more. We think the speculative idea is therefore gaining ground.

The writer sympathizes, of course, with the advanced thought, and in doing this he will not allow himself to be misrepresented. We hold that speculative freemasonry never demanded the physical perfection that the operative, or mason guilds, did. No such perfection is demanded anywhere on earth to-day but by American freemasonry, and only by a portion of these jurisdictions. Therefore, there is no landmark standing to confront the claims we approve. And these claims are summed up in this: The moral qualities are infinitely of more importance than the physical in applicants for the mysteries of freemasonry. As freemasons, we toil not, neither do we spin. Our "labors" are purely intellectual, and good deeds can be as fully performed by the non-perfects as bj- the perfects. One of the most interesting articles ever written by Bro. CONNOR is undoubtedly that given under the title, "The Fellow Craft .Degree," it being a itudy of King Solomon's Temple, and more directly the symbolism of the Fellow Craft degree. It contains an immense amount of useful and valuable statistical information, in addition to the conclusions reached by him from his exhaustive study of the subject. The only regret is that Bro. CONNOR was not permitted, by reason of overwork in other directions, and ill health as well, to complete his review of the Fellow Craft degree as originally contemplated and laid out by him.

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T h e s u m m i n g u p of his article is as follows: I have not a doubt of the existence of this upper chamber in the Temple of SOLOMON, or that it was solely devoted to the mysteries of Mosaism, mysteries that were never alluded to in the presence of the uninitiated. >:»

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We may safely affirm that these mysteries, like those of all religions, were intended to symbolize the search after, and the discovery of Truth. The priesthood aggregated their sublimest thoughts, thoughts far above the capacity of the hoi poUoi. in the observances concealed within the Upper Chamber. Freemasonry aggregates its sublimest thoughts in the Upper Chamber, wherein they are revealed to those only who are able to receive them. This Upper Chamber is the retreat of Truth, where it is concealed from vulgar, unappreeiative eyes. To this chamber the true masou is persistently struggling to ascend. Therein is stored his wages, and that wages is the Mystery ofTruth. And he can draw his wages after he has earued the same by persistent, patieut study, toil and endurance, and not before. ,;:

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Mot until he reaches the Upper Chamber will the Truth be revealed to him, for GOD is Truth. He will not be able to receive it sooner, though glimpses will all along gladden his pathway. Even after he is admitted to the symbolic Upper Chamber, he cannot receive the perfect cube as his jewel until he passes within the Veil, and It is delivered to him from the hand of the I Am. In the symbolic chamber he receives the initial only; within the Veil he will be put in possession of the infinite secret of the Ineffable Name. U n d e r t h e title, " F r e e m a s o n r y is P h i l o s o p h y , n o t Mechanics," we find t h e following: Freemasonry is founded upon the theory that the essence of all things is TYuth, and that Truth is GOD. All discoveries that illustrate the hopes, longings, religions, faiths and aspirations of the race, from the unknown past to the living present, are of vital interest to the freemason. The universality which freemasonry professes permits no arbitrary boundaries to human thought, and dictates no special methods of finding out Truth, which is GOD. It insists on the equality of men; on the necessity of organized society; on the government of the minority by the majority, with equal justice to all. Its all-pervading doctrine is,Do unto others as youwould have others,under like circumstances, do unto you. This " Golden Rule " is as old as the Pyramids, and is a landmark that must not be removed. Practically, it includes the whole duty of man ; In fact, It includes the entire system of morals veiled in allegory which freemasonry teaches to its neophytes.

On t h e last page of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of T e n n e s s e e we find t h e " last w o r d s " we probably will ever receive from GEORGE C . CONNOR. A S a fitting close to his work we r e p r o d u c e t h e m below. T h e y were prepared, as indeed all h i s work for a year p a s t h a d b e e n done, with a consciousness t h a t h i s days were n u m b e r e d , a n d all t h a t remained for him to do was to patiently wait t h e c u l m i n a t i o n of his d i s e a s e — t h e r e t u r n day of t h e s u m m o n s already served u p o n h i m . W e w e r e naturally attracted by t h e personality of GEORGE G. CONNOR; h i s Celtic impulsiveness pleased u s ; h i s incisive, outspoken d e n u n c i a t i o n of wrong doing c o m m e n d e d him t o n s ; his gentle warmh e a r t e d n e s s and tender affection for whatsoever was lovable, good and

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true, fascinated a n d drew us to h i m by t h e i r personal c h a r m . A n d w h e n , on one occasion, he t h r i l l e d t h e hearts of his entire a u d i e n c e with as e l o q u e n t and patriotic an a p o s t r o p h e to t h e flag of our c o m m o n country as we ever listened to, t h e captivation was complete. And so we m o u r n our b r o t h e r , n o t because of his a c k n o w l e d g e d p r e e m i n e n c e as a masonic writer, Vjut simply because we loved h i m for the glimpses he had unconsciously given us into his own h e a r t . FAREWELL. Aye, it may be forever; the F a t h e r alone knoweth. But it we meet n o more here, may we meet beyond the river where t h e waves of sorrow surge no more. Yes, the Pearly Gates comes nearer, and the light from its wicket streams down to us along the highway. The b u r d e n remains, b u t it grows lighter every year. Here we see the fault of each other magnified, entirely because we do not know each o t h e r ; h u t we will know each other t h e r e ; yea, in that bright and shining land where t h e weary and the misunderstood are at rest forever. Here we lay u p both earthly a n d spiritual treasures: the former to discharge our obligations, the latter t h a t we may h o n o r GOD and elevate m a n k i n d . Such living, laying u p and trustfulness m a k e u p the lite of a true freemason. Many of the beloved have crossed over the river since last we reported. They are not absorbed in the fountains of Nirvana, as the Buddhist dreams; they have gone h o m e to t h e bosom of their GOD. They live because GOD lives, a n d through the mercy of GOD we shall meet them there. Oh! how precious the thought— * • So star by star declines Till all are passed away. Nor sink those stars in empty night, But hide themselves in heaven's own light. I n the bonds of the brotherhood, G. C. CONNOR, P.-.G.-.M.-. G. C. CONNOR, •W. C. DISUNKES, P.-.M,-. Chairman. JOHN N. BURKETT, P.-.M.-. Committee.

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THOMAS B . COCHRAN, G r a n d Master.

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sentative p r e s e n t . The G r a n d Master, i n o p e n i n g h i s address, speaks of t h e favorable conditions of t h e Craft of T e x a s ; t h a t t h e r e was cause of t h a n k f u l n e s s in finding so m a n y of t h e old faces a m o n g those present. He m a k e s m e n t i o n of t h e d e a t h of an aged a n d d e v o t e d b r o t h e r , A L P E E D HENDERSON, b o r n in S o u t h Carolina, in 1797; m a d e a m a s o n

J u l y , 1818, in T e n n e s s e e ; moved to T e x a s in 1843; was a c o n t r i b u t i n g m e m b e r of his lodge at his h o m e in T e x a s to t h e day of h i s d e a t h , Nov e m b e r 17, 1893, in his n i n e t y - s e v e n t h y e a r , a n d after seventy-five y e a r s of service in masonic w o r k : Such was his love for the Order that when unable to find his way to the lodge because of failing sight, his devoted daughter, the wife of our deceased brother, W. F.

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UPTON, would lovingly lead him to the door and deliver him into the hands of bis faithful brethren. Scarce less should be the tribute to the fidelity and devotion of the aged craftsman to the cause of masonry, than to the daughter for the devotion manifested by her to the father. Together, father and daughter stand a beautiful picture in the annals of Texas masonry. Fifteen dispensations for n e w lodges w e r e g r a n t e d ; six duplicate c h a r t e r s i s s u e d ; one lodge h a v i n g forfeited its c h a r t e r by failure to meet as r e q u i r e d , t h e Grand Master g r a n t e d a d i s p e n s a t i o n continuing t h e i r c h a r t e r e d powers, w i t h t h e result t h a t a t t h e i r first m e e t i n g they installed ofiScers, initiated one, passed two and raised four; visitors were p r e s e n t from four counties. T h e District D e p u t y says a good s u p p e r was furnished and t h e j ' worked " u n t i l b r o a d d a y l i g h t n e x t m o r n i n g . " T h e D e p u t y found t h e y h a d $252.00 in t h e i r t r e a s u r y . T h e G r a n d Master suggests t h a t possibly it would be a good t h i n g for s o m e o t h e r lodges to lose t h e i r c h a r t e r s a n d get a scare on. F o u r t e e n corner stones were laid a n d several dispensations to install officers in p u b l i c were granted, as t h e G r a n d Master apologetically rem a r k s , "following precedents." If, as h e suggests, t h e custom is a bad one, a n d as he r e c o m m e n d s its a b o l i s h m e n t , we fail to u n d e r s t a n d w h y h e d i d n o t h a v e t h e n e r v e - t o refuse t o follow w h a t h e considers a bad p r e c e d e n t . As an e m i n e n t T e x a n once r e m a r k e d , " W h a t are we here for?" T h i r t y - e i g h t decisions are r e p o r t e d , eight of w h i c h m e e t with objection from t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , rightfully, as we t h i n k , a n d as t h e G r a n d Lodge adopted t h e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e , we p r e s u m e t h e r e was n o t h i n g in t h e laws of t h e T e x a s jurisdiction to vary t h e general m a s o n i c principle in t h e m a t t e r s involved. T h e Board of Directors of t h e Masonic W i d o w s a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e m a d e t h e i r s i x t h a n n u a l report, s h o w i n g a total of funds a n d securities on h a n d of $65,568.96. T h e Board was organized in 1887, at which time t h e G r a n d Lodge owed $23,000 t o t h e G r a n d C h a r i t y F u n d , which it h a d b o r r o w e d and used in t h e erection of t h e t e m p l e . W h e n t h e Board was created, u n d e r t h e resolutions defining its p o w e r s a n d duties, it was p r o v i d e d t h a t above a m o u n t be paid in as r a p i d l y as possible, a n d after t h a t , in a d d i t i o n t h e r e t o one-half of t h e gross r e v e n u e s and all of t h e G r a n d C h a r i t y F u n d were dedicated to t h e H o m e . These funds have b e e n invested b y t h e Board and properly secured. T h e Board d e t e r m i n e d n o t to locate o r c o m m e n c e operations before it h a d a p e r m a n e n t E n d o w m e n t F u n d of $100,000. T h e y expected to h a v e $80,000 b y December, 1894, d e t e r m i n e location a n d formulate plans for t h e H o m e a t t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n in 1894, or at least in 1895, if c e r t a i n plans already outlined w e r e a d o p t e d . By resolution t h e Grand Master was r e q u e s t e d to issue a circular to t h e lodges a n d masons of Texas, calling a t t e n t i o n to t h e condition of t h e fund a n d t h e necessity of increasing s a m e a t once, so t h a t t h e H o m e

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m i g h t b e p u t in operation a t an early date, a n d a s k i n g voluntarj- s u b scriptions for that purpose. T h e r e p o r t was a d o p t e d . T h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence m a d e r e p o r t on t h a t portion of t h e G r a n d Master's address r e l a t i n g to masonry i n Mexico, from w h i c h we q u o t e as hereinafter i n d i c a t e d : The committee alludes to t h e recognition of t h e Gran Dieta by Texas, saying, " We find that many of the Committees on Correspondence hav'e spoken approvingly of o u r action, a n d we doubt n o t t h a t in d u e time t h e Gran Dieta will be generally recognized as t h e governing masonic body in Mexico."

T h e committee allude to t h e CHISM criticisms a n d d o c u m e n t s con-

c e r n i n g Mexican m a s o n r y ; say t h a t from facts in t h e i r possession t h e y are w a r r a n t e d in saying t h e criticisms were inspired m o r e b y a desire for t h e prestige of h o l d i n g a n American c h a r t e r for a Mexican lodge t h a n b y a n y zeal for m a s o n r y . T h e y say f u r t h e r : All of these criticisms have been ably m e t a n d fully answered by the Gran Dieta, and the regularity of the work of the Mexican lodges is also fully attested by well informed brethren of this jurisdiction w h o have recently visited the City of Mexico. Having recognized the Gran Dieta, a n d now holding fraternal correspondence with that Grand Body, t h e Grand Lodge of Texas does n o t propose to take notice of strictures upon itself and u p o n the Gran Dieta by individual masons or individual lodges, especially when such strictures are couched in terms, to say t h e least, too discourteous for masonic discussion, a n d more especially so since these strictures are n o t warranted by t h e facts. At its recent annual communication, t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri instructed its Grand Master to take proper steps to withdraw t h e charter of Toltec Lodge, No. ,')20, and this prompt, very proper, a n d eminently masonic act of t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri will doubtless end all disputes in this matter, a n d leave Mexican masonry in t h e full a n d indisputable control of its own affairs, a n d the Grand Lodge of Texas heartily approves this action of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, a n d extends to t h e Gran Dieta of Mexico most cordial greetings a n d fraternal congratulations thereupon.

G r a n d Lodge c o n c u r r e d in t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a delegate a n d altern a t e for t h e WASHINGTON c e n t e n n i a l m e m o r i a l .

A n u m b e r of interesting cases w e r e passed u p o n b y t h e C o m m i t t e e on A p p e a l s a n d Grievances, not, however, of sufficient i n t e r e s t from t h e s t a n d p o i n t of masonic law to reward o n e for t h e necessity of airing t h e facts in t h e cases. Bro. THOMAS M . MATTHEWS m a k e s K e p o r t of C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , 137

pages, of which K a n s a s for 1893 receives liberal allowance. H e s u m m a r i z e s G r a n d Master FULLER'S a d d r e s s , n o t i n g all t h e

p o i n t s of interest. S p e a k i n g of t h e m a n y dispensations to confer d e grees o u t of time, h e ejaculates: " G o o d Lord, deliver u s ! " Says t h e G r a n d Master " h a d quite a picnic laying corner s t o n e s . " T h e decisions contain " g o o d law." Bro. MATTHEWS does n o t affect a n y mock modesty, b u t assumes t h a t his r e a d e r s i n Texas k n o w w h a t a " K a n s a s j o i n t " is, a n d writes a b o u t i t accordingly, c o m m e n d i n g action of G r a n d Master a n d G r a n d Lodge. H e copies G r a n d Master FULLER'S a d m i r a b l e conclusion to h i s ad-

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d r e s s ; refers t o t h e t e n d e r , t o u c h i n g a n d pleasant episode ( r e f e r r i n g to t h e telegram sent Bro. BROWN by G r a n d L o d g e ) , " S p e a k i n g well for o u r b r e t h r e n of t h e Sunflower State, a n d a deserved t r i b u t e to a faithful officer." H e t a k e s a full p a g e for a n e x t r a c t from Bro. J. W . W R I G H T ' S " elegant o r a t i o n , " which h e says m a y well challenge t h e t h o u g h t f u l consideration of every " S o n of L i g h t . " T h e Masonic H o m e action is set forth ; a n d of t h e action c o n c e r n i n g t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of delegates to t h e F r a t e r n a l Congress, h e s a y s : ' " T h i s is t h e only G r a n d Lodge, so far as we h a v e seen, which pays t h e exp e n s e s of its delegates." C o m m e n t i n g on B r o . BROWN'S t w e n t y - n i n t h Report on Corresp o n d e n c e , h e agrees fully w i t h h i m in h i s r e m a r k s in reference to rotation in office: " T h a t it o u g h t to be universal law a n d it enforced; t h a t no one b e a d v a n c e d until h e h a s proved by his i n d u s t r y a n d zeal for t h e I n s t i t u t i o n t h a t h e possesses t h e necessary qualification to preside over t h e ' S o n s of Light.' " Bro. MATTHEWS e n d o r s e s t h i s heartily, a n d devotes considerable space to a t a l k with B r o . BROWN c o n c e r n i n g it, which we c a n n o t well ' copy. W e w o u l d like to c o m m e n t further on t h e Texas r e p o r t for 1893, b u t a huge v o l u m e for 1894 h a s j u s t b e e n delivered to us, w h i c h we i n t e n d to review completely, so will close for t h e time. B. F . FRYJIIEK, G r a n d Master, H o u s t o n . W . F . SWAIN, G r a n d Secretar}', H o u s t o n . THOS. M . MATTHEWS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. N e x t a n n u a l , December 4, 1894, H o u s t o n .

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B. F . FRYMIEK, G r a n d Master. Fifteen P a s t G r a n d Masters a d d e d dignity to t h e occasion, m a d e necessary by t h e absence, for t h e second year, of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master m a k e s pleasant reference to t h e joys and pleasu r e s i n c i d e n t to t h e a n n u a l g a t h e r i n g of t h e Craft, a n d t h e n r e m i n d i n g t h e b r e t h r e n t h a t " t h e vail of e t e r n i t y falls a r o u n d us," gives a full a n d c o m p l e t e personal and masonic h i s t o r y of Past G r a n d Master P H I L I P C . TUCKER, t h e late G r a n d C o m m a n d e r of t h e A. A. S. R. for t h e S o u t h e r n J u r i s d i c t i o n , of w h o m h e s a y s : Bro. TucKEK was a man eminent in all the stations of life he was called to fill. As a citizen he won for himself the highest respect and esteem of his countrymen. In his chosen profession, the law, he was justly distinguished for his learning and ability. A volunteer aid on General MAGRUDER'S staff during the war, with rank of major, he was able to give masonic relief and assistance to those taken prisoners.

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He was an active member of the Howard Association during the yellow fever epidemics that visited Galveston. Night and day, for long months, in each epidemic he never weakened or failed; what m a n could do for the sick or suffering was done by him and his associates. Everywhere, at all times, under all circumstances, he performed faithfully, punctually and thoroughly, every duty, civil- and masonic, imposed upon him by the nature of his office.

We italicise the last sentence, because " when I die" I would like to have the assurance the same can be also said of me. Our brethren in Texas call for information in their reports from the lodges, that is not generally called for elsewhere. From the many items of information printed in the Grand Master's address, we take the following: Number of lodges reported Number of members Average attendance Number of non-afRliated masons Number who drink to excess Number of profane swearers Number of gamblers Number of lodges tliat own their buildings Number of destitutes cared for ; â&#x20AC;˘. Value of lodge buildings Indebtedness on real estate

345 14,747 5,056 1,805 212 488 17 263 254 $345,600 . 45,880

Judging from the report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, there is a violation of another one of the Ten Commandments, concerning which statistics might well be called for, if it will tend, to reduce the weakness in that direction, though we think the statistics on that point would be as inaccurate as those published above. We allude of course to the preponderance of gamblers as compared with the exces.sive drinkers or swearers. We commend to our estimable Bro. KEED, of Washington, who labors under the impression that the Grand Lodge of Washington isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the gentleman at Eomeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;infallible, the decision numbered one, reported by the Grand Master of Texas, which reads as follows: That it requires seven members of a lodge to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and that members of other lodges cannot be substituted to make up the n u m b e r to secure a quorum.

Concerning which the six eminent jurisprudents and Past Grand Masters, composing the Committee on Jurisprudence in Texas made report, which was adopted, as follows: T h e several decisions of the Most Worshipful Grand Master upon questions of masonic law reported in his able address, met with the cordial approval of your committee, except the first, in which we do not concur, for the reason that in this jurisdiction the numbers three, five and seven are held to constitute a masonic lodge when duly assembled for work in the respective degrees. In addition to the ritualistic teachings upon this point, the matter was settled in this Grand Lodge in 1870 adversely to the Grand Master's ruling, as will appear by reference to SAYLES' Masonic Jurisprudence, page 187, Section 118. of the Digest of Opinions.' Upon the question there was a difference of opinion in this committee as t h e n constituted, and the matter having been fully considered on majority and minority reports and settled, we do not regard the question as open to further controversy at this time.

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W e h a v e discussed t h i s m a t t e r u n d e r Washington, in reply t o Bro. R E E D ' S last y e a r ' s report, w h e r e h e a t t e m p t e d to remove our epidermis, w h e r e t h e scalp lock o u g h t to b e . f o r i n t i m a t i n g , mildly, courteously a n d h u m b l y t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e of W a s h i n g t o n was r i g h t and t h e Grand Lodge wrong, or words to t h a t effect. Decision No. 6 rules t h a t " a l l suspensions for n o n - p a y m e n t of dues m u s t be for an indefinite period," which is in h a r m o n y with o u r K a n s a s decision on suspensions generally. T h e G r a n d Master calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t by r e q u i r i n g t h e C o m m i t t e e s on F i n a n c e and C r e d e n t i a l s to c o n v e n e some days before G r a n d Lodge met, t h e session of G r a n d Lodge had been held in one d a y less t h a n usual. T h e G r a n d Master found t h e assistance of a stenographer i n d i s p e n sable, and from his e x p e r i e n c e t h i n k s s u c h an assistant should b e furn i s h e d t h e G r a n d Master, a n d h e so r e c o m m e n d e d , a n d t h e m a t t e r was referred to t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e , on whose report G r a n d Lodge app r o p r i a t e d t h e s u m of $100.00 for t h e use of t h e G r a n d Master for a stenographer. F r o m t h e G r a n d Secretary's lodges now on t h e rolls; n u m b e r for t h e year being 2,864; largest o n e lodge d u r i n g year, 67. T h e Board of Directors of t h e assets on h a n d of $78,267.04.

r e p o r t we learn t h a t t h e r e a r e 577 of Master Masons 27,336, t h e increase n u m b e r of degrees conferred in any Masonic H o m e m a d e report, sho,wing

T h e circular directed to be issued at last a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n h a d n o t b e e n issued. On account of the financial depression prevailing in our State the Graud Master and this Board, upon consultation, deemed it best not to issue the circular letter to the lodges, * * and thus the matter has gone over without action, but we now renew the recommendation, etc. Proposals are called for for t h e location of t h e Home, to be s u b m i t t e d on or before J u l y 1, 1895. T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is s u b m i t t e d by t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e , Bro. THOMAS M . MATTHEWS, a n d together with an a d d e n d u m b y Past G r a n d Master TYLER, covers 136 pages. U n d e r Georgia, h e copies w h a t Bro. RAMSAY has to say on t h e subj e c t of t h e G r a n Dieta, to which b y way of response h e refers to t h e a p p e n d i x to his report by B r o . TYLEK. H e expresses himself in regard to t h e a u t h o r of t h e " C H I S M " circular, w h o h e alleges for personal reasons and actuated b y spite, m a d e t h i s attack, and personally was t h e g e t t e r u p of t h e p a m p h l e t , it n e v e r h a v i n g been authorized by Toltec Lodge. W h i l e on this topic, it may be well to consider w h a t Fast G r a n d M a s t e r T Y L E R h a s to say c o n c e r n i n g it. H e refers to t h e formation o u t of c o n t e n d i n g factions in 1890:

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A compact and coherent reorganization — the Gran Dieta Symbolica — based upon correct principles, with all the elements of conservatism and progress, and guided by the hands of intelligent and zealous men, learned in the mysteries of the Craft, and abreast with the development of the masonic world. At once it took a proud position. The errors of the past have been studied and corrected, and the administrative features , of all jurisdictions have been drawn upon for information, and they have selected those best adapted to their environments. The jealous protest of Toltec Lodge has been silenced by cold logic and facts, ana Toltec Lodge Itself has taken its place upon the register of the Gran Dieta, being now numbered among its constituent lodges. Texas recognized the Gran Dieta in 1891; New York followed in 1894, and many other Grand Lodges are about ready to fail in line. Bro. TYLER refers to a visit from Grand Master EOSENBERGEE, of North T a m a u l i p a s , a c o n s t i t u e n t of t h e Gran Dieta, to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Texas, w h e r e h e received a w a r m welcome, a n d where he satisfied t h e b r e t h r e n b)' at least o n e u n m i s t a k a b l e tign ( a generous d o n a t i o n to Masonic H o m e ) t h a t h e was a mason of t h e t r u e kind. Bro. TYLER, discussing t h e origin of Mexican masonry, traces i t s pedigree to — Old-time French masonry, the Grand Lodge of New York in 1820-30, and to the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. True, there have been mutations and changes in organization, and masonry has suffered the vicissitudes and conflicts of the country itself, but through it all masonry has survived, and.shines out to-day the silver lining to the dark cloud of war conflict and social disorder that overhangs the past of the Republic of Mexico. It commands the devoted service and homage of the best blood, the best talent, and most progressive and patriotic men of the Republic. I need not speak of the character and refinement of the higher classes in Mexico. Whoever underestimates them is grossly ignorant. Bro. T . says t h a t masonic courtesies are being exchanged c o n t i n u a l l y between Texas a n d M e x i c o ; t h a t English-speaking Y o r k Rite lodges h a v e been i n s t i t u t e d w h e r e v e r desired in Mexico by t h e G r a n Dieta, and t h a t Missouri h a v i n g w i t h d r a w n h e r charter, Toltec h a s applied t o , and obtained one from t h e G r a n Dieta, and is n o w working u n d e r it in perfect h a r m o n y . Bro. T. says T e x a s is p r o u d of her action recognizing t h e m a s o n r y of Mexico r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e G r a n Dieta, t h e s u p r e m e power t h e r e , a n d is realizing day b y day t h e beneficent influence t h a t such recognition has w r o u g h t in o u r i n t e r c o u r s e with t h e i r people, a n d not a single e v e n t has occurred t h u s far to mar o u r pleasant relations, or to cause regret far t h e action we h a v e t a k e n . Kansas receives a brief notice, one page, b u t part of it is t h i s k i n d l y a n d fraternal memorial to Bro. MATTHEWS' companion in t h e field of correspondence, J O H N H . BROWN. After reference to t h e e n g r a v i n g , h e says: On March 12,1893, he laid aside his working tools in the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and his body, b'y tender, loving hands, was laid in the bosom of our Mother Earth, while his ransomed spirit soared away to the Orient of the Grand Lodge above, to be tried by the unerring square of the Grand Master of the Universe. Our sympathy goes out to our northwestern brethren in their dire distress. A great and good man is fallen — A strong column has been broken, and lies prostrate.

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One of the most beautiful and appropriate memorials we have ever read, is that to Bro. JdH.v HENRY BROWN, adopted by the Custodians of the Worli at their meeting, April 10th, and recorded In the Proceedings. . To have so lived that such things may be truthfully said of a man is almost enough to make him willing to die. Bro. MATTHEWS refers to t h e m a n t l e of Bro. BROWN falling upon t h e s h o u l d e r s of t h e writer. For t h e k i n d expression of opinion as to tlie m a n n e r in w h i c h it is worn, t h e writer dofTs his sombrero, and in t h e language of one of o u r venerable and c h e r i s h e d b r e t h r e n , asks permission ' ' t o p r e s e n t our fraternal, personal a n d official regards." B u t o u r printer, like OLIVER TWIST, is crying for " m o r e , " a n d we m u s t saw it ofT short. G u s GARRISON, G r a n d Master, S u l p h u r Springs. J O H N WATSON, Grand Secretary, H o u s t o n . THOS. M . MATTHEWS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Athens. N e x t a n n u a l , December 3, 1895.

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S p e a k i n g of t h e financial stringency, t h e G r a n d Master says: We, in Utah, all agree upon the cause of this unusual condition as being the persistent and unrelenting determination among the people in Eastern portions of our country to ignore the importance of the Great West as a factor in the prosperity of the United States. Well, w h a t of it? T h a t d o n ' t settle t h e q u e s t i o n of perpetual jurisdiction ; physical perfection; t h e t r u e a n d o n l y l a n d m a r k s ; t h e a n t i q u i t y of m a s o n r y ; h o w m a n y degrees were conferred p r e v i o u s to 1717; w h e t h e r a m i s t a k e was made i n cutting o u t C h r i s t i a n i t y from t h e symbolic degrees for t h e s a k e of universality ; w h e t h e r we will go to t h e " d e m n i t i o n bow w o w s " if we let t h e sisters of t h e E a s t e r n Star hold t h e i r meetings in our lodge rooms; or lots of o t h e r a b s o r b i n g questions over which G r a n d Masters worry from year to year. If t h e r e is a n y one place'in t h e world w h e r e , by i m m e m o r i a l usage, politics have b e e n and should be strictly tabooed, t h a t place is t h e lodge o r G r a n d Lodge, where masons a r e d u l y assembled. I t is not an evi<3ence of cuteness, to say n o t h i n g of j u d g m e n t or discretion, on t h e p a r t of a G r a n d M a s t e r to drag in by t h e heels a n y such topic for discussion o r consideration ; and when one so offends, no m a t t e r w h e t h e r t h e reference harmonizes with t h e views of n i n e t y a n d n i n e of t h e h u n d r e d p r e s e n t or not, t h e Committee on G r a n d Master's Address, if he does n o t voluntarily strike it out, should r e c o m m e n d its expurgation to t h e

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Grand Lodge, a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge should p r o m p t l y endorse t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w i t h t h e i r action. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e p o r t e d t h r e e decisions, one.of w h i c h w a s n o t a p p r o v e d b y t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee or G r a n d Lodge, v i z : A non-affiliated mason c a n n o t prefer charges against a m e m b e r of a lodge in this G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n . T h e G r a n d iMaster r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t Grand Secretary C. D I E H L b e a p p o i n t e d to revise t h e Code of t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d in t h e s a m e connection suggests t h a t Bro. D I E H L b e instructed to c o n t i n u e h i s history of masonry i n U t a h , from w h e r e h e left off in 1874, to t h e p r e s e n t t i m e . H e gays: There are but few left of the old guard, and when they join the great majority, which BOOuer or later they must, it will be hard to get a complete history, which it will be easier to write from memory than from printed Proceedings. U t a h began existence in 1872, Kansa_s in 1855. U t a h is m o v i n g to m a k e u p h e r historical record, while we have done n o t h i n g . The s t a t e m e n t of t h e fact should b e suggestion sufficient. CHRISTOPHER D I E H L , G r a n d Librarian, reports 1,070 b o u n d v o l u m e s on t h e shelves, a n d t h e shelves full, or h e would h a v e h a d m o r e volumes b o u n d w i t h t h e funds provided for t h a t purpose. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e presented two reports on t h e right of a ' p r o x y to vote. T h e majority report was as follows: That in our opinion the proxy should be received and filed, but all powers thereunder be suspended during the presence of the Worshipful Master or either of the Wardens in the Grand Lodge room. T h e m i n o r i t y r e p o r t is as follows: No precedent existing for the refusal of the proxy, I recommend the admission of the proxy, the same being in regular form. T h e G r a n d Lodge adopted the majority report, a n d t h e n one d a y later t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e by t h e same majority r e c o m m e n d e d concurrence w i t h a resolution offered by Past G r a n d Master A. M. GRANT ( w h o filed t h e m i n o r i t y r e p o r t a b o v e ) a m e n d i n g t h e Constitution by adding in Article 3 after words " s u c h p r o x y , " t h e following: Provided, however, that no proxy shall be entitled to a vote in this Grand Lodge, whenever any elective officer of the lodge giving such proxy,shall be present to cast the vote of the lodge he represents. Bro. GRANT, as h i s o p p o n e n t once said of a general of t h e s a m e n a m e , " never k n o w s w h e n he is beaten," and like his n a m e s a k e k n o w s how to grasp victory from defeat. T h e record seems to indicate t h a t t h e m i n o r i t y report s h o u l d h a v e been adopted, a n d t h e majority of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e confess t h a t fact in t h e i r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e resolution for t h e p r o posed a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution. One of t h e t h i n g s w h i c h i m presses itself before long upon t h e observer of G r a n d Lodge w o r k is tlie a p p a r e n t ease w i t h w h i c h a t times t h e G r a n d Body will precipitously do t h e wrong t h i n g , sometimes with and occasionally contrary to t h e

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advice of t h e i r Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , t h e l a t t e r body erring sufficiently often to demonstrate, t h e fact t h a t infallibility is utterly i n c o n s i s t e n t with a n d never can b e e x p e c t e d from a n y body of only h u m a n origin. F o u r h u n d r e d dollars was a p p r o p r i a t e d for t h e p u r c h a s e of a fireproof safe a n d for rental of room for G r a n d Lodge library. T h e r e t i r i n g Grand Blaster, upon s u r r e n d e r i n g his gavel, p r e s e n t e d t o h i s successor a valuable and beautiful signet r i n g of gold a n d o n y x ; u p o n t h e face of t h e o n y x is engraved " G r a n d Master of U t a h , " b e n e a t h t h e i n s c r i p t i o n t h e " l i o n ' s paw," i n s i d e a r e t h e w o r d s " P r e s e n t e d to t h e G r a n d Lodge of U t a h b y A. B. EMORY, G r a n d Master, 1893." T h e n i n e t e e n t h r e p o r t of CHBISTOPHEH D I E H L , as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, reviews fifty-two G r a n d Jurisdictions w i t h i n a space of ninety-flve pages. I t is well d o n e . I n h i s r e v i e w of British C o l u m b i a h e confesses to sixty-three years of e x p e r i e n c e . H i s c o m m e n t u n d e r I n d i a n a indicates t h a t h i s ideas a r e s o u n d o n t h e q u e s t i o n w h e t h e r t h e American flag h a s a n y r i g h t , o f association w i t h A m e r i c a n m a s o n r y , viz: As to the great Americau flag, Bro. LONG, that floats from the top of the Temple In Indianapolis, you let it wave, and if anybody should ever dare to assail it, call on me. My cradle stood on the river Ehine, but the stars and stripes are as dear to me as life itself. My life's blood for it any time. U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , Bro. D I E H L s a y s : " W e found last year in Bro. V A U X ' S Missouri review, t h e following," e t c : " Freemasonry has nothing to do with the moral, intellectual and material progress that pertains to the welfare of the human race," etc., to which we replied, " Because freemasonry is ' the most sublime of all human associations,' it is the duty of all its adherents, individually and collectively, to lead the procession of the human race in its inoral, intellectual and material progress," and for this we receive a curtain lecture. But we are free to confess that his lecture has not changed our opinion the least bit. We stand to-day where we stood last year, and where Bro. VAUX cm find us at any hour during the day and night. Now, we have read Bro. VAUX'S present report very carefully; we have read it twice, and to say that we have enjoyed it, and gathered information from it. does not by half express our verdict, but we have come to the conclusion that his views of the real object of masonry are not broad enough, that he holds too fast to the things that have been, and that he pays no attention to the demands made upon the fraternity in these latter days. He has never been West.- Had he ever traveled in our western country with a blanket on his baclÂŁ, a miner's pick for his staff, and a frying pan strapped on his side, he would sing a different tune. He would then have experienced the real workings of freemasonry, and admit that it was something genuine, and a civilizer in every respect. .Judging from his reports, (and we have read many of them), we actually believe that if Bro. VAUX should "see the sign given, or hear the word spoken," he would first ask the brother giving it, â&#x20AC;˘' Where were you made a mason?" While any mason in this part of the country would jump down a hundred feet high precipice to assist the needy brother, be he white, black or copper colored, without asking any questions. To us the practice of the teachings of masonry makes it a power in the land, and not its antiquity. The principles of masonry,dearBro. VAUX, existed already among the cavedwel-

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lers; they were taught at the building of King Solomon's Temple, and they were proclaimed when the Sermon on the Mount was preached, b u t that does not estabiieh t h e fact that these men worked in speculative masonry, and t h a t their laws m u s t be our laws. And then Bro. DIEHL propounds to Bro. VAHX a few questions; one is, w h e t h e r the Ahiman Rezon now used by t h e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania is t h e original Ahiman Rezon as published by L.VWRENCE DERMOTT in 1756. If it was, why was t h e Pennsylvania A h i m a n Rezon revised by Grand Master ARXOLD at t h e December session, 1893, and whether this was t h e first revision ? Another reads as follows: " W o u l d Bro. VAUX have t h e magnificent temple in Philadelphia, with all its comfort and adornments, abandoned, a n d have his Grand Lodge move into a lager beer shop, as they did in the days of the ' ancients,' w h e n DERMOTT recorded t h e transactions of the Grand Lodge in an ale house called Red Lyonf"- Change not t h e laws of t h e fathers, Bro. VAUX says, b u t h e cannot be ignorant of the fact that they have been changed a n d amended, a n d though they have been changed t h e good work will continue as certain as t h e sun will rise to-morrow. Laws and customs have changed, and as m a n k i n d advances, must naturally c h a n g e : b u t eternal are t h e true principles of freemasonry.

The Utah kid seems to be quite friskyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;considering his youth. The review of Kansas covers two pages of solid matter. He quotes the fourth decision of Grand Master FULLER approvingly, it having arisen from a waiver asked for from Utah, which, by reason of the decision, was granted. A full resume of the matters presented in the address of Grand Master FULLER is given; the eloquent address of Grand Orator J. W. WEIGHT receives mention; the " encouraging " report of the Home Committee commented on approvingly; quotations made from Report on Correspondence by Bro. JOHN H . BROWN on Utah and Bro. UIEHL are made;

and then in an extended notice Bro. D. gives a personal history of the relations between Bro. BROWN and himself, extending from the time' when the former as Grand Master of Kansas signed the charter of MountMoriah Lodge, at Salt Lake, of which Bro. DIEHL was Secretary: From t h a t t i m e , now nearly a quarter of a century ago, dates our friendship. We became attached to each other and kept up a continuous correspondence. '^ ''' 'â&#x20AC;˘' *' GOD'S finger touched h i m , " and he is no more.

We have enjoyed our sojourn in Utah with Bro. DIEHL, and but for his constitutional aversion to well deserved praise, and for the additional fact that our extracts indicate our opinion of his report, we might be tempted to give further expression. He alludes to a Utah custom of touching glasses. If there is nothing connected with it to sprain our temperance principles, possibly my brother of Washington {State) and I may arrange to drop in on him some time and perform the ceremony. At all events, here's hoping we may some day ere long be near enough. ARVIS SCOTT, Grand Master, Salt Lake City. CHRISTOPHER DIEHL, Grand Secretary and Correspondent, Salt Lake City. Next communication, January 15, 1895.

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VERMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1894. lOlsT A N N U A L COMMUNICATION, J O H N H . W H I P P L E , Grand Master.

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s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , was p r e s e n t . P a s t D e p u t y G r a n d Master H O B E E T B U T L E R , of Q u e b e c , was welc o m e d as a visitor, a n d seated in t h e G r a n d E a s t . T h e G r a n d Master, after r e f e r r i n g to t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e first cent u r y of t h e e x i s t e n c e of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , s a i d : " T h e r e h a s been a s t e a d y a d v a n c e u p t h e l i n e of r e c t i t u d e , a n d e a r n e s t d e s i r e to b e t r u e a n d loyal t o p r e c e p t a n d p r a c t i c e . " G l o w i n g , h e a r t f e l t a n d p a t h e t i c t r i b u t e s a r e p a i d to GEORGE C . CONNOR, J O H N S. DAVIDSON, W M . P . I N N E S , R I C H A R D BRIGGS a n d W I L L I A M A. PEMBROKE, a n d t e n d e r e s t s y m p a t h y e x t e n d e d t o t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s to w h i c h t h e s e l a m e n t e d b r e t h r e n b e l o n g e d , a n d u p o n w h i c h t h e y h a d c o n f e r r e d such h o n o r . E l e v e n decisions are a n n o u n c e d , all of w h i c h m e e t w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , e x c e p t t h e t e n t h , w h i c h is as follows: I t is n o t t h e duty of t h e Secretary to notify t h e higher orders of masonry of t h e expulsion of a member, although I am u n d e r t h e impression it is customary to do so. The committee say: While t h i s decision was warranted, in view of t h e fact t h a t t h e Grand Lodge has never taken action upon the subject, we believe it in t h e interest of masonry that t h e Secretary of a lodge in which a member is suspended or expelled, should at once comm u n i c a t e t h e fact to the Secretaries of all k n o w n masonic bodies with which the party Is affiliated ; a n d to secure this, we recommend t h e adoption of the following standing resolution: Hesolved, That In case of the suspension or expulsion of a member of a lodge, t h e Secretary thereof shallltorthwith give notice, u n d e r t h e seal of t h e lodge, to t h e Secretary or Recorder of all other masonic bodies with w h i c h such suspended or expelled members are k n o w n to be affiliated. W h i c h r e p o r t was accepted a n d a d o p t e d . A s t h e r e v o l u t i o n a r y g e n t l e m a n r e m a r k e d , " W e m u s t all h a n g t o g e t h e r ; " h e n c e o r i g i n a t e d t h e w o r d con-cord-ant. T h e G r a n d Master aligns himself w i t h t h o s e w h o believe in i m p r o v e m e n t in m a s o n r y as well as i n o t h e r t h i n g s . On t h e subject of " P h y s i c a l Qualifications," h e s a y s : I must place myself on record as n o t being in sympathy with t h e construction of our so-called ancient landmark. Masonry once operative is now speculative; a n d the reason requiring that a man should be integer, i.e., a perfect man, has passed away, and t h e rule should go with it. If he be able to comply with all ritual requirements and moral obligations, w h a t more do we need? I t is a m a n ' s life that tests his principles ; his conduct which proves his worth. With " Internal " qualifications answered, let us n o t b e too strict in seeking physical perfection. Conservatism is sometimes wise, b u t often compromising, weak a n d dangerous. In o u r wise progressiveness, let t h e Grand Lodge of Vermont stand for all t h a t is highest, noblest, best a n d truest, without t h e trammels of a letter-bound a n d narrow-minded Phariseeism. To all of which we give o u r u n q u a l i f i e d a p p r o v a l .

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The Special Committee on Ritual seems to have been "printing," "engraving," etc., if we may judge by their report that they have "completed their work." They say "they have secured the publication of one edition and entered into negotiations for the printing of a second and the preservation of the plates, which are now owned and controlled by the Grand Lodge. The lectures, which are the foundation of this work, were adopted in 1818, and the present work and lectures reaffirmed in 1867, and the use of any other is prohibited by the regulations of this Grand Lodge." The Grand Master calls for a digest of masonic law for Vermont, which we think is uncalled for, or will be when the rituals are distributed ; then the only matter for consideration will be, " Has Lodge got the work?" He submits for consideration Bro. SPEED'S Mississippi rules, and advocates the building of a temple for the masons of Vermont for a permanent home. Grand Secretary REYNOLDS presented his report, showing total membership of 9,466, a very handsome net gain over 1893. He reports " t h e usual number.of volumes have been bound," and hopes in a few years to have a complete file of the Proceedings of other jurisdictions bound up and in shape to be preserved and for use. Congratulatory telegrams passed between the Grand Lodge and that of Manitoba, both being in session at the same time. Bro. MARSH O. PERKINS, from the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, reported, expressing sympathy with the movement for the LTniversal Congress of Masons at Antwerp, but that near approach of the time for holding same precluded possibility of the Grand Lodge being represented. The committee further reported, favoring the appointment of the Grand Master as delegate to the centennial WASHINGTON memorial, with power to appoint his alternate. The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence reported, concurring in the expressed views of the Grand Master, that a digest of decisions and standing resolutions adopted by the Grand Lodge be compiled and published, and that the Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence be authorized and empowered, with the approval of the Grand Master, to prepare and publish the same at the expense of the Grand Lodge. The committee further report on the subject of "Physical Qualifications," after citing the Vermont law and that of Maine and Massachusetts, and after discussing the question upon various grounds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the socalled landmark theory among others â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sum up their views as follows: We Jully recognize that it is not in the power of man or any body of men to m a k e innovations in the body of masonry; b u t there is in masonry a progressive spirit, working in entire harmony with this ancient law, that has been and is daily gaining ground, because its prompting and actious are based upon an intelligent interpretation of t h e philosophy of masonry. It hnds in it something higher, grander and nobler than forms and ceremonies, and is not wedded to senseless dogmas, which are the invention of modern times, a n d form no part of the ancient body of masonry.

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T h e comniittee crystallized t h e i r ideas in t h e following standing resolution, w h i c h t h e y r e c o m m e n d e d for a d o p t i o n , a n d which was accepted a n d adopted, viz: Resolved. That physical ability to earn a livelihood, and to conform substantially to the forms and ceremouies of masonry, and be Instructed in the mysteries, is all that is required, provided the candidate possesses the higher qualifications of a belief in GOD ; of mental worth and the record of a moral and upright life; that this interpretation of the ancient charges and regulatio'ns is not inconsistent with the true spirit of the masonic Institution, but in keeping with its sublime teachings from time im-< memorial. W e congratulate our V e r m o n t b r e t h r e n in t h e very material progress m a d e b y t h e m . W h e n t h e writer was m a d e a mason, some t h i r t y years ago, h e was very strongly impressed a t t h e o u t s e t w i t h two serious subjects for consideration: 1st, t h e necessity for a mason to have a t r u s t in G O D ; a n d 2d, t h a t it is t h e i n t e r n a l , a n d n o t t h e e x t e r n a l qualifications of a m a n which are considered in accepting h i m as a mason. A c a n d i d a t e for a position as a recruit thirty-four years ago had to pass m u s t e r on t h e score of height, age, ability to masticate hard-tack or tear cartridges w i t h h i s t e e t h , a n d physical s o u n d n e s s generally. T h i s was proper, for t h e question of physical e n d u r a n c e was at t h e bottom of ability to perform service. T h a t an a r m y travels on its belly is a wellk n o w n fact. T h e soldier who could n o t eat w h a t was provided, or what, to be exact, was within his reach, soon r e a c h e d h i s limit of ability to serve, a n d was, strictly speaking, worthless. T h e s e physical tests were well e n o u g h centuries ago for roving b a n d s of masons. I n Italy to-day, on t h e road t o F r a n c e or E n g l a n d to-morrow, it was always necessary for each of t h e m to be " without blemish, a n d h a v e t h e full and p r o p e r use of h i s l i m b s . " T h e s e were likewise p r o p e r conditions to b e dem a n d e d . o f t h o s e performing t h e most e x a c t i n g form of physical e n d u r ance in a r m y service ; b u t why an organization w h i c h professes to teach m o r a l i t y b y a system of lectures illustrated by symbols, should m a k e l i k e r e q u i r e m e n t s in t h i s day a n d g e n e r a t i o n , is b e y o n d o u r i m a g i n i n g . A custom or a law which has no reason for its performance or enactm e n t , fails to receive respect or obedience w h e n e v e r t h e reason for its existence fails or is lacking; and we t h i n k all is said w h e n we teach o u r initiates t h a t t h e i n t e r n a l , and n o t t h e e x t e r n a l , qualifications of a m a n r e c o m m e n d h i m for m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Craft. Bro. M A R S H 0 . PERKINS i n t r o d u c e d a resolution a u t h o r i z i n g t h e G r a n d M a s t e r t o procure designs and prices of a medal, of bronze or o t h e r m e t a l s , to be struck in commemoration of t h e centennial of t h e organization of t h e G r a n d Lodge of V e r m o n t . T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings contains a c o m p l e t e account of t h e cent e n n i a l celebration, t h e latter m a k i n g m a t e r i a l e n o u g h for a volume in itself. Bro. M A R S H O . PERKINS was editor a n d compiler. T h e resolution providing for t h e c e n t e n n i a l was i n t r o d u c e d b y M.". W . \ Bro. A L F R E D A. HALI,, Past G r a n d Master. T h e E x e c u t i v e Comm i t t e e consists of Grand Master J O H N H . W H I P P L E a n d his t h r e e principle G r a n d Lodge ofHcers.

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A p i c t u r e of a c e n t e n n i a l a p r o n prefaces t h e record. I t is t h e p r o p e r t y of A d o n i r a m Lodge, No. 42, of Manchester, a n d was p r e s e n t e d t o it by t h e g r a n d s o n s of G e n e r a l CHRISTOPHER ROBERTS, w h o is said

h a v e been t h e t h i r d m a n to enter Fort Ticonderoga a t t h e t i m e t h e British flag came d o w n " i n t h e n a m e of JEHOVAH a n d t h e C o n t i n e n t a l . Congress." Letters a n d telegrams of regret from all t h e distinguished m a s o n s of t h e country w h o could n o t attend, are published. T h e centennial address was delivered by R.".AV.'. KITTREDGB HOSKINS, Deputy G r a n d Master. T h e poem b y Rev. a n d Bro. A L F R E D JAMES HOUGH. T h e former is a valuable contribution to t h e h i s t o r y of V e r m o n t m a s o n r y ; t h e latter tells t h e story as well, b u t more " t r i p p i n g l y on t h e t o n g u e . " H e tells t h e story of t h e f o u n d e r s ; t h e i r services for country a n d Craft, a n d of t h e m e n w h o succeeded t h e m i n r u l i n g t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e story of t h e MORGAN m y t h is well told. W e q u o t e its conclusion: The only MORGAN this lodge through The State has sent, as though it flew, With something of masonic pride, Is t h e MORGAN horse t h a t never died. The anti-masons h a d their day. And like all antis passed away, â&#x20AC;˘ Leaving a few t h a t we may see How thoughtless t h i n k i n g men can be.

B u t we c a n n o t review t h i s volume â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are 120 pages of s p e e c h e s , i poems, pictures of Past G r a n d Masters, p r e s e n t Grand Lodge officers, s e n t i m e n t s by distinguished masons, one from Bro. CORNELIUS H E D G E S of striking b e a u t y , a n d a n o t h e r of like character b y Bro. J . L. P O W E R ; a speech b y B r o . M A R S H O . P E R K I N S ; pictures of medals, seals, b a d g e s ; a bill of fare w h i c h m a k e s o n e feel as if it was meal t i m e ; a n d a toast to t h e ladies in r h y m e , with a response i n r h y m e which we hope t o p u b lish, a n d i n t e n d to d o so, even a t t h e expense of all o u r p l a t i t u d e s , which, w h e n we wrote t h e m , we thouglit would make very good p a d d i n g . W e have alluded heretofore t o t h e d e m a n d m a d e a t Ticonderoga b y one of o u r old b o y h o o d h e r o e s ; a n d now comes a New H a m p s h i r e iconoclast, w h o asserts in t h e n a m e of one of N e w H a m p s h i r e ' s n o t e d historians, t h a t instead of h i s high sounding d e m a n d , E T H A N ALLEN said to t h e British officer, " C o m e o u t j ' o u old r a t . " W h a t n e x t ? t h e c h e r r y t r e e is g o n e ; t h e precipitous hill side which PUTNAM r o d e over, escaping from t h e British, a n y K a n s a s girl of t e n would race h e r p o n y d o w n a t full tilt, a n d t h i n k it n o t h i n g ; a n d now E T H A N A L L E N ' S words m u s t b e replaced b y an expression ill-suited to o u r ideas of dignity. Can it b e t h a t t h e New H a m p s h i r e historian traces h i s ancest r y to some R e v o l u t i o n a r y tory ? T h a n k t h e Lord, Bro. H E D G E S , old Yale can still p i n h e r faith t o the "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" of NATHAN H A L E .

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H e r e is t h e toast t o " T h e L a d i e s : " â&#x20AC;˘ .1 There's not a place in earth or heaven, There's not a task to mankiud given, There's not a blessing, or a woe. There's not a whispered ' yes' or ' no,' There's not a life, or death or birth, There's not a feather's weight of worth Without a woman in it." R . ' . W / . WiSFiBLD SCOTT N A Y , G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , partly in prose, partly in r h y m e , t h e l a t t e r as follows: There's not a mason high or low, There none of mankind here below. That's ever sinned or sorrow brought Upon himself by deed or thought, There's not a curse that's ever given. Approved of GOD or sent by heaven, Without a woman in it.

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There's not a burden or a grief, There's not a pain that seeks relief. There's not a heart with love o'erflowed. There's not a favor well bestowed. There's not a cheek that craves a kiss, Tliere's no such thing as perfect bliss, Without a woman in it. There's not an eye with perfect sight. There's not an ear that hears aright-. There's not a way that wealth has paved. There's not a soul that's wholly saved. There's not a cause for suits at law. There's no commotion known as jaw, There's not a tumult ever stilled, There's not a lap that's ever filled. Without a woman in it. There's not a story ever told, There's not a miser hoarding gold. There's not a book that's worth the reading. There's no advice that's worth the heeding, There's not a hand that grasps another. There's not a true masonic brother, There's not a tongue has any taste. There's no man's time that goes to waist, Without a woman in it. There's not a method you employ, There's not a comfort you enjoy. There's not a bank account you keep, There's not a thought disturbs your sleep. There's not a moustache ever trained, There's not an honor well maintained, . There's not a temper ever sunny. There's not a pocket full of money. Without a woman in it. There's not an object ever gained. There's not a handsome picture framed. There's not a home where we abide, There's not a wish that's gratified.

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There's not a thought that we express, There's not a sigh of tenderness, There's not a word of kindness spolcen. There's not a promise ever brolien, Without a woman in it. There's not a place in which we meet, There's not a banquet fit to eat, There's not an act that one can do. There's not a speech worth listening to, There's not a rhyme that's ever written. There's not a youth that's " had the mitten," There's not a particle of fun. There's nothing underneath the sun. Without a woman in it. There's not a pleasure gives us cheer, There's not a joy attends us here. There's not a song we learn to sing. There's not a friend to whom we cling, There's not a gift that's worth giving. There's not a life that's worth the living; In fact, there's nothing here on earth That one can count of any worth. Without a woman in it. There's only one thing lacking now. To which we'll soon submissive bow; With that supplied, we'll be at peace. Thanks to the honored Mrs. LEASE. The goat will soon be broke to ride (Provided one can sit astride). . Every lodge will then be blessed. Every brother's sin confessed, Every man will be surprised. Every secret advertised. Because, there's woman in it.

The responses generally made to this toast are decidedly prosaic, and the pompous phrase of fulsome adulation isreceived by the ladies in the same matter of fact way in which the "sharer of your sorrows and doubler of your joys," (as the stock toast goes) receives without protest your asseveration that she is an angel. We have heard the same toast and the same response (practically ) st> often, that in the fear that they may become ritualistic, we publish the above entire. If they serve no better purpose they will at least afford future toast-masters ten good and distinct toasts to be offered to " The Ladies," any one of which will relieve the monotony and "dispel the gloom, as it were," of the customary efforts in that line. We note that our Vermont brethren cannot even write a po'me without putting a woman of Kansas in it. The Report on Correspondence is written by the usual correspondent, Bro. MARSH O . PERKINS, contains 167 pages, and is an able review of the various masonic fields of this and foreign countries. Kansas for 1894 receives four pages.

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Q u o t a t i o n s are m a d e from G r a n d M a s t e r THOMPSON'S address and G r a n d Orator GUTHRIE'S oration, o u r r e p o r t as G r a n d Secretary a n d also t h a t o n Correspondence. Allusion is made to Bro. J O H N H . BROWN'S portrait a n d t h e m a n y m e m o r i a l ofTerings. Of t h e latter, he s a y s : • These were presented during the session of Grand Lodge, the proceedings of which, at every stage, seem to bear added tribute to his great and important services in behalf of masonry in Kansas in particular, and of the entire fraternity wherever dispersed. Truth was his guiding star. His life rises "sparkling in the sight of GOD and endless day." G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S a d d r e s s " i s a clear and c o m p r e h e n s i v e r e n d e r i n g of account of a stewardship, characterized by those e l e m e n t s of success, w h i c h t h e well-balanced energetic m a n of aflfairs k n o w s well how to a p p l y t o t h e faithful a n d intelligent discharge of responsible t r u s t imposed upon a n d accepted by h i m . " O u r r e p o r t as G r a n d Secretary is d e n o m i n a t e d " an interesting p a p e r . " As to t h e deduction our b r o t h e r m a k e s concerning t h e discovery of a " model official " we protest, mildly of course, as we r e m e m b e r " M e t h i n k s t h o u dost protest too m u c h . " Bro. P E R K I N S t h u s shows how one a n n u a l feature strikes h i m : " A m u t u a l benefit society was endorsed — action most unwise, in o u r opinion, o n t h e part of G r a n d Lodge." Bro. GUTHRIE'S " able address," from w h i c h a n e x t r a c t is t a k e n " w i t h t h e ring of t r u e metal." Bro. P . is i n error as to our action in regard to t h e H o m e . While t h e " special a s s e s s m e n t " resolution was rescinded, t h e dues for t h a t p u r p o s e were increased so t h a t t h e H o m e receives t h e same a m o u n t annually as heretofore provided. Bro. P E R K I N S makes a correct analysis of t h e work of t h e " Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . " I n t h e m " i s vested t h e legal title to a n d r i g h t of possession of all t h e .property a n d records of this G r a n d Lodge, with full p o w e r and a u t h o r i t y to exerci.se t h i s right of o w n e r s h i p a n d possession w h e n e v e r i n t h e j u d g m e n t of any t h r e e of t h e m t h e best interests of t h e G r a n d Lodge require it." All b o n d s a r e t a k e n to and approved by t h e m . • T h e E e p o r t on Correspondence is p r o n o u n c e d a " carefully prepared review a n d an excellent specimen of t h e finished work t h a t may be expected in t h e future." Of t h e writer of t h e report, Bro. P. is pleased to s a y : " H e graces t h e m a n t l e of h i s l a m e n t e d predecessor, and with o t h e r n e w comers at t h e table, will be cordially welcomed." Our references to Grand Master BACON'S address, a n d o u r views o n physical perfection, a r e quoted, t h e latter c o m m e n d i n g l y ; is " pleased to find us c o n t i n u e d as chairman of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence," a n d further says, t h a t "because of t h e necessarily hasty interview this t i m e , owing to t h e lateness of t h e h o u r at w h i c h K a n s a s comes to h a n d , h i s coming a n o t h e r y e a r will be awaited with d e e p e r interest."

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How much we prize these words from our distinguished brother we will not here attempt to express. We trust we may have an opportunity to speali them face to face. Under Pennsylvania, he thus comments on Grand Master's "personal action in abolishing Grand Representatives": ^ We question whether h e did not arbitrarily exercise unwarranted a u t h o r i t y i n arrogating to himself t h e power vested i n Grand Lodge alone to abolish t h e system. He had the power to make i t nugatory in a measure, by refusing to commission n e w representatives or recommend uew appointments to sister Grand Lodges, b u t i n o u r belief, not t h e a u t h o r i t y to abrogate an established custom. T h a t was vested i n t h e Grand Lodge.of Pennsylvania, a n d not i n her Grand Master. He says the first representative from Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania t o Grand Lodge of Vermont was n o t commissioned until 1882 or 1883, a n d he retained his commission until it was recalled by Grand Master ARNOLD. TO o u r personal knowledge, that commission informed whomsoever i t m i g h t concern, t h a t its lawful possessor was t h e accredited representative of t h e Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania near t h e Grand Lodge of Vermont, a n d n o t of any Grand Master to a n y Grand Master. It would therefore seem that Bro. ARNOLD was at fault in his interpretation of t h e Ahiraan Rezon of 1825.

Beferring to Bro. VAUX'S assertion, "If the history of this custom is

investigated, it will be seen that Grand Masters of their own will appointed these representatives. As a rule, the Grand Lodge had no part in the appointment," Bro. P. replies: We know of one instance where no private seal of the Grand Master a u t h e n t i c a t e d the appointment. I t was authenticated by the broad seal of the Grand Lodge of P e n n sylvania. Are we to assume that no other-appointment was thus authenticated d u r i n g a period of say twenty years ?

We find several places we have marked, but we have no further space or time. We have been embarrassed at our riches as we attempted to explore the rich fields presented to our view in the Vermont volume. JOHN H . WHIPPLE, Grand Master, Manchester. WARKBS G. -REYNOLDS, Grand Secretary, Burlington. MAKSH. O. PEEKINS,

chairman

Committee

Correspondence,

Windsor. Next annual, Burlington, June 12, 1895.

VICTORIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. Our record for review commences with a quarterly communication, held at Melbourne, September 18, 1893, at which M.-.W.-. W. J. CLARKE,

Grand Master, was present, and fifty-seven lodges were represented. The Grand Representative of Kansas near Victoria does not manifest a like zeal to that displayed by the Victoria Representative near Kansas. The' business of this communication seems to have been to receive, examine and adopt the report of the Board of Benevolence, the report of the receipts and expenditures of Grand Lodge, and the report of the Board of General Purposes; the latter have four items of a general character, worthy to mention. Two lodges having "am-ilgamated," the

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j u n i o r lodge s e n t in its w a r r a n t for cancellation, w i t h r e q u e s t for Board t o r e t u r n same after cancellation, to be k e p t i n a r c h i v e s of t h e " a m a l g a m a t e d l o d g e s . " T h e r e q u e s t was complied w i t h , a n d t h e Board r e m i t t e d t h e registration fee of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e j u n i o r lodge. T h e G r a n d Secretary was d i r e c t e d t o notify lodges d e l i n q u e n t i n p a y i n g d u e s , preparatory to disciplining t h e m , according to t e r m s of t h e Constitution. Some of t h e Grand Lodge Officers n o t h a v i n g " p a i d their fee of office," t h e B o a r d suggested to t h e G r a n d M a s t e r t h e " desirability of n o t i n v e s t i n g a n y G r a n d Lodge officer u n t i l t h e necessary fee h a d p r e v i o u s l y b e e n paid." W e n o t e t h a t lodges, m e m b e r s of t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , which a p p l i e d t h r o u g h their Masters for copies of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of t h e quarterly communications, could b e s u p p l i e d w i t h t h e same for such of their m e m b e r s as p a i d for t h e m in a d v a n c e . QOARTEELY COMMUNICATION,

MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 18, 1 8 9 3 .

W . J . CLARKE, G r a n d Master. R.'.W.'. Bro. A. A I T K E N , Past G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , and Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , is duly recorded as present. Ninety-two lodges a n s w e r e d roll-call. T h e G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h a t from a r e p o r t received b y h i m from t h e liquidators of t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , a serious deficiency h a d b e e n discovered i n its funds. T h e resignation of t h e G r a n d Secretary was a n n o u n c e d . A,vote of condolence to D e p u t y G r a n d Master GEORGE BAKER i n t h e loss of h i s wife was voted, a n d ' a l e t t e r o r d e r e d t o b e sent, signed b y t h e G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Lodge ordered all t h e b o o k s a n d d o c u m e n t s of Grand Lodge placed in the h a n d s of an a c c o u n t a n t for e x a m i n a t i o n a n d r e p o r t ; accepted t h e resignation of t h e G r a n d Secretary, a n d a m e n d e d t h e Cons t i t u t i o n g r a n t i n g power to t h e G r a n d M a s t e r or h i s d e p u t y to suspend a n y officer u n d e r his jurisdiction for irregularities in accounts, misuse of office, or neglect of d u t y after a d m o n i t i o n . G R A N D ' A N N I V E R S A R Y FESTIVAL M E E T I N G ,

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W . J . CLARKE, G r a n d Master. W e find t h e heading, " G r a n d A n n i v e r s a r y Festival Meeting," on t h e o u t s i d e of t h e p a m p h l e t b e a r i n g a b o v e date, b u t t h e record fails to s h o w a n y t h i n g to indicate a festival except a n u n u s u a l l y long list of officers p r e s e n t , and t h e i n v e s t i t u r e of t h e G r a n d Master a n d his officers, unless t h e long list of Stewards w h i c h closes t h e list is a n indication t h a t t h e m e e t i n g w o u n d u p as all s u c h g a t h e r i n g s should, with a banquet, speeches, and a general jollification; t h o u g h we infer t h e r e could h a v e b e e n n o b a n q u e t from t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s was not on deck.

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W.J. CLARKE, Grand Master. Kansas not represented. Eighty-six lodges responded to roll call. The Board of General Purposes granted permission to purchase books urgently required for Grand Lodge library. The Finance Committee's report on the examination of the alleged deficiency, shows a searching examination into the matters submitted to them for inspection, which, while disclosing irregularities and loose methods, developed nothing fraudulent. The committee was hampered in their investigation by the very loose and irregular manner in which the accounts of many of the lodges were kept. It must be no slight task to keep track of the various funds coming into the hands of the Grand Secretary, if one may judge from the pages of remittances credited in each quarterly statement on accoimtof Grand Lodge and Benevolence, and the wonder is that our Victoria brethren will expect any one to handle and account for so many, and in the aggregate quarterly, such large sums, unless they recompense him sufficiently so that he can devote his entire time to the business. We may be in error, but we trust the allowance to the Grand Secretary of $750.00 does not represent an annual salary. If it does, the responsibility and labor are out of proportion to the recompense allowed. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MELBOURNE, MARCH 19,

1894.

GEORGE BAKER, Past Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master. The Board of General Purposes presented their report, recommending, among other matters, that the Grand Lodge expel a brother; that the M.'.VV.-. Grand Master issue a warrant tor a new lodge; that fees be remitted brethren of a lodge which had "amalgamated" (somehow that word jars on one's nerves) with another lodge; that the request of the Library Committee to loan books under certain conditions, be granted. We notice that the Finance Committee recommend that Grand Secretary be allowed $2,000.00 per annum; the Assistant, $1,000.00 (subsequently raised to $1,250.00), and the Grand Secretary for Foreign Correspondence, $200.00. As the latter official makes no annual Report on Correspondence, reviewing the sixty to one hundred Grand Lodges of the world, his office is a sinecure in comparison to that of our neighbors of Texas, Missouri, Colorado, or, in fact, any jurisdiction in the United States publishing a review of Proceedings of other Grand Bodies. The sum of $250.00 was voted the wife of the late Grand Secretary. We are glad to note that a history of "Freemasonry in Victoria" is in course of preparation, which, considering the youth of that Grand Lodge, shows a foresight which is very commendable. W. J. CLARKE, Grand Master. D. MEADOWCROPT, acting Grand Secretary. D. MEADOWCROFT, Grand Secretary Foreign Correspondence.

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W M . H . PLEASANTS, G r a n d M a s t e r . s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, was p r e s e n t .

KICH.MOND, DECEMBEK 5 T H .

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T h e G r a n d Master's address gives e v i d e n c e t h a t h e has been a stud e n t and exemplar of g e n u i n e m a s o n r y . S p e a k i n g of t h e great increase i n n u m b e r s of the masons of t h e U n i t e d States, h e s a y s ; ,If corresponding progress has been made in understanding the true spirit and inner life of masonry, then will we, as masons, have cause of congratulation. Let us hope that the masons of Virginia will never lag behind their brethren of other jurisdictions in their intelligent comprehension of both the outward and inward meaning of masotiry, and surpassed by none in those good works of charity and pure beneficence which are the inevitable result of a thorough understanding of 'Our principles. H e r e p o r t s unusual actiyity in. masonic work in Virginia. T h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d M a s t e r RICHARD PABKER, of Winchester, Va., is announced. " H e passed a w a y full of j'ears, and crowned with all t h e h o n o r s which his b r e t h r e n a n d fellow citizens could bestow." H e calls attention to t h e Masonic H o m e work, as follows: To shelter and support the destitute widows of Master Masons, to provide for the rearing and education of their helpless children, and to aid the children in becoming self-supporting and useful members of society is a holy work, which needs only to be stated to command the interest and coSperation of every true mason. T h e WASHINGTON m e m o r i a l c e n t e n n i a l m e e t s with h i s hearty approval, a n d h e publishes in full i n h i s a d d r e s s t h e circular of t h e Color a d o c o m m i t t e e , which by t h e way, is a very tersely and patriotically w o r d e d d o c u m e n t , reflecting credit on t h e Colorado b r e t h r e n who prep a r e d it. H e notes t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of B r o . W . E. ROWE as Grand Representat i v e of V i r g i n i a near t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s ; and r e c o m m e n d s t h e recognition of Oklahoma. ' T h e a d d r e s s concludes w i t h s o m e g r a n d t h o u g h t s , which we t h i n k •worthy of careful consideration: Masonry, while it is one grand connected system of doctrine and action, has two distinct aspects; the outward or material form embracing its laws, Constitution and symbolism; and the inner or spiritual side', in which are revealed to us truths of the most momentous importance, which, if rightly applied, will profoundly affect our character and actions. While we must hold fast to the outward forms, and always stand by the old ways handed down to us by our fathers in masonry, yet we should never cease to strive to understand better the spiritual import of our symbolic teachings, which, if understood, will carry us onward and upward towards a nobler and purer spiritual life. The mason's life is itself symbolical; it represents the progress and triumphant inarch of humanity, and more especially of Teutonic races, from barbarism towards a higher and purer life; from the darkness of ignorance towards the light of the true, the beautiful, and the good. « » <• Work and despair not! Work diligently in all the paths of just and honorable endeavor, and despair not of reaping the reward of well doing. T h e Committee on t h e Acoustics of t h e G r a n d Lodge Room of t h e T e m p l e , after investigating every k n o w n source of information, as well

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as their architect, throw up the sponge as to everything except the possibihty of something turning up by further experincient, as follows: In fact, the whole subject of acoustics, both diacoustics and catacoustics, seems to be involved in impenetrable mystery, and it m a y b e properly classed among the occult sciences.

The severe inclemency of the weather prohibiting the laying of the corner stone of the Home at the grounds, the ceremony was exemplified in Grand Lodge hall. The oration by R. T. W. DUKE at the laying of the corner stone of the Masonic Home of Virginia, is published in the Proceedings, and nothing but its length .(ten pages), and our lack of space prevents us from taking it bodily for our review. As it is, we must be content with the opening and closing parts: Around us are memories from the grass grown embrasures of yonder earth-work, now scarcely recognized ; from the long stretch of pines in the distance, from the low level of these bare, brown fields, surge ghosts of the days of thirty years agone, whispering to us of bloody fields, of the shock of contending armies, of the sulphurous smoke of cannon. Where the city has now crept wi^^h its heavy laboring feet of brick and mortar, lay then quiet meadows; where now is the h u m of busy industry, the clang and noise of the wheel and forge and engine, was then silence, unbroken, save by the call^ of partridge or whip-poor-will, or hail of the sentry, except when the roar and clash of battle made hell and discord of GOD'S green earth. Facing us is a reality. The fruition of a long delaj'ed hope brought into completeness by the noble generosity of one whose name will be built into the house whose corner stone we come to lay to-day, and whos'e memory will be perpetuated in grateful hearts throughout all years to come, :;=

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Before us are possibilities; possibilities of a work of such vast usefulness; possibilities of so many blessings and so much good ; of old age brought into a friendly haven out of the storm of w a n t and p e n u r y ; of young lives sheltered from poverty and woe, and tenderly guarded from the tempests of youthful temptation, unchecked by parental control. =â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘' " * I shall, therefore, speak to you to-day of poverty in its three forms: poverty physical, poverty mental, and poverty spiritualâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of the body, of the mind and heart, or the soul.

The following is the concluding part of the address: Around us are memories. Facing us is a reality. Before us are possibilities. Ye, my brethren, who to-day, with all the pomp and ceremony of our ancient Institution, have laid the corner stone of an earthly house, where age shall be sheltered and youth trained to noble efforts and manly vigor, take back with you the lesson of the hour. Be not satisfied with having given of your substance to aid your fellowman. Give your hearts, your intellects, your zeal and earnest effort each day to aid and elevate these, your poor brethren of this world, who need your help in temporal and spiritual things. Let memories of the grand, the noble, the pure days of the fathers fill your hearts. Let the realities of this earthly life stir each spirit, and forget not t h a t sublime possibility which awaits each listener here, t h a t in this life it is his, by love and faith, to lay the corner stone of that spiritual temple, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. ' *

Grand Master JOHN W . COLTON, of North Carolina, was fraternally received by Grand Lodge with usual honors. The Grand Treasurer was directed to pay for, and have framed for 7 T r 7 T A \T "R T c A A OC

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V i r g i n i a has 251 lodges, with a m e m b e r s h i p of 12,000. An interesting history of " W i n c h e s t e r H i r a m Lodge, No. 2 1 , " is inserted a t close of v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g s . T h e r e is n o C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Keport. M A N N PAGE, Grand Master, Burrowsville. W I L L I A M B . ISAACS, G r a n d Secretary, R i c h m o n d .

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EVERETT, JUNE 12TH.

EnwABn Eoss H A R E , G r a n d Master, a n d M.'.W.". JOSEPH SMITU, G r a n d Representative for K a n s a s , were p r e s e n t . I n reviewing W a s h i n g t o n for 1893 it became our pleasant duty to r e a d o n e of t h e m o s t u n i q u e welcomes ever given to any visiting assembly. As we r e a d it w e i n v o l u n t a r i l y eiaculated: " T h a t fellow ( e x p r e s s i o n " fellow " used masonicallj') is a daisy! " Now there is und o u b t e d l y a difference b e t w e e n a huge m a r g u e r i t e and an ox-eye, and i n t h e use of t h e expression ox-eyed we d i d n o t m e a n to say t h e orator w a s a c h r y s a n t h e m u m , b u t to use t h e expression as HOMER does w h e n h e refers t o JUNO in t h e word Bo-opis, as an expression of b e a u t y , and t h e e n t i r e intended significance of o u r u t t e r a n c e was: " W h a t a magnificeut, beautiful s p e c i m e n of t h e daisy t h e W a s h i n g t o n orator m u s t be, if we m a y judge by t h e following q u o t a t i o n , " etc. W h e t h e r t h e W a s l i i n g t o n c o r i e s p o n d e n t t h i n k s w e a r e " p e r s o n a l " because.he t h i n k s we called Bro. DAVIS a magnificent, beautiful daisy, b y reason of o u r a d m i r a t i o n for his b r i g h t a n d u n i q u e address, or w h e t h e r he t h i n k s w e were p o k i n g fun at h i m , and calling h i m a c h r y s a n t h e m u m , we cannot say. W e will solemnly p r o m i s e n e v e r to do it again, reserving to ourselves, h o w e v e r , t h e r i g h t to saj' t h e s a m e t h i n g to Bro. DAVIS w h e n we m e e t h i m , and express o u r personal gratification in reading his address. W e a r e led to these " p e r s o n a l " r e f l e c t i o n s b y reading a very finished, e l o q u e n t a n d scholarly address of welcome by Bro. ARTHUR K . DELANEY, a local orator. It is a veritable p e n p i c t u r e of t h e marvelous progress a n d wonderful growth m a d e i n t h r e e years, in building u p from t h e savage wilds a city boasting electric cars, factories, mills and ship yards, a n d capable of royallj' receiving a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g t h e G r a n d Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n . T h e a d d r e s s is as m u c h of a gem in its k i n d as was t h a t of Bro. DAVIS of t h e year before in its k i n d . T h e opening of t h e G r a n d Lodge s h o w e d nearly a full a t t e n d a n c e , e i g h t y - e i g h t o u t of t h e n i n e t y lodges b e i n g represented d u r i n g t h e session. G r a n d Master H A R E ' S a d d r e s s c o n t a i n s as p a r t of its opening,' t h e following: The year through which we have just passed has been one of financial and social rnin and distress; many, many there are among us upon whom the heavy hand of

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adversity has been laid; vast armies of unemployed wage-earners all over the land are, in their helplessness, adding to the general feeling of uncertainty and distrust now prevailing, and defer to the far future, I fear, the bright day when man will look man in the eye with a confidence now almost wholly unknown. Joyous will be that day when restored confidence in mankind and our destinies will enable us to take up our burdens with renewed hope for the future. But, notwithstanding the great financial depression, freemasonry in our jurisdiction has been steadily advancing. G r a n d Master reports''dispensations lor t w o n e w lodges. G r a n t e d . . And"one lodge resuscitated a n d again at work. Fifteen decisions a r e n o t e d . T h e last one as follows: "A bookkeeper for a wholesale liquor h o u s e is eligible for t h e degrees of m a s o n r y if his d u t i e s a r e confined t o t h e books and accounts." T h e r e is t h a t weak spinal column again. "Under t h a t decision, one who f u r n i s h e s b u i l d i n g and capital to r u n a liquor house, b u t who does n o t p e r s o n a l l y h a n d l e t h e liquid d a m n a t i o n , is likewise eligible in W a s h i n g t o n . W h y not? T h e Grand Master m a k e s some valuable suggestions u n d e r t h e h e a d s of "Mileage and P e r B i e m , " " C h a r i t y F u n d , " " T h e Non-Affiliate," " D o c u m e n t a r y E v i d e n c e , " u n d e r t h e latter heading r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e visitor b e r e q u i r e d to produce d o c u m e n t a r y evidence once a year t h a t h e is in good standing, etc." Distribution of Proceedings." "Under t h i s head we learn t h a t P a s t Grand Masters a r e n o t included in t h e list of those entitled to s a m e . Resolutions in regard to t h e " p e r p e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n " difficulty b e tween t h e two jurisdictions o n account of W a s h i n g t o n ' s a c c e p t a n c e of rejected material from Oregon, were presented, referred to t h e J u r i s prudence Committee, which committee made a dispassionate, conservative andwise report, which was adopted, and which was a sensible a d j u s t m e n t of t h e m a t t e r . T h e y refer to t h e presentation a n d discussion of t h e m a t t e r i n h i s Report on Correspondence, b y Bro. THOMAS M . R E E D , which had received t h e u n a n i m o u s approval of t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d which, in t h e j u d g m e n t of this writer, is an u n a n s w e r a b l e a r g u m e n t in favor of t h e validity of W a s h i n g t o n ' s claims. W e n o t e t h a t t h e " N a t i o n a l H o m e for C o n s u m p t i v e s " was recognized b y t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a special committee. G r a n d Lodge, by resolution, authorized t h e G r a n d Secretary to sell to all affiliated masons i n t h e jurisdiction surplus copies of t h e G r a n d Lodge Proceedings at a price n o t to exceed one dollar per v o l u m e . G r a n d Orator FKATEB delivered an address full of sound, practical, advanced masonic t r u t h s , well w o r t h y of consideration, closing it w i t h a beautiful a n d a p p r o p r i a t e poem. T h e Committee on-Correspondence r e c o m m e n d e d and G r a n d Lodge e x t e n d e d cordial recognition to t h e G r a n d Lodges of Oklahoma, N e w Zealand, Tasmania and South Australia, as regularly orgafnized sovereign Grand Bodies.

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T h e Mississippi resolutions, b y P a s t G r a n d Master FREDERIC SPEED, o n t h e subject of perpetual jurisdiction, w e r e referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , who reported as follows: We believe them to be sound, and in accord with the laws and regulations adopted by this Grand Lodge, and therefore we recommend the adoption of the same. A m o t i o n to concur in t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e committee a n d a d o p t t h e resolutions, failed, a n d o n motion t h e subject was postponed for consideration a t n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e lodge. H o w would t h e adoption of t h e r e p o r t of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Comm i t t e e s u i t t h e views of our Oregon b r e t h r e n ? T h e question of what to do w i t h | t h e C u s t o d i a n s having been referred to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , it r e p o r t e d as follows: " Y o u r comm i t t e e are of t h e opinion t h a t t h e C u s t o d i a n s of t h e W o r k are quite an e x p e n s i v e a d j u n c t to t h i s G r a n d Lodge, a n d can be dispensed w i t h . " T h e c o m m i t t e e further r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e committee k n o w n as C u s t o d i a n s of t h e Work be abolished. T h e m o t i o n to adopt t h e report carried ; t h e n a motion to reconsider c a r r i e d ; a n d t h e n , on motion, t h e r e p o r t was laid over until n e x t a n n u a l session of G r a n d L o d g e ; which r e m i n d s us of t h e trials a n d difficulties SI'NBAD t h e Sailor had before he could get t h e legs of the Old M a n of t h e Sea from a r o u n d his neck, once t h e y were securely fastened t h e r e . T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence (191 pages ) was p r e s e n t e d by G r a n d Secretary T H O S . M . E E E D , and like h i s w o r k h e r e t o f o r e , i s t h a t of a master workman. T h e special proceedings m e m o r i a l i s t i c of B r o . J O H N H . BEOWM receive p r o p e r mention. G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S address is styled " m o d e r a t e in proportions, a n d withal, a good, sensible and practical m a s o n i c p a p e r . " H e s u m m a r i z e d h i s r e t r o s p e c t i v e view, a n d nearly a page of e x t r a c t s in addition a r e t a k e n bodily from t h e address, a m o n g t h e m all t h e decisions of G r a n d Master THOMPSON. Decision No. 2 is criticised; i t reads as follows: A lodge cannot waive jurisdiction over a person who is at the time, and has been for six months next preceding, an actual resident within its territorial jurisdiction, and for the year next preceding an actual resident of this Grand Jurisdiction, unless it shall have accepted him as a petitioner for the mysteries of masonry or for advancement. T h e criticism is t h i s : Decision No. 2, above quoted, is not in harmony with the law quite general in other Grand Lodges on that subject. The law of Washington and, with the exception of Kansas, so far as we now can call to mind, of every other American Grand Lodge, is that an eligible petitioner for the degrees residing within the jurisdiction of any particular lodge, is the masonic material of that lodge, whether he has been accepted as a petitioner or not. So far, Bro. B E E D , Kansas agrees with y o u ; w h e n it comes to w h a t follows, o u r r o a d s diverge: And it is competent for the lodge to waive jurisdiction over any qualified petitioner whenever it chooses to do so.

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I n s u p p o r t a n d e x p l a n a t i o n of h i s views, Bro. R. s a y s : We believe, however, t h a t it is not good law or good policy for any lodge to waive jurisdiction over its material ,to any other lodge, except by a unanimous vote, unless such person is o£ its duly accepted material. Any other rule is in virtual contravention of the universally accepted law, or landmark, o£ masonry, which requires a u n a n i m o u s vote for admission to the degrees of masonry. But when material has been accepted on petition, whether a degree has been conferred or not, it is perfectly proper to waive jurisdiction by a two-thirds, or even a majority, vote of the lodge, there being no charges against the candidate or brother.

Bro. R. confesses j u d g m e n t on t h e gist of t h e decision w h e n h e says t h a t it is not good law or good policy for a n y lodge to waive jurisdiction, etc., " e x c e p t b y a u n a n i m o u s vote, unless s u c h person is of its d u l y accepted material." (Italics his.) T h i s decision simply enjoins t h e observance, in a plain and direct m a n n e r , of "good law and good policy." Duly accepted material m a y h a v e jurisdiction waived at any t i m e , b u t a party within t h e terros of t h e decision, an actual resident of a n d subject to t h e territorial jurisdiction of a lodge, w h o k n o w s reasons w h y he cannot pass a u n a n i m o u s ballot, cannot by t h e circumlocution of a waiver of jurisdiction get t h r o u g h by t h e skin of his t e e t h with s i m p l y a bare majority. We allow t h e waiver of jurisdiction or t h e r i g h t of an accepted cand i d a t e w h o becomes a sojourner, or a n actual resident in a n o t h e r territorial jurisdiction, to receive t h e degrees, h i s lodge requesting it, b u t one who has n o t been accepted by t h e test of a u n a n i m o u s ballot has no such right, because of t h e .constitutional r e q u i r e m e n t of residence, w i t h o u t which no " lodge shall receive a p e t i t i o n for t h e mysteries of masonry." AVe suppose t h a t W a s h i n g t o n , like K a n s a s , h a s a residence qualification, n o t only for t h e Grand Jurisdiction, b u t t h e territorial jurisdiction of t h e lodge as well. If it h a s , h o w will it profit a m a n to have a • waiver of jurisdiction from his lodge, w h e n by reason of lack of residence, every other lodge is estopped from accepting his petition for t h e mysteries. Since writing above, we find a decision in Michigan, which as approved by t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , is on parallel lines w i t h B r o . THOMPSON'S decision. Also see review of Texas for like case. Bro. R E E U grows e l o q u e n t in his defense of Past G r a n d Master PLUMMER against our charge t h a t " a G r a n d Master who permits a lodge U. D. to be organized w i t h s u c h material ( a saloon-keeper), is not living u p to t h e spirit of t h e Constitution a n d laws h e h a s vowed to s u p p o r t . " If, as h e decides, a n d t h e law is in W a s h i n g t o n , viz: " I f a m e m b e r on t h e petition for t h e c h a r t e r of a new lodge is k n o w n to be ah unfit person, it is tlie masonic d u t y of t h e lodge r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e petition to see t h a t such n a m e is stricken from t h e petition." "A traveling salesman for a wholesale liquor h o u s e is n o t eligible to petition for t h e degrees." W e cannot u n d e r s t a n d h o w a G r a n d Master, who, as well as

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t h e r e c o m m e n d i n g lodge, h a s t h e r i g h t to s t r i k e from its list a n y n a m e signed to a petition for a proposed lodge U . D., or personally refuse t h e dispensation entirely, can b e so lacking i n moral courage as to g r a n t a dispensation to a lodge, k n o w i n g t h a t t h e proposed Senior W a r d e n is a saloon-keeper. T h e personal question of t e m p e r a n c e t h o u g h dragged in, is n o t before t h e masonic forum. We do n o t boast of i t ; we are not ashamed of it. B u t we do say, GOD b e i n g o u r helper, n o saloon-keeper ever will h a v e voice, vote, sitting or s t a n d i n g room in a n y masonic organization if we can p r e v e n t it. H o w is t h a t for a s p i n a l c o l u m n ? T h e committee quotes o u r c o m m e n t s on P a s t G r a n d Master PLUMMER'S decision No. 3, a n d says t h a t t h e writer " makes a significant reference t o t h e ' a s s e m b l e d w i s d o m ' of t h e G r a n d Lodge of W a s h ington t h a t is truly refreshing, e t c . " A c o m m e n t b a s e d on a n alleged q u o t a t i o n is all right, if any such words h a v e been used b y t h e p a r t y q u o t e d . No such basis for a n y such c o m m e n t appears in our reference to t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d we offer in evidence w h a t we d i d say, v i z : The Committee ou Jurisprudence disapproved this decision, but the Grand Lodge ordered them to give more definite expression of their views in reference thereto, which they did by recommending that the decision be not concurred in. On motion to adopt the report, the Grand Lodge refused to concur; so that until future ages shall find out the right, a lodge of Master Masons in Washington cannot be opened without the presence of seven Master Masons. L i n e u p you m e n in b u c k r a m n e x t t i m e , Bro. R. Apropos of this subject, Bro. ANTHONY, of New York, in reference to decisions of 1893 W a s h i n g t o n r e p o r t , s a y s : The decisions received the approval of the Committee on Jurisprudence, with the single exception of No. 3, and upon this we agree with the committee. In the absence of any constitutional requirement three can open a Master Mason's lodge, but it requires seven to transact lodge business. The Grand Lodge, however, voted to sustain the Grand Master, and the decision becomes the law of this jurisdiction. . L a t e r t h e Grand Lodge of Colorado, 1894, adopted a r e p o r t of a comm i t t e e authorizing a lodge to c o n t i n u e labor w i t h four m e m b e r s only, t h e c o m m i t t e e saying: This committee believing that owing to the adoption of the resolution constituting three members a legal number for the transaction of business, said Tin Cup Lodge can retain its charter, and transact business during these dull times; and we entertain the hope that as times improve said lodge will be again called upon to do masonic work. B u t Bro. E., t h o u g h occasionally ' ' a m o o s i n g , " gets d o w n to a solid basis a t times, as witness t h e following, which, considering o u r y o u t h and inexperience, a n d t h e well-established r e p u t a t i o n for ability as an e x p e r t of t h e author, we m o s t highly esteem, a n d for which we m a k e o u r most profound s a l a a m : The Report on Correspondence, 117 pages, was submitted by Past Grand Master MATTHEW M. MILLEE. He reviews the Proceedings of sixty-two Grand Lodges, and for such a lange number, briefly of course. This may be Bro. MILLER'S " maiden effort" in

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this business, b u t judging from the manifest ease, grace and cleverness with which h e handles that implement " m i g h t i e r t h a n the sword," a n d the familiarity with which he discusses his subjects, we would naturally suppose h e " h a d been there," lo, these many years. Our brother's report also shows ability a n d scholarship for its author, and we doubt not t h e Grand Lodge has been fortunate in the selection of a correspondent so able a n d so well qualified to succeed our late distinguished brother, JOHN H. BROWN.

W e h a v e been constrained to tarry longer in t h e confines of W a s h ington t h a n our space p e r m i t s . Oil a n d vinegar, taken separately, a r e seldom p a l a t a b l e ; t a k e n in conjunction they compound an a d m i r a b l e salad dressing. W e have eaten, a n d are refreshed, a n d t h o u g h w h e n w e meet we may n o t r e p e a t t h e refrain ascribed t o t h e courteous Governors of t h e Carolinas, we will n o n e t h e less gladly extend t h e r i g h t h a n d of fellowship, a n d say to o u r b r o t h e r of W a s h i n g t o n t h a t if we h a v e said o u g h t t h a t were b e t t e r left unsaid, or i n a n y m a n n e r ruffled t h e feathers of his imagination, we a r e willing to forgive h i m — or b e forgiven — as t h e case may b e . M.-.W.-. J O S E P H MAKION TAYLOK, G r a n d Master, Seattle. R.". W,'. THOMAS MILBHRNE R E E D , G r a n d Secretary a n d

chairman

Committee on Correspondence, Olympia. Jfext c o m m u n i c a t i o n , .Tune 11, 1895, a t Olympia.

WEST VIRGINIA—1893. 2 9 T H ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, GEOEGE D A V I S , G r a n d Master.

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W H E E L I N G , NOVEMBEB 1 4 T H . JOHN M.COLLINS,(3rand Representa-

tive of Kansas, was present. » T h e volume of Proceedings is prefaced by t h e portrait of t h e p r e s e n t G r a n d Master', A L E X A N D E R MASON E V A N S .

On t h e opposite p a g e B r o .

ATKINSON gives us a brief " o b i t u a r y " notice of Grand Master E V A N S , t h e s u m m i n g u p of which is contained i n t h e s e n t e n c e : " H e is a n eleg a n t Virginia g e n t l e m a n , a n d n o m i s t a k e . " T h e volume contains record of a special communication to lay t h e ' corner stone of t h e g o v e r n m e n t b u i l d i n g a n d court house a t Martinsb u r g ; a n o t h e r for a corner stone of a masonic temple a t B r a m w e l l ; a n d still a n o t h e r for a corner stone of a masonic t e m p l e at Wheeling, o n t h e annivers ary of S T . J O H N THE BAPTIST. T h e latter seems to h a v e been a very m e m o r a b l e occasion: an oration b y P a s t Grand Master ROBERT W H I T E ; an address b y P a s t G r a n d Master O. S. LONG, a n d r e m a r k s b y R e v . Bro. ALBERT B . R I K E R a n d G r a n d Secretary G E O . W . ATKINSON.

Bro. LONG'S address is on a topic which h a s always interested u s a great deal more from a masonic s t a n d p o i n t t h a n t h e H i r a m i c m y t h s , and we would like to read a p a p e r from Bro. LONG on t h e s a m e subject, containing t h e results of h i s research, investigation, and his conclusions therefrom. I n h i s address h e gives us just enough to w h e t o n e ' s a p p e tite for mure of t h e same k i n d .

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S p e a k i n g of t h e history of t h e Essenes, he s a y s : They are commonly spoken of as a sect of the Jews, but it appears upon investigation that neither in their tenets nor their locality were they exclusively Jewish, Their doctrines were contained in certain mystical interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures, received from ancient tradition, handed down from time immemorial by oral transmission and preserved with most profound care and secrecy, while in their discipline of life they were so nearly like the teachings of PYTHAGORAS that HIPPOLYTDS, who wrote about the year 250 of the Christian era, says of them : " They were in ÂŁgypt at the time of PYTHAGOKAS and most of His ideas were derived from them," So far were they from being merely a narrow Jewish sect, that we are told by PHILO, the learned Jewish historian, tbat although they were most numerous in Egypt and Palestine, "they were dispersed through many parts of the world, as they thought it requisite that both Greeks and barbarians should partake of so excellent a benefit," It is stated that in every city where they had a society, there was a president by whom all their affairs were regulated. When any one desired initiation he was admitted on probation for a year, receiving on his entrance a white apron or girdle and a small pickaxe. At the end of this probation, if he had given satisfaction, he was advanced to a higher degree, but still was not admitted to their private meetings. In this second stage he continued for two years longer, and if then thought worthy, was raised to a full membership. We have here but a bare outline of the rules and tenets of the Essenes, but meager as it is, it presents points of resemblance to the freemasonry of the present time, which no Initiate can fail to recognize, I am strongly inclined to the opinion that the Essenes in Judah at least ivere the freemasons of that early day T h e r e p o r t of Bro, LONG'S a d d r e s s a p p e a r s to be only a s u m m a r y of t h e substance of his remarks, a n d n o t t h e r e m a r k s themselves. It is a m a t t e r for regret t h a t o u r W e s t V i r g i n i a iDrethren h a v e not given u s a s t e n o g r a p h i c r e p o r t of h i s u t t e r a n c e s in full. T h e y would be read with i n t e r e s t hy t h o s e t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y w h o a d m i r e Bro, L.'s welldeserved r e p u t a t i o n as a masonic w r i t e r a n d s p e a k e r . H a v e " a c h i e l a m a n g you t a k i n g notes," n e x t t i m e , Bro, A. Bro, GEORGE W . ATKINSON d e l i v e r e d an interesting address upon t h e principles of freemasonry, in w h i c h h e m a k e s pleasing historical reference to t h e organization of Ohio Lodge, No, 101, now Ohio Lodge, Jso. 1, at W h e e l i n g , W, Va,, on t h e 3d day of J a n u a r y , 1815, T h e a d d r e s s by Grand Master DAVIS, p r e s e n t e d at t h e A n n u a l Comm u n i c a t i o n , indicates carefuj a t t e n t i o n to, a n d thoughtful consideration of t h e interests of t h e Graft d u r i n g his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . H e e x t e n d s a pleasant, fraternal g r e e t i n g ; alludes very briefly to t h e all-prevalent "financial depression," a n d a n n o u n c e s t h a t called away from h o m e on i m p o r t a n t personal business, " P a s t G r a n d Master O, S. LONG kindly consented to a t t e n d to my masonic c o r r e s p o n d e n c e d u r i n g my absence." F o u r decisions are a n n o u n c e d , all of w h i c h receive t h e commendation of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , t h e t h i r d b e i n g amended b y the committee. T h e G r a n d Master assigns as a sufficient reason for t h e few decisions h e has been called upon t o m a k e , and his relief from great press of corr e s p o n d e n c e , t h e fact that t h e digest of decisions a n d book of masonic law, compiled b y Bro.O.S. LONG, had m a d e s u c h work unnecessary, a n d in this connection he pays quite a c o m p l i m e n t to t h e value of t h e digest to t h e Craft.

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T h e a p p o i n t m e n t s of J. N. W I L K I N S O N as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e n e a r t h e Cirand Lodge of Kansas, and J . M. COLLINS as t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a -

tive of t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s n e a r W e s t Virginia, are noted. One of t h e lodges obtained t h e G r a n d Master's consent to solicit assistance by letter from o t h e r bodies in W e s t Virginia. Soon thereafter t h e G r a n d Master received a letter from Wisconsin, enclosing a begging circular s e n t t h e r e b j ' said lodge, u p o n which h e ordered t h e lodge to recall all circulars, and r e t u r n all c o n t r i b u t i o n s received from m a s o n s outside t h e State, An interesting historical sketch of Past G r a n d Master W I L L I A M J . BATES, first G r a n d Master of Masons of AVest Virginia, w r i t t e n by P a s t Grand Master LONG, is e m b o d i e d in t h e G r a n d Master's address, from which we t a k e t h e following: It is to Dr. BATES' polished argument a n d persuasive logic, to his unfailing courtesy while standing u p stoutly for the right, that the credit should be given for the prompt recognition of the new Grand Lodge by its peers in the masonic world, a n d the amicable settlement of all t h e questions that stood in the way of fraternal a n d whole-hearted peace and amity with the Mother Grand Lodge of Virginia. T h a n k s to his wisdom and prudence, no echo of the political strife that waged without was ever heard in the Grand Lodge of West Virginia. Almost from the very first of its organization, men w h o had lately been arrayed against each other in armies, assembled around the altar of masonry as friends and brothers, a n d from that time to this there has always been among us the same utter forgetfulness of all the jarring discords of the street, and the cultivation only of that noble emulation as to who can best work and best agree.

G r a n d Master D A V I S has t h i s to saj' of our o w n : The Grand Lodge of Kansas on the 12th of March was bereaved by the death of one of her greatest lights w h e n Past Grand Master, a n d for many years Grand Secretary, JOHN H . B R O W N departed this life. He was venerable and full of years, and was well known throughout the masonic world as the'able writer of the Reports on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. Thus, one by one, our brethren who have, with great skill and ability, controlled the destiny of our fraternity for a generation, are passing away. Their places will be hard to fill, and their examples in the line of morality and usefulness will live after them.

G r a n d Secretary ATKINSON, in a d d i t i o n to his c u s t o m a r y r e p o r t as

G r a n d Secretary, b r a n c h e s off i n t o a dissertation on t h e " g r o w t h of freemasonry in t h i s jurisdiction ; " a review of t h e names, places of p u b lication, and prices of the various masonic periodicals received by h i m , which he r e c o m m e n d s to t h e b r e t h r e n ; and h e s u p p l e m e n t s t h e already very complete historical sketch given of t h e life and services of P a s t G r a n d Master BATES given by Bro. LONG, w i t h one from his own p e n .

The visiting b r e t h r e n a t t e n d i n g G r a n d Lodge at t h e close of t h e first day's proceedings .were t e n d e r e d a b a n q u e t by t h e b r e t h r e n of W h e e l i n g , at w h i c h , after t h e physical man had been a m p l y p r o v i d e d for, a p r o g r a m m e , u n d e r direction of Bro. CHARLES B . H A R T as toast-

master, was p r e s e n t e d . Speeches were m a d e by t h e Grand Officers a n d o t h e r b r e t h r e n , m a k i n g altogether " an enjoyable occasion." T h e festivities of t h e d a y were concluded in a m p l e t i m e to e n a b l e

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t h e G r a n d M a s t e r to call h i s G r a n d Lodge to order a t 7:30 P. M., on tlie s a m e d a y for t h e special order of business, viz: t h e election of officers. T h e C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e r e p o r t e d o n t h e request for recognition of t h e Grand L o d g e of O k l a h o m a , t h a t i t was e x p e d i e n t to c o n t i n u e s a m e until n e x t m e e t i n g of t h i s G r a n d Lodge. A n e l o q u e n t memorial of P a s t G r a n d Master BATES, prepared by Past Grand

Masters W H I T E , L O N G a n d ATKINSON, was a d o p t e d b y a

rising a n d u n a n i m o u s vote. P o r t r a i t s of Past G r a n d Master DAVIS a n d G r a n d Tyler BLISS were o r d e r e d p a i n t e d a t expense of G r a n d Lodge. T h e space between t h e Proceedings a n d t h e r e p o r t of t h e Committ e e o n Correspondence is occupied w i t h a p i c t u r e of P a s t G r a n d Master W H I T E , a n d a sketch of his life w r i t t e n b y B r o . ATKINSON, w h o cond e n s e s i n t h e statement t h a t Bro. W H I T E " is a mason. Christian a n d g e n t l e m a n " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all that is necessary to m a k e u p an ideal man. Among o t h e r i t e m s of interest we learn h e h a s b e e n practicing law for forty y e a r s , less four spent as a soldier; for twenty-five years h e has served o n t h e ' J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e of G r a n d L o d g e ; h a s been for m a n y y e a r s identified with, a n d is now, a r u l i n g elder in t h e Presbyterian Church. ' T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence,by Bro. ATKINSON, bears t h e familiar m a r k s of h i s h a n d i w o r k . I t covers 219 pages, K a n s a s receiving fraternal mention. G r a n d Master FULLER'S addre.ss is c o m m e n d e d , h i s decisions quoted, a n d e x t r a c t s t a k e n from his address. Of t h e H o m e , he s a y s : The provisions forestablisliing a Masonic H o m e seem to be well u n d e r w a y . We triist tlie efforts of o u r brethren will meet with n o drawbacks, a n d that very soon t h e H o m e will be a n established institution.

I n q u o t i n g what G r a n d Master FULLER says a b o u t t h e esoteric work, Bro. A. s a y s : We infer from t h e following paragraph t h a t the work taught has been written. We cannot understand how such a t h i n g can be. I n West Virginia one who would write o u t our work would b e promptly expelled for so doing.

Referring to t h e seven lodges established d u r i n g t h e year, h e says: " F o r t h e alleged prevailing ' h a r d t i m e s ' i n K a n s a s , we should say t h a t t h i s is a good showing." Bro. A. s a y s : " T h e G r a n d Master visited fifty lodges d u r i n g t h e year. H e deserved congratulations for b i s e n t e r p r i s e a n d i n d u s t r y . " H e gives a brief historical sketch of J O H N . H . BROWN, a n d says in c o n c l u s i o n : " W e extend o u r sincere s y m p a t h y to our b r e t h r e n in K a n s a s over t h e loss of so v a l u a b l e a w o r k e r as Bro. BKOWN. H i s place will b e difficult to fill." O u r W e s t Virginia b r e t h r e n devoted a beautiful memorial page to Bro. BROWN.

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M u c h of t h e interest w'hich would otherwise attach to o u r inspection of t h e W e s t Virginia Proceedings is lost, because t h e volume is a year too old. One c a n n o t get u p a Very great a m o u n t of e n t h u s i a s m over issues already considered, passed u p o n and laid aside as finally det e r m i n e d in Proceedings of o t h e r G r a n d Bodies reviewed a year ago. The. G r a n d Lodge of W e s t Virginia a t t i m e these proceedings were had, consisted of n i n e t y - t h r e e c h a r t e r e d a n d eight lodges U . D. Ret u r n s of n i n e t y - n i n e lodges show a m e m b e r s h i p of 4,759^ a gain over t h e previous year of 281. T h e Grand Body is.rich in t h e possession of masons of e m i n e n c e a n d established ability as jurists a n d writers, Bro. O. S . L O N G h a v i n g a r e p u tation in both capacities .equal to t h a t of t h e highest k n o w n i n t h e m a sonic family of t h e U n i t e d States. AVith t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e material resources of this great State, i t is only a question of t i m e w h e n t h e masonic interests of t h e jurisdiction will b e on a p a r w i t h those of more pretentious jurisdictions. As t h e dei^cendant of one born i n old Berkeley, t h e writer acknowledges a more t h a n passing interest i n t h e moral a n d material, as well as t h e masonic welfare of t h e sons of t h i s t h r i v i n g p a r t of t h e Old D o m i n i o n . ALE.XANDER M . EVANS, G r a n d Master, Middlevvay. G E O . W . ATKINSON, G r a n d Secretary a n d c h a i r m a n Committee on (!orrespondence, AVheeling.

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M I L W A U K E E , J U N E i2TiT.

Wii. C. SwAiM, G r a n d Master. G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s n o t present. T h e a n n u a l address of t h e G r a n d Master begins as follows: Fifty years ago seven members of three small lodges, two of them holding charters from Missouri, and one from Illinois, met at Madison and organized this Grand Lodge. These seven delegates represented seventy-nine masons, all there were at that time in the State of Wisconsin. To-day I greet the representatives of two hundred and thirty lodges with a constituency of over 15,000 Master Masons. Among t h e h o n o r e d dead m e n t i o n e d by Bro. SWAIM are Past G r a n d Master R. DELOS PULFOKD a n d Past G r a n d T r e a s u r e r LEONARD COATES,

b o t h well k n o w n to t h e writer for m a n y years, t h e latter since 1856. T h e a p p o i n t m e n t of Bro. G. V . RICKSEGKER as Grand R e p r e s e n t a tive near t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s is a n n o u n c e d . T w e n t y - n i n e decisions a r e a n n o u n c e d . T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e say iriany of t h e questions passed u p o n should n o t h a v e been s u b m i t t e d ; t h a t t h e AA'orshipful Master, if p r o p e r l y qualified, s h o u l d h a v e k n o w n t h e law. Quite a n u m b e r of t h e decisions a r e changed a n d modified by t h e c o m m i t t e e , a n d t h e r e are few of sufficient i m p o r t a n c e for publication or review.

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I n Decision No. 24, t h e G r a n d Master s a y s : It isa difflciilt matter to draw the line with reference to saloon-keepers; but I am of opinion that a hotel keeper who has a bar incidentally connected with his hotel does not come under that head, and is eligible for the degrees. Tlie c o m m i t t e e sat on t h i s as follows: Disapprove of No.'24. The edict of this Grand Lodge is not limited to saloonkeepers, but' includes all who sell liquor as a beverage. o Bro. SwAiM a t t e n d e d t h e Masonic Congress, a n d had a little m a t t e r of r e i m b u r s e m e n t of m o n e y s e x p e n d e d for masonic charity, w h i c h h e t h o u g h t t h e b r e t h r e n s h o u l d consider favorably, b u t t h e y " s a t d o w n u p o i i i t e m p h a t i c a l l y , " as Bro. S. r e p o r t s , w h i c h does not p r e v e n t Bro. S. from reporting m a t t e r fully a n d r e c o m m e n d i n g adoption of some definite policy in t h e m a t t e r . H e r e p o r t s without r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h e AVASHINGTON memorial circular a n d t h e C o n s u m p t i v e ' s H o m e project. T h e G r a n d Secretary m a k e s r e p o r t s h o w i n g letters from t h e C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e , t h e M e r c h a n t ' s Association a n d t h e P a b s t B r e w i n g C o m p a n y , e x t e n d i n g cordial i n v i t a t i o n s to visit a n d p a r t a k e of t h e i r courtesies. W e have not y e t r e a c h e d t h e record, b u t we v e n t u r e t h e o p i n i o n t h a t some of t h e b r e t h r e n found t i m e to visit one of t h e institutions named. Congratulatory comm^unications w e r e received a n d read by G r a n d Secretary LAI^LIN from G r a n d Master WHIPPJ^B,of V e r m o n t ; Grand Secr e t a r y - E H L E R S , of New Y o r k ; G r a n d Secretary POWER, of Mississippi, a n d G r a n d Secretary P A R V I N , of Iowa, s e n d i n g personal a n d jurisdictional greetings to t h e G r a n d Lodge of W i s c o n s i n on h e r fiftieth a n n i versary. W e n o t e t h a t d u r i n g o n e of t h e d a y s of t h e session. G r a n d Lodge m e m b e r s a n d their ladies accepted t h e hospitality of the local lodges in a n e x c u r s i o n to Whitefish Bay, w h e r e t h e y were e n t e r t a i n e d a n d refreshed. A P a s t Granid Master's jewel was voted Bro. SWAI.M. T h e r e a r e 229 c h a r t e r e d lodges, of w h i c h 222 were represented a t t h e a n n u a l session. O u r Wisconsin b r e t h r e n celebrated t h e i r fiftieth anniversary in an a p p r o p r i a t e m a n n e r a t t h e A c a d e m y of Music. G r a n d Prelate CHAS. H . FRASER, of t h e Grand C o m m a n d e r y , offered praj'er. G r a n d Master SwAiM m a d e a n address, a t t h e conclusion of which h e introduced t h a t , e m i n e n t a n d distinguished m a s o n , P a s t , G r a n d Master H E N R Y L . P A L MER. H i s address was r e m i n i s c e n t , b u t t h r o u g h some u n a c c o u n t a b l e b l u n d e r , no s t e n o g r a p h e r was p r e s e n t , a n d w h a t u n d o u b t e d l y was t h e m o s t e n t e r t a i n i n g and pleasantest feature of s u c h a n occasion, has n o t been p u t in print. A n elegant address on t h e principles of masonry, b y P a s t G r a n d Master E U G E N E S . ELLIOTT, followed, after which Rev. Bro. ERASER, e n t e r t a i n e d t h e assemblage with s o m e h u m o r o u s r e m a r k s , a n d after music by t h e Boston Choir, t h e assemblage dispersed.

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T h e v o l u m e is illumined with portraits of m a n y of t h e P a s t G r a n d Masters of Wisconsin, and historical sketches a r e also given of each of them. Two views (looking east a n d w e s t ) are given of " E g y p t i a n H a l l , " arid t h e v o l u m e is quite creditable for a fifty y e a r a n n i v e r s a r y publication. T e n years from now Kansas will h a v e h e r fiftieth anniversary. W e will n o t be able to visit P a b s t Brewing C o m p a n y or Whitefish Bay, b u t we e x p e c t t h e Zoological G a r d e n s a t O a k l a n d P a r k will c o n t i n u e to be t h e n as now, a place of resort, and s t u d e n t s of n a t u r a l history can watch t h e frolics of t h e b r u i n s in t h e d e n and pits, or listen to t h e lighth e a r t e d c h a t t e r and joyousness of t h e festive m o n k e y as h e chases t h e elusive p e a n u t , while those w h o delight in orators' can t h r o n g t h e " A u d i t o r i u m , " and listen to t h e praises of t h e fathers of t h e Craft w h o organized m a s o n r y in K a n s a s in t h e t r o u b l o u s days of t h e Republic. W h e n ten years from now Kan.=!as has h e r 500 lodges and 35,000 masons, and t h e boys gather to h o n o r t h e occasion, we t h i n k UNCLB D I C K a n d J O H N and DWIGHT will look over t h e b a t t l e m e n t s with a vision t h a t will p e n e t r a t e t h e vail t h a t s h u t s t h e m from t h e sight of those w h o m a y h e r e r e m a i n , and d e t e r m i n e with a hilarity' always in order w h e n t h e y t h r e e meet and agree â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t they had builded better a n d greater than they knew. B u t t h i s is speculation. Before us lies t h e report of Bro. DUXCAN MCGREGOR, neat, concise, clearly a n d methodically arranged a n d beautifully w o r d e d ; n o t many pages, b u t m u c h in t h o u g h t , expression a n d character, n e v e r t h e l e s s ; too m a n y pages in mechanical labor alone for t h e meager n o m i n a l recompense allowed therefor. U n d e r Georgia, our b r o t h e r has t h i s to say of P a s t Grand Master DAVIDSON, after alluding to his d e a t h : Many of his addresses we have read with delight. We have had the pleasure also of listening to his eloquence on masonic tfiemes, a n d it makes us sad to t h i n k t h a t from pen and tongue no more will flow the smooth, elegant sentences which were at his command in such variety and richness.

U n d e r Illinois, he " t h r o w s u p his h a n d s " over Bro. ROBBINS' 306 pages of Corresi:Âťondence Report, as follows: T h i n k of it, brethren of Wisconsin, three-fifths of this large volume is given to Correspondence Report! I t is vain to attempt a review w i t h i n our limits. We will simply say that here we have a summary of masonic doings for the year iu the United States and other English-speaking countries, written by one of the ablest and most brilliant of the corps reportorial.

W h i c h expression meets our h e a r t y concurrence. W e t h i n k it a great loss to t h e fraternity t h a t for reason of lack of space or a n y t h i n g else we are deprived of a n y portion of B r o . MCGREGOR'S, unexcelled ability in t h e field of correspondence review. ' K a n s a s for 1894 is fraternally reviewed.

He says:

The volume in which we find the proceedings of the thirty-eighth a n n u a l commuiiication contains also the memoir of Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary JOHN H. BROWN. Facing the title page is a likeness of this grand man a n d most exemplary a n d illustrious mason. He will be missed, not only by our brethren of Kansas, but in the National Council of Masons, by whatever name they may be known.

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Reference is m a d e b y n a m e t o those w h o delivered addresses, a n d h e s a y s : " Q u o t i n g t h e words of h i s i n t i m a t e friend, Bro. FULLKU, we can t r u t h f u l l y s a y , ' H e enjoyed t h e h a p p y reflections c o n s e q u e n t on a well-spent life. W i t h t h e mystic trowel h e spread liberally t h e c e m e n t of brotherly love and affection.' " Of G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S address h e says: " T h e G r a n d Mast e r ' s a d d r e s s is a strong, business d o c u m e n t , and shows Kansas masonry to be in a p r o s p e r o u s condition." W e call y o u r a t t e n t i o n , Bro. MCGREGOR, to t h e fact t h a t y o u r t y p e setter left 10,000 m e m b e r s o u t of o u r m e m b e r s h i p , t h e n u m b e r being 19,814. Our M a s o n i c H o m e receives m e n t i o n , a n d o u r Wisconsin b r o t h e r says f u r t h e r : T h e Correspondence Report is t h e maiden effort of Bro. M. J[. MILLER, a n d Kansas even m a y b e proud of t h e work. We find n o t h i n g better among t h e productions of t h e veteran reporters.

T h e v a l u e of a c o m p l i m e n t from such a source is greatly e n h a n c e d b y two considerations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e confessed literary preeminence of t h e giver, a n d t h e e x c e e d i n g rarity with which h e places such p l u m e s i n t h e caps of his fellow correspondents. As o n e of t h e veterans would say, "Allow m e t o t e n d e r y o u fraternal assurances of m y most profound a n d cons i d e r a t e e s t e e m , " or words to t h a t effect. W e always scan t h e W^isconsin v o l u m e with interest, because we always find recorded t h e r e n a m e s familiar to us for m a n y years, a n d it is always a pleasure t o n o t e t h a t t h e i r n a m e s bear testimony t h a t , like t h e old flag, " t h e y a r e still t h e r e . " HiRAJi W . SAWYKR, G r a n d Master, Hartford. JOHN W . LAFLIN, Grand Secretary, Milwaukee. DUNCAN

MCGREGOR,

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Correspondence,

Platteville. N e x t a n n u a l J u n e 11th, 1895, Milwaukee.

WYOailJfGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 2 0 T H A N N U A L COM.MUNIGATION,

E D . F . STAHLE, G r a n d Master.

N E W CASTLE, S E P T . 1 1 T H .

Kansas unrepresented.

T h e G r a n d Master's a d d r e s s shows little of i m p o r t a n c e for consideration. H e quotes a p p r o v i n g l y a n u t t e r a n c e of Past Grand Master D A V I S on t h e subject of G r a n d Representatives, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e a b o l i s h m e n t of the s y s t e m , w-hich gave Bro. KUYKENDALL an o p p o r t u n i t y to p r e s e n t a resolution, b y w h i c h s a m e was abolished. H e m a k e s a quasi e n d o r s e m e n t of t h e Consumptive's H o m e , b u t as t h e same is p r e s e n t e d w i t h o u t a n y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , a n d t h e matter is n o t s u b s e q u e n t l y referred to b y a n y o n e in G r a n d Lodge., we take i t

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that it was intended for a sereii-otficial advertisement. He mentions, but Withholds approval from the Mississippi rules. Four decisions are announced ; all approved by the Jurisprudence Committee, and all in accord with the law of the jurisdiction. In one of them he speaks of the practice of intimidating candidates when presenting themselves for initiation. If the matter is an actual case, we think instead of generalizing, the Grand Master should have made a special inquiry into the facts and merits of the case, and meted out strict and impartial, but speedy justice to the offenders; it the lodge was responsible, taking up its warrant at once. If individuals were guilty, then they should have been proceeded against at once, and the smart alecks given a rest from their labors for a year or two at least. There is only one phrase in the American vernacular which properly characterizes such foolishness; it is pure, unadulterated "monkey business." Such Yahoos ought to take a course of special study by taking the Shrine degrees, and the writer would not think it derogating from his dignity one iota, in fact would esteem it a privilege, to " bring forth the fiery, untamed steed," for such. W.M.L.KuYKE.vDALL, Grand Secretary, submits a concise, easily understood and comprehensive report of his year's work. One lodge is unaccountably delinquent, so that his return is not complete. Computing on the basis of 1893, the present membership is 914, a net increase of thirty-two. There are sixteen lodges in Wyoming. A few bound volumes have been added to the library. The Treasurer's account shows a balance of $2,482.07. Fraternal recognition was extended to New Zealand. The question of the recognition of Mexico was referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. The local lodge tendered a banquet to members of Grand Lodge, which was accepted thankfully and without dissent. The volume of Proceedings contains the Constitution, By-Laws, "rules of order and standing resolutions of the Grand Lodge. The Constitution and By-Laws have been examined by us carefully, and while compact in form and briefly and tersely expressed, seem to contain all that is requisite, and much more in substance than is contained in many a volume of a like character from a much larger and more pretentious jurisdiction. While in some particulars (the three ballots for the degrees for instance) we would make changes, yet altogether they constitute a very creditable code for the government of the Grand Jurisdiction of Wyoming. Section 89, on intemperance, can well be ingrafted in the laws of other jurisdictions, if they desire a jilain, concise, and yet imperative, utterance on that crying evil. Section 90 reads as follows, and is a pledge of masonic honor: Any brother of the Order in good standing at home, receiving pecuniary assistance from any lodge in this jurisdiction, under the pledge of his masonic honor to re-

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fund the amount advauced him, and failing to keep his promise and redeem his pledge after a reasonable time has elapsed, shall by the lodge advancing such pecuniary aid to him. be reported to his home lodge, and in case he thereafter shall fail torefund the loan, then it shall be. and is hereby made the duty of the Worshipful Master of the lodge In this jurisdiction to prefer charges against such brother for unmasonic conduct. *. W e w o u l d amend t h a t b y s t r i k i n g o u t the words " in t h i s jurisdiction " in t h e second a n d s e v e n t h lines, and insert before t h e word " lodge " t h e word " m a s o n i c , " a n d t h e n in t h e n e x t to last line strike o u t t h e word " t h e " a n d insert " h i s " in its place before t h e word " l o d g e . " I t is very mortifying to a respectable lodge to b e informed by a lodge in a n o t h e r juri.sdlction t h a t aid has been e x t e n d e d by it on such a pledge to o n e of its m e m b e r s , to which " though often r e q u e s t e d , " he fails to r e s p o n d in dollars a n d cents, and lodges n o t infrequently pay s u c h obligations of-its m e m b e r r a t h e r t h a n h a v e t h e good n a m e of t h e lodge called in question by t h e indifference or worse of its u n w o r t h y m e m b e r . T h e " w a y o u t " of t h e fraternity o u g h t to be m a d e as easy a n d e x p e d i t i o u s for such i n d i v i d u a l s as possible, a n d we t h i n k Section 90 o n e w o r t h inserting in t h e By-Laws of other Grand Lodges. T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is prepared, as customary, by W M . L. KuYKENDALL, c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. I n h i s o p e n i n g address, Bro. K . s a y s : Like the city chap who saw an old hayseed cutting grass with a scythe, it looked awful easy. He tried it and was quickly undeceived; so with these reports. He who writes must read and examine, then select and comment if he desires, all of which is very simple and easy, until tried. Time, patience and labor in no stinted manner are required to get up anything like a creditable report. The preparation of this report has been no exception to the rule, and we are well pleased it is finished. K a n s a s for 1894 received kindly a n d courteous consideration. T h e m e m o r i a l addrpsses are noted, as also is t h e presence of G r a n d Representative MCBRIAX. T h e decisions of G r a n d Master THOMPSOX are q u o t e d a n d c o n c u r r e d in. W h a t we had to say last year u n d e r t h e h e a d of " C h a r t e r S u s p e n d e d , " is quoted with c o m m e n d a t i o n , and he a d d s : " W e a r e of t h e opinion t h e r e are too m a n y masons n e v e r t a k i n g h e e d of t h e fact t h a t business principles are as necessary in conducting t h e affairs of a lodge as in a n y t h i n g else, especially as to finances." Of t h e writer of this h e s a y s : " W e e x t e n d to h i m a h e a r t y welcome, a n d t r u s t t h a t he m a y find his seat a t t h e r o u n d table pleasant a n d free from t h o r n s . " Bro. K . q u o t e s our c o m m e n t s u n d e r I d a h o u p o n t h e case of expulsion for disobedience to a s u m m o n s ; says he does n o t believe in t h e p r o m i s c u o u s issuance of s u m m o n s , and unless it was a case of willful disobedience, w ith t r i m m i n g s , t h e penalty was p r e t t y severe. W e agree o n t l i a t ; b u t t h e writer believes in obedience first. If t h e s u m m o n s is issued, obey it. A s u m m o n s is rarely issued except to compel t h e performance of a n obligation a l r e a d y a s s u m e d . If you are m e n t a l l y or p h y s i c a l l y tired, take a d i m i t ; b u t so long as you are on t h e roll a n d

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reported on the duty list, obej' every lawful call or demand made on you willingly, obedientlj', cheerfully; that constitutes genuine masonry on that line. Under Utah, we find the following: We congratulate our brother upon the neat way in which he dove-tailed silver in the body of his report here and there. Let us shake again ; and again on our masonry of this m o u n t a i n region, where we old-timers in this country, as in the Craft, have, as he says, " traveled with a blanket on our back, a mining pick for our staff, and a fryingp a n strapped to our side." Of such is t h e material that has laid broad a n d deep t h e foundation of our Institution, and the body politic of this great empire of the West, and whose views are to-day as yesterday, as broad, free and boundless as our plains and pure air we breathe.

Suppose, Bro. K., that Bro. D., in a like "neat way, had dove-tailed in the body of his report" a screed in defense of "Mormonism," or an attack on "Monopolistic Greed." or an argument in favor of issuing several " million billions of trillions of fiat paper money," or a defense of election methods in the " body politic," on the ground that the end justifies the means; or the right of Queen LIL to have eighty husbands, by virtue of this ancient prerogative: " This mighty king had forty wives, Forty wives as black as s m u t ; Forty more of double s m u t ; The King of the Cannibal Islands."

We ask our brother in all earnestness if on any of these points he was "concordant" (as they say in Illinois), whether he would extend with like appreciation similar .congratulations. Lawyers sometimes in a desperate case, vv^hen all other resources fail them, make " an offer of testimony for what it is worth," with foreknowledge that it-is not admissible, and will be excluded, and the rabble in the court house wink and smile and carry away from the sacred precinct enlarged ideas of the skill, cuteness, and shrewdness of the advocate; but the judge and the real lawyers see through the flimsy pretext, and if it deceives any one on the jury, the intelligent people in the forum of public opinion are ready to award the juror the highest premium for stupidity. Masonry and politics are not intended to be mixed. The former is a jealous mistress; she permits no rival in the affections of her votaries. She has served notice on the world that in her domain she rules supreme. We trust our brethren of the "great empire of the West" will be as ready to concede her sovereign sway as those of the "effete East." Let us have peace. J. T. HoLLiDAY, Grand Master, Laramie. WiLLi.vM L. KuYKENDALL, Grand Secretary, and chairman Committee on Correspondence, Saratoga. Next annual at Rock Springs, September 10, 1895.

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ADDENDA. CALIFORNIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 . 45TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 9TII.

HENKY SAYRB ORME, Grand Master.

The Grand Master's address opens with a little good, indirect advice, which we trust will not be lost upon those Most Worshipful brethren whose absence of silver lining to the clouds that lowered upon their house has caused the winter of their political discontent to be apparent in their addresses, viz: It is a subject for congratulation that, though the business interests of California have suffered a great depression d u r i n g t h e past year, our Order has maintained its general prosperity, n o t having been involved in t h e political a n d industrial questions which have agitated t h e public. By a strict adherence to the ancient l a n d m a r k s , and the established tenets of o u r profession, we avoid the storms wliieh wreol^ t h e societies, a n d c o n t i n u e unabated o u r works of benevolence. We should n o t b e u n m i n d f u l that ambitious men in certain foreign countries have heretofore sougbt to pervert our Order from its legitimate purposes of social brotherhood a n d charity, to political intrigue, a n d that the result has always been disastrous to freemasonry.

The men, who by finesse, manage skillfully to " dovetail their political views" on financial or other topics into their addresses on masonic topics, may gain the applause of the unthinking and easily moved of their listeners, but when they come to read in cold type what they have written, it will bring to them self-condemnation for even temporarily subordinating masonry to any topic or question of political expediency, or even political rights. There are forums enough open for the discussion of such questions without invading the " holy of holies " of an Institution which has passed unscathed through the bitter waters of partizimship, as well as the almost unquenchable fires of civil war. There are thousands of devoted masons to-day whose petitions were presented to tlieir home lodges almost simultaneously with their return, because their ears had heard, their eyes had seen, an'd their hearts had conceived of the beauties of masonry from object lessons submitted in almost every campaign of the war, and no matter how true each might be to " h i s s i d e " there was one bond which never failed to evoke and call for the tenderest expression of human sympathy and brotherly love. Yet if^ masonry, through the inconsiderateness of its representative men, had been permitted to be arrayed on eitlier side as a political or military factor, it would as an Institution have fallen from its high estate in the opinion of those wdio have since thronged its lodges as petitioners.

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Bro. ORME m a k e s a bugle recall to t h e s t a n d a r d of m a s o n r y w h i c h may well b e h e e d e d b y those who h a v e lost t h e i r a l i g n m e n t t o t h e t r u e principles of t h e Craft. T h e G r a n d Master discusses t h e evil of exacting a n affiliation fee as productive of non-affiliation, a n d argues against t h e r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t a petitioner for affiliation shall pass t h e ordeal of a secret ballot, a n d in favor of p e r m i t t i n g a n y mason of good report, a n d c o m i n g well recomm e n d e d , " t o affiliate with t h e lodge of his choice, o r charges should b e preferred against h i m , a n d his status d e t e r m i n e d on a trial b y h i s b r e t h r e n . " Tlie last suggestion sounds' well, b u t it will n o t always work • well. A m a n m a y come u n d e r t h e t o n g u e of good r e p o r t a n d be well r e c o m m e n d e d , a n d y e t have w i t h i n h i m t h e g e r m s of u n r e s t a n d i n h a r m o n y sufficient to set a conclave of angels at work r i p p i n g each o t h e r u p t h e b a c k ; t h e s e facts m a j ' b e k n o w n t o only o n e or two m e m b e r s , and possibly n o t h i n g tangible could b e obtained as a basis for charges, a n d y e t t h e a d v e n t of t h a t m e m b e r m i g h t c r e a t e as b i g a sensation a n d be p r o d u c t i v e of as great disruption to t h a t lodge as t h e boosting of a certain lady into society once h a d u p o n P r e s i d e n t .TACKSON'S cabinet. T h e Grand Master makes a strong a r g u m e n t i n favor'of abolishing t h e G r a n d Lodge regulation wliich p r o h i b i t s t h e use of lodge funds for t h e purpose of r e f r e s h m e n t ; r e c o m m e n d s t h e r e d u c t i o n o f charter fee from $12.5.00 t o §25.00; suggests t h a t p e t i t i o n e r s for a n e w lodge should n o t be compelled to produce dimits less t h a n six m o n t h s o l d ; a n d further suggests t h a t b r e t h r e n b e p e r m i t t e d to affiliate w i t h o u t being compelled to accompany their petition with a d i m i t . T h e d e a t h s of t h e oldest a n d t h e y o u n g e s t P a s t G r a n d Masters a r e announced:

Colonel

JON.ATHAN

D R A K E STEVENSON, b o r n J a n u a r y 1,

1800, died F e b r u a r y 14, 1894;' a n d CHARLES P A Y GRITMAN, b o r n in 1838, b u r i e d M a y 17, 1894. T h e p r e s e n c e of one h u n d r e d "silver-haired m e m b e r s of t h e Masonic V e t e r a n s ' Association of t h e Pacific C o a s t " a t t h e funeral of Bro. STEVENSON is n o t e d b y Bro. E D W I N A. SHERMAN, •who, w r i t i n g a n a c c o u n t of t h e event, s a y s : The Grand Orator of the occasion, Bro. Wii. H. L. BARNES, who was lost in his theme, captivating all who listened to his matchless panegyric and eulogy of the masonic, civil and military life of this eminent American citizen. Of B r o . G R I T M A N it is s a i d : We h a d learned to love h i m for his genial nature a n d fraternal disposition. He always discharged his ofiicial duties to t h e entire satisfaction of his brethren in Grand Lodge, a n d was regarded as an executive of skill a u d ability. In t h e prime of life t h e summons came, a n d he passed to his reward. In bis last moments he seemed to be passing along t h e streets of the city where he lived, meeting his brethren a n d friends and giving t h e m each an affectionate good-bye, his last act being to raise his emaciated hands to his lips, Ifissing them, saying " Good-bye, Grand Lodge," a n d his spirit passed over the river a n d rested.

Bro. GRITMAN was a graduate of Y a l e ; a veteran of t h e w a r ; was m a d e a mason in 1865, a n d served as G r a n d Master in 1892.

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From the Grand Master's address we take this interesting item in reference to masonry in the new Republic recently established in the Hawaiian Islands: On October 28, 1893, Past Master WILLIAM FESSENDEN ALLEN was authorized to

convene the Grand Lodge for the purpose of dedicating their new Masonic Temple at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. On November 27,1893, in the presence of a large number, the Temple was dedicated, and the brethren now have a home of which they are all justly proud. The lodge which has just dedicated its new Temple is Hawaiian Lodge, No. 21, of Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, was organized under authority from the Grand Lodge of California, and received its cbarter from that Grand Body May 5, 1852, being therefore nearly forty-three years since constituted under charter. It conferred the Master Mason's degree on eight during the year, and has three Entered Apprentices and three Fellow Crafts on the way. Its membership reported for year ending July 31, 1894, was 129. A large number of decisions are reported, some of which, with accompanying construction of the Jurisprudence Committee, occupy as much space as the Levitical law. One very interesting one, citing a case where a resident of California for twenty-six years went to his native place in England on a four months' visit, and there had the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees conferred upon him. Returning to California, Nevada Lodge in the latter jurisdiction, at the request of the English lodge conferred upon him the Master Mason's degree, and later being vouched for, he visited Clay Lodge in California, the latter being the one in whose jurisdiction he actually resided. The latter lodge inquiring as to his status, the Grand Master decided that he had received the first and second degrees irregularly, and that Nevada Lodge did very wrong to confer the degree at the request of the English lodge before fully inquiring into the facts of the case, and then first obtaining the consent of Clay Lodge. The Committee on Jurisprudence review the Grand Master's decision, and say that there was no irregularity on the part of the English lodge, as England has no qualification of territory or length of residence; that having no other requisites for membership than those of moral and physical character, the candidate was, so far as their action was concerned, regularly made a mason. That they must assume that Nevada Lodge would not have conferred the degree it it had known the party resided in Clay Lodge jurisdiction. But the committee calls attention to a'constitutional provision, that any one belonging in the jurisdiction of California who goes to another jurisdiction and becomes a mason, shall not be acknowledged and received as a mason in California, until the particular lodge in whose jurisdiction he resides shall have received him as one of its members. The committee therefore decides that the brother is not " a clandestine made mason," and that nothing can be done to " h e a l " him; that under the California law if he wishes to be received and acknowledged

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he must dimit from the English lodge, petition for membership in Clay Lodge, and pay the fees for the degrees already received by him to Clay Lodge the same as if an initiate. The case seems to be a peculiar one from the fact that good faith is conceded in the entire transaction to all participants, which, if true, makes the matter a hardship for the new brother, and compels him, if he accepts the California alternative, to cast a quasi discredit upon the lodge and jurisdiction where he was made a mason, and yet we don't hear any very loud cries for "comity" from the brethren who always sing that song when " their Craft is in danger." We even doubt that any expression of dissent will be heard from those brethren who so far believe our English cousins have done no wrong in'theNew Zealand and New South Wales matters. Under its topic "The Widows and Orphans'Home "receives generous consideration from the Grand Master, who says: This great charity is uppermost in t h e minds of the masons of California, a n d I might add, of t h e Pacific Coast. It is the earnest desire of all to see t h e foundation stone placed, a n d t h e building erected and completed at t h e earliest date.

After speaking of the delays incident to the "industrial revolt," he says: But as t h e l i g h t follows darkness, t h e good times will come again, a n d we shall rejoice in t h e erection of a building by o u r united efforts, which shall be to us as a society, a m o n u m e n t to t h e virtue, intelligence a n d liberality of the masons of California.

The Grand Master calls attention to the hardship of their law in regard to " physical perfection;" makes some good suggestions in regard to larger attendance on the part of brethren at city masonic funerals, and suggests the propriety of remaining covered while in attendance at a funeral in inclement weather; advises the cataloguing and binding of library books, and that a room" be set aside for library purposes. The report of Grand Secretary JOHNSON evinces the fact that the brother had a comprehensive grasp of the duties of all the departments of Grand Lodge work; consequently there was no delay or hitch in the transaction of the business of the communication. The Masonic Boards of Relief made report, and we notice Kansas " cases " relieved as follows: San Francisco, four, to amount of $134.45; Sacramento, one, to amount of $16.17. San Diego reports $125.30 refunded by Corner Stone Lodge, No. 219, of Kansas, and $5.00 from Maltoon (?) Lodge, No. 260, of Kansas. The $300.00 appropriated for contingent expenses of Grand Master CHARLES KAY GRITMAN, and the $200.00 appropriated for a Past Grand Master's jewel for him not having been expended, were transferred to his surviving widow for her benefit. Grand Orator NILES SEARLS delivered a thoughtful, interesting and at the same time unique address on freemasonry. He originates the Institution with the Greeks. It was carried by a colony from Attica to

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T y r e , which city they beautified and adorned with t e m p l e s and palaces. H I R A M h o n o r e d a draft m a d e on him for de.signers a n d architects b y his royal b r o t h e r , K i n g SOLO.MON, and H I R A M A B I P F led a procession of t h e b r e t h r e n to M o u n t Moriah, w h e r e h e properly set t h e m at work. Bro. SEAKLS delivers his addresis in s h o r t sentences, each o n e emb o d y i n g s o m e distinct t h o u g h t . After giving a retrospect, a n d b r i n g i n g m a s o n r y d o w n to the period of its general d i s s e m i n a t i o n , he talks of t h e " S p r e a d of M a s o n r y , " " T h e Religious Teachings of M a s o n r y , " and " T h e F u t u r e . " AVe give a few isolated s e n t e n c e s : The gratification of the social instinct in man has opened the avenues for his advancement from the sioiufi of the cave dweller to his present condition. Speculative masonry has seized upon this social instinct of mankind, and made it the basis of all its action. It has realized that just as certainly as certain game may be found frequenting the salt licks of its environment, so may the average man be found converging to his fellowmen in quest of that social pabulum without which he cannot exist. Were I asked to designate the highest attribute of wisdom exhibited in the formulation of masonry, I should respond It was in seizing upon the social instinct, aud making it the basis for moral aud intellectual culture. Forms and symbols are useful in conveying to the mind beautiful and ennobling lessons, just as words convey ideas. The latter are as prosy as the mathematics; the former are the poetry of life, and find a rhythm In every responsive soul. So long as we confound not the altar with the sacrifice, these object lessons are as poems of ineffable beauty to the heart aud mind. After all, they are, like all forins and ceremonies, but a means to an end. They are the rich golden surface prospect, which encourages us to delve down deep for the hidden treasure of the mine. F i v e t h o u s a n d copies were ordered p r i n t e d a n d distributed a m o n g t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e jurisdiction. A r e s o l u t i o n a u t h o r i z i n g the e x p e n d i t u r e for social p u r p o s e s by a n y lodge of five per cent, of their total r e v e n u e for t h e preceding masonic year, providing t h a t n o e x p e n d i t u r e be m a d e for any k i n d of liquors, etc., was referred to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , who m a d e an e x h a u s t i v e report, citing various action b y t h e G r a n d Lodge h i t h e r t o , a n d finally citing No. 9 of t h e Ancient Fifteen P o i n t s of Masonic Law, viz: " T h e Steward shall provide good cheer against t h e h o u r of r e f r e s h m e n t , a n d each Fellow shall p u n c t u a l l y defray his s h a r e of t h e r e c k o n i n g , t h e Steward r e n d e r i n g a true an(} correct a c c o u n t , " but preced e n t , law, a n d reasoning of committee availed n o t w i t h t h e b r e t h r e n of G r a n d L o d g e ; t h e r e p o r t of t h e committee was n o t concurred in, and t h e r e s o l u t i o n above cited was adopted. A lodge k n o w n b y t h e n a m e of La Vallee de F r a n c e , in Los Angeles, h a v i n g m a d e application for recognition a n d m e m b e r s h i p in t h e G r a n d Lodge of California, t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , for lack of inform a t i o n in regard to its antecedants and p a r e n t a g e , r e c o m m e n d e d reference to t h e .Grand Master, " I n t h e hope t h a t , d u r i n g t h e coming year, t h e ' G r a n d e Loge S y m b o l i q u e Ecossaiso' will furnish to h i m such information a n d take such action with respect to t h e lodge ' Vallee de F r a n c e , ' t h a t we may not only recognize it as a G r a n d Lodge, b u t e n t e r into t h e m o s t friendly relations with it. T h e n we should be ready to propose s o m e m e t h o d of receiving t h e m e m b e r s of t h a t lodge."

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In discussing the question, the committee state a fact in regard to their own jurisdiction which will undoubtedly call down the anathemas of some of our brethren who see no virtue in any kind of masonry which has not had an English parentage, to-wit: As we are advised, that lodge has hitherto worked u n d e r the Scottish Hite a n d in the French language i to that we should interpose no objection, for we now have a lodge using t h a t rite a n d doing its work in that language. Our claim is absolute jurisdiction over t h e degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Jlaster Mason, by whatever rite and in whatever language conferred.

The Committee on Jurisprudence, in discussing the Mississippi rules, whose adoption they do not recommend, cite and report in full the " CuHKAN case," a celebrated case involving the question of jurisdiction between the Grand Lodges of Vermont and New York, which, by agreement, was left to the arbitration of Past Grand Master EOOME of New York, one of the ablest jurists the country has ever known. The committee say as a matter of comment over the case: This j u d g m e n t declares t h a t t h e Bi-o. CURKAN who had thus been rejected by t h e lodge in Troy, a n d had been, after a sufficient residence, received by the Montpelier lodge, " was lawfully made a masou " by t h e law of the jurisdiction in which h e was so made, and t h a t ' ' the legality ofthU act must hz recognized elsewhere." The Grand Lodge of New York accepted t h a t j u d g m e n t as a correct exposition of t h e law, a n d we trust that our brethren everywhere will give it consideration a n d arrive at t h e same conclusion.

If we were of the jurisdiction of England we would say to our California jurists, " I thank thee for that word,'"' and would say, you have reported that the California brother made a mason by a lodge in England, and by Nevada Lodge of California at our request, " was lawfully made a mason by the law of the jurisdiction in which he was so made;" we now ask you to take the balance of your own prescription, "that the legality of this act must be recognized elsewhere," i. e., in California. The Report on Correspondence is furnished by the chairman of the committee, WILLIAM ABRAHAM DAVIES, and covers the Proceedings of

fifty-two Grand Bodies, Kansas for 1894 receiving its full complement of space. He begins his review of Kansas as follows: Upon opening this volume of Proceedings we are greeted, with the kindly, speaking likeness of t h e representative of Kansas masonry, Bro. JOHN HENRY BROWN. What more appropriate place could be designated for t h e portraiture of t h e mason whose highest wish was to advance t h e honor and reputation of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s ; his best efforts were unselfishly employed i n its service; h e rejoiced i n t h e successful exemplification of its professions, and looked with beaming pride upon the good effect of t h e teachings of t h e great organization upon t h e commonwealth of Kansas. T h e memory of his good deeds will be held in veneration by h i s co-workers a n d their descendants for many generations. T h e perpetuation of h i s beloved features i n this book of records is a grateful acknowledgment of h i s work by t h e brothers h e loved so well. Our brother has gone, with bis work, for inspection. Let us emulate his example. "As HIRA5I slept, t h e widow's son. So doth our brother take his rest."

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G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S address is freely q u o t e d from. I n referr i n g t o a quotation m a d e concerning e r r o n e o u s r e t u r n s m a d e b y Secretaries, Bro. D . r e m a r k s : That kind of a Secretary is not affected by " mere mention." Just invite him to leave the temple, and insist on his going by the East gate, and if the third Grand Inquisitor don't stop his incorrect return habit, there is no hope. Y o u r counsel, m y b r o t h e r , is timely a n d good. G r a n d Orator GUTHRIE'S oration is d u b b e d " e l o q u e n t a n d instruct i v e . " T h e fact is noted t h a t Bro. W I L L I A M VANDERIIURST, of Salina, i s G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas n e a r California. W e r e t h e r e a n y G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s in a t t e n d a n c e at y o u r last c o m m u n i c a t i o n , Bro. D.? Bro. D A V I E S extends a cordial welcome t o t h e writer, t h o u g h h e says, " n o t b e i n g out of t h e s h e l l " himself, h e does n o t feel,warranted in s p e a k i n g for the G u i l d , t h o u g h personally h e a n n o u n c e s " b e s t wishes a n d firm faith in your ability to sustain t h e s t a n d a r d of Blue Masonry w i t h credit t o yourself a n d h o n o r to t h e fraternity, always keeping t h e colors of K a n s a s well t o t h e fore." Several quotations are m a d e from our. last r e p o r t . F o r t h e very flattering reception a n d k i n d words of appreciation of o u r b r o t h e r we a r e very grateful. U n d e r W a s h i n g t o n , Bro. DAVIES gets off t h e following: There is a coldness between t h e Grand Lodges of Oregon a n d Washington. One C. C. BATEMAN offered to work for Oregon, a n d Oregon w o u l d n ' t have h i m . He after^ wards moved to Washington, told t h e story of Oregon's refusal, and applied t o Washington for work. Washington liked h i s appearance, a n d , needing workmen, employed h i m , placing upon h i m the mark of t h e Craft, which being reported to Oregon, she d e n o u n c e d h i m as " real mean "â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a clandestine, a n d warned h e r boys n o t to associate w i t h h i m . This action angers Washington, a n d t h e e n d is n o t yet. Oh, the miserable results of perpetual jurisdiction.

Bro. DAVIES, to settle t h e question of j u r i s d i c t i o n so far as t h e same relates t o California, p r i n t s in full t h e p e t i t i o n for t h e degrees of mas o n r y , n o w required i n California. I t is t h e c u s t o m a r y form all t h e way t h r o u g h , w i t h t h i s clause concerning r e j e c t i o n s : " T h a t h e has n o t w i t h i n twelve m o n t h s past, b e e n rejected b y a n y lodge of F r e e a n d Accepted Masons." T h e Proceedings reviewed b y u s a r e full of matters, of interest, w h i c h we h a v e e x a m i n e d as carefully as possible for t h i s very late day, o u r r e p o r t a l r e a d y h a v i n g gone t o press. T h e California correspondent h a s given u s a feast of good things. H e uses h i s scissors w i t h rare j u d g m e n t ; c o m m e n t s in a sparkling, witty, y e t forceful way, a n d h a s m a d e a n exhaustive review of t h e o t h e r fields of correspondence. O u r b r o t h e r m a y not, as h e says, b e e n t i r e l y " o u t of t h e shell." B u t if this b e triie, we incline to t h e opinion t h a t a n e x a m i n a t i o n will d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t , like m a n y a n o t h e r ambitious fledgeling, h e is walking a b o u t with his shell o n h i s back. J A M E S B A U X T Y STEVENS, G r a n d M a s t e r , S a n F r a n c i s c o . GEORGE JOHNSON, G r a n d Secretar}', San F r a n c i s c o .

WiLLi.-VM A. DAVIES, chairman C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. Jfext a n n u a l , October 8, 1895 San F r a n c i s c o .

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GEORGIA—1894. IOSTH A N N U A L ,

JOHN P . SHANNON, acting G r a n d Master.

MACON, OCTOBER 3 0 T H .

Grand K e p r e s e n t a t i v e

H E N R Y BANKS p r e s e n t .

" L o n g looked for come at last." T h e copy for our report is in t h e p r i n t e r ' s h a n d s , b u t w e m u s t find a s u p p l e m e n t a l place for Georgia. We take u p t h e volume sadly because we know t h a t he whose g r a n d masonic personality shed so m u c h lustre upon t h e Proceedings of t h e Craft of Georgia, h a s finished h i s c o u r s e — h i s column is b r o k e n . . AVhile h i s b r e t h r e n of Georgia m o u r n , w e of Kansas m o u r n with t h e m for J O H N S . DAVIDSON, because we also have d r a w n inspiration a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t from his words, and from his life as well; because t h e records of t h e Craft of Georgia give us u n i m p e a c h a b l e testimony t h a t t h e latter was p u r e a n d upright, a n d a dailj' exemplification of t h e p r i n ciples so eloquently a n d forcibly presented in his public u t t e r a n c e s . Congratulated by his b r o t h e r u p o n t h e completion of his task in releasing t h e Craft of Georgia from t h e b u r d e n of d e b t upon their t e m p l e , a n d t h a t t h e r e would be less of h a r d work for h i m for t h e future, his reply was, " T h e r e is m o r e n o w on h a n d t h a n we have ever h a d . W e w a n t to build a g r a n d Masonic H o m e for t h e widows and o r p h a n s of masons; " and t h a t ere t h e sounds of jubilee over h i s first great work h a d died away h e s o u n d s aloud t h e clarion note of a new masonic d u t y , a new work to be t a k e n u p , considered, a r r a n g e d for, a n d carried t h r o u g h to complete fruition. I t seemed to us as if G O D had chosen h i m to carry on this work, a n d so it h a d seemed w h e n G r a n d Master BKIGGS, of Massachusetts, made a like initiative. P e r h a p s G O D in such cases emphasized in t h i s startling way t h e necessity for such work, a n d while removing t h e acknowledged l e a d e r raised up a h u n d r e d as fully impressed a n d d e t e r m i n e d in m i n d a n d p u r p o s e to uphold t h e b a n n e r , a n d carry on t h e work of alleviating t h e woes of distressed h u m a n i t y . We are glad to note t h a t t h e present Grand- Master of Georgia feels a like call and i n c e n t i v e to t h i s d u t y , a n d t h a t his address indicates t h e line on which success can be attained. Speaking of desirable p r o p e r t y , he says: With a slight effort on our part it can be obtained and made a home for our wornout brethren, a school for their orphans, and an asylum in which dependent widows of masons can spend the remnant of their years in peace and comfort, without entailing upon those of us in life but a small contribution. Brethren, my heart is in this enterprise. Remeniber the obligation resting upon us to provide for those who are dependent upon us. " GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." " T h e k i n g is d e a d ! Long live t h e k i n g ! " T h e volume ojiens to t h e genial c o u n t e n a n c e of G r a n d Master J O H N P . SHANNON, w h o m it was our great pleasure and good fortune to meet a t t h e late convocation of

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t h e G e n e r a l Grand C h a p t e r of t h e U n i t e d States, held i n this city ( T o p e k a ) i n August, 1893. W e recall t h e fact t h a t no formal introduction ever t o o k place b e t w e e n us — n o n e was r e q u i r e d — a n d t h a t a m o n g t h e m a n y distinguished m e n a n d m a s o n s from all parts of t h e United States, n o n e obtained a surer a n d m o r e steadfast hold upon t h e affections of h i s K a n s a s b r e t h r e n t h a n G r a n d Master SHANNON. W e congratulate t h e Craft of Georgia t h a t t h e y h a v e o n e e v e r y way so worthy and well qualified to follow in t h e footsteps of t h e l a m e n t e d DAVIDSON. G r a n d Lodge w a s o p e n e d i n " D u e and A m p l e F o r m " on Master Mason's degree, and with a n o t h e r of " t h o s e prayers." T h e Grand C h a p l a i n t h u s advises t h e A l m i g h t y , after a l l u d i n g to t h e death of vario u s b r e t h r e n , each of w h o m h e i n d i v i d u a l l y n a m e s . H e s a y s / " T h e s e blows strike us often a n d h i t u s in t h e s a m e p l a c e ; b u t we never get u s e d to t h e m —they always pain u s . " O u r w o r t h y a n d reverend brother shows his familiarity witli t h e fistic a r t to such an e x t e n t t h a t we wonder at h i s inability to u n d e r s t a n d t h e difficulty i n getting used to punishment. W h e n t h e roll of G r a n d Lodge Officers was called, a n d t h e n a m e of J O H N D . DAVIDSON" was r e a c h e d , Past' G r a n d Master JAMES M . MOBLEY

" a r o s e a n d answered in a feeling a n d p a t h e t i c m a n n e r : ' H e is n o t hero to a n s w e r to h i s n a m e , n e i t h e r is lie dead, b u t goiie before to t h e Celestial Lodge above, where h e is waiting to greet h i s b r e t h r e n as t h e y e n t e r t h e r e a l m s of eternal bliss.' " G r a n d Master SHANNON m a k e s e l o q u e n t m e n t i o n in h i s address of t h e d e a t h of h i s predecessor, a n d t h e h o n o r s p a i d a n d arranged t o be p a i d t o h i s memory. Six corner stones were l a i d ; several pages of dispensations recorded ; t w e n t y - s e v e n decisions b y G r a n d Master DAVIDSON a n d forty-five by Bro. SHANNON are r e p o r t e d , all of w h i c h were a p p r o v e d by t h e Comm i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e ; t h e Mississippi rules. Consumptives' H o m e in New Mexico, AVASHINGTON c e n t e n n i a l observance, receive consideration. A Master Mason from K e n t u c k y , in w h i c h State h e had t a k e n t h e C e r n e a u infection, applied for affiliation to a lodge i n Georgia, u n d e r t h e laws of w h i c h latter jurisdiction t h e C e r n e a u t a i n t deprived h i m of good s t a n d i n g . H e also applied for t h e A. A. Scottish E i t e degrees in Georgia, b u t L i e u t e n a n t G r a n d C o m m a n d e r CASEWELL decided t h a t before h e could apply h e m u s t obtain remission of h i s sins, a n d b e reinstated by t h e Grand Lodge of Georgia. H e m a d e application t o G r a n d Lodge, accompanying h i s p e t i t i o n w i t h a r e n u n c i a t i o n of Cerneauism, a n d p r o m i s e d obedience thereafter t o legitimate m a s o n r y . T h e matter was referred to the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , w h i c h body, through its c h a i r m a n , Bro. LOVE, ( w h o m o u r K a n s a s c o m p a n i o n s will r e m e m b e r was with us a t General G r a n d C h a p t e r last s u m m e r ) , reported fully on t h e case, reviewing its history, a n d Tor t h e benefit of future cases as well, formulating t h e following e d i c t :

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Eesolmii, That any brother who may now reside, or hereafter take up his residence within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, who shall have entered and made himself oPthe obedience of any Cerueau body, at any time or at any place, believing in the legitimacy of the same, and who may, on learning of their clandestine character, desire to renounce his allegiance thereto and align himself with legitimate masonry, as recognized and promulgated under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, he or they shall be privileged so to do under the following regulations and restrictions; 1st, He shall present to Worshipful Master and Wardens of the .lodge having territorial jurisdiction, satisfactory evideuce that he has been regularly initiated, passed and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, within the body of a just and legally constituted lodge duly assembled. That he shall, in the presence of said Master and Wardens, denounce his obedience to and declare his determination to have no future connection with said-spurious bodies or members of such obedience; and furthermore, that he will thereafter live in obedience to the obligations, rules, regulations and edicts of legitimate m a s o n r y ; , and. to this obedience, the ^''orshipful Master of any lodge, in the presence of the Wardens, shall duly and truly obligate him. When the applicant shall have conformed to these regulations, he may be recognized upon his merits as a mason, with all his rights and privileges.

The whole number of lodges in Georgia is 398; membership 16,23-D, showing a net loss in membership for the year of 429. . Memorial exercises were held October 30, 1894, by the masons of Georgia at the Grand Lodge hall. A choir of ladies and gentlemen rendered a beautiful musical program. Our Grand Representative, HENRY BANKS, of La Grange, Georgia, made the opening address. Nine other addresses were delivered, the last one by Grand Master SHANNON. The Grand Lodge ordered a memorial volume, to contain all the adâ&#x20AC;˘ dresses and other proceedings to be prepared and published, and further ordered an elegant marble memorial tablet suitably inscribed with " record of the masonic life of Grand Master DAVIDSON, as well as his deeds in behalf of the Grand Lodge." The jewel,.collar and apron worn by the late Grand Master was presented to his brother in an eloquent address by Bro. AIKIN, to which the recipient made a touching response. The Committee on General Welfare, in accordance with the report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, that the Grand Lodge of New Zealand was growing and flourishing and an independent sovereign Body, recommended official recognition and an interchange of Grand Representatives and correspondence, which was adopted. . The committee also call attention to the proposed treaty now under consideration between this government and Japan: Under this treaty masons who are citizens of t h e United States residing in Japan will be prohibited from assembling together as secret society, tyled according to ancient landmarks and usages. This is one of the privileges which civilization everywhere confers, and the committee can see no reason for an exception in the case of Japan.

A committee of five, with the Grand Master as chairman, was appointed, protesting against this violation of the usages of civilized nations, and petitioning for the privilege of exercising same rights accorded to masons in Japan for the past thirty-six years. Adopted.

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The Report on Correspondence is the joint production of the committee, W. S. RAMSAY, chairman, W. E. MUMPOHD and A. Q. MOODY.

There is nothing in the individual reports to indicate the authorship, which we think is a mistake, on the principle that honor should be given to whom honor is due. One hundred and twenty-five pages, of which four are devoted to Kansas, constitute the report, which is a well written and carefully prepared analysis of the work of the Grand Bodies reviewed. In the review of our Proceedings for 1894 is the following: The frontispiece is adorned by a fine picture of the lamented JOHN H . BROWN, Past Grand Master, and for twenty-two years Grand Secretary. The first twenty-one pages of t h e Proceedings a r e devoted to memorial addresses on the death of this grand m a n and brilliant mason â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a m a n whose loss has been keenly felt not only by the masons of Kansas, b u t by t h e whole masonic world.

The address of Grand Master THOMP.SON is fully quoted from, after quoting his remarks about the "Home," commenting as follows: " Such sentiments are eminently fit to come from the lips^ of a truehearted mason." The decisions are all quoted ; reference made to action on the " Centennial; " the work of the "State School of Instruction," and the address of Grand Orator GUTHRIE, which is pronounced a "splendid address, elegant in diction, scholarly in conception, and replete with philosophic research." Nearly half of the Kansas space is taken up with our last year's report, from which several quotations are made. The reviewer expresses the opinion that "the mantle of Bro. BROWN has evidently fallen upon able shoulders." Some other "pussonal " remarks are made, but as our " trenchant blade " has been rusting in its scabbard for thirty years, and we carry all the marks of the "ring," that we ever entered that we care for, we give it out strictly in confidence to our Georgia friends that we echo to the full the sentiment of a former neighbor of ours, " Let us have peace;" and further, should any difficulty ever arise between us, we refer you now for them to "My friend, JOHX P. SHAKNOS," whose geniality we think will sufKce to produce harmony. For the kind words of praise from our Georgia brother we return sincere acknowledgments. We always have read the Georgia volume with interest, which will be greater than ever since we have met and learned to esteem personally the grand men sent here last year as the masonic representatives from that State. JoHx P. SHANNON, Grand Master, Elberton. ANDREW M . WOOLIHIN, Grand Secretary, Macon. W. S. RAMSAY, chairman Committee on Correspondence.

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STATISTICS.

.g, O to

Grand

Lodge.

3(38 11 •J37 255 87 110

Connecticut

•>\

ffi 181 Georgia Idaho

sao

Indian Territory,.

Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Nebraska New H a m p s h i r e . . .

North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon

Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia

'...

27 713 473 55 461 350 458 122 193 94 232 376 194 272 5«1 45 211 19 78 162 730 19 272 41 12 495 97 414 36 184 81 429 561 8 100 267 89 101 225 16 11,106

Total

•a

11,373 511 13.512 17,006 6,640 16,047 1.926 4.520 4,147 16,664 1,030 48,222 26,266 1,910 2;S,737 19,898 17,942 4,864 21.487 6,396 :iS,936 35,517 14,001 8,685 30,000 2,274 10,957 951 8,729 14,968 83,287 754 10,819 1,972 437 38,123 4,429 45,937 4,469 6,099 3,926 17326 24,472 668 9,411 12,000 4,837 4,759 14,498 882

•a ^

C §j

0^ 394 30 416 446 344 83 8

195 1 S3 85 28 34 5

202 9 241 289 85 261 21

56 74 3,369 1,054 592 1,682 182 204 1,471 7.50

2 316 242 35 238

12 15 613 1,244 398 . 728 27 . 199 261 1,134

630 45 705 726 526 576 108

1,565 450 S27 493 1,884 1,907 895 486 1,452 175 918 28

ms 772 5,343 56 766 210 19 2.135 275 2,927 251 345 353 834 ],.573 60 383 1,000 373 386 9S0 101

486 117 123 80 298 535 337 273 888 88 450 15 178 981 41 289 53 31 698 193 627 29 188 126 483 1,048 43 87 369 321 103 273 29

713,721 40,645 14,185

337 31 63 27 61 99 .58 127 222 16 103 14 10 74 1,244 4 86 8

271 111 321 lliO

501 454 14S 170 393 24 80 21 158 226 1,437 10 155 15

7ii

15 664 377 63 401

664 155 243 97 360 666 370 299 917 53 540 29 81 188 1,285 30 376 91 10 750 154 405 32 169 180 568 1,414 26 148 407 175 140 367 45

789 82 223 86 273 364 290 288 568 114 201 22 30 242 2,162 36 163 17 5 1,171 106 499 48 230 62 223 509 26 56 248 74 106 241 22

518 83 .739 69 6 117 29 13 • 326 380 128 9 211 143 11 174 114 50 60 71 21 173 30 4 105 11 5,305 9,899 16,516 12,756 • 33

968 22,064 2,142 1,829 3,113 493 3,162

99 1,410 213 86 253 12 212

46 3,53 86 •19 72 6 40

•2 153 8 7 .33 2 18

..'9 2.39 16 28 40 8 39

56 590 88 45 102 16 90

12 513 41 32 164 15 109

570

33,771

2,285

622

223

379

• 993

886

747,492 42,9,30 14,807

^1 1

521 573 22 10 539 . 407 380 416 192 154 93 94 15 5

• 14 348 45 32 63 12 • 56

11,676

5,528 10.278 17509 13,04ll

"Last year's report. See reference to Kansas under New.York.

52 2 59 10 6 5

195 33 414 239 466 240 36

848 1 89 21 2,227 03 890 240 4 611 .52 30 2 5 1 1 11 12 63 •9

i 6 20 2 14 2 42 •7

46 04 1 3 24 7 15 8 2

am 251 310 316 1,251 1,045 475 117 812 95 718 98 362 2,664 23 294 146 59 1,079 263 1,911 137 17 211 272 344 52 2M 576 559 281 .599 100

680 2>,S83 15 6 3

108 562 150

13£

993 7

696 23.S7B 22

210

February,

APPENDIX. COMPARISON TABLE. ti Grand Lodge.

Alabama Arizoua Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia". Florida" Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana I n d i a n Territory Iowa Kansas" Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts ' Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada Ne\^ Hampshire New Jersey New York New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Territory... Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming British Columbia Canada Manitoba New Brunswick â&#x20AC;˘Nova Scotia.'. Prince Edward Island. Quebec

Subordinate LOf/ges.

u 23 49 21 15 29 17 42 35 38 16 44 2 10 12 13 32 11 30 G

40 24 45 27 18 1 47 25 41 50 4 37 3 36 31 39 14 9 48 26 22 33 34 19 46

I! 124 82

31 47 31 67 76 146 91 192 31 42 38 67 55 34 51 57 37 40 111 68

.05.63 .09.42 .05.37 .04.33 .08.52 .03.64 .05.89 .09.29 .07.70

464 610 557 311 546' 112

13 19 26 21 55 9

119 585 337 72 209 313 391 202 380 251 489 578 674 163 405 141 314 124 301 297 617 97 138 191 79 446 181 500 450 146 207 234 2,52 144 282 303 228 150

11 13 10 10 11 11 8 14 30 14 32 19 16 11 13 13 19 15 25 7 18 16 12 19 11 8 13 21 36 16 15 9 9 24 20 9 11 8 12 14

146 94 72 32 53 50 52 50 112 92 115 40 40 48 36 77 46 111 124 33 48 41 44 83 94 45 54 47 64 55

.05.66 .05. . .08. .09. .02.90 .04.15 .05.29 .06.62 .07,6li .07.27 .11.50 .05. .05.76 .06.60 .06.65 .05.79 .05.67 .09.50 .04.75 .06.52 .09.74 .04.19 .08.75 .08.72 .08.62 .06.70 .12.91

12 11 17 14 17 22 1.5

69 63 47 57 49 41 56

.11.51 .06.55 .10.69 .04.72 .08.50 .04.60 .06.76

as9 183 173 314 179 132 109 91 124

.07.86 .07.33

.06.63 .12.21 .06.36

.06.76 .09. .09.75 .03.90 .00.69 .05.76 .05.53 .06.62

"Last year's report. See reference to Kansas under New York.

^^ .01.74 .06.90 -.03,16 .01,43 .07.55 .01.51 ,04.70 .07.47 .07,60 ,05,36 .09,45 ,04.84 .03.50 .14.37 .02.63 .07.96 ,03,66 .05,47 ,01,46 ,05.19 .03.82 .03,03 ,03.51 .01.36 .02.71 .04.36 .07. .01.14 .02.48 .03.30 .03.14

.02.79 .08.

.15.60 .02.91 .06,31 .04,33 .03,16 ,05.68 .01.55 .01,42 .08,44 .02,55 .05.04 ,13,06 .06,27 .04.31 .12.79 .12.56 .02.61 .07.53 .04.50

39 44 , 14 48 31

16 19 25 2 30 21 9 4 47 23 33 38 27 36 41 15 10 49 46 40' 20 18 20 3 42 34 28 24 32 35

6 43 29 5 45 11 12 13 22 1

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J I E M B E R S H I P â&#x20AC;&#x201D; M A S O N I C GRADES.

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a . Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada N e w Hanip.'^hire New Jersey New York New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Territory.. Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode* I s l a n d South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia .' Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

LODGE.

CHAPTER.

COM.VANDEP.Y.

Master Masons.

Jioyal Arch Masons.

Knights Templar.

11,373 511 13,512 17,006 6,640 16,047 1,926 16,664 1,030 4S,222

26.266 1,910 23,737 17,942 4,864 21,487 6,396 33,936 35,517 14,001 8,685 30,000 2,274 10,957 951 8,729 14,968 83,287 754 10.819 i;972 437 38,123 4,429 45,937 4,4696,099 3,926 17,826 24,472 668 9,411 12,000 4,837 4,759 14,498 882

1,079 161 1.9.59 5,033 2,415 4,862 515 2,120 496 3,121 15..388 6.196 325 6,8.55 4,699 2,675 765 5,231 1,612 12,742 10.245 4,329 1,389 6,268 620 2,-,86 295 3,047 3,033 18,344 732 625 13,024 1,218 14,174 2,275 653 1,426 2,472 5,120 2.502 2,310 1,047 1,027 5.002

713,721 British Columbia Canada Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island. Quebec

Â° Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

968 22,064 2,142 1329 3,113 493 3,162

.357 110 494 2,790 1,583 2,029 300 1,333 71 597 108 8,523 3,255 34 4.049 2,938 1,821 280 2,645 920 *9,589 5,000 2.243 360 3,929 332 1,386 128 1,740 1,626 10,435 175 285 229 37 7,134 327 9:532

(See Mass. 90 660 1,096 1,722 161 1,281 1,213 426 701 2,487 198 97,765

4,023 561 '425'

212

February,

rPRNDlS.

STATISTICAL COMPARISON.

Grand LodRes Number of Subordinate Lodges Raised Afliliated Restored Died Bimitted Suspended foriion-paymeut of dues.. Suspended and expelled .Membership

IS'Jl

1892

1893

1S94

.50 ,U29 ,186 ,.393 ,5.52 873 ,709 ,.597 595 070,,170

56 11,216 43,845 16.649 5,900 10,242 20,086 14.113 717 697,842

56 11,457 43,127 16.470 6,081 10,542 18,372 13,035 686 723.662

57 11,676 42.930 14,807 2,.52S 10,278 17,-509 13,641 676 747,492

Bused upon the tables we find t h a t in the Grand Lodge of the United States â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The accession by new work has been 5.88 per cent. The additions by afliliation and restoration 2.82 p e r c e n t . The losses by death are 1.11 per cent. ' The losses for non-payment of dues equal 1.84 p e r c e n t . The losses by dimission equal 2.39 p e r c e n t . The net gain of the year (22,868) is equal to 2.31 p e r c e n t . In numerical standing the most p r o m i n e n t r a n k in the following order: NewYork, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, Iowa, ]\Ialne, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, etc. The average of membership to each lodge is greatest in the following: District of Columbia (192), Connecticut (146), Massachusetts (146), Rhode Island (124), New York (115), New Hampshire (112), Maine (111), Pennsylvania (HI), etc. The jurisdictions having lodges of the largest m e m b e r s h i p are in the following order; Minnesota (674), New York (617), Colorado (610), Illinois (-585), Michigan (-578), Connecticut (-5-57), District of Columbia (.546), Pennsylvania (500), Massachusetts (489), California (464), Rhode Island (4.50), Ohio (446), etc.

COXCIiUSIOX. Of all the delayed or missing volumes which had not been turned over to us at time of going to press, California and Georgia alone have been received in time for a place in our review. We had hoped to include Ireland also, but have been unable to obtain a copy. AVe here close our review for the 189-5 Volume of Proceedings. We have discussed, from time to time, under the various jurisdictions, the topics which then seemed to be of paramount consideration, and have given expression to oiir opinions freely at times, possibly without thecustomary deference conceded to the expounders or moulders of masonic law or polity. We have to the best of our understanding presented our own views upon the subjects discussed. If one ventures upon new ice after

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warnings from those whom experience has taught the danger of such an experiment, the more culpable is the temerity of the former if he falls in, but if the ice proves sound the better skating he will enjoy, and the greater pleasure will he confer upon those who follow after him. While we may have presented nothing new, if it shall be found to be so presented as to add interest to old views, the writer will be fully repaid for his labor. What we have written has been written mainly with the intention and desire of'interesting the Craft of Kansas. If they shall find proflt therein also, we shall be pleased. Fraternallv, M. M. MILLER.

PROCEEDINGS OF T H E

M;.W.-.GRAND LODGE OF

ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF

KAN'SAS,

FORTIETH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, F E B E U A R Y 19 AND 20, A. D. 1896, A. L . 5896.

VOLUME X, PART 2. M.-.W.-. CHILES C. COLEMAN, CLAY CENTER, GRAND MASTER.

R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, TOPEKA, GRAND SECRETARY.

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE M.-.W.-.GRAND LODGE.

1 Q Q Â«

GRAND OFFICERS—1896-97. M/.W.-. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Grand Master R.'.W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVEK Deputy Grand Master E . ' . W . ' . M. L. STONE Grand Senior Warden R . ' . W . ' . H E N R Y C. LOOMIS Grand Junior Warden R.'. W.'. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON Grand Treasurer R.'.W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N Grand Secretary Rev. SAMUEL E . BusSER....C?r-arid Chaplain . W . \ LUCIUS H. P E R K I N S Grand Senior Deacon W.-. E M I L ARNER Grand Junior Deacon W.-. ISAAC E . STRYKER Grand Marshal W,'. MELVILLE R . MUDGB Grand Sword Bearer AV.'. A D R I A N C. SHERMAN Grand Senior Steward W.-. W I L L I A M E . DUNAWAY Grand Junior Steward W.'. JAMBS SMITH Grand Pursuivant W.'. DELOS W . ACKER Grand Tyler

Clay C e n t e r . Wichita. Wamego. Winfield. Wichita. Topeka. Emporia. Lawr.ence. Salina. Weir City. Eskridge. Rossville. Clay Center. Emporia. Seneca.

BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W,-. G E O R G E F . P O N D W.'. G E O R G E M . COPLIN

, .•

F o r t Scott. K a n s a s City.

W.". W . P. MuDGETT

Greenleaf.

CHAIRMEN OF STANDING C O n n i T T E E S . On Credentiah

CHARLES J. AVEBB

Topeka.

On On On On On On On On

A. M. CALLAHAM P . M. HOISINGTON W . H . MIZE! CHARLES E . C O R Y I). B. FULLER R. G. ROBINSON J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITE M. M . M I L L E R

Topeka. Newton. Osborne. Fort Scott. Eureka. Holton. J e w e l l City. Topeka.

OWEN A. BASSETT

Ellsworth.

Reports of Grand Officers.... Finance and Mileage Chartered Lodges Lodges V. D Grievances and Appeals Grand Lodge Property Jurisprudence Correspondence

On Necrology

SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

On Washington Memorial

W M . D.THOMPSON

Minneapolis.

P L A C E OF HEETINQ—1897. T h e forty-first A n n u a l Communication of t h e M..W.-. G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , A. F . & A. M., will be held iu t h e City of Salina, on t h e tliird W e d n e s d a y , being t h e 17th day of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1897, A. L. 5897, at 9:30 o'clock A. M. PRESS OF KETCHESON * REEVES, LEAVE.NWOETH, KANSAS.

PROCEEDINGS OP THE-

JVT.-.W.-.ORAND

LODOE

A. F. & A. M., OF KANSAS.

POETIETH ANNUAL

COMMUNICATION.

W I C H I T A , K A N . , F e b r u a r y 19,

1896.

T h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in A n n u a l Communication in Garfield H a l l , in t h e City of Wichita, W e d n e s d a y , t h e 19tb day of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1896, A. L. 5896, a t 9 : 3 0 o'clock A. M. GRAND OFFICJ^RS PRESENT. M.-.W.-. JAMES H. McCALL R. .W .-.CHILES C. COLEMAN R. .W .-. WILLIAM M. SHAVER R. .W .-. M. L. STONE R, .W .-.ROBERT E. TORRINGTON R. .W .-.ALBERT K. WILSON REV. SAMUEL E. BUSSER W .-. HENRY 0. LOOMIS w.-. EMIL ARNER w.-. JAMES T. HAWKINS w.-.JOHN W. GILHAM w.-. W. E. DUNAWAY vv.-. WILLIAM H. MIZE w.-. J. W. BRANDON w.-. DELOS W. ACKER

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Chaplain. Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal. Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.

OPENING CEREMONIES. B y o r d e r of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y called t h e roll of lodges, a n d ujjon roll call a constitutional

184

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

on Credentials, submitted the following report, which was, on motion, received and adopted : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r Committee on Credentials respectfully s u b m i t t h e following; report: GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L R.-. W.-. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN

G r a n d Master. ;

D e p u t y G r a n d Master.

R.-. W.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER

G r a n d Senior Warden.

R.-. W.-. M . L.'STONE

....Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n .

R.-. W.-. R O B E R T E . TORRINGTON

Grand Treasurer.

R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N

G r a n d Secretary.

R e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER

Grand Chaplain.

W.-. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS

G r a n d Senior Deacon.

W.-. E M I L A R N E R

G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon.

W.-. J A M E S T . HAWKINS.1

Grand Marshal.

W.-. J O H N W . G I L H A M

G r a n d Sword B e a r e r .

W.-. W . E . DuNAWAY

G r a n d Senior Steward.

W.-. W I L L I A M H . M I Z E

Grand J u n i o r Steward.

W.". J . W . BRANDON

Grand

W.-. D E L O S W . A C K E R

Grand Tyler.

PAST G R A N D

Pursuivant.

OFFICERS.

PAST GRAND MASTERS. M.-.W.-. A N D R E W M . C A L L A H A M ,

M.-.W.'. D . B. F U L L E R ,

M.-.W.-. G E O . AV. C L A R K ,

M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R ,

M.-.W.-. J . C . POSTLETHWAITE. PAST DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. R.-.W.-. A. H . E L L I S . PAST GRAND JUNIOR WARDENS. R.-.W.-. J . M . K E C K .

BOARD O F C U S T O D I A N S . W.-. G E O . F . P O N D ,

W . - . G E O . M . COPLIN, W.-. W . P . M U D G E T T .

1895-96

(TRAND

LODGE

ASSISTANT

185

KANSAS.

LECTURERS.

W ; . J O H N L . JONES AV.". G E O . M . D I X O N

Yates Center. Burlington.

W.'. THEODORE J . GAHLICK

Coffeyville.

GRAND

REPRESENTATIVES.

Alabama Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Illinois Ireland Florida Louisiana Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Zealand North Carolina Prince E d w a r d Island Quebec '. South Dakota Tennessee Utah Victoria

w.- . T. J . ANDERSON. w.-. W . A. BURNETT. w.- . A. H . CONNETT. M.- w- A. M. CALLAHAM. R.' w.- . R . E . TORRINGTON. M.- w.- . M. M. M I L L E R .

M.- .w.- . J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE

w.-. A L F R E D W H I T M A N . w.- . JACOB D E W I T T . M.- w.- . D. B. F U L L E R . w.- . W. R. U N D E R W O O D . R.-.\V w- . A. H . E L L I S . w.- . J O H N H . SPENCER. w.- J. A. COREY. w.-. W . H. V O E T H . w.- . F . E . D A V I S . w.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P . w.-. A. A. C A R N A H A N . w.-. G E O . M . D I X O N . R.- w.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R . â&#x20AC;¢

vv.- .

BESTOR G . BROWN.

w.- . J O H N L . J O N E S . M.- w.- C H I L E S C . COLEMAN. P A S T MASTERS.

FRANK E . DAVIS

No.

A . J . MAAS

o 6 8 9 10 10 12 12 15 15 17 17 17 18

NELSON M E R C H A N T

ALFRED WHITMAN C.E.CORY S. E. W . JOHNSTON P. J . F R E L I N G J . C. KETCHBSON J A M E S SMITH W . H. H A R R I S O N W . TORREY G E O . N. MOSES T. J . ANDERSON.... D. W . N E L L I S GEO. M . E A G L E

D. W . H A Y S S. H . POLLEY' J . L . JONES J. C. R E D P I E L D ANDREW J . RALSTON. M. F . STOUT C. H . LAWRENCE W. A. SHELDON S. M. B A K E R D. V. R I E S E N E. C. CADWELL CHRLSTIAN R I S S E R . . . . L. C. CLARK G. W. H A R T j O'EO. ri.-bURKHALTEK.

No.

24 27 29 30 32 35 37 40 46 46 46 53 53

186

PjiOCEEDINGS

February,

THE

NELSON B R U N E R

JOHN W . GILHAM

E. W. WELLINGTON

.146

O. C. J O N E S

N. S. VVINTERROWD

158

G E O . M . DI.XON

A L E X . A. S H A R P

167

W.A.BURNETT

B. H. BEATTB

171

I B A C. P E R K I N S

H.L.MILLARD

171

PHILLIP KELLY

J. F. LADERER

172

W.B.DAVIS

W.J.

172

ROBERT M O O N EY

J . W . BRANDON

174

W . A. C L A R K

C. E . M O N E L L

175

H . A. HiLi

CHARLES E . H A L L

177

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FRANK N . C O L E

179

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146

FRANK S. PORTER

179

E.J.

182

W I L L I A M H . VOETH..'

J. A . W E L C H

182

T. D. M C I N T Y R E

HENRY ROLFS

188

E . N. S M I T H

J . R. BROBST

189

MORGAN COX

J. N . V E N A R D

191

H . C. SLUSS

J . T. N A S H

192

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C. S. POOLE

200

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C. A . G A T E S

P . C. H U L L

202

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EDD. HAYES

203

T. N. TRIOKEY

H. MEIBERGEN

W . S. CORBETT

W . F . SoPER

J. P. ALLEN

WILLIAM H . DWIGHT

208

L. G . W H I T T I E R

EMIL ARNER

216

R. A. M C K E O W N

217

B E S T O B G . BROWN

225

AUGUST ANDERSON D. P . H A S E L T I N E

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204

208

THEODORE J . GARLICK

102

MOSES SARBACH

225

J O H N S . LANG

102

0 . W . BLOOD

225

J . M. S M Y T H

106

W . S. GROSVENER

230

J O H N H . SPENCER

107

P . M . HOISINGTON

231

J . M. K E V I N S

107

T. W . STAMBACK

238

E. P. ALLEN

107

J . A. M O O R E

238

M.G.TROUP

110

1. N . P H I L L I P S

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A. C. S H E R M A N

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JAMES PICKENS

241

A . A. C A K N A H A N

113

J. W. W A R I N G

241

F. J. GRIFFITHS

114

A. E . J O H N S T O N

243

GEORGE P. POND

124

W . O. CARTER

246

W . P. MUDGETT

132

G . B . SCANLAND

249

W . E. D U N A W A Y

134

A . H . RoBY

H . W. STACKPOLE

134

J O I I N H . TYRELL

J. S.TUCKER

139

ED. WEILEPP

254

E.M.

WATTS

139

EDGAR M . MARCHANT

254

W . R. U N D E R W O O D

140

A. A. D E W E Y

258

RILEY LAKE

260

CHAS. H . A P T

265

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187

KANSAS.

. . . N O . 312 316 319 319 319 ,328 330 330 330 333 338 340 347

J. A. M I L L E R VV. E . TARBOX G E O . H . THEROULDE W I L L I A M LINDSAY

H . DREWERY S. L H A L E J . H . MCCORMICK B. M . BURNETT N. T. H A N D R. J . TRAVER CHAS. B . H A R D Y

LODGE REPRESENTATIVES. Smithton, No. 1 — J . F . W A R D , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; ALLEN G . M A R T I N ,

p r o x y for S. W . Leavenworth, No. S — M I L L E R B . M C C R E A R Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d

J. W . Wyandotte, No. S — H . S. SWINGLEY, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . E . PORTER,

S.W. Kickapoo, No. 4 — W I L L I A M YOUNG, J . W., proxy-for W. M. a n d S. W . Washington, No. 5—A. E . LANGWORTHY, J . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; F R A N K E. D A V I S , p r o x y for S. W.

Lavrrence, No. 6 — Lucius H . PERKINS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; A L F R E D W H I T M A N , p r o x y for J . W .

Union, No. 7 — SIDNEY ORME, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Rising Sun, No. S—F. F . MCDERMOTT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . King Solomon, No. 10 — F R A N K H . M I L L S , W . M . ; H A R R Y E . A B R Y , S . W . ; W I L L I A M H . C R A I G , p r o x y for J . W.

Jewell, No. 11 — E D W I N L . G R A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Emporia, No. IS—JOHN

G . NORTHINGTON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; T. F .

UNDERWOOD, p r o x y for J . W .

Nemaha, No. IS —3. L. P A Y N E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J . W. Oskaloosa, No. 14 — TERRY ORITCHFIELD, p r o x y for W. M., S.W. a n d J . W .

Great Bend, No. 15 — A. H . CONNETT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W a n d J . W . Lafayette, No. i 6 ^ H . P . W A R E H A M , AV. M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Topeka, No. 17 — C H E S T E R B . R E E D , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; SILAS L . S E A -

BROOK, p r o x y for S. W .

Franklin, No. IS — C. G. JOHNSON, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A . J . M A AS, p r o x y for S. W . Olaihe, No. 19—WILLIA.M

J U L I A N , proxy for V>'. ui., S. \V. a n d J . V/.

188

PnoCEEDlNQS

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February,

Circleville, No. ;?0 — S I D N E Y F . STOUT, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . P a t o ^ r o , i V o . ?5 — F . N . H A I R . W . M . ; H . W . M E R C H A N T , J r . , S . W . ; LYMAN SULLIVAN, p r o x y for J . VV.

Osage Valley, No. S4 — H . S. M A Y N A R D , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . a n d J. VV. Oketo, No. 25 —R. B. MooRE, W . M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . Neosho, No. ;?7 — W . O. DECKER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W^. a n d J . \V. Pacific, No. 29 — G E O . MARSHALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Towanda,

No. SO — JULIUS STRAW, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Arcana, No. 31 — J . H . LUDDINOTON, J . W., p r o x y for W^. M. a n d S. W . Auburn,

No. 3S — M. F . STOUT, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Hiawatha,

No. 5 5 — W . S. M C K N I G H T , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. \V.

Council Grove, No. S6 — E. L. SHAFFER, W . M . ; O. S; TENNEY, p r o x y for S.W.and J.W. Paola, No. 3 7 — W . H . SHELDON, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d S. VV. Tola, No. 38 —M. G. KOBINSON, W . M . ; J . B. GOSHOM, p r o x y for S. VV.; J O H N F . FOUST, J . \V.

Seneca, No. 39 — F R A N K DRESSIE, p r o x y for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . VV.

BeSoto, No. 40 —S. M. BAKER, p r o x y for VV. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Holton, No. 4^—ALBERT SARBACH, VV. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; VV. K. L I K S COTT, p r o x y for S. VV.

Nickerson, No. 4S — THOS. PAXTON, \ V . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Delphian,

No. 44 — T. H . HARDER, VV. M.; J . VV. BARNDT, p r o x y for J . VV.

Halstead,

No. 46 —R.

P. CARBINE,

Mackey, No. 48—C.

M . ' T O D D , VV. M . ; S. H . TREGO, p r o x v for S . W . ; P . J.W.

H . ELLSWORTH, p r o x y for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . W .

Lake, No. 50^— A. D. HOLLISTBR, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . VV. Orient, No. 51 — A L F R E D A. RODGERS, W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . VV.

PoUawatomie,

No. 52— W M . URBANSKY, p r o x y for VV. M., S. W . a n d J. VV.

Welmore, No. 53 — J. S. FITZGERALD, W . M . ; D . VV. STOWELL, p r o x y for S. W . ; W . H . H . SMITH, p r o x y for J . W . Shawnee,

No. 54 — H A R V E Y W . MALONY, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; G. H .

C A M P B E L L , J. VV.

Troy, No. 55 — W M . F . SMITH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . VV. Spnng

Rill, No. 58—W.

H . RUTTER, VV. M., p r o x v for J . W . ; JOHN B R E W -

ERY, S . W .

Coyville, No. 57 — J . W . GORDON, W . M., p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . VV. Winfield, No. 55 — H E N R Y C . LOOMIS, W . M . ; E . B. BUCK, p r o x y for S. VV.

and J . W . Salina,

No. 6 0 — W M . A. NORRIS, W . M . , p r o x y for J . VV.; D A V I S C . N E T I I REN, S . W .

La Cygne, No. 61 — J . F . BUNCH, S . W . , p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J . W . Ridgeway, No. 6-' — J A M E S D . H A R V E Y , W . M . ; A. T. C O F F E Y , S . VV.; G E O . W. M I L L E R , J. W .

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Adams, No. 63 — M. E . SULLIVAN, W . M . , p r o x y tor J . W . ; J . W . GILLA.M,

p r o x y for S. W. Wathena, No. 64 —0. C. JONES, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Burlington, No. 66 — M. F . BROtt'N, W . M . ; GEORGE M . DIXON, proxv for S. W . a n d J . W. Frankfort, No. 67 — D. A. BRODBECK, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Hiram,

No. 8S — RUDOLPH B E I G A , p r o x y for W, M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Star, No. 69 —F. B. FULLER, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Carbondale, No. 70 — J. N. S H A R P , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV.; O. N. MOODY,

p r o x y for J . W . Baxter, No. 71 — IRA C . P E R K I N S , p r o x y for VV. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Huron, No. 7S— O. M. ANDERSON, proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Chetopa, No. 73 —G. 0. WILLIAMS, proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Mystic Tie, No. 74 —J. B R O W N , J . W.

C. B I G G E R , W . M . ; S . G . HERRINGTON, S . W . ; N . J .

Wumego, No. 75 — F . H . CORNELL, J . W., proxy for W. M. a n d S. W . Delta, No. 77— C. L. BRAMWELL, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . White Cloud, No. 7S — P H I L I P K E L L Y ; proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Corinthian, No. 79 — C. W. WOOD, proxy for W. M . ; W , B. DAVIS, proxy f o r S . W . a n d J . W. New Albany,

No. SI— ROBERT MOONEY, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J. W.

Tuscan, No. 8S — C L. KJ^OWLTON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Doric, No. 55 — G E O R G E C . BRUNE, S . W . , proxy for W . M. and J . W. Jefferson, No. S4—\Y. A. CLARK, proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Sutton, No. SS—Vf. J . CowGiLL, W . M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Sunflower, No. 56 — F R A N K C . K I R K P A T R I C K , W . M . ; M . W . C A V E , S . W . ;

.ToHN C. DUNN, J . W.

Mankato, No. 57 —IMAGNUS S . H A L L , p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Eureka,

No. 8S — IRVIN B . B A H L , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J U L I U S GOTTLEIB, S . W .

Home, No. 89 —Louis LOHMILLER, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Golden Rule, No. 90—A. TROUP, W. M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Marysville, No. 91 — CHARLES H . HAMMETT, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d

J. W. Girard, No. 93 — J A M E S A. SMITH, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W^.; W I L L I A M H .

V O E T H , proxy for S. W.

Harmony, No. 94 — J . M. KECK, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . and J . W. Constellation, No. 95—C. S. W I C K S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Patmos, No. 97 — D. E. PECK, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; D A N I E L BOYDEN,

p r o x y for S. \V. Benevolent, No. 98—R.

B . JACOBS, W . M . ; P E K L Y B . ROSS, p r o x y for S.

AV.and J . W . .Wichita, No. 99 — J . M. C H A I N , W . M . ; D A V I D S M I T H , p r o x y for S. W . ; M . M. KUDOLPH, J . W.

190

PliOCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

Prudence, No. 100 —J. H. HAMILTON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; D . P . H A Z ELTiNE, proxy for J . W . Euclid, No. 101 — JoHs M. PLEASANT, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Keystone, No. lOS — THOMAS G. A Y R E S , W . M . ; .ToriN S. LANG, p r o x y for S. W . ; THEODORE J . G A R L I C K , p r o x y for J . W.

Cedar, No. IOS — JASPEK

N . TAYLOR, p r o x y for \V. M., S. W. a n d J. W .

Fidelity No. 106— 0 . W. S H I N N , W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Fortitude, No. iO? — W I L L P . L Y O N , W . M . ; C A R L J . STITCH, S . W . ; G E O . L. P P U N D S T I N E , J . W .

Americus, Adelphi,

No. 109 — P H I L . ERNEST, p r o x y for W . M., fi. W. a n d J . W . No. 110—EDWIN

LAMONT, W . M . ; G E O . W . S M I T H , S . W . ; J O H N

R. BALLARD, p r o x y for J . W . Hesperian, No. Ill — J A M E S M . P A R R , W . M . , proxy for J . W . ; A . C. SHERMAN, p r o x y for S. W .

Blue Valley, No. UZ—V^. St. Johns, No. lis—

W. DEDRICK, W . M . , proxy for S. W . and J . W .

A. A. GARNAHAN, p r o x y for \V. M., S. W. a n d J . W .

Advance. No. 114 — 3. W. H A S T I N G S , W . M . ; C . J . BOWLES, S . W . ; T . S . C U R D , J . \V.

Excelsior, No. 115 — - F . L. LEDBROOK, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Muscotah, No. 116 — L . CORTELYON, p r o x v for W. M.; C H A S . F L O Y D , S . W . ;

T. P. WASSON, p r o x y for J . W.

Parsons, No. 117—JAMES Altoona, No.llS

LARSEN, S . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . W .

— S. GARDNER, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W .

Cherokee, No. 119 —'R. H. CRADDOCK, S . W . , proxy for \V. M. a n d J. W. Halcyon, No. ISO —3. O. M O F F E T T , W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Clifton, No. ISS — C. D. MARSHALL, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Liberty, No. ISS — CIIAS.

A . K E L S O , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Godfrey, No. lS4 — Gv:o. F . POND, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Cawker City, No. 1S5 — R. H . H E W I T T , p r o x y for W. M., 8. W . a n d J . W. Palestine, No. 1S7—S. T. GRISTLE, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; W. J . CRAWFORD, J . W.

Ottawa, No. 1SS — \V. H . BECKER, p r o x y for W. M . ; G. W. F A R R O N , S. W . ; J . W . BLOODGOOD, J . W.

Polar Star, No. ISO — T E L L W . P A I G E , W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Crescent, No. ISS—G.

0. BACON, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Clay Center, No. 134 — J O H N A . LOADER, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Vesper, No. 1S6—J. E . L E W I S , p r o x y for W . M . a n d J . W . ; JAMES T . B R A D L E Y , p r o x y for S. W .

Cherryvale, No. 1S7 — 3. F . G A R D , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Sedgwick, No. 139 — 3. C. CRETCHER, AV. M . ; P . NOBB, p r o x y for S. W . ; R A L P H TUCKER, p r o x y for J . W .

Reno, No. IJfi — J. S. M A Y , p r o x y for W . M . ; W . R. UNDERWOOD, p r o x y for S. W . ; W I L L I A M P E L L S , p r o x y for J . W.

1895-9.6Signal,

GitAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

191

No. i^7 — J A C O B BUCK, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; W . L. R E E D ,

p r o x y for J. W. Newton,

No. 14^ — J O S I A H FOLTZ, W . M . ; H A R R Y H . B E N P E R , p r o x y for

S. W . ; J . W. PATTERSON, p r o x y for J . \V.

Minneapolis, No. US — J . W . SMITH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J . W . Gilead, No. 144 —Vf. A. TAYLOR, W . M . , p r o x v for S. W . ; R. KIMBALL,

J . W. Ml. Vernon, No. 145 — J O H N F . SOPER, VV. M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; F . B. H O R N E ,

p r o x y for S, W . Ellsworth, No. 146—'F. D. SPERRY, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . R. M C L A U RiN, p r o x y for S. W . Center, No. 147 —S. K Y L E , J . W.

L. B I L L I N G S , W . M . ; C. W. W I L L I A M S , S. W . ; H . G.

Thayer, No. W — J. W . FERGUSON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Wellington, No. 150 — G E O R G E B . D E A N , W . M . ; O R V I L L E SMITH, S . W . ; JAMES R . HESKETT, J. W .

Douglas, No. 151 —VL. F . HORNADAY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Leho, No. 15S — F. G. ARNOLD, W . M . , p r o x y for 8. W . a n d J. W . Luray,

No. 153 — GEORGE C . OTIS, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Lincoln, No. 154 — H E N R Y H . G I L P I N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

Dexter, No. 156—WM.

GREENWELL, W . M . ; W. O ' B R Y A N , p r o x y for S.W.;

O. G. UNDERWOOD, J . W .

Active, No. 155 — H E N R Y M . ERNST, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; N . S . W I N TERROWD, p r o x y for S. W .

Robinson, No. 159 —G. P . MOORE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Saqui, No. i 6 0 — W M . H . M I Z E , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . Alma, No. 161 — 0. W. L I T T L 2 , p r o x y for W . M., S . W . a n d J . W. Sabetha, No. 162 — J. A. ROBERTS, p r o x y for W. M . ; H . C. HARNES, p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Atwood, No. 164—X. B . THOMAS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Oxford, No. 165 — G E O R G E V B A I L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; E. C. GALLOUP,

p r o x y for J . W. Farmers, No. i S e ^ G E O . H . HUNGERFORD, proxy for W . M . , S . W . a n d J . W . Blue Rapids. No. 169—W. A. GILSON, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Fraternal,

No. 170.— GEORGE CUTWATER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W .

Sterling, No. 171 — RICHARD N . WOONACOTT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d

J.W. JlfcPftersora, iVo. i 7 ^ — A . C . S P I L M A N , W . M . ; G . F . GRATTON, S . W . ; C . A. GIBSON, J . W .

Belle Plaine, No. 173 —CLARK K N O X , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Western Star, No. 174 —J. S. MCDOWELL, W . M., p r o x y for J . W . ; J. W . BRANDON, p r o x y for S. W . Kirwin,

No. 175 — CHARLES E . MONELL, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . and J . W .

Russell, No. 177 — CHARLES E . H A L L , W . M . ; L . B A N K E R , p r o x y for S.W.; J A M E S J O N E S , p r o x j ' for J . W .

192

PnoCEEUlNGS

OF THE

February,

Burr Oak, No. 17S - J . W. G R E E N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV. Mt. Moriah, No. 179 - F . N . COLE, p r o x y for W . M.; F . S. PORTER, p r o x y for S . W . ; Burrlon,

P . S. C A R T E R , p r o x y for J . W .

No. i 5 « — F R E D W . M I L E S , W . M . ; W . L . D A L Y , p r o x y for S.AV.

and J. W. Phillipsburg,

No. 184 — C H A R L E S H . M C G E E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d

J.AV. Hamlin,

No. 185 — L. A . N I T S C H E , J.AA^, p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S.AV.

Mountain Slope, No. 186—AV. A. BURNETT, AA'. M , , proxy for S.AA'. a n d J.AV. Pittsburg,

No. i<?7 — H E N U Y C . JACKSON, AA^ M . , proxy for J.AV.; F . E .

MoSTELLER, S. AA'^.

Onaga, No. ISS— SAMUEL E . LEINBACH, AV. M., proxy for S. \V. a n d J . W . Newahcuba,

A^o. 189 — J . A. N E L L I S , AV. M., p r o x y for J . AV.; J . R. BROBST,

p r o x y for S. W. Henri,

No. 190 —HEHRY

Walnut

M E T Z , AV. M.*, p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Valley, No. 191 - J. C. H O P P E R , AV. M., proxy for S.AV.; J . N . A'^BNAKI), p r o x y for J . W .

Boyal,

No. 19S — 3 . t . N A S H , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; J . W . B R I S K E R -

HOFF, p r o x y for S. W. Hartford, No. 193 —J. P . CHUMLEA, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J.AA^ Galena, No. 194 —JOHN

M C C U L L A G H , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Madison, No. 196—C. D . PRITCHARD, AV. M.,proxy for J . AV.; S. F . W I C K E R , S.AV. Canton, No. 197 —\V. L . H I L L , AV. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; D. C. AVYMAN,

S.AV. Blue Hill, No. i 9 5 — H A R R I S O N NAYLOR, W . M . , proxy for S.AV.; S. P . DUNSMOOE, J . W .

Anthony,

No.SOO — W. S. CADE, AV. M . ; L. L. AV HITMAN, proxy for S. AV.;

P H I L L I P G . WALTERS, J. W.

Mulvane. No. SOI—THOS.

N . TRIOKEY, W . M . , proxy

for J.AV.; J . X.

TRICKEY, S. W .

DelphoH, No. SOS — F. C . H U L L , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV. Sumner, No. SOS —A. R. QUICK, AV. M., proxy for J.AV.; C. E. U N S E L L , proxy for S. \V. Dmur>.s, No. S04. — H . MEIBERGEN, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . W. Eminence, No. 205 — M E L V I L L E R . M U D G E , W . M . . p r o x v for J . W . ; A 510s T. TAYLOR, S . AV. ' . Harper,

No. S06 —GEO.

M E L V I N , W . M . , p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J . AV.

Friendship, No. SOS—G. AV. A'^AN B U R E N , W . M . ; F . W . SOPER, S . W . ; I . B. A'^IXCENT, p r o x y for J . W .

Fulton, No. 210- M. J . IRVIN, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV. Oreeley, No. Sll — HENRY BOUCHER, W . M . , proxy for J.AV.; AV. L. L U T H E R , S . AV.

Olive Branch, No. SIS—X.

J . DOUGLASS, proxy for AV. M., S.AV. and J . W .

Twin Grove, No. 313—HENRY

COTTRELL, W . M . , proxy for S.AV. and J . W .

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Walnut City, No. S15— ALEXANDER W A L K E R , J . W . , p r o x v for W . M. a n d S. W . John H. Brown, No. S16—JOHN

ANDERSON, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J A S .

A. KIMBALL, S. W . Ellinwood,

No. 217— R. A. M C K E O W N , W . M . ; F R E D W O L F , S . W . ;

W. E.

HuLTMAN, p r o x y for J . W . Corner Stone, No. Z19 — S. VV. RAMAGE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . St. Bernard, No. SSS —JAS.

A. COREY, W . M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W .

Joppa, No. SS3 — M. A. PALMER, W . M . ; H . M . COTTON, J . W., p r o x y for

S.W. Anchor, No. SSi — U. ALLEN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W . Siloam, No. SS5 — MOSES SARBACH, p r o x y for iw. M., S. W. and J. W. Salem, No. n s — THOS. RICORD, W . M . , proxy' for S. W . a n d J . W .

Vulcan, No. SZ9 — V^. F . P H A R I S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Ninnescah,

No. SSO — C. W . FAIRCHILD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . L.

BROWN, p r o x y for J . W .

Magnolia, No. SSI —JAS. S. W.

T . R A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; W M . S . D I X ,

Greenleaf, No. SSS—'E. Clinton, No. S3S—W.

E . FORMAN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. H . MANSER, W . M . ; LEONARD BROOKS, S. W . , p r o x v

for J . W . Axtell, No. SS4 — D. W. ACKER, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Garfield, No. ^55 — R O B E R T A. DAKBNS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Meriden, No. SS6 — J. T. BROWN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Temple, No. S37 — WASHINGTON E . G R E G G , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d

J.W. ML Hope, No. S38 — 0. 0 . THOMAS, W . M . ; . E L I A S W . J E W E L L , S . W . ; I .

N. P H I L L I P S , p r o x y for J . W .

Urbana, No. 239 — J A S . T . L I K E N S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Soldier, No. HO — CHAS. F I S H E R , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . lAnwood, No. S4I — EDWARD F"LANAGAN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Ark, No. US — Tuos. G. P R A T T , W . M . ; J O H N C . M A Z A L L , S . W . ; J A S P E R A D A M S , J . W. i

Tyrian, No. 246—W.

C. CARTER, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

ClMse, No. HT — ^. T. SHERMAN, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d ' J . W . Canopy, No. S48 — J O H N T . DENTON, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Scollsoille, No. Z49 — G. B. SOANLAND, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Whiting,

No. 2S0 —CHAS.

W . SHEDD, W . M . , p r o x y f o r S . W . a n d J . W .

Galva, No. ;?5i — E D W A R D E . W Y M A N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . E . B U N NELL, p r o x y for J . VV.

Stafford, No. S52 — J. D. R I P P E Y , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A. H . R O S Y ,

p r o x y for S. W .

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Ionic, No. ^54 — EDWARD W E I L E I ' P , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W .

Westmoreland, No. S57—\V. ^ and J. W.

T. GRUTZMACHER, W . M . , proxy for S. W.

Morton, No. S.5S — N. JB. H E R N E ,

W . M . ; W . F . K O U H E Y , S . VV.; A. S.

M A R B L E , p r o x y for J . W . Beattie, No. S59 — F R A N K B E L L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.

Medicine

Valley, No. S60 — FRASK

L . GORDON, VV. M., p r o x y for J . W.;

W . C. M I L L E R , S . W . Attica, No. eeS—C. E . VOORHES, VV. M . ; C. S. JOHES, S . W . ; A L F R E D A. P E T E R S O N , J. VV.

Logan, No. S64 — ^VM. ScnAUBEL,W. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . \V. Kilwinning, No. S65— A. F . JONES, W . M . ; CHAS. H . A I ' T , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Mount Zion, No. S66— J . L. ELMORE, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Moline, No. S67— J. F . CHAPMAN, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Bourbon, No. «6.S — J O H N M . GOODNO, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Mistletoe, No. S69—J. S. AV.

C. DUDLEY, AV. M., p r o x y for J . AV.; H . T. BENTLEY,

Kaw, No. 272 — CJIAS. AV. D E A N , S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J. AV. Unity, No. 273-

T. J . M A C R E D I E , AV. M . ; C H A S . E . CROSSIN, S . AV.; AV. E .

K E L L E R , pro.xy for J . A\'.

Black Diamond, J . AV.

No. 274—1.

E . STRYKER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. A\^ a n d

Webb, No. 275— GEO. AV. AVILEY, AA^ M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV^ Windom, No. S76 —CnAS. Ashland,

F . H U N T , p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

No. 277 - 0 . AV. CARSON, AV. M . ; D A N I E L SNYDER, S . AA^; F . C.

P R I C E , proxy for. J. AV. Barney,

No. 279 —F. AV. K I N G , p r o x y for AV. M . ; J . S. SIMMONS, S . AV. C H A S . E . LOHDELL, J . AV.

Brainard, No. 2S0 — C H A S . M I L L E R , AV. M . ; P E T E R D . M C A R T H U R , S . AV. H E N R Y C . AV. G R I F F I T H , J . AV.

Millbrook, No. ZSl—T).

M. SMITH, p r o x v for AV. M.; E . J . BYERTS, S . AV'.

D. C. W H E E L E R , J . AV.

Preston, No. ZSS — W. G. EOCHESTER, J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV. Anthem, No. 2S4—Wyi.

0. BOURNE, VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W .

Chikaskia, No. 2S5 — F. E . HAMMOND, J . AV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d S. AV. Oak, N0.2S7—A.D. for S. AV.

BARNES, VV. M., p r o x y for J . VV.; VV. E . PIERCE, p r o x y

Cyrus, No. 2SS—M. C . H E M E N W A Y , VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W. Emerald,

No. 289 — J O H N E . M U R P H Y , p r o x y for AV. M . ; J . M. J U D D , S.VV.,

p r o x y for J . W. Paradise, No. 290 —J AS. S . S H A W , S . VV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J . W . Beulah, No. 291 —Tnos.Vf. Glasco, No. 292 —CHAS.

BOWLUS, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV.

H A T J E , p r o x y for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . VV.

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Kiowa, No. 293—WM.

195

S . WINSTON, p r o x y for W . M.; T H O S . J . GOSSETT,

proxy for S. W. a n d J . W. Comanche, No. 295 — D. G. HOWARD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.' Highland,

No. 296 — ERNST H E I N E N , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . ; W M .

THORNTON, J . W .

Apollo, No. 297 — GEO. JOHNSON, W . M „ p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Samaria,

No. 29S — F R E D DEISSROTH, W . M . , ' p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

Cable, No. 299—C.

0 . THOMSON, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W.

Virgil, No. SOI — ROYAL WOLCOTT, p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . ; J O H N L .

BROWN, p r o x y for S. W. Albert Pike, No. SOS—E.

E . BLECKLEY, W . M . ; T H O S . G . F I T C H , S . W . ;

F R E D H . STDCKEY, J . W .

Randall,

No. S04 — J . L. TRUSSELL, W. M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

Avon, No. SOS — E . AV. AVINN, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV. Kansas, No. 307 — 0. H. PATTISON, AV. M., p r o x y for J.AV.; P . B . H I D L E BAUGH, S. W .

Alden, No. SOS — T. B. JETER, AV. M . ; C. N . F A I R , p r o x y for S.AV.; F . N. MASEMORE, p r o x y for J.AV.

Syracuse, No. 509 — T H O S . H . FORD, W . M . , proxy for S.AV. a n d J.AV. Naphtali,

No. SiO — GEO. ELSON, S . W . , p r o x y for AV. M. and J . AV.

Hancock, No. 311 — J O H N BLACK, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Sanla Fe, No. S7;? — J O H N J . MILLER, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . W. CooKdge, No. S16—W. E . TARBOX, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Norcatur, No. S17— A. L. H A I R , W.M., p r o x y for J . W . ; G. F . K E L L E R , Jr.,

S. AV. Wallace, No. S18—J.

H. BARRETT, AV. M,, proxy for S. AA'. a n d J.AV.

Norwich, No. 319 —GEORGE JOHN CLAY, J. W.

Vermillion,

M . D E C K , AV. M . ; AVM. .S. H A M I L T O N , S . W'. ;

No. S20 — GEORGE AV. AVARREN, AV. M., p r o x y for S. A\'. a n d

J. W. Goodland^ No. S21 — J. J. NEVILLE, S . W . , p r o x y for AV. M-. a n d J . AV. Ben Hur, No. SSS-Jowa

R. AVOLF, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W.

Caney, No. 324- D. H . PLOWMAN, S . AV., p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W. Bucklin, No. 325 —J. F . SELBY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA^ Horton, No. 326 —SCOTT

H O P K I N S , W . M . , proxy for S. A\^ a n d J . W.

Hoyt, No. S27—W. E . RIPPETOE, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. ' Gypsum City, No. S2S — C. R. AVILLIAMS, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA^ a n d J . AV. La Crosse, No. 330 — THOMAS K E N N E D Y , AV. M . ; H . D R E A M Y , p r o x y

for

S. W.; J . AV. McCoRMiCK, p r o x y for J . AV. Hoisington, No. 331 — L. F . JOHNSON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA^ Rob Morris, No. SSS — J. T. H A W K I N S , W. M . ; Z. T. BLACKWELL, S . \V. ; U . HUMPHREY', J . AV.

Rosedale. No. 333—W. D . MATHIA.S.AV. M , p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J . W.

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Oak Hill, No. 55^ — H E N R Y H A M M E R L I , W . M . ; J . G E O R G E D E I T E R , p r o x y for S. AV.; ROBERT F Y P E , p r o x y for J . AV. Frederick,

No. 5S7—AVYATT H . LIEURANCE, AV. M . ; G E O R G E E . AVILKINS,

p r o x y for S.AV.; AYM. B . A'ERMILYA, J . AV. Kincade, No. S5<? — N . T. H A N D , p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Lane, No. SS9 — C. P . CROW, AV. M., proxy for S. A^'. a n d J . AV. Leoti, No. S40 — E . J . TRAVER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Parker, No. S41 — R E E D TYLER, J . A\'^., proxy for AV. M. aiid S. AV. Maple City, No. S4^ ~ G E O . AV. UAIARTIN, AV. M . ; E U G E N E R . TOOMAN, S . AV.; G E O R G E A. SUTTON, p r o x y for J . AV.

Holyrood, No. S4S— AV. L. SWINEY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Ashlar,

No. S44 — B. F . M O R G A N , AA'. M . ; P E T E R J . CHAMJJERLAIN, p r o x y

for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Edna,

No. S45 — D A V I D B L A I R , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; AVILLIAM B E -

RENTZ, p r o x y for J . AV.

Mound Ridge, No. S46 — J O H N EBDINGTON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA^. a n d J . AV. Spivey, No. 347 — L. 3^. SEELEY, AV. M . ; F . G. ALDKIDGE, p r o x y for S.AV.; R. F . G R E E N , J . AV.

Narka, No. 349 —C. F . SCHOLER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Scammon, No. S51 — I . B . G R A N T , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA'. a n d J . AV. Enterprise,

No. S6S — J O H N M . VANNORDSTRAND, AA'^. M . , p r o x y for S. AV.

a n d J . AV. Fraternally submitted, BENJAMIN H. BEATTE, AVILLIAM I-I. V O E T H , MOSES S A R B A C H ,

JOHN McCULLAGH, R. A. McKEOAVN, Committee.

• STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.AV.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , a f t e r r e v i s i n g t h e l i s t o f s t a n d ing committees, submitted the following: On Credentials.-—BENJAMIN

H . BEATTE, N O . 171, S t e r l i n g ; AA'^M. H .

VoETH, N o . 93, G i r a r d ; MOSES SARBACH, No. 255, H o l t o n ; J O H N M C C U L -

LAGH, N O . 194, G a l e n a ; R. A. M C K B O W N . N O . 217, EUinwood.

On Reports of Grand Officers.— D. B . FULLER, N O . 106, E u r e k a ; AVM. J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; C. B . H A R D Y , N O . 347, Spivey ; F . E . D A V I S , N O .

5, A t c h i s o n ; J. E . L E W I S , N O . 136, Sedan. On Finance and Mileage.— P . M . HOISINGTON, N o . 231, N e w t o n ; E . VooRHES, N o . 262, A t t i c a ; J O H N S . LANG, N O . 102, Coflfeyville; D. AV. H A Y S , N O . 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; C. AA'. D E A N , N O . 272, K a n s a s City. On Chartered Lodges.— E D . MAECHANT, N O . 252, St. J o h n ; C. AV. F A I R CHILD, N o . 230, K i n g r r i a n ; J . N . S H A R P , N O . 70, C a r b o n d a l e ; F . H . M I L L S ,

No. 10, L e a v e n w o r t h ; J . A. COREY, N O . 222, Dodge City.

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On Lodges U. D.— C. E . GORY, N O . 8, F o r t Scott; E . P . A L L E N , N o . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ; W. J . K B Y T E , N O . 172, M c P h e r s o n ; A. H . CONNETT,

No. 15, G r e a t B e n d ; N . S. WINTERROWD, No. 158, A t c h i s o n . On Grievances and Appeals.— GEO. W . CLARK, N O . 225, T o p e k a ; C. H . A P T , No. 265, P r a t t ; A. A. CARNAHAN, N O . 113, C o n c o r d i a ; E . AV.AVELLINGTON, No. 146, E l l s w o r t h ; C. P . CROW, No. 339, L a n e .

On Grand Lodge Property. - A. M. CALLAHAM, N O . 17, T o p e k a ; C. S. POOL, N O . 200, A n t h o n j ' ; A. W H I T M A N , N O . 6, L a w r e n c e ; H. W.

STACK-

POLE, No. 134, Clay C e n t e r ; J . R. BROPST, N O . 189, Stockton. On JMn'sprudence.—JOHN C. PosTLETHWAiTE, N O . 11, J e w e l l C i t y ; T. E . D E W E Y , N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; A . H . E L L I S , N O . 145, B e l o i t ; L. H . P E R K I N S ,

No. 6, L a w r e n c e ; Vf. R. UNDERWOOD, No. 140, H u t c h i n s o n . On Correspondence.— M. M. MILLER, N O . 134, T o p e k a ; G. W. F A R R O N , No. 128, O t t a w a ; E D . H A Y E S , N O . 150, W e l l i n g t o n ; S I D N E Y O R M B , N O . 7,

J u n c t i o n C i t y ; AV. E . TARBOX, N O . 316, Coolidge. On Necrology.—F.

L. MODERMOTT, N O . 8, F t . S c o t t ; T. D. M C I N T Y R E ,

No. 97, E l D o r a d o ; S. L. SEABROOK, N O . 17, T o p e k a . On Masonic Relief Association. — C. E . CORY, N O : 8, F t . Scott. Special Committee on Washington Memorial. —V/M. D . THOMPSON, N O . 143, Minneapolis, d e l e g a t e ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, Topeka, a l t e r n a t e .

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GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master delivered his a d d r e s s as follows; Brethren of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge: We meet to-day in the fortieth Annual Communication, and having with bowed heads joined with our Grand Chaplain in returning our heartfelt thanks to the Great Author of the Universe for his protecting care and favorduring the past year, let us contemplate fora moment what wondrous changes time has wrought since the foundation stone of this Grand Lodge was laid in the traditional " Northeast Corner " by our first three lodges, who in imitation of our three ancient brethren, thus commenced this Great Temple for the benefit of the future generations, who should come to inhabit this then Great American ])esert, in the greater portion of which at that time was heard only the war whoop of the Savage, the tramp of the buffalo, and the bark of the prairie dog. In a comparatively brief period, as if by magic, prosperous towns and cities have sprung into existence, and over a vast domain advancing civilization has changed the bleak prairie and sandy plains into fields of waving grain, and erected churches and school houses as landmarks and bulwarks of an enlightened people; while with the tide of emigration, came from all parts of the world active and energetic Masons, full of the spirit and inspiration of our noble Order; and, as town after town sprang up, a little band of brethren would organize a lodge; and to-day the sound of the gavel in the East is heard and echoed from 351 lodges, while 20,000 brethren joyfully and gladly obey the summons and carry on the great work; and on our rolls are to be found the names of the most eminent statesmen, successful merchants, bankers, prosperous farmers and mechanics, who have very largely contributed to the prosperity, wealth and upbuilding of this great Commonwealth. From that great body of true and worthy Masons you come on this occasion in a representative capacity to act for them in the great interests committed to the care of this Grand Lodge, and to you and each of you I cordially and fraternally bid a hearty welcome, and trust that the results of our deliberations may be for the greatest good of the Craft, and that peace and harmony may prevail as the strength and support of this noble Institution. It is a subject of profound pleasure to be able to report that the Allwise Father has, in His infinite mercy, stayed the hand of the Angel of Death, and none of our Grand Officers, present or past, have been "cut down by the all-devouring scythe of Time" during the past year. We miss one well known and familiar face and form, that of our distinguished and beloved M.'.W.-. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT, who has had the misfortune to be compelled to undergo a surgical operation, thereby losing one of his limbs, which, while it prevents his attendance here in

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h i s long accustomed place, does not, however, in t h e least degree w e a k e n his love and zeal for t h e Institution, for t h e u p b u i l d i n g of which h e h a s labored so m a n y years, b u t joyful in tribulation, h e s e n d s his w a r m e s t fraternal greetings to each and all of you, and while s y m p a t h i z i n g w i t h h i m in his affliction, we rejoice to know t h a t he is still spared to h e l p us with his long a n d valued e x p e r i e n c e and advice. W e also regret to a n n o u n c e to you t h e failing h e a l t h of o u r P a s t G r a n d Master, J O H N M . PKICE, who was one of t h e faithful few w h o labored diligently a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y ago for t h e u p b u i l d i n g of t h e Order in t h i s Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n , and we m u s t n o t forget his good work, b u t express our deep a n d fraternal s y m p a t h y in his h o u r of trial, a n d t r u s t t h a t h e may be restored to h e a l t h , " o r else so to t a k e o u r F a t h e r ' s visitation, that, after this.painful life ended, he may rise to t h e life immortal." I have received d u r i n g t h e year from sister G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s , to whom we e x t e n d fraternal sympath3', official notice of t h e d e a t h of distinguished m e m b e r s of our Order as follows: F l o r i d a — ALBERT F . RUSSELL, Past G r a n d Master. Michigan — MICHAEL SHOE.MAKEB, Past G r a n d Master. M o n t a n a — KICHAKD O . HICKMAN, Past G r a n d Master. Nevada — J O H N C . HAZLETT, Grand Master. Ohio — CHA ISLES M. GODFREY, Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master. Tennessee — CHARLES L . FULLER, G r a n d Tyler. Virginia — GEORGE W . DAME, D . U . , G r a n d Chaplain, all of which have been duly referred to t h e s t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e on Necrology. FRATERNAL

RELATIONS.

I t affords m e pleasure to r e p o r t t h a t n o t h i n g h a s occurred to inar t h e universal peace a n d harraouy which has so long prevailed b e t w e e n this a n d o t h e r jurisdictions with which we are i n ' c o r r e s p o n d e n c e . LODGES CONSTITUTED.

T h e following lodges, to w h o m charters were granted at o u r last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , were d u l y constituted, a n d t h e officers installed by myself or Special Deputy G r a n d Masters a p p o i n t e d as p r o v i d e d b y the Constitution: F e b r u a r y 25th. A l b e r t P i k e Lodge, No. 303, a t Wichita, Sedgwick county, by t h e M.".W.-. G r a n d Master. March 4th. F r e d e r i c k Lodge, No. 337, at Frederick, Rice c o u n t y , by W.-. N. M. S.\iiTH, Past Master No. 247. March 6th. Atwood Lodge, No. 164, at Atwood, RaW'lins c o u n t y , b y VV.-. W. A. BURNETT, P a s t Master No. 186. March 8th. B e n n i n g t o n Lodge, No. 180, at B e n n i n g t o n , O t t a w a county, by M.-.W.'. WILLIAM D . THOMPSON, Past Grand Master. March 0th. Oakley Lodge, No. 253, at Oakley, Logan c o u n t y , b y W.-. R. M. MrGoNiGAL, Past Master No. 300.

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March 15th. Virgil Lodge, No. 301, a t Virgil, G r e e n w o o d c o u n t y , b y W.-. J . H . STICKER, Past Master No. 144. M a r c h l o t h . Koyal Lodge, No. 192. a t L y o n s , Rice county, b y W.-. E . R. MosEs, AVorshipful Master No. 15. D I S P E N S A T I O N S FOR N E W L O D G E S .

H a v e received d u r i n g t h e year a n u m b e r of requests for blanks necessary i n starting a n e w lodge, to all of w h i c h t h e b l a n k s were sent, w i t h t h e w a r n i n g t o " c o u n t well t h e cost." S o m e of t h e m h a v e n o t since been h e a r d from, while others sent p e t i t i o n s with t h e constitutional r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , to t h r e e of which I g r a n t e d dispensations, as follows: March 20th. T o t h i r t e e n b r e t h r e n a t S a v o n b u r g , Allen county, t o be k n o w n a s Virginia Lodge, U . D., with R I C E B . MCOUTCHAN as W . ' . M . ' . , A N D R E W P . MATTSON as S.'. W.-,, a n d

SOLOMON M I C H A E L as J.'.

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May 6 t h . To eleven b r e t h r e n at Oneida, N e m a h a c o u n t y , to b e k n o w n as Oneida Lodge, U . D., with SAMUEL MURDOCK, Jr., as W.'.M.'., J o n N M E I S N E R as S.'. W.-., a n d J O H N E L L I S as J.'.

W.'.

J u n e 15th. To n i n e t e e n brethren at Summerfield, Marshall county, t o b e k n o w n as Summerfield Lodge, U . D., w i t h W I L L I A M F . RITTERSHousE as W.-.M.'., J O H N E . MOREN as S.'.W.'., a n d F R A N K THOMAN as

j.-.w.-. On r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e lodges, several worthy Master Masons h a v e since been added to their rolls. T h e r e p o r t of t h e work of t h e s e lodges will in d u e order b e presented to y o u for inspection, a n d I t r u s t will m e r i t t h e confidence reposed in t h e i r zeal a n d fidelity, a n d m e e t y o u r a p p r o v a l in g r a n t i n g t h e m t h e regular c h a r t e r which t h e y most desire. DISSOLUTION OF LODGES.

I r e g r e t t h a t u n a v o i d a b l e circumstances m a d e it necessary for ine to c o n s e n t to t h e s u r r e n d e r of t h e charter of t w o lodges. W a l t o n Lodge, No. 323, at Walton, H a r v e y c o u n t y , a n d Lincolnville Lodge, N o . 315, at Lincolnville, Marion c o u n t y , h a v i n g certified to m e t h a t h a v i n g complied with Section 3, Article V I I , of t h e Constitution, h a d b y u n a n i m o u s vote decided to s u r r e n d e r t h e i r c h a r t e r s , I therefore, o n t h e 29th d a y of August, issued an edict declaring W a l t o n Lodge t o be dissolved, and o n J a n u a r y 1st, t h e s a m e to Lincolnville Lodge, ordering t h e Worshipful Master of each to t r a n s m i t t o t h e G r a n d Secretary t h e i r w a r r a n t s of constitution, seal, jewels, f u r n i t u r e records, funds a n d property. F i n a n c i a l depression a n d c o n s e q u e n t paucity of n e w material h a d r e d u c e d t h e i r n u m b e r a n d their receipts down t o a position w h e r e cont i n u e d existence was precarious, a n d t h e y believed t h e h o n o r of t h e Craft would b e best m a i n t a i n e d by r e t u r n i n g t h e i r c h a r t e r s to t h e G r a n d Lodge.

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DUPLICATE CHARTERS.

Have had occasion to direct the Grand Secretary to issue duplicate charters to the following lodges: December 19th. To White Cloud Lodge, No. 78, at White Cloud, Doniphan county. December 21st. To Brookville Lodge, No. 209, at Brookville, Saline county. December 29th. To Hartford Lodge, No. 193, at Hartford, Lyon county. January 12th. To Spring Hill Lodge, No. 56, at Spring Hill, Johnson county. The original charters of all the above named lodges were destroyed by fire. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

During the year I have been requested by very many lodges to issue special dispensations for various purposes, and while I do not consider such acts as a rule beneficial to the Craft, there are cases where circumstances seem to warrant the granting of them. The largest number were for the purpose of conferring degrees "out of time." Many of these I refused, for the reason that I did not think it necessary or Expedient. Those cases where I granted the requests were only to such lodges where the brother was obliged to leave the jurisdiction permanently, and had already received one or more degrees and could not without great inconvenience and expense wait the statutory time, or in case of army officers ordered on duty elsewhere. There was. the usual number of lodges who requested dispensations to elect and install one or more officers after the regular date therefor, and the reasons given were sufficient to warrant my granting the requests. In all cases I have required the return of the dispensation with the official proceedings of the lodge in the premises, all of which papers are among my official files. I declined to grant dispensations for the following purposes: To appear as a lodge to clear up ruins of a hall after a fire. To parade on Decoration Day. To attend a picnic and sporting carnival. To permit a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry to withdraw his petition after it had been referred to a committee. ASSISTANT LECTURERS.

Owing to my being confined to my house 011 account of an accident I was unable to attend the State School of Instruction, held at Junction City during the week ending March 25, 1895, but I am informed that it was well attended and highly interesting and instructive. On the 3d of April I received an official communication from the Board of Custodians, certifying to the proficiency in the ritual of the following brethren, whom they recommended as skillful workmen, and upon which I issued commissions as Assistant Lecturers:

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T H E O . J . GARLIC, K e y s t o n e Lodge, No. 102, Coffey ville. GEORGE M . B I X O N , Burlington Lodge, No. 66, Burlington. H E N R Y C. LOOMIS, Winfield Lodge, No. 58, Winfield. DELOS W . ACKER, Axtell Lodge, No. 234, Seneca. J O H N L . JONES, Neosho Lodge, No. 27, Y a t e s Center. GRAND ORATOH.

I n compliance with Section 21, C h a p t e r I, G r a n d Lodge By-Laws, I a p p o i n t e d Bro. HORACE W . GLEASON, of R e n o Lodge, No. 140, H u t c h i n son, as G r a n d Orator for this C o m m u n i c a t i o n . H i s well-known reputation as a Mason of great ability a n d learning, peculiarly qualifies h i m for t h e discharge of t h i s most interesting and impressive d u t y . SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

I n compliance with t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a t t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , i n t h e m a t t e r of t h e comm u n i c a t i o n from t h e Grand Lodge of Wisconsin o n t h e question of m a s o n i c relief, I appointed, on A u g u s t 9, 1895, as such c o m m i t t e e W . ' . W I L L I A M DIXON, Worshipful Master I o n i c Lodge, No. 254, St. J o h n ; W.-. A. H. EoBY, Past Master Stafford Lodge, No. 252, Stafford; W.-. F R A N K S. PORTER, Worshipful Master Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 176, Kinsley. I suggest t h a t t h e Committee on F i n a n c e j - e p o r t a suitable appropriation to compensate t h e m e m b e r s of said c o m m i t t e e . BOARD OF I N S P E C T O R S .

I n accordance w i t h Section 40, C h a p t e r I, By-Laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge, I a p p o i n t e d t h e following Board of I n s p e c t o r s to e x a m i n e t h e records a n d accounts of a n y association b a s i n g its business on masonic m e m b e r s h i p when requested so to d o : J A M E S M . SMYTH, Past Master Fidelity Lodge, No. 106, E u r e k a ; A. C. TRUEBLOOD, Past Master Washi n g t o n Lodge, No. 5, Atchison ; W . S. BERGUNDTHAL, P a s t Master Golden Kule Lodge, No. 90, Topeka. COUNCIL OP A D M I N I S T R A T I O N .

To avoid t h e necessity of travel and e x p e n s e , t h e Council of A d m i n istration h a s transacted m u c h of t h e b u s i n e s s t h a t necessarily comes before t h a t Board by correspondence. Therefore, only one m e e t i n g was h e l d d u r i n g t h e year, a full report of w h i c h will b e m a d e b y t h e Secret a r y of t h e Council, R.'.W.'. W M . M . SHAVER. CORNER STONE IN S A L I N A .

On October 31st, assisted by M.'.AV.-. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT, R.'.W.-. A. H . E L L I S , a n d a n u m b e r of Past Masters, I c o n v e n e d t h e G r a n d Lodge in E m e r g e n t C o m m u n i c a t i o n and laid t h e c o r n e r stone of t h e Masonic T e m p l e a t Salina, i n t h e presence of a n a u d i e n c e of t h r e e t h o u s a n d persons. T h e r e was a procession of t h e Craft from t h e hall occupied b y t h e fraternity since t h e destruction of t h e old T e m p l e by Are last M a r c h , to t h e site of t h e new building, in w h i c h t h e officers and m e m -

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bers of t h e two lodges a t Salina, a n d m a n y visiting b r e t h r e n from t h a t part of t h e State participated. Bro. W A L T E R M . J A Y acted as G r a n d Orator, and delivered a most eloquent a n d instructive address. T h e new T e m p l e , n o w almost completed, is a n imposing edifice, c o m p l e t e in all its a p p o i n t m e n t s , and a credit to t h e b r e t h r e n of Salina. DISCIPLINE.

Information h a v i n g reached me t h a t Kiowa Lodge, No. 293, a t Greensburg, h a d on April 19th suspended some of its m e m b e r s for n o n p a y m e n t of dues contrary to t h e By-Laws of t h e Grand Lodge i n s u c h case made a n d provided, after full investigation I did, on t h e 22d d a y of J u n e , order a n d decree such suspensions null a n d void. W h i l e I regretted exceedingly to be obliged to take this course, i t was i n c u m b e n t on m e to see t h a t t h e laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge were complied w i t h , a n d every brother protected in his masonic rights. I n this case seven of t h e m e m b e r s were n o t two years in arrears, and one h a d n o t b e e n p r o p e r l y notified. T h e action of t h i s lodge was, like m a n y others, d u e t o ignorance of t h e provisions of t h e By-Laws of t h e Grand Lodge, w h i c h , u n fortunately, exists to a greater e x t e n t t h a n t h e good of t h e O r d e r warrants. . I n obedience to t h e r(?commendation adopted by t h e G r a n d Lodge in t h e case of t h e appeal of Bro. L . W. BICKNELL from t h e decision of Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, I commissioned W . \ Bro. P . M. HOISINGTON, Past Master of Magnolia Lodge, No. 231, as m y Special D e p u t y , to t h o r oughly investigate t h e m a t t e r in accordance with masonic usage a n d t h e By-Laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge, taking such action as in h i s j u d g m e n t would be for t h e best interest of t h e Craft. I herewith s u b m i t h i s r e p o r t in full: " N E W T O N , K A N . , October 25, 1895.

"James H. McCall, Grand Master, A. F. & A. M., Kansas: " M.'.W.'. S I R AND BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I herewith s u b m i t r e p o r t of d u t i e s performed u n d e r y o u r commission of J u l y 6, 1895, in t h e m a t t e r of difference between Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, a n d Bro. L. W . BICKNELL, a m e m b e r of t h a t lodge, charged with unmasonic conduct. P u r s u a n t t o instructions, after h a v i n g carefully examined t h e papers in t h e case, I w e n t to Wichita, a n d visited t h e lodge a t t h e stated c o m m u n i c a t i o n of J u l y 23, 1895. After talking with t h e Worshipful Master, W a r d e n s a n d b r e t h r e n , I found b y a ballot t a k e n t h a t i t was t h e u n a n i m o u s desire of t h e lodge t h a t t h e case have a re-trial. This opinion coinciding with my own, I r e c o m m e n d e d a n d t h e lodge decided to draw u p new charges and specifications, cite t h e b r o t h e r to appear, a n d proceed with t h e trial regalarly, a n d t h a t I was to r e t u r n a n d sit to hear t h e case. Accordingly on October 22d, after notice from t h e Secretary, I visited Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, a n d presided a t t h e trial of t h e case, which h a d been s e t down for t h a t date after d u e process, as shown by t h e records. Both t h e lodge and Bro. BICKNELL were represented b y counsel; both written a n d parole evidence was introduced, and t h e a r g u m e n t s being concluded, t h e lodge w a s p u r g e d a n d proceeded t o consider t h e case, w i t h ! t h e result t h a t all m e m b e r s present (fourteen ) voted to find t h e d e f e n d a n t guilty 01 t h e speciiicatiOiiS a n d guiity oi t h e charge, anÂť.i o n t u e q u e s t i o n of p u n i s h m e n t b \ ' expulsion, all voted in t h e affirmative.

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"Those retiring, having been recalled, by theauthority of your commission aforesaid I pronounced the sentence of expulsion on Bro. L. W. BICKNELL; and no other business appearing the lodge was closed in Form. "Fraternally submitted, " P . M. HOISINGTON." The Grand Lodge having instructed me to have the case of Osage Valley Lodge, No. 24, against Bro. W. IJ. EVANS moved to some other lodge for trial, on the 9th of July I ordered the Master of Greely Lodge, No. 211, at Greely, to summon each resident member of that lodge to attend a special communication thereof on the 24th of July, at 8 o'clock p. M., for the purpose of hearing this case, and. notified Bro. EVANS, and also the Master of Osage Valley Lodge, No 24, to appear with the officers and members of his lodge for the purpose above stated. On request of the Master of No. 211 I went to Greely on July 24th, and at 8 P. M. opened the lodge, and proceeded with the trial, Osage Valley Lodge and the accused being both ably represented by counsel; and the evidence and arguments claimed uninterrupted attention until 3:30 o'clock the next morning, at which time the ballot was taken, resulting in the acquittal of the brother. An application was made to me to visit Hope Lodge, No. 155, Howard, for the purpose of presiding at the trial of Bro. 0. L. MCKESSEN, charged with an ofiense against the Body of Masonry. Being unable to attend in person, I appointed as my Special Deputy W.". Bro. JAMBS M. SMYTH, Past Master of No. 106, with full power and authority to act as might be necessary in the premises, and in due time received from him a report of his actions therein, in substance as follows: On Jan, uary.yth, at 7:30 p. M., Hope Lodge, No. 155, was properly opened and constituted by him for the said trial. And the defendant plead not guilty to the charges and specifications. The trial proceeded without intermission until 11:30 P.M., when the testimony was closed and a separate ballot was taken on the two specifications, and the two charges, with the result in each case that the defendant was not guilty. A few cases have been reported to me, where some of the members, and even officers, insist on bringing personal and private matters into the lodge, notwithstanding the plain letter of masonic law and usage. Many other cases of differences between the brethren of a lodge, or between two lodges, have been investigated and satisfactorily adjusted by correspondence. DECISIONS.

1. It is unlawful for the Craft to lay the corner stone of an opera house, auditorium, or any building to be erected by an individual or corporation for the purpose of gain. Such ceremonies should be confined exclusively to public buildings, monuments and structures, religious, educational and charitable institutions.

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2. A lodge should not pass resolutions censuring the acts of any individual or organization, or take any masonic notice of the acts of the profane. 3. A lodge to whom a warrant of constitution has been granted cannot commence work until regularly constituted, and the officers named in the warrant duly installed by the Grand Master, or some present or Past Master duly authorized by him. 4.. All the officers of the lodge must be elected or appointed from the membership thereof, except the Tyler, who may be a member of another lodge. 5. A lodge cannot enforce the collection of dues in advance. 6. Where a member of a lodge is found guilty of an offense against the Body of Masonry, or pleads guilty thereto, and the lodge fails to follow such conviction or plea by such punishment as is provided by law, and said lodge subsequently has its charter revoked because of such failure to punish, such member so convicted is not purged of his guilt, and he is not entitled to a certificate of good standing from the Grand Lodge. 7. The Committee on Investigation, on all petitions received by a lodge, shall make an oral report, and no record shall be made, either on the petition or with the proceedings, indicating the nature of such report. Attention is again called to the unnecessary volume of correspondence forced upon the Grand Master by officers of lodges, on subjects of which they have no right or excuse to be ignorant. More than half the questions asked by them are plainly answered in the Constitution, By-Laws and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, to which a very little study would save them exposing tVieir ignorance,and the valuable time of the Grand Master. On all mooted points and doubtful questions or powersi the opinion of the Grand Master is always cheerfully and carefully given, to the best of his ability, but on matters plainly laid down in the Landmarks and Rules of the Order, " he who runs may read." It is presumed that every lodge has in its possession one or more copies of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. If they have not, the Master should at once apply to the Grand Secretary for the latest edition; and I desire to call special attention to Section 13, Chapter II, page 38, and feel confident if only a portion of the laws were read annually, the Craft would be greatly benefited aad much valuable time saved. VISITATIONS.

Being unable to leave home until the latter part of July, and the necessarily large amount of correspondence of the Grand Master, which was greatly increased the past year by the mistaken idea of many of the brethren that the Grand Lodge had opened a loan and investment office.

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prevented my complying with the request of many lodges to make them an official visit. It was my pleasure to visit only twenty-five lodges, in all of which I was cordially and fraternally received. During my tour among the lodges I witnessed the conferring of all the degrees, and am pleased to report that all the lodges visited, with one exception, are endeavoring to render the work accurately and in strict conformity to that adopted by this Grand Lodge, thereby obeying the Constitution and obligations taken. The one exception mentioned is one of the largest lodges in the State, and one which has earned an enviable reputation for fine ritualistic effects. This lodge, while aiming to give the language of the ritual correctly, departs from the established floor movements and instructions of the work in very many particulars, and injects into the work many features which, while undoubtedly adding to the dramatic effect of a degree and making it most beautiful, has not a particle of. warrant of authority in the work in my possession. This Grand Lodge has spent much time and money in attempting to secure uniformity of work in the lodges throughout the jurisdiction, and it each lodge should be permitted to incorporate its own peculiar ideas as to work, all this time and money would have been spent in vain. Freemasonry has existed from time immemorial because no innovations upon its usages, customs and landmarks have been permitted, and strict compliance with the Constitution, laws, rules and edicts of the Grand Lodge should be required from all its constituents. RELIEF.

Numerous applications for relief were made, and received careful investigation as to the merits of each case. The aggregate amount of relief sought was in the neighborhood of 33,000.00. The warrants drawn by my order, and by the approval of the Council of Administration, make the total sum of ยง1,149.15. Without explanation, the vast difference between the amount applied for and that expended, may seem peculiar, but is accounted for by the fact that in numerous instances relief was asked for by lodges well able financially to afford the same, without recourse to the funds of the Grand Lodge. . It is not required of me to enumerate the various cases, as we have not been dispensing charity, but simply affording relief, that which one Mason, or his widow or orphan, has the right to demand, which is bounded only by ability on one side and worthy distress on the other. In the various cases in which relief has been afforded the Grand Lodge stands in the relation of the individual brother who has ample abilitj' .to afford relief demanded by the distressed worthy brother, his widow or orphan. There are two cases, however, that I feel it my duty to recite at length, namely, the case of Gov and LLOYD GUERNSEY, at St. John, and Mrs. MARY E . WADMAN, of Independence, widow of our late brother, C. H. WADMAN, of Xenia Lodge, No. 47.

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The little GUERNSEY boys, now aged respective!}' eleven and nine years, are the orphans of our late brother, J. F. GUERNSEY', of Ionic Lodge, No. 254. Their mother works in Kansas City, Kansas, but earns barely enough to suppoi't herself. The lodge of which their father died a member, was unable to care for them, and upon a proper showing from Bro. WM. DIXON, the Master, I drew an order for the sum of $25.00 for the purpose of fitting them out with suitable clothing. They were then with an auntand uncle, who were unable to care for them, having an income of but $12.00 per month. It was absolutely necessary that they be cared for. I learned from Bro. DIXON, and other members of the lodge, that Miss EDITH STEARNS, a cousin of the boys, a highly exemplary young lady of excellent standing in the communitj', and in every way calculated to have the care and custody of the boys, was willing to assume this responsibility. She, however, had no home of her own, making her living by sewing. Upon the approval of the Council of Administration I bought all the necessary furniture and shipped the same to Bro. DIXON, who fitted up a small, but comfortable home for the little family. By approval of Council Miss STEARNS has been paid $15.00 per month for their support, which, by careful economy and her work, is able to feed, clothe and keep the boys in school. The members of Ionic Lodge, by contribution, pay the rent and fuel; the lodge has no money and is in debt. The boys are manly and intelligent, and are receiving the best moral and mental training. I would suggest that some action be taken as to their care during the coming year. The case of Mrs. WADMAN, who, at the death of our brother, was left with five children, aged from five to thirte_en ye'ars. Her only means of support was by manual labor. She was taken with what is commonly called "milk leg" some four years ago, but continued her work, doing as high as ten washings a week, and by so doing aggravated her disease. If she recovered it was necessary that she have absolute quiet and rest, with nurse and medical attendance. I ascertained that it would cost $300.00 to have her properly treated and the children cared for where she was. By approval of the Council, I brought Mrs. W A D MAN to this city, placing her in one of the masonic rooms at the City Hospital, where her board and care cost seven dollars per week. Bro. J. E. OLDHAM, M . D., of this city, treated her without fee, and at the end of fifteen weeks she was discharged cured, returning to her home at Independence with her children. Total amount expended for the BEGGING CIRCULARS.

I received a number of requests from lodges for ray permission to send out begging circulars to the several lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction for help for various purposes,such as '"building a hall," " to pay off a mortgage," or "relief of a brother." I invariably declined to give my approval for these purposes on the ground that I did not consider it a wise plan to go begging among sister lodges for help unless it was some

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extremely urgent case that the local lodge, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge, could not relieve. Am aware that it has been done by some of my predecessors, but I do not believe it to be for the best interest of the Order to encourage this manner of appealing for help outside of the Lodge. MASONIC HOME.

If we are to judge from the tone of much of the correspondence received from the officers and members of our constituent lodges during the year, we believe the most important question to come up at this time is that of the Masonic Home. After years of careful investigation and consideration the Grand Lodge, at the Annual Communication three years ago, began in earnest the greatest work cornmitted to its care â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that of providing a Home for the helpless brothers, their widows and orphans. The result of this was that in two years the members of the Craft in this jurisdiction paid in an amount which, added to that contributed from other sources, made a sum available for that purpose of over $50,000.00, of which about one-fourth is now in the hands of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. It is barely possible that the Grand Lodge exceeded a reasonable assessment. Be that as it may, the money paid in was for the specific purpose of establishing a Home. I have given the subject a great deal of thought and careful investigation since 11:13' induction into office, and in the month of December last sent to the Master of each lodge a list of questions as to the number of Masons and widows or orphans who were in need of better care and protection than could be afforded them by the lodge; the amount of annual dues paid by each member; the financial condition of the Jodge. Reports received from 245 lodges show 172 in good financial condition; forty-seven without either money or debt; twenty-six financially crippled or in debt. Seventy-one Masons' widows and orphans have received relief, twenty-one of whom are now in absolute need of such care and attention as could only be given them in a Home. Most of them are in advanced years, and having no immediate friends or relatives able to help them, and the lodges financially unable to provide for their proper care. In considering the above statistics it must be remembered that 106 lodges have as yet made no reply to my request. At our last Annual Communication a resolution was adopted instructing the Grand Treasurer to transfer all money in the Special Fund ( Masonic Home) to the General and Charity Funds, and you will note from the Grand Treasurer's report that he has accordingly transferred from the Special Fund to the General Fund the sum of 816,163.64, and to the Charity Fund from the General and Special Funds the sum of $32,236.52. This with the balance on hand at the beginning of the year, together with the interest received and the usual ten per cent, transferred every year from the General Fund, shows a balance in the Grand Treasury of this Fund, amounting to 837,244.08. It seems to me that it is incumbent upon the Grand Lodge at this time to take some action with reference to the disposition that is to be

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made of this fund. I would, therefore, recommend that the amount collected by special assessment in 1893, and the one dollar additional dues collected in 1894, be turned over to the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home, in accordance with the original intention of such assessment and increased dues. MASONIC

LIBRARY.

Next in importance to a Masonic Home, for the care, aid and support of the widow and orphans of our Order, is a well-equipped masonic library. A tine nucleus for such a purpose has already been gathered together by our Grand Secretary, and the Grand Lodge at its last Annual Communication duly recognized the work and made liberal provision for its support. The pride and glory of our sister jurisdiction, Iowa, is its splendid library building and contents, the result of the long labor of its famous Grand Secretary, PARVIN. While pecuniary aid should be given toward the proper care and maintenance of such an institution, the Craft in general can largely and materially assist in its growth and value by private contributions of masonic literature, curios, medals, coins, paintings, engravings and works of art. These exist to a greater or less degree in every masonic household, w here they are comparatively valueless from their seclusion, but which, if a part of a large collection of similar character, would be of great interest and enhance the value of the same, and I cordially commend the suggestion to the Craft. BOLL OF M E M B E R S H I P .

The Grand Lodge, at the Annual Communication at Fort Scott, 1891, ordered stricken out that part of Section 61, Chapter I, of the ByLaws, which was " to publish triennially the membership rolls of the lodges." The value of this information consists in having' at stated periods a record by which both the Grand and subordinate lodges can identify the names of those who claim membership in this jurisdiction, thereby affording means and ready reference and information without the delay of official correspondence. Our indefatigable Grand Secretary has with commendable zeal already made considerable progress with such a roster, which could readily be completed during the year. I recommend some action be taken at this Communication in reference to publishing this roll in the Proceedings of the Annual Communication of 1897. " T H E KANSAS

FREEMASON."

At the last Communication of the Grand Lodge The Kansas Freemason was made the official gazette of the Grand Lodge, in which all general edicts and decrees of the Grand Master and all general notices issued by the Grand Secretary should be published. In accordance with this action all general orders and notices issuing from the offices of the Grand Master and Grand Secretary during the past year have

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CONCLUSION.

Brethren, when you placed in my hand pne year ago this emblem of authority, it was not without misgivings that I assumed the trust, and entered upon the duties and cares connected with the highest office, in social distinction, that could be conferred upon any man. As an humble tiller of the soil it required an extra effort upon my part to assume the official insignia so worthily worn by the many eminent jurists who have preceded me, and attempt to perform the various duties, and take up the vast burdens which, in some way, become piled upon the shoulders of a Grand Master. Not being educated in the nicety of legal construction my acts have been prompted by what I deemed the better construction of reason, and for what I have done I have no apology to offer, knowing the'various acts of my administration have been done for what I believed to be the good, and the advancement and upbuilding of the great fraternity we all love so well. Before closing I desire to return my sincere thanks to our efficient Grand Secretary, who has ever been prompt with his correspondence, rendering valuable assistance by his wise counsel and advice, and to you all, brethren, for the high honor conferred one year ago, and on parting let us remember that our duty is, not to be better than others, but to be better than ourselves, and that the more we have the more we owe to those who need assistance. Fraternally submitted, JAMES H. McOALL, Grand Master.

On motion ofVV.-. Bro. JACOB D E W I T T , t h e address was referred to C o m m i t t e e on E e p o r t s of G r a n d OfHeers. PRESENTATION. Rev.

Bro.

SAMUEL B . BUSSER,

in graceful

and

pleasing

p h r a s e , p r e s e n t e d to M.-.VV.-.= G r a n d M a s t e r J A M E S H . M C C A L L , on behalf of a few of his m a n y friends in this jurisdiction, a v e r y h a n d s o m e a n d attractive ivory gavel, of which complim e n t t h e h o n o r e d r e c i p i e n t made grateful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t .

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K E P O R T OF G R A N D T R E A S U R E R . T h e E.-. W.-. G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , E G B E R T E . T O R R I N G T O N , p r e s e n t e d his a n n u a l r e p o r t , s h o w i n g t h e a m o u n t of funds received a n d p a i d o u t b y h i m d u r i n g t h e y e a r ; p r o p e r v o u c h e r s for a l l moneys paid a c c o m p a n y i n g the r e p o r t : GENERAL FUND. W I C H I T A , K A N . , J a n u a r y 31, 1896. ROBERT B . TORRINGTON, Grand

Treasurer,

In account with the M.'.W.'. G R A N D LODGE OF KAN.SAS:

1895. Feb. I . - Balance in G r a n d Treasury Feb. 26.- •Cash from A . K. Wilson, G r a n d Mar. 7.- Transferred from Special F u n d Mar. T.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand May 22.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d S e p t . l Z.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Oct. 2 1 . - •Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Nov. 2.5.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Dec. 22.- •Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand 1896. •Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Jan. J a n . 2.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 5.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 7.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 8.- •Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand J a n . 9.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 10.- Cash from A. K. Wilson. G r a n d J a n . 1 1 . - •Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 1 S.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 1 S.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 1 S.- Cash from A . K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 2 1 . - Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 22.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 24.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 27.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 29.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 3 1 . - Cash from A. K. AVilson, Grand F e b . B.- Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Feb. 3 . - Received account of interest Total

Secretary Secretarv Secretary Secretary Secretarv Secretarv Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretarv Secretary Secretarv Secretary Secretaiv Secretary Secretary Secretary

$18,343 88 1,175 00 16,163 64 327 44 300 00 50 00 170 34 200 00 80 00 364 40 451 45 629 70 530 20 397 70 647 20 1,956 50 506 70 413 50 730 20 361 60 1,283 64 207 50 211 20 251 70 254 20 532 90 12 50 483 55 547,036 64

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Feb. 21.— 74, M. M. Miller, expenses order Grand Master $ 50 00 Mar. I . - 75, C O . Knowles, rent to June 1,1895 62 50 Mar. 7.— Transferred to Special Fund 1,332 61 Mar. 7.— Transferred to Charity Fund 15,000 00 Mar. 7.— Transferred to Charity Fund 1,616 37 Mar. 7.— 76, G. W.Clark, expenses Grand Master 86 82 Mar. 7.— 77, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 59 29 Mar. 7.— 78, A. K. Wilson, postage and express 18 15 Mar. 28.-783, Mrs. S. J..Brown, balance salary J. H. Brown, Grand Secretary 197 00 Mar. 28.— 79, Mrs. S. J. Brown, settlement estate J. H. Brown 268 20 Mar. 29.— 80, Ketcheson & Reeves, printing Proceedings 1895 1,000 00 Mar. 28.— 81, Geo. F. Pond, Custodian, salary 1895 50 00 Mar. 28.— 82, Geo. M. Coplin, Custodian, salary 1895 50 00 Mar. 28.— 83, W. P. Mudgett, Custodian, salary 1895 oU 00 Mar. 28. — 84, Geo. F. Pond, Custodian, expenses 23 37 Mar. 28.— 85, Geo. M. Coplin, Custodian, expenses 24 50 Mar. 28.— 86, W. P. Mudgett, Custodian, expenses 14 24 Mar. 30.— 87, H. H. Mills & Son, carpets, etc 50 95 Mar. 30.— 88, Reed & Tomlinson, desks and furniture 123 00 Mar. 30.— 89, A. K. Wilson, postage 84 00 Mar. 30.— 90, A. K. Wilson, account Assistant Secretary 25 00 Apr. 1.— 91, A. K. Wilson, express on Proceedings 83 22 Apr. 1.— 92, A. K. Wilson, postage on Proceedings 1895 6 88 Apr. 2.— 93, Balance account M. M. Miller, chairman Committee on Correspondence for 1894 150 00 Apr. 9.— 94, J. M. Keener, book cases v 145 00 Apr. 15.— 98, M. L. Stone, Grand Junior Warden, expenses... 12 85 Apr. 15.— 99, J. H. McCall, express charges 1 15 Apr. 15.—100, J. H. McCall, printing • 2 00 Apr. 15.-101, " Wichita Eagle," printing 7 00 Apr. 16.—102, A. K. Wilson,incidental expenses 23 02 Apr. 16.—103, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 9 85 Apr. 19.—104, Ketcheson & Reeves, printing..... 156 87 Apr. 22.—106, R. E. Torrington, Grand Master's apron 15 00 Apr. 22.—107, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 60 00 Apr. 26.—109, M. M. Miller, office rent 9 00 Apr. 29.—110, A. K. Wilson, binding Proceedings...51 00 Mav 9.-112, A. K. Wilson, binding Proceedings 34 00 Mav 22.— 116, J. H. McCall, Gr. Master, salary to May 22d 150 00 May 22.— 117, R. E. Torrington, Gr. Treas., salary to May 22d.. 125 00 May 22.—118, M. M. Miller, chairman Committee on Correspondence, salarv to May 22d 75 00 May 22.-119, A. K. Wilson, Gr. Sec'v, salary to May 22d 450 00 June 5.— 121, L. 0. Senseman, mileage 1894 6 30 June 5.—122, A. K. Wilson, express and postage 18 87 June 5 . - 1 2 3 , C. 0. Knowles, rent to September 1, 1895 62 50 July 1.—128, Armstrong Mfg. Co., plating jewels 25 00 July 1.—129, Crane & Co., abstract books 20 00 July 9.— 130, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 38 55 July 22.—133, Crane & Co., binding library books 475 80 Aug. «.— 136, Crane & Co., binding Proceedings 85 00 -Aug. 22.—137, R.E.Torrington,Gr. Treas.,salary to Aug. 22d.. 125 00 Aug. 22.-138, A. K. Wilson, Gr. Sec'y, salary to Aug. 22d 450 00 Aug. 22.— 139, J. H. McCall, Gr. Master, salary to Aug. 22d.... 150 00 Carried forward

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Brought forward $23,209 86 Aug. 22.—140, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, salary to Aug. 22d 75 00 Sept. 6.—142, C. 0 . Knowles, r e n t to December 1, 1895 62 50 Sept. 19.—145, Ketcheson & Reeves, blanks, etc 04 00 Oct. 14.— 149, Ketcheson ct Reeves, p r i n t i n g a n d b l a n k s .369 75 Oct. 12.— 151, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 19 83 Oct. 12.—152, A. K. Wilson, postage a n d express 15 51 Nov. 12.—155, Account M. M. Miller •. 15 60 Nov. 18.—157, G. V . Hossfleld, Grand Lodge t r u n k s 30 00 Nov. 22.—158, J. H . McCall, Grand Master, salary 1.50 00 Nov. 22.—159, R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer, salary to November 22d 125 00 Nov. 22.—160, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Correspondence Committee, salary to N o v e m b e r 22d , 75 00 Nov. 22.^-161, A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary, salary to November 22d 450 00 Dec. 3.— 162, Ketcheson & Reeves, r e p r i n t i n g P r o c e e d i n g s 1866-9 1,000 00 Dec. 3.—163, Ketcheson & Reeves, r e p r i n t i n g Proceedings 1866-9 7 85 Dec. 3 . - 1 6 4 , C. 0 . Knowles, r e n t to M a r c h 1,1896 62 50 Dec. 1 0 . - 1 6 6 , R. E. Torrington, Gr. T r e a s u r e r , p a y roll 1895.... 1,907 75 1896. J a n . 21.—175, A. K. Wilson, Gr. Sec'y, postage a n d express... 12 89 J a n . 21.—176, R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer, salary 125 00 J a n . 21.—177, J. H . McCall, G r a n d Master, salary 150 00 J a n . 21.—178, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Cor. C o m m i t t e e , salary.. 75 00 J a n . 2 1 . - 1 7 9 , A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary, salary 450 00 J a n . 2 2 . - 1 8 0 , C r a n e & Co., b i n d i n g 250 00 Feb. 3.— Transferred to Charity F u n d (10 <fo of G e n ' l F u n d ) . . 1,204 55 F e b . 3.— Balance in Grand Treasury 17,129 05 Total

$47,036 64

CHARITY FUND. . W I C H I T A , K A N . , J a n u a r y 31, 1896. EGBERT E . TORRINGTON, Grand Treasurer, In account with the M.". W.". G R A N D L O D G E OF K A N S A S :

1895. Feb. ] . — B a l a n c e in G r a n d T r e a s u r y $ 3,968 36 Mar. 7.— Transferred from Special F u n d 13,326 15 Mar. 7.—Transferred from Special F u n d 2,294 00 Mar. 7.—-Transferred from General F u n d 15,000 00 Mar. 7.— Transferred from General F u n d 1,616 37 Feb. 3.—Transferred from General F u n d , 1 0 ^ of receipts General F u n d 1,204 55 Received accountof interest 983 80 Total

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214 1895. A p r . 1-5.A p r . ^b. A p r . 1-5. Apr. 22. A p r . 24. May O.May 14. May 14. May 14. .Tune 3. J u n e 26. J u n e 26. J u n e 26. J u n e 26. J u l y 10. J u l y 13. Aug. 6. Aug. 7. Aug. 24. Sept. 9. Sept. 9. Sept. 19. Out. 2. Oct. 4. Oct. 10. Oct. 28. Oct". 28. Nov. 13. Dec. 3. Dec. 23. Dec. 31. Dec. 31.

PROCEEDINGS

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DISBURSEME.NTS.

- W a r r a n t No. 95.. - W a r r a n t No. 96 . - W a r r a n t No. 97.. - W a r r a n t No. 105., - W a r r a n t No. 108., - W a r r a n t No. 111., - W a r r a n t No. 113.. - W a r r a n t No. 114., - W a r r a n t No. 115. - W a r r a n t No. 120. - A V a r r a n t N o . 124. - W a r r a n t No. 125. - W a r r a n t No. 126 - W a r r a n t No. 127., - W a r r a n t No. 131., - W a r r a n t No. 132. - W a r r a n t No. 134. - W a r r a n t No. 135 , - W a r r a n t No. 141.. - W a r r a n t No. 143'. - W a r r a n t No. 144.. - W a r r a n t No. 146.. - W a r r a n t No. 147., -AVarrant No. 148., - W a r r a n t No. 150 - W a r r a n t No. 153 - W a r r a n t No. 154 - W a r r a n t No. 156.. - W a r r a n t No. 165., - W a r r a n t No. 167., - W a r r a n t No. 168. - W a r r a n t No. 169.,

1896. J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 170., J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 171.. J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 172. J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 173. J a n . 14. - W a r r a n t No. 174. J a n . 23. - W a r r a n t No. 181. J a n . 27. - W a r r a n t No. 182.. F e b . 3.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Balance in G r a n d T r e a s u r y Total....:

25 00 2.5 00 50 00 25 00 25 00 50 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 75 15 30 00 25 00 25 00 10 00 25 00 15 00 25 00 25 00 10 00 15 00 100 00 15 00 25 00 10 00 44 00 25 00 15 00 45 00 50 00 50 00 25 00 25 00. 25 00 25 00 10 00 25 00 .30 00 25 00 37,244 08 $38,393 23

Fraternally submitted, ROBERT E. TORRINGTON, Grand Treasurer.

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R E P O R T OF G R A N D S E C R E T A R Y . il.-.W.-. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , A L B E R T K . "WILSON, p r e s e n t e d h i s r e p o r t as G r a n d Secretary a n d L i b r a r i a n , as follows: To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: I t becomes m y d u t y once more to s u b m i t for y o u r consideration t h e several d u t i e s discharged by m e as G r a n d Secretary t h e past y e a r : PROCEEDINGS 1895.

Soon after t h e close of t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n t h e J o u r n a l of t h e Proceedings of 1895, with half-tone portraits of Bros. BYINQTON and MAGERS, as ordered by t h e G r a n d Lodge, were p r i n t e d a n d distributed in t h e usual m a n n e r . CHARTERS.

By virtue of a n action of t h e Grand Lodge at t h e last A n n u a l Communication, charters were issued to t h e following lodges, a n d in d u e time r e p o r t s of their organization a n d t h e installation of t h e i r officers were received from t h e M.'.W.". Grand Master a n d t h e d e p u t i e s commissioned by h i m tor-that p u r p o s e : L u r a y Lodge, No. 153, at Luray. Russell county, by W.'. J O H N HAMMOND.

Atwood Lodge, N o . 164, at Atwood, Rawlins county, by W.'. W. A. BURNETT.

B e n n i n g t o n Lodge, No. 180, at Bennington, Ottawa county, b j ' M.'. W:.

W . D. THOMPSON.

Royal Lodge, No. 192, at Lyons, Rice county, b y W . \ E. R. MOSES. Oakley Lodge, No. 253, at Oakley, Logan county, b j ' W.-. R. M. McGONIGAL.

Virgil Lodge, N o . 301, at Virgil, Greenwood c o u n t y , b y W.". J O H N H. STICHEK.

Albert P i k e Lodge, No. 303, at Wichita, Sedgwick c o u n t y , by M.'. W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L .

F r e d e r i c k Lodge, No. 337, at F r e d e r i c k , Rice

county, by W.-,

NATHANIEL M . SMITH. REPRINT PROCEEDINGS 1 8 6 6 - 6 9 .

D u r i n g t h e j ' e a r t h e reprint of t h e Proceedings of 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869, V o l u m e I I , as ordered by t h e last Communication, h a s b e e n completed. A half-tone steel portrait of R.'.W.'. E . T. CAKR, w h o ably served this G r a n d Lodge as G r a n d Secretary from 1861 to 1870, a d o r n s this volume. T h e e s t i m a t e on which t h e appropriation of last year was m a d e for this purpose proved to have been too low._ R a t h e r t h a n to delay t h e compieiion of t h e work, these facts were s u b m i t t e d to t h e Council of

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Administration, by whose authority a warrant was drawn to cover the deficit, as will appear in their report. The distribution of this edition should be considered at this Annual Communication, in connection with which attention is respectfully directed to the fact that only five hundred volumes were printed, and a too lavish distribution thereof would speedily exhaust the edition and leave the archives of the Grand Lodge in the depleted condition they have been hitherto. BOOK OF A N N U A L

RKTURNS.

Realizing the importance of a more complete and systematic manner of compiling and preserving the annual lodge returns, a recommendation was made by the Grand Secretary one year ago that a book be prepared, so arranged as to contain the complete returns of each lodge for a number of years. Upon approval of the Grand Lodge such books were provided and, at the expenditure of no little time and labor, the roster of officers and members of each lodge for 1894 was enrolled therein. The book is arranged and dated to cover a period of twenty-five years, and if the Secretaries of our lodges will carefully follow the suggestions and instructions, printed on the inside cover, fewer errors will occur in the annual returns, while each lodge will have a complete and satisfactory history of its members, as shown by such returns. On August 28th these books, together with the blank return for 1895, were sent to the various Secretaries by express, and a letter, by mail, explaining their use, and with a request for Â§1.20, to cover the cost of the book. ABSTRACT OF LODGE R E T U R N S .

Since my last report the abstract of lodge returns has been completed, requiring the purchase of two additional books of two hundred pages each. One page is assigned to each lodge, on which is entered the name, number, location, date of dispensation, date of charter, and fees paid. Then follows an abstract of each year's return, giving number of members shown by previous report, initiations, passings, raisings, admissions, restorations,reinstatements, dimissions, deaths, suspensions, expulsions, net increase or decrease, total membership, and amount of Grand Lodge dues. It is, indeed, unfortunate that in some instances the abstracts are not complete. It is still more unfortunate, and to be regretted, that little care seems to have been taken in the early history of the Grand Lodge in correcting errors in returns sent to the Grand Secretary's office. The Grand Lodge has annually expended money to compensate the laborious task of examining the annual returns, the results of which examination have been set forth in the printed Proceedings, and in too many cases have been totally ignored. These annual returns are to the Grand Lodge â&#x20AC;˘what the family record is to the individual, and the results of carelessness and neglect in the one case are as much to be deplored as in the

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other. No man would thank his ancestors for the preservation of a family record devoid of dates and inaccurate as to names. Few men become members of the subordinate lodges of this State who are not possessed of average business abilit}', and careful and prompt in the discharge of duties. In most cases the Secretaries of our subordinate lodges are compensated for the labors they perform; wherefore it follows that no more reasonable grounds can exist for the excuse of the omissions and errors in the annual returns of the lodges than would be taken into consideration in the transaction of daily business affairs. If the subordinate lodges of this State are not sufficiently alive to their own interests and not suflBciently considerate of the posterity of their lodges to demand the accurate and faithful performance of his duties at the hands of the Secretary, then surely this Grand Lodge, in its sovereign capacity, should adopt such measures as would deprive lodges of the opportunity of blotting the absolutely accurate and unbroken record of a Grand Lodge whose achievements have been as brilliant as those of the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas. It is not now too late to correct the errors and irregularities of the past, and to the end that the omissions in our records may be supplied, the following list of lodges and dates of missing returns is herewith given: Smithton, No. 1 — 1857-8-9, 1862-3, 1866, 1874. Leavenworth, No. 2 — 1856-7-8, 1860. Wyandotte, No. 3— 1856-7-8, 1872. Kickapoo, No. 4 — 1856-7-8. Washington, No. 5 —1856-7-8. Lawrence, No. 6 — 1856-7-8, 1860. Union, No. 7 — 1858, 1860. Rising Sun, No. 8—(1857, 1860; Bourbon, No. 8.) Acacia, No. 9 — 1867 to 1882; (Shawnee, No. 9; defunct—1858-9, 1865.) King Solomon, No. 10 —1858. ( Ottumwa, No. 11 —defunct; 1856 to 1865.) Emporia, No. 12 — 1858-9-60, 1863. Nemaha, No. 13 — 1858, 1862 to 1866. Oskaloosa, No. 14 —1858-9. Lafayette, No. 16 — 1862. Topeka, No. 17 —1858-9. ( Elk Creek, No. 20 —defunct; 1859 to 1863.) Valley Falls, No. 21 — 1860. Osage Valley, No. 24 —(Organization of 1859; 1860 to 1863.) ( St. Johns, No. 26, of Atchison — defunct; 1861.) Neosho, No. 27 —1861. Eldora, No. 28 — 1861, 1865. Pacific, No. 29 — 1860, 1864. Arcana, No. 31 —1860. Mound City, No. 33 —1860.

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Paola, No. 37 (Miami, No. 69— 1863-4, 1866.) Seneca, No. 39 ("Old" Seneca —1863, 1867.) DeSoto, No. 40—1863. Holton, No. 42 — 1863. ( Monticello, No. 43 —defunct; 1864 to 1866.) Delphian, No. 44—1865. Easton, No. 45— 1875. Nine Mile, No. 49 — 1876. Wetmore, No. 53 — 1872. (Mt. Pleasant, No. 58 —defunct; 1867.) (Americus, No. 62 —defunct; 1869,1870.) Burlington, No. 66 — 1864-5. Huron, No. 72 —1876. Tuscan, No. 82 — 1877, 1884. Doric, No. 83 —1873. Jefferson, No. 84 — 1869, 1871. (Evergreen, No. 86 — defunct; 1870.) Home, No. 89— 1871, 1877-8-9. Patmos, No. 97 — 1875, 1878. Wichita, No. 99—1870. Prudence, No. 100—1873. Cedar, No. 103 —1875. Frontier, No. 104 — 1871. Fidelity, No. 106—1871. Muscotah, No. 116 — 1875, 1884. Parsons, No. 117 —1874. Halcyon, No. 120 — 1872, 1875. Liberty, No. 123 — 1879. Lincoln, No. 154—1874. Greenwood, No. 163 — 1877. ( Cedarvale, No. 164 — defunct; 1881-2-3.) ( Lyons, No. 192 — defunct; 1880.) Ninnescah, No. 230— 1884. Mistletoe, No. 269 —1885. Black Diamond, No. 274 — 1889. Cyrus, No. 288 —1886. ( Lily, No. 301 —defunct; 1887.) Blufr City, No. 313 — 1891. A summary of the abstract from the organization of the Grand Lodge to January 1, 1895, shows the following: Initiated 25,273 Passed : 22,669 Raised 22,439 Admitted 15,654 Restored 1,929 Dimitted 16,319 Deaths 3,174 Suspended .' 6,794 Expelled 347

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REGISTRY.

As will appear from the matters covered by this report and that of the librarian, we have, in the judgment of your Grand Secretary, progressed well and rapidly toward the arrangement and preservation of the archives of the Grand Lodge. But one thing remains to be done â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to put the records of this Grand Lodge in a shape befittiug its importance and in keeping with the preservation of masonic records as practiced by other jurisdictions. A registry of the members of this Grand Lodge since its organization should be prepared. To this subject your attention was directed last year, and an appropriation "of three hundred dollars was made for the purchase of the books needed for records in the Grand Secretary's office. As will appear from the financial statement, this appropriation was not in any great part used, and the balance has been covered back into the treasury, inasmuch as your Grand Secretary was in doubt as to his authority to employ the balance of this appropriation in the purchase of such books or records as might be necessary for the proper and adequate preservation of a registry of the Grand Lodge; The attention of the Grand Lodge is therefore called to this subject at this present Communication, with the suggestion that an appropriation be made sufficient in character to carry out this work oh a proper scale. By reference to the summary of abstracts, as hereinbefore set forth, it will be seen that in order to bring this registry up to date, the masonic record of over forty-one thousand individuals will have to be transcribed. The more speedily this work be accomplished, the less likely will be serious errors, for in the earlier years of this Grand Lodge many details relative to the masonic careers of individuals are wanting, and for this information we must of necessity depend upon the recollection and memory of those now living who were actively associated with the early labors of the Grand Lodge. The mutations of time make it highly desirable that this information be gathered before the inevitable transitions of life shall have forever silenced the tongues that may now speak to the pages that shall become our history. In correspondence with the Grand Secretaries of other jurisdictions, I find that in many States such a registry has been prepared, and that its great value and its usefulness have not alone been confined to the purposes of the Craft, but have been of incalculable service to the descendants of prominent Masons in the older States in matters of biographies and estates. GRAND

REPRESENTATIVE.

By direction of the M.'.W.-. Grand Master, a commission was issued on April 4lh to R.'. W.'. Bro. WILLIA.M M . BROOKE, of Brookings, S. D., as

the Grand Representative of this Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of South Dakota.

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COPIES OP CHARTERS.

Gn M a r c h 6th certitied copies of c h a r t e r s w e r e issued to W a - K e e n e y L o d g e , N o . ]48, a n d t o L e n o r a Lodge, No. 181, in accordance with a resol u t i o n a d o p t e d a t t h e last a n n u a l coinnnuuication of t h i s G r a n d Lodge. On D e c e m b e r 23d a certified copy of c h a r t e r was issued to W h i t e C l o u d L o d g e , No. 78, b y order of t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r ; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s lodge having b e e n destroyed b y fire. On D e c e m b e r 26th a certified copy of c h a r t e r w a s issued to Brookville L o d g e , No. 209, b y o r d e r of t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r ; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s lodge h a v i n g b e e n destroyed b y fire. On D e c e m b e r 29th a certified copy of c h a r t e r was issued t o Hartford L o d g e , No. 193, b y o r d e r of t h e M.'.AV.'. G r a n d Master, t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s l o d g e h a v i n g b e e n destroyed b y fire. On J a n u a r y 16, 1896, a certified copy of c h a r t e r w a s issued to Spring H i l l Lodge, No. 56, b y order of t h e M..W.:. G r a n d M a s t e r ; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s l o d g e h a v i n g b e e n destroyed b y fire. GRAND SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATES.

D u r i n g t h e year certificates of good s t a n d i n g w e r e issued to t h e following b r e t h r e n : F R A N C I S M . TUMBLESON, LAFAYETTE L E E , J A M E S B . TRAMMEL, M Y R A M TiNKHAM, G E O R G E A. BOYLE, J O H N W . S A N K E Y , S Q U I R E H . COWBN, D A N I E L L. B E L L ,

D A V I D H E N N I G H , GEORGE M C Q U E E N ,

SAMUEL R . ESTLE, a n d

THOMAS J . THOMPSON, m e m b e r s of late L o u i s b u r g Lodge, No. 180; JAMES C. W I L L I A M S , L . B . W E I D E N H E I M E R , J E S S E G . NORTHCUTT, a n d H O W A R D S .

BUNTING, m e m b e r s of late Richfield Lodge, N o . 3 0 8 ; G E O . W . CLARK, P E R R Y N . H A R T S , N . P . BENEDICT, W . T . N I C H O L A S , A . H . M E Y E R , a n d

A N D R E W H A R R I S , m e m b e r s of late L y o n s L o d g e , N o . 192; JAMES E T H E K -

iNGTON, m e m b e r of l a t e M y r t l e Lodge, No. 164; 0 . COLLIER, m e m b e r late Saratoga Lodge, No. 216; M. S. W I N T E R , m e m b e r late L e c o m p t o n Lodge, N O . 1 3 ; J A M E S CROMWELL a n d JAMES G R O S E , m e m b e r s of late

Walton

L o d g e , No. 328; J O H N P . BRISBEN, m e m b e r of late L y o n s Lodge, N o . 192. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSACTIONS.

By a u t h o r i t y of t h e G r a n d Lodge, given last C o m m u n i c a t i o n , I h a v e p u r c h a s e d a n apron for t h e G r a n d Master, a n d h a v e h a d t h e jewels rep a i r e d a n d gold plated. ' T h e p a p e r s in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e appeal of B r o . J . J . WOOD, of M a p l e City Lodge, N o . 342, were r e t u r n e d to h i s a t t o r n e y t h r o u g h Bro. H . D . COOPER, Worshipful Master, a n d t h o s e i n connection with t h e a p p e a l of B r o . W. L. E V A N S , of Osage Valley Lodge, N o . 24, were s e n t to t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master. T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e G r a n d Lodge of Wisconsin, on t h e subject of relief, was forwarded to W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M DIXON, of I o n i c L o d g e , No. 254, c h a i r m a n of a special c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d for t h a t purpose, as suggested b y t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e .

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During the year five circulars have been issued: No. 12, notice of State School of Instruction; No. 13, suggestions to Secretaries relative to making annual returns; No. 14, communication to lodges relative to book of annual returns; No. 15, notice of failure ,to remit for book "annual returns;" No. 16, notice to Secretaries urging upon them the importance of sending in annual returns properly. Three special trunks, properly arranged, have been provided for the preservation and transportation of the aprons and jewels of the Grand Lodge. Authoritj' for this action will be found in the report of the Council of Administration. WALTON LODGE, NO. 3 2 3 .

I received notice from this lodge that they had closed their affairs by authority of an edict of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, dated August 9, 1895. They also transmitted to me their annual report and Grand Lodge dues. On October 12th I received the seal, charter, records, three volumes of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and several pamphlet copies of the same. LINCOLNVILLE LODGE, NO. 3 1 5 .

The charter of this lodge was surrendered on February 10th by authority of an edict of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, and in due time their charter, seal and records were received at this ofHce. L A W R E L A T I N G TO SUSPENSION OF M E M B E E S .

Realizing that the law relating to the suspension of members for non-payment of dues is of more than ordinary importance to the lodges, I would repeat the suggestion made a year ago, in the hopes that the Committee on'Jurisprudence may at this Annual Communication find time to give this subject their consideration. If these sections of our laws be phrased so as to remove the conflicting provisions, the labors of both Grand Secretary and subordinate Secretaries will be greatly lightened; wherefore I repeat the suggestion of last year, to-wit: My attention has been several times directed to the statutory law on the subject of non-payment of lodge dues, and the method of procedure under the Code. There is no question in my mind as to the intent of the law; but in the arrangement of the printed Code reference is not made to the statute which gives the right to proceed, and the provisions of such statute are in most cases overlooked. This gives opportunity to raise the question as to the validity of perhaps ninety per cent, of the suspensions since our present Code became operative. A strict and technical application of the law requires two notitications by the Secretary to the member in arrearages, and two reports of such notiScation and arrearages to the lodge, all of which must be had at only two dates of the calendar year, namely: the stated communication

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John's Day iu December. The details of the statutory provision are contained in Sections 56 and .57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. Now, the method of procedure against a member for arrearages of dues is outlined in Sections 1 and 2. Subdivision II, Chapter III, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. It is by these last named sections that the majority of lodges proceed, and the language thereof is misleading, in that it specifies that at any stated communication a majority vote is sufficient to require the Junior Warden to present charges and specifications against a delinquent brother. I submit, that the statutory provisions of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws, above referred to, take precedence over Sections 1 and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter III, for the reason that the latter sections provide only the means of procedure when a member becomes amenable to discipline, and that member can become amenable to discipline only by the application of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws. I would suggest, however, that this be made perfectly clear by such amendment or resolution as will prevent lodges making a mistake of procedure under Sections 1 and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter III, without regard for or attention to provisions of Sections 56 and 57 of Chapter II. RECORDS.

I t affords me pleasure to report to this Grand Lodge that in separating and classifying the various papers of tlie office, I found the original minutes of the conventions to organize the Grand Lodge of Kansas, held in the^City of Leavenworth, November 14 and December 27, 1855; also thepriginal Constitution and By-Laws as adopted at the convention of December 27, 1855. These documents are in an excellent state of preservation, and each year will bring such added historical value that no delay should arise in providing for their preservation. I have assorted, arranged, and filed in the vault, during the past year, the various petitions, dispensations, transcripts, charters, dimits and commissions. I regret to say, however, that a number of these important papers are missing from the archives. Believing that the lodges whose titles are clouded by the omission of these documents will feel a pride in supplying the missing information, I append herewith a list of the documents so found, with the request that such lists be inspected, asking those interested to bear in mind that wherever the name of their own lodge does not appear, the documents in relation to said lodges, as indicated by the classification, are missing. I find on file the petitions for dispensation of the following lodges: (Nos. 1,2, 3, 4 and 6, petitions to Grand Lodge of Missouri), 9,11, 13,15, 22, 24, 25, 26, (St. John's 26, Atchison, defunct), 30, ( Aubry 30, defunct), (Valley .30, 1867 and 1880, defunct), 34, (Golden City 31), (Nevada

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Citj' 36), 43, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57 to 61, ( Americus 62, 1866, d e f u n c t ) , 62, ( M i a m i 69, defunct) 69, ( C e n t e r 69, d e f u n c t ) , ( Mt. Moriah 70, Salt Lake City), 70 to 77, ( I o n i c 77, d e f u n c t ) , 79 to 84,86, (Ashlar 87, d e f u n c t ) , 87, 88, 90, 95, 97 to 101, 104,105,106, (Zion 108, defunct), 108, (Obedience 109, defunct), 110 to 119, V2.\, 122, ( A l p h a 122), 123 to 147, ( W h i t e W a t e r 148), 148 to 152, ( C o m p o s i t e 152, d e f u n c t ) , ( S p r i n g d a l e 152, d e f u n c t ) , (Cato 153), 153 to 159, ( M y r t l e 164, d e f u n c t ) , 164, 175 to 180, ( Louisburg 180. defunct), 181 to 191, ( Lyons 192, d e f u n c t ) , 194 to 215, (Saratoga 216, d e f u n c t ) , ( T r i u n e 216, defunct), 217 to 224, 236 to 252, (Andale 25.3), 253, ( L i n d s b o r g U. D. and Phoenix 253, d e f u n c t ) , 254 to 300, ( L i l y 301,) 301, 302, ( Richfield 303, d e f u n c t ) , 303 to 306, 308 to 321, 324, 331, S33,335, 336, ( Blaine .337 ), 337 to 352, D e n v e r U. D., Opolis U. D. I find diniits which accompanied petitions for dispensations from t h e following lodges: Nos. 25, 30 (Valley 30, 1880, defunct), 34, ( G r e a t Light 34, defunct), 43, 46, 50, 59, 69, 70, 77, 86, 87, 108, 122, 147 ( W h i t e W a t e r 148), 148 to 152, (Composite 152, d e f u n c t ) , (Springdale 152, defunct), (Cato 153), 153, 155 to 159, ( Myrtle ,164, defunct), 164,170, 180, ( Louisburg 180, defunct), (Olive, 181, d e f u n c t ) , 181 to 188, 194 to 215, (Saratoga 216, d e f u n c t ) , ( T r i u n e 216, d e f u n c t ) , 217 to 224, 226'to 253, ( Lindsborg U. D., and Phoenix 253, d e f u n c t ) , 254 to 259, 270 to 300, ( Lily 301, d e f u n c t ) , 301, ,302, ( Richfield 303, defunct), 303 to 306, -308 to 321, 324, 331, 333, 335, 336, (Blaine 337), 337 to 3.52, Opolis U . D. I find on file dispensations for t h e following lodges: (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 from Grand Lodge of Mis.souri), 8, 10. I I , ( Ottnmwa 11, d e f u n c t ) , 12,13, ( Lecompton 13, d e f u n c t ) , 14, ( T e c u m s e h 14, defunct), 15 to 19, ( E l k Creek 20, defunct), 21, 22, ( P a r i s 22 d e f u n c t ) , 23, ( " O l d " Osage Valley 24, 1858, defunct), 24 to 26, (St. J o h n ' s 26, Atchison, d e f u n c t ) , ( L a n d m a r k , afterwards St. J o h n ' s 26, L e a v e n w o r t h , defunct), 27 to 30, ( A u b r y 30, d e f u n c t ) , ( V a l l e y 30, 1867, d e f u n c t ) , ( V a l l e y 30, 1880, d e f u n c t ) , 31 to 34, ( G r e a t Light 34, d e f u n c t ) , ( Golden City 34 ), 35, 36, ( Nevada City 36), ( Auraria 37 ), 37 to 39, (Seneca 39, 1863, d e f u n c t ) , 40 to 42, ( Virginia City 43 ), 43 to 46, f Calvary 50 ), 50, 51, ( P e r r y 52, def u n c t ) , 52 to 54, 56 to 58, ( M o u n t Pleasant 58. defunct), ( Dick Rees 59, d e f u n c t ) , 59 to 61, ( Americus 62,1866, defunct), 62 to 66, ( Burlington 66, 1863, defunct),67, (" O l d " Frankfort 67, defunct), 68, ( Miami 69, d e f u n c t ) , 69, ( Center 69 ), ( Mt. Moriah 70,' Salt Lake City ), 70 to 77, ( I o n i c 77, d e f u n c t ) , 78 to 86, ( Evergreen 86, d e f u n c t ) , ( Ashlar 87, d e f u n c t ) , 87 to 96, 99 to 107, ( Zion 108, d e f u n c t ) , 108, ( Obedience 109, d e f u n c t ) , 110 to 122, ( A l p h a 122), 123 to 147, ( Clear W a t e r 148), 148 to 152, ( Composite 152, d e f u n c t ) , ( Springdale 152, d e f u n c t ) , ( Cato 153), 153 to 156, 158 to 163, ( Cedarvale 164, d e f u n c t ) , ( M y r t l e 164, defunct), 164 to 166, 168 to 170, ( I d a 170, d e f u n c t ) , 171 to 180, ^ LouLsburg 180, d e f u n c t ) , ( Olive 181, defunct \ 181 to 191, ( L y o n s 192, d e f u n c t ) , 193 t o 202, 204 to 215, ( T r i u n e 216, d e f u n c t ) , 216, 217, 219 to 224, 226 to 252, ( Andale 2.53), 253, 255, 257 to 259, 270 to 300, ( Lily 301, d e f u n c t ) , 301,.302, ( Richfield 803 def^r^ct^ 303 to S^'?. C Walton 323 defunct 1 324 to 336

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( B l a i n e 337), 337 to 344, 346 to 353, F r i e n d s h i p U. D., Adelphi U. D., S t a n t o n ( 1 8 5 8 ) U . D., Opolis U . D. I find on file commissions for i n s t i t u t i n g lodges TJ. D.: Nos. 30, 59, 152, ( L o u i s b u r g 180, d e f u n c t ) , 181, 187, 188, 209, 211 to 214, ( T r i u n e 216, d e f u n c t ) , 217 to 219, 221 to 224, 226 to 252, 254, 255, 258, 271,278, 280 to 288, 301, (Opolis U. D., defunct.) I find on file transcripts of t h e following lodges: Nos. 11, 12, 13,15, ( T e c u m s e h 15, d e f u n c t ) , 16, 19, 20, 22, ( E l k Creek 22, defunct), ( P a r i s , 22, defunct), 24, 25, ( H i g h P r a i r i e 25, defunct), 26, 27, 30, ( A u b r y 30, defunct), 34, (Auraria 37), 39, 43, 46, 50, ( Calvary 50, defunct), 52,53, ( M t . P l e a s a n t 58, defunct), 58, ( D i c k Rees 59, d e f u n c t ) , 59, 60, 62, (Americus 62, d e f u n c t ) , 67, 68, 69, ( M i a m i 69, d e f u n c t ) , 70, 77, 82, 86, 87, 90, 94, 95, 96,108, 110, 112to 118, 121,122, ( A l p h a 122), 124,125, 128,129, 131 to 135, 137 to 143, 145, 140, 147, ( W h i t e - W a t e r 148), 149, 150, 151, 152, ( Composite 152, defunct), ( S p r i n g d a l e 152, defunct), (Cato 153) 153, 154to 158, 160, 161, 162, ( M y r t l e 164, d e f u n c t ) , (Cedar V a l e 164, d e f u n c t ) , 164 to 166, 168, 169, ( I d a 170, d e f u n c t ) , 170 t o 179, ISO, ( L o u i s b u r g 180, d e funct), ( O l i v e 181, d e f u n c t ) , 181 to 188, 190, 191, ( L y o n s 192, d e f u n c t ) , 193 to 202, 204 to 210, 212 to 214, 216, (Saratoga 216, d e f u n c t ) , 219 to 233, 235 to 247, 249, 250, 251, 253, "( Lindsborg 253, d e f u n c t ) (Andale 253 ), 254, 256, 257, 258 to 270, 272 to 278, 280 to 301, ( Lilly 301, def u n c t ) , 302, 303, (Richfield 303, d e f u n c t ) , 304 to 321, ( W a l t o n 323, d e f u n c t ) , 324 to 338, 340, 341, 343, 344, 346 to 353, Leota ( Norton Co.) U. D., Opolis U . D. I find on file petitions for c h a r t e r s from t h e following lodges: Nos. 9, 11, 15, 22, 25, 26, ( Valley 30, 1880, d e f u n c t ) , 53, 58, 62, ( Miami 69, def u n c t ) , ( Mt. Moriah 70, Salt L a k e City), 70, 86, 146, 147, ( W h i t e W a t e r 148),'149 to 151, ( C o m p o s i t e 152, d e f u n c t ) , ( C a t o 153), 153 to 167, 1-59, 161, 164, 174, 178, 180, 190, 192, 216, ( A n d a l e 253), 253, 256, 275, 285 to 287,291,293, 297 to 299, 301, 303, 306, 307, 322, ( W a l t o n 323, d e f u n c t ) , 325 to 330, 332 to 336, ( Blaine 337, defunct), 337 to 342, 344, 346, 348 to 351. I find on file commissions for i n s t i t u t i n g lodges and installing officers as follows: Nos. 34, 43, 46, 50, 52, 63, 77, 87, 108, 122, 125, ( S p r i n g dale 152, d e f u n c t ) 153, ( M y r t l e 164, d e f u n c t ) , 164, 170, 180,181, 192, 204 t o 21.5, ( S a r a t o g a 216, d e f u n c t ) , ( T r i u n e 216, d e f u n c t ) , 217 to 224,226, 227, 229 to 234, 236 to 253, 255, 288, 301, 337, 342 to 344, 346 to 350. I find on file charters of t h e following defunt lodges: O t t u m w a 11, T e c u m s e h 14, Elk Creek 20, P a r i s 22, Osage Valley 24, 1858; A u b r y 30, Valley 30, 1867; Great L i g h t 34, Monticello 43, Perry 52, M o u n t P l e a s a n t 58, Dick Rees 59, A m e r i c u s 62, 1866; " O l d " F r a n k f o r t 67, Miami 69, C e n t e r 69, Evergreen 76, I o n i c 77, Zion 108, Obedience 109, Composite 152, Cato 153, Cedar V a l e 164, M y r t l e 164, I d a 170, L o u i s b u r g 180, Olive 181, L y o n s 192, Lincolnville 315, Saratoga 216, T r i u n e 216, Walton .323, Blaine 337.

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I find that a very fruitful source of delay in sending in annual returns arises from the impression that a warrant for the annual Grand Lodge dues cannot be drawn without formal action of the subordinate lodge at stated communication, inasmuch as these annual returns are not prepared until after tde subordinate lodge's annual election; and inasmuch, further, as said annual elections often happen close to St. John's Day, it generally occurs that a stated communication, at which some formal action could be taken, is not held until some time in January, thus delaying the transmitting of the annual report to the Grand Secretary's office. In relation to the payment of the annual per capita tax to the Grand Lodge, contemplated in Section 30, Chapter II, of the By-Laws of the ucrand Lodge, it may be safe to assume that the Secretary' has full authority to draw a warrant upon the Treasurer for the amount of said Grand Lodge dues without the formal sanction of the lodge by vote at a stated communication, and that the Master has full power and authority to countersign or approve such warrant. The section of the laws above referred to provides that " every lodge working under a warrant of constitution shall pay annually, on account of Grand Lodge revenue, etc." In accepting a charter a lodge obligates itself to maintain and support the laws of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. If these laws, therefore, pro- N'ide for the annual payment of a specific revenue on or about a specific date, it is not within the power of the subordinate lodge to abrogate or extend such provisions. Let us assume that a lodge should decline, by vote, to authorize the issuance of a warrant in payment of these Grand Lodge dues; then it would stand in contempt of the Grand Lodge, and as such would be amenable to its discipline. In the absence of any statute, for such case made and provided, it must be assumed that the principles of common law and general masonic jurisprudence would apply, which by analogy and logical deduction clearly sustains the proposition that a warrant caii issue for the payment of a subordinate lodge's annual Grand Lodge per capita tax without action byi vote of the lodge. SPBCI.'iL ASSESSMENT UNPAID.

The following is a list of lodges, and amounts due from each, on account special assessment of 1893: No.

3 14 33 117 157

Name.

Wyandotte Oskaloosa Mound City Parsons Haven

Amount.

$154 54 66 210 57

00 00 00 00 00

No.

Name.

179 Mt. Moriah..'. 242- Miltonvale 313 BluirCity Total

Amount.

$ 71 00 38 00 42 00 .$692 00

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DUES UNPAID FOR 1894. No.

33 49 119 129 138 141 157 167 179

yame.

Mound City Nine Mile Cherokee Belleville Pomona Signal Haven Larned Mt. Moriah

Amotint.

$ 56 26 106 75 61 63 85 100 12

00 50 50 50 50 00 50 00 00

No.

183 209 242 274 284 309 313

Name.

Gaylord Brookville Miltonvale Black Diamond Anthem Syracuse Bluff City Total

Amount,

S 30 48 20 25 48 54 35

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

...$846 50

UNPAID DUES 1 8 9 5 .

The following is a list of lodges, and amount due from each on annual dues for year ending December 31, 1895: No.

129 132 157 167 168 183

Name.

Belleville Carson Haven Larned Parkerville Gavlord

Arnojtnt.

$ 47 34 21 48 28 8

00 50 00 00 00 00

No.

Name.

242 Miltonvale 2.55 Milan 329 Arcadia Total

Amount.

$ 9 00 13 30 1150 1220 50

ANNUAL RETURNS.

I am pleased to report that, with the assistance of the books of annual, the returns from the lodges are in much better condition than those of last year. AVitb but few exceptions the list of members are arranged alphabetically, and the work of checking this year's returns was a much easier task than heretofore. Your attention was called one year ago to the importance of transmitting the annual returns to the Grand Secretary on or before January 10th, as provided for by our Code. I regret to say that notwithstanding the efforts on the part of the Grand Secretary, notice having been given to the Secretaries during the year and a request made that they send in their reports promptly, there were but 181 returns received in the Grand Secretary's office on or before January 10th. On January 20th a card was addressed to the Secretaries of sixty lodges whose reports had not been received up to that date, requesting them to send in their returns on or before January 28th, if possible, in order that the Grand Secretary might complete his report. On January 29th a letter was addressed to the Worshipful Master, Senior Warden and Secretary of thirteen lodges that had failed to transmit their returns up to that date, and with but three exceptions (Nos. 47, 49 and 138) these reports were promptly sent in. With the absence, however, of these three reports, a complete report cannot be made at this time, and until all the Secretaries realize the importance of sending in their reports on time, so long will the Grand Secretary be unable to submit to Grand Lodge a complete and satisfactory report.

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

227

Clay Center Lodge, No. 134, in s u b m i t t i n g t h e i r a n n u a l r e t u r n , claimed an e x e m p t i o n of dues on one m e m b e r w h o was i n s a n e . T h e p e r capita was paid on this brother for t h e year 1894 ($1.50), w h i c h a m o u n t , w i t h t h e per capita of 1895 (fifty c e n t s ) , a m o u n t i n g to .$2.00, is t h e credit claimed by t h i s lodge. On J a n u a r y 9th I wrote t h e Secretary, informing h i m t h a t t h i s was contrary to Section 7, Article V I I , of t h e Constitution, a n d in reply to which he informed me t h a t liis lodge d i d n o t so u n d e r s t a n d t h e law, a n d declined to pay said dues. Section 6, Article V I I , of t h e Constitution provides t h a t " N o lodge shall be r e p r e s e n t e d b y its Master or W a r d e n s in Grand Lodge a t a n y Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n , until such report is made, n o r until its a n n u a l dues are paid as p r o v i d e d by law." I n compliance t h e r e w i t h , I d e c l i n e d to issue credentials to t h i s lodge. As s h o w n by t h e s u m m a r y s u b m i t t e d h e r e w i t h , we have h a d a n e t gain in m e m b e r s h i p t h e past year of 198. T h e w o r k accomplished by t h r e e of our lodges t h e past year is w o r t h y of special m e n t i o n . I n each of t h e m t h e a m o u n t of work accomplished surpasses t h a t of any other lodge in t h e same period of t i m e since t h e organization of t h i s G r a n d Lodge. Winfield Lodge, No. 58, W.'. Bro. H E N R Y 0 . L o o m s , W o r s h i p f u l Master, conferred 152 degrees; initiated forty-seven, passed fifty-one, and raised tifty-four. â&#x20AC;˘ A l b e r t P i k e Lodge, No. 303, at Wichita, W.-.Bro. GEORGE L . P R A T T , Worshipful Master, conferred 112 degrees; initiated thirty-six, passed thirty-four, and raised forty-twO. This lodge was chartered a t o u r last Annual C o m m u n i c a t i o n , and was shortly' afterward i n s t i t u t e d b y t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d M a s t e r ; this work was therefore accomplished in a b o u t ten months. K i n g Solomon Lodge, No. 10, Leavenworth, W.'. Bro. J. D. EDMOND, Worshipful Master,conferred 106 degrees; initiated forty,passed t h i r t y four, and raised t h i r t y - t w o . Newton Lodge, No. 142, MILTON T . M C G K A W , Worshipful Master, h a s also m a d e a good s h o w i n g in t h e a m o u n t of work accomplished t h e p a s t year. T h e y conferred seventy-one degrees; initiated twenty-five, passed twenty-six, a n d raised t w e n t y . While this a m o u n t of work does n o t exceed t h a t accomplished b y a very few lodges in t h e past, y e t it is a r e m a r k a b l e showing, a n d reflects great credit on this lodge. H e r e w i t h is s u b m i t t e d a s u m m a r y of t h e transactions as s h o w n the annual returns: >fumber reports received on or before J a n u a r y 10th N u m b e r reports received after J a n u a r y 10th a n d prior to J a n u a r y 31st..., :. N u m b e r reports n o t received Total

by 180 170 3 353

All reports received were accompanied with per capita in full except nine.

228

PROCEEVINGS

OF THE

February,

The following is a list showing valuation of lodge property, working paraphernalia, real estate, and amount expended for charity: Lodge property and working paraphernalia $ 98,407 43 Real estate 166,827 32 Amount expended for charity 9,272 29

SUMMARY. INCREASE.

Number Number Number Number

members raised admitted restored omitted in 1894

1,090 503 149 11 = 1,753

._ DECREASE.

Number dimitted Number died Number suspended Number expelled Number erroneouslj'reported in 1894 Net gain

â&#x20AC;˘ ..

Number members shown V)y report, 1894 '.' Walton Lodge, No. 823, charter surrendered Lincolnville Lodge, No. 315, charter surrendered Net gain in 1895 Lodges U. D '. Number members February 19, 1896 Fraternally submitted,

843 259 430 10 13^1,555 198 18,958 9 33^ 198 71=

42 18,916 269 19,185

ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary.

GRAND

r?95-96-

LODGE

229

KANSAS.

SCHBDDLK " A , "

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Amount.

Name.

1 Smithton 2 Leavenworth 3 Wyandotte 4 Kickapoo 5 Washington 6 Lawrence 7 Union 8 Rising Sun 9 Acacia 10 K i n g Solomon 11 Jewell 12 E m p o r i a 13 S e m a h a 14 Oskaloosa 15 Great Bend 16 Lafayette 17 T o p e k a 18 F r a n k l i n 19 • Olathe 20 Circleville 21 Valley Falls 22' Olivet 23 P a l m y r a 24 Osage Valley 25 Oketo 26 Longton 2V Neosho 28 Eldora 29 Pacific 30 T o w a n d a 31 Arcana 32 A u b u r n 33 M o u n d City 34 Havensville 35 H i a w a t h a 36 Council Grove 37 Paola 38 lola 39 Seneca 40 D e S o t o : 41 Blooming Grove. 42 H o l t o n 43 Nickerson 44 D e l p h i a n 45 Easton.... 46 H a l s t e a d 48 Mackey 50 L a k e 51 Orient 52 P o t t a w a t o m i e 53 W e t m o r e f^.nv^'ipfi

Name.

Amount.

26 5054 S h a w n e e 63 50 55 Troy 56 Spring Hill 100 00 57 Covville 18 00 58' Wintield 102 00 83 00 59 Saltville 62 50 60 Salina 94 50 61 L a C y g n e 52 50 • 62 Ridgeway 45 50 63 A d a m s 18 50 64 W a t h e n a 65 G a r d n e r 101 00 66 Burlington 26 50 67 F r a n k f o r t 20 00 68 H i r a m 49 50 69 Star .: 60 50 70 C a r b o n d a l e . . . . 169 50 71 Baxter 49 50 72 H u r o n 57 50 73 C h e t o p a 15 60 27 50 • 74 Mystic Tie 75 W a m e g o 17 50 76 Erie 22 50 77 Delta 47 00 78 W h i t e Cloud .. 16 50 79 Corinthian 15 00 80 Z e r e d a t h a 18 00 81 New Albany .. 13 00 82 Tuscan 24 00 83 Doric 16 00 84 Jefferson 11 00 85 Sutton 12 00 86 Sunflower 31 00 87 M a n k a t o 15 00 88 E u r e k a 61 50 89 H o m e 54 50 90 Golden R u l e . . 55 50 91 Marysville 23 00 92 Mission 39 00 93 Girard 13 00 94 H a r m o n y 10 00 95 Constellation. 61 00 96 Delaware 50 50 97 P a t m o s 40 50 98 Benevolent 9 50 99 W i c h i t a 19 00 15 50 100 P r u d e n c e 18 00 101 Euclid 102 K e y s t o n e 115 50 18 00 103 Cedar 30 50 104 F r o n t i e r

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1895-96. No.

Name.

Brought forward...$ 223 J o p p a 224- Anchor 225 Siloam 226 Dirigo 227 J a m e s t o w n 228 Salem 229 Vulcan 230 N i n n e s c a h 231 Magnolia 232 Greenleaf 233 Clinton 234 Axtell 235 Garfield 236 Merideu â&#x20AC;˘. 237 T e m p l e 238 Mt. H o p e 239 U r b a n a 240 Soldier 241 Linwood 243 Ark 244 Waverly 245 Marmaton 246 T y r i a n 247 Ciiase ...; 248 Canopy 249 Scottsville 250 W h i t i n g 251 Galva 252 Stafford 253 Oakley 254 Ionic 256 Lyra 257 W e s t m o r e l a n d 258 Morton 259 Beattie 260 Medicine Valley... 261 M u l b e r r y 262 Attica 263 264 Charity 265" Logan inning 266 K i l wZion .267 .Mt. 268 Moline 269 Bourbon 270 Mistletoe 271 Q u e n e m o 272 A r m o u r d a l e 273 K a w 274 U n i t y 275 Black D i a m o n d 276 W e b b 277 W i n d o m 278 A s h l a n d 279 Cosmos Barney

LODGE Amount.

6,896 00 10 50 12 00 110 50 9 50 14 50 10 50 24 50 30 50 45 50 35 50 21 60 22 00 16 50 13 50 26 00 18 50 10 00 15 50 14 00 12 00 11 00 25 00 32 00 19 00 12 00 20 50 28 00 14 50 19 50 16 00 22 50 18 00 25 00 13 00 19 50 13 50 8 50 11 00 11 00 12 50 34 50 28 50 16 50 18 00 19 50 22 50 45 50 36 00 16 00 12 50 16 00 18 50 7 50 11 00 13 00

Carried forward

OF No.

280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 31)2 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 330 331 332 333 334 335 336

KANSAS.

231

Name.

Brainard Millbrook Alpha Preston Anthem Chikaskia Lotus Oak Cyrus Emerald Paradise Beulah Glasco Kiowa Glen E l d e r Comanche Highland Apollo Samaria Cable Fargo Virgil Gove City Albert P i k e . . . . Kandall Avon St. Thomas... . Kansas Alden Syracuse Naphtali Hancock Santa Fe Bluff City Hebron Lincolnville .. Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Ben H u r Walton Caney Bucklin Horton Hoyt G y p s u m City. La Crosse Hoisington .... Rob Morris .,

Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formosa

12 50 18 00 13 50 11 00 ^14 50 9 50 14 50 14 00 15 50 17 50 16 50 22 00 15 00 18 00 9 00 9 50 14 50 23 00 19 50 28 00 12 50 12 50 14 50 43 00 16 50 10 00 26 60 42 00 13 00 18 00 17 00 38 00 9 60 11 50 7 50 16 50 17 00 19 50 11 50 10 00 19 00 35 50 39 50 4 50 23 00 7 00 68 00 19 50 22 00 18 50 24 50 13 50 21 00 10 00 23 00 17 00 $ 9,073 00

232

PROCEEDINGS

No.

Name.

337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345

Brought forward...% Frederick Kincaid Lane Leoti Parker M a p l e City Hollyrood Ashlar Edna

Amount.

9,073 10 13 7 13 17 18 10 15 14

00 00 00 50 50 00 50 00 00 00

OF No.

346 347 348 349 350 351 362 353

February,

THE Name.

Amount.

M o u n d Ridge Spivey Hoxie Narka.... Olive Scammon Horace Enterprise Total

13 15 16 13 9 17 9 13

00 00 50 50 50 00 50 50

I 9,299 00

SCHEDULE " B . "

A m o u n t of special assessment r e t u r n e d b y lodges for 1893: No.

Name.

244 309 330

Waverly Syracuse LaCrosse

Amount.

$ 35 00 39 00 36 00

Total

SIJO 00 SCHEDULE " C . "

A m o u n t of dispensation fees for t h e y e a r e n d i n g December 31,1895: U. D.

U . D. TJ. D. U . D.

Name.

Location.

Virginia Oneida Summerfield

Savonburg Oneida Summerfield.

Total

Amo^mi.

,.$ 20 00 . 20 00 . 20 00 S 60 00

' SCHEDULE " D . "

A m o u n t of charter fees r e t u r n e d b y lodges for t h e year ending Dec e m b e r 31, 1895: V. D.

TJ.D. U . D. U.D.

Name.

Amount.

Oneida Summerfield Virginia Total

$ 20 00 20 00 20 00 $ 60 00

GRAND

1895-96-

LODGE

233

KANSAS.

SCHEDULE " E . "

A m o u n t d u e s r e t u r n e d by lodges for year ending December 31,1894: No.

11 22 34 38 43 47 74 76 77 79 127 129 132 141 142 150 158

Amount.

Name.

Jewell Olivet Havensville lola Nickerson Xenia MysticTie Erie Delta.... Corinthian Palestine Belleville...... Carson Signal Newton Wellington Actiye

36 00 38 00 48 00. 22 50 74 00 3 00 48 00 79 50 55 50 109 50 1 50 85 00 106 50 31 50 108 00 147 00 115 50

ATfiount.

Name.

No.

160 167 178 196 197 200 224 227 231 254 269 277 281 318 321 330 352

Saqui Earned Burr Oak... Madison Canton A n t h o n y .... Anchor Jamestown. Magnolia.... Ionic Mistletoe.... Ashland Millbrook .. Wallace Goodland... LaCrosae.... Horace

Total

% '59 00

50 00 43 50 00 50 34 00 97 50 1 50 43 50 127 50 61 50 58 50 16 50 60 00 25 00 96 00

37 00 28 50 $ 2,004 00

SCHEDULE " F . "

A m o u n t received from lodges for books, " A n n u a l R e t u r n s " : From 314 lodges, at $1.20 each E x p r e s s on same Balance

376 80 89 25 $287 55

234

PROCEEDINGS

A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary,

OF THE

February,

TopEKA, KANSAS, February 1, 1896.

In account with the M.".W.". GRAND LODGE OP KANSAS:

Received Received Received Received Received Received Received

from from from from from from from

Total

lodges, as per Schedule "A" lodges, as per Schedule " B " lodges, as per Schedule " C " lodges, as per Schedule " D " lodges, as per Schedule " E " lodges, as per Schedule " F " miscellaneous accounts

.$ 9,299 00 'llO 00 / 60 00 60 00 2,004 00 287 55 225 02

$12,045 57

Amount drawn on Grand Treasurer, account Warrants Nos. 74 to 182 inclusive $11,706 21

Total

$11,706 21

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

T^b

TopKKA, KANSAS, F e b r u a r y 1, 1890. M.-.W.*. G R A N D LODGK OF KANSAS,

In account with A. K . WILSON, (jrrand Secretary: 1895. Feb. 26.—Paid R . E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer $ 1,175 00 Mar. 8.—Paid E . E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 327 44 May 24.— Paid R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 300 00 Sept. 17.—Paid R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer 50 00 Oct. 21.—Paid R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 170 34 Nov. 25.—Paid R. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 200 00 Dec. 22.—Paid K. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 80 00 1896. 364 40 Jan. 1.— Pa d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r 45145 Jan. 2.— Pa: d R E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d T r e a s u r e r 629 70 Jan. 5,— Pa: d R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 530 20 Jan. 7.—Pa: d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer. .." 397 70 Jan. 8.— Pa: d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 647 20 Jan. 9.—Pa: d R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer 1,956 50 J a n . 10.—Pai d R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer 506 70 J a n . 1 1 . - P a d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 413 50 J a n . 13.— Pa d R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer 730 20 J a n . 15.— Pa d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 361 60 J a n . 18.—Pa: d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 1,283 64 J a n . 21.—Pa d R. K. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 207 50 J a n . 22.—Pa d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 211 20 J a n . 24.—Pa: d R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer 251 70 J a n . 27.—Pai d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer J a n . 29.—Pa: d R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer... 254 20 532 90 Feb. l . - P a d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 12 50 Feb. 3.-^ Pai d R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , Grand T r e a s u r e r Total

Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid

•.

$12,045 57

account salary G r a n d Master • S account salary G r a n d T r e a s u r e r .• account salary G r a n d Secretary account salary c h a i r m a n Committee Correspondence account salary c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e Correspondence balance due for 1894 Paid account salary Custodians E x p e n s e Custodians a t t e n d i n g :State School Instruction ' P r i n t i n g Proceedings 1895 Postage and express Incidental expenses E x p e n s e rent office, library a n d vault E x p e n s e Council A d m i n i s t r a t i o n E x p e n s e account allowed b y Council Administration S u n d r y accounts allowed b y G r a n d Master Assistant Secretary P a i d account Charity b y order G r a n d Master P a i d account Charity b y order Council Administration Appropriations allowed b y G r a n d Lodge 1895 P a y roll 1895 Total

600 500 1,800 300

00 00 00 00

150 00 150 00 62 11 1,156 87 240 67 199 71 250 00 12 85 280 00 470 43 25 00 974 00 175 15 2,451 67 1,907 75

Sll.706 21

236

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February.

LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge a report was submitted relative to the contents and condition of the Grand Lodge library, and some suggestions were offered as to the importance of binding and providing suitable book-cases for the preservation of the same. The Committee on Grand Lodge Property recommended the adoption of the suggestions, and the Grand Lodge appropriated sufficient funds to provide accommodations, cases and binding. In due time a room adjoining the office of the Grand Secretary was secured, suitably furnished and provided with four book-cases, five by seven feet, of one and one-half inch black walnut, and'with heavy glass doors. Various Proceedings, laws, magazines and periodicals, making 660 volumes, were uniformly bound n half morocco, :with appropriate titles. This includes all the material contained in the Grand Lodge library, except duplicate Proceedings of other jurisdictions. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and 186 pamphlets {English and foreign) containing addresses, memorials, historical sketches of masonic controversies, etc. Section 60, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, provides for the annual publication of a catalogue of the Grand Lodge library, but owing to the somewhat incomplete condition of the library, there being an absence of masonic histories, encyclopsediaj, and digests, arid as the publication of a properly prepared catalogue, at this time, would be a great expense, it is again suggested that the said section be rescinded or amended so as to provide for the publication of a catalogue at such time as may be deemed expedient. I would recommend that a sufficient appropriation be made, at this Communication of the Grand Lodge, for the binding of the miscellaneous literature, current magazines and Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions necessary to complete our files; also for the purchase of a number of needed standard masonic works. In order that you may more fully comprehend the extent of the basis already established for a masonic library, a list is herewith submitted, giving the number of volumes and classification of the same: PROCEEDINGS O F O T H E R G R A N D

JURISDICTIONS.

Alabama —7 vols., 1853-1894. • Arizona—-1 vol., 1882-1893. Arkansas —6 vols., 1856-1894, except 1857, 1861 and 1867. California—13 vols., 1858-1894, except 1860. Colorado—7 vols., 1861-1894. Connecticut —9 vols., 1789-1894, except 1861 and 1862. Dakota —2 vols., 1875-1889. Delaware —4 vols., 1857-1894. ^

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

237

District of Columbia — 8 vols., 1847-1893. F l o r i d a — 6 vols., 1830-1894. Georgia — 6 vols., 1867-1894, except 1879. I d a h o — 4 vols., 1867-1894. I l H n o i s - 1 3 vols., 1840-1894. I n d i a n a —9 vols., 1817-1845; 1854-1894, except 1881, 1883 a n d 1885. I n d i a n Territory — 3 vols., 1874-1894. Iowa —12 vols., 1844-1894. * K e n t u c k y —13 vols., 1857-1894, except 1867 a n d 1871. Louisiana —12 vols., 1854-1893. Maine — 1 1 vols., 1820-1847; 1855-1894. Maryland —15 vols., 1851; 1858-1894. Massachusetts — 1 3 vols., 1858-1894. Michigan — 10 vols., 1848-1894, e x c e p t 1852 a n d 1853. Minnesota —7 vols., 1853-1894. Missouri —12 vols., 1821-1840; 1853-1894, except 1856. Mississippi — 12 vols., 1818-1852; 1857-1894, except 1860, 1862-1865. Montana — 5 vols., 1866-1894, e x c e p t 1872. Nebraska — 6 vols., 1857-1894. Nevada — 6 vols., 1805-1894, except 1866 and 1875. New H a m p s h i r e — 8 vols., 1842-1894, except 1857-1859 and 1862 a n d 1865. New Jersey — 11 vols., 1786-1894. New Mexico — 3 vols., 1877-1893. New York — 12 vols., 1816-1827; 1846-1894, except 1869. N o r t h Carolina — 8 vols., 1855-1895, except 1861-1863. North D a k o t a — 1 vol., 1889-1894. Ohio —11 vols., 1808-1894. O k l a h o m a — 1 vol., 1893 and 1894. Oregon —10 vols., 1857-1894, e x c e p t 1869. P e n n s y l v a n i a — 1 0 vols., 1730-1808; 1856-1894. Rhode Island — 5 vols., 1791-1820; 1852-1893. South Carolina —5 vols., 1857-1893. South Dakota — 1 vol., 1890-1894. Tennessee — 7 vols., 1813-1847, 1856-1895, except 1861 and 1862. Texas —15 vols., 1851-1894, e x c e p t 1852 and 1854. Utah — 4 vols., 1872-1893. V e r m o n t — 12 vols., 1846, 1847, 1855-1894, except 1856. Virginia — 1 1 vols., 1778-1822, 1857-1860, 1866-1893. Washington — 8 vols., 1858-1894. West Virginia — 7 vols., 1865-1893. Wisconsin — 11 vols., 1823-1894, e x c e p t 1854. W y o m i n g — 3 vols., 1874-1894.

238

PnoCEEDlNGS

OF THE

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PROCEEDINGS FOREIGN G R A N D LODGES.

British Columbia —2 vols., 1872-1894, except 1874 and 1882. Canada —9 vols., 1858-1894. Cuba —1 vol., 1877-1887, 1893 and 1894. England —3 vols., 1874-1894. Manitoba —2 vols., 1875-1894. New Brunswick —2 vols., 1867-1894.^ Nova Scotia —6 vols., 1870-1894. New-South Wales —1 vol., 1877-1894. New Zealand —1889-1894, except 1891. South Australia— 1886-1894, except 1888. Prince Edward Island —1 vol., 1874-1894. Quebec —4 vols., 1869-1894. Scotland— 3 vols., 1877-1894. Victoria—1 vol., 1889-1894. PROCEEDINGS O T H E R MASONIC G R A N D BODIES OF K A N S A S .

Grand Chapter R. A. M., 4 vols., 1866-1894. Grand Council R. & S. M., 1 vol., 1867-1895. Grand Commandery K. T., 4 vols., 1868-1894. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS.

Proceedings Grand Encampment K. T. U. S., 3 vols., 1816-1856, 1871-1892. Masonic Review, Cincinnati, 23 vols. International Masonic Review, 1 vol. International Masonic Review, 1 vol. Canadian Craftsman, Port Hope, Ontario, 4 vols. Masonic Chronicle, New York, 5 vols. Mackey's National Freemason, Washington, 2 vols. New Zealand Craftsman, Dunedin and Auckland, 3 vols. Masonic Journal, Portland, Me., 3 vols. Kansas Magazine, 4 vols. Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Boston, 4 vols. Masonic Advocate, Indianapolis, 5 vols. Mystic Star, 3 vols. Masonic Monthly, Boston, 3 vols. Western Freemason, Iowa City, 2 vols. Rough Ashler, Richmond, Va., 2 vols. Masonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Masonic Eclectic, New York, 1 vol. The Evergreen, Davenport, Iowa, 1 vol. Light, Topeka, 2 vols. The Keystone, Raleigh, N. Carolina, 1 vol. The Ashler, Chicago and Detroit, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, Fort Worth ; Texas Masonic Journal, Fort Worth, 1 vol.

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Ancient Craft Masonry, Cleveland, 0.; Masonic World, Masonic Age, Louisville, K5'., 1 vol. Freemason's Monthly, 1 vol. Masonic Guide, Birmingham, Alabama; Symbolic Light, St. Paul; The Craftsman and Canadian Masonic Record, Hamilton, Ontario; The Liberal Freemason, Boston; The Michigan Freemason ; The Compass, Star and Vidette, 1 vol. Canadian Masonic News, Montreal, 1 vol. Centennial of Vermont; Washington Lodge, Penn., 1 vol. The Jubilee, New York, 1 vol. History of King Solomon's Primitive Lodge, Troy, N. Y., 1 vol. Centennial Connecticut, 1 vol. Freemasonry in Quebec, 1 vol. History of Freemasonry in Maryland, 1 vol. Supreme Council of France, 1 vol. History of Freemasonry in New York, 1 vol. Trestleboard, San Francisco, 6 vols. Poetry of Freemasonry, Rob Morris, 1 vol. Our Home, Louisville, Ky., 1 vol. Iowa Masonry, Cedar Rapids, 1 vol. Masonic Jewel, Memphis, Tenn., 3 vols. Voice of Masonry, Chicago, 5 vols. Knight Templar, Marion, Iowa, 1 vol. Financial Report Masonic Board of Relief, Chicago, 1872; Dedication Masonic Temple, Baltimore, 1 vol. American Tyler, 6 vols. Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, O., 2 vols. Masonic Constellation, St. Louis, 2 vols. The Freemason, St. Louis, 3 vols. The Freemason, London, England, 3 vols. National Freemason, Washington, D. C, 2 vols. >fational Freemason, New York, 1 vol. Masonic Trowel, Springfield, 111., 1 vol. The Evergreen, Dubuque, 1 vol. American Freemason, NewY''ork; American Freemason, Cincinnati, 1 vol. Australian Keystone, 1 vol. South Australian Freemason, Adelaide, 1 vol. The Freemason, Sidney, Australia, 2 vols. Victorian Freemason, Melbourne, 1 vol. Corner Stone, New York, 4 vols. Freemasons' Repository, Providence, 1 vol. Masonic Token, Portland, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, San Antonio, 1 vol. Masonic World, Boston, 1 vol. American Mason, Chicago; Freemasons' Journal, New York; Masonic Record, St. Paul, 1 vOi.

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Masonic Home Journal, Louisville, 1 vol. Masonic Newspaper, New York, 1 vol. Freemasons' Journal, New York, 2 vols. Master Mason, Minneapolis and St. Paul, ] vol. Masonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Herald of Masonry, Kansas City, 1 vol. Royal Craftsman, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1 vol. The Square. New York, 1 vol. The Lodge, Nevada, Iowa; The Freemason,Toronto, Canada; Ohio Freemason, Cleveland; Light in Masonry, New York; The Advocate, Minneapolis; Masonic Truth, Boston; Masonic Tablet, London ; Freemasons' Monitor, Huntinjjton, W. Va.; The Mystic Temple, New York; Street's Monthly, Waco, Texas; Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee; Square and Compass, Denver, 1 vol. LAWS.

There are thirty-eight bound volumes, containing Mackey's Jurisprudence, and the Constitutions, Laws, Regulations, etc., of the following Grand Lodges; Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, England, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Australia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin. The following is the list of Proceedings, magazines, periodicals, etc., received the past year: PROCEEDINGS ( P A M P H L E T ) .

Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine. Massachusetts, Maryland, Jlichigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, British Columbia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, New South Wales, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Scotland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. MASONIC J O U R N A L S A N D P E R I O D I C A L S .

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Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, O. Masonic Opinion, Washington, D. C. Masonic Review, Cincinnati. Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee, Wis. Masonic Token, Portland, Me. jSTew Zealand Craftsman, Wellington. Pacific Mason, Seattle, Wash. Square and Compass, Denver. American Tyler, Detroit. The Ancient Knight, New York. The Australian Keystone, Melbourne. The Eastern Star, Indianapolis^ The Freemason and Fez, Cedar Rapids, la. The Illinois Freemason, Bloomington, 111. The Kansas Freemason, Wichita. The Lodge Weekly, Raleigh, N. C. The Masonic Chronicle, New York. The Masonic Constellation, St. Louis. The Orient, Kansas City, Mo. The Royal Craftsman, Plainflald, N. J. The Square and Compass, New Orleans. The Signet, Monticello, 111. The Trestle Board, San Francisco. The Voice of Masonry, Chicago. Tidings From the Craft, Yorkville, S. C.

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TELEGRAMS SENT. On motion of M.-. W.-. B r o . J. C. POSTLETHWAITE, tlie G r a n d S e c r e t a r y was instructed t o w i r e t h e following fraternal greetinjr t o M.-.W.-. Bro. O W E N A. B A S S E T T :

" Omen A. Bassett, Past Grand Master, Ellsworth, Kan. : " Brethren in Grand Lodge assembled deeply deplore the misfortune necessitating your absence, send greetings, extend fraternal sympathy, sincerely wishing you an abundant supply of peace, health and plenty, and that you may be permitted to again meet with us in Annual Communications for many years to come. "A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary." On motion of W.-. B r o . J . E. CORY, t h e following message w a s o r d e r e d sent M.-. W.-. B r o . J O H N M . P R I C E :

"John M. Price, Past Grand Master, Atchison, Kan.: " The Grand Lodge sends fraternal greetings, with best wishes for your health and happiness in your declining years. "A. K.Vi'ILSOV, Grand Secretary." CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to refreshment until 2 o'clock p. M.

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment t o labor a t 2 o'clock p. M., with officers p r e s e n t as a t t h e m o r n i n g session.

ADDRESS OP GRAND ORATOR. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master introduced B r o . HORACE W . GLEASON, of H u t c h i n s o n , G r a n d O r a t o r , w h o delivered t h e following address: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brothers of the Grand Lodge of Kansas : Another day —the chiefest of our Kansas days masonic — has arisen in its full splendor, and demands its annual coronation at the hands of the Craft. We hail the day, and we hail the genial brotherhood here assembled!

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W e m e e t h e r e as a distinctive division of t h e m o s t influential of all fraternal associations. W e meet as t h e oldest society t h a t t h e world contains. MACAULEY most eloquently p o r t r a y e d t h e age of t h e papacy, a n d p r o n o u n c e d it t h e most a n c i e n t of all organizations. B u t w h e n t h e papacy was formed, Masonry was h o a r y with age. AVhen t h e J e w i s h c h u r c h received its g r a n d ceremonial from Gon, t h r o u g h t h e h a n d of MOSES, M a s o n r y was an a n c i e n t I n s t i t u t i o n , and had long performed its work of elevating t h e race a n d of beautifying t h e e a r t h . W h e n ABRAHAM, at t h e c o m m a n d of G O D , left h i s k i n d r e d , a n d h i s native Chaldaer, to j o u r n e y to t h e promiped land, h e paused at t h e old t e m p l e of K a r n a k and rested w i t h h i s family and household goods u n d e r its shadow. This t e m p l e was built by Masons, a n d upon its hieroglyphics could be read their history, a n d t h e purposes of t h e i r organization. E v e r since t h e first stirring of t h e h u m a n intellect u p o n t h e plains of Shinar, t h e r e has been a h u m a n organization, in which m e n were b o u n d to each other by m u t u a l a n d special obligations, a n d which had for its object, t h e increase of knowledge, t h e elevation of t h e b r o t h e r h o o d , a n d t h e development of t h e intellect. T h e y were builders, a n d n o t only erected noble structures, b u t at t h e same t i m e t a u g h t t h e b r o t h e r h o o d of m a n , and t h e fatherhood of a Being w h o was to be worshipped as their creator and t h e creator of all t h i n g s . I t m a t t e r s little to us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their successors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h a t n a m e t h e y assumed in t h e a n c i e n t days, or how t h e y e x t e n d e d t h e i r influence or perpetuated t h e i r existence. W e k n o w t h a t they have existed in all countries w h e r e civilization has .developed, a n d were integral parts of such civilization. We know t h a t t h e y builded temples, t a u g h t architecture, t h e universal b r o t h e r h o o d of all m a n k i n d , t h e sacredness of t h e family relation, and o u r d u t y to G O D . W h a t t h e i r influence was in t h e softening of t h e h e a r t of h u m a n i t y , in instilling a spirit of liberty is only k n o w n to G r a n d Master of t h e U n i v e r s e . T i m e will not p e r m i t m e to dwell longer u p o n t h e i r history or upon w h a t they accomplished. I h a v e briefly alluded to t h e great age of t h e Order a n d to its g r a n d work t h a t we m a y receive t h a t inspiration which always comes to t h e t r u e m a n w h e n h e contemplates a n a n c i e n t a n d honorable lineage. To no o n e does t h e voice of t h e past call so eloquently as to t h e true Mason. A knowledge a n d true conception of t h e work a n d p u r p o s e s of t h i s a n c i e n t order, k n o w n as Craft Masonry, is n o t sufficient. Graft Masonry has ceased; its work is accomplished. I t h a s , however, left a legitimate successor in o u r present order of Speculative Masonry. W e s t u d y t h e ancient, its objects a n d history, only t h a t all m a y t h e b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d t h e objects a n d purposes of its successor. A n c i e n t Graft Masonry was a h u m a n i n s t i t u t i o n ; its objects a n d purposes w e r e g r a n d , b u t it possessed n o t h i n g of t h e Divine. I t builded temples, b u t it furnished n o priest to ofHciate t h e r e i n . Our t h r e e a n c i e n t G r a n d Masters p l a n n e d and created t h e T e m p l e ; H I R A M A B I P P performed t h e work upon t h e

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Cherubim which overshadowed the mercy seat; yet he never, nor did any Mason as such attempt to enter therein after the Temple was consecrated. It was the priest of GOD alone who performed the sacred oflSce. Speculative Masonry is no more a religion than was Ancient Craft Masonry. It is a human institution alone. It seeks to improve our intellects, to teach us to reverence and worship GOD, but it sends us to His church to worship. It does not and should not detract from its high character that it deals with humanity alone. The noblest work to which the powers of the soul can be dedicated is the elevation of mankind. It has been the work of the noblest and best in the past, and will continue the work of the noblest and best so long as time shall last. In light of what I have already said, let us examine what Masonry teaches: Summed in few words, it teaches our duty to GOD, our duty to ourselves, our duty to our neighbor, our duty to our country, and last but not least, our duty to our family. It teaches this by its lectures, its lessons, its rituals, its ceremonies, and above all by the noble examples it holds up before us for our emulation. Our duty to GOD according to its teachings is to love and reverence Him as our Father, and to worship Him as our Creator. As a part of our duty to ourselves, it teaches purity of life and thought, a search for knowledge and absolute integrity. As to our neighbor, it teaches the great truth uttered upon Mars Hill: " G O D hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell upon the face of the earth," and that every man is our brother. In the dawn of history, a man was found with his hands red in the blood of his brother. When asked, " W h e r e i s thy brother?" he replied, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Since that day the selfish heart of humanity has replied to the same question, I am not my brother's keeper; I am not responsible to him or for him; I am my own keeper. Masonry teaches that we are our brother's keeper; that we owe him not only the duty to do him no wrong, but the higher duty to aid him, to whisper good counsel in his ear and to guard his honor as sacred as our own. His family, whether he be alive or dead, is an object of our special care. In other words. Masonry teaches the ideal brotherhood. It does not confine our duties to our brother Mason, but it includes the whole of humanity. These principles and duties are taught at every meeting, they form a part of every ceremony. They are set forth and made prominent in all our literature, and are kept constantly before the mind. Our duty to our government, as taught, is not simply to preserve our allegiance, but we are to uphold all law and lawfully constituted authority. We are to use our influence in the interest of good order. A true Mason cannot be a violator of any law, but will be its upholder and supporter.

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AVe are to teach a higher patriotism which only seeks that which is for the best interest of our whole country. All selfish sectional feelings are contrary to the whole spirit of Masonry. While upholding all law, we are at the same time to encourage a spirit of progress and of libertj' which, when properly directed, will lead to such legal enactments as will be just to all. The best Mason is the best citizen. The best citizen is the best Mason. To the family Masons regard their duty as sacred. Our Order teaches that the family is the prime society on which all other forms of society are builded. If the family relation remains pure, then all society builded thereon will be pure. Sap the family relation of any of its required virtues and you sap the very foundation of all true government. The Mason is taught to love his home. To maintain therein all the social virtues given him by GOD, and those composing it are placed under his care that they may be nourished, loved and prepared, by his teaching and example, to assume the solemn duties of life. To his wife he owes love, purity, tenderness and chastity. To his children these same duties, and also their nurture, education, discipline, and above all, a good example. He should teach them every obligation to humanity and their duty to GOD. As I said of the citizen, the best Mason is the best husband and father. The best husband and father is the best Mason. How many sweet memories cluster around the name of home. It is a haven when the tempests blow. It is a spring of joy. to the thirsty heart. It is there the joys are the purest. It is a place of all the earth to satisfy our heart's desires, for it is there alone we are appreciated. I have heretofore set forth the most prominent, and to my mind the most useful of the teachings of Masonry. These I have mentioned are taught along with every other duty and virtue incident thereto. They are set forth and taught in every ceremony and lecture, and in every obligation, and in its rich liturgy. Night after night the Mason who does his duty hears these truths taught in eloquent and simple I language, and in grand and impressive ceremonies! At every gathering of the Craft they are enlarged upon and most eloquently portrayed. His duty, and his whole duty, in life is kept constantly before his mind, and he can furnish no excuse for its neglect. Such teachings as these constantly repeated must, and do, have their influence upon our hearts and lives. We are not perfect. We are human, and possessed of all the weaknesses of human nature. We do not expect perfection. Our Order is also a human organization. But if we will only accept its aid, and endeavor to live according to its teachings, we will very nearly fill out the measure of true manhood. Brothers, all the work of our Order in the past has proven a potent blessing to our race. It has softened the heart of humanity, helped to destroy selfishness, and to develop a true charity. How much our present high civilization owes to it, no man can estimate. The past is

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filled with its monuments to charity, humanity, and education. At no time in its history has it been as powerful, or its influence as widely felt as to-day. With that increased influence comes increased individual responsibility. The voices of the past call out to us to press on in our noble work. The future holds out its hands imploring our best effort. The present demands the highest powers of our mind and soul. Let us here today make new resolutions that we will during the year to come do our duty better, and heed more than ever the lessons our Order teaches, try to become better Masons, and bless humanity more with our lives than we have ever done before, and our next Annual Masonic Day will be truly a day of coronation. On motion of W.-. B r o . J A C O B D E W I T T t h e o r a t i o n was or-

dered pi-inted with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . TESTIMONIAL. W.-. B r o . T. J. ANDKRSON asked unani'aious consent to introduce a n d secure immediate consideration of a bill of $562.75, total e x p e n s e s incurred in t h e surgical a n d medical t r e a t m e n t , n u r s i n g a n d care of M.-. VV.-. Bro. O W E N A. BASSETT, toward t h e p a y m e n t of which bill t h e M.-. E.-. G r a n d C h a p t e r of K a n s a s had a p p r o p r i a t e d $200.00. Consent b e i n g g r a n t e d a n d t h e G r a n d L o d g e desiring to evidence its high r e g a r d for M.-. W.-. Bro. O W E N A. BASSETT, a motion was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted to a p p r o p r i a t e ยง362.75 in p a y m e n t of t h e balance of t h e aforesaid bill, said a m o u n t to be paid to T o p e k a L o d g e , N o . 17, for a d j u s t m e n t of said claims. ^REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. D . B. F U L L E R , c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on E e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers, submitted t h e following r e p o r t : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your committee, to whom was referred the rejDorts of the Grand Lodge Officers, respectfully submit the following: The reports show that careful and skillful work has been done, and. the Craft is to be congratulated upon the zeal and ability of its Grand Officers. The following recommendations are made: GRAND M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS.

That so much thereof as relates to our fraternal dead be referred to the Committee on Necrology. Your committee, knowing the universal love and esteem in which

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our M..W/. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT is held by each and every memlier of this Grand Lodge, whether present or absent, especiallj' recommends that that portion of the address relative to our M;.W.'. Brother be referred to the bodj' of the Grand Lodge for such action as it may deem most expedient. That so much thereof as relates to lodges constituted, dissolution of lodges, duplicate charters, special dispensations, Assistant Lecturers, Grand Orator, laying of cornerstone in Salina, discipline, work, relief, begging circulars, and roll of membership, be approved. We also heartily endorse that portion relating to the Masonic Home, and recommend that the amount collected by special assessment in 1893 and the one dollar additional dues collected in 1894 be turned over to the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. That the matter of dispensations for new lodges be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. That so much as pertains to the question of masonic relief and masonic library be referred to the Finance Committee. That the decisions made be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. We recommend that the action of the Grand Lodge at it last Communication, relative to the Kansas Free Mason, be affirmed, and we believe the interests of Masonry will be advanced if it were read by every Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction. HEPORT OF G R A N D TREASURER.

We recommend that the entire report be referred to the Committee on Finance. REPORT OF G R A N D SECRETARY.

Your committee approves the following: The printing and distributing the Proceedings of 1895, and the issuing of Grand Secretary's certificates. We recommend that the following be referred to the Finance Committee: Reprint of the Proceedings of 1866-69, register, and the financial statement. To the Committee on Chartered Lodge.s: The matter of annual returns; abstract of lodge returns; AValton Lodge, No. 323; Lincoln ville Lodge, No. 315; records, special assessments unpaid, and annual returns. To the Committee on Jurisprudence: The question of suspension of members, and the annual payment of per capita tax. L I B R A R I A N ' S REPORT.

We approve of that portion of the report relating to the binding of, and providing suitable book cases for the Grand Lodge library. AVe recommend that that portion of the report referring to the annual publication of the catalogue of the Grand Lodge library be referred to the

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To the Committee on Finance: Such portion of his report pertaining to the binding of miscellaneous literature, current magazines, and Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions. Fraternally submitted, D.B. FULLER, CHARLES B. HARDY, AVILLIAM JULIAN, J . E . L E W I S , F. E. DAVIS, Commitlee. W.-. 13ro. .JAMES SMITH moved the adoption of the report. W.-. Bro. W. H. MiZE moved as a s u b s t i t u t e t h a t t h e r e p o r t be adopted with the exception of t h a t p o r t i o n referring to the Masonic H o m e , which be referred to t h e G r a n d L o d g e as a C o m m i t t e e of the Wliole to be acted upon a t once. *A vote bei n g t a k e n t h e substitute was adopted. On motion of AV.-. Bro. C. AV. F A I R O H I L D the portion of the r e p o r t r e f e r r i n g to t h e Masonic H o m e w a s t h e n adopted. On motion ofM.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R the F i n a n c e Committee w a s i n s t r u c t e d to r e p o r t to this Grand L o d g e t h e a m o u n t of m o n e y to b e transferred from C h a r i t y F u n d to t h e Masonic H o m e Board. RESOLUTION. On motion of W.-. Bro. JACOB D E W I T T t h e following lesolution was adoj^tcd : AViiEREAS, JOHN M . PRICE, Past Grand Master of this Grand Jurisdiction, is reported to be in failing health and destitute circumstances. Be. it resolved, That the incoming Council of Administration be and are hereby directed to investigate the condition of M.-.W.\ JOHN M . PRICE physically and financially, and to take such action relative thereto as the necessity of the case in their judgment may require. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. R.-.W.-. W. M. S H A V E R s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers: To the M.-.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Council of Administration, as required by law, herewith present their annual report for the year ending with this Grand Communication. The Council has held but one meeting during the year, the needs of the Craft not seeming to demand more, although several matters referring to charity were considered and settled by correspondence, and thus the expense of additional meetings were avoided. The following is a copy of the minutes of the official acts of the Council:

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"AViCHiTA, K A N . , April 10, 1895. " T h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Lodge of Kansas convened a t t h e Hotel Carey, in t h e City of Wichita, April 10, 1895, at 3 o'clock p. M., p u r s u a n t to call. P r e s e n t : Bro. JAMES H . M C CALL, G r a n d M a s t e r ; Bro. W i i . M. SHAVER, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , a n d Bro. MAURICE L . STONE, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n .

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MAN, D e p u t y G r a n d Master, was unavoidably absent. " O n motion, t h e Council organized with Bro. JAMES H . M C C A L L , G r a n d Master, as c h a i r m a n , a n d Bro. W M . M . SHAVER, G r a n d Senior AVarden, as Secretary. T h e G r a n d Secretary, Bro. ALBERT K . WILSON, and t h e G r a n d Treasurer, Bro. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON, were also p r e s e n t and presented various m a t t e r s for consideration. T h e bond of B r o . ROBERT E . TORRINGTON, as G r a n d Treasurer, in t h e sum of sixtv thousand dollars ($60,000.00), w i t h R. E . TORRINGTON as principal, a[nd W M . M A R T I N D A L E a n d C. H O O D as s u r e t i e s , a n d on m o t i o n of B r o . S H A V E R ,

seconded by B r o . STONE, was approved. T h e b o n d of Bro. ALBERT K . AViLSON, in t h e sum of t e n t h o u s a n d dollars (ยง10,000.00), with ALBERT K . AViLSON as p r i n c i p a l , a n d J . AV. CREECH, T . M . B I X B Y a n d SAMUEL T .

HOWE as sureties, was presented, a n d on motion of Bro. STONE, seconded by Bro. SHAVER, was a p p r o v e d . " O n m o t i o n of B r o . SHAVER, seconded by Bro. STONE, t h e s u m of

one h u n d r e d a n d fifty-six a n d eighty-seven o n e - h u n d r e d t h s dollars ($156.87) was a p p r o p r i a t e d from t h e General F u n d to pay t h e balance due on bill of KETCHESON & REEVES, of March 10, 1895, of ?! ,156.87, for printing Proceedings a n d G r a n d Officers' reports, t h e s u m of o n e t h o u s and dollars being t h e a m o u n t of estimated expense r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e Committee o n F i n a n c e a n d Mileage a n d allowed b y t h e G r a n d Lodge therefor. " O n motion of Bro. STONK, seconded b y Bro. SHAVER, t h e G r a n d Secretary was i n s t r u c t e d to obtain suitable t r u n k s for G r a n d Lodge aprons, and a suitable hand-case for Grand Officers' aprons a n d jewels, at a cost n o t to exceed t h i r t y dollars ($30.00), a n d so much of said s u m as might b e needed was appropriated from t h e General F u n d to pay for t h e same. "Applications for loans from t h e G r a n d Lodge funds were received and presented from various b r e t h r e n a n d lodges in s u m s of from $146.82 to $10,000.00, aggregating t h e s u m of $15,146.82, a n d t h e subject of loans was considered a t length. After considerable discussion, Bro. SHAVER introduced t h e following resolution a n d moved its a d o p t i o n : " WHEREAS, At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge there had been transferred to the Charity Fund $15,620.15, which had been paid to the Grand Lodge by the lodges upoil a special assessment made in the year 1893 for the Kansas Masonic Home; and " WHEREAS, At the same Annual Communication there had also been transferred from the General Fund to the Charity Fund the sum of $15,000.00, which had been paid to the Grand Lodge by the lodges upon an increased per capita tax levied in the year 1894, which increased per capita tax was generally understood and considered to have been for the Kansas Masonic Home; and " WHEREAS, Since the Annual Communication numerous protests have been received from the lodges against the action of the Grand Lodge and against any disposition of said funds which would result in practically placing it beyond the immediate disposition of the Grand Lodge; and " WHEREAS, The funds of the Grand Lodge are drawing interest at the rate of three (3) per cent, on daily balances,are amply secured and are subject to call; therefore '* Be it resolved by the Council of Administration, That in view of the facts recited and the further fact of the present unsettled condition of finances of tiie country, it is inexpedient to loan any of the funds of the Grand Lodge at this time. " T h e motion.to a d o p t this resolution was seconded by Bro. STONE and carried.

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" T h e m a t t e r of t h e application frona several lodges for t h e remi.ssion of part of t h e i r dues, which h a d been referred to t h e Council of Administration a t t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , was n e x t considered. On m o t i o n of B r o . STONE, seconded by Bro. SHAVER, i t was ordered t h a t n o dues b e r e m i t t e d at t h i s t i m e . " T h e Council t h e n proceeded to t h e election of t h r e e m e m b e r s of t h e Board of Directors of t h e Masonic H o m e , to succeed Bros. R. F . THOMPSON, M i n n e a p o l i s ; A. M . C A L L A H A M , T o p e k a ;

a n d A . H . ELLLS,

Beloit, whose terms of office would e x p i r e on t h e first Tuesday in J u n e , 1895, a n d as t h e result t h e following were declared elected for t h e term of t h r e e y e a r s from said d a t e , to-wit: M.'.W.-. B r o . JOHN C . POSTLETHWAiTE, of Jewell Lodge, No. 11, of J e w e l l City ; M.'.W.-. Bro. ANDREW M . CALLAHAM, of Topeka Lodge, No. 17, of T o p e k a ; a n d R.-.W.'. ABRAM H . E L L I S , of Mt. V e r n o n Lodge, No. 145, of Beloit. " T h e G r a n d Secretary was i n s t r u c t e d to notify each of t h e above n a m e d b r e t h r e n of said election a n d r e q u e s t acceptance of t h e same. " O n motion t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n adjourned to m e e t subject to call of Grand Master. "Approved: J A M E S H . McCALL, "Attest: Grand Master. " VVM. M . SHAVER, Grand Senior Warden, Secretary." D u r i n g t h e year t w o cases of relief were presented w h i c h ' s e e m e d to d e m a n d greater e x p e n d i t u r e s from t h e C h a r i t y F u n d t h a n t h e limitations u p o n t h e G r a n d Master's p o w e r s in o u r law permitted. These were t h e cases of t h e GUERNSEY boys, o r p h a n s of o u r late Bro. J . F . GUERNSEY, of Ionic Lodge, No. 2.54, a n d Mrs. MARY E . WADMAN, widow

of b u r late B r o . C. H . WADMAN, of X o n i a Lodge, No. 47, of which y o u are fully advised by t h e r e p o r t of t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master in h i s a n n u a l address. To convene t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n t o consider these cases seemed a n unnecessary e x p e n s e , a n d so t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Council were duly a n d fully advised of t h e situation in each case by c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , and t h e line of e x p e n d i t u r e indicated in t h e report was fully authorized b y t h e m e m b e r s of t h e CounciK No o t h e r meetings of t h e Council h a v e been held, a n d no o t h e r m a t t e r s h a v e come before t h e Council for consideration. Respectfully s u b m i t t e d , W M . M. S H A V E R , Grand Senior Warden, Secretary of the Council of Administration. SPECIAL ORDER. O n m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . W . H . H A R R I S O N t h e e x e m p l i f i c a t i o n o f t h e vvoi-U b y t h e B o a r d o f C u s t o d i a n s o r d e r for 8 o'clock this e v e n i n g .

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. W.-. Bro. P . M. HoisiNGTONJ c h a i r m a n of the Committee on F i n a n c e and Mileage, s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t in compliance with t h e action of the G r a n d Lodge, upon the motion of M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R , relative to t h e a m o u n t of m o n e y to be transferred from the C h a r i t y F u n d to the Masonic H o m e Board: Transferred from Special Fund ; $13,326 15 Transferred from Special Fund 2,294 00 Transferred from General Fund 15,000 00 Transferred from General Fund 1,616 37 Interest on bank deposits 983 89 Special assessment of 1893, paid 1895 : 110 00 Balance deferred payment of dues of 1894, as shown in Schedule " E " 1,336 00 Total

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Also the amount of special assessment and back dues not yet paid in, which were assessed and levied on account of Masonic Home, be also transferred.as the same may be received by the Grand Secretary. Fraternally submitted, P. M. HOISINGTON, D. W. HAYS, E. VOORHES, C. W. DEAN, JOHN S. LANG, Commiltee. On motion of M.-. W.-. Bro. WHITMAN, the r e p o r t adopted.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. M.-.W.-. B r o . A. M. CALLAHAM, c h a i r m a n of the Conimitleo on G r a n d L o d g e P r o p e r t y , submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grand Lodge Property respectfully submits the following report: The very full and able report of your Committee on Grand Lodge Property last year precludes the necessity of going over the same ground. In addition to the property enumerated in that report, we find the following in the oflBce of the Grand Secretary: 500 bound volumes of reprint of the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge of 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869. 441 bound volumes Proceedings of other Grand Lodges. 157 bound volumes of masonic magazines. 50 bound volumes of masonic papers. 3 bound volumes of the Proceedings of the Grand Commandery of K ancnc

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4 excellent walnut book cases, all filled with the books above mentioned. 1 roller top desk. 10 chairs. 1 trunk for officers' aprons and jewels. 2 trunks for Grand Lodge aprons. All the other property of the Grand Lodge reported last year we found in the same excellent condition reported then. Your Grand Secretary, by ypur direction, rented the room adjoining the one he then occupied for the accommodation of the additional library, but he is still very much crowded for room. He needs a packing and storage room, where duplicate Proceedings of other Grand Lodges and much of the less important property now stored in the vault (to the detriment of some of the cases we have there), and other property now stored in the closet that does not belong to his office, could be stored. We recommend an additional appropriation of one hundred dollars for the rent of such a room. While it may seem to you like spending a good deal of money for office rent, j'our committee are of the opinion that this recommendation is in the line of economy. Your committee take pleasure in highly commending your Grand Secretary for the excellent condition of his books, and the property in his care. The business therein conducted shows unusual abilities for the position he occupies. Fraternally submitted, A. M. CALLAHAM, H. W. STACKPOLE, C. S. POOL, J. R. BROBST, A. WHITMAN, Committee. INVITATION IVY LEAF CHAPTER, No. 75, 0. E. S. AViCHiTA, KAN., February 19, 1896. M:. W:. Grand Master and Members of the Orand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of Kansas: Ivy Leaf Chapter, No. 75, Order of Eastern Star, of AVichita, sends greeting, and cordially invites the members to call at the Sedgwick Music Hall, in Sedgwick Block, at the reception held by them on Wednesday and Thursday, from 2 to 11 o'clock p. M. MRS. E . R. BRISTOAV,

[SKAL.]

GRACE ^yALKER,

W:.M:.

Secretary.

T h e G r a n d Secretary moved t h a t t h e invitation be accepted and d u e a c k n o w l e d g m e n t be made to t h e chapter. Carried. AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS PROPOSED. "\V.-. B r o . A. A. CARNAHAN ofTered t h e following resolution, which w a s referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, That the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge of Kansas be so amended as to read:

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SEC. bA. The following allowances shall be made to the members of the standing committees who may attend the Annual Communication, to be paid to the Secretary of the committee, and by him disbursed as a majority of the committee may direct: To the Committee on Correspondence, three hundred dollars. On Chartered Lodges, twenty-five dollars. On Appeals and Grievances, twenty-five dollars. On Jurisprudence, twenty-five dollars. On Finance and Mileage, twenty-five dollars. On Credentials, twenty-five dollars. On Lodges Under Dispensation, twenty-five dollars. On Reports of Grand Officers, ten dollars. On Grand Lodge Property, ten dollars. On Necrology, ten dollars. A n d t h a t original Section 54, in edition oÂŁ 1889, be a n d t h e same is h e r e b y repealed. R E P O R T C O M M I T T E E ON W A S H I N G T O N M E M O R I A L . M.-.W.-. W . D. THOMPSON b e i n g u n a v o i d a b l y this Communication, his report w a s presented

absent

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Secretai'y, w h i c h , on m o t i o n , w a s a d o p t e d , a n d t h e c o m m i t t e e continued : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: U p o n t h e subject of t h e observance of t h e centennial of t h e d e a t h of W.'. Bro. GEORGK WASHINGTON, y o u r c o m m i t t e e can only report t h a t favorable progress toward t h e c o n s u m m a t i o n of t h e proposed m e m o r i a l services is being m a d e , a l t h o u g h no r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s in detail h a v e y e t been furnished for t h e observance of t h e occasion. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d ,

W . D. T H O M P S O N , Committee.

CALLED OFF. T h e M.-. VV.-. G r a n d M a s t e r c a l l e d t h e M . - . W . - . G r a n d L o d g e f r o m l a b o r t o r e f r e s h m e n t u n t i l 10 o ' c l o c k t o - m o r r o w

MORNING

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SESSION. T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 20, 1896.

The M.-.W.-. Grand iMastcr called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 10 o'clock, after an invocation of the Divine blessing by t h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n . All officers present. A M E N D M E N T TO BY-LAWS. AV.-. Bi-o. W . H . MiZE offered t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n , w h i c h w a s referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e with

instruc-

tions to r e p o r t i m m e d i a t e l v a b v - l a w in conformity t h e r e w i t h :

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Resolved, Tliat the first paragraph of Section 48, Chapter IL ( page 46) of the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, be and are hereby amended by striking out the word " t h i r t y " and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty," so that said paragraph will read as follows: "SECTION 48. A petitioner for the Mysteries of Mnsonry, except as herein provided, shall pay therefor not less than twenty dollars." M.-'.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETIIWAITE, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Jurispi'iidence, s u b m i t t e d the following r e p o r t : Your Committee on Jurisprudence, pursuant to the resolution of Bro. W. H. MizE requiring this committee to report an amendment of Section 48, Chapter II, of Grand Lodge By-Laws, respectfully report that it is within the power of the Grand Lodge to adoptthe amendment proposed by the brother, by a two-thirds vote of all members present and voting (see Section 5, Chapter VIII, of Grand Lodge Constitution), and without making any recommendation upon the matter, your committee suggest that if the following amendment is adopted by the requisite vote, the end aimed at will be lawfully attained: ^ Resolved, ThaX the first paragraph of Section 28, of Chapter II, of Grand Lodge By-Laws, be amended so as to read as follows: "SECTION 48. A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, except as herein provided, shall pay therefor not lets than iweniy dollars." W.-. B r o . W. H. MiZE moved t h e adoption of the r e p o r t . D e m a n d b e i n g made in accordance with the provisions of t h e B y - L a w s t h e G r a n d M a s t e r ordered t h a t the vote on the motion to a d o p t t h e foregoing resolution be taken by ballot. A ballot b e i n g taken 509 votes w e r e received in s u p p o r t of t h e motion to a d o p t , and 374 votes were cast a g a i n s t the motion to adopt, w h e r e u p o n the resolution n o t h a v i n g received the constitutional two-thirds vote, r e q u i r e d to adopt, was declared lost. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. B r o . E. B. MARCHANT p r e s e n t e d the following r e p o r t : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges respectfully submit the following report: A careful examination has been made of the report of the chartered lodges on file in the office of the Grand Secretary, and a most gratifying degree of accuracy and completeness is discovered. This condition of affairs is brought about, however, by the absolute perfection of methods of the Grand Secretary, and the promptness with which he returns imperfect reports for correction, doing so in some cases repeatedly until the desired corrections were made.

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On August 28th books of "annual returns" were sent out to the various constituent lodges, and with them return envelopes to the.Grand Secretary's office. These books greatly reduce the labor of Secretaries in making returns and preserve in the archives of the lodge, a continuous, complete, and condensed history of the work done. They have blanks and space to cover a period of twenty-five years, and too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the necessity of keeping them correct and complete. Section 6, Article VII,of the Constitution,providesinsubstance that annual returns shall bo transmitted to the Grand Secretary by January 10th of each year. Of the 353 chartered lodges 180 made returns within the time prescribed by law. Of the remainder 170 made returns after January 10th, many of them only after repeated warnings, three, viz: Xenia, No. 47, at Xenia; Nine Mile, No. 49, at Lansing, and Pomona, No. 138, at Pomona, absolutely failed to make returns in time for availability in the Grand Secretary's report. The Grand Secretary held his report open, in order to obtain fulf returns, until February 5th. To secure a report from delinquents, he, after repeatedly urging the Secretary, finally wrote to the Master and Senior Warden of each lodge to secure a return. Finally, on February 8th, Xenia came straggling in like a weary pedestrian on the national turnpike; the others are evidently "lost in the woods." There can certainly be no excuse found in reason for such conduct on the part of lodge Secretaries. The plain letter of the law is before them and they are warned of, their duties. To allow lodges representation by filing their reports at as late a day as the meeting of the Grand Lodge would be placing a premium on carelessness, and offering a prize for incompetency, and we recommend that a standing regulation be adopted denying representation to any lodge failing to file its annual returns on or before the 20th day of January each year. Credentials were not given Xenia Lodge, nor to nine others which made returns but failed to pay their lodge dues. Fraternally submitted, EDGAR B. MAECHANT, C. W. FAIRCHILD, J. A. CORBY, J. N. SHARP, FRANK.PI. MILLS, Committee. On motion of W.-. Bro. A L E X . A. S H A R P t h e r e p o r t

was

adopted, except t h a t portion referring to t h e failure of lodges t o m a k e r e t u r n s to t h e G r a n d Secretary before J a n u a r y 20th, which w a s referred to the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . SUPPLEMENTAL RETORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES. \Y.-. B r o . E. B. MARCHANT, c h a i r m a n of Committee on Chartered Lodges, .-iubmitted t h e following supplemental re-, poi't, which, on motion, wa.s a d o p t e d :

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To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartereji Lodges, to whom was referred certain items of the Grand Secretary's report, respectfully submit the following: To so much thereof as relates to book of annual returns, we recommend that the action of the Grand Secretary be approved. To so much thereof as relates to abstract of lodge returns, we recommend that the Grand Secretary be authorized to proceed in such manner as he may deem best to secure the missing records therein referred to. To so much thereof as is contained under the said head, ".Records," we recommend 'thut the action and recommendations of the Grand Secretary therein contained be approved. To so much thereof as relates to the "special assessments unpaid," and "dues unpaid," we recommend that proceedings be taken to collect the assessments and dues therein recited. To so much thereof as relates to Claj' Center Lodge, No. 134, we recommend that the action of the Grand Secretary be approved. Fraternally submitted, EDGAK B. MARCHANT, C. W. FAIRCHILD, J. A. COREY, J. N. SHARP, FKANK H. MILLS, Committee. ORPHAN CHILDREN. E.-.W.-. E . E. ToRRiNGTON offered t h e following resolution, which, on motion of Bro. S. B . BDSSER, was adopted : Resolved, That the incoming Council of Administration be instructed to take immediate steps to provide and care for the children of our deceased Bro. YOUNGBLOOD, who are now in the Kansas Orphans' Home, and that these children be properly cared for at the expense of this Grand Lodge until such time as they can be provided for at the Kansas Masonic Home. TELEGRAM RECEIVED. T h e following t e l e g r a m , received from M.-.W.-. O W E N A. BASSETT, w a s then read : ELLSWORTH, KAN., February 19,1896. A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, Wichita, Kan.: To the brethren of the Grand Lodge I send greetings. Assure them of my appreciation of their fraternal sympathy. OWEN A. BASSETT. INCORPORATION OF GRAND LODGE. T h e G r a n d Secretary submitted the following: To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: During the past year the question arose as to whether this Grand Lodge was an incorporated body. An examination of our Proceedings showed that in 1865 ( page 61) the following resolution was adopted:

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"Resolved, T h a t t h e Grand Officers of t h i s G r a n d Lodge b e and are h e r e b y requested t o procure from t h e Legislature of t h e State of K a n s a s at its n e x t session an act of incorporation for t h i s G r a n d Body." T h e succeeding year G r a n d Master SAQUI, i n h i s address, referring to t h i s subject, says ( Proceedings 1866, page i l ) : "A resolution of this Grand Lodge requested i t s officers to obtain for t h e G r a n d Lodge an act of incorporation from t h e Legislature of tlie State, a n d I a m happy to say t h r o u g h t h e exertions a n d influence of R.-.W.'. Bro. C. K. HOLLIDAY, who was a m e m b e r of t h e Legislature a t its last session, t h e act of incorporation was passed, a n d is now a law of t h e S t a t e ; so t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s has a civil and legal, as well as a masonic existence." T h e law above referred to is as follows: C H A P T E R L I X . - MASONIC L O D G E S .

Ax ACT TO INCORPORATE MASONIC LODGES.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. T h a t t h e Grand Lodge of .the A n c i e n t a n d H o n o r a b l e Order of F r e e and Accepted Masons of t h e State of Kansas, a n d a n y s u b o r d i n a t e lodge acting u n d e r a charter from said G r a n d Lodge, may, b y t h e written assent of t h e duly elected officers of said lodge, a n d b y c o m p l y i n g with provisions of this act, become a bodj' corporate a n d politic, with perpetual succession, and m a y assume a corporate n a m e b y which t h e lodge may sue a n d be sued, plead a n d b e impleaded in all courts of law and equity,'may h a v e a corporate seal, and t h e same alter or break a t pleasure, may hold all k i n d s of estate, real, personal or mixed, which said lodge may acquire b y purchase, donation, devise, or otherwise, necessary to accomplish t h e objects of t h e corporation, a n d t h e s a m e to dispose of and convey a t pleasure. SEC. 2. Upon t h e assent of a majority of t h e m e m b e r s , i n writing, p r e s e n t e d to t h e Secretary, h e shall call a meeting of said lodge, b y giving t e n days' notice, setting forth t h e object of t h e meeting, and t h e lodge may proceed to a d o p t articles of association, stating t h e object for which said lodge desires to be incorporated, t h e corporate n a m e of t h e same, and t h e town or city, a n d t h e county i n which t h e same is located, a certified copy of which, acknowledged by t h e Secretary of t h e lodge, before a n y officer authorized to take a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of deeds, with a n attested copy of the proceedings of t h e meeting, shall be recorded in t h e office of t h e Register of Deeds for t h e c o u n t y in w h i c h said lodge is established ; and from t h e date of filing said articles a n d proceedings with t h e Register aforesaid, said lodge shall b e invested with full corporate powers, a n d t h e Register of Deeds shall issue h i s certificate of incorporation to said lodge. SEC. 3. A n y lodge incorporated in p u r s u a n c e of t h e provisions of this act, may elect t h r e e trustees, w h o shall, u n d e r t h e direction of t h e lodge, e x e c u t e and deliver all deeds a n d conveyances to any real estate, which said lodge may own and order sold. SEC. 4. T h i s a c t to take effect and b e i n force from a n d after i t s publication once in t h e Leavenworth Daily Conservative. Approved February 26, 1866. S. J . C R A W F O R D , Governor.

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I, R. A. BARKED, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the enrolled law on file in ray office, and that the same was publislied in {h^ Leavenwoilh Consen-alive for March 11, 1866. R. A. BARKER, - [ L . s.] Secretary for Slate. The Grand Lodge was not incorporated under the foregoing act, and in the general revision of 1868 the act was repealed. I would therefore recommend that the Council of Administration be authorized, empowered and instructed to obtain at the earliest possible date a charter from the State of Kansas for this Grand Lodge. A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary. On motion of W.-. Bro. JACOB D E W I T T , the following resolution was adopted : Resohed, That the recommendation heretofore proposed by R.'.W.'. A. K. WILSON, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, with instructions to make all necessary investigation of the subject, and to report thereon at the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. COMMUNICATIONS. T h e G r a n d Secretary p r e s e n t e d communications from t h e following lodges, a s k i n g for the r e t u r n of the special assessment of 1893 : JSfos. 6, 29, 38, 53, 57, 79, 1 0 3 , 1 2 4 , 1 3 0 , 212, 213, 229, 233 and 338. On motion, the c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were received and ordered placed on file. A w a r r a n t for S49.00, d r a w n on the T r e a s u r e r of late L y o n s L o d g e , JSTO. 192, a n d in favor of Bro. J. T. N A S H , was presented a n d referred to the C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges. On motion, the c o m m u n i c a t i o n s of Mound City L o d g e , No. 33, a n d Brookville L o d g e , No. 209, were referred to the Comm i t t e e on Chartered Lodges. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. Bro. SEABROOK, from t h e Committee on Necrology, submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The Angel of Death during the last year has claimed some of the ablest and greatest craftsmen throughout the masonic world ; but it is ordained in the councils of infinite wisdom that all men must obey the divine plan of the Creator and go hence to that undiscovered country

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from whose b o u r n e no traveler r e t u r n s . This Most Worshipful G r a n d Lodge is informed, through t h e G r a n d East, t h a t beyond o u r own jurisdiction t h e following illustrious craftsmen of sister jurisdictions have departed this life: M.'.W.". M I C H A E L SHOEMAKER, Past G r a n d Master, M i c h i g a n ; M.'.AV.-. KiCHARD O. HICKMAN, Past G r a n d Master, M o n t a n a ; M.'.W.'. J O H N C . HAZLETT, G r a n d Master of N e v a d a ; R.'. W.'. CHARLES O . GODPEEY, Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master, O h i o ; E.'. W.'. CHARLES L . FULLER, G r a n d Tyler of all t h e G r a n d Masonic Bodies-of T e n n e s s e e ; and E.'. W.'. GEORGE W . D A U S E , D.D., G r a n d Chaplain of Virginia. These illustrious b r e t h r e n h a v e done t h e i r work and gone to t h e i r reward. May we not trust t h a t t h e i r fellows have profited b y their lives, squared by t h e teachings a n d principles of F r e e m a s o n r y . To o u r b r e t h r e n of Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee a n d Virginia we send o u r sincere expressions of s y m p a t h y a n d condolence. Fraternally submitted, F. L. M c D E H M O T T , S. L. S E A B E O O K , Committee. S P E C I A L O R D E R FOR E L E C T I O N . On m o t i o n of W.'. B r o . J A C O B D E W I T T , t h e election of G r a n d Officers w a s m a d e a s p e c i a l o r d e r for 2 o ' c l o c k p. M . R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON G R I E V A N C E S A N D A P P E A L S . W.'. B r o . A. A. C A K N A H A N s u b m i t t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t , w h i c h , on m o t i o n , w a s a d o p t e d : To the M:. W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your C o m m i t t e e on Grievances and Appeals h a v e h a d u n d e r consideration t h e several m a t t e r s referred to t h e m , and report t h e r e o n as follows: At t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d Lodge, u p o n t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e Committee on Grievances and Appeals, t h e decision of Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, finding Bro. L. W. DICKNELL guilty of t h e offense charged against him, was reversed a n d t h e case r e m a n d e d with a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master, e i t h e r in person or b y d e p u t y , visit t h e lodge and i n q u i r e i n t o t h e merits of t h e case. S u b s e q u e n t l y t h e M.'.W.'. Grand Master, as you have already b e e n advised, duly commissioned W.'. Bro. P. M. HOISINGTON to t h o r o u g h l y investigate t h e m a t t e r in controversy, with full power to take such action in t h e premises as in his j u d g m e n t would best s u b s e r v e t h e interests of t h e Craft. As a result of such investigation a new charge and specification were preferred, t h e accused d u l y cited to appear and a n s w e r t h e r e t o , a n d , after a regular trial was had, at which t h e Special D e p u t y Grand

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Master presided, the accused was found guilty by a unanimous vote of the members present, and by a like vote on the degree-of punishment, the lodge declared in favor of expulsion. Your committee find that the amended charge states an offense and is sustained by the amended specification, and the decision of the lodge is warranted by the evidence. The lodge had jurisdiction ; the proceedings appear to have been regular; and, as sentence of expulsion was duly pronounced, it is recommended that the case be affirmed. On January 12, 1893, the Junior Warden of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90, filed in said lodge a charge of unmasonic conduct, with four specifications, against one of its members, one ELI R. WESTPALL. The lodge on that date entertained the charge, and on February 23d follow'ing, the Secretary was directed to serve the accused with notice thereof, and of the date set for the trial. As Bro. WESTFALL'S address was at that time unknown, no further proceedings were had in the matter until November, 1894, when the Secretary was ordered to summon the accused for trial on December 20th thereafter. The summons, with a copy of the charge and specifications, were served on the accused at Denver by the Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Colorado on December 1, 1894. On December 6th Bro. J. E. DOLMAN communicated to the lodge that he had been requested by the accused to represent him in the matter; that it would be impossible for the accused to attend in person on December 20th, and requested that the trial be postponed until April, 1895, at which time the accused would be in the city to be tried in the United States Court under the charge of embezzlement. This request was granted, and on December 24, 1894, the accused acknowledged receipt of a letter from the Secretary announcing that the trial had been postponed until April 11, 1895, at 7:30 P. M., and waived all further notice in the matter. The resident members of the lodge were duly summoned to attend the trial on April 11th, at which time the accused not appearing either in person or by counsel, the Worshipful Master appointed two Past Masters of the lodge as his advocates, and the trial proceeded, resulting in a finding of guilty upon all of the specifications and the charge by more than two-thirds vote of the lodge; and a vote being taken upon the degree of punishment to be inflicted, twenty-eight of the thirty-three members present declared in favor of expulsion, and sentence was pronounced by the Worshipful Mastejin accordance therewith. Two days thereafter Bro. J. E. DOLMAN, on behalf of the accused, filed with the Secretary an application for a new trial, which at the succeeding communication was overruled. A notice was then given of an intention to appeal the case to the Grand Lodge. A transcript of the record was filed in the office of the Grand Secretary on February 11, 1896, which was promptly placed in the hands of your committee. The first question presented by the appellant is as to the sufficiency of the charge and specifications. It will be seen that the lodge was unable to obtain jurisdiction over the person of the accused until more than eighteen months had elapsed from

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the commencement ot the proceedings; that between the date of the service of the summons and copy of the charge and specifications, and the date finally set for trial, more than four months intervened, during all of which time, and until after the accused had been tried, convicted and sentenced, no question was raised as to the sufficiency of the charge, or any of the specifications thereunder. Had there been timely objection interposed to proceeding to trial under the charge and specifications, the accused would have been entitled to have them made more definite and specific; still, the charge stated an oflfense, and any one of the specifications thereunder sustains the charge; and, under the circumstances of this case, any defects therein should be held to have been waived, and to entertain objections thereto at this time would seem too much like trifling with the dignity of the Institution of Freemasonry ancl of the rights of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90, and such practice therefore should be discouraged. Your committee find that the evidence did not warrant a finding of guilty under either the third or fourth specifications, but is ample to sustain a conviction under the first and second specifications; that the accused has no reasonable ground for complaint concerning the proceedings had in the case; and we recommend that the decision be affirmed. Fraternally submitted, GEO. W. CLARK, E. W. WELLINGTON, C. P. CROW, CHAS, H. APT, A. A. CARNAHAN, Committee. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES. W.-. Bro. C. P . CROW presented the following rej^ort, a n d on motion of AV.-. B r o . A. A. CAR.NAHAN, the same was adopted : To the M.'.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The decision of Greeley Lodge, No. 211, finding Bro. AV. L. EVANS not guilty of the charge and specification preferred against him by Osage Valley Lodge, No. 84, to which reference is made in the address of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, is complained of by the lodge preferring the charge and specifications, and it has appealed from such decision. It will be remembered that this trial was had before a lodge designated and presided over by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master in person. No application was made either to the Lodge or to the M.'.AV.". Grand Master for a new trial, based upon any of the several grounds authorizing such proceedings or otherwise. The trial was had in July, 1895, while the transcript of the case did not reach your committee until after the opening of this Annual Communication. Osage Valley Lodge claims that under the evidence the accused brother should have been found guilty. Your committee have carefully read and considered the evidence, and do not feel justified in saying that the brother was shown to

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be guilty of the offense charged beyond a reasonable doubt, or that the lodge erred in its findings under the evidence. Neither does your committee feel that they areas competent to weigh the evidence, or to judge as to the credibility of the several witnesses, as the members of the trial lodge who heard tlie testimony from the lips of the witnesses. Tlie lodge had jurisdiction of the case and of the parties thereto. The charge stated an offense and was sustained by the specification. The tribunal appointed by the Grand Lodge By-Laws to pass upon the questions of fact has said that the prosecution failed to prove the guilt of the accused. Your committee believe from an examination of the record before them that a fair and impartial trial was had, and as the proceedings in the case were all regular, they recommend that the decision of Greeley Lodge, No. 211, be affirmed. Fraternally submitted, GEO. W. CLARK, E. AV. WELLINGTON, A. A. CARNAHAN, CHAS. H. APT, Commillee. APPROPRIATION FOR GUERNSEY CHILDREN. Bro. S. E. B0.SSER s u b m i t t e d the following resolution, which, on motion, was adopted : Resolved, That in response to the request of the M.\W.'. Grand Master in his address, the Council of Administration be instructed and empowered to appropriate the sum of $25.00 per month for the support of the children of our deceased brother, J. F. GUERNSEY, of Ionic Lodge, No. 254, St. John, until such time as they may be better provided for by the Masonic Home Board of Directors. REPORT OF CUSTODIANS. AV.-. B r o . CTEORGE M . COPLTN p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t ,

w h i c h was a d o p t e d : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: As required by Section 28, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, the Custodians of the AVork respectfully submit the following as their annual report: The first official work of the year was the holding of the State School of Instruction for the qualification of Assistant Lecturers, as provided for by Section 43, Chapter I, Grand Lodge By-Laws. The school was held a t Masonic Temple, in Junction City, during the week commencing March 25, 1895, the required thirty days' notice being given to all the lodges by the R.'.AV.'. Grand Secretary. There were three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening, held daily. The Custodians in attendance at the school were Bros. GEORGE F . POND, WILLIAM P. MuDGETT a n d GEORGE M . COPLIN.

The R.'.AV.'. Grand Secretary was present during the several sessions of the school. The local attendance upon the school was the best in

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b r e t h r e n were commissioned as A s s i s t a n t LecG r a n d Master. F r o m t h e reports m a d e to t h e by t h e Custodians and Assistant L e c t u r e r s , t h e work performed is p r e p a r e d :

GEORGE F . POND, Custodian, Fort Scott, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d Moline Lodge, No. 267, Moline, Elk c o u n t y , n i n e d a y s ; compensation received, $45.00; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d Cedar Lodge, No. 103, C h a n u t e , Neosho c o u n t y , six d a y s ; compensation received, $30.00; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d Valley Falls Lodge, No. 21, Valley Falls, Jeflferson county, five d a y s ; compensation received, $25.00; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d Center Lodge, No. 147, Marion, Marion c o u n t y , one a n d one-half d a y s ; compensation received, $7.50; condition of work as left, fair. Bro. POND also reports having visited a b o u t fifty lodges, a n d finds t h a t in a great m a n y instances t h e lodges need instruction. W a s m u c h pleased to note t h e i n t e r e s t manifested by t h e b r e t h r e n of Valley F a l l s Lodge, No. 2 1 ; t h e y are zealous workers. Moline Lodge, No. 267, is one of t h e brightest lodges in K a n s a s . I n conferring t h e third degree at C h a n u t e we were assisted b y t h e Masonic Quartette, w h i c h r e n d e r e d great assistance, and a d d e d m u c h lustre to t h e work. B,ro. W M . P . MUDGETT, Custodian, Greenleaf, reports n o m a s o n i c work performed except with h o m e lodge, for which no charge was made. G E O . M . COPLIN, Custodian, Kansas City, Kan., r e p o r t s as follows: I n s t r u c t e d C a n o p y Lodge, No. 248, Grenola, Flk county, t h r e e d a y s ; compensation received, $15.00; condition of work as left, fair. DEI.OS W . ACKER, Assistant Lecturer, Seneca, reports as follows: â&#x20AC;˘ Instructed Oketo Lodge, No. 25, Oketo, Marshall county, two d a y s ; compensation received, $10.00; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d Oneida Lodge, U. D., Oneida, N e m a h a c o u n t j ' ; S u m m e r -

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field Lodge, U. D., Summerfleld, Marshall county; and Axtell Lodge, No. 234, Axtell, Marshall county, for which no charge was made and no compensation received. JOHN L . JONES, Assistant Lecturer, Yates Center, reports as follows: I have visited several laboring lodges, and corrected such errors as occurred in the work; have taught the work to several brethren individually, for which no charge was made and no compensation received. The following Assistant Lecturers, GEO. M . DIXON, Burlington; THEODORE J. GARLIC, Coffeyville; and HENRY C. LooMis,AVinfield, report

no masonic work performed except with home lodge, for which no charge was made and no compensation received. Fraternally submitted, GEO. F. POND, GEO. M. COPLIN, WM. P. M U D G E T T ,

Custodians. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 2 o'clock v. M.

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e was called from refreshment to labor a t 2 o'clock. All officers present. K E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE.

\V.-. B r o . P . M. HoiSiNGTON s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t ; whicli, on motion of AV.-. Bro. C.- P. GROW, was adopted, a n d tliat poi-tion referring to the change in t h e salary- of t h e G r a n d Mastei' a n d G r a n d T r e a s u r e r was referi-cd to t h e Committee on J uiisprudeiico, with instructions to r e p o r t an a m e n d m e n t to the B3'-Ija\vs in accordance t h e r e w i t h : To the M.\ W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance and Mileage respectfully beg leave to submit the following report: Your committee have carefully examined and checked the accounts of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and find them complete and correct in every particular, and showing the following summary:

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General Fund — Heceipts. Balance in Grand Treasury last report $18,343 88 Transferred from Special F u n d by t h e action of Grand °Lodge at last meeting 16,163 64 Received from G r a n d Secretary 12,045 57 Received interest on b a n k deposit 4S3 55 Total

$47,036 64

Disbursements. Transferred to Special F u n d .' S 1,332 Transferred to Charity F u n d 16,616 Transferred ten p e r cent, of General Fund to Charity F u n d . . . 1,204 P a i d out on warrants 10,754 Balance in t h e h a n d s of G r a n d Treasurer 17,129 Total

61 37 55 06 05

$47,0.36 64

Chanty Fund - Receipts. Balance on h a n d last report Transferred from Special F u n d Transferred from General F u n d Transferred from General F u n d ( t e n per cent.)...' Received interest on b a n k deposit Total

$ 3,96S 15,620 16,616 1,204 983

36 15 37 55 80

$38,393 23 Disbursements.

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$ 1,149 15 37,244 08 $38,393 23

ACCOUNT OV R . ' . W . - . A. K. WILSON, G R A N D SECRETARY.

Receipts. Special assessment of 1893 '....$ Back dues year 1894 Account dues year 1895 Account dispensation fees Account charter fees Account sale of books of a n n u a l r e t u r n s Account, miscellaneous, being for back dues from m e m b e r s of defunct lodges and sale of furniture of defunct lodges... Total Disbursements. Paid to Grand Treasurer, as per receipts on tile

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APPROPRIATIONS.

Your committee respectfully recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year: Incidental expenses of M.-.AV.-. J. H. McCall S 82 35 Salary of M.-.W.. Grand Master 600 00 Salary of Private Secretary to M.'.AV.'. Grand Master 2b 00 Salary of Grand Treasurer 300 00 Salary of Grand Secretary : 1,S00 00 Salary Private Secretary of Grand Secretary 25 00 Salary chairman Committee on Foreign Correspondence .300 00 Salary of Grand Chaplain 25 00 Salary of Grand Tyler 50 00 Salary of Assistant Grand Tyler 25 00 Salary of Custodians, each $50.00 150 00 Printing Annual Proceedings 1,000 00 Hent Grand Secretary's office and vault 3-50 00 Library ." 100 00 Postage and express 250 00 Incidental expenses Grand Secretary 200 00 To cover deficiency, incidentals, Grand Secretary, 1895 50 88 And $2,500.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay committee's mileage and expenses of this Grand Lodge. At the last meeting of Grand Lodge an appropriation of S300.00 was made for the purchase of a complete set of books, in which to compile an individual record of the membership of the Grand Lodge. After a careful examination of the subject, the Grand Secretary decided that the card system of indexes, lately introduced by the Library Bureau, was much superior to the book system. He therefore expended but S20.00 of this appropriation for two books, in which to continue the abstracts of annual returns of subordinate lodges, and the balance, ÂŁ280.00, was covered back into the Grand Treasury, with the recommendation that the card system be adopted. Your committee have considered the suggestion of the Grand Secretary and examined the system, and respectfully recommend the appropriation of $300.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to purchase the necessary case and cards for this record. Y'^our committee oflfer the following recommendations concerning the salaries of Grand Officers and committees. With the growth of our Grand Lodge to its present position among the Grand Jurisdictions of the Great States, the duties of administration and correspondence devolving upon the M.".W.'. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas have increased and multiplied, until their faithful discharge requires very nearly the entire time of that officer. We think the present salary entirely inadequate to the labor performed, and recommend that it be increased from $600.00 to 5800.00 per annum. That in view of the system of reports now in vogue in the office of the Grand Secretary, whereby all errors in annual returns are checked and corrected by him, your committee consider the work of the Cora-

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mittee on Chartered Lodges now reduced to t h e m i n i m u m , and recomm e n d t h a t t h e salary of t h e c h a i r m a n of t h a t committee be r e d u c e d from $50.00 to $25.00. That, owing to t h e a c c u m u l a t i o n of valuable property b y t h i s G r a n d Lodge, we are of t h e opinion t h a t its care and preservation d e m a n d s at least an a n n u a l inspection of t h e same by t h e S t a n d i n g Committee on G r a n d Lodge P r o p e r t y , and we recommend t h a t t h e salary of t h e c h a i r m a n of t h a t c o m m i t t e e be increased from $10.00 to $25.00. We r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h a t portion of t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master relating to charity a n d relief afforded by the Council of A d m i n istration b e approved, and t h a t t h e care of t h e GUERNSEY children b e referred to t h e incoming Council of Administration. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , P. M. H O I S I N G T O N , â&#x20AC;¢ C. W. D E A N , . D. W. H A Y S , C. E. V O O R H E S , J O H N S. L A N G Commitlee. A P P R O P R I A T I O N F O R AVADMAN F A M I L Y . W.-. B r o . J O H N H . S I ' E N C E R p r e s e n t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n , w h i c h , on m o t i o n , w a s a d o p t e d : Eesolved, T h a t t h e Council of Administration be authorized a n d instructed to appropriate from t h e Charity F u n d so much as m a y be necessarj', n o t to exceed $25.00 p e r m o n t h , toward t h e s u p p o r t of t h e widow a n d o r p h a n s of our late Bro. AVADMAS SO long as may be necessary, or until t h e n e x t C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.'.AV.". Grand Lodge of Kansas. ELECTION. T h e G r a n d L o d g e p i - o c e e d e d t o t l i e e l e c t i o n of G r a n d Officer.s, w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t ; M.'.AV.'. CHILES C . COLEMAN Grand R.'. \V.'. AViLLiAM M. SHAVER Deputy R.'. \V.'. M. L. STONE Grand R.'. \V.'. HE.VRY C . LOOJIIS Grand R.-. \V.'. ROBERT E . TORRINGTO.V....Gj-and R.'. AV.'. ALBERT K . AA'ILSON Grand

Master Grand Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary

Clay C e n t e r . Wichita. W'amego. Winfleld. AVichita. Topeka.

M I L E A G E ALLOAVED. O n m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . A . C. VSHERMAN t h e C o m m i t t e e o n F i n a n c e a n d M i l e a g e w e r e i n s t r u c t e d to p a y W.-. B r o . S. I . H A L E $ 8 . 2 8 for m i l e a g e a t t e n d i n g G r a n d L o d g e 1 8 9 5 . P R E S E N T A T I O N O F JEAVEL TO G R A N D MASTER. AV.-. B r o . E . B . B U C K , s p e a k i n g in b e h a l f of s o m e of

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J A M E S H . MCCALL w i t h a h a n d s o m e and valuable P a s t Gi-and M a s t e r ' s jewel. REPORT SPECIAL COMMITTEE WISCONSIN RELIEF. W.-. Bro. F. S. P O R T E R s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, which on motion of W . . B r o . A. C. SHERMAN, w a s a d o p t e d : To the Mr.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: We, your special committee heretofore appointed to consider and report as to t h e " AVisconsin proposition " to make more systematic and uniform the methods of masonic relief, beg leave to make the following report and recommendation: The plan of relief presented to and adopted by the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, and subsequently by the Grand Lodge of California, is as follows: " It is the duty of each lodge to take care of its own members in distress wherever they may be. In case of its inability so to do, this duty devolves upon the Grand Lodge from which it holds its charter, it being understood that in no case is the lodge furnishing relief and asking reimbursement to go beyond the actual necessities without exnres-s authority from the reimbursing body." This proposition is presented the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and if the same is by it adopted, Kansas becomes a party to the treaty. If thereafter a brother holding a membership in a Kansas lodge should be afforded relief by a lodge, or, indeed, under strict construction, an individual, the amount expended in such relief would become a charge against the lodge in which the applying brother held membership, and in case of the inability of that lodge to pay, the Grand Lodge of Kansas would become liable therefor. This being the result should the same be adopted, your committee deems it its duty to discuss briefly the generally accepted theory and doctrine of masonic relief. "Every Mason must receive and cherish a strange brother, giving him employment, if he has any, and if not to refresh him with money until the next lodge." The personal right to claim relief and the personal duty to afford the same to a brother in distress is thus laid down and followed more fully in the "Old Charges" of 1722, as follows: " s :â&#x20AC;˘:â&#x20AC;˘ s- If you discover him to be a true and genuine brother,' you are to respect him accordingly, and if he is in want you must relieve him if you can, or else direct him how he may be relieved. You must employ him some days, or else recommend him to be employed; but you are not charged to go beyond your ability, only to prefer a poor brother who is a good man and true before any other people in the same circumstances." While it is true that the right to demand relief and the duty to afford the same is personal, modern usage, it would seem, has in a manner shifted the duty in a measure to the lodge, and all Masons know that in many, if not most of the cases in which relief is afforded,

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t h e lodge of t h e b r o t h e r affording t h e same usually reimburses h i m for his e x p e n d i t u r e ; b u t t h i s in itself does n o t shift t h e personal to a lodge obligation. W e also recognize t h e fact t h a t it is t h e d u t y of t h e lodge to relieve t h e distress of and care for its i n d i g e n t s or afflicted m e m b e r s ; b u t we believe t h a t t h e obligation ceases there. If a lodge well able financially to r e i m b u r s e a foreign lodge for an e x p e n d i t u r e in behalf of a distressed m e m b e r should refuse to do so upon a proper d e m a n d , some k i n d of discipline should be administered. In t h i s connection we express our a g r e e m e n t with t h e recent Masonic Congress held in Chicago: " T h a t t h e b r e t h r e n of lodges g r a n t i n g such aid are n o t entitled to d e m a n d r e i m b u r s e m e n t from t h e lodges in which t h e beneficiaries hold m e m b e r s h i p , b u t t h a t when a m e m b e r of one lodge is relieved by a n o t h e r , and t h e financial situation of his lodge is such as to p e r m i t , common courtesy a n d d u t y alike d e m a n d t h a t it should r e i m b u r s e a lodge relieving its m e m b e r s . " V\'& cannot help b u t conclude t h a t t h e adoption of t h e proposition would open t h e way for an innovation, if it would not primarily be such. T h e plan of masonic charity, t h a t is, the m a n n e r of its dissemination a n d t h e obligation of b r o t h e r to b r o t h e r , may be t e r m e d a landm a r k , and a n y t h i n g t e n d i n g toward its removal or material c h a n g e should be considered very critically. AVhile it is true t h a t Masonry is a charitable institution, its charity is n o t given like t h a t of any o t h e r fraternity. I t is not a question of t h e dollars a n d cents of return for t h e dollars and cents invested. T h e only t h i n g t h a t gauges masonic charity is worthiness coupled with need, a n d t h i s considered with t h e ability of the donor. I t is not an institution in which by t h e p a y m e n t of a stipulated sum in dues t h e m e m b e r k n o w s just how much he will receive in " b e n e f i t s " when disabled. If such a t h i n g should be allowed to enter t h e Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n Masonry would cease to be Masonry, and sink to t h e level of m o d e r n charitable associations, in which for a specified i n v e s t m e n t t h e r e is a stipulated m o n e t a r y r e t u r n . W e therefore r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e proposition be rejected. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , WILLIAM DIXON, A. H . ROBY, F. S. PORTER, Commitlee. PRESENTATION OF G R A N D MASTER'S APRON. W.-. B r o . A L F R E D W H I T M A N m o v e d t h a t t h e a p r o n w o r n t h e G r a n d M a s t e r w h i l e in office be p r e . s e n t e d t o h i m .

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W H E R E A S , Owing to t h e misfoitunes t h a t h a v e befallen Bro. ISAAC TBESSLER by reason of spinal t r o u b l e s which h a v e caused h i m to b e laid u p for a long t i m e ; therefore be it Resolved, T h a t t h i s G r a n d Body a p p r o p r i a t e and remit to Bro. TRESSI.ER t h e s u m of S50.00 t h r o u g h t h e Secretary of Mankato Lodge, JS'O. 87, to help, aid anfl assist t h i s w o r t h y b r o t h e r in his h o u r of need. S P E C I A L REPORT CO.MMPTTEE OX C O i a i E S P O N D E N O E . M.-.W.-. M . M. Alilior s u b m i t t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g repoi-t, w h i c h , o n m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . J A C O B D K W I T T , w a s

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To the M:.W:. Grand Lodgf of Kansas: Y o u r Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , tf) w'hom has been referred t h e question of t h e recognition of t h e G r a n J)ieta Simbolica of t h e U n i t e d States of Mexico, herewith fraternally s u b m i t t h e following r e p o r t : T h e Constitutions of t h e G r a n Dieta contain t h e following, showing t h e c h a r a c t e r of its organization a n d t h e scope of its a u t h o r i t y : THE MA.SONIC POWER. ARTICLE 30. The powers ui Syinuulie masonry in this Republic are coLjstitutcd in the governing Grand Lodge, which goes by the name of the " Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico," whose duty it shall be to watch over the welfare, absolute liberty and independence of the three degrees or Symbolic lodges, under the Grand Lodges of the different States. AKT1CJ.E31. The sovereign masonic power resides essentially and originally in the great body of Masons, who deposit their obedience for its exercise in the Grand Diet. ARTICLE 32. The supreme authority of Symbolic Masonry shall have the title " Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico." All w a r r a n t s or c h a r t e r s a r e issued directly from t h e Gran Dieta, t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e various States or federal districts of t h e Rep u b l i c occupying a position in range of jurisdictional a u t h o r i t y corresp o n d i n g to t h a t of t h e Provincial G r a n d Lodges u n d e r t h e English, Scottish or I r i s h Masonic G r a n d Constitutions. I n 1882 a petition for a dispen.sation t o organize a lodge in t h e City of Mexico, signed by A m e r i c a n s a n d o t h e r s speaking t h e American language, was presented to t h e C r a n d Lodge of Missouri, which Body, u p o n t h e i r obtaining t h e consent of t h e nearest Mexican lodge in t h e City of Mexico, granted t h e same, u n d e r which a strong lodge was organized, a n d later received a w a r r a n t from t h e G r a n d Lodge of Missouri as Toltec, No. 520. I n 1879 t h e Grand E o d g e Valle de Mexico, No. 1, was made indep e n d e n t a n d sovereign in exercising jurisdiction over t h e Symbolic degrees. U n d e r its influence a general assembly was called of all t h e Symbolic lodges then existing in Mexico, which m e t and on J a n u a r y 11, 1880, organized t h e G r a n d Orient of Mexico. At this, duly elected and qualified representatives of all of said Symbolic lodges were p r e s e n t a n d participatetl in t h e action of said assembly. I n 1883 t h e S u p r e m e

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Council of Mexico conceded the sovereignty of Symbolic Masonry in Mexico, and renounced any and all claim of authority over tlie first three degrees of Masonry. The Gran Dieta was duly and regularly organized in February, 1890, under Constitutions containing the grant of authority hereinbefore cited. It has under its warrant and jurisdiction seventeen Grand Lodges, and 225 lodges, with a membership of 21,992, the Grand Lodges and tlieir subordinates being subordinate to and acknowledging the sovereign supremacy of the Gran Dieta. Shortly after the organization of the Gran Dieta letters and circulars were received from one, CHISM, who was then and signed himself Worshipful Master of Toltee, No. 520, protesting against the reorganization of the Gran Dieta, and urging upon the Grand Lodge of Missouri that the warrant of said lodge might remain under the Missouri Grand Lodge jurisdiction, and making charges against Mexican Masonry in general of a grave character. This, of course, soon caused friction, with the result that in 1892 the Grand Lodge of Missouri, to which Toltee Lodge, No. 520, of the City of Mexico, then owed and acknowledged allegiance, found that its action in instituting this lodge, though the consent of the nearest Mexican lodge had been obtained to the same, vvas leading to complications, and Grand Lodge appointed a committee of three distinguished Masons to consider the question of further continuing said lodge, said Committee to report to Grand Lodge at its 1893 communication. This Committee made a report, from which we take the following: " The Gran Dieta Simbolica de los Estados L'nidos Mexicanos " has been formed, composed of nearly all the State Grand Lodges of Mexico and a n u m b e r of individual lodges, with our enlightened and distinguished brother, PORFIRIO DIAZ, President of the Republic of Mexico, as Grand Master. This committee addressed a communication to Bro. ER.MII.IG G. CANTON, Grand Secretary of the " Gran Dieta," to which a courteous and fraternal reply was made. We propounded a number of questions concerning the formation and present status of the Gran Dieta. While the committee cannot say t h a t the replies to these questions were wholly-satisfactory, yet they believe, and earnestly hope, t h a t t h e dilliculties which have beset Masonry in Mexico are in progress of settlement, and ere long, we trust, that we, and all the Grand Lodges of the United States of America, may be enabled to welcome into the fold of Grand Lodges a body having united and supreme control over Symbolic Masonry in Mexico. We do notwish to be, nor do we wish to be thought to be, a " d i s t u r b i n g " element in Mexican Masonry. On the contrary, it is our duty to do all in our power to assist with our counsel and sympathy our brethren in Mexico to form a stable and p e r m a n e n t grand governing body. The idea that Toltee Lodge, No. 520, might become the nucleus of such a governing power may he'abandoned by those who have entertained such hope. It can never, under any circumstances, be more than a dependency of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Under these circumstances we consider it unwise to continue the exercise of masonic authority in Mexico. We therefore recommend that the incoming Grand Master take such measures as in his j u d g m e n t may be necessary and expedient to withdraw and a n n u l the authority heretofore given to the brethren of Toltee Lodge, No. 520, to exercise the functions of a lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, working u n d e r the authority of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. We further recommend that this Grand Lodge extend its hearty sympathy to our

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brethren of Mexico in their struggles to place Masonry in our sister Republic on a firm and lasting basis, and assure them that nothing shall be left undone on our part to aid and assist ihem in their laudable undertaking. G r a n d M a s t e r K E E N E , of Missouri, in his 1894 address, reported t h a t he had written t o t h e Worshipful Master of Toltec, No. 520, advising h i m of t h e action t a k e n , and a d v i s i n g said lodge to accept a c h a r t e r from t h e G r a n Dieta. T h i s was d o n e , and t h e vexed question settled. U n d e r Illinois, in t h e Missouri Correspondence R e p o r t of 1894, w e find t h a t upon t h e question of s u r r e n d e r i n g t h e i r charter a n d accepting a c h a r t e r from t h e G r a n Dieta, all t h e m e m b e r s of Toltec Lodge voted affirmatively, with t h r e e e x c e p t i o n s . Y o u r committee calls a t t e n t i o n to a fair inference to be d r a w n from t h e report of t h e Missouri c o m m i t t e e , viz: T h a t t h e suggestion had b e e n m a d e from W.-. CHISM, or s o m e o t h e r source, t h a t b y refusing recognition, Toltec, N o . 520, m i g h t b e c o m e t h e nucleus of the governing masonic p o w e r of Mexico. A n o t h e r fair inference from t h e Missouri report and t h e address of G r a n d M a s t e r KEE.NK, in his 1894 address, where h e reports advising Toltec Lodge to accept a c h a r t e r from t h e G r a n Dieta, which action was approved vjy the Grand Lodge of ?vTissuuri, is t h a t such action goes far b e y o n d a quasi recognition. It is b e y o n d dispute or question a certificate from a m o t h e r to h e r d a u g h t e r of t h e high standing, u n q u e s tioned regularity and legitimacy of t h e ancestor, as well as t h e unimpeachable character of t h e one to w h e m h e r own legitimate offspring is to be allied for all t i m e to come. T h e G r a n d Lodge of Texas-, h a v i n g theretofore recognized t h e Gran Dieta of Mexico, in 1894 Past G r a n d Master GEO. W . TYI.KR, a m e m b e r of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence for t h a t State, was assigned to t h e d u t y of r e p o r t i n g for said committee upon Masonry in Mexico, w h i c h duty h e performed, s u m m i n g up his report as follows: From these considerations thus briefly stated, Texas is proud of her action in recognizing the Masonry of Mexico represented by the Gran Dieta, the supreme power there, and already realizes and is realizing day by day the beneficent influence that such recognition has wrought in our intercourse with their people, and not a single event has occurred thus far to mar our pleasant relations or to cause regret for the action we have taken.

T h e G r a n d Lodge of North D a k o t a has also duly e x t e n d e d recognition to tlie G r a n Dieta. T h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w Y o r k referred t h e m a t t e r of g r a n t i n g recognition t o a c o m m i t t e e consisting of five Past G r a n d Masters, one D e p u t y G r a n d Master, and t h a t e m i n e n t Mason, EOBERT MACOY, which c o m m i t t e e reported in 1893 that, " T h e organization afforded a h a p p y solution of t h e difficulties which h a v e s u r r o u n d e d Masonry in t h a t Rep u b l i c ; " a n d in 1894 it says, referring to its last year's report, " T h e committee s h o u l d have r e c o m m e n d e d recognition t h e n , b u t for t h e protests made, and action was deferred for further information." T h e committee says:

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The charges made by the Master of Toltec Lodge were so fully met by the " Graud D i e t " that the Grand Lodge of Missouri have revoked Ihtir charter of Toltec Lodge. No. 520, and the members petitioned for and have received a charter from " G r a n d Dieta Simbolica" which ends all dispute and leaves the Grand Dieta in undisputed control of Symbolic Masonry in the Republic of Mexico. We, therefore, recommend that the Grand Symbolic Diet of the United Slates of Mexico be duly recoguized and welcomed to the circle of Symbolic Graud Lodges.

Your committee has given the gist of the report of the New York committee for the reason that Masonry was introduced into Mexico from New York as one of its sources in ]820-1825, and the endorsement of our New York brethren to Mexican Masonry is, therefore, entitled to greater weight and consideration. In 1895, on the 8th of June, an open letter was published in The American Tyler, by THEODORE SUTTON PAEVIN, Past Grand Master of Iowa, in which Bro. PAHVIN presented certain questions to he answered by Past Grand Masters MATTHEWS or TYLER, of Texas, the essential points of which we extract from the questions as propounded, viz: 1. The gist of the first question is contained in the following: " Is not the Bible, the Great Light in Masonry, excluded from the altars and halls of the masonic lodges under the jurisdiction of the Gran Dieta, and the Book of Constitutions substituted in its place?" 2. The substance of the second question is this: "Has or does the Gran Dieta exclude from its lodges women who have been previously initiated therein, and do they now regularly visit the lodges in which they hold membership?" 3. Has not the Gran Dieta issued charters to women exclusively to organize "njasonic lodges upon the same basis precisely as it has issued charters to lodges of men ? Bro. PARVIN, after propounding above queries, says: "Before I can vote for the recognition of the Gran Dieta as a sovereign and independent body I would like information upon these topics." In the Correspondence Report of Texas, Past Grand Master MATTHEWS, the chairman, makes a showing by way of reply to above. He states that December 1, 1893, at the direction of Grand Master COCHRAN, of Texas, he interviewed Bro. B. ORNELAS, the Mexican Consul at San Antonio, Texas, whom the Proceedings show to be a member of Alamo Lodge, No. 44, of Grand Jurisdiction of Texas, who, on the 6th of December, in response to a letter, stated as follows: There is not in the Constitution of the Gran Dieta a single article which can be construed as allowing, approving, confirming or authorizing the establishment of lodges tor women. There is an adoptive lodge composed of women, b u t this lodge is similar to those existing in the United States, such as the " Order of the Eastern Star," from whence it was introduced into Mexico, but has nothing in common with the Gran Dieta beyond its protection. It is not true that women are admitted to the three degrees of Symbolic Masonry and clothed in regalia to enter and be seated in Mexican lodges, when all parties not Masons have been notified to retire. It is a fact that this adoptive lodge happens to be invited to the banquets and feasts of the regular lodges, but onlv to such as have in no way the secret character of the Institution.

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ERMILIO G . CANTON, G r a n d Secretary of the G r a n Dieta, and G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge E l Valle d e Mexico, No. 1, on t h e t h i r d d a y of J u l y , 1894, on the s u b j e c t of t h e Bible, said : We are by no means opposed to the Bible, but canuot enforce the use in our first degree work, and therefore we leave every lodge at liberty. The Bible is used with us in the third Master Mason degree. Your York lodges are built (as far as we can understand) upon a Protestant platform, and hence the use of the Bible. The material of our Scottish lodges is the broken-up Catholic element, whose opinion about the Bible is not at all equal to yours. Nevertbele.ss, we hold and keep the Bible as one of our three Graud I/ights of Masonry, viz: Bible. Square,and Compasse.'!,butwecannot enforce the Bible to occupy the first place in lodges. D e c e m b e r 1,1894, R.-.W.\ Bro. CANTON, writing to Past Grand Master TYI.ER, s p e a k i n g of visiting a Mexican lodge, said: A Mason of your Texas jurisdiction, or any other foreign jurisdiction, can visit our lodges, exhibiting his diploma. Moreover, he may be submitted to examination, if the Master requires him to be, in order to learn that he is well acquainted with the three degrees of Blue Masonry. Finally, he pledges his word at ihe altar upon the Bible. D e p u t y District G r a n d M a s t e r SAM R . HA.MILTON, of the T w e n t i e t h Masonic District of T e x a s , a n d a m e m b e r of t h e Texas " C o m m i t t e e on W o r k , " w h o , d u r i n g t h e past s u m m e r , visited and s p e n t some t i m e in t h e M e x i c a n R e p u b l i c , w r o t e Bro. MATTHEWS a letter in response to a letter of i n q u i r y , in w h i c h h e states t h a t h e visited I n t e g r i d a d Lodge, a t Old P i e d r a s Negras, a strictly Spanish or Mexican lodge, a n d was p r e s e n t at t h e o p e n i n g exercises. He also visited Toltec Lodge in t h e City of Mexico, and assisted in conferring t h e third degree u p o n t h r e e candidates. H e says: Not having a voucher present, I was required to prove myself exactly in the same manner and by the same tests as in vogue with us, and found that no greater difTerence in the opening ceremonies or degree work existed than we find in our own States between different lodges, or between our lodges and those in other States of the United States. By special request I gave the "explanations," or "lecture" and "charge in full, monitorial and all, as authorized by our Grand Lodge, it being entirely applicable to the work as rendered by them. They use the same charts, M. C. pillars, and other accessories, so far as I could see, as we do. The furniture of the lodge was all in its proper place, both in Integridad and Toltec Lodges. I' saw nothing the least irregular or objectionable in either lodge. * " " While in Mexico I made the acquaintance of several reliable parties, with whom I have corresponded since my return, among whom I mention particularly Bro. Dr. A. W.PARSONS, Worshipful Master of Toltec Lodge. Through said correspondence, which I consider eminently trustworthy, I have been informed that the Gran Dieta has revoked all charters for women lodges (whatever their character under the old system may have been), and forbidden the presence of women in any lodge working under its jurisdiction, and that it has been reorganized, so as to correct several other (minor) hitherto objectionable features. Bro. M A T T H E W S , in his r e p o r t , also makes q u o t a t i o n s from a letter w r i t t e n by Bro. PARVIN to t h e Voice of Masonry, A u g u s t 10, 1895, from w h i c h we t a k e the extracts p u b l i s h e d , never h a v i n g seen t h e original publication. Bro. P A R V I N is q u o t e d as saying t h a t h e , d u r i n g t h e p r e v i o u s wintei", " v i s i t e d t h e i r lodges a n d Grand Lodges, consistories a n d S u p r e m e Councils, was glad t h a t h e did, a n d would do it again w e r e h e to go t h e r e , " and t h a t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In all masonic lodges and bodies, both of the York and Scottish Rite, in the National Capital and in many of the State capitals, the Great Light is excluded from the altars and from the halls, and the Book of Constitutions substituted. Out of some twenty-

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eight States the Grand Lodges of only about five have, I learned d u r i n g my recent visit, ever made Masons of women, and they are now all prohibited by the Gran Dieta, that Body having repealed the law under which such proceedings were had, although it failed to deny to the women already initiated the rights previously conferred upon them. Notwithstanding the great departure of our Mexican Masons from the usages, customs, laws and regulations of Masonry as practiced in the United States, I must say t h a t I had ample opportunity to satisfy myself that Masonry has done a great thing for that country, more indeed than any other one institution or organization existing among them. I found that the President and all t h e governors and generals of the army whom I met were Masons, and that their Masonry is a bond of cement among them, and a powerful lever in the government, aiding materially the executive and the military power to keep in subjection the element r o t so regardful of the law as our American people, and because of its good results I was disposed to deal more charitably with them t h a n u n d e r other circumstances I would have done. I recognize the masonic body of the various grades and rites which I visited in many places as legitimate wider ^Aeir iauj, and by ih^ir law and their law only can we judge them, so that when I went to Rome I did as the Romans did. I visited their lodges and Grand Lodges,Consistories and Supreme Councils. l a m glad that I did, and I would do it again were I there.

The chairman of your committee, in pursuit of knowlecige in regard to the matter at hand, carried on some little, including the following, correspondence:

DECEMBER 30,1895. Theodore S. Parvlv, S3°, Sec. 7c., Cedar liapids, Iowa: DEAR BROTHER: —I listened with intense interest to your exposition of Mexican Masonry at the October session of the Supreme Council in Washington,as I also did to the report on that topic read by Bro. CitAJiBERLiN.of Texas, the original of which now lies before me, from which I note that on August 24th last the Gran Dieta decreed that "Alt charters held by fio-cailed female lodges should be at once withdrnvm and thai no recognition of women ns Sfasons .'should ever be made," and also decreed that " The Holy Bible, square and con'pass should be used on all masonic altars in the Sjfuibolic Lodges of the Jiepublic of Mexico." I also note from this same report that at the same session of the Gran Dieta the suspension was announced of the Grand Master, Grand Secretary, and several members of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. No. 1, of the Federal District of Mexico, they being suspended because (among other things) they were present and opened said Grand Lodge on J u n e 24. (1895), with several females present, alleged to be members of female masonic lodges. Now, as chairman of our Committee on Correspondence, I am laboring with this vexed question, whether the Gran Dieta Simbolica is entitled to recognition from the Symbolic Grand Lodges of the United States. I was much impressed with the suggestion made by you that Mexican Masonry must not be judged or estimated from the • standpoint of Masonry in the United States, and that upon certain changes in their system you would be in favor of their recognition. I quote from memory only, and possibly under or overstate your remarks. I only state it as a basis for this interrogatory,whether the changed conditions (as the result of t h e oflicial action of the Gran Dieta on August 24th last) in reference to the " Bible on the altars," and " F e m a l e Masonry," are such that you would now advise the recognition of the Gran Dieta. I am aware t h a t I am asking a great deal in preferring this request for information, but I feel encouraged to do so because I know of no one who can better dispense light on this topic and no one whose views will have and command greater weight with the Masons and Grand Lodge of Kansas. Trusting that you will kindly accede to my request for information, I am. Fraternally yours, MATTHEW M. MILLER, Chairman Com. Cor. Grand Lodge of Kansas.

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il. M. ililler, Topeka, Kan.: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: — Your kind favor of the 30th u l t . , a n d s o o f the past year, I found upon my table upon my return from Iowa City, where I have been for some time, for treatment of my eyes; I have to return thither again t o m o r i o w for further treatment. T h e trouble with my eyes was the result and o u t c r o p of the fifth attack of the grippe last winter. The grippe was not so severe, b u t much longer in its duration than its predecessors, and left my eyes in a very bad condition. While in Washington my eyesight was fairly good and I suffered but little from the trouble, but t h e journey and t h e cold that I took renewed the trouble, and they have been much worse since. I do my writing and reading by proxy, and I note what you have to say of the Impromptu address I gave in Washington upoii the subject of Mexican Masonry, and also your desire for further light upon the subject. At the expense of a little repetition I may state t h a t until very recently I have been opposed to any recognition on the part of any of o u r American ledges of the Gran Dieta of Mexico, which is the governing body of t h e three Symbolic degrees. Masonry was introduced into Mexico many years ago, a Supreme Council and ScotUsh Eite established, and in accordance with the universal law and custom of Latin countries and Latin speaking people, there was no other Masonry other than the Scottish Eite. The degrees —first, second and third —as conferred in lodges of t h e Scottish Eite a n d of the York Rite, dififer but little —the difference being in their government. In 1890 t h e Supreme Council, which had before exercised exclusive jurisdiction over lodges a n d the lodge degrees, surrendered them to the Gran Dieta, which was established t h a t year. The Gran Dieta, therefore, became a legally constituted body, having and exercising exclusive jurisdiction over lodges of the three degrees. So far all is well, a n d we could then have consistently and properly recognized t h e Gran Dieta. b u t in an evil hour in the following year the Gran Dieta, contrary to the principles of its Consliiutions, by simply resolution, authorized lodges of its obedience to confer the three degrees upon women, which they did in five of the twenty odd jurisdictions of t h e State. Not content with conferring the degrees upon women, they granted to t h e m charters creating women lodges; and while they did not by any enactment, either of the Constitution or in its laws, prohibit the use of the Bible iu their lodges, they did prescribe and require the use of the Book of Constitutions therein, a n d everywhere I visited in Mexico 1 found the Book of Constitutions upon t h e altars, and no Bible anywhere in sight. These three practices were in direct violation of the universal public sentiment of Masonry in the United States, and while they continued I could not consistently recommend t h e recognition of the Gran Dieta. Visiting, as I did, the Supreme Council,Grand and subordinate lodges, and everywhere addressing the members, I protested against these violations of our usages and customs, and indeed our laws. Very soon after I returned from Mexico I received assurauces that the Gran Dieta had reconded and repealed the law authorizing the making of women Masons, and since the session of the Supreme Council I have received furiher assurances from there t h a t they have not only gone thus far, but they have forbidden the making of women Masons in their lodges. They have also recalled ail the charters granted to women lodges, and still further have forbidden the lodges to a d m i t either to membership, or visitation women upon whom they had previously conferred the degrees in accordance with their laws. The women there, as they would likely here, kicked against this, b u t to no purpose ; they are now out in the cold. •> I am further assured that while the Gran Dieta does not require that the lodges shall place t h e Bible upon the altar, it neither forbids it nor interposes any objection to their doing so; it only requires that they use the Book of Constitutions. Now, as I said, we cannot judge Mexican Masonry from the American standpoint. We must judge them by the country in which the Masonry is practiced. We recognize

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Mohammedan lodges t h e world over; we recognize lodges in China a n d J a p a n ; we. recognize them in British India and Persia, where the Vedas, t h e books of CONFUCIUS a n d the Koran, a n d n o t the Bible, are used in the conferring of t h e degrees; why m a y we not, then, permit t h e use of the Book of Constitutions? I am prepared now, with the light and knowledge I have a n d with t h e change of base which they have made, to recognize t h e Gran Dieta, a n d believe it for t h e interest of Masonry in Mexico that it should be recognized, a n d t h a t we should lend a h e l p i n g hand to build u p a n d improve Masonry a n d place it upon a higher level. T h e Gran Dieta has certainly manifested t h e proper spirit in its efforts to purify Masonry by dealing with some of its obnoxious, I might say obstreperous, measures. I think I have ansvvered your query that would I, in view of t h e changed conditions of Masonry there, now advise t h e recognition of the Gran Dieta. I repeat t h a t I would. Notwithstanding these objectionable practices of the Gran Dieta, it did n o t militate against its legal establishment; t h e Gran Dieta was from the date of its organization a legally constituted masonic Body, as m u c h so as that of the G r a n d ^ o d g e of Kansas or of Iowa, or any other Grand Lodge of this country. A clandestine body is one that is n o t legally constituted, and therefore has no legal right to exist or work. A m a n and woman lawfully married are legally husband a n d wife, as much so although their conduct may be i n violation of all the ten c o m m a n d m e n t s , as though they were as pure as the Virgin. So, whatever may have been the practices of the Gran Dieta it was all t h e while a legally constituted Body. But we are n o t compelled to recognize every body t h a t is legally constituted; their general practices a n d t h e observances of general laws should be such a character as to meet o u r general approval. I have no fear now that the Gran Dieta will ever r e t u r n to t h e obnoxious practices we have named, a n d against which we protested when there, and since o u r return letters t h a t I have received from the highest authorities in t h e Republic confirm the views I have stated of t h e i r sincere desire to elevate t h e standard of Masonry in their midst, a n d to conform as near as their m a n n e r and customs as t h e people of t h e two Nations will p e r m i t to ours. Let us, in view of these facts, t h e n , Bro. MILLEK, l e n d them a helping h a n d . If you recognize them in your Grand Lodge I will sustain its action both by speech a n d p e n . Fraternally yours, T. S. PARVIN, Grand Secretary. O n t h e 1 3 t h of J a n u a r y I w r o t e a s e c o n d l e t t e r t o B r o . P A R V I N , a s k ing permission to u s e h i s letter a n d asking other quotations, t h e cont e n t s of w h i c h l e t t e r a r e s u f f i c i e n t l y s t a t e d i n h i s r e p l y t h e r e t o a s f o l l o w s : CEDAR KAPIDS, January 16,1896. M. if. Uiller, Topeka, Kan.: DEAR SIR A N D B R O . ;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I a m just in receipt of your favor of t h e 13th, a n d p r o m p t l y reply. ^- ''' * As early as 1833 t h e r e was a lodge of t h e York Rite established i n t h e City of Mexico by Past Grand Master JOEL R . POINSETT, of South Carolina ( a t that time United Stales Minister a t Mexico, appointed by Gen. JACKSON), b u t it survived b u t a few years, and I t h i n k such was t h e fate of the lodges or lodge established by t h e Grand Lodge of New York, a n d there are traces of those lodges, and recollections of t h e i r existence in t h e City of Mexico. T h e Toltee Lodge had its charter recalled by t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri some years ago; the lodge then took o u t a charter from t h e Gran Dieta, b u t being American residents there they worked the Missouri work. There Is in t h e City of San Luis Potosi an American lodge, so-called, because the members are American, who also work the United States work, though holding its charter from the Gran Dieta. The Gran Dieta itself is of Scottish Rite origin, as were most of the lodges a n d Grand Lodges of Mexico. It is a well established principle in Masonry t h a t Masonry is cosmopolitan a n d universal, a n d a l l Grand Lodges must necessarily recognize the condition of Masonry in the country where it is established; it will not d o for Masons of t h e United States and their Grand Lodges to play the hypocrite and the pharise e, a n d say there are n o Masons and no Masonry b u t themselves.

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Masonry exists and has existed, and been so recognized the world over, in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Algiers, West Indies, Mexico, and in all of the South American Republics, and yet everywhere it is of the Scottish Rite origin, and with the exception of Mexico, Chili and Egypt, the lodges and Grand Lodges continue to owe allegiance to the Supreme Councils of the countries constituting them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Grand Lodge of Egypt being constituted by the Supreme Council of Italy.. At the World's Masonic Congress in Chicago there were Masons present and taking part therein hailing from several of these countries, fellowshiped and recognized by the delegates from all the American Grand Lodges present. Americans do not hesitate, as I have positive proof and ample at that, when visiting in one of the countries I have named, as they do annually, to visit their lodges and hold masonic intercourse with them. Americans from all the States, or most of them at least, have visited, and many of them during my stay there, lodges and Grand Lodges in Mexico. It Is not as to the legality of their origin or the lawfulness of their constitution that I ever raised any objection. My objection was simply to their heterodox practices, sXich as making Masons of women, and substituting the Book of Constitutions for the Bible. Now, as I wrote you, these obnoxious practices have been annulled, and they are conforming to our ways in these respects. You are at liberty to use my letter in any way you wish with your Grand Lodge. I take great pleasure in replying to you because you are the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, and will make a legitimate use of my information. If the Masons and the masonic bodies of the United States were to wait until all Freemasonry should be established upon an American basis, we would wait till the day of judgment, and that is too far off for us to consider; never until the Millennium comes and all men speak the same language, worship Goo in the same way and manner, and do a thousand other things in common, will Masonry have the same dots of the i's and and crosses of the t's. The Masons of Mexico are as honest, and as consistent, as masonic loving and liberty-loving people as our own. The simple fact and truths then are these: The Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of the See of Mexico in 1883 relinquished all jurisdiction and control over the then Symbolic degrees, and a very large majority, all indeed save these of the Grand Lodgesof Mexico, which had been organized under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council thereupon withdrew from it, united in and organized the Gran Dieta as an independent governing body of Freemasonry of the three Symbolic degrees; it works none other and while it works these degrees in accordance with the ritual of the three degrees of the Scottish Rite they are substantially ]ikeourown,and differ but little more from the work of Kansas or Iowa than we differ from that of New York or Massachusetts, and especially Pennsylvania. The Gran Dieta never did in its Constitution or code of laws authorize the practices against which we rebelled; they were simply the result of resolutions which have been repealed. Courteously and fraternally yours, T. S. PAEVIN. Y o u r c o m m i t t e e , ascertaining t h a t W.-. Bro. E M I L ARNER, Past M a s t e r of J o h n Brown Lodge, No. 216, h a d for t h e year past been a traveler in Mexico, a n d had visited t h e lodges a n d h a d ample opport u n i t i e s to become acquainted with Mexican Masonry, called Bro. ARNER before your c o m m i t t e e and received from h i m a detailed account of his views and i m p r e s s i o n s of Masonry in Mexico. BRO. ARNER stated to us t h a t the objectionable features which have been heretofore t h e subject of so m u c h c o m m e n t and criticism have been entirely renioved, a n d t h a t t h e G r a n Dieta and its lodges are u n q u e s t i o n a b l y a t t h i s t i m e standing for and carrying o u t fully in practice t h e same principles which govern in t h e masonic lodges of t h e Symbolic degrees

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of the United States. That there is very little (if any ) difference in the work of the several lodges he visited in Mexico from that of the lodges of the various jurisdictions in this country; that the Masons of Mexico are the leaders in every good work for the advancement of civilization, education and obedience to law, and that through their influence and that of the Gran Dieta and its lodges, light is breaking upon and dispelling the shadows of superstition and ignorance which have so long enveloped the people of Mexico. In response to our inquiry, if from what he had seen and known of Masonry in Mexico he would advise recognition of the Gran Dieta by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, he replied: " I would most assuredly." From the foregoing your committee would summarize as follows: 1. The Symbolic lodges of Mexico entered into the organization and formation of the Gran Dieta, and the latter was duly and regularly organized as a sovereign Grand Body over the Symbolic degrees of Masonry within the Grand Jurisdiction of Mexico, in February, 1890. 2. The charges made against the Gran Dieta as a sovereign Grand Lodge are shown never to have been true as to its Constitution and By-Laws, and it has by solemn enactment decreerl that the Holy Bible, square and compass should be used on all masonic altars in the Symbolic lodges of the Republic of Mexico, and that all charters held by so-called women lodges be at once withdrawn, and no recognition of women as Masons ever be made. 3. We also find that practical recognition has been given to the Gran Dieta by American Masons residing or sojourning in Mexico, and that American visitors to Mexican lodges find the work to be practically the same as that of the lodges of the United States; that the recognition of the Gran Dieta by the Grand Lodge of Texas has been productive of a better feeling of amity between the two jurisdictions; that recognition has also been formally made of the Gran Dieta by the Grand Lodges of New York and North Dakota, and that the Grand Lodge of Missouri, by advising its subordinate Toltec Lodge, No. 520, to accept a charter from the Gran Dieta, has in the most impressive manner certified to its legitimacy and regularity, and borne testimony to the fact that it regarded and considered the Gran Dieta a body of character and stability, and entitled to the allegiance of all the Symbolic lodges within its jurisdiction. We also find from the testimony of Masons known to us that the "good of Masonry" demands that we extend a helping hand to our brethren of Mexico. We therefore recommend that the Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico be duly recognized by this Grand Lodge in accordance with our usual custom in such matters. Fraternally submitted, M. M. MILLER, SIDNEY ORME, EDD. HAYES, W. E. TARBOX, GEO. W. FARRON, Committee.

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MEMBERSHIP. W.-. Bro. A. H. CoNNETT moved t h a t B r o . C. M. JONES, of A l b e r t P i k e Lodge, No. 303,. and a P a s t M a s t e r of Michigan, be m a d e a m e m b e r of this Grand L o d g e . B y o r d e r of tiie G r a n d Master, the m a t t e r was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Jurisprudence. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. B r o . D. B. F U L L E R presented t h e following report, which was adopted : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your committee recommends.that the report of the Council of Administration be approved. Fraternally submitted, D. B. FULLER, AVM. JULIAN, F. E. DAVIS, CHAS. B. HARDY, Committee. AMENDMENT TO BY-LAAVS PROPOSED. . W.-. W. H . MizE offered t h e following: Resolved, That the Committee on Jurisprudence be and are hereby instructed to report an amendment to the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge which shall permit all lodges located west of the Sixth Principal Meridian to confer Symbolic degrees for a sum not less than twenty dollars. B y o r d e r of the G r a n d Master, t h e resolution was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . MILEAGE ALLOWED. On motion of W.-. Bro. J. C. H O P P E R , t h e bill of W.-. Bro. T. K E N N E D Y , of La Crosse L o d g e , No. 330, for ยง8.81, as mileage for 1894, w a s allowed. ASSISTANCE TENDERED. W.-. B r o . J. -C. H O P P E R introduced t h e following resolution, a n d moved its a d o p t i o n : Be it resolved by the Orand Lodge of Kansas, That the incoming Council of Administration be instructed to pay to Bro. C. P. LYNN, through the Secretary of Walnut Valley Lodge, No. 191, the sum of $6.00 per month until such time as Bro. LYNN is financially able to care for himself, or his local lodge can care for him, or until the next meeting of this Grand Lodge.

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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. B r o . E . B. MARCHANT, chairman of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Chartered L o d g e s , submitted the following report, which was adopted: To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges fraternally submit the following report as to certain additional matters referred to them : We recommend that Order No. 9 upon the Treasurer of late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, for the sura of $49.00, to reimburse the Secretary thereof for the labor of transcribing records in the HUYCKE and LASLEY trial be referred to the incoming Council of Administration for adjudication. In the matter of the request of Brookville Lodge, No. 209, for the remission of their Grand Lodge dues for 1S94, on account of the destruction of their lodge property by fire, we find that a standing regulation of 1884 denies the same to lodges which fail to carry adequate insurance. The letter from the lodge does not state whether they were insured, and we therefore recommend that the matter be referred to the incoming Council of Administration, with instructions that if it is shown that the lodge carried insurance that its dues be remitted; otherwise, not. In the matter of the request of Mound City Lodge; No. 33, to pay its back dues at the rate of $25.00 per year until paid, we report that this lodge owes in the aggregate the sum of $122.00. There is due in the aggregate upon dues and special assessments to this Grand Lodge from constituent lodges the sum of $1,759.00. .To allow Mound City to do as' requested would, in our judgment, establish a bad precedent, or at least one which would be productive of much trouble and vexation in similar cases. AVe therefore recommend that the request of this lodge be denied. Fraternally submitted, EDGAR B. MARCHANT, J. A. COREY, FRANK H. MILLS, For the Committee.

REQUEST OP PAOLA LODGE, No. 37. Bro. SHELDON, of P a o l a Lodge, JN^o. 37, presented t h e following resolution, wbich, on motion, was referred to t h e i n c o m i n g Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n : PAOLA LODGE, No. 37, A. F. & A. M.,

February 17, 1896. Resolved, That this lodge request the Council of Administration of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of the State of Kansas to make an appropriation out of any fund that can be appropriated for such purpose to Mrs. MAUD DANIELS, widow of H. B. DANIELS, who, at the time of

his death, September 8, 1888, was a member in good standing of Paola Lodge, No. 37, A. F. & A. M., at Paola, Kan.; said appropriation to be

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made for the purpose of assisting her in paying a mortgage on her home in Parsons, Kan. On motion, duly seconded, the foregoing resolution was duly passed by Paola Lodge, No. 37, A. F. & A. M., at its regular meeting held February 17, 1896. AMENDMENT TO LAWS. W.-. B r o . J A M E S PICKENS i n t r o d u c e d the following resolution, which was referred to the Cornmittee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, That Section 60, of Chapter XI, be amended by striking out the word "but," in paragraph 3 thereof, and inserting in lieu the word " and " ; and also by striking out the word " not," in the last line of said section, so that the last clause of said section shall read: " And such payment shall restore him." REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. M.-.W.-. JOHN C . POSTLETHWAITE, c h a i r m a n of the Comm i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , submitted the following report, which w a s adopted. A special vote being t a k e n on the a m e n d m e n t s to t h e B y - L a w s , each was adopted b y more than a two-thirds vote: To tlie M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence beg leave to respectfully report: They recommend the approval of decisions of the M.'.VV.'. Grand Master. That the resolution relative to the payment of committees be not approved. In the matter of payment of per capita tax due from sundry lodges to the Gram! Lodge, your committee are of opinion that the law makes it obligatory upon the lodges to pay the amount promptly, and it is the duty of the Worshipful Master to see that special assessments, as well as ordinary dues, are paid to the Grand Lodge, and he should countersign an order upon the Treasurer, which should be drawn by the Secretary without any formal action of the lodge, for the amount due the Grand Lodge. In the matter of the claim of Clay Center Lodge, No. 134, declining to pay the per capita tax on a member who was insane, your committee find that the law requires the lodges to pay fifty cents per capita on all members borne on the rolls of the lodges. Section 30, Chapter II, and Section 7, page 17, of the Constitution, clearly defines the duty of lodges, and is not susceptible of interpretation permitting any deductions on account of any members on the rolls of the lodge; but your committee is of opinion that there is nothing in the laws of the Grand Lodge to preclude a lodge from accepting the voluntary payment on part of the relatives of any member under disability.

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In the matter of the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges, the committee recommend the adoption of the following: STANDING

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The neglect or refusal of any lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction to pay the annual per capita tax or any special assessment made by the Grand Lodge on or before the first day of February in each j'ear shall not be entitled to representation in the Grand Lodge following such failure. In the matter of By-Laws relative to the suspension of members, your committee recommends that Section 1, Subdivision 2, Chapter III, of Laws of Grand Lodge, be amended so as to read as follows: " SECTION 1. The proceedings for the suspension of a member two or more years in arrears for lodge dues without excuse, of whom demand for payment may have been made, and as to whom proceedings have been had in accordance with the provisions of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, Grand Lodge By-Laws, sliall be as follows: ' . â&#x20AC;˘'The members at any stated communication, by a majority vote of those present, may order the Junior AVarden to present charges and specifications against a delinquent brother, which shall be in the following form: ' . â&#x20AC;˘ "Charge: Non-payment of dues. Specification: In this, that Bro. A. B., a member of this lodge, chargeable with lodge dues for years, ending December , 18 , has neglected and refused to make payment thereof." In obedience to instructions of this Grand Lodge, your committee recommend that the laws of this Grand Lodge be amended, to read as follows: Chapter I, Section 53, page 31, paragraph 2, changed to read: "The Grand Master shall receive eight hundred dollars; the Grand Treasurer shall receive five hundred dollars, and the Grand Secretary eighteen hundred dollars." Paragraph 2, Section 54, changed so as to read: " To the chairmen of committees: On Correspondence, three hundred dollars; on Chartered Lodges, twenty-five dollars; on Appeals and Grievance^ and on Jurisprudence, each forty dollars." Paragraph 3, Section 54: "To the chairman of Committee on Finance and Mileage, seventyfive dollars; on Credentials and on Lodges Under Dispensation, each twenty-five dollars; on Reports of Grand Officers, ten dollars; and on Grand Lodge Property, twenty-five dollars." In the matter of membership in this Grand Lodge, your committee believe that Article I, Section 4, of the Constitution, clearly states who shall be members of this Grand-Body, and does not admit of the election of members of other Grand Jurisdictions to membership of this Grand Jurisdiction. Your committee have considered the resolution providing for the amendment to Section 60, of Chapter II, By-Laws, relating to members

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suspended for non-payment of dues. Your committee, upon examination, discover that the amendment proposed would not accomplish the end sought to be attained, and leave our By-Laws free from ambiguity or conflict. We do not believe that the proposed amendment conforms to the spirit of preceding sections of said chapter. We are of the' opinion that an amendment to the fundamental principles of the law should not be taken up and considered at this late hour of the session of the Grand Lodge. In the matter of the resolution of Bro. W. H. MIZE, instructing your committee to report an amendment to the Grand Lodge By-Laws which shall permit all lodges west of the Sixth Principal Meridian to confer the Symbolic degrees for a sum not less than twenty dollars, your committee have to say that under Section 2, of Article I, of the Constitution, the laws of this Grand Jurisdiction are required to be general and of uniform operation, for which reason the proposed amendment of the By-Laws cannot be adopted. Fraternally submitted, JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, A. H. ELLLS, L. H. PERKINS, W. R. UNDER^yOOD, Commitire. SPECIAL ORDER FOR INSTALLATION. On motion of W.-, Bro. J A C O B D E W I T T t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of

G r a n d Officers was made a special oi-der for 8 o'clock v. M. STATE SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION. W.-. B r o . GEO. F . POND a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e State School of I n s t r u c t i o n would be held a t H o l t o n t h e week comnienciiig M o n d a y , M a r c h 30, 1896. COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.AV.-. M. M. M I L L E R , chairman of t h e Committee on Forei/?n Correspondence, announced t h e r e p o r t of t h e committee, which was ordered printed with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of t h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . ^See Appendix.'] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U. D. W.-. B r o . C. B. CoRT presented t h e following r e p o r t . w h i c h , on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas:, Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation, beg leave to report as follows: During the last year only three new lodges were authorized to begin work. Their names, location, and date of dispensation are as follows:

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Virginia, Savonbiirg, Allen county, March 20, 1S95. Oneida, Oneida, Nemaha county, May 6, ]895. Summerfield, Summerfield, Marshall county, June 15, 1895. We are much gratified to be able to report that in all essential particulars the work of these lodges has been of a commendable character. Each one of them is well located, with good material about them in abundance. They are all free of debts, and composed of excellent men and Masons. We especially wish to commend the excellent showing made by Summerfield Lodge. Its record is perfect and its work is good. In matters of form we are obliged again to call attention to some defects in the records of one of the lodges, Virginia, located at Savonburg, Allen county. We are informed that the Secretary of this lodge is a young Mason with but little experience in masonic matters. This fact, probably, accounts for the insertion in the record of the character of several reports of committees on candidates, and it is no doubt responsible for the particularly muddled condition of the record touching the opening, closing, and calling to labor and to refreshment. If the record is taken for what it says the lodge was frequently called from refreshment to labor on different degrees—not opened. A considerable amount of business was transacted while the lodge was at refreshment, and the lodge by the terms of the same record is composed of the most convivial band of Masons in Kansas—they were called to refreshments — not refreshment, from one to three times at every meeting. We learn, however, that these are defects of the record and not of the work. The lodge is composed of good men and good Masons, and we believe that the errors referred to will not be continued in the future. We recommend, therefore, that charters be granted to all these lodges. Fraternally submitted, O. E. CORY, W. J. KEYTE, E. P. ALLEN, N. S. AVINTERROWD, A. H. CONNETT, • Committee. REPORT SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MASONIC RELIEF. W.-. Bro. C. B. CORY submitted the following r e p o r t , w h i c h was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: As your special committee appointed to investigate and report upon the General Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada, I beg leave to submit the following: This Association was organized in 1885 by a number of eminent Masons who had much experience in dispensing masonic charity. Its object is to secure a wiser and more careful disposal of charity, and to detect impostors and unworthy applicants for fraternal aid. The methods employed consist in collecting information from all lodges and

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boards of relief within its membership, arranging them in order, and furnishing the information thus obtained to the lodges and boards of relief by means of monthly circulars. Its membership includes the following Grand Lodges: Arizona, Manitoba, New York, British Columbia, Maryland, North Dakota, Canada, Ontario, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Canada, Quebec, Montana, Ohio, Delaware, Missouri, Oregon, Dist. of Columbia, . Nebraska, Prince Edward I'd, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia. Besides the Grand Lodges which hold membership in the association a great number of lodges and Boards of Relief are also members. Among the number are found three of our Kansas lodges: Washington, No. 5; Wichita, No. 99; and St. Bernard, No. 222. My own personal experience with the association gives me a very favorable opinion of its usefulness, as my lodge. Rising Sun, No. 8, has been enabled to save several times the cost of membership in the Association by use of the information obtained from its circulars. AVhere lodges or Boards of Relief hold membership they receive each month one of the circulars, samples of which are attached to this report. AVhere a Grand Lodge holds membership, each lodge or Board of Relief within its jurisdiction receives one of these circulars each month. As a part of the plan every application for masonic charity, whether the same is granted or not, is reported to the Association upon blanks furnished for that purpose. By this means the diflferent lodges can dispense their charity with almost absolute certainty that it will be bestowed upon those alone who are worthy. The association is not a money-making affair; no officer receives a salar3'. The only allowances made are for the actual labor performed in the Secretary's office, and that in very trifling amounts. The cost to lodges and Boards of Relief is one cent per member per annum. The cost to Grand Lodges is one-half of one cent per member per annum. The R.'.AV.'. Grand Secretary reports that there are now in this jurisdiction 19,185 Masons, which would fix the cost to this Grand Lodge at $95.92 per year. In view of the fact that the disposal of masonic charity is such an important part of the duties of our Order, and the further fact that the resources of our lodges are frequently eaten up by charity bestowed upon unworthy persons, 1 submit that the expense of membership in this association is a mere trifle when considered in connection with its benefits. I therefore recommend that this Grand Lodge become a member of the General Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada. Fraternally submitted, C. E. CORY, Committee.

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OF KANSAS.

287

PJ.ACE OF MEETING, 1897. By a vote of t h e G r a n d L o d g e Salina was selected as t h e place of holding t h e Forty-first A n n u a l Communication of this Grand Lodge, commencing Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 17, A. D . 1897, A. L. 5897.

APRON FOR GRAND MASTER. On motion t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y was instructed to p u r c h a s e an apron for t h e G r a n d Master, and d r a w a w a r r a n t on t h e Grand T r e a s u r e r for cost of same. CALLED OFF. The M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to refreshment until 8 o'clock P. M. '

EVEN IN a

SESSION.

T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 20, 1896.

T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 8 o'clock. DISTRIBUTION REPRINT OF PROCEEDINGS. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE offered t h e following i-esolution, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : Be it resolved, That the R.'.W.'. Grand Secretary be and is lierelty instructed to distribute the reprint of the Proceedings for the years 1866-67-68-69, one copy to each lodge making application therefor, and also to the Present and Past Grand Officers, as usual in the distribution of bound Proceedings. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE FINANCE AND MILEAGE, ACCOUNT INCIDENTAL GRAND LODGE EXPENSE. "W.-. Bro. P . M. HoisiNGTON submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which was a d o p t e d : Steps % 5 00 Hall rent 45 00 Moving chairs 3 00 C. A. Gates, extra Janitor 6 00 Grand Orator and expenses 26 40 Total â&#x20AC;¢ S85 40 Respectfully recommended, P . M . HOISINGTON, Cliairman.

288

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

CALL OF COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master o r d e r e d t h e Grand Secretary to call t h e roll of committees, to ascertain if t h e y had a n y further business t o b r i n g before t h e G r a n d L o d g e before closing. INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. JAMES H . M C C A L L proceeded to t h e installation of t h e following officers-elect: M.-.W.-. CHILES C. CoLK^fAN R.-.W.-. WILLIAM M. SHAVER R.-.W.-. M. L. STONE R.-_. W.-. HENEY C. LOOMIS R.-.W.-.- ROBERT E. TORRINGTON R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following a p p o i n t i v e officers, w h o were d u l y i n s t a l l e d : Rev. SAMUEL E. BUSSEE W.-. LUCIUS H . PERKINS

Grand Chaplain. GrandSenior Deacon.

W.-. EMIL AENEE W.-. I. E. STRYKER W.-. MELVILLE R. MuDGE W.-. ADRIAN C. SHERMAN W.-. W. E. DONA WAY

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

W.-. JAMES SMITH W.-. DELOS W . ACKER

Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.

Junior Deacon. Marshal. Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. Junior Steward.

GRAND REPEESENT.4.TIVES. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of o t h e r Grand Lodges, who w e r e p r e s e n t , were introduced a n d p r e s e n t e d their credentials. RESOLUTION OF THANKS. W.-. B r o . A L E X . A. S H A R P offered t h e following resolution, which w a s a d o p t e d : iJesoteed, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be extended to the brethren of Wichita for the kindness received at their hands; to the ladies of Ivy Leaf Chapter, No. 75, Order of the Eastern Star; to the railroad companies for the reduced rates furnished us; and to all who have assisted in making our stay in the City of Wichita so pleasant.

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

2S9

STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d

Master announced

t h e following com-

mittees, to serve during this masonic y e a r : On Credentials.— CHARLES J. W E B B , N O . 225, T o p e k a ;

MOSES S A B -

BACH, No. 225, H o l t o n ; A^'ILLIAM H . VOETH, N O . 93, P i t t s b u r g ; J . A\'^.

SMITH, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; C. L. K E L L Y , N O . 36, Council Grove. On Reports of Grand

Officers.— A. M . CALLAHAM, N o . 17, T o p e k a ;

AViLL P . L Y O N , N O . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ;

CHARLES E . H A L L ,

N o . 177,

E u s s e l l ; H E N R Y HAMMERLI, N O . 334, Oak H i l l ; C. B . H A R D Y , N O . 347,

Spivey. On Finance

and Mileage.— P . M. HOISINGTON, N O . 231, N e w t o n ; E .

AN"^. AVELLINGTON, N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; D. AV. H A Y S , No. 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; A L E X . A. S H A R P , N O . 167, E a r n e d ; P . G. AVALTON, N O . 200, A n t h o n y .

On Chartered Lodges.—W. H. M I Z E , N O . 160, O s b o r n e ; 0 . AV. F A I R CHILD, N o . 230, K i n g m a n ; F . E . D A V I S , N O . 5, A t c h i s o n ; C. D. MARSHALL,

No. 122, Clifton; J . N. S H A R P , N O . 70, Carbondale. On Lodges U. D.— CHARLES E . CORY, N O . 8, F o r t S c o t t ; AV. J . K B Y T E ,

No. 172, M c P h e r s o n ; I R A C . P E R K I N S , N O . 71, B a x t e r S p r i n g s ; J O H N MCCULLAGH, N O . 194, G a l e n a ; Louis BANKER, N O . 177,.Russell. On Grievances and Appeals.— D. B . FULLER, N O . 106, E u r e k a ; JAMES H . M C C A L L , N O . 99, AVichita; C. S.AVIOKS, N O . 95, F r e d o n i a ; C. P. CROW,

N O . 339, L a n e ; A. A. CARNAHAN, N O . 113, Concordia. On Grand

Lodge Property.—Ti.

AVHITMAN, N o . 6, L a w r e n c e ;

G. ROBINSON, N O . 42, H o l t o n ; A.

AVILLIAM J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; J .

BROBST, N O . 189, S t o c k t o n ; H . H . G I L P I N , N O . 154, L i n c o l n .

On Jurisprudence.— J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITB, N O . 11, J e w e l l C i t y ; A. H . E L L I S , N O . 145, Beloit; T. E . D E W E Y , N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; E L R I C K C.

COLE, N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; H . AA'^. STACKPOLE, N O . 134, Clay Center. On Correspondence.— M. M. M I L L E R , N O . 134, T o p e k a ; F R A N K H . M I L L S , N O . 10, L e a v e n w o r t h ; E D . H A Y S , N O . 150, AVellington; E D . B ; MARCHANT, N o . 252; St. J o h n ; E . B. TOWLE, N o . 129, Belleville. On Necrology.— OWEN A. BASSETT, N O . 9, E l l s w o r t h ;

AVILLIAM D .

THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N o . 17, T o p e k a . SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

On Washington Memorial.—AA'ILLIAM D . THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, Topeka, a l t e r n a t e . READING OF JOURNAL. T h e G r a n d vSecretary r e a d tion, which, approved.

on m o t i o n

t h e j o u r n a l of this C o m m u n i c a -

o f AV.-. B r o . A L F R E D A Y H I T M A N , w a s

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CLOSING CEREiNIONy. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r closed the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e in A m p l e F o r m , with p r a y e r b y E e v . Bro. SAMUEL E . BUSSER, G r a n d Chaplain. CHILES C. COLEMAN, Grand hfaster.

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1895-96.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

301

S U M M A R Y FOR 1895.

N u m b e r of lodges working u n d e r charter, 1895 N u m b e r of lodges receiving c h a r t e r s for year Total Charters surrendered—"Walton, No. 323 Lincolnville, No. 315

353 3 356 1 1=

N u m b e r lodges u n d e r charter, 1896. Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number

initiated passed raised admitted ., restored omitted in 1894 dimitted died suspended expelled erroneously reported in 1894.

Number Number Number Number

raised admitted restored omitted in 1894

Number Number Number Number Number

dimitted died suspended expelled '. erroneously r e p o r t e d in 1894

INCREASE.

1,090 603 149 11— 1,763 DECREASE.

843 259 430 10 13=

Net gain, 1895 N u m b e r m e m b e r s as s h o w n by report of 1894 Walton Lodge, No. 323, c h a r t e r s u r r e n d e r e d Linconville Lodge, No. 315, c h a r t e r surrendered

1,555 198 18,958

9 .33—

42 18,916

N e t g a i n i n 1885 Lodges U. D N u m b e r m e m b e r s February, 19, 1890

198 71=

269 19,185

IN MEMORIAM.

%n ^emovij of

Jhose departed ^rethrew: of otxr C5rand gwvisdiction, uitxo haue died since onv last report.

MEMORIAIWI.

GRASD SECRETARY OF FIOBIOA. DIED JANUARY 17, 1896.

CH^harlcs IJloore Cioclfrcij, FAST GRASD MASTER OF OHIO. DIED MAY 8, i 8 p s .

Ipichael 3}xozmnkzv, FAST GRAND MASTER OF HICHIBAK. DIED NOVEMBER lo, 1895-

goto dPIar^ gla^Xett, GRAND MASTER OF NEVADA. DIED OCTOBER 3 , 1895.

DEATHS DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,1895.

Smith ton. No. 1 —Samuel F. Nesbit, Dec. 23. Leavenworth, No. 2 — R. V. Flora, March 16; Henry B. Callahan, Nov. 24. Wyandotte, No. 3 —E. A. Berry, J a n . 25; W. Davis, J u n e 9; Samuel Peterson, Nov. 27. WashiugtoUjNo. 5 —Wm. W. Auld, J a n . 23; Josiah L. Bliss, April 4; John Belz, Sept. 11; W. T. Washer, Oct. 28. Lawrence, No. 6 —James Christian, April 14; Justice Assman, July 23; J. Means, July27; Solon O. Thacher, Aug. 11; J. E. J e w e t t , 0 c t . l 3 ; Oliver Barber, Oct. 24; James Lawson, Nov. 11. Union, No. 7 — Perry Van Trovinger, May 17 ; Wm. G. Miller, May 4 ; Jesse C. Rodgers, May 7. Acacia, No. 9 —T. D. Griffith, Feb. 24 ; S.F.Field, July 27: C.S. Wilder, Oct.21. King Solomon, No. 10 —Benj.F. Phelps, April 21. Emporia, No. 12 — A, MeKiuney, Jan. 15; Thomas Smith, March 2: John Fluker, Aug. 20. Oskaloosa, No. 14 — John W. Balsley, Jan. 6; James S. Townsend, Feb. 2."i. Great Bend. No. 15 — Edward A. Romell, May 23. Lafayette. No. 16 — N. A. Adams, May 2. Topeka, No. 17 —D. S. Skinner, J a n . l.S; J o h n N. Parson, Feb. 12; W. L. Lyon, April 9; Andrew Graham, July 6. Franklin, No. 18 —Silas Allison, Feb. 8. Olathe, No. 19 —George Walker, April 27; R. WolHey, Jan. 17; F. R.Stahl^ Sept.—. Valley Falls, No. 21 —E. M. Hntchens, Sept. 8; A. Hughan, .Sept 27. Olivet, No. 22 — L. Woods, Feb. 12 ; Hiram Kelsey, April 3. Palmyra, No.23 —Joseph G.Schnebly. April 24; J. M. .Starr, Jan. 9. Osage Valley, No. 24 —James H. Helms, J a n . 20 ; James M. Claren, Sept. 27. Longton, No. 26 —J. C. Pinney, . Neosho, No. 27 — Roswell Norton, Jan.22; John Brutchiu, Oct. 21. Eldora, No. 28 —Adam L. Hills, Nov. 29. Pacific. No. 29 — S. M. Barr, April 25. Towanda, No. 30 —E. C. Robison.Sept. 14. Mound City, No. 33 — Chas. M. Vertrees, April 16. Havensville, No. 34 — G. L. Bullock, Jan. 7. Hiawatha. No. .35 - D. Van Lien. Feb. 26; Thos. Hart, Sr., Dec. 14. Council Grove, No. 36— Thos. Collins, J a n . 5; H. L. Ferguson, Sept. 22. Paola, No. 37 —Samuel E. Conner, Nov. 18. lola. No. :J8 —A. L.Johnson, Jan. 15; A.T. Crow, J u n e 3 ; S.M. eleven, Jan. 12. Blooming Grove, No. 41 — Seneca Johnson, J a n . 30. H o l t o n , N o . 4 2 - R . M. Cook, May 5; J. D. Patton, April 12; L. Sarbach, Oct. 22. Delphian, No. 44 — N. T. Wihans, March 28; J. Walker Johnson, July 21; S. D.Young, Oct 25. Easton.No. 45 —B. F. Coleman, . Halstead, No. 46— Wm. C. Armstrong, May 1. Orient, No. 51 —Oscar H.'Moeser, Nov. 14. Pottawatomie, No. 52 — J. F. Jenner, April 22. Wetmore, No. .53—Andrew J. Boyer, Sept. —.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Shawnee, No. 54 —George C. B r a n h a m , May 3. Spring Hill, No. 56 — Thomas N. Newton, Dec. 6. Winfield, No. .58 —Charles A. Frederick, Feb. 3 ; Robert S.Wilson, J u n e 20; Wm. A. Cramer, Dec. 9; Wm. II. Conrad, Deo. 21. Salina, No. 60—Wm. S.Collins, Feb. 28; R. H. Markland, March 31; Allen L. Dodge, Nov. 3. La Cygne, No. 61 —Henry B. Miller, Sept. 8. Ridgeway, No. 62—Josiah B. Emery, J a n . 4. Adams, No. 63 — Harry C. Hall, March 9 : W. A. Jones, July 28. Wathena, No. 64 —C. Porrier, April 27. Burlington, No. 66 —Henry M. Shoff, Feb. 17. Frankfort, No. 67 —O. Alien, March 9; George Laodrum, July 1. H i r a m . N o . 68 —Jacob Enkle, Oct. 1. Carbondale, No. 70 — James Stewart, April 3. ' , Baxter, No. 71 —I. Cooper, Feb. 10; J o h n Patterson, J u n e 28; G. G. Gregg, J u l y 21. H u r o n , No. 72 — Peter Buckles, Jan. 10. Mystic Tie, No. 74 — Leander Viets, April 22. Wamego, No. 75 —James E. Anderson, J u n e 5. White Cloud, No. 78 - J. M. Idle, Nov. 10. Corinthian, No. 79— A. W. Lawrence, Feb. 27. Zeredatha, No. 80 — E. W. Taner, Feb. 23. Jeff"erson, No. 84 — J o h n N. Irwin, March 28. Sutton, No. 85 —N. B. Thompson' Nov. 18; James B . Ilawley, Nov. 25. Eureka, No. 88— F. B. Irwin, March '31; James E. Whitman, Dec. 18. Home, No. 89 — S. Barnard, Aug. 24. Golden Rule, No. 90 —Wm. Colton, April 23. Marysville, No. 91 — Andrew Fluhrer, J u l y 28; J o h n Merklinghaus, Oct. 8 ; R. White, Oct. 16. Mission, No. 92 —C. N. Clough, March 27; Peter J u n k , Aug. 19. Girard,No. 9;S —A. L. Robinson, July 3; Albert Ilobbs, July 30; John W. Braley, Nov. 10. Harmony, No. 91 — P . M. Strait, May 28. Delaware, No. 96—G. W. Ferguson, Feb. 10; W. J. Reams, .Ian. 7; Robinson, Oct. 21. Patmos, No. 97 —A. H. Hodgson, May 22; J. Rhoads, Oct. 31. Benevolent, No. 98 — R. S. Russell, May 22; Thos. N. Gunn, July 23. Wichita, No. 9 9 - J a c o b H.'Aley, March 25; Wm. P. Shields, May 7; A, B. Childs, July 7; Alfred Balsley, J u l y l 2 ; James M. Hendricksou, July 14. Euclid, No. 101 — James J. McCormick, Sept. ,S. Keystone, No. 102 — Wallace Shaiv. Feb. 9.; Chas. S. Manson, Dec. 14 ; Alfred Kime, Dec. 20. Frontier, No. 104 —Chas. D.Potter, July 7; J o h n A. Randall. Oct. 24. Fidelity, No. 106 — J o h n Branhawl, Dec. 24. Fortitude, No. 107— W'm. A. McCully, J a n . 22; Gottlieb Gottlieb, Feb. 2.3. George L. Remington. April 11 ; J. S. Huey, April 20. Adelphi, No. 110 —John Meutch, F e b . ' l ; Joseph C. Poor, July 10. Hesperian, No. Ill —J. D. Ross, July 5. St. Johns, No. 113 —John D. Smith, July 28. Advance, No. 114 —John A. Tucker, May 18. Parsons, No. 117 —Andrew J. Caney, Oct. 22; Newton K. Haw, Dee. 11. Cherokee, No. 119 —Chas. F. Brantner, F e b . 17. Woodson, No. 121 —J. Simeox, May 5.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Meridian, No. 126 —Oley Richolsou, Aug. 21. Ottawa, No. 128 —Geo. W. Lang, July 14; M. McCabe, July 18; A. K. Shaw, Nov. 25. Belleville, No. 129 —Ezra Powell, April Ifi. Polar Star, No. 130 - W r a . W. Paige, March 3. Equity, No. 131 — W . J . Bound, Nov. 9. Carson, No. 1 3 2 - John A. Jeter, Feb. 23; Geo.T. Nolan, Oct. 12. Crescent, No. 133 —Wm. P. Wolf, March 1; D. S.Blackman, May 9. Clay Center, No. 134 —Horace W. Morgan, Jan. 19; Felix H.Jaelsman, Aug. 28. Vesper, No. 136 —Daniel W. Pile, J u n e 8; J . J . Adams, Dec. 17. Cherryvale, No. 137 —Robert H. Taylor, Jan. 20. Reno, No. 140 — John Chapman, Sept. 21; John J. Woodward, Sept. 30. Signal, No. 141 — E . Bernheimer, July 21; Wm. Shambers, Oct. 14. Newton,No. 142 —Edward L. Parris, J u n e 8. Minneapolis, No. 143 —Andrew G.Smith, March 29; David H. Kimble, Aug. 16; Theo. Lorde,Oot. 29. Ellswortb, No. 146 —Wm. Reld, March 31. Wa-Keeuey, No. 148—Henry Robinson, July 16. Thayer, No. 149 —J. F. Barnard, Dec. 2. Wellington, No. 150—Wm. O. Baruett, J u n e 9; Samuel C. Haynes, Dec. 4, 1894. Lebo, No. 152—Wm. W. Knight, .\pril 20. Active, No. 158 - Geo. F. Crawford, Nov: 4; Wm. H. Rowe, Dec. 10. Robinson, No. 1 5 9 - M . H. Peeler, J a n . 17. Saqui, No. 160 —Henry Drake, July 15. Larned, No. 107 —Harry K. White, Jan. 24 ; James W. Morris. Feb. 12. Blue EapidF, No. 169 —Jaraes G. Strong, Sr., Sept. 3. McPhefson, No. 172— George Graham, Dec. 12. Belle Plaiue, No. 173 —George M. Hlpperjon, Jau. 20. Russell, No. 177 —Henry A. Ellis, Sept. 9. Mt. Moriah, No. 179 —Charles C. Sellers, Aug. 16. Gaylord, No. 183 — Norman Garrison, J a n . 8 ; C. D. Scott. J a n . —. Phillipsburg, No. 1 8 4 - S . H. Hobbie, Sept. 26. Mountain Slope,No. 186 —E. A. Call, Jan. 26; Wm.Morton, J a n . 28. Newahcuba, No. 1S9 — Peter Sheckler. Nov. 15. Madison. No. 196 — A. G. Blenkorra, Sept. 18. Canton, No. 197— A b r a h a m D. Chap'in, Nov. 19. Norton, No. 199 — Alva H. Harmouson, April 1; D. S. Nutting, Nov. 3. Anthony.No. 200—Wm. F. Cowlson, Feb..'). Delphos, No. 202 — Samuel Webster, Jan. 15. Sumner, No. 203 —Joseph M. Smith, Sept. 12. Downs, No. 204 - C. 0. Bigelow, Feb. 2.5. Eminence, No. 205—(Simon Griffith, Sept. 8. Harper, No. 206 —Joseph Montgomery, J a n . 24. Occidental, No.207 — Andrew Stouer, Feb. 7. Friendship, No. 208 —A. J. Marks, J u n e 26. Twin Grove, No. 213—Wm. Orvis, Nov. 26. Ellinwood, No. 217 — A. W. Dunn, J a n . 27. Landmark, No. 218 —James Jf. Richardson, Feb. 15. St. Bernard, No. 222 - Mark Wickins. July 18. Siloam, No. 225 —Jacob George Miller, ^Iarch 8; l^^rauk M. McFarland, March 7; Reuben E. French, Jan. 4; John C. Barclay, Jr., Nov. 0. Dirigo, No. 226 —James Woodberry, April 11.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Ninnescah, No. 230 —John R. Lee, J u n e 25. JlagnoUa, No. 231 — Abner D. Mercer, July 10; T. M. Coleman, Sept. 10. Axtell, No. 234—Wm. P. Madden, Nov. 21. Garfleld,No. 235 —Fred E. Colt, J u n e 14. Temple, No. 237 —Nathan H. Hopkins, July —. Soldier, No. 240 —Edgard Dibbern, Jr., April 28. Tyrian, N o . 2 4 6 ^ G. \V. Wiglet, April 15. Scottsville, No. 249 — Jacob Slater, May 27. Milan. No. 2 5 5 - W. W. Bassett, Feb. 5. Kilwinning, No. 265 —Thomas E. Simpson, Dec. 9. Bourbon, No.268 —Horation Jenuiugs, Dec. 16. Mistletoe, No. 269 — John A. Leach, July 4. Kaw, No. 272 — Daniel Gleasner, July 29. Unity, No. 2 7 3 - J . B. McLaughlin, Nov. 27. Barney, No. 279—Geo. W.Wharton. J a n . 20; G. E. DeLoug, April 22. Millbrook, No. 281 — Henry Cassell, J u l y 12. Lotus.No. 286—Wm. H. Wolf, Aug. 17. Glasco, No. 292 — F . A. Gardom, . Comanche,No.295—John A. Pennington, J a n . —. Apollo, No. 297 —David Clolfelter, J a n . 4. Albert Pike, No.303 —David B. Herman, Aug. 5. St. Thomas, No. 306 — R. J. Mason. Oct. 16 ; J. W. McDougal, Oct. 21. Bluff City, No. 313 —Frank B. Singer, July 15; R. H. Echols, Aug. 4. Norwich, No. 319 — J . Q. Knight, Oct. 6. Goodland, No. 321 —James W. Hedges, March 26. Horton, No. 326 — W. C. Bayless, July 25. Allen, No. 335—A. Sheetz, Dec. 11. Lane, No. 339 - Henry Shevely, Sr., Feb. 6. Holyrood,No.343 — D. Gondy, Dec. 28. Horace, No. 3 5 2 - N. J. Hull, July 10; M. HuflTaker, July 12; A. Hurt, Nov. 7.

1895-96.

GRAND

LOUGE

OF KANSAS.

311

SUSPENDED FOR UNMASONIC CONDUCT.

Topeka, No. 17 — George Wilkshire, March 6. Frankfort, No. 67 — J. L. Eyeman, Feb. 2. Ellsworth, No. 146 —James L. Dick, May 6. Lincoln, No. 154 — Charles B. Chancy, April 27. Pittsburg, No. 187 — Alexander Young, Nov. 28. Caney, No. 324—Wyatt M. Cranor, April 13. Narka, No. 349 — James V. Campbell, Dec. 28.

EXPELLED.

Lafayette, No. 16 — John F. Lee, March 15. Nickerson, No. 43 —F.E. Johnson, Sept. 20. Pottawatomie, No. 52 —Elliot G. Olsen, March 20. Adams, No. 63 — James M. Starnes, Feb. 7. Sunflower, No. 86 —L. W. Bicknell, Nov. 20. Golden Rule, No. 90 —Eli R. Westfall, April 11. Keystone, No. 102 —C. H. Lowry, July 20. Fortitude, No. 107 — Noah C. Branson, May 14. Cherryvale, No. 137 — R. T. Webb, N. J. Templeton, Nov. 13; George '¥. Woodland, Dec. 11. Walnut City, No. 215 — Orin S. Holt, June 26. Chase, No. 247 — James A. Lewis, Nov. 19. Caney, No. 324 — Richard C. Mason, May 23.

Xo.

Council Grove Paola lola Seneca

Auburn Mound City

Osatje Vallev Oketo

Olathe CircleviUe Vnllev Falls Olivet

Topokft

Great Jiend

Nemaha

Acacia King Solomon

Washington

Leavenworth Wyiindotte

yame of LoOije.

Morris

Allen

lola Seneca

Pottawatomie. ...

Allen Butler Doniphan

Miami Marshall l£Ik tioirey

Johnson

Kilev Shawnee

Leavenworth

Davis

Leavenworth Wyandotte

County.

Council Grove

Mound City Havensville

tlumboldt Towanda

Oketo

Baldwin City

Great Bend Manhattau I Topeka Ottawa Olathe Circleville Valley Falls

Junction City Fort Scott Lawrence Leavenworth Jewell City Kmporia Corning

Leavenworth Kansas City Potter Atchison

Loca'ion. Worshipful Master.

Secrelnry.

i-'irst and third Tuesday I'Mrst and third Saturday Saturday on or before ©

Samuel P. Cady George Marshall

E. Johnson. G.W.Schlatter. Edgar 0. Wilson. Jesse Barker. -Andrew J. Ralston. M.J. Messenger. Michael MoCauley. F. C. Bacou. Eugene Gillett R. K. Bigelow. Walter S. McKnight.. Geo. C. McKnight. Olin S. Tenney. Edwin L Shatter John W.Tatham. C. L.Whitaker. George Firsteuberger.. Wm. H. Thompson.

John F Ward . Henry Swinney. Miller B. McCreary... Edward W. Osgood. Henry S. owingley.... Edgar F. Serviss. Slathcw T. Bingess. Saturday on or before © Alva C. Trueblood. Alfred Whitman. John F. Browu. John L. Jlickle. .lohn Chnrlton. W B Brown Peter J. Kreliug. J. JI. Grimm. John.G. Northingtou.. J. F.Kennev. O.W. On. " E. H. Deibert. Albert G.Smith Charles E. Castle. Geo. C. Wilder. Harry P. Wareham Hirnm W. Farnsworth. Levi Shaner. I'^irst and third Friday Clarence Armsby. Frank Sharp. Alpbonso R.Oursler.. V. P. Murray. Wm. A.Porter. First and third Thursday ... ..' T . J . Keohanc. Wednesday on or before © ^ .'. ... Charles S. Uixby. David C. Marker C.S. Chapman.

Slated Meetinfis.

NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895.

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DeSoto Blooming Grove Holton Nickerson Doniphan Easton Halstead Xenia Macliey Nine Mile Lake Orient Pottawatomie. . Wetmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill Coyville Winfield Saltville Salina La Cygne Eidgeway Adams Wathena Gardner Burlington Frankfort Hiram Star Carbondale Baxter Huron Chetopa Mystic Tie Wamego Erie Delta White Cloud . . . Corinthian Zeredatha New Albany Tuscan Doric Jefl'erson Sutton

DeSoto Trading Post Holton Nickerson Garnett Easton Halstead Xenia ERlngham Lansing Silver LaUi' Topeka St. Marys Wetmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill Coyville Winfleld Barnard Salina La Cygne Overbrook Oswego Wathena Gardner Burlington Frankfort Leavenworlh Hanover Carbondale BaxterSpritjgs... Huron Chetopa Augusta Wamego Erie Medicine Lodge. White Cloud Burlingame Cottonwood Falls. New Albany Neosho Falls Eudora Winchester Waterville

Johnson Linn Jackson Reno Anderson Leavenworlh. Harvey Bourbon. Atchison Leavenworth. Shawnee Shawnee Pottawatomie. Nemaha Johnson Johnson Johnson Wilson Cowley l..incoln Saline Linn Osage Labette Doniphan Johnson Coft'ey Marshall Leavenworth . Washington... Osage Cherokee Atchison Labette Butler Pottawatomie Neosho Barber Doniphan Osage Chase Wilson Woodson Douglas Jefferson Marshall Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday First and third Friday First and third Thursday Thursday on or before ® First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® First and third Monday Saturday on or before ® :=; Thursday on or before ® ^ First and third Friday First Wednesday Saturday on or before ® t^ Wednesday on or before © Mon. before and second Sat. after Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® Second and fourth Thursday .. . Monday on or before ® First and third Monday First and third Saturday First and third Saturday Thursday on or before © Saturday on or before Qi^ Wednesday on or before ® Second and fourth Monday First and third Saturday First and third 'I'huraday Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Saturday. — First and third Monday Saturday on or before ® First Saturday on or beiore ® ~ First and third Tuesday Wednesday on or before © :^ .. Second and Fourth Wednesday. Saturday on or before ® '.. First and third Wednesday Wednesday on or before ® •::. .. First and third Friday Saturday on,or before ® ^. First and third Tuesday Tuesday on or before ® -r Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday Henrv L. Jarboe. J. Mcl^ane.

A. F. Leaverton W.J. Cowgill

C. H. Wakefield Wm. S. Pickard J H. Doolittle Warren S. Stalling C. L. Knowlton

Junius E. Clift. I. M. Baxter. Henry Ilagenhueh. Richard C. Young. August Frahm.

C. H. Dodd. J. Frank Mehl.

R. Wald. Frank B. Fuller John N. Sharp Arthur Waetzie:. Charles S. Bowman .. James T. Ryon. .Mark S. Cloyes Oliver M. Anderson. Ellerv McCormick — C. 0. Williams. J. C. Bigger W. A.Shannon. J. J[. Jennings B. A. Pierson. W. T. Dutton.

M. F. Brown D. A.Brodbeck

Amos D. HoUister

Byron A. Patten. Evan Davis. Daniel J. Lane. James S. Fitzgerald... Daniel VV. Stowell. llarvev W. Maloncv... Benj. F. Hollenback. John 0. Hardy. H. P. Smith. Wm. H. Eutter John W. Gordon J. W. White. H. C. Loomis ^.. B. F. Sadil. Henry T.Tatum l-'red Hani. Frank E. Spier. James H. Sifers F. W. Pollman.jr. James D. Harvey (;iark H. Easton. M. E.Sullivan Wm.T. Stewart. Green B. Mann

Mont E. Taylor. Chauncey E. S m i t h . . . James Eush. Albert Sarbach Walter K. Linscott. V. B. Brown. Thorn T. Harder .lohn B. Thornton. Daniel PoUey Robert A. Kelsev. 11. M.Todd .S. H. Trego. W. M. Holraau. A. M. Ellsworth G. M.Snyder.

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Clifton

Uniontowu Muscotah Parsons

Irving

Winfleld

Independence

Wichita Columbus Lyndon Coffeyville Chanute Washington Solomon City

Clay Montgomery ,, ..

Cloud

Shawnee

Washington Dickinson Greenwood Montgomery

Montgomery

Cherokee

Second and fourth Saturday

Saturday on or before ®

First and third Tuesday

Second and fourth Saturday

First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® ~

First and third Thursday

White Church.... Butler El Dorado

Second and fourth Saturday

Stated Meetings.

Friday on or before ® ™ Saturday on or before ® First and tiiird Saturday

Jewell

County.

Osage Mission.... Girard Neodesha

North Topeka

Pleasanton

Wichita

Location.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.

Phillip F. Lawrence.. Samuel Gardner Charles A. Howe Joseph O.Moifett Charles H. Starrett... Charles D.Marshall... Charles A. Kelso

W.S.Miller

Edwin Lamont James M. Parr \Vm. W. Dedrick

Charles W. Adams Charles W.Shinn,-, \Vm. P. Lyon J. I. Million

Thomas G. Ayres Henry B.Bell

James Montgomery... i5. H. Crawford James A.Smith Klmer Colebaugh C.S.Wiclts R. E. Sherman iJ. E. Pecli

David H. Stafford Irvin B. Bahl

Worshtpjul Master.

De Wilt C.Tyler. Willis B. Galloway. Burris h. Burton.

C. H. Merriam. George \V. Camp.

T, H. Cunningham.

George P. Eves.

.lohn F.St. Clair

Charles E. Yaley.

Henry B. Aldrich. Henry T Kenner.

George W. Reed.

Alva J. Applegate. H. A. Hicks.

G. W. Crawford. C. E. Kline. D. Boyden.

K. B. Park.

\Vm C. Blttker. Sam. O.Smith.

H. A. Hill.

Secretarp.

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125 1-J() 127 1-28 129 130 131 132 183 134 135 130 137 138 139 MO 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 150 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 105 166 167 168 169 170

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Cawker City MeridiaQ Palestine Ottawa Belleville... Polar Star .. Equity CarsoQ Crescent Clay Center.. Lenexa Vesper Cherryvale . Pomona Sedgwick.... Reno Signal Newton Minneapolis Gilead Mt. Vernon. Ellsworth.... Center Wa-ICeeney . Thayer Wellington. Douglas Lebo Luray Lincoln Hope Dexter Haven Active Robinson Saqui Alma Sabetha Greenwood . Atwood Oxford Farmers Larned Parkerville... Blue Rapids.

CawkerOlty.. Elk Falls Edgerton Ottawa Belleville Netawaka Fontana -Elk City Arkansas City Clay Center... Lenexa Sedan Cherryvale... Pomona Sedgwick Huichiuson.. Osage City... Newton Minneapolis. Yates Center. Beloit Ellsworth Marlon Wa-Keeney... Thayer Wellington... Douglas Lebo Luray Lincoln Howard Dexter South Haven. Atchison Robinson Osborne Alma Sabetha Fall River Atwood Oxford Randolph Larned Parkerville... Blue Rapids. U n n Ciiy

Mitchell.... Elk Johnson Franklin . . . Republic .... Jackson Miami Montgomery (/'owley Clay Johnson Chautauqua Montgomery Franklin . . . Harvey Reno Osage Harvey Ottawa Woodson . . . Mitchell.... Ellsworth.... Marion . Trego Neosho Sumner Butler Cofley Russell Lincoln Elk Cowley Sumner Atchison . . . Brown Osborne Wabaunsee. Nemaha Greenwood.. Rawlins Sumner Riley Pawnee Morris Marshall Washington. Second Wednesday Friday on or before ® Monday on or before ® First and third Monday Second and fourlh Saturday... Thursday on or before ® •::. .. Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Saturday... First and third Wednesday First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before @ :s .... Secoud and fourth Weduesdjiy. First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday First and third Thursday First and third Wednesdaj' Second Saturday Second and foni*th Wednesday. First and third Friday First and third Monday First and third Monday Friday on or before ® Second and fourth Monday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Monday — Saturday on or before ® tz .... F[TSt and third Friday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday.... First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday... First and second Monday Saturday on or before Qi •::. .... Second and fourlh Thursday... Second and fourth Saturday.... Second and fourth Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ^ ... First and third Wednesday Saturday on or before ® s: . . . Saturday on or before ® F i r s t a n d t h i r d Wednesday Tuesday on or before ® .". First and third Monday Saturday oh or before ®

Charles S. Bishop M. F. Arnall Sam.T. Cristler A.D. Finley William Kamp Tell W.Paige W.M.Smith George Harrison Charles P. Duff John A. Loader Henry D.Gillett •lesse W.Lewis George Emmerson... James O. Furry John C. Cretcher.... Charles J. Noyes Miles W.Blair Josiah Foltz Joseph W.Smith Wm. A. Taylor J o h n F . Soper Frauk D. Sperry S. L.Billings W. E. Saum .lames W. Ferguson.. George B. Dean H. F. Hornaday F.G.Arnold Samuel McGee Henry H. Gilpin Charles Osborn Wm.Greenwell J. A.McNutt Henrv M. Ernst G.P.Moore Robert R. Hayj F'rankl.Sage Charles M.Schiffer L. H. Johnson A.B.Thomas George Veail Geo. J. Poison James F. Whitney Samuel Downing A.Edward Winter George Cutwater

Robert H. Hewitt. Henry Welty. Ed. T. Pearce. W. H. Becker. Victor D. Bullen. Horace Plankinton. 0. L. Humiston. John Monfort. R. B. Hutchins. IMwardT. Durant. George Allen. Thomas N. King. John T. Riley. John H. Bean. J. Lee Buck. Fred H. Carpenter. Ben M. Lauer. James W. Patterson. Wra. D. Thompson, John W. Depew. P. G. Chubbick. Charles W. Flanders. C. E. Malcomb. J. C. Martin. Alex. R. Sargent. Charles E. Flandro. Greor Nagle. N. E. Bakker. Amos Richolson. W. H. Cecil. A. W. Kirby. Willis R. Maurer. Delmont Nave. Charles F. Lechler. C. F. fjucas. John J. Havs. B. Puchli.jr. H.E. Burke. A. F. Wilkinson. Albert Hemming. A. J. Wood. Frank M. Heath. Charles W. Depue. Richard W. Reeves. Will J. Burr. Henry J. Meierkord. CO

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PhilUpsburg

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197 Canton 198 Blue Hill 199 200

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Harper

Caldwell Downs

Norton

Reno

Wabaunsee

Harper

Cherokee Ellis Greenwood McPherson

Leavenworth

Thursday after ®

First and third Tuesday

Tuesday on or before ®-X First and third Tuesday First Saturday on or before ®

SaturSay on or before ® -:;

Second and fourth Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday

Second and fourth Wednesday

Smith Phillips

Crawford Pottawatomie

Second and fonith Tuesday

Edwards Ottawa

Clyde

Burr Oak Kingsley Bennington

...

Master.

James C. Hopper

Nelson P. Johnson

M. R. Mudge George Melvin S.B. Lane

James P. Chumlea John McCnllash Jos. H. Middlekauff... Charles D. Pritchard.. Wm.L. Hill Clark F. Shimeall W. S. Cade Thomas N. Trickev... Porter C. Hull....".... Albert R. Quick

H B Southwick. Wm. Uosegrant. 1. B. Vincent. R. B. Ingraham.

Isaac N. Cooper. L. Meibergen.

John F. Ekey. Julius Bridegroom. W. R. Rowell.

George F. Braun. Hugo B. Kohl.

Crawford Hawkins. Wm. J. Keyte.

Secretary.

John S. McDowell J. W, Brandon. George W. Doebler ... Geo. D.Slreator. James Jouea. Charles E. Hall Waller B. Tibbnls. Joel W. Green W. D. Erwin. Robert McCanse Lerov Owsley Samuel Farver Wm.D. Paine. F.W. Miles W. H. Haskell. J. Ebert Charles H.McGee H. H. Spangler H, D. Colvln. W . A . Burnett William P. Huzen. Henry C. Jackson Samuel E. Leinbach.. T. R. May.

Worshl2>iid

Smith

Meetinjis.

R. M. Woonacott Alex. C.Spilman

Stated

Rice McPherson

County.

Cloud

McPherson Belle Plaine

Location.

Tonganoxie Walnut Valley... Ness Citj' 19? lloyal 193 Hartford 194 195 Hays City

18R Mountain Slope.. 187 188 189 Newahcuba

IRfl

171 Sterling . . . . n?. McPherson 173 174 Western Star 175 17(> Prairie Queen 177 178 179 Mt. Morlah IRn Bennington 181 18? 182 184 PhilUpsburg

A'ame of

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES — Continued.

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210 211 2Vi 213 214 215 21G 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 • 245 216 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255

Fulton Greeley Olive Branch Twin Grove Sincerity Walnut City John II,Brown.-. Ellinwood Landmark Corner Stone Perfect Square... Lebanon St. Bernard Joppa Anchor Siloam Dirigo Jamestown Salem Vulcan Ninneseah Magnolia Greenleaf Clinton Axtell Garfield Merideu Temple Mount Hope Urbana Soldier Linwood Miltonvale Ark Waverly Marmaton Tyrlan Chase Canopy Scottsville Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley Ionic Milan

Williamsburg . Topeka Haddam Jamestown Esbou Walnut Kingman Newton Greenleaf Burden Axtell Leonardville... Meriden . . . : . . . McCune Mount H o p e . . . Urbana Soldier Linwood Miltonvale . . . . Valley Center. Waverly Morau Garden City... Chase Grenola Scottsville Whiting Galva Stafford Oaklev St. Johu Milan ,..

IjCon

Fulton Greeley Colony ...• Severy Simpson Rush Center... Salina Kllinwood Mound Valley. fjittle Rivqr Scranton Pcandia Dodge City

Bourbon Anderson Anderson Greenwood.... Mitchell Rush Saline Barton Labette Rice Osage Republic Ford Butler Franklin Shawnee .. Washington .. Cloud Jewell Crawford Kingman Harvey Washington .. Cowley Marshall Riley Jefferson Crawford Sedgwick Neosho Jackson Leavenworth.. Cloud ,.. Sedgwick Colt'ey Allen Finney Rico Elk Mitchell Jackson McPherson . . . Stafford Logan Stafford Sumner,,.,,,.

Thursday on or before ® *^ . . . Saturday on or before ® Friday on or before ® ^ First and third Saturday First and third Thursday Second and fourth Wednesday.. First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® '^ . Second and fourth Saturday Second and fourth Monday First and third Jlonday Second and fourth Friday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday. First and third Thiirsday Second and fourth Saturday.... First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday Second Wednesday First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ffl ts. Wednesday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before Q) ^ .. First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday Saturday on or before © :r. . . . . First and third Friday Ifonday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® Saturday on or before S) v^ — First and third Friday First and third Tuesday First and third Wednesday Second and fourth Tuesday Saturday on or before @ i::, First Saturday of each month... Second and fourth Saturday First and third Monday " First and third Saturday First and third Tuesday

M. J. Irvin Henrv Boucher G.D."Whitaker II. Cottrell A.D. Rathbun Fred. W. Miller John Anderson K. A. McKeown Albert J. Wise .... Sam uel W. Ramage... John T. Hoover A. Asbjoruson James A. Corey M. A. Palmer Hiram Allen Jacob B. Furry John J. Muth E. L. Prince Thomas Ricord Jameg M, Goff C, W, Fairchild J , T , Ray Elmer E. Forman W, H, Matiser W, A, Miller Robert A, Dakens J,T,Brown Washington E, Gregg, C, C, Thomas Seth Nation F. M, Wilson Edward Flanagan Wm, Sharpe Thomas G, Pratt Charles L, Foster ,!ohn J, Varner \Vm,Inge Nathaniel M, Smith. Geo.W, Stanvvood.,,. C. W. Gulp Charles Shedd Edward E. Wyman.. J.D.Fllppey K. E. Willcockson Wm. Dixon '.\ D. H. Mandi'go"

A, W, Felter, C.W, Singleton, Thomas H. Muir. N, S, McDonald, Charles C, Chapel, P, C, Dixon, B, L.Ralph. Ed. Bockemohle. Isaac M. Hinds. Jacob D. Kaufman. John N. Bolton. C, G, Catlin, Walter T, Coolidge, J. C, Warinner, Ben C, Fogle, Joseph E, Dubreuil. H.M.Ochiltree. W, R, Ansdell, W, H, Hughson, J, E, Randolph. George J. Bush. T. W. Randall. Benj. J.Sharrock. J.H.Wood. J. C. Hannah. Charles P. Lundgren. Robert Smith. Henry M. Ford. George A.Hinkle. Wm. A. lies. J. E. Jepsou. Daniel C.Harbaugh. 1.. E. Wideman. John A. Davidson, C. Beasley. Jonathan E. Hobby. R. S. Liggett. Robert Shouse. Abram Yates, 0,Scandland. Arland Monroe, James S, Russell, A,H. Roby. Charles M. Kautfnian. F:arl R. Shepherd. B. F. Zook.

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JVO.

Lyra Westmoreland... Moiton Beattie Medicine Valley Mulberry Attica Charity liOgaa Kilwiniilug Mount Zion Moline Bourbon Mistletoe Queuemo Armourdale Kaw Uuity Black Diamond. Webb Windom Ashland Cosmos Barney Braluard Millbrook Alpha Preston Anthem Chikaskia Lotus Oak Cyrus Ilmerald Paradise Beulah Glasco Kiowa Glen Elder

jV(tme of Lodiie.

McLouth Westmoreland... Cheney Beattie Lake (Mty Mulberry Grove Attica liazelton Logan Pratt Nortonville Moline Bronsou...' Conway Springs Queuemo Kansas City Kansas City Clearwater Weir City Meade Center... Windom Ashland Kiowa Dighton White Water Hill City Jetmore Cimarron Scott City Argonia ....'. .. Blue Mound . . . Lebanon Hope Lakin Plainville Bunker Hill Glasco Greensburg Glen Elder

Location.

Jefferson Pottawatomie, Sedgwick Marshall Barber Crawford . . . . Harper Barber Phillips Pratt Jefferson Klk Bourbon Sumner Osage Wyandotte . . . Wyandotte . . . Sumner Cherokee Meade McPhersou .., Clark Barber Lane Butler Graham Hodgeman .... Ford Scott Elk Linn Smith Dickinson Kearney Rooks Russell Cloud Kiowa Mitchell

County.

—

Continued.

Tuesday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® :^ First and third Tuesday First and third Wednesday Second and fourth Saturday Tuesday on or before ® First and third Thursday Friday before ® Saturday on or before ® Second and fourth Monday Second and fourth Saturday Thursday on or before © r; Wednesday on or before ® li'irst and third Friday 2d Thurs. Jan. and every two weeks. First, third and fifth Thursday First and third Thursday Tuesday on or before ® Fourth Thursday Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday Friday on or before ® -s. Tuesday on or before ® tx; Second and fourth Saturday First and third Monday Second and fourth Wednesday: Second and fourth Monday Saturday on or before first ® Second and fourth Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday First and third Thursday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® :;:;; First and third Thursday First and third Tuesday" First and third Friday First and third Saturday

stated Meetings.

N A J [ E S O F O F F I C E R S A N D JJODQES

B. F. Lawson W. F. Grutzmacher.... N. B. Hern Frank J. Bell Frank L. Gordon Isaae C. Brown C. E. Voorhes Frank F. Severance... Wm.Schaubel Andrew F.Jones James L. Elmore W. H. H a n n u m J o h n M. Goodno James C.Dudley W.E. Bodley H. J.I. MoKean Harry Trower Thomas J. Macredie.. I. E. Stryker George W. Wiley J a m t s R. Wilson C. W.Carson R. McAllister D. L. Marten Charles Miller Charles L. Steward John Irving C. A.Naylor W. O. Bourne Arthur E. Walker J . T . Foster A. D. Barnes Millard C. Hemenwav David P. Wright '. N. F. Shaw Thomas W. Bowlus... R. \V. Harris Austin Way James A. Procton

Wonhipful Master.

E. D. Bradford. L. D. Hart. Tyler B.Campbell, .loseph Baer. Edward 0. Abbott. William S. Auston. Alex. Terrell Horace B. Steck. E. L King. Charles H. Apt. David E. Roberts. P. V. Creevan. Joseph Cooke. John C. Thornbro. C. A. Deardorff. John T. Sims. Nathan J. Saunders. William E. Keller. F. H. Martin. Benjamin F. Stivers, oharles F. Hunt. W. F. Taylor. James F. Lee. J.B.White, jr. Edward T. Eaten. Howard C. Tillotson. James W. Winn. James Fairhurst. J. W.Boling. James W. Rutherford. Frank C. Libby. George S. Howe. Martin Pease. Francis ii. Pierce. C. G. Cochran. Rodney A. Marsh. E. R. Haynes. James R. Kane. Marshall Borst.

Secretary.

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295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 300 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 817 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340

Comanche... Highland Apollo Samaria Cable Fargo Virgil Gove Citv Albert Pi lie.. Randall Avon St. Thomas.. Kansas Alden Syracuse Naphtali Hancock . . . . Santa Fe Bluft'Cily.... Hebron Virginia Coolidge Norcatu r Wallace Norwich Vermillion.. Goodland.... Ben Hur Oneida Canty Bucklln Horton Hoyt Gypsum Cily Arcadia La Crosse Hoisington... Rob Morris... Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formosa Frederick Kincaid Lane Leoti

Oak Hill Allen

Hoisingtou

Hoyt Gypsum City

Franklin Wichita

Pratt Wyandotte Clay

Crawford Rush

Moutgomerv Ford

Wyandotte

First Thursday Second and fourth Monday

First and third Monday First and third Saturday

First and third Tuesday

First and third Saturday

First and third Thursday

First and third Saturday

Wallace

Second and fourth Thursdav First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday

Second and fourth Saturday

First and third Saturday

Thomas

Sedgwick

Seward Greenwood

Ellis

Syracuse Almena Norton Fort Leavenworth Leavenworth Hatkell Bluif City Gridley Allen -• Savonburg

WestphHlia Colby Herington

(jOve City Wichita

Arlington

Ellis

Philip F. Hoffman. W. E. Hutchison John J. Miller. William W.Bird John Martin. Wm. Wiseman M. L. Stockton. R. B. McCutchan F. A. Bardwell. John Thomas. A. L. Hare R. D. Gaston. James H. Barrett H. A. Clark. George M. Deck George F. Washburn. George W. Warren — P. H. Hybskmann. C.B.Jewell K. F. Murphy. John R. Wolf A. Phalp. Samuel Murdock.jr.. Elmer B, Fuller. Philip F. Wellman George M. Adams. J . F . Selby S. J. Pruett. Scott Hopkins M. H. Soper. W. E. Rippetoe W. M. BigelQW. Anson Miller. C. R. Williams John W. Buchert T. H. Condon. Thomas Kennedy John W. McCormick. L. F. Johnson G. L. Koch. David A. Clowes. J. T. Hawkins Wm.D. Mathias John B. Mackoy. Henry Hammerli H. F. Malcohn. Charles A.Sanders Wilber B. Reaburn. John W. Johnson Thomas H. Shedden. W. H. Lieurance William Leathers. A. P. Caldwell Edward C. Hensley. C. P. Crow Lewis C. Crittenden. Robert J. Traver Willis J. Chnhbuck.

J. M. Lobaugh. Ernst Heinen. George Johnston George Henderson. Frederick Deissroth.. W. D. Jillison. David H. Eliot John B. Thomson. George D. Smith Thomas A. Scates. James L.Sharp Royal Wolcott. B. S. Eldred Henrv A. Spiher. Elmer E. Bleckley Ira T. Pearce. James L. Trussell W. D. Miller. E.W.Winn W. L. Cayot. Philip A. Troulfetter.. George W. Goodsoe. 0. H. Pattison A. M. Crary. T. B. Jeter A. B. Hoover. Thomas H. Ford W. P. Humphrey.

D. G. Howard H

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li^uterprise Summerfield

Maple City Hollyrood Riley

Location.

Maple City Hollyrood

Name oj Lodge.

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Riley

County.

Meetings.

Second and fourth Friday First and third Tuesday Firs^t aud third Satnrdav. .*

Second aud fourth Saturday

Saturday on or before ©

Piloted

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued. Master.

C U Bender. Charles S. Grandy.

Wm. J. Crosby.

jr. G.Sargent. Harrv H. Clark.

Waller Beasley. George A.Sutton.

Secretary.

J. M. Van Nordstraud.. \V. F. Rittorshoupo ... Plenry Maitlaud.

David Blair lohu Eddingtou Loran L.Seeley ^[oses E. Thorpe (jharles F. Scholer George W. Goss

J. H. Stough

Worshipful

GRAND

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PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F T H E G R A N D LODGE OF KANSAS N E A R O T H E R G R A N D L O D G E S , A P P O I N T E D .

Alabama R . ' . W . '. J O H N D E L O A C H Monroeville. Arkansas R / . W .-. J A M E S A . H E N R Y L i t t l e Rock. Kamloopse. British Columbia R.-. W .-. E. STEWART W O O D Salinas City. California R . ' . W . '. W M . VANDERHURST Canada R.-.W. •. G. W . R E I D Hamilton. Colorado R.-.W. '. W . D. ANTHONY Denver. Greenwich. Connecticut M.'.W. . L U K E A. LOCKWOOD Cuba R . - . W .-. CosME J . DE LA ToRRiENTE..Havana. Wilmington. Delaware R.-. W. . R. H E N R Y YOUNG Washington. D i s t r i c t of Colurabia..M.-.W.-, NOBLE D . EARNER Monticello. Florida M.-.\V. . SAMUEL PASCO La G r a n g e . Georgia „....R.-.W. •. H E N R Y BANKS Boise City. Idaho ' . . . R.-.W. -. CHARLES HIMROD Chicago. Illinois R.-.AV. •. GEORGE W . MOULTON Laporte. Indiana M.-.W. . D A N I E L NOVES .Muscogee. Indian Territory M.-.W. . PATRICK J . BYISNE Dublin. Ireland R.-.W.-. FRANCIS E . CLARKE Louisiana R.-. W.•. J O H N G . M C W I L L I A M S Shreveport. Maine R.-.W.-. A R C H I E L . T A L B O T Lewiston. Manitoba M.-.W.-. JAMES A. ORAS Rapid City. Baltimore. Maryland R.-.W.-. J O H N A. L Y N C H Cassopolis. Michigan M.-.W. •. J A M E S H . FARNAM Morris. Minnesota R.-.W.-. CALVIN L . BROWN Natchez. Mississippi M.-.W. •. E . G E O . D E L A P K a n s a s City. Missouri R.-. W. . W M . F . KuHN Bloomington. Nebraska R.-.AV.•. J A M E S P . A. BLACK Reno. Nevada R.-.W.' . J O H N H . D E N N I S Moncton. New Brunswick R.-.W. . GEORGE R . SANGSTER Littleton. New Hampshire R.-.W. . M I L L A R D F . YOUNG Elizabethtown. New Jersey R.-.W. . CHARLES Russ Socorro. N e w Mexico R.-.AV.-. C. T. RUSSELL Sydnej'. New S o u t h W a l e s R.-.W.' . R. C. W I L L I S Roundout. New York R.-.AV. -. J O H N B . ALLIGER Auckland. N e w Zealand R.-.W.-. J O H N EARNEST P R O V I S Wilmington. N o r t h Carolina R.-.W. -. M . C . S . NOBLES Hillsboro. North Dakota M.-.W.- . J O H N F . SELBY Halifax. N o v a Scotia R.-.W. '. THOMAS MCCONKEY' Sabina. Ohio R.-.W.-. S. B . LiGiiT.N-ER Meadville. Pennsylvania M.-.W. -. SAMUEL B . D I C K

1895-96.

GRAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

Quebec R . - . W / . CORNELIUS J U D G E Rhode Island R.'. W.- . D A N I E L BABCOCK Scotland R.-.AV. . JAMES SIMPSON S o u t h Australia...;....R.-.W.- FREDERIC C . BOWEN South Carolina R.'. AV.''. AV. F . STRONG South Dakota R . . W.-. AViLLiAM M. BROOKE Utah R.-.AV.- . JOHN M . BOWMAN Vermont R.-.AV.- . H E N R Y H . Ross Virginia R.-.AV.' . A V M . L . LOVENSTEIN W e s t Virginia R.-. W.- . J O H N M . COLLINS Wisconsin M.-.W. . H E N R Y L. PALMER

323 Quebec. Phoenix. Edinburgh. Adelaide.

Charleston.

Brookinge. Salt L a k e City. Burlington. Richmond. Charleston. Milwaukee.

324

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D LODGES N E A R T H E G R A N D LODGE OF KANSAS.

Alabama W.Arkansas BI.-.W.Arizona AV.British Columbia W: California M.-.W.Canada M.-.AV.Colorado R.-.AV.Connecticut M.-.AV.Cuba AV.Delaware AV.' District of Columbia..M.-.AV.Florida AV'.-. Georgia Idaho W.-, Illinois M.-.AV.Indian Territory M.•.AA''.• Ireland '. M.-.AV.-, Louisiana AV.' Maine M.-.AV.-. Manitoba AV'.-, Maryland W.', Michigan R.-.AV.-. Minnesota AA'^.Mississippi M.-.AA'^.Missouri AV.-. Nebraska A\^Nevada W.New B r u n s w i c k AA^-, New H a m p s h i r e AV^.New Jersey AV.New Mexico W.N e w South W a l e s AA'.-. New York M.•.AA^N e w Zealand AV^.N o r t h Carolina' AV." North Dakota AV.N o v a Scotia AV^.Ohio M.-.W.Oregon AV^.-

T. J . ANDERSON

Topeka.

G E O R G E C. K E N Y O N

Leavenworth.

A. W . BURNETT

Oberlin.

A . H . CoNNETT

G r e a t Bend.

A. M. CALLAHAM

Topeka.

JOSEPH D . McCi>EVERTY...,rort Scott. R. E . ToRRiNGTON AVichita. O W E N A. BASSETT

Ellsworth.

F R E D E . BALLEIN

Winfield.

HENTON GORDON

K a n s a s City.

GEORGE S . GREENE

Manhattan.

ALFRED WniTMAN

Lawrence.

S. M. F O X

Manhattan.

M. M. MILLER

Topeka.

JOHN GUTHRIE

Topeka.

JOHN C . PosTLE-mw A ITB.... J e w e l l City. JACOH D E W I T T

Salina.

DAVID B . FULLER

Eureka.

A B L I A H AV'ELLS

Seneca.

AV. R. UNDERWOOD

Hutchinson.

AiiRA.M H . E L L I S .ToHN H . SPENCER

Beloit. Independence.

JAMES H . MCCALL

AVichita.

AViLLiAM H. NELSON

Smith Center.

CHARLES E . CORY

F o r t Scott.

W I L L I A M H . A'^OETH

Girard.

S. J . CRU.MBINE

Dodge City.

J A M E S G . SAMPLE JOSEPH P. ALLEN

C. J . HOLMES

Atchison. '.AVichita.

Gaylord.

CHARLES H . LAWRENCE

Hiawatha.

E. T. CARR

Leavenw^orth.

FRANK E . DAVIS

Atchison.

A L E X . A. S H A R P

Earned.

D. D . HOAG T. E . DEWEY S. E. SHELDON J O H N H . STICHER

Minneapolis. Abilene. Topeka. Yates Center.

1895-96

GRAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

Peru AV . J . S. HuBBBLL Prince E d w a r d Island. W . A. A. OARNAHAN... Quebec AV . GEORGE M. DIXON Rhode Island W . A L E X . G . KOBE Scotland AV . GEORGE M O K I N Z I E South Australia VV . BEN.IAMIN O . H A G E N South Carolina M.-.W.- . GEORGE AV. CLARK South Dakota R / . W . ' . W . M. SHAVER Tennessee AV. . BESTOR G. BuowN Texas AV. . E . W. HuRLBERT Utah W.- J O H N L . JONES A'^ormont AV." . T. P . RODGERS Victoria M.-.W." . C . C . C O L E M A N A'irginia AV.''. AViLLiAM E. ROWE AVest A'^irginia AV." . J . N. AViLKiNSON AVisconsin AV.''. G. A^. RICKSECKER

325 Fredonia. Concordia. Burlington. McPherson. Minneapolis. Newton. Topeka.

AVichita.

Topeka. F o r t Scott. ...Yates Center. Topeka.

Clay C e n t e r . Kirwin. Emporia. Hutchinson.

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February,

WITH T H E GRAND

L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D A D D R E S S E S OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

Alabama

H . CLAV AKMSTROXG

Montgomery.

Arkansas

F A Y HEMPSTEAD

Little Rock. Tucson.

Arizona

GEORGE J . ROSKBUGB

British Columbia

W . T. QUINLAN

Victoria.

California

GEORGE JOHNSON

San F r a n c i s c o .

Canada Colorado

J.J.MASON E D . C . PARMELEE

Hamilton. Denver.

Connecticut Delaware

J O H N H . BARLOW B E N J A M I N F . BAKTKAM

Hartford. Wilmington.

D i s t r i c t o f Columbia

W I L L I A M R . SINGLETON

Washington.

Florida Georgia

W I L B E R P . WEBSTER ANDREW M . WOLIHIN

Jacksonville. Macon.

Illinois Idaho.

J . H . C. D I L L CHARLES C . STEVENSON

Bloomington. Boise City.

Indiana

AVILLIA.M H . SMYTHE

Indianapolis.

Indian Territory Iowa

J . S. MURROW... T H E O . S . PARVIN

A-To-Ka. Cedar Rapids. Topeka.

Kansas

ALBERT K . WILSON

Kentucky

H . B. GRANT

Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland

RICHARD LAMBERT S T E P H E N BERHY WILLIAM G.SCOTT SERENO D . NICKERSON JACOB H . MEDIEKY

N e w Orleans. .....Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.

Michigan

JEFFERSON S . CONOVER

Cold water.

Minnesota

THOMAS MONTGOJIERY

St. P a u l .

Mississippi

J . L. POWERS

Jackson.

Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada

JOHN D. VINCIL CORNELIUS H E D G E S W I L L I A M R . BOWEN CHAUNCEY N . NOTEWARE

St. Louis. Helena. Omaha. Carson.

New Brunswick

: . . . F . W . WISDOM

Louisville.

St. J o h n .

New Hampshire New Jersey

GEORGE P . CLEAVES THOMAS H . R . REDWAY

Concord. Trenton.

N e w Mexico N e w York N o r t h Carolina N o r t h Dakota

A. A . K E E N E . M . L. EHLEKS J O H N C . DREWKY F R A N K J . THOMPSON

Albuquerque. N e w York City. Raleigh. Fargo.

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Nova Scotia Ohio

WILLIAM ROSS J . H. BROMWELL

Halifax. Cincinnati.

Oklahoma Oregon Pennsj'lvania

JAMES S. H D N T J A M E S F . ROBINSON M I C H A E L NISBET

Stillwater. Eugene. Philadelphia.

P r i n c e E d w a r d Island

N E I L MACKELVIE

Summerside.

Quebec

JOHN H.ISAACSON

Montreal.

R h o d e Island South Carolina South Dakota

E D W I N BAKER CHARLES INGLESBY G E O . A. PETTIGEEW

Providence. Charleston. Flandreau.

Tennessee Texas

JOHN B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON

Nashville. Houston.

Utah

CHRISTOPHER DIEIIL

Salt L a k e .

Vermont

W A R R E N G . REYNOLDS

Burlington.

Virginia

G E O . W. CARRINGTON

Richmond.

Washington

THOMAS M . R E E D

Olympia.

W e s t Virginia

G E O . W . ATKINSON

Wheeling.

Wisconsin

JOHN W . LAFLIN

Milwaukee.

Wyoming

W. L. KUYKENDALL

Saratoga.

F O R E I G N GRAND LODGES.

Cuba

JOSE P . PELLON

Havana.

England Ireland New South Wales New Zealand

EDWARD LETOHVVORTII LORD CASTLETOWN ARTHUR H . BRAY Rev. \VM. RONALDSON

F r e e m a s o n Hall, L o n d o n . F r e e m a s o n Hall, D u b l i n . Sydney. Wellington.

Scotland

' S o u t h Australia Tasmania Victoria

D. MURRAY LYON

Edinburg.

J . H . CUNNINGHAM

Adelaide.

J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM

Hobart. ...Melbourne.

APPENDIX.

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE,

To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. F. & A. IL: We submit herewith our third annual Report on Correspondence. We have as usual made our comments on questions as they have been suggested under the work of each jurisdiction reviewed. Should space and time permit we will make further comment in our conclusion. At the close of our review, after the tables (which we borrow as usual from Bro. ANTHONY, of New York), will be found a record of Grand Lodges whose Proceedings form a part of this review, so indexed that by reference thereto the page where the review of each Grand Lodge commences can be ascertained; the record also showing the date when each Grand Lodge held its communication, and date when its Proceedings came to our hands. For the very considerate and courteous manner' in which our brother correspondents have received our efforts we extend our sincere acknowledgments, assuring them of grateful appreciation of the more than generous welcome accorded us. Fraternally submitted, M. M. MILLBK.

A L A B A3IA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 . 74TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

MONTGOMERY, DECEMBEH 4TH.

FEANCIS L . PETTUS, Grand Master. Kansas not represented. The Grand Master'^ address indicates masonic growth in Alabama: Our members have increased ; new lodges have been formed ; into many of t h e old lodges a genuine spirit of revival has been infused; renewed interest has been taken, and on the whole the masonic year in Alabama has been one of prosperity.

As indicating the solid rock upon which Masonry has been built, the Grand Master cites the fact that while political strife during the past two years has broken up life friendships, destroyed family, school, and even church relations," no note of discord has entered any masonic lodge."

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Two pages of the address are devoted to the subject of "Special Dispeiisations." The Grand Master found himself embarrassed in his correspondence with other Grand Masters in being unable in any way to authenticate the fact that he really was a Grand Master; other Grand Masters with whom he was in correspondence authenticating their communications with a private seal. He instructed the Grand Secretary to furnish one for the use of himself and his successors in office, which was done. Nineteen decisions are promulgated, all of which were approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence, except No. 14, concerning which the committee say: We do not think it is even proper for one who has been a Jlaster Mason's widow, Taut who has married again, to be given a widow's certifieate, as by her remarriage she has lost her right to the benefits to which such a certificate would entitle her. We do jiot t h i n k she should be furnished with it.

The Grand Lodge concurred with the Grand "Master, and not with the committee. The position of the Committee on Jurisprudence was correct, and should have been approved. The $10.00, $4.00 and $6.00 each respectively cheap degree member got in his customary resolution, and the lodges have a chance to vote on it before next annual communication. A resolution was adopted providing for the submission of an amendment to the Constitution to the subordinate lodges for their approval or rejection, by which the annual dues should be one dollar, instead of fifty cents; one-half of said increased amount to be paid to trustees appointed by the Grand Master, who, under a proper bond, should hold or invest said funds for the use and benefit of a Masonic Home; when said funds so raised should not be less than $50,000 the Grand Lodge, at its discretion, to take active steps in obtaining a suitable location and building for a Masonic Home. And in addition thereto, Bro. M. B. SHEI.DON was appointed to prepare, and the Grand Secretary to print, at the expense of the Grand Lodge, five hundred copies of an address, to be enclosed with the submission of the question of constitutional change to the Master of each lodge, requesting him to read the same to the members of his lodge before voting on the proposed change to the Constitution. We congratulate the Grand Lodge of Alabama on the steps already taken, and we desire to record our conviction that when the proposed amendment becomes a part of the Constitution of Alabama, that neither floods nor drouth, five-cent cotton, or politics of any kind, will ever interfere with their sacredly and zealously carrying to full fruition this commencement of genuine masonic "work." The report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances shows one or more lodge trials on account of business or financial disagreements or difficulties between brethren. The benevolent or fraternal organization that endeavors to adju.st or settle the business disagreements of its

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m e m b e r s , will assume a contract beyond its capacity to fulfill. Matters of t h i s kind should b e left to t h e c o u r t s ; w h e n t h e y h a v e settled the. financial part it is t i m e e n o u g h to e n q u i r e in t h e lodge if a n y offense against t h e Body of Masonry has been committed. Two charters were granted a n d four dispensations for new lodges were continued. F r o m t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e we conclude t h a t t h e way of t h e transgressor is u n u s u a l l y hard in t h e jurisdiction of Alabama. H e finds his " w a y o u t " from m e m b e r s h i p , as well as t h e rights and privileges of Masonry, by a two-thirds vote of a majority of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e lodge; he can b e restored to t h e rights a n d privileges of Masonry by a like vote, b u t he can only regain m e m b e r s h i p in his old lodge by a u n a n i m o u s vote. Construing Section 7, Article V I , of t h e i r Constitution, w h i c h s a y s : No subordinate lodge shall proceed to confer any or either of the degrees of Masonry upon any person who is not a man, free-born, of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, of good reputation, of sufficient natural and intellectual endowments, with an estate, offlce. trade, occupation, or some other obvious source of honest subsistence from which he may also be enabled to spare something for works of charity, and for maintaining the ancient dignity and utility of the masonic Institution. — t h e committee r e m a r k as follows in answer to a question, w h e t h e r t h e fact t h a t he is a liquor seller, is of itself a g r o u n d for rejecting t h e applicant: We do not think that it is within the province of this Grand Lodge, without an amendment of th'e Constitution, to say that the fact that a person follows a certain occupation, is of itself conclusive evidence that he lacks the qualification of a good reputation. W e t h i n k t h e G r a n d Lodge of Alabama (1855, page 86) laid down a correct rule of law w i t h o u t t h e necessity for any constitutional t i n k e r i n g in t h e following: " T h a t t h e retail trafficing in alcoholic d r i n k s is d e moralizing in Its tendency, opposed to t h e principles of t h e Order a n d therefore inconsistent with t h e masonic character." E v e n if t h e committee did not see fit to follow this law, Bro. SHAKESPEARE laid down t h e correct principle in t h e following: '• There is a thing. HARRY, which thou hast often heard of, and it is known to many in our land by the name of pitch ; this pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth defile; so doth the company thou keepest." T h e masonic lodge, t h e character of whose m e m b e r s h i p receives n o d e t r i m e n t by t h e election of a saloon-keeper therein, evidently n e v e r expects to receive a m o n g its m e m b e r s t h e upright, pure, t r u e m e n of t h e c o m m u n i t y , those to w h o m Masonry usually recommends itself as t h e e x p o n e n t of t h e best a n d h i g h e s t morality. T h r o u g h inadvertence, two different lodges were chartered u n d e r t h e n a m e of Shiloh Lodge. T h e writer attended church at a place b y t h a t n a m e once, and " t h e r e or t h e r e a b o u t s , " as he went to grass, saw l u m i n a r i e s sufficient to starry-deck t h e coverings for both t h e lodges n a m e d . AVe also associate t h e place a n d n a m e with Masonry — because

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t h e r e a n d t h e n we were first asked by o n e on t h e o t h e r side if we were a Mason. W e don't b l a m e t h e b r e t h r e n of A l a b a m a for being partial to t h e n a m e , because s o m e of t h e m t h e r e after t h e battle had practical exemplification of t h e principles of " b r o t h e r l y love " and " relief." T w o lodges h a v i n g paid t h e i r d u e s h a d t h e i r charters restored ; t h e discipline d i d them good a n d will b e r e m e m b e r e d . Bro. PALMER J. PILI.ANS p r e s e n t e d h i s R e p o r t on Correspondence, r e v i e w i n g K a n s a s for 1894 briefly. Of .IOHN H . B R O W N ' S memorial, h e s a y s : " T h a t his b r e t h r e n loved h i m is b y no m e a n s surprising, or t h a t so m a n y should have arisen to sing h i s praises. K a n s a s may wait a long t i m e for such a n o t h e r . " T h e c o r r e s p o n d e n t for K a n s a s receives c o m p l i m e n t a r y notice, a n d o u r A l a b a m a brother is " p l e a s e d to learn t h a t K a n s a s has n o t opened a m a r k e t for t h e sale of dispensations, as w e feared s h e h a d d o n e . " Our G r a n d Chapter, B r o . P., h a s d o n e so since 1892, and t h e tarifl' on t h e l u x u r y h a s shown t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e Royal Craft t h a t they could •get a l o n g w i t h a small p e r cent, of t h e d i s p e n s a t i o n s usually asked for. Suppose you try it until t h e G r a n d Master a n d G r a n d Secretary request i t s discontinuance. GEORGE P A U L HARRISON, G r a n d Master, Opelika.

PALMER Belknap.

J. PILLANS,

chairman

Committee

Correspondence,

ALABAMA —1895 7 5 T H ANNUAT. COJIMUNICATION,

MONTGOMERY, DECEMBER 3 D .

J A M E S A. BILBRO, D e p u t y G r a n d Master, a n d seven Past G r a n d Masters were present. One of t h e first m a t t e r s t o engage t h e a t t e n t i o n of Grand Lodge was t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, which was adopted. G r a n d Master G E O . P . HARRISON was p r e s e n t on t h e second day, a n d delivered h i s address, a considerable portion of which is t a k e n u p w i t h r e p o r t s of trials of o n e or m o r e Masters w h o were a n y t h i n g b u t worshipful, if t h e testimony w a s correct. A t u m o r or excrescence on a person or t h e Body of Masonry generally r e q u i r e s heroic t r e a t m e n t , and one of t h e s e received i t in good s h a p e . T h e G r a n d Lodge also p r o v e d itself a better j u d g e of masonic jurisp r u d e n c e t h a n i t s C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which made a report in which t h e y held essentially t h a t carnal intercourse with t h e d a u g h t e r of a Mason was not a violation of t h e masonic obligation, provided s h e was w i t h o u t chastity. T h e c o m m i t t e e — i t is b u t j u s t to t h e m to say — sheltered themselves in t h e i r opinion b e h i n d formeraction of t h e Grand Lodge. If this exceedingly fine distinction of t h e committee were al-

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lowed to stand, we would like to e n q u i r e if the obligation would h a v e any force or efTect except in r a p e cases? Charters w-ere r e c o m m e n d e d for six lodges U. D. by t h e committee. G r a n d Lodge r e t u r n e d t h a n k s for s o m e " beautiful gavels," m a d e and presented by t h e s t u d e n t s of t h e Mechanics Art D e p a r t m e n t of a college at jSIontgomery. T h e Report on Correspondence by Past G r a n d Master PALMER J . PiLLANs is a review of fifty-six G r a n d Bodies, K a n s a s for 1895 a m o n g t h e n u m b e r . I n his introductory, Bro. P. m a k e s some forcible r e m a r k s on t h e cypher business, in w h i c h h e v e r y properly denies t h e right and power of a G r a n d Lodge to p r o m u l g a t e such a work, a n d says further : We think these bodies should quirements of Masonry, while they nates. No Grand Lodge is of such ancient fuudamenlal requirements

themselves do nothing subversive of the ancient reat the same time demand this of their subordiabsolute iudependence as to alter or change the of the Order.

C o m m e n t i n g on t h e suicide case of Arizona, w h e r e masonic b u r i a l was refused, unless satisfied t h e party was insane, h e says: Is not this putting on trial one who cannot answer? Was the brother in good standing at the time of his death, and if so shall he be degraded without opportunity of meeting his accusers? Is this masonic?

Bro. P. criticises t h e p r o p r i e t y of t h e d e m a n d of Bro. SANDFOED, of Colorado, for more "bi-metallic light," quotes in full Bro. GBEENLEAF'S " Corner Stone Ode," congratulates a n d a p p l a u d s t h e Mason H o m e action of Connecticut, expresses p l e a s u r e at t h e growth of t h e C h a r i t y F u n d of Delaware, confesses to being older than Bro. SINGLETON, of t h e District of Columbia, with w h o m h e finds himself in accord in t h e view t h a t t h e official relations with t h e State G r a n d Bodies of Mexico should b e dissolved and official relations c o n t i n u e d with t h e one governing body in Mexico only, if t h e y are to be c o n t i n u e d . As to t h e Florida c o r r e s p o n d e n t ' s worry over t h e n a m e of t h e Corr e s p o n d e n c e Committee, h e very s a p i e n t l y i n q u i r e s : " W h a t ' s in a name?" To a p e t u l a n t q u e r y from Georgia why t h a t Body was not m e n t i o n e d in his report, he gives as his "only" reason t h e fact t h a t he had n o t received a copy of t h e Georgia Proceedings. U n d e r Iowa, we find t h i s : " T h e singing o f ' o u r patriotic ode to A m e r i c a ' on t h e o p e n i n g of t h e second day's session seems a little Frenchy, e h ? " Now, Bro. PILLANS, t h a t is too bad. H e r e we are r i g h t on t h e verge of a war with our a n c i e n t foe. W e h a v e been trying to get our courage u p to t h e sticking p o i n t of waiving age and going as sutler or some other position where former disabilities will not count, and to get such a suggestion from A l a b a m a d a m p e n s o u r ardor. AVhy, Bro. P., t h e echo of H. CLAY ARMSTRONG'S patriotic speech a t Topeka last year is r i n g i n g in our K a n s a s ears yet. Stand u p , Bro. P., a n d let us join o u r voices in t h e prayer of t h a t g r a n d ode t o - ^ "Our Father's GOD. to Thee, Author of Liberty."

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It is good enough to sing anywhere, and the masonic body, whatever be its name or rite, never derogates from its dignity one iota in singing such a patriotic and reverential song as the "American ^National Hymn." No, Bro. P., it was not " F r e n c h y ; " it was purely American. I t was redolent of Saratoga, Valley Forge and Yorktown. I t recalls memories of WARREN, LAFAYETTE and WASHINGTON,

who helped achieve the

liberty of which it sings, as well as the noble army of Masons who planted the seed, watered with their blood the soil in which it took root, and whose children's children to-day are sheltered beneath the branches of the Tree of Liberty. If CONNOR were here, with what unction he would say: " Rise, brethren, join and sing!" The report of this committee for 1895 is pronounced " a n admirable specimen of work," etc.; "betokens great industry, care and reflection." We are pleased to be able to review the Proceedings of Alabama for 1895. A year from now they would have been an old story — a twicetold tale. GEORGE PAUI^ HAKRTSON, Grand Master, Opelika.

P.VLJIER J. PILLANS, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Belknap. Next annual, December 1, 1896, at Montgomery.

ARIZOXA— 1894. 13TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

PHOENI.V, NOVEMBER 13TH.

BicKMEH NICKELS FKEDERICKS, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master. Kansas not represented. Past Grand Masters H. M. ORAFIOOD and E. C. PARMELEE, of Colorado, were received in customary manner by Grand Lodge, and graciously welcomed by the acting Grand Master. Fitting tribute is paid in the address of his successor to Grand Master DAYTON ALONZO REED, who died on July 12, 1894, during his term of

office. The decisions rendered during the year as amended by the Committee on Jurisprudence were approved. The acting Grand Master decided that the remains of one committing " willful, deliberate suicide, in total disregard of our moral and masonic laws and principles, were not entitled to be buried with masonic honors." As we fail to see a great moral principle at stake, because we do not see how any finite creature can judge the acts of one already before the Infinite Judge, we cannot approve this decision. Such a ruling involuntarily recalls the couplet — "Alas for the rarity Of charity, Under the sun."

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T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e modified the decision, so as to leave m a t t e r to discretion of Master and W a r d e n s of local lodge. A n e t gain of two m e m b e r s is a p r o p e r subject for congratulatory r e m a r k s in t h e address. T h e tabular s t a t e m e n t published b y G r a n d Secretary ROSKRUGE shows eleven lodges, with a total m e m b e r s h i p October 1, 1894, of 513. A Lodge of Sorrow was held, at which Past G r a n d Master FRANCIS A. SHAW delivered an impressive memorial oration, which is printed in full in t h e Proceedings. Considerable space in t h e Proceedings is t a k e n up with memorial pages a n d rosters of m e m b e r s h i p of t h e various lodges, b u t t h e r e is no Correspondence Report. RiCKMER N. FREDERICKS, G r a n d Master, Prescott. MORRIS GOLDWATER, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Prescott. -Next annual, Prescott, N o v e m b e r 12, 1895.

ARKAJf SAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 . 5 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

L I T T L E ROCK, NOVEMBER 2 0 T H .

J . M. HARKBY, G r a n d Master. JAMES A. HENKY recorded his n a m e as G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d in his address peace a n d prosperity, a n d n o special difficulties d u r i n g his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Only n i n e h u n d r e d letters a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were received by h i m d u r i n g t h e year, most of which were a n s w e r e d by references to section a n d page of Digest. F o u r dispensations t o form new lodges were granted. Seventeen decisions are reported, all b u t four of which were a p p r o v e d b y t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . T h r e e h u n d r e d a n d forty-five lodges out of 438 were represented b y 384 delegates. T h e G r a n d Lodge, on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o^ t h e C o m m i t t e e on Masonic Law a n d Usage, adopted a resolution p r o v i d i n g for t h e creation of a Board of Custodians of t h e work. T h e " t h r e e degrees for t w e n t y dollars " b r o t h e r presented his custom a r y resolution, a n d it was declared lost. On r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of Committee on C h a r t e r s and Dispensations four lodges U . D. were chartered, a n d two new dispensations granted to organize lodges. A resolution was adopted t h a t each lodge give to t h e a m o u n t of $10.00 from t h e first initiation after t h e closing of G r a n d Lodge each year until t h e d e b t on t h e Temple is p a i d ; t h e s a m e to become a Temple fund, at t h e disposal of t h e G r a n d Lodge.

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AVe c o m m e n d to some of o u r E a s t e r n b r e t h r e n t h e consideration of t h e a d v a n c e d civilization of A r k a n s a s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a comparative s t u d y , simply. T h e c h a r t e r of a d o r m a n t lodge was w i t h d r a w n ; domicile of a lodge c h a n g e d ; t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Connecticut p r e s e n t e d t h e greetings of t h a t sovereign G r a n d Body, a n d m a d e a n n o u n c e m e n t of t h e g r e a t loss s u s t a i n e d in t h e death of t h e i r v e t e r a n G r a n d Secretary, JOSEPH K . W H K E L K K ; a n d t h a n k s were e x t e n d e d to t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r "for a d v a n c i n g funds necessary to carry on G r a n d Lodge d u r i n g tlie c u r r e n t year w i t h o u t charge." We n o t e a memorial page to Past G r a n d Master D A V I D W A K R E N , w h o died J u l y 30, 1894, aged 67 years.

BERRY

A C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , of which Past G r a n d Master SAM. H . DAVIDSON is c h a i r m a n , was a p p o i n t e d for t h e e n s u i n g year. T h e r e is no r e p o r t for t h e c u r r e n t j'ear, to o u r regret, because B r o . D. always furnishes an i n s t r u c t i v e one. We p r e s u m e from t h e fact t h a t t h e already small salary of G r a n d Secretary was docked $200 (from Â§1,200 to $1,000), t h a t t h e financial stringencj' was t h e reason. P r o m t h e great masonic i n t e r e s t manifested in Arkansas we h a v e full confid e n c e t h a t i t will n o t take long t o settle t h e Temple indebtedness, so t h a t t h e Craft c a n be a t liberty for e x t e n d e d labor in o t h e r fields. T h e r e is a great w o r k for Masonry in A r k a n s a s ; it h a s always b e e n t h e most p o t e n t factor in t h e civilization a n d regeneration of t h a t comm o n w e a l t h . While w e t a k e a general interest in this work a n d i t s results for good, we have a p e r s o n a l interest as well in m a n y of t h e b r i g h t Masons of K a n s a s w h o n o w live t h e r e , several of w h o m , past officers of t h e various masonic bodies, t h e result of work in which we bore part, " w o r k m e n of whom we a r e n o t a s h a m e d . " W e expect to hear from t h e m , as we n o t e the fact t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n t h e r e h a v e recognized t h e m already as t r u e Giblim. N. P . RICHMOND, G r a n d Master, Malvern. SAM. H . DAVIDSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, E v e n ing Shade. N e x t a n n u a l , N o v e m b e r 19, 1895, a t Little Rock.

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Emergent communications were held previous to above date, at one of which the corner stope of a building to be erected for and dedicated to the service of GOD, was laid with the solemn services of the Craft, the minister presenting the Grand Master with the handsome trowel with which the stone was duly cemented. Somehow, we always note the trowel presentation, possibly because we are reminded of a circumstance that once happened in a jurisdiction — west of the Mississippi. A corner stone was to be laid; the Grand Master after a long journey was present promptly on time, all preparations were supposed to have been made by the resident parties interested, and the Grand Master was advised that all was in readiness. He asked for a sight of the paraphernalia, and lo, there was no trowel — and it took some "hurrying in hot haste" before a trowel suitable for the service could be procured. The consequent delay, confusion and mortification made up a comedy of errors that was anything but laughable to the participants or spectators. As we expect soon to have a tussle with the Lion, one of the results of which will be to deprive him of the beautiful Oasis, rightfully ours, situated on the United States side (south) of 54° 40', we should have no delicacy in adopting the trowel custom of our Columbia brethren — in fact, the idea is such a good one that we favor its adoption at once, without waiting for the diplomats to settle the preliminaries of the "bout." A second emergent communication was held, at which the Constitution was revised, the.Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba having been taken as a model in many respects by the Craft of British Columbia. The annual communication found all the elective and nearly all the appointive Grand Lodge officers present. Grand Master ROBT. B . MCMiCKiNG in the East and Past Grand Masters AVOLFE and DOWNIE in attendance. "His Worship the Mayor" of Vancouver extended the freedom of the city, which called forth a unanimous resolution of acceptance with thanks. The local lodges arranged for a banquet, to which all Grand Lodge members and visitors were invited. The address of the Grand Master is a wise, thoughtful and considerate paper. We can see undoubted evidence of conscientious, careful work. Among the decisions we note one that a brother is eligible for election as Master who has served a term as Warden outside the jurisdiction in a lodge of a jurisdiction recognized by the.Grand Lodge of British Columbia. They have suffered from "financial depression," nevertheless there has been an average increase of growth of about ten per cent., and an increase in revenues over the last year.

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We note t h a t in British C o l u m b i a , as elsewhere, a subject is u n d e r consideration which, like BANQUO'S ghost, will n o t down a t t h e b i d d i n g of t h e h a p p y go lucky — go as you please — theoretical charity dispensers. T h e w o r d s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r are well chosen. H e speaks from a full h e a r t a n d u n d e r a sense of personal responsibility to Gon as h i s b r o t h e r ' s keeper. G O D g r a n t t h a t a like sense of responsibility may at an early day be sent h o m e to all t h o s e w h o acknowledge GOD'S claims on t h e m individually. T h e y , with t h e i r backing, will always c o n s t i t u t e a majority, a n d in t h e e n d will overcome all t h e forces arrayed against t h e m . G r a n d Master M O M I C K I N G s a y s : The thought, brethren, ot the possibility of founding a Home where the widows and orphans of deceased brethren might systematically, and in keeping with our ability to provide, be cared for, has often engaged my attention. Grand Lodges usually move in this direction as soon as their finances will permit, and I presume that time is determined largely by the sense of responsibility awakened in the individual, anent his duties in the premises. I think I am safe in saying that wherever such a work of genuine charity has been undertaken by Grand Lodge it has been eminently successful, and become the crowning glory of the Grand Jurisdiction responsible for its establishment. It is one way of reaching and feeding upon the kernel of Masonry. Shall we, then, be content longer to seek nourishment by devouring the husks? How, then, shall we commence this work of sheltering our absent brother's loved ones? — of surrounding them with refining and ennobling influences, teaching them habits of industry, that they may grow up to be useful and honored citizens, revering GOD, and blessing mankind. We have a membership of, say 1,300. Would five cents per week be a heavy tax for so laudable a charity, representing in the aggregate $3,380 per year? This amount is not large, but the Home once started would beci>me an incentive, an inspiration to the charitably disposed (and what Mason is not?), and who possess, to give of their abundance, and thereby tend shortly to the accumulation of a more substantial and creditable fund sufficient to accomplish the object sought. If nothing more this year, could we not take the first step, often the most difficult, by the appointment of a committee to investigate, devise and report. I leave the matter, brethren, in your hands. Later, a resolution was adopted a p p o i n t i n g t h e G r a n d Master a n d W a r d e n s - e l e c t a c o m m i t t e e to consider t h e H o m e matter, and report at n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n . All h o n o r , b r e t h r e n , for t h e disposition s h o w n . Y o u have t h e r i g h t k i n d of a tree. Y o u r charities heretofore p r o v e t h a t t h e soil is p r o d u c t i v e . W e are convinced t h a t as t h e s h o w e r s of GOD'S b o u n t y descend u p o n you-hereafter it will bear fruit. Masonry, like Christianity, is of n o value h e r e or hereafter unless it develops s o m e t h i n g more satisfying to h u n g r y or thirsty body or soul t h a n t h e unfragant flowers of ritualism. W e are glad to n o t e t h a t P a s t G r a n d Masters W O L F E and DOWNIE " a r e in h e a r t y accord with t h e s e n t i m e n t s expressed about t h e desirability of e r e c t i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g a Masonic H o m e , " a n d t r u s t t h a t with t h e d a w n of an i m p r o v e d financial era they may have t h e s u p r e m e satisfaction of seeing t h e i r j u r i s d i c t i o n in line with t h e m a n y now engaged in systematic work of t h i s k i n d . A w a r r a n t was issued to a lodge U . D. G r a n d Lodge formed in procession a n d marched to St. A n d r e w s ' Pre.sbyterian C h u r c h , w h e r e t h e y listened to an e l o q u e n t sermon b y

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V.'.W.'. Bro. J O H N A. LOGAN. T h e latter r e m i n d s us of — we came near saying — an " e p i s t l e to t h e C o r i n t h i a n s , " b u t it was not an epistle. I t was, however, an address at Corinth ( o r w i t h i n s h o o t i n g d i s t a n c e ) , and by Bro. J O H N A. LOGAN. Very Worshipful was n o t t h e n prefixed to his n a m e , nor were his r e m a r k s very worshipful either, for t h a t matter. H e addressed h i s auditors in broad Anglo-Saxon, eloquently, p u n g e n t l y a n d eflfectively. We t r u s t our V.'.W.'. Bro. J O H N A. LOGAN'S sermon will be s t a m p e d upon t h e m i n d s of his h e a r e r s as efTectivelj' as t h e address of t h e b r o t h e r of t h e same n a m e is upon those of his b r i g a d e who listened to it t h i r t y - t h r e e years ago. T h e b a n q u e t at t h e Hotel Vancouver was " perfect in detail." After "comfortably settling t h e luxuries, a couple of h o u r s was s p e n t in toasting and replying, and toward t h e end — as t h e G r a n d Secretary q u a i n t l y r e m a r k s — we can safely say fraternal feeling was greatly a u g m e n t e d . " W h a t puzzles us in t h e foregoing, is t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e l u x u r i e s were disposed of before t h e toasting. W h a t do you call t h e toasting accessories in C o l u m b i a ? W e r e m e m b e r a toast once given by a former subject of Queen VICTORIA : " Bread is t h e staff of life, b u t w h u s k y is life itself." Do you call t h e m "necessaries?" B u t c h a n g i n g to a more sensible topic, we desire to record our gratification in reading Rev. Bro. LOGAN'S s e r m o n printed in t h e A p p e n dix. T h e text, " S h o w thyself a m a n " — t h e dying charge of D A V I D to SOLOMON — is used very effectively, a n d if t h a t is t h e k i n d of mental food served to our cousins in Columbia, we do n o t wonder t h a t t h e y strictly a d h e r e to t h e " a n c i e n t usage." W e would like to extract from it largely, b u t we fear we have overdrawn our account of space already, a n d m u s t forbear. T h e Committee on Correspondence a n n o u n c e t h a t they are still unable to r e c o m m e n d t h e recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of H a y t i . Past G r a n d Master MARCUS W O L F E , in h i s Report of Correspondence, suggests t h a t " t h e interchange of s e n t i m e n t t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m of Correspondence Reports, has t e n d e d to further c e m e n t us in brotherly love." U n d e r California, he says: " B r o . D A VIES' decisions on " r e j e c t e d m a t e r i a l " and " p e r p e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n " are s p o k e n of as "especiall)' adapted to this latitude, and which, we trust, will soon be recognized as a p a r t of t h e universal code." U n d e r Kansas, referring to our Lyons Lodge trial, q u o t i n g t h e part which says, " after balloting for seven h o u r s , etc.," h e remarks, "They were good 'sitters.'" Read t h e account again, Bro. W O L F E , a n d you will find t h a t t h e y sal for twenty-seven and a half h o u r s trying t h e case before the seven hours balloting began. T h e y were good sitters. Our 1895 r e p o r t is extracted from to t h e e x t e n t of two pages, copying in full w h a t is said on t h e "Mississippi r u l e s , " of our position concerning which he says: " W h i c h are my views on t h e subject, a n d should be of all Masons and G r a n d Lodges who desire to see right a n d justice accorded to ' rejected material.' "

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T h e following: " W i t h t h a n k s , we m a k e e x t r a c t of t h e r e p o r t on ' C u b a , ' " h e a d s an e x t r a c t of o u r s u m m a r y of t h e Cuban report. W e a r e glad to note t h a t t h e K a n s a s report is in accord on topics suggested with t h e views of o u r distinguished b r o t h e r ; t h a t o u r U t a h b r o t h e r ' s p r e d i c t i o n h a s p r o v e n t r u e , as t h e report u n d e r review clearly shows, a n d shall look for t h e n e x t r e p o r t from British Columbia with interest. LACEY R . JOHNSON, G r a n d Master, Vancouver. MARCUS W O L F E , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, N a n a i m o . N e x t a n n u a l , N a n a i m o , J u n e 18, 1896.

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G r a n d Master J A M E S BAUNTY STEVENS refers in his address to t h e d e a t h s of P a s t G r a n d Masters J O H N M I L L S BROWNE a n d W I L L I A M CALH-

WELL BELCHER, b o t h of w h o m h a v e inscribed on their work for t h e Craft, m a r k s well k n o w n to t h e Masons of t h e U n i t e d States. T h e former was four years t h e G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of California, served forty-one years c o n t i n u o u s l y as a surgeon i n t h e navy of t h e U n i t e d States, a n d was Surgeon-General of t h e U n i t e d States, being retired a t t h e age of 62 with t h e r a n k of Commodore. W h i l e in t h e n a v y a n d in active service Bro. BROWNE served as surgeon on t h e Kearsarge in h e r m e m o r a b l e conflict with t h e Alabama, a n d his r e p o r t of t h a t e n g a g e m e n t , like t h e article furnished by h i m j u s t before h i s death a n d p u b l i s h e d i n t h e Century, c o n t a i n s a very graphic description of t h a t celebrated e n c o u n t e r . Bro. BROWNE h a d attained t h e 33Â° a n d was an active m e m b e r of t h e S u p r e m e Council of t h e S o u t h e r n J u r i s d i c t i o n , a n d in t h a t rite a s i n t h e o t h e r Masonic Bodies with w h i c h h e h a d been identified h a d b y h i s active interest in masonic philosophy a n d h i s a r d e n t patriotism, as well as by h i s ripe mental qualifications a n d courteous d e m e a n e r , become beloved by all w h o knew h i m . H i s memory is dear to hosts of friends, scattered from California to New H a m p s h i r e . Bro. BELCHER stood in t h e front r a n k of t h e masonic jurists of America, a n d h a d a r e p u t a t i o n in t h a t respect n o t confined to t h e limits of t h i s c o u n t r y . F o r t w e n t y - e i g h t years h e h a d served as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , a n d h i s decisions indicated t h a t no mistake had b e e n m a d e i n h i s selection. W e learn from t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master t h a t h e w a s always thoughtful a n d considerate for t h e feelings of others, t h a t those w h o differed with h i m in regard to a p o i n t of m a s o n i c law always k n e w t h a t t h e only object h e h a d i n view was t h e promotion of t h e best interests of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n : while all were ever ready to defer to his wisdom, his experience and his superior judgment, he never seemed conscious of it, and was never too much hurried to patiently consider and give due weight to the suggestions of his confreres. His

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spotless life was an example worthy of all imitation ; his death leaves a great void In our ranks, a n d to-day the Masons of California are m o u r n i n g t h e loss of their most distinguished craftsman.

T h e G r a n d Master m a d e m a n y visits, was hospitably e n t e r t a i n e d a n d in every instance b u t one, was able to congratulate t h e b r e t h r e n upon t h e absence of wine a t refreshment. H e makes n o t e of a fraternal visit to a venerable Past G r a n d Blaster, J O H N A S H B Y T U T T , 82 y e a r s of age.

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of California and now enjoys a serene old age, t h a n k s to t h e ministrations and care of his b r e t h r e n of t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e Grievance Committee h a d two cases before it, in one of which justice w a s tempered with mercy. T h e offenders in t h e cases were respectively n a m e d ' " J O S E P H DA.VIEL" and "STONEWALL JACKSON," b u t

n e i t h e r seems to have been a JOSEPH, " d a r e d to b e a D A N I E L , " or " s t o o d like a stone w a l l " against t h e assaults upon w h a t m i g h t (if one were using sarcasm) b e d e n o m i n a t e d his virtue. " J O S E P H D A N I E L " ran a saloon which certain lewd w o m e n patronized, a n d JOSEPH, in t h e interests of trade, visited their house, " s p e n t h i s m o n e y t h e r e a t " ( t h e witness p r o b a b l y said, " s e t ' e m u p " ) "recognized, conversed w i t h " and " t r e a t e d " t h e m as " f r i e n d s . " H i s lodge suspended h i m , and t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d G r a n d Lodge affirmed it. Did t h e c o m m i t t e e draw t h e line a t JO.SEPH'S r e t u r n i n g t h e visits of his friends? STONEWALL'S offense consisted in being t h e " a l m o s t constant companion of a well-known w o m a n of ill-fame." H e was expelled by his lodge, a n d t h e j u d g m e n t was affirmed b y G r a n d Lodge. Pa'st G r a n d Master W I L L I A M A. DAVIES was called u p o n by t h e G r a n d Master to present M.'.W.'. Bro. ORMB with a jewel, indicating his promotion to t h e r a n k of Past G r a n d Master. T h e task, it is needless to say, was eloquently and fittingly performed, a n d Bro. ORME'S response was in like well-chosen words a n d s e n t i m e n t . A letter was received by G r a n d Lodge from Bro. W A L T E R CAREY WILCOX, giving expression to t h a n k s a n d appreciation for k i n d n e s s a n d care of G r a n d Lodge. This b r o t h e r w h e n a lad of four years was s h i p p e d p r o p e r l y tabbed from F l o r i d a to t h e Grand Lodge of California, t h a t thereafter until his majority filled t h e place of father t o h i m . T h e " o l d l a n d m a r k s " d i d n o t lay down a n y such system of benevolence, b u t t h e big-hearted Masons of California m a d e o n e , and t h e i r generous benefactions to this individual, systematic a n d satisfying as they were, will r e d o u n d more to t h e i r h o n o r t h a n if t h e y h a d fdllowed t h e construction placed b y some b r e t h r e n upon one's d u t y in like case, a n d p e r m i t t e d t h e lad to grow u p a t r a m p a n d a beggar, subsisting upon t h e chance half shekels of silver h i s rags or squalidness m i g h t draw o u t from b r e t h r e n b e h o l d i n g t h e m . G r a n d Orator EUGENE N . DEUPREY delivered a n able a n d intensely practical address, advocating t h e necessity for masonic education a n d greater masonic knowledge on t h e p a r t of t h e Craft. H e asked a n u m b e r

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of p e r t i n e n t questions of h i s hearers, a n d by his address showed t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h his b r e t h r e n h a v e been accustomed to rely u p o n Past G r a n d M a s t e r BELCHER for masonic light. A beautiful a n d t o u c h i n g eulogy u p o n Bro. BELCHER was p r o n o u n c e d b y Past G r a n d Master N A T H A N I E L G R E E N E CURTIS. " H e w a s k i n d , noble and g e n e r o u s , a n accomplished F r e e m a s o n a n d a Christian g e n t l e m a n . H i s h e a r t a n d his s y m p a t h y w e n t out to suffering h u m a n i t y in every form." Addresses were also given by Bros. M. M. E.STEE, E D W I N ALLEN SHERMAN, a n d o t h e r s .

W e n o t i c e t h a t G r a n d Lodge, t h r o u g h a r e p o r t of its C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e , requested G r a n d Master STEVENS to sit for his p o r t r a i t for Grand Lodge, and t h a t a Past G r a n d Master's jewel, to cost n o t to exceed $200.00, be procured a n d p r e s e n t e d to h i m at n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a tion. Past G r a n d Master W M . A . D A VIES presented t h e Correspondence Report, c o v e r i n g all t h e American G r a n d Lodges a n d twelve foreign G r a n d Bodies. U n d e r A l a b a m a , B r o . D A V I E S lines u p with Bro. DAVIDSON, of Arkansas, a n d PILLANS, of A l a b a m a , in opposition to t h e c y p h e r business. R a t h e r youthful c o m p a n y — b u t c o u n t us in also, Bro. D. U n d e r Connecticut, Bro. D., c o m m e n t i n g on Bro. BARLOW'S claiming B r o . H E D G E S as a long-lost n u t m e g m a r k e d relative from Connecti. cut, s a y s : HEDGES from Connecticut! Oh, no, Bro. BARLOW, you're all wrong; some cowan, has imposed on you. The CORNELIUS of the West—"our MELCHISIDECK," is a native of the Holy Land, and the discoverer of the Eastern Star, which you Connecticut folks refused to acknowledge. U n d e r Florida, c o m m e n t i n g u p o n B r o . RUSSELL'S dissertation on c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , foreign a n d otherwise, h e says: " S h a d e s of DWIGHT C. H A W K I N S , h a v e patience with u s . " U n d e r Illinois, after citing t h e r e p o r t of t h e F i n a n c e Committee, a n d t h e later action d o n a t i n g $5,000 to t h e Masonic H o m e , he t h r o w s u p his h a t for t h e representative of K a n s a s near t h e G r a n d Lodge of Illinois as follows: " H o n o r s for B r o . G E O . M . MOULTON." K a n s a s for 1895 receives m o r e t h a n t h r e e pages of q u o t a t i o n a n d c o m m e n t . T h e G r a n d Master's address is extracted from a n d r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Necrology taken in full. P r e s i d e n t FULLER'S H o m e r e p o r t is culled, from, a n d t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence q u o t e d from freely. W e a r e assured t h a t G r a n d Representative W I L L I A M VANDERHURST, of Salinas, holds u p t h e b a n n e r of K a n s a s faithfully, saying of h i m : " H i s a t t e n d a n c e is so regular t h a t h i s absence would b e remarked." Bro. D A VIES, referring to o u r allusion to h i m as " o u r youthful b r o t h e r of California," s a y s : " Y o u have no idea, Bro. MILLER, of t h e satisfaction a n d delight these few words convey. To be called ' able a n d profound ' is e x h i l a r a t i n g , b u t ' o u r youthful b r o t h e r ' — y e s , ' i t m i g h t h a v e

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been.' " W e are sorry, Bro. DAVIES, for t h e mistake, b u t you are responsible fi^r i t ; w h e n you made t h e s t a t e m e n t personal to yourself, " W e are hardly o u t of t h e shell ourselves," we felt justified in p u t t i n g you d o w n as a " spring c h i c k e n . " H a d we waited until we listened to later clarion notes, as you voiced a victory over t h e u n d i s p u t e d c h a m p i o n of s o m e neighboring jurisdiction, we would h a v e recognized you as a v e t e r a n at once. Still, Bro. D., age has its c o m p e n s a t i o n s ; we m a y n o t increase our stock of b e a u t y , b u t we are liable, in obedience to t h e old m a x i m , to acquire more goodness, and consequently m o r e h a p p i n e s s . T h e review of K a n s a s is highly c o m p l i m e n t a r y to o u r work. F o r twenty-nine years Bro. DAVIES has been a Past G r a n d Master of California, h a v i n g occupied every place of p r o m i n e n t distinction a n d h o n o r of an elective character a t t h e gift of his b r e t h r e n of t h e various G r a n d Bodies of t h e Craft of California, and his words of approval a n d praise of Kansas Blasonry are therefore all t h e more gratifying. U n d e r K e n t u c k ) ' , Bro. D. says of t h e H o m e : " A s a pioneer of its special work it created a desire in all o t h e r jurisdictions to e m u l a t e its e x a m p l e . G O D bless t h e K e n t u c k y H o m e . " : U n d e r INlississippi, we find this vigorous language on t h e subject of " P r e r o g a t i v e , " viz: In the report of the official acts of the Grand Master we note one act of M.'.W.-. Bro. SPINKS to which we would enter a vigorous and decided protest. In these days of the control of executive power by written Constitution, the assumption of the divine "prerogative" in the case reported by him, is to us simply absurd. We are surprised that the act did not receive the condemnation of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, but as the subject matter is now iu the hands of Bro. FREDERICK SPEED and his Committee on Jurisprudence for exhaustive treatment, we shall forbear comment. U n d e r M o n t a n a , Bro. DAVIES discusses with t h e M o n t a n a " b a n q u e t f i e n d " t h e question of refreshments, and, strange to r e m a r k , we n o t e t h a t our Montana b r o t h e r avows himself a c o n v e r t to t h e California regulation p r o h i b i t i n g b a n q u e t i n g at t h e e x p e n s e of lodge funds. I n advocacy of his views, Bro. D. relates an i n c i d e n t of personal e x p e rience, viz: As a reminder of this ancient custom, we shall carry with us to the grave a recollection of a visit made to Tuolumne Lodge in the year 1852. The lodge room had been destroyed by fire in the month of June of that year, and the lodge was holding forth temporarily in rooms fitted up for the purpose in the Eagle Hotel, iu the city of Sonora. At the stated meeting in August of that year we applied for the privilege of visitation and found a lodge of forty Masons assembled, presided over by BRO. CHARLES M. RADCLIFF, Master, and, at the time, Grand Master; Bro. WILLIAM W. TRAYLOR was Senior Warden. It being a regular meeting, no work was in order. Upon the completion of the business, principally referring to the building of a new lodge hall, the lodge was called to refreshment, and, at the request of the Master, gathered around a table in the ante-room. There was a spread of cold meats, bread and cheese, sandwiches and coffee. No set speeches were allowed, but an informal conversation was indulged in for nearly an hour, principally in reference to the new hall. The Tyler was an English sailor, known as " Uncle JOHN." At the proper time Bro. RADCLIFF rapped and called the Tyler, making, on behalf of the brethren, a request for a song. Unlike professionals, Uncle JOHN did not excuse himself, but cleared his throat and responded with a rollicking song and chorus. I remember his commencement, as he rolled out with his clear voice:

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'â&#x20AC;˘ When ADAM ruled the world by an order from the Grand, And with his beauteous spouse traversed Eden's happy land, To build a bower, to spend an hour, to shield them from the weather evil. And his worship plau'd it out with his .square, gauge, plumb and level. Whack row de dow, de dow. whack row de dow." The song over, Bro. RADCLIFF remarked: "Brethren, our charity fund is not as strong as it might be, and perhaps this is a good time to nourish it a bit. Bro. Treasurer, place a hat upon the table and take charge of the offering." The Treasurer, Bro. CHARLES F . DODGE, reported the collection of $92.50. The brethren returned to the lodge room and closed. That meeting has always lingered in my memory as an illustration of the good fellowship characteristic of the true and loyal Free and Accepted Mason. I need hardly add that the friendships born of that meeting forty-three years ago were severed only by the deaths of Past Grand Masters RADCLIFF and TRA VLOR a few years since. U n d e r N e w H a m p s h i r e , w h e n Bro. W A I T h a d " s i d e d u p " Bros. PiLLANS a n d D A VIES as c o n c o r d a n t on t h e " s o c i a l feature q u e s t i o n , " he responds: Right, Bro. WAIT : we are impressed with the belief, founded upon an experience of forty-five years in masonic assemblies, that the enactment of stringent regulations denying the right of a lodge to use its funds for the cultivation of social intercourse among its members, is a mistake and a departure from the original pian of Masonry. W e h a v e heretofore given o u r more t h a n t h i r t y years' e x p e r i e n c e in s u p p o r t of t h e s a m e views. U n d e r N e w York, Bro. D. h a s this to say of t h e Masonic H o m e : A summarized cost of the Home and appurtenances makes the total cost to date, J260,S69.97. This magnificent establishment is a monument to the virtue and liberality of the Masons of the Empire State. It is now performing the work for which it was designed, and is sailing on upon the full-tide of successful experiment, with a cash ' balance in its funds of $20"2,2*21.0l. The Home is located at Utica, and is under the immediate care of Past Grand Master JESSE B. ANTHONY, Superintendent. Bro. D A V I E S closes his report as follows: Another year has passed, with its joys and sorrows, its pleasures and disappointments; the Great Reaper has been busy in striking from the rolls of the living those for whom we had formed the most sincere attachment, and whom we shall greatly miss as we tramp through the short time allotted to us here, but in the words of our last service," We can trustingly leave them in the hands of a Beneficent Being who has done all things well." Peace to their memories. In closing this report, we submit to our co-correspondents our best wishes for their temporal and spiritual welfare, with the salutation of the Monks of old, who, in the discharge of their daily duties, met and exchanged their accustomed greeting of moviento mori.

We always read the California review with interest. We are pleased this year to be able to include it in our report, and although it conies to our hands so late ( December 30th) that we cannot give it the careful consideration we would like; stilhit is better than attempting to make up an olla podrita a year from now from items, some of which would then be too stale for any use. EDWARD MYERS PRESTON, Grand Master, Nevada City. WM. A . DAVIS, chairman Committee on Correspondence, San Fran-

cisco. Next annual, October 13, 1S96, San Francisco.

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CANADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 4 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

TORONTO, J U L Y 1 7 T H .

W . R. AVHITE, G r a n d Master, was in h i s position a n d delivered an address a d m i r a b l e for its brevity, directness, clearness of expression of and a d h e r e n c e to g e n u i n e Masonry. H i s r e m a r k s on legislation suggest t h e wise, discreet, conservative views of t h e lawj'er. E e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t " G r a n d Lodge s h o u l d hasten slowly in m a k i n g a m e n d m e n t s to t h e Constitution," he s a y s : If anything is found to work either injury to the Craft or an injury to any large number of individual Masons, then, it is not only your right but your duty to so amend the Constitution as to remedy the evil. But, let me remind you that no system of human laws has yet been devised which, doing perfect justice in ninety-nine cases, may not do injustice in the one hundredth. Unle-ss, therefore, the wrong is widespread and glaring, it may be as well to let matters remain as they are. Of G r a n d Representatives, he s a y s : It must b^ borne in mind they cost us nothing, and may be both useful and ornamental. At all events, they form a sentimental link in the chain of fraternal courtesies, that are constantly being exchanged between our Grand Lodge and other friendly Grand Bodies.

* T h e p.olitician gets in h i s work in Canada as elsewhere, causing B r o . W H I T E to r e m a r k :

Friends may speak well of one whose merits and ability entitle him to be promoted to office in either private lodge or Grand Lodge, but the making of slates, the pledging of brethren to vote one way or the other, and all the wiles and dodges so well known to the politicians, are utterly foreign to the genius and spirit of Masonry, and should be most emphatically frowned upon and discountenance'd by every true. Mason. One h u n d r e d and .seventy-seven pages of t h e Canada P r o c e e d i n g s are taken u p with r e p o r t s of t h e District Deputy Grand Masters, s h o w ing from actual visitations made by t h e m t h e condition of every masonic lodge in t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , each report being s u p p l e m e n t e d w i t h a tabulated s t a t e m e n t , s h o w i n g every fact necessary to arrive a t a conclusion as to t h e status of each lodge. A G r a n d Lodge which does n o t by this system, or s o m e o t h e r of like cliaracter,.keep in close touch w i t h its s u b o r d i n a t e lodges, fails to perform a large measure of t h e reason for its existence. Our b r e t h r e n of Canada a r e to be congratulated o n t h e manifest excellence of t h e system adopted by t h e m . Committee on Masonic " A s y l u m " reported a fund on h a n d of $14,043.75, a n d expressed t h e opinion t h a t it was inadvisable to u n d e r take t h e erection a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e asylum, b u t t h a t it was e x p e d i e n t t o make every effort to increase t h e grants of G r a n d Lodge u n d e r t h e present ( v o l u n t a r y I system. T h e Grand Lodge, by action t a k e n ; referred t h e r e p o r t " b a c k t o t h e committee, with instructions to a m e n d same, by r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t a committee of five be appointed by t h e M.-.W.-. t h e G r a n d Master, whose d u t y i t shall be between this a n d t h e n e x t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n of Grand Lodge to inquire into t h e q u e s -

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tion of establishing an asylum as c o n t e m p l a t e d w h e n t h e Asylum F u n d was created, a n d to r e p o r t upon t h e best m e a n s of carrying this object into effect." Bro. H E N R Y ROBERTSON m a k e s K e p o r t on Correspondence. h a s a brief notice.

Kansas

\V. R. W H I T E , G r a n d Master, P e m b r o k e . H E N R Y ROBERTSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Collingwood. N e x t a n n u a l at Belleville, J u l y 15, 1896.

COLORADO— 1 8 9 5 . 3 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

D E N V E R , SEPTEMBER 1 7 T H .

W I L L I A M L . BUSH, G r a n d Master, a n d s e v e n t e e n Past G r a n d Mast e r s graced t h e East. Thirty-four G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were present, a n d were fraternally welcomed b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r ; and t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of IlUnois — t h e Dean of t h e F a c u l t y — Past G r a n d INIaster H E N R Y M . TELLER, made " e l e g a n t " response. T h e G r a n d Master contrasts t h e condition of t h e Craft in August, 1861, w i t h t h r e e lodges and sixty-seven m e m b e r s w i t h t h e eighty-seven c h a r t e r e d lodges a n d nearly 7,000 m e m b e r s of t h e p r e s e n t date. H e refers t o t h e statement in t h e address of G r a n d Master TELLER in 1868, t h a t h e had been unable to visit t h e lodges a t P u e b l o a n d Canon City, t h e n u n d e r dispensation, on a c c o u n t of I n d i a n depredations m a k i n g it unsafe t o travel, contrasting it w i t h t h e t h r e e lines of railway b e t w e e n D e n v e r and Pueblo, a n d t h e hills a n d valleys between those p o i n t s clotted with pleasant farms and p r o s p e r o u s t o w n s and villages. H e m a y well predict from t h e prosperity of t h e past thirty years a g l o r i o u s f u t u r e for t h e Craft, as well as t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h of Colorado, F i t t i n g m e n t i o n is m a d e of t h e d e a t h of Past Grand Master JOHN M. CHIVINGTON, and t h e other illustrious b r e t h r e n who have died during t h e year. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e favorable legislation of last year, we a r e compelled to record t h e demise of " Tin C u p Lodge, No. 52." T h e t h r e e s u r v i v i n g b r e t h r e n saw t h a t t h e i r n u m b e r would be reduced to one in a s h o r t t i m e b y removals, a n d t h o u g h t h e y o w n e d their lots, building a n d furniture, the place h a v i n g b e e n a b a n d o n e d as a m i n i n g camp, t h e s u r v i v o r s t u r n e d over their real and personal estate to t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d h a v e gone o u t of business as a lodge. W e trust t h a t u n d e r more favorable conditions it may be able .to r e s u m e . E l e v e n decisions are a n n o u n c e d , all b u t o n e of which received approval of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , of which Past G r a n d Master T E L L E R was chairman.

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Grand Master BUSH'S address was eminently a business document, that bears evidence of careful study, much thought and unremitting labor in the performance of official duty, and is well entitled to the praise given it by the Committee on Jurisprudence. One recommendation of the address should be enacted into law in every jurisdiction, to-wit: That every letter addressed to the Grand Master asking for a decisibn or an official opinion should first have the approval of the lodge, and be asked for under its seal. Colorado is not the only State in the •Union afflicted with members who have " bugs in their ears," from which they think they can only have relief through a correspondence with the Grand Master. Which reminds us, Bro. GKEENLE.^F, speaking of "insectology," that the "grasshoppers" which bothered our Grand Master came from the wild wastes of Colorado and Arizona, and were tangible entities, covering everything, destroying everything, even esteeming an old rubber shoe a choice delicacy, while the "gold bugs" your Grand Master spoke of were evolved by him from a politically heated imagination. We have noticed this one fact, however, in connection with "insectology," that bugs — gold — lightning — lady — cimex tectularius, or any other species of those produced west of the Sixth Principal Meridian, never fail to "get there all the same," "wings or no wings." One of your poetic temperament, Bro. G., will not fail to remember the exquisite stanza covering this point The foregoing, anent a comment by Bro. GREENLEAF on our criticism of the Grand Master of Colorado for a political reference in his add r e s s ^ Bro. GKEENLEAP publishing our criticism in full and making this comment thereon: We did hope our good Bro. MILLER would exercise a little ctiarity on t h e subject of insectology ! II the Grand Master of Kansas can discourse upon the ravages of the grasshopper, surely t h e Grand Master of Colorado can depict the ruin caused by t h e goldbug.

We note that the Grand Lodge amended its By-Laws in reference to qualification, so that when one has once taken the Entered Apprentice degree, subsequent accident or misfortune shall not interfere with his advancement, provided he possesses all other essential qualifications. The following standing resolution puts it out of the power of individuals to longer work the fraternity or Grand Lodge in behalf of financial enterprises under the claim of connection'with the Craft: WHEREAS, There are business organizations operating within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge under various titles, but claiming to be masonic in character, such as " T h e Masonic Benefit Association," " T h e Masonic Accident Association," " T h e Mason's Fraternal Association," " Mason's Restaurant," and others of like character, Resolved, Tha.t this Grand Lodge hereby notifies the Masons within its jurisdiction that all such organizations, corporations or societies are using the word " masonic ' ' i n their titles without any right whatever, so far as this Grand Lodge is concerned, and that it deprecates the use of the term in a business connection as wrong and unmasonic.

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T h e r e p o r t on Necrology m a k e s lo%'ing and t o u c h i n g r e m e m b r a n c e of t h e first G r a n d Master of Colorado, B r o . J O H N M . CHIVINOTOX, who died October 4, 1894, and also four b r e t h r e n w h o were a m o n g t h e victims of t h e G u m r y Hotel disaster. G r a n d Orator ALPHONSE A. BURXAND delivered an able address upon t h e t h e m e , "A Mason's D u t y , " s u m m i n g u p in six words a c o m p r e h e n sion of h i s entire oration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " T o G O D , o u r n e i g h b o r a n d ourselves." Past G r a n d Masters GKEEXLEAF, H E S K Y a n d BRIDWELL were app o i n t e d a committee to visit Past G r a n d Master H . P . H . BRO.VWEI.L, and e.x^tencl t h e condolence of G r a n d Lodge to h i m in his sickness. Bro. G R E E X L E A F made r e p o r t for t h e c o m m i t t e e , s h o w i n g Bro. BROMWELL to b e on t h e road to recovery, and b r i n g i n g from h i m to G r a n d Lodge a fraternal a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of love a n d g r a t i t u d e to his b r e t h r e n for their t h o u g h t f u l n e s s and consideration. P a s t G r a n d Master TELLER, in behalf of G r a n d Lodge, m a d e pres e n t a t i o n to G r a n d Master BUSH of a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel, for w h i c h t h e latter m a d e p r o p e r a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . W e n o t e special communications of G r a n d Lodge at Cripple Creek a n d Boulder, t o lay corner stones of masonic buildings. At t h e latter a v e r y scholarly address was given by Bro. W M . L . BURDICK, t h e question p r o p o u n d e d b y t h e orator, " W h a t m e a n ye b y this s e r v i c e ? " being very fully a n d beautifully answered b y h i m in his discourse. We note w i t h pleasure that "after t h e oration all p r e s e n t joined in singing t h e D o x o l o g y . " This is Masonry according to " a n c i e n t usage," with which w e a r e h e a r t i l y in accord. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b y Pa.st G r a n d Master LAWREXCE jr. G R E E X L E A F , is a careful s u r v e y of t h e work of t h e various Grand Lodges so far reviewed by us, a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y t h a t of Kansas. All t h e p o i n t s of interest i n our Proceedings are n o t e d , a n d d u e consideration given to o u r Report on Correspondence, from w h i c h quite an e x t e n d e d e x t r a c t is m a d e . We have referred else.vhere to Bro. G.'s screed on "insectology." W e note, u n d e r Michigan, t h a t Bro. G. possesses an artistic eye in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h hi.s poetic taste a n d a b i l i t y ; t h e writer fancies tliat t h e incongruit5' of that " l e g " enveloping t h e G r a n d Master struck Bro. G. with t h e same sense of t h e ludicrous i h a t it suggested to h i m , a n d while of course t h e grave and reverend seniors of t h e G u i l d may pass by on t h e o t h e r side, t h e r e is n o reafson w h y t h e k i d s should not stop long e n o u g h to critici.se a twentieth c e n t u r y " e v o l u t i o n . " Y o u r copy of Proceedings comes to o u r h a n d s so late, Bro. G., t h a t we m u s t acknowledge t h e regret with which we conclude our hasty review. AViLLiAM D. PIERCE, Grand Master, D e n v e r . L. N. GREEXLEAF, chairman C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Denver. N e x t a n n u a l S e o t e m b e r 15, 1896.

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CONJf E C T I C U T â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 1 0 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

NEW HAVEN, JANUARY 16TH.

An engraving of G r a n d Master H . O. W A R N E R faces t h e title page. The v o l u m e c o n t a i n s t h e record of an emergent c o m m u n i c a t i o n to lay t h e corner stone of a Masonic Temple a t Hartford, a t which a n address was delivered by Past Master GEORGE H . HEBARD, who recited t h e history of Hartford Lodge, now called St. J o h n ' s Lodge. I t s c h a r t e r was dated March 21, 1762, a n d signed by Provincial G r a n d Master JEREMIAH GRIDLEY, of Boston. Some of t h e ancient by-laws are given, from which we n o t e t h a t " one shilling lawful money " was exacted from any m e m b e r w h o should be so " i m p r u d e n t as to swear profanely during lodge h o u r s , " all fines to go to a fund for t h e "relief of p o o r b r e t h r e n ; " all surplus lodge funds at t h e e n d of ever}' six m o n t h s i n t h e hands of t h e T r e a s u r e r to go to t h e samefund. Each year t h e y m e t and celebrated t h e feast of St. J o h n ' s Day. During the anti-masonic war St. J o h n ' s Lodge " lost not a single meeting," though d u r i n g t h e term as Master of Bro. HORACE GOODWIN " it was found necessary to hold some of t h e m in an u p p e r c h a m b e r of his residence." September 27, 1894, an e m e r g e n t communication was held at Wallingford, a t which Grand Master WARNER, seven Past Grand Masters a n d a pretty full r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e lodges were present, t h e object of t h e communication b e i n g to receive t h e proposition of t h e Oneida Comm u n i t y in reference to t h e location of a Masonic Home, which in brief was to convey to t h e " Masonic Charity F o u n d a t i o n of C o n n e c t i c u t , " eighty-eight acres of land with all t h e buildings and i m p r o v e m e n t s for $8,000.00 in cash, a n d $9,500.00 on bond of said Masonic Charity F o u n dation, payable within five years at five per cent. A special c o m m i t t e e was appointed to consider t h e proposition a n d report to G r a n d Lodge, which t h e y did, u n a n i m o u s l y a p p r o v i n g t h e location and t h e acceptance of t h e proposition, and further resolving " T h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge will use its best endeavor towards p r o v i d i n g for t h e m a i n t e n a n c e a n d s u p p o r t of said H o m e , " and " T h a t t h e Masonic Charity F o u n d a t i o n be advised to prepare t h e buildings upon said site for use as a H o m e at t h e earliest possible date," and t h e G r a n d Lodge with like u n a n i m i t j ' by a rising vote accepted t h e proposition and pledged itself as above set forth. We desire to say to o u r Connecticut b r e t h r e n t h a t it rejoices o u r h e a r t to see t h e m coming into line in such an enthusiastic m a n n e r in behalf of systematic, organized m a sonic charity, a n d t h o u g h t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t be of moderate proportions for a rich jurisdiction such as it is, t h e spirit displayed and action taken d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t w h a t e v e r is requisite and necessary for t h e proper carrying into effect of t h e object desired will be f o r t h c o m i n g ; and t h e beautiful place selected, will in time become a veritable Mecca to which those of t h e Craft, who believe in " w o r k s " a s well as t h e " t r a d i t i o n s of t h e F a t h e r s " may resort, to have their h e a r t s w a r m e d

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a n d amplified, in b e h o l d i n g t h e goodness a n d m e r c y t h a t has finally c r o w n e d t h e lives of G O D ' S d e s t i t u t e . T h e a n n u a l communication b r o u g h t o u t t h i r t e e n Past G r a n d Masters. G r a n d Master W A R N E D , i n t h e o p e n i n g of h i s address, pays a heartfelt t r i b u t e to Bro. J O S E P H K . WHEELER', t h e G r a n d Secretary, and Bro. M A R K R . LEAVENWORTH, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , b o t h of whom h a d d i e d d u r i n g t h e past year. T h e Masonic V e t e r a n s of C o n n e c t i c u t h e l d their twenty-fourth a n n u a l r e u n i o n on J u n e 27th, w h i c h t h e G r a n d Master attended, and i n his account h e refers to t h e comfort a n d pleasure it was to t h e veterans, especially those deprived by age a n d infirmities from attendance a t lodge b j ' night, more particularly t h o s e w h o h a d passed t h e t h r e e score a n d t e n y e a r limit. H e alludes to t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t m a d e for a Masonic H o m e , a n d t r u s t s t h a t i n time they may see t h e i r fondest h o p e s realized, a n d t h e H o m e m a d e a suitable m o n u m e n t to t h e i r love a n d generosity. G r a n d Master W A R N E R ' S a d d r e s s is brief, b u t conveyed i n well chosen m a n n e r , and h e gracefully takes h i s p r o m o t i o n to t h 6 honorable position of a Past Grand Master. T h e r e p o r t o n Necrology, b y P a s t G r a n d Masters BARLOW,WALDRON a n d S T I R L I N G , h a s t h i s to say of t h e l a m e n t e d W H E E L E R : Of t h e former, it may truly be said, his life was devoted to theservices of Masonry ; his h e a r t was warm, and quicli to respond to fraternal greetings. He has done m u c h by his zealous labors and consistent life to promote t h e g e n u i n e principles of Freemasonry.

T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is s u b m i t t e d b y Past G r a n d Master J O H N H . BARLOW, who was a p p o i n t e d G r a n d Secretary by Grand Master AVARNEK, a n d elected a t t h i s session to t h e s a m e position. H e confesses to s o m e experience in reportorial work i n a n o t h e r field, b u t t h a t h i s p r e s e n t work is new to h i m , a n d asks t h e c o u r t e o u s consideration of h i s b r e t h r e n engaged in like capacity. W i t h o u t even a glance a t his report, we a r e willing to stake a n u t m e g ( standard v a r i e t y ) t h a t Bro. BARLOW'S knowledge, experience a n d skill a s o n e of t h e r a n k i n g { i n p o i n t of service) Past G r a n d Masters of C o n n e c t i c u t will serve h i m well in h i s new capacity, a n d t h e b r e t h r e n of Connecticut will n o t h a v e t o seek farther t h a n t h e G r a n d Secretary's office to get all t h e masonic light they n e e d . U n d e r Alabama, h e very p r o p e r l y a n d effectively calls down G r a n d M a s t e r PILLANS for his s t a t e m e n t t h a t it would b e a " brutality " to send certain widows " a s paupers to a m a s o n i c poor-house." K a n s a s for J894 is reviewed fully. Quotations are m a d e of G r a n d M a s t e r THOMPSON'S closing r e f e r e n c e to J O H N H . BROWN ; w h a t h e says

of t h e Masonic Home, a n d also extracts from t h e oration b y Bro. J O H N G U T H R I E , which is characterized as a n " e l o q u e n t a d d r e s s , " a n d from o u r R e p o r t on Correspondence. U n d e r Michigan, endorsing B r o . CONOVER'S r e m a r k s about t h e E a s t e r n Star (criticism on New H a m p s h i r e ) , h e s a y s : " We, in Con-

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necticut, find t h e ladies n o t only ornamental, b u t useful. W h a t would t h e world be w i t h o u t t h e m ? " T h e r e m a r k popularly ascribed to a distinguished divine seems to a n s w e r t h a t q u e s t i o n : " Hell, i n d e e d ! " U n d e r M o n t a n a , i n response to Bro. HEDGES' expressed h o p e to see a Masonic H o m e provided before any more Masons are sent to t h e poorhouse, he s a y s : " W e are pleased to inform Bro. HEDGES t h a t t h e H o m e has been provided, a n d will be in active operation in a few m o n t h s . " U n d e r New H a m p s h i r e , citing their action in reference to t h e Eastern Star, h e says: " I n Connecticut we find t h e m ( t h e ladies) useful co-workers in t h e b e n e v o l e n t a n d charitable works of our time-honOred Institution." Bro. .BARLOW concludes his report, which h e says has been h u r riedly written, with a r e q u e s t for " k i n d indulgence for its m a n y i m p e r fections." W e h a v e j u s t now ( December 9,1895 ) received t h e C o n n e c t i cut Proceedings; o u r review h a s been hasty, t h e p r i n t e r is a n x i o u s for manuscript, and we will h a v e to leave t h e discovery of imperfections, if a n y , to some one else. The Connecticut volume always has a c h a r m for us. I t carries on its rolls of m e m b e r s h i p n a m e s t h a t we always look for, a n d t h a t we shall be p a i n e d to find elsewhere t h a n on the " p r e s e n t for d u t y " list. W e knew t h e possessors of these n a m e s w h e n n e i t h e r t h e y n o r we.'were eligible to masonic d e g r e e s ; b u t in t h e initiations in which we participated in t h e " W i g w a m , " or Old State H o u s e b a s e m e n t at New H a v e n , in t h e days " b e f o ' de w a h , " we were unconsciously educating ourselves for proficiency as future Shriners, or participants in other equally i m p o r t a n t side degrees. We shall take a greater delight in t h e perusal of its pages in future, because we can reasonably expect to find recorded t h e r e t h e fulfillment of t h e promise in t h e p r e s e n t volume in t h e future growth a n d prosperity of t h e Masonic H o m e . H E N R Y D . WAKNEK, G r a n d Master, New Milford. JOHN H . BARLOW, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, H a r t ford. Next a n n u a l , Hartford, J a n u a r y 15, 1896.

CUBA. I t is with sincere regret t h a t we record t h e fact t h a t we m u s t forego a d u t y which would ha\-e been a pleasure, viz: t h a t of p r e p a r i n g a n d s u b m i t t i n g a review of Cuba. W e fear t h a t o u r b r e t h r e n in t h a t u n fortunate island are n o t only s h u t off from communication, b u t have been compelled to cease entirely from their labors. No r e p o r t h a s b e e n received by us, a n d since t h e war has assumed such m a g n i t u d e , e v e r y t h i n g in t h e s h a p e of a masonic meeting has been u n d e r t h e Spanish ban and t h e object of a strict " taboo."

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U n d e r d a t e of March 28, 1895, B r o . FRANCISCO DE P . RODRIGUEZ,

c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , w r o t e u s a personal letter in reference to o u r review of Cuba, i n w h i c h h e a n n o u n c e d t h a t their " a n n u a l session had just t a k e n p l a c e , " a n d t h a t his report, w h e n p u b l i s h e d , although s u b m i t t e d w i t h o u t , would contain a later written review of t h e K a n s a s Proceedings for 1896. B r o . R.'s letter h a s been filed a w a y in a secure place, u n t i l t h e R e p u b l i c of C u b a goes into business on its o w n ' a c c o u n t , w h e n , if w e h e a r a l o u d call to assume t h e d u t i e s of Ambassador ( n o t G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , b r e t h r e n ) we will b r i n g it forth in testimony of possible qualification. Mean w h i l e every t r u e Mason shoirid hope a n d p r a y for t h e d a y w h e n t h e I n s t i t u t i o n shall h a v e as free course in C u b a as i n t h e U n i t e d States, a n d if o u r Georgia b r o t h e r chaplain can get in a little work for " F r e e C u b a " as well, it will n o t strain our o r t h o d o x y . ,

DELAWAKK â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 8 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W I L M I N G T O N , OCTOBER 2 D .

T h e title page is faced b v a p i c t u r e of t h e G r a n d Master, VIRGINIUS V. HARRISON. W e should judge from t h e badge displayed in t h e picture, t h a t h i s cards after noting t h e offices h e l d b y h i m would record as his dizziest h o n o r , " M e m b e r of Mazeppa S h r i n e , No. 101." H i s address, however, indicates t h a t o n e c a n n o t always be measured b y h i s taste in t h e m a t t e r of a d o r n m e n t , for we n o t e wise comm e n t s for consideration on a serious topic, w h i c h is attracting or has a t t r a c t e d t h e attention of t h e various G r a n d Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States, v i z : D u r i n g t h e year my attention has been called to t h e fact that there are iu the jurisdiction a n u m b e r of our brethren well advanced i n years, to whom fortune has not been kind, a n d who having passed t h e first two stages of h u m a n life, are now in that third or last stage, when they should, in t h e language of our beautiful ritual, be enjoying t h e *'happy reflections consequeat upon a well-spent life," are instead, dep e n d e n t upon the cold charity of t h e world : a n d the thought occurred to me. Cannot something be done by Grand and subordinate lodges combined, whereby these brethren m i g h t have a home in which to pass the few hours t h a t may be allowed to them, in peace a n d comfort, happy i n t h e reflection t h a t they are n o t paupers, b u t members of a great fraternity to whom they can look with confidence.

Decision N o . 2, approved b y C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d G r a n d Lodge, illustrates t h e s u p e r - e x c e l l e n t quality of t h e equity which exists w h e r e perpetual jurisdiction over rejected material prevails. W e state t h e c o n u n d r u m a n d a n s w e r as given, from H i r a m No. 2-5: We have a m a u who wauls to join our lodge; lie has lived here for years, b u t about thirty years ago he was rejected by a lodge at Elkton, Maryland, why we do not know. Can we accept a n d act on h i s petition ? He has lived here for forty years, a n d lived here when h e made application to the lodge at Elkton. Answer.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ^' No He must first get a release from the lodge that rejected h i m ; he may then petition your lodge. The release must accompany t h e petition."

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Here is another man who never has known where he was at. If he had been elected and made a Mason at Elkton, Maryland, Delaware would have sustained " Hiram No. 25" for hanging his scalp on the pole of their lodge, and he would have been adjudged a clandestine Mason by Delaware because Elkton had no jurisdiction. For thirty years the bogie of "perpetual jurisdiction" of a lodge that never had jurisdiction has interfered, and still interferes, with a party joining another lodge, where a like " perpetual jurisdiction " has for forty years held sway over him. Presumably, Elkton Lodge rejected him because it had no jurisdiction over Delaware material, by the act of rejection indicating that Maryland had no rights in the matter. Now, suppose the Maryland lodge, as further indicative of that position, should decline to release, for the reason that she has no rights to release, thereby hanging the candidate up for thirty years more, the original error having been made through the excess of zeal of friends or relatives of the candidate and not through any unworthy motive of his own, the candidate would begin to think the Mysteries of Masonry contained more things than were dreamt of in his philosophy. The Committee on Jurisprudence presented majority and minority reports upon a resolittion concerning the evil of intemperance, Section o of the majority report reading as follows: All subordinate lodges are requested not to initiate or affiliate any person engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and ail Masons are fraternally advised and requested to refrain from engaging in the liquor traffic.

The minority report differed only in offeringthe following as a substitute for the section above quoted, viz: All subordinate bodies are prohibited from receivingand acting upon a petition for initiation or membership from any person engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and all Masons are fraternally advised and requested to refrain from engaging in the liquor traffic.

Sections 1 and 2 are as follows: Resolved, 1. That it is hereby made the duty of all lodges in this jurisdiction to restrain, as far as possible, the evil of intemperance among the brethren, even to the extent of trial and punishment, when necessary. 2. All lodges are required to exclude from the lodge room and ante-rooms all intoxicating liquors; and for the faithful performance of this duty will be held strictly accountable to the Grand Lodge.

We note the appointment of a committee of nine "to consider the formation of a Home for old and indigent Masons." Seven of the committee are Past Grand Masters. Delaware with a membership of 2,039 has during the past year raised eighty-four and rejected thirty-nine. We note that thej' continue to print the names of the members of lodges, which possibly may account for the annoyance to which the members are subjected, as the Grand Master states in his address, and on account of which he recommends "that hereafter it shall be unlawful for a member to furnish a list of names, etc." Stop printing the list brethren, and the annoyance will soon cease. How would it do to give the space to the Correspondence Report?

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p r o . L E W I S H . JACKSON presents Report on Correspondence, K a n s a s for 1895, receiving brief b u t courteous consideration. T h e r e p o r t covers s e v e n t y pages a n d gives a faithful review of affairs in forty-eight A m e r i c a n a n d t h i r t e e n o t h e r G r a n d Bodies. J O S E P H L . CAHALL, G r a n d Master, Georgetown. L E W I S H . JACKSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Wilmington. N e x t a n n u a l , W i l m i n g t o n , first Wednesday in October, 1896.

D I S T R I C T OF COLUMBIA — 1 8 9 4 . S E M I - A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

H E N K Y S . MERRILL, G r a n d Master.

WASHINGTON, M A Y 9TII.

Kansas not represented.

C o m m i t t e e s a p p o i n t e d for t h a t purpose presented resolutions on t h e d e a t h of Past Masters PEARSON and A. T. C. DODGE. F r o m t h e latter W e n o t e t h e following: " B r o . DODGE was a c h a r t e r m e m b e r of P e n t a l p h a Lodge, No. 23, a n d b y his service in a n o t h e r jurisdiction, a Past Master, and by that office was a member of this Grand Lodge. W e h a v e n o copy of t h e Constitution of t h e G r a n d Lodge of t h e District of Columbia, b u t p r e s u m e t h e r e m u s t be a provision authorizing s u c h m e m b e r s h i p , as otherwise we know of no masonic basis from w h i c h such r u l e would follow. H o w is it, Bro. S.? A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W A S H I N G T O N , NOVEMBER 1 4 T H .

H E N R Y S . MERRILL, G r a n d Master. K a n s a s not represented. T h e G r a n d Master refers in his address to a foundation stone laid b y h i m for N a v a l Lodge, No. 4, of t h a t jurisdiction. A t t h i s c e r e m o n y h e used t h e gavel e m p l o y e d by W.'. Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON, in Sept e m b e r , 1793, w h e n h e laid t h e corner stone oE t h e U . S. Capitol Buildi n g , ' t h e gavel h a v i n g b e e n given b y P r e s i d e n t WASHINGTON to Worshipful M a s t e r VALENTINE REINTZBL, of t h e lodge n o w k n o w n as Potom a c Lodge, N o . 5, a n d n o w belonging to P o t o m a c , No. 5, which loaned it for t h e occasion. T h e G r a n d Master decided t h a t one elected to receive t h e degrees of M a s o n r y , w h o s u b s e q u e n t l y loses a leg below t h e knee, was ineligible to receive t h e degrees of Masonry in t h a t jurisdiction, a n d t h e fee s h o u l d be r e t u r n e d . Financially considered this decision may be sound, otherwise we imagine it will n o t c o m m e n d itself to a n outsider as a n emb o d i m e n t of e q u i t a b l e or s q u a r e dealing. T h e r e i s a n i m m e n s e a m o u n t of r u b b i s h still r e m a i n i n g i n our masonic s t r u c t u r e , left t h e r e b j ' t h e o p e r a t i v e s , t h e removal of w h i c h would be a material i m p r o v e m e n t in every p a r t i c u l a r to an organization devoted to c h a r a c t e r building. T h e G r a n d Blaster m a d e several r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , t h r e e of which, a p p r o v e d by G r a n d Lodge, were as follows:

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1st. Providing an assistant for their veteran G r a n d Secretary. 2d. P r o h i b i t i n g lodges from m e e t i n g in buildings w h e r e liquor is sold as a beverage. 3d. A r r a n g i n g for t h e preparation of a m a n u a l of directions for burial services. A. f u r t h e r recommendation t h a t t h e R e p o r t of t h e proceedings of Grand Lodge " b e embellished with a portrait of o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d G r a n d Secretary," was adopted, a n d an excellent steel e n g r a v i n g of Bro. SINGLETON, accompanied by a sketch of his life a n d masonic history, appear in t h e v o l u m e before us. T h e latter has been p r e p a r e d b y Bro. W M . A. GATLEY, Assistant Grand Secretary. F r o m it'We learn t h a t B r o . S. traces his genealogy to P u r i t a n a n d Cavalier sources, going back on his m o t h e r ' s side to W M . BRADFORD, of t h e Mayflower, and G o v e r n o r of P l y m o u t h Colony. Bro. S. was b o r n in Norfolk, Va., October 24, 1818; was a s t u d e n t in Middlebury College, Vt., in 1834 a n d u n t i l in J u n e , 1835, w h e n h e w e n t West with his father and family to K e n t u c k y , a n d in 1836 to St. Louis, Mo. As a civil engineer he was engaged in t h e p r e l i m i n a r y surveys of t h e Illinois Central R. R. in 1837 to 1839, a n d c o n t i n u e d in t h a t profession until 1841, when h e edited t h e St. Louis Evening Oazette, a n d later served as engineer o n docks a n d y a r d s i n t h e navy of t h e U n i t e d States. His masonic history began with his initiation J a n u a r y 18th, and his passing a n d raising J a n u a r y 20, 1840, in N a p t h a l i Lodge, Ko. 25, of StLouis, h i s uncle, JOSEPH FOSTER, t h e n being Worshipful Master of t h e lodge. He was exalted August 20,1840, to t h e Royal Arch. I n 1848 served as Master of I n d e p e n d e n c e Lodge, No. 76, a n d as K i n g of I n d e p e n d e n c e Chapter, No. 15; removed to Washington in 1864, filling various exalted stations in different masonic b o d i e s ; became an H o n orary Sovereign Grand Inspector-General 33Â° May 7, 1878; Royal Order of Scotland, May 4, 1878; appointed c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence of G r a n d Lodge in 1872, G r a n d Secretary in 1875, holding both positions from said dates. N o t h i n g is said in t h e sketch before us of t h a t which h a s been Bro. SINGLETON'S crowning distinction as a Mason, a n d t h a t b y w h i c h h e will be r e m e m b e r e d more t h a n by any position of h o n o r held by him, or possible to be held by him, to-wit: his recognized ability a n d distinction as a s t u d e n t and writer on masonic subjects. H e served with credit on t h e Board of Editors which compiled and p u b l i s h e d t h e best History of Masonry yet presented to t h e consideration of t h e Craft, t h e contrib u t i o n of Bro. SINGLETON to t h e same on t h e subject of " T h e A n c i e n t M y s t e r i e s " b e i n g one of t h e most scholarly a n d fruitful of contemplative s t u d y of t h e productions of t h e great masonic teachers of t h e world t h e n recorded. W e are glad to see this h o n o r doiie o u r b r o t h e r while y e t with us. One h e a r t t h r o b a n d one hearty grip of t h e h a n d of a b r o t h e r are worth to us w h i l e living more t h a n all t h e eulogies, processions, fuss and feathers t h a t can be conceived of â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after we a r e dead.

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D e c e m b e r 27,1S94, was held w h a t o u r District of Columbia b r e t h r e n call t h e i r " i n s t a l l a t i o n c o m m u n i c a t i o n , " B r o . D A V I D G . D I X O N as M . \ VV.'. G r a n d Master. T h e r e p o r t s of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r a n d G r a n d Secretary were a p p r o v e d . T h e Librarian made report, s h o w i n g 2,S19 v o l u m e s in t h e library, of which 1,067 h a d been taken by r e a d e r s d u r i n g t h e y e a r . Seventy-eight v o l u m e s had been added d u r i n g t h e year. The, decisions of t h e G r a n d Master a t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n were approved. T h e Wisconsin circular relative to uniform m e t h o d s of masonic relief was received, considered a n d not concurred in, t h e report of t h e coniinittee s t a t i n g " this G r a n d Lodge has found, b y actual experience, t h a t its affiliation with t h e General Masonic Relief Association h a s been most beneficial, a n d t e n d s directly to bring a b o u t systematic a n d uniform m e t h o d s of masonic relief." T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is by Bro. SINGLETON. U n d e r California, referring to a decision " t h a t a lodge could n o t e x p e n d its funds for refreshments, b u t t h e y must b e used exclusively for necessary c u r r e n t e x p e n s e s of t h e lodge a n d for c h a r i t y , a n d could n o t b e d i v e r t e d , " h e s a y s : " T h i s decision is according to t h e old laws of M a s o n r y . I t is w r o n g â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is a perversion of Masonry to expend a n y of t h e funds of a lodge for refreshments, banquets, etc." W o c o m m e n d t h e foregoing to t h e consideration of those masonic bodies which exp e n d t h e i r a n n u a l income o n swallow tailed banquets, borrow money to pay a n n u a l dues with, a n d have n o t h i n g left for charity. Are there a n y in K a n s a s ? Bro. S. t h u s refers to a visit to this jurisdiction: In o u r reminiscences of Kansas we call to mind that in JuIy,lS49, we rode through a part of t h e Territory of T-Cansas a n d visited the Mission, not very far from the present city of Kansas, i n Missouri. At t h a t time no white man could live in Kansas unless u n d e r a special license from the government of the United States. At the present time it is a State teeming with a n u m e r o u s population.and Masonry with its benign influence, has established lodges in every part of the State, a n d , as we have shown above, there are now 352 lodges in t h e iurisdictiou.

E x t r a c t s a r e t a k e n from o u r last y e a r ' s report, for o n e of which conc e r n i n g t h e " G u i l b e r t " m a t t e r B r o . S . extends t h a n k s for o u r words of commendation. F o r B r o . S's approval of o u r first effort we gratefully m a k e obeisance. D A V I D G . D I X O N , G r a n d Master, W a s h i n g t o n .

W M . R . SINGLETON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence.

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ENGIvAND — 1 8 9 5 . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

LONDON, A P R I L 24, 1895.

T h e Earl of M o u n t E d g c u m b e , D e p u t y Grand Master, as Grand Master. Our Proceedings for England for last year i n c l u d e d t h e quarterly c o m m u n i c a t i o n for September 5, 1894. T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s for December, 1894, a n d March, 1895, have n o t come t o our h a n d s . Our record begins with t h e A n n u a l G r a n d Festival, April 24, 1895, a t F r e e Masons' Hall, London. Visitors p r e s e n t :

Lieutenant-General

JOHN

WINBUKN

LOURIE,

Past G r a n d Master, Nova Scotia; W I L L I A M FARQUIIAR.SON LAMONBY, P a s t G r a n d W a r d e n , and J. 0 . NEWMAN, Past G r a n d S t a n d a r d Bearer, V i c t o r i a ; also J . EDWARD THOMAS, Past G r a n d Lecturer, New South Wales. P r i n c e ALBERT EDWARD, Prince of Wales, &c., &c., A c , &c., was duly proclaimed G r a n d Master of t h e United G r a n d Lodge of A n c i e n t F r e e and Accepted Masons of England, for t h e e n s u i n g year. T h e Earl of Lathoui was duly appointed a n d proclaimed P r o . Grand Master. T h e Earl of M o u n t E d g c u m b e was duly appointed a n d proclaimed Deputy G r a n d Master. T h e D e p u t y Grand Master presented to V.'.W.'. Bro. THOMAS F E N N , Past P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board of General Purposes, a very beautiful jewel inscribed as follows: " P r e s e n t e d by t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d to V e r y Worshipful Bro. THOMAS F E N N , P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board of G e n e r a l Purposes from 1884 to 1894, in grateful recognition of his very able, zealous, and distinguished services." Th« customary " e x c e l l e n t e n t e r t a i n m e n t " was provided for t h e officers a n d m e m b e r s a n d guests of t h e G r a n d Lodge, for which t h e Board of Stewards received t h e usual u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

LONDON, J U N E . 5 , 1895.

Provincial Grand Master W I L L I A M W . B . BEACH, as Grand Master. A pleasant episode at this meeting was t h e act of conferring upon Bro. J O H N L A N E t h e rank and jewel of Past Assistant G r a n d Director of Ceremonies, t h e jewel bearing this inscription: " P r e s e n t e d to W.-. Bro. J O H N LANE, F . C . A., Past A.-.G.-.D.-.C.-.,by t h e U n i t e d Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , in recognition of his valuable literary services to t h e Craft, 5th J u n e , 1895." T h e " s e r v i c e s " here referred to consisted in t h e a u t h o r s h i p of " L A N E ' S Masonic Records," a work p r o n o u n c e d by t h e late P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board of General Purposes to be " s i m p l j ' i n v a l u a b l e , " t h e copyr i g h t of which Bro. LANE had t h e year before given to G r a n d Lodge.

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T e n b r e t h r e n were elected by G r a n d Lodge to serve with t e n a p p o i n t e d b y t h e G r a n d Master on t h e " C o m m i t t e e of M a n a g e m e n t of t h e Royal Masonic Benevolent I n s t i t u t i o n for Aged F r e e m a s o n s a n d W i d o w s of F r e e m a s o n s . " T h e financial s t a t e m e n t of t h e Board of General Purposes, s h o w i n g a b a l a n c e of ÂŁ7,322 18s. lOd., and cash for contingent uses of ÂŁ200. A q u e s t i o n of considerable interest to American Masons was decided at t h i s meeting, s h o w i n g t h a t s o m e t h i n g further t h a n a rehearsal of t h e " w o r k " is requisite in a t t e m p t i n g to visit masonic bodies r e n d e r i n g allegiance to t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of England. T h e m a t t e r came u p on t h e a p p e a l of Past Master W. H . H A R R I S , of Prince Alfred Lodge, No. 956, P i e t e r m a r i t z b u r g , against a decision of t h e District Board of General P u r p o s e s of Natal, confirmed by t h e District Grand Master, t h a t a b r o t h e r h a i l i n g from a foreign jurisdiction was entitled to be a d m i t t e d as a visitor to a lodge if h e could p r o v e himself a Master Mason, irrespective of papers. T h e G r a n d Registrar, in giving his opinion of t h e law g o v e r n i n g t h e case, s a y s : The question raised in this appeal is one of general importance, viz: What are the conditions under which admission can be gained to our'lodgea by one who is not a member, but a visitor? Law 150, of the Constitutions, says: " No visitor shall be admitted into a lodge unless (o) Hebe personally known to one of the brethren present; or (6), He be well vouched for, after due examination by one of the brethren present; or' until he has produced the certificate of the Grand Lodge to which he claims to belong,' and has given satisfactory proof that he is the brother named in the certificate, or other proper vouchers of his having been initiated in a regular lodge." At his installation a Master pledges himself thus: "You promise that â&#x20AC;&#x201D;No visitor shall be received into your lodge without dw, examination, and producing proper vouchers of his having been initiated in a regular lodge." In my opinion, these laws were framed primarily with respect to brethren from our English Constitution visiting an English lodge, but they apply to all visitors, from whatever jurisdiction. I will first deal with the case of the brother who comes to seek admission to a lodge and is personally known to and vouched by a brother present; the applicant is entitled to admission, without more, in this instance. In such cases the brother present who vouches him as "personally known" (which must mean personally known to be a regular Mason) is responsible for his attestation of the status of the brother for whom he vouches as being a regular Mason. But in the case of an applicant for admission to a lodge alleging he is a brother Mason, whether under the English or any other Constitution, but who is not known to, and riot vouched by any brother present, it is clearly laid down in Law 150 that he must be vouched for (as a Mason) by a brother then present after due examination, and the law runs on," or production " of his Grand Lodge certificate, and giving evidence of his identity. It is true the law says " or," but this, when considered, must be read in conjunction with the preceding clause, as to examination that he is a Mason possessed of our secrets, and means " and " in my opinion;' in fact, it introduces a second branch or condition with which the applicant must comply. A moment's consideration will show this must be the real meaning; that it is conjunctive and not alternative. For if a stranger be examined and can show he is in possession of the secrets, it by uo means follows either that, 1st. He may not have gained them unduly; or, 2d. He may have acquired them under a jurisdiction never recognized by the Grand Lodge of England, or with whom it is not at the time in terms of masonic intercourse; or, 3d. He may have been expelled by his mother Grand Lodge, or be under suspension. The first is a hardly possible contingency. I can scarcely suppose such an event could happen, but I am trying logically to dispose of all possible cases.

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The second is more likely to occur, and therefore more to be guarded against as more dangerous, for, ]. There are spurious and unrecognized bodies in existence: 2. Grand Jurisdictions perfectly regular in themselves may, for various causes, not be in fraternal relations with us: therefore brethren bailing from them cannot be received into our lodges; and 3. Though an expelled brother, or one under suspension, might still pass, yet the necessary production of his certificate or vouchers will prove a considerable obstacle in his way in most cases, and the note of them in the lodge books will tend to prevent a recurrence of the same irregularity. From the above consideration it appears clear that mere possession of our signs, without more, should give no title to such visitor to admission to the lodge. Our Masters must see the jurisdiction from whence they hail, that it is a regular recognized masonic body, before they can be sure the qualifications of the applicant are complete in all respects. Consequently, the applicant must produce his paper credentials, and show he is the person to whom they relate. Mere production will not suffice, as they may readily be in the possession of one to whom they do not really belong, or who has improperly obtained them. But if the right to them, and their applicability to him, be shown by the applicant, who proves otherwise that he is in possession of our secrets, then the proof is complete, and satisfies Law 150, as well as Article 15 of the Master's obligation. I have thus fully discussed the matter for the secrets without the accrediting papers, or the papers without the secrets, fail to prove the right to admission to a lodge; both are requisite in my judgment. Applying these principles here it results: The Worshipful Master was right in refusing admission to a brother who claimed to be a Mason (under a foreign jurisdiction) but produced no papers, vouchers or certificate in evidence of his claim. The District Board of General Purposes was distinctly wrong in my judgment in overruling the Master who required the proper documentary evidence as well as ascertaining if the applicant was in possession of the secrets. If present I should move that the decision of the District Board of General Purposes is erroneous and ought to be reversed, and that the appeal of Bro. HARRIS should be allowed. On m o t i o n of t h a t character being p u t t h e same was carried, t h e decision of t h e District Board was reversed a n d t h e appeal of Bro. H A R R I S allowed. W e h a v e given t h i s space to t h i s subject because it is o n e o n whicli probably t h e r e is as m u c h ignorance as a n y liable to come u p for consideration a m o n g Masons in this country. Many of t h e Masons in t h i s country believe t h a t t h e m e t h o d s in use in t h e i r particular lodge will govern t h e world over, a n d some of t h e m visiting E n g l a n d are. surprised, astonished a n d occasionally i n d i g n a n t t h a t Masons in E n g l a n d do not manifest a more generous hospitality, and a greater a n x i e t y to receive t h e m as guests and visitors a t t h e i r lodges. T h e rules governing t h e a t t e m p t e d visitation of A m e r i c a n Masons are b y t h e m generally voted to be too exclusive, and one a t t e m p t to visit n o t infrequently concludes t h e efforts in t h a t d i r e c t i o n . On t h e o t h e r h a n d m a n y American Masons, c a r r y i n g p r o p e r credentials a n d certificates, h a v e r e t u r n e d with glowing accounts of t h e courtesies which were showered u p o n t h e m by t h e i r b r e t h r e n of t h e English lodges.

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Q U A R T E R L Y COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER 4,

1895.

W I L L I A M W I T H E R BRANSTON BEACH, P r o . G r a n d Master, as Grand

Master. W.'. Bro. SQUIRE B . BANCROFT, Past Master of Universal Lodge, Xo. 181, of L o n d o n , n o m i n a t e d for M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master H i s Royal Highn e s s t h e P r i n c e of Wales, closing h i s r e m a r k s as follows: I will only venture to add in the masonic word of SHAKESPEARE: " His worth is warrant for his welcome here," for it may be truly said of us, and all of us, that our humble duty towards the Prince is only equaled by our loyal affection for the brother. T h e R.-.W.-. G r a n d Master i n t h e chair a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e M . . W . ' . G r a n d Master had conferred t h e r a n k a n d dignity of Past Grand W a r d e n u p o n t h e G o v e r n o r of V i c t o r i a , Lord BRASSBY, a n d t h e G o v e r n o r of W e s t A u s t r a l i a , Sir GERARD SMITH, a n d had also a p p o i n t e d Bro. K U P F E R SCHMIDT to t h e office of Assistant G r a n d Secretary for G e r m a n Corresp o n d e n c e . W e wonder if t h e b r o t h e r was p r o m o t e d for t h e same reason t h a t P r e s i d e n t LINCOLN picked o u t t h e n a m e of Colonel SCHEMMELFENNIG t o b e m a d e a brigadier-general. T h e " Colonial Board " was abolished, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e expressed • desire of " t h e C a m b r i a n Lodge, N . S. W.," for its c o n t i n u a n c e ; t h e d u t i e s t o b e hereafter p e r f o r m e d by a sub-committee of t h e Board of G e n e r a l Purposes. W e n o t e t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n of England are b o t h e r e d b y politicians in t h e G r a n d Lodge a n d o t h e r masonic bodies, a n d t h a t a resolution was p r e s e n t e d to m a k e a n a d d i t i o n to t h e Book of Constitutions prov i d i n g against i t . A proposition t o give 200 guineas from t h e funds of G r a n d Lodge t o w a r d t h e p e r m a n e n t e n d o w m e n t of a scholarship i n connection with t h e R o y a l Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n for Boys was carried. I t was stated t h a t by t h e e n d of t h e year (1895) £1,000 would b e raised, nearly half of w h i c h was t h e n subscribed.

FLORIDA—1895. 6 6 T H A N N U A L COM.MUNICATION,

JACKSONVILLE, J A N U A R Y 1 5 T H .

W I L L I A M FOKSYTH B Y N U M , G r a n d Master.

M . \ W . ' . B r o . S. PASCO,

G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , was present. T h e Grafid Master's a d d r e s s is a n able o n e a n d bears i n t r i n s i c evid e n c e of p a i n s t a k i n g labor. E i g h t dispensations to form new lodges were g r a n t e d ; seven pages of special dispensations a r e recorded ; ten decisions a r e a n n o u n c e d , all b u t t h r e e of which receive t h e approval of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , v i z : JJos. 4, 6 a n d 7. Xo. 7 is as follows: An a p p l i c a n t for t h e E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e degree w a s duly elected by Floral Lodge, b u t before a n y degrees were

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received removed to t h e jurisdiction of Dunallon Lodge. Floral L o d g e returned t h e fees to applicant, and did not thereafter e x p e c t to confer t h e m . After d u e t i m e h e petitioned Dunallon Lodge a n d t h a t l o d g e requested Floral to waive jurisdiction, b u t t h e y declined. T h e G r a n d Master decided t h a t applicant was subject to jurisdiction of F l o r a l . U p o n this state of facts t h e committee say: " T h e c o m m i t t e e do n o t take t h e same view of t h e case, b u t are of t h e opinion t h a t Floral L o d g e yielded w h a t e v e r rights it had w h e n the money was r e t u r n e d to t h e applicant by a vote of t h e lodge. After t h i s r e t u r n t h e r e was n o legal petition from t h e a p p l i c a n t before Floral Lodge ( C o n s t i t u t i o n , Article X, Section 13)." W e regret t h a t t h e article referred to is n o t published. W e c a n hardly conceive of t h e necessity for a constitutional provision t h a t will a n n u l t h e act of election and m a k e one a m e n a b l e to a n e w jurisdiction without t h e affirmative act of t h e lodge first acquiring jurisdiction also affirmatively waiving t h e same. We t h i n k t h e ruling of t h e G r a n d Master in No. 7 was correct, and we note t h a t Floral ultimately waived jurisdiction, as was p r o p e r . W e n o t e with gratification t h a t our distinguished r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , M.'.W.'. Bro. SAMUEL PASCO, has been reappointed as Grand R e p r e s e n t a tive of K a n s a s . We q u o t e from t h e G r a n d Master's address: " I t is well to be skilled in o u r ritual work, b u t he only is the t r u e Mason who feels within h i s bosom t h e deep fountain of h u m a n i t y , ever g u s h i n g and t h r i l l i n g with divine emotion, as in one universal view he embraces m a n k i n d a n d h u m a n necessities." G r a n d Secretary RUSSELL makes a worthy successor to t h e l a m e n t e d DAWKIXS, and in his r e p o r t makes a valuable suggestion to t h e Craft of Florida concerning traveling frauds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e glib fellows â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "specially u p in e x a m i n a t i o n s , " b u t as a rule " s u s p e n d e d or expelled M a s o n s ; " h e a d vises t h a t a d e m a n d be m a d e for d o c u m e n t a r y evidence of r e c e n t d a t e , and if t h e y h a v e n o n e , in all cases to telegraph. T h e suggestion is a good one, and experience has d e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t it will save t h e loss of a large per cent of t h e m o n e y t h a t would o r d i narily be paid to u n w o r t h y persons. Six lodges U . D. were chartered, two c o n t i n u e d ; a Past G r a n d Master's jewel was presented to Past Grand Master E N D E L L , for w h i c h t h e latter made fitting a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . T h e C o m m i t t e e on Installation and Past Master's Degree r e p o r t e d installing t h r e e Worshipful Masters, and conferring Past Master's d e g r e e upon thirty-seven Worshipful Masters. Rev. R. H . W E L L E R delivered a thoughful oration upon t h e characteristics of M a s o n r y . A lodge offering a resolution favoring t h e merging of t h e sovereignty of t h e various G r a n d Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States in a N a t i o n a l

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G r a n d Lodge — or National U n i o n , t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e r e p o r t e d i t i n e x p e d i e n t a n d r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e resolution be n o t passed, in w h i c h r e p o r t t h e Grand Lodge c o n c u r r e d . Bro. RUSSELL s u b m i t t e d a Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e w h i c h seems t o b e a quasi apology because t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n of Florida h a s n o t h a d a review of t h e proceedings of sister jurisdictions, a n d at t h e same t i m e prefers " s p e c i f i c a t i o n s " as to t h e m a n n e r in which some of t h e reviewers perform t h e i r work, stating t h a t for t h e reasons assigned in h i s specifications he had been loth to e n t e r t h e work, etc., etc. W h y , bless you, Bro. R., you a r e n o t compelled to follow t h e plans or m e t h o d s of t h e N e v a d a c o r r e s p o n d e n t ; still if you m u s t go west for a model, w h a t objections can you urge t o Bro. H E D G E S ' s t y l e , or t o come f u r t h e r east t h a t of B r o . GREENLEAF, or Bro. BOWEN. If you have an a m b i t i o n to b e k n o w n as a cuticle lifter we c o m m e n d to y o u r considera t i o n t h e writings of o u r mild-mannered b r o t h e r w h o lives on t h e bank of t h e Mississippi, or if you prefer t h e p a t e r n a l " G O D bless you m y child r e n " s t y l e — y o u can find it w i t h o u t leaving t h e Atlantic Coast. A s a three-year-old veteran in t h e business, allow u s t o suggest t h a t in t h i s corr e s p o n d e n c e " free for a l l " you can e n t e r your n a g u n d e r t h e n a m e of "Fore i g n , " " Masonic," " F r a t e r n a l " or a n y o t h e r t h a t pleases y o u r fancy. S o t h i n g is b a r r e d on account of n a m e , age, gait-or p r e v i o u s time record, n o distance flag is permitted a n d you can come i n a t any t i m e — within t w o years of starting period, a n d n o jeers allowed from t h e lookers on. W e t r u s t t h a t we m a y again soon h a v e t h e pleasure of reading a Florida r e v i e w from t h e pen of Bro. RUSSELL, or some o t h e r brother, should lie d e c l i n e t o serve. From t h e long list of d i s t i n g u i s h e d Masons of Florida i t s h o u l d n o t b e such a difficult task t o find a w o r t h y successor to t h e lamented

DAWKINS.

W e n o t e t h a t G r a n d Lodge granted permission t o t h e G r a n d Treasu r e r to e r e c t a memorial window — in t h e G r a n d Lodge building, we presume. T h e n a m e and address of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Florida near K a n s a s is incorrectly given. I t s h o u l d b e as follows: " A L F R E D W H I T 3IAN, L a w r e n c e , K a n s a s . " We n o t e t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of F l o r i d a h a s m a d e a substantial gain i n m e m b e r s h i p n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e s t r i n g e n c y in money m a t t e r s duri n g past year, which speaks well for t h e a d m i u i s t r a t i o n of its affairs as •well as t h e s p i r i t of t h e Craft. JAMES W . BOYD, G r a n d Master, Bartow. ALBERT J. RUSSELL, chairman C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Jacksonville. N e x t a n n u a l , t h i r d Tuesday in J a n u a r y , 1896.

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GEORGIA-1895. 1 0 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MACON, OCTOBER 2 9 T H .

T h e G r a n d Chaplain delivered a prayer at t h e o p e n i n g of G r a n d Lodge, which, as it gives t h e Lord credit for k n o w i n g s o m e t h i n g H i m self w i t h o u t information from t h e brother, satisfies o u r masonic o r t h o doxy. M.'.W.'. Bro

SHANNON a n d

Grand Representative HENKY

BANKS

were present, so t h a t t h e Grand Lodge was able to open in A m p l e F o r m . Bro. SHANNON gives this glowing account of t h e Craft of G e o r g i a : Numerically, we may not have increased, but the persarmel of the membership was never better. The dead branches have been lopped off, and the body of the masonic tree is living, growing, and bearing only healthy moral fruit. Good men and true have been added to our ranks, and to-day the eighteen thousand Masons of Georgia stand a band of law-observing, GoD-fearing men, honored even by those who are ignorant of the mysteries of our Order, but who approve the practical workings of our Ancient Craft. During t h e year Grand Master SHANNON, assisted by G r a n d M a r s h a l HENRY BANKS a n d others, laid t h e corner stone of t h e W o m a n ' s B u i l d ing on t h e g r o u n d s of t h e " C o t t o n States and I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x p o s i t i o n , " a t Atlanta. Bro. S. says of t h e e v e n t : The masonic address was delivered by Brother CLABK HOWELL, and was a literary gem. The structure was planned by a woman and to that sex was entrusted the completion of the same, and now, perfect in all its points, it stands a monument to the progress our mothers, wives and daughters have made in the liberal arts and sciences, and especially in architecture, of which, as Masons, we have always been patrons. The occasion was pleasant and instructive, and will result in good to the Order. By it, we placed the stamp of masonic approval upon this grand enterprise for the material improvement of our section, and demonstrated our highest appreciation of woman's intellectual advancement and the truth of the saying, that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Disguise our bondage as we will, 'Tis woman, woman rules us still." Two pages of Bro. SHANNON'S address a r e devoted to accounts of i m m e n s e masonic gatherings in various parts of t h e State. O n e of t h e small ones is t h u s noted, at Pendergrass, in J a c k s o n c o u n t y : In a beautiful grove of forest trees, where late the wildcat roamed and the rattlesnake hissed, I found a country church and a masonic lodge, for thus hand in hand they go â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Religion and Masonry, twin sisters of civilization. Some thousand or more of the honest country people that inhabit this section gathered for their annual reunion, and to them I talked as best I could of the moral teachings of Masonry. Too soon the day ended, and I bade adieu to Bro. REDWIN and the other good brethren. Nearly five pages of special dispensations are r e c o r d e d ; t h r e e dispensations for lodges g r a n t e d ; 200 decisions given, thirty-one of w h i c h are reported. H e m e n t i o n s receipt of an invitation to attend t h e c o r n e r stone laying of t h e C o u r t H o u s e in Toptika last year, and his great regret at inability to a t t e n d . T h e G r a n d Master's address shows faithful attention to d u t y on t h e part of B r o . SHANNON, a n d we were n o t surprised to note t h a t in appreciation of his e m i n e n t services his b r e t h r e n had reelected h i m G r a n d Master.

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A m e m o r i a l tablet to t h e memory of P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N S . DAVIDSON w a s unveiled with solemn c e r e m o n i e s , in which addresses delivered b y t h e following n a m e d b r e t h r e n formed a part, viz: A. M. WoLiiiiN, J .

J O N E S , J A M E S M . MOBLEY,

P . SHANNON, J U L I U S L .

BROWN a n d J O H N W . A K I N .

C h a r t e r s were granted to five lodges U . D. Past G r a n d Master SAMUEL D . IRVIN regrets h i s inability to be present a t h i s fiftieth a n n i v e r s a r y as a Mason. I n his l e t t e r h e saj's: " T h o u g h age h a s d i m m e d mj- eyes, palsied one of m y h a n d s , a n d enervated iny w h o l e physical structure, it has n o t impaired m y steady a t t a c h m e n t to t h e s u b l i m e principles of Ancient F r e e m a s o n r y . " T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is furnished by t h r e e b r e t h r e n : W. S. RAMSEY, W . E . MUMPORD and A. Q. MOODY.

We n o t e t h a t u n d e r

Colorado B r o . MOODY* copies Bro. GREENLEAP'S " C o r n e r Stone O d e ; " t h a t h i s r e p o r t on CuVja is very good ; b u t u n d e r t h e District of Columbia h e m u s t h a v e been suffering from an attack of s t r a b i s m u s ( l i k e t h a t last y e a r on o u r part, noticed by him in this r e p o r t ) t h a t h e failed to perceive t h e fine p i c t u r e of B r o . SINGLETON, forming a frontispiece to tlie A p p e n d i x of t h e Proceedings of t h e District of Columbia. Look again, Bro. M., a n d when y o u get t h r o u g h with t h a t , read over again t h e Lyons I>odge case, cited in t h e Kansas review, a n d y o u will find t h a t it was n o t t h e liquor case t h a t was tried, b u t a n o t h e r a n d entirely different k i n d of a case. I would like at this t i m e to call t h e a t t e n t i o n of several o t h e r reviewers to t h e same fact. T h e liquor business is n o t in tlie s a m e class a t all with t h e case u n d e r consideration. T h e case cited by you u n d e r " A p p e a l s a n d G r i e v a n c e s " was t h e c u l m i n a t i o n of tlie thirtyfour a n d a half hours' continual trial, after it got t o G r a n d J./odge. Bro. M. t h i n k s t h e K e n t u c k y custom of n o m i n a t i o n s for office " savors a little of demagogueism a n d m a c h i n e politics." W h y , Bro. M., " I t ' s English, you k n o w . " Citing B r o . STATON'S decision t h a t " t h e M a s t e r ( officer p r e s i d i n g ) h a s t h e r i g h t to invite a n y Master Mason t o confer t h e degrees of M a s o n r y , p r o v i d e d h e is qualified to do so, w i t h o u t regard to his h a v i n g f i l e d t h e chair of a lodge, or w h e t h e r h e is a m e m b e r or visitor," Bro. M. s a y s : " I t m a y be good masonic law in K e n t u c k j ' , b u t we d o u b t if such l a t i t u d e is allowed in m a n y other jurisdictions." Such was t h e custom in Illinois thirty-five years ago, a n d in K a n s a s i t is permissible for any o n e qualified to perform work, at t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Master ( p r e s i d i n g ) . Bro. MUMPORD, u n d e r Mississippi, s a y s : No saloonkeeper can get the degrees of Masonry in Mississippi. This is rigtit, and should be the universal law of the masonic world. A man who " makes merchandise of this temptability of his neighbor" should not be allowed masonic rights, even if the State does give him license. U n d e r Missouri, h e s a y s : The pride of Missouri Masonry is their Home for widows and orphans. It is only a few years old. One hundred and eleven inmates have found refuge within its walls, of whom seventy-four now remain, the large majority of whom are orphan children. It is a great charity, and every masonic jurisdiction should have one.

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U n d e r New Y o r k , h e sayte of t h e H o m e : I have often spoken of this great work in my reports of New York Masonry. I a m sure that the great charity is doing work around t h e world in acting as a stimulus to other Grand Jurisdictions in the founding of similar institutions.

Bro. W . S. RAMSAY, c h a i r m a n of t h e C o r r e s p o n d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , u n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , pays a glowing t r i b u t e to P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r RICHARD V A U X . U n d e r W a s h i n g t o n , l a u d s t h e r e p o r t s of B r o s . R E E D a n d ZEIGLER, a n d t h e n p r o n o u n c e s Bro. U P T O N ' S " b y far t h e b e s t we

have scanned."

Discussing t h e G R O F F case, h e s a y s :

If he h a d studied t h e case, as presented by the committee, h e would have seen that by actioa of the Grand Lodge in 1889, Cernauism was defined as spurious, a n d for this cause alone, Ceruau ^^asons were barred from affiliating with masonic lodges in Georgia. No matter when the rile was conferred, GROFF was, by his own confession, a Cernau ilason, and from the standpoint of this Grand Lodge, a spurious Mason, and u n t i l h e " r e n o u n c e d t h e hybrid monster iu a m a n n e r t h a t would satisfy the authorities," h e could claim no part or parcel in Masonry i n Georgia, u n d e r t h e action of 1889. Bro. THOMAS A. CASWELL, Lieutenant Grand Commander, could c o t decide this case otherwise, unless he chose to ignore the action of this Grand Lodge.

T h e Georgia v o l u m e is full of interest. O u r only regret is t h a t we do n o t get it early e n o u g h to spend more t i m e in o u r review of it. J O H N P . SHANNON, G r a n d Master, E l b e r t o n .

\V. S. RAMSAY, c h a i r m a n Committee o n Correspondence, D u b l i n . N e x t a n n u a l , October 27, 1896, Macon.

IDAHO-1895. 28TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

BOISE, SEPTEMBER 1 0 T H TO 1 2 T H .

Pacing t h e title page is a portrait of G r a n d Master ADELBERT B . CLARK. T w o e m e r g e n t communications were held, a t each of w h i c h t h e G r a n d Master presided. One called J a n u a r y 3, 1895, for t h e masonic burial of t h e r e m a i n s of Past Grand Secretary JAMES H . W I C K E R SHAM, a n d t h e o t h e r J u l y 13, 1895, for a like c e r e m o n y over t h e r e m a i n s of Past G r a n d M a s t e r E D W A R D A'.' STEVENSON.

Grand Lodge was opened in Ample F o r m September 10th b y G r a n d Master CLARK. Past G r a n d Master CHARLES HIMROD, t h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , a n d five o t h e r Past Grand Masters p r e s e n t . Tlie G r a n d Master, in well chosen words, gives expression to h i s opinion of w h a t M a s o n r y is and should be, and w e a r e glad t o n o t e t h e fact t h a t h e believes i n " d o i n g " as well as " b e i n g " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t Masonrjmeans " t h e digging of some life-spring for thirsty lips." F r o m t h e energetic m a n n e r in which o u r M.". W:. b r o t h e r d e n o u n c e d i n t e m p e r a n c e and gambling t h e suspicion is created t h a t possibly t h e J u n i o r W a r d e n needs to be more attentive, b u t possibly Bro. C. forgot to a d d t h e Script u r e : " B r e t h r e n , w e are persuaded better things of you, t h o u g l i we t h u s speak." F i t t i n g eulogies are given to Bros. WICKERSHAM a n d STEVENSON, both of w h o m seem to have enjoyed t h e afTectionate esteem of t h e i r I d a h o b r e t h r e n .

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G r a n d Master CLARK delivered seven decisions, all of which b u t o n e m e t t h e approval of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e . Several r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were m a d e by t h e G r a n d M a s t e r ; one to e l i m i n a t e from t h e G r a n d Lodge By-Laws a provision t h a t n o work s h o u l d be performed unless seven Master M a s o n s were present. Bie n n i a l sessions were suggested to save e x p e n s e , a n d t h a t t h e office of D e p u t y G r a n d Master be m a d e elective instead of a p p o i n t i v e . T h e adoption of t h e Wisconsin rules was also r e c o m m e n d e d . A n d t h e n " FaHlis decensus Averni," t h e y accepted invitations from a political p a r t y to a t t e n d , as a body, a political speech, a n d a further i n v i t a t i o n t o go to t h e p e n i t e n t i a r y and eat melons, a n d recorded their i n v i t a t i o n s a n d acceptance in their Proceedings. W e notice t h a t o u r I d a h o b r e t h r e n h a v e an O r p h a n F u n d of $25,037.70, and t h a t t h e y e x p e n d e d d u r i n g t h e past y e a r from this fund $575.00. Bro. CHARLES C . STEVENSON was G r a n d Orator, and o u r esteemed co-laborer in t h e m o r a l vineyard told all a b o u t ATLANTIS, C-TSSAR, A L E X ANDER, JDE.MOSTHENES, CICERO, H O M E R , H O R A C E , P L A T O a n d

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h i s e x o r d i u m ; getting down to his t e x t finally h e began to talk of t h e t r a d i t i o n s of Masonry as pointing out " t o i n i t i a t e s t h e b e a u t i e s of a perfect life a n d t h e glories of t h e life to come." H e further said: While we may become reminiscent and indulge in the pleasant and agreeable privilege of reveling in the beauties and delights of a glorious history, we should never lose sight of the fact that Masonry is also a practical Institution, designed to perpetuate GOD'S word and to carry out in a great measure the injunctions contained in the great Book of Eevelations. » '•' ~ The lessons of the lectures are calculated to improve and ennoble mankind, but the great aim of our noble Institution will be lost sight of if we fall to put into execution those excellent instructions with which we are all invested. -^ ''•' * To soothe the unhappy, to sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries and to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim we have in view. On this basis we form our friendships and establish our connections. * " * Are all our distressed worthy brothers provided for? Are the sobs of the widow and the wails of the hungry orphans soothed with peace and plenty? Are the secrets of a brother securely guarded in faithful breasts? Is the fallen raised gently and are those sweet words of counsel whispered in his ear? Is the welfare of a brother remembered in our invocations to GOD? Do we join in promoting each other's welfare and rejoicing in each other's prosperity, and do we practice out of thelodge those great moral duties which are inculcated in it? '•' •» '• Acts not words count in this battle of life. " If you love your friend let him know it while living." T h e G r a n d Lodge having become satisfied t h a t t h e Mormon C h u r c h w a s now n o t opposed to t h e law of the land, a n d its m e m b e r s a lawa b i d i n g , loyal and moral class of people, a t t a c h e d to t h e principles of tlie Constitution of t h e United States, and well disposed to t h e good o r d e r a n d h a p p i n e s s of t h e same, repealed a n d rescinded t h e resolution of G r a n d Lodge passed in 188.3 interdicting m e m b e r s of said c h u r c h from a c q u i r i n g masonic rights and m e m b e r s h i p . W e n o t e t h a t Bro. C. C. STEVENSON was elected G r a n d Secretary. T h e r e a r e twenty-seven lodges in I d a h o , w i t h a m e m b e r s h i p for 1S95 of 1,084, a n e t gain of eighteen for t h e year.

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An electrotype of M / . W / . Bro. EDWARD A. STEVENSON, Grand Master in 1 8 7 6 - 7 - 8 and 1887, a p p e a r s n e x t to t h e page recording his d e a t h , as also in like m a n n e r a p p e a r s an electrotype of t h e late Grand Secretary, JAMES D . WICKERSHAM.

Bro. CHARLES G. STEVENSON s u b m i t s his eighth Report on Correspondence. H e calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t of t h e forty-eight b r e t h r e n w h o passed upon his first effusion as reviewers, b u t t w e n t y - t h r e e now remain. U n d e r Connecticut, we note t h i s u n i q u e reference to Past G r a n d Master J O H N H . BARLOW, t h e newly a p p o i n t e d G r a n d Secretary a n d c h a i r m a n of Correspondence C o m m i t t e e : " A g a i n we are called u p o n to welcome a new l a m b into t h e fold." U n d e r Iowa, Bro. STEVENSON p u t s his j u d g m e n t on record, as foll o w s : " We are of t h e opinion t h a t t h e h i g h e r a b r o t h e r goes t h e m o r e h e is a p t to overlook t h e poor little Blue Lodge, where t h e real work of Masonry is performed." Because t h e foundation for one's education is laid in t h e g r a m m a r or high school, is seldom given as a reason for d e c r y i n g t h e work of t h e college or university, a n d we record our o p i n i o n t h a t those who h a v e derived t h e greatest benefit from t h e i r h i g h e r education are those most r e a d y to accord its full s h a r e of credit to t h e Institution w h e r e t h e foundation was strongly laid. T h e " r e a l work of Masonry," Bro. S., is not performed in t h e lodge. T h e lodge is t h e place to which we resort to h a v e a look at t h e designs on t h e trestle-board; t h e work of construction is performed outside. Our t e m p l e m u s t have an entrance-way b r o a d e n o u g h to a d m i t and succor all distressed h u m a n i t y . T h i s entrance-way c a n n o t be properly builded w i t h o u t an arch constructed on t h e plan of t h e rainbow of promise given b y G O D to m a n . Man should never b e c o n t e n t to simply k n o w t h a t there is a GOD, and t h a t he will be raised from t h e dead to p a r t a k e of an endless life. If B r o t h e r l y Love, Relief and T r u t h , as succinctly stated in work of t h e " B l u e Lodge," while satisfying as to morality, do not satisfy t h e cravings of t h e soul, and a b r o t h e r goes b e y o n d t h e fellowship of t h e lodge and t h e c o m p a n i o n s h i p of t h e chapter, and seeks to k n o w t h e mystery of death and t h e m e a n s of a t t a i n i n g eternal life; if, b y t h e aid of further research and philosophic s t u d y , he aspires to strip t h e h u s k s from t h e ripened grain of Masonry a n d feed on t h e kernel, instead, led on not only by a sincere desire for knowledge, and of being serviceable to his fellow-men, b u t also of performing his whole d u t y to t h e G O D in w h o m he trusts for salvation a n d eternal life, t h i n k you such an o n e will overlook t h e foundation on w h i c h h e began to build his developed s u p e r s t r u c t u r e , which embodies a n d contains all t h e a t t r i b u t e s of G O D ? K a n s a s for 1895 is reviewed fully a n d k i n d l y . G r a n d Master CL.VKK'S reference to t h e death of Bro. MAGERS is c o m m e n d e d ; t h e h o p e is expressed t h a t J o h n H . Brown Lodge will do h o n o r to t h e h o n o r e d

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n a m e . Concerning G r a n d Master CLARK'S decision t h a t an officer of a lodge in K a n s a s cannot be installed b y p r o x y , h e asks if this decision applies to a p p o i n t e d officers. No l i m i t a t i o n s being expressed, suggested or implied, we v e n t u r e t o r e m a r k t h a t , in o u r j u d g m e n t , Bro. CLAHK would a n s w e r afRrmatively. H e notes t h e c o m p l i m e n t a r y reference by t h e G r a n d Master to t h e G r a n d Secretary, b u t rises to suggest: " W e cannot u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e Proceedings of I d a h o were n o t received at t h e library, especially w h e n t h e G r a n d Secretary is librarian, and t h e c o r r e s p o n d e n t reviewed o u r G r a n d L o d g e P r o c e e d i n g s . " Possibly you may have some letter or receipt in y o u r office t h a t will t h r o w light on t h e matter. As t h e c o n u n d r u m is n o t addressed to this correspondent, he i n c o n t i n e n t l y " g i v e s it u p . " C o m m e n t i n g on t h e e n t h u s i a s m of t h e ladies of t h e Eastern Star for t h e H o m e , h e rises t o e n q u i r e , " W h y should not t h e y who are eligible to become p a r t a k e r s of t h a t c h a r i t y do t h e i r part to m a i n t a i n it in its fullest s p l e n d o r ? " M a n y of t h e s e h a v e , Bro. S. S p e a k i n g of t h e r e d u c t i o n of t h e G r a n d Lodge dues to fifty cents, h e s a y s : " H e r e in I d a h o it is $3.50." Our review of C u b a is noticed, a n d c o m m e n t is made t h a t t h o u g h I d a h o recognized Cuba, t h e P r o c e e d i n g s from t h e latter jurisdiction a r e n e v e r received. Send yours, Bro. S., w h e n t h e i r " c r u e l war is over," a n d t h e y will respond. And n e x t year, if you can get your Proceedings h e r e earlier t h a n this year ( J a n u a r y 1 3 t h ) , t h e committee will h a v e a b e t t e r c h a n c e to review you t h a n t h i s c o m m i t t e e has had. W e most decidedly object, Bro. S., to y o u r reference to Kansas as t h e " G r a s s h o p p e r S t a t e . " W e h a v e seen grasshoppers b u t once in K a n s a s in twenty-four years. T h e y c a m e h e r e from t h e Rocky M o u n tains, a n d we never e x p e c t to see t h e m again unless some unfavoring wind should waft t h e m h e r e from t h e i r western breeding place. K a n s a s has had e n o u g h t o answer for w h i c h was t r u e , w i t h o u t ringing t h e echoes on t h a t old chestnut. U n d e r M a i n e , B r o . S. confesses to " b u c k a g u e " when h e a t t e m p t s to review Bro. DBUJIMOND; suggests t h a t it seems like p r e s u m p t i o n t o a t t e m p t criticism, and u n h e s i t a t i n g l y advances the opinion t h a t Bro. D . is t h e leading masonic writer of t h e day. U n d e r Kew York, Bro. S., discussing t h e objection of some t o t h e Masonry of o t h e r origin t h a n English, s a y s : Freemasonry is not wholly confined to the York Rite, and we believe that a lodge established under the Scottish Kite in a country where the prevailing masonic law permits it to be done, is just as lawful, and its Masons as regular, as any lodge under the York Rite, provided said lodge assumes control of no other than the three Symbolic degrees. Our review of I d a h o h a s been necessarily hasty and crude, because t h e proofs of Georgia are on o u r table for correction, and we m u s t re-

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t u r n tViis copy with t h e m in order to i n s u r e t h e i r insertion in p r o p e r place, Proceedings of I d a h o a n d proofs reaching us t h e same day ( J a n uary 13th). ISIDORE S . W E I L E R , G r a n d Master, Boise City. CHARLES C . STEVENSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e oif Correspondence, Boise City. N e x t annual, September, 1S9C.

ILLINOIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 5 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CHICAGO, OCTOBER 1ST.

LEEOY A . GODDARD, G r a n d Master, gives u s one of his characteristic addresses, condensing m u c h t h o u g h t in small space, his e x o r d i u m h a v i n g t h a t easy, forceful, yet graceful, swing a b o u t it which i n v o l u n tarily recalls t h e suggestion of p o w e r in reserve, which came to one w h o witnessed t h e march of t h e Western v e t e r a n s down P e n n s y l v a n i a aven u e t h i r t y years ago. W e find in h i s o b i t u a r y notices m e n t i o n of MILO D . CHAMBEHLAIN, a faithful, u n t i r i n g w o r k e r and i n s t r u c t o r of t h e Craft, as well as genial, k i n d - h e a r t e d a n d noble g e n t l e m a n . H i s p u p i l s in n o r t h w e s t e r n Illinois, in the past t h i r t y years, could n o t easily b e e n u m e r a t e d . W e also note t h e n a m e of E L I S . PARKER, P a s t G r a n d Orator of G r a n d Lodge of Illinois, likewise well k n o w n to t h e writer as one of t h e m a n y generals froai Galena connected with t h e history of " Miners, No. 273." To h i m more t h a n any o t h e r is given t h e credit for t h e revival of Masonry in Galena, after t h e demise of F a r West, Nos. 5 and 41. No o n e w h o ever h e a r d h i m speak will ever forget his matchless p o w e r s of oratory, for which h i s ancestor. R E D JACKET, was likewise so noted. H e wore n e x t to his h e a r t t h e masonic m e d a l given by WASHINGTON to R E D JACKET, and a masonic g a t h e r i n g n e v e r failed to arouse a n d incite h i s eloquence to t h e p o i n t of perfectly captivating h i s auditors. T h e obituary c o m m e n t s of t h e G r a n d Master were referred to t h e p r o p e r committee and Bro. WARVILLE, as customary, made one of h i s unsurpassed reports w h i c h , o u t of deference to Bro. ROBBINS' y e t u n considered 310 pages, we m u s t entirely omit. F r o m r e p o r t of C o m m i t t e e on C h a r t e r e d Lodges we n o t e a n e t gain in m e m b e r s h i p of 1,491, s h o w i n g a total m e m b e r s h i p J u n e 30,1.895, of 50,727. C o n t r i b u t i o n s for charity, $32,660.59. T h e Grand Lodge h a v i n g been p u t to a bill of expense for sandwiches, music, tickets for band, and incidental expenses a t t e n d a n t on a c o r n e r stone laying, Bro. J O H N M . PEARSON introduced a resolution proh i b i t i n g a n y t h i n g of t h e k i n d thereafter. Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e presented a report a d h e r i n g to perpetual jurisdiction.

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Bro. J O H N C . BLACK, G r a n d Orator, delivered a scholarly address, p a r t l y historic, partly speculative, t h e sub-topics indicating its general t r e n d , viz: " T h e Passing C e n t u r y , " " A C e n t u r y of Discovery," " T h e A r t of Destruction," " U n i v e r s a l S p e e c h , " " F r e e d o m , " " F r e e I n t e r course," "Self G o v e r n m e n t , " " T h e G r e a t Sources of War," " T h e Coming P e a c e . " P r o p o s e d legislation was s u b m i t t e d b y Bro. ROBBINS, and referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e for action n e x t year, viz: No Mason shall give the masonic name to any business concern, association or calling, organized or prosecuted for profit or for a livelihood. No Mason shall use, or be a party to the using of the masonic name as a part of the style and title or designation of any business firm, concern, company, associalion, or enterprise, unless such business shall be the printing or publication of masonic books, papers or periodicals, or the manufacture and sale of masonic supplies. T h i s is g e n u i n e practical a n d effective masonic reform, and we d o u b t n o t B r o . ROBBINS will devote h i s e n e r g i e s ' t o see it m a d e law, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e fact t h a t t h e subject m a t t e r is n o t specifically referred t o in t h e a n c i e n t regulations. T h e t h a n k s of G r a n d L o d g e were e x t e n d e d to Past G r a n d Master J O H N C . SMITH for t h e e l e m e n t s of consecration used in laying t h e c o r n e r stone a t De K a l b , t h e same h a v i n g b e e n b r o u g h t by t h e General from J e r u s a l e m . W e n o t e with gratification t h e recognition of tlie Grand Lodge of New Zealand. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n b y t h e G r a n d Master in his address t h a t t h e recognition of Cuba be no longer delayed was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . T h e G r a n d Master-elect, OWEN SCOTT, m a d e an earnest speech a t his installation, s h o w i n g t h a t h e e n t e r e d u p o n his d u t i e s fully appreciating " t h e difficulties and responsibilities of h i s position." F r o m t h e t e n o r of Bro. SCOTT'S r e m a r k s , a n d t h e spirit in wliich h e assumed his task, we feel confident o u r Illinois b r e t h r e n h a v e chosen wisely. T h e 310 pages of C o r r e s p o n d e n c e R e p o r t was s u b m i t t e d by Bro. J O S E P H ROBBINS, committee. T h e m a s o n i c world h a s only one " J O S E P H , " as history furnishes in t h e record of h i s n a m e s a k e an unparalleled incid e n t of perfect virtue. A l l u d i n g to Bro. COMMONS n a m i n g h i m last year t h e " N E S T O H of c o r r e s p o n d e n t s , " and t h i s y e a r t h e " A.JAX of t h e Guild," he says: " I t is comforting to know t h a t we still are G r e e k . " I t s e e m s t o us t h a t out of deference to his given n a m e Bro. R. should object to t h e n a m e of A J A X . A S we recollect o u r G r e e k , one g e n t l e m a n of t h a t n a m e at t h e sack of Troy forcibly violated t h e p r o p h e t e s s CASSANDUA in t h e T e m p l e . T h e o t h e r individual, after a contest with ULYSSES for t h e a r m s of ACHILLES in which he was defeated, in his exasperation killed himself w i t h h i s s w o r d . It would, of course, be impossible for o u r JOSEPH to be such an A J A X as t h e first, a n d those w h o h a v e cros.sed swords with liim

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will willingly concede t h a t , t h o u g h h e m a y be v a n q u i s h e d in fair fight, h e is built on t h e plan of t h e ULYSSES of our day, of whom L E E said, " H e does n o t k n o w w h e n he is b e a t e n . " Draw t h e line on t h e Greeks, Bro. R., or t h e boys will be s e n d i n g you to t h e Olympian games at Donn y brook. T h e report before us is one of Bro. R.'s best, which to those familiar with his work is praise sufficient. I t is b r i m full of interest all t h e way t h r o u g h , and yet an impartial critic with n o predilections in e i t h e r direction, as to some of Bro. R.'s hobbies, cannot fail to observe t h a t his b l a d e and spear h a v e an I s h m a e l i t i c fashioning. On one question, Bro. R. n e v e r fails to work himself u p i n t o a frenzy, and give v e n t to his most biting sarcasms. In some c o m m e n t s with Bro. COMMONS over t h e regularity of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Spain, he says: Bro. COMMONS assumes that the " Grand Lodge of Spain" is regular because it was organized by a convention of regular lodges. Will he tell us where the constituent lodges which formed the Spanish " Grand Lodge "got their charters? Did they get them of a Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, a Grand Encampment or Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, an Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine, a Supreme Council of the Holy Empire? In short, did they get them from the only body that ever had or ever could acquire the right to charter a lodge of Master Masous â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons? T h e regularity or irregularity of t h e G r a n d Lodge in question m a k e s no difierence to t h e writer of this, in t h e consideration of t h e m a i n question in issue. Bro. R. lays d o w n a general p r i n c i p l e from which t h e r e is to be n o deviation or shadow of t u r n i n g . Suppose, in less flippant m a n n e r , we propound to Bro. R. a few i n t e r r o g a t o r i e s : If, as Bro. R. alleges, a G r a n d Lodge of F r e e and Accepted Masons is t h e only Body t h a t ever h a d or ever could acquire t h e right to c h a r t e r a lodge of Master Masons, will Bro. R. t h r o w t h e calcium light of his knowledge upon t h e legitimacy of t h e source of English Masonry in E n g l a n d ; upon t h e source and regularity of t h e origin of t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a lodges previous to J u n e 24, 1734, in one of which BEN.JAMIN FRANKLIN had been m a d e a M a s o n ? To be specific, will h e tell us from w h a t " G r a n d Lodge of F r e e and Accepted M a s o n s " t h e c o n s t i t u e n t lodges which formed t h e G r a n d Lodge of England got their c h a r t e r s ? Is it not a fact, Bro. R., t h a t t h e " C o n s t i t u t i o p s " or regulations a d o p t e d by t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , or more properly speaking, t h e Grand Lodge in London, J u n e 24, 1717, t h a t a lodge would n o t be considered regular t h a t was thereafter i n s t i t u t e d without a w a r r a n t , was t h e first law, w r i t t e n or u n w r i t t e n u p o n t h e subject? T h e fact is, Bro. R., t h a t we do not need to go back of t h e year 1717 to find a hazy, n e b u l o u s , i n c h o a t e condition i n t h e masonic- bodies of e i t h e r E n g l a n d or America. W e incline to t h e opinion w i t h o u t verifying it by any special research, t h a t o t h e r bodies t h a n t h e Provincial

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G r a u d Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a u t t e r l y dissolved t h e i r connection with t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , or Provincial a u t h o r i t y t h e r e u n d e r , and h a v i n g d o n e so t h e r e w i t h , w i t h o u t t h e a u t h o r i t y or regularity of any legitimate warrant issued from any G r a n d Lodge of F r e e and Accepted Masons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; b u t simply of t h e i r own volition as aggregations of unaffiliated Masons, m e t together a n d organized G r a n d Lodges, t h a t at t h e time of t h e i r assembly were n o t even able to m e e t together under, and did n o t h a v e t h e sanction of, a lawful w a r r a n t from a n y legitimate masonic source whatever. I t is no reply to a q u e s t i o n of " regularity " at their inception to say t h a t t h e y h a d rebelled against and t h r o w n off t h e later acquired lawful source of their authority, because it is a conceded fact in P e n n s y l v a n i a t h a t several lodges had been formed a n d were a t work, one of theuj t h a t of which BENJAMIN F R A N K L I N was a m e m b e r , of which he wrote to t h e Provincial G r a n d Master, H E N R Y P R I C E , t h a t it seemed '"to w a n t t h e sanction of s o m e a u t h o r i t y d e r i v e d from h o m e to give t h e proceedings of o u r lodge t h e i r due weight, to-wit: a d e p u t a t i o n or charter granted by t h e R i g h t Worshipful H E N R Y PRICE, b y v i r t u e of his commissiou from B r i t a i n . " The o n l y e l e m e n t of legitimacy they had acquired and possessed, by their own act t h e y r e n o u n c e d and repudiated and r e t u r n e d to t h e i r original condition of illegitimacy. To p u t t h e matter plainly, and in t h e forceful m a n n e r of a ninet e e n t h c e n t u r y stickler for r e g u l a r i t y , t h e y were, judged by t h e iron rule above quoted, j u s t as m u c h " b a s t a r d s " as were the English Masons of t h e year 1700, who g r a d u a t e d from t h e ale houses of L o n d o n and Liverpool, t h e painted signs over w h i c h bore t h e legend: " Masons m a d e h e r e for 12s." W h i c h leads us to r e m a r k further t h a t if we m u s t h a v e n o t h i n g b u t t h a t of E n g l i s h origin, as delivered to us b y t h e F a t h e r s , let us have it strictly as it w a s ^ t h e Masonry before ANDERSON a n d o t h e r s took away from it its distinctly Trinitarian character, even before t h e " i n n o v a t i o n " of G r a n d Lodges. I n t h e good old days w h e n a lodge was a proper n u m b e r of b r e t h r e n met together in a secure room in an i n n or o t h e r place of liquid refreshment, with n o other w a r r a n t or a u t h o r i t y t h a n a disposition to agree a n d a willingness to work, provided t h e calls to refreshment were frequent e n o u g h , t h e calls to refreshment a l w a y s h a v i n g a due p r o p o r t i o n to t h e n u m b e r of candidates on h a n d . A n d t h i s , t h e y tell us, was t h e G o l d e n Age of M a s o n r y ! and t h e y who tell us so insist that h e w h o raises h i s voice for i m p r o v e m e n t , who believes t h a t Masonry is possible of b e t t e r m e n t now as it h a s become in t h e past two centuries b}' process of evolution, is an i n n o v a t o r â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a destroyer of l a n d m a r k s ! T h e fact is, Bro. ROBBINS h a s been c r y i n g " h i g h r i t e s " so long t h a t h e has acquired an automatic h a b i t . H e n e v e r has stopped long enough to investigate a well k n o w n fact, t h a t to one of his " E n g l i s h " predilections should be familiar, a n d which has been heretofore pressed h o m e wuth such force by Bro. DRO.MMOND, t o - w i t : " T h a t t h e Scottish E i t e lodges grew uj) pari passu w i t h t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , and had

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an equally valid origin with our mother Grand Lodge, which has always recognized these lodges as regular, and does now, so that the usage of Masonry puts both rites on an equality â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a usage as old as our system of Masonry." Under California, Bro. ROBBINS makes a suggestive allusion to Grand Master OHJIE'S decisions in reference to " physical perfection " : It must have been fortunate for many who were made under Grand Master OR^IE'S administration t h a t they were not obliged to pass under his personal scrutiny. A skilled physician, his trained eye would have set over among the goats many "who would pass muster as physically perfect under a mere layman's eye.

The tendency, Bro. R., of the medical profession nowadays is to specialist work. Some Masons are the same way. While our brother of California takes up "physical perfection," another is liable to go off on " compulsory charity," or possibly " altitudinous gradations." There is a difference in results, however; the medical specialist generally achieves kudos and shekels in his profession. Bro. R. gives four pages to a review of the Kansas Proceedings for 1895. Criticises Decision No. 4 and its approval by Jurisprudence Committee and Grand Lodge, t-ightly, as we think, as he likewise does the action taken in reference to inter-State jurisdiction between Nebraska and Kansas Grand Bodies. Of the fact that the Report on Correspondence is again by the same writer, he saj's: " This means instruction for the Craft, no snoring in the Guild, and a literary reputation for Kansas." Our reference to his cocktail story, he remarks, "incidentally discloses the Kansas view, that throwing a cocktail in hand into the grate instead of drinking it, is a senseless act," which .leads us to remark that we have had no acquaintance of any character with the peculiarities or properties of the decoction referred to, since our residence in Illinois â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about a quarter of a centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;too long a time between drinks to permit us to be quoted as an expert. Still, it was a.good illustration, and if the "Kansas view," though not ottener obscured by the bottom of the glass than above stated, adds any weight to it, we yield gracefully and deferentially, as becomes us. Bro. R. sees our reference to Bro. CHISM'S statement, but does not note the remainder of the paragraph, to which it was but introductory, in which we referred to the questionable character of his assault upon the New York committee. Bro. R. may yet possibly arrive at the "time of.life" when he will not imagine that all of virtue, integrity and wisdom is necessarily lacking in those who disagree with him in regard to a matter of masonic expediency, or even possibly, a question of fact. Glad to note your allusion to windmills, Bro. R. We knew, from the centrifugal whacks you have had from time to time, that the simile would come home some day to one so.well versed in the wisdom of S.\xcno PAXZA,and fnmiliar with the history of his illustrious master.

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S p e a k i n g of Bro. " G O U L D ' S c o n t r i b u t i o n , " h e says: It failed, however, to arrest his attention, a fact not to be complaioed of, but to be noted as cumulative evidence that the (;raft has ceased to be surprised at any performance by a body of Scottish Rite parentage. W e h a v e purposely refrained from a n y expression of opinion as to t h e m e r i t s of t h e G r a n Dieta of Mexico, for t h e reason t h a t we a r e engaged in an investigation of t h e m a t t e r , and we desire to hear both sides of t h e controversy before m a k i n g u p a j u d g m e n t . Bro. BOBBINS is very sensitive to i m p u t a t i o n s of unfairness. All d o g m a t i c philosophers are n o t e d for r i n g i n g t h e changes on t h e consistency, impartialitj' a n d freedom from bias with which they argue t h e i r side of t h e question u n d e r consideration. Did it ever occur to Bro. ROBBIN.S t h a t h e is not a d d i n g either to h i s r e p u t a t i o n for fairness or his record as an able logician by further h a r p i n g on t h e Chism-Toltic m a t t e r ? Does n o t Bro. R., in all fairness, consider t h a t t h a t matter, as a f u r t h e r factor in t h e Mexican problem, has been eliminated by t h e i r affiliation w i t h a n d acceptance of a c h a r t e r u n d e r t h e G r a n Dieta? and t h a t such final action, as to those m a k i n g t h e charges, is a confession ( t o s p e a k m i l d l y ) of inconsistency. We n a t u r a l l y expected t h a t Bro. R. would l i g h t u p o n t h e weakness of t h e Chism-Toltecnian position with t h e g h o u l i s h glee of a female mosquito t h a t h a s discerned a " way i n . " B u t h a v i n g assumed that " M e x i c a n Mas o n r y h a s a Scottish R i t e p a r e n t a g e , " B r o . R. s t a n d s back on t h e broad Pharisaical platform t h a t no good can come o u t of Nazareth, and declines to accept t h e k n o w l e d g e w h i c h all possess in c o m m o n who have " a t t a i n e d to t h e dizzy h e i g h t of t h e .32°" in t h e Scottish Rite jurisdiction in w h i c h he resides. T h e allegation m a d e as to t h e absence of t h e Bible from t h e altar surely will n o t b e accepted b y Bro. R. as e v i d e n c e of t h e Scottish Rite p a r e n t a g e of Mexican M a s o n r y . H e u n d o u b t e d l y is aware t h a t bodies of t h e latter parentage look upon, t h e Bible as t h e expression of t h e will of t h e ever-living GOD, and h e surely has n o t forgotten t h a t while t h e Symbolic lodges of t h e O r i e n t of F r a n c e discarded t h e Bible — those of " Scottish Rite parentage," u n d e r t h e allegiance of t h e S u p r e m e Council of F r a n c e , a d h e r e d , a n d still a d h e r e to t h e M a s o n r y of t h e Bible a n d of a t r i u n e G O D —as aH Masonry was before ANDERSON and his co-tinkers e m a s c u l a t e d it. W e w o u l d like further light on Bro. R.'s assumption of a Scottish R i t e p a r e n t a g e for Mexican Masonrj'. O u r New York friends t h i n k t h e y h a v e evidence t h a t t h e M a s o n r y of Mexico traces back t o ' t h e i r ins t i t u t i o n of t h e Symbolic Rite in t h a t c o u n t r y in 1825. Be t h a t as it m a y , one t h i n g seems to be conceded b y i n t ^ l i g e n t Masons who have visited t h e i r lodges a n d assisted in t h e i r work, v i z : That in all essential p a r t i c u l a r s it is t h e same as t h e work of o u r Symbolic lodges. T h i s s h o u l d be sufficient to d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t t h e bodies are not using t h e Scottish Rite ritual of t h e first t h r e e degrees, a n d we are so advised b y t h e only p e r s o n we have t a l k e d with w h o ever saw one.

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Correcting Bro. SCHULTZ, of Maryland, in his reference to our " floor p l a n s " as t h e volume sometimes styled " H i s t o r y of t h e Black H a w l j W a r , " Bro. R. s a y s : " A s we u n d e r s t a n d it, t h i s work of t h e topographical engineer corps is an atlas, a c o m p a n i o n piece to t h e h i s t o r y itself." U n d e r Washington, h e quotes Bro. UPTON'S comments u p o n t h e distinction raised b e t w e e n Masonry as defined " b y t h e Charges of a F r e e Mason," a n d Masonry as defined " b y t h e A n c i e n t Charges of t h e F r a t e r n i t y , " b u t w i t h o u t r e m a r k " passes b y on t h e o t h e r side." I t was a splendid place for our medical b r o t h e r to a p p l y one of his u n r i v a l e d ointments, because he asserts a choice in use of expressions for w h i c h he u n d o u b t e d l y considered himself justified. A discussion of t h i s matter b y two such doughty c h a m p i o n s would c o n t r i b u t e a vast a m o u n t of valuable information to t h e general fund, a n d in addition t h e r e t o incidentally afford no little interest to those of us s t a n d i n g by. Bro. RoBBiNs' review covers a wide r a n g e . K a n s a s receives its full share of attention, m u c h of which h a s already b e e n considered. Speaking of Grand Lodge work, a m o n g o t h e r things, h e states t h a t it " g a v e the Masonic M u t u a l Benefit Society its c u s t o m a r y free notice a n d quaxi endorsement," a n d fails n o t to note t h a t G r a n d Lodge " e n j o y e d a concordant reception w i t h t h e ladies of t h e E a s t e r n Star on t h e e v e n i n g of t h e last day." Alas, JOSEPH, G r a n d Lodge was n o t so " c o n c o r d a n t " as you t h o u g h t , b u t like y o u r illustrious n a m e s a k e , or t h e g e n t l e m a n of w h o m Bro. CICERO m a d e m e n t i o n , Evadit, eltisit, erumpit, " b r o k e a w a y " from t h e seductive snares p u t in its p a t h w a j ' , by closing one day a h e a d of t h e b a n q u e t d a t e . OWEN SCOTT, G r a n d Master, Bloomington. JOSEPH ROBBINS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Q u i n c y . Next a n n u a l , October 6, 1896.

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FRANK E . GAVIN, G r a n d Master. No representative. Thirteen Past Grand Masters in a t t e n d a n c e ; 467 of 4751odges represented. T h e Grand Master opened h i s address with a retrospective reference to its seventy-seven years of existence, w h i c h m a k e s a very creditable s h o w i n g for Grand Lodge. Perpetual jurisdiction leads to a little correspondence b e t w e e n t h e masonic magnates of P e n n s y l v a n i a a n d I n d i a n a . T h e P e n n s y l v a n i a b r o t h e r suggests t h a t " we are t a u g h t h e r e t h a t a masonic rejection is a rejection e v e r y w h e r e in F r e e m a s o n r y ; " t h a t one declared u n w o r t h y by one lodge should be considered u n w o r t h y b y any other, and t h a t while a masonic objection exists to an applicant h e is n o t " u n d e r t h e t o n g u e

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of good masonic r e p o r t , " a n d t h a t it is a violation of t h e comity of G r a n d Lodges to confer t h e degrees u p o n t h e rejected applicant of a sister jurisdiction. T h e I n d i a n a b r o t h e r replies t h a t their Constitution has t h i s provision: " T h i s G r a n d Lodge is t h e highest authority in A n c i e n t Craft Masonry w i t h i n t h e State of I n d i a n a ; " t h a t " w h i l e we concede to t h e Grand Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a t h e right to regulate its own domestic concerns in its own way, we c a n n o t assent to its r i g h t to legislate for Indiana, e i t h e r b y d i r e c t e n a c t m e n t or judicial .construct i o n . " B r o . GAVIN further suggests t h a t t h e rejection of an applicant does n o t necessarily signify t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t is u n w o r t h y , t h a t on t h e c o n t r a r y h e is inclined to t h e belief t h a t honest, u p r i g h t and h o n o r a b l e m e n are rejected siniplj' b e c a u s e t h e y a r e '^non grata" to some individual Mason. But waiving t h a t p o i n t of belief and conceding personal unfitness from rejection, h e says ( a n d t h e words weigh a ton apiece): " IVe have not in this jurisdiction been taufjht to consider the doctrine oj eternal damnation as holding good in Masonry." " We early learned there might be both repentance and reformation," and the fact of the change in a man's character can " best be determined by those among whom he has lived during the period of his reformation, rather than by those who only knew him in the days of his unworthiness; " that " rejection is but declaratory, not creative, of unworthiness." On t h e question of c o m i t y , B r o . G. s a y s : It seems to me that every reasonable requirement of comity and courtesy has been complied with when we give to the rejection by your lodge the same force and effect ascribed to a rejection by one of our own lodges. W e t r u s t our P e n n s y l v a n i a b r o t h e r will " r e p l y , " so t h a t we can see w h a t further, if a n y t h i n g , can be said for t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a contention. T h e I n d i a n a Grand Lodge, by u n a n i m o u s vote, upon report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence t h r o u g h C h a i r m a n COMMONS, approved t h e action of Grand Master G A V I N . A m o n g other well-chosen c o m m e n t s t h e committee says: Regarding the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected candidates, we believe it to be wrong in theory and pernicious in action; not in accordance with the well recognized principle of Grand Lodge sovereignty, and uota landmark in Masonry, being held only by a minority of American Grand Lodges. It is the only question now disturbing the amity existing between Grand Jurisdictions, and it is with pleasure we note the abrogation or modification of the rule by some of the Grand Lodges hitherto holding it. F o u r dispensations to organize n e w lodges were granted, two n e w lodges constituted, t w o masonic halls dedicated a n d seven corner stones laid. T h i r t y decisions a r e r e p o r t e d , all of which received t h e approval of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , e x c e p t No. 19, which r e a d s : A member was charged with non-payment of dues, duly tried, and by vote of the lodge adjudged guilty. The Worshipful Master thereupon declared him indefinitely suspended without taking a vote as to the penalty. Was this action erroneous? I answered, "No." T h e G r a n d Master, after stating t h a t exception has been taken to h i s ruling, gives a page of reasons for t h e faith held by him in such de-

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cision. Before t h e m a t t e r was passed upon hy t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , t h e Committee on Grievances and Appeals had a " s a y " on t h e m a t t e r , in which t h e y sustained t h e G r a n d Master's views,and t h e i r r e p o r t was adopted by G r a n d Lodge. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , t h r o u g h four of its m e m b e r s , h e a d e d b y c h a i r m a n Past Grand Master N. R. RUCKLE, in disapproving decision 19, cited several sections of t h e General Regulations b e a r i n g on t h e subject, to-wit: SECTION 56. No Mason can forfeit his membership or right to vote in a lodge by operation ol law merely, but only by vote ol the lodge after due notice and trial. SECTION 65. A vote on the investigation of charges, or to infiict or remove a penalty, must 6[ by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to find guilty, to affix or remove the penalty. Also Section 108, which is t h e general rule of procedure concerning balloting on separate charges and m a n n e r of fixing penalty, b e g i n n i n g w i t h h i g h e s t grade of p u n i s h m e n t , etc. T h e committee t h e n say: In our opinion, the finding and afHxing of the penalty are separate processes of the trial, and each must be by a vote of the lodge. It is not necessary that the vote shall be taken upon any penalty but that of indefinite suspension, as the regulation has especially limited the penalty for the oftense of non-payment of dues. The Master has no right to aflix any penalty upon a findingof guilty, that power being vested in a vote of the lodge, and is not to be exercised by any officer or other authority. T h e m i n o r i t y r e p o r t b y Past G r a n d Master CALVIN W . P B A T H E R states an inability to — Agree with the conclusions of the majority on this proposition, which is a question of the construction of law. » « * Under the spirit and letter of the law the lodge has nothing to do with fixing the penalty in a case of suspension for non-payment of dues after charges, triai and finding guilty by the lodge (which is not operation of law merely, but action of the lodge). The Rules and Regulations of this Grand Lodge fix the penalty. T h e minority, therefore, r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t the Grand Master b e sustained, and t h e Grand Lodge, a d o p t i n g t h e minority report, so ordered. W e t h i n k t h a t w h e n t h e majority of t h e committee stated t h a t " i t is not necessary t h a t t h e vote shall be t a k e n u p o n any penalty, b u t t h a t of indefinite suspension, as the regulation has especially limited t h e penalty for t h e offense of n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s , " t h e y gave away completely any reason for further compliance with t h e sections of t h e Regulations cited b y t h e m in their report. W h e n our courts in construing statutes concede t h a t it is n o t generally t h e correct m e t h o d to d e t e r m i n e t h e same in accordance with t h e strict letter of t h e act, b u t r a t h e r to ascertain i t s "fair m e a n i n g , " e x p o u n d i n g it " differently from t h e letter in o r d e r t o preserve t h e i n t e n t , " it will n o t do for masonic j u r i s p r u d e n t s , of all men, to maintain a differe n t a n d n a r r o w e r rule of construction. Past G r a n d Master THOMAS B . LONG, from t h e Committee on Necrology, presented a well prepared report, in which t h e services to c o u n t r y a n d Craft of Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master MAHLON D . MANSON are fitly and eloquently set forth. T h e G r a n d Lodge d i d itself honor in t h e

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m a n n e r in w h i c h it a d o p t e d t h e r e p o r t . T h e G r a n d Lodge of I n d i a n a does itself n o discredit in so h o n o r i n g t h e m e m o r y of one who deserved a s well of h i s country as did G e n . M. D. MANSON. T h e Committee o n .Jurisprudence m a d e a blind straddle, ( w h a t e v e r t h a t may b e , a M o n t a n a e x p r e s s i o n ) in t h e case of .JOHN CAVITT, a resid e n t of t h e .jurisdiction of Phoenix Lodge, No. 62, of R u s h v i l l e . I n d . , who had received t h e E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e a n d Fellow Craft degrees in Sedgwick Lodge, No. 139, Sedgwick, K a n s a s . T h e committee says: , The Kansas Lodge waived its jurisdiction in favor of Phoenix Lodge, practically turning the candidate over to said lodge. Phoinix Lodge accepted this waiver as a request to confer the Master Ma.son's degree upon him, and did so without a ballot. Tbe Kansas Lodge and the Indiana Lodge both refuse to receive this Master Mason as a member. As this Mason is a man of good character, and has received the degree in a regular lodge of Master Masons, your committee, therefore, recommend that he be declared anon-affiliated Master Mason, and that the Grand Secretary issue to him a certificate as such. This will enable the brother to obtain the masonic membership which he desires by a regular petition for affiliation. I t is supposed to be settled law t h a t w h e n a lodge in one jurisdiction, accepts a waiver of jurisdiction over a candidate for a d v a n c e m e n t from a n o t h e r , it t h e r e b y acquires exclusive jurisdiction over such candidate, a n d w h e n h e is m a d e a Master Mason h e becomes b y reason of such exclusive jurisdiction over such candidate, a m e m b e r of t h e lodge acquiring t h e same. Some of t h e G r a n d Lodges h a v e regulations to t h i s effect. W e - s h a l l be s u r p r i s e d to learn t h a t I n d i a n a has not. K a n s a s has, a n d Sedgwick Lodge could t a k e n o o t h e r action t h a n was taken by h e r . TJnder t h e law of t h i s G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n all our a u t h o r i t y over J O H N CAVITT had been transferred to Phoenix I^odge, No. 62, of Kushville, I n d i a n a , a n d w h e t h e r t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of I n d i a n a has or h a s n o t t h e regulation acquiring exclusive jurisdiction in such case, we t h i n k as a m a t t e r of masonic c o m m o n law, t h a t t h e b r o t h e r named became a m e m b e r of Phoenix Lodge, No. 62. T h e W a s h i n g t o n memorial received endorsement, t h e Grand M a s t e r b e i n g e m p o w e r e d generally to act. T h e "fifteen dollars for t h e d e g r e e s " b r o t h e r was present, a n d Past G r a n d Master MORTIMER N Y K , b y general consent, was a p p o i n t e d to sit on h i m . T h e B e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is p r e s e n t e d by Bro. AVM. COMMONS, a n d covers 272 pages. K a n s a s receives fair consideration; lengthy quot a t i o n s are m a d e from G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S a d d r e s s ; references m a d e to t h e addresses of t h e various b r e t h r e n who participated in t h e memorial ejcercises over Bro. J O H N H . BKOWN. U n d e r c o m m e n t over t h e r e p o r t of t h e Committee on Chartered Lodges, Bro. C. says: " W e would suggest t h a t while t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s is conducting schools of Masonry, it attach t h e r e t o a k i n d e r garten d e p a r t m e n t for t h e instruction of lodge Secretaries." W e tried it one year, Bro. C , and started them off all right, and a m a r k e d i m p r o v e m e n t resulted i m m e d i a t e l y .

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Of G r a n d Orator GUTHRIE'S address, he s a y s : • The matter of the oration Is good, and having a personal acquaintance with the *'Judge" we can assure all men and brethren that the manner was commensurate with the subject and occasion. E v e r y I n d i a n a m a n claims to k n o w t h e J u d g e , and from t h e way t h e y spealc of h i m we are satisfied t h a t we k n o w w h e r e t h e p h r a s e originated, " W e ( I n d i a n a ) m e n m u s t stand together," or words to t h a t eflect. U n d e r Ohio, Bro. COMMONS reviews t h e " p e r p e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n " troubles in t h a t State in a masterly m a n n e r , and recites t h e history of t h e inconsistencies, t h e consideration of which led t h e latter jurisdiction to abrogate t h e principle so far as it affected foreign jurisdictions. W e never have m e t Bro. COMMONS, b u t h a d sized h i m u p as a n y t h i n g else b u t a Quaker, or " t u r n t h e other c h e e k also " k i n d of a m a n . Of course we never took h i m for one, b u t o u r knowledge of Quakers is limited. W e never m a d e t h e m e n a s t u d y , b u t as a s t u d e n t of architecture, t h e b o n n e t s of t h e w o m e n — e m p h a s i z i n g by contrast t h e sweet faces w i t h i n — interested us. Bro. C. considers controversy unprofitable ; t h a t is in accord with his claim of descent. We recall one instance w h e r e h e made it so — for t h e o t h e r fellow. W e quite concur with B r o . DEUMMOND'S estimate of t h e m a t t e r . Speaking of Bro. C , he s a y s : " H e speaks of being bred a Q u a k e r . H e r e m i n d s us of a college m a t e , b r e d in t h e same way, and very earnest in his m a i n t e n a n c e of h i s doctrine. But once upon a t i m e a couple of ' y a g g e r s ' attacked a b o y proteg6 of his, relying upon h i s n o t interfering; b u t to their amazement, t h e Quaker's hat a n d coat were dashed to t h e ground, with t h e injunction: 'Lie there, Quaker!' a n d he ' i n t e r v e n e d ' so effectually t h a t thereafter it was t h e current advice a m o n g the ' y a g g e r s ' : ' D o n ' t let t h a t Q u a k e r get near you.' Bro. COJEMONS r e m a i n s on t h e c o m m i t t e e , and we advise our associates not to p r e s u m e too m u c h on his ' Q u a k e r breeding.' " EDWARD O'ROURKE, G r a n d Master, Fort W a y n e . W I L L I A M COMMONS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, U n i o n City. N e x t a n n u a l . May 26, 1896, Indianapolis.

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A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

A T O K A , AUGUST 1 3 T H .

J O H N COYLE, Grand Master. Seventy-two of t h e seventy-six lodges were represented. T h e G r a n d Master's address shows t h a t he has decided t h a t a Fellow Craft should not be debarred from a d v a n c e m e n t by reason of t h e loss of one j o i n t from t h e first finger a n d two from t h e second finger of t h e right h a n d ; t h a t a non-affiliated Mason could n o t be called to t h e East to

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The statistics of the Grand Lodge show sixty-four lodges on the roll and nine lodges under dispensation, eight of which received charters at this communication, making a total of seventy-two chartered lodges and one lodge under dispensation, having a membership of 2,588. AVe note in the published returns a new heading, "Orphan Children," under which is contained a list of ten lodges, and under each lodge the names in full of the orphan children of said lodge, the entire list including the names of fortj'-two orphan children; in some instances the ages and amount of relief furnished being given. We are glad to note this evidence of a sense of responsibilit)' for the welfare of these orphans. When many Grand Masonic Bodies get to the point of caring, systematically, for those of their own household who are destitute and homeless, they will have made a material advance. Too many such talk beautifully about charity in the abstract, but never find out what it is in the concrete. GOD help the poor little orphans on this list if the only charity" extended to them is what some of our ablest masonic writers contend for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that specific case which presented to the individual Mason causes him to put his hand in his pocket and donate

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something for his immediate necessities. That kind of spontaneous' charity would be sufficient to rear up our orphans to be tramps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beggars and Ishmaelites. We note that Bro. R. W. HILL is appointed Orator for the ensuing year. The Report on Correspondence, with the exception of the review of Missouri, was made by Bro. J. S. MUKROW. Past Grand Master LEO BENNETT furnishing that for Missouri, which was a full and complete history of the jurisdictional tangle over the efforts of BENJAMIN F . LAFAYETTE, of Indian Territory, to become a Missouri Mason. Bro. MuKEOw's report covers ninety-two pages, and is his eighteenth effort in that direction, and Kansas receives generous treatment in his, review. Commenting on decision No. 8, he suggests that it "is correct, if 'actual residence' and 'legal residence' are synonymous terms." For the kind words Bro. M. has to say of the Kansas Report on Correspondence, coming as they do from one so long in like service, the writer confesses to a pardonable gratification. JOHN COYLE, Grand Master, Bailey. ' JOSEPH SAMUEL MURKOW, chairman Committee on Correspondence,

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IOWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. . 62D ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

MARSHALLTOWN, JUNE 4TH.

LIBERTY' EATON FELLOWS, Grand Master.

The engraving of Bro. FELLOWS, which forms the frontispiece to the volume, is that of an earnest, thoughtful, self-contained, wide-gauged Mason, and we anticipated and found an address worthy of such an one. He closes his opening as follows: "To maintain the integrity,preserve the purity, and extend the influence of Freemasonry is the great work that lies before us. In the spirit of truest fraternity' let us enter upon our labors." During his term of office the Grand Master accepted an invitation from the "Iowa Soldiers and Sailors' Monument Commission" to laj', with masonic ceremonies, the corner stone of the monument to be erected in the Capitol grounds at Des Moines by the State of Iowa, " for the purpose of perpetuating an expression of the appreciation of the people of Iowa of the patriotism, courage and distinguished soldierly bearing of their fellow citizens as manifested during the War of the Rebellion." We can well imagine from the account given that " the occasion was a most notable one." The Grand Master "commends to the favorable consideration" of Grand Lodge the "WASHINGTON Memorial Observance;" shows that

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he has been in correspondence, as ordered by last Grand Lodge, with "concordant Orders," to-wit: the Grand Chapter, R. A. M., and Grand Commandery, K. T., of Iowa. Grand High Priest CRAIG writing him and expressing his "perfectsympathy with the idea that a Mason should keep good his standing in lodge to keep good standing in chapter, commandery and consistor3'," while Grand Commander CLEMENTS said: " I t will give me much pleasure to aid in promoting the harmony and close bond of union that must exist between Templarism and Ancient Craft Masonry." We suggest to the Grand Master and Grand Commander to begin this missionary work in the Grand Encampment by rescinding Sections 4 and 5 of Title 48, Grand Encampment Statutes. Five dispensations for new lodges were granted. Chartered lodges show a membership of 26,103, which, as the Grand Master says, "indicates a good degree of prosperity." We find the same thing true of Iowa which is noticeable elsewhere — even in Kansas-—that Masons dimit, and are suspended for nonpayment of dues, the former numbering 760 and the latter 558. Grand Secretary and Librarian T. S. PARVIN presents full and complete reports of his acts in his different official capacities, and we note with gratification the large additions made to the library and masonic collections. The Board of Trustees of Grand Charity Fund furnish a voluminous report, showing what haabeen done, with recommendations of various kinds. They devote some space to a condition concerning which they think a remedy must be had, to-wit: Your special attention is called to t h e fact that there are qnite a large n u m b e r of lodges in this jurisdiction whose lodge dues are fixed at such a low rate as to make it impossible for t h e m to meet their ordinary contingent expenses, and contribute anything for charity, and it is only a question of time when nearly all of such lodges will be compelled to make application for funds for the relief of some of their members and it seems to us that a remedy should be applied before t h e demands upon our sacred funds become greater t h a n can be met. What the remedy shall be i.i left to the wisdom of the Grand Lodge, b u t it seems to us that the m i n i m u m a m o u n t t h a t shall be charged to members of a lodge as lodge dues should be fixed by t h e enactment of a law by t h e Grand Lodge, and at such rate as to enable any lodge to pay its contingent expenses, and meet all ordinary demands upon it for charity; or to set apart each year a sufficient a m o u n t of its income therefor.

The committee then cites statistical data received by it through the office of the Grand Secretary, and says: F r o m 460 lodges in t h e State we find that 192 charge their members as lodge dues less than S2.00 per a n n u m , while 245 lodges charge from S2.00 to S3.00, and twenty-three charge from S3.2o to $4.00 per a n n u m . Of the former there are quite a n u m b e r whose dues are altogether inadequate, as their income from fees and dues will scarcely meet their ordinary contingent expenses, to say nothing of demands for charity — which is liable to occur at any time —it is b u t fair to presume that they will apply for aid from our Grand Charity F u n d , as has already been the case in a njimber of instances.

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Of the 192 lodges referred to, the following shows the amount charged as lodge dues: 3 lodges charge..''. $1 35 3 lodges charge $0 25 1 lodge charges 50 1 lodge charges 1 45 16 lodges charge 75 25 lodges charge 1 50 1 75 2 lodges charge 95 54 lodges charge 24 lodges charge 1 QP 3 lodges charge 1 80 1 lodge charges 1 85 6 lodges charge 1 20 53 lodges charge 1 25 The committee says that in the investment of the Charity Funds, being restricted to Iowa securities, they are handicapped, and they ask that such restrictions be removed or modified. They expended during the year upon nine cases the sum of $505.00; expended for contingent expenses $101.30, and recommended charity for the ensuing year to the amount of $1,230.00 for eight cases, one of whom, a member of Claypoole Lodge, No. 13, of Fort Madison, Iowa, resides in Kansas. To what extent under the restrictions under which they labor the committee will be able to afford relief to the destitute of that jurisdiction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who cannot be cared for by their home lodges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it will be impossible to determine. We note that no money can be appropriated for permanent relief without action by Grand Lodge. If the eight cases for whom relief has been authorized to amount, in gross, of $1,230.00, constitute all the destitute and dependent brethren of Iowa, whose wants cannot be supplied by their local lodges, and 192 lodges are able to pay running expenses and meet' all demands for charitable relief to be made upon them, with receipts of fees and annual dues of from twenty-five cents to $1.85 per member, we venture the opinion that no other State west of New York can show a like prosperity among its members, or as small a per cent of destitute and dependent brethren. We note later legislation cutting oflfa lodge.from the right tC) participation in the Grand Lodge Charity Fund until it first appear that the members of such lodge have contributed during the year for lodge purposes, including dues and charitable purposes (exclusive of Grand Lodge dues ), an aggregate sum which shall equal $2.50 for each member thereof in good standing. This should be sufficient to make the duties of the Board of Charities of the Grand Lodge very light. Whether the cases of real destitution will be as thoroughly looked up and provided for is another question. The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. J. C. AV. COXE, (his third ) is one well worthy of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, covers 134 pages, and reviews the Proceedings of sixty jurisdictions. Kansas for 1895 receives two pages, the work of the communication being carefully noted. The report of the Grand Secretary, and that of Bro. W.'D. THOMPSON on Necrology are commended. The last Report on Correspondence receives favorable consideration, quotes what we have to say about Bro. PARVIN'S labors, and gives us assurance that he is " receiving the honor his due while he still tarries among the workmen ;" says that the writer "goes

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a t his w o r k w i t h t h e freedom a n d nonchalance oi a v e t e r a n , " t h a t " h e is e v i d e n t l y q u i t e a t ease in t h e s a d d l e — o r on t h e tripod, is i t ? " Deliver u s from t h e ' ' t r i p o d , " Doctor; a n y triple a t t a c h m e n t recalls too vividly t h e LINCOLN story illustrating t h e fatal lack of decision of a d i s t i n g u i s h e d P o t o m a c g e n e r a l , a n d a t t h e best c o n s t r u c t i o n we waive t h e D e l p h i a n i n u e n d o . iSfotwithstanding t h e alleged dangerous character of t h e a r m y saddle, \ye will t a k e t h a t in preference. A s t o t h e W a s h i n g t o n decision, please see c o m m e n t of t h e W a s h ington C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e u n d e r Georgia, page 31, of R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , W a s h i n g t o n . W e still agree w i t h t h e " t w o d i s t i n g u i s h e d P a s t G r a n d Masters a n d [ t h e ] b o y " — w h o shows h e is well qualified to b e a P a s t G r a n d Master — t h a t SOLOMON, H I R A M , a n d H I R A M N O . 2, h a d a constitutional q u o r u m w h e n t h e y m e t as a lodge of Master Masons. Bro. C. h a s m a n y k i n d expressions of approval for o u r work, w h i c h are v e r y gratifying t o us. T h e k i n d l y consideration of his I o w a b r e t h r e n is j u s t a s p l e a s a n t to t h e writer n o w as i t w a s w h e n e x t e n d e d to h i m by t h e b r e t h r e n of D u b u q u e , No. .3, nearly t h i r t y y e a r s ago. GEORGE WASHINGTON B A L L , Grand Master, I o w a City. J A M E S C L A R K W A T S O N COXE, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspond-

ence, W a s h i n g t o n . N e x t a n n u a l , Boone, J u n e 2, 1890.

KEN^TUCK Y — 1 8 9 5 9 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

LOUISVILLE, OCTOBER 1 5 T H .

H E N R Y H . H O L E M A N , G r a n d M a s t e r , a n d fifteen Past G r a n d Masters, graced t h e E a s t on o p e n i n g of G r a n d Lodge. T h e G r a n d Master, at t h e request of Mrs. JACKSON ( a g r a n d - d a u g h t e r of Major W I L L I A M M E R E D I T H , a Virginia Revolutionary officer), wore t h e a p r o n belonging t o Major MEREDITH, and which h e b r o u g h t with h i m to K e n t u c k y one h u n d r e d 3-ears ago. Bro. HoLEMAN, after citing correspondence a n d acts of reciprocity with t h e jurisdiction of West Virginia, n e x t touches u p o n t h e K e n t u c k y t h e m e , w h i c h is alwaj's first a n d u p p e r m o s t in consideration w i t h a Mason from t h a t jurisdiction, as follows: It is not necessary that the Grand Master should commend to the loyal Craft of Kentucky our Home. " Like a city set upon a hill it cannot be hid." The one thought that is uppermost in the minds of Kentucky Masons; the one hope that, like a beacon, guides and cheers them: the one purpose that dominates their actions, is the Home The law of conservation teaches us that nothing in the material world which ever had existence is lost. Matter may assume new forms and be applied to new purposes; but the smallest atom created by infinite wisdom, the product of divine energy, is of importance so great Divine power is pledged for its preservation. So, too, in the universe of ethics, hunger relieved or nakedness clothed, a smile made to play where a teardrop coursed its way, are immortal deeds. " Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done unto me."

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Bro. H . t h e n shows t h a t t h e y have 265 widows a n d o r p h a n s in t h e H o m e , whose m a i n t e n a n c e costs a b o u t $100.00 each per year, or a total of $26,500.00. T h e n , after further showing its necessity, he s a y s : " T h e children m u s t n o t suffer, a n d we give you t h e G r a n d H a i l i n g Sign." H e t h e r e u p o n called for a special efi'ort on St. J o h n ' s Day, J u n e 24th, w h i c h , according to custom in K e n t u c k y , is k n o w n t h e State over as Masonic H o m e Day. P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r JAMES W . STATON, for t h e Special C o m m i t t e e on

the H o m e , s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, w h i c h was a d o p t e d : Your committee has carefully read the wise utterances of the Grand Master on the subject of " Our H o m e , " a n d the same are heartily endorsed. The committee has no new t h i n g to present to the Grand Lodge for its consideration in relation to this great work of Kentucky craftsmen. Every Kentucky Mason is proud of the H o m e that has sheltered a n d protected so m a n y orphan children and widows of our dead brethren, and so firmly seated in the affections of the loyal Craft of Kentucky is this magnificent enterprise, t h a t the committee deems it unnecessary, as well as unwise, to present an extended report on this subject, only to reiterate what has so often been said in reports of this character. The Craft of Kentucky knows its duty in the premises, a n d we have no fear of its failing to do that duty whenever called upon for h e l p : We c o m m e n d the very able a n d interesting report of the Board of Directors of the Home for information as to the conduct of that institution. The committee will, however, refer to the enterprise set on foot at the last communication of the Grand Lodge, k n o w n as the "Centennial Offering," a n d the project fully confirmed,as presented by t h e Centennial Committee. We c o m m e n d this laudable enterprise to your careful consideration, a n d beg the brethren to m a k e liberal subscriptions thereto at as early a day as possible. We do not for a m o m e n t entertain the idea that this great work will fail. K e n t u c k y Masons do not know what the word Jail means as relates to their duties to their indigent and infirm brethren, or t h e widows and helpless orphans of our deceased b r e t h r e n , a n d Kentucky will n o t fail to make the centennial communication in the year 1900 the greatest of all communications of the Grand Lodge, because the Craft will be able to present an additional token of their love of Masonry a n d a home for t h e i r indigent and infirm brethren, as well as an infirmary in which the Craft of Kentucky, as well as those related to them, may find a comfortable place for proper treatment.

W e n o t e a n a c k n o w l e d g m e n t by t h e G r a n d Master t h a t it was to t h e liberality a n d masonic zeal of Bro. SAiiUEiy C. LAWRENCE, of Boston,

t h a t t h e " L i t t l e C o m m a n d e r y " of t h e H o m e was i n d e b t e d for t h e i r excursion to Boston. The C o m m i t t e e o n Lodges LT. D. r e c o m m e n d e d five n e w lodges for charters. Past G r a n d M a s t e r J. S P E E D SMITH, from t h e C o m m i t t e e on C e n t e n -

nial Celebration, reported t h a t the v o l u n t a r y fund for t h e erection of an Infirmary a n d H o m e for aged, infirm a n d penniless b r o t h e r Masons already s h o w e d 746 subscriptions, a m o u n t i n g to $12,636.75, so t h a t b y the t i m e t h e c e n t e n n i a l is duly celebrated t h e Craft of K e n t u c k y will h a v e raised for t h e H o m e a n o t h e r magnificent s u m for a specific use. As we n o t e by later legislation Bro. SMITH was a p p o i n t e d a g e n t for t h e

C e n t e n n i a l Celebration Committee, to solicit funds for this specific p u r poseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h i l e so employed to receive per diem and t r a v e l i n g e x p e n s e s . G r a n d Lodge, by resolution, expressed its disapproval of a n j ' M a s t e r Mason engaging in t h e business of " retailing spirituous l i q u o r s . "

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T h e G r a n d Lodge, after all it h a s done a n d is d o i n g for t h e H o m e , c o u l d n o t a d j o u r n w i t h o u t s o m e little t o k e n for t h e i r children, a n d on a call for a free-will offering to b u y grapes for t h e c h i l d r e n t h e s u m of $79.35 was raised a n d t u r n e d over to t h e Secretary of t h e H o m e Board for t h a t p u r p o s e . T h e benefactions of t h e Masons of K e n t u c k y to t h e H o m e , to an o u t s i d e r seem munificent, t h e i r assessments a n d r e v e n u e s for 1895 paid i n a m o u n t i n g to $17,964.93, w i t h a total m e m b e r s h i p of 17,899, which d o e s n o t i n c l u d e a n y portion of t h e i n d i v i d u a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s or tho.se c o m i n g from o t h e r sources t h a n t h e G r a n d Lodge, o r t h e i m m e n s e sums raised a t t h e J u n e 24th H o m e Day celebrations all over t h e State a n n u a l l y , n o r a n y p a r t of t h e fund n o w being raised voluntarily for t h e I n f i r m a r y for aged b r e t h r e n , . t h e s u m a l r e a d y subscribed as h e r e i n b e fore n o t e d a m o u n t i n g to $12,636.75; a n d y e t t h e c h a r i t a b l e disposition of o u r K e n t u c k y b r e t h r e n increases yearly. W i t h over a t h o u s a n d less m e m b e r s h i p t h a n t h e K a n s a s G r a n d Lodge n u m b e r s , t h e y a r e systematically s u p p o r t i n g a n d caring for 265 helpless ones, nearly all children, all of t h e l a t t e r b e i n g carefully educated a n d fitted for positions of trust, h o n o r a n d usefulness. T h e charities of o u r K e n t u c k y b r e t h r e n a r e not s p a s m o d i c o r sporadic, b u t constantly falling like t h e dews from H e a v e n ; a n d t h e glory a n d b e a u t y of it all is t h a t t h e m o r e t h e y give t h e greater is t h e i r desire to give, a n d t h e larger a n d m o r e a m p l e d o their h e a r t s b e c o m e , a n d t h e more a r e t h e b r e t h r e n alive to t h e necessity laid upon , t h e m of ministering to GOD'S poor. T h e b r e t h r e n of K e n t u c k y have led a n d p o i n t e d t h e w a y ; nearly all t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n s of t h e U n i t e d States a r e following where t h e y h a v e led, a n d w h i l e in s o m e jurisdictions t h e b r e t h r e n a r e u n d e c i d e d as to plans, all a r e u n i t e d o n t h e general principle t h a t t h e r e m u s t be some concerted action b y t h e jurisdiction for t h e relief, care a n d education of its helpless, homeless a n d fatherless ones. Bro. W . W . CLARKE, P a s t Grand Master a n d c h a i r m a n , presents t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Committee. U n d e r Illinois, h e presents t h e p r e a m b l e a n d resolution offered b y Bro.

GEORGE M . M O U L T O N ; refers to t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on

Finance, and then comments: A splendid sentiment uttered by Past Grand Master JAMES A. MCKENZIE, when as G r a n d Master, i n t h e presence of the Grand Lodge of K e n t u c k y a n d a large concourse of visitors, t h e children of t h e Home were presented to h i m . is commended to ihe brethren of Illinois. Looking first at the happy faces of its wards, and then turning to Grand Lodge, h e exclaimed : " What a magnificent paternity ! "

Bro. CLARKE notes, all t h e same, t h a t B r o . MOHLTON'S resolution was a d o p t e d b y tlie G r a n d Lodge of Illinois, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e c h e e s e - p a r i n g F i n a n c e Committee's adverse r e p o r t . K a n s a s is h a n d s o m e l y treated in B r o . CLARKE'S review. G r a n d M a s t e r CLARK'S address is pronounced a n excellent paper. H i s fourth decision receives this criticism. H e questions it, h e says, " o n w h a t t h e lawyers call p r i n c i p l e : "

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We have always understood that when one lodge confers a degree on a candidate at t h e request of another, it simply acts as its agent. Unless t h e lodge conferring t h e degree has jurisdiction of t h e candidate we sincerely question its right to elect h i m to membership, or to receive a degree in Masonry. The fact t h a t t h e lodge conferring the degree does it at t h e request of another lodge is an admission t h a t it has no jurisdiction, a n d estops it from denying jurisdiction in t h e other.

Our reference to Past G r a n d Master JOHN M . PKICE is q u o t e d in full, a n d B r o . CLARKE uses t h e speculative degree of comparison in referring to o u r R e p o r t on Correspondence. U n d e r Minnesota, B r o . CLARKE dissents from t h e decision of t h e G r a n d Master, t h a t i m p e a c h m e n t of a masonic witness should n o t b e allowed. W e t h i n k t h e g r o u n d of t h e dissent i s well t a k e n . W e look upon masonic trials j u s t as we do upon t h e use of t h e s u r g e o n ' s knife â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only to b e resorted to in last e x t r e m i t y ; b u t w h e n necessary, t h e n t h e knife should b e used freely. Some Masons are like some Christians, or like s o m e c o m m o n s i n n e r s . T h e y believe i n t h e t h e o r y p r o m u l g a t e d by t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d citizen w h o was once asked w h a t h e w o u l d d o if called as co-respondent in a divorce proceeding, a n d should b e asked t h e question w h e t h e r h e h a d been guilty of u n d u e intimacy w i t h t h e ' female d e f e n d a n t : " D o , s i r ? Wliy, sir, I would lie like a genilemanl " W h e n such a c h a r a c t e r is offered as a witness in a masonic trial, or a n y other, if h e c a n b e impeached, t h e ends of justice will liot b e gained if he is n o t i m p e a c h e d . Most of u s h a v e h a d experience enough in t h i s world to k n o w t h a t Masons, like o r d i n a r y people, fulfill t h e philosophy a n d fact of t h e a n cient r h y m e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Wlieu they are good They are ver3% very good; When they are bad, They are liorrid."

U n d e r U t a h , q u o t i n g w h a t Bro. D I E H L h a s t o say in reference to h i s son, to-wit: t h a t h e " can never be m a d e a Mason in U t a h " ( h a v i n g lost his r i g h t h a n d b y a n accident with a g u n while h u n t i n g ) , B r o . C. s a y s : But in such cases has Grand Lodge not the right to make exceptions ? We are n o t prepared to say it has not, and, if so, a case than which none should more strongly invoke that power, is presented to the Grand Lodge of Utah. W i l l B r o . DRUMMOND, B r o . FELLOWS, o r s o m e of t h e v e t e r a n s w h o

know all a b o u t , t h e s e t h i n g s ; or Bro. STATON, or Bro. LAWRENCE, of Massachusetts, w h o h a v e libraries on masonic topics, with m a n u s c r i p t s reaching back to t h e time of NOAH, please give us some light on t h e rights, d u t i e s a n d privileges of a " L e w i s ? " If GEORGE WASHINGTON, b j ' virtue of b e i n g t h e son of a Mason,- could be initiated before h e was twenty-one years of age, we t h i n k t h a t indicates adoption of t h i s " a n cient -usage" i n t h e U n i t e d States. W e r e t h e r e a n j ' o t h e r privileges belonging t o a " L e w i s ? " W e read t h a t i t is t h e duty of a Lewis " t o b e a r t h e b u r d e n a n d heat of t h e day, t h a t h i s p a r e n t s m a y rest in t h e i r old age, t h u s r e n d e r i n g t h e evening of t h e i r lives peaceful a n d h a p p y . " If " lawful age " can b e set aside, as a n c i e n t u.sage indicates, a n d " coming u n d e r t h e t o n g u e of good r e p o r t " was sufficiently ascertained b y t h e

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k n o w l e d g e c o m m u n i c a t e d to t h e Grand Master of Mississippi, by t h e m a t e w h o v o u c h e d , b y an indirect negative, for his captain's character, so t h a t a perfect stranger, n o t a citizen of t h i s c o u n t r y , or belonging to a n y masonic jurisdiction in this country, could, w i t h o u t objection or severe criticism, be m a d e a Mason, we t h i n k t h e b r e t h r e n of U t a h would be, froTTi a comparative point of view, t h e subjects of a p p r o v a l r a t h e r t h a n o t h e r w i s e , if t h e y saw fit to m a k e t h e y o u n g m a n a Mason. If t h e G r a n d M a s t e r of U t a h should exercise his kingly " p r e r o g a t i v e " on t h e son of CHRISTOPHER DIEHL, m o v e d t h e r e t o by w h a t his father's son u n d o u b t e d l y i s ; or t h e G r a n d Lodge of U t a h should, by special a u t h o r i t y , m a k e h i m a Mason, if h e so desires, t h e writer v e n t u r e s t h e opinion t h a t even some of t h e physical perfectionists will find a reason for acquiescence. Bro. CLARKE?S review, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g h i s e x p r e s s i o n of displeasure at its lack of "finish," will prove, we t h i n k , to be very highly satisfactory to t h e Craft. Coming to our h a n d s as we are h u r r y i n g u p copy for t h e p r i n t e r , we h a v e been u n a b l e to take u p a n d consider some of his discussions as w e would have liked. F R A . S K C . GERARD, G r a n d Master, Bowling G r e e n . W . W . CLARKK, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Owensboro. >fext a n n u a l , Louisville, October 20, 1S96.

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G r a n d M a s t e r GEORGE H . PACKWOOD, in his address, contrasts in a d m i r a b l e m a n n e r t h e nations of t h e world with t h e e m p i r e of M a s o n r y ; gives choice expression to t h o u g h t s b e g i n n i n g w i t h " H o n o r t h e dead," referring to Bro. FELLOWS' r e p o r t u n d e r t h e h e a d â&#x20AC;˘ ' N e c r o l o g i c a l " for a list of G r a n d a n d P a s t Grand Masters of o t h e r jurisdictions, whose demise d u r i n g t h e year had been noted by t h e different G r a n d B o d i e s ; notes t h e issuance of a circular r e c o m m e n d i n g to t h e Craft t h a t St. J o h n ' s Day b e appropriately celebrated; expresses some s t r o n g reasons for h i s belief in t h e advisability of t h e c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e G r a n d Repres e n t a t i v e s y s t e m ; c o m m e n d s t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e as soon as G r a n d Lodge is relieved from d e b t on account of its T e m p l e , a n d s p e a k s of t h e " i n d i s p e n s a b l e a i d " afforded by t h e i r system of District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters. G r a n d M a s t e r PACKWOOD m a k e s this reference to one whose labors h a v e reflected credit o n his j u r i s d i c t i o n : The prominence of our Grand Jurisdiction among our sister jurisdictions is due in a large measure to the able and well digested reports prepared by Past Grand Master J. Q. A. FELLOWS, who for several years has occupied this very important and responsible position. It pains me to report that our distinguished brother is now confined to his house by very serious illness, and much anxiety exists among his relatives, as well as among the brethren, as to his recovery.

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The Grand Master then suggests an expression of sj'mpathy to Bro. P., " and his devoted wife," which we are pleased to note later in the Proceedings was given by unanimous action of Grand Lodge, and the Grand Secretary instructed " to communicate same to M.-. W.-. Bro. FELLOWS."

The Grand Master likewise made a suggestion relative to the inadequate compensation paid the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, which the Grand Lodge partially rectified by doubling tlie amount heretofore paid. The Committee on Audit and Accounts was evidently determined that the Grand Lodge should not give away what it had not, and on their report a donation for charity was denied, for the reason that Grand Lodge was in debt for their Temple, and we are glad to note the consistency of tlie brethren in further refusing, for the same reason, to vote themselves mileage and per diem. A resolution to collect from each initiate a fee of $1.00 tor each degree conferred, to be applied to liquidation of Temple debt, was introduced, and goes over to next session for final action. The Report on Correspondence is bj' Bro. J. Q. A. FELLOWS, and comments and quotations on matters under consideration in the various jurisdictions are topically presented. Upon the Grand Representative question Bro. F. concludes t h a t " as at present in vogue, it is not only useless but is actually, in many instances, a detriment." Bro. F. claims to be exempt from personal feeling in the matter, and says at the time he writes he is loaded down with six commissions of that character. We have in former reports expressed our views fully. Honors will never be so easy with the writer that he will not have a personal gratification in the fact tliat he represents the jurisdiction in which he first made his appearance, and where lie was " m a d e " masonically. This may be "sentiment," but connected with sentiment of like character are some of the noblest emotions to which the human heart is subject. It may not demonstrate the utility of the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there are lots of things in our every day life that could be dispensed with on the same ground of utility, that we cling to with the adhesiveness of young lovers. Because some of our brethren wear frills on their shirts, or collars of immense amplitude or altitude, we would not have them lay them aside as "useless," or a "detriment," in fact our brethren would not look natural to us if they did lay them aside. Because some of the Grand Lodges, having once acknowledged with due solemnity and importance tlie sovereignty of a Grand Body, continue to do so whenever a reappointment is made, is no reason why objection should be made to the custom on the score that it subserves no useful purpose. The original " recognition " served a purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the representative standing for the " entity " represented, and was of value as defining the status of the body recognized ; does it follow that the courtesy of the later ones fulfills no useful purpose?

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U n d e r t h e topic,"Non-affiliation," Bro. FELLOWS m a k e s copious ext r a c t s from t h e views of distinguished M a s o n s of o t h e r jurisdictions, referring as h e does so, to h i s expressed views in t h e r e p o r t of t h e previous year. Commenting, u n d e r Colorado, to r e m a r k s m a d e by G r a n d Master PLU.MMER, of Washington, and q u o t e d b y G r a n d Master SANPORD as i n d i c a t i n g one of t h e causes of non-afBliation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in which Bro. PLUMMER refers to t h e formal, marrow-chilling i n t r o d u c t i o n of a dimit-holding b r o t h e r , to a lodge which t h e b r o t h e r has visited w i t h t h e idea of joining. Bro. FELLOWS, b y way of contrast, s a y s : We will here add that once in our masonic career, after adrai.ssion and a formal introduction, and a short interval had elapsed, during which the business immediately in hand was transacted, the body was nominally called to refreshment, and an individual introduction was given me to all the members who desired it. Some five or ten minutes were thus passed (it was a large assemblage), acquaintances were formed, to remember which has afforded much pleasure In the years which have followed, and then labor was resumed. It has struck me that such a practice might be inaugurated in our lodges with great, good effect. If nothing more of good should accrue, it would give the members an opportunity of changing their position, as we children were allowed to do by a considerate teacher when at school. T h e Worshipful Master who t h i n k s h e h a s performed his whole d u t y w h e n h e h a s called u p his lodge a n d formally expressed a h o p e t h a t t h e b r o t h e r will h a v e a " pleasant a n d profitable visit," has fallen as far s h o r t of it as t h e scriptural g e n t l e m a n did w h o expressed t h e desires, " B e y e clothed," " B e ye filled," a n d furnished n o clothiiig or filling. H o w often h a v e b r e t h r e n been compelled to m a k e good by personal courtesies t h e failure of s o m e Master to comply with t h e obligations of o r d i n a r y politeness, to say n o t h i n g of d u t y u n p e r f o r m e d . U n d e r t h e heading, " L a n d m a r k s , " in his r e m a r k s u n d e r K e n t u c k y , Bro. F . reviews quite fully Bro. GRANT'S p a m p h l e t " containing some of t h e ancient landmarks of F r e e m a s o n r y with proofs," p u b l i s h e d u n d e r resolution of t h e Grand Lodge of K e n t u c k y . As t h e subject is treated it would r e q u i r e us to publish t h e p a m p h l e t , as well as t h e review, to m a k e t h e latter intelligible to our readers, which is entirely b e y o n d our limits. W e c o m m e n d , however, to those h a v i n g access to t h e m both to read t h e m t o g e t h e r to get t h e benefit of B r o . F.'s exposition. No. 3 we h e r e r e p r o d u c e , as it gives t h e l a n d m a r k , as well as t h e c o m m e n t s thereon, to-wit: No. .3. " Freemasonry embraces the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, which are conferred in regular lodges where its rites and ceremonies are private." We at first hesitated to call this a landmark. Many writers of note have contended that prior to 1717 there was only one ceremony, or at the most two. If these writers are correct, this is not a landmark, for it is not of immemorial usage. But did it not exist prior to 1717? We have always seen with regret that most, if not really all, the English writers have confined their researches and investigations on the line of the "moderns" and have given us comparatively nothing of the "ancients," as though that body of Masons, so distinguished in the last century, had no history, and no traditions or peculiar usages. These writers have been of the" modern" school. It cannot be possible that the " ancients " had no traditions, nor left a trace of early recorded history. I cannot help believing that in 1717 there were more lodges, probably many more, and many more Masons, than the four lodges in London and their members, who formed the Grand Lodge of England. There were, we know, what

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were called Saints J o h n ' s Lodges, a n d other Masons, than t h o s e o t t h e four. We k n o w , or have good reason t o helieve, t h a t they continued to work in England a n d elsewhere, and were at work at York, In Scotland a n d Ireland. That when finally, some at least, of these lodges found t h e Grand Lodges of Scotland a n d Ireland, a n d the Grand Lodge of t h e " ancients " in London or Southern England, they had rites a n d ceremonies, different in m a n y respects from those practiced in lodges u n d e r the " modern " Grand Lodge. While a n ancient could work himself into a lodge of t h e moderns, a m o d e r n Mason could n o t work himself into a lodge of ancients. T h e latter had s o m e t h i n g t h e moderns did n o t possess. T h e ceremonies of lodges in Scotland, Ireland a n d of York were nearly t h e same as those of t h e " a n c i e n t s , " while they differed materially, all three, from those of t h e moderns. We have hoped the members of Quatnor Coronate Lodge would, some of them, t u r n their attention to this field of inquiry. We k n o w the " ancients " estahlished t h e lodges which formed the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and very m a r k e d differences prevail to-day in that jurisdiction i n t h e ceremonies from most other lodges in t h e United States; that when it authorized Lodge 39 of its register to work at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1783, the one named in t h e w a r r a n t as Master h a d to be made over again, or healed, h e being a modern Mason, or clandestinely made, as they called it. There were two Grand Lodges i n t h e colonies of Massachusetts, New York a n d South Carolina, o n e each of t h e ancients a n d moderns. T h e Grand Lodge of Louisiana obtained its charter in 1793, from the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, t h e ancient Grand Lodge, a n d i n t h e early minutes of t h a t lodge appears t h e entry of a m o d e r n Mason h a v i n g been healed. The four other lodges which, w i t h t h e first lodge, formed t h e Grand IjOdge of Louisiana, were chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. T h e writer has seen, in one of them, the second a n d t h i r d degrees conferred as they are conferred in Pennsylvania to-day. After reflection on these differences actually existing, we were led to t h e conclusion that t h e ancients, or rather, the Saints John's lodges, had, prior to a n d at 1717, t h e three degrees, as their descendants in Pennsylvania now have, b u t also h a d t h e complement of the third degree, k n o w n as t h e Holy Eoyal Arch, which the four L o n d o n lodges did n o t have. If the moderns fashioned the ceremonies of the t h i r d degree after 1717, or, in fact, as some contend, created that degree, it is certain the ancients d i d not get it from t h e m ; on t h e contrary, there would be reason to believe t h e moderns derived it from the Saints J o h n ' s Masons. We hence conclude that No. 3, of Bro. GRANT, has the sanction of immemorial usage. We hope soon to see a n investigation on this line taken u p by some of our a n t i q u a r i a n brethren of the Lodge Quatnor Corouati. I t will not avail that no e x t a n t records show the conferring of the second a n d t h i r d degrees, or t h e Eoyal Arch, prior to 1717. We know that as late as the Baltimore Convention in 1843, all business was transacted i n the lodge opened on the degree of Entered Apprentice, the minutes were read a n d approved, a n d t h a t Apprentices took p a r t i n the proceedings. Such was t h e rule in Louisiana until 1851. T h e first Secretary of Lodge No. 1, of Louisiana, in 1793, was an Apprentice only, a n d so was the Orator of t h e lodge. In the lodge in which t h e writer was made a Mason, in Vermont, in 1849, all the business was transacted in a lodge of Entered Apprentices. Is it n o t presumable, then, t h a t when the lodge work was done, those who h a d the higher degrees met a n d conferred them u p to the Royal Arch, a n d that no m i n u t e s of their work would appear on the lodge minutes? Considering all the circumstances, which, we are confident, will b e verified b y future investigations a n d researches, we conclude that from memorial usage, a n d n o t from the records of the moderns, Freemasonry consisted of the three degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason, and t h a t this, therefore, is a l a n d m a r k . GEORGE H . PACKWOOD, G r a n d Master, C l i n t o n . J . Q. A. FELLOWS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , N e w

Orleans. N e x t a n n u a l , F e b r u a r y 10, 1896, New Orleans.

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H O R A C E H . BURBANK, Grand Master, congratulated t h e Grand Lodge u p o n " a b u n d a n t h a r m o n y , satisfactory increase of m e m b e r s h i p , p r e s e n t prosperity, a n d apparently b r i g h t prospects awaiting t h e fraternity." Bro. B. t a k e s occasion in his address, in referring to t h e principles of Masonry, to tell some plain t r u t h s a n d give s o m e wholesome advice to h i s b r e t h r e n . O n e concise s t a t e m e n t is as follows: " T h e r e is n o roo.m in o u r iwystic circle for t h e i n t e m p e r a t e , t h e u n t r u t h f u l , t h e licentious, t h e profane. We s h o u l d n o t h a v e o u r good n a m e tainted b y such m e m b e r s . " W e commend a careful r e a d i n g of h i s address to all w h o h a v e access to t h e Maine Proceedings. T h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand w a s d u l y recognized, and t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for Kansas, A R C H I E L . TALBOT, presented a r e newal of h i s commission, a n d w a s a p p r o p r i a t e l y welcomed b y t h e G r a n d Master. R e s o l u t i o n s of s y m p a t h y for P a s t G r a n d Master D A V I D OARGILL, " n o w u p o n a bed of sickness," w i t h " e a r n e s t good w i s h e s " of G r a n d Lodge for b i s " speedy recovery," were sent t h e sick b r o t h e r after u n a n i mous adoption. T h e G r a n d Lodge held exercises c o m m e m o r a t i v e of t h e seventyfifth a n n i v e r s a r y of i t s existence. F r o m t h e historical address of Past G r a n d M a s t e r EDWARD P . BURNHAM we learn t h e following facts: T h e P r o v i n c e of Maine was first so designated in t h e c h a r t e r of CHARLES I., K i n g of E n g l a n d , t o Sir FKRDINANDO GEORGES, April 3, 1639. T h e GEORGES h e i r s sold their interests in 1677 to J O H N USHER, w h o in March, 1678, transferred same to t h e G o v e r n m e n t and Company of Massachusetts for ÂŁ1,2.50. WILLIAM a n d M A R Y , October 7, 1691, confirmed this g r a n t b y charter to t h e Massachusetts Colony, a n d extended its b o u n d a r i e s to Nova Scotia. J u l y 4, 1819, Maine concluded to start in business for herself, called a Constitutional Convention at P o r t l a n d , October 11th, a n d October 29, 1819, adopted a State Constitution. T h e State w a s admitted b y Congress, M a r c h 4, 1820, t o t a k e effect March 16, 1820, and May 31,1820, its first Legislature c o n v e n e d a t P o r t l a n d . May 8, 1769, 126 years prior to t h e date of t h e celebration t h e n being held, t h e first lodge of Masons was h e l d i n Maine a t P o r t l a n d . F r o m t h a t t i m e until 1820, when G r a n d Lodge w a s formed, thirty-one lodges w e r e organized in Maine. W h e n t h e Grand Lodge organization w a s d e t e r m i n e d upon b y t h e M a i n e lodges t h e y presented a m e m o r i a l , signed b y t w e n t y - n i n e lodges, to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Massachusetts, w h i c h referred same to a com-

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mittee, t h a t reported favorably. T h e report was accepted, a n d $1,000.00 granted to t h e n e w G r a n d Lodge for a Charity F u n d . The G r a n d Lodge of Maine was organized J u n e 1, 1820, twenty-five lodges participating. J u n e 24fch t h e Grand Master of New H a m p s h i r e installed t h e officers. The record is startling, s h o w i n g t h e falling off d u r i n g t h e MORGAX excitement in t h e a t t e n d a n c e of its subordinates at t h e G r a n d Lodge from sixteen lodges in 1832 to t h e G r a n d Secretary and six b r e t h r e n in 1842, at which t i m e r e t u r n s were read from two lodges, and n o lodge fully represented. B u t t h e record of increase is just as n o t i c e a b l e : five lodges in 1843, n i n e t e e n in 1844, ten in 184.5, eleven in 1846, twent3'-two in 1847, twenty-five in 1848, t h i r t y - t h r e e i n 1849, and forty-one in 1850. In 1856 JosiAH H . DRUMMOND is noted " p r e s e n t " as Master of W a t e r v i l l e Lodge; 1858 J . H . DRUMMOND elected Deputy Grand Master, a n d in 1860 elected G r a n d Master. We n o t e in t h e historical sketches of t h e G r a n d Masters t h a t t h e first on t h e list, W I L L I A M K I N G , was Governor of t h e State a t t i m e h e so acted. Of t h e second G r a n d Master, SIMON GREENLEAF by n a m e , after citing a n u m b e r of honors, we find these words: " A u t h o r of a work upon evidence." W e s u b m i t our impression t h a t t h e fact t h a t he was a " Royal Professor of t h e Dane Law School," " Reporter of Decisions of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t , " " M e m b e r of Constitutional C o n v e n t i o n , " or even " R e p r e s e n t a t i v e in t h e Legislature," will never add a n y fame to t h e a u t h o r of " G R B E N L E A F ' S E v i d e n c e . " T h e list closes with 1856, t h e year when JOSIAH H . DRTOIMOND began m a k i n g G r a n d Lodge h i s t o r y ; when IRA BKRKY, "faithful u n t o death," began m a k i n g his notable record as Grand Secretary. The brightest pages of t h e masonic history of Maine could not well form a part of Bro. BURNIIAM'S record, because t h e y are inseparably connected with the life, work and history of o n e living; and yet t h e y a r e w r i t t e n out in full, and are k n o w n and read by intelligent Masons in e v e r y jurisdiction. I n h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e j u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d literature of Masonry, t h e y h a v e won m e r i t e d h o n o r and distinction for t h e jurisdiction in which he lives, so t h a t when Masons speak of the " d i s t i n g u i s h e d b r o t h e r from M a i n e , " all know w h o m is meant. Serus coelum, redeal. M..W.". Bro. H I R A M CHASE, t h e senior Past G r a n d Master of M a i n e , t h e n delivered an i n t e r e s t i n g account, containing reminiscences of earl}' m e m b e r s . H e gives t h e n a m e s of t h e officers of t h e G r a n d Lodge of 1851 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e first h e a t t e n d e d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of w h o m h e sadly says: " I find myself again, s t a n d i n g in t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine, with not one of t h o s e early companions by my side. T h e y have all gone. Of t h a t long list, not one now lives. T h e oration was delivered by Bro. DRUM.MOND, who stated t h a t t h e occurrence of an a n n i v e r s a r y n a t u r a l l y calls for a s t a t e m e n t of h i s t o r y ,

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t h a t a m a s o n i c anniversary calls for a c o m p a r i s o n of w h a t Masonry then was with w h a t Masonry now is, so t h a t t h e history of t h e past m i g h t g u i d e o u r c o n d u c t for t h e future. Bro. D. t h e n made a s t a t e m e n t of f u n d a m e n t a l principles, a n d noted t h e fact t h a t " M a s o n r y takes t h e l a w of G O D as t h e ' r u l e and g u i d e ' of its works as well as of its faith." T h e i i a s k i n g t h e question, '•' H a s t h e r e b e e n a n y c h a n g e ? " h e shows t h e a d h e r e n c e of Maine to t h e fundam e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s cited by h i m ; noted t h e s u b s t i t u t i o n b y " a powerful b o d y " of a " creative principle " for " G o o ; " referred to its p r o m p t interdiction by n e a r l y all t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e world "following t h e lead of t h i s G r a n d Lodge," and t h e n h e s a y s : But still it must be said that the careful observer has discovered a tendency in the same direction in individual members; and, considering the skepticism of the times, there is danger of its increa.se. This has been specially manifested by the denial, by some eminent Masons, that the Bible upon the masonic altar is to be regarded as " the revealed word of the Everlasting GOD." It has even happened that a Grand Lodge has held that a Mason, who had publicly denounced the Bible (which was upon the altar when he was made) was guilty of no masonic offense; but in the discussion which •followed, the correctness of this decision was so generally denied, that I fully believe that if the same question should come before that Grand Lodge again, the opposite decision would be given. To one who considers the office of the Bible in the work of the lodge, it is passing strange that any man, who denies its sacred character, can even pretend to be a Mason, unless he is lost to all sense of reverence for GOD, of integrity, and •of self-respect. It goes without saying, that a man, who does not put his trust in GOD, •or who does not recognize a Book of the Law, is not only not fit to be made a Mason, but, if made, would be an element among us of the most daugerous character. Hence, it is a duty of the gravest importance to prevent the admission of such a man. without regard to his apparent qualifications in other respects. Isay " apparent "advisedly, for if a candidate lacks this fundamental qualification, it will be found sooner or later that he lacks others. It is the practical duty, therefore, of all members, and especially of officers and committees of lodges, to make strict inquiry into the character of candidates in this respect, and to accept no doubtful assurance, but to have satisfactory evidence that Ihey are really " duly and truly prepared" to be made Masons. If it shall be said that the danger is small in Maine, it must be remembered that our influence is felt beyond our borders. Public opinion is the most forcible of all human'laws, and experience shows that this is as true in the masonic as in the profane world. Bro. DKUM.MOXD gave u t t e r a n c e to forceful r e m a r k s on t h e subject of " Masonic Relief," e m p h a s i z i n g t h e i n d i v i d u a l responsibility a n d o b l i g a t i o n t o relieve d i s t r e s s ; devoted s o m e s p a c e to a consideration of t h e societies, patterned in p a r t after M a s o n r y , which h a v e made t h e m u t u a l i n s u r a n c e feature by a system of d u e s and benefits t h e basis of t h e i r organization, concluding this topic as follows: Love for the Brotherhood grows by its exercise; the performance of the duties of Masonry increases our inclination to perform them. On the other hand, everything which tends to prevent the discharge of such duties, weakens the Institution itself. Let us heed, then, the lesson which this history teaches, that the prosperity of Masonry depends upon the diligent performance of this, and every other masonic duty, by the individual Mason. U n d e r t h e t o p i c , " Masonry Always t h e S a m e , " Bro. D. reads a mild Jecture to those who seek rules of conduct o t h e r t h a n those found " i n itbe old Constitutions and a n c i e n t usages of t h e Craft." U n d e r t h e title, " T h e R i t u a l , " is c o n t a i n e d some very excellent

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thoughts and suggestions. • One of t h e api^roved decisions of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine, at its 1895 session, was t h i s : " I t is n o t permissible for officers of a lodge to wear robes," w h i c h we mention to show t h e p e r t i nency of later r e m a r k s . Of course, these t h i n g s are mainly a m a t t e r of taste. W e h a v e seen K I N G SOLOMON a r r a y e d in all his glory w i t h r o y a l robes, jewels, crown a n d s c e p t r e ; w e have also seen his regal b r e a s t covered with a tin square, his majesty arrayed in his shirtsleeves — t h e latter u n l a u n d e r e d — w i t h o u t a collar on, and bearing .several d a y s ' evidences t h a t t h e " b a r b e r of his majesty's household " had a felon o n t h e forefinger of his r i g h t h a n d , or was otherwise incapacitated for d u t y , we have likewise seen his majesty arrayed in faultless linen, in t h e full dress of N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y refinement, his manly bosom covered w i t h flowers a n d jewels. Personally we like to see a kingly character, r e p r e sented in kingly apparel, and t h e accustomed surroundings i n d i c a t i n g t h e reality of t h e character assumed, but we heartily agree w i t h B r o . D. in t h e gist of t h e quotations which follow this, t h a t t h e m a n n e r m u s t be subordinate to t h e precepts or principles to be inculcated, a n d in h i s calling back t h e " h i g h " ritualists to t h e first principles of masonic instruction : I have already stated that the ritual in use in 1820 and the previous years, has come down to us without substantial change. But whether there has come with it an equal appreciation of its object, I am not so certain. One peculiarity of Masonry is, that it teaches by symbols; this idea is so fully carried out that every ceremony, every badge of otHce, every adornment of the lodge, every article of masonic clothing and furniture, in fact, everything upon which the eye rests and every sound which reaches the ear in the working of a lodge, are intended to teach or impress upon the mind of the initiate, a precept or principle of Masonry, though to the profane they may be meaningless. Especially is the work intended to teach the principles of Masonry and the duties of Masons. Anything in the lodge, or in the work, which does not tend to this result, has no business there. It follows, that the sole object in rendering the work is to impress upon the mind the lessons which it teaches. The explanation follows the work for that purpose, and the strictness of our law, as to giving the lectures, grows out of it. The object should not be to dazzle the eye or please the senses. The orator whose manner attracts the attention of the hearer to himself rather than to his subject, always fails in effecting his purpose. ''•• '••• '^ On the other hand, if the officers are so poorly prepared-as to make those present almost ache in sympathy for the murdered work, the object is entirely lost; such officers not only disgrace themselves, but commit an oflfense against Masonry. There is a golden mean, and it is one of the wonderful qualities of our work that it does not require an orator, an actor or an elocutionist to render it effective; but plain people, who have studied the work until they are imbued with its spirit, and forgetting themselves, keep in mind its object, cannot fail to give it its intended effect. U n d e r t h i s same topic, Bro. D. devotes some space to s t r i c t u r e s on the custom of conferring degrees u p o n "classes of candidates." As t h i s custom does n o t prevail in K a n s a s , we pass further reference. T h e following, however, has special pertinence to Kansas, a n d as it was also t r u e in our day, we urge its consideration as w o r t h y t h e t i m e and a t t e n t i o n of every Mason in this j u r i s d i c t i o n : When I was initiated, the duty of reading and remembering the ancient charges was enjoined upon me; and this was then the invariable practice in our lodge. Brother Masters, how many of the members of your respective lodges have ever read, or heard

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read, those same "ancient charges?" And yet they are a summary of a Mason's duties and obligations, and are held to be the very foundation upon which Masonry is built, and unchangeable landmarks of the Institution. Read them, brethren,and then read the address of the M..W.'. Grand Master yesterday, in the light of them. U n d e r " F r a t e r n i t y , " B r o . D. calls t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e b r e t h r e n to a fact t h a t we have heretofore e m p h a s i z e d , t h a t t h e lack of t h e social feature a t o u r lodge m e e t i n g s is to s o m e e x t e n t responsible for a weake n i n g of t h e bonds of fraternity a m o n g t h e Craft, and t h a t numerical s t r e n g t h will n o t make good t h e loss. I am couviueed that one cause of our loss in this direction proceeds from the failure of our members to cultivate intimacy with each other. The ritual and old usage contemplate that the objects of lodge meetings are something more than to transact business and do work. In former times refreshments were practically as necessary to holding a lodge as the presence of the charter. Excesses, unworthy of Masons, resulted, and we went to the other extreme. As I now see it (for I confess it has taken years to make me see it) this departure from ancient usage was a perilous mistake. There is no doubt whatever that the relaxation from labor given by assembling around the table and breaking bread together adds a charra to our meetings which they cannot otherwise gain. U n d e r t h e topic, " T h e A n c i e n t Usages of t h e Craft," Bro. D. calls t h e b r e t h r e n to a consideration of t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e n e s s and full significance of t h e obligation t a k e n a n n u a l l y to perform all masonic duties, ofHcial a n d personal, w i n d i n g up h i s c o m m e n t s w i t h t h e following: Brethren, this anniversary calls upon us all to review ourpastmasonic life. There are before you and among you, those entitled by years and service to be called the Fathers of the Craft. Our thoughts to-day have been traversing the years that have gone by, since we have shared in the management of masonic affairs. In one thing we all agree; that if we had our life to live over again, with the light which we now have, we would make greater efforts to maintain, in our personal and masonic relations, the laws and principles which the fathers obeyed and sustained. Some of us have clasped hands in this Grand Lodge for almost a generation; this is the second anniversary in which we have participated; when the next shall come, we shall be but memories ; you will have taken our places, and another generation will fill yours; may you be able to say to theip then as we say to you now: "As you love Masonry, whatever betide, come prosperity or come adversity, adhere with unflinching tenacity to the ancient usages of the Craft I " T h e G r a n d Lodge, by its a c t i o n , d e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t t h o u g h its speed is n o t rapid enough to cause dizziness, still it does move. A candidate was rejected seven years before in Maine. F i v e years later h e was made a Mason in Canada " in accordance with t h e law a n d regulation of t h a t jurisdiction, where h e t h e n was r e s i d i n g . " U p o n motion t h e G r a n d Master was empowered a n d instructed, if satisfied t h e candidate was guiltless of deceit or fraud, " t o allow t h e said b r o t h e r " masonic recogn i t i o n . T i g h t e n the belt of fraternal courtesy a little more, Bro. D., a n d t h e machinery will r u n s m o o t h e r yet. F r o m r e p o r t of Special C o m m i t t e e on D e a t h s of Past Grand Officers, s u b m i t t e d by Bro. DRUMMOND, we t a k e t h e following in reference to late G r a n d Treasurer, FREDERICK F O X : " Bro. J O H N H . FOGG, his lifelong friend, t h u s spoke of h i m : " Mr. Fox was a man of that charitable disposition which inclined him to think kindly of the worthy poor and to help them. His sympathies for them, manifested by his generous charities, will cause his name to be lovingly cherished in many a bouse-

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hold in this city for many years to come. His charities were always liberal, not ostentatious or merely casual, but silent and systematic, and dispensed without the sound of trumpets. " When he saw the widow's tears and heard her cry, Her little ones in rags and misery, â&#x20AC;˘ Her household lamp gone out, her firelight dead, lu utter loneliness and lack of bread. He always ready stood, and his right hand Was opened wide to that unhappy band. He fed them, clothed them, and the widow's prayer Named him as one who saved her from despair." And now, after all that may be said of our deceased brother and friend, of his professional attainments and success as a lawyer, his generosity, charity and .benevolence, his fidelity to his friends, and every trust and confidence reposed in him, the crowning glory of his life is that he left to his family and friends and fellow citizens the most honorable and exalted of all titles," an honest man." Bro. DKUMMOND, in liis Report on Correspondence, has t h i s to say u n d e r California a b o u t Masonry a n d t h e R o m a n Catholic C h u r c h : It is the officially and publicly declared law of that church that a Catholic cannot be a Mason. If, therefore, a Catholic becomes a Mason, he is either a traitor to his church or a traitor to Masonry, or to both; and no traitor to either has any place in Masonry. A n d this upon District Deputy G r a n d Master system of M a i n e : Experience shows that our system is a great incentive to faithful work by the Deputies, upon whom depend, more than upon almost any other Grand Ofhcer, the successful working and the prosperity of our lodges. Quoting Bro. DAVIS' k i n d words for t h e Eastern Star, in 1894 P r o ceedings, Bro. DKUMMOND gives testimony as follows: We met a Mason last summer in a New Hampshire village, where a chapter of the Eastern Star existed, and he assured us that its organization and operation had wonderfully increased the interest of the Masons in the lodge. Bro. D. gives t e s t i m o n y again in his review of Bro. ROBBINS' report, viz: He still claims that the Scottish Rite, and especially Bro. PIKE, is responsible for printed ciphers and rituals. We haye in our possession a cipher, which we have had since 1849; at that time many members of our lodge had one; we recently had another copy which one of our Grand Secretaries has. We do not believe that Bro. EOBBINS can find a ritual printed by the Scottish Rite until after 1850. Of t h e K a n s a s R e p o r t on Correspondence Bro. DKUMMOND kindly s a y s : " I t is one of t h e best t h a t we h a v e received; abstract, extract, a n d c o m m e n t are so b l e n d e d t h a t t h e y m a k e a continuous n a r r a t i v e . " W h a t we h a v e to say on t h e subjects of Masonry n o t a s u b s t i t u t e for religion ; one notice of Bro. W H E E L E R , of (Connecticut; G r a n d H o n o r s ; Jurisdiction of offenders; t h e Missouri-Pennsylvania c o n t r o v e r s y ; are quoted quite freely, a n d a desire expressed " t o quote further â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially his reply to Bro. V A U X in relation to t h e correct principles governing t h e formation of G r a n d Lodges." Of our suggestion to pay Secretaries of subordinate lodges, h e s a y s : He endorses paying to the Secretary a commission upon the amount of dues collected, as a wise policy; we hope to see this policy prevail universally in the near future; its adoption will save many from becoming non-afflliates, and as we have already said, the lodge will make money.

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M a i n e always r e q u i r e s , a n d is w o r t h y of m u c h space; we regret t h a t w e c a n n o t take m o r e for o u r K a n s a s readers. W h a t we have t a k e n , if faithfully considered a n d h e e d e d , will serve as a recall to t h e a n c i e n t principles a n d usages of t h e Craft; t h e s e a r e of m o r e i m p o r t a n c e than t h e c u t of K I N G SOLOMON'S coat, t h e m a r c h i n g to slow music of a lot of m u t e craftsmen, whose only use seems to b e t o display t h e i r alleged Israelitish costumes, or a n " i " d o t t i n g a n d " t " crossing adherence to t h e l e t t e r of t h e ritual. AUGUSTUS B . FARNHAM, G r a n d Master, Bangor. JosiAH H . DRUMMOND, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Portland. N e x t a n n u a l , Portland, M a y 5, 189C>.

MANITOBA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1895. 2 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W I N N I P E G , JUNK 1 2 T H .

THOMAS TWEED, G r a n d M a s t e r .

T h e v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g s is prefaced by records of two special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , at w h i c h corner stones of t w o Episcopal churches were laid, t h e G r a n d Master receiving from each of t h e rectors t h e " customa r y trowel suitably i n s c r i b e d . " W e n o t i c e t h e p r e s e n c e of M.-.W.'. J A M E S ALEXANDER OVAS a t t h e

o p e n i n g of G r a n d Lodge, receiving t h e w e l c o m i n g h o n o r d u e his reapp o i n t m e n t as Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master o p e n s b i s a d d r e s s w i t h a beautiful reference to t h e d e a d of h i s own a n d o t h e r j u r i s d i c t i o n s ; a n n o u n c e s n o decisions w o r t h y of c o n s i d e r a t i o n ; received a n application from a lodge to hold a p u b l i c installation, of w h i c h h e s a y s : While quite aware that this practice prevails in some of the less conservative jurisdictions of the United States, I was at a loss to see how the provisions of our Constitution, governing the ceremony of installation, could be properly carried out in the presence of the public; I therefore refused to grant the dispensation. If t h e b r o t h e r has read carefully h e will b e a w a r e t h a t t h e jurisdictions in w h i c h public installations d o not take place a r e t h e exceptions, a n d t h a t in most of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n s notable for conservatism, s u c h installations are h a d , a n d t h a t t h e " a n c i e n t usage " of two of those h e would consider eminently c o n s e r v a t i v e was c o n t r a r y in soniie notable instances to p r e s e n t teaching. T h e G r a n d Master says t h e year h a s b e e n a n uneventful o n e . N e v e r t h e l e s s Masonry still e x t e n d s its circle; its m e m b e r s exert their influence for good in a l m o s t e v e r y c o m m u n i t y . Bro. W M . G . SCOTT, for t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, of which h e is c h a i r m a n , reported " t h a t owing to t h e destruction by fire of nearly all t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of o t h e r G r a n d Lodges, a n d t h e r e s u l t a n t confusion.

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it has been found impossible to prepare a report as directed by Grand Lodge.' The report of the Committee on Lodges TJ. D. reads like some of our Kansas reports from a like committee twenty years ago. Four lodges U. D. were granted charters. The Committee on Grand Master's Address cite with approval the action of the Grand Master in refusing permission to a lodge under the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England, at. Montreal, to initiate " a resident of the Northwest Territories," the action of the Grand Master being based upon the consideration that as the Grand Lodge of Quebec occupied that territory ( concurrently with the Grand Lodge of England) it might be considered a precedent that might lead to complications. We trust, however, that should a like request at any time come from the Grand Lodge of Quebec he will promptly grant the same, precedent or not. The Committee on Grand Lodge Library will probably have more work to do than usually falls to its lot, owing to the almost total loss of the Grand Lodge library by fire, and the efforts necessary to replace it. We do not see Kansas on the list of those contributing, but the brethren of Manitoba may be assured that their loss of our Proceedings will be made good so far as may be possible. Past Grand Master D. J. GOGGIN was presented by Grand Lodge with a handsome chain collar, the Grand Master making eloquent and complimentary allusions in his address of presentation to the distinguished services of the M.'.W.'. brother; to which Bro. GOGGIN made a fervent and beautiful response. A very interesting letter from "Bro. Sir JOHN SCHULTZ, LieutenantGovernor of Manitoba," in reference to the introduction of Masonry from Minnesota by dispensation to and the organization of Northern Light Lodge in Manitoba, was read, and a resolution of thanks for same duly passed. We note that among the "furniture" of the lodge they had " fifteen tin plates, fifteen iron spoons, fifteen teaspoons, twelve cups and saucers, one tin pan, four cans pickled oysters, one pound butter, one pound coft'ee and two pounds sugar." Our British brethren recollected "ancient usage" in regard to refreshments, and they builded wisely. We regret the absence of a Report oc Correspondence. Our official correspondence with brethren in Manitoba created in us quite an interest in its masonic welfare, and we will welcome an opportunity to become better acquainted through the medium of a Eeport on Correspondence with the law and usage governing in that jurisdiction, as well as the general trend and scope of the masonic work in that field of labor. CHARLES N . BELL, Grand Master, Winnipeg. WILLIAM G . SCOTT, chairman Committee on Correspondence,'Winnipeg.

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MARYLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1893. BALTIMORE,

NOVEMBER 26, 1893.

T h e v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g s o p e n s with a special coiamunication a t t h e T e m p l e in Baltimore, N o v e m b e r 26, 1893, G r a n d Master THOMAS J . SiiRYOCK i n t h e Grand East. T h e G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e d e a t h of Deputy Grand M a s t e r EoBERT K . MAKTIX, a n d a p p o i n t e d Bros. GEORGE L . M C C A H A N , SAMUEL

EccLES, J r . , and G. F . KOOKE, to p r e p a r e resolutions of s y m p a t h y a n d respect, a n d Past G r a n d M a s t e r J O H N M . GARTER to deliver a eulogy u p o n t h e life a n d character of B r o . M A R T I N , a t n e x t stated communication of G r a n d Lodge. F r o m t h e address of G r a n d C h a p l a i n H E N R Y BRANCH, we take t h e following: When GOD led his people forth from their long bondage in Egypt, He not only guided them by His spirit, but He fed them with his bounty. When they went forth from their tents In hunger. His unseen hand had dropped fatness in their paths, and when they looked upon the ground, all covered with food, like coriander seed, neither the product of human hands nor fruit of nature, but prepared in the laboratory of heaven, they enquired, " Manna?" " What is i t ? " And by this name it goes to-day. This same spirit of inquiry greets us to-day, as we break the stillness of this quiet hour, on this holy day, and in this holy place. What is it? A Mason's funeral. Less than a week ago he sat in this place, which shall know him no more forever, and now he lies there, where garlanded with flowers and crowned with palms, you see him in the fullness of his manly vigor, with no mark of disease or suffering or cruel hate to mar the beauty of his body ; but in the prime and pride of life he has turned aside to sleep. *

Masonry is not a religion ; but the true masonic heart turns to that greatest light in Masonry, and there not only learns his duty to his GOD and to his fellow, but he will sooner or later follow that light to the throne whence it issues, and learn of Him who is the light of the world. The cloud enshrines the light, it is true, but the spirit of inquiry will seek to lift the veil, and the man who walks the earth in the light of the Divine Word will sooner or later walk the skies in the light of its eternal joys. ^:

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Believing, as we do. In the immortality of the soul, we hope to see our brother again among the spirits of the just made perfect, and teaching, as we do, the resurrection of the body, we hope to embrace him once more In that world of light, where no Lodge of Sorrow ever drowns the hallelujahs of eternal praise, where we shall see him for ourselves, and our eyes behold him and not another. His soul we commend to GOD, who gave it, his body to the earth, as it was, but in our loving hearts his memory is embalmed, waiting till we shall meet him "in the air," when we all awake to heed the summons that call us to the General Assembly and church of the first-born, where we shall greet him as we now leave himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a brother beloved.

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MARYLAND — 1894. S E M I - A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

BALTIMORE, M A Y 8 T H .

T h e committee of which Bro. GEORGE L . MCCAHON was c h a i r m a n , p r e s e n t e d t h e i r resolution of respect a n d s y m p a t h y , in w h i c h t h e y say of Bro. M A R T I N : " T O each m e m b e r of t h e fraternity his n a m e is a s y n o n y m of t h e vivtues t h a t constitute t h e perfect a n d u p r i g h t Mason. H i s benevolence never d i m m e d for lack of exercise, a n d w a s ' a s cons t a n t as t h e r e t u r n i n g wants of t h e d i s t r e s s e d . ' " P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER, after delivering an admirable address concerning his life work, his stability of character, his loflge a n d c h u r c h affiliations, concluded as follows: It is rare that we meet in lite so admirable a specimen of a full-rounded character, a man whose every word, act and deed seemed so deservinf; of admiration and emulation. The death of such a man accentuates the lesson their lives have taught; and when death comes so suddenly we feel thankful that there seemed no need of preparation, even more so than if racked by disease or warped by senility something had occurred to mar the record or blur so bright an escutcheon. W e m a k e no apology to our readers for taking so m u c h of t h e space belonging to Maryland to publish t h e brilliant t h o u g h t s , beautiful sent i m e n t s concerning and glowing description of one of Masonry's noblem e n , because this distinguished character, cut off ere he h a d attained t h e highest h o n o r his b r o t h e r s m i g h t have bestowed upon h i m , stands out on t h e pages of t h e record of his G r a n d Lodge p r e e m i n e n t as a Mason a n d a man for all t h e virtues w h i c h constitute t r u e n o b i l i t y ; and for t h e further reason, t h a t such characters are so rare t h a t it is well to stop for a time, and consider t h e lesson such a life teaches, simply by its impress upon those who witnessed it. Past Grand Master J O H N M . CARTER m a d e an address to Bro. J O H N HiLTZ in behalf of G r a n d Lodge, p r e s e n t i n g h i m with a beautiful masonic jewel, voted- h i m for fidelity to d u t y in his work of reconstructing t h e Temple, which Bro. H I L T Z appreciatiugly accepted. A resolution was adopted to p r o h i b i t picnics, excursions a n d other public e n t e r t a i n m e n t s u n d e r t h e n a m e of t h e lodge. T h e Colorado GEORGE WASHINGTON memorial observance communication wasacceptedj a n d G r a n d Master was requested to a p p o i n t a committee, which was complied with. Past G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER being designated — a fitting a p p o i n t m e n t , as all those who m e t h i m a n d heard h i m speak a t t h e G e n e r a l Grand C h a p t e r excursion will agree. Bro. E . T. SCHULTZ presented t h e E e p o r t o n Correspondence — his eighth a n n u a l review. K a n s a s has a brief notice. Of t h e Kansas " floor p l a n s " h e has this to s a y : In accordance with the recommendation of his predecessor, the Grand blaster caused to be prepared three additional copies of the FLOOR PLAN, and which were delivered to the Cuslodlans 0/ the Work. This is a new designation for the volume sometimes styled " History of the Black Hawk War."

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W r o n g , Bro. SCHULTZ, if y o u m e a n by t h a t " c y p h e r suggestions of t h e r i t u a l . " T h e " p l a n " is j u s t w h a t its title indicates — a plan o r diag r a m of t h e floor w o r k ; s i m p l y t h a t , a n d n o t h i n g more. Sufficiently complicated i n its character to r e q u i r e s t u d y , b u t intricate, l a b a r y n t h i a n , a n d involved as ( t h e only comparison t h a t suggests itself to us which will m a k e i t easy for a d e n i z e n of B a l t i m o r e ) — a n Amazonian drill. T h e "brief, b u t pleasing a d d r e s s " of G r a n d Orator GUTHKIE is q u o t e d from freely, a n d t h e " well p r e p a r e d " Keport o n Correspondence noted. Bro. SCHULTZ is v e r y p r o n o u n c e d , outspoken a n d e m p h a t i c i n h i s opposition to t h e laws of s o m e of t h e jurisdictions depriving dimitted Magons of "all rights a n d privileges i n t h e fraternity w i t h o u t t r i a l . " T h e r e a r e m a n y topics u n d e r which h e h a s carried on discussions w i t h o t h e r w r i t e r s ; t h e conditions, however, not being favorable for us to come in, w e will wait for b e t t e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s for conference. S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION,

ELLICOTT C I T Y , SEPTEMBER 4, 1894

G r a n d Lodge vvas called t o g e t h e r for t h e purpose of l a y i n g t h e corner stone of t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h , t h e n being r e b u i l t a t Ellicott City, of w h i c h Grand C h a p l a i n BRANCH is pastor. A c o n t r i b u t i o n was m a d e to t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e c h u r c h b y t h e volu n t a r y offerings of t h e b r e t h r e n present. T h e visiting b r e t h r e n were h a n d s o m e l y e n t e r t a i n e d b y P a t m o s Lodge after G r a n d Lodge closed. T h e feature of t h e occasion was t h e address. T h e orator, of course, was Past G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER, which r e m i n d s us t h a t w h e n t h e General Grand C h a p t e r m e t i n Topeka, t h e r e were s o m e festivities a n d occasions w h e n oratory was desirable. B r o . GEORGE L . M C C A H A N , b e i n g G e n e r a l G r a n d H i g h Priest, was, of course, frequently i m p o r t u n e d in t h a t direction. Bros. LARRABEE, SHRYOCK, YOUNG, a n d t h e Baltimore delegation generally, with one n o t a b l e exception, would

say:

"Get

CARTER.

CARTER'S t h e

man.

He's

our

o r a t o r . " T h e exception noted, it is needless to say, was Bro. CARTER himself. A t t h e last c o m m u n i c a t i o n B r o . CARTER was t h e orator. W e now n o t e a n o t h e r a p p e a r a n c e i n like capacity, and we have read far e n o u g h a h e a d in t h e Proceedings of t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n to n o t e t h a t in h i s official capacity B r o . CARTER again acted in p r e s e n t i n g t h e G e n e r a l G r a n d High P r i e s t of t h e General G r a n d C h a p t e r of t h e U n i t e d States, B r o . GEORGE S . M C C A H A N , t o t h e G r a n d Master a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e question is settled t o o u r satisfaction. P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER is t h e orator of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maryland. T h e oration delivered on t h i s occasion w a s a g e m , c u t a n d polished b y a master h a n d . H e notes t h e fact t h a t "from t h e earliest ages architect u r e s e e m s t o h a v e been a favorite s t u d y a n d occupation of m a n k i n d . " T h e n citing t h e building of t h e cities of t h e plains — a n d their destruct i o n — necessitating " m a r i n e a r c h i t e c t u r e , " t h e Ark ; t h e n t h e construcof t h e Tower of Babel, h e s a y s :

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How Infiuitisimal the efforts, as well as the wisdom, of puny m a n ! Confusion of tongues taught him the futility of opposing his Master's will. In an instant brother was estranged from brother, father from son,friend from friend, and Babel commemorated the audacity of man's ambition, and themerciful rebukeof an outraged Omnipotence. Still, b u i l d i n g w e n t o n . a n d the ruins of the majestic structures of the ancients to this day attest the truths of Scripture in a m a n n e r most convincing to finite minds. It would seem, in fact, that Providence had ordained t h a t architecture should form the missing link in the chain of evidence by which we should be reminded of the races of men who lived in those dark ages of which we learn only by tradition and legends. B r o . C A E T E K c i t e d t h e f u r t h e r p r o g r e s s of a r c h i t e c t u r e : The Egyptians set the first example with a p e r m a n e n t form of structures. It has been said they builded neither for beauty nor use, but for eternity. Certainly some of their structures justify the statement. * "^ '•' With anadvanced civilization ancient Greece outstripped her Eastei'n neighbor. ~ " " Then came Imperial Rome, with her three centuries of supremacy over the known powers of the globe. Appropriating alike the wealth, thescience, and literature, and the art of her fallen foes, she applied her vast resources to the builder's art. ^ « tr But a new era dawned. The time arrived for the building of a house to the living GOD. It wasordained that this should far excel in magnificence and splendor all the effort of Pagan greatness and skill. V 'i' # One hundred andfifty thousand workmen were ernployedfor a period of seven years in the construction. '-' '^' * It is to this admirable and harmonious organization that our class of masonic students attribute the birth of Freemasonry. That the Institution was originally operative is conceded by nearly all such writers, and as history does not furnish the record, we are dependent upon tradition to supply the deficiency. An army of skilled workmen thus organized, disciplined and governed, m u s t necessarily have sought other fields of operation at the conclusion qf this ponderous enterprise. That the building of temples went on is evidenced by the r e m n a n t of majestic ruins still in existence, from some of which may be learned almost the exact date of their construction. With the advent of Christianity, under COXSTANTINE, Pagan temples began to give way to Christian cathedrals. The old idea of immensity continued. * * ' Down through the Middle Ages the evidence is complete. The Craft were a thoroughly well organized band of soldiers — not marauders or invaders, b u t peaceful, quiet, intelligent builders of churches. This service was mainly rendered for the Romish church, and as a consequence they enjoyed t h e especial favor and protection of the Pope, and bulls were issued by which peculiar privileges were granted them. Nobly they wrought in the service, and well did they repay the privileges and immunities thus granted. B r o . C A R T E R t h e i i c i t e s t h e d a t e s of t h i s w o r k : 950, a t C o l o g n e ; 1015, a t S t r a s b u r g ; 1137, a t K i r w a l l i n t h e O r k n e y s ; 1179, a t C a n t e r b u r y ; 1240, a t G l a s g o w ; 1365, s t i l l a t w o r k a t C o l o g n e a f t e r a l a p s e of 4 0 0 y e a r s ; a n d s o o n d o w n t o t h e r e b u i l d i n g of S t . P a u l s a f t e r t h e g r e a t fire i n L o n d o n i n 1717, u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of S i r C H R I S T O P H E R W R E N a s G r a n d Master. And now comes the new era. Others have learned the operative art, and t h e Freemason only figuratively travels into foreign countries. With the spread of Christianity and civilization t h e popular demand for churches is too impatient to await the slow process of building Immense cathedrals. *

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And the builders, what of t h e m ? No longer needed as laborers in the construction, they are now worshippers in the Temple. Having disseminated among others their knowledge of the builder's art, they are now content to lay the chief stone of the corner, as we have done to-day with humility, a n d trusting that this edifice, though it may not Involve centuries In construction, though it m a y not be the receptacle of the art treasures of the world, nor lift its lofty domes and spires like the far-famed Basilica of St. Peter, may soon house within Its walls a happy Christian people, devoutly trained to t h e worship of the living GOD. r

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February, NOVEMBER 20,

1894.

AxTOs H. FETTING, R.-. W.-. Deputy Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge in Due Form and directed the Grand Sword Bearer and Grand Director of Ceremonies to inform the M.'. W.'. Grand Master the Grand Lodge was opened in Due Form and awaited his pleasure. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master's entrance was proclaimed by the Grand Marshal. The Grand Honors were given, after which he took the gavel tendered him by the R.'. W.-. Deputy Grand Master. T h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maryland seems to be held principally for a u d i t i n g purposes, at least this one was, one of t h e m a t t e r s a u d i t e d being an e x p e n d i t u r e of $194,S72..50 for t h e erection of t h e new Masonic Temple. V o u c h e r s were presented for every cent e x pended, a n d all t h e e x p e n d i t u r e s passed a strict a u d i t to t h e e n t i r e satisfaction of every one. We have already noted t h e jewel voted a n d presented by Grand Lodge to t h e m a s t e r builder. W e congratulate our M a r y l a n d b r e t h r e n upon t h e success w h i c h h a s crowned their efforts. We regret t h a t we were u n a b l e to accept t h e hospitalities t e n d e r e d us by t h e B a l t i m o r e b r e t h r e n while a t W a s h i n g t o n recently, a n d will look forward w i t h fond a n t i c i p a t i o n s to a future o p p o r t u n i t y to inspect their Temple and incidentally sample t h e t e r r a p i n , and also t h e oysters which Bro. M C C A H A N assures us h a v e a l r e a d y been " p l a n t e d " in t h e i r beds, not to be disturbed u n t i l October 12, 1897. T h e Mississippi a n d AVisconsin resolutions were presented, a n d on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of c o m m i t t e e concurred in. A majority report on G r a n d H o n o r s for public occasions m a d e r e p o r t r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e 3 x 3 b a t t e r y . T h e minority report, by Bro. ScHULTZ, r e c o m m e n d e d a r e t u r n to a n c i e n t usage a n d custom in Maryl a u d , t o - w i t : t h e form r e c o m m e n d e d b y the National Masonic Convention held at B a l t i m o r e in 1843, and in use in a majority of t h e Grand J u r i s dictions of t h e United States â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Raise t h e h a n d s above t h e head, bringing t h e h a n d s t o g e t h e r ; t h e n cross t h e a r m s over t h e breast, t h e left u p p e r m o s t , s t r i k i n g t h e s h o u l d e r s . B r i n g the arms full length a n d let t h e m fall u p o n t h e t h i g h s . " " W h e n used at t h e funeral of a deceased b r o t h e r , t h e y are to be a c c o m p a n i e d |by t h e words, ' T h e will of G O D is a c c o m p l i s h e d . So mote it be, A M E N !' " Bro. ScHULTz's m i n o r i t y r e p o r t was adopted. T h e G r a n d Treasurer, W I L L I A M H . SHRYOCK, and G r a n d T y l e r , W . H . NICHOLSON, b e i n g a b s e n t by reason of illness, appropriate resolutions of s y m p a t h y were adopted. Bro. H E N R Y BRANCH, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on t h e G r a n d Master's Address, presented a r e p o r t , which in eulogistic terms sets forth t h e enthusiastic, intelligent a n d efficient labors of G r a n d Master T. J . SHRYOCK, d u r i n g h i s n i n e y e a r s ' service in t h e G r a n d East, referr i n g specially to t h e g r a n d c u l m i n a t i o n of h i s successful efTorts in building t h e T e m p l e . A n d t h e n they reported t h e following, which we p r i n t for fear it may escape t h e a t t e n t i o n of some of o u r neighbors who are " f o r n i n s t " . a n y recognition of concordant bodies of Masonr}':

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The choice of our Past Deputy Grand Master as the Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, gives us special pleasure, accompanied as it is with the selection of our own chief city as its place of meeting in the next convocation, which will be its centennial. We recommend, therefore, that a committee be appointed by this Grand Lodge to cooperate with 'the committee of the Grand Chapter of Maryland, " to make provision for the entertainment of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons," in the year 1897. And the recommendation was adopted. Maryland, with seventy lodges and 6,621 m e m b e r s , for a State of its size, shows a r e m a r k a b l y prosperous condition of t h e Craft. T h e history of Masonry in Baltimore indicates t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n h a v e built upon t h e proper foundation, and t h a t t h e charities of t h e b r e t h r e n are k e e p i n g pace with t h e numerical a n d financial prosperity e v e r y w h e r e apparent. THOMAS J. SHRYOCK, Grand Master, Baltimore. EDWARD T . SCHUI.TZ, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Baltimore. N e x t semi-annual, May 14, 1895.

MASSACHUSETTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 894. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIOX,

DECEMBER 1 2 T H .

E D W I N B . HOLMES, Deputy G r a n d Master, read t h e a n n u a l address of G r a n d Master OTIS E . W E L D , in which h e s a y s : " D u r i n g a large portion of the past j'ear t h e state of my health h a s been such t h a f i t has been impossible for me to perform most of t h e p u b l i c duties devolving u p o n t h e G r a n d Master." T h e Grand Lodge " u n a n i m o u s l y voted t h a t t h e sum of $10,000.00 be appropriated o u t of t h e s u r p l u s receipts of t h e past }'ear to t h e " Masonic Education a n d Charity Trust," and t h a t t h e Grand Treasurer be instructed to pay over said sum to t h e Treasurer of said Trust," a n d further voted t h a t t h e income of t h e G r a n d Charity F u n d for t h e n e x t ten years be added to a n d become p a r t of t h e principal of said F u n d . G r a n d Master OTIS E . W E L D p r e s e n t e d to Grand Lodge, t h r o u g h R e v . Bro. W E L C H , a letter declining to be considered a candidate for further honor or service as G r a n d Master, for t h e reason t h a t his h e a l t h would n o t permit longer service. T h e G r a n d Secretary was, b y vote of G r a n d Lodge, requested to p r e p a r e a resolution expressive of t h e symp a t h y and regret of t h e G r a n d Lodge, which was done, a n d d u l y presented a n d adopted by u n a n i m o u s rising vote. Bro. JOHN H . COLLAMORE p r e s e n t e d to G r a n d Lodge an additional gift of 2,000 feet of land to t h a t given b y h i m at t h e last session of G r a n d Lodge for a masonic cemetery. As noted in o u r last year's report, Massachusetts has been stirred up over a publication of a cipher of t h e ritual, as a result of which t h e

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G r a n d L e c t u r e r and o n e o t h e r p e r s o n w e r e expelled, a n d a c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d i n reference to t h e m a t t e r . W e a p p e n d t h e committee's report, w h i c h was adopted b y u n a n i m o u s vote, and we c o m m e n d to t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s like action. T h e r e p o r t is as follows: WHEREAS, Certain unauthorized practices tend to corrupt the work and lectures of the Grand Lodge and deceive the Craft; and WHEREAS, Certain printed books, purporting to be cipher keys to the ritual, or parts thereof, of this Grand Lodge, have been found in circulation in this jurisdiction ; it is Voted, That hereafter any Mason under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge who shall print, or cause to be printed, any such book or sheets, or buy or sell the same, or cause the same to be bought or sold, or who shall use or circulate the same, shall be liable to expulsion from the rights and privileges of Freemasonry, or to be otherwise punished by vote of the Grand Lodge at any quarterly communication thereof. ANNUAL FEAST,

DECEMBER 2 7 T H , 1894.

T h e officers of G r a n d Lodge w e r e d u l y installed, and t h e r e u p o n r e p a i r e d t o t h e b a n q u e t hall, w h e r e G r a n d Master E . B. HOLMES called for t h e customary toasts: 1st. To t h e m e m o r y of t h e Holy Saints .JOHN ; 2d. To t h e m e m o r y of o u r illustrious b r o t h e r , GEORGE WASHINGTON; 3d. T O t h e m e m o r y of o u r d e p a r t e d b r o t h e r s w h o h a v e passed on t o t h e Celestial Lodge a b o v e ; 4 t h . T h e h e a l t h a n d prosperity of t h e Craft w h e r e s o e v e r dispersed over t h e face of t h e globe. T h e G r a n d Chaplain, B r o . CUCKSON, responded to tlie call of t h e G r a n d Master, and a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s s a i d : A feeling of brotherhood is the one sole bond of fellowship which binds together Masons in all parts of the civilized world; and, for my own part, I never could quite understand the attitude of any Christian church in its opposition to Masonry; for it seems to me that Masonry rightly understood, comprehends and embraces that which is common to all the churches, and that which is best in Christianity; and I think that the feeling which prompts the Catholic Church to be hostile to our brotherhood must rather be a feeling of envy, a feeling that we are perhaps a little too strong, and a little too close in our fellowship, that we are a formidable body as compared with tlie Eoman Catholic Church, and that our brotherhood is as large and as powerful, when it cares to exert itself, as any existing affiliation in the world, and it is not of much use for the Church to try to deal with us in any spirit of hostility. It may put us under its ban; it may curse us if it chooses; but that kind of business is innocent enough in these days, fortunately. It may do what it chooses, but we have been here a little too long, we are too ancient, too deeply rooted, too firmly fixed in human life, to be greatly disturbed by the anathemas of any priest, or of an church. And so the bitterness, the ill-feeling, which sometimes comes to the surface in the church, reminds me very much of the anger—the fruitless anger — displayed once by a Somersetshire farmer. He tried desperately hard, but to no purpose, to tear up an oak sapling by the roots. He pulled at it, and pnlTed and blowed for a long time, but could not move it. At last, in futile, petty anger, he said: " Domn the pigs that didn't yut thee when thou wert an acorn ! " Bro.

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together upon a common footing, a n d become acquainted and esteem each other's virtues more and more- -•' * '•' There is no intolerance or bigotry to stir the masonic Body iu the least particle from t h e great fundamental principle of its organization, or cause it to withhold the right hand of fellowship from those who are willing to come together a n d meet upon the level a n d part upon t h e square. '•' ••'• ••• When that great principle was announced — and I need n o t historically go back of t h a t — Masonry spread at once in Germany, in France, i n Holland, in Great Britain, iu Ireland, iu Scotland a n d in the United States, a n d then in the Colonies, a n d all the world took it up. You can find Masons in India, you can find them in China, you can find them in Japan, you can find them in Persia, you can find them in Arabia, you can find them among the I n d i a n s o u t on the Plains, you can find t h e m among t h e Indians in South America —all recognizing the masonic sign, a n d all ready to extend the right hand of fellowship a n d brotherhood to those whom they meet as their fellows. ;:<

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Now 1 am passing away. Men who are gray among you are also passing away. On you this mantle of ELIJAH is to fall, a n d you are to go on a n d do the work. Do not forget i t ! It is a moral precept on your m i n d s ; it is a moral duty on your consciences. I t is a great thing that you are still, as you have been for one h u n d r e d a n d fifty years before the forlorn hope, leading the battles of civilization in behalf of a common h u m a n i t y . Why, if you read ROBINSON'S" Profits of a Conspiracy," written one h u n d r e d years ago a u d upward, you will find h e said that Masonry waged war against altars and against thrones, against government aud for anarchy. One h u n d r e d years have passed by. Altars are respected as much now as they were then ; they are deeper seated now than they were then, because now they are founded in the hearts of the h u m a n race ; then they were founded upon t h e bareness of the laws of t h e State to which they were allied. Liberty has expanded. Government has not suffered. Property has not suffered. Religion has not suffered. But everything, like the genial hand of Spring coming upon the snow-clad earth, has grown green a n d blossomed, and bids fair to bring forth fruit; and you are to go on with the work which has been begun. '•' * '•' You have a great Charity F u n d ; you have a need of Charity F u n d s in your lodges, by your voluntary contributions, which no Mason among you will refuse to recognize, b u t every m a n must meet according to his means and according to the neeesi.ity. I hope to see the time when we shall have organized those institutions of charity on a broader and a firmer a n d a more enduring footing than they now are. But I say that, so far as the past is concerned, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts stood u p to its duty every day a n d every hour, a n d has b r o u g h t things into a condition where t h e hope for t h e future is founded u p o n t h e good perform^ince of t h e past. W e h a v e n o t e d t h e fact t h a t a m o n g t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d Masons of Massac h u s e t t s of r e c e n t years, n o n e h a d w a r m e r places i n t h e affections of t h e i r b r e t h r e n t h a n B r o . WOODBUBY a n d t h e late P a s t G r a n d Master BRIGGS. T h e last official words of t h e l a t t e r e m p h a s i z e d iu u n m i s t a k a b l e m a n n e r t h e necessity for a systematic p l a n of b e n e v o l e n c e for the, d e s t i t u t e , t h r o u g h t h e organization a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of a Masonic H o m e . The b r e t h r e n of M a s s a c h u s e t t s h a v e e v i d e n t l y r e m e m b e r e d Bro. BRIGGS' soul-stirring w o r d s on t h i s topic, as t h e i r d o n a t i o n of §10,000.00 a t t h e p r e s e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n evinces. B r o . CHARLES L E V I WOODBURY n e v e r fails t o call a t t e n t i o n t o t h e s a m e subject, a n d as h i s w o r d s i n d i c a t e h e h o p e s to see s u c h an i n s t i t u t i o n of c h a r i t y organized on a b r o a d , firm a n d e n d u r i n g foundation. W e of t h e W e s t b o a s t ourselves of o u r p r o gressiveness, a n d decry t h e c o n s e r v a t i s m a n d slowness of t h e East. W e s h o u l d read JESOP'S fables again, a n d ' t a k e a n o t h e r lesson from t h e o n e c o n c e r n i n g t h e tortoise a n d t h e h a r e . Rev. A. A. B E R L E as follows:

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Kow, Brethren, I only wish to say one word, and I wish this evening to speak as a preacher. I have never been able, as a minister of the gospel, to disassociate myself from my calling. I was a man before I was a minister. All the man that there was in me became a minister; and I wish simply to say that when I knocked at the door of this Institution, and when I heard the words "erected to GOD and dedicated to the Holy SAINT JOHN'* those words meant to me that no unclean thing should ever pass my lips, no wrong thought, any more than before —but less thau before —should ever flash through my brain ; but that as a man and a Mason, I would endeavor to be as true, and as pure, and as honorable, and as straightforward, and as clean as the woman I loved enough to make the companion of my life,and the mother of my children. It is for this reason that I speat as I do. In such an Institution there will be meu ofttimes —it would be strange if there were not—among us in the.world-wide fellowship that we have, who need the restraints that come from the memories of their obligation. We have the compass, and we have the square, but they both rest in every well regulated lodge upon the Holy Book, and every man among us has touched his lips to the sacred page, and ought to remember that therein lies all the power and all the truthfulness and all the greatness of the masonic fraternal life. And so. Brethren,I come to you as much a minister as a man, for in my life, and in my work and in myservice I am now unable, after these too brief years in the service, to separate the two. Masonry stands for the love and service of Almighty GOD. if it stands for anything. It stands for pure manhood ; it stands for virtuous service : it stands for a larger and broader patriotism : it stands for loyalty— for purity In youth, for honor in nianhood, and for every grace that makes life tolerable and sweet. And 60,1 bring the message this evening, brethren, of that Saint whose feast we celebrate to-night. Whosoever, therefore,hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even'as he is pure. And in that fraternal life, brethren, let us leaven the world. Let our manhood ."land bright and clear and clean against the dark portions,against a world thatawaits the enlightenment that we enjoy; and in the words, and in the message of the Elder Brother, who has just spoken, lefus remember that the Unseen Hand guides us, and that in the fellowship of immortality, GOD willing, we shall meet upon the level and part upon the square. Bro. R. P. BUSH m a d e q u i t e a n i n t e r e s t i n g address upon t h e history of M a s o n r y , tracing it from t h e E g y p t of long before t h e Christian E r a ; tliat 1,500 y e a r s before CHRIST A t h e n s was founded by a c o m p a n y t h a t w e n t from Alexandria, " a n d a n o t h e r c o m p a n y led by MOSES l a t e r on found its way to C a a n a n to crown M t . Moriah with t h e b e a u t y a n d g r a n d e u r of K i n g SOLOMON'S T e m p l e . " H e traces t h e descent t h r o u g h t h e R o m a n builders of N u m a t o t h e Steinmetzen of G e r m a n y , t h e Stone Masons of Britain, a b o u t t h e e i g h t h c e n t u r y , a n d t h e n c e througli t h e days of t h e cathedral b u i l d e r s a n d operative Masons down to o u r days. H e then concludes: It is something to be allied to an Institution that is so old. It is something to journey then by the Nile, and read in every obelisk, and in that statue of MEMNON, which sang at early morn, and in the crumbling piles of pillars, the genius of the operative Masons of long ago. It is something to journey to the Imperial City of Rome, and in aqueduct and arch learn of the Koman corporation of builders. It is something to climb the hill Moriah, and dig down under the dtbrU that have accumulated through the ages, and find the foundations of King SOLOMON'S Temple itself. But it is more than this, if we may make Masonry the power in the word that my brother has suggested in his message that it ought to be. I care not whether the foundation be old or young, so much as I care that it be dedicated to all that is right, all that is pure, all that is most noble. PHIDIAS, that chiefest of the sculptors of Greece, was found one day before a statue which he had created. He had knocked away the chips that concealed the features of beauty till the statue stood revealed in all its loveliness. The world was singing his praises everywhere. But PHIDIAS him-

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self is reported to have been in tears, and a friend who inquired the cause, and who told him of all the praise t h a t was abroad, had this for an answer: " It is for this very cause 1 weep â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t I have created my ideal. I can see n o t h i n g to Improve in the figure before me." Sad would be the day, brethren, if Ma.sonry had reached the heights a n d must go down. No ; it is your duty, and it is mine, that as this grand Institution has led the progress of civilization, has stood in the forefront of all that is best a n d truest on the earth, that we should see to it that its scepter shall not depart, but that as the ages come a n d go it shall take on more of power,and be more truly consecrated to the Infinite Gon and t h e saints to whom it is dedicated ; and I pray that you a n d I a n d all of us together, throughout the confines of the Grand Body you represent, aiid throughout all the world, maybe, on this day of the loving disciple of our Lord, so dedicated anew to the service, so before our GOD consecrated to living ourselves the principles for wiiich we stand, a n d that they be so inculcated in us that we shall speed forward in the progress of Freemasonry that right hand of the Lord in the establishment of His kingdom upon the earth.

After various o t h e r speeches t h e b r e t h r e n s u n g a song ( A u l d Laiig Syne) and w e n t h o m e . A small volume c o n t a i n i n g record of special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d t h e quarterly c o m m u n i c a t i o n for March 13, 1895, is also at h a n d , b u t contains n o t h i n g for review. T h e r e is n o Correspondence Report, w h i c h w e regret exceedingly. T h e r e are m a n y m a t t e r s of a historical character u n d e r consideration, a n d t h e light which would be shed upon t h e m from t h e historical records of Massachusetts t h r o u g h Bro. NICKERSON a n d others, of " t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h , " would be of inestimable value to t h e Craft. I t we wait for e x p l o r e r s of later days to discover a m o n g t h e r u b b i s h t h e matters which now lay n e a r t h e h a n d of some living b r o t h e r , m u c h will b e irretrievably lost. N o w h e r e p r o b a b l y better t h a n in Massachusetts can t h e c o n n e c t i o n be clearly traced b e t w e e n t h e u n d e r l y i n g principles of F r e e m a s o n r y a n d t h e invincible " t r u t h s " of t h e Declaration of I n d e p e n d e n c e . I t h a s come to be considered a well established fact in t h e m i n d s of t h e A m e r i c a n people t h a t such connection existed, a n d Masons of to-day rejoice at t h e p r o d u c t i o n of every added evidence of t h e fact. I n t h e s e anniversary days of Masonry a n effort s h o u l d b e m a d e to g a t h e r u p every historical fact a n d i n c i d e n t which will t h r o w light u p o n t h e d a y s w h e n F r e e m a s o n r y t a u g h t Liberty a n d E q u a l i t y as well as F r a t e r n i t y , freedom of t h o u g h t in m a t t e r s political as well as freedom of conscience in m a t t e r s religious. W e trust t h a t o u r Massachusetts b r e t h r e n in lieu of a C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report will at least set Bro. JficKEKSON at. work on t h e mass of historical material w i t h which h e is so familiar.

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WILLIAM H . PHILLIPS, Grand Master, and twenty Past Grand Masters were present. From the Grand Master's address we learn that three difierent Grand Lodges have been organized in that jurisdiction — one in 182G, one in 1841, and the present one in 1844 — the latter holding its first regular annual couinuinication January 8. 1845, at which there were present six constituent lodges and one U. D. The Grand Master's record shows efficient service; in the matter of a delinquent officer he acted promptly, wisely and well.. We note among the names of Grand Representatives that of ,R.".W.\ Bro.

AHRAM H . ELLIS, of Beloit.

The Grand Master called attention to the case of a poor widow, wliose husband had died leaving a mortgage for $150.00 on their home, and asked for a collection to pay oft' the mortgage. The collection netted SI 57.39. Grand Representative CHRISTIAN DA.M, of Peru, made a report, which Bro. CoNovER with sublime courtesy prints as a part of the Proceedings. From it we learn that the "By-Laws of Lodge No. 27 was approved;" that the rent of the Grand Lodge Temple was reduced; a petition was declared not valid; a lodge reorganization approved; and a few 'other matters of like importance considered. We regret to learn that the Grand Lodge of Michigan will lose Bro. DAM'S services. In our last year's report we noted a presentation to Grand Master DowLiNO, through Grand Secretary OONOVER. Those who read Grand Master DOWLING'S " nautical" address, and who are aware of the manner in which Bro. CONOVER fired it into him last year in his presentation, can well conceive the intense pleasure with which Bro. D. seized a long sought opportunity to meet Bro'. C. before assembled Grand Lodge and inflict upon him a speech occupying four pages of nonpareil print, winding up with the present of an official badge, containing, among other things, the State coat of arms and State motto, the latter "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amenam Circumspice," which Bro. D. translated into Michigan vernacular to mean, "If you would behold a loyal constituency, look about vou." Bro. CONOVER accepted the translation without question, likewise the accompanying badge. AVe are pleased to note that Bro. DOWLING had a chance to get even for the assault made on him last year by Bro. CONOVER, and that honors are now easy between the twain. Have you selected that "proxy" yet, Bro. C? Mere inquiry ! Past Grand Master JOHN W . MOGRATH made a report on jurisprudence, which, among other things, makes a suggestion or two on physical

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perfection, w h i c h h a r m o n i z e e n t i r e l y with former u t t e r a n c e s b y us, a n d w h i c h we t h i n k c a n n o t be fairly or fully a n s w e r e d : We teacb a candidate at the very threshold of Masonry that it is the internal a n d not the external qualifications of a man that should recoramend h i m to be m a d e a Mason. We should either change the work so as to read that an excellent physique is an essential qualification for admission and that more attention will be paid t o t h a t than other considerations, or we should conform o u r jurisprudence to o u r ethical teaching. In operative Masonry extreme caution as to physical qualifications was proper, b u t the reason for t h e rule has no application to the practice of speculative Masonry,and the rule should therefore be relaxed. P a s t G r a n d Master M C G K A T H delivered an a d d r e s s a t t h e " c o r n e r s t o n e e x e r c i s e s , " from w h i c h we t a k e a few d i s c o n n e c t e d p a r a g r a p h s : Masonry is in a sense b u t a form in which truth is presented. Those things which masonic representation, symbolism a n d drama are designed to teach, are as old as man ; the initial thought, the fundamental idea of Masonry, that w i t h o u t which Masonry would be as sounding brass or tinkling cymbal, is co-existent with every other force, whether material or moral. Masonic drama a n d symbolism are b u t t h e machinery through which these forces are generated a n d operated. All along t h e pathway of Time, in history, in legend, in tradition, we find traces of masonic t h o u g h t , traces of endeavor to formulate this thought. Man has been forever struggling to solve the problem of man's existence, his duties, his relations a n d his destiny. aTid to perpetuate by sign and symbol, by milestone, m o n u m e n t a n d c h u r c h spire, by written and printed words, the results of these struggles. '•' * '•' There are no dogmas in Masonry. Its secrecy is confined to the means of communication. Its tenets are universally approved. What it condemns no m a n u p holds. The essence of Masonry is character. Character is Masonry, a n d character is destiny. * * '' Masonry is a broad system of ethics, teaching the science of h u m a n i t y , based upon the recognition of the truth, that we have a common origin a n d a common destiny; that GOD is the Creator and Father of us all, and out of that relationship grows the brotherhood of man. Its great purpose is to intensify that relationship. It asks of m a n that he ignore no creed, unless that creed ignores t h a t relationship. * * The great need of the times is practical sympathy between all classes of society ; more h u m a n i t y ; more tenderness; more love : more practical Christianity. =• * '* When your poor neighbor is touching the bottom of the flour barrel with t h e saucer, a sack of flour is t h e best prayer you can utter. P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r H U G H M C C U R D Y delivered one of his a d m i r a b l e a d d r e s s e s , from which we t a k e t h e following: I have cited you to those holy a n d illustrious events, n o t that Freemasonry attempts to lay ofTerings upon t h e altar for man's redemption, or t h a t we regard it as religion, b u t because they are illustrations familiar to all. Christianity goes direct t o the altar, a n d lays its offerings upon the sprinkled throne, while Freemasonry, the h a n d m a i d of religion, beneficence a n d morality, raises u p fallen m a n a n d places before him the incentives to goodness.. They are co-mates in bearing a universe to heaven, and the .spirit of o u r Order receives the sanction of the Great I Am in the sublimity of t h a t voice which proclaimed," Peace on earth, good will to m a n . " W e n o t e t h a t t h e list of G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s s h o w s t h e a d d r e s s of E.'.W.-. Bro. E L L I S to be T o p e k a ; it s h o u l d be Tieloit, B r o . COXOVER. T h e b u l k y v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g s h a s 195 pages d e v o t e d to its semic e n t e n n i a l , a g r e a t s h a r e of which space is t a k e n up w i t h b i o g r a p h i c a l s k e t c h e s a n d p o r t r a i t s of t h e Past G r a n d Masters of Michigan. T h e record begins w i t h a copy of Provincial G r a n d M a s t e r G E O R G E HARISON'S a p p o i n t m e n t of " B r o t h e r L i e u t . J O H N CHRISTIE, of t h e 60th

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R e g i m e n t , " as M a s t e r of a " L o d g e of Mitsons, n u m b e r o n e , to b e held a t D e t r o i t , " dated April 27, 1764. This lodge t h e n organized was t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of M a s o n r y in Michigan, a n d t h o u g h its allegiance was transferred to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Canada in 1794 a n d to X e w Y o r k in 1806, it became a n d still is No. 1 o n t h e roster of tlie G r a n d Lodge of Michigan. I n 1826 a G r a n d Lodge was organized, with LEWIS CASS as Grand Master, w h i c h two o r t h r e e years later s u s p e n d e d labor on t h e recomm e n d a t i o n of Grand Master CASS, on account of t h e anti-masonic movem e n t . I n 1841 an a t t e m p t to organize a G r a n d Lodge was made, b u t failed to receive recognition o n account of i r r e g u l a r i t y . On t h e 17th of S e p t e m b e r , 1844, t h e p r e s e n t Grand Lodge was organized, t h e 1841 organization also m e e t i n g a n d after formally transferring to t h e n e w G r a n d L o d g e all its m o n e y s , goods, effects, b o o k s , etc., a n d d i r e c t i n g recognition of t h e new G r a n d Lodge, formally dissolving. T h e n e w G r a n d Lodge, beginning with four subordinates, now in fifty years, n u m b e r s nearly 400, a u d nearly 40,000 Masons. T h e picture of G r a n d Master LEWIS CASS is t h e first we note. H i s petition for admission to t h e fraternity was as follows: MARIETTA, November 7,1S03. T, LEWIS CASS, beg to be a d m i t t e d to t h e sacred Mysteries of Freemasonry if found worthy. LEWIS CASS. '

He was initiated in American Onion Lodge, N o . 1, a t Marietta, O., N o v e m b e r 5, 1803; passed April 2, 1804, a n d raised May 7, J804; w a s elected G r a n d Master of Masons of Ohio J a n u a r y 10, 1810, serving as such officer u n t i l 1813, w h e n h e removed t o Michigan. I n 1844 h e installed J O H N M O L L E T T as G r a n d M a s t e r of t h e new-

G r a n d Lodge t h e n organized, and revering t h e I n s t i t u t i o n d u r i n g a long and active life, was b u r i e d with t h e h o n o r s d u e a P a s t G r a n d Master a t his d e a t h i n Detroit, J u n e 11, 1866, t h e G r a n d Master of Michigan cond u c t i n g t h e services. T h e G r a n d Master in 1850 was GEORGE C . MHNRO, t h r e e of whose d a u g h t e r s became a n d t w o a r e n o w residents of K a n s a s , t h e other h a v i n g joined h e r father in h i s Celestial H o m e . Bro. MUNRO visited Kan.sas m a n y years ago, a n d impressed all t h e b r e t h r e n w h o m e t h i m , n o t only as a zealous Mason, b u t a good m a n a n d t r u e in every sense of t h e expression. H e died a n d was buried a t h i s h o m e in Jonesville, A u g u s t 10, 1883. J . ADAMS ALLEN, t h e G r a n d Master in 1859, was a t o n e time editor of t h e Ashlar, and in 1862 was associated with R O B MORRIS as editor of t h e first v o l u m e of t h e Voice of Masonry. W h e n h e realized t h e a p proach of d e a t h he presented to t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n H o s p i t a l of Chicago h i s v a l u a b l e medical l i b r a r y â&#x20AC;&#x201D; n o w a n i m p o r t a n t feature of t h a t instit u t i o n , a n d well k n o w n as t h e "Allen L i b r a r y . " G r a n d Master HORACE S . ROBERTS, 1861, .sent his message, brief b u t full of love for t h e I n s t i t u t i o n a n d b r e t h r e n , from t h e seat of war, J a n u -

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ary 4, 1862. H e died on t h e field of battle, a n d his r e m a i n s lie i n an u n k n o w n grave. H i s b r e t h r e n have erected a m o n u m e n t to h i s memory, w h i c h bears t h i s i n s c r i p t i o n : " Cold ia t h e dust his bruised form may lie, But that which warmed it oiiee was never born to die."

Sketches of all t h e G r a n d Masters still remain for consideration, b u t time a n d .sfiace forbid. A m o n g t h e names are m a n y d i s t i n g u i s h e d in t h e Craft a n d of national dispute.

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BURY, H U G H M C C U R D Y , G E O . H . DURAND, AVM. DaNiiA.M, D A N I E L S T R I K E R , J O H N W . M C G K A T H , 0 . L. SPAULDING, A. M. CLARK, M . SHOEMAKER, K . C. HATHEWAY-, J O H N S . CROSS, W M . POWER I N N E S , a n d G. E . D O W L I N G .

The j u b i l e e exercises, of course, required a n address by P a s t G r a n d Master H U G H M C C U U D Y .

H i s address was m a i n l y historical, a n d is full

of interest to t h e lover of his country. Past G r a n d Master W M . T . MITCHELL delivered a n able a d d r e s s on " A n t i - M a s o n r y , " a n d Past G r a n d Master J O H N W . CHAMPLIN o n e o n t h e

" Ancient L a n d m a r k s of M a s o n r y . " From r e m a r k s m a d e b}' B r o . A. E . COLLINS, we l e a r n : In 1829 Grand Lodge suspended labor on account of t h e political bitterness of t h e day. and recommended all lodges in the Territory to do t h e same. All t h e lodges complied with this request except Stoaey Creek, which never closed its doors d u r i n g t h e eleven years of masonic silence from 1829 to 1841. Bro. CHARLES W . MILLARD, now living at Parkdale, Kansas, received light at Stoney Creek in 1838. Bro. MILLARD well remembers the organization of the lodge in 1827, which held its meetings for several years in his father's house, which is y e t s t a n d i n g and in a good state of preservation. This brother afterwards b u i l t a lodge room on a " high h i l l " (which they n a m e d Mt. Moriah) overlooking Stoney Creek. This lodge stood as a bugaboo to t h e children of the surrounding country for years afterward. At the reorganization of t h e Grand Lodge in 1841 Stoney Creek was numbered three, b u t at the organization of Grand Lodge in 1844 was given t h e n u m b e r five, which it still retains. I n 1859 its n a m e a n d location was changed to Rochester, a n d Rochester Lodge, No. 5, is now in a fairly prosperous condition, having nearly doubled its membership in the past ten years.

Kansas always manages t o get in s o m e w h e r e a t t h e head of t h e procession. I t is n o t difficult to u n d e r s t a n d w h y K a n s a s Masons n e v e r s u c c u m b to difficulties, when i t h a s a m o n g its m e m b e r s t h e d e s c e n d a n t of, as well as o n e of those w h o k e p t t h e old b l u e b a n n e r to t h e fore d u r i n g t h e a n t i - m a s o n i c war, a n d never allowed it to b e furled or trailed in t h e dust. All honor to old " S t o n e y C r e e k ; " t h e n a m e should be p e r p e t u a t e d .

T h a n k you, Bro. COLLINS, for a d v i s i n g u s t h a t

we have in o u r m i d s t o n e whom we, as well as you, should ever d e l i g h t to h o n o r . Bro. JEFFERSON S . CONOVKR'S R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , c o v e r i n g

with index 230 pages, is fully u p to t h e high standard of excellence for which t h e Michigan reports have been n o t e d . U n d e r t h e topic," Masonic H o m e s , " Bro. C. s a y s : No single question seems to be occupying the attention of Masonry in America at the present t i m e more than t h e o n e of Masonic Homes. Whether or n o t it is advisable for Grand Lodges, as such, to engage in establishing a n d m a i n t a i n i n g these institutions; whether those already built and dedicated to t h e work of masonic charity

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shall be controlled directly by Grand Lodges or by private associations; whether they shall be maintained by a certain a m o u n t of per capita dues applied directly to that purpose, or depend entirely upon the voluntary support of the Craft. These questions are being ably discussed pro and con. Some of the brightest Masons in the country are speaking a n d writing upon both sides of each of these propositions, and there exists a wide diversity of opiuiou in the matter, each side arguing, with an honest, earnest belief In the correctness of the position taken, aud with a sincere belief that the best results and most good will be derived from the particular plan laid down. In our own jurisdiction, with a beautiful and commodious Home completed and now giving a comfortable h o m e to twenty-five or thirty inmates, t h e question of its p e r m a n e n t support is yet problematical. Although Grand Lodge is appropriating from year to year, such sums as its financial condition will warrant, for the temporary support of the home, no acceptable plan has yet been devised for its p e r m a n e n t maintenance. The writer, however, has an abiding faith in t h e great heart of the masonic fraternity of Michigan, and confidently believes t h a t this great movement of fraiernal charity will not be allowed to fail, but that out of the discussion concerning its support, plans will be evolved, ample in their provisions, just to the members of the Craft and honorable to Michigan Slasoury. If this could be accomplished at the present session of Grand Lodge, it would seem a most lit r o u n d i n g nut of our first halfceutury. and a crown upon t h e head of Michigan Masonry whose glittering jewels would shine with constantly increasing luster as the ages come and go.

The other questions which Bro. CONOVER considers among the principal topics of discussion are as follows: Perpetual jurisdiction, the Grand Representative system, and the position of the saloon-keeper in Masonry. Bro. CoxovBK devotes three and a half pages to Kan.sas, containing a complete summary of the Proceedings for 1S94. Among other romments occurs the following: The Grand Lodge endorses the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansa.<. aud commends it to the Craft as worthy their confidence and support. Why this Grand Lodge should bolster up any business enterprise is a c o n u n d r u m we are unable to solve at this distance.

Bro. 0. dubs the report of this committee "a concise and able review." As we close our review and lay aside the book, we pause for a moment to note some things which particularlj' attracted our attention on our passage through the ponderous tome before us. We refer to that triumph of the graver's art on the first page, representing the Grand Officers and â&#x20AC;&#x201D;some other things. The quei'y suggests itself to our unartistic eye whether the Trilbyan appendage, which really is the important feature of the cut, fs responsible for the grave look of moral displeasure on the part of the Grand Secretary, and the unrestrained hilarity of the M.'.W.'. Master. Whether the Junior Warden averts his countenance because he fears he may be led into intemperance and excess, and whether there is any difference in the eager countenance of the Senior Warden and that usually found on the faces of the denizens of bald-headed row. These are simply "suggestions," Bro. 0.; consider thein before you let your artist at large again. EDWIN L . BOWRING, Grand Master, Grand Rapids. .JEFFERSON S. COXOVER, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Coldwater. Next annual, Saginaw, January 2S, 1896.

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T h e genial c o u n t e n a n c e of the Grand Ri'presentative of K a n s a s , M.'. W.'. G r a n d Master CALVIN L . BROWN, lies before us as we open to t h e

title page. T h e G r a n d ^Master's address opens w-ith a reference to t h e organization of t h e G r a n d Lodge in St. Paul, forty-one years p r e v i o u s l y ; t h a t n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e c o u n t r y has been passing t h r o u g h one of t h e greatest financial panics ever k n o w n , the condition of t h e Craft in Minnesota has been "fairly p r o s p e r o u s ; " seven decisions are given, all of which received t h e approval of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e and G r a n d Lodge. T h e address s h o w s t h a t t h e G r a n d Master has labored faithfully for t h e Craft d u r i n g h i s term of service. T h e .Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e reported, r e c o m m e n d i n g nonconcurrence in t h e " M i s s i s s i p p i " and " W i s c o n s i n " resolutions, and reco m m e n d e d t h e adoption of a resolution requiring a p e t i t i o n e r for initiation who had been previously rejected by a n o t h e r lodge, to state in his petition t h e n a m e , n u m b e r and location of t h e lodge rejecting h i m , a n d further m a k i n g it t h e d u t y of t h e Secretary to notify such lodge t h a t t h e petition had been p r e s e n t e d a n d had been referred to a committee, t h e names of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e committee being inserted in t h e notice furnished such lodge. T h e C o m m i t t e e on A n c i e n t L a n d m a r k s had u n d e r consideration a portion Of t h e G r a n d Master's address referring to laying c o r n e r stones, and m a k e an excellent report concerning t h e ceremony- a n d its origin a n d its le.sson, closing with this quotation from Past G r a n d Master BUCK, of L o u i s i a n a : Bnt the growth is not merely organic; it is also individual', aud as the closing thought of this hour, 1 suggest the question which this corner stone compels each of us to ask. Whether, in the growth of chardcter. tlie stately structure of our soul-life, and the consecration of our hearts as temples of the living GOD, we are making that advance year by year that shall at last make these h u m a n natures of ours temples fit for virtue's . shrine?

C o m m e n t i n g further u p o n this, t h e committee s a y s : An American poet has found the analogy and parable of such a growth in the shell of the chambered nautilus, which, beginning with b u t a tiny knob, advanced in its spiral growth year by year, until it expanded into the completed size; and then, when its life-work was accomplished, and the life within it cea.sed to be, was left upon the sandy seashore, the deserted tenement of a life which had fulfilled its task a n d passed away. And interpreting that parable as a lesson of h u m a n life, he sang its sermon to his own spiritual n a t u r e : â&#x20AC;˘'Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul. As the swift sea-=ons roll. Leave the low-vaulted past. Let each new temple, grander than the last. Shut thee from heaven by a dome more vast, Till thou at length are free, Leaving thine unknown shell on Time's unresting sea."

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An oration was delivered by G r a n d Orator A. S. CROSSFIELD on " T h e Origin of Masonic P r i n c i p l e s ; t h e F o u n d a t i o n of t h e Masonic Society, a n d W h a t Masonry I s . " T h e orator very properly began with t h e d i v i n e fiat: " L e t t h e r e be l i g h t ! " tracing Masonry's connection with or relation t o forms of worship, rites, c e r e m o n i e s a n d societies of a n c i e n t days, and thence down to t h e p r e s e n t . T h e space covered is too great for us t o a t t e m p t to extract from t h e o r a t i o n , which was a very scholarly production, a n d worthy of t h e s t u d y of o u r Minnesota brethren. Bro. IRVING TODD presents the Report on Correspondence, a concise carefully studied review of fifty-seven jurisdictions, several for t w o years. Being almost exclusively a review, we find little o p p o r t u n i t y for comment. U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , he puts Bro. ARNOLD in t h e " p a r a l l e l " pillory, s h o w i n g u p P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s consistency on t h e question of t h e G r a n d E e p n - s e u t a t i v e system, comparing h i s fulmination with t h e utterances of G r a n d Master V A U X in 1869, in which t h e latter speaks of m a k i n g such a p p o i n t m e n t s of " Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to some sister Grand Lodges to facilitate m o r e directly i n t e r - c o m m u n i c a t i o n between ui3, and a t t h e same t i m e t o assert, in this most u n m i s t a k a b l e m a n n e r the separate and supreme sovereignly of each Grand Lodge" M u c h obliged, Bro. TODD, for your u n e a r t h i n g this old record. W e set o u t to convince Bro. VAUX of t h e same principle in our 1895 report, a n d t h e suggestion w e t h e n m a d e to h i m w e are glad to know a t o n e t i m e received h i s hearty approval. T h e v o l u m e closes with t h e proceedings of t h e Masonic Veteran Assoiiation of Minnesota, whose roster shows a m e m b e r s h i p of 147 active a n d twenty-one honorary m e m b e r s . A m o n g t h e latter we note t h e n a m e s of Bros. J O H N C . SMITH, P A R V I N ,

DRUMMOND, SICKLES a n d

CREUIEK.

CALVIN L . BROWN, G r a n d Master, Morris. IRVING T O D D , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Hastings. Next a n n u a l , J a n u a r y 15, 1896.

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T h e picture of G r a n d Master J . S. SPINKS beauties t h e forefront of t h e v o l u m e before us, and o u r Most Worshipful B r o t h e r displays t h e same taste of a d o r n m e n t t h a t our Delaware b r o t h e r did. T h e G r a n d Master's address indicates t h a t d u r i n g t h e past year t h e r e h a s b e e n a n a b u n d a n t supply of " hog a n d h o m i n y , " for which h e t h i n k s G r a n d Lodge should be " truly grateful." T h e G r a n d Master exercised his prerogative of m a k i n g a Mason a t s i g h t ; gives two pages of his address t o a n e x c u l p a t i o n of his act. T h e

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recipient of t h e h o n o r was a sea captain, whose cabin was a d o r n e d w i t h " God Bless my H o m e , " or some k i n d r e d sentiment, and who was sufficiently u n d e r t h e t o n g u e of good report of his mate to be p r o n o u n c e d by him " t h e best and most pious man I have ever k n o w n in t h e business," a n d w h o likewise dined t h e Grand Master, f u r n i s h i n g au " excellent m e n u , " t h e " cognac and wine " being of like s u p e r l a t i v e d e g r e e . T h e G r a n d Master's account r e m i n d s us of t h e criticism on a S u p r e m e Court decision: " T h e decision is all right, b u t t h e reasons assigned for making it are u t t e r l y insufficient." T h e record of this case m a k e s it a perfect parallel to t h e "cocktail a c t " cited by Bro. BOBBINS. T h e " vested r i g h t " of certain m e m b e r s of Greenville Lodge to cont i n u e in t h e saloon business, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e prohibitory action of Grand Lodge, was n o t conceded on trial before G r a n d Lodge, a n d t h e i r expulsion was affirmed, and to m a k e t h e rule more definite a n d certain for the future it was reenacted as follows: " No Mason, e i t h e r as p r i n cipal, agent, employee, or in any other capacity, shall sell i n t o x i c a t i n g liquors to b e used as a beverage, a n d t h e p e n a l t y therefor shall b e expulsion." Bro. FREDERIC SPEED m a d e a valuable report on law and usage, suggesting t h a t h e could n o t give t h e required time to t h e completion of t h e Digest, and suggested some one be appointed in his place. T h e G r a n d Lodge declined to accede to a change in t h a t direction, and as a t o k e n of appreciation m a d e an a p p r o p r i a t i o n of $100.00 to t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e committee b y way of salary for his services, and t h e further s u m of S250.00 to complete t h e Digest as t h e work progresses. Kansas is supposed to h a v e a work of t h e same k i n d b e g u n , in a state of c o n t i n u a t i o n , suspension or other condition. T h i r t y pages of t h e Proceedings are devoted to a memorial of ROBT. B. BRANNIN, t h e late G r a n d Lecturer. A touching letter from his daughter, K A T E BRANNIN, to Past Grand Master SAVERV, a n d the m i n utes of t h e action of G r a n d Lodge ar^ on t h e opposite page to a p i c t u r e of Bro. BRANNIN. T h e latter indicates t h a t h e was a frank, t r u e , outspoken, unselfish a d h e r e n t of t h e Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n , and of whatsoever was noblest a n d best. Bro. SAVARY aptly describes h i m as " a massive pillar of Masonry, cut from t h e eternal rock of T r u t h . " Bro. HARRISON says: " O t h e r s may come and go, b u t n o n e will excel t h e e ; and few t h e r e be t h a t m a y even fill t h e full m e a s u r e of t h y excellence." Bro. BARKLEY s a i d : " His genial presence was a benediction upon all who were b r o u g h t u n d e r his fraternal influence." T h e t o u c h i n g reference by Bro. BARKLEY' to t h e t e n d e r care a n d u n w e a r i e d ministrations of his d a u g h t e r to Bro. BRAXNIN in h i s last illness, make u p as beautiful a pen-picture of filial devoteduess as we h a v e ever studied.

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W h a t Bro. SPEED'S t r i b u t e was can be i m a g i n e d from t h i s : Some day there will cornea tear-stained sheet from our own households, with the message that " there are no preparations for papa's attending." It will be written in tears by those who love us; if it shall come to brethren whose hearts shall be moved as were those to whom this message came, and we,shall have earned the tears this brought to strong men's faces, we may be content, for «e shall not have lived in vain. Bro. PA.XTON' records that he was •' an e x a m p l e well w o r t h y of highest e m u l a t i o n by craftsmen young and old." Bro. POWER said: " B r o . BR.ANNiN measured fully up to the s t a n d a r d of G O D S n o b l e s t work — an lionest man." V a r i o u s o t h e r tributes of respect from masonic bodies, resolutions, n e w s p a p e r articles, etc., make up t h e record, which is one in which his relatives a n d t h e b r e t h r e n may well be gratified, a n d all together furnish evidence t h a t great grief and sorrow h a v e befallen our b r e t h r e n of Mississippi. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b y Bro. BAKKI,I:Y, is one of the best, if n o t t h e best, we have read from his pen. Kansas for 1S94 is reviewed. Q u i t e a large draft is made on Bro. GUTHRIK'S oration for t h e use of t h e Mississippi b r e t h r e n . A highly c o m p l i m e n t a r y a n d pleasant reference is made to t h e introduction of t h e Kansas c h a i r m a n of Correspoiulence a m o n g t h e w o r k m e n of like ilk, of whom, a m o n g o t h e r kind things, he is pleased to s a y : " Our good b r o t h e r writes with a hearty good-will, and is free from all those things which s o m e t i m e s characterize a new beg i n n e r . " After citing o u r reference to t h e Masonic H o m e of Mississippi, he says: May Gon speed the work, that the widow and orphan may at an early day be sheltered, clothed, fed and educated in a way that will do honor to this Grand Jurisdiction and the uoble Masons whose hearts are in the work. A little labor, a good degree of self-denial, seasoned with the grace of giving, will make the institution a success. U n d e r California, we find t h a t Bro. BAHKI.EY indulges in prophecy occasionally: Yes, dear brother, we are done with the saloon business. We will have a .^pormtic case to settle this year; but if the proof is clear, as we have no doubt it is, since the subordinate lodge dealt with the parties, and they appealed, we will soon dispose of the case according to law, and our equilibrium will not be disturbed in the least. The grand fiat has gone forth, aud the saloon business is a thing of the past in Jlississippi. F r o m t h e conclusion of Bro. BARKLEY'S r e p o r t we take t h e following, which we commend to t h e thoughtful consideration of our Kansas readers. S p e a k i n g of t h e year's labors in t h e material world and the masonic field, continuing, he s a y s : The great tenets of the Institution have been illustrated in the lives and conduct of the common brotherhood in dispensing relief among the needy and distressed. The widows and the orphan have been held in remembrance, and want has been driven from their doors by the timely aid furnished by willing hands and loving hearts. Relief can oDiy be illustrated by deeds, and those who render it prompted thereto by pure love, realize in the very act of giving the sweets which are wrapped up in the precious words, '-'For GOD loveth a cheerful giver." "To relieve the distressed is a duty," everywhere enjoined upon those who have been Initiated into the

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mysteries of freemasonry, and this is the handwriting concerning those who live in its daily practice: " He hath dispersed a b o u t ; he hath given to the poor." There is more within a n d between the journals of the past y e a r w h i c h bespeak that spirit of brotherly love which should ever characterize our actions one toward another, than we have noted in times gone by. The more we study the great principles which lie at the foundation of this Institution, the more fully we understand their teachings in all their bearings on the several relations in life, the greater will be our desire to have our lives conformed u n t o the lessons which they everywhere inculcate. To become a JIason means something more than passing through a certain form of initiation, or to be taught a ritual which we can repeat-uerbaiim. Masonry is something to be lived. It is something to be practiced, and we should so practice it t h a t the profane shall at all times be constrained to say of u s : " Behold these Masons, how they love one another." It is how we live as Masons, that brings forth the richest fruits to the h o n o r and glory of Freemasonry among those whose good opinions we would win. To have the good, great and wise bear testimony on our behalf, we must exemplify in all things before them, in that which we do, that we are jMasons at heart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Masons in deed a n d in truth. The lessous we have learned in our reading during the past year, and t h e teachings made manifest in t h e ' a n n a l s reviewed, are such as tend to lead those who study them up to the highest standard of masonic requirements. The broadest measure of intelligence is essential to the full u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the pure principles and sublime mysteries of t h e science of Freemasonry. T h e more we study this science, and the more light that is thrown upon its abstruse problems, the grander do they become to the masonic student, and so far from being satisfied with his present a t t a i n m e n t s he plies himself the more diligently, if perchance he may in the end attain unto the object of his search â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a more perfect knowledge of those things which are shrouded in mystery. Much has been written, more has been said, concerning the symbology of Freemasonry, still the end is not yet. The more we learn of it the more remains to be learned, and we find ourselves to-day, even at this age of " advanced t h o u g h t , " a n d living amid the teachings of those who have vaulted themselves on-the platform of " higher criticism," still sitting at the feet of the ancient Masters, who are whole encyclopedias of masonic knowledge, and we would not give one hour spent there for whole ceuturies with these modern solonn, who have yet to learn the alphabet of Symbolic Freemasonry. Freemasonry as it was, in its purity, and the way its founders handed it down to their posterity, is one thing, but Freemasonry, as some would have it, adorned with modern embellishments and gaudy colored paraphernalia a n d theatrical m u m m e r i z i n g , a s though it were a drama, upon which the less informed m i g h t feast their longiug eyes, is quite another a n d difTerent thing altogether. There is not, neither can there be anything progressive about it, save as to a more perfect knowledge of it, and a fuller understanding bfits sublime truths. We received it as Ancient Craft Masonry, and so it must ever remain, pure and unadulterated, without change or innovation from auy source whatever, or by whomsoever ordered. The very m o m e n t the change is engrafted upon it, either in its regulations and Constitutions, ritualistic phraseology, symbology or landmarks, that m o m e n t it ceases to be Ancient Craft Masonry,and we may write upon it Ichaboil. It was not our intention in the outset, to press these latter thoughts upon the Craft at the close of our year's work, b u t a chain of circumstances has pressed t h e m upon our minds with such power that we were brought irresistibly to give t h e m utterance, with the hope that those at home, for whose special beuefit they were written, may allow them to have d u e weight, and so shape their course by them as to guard them against the teachings of those who might in anywise seek to lead their p u r e minds from the old paths in which their fathers trod. Bro. BARKLKY also gave u t t e r a n c e to t h e following: Selfishness is not one of the doctrines inculcated in the school of Masonry. There is no place for it in the course of study prescribed. The very Irulhs taught here tend to eradicate it so fully that it never again grows and flourishes in a man's life. The

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teachings of Freemasonry are designed to cleanse, purify and elevate. They remove the vices and superfluities of life, and bring the whole man into sweet obedience to its wholesome laws and benign principles. Xo man has a right to claim to be a JIasofl who is satisfied with a bare initiation. The ritualistic teachings, however beautiful and instructive they may be, are simply the key put into the Mason's hand, by which he may unlock the great treasure-house where are garnered the stores of masonic truth. This truth must be studied, and the lessons drawn therefrom put into practice in the every-day life of the student of these mysteries. The Mason's knowledge is worthless to him unless he puts it into practice. It must be used, and that, too, in such a way as to prove that its teachings have brought forth good fruit in the man's heart and life. *' 'â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ " No profane man is, or can be, a good Mason. Reverence for GOD and a reverent use of His name is strictly enjoined upon every initiate, and profanitv, in whatever form, is a palpable violation of the very first and plainest teachings of Freemasonry. T h e s e t r u t h s , so beautifully a n d forcibly p r e s e n t e d by Bro. BARKI.EY, h a v e b e e n so often called to t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e Craft, t h a t were it not for t h e fact t h a t we see daily e v i d e n c e of t h e necessity for t h e i r cont i n u e d iteration, we m i g h t well hesitate in s u b m i t t i n g t h e m for t h e consideration of o u r readers. So m a n y , h o w e v e r , w h o call themselves by t h e n a m e Mason, have shown such u t t e r lack of c o m p r e h e n s i o n of what t h e term implies, and what t h e title d e m a n d s i n t h e way of daily walk and conversation, that we r e p r o d u c e t h e m h e r e , in t h e hope t h a t t h e y may b e t o some, words fitly spoken in season. JAMES T . HARBISON, Grand Master, C o l u m b u s . A. H . BAKKLEY, chairman C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Crawford. N e x t a n n u a l , Jackson^ on t h e first T h u r s d a y after t h e t h i r d Monday in F e b r u a r y , 1896.

MISSOUKI-1895. 7oTH ANNTIAL COMMUNICATION,

J E F F E R S O N C I T Y , OCTOBER loTfr.

J . B. THOMAS, Grand Master, delivered a u u n u s u a l l y interesting address, s h o w i n g a great a m o u n t of work performed, a n d well performed, in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e Craft. Of t h a t n o b l e e m b o d i m e n t of g e n u i n e Masonry, " T h e H o m e , " he s a y s : Soon after the adjournment of the Grand Lodge at its last communication, I instructed the Grand Secretary to issue a warrant on the Grand Treasurer for $13,869.50 in favor of the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Home, that being the amount then on hand in favor of the Home. I regret my inability to make more frequent visits to the Home than I have. It is doing a noble work, and I hope that every Mason in this State will give it a hearty support. The oflicers of the Board of Directors will make their reports as required by law, which will give you full information as to what is being done. Six dispensations for new lodges were g r a n t e d ; all requests for disp e n s a t i o n s t o confer degrees o u t of t i m e , or for lodges to appear in public o n o t h e r t h a n masonic occasions, w e r e refused. T h e m a t t e r of t h e invasion of t h e jurisdiction of t h e G r a n d Lodge of I n d i a n Territory, was b r o u g h t t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of G r a n d Lodge b y t h e G r a n d Master in h i s address, in w h i c h h e r e p o r t e d t h a t n o t w i t h -

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standing t h e fact t h a t t h e m a t t e r had received the a t t e n t i o n of G r a n d Lodge at last year's session, he became satisfied from facts since learned 15y h i m t h a t t h e material i n d i s p u t e belonged to I n d i a n Territory. H e had, therefore, ordered t h e Missouri lodge not to confer t h e t h i r d degree. T h e matter was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , w h o m a d e a like report to tliat of last year. T h e Grand Lodge wisely changed its j u d g m e n t and adopted t h e report of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , as they should have done last year. F i v e decisions are given. All were approved by t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e and G r a n d Lodge. Among t h e m one t h a t affirmation of an initiate was as b i n d i n g as his oath. Of t h e " E m p l o y m e n t B u r e a u , " t h e Grand Master says: 'â&#x20AC;˘ Bro, WILLIAM SESSINGHAUS, and his associates in St. Louis, are doing n o b l e work in tViis line. T h e y are giving t h e i r time free, in t h e i n t e r e s t s of worthy members of t h e fraternity seeking e m p l o y m e n t . I h o p e t h e fraternity will give t h e m a hearty cooperation." T h e death of Past G r a n d Master JAMES P . WOOD is a n n o u n c e d as h a v i n g occurred May 14th, t h e news of his d e a t h reaching t h e G r a n d Master J u n e 18th. G r a n d Orator A. L. Ross delivered an interesting and able address upon t h e " G r o w t h of F r e e m a s o n r y u n d e r Constitutional G o v e r n m e n t in t h e United States." A notable contrast is made by t h e orator between t h e perfect freedom now enjoyed u n d e r constitutional g u a r a n t y , with t h e persecutions in E u r o p e in t h e Sixteenth Century. T h e perils of t h e Craft in Holland in 1735, F r a n c e , G e r m a n y and Austria in 1737, t h e Bull against F r e e m a s o n s by t h e P o p e in Italy in 1738, a n d t h e l i k e persecutions in countries not Catholic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in Switzerland in 1746 p r o h i b iting assemblages; in Scotland in 1757 t h e resolution of t h e Synod debarring all F r e e m a s o n s from t h e ordinances of religion; and t h e destruction of a masonic lodge in 1748 at Constantinople, a n d p r o h i b i tion of a further introduction of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n into T u r k e y . T h e influence of Masonry i n t h e formation of t h e Constitution of t h e U n i t e d States is dwelt u p o n at some length, and t h e question discussed as to w h a t e x t e n t Masonry was responsible for t h e guarantees of t h e Constitution to t h e i n d i v i d u a l . We are glad to note t h a t t h e distinguished b r e t h r e n , who a r e called upon to instruct t h e i r b r e t h r e n a t t h e a n n u a l communications are beginning to let go of t h e ancient c h e s t n u t , " T h e antiquity of M a s o n r y , " and discuss t h e framework a n d uses of t h e completed s t r u c t u r e as well. This is a utilitarian age. T h e question of " cm bono" is h e a r d on every h a n d . T h e necessities a n d d e m a n d s of distressed h u m a n i t y are greater, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g our increased civilization and organized charities, t h a n ever before. Organization has more clearly sbown t h e greater distress which exists, t h a n we had imagined. T h e chance charity of t h e masonic world is seldom sought b y t h e worthy, and h e w h o " gives u p o n t h e impulse of his conception of his b r o t h e r ' s present need," w h e t h e r

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h e c o n t e n t s himself with t h e J e w i s h half shekel of silver, or its equival e n t , or m a k e s a more g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n , if h e m a k e s strict e x a m i n a tion into h i s investment, so often finds t h a t it has gone n e i t h e r to the w o r t h y or meritorious, that his loss of faith in h u m a n i t y prevents furt h e r v e n t u r e s of like character. T h e world h a s organized its charities. M a s o n r j ' m u s t do likewise if s h e wishes to benefit t h e really destitute, a n d p r e v e n t S3'stematic fraud from r o b b i n g t h e funds which should be h e l d only for the benefit of t h e distressed, or if she wishes to ascertain w h o of h e r own household a r e in need of relief. T h e s e comments a r e n o t i n t e n d e d for Missouri. N o w h e r e t h a t we k n o w of is a closer inquiry m a d e into t h e necessities of its Masons a n d t h e i r d e p e n d e n t ones. Its organized masonic charity is its crowning g l o r y ; a n d h e who can visit it a n d note its work, a n d come away witho u t being stirred with heartfelt emotion of g r a t i t u d e for its existence, n e v e r was truly made a Mason in t h e r i g h t place, and is physically imperfect in t h e h e a r t to .such an e x t e n t tliat he never should have been m a d e a Mason. We note t h e passage of a law allowing $2.00 per day attendance a n d two cents per mile for each m i l e traveled in going to or r e t u r n i n g from G r a n d Lodge to all P a s t G r a n d Masters, G r a n d Officers and one repres e n t a t i v e of each subordinate lodge. Memorial services were held in h o n o r of Past G r a n d Master JAMES P. WOOD, at which beautiful t r i b u t e s were paid to Bro. WOOD'S memory b y M.'.W.'. Bro. V I N C I L and o t h e r s . T h e r e p o r t o n Jlasonic H o m e , by Past G r a n d Master GIVAN, Presid e n t , a n d P a s t Grand Master J O H N R . PAKSON, Secretary, shows an int e r e s t i n g state of facts. T h e d o n a t i o n s a n d collections for t h e year from all sources a m o u n t e d to $2(5,781.8.5, of which a m o u n t t h e Grand Lodge c o n t r i b u t e d S13,860..DO ; the G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y , $4,222.2.5; Grand Chapter, $3,961.00; Grand C h a p t e r Order E a s t e r n Star, $300.00; Order of H i g h Priesthood,$100.00. After an e x p e n d i t u r e of $28,893.41, of which a m o u n t $11,299.01 w a s for building, i m p r o v e m e n t s , taxes, etc., and $4,983.33 was for b o n d s for i n v e s t m e n t , t h e H o m e h a d a fund of $6,821.30 on h a n d . T h e y also h a v e what is k n o w n as " K n i g h t s T e m p l a r s Triennial Endowm e n t F u n d , Masonic H o m e of Missouri," to a m o u n t of $50,000.00, safely inve.sted in Missouri b o n d s , a n d a further b o n d for $2,000.00. W e note t h a t t h e r e are n i n e t y - o n e m e m b e r s of t h e H o m e family, forty-three of whom a r e girls, t w e n t y - e i g h t boys, t h i r t e e n old ladies and seven old b r e t h r e n . F o r t y - n i n e h a v e been discharged since H o m e was i n s t i t u t e d . Two of t h e aged m e m b e r s — a h u s b a n d a n d wife — were born in 1813 a n d 1811 respectively; a n o t h e r of t h e a g e d — a lady — was born in 1812. Six lodges U. D. received c h a r t e r s . T h e r e p o r t of the C o m m i t t e e on Appeals and Grievances contains an i n t e r e s t i n g case, t h e No. 1 of t h e r e p o r t , an appeal from t h e j u d g m e n t of a lodge acquitting a brother, a p p e l l a n t claiming t h a t conviction in

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criminal court constituted a masonic offense. The committee properly held that conviction or acquittal would not be conclusive, but that a party could be brought to trial in the lodge on the merits of the case, in the event of the result of a trial in the courts "being either acquittal or conviction. The "Wisconsin" circular was referred to Committee on Charity. The "Home Visiting Committee," appointed by Grand Lodge, made report, stating that "the management of the Home during the current year has been the most successful of any during its existence." The committee recommended that the committee be hereafter constituted of ladies and Masons in equal numbers, which we think a wise suggestion, though probably it will excite the comment of those who fear the overpowering influences of "concordant" Masonry. From the report of the Committee on Ways and Means we note that the chairman of the Correspondence Committee receives $500.00 for his report. Our Missouri brethren appreciate a good thing. Bro. ViNCiL presented 177 pages of Correspondence Report, mainly of his own careful preparation. Bro. VINCIL has been a staunch adherent to the theory that Masonry of the Nineteenth Century must adopt its system of charity to Nineteenth Centurj' methods. Commenting on a report by an Illinois brother (which, we are pleased to say, was' not endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Illinois), Bro. V. says: If GOD'S poor be naked and destitute of daily food, " a n d one of you say u n t o sucli: ' Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled,' notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful for the body, what doth it profit?" The m a n who wrote those words nearly twenty centuries ago was a better Mason than the writer, who was afraid his Grand Lodge might be committed to a policy of paternalism. As the committee aforesaid was fearful of saddling upon the Grand Lodge an institution requiring " m a i n t e n a n c e and support," known as "Masonic Orphan's Home," the Grand Lodge itself took hold of the proposition, and adopted the original resolution, giving S5.000.00 to the Home in aid of erecting additional buildings for t h e care a n d accommodation of an increasing n u m b e r of beneficiaries. Well done, ye noble and big-hearted Masons of Illinois. Missouri, with one-haif of the a n n u a l income of lUinoit--, gave 8:^5,000.00 to help purchase and equip a Home for masonic orphans. After doing so an annual assessment of fifty cents per capita was levied for the support a n d care of our Home family. Our Home is the glory and crown oJ Mvisouri Masonry. . But to anticipate any captious references or cold criticism about some of our lodges rebelling against this assessment, I wish to say that the lodges meet this claim upon their means with a heartiness unexampled in the history of the Grand Lodge. Notwithstanding the financial pressure of the last two years, so severely felt by many country lodges, not one of them has failed to meet the levy with cheerfulness and pleasure, and all in the entire jurisdiction are in full accord with the Home enterprise. We have proved by the good work done that this form of benevolence is the highest expression of masonic charity. [Italics ours.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;CO-MMITTEE.] We have given practical demonstration to the Craft in Missouri that at last the true mission of Masonry has become a reality, both tangible and praiseworthy. The struggle is over; opposition has ceased and t h e victory is ours, without anybody being hurt, or the loss of a single lodge, save one that was dying, and t h e assessment only hastened a needed funeral.

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U n d e r Illinois, Bro. V., r e s p o n d i n g to Bro. ROBBINS' criticism of Missouri o n t h e Toltec m a t t e r , s a y s : If it be true that" the elements" out of which the Gran Dieta was formed were " hopelessly clandestine,"'how on earth can legitimate Masonry ever be established in Mexico? Certainly not by the creation and maintenance of the Symbolic system, when the existing system—"hopelessly clandestine""—utterly-refuses to allow Symbolic lodges to remain there as independent bodies. If the present " aggregation " of masonic bodies working under the authority of the Gran Bieta should so conform to the recognized standards of Symbolic Grand Lodges in this country as to he regarded as legitimate, would it not he better to have that Isind of Masonry there, than such as has heretofore prevailed in the Republic? I s t h i s t h e most explicit pronunciamenlo t h e G r a n Dieta c o n u n d r u m ?

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As we u n d e r s t a n d t h e Missouri record on this question, Grand Secr e t a r y ViNCiL, " in c o m p l i a n c e with t h e expression of t h e Grand Lodge c o n c e r n i n g t h i s lodge (Toltec, No. 520), w r o t e to Worshipful Bro. CHISM advising h i m of t h e action t a k e n , a n d advised said lodge to accept a c h a r t e r from t h e G r a n Dieta of Mexico, etc." Toltec Lodge accepted t h e advice, and t h i s child of t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri, lawfully born a n d lawfully a d o p t e d by and w i t h t h e advice and c o n s e n t of its g e n u i n e m o t h e r , is n o w a m e m b e r of a new masonic family. A r e we to u n d e r s t a n d t h a t Missouri advised a child b o r n to it lawfully to ally itself to an " a g g r e g a t i o n " w h i c h t h e p a r e n t did not or does n o t consider l e g i t i m a t e ? W e h a v e n a t u r a l l y expected t h a t Missouri would speak o n t h i s question. H e r personal connection with Mexican Masonry is of later date t h a n t h a t of e i t h e r Louisiana or New Y o r k , a n d h e r interest in t h e subject o u g h t necessarily to be greater. H o w is it, Bro. V., did you n o t consider t h e G r a n Dieta a legitimate body when you advised Toltec to accept a c h a r t e r from i t ? U n d e r Kansas, Bro. V I N C I L d e v o t e s nearly a page t o consideration of t h e action taken in reference to t h e Masonic H o m e , concluding as follows: It would be unkind and out of place for me to give expression to my views respecting the " backward steps " taken by the Masons of Kansas. Why such a revulsion-of feeling prevailed among the Craft of that jurisdiction I am wholly unable to conjecture. That Grand Lodge has a fund in its treasury amounting to §30,000.00, yet declines to move forward in the establishment of a charity that would do more to the credit of Masonry than any one thing in its history. Of o u r report, Bro. V. s a y s : " T h e work hears evidence of care, t h o u g h t a n d a b i l i t y " — t h e writer, " a w o r t h y successor of an illustrious predecessor," etc. T h e review of Missouri, like t h a t of any jurisdiction w h e r e Masonry m e a n s something m o r e t h a n mere formalism — w h e r e it means, as Bro. BARKLKY, of Mississippi, says, " s o m e t h i n g to b e K w d " — i s always a pleasant task to t h e writer. We a r e sufficiently a w a r e of w h a t is always said of comparisons, n o t t o m a k e any, b u t we solemnly, sincerely a n d t r u l y record o u r belief t h a t t h e stock phrase, " P o o r Old Missouri," will never b e h e a r d again.

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I t never has been used masonically, and on t h a t score Kansas now, as always, reverently bares h e r h e a d in filial love and veneration before her mother. T h e latter has virtues we a d m i r e and would fairi possess. T h e y say t h a t individuals w h o grow too rapidly develop constitutional weakness, which time alone will correct a n d often does fully overcome. Possibly, this is t r u e of moral and p h i l a n t h r o p i c development, a n d t h a t in t i m e t h e virtues w e a d m i r e so much may be ours to enjoy in full possession and fruition. A. M. HOUGH, G r a n d Master, Jeflerson City. J O H N D . VINCIL, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, St. Louis. N e x t a n n u a l , October 20, 1S96.

MONTANA— 1895. 31sT A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

HEI-KNA, OCTOBER 9 T I I .

T h e towering forehead and bright, pleasing countenance of G r a n d Master JA.MES H . MONTEATH relieve the gloom of t h e title page of t h e •Montana PrQ,ceedings j u s t opposite. T h e record of t h e a n n u a l is preceded by a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n called to fittingly lay away t h e rem a i n s of Past Grand Master RICHARD O . HICKMAN, one of t h e pioneers of Montana, a n d j u d g i n g from t h e words spoken by Past G r a n d Master SANDERS, an a d m i r a b l e c h a r a c t e r : Modest, retiring, self-distrustful, intellectual, and supremely just, listening patiently to all diversified views, and making up from all t h a t he saw a judgment as to what was right, he pursued that right with a pertinacity that knew nc variableness, neither shadow of turning. With the dignity and sobriety befitting a great heart, he looked with intrepid courage into the eyes of Sleep, and his brother, Death.

E i g h t Most Worshipfuls assisted G r a n d Master MONTEATH in hisd u t i e s . T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master was brief, and of local interest only. Bro. HEDGES, in his report, says t h a t revenue cannot be reduced a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s k e p t u p " w i t h o u t reaching soon t h e deplorable and h u m i l i a t i n g condition of our National G o v e r n m e n t . " El tu Brute! W e note t h e presentation of a silver t e a service, a set of ROGERS silver plated table ware, and an o n y x table to t h e retiring Grand Master. T h e G r a n d Lodge reduced its dues from $2.00 to S1.50, t h o u g h it e x p e n d e d for mileage and p e r diem $2,711.74 in 1894, with a total m e m b e r s h i p of 2,354, belonging to forty-six c h a r t e r e d lodges. Kansas, t h e same year, with a m e m b e r s h i p of 18,958, had a p a y roll of only 51,851.40, a u d r e d u c e d its dues from SI.50 to fifty cents —in obedience to t h e economic wave passing over t h e country — no reduction, however, in mileage expenises. Our M o n t a n a b r e t h r e n are like t h e plethoric indi-

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vidual whose Montana medical adviser told him h e must do either of two t h i n g s " o r b u s t . " T h e y declined to reduce e x p e n d i t u r e s , a n d did r e d u c e revenues. W e t r u s t t h e alternative presented b y Bro. H E D G E S m a y n o t be fulfilled.

W e n o t e t h a t t h e Charity F u n d a m o u n t s to 25,573.37. T h e session wound u p with t h e a n n u a l b a n q u e t and ball, at which t h e r e was a n a t t e n d a n c e of 600, " a n d t h e bountiful preparations were over-taxed." Bro. H E D G E S was not p r e s e n t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e first and only occasion where h e is recorded as a b s e n t from a b a n q u e t . H e gives as an ostensible reason for his absence, " o t h e r cares e l s e w h e r e , " b u t we opine t h a t if t h e " b o u n t i f u l p r e p a r a t i o n s " h a d n o t been " o v e r - t a x e d " we would n o t h a v e b e e n compelled to rely u p o n o t h e r t e s t i m o n y t h a n t h a t of Bro. H . as to t h e character of t h e " viands." Bro. H E D G E S ' R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is u n l i k e any other t h a t we review. H e has a m a n n e r peculiarly his own ; t h e c o m m e n t s often a m e r e suggestion, b u t o p e n i n g u p a wide range of consideration. H e is often almost impossible to scissor, because, like some witnesses on t h e stand, you cannot m a k e c o n n e c t i o n between subject and c o m m e n t w i t h o u t telling the e n t i r e story. Bro. H . regrets sadly t h e t h i n n i n g of t h e r a n k s , by t h e falling o u t of c o m p a n i o n s in reportorial work, w h o h a v e journeyed with h i m for m a n y years, and whose "flashes of m e r r i m e n t t h a t were wont to set t h e table on a r o a r , " h a v e ceased. W e i m a g i n e t h a t this k i n d of work takes t i m e to get t h e b r e t h r e n u p or d o w n , as t h e case may be, to w h a t o u r musicians call " c o n c e r t p i t c h , " a n d t h a t o u r brother, after wrestling successfully with m e n of t h e caliber of o u r late lamented b r o t h e r of Pennsylvania, feels t h e hopelessness of t h e task in t u t o r i n g t h e p r e s e n t crop of " y a h o o s " t o a condition w h e r e t h e y m i g h t properly be considered " in t h e same class." C o m m e n t i n g on t h e G r a n d Ma.ster of Alabama, he says: " H e s u p plied w h a t h e regards as a long felt w a n t , a G r a n d Master's private seal. P e r h a p s h e feared t h e early e x t i n c t i o n of seals." A g a i n : " S e l l i n g liquor was h e l d to be n o t sufficient ground on which to reject an applicant. B u t it m i g h t imply an impaired moral sense t h a t would justify m a n y in casting a black ball." U n d e r California, we t a k e t h i s : Yes; it is in the social contact and grind that the perfect spiritual ashlars are shaped and polished. If there were no evolution in Masonry, it would be worth no more than any other fossil. No; Masonry is not for everybody. We want good material or our work will come to naught. Man is a religious as well as a social creature. Masonry recognizes this truth in broader and truer sense than any of the sects. The world is sweeping up to the light and on to GOD. U n d e r Connecticut, we e x t r a c t t h e following: Masonic Homes are innovations, but we welcome them nevertheless, and we think it another good thing that lodges are now held in halla dedicated to Masonry and universal benevolence, instead of in taverns, where our fathers too often met and spent their

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revenues. On the whole, we think modern Masonry is an improvement, and that it will continue to improve as charity becomes better understood and applied. With charity as the central sum of our masonic system, and good sense in adapting the body to the soul, we believe the future brighter than the past. U n d e r Illinois, we find a terse s t a t e m e n t of fact: " S o m e b r o t h e r s t h i n k t h e y never will be k n o w n as Masons unless seen in a parade. W e sometimes wish more would show t h e m s e l v e s a t masonic funerals w h e n a poor brother or a stranger fallen b y t h e way is borne to his iinal rest." K a n s a s comes in for t h r e e pages of solid matter, in which t h e work of 1895 is fully reviewed. T h e Lyons Lodge m a t t e r is t h u s spoken of: The officers of the lodge seem to have done their duty, but unable to control the membership plead guilty lor the lodge and joined in the request that its charter be revoked. This was done very properly. Subsequently, upon a petition signed, we suppose, only by those who were known to be in favor of sustaining the law and enforcing discipline, a new charter was granted without serving U. D., and without fee, and the property of the old lodge turned over to the new one. It was a Cajsarian operation where the end justified the means, and ordinary remedies were ineffectual. Still, the necessity for such action is regretted, and some who should have been expelled were simply unaffiliated. T h e report of P r e s i d e n t FULLER, of t h e Masonic H o m e , receives a t t e n t i o n , t h e pledge of t h e G r a n d Matron 0 . E . S., t h a t t h a t Order would furnish t h e Home w h e n built, is characterized a " noble and generous offer," and Bro. H . t h e n s a y s : And yet some of the close-communion jurisdictions would spurn and drive away such assistance in the most fruitful and creditable work of Masonry. If the [angel who visited AEOU BEX ADHESI were to come again, we have little question that he would prefer the humblest Masonic Home to the costliest Masonic Temple. Our poverty seems to be recognized abroad in t h e following: " A s a sop to t h e demon of h a r d t i m e s . G r a n d Lodge d u e s were cut down to fifty cents p e r capita." K a n s a s j u d g m e n t is c o m m e n d e d in t h i s wise: A new departure is signalized in making the Committee on Xecrology one of the standing committees, and allowing its chairman, a compensation offflO.OO.As it now is in most jurisdictions, this duty is variously performed by the Grand Master, a special committee and the Grand Secretary, and with some confusion, by all three at the same time. In connection with this change suggested by our Kansas brethren, we think some time should be set apart at each communication when the report is read, when remarks by personal friends of the deceased would be in orderâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; something of a Lodge of Sorrow. T h e suggestion is a good one. G r a n d Master W. D. THOMPSON, in effect inaugurated h o l d i n g a Lodge of Sorrow d u r i n g his administration, b u t last year we " had a n o t h e r hen o n . " T h e last Kansas Correspondence Report receives an 0 . K. check mark of such dimensions t h a t we would well m e r i t t h e charge of blindness, stolidity, or worse, if we failed to note it. To be in accord and to receive t h e commendation and applause of those of our b r e t h r e n whose work always passes t h e inspection, a n d receives t h e approval of t h e Craft in general, is well worthy t h e u n s t i n t e d effort of one in this field of labor. We are pleased to be assigned a place and welcome â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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to that growing body of masonic readers, thinkers and writers who believe that the growth, perpetuity and glory of Masonry depend vastly more upon the reduction of its great principles into practice than upon a blind and fanatic adhesion to a few pecniiarities of doubtful origin, and inconsistent at times with the vital principles of Jlasonry. "It Is the letter that killeth, but the spirit that maketh alive." This Gougiven precept if it needed any other sanction than its divine author, finds ample confirmation in the history of both Church and State. The strictly so-called secrets of Masonry have been betrayed time and again, and may be in the future, but so long a.s the vital principles of Masonry are adhered to and reduced to practice in ordering the individual lives of its members, in promoting peace and good will among nations, obedience to lawful authority, and dispensing charity'among the worthy distressed, all the powers of earth and hell cannot overthrow it. U n d e r Ohio, discussing t h e q u e s t i o n of systematic charity or lodge r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for reasonable relief to its m e m b e r s in distress, in which t h e Ohio G r a n d Ma&ter practically s u p p o r t s t h e tlieory of bestowing charity by t h e i n d i v i d u a l according to t h e incidental promptings of h i s n a t u r e u p o n seeinc t h e distress of t h e d e s t i t u t e , Bro. H. s a y s : Bro. ANI>KEWS' views differ widely from our own. It sounds pretty and looks nice to see the doctrine of relief set out in such eloquent attire as Bro. ANDREWS can do it. It was well adapted to the early days of our Institution, when habits were simple and wants were few, but it is almost worthless and wholly impracticable in the times and conditions in which we live. Suppose a stranger, claiming to be a Mason and in distress, asks for assistance of a member of a lodge. How can he, without spending much time, satisfy himself that the applicant is a Mason, worthy and in such distress as deserves to be relieved? It is an open encouragement to imposture to accept as true every tale of distress that an expert professional tramp may unfold, and to give to every one who asks. In a large majority of cases where assistance is asked, the applicants are unworthy, and the most needy have too much pride and self-respect to ask assistance. The work must be systematized, and there must be some fund to draw against to meet urgent demands of a worthy class. It may be stated as an established fact that all practical charity, requiring the contribution and expenditure of money, needs to be conducted on business principles,as much as any other business, else it is just as liable to failure. Every lodge should have its Committee on Charity, and every town and city where there is more than one lodge or masonic body, should have its board of relief, and a share of the receipts of lodges from degrees, at least, should be set aside for a Charity Fund. Many seem to think that any rule, system or forethought in providing for charity will degrade Masonry to what they term a mere benefit society, of which there are now so many. But such will have to reverse their reckonings and acknowledge that prudence in collecting and bestowing charity is just as essential as charity itself. Promiscuous giving to every beggar is not charity at all, and often does more harm than good. All words spoken in praise of charity are predicated on the gL-uuine article, and derive all their force and beauty therefrom â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they are sparks from the hammered steel. There are many shams and frauds in our day and in this enliahtened country, but they are only froth on the surface of the seething human cauldron. Solid sense is at the bottom, and is the pure gold after the dross is consumed. Practical charity will remain after sentimental charity disappears in transient corruscations. Since we began to write t h e above, a b r o t h e r has been in to see us, who lives i n a n o t h e r city of t h i s State, who, seeing o u r M o n t a n a r e p o r t , m a d e i n q u i r y c o n c e r n i n g o n e " R E H M , of Polar Star Lodge, No. 17," to w h o m s o m e of his b r e t h r e n h a d b e e n a d m i n i s t e r i n g charity on t h e " l e t n o t y o u r left h a n d k n o w w h a t t h e r i g h t b a u d doeth " plan a p proved b}' Bro. ANDREWS. T h e iiivestigation was a " confirmation s t r o n g as proofs of holy w r i t " of Bro. H E D G E S ' s t a t e m e n t s above copied. O u r

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K a n s a s b r e t h r e n may be interested to know t h a t No. 17 of Montana is Silver Star Lodge, a n d t h a t it h a s n o m e m b e r of t b e n a m e of R E H M . Topeka's Board of Relief would h a v e discovered t h e fraud. U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , discussing Bro. V A U X ' S last report, Bro. H .

says: But his latest contention assumes that t h e opponents of perpetual jurisdiction are wandering in " t h e vagaries of neoteric nescience," oblivious of masonic landmarks, law a n d usages. T h e u n a n i m o u s ballot of which h e speaks is n o t now, a n d never was a landmark, and the Grand Lodge of England, which is certainly older t h a n that of Pennsylvania, allows the admission of candidates if there are not three black ' b a l l s . It cannot be true, then, t h a t " the law of Masonry demands unanimity " in t h e vote to admit a candidate. T h e Pennsylvania masonic law does, b u t if we are rightly informed that of South Carolina does not. Out of a superabundant caution agaiust introducing a single disturbing element into a lodge t h e unanimity ruleprevailsgenerally among o u r American Grand Lodges, but we insist rejection by a single adverse ballot should n o t be construed a j u d g m e n t of unworthiness to follow a m a n through all time to t h e ends of the earth. This exaltation and almost canonization of the black ball is a monstrous perversion of w h a t was introduced as a safeguard to the peace and harmony of the membership of a lodge. What Mason does not know t h a t often t h e personal grudge of a n unworthy member has kept better men o u t of our Institution.

W e h a v e jriven our readers s i m p l y a taste of t h e good things i n t h e M o n t a n a report. Those w h o enjoy t h e A m e r i c a n vernacular in its most vigorous a n d expressive style will " s e e k no farther." W h i l e sometimes, possibly, t h e rendering is n o t as severely classical in form as good old Professor H A D L E Y would have desired, b u t suggests r a t h e r t h e rollicking salubriousness of t h e breezy, m o u n t a i n o u s West, yet t h e most severe stickler for ceremonial form a n d diction c a n n o t fail to concede a n d frankly a d m i t t h a t when i t comes to d o c t r i n e Bro. H. is invariably sound. W e leave h i m with r e g r e t ; we will b e h a p p y to meet again. J A M E S H . M I L L S , G r a n d Master, H e l e n a .

CORNELIUS HEDGES, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Hel-

ena. N e x t a n n u a l t h i r d Wednesday in Septetnber, 189G.

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O.MAHA, .TUNE 12Tn AND 1 3 T I I .

JOHN" A. EHRHARDT, G r a n d Master, delivered a n address, from which

we learn t h a t there h a s been iio cessation from labor in t h e G r a n d Master's office during t h e past year. H e opens with a glowing t r i b u t e to t h e m e m o r y of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A L F R E D GILBERT HASTINGS, w h o s e

death occurred J u l y 10, 1894; notes t h e issuing of seven dispensations to organize n e w lodges; records t h e usual n u m b e r of special dispensations, for m a n y of which fees of from $10.00 to Â§20.00 were p a i d ; dedicated t w o halls, and laid o n e corner stone. U n d e r t h e topic "Relief," is given a c o m p l e t e s h o w i n g of t h e work done b y t h e G r a n d Master in b r i n g i n g a b o u t m e t h o d s a n d systematic

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effort for s u p p l y i n g t h e necessities of t h e destitute m e m b e r s of t h e Craft, a n d t h e i r widows and o r p h a n s d u r i n g t h e year 1894. A detailed r e p o r t is given, b u t t h e following shows sufficiently t h a t our b r e t h r e n in Neb r a s k a did n o t fail t h e distressed a n d destitute in their h o u r of necessity : Up to the 15th day of March, 1S95, every application received was duly con.sidered, and all granted reasonable relief. On that date the funds available were about exhausted, and no further relief was granted; and while some applications that were received after that time appealed strongly to our sympathy, yet the winter had passed and all our membership had been cared for. Tenders of assistance had been made from many of the other jurisdiction5. While thanking all for their active masonic benevolence, all offers were fraternally declined it was our ambition'to care for our own membership. All h o n o r to our n o b l e b r e t h r e n of Nebraska for their grand work, a n d like h o n o r individually to t h e efficient and sufficient G r a n d Master w h o directed and managed successfully t h e great u n d e r t a k i n g . T h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h e lodges of N e b r a s k a is 11,770, a n e t gain for t h e year of 284. W e n o t e t h a t o n e lodge i n Nebraska shows b y its r e p o r t seven widows a n d t w e n t y - o n e o r p h a n s of Masons, within its jurisdiction, of which n u m b e r two widows and eight children required aid. Bro. BENJAMIN F . THOMAS delivered a masterly oration u p o n t h e topic " F r e e m a s o n r y , " one of t h e best of t h e year. We would gladly take it all, b u t h a v e only r o o m for its conclusion, viz: If we may look with justifiable pride upon the past of our society, we may review with the same feeling the promise of its future. The forces which have been so long at work for the weal of the world are still active and tireless. The broadening spirit of brotherhood sees opening before it a well-nigh illimitable field. True, new questions must continue to present themselves, grave issues must continue to arise; but the fiercer the struggle, the closer the competition of life, the greater the world's need of moral forces, molding generous impulses and fraternal acts. Every new field of man's enterprise will be another field for fraternal achievements. Every new city will be another of its strongholds,and every instrumentality that, in the growing years; aids the growth of the w.orld Into a larger and better life, will be the friend of the fraterna spirit. In the language of one of our country's sweetest singers, let us exclaim : " Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul. As the swift seasons roll. Leave the lOw-vaulted past. Let each new temple, grander than the last. Shut thee from Heaven by a dome more vast, Till thou at length are free. Leaving thine unknown shell on Time's unresting sea.'' Freemasonry is fitted to every possible development of the world; to every possible improvement in the condition of life. Its voice will ever be on the side of such development, and itseftorts will contribute to such improvement. Secure in its past; watchful of its present; hopeful of its future, it will continue its victorious march clad in the mystic armor of truth down through the long stretch of centuries. A resolution was adopted a u t h o r i z i n g and directing t h e G r a n d Secr e t a r y to p r i n t t h e record a n d proceedings of t h e N e b r a s k a V e t e r a n Freemasons. Our G r a n d Representative, P a s t G r a n d Master BLACK, from t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , to which committee had been referred

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the Wisconsin relief resolution, recommended a modification of tlie same, which was adopted by Grand Lodge, as follows: " It is the duty of each lodge to take care of its own members in distress, wherever they may be; it being understood that in no case is the lodge furnishing relief and asking reiinbursement to go beyond actual necessities without express authority from the reimbursing body." The Report on Correspondence is by Bro. W. R. BOWEX. We note under Alabama that Bro. B. brings Past Grand Master and now Grand Secretary AEMSTEONG up standing for writing himself down as a R.'.W.'., claiming that "the title once gained, pertains to and remains with the individual." Correct, Bro. 'B., provided the individual does not assume the duties of an office for which another and different title is given. When one fills a position to which the title R.'.W.'. belongs, that is his official title, though, individually, he is a M.'.W.-. brother. Which reminds us of the list of officers on the first page of Nebraska's Proceedings. They have a Most Worshipful Grand Master and a Most Wor shipful (?) Grand Custodian. Both being superlatively worshipful, we would rise to enquire if there is any difference in their official rank? Under Connecticut, we find this reference to the lamented WHEELER : " He did well the work that came to his hand ; maintained the reputation of his jurisdiction and of Freemasonry, plucked wholesome fruit from every branch, and presented some garnished with his own poetry." Bro. BowEX devotes three pages to a review of the Kansas Proceedings, complimentary in the main to the work of Grand Lodge and its subordinates. Concurs in our views as to the cypher business, but enquires: How will the step be enforced when Grand Lodges and (still worse) Grand Masters lead the procession ? Won't it require the intervention of a General Grand Lodge or an edict of non-intercourse, to bring reform? The one or two small Grand Lodges that have exhibited lassitude in this matter m i g h t easily be brought back to observance of first principles, but what could be done with one of our largest jurisdictions whose Graud Master has scattered broadcast " cypher suggestions of the r i t u a l ? "

Never mind the.General Grand Lodge, Bro. B. We suggest instead that the Grand Lodges adopt the plan by which the streets of Edinburgh were kept clean. A little wholesome work such as the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts performed in the case of their Grand Lecturer and his confederate, would soon relegate the whole tribe of tonguey ritual peddlers to their proper position â&#x20AC;&#x201D; outside of the east gate. Bro. B. says he does not admire the Maryland and Colorado plan of having Grand Lodge opened by the Deputy Grand Master, and then receive the Grand Master, and then proceeds to give a reason for it, viz: "For we expect the Master to set Craft to work ah initio," which we would imagine a very poor Nebraska reason, and leads us to enquire upon what principle of masonic law, ancient usage, or other reason except pure fiat our Nebraska brethren "set the Grand Lodge to work ab initio "^ through the instrumentality of a Master's lodge.

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H e criticises Bro. STATON for c o n c e d i n g t h e " r i g h t of each G r a n d Lodge to govern t h e m a t t e r of p r o m u l g a t i n g Us ritual according t o its own good p l e a s u r e , " saying in response t h a t " w h a t is iU ritual is ours," a n d also, " Our neighbor m u s t not so c o n d u c t his domestic afTairs as to w e a k e n o u r foundation w h e n h e demolishes his own edifice." U n d e r U t a h , Bro. B . got to d r e a m i n g , so h e says, and as a result evolved a b o u t t h r e e pages of solid matter, of which t h e following was part: Ours is a pleasant society, bringing us into fraternal relations with men of at least average education and culture, circumstances and reputation. It attracts the .voung man away from frivolous and dangerous associations, and teaches him broader views of existence here and hereafter than he is likely to gain elsewhere. It rests the man of middle age to get away from his business cares, and to come in coutact with men who will help him Iteep what he has rather than take what he has got; and it cheers him to come among his fellows in whom he can trust. It delights the old man to come to his lodge, there to find precisely the same ceremonials he passed through two or three score years before, and to receive the homage and reverence tliat Freemasons accord to the old. U p o n f u r t h e r reflection we t h i n k t h e above was n o t t h e result of " d r e a m i n g , " b u t a deliberate a t t e m p t to palm over on Bro. D I E H L as such one of Bro. B.'s old addresses. W h a t do you t h i n k , Bro. D.? T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings closes with t h e record of t h e NeVjraska V e t e r a n F r e e m a s o n s , a n organization begun J a n u a r y 23,1888, by Bros. R O B E R T C . J O R D A N , W I L L I A M CLEBURN and

W I L L I A M R . BOWEX, t h e

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n a m e d acting as P r e s i d e n t . T h e record is interesting, a n d t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g s m u s t be enjoyable occasions to t h e veterans able to be present. W e t r u s t our Kansa.s v e t e r a n s may soon effect a like organization in this State. â&#x20AC;˘ HENRY H . WILSON, G r a n d Master, Lincoln. W I L L I A M R . BOWEN, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e Omaha.

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P. A. DovLE, Grand Master, paid in fitting terms a t r i b u t e to t h e dead of his o w n and sister j u r i s d i c t i o n s ; r e c o m m e n d e d t h e removal of t h e edict of non-visitation in t h e PHILLIPS case, a contention with Rome Lodge of N e w Y o r k ; m a d e o n e decision, t h a t a masonic lodge could n o t a p p e a r in public e x c e p t u p o n masonic occasions; r e c o m m e n d e d t h e abolition of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e system, which r e c o m m e n d a tion was not approved by t h e c o m m i t t e e or G r a n d L o d g e ; stated t h a t t h e m e m b e r s h i p , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a gain of thirty-one, showed a n e t loss of sixty-six m e m b e r s ; r e c o m m e n d e d dispensing with Report on Corresp o n d e n c e , a n d reducing salary of G r a n d Secretary to S300.00 per a n n u m , t h e former of which was adopted, t h e latter not, a n d wound u p his address with an e x h o r t a t i o n to t h e b r e t h r e n to carefully watch t h a t t h e

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R o m a n Pontiff did not get control of t h e g o v e r n m e n t and restore t h e inquisition, pr words to t h a t effect. T h e address was referred to t h r e e Past Grand Masters, w h o m a d e judicious r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s to t h e G r a n d Lodge in reference to t h e topics suggested, b u t let his Pontifical H i g h n e s s off w i t h o u t any notice whatever. W e n o t e t h a t WILLIAM H . VOETH was a p p o i n t e d G r a n d Representative n e a r G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. T h e representatives of o t h e r G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s were " g r e e t e d " and seated, b u t as usual, Kansas was not there. T h e recommendation to n o t p r i n t Correspondence Report was made by F i n a n c e Committee, b u t we n o t e t h a t t h e y p r i n t as usual t h e names of t h e m e m b e r s , a convenience for advertisers, b u t of no o t h e r earthly use, unless to furnish masonic t r a m p s w i t h n a m e s and n u m b e r s for t e m p o r a r y use. T h e Mississippi rules, upon r e p o r t of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , were not adopted. No Correspondence Report. J O H N 0 . HAZLETT, Grand Master, Dayton. ROBERT LEWERS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Reno. N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 9, 1896, at W i n n e m u c c a .

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T h e volume opens with record of a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n held April 27th, 1894, at St. J o h n , G r a n d Master THOMAS W A L K E R in t h e East, to lay away with t h e solemn ceremonies of t h e Craft t h e remains of t h e late G r a n d Secretary, T. NISBET ROBERTSON. G r a n d Master WALKER made a feeling address, referring to t h e close ties which h a d always existed between t h e late brother and himself, d a t i n g from t h e t i m e when Bro. ROBERTSON, as Master of his lodge, had conferred upon h i m t h e degrees of F r e e m a s o n r y . A letter of regret at absence on account of judicial a p p o i n t m e n t s , from Pa.st Grand Master W. WEDDERBURN, was r e a d ; a n d later Bro. ROBERTSON'S r e m a i n s were b u r i e d w i t h t h e customary rites of F r e e m a s o n r y . At t h e a n n u a l communication G r a n d Master W A L K E R was in the East. T h e representatives of sister G r a n d Bodies were duly recognized. T h e G r a n d Master, Deputy G r a n d Master, and one o t h e r representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nova Scotia were p r e s e n t as visitors, a n d were so a n n o u n c e d by t h e Grand P u r s u i v a n t , w h e r e u p o n t h e G r a n d Master a p p o i n t e d a Past G r a n d Master, who was G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Nova Scotia, a n d one other Past Grand Master, to introduce t h e distinguished visitors, which was d o n e , and t h e y received according to t h e ancient usage of t h e Craft.

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G r a n d Master W A L K E R p a y s d u e h o n o r to t h e m e m o r y of V / . W . \ Bro. T. NiSBET ROBERTSON, a n d gives d u e weight to t h e vahie a n d chara c t e r of h i s e m i n e n t services t o t h e Craft for a period of thirty-one years. T h e G r a n d Master's record of official visitations shows faithful performance of d u t } ' ; d u r i n g t h e year h e amicably adjusted with t h e Grand Master of M a i n e a cause for d i s p u t e ; took u p t h e c h a r t e r of o n e lodge, most of its m e m b e r s affiliating with a n o t h e r ; received a petition for a new lodge, which, for lack of a requisite endorsement, was still held in abeyance. T h e Board of General P u r p o s e s sent a letter of s y m p a t h y to t h e widow a n d family of Bro. ROBERTSON. T h e Board r e c o m m e n d e d t o G r a n d Lodge to fund its r e m a i n i n g ind e b t e d n e s s o n account of t h e Masonic Hall C o m p a n y , to a m o u n t of $10,000.00, so t h a t .same should b e payable at t h e rate of $500.00 per ann u m , w h i c h received t h e approval of G r a n d Lodge. Our New Brun.swick b r e t h r e n h a v e paid off $12,500.00 of indebtedness, a n d t h e rem a i n d e r is easily w i t h i n t h e i r ability to care for. Our N e w B r u n s w i c k b r e t h r e n h a v e thirty-one lodges, with a memb e r s h i p of 1,788. N o C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. THOMAS W A L K E R , G r a n d Master, St. J o h n . J O H N V . ELLIJS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, St. J o h n . N e x t a n n u a l , a t St. J o h n , A u g u s t 27, 1895.

NEW HAMPSHIRE —1895. 1 0 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CONCORD, M A Y 1 5 T H .

C H A R L E S C . H A Y E S , G r a n d Master.

T h e v o l u m e opens to a semi a n n u a l communication, held December 27, 1894, a t which t h e work was exemplified, and t h e jewels previously a r r a n g e d for, were presented to t h e G r a n d Treasurer a n d G r a n d Secretary. T h e G r a n d Master's address a t t h e annual c o m m u n i c a t i o n is a t h o u g h t f u l , e a r n e s t , dignified p a p e r , from one t h a t evidently honored t h e office to which he h a d b.een elevated by his b r e t h r e n . T h e record of work shows faithful a n d efficient service to t h e Craft. H e presided at two masonic trials, and h a s a long record of visitations and duties performed. O n e of t h e l a t t e r was in t h e line of patriotism — a masonic virtue — t h e dedication of a m o n u m e n t , in t h e language of t h e address: Erected by the town of Durham and the State of New Hampshire to the memory of one of the most distinguished sons of the Granite State — her first governor—the first Grand Master of Masons in New Hampshire —soldier, statesman. Mason, General JOHN SULLIVAN. It was a notable occasion, and as Giund Master I was proud to stand in the presence of the Governor of the State, and the large number of distinguished citizens gathered there, and represent the masonic fraternity of this State.

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Several decisions are given, only one of which seems to have called for amendment by the Jurisprudence Committee. Bro. HAYES calls attention to the Masonic Home movement begun by the purchase of property at Manchester, among other things saying: "Brethren, this is a worthy object, and one that should appeal to every Mason who has faith in the future of our Order, whose hope is to see it continue to grow in usefulness and good works, and whose charity extends to all mankind." Upon what constitutes legitimate Masonry, we take the following: Brethren, there is one important matter which I desire to bring to your attention at this time, and that is to have some action talien which shall determine the anthority of the Grand Lodge and the power of the Grand Master in questions relative to what is to be held legitimate Jlasonry in this jurisdiction and what is not. It may occur to some that this authority and this power are already defined, b u t I find that among members of this Grand Lodge, brethren of the highest legal and masonic attainments, there is a difference of opinion. The question may become serious in the near future. As the mariner scans the horizon and sees in the little cloud t h e forerunner of the coming storm, and makes preparations to meet it, so should we as members of this Grand Body, be admonished by the movementsof some so-called masonic associations, and take such action as will enable the Grand Master to act promptly and effectually. The Grand Lodge should say just what is legitimate Masonry, and should allow no fraternal organization to occupy any apartments dedicated to Masonry by its officers that ignore its authority. There is no room in this jurisdiction for any clandestine or illegitimate Masonry,and on thisquestion t h e G r a n d Lodge should speak in no uncertain sound. As to what bodies are recognized as legitimate should be settled now, and whatever the decision is, it should be distinctly understood t h a t the authority of this Grand Lodge is absolute and its rulings imperative.

This portion of the Grand Master's address was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, which reported as follows: The Committee on Jurisprudence has considered that part of the Grand Master's address referred to it, and submits their report, as follows: The question presented for consideration is the power and authority of the Grand Lodge over its subordinates in all matters relating to their masonic work and discipline, and to define what organizations are legitimate masonic bodies and entitled to recognition by the Grand Lodge, and its rights and authority to control a subordinate in the matter of the place where it shall meet, and the circumstances and associations of the lodge room, or, to state the question more directly, the authority of the Grand Lodge to control the subject of lodge room occupation, and to determine w h a t are the lawful masonic bodies in this jurisdiction. It is a doctrine as old as Grand Lodges, and which has never been questioned throughout this long and varied history, that they have absolute and supreme authority in the matter of the government of their subordinates in all things masonic, limited only by the landmarks and the written law embodied by their respective Constitutions. The powers of the Grand Lodge are legislative, judicial and executive. The powers are defined in Constitutions and general regulations, which every Grand Lodge may adopt and repeal at its convenience and pleasure. They are conclusive and binding, of course, u n t i l changed or repealed. It is fundamental t h a t nothing can be adopted in derogation of the ancient l a n d m a r k s ; b u t subject to that rule, the Grand Lodge can establish for its government and the government of the Craft any Constitutions and Regulations which, in its judgment, will conduce to the common good. The legislative powers of a Grand Lodge extend to every subject not delegated to the subordinate lodges. The judicial powers are both original and appellate. The

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original power relates to all matters of discipline upon its own members, its subordinates and individual Masons, and arises from its inherent and inalienable rigtits. Its appellate powers relate to controversies i n s u b o r d i n a t e lodges, and such matters as arise from the written law'and regulations established by the Grand Lodge. Its executive powers relate to t h e enforcement of all masonic laws, and when the Grand Lodge is not in session that power is reposed In the Grand Master. All governmental powers, whether executive, legislative or judicial, notexpressly delegated by the Grand Lodge, are inherent in and reserved to it as the supreme governing body. A f t e r c i t i n g v a r i o u s p r o v i s i o n . ? of t l i e C o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , t h e c o m m i t t e e .says: It would seem b y these provisions that the Grand Lodge has all the powers necessary for the government of the Craft, subject to the landmarks. I t would be a misfortune, not to say a calamity, for its authority and power over the Craft in all its relations within itself and with the profane, to be weakened, or in a n y way limited or disturbed. This Institution cannot invoke to its aid' penalties in the enforcement of law and p u n i s h m e n t s such as are k n o w n to t h e civil law, and are enforced by the executives of State or municipality. But its government is by moral influences; its penalties are in the n a t u r e of discipline, enforced only by the sentiment of the Craft and the internal regulations which relate to membership and the rights and privileges of the fraternity. It is, therefore, essential t h a t the strictest observance of rules and regulations of the character which the Institution has established be observed, and the welfare of the fraternity, its influence a n d benefits for the good of mankind will depend upon the loyal recognition and obedience to the government of its ruling bodies. In 1885 the Grand Lodge declared its understanding of the law to ber First. That it is the supreme a u t h o r i t y in Masonry. Second. T h a t it has t h e power to determine what Masonry is. Third. T h a t it has the power to decide what masonic bodies areregular, wherein Symbolic Masonry is used, shown, or made a part of the ceremonies. Fourth. T h a t it has t h e power and authority to prohibit the Masons of its obedience from practicing fismasonic a n y other rites than those which it declares to be masonic ; and from using any of its esoteric ceremonies in any other body than those it shall hold to be masonic. " Resolved, That this Grand Lodge afhrms the well-established doctrine that it is a violation of the jurisdictional rights of any Grand Lodge, or other Grand Body, for a foreign organization of t h e same grade or rite to establish subordinates within t h e jurisdiction of such Grand Body, and it is due a& well to masonic comity as to the watchful care of our own rights t h a t all attempts of such a n a t u r e should meet with the stern disapproval of this Grand Lodge."â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Proceedings 1885,page 158. The experience of t h e fraternity, both within our own jurisdiction and elsewhere, confirms the wisdom of t h e law, and renders more apparent the necessity of its observance. The tendency in m o d e r n times is to multiply secret organizations. Every conceivable style of society is to be seen; almost without exception they have some material or financial gain in view. They touch upon the ground of this fraternity in a variety of ways, and to a considerable extent members of the Craft are also members of other societies. While we have no concern with such organizations, still it is important t h a t we keep prominently in the masonic m i n d the right to control this fraternity in all matters whereby its safety and integrity are put in jeopardy. The Grand Lodge has the power to decide and declare what masonic bodies are regular, wherein masonic symbols a r e used, shown, or made k n o w n as a part of its ceremonies. Much has been said upon the question whether or not the Grand Lodge can have any knowledge of a n y degrees or orders which are higher in grade than the Symbolic degrees.

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The discussion arises upon a mistaken view of the question. Grand Lodges do not claim to know the esoteric character of the higher grades; they only claim the right to decide what bodies, whose masonic foundation rests upon the Symbolic degrees, are lawful and regular. But after much contentionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; causing great injury to the Craft and at times threatening its safety â&#x20AC;&#x201D;it has become a well-settled doctrine, which is generally conceded to be founded in the common law of Masonry, that Grand Lodges have such loree and authority. Indeed, any other doctrine would endanger the whole system of Masonry, and would make a breach in the walls of the temple to which for centuries the Craft have come to worship, and p e r m i t inroads upon our peaceful dominion to be made by the enemies of the fraternity, who, joining hands with the selfish and treacherous members within, work disaster and r u i n to our beloved l u s t i t u t i o n . The Grand Lodge has not only the power, but th^duty to the Craft u n d e r its obedience, to declare what bodies and organizations are regular and lawful in a masonic sense. This becomes important, in view of the fact that members of its obedience are constantly desiring to obtain the higher grades of both the York and t h e Ancient Accepted Scottish Rites, existing within this jurisdiction, and that there are unlawful, clandestine and spurious bodies, claiming to be legal, which are improperly inducing members of the fraternity to join their organizations. As is well known to the Craft, both rites are founded upon Symbolic Masonry, and to some extent similar in their doctrines, symbols and purposes. The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite has probably earlier history, and is more extensively established than the York Rite â&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes called the American, because the arrangement of its system is peculiar to the country. In their civil polity and the observance of discipline, these two rites, so far as we are aware, are almost identical. It has become a firmly established American doctrine, that when a Grand Body of any grade has been regularly organized and instituted in any^jurisdiction of State, Territory or division of country, it is unlawful for any other body of the same rite to invade such jurisdiction, or attempt to exercise any control over its people. This doctrine has become universally conceded and adopted here and is generally recognized in other countries. I t is absolutely necessary to the harmony of all our masonic Institutions. It is just and equitable in principle and it is sustained by all the authorities of respectability touching the subject. It has, in fact, become the accepted law of Masonry. The question has been raised by persons engaged in making use of spurious and clandestine bodies and selling " counterfeit degrees," whether any organization in one rite has aught to do with any other rite. It is hardly necessary to discuss the question here, b u t the power of the Grand Lodge to deal with it rests upon the fact t h a t both systems or rites are founded upon the Symbolic degrees, while its duty a n d the propriety of its action in this behalf are fully sustained and apparent from the principles of masonic comity, and the importance of harmony among the brethren of both rites who meet within the Symbolic lodge. No higher duty of the Grand Lodge exists than to so govern t h e members of its obedience as to prevent dissensions and prohibit all causes of disturbance and contention among the Craji. The principle of masonic comity between the Grand Bodies of different jurisdictions has long been regarded as binding, and no rule of conduct has been attended with happier results. The Grand Lodges of different States have frequent occasion to observe toward their sister Grand Lodges this well settled rule, and it is invariably practiced. The same principle obtains throughout the entire system of t h e York Rite and betweeu the different Grand Jurisdictions of other nations, so far as we are informed. If the principle is sound and masonic as between the Grand Bodies of t h e same rite in different jurisdictions, still greater the reasons for its observance between the different rites founded upon the Symbolic degrees, having the same jurisdictional laws, the same moral a n d ethical principles, occupying the same territory, and to a certain extent composed of the same membership.

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The institutions of Masonry, in whatever form they may manifest themselves, have the same noble purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the elevation and improvement of mankind. Masonry has mingled with the affairs of the world in many phases of social, civil and national life, on the battlefield, in the halls of legislation, in the forum, and in the marts of trade and commerce. It has visited the poor man's hovel and the palace of wealth and power. Where have stalked famine, pestilence, despair, there has been found in some form the fraternal hand to aid and comfort. As the institutions of the world change, and the field and sphere of Masonry broadens; It must adapt itself to the demands of the age and century. The first and most Important duty is self-preservation. Its great work is but just begun. Its estate in tiie moral world is but just established, and to fulfill Its great mission it must so shape Its government as to make its future as certain and successful as its past has been useful and honorable. For the purpose of preserving the integrity of our organization, and making . known to the members of the fraternity its position in relation to the bodies which it regards as rightful and legitimate, the Grand Lodge hereby declares and recognizes as lawful, regular and masonic, the following designated Bodies and their subordinates, established within its jurisdiction, namely: The General Grand Eoyal Arch Chapter of the United States. The Grand Eoyal Arch Chapters of the several States and Territories of the United States. The Royal Arch Chapters and other bodies under their jurisdiction. The General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the United States. The Grand Councils of Royal and Select Masters of the several States and Territories of the United States. The councils of Eo.val and Select Masters under their jurisdiction. The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States. The Grand Commanderies of Knights Templar of the several States and Territories of the United States. The commanderies of Knights Templar under their jurisdiction. The Supreme Council of the Ancient, Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, of which HENRY L. PALMER is Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander. The various bodies under the jurisdiction of said Supreme Council, with all the powers, privileges and prerogatives belonging to them, and incident to the enjoyment thereof by them respectively. T h e vexed question of occupancy of masonic lodges b)' E a s t e r n Star c h a p t e r s was disposed of by t h e adoption of a s u b s t i t u t e resolution offered b y W.-. Bro. F H A N K SPOONER, as follows, t o - w i t : liesolved, That this Grand Lodge grants permission for any lodge under its jurisdiction to permit the chapters of the Eastern Star to meet in their rooms, should such lodge deem it for the best good of Masonry. W e c o n g r a t u l a t e o u r New H a m p s h i r e b r e t h r e n on t h i s exhibition of courtesy t o t h e i r m o t h e r s , wives, sisters a n d d a u g h t e r s , a n d predict t h a t t h e beneficial effects of t h e i r action will b e noticeable in t h e n e a r future, a n d we also e x t e n d congratulations to B r o . W A I T u p o n t h e fact t h a t h e will n o t b e called u p o n to read f u r t h e r critical c o m m e n t on t h i s topic. T h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , whose r e p o r t a t t h e 1894 session relative to t h e application of an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e from Mexico for a d v a n c e m e n t in a N e w H a m p s h i r e lodge, m a d e f u r t h e r r e p o r t as follows ;

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The committee would suggest further, that there may he no misunderstanding, that if the Gran Dieta of Mexico should propose fraternal correspondence with this Grand Lodge, that the foregoing report is in no way prejudicial to such action as this Grand Lodge may see fit to adopt. A r e p r i n t of t h e Proceedings of Grand Lodge for t h e years 1856 a n d 1866 was ordered. T h e Keport on Correspondence was presented by Bro. A. S. W A I T , and comprises a review of t h e Proceedings of fifty-seven G r a n d Bodies, n i n e of t h e m for two years, K a n s a s being included for 1894 a n d 1895. U n d e r California Bro. W A I T , referring to Bro. D A VIES' review of N e w H a m p s h i r e , says: " H e is not, however, in s y m p a t h y with o u r a t t i t u d e towards t h e chapters of t h e E a s t e r n Star, and t r u t h obliges us to say, according to our observation, very few masonic writers of t h e d a y a r e . " Kansas receives four pages of review of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of 1894 a n d 1895. C o m m e n t i n g on G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S decision No. 2, h e says if he rightly u n d e r s t a n d s it, it is n o t in accord with t h e law of t h e jurisdiction of New H a m p s h i r e . Bro.W., does your law p e r m i t a lodge to waive jurisdiction over a person residing in t h e jurisdiction of t h e lodge, w h o never has applied for or received any degrees t h e r e or a n y w h e r e else â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a profane? If it does, do you have a n y law requiring a n a p p l i c a n t for initiation to be for twelve m o n t h s previous an actual r e s i d e n t of t h e jurisdiction receiving a n d accepting his petition ? If you a n s w e r b o t h of these questions affirmatively y o u r jurisdiction would be in t h e s a m e fix as t h a t of Kansas if G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S decision was not law. I n his review of K a n s a s for 1895 Bro. W A I T briefly refers to m a t t e r s of interest in work of G r a n d Lodge, notes o u r c o m m e n t s o n landmarks, and refers us to his views on t h e subject contained in h i s r e p o r t of 1891 u n d e r I o w a . As o u r N e w H a m p s h i r e Proceedings o n l y d a t e back to 1893 we a r e still in t h e dark. W h i l e the writer m a k e s n o pretension to being a masonic scholar, simply a delver, only t h a t a n d n o t h ing more, h e t h i n k s his perception is clear e n o u g h to discern t h e " essence of Masonry," b u t it is n o t clear enough to discern t h e assertion of Bro. W A I T to be a fact, viz: t h a t t h e l a n d m a r k s " are as p l a i n a n d visible as was t h e brazen s e r p e n t raised b j ' MOSES in t h e W i l d e r n e s s . " W e will e x a m i n e Bro. W A I T ' S views at our earliest o p p o r t u n i t y , a n d if we t h e r e find an a s s o r t m e n t of l a n d m a r k s t h a t we can pin o u r faith to, we will find s o m e t h i n g " w e long have sought a n d m o u r n e d because w e found it not." U n d e r Missouri, we find t h e following concerning t h e action of t h a t jurisdiction concerning Toltec Lodge: We do not find that any express order or edict extending recognition to the Gran IHeta of Mexico has been adopted by our brethren ol Missouri, but we do not see how the advising of Toltec Lodge to accept a charter under it can be construed otherwise than BS tantamount to such recognition.

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U n d e r New Zealand, Bro. W A I T s a y s : This Grand Lodge is now recognized by nearly the entire masonic world, with the exception of the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland. We see no just reason why New Hampshire should not in this follow the example of other American Grand Lodges, and we therefore recommend that recognition be extended to our sister of New Zealand, with a tender of fraternal relations" by an exchange of Grand Representatives. W e regret to note t h a t t h i s r e p o r t was n o t acted upon b y t h e Grand Lodge. U n d e r Pennsylvania, c o m m e n t i n g on Bro. ARNOLD'S screed on t h e E a s t e r n Star, Bro. W. concludes t h a t , " f i n d i n g against this Order only such reasons as are derived from views w h i c h a r e well k n o w n to be local a n d peculiar with o u r b r e t h r e n of P e n n s y l v a n i a , seems r a t h e r to be an a r g u m e n t in favor of t h a n against t h e O r d e r in o t h e r jurisdictions." W e h a v e made such dfafts u p o n t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of New H a m p shire a n d Bro. W A I T ' S report t h a t we h a v e reached a n d passed our limit, t h o u g h t h e r e are matters we would still like to refer to, b u t m u s t close. CHARLES 0 . HAYES, G r a n d Master, M a n c h e s t e r . A. S. W A I T , chairman C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Newport.

NEW JERSEYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 1 0 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

T R E N T O N , J A N U A R Y 2 3 D AND 2 4 T H .

T h e frontispiece is an e n g r a v i n g of P a s t G r a n d Master JAMES H . DURAND.

T h r e e e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were h e l d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two to constitute lodges, one to lay t h e corner stone of t h e City H a l l at Paterson. T h e l a t t e r was a n i m p o r t a n t event in t h e h i s t o r y of t h a t city, a n d t h e exercises were of a character to reflect credit u p o n all t h e participants. T h e p r a y e r , M a y o r ' s address, t h e poem by P a s t G r a n d Master W I L L I A M SILAS W H I T E H E A D , a n d t h e oration by Past G r a n d M a s t e r JOSEPH W . CONGDON, w e r e m o d e l s of appropriateness for such an occasion. W e take t h e closing p a r t of Bro. CONGDON's o r a t i o n : And as this splendid edifice shall ris.e obedient to the master workman's art, let it embody and express a symbolism somewhat such as a masonic temple sets forth. May its foundations be laid broad and deep in the intelligence, common sense and good heartedness of the people. In its corner stone place the Holy Bible and the books of the law. Let the beautiful symmetry of perfect ashlars typify individual citizens patriotically bound together by mutual pride, privileges and responsibilities, as in Masonry, " by the cement of brotherly love and affection." May its four great walls represent free government, free speech, free religion and free schools. May its majestic columns of adornment and support be honor, patriotism, truth, virtue, industry, prudence, charity, justice, equality, peace and courage. Upon its entablature let there be carved as living mottoes: " The voice of the people is the law of the land." " Public office is a public trust." '^Great is truth and it shall prevail." " Right makes might." "The Bible and the ballot-box are GOD'S best blessings." " As is home so shall the

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Nation be." And towering above the lofty dome, which typifies shelter and protection, may the figure of sweet Liberty serenely stand, with the gavel, the masonic emblem of law and order, in the one hand, and in the other the Nation's emblem, that blessed sign and symbol of freedom, peace and happiness, our country'sflag. We do not desire to be accorded a seat on t h e henches of t h e finical, b u t we wish it distinctly understood in New Jersey t h a t w h e n e v e r we q u o t e a n y t h i n g from t h a t foreign jurisdiction, in which t h e y write Nation with a small " n , " we shall exercise our prerogative as a n American citizen, w h e n e v e r i t refers to t h e U n i t e d States of A m e r i c a , to change it. Grand Master DURAND, six Past G r a n d Masters and t h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , were present, a n d 159 lodges were r e p r e s e n t e d ; and we also note a visitor from t h e Fiji Islands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Past Master J . R O B ERTSON.

Grand Master DURAND gives an extended account of t h e life a n d services to t h e Craft of Past G r a n d Master H E N R Y VEHSLAGE, w h o for n i n e years served as c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . T h e death of W.-. Bro. LEON ABBOTT, ex-Governor of t h e State, a n d at t h e t i m e of his d e a t h one of t h e Justices of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t of t h e State, is noticed, of w h o m h e records this masonic service: " I t may be r e m e m b e r e d to his h o n o r t h a t t h r o u g h him as t h e representative of t h e Grand Lodge of Ireland, t h a t G r a n d Jurisdiction accorded recognition to t h e principle of exclusive territorial jurisdiction so long and so persistently contended for b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of t h i s and o t h e r American jurisdictions." T h e a p p o i n t m e n t of W.'. Bro. CHARLES RUSS as t h e G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas near t h e Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n of N e w Jersey is a n n o u n c e d . Five pages of t h e G r a n d Master's address are t a k e n up with records of cases where persons had been initiated, passed, a n d raised, where for physical defect, or prior rejection, t h e work was declared n u l l a n d void, and t h e parties simply profanes, and t h e fees were r e t u r n e d to t h e parties. W e would like to e n q u i r e on t h e basis of t h e declaration of t h e Grand Lodge in t h e s e cases, w h e t h e r any obligation w h a t e v e r exists o n t h e p a r t of these profanes, t h a t will restrain t h e m from giving all t h e information t h e y can in regard to t h e supposed ceremonies t h e y passed, through ? Bro. HAMILTON S . W A L L I S , from t h e Committee on .Jurisprudence,, reported t h e i r a d h e r e n c e to t h e idea of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected candidates, b u t to p r e v e n t further wholesale m a n u f a c t u r e of " n u l l a n d v o i d " Masons t h e y r e c o m m e n d e d t h e following a d d i t i o n to their Digest of L a w : " B r e t h r e n who r e c o m m e n d or vouch for candidates, a n d committees of investigation who, in their report, m a k e statements which t h e y do n o t k n o w to be absolutely true, are guilty of a masonic offense, and are liable to discipline." I n addition to t h e office of G r a n d Physical E x a m i n e r , t h e y need to a p p o i n t a G r a n d I n q u i s i t o r General, with a u t h o r i t y to subject p r e v a r i cators to an ordeal of fire.

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February,

Bro. HENRY S. HAINES, the new chairman of Correspondence, re-

ported for his committee, recommending the recognition of New South Wales. Report adopted. The committee also reported on the resolution offered by Bro. JACOB ENGLE, empowering the Grand Master to "invite all Grand Lodges of the earth" to participate in a masonic congress. Their report clearly shows impropriety of any such action, but the Grand Lodge sent the matter back to the committee again to report in 1896. The brother who thinks he has a mission to correct the "various differences which exist in the great masonic family," should commence on the New Jersey innovation of perpetual jurisdiction. Five hundred dollars was appropriated for a monument for Past Grand Master HENRY VEHSLAGE.

The Grand Representatives were received and welcomed, and the Dean of the Fraternity, Past Grand Master HENBY R . CANNON, made an appropriate response. Past Grand Master HAMILTON WALLIS presented the following resolution, -which was adopted: Resolved, That all balances remainiag u n e x p e n d e d i n each year, of the income of that year, after payment of all current expenses a n d obligations incurred in such year's business, be, at the end of each year, paid into the Grand Lodge Permanent Charity F u n d .

Wise and commendable action. A Past Grand Master's jewel was voted Bro. DURAND, and a committee appointed to frame his portrait. The Report on Correspondence is by Bro. HENRY S. HAINES, who,

under Alabama, speaks of the same desire held by the brethren there, that is entertained in New Jersey of erecting a Home for widows and orphans, and speaks of the New Jersey establishment of a Grand Lodge Charity Fund, with aim of expanding into a Masonic Home. Bro. HAINES presents a very scholarly and able report, considered as a literary production, as well as from a masonic standpoint. We notice that he is still on the committee, but not as chairman. From the specimens of his skill presented in this report we trust we may hear from him again. The volumes reviewed are many of them for the years 1892, 1893, and 1894; none for 1895. We think a great part of the interest in such a report is lost, unless the reports reviewed are up to date. The Cuban report for 1894 is an unusually well prepared review, and reflects much credit upon Bro. HAINES. CHARLES BELCHER, Grand Master, Trenton. GEORGE B . EDWARDS, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Jersey City. Next annual, January 29, 1896, Trenton.

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NEW MEXICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 17TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

ALBUQDEKQUE, OCTOBER 1ST.

T h e volume o p e n s to t h e engraving of M.'. W.'. Bro. C. N. BLACKWELL, w h o was G r a n d Master in 1886-1887, and the a n n u a l record is preceded by a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n of Grand Lodge, at which t h e corner stone of t h e Normal School building at Silver City was laid with t h e ceremonies of t h e Craft, Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n J. J. K E L L Y acting as M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master. Grand Master CHARLES H . SPOKLEDER calls a t t e n t i o n in his address ' to t r a m p s claiming to be Masons, whose continual coming h a v e t a x e d t h e patience of t h e Craft of JTew Mexico, and for whose benefit h e deSired some basis of proof of good s t a n d i n g might be established a n d d e m a n d e d . A h e a l t h y gain in m e m b e r s h i p is n o t e d ; two c h a r t e r s a r e granted lodges U . D. b y G r a n d Lodge. At t h e clo.se of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s a fine p o r t r a i t a p p e a r s of M.'.W.'. Bro. W . S. HARROUN, G r a n d M a s t e r in 1887-1888. T w e n t y lodges s h o w a m e m b e r s h i p of 842, a net gain of eighty-eight over t h e preceding year. T h e E e p o r t on Correspondence is b \ ' P a s t Grand Master M A X FROST. U n d e r Arizona, h e criticises a decision by Grand Master OEMSBY, t h a t a Mexican w h o could n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h e English language m i g h t be initiated, if properly elected, provided t h e Master or W a r d e n s could confer t h e degrees u p o n t h e applicant in t h e Spanish language. Bro. FROST'S criticism, t h a t in English Speaking lodges t h e m e m b e r s should know h o w to u n d e r s t a n d t h e work a n d to make themselves u n d e r s t o o d , was very properly a n d correctly m a d e . Kansas for 1894 receives very considerate and courteous t r e a t m e n t , Bro. F . q u o t i n g w h a t G r a n d Master THOMPSON h a d to say a b o u t t h e d e a t h of J O H N H . BROWN, a n d q u o t i n g t h e c o m m e n t s of this c o m m i t t e e u p o n t h e New Mexico Proceedings. Noting our c o m m e n t s on t h e FITZGERRELI. case, in which a b r o t h e r was expelled b y his lodge, and on r e p o r t of committee in G r a n d Lodge, t h a t t h e evidence did not sustain t h e charge, and was an a t t e m p t to settle a private m a t t e r in t h e lodge, t h e conviction a n d s e n t e n c e w e r e set aside. Bro. F . s a y s : " C o n c e r n i n g this case, it is p r o p e r to state t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge acted within the provisions of its Constitution and considered it best for t h e good of t h e Craft within t h e jurisdiction t h a t t h e b r o t h e r n a m e d should not be restored to m e m b e r s h i p i n C h a p man Lodge." B u t if t h e report ( a s it does) clearly shows t h e lodge h a d no jurisdiction, ( m o s t surely, masonic law gave none,) it looks very m u c h , as Bro. FROST intimates, t h a t "for t h e good of t h e Craft," G r a n d Lodge t h o u g h t it best, u n d e r t h e p r e t e x t of a j u d g m e n t a n d s e n t e n c e u n d e r a proceeding t h a t was void from t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t , to show t h e alleged b r o t h e r t h e " way o u t " by t h e E a s t gate.

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February,

Two t h i n g s are certain, t h e b r o t h e r is o u t a n d t h e b r e t h r e n are c o n t e n t . O n e thing is not so self-evident, t h a t masonicallj' speaking, justice h a s b e e n done. J . J . K E L L Y , G r a n d Master, Silver City. M A X FROST, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Santa Fe. N e x t a n n u a l , October, 1895 ( first M o n d a y ) , A l b u q u e r q u e .

NEW MEXICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 1 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

ALHUQUERQUE, OCTOBER 7TH AND 8 T H .

I n t i m e t o g e t its place in our r e p o r t comes t h e volume of Proceedings for J895. I t is embellished with t h e p o r t r a i t s of Past G r a n d Masters A. H . MOBEHEAD ( ] 8 S 9 ) , F . H . K E N T (1890), a n d also with a picture of t h e Masonic Temple at East Las Vegas, t h e place where an e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held J u n e 24, 1895, for t h e p u r p o s e of dedicating C h a p m a n Lodge, No. 2, which, from t h e a c c o u n t given, must have been a m e m o r a b l e eVent to t h e b r e t h r e n of t h a t body. G r a n d M a s t e r J. J . KELLY opened G r a n d Lodge w i t h o u t t h e assistance of t h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s . T h e a d d r e s s of t h e Grand Master is short, b u t long enough. H e m a k e s n o effort at "fine writing," n o allusion t o cycles, revolutions, d i u r n a l or internal, b u t s u b m i t s a plain, u n v a r n i s h e d s t a t e m e n t of official d u t i e s performed in a business-like m a n n e r , j u s t as if h e had b e e n elected to b e t h e business e n d of G r a n d Lodge, and n o t merely t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of its dignity, i m p o r t a n c e or prerogative. T h e u s u a l " b u s i n e s s d e p r e s s i o n " is noted, b u t t h e Craft has m a d e progress in t h e work. The b r e t h r e n of New Mexico, u n d e r t h e tutelage of Bro. FROST, all being good constitutional lawyers, he was called u p o n for no decisions, and volunteered n o n e . H e visited a n u m b e r of lodges, found t h e m in prosperous financial condition, a n d doing good work ; says a good word for t h e C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e , and in compliance with t h e action of G r a n d Lodge, drew a warr a n t in its favor for ten per cent, of t h e C h a r i t y F u n d for 1895, and reports, on t h e authority of Bro. FROST, t h a t t h e H o m e is already receiving s o m e attention from o t h e r jurisdictions. A t t h e p r e s e n t session of G r a n d Lodge a proposition to pay mileage to m e m b e r s was voted down. A G r a n d Lodge t h a t sets aside ten per cent, of its i n c o m e for practical b e n e v o l e n c e , t h e m e m b e r s of which refuse to allow themselves mileage lest it m i g h t t r e n c h on t h e fund so set apart, gives t h e h i g h e s t evidence w i t h i n its power of its faith, as well as its i n t e r e s t in t h e proposed H o m e . T h e c l i m a t e of New Mexico, or its t r o u t fishing a n d h u n t i n g , or all together, h a v e , as we a r e advised ( a n d in o n e instance, k n o w ) , efTected wonderful c h a n g e s upon those with c o n s u m p t i v e tendencies, and

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although t h e indications a r e t h a t K a n s a s will n o t i n v e s t in a n y H o m e outside before t h e y have one in Kansas, we a r e prepared to believe N e w Mexico a m o d e l place to give N a t u r e a chance to get in its work of repair. T h e u n d e r s i g n e d will n e v e r be content until h e h a s h a d a n opportunity to r e p a i r t h e waste of h i s gray m a t t e r b y r e p a s t i n g u p o n some of t h e famous t r o u t of t h e m o u n t a i n streams of New Mexico. Look for us, Bro. FROST, w h e n air s h i p s become operative a n d I n e x p e n s i v e , and t h e r e is competition b e t w e e n t h e Kansas and New Mexico lines. T h e Wisconsin rule was considered, a n d a resolution e m b o d y i n g t h e concluding paragraph was presented, b u t referred to t h e lodges for consideration, to s t a n d over to n e x t a n n u a l session of G r a n d Lodge. Past G r a n d Master FROST introduced an a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution, which was referred to s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for action, i n t e n d e d to eliminate Past Masters a n d p r e s e n t G r a n d Officers as a voting factor in Grand Lodge elections, unless otherwise entitled to vote b y v i r t u e of present representation of a lodge, or as Past Grand Masters, P a s t D e p u t y Grand Masters, or Past G r a n d W a r d e n s . The G r a n d Lodges of O k l a h o m a and Victoria were recognized, a n d the Committee on Revision of G r a n d Lodge By-Laws was r e q u e s t e d to recommend t h e a d o p t i o n of a law relating to dimits similiar to t h a t in use in Missouri. Past Grand Master M A X FROST presented t h e Report on Correspondence. Kan.sas receives a m p l e consideration. G r a n d Master CLARK'S first, second, t h i r d , fourth a n d fifth decisions are pronounced " g o o d a n d in accord with masonic law." T h e question of w h a t rights an E n t e r e d Apprentice has, and t h e r e p o r t of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e is given in full, as of interest in N e w Mexico, w h e r e t h e y ballot on each degree. T h e Kansas R e p o r t on Correspondence on New Mexico is t a k e n almost bodily. Bro. FROST refers to our "first, b u t very creditable report." Never g e t to be a " veteran " at t h a t rate, Bro. F . Y o u slipped one cog on o u r record. T h e New Mexico r e p o r t h a s been read b y us with interest, b u t comes too late for e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t . JAMES H . W O R T H , G r a n d Master, A l b u q u e r q u e . M A X FROST, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, S a n t a F e . Next a n n u a l , E a s t Las Vegas, October 5, 1896.

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February,

NEW SOUTH W A L E S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . A special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held A u g u s t 23, 1894, a t which t h e M . ' . W / . t h e P r o . G r a n d Master, JOSEI-H PALMEK ABBOTT, was a p p o i n t e d to s u c h position by t h e Grand Master, ROBERT W I L L I A M D U P F , r e t u r n e d t h a n k s for h i s a p p o i n t m e n t , and was d u l y installed. Q u a r t e r l y communication was held in S y d n e y S e p t e m b e r 12, 1894. P e t i t i o n s w e r e received and g r a n t e d for t h r e e new lodges, and one lodge s u r r e n d e r e d its c h a r t e r . T h e B o a r d of General P u r p o s e s favored a m o t i o n for t h e appointm e n t of a C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , a n d in a written report assigned t h e following a m o n g o t h e r r e a s o n s : 1. The reports of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence will bring home to Masons in New South Wales and make them appreciate the universality and oneness of Freemasonry, and thus tend to strengthen the mystic tie of sympathy which should exist between all Masons throughout the world. 2. These reports will call attention to differences between our own and other Constitutions, and by discussion, lead to the correction of errors, and these reports will, without interfering with the sovereignty of independent Grand Lodges, tend to promote uniformity in masonic usage and policy throughout the world. 3. The reports of the various Grand Lodges in the United States, and in the Dominion of Canada, are replete with a vast amount of useful, practical, instructive, and valuable matter, the perusal of which, even in the condensed form in which it must necessarily he presented to the members of our own Grand Lodge, cannot fail to benefit the reader. A n d t h e n , as I r e a d t h e following g e n e r a l c o m m e n t , t h o u g h like m y b r o t h e r of California, too y o u n g a n d too m o d e s t to consider myself included, I felt that i t would be u n j u s t to t h e v e t e r a n reviewers of M a i n e , L o u i s i a n a , Montana, M a r y l a n d , Illinois, W a s h i n g t o n , and Minnesota, a n d t h e others living w i t h i n t h e t e r r i t o r y t h e y s u r r o u n d , c o t to let m y b r e t h r e n of Kansas k n o w w h a t t h e b r e t h r e n on t h e o t h e r side of t h e world t h i n k of t h e masonic writers of A m e r i c a , and w h a t they are losing by not studiously r e a d i n g t h e i r r e p o r t s : The reviewers and writers on Foreign Correspondence arc nearly all men of great culture and ability, and if any Mason will take the trouble to carefully study and digest their valuable reports, he cannot but rise from their perusal with a wealth of masonic learning; and knowledge, which he could not in any other or better way hope to obtain. It has been truly said, that for clear, forcible,and logical writing,fordepth of thought, and for literary skill, the American writers of the Craft take foremost place among the literary men of the time. T h e report"was adopted. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATIOX,

S Y D N E Y , DECE.MBER 12,

1894.

A n e w lodge called Zion Lodge, was i n s t i t u t e d , n u m b e r e d 218. W e n o t e a motion by t h e cliairman of t h e ('.ommittee on Corresp o n d e n c e , B r o . DONNELLY FISHER, a g a i n s t t h e p r i n t i n g of a n o t h e r edition of t h e rituals, which was lost. Bro. F I S H E R e v i d e n t l y has been reading t h e c o m m e n t s in reference to ritual p r i n t i n g , and realizes t h e injury

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t h a t is being done to t h e I n s t i t u t i o n a t large by this violation of m a s o n i c obligation a n d usage, a n d also realizes t h a t t h e Craft ere long, in defense of existence, will b e compelled to t a k e decided stand in favor of t h e i n fliction of severe penalties therefor. H e has t h e consciousness of b e i n g in t h e right, a n d h i s G r a n d Lodge before long will acknowledge i t . QUARTERLY COMMDNICATION,

M A R C H 13, 189-5.

Two lodges were consolidated; a b r o t h e r having been found guilty of felony, was e x p e l l e d ; ÂŁfnother guilty of gross unmasonic conduct, was likewise expelled. T h e s y m p a t h y of G r a n d Lodge a u d i t s wishes for t h e speedy recovery of G r a n d Master D U F F , were e x t e n d e d by u n a n i m o u s vote. I

SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

M A R C H 21, 1895.

Grand Lodge m e t t o officially record on t h e "Sacred S c r o l l " t h e n a m e of their late G r a n d Master, Sir ROBERT W . D U F F . T h e D e p u t y G r a n d Master m a d e suitable r e m a r k s for t h e occasion; resolutions of s y m p a t h y were engrossed in a n address of condolence to Lady D U F F , a n d p r e s e n t e d ; messages of s y m p a t h y from other masonic Bodies w e r e read, and Grand Lodge was closed i n D u e F o r m by t h e Deputy G r a n d Master, THOMAS E . SPENCER.

Sir JOSEPH PALMER ABBOTT was selected as Grand Master in place of Grand Master D U F F , deceased. W e note t h a t t h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h e Craft a t t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e year was 8,112; t h a t d u r i n g t h e year t h e r e were 700 m e m b e r s initiated and 140 affiliated, and it was estimated t h a t t h e decrease would not overrun t h e gains. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

J U L Y 1, 1895.

T h e Grand Master elect was d u l y obligated and installed. I n h i s address G r a n d Master ABBOTT referred to t h e Freemasons' B e n e v o l e n t I n s t i t u t e for old a n d infirm b r e t h r e n , t h e i r wives or widows, w h i c h , h e said, was doing a great work, t h o u g h only in its infancy. H e said i t deserved t h e s u p p o r t of t h e b r e t h r e n . I t had 115,000.00 to t h e credit of its fund. We note t h a t o u r b r e t h r e n of N e w South Wales have i n t r o d u c e d some of t h e features of o u r American G r a n d Lodge Proceedings, such as lists of t h e G r a n d Lodges, Officers, Grand Eepresentatives, m e m o r i a l pages, a n d with this v o l u m e c o m m e n c e t h e custom of h a v i n g a R e p o r t on Correspondence. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h o u g h not published u n t i l subseq u e n t to t h e J u n e , 1895* meeting, n o r e p o r t for Kansas for 1894 o r 1895 is included. As we are in receipt of t h e New South Wales v o l u m e , we take it for granted t h a t t h e K a n s a s volume has been, or will be, s e n t a s customary, a n d trust t h a t t h e n e x t r e p o r t may include Kansas. Bro. DONNELLY- F I S H E R is c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence, a n d t h e first report, a b o u t sixty pages, is very creditable.

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T h e reviews contain a brief s y n o p s i s of t h e p r i n c i p a l events recorded in each jurisdiction, a n d give little o p p o r t u n i t y for c o m m e n t or criticism from b r o t h e r reviewers. W e s u r m i s e , h o w e v e r , t h a t commencing with t h e n e x t review, the c o m m i t t e e will v e n t u r e farther away from t h e shore, a n d give us the benefit of t h e i r views in regard to matters of general interest. W e n o t e a review of Belgium, from which we take t h e following, w h i c h we i m a g i n e will be n e w and of g e n u i n e i n t e r e s t to t h e Craft, a n d w h i c h illustrates forcibly t h e w i s d o m of t h e p o i n t s m a d e in t h e motion for t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a C o m m i t t e e on Corre.spondence. Speaking of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of Belgium for 1890,1891 a n d 1892, t h e committee s a y s : They contain, besides proceedings in Grand Lodge, reports of noteworthy meetings of private lodges, funeral ceremonies of the illustrious dead, and the speeches at banquets celebrating anniversaries. The aims of Freemasonry in Belgium are somewhat diflerent to what we understand them to be in New South Wales. They are seforth in unmistaliable terms as " Universal Suffrage," " The Representation of Minorities," "Compulsory Primary Education," "The Abolition of Military Conscription," and many other political reforms, such as we relegate strictly to the Parliament of the Colony. The Report on Foreign Correspondence is very full, and the masonic publications of other countries are freely quoted from. A list of Grand Lodge Representatives is given, and among the Proceedings we discover a fact probably unknown to most of the Craft, viz: that the late Khedive of Egypt, TEWFIK PASHA, was not only a Freemason, but Honorary Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Egypt. U n d e r South Dakota, t h e r e v i e w e r talks back to Bro. BLATT for suggesting t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of N e w South W a l e s is "still in the formation process, so to speak," as follows: M.-.W.-. Bro. BLATT is evidently unacquainted with the Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of England â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the mother Grand Lodge of the world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; upon whose Constitutions those of the Grand Lodge of South Australia and our own Grand Lodge are modeled. The American systems,and those of England and Australia, have each of them their advantages and disadvantages. We doubt very much whether the American system could ever be adopted in its entirety by the Australian Grand Lodges, though doubtless we could borrow to advantage to ourselves several of the American methods of government. The American system casts avery great deal of work upon the Grand Master which, we think, (it to depute to the Board of General Purposes, subject to the right of appeal to Grand Lodge. Indeed, we notice that the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York finds some of the duties confided to him so burdensome that he says the time is coming when something will have to be done to relieve the Grand Master from so much of his time being engrossed to the exclusion of more important duties. T h e v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g contains t h e a n n u a l report and proceedings of t h e fourth a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e " F r e e m a s o n ' s B e n e v o l e n t I n s t i t u t i o n . " T h e P r e s i d e n t ( R.'. W.'. Bro. KEJIINGTON), in proposing this resolution: That the maintenance of such an organization as the Freemason's Benevolent Institution is essential to the full realization of the principles upon which our Order rests; and as this Institution is firmly established, it is the bounden duty of every Freemason in the Colony to support it by individual and united efforts year by year.

Said: It had sometimes struck him that Freemasons from other lands visiting New South Wales, might have gone away with the idea that however alive the Craft might be to its place as a factor in the social life of the Colony, by bringing together those

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who, In the busy rush of every day work, might not otherwise meet, and by forming and cementing friendships, it was apparently not so alive to its duty' in the more important direction^of universal benevolence and charity. (Hear! Hear!) Now this was not quite fair, for they had, under the auspices of the Grand Lodge, several organizations for that very purpose. There was first the Benevolent Fund, doing its work quietly and unostentatiously, distributing relief as cases deserved and funds permitted; enquiring kindly into the merits of each application, but disclosing the facts of none in the monthly reports. Then there was the Orphan Society, of whose good works unfortunately the brethren did not know enough. (Hear! Hear!) He remembered urging, some years ago, that its report should be incorporated annually with that of the Grand Lodge, but for some reason this had not been done. However, they knew that the society was supporting a number of orphan children of deceased Freemasons, who, but for its fostering care, would be thrown upon the cold mercies of the world, instead of becoming, as they now might, prosperous and useful citizens. (Applause.) Both of these charities, however, were supported by " dues," In the former compulsory, and in the latter voluntary, but still received quarterly from lodges without any appeal to the individual members. Then they had the Masonic Scholarship at the University, and the Masonic Cottage Hospital, butboth these institutions had been endowed with single sums, -the accumulations of bygone years in the Craft under its old regime, and the former did not require, nor the latter ask for continued contributions from the brethren. Bro. R. t h e n cited E n g l a n d , whose Grand Lodge B e n e v o l e n t F u n d d i s b u r s e d m 1894,$44,850, a n d h a d also " T h e Girls' School," " T h e Boys' School," and " T h e Aged I n s t i t u t i o n . " T h e latter had469beneficiaries, a n d t h e v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s to t h e s e last t h r e e charities i n 1894 were no less t h a n $310,000.00. H e t h e n cited Scotland, whose Treasurer is " a u t h o r i z e d to h a n d over annuall}' for b e n e v o l e n t purposes one-half of t h e free i n c o m e of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland." Bro. R. t h e n cited t h e o t h e r Grand Lodges, " especially t h o s e holding in t h e U n i t e d States of America, where Freemasonry flourished to an e x t e n t of which Australians h a d little conception," m e n t i o n i n g t h a t . " t h e larger part of t h e i r income w e n t in charity." After speaking of t h e i r ( N e w South W a l e s ) charities, hospitals a n d other institutions for t h e sick a n d afflicted, to which t h e y bore t h e i r share of support, h e said: They had, however, high authority for saying that a man's first duty was to provide for his own household, and surely none would be so narrow in interpreting this as to limit the- application of it to his own family. They know well that by every sacred obligation they were bound to help the poor and distressed of the masonic household as far as their means would allow. [Applause.] * * * It seemed to him that the Institution had become a link in the masonic chain of union, which the brethren would not willingly see broken, and he had no doubt his resolution would be carried unanimously and with enthusiasm. [Applause.] T h e motion was seconded a n d carried by acclamation. We have given t h i s space to above m a t t e r because all t h r o u g h t h i s speech we are advised of t h e spirit of genuine benevolence and b r o t h e r l y love which holds s u p r e m e rule a m o n g t h e b r e t h r e n of New South Wales, and because with t h e i r limited m e m b e r s h i p t h e i r charities a n d benefactions p u t to s h a m e t h e indifference and worse of s o m e m u c h larger jurisdictions on this side of t h e water.

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W e call attention also to t h e s t a t e m e n t m a d e , n o t only by t h e m , b u t carried i n t o practical effect by E n g l a n d , Scotland and Ireland, t h a t b y s y s t e m a t i c action t h e d e s t i t u t e , infirm and helpless of t h e masonic family m u s t be provided for. I t is peculiar t h a t in those jurisdictions t h e y never t h i n k of urging t h e objections to systematic c h a r i t y we hear in t h i s c o u n t r y , but t h e y engage in it u n d e r all forms, voluntary a n d i n v o l u n t a r y , by enforced " d u e s " for t h a t specific p u r p o s e , a s well as b j ' a wholesale t u r n i n g over for such purpose, as in t h e case of Scotland, of "one-half of t h e free i n c o m e " of t h a t G r a n d Body. W e t r u s t t h a t in s o m e m a n n e r t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence of N e w S o u t h Wales will give us specific information in regard to their s y s t e m of charities, how a n n u i t a n t s a r e p r o v i d e d for, t h e n u m b e r s cared for a n d s u p p o r t e d by t h e benefactions of t h e Craft, etc., etc. If you h a v e any m e t h o d s it would be wise for us to adopt, let us have them. Sir J O S E P H P. ABBOTT, G r a n d Master, S y d n e y . DoNNELhy FisHEii, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Sydney.

NEW YOltlt - 1805. 1 1 4 T H A N N U A L COJIMUNIOATION,

NEW YORK CITY. JUNE 4TH.

E x c e l l e n t portraits of Past G r a n d Master J O H N HODGE and t h e late G r a n d Tyler J O H N HOOLE grace t h e o p e n i n g to t h e volume. T h e Grand T y l e r had completed a t e r m of service of thirty-five years, commencing in 1869. Fifty-five Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were present, b u t t h e representative of K a n s a s was not. G r a n d Master HODGE begins h i s a d d r e s s : " W i t h a deep sense of g r a t i t u d e to t h e ever-living G O D for countless blessings bestowed upon us in t h e y e a r just closing, a n d for his loving k i n d n e s s in permitting us to r e a s s e m b l e , " etc. Of J O H N HOOLE, G r a n d T y l e r ; ROBERT MACOY, Past Deputy G r a n d Master, a n d J . J. GOBMAN, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , w h o died d u r i n g t h e year, he m a k e s fraternal mention, s a y i n g as a s u m m i n g u p : " T h e good deeds of t h e noble a n d true constitute t h e richest legacy t h e y can t r a n s m i t to p o s t e r i t y . " Of one of t h e t h r e e h e m a k e s t h i s r e c o r d : " H e was t h e h u m a n personification of c h a r i t y , a n d t h e life of JOH.V HOOLE will r e m a i n an affectionate m e m o r y with t h e Craft for t h e years to come." T h e a p p o i n t m e u t of R.'. W.'. J O H N B . ALLIGN as G r a n d Representative is given due accreditation. U p o n t h e representative system he t h u s e x p r e s s e s his views: " B e c a u s e a G r a n d Master expresses h i s ' c o n t e m p t ' for t h e whole system, it does not follow t h a t it should be at once abolished by all GranÂ°d Lodges, as it is j u s t possible t h a t some personal reason or controversy may h a v e given b i r t h to t h a t c o n t e m p t . "

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T h e Grand Master, h o w e v e r , declares t h a t as t h e "visible e v i d e n c e of t h e friendship e n t e r t a i n e d by t h e G r a n d Lodge h e represents for t h e G r a n d Lodge by which h e is accredited," he pronounces himself " i n full accord w i t h t h e s e n t i m e n t t h a t underlies t h e system. T h e fact t h a t at this m o m e n t I a m in t h e presence of b r e t h r e n , who, with a very few exceptions, r e p r e s e n t t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e world, brings m e in touch at once with all F r e e and Accepted Masons on t h e face of t h e earth.". T h e G r a n d Lodge of Norway m a k i n g a request for recognition, t h e Grand Master so r e c o m m e n d e d . Interesting c o m m e n t s are made u n d e r t h e topics " H i s t o r y , " " Nonp a y m e n t of D u e s , " a n d " G e n e r a l Mason's Relief Association." Of t h e " Masonic H a l l a n d Asylum F u n d " he says: "After t h e p a y m e n t of all expenses in connection w i t h this edifice and t h e H o m e , a s u b s t a n t i a l balance in excess of last year r e m a i n s . " One h u n d r e d lodges m e e t in t h e various rooms of t h e building, a n d in addition t h e r e t o t h i r t y o t h e r bodies, consisting of c h a p t e r s , councils, and commanderies are provided w i t h accommodations. F r o m t h e G r a n d Master's address we learn t h a t t h e " H o m e " has 122 inmates', t h a t t h e accommodations are insufficient; t h a t t h e Trustees r e c o m m e n d t h e extension of t h e east wing of t h e b u i l d i n g to correspond with t h e west w i n g ; t h a t t h e Hospital be built or e q u i p p e d a n d o t h e r i m p r o v e m e n t s m a d e . T h e G r a n d Master says: The Home has not only gladdened the hearts of many, given shelter to the orphan, dried the tears of the widow, relieved the aged and infirm brother from penury and want, but, through the rare judgment of our forefathers who inaugurated this work, every one entitled to admission within its walls can proudly enter without any sense of humiliation, or the feeling that he or she is a charge upon the generosity of any person. 'May GOD sustain, maintain, bless and continue this good work, so auspiciously begun by the masonic fraternity of this jurisdiction. T h e volume of Proceedings contains several addresses delivered by t h e G r a n d Master at corner stone layings, all of which are models. T h e one m a d e at t h e laying of t h e " Commercial Travelers H o m e " at Bingh a m p t o n , N. Y., m u s t h a v e been intensely interesting to t h e t h r o n g of progressive, energetic a n d wide-awake m e m b e r s of t h a t great fraternity p r e s e n t on t h a t occasion. W e note t h a t this H o m e is open to t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Association from any p a r t of t h e United S t a t e s ; t h a t t h e Association has in contemplation t h e erection of a n o t h e r H o m e i n a milder climate in t h e South, a n d a hospital to be erected a t some p o i n t near t h e Rocky M o u n t a i n s . Bro. HoDGB, referring to these charities, said: In work of this generous character, let me assure the commercial travelers that the masonic fraternity, represented by its members here to-day, is with them, heart And hand. Our services in laying this corner stone attest our devotion to practical benevolence, which best conserves and promotes the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of our race, and we are here to-day to bid you GODspeed in your grand and generous enterprises.

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G r a n d Master HODGE d e l i v e r e d a n a d d r e s s a t t h e dedication of t h e Masonic T e m p l e at P o u g h k e e p s i e , i n w h i c h h e gave q u i t e an epitome of t h e history of Solomon's Lodge, N o . 6, organized in t h a t city on April 1, 1771. I t was constituted b y P a s t G r a n d Master ROBERT R . LIVINGSTONE.

O n e of its early M a s t e r s was Major ANDREW BILLINGS, a

m e m b e r of WASHINGTON'S staff, a n d i t h a d noted in its m i n u t e s a n o t h e r R e v o l u t i o n a r y character, of w h o m B r o . H O D G E s a y s : Prior to his treason, he was a constant and welcome visitor at Solomon's Lodge, but it attested the loyalty and patriotism of its membership by ordering this entry upon its minutes at the first communication of the lodge after his treason was disclosed: "Ordered, that the name of BENEDICT ARNOLD be considered as obliterated from the minutes of this lodge, a traitor." W e u n d e r s t a n d now b e t t e r t h a n we ever did before t h e anguish t h a t forced from WASHINGTON t h e e x c l a m a t i o n : " W h o m can we trust now." Bro. H O D G E gives a n i n t e r e s t i n g a c c o u n t of t h e effects of t h e antimasonic c r u s a d e in New Y o r k at t h e t i m e of t h e MORGAN excitement, s h o w i n g t h a t in ten years from 480 lodges t h e n u m b e r was reduced to s i x t y - n i n e , a n d t h e m e m b e r s h i p from 20,000 d w i n d l e d to 3,000. Since t h e n t h e n u m b e r of lodges h a s increased to 730 a n d a m e m b e r s h i p of over 86,000: Nor has this gratifying progress been limited to a remarkable increase in membership and lodges. But from so many hearts leavened by the grand principles of the fatherhood of GOD and the brotherhood of man has been evolved and carried to its consummation a system of philanthropy which may well be accepted as a pattern by our Order the world over. I refer to the magnificent Home and School in Central New York, established for worthy Masons and their widows and orphans, sustained by revenues received from rentals of so much of the Masonic Temple in New York City as is not required for the work of the Craft. These two institutions, representing about two millions of dollars,wholly paid for, stand as enduring menumeuts to the liberality of the fraternity in the State. Its generosity, indeed, has been so exuberant as not only to pay in full for this valuable property, but also to create a fund of Si(I5,000.00, bearing five per cent interest, and still leaving 570,000.00 in cash in the treasury. T h e T r u s t e e s of t h e Masonic Plail a n d A s y l u m F u n d made r e p o r t which is full of interest to all those whose h e a r t s a r e in s y m p a t h y with t h e Masonic H o m e of New Y o r k . T h e total a m o u n t e x p e n d e d t o date for all e x p e n s e s , inclusive of t h e p u r c h a s e of t h e 170 acres, erection of H o m e , fitting a n d furniture, a n d S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s disbursements, to date is $254,804.86. T h e Board says of t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t a n d assistant. Past G r a n d M a s t e r J E S S E B . ANTHO.VY a n d M r s . ANTHONY :

" T h e care of t h e H o m e

a n d its i n m a t e s is in most excellent h a n d s , a n d n o mistake was made in t h e i r selection t o t h e i m p o r t a n t a n d delicate positions held by t h e m . " T h e T r u s t e e s recommend t h e extension of t h e east wing to corresp o n d with t h e west wing of t h e m a i n b u i l d i n g , which can be done at an e x p e n s e of $25,000.00, a n d t h e erection of a hospital or infirmary at a like e x p e n s e . To m e e t proposed i m p r o v e m e n t s , to cost $57,500.00, t h e Board has on h a n d , w i t h o u t touching a reserve fund of $131,000.00, t h e s u m of 568,236.28. T h e r e are 120 i n m a t e s in t h e H o m e .

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Grand Master J O H N H O D G E was reelected by acclamation, b u t d e clined t h e office owing to pressure of o t h e r duties. Past G r a n d Master T E N EYCK r e m i n d e d t h e b r e t h r e n t h a t t w e n t y five years before t h a t day t h e corner stone of t h e Temple h a d been laid by M.'.W.'. JAMES GIBSON, w h o was t h e n present. Bro. GIBSON was presented to Grand Lodge, a n d m a d e a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of their t o k e n of esteem. Past Grand Master WILLIAM SHERER, from t h e Commission o n Constitution a n d Statutory Revision, reported t h e proposed Constitution, a n d r e c o m m e n d e d " t h a t in all m a t t e r s affecting t h e p r e s e n t C o n s t i t u tion, wherein c h a n g e s are m a d e by t h e Constitution now s u b m i t t e d , t h e same be adopted, so far as it is possible, at one session of t h e G r a n d L o d g e ; t h a t all m a t t e r s of t h e proposed Constitution.relating to c h a n g e s in t h e Statutes be regarded as notice of proposed a m e n d m e n t s to t h e s a m e ; t h a t t h e proposed Constitution be printed in t h e P r o c e e d i n g s ; and t h a t a copy of t h e same be mailed to each lodge." T h e proposed a m e n d m e n t s were adopted. E.'. W.-. Bro. GEORGE H . RAYMOND having faithfully served t h e Grand I^odge as G r a n d Lecturer for twenty-nine years, and " a d v a n c i n g years and physical c o n d i t i o n s " m a k i n g t h e duties of t h e position too great a tax u p o n h i m , t h e G r a n d Lodge retired h i m with t h e title a n d position of Grand L e c t u r e r E m e r i t u s , with an annual salary of $1,.500.00. T h e C o m m i t t e e on .Jurisprudence asked for further time to r e p o r t upon t h e condition of Masonry in F r a n c e and Italy, and r e c o m m e n d e d t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodge of Norway. The Report on Correspondence, by Past Grand Master J E S S E B . ANTHONY, is a carefully prepared, considerate review of t h e Proceedings of t h e various jurisdictions, in which all matters capable of d i v i d i n g opinion are fairly stated a n d temperately weighed. W e find m u c h we would like to e x t r a c t as we go a l o n g : the comments, u n d e r A l a b a m a , on t h e topic of Masonic H o m e s ; his discussion of t h e Wisconsin rules u n d e r California, a n d various lesser matters. U n d e r Illinois, we fin<l a consideration of Bro. ROBBINS' very broad characterization of t h e action of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e of New York on t h e G r a n Dieta matter. W e take a p a r t of it: While not a material point, let us see about the composition of the Committee on Jurisprudence. Of the seven members but two (we think) are members of the Scottish Rite, and hence the charge of bias in that direction falls to the ground. We ask pardon for even using the word bias in connection with the committee. We have too much respect for their ability, standing and reputation, to intimate such a thing. We do not believe for a moment they would recommend any action which.did not express their honest convictions of what is in harmony with the honor of the Grand Lodge of New York, in accordance with the fundamental principles of Ancient Craft Masonry, and conformable to the rights and dignity of any Grand Lodge. The stricture of our brother, with reference tothe chairman and his associates, is an unwarranted statement, unworthy of his high character, and out of place in a Report on Correspondence. Kansas for 1894 receives highly appreciative consideration. Extracts are t a k e n from t h e J O H N H . BHOWN memorial addresses of G r a n d

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Master THOMPSON and Past G r a n d Master BASSETT, and from Grand Master THOMPSON'S address. Decision No. 2 is criticised, possibly because B r o . A. does not realize t h a t it refers to profanes w h o h a v e n e v e r applied to a n d been accepted by t h e lodge in whose jurisdiction t h e y reside, a n d where t h e y could only be accepted. G r a n d Orator GUTHRIE'S address is d r a w n u p o n for a generous extract from t h e concluding p o r t i o n . K i n d words of c o m m e n d a t i o n are s p o k e n of t h e writer of t h e C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report, and t h e review of K a n s a s as a w h o l e is m o r e t h a n m e r e l y c o m p l i m e n t a r y to t h e Craft of t h i s jurisdiction. J O H N STEWART, G r a n d Master, N e w Y o r k . J E S S E B . ANTHONY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Utica. N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e , 1896.

NEW Z E A L A N D â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

SOUTH D U N E D I N , JANUARY 1 7 T H .

F . H . D. B E L L , Grand Master. T h e Board reports r e c o g n i t i o n b y t h i r t y - s e v e n Grand Bodies, W y o m i n g , Delaware a n d W e s t V i r g i n i a b e i n g t h e last Grand Bodies to do so. I t s a y s : " T h e best t h a n k s of t h i s G r a n d Lodge are especially d u e to those G r a n d Lodges w h i c h s p e a k in s u c h warm terms on our behalf. I t m a y be added t h a t t h i s feeling t o w a r d s u s is general throughout t h e A m e r i c a n Continent, even t h o u g h recognition has not as y e t been e x t e n d e d to us b y some A m e r i c a n G r a n d Lodges." Lodge N o . 100 was o b t a i n e d b y a lodge of t h e Scottish Constitution joining t h e m . T h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d erased from its roll, and so relinquished all claims to jurisdiction over t h e lodges in t h e Wellington District, formerly holding u n d e r it. A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

A P R I L 29,

1895.

R e p o r t s of t h e addition of two lodges a r e noted, one newly organized, a n d t h e other a lodge formerly u n d e r t h e E n g l i s h Constitution. M.'. W.'. Bro. F. H . D. B E L L was installed as G r a n d Master, and t h e services of P a s t Deputy G r a n d Master H . J . W I L L I A M S recognized by an address, a n d a purse of fifty-two sovereigns. H A L F - Y E A R L Y COMMUNICATION,

A U K L A N D , OCTOBER 3 0 T H .

F . H . D. B E L L , Grand Master. W e n o t e an effort being m a d e to increase t h e " Masonic Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' F u n d , " which h a d m e t w i t h v e r y satisfactory results.

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We notice u n d e r t h e heading, " I n v a s i o n of Sovereign Rights," t h e following: The Board has learned with regret that a charter has been granted for the erection of a new lodge in Christchurch under the English Constitution. Grand Lodge owes it to itself and to the supreme governing bodies throughout the world which have recognized its sovereign rights, to protest against any invasion of its territory. A resolution on the subject will be submitted to Grand Lodge, and when passed should be forwarded to all the Grand Jurisdictions which are in fraternal communion with this Grand Lodge. The resolution was adopted unanimously. Becognition b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine is noted. The G r a n d Secretary, on behalf of W.'. Bro. JOHN E . PROVIS, G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , moved â&#x20AC;&#x201D; That this Grand Lodge desires to acknowledge the warm and fraternal character of the review of this Grand Lodge in so many of the Proceedings of sister Grand Lodges in the American Continent, and would especially acknowledge the able and eflFective criticism by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, as printed in the Proceedings of that Grand Lodge, 1895. The best thanks of this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered to such Grand Lodges as have thus shown so great an interest in their youngest sister. This was seconded by E.'.W.-. Bro. G. H. POWLEY, and carried unanimously with acclamation. It was also ordered that a copy of this resolution be sent to all Grand Lodges. We appreciate fully t h e recognition by our New Zealand b r e t h r e n of our good words for t h a t jurisdiction in t h e gallant fight it h a s m a d e for its masonic rights. T h e pity is t h a t such words were r e n d e r e d necessary by t h e action of Masons. W e congratulate t h e Craft u p o n t h e accessions of lodges to t h e i r roll, and trust t h e day is not far d i s t a n t w h e n no o t h e r G r a n d Lodge will claim allegiance from any lodge in New Zealand t h a n t h e sovereign G r a n d Body recognized b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. Past Grand Master MALCOM NICCOL was made t h e recipient of a " c o m p l e t e suite of regalia." No Report or^ Correspondence. JF. H. D. BELL, G r a n d Master.

JSTORTH C A R O L I N A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 1 0 8 T H A N N D A L COMMUNICATION,

R A L E I G H , .JANUARY STH, 9 T H , 1 0 T H .

T h e volume commences with a list of t h e six principal officers of t h e Grand Lodge from 1787 to 1895, inclusive, giving in addition t h e dates of their election. A record is also given of t h e declaration made December 12, 1787, at a convention of lodges of t h e State of North Carolina at T a r b o r o u g h . W e publish it as t h r o w i n g some light on t h e " a n c i e n t u s a g e " in organizing Grand Lodges in R e v o l u t i o n a r y days a n d immediately t h e r e a f t e r : TO THE GLORY OF THE GREAT ARCHITECT.

WHEREAS, The harmony and happiness of the Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons have been disturbed by the late revolution, and the free intercourse and correspondence between the fraternity in America.and G. Britain,

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thereby in a measure broken off, whereby it has become necessary that the brethren, in the State of North Carolina establish a certain mode, or frame of Constitution, for the well ordering and uniform government of the Society. AND WHEREAS, A majority of the several regular constituted lodges of this State, having elected Delegates for the express purpose of forming such Constitution, and electing the Grand Officers of the State, the following Delegates, to-wit: [here are given the names of niaeteen delegates] met at Tarborough, produced their respective delegations, and opened a convention on the ninth day of December, era of Masonry 5787. Bro. JOHN MORE, in the Chair. Bro. BENJAMIN MANCHESTER, Secretary.

The convention, duly considering the very important business committed to them, unanimously agree as follows, to-wit: That the government of all the lodges that now are, or hereafter may be esiablished in this State, shall be vested in a Grand Master and other Grand Oflicers, to be elected according to the ancient Constitution of Free and Accepted Masons, who, with such members as shall be appointed by the several lodges to attend in convention, shall be styled and denominated the Grand Lodge of the State of North Carolina, which Grand Lodge shall exercise all the powers incident or usual to Grand Lodges held under the authorities expressed In the Book of Constitutions (until a Constitution for the government of the Craft shall be proposed and adopted by a continental Grand Lodge, if such shall be appointed), and that all private lodges conform and subject themselves to such government accordingly. And for the purpose of carrying this Constitution into effect, the brethren proceeded in their ancient and laudable method, to elect the officers of the said Grand Lodge for the ensuing year from the next St. John's Day. The ballots being taken, the following brethren, to-wit: SAMUEL JOH.VSTON, Grand Master [here follows list of oflicers], were duly elected and announced accordingly. Done in convention this 12th day of December, A. D. 1787, A. L. 5787. [Signed by President, Secretary and Delegates of convention.] Some of o a r esteemed c o t e m p o r a r i e s w h o teach a n d preach for absolute s t r a i g h t up a n d d o w n REGULARITY, a n d w h o refuse to believe in t h e legitimacy of a n y t h i n g in t h e s h a p e of Masonry t h a t does n o t h a v e t h e s t a m p of t h e Lion on i t ; a n d d e m a n d t h a t i t also b e able t o prove a p e d i g r e e without a b a r sinister or missing link of any character, accept w i t h o u t question this organization a n d s o m e far less regular in t h e i r m e t h o d s and a n t e c e d e n t s , o n t h e plea t h a t t h e Revolution made such action compulsory. T h i s plea is n o t sufficient. Masonry (like t h e l a w ) in t h e m i d s t of war m a y b e silent, b u t t h e r e is n o power on earth, civil o r religious, that r e s u m e s a u t o m a t i c a l l y i t s accustomed a u t h o r i t y so q u i c k l j ' a s does Masonry, a n d t h e r e was n o reason why t h e controlling p o w e r of t h e British C o n s t i t u t i o n s m i g h t n o t h a v e been called upon to give t h e s t a m p of legitimacy to t h e w a r r a n t s u n d e r which some of t h e lodges of some of t h e G r a n d Bodies h a d b e e n constituted, and t h e q u i c k e n i n g power of w h i c h t h e y h a d r e p u d i a t e d a n d laid aside â&#x20AC;&#x201D; notably so t h e lodges of P e n n s y l v a n i a . T h e y d i d n o t d o so, they absolvedt h e m s e l v e s from all allegiance to n o t o n l y t h e British Crown, b u t everyt h i n g of t h e name o r d e s c r i p t i o n . W o u l d o u r N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y sticklers h a v e stood fast for r e g u l a r i t y if living in t h e E i g h t e e n t h ? W e t h i n k not, for we t h i n k i t a l a t t e r d a y P h a r i s a i s m , born of latter d a y lodge m e t h o d s of instruction, b y w h i c h Masons are t a u g h t t h a t certain t h i n g s h a v e existed, a n d c o m e d o w n t o u s " j u s t s o " from t h e days of

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KING SOLOMON. We mention this simply to illustrate what is true in regard to other matters. As a matter of fact the system and governnient of lodges in the early part of the Eighteenth Century was simply chaotic. They were organized whenever, wherever it was so desired, and by whomsoever might associate themselves together for such purpose, without a warrant or shadow of authority whatever from auy legitimate source, and it was not until after the London Convention that any genuine effort toward system took place. Constitutional government of masonic lodges is not yet an exact science, and the " thus far and no farther" constitutional expounders are standing in the way of an adjustment of various matters on which there might be, and for the harmony and best interests of Masonry there should be agreement. Grand Master JOHN W . COTTON'S address contains a recommendation to recognize the Grand Lodge of Cuba. Eight dispensations to form new lodges were granted. Of the "Orphan Asylum" the Grand Master has much to say, and nothing but in commendation of its aims,^ its work, the character of the Superintendent, of his noble wife, and the generous donors who have come to its help. One, Mr. B. N. DUKE, of Durham, who in addition to his other valuable gifts to the Asylum, proposes to donate $5,000.00 for permanent improvements it the Masons of the State will raise a similiar amount. This oflTer, from one not connected with the Institution of Masonry, shows how such a work of love for our dependent ones affects outsiders. The Grand Master says: The Oxford Orphan Asylum is at present In reality a n Orphan Home, where t h e little ones are not only cared for and instructed, b u t where they a.re made to feel t h a t their health, happiness and comfort are looked after, not merely as a duty, but because^ they are indeed our children, and that they have some one to love them and care for them.

He expresses the hope that every member of Grand Lodge will take advantage of the proposed trip to Oxford to see the Asylum, investigate its work, and determine for themselves its character, and expresses the conviction that all will return satisfied with the management, and determined to do more than ever to carry on the glorious work. Early Proceedings of the Grand Lodge being out of print, and in demand, he suggests the hope that the Grand Lodge may have a reprint. The deaths of Past Grand Masters E. G. READE and JOHN MCCOR-

MicK are noted. A more complete representation of the subordinate bodies at Grand Lodge is suggested as advisable. M.'.W.". Bro. COTTON'S address is a good one, and reflects credit on the jurisdiction. Bro.WiLLiAM H. BAIN, the son of the late lamented Grand Secretary DONALD BAIN, after one year's incumbency as his father's successor, declined a reelection on account of ill health. The report of the Treasurer of the Orphan Asylum shows receipts for the year of $24,237.04, of which amount 13,345.76 remains on hand.

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T h e G r a n d Lodge a p p r o p r i a t e d $.3,500.00 of t h e above receipts. Superi n t e n d e n t ' s r e p o r t s h o w s 100 girls a n d ninety-two boys in t h e Asylum. T h e y h a v e connected w i t h t h e A s y l u m a shoe shop, tarm and p r i n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t . T h e latter issues t h e Orphan's Friend, a paper with a circulation of 2,700. T h e p r i n t e r in charge came to t h e Asylum w h e n a b o y of six years, and for t h e last e i g h t years has been " o n e of t h e best a n d m o s t valued e m p l o y e s " of a Raleigh p r i n t i n g firm. T h e people living in t h e vicinity h a v e for sixteen years had an a n n u a l picnic at the A s y l u m . T h e . o n e in 1894 netted $600.00 for t h e I n s t i t u t i o n . T h i s year picnics w e r e h e l d in t h e counties for t h e same object. T h e children realized $800.00 from concerts given in a sevent e e n d a y s ' t r i p . A library has b e e n started, and $100.00 raised. T h e y n o w h a v e 173 volumes, a n d h a v e $60.00 m o r e to e x p e n d . JAMES A. BRADLEY ( n o t a M a s o n ) gave a lot in Minneapolis, Minn., w i t h i n one block of t h e $3,000,000 citj' hall, j u s t across t h e street from t h e Chicage, Milwaukee & St. P a u l Eailway depot, which is leased for fifty years at a n e t i n c o m e of $1,600 per a n n u m , to t h e Plome. W e echo to the full t h e s e n t i m e n t with which t h e r e p o r t closes: " T h i s is a great and n o b l e work in which we arc engaged. I t h a s t h e approval of Almightj' G O D o u r S u p r e m e G r a n d Master, and is endorsed by all good m e n . " T h e G r a n d Lodge d o n a t e d $3,.500.00, a n d t h e n a contribution was t a k e n a n d t h e $5,000.00 raised to i n s u r e t h e acceptance of t h e offer of Mr. D U K E . All h o n o r to t h e noble b r e t h r e n of North Carolina, a n d to t h e generous p h i l a n t h r o p i c m e n outside t h e Order who have voluntarily assisted in t h e good w o r k . O n e of t h e best addresses of t h e year was delivered b}' Grand Orator W A L T E R CLARK. He cites a n d shows t h e fact t h a t our Institution, even a t t h e most m o d e r n d a t e assigned for its origin, is superior in years to a n y g o v e r n m e n t now existing. H e cites t h e Republic of F r a n c e , t h e E m p i r e of G e r m a n y , t h e E m p i r e of J a p a n , t h e K i n g d o m s of Spain and I t a l y , E m p i r e of Austria, t h e Scandinavian and Greek Dynasties, t h e M e x i c a n and South A m e r i c a n Republics, etc. The British government as a constitutional monarchy and since the change of dynasty can count barely two centuries. The Bussian, Turkish and Chinese, under their present dynasties, are admittedly our juniors. In our great Revolution all the great leaders and all our generals are said to have been Masons, except one, and that one was BENEDICT ARNOLD.

W e r e m e m b e r , B r o . CLARK, w h e n we once rounded o u t a period sonflewhat in t h e same style â&#x20AC;&#x201D; alas! Bro. HODGE'S address, cited by us i n o u r review of New Y o r k , takes a w a y all t h e satisfaction we once had in t h a t reflection. History records t h a t BENEDICT ARNOLD was a Mason i n good s t a n d i n g . W e will have to acknowledge t h e corn gracefully â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a n d talk m o r e about Saratoga a n d less a b o u t West Point. After all, c o m e to consider it, Bro. CLARK, BENEDICT had some good traits, a n d h i s k e e p i n g t h a t old Continental uniform w h i c h he wore a t Saratoga, to b e b u r i e d in, speaks well for h i m ; a n d h e did m a k e a g r a n d fight a t Saratoga.

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T h e C o m m i t t e e on Necrology m a d e special report on Past G r a n d M a s t e r MCCORMICK a n d Bro. ZEBOLON B . V A N C E , of t h e l a t t e r s a y i n g :

" H e was a typical Mason â&#x20AC;&#x201D; broad-minded a n d g e n e r o u s , noble-hearted a n d GoD-loving." A jewel was presented to G r a n d Master COTTON, for which h e m a d e beautiful acknowledgment, a n d G r a n d Master-elect M A YE m a d e an address at closing G r a n d Lodge. No Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . FRANCIS M . M A Y E , Grand Master, Wilson. GEORGE W . BLOUNT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Wilson. N e x t a n n u a l , J a n u a r y 14, 1896, Raleigh.

JfOBTH 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

DAKOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. FAROO, JUNE 18TH.

T h e volume is embellished with t h e portrait of M.'.W.-. Bro. GEORGE L. MCGREGOR, G r a n d Master in 1894-5. Past G r a n d Master JOHN F . SELBY r e p r e s e n t e d K a n s a s at t h e session of G r a n d Lodge. T h e G r a n d Master astonished his G r a n d Lodge in t h e o p e n i n g sentence of h i s address as follows: " T h r e e h u n d r e d a n d sixty-five diurnal rotations, a n d t h e p h e n o m e n a arising therefrom, and t h a t of t h e annual revolution of t h e earth around its own axis, h a v e been w i t n e s s e d ! " T h e G r a n d Master r e c o m m e n d s t h e compilation a n d p r i n t i n g with t h e proceedings, of t h e approved decisions of G r a n d Lodge down to d a t e ; notes t h e renewal of t h e commission of Past G r a n d Master JOHN F . SELBY as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s ; favors t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e system, a n d places himself i n accord with s o m e t h i n g more t h a n t h e Symbolic Lodge system b y an agreement w i t h t h e G r a n d H i g h Priest a n d R.'. E.'. Grand C o m m a n d e r to p u r c h a s e a file case for the joint use a n d convenience of " t h e t h r e e G r a n d Masonic Bodies." A five dollar penalty for n o t getting lodge r e t u r n s in p r o m p t l y b r o u g h t all t h e lodges to t i m e b u t one. T h e c y p h e r business receives t h e condemnation of t h e G r a n d Master, a n d his r e m a r k s in connection t h e r e w i t h a r e w o r t h y of consideration, n o t only by t h e b r e t h r e n of North Dakota, b u t of o t h e r jurisdictions as well. T h e address shows t h o u g h t a n d work on t h e p a r t of t h e G r a n d Master in performing t h e duties of his high office. W e note, on further e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e volume, a portrait of Past Grand Master F R A N K J . THOMPSON, t h e editor a n d compiler of t h e Report on Correspondence, etc., etc. T h e a t m o s p h e r i c conditions m u s t be remarkably good for taking photos in N o r t h Dakota. T h e G r a n d Lodge had a case for t h e C o m m i t t e e on Appeals a n d

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Grievances, t h e first for several years. It was an appeal from an acquittal i n a trial before a lodge. T h e action of t h e lodge was sustained b y t h e c o m m i t t e e and G r a n d Lodge. T h e committee to consider t h e advisability of t h e Grand Repres e n t a t i v e system r e p o r t e d , sustaining its c o n t i n u a n c e as advised by t h e G r a n d Master, and t h e i r r e p o r t was adopted. Bro. ROBERT A. B I L L presented a petition to t h e Grand Lodge for consideration, which incidentally gives a so-called Mason's i n s u r a n c e association s o m e free a d v e r t i s i n g for failing to pay a j u d g m e n t of t h e court, and shows t h e bad policy of p e r m i t t i n g any business association to a d v e r t i s e itself as m a s o n i c , or use t h e n a m e or symbols of t h e Instit u t i o n for f u r t h e r i n g its financial interests. An individual would be called to t i m e p r o m p t l y for using masonic symbols as a business aid, a n d w e can conceive of n o good reason for e x t e n d i n g a quasi endorsem e n t to a corporation doing t h e same thing. T h e G r a n d Lodge expressed its d i s a p p r o v a l of t h e association, which it would have done more effectually by p r o h i b i t i n g utterly any use of t h e n a m e masonic for a d v e r t i s i n g purposes b y a n y Masons in North Dakota. Let each G r a n d Lodge so enact, as some h a v e already d o n e , a n d scandals from such sources as t h e o n e above will cease. P i c t u r e s of t h e Masonic H o m e s of New York, Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, a n d t h e I o w a G r a n d Lodge L i b r a r y Building ( w h i c h contains w h a t some d a y o u g h t to b e called t h e PARVIN m e m o r i a l ) , embellish t h e volume of P r o c e e d i n g s a n d form a beautiful addition to t h e article on Masonic H o m e s , by P a s t G r a n d Master THOMPSON. Bro. THOMPSON p r e s e n t s t h e Correspondence Report. U n d e r California, h e m a k e s a couple of good suggestions in regard to m a n n e r of p r i n t i n g a n d place of insertion of t h e i r Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e ; a n d still a n o t h e r good suggestion in reference to t h e list of m e m b e r s of lodges. U n d e r Colorado, h e suggests t h a t he has received dispensations from t h e G r a n d Master by telegraph, and could n o t discover t h a t t h e dignity of t h e G r a n d Master or G r a n d Lodge h a d been lowered t h e r e b y . T h e w r i t e r fails to discover w h e r e i n it is i m p r o p e r or insufficient; t h e p r o p e r a u t h o r i t y is issued in t i m e and t h e recipient of t h e telegram is so advised. AVhat more is n e e d e d ? U n d e r I d a h o , Bro. THOMPSON, discussing t h e resolution r e m o v i n g t h e objection to M o r m o n s becoming Masons, t h e y h a v i n g r e n o u n c e d p o l y g a m y , s a y s : " Would it n o t be a good t h i n g to eliminate K i n g SOLOMON from o u r rituals on account of his polygamous proclivities? You m i g h t as well clean t h e w h o l e t h i n g u p . " W e t h i n k t h e point well t a k e n . W e once delivered a lecture on t h e origin of t h e Eastern Star, going back to t h e days of K i n g SOLOMON ( a n d t h e Q u e e n of Slieba), w h e r e w e discussed t h e masonic difficulties h e labored under, in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of which we satisfied ourselves t h a t if K i n g SOLOMON ever was a Mason, t h e brother of t h e lodge whose d u t y it was to look after

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his {various) widow h a d n o sinecure, a n d m u s t h a v e h a d a saint for a wife. W e second y o u r suggestion, Bro. T. Kansas receives four pages of c o m m e n d a t o r y review. T h e G r a n d Secretary is congratulated in getting o u t h i s Proceedings " a b o u t a m o n t h after t h e close of its last a n n u a l session." G r a n d Master CLARK is quoted from. Bro. THOMPSON follows off after some o t h e r reviewers in t h e incorrect s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e thirty-four a n d a half h o u r s ' trial a t L y o n s was u p o n charges " f o r selling intoxicating liquors c o n t r a r y to t h e State law." E n t i r e l y different k i n d of a case, Bro. T . ; t h o u g h l i k e t h e o t h e r case, t h e b r e t h r e n refused to affix a n y p u n i s h m e n t . T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is k i n d l y treated. T h e writer r e m e m b e r s w i t h p l e a s u r e t h e visit of Bro. T. to a t t e n d t h e General G r a n d C h a p t e r at Topeka, a n d trusts we m a y b o t h m e e t a n d greet each o t h e r a t Baltimore. W I L L I A M H . BEST, G r a n d Master, Fargo. F R A N K J. THOMPSON,chairman Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Fargo. N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 9, 1896.

JfOVA S C O T I A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 3 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SYDNEY, J U N E 1 2 T H .

WILLIAM F . MACCOY, G r a n d Master, h a v i n g o p e n e d G r a n d Lodge, t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of a n u m b e r of G r a n d JurLsdictions h a v i n g been d u l y h o n o r e d , t h e G r a n d Director of C e r e m o n i e s formed t h e b r e t h r e n in procession and marched t h e m to St. A n d r e w s C h u r c h , w h e r e G r a n d C h a p l a i n DONALD M C M I L L A N preached a discourse on t h e t e x t , "Love the Brotherhood." G r a n d Master MAGCOY notes in his address a visit t o t h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w Brunswick, w h e r e h e was t h e recipient of h o n o r s by t h a t G r a n d Body, a n d courtesies from Past G r a n d Master PETERS a n d G r a n d Master W A L K E R . Later, u p o n t h e d e a t h of P a s t G r a n d Master PETERS, G r a n d Master MAGCOY s e n t a letter of condolence to G r a n d Master W A L K E R , in w h i c h h e m a k e s k i n d l y m e n t i o n of e m i n e n t services r e n d e r e d t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nova Scotia b y Bro. PETERS. H e also, being p r e v e n t e d b y private duties from a t t e n d i n g t h e funeral, s e n t a loving r e m e m b r a n c e of a floral character, which was h i g h l y a p p r e c i a t e d by t h e relations of t h e deceased a n d his b r e t h r e n of New B r u n s w i c k . D u r i n g h i s t e r m of office h e visited Boston a n d saw t h e t h i r d degree conferred in J o h n A d a m s Lodge, at Somerville, Mass., of w h i c h h e s a y s : " T h e work d o n e is very similar to ours, b u t d o n e w i t h greater precision a n d accuracy, a n d with a great deal m o r e form a n d courtesy." H e r e c o m m e n d s his jurisdiction to a d o p t a form of traveling d i p l o m a similar to t h a t issued by t h e Grand Lodge of M a s s a c h u s e t t s ; says t h e G r a n d Lodge regalia is n o t in form r e q u i r e d b y C o n s t i t u t i o n , a n d visited twenty-four lodges; and discussing t h e action of

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t h e t h r e e G r a n d Lodges t h a t followed t h e G r a n d Master of P e n n s y l v a n i a in dispensing with (" m y " ) representatives, s a y s : Some of those opposed to the system speak of it as cumbersome, destroying harmony, of doubtful utility, and of no material benefit. This has not been the experience of this Grand Lodge, and we were never disturbed by want of cordial, kind feeling, and the representatives, when mindful of attending Grand Lodge meetings, have generally added to the dignity of our deliberations. Apparently we are more practically disposed than the Grand Lodges who may from some trivial causes about State rights and jurisdictions have created slight disturbances on the other side of the line. T h e Mississippi r u l e s were m a d e subject of a r e p o r t from t h e Comm i t t e e on Constitution and Regulation, who assigned as t h e i r reason for nop-acceptance t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nova Scotia had n e v e r accepted or acted u p o n t h e p r i n c i p l e of p e r p e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n . I t expressed gratification a t t h e more liberal t e n d e n c y manifest in t h e gove r n m e n t of " t h i s very exclusive and conservative G r a n d Lodge " ( Missi s s i p p i ) ; p a y s a high c o m p l i m e n t to" Bro. SPEED'S C o m m i t t e e on Jurisp r u d e n c e , b u t reported adversely, a n d r e p o r t was a d o p t e d by G r a n d Lodge. G r a n d Lodge a d o p t e d a form of traveling certificate similar to t h a t of Massachusetts, c h a r g i n g therefor one dollar. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is by Bros. THOMAS B . F L I N T , CHAELES E . WILLETS and

Ross.

U n d e r California, Bro. F . pays a high c o m p l i m e n t to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d Grievance C o m m i t t e e s , and notes t h e fact t h a t California has a l w a y s b e e n rich in able a n d experienced masonic jurists, citing t h e late Bro. A B E L L . Past G r a n d Master BELCHER, t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, whose work he approves, stood in t h e front rank of t h e m a s o n i c jurists of t h e country, and in h i s d e a t h California has suffered a loss t h a t now seems to b e i r r e p a r a b l e . K a n s a s is reviewed \iy Bro. F L I N T , who devotes over t h r e e pages to o u r P r o c e e d i n g s for 1S95. Bro. F.'s c o m m e n t s are full of praise for G r a n d Master CLAHK'S " a d m i r a b l e , business-like a d d r e s s ; " states t h e G r a n d Secretary's r e p o r t to be " one of u n u s u a l i n t e r e s t ; " says " t h e Masonic H o m e project seems, for t h e present, to h a v e received its d e a t h b l o w ; " a n d is pleased to speak of t h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e as " e m i n e n t l y r e a d a b l e , " " t h o r o u g h in analysis," a n d " k i n d l y appreciative of t h e efforts of o t h e r s . " Of t h e Craft i n general, Bro. F. says: " We a r e glad to notice t h e steady progress of t h e b r e t h r e n of Kansas in all t h e good t h i n g s of Masonry, a n d wish t h e m c o n t i n u e d prosperity." W e a p p r e c i a t e w h a t our Nova Scotia b r o t h e r h a s to say complim e n t a r y to o u r jurisdiction a n d its workers, a n d it is needless to say his opinion is valued, conjing from one whose ability is u n q u e s t i o n e d a n d whose masonic services h a v e reflected so m u c h credit upon t h e Craft of Nova Scotia. W e n o t e with pleasure t h e i n t i m a t i o n of Bro.

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Ross of t h e probability t h a t a p r o p e r recognition will b e paid to h i m a t h o m e , according to t h e custom prevailing in m a n y G r a n d Lodges founded on t h e English Constitution. W I L L I A M F . M A C C O Y , G r a n d Master, H a l i f a x .

J . B . FLINT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Y a r m o u t h .

N e x t a n n u a l a t Halifax, second W e d n e s d a y i n J u n e , 1896.

OHIO â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 8 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SPRINGFIELD, OCTOBER 2 3 D AND 2 4 T H .

A splendid steel e n g r a v i n g of M.'.E.'. CARROLL F . CLAPP, G r a n d

Master 1894-95, forms a frontispiece to t h e v o l u m e of Proceedings. Unless his portrait tells a w r o n g story we shall tind s o m e t h i n g of value in t h e G r a n d Master's address. T h e o p e n i n g sentence of t h e latter is as follows: Another cycle of time has rolled away into the shadowy depths of the dreamless past. T h e king of day has made his a n n u a l circuit; a u t u m n has painted the hilltops and the valleys with sunset tints of twilight glory. The rustle of t h e falling leaf, a n d the whispering, perfumed breezes, remind us that we are one year's march nearer the Great a n d Unknown Beyond. Let us pause for retrospection.

T h e death of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r m a d e necessary t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a n e w one, who in t h e first n i n e m o n t h s reported a n interest a c c o u n t of $240.00, which being a n e w t h i n g to o u r Ohio b r e t h r e n ( a s it was t o our K a n s a s b r e t h r e n u n t i l t h e p r e s e n t i n c u m b e n t came in ) t h e G r a n d Master suggested t h a t i t b e m a d e a special d o n a t i o n to t h e Ohio Masonic Home. Five dispensations to form n e w lodges were g r a n t e d ; t w o c h a r t e r s were a r r e s t e d ; o n e corner s t o n e l a i d ; t h r e e lodges c o n s t i t u t e d ; four lodge rooms d e d i c a t e d ; t w e n t y lodges visited. A t Marietta while visiti n g o n e of t h e latter, h e w e n t to see t h e g r a v e of B U F U S PUTNAM, t h e

first elected G r a n d M a s t e r : As I stood with uncovered a n d bowed head, at the last resting place of that dfstinguished man and Mason, t h e language in part of hia letter written to this Grand Lodge in 1808, asking that his resignation be accepted, came to my mind. I t was directed to the Grand Lodge of Ohio. He said : " I must decline the a p p o i n t m e n t . My sun is far past the meridian ; it is almost set. A few sands only remain in my glass. I am unable to undergo the labors of t h a t high a n d important officeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; unable to make you a visit a t this time without a sacrifice and hazard of health, which prudence forbids. May the great Architect, u n d e r w h o s e all-seeing eye all Masons profess to labor, have you in his holy keeping; and when o u r labors here are finished, may we, through the merits of Him that was dead, b u t is now alive, a n d lives forever more, be admitted into that temple not made with hands, eternal in t h e heavens! Amen. So prays your friend a n d brother, RUFUS PUTNAM. MABIETTA, December 26.1808.

T h e veteran b r o t h e r studied h i s Masonry as it was before ANDERSON

changes. G r a n d Master C L A P P found his jurisdiction invaded b y cir^ cular a n d coin card solicitations from Michigan, b u t upon second notification the G r a n d Master of Michigan b r o u g h t his over-zealous constituents to subjection.

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N i n e t e e n decisions were m a d e , all of which were approved by t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee. * T h e G r a n d Master reports t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e code revision ready for t h e i r inspection a n d approval, a n d says of it, t h a t w h e n t h e e n t i r e •work is finally completed " i t will certainly be t h e most accurate a n d perfect code ever p u b l i s h e d , a n d will b e of untold value to the Craft." Exactly w h a t is needed in K a n s a s . Some v e r y fraternal a n d conciliatory letters between Grand Master MoKGAN, of Tennessee, a n d Bro. C L A P P , looking to a restoration of frat e r n a l relations between t h e two G r a n d Jurisdictions, a p p e a r in t h e hitter's address, who a s k e d t h a t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Grand Master of Tennessee receive fraternal recognition a t t h e h a n d s of Grand Lodge. T h e m a t t e r was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, whose chairm a n , Bro. CUNNINGHAM, s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t e x t e n d i n g on t h e p a r t of G r a n d Lodge to the G r a n d Master, G r a n d Lodge and b r e t h r e n of Tennessee w a r m e s t expressions of b r o t h e r l y love a n d esteem and a cordial welcome in t h e i r visitations to G r a n d and s u b o r d i n a t e bodies of Masons in Ohio, a n d t h e report was adopted" u n a n i m o u s l y . " Beloved, how good a n d p l e a s a n t it is," etc. U n d e r t h e topic, " T h e Oliio Masonic H o m e , " t h e G r a n d Master says: The Masonic Home has grown to be the pride of our Craft, and the liberality and generosity of our members is growing day by day and becoming more apparent. The teachings of charity by our Order for nearly a century in this State have at last crystallized into a reality. * " •' The present plan of control has worked most admirably, having every legitimate aud recognized Masonic Body of the State equal co-workers in this great cause of brotherly love. The other recognized masonic bodies have a much larger income than our Blue Lodges, and are not called upon to dispense every-day charity at home to such an extent as our subordinate lodges, aud they should not undertake, nor be permitted to be released from, the prominent position they have assumed in this great work of charity. Let us rather, as Blue Lodge Masons, as Royal and Select Masters, as Royal Arch Masons, as Christian Knights Templars,and as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, all work together in this great labor of love, each Body contributing in proportion to its ability so to do. The entire system, from Entered Apprentice to that of the Thirty-third and last degree, should be contributors to this great and noble enterprise. T h e " K a n s a s Masonic H o m e " organization was formed on t h e Ohio plan. U n d e r tlie topic, " O r d e r of t h e E a s t e r n Star," Bro. C L A P P .says t h a t h e has been in receipt of several letters from LINDA J . LOWRY, W o r t h j ' Matron of above n a m e d Order, w h o asks for more liberal legislation in behalf of t h e Order she r e p r e s e n t s , a n d t h e G r a n d Master quotes from t h e s e letters, in one of w h i c h s h e claims t h a t t h e Order she represents h a s in n o instance r e t a r d e d b u t in m a n y instances materially assisted •and increased t h e growth of Masonry. A copy of what she has to say of t h e Masonic H o m e is also p r i n t e d , to-w.it: While we have not been called upon officially for aid or assistance in the construction of the Ohio Masonic Home, we are ready to respond to the extent of our

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ability in helping to furnish and maintain this magnificent structure, the crowning glory of Masonry in our beloved State. We will not only regard it a pleasure, but a duty, to do all in our power to aid the brotherhood in its benevolent undertaking. We are ready now to give aid and assistance, and will respond with cheerful hearts and willing hands, if permitted to do so. Some of our chapters are able, and %vould prefer, to completely furnish a room; others can and will, if permitted, make useful things to adorn and beautify; and in coming years we will be able and willing to bear our share in supporting the Home, and do all we can to aid the brotherhood in making it the ideal institution of the kiud, not only in the Slate, but in this entire country. As Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in the State of Ohio, I most respectfully tender to you, and through you to the Grand Lodge of Ohio, our support and assistance, and congratulate you that the Home building is so far advanced as to very soon be ready for dedication. G r a n d Master CDAPP refers i n t h e highest terms of praise to t h e noble sentiments contained in t h e letter, confesses to being P u r i t a n i c a l r e g a r d i n g innovations to t h e original plan of Masonry, a n d almost an e x t r e m i s t regarding a d h e r e n c e to t h e l a n d m a r k s and ancient usage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Yet w h e n I see t h e good results t h a t a r e already a p p a r e n t w h e r e t h e Order of the Eastern Star has been established, t h e purity of t h e i r int e n t i o n s and purposes c a n n o t be q u e s t i o n e d . " Bro. C. says h e is n o t a m e m b e r of t h e Order, a n d h a d e n t e r t a i n e d d o u b t of t h e advisability of its recognition, b u t its good works h a v e removed former prejudices, And I am thoroughly convinced that no harm will ever come to Freemasonry from this source; and I believe we should extend to the Order a more liberal recognition, by modifying the present rule regarding the occupancy of lodge rooms, and that all that should be required is a majority vote of the lodge and the consent of the Grand Master. I recommend that this subject be referred to a special committee for consideration. W e take special pleasure in calling t h e a t t e n t i o n of those w h o believe t h e r e never was and never will be any Masonry except t h e t h r e e degrees to t h e ease with which w h e n it once gets started in t h a t direction, a Grand Lodge will get away from t h a t belief. W e read t h a t d u r i n g t h e session of Grand Lodge, t h e M.'. E.'. G r a n d H i g h Priest of t h e G r a n d C h a p t e r Koyal Arch Masons of Ohio m a d e a presentation of a Past Grand H i g h Priest's jewel to HARVEY V I N A L , eighty-eight years old, a n d t h e oldest living Past G r a n d H i g h P r i e s t of Ohio, and t h e recipient in eloq u e n t a n d t o u c h i n g t e r m s duly r e s p o n d e d , and all this in Grand Lodge. Grand Master C L A P P was reelected, b u t declined. W e note t h e presence of those genial twins, M . . W . . Bro. J. W . S T A T O N , of K e n t u c k y , a n d M . - . W . . B r o . S. STACKER WILLIAMS, t h e latter of w h o m introduced t h e former to t h e G r a n d Master, w h o was by him p r e s e n t e d to G r a n d Lodge, m a k i n g t h e usual a p p r o p r i a t e speech befitting t h e occasion. Deputy G r a n d Master WILLIAM B . M E L I S H made r e p o r t of his official action in conducting t h e funeral services of G r a n d Treasurer CHARLES BROWN, and also t h e presentation of t h e jewel to Past G r a n d Master A X DREWS.

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OKLAHOMA — 1 895. 3 D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

K I N G F I S H E R , FEBRUARY 1 2 T H AND 1 3 T H .

SELWYN DOUGLAS, G r a n d Master, begins h i s address in a practical way, b u t does n o t go very far before h e m a k e s a point in a m a t t e r over w h i c h several other G r a n d Lodges h a v e been, and some still a r e i n error, to-wit: in issuing c h a r t e r s in which t h e G r a n d Body styles itself t h e " M o s t Worshipful G r a n d Lodge of A n c i e n t York Masons of ." Bro. D. desired t h e error corrected, because t h e title is in conflict with t h e n a m e and style of t h e G r a n d Lodge as defined in t h e Constitution. T h e title York Masons a n d Y o r k Rite is a b o u t as near t h e t r u t h as t h e belief some over-zealous ritualists inculcate t h a t t h e "original W e b b W o r k " came d o w n directly from K i n g SOLOMON — in time probably t h e y will insist Old B r o t h e r W E B B got it, or gave it, from or to K i n g SOLOMON himself.

Bro. DOUGLAS grovvs e l o q u e n t as h e discourses of Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON, of whom he s a y s : " I n courage, in wisdom, in integrity, in i n v i n c i b l e patience, in u n t i r i n g i n d u s t r y , a n d in exalted patriotism he stands alone." T h r e e dispensations to form n e w lodges were granted. W e note a total m e m b e r s h i p of 808, a n e t gain for t h e year of 158. W e notice K a n s a s recorded i n t h e list of Grand Jurisdictions which h a v e n o t y e t recognized O k l a h o m a . O u r 1895 Proceedings will show recognition. T h e following a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution was adopted: Any kind of gambling, profane swearing, or the intemperate use orsale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, is uumasonic, and a bar to initiation, passing or raising in a subordinate lodge; and the practice thereof shall subject oflfenders who are Masons, either to admonition, reprimand,suspension,and, in extreme cases, to expulsion. F o u r lodges U . D. were g r a n t e d charters. T h e Custodians of t h e W o r k were dispensed with p e r m a n e n t l y , t h e G r a n d L e c t u r e r being r e t a i n e d . G r a n d L e c t u r e r BROWN delivered t h e a n n u a l oration, a n d in it gave t h e b r e t h r e n of Oklahoma s o m e good, sound, practical advice. T h e following suggests good, s o u n d , p h i l a n t h r o p i c p h i l o s o p h y : After we get stronger we must take steps to organize mutual relief and benevolence. I^asonry without work is as dead as mere theoretical religion, and to the philosophic mind the mere meeting of lodges to make Masons, and of Grand Lodges to make laws and correct abuses, is an inane thing unless we are doing practical work to further the great tenets of the Institution —brotherly love, relief and truth. And while now we have enough, and more than enough to do to get started, we must bear in mind that to keep abreast of this humanitarian age, we must, before many years, commence earnest, practical work on these lines. T h e s e words of o u r b r o t h e r come at a n o p p o r t u n e time, and doubtless will b e pondered a n d h e e d e d by t h e b r e t h r e n . T h e b r e t h r e n of

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O k l a h o m a have shown by w h a t t h e y have d o n e for t h e family of t h e late G r a n d Lecturer TOWNSEND, t h a t as G O D gives t h e m o p p o r t u n i t y , no call for h e l p from t h e distressed will be u n h e a r d . T h e Correspondence Report is b y Bro. J . S. H U N E , t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e committee. W e notice, u n d e r California, t h e suggestion (discussing t h e G r a n d Representative m a t t e r ) t h a t " m a n y Past G r a n d Masters and corresp o n d e n t s regard it as an incubus on t h e Order." Possibly, Bro. H U N T , b u t so far very few Orand Lodges. Past G r a n d Masters, and even corresp o n d e n t s — more's t h e pity — like R I P V A N W I N K L E ' S last drink, " d o n ' t c o u n t . " Kansas for 1894 is briefly reviewed. W e note t h a t Bro. H U N T expresses sound views in reference to t h e physical perfection dogma. CHARLES A. NEWMAN, G r a n d Master, El R e n o . JAMES S. H U N T , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Stillwater. N e x t annual, at Perry, F e b r u a r y , 1896.

OREGOX—1895. 4 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PORTLAND, J U N E 12Tit.

W e t u r n to t h e portrait of M.'.W.'. Bro. D A V I D P. MASON, G r a n d Master in 1884, on opening t h e v o l u m e of Proceedings. P H I L I P S . MALCOLM, G r a n d Master, delivered an excellent address, tilling nineteen pages of t h e volume. H e o p e n s with a beautiful quotation from " Masonry's U n c r o w n e d King," and in h i s closing gives t h e complete poem from t h e same source entitled, " E v e r y Year." T h e reference to t h e l a m e n t e d CHADWICK contains his complete historical and masonic record. Referring to h i s s u d d e n death, h e s a y s : " H i s sun w e n t down, n o t as it goes in our N o r t h e r n clime — slowly, majestically, b a t h i n g t h e m o u n t a i n s in t h e splendor of its rays — b u t as in t h e tropics, suddenly, w i t h o u t twilight, leaving all i n ' d a r k n e s s . " T h e a p p o i n t m e n t to t h e vacant office of Grand Secretary, of Past G r a n d Master JAMES F . ROBINSON, is noted, an a p p o i n t m e n t rati Bed b y G r a n d Lodge. T h e record of necrology is a fitting t r i b u t e to t h e b r e t h r e n n a m e d in it. Referring to t h e fact t h a t they lived honestly and reputably, a n d labored for t h e good of h u m a n i t y , h e s a y s : " T h i s is t h e noblest a m b i tion, a n d does more t h a n any o t h e r to dignify h u m a n n a t u r e , a n d is t h e best part of religion." T h i r t y - t h r e e official visitations to lodges are noted, a reasonable n u m b e r of dispensations granted, and a dispensation to open a n e w lodge ( t h e s e v e n t h ) at Portland was g r a n t e d . U n d e r t h e topic, " C y p h e r W o r k , " Bro. MALCOLM s o u n d s a w a r n i n g t h a t m a y well be h e e d e d by t h e Masons of t h e world as well as t h e

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jurisdiction to which it was uttered. He assumed the responsibility of refusing to carry into effect the resolution passed at the previous annual communication, by a vote of forty-three to thirty-eight ( out of a representation of 350 or more votes), providing for the printing of the unwritten work in cypher, and the Grand Lodge, upon the report of a special committee consisting of Past Grand Masters D. P. MASON, GEORGE M C D . STROUD and W.'. Bro. I. W. PRATT, recommending it,

sustained his action. The report made by I. W. PRATT, Secretary Masonic Building Association of Portland, shows an investment of about $75,000.00, on which the receipts for the year ending May 1, 1895, were $9,879.54. In this aissociation the Grand Lodge has 852 shares of stock to the credit of the "Educational Fund." The Grand Master reported eighteen decisions, all of which were approved by the Jurisprudence Committee except Nos. 4 and 18. The Grand Lodge, so the record shows, took no action on the report of the committee. We think the committee was right as regards No. 4, but entirely wrong as regards No. 18. The Constitution of Oregon says: "No lodge shall have more than one ballot for the three degrees, the exercise of which shall be elected by law." Under this.provision, a candidate was elected and received the Entered Apprentice degree, after which he "sustained the loss of his right arm; the Grand Master thereafter conferred the two remaining degrees upon the brother. The committee says that it is "of the opinion that as a legal proposition the landmark defining t h e physical qualification of candidates for the degrees of Masonry ought not to be disregarded," and though they recommend the approval of the Grand Master's action, they put themselves on record as indicating that the same "shall not be taken as a precedent for future Grand Masters, nor as allowing subordinate lodges to confer the degrees of Masonry upon maimed candidates." We think the Grand Mastfer not only did right, but that as a proposition of masonic law, where one is elected to the three degrees of Masonry, and one of them is conferred, and by accident or misfortune the brother loses an arm, it afibrds no grounds for setting aside the election, and refusing to complete the remainder of the work it has accepted and agreed to perform. The trouble with the committee was, they thought they had entered into a contract to employ a stonemason, and that by reason of his misfortune he would be unable to handle the rough ashlars the}' wished him to fashion, and so they took that as an excuse for avoiding the mutual contract, when, as matter of fact, the contract only called for the fashioning of a moral character. Take another squint at the contract, brethren. A petition praying to be healed was presented from one who resided iu Oregon from 1884 to 1893, when he went to England, where, after a month's residence, he petitioned for the degrees of Masonry, was in due time elected, and in due time received the degrees, and returned after a

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seven m o n t h s ' visit to Oregon, to find t h a t h i s masonic s t a n d i n g was questioned T h e matter was referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u dence, w h o t h o u g h t t h e English lodge h a d m a d e " a g r a v e m i s t a k e i n conferring t h e degrees w i t h o u t e x a m i n i n g into t h e question of h i s residence," b u t t h e y recommended t h a t t h e G r a n d Master be a u t h o r i z e d to heal h i m , provided he passed t h e ordeal of an e x a m i n a t i o n as to m e n t a l , moral a n d physical qualifications and an u n a n i m o u s ballot. A c o m m i t t e e of three Past G r a n d Masters was a p p o i n t e d to consider a n d r e p o r t to Grand Lodge w h a t steps are necessary to carry into effect t h e i n t e n t i o n s of t h e original donors of t h e E d u c a t i o n a l F u n d . J O H N B . CLELAND, Grand Orator, delivered a n able address, m u c h of which we would like to take, b u t have not t h e space left. Speaking of t h e Masons of t h e p r e s e n t being " c h a r g e d w i t h t h e responsibility of t r a n s m i t t i n g this benign I n s t i t u t i o n witli increased powers to t h e i r successors," he s a y s : If tendencies appear to threaten the efficiency ol the Order, these should be curbed or entirely changed. There seems to be one danger line in sight: Year by year the ritual is made more elaborate and unyielding. The time necessarily consumed in the orderly rendition of the ceremonies of initiation is gradually being extended. This tendency has already become so marked that it is a custom, if not law, to depend entirely upon the ritual for all masonic instruction. It is a maxim of the law, the expression of one thing is the exclusion of another, and the extreme and elaborate exemplification of the ritual is the exclusion of the opportunity for sociability and the interchange of brotherly greetings and sympathy. Our ancient brethren managed better for the comfort and happiness of the Craft. If ihe opportunities for fraternal association include only the hours of work, the Order will be shorn-of much of its power and usefulness. We note an itemized bill of t h e G r a n d Tyler, one of t h e m of which reads, " W a s h i n g t h i r t y aprons, at forty cents, $12.00." T h e q u e r y naturally suggests itself. W h y d i d n ' t t h e y b u r n t h e m a n d b u y new o n e s ? Past Grand Master ROBERT CLOW doffs his chapeau gracefully as he s u b m i t s h i s first Report on Correspondence. Fifty-four G r a n d Lodges are reviewed in a very able a n d thorough m a n n e r , K a n s a s for 1895 receiving a m p l e as well as courteous attention. Grand Master CLAKK'S address is described as " a well written p a p e r , " which " b e a r s testimony to his efficiency as G r a n d Master." F o u r of his decisions are quoted, and No. 4 criticised on t h e g r o u n d t h a t t h e act of t h e lodge conferring t h e degrees was t h a t of courtesy merely. Suggesting t h e possibility of a rejection, Bro. CLOW s a y s : The rejection of such petition (which is within the range of possibilities) would be in effect a declaration that the lodge making the request erred in accepting the material, thus passing judgment upon its ability to judge of the fitness or unfitness of material presented. Besides, it would leave the candidate in an anomalous position, elected and entered in one lodge, his position treated as that of a profane in the other, which is simply requested to do an act of courtesy toward a sister lodge. It seems to us the better way would be to give full force and effect to the ballot taken in the lodge having original jurisdiction. T h e " o n e a r m e d " disability resolution, it seems, was n o t adopted, b u t as w e h a v e already cited, t h e " g h o s t " did n o t down, n o t w i t h s t a n d -

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ing t h e b a n of the c o m m i t t e e a n d G r a n d Lodge. I t came up smiling again t h i s year, a n d will c o n t i n u e t o come u p until o u r law e x p o u n d e r s find o u t t h a t they a r e legislating for speculative instead of operative Masons. Bro. CLOW copies o u r t r i b u t e to t h e m e m o r y of t h e l a m e n t e d C H A D WICK.

U n d e r I o w a , Bro. C. s a y s ; " U n i f o r m i t y in t h e ritual is t h e h o b b y of t h e parrots, and is m a d e t h e basis of all t h e a r g u m e n t in justification of t h e use of keys or c y p h e r s . " U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , h e t h u s refers to G r a n d Master ARNOLD'S slurs upon t h e E a s t e r n S t a r : We are n o t a member of t h e EaEtern Star, b u t we do know that its membership is composed of Master Masons a n d their female blood relations. Hence, we cannotsufTer the above to pass without entering o u r protest against t h e assumptions of t h e Grand Master when h e compares t h e m to " t h e strolling players of the m i m i c stage." We cannot conceive how, or in what way, the wife or daughter of a Master Mason can affect injuriously a lodge room by meeting therein as members of a chapter of the Eastern Star, or attending au installation of t h e officers of a lodge.

MORTON D . CLIFFORD, G r a n d Master, P r a i r i e City. ROBERT CLOW, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, J u n c t i o n City. N e x t a n n u a l , .Tune 10, 1896, P o r t l a n d .

PEiVNSYLyANIA-1 894. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

P H I L A D E L P H I A , M A R C H 7TII.

A steel e n g r a v i n g b y J O H N SARTAIN, from a p a i n t i n g by BEN.IAMIN W E S T , gives us a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of W I L L A L L E N , E . ' . W . ' . G r a n d M a s t e r

17.32, which we note as we open to t h e title page. G r a n d Master M I C H A E L ARNOLD presided at t h e q u a r t e r l y c o m m u n i cation, a t w h i c h 125 lodges were represented. T h e Commissioners of t h e S i n k i n g F u n d m a d e report, s h o w i n g a fund of $254,460.83, a gain for t h e q u a r t e r of .$18,896.03. P e t i t i o n s for warrants for t w o n e w lodges were read a n d referred to G r a n d Officers, with power to act. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER 6 T H .

T h e S i n k i n g F u n d a t t h i s d a t e shows on h a n d $291,195.81, an increase of $65,050.84 in o n e year. A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

P H I L A D E L P H I A , DECEMBER 2 7 T H .

Frorn G r a n d Master ARNOLD'S address w e n o t e t h a t two n e w lodges were c o n s t i t u t e d , a n d t w o reorganized d u r i n g t h e y e a r ; t h a t t h e gross d e b t of G r a n d Lodge is $813,400.00; deducting a m o u n t in t h e S i n k i n g F u n d , $291,195.81, t h e n e t d e b t of G r a n d Lodge is $522,204.19.

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Under the heading, " Women in Masoniy," Bro. ARNOLD indulges in some dire forebodings and prognostications over an anticipated masonic crack of doom. He avers that the subject is causing a temporary unrest in the fraternity. He stigmatizes the movement as an insidious attempt to make tlie masonic fraternity like the innumerable other societies and orders of the day, and reasoning with that stern, invincible logic for which his sex is noted, he gravely and portentouslj' argues that as the word fraternity means asocietj- of brethren, and brethren are or should be men, hence it is impossible to admit women into association with them in a lodge room. ( We italicize his words so that none may lose the continuity of thought.) He further exercises his logical faculty: Masonry has always kept aloof from so-called progressive movements, and has always kept itself within the qualifications originally laid down for its membership, one of the most imporlant of which is that the applicant for Freemasonry must be a man. [therefore?] " This law against the commingling of the sexes cannot be evaded by any device whatever. Lodge celebrations, under the name and guise of lodge associations, are u n d e r the ban of masonic law."

Evidently not satisfied with his reasoning, our eminent brother descends from the philosophic heights to plain every-day matter of fact experience, and says: It is a gratification to Freemasons to know that no scandals arising out of the commingling of the sexes can be said to have their origin in a lodge room. I know it is quite fashionable for associations calling themselves masonic to hold mixed gatherings of thesexes, a u d i verily believe that the appetites created there have caused this inordinate desire to carry the connection further, so as to bring m e n and women together in the lodge room. If it be progressive to do this, let those who like such progress advocate it; but I do not believe the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania will ever give its approval to the use of its lodge rooms for any kind of gatherings except that of the brethren of the lodge and for lodge purposes only. And I further believe that where the new idea has been permitted to obtain a foothold, it will either go on to the destruction of the fraternity, or its abandonment, and a return by the fraternity to the ancient and simple practices established in the beginning. The new practice of public installations of officers in other jurisdictions has fed this appetite for the union of the sexes in the lodge room. It pleases the vanity of t h e persons who thus exhibit themselves, as they compete with the strolling players of t h e mimic stage.

The surprising feature of the foregoing screed outside of its scurrilous innuendoes against the female relatives of all Masons, lies in the fact that the Grand Master concedes that the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and not its Grand Master is the supreme and lawful power to grant approval of the use of the lodge rooms for the purpose of gatherings of Masons and their female relatives. We had supposed that a Grand Master who claimed to be the supreme power in appointing Grand Representatives above the Grand Lodge, would be loth to concede that the Grand Lodge could be greater than the Grand Master in any respect. Bro. ARNOLD speaks of the new practice of public installations of officers in other jurisdictions, just as if Pennsylvania, like JOSEPH withstanding the fascinations of Mrs. POTIPHAR, had always stood severely.

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coldlj' and chastely aloof. The fact is that public gatherings of Masons and their female relatives on St. John's Day in olden time was the custom in Pennsylvania as elsewhere. Dr. W M . SMITH'S Pennsj'lvania Ahiman Rezon gives an account of one over a century agoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the earliest Maryland record, 17.50, gives a like account. The overpowering dread Bro. ARNOLD has of the fearful effects of associating with the female relatives of Masons convinces us that he would hail with delight a return to the old Pennsylvania custom of separating the sexes at all public meetings, religious or otherwise, and obscure the vision of the sisters, except straightly to the front, by the scoop-shaped long, stifF-boarded bonnets still used to protect the faces of religious devotees from the alluring glances of lascivious men. If the comments of Bro. ARNOLD were not so supremely absurd and ludicrous, we should feel like entering a protest for their outspoken scurrility. Bro. ARNOLD is nothing if not critical. Speaking of "some Grand Lodges," he says: "They have made a new law which rejects certain persons on account of their business. This is an innovation or infraction of one of the most important landmarks of Masonry. Persons who sell certain articles of commerce are not considered fit to sit with those who buy and use them." Yes, too true, they do, and Bro. ARNOLD desires to introduce another innovation. In the good old days of Masonry, the bar-maids used to fill the orders of the brethren, and this stern iconoclast of the Nineteenth Century says that the maids must be excluded from the lodge room because of their sex, at the same time demanding the privilege of sitting down as of yore to liquid refreshment with those who own the bars. By .the way, what is the number of this "important landmark?" Noting the Washington Memorial, Bro. A. says: "The Grand Lodge of Colorado proposes a celebration of some kind." He thinks the death should be lamented rather than celebrated. The danger of a mixed gathering of the sexes again fills the mind of our brother with gloomy forebodings. Grand Master (elect) MATHIAS H . HENDERSON delivered his inaugural, which is a forcible, well expressed and thoughtful production. He shows that he apprehends clearly the position in which he stands in assuming the duties of his new position. He thinks no more lodges should be constituted that do not work and keep their records in the English language, and he gives the brethren of Grand Lodge some sound advice in regard to the study of the Proceedings and law of Grand Lodge. The Report on Correspondence is preceded by a steel engraving of M.-. W.-. D. O. SKERRETT, Grand Master in 1863-1864. M.'. W.'. Bro. RICHARD VAUX, for the committee, presented the

annual Report' on Correspondence for 1894. Sixty Grand Lodge Proceedings are reviewed, twelve of them for two years, Kansas for 1894 receiving most courteous and considerate attention.

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Of G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S address, Bro. V A U X s a i d :

" W e would

do injustice to o u r feelings in readincr this address, if we o m i t t e d notice of its o p e n i n g p a r a g r a p h s . T h e y are most a d m i r a b l e , especially t h a t in reference to t h e d e a t h of Past Grand Master BROWN."

The following is also suggestive: There is a Masonic Mutual Benefit Society in Kansas, mamiged or supervised by a committee of Grand Lodge. This committee made a report. This is. in some respects, as far as we know, after the Odd Fellows' Association. Of course we acknowledge our ignorance. It is our misfortune, but we find this association- or society a masonic novelty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but maybe not.

H e r e is a feather for t h e " J u d g e : "

" M.-.W.". Bro. G U T H R I E , G r a n d

Orator, has produced a finished, scholarly, and thoughtful oration. T h e r e are gems of t h o u g h t in it t h a t are brilliant." T h e report of M.'.W.'. Bro. CAI.LAHAM, c h a i r m a n of C o m m i t t e e on

Appeals and Grievances, is stated to.be " concise, simple, easily u n d e r stood, and gives t h e action of t h e committee in t h e case c o n s i d e r e d , " and t h e n Bro. V . said: If a lodge of Freemasons undertakes to try a brother for any acts as a citizen, for which he Is amenable lo the profane law, that lodge exceeds its jurisdiction. It has no such power u nder masonic law. All business troubles and private matters tba t the laws of the profane make offenses, the profane courts have exclusive jurisdiction over. Ma.sonic lodges can only try Masons for masonic offenses. Every well-trained a n d properly taught Mason knows what they are.

The foregoing, so far as it applied to t h e report of t h e c o m m i t t e e , was evidently written u n d e r m i s a p p r e h e n s i o n of t h e m e r i t s of t h e case. I t is obviously a masonic offense for one Mason to " shoot a n o t h e r full of deadly holes." Our venerable brother was e x c e e d i n g h ' k i n d in his references to t h e report of this c o m m i t t e e reviewed by h i m ; his congratulations on t h e " t r i u m p h a n t success," his allusion to our report as " a most a d m i r a b l e p a p e r , " m i g h t well tickle t h e vanity of a veteran, m u c h less a tyro. W e shall always k i n d l y r e m e m b e r t h e t e n d e r of his courtly " f r a t e r n a l greetings," and l a m e n t with our P e n n s y l v a n i a b r e t h r e n as we record his greatly regretted d e a t h .

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I n t h e decease of M.'.W/. Bro. RICHARD V A U X , Masonry loses one of t h e s t r o n g e s t characters, a n d at t h e same t i m e one of t h e most u n i q u e p e r s o n a l i t i e s t h a t h a s ever reflected h o n o r upon t h e I n s t i t u t i o n . A v i g o r o u s writer, an e l o q u e n t speaker, a courtly g e n t l e m e n , he was t h e living e o i b o d i n i e n t of A n c i e n t Craft Masonry as he conceived it. Foll o w i n g h i s conceptions of Ma.sonry, his life from early m a n h o o d h a s b e e n given u p to t h e s t u d y of systematic a n d practical efibrt for t h e benefit of h u m a n i t y o n t h e lines of reformation and practical benevol e n c e . F o l l o w i n g in t h e footsteps of F R A N K L I N and GIRARD, h a n d in h a n d and side b y side w i t h PATTON, AVAGNER, a n d , n o t to be i n v i d i o u s , w i t h t h e scores and t h o u s a n d s of Masons of P e n n s y l v a n i a who have laid, a n d from time t o t i m e broadened or e x t e n d e d t h e foundations of t h e m a n y masonic charities for which t h e world blesses t h e m , KICHARD V A U X h a s a l w a y s been looked upon as one r e a d y to give his t h o u g h t , h i s t i m e , a n d h i s money for t h e amelioration of tiie u n f o r t u n a t e , t h e n e e d y , and tlie distressed. I n this bles.sed work h e has been aided, assisted, a n d encouraged by t h e saintly companion of his life, who has recently, after a brief separation, been r e u n i t e d to h i m in t h e eternal life p r o m i s e d to all s u c h as they, in t h e revealed will of t h e ever-living GOD.

Our b r e t h r e n of P e n n s y l v a n i a h a v e left to t h e m a glorious life r e c o r d ; a h a p p y m e m o r y of one whose life was fragrant with good d e e d s ; t h e comforting reflection t h a t t h e masonic world shares their sorrow, a n d t h e blissful assurance t h a t he w h o h a s been k n o w n to them as RICHARD V A U X will live forever.

M A T T H I A S H . HENDERSON, G r a n d Master, P h i l a d e l p h i a . , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , N e x t a n n u a l , December 27, 1896, P h i l a d e l p h i a .

PRIKCE E D W A R D ISLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 20TH ANNUALCOMMUNICATION,

SUMMERSIDE, J U N E 2 4 T H .

THOMAS A. M C L E A N , G r a n d Master, notes in his address a special m e e t i n g of G r a n d Lodge to dedicate two lodge r o o m s ; reports three decisions; visited every lodge in his jurisdiction, finding t h e m in good condition ; a n d sums u p t h e year's work as o n e of increased prosperity. Bro. B. W . HiGGS, c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, m a d e report on t h e question of recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, r e c o m m e n d i n g fraternal recognition. T h e r e p o r t was received and adopted.

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T h e c h a i r m a n a n d m e m b e r s of t h e town council of t h e t o w n of Sumnierside u n i t e d in a n address of welcome to t h e G r a n d Body, w h i c h is spread a t large in t h e Proceedings, a n d t h e Grand Master m a d e suitable reply t h e r e t o , w h i c h is likewise published. We n o t e a n i n t e r e s t i n g m a t t e r in t h e following: Bro. M C N E I L L presented a resolution t h a t any candidate w h o applies to a lodge o t h e r t h a n the one h a v i n g jurisdiction, and is rejected, m a y again a p p l y to t h e lodge having p r o p e r jurisdiction without waiting t h e p r e s c r i b e d twelve m o n t h s , j u s t as if said rejection h a d never t a k e n place. T h e resolution was referred to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, which r e p o r t e d t h a t it could not b e entertained ; b u t t h e Grand Lodge struck o u t t h e i r report, so t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge still h a s t h e m a t t e r before it as unfinished business. As Bro. M C N E I L L was elected G r a n d Master, we suppose his j u d g m e n t in t h e m a t t e r will m a k e good law — for t h e n e x t twelve m o n t h s at least. T h e r e is n o Correspondence Report, b u t G r a n d Lodge p r i n t e d t h e names of t h e m e m b e r s . RODERICK M C N E I L L , G r a n d Master, Stanley Bridge. B. W. HiGGS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Charlottetown. N e x t a n n u a l , C h a r l o t t e t o w n , J u n e 24, 1896.

QUEBEC—1895. 2.5TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

JOHN P . NOYES, G r a n d Master.

MONTREAL, J A N U A R Y 3 0 T H AND 31ST.

K a n s a s not r e p r e s e n t e d .

M.'.W.'. Bro. NOYES indulges in retrospection as h e begins h i s address, going back over t h e twenty-five years of history m a d e by G r a n d Lodge. As to t h e " s i t u a t i o n " in Quebec, with t h r e e lodges still a d h e r i n g to t h e English Constitution, Bro. N. says: The position is serenely peaceful, but scarcely dignified or consistent with selfrespect. An eminent masonic authority in the United States quite recently wrote : " Grand Lodge sovereignty cannot be recognized ' if there is rebellion in its jurisdiction against it, tor then the Grand Lodge lacks the chief element of its character — supremacy.' That appears to be the established rule, on this continent at least. It is for Grand Lodge to decide as to action in this important matter." U n d e r t h e topic, " G r a n d Representatives," t h e G r a n d Master s a y s : It is said by some of its opponents to be cumbersome; to be a disturber of harmony; to be of doubtful utility, and, generally, to be of no material benefit. Our experience has been happier, for on many occasions in the past our Grand Representatives, at least some of them, have rendered excellent service to us in vital matters. Apart from that, the presence here of the accredited representatives of sister Grand Lodges is a pleasant means of putting in evidence the universality of Masonry, as well as existing cordial relations. The clamor to abolish probably originated with a Grand Secretary who disliked the extra and unremunerative labor it involved, and was adopted by a Grand Master solicitous for a sensational fad to his annual address.

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T h e G r a n d Master says h e h a s b e e n beset w i t h d e m a n d s for rituals, " t h o s e in u s e being worn, dilapidated, a n d in m a n y cases illegible." T h e rituals are in charge of t w o Past G r a n d Masters, whose " ext r e m e c i r c u m s p e c t i o n " h a d n o t added m a n y copies to t h e n u m b e r of t h o s e i n u s e . Of t h e necessity for their use, h e h a s this to u r g e : " Men with a m p l e leisure or abnormal .intellects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of w h o m t h e Craft in this jurisdiction h a s b u t few â&#x20AC;&#x201D; contend for t h e m o u t h t o ear system a n d k i n d e r g a r t e n methods, b u t t h e average b u s i n e s s m a n prefers w h a t is called ' cold t y p e , ' a n d n o satisfactory m i d d l e course has been suggested." T h e m o r a l i t y of t h e question is n o t discussed. W e might suggest to t h e b r o t h e r t h a t t h e r e is hardly a jurisdiction in t h e States t h a t cann o t s p a r e from i t s brood of Lecturers or Custodians enough " a b n o r m a l i n t e l l e c t s " t o instruct, within six m o n t h s , a g r e a t e r p a r t of t h e Quebec jurisdiction in t h e " parrot business." W e strongly suspect, however, t h a t a great majority of these have cold copies for special reference. U n d e r t h e " State of Masonry at H o m e , " t h e G r a n d Master enunciates views strongly i n h a r m o n y with t h e s e a l r e a d y e x p r e s s e d by u s : The promise of increased prosperity in t h e near future exacts from t h e Craft a large measure of caution. The popularity of a fraternal society m a y easily become a source of danger. I t may be t h e means of bringing a b o u t discord a n d trouble to its detriment. Tlie essential factor in any society is the character of its adherents ; hence fraternal ambitions for increased membership should be subordinate to the wise and time-honored rules of t h e Craft.

T h e address of t h e Grand Master is a wise, conservative a n d t h o u g h t ful p r o d u c t i o n . W h i l e we do not agree w i t h h i m in some of his views, we c a n n o t fail t o see t h a t h e h a s b e e n influenced entirely b y a sincere desire for t h e good of t h e Craft, a n d t h a t h e h a s g o v e r n e d h i s jurisdiction with moderation, wisdom a n d success. W e are pleased t o note t h a t t h e Quebec b r e t h r e n appreciated t h e services of their G r a n d Master, a n d u n a n i m o u s l y reelected h i m t o t h a t office, which, owing to h i s duties as a p u b l i c officer, h e was compelled to decline. T h e w a r r a n t of a lodge which issued a libelous circular was withd r a w n . T h e lodge Lssued p r o p e r resolutions of regret a n d apology, a n d it w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y restored to good s t a n d i n g . T h e lesson will last for some t i m e in t h a t jurisdiction. R.'.W.'. E . D . T. CHAMBERS presented h i s R e p o r t on Correspondence, asking further t i m e to report o n t h e reque.st for recognition of t h e S u p r e m e Council of F r a n c e . Bro. C. gives a ludicrous account of a F r e n c h - C a n a d i a n newspaper publication, w h i c h disclosed all a b o u t t h e origin of F r e e m a s o n r y . T h e paper is p u b l i s h e d a t a place called P o i n t Levis, near Quebec. I t s a y s : " T h e founders of Masonry were LUTHER, C A L V I N , V O L T A I R E , ROUSSEAU, J A N S E N a n d F E R R Y . "

I t f u r t h e r tells its

readers t h a t " Mgr. M E U R I N calls Freemasonry t h e ' Synagogue of S a t a n , ' " and a d d s , " A secret organization directs it. I t is t h e G r a n d Orient of F r a n c e , affiliated to t h e P a l l a d i u m of R o m e , t h e whole u n d e r t h e con-

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trol of a S u p r e m e Chief, w h o is called ' T h e Sovereign Pontiff a n d Vicar of LUCIFER upon E a r t h . " W h i l e o u r F r e n c h - C a n a d i a n friend is engaged in t h e revealing business, suppose h e tells u s who t h e diabolical ooncoctors of t h e Mystic Shrine were, a n d w h e t h e r t h e estimable " Prisoner of t h e Vatican " ever caught on to tlie twisted h e m p . A l t h o u g h nearly a year intervened since our Proceedings were p u b lished, we find n o review of Kansas for 1894, a n d j u d g i n g from t h e printed list of G r a n d Lodges, t h e Proceedings of K a n s a s were n o t received. W e t r u s t t h a t by n e x t year t h e G r a n d Lodge of Quebec m a y be i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n with, a n d in receipt of t h e Proceedings of this Grand Lodge. FREDERIC MASSEY, G r a n d Master, Montreal. E. D. T. CHAMBERS, chairman Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Quebec.

RHODE ISLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

E A S T G R E E N W I C H , SEPTEMBER 28, 1S93.

E L I S H A H . RHODES, G r a n d Master.

T h e occasion of t h e special communication was t h e laying of t h e corner stone of t h e F r e e m a s o n s ' Hall at E a s t G r e e n w i c h . T h e exercises were of a very i n t e r e s t i n g character, a n d Bro. G E O . A. LITTLEFIELD delivered a very interesting address on " F r e e m a s o n r y . " W e t a k e a

part of it: Master Masons have ever been the minute men of freedom, and the reliable men of statesmenship. WASHINGTON saw LAFAYETTE made a Mason in the lodge at Norristown before he appointed him a major-general in the American army. WASHINGTON loved NATHANIEL GREENE, our young Quaker ironmaster, who would probably have been WASHINGTON'S successor at the head of the army, had the former's life been taken away; loved him all the more because they were Masons. * "^ *-' During the exciting times just before the battle of Bunker Hill, there were many masonic meetings held in Boston, and no one was morepunctualthan JOSEPH WARREN, the Grand Master. Shall we not say that the masonic lodge was the studio wherein was fashioned that sublime faith of WARREN'S in GOD and man which enabled him to stand at the top of that fatal hill, and nerve the undisciplined patriots around him to resist three successive charges of the brave British regulars, who had been trained on every field of Europe to march up to the cannon's mouth like a solid wall in motion. Was it not a masonic sentiment good for all time, in peace or war, that WARREN addressed his men there before he fell, the last man to leave the redoubt: " In the GOD of battle trust, Die we may, but die we must. And, O, where can dust to dust Be recognized so well .\s when heaven its dews shall ."hed O'er the martyred patriot's heart. And the rocks shall raise their head. Of his deeds to tell."

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S E M I - A N N U A L COMMUNICATIOX,

February, P R O V I D E N C E , NOVEMBER 23, 1893.

M.-.W.'. ELISHA H . RHODES, Grand IMaster. H E X R V W . RUGG, Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , reported favoring t h e recognition of G r a n d Lodge of O k l a h o m a . R e p o r t adopted. Colorado WASHINGTON c o m m u n i c a t i o n p r e s e n t e d , b u t no definite action t a k e n . T h e G r a n d Secretary was ordered to have p r i n t e d a pocket edition of t h e R h o d e Lsland monitorial work. 1 0 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

P R O V I D E N C E , M A Y 21, 1894.

G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas p r e s e n t . ELISHA H . RHODES, Grand Master, in h i s a d d r e s s reported a revision of t h e ritualistic work ; m a d e official visitation of every lodge, some more t h a n once, m a k i n g fifty-three visits; t h r e e c o r n e r stones laid. T h e a n n u a l r e t u r n s of all t h e lodges were m a d e in t i m e , a n d were all correct. Two h u n d r e d dollars were appropriated for a r e p r i n t of V o l u m e I I of t h e G r a n d Lodge Proceedings. Mississippi rules referred to C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. Special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held at Westerly, M a y 23, 1894, to dedicate to masonic uses t h e hall of F r a n k l i n Lodge, N o . 20. No Correspondence Report. E L I S H A H . RHODES, G r a n d Master, P r o v i d e n c e . H E N R Y W . RUGG, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Providence.

SCOTLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

E D I N B U R G H , AUGUST 1ST.

CHARLES DALKYMPLE, G r a n d Master.

W e n o t e t h e g r a n t i n g of a charter to a lodge i n Q u e e n s l a n d ; t h a t a District G r a n d Lodge was erected in t h e South African Republic u n d e r t h e title, " D i s t r i c t G r a n d Lodge of t h e T r a n s v a a l , " with F . DOUGLAS M C M I L L A N a s District G r a n d Master. Conditional c h a r t e r granted to Lodge Pacific, H o n o l u l u . CHARLES DALRYMFLE r e n o m i n a t e d as G r a n d Master. W e also notice t h a t t h e following r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e G r a n d C o m m i t t e e w a s u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d : " T h a t t h e commission of Bro. CHARLES LOUISSON, District G r a n d Master of C a n t e r b u r y , N e w Zealand, be renew'ed." T h e unfraternal pertinacity with which t h e G r a n d Lodge of England h a s interposed obstacles and unfriendly h i n d r a n c e s to t h e peace, prosperity a n d progress of t h e G r a n d Lodges of N e w Zealand and

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Quebec is entirely incomprehensible to one accustomed to the cordial and generous treatment always accorded to newly organized Grand Lodges in the United States. Here no question of individual Grand Lodge rights is ever raised, where the organization of the proposed Grand Lodge has been regular and comprises a majority of the lodges in the territory in which the proposed Grand Lodge is to be organized. On the contrary, as in the recent case of the erection of a Grand Lodge in Oklahoma, the mother Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory, on learning its desire, assisted the new Grand Lodge in its organization, presented it with a valuable set of Grand Lodge jewels, and bade it a mother's " GOD speed " as it went forth from the old home to set up housekeeping for itself. We have expected that the Grand Lodge of Scotland ere this, with that regard for other's rights so characteristic of Scotchmen, would accord to their brothers in New Zealand full autonomy masonically, and we shall be surprised if it does not of the three Grand Jurisdictions most interested, first accord recognition of the now thoroughly established Grand Lodge of New Zealand. To show the manner in which our Scottish brethren transact business we append hereto copy of circular sent to members of Grand Lodge, and business program: FEEEMASONS' HALL, EDINBURGH, 4th November, 1895.

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I have to request your attendance at a quarterly communication of t h e Grand Lodge of Scotland, to be held here on Thursday, t h e 7th instant, at 4 o'clock p. M. precisely. I beg to remind members that before entering the hall they are required_to present their tickets of membership, which are not transferable under pain of forfeiture; and brethren are respectfully requested to make a point of entering their names in tt^e attendance book. I t has become necessary to draw attention to Rule 84 of the Constitution ; " No Master, Proxy Master, or Warden, shall introduce any person not being a member to act or vote in Grand Lodge, on pain of suspension from all masonic privileges d u r i n g the pleasure of Grand Lodge." For the convenience of members attending the quarterly communication, attendants will be iu waiting in the cloak rooms. BUSINESS.

1. Presents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reports of the proceedings of sister Grand Lodges. 2. Minutes of Grand Lodge. 3. Minutes of Grand Committee, embracing the following r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s : (a) To t h a n k Bro. Sir HENRY C. MACANDREW, of Aiathorpe, for his services on his retiring from t h e Provincial Grand Mastership of Inverness-shire. Page 160 of Priiceedings. (6) That charters be granted to Lodges Pittsworth, Pittsworth, Queensland ; St. Clair, Cleveland, Queensland ; St. David of Springhill and Valley, Brisbane, Queensland; Aubiguy, Crow's Nest and Pechey, Queensland; Hope Bridge Castle, Armadale, Linlithgowshire. Page 177 of Proceedings. (c) T h a t Bro. ALFRED ROFE be appointed Scottish Representative near the Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Pages 177 of Proceedings. 4. Nomination of Grand Office Bearers, and election of Grand Stewards for the ensuing year. Pages 163 and 164 of Proceedings.

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5. Ruling of Grand Committee on the point of honorary membership. Page 161 of Proceedings, and page 3 of circular. 0. Revision of the Constitution and Laws. 7. Notices of motion. No R e p o r t on Correspondence. CHARLES DALRYMPLK, G r a n d Master, E d i n b u r g h .

S O U T H A U S T R A L I A - F o r Year Eiuliiis April 17, 1 8 9 5 . J U L Y 18,

1894.

T h e Earl of K i n t o r e , G r a n d Master. M.'.W.'. Bro. S. J . W A Y r e a p p o i n t e d as P r o . G r a n d Master. N o t h i n g except m a t t e r s of merely local i m p o r t a n c e transacted. OCTOBER 17,

1894.

G r a n d Master a n d t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s were both present. T h e Board of General Purposes m a d e r e p o r t , which was adopted. One of t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s was to hold two stated c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a year instead of four as heretofore, which met with approval. SPECIAL CO.MJIUNICATION,

JA.NUAEY 11,

1895.

M.'.W.'. S. J . W A Y , as Grand M a s t e r ; t h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s pre.sent. T h e G r a n d Master, t h e Earl of K i n t o r e , being a b o u t to leave t h e Colony, a special meeting was called for t h e purpose of presenting a farewell address in appreciation of t h e e m i n e n t services rendered by h i m . T h e G r a n d Master was conducted to t h e foot of t h e t h r o n e , t h e address was read by t h e Grand Secretary, a n d t h e P r o . G r a n d Master, M.'.W.'. Bro. W A Y , s u p p l e m e n t e d t h e latter by an address of presentation of t h e engro.ssed memorial, concluding his e l o q u e n t and t o u c h i n g r e m a r k s , as follows: What will be left of your Grand Mastership here will be a happy memory and inspiration, the memory of a connection that has been unruffled by a single difference and productive of nothing but adva:itage, and the inspiration of a noble example of a proper ideal of conduct and of service. I now present to you the farewell address as a token of our fealty, admiration and affection. Past G r a n d Master H . E. DOWNER, D e p u t y G r a n d Master P H I L I P SANSOM a n d R.'. W.'. Bros. SIMPSON and ADDISON also made complim e n t a r y addresses. W h e n t h e Grand Master rose to respond all t h e b r e t h r e n rose to t h e i r feet. T h e response of t h e G r a n d Master was heartfelt, and was greeted with t h e applause of t h e b r e t h r e n . T h e b r e t h r e n saluted t h e

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G r a n d Master, w h o , as h e left t h e hall, escorted by G r a n d Officers, t u r n e d a r o u n d a n d said: " I c a n n o t leave Grand Lodge for t h e last t i m e w i t h o u t asking you t o believe t h a t from t h e bottom of my h e a r t I wish this G r a n d Lodge a n d every m e m b e r of it e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is good." QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

JANUARY

16, 1895.

P H I L I P SANSOM, D e p u t y Grand Master, as Grand Master. T h e a p p o i n t m e n t of T. C. BOWEN, of Adelaide, as G r a n d R e p r e sentative n e a r S o u t h Australia, is noted. A valuable d o n a t i o n to Grand Lodge Library by a former r e s i d e n t and m e m b e r of t h e G r a n d Lodge, is noted, a n d for which t h a n k s of G r a n d Lodge were voted. HALF-YEARLY- COMMUNICATION,

A P R I L 17,

1895.

G r a n d Master, S. .1. W A Y . Kansas's representative present. T h e Board reported t h a t telegrams of s y m p a t h y a n d condolence with t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of Kew South Wales a n d Lady D U F F h a d been sent by t h e G r a n d Lodge, and all t h e lodges of South A u s t r a l i a placed in m o u r n i n g for a m o n t h on account of t h e d e a t h of G r a n d Master R.".W.\ D U F F , of N e w South Wales. T h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand asked concurrence i n t h e i r granting a w a r r a n t of constitution for a new lodge at Tonga, to w h i c h no objection was m a d e . No Report on Correspondence. M.'.W.'. Bro. S. J . W A Y was elected G r a n d Master.

SOUTH

CAROLIJfAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894.

1 1 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CHARLESTON, DECEMBER 1 1 T H AND 1 2 T H .

STILES P . D E N D Y , G r a n d Master.

T h e G r a n d Master suggests " t h e r e are, p e r h a p s , n o t e n o u g h cases of masonic discipline. L e t us b e first p u r e a n d t h e n p e a c e a b l e ; let u s live Masonry, act Masonry, a n d exemplify more and more in o u r lives and characters before m e n t h e sublime tenets a n d teachings of o u r a n cient Order." T h e Wisconsin r u l e a n d Masonic C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e circulars were s u b m i t t e d . T h e G r a n d Master presented an interesting legal question in connection with t h e action t a k e n a t December, 1892, c o m m u n i c a t i o n , w h e n G r a n d Lodge, i n a d o p t i n g t h e supplemental report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Charters a n d Dispensations, arrested t h e c h a r t e r of H a r m o n y Lodge, No. 67, " until such t i m e as t h e y can satisfy this G r a n d Lodge t h a t t h e y are prepared to work according to masonic law a n d usage." A r e p o r t

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of a special committee had been m a d e , a n d on motion referred to t h e J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n to prefer charges against t h e lodge. This action h a d n e v e r been t a k e n , a n d t h e G r a n d Master s u b m i t s t h a t n o final j u d g m e n t h a d been t a k e n , a n d t h a t t h e w a r r a n t could only be forfeited by a j u d g m e n t of t h e G r a n d Lodge after due trial. H e recommended t h e G r a n d Lodge to peremptorily direct t h e J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n to prefer charges, or if t h e G r a n d Lodge t h o u g h t t h e lodge sufHciently di.sciplined, to restore t h e charter. T h e lodge h a v i n g confes-sed their fault, u p o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of proper c o m m i t t e e G r a n d Lodge restored t h e charter. T h e G r a n d Master's position was i n d u b i t a b l y correct. We notice in t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Charity t h a t t h e place w h e r e t h e n a m e ordinarily a p p e a r s is marked by a . This consideration for t h e feelings of t h e financially distressed is highly commendable. T h e G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were duly received a n d welcomed. M.".W.'. Bro. L. T. IzLAH presented t h e following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : That ill case any coutroversy or matter of difTereiice of any character whatsoever sliould arise between this Grand Lodge and any other Grand Lodge having a representative near this Grand Lodge, that the Grand Secretary at once notify the represeMIative of such Grand Lodge, and lay before him all papers relating to such difTernnce or controversy. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Grand Master's A d d r e s s concurred with t h e G r a n d Master, in t h e views expressed in reference to t h e Wisconsin r u l e s ; referred t h e C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e m a t t e r to t h e subordinate lodges; a n d in t h e concluding section of t h e i r report t e n d e r e d , in appreciative m a n n e r , t h e i r fraternal regards a n d best wishes for h i s future â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a section which was approved by G r a n d Lodge with a rising vote. T h e decisions of t h e G r a n d Master were a p p r o v e d . W e n o t e a ruling by t h e Grand Master d u r i n g t h e consideration of a proposed constitutional amen<lment: " T h a t a Past Master, w h o was n o t r e p r e s e n t i n g his lodge, a n d was simply i n G r a n d Lodge by reason of his b e i n g a Past Master, could n o t i n t r o d u c e a resolution or m a k e a m o t i o n in G r a n d Lodge." This m u s t have been u n d e r some South C a r o l i n a G r a n d Lodge constitutional provision or e n a c t m e n t . We can n o t conceive of any masonic reason for such a ruling. W.'. B r o . SAJIUEL S . BUIST s u b m i t t e d an excellent memorial of t h e late G r a n d Tyler, W M . A. WILSON, s u p p l e m e n t i n g it with fitting a n d a p p r o p r i a t e resolutions. R.'.W.-. Bro. CHAS. INGLESBY gave an account of a Lodge of Sorrow held February 28,1866, by Orange Lodge, No. 14, in memory of seven of their members who had yielded up their lives in defense of their country in the war just then ended. Bro. INGLESBY had the honor of being the orator of the occasion, and related that Charleston being then garrisoned by Federal troops, some of the Federal officers, who were Masons, rendered every assistance in their power, and their swords were tendered and used in the ceremonies in honor of the deceased heroes of the Lost Cause. O n e of t h e finest memorials which ever c a m e u n d e r o u r inspection, is t h e o n e presented by M.'. W.'. B r o . J O H N D . K E N N E D Y to t h e m e m o r y

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of Past G r a n d Master JOSEPH B . KERSHAW. one w h o could truthfully s a y :

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T h e u t t e r a n c e s were from

" I knew his heart, I knew his hand, I shared his board and proved his brand."

W h o for a t h i r d of a c e n t u r y could beard t h e witness: He was ever t h e gentleman, patriot, and friend, with never the stain on t h e escutcheon of a pnre a n d upright life. * 'â&#x20AC;˘' *' An humble follower of his Master he lived a life of good deeds, and died in charity with all the world. Lastly, b u t n o t least, he was a true Mason, a n d exemplified in his life the highest tenets of our noble Order. * * -â&#x20AC;˘' He explored the arcana of its mysteries with the relish of a devotee and disciple, which every Mason must do who expects to rise to a comprehension a n d appreciation of o u r institutions, as tbe acme of h u m a n excellence a n d a t t a i n m e n t i n the organization a n d perpetuation of the grandest mystic society in all history, a n d which is as fresh to-day and potent for good as ever, and which time neither adds to or diminishes. M.'. W . \ B r o . J A M E S A. H O Y T in c o n c l u d i n g an eulogy u p o n B r o .

KiiBSHAW, after m e n t i o n i n g BUIST and other distinguished G r a n d Masters who h a d gone before, said : No one of them was a more devoted, con.scientious Mason, or better illustrated its noble principles in his walk a n d conversation, tlinn Josici'ii B. KEHSIIAAV, the intelligent craftsman, the upright jurist, t h e faithful citizen, the dauntless soldier, the pure-minded gentleman, a n d the servant of GOD. '

Resolutions of t h a n k s were passed for t h e presentation by P a s t G r a n d Master SAMUEL D . IKVIN, of Georgia, to G r a n d Lodge, of a n ancient d o c u m e n t entitled, " A n Address, in a letter to t h e seceding Masons from t h e Grand Lodge of S. Carolina, prepared b \ ' a select committee for t h a t purpose, appointed on t h e 24th of J u n e , 5809. U n a n i mously approved b y , a n d published a t t h e desire of t h e said G r a n d Lodge of South Carolina, &c." T h e Grand Master, in a n s w e r to an inquiry, r u l e d : " T h a t t h e loss of a toe b y a candidate, after h i s initiation, prevented said c a n d i d a t e from a n y further advance in Masonry." Query: Would t h e loss of t h e toe-nail work a like physical disqualification? If not, w h y n o t ? T h e G r a n d Lodge was invited to a t t e n d t h e o n e h u n d r e d t h a n n i versary of Masonry in Y o r k county, a t Yorkville, December 27, 1894. After installation, a n d t h e n e w G r a n d Master h a d r e t u r n e d t h a n k s , " T h e G r a n d Lodge was t h e n closed i n short form on t h e first degree, a n d opened in like m a n n e r on t h e third degree of Masonry." A c o m m i t t e e was appointed to procure a jewel for Past G r a n d Master DUNDY.

T h e R e p o r t o n Correspondence is presented by t h e c h a i r m a n , B r o . CHARLES INGLESBY, a n d is a careful a n d concise review of t h e Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d Lodges. Kansas for 1894 is reviewed, a n d all t h e work of t h a t year faithfully epitomized. I t s Correspondence R e p o r t is p r o n o u n c e d " a good o n e . " CLAUDE E . SAWYER, G r a n d Master, A i k e n . CHARLES INGLESBY, c h a i r m a n Committee

Charleston. N e x t a n n u a l , D e c e m b e r 10, 189-5.

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SOUTH DAKOTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 2]ST

A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PIERRE, JUNE

1]TH.

W I L L I A M C . ALLEN, Grand Master, w h o s e portrait faces t h e title page, seems to liave had a busy t i m e in h i s year of m a n a g e m e n t and a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e aflfairs of G r a n d Lodge. F i v e dispensations to organize n e w lodges were granted, o n e u n d e r r a t h e r peculiar and perp l e x i n g circumstances. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r found a Gordian k n o t to u n t i e , a n d following " a n c i e n t usage," c u t it to t h e satisfaction of G r a n d Lodge and t h e b r e t h r e n most interested. T h r e e c o r n e r stones were laid with a p p r o p r i a t e c e r e m o n y . T h e a p p o i n t m e n t ( b u t not t h e p r e s e n c e ) of W.'. Bro. WILLIAM M . BROOKE as G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s n e a r S o u t h D a k o t a is noted. T h e G r a n d Master showed a p r o p e r appreciation of t h e value of t h e best service a t t a i n a b l e in his jurisdiction in p r e v a i l i n g upon Past Grand M a s t e r W I L L I A M BLATT to c o n t i n u e h i s labors. H e says t h e consent of Bro. BLATT t o do so was secured with m u c h difficulty, a n d further says: I am convinced that it was only from a knowledge of its importance to the Craft of this jurisdiction, and because of his love for the fraternity, that he decided to continue-the work for which his ability so eminently qualifies him. No branch of literary work exhibits a greater degree of talent than is to be found in the reviews of masonic Proceedings, and I am sure South Dakota ranks among the foremost in this respect, and nowhere does such talent meet with less reward. T h e G r a n d Master recommended, a n d G r a n d Lodge passed a by law p r o v i d i n g for afliliation w i t h o u t fee. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n m a d e a n n u a l l y b y each G r a n d Master, t h a t all i n q u i r i e s for decisions from t h e G r a n d M a s t e r be referred to t h e lodge, a n d b y t h e lodge u n d e r seal to t h e G r a n d Master, was m a d e b y Bro.

ALLEN.

T h e special committee on t h e WASHINGTON Memorial presented a r e p o r t , in w h i c h they say t h a t very m a n y G r a n d Lodges have taken action, a n d w i t h b u t o n e exception, t h a t of P e n n s y l v a n i a , h a v e acquiesced in t h e m o v e m e n t , and a p p o i n t e d a m e m b e r u p o n t h e c o m m i t t e e . They r e c o m m e n d e d such a p p o i n t m e n t , a n d t h e G r a n d Master a p p o i n t e d t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e committee. Past G r a n d M a s t e r W I L L I A M BLATT, with Past G r a n d Master OSCAR S . GIFFORD, a l t e r n a t e . T h e G r a n d Master welcomed t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , a n d Past G r a n d M a s t e r WILLIAM BLATT r e s p o n d e d fittingly. J u s t after t h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d L i b r a r i a n was received a motion was m a d e a n d seconded a n d adopted u n a n i m o u s l y b y a rising vote, conferring u p o n Bro. THEODORE. S . PARVIN, of Cedar Rapids, la., honorary m e m b e r s h i p in t h e G r a n d Lodge of South D a k o t a . W e notice in t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Appeals a n d Grievances t h e following r e c o r d : Redfldd Lodge, Ho.SU, fÂŤ. William Waller Taylor. The accused is charged with defrauding the State of South Dakota out of a large sum of money, and that he is a lugitivefrom justice. The proceedings were regular and in conformity to our Code.

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Copies of the charges were duly mailed to the accused and addressed to Chicago, 111., Lafayette. Ind., and Redfield, S. D., all of which were uncalled for and returned to the lodge. The accused did not appear at the trial, either in person or by attorney. The Worshipful Master, therefore, entered a plea of " not guilty," and appointed two attorneys to conduct the trial, one in behalf of the lodge, and one in behalf of the accused. The evidence fully sustained the charges and all the specifications. On a ballot being taken the accused was found guilty as charged and was duly expelled. There is no appeal. We, therefore, recommend that the action of Redfield Lodge, No. 34, be confirmed and WILLIAM WALTER TAYLOR be expelled from all rights and privileges of ilasonry. T h e r e p o r t was r e a d and adopted. W i t h all due deference to Redfield Lodge, No. 34, t h e C o m m i t t e e on Appeals and Grievances, a n d t h e Grand Lodge as well as a Code w h i c h purports to a u t h o r i z e such action, we s u b m i t t h a t n o j u r i s d i c t i o n accrued, n o r is t h e r e , n o r can t h e r e be, a n y just provision in a Code b y which a m e m b e r of a masonic lodge can be b r o u g h t to trial for a n offense against t h e Body of Masonry, where personal service c a n n o t be made u p o n h i m , a n d his residence is u n k n o w n . W h e n Masonry ceases to be as considerate of t h e rights of one accused of crime, as is t h e law of the land, t h e n t h e expression fraternity is a m i s n o m e r . I n such a case as this t h e absolute certainty of t h e guilt of t h e d e f e n d a n t cuts n o figure, t h e absolute right to justice has been denied to one accused. W h a t g u a r a n t y is t h e r e t h a t in a n o t h e r instance one entirely i n n o c e n t may not be subjected to t h e same injustice? T h e Correspondence Report, by Past G r a n d Master W M . BLATT, is a careful, thoughtful, and considerate review' of t h e Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d Bodies. T h a t of Kansas shows keen perception a n d accurate j u d g m e n t . G r a n d Master CLARK'S address is c o m m e n t e d upon and his decisions noted, of two of t h e latter s a y i n g : " H e decided t h a t a non-affiliate can h a v e n o legitimate claim upon t h e C h a r i t y F u n d of a lodge. T h a t one s u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s c a n n o t receive masonic burial.. W e deem b o t h of these decisions too severe, as we favor liberal qualifications." T h e G r a n d Secretary is c o m m e n d e d ; t h e H o m e action m e t with his approval. We notice u n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , an admirable eulogy of Bro. V A U X . T h e K a n s a s R e p o r t on Correspondence meets with high c o m m e n dation. W e are glad to n o t e t h a t Bro. BLATT will write t h e r e p o r t n e x t year. FREDERICK H . F I L E S , G r a n d Master, Sioux Falls. W M . BLATT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence.

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TASMANIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 - 1 8 9 5 . 3 D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

H O B A R T , JANUARY 31, 1894.

E . O. G I B L I N , G r a n d Master. T h e Board of General Purpo.ses reported recognition by Grand Lodges of C u b a , Scotland, Spain and Oregon of G r a n d Lodge of Tasmania. W e n o t e t h a t G r a n d Lodge authorized, a t t h i s session, t h e sending a l e t t e r of condolence to the D e p u t y G r a n d Secretar}' on t h e occasion of t h e d e a t h of his wife. T h e G r a n d Master granted several dispensations " i n accordance w i t h t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n s , " t h e most noticeable being one granted to a lodge to hold a Lodge of Sorrow in public. H e congratulated t h e Craft upon t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodge of Scotland, a n d a p p o i n t e d t h e Pro. G r a n d M a s t e r as Grand Representative. D. W. N E L L I S was appointed G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e near G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s . A half-yearly meeting was h e l d , w h e r e t h e principal business seems to h a v e b e e n to pass sentence of e x p u l s i o n on t h e G r a n d Secretary for systeniatic embezzlement of t h e G r a n d Lodge funds. 4 T H A N N U A L CO.MMUNICATION,

LANNCESTON, JANUARY 31, 1895.

G r a n d Master E. O. GIBLIN was reelected, a n d in his acknowledgm e n t referred to the.blow struck a t F r e e m a s o n r y by t h e conduct of t h e G r a n d Secretary. H e suggests to learn wisdom by past experience, a n d exercise greater care in selection of initiates. H e r e c o m m e n d s tfie ina u g u r a t i o n of a Benevolent F u n d in connection with t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d said in conclusion : Brethren, we have been passing through troublous times. Our young Institution has met with checlis, but is still vigorous. I have no fear for the future prosperity and healthy influence of the Grand Lodge if we, one and all, endeavor to act in accordance with our masonic teaching; to do justice, love mercy, practice charity, maintain harmony, and endeavor to live in unity a n d brotherly love. H A L F - Y E A R L Y COMMUNICATION,

H O B A B T , J U L Y 25, 1895.

A lodge was constituted and dedicated u n d e r favorable auspices; m a n y official visits r e p o r t e d ; steps t a k e n for t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a masonic library, for which funds w e r e provided, and m a n y contributions of books p r o m i s e d . T h e G r a n d Treasurer's progress r e p o r t shows a very considerable i m p r o v e m e n t in t h e financial affairs of t h e G r a n d Lodge. N e w regalia was ordered p u r c h a s e d . T h e G r a n d Master refers in h i s address to t h e untimely d e a t h of G r a n d M a s t e r ROBERT D U F F , of New S o u t h AVales; says t h a t h e has m a d e n o i m p o r t a n t decisions, a n d hopes p r e s e n t h a r m o n y in G r a n d Lodge affairs ma5' c o a t i n u e . T a s m a n i a has twenty-three lodges, m e m b e r s h i p n o t given. T h e r e is no Correspondence Report, E . 0 . G I B L I N , G r a n d Master.

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TEN^NESSEE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 81sT A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

NASHVILLE, J A N U A K Y 3 0 T H .

T h e volume of Proceedings, t h i n even t o a t t e n u a t i o n , r e m i n d s us, as well as w h e n w e n o t e t h e absence of t h e Report on Correspondence, t h a t GEORGE C . CONNOR is dead.

W e open to a portrait of G r a n d Master GEORGE H . MORGAN, a n d t h e first record is t h e special communication held December 2, 1894, for t h e purpose of laying away until t h e last t r u m p t h e r e m a i n s of Past Grand Master J O H N FRIZZELL, t h e late lamented Secretary, M.-. W.'. H E N R Y A. CHAMBERS, G r a n d Master, in t h e East. Seven P a s t G r a n d Masters were present. G r a n d Master H E N R Y A. CHAMBERS a n d t h i r t e e n Past G r a n d Masters, were i n a t t e n d a n c e at t h e a n n u a l communication. F o u r h u n d r e d a n d one lodges were r e p r e s e n t e d , twenty-seven n o t represented. H i s address c o n t a i n s t h e official a n n o u n c e m e n t s of t h e d e a t h s of Bros. CONNOR a n d FRIZZELL, which in themselves constitute beautiful memorials to t h e l a m e n t e d dead. Five dispensations to organize newlodges were granted. T h e Masonic Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e was dedicated J u n e 23, 1894, G r a n d Master CHAMBERS officiating. T h e latter s e n t o u t a circular letter a p p o i n t i n g St. J o h n ' s Day, J u n e 24th, as a day on w h i c h lodges a n d m e m b e r s were to b e requested to m a k e a donation t o t h e H o m e , t h e day to b e k n o w n as " Widows and O r p h a n s ' D a y . " A l t h o u g h brief notice was given at the' initial a t t e m p t in 1893, some $1,200.00 was raised for t h i s purpose. T h e Grand Master declined t o a l l o w t h e New Mexico C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e m a t t e r t o b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e Tennessee lodges; s u b m i t t e d t h e Wisconsin rules, stating as h e did so t h a t h e did n o t favor t h e plan; proposed, a n d s u b m i t t e d for consideration of G r a n d Lodge t h e letter from G r a n d Lodge of N o r t h Dakota, seeking to complete files of its Tennessee Proceedings. Bro. CHAMBERS subscribes t o t h e s e n t i m e n t t h a t a G r a n d M a s t e r has t w o periods of rejoicing; o n e w h e n elected a n d o n e w h e n h i s successor is elected. W e a d m i r e t h e brevity with which Bro. C. lets go his grip on h i s official cable tow, viz: The work done by me as Grand Master is now before you. Mistakes have been made, but none, I trust, to the injury of the Order or any of its members. Before the close of this meeting, the trust confided to me one year ago will be transferred by you to another. May the blessings of Heaven rest on him, on you, and on all good Masons. T h e Grand Lodge set aside two pages of t h e Proceedings for t h e u s e of t h e Masonic V e t e r a n Association. Tlie P r e s i d e n t and Secretary of t h e Masonic H o m e m a d e addresses s h o w i n g t h e s t a t u s of t h e H o m e , w h e r e u p o n G r a n d Lodge d o n a t e d

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$3,500.00; s u b o r d i n a t e lodges and i n d i v i d u a l s , pledges to a m o u n t of $2,891.50, a n d an altar collection n e t t e d $111.25, m a k i n g a total of $6,502.75, a n d t h e Grand Secretary was i n s t r u c t e d to send o u t a circular l e t t e r , s e t t i n g forth t h e objects a n d needs of t h e H o m e . F i v e c h a r t e r s were granted to lodges .U. D., o n e lodge U . D. was c o n t i n u e d , a n d four dispensations for lodges U. D. were granted. Beautiful a n d eloquent memorials to t h e lives a n d services of Past . G r a n d M a s t e r s CONNOR and FBIZZELL w e r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e first by Past G r a n d M a s t e r H E N R Y H . INGERSOLIJ, t h e latter by P a s t G r a n d Master THOMAS O . MORRIS.

T h e Masonic H o m e report shows fifty-four children and â&#x20AC;˘widows in t h e Home.

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T h e Masonic Veteran Association h a d t h e i r a n n u a l gathering and b a n q u e t , w h i c h was closed by singing, " Auld L a n g S y n e . " GEORGE H . MORGAN, Grand Master, Cookeville. F R A N K M . SMITH, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Knoxville. N e x t a n n u a l , J a n u a r y 29, 1896.

TBXAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 6 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

HOUSTON, DECEMBER 3D.

Gus GARRISON, Grand Master, delivered an address, showing t h a t t h e d u t i e s of G r a n d Master in T e x a s a r e very exacting. T h e deaths of Past G r a n d Masters CHARLES STEWART and Z. E. COOMBES are noted. F i v e dispensations to organize new lodges were granted, one cont i n u e d , a n d o n e dispensation g r a n t e d to a lodge w h i c h had forfeited its charter. F o u r t e e n corner stones were d u l y laid a n d t h i r t y dispensations g r a n t e d for public installations. - E l e v e n decisions a r e reported, all of which b u t one were approved b y t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee. T h e c o m m i t t e e and Grand Lodge concluded t h a t a Worshipful Master should n o t vacate his station to prosecute charges preferred in his lodge. I n which conclu.sion we concur. I n obedience to t h e direction of G r a n d Lodge a t its last session, t h e G r a n d M a s t e r issued a circular-letter calling for bids for t h e location of the Home. Some interesting historical a n d statistical information is given in t h e r e p o r t of t h e Grand Secretary. We learn t h a t t h e first President of t h e R e p u b l i c of Texas, SAM HOUSTON, presided at t h e organization of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Texas, and t h a t t h e last P r e s i d e n t of t h e Kepublic, ANSON JONES, was Secretary of t h e said organizing Body. T h e r e , are

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now 32,782 E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s , Fellow Crafts and Master M a s o n s in Texas. T h e lodges r e p o r t statistics as follows: 1,467 widows of Master Masons, 95 of w h o m are d e s t i t u t e ; l,-538 orphans, 116 of w h o m a r e dest i t u t e ; 405 lodges own t h e i r own b u i l d i n g s ; 95 do not. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Petitions received one from the m e m b e r s of Cottondale Lodge, r e q u e s t i n g removal to Paradise. I n t h e early da3's of t h e Texas cattle t r a d e in Kansas, t h e estimable gentlemen from T e x a s used to r e m o v e o n e a n o t h e r to Paradise (or t h e other place) w i t h o u t t h e formality of petition. Most of these, presumably, were n o t Masons, as most of t h e m " u s e d profane language," " g a m b l e d , " and " d r a n k to intoxication." BISHOP GARRETT delivered a " very interesting a n d learned a d d r e s s " upon Masonry, b u t no reporter was p r e s e n t and t h e address is not printed. T h e $8.00 m i n i m u m fee b r o t h e r was on hand, b u t his resolution was not adopted. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence reported hpon t h e Mississippi rules, t h a t it believed t h e m o v e m e n t to be in t h e right direction. T h e y hoped a solution of t h e difficulties involved in t h e question m i g h t be reached. T h e y referred to t h e fact of their rejection by t h e o t h e r G r a n d Lodges which had spoken on t h e matter, with b u t two or t h r e e exceptions; objected to t h e first as i m p a i r i n g t h e landmark c o n c e r n i n g t h e secrecy of t h e ballot, "but eliminating t h e proviso of t h e second, t h e y r e c o m m e n d e d t h e adoption of a five-year limitation, as follows; Kesolved, (1) That after the j'eriod of five years shall have elapsed since the rejection of an applicant for the degrees in Masonry, he having moved into the jurisdiction of another lodge either in this or any other Grand Jurisdiction, and having applied for the degrees, then the lodge applied to shall correspond with the rejecting lodge as to the former standing and character of the applicant, and if upon the information so obtained he be deemed worthy, the lodge may proceed in the case without further reference to the action of the rejecting lodge. Resolved, (2) That a lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction may give, at its option, by unanimous vote, a certificate to one of its Entered Apprentices or Fellow Crafts about to move into the jurisdiction of another lodge, dismissing and recommending him for advancement, and that upon the issuance of such certificate his name shall be dropped from the roll of the lodge thus dismissing him, the lodge thereby losing further jurisdictiou over him. A Past G r a n d Master's jewel was presented retiring G r a n d Master GARRISON; t h e C o m m i t t e e on P r i n t i n g s u b m i t t e d their c o n t r a c t for p r i n t i n g P r o c e e d i n g s ; the bond of Grand Secretary was p r e s e n t e d and approved, a n d t h e labors of t h e Grand Lodge were at an end. Past G r a n d Master THOMAS M I L L E R MATTHEWS writes t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, as customary. Grand Master CLARK'S a d d r e s s is drawn upon, a n d h i s fourth decision copied and c o m m e n t e d u p o n as follows: This seems rather strange to us. What is the use for one lodge to request another to confer the degrees upon its material, if the latter has to ballot on the candidate before conferring the degrees? Where is the reason or necessity for being twice elected ?

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If this is to be, rather let the first lodge waive jurisdiction in favor of the second which is really what is done in the case as stated. We thought the second lodge conferred the degree simply as an act of courtesy to the first. • Bro. M. further enquires a n d c o m m e n t s u p o n t h e a n o m a l o u s position t h e c a n d i d a t e would oe in, elected in h i s o w n lodge—if rejected in t h e second lo<lge, etc. W h a t we h a d to say u n d e r Delaware is copied a n d approved, and t h e K a n s a s r e p o r t generally m e e t s t h e a p p r o v a l of o u r Texas brother, w h o is pleased to remark t h a t it " r a n k s i n i n t e r e s t a n d ability with t h e best in t h e G u i l d . " AVe trust, Bro. M., t h e " k i n s h i p " may be traced to some m o r e r e c e n t ancestor t h a n ADAM. U n d e r North Dakota, w e find a first-class medical opinion, worthy of c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n connection with t h e topic u n d e r discussion, viz: Bro. THO.MFSON heartily favors the plan of establishing a " Home for Consumptives" at San la Fe. We do not, and we think that were he a doctor instead of a lawyer he would not either, for it is a well known fact among medical men, that the congregating consumptives is anything but healthy for them. It is held, truly, in these days of progressive science, that the disease is infectious, if not contagious. It won't do to crowd the microbes, bacilli, etc., together. Tliey increase fast enough when isolated. The consumptive should quit the haunts of men, and live in tents, in the open air. But we did not intend to write an article upon consumption. Professional instinct, my b r o t h e r . Y o u could n o more help i t t h a n a n o t h e r m e m b e r of your profession could help r e a c h i n g for his scalpel if h i s k e e n e y e detected, or h i s k e e n e r b r a i n suspicioned, t h e least possibility of a " c o n c o r d a n t " t u m o r . U n d e r Ohio, discussing t h e c y p h e r b u s i n e s s , B r o . M. says: " A n y G r a n d Lodge which authorizes t h e p r i n t i n g or w r i t i n g t h e esoteric work s h o u l d b e proceeded against b y t h e whole .Body of Masonry, and.both it and e v e r y o n e w h o owns allegiance to it should be c u t oflf—put to masonic d e a t h . " T h i s would b e h e r o i c t r e a t m e n t , i t is true, b u t as we h o n e s t l y t h i n k none too much so, a n d for o n e w e a r e for administering the dose—straight. U n d e r Illinois, after discussing t h e CnisM s t a t e m e n t a n d its variance from t r u t h , h e says: Don't brother him any more, Bro. BOBBINS. He is no longer such to you or us Not only did ToUec Lodge, some year or more ago, depose him from his office as Worshipful Master, but we have it on unquestionable authority that some time during the past year she expelled him; for what cause we do not know. I n an a d d e n d u m Bro. MATTHEWS goes over t h e G r a n Dieta controversy i n a verj' complete m a n n e r , b u t as we e x p e c t to m a k e o t h e r report on it t o G r a n d Lodge, will n o t h e r e m a k e further reference. W e h a v e read Bro. MATTHEWS' r e p o r t with g r e a t interest, b u t hastily, as all of o u r copy preceding Tennessee a n d T e x a s is in t h e printer's h a n d s . T h e r e is much we would h a v e c o m m e n t e d upon a n d taken if t h e T e x a s v o l u m e had come to h a n d a fortnight earlier. R. R. ABERSATHY, Grand Master, Gonzales. THOMAS M I L L E R MATTHEWS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspond-

ence. A t h e n s . N e x t a n n u a l , Houston, December 1, 1896.

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OGDEN, J A N U A R Y 1 5 T H .

T h e frontispiece presents to o u r view a group picture, c o n t a i n i n g the very intellectual appearing gentlemen who hold t h e principal offices of t h e G r a n d Lodge of U t a h . As t h e Correspondence C o m m i t t e e was present in t h e group, it was d e e m e d best, probably, to p r e s e n t a like a m o u n t of intellect from t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, which, as far as possible, was done. T h e G r a n d Orator wears a beard, best described i n this locality as of senatorial proportions. T h e W a r d e n s look as if t h e y were faithful overseers of t h e work, a n d qualified to fill t h e position of Grand Master of t h e Craft. T h e Grand Master appears w h a t h i s work shows h i m to be, o n e well w o r t h y of t h e confidence reposed in h i m b y the Craft of U t a h . T h e first public d u t y which devolved upon G r a n d Master A E V I S SCOTT CHAP.MAN was to b u r y his i m m e d i a t e predecessor in office, ALBION

BERNARD EMERY, w h o died J u n e 13,-1894, and was buried a t Salt L a k e City, J u n e 17, 1894. Addresses were delivered by Grand Orator J O H N MAJOR BOWMAN a n d

J u d g e C. 0 . GOODWIN, editor of t h e

Salt

Lake-

Tribune; t h e first masonic, t h e latter t h e t r i b u t e of o n e w h o feelingly and tearfully a n d t r u l y could s a y : " H e was my friend a n d I loved h i m . " E v e r y sentence a n d every t h o u g h t in J u d g e GOODWIN'S a d d r e s s shows t h e h e a r t t h r o b s of o n e w h o believed to t h e full t h e t r u t h of h i s statement a b o u t h i s friend : " I t m a y be said of h i m as t h e great m a s t e r of t h o u g h t a n d language said: " I count myself in nothing else so happy. As in a soul remembering my good friends."

His concluding p a r a g r a p h is as follows: All we can do is to recount the truths of his life, to tell that h e was t r u e a n d faithful a n d generous and loving; then to give h i m back to his merciful mother, the Earth, that she may gently draw h e r robes around h i m and shade his eyes from the light, and then to whisper to his spirit that has fled, " Hail and farewell! "

At t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n G r a n d Master CHAPMAN was in t h e East, b u t a n i n v e r t e d rule shows t h a t ROBERT L E E SCANNELL h a d severed his connection with earthly organizations. CHARLES MILTON BROUQH, m a y o r of Ogden, delivered an a d d r e s s of

welcome, to which t h e G r a n d Master responded. T h e G r a n d Master's address is a thoughtful production. H e m a k e s reference to t h e d e a t h s of Past G r a n d Master EMERY a n d D e p u t y G r a n d Master SCANNELL, r e c o m m e n d s t h e publication of Bro. D I E H L ' S eulogy on t h e former; notes t h e fact t h a t h e h a d officially visited each lodge in t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n ; t h i n k s t h e C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e entitled to t h e s u p p o r t of t h e Craft in those States a n d Territories where t h e disease prevails, b u t t h a t in " U t a h ' s valleys of t h e m o u n t a i n s , it is comparatively u n known ; " r e c o m m e n d e d t h e WASHINGTON memorial o b s e r v a n c e ; referred t h e Wisconsin rule to Grand Lodge, expressing his dissent to t h e prin-

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ciple i n v o l v e d ; reported t h r e e decisions; c o m m e n d e d heartily Bro. D I E H L ' S w o r k in revising t h e Code, a n d after a short discourse on " G r a m m a r , " suggested t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a Board of G r a n d Grammarians, to consist of t h r e e P a s t G r a n d Masters, w h o were to act in conjunction with t h e Grand L e c t u r e r and Board of Custodians, in correcting the g r a m m a t i c a l construction of t h e work. T h e revision to pass grammatical review before t h e Grand Lodge at its n e x t session. G r a n d Master CHAPMAN closes his address w i t h some very pointed a n d practical suggestions on t h e topics of morality, temperance, profanity, and g a m b l i n g ; r e c o m m e n d s t h e o b s e r v a n c e of t h e Saints J o h n ' s days in J u n e a n d December, and m a k e s graceful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t to the b r e t h r e n for t h e i r consideration to himself p e r s o n a l l y . Bro. DiEHL reports t h e presentation to G r a n d Lodge by t h e widow of P a s t G r a n d Master EMEHY of a life-like p o r t r a i t in frame, and six h u n d r e d copies of his p h o t o t y p e s to be bound in t h e Proceedings. A copy a p p e a r s in the volume before us, a n d is a n excellent specimen of t h a t class of work. Bro. D I E I I L also r e p o r t s t h e fulfillment of his duty in t h e revision of the Code, b u t t h a t t h e H i s t o r y is yet uncompleted. J O H N M A J O R BOWM.AN, G r a n d Orator, p r e s e n t e d his credentials as G r a n d Repre-sentative of K a n s a s , a n d ( with t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h a t i l k ) was received with the G r a n d H o n o r s , and P a s t G r a n d Master JOHN SHAW SCOTT addressed the G r a n d Lodge, p r e s e n t i n g some cogent reasons for t h e c o n t i n u a n c e of the G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e system ; his address b e i n g p u b l i s h e d in full. Majority a n d minority r e p o r t s were m a d e by t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e upon t h e Mississippi resolutions, t h e majority reporting in favor of t h e Utah rule, t h a t a residence of one year gives a candidate t h e r i g h t to seek masonic b r o t h e r h o o d in its lodges. T h e com'mittee divided, t h r e e to two. T h e majority r e p o r t was adopted. T h e Wisconsin rules were not a d o p t e d . Bro. DiEHL, after nearly a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y , has been supplied with p r o p e r facilities for p r o p e r care a n d custody of t h e masonic books and d o c u m e n t s belonging to G r a n d Lodge. T h e twenty-filth a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e organization of t h e Grand Lodge of U t a h occurs J a n u a r y 20, 1897. A c o m m i t t e e consisting of t h e Grand Master a n d four others, o n e of w h o m is C H M S T O P H E R D I E H L , was app o i n t e d to p l a n for a p r o p e r celebration. T h e consideration of t h e code revision was postponed until n e x t year, a n d session ordered to b e one day longer to give t i m e for conside r a t i o n ; SloO.OO extra compensation was allowed Bro. D I E H L for his work on t h e s a m e . T h e G r a n d Master's signet r i n g was t h e n presented by G r a n d Master SCOTT to his successor, p r a y e r offered b y t h e G r a n d Chaplain, a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge closed in Amiple Form. After t h e close of G r a n d Lodge, a p u b l i c reception was given t h e G r a n d Master by the local lodge, a t which n e a r l y five h u n d r e d ladies

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a n d gentlemen of Ogden were p r e s e n t e d , a n d later t h e s a m e lodge ( W e b e r , No. 6) gave a b a n q u e t to G r a n d Lodge, over which Bro. D I E U L unavailingly rakes his m e m o r y to find o n e more excellent. I t was m o r n i n g before t h e y sang " A u l d L a n g S y n e . " T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is again b y Bro. D I E H L , whose pict u r e i n t h e frontispiece shows a y o u n g e r m a n t h a n t h e sixty-five y e a r s he acknowledges to, in a confab with Bro. W O L F E , of British Columbia. Kansas for 1894 receives k i n d l y consideration. G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S address is c o m m e n d e d ; o n e of his decisions q u o t e d ; JOHN H . BROWN'S memorial is n o t e d , a n d his portrait p r o n o u n c e d e x cellent. H e s a y s : " W e laid o u r m o u r n i n g wreath upon h i s .grave i n our report of last year. H e will live in o u r m e m o r y till we join h i m and h e a r h i s word of welcome in t h e G r e a t Bej'ond." Grand Orator GUTHRIE'S address is p r o n o u n c e d " very sensible," b u t Bro. D. falls into t h e error of imagining t h a t t h e J u d g e got off w r o n g on h i s l a n d m a r k â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ' t w a s t h e o t h e r fellow, Bro. D . ^ Quoting w h a t we h a v e t o say of t h e m a n t l e of JOHN BROWN, Bro. D. is pleased to say t h a t h e is convinced it fits t h e shoulders of t h e w r i t e r to perfection., K n o w i n g personally t h e close i n t i m a t e relations once existing between Bro. BROWN a n d Bro. D I E H L , we appreciate to t h e full this kindly expression from a v e t e r a n whose good opinion we h i g h l y cherish. U n d e r Missouri, Bro. D., speaking of t h e H o m e , incidentally refers to t h e t h e n M.". W . \ G r a n d M a t r o n of t h e G e n e r a l Grand C h a p t e r Order Eastern Star, w h o m w e still claim for Kansas. T h e article is as follows: We notice in ttie several reports t h a t tiie chapters of the Eastern Star are always ready to do their share for the Home. At a recent meeting of the Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star of Missouri, that body appropriated from its funds S500.00 to erect a chapel for the use of t h e inmates of the Home. The St. Louis chapters hold from time to time religious exercises in t h e place, a n d supply the boys a n d girls with ice cream, candies, fruits a n d toys, a n d pay them regular visits. While in Chicago last year it was our good fortune to make t h e acquaintance of one prominent St. Louis Eastern Star member, Mrs. MAKY C. SNEDDEN, a n d we would like to wager on it, t h a t whenever she visits t h e Home there is sunshine, no matter how the clouds may hover over the old town of St. Louis.

I t was o u r good fortune once w h i l e in St. Louis to accompany t h e lady i n question in a visit to t h e Missouri H o m e , a n d we can vouch for w h a t you a r e willing to wager. T h e impressions made on u s b y reason of t h a t visit, intensified, if t h a t were possible, our desire to see a like institution of benevolence actively in operation in Kansas. Our b r e t h r e n and t h e E a s t e r n Star m e m b e r s of Missouri are doing a grand work, a n d realizing already t h e t r u t h of t h e Scripture, t h a t it is more blessed to give t h a n t o receive. B u t o u r b o u n d s a r e reached. A L F R E D CHARLES EMERSON, G r a n d Master, Ogden.

CHRISTOPHER D I E H L , c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Salt Lake. Next a n n u a l , J a n u a r y 21, 1896.

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ANJJUAL COMMUNICATION,

BURLINGTON, J U N E 12TH AND 13TH.

W e t u r n with pleasure to t h e page c o n t a i n i n g an engraving of JOHN H . W H I P P L E , Grand Master for t h e two years preceding this c o m m u n i cation. W h e n we read an address, a n d as we read, round out each period w i t h an internal or expressed A m e n ! it always gratifies us, if we find t h e portrait of its author, so t h a t we can e x a m i n e it, and arrive a t a m e n t a l conclusion as to w h a t m a n n e r of man h e may be considered p h y s i o g n o m i c a l l y . Bro. W H I P P L E passes inspection, as does his address, satisfactorily. H e considers Masonr}', as did o u r ancient b r e t h r e n , a m y s t e r i o u s , glorious science, a n d he says t h e " l o y a l Mason is ever a s t u d e n t , advancing o n w a r d and u p w a r d in t h e Royal Way of t h e best e d u c a t i o n . " H e further s a y s : Contests which disturb the world, and in which the wise applicatipnof our tenets may legitimately bear noble fruit, are not merely between labor and capital, between law and disorder, but between knowledge and ignorance. It is our duty lo broaden our horizon. Knowledge is power, and a potent factor in the advancement of the race, the enlightenment of the individual, the betterment of humanity. Progress through knowledge is the law of growth, the indispensable condition of the fulfillment of man's lot in life. And as a true philosophy, Freemasonry embodies this vital principle, and exacts from its votaries a faithful obedience to these requirements. On an absorbing topic, t h r o u g h which one or two G r a n d Masters h a v e aspired to imitate MOSES in leading t h e i r followers to a promised land, h e s a y s : â&#x20AC;˘ For myself, while I recognize the fact that Grand Kepresentatives are often only ornamental, I believe they stand, if only on paper, to testify to the fraternal spirit which obtains among the Grand Jurisdictions and the catholicity of our Order. P e r m i s s i o n was g r a n t e d by G r a n d Master W H I P P L E for t h e Masonic C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e to address t h e s u b o r d i n a t e lodges of V e r m o n t in its interest. Of t h e Centennial Book, edited a n d p u b l i s h e d by a special comm i t t e e , Bro. W H I P P L E commencis t h e w o r k of t h e committee, especially t h a t of Past Grand Master M A R S H O . P E R K I N S , saying as a s u m m i n g u p : " We a r e p r o u d of t h e book a n d its compiler." T h e d e m a n d for t h e C e n t e n n i a l Medals, t h e G r a n d Master reports, " has n o t b e e n equal to t h e professed and anticipated interest of t h e Masons of V e r m o n t ; " and t h e G r a n d Master notes t h e surplus, and asks t h e G r a n d Lodge to formulate a plan to reduce it. We know a plan, b u t s o m e of our b r e t h r e n m i g h t object to it. W e will s u b m i t it to Bro. P E R K I N S ; we know it will work. Concluding his address B r o . W H I P P L E gives u t t e r a n c e to these noble s e n t i m e n t s , which beautifully a n d forcibly inculcate w h a t we believe to be t h e practical character of F r e e m a s o n r y : Freemasonry is a practical religion. We need more of the courage that dares and the courage that does, that recognizes right and pursues it, that owns a duty and discharges It, that sees a wrong and rights it, a right and aids it. There are many of us

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who would do great acts, but because we wait for great opportunities life passes, and the acts of duty and brotherly love are not done at all. Life is made up of infinitesimals. Don't leave your flowers on your brother's grave, b u t sprinkle a few now iu his darkened, saddened path, staiued, it may be, by the blood of his struggling, mangled feet. Gladden the sore heart here and now by t h e word of cheer, by the h a n d of help. The unforgiving, unloving, unfraternal spirit may be the source of u n e n d i n g regret. Whatever you are to do for your brethren, for your friends, do it now. Speak the forgiveness, whisper the love, do the act of kindness NOW. The opportunity may pass, never to return. In the gleaming light of the blazing letter in the East let us all learn anew that " Gor> is Love," and in the power of this new commandment we will carry everything before us and win victories, before which the greatest of martial successes will pale into insignificance. â&#x20AC;˘! ÂŤ * To have been a man, and lived to brighten life wherever found ; to bring some sunshine and gladness into its dark places; to have made the most of every opportunity to uplift and benefit mankind, realizing that as we have not passed that way heretofore, so we shall ne'er again â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this gives a joy, and ensures a peace which the world can neither give nor takeaway, and makes the sunset hours of life gleam with a radiance that is celestial and divine.

We note that our Vermont brethren have determined to build a Masonic Temple to cost S50,000, provided the Trustees are able to borrow the surplus of the Grand Corainandery, Knights Templar, Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Vermont, and of the Scottish Rite bodies of the State, located at Burlington, or other sources, to the amount of eight or ten thousand dollars for five years at five per cent., upon the obligation of Grand Lodge, and further provided the sum of $3,000 is contributed and paid by the citizens of Burlington to the Grand Secretary within six months for this purpose. Our Vermont brethren apparently have funds subject to their control of $20,000, and propose to borrow the remaining $30,000 " at an interest not to exceed five per cent.," giving a lien on the building, but reserving a right to pay a portion of their debt at any time. In support of their undertaking they unanimously adopted a resolution making an assessment on each lodge of thirty cents per member until further order of the Grand Lodge. We note that not content with printing and having on hand 1,047 copies of the ritual of the three degress, five Past Grand Masters join with the Grand Master and his Deputy in recommending the printing of a ritual of the Past Master's degree, and the Grand Lodge received and adojjted the recommendation. We note that the Vermont Masonic poet, WiNFiELD SCOTT NAY, is a member of the Past Master's Ritual Committee. Put it in rhyme, Bro. N. The customary Past Grand Master's jewel was voted to the retiring Grand Master. Past Grand Master MAESH O . PERKINS presented the annual Report on Correspondence, reviewing in his usually able manner fifty-four Grand Lodge jurisdictions, that of Kansas containing three pages. Grand Master CLARK'S address is styled "an able presentationof the year's work and achievements, constituting a preeminently satisfactory

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s t e w a r d s h i p . " An e p i t o m e of t h e work of t h e officers a n d cominittees r e p o r t i n g to Grand Lodge is given, and t h e H o m e m a t t e r is t h u s referred t o : The action of the Grand Lodge in ordering the transfer of the Special Fund for the Home to the Charity Fund, would indicate that the stringency of the times had placed a serious obstable in the path of the friends of the Home. It is to be hoped that it may not be fatal to the undertaking, and that our Kansas brethren, whose hearts are in the proposed charity, may not become weary because of hope long deferred. H e t h u s criticises t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e : Asked if an Entered Apprentice has the right to object to an applicant receiving the first degree, the Committee on Jurisprudence answered negatively. We believe the contrary. An Entered Apprentice is a Mason, and as such may interpose an objec-, tion, but not being a member of the lodge, his objection is divested of the prohibitive force of an objection interposed by a Master Mason who is a member of the lodge. We call the Entered Apprentice " brother " ; he has served an apprenticeship, and has acquired thereby rights and privileges, one of which, at least, is that hiscomplaint shall receive fair consideration at the hands of his Master. O u r r e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is t e r m e d " a scholarly review," and o u r c o m m e n t s in approval of t h e r e p o r t of t h e V e r m o n t C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e are p u b l i s h e d in full. U n d e r West Virginia, Bro. P., s p e a k i n g of Bro. ATKINSON, says he " a r r i v e s a t t h e conclusion t h a t t h e hostility of t h e R o m a n Catholic C h u r c h to F r e e m a s o n r y is based upon G r a n d Orient Masonry,' which a d m i t s a t h e i s t s as m e m b e r s , " to which Bro. P . r e j o i n s : " O u r belief is, t h a t G r a n d Orients h a v e little to do with t h e a t t i t u d e of t h e C h u r c h . I t b r o o k s n o rival, and in its jealousy forbids t h e possibility of t h e d i v i d e d affection of its a d h e r e n t s . Political reasons a b o u n d also, b u t t h e C h u r c h cares little as to t h e masonic belief, or non-belief, in Deity." C o m m e n t i n g on Bro. A.'s " N o t h i n g is Masonry above t h e first t h r e e degrees," h e p e r t i n e n t l y a s k s : " P r a y tell us where t h e lost word is f o u n d ? I n an u n m a s o n i c i n s t i t u t i o n ? " B u t we cannot longer t a r r y . KiTTREDGE HASKINS, G r a n d Master, B r a t t l e b o r o . M A R S H 0 . PERKINS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, W i n d sor. N e x t a n n u a l , Burlington, J u n e 10, 1896.

VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 - 5 . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 17,1894.

Sir W. J . CLARKE, G r a n d Master. T h e r e p o r t of t h e Board of Benevolence, showing e x p e n d i t u r e s of jÂŁ316 14s., was received and a d o p t e d . T h e r e p o r t of t h e Board of General P u r p o s e s was received and a d o p t e d . W e take t h e following i t e m s t h e r e f r o m : " I t was suggested t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t a r r a n g e with t h e G r a n d Secretary for Foreign Corres-

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pondence to draw up a review of anything he might consider useful to this Grand Lodge from any correspondence, etc., coming to his hands from foreign countries." We are glad' to note that the Grand Lodges under the English Constitution in the Colonies are one by one falling in line with what so far has been found in the Grand Lodges of the United States the best method of attaining harmony in masonic procedure of various kinds. There is " a middle course most safe " in masonic matters, as well as nautical, and this course or way can only be found by a due admixture of the conservatism of those who adhere tenaciously to what they conceive to be old usage, with the latter day practicalness of those who are disposed to question much that has no other recomrnendation in its favor than the musty flavor of supposed antiquity. An interchange of opinions through the medium of the Reports on Correspondence, may even be of benefit to some of those who after suggesting that " Light comes from the East," leave the halo of an impression behind them that they consider that the " E a s t " terminates in their immediate locality. This comment applies to no particular locality; it is just as true of points West as East, or in this meridian line. The Board recommended to the Grand Master that warrants be issued to open two new lodges. The Board being asked if the son of a IVIason, under the age of twenty-one, could be initiated without a dispensation. The Board decided that Rule 164 applied. Now, if our Victoria brethren had a Correspondence Report, we would inquire what Rule 164 is, and it would be a matter of interest to our readers to know the usage of our Victoria brethren in this particular. A building and property belonging to Grand Lodge, which had been occupied by one supported by Grand Lodge, the property reverting to Grand Lodge upon death of the occupant, it was ordered that the property be transferred to the " Masonic Alms Houses," the Victoria name for a Masonic Home. We note reference to the Board of Benevolence of certain "old and deserving Masons, incapable of working, who are in bad circumstances through no fault of their own," for whose comfort the Alms Houses could provide " no present accommodations." 'QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MARCH 18,

1895.

Past Grand Master GEORGE BAKBR as Grand Master. A telegram of condolence was sent to the Grand Lodge of New' South Wales and to Lady DUFF and family, on the death of Grand Master Sir ROBERT DUFF.

The Board of Benevolence reported disbursement of. ÂŁ202 Is. 9d. for the quarter ending February 27, 1895. A question was propounded to the Board of General Purposes

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w h e t h e r a lodge could receive a c a n d i d a t e h a v i n g a slightly deformed foot, b u t otherwise most eligible. T h e Board saw no objection to his being initiated. GR.AND ANNIVERSABY F E S T I V A L M E E T I N G ,

M A Y 6,

1895.

Sir W. J. CLARKE, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , ARCH. A I K E N , was present. Officers-elect were installed a n d invested, a n d we p r e s u m e t h e twelve G r a n d S t e w a r d s prepared a feast suitable to t h e occasion. Q U A R T E R L Y COMJU'NICATION,

J U N E 17, J89-5.

Sir W M . J. CLARKE, G r a n d Master. G r a n d Representative A I K E N was present. T h e Board of Benevolence reported d i s b u r s e m e n t of ,£314 5s. 9d. for t h e q u a r t e r . T h e G r a n d Lodge of H a m b u r g , seeking recognition, t h e G r a n d Master was recomm e n d e d to nominate a G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . T h e G r a n d Secretary was instructed to s u m m o n a b r o t h e r to show cause w h y h e should not be expelled, he h a v i n g been convicted of a misdemeanor. T h e a n n u a l statement shows a credit of X2,073 13s. 7d. to t h e B e n e v o l e n t F u n d . T h e m a n a g e r s of t h i s fund, in addition to that duty, are t h e directors of the Masonic A l m s H o u s e s or H o m e in which t h e i r de- ' p e n d e n t poor a r e cared for. Q U A R T E R L Y COMMUNICATION,

SEPTEJIBER 16,

1895.

W.M. J. CLARKE, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s was present. T h e Board of B e n e v o l e n c e reported d i s b u r s e m e n t s of £422 for t h e c u r r e n t quarter. T h e G r a n d Master was requested to p r e p a r e an address to be delivered to t h e new Governor of t h e Colony, Lord BRASSEY, a Master Mason, on h i s arrival. T h e Benevolent F u n d showed a balance of ^£2,227 8s. Id. W e h a v e noted the balances of t h e B e n e v o l e n t F u n d and its q u a r t e r l y e x p e n d i t u r e s , for they show a care a n d regard for t h e i r destitute and u n f o r t u n a t e worthy of t h e i m i t a t i o n of m a n y older and larger jurisdictions, a n d t h e y further show t h a t w h i c h we h a v e m a i n t a i n e d should be t h e u n i v e r s a l rule of masonic jurisdictions — a systematized m e t h o d of c a r i n g for t h e i r destitute. A helpless or n e e d y Mason of one of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n s of an English, Scotch or I r i s h Constitution is never perm i t t e d to seek for the chance charity to be doled by t h e half shekel at a t i m e from the pockets of individual Masons. All h o n o r to t h e b r e t h r e n of Victoria for their work in behalf of distressed h u m a n i t y . N o Correspondence Report. Sir W M . J . CLARKE, G r a n d Master, M e l b o u r n e .

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VIRGINIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 1 1 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

RICHMOND, DECEMBEK 4 T I I .

MANN P A G E , Grand Master, t h r e e Past Grand Masters, and G r a n d Representative for K a n s a s , W I L L I A M LOVENSTEIN, furnished t h e r e q u i site a m o u n t of dignity to open t h e G r a n d Lodge in Ample Form. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master is a model of brevity a n d conciseness. T h e circulars from, other G r a n d Masters, in which they air t h e i r hobbies or call attention to m a t t e r s in which they feel a call to advise t h e Craft, are not used as p a d d i n g for his address, b u t are s i m p l y " c o m m u n i c a t i o n s " for t h e consideration of a special committee, a n d , as their i m p o r t a n c e may d e m a n d , t h e later consideration of t h e G r a n d Lodge. F r a t e r n a l and t o u c h i n g mention is m a d e of t h e death of Past G r a n d Master F R A N C I S H E N R Y H I L L .

Attention is called to t h e " Masonic H o m e , " of t h e directory of which he r e m a r k s : "'The P r e s i d e n t a n d each m e m b e r seemed i n s p i r e d with b u t one aim â&#x20AC;&#x201D; success." H e m a k e s a strong appeal for its support by t h e lodges a n d G r a n d Lodge, setting forth t h e d u t y of officers as follows: " T h e officers of subordinate lodges who fail to b r i n g this matter to t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e i r lodges, are neglectful of their most solemn promise to help, aid a n d assist t h e w i d o w s a n d o r p h a n s of deceased Master Masons." T h e G r a n d Master refers to t h e illness of Grand Secretary W I L L I A M B. ISAACS, a n d t h e Committee on Grand Officers says: " I t is a source of painful regret t h a t we fail to find R.'. W.'. Bro. W I L L I A M B . ISAACS, Sr., at his desk as G r a n d Secretarv." T h e committee refers to his " d i s t i n guished a b i l i t y ; " " t h a t n o n e could hold a more exalted station in o u r faithful l o v e ; " to t h e fact t h a t h i s splendid record remained " u n s p o t t e d . " W e notice, unofficially, t h a t since t h i s communication of t h e V i r g i n i a Grand Lodge Bro. ISAACS has e n t e r e d into rest, and t h a t t h e d u t i e s of his late office are now performed by his son, whose n a m e is t h e s a m e as t h a t by which his father was k n o w n . W e have searched t h e V i r g i n i a volume for a record of its G r a n d Lodge officers, b u t find n o n e , a n d all we have for a record is t h a t given in t h e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e a b o v e quoted from, in which they refer to his fifty-two years identification with t h e affairs of Grand Lodge. T h e G r a n d Master decided t h a t a candidate with one perfect eye, or a candidate who has lost a portion of his t h u m b , b u t who can conform literally to all t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s , w i t h o u t artiflcial'aid or friendly assistance, would be eligible. W e n o t e one decision, in which t h e G r a n d Master a n s w e r s " N o , " in response to this question : " W h e r e a lodge reinstates a Mason suspended for u n m a s o n i c conduct, is h e a m e m b e r of t h e l o d g e ? " W e n o t e t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d Master's Address says, in

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reference to t h e decisions, ' ' t h a t t h e y seem to h a v e been right." r e p o r t was adopted by G r a n d Lodge.

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W e m u s t dissent from t h e proposition t h a t a Mason who has been s u s p e n d e d for unmasonic c o n d u c t b y his lodge, a n d later reinstated by said lodge, is not a m e m b e r of such lodge. W e c a n n o t conceive of t h e basis of m a s o n i c law upon which s u c h a proposition can find a restingplace. I t would be considered i n e q u i t a b l e in a civil m a t t e r affecting o n e ' s financial o r even social rights or privileges. T h e mere statement t h a t a Mason is suspended carries with it t h e idea t h a t h i s rights and privileges as a m e m b e r of t h e Craft a n d of h i s individual lodge are in a b e y a n c e , n o t to be used or exercised until t h e t i m e comes when t h e o r d e r of suspension is r e m o v e d ; i. e., until h e is reinstated, and t h e act of r e i n s t a t i o n ipso facto places h i m just w h e r e he was before t h e order of suspension was m a d e : a Mason in good s t a n d i n g in his lodge and in t h e fraternity at large. T h e G r a n d Master served notice on G r a n d Lodge t h a t he had no desire to t a x t h e generosity of G r a n d Lodge in t h e acceptance of a second t e r m , saj'ing: " I f you would s t i m u l a t e M a s o n r y , l e t competency a n d m o r a l worth find a q u i c k e r way to t h e G r a n d East." This was very c o u r t e o u s on t h e part of t h e G r a n d Master, a n d expressed in a very , polite way t h e intense feeling of self-abnegation a n d renunciation which most G r a n d Masters have after a y e a r ' s incessant conscientious labor. I t was t h e same feeling which caused a like self-renunciation this year on t h e p a r t of Bro. SPEED, of Mississippi. W e incline to t h e opinion t h a t a G r a n d Master's first year in t h a t office is in t h e main experim e n t a l ; t h a t a second term is r e q u i r e d to d e v e l o p t h e best t h e r e is in h i m , a n d be of t h e greatest benefit to t h e Craft; b u t t h a t most Grand Masters a r e ready to cry " H o l d ; e n o u g h ! " a t t h e end of one year's service. T h r e e t h o u s a n d dollars a n n u a l l y was, by resolution, donated to t h e Masonic H o m e . Eight charters were g r a n t e d to lodges U. D., a n d one dispensation continued. T h e P r e s i d e n t of tlie H o m e m a d e report, w h i c h appears in the App e n d i x to t h e Proceedings. Views of t h e m a i n building a n d grounds of t h e Masonic H o m e a r e given, and s h o w t h a t o u r Virginia b r e t h r e n have a noble s t r u c t u r e and pleasant s u r r o u n d i n g s for t h e i r family. W e n o t e t h a t t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, Bro. WILLIAM LovENSTEiN, was chairman of t h e Building C o m m i t t e e , a n d t h a t Bro. J O H N F . M A Y E R is a m e m b e r of t h e E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e . No Correspondence Report. J . P. FITZGERALD, G r a n d Master, F a r m v i l l e . W I L L I A M F . DRINKARD, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Richmond. N e x t a n n u a l , December 3, 1895, R i c h m o n d .

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W e h a d started on a careful review of W a s h i n g t o n and devoted space to t h e "genial c o u n t e n a n c e " of G r a n d Master JOSEPH MARION T A Y L O E ; t h e u n i q u e address of welcome b y Past G r a n d Master N A T H A N S. PORTER, a n d r e s p o n s e by Bro. W I L L I A M H . U P T O N , culling from

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former address choice extracts a b o u t " s w a d d l i n g b a n d s , " " c r a d l e s , " " n e w born babes," a n d from t h e latter t h e peripatetic w a n d e r i n g s of t h e Grand Lodge, first t o W a l l a - W a l l a ; t h e n c e they " s t r a y e d from W a h k i a k u m t o S h o o k u m c h u c k ; from H a n g m a n ' s Creek to Devil's Gulch-" ; had recorded o u r gratification in seeing t h e honored " Son of E L I " ( Y a l e ) " g e t t i n g t h e r e " in a Trilbyan m a n n e r ; had c o n t r i b u t e d a m o d e s t b u n c h of " d a i s i e s " of o u r o w n p l u c k i n g as a peace offering t o Bro. R E E D , when we r a n across t h e address by G r a n d Orator W I L L I A M H . U P T O N , and we s t o p p e d — j u s t as we did once in Tennessee with a haversack full of luscious peaches, e m p t y i n g t h e m o u t for a greater r a r i t y and more useful food p r o d u c t — scattered o u r daisies in t h e waste basket, to present t o o u r Kansas readers s o m e t h i n g of far more value t h a n a n y e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t s we could m a k e upon t h e Proceedings of Washington. ' Therefore w e desire, a n d i n t e n d , to be brief—noting t h a t t h e G r a n d Master granted a verj' long list of special dispensations a n d has recorded forty decisions, nearly all of which were approved by t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d G r a n d Lodge. No. 27 was disapproved, to-wit: What number constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business ? , Answer.— Under our Constitution a " lodge cannot legally be created or exist with tess than ^even Master Masons." Seoen Master Masons, members of the lodge, constitute a quorum for the transaction of business in a masonic lodge, and no business is lawfully transacted by a less number. (As italicised by Grand Master.) C o n c e r n i n g t h i s t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e says: Decision No. 27 is in accord with the decision of Grand Master PLUMMER, which was concurred in by the Grand Lodge at its session of 1893 (see Proceedings of that year, pp. 383-4), notwithstanding the Committee on Jurisprudence reported adversely. - Your committee are of the opinion that innovations in the work or lectures should on no account be tolerated. It is clearly indicated in the lectures that three members compose a lodge of Master Masons, five a lodge of Fellow Craft Masons, and seven a lodge of Entered Apprentice Masons. The Custodians of the Work sustained this view, and the welfare of the Order does not require any change; and if this Grand Lodge sees proper to concur in this decision of the Grand Master, your committee would recommend that the lectures be so changed as to conform to this decision, and that the Grand Lecturer be requested to substitute the word "seven" for the word " five " in second degree, and word " seven ' for word " three " in the third degree, and that the Grand Lodge make that change in the standard work. We are clearly of the opinion that while, under our Constitution, it requires seven members to constitute a subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction, three members are a quorum in the third degree, five in the second and seven in the first, for the dispatch of business. We therefore recommend that said decision be not concurred in.

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T h e r e p o r t was signed by P a s t G r a n d Masters J . E. ED.MISTON, N . S . PORTER, a n d JOSEPH SMITH, t h e l a t t e r our G r a n d Representative — provoked " earnest and prolonged discussion," and was finally adopted by G r a n d Lodge. W e congratulate Past G r a n d Masters Louis ZBIGI.ER, J. A. K U H N , a n d K.'. W . \ Bro. W M . H . U P T O N , t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e of 1893, u p o n t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Washington admits t h a t it was w r o n g arid the c o m m i t t e e of 1893 was r i g h t . I t follows, of course — b u t we will make t h e obsequies as i n e x p e n s i v e as possible — " n o flowers received." T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e m a d e a report on t h e subject of special dispensations to confer degrees out of time issued by the G r a n d Master, in which they expressed t h e h o p e t h a t t h e custom might be disc o n t i n u e d ; t h e y r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t n o action be taken on t h e Mississippi r e s o l u t i o n s ; a n d t h e y reported in favor of a continuance of t h e Board of Custodians, " p r o v i d e d n o e x p e n s e therefor be entailed upon G r a n d L o d g e ; " all of which r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e adopted. T h e s a m e committee p r e s e n t e d majority and minority reports upon t h e q u e s t i o n of w h a t constitutes m a s o n i c residence. T h e Washington law to be c o n s t r u e d , reads as follows: " N o lodge shall i n i t i a t e a person ''' "• * who h a s n o t been an aciiml resident of t h e State of Washington at least twelve m o n t h s , etc." T h e majority report is as follows: In our opinion the word " actual " In that section is used in contradistinction to legal. There can be but one reason for requiring that a person shall have resided a certain time, or any time in the jurisdiction, in order to become aqualified petitioner, and that reason is that the members of the lodge shall have an opportunity to know . whether or not he is fit material. Any residence other than the habitat — the place where he actually is —does not answer this purpose. Any other construction of the statute will defeat the object of the law. A man may not be at the place of his legal residence once in three years. In that case, the brethren in that locality have no personal knowledge of the daily acta of the applicant, which alone constitute that character which determines whether or not he is fit material for Mtisonry. » <• » The objects and purposes of a legal residence are different from the objects and purposes of a masonic residence. Masonry isa law unto itself, and there is no reason why we should permit the law of the State or political division to determine for us what constitutes a residence; and this is j ust what we do when we say " a petitioner's legal residence is his masonic residence." T h e r e p o r t was adopted, o v e r r u l i n g t h e decision of t h e G r a n d Master. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e of G r a n d Lodge of Kansas ( P r o c . 1895) approved and G r a n d Lodge concurred in a decision of Grand Master CLARK, No. 8, which states t h a t " a c t u a l residence," u n d e r our law, is " s y n o n y m o u s with legal r e s i d e n c e . " T h e Washington C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence criticises t h e Kansas decision as follows: " No. 8 is c o n t r a r y to t h e general view, and, we t h i n k , to t h e reason oi t h e regulation. We t h i n k 'actual r e s i d e n c e ' in t h i s regulation means ' h a b i t a t , ' or ' a c t u a l physical h a b i t a n c y . ' "

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A c o m m i t t e e , consisting of Bros. U P T O N a n d Past G r a n d M a s t e r s TAYLOR and R E E D was a p p o i n t e d to " compile an annointed {sic, p r o b a b l y a n n o t a t e d ) digest t o all t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n s , laws, edicts a n d decisions of t h i s G r a n d Lodge from its o r g a n i z a t i o n i n ] 8 5 8 , etc." F r o m t h e zeal, vigor a n d ability c o n c e n t r a t e d in t h a t c o m m i t t e e we shall e x p e c t a valu a b l e compilation. W e now offer i n full t h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Orator, w i t h t h e p r e diction t h a t n o t r u e lover of g e n u i n e M a s o n r y , h a v i n g once b e g u n t o r e a d it, can lay it aside w i t h o u t at first o p p o r t u n i t y o b e y i n g a n irresistible desire to t a k e it u p again a t t h e earliest m o m e n t a n d r e a d e v e r y portion of t h e s a m e . J u d g e of t h e S u p e r i o r C o u r t s of Walla W a l l a a n d F r a n k l i n c o u n t i e s in W a s h i n g t o n ; a w o r t h y son of " O l d Y a l e ; " a masonic s t u d e n t for t h e love h e b e a r s to t h e " m y s t e r i o u s , glorious s c i e n c e , " Bro. U P T O N h a s b r o u g h t to his task a legal a c u m e n , a logical r e a s o n i n g ; a style of composition a n d d i c t i o n ; a n d a profound k n o w l e d g e of t h e h i d d e n mysteries, w h i c h m a k e his c o n t r i b u t i o n to masonic l i t e r a t u r e o n e of t h e m o s t v a l u a b l e , a b s o r b i n g a n d i n s t r u c t i v e w h i c h it h a s b e e n o u r good fortune to r e a d . SOME PHASES OF FEEEMASONEY. M:. W:. Grand Master, and Brethren of the M:. W:. Grand Lodge 0/ Washington: Our M.-.W.'. Grand Master will bear me witness, that I accepted his a p p o i n t m e n t to t h e office which I now hold with t h e utmost reluctance. One — and n o t t h e least — cause for that reluctance was, that it is no small hardship to be called upon to act as successor to a brother so eloquent as h e who graced this office last year, a n d whose noble oration deservedly won for h i m the station which h e now occupies in the South. Another was, that I should have preferred never to hold any office in this Body. I believe that on t h e floor of t h e Grand Lodge - as a free lance — bound to no one by ties of gratitude for past favors, deferring to no one for favors to come, a m a n w h o loves a n d studies Masonry may be of service to t h e Craft. Another reason was, that I am n o t an orator. All my tastes are those of a s t u d e n t . My interest in Masonry prompts me to pry into its history, its mysteries, its symbolism', and its antiquities; b u t I have not learned t h e art which entitles one to aspire to t h e orator's wreath. This was well known to our M.'.W.*. Grand Master w h e n he appointed m e ; and his, therefore, ought to be part of the responsibility if I shall findJn o t h i n g to say to yo.u that is not old, or shall fail to suppress t h e enthusiasm with, which the contemplation of t h e antiquities of our Institution inspires me. There is more or less temptation, upon such occasions as this, to a t t e m p t to say .something useful and practical. I propose to resist that temptation as far as possible,, for I have indulged that propensity to a sufficient extent i n another capacity." But as some things which I may say will disclose a partiality for historical stud ies, I may here say just a word in answer to a question actually p u t to m e a day or two ago. The question w a s : " Do you mean to assert that your musty books a n d crow-tracked manuscripts throw any light on the practical questions of the day which arise in our lodges a n d Grand Lodges?" To this I reply, "Any l i g h t ? " All light. What is t h e particular practical problem which demands solution? Is it t h e question of printing the secret work? Go read, in the MS. Old Constitutions, t h e caution given the candidate when h e took the " Great Oath of t h e Masons, and t h e solemn words of t h a t oath 400 years ago. *In the Correspondence Report printed in the Appendix.

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Is it whether a lodge may use its funds for a banquet ? Peruse the " Old rules of t h e Grand Lodge at York, 1725." Does it concern some claim to exclusive territorial jurisdiction V Learn from history how it was by treaty, and treaty only, t h a t the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland, Ireland and Holland became bound not to set up lodges in each other's territory. Are t h e fate of important measures, pending in Grand Lodge, and the distribution of offices and honors, made a m a t t e r of bargain and trade and dicker, until we are reminded of the lobby of a political convention? Read what the Old Charges say a b o u t " private committees " and " private piques and quarrels," or recall the unselfish ÂŤ n d dignified action of Grand Master MONTAGU when the Duke of Wharton was wrongfully set u p as his successor. Is it whether a lodge is regular? Read w h a t the Grand Lodge of Scotland said in 1747 of lodges founded in Turkey. Is it perpetual jurisdiction, or compulsory affiliation, or Grand Lodge omnipotence, or " androgynous M a s o n r y " ? Who t h a t understands the history of Masonry before 1750 believes in any of these things? In a word, I am convinced that a thorough knowledge of the antiquities of Masonry is not only useful b u t absolutely essential to a correct solution of the commonest practical questions which arise in o u r lodges and Grand Lodges; and such knowledge is m a d e doubly necessary by the fact that some of our most popular masonic text books were written by theorists, and are unsafe and misleading guides. *'A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is essential," as the Constitution of the State of Washington declares," to the security of individual rights, and the perpetuity of free government. I have.said my tastes are those of a s t u d e n t ; and, if so, where better can they be gratified t h a n within the portals of the Temple of Freemasonry? For, whatever else s h e may be. Masonry is certainly a school. Her oldest surviving records give an account of the seven liberal arts and sciences, and declare their imporiance. She affords a model for all institutions of learning, in that she receives seekers after knowledge w i t h o u t regard to their race or color, their wealth or worldly honors, their theological opinions or political prefereuces, and makes Ihetruth t h e u l t i male end of ail study. Freemasonry is a school in which, from a time whereof the memory of m a n runneth not to t h e contrary, t h e best, the wisest and purest of mankind have sought to solve the riddle of t h e ages and find " all t h a t m a n May know, learn, fear or h o p e . " But misunderstaud me n o t : Freemasonry is a school, not a school-master; a porch, not a Z e n o ; a place for study, not a teacher. They speak carelessly, or from little knowledge, who declare that Masonry " t e a c h e s " this, or " t e a c h e s " that. She dogmatically declares little or nothing. Her mission is iopreserve, not to pro])agate, the divine t r u t h which was commuted to her. Recognizing the limitations, not less t h a n t h e importance, of her mission: believing that no words from her are necessary as a substitute for the voice of Goo speaking with a thousand tongues to the heart of man, she has never cared to usurp the functions of the priest by teaching doctrine to the profane, and has ever found it sufficient to supply, in h e r lodges, merely a rallying point for men already possessed of n belief in GOD. Once admitted to t h a t "calm and safe retreat," a Mason may learn or not learn ; .teach or not teach, as he pleases; b u t if he is desirous of learning, every apprentice must choose his own'master, be t h a t master P A U L or CEPHAS or APPOLOS; be he JESUS, or Mosfis, or ZOP.OASTEB, or MOHAMMED; be he LUTHER or LEO XIII.; and every master m u s t teach t h e truth as it is given u n t o him, not another, to see the truth. Freemasonry herself but lifts, for the initiate, a corner of the veil of IsiS; and if he cannot draw it aside for himself b e will never see her face; if he have not the attentive ear he will never hear the secrets from her lips. Freemasonry places within the reach of

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her pupil "tools and implements of architecture and symbolic emblems most expressive," b u t if he would learn to use those tools with skill, or understand those emblems aright, he must spend m a n y a weary day in the q u a r r y ; m a n y a long night before the master's trestle-board, and expect "palmam non sinepulvere." Authorizing her every sou to teach if he thinks he has a message for m a n k i n d . Freemasonry herself does not teach ; or if she'teaches at all, it is as Nature teaches, spreading before our eyes a thousand records that speak plainer t h a n written books; bringing us where we can hear a thousand mysterious voices, each telling its own great secret; presenting new lessons to be apprehended by every sense; until the enlightened mind may apprehend the potencies of GOD which in the beginning begot and still rule the physical u n i v e r s e ; the heart, brought into unison with divine harmonies, is inspired by all those impulses symbolized to us by the word " brotherhood ;'" the a t t e n t i v e e a r l e a r n s to hear the " s t i l l small v o i c e " and the mysterious messages conveyed when " d a y u n t o day uttereth speech ; " a n d to it a myriad of voices which proclaim " The hand that made us is divine," speak not less distinctly than when, amid the Alpine storm, "Every m o u n t a i n now hath found a tongue And JURA'answers, through her misty shroud. Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud." " B u t , " does anyone, disappointed,exclain, " Would i t not be better for Masonry to speak with a u t h o r i t y ; to answer the great question which jesting PILATE put to the Man of Sorrows; to declare, to her sons, at least, which of contending dogmas lead to sweetness and light, and which are false and pernicious? Is it expedient, or wise or safe to permit her sons, of different religions and opposite political beliefs, to spread abroad divergent views and inconsistent doctrines, without check or hindrance or censorship?" We may well smile when we hear such interrogatories. We need not respond that Freemasonry knows no touchstone of truth ; that she knows not where to look for a competent censor; that she knows no infallibility veiled in h u m a n flesh ; th&t she believes error cannot stand before the blazing torch of reason. Not thus need we answer. But for a reply we point back to the significant testim o n y of history: We see the banks of the stream of Time strewed with wrecks of censorships and inquisitions ; of racks and thumbscrews and fagots; with the corpses of priests and monarchs, of dead empires, abandoned institutions, and outworn creedsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pitiful and fitting memorials of those who have sought to shackle h u m a n thought and speech, and oppose the march of the mighty car of truth. But, while creeds and religions and empires have arisen, flourished and decayed; while doctrines which have swayed the world, a n d been maintained by the most brilliant intellects of our race, have s u n k into contempt and dishonor; while sic transit gloria mundi. Freemasonry still survives. Upon her altar burns the same pure flame that was lighted in primeval time upon Har Moad, the Mountain of the As.sembly ; in her lodges are known the awful mysteries which philosophers of old vainly sought to win from the mute lips of Isis. This, this is her answer to doubters; this, her defense of her methods. All, all that rested on h u m a n wisdom alone, has perished. She alone survives, unchanged and unchangeable. In the popular mind, Freemasonry is commonly associated with the matchless ministers and cathedrals with which her sons studded vales and hill-sides of Europe in the Middle Ages. And it is true t h a t the Christian Church possesses few stately structures in Europe, around which our lodges were not clustered while they rose. Nay, more; uncover the foundation of CJ-EOPATRA'S Needle, and you find there emblems without meaning except to us. Pierce the pyramids, delve among the ruins of the oldest temples of India, aye, even of Birs Nimrod. a n d everywhere you find our mysterious Masons' marks. Or, if that be not enough, turn to the writings of CONFUCIUS, and find him attaching to the tools of operative Masonry the moral significance which they possess in our Institution. But, intimate and ancient as has been our connection with the builder's art, the labors of Orientalists, Egyptologists, philologists and others are constantly bringing to

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light new evidences that o u r record as temple builders is but incidental, and t h a t t h e original chief raimn d'etre and mission of our fraternity was to preserve to posterity the sublime conception of the existence of a Supreme Deity. Mark my words: " The existence of a Supreme Deity." Not His name, or any particular dogma concerning Him, or even His attributes, except His existence a n d His supremacy, and not the existence or superiority of any local or tribal god, b u t of that — •' F a t h e r of all, in every age. In every clime adored By saint, by s i n n e r and by sage: J E H O V A H , J O V E , or L o r d ; "

the " U n k n o w n G O D " whom the Athenians ignorantly worshipped in ST. PAUL'S t i m e ; " T h e Supreme Ruler of t h e U n i v e r s e " recognized in the Constitution of the State of Washington. This leads me to say a few words about certain facts which have been brought to light within the las* year or two, which appear to me to throw some side-light upon the question of our identity with t h e secret societies of antiquity, as well as to quite overthrow one widely accepted theory of the origin of the English fraternity. You know it has been quite usual to believe that our fraternity is the successor of, or identical with, or had its origin in, t h e Guilds of stonemasons of England, notwithstanding the fact that this theory does not account for the existence of something very like Freemasonry a thousand years before those Guilds arose, or explain the sudden disappearance of that something, or account for the existence in the Masons' Guilds of peculiarities not found in a n y o t h e r Craft Guild. Yet, after all, the theory was an exceedingly plausible one, aud some parts of it seemed established beyond question. T h e new evidence to which I have referred tends, in my opinion, to show t h a t our fraternity existed before the stonemasons' Guilds; entered into them — if you please, a l t h o u g h the comparison is not quite exact — as the caterpillar into its cocoon, and in due time emerged again, as the butterfly from its prison. In other words, it seems to show t h a t the stonemasons' Guilds, while they, like all other Craft Guilds, owed their general outlines to the earlier social Guilds a n d town Guilds which preceded them ( a n d with which it i s a g r a v e error to confound t h e Craft Guilds, which were of far later origin ) owed certain remarkable peculiarities, which — it is universally admitted —distinguished them from all the other Craft Guilds, to the influence upon them of a certain secret fraternity —a fraternity which possessed " a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols," aud which was never, in a n y age, composed exclusively of operative stonemasons. If. when t h e Guilds of Masons came into existence, such a fraternity existed, composed largely of men connected with temple building, temple worship and the study of problems connected with religion (or, to speak more in accordance with the customs of those times, connected with all three of these things), it would be inevitable t h a t the leading members of the Guild and fraternity would be, to a large extent at least, the same individuals, and the result would almost inevitably follow that in course of time, in the smaller communities a t least, t h e fraternity and the Guild would coalesce, and all recollection of the former distinction between them would be forgotten. The first certain glimpse which we get of English Masonry —say at the beginning of the Fifteenth Century —reveals, nearly everywhere, just such a body as this coalescence would form — a fraternity embracing nearly all reputable stonemasons, b u t n o t composed exclusively of stonemasons, and possessing a secret doctrine and the system of morality to which I have alluded — a morality the best and purest ever known among men, and also possessing written traditions of an existence far more ancient than t h a t of Church or State. I have said the dawn of the Fifteenth Century revealed the existence of a society of this k i n d nearly everywhere in England. But in London a far different picture is seen. The publication, last year, in Bro. COXDER'S remarkable book, "Records of t h e Hole Crafte a n d Fellowship of Masons," of the records of the London "Company of

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Masons," discloses a remarkable fact — discloses w h a t we might expect to find in a great city if our secret fraternity and the Guild of stonemasons were originally separate societies, and one which I am unable to account for on a n y other theory. It shows that the London Company of Masons —by far the greatest of all Guilds of stonemasons, and the body which possessed within London all those exclusive privileges respecting the Masons' trade, which were elsewhere possessed by what I may style ihecomhined society of which I have been speaking —a Guild which had probably existed from the Thirteenth Century and which has continued an unbroken existence to the present <i&y,'i>ever possessed the secrets of our fraterniiy. This fact is not new, b u t is a pregnant one when considered in connection witn another fact disclosed for the first time by the publication of these records, namely, that from the date of the earliest e x t a n t record of the London Company—1620 —there existed under the wing of the non-secret, operative Guiid, and meeting in its hall, a lodge 0/ our secret fraternity. How much earlier it had existed, there are, as I have said, no existing records of this company to show, b u t I am inclined to think a well known entry in the City Records of London points to its existence in 1376."-' Inventories and other records of t h e Company show t h a t the lodge was in existence in 1666 ( t h e year before t h e great fire), and in 1675 and 1682. They also clearly show that while the secret lodge may have been composed exclusively of members of t h e non-secret Company, membership of that great Guild did not admit to membership of the lodge, and that m a n y members of t h e Guild were never admitted to the secrets of t h e lodge. In other words, in all these years, in London the two societies, the Guild of Stonemasons, possessing valuable trade privileges, but no esoteric doctrine, and t h e Lodge of Masons, possessing a priceless esotery, but no trade privileges, these two societies, largely composed of the same members, a n d meeting in t h e same hall, remained entirely and utterly distinct. Whether or not the separate existence, through so loug^a period of time, of these two closely connected institutions leads you, as it has led me, to a belief in their separate origin, the facts disclosed at least throw m u c h light on the history of our fraternity just before the organization of the Grand Lodge in 1717. Upon this subject I cannot enter now. Let me say, however, that if Sir CHEISTOPHER WREN, and the long line of e m i n e n t Londoners whom ANDERSON and other writers of fictitious history have styled Grand Masters, had any connection with " Masonry," it was with the London giiild of builders, and not, so far as we have any evidence, with our secret fraternity.f On the other h a n d , it was into the secret fraternity t h a t Dr. STUKELY was initiated in 1721,"suspecting it to be the remains of the .Mysteries of the Ancients;" and ELIAS ASH.MOLE in 1646. In 1666 occurred the great fire of London. The conflagration covered 436 acres. No less than 13,200 houses and eighty-nine churches were destroyed. Rebuilding this great city furnished an unprecedented a m o u n t of employment for stonemasons for nearly two generations, and of course the London Company of Masons flourished; but when the work was finished a vast number of workmen were without employment. About 1708 the Company, to keep u p its membership, h a d to reduce its fees. Hard times with the operative Masons no doubt affected the secret fraternity, and at last, in 1716," the few lodges at London " we are told by our earliest historian," finding themselves neglected by Sir CHRISTOPHER WREN, thought fit to "—What? Elect a new Grand Master? No; " thought fit," as I interpret the record, to c u t loose from the operative • •»City Record, LX, 46 (Hole Cratte, 69). In 1376 the right of electing civic dignitaries, etc.. of London having been transferred to the City Companies, a list was made of the forty eight companies who sent representatives to the Court of Common Council. Of these the " F r e e m a s o n s " sent two, and t h e " M a s o n s " four. But the " Freemasons " were stricken from t h e list; their representatives were added to those of the " Masons," and they ( t h e " Freemasons " ) do not appear in the returns of future years. Does not this indicate that the lodge of onr fraternity was at first mistaken for a city company, and t h a t the error was promptly corrected? t l do not mean to deny that WREN, late in life, may have been initiated into the fraternity.

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Guild, and elect, for the first time, a Grand Master; " t h o u g h t fit," says the historian, " to cement u n d e r a Grand Mailer as the center of union and harmony." If not in t h e Guilds, where d i d our fraternity originate? I do not know. I am a disciple of the " historical s c h o o l " of masonic students. I a m not only willing but anxious to discard those idle fictions with which romancers have marred, where they have a t t e m p t e d to decorate our history. I do not, therefore, ask you to believe a n y t h i n g that has not been proven. I do not ask you to admit that our fraternity is identical with those which cultivated the Ancient Mysteries, or those which t a u g h t our truths before the Mysteries arose. I do not assert it because I c a n n o t prove it. But no man has disproved it. No known fact is inconsistent with it. Impressed in the solid sandstone of t h e Connecticut Valley are to be found t o d a y footprints made by birds walking in the soft soil thousands of years ago; footprints which are the only surviving record t h a t such birds ever existed. T h e tops of our highest hills are scarred by deep scratches caused by the pressure and motion of glaciers which no h u m a n eye ever saw. No bird track was ever found that was not made by a bird. No glacier mark exists on m o u n t a i n top over which a glacier did not plow. No Mason's mark was ever placed on the foundation stone of an ancient temple without a hand to carve it. The Book of t h e Dead, deposited beside a m u m m y a thousand years before JOSEPH went into Egypt, contains no masonic secret which some man did not know when that book was written. Asking no man to believe w h a t is not proven, certain propositions may be stated as established beyond all question, not by the assertion of Masons, but by the researches of t h e philologlstand the Orientalist,and by the ripe scholarship of the world. Among these propositions a r e : That the conception of the existence of one Supreme Deity existed among our ancestors in their pre-historic home on the tablelands of Bactria before t h e Aryan separations and t h e migrations into Scandinavia, India, I n d r a and Babylonia, perhaps into China and Egypt; t h a t t h a t conception was preserved into, and in the new homes of the migrating people as an esoteric cult, by an organization of men w h i c h cannot be better described t h a n as a secret Brotherhood ; that since the dawn of history there has never been a time when such a Brotherhood, devoted to that sacred purpose, did not, u n d e r one n a m e or another, exist; that although t h e written records of Freemasonry u n d e r its present name date back five hundred years, it has no record or tradition of an origin i n d e p e n d e n t of that primitive Brotherhood, or of a time when it was not charged with t h a t same high and sacred mission ; that although various religious systems which have arisen, flourished and died, or which still survive, and which have usually been intimately connected with us or our predecessors, have partly or entirely recognized the great t r u t h which we defend, and have wrought incalculable good to the children of men ; yet in them all h u m a n errors have in t i m e become mingled with GoD-given t r u t h , and their slender tapers have so fluttered in t h e contending winds of strange doctrines, or been so dimmed by the noxious ga-^es of polytheism, pantheism, idolatry or anthropomorphism, that, in a i l , h u m a n probability, but for the p u r e fire ever b u r n i n g upon our altar the light of t r u t h might have perished from the earth ; and t h a t it Is due chiefly, if not solely, to t h e fraternity (or, if you prefer, t h e fraternities) which we represent, not only that religious toleration exists, b u t that the conception of the GREAT I AM, which was committed to the safe repository of faithful breasts before ABRAHAM was, survived the polytheism of Babylon, of Egypt, of Greece and of Kome. and the skepticism and superstition of the Dark Ages, and to-day is not only comprehended and taught, clearly or dimly, by an h u n d r e d discordant sects, which have ever delighted to war and contend among themselvesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " â&#x20AC;&#x201D;quite persuaded That all the apostles would have done as they did," b u t survives in all its pristine purity in our lodges. Deny if you will that the history of those ancient brotherhoods is a part of t h e history of Freernasonry. But'you cannot deny that the great mission which they per-

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formed, and the great truths which they preserved, are the possession and heritage of t h e fraternity of Free a n d Accepted Masons. " F r e e and Accepted Masons!" Where shall I find other words so sweet, so dear, so sacred or so pregnant as these, to the ears and heart of him who has learned the great t r u t h s which Masonry unfolds to the minds an(i souls of her worthy sons? Contemplating the mighty truths which lie behind her veil, forever concealed from the unworthy even should they gain access to her courts, her true votary finds that, like her twin sister Nature, â&#x20AC;&#x201D;" she speaks A various language: For his gayer hours She h a t h a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of b e a u t y : and she glides I n t o his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware."

The Correspondence Report is also by Bro. "UPTUN, and like all his other vpork, shows great ability and research. Still, truth compels us to say that either multiplicity of duties, or a preruature call for copy, caused Bro. U. to fall down in his scoring of the Grand Lodge of Kansas for its action in regard to Lyons Lodge. He alleges, among other charges, that an error was made "in making the lodge an engine to enforce profane laws." Answer: By referring to second paragraph, page 97, he will see from report of Committee on Grievances it was "an offense against the Body of Masonry." That Grand Lodge erred "in interfering with the private affairs of a lodge by sending a Deputy to preside." Answer: The Deputy was selected by agreement, lodge concurring; Master declining to serve, and the Grand Master, being a member of the lodge, also declining. A number of other errors are alleged in regard to the manner taken to bring the lodge to book, and the manner in which the charter was taken up, which actions were by the Grand Lodge with a full knowledge of all the facts fully approved. He then says Grand Lodge erred in assuming that a lodge which balloted seven hours was guilty of an offense in failing to agree. You read the record wrongly, Bro. U., the lodge did agree by ballot that the brother was guilty of an offense against the Body of Masonry, but refused to affix any penalty therefor, which under all Kansas precedents is an offense for which the charter is invariably forfeited; a principle so well established that there is no pressing necessity for a regulation covering such a case. If His Honor will permit us to interpose an objection we would say that the alleged errors really are so mixed with.questions of fact that in civil matters most courts would insist upon their being tried before a jury, and having been so tried would not disturb a verdict of a competent jury upon a question of fact when the verdict was in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction. But Bro. U. finds further grounds of objection to the fact that a charter was granted to twenty-three members of Lyons Lodge " forthwith " " without the payment of any fee therefor," and the " property formerly belonging to Lyons Lodge donated" to the new lodge, etc., and says: In Washington such a thing could not be d o n e ; because â&#x20AC;&#x201D;aside from moral grounds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the consent of the nearest lodge would have to be secured ; and the sharp, twenty-three would have to prove their skill U. D. Has Kansas no such requirements?

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Our brother clearly states as a matter of law such a thing cannot be done in Washington, and in so doing makes a plain issue as to the power of the Grand Lodge of Washington—which from the statement made, we infer has no power to grant a charter to a subordinate lodge in its jurisdiction without the consent of the nearest lodge, and a previous probation and " display of skill U. D." " I s that true, Bro. U . ? " Is the Grand Lodge of Washington so " l i m i t e d " and restricted in its powers that it cannot directly issue a charter? Must it first have the consent of a subordinate— or if you like the term better, a constituent lodge? Have you really been imposing upon the Grand Lodges of the United States in your claim that the Grand Lodge of Washington is a sovereign Grand Body? Four pages are devoted to the Proceedings of Kansas for 1895, and then two pages more are given to a review of our report, commencing thus: The space which we ought to devote to Kansas is exhausted, and we have not yet touched Bro. M. M. MILLER'S magnificent Report on Correspondence (213 pp.), one of the best of the year. The judicial instinct is quite strong in our brother, and we find the foregoing was simply a prelude — the summing up came later. He quotes our comments in support of our criticism of the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington, with which he concurs, and says: Do not blame Bro. REED, Bro. MILLEB. He is one of the best informed Masons in North America. He would gladly have quoted some authority to support Bro. PLUMMER'S decision, that it takes "seven to open." But even 'Bro. ^y^uii cannot quote what does not exist.

In all of which we concur. He likewise quotes what we say in regard to a "halt on the cypher business; " the Kansas "copyof tlie original Webb Work," and the duty of a "Correspondence Committee to criticise fearlessly," etc. Bro. V. has mastered the rcduclio ad absurdum fully. One using it, however, should never take his own statement of another's argument as a basis for its use. For instance, please quote the writer on this assertion : " In liis review of Vermont he argues that the law is a bad one, angl ought to be ciianged." Further, " What is his argument? That we teach our initiate that it is the internal, not the external, qualifications that recommend," and following this out to a fine point, he asks, "What does woman lack of answering your reformed requirement?" As we have before remarked, our distinguished brother is a Judge, and is undoubtedly familiar with the righteous indignation which possesses the " Court" when His Honor listens to some attorney quoting a decision in part, to be followed by his opponent with a full quotation of the text. Suppose the "Court" tries its absurd conclusion based on these, our actual words, viz: " W e teaoh our initiates that the internal, and not the external qualification of a man recommend him for membership in the Craft," and then we think the further interrogatory " Where am I at ? " will be in order.

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Before closing Bro. U., citing our reference, under Indiana (1894), to the Regius and Matthew Cooke manuscripts, aslvs us: " I s there any evidence, in or out of those manuscripts, that as early as our existing copies of them were written — Fourteenth or Fifteenth Century — 'taking an apprentice' was 'making a Mason,'" — or, in other words, that apprentices were members of the fraternity? Our reference to the manuscripts was simply to save the Kansas Constitution from a scattering fusilade of "ancient usage." We thought it sufficient for that purpose — the question of "evidence" or conclusive testimony satisfying to the senses is an entirely different matter. "While conundrums are in order permit us to inquire what evidence there is that SOLOMON, HIKAM OF TYRE and HIRAM ^IAPHTALI ever opened

a lodge of Master Masons? If there is none, possibly the three or seven puzzle may still be an open question in Washington. Under Utah, Bro. U. confesses (inferentially ) to an intimac}' with "Pommery Sec " and "Mumm," to which, notwithstanding his diatribe against prohibition, we do not object, and because of which or even his defense (inferentially again) of the admission of saloon-keepers to the rights, lights and privileges of Masonry, we will not argue that he is not an exponent of the great masonic virtue of temperance. The fact stands, Bro. UPTON, that "intemperance and excess," and failure to discipline therefor, have broken up more masonic lodges than any other cause or all other causes combined, with the possible exception of the MORGAN a;flrair-- and while perhaps upon more intimate acquaintance you would "frankly admit" without tedious "reflection," you had misjudged the writer, both in respect to religion and politics, we fail to see the conclusion to be derived from your elementary propositions. We agree to both of them, 1st, that Masonry is not to be influenced in the slightest degree by what the Catholic, or any other church, does; 2d, Masonry does not stop to assert that she has the 6f8( system of morality; she simply says she has, or is, a system of morality. To all of which we agree. Now, then: Upon what theory of this masonic system of morality, or what construction of the masonic virtue of temperance do you claim that your law of Washington is in harmony with it, so that a saloon-keeper is eligible to masonic rights and privileges? That is the "elementary point" for. consideration, and upon that we find enough in the masonic virtue of temperance alone to warrant us in believing and acting upon the belief that there is no place in Masonry for a saloon-keeper. Still, Bro. U., we can point a moral or adorn a tale occasionally bj' a reference to right action on the part of others, without compelling the conclusion that Masonry is under obligation to follow their example. The fact is, Bro. U., if we lived up to the light we have, we would have more of the churches pointing at ns for living examples than now. While the subject of receiving liquor sellers into masonic lodges is under consideration we commend to our Washington brethren the ac-

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tion of Arizona, which a d o p t e d t h e r e p o r t of its Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e t h a t no a m e n d m e n t t o t h e i r Constitution was required to p r e v e n t admission t o t h e O r d e r of those engaged i n t h e liquor traffic, viz: " T h a t Masonry inculcates t h e d o c t r i n e of temperance, and t h a t Masons s h o u l d n o t b e engaged i n p u r s u i t s s u b v e r s i v e of t h e moral l a w ; t h a t b o t h d r u n k e n n e s s a n d t h e m a k i n g of d r u n k a r d s were offenses against M a s o n r y . " W e p r e s u m e even this action will b e characterized as an " innovation u p o n t h e ancient usages of t h e Craft." ( S e e p . 68.) W h i c h rem i n d s u s t h a t t h e m o s t complete "evidence" of very " a n c i e n t u s a g e " t h a t t h e writer knows of is t o b e found i n t h a t illustration of HOGARTH'S, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e Worshipful M a s t e r of a lodge going h o m e after a n i g h t with t h e b r e t h r e n ; t h e n i g h t w a t c h m a n w i t h h i s l a n t e r n accompanying h i m ; t h e position of t h e Master's " h a t t " ; h i s precarious footsteps; t h e d o u s i n g h e receives from t h e c h a m b e r m a i d at an u p p e r window â&#x20AC;&#x201D; illust r a t i n g a n y t h i n g but t h e dignity of K i n g SOLOMON. I S t h i s ' i l l u s t r a t e d " v e s t e d r i g h t " of " a n c i e n t u s a g e " o n e i n behalf of which i n n o v a t i o n s m u s t b e ruthlessly p u t aside? W e h a v e taken u n a l l o y e d pleasure in r e v i e w i n g t h e Proceedings of W a s h i n g t o n . W e regret t h a t we h a v e n o t m o r e space to c o n t r i b u t e to o t h e r portions of Bro. U P T O N ' S c h a r m i n g r e p o r t . W e c o m m e n d it to all w h o h a v e access to t h e W a s h i n g t o n P r o c e e d i n g s . T r e n c h a n t , finical t o t h e verge of hypercriticism at times, on all general principles of Masonry i t is broad-gauged in view. Some will perceive, possibly, a n over critical disposition, b u t they s h o u l d r e m e m b e r t h a t in first productions of corr e s p o n d e n t s ( o r m o t h e r s ) fair allowance m u s t b e m a d e for e x u b e r a n c e of gratified expression. Possibly t h e official position of t h e a u t h o r calls for some considerat i o n . A s a j u d g e , probably h e n e v e r h a d before h i m as motley a n d irrepressible a gang of victims calling for t h e a p p r o p r i a t e expression of t h e terrors of violated law. R e g r e t t i n g t h a t h e does n o t further j o u r n e y w i t h t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; G u i l d ( i s i t ? ) - we welcome back t o a place w h e r e h e h a s reflected h o n o r on his jurisdiction, our distinguished b r o t h e r , T H O M A S MILBURNK K E E D .

W I L L I A M W A L L A C E WITHERSPOON, G r a n d Master, S p o k a n e . THOMAS M I L B U E S B R E E D , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence,

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WEST VIRGINIA—1894. 3 0 T H ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

W H E E L I N G , NOVEMBER 1 3 T H AND 1 4 T H .

W e open t h e v o l u m e to a n excellent portrait of t h e G r a n d Master elect, GEORGE W . FBIDT, whose face bespeaks all t h e merit .which t h e well-written historical article devoted to h i m , furnished by B r o . A T K I N SON, gives h i m credit for. A native of M a r y l a n d ; educated in O h i o ; a soldier of t h e U n i t e d States d u r i n g t h e late w a r ; a Mason ever s i n c e ; a l a w y e r ; h o n o r e d as such by t h e good people of Old Berkeley c o u n t y ; enjoying to t h e full t h e esteem, confidence and s u p p o r t of his masonic b r e t h r e n , we bespeak for his administration such a display of zeal, energy and efficiency as will m a k e i t creditable even a m o n g t h o s e of such worthy predecessors as have reflected h o n o r on t h e masonic records of West Virginia. A. M. EVANS, G r a n d Master. G r a n d Representative of Kansas, JOHN' M. COLLINS, a n d eight Past G r a n d Masters, were present. T h e address of t h e Grand Master shows six special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s for corner stone l a y i n g s ; t h e i n s t i t u t i o n of n i n e new lodges; a n d four dispensations were granted for new lodges. One decision is r e p o r t e d — t h a t a candidate with one eye is eligible to t h e Mysteries of F r e e m a s o n r y — which was approved by t h e J u r i s p r u - . dence Committee as in h a r m o n y with t h e law of West Virginia. T h e Grand Master calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact that t h e West V i r g i n i a Report on Correspondence compares favorably with t h a t of any o t h e r American G r a n d L o d g e ; t h a t it is a " f u n d of valuable information," and gives appreciative consideration to t h e t i m e a n d careful t h o u g h t required in its production. T h e Grand Master p r i n t s in his r e p o r t correspondence had with t h e G r a n d Masters of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and K e n t u c k y , c o n cerning united action, b y way of protest, against printing t h e esoteric work of F r e e m a s o n r y , in which t h e first t h r e e agree with h i m in u n i t i n g in such protest, t h e last o n e declining for t h e alleged reason t h a t " each jurisdiction has t h e absolute r i g h t to control t h e m a n n e r of p r o m u l g a t i n g t h e esoteric work of t h e degrees over which t h e y have control." Bro. EVANS, his t e r m h a v i n g expired, t u r n s t h e subject over to h i s successor, for such action as h e m i g h t desire. W e note t h a t t h e G r a n d Secretary's salary was increased from S300.00 to 5500.00 by u n a n i m o u s action of G r a n d Lodge. J u d g i n g from w h a t we have seen of Bro. ATKINSON'S '"hand," the Grand Lodge m i g h t well stand another " r a i s e . " TWO lodges U. D. h a d their dispensations continued. T h e first d a y ' s proceedings of G r a n d Lodge closed with a b a n q u e t , at which addresses were delivered by Past G r a n d Masters ATKINSON, TAVERNER and LONG, and others, and which, j u d g i n g from t h e clippings from t h e Intelligencer, a n d t h e character of t h e speakers and t h e ability

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a n d versatility of the toastmaster, P a s t G r a n d Master ROBERT W H I T E , was a very enjoyable e v e n t . W e n o t e t h a t t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s was elected D e p u t y G r a n d Master. T h e Committee o n Obituaries, consisting of Bros. 0 . S. LONG, J O H N M. COLLINS a n d G. W. ATKINSON, p r e s e n t e d a beautiful t r i b u t e to Past G r a n d Senior W a r d e n W. S. SUMMERS, o n e s e n t e n c e of which we t a k e : Honorable and high-minded, just and upright, he performed with reverence and zeal his duty toward GOD and man, and has left behind him a record of kindly deeds, fragrant with the incense of true religion and brilliant as the lightof the imperishable stars. W e n o t e an a m e n d m e n t to t h e L a w s a n d Regulations of G r a n d Lodge, w h i c h , under t h e rules, lies over until n e x t a n n u a l communication, w h i c h provides for t h e p a y m e n t of t h e e x p e n s e s of t h e attendance of P a s t G r a n d Masters at G r a n d Lodge. An oil p o r t r a i t of P a s t G r a n d Master E V A N S was ordered procured. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b y P a s t G r a n d Master GEORGE W . ATKINSON, comes fully u p to t h e good words spoken for it in t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master. W e find s o m e difficulty, however, in reviewing topics u n d e r jurisdictions whose P r o c e e d i n g s date back nearly if not fully t h r e e years. Kansas is fraternally reviewed for t h e year 1894; a t r i b u t e is p a i d to the m e m o r y of J O H N H . BROWN. Bro. ATKIN.SON falls i n t o t h e e r r o r t h a t others h a v e , of b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e "floor p l a n s " are c y p h e r suggestions of t h e ritual. . H e s a y s : " I t s o u n d s very m u c h like o u r K a n s a s brethren h a d started in on t h e c y p h e r business." Simply floor movements, Bro. A . W e r e g r e t t h a t t h e Proceedings of W e s t V i r g i n i a for last year are n o t a t h a n d , a n d that t h e p r e s e n t v o l u m e does n o t i n c l u d e K a n s a s for 189-5. GEORGE W . FEIDT, G r a n d Master, M a r t i n s b u r g . GEORGE W . ATKINSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Wheeling. N e x t a n n u a l , Charleston, N o v e m b e r , 1895.

WISCONSIN- 1895. 41ST

A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MILWAUKEE, JUNE 11TH.

H I R A M W . SAWYER, G r a n d Master, delivered his address, from w h i c h we n o t e t h a t Past G r a n d Master H . L. PALMED, of Wisconsin, h a s b e e n recommissioned G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s ; t h a t t h e Grand Master, p u r s u a n t to resolution of G r a n d Lodge in 1894, a p p o i n t e d a c o m m i t t e e to present t h e subject of " M a s o n i c C h a r i t y " before t h e G r a n d Lodges of the c o u n t r y , in t h e h o p e t h a t a uniform system m i g h t be evolved from the action of t h e various G r a n d Lodges. This comm i t t e e , b y a circular, p r e s e n t e d to t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e G r a n d Lodges of

1895-96-

APPENDIX.

405

The committee quotes extensively from Bro. BELCHER'S admirable report to the California Grand Lodge, in which he said: It is very well to say, and is sometimes said, that the duty of relieving distress is a personal duty which each individual Mason assumes and must perform for himself and according to his ability, and that lodges are never intended to be dispensers of charity to strangers or sojourners, or to their own members. VYe accept the statement that each individual should be always ready to help those that need help, according to his ability; but we do not at all accept or agree with the statement that lodges were never intended to be dispensers of charity, and so, of course, ought not, as lodges, to have any care about the sick and needy. In the thirteenth of the 'â&#x20AC;˘ Old Regulations " of 1721, we read : "At the said quarterly communication, all matters t h a t concern t h e fraternity in general, or particular lodges, or single brethren, are quietly, sedately and maturely to be discoursed of and transacted. " * * They shall also consider of the most prudent and effectual methods of collecting and disposing of what money shall be given to or lodged with them in charity, towards the needs only of any'true brother fallen into poverty or decay, but of none else; b u t every particular lodge shall dispose of their own charity for poor brethren according to their own By-Laws, until it shall be agreed by all t h e lodges (in a new regulation) to carry in the charity collected by them to the Grand Lodge, at the quarterly or a n n u a l communication, in order to make a coinmon stock of it for the more handsome relief of poor brethren." This looks to us as though t h e four London lodges t h a t then composed t h e Grand Lodge of England, had and m e a n t to express the idea that not only the constituent lodges, but aa well the Grand Lodge, had a duty to perform towards " true brethren fallen into poverty and d e c a y ; " that a lodge could dispense charity more efBciently than its individual members, and that the Grand Lodge could dispense it more efficiently t h a n its constituents; t h a t is, that every lodge should have a fund for the relief of those in need, and it could, through a proper committee, much more readily and certainly t h a n its individual members determine the necessities of the applicant, and the character and extent of the relief that ought to be given. T h e C o m m i t t e e c o n c l u d e s i t s r e p o r t w i t h a s t a t e m e n t of t h e p r o p o sition, w h i c h it a s k s all G r a n d L o d g e s to a d o p t : It is the duty of each lodge to take care of its own "members in distress ivherever they may be. In case ofits inability so to do, this duty devolves upon the Grand Lodge from which it holds its charter. It being understood that in no case is the lodge furnishing relief and aslcing reimbursement to go beyond actual present necessity without express aulhorUy from the reimbursing body.

406

APPENDIX.

February,

C h a r t e r s were g r a n t e d t h r e e lodges U . D. DUNCAN MCGREGOR, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, being u n a b l e to b e present s e n t h i s regrets. W e n o t e t h a t GABRIEL BOUCK h a s been appointed c h a i r m a n in place of Bro. MCGREGOR. Bro. B., with t h e single exception of o u r G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , HENRY S . PALMER, is t h e oldest ( i n point of service ) P a s t G r a n d Master in Wisconsin. Like Bro. P A L M E R he has acliieved distinction a t t h e bar, and has an enviable record as a masonic j u r i s p r u d e n t a n d orator. If o u r Wisconsin b r e t h r e n will wisely d o what t h e y h a v e n o t done for Bro. M C G R E G O R — p e r m i t t h e i r n e w chairman t o write h i s r e p o r t w i t h o u t a n y restrictions — we t h i n k o u r brethren of Wisconsin, as well as o t h e r jurisdictions, will b e a m p l y repaid by a perusal of B r o . B.'s views on t h e various questions of j u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d polity affecting masonic interests in t h e world. W h i l e we regret t h a t Bro. MCGREGOR does n o t journey longer in t h e field of correspondence, w e believe t h a t t h e b a n n e r of Wisconsin will be held to t h e fore by t h e n e w c h a i r m a n . P a s t G r a n d Master BOUCK, u n d e r direction of t h e G r a n d Master, p r e s e n t e d to Past Grand Master W M . C . SWAIN a Past Grand Master's jewel, accompanying s a m e with a n impressive address, to which Bro. SWAIN fittingly responded. T w o c h a r t e r s to lodges newly organized in Milwaukee were granted, o n e b e i n g a reorganization of a n old lodge w h o s e charter was t a k e n u p , t h e o t h e r a n e w lodge from its i n c e p t i o n . Bro. DUNCAN M C G R E G O R ' S R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is a r e v i e w of

fifty-two

jurisdictions, K a n s a s for 1894 a n d 1895 being included.

I n his review of Arizona for 1893, referring t o G r a n d Master ORMSBY'S r e m a r k c o m p a r i n g t h e value of religion with Masonry, h e says: Freemasonry needs n o such comparison as here implies, and it is not well that tbose intrusted with its honors should strain arguments, or be over-zealous in their advocacy. The (Most) Worshipful Master's zeal has made him blind to the beneficial effects of other agencies besides tbose of Masonry.

U n d e r California, B r o . MCGREGOR c o m m e n t s upon t h e action of t h a t G r a n d Lodge in concurring with a n d a d o p t i n g t h e Wisconsin rule, " s y s t e m a t i z i n g a n d p u t t i n g upon a business basis t h e dispensing of c h a r i t y to a sojourner," a n d states h i s opinion t h a t t h e discussion of t h e question will definitely fix responsibility. H e calls attention to t h e able r e p o r t of Bro. BELCHER a n d h i s c o m m i t t e e , saying it is well worth t h e consideration of t h e Grand Lodges t h a t h a v e unfavorably acted upon the matter. U n d e r K a n s a s tor 1893, Bro. MCGREGOR gives a brief s t a t e m e n t of t h e work accomplished by G r a n d Lodge — his only criticism on its action b e i n g t h e following: " G r a n d Lodge endorses t h e ' M a s o n i c Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas,' a n d c o m m e n d s it to t h e Craft. W e very serio u s l y . d o u b t t h e wisdom of this action." O u r R e p o r t on Correspondence is said t o be " a good one," a n d Bro. MCGREGOR gives us a welcome, for which we a r e profoundly grateful.

(895-96.

APPENDIX.

407

K a n s a s for 1895 is likewise reviewed. G r a n d Master CLARK is said to h a v e "delivered a sensible address setting forth his official doings in plain t e r m s . " W e find t h e following c o m m e n t : The KansoK Freemason is again recommended to the moral and financial support of the Craft. If this is a private business, which we presume it is, it would be a great deal better to let it commend itself instead of being commended. The law of survival of the fittest might be allowed to decide the matter. T h e objection would be m o r e t e n a b l e if o u r " official organ " h a d any competitor. As it has not, t h e " l a w of t h e survival of t h e / i t o i c a n not b e successfully invoked. T h e Kansas Correspondence R e p o r t for 1895 is pronounced " a very able report." I n h i s conclusion, Bro. McG. s a y s : " P r o b a b l y t h e most i m p o r t a n t t h e m e under discussion is t h e relative merits of H o m e s a n d individual lodges as means for dispensing needed charity. W e t h i n k tlie question will be settled on its merits in separate jurisdictions, rather t h a n by t h e adoption of a uniform plan. W. W. PERRY, G r a n d Master, Madison. GABRIEI, BOUCK, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Oshkosli. N e x t annual, Milwaukee, second Tuesday in J u n e , 1896.

WYOMINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 21sT A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

ROCK STRINGS, SEPTEMBER 1 0 T H .

JETHRO T. HoLLiDAY, Grand Master, delivered an address containing a succinct .statement of his official acts. H e refers to a possible question of jurisdiction between t h e G r a n d Lodges of Montana a n d W y o m i n g over t h e U n i t e d States territory included in Yellowstone Park, and submits t h e matter to G r a n d Lodge. T h e Grand Lodge having heretofore e x t e n d e d recognition to t h e Grand Lodge of Victoria, now e x t e n d s recognition to t h e United Grand Lodge of Victoria, t h e latter being its p r o p e r title. T h e Wisconsin rule was adopted, a n d made p a r t of t h e Constitution of t h e Grand Lodge of Wyoming. T h e volume of Proceedings contains portraits of Past Grand Mast e r s N A T H A N I E L R . DAVIS (1886-8), J A M E S H . H A Y F O R U (1878-80), a n d J E T H R O T . HOLLIDAY ( 1 8 9 4 - 5 ) .

T h e Report on Correspondence is by t h e chairman of t h e committee, Bro. WILLIAM L . K O Y K E S D A L L , and contains about all t h e r e is in t h e Proceedings, except t h e statistics of t h e year. U n d e r Alabama, Bro. K. makes a contention for t h e restoration of a m e m b e r of a lodge to h i s original standing in h i s lodge upon t h e reversal by Grand Lodge of action by its s u b o r d i n a t e suspending h i m ; t h a t t h e act of reversal itself placed h i m w h e r e h e originally stood. W e

408

APPENDIX.

February,

K a n s a s for 3 895 receives full a n d fraternal consideration. After stating t h e facts in t h e L y o n s case, Bro.\K. s a y s : " We frequently find such cases, a n d they a r e a m a r v e l t o t h i s writer." S p e a k i n g of those w h o refused t o vote p u n i s h m e n t , h e says: Such m e u , when known a n d they can be reached, should be excluded from jury duty In a n y criminal case under the laws of t h e land. The charter of that lodge was revoked, a n d t h e members w h o refused to do their duty are outside t h e pale of Masonry, where, it is to be hoped, the Grand Lodge will keep them by not allowing dimlts or certificates t o issue.

T h e K a n s a s Report o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is said to be " a very able p r e s e n t a t i o n of masonic action of all t h e G r a n d Lodges reviewed." W e t h a n k o u r B r o . K. for his personal c o m m e n t s and congratulations. LTnder Mississippi, B r o . K. discourses q u i t e fluently a n d warmly u p o n t h e exercise b y t h e G r a n d Master of his claimed prerogative to m a k e a Mason a t sight. T h e record of t h a t case, Bro. K., m a y well be entitled, " T h e Grand Master's labored apologj' for bringing discredit u p o n t h e d i g n i t y of t h e Graft a n d G r a n d Lodge of Mississippi." W e t h i n k Bro. S P E E D will give us an e x h a u s t i v e .statement of t h e case from t h e s t a n d p o i n t of masonic law a n d usage. Let us wait a n d s e e ; possibly good m a j ' come out of t h e t r a n s a c t i o n yet. T h e W y o m i n g r e p o r t comes to u s December 23d, j u s t as w e a r e closing u p o u r work, a n d o u r review h a s been necessarily hasty. F. OHATTERTON, G r a n d Master, Rawlins. W I L L I A M L . K U Y K E N D A L L , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e ,

Saratoga. N e x t a n n u a l , Sheridan, S e p t e m b e r 8, 1896.

1893-96.

APPENDIX.

409

CONCLUSION. MASONIC H O M E S .

T h e topic which more t h a n a n y o t h e r h a s engrossed t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e masonic jurisdictions of t h i s c o u n t r y , of late years, a n d which a t t h e p r e s e n t time is w i t h o u t d o u b t t h e most i m p o r t a n t subject for consideration, is included in t h e following q u e r y : W h a t is t h e best m e t h o d of earing for t h e aged indigent Masons, or t h e i r widows, a n d t h e orp h a n s of Masons? As a matter of statistics, w i t h o u t discussing t h e question, we h a v e compiled from t h e Reports of Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d J u r i s dictions mentioned below, brief s t a t e m e n t s of t h e action t a k e n by.each. T h e following endorse t h e H o m e system, all of t h e m , with t h e single exception of California, h a v i n g H o m e s i n o p e r a t i o n : CALIFORNIA— Has purchased for H o m e purposes 268 acres of land, costing $33,000.00; h a s subscriptions of • $.57,000.00, a n d o t h e r assured contributions. CONNECTICUT — P u r c h a s e d buildings a n d property, a n d i n s t i t u e d a H o m e b y act of G r a n d Lodge in 1894. E N G L A N D — H a s an "Aged I n s t i t u t i o n , " with 469 beneficiaries, a " B o y s ' S c h o o l " a n d a " G i r l s ' School," t h e t h r e e e x p e n d i n g in 1894 $310,000.00, a n d in addition a " B e n e v o l e n t P u n d , " which e x p e n d e d $44,850.00 in 1894, for t h e destitute a n d o r p h a n s of t h e Craft. I L L I N O I S — H a s a H o m e in active operation in Chicago, a n d steps a r e n o w being t a k e n to i n s t i t u t e a n o t h e r in t h e c e n t r a l portion of t h e State. t IRELAND — H a s institutions of like character t o those of E n g l a n d , e x p e n d i n g immense s u m s for its o r p h a n s a n d aged destitute. KENTUCKY— Plas h a d a H o m e i n operation for twenty-five y e a r s ; it sheltered 232 o r p h a n s in t h e year 1894. MICHIGAN — H a s a H o m e i n o p e r a t i o n . MISSOURI — Plas a H o m e , s u p p o r t e d by G r a n d Lodge mainly. has a p e r m a n e n t E n d o w m e n t F u n d of $50,000.00. NEW

SOUTH

WALES — Has

Home

and

permanent

fund

It of

$15,050.00. N E W YORK — H a s a H o m e costing $254,804.86; a n invested fund of $1.35,000.00, and $70,000.00 in cash to increase t h e size of its buildings to n e e d e d capacity. NORTH CAROLINA — H a s t h e " Oxford O r p h a n A s y l u m , " w h i c h u n d e r recent e n d o w m e n t s h a s materially increased its facilities for usefulness. One h u n d r e d girls a n d n i n e t y - t w o b o y s a r e e d u c a t e d a n d t a u g h t livelihoods. NOVA SCOTIA — Has a H o m e f o r " old a n d infirm b r e t h r e n , t h e i r wives and widows," a n d a fund of $15,000.00.

412

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February.

those who find ground for commendation in everything masonic of English extraction have so far made no reference, by way of example to the systematized Homes, Institutes and other charities of England, Scotland and Ireland. Other topics which have received general consideration are the following: Cypher Printing of the Esoteric Work, Bro. SPEED'S "Mississippi Rules;" the "Wisconsin Relief Rule," the non-aflSliate question, and "Recognition of the Gran Dieta of Mexico." The " b r a v e s " who attempted to produce a stampede on the Grand Representative question are giving their lungs and buffalo robes a rest â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the masonic procession moves on as before. We believe that good has resulted from ttie discussion of these topics, and that the result of further consideration, discussion, and comparison will be the ultimate finding of some conservative ground on which all fair-minded Masons can stand. There must be concessions before there can be harmony. American Masons must realize that they cannot set up an American standard and demand that all other nations make obeisance to it. We are glad to note the adoption by foreign jurisdictions of the American system of Oorres pondence, because we think the interchange of thought, comparison of law and usage, and fair criticism of the jurisprudence of the various jurisdictions will, sooner than congresses or conventions, be productive of the masonic harmony desired. " What is writ, is writ, Would it were worthier.'-

M. M. MILLER. ToPEKA, February 5, 1896.

41 .S

APPENDIX.

1895-96-

STATISTICS..

-.1 Grand

gS.s

Lodge.

•i 11,634 391 513 11 13,672 442 17,040 258 6,839 97 16,514 111 Connecticut 21 1,975 23 4,711 D i s t . of C o l u m b i a . . 131 4,,561 Georgia 398 16,235 27 1,080 715 49,236 473 26.897 07 2,193 I n d i a n Territory... 468 24,942 349 19 814 459 18,077 Kentucky 127 5,260 192 21,564 '95 6,621 '232 *33,936 378 36,713 198 14,543 Minnesota 266 8,811 859 30,122 37 2,354 215 11,486 19 913 78 8,744 New H a m p s h i r e . . . . 163 15,245 New Jersey 73U 86,214 <'19 "754 275 11,170 North Carolina 44 2,172 North Dakota 16 638 Oklahoma Terrify 494 38,851 Ohio 99 4,695 418 47,395 i:*ennsylvania 36 4,557 Rhode Island .... 184 5,797 85 4,099 South Dakota 424 18,046 577 27,336 Utah 8 677 101 9,466 276 12,479 94 4,861 102 5,180 West Virginia 229 15,505 Wisconsin 16 914 Wyoming 11,227 British Columbia..

Nova Scotia P r i n c e E d w a r d Isl. Quebec

Total

449 20 755 575 350 588 106 285 369

405 18 440 442 192 94 8 87

179 3 128 88 .35 54 6 35

221 6 237 332 86 263 24 74

500 17 510 369 175 125 17 £3

557 21 448 448 126 106 5 89

53 1 49 10 10 8 1

261 2 79

86 2,608 1,494 256 1,599 1,125 1,169 461 795 392

84 952 554 194 702 579 488 255 108 61

1 247 237 17 179 114 283 42 66 21

13 696 403 29 327 229 284 lOO 397 78

21 1,103 704 239 746 990 618 123 240 79

24 726 495 50 447 665 920 138 211 88

1 29 64 2 22 18 22 1 6 4

50 1,260 631

1.807 888 547 1,393 126 762 17 300 768 5,741

533 395 267 912 70 449 11 51 171 1,028

97 40 194 240 87 76 4 7 66 1,188

447 168 167 449 22 118 22 150 256 1,452

724 427 392 862 67 376 19 84 186 1,336

403 202 328 656 59 331 29 107 254 2,223

16 6 21 79 1 12

847 520 78 499 80 529

2 2 20

15 307 2,927

515 240 67 1,870 270 2.588 200 293 303 673 1,725 41 386 900 263 368 920 51

180 59 98 670 169 581 18

41 2

240 87

730 31

13 103 202 8 27 109 9 39 70 3

173 8 2 38 22 1,225 " 4 9 102 16 560 22 283 68 2 249 43 641 58 83 8 40 4 248 24 106 20 94 14 162 40 1 8

161 160 213 728 266 1,4.59 88

111 453 1,363 42 82 100 221 109 331 14

i54 15 3 585 52 772 70 140 42 309 526 14 130 186 47 68 205 6

733,051 37,450 14,101

725 126 378 16 169 201 525 1,270 30 126 427 141 124 352 19

938 81 135 396 77 225

114 105 2,864 11 95 479 211 177 527 32

5,079 10,374 16,057 14,219 789 19,006 907

93 1,262 190 75 2,39 21 194

55 362 111 21 58 7 49

1 143 18 17 27 S 28

17 212 14 31 37 7 34

43 56 111 56 85 9 72

40 ,503 61 52 94 8 75

580

34,710

2,074

563

237

352

432

833

767,761 39,524 14,764

-rxi

"'38

....

1,076 22,530 2,278 1,788 3,223 497 3,318

*Last year's report.

.54 177 467 73 191 314 429

17 349 51 31 63 12 57

11307

5"^

1 5 3

108 991 138

2 "4

110 4 86

1,437

5,316 10,726 16,489 15,052 754 20,443

414

February,

APPENDIX.

STATISTICAL COMPARISON. lasu Grand Lodges N u m b e r of Subordinate Loiiges Raised Affiliated Restored Died Dimitted Suspended for non-payment of dues Suspended and expelled Membership

56 11,216 43,345 16.649 5,900 10,242 20,08fi 14,113 717 697,842

56 11,457 43,127

16,470 6,081 ]0,-542 18,372

13,055 â&#x20AC;˘68B 723,662

57 11,676 42,930 14,807 5,528 10,278 17,509 13,1541 670

57 11,807

.39,524 14,764 5,316

10,726 16,48'J

15,052 754 767,761

Based upon the tables, we find in the Grand Lodges of the United States the following percentages:

Accessions by n e w work Additions by affiliation a n d restoration.. Losses by death Losses for non-payment of dues Losses by dimission Net gain of the year

1S9I,

ISO;,

5.88 2.82 l.U 1.84 2.30 3.31

5.25 2.69 1.45 9.99 2.25 2.54

In n u m e r i c a l standing the most p r o m i n e n t rank in the following o r d e r : New York, Illinois,Pennsylvania, Ohio,Michigan, Massachusetts,Missouri, Texas, I n d i a n a , Iowa. Maine, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, etc. The average of membership to each lodge is greatest in the following: District of Columbia (205), ConDecticut (149), Massachusetts (146), Rhode Island (127), New York (118), Pennsylvania (113), Maine (112), New Hampshire (112), etc. The jurisdictions having lodges of the largest membership are in following order: SUKORDINATE LODGE. GKA.ND LODGE.

Name. Minnesota Connecticut New York Illinois Colorado Michigan District of Columbia.. Pennsylvania Massachusetts California Ohio

Minneapolis Hiram Genesee Falls Covenant Denver Grand River La Payette Washington (Last year's report.).. California Magnolia.

No.

Locatiov.

Minneapolis New Haven Rochester Chicago Denver Grand Rapids Washington, D.C.. Philadelphia San Francisco. Columbus

Membership.

746 710 651 648 600 598 567 525 489 477 476

415

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INDEX TO REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. Grand Lodge. Alabama Arizona Arkansas British Columbia California Canada Colorado Connecticut Cuba Delaware District ot Columbia.. England Plorirla Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Ireland Keutucljy Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebrasl^a Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New South Wales New York New Zealand North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Prince Edvvard Island. Quebec Rhode Island Scotland South Australia South Carolina.... South Dakota ! Tasmania Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Victoria Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Date of Communication,

Proceedings deceived.

Page.

December 3, 4,1895 November 13,1894 . . . . November 20,'21, 1894. J u n e 20,1895 October 8-12,18y,=i July 17,18,1895 September 17,18,1895. January 16,17,1895

December 26.1895.. April 23,1895 A p r i l s , 1895 December 5,1895... December SO, 1896.. October 28,1896 December 6. 189.5.., December 9, 1895...

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PROCEEDINGS

IFvi OF THE

GRAND LODGE OF

K A N S A S . "-—-"

1896 IVI.-.W.'.GHlIiES G. GOLEIHAN, Glay Gentep, GRAND R.-.W.-. ALBERT K- WILSON, Topeka, - GRAND

MASTER.

SECRETARY.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

M.-.W/.GRAND LODGE OF

ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF

KANSAS.

FORTIETH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, F E B R U A R Y 19 AND 20, A. D. 1896, A. L. 5896.

VOLUME X, PART 2. M.-.W.-. CHILES C. COLEMAN, CLAY CENTER, GRAND MA.STER. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, TOPEKA, GRAND SECRETARY.

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE M.-.W.-.GRAND LODGE.

1S96.

GRAND O F F I C E R S — 1 8 9 6 - 9 7 . M.-.W.'. CHILES O . COLEMAN Grand' Master E.'. W.'. WILLIAM M . SHAVEK Deputy Grand Mailer E . . W.'. M. L. STONE Grand Senior Warden E . . W . ' . H E N E Y C . L00M1.S Grand Junior Warden E.'. W.". EGBERT E . TORRIXGTOS Grand Treasurer E.'.W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary E e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER.... Grand Chaplain W.'. LUCIUS H . PERKINS Grand Senior Deacon W.'. E M I L ARNER Grand Junior Deacon "W.-. ISAAC E . STBYKER Grand Marshal W.'. MELVILLE R. M U D G E Grand Sword Bearer W . \ ADRIAN C . SHERMAN Grand Senior Steward W.'. WILLIAM E . D O N A W A Y Grand Junior Steward W.'. JAMES SMITH Grand Pursuivant W . ' . D E L O S W . ACKER Grand Tyler

Clay Center. Wichita. Waraego. Winiield. Wichita. Topeka. Emporia. Lawrence. Salina. Weir City. Eskridge. Rosaville. Clay Center. Emporia. Seneca.

B O A R D OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. GEORGE F . POND W.'. GEORGE M . COPLIN

F o r t Scott. Kansas City.

W.-. W . P. MuDGETT

Greenleaf.

CHAIRMEN OF STANDING C O n H I T T E E S . On Credentiak

CHARLES J . W E B B

Topeka.

On On On On On On On On

A. M. CALLAHAM P . M . HOISI.VGTOX W. H. MIZE CHARLES E . COHY D. B . FULLER K. G. EOBINSON J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE M. M. M I L L E R

Topeka. Newton. Osborne. Fort Scott. Eureka. Helton. Jewell City. Topeka.

OWEN A. BASSETT

Ellsworth.

Reports of Grand Officers.... Finance and Mileage Chartered Lodges Lodges U. D Grievances and Appeals Grand Lodge Property Jurisprudence Correspondence

On Necrology

SPECIAL COM.MITTEE.

On Washington Memorial

AVM. D . T H O M P S O N

Minneapolis.

P L A C E OF HEETINQ—1897. T h e forty-first A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , A . F. & A. M., will b e h e l d i n t h e City of Salina, on t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , being t h e 17th day of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1897, A. L. 5897, at 9:30 o'clock A . M . PRESS O F KETCHESON

A REEVES,

LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

PROCEEDINGS O F TFIE

ivr.-.w.-.GRAND LODGE: A. F. & A. M., OF KANSAS.

FORTIETH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. W I C H I T A , K A N . , F e b r u a r y 19, 1896.

The M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in A n n u a l Communication in Garfield H a l l , in the City of Wichita, W e d n e s d a y , t h e 19th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1896, A. L. 5896, a t 9 :30 o'clock A. M. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. .JAMES H. McCALL M. .CHILES C. COLEMAN R. R. .w.- . WILLIAM M. SHAVER R. .w.- . M. L. STONE.. R. .w.- .ROBERT E. TORRINGTON R. .w.- .ALBERT K. WILSON REV. SAMUEL E. BUSSER w.-. HENRY C. LOOMIS ARNER w.-.. EMIL JAMES HAWKINS w.-.JOHN W.T. GILHAM w.-. W. E. DUNAWAY w.vv.-.WILLIAM PI. MIZE w.-. J. W. BRANDO^f w.-. DELOS W. ACKER

OPENING CEREMONIES. B y o r d e r of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y called t h e roll of lodges, a n d upon roll call a constitutional

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February,

OF THE

n u m b e r o f l o d g e s b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r o p e n e d t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e o f A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s i n A m p l e F o r m , a f t e r a n i n v o c a t i o n o f d i v i n e blessing b y the Grand Chaplain. R E P O R T ON C R E D E N T I A L S . W . - . B r o . BEN.JAMIN H . B E A T T E , c h a i r m a n o f t h e C o m m i t t e e on C r e d e n t i a l s , s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h w a s , o n motion, received a n d adopted : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r Committee on C r e d e n t i a l s respectfully s u b m i t t h e following; report: GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W -. R. -W •. R. .W -. •. R. •. R.

JAMES H . M C C A L L

Grand Master.

CHILES C . COLEMAN W I L L I A M M . SHAVER M . L . STONE ROBERT E . ToRHiNGTON

Deputy G r a n d Master. G r a n d Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior Warden. G r a n d Treasurer.

.w .w '. ALBERT K . W I L S O N R. .w R e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER w •. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS w •. E M I L A R N E R w '. JAMES T . HAWKINS w '. J O H N W . G I L H A M w •. W . E . DUNAWAY w . WILLIAM H . MIZE w •. J . W . BRANDON w '. DELOS W . A C K E R

G r a n d Secretary. Grand Chaplain.

G r a n d Senior Deacon. G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon. Grand Marshal.

Grand Grand Grand Grand

Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. J u n i o r Steward. Pursuivant.

Grand Tyler.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS. PAST GRAND MASTERS. M.-.W.-. A N D R E W M . C A L L A H A M ,

M.-.W.-. D. B. F U L L E R ,

M.-.W.-. GEO. W . C L A R K ,

M.-.W.'. M. M. M I L L E R ,

M.-.W.'. J . C. POSTLETHWAITE. PAST D E P U T Y G R A N D MASTERS. R.-.W.-. A. H . E L L I S . PAST GRAND JUNIOR WARDENS. R.-.W.-. J . M. K E C K .

B O A R D O F CUSTODIANS.

W.-. G E O . ' F . P O N D ,

W . - . G E O . M . COPLIN, W.-. W . P . M U D G E T T .

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KANSAS.

LECTURERS.

W ; . J O H N L . JONES W.-. G E O . M . DIXON W.-. THEODOKE J . GARLICK

Y a t e s Center. Burlington. Coffey ville.

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FRANK E . DAVIS

No.

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ALFRED WHITMAN C. E. CORY S. E. AV. JOHNSTON P. J. FRELING J . C. KBTCHESON JAMES SMITH AV. H. H A R R I S O N W . TORREY G E O . N . MOSES T. J. ANDERSON D. W . N E L L I S GEO. M . E A G L E A. J . M A A S NEL.SON M E R C H A N T .

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171

PHILLIP KELLY

J . F. L A D E R E R

172

W. B. DAVLS

W. J. K E Y T E

172

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J, W. BRANDON

174

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C. E. M O N E L L

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177

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FRANK S . P O R T E R

179

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182

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J . A. AVEI.CH

182

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H E N R Y ROLFS

188

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J . R. BROBST

189

M O R G A N CO.X

J . N. V E N A R D

191

H . C. SLUSS

J. T. N A S H

192

GEORGE E . HARRIS,

C. S. POOLE

200

W I L L I A M H . A'OETH

C. A. G A T E S

P . C. H U L L

202

W . A. R E E D

EDD. HAYES

203

T. N. T R I C K E Y

H . MEIBERGEN

204

W. S. CORBETT

W. F . SoPER

208

J. P. ALLEN

WILLIAM H . DWIGHT

208

L. G. W H I T T I E R

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216

R. A. M C K E O W N

217

D. P . H A S E L T I N E

100

BESTOR G. BROWN

225

THEODORE J. G A R L I C K

102

MOSES SARBACH

225

J O H N S. L A N G . .

102

0 . W. BLOOD

225

A U G U S T ANDERSON

106

W . S . GROSVENER

230

107

P . M. HOISINGTON

231

J . M. N E V I N S

107

T. W. STAMBACK

238

E . P. A L L E N

107

J . A. MOORE

238

M.G.TROUP

110

1. N. P H I L L I P S

238

A. 0 . SHERMAN

Ill

J A M E S PICKENS

241

A. A. CARNAHAN

113

J. W. W A R I N G

241

F. J. GRIFFITHS

114

A. E . J O H N S T O N

243

G E O R G E F . POND

124

W. 0 . CARTER

246

W. P. MUDGETT

132

G . B , SCANLAND

249

W . E. D U N A W A Y

134

A . H . RoBY

2-52

H . W. STACKPOLE

134

J O H N H. TYRELL

252

J . S. T U C K E R

139

ED. WEILEPP

2.54

F . M. W A T T S

139

EDGAR M . MARCHANT

254

W . R. UNDERWOOD

140

A. A. DEWEY

253

142

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260

CHAS. H . APT

265

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144

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No. 267

187

KANSAS.

J . A. M I L L E R

No. 312

.J. J . B O O T H . . . ,

209

W . E . TARBOX

A. H . DRUKY

273

GEO. H. THEROULDE

316 319

J . M . V A N OSDSTRAXD

276

W I L L I A M LINDSAY

319 319

C. W. CARSON

277

AMOS W . D A V I S

F . W. K I N G

279

J . E . SAWTELL

328

E.T.EATON

280

H . DREWERY

330 330

D. M. SMITH

281

S. L H A L B

JOHN E . MUKPHY

289

J . H. MCCORMICK

330

W . S. WiNSLOw

293

B. M . B U R N E T T

333

G E O . JOHNSTON

297

N.T.HAND

338

L. L . W H I T M A N

299

R. J . TRAVER

340

GEO. L . PRATT

303

GHAS. B . H A R D Y

347

J O H N BLACK

311

LODGE Smithton,

REPRESENTATIVES.

No. 1 — J . F. W A R D , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A L L E N G . M A R T I N ,

p r o x y for S. W . Leavenworth, No. S — M I L L E R B . M C C R E A R Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d

J. W. Wyandotte, No. S — H . 8 . SWINQLEY, W. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; J . E . P O R T E R ,

S.W. Kickapoo, No. 4 — W I L L I A M YOUNG, .1. W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W. Washington, No. 5—A. E . LANGWURTHY, J . VV'., p r o x y for W . M . ; EHAKK E. D A V I S , p r o x y for S. W.

Lavirence, No. 6 — Lucius H . PERKINS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; ALFRED W H I T M A N , p r o x y for J . W. Union, No. 7 — SIDNEY ORME, W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . AV.

Rising Sun, No. 8—F. F . MCDERMOTT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . King Solomon, No. 10 — F R A N K H . M I L L S , W . M . ; H A R R Y E . A B R Y , S . W . ; , W I L L I A M H . CRAIG, proxy for J . W .

Jewell, No. 77 — E D W I N L . GRAY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Emporia, No. IZ—JOHN G . NORTHINGTON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; T. F . UNDERWOOD, p r o x y for J . AV.

Nemaha, No. 13—3. L. PAYNE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Oskaloosa, No. 14 — TERRY CRITCHEIELD, p r o x y for W . M., S.W. a n d J . W .

Great Bend, No. 15 — A. H. CONNETT, W . M . , proxy for S. W a n d J . W . Lafayette, No. 16 —Yl. P . WAREHAM, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Topeka, No. 1? — C H E S T E R B . R E E D , W . ]\I., p r o x y for J . W . ; SILAS L . S E A -

BROOK, p r o x y for S. W. Franklin, No. 18 —C G. JOHNSON, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A . J . M A AS, p r o x y for S. W . Olathe, No. 7 9 — W I L L I A M JULIAN, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

190

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February,

Prudence, No. 100—3. H. HAMILTON, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; D . P. H A Z ELTiNE, p r o x y for J . \V. Euclid, No. /02 — J O H N M . PLEASANT, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Keystone, No. 10^ — T H O M A S G . A Y R E S . \ V . M . ; J O H N S . L A N G , p r o x y for S. W . ; THEODORE J . G A R L I C K , p r o x y for J . \V.

Cedar, No. i05 — J A S P E R N . TAYLOR, proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J. W . Fidelity No. 106—C.

W. S H I N N , W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W .

Fortitude, No. ii37 - W I L L P . LYON, W . M . ; CARL J . STITCH, S . W . ; G E O . L. P P U N D S T I N E , J . W .

Americus, No. 109 — P H I L . ERNEST, proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Adelphi,

A^o. i i O — E D W I N LAMONT, W . M . ; G E O . W . S M I T H , S . W . ; J O H N

R. BALLARD, p r o x y for J . W . Hesperian, No. Ill — J A M E S M . PARR, W . M . , p r o x y tor J . W . ; A. C. SHERMAN, p r o x y for S. W.

Blue Valley, No. IIS—W.V/. St. Johns, No. lis—A.

DEDRICK;, W . M . , proxy for S. W . and J . W .

A. CARNAHAN, proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Advance. No. lU — 3. W. H A S T I N G S , W . M . ; C . J . BOWLES, S . W . ; T . S . C U E D , J . W.

Excelsior, No. 115 — F . L. LEDBROOK, proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J. W. Muscotah, No. 116 — L . OORTELYON, p r o x y for W. M . ; C H A S . F L O Y D , S . W . ;

T. P. WASSON, p r o x y for J . W. Parsons, No. 117 — J A M E S LARSEN, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W.

Altoona, No. 118 —S. GARDNER, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Cherokee, No. 119 —R. H. CRADDOCK, S . W . , proxy for W. M. a n d J. W. Halcyon, N^o. ISO —J. O. MOFFETT, W . M . , proxy tor S. W . a n d J . W. Clifton, No. 1S2 — C. D. MARSHALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Liberty, No. 1S3—CHAS.

A . KELSO, W . M . , p r o x y tor S. W. a n d J . W .

Godfrey, No. 1U — GEO. F . POND, proxy for W : M., S. W. a n d J . W. Cawker City, No. 1S5 — R. H . HEWITT, proxy for W. M., S. W. a n d J. W . Palestine, No. 1S7—S. T. GRISTLE, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; W. J . CRAWFORD, J . W .

Ottawa, No. 1S,<? — W. H . BECKER, proxy for W. M . ; G. W . FARROX, S. W . ; J . W . BLOODGOOD, J . W .

Polar Star, No. ISO — T E L L W . PAIGE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Crescent, No. 133 —G. 0 . BACON, S . W . , proxy for W. M . a n d J . "W. Clay Center, No. 134 — J O H N A. LOADER, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Vesper, No. 136-3.

B. LEWIS, proxy tor W . M. a n d J . W . ; JAMES T .

BRADLEY', p r o x y for S. W.

Cherryvale, No. 137 — 3. F . G A R D , proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Sedgwick, No. 139 — 3. C. CKETCHER, W . M . ; P . Noun, proxy for S. W . ; R A L P H TUCKER, p r o x y for J . \V.

Reno, No. 140 — J. S. M A Y , p r o x y for W . M . ; W. R. UNDERWOOD, p r o x y tor S. W . ; W I L L I A M PELLS, p r o x y for J . W.

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S. VV.; J . W . PATTERSON, proxy for J . \V.

Ilinneapolis,

No. US— J . W . SMITH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV.

Gilead, No. 144 —Vf.

A. TAYLOR, W . M . , p r o x v for S. W . ; R. K I M B A L L ,

J . W. Ml. Vernon, No. 145 — J O H N F . SOPER, W . M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; F . B. H O R N E ,

p r o x y for S. W . Ellmorlh, No. 146—Y. D. SPERRY, W . M . , p r o x y for J , W . ; J . R. M C L A U RiN, p r o x y for S. W. Center, No. 147~S.

L. BILLINGS, W . M ; C. W. W I L L I A M S , S. W . ; H . G.

K Y L E , J . W.

Thayer, No. 149 —J. W . FERGUSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W. Wellington, No. 160 — G E O R G E B . D E A N , W . M . ; ORVILLE S M I T H , S . W . ; J A M E S R . H E S K E T T , J . W.

Douglas, No. 151—H. F . HORNADAY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Leho, No. 15S — F. G. ARNOLD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Luray,

No. 15S — GEORGE C . OTIS, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W.

Lincoln, No. 154 — H E N R Y H . G I L P I N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Dexter, No. 156—WM.

GREENWELL, W . M . ; W. O ' B R Y A N , p r o x y for S.W.;

O. G. UNDERWOOD, J . W .

Active, No. -?5.? — H E N R Y M . ERNST, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; N . S . W I N TERROWD, p r o x y for S. W .

Robinson, No. 159 — G. P. MOORE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Saqui, No. ISO—W 1.1. H . MizE, J . W., p r o x y for W . M . a n d S. W . Alma, No. 161—0.

W . LITTLE, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Sabetha, No. 162 — J . A. ROBERTS, p r o x y for W. M . ; H . C. H A R N E S , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Atwood, No. 164— A. B. THOMAS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Oxford, No. i65 — G E O R G E V E A I L . W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . ; E. C. GALLOUP,

p r o x y for J . W. Farmers, No. 166 — G E O . H . HUNGERFORD, proxy for W . M . , S . W . a n d J . W . Blue Rapids. No. 169—W. A. GILSON, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Fraternal,

No. 170 — GEORGE CUTWATER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Sterling, No. 171 — R I C H A R D N . WOONACOTT, W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d

J. VV. McPherson, No. 17S—A.

C. SPILMAN, W . M . ; G. F . GRATTON, S . W . ; C. A.

GIBSON, J . W .

Belle Plaine, No. 17S —CLARK KNOX, S. W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Western Star, No. 174 —J. S. MCDOWELL, W . M., p r o x y for J . W . ; J. W . BRANDON, p r o x y for S. W. Kirwin,

No. 175 — CHARLES E . MONELL, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . and J . W .

Russell, No. 177 — CHARLES E . H A L L , W . M . ; L . B A N K E R , p r o x y for S.W.; .JAMES J O N E S , p r o x y for J . W .

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Oak, No. 178—3.

OF THE

February,

W. G R E E N , W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . W .

Ml. Moriah, No. 179 — F . N . COLE, p r o x y for W . M . ; F . S. PORTER, p r o x y for S. AV.; P . S. CARTER, p r o x y for J . W . Burrton,

No. 182 —FRED

W . M I L E S , W . M . ; W . L . D A L Y , p r o x y for S. AV.

and J. W. Phillipsburg,

No. 184 — C H A R L E S H . M C G E E , AV. M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d

J.AA'. Hamlin,

No. 185 — L . A. N I T S C H E , J.AA'^., p r o x y for AV. M . a n d S.AV.

Mountain

Slope, No. 186 —AV. A. BURNETT, AA'. M . , proxy for S.W. a n d J.AV^.

Pittsburg, No. i<S7—HENRY MOSTELLER, S . W.

C . JACKSON, AV. M . , p r o x y for J . AV.; F. E .

Onaga, No. i5,? — S A M O > : L E . LEINBACH, AV. M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Newahcuba,

No. 189 — J . A. N E L L I S , W . M . , p r o x y for J . AV.; J . R. BROBST,

p r o x y for S. W . Henri,

Walnut

No. 190 —UESRY

M E T Z , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA^ a n d J . W .

Valley, No. 191-J. C. H O P P E R , AV. M., p r o x y for S.AV.; J . N . A'^ENABI^ p r o x y for J . AV.

Eoyal,

No. 192 — 3. T . N A S I I , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . ; J . W . B R I N K E R -

HOFF, p r o x y for S. W. Hartford,

No. 19S — J. P . CHU.MLEA, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. AV.

Galena, No. 194 —JOHN

M C C U L L A G I I , W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . W .

Madison, No. 196—C. D. P R I T C H A R D , AV. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; S. F . W I C K E R ,

S.AV. Canton, No. 197—W.

L. H I L L , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; D . C. AVYMAN,

S.W. Blue Hill, No. 198—HARRISON

NAYLOR, W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . ; S. P .

DUNSMOOR, J . AV. jxnthony, No. 200 —W. S. C A D E , AV. M.; L. L. AV HITMAN, p r o x y for S. AV.; P H I L L I P G . W A L T E R S , J . W.

Mulvane, No. SOl — Tnos.

N . TRICKEY, AV. M., p r o x y

for J . AA^; J . X.

TRICKEY, S. W .

Delphus, No. 202 —P. C. H U L L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Sumner,

No. 20S — A.

R. Q U I C K , AV. M., p r o x y for J . AV.; C. E. U N S E L L ,

p r o x y for S. W . Downs, No. 204 — H . MEIBERGEN, proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Eminence, No. 205 — M E L V I L L E R . MUDGE, W . M . . p r o x v for J . W . ; A MOS T. TAYLOR, S . W .

Harper, No. S06 — GBO. MBLVIN, W . M . , p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J . W . Friendship,

No. 20S — G. AV. A^AN B U B E N , W . M . ; F . AV. SOPER, S . W . ; I .

B. A'^iNCENT, p r o x y for J . AV. Fulton, No. 210— M. J . IRVIN, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV. Greeley. No. 211 — H E N R Y L U T H E R , S.AV.

Olive Branch,

BOUCHER,

W . M . , proxy

for J . AV.;

W. L .

No. 212— A. J . DOUGLA.SS, p r o x y for AV. M., S.W. a n d J . W .

Twin Grove, No. 21S—HENRY

COTTRELL, W . M . , p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J . W .

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Walnut City, No. S15 — ALEXANDER W A L K E R , J . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d S.W. John H. Brown, No. S16 — J O H N ANDERSON, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J A S . A. K I M B A L L , S . W . Ellinwood,

No. Sir—'R.

A. M C K E O W N , W . M . ; F R E D W O L F , S . W . ;

W. E.

HuLTMAN, proxy for J . W . Comer Stone, No. 219 —a. VV. KAMAGE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . St. Bernard, No. ?.22 — iK%. A . COREY, W . M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W . Joppa, No. 223 — ^1. A. PALMER, W . M . ; H . M . COTTON, J . W., p r o x y for

S.W. Anchor, No. 224—H. ALLEN, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Siloam, No. S25 —MOSES SARBACH, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Salem, No. 22S — THoa. EICORD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Vulcan, No. 229 —W. F . P H A R I S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Mnnescah, No. 2S0 — C. W . FAIRCUILD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . L . BROWN, p r o x y for J . W .

Magnolia, No. 231 —JAS. T . R A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; VVM. S . D I X , S. W. Greenleaf, No. 2S2—'R. E . FORMAN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Clinton, No. SSS-W.

H . MANSER, W . M . ; LEONARD BROOKS, S. W . , p r o x y

for J . W . Axtell, No. 234-1). W. ACKER, proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Garfield, No. 235 —ROBERT A. DAKENS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Mmd/fn. No. 236 —J. T. BROWN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Temple, No. 237 — WASHINGTON E . G R E G G , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d

J.W. ML Hope, No. 238-C.

0 . THOMAS, AV. M . ; E L I A S W . J E W E L L , S . W . ; I .

N. P H I L L I P S , p r o x y for J . W.

Urbana, No. 239 —JAS.

T . LIKENS, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W .

Soldier, No. 240 — CHAS. F I S H E R , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . Linwood, No. 24I — E D W A R D FLANAGAN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Ark, No. 243 —Tuos. G. P R A T T , W . M . ; J O H N C . M A Z A L L , S . W . ; J A S P E R ADAMS, J . \V.

Tyrian, No. 246—W.

C. CARTER, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Chase, No. 247 —IS,. T. SHERMAN, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Canopy, No. 248 — J O H N T . D E N T O N , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Scottsville, No. 249 —G. B. SCANLAND, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Whiting, No. 250 —CHAS. W . SHEDD, W . M . , proxy f o r S . W . a n d J . W . Galva, No. 251 — E D W A R D E . W Y M A N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . E . B U N -

NELL, p r o x y for J . W.

Stoford, iVb.;?5^—J. D. EiPPEY,W. M., p r o x y for J . W . ; A . H . ROBV, proxy for S. W . Oakley, No. 253—CHAS. A. SMITH, J . W., proxy for W . M. a n d S. W .

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-OF THE

Febrviary,

Ionic, KG. ;?5^ — E D W A R D W E I L E I ' P , proxy for \V. M., S. W . a n d J . "\V. Westmoreland, No. S57—W. a n d J . \V.

T. GRUTZMACIIER, W . M . , "proxy for S. W.

Morton, No. S.JS-'S. B . H E R N E , W . M . ; W . P . ROUHEV, S . W . ; A. S. M A R B L E , p r o x y for J . W .

Beattie, No.S59 - P R A N K B E L L , W . }>[., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Medicine Vallev, No. S60— FRAyKl^. VV. C. >hl,LER, S. W.

GORDON, W . W . , p r o x y for J . W . ;

Attica, No. S6S—C. E. VOORITES, W . M . ; C . S . JODES, S . W . ; A L F R E D A. PETERSON, J . W.

Logan, No. 2C4. —WM. SCHAUBEL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J . W. Kilwinning, No. SG.5—A. P.-JOXES, W . M . ; CHAS. H . A I ' T , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Mount Zion, No. S66—J. Moline, No. Z67-J.

L. ELMORE, \V. M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J . A\'.

P . CHAPMAN, p r o x y for W . M., S. \V. a n d J . W.

Bourbon, No. S6S — J O H N M . GOODNO, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . \V.

Mistletoe, No. e69—3. S. AV.

C. DUDLEY, AV. M., p r o x y for J . AV.; H . T. BENTLEY,

Kaw, No. S7S — CHAS. AA'. D E A N , S . \ V . , p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . AV. Unity, No. S7S—T.

J . M A C K E D I E , AV. M . ; C K A S . E . CROSSIK, S . W . ; AV. E .

K E L L E R , proxy for J . AV.

Black Diamond, No. S74—I. J. AV. Wehb, No. 275 —GEO.

^V. AVILBY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W.

Window, No. S76 — CHAS. Ashland,

E . STRYKER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d

P . H U N T , p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

No. S77 — O. AV. CARSON, AV. M . ; D A N I E L SNYDER, S . AV.; P . C.

P R I C E , p r o x j ' for J . AV. Barney,

No. 279 —¥. AV. K I N G , p r o x y for AV. M . ; J . S. SIMMONS, S . \ V . ;

C H A S . E . LOBDELL, J . \V. Brainard, No. SSO — C H A S . M I L L E R , AV. M . ; P E T E R D . M C A R T H U R , S . AV.; H E N R Y C . AV. G R I F F I T H , J . \V.

Millbrook, No. SSI — D. M. S M I T H , p r o x y for AV. M . ; E . J . BYERTS, S . AV.; D. C. W H E E L E R , J . AV.

Preston, No. SS3 — M'. G. ROCHESTER, J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M . a n d S. AV. Anthem, No. 2S4-Vt'i.i.

O. BOURNE, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . VV.

Chikaskia, No. SS5 — F. E . HAMMOND, J . AV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d S. AV. Oak, No.SS7—A.I>. for S. VV.

BARNES, AV. M., p r o x y for J . VV.; VV. E. PIERCE, p r o x y

Cyrus, No. SSS—U.

C. H E M E N W A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. and J . W.

Emerald,

JVo. ^<S9—JOHN E . M U R P H Y , p r o x y for AV. M . ; J . M. J U D D , S . \ V . ,

p r o x y for J. VV. Paradise, No. S90 —J AS. S . S H A W , S . VV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J . VV. Beulah, N'o. 891 — T H O S . AV. BO\VLUS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J. VV^

Glasco, No. S92 — CHAS. H A T J E , p r o x y for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . VV.

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Kiowa, NO. SOS— WM.' S . WINSTON, p r o x y for AV. M.; T H O S . J . GOSSETT,

, proxy for S. \V. and J . W. Comanche, No. S95— D. G. HOWARD, AV. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . VV. Highland, NO. S96 — ERNST H E I N E N , p r o x y for W; M. a n d S.AV.; VVM. THORNTON, J . AV.

Apollo, No. S97 — GEO. JOHNSON, \ V . M . , proxy for S. AV. and J . W . Samaria,

No. SOS — F R E D DEISSROTH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Cable, No. S99—C.

O. THOMSON, S . W . , g r o x y for W. M. a n d J . VV.

Virgil, No. SOI— ROYAL WOLCOTT, p r o x y for W. M. a n d J. W . ; J O H N L . BROWN, p r o x y for S. W.

Alherl Pike, No. 30S—E.

E. BLECKLEY, W . M , ; Titos. G. F I T C H , S.AV.;

F R E D H . STUCKEY, J . AV.

Randall, No. SO4 — J. L. TRUSSELL, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J.AV. Avon, No. SOo — E. AV. AVINN, \ V . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV. Kansas, No. 307 — 0. H . PATTISON, AV. M., p r o x y for J.AV.; P . B. H I D L E BAUGH, S.AV.

Alden, No-. SOS-T.

B. JETER, AV. M . ; 0 . N. FAIR, proxy for S.AV.; F . N.

MASEMORE, p r o x y for J.AV.

Syracuse, No. SOO —Taos. H . FORD, \ V . M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J . W. Naphlali, No. 570 — GEO. ELSON, S . \ V . , p r o x y for AV. M. and J . AV. Hancock, No. 311 — J^M.V BLACK, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Santa Fe, No. 5 / ^ — J O H N J. MILLER, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . \V. Coolidge, No. 316—W. E. TARBOX, p r o x y for AV. M., S.AV. and J . AV. Nnrr.aini.r. Xn. S17 — .\.\,. H AIR. AV. M.. nrox V for J . AV.: C . F . K E L L E R . Jr..

s.'w. Wallace, No. SIS-J.

H. BARRETT, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Norwich, No. 319 —GEORGE

M . DECK, AV. M . ; AVM. S . HAMILTON, S.AV,;

J O H N CLAY', J . AV.

Vermillion, No. SSO— GEORGE AV. AVARREN, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. Goodlund. No. 3S1 — .V J . NEVILLE, S . W . , p r o x y for AA'. M. a n d J . \V. Ben Hur, No. SSS — 3OHN R . AVOLP, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J. AV.

Caney, No. 324 —J). H . PLOWMAN, S . W . , proxy for AV. M. a n d J . AV. Bucklin, No. 325 — 3. F . SELBY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA\ Horlon, No. 326 — SCOTT H O P K I N S , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . \V.

Hoyt, No. S27—^N. E . RIPPETOE, AA^ M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Gypsum City, No. 32S — C. R. WILLIAMS, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. and J . AV. La Crosse, No. SSO — THOMAS K E N N E D Y , AV. M . ; H . DREAMY, p r o x y for

S. AV.; J . AV. McCoRMiCK, p r o x y for J . AV. ,Hoisington, No. SSI — L. F . JOHNSON, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Rob Morris, No. 332 — 3. T. H A W K I N S , AA'. M . ; Z. T. BLACKWELL, S . AV.; U . H U M P H R E Y , J . A\'.

Rosedale, No. SSS-V,'.

D. MATHIAS,AA^ M., p r o x y for S.AV. a n d J . W.

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Februarj-,

Oak Hill, Ko. 334 — H E N R Y H A M M E R L I , AV. M.; J . GEORGE D E I T E R , p r o x y for S. AV.; ROBERT F Y F E , p r o x y for J . AV. Frederick,

Xo. 337—AVYATT

H . L I E D R A N C E , A\''. M . ; GEORGE E . AVILKINS,

p r o x y for S.AV.; AA'M. B . A'ERMILYA, J . AV. Kincade, Ko. SSS—S.

T. H A N D , p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d .J. AV.

Lane, No. SS9 — C. P . Ciiow, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA^ Leoti, No. 340 — R. J . TRAVER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Parker, No. 341 — I^EED T Y L E R , J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV. Maple City, No. 34^—G^o.W.

M A R T I N , AV. M . ; E U G E N E R . TOOJUAN, S .

AV.; G E O R G E A. SUTTOX, p r o x y for J . AV.

Holyrood, No. 343—^y. Ashlar,

L. SWINEY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

No. 344 — B . F . M O R G A N , AV. M.; P E T E R J . CHAMBERLAIN, p r o x y

for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Edna,

No. 345 — DAVID

B L A I R , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; AA'^ILLIAM B E -

RENTZ, p r o x y for J . AV.

Mound Ridge., N0.S46 — J O H N EODINGTON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA'^. a n d J . AV. Spivey, No. 347— L. E . SEELEY, AV. M . ; E . G. ALDRIDGE, p r o x y for S. AV.; R. F . G R E E N , J . AV.

Narka, No. 349 —C. F . SCHOLBR, AA'. M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Scammon, No. 351—1. Enterprise,

B . G R A N T , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AA'. a n d J . AV.

No. 355 — J O H N M . V A N N O R D S T R A N D , AA''. M., p r o x y for S. AV.

a n d J. AV. Fraternally submitted, BENJAMIN H . BEATTE, A\fILLIAM H . V O E T H , MOSES S A R B A C H ,

JOHN McCULLAGH, R. A. McKEOAA^N, . Committee.

STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , after r e v i s i n g t h e list of s t a n d ing committees, submitted t h e following: On Credentials.— B E N J A M I N H . BBATTE, N o . 171, S t e r l i n g ; AVM. H . A'^OETH, N o . 93, G i r a r d ; MOSES SARRACH, N O . 255, H o l t o n ; J O H N M C C L L -

LAGiT, N O . 194, G a l e n a ; R. A. M O K E O W N , No. 217, Ellinwood. On Reports of Grand Officers.— D. B . FULLER, N o . 106, E u r e k a ; A\'M. J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; C. B . H A R D Y , N o . 347, Spivey ; F . E . D A V I S , N O .

5, A t c h i s o n ; J . E. L E W I S , N O . 136, Sedan. On Finance and Mileage.— P . M. HOISINGTON, N O . 231, N e w t o n ; E . VooRHES, N O . 262, A t t i c a ; J O H N S . LANG, N O . 102, Coffeyville; D. A\'. H A Y S , N O . 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; C. A^^ D E A N , No. 272, K a n s a s City. On Chartered lodges.— E D . MARCHANT, N O . 252, St. J o h n ; C. AV. F A I R CHILD, N O . 230, K i n g m a n ; J . N . S H A R P , N o . 70, C a r b o n d a l e ; F . H . M I L L S ,

No. 10, L e a v e n w o r t h ; J . A. COREY, N O . 222, Dodge City.

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On Lodges U. D.— C. E . CORY, N O . 8, F o r t Scott; E . P . ALLE.V, N o . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ; AV. J . K E Y T E , N O . 172, M c P l i e r s o n ; A. H . CO.NXETT,

No. 15, Great Bend ; N . S. WINTERROWD, N O . 158, Atchison. On Grievances and Appeals.— G E O . W . CLARK, N O . 226, T o p e k a ; C. H . A P T , N O . 265, P r a t t ; A. A. CARNAHAN, No. 113, Concordia; E . AV. W E L L INGTON, No. 146, E l l s w o r t h ; C. P . CROW, N O . 339, L a n e .

On Grand Lodge Property. - A. M. CALLAHAM, N O . 17, T o p e k a : C. S. POOL, N O . 200, A n t h o n j ' ; A. AVHITMAN, N O . 6, L a w r e n c e ; H . AA''. S T A C K -

POLE, No. 134, Clay C e n t e r ; J . R. BROBST, N O . 189, Stockton. On Jurisprudence.— J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, No. 11, Jewell C i t y ; T . E . D E W E Y , N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; A. H . E L L I S , N O . 145, B e l o i t ; L. H . P E R K I N S ,

No. 6, L a w r e n c e ; AV. R. UNDERWOOD, N O . 140, H u t c h i n s o n . On Correspondence.— M. M. MILLER, N O . 134, T o p e k a ; G. AA'. FARRON, No. 128, O t t a w a ; E D . H A Y E S , N O . 150, AVellington; S I D N E Y O R M E , N O . 7,

J u n c t i o n City; AV. E . TABBOX, N O . 316, Coolidge. On Necrology.— F. L. MCDERMOTT, N O . 8, F t . S c o t t ; T. D. M C I N T Y H E ,

No. 97, El Dorado; S. L. SEABROOK, ^fo. 17, Topeka. On Masonic Relief Association. — C. E . CORY, N O . 8, F t . Scott. Special Commiitee on Washington Memorial.— AVM. D . THOJIPSON, N O . 143, Minneapolis, delegate; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, Topeka, a l t e r n a t e .

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. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS. T h e M.-.AV.-. G r a n d Master delivered his address as follows: Breihren of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge: We meettoday in the fortieth Annual Communication, and having with bowed heads joined with our Grand Chaplain in returning our heartfelt thanks to the Great Author of the Universe for his protecting care and favor during the past year, let us contemplate for a moment what wondrous changes time has wrought since the foundation stone of this Grand Lodge was laid in the traditional " Northeast Corner " by our first three lodges, who in imitation of our three ancient brethren, thus commenced this Great Temple for the benefit of the future generations, who should come to inhabit this then Great American J)esert, in the greater portion of which at that time was heard only the war whoop of the Savage, the tramp of the buffalo, and the bark of the prairie dog. In a comparatively brief period, as if by magic, prosperous towns and cities have sprung into existence, and over a vast domain advancing civilization has changed the bleak prairie and sandy plains into fields of waving grain, and erected churches and school houses as landmarks and bulwarks of an enlightened people; while with the tide of emigration, came from all parts of the world active and energetic Masons, full of the spirit and inspiration of our noble Order; and, as town after town sprang up, a little band of brethren would organize a lodge; and to-day the sound of the gavel in the East is heard and echoed from 351 lodges, while 20,000 brethren joyfully and gladly obey the summons and carry on the great work; and on oj.ir rolls are to be found the names-of the most eminent statesmen, successful merchants, bankers, prosperous farmers and mechanics, who have very largely contributed to the prosperity, wealth and upbuilding of this great Commonwealth. ÂŤ From that great body of true and worthy Masons you come on this occasion in a representative capacity to act for them in the great interests committed to the care of this Grand Lodge, and to you and each of you I cordially and fraternally bid a heart}' welcome, and trust that the results of our deliberations may be for the greatest good of the Craft, and that peace and harmony may prevail as the strength and support of this noble Institution. It is a subject of profound pleasure to be able to report that the Allwise Father has, in His infinite mercy, stayed the hand of the Angel of Death, and none of our Grand Officers, present or past, have been "cut down by the all-devouring scythe of Time" during the past year. We miss one well known and familiar face and form, that of our distinguished and beloved M.'.W.". Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT, who has had the misfortune to be compelled to undergo a surgical operation, thereby losing one of his limbs, which, while it prevents his attendance here in

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his long accustomed place, does not, however, in t h e least degree weaken his love and zeal for t h e I n s t i t u t i o n , for t h e u p b u i l d i n g of which he h a s labored so m a n y years, b u t joyful in tribulation, be sends his w a r m e s t fraternal greetings to each and all of you, and while sympathizing w i t h h i m in his affliction, we rejoice to k n o w t h a t he is still spared to h e l p us with his long and valued e x p e r i e n c e a n d advice. W e also regret to a n n o u n c e to you t h e failing h e a l t h of o u r P a s t G r a n d Master, JOHN M . PBICE, who was o n e of t h e faithful few w h o labored diligently a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y ago for t h e u p b u i l d i n g of t h e Order in this Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n , and we m u s t n o t forget his good work, b u t express our deep a n d fraternal s y m p a t h y in his h o u r of trial, a n d t r u s t t h a t he may be restored to h e a l t h , " o r else so to take o u r F a t h e r ' s visitation, that, after this painful life e n d e d , he may rise to t h e life immortal." I h a v e received d u r i n g t h e j ' e a r from sister G r a n d Jurisdictions, to w h o m we e x t e n d fraternal s y m p a t h } ' , official notice of t h e d e a t h of distinguished members of our Order as follows: F l o r i d a — A L B E R T F . RUSSELL, Past G r a n d Master. Michigan — MICHAEL SHOEMAKEK, Past G r a n d Master. Montana — RICHARD O . HICKMAN, Past G r a n d Master. Nevada — JOHN C . HAZLETT, G r a n d Master. Ohio — CHARLES M . GODP'REY, Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master. Tennessee — CHARLES L . FULLER, G r a n d Tylpr. Virginia — GEORGE W . DAME, D . D . , G r a n d Chaplain, all of which have been duly referred to t h e s t a n d i n g Committee on ivecrology. FRATERNAL

RELATIONS.

I t affords me pleasure to r e p o r t t h a t n o t h i n g has occurred to m a r t h e universal pciace a n d h a r m o n y which has so long prevailed between this and other jurisdictions with which we are in correspondence. LODGES C O N S T I T U T E D .

T h e following lodges, to whom c h a r t e r s were granted at o u r last A n n u a l Communication, were d u l y constituted, and t h e officers installed by myself or Special D e p u t y G r a n d Masters appointed as provided b y the Constitution: F e b r u a r y 25th. A l b e r t P i k e Lodge, N o . 303, at Wichita, Sedgwick county, by t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master. March 4th. F r e d e r i c k Lodge, No. 337, at Frederick, Rice c o u n t y , b y W.-. N. M. SMITH, Past Master No. 247. March 6th. Atwood Lodge, No. 164, a t Atwood, Rawlins county, b y W.-. W. A. BURNETT, P a s t Master N o . 186. March 8th. B e n n i n g t o n Lodge, No. 180, a t Bennington, O t t a w a c o u n t y , by M..W.-. WILLIA.M D . THOMPSON, Past G r a n d Master. March 9th. Oakley Lodge, No. 253, at Oakley, Logan county, b y W.-. R. M. McGoNiGAL, Past Master No. 306.

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March loth. Virgil Lodge, N o . 301, a t Virgil, Greenwood c o u n t y , b y W.-. J . H . STICKER, Past Master No. 144. March 15th. Royal Lodge, N o . 192. a t Lyons, Rice county, b y W.-. E . R. MOSES, Worshipful j\la.ster N o . 15. D I S P E N S A T I O N S F O B N E W LODGES.

H a v e received d u r i n g t h e year a n u m b e r of requests for b l a n k s n e c e s s a r y i n starting a n e w lodge, t o all of which t h e blanks were sent, w i t h t h e warning to " c o u n t well t h e cost." Some of t h e m have n o t s i n c e b e e n heard from, w h i l e o t h e r s s e n t petitions with t h e constitutional recommendations, to t h r e e of which I - g r a n t e d dispensations, a s follows: March 20th. To t h i r t e e n b r e t h r e n a t Savonburg, Allen county, t o be k n o w n as Virginia Lodge, U . D., w i t h R I C E B . MCCUTCHAN asW.'.IM."., A N D R E W P . MATTSON as S.'. W.-., a n d SOLOMON M I C H A E L a s J.'. W.'.

M a y 6th. T o eleven b r e t h r e n a t Oneida, N e m a h a county, to b e k n o w n a s Oneida Lodge, U. D., with SAMUEL MUUDOCK, Jr., as W.'.M."., J O H N M E I S N E R as S.".W.'., a n d J O H N E L L I S as J . ' . W . ' .

J u n e 15th. T o n i n e t e e n b r e t h r e n a t Summerfield, Marshall c o u n t y , to b e k n o w n as Summerfield Lodge, U . D., with W I L L I A M F . RITTERSHousE a s W.-.M."., J O H N E . M O R E N a s S.'.W.'., a n d F R A N K THOMAN a s

j.-.w.-. On recommendation of t h e lodges, several worthy Master Masons h a v e since been added t o t h e i r rolls. T h e r e p o r t of t h e work of these lodges will i n d u e order b e p r e s e n t e d t o y o u for inspection, a n d I trust will m e r i t t h e confidence reposed in t h e i r zeal a n d fidelity, a n d meet y o u r approval i n g r a n t i n g t h e m t h e regular charter which t h e y most desire. DISSOLUTION O P L O D G E S .

I regret that unavoidable circumstances made it necessary for ine to consent t o the s u r r e n d e r of t h e c h a r t e r of two lodges. W a l t o n Lodge, No. 323, a t Walton, H a r v e y county, a n d LincolnviUe Lodge, No. 315, a t LincolnviUe, Marion county, h a v i n g certified to m e t h a t h a v i n g complied with Section 3, Article V I I , of t h e Constitution, b a d b y u n a n i m o u s vote decided t o s u r r e n d e r their charters, I therefore, on t h e 29th day of August, issued a n edict declaring Walton Lodge t o be dissolved, and o n J a n u a r y 1st, t h e s a m e to LincolnviUe Lodge, orderi n g t h e Worshipful Master of each to t r a n s m i t t o t h e Grand Secretary t h e i r w a r r a n t s of constitution, seal, jewels, furniture records, funds a n d property. Financial depression a n d c o n s e q u e n t paucity of n e w material h a d r e d u c e d t h e i r n u m b e r a n d t h e i r receipts down t o a position w h e r e cont i n u e d existence was precarious, a n d t h e y believed t h e honor of t h e Graft would he best m a i n t a i n e d b y r e t u r n i n g t h e i r charters to t h e G r a n d Lodge.

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DUPLICATE CHARTERS.

Have had occasion to direct the Grand Secretary to issue duplicate charters to the following lodges: December 19th. To White Cloud Lodge, No. 78, at White Cloud, Doniphan county. December 21st. To Brookville Lodge, No. 209, at Brookville, Saline county. December 29th. To Hartford Lodge, No. 193, at Hartford; Lyon county. January 12th. To Spring Hill Lodge, No. 56, at Spring Hill, Johnson county. The original chartersot all the above named lodges were destroyed by fire. SPECIAL

DISPENSATIONS.

During the year I have been requested by very many lodges to issue special dispensations for various purposes, and while I do not consider such acts as a rule beneficial to the Craft, there are cases where circumstances seem to warrant the granting of them. The largest number were for the purpose of conferring degrees "out of time." Many of these I refused, for the reason that I did not think it necessary or expedient. Those cases where I granted the requests were only to such lodges where the brother was obliged to leave the jurisdiction permanently, and had already received one or more degrees and could notwithout great inconvenience and expense wait the statutory time, or in case of army officers ordered on duty elsewhere. There was the usual number of lodges who requested dispensations to elect and install one or more oflicers after the regular date therefor, and the reasons given were sufficient to warrant my granting the requests. In all cases I have required the return of the dispensation with the official proceedings of the lodge in the premises, all of which papers are among my official files. I declined to grant dispensations for the following purposes: To appear as a lodge to clear up ruins of a hall after a fire. To parade on Decoration Day. To attend a picnic and sporting carnival. To permit a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry to withdraw his petition after it had been referred to a committee. ASSISTANT

LECTURERS.

Owing to my being confined to my house ou account of an accident I was unable to attend the State School of Instruction, field at Junction City during the week ending March 25, 1895, but I am informed that it was well attended and highly interesting and instructive. On the 3d of April I received an official communication from the Board of Custodians, certifying to the proficiency in the ritual of the following brethren, whom they recommended as skillful workmen, and upon which I issued commissions as Assistant Lecturers:

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W.-. THEO. J . GARLIC, K e y s t o n e Lodge, No..102, Cofleyville. W.-. GEORGE M . T)ixoN,'Burlington Lodge, No. 66, Burlington. W.-. H E N R Y C . LOO.MIS, Winfield Lodge, No. 58, Winfiekl. W.-. DELOS VV. ACKER, A x t e l ! L o d g e , N o . 234, Seneca.

AV.-. JoH.v L. JoxES, Neosho Lodge, No. 27, Yates Center. GRAND ORATOR.

I n compliance with Section 21, C h a p t e r I, G r a n d Lodge By-Laws, I a p p o i n t e d Bro. HORACE W . GLEASON, of R e n o Lodge, No. MO, H u t c h i n son, as G r a n d Orator for this C o m m u n i c a t i o n . H i s well-known reputation as a Mason of great ability a n d learning, peculiarly qualifies h i m for t h e discharge of t h i s most i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i m p r e s s i v e ' d u t y . " SPECIAL C O M M I T T E E .

I n compliance with t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a t the last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , in t h e m a t t e r of t h e comm u n i c a t i o n from t h e Grand Lodge of Wisconsin on t h e question of masonic relief, 1 appointed, on August 9, 1895, as such c o m m i t t e e W.'. W I L L I A M DI.\ON, Worshipful Master I o n i c Lodge, No. 254, St. J o h n ; AV.-. A. H . RoBY, Past Master Stafford Lodge, N o . 252, Stafford; W.'. F R A N K S . PORTER, Worshipful Master Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 176, Kinsley. I suggest t h a t t h e Committee o n F i n a n c e r e p o r t a suitable appropriation to compensate t h e m e m b e r s of said c o m m i t t e e . BOARD OP I N S P E C T O R S .

I n accordance with Section 40, C h a p t e r I,"By-Laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge, I a p p o i n t e d t h e following Board of Inspectors to e x a m i n e t h e records a n d accounts of a n y association b a s i n g its business o n masonic m e m b e r s h i p when requested so to d o : J A M E S M . SMYTH, Past Master Fidelity Lodge, N o . 106, E u r e k a ; A. C. TRUEBLOOD, Past Master W a s h ington Lodge, No. 5, Atchison ; W. S. BERGUNDTHAL, Past Master Golden R u l e Lodge, No. 90, Topeka. COUNCIL OP A D M I N I S T R A T I O N .

To avoid the necessity of travel a n d e x p e n s e , t h e Council of Administration h a s transacted m u c h of t h e business t h a t necessarily comes before t h a t Board by correspondence. Therefore, only o n e m e e t i n g was .held d u r i n g the year, a full report of w h i c h will b e m a d e by t h e Secretary of t h e Council, R.-.W.-. W M . M . SHAVER. CORNER STONE IN SALINA. On O c t o b e r 31st, assisted by M.-.AV.'. B r o . O W E N A. BASSETT, R . ' . W . \

A. H . E L L I S , and a n u m b e r of Past Masters, I convened t h e G r a n d Lodge in E m e r g e n t Communication a n d laid t h e corner stone of t h e Masonic T e m p l e a t Salina, in t h e presence of a n a u d i e n c e of t h r e e t h o u s a n d persons. There was a procession of t h e Craft from t h e hall occupied by t h e fraternity since t h e destruction of t h e old T e m p l e b y fire last March, to t h e site of t h e new building, in w h i c h t h e officers a n d m e m -

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bers of t h e two lodges at Salina, a n d m a n y visiting b r e t h r e n from t h a t part of t h e State participated. Bro. W A L T E R M . J A Y acted as G r a n d Orator, and delivered a most eloquent and instructive address. T h e new Temple, now almost completed, is an imposing edifice, complete in all its a p p o i n t m e n t s , and a c r e d i t to t h e b r e t h r e n of Salina. DISCIPLIN'E.

Information h a v i n g reached m e t h a t K i o w a Lodge, No. 293, a t Greensburg, h a d on April 19th s u s p e n d e d some of its m e m b e r s for n o n p a y m e n t of dues c o n t r a r y to t h e By-Laws of t h e Grand Lodge in such case m a d e a n d provided, after full investigation I did, on t h e 22d d a y of J u n e , order and decree such suspensions null and void. W h i l e I regretted exceedingly to be obliged to take this course, it was i n c u m b e n t on me to see t h a t t h e laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge were complied with, a n d every brother protected in his masonic rights. I n t h i s case seven of t h e m e m b e r s were not two years in arrears, and one had not been properly notified. T h e action of t h i s lodge was, like m a n y others, d u e to ignorance of t h e provisions of t h e By-Laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge, which, u n fortunately, exists to a greater e x t e n t t h a n t h e good of t h e O r d e r warrants. In obedience to t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n adopted b y t h e G r a n d Lodge in t h e case of t h e appeal of Bro. L. W. BICKNELL from t h e decision of Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, I commissioned W.'. Bro. P. M. HOISINGTON, Past Master of Magnolia Lodge, No. 2,31, as my Special Deputy, to thoroughly investigate t h e matter in accordance with masonic usage a n d t h e By-Laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge, taking such action as in his j u d g m e n t would be for t h e best interest of t h e Craft. I herewith s u b m i t his r e p o r t in full: " NEWTON, K A N . , October 25, 1895.

"James H. McCall, Grand Master, A. F. & A. M., Kansas: " M.'.W.'. SIR AND BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I herewith s u b m i t r e p o r t of d u t i e s performed u n d e r y o u r commission of J u l y 6, 1895, in t h e m a t t e r of difference between Sunflower Lodge, No. 80, and, Bro. L. W. BICKNELL, a m e m b e r of t h a t lodge, charged with unraa.sonic conduct. P u r s u a n t to instructions, after h a v i n g carefully examined t h e papers in t h e case, I went to Wichita, a n d visited t h e lodge at t h e stated communication of J u l y 23, 1895. After talking with t h e AVorshipful Master, W a r d e n s a n d brethren, I found by a ballot t a k e n t h a t it was t h e u n a n i m o u s desire of t h e lodge t h a t t h e case 'have a re-trial. This opinion coinciding with my own, I r e c o m m e n d e d a n d t h e lodge decided to d r a w u p new charges and specifications, cite t h e b r o t h e r to appear, and proceed with t h e trial regularly, and t h a t I was to r e t u r n and sit to hear t h e case. Accordingly on October 22d, after notice from t h e Secretary, I visited Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, a n d presided at t h e trial of t h e case, which h a d been set down for t h a t date after d u e process, as shown by t h e records. Both t h e lodge and Bro. BICKNELL were represented by counsel; both written and parole evidence was introduced, a n d t h e a r g u m e n t s being concluded, t h e lodge was p u r g e d and proceeded to consider t h e case, with ; t h e result t h a t all m e m b e r s p r e s e n t (fourteen ) voted to find t h e defendant guilty of t h e specifications and guilty of t h e charge, and on t h e question of p u n i s h m e n t by expulsion, all voted in t h e affirmative.

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"Those retiring, having been recalled, b}' the authority of j'our commission aforesaid I pronounced the sentence of expulsion on Bro. L. W. BICKNELL; and no other business appearing the lodge was closed in Form. " Fraternally submitted, " P . M. HOISINGTON." The Grand Lodge having instructed me to have the case of Osage Valley Lodge, No. 24, against Bro. W. L. EVANS moved to some other lodge for trial, on the 9th of July I ordered the Master of Greelj'Lodge, No. 2] 1, at Greeh', to summon each resident member of that lodge to attend a special communication thereof on the 24th of July, at 8 o'clock p. M., for the purpose of hearing this case, and notified Bro. EVANS, and also the Master of Osage Valley Lodge, No. 24, to appear with the officers and members of his lodge for the purpose above stated. On request of the Master of No. 211 I went to Greely on July 24th, and at 8 p. M. opened the lodge, and proceeded with the trial, Osage Valley Lodge and tlie accused being both ably represented by counsel; and the evidence and arguments claimed uninterrupted attention until 3:30 o'clock the next morning, at which time the ballot was taken, resulting in the acquittal of the brother. An application was made to me to visit Hope Lodge, No. 155, Howard, for the purpose of presiding at the trial of Bro. 0. L. !MCKI:SSEN, charged with an ofTense against the Body of Masonry. Being unable to attend in person, I appointed as my Special Deputy W.'. Bro. JAMES M . SMYTH, Past Master of No. 106, with full power and authority to act as might be necessary in the premises, and in due time received from him a report of his actions therein, in substance as follows: On January 7th, at 7:30 P. M., Hope Lodge, No. 155, was properly opened and constituted by him for the said trial. And the defendant plead not guilty to the charges and specifications. The trial proceeded without intermission until 11:30 P.M., when the testimony was closed and a separate ballot was taken on the two specifications, and the two ciiarges, witli the result in each case that the defendant was not guilty. A few cases have Been reported to me, where some of the members, and even-officers, insist on bringing personal and private matters into the lodge, notwithstanding the plain letter of masonic law and usage. Many other cases of differences between the brethren of a lodge, or between two lodges, have been investigated and satisfactorily adjusted by correspondence. DECISIONS.

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2. A lodge should not pass resolutions censuring the acts of any individual or organization, or take any masonic notice of the acts of the profane. 3. A lodge to whom a warrant of constitution has been granted cannot commence work until regularly constituted, and the officers named in the warrant duly installed by the Grand Master, or some present or Past Master duly authorized by him. 4. All the officers of the lodge must be elected or appointed from the membership thereof, except the Tyler, who may be a member of another lodge. 5. A lodge cannot enforce the collection of dues in advance. 6. Where a member of a lodge.is found guilty of an offense against the Body of Masonr}', or pleads guilty thereto, and the lodge fails to follow such conviction or plea by such punishment as is provided by law, and said lodge subsequently has its charter revoked because of such failure to punish, such member so convicted is not purged of his guilt, and he is not entitled to a certificate of good standing from the Grand Lodge. 7. The Committee on Investigation, on all petitions received by a ^ lodge, shall make an oral report, and no record shall be made, either on the petition or with the proceedings, indicating the nature of such report. Attention is again called to tlie unnecessary volume of correspondence forced upon the Grand Master by officers of lodges, on subjects of which they have no right or excuse to be ignorant. More than half the questions asked b)' them are plainly answered in the.Constitution, By-Laws and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, to which a very little study would save them exposing their ignorance,and the valuable time of the Grand Master. On all mooted points and doubtful questions or powers, the opinion of the Grand Master is always cheerfully and carefully given, to the best of his ability, but on matters plainly laid down in the Landmarks and Rules of the Order, " he who runs may read." It is presumed that every lodge has in its possession one or more copies of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. If they have not, the Master should at once apply to the Grand Secretary for the latest edition; and I desire to call special attention to Section 13, Chapter II, page 38, and feel confident if only a portion of the laws were read annually, the Craft would be greatly benefited and much valuable time saved. VISITATIONS.

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February,

During my tour among the lodges I witnessed the conferring of all the degrees, and am pleased to report that all the lodges visited, with one exception, are endeavoring to render the work accurately and in strict conformity to that adopted by this Grand Lodge, thereby obeying the Constitution and obligations taken. The one exception mentioned is one of the largest lodges in the State, and one which has earned an enviable reputation for fine ritualistic effects. This lodge, while aiming to give the language of the ritual correctly, departs from the established floor movements and instructions of the work in very many particulars, and injects into the work many features which, while undoubtedly adding to the dramatic effect of a degree and making it most beautiful, has not a particle of warrant of authority in the work in my possession. This Grand Lodge has spent much time and money in attempting to secure uniformity of \vork in the lodges throughout the jurisdiction, and if each lodge should be permitted to incorporate its own peculiar ideas as to .work, all this time and money would have been spent in vain. Freemasonry has existed from time iramemorial because no innovations upon its uisages, customs and landmarks have been permitted, and strict compliance with the Constitution, laws, rules and edicts of the Grand Lodge should be required from all its constituents. RELIEF.

Numerous applications for relief were made, and received careful investigation as to the merits of each case. The aggregate amount of relief sought was in the neighborhood of $3,000.00. The warrants drawn by my order, and by the approval of the Council of Administration, make the total sum of $1,149.15. Without explanation, the vast difference between the amount applied for and that expended, may seem peculiar, but is accounted for by the fact that in numerous instances relief was asked for by lodges well able financially to afford the same, without recourse to the funds of the Grand Lodge. It is not required of me to enumerate the various cases, as we have not been dispensing charity, but simply affording relief, that which one Mason, or his widow or orphan, has the right to demand, which is bounded only by ability on one side and worthy distress on the other. In the various cases in which relief has been afforded the Grand Lodge stands in the relation of the individual brother who has ample ability to afford relief demanded by the distressed worthy brother, his widow or orphan. There are two cases, however, that I feel it my duty to recite at length, namely, the case of GUY and LLOYD GUERNSEY, at St. John, and Mrs. MARY E . WADMAN, of Independence, widow of our late brother, C. H. WADMAN, of Xenia Lodge, No. 47.

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JOT

T h e little GUERNSEY boys, now aged respectively eleven and n i n e years, are t h e o r p h a n s of o u r late brother, J. F. GUERNSEY', of I o n i c Lodge, No. 254. T h e i r m o t h e r works in Kansas City, K a n s a s , b u t e a r n s barely enough to s u p p o i t herself. T h e lodge of which t h e i r father d i e d a member, was u n a b l e to care for t h e m , a n d upon a p r o p e r s h o w i n g from Bro. W M . DIXON, t h e Master, I drew an order for t h e sum of $2-5.00 for t h e purpose of fitting t h e m out with suitable clothing. T h e y were t h e n with an a u n t a n d uncle, w h o were unable to care for t h e m , h a v i n g an income of b u t $12.00 p e r m o n t h . It was absolutely necessary t h a t t h e y be cared for. I learned from Bro. D I X O N , , a n d o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e lodge, t h a t Miss E D I T H STEARNS, a cousin of t h e boys, a highly e x e m plary y o u n g lady of excellent s t a n d i n g in t h e communit}', a n d in every way calculated to have"Â°the care and custod}' of t h e boys, was willing to assume this responsibility. She, however, had n o h o m e of h e r o w n , m a k i n g h e r living by sewing. U p o n t h e approval of-the Council of Administration I b o u g h t all t h e necessary furniture and shipped t h e same to Bro. DIXON, w h o fitted up a small, b u t comfortable h o m e for t h e little family. By a p p r o v a l of Council Miss STEARNS has been paid $15.00 per m o n t h for their s u p p o r t , which, by careful econoraj' and h e r work, is able to feed, clothe and keep the boys in school. T h e m e m b e r s of Ionic Lodge, by c o n t r i b u t i o n , pay t h e r e n t and fuel; t h e lodge has n o money and is in debt. T h e boys are manly and intelligent, and are receiving t h e best moral a n d mental training. I would suggest t h a t s o m e action be t a k e n as to t h e i r care d u r i n g t h e coming year. T h e case of Mrs. VVADMAN, who, at t h e death of our brother, was ]..ff '-'^h ^vG " h i l d r " n a'*"'^' fr'^m *i"" *'^ +u^-f-^-^j5 ,..^ÂŤj.r. Jf^r '^nl" means of s u p p o r t was b y m a n u a l labor. She was taken with w h a t is commonly called " m i l k l e g " some four years ago, b u t c o n t i n u e d h e r work, doing as high as t e n washings a week, a n d by so doing aggravated her disease. If s h e recovered it was necessary t h a t she have absolute quiet and rest, with n u r s e and medical attendance. I ascertained t h a t it would cost $300.00 to h a v e h e r properly treated a n d t h e c h i l d r e n cared for w h e r e she was. By approval of t h e Council, I b r o u g h t Mrs. W A D MAN to this city, placing h e r in one of t h e masonic rooms at t h e City Hospital, w h e r e h e r board a n d care cost seven dollars p e r week. B r o . J . E. OLDHAM, M . D . , of t h i s city, treated h e r w i t h o u t fee, a n d at t h e end of fifteen weeks s h e was discharged cured, r e t u r n i n g to h e r h o m e at I n d e p e n d e n c e with h e r children. Total a m o u n t e x p e n d e d for t h e care of m o t h e r a n d c h i l d r e n , $204.00. BEGGING CIRCULARS.

I received a n u m b e r of requests from lodges for my permission t o send out begging circulars to t h e several lodges in this G r a n d J u r i s d i c tion for h e l p for various p u r p o s e s , s u c h as '"building a hall," " to pay ofT a mortgage," or "relief of a b r o t h e r . " I invariably declined to give m y approval for t h e s e purposes on t h e ground t h a t I did not consider it a wise plan to go begging a m o n g sister lodges for h e l p unless it was s o m e

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February,

HOME.

If we are to judge from the tone of much of the correspondence received from the officers and members of our constituent lodges during the year, we believe the most important question to come up at this time is that of the Masonic Home. After years of careful investigation and consideration the Grand Lodge, at the Annual Communication three years ago, began in earnest the greatest work committed to its care â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that of providing a Home for the helplessÂ°brothers, their widows and orphans. The result of this was that in two years the members of the Craft in this jurisdiction paid in an amount which, added to that contributed from other sources, made a sum available for that purpose of over $50,000.00, of which about one-fourth is now in the hands of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. It is barely possible that the Grand Lodge exceeded a reasonable assessment. â&#x20AC;˘ Be that as it may, the money paid in was for the specific purpose of establishing a Home. I have given the subject a great deal of thought and careful investigation since my induction into office, and in the month of December last sent to the Master of each lodge a list of questions as to the number of Masons and widows or orphans who were in need of better care and protection than could be afi'orded them by the lodge; the amount of annual dues paid by each member; the financial condition of the lodge. Reports received from 245 lodges show 172 in good financial condition; forty-seven without either money or debt; twenty-six financially crippled or in debt. Seventy-one Masons' widows and orphans have received relief, twent3'-one of whom are now in absolute need of such care and attention as could only be given them in a Home. Most of them are in advanced years, and having no immediate friends or relatives able to help them, and the lodges financially unable to provide for their proper care. In considering the above statistics it must be remembered that 106 lodges have as yet made no reply to my request. At our last Annual Communication a resolution was adopted instructing the Grand Treasurer to transfer all money in the Special Fund ( Masonic Home) to the General and Charity Funds, and you will note from the Grand Treasurer's report that he has accordingly transferred from the Special Fund to the General Fund the sum of $1(3,163.64, and to the Charity Fund from the General and Special Funds the sum of $32,236.52. This with the balance on hand at the beginning of the year, together with the interest received and the usual ten per cent, transferred every year from the General Fund, shows a balance in the Grand Treasury of this Fund, amounting to $37,244.08. It seems to me that it is incumbent upon the Grand Lodge at this time to take some action with reference to the disposition that is to be

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made of this fund. I would, therefore, recommend that the amount collected by special assessment in 1S93, and the one dollar additional dues collected in 1894, be turned over to the Board of Directors ot the Masonic Home, in accordance with the original intention of such assessment and increased dues. MASONIC

LIBRARY.

Next in importance to a Masonic Home, for the care, aid and support of the widow and orphans of our Order, is a well-equipped masonic library. A fine nucleus for such a jnirpose has already been gathered together by our Grand Secretary, and the Grand Lodge at its last Annual Communication duly recognized the work and made liberal provision for its support. The pride and glory of our sister jurisdiction, Iowa, is its splendid library building and contents, the result of the long labor of its famous Grand Secretary, PARVIN. While pecuniary aid should be given toward the proper care and maintenance of such an institution, the Craft in general can largely and materially assist in its growth and value by private contributions of masonic literature, curios, medals, coins, paintings, engravings and works of art. These exist to a greater or less degree in every masonic household, where they are comparatively valueless from their seclusion, but which, if a part of a large collection of similar character, would be of great interest and enhance the value of the same, and I cordially commend the suggestion to the Craft. ROLL OF M E M B E R S H I P .

The Grand Lodge, at the Annual Communication at Fort Scott, iSyl, ordered stricken out that part of Section 61, Chapter I, of the ByLaws, which was " to publish triennially the membership rolls of the lodges." The value of this information consists in having at stated periods a record by which both the Grand and subordinate lodges can identify the names of those who claim membership in this jurisdiction, thereby affording means and ready reference and information without the delay of official correspondence. Our indefatigable Grand Secretary has with commendable zeal already made considerable progress with such a roster, which could readily be completed during the year. I recommend some action be taken at this Communication in reference to publishing this roll in the Proceedings of the Annual Communication of 1897. " THE KANSAS

FREEMASON."

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February.

CONCLUSION.

Brethren, when you placed in my hand one year ago this emblem of authority, it was not without misgivings that I assumed the trust, and entered upon the duties and cares connected with the highest office, in social distinction, that could be conferred upon any man. As an humble tiller of the soil it required an extra effort upon my part to assume the official insignia so worthily worn by the many eminent jurists who have preceded me, and attempt to perform the various duties, and take up the vast burdens which, in some way, become piled upon the shoulders of a Grand .Master. Not being educated in the nicety of legal construction my acts have been prompted by what I deemed the better construction of reason, and for what I have done I have no apology to offer, knowing the various acts of my administration have been done for what I believed to be the good, and the advancement and upbuilding of the great fraternity we all love so well. Before closing I desire to return my sincere thanks to our efficient Grand Secretary, who has ever been prompt with liis correspondence, rendering valuable assistance bj' his wise counsel and advice, and to you all, brethren, for the high honor conferred one year ago, and on parting let us remember that our duty is, not to be better than others, but to be better than ourselves, and that the more we have the more we owe to those who need assistance. Fraternally submitted, JAMES H. McCALL, Grand Master.

On motion of W.-. B r o . JACOB D E W I T T , t h e address was re-

ferred to Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers. PRESENTATION. Rev.

B r o . SAMDEL B . B U S S E R ,

in graceful a n d p l e a s i n g

p h r a s e , presented to M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master J A M E S H . M C C A L L , on behalf of a few of his m a n y friends in this jurisdiction, a v e r y handsome a n d a t t r a c t i v e i v o r y gavel, of which complim e n t t h e honored recipient made grateful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . â&#x20AC;˘

1895-96-

GKAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER. T h e E.-. W.-. G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , E G B E R T E . T O R K I N G T O N , p r e s e n t e d h i s a n n u a l r e p o r t , s h o v v i n g t h e a m o u n t of f u n d s r e c e i v e d a n d p a i d o u t b y h i m d u r i n g t h e j ' e a r ; p r o p e r v o u c h e r s for a l l moneys paid a c c o m p a n j ' i n g t h e r e p o r t ; GENERAL FUND. W I C H I T A , K A N . , J a n u a r y 31, 1896. ROBERT E . T O R R I N G T O N , Grand

Treasurer,

In account with the M.'.W.'. G R A N D LODGE OF KAN.SAS:

1895. Feb. ,1.—Balance in G r a n d Treasury Feb. 26.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Mar. 7.— Transferred from Special F u n d Mar. 7.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d May 22.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Sept.l7.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Oct. 21.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Nov. 25.—Cash from A. K. AVilson, G r a n d Dec. 22.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d 1896. J a n . 1.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 2.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 5.— Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 7.— Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 8.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand J a n . 9.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 10.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . II.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 13.— Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . 15.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 18.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 21.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 22.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grrand J a n . 24.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 27.— Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 29.— Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d J a n . 31.— Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Feb. 3.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, Grand Feb. 3.— Received account of interest Total

Secretary Secretar\' Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretar\' Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretarv Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary

$18,343 88 1,175 00 16,163 64 327 44 300 00 50 00 170 34 200 00 80 00 364 40 451 45 629 70 5:!0 20 397 70 647 20 1,956 50 506 70 413 50 730 20 361 60 1,283 64 207 50 211 20 251 70 254 20 532 90 12 50 483 55 S47,036 64

212 ,or>J 090

PnoCEEDINGS Warralll !\o.

OF THE

February.

DISBUJiSEMENTS.

Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

21.— 74, M. M. Miller, expenses order Grand Master $ 50 00 I.— 75, C. O. Knowles, rent to June 1,1895 62 50 7.— Transferred to Special Fund 1,332 61 7.— Transferred to Charity Fund 15,000 00 7.— Transferred to Charity Fund 1,616.37 7.— 76, G. \V. Clark, expense's Grand Master 86 82 7.— 77, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 59 29 7.— 78, A. K. Wilson, postage and express...'. 18 15 28.-783, Mrs. S. J. Brown, balance salary J. H. Brown, Grand Secretary 197 00 Mar. 28.— 79, Mrs. S. J. Brown, settlement estate J. H. Brown 268 20 Mar. 29.— 80, Ketcheson & Reeves, printing Proceedings 1895 1,000 00 Mar. 28.— 81, Geo. F. Pond, Custodian, salary 1895 50 00 Mar. 28.— 82, Geo. M. Coplin, Custodian,salary 1895 50 00 Mar. 28.— 83, \V. P. Mudgett. Custodian, salary 1895 50 00 Mar. 28.— 84, Geo. F. Pond, Custodian, expenses 23 37 Mar. 28.— 85, Geo. M. Coplin, Custodian, expenses 24 50 Mar. 28.— 86, W. P. Mudgett, Custodian, expenses 14 24 Mar. 30.— 87, H. H. Mills & Son, carpets, etc 50 95 Mar. 30.— 88, Reed & Tomlinson, desks and furniture 123 00 Mar. 30.— 89, A. K. Wilson, postage 84 00 Mar. 30.— 90, A. K. Wilson, account Assistant Secretary 25 00 Apr. 1.— 91, A. K. Wilson, express on Proceedings 83 22 Apr. 1.— 92, A. K. Wilson, postage on Proceedings 1895 6 88 Apr. 2.— 93, Balance account M. M. Miller, chairman Committee on Correspondence for 1894 150 00 Apr. 9.— 94, J. M. Keener, book cases 145 00 Apr. 15.— 98, M. L. Stone, Grand Junior Warden, expenses... 12 85 Apr. 15.— 99, J. H. McCall, express charges 1 15 Apr. 15.—100, J. H. McCall, printing 2 00 Apr. 15.—101, " Wichita Eagle," printing 7 00 Apr. 16.—102, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 23 02 Apr. 16.—103, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 9 85 Apr. 19.— 104, Ketcheson & Reeves, printing 156 87 Apr. 22.—106, R. E. Torrington, Grand Master's apron 15 00 Apr. 22.—107, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 60 00 Apr. 26.—109, M. M. Miller, office rent 9 00 Apr. 29.—110, A. K. Wilson, binding Proceedings 51 00 Mav 9.—112, A. K. Wilson, binding Proceedings 34 00 Mav 22.— 116, J. H. McCall, Gr. Master, salary to May 22d 150 00 May 22.— 117, R. E. Torrington, Gr. Treas., salary to May 22d.. 125 00 May 22.—118, M. M. Miller, chairman Committee on Correspondence, salary to May 22d 75 00 May 22.-119, A. K. Wilson, Gr. Sec'v, salary to May 22d 450 00 June 5 . - 1 2 1 , L. C. Senseman, mileage 1894 6 30 June 5.—122, A. K. Wilson, express and postage 18 87 June 5.-123, 0. O. Knowles, rent to September 1, 1895 62 50 July 1.—128, Armstrong Mfg. Co., plating jewels 25 00 July 1.—129, Crane & Co., abstract books 20 00 July 9.— 130, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 38 55 July 22.—133, Crane & Co., binding library books 475 80 Aug. K.— 136, Crane & Co., binding Proceedings 85 00 Aug. 22.—137, R. E. Torrington, Gr. Treas., salary to Aug. 22d.. 125 00 Aug. 22.-138, A. K. Wilson, Gr. Sec'y, salary to Aug. 22d 450 00 Aug. 22.— 139, J. H. McCall, Gr. Master, salary to Aug. 22d.... 150 00 Carried forward

$23,209 86

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LODGE-OF

KANSAS.

-213

Brought forward $23,209 S6 Aug. 22.—140, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, salary to A u g . 22d 75 00 Sept. 5.—142, 0 . O. Knowles, r e n t to December 1, 1895 02 50 Sept. 19.—145, Ketcheson & Reeves, b l a n k s , etc 64 00 Oct. 14.—149, Ketcheson & Reeves, p r i n t i n g a n d blanks .369 75 Oct. 12.— 151, A. K . Wilson, incidental expenses 19 83 Oct. 12.—152, A. K . Wilson, postage a n d express 15 51 Nov. 12.—155, Account M . M . Miller 15 60 Nov. 18.—157, G. V . Hos-sfield, G r a n d Lodge t r u n k s 30 00 Nov. 22.—158, J . H . McCall, Grand Master, salary 150 00 Nov. 22.—159, R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer, salary to N o v e m b e r 22d 125 00 Nov. 22.—160, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Correspondence Committee, salary to N o v e m b e r 22d 75 00 Nov. 22.—161, A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary, salary to Nov e m b e r 22d 450 00 Dec. 3.— 162, Ketcheson & Reeves, r e p r i n t i n g Proceedings 1866-9 1,000 00 Dec. 3.—-163, Ketcheson & Reeves, r e p r i n t i n g Proceedings 1866-9 7 85 Dec. 3.—164, C. O. K n o w l e s , r e n t to M a r c h 1,1896 62 50 Dec. 10.—166, R. E . Torrington, Gr. Treasurer, p a y roll 1895.... 1,907 75 ]896. J a n . 21.—175, A. K . Wilson, Gr, Sec'y, postage a n d express... 12 89 .Jan. 21.—176, R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer, salary 125 00 J a n . 2 1 . - 1 7 7 , J . H . McCall, G r a n d Master, salary 1.50 00 J a n . 21.—178, M. M. Miller, c h a i r m a n Cor. Committee, salary.. 75 00 J a n . 21.—179, A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary, salarv 450 00 J a n . 2 2 . - 1 8 0 , Crane & Co., b i n d i n g ." 250 00 Feb. 3.— Transferred to Charity F u n d (10 % of G e n ' l F u n d ) . . 1,204 55 Feb. 3.—Balance in G r a n d Treasury 17,129 05 xv^tti.

CHARITY FUND.

ROBERT E . TOKBINGTON, Grand

W I C H I T A , K A N . , J a n u a r y 31, 189G. Treasurer,

In account with the M.". W.". G R A N D L O D G E OP K A N S A S :

1895. Feb. ].—Balance i n G r a n d T r e a s u r y .$3,968 36 Mar. 7.— Transferred trom Special F u n d 13,326 15 Mar. 7.—Transferred from Special F u n d 2,294 00 Mar. 7.— Transferred from G e n e r a l F u n d 15,000 00 Mar. 7.— Transferred from General F u n d 1,616 37 Feb. 3.— Transferred from G e n e r a l F u n d , 1 0 ^ of receipts General F u n d 1,204 55 Received accountof interest 983 SO Total

$38,393 23

214 1S95. A p r . 1-5. A p r . ].5. A p r . 15. A p r . 22. A p r . 24. May 9. May 14. May 14. May 14. .Tune 3. J u n e 26. J u n e 26. J u n e 26. J u n e 26. J u l y 10. J u l y 13. A u g . 6. A u g . 7. A u g . 24. Sept. 9. Sept. 9. Sept. 19. Oct. 2. Oct. 4. Oct. 10. Oct. 28. Oct. 28. Kov. 13. Dec. 3. Dec. 23. Dec. 31. Dec. 31.

PROCEEDINGS

THE

February,

DISBURSEMENTS.

- W a r r a n t No. 95.. - W a r r a n t No. 96 . - W a r r a n t No. 97.. - W a r r a n t No. 105.. - W a r r a n t iVo. 108.. - W a r r a n t No. 111.. - W a r r a n t No. 113.. - W a r r a n t No. 114.. - W a r r a n t No. 115.. - W a r r a n t No. 120.. - W a r r a n t No. 124.. - W a r r a n t No. 125.. - W a r r a n t No. 126 - W a r r a n t No. 127.. - W a r r a n t No. 131.. - W a r r a n t No. 132.. - W a r r a n t No. 134.. - W a r r a n t No. 135 . - W a r r a n t No. 141.., -AVarrant No. 143. - W a r r a n t No. 144.. - W a r r a n t No. 146.. - W a r r a n t No. 147.. - W a r r a n t No. 148.. - W a r r a n t No. 150 . - W a r r a n t No. 153 . - W a r r a n t No. 154 - W a r r a n t No. 156.. -AVarrant No. 165.. - W a r r a n t No. 167.. - W a r r a n t No. 168. - W a r r a n t No. 169..

25 00 25 00' 50 00 25 00 25 00 50 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 75 15 30 00 25 00 25 00 10 00 25 00 15 00 25 00 25 00 10 00 15 00 100 00 15 00 25 00 10 00 44 00 25 00 15 00 45 00 50 QO 50 00 25 00

1896. J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 170. J a n . 1.3. - W a r r a n t No. 171., J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 172. J a n . 13. - W a r r a n t No. 173. J a n . 14. - W a r r a n t No. 174. J a n . 23. - W a r r a n t No 181. J a n . 27. - W a r r a n t No. 182., F e b . 3.—Balance in G r a n d T r e a s u r y Total

25 25 25 10 25 30 25 37,244 •

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08

838,393 23

Fraternally submitted, R O B E R T E. T O R R I N G T O N , Grand Treasurer.

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R E P O R T OF GRAND .SECRETARY. R.-.W.-. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , p r e s e n t e d h i s r e p o r t as G r a n d Secretary and Librarian, as follows: To the M:.W:. Orand Lodge of Kansas: It becomes my d u t y once more to s u b m i t for y o u r consideration t h e several duties discharged by m e as G r a n d Secretary t h e past y e a r : PROCEEDINGS 1 8 9 5 .

Soon after t h e close of t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n t h e J o u r n a l of t h e Proceedings of 1895, with half-tone portraits of Bros. BYINGTON a n d MAGERS, as o r d e r e d by t h e G r a n d Lodge, were p r i n t e d a n d distributed in t h e usual m a n n e r . CHARTERS.

By virtue of an action of t h e Grand Lodge at the last A n n u a l Communication, charters were issued to t h e following lodges, a n d in d u e time reports of t h e i r organization and t h e installation of t h e i r officers were received from t h e M.-.W.\ Grand Master a n d t h e d e p u t i e s commissioned by him for t h a t p u r p o s e : L u r a y Lodge, No. 153, at L u r a y , Russell county, by W:.

JOHN

H.^MMOND.

Atwood Lodge, No. 164, at Atwood, Rawlins county, by W.-. W. A. BURNETT.

Bennington Lodge, No. 180, at Bennington, Ottawa county, by M.-. Vv'.'. Vv'. D . THU-Ui-aUiN.

Royal Lodge, No. 192, at Lyons, Rice county, b y W.-. E. R. MOSES. Oakley Lodge, No. 253, at Oakley, Logan county, by W . \ R. M. McGONlGAL.

Virgil Lodge, No. 301, a t Virgil, Greenwood county, b y W.-. J O H N H . STIOHER.

Albert P i k e Lodge, No. 303, at Wichita, Sedgwick c o u n t y , by M.'. W.-.

JAMES H . M C C A L L .

F r e d e r i c k Lodge,. No. 337, at Frederick, Rice county, b y

W.\

NATHANIEL M . SMITH. REPRINT PROCEEDINGS

1866-69.

D u r i n g t h e y e a r t h e r e p r i n t of t h e Proceedings of 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869, V o l u m e I I , as ordered by t h e last Communication, has b e e n completed. A half-tone steel portrait of R.'.W.'. E. T. CARR, w h o a b h ' served this G r a n d Lodge as G r a n d Secretary from 1861 to 1870, a d o r n s this volume. T h e estimate on which t h e appropriation of last year was m a d e for this purpose proved to h a v e been too low. R a t h e r t h a n to delay t h e completion of t h e work, these facts were s u b m i t t e d to t h e Council of

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KETURNS.

Realizing the importance of a more complete and systematic manner of compiling and preserving the annual lodge returns, a recommendation was made by the Grand Secretary one year ago that a book be prepared, so arranged as to contain the complete returns of each lodge for a number of years. Upon approval of the Grand Lodge such books were provided and, at the expenditure of no little time and labor, the roster of officers and members of each lodge for 1894 was enrolled therein. The book is arranged and dated to cover a period of twenty-five years, and if the Secretaries of our lodges will carefully follow the suggestions and instructions, printed on the inside cover, fewer errors will occur in the annual returns, while each lodge will have a complete and satisfactory history of its members, as shown by such returns. On August 2Sth these books, together with the blank return for 1895, were sent to the various Secretaries by express, and a letter, by mail, explaining their use, and with a request for $1.20, to cover the cost of the book. ABSTRACT OF LODGE

RETURNS.

Since my last report the abstract of lodge returns has been completed, requiring the purchase of two additional books of two hundred pages each. One page is assigned to each lodge, on which is entered the name, number, location, date of dispensation, date of charter, and fees paid. Then follows an abstract of each year's return, giving number of members shown by previous report, initiations, passings, raisings, admissions, restorations, reinstatements, dimissions, deaths, suspensions, expulsions, net increase or decrease, total membership, and amount of Grand Lodge dues. It is, indeed, unfortunate that in some instances the abstracts are not complete. It is still more unfortunate, and to be regretted, that little care seems to have been taken in the early history of the Grand Lodge in correcting errors in returns sent to the Grand Secretary's office. The Grand Lodge has annually expended money to compensate the laborious task of examining the annual returns, the results of which examination have been set forth in the printed Proceedings, and in too many cases have been totally ignored. These annual returns are to the Grand Lodge what the family record is to the individual, and the results of carelessness and neglect in the one case are as much to be deplored as in the

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other. No man would thank his ance.stors for the preservation of a family record devoid of dates and inaccurate as to names. Few men become members of the subordinate lodges of this State who are not possessed of average business ability, and careful and prompt in the discharge of duties. In most cases the Secretaries of our subordinate lodges are compensated for the labors they perform ; wherefore it follows that no more reasonable grounds can exist for the excuse of the omissions and errors in the annual returns of the lodges than would be taken into consideration in the transaction of daily business affairs. If the subordinate lodges of this State are not sufficiently alive to their own interests and not sufficiently considerate of the posterity of their lodges to demand the accurate and faithful performance of his duties at the hands of the Secretary, then surely this Grand Lodge, in its sovereign capacity, should adopt such measures as would deprive lodges of the opportunity of blotting the absolutely accurate and unbroken record of a Grand Lodge whose achievements have been as brilliant as those of the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas. It is not now too late to correct the errors and irregularities of the past, and to the end that the omissions in our records may be supplied, the following list of lodges and dates of missing returns is herewith given: Smithton, No. 1 — 1857-8-9, 1862-3, 1860, 1874. Leavenworth, No. 2 —1856-7-8, 1860. Wyandotte, No. 3 —1856-7-8, 1872. Kickapoo, No. 4 —1856-7-8. Washington, No. 5 —1856-7-8. ijHwi"t;iict:, i>u. u — x o u u - / - o , l o u u .

Union, No. 7 —1858, 1860. Rising Sun, No. 8—(1857, 1860; Bourbon, No. 8.) Acacia, No. 9 — 1867 to 1882; (Shawnee, No. 9; defunct—1858-9, IS60.) King Solomon, No. 10 —1858. (Ottumwa, No. 1 1 - d e f u n c t ; 1856 to 1865.) Emporia, No. 12 — 1858-9-60, 1863. Nemaha, No. 13 — 1858, 1862 to 1866. Oskaloosa, No. 14.-1858-9. Lafayette, No. 16 — 1862. Topeka, No. 17 —1858-9. ( Elk Creek, No. 20 —defunct; 1859 to 1863.) Valley Falls, No. 21 —1860. Osage Valley, No. 24 —(Organization of 1859; 1860 to 186:1) ( St. Johns, No. 26, of Atchison —defunct; 1861.)° Neosho, No. 27 — 1861. Eldora, No. 28 — 1861, 1865. Pacific, No. 29 — 1860, 1864. Arcana, No. 31 —1860. Mound City, No. 33 — 1860. (Indianola, No. 34 —defunct; 1861.)

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Paola, No. 37 (Miami, No. 69— 1863-4, 1866.) Seneca, No. 39 ("Old" Seneca —1863, 1867.) DeSoto, No. 40—1863. Holton, No. 42 —1863. ( Monticello, No. 43 —defunct; 1864 to 1866.) Delphian, No. 44—1865. • Easton, No. 45— 1875. Nine Mile, No. 49 —1876. Wetmore, No. 53— 1872. ( Mt. Pleasant, No. 58 —defunct; 1867.) ( Americus, No. 62 —defunct; 1869, 1870.) Burlington, No. 66 —1864-5. Huron, No. 72 — 1876. Tuscan, No. 82 —1877, 1884. Doric, No. 83 —1873. Jeflferson, No. 84 — 1869, 1871. (Evergreen, No. 86 — defunct; 1870.) Home, No. 89—1871, 1877-8-9. Patmos, No. 97-1875, 1878. Wichita, No. 99—1870. Prudence, No. 100—1873. Cedar, No. 103 —1875. Frontier, No. 1.04—1871. Fidelity, No. 106—1871. Muscotah, No. 116 — 1875, 1884. Parsons, No. 117 —1874. Halcyon, No. 120—1872, 1875. Liberty, No. 123-1879. . Lincoln, No. 154—1874. Greenwood, No. 163 — 1877. (Cedarvale, No. 164-defunct; 1881-2-3.) (Lyons, No. 192 —defunct; 1880.) Ninnescah, No. 230— 1884. Mistletoe, No. 269 —1885. Black Diamond, No. 274 —1889. Cyrus, No. 288—1886. (Lily, No. 301—defunct; 1887.) Bluff City, No. 313 — 1891. A summary of the abstract from the organization of the Gtrand Lodge to January 1, 1895, shows the following: o

Initiated Passed Raised Admitted Restored Dimitted Deaths • Suspended Expelled

25,273 22,669 22,439 15,654 1,929 16,319 3,174 6,794 347

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REGISTRY.

As will appear from the matters covered by this report and that of the librarian, we have, in the judgment of your Grand Secretary, progressed well and rapidly toward the arrangement and preservation of the archives of the Grand Lodge. But one thing remains to be done â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to put the records of this Grand Lodge in a shape befitting its importance and in keeping with the preservation of masonic records as practiced by other jurisdictions. A registry of the members of this Grand Lodge since its organization should be prepared. To this subject your attention was directed last j'ear, and an appropriation of three hundred dollars was made for the purchase of the books needed for records in the Grand Secretary's office. As will appear from the financial statement, this appropriation was not in any great part used, and the balance has been covered back into the treasury, inasmuch as your Grand Secretary was in doubt as to his authority to employ the balance of this appropriation in the purchase of such books or records as might be necessary for the proper and adequate preservation of a registry of the Grand Lodge. The attention of the Grand Lodge is therefore called to this subject at this present Communication, with the suggestion that an appropriation be made sufficient in character to carry out this work on a proper scale. By reference to the summary of abstracts, as hereinbefore set forth, ' it will be seen that in order to bring this registry up to date, the masonic record of over forty-one thousand individuals will have to be transcribed. The more speedily this work be accomplished, the less likely will be serious errors, for in the earlier years of this Grand l^odge many details relative to the masonic careers of individuals are wanting, and for this information we must oi necessity depend upon the recollection and memory of those now living who were actively associated with the early labors of the Grand Lodge. The mutations of time make it highly desirable that this information be gathered before the inevitable transitions of life shall have forever silenced the tongues that may now speak to the pages that shall become our history. In correspondence with the Grand Secretaries of other jurisdictions, I find that inÂť many States such a registry has been prepared, and that its great value and-its usefulness have not alone been confined to the purposes of the Graft, but have been of incalculable service to the descendants of prominent Masons in the older States in matters of biographies and estates. GRAND

REPRESENTATIVE.

By direction of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, a commission was issued on April 4lh to R.'. W.-. Bro. WILLIAM M . BROOKE, of Brookings, S. D., as

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COPIES O F C H A R T E H S .

On March 6th certified copies of c h a r t e r s were issued to W a - K e e n e y Lodge, N o . 148, a n d to L e n o r a Lodge, N o . 181, in accordance with a resol u t i o n a d o p t e d a t t h e last a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h i s Grand .Lodge. On December 23d a certified cop}' of c h a r t e r was issued to W h i t e C l o u d L o d g e , No. 78, b y o r d e r of t h e M . \ W.-. G r a n d iVTaster; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s lodge having been d e s t r o y e d b y fire. On December 26th a certified copy of c h a r t e r was issued to Brookville Lodge, No. 209, b y o r d e r of t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r ; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s lodge having b e e n d e s t r o y e d b y fire. On December 29th a certified copy of c h a r t e r was issued to Hartford L o d g e , No. 193, b y o r d e r of t h e M.'.AV.'. G r a n d Master, t h e charter of t h i s lodge having b e e n d e s t r o y e d b y fire. On J a n u a r y 16, 1896, a certified copy of c h a r t e r w a s issued to Spring H i l l L o d g e , No. 56, b y o r d e r of t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r ; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s lodge h a v i n g b e e n d e s t r o y e d b y fire. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S

CERTIFICATES.

D u r i n g t h e year certificates of good s t a n d i n g were issued to t h e following b r e t h r e n : F R A N C I S M . TUMBLESON, L A F A Y E T T E L E E , J A M E S B . TRAMMEL, M Y R A M T I N K H A M , GEORGE A. B O Y L E , J O H N W . S A N K E Y , SQUIRE H . COWEN, D A N I E L L. B E L L ,

DAVID H B N N I G H , , G E O R G E MCQUEEN,

SAMUEL E . ESTLE, a n d

T H O M A S J . THOMPSON, m e m b e r s of l a t e L o u i s b u r g L o d g e , N o . 180; J A M E S C. W I L L I A M S , L . B . W E I D B N H E I M E R , J E S S E G . NORTHCUTT, a n d H O W A R D S .

BUNTING, members of late Eichfield Lodge, N o . 303; G E O . W . CLARK, P E R R Y N . H A R T S , N . P . B E N E D I C T , " W . T. NICHOLAS, A . H . M E Y E R , a n d A N D R E W H A R R I S , m e m b e r s of l a t e L y o n s L o d g e , N o . 192; J A M E S E T H E R -

iNGTON, m e m b e r of late M y r t l e Lodge, N o . 164; 0 . COLLIER, m e m b e r late Saratoga Lodge, No. 216; M . S . W I N T E R , m e m b e r late L e c o m p t o n Lodge, N o . 1 3 ; J A M E S CROMWELL a n d J A M E S G R O S E , m e m b e r s of late W a l t o n

L o d g e , No. 323; JOHN P . BRISBEN, m e m b e r of late L y o n s Lodge, No. 192. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSACTIONS.

By a u t h o r i t y of t h e G r a n d Lodge, given last C o m m u n i c a t i o n , I h a v e p u r c h a s e d a n apron for t h e G r a n d Master, a n d h a v e h a d t h e jewels rep a i r e d a n d gold plated. T h e papers in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e appeal of Bro. J . J . WOOD, of M a p l e City Lodge, No. 342, were r e t u r n e d t o h i s a t t o r n e y t h r o u g h B r o . H . D. COOPER, Worshipful Master, a n d t h o s e in connection with t h e a p peal of Bro. W. L . EVANS, of Osage Valley Lodge, No. 24, were sent t o t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master. T h e communication from t h e G r a n d L o d g e of Wisconsin, o n t h e subject of relief, was forwarded to W.'. Bro. W I L L I A M DIXON, of I o n i c Lodge, N o . 254, c h a i r m a n of a special c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d for t h a t purpose, as suggested by t h e repor.t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e .

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During the year five circulars have been issued: No. 12, notice of State School of Instruction; No. 13, suggestions to Secretaries relative to making annual returns; No. 14, communication to lodges relative to book of annual returns; No. 15, notice of failure to remit for book "annual returns;" No. 16, notice to Secretaries urging upon them the importance of sending in annual returns properly. Three special trunks, properly arranged, have been provided for the preservation and transportation of the aprons and jewels of the Grand Lodge. Authoritj' for this action will be found in the report of the Council of Administration. WALTON L O D G E , NO. 3 2 3 .

I received notice from this lodge that they had closed their affairs by authority of an edict of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, dated August 9, 1895. They also transmitted to me their annual report and Grand Lodge dues. On October 12th I received the seal, charter, i-ecords, three volumes of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and several pamphlet copies of the same. LINCOLNVILLE

LODGE, N O . 3 1 5 .

The charter of this lodge was surrendered on February 10th by authority of an edict of the M.".W.\ Grand Master, and in due time their charter, seal and records were received at this office. LAW R E L A T I N G TO SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS.

Eealizing that the law relating to the suspension of members for non-payment of dues is of more than ordinary importance to the lodges, I would repeat the suggestion made a year ago, in the hopes that the Committee on Jurisprudence may at this.Annual Communication find time to give this subject their consideration. If these sections of our laws be phrased so as to remove the conflicting provisions, the labors of both Grand Secretary and subordinate Secretaries will be greatly lightened; wherefore I repeat the suggestion of last year, to-wit: My attention has been several times directed to the statutory law on the subject of non-payment of lodge dues, and the method of procedure under the Code. There is no question in my mind as to the intent of the law; but in the arrangement of the printed Code reference is not made to the statute which gives the right to proceed, and the provisions of such statute are in most cases overlooked. This gives opportunity to raise the question as to the validity of perhaps ninety per cent, of the suspensions since our present Code became operative. A strict and technical application of the law requires two notifications by the Secretary to the member in arrearages, and two reports of such notification and arrearages to the lodge, all of which must be had at only two dates of the calendar year, namely: the stated communication next preceding, and the stated communication next succeeding, St.

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John's Day in December. The details of the statutory provision are contained in Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. Now, the method of procedure against a member for arrearages of dues is outlined in Sections 1 and 2. Subdivision II, Chapter III, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. It is by these last named sections that the majority of lodges proceed, and the language thereof is misleading, in that it specifies that at any stated communication a majority vote is sufficient to require the Junior Warden to present charges and specifications against a delinquent brother. I submit, that the statutory provisions of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws, above referred to, take precedence over Sections 1 and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter III, for the reason that the latter sections provide only the means of procedure when a member becomes amenable to discipline, and that member can become amenable to discipline only by the application of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, of the By-Laws. I would suggest, however, that this be made perfectly clear by such amendment or resolution as will prevent lodges making a mistake of procedure under Sections J and 2, Subdivision II, Chapter III, without regard for or attention to provisions of Sections 56 and 57 of Chapter II. BECOUDS.

It afTords me pleasure to report to this Grand Lodge that in sepaniting and classifying the various papers of the office, 1 found the original minutes of the conventions to organize the Grand Lodge of Kansas, held in the City of Leavenworth, November 14 and December 27, 1855; also the original Constitution and By-Laws as adopted at the convention of December 27, 1855. These' documents are in an excellent state of preservation, and each year will bring sucb added historical value that no delay should arise in providing for their preservation. I have assorted, arranged, and filed in the vault, during the past year, the various petitions, dispensations, transcripts, charters, dimits and commissions. I regret to saj', however, that a number of these important papers are missing from the archives. Believing that the lodges whose titles are clouded by the omission of these documents will feel a pride in supplying the missing information, I append herewith a list of the documents so found, with the request that such lists be inspected, asking those interested to bear in mind that wherever the name of their own lodge does not appear, the documents in relation to said lodges, as indicated by the classification, are missing. I find on file the petitions for dispensation of the following lodges: (Nos. 1,2, 3, 4 and 6, petitions to Grand Lodge of Missouri), 9,11,13,15, 22, 24, 25, 26, (St. John's 26, Atchison, defunct), 30, (Aubry 30, defunct), (Valley 30, 1867 and 1880, defunct), 34, (Golden City ,34), ( Nevada

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City 36), 43, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55,57 to 61, ( Amerious 62, 1866, defunct), 62, (Miami 69, defunct) 69, (Center 69, defunct), (Mt. Moriah 70, Salt Lake City), 70 to 77, (Ionic 77, defunct), 79 to 84,86, (Ashlar 87, defunct), 87, 88, 90, 95, 97 to 101, 104,105,106, (Zion 108, defunct), 108, (Obedience 109, defunct), 110 to 119, 121, 122, (Alpha 122), 123 to 147, (White Water 148), 148 to 152, (Composite 152, defunct), ( Springdale 152, defunct), (Cato 153), 153 to 159, (Myrtle 164, defunct), 164, 175 to 180, ( Louisburg 180. defunct), 181 to 191, (Lyons 192, defunct), 194 to 215, (Saratoga216, defunct), (Triune 216, defunct), 217 to 224, 226 to 252, (Andale 253), 253, ( Lindsborg U. D. and Phrenix 253, defunct), 254 to .300, (Lily 301,) 301, .302, ( Kichfleld 303, defunct), 303 to 306, 308 to 321, 324, 331, 333, 335, 336, ( Blaine 337 ), 337 to 352, Denver U. D., Opolis U. D. I find dimits which accompanied petitions for dispensations from the following lodges: ISos. 25, 30 (Valley 30, 1880, defunct), 34, ( Great Light 34, defunct), 43, 46, 50, 59, 69, 70, 77, 86, 87, 108, 122, 147 ( White Water 148), 148 to 152, (Composite 152, defunct), (Springdale 152, defunct), (Cato 153), 153, 155 to 159, (Myrtle 164, defunct), 164,170, 180, (Louisburg 180, defunct), (Olive, 181, defunct), 181 to 188, 194 to 215, (Saratoga 216, defunct), (Triune 216, defunct), 217 to 224, 226 to 253, (Lindsborg U. D., and Phoenix 253, defunct), 254 to 259, 270 to 300, (Lily 301, defunct), 301, 302, (Richfield 303, defunct), 303 to 306, 308 to 321, 324, 331, 333, 335, 336, (Blaine 337), 337 to 352, Opolis TJ. D. I find On file dispensations for the following lodges: (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 from Grand Lodge of Missouri), 8, 10, 11, ( Ottnmwa 11, defunct), 12.13. ( Lecompton 13, defunct), 14, ( Tecumseh 14, defunct), 15 to 19, (Elk Creek 20, defunct), 21, 22, (Paris 22 defunct), 23, ("Old" Osage Valley 24, 1858, defunct), 24 to 26, (St. John's 26, Atchison, defunct),' (Landmark, afterwards St. John's 26," Leavenworth, defunct), 27 to 30, (Aubry 30, defunct), (Valley 30, 1867, defunct), (Valley 30, 1880, defunct), 31 to 34, ( Great Light 34, defunct), ( Golden City 34 ), 35, 36, =( Nevada City 36), ( Auraria 37 ), 37 to 39, ( Seneca 39, 1863, defunct), 40 to 42, ( Virginia City 43 ), 43 to 46, ( Calvary 50 ), 50, 51, ( Perry 52, defunct), 52 to -54, 56 to 58, ( Mount Pleasant 58. defunct), ( Dick Rees 59, defunct), 59 to 61, ( Americus 62,1866, defunct), 62 to 66, ( Burlington 66, 1863, defunct),67, (" Old " Frankfort 67, defunct), 68, ( Miami 69, defunct), 69, ( Center 69), ( Mt. Moriah 70, Salt Lake City), 70 to 77, (Ionic 77, defunct), 78 to 86, (Evergreen 86, defunct), (Ashlar 87, defunct), 87 to 96, 99 to 107, ( Zion 108, defunct), 108, ( Obedience 109, defunct), 110 to 122, ( Alpha 122), 123 to 147, ( Clear Water 148), 148 to 152, ( Composite 152, defunct), ( Springdale 152, defunct), ( Cato 153), 153 to 156, 158 to 163, ( Cedarvale 164, defunct), ( Myrtle 164, defunct), 164 to 166, 168 to 170, (Ida 170, defunct), 171 to 180, ^ Louisburg 180, defunct), ( Olive 181, defunct', 181 to 191, ( Lyons 192, defunct), 193 to 202, 204 to 215, (Triune 216, defunct), 216, 217, 219 to 224, 226 to 252, ( Andale 253), 253, 255, 257 to 259, 270 to 300, ( Lily 301, defunct), 301,302, ( Richfield 303, defunct), 303 to 322, (Walton 323, defunct), 324 to 336,

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February,

( B l a i n e 337), 337 to 344, 346 t o 353, F r i e n d s h i p U. D., Adelphi U. D., S t a n t o n (1858) U. D., Opolis U . B . I find on file commissions for i n s t i t u t i n g lodges U . D.: Nos. 30, 59, 152, ( L o u i s b u r g 180, d e f u n c t ) , 181, 187, 188, 209, 211 to 214, ( T r i u n e 216, d e f u n c t ) , 217 to 219, 221 to 224, 226 to 252, 254, 255, 258, 271,278, 280 to 288, 301, (Opolis U. D., defunct.) I find on file t r a n s c r i p t s of t h e following lodges: Nos. 11, 12, 13,15, ( T e c u m s e h 15, defunct), 16, 19, 20, 22, ( E l k Creek 22, defunct), ( P a r i s , 22, defunct), 24, 25, ( H i g h P r a i r i e 25, defunct), 26, 27, 30, ( A u b r y 30, defunct), 34, (Auraria 37), 39, 43, 46, 50, ( Calvary 50, defunct), 52, 53, ( M t . P l e a s a n t 58, defunct), 58, ( D i c k Rees 59, d e f u n c t ) , 59, 60, 62, (Americus 62, d e f u n c t ) , 67, 68, 69, ( Miami 69, d e f u n c t ) , 70, 77, 82, 86. 87, 90, 94, 95, 96, 108, 110, 112 to 118, 121,122, ( A l p h a 1^2), 124, 125, 128, 129, 131 to 135, 137 to 143, 145, 146, 147, ( W h i t e W a t e r 148), 149, 150, 151, 152, ( C o m posite 152, defunct), (Springdale 152, defunct), (Cato 153) 153, 154 to 158, 160, 161, 162, ( M y r t l e 164, d e f u n c t ) , (Cedar Vale 164, d e f u n c t ) , 164 to 166, 168, 169, ( I d a 170, d e f u n c t ) , 170 to 179, ISO, ( L o u i s b u r g 180, defunct), ( O l i v e 181, d e f u n c t ) , 181 to 188, 190, 191, ( L y o n s 192, d e f u n c t ) , 193 to 202, 204 to 210, 212 to 214, 216, ( S a r a t o g a 216, d e f u n c t i , 219 to 233, 235 to 247, 249, 250, 251, 253, '( Lindsborg 253, defunct) (Aiidale 253 ), 254, 25G, 257, 258 to 270, 272 to 278, 280 to 301, ( Lilly 301, def u n c t ) , 302, 303, (Richfield 303, ilefiinct), 304 to 321, ( W a l t o n 323, d e f u n c t ) , 324 to 388, 340, 341, 343, 344, 346 to 353, Leota ( Norton Co.) U. D., Opolis U . D. I find on file petitions for c h a r t e r s from t h e following lodges: Nos. .9, 11, 15, 22, 25, 26, ( Valley 30, 1880, d e f u n c t ) , 53, 58, 62, ( Miami 69, def u n c t ) , ( Mt. Moriah 70, Salt L a k e . C i t y ) , 70, 86, 146, 147, ( W h i t e Water 148 ), 149 to 151, ( C o m p o s i t e 152, d e f u n c t ) , ( Cato 153 ), 153 to 157, 159, 161, 164,174, 178,180, 190, 192, 210, ( A n d a l e 253), 253, 256, 275, 285 to 287, 291, 293, 297 to 299, 301, 303, 306, 307, 322, ( W a l t o n 323, d e f u n c t ) , 325 to 330, 332 to 336, ( Blaine 337, defunct), 337 to 342, 344, 346, 348 t o ' 351. I find on file commissions for i n s t i t u t i n g lodges a n d installing officers a.s follows: Nos. 34, 43, 46, 50, 52, 63, 77, 87, 108, 122, 125, (Springdale 152, defunct) 153, ( Myrtle 164, d e f u n c t ) , 164, 170, 180, 181, 192, 204 t o 215, ( Saratoga 216, d e f u n c t ) , ( T r i u n e 216, d e f u n c t ) , 217 to 224,226, 227, 229 to 234, 236 to 253, 255, 288, 301, 337, 342 to 344, 346 to 350. I find on file charters of t h e following defunt lodges: Ottumwa 11, T e c u m s e h 14,'Elk Creek 20, Paris 22, Osage Valley 24, 1858; Aubry 30, Valley 30, 1867; Great L i g h t 34, Monticello 43, Perry 52, M o u n t Pleasant 5S, Dick Rees 59, A m e r i c u s 62, 1866; " O l d " F r a n k f o r t 67, Miami 69, C e n t e r 69, Evergreen 76, I o n i c 77, Zion 108, Obedience 109, Composite 152, Cato 153, Cedar Vale 164, M y r t l e 164, I d a 170, Louisburg 180, Olive 181, L y o n s 192, Lincolnville 315, Saratoga 216, T r i u n e 216, Walton 323, Blaine 337.

1895-96.

QrRASD LODGE

225

JCANSAH.

I find that a very fruitful source of dela}' in sending in annual returns arises from the impression that a warrant for the annual Grand Lodge dues cannot be drawn without formal action of the subordinate lodge at stated communication, inasmuch as these annual returns are not prepared until after the subordinate lodge's annual election; and inasmuch, further, as said annual elections often happen close to St. John's Day, it general!}' occurs that a stated communication, at which some formal action could be taken, is not lield until some time in January, thus delaying the transmitting of the annual report to the Grand Secretary's office. In relation to the payment of the annual per capita tax to the Grand Lodge, contemplated in Section 30, Chapter 11, of the By-Laws of the vjrand Lodge, it may be safe to assume that the Secretary has full authority to draw a warrant upon the Treasurer for the amount of said Grand Lodge dues without the formal sanction of the lodge by vote at a stated communication, and that the Master has full power and authority to countersign or approve such warrant. The section of the laws above referred to provides that " every lodge working under a warrant of constitution shall pay annually, on account of Grand Lodge revenue, etc." In accepting a charter a lodge obligates itself to maintain and support the laws of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. If these laws, therefore, provide for the annual payment of a specific revenue on or about a specific date, it is not within the power of the subordinate lodge to abrogate or extend such provisions. Let us assume that a lodge should decline, by vote, to authorize the issuance of a warrant in payment of these Grand Lodge dues; then it would stand in contempt of the Grand Lodge, and as such would be amenable to its discipline. In the absence 01 any statute, for such case made and provided, it must be assumed that the principles of common law and general masonic jurisprudence would apply, which by analogy and logical deduction clearly sustains the prop, osition that a warrant can issue for the payment of a subordinate lodge's annual Grand Lodge per capita tax without action by vote of the lodge. SPEOI.^L ASSESSMENT UNPAID.

The following is a list of lodges, and amounts due from each, on account special assessment of 1893: iVo.

3 14 33 117 157

Name.

Wyandotte Oskaloosa Mound City Parsons Haven

Amount.

$154 54 66 210 57

00 00 00 00 00

Xo.

Name.

179 Mt. Moriah 242 Miltonvale 313 BlufFCity. Total

Amount.

$ 71 00 38 00 42 00. $692 00

226

PROCEEDINGS

THE

February,

UUES UNPAID FOR 1S94.

Ko. 33 49 119 129 138 141 157 167 179

Name. M o u n d City N i n e Mile Cherokee Belleville Pomona Signal Haven Larned Mt. Moriah

Amount. S 56 00 26 50 106 50 75 50 61 50 63 00 So 50 100 00 12 00

No. 183 209 242 274 284 309 313

Name. Gaylord Brookville Miltonvale Black Diamond Anthem Syracuse Bluff City Total.,

Amount. S 30 00 48 00 20 00 25 00 48 00 54 00 35 00 .$846 50

UNPAID DUES 1895.

T h e following is a list of lodges, and a o i o u n t d u e from each on ann u a l d u e s for year e n d i n g Decemijer 31, 1895: Nn. Xame. Amount. No. Name. Amount. 129 Belleville $ 47 00 242 Miltonvale $ 9 00 132 Carson 34 50 2.55 Milan 13 50 157 H a v e n 21 00 329 Arcadia 11 50 167 L a r n e d 48 00 Total $220 50 168 Parkerville 28 00 183 Gavlord 8 00 ANNUAL RETURNS.

1 am pleased t o r e p o r t t h a t , with t h e assistance of t h e books of ann u a l , t h e returns from t h e lodges a r e in m u c h better condition t h a n those of last year. AVith b u t few exceptions t h e list nf m e m b e r s are a r r a n g e d alphabetically, a n d t h e w o r k of checking this year's r e t u r n s was a m u c h easier task t h a n heretofore. Y o u r attention was called one year ago to t h e importance of transm i t t i n g t h e annual r e t u r n s to t h e G r a n d Secretary on or before J a n u a r y 10th, as provided for by o u r Code. I regret to say t h a t notwith.standing t h e efforts on t h e p a r t of t h e G r a n d Secretary, notice h a v i n g b e e n given to t h e Secretaries d u r i n g t h e year and a request m a d e t h a t t h e y s e n d in their r e p o r t s p r o m p t l y , t h e r e were b u t 181 r e t u r n s received in t h e G r a n d Secretary's office on or before J a n u a r y 10th. On J a n u a r y 20th a card was a d d r e s s e d to t h e Secretaries of sixty lodges whose reports h a d n o t b e e n received u p to t h a t date, requesting t h e m to send in t h e i r r e t u r n s on or before J a n u a r y 28th, if possible, in o r d e r t h a t t h e Grand Secretary m i g h t complete his report. On J a n u a r y 29th a l e t t e r was addressed to t h e Worshipful Master, Senior W a r d e n a n d Secretary of t h i r t e e n lodges t h a t h a d failed to transmit t h e i r ret u r n s u p to that d a t e , and with b u t t h r e e exceptions (Nos. 47, 49 a n d 138) t h e s e reports were p r o m p t l y s e n t in. W i t h t h e absence, h o w e v e r , of t h e s e t h r e e reports, a complete r e p o r t c a n n o t be m a d e at t h i s time, a n d until all t h e Secretaries realize t h e i m p o r t a n c e of s e n d i n g in t h e i r r e p o r t s on time, so long will t h e G r a n d Secretary b e u n a b l e to s u b m i t to Grand Lodge a complete and satisfactory report.

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

227

Clay Center Lodge, No. 134, in s u b m i t t i n g t h e i r a n n u a l r e t u r n , claimed an e x e m p t i o n of dues on one m e m b e r who was insane. T h e p e r capita was paid on t h i s b r o t h e r for t h e year 1894 ($1.50), which a m o u n t , with t h e per capita of 1895 (fifty c e n t s ) , a m o u n t i n g to â&#x20AC;˘'52.00, is t h e credit claimed by this lodge. On J a n u a r y 9th I wrote t h e Secretary, informing him t h a t this was contrary to Section 7, Article V I I , of t h e Constitution, and in reply to which h e informed m e t h a t his lodge did not so understand t h e law, and declined to pay said dues. Section 6, Article V I I , of t h e Constitution provides t h a t " N o lodge shall be represented by its Master or W a r d e n s in Grand Lodge at a n y A n n u a l Communication, until such r e p o r t is made, nor until its a n n u a l dues are paid as provided by law." I n compliance t h e r e w i t h , I declined to issue credentials to this lodge. As s h o w n by t h e s u m m a r y s u b m i t t e d h e r e w i t h , we have h a d a n e t gain in m e m b e r s h i p t h e past year of 198. T h e work accomplished b y t h r e e of our lodges t h e past year is w o r t h y of special m e n t i o n . In each of t h e m t h e a m o u n t of work accomplished surpasses t h a t of any o t h e r lodge in t h e same period of t i m e since t h e organization of t h i s G r a n d Lodge. Winfiejd Lodge, No. 58, W . \ Bro. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS, Worshipful Master, conferred 152 degrees; initiated forty-seven, passed fifty-one, and raised fifty-four. A l b e r t P i k e Lodge, No. 303, at Wichita, W.-. Bro. GEORGE L . PRATT, Worshipful Master, conferred H 2 degrees; initiated tliirty-six, passed thirty-four, and raised forty-two. T h i s lodge was chartered at our last .Annual Cnmmiinicat.ion. and was shortly afterward instituted b v t h e M.". W.-. Grand Master; this work was therefore accomplished in about ten m o n t h s . K i n g Solomon Lodge, No. 10, L e a v e n w o r t h , W . ' . B r o . J. D. EDMOND, Worshipful Master,conferred 106 d e g r e e s ; initiated forty,passed t h i r t y four, and raised t h i r t y - t w o . Newton Lodge, No. 142, MILTON T . M C G R A W , Worshipful Master, has also m a d e a good s h o w i n g in t h e a m o u n t of work accomplished the past }'ear. T h e y conferred seventy-one d e g r e e s ; initiated twenty-five,passed twenty-six, and raised t w e n t y . W h i l e this a m o u n t of work does n o t exceed t h a t accomplished by a very few lodges in t h e past, y e t it is a r e m a r k a b l e showing, a n d reflects great credit on t h i s lodge. H e r e w i t h is s u b m i t t e d a s u m m a r j ' of t h e transactions as s h o w n by the annual returns: N u m b e r reports received on or before J a n u a r y 10th N u m b e r reports received after J a n u a r y 10th and prior to J a n u a r y 3Ist '.. N u m b e r reports not received Total

180 170 3 353

All reports received were accompanied with per capita in full except nine.

228

FnoCEEVlNGS

OF THE

February,

The following is a list showing valuation of lodge property, working paraphernalia, real estate, and amount expended for charity: Lodge property and working paraphernalia S 98,407 43 Real estate 166,827 32 Amount expended for charity i),272 29

S U i\I M A R Y, Number Number Number Number

members raised admitted restored omitted in 1894

1,090 503 149 ^ 11= 1,753 DECREASE.

Number dimitted Number died Number suspended Number expelled Number erroneously reported in 1894 Net gain

843 259 430 10 13 = 1,555 198

Number members shown Ity report, 1894 Walton Lodge, No. 323, charter surrendered Lincolnville Lodge, No. 315, charter surrendered

9 33=

Net gain in 1895 Lodges U.D Number members February 19, 1896

18,958

198 71=

42 18,916 269 19,185

Fraternally submitted, ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary.

GRAND

[?9S-96.

LODGE

SCHEDDLE

KANSAS.

229

"A,"

Being t h e a m o u n t of dues r e t u r n e d b y s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for t h e y e a r ending December 31, 1895: No. 1

Name.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Smithton LeavenworthWyandotte Kickapoo Washington .... Lawrence Union EisingSun Acaeia K i n g Solomon. Jewell Emporia Nemaha Oskaloosa G r e a t Bend Lafayette Topeka Franklin Olathe Circleville Valley Falls Olivet

24 25 26

Osage Valley. Oketo Longtou

Amount.

2.7

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 53

Eldora Pacific Towanda Aroana Auburn M o u n d City Havensville Hiawatha Council Grove Paola lola Seneca DeSoto Blooming Grove. Holton Nickerson Delphian Easton Halstead Mackey Lake Orient Pottawatomie Wetmore Carried forward

26 63 100 18 102 83 62 94 52 45 18 101 26 20 49 60 169 49 57 15 27 17

No.

Name.

50 50 00 00 00 00 50 50 50 50 50 00 50 00 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

Shawnee Troy Spring Hill.. Covville Wi'nfield Saltville Salina LaCygne.... Ridgeway. . Adams W a t h e n a .... Gardner Burlington.. Frankfort.... Hiram Star Carbondale. Baxter Huron Ohetopa Mystic T i e . . Wamegu

47 65

77 78 79 sn 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104

Delta W h i t e Cloud Corinthian

16 15 18 13 24 16

50 00 nn 00 00 00

11 do 12 00 31 00 15 .00 61'50 54 50 55 50 23 00 39 00 13 00 10 00 61 00 50 50 40 50 9 50 19 00 15 50 18 00 115 50 18 00 30 50

y.prArlfl.t.hn

New Albany Tuscan Doric Jefferson Sutton Sunflower Mankato Eureka Home Golden R u l e . . . . Marysville Mission Girard Harmony Constellation... Delaware Patmos Benevolent.-. Wichita Prudence Euclid Keystone Cedar Frontier

Amount,

18 00 42 50 33 00 22 00 103 50 8 00 61 00 21 19 50 19 22 37 29 19 35 *33 29 11 29 17 37

50 00 50 50 00 50 00 5000 50 50 00 50 00 00

o n r;r\

Ti 00 20 50 32 50 -.â&#x20AC;˘^0 on

14 13 11 16

00 00 00 00

24 50 30 50 18 50 46 00 25 00 69 50 33 50 12 00 58 00 50 50 38 00 21 00 51 00 37 50 148 50 33 50 18 00 46 50 58 00 28 50 $ 3,873 50

230 Ko, lOo 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 1-16 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 130 131 133 134 135 136 137 139 140 141 142 143 .144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 158 159 160 161 162 163

PROCEEDINGS

Name. Brought forward...S Solomon City Fidelity Fortitude Memphis Americus Adelphi Hesperian Blue Valley Si. J o h n s Advance Excelsior Muscotah Parsons Altoona Cherokee Halcyon Woodson Clifton Liberty Godfrey 'CawkerOity Meridian Palestine Ottawa PolarStar Equity Crescent Clay Center Lenexa Vesper Cherryvale Sedgwick Reno Signal Newton Minneapolis Gilead Mt. V e r n o n Ellsworth Center Wa-Keeney Thayer Wellington Douglas Lebo Lurav Lincoln Hope Dexter : Active Eobinson Saqiii Alma Sabetha Greenwood

Amouvt. 3,873 50 28 00 51 00 98 00 11 50 8 50 38 50 23 00 13 50 33 50 30 50 16 50 26 00 89 00 17 50 38 50 33 00 34 50 22 50 12 50 22 50 28 00 8 00 15 50 56 00 13 50 11 00 83 50 48 50 14 00 30 50 30 50 26 00 83 50 30 50 60 50 30 50 42 50 ,46 50 32 50 38 00 20 00 20 00 49 00 34 50 21 00 11 50 32 50 18 50 24 00 38 50 24 50 25 50 21 50 28 00 28 50

Carried forward

OF No.

164 165 166 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 170 177 178 179 180 181 182 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 9^2

February.

THE Xame.

Atwood Oxford Farmers Blue Rapids Fraternal (Sterling McPherson Belle Plaine Western Star Kirwin Prairie Queen Russell Burr Oak Mt. Moriah Bennington Lenora Burrton Phillipsburg Hamlin Mountain Slope Pittsburg Onaga Newahcuba Henri W a l n u t Vallev Roval Hartford Galena Hays Madison Canton Blue Hill Norton Anthony Mulvane Delphos Sumner Downs Eminence Harper Occidental Friendship Brookville Fulton Greelev Olive Branch Twin Grove Sincerity Walnut'City J o h n H. Brown Ellinwood Landmark Cornerstone Perfect Square Lebanon St. Bernard

Amount.

16 50 27 50 20 50 21 00 22 50 38 00 49 50 21 00 35 00 14 50 21 00 20 00 14 50 33 00 7 00 9 60 25 00 24 00 22 50 32 00 56 00 25 50 31 00 25 00 17 50 11 50 18 50 26 50 27 00 2(, 50 16 50 11 50 36 00 36 50 20 00 24 00 35 50 30 50 32 50 19 00 11 50 8 00 12 50 9 00 12 00 15 00 22 50 7 00 10 50 H5 50 23 00 12 50 12 00 IS 00 14 50 47 00

S 6,896 00

LODGE

Amount. Name. Brought forward...% 6,896 00 10 60 Joppa 12 00 Anchor 110 50 Siloam 9 50 Dirigo 14 50 Jamestown 10 50 Salem 24 50 Vulcan 30 50 Ninnescah 45 50 Magnolia 35 50 Greenleat '. 21 50 Clinton 22 00 Axtell 16 50 Garfield 13 50 Meriden 26 00 Temple Mt. Hope ;. â&#x20AC;˘ 18 50 10 00 Urbana 15 50 Soldier 14 00 Linwood 12 00 Ark 11 00 Waverly 25 00 Marmaton 32 00 Tyrian 19 00 Ciiase 12 00 Canopy 20 50 Scottsville 28 00 Whiting 14 50 Galva 19 50 Stafford Oakley 16 00 22 50 18 00 Lyra 25 00 Westmoreland .... Morton 13 00 19 50 Beattie Medicine Valley. 13 cO Mulberry 8 50 Attica 11 00 Charity 11 00 Logan 12 50 Kilwinning 34 50 28 50 Mt. Zion 16 50 Moline Bourbon 18 00 19 -50 Mistletoe 22 50 Quenemo 45 50 Armourdale 36 00 Kaw 16 00 Unity 12 50 Black Diamond.. 16 00 Webb ...; 18 50 Windom Ashland 7 50 11 00 Cosmos Barney 13 00

No. 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310

1895-96. No. 223 i24 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279

QBAND

Carried forward

KANSAS. Name.

Brainard Millbrook ... Alpha Preston Anthem Chikaskia ... Lotus Oak Cyrus Emerald .... Paradise Beulah Glasco Kiowa Glen Elder.. Comanche... Highland .... Apollo Samaria ...... Cable Fargo Virgil Gove City... Albert Pike. Randall Avon St. Thomas.. Kansas Alden Syracuse Naphtali

Qi 1

312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 330 331 332 333 334 335 336

Santa Fe Bluff City Hebron Lincolnville .. Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Ben Hur Walton Caney Bucklin Horton Hoyt Gypsum City. La Crosse .:.... Hoisington ... Rob Morris . Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formosa

231 Amount.

12 50 18 00 13 50 11 00 14 50 9 50 14 50 14 00 15 50 17 50 16 50 22 00 15 00 18 00 9 00 9 50 14 50 23 00 19 50 28 00 12 50 12 50 14 50 43 00 15 50 10 00 26 50 42 00 13 00 18 00 17 00 38 00 "9 50 11 50 7 50 16 50 17 00 19 50 11 50 10 00 19 00 35 50 39 50 4 50 23 00 7 00 58 00 19 50 22 00 18 50 24 50 13 50 21 00 10 00 23 00 17 00 $ 9,073 00

232 No. 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345

PROCEEDINGS

Name. Br might forward...^ Frederick Kincaid Lane Leoti Parker Maple City Hollyrood Ashlar Edna

Amount. 9,073 00 10 00 13 00 7 50 13 50 17 00 18 50 10 00 15 00 14 00

No. 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353

February,

THE

Name. M o u n d Ridge Spivey Hoxie Narka Olive Scammon Horace Enterprise Total

Amount. 13 00 15 00 16 50 13 50 9 50 17 00 9 50 13 50 S 9,299 00

SCHEDULE " B . "

No. 244 309 330

A m o u n t of special assessment r e t u r n e d b y lodges for 1893: Name. ' Amount. Waverly $ 3 5 00 Syracuse 39 00 LaCrosse 36 00 Total

;

$110 00

SCHEDULE " C . "

A m o u n t of dispensation fees for t h e year ending December 31,1895: U. D. Name. U . D . Virginia U . D. O n e i d a U. D. Summerfield

Location. Savonburg Oneida Summerfield

Total

Amount. $ 20 00 20 00 20 00 S 60 00

" SCHEDULE

"D."

A m o u n t of c h a r t e r fees r e t u r n e d by lodges for t h e year e n d i n g Dec e m b e r 31,1895: U. D. Name. U . D . Oneida U . D . Summerfield U . D . Virginia Total

Amount. $ 20 00 20 00 20 00 I 60 00

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

233

KANSAS.

SCHEDULE " E . "

A m o u n t dues r e t u r n e d by lodges for year e n d i n g December 31,1894: Ko.

22 34 38 43 47 74 76 77 79 127 129 132 141 142 150 158

yame.

No.

Amount.

Jewell Olivet Havensville Tola Nickerson Xenia MysticTie Erie Delta Corinthian Palestine Belleville Carson Signal Newton Wellington Active

36 06 38 00 48 00 22 50 74 00 3 00 48 00 79 50 55 50 109 50 1 50 85 00 106 50 31 50 108 00 147 00 115 50

.Total

Name.

160 Saqui 167 Larned 178 B u r r Oak 196 Madison 197 Canton 200 A n t h o n y 224 A n c h o r 227 J a m e s t o w n 231 Magnolia 254 I o n i c 269 Mistletoe 277 Ashland 281 Millbrook 318 Wallace 321 Goodland 330 LaCrosse 352 Horace ,

Amount.

59 50 43 55 34 97 1 43 127 61 58 16 60 25 96 37 28

00 00 50 50 00 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 00 00 00 00 50

$2,004 00

SCHEDULE " F . "

A m o u n t received from lodges for books, " A n n u a l R e t u r n s " :. F r o m 314 lodges, at $1.20 each E x p r e s s on same ojaiaiiuc

$ '•••

376 80 89 25 ^ - - . •->{>

234

PROCEEDINGS

A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary,

OF TBE

February,

ToPEKA, KANSAS, February 1, 1896.

In account with the M/.W/. GRAND LODGE OP KANSAS:

Received Received Received Received Received Received Received

from" lodges, as per Schedule " A " from lodges, as per Schedule " B" from lodges, as per Schedule " G " from lodges, as per Schedule " D " from lodges, as per Schedule " E " from lodges, as per Schedule " F " from miscellaneous accounts

Total

S 9,299 00 110 00 60 00 60 00 2,004 00 287 55 225 02

$12,045 57

Amount drawn on Grand Treasurer, account Warrants Nos. 74 to 182 inclusive $11,706 21

Total

$11,706 21

1895-96.

ORAND

LODGE

2?,b

KANSAS.

TopEKA, KANSAS, F e b r u a r y 1, 1890. M . \ W . \ G R A N D LODGE OF KANSAS,

In account with A. K. WILSON, Grand 1895. Feb. 26.- •Paid R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer Mar. 8.- -Paid E . E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Mav 24.- Paid R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Sep't. 17.- Paid E . E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Oct. 2 I.- •Paid R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Nov. 2.5.- Paid K. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer Dec. 22.- Paid R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer 1896. Jan. 1.- Pai d R . E. Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Jan. 2.- Pai d R E . Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Jan. 5!- Pa d R . E. Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Pa d R. E. Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Jan. Pa d R . E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Jan. Jan. 9.- Pa d R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Jan. 10. Pa d R . E . Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Jan. 11. Pa d R. E. Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Jan. 13. Pa d R . E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Jan. 15. Pa d ^ . E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer : Jan. 18. Pa d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer Jan. 21. Pa; d R . Jan. 22. Pa d R. E. Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r E. Torrington, G rand Treasurer Jan. 24. Pa R. Jan. 27. Pa; R. E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer Jan. 29. Pa R. E. Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Feb. 1. Pa R. E . Torrington, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r Feb. 3.- Pa R. E. Torrington, Grand T r e a s u r e r Total

Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid

Secretary: $ 1,175 327 300 50 170 200 80

00 44 00 00 34 00 00

364 451 629 530 397 047 1,956 506 413 730 361 1,283 207 211 251 254 532 12

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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge a report was submitted relative to the contents and condition of the Grand Lodge library, and some suggestions were offered as to the importance of binding and providing suitable book-cases for the preservation of the same. The Committee on Grand Lodge Property recommended the adoption of the suggestions, and the Grand Lodge appropriated suflicient funds to provide accommodations, cases and binding. In due time a room adjoining the office of the Grand Secretary was secured, suitably furnished and provided with four book-cases, five by seven feet, of one and one-half inch black walnut, and with heavy glass doors. Various Proceedings, laws, magazines and periodicals, making 660 volumes, were uniformly bound n half morocco, with appropriate titles. This includes all the material contained in the Grand Lodge library, except duplicate Proceedings of other jurisdictions. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and 186 pamphlets (English and foreign) containing addresses, memorials, historical sketches of masonic controversies, etc. Section 60, Chapter I, of the Grajid Lodge By-Laws, provides for the annual publication of a catalogue of the Grand Lodge library, but owing to the somewhat incomplete condition of the library, there being an absence of masonic histories, encycloptedite, and digests, and as the publication of a properly prepared catalogue, at this time, would be a great expense, it is again suggested that the said section be rescinded or amended so as to provide for the publication of a catalogue at such time as may be deemed expedient. I would recommend that a sufficient appropriation be made, at this Communication of the Grand Lodge, for the binding of the miscellaneous literature, current magazines and Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions necessary to complete our files; also for the purchase of a number of needed standard masonic works. In order that you may more fully comprehend the extent of the basis already established for a masonic library, a list is herewith submitted, giving the number of volumes and classification of the same: PROOEEDJNGS O F O T H E R G R A N D J U R I S D I C T I O N S .

Alabama —7 vols., 1853-1894. Arizona—1 vol., 1882-1S93. Arkan-sas-6 vols., 1856-1894, except 1857, 1861 and 1867. California —13 vols., 1858-1894, except 1860. Colorado —7 vols., 1861-1894. Connecticut —9 vols., 1789-1894, except 1861 and 1862. Dakota—2 vols., 1875-1889. Delaware —4 vols., 1857-1894.

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District of Columbia —8 vols., 1847-1893. Florida—6 vols., 1830-1894. Georgia —6 vols., 1867-1894, except 1879. Idaho—4 vols., 1867-1894. •' I l h n o i s - 1 3 vols., 1840-1894. Indiana —9 vols., 1817-1845; 1854-1894, except 1881, 1883 and 1885. Indian Territory—3 vols., 1874-1894. Iowa —12 vols., 1844-1894. Kentucky —13 vols., 1857-1894, except 1867 and 1871. Louisiana —12 vols., 1854-1893. Maine—11 vols., 1820-1847; 1855-1894. Maryland —15 vols., 1851; 1858-1894. Massachusetts—13 vols., 1858-1894. • Michigan — 10 vols., 1848-1894, except 1852 and 1853. Minnesota —7 vols., 1853-1894. Missouri —12 vols., 1821-1840; 1853-1894, except 1856. Mississippi —12 vols., 1818-1852; 1857-1894, except 1860, 1862-1865. Montana —5 vols., 1866-1894, except 1872. Nebraska —6 vols., 1857-1894. Nevada —6 vols., 1865-1894, except 1866 and 1875. New Hampshire —8 vols., 1842-1894, except 1857-1859 and 1862 and 1865. New Jersey — 11 vols., 1786-1894. New Mexico —3 vols., 1877-1893. New York — 12 vols., 1816-1827; 1846-1894, except 1869. North Carolina —8 vols., 1855-1895, except 1861-1863. •\T *.u T > . , 1 , ^ 4 . « X.V..1.1. . ^ „ l » . ^ ™

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O h i o - 1 1 vols., 1808-1894. Oklahoma— 1 vol., 1893 and 1894. Oregon —10 vols., 1857-1894, except 1869. Pennsylvania—10 vols., 1730-1808; 1856-1894. Rhodelsland —5 vols., 1791-1820; 1852-1893. South Carolina - 5 vols., 1857-1893. South Dakota —1 vol., 1890-1894. Tennessee —7 vols., 1813-1847, 1856-1895, except 1861 and 1862. Texas —15 vols., 185L-1894, except 1852 and 1854. Utah —4 vols., 1872-1893. , Vermont— 12 vols., 1846, 1847, 1855-1894, except 1856. Virginia —11 vols., 1778-1822, 1857-1860, 1866-1893. Washington —8 vols., 1858-1894. West Virginia —7 vols., 1865-1893. Wisconsin — 11 vols., 1823-1894, except 1854. Wyoming —3 vols., 1874-1894.

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I'ROCEEDINGS FOREIGN G R A N D L O D G E S .

British Columbia —2 vols., 1872-1894, except 1874 and 1882. Canada —9 vols., 1858-1894. Cuba— 1 vol., 1877-1887, 1893 and 1894. England —3 vols., 1874-1894. Manitoba —2 vols., 1875-1894. New Brunswick —2 vols., 1867-1894. Nova Scotia - 6 vols., 1870-1894. New South Wales —1 vol., 1877-1894. New Zealand--1889-1894, except 1891. South Australia— 1886-1894, except 1888. Prince Edward Island —1 vol., 1874-1894. Quebec —4 vols., 1869-1894. S c o t l a n d - 3 vols., 1877-1894. Victoria— 1 vol., 1889-1894. P R O C E E D I N G S O T H E R MASONIC G R A N D BODIES OP K A N S A S .

Grand Chapter R. A. M., 4 vols., 1866-1894. Grand Council R. & S. M., 1 vol., 1867-1895. Grand Commandery K. T., 4 vols., 186S-1894. MISCELLANEOUS P U B L I C A T I O N S .

Proceedings Grand Encampment K. T. U. S., 3 vols., 1810-1856, 1871-1892. Masonic Review, Cincinnati, 23 vols. International Masonic Review, 1 vol. International Masonic Review, 1 vol. Canadian Craftsman, Port Hope, Ontario, 4 vols. Masonic Chronicle, New York, 5 vols. Mackey's National Freemason, Washington, 2 vols. New Zealand Craftsman, Dunedin and Auckland, 3 vols. Masonic Journal, Portland, Me., 3 vols. Kansas Magazine, 4 vols. Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Boston, 4 vols. Masonic Advocate, Indianapolis, 5 vols. Mystic Star, 3 vols. Masonic Monthly, Boston, 3 vols. Western Freemason, Iowa City, 2 vols. Rough Ashler, Richmond, Va., 2 vols. Masonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Masonic Eclectic, New York, 1 vol. The Evergreen, Davenport, Iowa, 1 vol. Light, Topeka, 2 vols. The Keystone, Raleigh, N. Carolina, 1 vol. The Ashler, Chicago and Detroit, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, Fort Worth ; Texas Masonic Journal, Fort Worth, 1 vol.

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Ancient Craft Masonry, Cleveland, O.; Masonic World, Masonic Age, Louisville, K3'., 1 vol. Freemason's Monthly, 1 vol. Masonic Guide, Birmingham, Alabama; Symbolic Light, St. Paul; The Craftsman and Canadian Masonic Record, Hamilton, Ontario; The Liberal Freemason, Boston; The Michigan Freemason; The Compass, Star and Vidette, 1 vol. Canadian Masonic News, Montreal, 1 vol. Centennial of Vermont; Washington Lodge, Penn., 1 vol. The Jubilee, New York, 1 vol. History of King Solomon's Primitive Lodge, Troy, N. Y., 1 vol. Centennial Connecticut, 1 vol. Freemasonry in Quebec, 1 vol. History of Freemasonry in Maryland, 1 vol. Supreme Council of France, 1 vol. History of Freemasonry in New York, 1 vol. Trestleboard, San Francisco, 6 vols. Poetry of Freemasonry, Rob Morris, 1 vol. Our Home, Louisville, Ky., 1 vol. Iowa Masonry, Cedar Rapids, 1 vol. Masonic Jewel, Memphis, Tenn., 3 vols. Voice of Masonry, Chicago, 5 vols. Knight Templar, Marion, Iowa, 1 vol. Financial Report Masonic Board of Relief, Chicago, 1872; Dedication Masonic Temple, Baltimore, 1 vol. American Tyler, 6 vols. Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, 0., 2 vols. Masonic Constellation, St. Louis, 2 vols. The Freemason, St. Louis, 3 vols. The Freemason, London, England, 3 vols. National Freemason, Washington, D. C, 2 vols. National Freemason, New Y'ork, 1 vol. Masonic Trowel, Springfield, 111., 1 vol. The Evergreen, Dubuque, 1 vol. American Freemason, New York; American Freemason, Cincinnati, 1 vol. Australian Keystone, 1 vol. South Australian Freemason, Adelaide, 1 vol. The Freemason, Sidney, Australia, 2 vols. Victorian Freemason, Melbourne, 1 vol. Corner Stone, New York, 4 vols. Freemasons' Repository, Providence, 1 vol. Masonic Token, Portland, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, San Antonio, 1 vol. Masonic World, Boston, 1 vol. American Mason, Chicago; Freemasons'Journal, New Y'ork; Masonic Record, St. Paul, 1 vol.

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Masonic Home Journal, Louisville, 1 vol. Masonic Newspaper, New York, 1 vol. Freemasons' Journal, New York, 2 vols. Master Mason, Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1 vol. Ma.sonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Herald of Masonry, Kansas City, 1 vol. Royal Craftsman, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1 vol. The Square. New York, 1 vol. The Lodge, Nevada, Iowa; The Freemason,Toronto, Canada; Ohio Freemason, Cleveland; Light in Masonry, New York; The Advocate, Minneapolis; Masonic Truth, Boston; Masonic Tablet, London ; Freemasons' Monitor, Huntington, W. Va.; The Mystic Temple, New York; Street's Monthly, Waco, Texas; Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee; Square and Compass, Denver, 1 vol. LA WS.

There are thirty-eight bound volumes, containing Mackey's Jurisprudence, and the Constitutions, Laws, Regulations, etc., of the following Grand Lodges: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, England, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Australia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin. The following is the list of Proceedings, magazines, periodicals, etc., received the past yÂŤar: FHOCEEDINGS ( J ' A M I ' H L E T ) .

Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, We.st Virginia, Wisconsin, Wj'oming, British Columbia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, New South Wales, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Scotland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. MASONIC J O U R N A L S A N D P E R I O D I C A L S .

Canadian Craftsman, Toronto. Masonic Advocate, Indianapolis. Masonic Home Journal, Louisville, Ky.

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Masonic Clironicle, Columbus, O. Masonic Opinion, Washington, D. 0. Masonic Review, Cincinnati. Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee, Wis. Masonic Tol<eif Portland, Me. New Zealand Craftsman, Wellington. Pacific Mason, Seattle, Wash. Square and Compass, Denver. American Tyler, Detroit. The Ancient Knight, New York. The Australian Keystone, Melbourne. The Eastern Star, Indianapolis. The Freemaso'n and Fez, Cedar Rapids, la. The Illinois Freemason, Bloomington, 111. The Kansas Freemason, Wichita. The Lodge Weekly, Raleigh, N. C. The Masonic Chronicle, New York. The Masonic Constellation, St. Louis. The Orient, Kansas City, Mo. The Royal Craftsman, Plainfield, N. J. The Square and Compass, New Orleans. The Signet, Monticello, 111. The Trestle Board, San Francisco. The Voice of Masonry, Chicago. Tidings From the Craft, Yorkville, S. C. MISCELLANEOUS.

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TELEGRAMS SENT. On motion of M.-.W.-. B r o . J. C. POSTLETHWAITE, t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y was instructed to w i r e t h e following fraternal greetiuK t o M.-.W.-. Bro. O W E N A. B A S S E T T :

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" Owen A. Basseil, Past Grand Master, Ellsworth, Kan.: " Brethren in Grand Lodge assembled deeply deplore the misfortune necessitating your absence, send greetings, extend fraternal sympathy, sincerely wishing you an abundant supply of peace, health and plenty, and that you may be permitted to again meet with us in Annual Communications for manv years to come. "A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary." I

On motion of W.-. B r o . J . E . CORY, t h e following message was ordered s e n t M.-.W.-. B r o . J O H N M . P R I C E : "John M. Price, Past Grand Master, Atchison, Kan.: " The Grand Lodge sends fraternal greetings, with best wishes for your health and happiness in your declining years. "A. K.WILSON, Grand Secretary." CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge from labor to refreshment until 2 o'clock p. si.

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T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 2 o'clock p. M., with officers p r e s e n t as a t t h e m o r n i n g session.

ADDRESS OF GRAND ORATOR. . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d j\Laster introduced B r o . HORACE W . GLEASON, of H u t c h i n s o n , G r a n d O r a t o r , w h o delivered t h e following address: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brothers of the Grand Lodge of Kansas: Another day — the chiefest of our Kansas days masonic — has arisen in its full splendor, and demands its annual coronation at the hands of the Craft. We hail the day, and we hail the genial brotherhood here assembled!

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AVe m e e t h e r e as a distinctive division of t h e m o s t influential of all fraternal associations. W e meet as t h e oldest society t h a t t h e world contains. MAC.\ULEV most eloquently portrayed t h e age of t h e p a p a c y , a n d p r o n o u n c e d it t h e m o s t ancient of all organizations. B u t w h e n t h e papacy was formed', Masonry was hoary with age. W h e n t h e J e w i s h c h u r c h received its g r a n d ceremonial from G O D , t h r o u g h t h e h a n d of MOSES, Masonry was an a n c i e n t Institution, and had long performed its work of elevating t h e race and of beautifying t h e earth. W h e n ABRAHAM, at t h e command of G O D , left his k i n d r e d , a n d his native Chaldaer, to j o u r n e y to t h e promised land, he paused at t h e old t e m p l e of K a r n a k and rested with his family and household goods u n d e r its shadow. T h i s t e m p l e was built by Masons, a n d u p o n its hieroglyphics could be read their history, and t h e purposes of t h e i r organization. E v e r since t h e first stirring of t h e h u m a n intellect u p o n t h e plains of Shinar, t h e r e has been a h u m a n organization, in which m e n were b o u n d to each o t h e r b y m u t u a l and special obligations, a n d w h i c h had for its object, t h e increase of knowledge, t h e elevation of t h e b r o t h e r h o o d , a n d t h e development of t h e intellect. Thej* were builders, and n o t only erected noble structures, b u t at t h e s a m e t i m e t a u g h t t h e b r o t h e r h o o d of m a n , a n d t h e fatherhood of a Being w h o was to be worshipped as t h e i r creator and t h e creator of all t h i n g s . I t m a t t e r s little to us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their successors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what n a m e t h e y a s s u m e d in t h e a n c i e n t days, or how t h e y e x t e n d e d t h e i r influence or p e r p e t u ated t h e i r existence. W e know t h a t they have existed in all c o u n t r i e s w h e r e civilization has developed, and were integral parts of such civilization. W e k n o w t h a t t h e y builded temples, t a u g h t architecture, t h e universal b r o t h e r h o o d of all m a n k i n d , t h e sacredness of t h e family relation, and our d u t y to GOD. W h a t t h e i r influence was in t h e softening of t h e h e a r t of h u m a n i t y , in instilling a spirit of liberty is only k n o w n to Grand Master of t h e Universe. T i m e will not p e r m i t me to dwell longer u p o n t h e i r history or upon w h a t t h e y accomplished. I have briefly alluded to t h e great age of t h e Order and to its g r a n d work t h a t we may receive t h a t inspiration which always comes to t h e t r u e m a n w h e n h e c o n t e m p l a t e s an a n c i e n t and h o n o r a b l e lineage. To no one does t h e voice of t h e past call so eloquently as to t h e t r u e Mason. A knowledge a n d t r u e conception of t h e work a n d p u r p o s e s of t h i s a n c i e n t order, k n o w n as Craft Masonry, is not sufficient. Graft Masonry has ceased; its work is accomplished. I t has, however, left a legitimate successor in o u r p r e s e n t order of Speculative Masonry. W e s t u d y t h e ancient, its objects a n d history, only t h a t all may t h e b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d t h e objects a n d purposes of its successor. Ancient Graft Masonry was a h u m a n i n s t i t u t i o n ; its objects and purposes were g r a n d , b u t it possessed n o t h i n g of t h e Divine. I t builded temples, b u t it furnished n o priest to officiate t h e r e i n . Our t h r e e a n c i e n t G r a n d Masters p l a n n e d a n d created t h e T e m p l e ; H I R A M - A B I P F performed t h e work upon t h e

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Cherubim which over.shadowed the mercy seat; yet he never, nor did any Mason as such attempt to enter therein after the Temple was consecrated. It was the priest of GOD alone who performed the sacred office. Speculative Masonry is no more a religion than was Ancient Craft Masonry. It is a human institution alone. It seeks to improve our intellects, to teach us to reverence and worship GOD, but it sends us to His church to worship. It does not and should not detract from its high character that it deals with humanity alone. Âť The noblest work to which the powers of the soul can be dedicated is the elevation of mankind. It has been the work of the noblest and best in the past, and will continue the work of the noblest and best so long as time shall last. In light of what I have already said, let us examine what Masonry teaches: Summed in few words, it teaches our duty to GOD, our duty to ourselves, our duty to our neighbor, our duty to our country, and last but not least, our duty to our family. It teaches this by its lectures, its lessons, its rituals, its ceremonies, and above all by the noble examples it holds up before us for our emulation. Our duty to GOD according to its teachings is to love and reverence Him as our Father, and to worship Him as our Creator. As a part of our duty to ourselves, it teaches puritj- of life and thought, a search for knowledge and absolute integrity. As to our neighbor, it teaches the great truth uttered upon Mars Hill: " G O D hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell upon the face of the earth," and that every man is our brother. In the dawn of history, a man was found with his hands red in the blood of his brother. When asked, "Whereis thy brother?" he replied, " A m i my brother's keeper ?" Since that day the selfish heart of liumanity has replied to the same question, I am not my brother's keeper; I am not responsible to him or for him; I am my own keeper. Masonry teaches tliat we are our brother's keeper; thatwe owe him not only the duty to do him no wrong, but the higher duty to aid him, to whisper good counsel in his ear and to guard his honor as sacred as our own. His family, whether he be alive or dead, is an object of our special care. In other words. Masonry teaches the ideal brotherhood. It does not confine our duties to our brother Mason, but it includes the whole of humanity. These principles and duties are taught at every meeting, they form a part of every ceremony. They are set forth and made prominent in all our literature, and are kept constantly before the mind. Our duty to our government, as taught, is not simply to preserve our allegiance, but we are to uphold all law and lawfully constituted authority. AVe are to use our influence in the interest of good order. A true Mason cannot be a violator of any law, but will be its upholder and supporter.

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AVe are to teach a higher patriotism which only seeks that which is for the best interest of our whole country. All selfish sectional feelings are contrary to the whole spirit of Masonry. While upholding all law, we are at the same time to encourage a spirit of progress and of liberty which, when properly directed, will lead to such legal enactments as will be just to all. The best Mason is the best citizen. The best citizen is the best Mason. To the family Masons regard their duty as sacred. Our Order teaches that the family is the prime soci.ety on which all other forms of society are builded. If the family relation remains pure, then all society builded thereon will be pure. Sap the family relation of any of its required yirtues and you sap the yery foundation of all true government. The Mason is taught to loye his home. To maintain therein all the social virtues given him by GOD, and those composing it are placed under his care that they may be nourished, loved and prepared, bj' his teaching and example, to assume the solemn duties of life. To his wife he owes loye, purity, tenderness and chastity. To his children these same duties, and also their nurture, education, discipline, and above all, a good example. He should teach them every obligation to humanity and their Axxty to GOD. AS I said of the citizen, the best Mason is the best husband and father. The best husband and father is the best Mason. How many sweet memories cluster around the name of home. It is a haven when the tempests blow. It is a spring of joy to the thirsty heart. It is there the joys are the purest. It is a place of all the earth to satisfy our heart's desires, for it is there alone we are appreciated. I have heretofore set forth the most prominent, and to my mind the most useful of the teachings of Masonry. These I have mentioned are taught along with every other duty and virtue incident thereto. They are set forth and taught in every ceremony and lecture, and in every obligation, and in its rich liturgy. Night after night the Mason who does his duty hears these truths taught in, eloquent and simple language, and in grand and impressive ceremonies. At every gathering of the Oraft they are enlarged upon and mo.st eloquently portrayed. His duty, and his whole duty, in life is kept constantly before his mind, and he can furnish no excuse for its neglect. Such teachings as these constantly repeated must, and do, have their influence upon our hearts and lives. We are not perfect. AVe are human, and possessed of all the weaknesses of human nature. We do not expect perfection. Our Order is also a human organization. But if we will only accept its aid, and endeavor to live according to its teachings, we will very nearly fill out the measure of true manhood. Brothers, all the work of our Order in the past has proven a potent blessing to our race. It has softened the heart of humanity, helped to destroy selfishness, and to develop a true charity. How much our present high civilization owes to it, no man can estimate. The past is

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filled with its monuments to charity, humanity, and education. At no time in its history has it been as powerful, or its influence as widely felt as to-day. With that increased influence comes increased individual responsibility. The voices of the past call out to us to press on in our noble work. The future holds out its hands imploring our best effort. The present demands the highest powers of our mind and soul. Let us here today make new resolutions that we will during the year to come do our duty better, and heed more than ever the lessons our Order teaches, try to become better Masons, and bless humanity more with our lives than we have ever done before, and our next Annual Ma.sonic Day will be truly a day of coronation. On motion of W.-. Bro. J A C O B D E W T T T t h e oration was or-

dered printed with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . TESTIMONIAL. W.-. Bro. T. J. ANDERSON asked unani-nous consent to introduce a n d secure immediate consideration of a bill of ยง562.75, total expenses incurred in t h e surgical a n d medical t r e a t m e n t , n u r s i n g a n d care of M.-.VV.-: B r o . O W E N A. BASSETT, toward the p a y m e n t of which bill t h e M . - . B . - . G r a n d C h a p t e r of K a n s a s had a p p r o p r i a t e d ยง200.00. Consent being g r a n t e d a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge desiring to evidence its high regard for M.-. W.-. Bro. O W E N A. BASSETT, a motion was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted to a p p r o p r i a t e ยง362.75 in p a y m e n t of t h e balance of t h e aforesaid bill, said a m o u n t to be paid to T o p e k a L o d g e , ISTo. 17, for adjustreient of said claims. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-. W.-. D. B . F U L L E R , c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of Grand Officers, s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t : To the M:.W:. Orand Lodge of Kansas : Your committee, to whom was referred the reports of the Grand Lodge Officers, respectfully submit the following: The reports show that careful and skillful work has been done, and the Craft is to be congratulated upon the zeal and ability of its Grand Officers. The following recommendations are made: GRANT) M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS.

That so much thereof as relates to our fraternal dead be referred to the Committee on Necrology. Your committee, knowing the universal love and esteem in which

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our M.'.W.'. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT is held by each and every member of this Grand Lodge, whether present or absent, especially recommends that that portion of the address relative to our M.'.W.". Brother be referred to the body of the Grand Lodge for such action as it may deem most expedient. That so much thereof as relates to lodges constituted, dissolution of lodges, duplicate charters, special dispensations. Assistant Lecturers, Grand Orator, laying of cornerstone in Salina, discipline, work, relief, begging circulars, and roll of membership, be approved. We also heartily endorse that portion relating to the Masonic Home, and recommend that the amount collected by special assessment in 1893 and the one dollar additional dues collected in 1894 be turned over to the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. That the matter of dispensations for new lodges be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. That so much as pertains to the question of masonic relief and masonic library be referred to the Finance Committee. That the decisions made be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. We recommend that the action of the Grand Lodge at it last Communication, relative to the Kansas Free Mason, be affirmed, and we believe the interests of Masonry will be advanced if it were read by every Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction. R E P O R T OF G R A N D TKEASUBEK.

We recommend that the entire report be referred to the Committee on Finance. REPORT OF G R A N D SECRETARY.

Your committee approves the following: The printing and distributing the Proceedings of 1895, and the issuing of Grand Secretary's certificates. AVe recommend that the following be referred to the Finance Committee: Reprint of the Proceedings of 1866-69, register, and the financial statement. To the Committee on Chartered Lodges: The matter of annual returns; abstract of lodge returns; AValton Lodge, No. 323; Lincolnville Lodge, No. 815; records, special assessments unpaid, and annual returns. To the Committee on Jurisprudence: The question of suspension of members, and the annual payment of per capita tax., LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.

A\'e approve of that portion of the report relating to the binding of, and providing suitable book cases for the Grand Lodge library. AVe recommend that that portion of the report referring to the annual publication of the catalogue of the Grand Lodge library be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.

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To the Committee on Finance: Such portion of his report pertaining to the binding of miscellaneous literature, current magazines, and Proceedings of other Grand Jurisilictions. Fraternally submitted, D. B. FULLER, CHARLES B. HARDY, WILLIAM JULIAN, J. E. LEWIS, V. E. DAVIS, Committee. W.-. Bro. JA>IES SMITH moved the adoption of the report. W.-. Bro. AV. IT. MiZE moved as a s u b s t i t u t e t h a t the r e p o r t be adopted with tlie exception of t h a t portion referring to the X a s o n i c Home, which be i-eferrod to t h e Grand L o d g e as a C o m m i t t e e of the Whole to be acted upon at once. A vote bei n g t a k e n the s u b s t i t u t e was adopted. On motion of W.-. Bro. C. W. FAiRCiitLD the portion of t h e r e p o r t referring to the Masonic H o m e was then adojited. On motion of M.-.AV.-. M. M. MTLLER the F i n a n c e Committee was instructed to r e p o r t to this Grand L o d g e the a m o u n t of monoy t o be transferred from C h a r i t y F u n d to t h e Masonic H o m e Board. RESOLUTION. On motion of W.-. Bro. J A C O B J D E W I T T the following resolution w a s a d o p t e d : AVHBREAS, JOHN M . PRICE, Past Grand Master of this Grand Jurisdiction, is reported to be in failing health and destitute circumstances. Be it resolved, That the incoming Council of Administration be and are hereby directed to investigate the condition of M.".AV.'. JOHN M . PRICE physically and financiallj-, and to take such action relative thereto as the necessity of the case in their judgment may require. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. E.-.W.-. W. M. S H A V E R s u b m i t t e d the following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion, was referred to t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers: To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Council of Administration, as required by law, herewith present their annual report for the year ending with this Grand Communication. The Council has held but one meeting during the year, the needs of the Craft not seeming to demand more, although several matters referring to charity were considered and settled by correspondence, and thus the expense of additional meetings were avoided. The following is a copy of the minutes of the official acts of the Council:

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"AVicHiTA, K A N . , April 10, 1895. " T h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e M.".W.'. G r a n d Lodge of Kansas convened a t t h e Hotel Carey, in t h e City of AVichita, April 10, 1895, at 3 o'clock p. M., p u r s u a n t to call. P r e s e n t : Bro. JAMES H . M C CALL, Grand M a s t e r ; Bro. AV,\r. M. SHAVER, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , a n d Bro.

MAURICE L . STONE, G r a n d J u n i o r AVarden.

Bro. C H I L E S 0 . C O L E -

MAN, Deputy G r a n d Master, was u n a v o i d a b l y absent. " O n motion, t h e Council organized with Bro. JA.MES H . M C C A L L , G r a n d Master, as c h a i r m a n , a n d Bro. AVM. M . SHAVER, G r a n d Senior AVarden, as Secretary. T h e G r a n d Secretary, Bro. ALUERT K . AVILSON, a n d t h e G r a n d Treasurer, Bro. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON, were also p r e s e n t a n d presented various m a t t e r s for consideration. T h e bond of B r o . ROBERT E . TORRINGTON, as G r a n d Trea.surer, in t h e sum of sixty t h o u s a n d dollars ($60,000.00), with R. E . TORRINGTON as principal, a n d AVJI. MARTINDALE a n d C. H O O D as s u r e t i e s , a n d on motion of B r o . SHAVER, s e c o n d e d by B r o . STONE, was a p p r o v e d . T h e b o n d of Bro. ALBERT K .

AVILSON, in t h e sum of t e n t h o u s a n d dollars ($10,000.00), with ALBERT K. AA^ILSON as p r i n c i p a l , a n d J . AV. C R E E C H , T . M . BIXBY a n d SAMUEL T .

H O W E as sureties, was presented, a n d on motion of Bro. STONE, seconded by Bro. SHAVER, w'as a p p r o v e d . " O n m o t i o n of B r o . SHAVER, s e c o n d e d by Bro. STONE, t h e s u m of

one h u n d r e d a n d fifty-six a n d eighty-seven o n e - h u u d r e d t h s dollars ( $156.87) was a p p r o p r i a t e d from t h e General F u n d to pay t h e balance d u e on bill of KETCHESON & R E E V E S , of March 16, 1895, of $1,156.87, for

p r i n t i n g Proceedings a n d G r a n d Officers' reports, t h e sum of o n e t h o u s and dollars being t h e a m o u n t of estimated expense recommended b y t h e Committee on E i n a n c e a n d Alileage a n d allowed b y t h e G r a n d Lodge therefor. " O n motion of Bro. STONE, seconded iby Bro. SHAVER, t h e

Grand

Secretary was instructed to obtain suitable t r u n k s for G r a n d Lodge aprons, and a suitable hand-case for Grand Officers' aprons a n d jewels, at a cost n o t to exceed t h i r t y dollars { $30.00), and, so much of said s u m as might be needed was appropriated from t h e General F u n d to p a y for t h e same. "Applications for loans from t h e G r a n d Lodge funds were received and presented from various b r e t h r e n a n d lodges in s u m s of from $146.82 to $10,000.00, aggregating t h e s u m of $15,146.82, a n d t h e subject of loans was considered a t length. After considerable discussion, Bro. SHAVER introduced t h e following resolution a n d moved its a d o p t i o n : "WHEREAS, At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge there h a d been transferred to the Charity F u n d $15,620.15, which had been paid to the Grand Lodge by the lodges upon a special assessment made in the year 181)3 for t h e Kansas Masonic Home; a n d " WHEREAS, At the same Annual Communication there had also been transferred from the General F u n d to the Charity F u n d the s n m of $15,000.00, which had been paid to the Grand Lodge by the lodges upon an increased per capita tax levied in the year 1894, which increased per capita tax was generally understood and considered to have been for the Kansas Masonic H o m e ; and " WHEREAS, Since t h e Annual Communication numerous protests have been received from the lodges against the action of t h e Grand Lodge and against any disposition of said funds which would result in practically placing it beyond the immediate disposition of the Grand Lodge ; and " W H E R E A S , The funds of t h e Grand Lodge are drawing interest at the rate of three (3) percent, on dally balances, are amply secured a n d are subject to call; therefore "Be it resolved by Ihe Council of Administration, That in view of the facts recited and the further fact of the present unsettled condition of finances of Ihe country, it is inexpedient to loan a n y of the funds of t h e Grand Lodge at this time.

" T h e motion to a d o p t this resolution was seconded by Bro. STONE and carried.

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" T h e matter of t h e application from several lodges for t h e remission of part of their dues, which h a d been referred to t h e Council of A d m i n istration a t t h e last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , was n e x t considered. On m o t i o n of Bro. STONE, seconded b y Bro. SHAVER, it was ordered t h a t n o d u e s b e remitted a t this t i m e . " T h e Council t h e n proceeded to t h e election of t h r e e m e m b e r s of t h e Board of Directors of t h e Masonic H o m e , to succeed Bros. R. F . THOMPSON, M i n n e a p o l i s ; A. M . C A L L A H A M , T o p e k a ; a n d A. H . E L L I S ,

Beloit, whose terms of office would e x p i r e on t h e first Tuesday in J u n e , 1895, a n d as t h e result t h e following were declared elected for t h e term of t h r e e years from said d a t e , to-wit: M.'.W.-. Bro. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAiTB, of Jewell Lodge, Ko. I J , of J e w e l l C i t y ; M.'.W.". Bro. ANDREW M. CALLAHAM, of T o p e k a Lodge, No. 17, of T o p e k a ; and R.-.W.'. ABRAM H . E L L I S , of Mt. V e r n o n Lodge, No. 145, of Beloit. " T h e Grand Secretary was i n s t r u c t e d to notify each of t h e above n a m e d b r e t h r e n of said election a n d r e q u e s t acceptance of t h e same. " O n motion t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n adjourned to meet s u b j e c t t o call of G r a n d Master. "Approved: J A M E S H . McCALL, , "Attest: Grand Master. " W M . M . SHAVER, Grand Senior Warden, Secretary." D u r i n g t h e year t w o cases of relief were presented which seemed to d e m a n d greater e x p e n d i t u r e s from t h e C h a r i t y F u n d t h a n t h e limitations u p o n t h e G r a n d Master's powers in o u r law permitted. These were t h e cases of t h e GHERNSKY boys, o r p h a n s of o u r late Bro. J . F . G U E R N S E Y , of Ionic Lodge, flo. 254, a n d Mrs. MARY E . WADMAN, widow

of o u r late Bro. C. H . W A D M A N , of X e u i a Lodge, No. 47, of which y o u are fully advised b y t h e r e p o r t of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master in h i s a n n u a l address. T o c o n v e n e t h e Council of Administration to consider t h e s e cases seemed a n u n n e c e s s a r y e x p e n s e , a n d so t h e meiiibers of t h e Council were duly and fully advised of t h e situation in each case b y correspondence, a n d t h e Hoe of e x p e n d i t u r e indicated in t h e r e p o r t was fully authorized b y t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Council. No o t h e r meetings of t h e Council h a v e been held, a n d no o t h e r m a t t e r s h a v e come before t h e Council for consideration. Respectfully s u b m i t t e d , W M . iNI. S H A V E R , Grand Senior Warden, Secretary of the Council of Administration. SPECIAL ORDER. O n m o t i o n o f W.-. B r o . W . H . HARRrsoN t h e e x e m p l i f i e a t i o n of t h e w o r k by t h e B o a r d of C u s t o d i a n s o r d e r f o r S o'clock t h i s e v e n i n g .

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. W.-. Bro. P . M. HoisiNGTON, cliairman of t h e Committee on F i n a n c e and-Mileage, s u b m i t t e d t h e following r e p o r t in compliance with the action of the G r a n d L o d g e , upon the motion of M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R , r e l a t i v e to t h e a m o u n t of m o n e y to be transferred from t h e C h a r i t y F u n d to t h e Masonic H o m e Board: Transferred from Special Fund $13,326 15 Transferred from Special Fund 2,294 00 Transferred from General Fund 15,000 00 Transferred from General Fund J,t)16 37 Interest on bank deposits 983 89 Special assessment of 1893, paid 1895 110 00 Balance deferred payment of dues of 1894, as shown in Schedule " E " 1,336 00 Total

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Also the amount of special assessment and back dues not yet paid in, which were assessed and levied on account of Masonic Home, be also transferred as the same may be received by the Grand Secretary. . Fraternally submitted, P. M. HOISINGTON, D. W. HAYS, E. VOORHES, C. W. DEAN, JOHN S. LANG, Commiltee. On motion of M.-. W.-. Bro. WiiiTiMAN, the r e p o r t adopted.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. M.-.W.-. Bro. A. M . CALLAHAM, c h a i r m a n of the Committee on G r a n d Lodge P r o p e r t y , submitted the following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M.-.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grand Lodge Property respectfully submits the following report: The very full and able report of your Committee on Grand Lodge Property last year precludes the necessity of going over the same ground. In addition to the property enumerated in that report, we find the following in the office of the Grand Secretary: 500 bound volumes of reprint of the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge of 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869. • 441 bound volumes Proceedings of other Grand Lodges. 157 bound volumes of masonic magazines. 50 bound volumes of masonic papers. 3 bound volumes of the Proceedings of the Grand Commandery of Kansas.

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4 excellent walnut book cases, all filled with the books above mentioned. 1 roller top desk. 10 chairs. 1 trunk for officers' aprons and jewels. 2 trunks for Grand Lodge aprons. All the other property of the Grand Lodge reported last year we found in the same excellent condition reported then. Your Grand Secretary, by your direction, rented the room adjoining the one he then occupied for the accommodation of the additional library, but he is still very much crowded for room. He needs a packing and storage room, where duplicate Proceedings of other Grand Lodges and much of the less important property now stored in the vault (to the detriment of some of the cases we have there), and other property now stored in the closet that does not belong to his office, could be stored. We recommend an additional appropriation of one hundred dollars for the rent of such a room. While it may seem to you like spending a good deal of money for office rent, yoUr committee are of the opinion that this recommendation is in the line of economy. Your committee take pleasure in highly commending your Grand Secretary for the excellent condition of his books, and the pi-operty in his care. The business therein conducted shows unusual abilities for the position he occupies. Fraternally submitted, A. M. CALLAHAM, H. W. STACKPOLE, 0. S. POOL, J. R. BROBST, A. WHITMAN, Committee. INVITATION IVY LEAF CHAPTER, No. 75, 0. E. S. WICHITA, KAN., February 19, 1896.

M.\ W:. Grand Master and Members of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of Kansas: Ivy Leaf Chapter, No. 75, Order of Eastern Star, of Wichita, sends greeting, and cordially invites the members to call at the Sedgwick Music Hall, in Sedgwick Block, at the reception held by them on Wednesday and Thursday, from 2 to 11 o'clock p. M. MRS. E . R. B R I S T O W ,

[SEAL.]

W:.M.-.

G R A C E WALKER, feretory.

T h e Grand S e c r e t a r y moved t h a t t h e invitation be accepted and d u e a c k n o w l e d g m e n t be made to t h e chapter. Carried. AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS PROPOSED. W.-. B r o . A. A. CARNAHAN offered t h e following resolution, which was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, That the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge of Kansas be so amended as to read:

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SEC. 54. The following allowances shall be made to the members of the standing committees who may attend the Annual Communication, to be paid to the Secretary of the committee, and by him disbursed as a majority of the committee may direct; To the Committee on Correspondence, three hundred dollars. On Chartered Lodges, twenty-five dollars. On Appeals and Grievances, twenty-five dollars. On Jurisprudence, twenty-five dollars. On Finance and Mileage, twenty-five dollars. On Credentials, twenty-five dollars. On Lodges Under Dispensation, twenty-five dollars. On Reports of Grand Officers, ten dollars. On Grand Lodge Property, ten dollars. On Necrology, ten dollars.

And that original Section 54, in edition of 1889, be and the same is hereby repealed. EEPOET COMMITTEE ON WASHINGTON MEMORIAL. M.-. W.-. W. D. THOMPSON being unavoidably absent from this Communication, his r e p o r t was p r e s e n t e d by the G r a n d Secretary, which, on motion, was adopted, and the committee continued : To the 31. .W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Upon the subject of the observance of the centennial of the death of W.'. Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON, your committee can only report that favorable progress toward the consummation of the proposed memorial services is being made, although no recommendations in detail have yet been furnished for the observance of the occasion. Fraternally submitted, W. D. THOMPSON, Committee. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-. W.-. Grand Master called theM.-. W.'. Grand L o d g e from labor to refreshment until 10 o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g .

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T h e j\l.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from refreshment to labor at 10 o'clock, after an invocation of the Divine blessing by the G r a n d Chaplain. All officers present. AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS. W.-. Bro. W. H . MizE offered t h e following resolution, which was referred to the Com,mittee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e with i n s t r u c tions to r e p o r t immediately a by-law in conformitj' therewith :

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Resolved, That the first paragraph of Section 48, Chapter II, ( page 46) of the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, be and are hereby amended by striking out the word " t h i r t y " and inserting in lieu thereof the word " twenty," so that said paragraph will read as follows: "SECTION 46. A petitioner for the Mysteries of Mflsonry, except as herein provided, shall pay therefor not less than twenty dollars." M.-.W.-. J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITE, chairman of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , s u b m i t t e d the following r e p o r t : Your Committee on Jurisprudence, pursuant to the resolution of Bro. W. H: MizE requiring this committee to report an amendment of Section 48, Chapter 11, of Grand Lodge By-Laws, respectfully report that it is within the power of the Grand Lodge to adoptthe amendment proposed by the brother, by a two thirds vote of all members present and voting {see Section 5, Chapter VIII, of Grand Lodge Constitution ), and without making any recommendation uponthe matter, your committee suggest that if the following amendment is adopted by the requisite vote, the end aimed at will be lawfully attained: Resolved, That the first paragraph of Section 28, of Chapter II, of Grand Lodge By-Laws, be amended so as to read as follows: " SECTION 48. A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, except as herein provided, shall pay therefor not less than Iweniy dollars." W.-. Bro. AV. H . M I Z E moved the adoption of the r e p o r t . D e m a n d being m a d e in accordance with the provisions of the B y - L a w s the G r a n d M a s t e r ordered t h a t the vote on t h e motion to a d o p t t h e foregoing resolution be taken by ballot. A ballot b e i n g t a k e n 509 votes w e r e i-eceived in s u p p o r t of t h e motion to adopt, and 374 votes were cast against the motion to adopt, w h e r e u p o n t h e resolution not h a v i n g received the constitutional t w o - t h i r d s vote, required to adopt, was declared ]o.st. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. Bro. E. B. MAKCHANT presented the following r e p o r t : To the M.-.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges respectfully submit the following report: A careful examination has been made of the report of the chartered lodges on file in the office of the Grand Secretary, and a most gratifying degree of accuracy and completeness is discovered. This condition of affairs is brought about, however, by the absolute perfection of methods of the Grand Secretary, and the promptness with which he returns imperfect reports for correction, doing so in some cases repeatedly until the desired corrections were made.

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On August 28th books of "annual returns" were sent out to the various constituent lodges, and with them return envelopes to the Grand Secretary's office. These books greatly reduce the labor of Secretaries in making returns and preserve in the archives of the lodge, a continuous, complete, and condensed history of the work done. Thej' have blanks and space to cover a period of twenty-five years, and too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the necessity of keeping them correct and complete. Section 6, Article Vll.of the Constitution, provides in substance that annual returns shall be transmitted to the Grand Secretary by January 10th of each year. Of the 353 chartered lodges 180 made returns within the time prescribed by law. Of the remainder 170 made returns after January 10th, many of them only after repeated warnings, three, viz: Xenia, No. 47, at Xenia; Nine Mile, No. 49, at Lansing, and Pomona, No. 138, at Pomona, absolutely failed to make returns in time for availability in the Grand Secretary's report. The Grand Secretary held- his report open, in order to obtain full returns, until February 5th. To secure a report from delinquents, he, after repeatedly urging the Secretary, finally wrote to the Master and Senior Warden of each lodge to secure a return. Finally, on February 8th, Xenia came straggling in like a weary pedestrian on the national turnpike; the others are evidently "lost in the woods." There can certainly be no excuse found in reason for such conduct on the part of lodge Secretaries. The plain letter of the law is before them and they are warned of their duties. To allow lodges representation by filing their reports at as late a day as the meeting of the Grand Lodge would be placing a premium on carelessness, and offering a prize for incompetency, and we recommend that a standing regulation be adopted denying representation to any lodge failing to file its annual returns on or before the 20th day of January each year. Credentials were not given Xenia Lodge, nor to nine others which made returns but failed to pay their lodge dues. Fraternally submitted, EDGAR B. MARCHANT, C. W. FAIRCHILD, â&#x20AC;˘ J. A. COREY, J. N. SHARP, FRANK H. MILLS, Committee. On motion of W.-. Bro. A L E X . A. S H A R P t h e r e p o r t

was

adopted, except t h a t portion referring to t h e failure of lodges to m a k e r e t u r n s to t h e G r a n d Secretary before -Januarj' 20th, which was referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . SU IMPLEMENT A L REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. Bro. B. B. MAKCEIANT, c h a i r m a n of Committee on Chartered Lodges, .-iiibmitted t h e following supplemental rejjort, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d :

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To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges, to whom was referred certain items of the Grand Secretary's report, respectfully submit the following: To so much thereof as relates to book of annual returns, we recommend that the action of the Grand Secretary be approved. To so much thereof as relates to abstract of lodge returns, we recommend that the Grand Secretary be authorized to proceed in such manner as he may'deem best to secure the missing records therein referred to. To so much thereof as is contained under the said head, ".Records/' we recommend that the action and recommendations of the Grand Secretary therein contained be approved. To so much thereof as relates to the "special assessments unpaid," and "dues unpaid," we recommend that proceedings be taken to collect the a.ssessments and dues therein recited. To so much thereof as relates to Clay Center Lodge, No. 134, we recommend that the action of the Grand Secretary be approved. Fraternally submitted, EDGAR B. MARCH ANT, C. W. FAIRCHILD, J. A. COREY, J. N. SHARP, FRANK H. MILLS, ' Committee. ORPHAN CHILDREN. E.-.W.-. E. B. ToRBiNGTON offered the following resolution, which, on motion of Bro. S. E. BUSSER, was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the incoming Council of Administration be instructed to take immediate steps to provide and care for the children of our deceased Bro. YOUNGBLOOD, who are now in the Kansas Orphans' Home, and that these children be properly cared for at the expense of this Grand Lodge until such time as they can be provided for at the Kansas Masonic Home. TELEGRAM RECEIVED. T h e following t e l e g r a m , received from M.-.W.-. O W E N A. BASSETT, was then r e a d : ELLSWORTH, K.^N., February 19,

1896.

A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, Wichita, Kan.: To the brethren of the Grand Lodge I send greetings. Assure them of my appreciation of their fraternal sympathy. OWEN A. BASSETT. INCORPORATION OF GRAND LODGE. T h e Grand S e c r e t a r y s u b m i t t e d the following: To the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: During the past year the question arose as to whether this Grand Lodge was an incorporated body. An examination of our Proceedings showed that in 1865 ( page 61) the following resolution was adopted:

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"Resolved, T h a t t h e G r a n d Officers of this G r a n d Lodge b e a n d are hereby requested to procure from t h e Legislature of t h e State of K a n s a s a t its n e x t session a n act of incorporation for this G r a n d B o d y . " T h e succeeding year Grand Master SAQUI, in his address, referring to this subject, says ( Proceedings 1866, page 1 1 ) : "A resolution of this Grand Lodge requested its officers to obtain for t h e Grand Lodge an act of incorporation from t h e Legislature of t h e State, a n d I am happy to say t h r o u g h t h e exertions a n d influence of R.'.AV.'. Bro. C. K. HOLLIDAY, who was a m e m b e r of t h e Legislature a t its last session, t h e act of incorporation was passed, a n d is now a law of t h e S t a t e ; so t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s h a s a civil a n d legal, as well as a masonic existence." T h e law above referred to is as follows: C H A P T E R L I X . - M A S O N I C LODGES. AX ACT TO INCOKPOKATE MASONIC LODOKS.

â&#x20AC;˘ Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas : SECTION 1. T h a t t h e Grand Lodge of t h e A n c i e n t a n d H o n o r a b l e Order of F r e e a n d Accepted Masons of t h e State of K a n s a s , a n d a n y subordinate lodge acting u n d e r a charter from said G r a n d Lodge, may, b y t h e written assent of t h e duly elected officers of said lodge, and b y complying with provisions of tills act, become a body corporate a n d politic, with perpetual succession, a n d m a y assume a corporate n a m e b y w hich t h e lodge ma3' sue a n d be sued, plead a n d be impleaded in all courts of law a n d equity, m a y have a corporate seal, a n d t h e same alter or break at pleasure, may hold all k i n d s of estate, real, personal or mixed, which said lodge m a y acquire by purchase, donation, devise, or otherwise, necessary to accomplish t h e objects of t h e corporation, a n d t h e same to dispose of and convey at pleasure. SEC. 2. U p o n t h e assent of a majority of t h e m e m b e r s , in writing, p r e s e n t e d to t h e Secretary, h e shall call a m e e t i n g of said lodge, bygiving ten days' notice, setting forth t h e object of t h e meeting, a n d t h e lodge may proceed to adopt articles of association, stating t h e object for which said lodge desires to be incorporated, t h e corporate n a m e of t h e same, and t h e town or city, a n d t h e county in which t h e same is located, a certified copy of which, acknowledged by t h e Secretary of t h e lodge, before a n y officer authorized to take a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of deeds, with a n attested copy of t h e proceedings of t h e meeting, shall be recorded in t h e office of t h e Register of Deeds for t h e c o u n t y in w h i c h said lodge is established ; a n d from t h e date of filing said articles a n d proceedings with t h e Register aforesaid, said lodge shall b e invested with full corporate powers, and t h e Register of Deeds shall issue his certificate of incorporation to said lodge. SEC. 3. A n y lodge incorporated in p u r s u a n c e of t h e provisions of this act, may elect t h r e e trustees, w h o shall, u n d e r t h e direction of t h e lodge, execute a n d deliver all deeds a n d conveyances to a n y real estate, which said lodge m a y own a n d order sold. SEC. 4. This act to take effect and be in force from a n d after its publication once in t h e Leavenworth Daily Conservative. Approved F e b r u a r y 26, 1866. S. J . C R A W F O R D , Governor.

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I, R. A. BARKER, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the enrolled law on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Leavevwoith Conservative for March 11, 1866. R. A. BARKER, [ h. s.] Secretary for State. The Grand Lodge was not incorporated under the foregoing act, and in the general revision of 1868 the act was repealed. I would therefore recommend that the Council of Administration be authorized, empowered and instructed to obtain at the earliest possible date a charter from the State of Kansas for this Grand Lodge. A.K. WILSON, Grand Secretary. On motion of W.-. B r o . JACOB D E W I T T , the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the recommendation heretofore proposed by R.".W.\ A. K. WILSON, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, with instructions to make all necessary investigation of the subject, and to report thereon at the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. COMMUNICATIONS. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y p r e s e n t e d communications from the following lodges, a s k i n g for the r e t u r n of the special assessment of 1893 : Nos. 6, 29, 38, 53, 57, 79, 1 0 3 , 1 2 4 , 1 3 0 , 212, 213, 229, 233 a n d 338. On motion, t h e commnnioations were received and ordered ' placed on file. A w a r r a n t for ยง49.00, d r a w n on the T r e a s u r e r of late L y o n s liOdge, JSTO. 192, a n d iu favor of B r o . J. T. N A S H , was p r e s e n t e d and referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges. On motion, the c o m m u n i c a t i o n s of Mound City L o d g e , No. 33, a n d Brook.ville L o d g e , No. 209, were referred to t h e Committee on Chartered L o d g e s . REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. Bro. SEABROOK, from the Committee on Necrology, submitted t h e following rejiort, which was a d o p t e d : To the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The Angel of Death during the last year has claimed some of the ablest and greatest craftsmen throughout the masonic world ; but it is ordained in the councils of infinite wisdom that all men must obey the divine plan of the Creator and go hence to that undiscovered country

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SPECIAL ORDER FOR ELECTION. On motion of W.-. Bro. JACOB D E W I T T , the election of G r a n d Officers was made a special order for 2 o'clock P. M. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. W.-. B r o . A. A. CAENAHAN submitted the following r e p o r t , which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grievances and .Appeals have had under consideration the several matters referred to them, and report thereon as follows: At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, the decision of Sunflower Lodge, No. 80, finding Bro. L. W. DICKKELL guilty of, the offense charged against him, was reversed and the case remanded with a recommendation that the M.'.AV.-. Grand Master, either in person or by deputy, visit the lodge and inquire into the merits of the case. Subsequently the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, as you have already been advised, duly commissioned W.'. Bro. P. M. HOISINGTON to thoroughly investigate the matter in controversy, witli full power to take such action in the premises as in his judgment would best subserve the interests of the Craft. As a result of such investigation a new charge and specification were preferred, the accused duly cited to appear and answer thereto, and, after a regular trial was had, at which the Special Deputy Grand

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Master presided, the accused was found guilty by a unanimous vote of the members present, and by a like vote on the degree of punishment, the lodge declared in favor of expulsion. Your committee find that the amended charge states an offense and is sustained by the amended specification, and the decision of the lodge is warranted by the evidence. The lodge had jurisdiction; the proceedings appear to have been regular; and, as sentence of expulsion was duly pronounced, it is recommended that the case be affirmed. On January 12, 1893, the Junior Warden of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90, filed in said lodge a charge of unmasonic conduct, with four specifications, against one of its members, one ELI R. WESTFALL. The lodge on that date entertained the charge, and on February 23d following, the Secretary was directed to serve the accused with notice thereof, and of the date set for the trial. As Bro. WESTFALL'S address was at that time unknown, no further proceedings were had in the matter until November, 1894, when the Secretary was ordered to summon the accused for trial on December 20th thereafter. The summons, with a copy of the charge and specifications, were served on the accused at Denver by the Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Colorado on December 1, 1894. On December 6th Bro. J. E. DOLMAN communicated to the lodge that he had been requested by the accused to represent him in the matter; that it would be impossible for the accused to attend in person on December 20th, and requested that the trial be postponed until April, 1895, at which time the accused would be in the city to be tried in the United States Court under the charge of embezzlement. This request was granted, and on December 24, 1894, the accused acknowledged receipt of a letter from the Secretary announcing that the trial had been postponed until April 11, 1895, at 7:30 P. M., and waived all further notice in the matter. The resident members of the lodge were duly summoned to attend the trial on April llth, at which time the accused not appearing either in person or by counsel, the Worshipful Master appointed two Past Masters of the lodge as his advocates, and the trial proceeded, resulting in a finding of guilty upon all of the specifications and the charge by more than two-thirds vote of the lodge; and a vote being taken upon the degree of punishment to be inflicted, twenty-eight of the thirty-three members present declared in favor of expulsion, and sentence was pronounced by the Worshipful Master in accordance therewith. Two days thereafter Bro. J. E. DOLMAN, on behalf of the accused, filed with the Secretary an application for a new trial, which at the succeeding communication was overruled. A notice was then given of an intention to appeal the case to the Grand Lodge. A transcript of the record was filed in the office of the Grand Secretary on February 11, 1896, which was promptly placed in the hands of your committee. The first question presented by the appellant is as to the sufficiency of the charge and specifications. It will be seen that the lodge was unable to obtain jurisdiction over the person of the accused until more than eighteen months had elapsed from

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the commencement of the proceedings; that between the date of the service of tlie summons and copy of the charge and specifications, and the date finally set for trial, more than four months intervened, during all of which time, and until after the accused had been tried, convicted and sentenced, no question was raised as to the sufficiency of the charge, or any of the specifications thereunder. Had there been timely objection interposed to proceeding to trial under the charge and specifications, the accused would have been entitled to have them made more definite and specific; still, the charge stated an offense, and any one of the specifications thereunder sustains the charge; and, under the circumstances of this case, any defects therein should be held to have been waived, and to entertain objections theretoat this time would seem too much like trifling with the dignity of the Institution of Freemasonry and of the rights of Golden Kule Lodge, No. 90, and such practice therefore should be discouraged. Your committee find that the evidence did not warrant a finding of guilty under either the third or fourth specifications, but is ample to sustain a conviction under the first and second specifications; that the accused has no reasonable ground for complaint concerning the proceedings had in the case; and we recommend that the decision be affirmed. Fraternally submitted, GEO. W. CLARK, E. AV. WELLINGTON, C. P. CROW, CHAS. H. APT, A. A. CAENAHAN, ComniiUee. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CO.MMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES. AA'^.'. Bro. C. P . CROW presented the following report, and on motion of W.-. Bro. A. A. CARNAHAN, the same was adopted : To the M.'.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The decision of Greeley Lodge, No. 211, finding Bro. W. L. EVANS not guilty of the charge and specification preferred against him by Osage Valley Lodge, No. 84, to which reference is made in the address of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, is complained of by the lodge preferring the charge and specifications, and it has appealed from such decision. It will be remembered that this trial was had before a lodge designated and presided over by the M.'.AV.'. Grand Master in person. No application was made either to the Lodge or to the M.'.W.". Grand Master for a new trial, based upon any of the several grounds authorizing such proceedings or otherwise. The trial was had in July, 1895, while the transcript of the case did not reach your committee until after the opening of this Annual Communication. Osage Valley Lodge claims that under the evidence the accused brother should have been found guilty. Your committee have carefully read and considered the evidence, and do not feel justified in saying that the brother was shown to

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be guilty of the offense charged beyond a reasonable doubt, or that the lodge erred in its findings under the evidence. Neither does your conimittee feel that they areas competent to weigh the evidence,orto judge as to the credibilit)' of the several witnesses, as the members of the trial lodge who heard the testimony from the lips of the witnesses. The lodge had jurisdiction of the case and of the parties thereto. The charge stated an offense and was sustained by the specification. The tribunal appointed by the Grand Lodge By-Laws to pass upon the qnestions of fact has said that the prosecution failed to prove the guilt of the accused. Your committee believe from an examination of the record before them that a fair and impartial trial was had, and as the proceedings in the case were all regular, they recommend that the decision of Greeley Lodge, No. 211, be affirmed. Fraternally submitted, GEO. AV. CLARK, E. W. WELLINGTON, Af A. OARNAHAN, CHAS. H. APT, Committee.. APPROPRIATION FOR'GUERNSEY CHILDREN. Bro. S. B. BussER submitted t h e following resolution, which, on motion, was adopted : Resolved, That in response to the request of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master in his address, the Council of Administration be instructed and empowered to appropriate the sum of $25.00 per month for the support of the children of our deceased brother, J. F. GUERNSEY, of Ionic Lodge, No. 254, St. John, until such time as they may be better provided for by the Masonic Home Board of Directors. REPORT OF CUSTODIANS. "W".-. Bro. GEORGE M . COPLIN presented t h e following report, which was a d o p t e d : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: As required by Section 28, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, the Custodians of the Work respectfully.submit the following as their annual report: The first official work of the year was the holding of the State School of Instruction for the qualification of Assistant Lecturers, as provided for by Section 43, Chapter I, Grand Lodge By-Laws. The school was held at Masonic Temple, in Junction City, during the week commencing March 25, 1895, the required thirty days' notice being given to all the lodges by the R.'.W.". Grand Secretary. There were three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening, held daily. The Custodians in attendance at the school were Bros. GEORGE F . POND, WILLIAM P. MuDGETT and GEORGE M . COPLIN.

The R..W.". Grand Secretary was present during the several sessions of the school. The local attendance upon the school was the best in

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several years. T h e a t t e n d a n c e from abroad was only fair. As a result of t h e school certificates of qualification, as contemplated b y t h e ByLaws, were issued and forwarded to t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master, certifying to t h e fact t h a t t h e following n a m e d b r e t h r e n were skillful as w o r k m e n and proficient as ritualists, to-wit: Bros. GEORGE M . DIXON, Burlington Lodge, No. 66, B u r l i n g t o n ; THEODORE J. GARLIC, K e y s t o n e Lodge, No. 102, Coffey ville; H E N R Y C . LOOMIS, Winfleld Lodge, No. 58, Winfield; DEI.OS W . ACKER, Axtell Lodge, No. 2:;!4, Seneca; J O H N L . JONES, Neosho Lodge, No. 27, Y a t e s Center. T h e above n a m e d b r e t h r e n were commissioned as Assistant Lecturers by t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master. F r o m t h e reports m a d e to t h e Secretary of t h e Board b y t h e Custodians and Assistant Lecturers, t h e following r e p o r t of t h e work performed is p r e p a r e d ; GEORGE F . POND, Custodian, F o r t Scott, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d Moline Lodge, No. 267, Moline, T^lk county, n i n e d a y s ; compensation received, $45.00; condition of work as left, good. Instructed Cedar Lodge, No. 103, C h a n u t e , Neosho county, six days-; compensation received, $30.00; condition of work as left, good. Instructed Valley Falls Lodge, No. 21, Valley Falls, Jeflfersori county, five d a y s ; compensation received, $25.00; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d Center Lodge, No. 147, Marion, Marion county, one a n d one-half d a y s ; compensation received, $7.50; condition of work as left, fair. Bro. POND also reports having visited about fifty lodges, and finds t h a t in a great m a n y instances t h e lodges need instruction. Was m u c h pleased to note t h e i n t e r e s t manifested b y t h e b r e t h r e n of Valley Falls Lodge, No. 2 1 ; t h e y are zealous workers. Moline Lodge, No. 267, is one of t h e brightest lodges in Kansas. I n conferring t h e t h i r d degree at C h a n u t e we were assisted b y t h e Masonic Quartette, w h i c h r e n d e r e d great assistance, and added m u c h lustre to t h e work. Bro. W M . P . MUDGETT, Custodian, Greenleaf, reports n o masonic work performed except with h o m e lodge, for which no charge was made. GEO. M . COPLIN, Custodian, Kansas City, Kan., reports as follows: Instructed Canopy Lodge, No. 248, Grenola, Klk county, t h r e e d a y s ; compensation received, $15.00; condition of work as left, fair. DELOS W . ACKER, Assistant Lecturer, Seneca, reports as follows:. Instructed Oketo Lodge, No. 25, Oketo, Marshall county, two d a y s ; compensation received, $10.00; condition of work as left, good. Instructed Oneida Lodge, U. D., Oneida, N e m a h a c o u n t y ; S u m m e r -

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field Lodge, U. D., Summerfield, Marshall county; and Axtell Lodge, No. 234, Axtell, Marshall county, for which no charge was made and no compensation received. JOHN L . JONES, Assistant Lecturer, Yates Center, reports as follows: I have visited several laboring lodges, and corrected such errors as occurred in the work; have taught the work to several brethren individually, for which no charge was made and no compensation received. The following Assistant Lecturers, GEO. M. DIXON, Burlington; THEODORE J. GARLIC, Coffey ville; and HENRY C. LooMis,AVinfield, report

no masonic work perlormed except with home lodge, for which no charge was made and no compensation received. Fraternally submitted, GEO. F. POND, GEO. M. COPLIN, WM. P. MUDGETT, Custodians. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-. W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 2 o'clock p. M.

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T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 20, 1896.

T h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e vpas called from refreshment to labor a t 2 o'clock. All officers present. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. W.-. Bro. P . M. HoisiNGTON s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, w h i c h , on motion of W.-. B r o . C. P . CROW, was adopted, and t h a t portion referring to t h e c h a n g e in t h e salary of t h e Grand Master a n d G r a n d T r e a s u r e r was referred to t h e Committee on J u i ' i s p r u d e n c e , with i n s t r u c t i o n s to r e p o r t an a m e n d m e n t to the B y - L a w s in accordance t h e r e w i t h : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Finance and Mileage respectfully beg leave to submit the following report: Your committee have carefully examined and checked the accounts of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and find them complete arid correct in every particular, and showing the following summary:

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General Fund—Receipts. Balance in G r a n d Treasury last report $18,343 88 Transferred from Special F u n d by t h e action of Grand Lodge at last meeting 16,163 64 Received from G r a n d Secretary 12,045 57 Received interest on b a n k deposit 483 55 Total

$47,036 64

' Diubvrsements. Transferred to Special F u n d $ 1,332 Transferred to Charity F u n d 16,616 Transferred ten per cent, of General F u n d to Charity F u n d . . . 1,204 Paid out on warrants _. 10,754 Balance in the h a n d s of G r a n d Treasurer 17,120 Total

61 37 55 06 05

$47,036 64 Charily Fund — Receipts.

Balance on h a n d last report Transferred from Special F u n d Transferred from General F u n d Transferred from General F u n d ( t e n per cent.) Received interest on b a n k deposit Total

$ 3,968 15,620 16,616 1,204 983

36 15 37 55 80

138,393 23. Dishiirsements.'

Paid out on w a r r a n t s Balance in the h a n d s of G r a n d Treasurer Total

$ 1,149 15 37,244 08 "

$38,393 23

ACCOUNT OK R . ' . W . ' . A. K. WILSON, GRA>"D SECRETARY.

Receipts. Special assessment of 1893 S Back dues year 1894 Account dues year 1895 Account dispensation fees Account c h a r t e r fees Account sale of books of a;nnual r e t u r n s Account, miscellaneous, being for back dues from m e m b e r s of defunct lodges and sale of furniture of defunct lodges... Total

110 2,004 9,299 60 60 287

00 00 00 00 00 55

225 02

$12,045 57 Disbursements.

P a i d to Grand Treasurer, as per receipts on file

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APPROPRIATIONS.

Your committee respectfully recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year: Incidental expenses of M.-.AY.. J. H. McCall S 82 35 Salary of M.'.W.-. Grand Master 600 00 Salary of Private Secretary to M..W.'. Grand Master 25 00 Salary of Grand Treasurer 300 00 Salary of Grand Secretary 1,800 00 Salary Private Secretary of Grand Secretary 25 00 Salary chairman Committee on Foreign Correspondence 300 00 Salary of Grand Chaplain 25 00 Salary of Grand Tyler 50 00 Salary of Assistant Grand Tyler 25 00 Salary of Custodians, each $50.00 150 00 Printing Annual Proceedings 1,000 00 Kent Grand Secretary's office and vault 350 00 Library ." 100 00 Postage and express 250 00 Incidental expenses Grand Secretary 200 00 To cover deficiency, incidentals, Grand Secretary, 1895 50 88 And |2,o00.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay committee's mileage and expenses of this Grand Lodge. At the last meeting of Grand Lodge an appropriation of $300.00 was made for the purchase of a complete set of books, in which to compile an individual record of the membership of the Grand Lodge. After a careful examination of the subject, the Grand Secretary decided that the card system of iiidexes, lately introduced by the Library Bureau, was much superior to the book system. He therefore expended but $20.00 of this appropriation for two books, in which to continue the abstracts of annual returns of subordinate lodges, and the balance, $280.00, was covered back into the Grand Treasury, with the recommendation that the card system be adopted. Your committee have considered the suggestion of the Grand Secretary and examined the system, and respectfully recommend the appropriation of $300.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary to purchase the necessary case and cards for this record. Your committee offer the following recommendations concerning the salaries of Grand Officers and committees. With the growth of our Grand Lodge to its present position among the Grand Jurisdictions of the Great States, the duties of administration and correspondence devolving upon the M.'.W.'. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas have increased and multiplied, until their faithful discharge requires very nearly the entire time of that officer. We think the present salary entirely inadequate to the labor performed, and recommend that it be increased from $600.00 to $800.00 per annum. That in view of the system of reports now in vogue in the office of the Grand Secretary, whereby all errors in annual returns are checked and corrected by him, your committee consider the work of the Com-

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mittee on Chartered Lodges now reduced to t h e m i n i m u m , and recomm e n d t h a t t h e salary of t h e c h a i r m a n of t h a t committee be r e d u c e d from $50.00 to $25.00. That, owing to tlie a c c u m u l a t i o n of valuable property by t h i s Grand Lodge, we are of t h e opinion t h a t its care and preservation d e m a n d s at least an a n n u a l inspection of t h e same by t h e Standing C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d L o d g e - P r o p e r t y , a n d we r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e salary of t h e c h a i r m a n of t h a t c o m m i t t e e be increased from $10.00 to $25.00. W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h a t portion of t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master relating to' charity and relief afforded by t h e Council of A d m i n istration b e approved, and t h a t t h e care of t h e GUERNSEY children b e referred to the i n c o m i n g Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , P. M. H O I S I N G T O N , C. W. D E A N , D. W. H A Y S , C. E. V O O R H E S , J O H N S. L A J S ' G Commillee. APPROPKIATION FOR WADMAN

FAMILY.

W.-. B r o . J O H N H . S P E N C E R p r e s e n t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n , w h i c h , on m o t i o n , w a s a d o p t e d : Besolved, T h a t t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n be authorized a n d instructed to appropriate from t h e C h a r i t y F u n d so m u c h as may be necessary, not to exceed $25.00 per m o n t h , toward t h e s u p p o r t of t h e willow and o r p h a n s of o u r late Bro. W A D M A N so long as may be necessary, or until t h e n e x t C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M..AV.'. G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. ELECTION. T h e G r a n d L o d g e p r o c e e d e d to t h e e l e c t i o n of G r a n d Officers, with the following result; M.'.W.'. R . . W.'. R.'.W.'. R.'. W.'. R.'.AV.'. R.'.A\'.-.

CHILES C . COLEMAN Grand W I L L I A M M . SHAVER Deputy M. L. STONE Grand HENRY C . LOOMIS Grand ROBERT E . TORRINGTON....Granci .ALBKRT K. M'^iLSON Grand

Master Grand Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary

Clay C e n t e r . Wichita. Wamego. Winfield. Wichita. Topeka.

MILEAGE ALLOWED. O n m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . A . 0 . S H E R M A N Finance

and Mileage

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the Committee

t o p a y W.-. B r o . S. I .

H A L E ยง 8 . 2 8 for m i l e a g e a t t e n d i n g G r a n d L o d g e 1 8 9 5 . P R E S E N T . \ T I O X O F J E W E L TO G R A N D M . \ S T E R . W.-. B r o . B . B . B U C K , s p e a k i n g i n b e h a l f of s o m e of

the

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J A M E S H . M C C A L L with a h a n d s o m e a n d valuable P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ' s jewel. REPORT SPECIAL COMMITTEE WISCONSIN RELIEF. W.-. Bro. P. S. PORTER s u b m i t t e d the following report, which on motion of W.-. B r o . A . C. SHERMAN, was a d o p t e d : To the M.'.V/:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : We, your special committee heretofore appointed to consider and report as to t h e " Wisconsin proposition" to make more systematic and uniform the methods of masonic relief, beg leave to make the following report and recommendation: The plan of relief presented to and adopted by the Grand Lodge of AVisconsin, and subsequently by the Grand Lodge of California, is as follows: " It is the duty of each lodge to take care of its own members in distress wherever they may be. In case of its inability so to do, this duty devolves upon the Grand Lodge from which it holds its charter, it being understood that in no case is the lodge furnishing relief and asking reimbursement to go beyond the actual necessities without express authority from the reimbursing body." This proposition is presented the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and if the same is by it adopted, Kansas becomes a party to the treaty. If thereafter a brother holding a membership in a Kansas lodge should be afforded relief by a lodge, or, indeed, under strict construction, an individual, the amount expended in such relief would become a charge against the lodge in which the applying brother held membership, and in case of the inability of that lodge to pay, the Grand Lodge of Kansas would become liable therefor. This being the result should the same be adopted, your committee deems it its duty to discuss briefly the generally accepted theory and doctrine of masonic relief. "Every Mason must receive and cherish a strange brother, giving him employment, if he has any, and if not to refresh him with money until the next lodge." The personal right to claim relief and the personal duty to afford the same to a brother in distress is thus laid 'down and followed more fully in the "Old Charges" of 1722, as follows: ii» » ® jf you discover him to be a true and genuine brother, you are to respect him accordingly, and if he is in want you must relieve him if you can, or else direct him how he may be relieved. You must employ him some days, or else recommend him to be employed; but you are not charged to go beyond your ability, only to prefer a poor brother who is a good man and true before any other people in the same circumstances." While it is true that the right to demand relief and the duty to afford the same is personal, modern usage, it would seem, has in a manner shifted the duty in a measure to the lodge, and all Masons know that in many, if not most of the cases in which relief is afforded.

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the lodge of the brother affording the same usually reimburses him for his expenditure; but this in itself does not shift the personal to a lodge obligation. AVe also recognize the fact that it is the duty of the lodge to relieve the distress of and care for its indigents or afflicted members; but we believe that the obligation ceases there. If a lodge well able financially to reirhbiirse a foreign lodge for an expenditure in behalf of a distressed member should refuse to do so upon a proper demand, some kind of discipline should be administered. In this connection we express our agreement with the recent Masonic Congress held in Chicago: "That the brethren of lodges granting such aid are not entitled to demand reimbursement from the lodges in which the beneficiaries hold membership, but that when a member of one lodge is relieved by another, and the financial situation of his lodge is such as to permit, common courtesy and duty alike demand that it should reimburse a lodge relieving its members." We cannot help but conclude that the adoption of the proposition would open the way for an innovation, if it would not primarily be such. The plan of masonic charity, that is, the manner of its dissemination and the obligation of brother to brother, may be termed a landmark, and anything tending toward its removal or material change should be considered very critically. AVhile it is true that Masonry is a charitable institution, its charity is not given like that of any other fraternity. It is not a question of the dollars and cents of return for the dollars and cents invested. The only' thing that gauges masonic charity is worthiness coupled with need, and this considered with the ability of the donor. It is not an institution in which by the payment of a stipulated sum in dues the member knows just how much he will receive in " benefits" when disabled. If such a thing should be allowed to enter the Masonic Institution Masonry would cease to be Masonry, and sink to the level of modern charitable associations, in which lor a specified investment there is a stipulated monetary return. We therefore recommend that the proposition be rejected. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM DIXON, A. H. ROBY, F. S. PORTER, Committee. PRESF:NTATION OF GRAND MASTER'S APRON. W.-. Bro. A L F R E D W H I T M A N moved t h a t t h e apron worn by the G r a n d Master vvliile in office be presented to him. Adopted b y a rising vote. DONATION. Bro. S. E. BussER, bj- request, introduced t h e following resolution, which was a d o p t e d :

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WitEEEAS, Owing to the misfortunes tliat liave befallen Bro. ISAAC TRESSLKR by reason of spinal troubles which have caused him to belaid up for a long time ; therefore be it Hesolced, That this Grand Body appropriate and remit to Bro. TRKSSI.EK the sum of S50.00 through the ^Secretary of Mankalo Lodge, No. 87, to help, aid and assist this worthy brother in his hour of need. SPECIAL REPORT CO.MMITTEE 0.\ CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. M. M. Miller submitted the following i-eport, which, on motion of W.-. B r o . J A C O B D E W I T T , was a d o p t e d :

To the }i[:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Correspondence, to whom has been referred the question of the recognition of the Gran Dieta Simbolica of the United States of Mexico, herewith fraternally submit the following report: The Constitutions of the Gran Dieta contain the following, showing the character of its organization and the scope of its authority: THE MASONIC POWER. ARTICT.E30. T h e powers of Symbolic Masonry in tliis Republic are constituted in the governing Grand Lodge, which goes by the name of the " Grand Symbolic Diet of t h e United States of Mexico," whose duty it shall be to watch over the welfare, absolute liberty and independence of t h e three degrees or Symbolic lodges, u n d e r t h e Grand Lodges of the different States. AKTICI,E31. The sovereign masonic power resides essentially and originally in the great body of Masons, who deposit their obedience for its exercise in the Grand Diet. ARTKI.E 32. T h e supreme authority of Symbolic Masonry shall have the title " Grand Symbolic Diet of t h e United States of Mexico."

All warrants or charters are issued directly from the Gran Dieta, the Grand Lodges of the various States or federal districts of the Republic occupying a position in range of jurisdictional authority corresponding to that of the Provincial Grand Lodges under the English, Scottish or Irish Masonic Grand Constitutions: In lSS.i a petition for a dispensation to organize a lodge in the City of Mexico, signed by .-Vmericans and others speaking the American language, was presente<l to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, which Body, upon theirobtainingthe consentof the nearest Mexican lodge in theCity of Mexico, granted the same, under which a strong lodge was organized, and later received a warrant from the Grand Lodge of Missouri as Toltec, No. 520. In 1879 the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, No. I, was made independent and sovereign in exercising jurisdiction over the Symbolic degrees. Under its influence a general assembly was called of all the Symbolic lodges then existing in Mexico, which met and on January 11, 1880, organized the Grand Orient of Mexico. At this, duly elected and qualified representatives of all of said Symbolic lodges were present and participated in the action of said assembly. In 1883 the Supreme

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Council of Mexico conceded the sovereignty of Symbolic Masonry in Mexico, and renounced any and all claim of authority over the first three degrees of Masonry. The Gran Dieta was duly and regularly organized in February, 1890, under Constitutions containing the grant of authority hereinbefore cited. It has under its warrant and jurisdiction seventeen Grand Lodges, and 22-5 lodges, with a membership of 21,992, the Grand Lodges and their subordinates being subordinate to and acknowledging the sovereign supremacy of the Gran'Dieta. Shortly after the organization of the Gran Dieta letters and circulars were received from one, OHISM, who was then and signed himself Worshipful Master of Toltec, No. 520, protesting against the reorganization of the Gran Dieta, and urging upon the Grand Lodge of Missouri that the warrant of said lodge might remain under the Missouri Grand Lodge jurisdiction, and making charges against Mexican Masonry in general of a grave character. This, of course, soon caused friction, with the result that in 1892 the Grand Lodge of Missouri, to which Toltec Lodge, No. 520, of the City of Mexico, then owed and'acknowledged allegiance, found that its action in instituting this lodge, though the consent of the nearest Mexican lodge had been obtained to the same, was leading to complications, and Grand Lodge appointed a committee of three distinguished Masons to consider the question of further continuing said lodge, said Committee to report to Grand Lodge at its 1893 communication. This Com'mittee made a report, from which we take the following: *' The Gran Dieta Simbolica de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos " has been formed, composed of nearly nil the State Grand Lodges of Mexico and a n u m b e r of individual lodges, with our enlightened and distinguished brother, POKFIRIO DIAZ, President of the Republic of Mexico, as Grand Master. This committee addressed a communication to Bro. ERMILIO G . CANTON, Grand Secretary of the " Gran Dieta," to which a courteous and fraternal reply was made. We propounded a n u m b e r of questions concerning the formation and present status of the Gran Dieta. While the committee cannot say t h a t the replies to these questions were wholly satisfactory, yet they believe, and earnestly hope, that the difficulties which have beset Masonry in Mexico are in progress of settlement, and ere long, we trust, that we, and all the Grand Lodges of the United States of .\merica, may be enabled to welcome into the fold of Grand Lodges a body having united and supreme control over Symbolic Masonry in Mexico. We do not wish to be, nor do we wish to be thought to be, a " d i s t u r b i n g " element in Mexican Masonry. On the contrary, it is our duty to do all in our power to assist with our counsel and sympathy our brethren in Mexico to form a stable and permanent grand governing body. The idea that Toltec Lodge, No. 520, might become the nucleus of such,a governing power may be abandoned by those who have entertained such hope. It can never, u n d e r any circumstances, be more than a dependency of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Under these circumstances we consider it unwise to continue the exercise of masonic authority in Mexico. We therefore recommend that the incoming Grand Master take such measures as in his j u d g m e n t m a y b e necessary and expedient to withdraw and a n n u l the authority heretofore given to the brethren of Toltec Lodge, No. 520, to exercise the functions of a lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, working under the authority of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. We further recommend that this Grand Lodge extend its hearty sympathy to our

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brethren of Mexico in iheir struggles to place Masonry in our sister Republic on a firm aud lasting basis, and assure them that nothing shall be left undone on our part to aid and assist tbem in their laudable undertaking. G r a n d Master K E E N E , of Missouri, in h i s 1S94 address, reported t h a t h e h a d written to t h e Worshipful Master of Toltec, No. 520, advising h i m of t h e action t a k e n , and advising said lodge to accept a c h a r t e r from t h e G r a n Dieta. T h i s was done, and t h e vexed question settled. U n d e r Illinois, in t h e Missouri Correspondence R e p o r t of 1894, we find t h a t upon t h e question of s u r r e n d e r i n g t h e i r c h a r t e r a n d accepting a c h a r t e r from the G r a n Dieta, all t h e m e m b e r s of Toltec Lodge voted affirmatively, with t h r e e exceptions. Y o u r committee calls attentioti to a fair inference to be d r a w n from t h e r e p o r t of t h e Missouri committee, viz: T h a t t h e suggestion h a d b e e n m a d e from W.'. CiirsM, or some o t h e r source, t h a t b y refusing recognition, Toltec, No. 520, might become t h e nucleus of the governing masonic p o w e r of Mexico. A n o t h e r fair inference from t h e Missouri report and t h e address of G r a n d M a s t e r K E E N E , in his 1894 address, where h e reports advising Toltec Lodge to accept a c h a r t e r from t h e G r a n Dieta, which action was a p p r o v e d by the G r a n d Lodge of Missouri, is t h a t such action goes tar b e y o n d a quasi recognition. It is b e y o n d dispute or question a certificate from a m o t h e r to h e r d a u g h t e r of t h e high standing, u n q u e s t i o n e d regularity a n d legitimacy of t h e ancestor, as well as t h e u n i m p e a c h a b l e character of t h e one to whem h e r own legitimate offspring is to be allied tor all t i m e to come. T h e G r a n d Lodge of Texas, h'aving theretofore recognized t h e G r a n Dieta of Mexico, in 1894 Past Grand Master G E O . W . TYLER, a m e m b e r of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence for t h a t State, was assigned t o t h e d u t y of r e p o r t i n g for said committee u p o n Masonry in Mexico, w h i c h d u t y h e performed, s u m m i n g up his report as follows: From these considerations thus briefly stated, Texas is proud of her action in recognizing the Jtasonry of Mexico represented by the Gran Dieta, the supreme power there, and already realizes aud is realizing day by day the beneficent influence that such recognltiou has wrought in our intercourse with their people, and not a single event has occurred thus far to mar our pleasant relations or to cause regret for the action we have takeu. T h e G r a n d Lodge of North Dakota has also duly e x t e n d e d recognition to t h e Gran Dieta. T h e G r a n d Lodge of New Y o r k referred t h e m a t t e r of g r a n t i n g recognition to a c o m m i t t e e consisting of five Past G r a n d Masters, one D e p u t y G r a n d Master, a n d t h a t e m i n e n t Mason, ROBERT MAGGY, w h i c h c o m m i t t e e reported in 1893 t h a t , " T h e organization aflfbrded a h a p p y solution of t h e difficulties which have s u r r o u n d e d M a s o n r j ' in t h a t Rep u b l i c ; " a n d in 1S94 it says, referring to its last year's report, " T h e comm i t t e e s h o u l d have r e c o m m e n d e d recognition t h e n , b u t for t h e protests m a d e , a n d action was deferred for further information." T h e committee says:

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The charges made by the Master of Toltec Lodge were so fully met by the " Grand Diet " that the Grand Lodge of Missouri have revoked their charter of Toltec Lodge. No. 520, and the members petitioned for and have received a charter from " Grand Dieta Simbolica " which ends all dispute and leaves the Grand Dieta in undisputed control of Symbolic Masonry in the Republic of Mexico. We, therefore, recommend that the Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico be duly recognized and welcomed to the circle of Symbolic Grand Lodges. Y o u r committee h a s given tlie gist of t h e r e p o r t of t h e New Yorlc committee for tlie reason tliat Masonry was i n t r o d u c e d into Mexico from New York as one of its sources in 1820-1825, a n d t h e e n d o r s e m e n t of our New Yorli b r e t h r e n to Mexican Masonry is, therefore, entitled to greater weight and consideration. I n 1895, on t h e 8th of J u n e , an open letter was p u b l i s h e d in The American Tyler, b y THEODORE SUTTON PARVIN, Past G r a n d Master of Iowa, in which Bro. PAKVIN presented certain questions to be a n s w e r e d by Past G r a n d Masters MATTHEWS or TYLER, of Texas, t h e essential points of which we extract from t h e questions as p r o p o u n d e d , viz: 1. T h e gist of t h e first question is contained in t h e following: " I s not t h e Bible, t h e G r e a t Light in Masonry, excluded from t h e altars a n d halls of t h e masoniclodges u n d e r t h e jurisdiction of t h e G r a n Dieta, a n d t h e Book of Constitutions substituted in its p l a c e ? " 2. T h e substance of t h e second question is t h i s : " H a s or does t h e G r a n Dieta exclude from its lodges women who h a v e b e e n previously initiated t h e r e i n , and do they now regularly visit t h e lodges in w h i c h t h e y hold m e m b e r s h i p ? " 3. Has not t h e Granâ&#x20AC;˘ Dieta issued charters to w o m e n exclusively to organize masonic lodges upon t h e same basis precisely as it h a s issued charters to lodges of men ? Bro. PARVIN, after p r o p o u n d i n g above queries, s a y s : " Before I can vote for t h e recognition of the Gran Dieta as a sovereign a n d indep e n d e n t body I would like information u p o n these topics." I n t h e Correspondence E e p o r t of Texas, Past G r a n d Master M A T THEWS, t h e c h a i r m a n , makes a showing by way of reply to above. H e states t h a t December 1, 1893, at t h e direction of G r a n d Master COCHRAN, of Texas, h e interviewed Bro. B. ORNELAS, t h e Mexican Consul at San Antonio, Texas, w h o m t h e Proceedings show to be a m e m b e r of Alamo Lodge, No. 44, of G r a n d Jurisdiction of Texas, who, on t h e 6th of December, in response to a letter, stated as follows: There is not in the Constitution of the Gran Dieta a single article which can be construed as allowing, approving, confirming or authorizing the establishment of lodges for women. There is an adoptive lodge composed of women, but this lodge is similar to those existing in the United States, such as the " Order of the Eastern Star," from whence it was introduced into Mexico, but has nothing in common with the Gran Dieta beyond its protection. It is not true that women are admitted to the three degrees of Symbolic Masonry and clothed in regalia to enter and be seated in Mexican lodges, when all parties not Masons have been notified to retire. It is a fact that this adoptive lodge happens to be invited to the banquets and feasts of the regular lodges, but only to such as have in no way the secret character of the Institution.

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ERMILIO G . CANTON, G r a n d Secretary of t h e G r a n Dieta, and G r a n d M a s t e r of t h e Grand Lodge El Valle de Mexico, No. 1, on t h e t h i r d clay of J u l y , 1894, on t h e subject of t h e Bible, s a i d : We are by no means opposed to the Bible, but cannot enforce the use In our first degree work, and therefore we leave every lodge at liberty. The Bible is used with us in the third Master Mason degree. Your York lodges are built (as far as we can understand ) upon a Protestant platform, and hence the use of the Bible. The material of our Scottish lodges is the broken-up Catholic element, whose opinion about the Bible is not at all equal to yours. Nevertheless, we hold and keep the Bible as one of our three Grand Lights of Masonry, viz: Bible. Square, and Compasses,butwecannot enforce the Bible to occupy the first place in lodges. D e c e m b e r 1,1894, R.'.W.-. Bro. CANTON, w r i t i n g t o Past Grand Master TYLEK, s p e a k i n g of visiting a Mexican lodge, said: A Mason of your Texas jurisdiction, or any other foreign jurisdiction, can visit our lodges, exhibiting his diploma. Moreover, he may be submitted to examination, if the Master requires him to be, in order to learn that he is well acquainted with ihe three degrees of Blue Masonry. Finally, he pledges his word at the altar upon the Bible. D e p u t y District G r a n d Master SAM R . HAMILTON, of t h e T w e n t i e t h Masonic District of Texas, and a m e m b e r of t h e T e x a s " C o m m i t t e e on W o r k , " who, d u r i n g t h e past s u m m e r , visited and s p e n t some time in t h e M e x i c a n Republic, wrote Bro. MATTHEWS a letter in response to a letter of inquiry, in w h i c h ' h e states t h a t he visited I n t e g r i d a d Lodge, at Old P i e d r a s Negras, a strictly Spanish or Mexican lodge, and was p r e s e n t a t t h e opening exercises. He also visited Toltec Lodge in t h e City of Mexico, a n d assisted in conferring t h e t h i r d degree upon t h r e e c a n d i d a t e s . He s a y s : Not having a voucher present, I was required to prove myself exactly in the same manner and by the same tests as In vogue with us, and found that no greater diflerence in the opening cereinonies or degree work existed than we find in our own States between difTerent lodges, or betweeu our lodges and those in other States of the United States. By special request I gave the "explanations," or "lecture" and "charge in full, monitorial and all, as authorized by our Grand Lodge, it being entirely applicable to the work as rendered by them. They use the same charts, M. C. pillars, and other accessories, so far as I could see, as we do. The furniture of the lodge was all in Its proper place, both in Integridad and Toltec Lodges. I saw nothing the least irregular or objectionable in either lodge. 'â&#x20AC;˘' .* - While In Mexico I made the acquaintance of several reliable parties, with whom I have corresponded since my return, among whom I mention particularly Bro.Dr. A. W.PARSONS, Worshipful Masterof Toltec Lodge. Through said correspondence, which I consider eminently trustworthy, I have been informed that the Gran Dieta has revoked all charters for women lodges (whatever their character under the old system may have been), and forbidden the presence of women in any lodge working under its jurisdiction, and that it has been reorganized, so as to correct several other (minor) hitherto objectionable features. Bro. MATTHEWS, in his report, also m a k e s q u o t a t i o n s from a letter w r i t t e n b y Bro. PARVIN to t h e Voice of Masonry, A u g u s t 10, 1895, from w h i c h w e take t h e extracts published, never h a v i n g seen t h e original publication. Bro. PARVIN is quoted as saying t h a t h e , d u r i n g t h e p r e v i o u s winter, " visited their lodges a n d Grand Lodges, consistories a n d S u p r e m e Councils, was glad t h a t h e did, a n d would do it again w e r e he to go t h e r e , " a n d t h a t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In all masonic lodges and bodies, both of the York and Scottish Rite, in the National Capital and in many of the State capitals, the Great Light is excluded from the altars and from the halls, and the Book of Constitutions substituted. Out of some twenty-

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eight States t b e Grand Lodges of only about five have, I learned d u r i n g my recent visit, ever made Masons of women, and they are now all prohibited by the Gran Dieta, that Body having repealed the law u n d e r which such proceedings were had, although it failed to deny to t h e women already initiated the rights previously conferred u p o n them. Notwithstanding t h e great departure of o u r Mexican Masons from t h e usages, customs, laws and regulations of Masonry as practiced in the United States, I must say t h a t I had ample opportunity to satisfy myself that Masonry has done a great t h i n g for that country, more Indeed t h a n any other one institution or organization existing among them. I found that t h e President and all the governors and generals of t h e army whom I met were Masons, and t h a t their Masonry is a bond of cement among them, and a powerful lever in t h e government, aiding materially the executive a n d the military power to keep in subjection the element not so regardful of the law as o u r American people, a n d because of its good results I was disposed to deal more charitably with them than u n d e r other circumstances I would have done. I recognize the masonic body of the various grades and rites which I visited in many places as legitimate'awc?er i/ieir ^aw, and hy their law and fheir law only can we judge them, so that when I went to Rome I did as the Romans did. I visited their lodges and Grand Lodges,Consistories a n d Supreme Councils. l a m glad that I d i d , and I would do it again were I there. T h e c h a i r m a n of y o u r c o m m i t t e e , i n p u r s u i t of k n o w l e d g e i n r e g a r d to t h e m a t t e r a t h a n d , carried o n s o m e little, i n c l u d i n g t h e following, correspondence: DECEMBER 30,1895. Theodore S. Parvin, S3Â°, Sec. 7c., Cedar Rapids, Iowa: DEAR BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I listened with Intense interest to your exposition of Mexican Masonny at the October session of the Supreme Council in Washington,as I also did to the report on that topic read by Bro. CHAMBERLiN,of Texas, the original of which now lies before me, from which I note that on August 24th last the Gran Dieta decreed t h a t "All charters held by so-ea/led female I'dges should be at once withdrawn and that no recognition of women as Masons .should ever be made," and also decreed that " The Holy Bible, square and. covpass should be used on all masonic altars in the Symbolic Lodges of the Rfpublic of Mexico." I also note from this same report that at the same session of the Gran Dieta the suspension was announced of the Grand Master, Grand Secretary, and feveral members of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. No. l,of the Federal District of Mexico, they being suspended because ( a m o n g other things) they were present a n d opened said Grand Lodge on J u n e 24. (1895), with several females present, alleged to be members of female masonic lodges. Now, as chairman of our Committee on Correspondence, I am laboring with this vexed question, whether the Gran Dieta Simbolica is entitled to recognition from t h e Symbolic Grand Lodges of the L^nlted States. I was much impressed with the suggestion made by you that Mexican Masonry must not be judged or estimated from t h e standpoint of Masonry in the United States, and that upon certain changes in their system you would be in favor of their recognition. I quote from memory only, a n d possibly u n d e r or overstate your remarks. I only state it as a basis for this interrogatory,whether the changed conditions (as the result of the official action of the Gran Dieta on August 24th last) in reference to the " Bible on the altars," a n d " F e m a l e Masonry," are such t h a t you would now advise t h e recognition of t h e Gran Dieta. I am aware that I am asking a great deal in preferring this request for information, b u t I feel encouraged to do so because I know of no one who can better dispense light o n this topic a n d n o one whose views will have and command greater weight with t h e Masons a n d Grand Lodge of Kansas. Trusting that you will kindly accede to my request for information, I am, Fraternally yours, MATTHEW M. MILLER. Chairman Com. Cor. Grand Lodge of Kansan.

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I n response to above letter, 1 received t h e following: CEDAR RAPIDS, J a n u a r y 11,

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M. M. Miller, Topeka. Kan.: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER : — Your kind favor of the 30th ult.,and so of the past year, I found upon my table upon my return from Iowa City, where I have been for some time, for treatment of my eyes ; I have to r e t u r n t h i t h e r again t o m o r r o w for further treatment. The trouble with my eye.s was the result and out-crop of the fifth attack of the grippe last winter. The grippe was not so severe, b u t much longer in its duration t h a n its predecessors, and left my eyes in a very bad condition. While in Washington m y eyesight was fairly good and I suffered b u t little from the trouble, but the journey a n d the cold that I took renewed the trouble, and they have been much worse since. I d o my writing and reading by proxy, and I note what you have to say of the i m p r o m p t u address I gave in Washington upon t h e subject of Mexican Masonry, and also your desire for further light upon the.subject. At the expense of a little repetition I may state t h a t until very recently I,have been opposed to any recognition on the part of a n y of our American lodges of the Gran Dieta of Mexico, which is the governing body of the three Symbolic degrees. Masonry was introduced into Mexico m a n y years ago, a Supreme Council and Scottish Rite established, and in accordance with the universal .law and custom of Latin countries and Latin speaking people, there was no other Masonry other than the Scottish Rite. The degrees — first, second and third — as conferred in lodges of the Scottish Rite and of the York Rite, differ but little — the difference being in their government. In 1890 the Supreme Council, which had before exercised exclusive jurisdiction over lodges and the lodge degrees, surrendered them to the Gran Dieta, which was establish"ed that year. The Gran Dieta, therefore, became a legally constituted body, h a v i n g a n d exercising exclusive jurisdiction over lodges of the three degrees. So far all is well, and we could then have consistently a n d properly recognized the Gran Dieta, b u t in an evil hour in the following year the Gran Dieta, contrary to the principles of its" Constitutions, by simply resolution, authorized lodges of its obedience to confer the three degrees upon women, which they did in five of the twenty odd jurisdictions of the State. Not content with conferring the degrees upon women, they granted to them charters creating women lodges; and while they did not by any enactment, either of the Constitution or in its laws, prohibit t h e use of the Bible in their lodges, t h e y did prescribe and require the use of the Book of Constitutions therein, and everywhere I visited in Mexico I found the Book of Constitutions upon the altars, and no Bible anywhere in sight. These three practices were in direct violation of the universal public sentiment of Masonry in the United States, and while they continued I could not consistently r e c o m m e n d the recognition of the Gran Dieta. Visiting, as I did, the Supreme Council, Grand a n d subordinate lodges, and everywhere addressing the members, I protested against these violations of our usages and customs, and indeed our laws. Very soon after I returned from Mexico I received assurances that the Gran Dieta . had reconded and repealed the law authorizing the making of women Masons, and since the session of t h e Supreme Council.I have received further assurances from there t h a t they have not only gone thus far, but they have forbidden the making of women Masons in their lodges. They have also recalled all the charters granted to women lodges, a n d still further have forbidden the lodges to a d m i t either to membership, or visitation women upon whom they had previously conferred the degrees in accordance with their laws. The women there, as they would likely here, kicked against this, but to no purpose; they are now out in t h e cold. I am further assured that while t h e Gran Dieta does not reguire t h a t the lodges shall place the Bible upon the altar, it neither forbids it nor interposes any objection to their doing s o ; it only requires that they use the Book of Constitutions. Now, as Isaid, we. cannot judge Mexican Masonry from the American standpoint. We must judge them by the country in which t h e Masonry is practiced. We recognize

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Mohammedan lodges t h e world over; we recognize lodges i n China a n d J a p a n ; we recognize them in British India a n d Persia, where the Vedas, the books of CONFUCIUS and the Koran, a n d n o t the Bible, are used in the conferring of the degrees; why m a y we not, then, permit the use of t h e Book of Constitutions? I am prepared now, with the light a n d knowledge I have a n d with the change of base which they have made, to recognize t h e Gran Dieta, and belieVe it for the interest of Masonry in Mexico that it should be recognized, and that we should lend a helping hand to build u p a n d improve Masonry a n d place it upon a higher level. T h e Gran Dieta has certainly manifested t h e proper spirit in its efforts to purify Masonry by dealing with some of its obnoxious, I might say obstreperous, measures. I think I have answered your query t h a t would I, in view of t h e changed conditions of Masonry there, now advise the recognition of the Gran Dieta. I repeat that I would. Notwithstanding these objectionable practices of t h e Gran Dieta, it did n o t militate against its legal establishment; the Gran Dieta was from the date of its organization a legally constituted masonic Body, as much so as that of t h e Grand Lodge of Kansas or of Iowa, or any other Grand Lodge of this country. A clandestine body is one that is n o t legally constituted, a n d therefore has no legal right to exist or work. A man and woman lawfully married are legally husband a n d wife, as much so although their conduct may be in violation of all the ten commandments, as though they were as pure as t h e Virgin. So, whatever may h a v e been t h e practices of t h e Gran Dieta it was all t h e while a legally constituted Body. B u t we are not compelled to recognize every body that is legally constituted; their general practices a n d t h e observances of general laws should be such a character as to meet our general approval. I have no fear now that the Gran Dieta will ever return to t h e obnoxious practices we have named,*and against which we protested when there, and since o u r return letters that I have received from t h e highest authorities in the Republic confirm the views I have stated of their sincere desire to elevate the standard of Masonry i n their midst, a n d to conform as near as their m a n n e r and customs as t h e people of t h e two Nations will permit to ours. Let us, in view of these facts, then; Bro. MILLER, lend them a helping h a n d . If you recognize t h e m in your Grand Lodge I will sustain its action both by speech a n d pen. Fraternally yours, T. S. PARVIN, Grand Secretary. On t h e 13th of J a n u a r y I w r o t e a second l e t t e r to Bro. P A K V I N , a s k -

ing permission to use h i s letter a n d asking o t h e r quotations, t h e e o n t e n t s of which letter are sufficiently stated in his reply t h e r e t o as follows: CEDAR RAPIDS, J a n u a r y 16,1896.

M. M. Miller, Tojjeka, Kan.: DEAR SIR ANDBRO. :—I a m just in receipt of your favor of.the 13th, a n d promptly reply.

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As early as 1833 there was a lodge of the York Rite established in the City of Mexico by Past Grand Master JOEL R . POINSETT, of South Carolina ( a t that time United States Minister at Mexico, appointed by Gen. JACKSON), b u t it survived b u t a few years, and I t h i n k such was the fate of t h e lodges or lodge established by t h e Grand Lodge of New York, a n d there are traces of those lodges, and recollections of their existence in the City of Mexico. T h e Toltec Lodge h a d its charter recalled by t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri some years ago; the lodge then took o u t a charter from t h e Gran Dieta, h u t being American residents there they worked the Missouri work. There is in t h e City of San Luis Potosi an American lodge, so-called, because the members are American, who also work t h e United States work, though holding its charter from the Gran Dieta. The Gran Dieta itself is of Scottish Rite origin, as were most of the lodges a n d Grand Lodges of Mexico. It is a well established principle in Masonry that Masonry is cosmopolitan a n d univei^al, a n d all Grand Lodges must necessarily recognizethe condition of Masonry in the country where it is established; it will n o t do for Masons of t h e United States and their Grand Lodges to play the hypocrite a n d the pharlse e, a n d say there are no Masons and no Masonry b u t themselves.

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Masonry exists and has existed, and been so recognized the world over, in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Algiers, West Indies, Mexico, and in all of the South American Republics, and yet everywhere it is of the Scottish Rite origin, and with the exception of Mexico, Chili and Egypt, the lodges and Grand Lodges continue to owe allegiance to the Supreme Councils of the countries constituting them â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Grand Lodge of Egypt being constituted by the Supreme Council of Italy. At the World's Masonic Congress in Chicago there were Masons present and tak ing part therein hailing from several of these countries, fellowshiped and recognized by the delegates from all the American Grand Lodges present. Americans do not hesitate, as I have positive proof and ample at that, when visiting in one of the countries I have named, as they do annually, to visit their lodges and hold masonic intercourse with them. Americans from all the States, or most of them at least, have visited, and many of them during my stay there, lodges and Grand Lodges in Mexico. It Is not as to the legality of their origin or the lawfulness of their constitution that I ever raised any objection. My objection was simply to their heterodox practices, such as making Masons of women, and substituting the Book of Constitutions for the Bible. Now, as I wrote you, these obnoxious practices have been annulled, and they are conforming to our ways In these respects. You are at liberty to use my letter in any way you wish with your Grand Lodge. I take great pleasure in replying to you because you are the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, and will make a legitimate use of my information. If the Masons and the masonic bodies of the United States were to wait until all Freemasonry should be established upon an American basis, we would wait till the day of judgment, and that is too far off for us to consider; never until the Millennium comes and all men speak the same language, worship GOD in the same way and manner, and do a thousand other things in common, will Masonry have the same dots of the i's and and crosses of the t's. The Masons of Mexico are as honest, and as consistent, as masonic loving and liberty-loving people a.s our own. ' The simple fact and truths then are these : The Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of the See of Mexico in 1883 relinquished all jurisdiction and control over the then Symbolic degrees, and a very large majority, all indeed save these of the Grand Lodges of Mexico, which had been organized under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council thereupon withdrew from it, united in and organized the Gran DIeta as an Independent governing body of Freemasonry of the three Symbolic degrees; it works none other and while it works these degrees In accordance with the ritual of the three degrees of the Scottish Rite they are substantially likeour own, and differ but little more from the work of Kansas or Iowa than we dlfTer from that of New York or Massachusetts, and especially Pennsylvania. The Gran DIeta never did in its Constitution or code of laws authorize the practices against which we rebelled; they were simply the result of resolutions which have been repealed. Courteously and fraternally yours, T. S. PARVIN. Y o u r committee, ascertaining t h a t W.'. Bro. E M I L ARNER, Past Master of J o h n Brown Lodge, No. 216, h a d for t h e year past been a t r a v e l e r in Mexico, a n d h a d visited t h e lodges a n d had a m p l e opport u n i t i e s to become a c q u a i n t e d with Mexican Masonry, called Bro. ARNER before your committee a n d received from h i m a detailed account of his v i e w s and i m p r e s s i o n s of M a s o n r y in Mexico. B R O . ARNER stated to us that t h e objectionable features w h i c h have been heretofore t h e subject of so much c o m m e n t a n d criticism have been entirely r e m o v e d , a n d t h a t the G r a n Dieta a n d its lodges are u n q u e s t i o n a b l y at t h i s t i m e standing for a n d c a r r y i n g o u t fully in practice t h e same p r i n c i p l e s which govern in t h e m a s o n i c lodges of t h e Symbolic degrees

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of the United States. That there is very little (if any) difference in tlie work of the several lodges he visited in Mexico from that of the lodges of the various jurisdictions in this country ; that the Masons of Mexico are the leaders in every good work for the advancement of civilization, education and obedience to law, and that through their influence and that of the Gran Dieta and its lodges, light is breaking upon and dispelling the shadows of superstition and ignorance which have so long enveloped the people of Mexico. In response to our inquiry, if from what he had seen and known of Masonry in Mexico he would advise recognition of the Gran Dieta by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, he replied: " I would most assuredly." From the foregoing your committee would summarize as follows: 1. The Symbolic lodges of Mexico entered into the organization and formation of the Gran Dieta, and the latter was duly and regularly organized as a sovereign Grand Body over the Symbolic degrees of Masonry within the Grand Jurisdiction of Mexico; in February, 1890. 2. The charges made against the Gran Dieta as a sovereign Grand Lodge are shown never to have been true as to its Constitution and By-Laws, and it has by solemn enactment decreed that the Holy Bible, square and compass should be used on all masonic altars in the Symbolic lodges of the Republic of Mexico, and that all charters held by so-called women lodges be at once withdrawn, and no recognition of women as Masons ever be made. 3. We also find that practical recognition has been given to the Gran Dieta by American Masons residing or sojourning in Mexico, and that American visitors to Mexican lodges find the work to be practically the same as that of the lodges of the United States; that the recognition of the Gran Dieta by the Grand Lodge of Texas has been productive of a better feeling of amity between the two jurisdictions; that recognition has also been formally made of the Gran Dieta by the Grand Lodges of New York and North Dakota, and that the Grand Lodge of Missouri, by advising its subordinate Toltec Lodge, No. 520, to accept a charter from the Gran Dieta, has in the most impressive manner certified to its legitimacy and regularity, and borne testimony to the fact that it regarded and considered the Gran Dieta a body of character and stability, and entitled to the allegiance of all the Symbolic lodges vvithin its jurisdiction. We also find from the testimony of Masons known to us that the "good of Masonry" demands that we extend a helping hand to our brethren of Mexico. We therefore recommend that the Grand Symbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico be duly recognized by this Grand Lodge in accordance with our usual custom in such matters. Fraternally submitted, M. M. MILLER, SIDNEY ORME, EDD. HAYES, W. E. TARBOX, GEO. W. FARRON, Commillee.

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MEMBERSHIP. W.-. Bro. A. H . GoNNETT moved t h a t Bro. C. M. JONES, of A l b e r t Piise L o d g e , No. 303, a n d a P a s t Master of Michigan, be m a d e a m e m b e r of this G r a n d Lodge. By order of t h e Grrand Master, t h e m a t t e r was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. Bro. D. B. P U L L E R presented the following r e p o r t , which was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your committee recommends that the report of the Council of Administration be approved. Fraternally submitted, D. B. FULLER, . WM. JULIAN, F. E. DAVIS, CHAS. B. HARDY, Commillee. AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS PROPOSED. W.-. W. H. MiZE offered t h e following: Resolved, That the Committee on Jurisprudence be and are hereby instructed to report an amendment to the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge M'hich shall permit all lodges located west of the Sixth Principal Meridian to confer Symbolic degrees for a sum not less than twenty dollars. B y o r d e r of t h e G r a n d Master, t h e resolution was referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . MILEAGE ALLOWED. On motion of W.-. B r o . J . C. H O P P E E , the bill of W.-. B r o . T. K E N N E D Y , of L a Crosse L o d g e , No. 330, for ยง8.81, as mileage for 1894, was allowed. ASSISTANCE TENDERED. W.-. B r o . J. C. H O P P E R introduced t h e following resolution, a n d moved its adoption : Be it resolved by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, That the incoming Council of Administration be instructed to pay to Bro. C. P. LYNN, through the Secretary of Walnut Valley Lodge, No. 191, the sum of S6.00 per month until such time as Bro. LYNN is financially able to care for himself, or his local lodge can care for him, or until the next meeting of this Grand Lodge.

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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. B r o . E. B . MARCHANT, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Chartered Lodges, s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, which wa.s adopted: To the M:. W/. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges fraternally submit the following report as to certain additional matters referred to them: AVe recommend that Order No. 9 upon the Treasurer of late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, for the sum of $49.00, to reimburse the Secretary thereof for the labor of transcribing records in the HHYCKE and LASLEY trial be referred to the incoming Council of Administration for adjudication. In the matter of the request of Brookville Lodge, No. 209, for the remission of their Grand Lodge dues for 1894, on account of the destruction of their lodge property by fire, we find that a standing regulation of 1884 denies the same to lodges which fail to carry adequate insurance. The letter from the lodge does not state whether they were insured, and we therefore recommend that the matter be referred to the incoming Council of Administration, with instructions that if it is shown that the lodge carried insurance that its dues be remitted; otherwise, not. In the matter of the request of Mound City Lodge, No. 33, to pay its back dues at the rate of 125.00 per year until paid, we report that this lodge owes in the aggregate the sum of $122.00. There is due in the aggregate upon dues and special assessments to this Grand Lodge from constituent lodges the sum of $1,759.00. To allow Mound City to do as requested would, in our judgment, establish a bad precedent, or at least one which would be productive of much trouble and vexation in similar cases. We therefore recommend that the request of this lodge be denied. Fraternally submitted, EDGAR B. MARCHANT, J. A. COREY, FRANK H. MILLS, For the Committee.

REQUEST OF PAOLA LODGE, No. 37. Bro. SHELDON, of P a o l a L o d g e , No. 37, presented t h e following resolution, which, on motion, was referred to t h e i n c o m i n g Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n : PAOLA LODGE, NO. 37, A. F. & A. M.,

his death, .September 8, 1888, was a member in good standing of Paola Lodge, No. 37, A. F. & A. M., at Paola, Kan.; said appropriation to be

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made for the purpose of assisting her in paying a mortgage on her home in Parsons, Kan. On motion, duly seconded, the foregoing resolution was duly passed by Paola Lodge, No. 37, A. F. & A.M., at its regular meeting held February 17, 1896. AMENDMENT TO LAWS. W.-. Bi-o. JAMES P I C K E N S i n t r o d u c e d tlie following resolution, which was referred to the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, That Section CO, of Chapter XI, be amended by striking â&#x20AC;˘out the word "but," in paragraph 3 thereof, and inserting in lieu the "word " and " ; and also by striking out the word " not," in the last line â&#x20AC;˘of said section, so that the last clause of said section shall read: " And such payment shall restore him." REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. M.-.W.-. JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, c h a i r m a n of the Comm i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, which was adopted. A special vote being t a k e n on the a m e n d m e n t s to the B y - L a w s , each was adopted b y more than a two-thirds vote: To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence beg leave to respectfully report: They recommend the approval of decisions of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master. That the resolution relative to the payment of committees be not approved. In the matter of payment of per capita tax due from sundry lodges to the Grand Lodge, your committee are of opinion that the law makes it obligatory upon the lodges to pay the amount promptly, and it is the duty of the Worshipful Master to see that special assessments, as well as ordinary dues, are paid to the Grand Lodge, and he should countersign an order upon the Treasurer, which should be drawn by the Secretary without any formal action of the lodge, for the amount due the Grand Lodge. In the matter of the claim of Clay Center Lodge, No. 134, declining to pay the per capita tax on a member who was insane, j'our committee find that the law requires the lodges to pay fifty cents per capita on all members borne on the rolls of the lodges. Section 30, Chapter II, and Section 7, page 17, of the Constitution, clearly defines the duty of lodges, and is not susceptible of interpretation permitting any deductions on account of any members on the rolls of the lodge; but your committee is of opinion that there is nothing in the laws of the Grand Lodge to preclude a lodge from accepting the voluntary payment on part of the relatives of any member under disability.

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In the matter of the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges, the committee recommend the adoption of the following: STANDING

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The neglect or refusal of any lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction to pay the annual per capita tax or any special assessment made by the Grand Lodge on or before the first day of February in each year shall not be entitled to representation in the Grand Lodge following such failure. In the matter of By-Laws relative to the suspension of members, your committee recommends that Section 1, Subdivision 2, Chapter III, of Laws of Grand Lodge, be amended so as to read as follows: "SECTION 1. The proceedings for the suspension of a member two or more years in arrears for lodge dues without excuse, of whom demand for payment may have been made, and as to whom proceedings have been had in accordance with the provisions of Sections 56 and 57, Chapter II, Grand Lodge By-Laws, shall be as follows: "The members at any stated communication, by a majority vote of those present, may order the Junior Warden to present charges and specifications against a delinquent brother, which shall be in the following form: "Charge: Non-payment of dues. Specification: In this, that Bro. A. B., a member of this lodge, chargeable with lodge dues tor years, ending December , 18 , has neglected and refused to make payment thereof." In obedience to instructions of this Grand Lodge, your committee recommend that the laws of this Grand Lodge be amended, to read as follows: Chapter I, Section 53, page 31, paragraph 2, changed to read: "The Grand Master shall receive eight hundred dollars; the Grand Treasurer shall receive five hundred dollars, and the Grand Secretary eighteen hundred dollars." Paragraph 2, Section 54, changed so as to read: " "To the chairmen of committees: On Correspondence, three hundred dollars; on Chartered Lodges, twenty-five dollars; on Appeals and Grievances and on Jurisprudence, each forty dollars." Paragraph 3, Section 54: "To the chairman of Committee on Finance and Mileage, seventyfive dollars; on Credentials and on Lodges Under Dispensation, each twenty-five dollars; on Reports of Grand Officers, ten dollars; and on Grand Lodge Property, twenty-five dollars." In the matter of membership in this Grand Lodge, your committee believe that Article I, Section 4, of the Constitution, clearlj' states who shall be members of this Grand Body, and does not admit of the election of members of other Grand Jurisdictions to membership of this Grand Jurisdiction. Your committee have considered the resolution providing for the amendment to Section 60, of Chapter II, By-Laws, relating to members

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suspended for non-payment of dues. Your committee, upon examination, discover that the amendrnent proposed would not accomplish the end sought to be attained, and leave our By-Laws free from ambiguity or conflict. We do not believe that the proposed amendment conforms to the spirit of preceding sections of said chapter. We are of the opinion that an amendment to the fundamental principles of the law should not be taken up and considered at this late hour of the session of the Grand Lodge. In the matter of the resolution of Bro. W. H. MIZB, instructing your committee to report an amendment to the Grand Lodge By-Laws which shall permit all lodges west of the Sixth Principal Meridian to confer the Symbolic degrees for a sum not less than twenty dollars, your committee have to say that under Section 2, of Article I, of the Constitution, the laws of this Grand Jurisdiction are required to be general and of uniform operation, for which reason the proposed amendment of the By-Laws cannot be adopted. Fraternally submitted, JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, A. H. ELLIS, L. H. PERKINS, W. R. UNDERWOOD, CommitUe. SPECIAL ORDER FOR INSTALLATION. On motion ofW.-, Bro. JACOB D E W I T T t h e installation of G r a n d Officers was m a d e a special o r d e r for 8 o'clock p. M. STATE SCFIOOL OF INSTRUCTION. W.-. B r o . GEO. F . P O N D a n n o u n c e d t h a t the State School of I n s t r u c t i o n w-ould be held a t H o l t o n the weeU c o m m e n c i n g M o n d a y , March 30, 1896. COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R , c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, a n n o u n c e d t h e r e p o r t of the committee, which ivas ordered p r i n t e d with the P r o c e e d i n g s of the A n n u a l Communication. \_See Appendix.'] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U. D. W.-. Bro. C. E. CORY presented t h e following report.which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation, beg leave to report as follows: During the last year only three new lodges were authorized to begin work. Their names, location, and date of dispensation are as follows:

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Virginia, Savonburg, Allen county, M a r c h 20, 1S95. Oneida, Oneida, N e m a h a county. May 6, 1895. Summerfleld, Summerfield, Marshall county, J u n e 15, 1895. W e are m u c h gratified to be able to report t h a t in all essential particulars the work of these lodges has been of a commendable character. Each one of t h e m is well located, with good material about t h e m in a b u n d a n c e . T h e y . a r e all free of debts, and composed of excellent m e n and Masons. We especially wish to c o m m e n d t h e excellent s h o w i n g made b y Summerfield Lodge. Its record is perfect and its work is good. I n matters of form we are obliged again to call attention to some defects in t h e records of one of t h e lodges, Virginia, located at Savonburg, Allen county. AVe are informed t h a t t h e Secretary of this lodge is a young Mason with b u t little experience in masonic matters. T h i s fact, probably, accounts for t h e insertion in t h e record of t h e character of several reports of committees on candidates, and it is no d o u b t responsible for t h e particularly m u d d l e d condition of t h e record t o u c h i n g t h e opening, closing, and calling to labor and to refreshment. If t h e record is t a k e n for w h a t it says t h e lodge was frequently called from refreshm e n t to labor on different degrees — n o t opened. A considerable a m o u n t of business was transacted while t h e lodge was at refreshment, and t h e lodge by the t e r m s of t h e same record is composed of t h e most convivial band of Masons in Kansas — t h e y were called to refreshmenls — not refreshment, from one to t h r e e t i m e s at every meeting. We learn, however, t h a t these are defects of t h e record and not of t h e work. T h e lodge is composed of good men a n d good Masons, and we believe t h a t t h e errors referred to will not be c o n t i n u e d in t h e future. W e recommend, therefore, t h a t charters be granted to all these lodges. Fraternally submitted, 0 . E. CORY, W. J. K E Y T E , E. P. A L L E N , N. S. W I N T E R R O W D , A. H. CONNETT, CommiUec. R E P O R T S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E ON MASONIC B E L I E F . W.-. B r o . C. E . C O R Y s u b m i t t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t , w h i c h was adopted : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: As your special committee a p p o i n t e d to investigate and r e p o r t u p o n t h e General Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada, I beg leave to s u b m i t the following: This Association was organized in 1885 by a n u m b e r of e m i n e n t Masons who had much experience in dispensing masonic charity. I t s object is to secure a wiser and more careful disposal of charity, a n d to detect impostors a n d u n w o r t h y applicants for fraternal aid. The m e t h o d s employed consist in collecting information from all lodges a n d

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membership, arranging them in order, and thus obtained to the lodges and boards of circulars. Its membership includes the folManitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico,

New York, North Dakota, Nova Sootia, Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward I'd, Utah, Virginia. Besides the Grand Lodges which hold membership in the association a great number of lodges and Boards of Relief are also members. Among the number are found three of our Kansas lodges: Washington, No. 5; Wichita, No. 99; and St! Bernard, No. 222. My own personal experience with the association gives me a very favorable opinion of its usefulness, as my lodge, Rising Sun, No. 8, has been enabled to save several times the cost of membership in the Association by use of the information obtained from its circulars. Where lodges or Boards of Relief hold membership they receive each month one of the circulars, samples of which are attached to this report; Where a Grand Lodge holds membership, each lodge or Board of Relief within its "jurisdiction receives one of these circulars each month. As a part of the plan every application for masonic charity, whether the same is granted or not, is reported to the Association upon blanks furnished for that purpose. By this means the diflferent lodges can dispense their charity with almost absolute certainty that it will be bestowed upon those alone who are worthy. The association is not a money-making affair; no officer receives a salary. The only allowances made are for the actual labor performed in the Secretary's office, and that in very trifling amounts. The cost to lodges and Boards of Relief is one cent per member per annum. The cost to Grand Lodges is one-half of one cent per member per annum. The R.'.W.". Grand Secretary reports that there are now in this jurisdiction 19,185 Masons, which would fix the cost to this Grand Lodge at $95.92 per year. In view of the fact that the disposal of masonic charity is such an important part of the duties of our Order, and the further fact that the resources of our lodges are frequently eaten up by charity bestowed upon unworthy persons, I submit that the expense of membership in this association is a mere trifle when considered in connection with its benefits. I therefore recommend that this Grand Lodge become a member of the General Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada. Fraternally submitted, 0. E. CORY, CommiUee.

1895-96

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

287

PLACE OF MEETING, 1897. B y a vote of the G r a n d L o d g e Salina was selected as t h e place of holding t h e Forty-first A n n u a l Communication of t h i s Grand Lodge, c o m m e n c i n g Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 17, A. D . 1897, A. L. 5897.

APRON FOR GRAND MASTER. On motion t h e G r a n d Secretary was instructed to p u r c h a s e an apron for t h e G r a n d Master, and d r a w a W a r r a n t on t h e Grand T r e a s u r e r for cost of same. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 8 o'clock p. M.

EVEN IN a

SESSION.

THURSDAY, F e b r u a r y 20,

1896.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor at 8 o'clock. ' DISTRIBUTION REPRINT OF PROCEEDINGS. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE offered t h e following resolution, which, on motion, was a d o p t e d : Be it resolved, That the R.-.W.'. Grand Secretary be and is hereby instructed to distribute the reprint of the Proceedings for the years â&#x20AC;¢ 1866-67-68-69, one copy to each lodge making application therefor, and also to the Present and Past Grand OflBcers, as usual in the distribution of bound Proceedings. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE FINANCE AND MILEAGE, ACCOUNT INCIDENTAL GRAND LODGE EXPENSE. W.-. Ero.. P . M. HoisiNGTON submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which was adopted : Steps * 500 Hall rent 45 00 Moving chairs 3 00 C. A. Gates, extra Janitor 6 00 Grand Orator and expenses 26 40 Total 585 40 Respectfully recommended, P. M. HOISINGTON, Chairman.

2SS

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

CALL OF COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master o r d e r e d t h e G r a n d Secretary to call t h e roll of committees, to ascertain if t h e y had a n y further business to b r i n g before t h e G r a n d L o d g e before closing. INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L proceeded to t h e installation of the following officers-elect: M.-.W.-. R.-.W.-. R.'.W.-. R.'. W.-.

CHILES C. COLKMAN WILLIAM M. SHAVER M. L. STONE HENRY C. LOOMIS

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand Junior Warden.

R.". W.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTOX

Grand Treasurer.

R.-.W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON

Grand Secretary.

T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following appointive, officers, who were duly i n s t a l l e d : Rev. SAMUEL E . BUSSER

W.-. LUCIUS H . PERKINS W.-. EMIL ARNER W.-. I. E. STRYKER W.-. MELVILLE R. MuDGE "W.-. ADRIAN C. SHERMAN W.-. W. E. DuNAWAY W.-. JAMES SMITH W.-. DELOS W . ACKER

Grand Chaplain.

Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal. Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. -The Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of o t h e r G r a n d Lodges, w h o wore p r e s e n t , were introduced a n d p r e s e n t e d their credentials. RESOLUTION OF THANKS. W.-. B r o . A L E X . A. S H A R P offered t h e following resolution, w^hich w a s a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be extended to the brethren of Wichita for the kindness received at their hands; to the ladies of Ivy Leaf Chapter, No. 75, Order of the Eastern Star; to the railroad companies for the reduced rates furnished us; and to all who have assisted in making our stay in the City of Wichita so pleasant.

1895-96-

GtRANu LODGE OF KANSAS.

289

STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r a n n o u n c e d t h e

following

com-

mittees, to serve d u r i n g this masonic y e a r : On Credentials.— C H A R L E S J . W E B B ,

N O . 225, T o p e k a ;

MOSES SAR-

BACH, No. 225, H o l t o n ; AVILLIAM H . VOETH, N O . 93, P i t t s b u r g ; J . W . SMITH, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; 0 . L. K E L L Y , No. 36, Council Grove. On Reports of Orand WILL

P. LYON,

Kussell; HENRY

Officers.— A. M . CALLAHAM, N O . 17, T o p e k a ;

N O . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ;

CHARLES

E . HALL,

N O . 177,

H A M M E R L I , N O . 334, Oak H i l l ; C. B . H A R D Y , N O . 347,

Spivey. On Finance and Mileage.— P . M. HOISINGTON, N O . 231, N e w t o n ; E . W . WELLINGTON, N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; D. W . H A Y S , N O . 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; A L E X . A. S H A R P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ; P . G. W A L T O N , N o . 200, A n t h o n y .

On Chartered Lodges.—^Y. H . M I Z E , No. 160, O s b o r n e ; C. W . F A I R CHILD, N o . 230, K i n g m a n ; E . E . D A V I S , N o . 5, A t c h i s o n ; C. D. M A R S H A L L ,

No. 122, Clifton; J . N. S H A R P , N O . 70, Carbondale. On Lodges U. T).— CHARLES E . CORY, N O . 8, F o r t S c o t t ; W . J . K B Y T E ,

No. 172, M c P h e r s o n ; I R A C . P E R K I N S , N O . 71, Baxter S p r i n g s ; J O H N McCuLLAQH, No. 194, G a l e n a ; Louis BANKER, N O . 177, Kussell. On Grievances and Appeals.— D. B. FULLER, N O . 106, E u r e k a ; JAMES H ; M C C A L L , N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; C. S . W I C K S , N O . 95, F r e d o n i a ; C. P . CROW,

No. 339, L a n e ; A. A. CARNAHAN, N O . 113, Concordia. On Grand AVHITMAN,

Lodge Property.—Ji.

N O . 6, L a w r e n c e ;

G. EOBINSON, N O . 42, H o l t o n ; A.

AVILLIAM J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; J .

BROBST, N O . 189, S t o c k t o n ; H . H . G I L P I N , N O . 154, L i n c o l n .

On Jurisprudence.— J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, No. 11, J e w e l l C i t y ; A . H . E L L I S , N O . 145, B e l o i t ; T. E .

DEWEY,

N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; E L R I C K C.

COLE, N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; H . W. STACKPOLE, N O . 134, Cla,y Center. On Correspondence.— M. M. MILLER, N O . 134, T o p e k a ; F R A N K H . M I L L S , N o . 10, L e a v e n w o r t h ; E D . H A Y S , N O . 150, W e l l i n g t o n ; E D . B . MARCHANT, N O . 252, St. J o h n ; E . B. TOWLE, N o . 129, Belleville. On Necrology.— O W E N

A. BASSETT, N O . 9, E l l s w o r t h ;

WILLIAM

THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, T o p e k a . SPECIAL

COMMITTEE.

On Washington Memorial.—AVILLIAM D . THOMPSON, No. 143, M i n n e apolis; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, Topeka, alternate. READING OF JOURNAL. The Grand Secretary read tion, which, on motion approved.

t h e j o u r n a l of t h i s C o m m u n i c a -

of W.-. B r o . A L F R E D W H I T M A N , w a s

290

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

CLOSING CEREMONY. T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master clcsed t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge in A m p l e F o r m , with p r a y e r b y E e v . Bro. SAMUEL B . BUSSER, G r a n d Chaphiin. CHILES C. COLEMAN, Grand Master.

ATTEST:

Grand Secretary.

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Number of lodges working under charter, 1895 Number of lodges receiving charters for year Total Charters surrendered—Walton, No. 323 Lincolnville, No. 315 Number lodges under charter, 1896 Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number

initiated passed raised admitted restored omitted in 1894 dimitted died suspended expelled erroneously reported in 1894

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5hose ^epnvUd ^rethrew of our Oiirand gnvisdictioii, mho hawe died since onv last report.

MEMORIAM.

GRAND 8ECEETAEY OF FLORIDA. DIED JANUARY 17, 1896.

OPharles UCoore Oioclfrey, PAST GEAND HASTEB OF OUIO. DIED MAY 8, 1895.

PAST GEAND MASTER OF HICBIGAN. DIED NOVEMBER 10, 1895.

GRAND UASTEE OF NEVADA. DIED OCTOBER 3 . 1895.

DEATHS DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,1895.

Smithton, No. 1 —Samuel F. Nesbit. Dec. 23. Leavenworth, No. 2 — R. V. Flora, March 16 ; Henry B. Callahan, Nov. 24. Wyandotte, No. 3 —E. A. Berry, Jan. 2.3; W. Davis, J u n e 9; Samuel Peterson, Nov. 27. Washington, No. .5 —Wm. W. Auld, Jan. 23; Josiah L. Bliss, April 4; John Belz, Sept. 11; W. T. Washer, Oct. 28. Lawrence, No. 6 — James Christian, April 14; Justice Assman, July 23; J. Means, July 27; Solon O. Thacher, Aug. 11; J. E. Jewett, Oct. 13; Oliver Barber, Oct. 24; James Lawson, Nov. 11. Union, No. 7 —Perry Van Trovinger, May 17 ; Wm. G. Miller, May 4 ; Jesse C. Rodgers, May 7. Acacia, No. 9 — T. D. Griffith, Feb. 24; S. F.Field, July 27; C. S. Wilder, Oct. 21. King Solomon, No. 10 —Benj.F. Phelps, April 21. Emporia, No. 12 — A. McKinney. J a n . 15; Thomajs Smith, March 2; Jobn Fluker, Aug. 20. Oskaloosa, No. 14 — John W. Balsley, Jan. 6; JamQS S. Townsend, Feb. 2o. Great Bend. No. 15 — Edward A. Romell, May 23. Lafayette. No. 16 — N. A. Adams, May 2. Topeka, No. 17— D. S. Skinner, Jan. 13; J o h n N. Parson,Feb, 12; W. L. Lyon, April 9; Andrew Graham, July 6. Franklin, No. 18 —Silas Allison, Feb. 8. 01athe,No. 19 —George Walker, April 27; R. Wolfley, J a n . 17; F. R.Stahl^ Sept.—. Valley Falls, No. 21 —E. M. Hutchens, Sept. 8; A. Hughan, Sept 27. Olivet, No. 22 — L. Wood.s, Feb. 12; Hiram Kelsey, April 3. Palmyra, No. 23 —Joseph G. Schnebly, April 24; J. M. .Starr, Jan. 9. "Osage Valley, No. 24 —James H. Helms, J a n . 20 ; James M. Claren, Sept. 27. Longton, No. 26 —J. C. Finney, . Neosho, No. 27 — Roswell Norton, Jan. 22; J o h n Brutchiu, Oct. 21. Eldora, No.28 —Adam L. Hills, Nov. 29. . . Pacific, No. 29 — S. M. Barr, April 25. Towanda, No. 30 — E. C. Robison, Sept. 14. Mound City, No. 33 — Chtis. M. Vertrees, April 16. Havensville, No. 34 — G. L. Bullock, Jan. 7. Hiawatha. No. 35 - D. Van Lien, Feb. 26; Thos. Hart, Sr., Dec. 14. Council Grove, No. 36 —Thos. Collins, J a n . 5; H. L. Ferguson, Sept. 22. Paola, No. 37— Samuel E. Conner, Nov. 18. lola. No. 38 —A. L.Johnson, Jan. 15; A.T. Crow, J u n e 3; S.M. eleven, Jan. 12. Blooming Grove,No. 41 — Seneca Johnson, J a n . 30. H o l t o n , N o . 4 2 - R . M. Cook, May 5; J. D. Patton, April 12; L. Sarbach, Oct. 22. Delphian, No. 44— N.T. Winans, March 28; J. Walker Johnson, July 21; S. D.Young, Oct -25. Easton. No. 45 —B. F. Coleman, . Halstead, No. 46—Wm. C. Armstrong, May 1. Orient, No. 51 —Oscar H. Moeser, Nov. 14. Pottawatomie, No. -52 — J. F. Jenner, April 22. Wetmore, No. -53—Andrew J. Boyer, Sept. —.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

.Shawnee, No. 54 —George C. B r a n h a m , May 3. Spring Hill, No. 56 — Thomas N. Newton, Dec. 6. Winfleld, No. 58—Charles A. Frederick, Feb. 3 ; Robert S.Wilson, J u n e 20; \Vm. A, Cramer, Dec. 9; Wm. H. Conrad, Dec. 21. Salina,No.60—\Vm.3. Collins, Feb. 28; E. H. Markland, March 31; Allen L. Dodge, Nov. 3. LaCygne, No. 61 — H e n r y B, Miller, Sept. 8. Ridgeway,No. 62 — Josiah B. Emery, Jan, 4. Adams, N o . 6 3 - H a r r y C. Hall, March 9: \V. A. Jones, July 28. Wathena, No. 64 —C. Porrier, April 27. Burlington.No. 66 —Henry M. Shoff, Feb. 17. Frankfort, No. 67 — 0 . Allen, March 9 ; George Landrum, July 1. Hiram, No. 68 — Jacob Enkle, Oct. 1. Carbondale, No. 70 — James Stewart, April 3. Baxter, No.71 — I. Cooper, Feb. 10; J o h n Patterson, J u n e 28; G. G. Gregg, J u l y 21. H u r o n , No. 72 — Peter Buckles, J a n . 10. Mystic Tie, No. 74 — Leander Viets, April 22. Wamego, No. 75 — James E. Anderson, J u n e 5. White Cloud. No. 78 — J. M. Idle, Nov. 10. Corinthian, No. 79 — A. W" Lawrence, Feb. 27. Zeredatha, No. 80 — E. W. Taner, F e b . 23. Jefferson, No. 84— J o h n N. Irwin, March 28. Sutton, No. 85 — N. B. Thompson, Nov. 18; James R. Hawley, Nov. 25. Eureka, No.88 — F . B . I r w i n , March 51; James E. Whitman, Dec. 18. Home, No.89— S. Barnard, Aug. 24. Golden Rule, No. 90 —Wm. Colton, April 23. Marysville,No. 91—Andrew Fluhrer, July 28; John Merklinghaus, Oct. 8; R. White, Oct. 16. Mission, No. 92—C. N. Clough, March 27; Peter J u n k , Aug. 19. Girard,No.93 —A. L. Robinson, July 3; Albert Hobbs, July 30; J o h n W. Braley, Nov. 10. Harmony, No. 94 — F . M. Strait, May 28. Delaware, No. 96— G. W. Ferguson, Feb. 10; W. J. Reams, J a n . 7; Robinson, Oct. 21. Patmos, No.97 —A. H. Hodgson, May 22; J. Rhoads, Oct. 31. Benevolent, No. 98 — R. S. Russell, May 22; Thoa. N. Gunn, July 23. Wichita, No. 99 —Jacob H. Aley, March 25; Wm. P. Shields, May 7; A. B. Childs.July 7: Alfred Balsley, July 12; James M. Hendriokson, July 14. Euclid, No. 101 —James J. McCormick, Sept. 3. Keystone, No. 102 — Wallace Shaw. Feb. 9 ; Chas. S. .\fanson, Dec. 14; Alfred Kime, Dec. 20. Frontier, No. 104 —Chas. D. Potter, July 7; J o h n A. Randall. Oct. 24. Fidelity, No. lOG — J o h n Branhawl, Dec. 24. Fortitude, No. 107 —Wm. A. McCully, J a n . 22; Gottlieb Gottlieb, Feb. 23. George L . Remington, April 11; J, S. Huey, April 20. Adelphi, No. 110 —John Meutch, Feb. 1; Joseph C. Poor, July 10. Hesperian, No. I l l — J. D. Ross, J u l y 5. St. J o h n s , No. 113 — J o h n D. Smith, July 28. Advance, No. 114 —John A. Tucker, May IS. Parsons, No. 117 —Andrew J. Caney,_Oet. 22; Newton K. Haw, Dec, 11. Cherokee, No. 119 —Chas. F. Brantner, Feb. 17. Woodson, No. 121 —J. Simeox, May 5.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Meridian, No. 126 —Oley RicholBon, Aug. 21. Ottawa, No. 1'28 —Geo. W. Lang, J u l y 14; M. McCabe-, July IH; A. R. Shaw, Nov. 25. Belleville, No. 129 —Ezra Powell, April 10. Polar Star, No. 130 — Wm. W. Paige, March 8. Kqiiity, No. 131 — W. J. Bound, Nov. 9. Carson,No. 132 —John A. Jeter, Feb. 23; Geo.T. Nolau, Oct. 12. Crescent, No. 133 —Wm. P. Wolf, March 1; D. S. Blackman, May 9. ClayCenter, No. 1 3 4 - H o r a c e W . Morgan, Jan. 19; Felix H. Jackman, Aug.28. Vesper, No. 136 —Daniel W. Pile, J u n e 8; J . J . Adams, Dec. 17. Cherryvale, No. 137 —Robert H. Taylor, J a n . 20. Reno, No. 140 — J o h n Chapman, Sept. 21; J o h n J. Woodward, Sept. 30. Signal, No. 141 — E. Bernheimer, July 2 1 ; Wm. Shambers, Oct. 14. Newton, No. 142 —Edward L. Parris, J u n e 8. Minneapolis, No. 143 —Andrew G. Smith, March 29; David H. Kimble, Aug. 16; Theo. Lorde, Oct. 29. Ellsworth, No. 146 —Wm. Eeid, March 31. Wa-Keeney, No. 148 — Henry Robinson, July 16. Thayer, No. 149 —J. F. Barnard, Dec. 2. Wellington, No. 150—Wm. 0. Barnett, J u n e 9; Samuel C. Haynes, Dec. 4, 1894. Lebo, No. 152—Wm. W. Knight. April 20. Active, No. 158 - Geo. P. Crawford, Nov. 4; Wm. H. Eowe, Dec. 10. Robinson, No. 159 —M.H. Peeler, J a n . 17. Saqui, No. 160 —Henry Drake, July 15. Larned, No. 167 —Harry K. White, Jan. 24; James W. Morris. Feb. 12. Blue Rapids, No. 16!) — James G. Strong, Sr., Sept. 3. McPherson, No. 172 — George Graham, Dec. 12. Belle Plaine, No. 173 —George M. Epperson, J a n . 20. Enssell, No. 177 —Henry A.Ellis. Sept. 9. Mt. Moriah, No. 179 —Charles C. Sellers, Aug. 16. Gaylord, No. 183 —Norman Garrison, Jan. 8 ; C. D. Scott. J a n . — . Phillipsburg, No. 184 —S. H. Hobble, Sept. 26. Mountain Slope,No. 186 — E . A. Call, J a n . 26; Wm. Morton, J a n . 2?. Newahcuba, No. 189 — Peter Sheckler, Nov. 15. Madison, No. 196 — A. G. Blenkorm, Sept. 18. Canton, No. 197— Abraham D. Chapin, Nov. 19. Norton, No. 199— Alva H. Harmouson, April 1 ; D. S. Nutting. Nov. 3. Anthony.No. 200—Wm. F. Cowlson. Feb. 5. Delphos, No. 202 —Samuel Webster, J a n . 15. Sumner, No. 203 —Joseph M, Smith, Sept. 12. Downs. No. 204 - C . O. Bigelow, Feb. 2-5. Eminence, No. 205— Simon Griffith, Sept. 8. Harper, No. 206 —Joseph Montgomery, J a n . 24. Occidental, No.207 — Andrew Stoner, Feb. 7. Friendship, No.208 —A. J. Marks, J u n e 26. Twin Grove, No. 213—Wm. Orvis, Nov. 26. Ellinwood, No. 217 —A. W. Dunn, J a n . 27. Landmark, No. 218 —James M. Richardson. Feb. 15. St. Bernard, No. 222 - Mark Wickins, July 18. Siloam, No. 225 —Jacob George Miller, March 8; Frank M. McFarland, March 7 ; Reuben E. French, Jan. 4 ; J o h n C. Barcley, Jr., Nov. G. Dirigo, No.226 —James Woodberry, April 11.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Ninnescah, No. 230—John R. Lee, J u n e 2.5. Magnolia, No. 231 — Abner D. Mercer, July 10; T. M. Coleman, Sept. 10. Axtell, No. 234—\Vm. P. Madden, Nov. 21. Garfield, No. 235 —Fred E. Colt, J u n e 14. Temple, No. 237 — Nathan H. Hopkins, July —. Soldier, No. 240 — Edgard Dibbern, Jr., April 28. Tyrian, No.246 — G. \V. Wiglet, April 15. Scottsville, No. 249 —Jacob Slater, May 27. Milan, No. 255 — W. W. Bassett, Feb. 5. Kilwinning, No. 265 —Thomas E. Simpson, Dec. 9. Bourbon, No.268 —Horation Jennings, Dec. 16. Mistletoe, No. 269 —John A. Leach, J u l y 4. Kaw, No. 272— Daniel Gleasner, J u l y 29. Unity, No. 273 — J. B. McLaughlin, Nov. 27. Barney, No. 279 —Geo. W. Wharton, J a n . 20; G. E. DeLoug, April 22. Millbrook, No. 281 — Henry Cassell, J u l y 12. Lotus,No. 286—Wm. H. Wolf, Aug. 17. Glaseo, No. 292 — F. A.Gardom, . Comanche,No. 295 —John A. P e n n i n g t o n , J a n . —. Apollo, No. 297 —David Clolfelter, J a n . 4. Albert Pike, No. 303— David B. H e r m a n , Aug. 5. St. Thomas, No. 306 — R. J. Mason, Oct. If ; J. W. McDougal, Oct. 21. Bluff City, No. 313 — F r a n k B. Singer, J uly 15; E. H. Echols, Aug. 4. Norwich, No. 319 — J. Q. Knight, Oct. 6. Goodland, No. 321 — James W. Hedges, March 26. ^ Horton, No. 326 —W. C. Bayless, July 25. ' Allen, No. 335 —A. Sheetz, Dec. 11. Lane, No. 339 - Henry Shevely, Sr., Feb. 6. Holyrood, No. 343 —D. Gondy, Dec. 26. Horace, No. 352 — N. J. Hull, J u l y 10; M. Huffaker, J u l y 12; A. Hurt, Nov. 7.

1895-96-

GRAND

LODGE

OP KANSAS.

311

SUSPENDED FOR UNMASONIC CONDUCT.

Topeka, No. 17 — George Wilkshire, March 6. Frankfort, No. 67 — J. L. Eyeman, Feb. 2. Ellsworth, No. 146 —James L. Dick, May 6. Lincoln, No. 154 — Charles B. Chaney, April 27. Pittsburg, No. 187 — Alexander Young, Nov. 28. Caney, No. 324—Wyatt M. Cranor, April 13. Narka, No. 349 — James V. Campbell, Dec. 28.

EXPELLED.

Lafayette, No. 16 — John F. Lee, March 15. Nickerson, No. 43 — F. E. Johnson, Sept. 20. Pottawatomie, No. 52 — Elliot G. Olsen, March 20. Adams, No. 63 — James M. Starhes, Feb. 7. Sunflower, No. 86 —L. W. Bicknell, Nov. 20. Golden Rule, No. 90 —Eli R. Westfall, April 11. Keystone, No. 102 — C. H. Lowry, July 20. Fortitude, No. 107 —Noah C. Branson, May 14. Cherry vale. No. 1 3 7 - R . T. We.bb, N. J. Templeton, Nov. 13; George F. Woodland, Dec. 11. Walnut City, No. 215 —Orin S. Holt, June 26. Chase, No. 247 — James A. Lewis, Nov. 19. Caney, No. 324 — Richard C. Mason, May 23.

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County, Friday on or before ® First and third Jlonday First and third" Friday Saturday on or before © First and third Monday Second Monday First and third Thursday . . . . First and third Friday Third Thursday First and third Wednesday First and third Wednesday First and third Friday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® Second and fourth Friday First and third Friday First and third Wednesday Kirst and third Friday Thursday on or before ® Second and fourth Saturday.. First and third Saturday l-'irst and third Thursday Wednesday on or before ® ~ First and third Thursday .. .. First and third Monday I''irst and third Saturday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® vi .. l''irst and third Tuesday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® Tuesday on or before ® First and third Friday I'irst and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday i-'irst Monday First and thi'rd Tuesday First and third Thursday

Slated Meetini/s. John F.Ward Miller B. McCreary... Heury S. Swinglev.... Robert F.Mitchell.... Alfred Bindewald Lucius H. Perkins Sidney Orme Fen ton L. McDermott. W.B.Brown Frank H.Mills Edwin L.Gray John G. Northington.. John L. Payne Albert 6 . Smith A. H. Connett Harry P. Wareham Chester B. Reed C. G. Johuson Robert A.Scott Alplionso R.Oursler.. L.H.Burnett John M. Burton Frank N. Hair David C. Harker Richard B. Moore Charles Johnson Wm.O. Decker Samuel P. Cady George Marshall Julius Straw M atthew Skerritt Francis W. Harrison.. Samuel Hellard Eugene Gillett Walter S. McKnight., EdwinL.Shaffer J. W. Oberholtzer M. G. Robinson George Firstenberger.,

Worshipful Master.

E. Johnson. G. W. Schlatter. Edgar C. Wilson. Jesse Barker. Andrew J. Ralston. M. J. Messenger. Michael McCauley. F. C. Bacon. K. K. Bigelow. Geo. C. McKnight. Olin S. Tenney. John W.Tatham. C. L. Whitaker. Wm. H. Thompson.

Henry Swinney. Edward W. Osgood. Jidgar F. Serviss. Mathew T. Dingess. Alva C. Trueblood. Alfred Whitman. John F. Brown. John L. Mickle. John Charlton. Peter J. Kreling. J. M. Grimm. J. F. Kennev. O.W.Ort. R. H. Deibert. Charles E. Castle. Geo. C. Wilder. Hiram W. Farnsworth. Levi Shaner. Clarence Armsby. Frank Sharp. V. P. Murray. Wm. A.Porter. T. J. Keohane. Charles S. Bixby. C. S. Chapman.

Secretary.

NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895.

DeSoto Blooming Grove Holton Nickerson Doniphan Easton Halstead Xenia Maclcey Nine Mile Lake Orient Pottawatomie. . Wetmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill Coyville Wiuileld Saltville Salina LaCygne Ridgeway Adams Wathena Gardner Burlington Frankfort Hiram Star Carbondale Baxter Hnron Chetopa Mystic Tie Wamego Erie Delta White Cloud . . . Corinthian Zeredatha New Albany Tuscan Doric Jeil'erson Sutton

DeSoto Trading Post Holton Nickerson Garnett Easton Halstead Xenia ElBngham Lansing Silver Laki' Topeka St. Marys Wetmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill Coyville Winfleld Barnard Saliua LaCygne Overbrook Oswego Wathena Gardner Burlington Frankfort Leavenworth Hanover Carbondale BaxterSpriiigs... Huron Chetopa Augusta Wamego Erie Medicine Lodge. White Cloud Burlingame CottonwoodFalls. New Albany Neosho Falls Eudora Winchester Waterville

Johnson Linn Jackson Reno Anderson Leavenworth. Harvey Bourbon Atchison Leavenworth. Shawnee Shawnee Pottawatomie. Nemaha Johnson Johnson Johnson Wilson Cowley Lincoln Saline Linn Osage Labette Doniphan Johnson 'CoiTey Marshall •. Leavenworth. Washington... Osage Cherokee Atchison Labette Butler Pottawatomie Neosho Barber Doniphan Osage Chase Wilson Woodson Douglas Jefferson Marshall Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday First and third Friday First and third Thursday Thursday on or before ® First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® First and third Monday Saturday on or before ® ^ Thursday on or before ® :=; First and third Friday First Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ^ Wednesday on or before ® Mon. before and second Sat, after ® Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® Second and fourth Thursday . .• Monday on or before ® First and third Monday First and third Saturday First and third Saturday Thursday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® ~ Wednesday on or before ® Second and fourth Monday First and third Saturday.." First and third Thursday Second and fourth Saturday Second and fourth Saturday First and third Monday Saturday on or before ® First Saturday on or betore ® :::. . First arid third T'jesday Wednesday on or before ® ^. Second and Fourth Wednesday Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday Wednesday on or before ® t^. First and third Friday Saturday on or before ® ^ First and third Tuesday Tuesday on or before ® •:;^ Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday C.H.Wakefield Wm. S. Pickard J. H. Doolittle Warren S. Stalling C. L. Knowltou James Charles A. F. Leaverton W. J. Cowgill

Junius R. Clift. I. M. Baxter. Henry Hagcnbuch. Richard C. Young. August Frahm.

C. H. Dodd. • J. Frank Mehl.

Byron A. Patten. Evan Davis. Daniel J. Lane. James S. Fitzgerald... Daniel W. Stowell. Harvev W. Malonev... Benj. F. Hollenback. John 0 . Hardy. Wra. H. Rutter H.P.Smith. John W. Gordon J. W. White. B. F. Sadil. Fred Hani. Henry T.Tatum Wm. A. Norris Frank R. Spier. James H. Sifers F. W. Pollman.jr. James D. Harvey Clark H. Easton. Geo. S. Liggett. M.E.Sullivan Wm. T. Stewart. Wm. J. Kelly M. F.Brown Henry L. Jarboe. D. A. Brodbeck J. Mcl..ane. lludolph Beiga. Frank B. Fuller R. Wald. John N.Sharp Arthur Waetzie. Charles S. Bowman .. James T. Ryon..viarkS. Cloyes Oliver M. Anderson. Ellery McCormiok C. 0. Williams. J. C. Bigger W. A. Shannon. B. A. Pierson. W.T. Dutton.

Amos D. HoUister Alfred A. Rodgers

Mont R. Taylor. Chauncey E, S m i t h . . . James Rush. Walter K. Linscott. Thomas Paxton F. B. Brown. Thorn T. Harder .fohn B. Thornton. Daniel PoUey Robert A, Kelsey. S. H. Trego. R. M. Todd Leonidas Stroud W. M. Holmau. A. M. Ellsworth G.M. Snyder.

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Sunflower Mankato Eureka Home Golden Kule Mftryaville... Mission Girard Harmony.... Constellation Delaware Patmos Benevolent.. Wichita Prudence Enolid Keystone Cediir Frontier — Solomon Fidelity . . . . Fortitude Memphis Americus Adelphi Hesperian Blue Valley . St. Johns Advance Excelsior Muscotah Parsons Altooua Cherokee Halcyon Woodson Clifton Liberty Godfrey

Name of Lodye. County.

Wichita Sedgwick Jewell Mankato Linn Hleasantou Nemaha Centralia North Topeka Shawnee Marysville Marshall Osage Mission... Neosho Girard Crawford Neodesha Wilson Wilson Fredouia White Church... Wyandotte.... El Dorado Butler Abilene Dickinson Sudgwick Wichita Columbus Cherokee Lyndon Osage Montgomery . Coffey vllle Chanute Neosho Washington Washington .. Solomon City Dickinson Eureka Greenwood.... Independence... -Montgomery . Bourbon Garland Americus Lyon Wiufleld Cowley Rossville Shawnee Irving I Marshall. Concordia.. Cloud.. Florence Marion Uniontown Bourbon Muscotah Atchison Parsons Labette Altoona Wilson Cherokee Crawford Peabody Marion Toronto Woodson . . . . Clay Clifton Liberty Moulgomery Pawnee Station.. Bourbou

Location. Second and fourth Tuesday... First and third Saturday. ... First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday. Second and fourth Thursday. Second and fourth Saturday. Friday on or before ® -.:; Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday First and third Wednesday.. First and third Saturday First and third Thursday First and third Monday First and third Monday First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® ;=; .. I'lrst and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday.. First and third Saturday Second and fourth Tuesday.. First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Tuesday.. Second and fourth Saturday. Tuesday on or before ® First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® ::i . Second and fourth Saturday. First and third Friday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday.. .Second and fourth Saturday. First and third Saturday First and third Monday Siiturday on or before ® TS. . First and third Wednesday.. Second Thursday Saturday on or before ® ^. .

Stated l>leetin<js.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.

F. C. Kirkpatrlok David H.StafTord Irvin Ji. Bahl Briee J. King Abram Troup James Montgomery... E.H.Crawford James A. Smith Elmer Colebaugh (;.S. Wicks R. E. Sherman D. E. Peck K.B.Jacobs John Chain J. H. Hamilton John M. Pleasant Thomas G. Ayres Henry B.Bell Fred Powell.. Charles W. Adams Charles W.Shinn Wm. P. Lyon J. I. Million J. C. Lehmer Edwin Lamont James M. Parr Wm. W.Dedrick Irvin H. Luke J. W. Hastings W.S.Miller L. Cortalyou Phillip F. Lawrence.. Samuel Gardner Charles A. Howe Joseph O.MofVett Charles H. Starrett... Charles D.Marshall... Charles A. Kelso Wm. A. Preston

Worshipful Master.

H. A. Hill. Horace La Baf. Wm C. Blaker. Sam. C.Smith. Henry C. Boweu. Frank V. Shaw. E. B. Park. L. B. Davidson, Wm. H. Cramer. G. W. Crawford. C. E. Kline. D. Boyden. J o h n E . Johnlz. Alva J. Applegate. H. A. Hicks. A. M. Sanderson. John A. Wood. George W. Reed. Samuel H. Maunder. Henry B. Aldrich. Henry T Kenner. Julius M. Nevins. Charles E. Yaley. A. S. Lowry. Edmund M. Rice. Wm. P. Enos. Kobt. L. Jloore. John F.St,Clair. Maurice M. Ginette. George P. Eves. Dennis Blenis. T. H. Cunningham. Wm. L.Gilmer, C. H.Merriam. George W. Camp. W. P. Dickerson. DeWittC.Tvlor. Willis B. Galloway. Burris L. Burton.

Secretary.

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Fraternal,.-.

Cawker City Meridiaa Palestine Ottawa Belleville... Polar Star .. Equity Carson Crescent Clay Center.. Lenexa Vesper Cherryvale . Pomona — Sedgwick.... Reno Signal Newton Minneapolis Gilead Mt. Vernon. Ellsworth.... Center' Wa-Keeney . Thayer Wellington. Douglas Lebo JjUray I^iucoln Hope Dexter Haven Active Robinson Saqui Alma Sabetha Greenwood . Atwood Oxford Farmers Larned Parkerville... Jllue Rapids.

Cawker City.. Elk Fails Edgertou Ottawa Belleville Netawaka Foutana Elk City Arkansas City Clay Center... Lenexa Sedan Cherryvale... Pomona Sedgwicli Hutchiuson.. Osage City... Newton Minneapolis. Yates Center. Beloit Ellsworth Marion Wa-Keeney... Thayer Wellington... Douglas Lebo Luray Lincoln Howard Dexter South Haven, Atchison Robinson.... Osborne Alma Sabetha Fall River Atwood Oxford Randolph . . . Larned Parkerville... Blue Rapids. LinaCliy

Harvey Ottawa Woodson Mitchell.... Ellsworth Marion Trego Neosho Sumner Butler Cofley Russell Lincoln Elk Cowley Sumner Atchison . . . . Brown Osborne Wabaunsee. Nemaha Greenwood.. Rawlins Sumner Riley Pawnee Morris Marshall Washington.,

Mitchell 151k Johnson Franklin . . . . Republic Jackson Miami Montgomery , Cowley Clay Johnson Chautauqua . Montgomery Franklin Harvey Reno Second Wednesday Friday on or before ® Monday on or before ® First and third Monday Second,and fourth Saturday... Thursday on or before &'::... Second and fourth Saturday.,. Second and fourth Saturday.,. First and third Wednesday First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® v:. .... Second and fourth Wednesdiiy. First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday First and third Thursday First and third Wednesday Second Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday. First and third Friday First and third Monday First and third Monday Friday on or before ® Second and fourth Monday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Monday Saturday on or before ® '.;:. .... First and third Friday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday.... First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday... First and second Monday Saturday on or before ® ™ .... Second and fourth Thursday... Second and fourth Saturday.... Second and fourth Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ^ ... First and third Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ~ ... Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday Tuesday on or before © First and third M:onday Saturday on or before ®

Charles S. Bishop M. F. Arnall Sam.T. Cristler A. D, Finley William Kamp Tell W.Paige W.M.Smith George Harrison Charles P. Duff .fohn A. Loader Henry D. Gillett .iesse W.Lewis George Emmerson James O. Furry John C. Cretcher Charles J. Noyes Miles W.Blair Josiah Foltz Joseph W.Smith Wm. A. Taylor John F. Soper Frank D. Sperry S.L.Billings W. E. Saum •.... James W. F"erguson... George B. Dean H. F. Hornaday F.G.Arnold Samuel McGee Henry H. Gilpin Charles Osborn Wm.Greenwell J. A.McNutt Henry M. Ernst G. P. Moore Robert R. Hays Frank I. Sage Charles M.SohifTcr L. H. Johnson A. B. Tliomas George Veaii Geo. J. Poison James F. Whitney — Samuel Downing A.Edward Winter George Cutwater

Robert H. Hewitt. Henry Welty. Ed. T. Pearce. W. H. Becker. Victor D. Bulleu. Horace Piankinton. C. L. Humislon. John Monfort. R. B. llutehins. Edward T. Durant. George Allen. Thomas N. King. John T. Riley. John H. Bean. J. Ijee Buck. Fred H. Carpenter. Ben M. Lauer. James W. Patterson. Wra. D. Thompson. John W. Depew. P. G. Chubbick. Charles W. Flanders. C. E. Malcomb. J. C. Slartin. Alex. R.Sargent. Charles E. Flandro. Greor Nagle. N. E. Bakker. Amos RicholsonW. H. Cecil. A. W. Kirby. Willis R. Maurer. Delmont Nave. Charles F. Lechler. C. F. Lucas. John J. Havs. B. Huchli. jr. H. E. Burke. A. F. Wilkinson. Albert Hemming. A. J. Wood. Frank M. Heath. Charles W. Depue. Richard W. Reeves. Will J. Burr. Henry J. Meierkord. «i3

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Sterling

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Location,

202 203 VM 205 Wi 207 Occidental V08 Friendship 209

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Harper

Caldwell

Prairie Q u e e n . . . . Clyde Russell Burr Oak Burr Oak Mt. Moriah Bennington Bennington isn 181 18'^ 18'/ 184 Phlllipsburg Phlllipsburg IS.'i ISf) Mountain Slope.. 187 Pittsburg 1H8 180 Newahcuba I'Hl Henri VM Walnut Valley... Ness City 1 « Royal IW Hartford 104 105 19« 107 Canton 108 Blue Hill 100 Norton

171 17'^ 173 174 175 170 177 178 179

jVame of Lodge.

Saline

Harper

McPherson

Ellis

Leavenworth

Pottawatomie

Harvey Smith Phillips

Jewell Kdwnrds Ottawa

Phillips Cloud

County.

First and third Wednesday

Tuesday on or before ® t=; First and third Tuesday First Saturday on or before ®

Saturday on or before ® ~

Second and fourth Saturday Second and fourth Weduebday

Second and fourth Wednesday

Stated. Meetings.

NAMES OP OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued. Secretary.

George F. Bran n. Hugo B. Kohl. J.E.Pritcharrt.

John T.Nash.

Henry Rolfs. T. R. May.

ArgoLorin. H.D.Colvin.

Wui.D. Paine. W. II. Haskell.

Julius Bridegroom. Clark F. .Shimeall W. S. Cade W. R. Rowell. Thomas N. Trickev... Porter C. Hull Albert R. Quick Isaac N. Cooper. L. Meibergen. M. R. M'ndge George Melvin H . B . Southwick. \Vm. Rosegrant. S. B. Lane 1. B. Vincent. Nelson P. Johnson R. B. Ingraham.

James C. Hopper Samuel H.Jones James P. Chumlea John McCullagh Jos. H. Middlekauff... Charles D. Prilchard.. Wm.L. Hill

F.W. Miles J. Ebert Charles H.McGee It. H. Spangler W. A . Burnett Henry C. .lackson Samuel E. Leinbach.. J. Nellist

R. M. Woonacott Alex. C. Spilman Sanford C. Jones John S. McDowell George W. Doebler . . , Charles E. Moncll. Geo. D.Slreator. Charles E. Hall Waller B. Tibbnls. W. D. Erwin. Robert McCanse Elmer E. Marvin.

Wor^hijijnl Master.

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210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 •/21 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 '253 254 255

Fulton Greeley Olive Branch.. Twin Grove Sincerity Walnut City... John H. Brown Ellinwoofi Landmark Corner Stone.. Perfect Square. Lebanon St. Bernard Joppa Anchor Siloam Dirigo Jamestown Salem Vulcan Nlnuescah Magnolia ... . Greenleat Clinton Axtell Garfield Meriden Temple Mount Hope .. Urbana Soldier Linwood Miltonvale . . . . Ark : Waverly Marmaton Tyrlan Chase Canopy ScottsviUe Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley Ionic Milan

Fulton Greeley Colony Severy Simpson Rush Center.. Salina Ellinwood .... Mound Valley Little River.. Scran ton Scandia Dodge City.... Leon Williamsburg Topeka tiaddam Jamestown.... Esbon Walnut Kingman Newton Greenleaf Burden Axtell Leonardville.. Meriden McCUne Mount Hope.. Urbana Soldier Linwood Miltonvale . . . Valley Center Waverly Moran • Garden City.. Chase Grenola . . . . .. ScottsviUe Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley St. John Milan ,.

Sumner

Stafford

IjOgau

Bourbon Anderson Anderson Greenwood... Mitchell Rush Saline Barton fjabette Rice ..: Osage, Republic — Ford Butler Franklin . . . . Shawnee Washington . Cloud Jewell Crawford . . . . Kingman Harvey ...'... Washington . Cowley Marshall Riley Jefferson Crawford Sedgwick Neosho Jackson Leavenworth Cloud Sedgwick. ... Cofley Allen Finney . . . . . . Rice Elk Mitchell Jackson . . . . . McPherson .. Stafford Thursday on or before ® ^ •• Saturday on or before ® Friday on or before <S) ^ First and third Saturday First and third Thursday Second and fourth Wednesday. First and third Saturdaj' Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® :2i Second and fourth Saturday.... .Second and fourth Monday First and third Monday Second and fourth Friday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday First and third Thursday .«econd and fourth Saturday... First and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday.... Second Wednesday First and third Wednesday First and third Thursday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or befere ® :::. ... Wednesday on or before ® ... Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® ^ . First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday... Saturday on or before ® ts . . . First and third Friday Monday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® -^ .. First and third Friday First and third Tuesday First and third Wednesday Second and fourth Tuesday Saturday on or before ® ™ . . . First Saturday of each month.. Second and fourth Saturday... First and third Monday First and third Saturday First and third Tuesday

M. J. Irvin Henry Boucher G.D. Whitaker H. Cottrell A.D. Rathbun Fred. W. Miller John Anderson R. A. McKeown Albert J.Wise Samuel W.Ramage... John T. Hoover A. Asbjornson James A. Corey M. A. Palmer Hiram Allen Jacob B. Furry John J. Muth E. L. Prince Thomas Eicord James M. Goff C. W. Fairchild J.T.Ray Elmer E. Forman W. H. Mauser W. A. Miller Robert A. Dakens J.T.Brown Washington E. Gregg. C. C. Thomas Seth Nation F.M.Wilson Edward Flanagan Wm. Sharpe Thomas G. Pratt Charles Ij. Foster...'., John J. Varner Wm. Inge Nathaniel M. Smith. Geo. W. Stanwood C. W. Gulp Charles Shedd Edward E. Wyman.., J.D.Rippey K. E. Willcockson..., Wm. Dixon D. H. Mandigo

A.W. Felter. C.W. Singleton. Thomas H. Muir. N. S. McDonald. Charles C. Chapel. P. C. Dixon. B. L.Ralph. Ed.Bockemohle. Isaac M. Hinds. Jacob D. Kaufman. John N.Bolton. C. G. Catlin. Walter T.Coolidge.' J. C. Warinner. . Ben C. Fogle. Joseph E. Dubreuil. H. M. Ochiltree. W. R. Ansdell. W. H. Hughson. J. E. Kandolph. George J. Bush. T. W.Randall. Benj. J.Sharrock. J.H.Wood. J.C.Hannah. Charles P. Lundgreii. Robert Smith. Henry M. Ford. George A.Hinkle. Wm. A. lies. J. E. Jepson. Daniel C.Harbaugh. L. E. Wideman. John A. Davidson. C. Beasley. Jonathan E. Hobbv. R. S. Liggett. Robert Shouse. Abram Yates. O. Scandland. Arland Monroe. James S.Russell. A.H. Roby. Charles M. Kaufl'nuui. Earl R. Shepherd. B. F. Zook.

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Kansas City

Greensburg Glen Elder

Glen Elder

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Whitewater Hill City

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Scott Elk

Butler Graham Hodgeman

McPherson

Wyandotte Wyandotte Sumner...^ Cherokee

Couvvay Springs.. Sumner

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.Secretary.

Saturday on or before ® ^

James A. P'roctou

Marshall Borst,

Thomas W. Bowlus... R. W. Harris..: E. R.Haynes.

E.D.Bradford, W. F. Grutzmacher.... L.D.Hart. N. B. Hern Tyler B. Campbell. Frank J.Bell Frank Ij. Gordon Edward 0. Abbott Isaac C. Brown Tuesday on or before © Alex. Terrell First and third Thursday Frank F. Severance... Wm.Schaubel Second and fourth Monday Andrew F.Jones Charles H. Apt. James L. Elmore W. IT. Haunum John JI. Gooduo Joseph Cooke. James C.Dudley '2rt Thurs. Jan. and every two weeks.. W.E. Bodlev First, third and fifth Thursday n . M. McKe'an John T. Sims. First and third Thursday Thomas J. Macredie.. I. E. Strvker George W. Wiley J a m t s II. Wilson W. F. Taylor. R. McAllister J.K.White, jr. Charles Miller Second and fourth Saturday Charles L. Steward First and third Jtondav Second and fourth Wednesday J. W. Boling. Saturday on or before first ® Arthur E. Walker J. T. Foster Frank C. Libby. George S. Howe. Millard 0. Hemenwav David P. Wright ,, "

Stated Meetings.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES — Coniinued.

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Comanche... Highland Apollo . . .. Samaria Cable Fargo Virgil Gove City... Albert Pike. Randall Avon St.Thomas.. Kansas Alden Syracuse Naphtali Hanooclf — Santa Fe BlutrCily... Hebron Virginia . . . . Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich — Vermillion.. Goodlaud... Ben I l u r . . . . Oneida Can«y Bucklin Horton Hoyt Gypsum City Arcadia La Crosse.... Hoisington.. Rob Morris.. Kosedale Oak H i l l . . . . Allen Formosa Frederick... Kincaid Lane Leoti

Coldvvater Green Ellis Wilson Arlington Liberal Virgil Gove City Wichita Randall Westphalia Colby Herington Alden Syracuse Almena Fort Leavenworth Santa Fe BluirCity Gridley Savonburg Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Argentine Oneida Caney Bucklin Horton Hoyt Gypsum City... Arcadia La Crosse Hoisington Preston Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formosa Frederick Kincaid Lane Leoti

Comanche ... Clay Ellis Ellsworth Reno Seward Greenwood .. Gove Sedgwick Jewell Anderson Thomas Dickinson... Rice Hamilton Norton Leavenworth Haskell Harper Coffey Allen Hamilton Decatur Wallace Kingman Marshall Sherman Wyandotte ... Nemaha Montgomery Ford •Brown Jackson Saline Oawford Rush Barton Pratt Wyandotte .. Clay Lyon Jewell Rice Anderson Franklin . . . Wichita Second and fourth Saturday.. Saturday on or before ® ;^ .. First and third Friday First and third Wednesday ... First and third Friday First and third Monday Second and fourth Saturday.. First and third Tuesday..."... Second and fourth WedneKdny Second and fourth Saturday.. Third Wednesday First and third Friday First and third Wednesday.... First and third Saturday Second and fourth Thursday . First and third Tuesday '.. First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday.. Saturday on or before ® — .. Saturday on or before ® :::: ... First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday.. Tuesday on or before ® First and third Saturday Second and th i rd Friday Fir^t and third Thursday.. .. First and third Wednesdny Second and fourth Thursfiny.. First and third Friday '... Second and fourth Saturday .. First and third Saturday 2d and fourth Wednesday First and third Friday First and third Saturday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Thursday. First and thjrd Thursday...'.. First and third Tuesday First and third Friday First and third Monday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday.. First and third Monday First and third M o n d a y . . . ; . . . First Thursday Second and fourth Monday...

D.G.Howard Henry Diefendorf lieorge Johnston Frederick Deissroth. David H. Eliot George D.Smith James L. Sharp B. S. Eldred Elmer E. Bleckley... James L. Trussell E.W.Winn Philip A. Troutfetter O. H. Pattison T. B. Jeter Thomas H. Ford L. A. Lovejoy Sidney L. Hunter W. E. Hutchison William W.Bird Wm. Wiseman R. B. McCutchnn Grant Reeder A. L. Hare James H. Barrett George M. Deck George W. Warren,.. C.B.Jewell John R. Wolf Samuel Murdock.jr. Philip F. Wellman.... J. F. Selby Scott Hopkins W. .1']. Rippetoe C. R. Williams John W. Buehert Thomas Kennedy... L. F. Johnson J. T, Hawkins Wm. D. Mathias Henry Hammerii Charles A. Sanders.... John W. Johnson W. H. Lieurance A. P. Caldwell C. P. Crow Robert J. Traver

J. M. Lobaugh. Ernst Heinen. George Henderson. W. D. Jillison. John B.Thomson. Thomas A. Scates. Royal Wolcott. Henry A. Spiher. Ira T. Pearce. W.D.Miller. W. L. Cayot. George W. Goodsoe. A. M. Crary. A. B.Hoover. W. P. Humphrey. Albert Fisher. Philip P. Hoffman. John J. Miller. John Martin. M. L. Stockton. F. A. Bard well. John Thomas. R. D. Gaston. H. A. Clark. George F. Washburn. P. H. Hybskmann. E. F. Murphy. A. Phalp. Elmer E. Fuller. George M. Adams. S.J. Pruett. M. H. Soper. W. M. Bigelow. Anson Miller. T. II. Condon. John W. McCormick. G. L. Koch. David A. Clowes. John B. Mackoy. H . F . Malcohn. Wilber B. Reaburn. Thomas H. Shedden. William Leathers. Edward C. Hensley. Lewis C. Crittenden. Willis J. Chubbuck. CO

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Chautauqua Cherokee

Riley

County.

First and third Saturday.."

Second and fourth Saturday

Stated Meetings.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.

A r t h u r s . Wilcox C. U. Bender. Charles S. Grand v.

Walter Beasley. George A.Sutton. M.G. Sargent. llarrv H.Clark. Thornton G.J.Cole. Wm. J. Crosby.

Secretary.

J. M. Van Nordstraud.. W. F. Rittershoii.«e ... llenrv Maitlaud.

David Blair John Eddingtou Loran L. Seeley Moses E. Thorpe Charles F. Scholer George W. Goss

J. H.StOugh

Worshipjul Master.

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Monroeville. Alabama R.-. W . . J O H N D E L O A C H L i t t l e Rock. Arkansas R,\ W. . J A M E S A. H E X R Y Kamloopse. British C o l u m b i a R.-. W . . E . STEWART W O O D Salinas City. California R . ' . W . . W.M. VAXDERHURST Hamilton. Canada R . ' . W . . G. W . R E I D Denver. Color'aclo R.'.AV. . W. D. ANTHONY Greenwich. Connecticut M.'.W. . L U K E A. LOCKWOOD Cuba R.-.AV. . COSME J . DE ].A ToRRiENTE-.Havana. Wilmington. Delaware R.'. W. . R. H E N R Y YOUNG Washington. District of C'olumbia..M.-.W. . NoBi.E D. LARNER Monticello. Florida M.-.W. . SAMUEL PASCO La G r a n g e . Georgia R . ' . W . . H E N R Y BANKS Boise Citj'. Idaho R.-. W. . C H A R L E S HIMROD Chicago. Illinois R.-.W. . GEORGE W . MOULTON Laporte. Indiana M.-.W. . DANIEL NOYES Muscogee. Indian Territory M . . W . . PATRICK J . B Y R N E Dublin. Ireland R . ' . W . '. FRANCIS E . C L A R K E Shreveport. Louisiana R.'. W.. J O H N G . M C W I L L I A M S Lewiston. Maine : R.-.W. . A R C H I E L . T A L B O T Rapid City. Manitoba JI.-.AV. '. JAMES A. ORAS Baltimore. Maryland R.-.W. . .ToHN A. LYNCH Cassopolis. Michigan M.-.AV. . J A M E S H . FAR.VAM Morris. Minnesota R.-.W. . CALVIN L . BROWN Natchez. Mississippi M.-.W. . E . G E O . D B L A P K a n s a s City. Missouri R.-. W. . W M . F . KuHN Bloomington. Nebraska R.-.W. . J A M E S P . A. BLACK Nevada R.-.W. . J O H N H . D E N N I S Reno. New B r u n s w i c k R.-.W. . GEORGE R . SANGSTER Moncton. New H a m p s h i r e R.-.W. . M I L L A R D F . YOUNG Littleton. New Jersey R.-.W. . CHARLES RUSS Elizabethtown. New Mexico R.-.W. . C. T. RUSSELL Socorro. N e w S o u t h Wales R.-.W. . R. C. AViLLis Sydney. New York R.-.W. . J O H N B . A L L I G E R Roundout. New Zealand R.-.W. . J O H N EARNEST PROVIS Auckland. N o r t h Carolina R.-.W. . M . C . S . NOBLES Wilmington. North Dakota M.-.W.' . J O H N F . SELBY Hillsboro. N o v a Scotia R . ' . W . . THOMAS M C C O N K E Y Halifax. Sabina. Ohio R.-.W. '. S. B . LIGHT.VER Meadville. Pennsvlvania M.'.W. . SAMUEL B . D I C K

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LODGE

323

KANSAS.

Quebec R.-.W.- CoRKELius J U D G E R h o d e Island R.-. W.- . D A N I E L BABCOCK Scotland R.-.AV.- JAMES SiJiPSON S o u t h Australia R.-.W.- FREDERIC C . BOWEN; South Carolina R.'. AV/ AV. F . STRONG South Dakota R.-. W.-.. AA'iLLiAM M. BROOKE Utah .' R.-.AV.- . J O H N M . BOWMAN Vermont R.'.AV.- . H E N R Y H . ROSS "Virginia R.'. AV.' . A V M . L . L0VEN.STEIN.., AVest Virginia .........R.'. AA'/ . J O H N M . C O L L I N S "^'isconsin M.'.AV; . H E N R Y L. PALMER

Quebec. Phoenix.

Edinburgh. Adelaide.

Charleston.

Brookinge. Salt L a k e City. Burlington.

Richmond. Charleston. Milwaukee.

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February,

G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D LODGES N E A R T H E GRAND LODGE O F KANSAS.

Alabama W.v Arkansas M.-.W.Arizona \V.'. British Columbia W.' California M.-.W.-. Canada M.-.AV.Colorado R.-.AV.-, Connecticut M.-.AV.Cuba AV.Delaware AV.' District of Coluinbia..M..AV.v Florida AV.-. Georgia Idaho AV.-. Illinois M.-.AV.I n d i a n Territory M.-.AV.Ireland ". M.-.AV.-. Louisiana AV.Maine M.-.AV.-. Manitoba AV.-, Maryland AA^•, Michigan R.-.AA^.-. Minnesota y^: Mississippi M.-.AA'^.Missouri AV.-. Nebraska AV.Nevada W.New'Brunswick AV.New H a m p s h i r e AV.New J e r s e y AV.New Mexico W.N e w S o u t h A^^•lle8 AV.-. New York M.-.AV.New Z e a l a n d AV.' N o r t h Carolina AAV North Dakota A\'.Nova Scotia AV.Ohio M.-.VV.Oregon AV.-

T. J . ANDERSON

Topeka.

GEORGE C . K E N Y O N

Leavenworth.

A. AV^ BURNETT

Oberlin.

A. H . CONNETT.....

G r e a t Bend.

A. M. CALLAHAM

Topeka.

J O S E P H D . McCLEVERTY....Fort Scott. B. E . ToRRiNGTON AVichita. O W E N A. BASSETT F R E D E . BALLEIN

HENTON GORDON

Ellsworth. Winfield.

K a n s a s City.

GEORGE S . G R E E N E

Manhattan.

A L F R E D AVHITMAN

Lawrence.

S. M. F O X

Manhattan.

M. M. M I L L E R

Topeka.

JOHN GUTHRIE

Topeka.

J O H N C . POSTLETHW A I T E . . . . J e w e l l City. JACOH DEAVITT

Salina.

DAVID B . F U L L E R

Eureka.

A B I J A H AVELLS

Seneca.

AV. R. UNDERWOOD

Hutchinson.

ABRAM H . E L L I S

Beloit.

J O H N H . SPENCER

Independence.

JAMES H . MCCALL

AVichita.

AViLHAM H. NELSON

S m i t h Center.

CHARLES E . CORY

F o r t Scott.

W I L L I A M H . A^OETH

Girard.

S. J . CRUMBINE

Dodge City.

JAMES G . SAMPLE

Atchison.

JOSEPH P . A L L E N

AVichita.

C . J . HOLMES

Gaylord.

CHARLES H . LAWRENCE

Hiawatha.

E . T . CARR

Leavenworth.

FRANK E . DAVIS

Atchison.

A L E X . A. S H A R P

Lamed.

D. D. HoAG

Minneapolis.

T. E . D E W E Y S. E. SHELDON J O H N H . STICHER

Abilene. Topeka. Y a t e s Center.

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KANSAS.

Peru AV. . J . S. HuBBELL Prince E d w a r d Island. AV." . A. A. CARNAHAN Quebec AA"^.- GEORGE M. DIXON R h o d e Island AV; . A L E X . Cr. KOBE Scotland AV; . GEORGE MoKiNziB South Australia W. . BEN.IAMIN 0 . H A G E N Soutli Carolina M.-.AV.- . GEORGE AV. CLARK South Dakota E / . W.- . AV. M. SHAVER Tennessee AV.- BESTOR G . BROWN Texas AV.- . E . W. HuRLBERT Utah W.- . J O H N L . JONES Vermont AV . T. P . EoDGEHS Victoria M.-.AV.- . C . C . C O L E M A N Virginia AV. . AVILLIAM E . ROWE AVest A'^irginia AV.- . J . N . AViLKiNSON AVisconsin AV.' . G . V . RiCKSECKER

Fredonia. Concordia. Burlington. McPherson.

Minneapolis. Newton. Topeka.

AVichita. Topeka.

F o r t Scott. Yates Center.

Topeka. Clay C e n t e r . Kirwin.

Emporia. Hutchinson.

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G R A N D LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE

February,

WITH T H E GRAND

L O D G E OF K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D ADDRESSES OE G R A N D S E C R E T A R I E S .

Alabama

H . CLAY ARMSTRONG

Arkansas

F A Y HEMPSTEAD

Little Rock.

Montfjomery.

Arizona

GEORGE J . ROSKRUGE

Tucson.

British Columbia

W . T. QUINLAN

Victoria.

California

GEORGE JOHNSON

San F r a n c i s c o .

Canada Colorado

J.J.MASON E D . C . PARMELEE.;

Hamilton. Denver.

Connecticut Delaware

J O H N H . BARLOW BENJAMIN F . BARTRAM

Hartford. Wilmington.

District of Columbia

WILLIAM R . SINGLETON

Washington.

Florida Georgia

WILBER P. WEBSTER ANDREW M . W O L I H I N

Jacksonville. Macon.

Illinois Idaho

J . H . C. D I L L CHARLES C . STEVEN.SON

Bloomington. Boise City.

Indiana

W I L L I A M H . SMYTHE

Indianapolis.

Indian Territory Iowa

J . S. MUBROW THEO. S . P A R V I N

A-To-Ka. Cedar Rapids. Topeka.

Kansas

ALBERT K . W I L S O N

Kentucky

H. B. GRANT

Louisville.

Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota

RICHARD LAMBERT STEPHEN B E R B Y W I L L I A M G. SCOTT SERENO D . NICKERSON JACOB H . M E D I E R Y JEFFERSON S . CONOVEK THOMAS MONTGOMERY

N e w Orleans. Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore. Coldwater. St. P a u l .

Mississippi

J . L. POWERS

Jackson.

Missouri ISlontana Nebraska Nevada

JOHN D. VINCIL CORNELIUS H E D G E S WILLIAM R . BOWEN CHAUNCEY N . N O T E W A B E

St. Louis. Helena. Omaha. Carson.

N e w Brunswick

r..F. W . WISDOM

St. J o h n .

New Hampshire New Jersey

GEORGE P . CLEAVES THOMAS H . R . R E D W A Y

Concord. Trenton.

N e w Mexico New Y o r k N o r t h Carolina N o r t h Dakota

A . A. K E E N E . M. L. E H L E R S JOHN C . DREWRY FRANK J. THOMPSON

Albuquerque. N e w York City. Raleigh. Fargo.

.â&#x20AC;¢

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Nova Scotia Ohio

W I L L I A M ROSS J . H . BROMWELL

Halifax. Cincinnati.

Olvlahoma Oregon Pennsj'lvania

JAMES S. HDNT J A M E S F . ROBINSON M I C H A E L NISBET

Stillwater. Eugene. Philadelphia.

Prince E d w a r d I s l a n d

N E I L MACKELVIE

Summerside.

Quebec

J O H N H . ISAACSON

Montreal.

R h o d e Island South Carolina South Dakota

E D W I N BAKER CHARLES INGLESBY G E O . A. PETTIGREW

Providence. Charleston. Flandreau.

Tennessee Texas

J O H N B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON

Nashville. Houston.

Utah

CHRISTOPHER DIEIIL

Salt Lake.

Vermont

W A R R E N G. REYNOLDS

Burlington.

Virginia

G E O . W. CAERINGTON

Richmond.

Washington

THOMAS M . R E E D

Olympia.

West Virginia

G E O . W . ATKINSON

Wheeling.

Wisconsin

JOHN W. LAFLIN

Milwaukee.

Wyoming

\V. L. KUYKENDALL

Saratoga.

F O R E I G N G R A N D LODGES.

Cuba England Ireland New South Wales New Zealand â&#x20AC;¢ Scotland

Josi; P . PELLOX EDWARD LETOHWORTH LORD CASTLETOWN ARTHUR H . BRAY Rev. VVM. RONALDSON

Havana. Freemason Hall, L o n d o n . F r e e m a s o n Hall, D u b l i n . Sydney. Wellington.

D. MURRAY LYON

Edinburg.

South Australia

J. H . CUNNINGHAM

Adelaide.

Tasmania Victoria

J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM

Hobart. Melbourne.

APPENDIX.

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE,

To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. P. & A. M.: We s u b m i t herewith our t h i r d a n n u a l Report on Correspondence. We h a v e as usual made our c o m m e n t s on questions as t h e y h a v e been suggested u n d e r t h e work of each jurisdiction reviewed. Should space and time p e r m i t we will m a k e further c o m m e n t in our conclusion. At t h e close of our review, after t h e tables (which we borrow as usual from Bro. ANTnoxv^of New Y o r k ) , will be found a record ot Grand Lodges whose Proceedings form a p a r t of this review, so i n d e x e d t h a t by reference thereto t h e page where t h e review of each G r a n d Lodge commences can be ascertaiiied; t h e record also showing t h e d a t e when each G r a n d Lodge held its communication, and date w h e n its Proceedings came to our h a n d s . For t h e very considerate a n d courteous m a n n e r in which o u r brother correspondents h a v e received o u r efforts we e x t e n d our sincere acknowledgments, assuring t h e m of grateful appreciation of t h e m o r e t h a n generous welcome accorded us. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted,

M. M. M I L L E R .

ALABAMA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. 7 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

FRANCIS L . PETTUS, G r a n d Master.

MONTGOMERY, DECEMBER 4 T H .

Kansas not represented.

T h e Grand Master's address indicates masonic growth in A l a b a m a : Our members have iucreased ; new lodges have been formed; into many of the old lodges a genuine spirit of revival has been infused; renewed interest has been tal;en, and on the whole the masonic year in Alabama has been one of prosperity. As indicating t h e solid rock upon which Masonry has been b u i l t , t h e Grand Master cites t h e fact t h a t while political strife d u r i n g t h e paist two years has b r o k e n u p life friendships, destroyed family, school, and even c h u r c h relations, " n o n o t e of discord has entered any masonic lodge."

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February,

Two pages of the address' are devoted to the subject of "Special Dispensations." The Grand Master found himself embarrassed in his correspondence with other Graud Masters in being unable in any way to authenticate the fact that he really was a Grand Master; other Grand Masters with whom he was in correspondence authenticating their communications with a private seal. He instructed the Grand Secretary to furnish one for the use of himself and his successors in office, which was done. Nineteen decisions are promulgated, all of which were approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence, except No. 14, concerning which the committee say: We do not think it is even proper for one who has been a Master Mason's widow, but who has married again, to be given a widow's certificate, as by her remarriage she has lost her right to the benefits to which such a certificate would entitle her. We do not think she should be furnished with it. The Grand Lodge concurred with the Grand Master, and not with the comaiittee. The position of the Committee on Jurisprudence was correct, and should have been approved. The $10.00, $4.00 and $6.00 each respectively cheap degree member got in his customary resolution, and the lodges have a chance to vote on it before next annual communication. A resolution was adopted providing for the submission of an amendment to the Constitution to the subordinate lodges for their approval or rejection, by which the annnal dues should be one dollar, instead of fifty cents; one-half of said increased amount to be paid to trustees appointed by the Grand Master, who, under a proper bond, should hold or invest said funds for the use and benefit of a Masonic Home; -when said funds so raised should not be less than $50,000 the Grand Lodge, at its discretion, to take active steps in obtaining a suitable location and building for a Masonic Home. And in addition thereto, Bro. M. B. SHBLDO-N' was appointed to prepare, and the Grand Secretary to print, at. the expense of the Grand Lodge, five hundred copies of an address, to be enclosed with the submission of the question of constitutional change to the Master of each lodge, requesting him to read the same to the members of his lodge before voting on the proposed change to the Constitution. We congratulate the Grand Lodge of Alabama on the steps alreadj' taken, and we desire to record our conviction that when the proposed amendment becomes acpartof the Constitution of Alabama, that neither -? floods nor drouth, five-cent cotton, or politics of any kind, will ever interfere with their sacredly and zealously carrying to full fruition this commencement of genuine masonic "work." The report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances shows one or more lodge trials on account of business or financial disagreements or difficulties between brethren. The benevolent or fraternal organiza-. tion that endeavors to adju.st or settle the business disagreements of its

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m e m b e r s , will assume a contract beyond its capacitj' to fulfill. Matters of t h i s k i n d should be left to t h e c o u r t s ; w h e n t h e j ' h a v e settled t h e financial p a r t it is tirue enough to e n q u i r e in t h e lodge if any offense against t h e Body of Masonry has been committed. Two c h a r t e r s were granted and four dispensations for new lodges were continued. F r o m t h e report of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e we conclude t h a t t h e way of t h e transgressor is unusually hard in t h e jurisdiction of Alabama. H e finds his " w a y o u t " from m e m b e r s h i p , as well as t h e rights a n d privileges of Masonry, by a two-thirds vote of a majoritj' of tlie m e m b e r s of t h e lodge; he can be restored to t h e r i g h t s and privileges of Masonry by a like vote, b u t h e can o n l y regain m e m b e r s h i p in his old lodge by a u n a n i m o u s vote. Construing Section 7, Article V I , of t h e i r Constitution, which s a y s : No subordinate lodge shall proceed to confer any or either of the degrees of Masonry upon any person who is not a man, free-born, of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, of good reputation, of sufficient natural and intellectual endowments, with an estate, office, trade, occupation, or some other obvious source of honest subsistence from which he may also be enabled to spare something for works of charity, and for m a i n t a i n i n g the ancient dignity and utility of the masonic Institution.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e committee r e m a r k as follows in answer to a question, w h e t h e r t h e fact t h a t h e is a liquor seller, is of itself a g r o u n d for rejecting t h e a|)plicant: We do not t h i n k that it is within the province of this Grand Lodge, without an a m e n d m e n t of the Constitution, to say that the fact t h a t a person follows a certain occupation, is of itself conclusive evidence that he lacks the qualification of a good reputation.

We t h i n k t h e Grand Lodge of Alabama (1855, page 86) laid down a correct rule of law w i t h o u t t h e necessity for any constitutional t i n k e r i n g in t h e following: " T h a t t h e retail trafficing in alcoholic d r i n k s is demoralizing in its tendency, opposed to t h e principles of t h e Order and therefore inconsistent with t h e masonic character." E v e n if t h e committee did n o t see fit to follow this law, Bro. SHAKESPEARE laid down t h e correct p r i n c i p l e in t h e following: '* There is a thing. HARRY, which thou hast often heard of, and it is known to many in our land by the name of pitch; this pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth defile; so doth the company thou keepest." T h e masonic lodge, t h e character of whose m e m b e r s h i p receives n o d e t r i m e n t by t h e election of a saloon-keeper t h e r e i n , evidentl)- never expects to receive a m o n g its m e m b e r s t h e u p r i g h t , p u r e , t r u e m e n of t h e c o m m u n i t y , those to w h o m Masonry usually r e c o m m e n d s itself as t h e e x p o n e n t of the best a n d highest morality. T h r o u g h inadvertence, two different lodges were c h a r t e r e d u n d e r t h e n a m e of Shiloh Lodge. T h e writer a t t e n d e d c h u r c h a t a place b y t h a t n a m e once, and " t h e r e or t h e r e a b o u t s , " as he went to grass, saw l u m i n a r i e s sufficient to starry-deck t h e coverings for both t h e lodges n a m e d . W e also associate t h e place a n d n a m e with Masonry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; because

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t h e r e a n d then we were first aslied b y one on t h e o t h e r side if we w e r e a Mason. W e d o n ' t b l a m e t h e b r e t h r e n of Alabama for b e i n g partial to t h e n a m e , because s o m e of t h e m t h e r e after t h e battle had practical exemplification of t h e p r i n c i p l e s of " brotherly love " a n d " relief." Two lodges h a v i n g p a i d t h e i r dues had t h e i r charters r e s t o r e d ; t h e discipline did t h e m good a n d will be r e m e m b e r e d . Bro. PALMER J . PILI.ANS p r e s e n t e d his Eeport on Correspondence, r e v i e w i n g K a n s a s for 1894 briefly. Of J O H N H . BROWN'S m e m o r i a l , h e s a y s : " T h a t his b r e t h r e n loved him is by no m e a n s surprising, or t h a t so m a n y should h a v e arisen t o sing his praises. K a n s a s m a y wait a long t i m e for such a n o t h e r . " T h e c o r r e s p o n d e n t for K a n s a s receives c o m p l i m e n t a r y notice, a n d o u r A l a b a m a b r o t h e r is "ple'ased to learn t h a t Kansas h a s n o t opened a m a r k e t for t h e sale of dispensations, as we feared s h e h a d d o n e . " Our G r a n d C h a p t e r , Bro. P., h a s d o n e so since 1892, and t h e tariff on t h e l u x u r y h a s s h o w n t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e Royal Craft t h a t t h e y could get along w i t h a small p e r cent, of t h e dispensations usually asked for. Suppose you .try it until t h e G r a n d Master and G r a n d Secretary request its discontinuance. G E O R G E P A U L H A R R I S O N , G r a n d Master, Opelika. .

PALMER Belknap.

J. PILLANS,

chairman

Committee

Correspondence,

ALABAMA— 1895, 7.5TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MONTGOMERY, DECEMBER 3 D .

J A M E S A. BILBRO, D e p u t y Grand Master, and seven P a s t G r a n d Masters were present. One of t h e first m a t t e r s to engage t h e attention of G r a n d Lodge was t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, which was adopted. , G r a n d Master G E O . P . HARRISON was p r e s e n t on t h e second day, a n d delivered his address, a considerable portion of which is t a k e n u p w i t h r e p o r t s of trials of o n e or more Masters who were a n y t h i n g b u t worshipful, if t h e t e s t i m o n y was correct. A t u m o r or excrescence o\\ a p e r s o n or t h e Body of Masonry generally requires heroic t r e a t m e n t , a n d o n e of t h e s e received it in good shape.T h e G r a n d Lodge also proved itself a better judge of masonic jurisp r u d e n c e t h a n its C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which m a d e a r e p o r t in which t h e y held essentially t h a t carnal intercourse with t h e d a u g h t e r of a Mason w'as n o t a violation of t h e masonic obligation, provided s h e was w i t h o u t chastity. T h e c o m m i t t e e — it is b u t j u s t to t h e m to say — sheltered t h e m s e l v e s in t h e i r opinion b e h i n d former action o f t h e G r a u d Lodge. If this exceedingly fine distinction of t h e committee were al-

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lowed to stand, we would like to e n q u i r e if t h e obligation would have any force or effect except in rape cases? C h a r t e r s were r e c o m m e n d e d for six lodges U. D. by t h e committee. G r a n d Lodge r e t u r n e d t h a n k s for some " b e a u t i f u l gavels," m a d e and presented by t h e students of t h e Mechanics A r t D e p a r t m e n t of a college at M o n t g o m e r y . T h e Report on Correspondence by Past G r a n d Master PALMKR J . PiLLAXs is a review of fifty-six Grand Bodies, K a n s a s for 1895 a m o n g t h e n u m b e r . I n his introductory, Bro. P. makes some forcible r e m a r k s on t h e c y p h e r business, in which he very properly denies t h e right and power of a G r a n d Lodge to promulgate such a work, a n d says further: We think these bodies should quirements of Masonry, while they nates. No Graud Lodge is of such ancient fundamental requirements

themselves do nothingsubversiveot the ancient reat the same time demand this of their subordiabsolute independence as to alter or change the of the Order.

C o m m e n t i n g on t h e suicide case of Arizona, w h e r e masonic burial was refused, unless satisfied t h e party was insane, h e says: Is not this putting on trial one who cannot answer? \Vas the brother in good standing at the time of his death, and if so shall he be degraded w i t h o u t opportunity of meeting his accusers? Is this masonic?

Bro. P. criticises t h e propriety of t h e d e m a n d of Bro. SANDFORIJ, of Colorado, for m o r e "bi-metallic light," quotes in full Bro. GKEENLEAF'S " Corner Stone O d e , " congratulates and a p p l a u d s t h e Mason H o m e action of Connecticut, expresses pleasure at t h e growth of t h e Charity F u n d of Delaware, confesses to being older t h a n Bro. SINGLETON, of t h e District of Columbia, with whom h e finds himself in accord in t h e view t h a t t h e official relations with t h e State G r a n d Bodies of Mexico should be dissolved a n d official relations continued with t h e one governing body in Mexico only, if t h e y are to be c o n t i n u e d . As to t h e Florida correspondent's worry over t h e n a m e of t h e Corr e s p o n d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , h e very sapiently i n q u i r e s : " W h a t ' s in a name?" To a p e t u l a n t q u e r y from Georgia w h y t h a t Body was not m e n t i o n e d in his report, h e gives as his "only" reason t h e fact t h a t h e had n o t received a copy of t h e Georgia Proceedings. U n d e r Iowa, we find t h i s : " T h e singing of' our patriotic ode to A m e r i c a ' on t h e opening of t h e second d a y ' s session seems a little Frenchy, e h ? " Now, Bro. PiLLANS, t h a t is too bad. H e r e we a r e r i g h t on t h e verge fif a war with o u r a n c i e n t foe. W e h a v e been t r y i n g to get our courage u p to t h e sticking p o i n t of waiving age and going as sutler or some other position where former disabilities will n o t count, and to get such a.suggestion from Alabama d a m p e n s our ardor. W h y , Bro. P., t h e echo of H . CLAY ARMSTROJio's patriotic speech at T o p e k a last year is ringing in o u r K a n s a s ears 3'et. Stand u p , Bro. P., a n d let us join our voices in t h e prayer of t h a t grand ode to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "Our Father's GOD, to Thee, Author of Liberty."

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I t is good e n o u g h to sing anywhere, and t h e masonic b o d y , whatever be i t s n a m e or rite, n e v e r derogates from its dignity o n e iota i n singing such a patriotic a n d r e v e r e n t i a l song as t h e "American National H y m n . " No, B r o . P., it was n o t " F r e n c h y ; " i t was p u r e h ' A m e r i c a n . I t was r e d o l e n t of Saratoga, V a l l e y Forge a n d Y o r k t o w n . I t recalls memories of

WARREN, LAFAYETTE

and

WASHINGTON,

who helped

achieve

the

liberty of which it sings, a s well a s t h e noble a r m y of Masons w h o p l a n t e d t h e seed, w a t e r e d with t h e i r blood t h e soil in which it took root, a n d whose c h i l d r e n ' s children to-day a r e sheltered b e n e a t h t h e b r a n c h e s of t h e T r e e of L i b e r t y . I t CONNOR were h e r e , with w h a t unction h e would s a y : " Kise, b r e t h r e n , join a n d s i n g ! " T h e r e p o r t of this c o m m i t t e e for 189-5 is p r o n o u n c e d " a n a d m i r a b l e s p e c i m e n of work," e t c . ; " b e t o k e n s great industry, care and-reflection." We a r e pleased to b e able to review t h e Proceedings of A l a b a m a for 1895. A year from n o w t h e y would have been a n old story — a twicetold tale. G E O R G E P A U L H A R R I S O N , G r a n d Master, Opelika.

PALMER Belknap.

J . PILLANS, c h a i r m a n

Committee

on Correspondence,

N e x t a n n u a l , December 1, 1896, a t Montgomery.

ARIZONA — 1894. 1 3 T I I A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

P H O E N I X , NOVEMBER 1 3 T H .

EicKMER NICKELS FREDERICKS, Deputy G r a n d Master, as G r a n d Master. K a n s a s n o t r e p r e s e n t e d . P a s t Grand Masters H . M. ORAHOOD and E. C. PARMELEE, of Colorado, were received in c u s t o m a r y m a n n e r b y G r a n d Lodge, a n d graciously welcomed b y t h e acting G r a n d Master. F i t t i n g t r i b u t e is paid in t h e address of h i s successor to G r a n d Master DAYTON ALONZO E E E D , w h o died o n J u l y 12, 1894, d u r i n g h i s t e r m of office. T h e decisions r e n d e r e d d u r i n g t h e year as a m e n d e d by t h e Comm i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e were a p p r o v e d . T h e acting G r a n d Master decided t h a t t h e r e m a i n s of o n e committing " willful, deliberate suicide, in total disregard of o u r moral a n d masonic laws a n d principles, were n o t entitled to b e buried with masonic h o n o r s . " A s w e fail to see a great moral principle a t stake, because we d o n o t see h o w a n y finite creature can judge t h e acts of o n e already before t h e Infinite J u d g e , we cannot approve this decision. S u c h a r u l i n g i n v o l u n t a r i l y recalls t h e couplet — "Alas for the rarity Of charity, Under the sno."

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T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e modified t h e decision, so as to leave m a t t e r to discretion of Master and W a r d e n s of local lodge. . A n e t gain of two m e m b e r s is a p r o p e r subject for congratulatory r e m a r k s in t h e address. T h e t a b u l a r s t a t e m e n t published by G r a n d Secretary ROSKRUGE shows eleven lodges, with a total m e m b e r s h i p October 1, 1894, of 513. A Lodge of Sorrow was held, at which Past Grand Master FRANCIS A. SHAW delivered an impressive memorial oration, which is p r i n t e d in full in t h e Proceedings. Considerable space in t h e Proceedings is t a k e n up with memorial pages and rosters of m e m b e r s h i p of t h e various lodges, b u t t h e r e is n o Correspondence R e p o r t . RiCKiiER N . FREDERICKS, Grand Master, Prescott. MORRIS GOLDWATEK, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Prescott. -Next a n n u a l , Prescott, November 12, 1895.

ARKANSAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1894. 5 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

L I T T L E ROCK, NOVEMBER 2 0 T H .

J. M. H A R K E Y , G r a n d Master. JAMES A. H E N R Y recorded his n a m e as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d in his address peace a n d prosperity, a n d n o special difficulties d u r i n g his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Only n i n e h u n d r e d letters and c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were received by h i m d u r i n g t h e year, most of which were a n s w e r e d b y references to section a n d page of Digest. F o u r dispensations to form new lodges were granted. Seventeen decisions are reported, all b u t four of which were approved by t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . T h r e e h u n d r e d a n d forty-five lodges out of 438 were represented by 384 delegates. T h e G r a n d Lodge, on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Masonic Law a n d Usage, adopted a resolution p r o v i d i n g for t h e creation of a Board of Custodians of t h e work. T h e " t h r e e degrees for t w e n t y dollars " b r o t h e r presented his customary resolution, a n d it was declared lost. On r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of Committee on C h a r t e r s and Dispensations four lodges U . D. were chartered, and two new dispensations granted to organize lodges. A resolution was adopted t h a t each lodge give to t h e a m o u n t of $10.00 from t h e first initiation after t h e closing of G r a n d Lodge each year u n t i l t h e d e b t on t h e Temple is p a i d ; t h e same to become a Temple fund, a t t h e disposal of t h e Grand Lodge.

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A c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d to visit t h e State School for t h e Blind, m a d e favorable and c o m m e n d a t o r y r e p o r t of t h e i r visitation. A resolution for a roll call at t h e close of each a n n u a l session, a n d a n y one n o t a n s w e r i n g to his n a m e to lose mileage and per d i e m , was lost. T h e following resolution, as t h e record states, was adopted UNANIMOUSLY, ( we e m p h a s i z e t h e word as Bro. HEMPSTEAD does ) : Resolved, That the Board of Control be requested to provide a hall in the Temple for the accommodation of the Order of Eastern Star, if such be practicable. W e c o m m e n d t o s o m e of our Eastern b r e t h r e n t h e consideration of t h e a d v a n c e d civilization of A r k a n s a s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a s a comparative s t u d y , simply. T h e c h a r t e r of a d o r m a n t lodge was w i t h d r a w n ; domicile of a lodge c h a n g e d ; t h e G r a n d Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Connecticut p r e s e n t e d t h e greetings of t h a t sovereign G r a n d Body, a n d m a d e ann o u n c e m e n t of t h e great loss sustained in t h e d e a t h of t h e i r veteran G r a n d Secretarj', J O S E P H K . W H E E I . E K ; and t h a n k s were e x t e n d e d to t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r " f o r a d v a n c i n g funds necessary to carry on G r a n d Lodge d u r i n g the c u r r e n t year without charge." W e n o t e a m e m o r i a l page to Past G r a n d Master D A V I D BERKV WA)4KEN, w h o died J u l y 30, 1894,'aged 67 years. A C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, of which Past G r a n d Master SAM. H . DAVIDSON is c h a i r m a n , was a p p o i n t e d for t h e e n s u i n g year. T h e r e is no report for t h e c u r r e n t year, to our regret, because Bro. D. always furnishes an i n s t r u c t i v e one. We p r e s u m e from the fact t h a t t h e already small salary of G r a n d Secretar}' was docked S200 ( from $1,200 to $1,000), t h a t t h e financial stringency was t h e reason. F r o m t h e great masonic i n t e r e s t manifested in Arkansas we have full confid e n c e t h a t it will n o t t a k e long to settle t h e Temple indebtedness, so t h a t t h e Craft can b e at liberty for e x t e n d e d labor in o t h e r fields. T h e r e is a great work for Masonry in A r k a n s a s ; i t has always b e e n t h e m o s t p o t e n t factor in t h e civilization and regeneration of t h a t comm o n w e a l t h . W h i l e w e t a k e a general interest in t h i s work a n d its results for good, we h a v e a personal interest as well in m a n y of t h e b r i g h t Masons of K a n s a s w h o now live there, several of w h o m , past officers of t h e various masonic bodies, t h e result of work in which we bore part, " w o r k m e n of w h o m we a r e not a s h a m e d . " W e expect to hear from t h e m , as w e note t h e fact t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n t h e r e h a v e recognized t h e m already as t r u e Giblim. N. P . RicnMOND, G r a n d Master, Malvern. SAM. H . DAVIDSON, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, E v e n ing S h a d e . N e x t a n n u a l , N o v e m b e r 19, 1895, at Little Rock.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA — 1 8 9 5 . 24TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

VANCOUVER, JUNE 20TII.

Emergent communications were held previous to above date, at one of which the corner stone of a building to be erected for and dedicated to the service of GOD, was laid with the solemn services of the Craft, the minister presenting the Grand Master with the handsome trowel with which the stone was duly cemented. Somehow, we always note the trowel presentation, possibly because we are reminded of a circumstance that once happened in a jurisdiction — west of the Mississippi. A corner stone was to be laid; the Grand Master after a long journey was present promptly on time, all preparations were supposed to have been made by the resident parties interested, and the Grand Master was advised that all was in readiness. He asked for a sight of the paraphernalia, and lo, there was no trowel — and it took some " hurrj'ing in hot haste " before a trowel suitable for the service could be procured. The consequent delay, confusion and mortification made up a comedy of errors that was anything but laughable to the participants or spectators.. As we expect soon to have a tussle with the Lion, one of the results of which will be to deprive him of the beautiful Oasis, rightfully ours, situated on the United States side (south) of 54° 40', we should have no delicacy in adopting the trowel custom of our Columbia brethren — in fact, the idea is such a good one that we favor its adoption at once, without waiting for the diplomats to settle the preliminaries of the "bout." A second emergent communication was held, at which the Constitution was revised, the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba having been taken as a model in many respects by the Craft of British Columbia. The annual communication found all the elective and nearly all the appointive Grand Lodge officers present. Grand Master EOBT. B. MCMicKiNG in the East and Past Grand Masters" WOLFE and DOWNIE in attendance. "His Worship the Mayor" of Vancouver extended the freedom of the city, which called forth a unanimous resolution of acceptance with thanks. The local lodges arranged for a banquet,- to which all Grand Lodge members and visitors were invited. The address of the Grand Master is a wise, thoughtful and considerate paper. We can see undoubted evidence of conscientious, careful work. ' Among the decisions we note one that a brother is eligible for election as Master who has served a term as Warden outside the jurisdiction in a lodge of a jurisdiction recognized by the Grand Lodge of British Columbia. They have sufl'ered. from "financial depression," nevertheless there has been an average increase of growth of about ten per cent., and an increase in revenues over the last year.

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We note that in British Columbia, as elsewhere, a subject is under consideration which, like BAXQUO'S ghost, will not down at the bidding of the happj'go lucky —go as you please — theoretical charity dispensers. The words of the Grand Master are well chosen. He speaks from a full heart and under a .sense of personal responsibility to GOD as his brother's keeper. GOD grant that a like sense of responsibility may at an early day be sent home to all those who acknowledge GOD'S claims on them individually. They, with their backing, will always constitute a majority, and in the end will overcome all the forces arrayed against them. Grand Master MCMICKIXG says: T h e thought, brethren, of the possibility of founding a Home where the widows and o r p h a n s of deceased brethren might systematically, and in keeping with our ability to provide, be cared for, has often engaged my attention. Grand Lodges usually move in this direction as soon as their finances will permit, and I presume that time is d e t e r m i n e d largely by t h e sense of responsibility awakened in the individual, a n e n t his duties in the premises. I t h i n k I am safe in saying that wherever such a work of g e n u i n e charity has been undertaken by Grand Lodge it has been eminently successful, and become the crowning glory of the Grand Jurisdiction responsible for its establishment. It is one way of reaching and feeding upon the kernel of Masonry. .Shall we, t h e n , be content longer to seek nourishment by devouring t h e h u s k s ? How, then, shall we commence this work of sheltering our absent brother's loved ones?— of s u r r o u n d i n g them with refining and ennobling influences, teaching them habits of industry, t h a t they may grow u p to be useful and honored citizens, revering GOD, and blessing m a n k i n d . We have a membership of, say 1,3(J0. Would five cents per week be a heavy tax for so laudable a charity, representing in the aggregate $3,380 per year? This a m o u n t is not large, but t h e Home once started would become an incentive, an inspiration to the charitably disposed (and what Mason is not?), and who possess, to give of their a b u n d a n c e , and thereby tend shortly to the accumulation of a more substantial and creditable fund sufficient to accomplish the object sought. If n o t h i n g more this year, could we not take the first step, often the most difficult, by t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee to investigate, devise and report. I leave the matter, brethren, in your hands.

Later, a resolution was adopted appointing the Grand Master and Wardens-elect a committee to consider the Home matter, and report at next annual communication. All honor, brethren, for the disposition shown. You have the right kind of a tree. Your charities heretofore prove that the soil is productive. We are convinced that as the showers of GOD'S bounty descend upon you hereafter it will bear fruit. Masonry, like Christianity, is of no value here or hereafter unless it develops something more satisfying to hungry or thirsty body or soul than the unfragant-flowers of ritualism. We are glad to note that Past Grand Masters WOLFE and DOWNIE "are in hearty accord with the sentiments expre.ssed about the desirability of erecting and maintaining a Masonic Home," and trust that with the dawn of an improved financial era they may have the supreme satisfaction of seeing their jurisdiction in line with the many now engaged in systematic work of this kind. A warrant was issued to a. lodge U. D. Grand Lodge formed in procession and marched to St. Andrews' Presbyterian Church, where they listened to an eloquent sermon by

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V . . W / . Bro. J O H N A. LOGAN. T h e latter r e m i n d s us of — we c a m e n e a r saying — an " epistle to t h e C o r i n t h i a n s , " b u t it was not an epistle. I t was, however, an address a t Corinth (or within shooting d i s t a n c e ) , a n d by Bro. JOHN A. LOGAN. Very Worshipful was not t h e n prefixed to his n a m e , nor were his r e m a r k s very worshipful either, for t h a t m a t t e r . H e addressed h i s a u d i t o r s in broad Anglo-Saxon, eloquently, p u n g e n t l y and effectively. W e t r u s t o u r V.'.W.". Bro. J O H N A . L O G A N ' S s e r m o n will be s t a m p e d upon t h e m i n d s of his hearers as effectively as t h e address of t h e b r o t h e r of t h e same n a m e is upon those of his b r i g a d e who listened to it t h i r t y - t h r e e years ago. T h e b a n q u e t at t h e Hotel Vancouver was " perfect in detail." After "comfortably settling t h e l u x u r i e s , a couple of hours was s p e n t in toasting and replying, and toward t h e end — as t h e Grand Secretary q u a i n t l y r e m a r k s — we can safely say fraternal feeling was greatly a u g m e n t e d . " W h a t puzzles us in t h e foregoing, is t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e l u x u r i e s were disposed of before t h e toasting. W h a t do you call t h e toasting accessories in C o l u m b i a ? W e r e m e m b e r a toast once given by a former subject of Queen VICTORIA : " Bread is t h e staff of life, b u t w h u s k y is life itself." Do you call t h e m "necessaries?" B u t c h a n g i n g to a m o r e sensible topic, we desire to record o u r gratification in reading Kev. Bro. LOGAN'S s e r m o n printed in t h e A p p e n dix. T h e t e x t , " S h o w thyself a m a n " — t h e dying charge of D A V I D to SOLOMON — is used very effectively, and if t h a t is t h e k i n d of m e n t a l food served to our cousins in Columbia, we do not w o n d e r t h a t t h e y strictly a d h e r e to t h e " a n c i e n t usage." W e would like to extract from it largely, b u t we fear we h a v e o v e r d r a w n o u r account of space already, a n d m u s t forbear. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence a n n o u n c e t h a t they are still unable to r e c o m m e n d t h e recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of H a y t i . Past G r a n d Master MARCUS WOLFE, in his Report of C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , suggests t h a t " t h e i n t e r c h a n g e of s e n t i m e n t through t h e m e d i u m of Correspondence Reports, h a s tended to further c e m e n t us in b r o t h e r l y love." U n d e r California, he s a y s : " B r o . D A VIES' decisions on " r e j e c t e d m a t e r i a l " and " p e r p e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n " are s p o k e n of as " e s p e c i a l l j ' adapted to this latitude, and which, we trust, will soon be recognized as a p a r t of t h e universal code." U n d e r K a n s a s , referring to our Lyons Lodge trial, q u o t i n g t h e p a r t which says, " after balloting for seven hours, etc.," he r e m a r k s , "They were good 'sillers.'" Read t h e account again, Bro. W O L F E , a n d you will find t h a t the}' sal for twenty-seven and a half h o u r s trying t h e case before the seven hours balloting began. T h e y were good sitters. Our 1895 r e p o r t is extracted from to t h e e x t e n t of two pages, copying in full w h a t is said on t h e "Mississippi rules," of o u r position concerning which h e s a y s : " W h i c h are my views on t h e subject, a n d s h o u l d be of all Masons a n d G r a n d Lodges w h o desire to see r i g h t a n d justice accorded to ' rejected material.' "

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T h e following: " W i t h t h a n k s , w e m a k e e x t r a c t of t h e report on ' C u b a , ' " heads a n extract of o u r s u m m a r y of t h e C u b a n report. W e a r e glad to note t h a t t h e K a n s a s r e p o r t is in accord on topics suggested with t h e views of o u r distinguished b r o t h e r ; t h a t our U t a h b r o t h e r ' s prediction h a s proven true, as t h e r e p o r t u n d e r review clearly shows, a n d shall look for t h e n e x t r e p o r t from British Columbia with interest. L A C E Y R . .JOHNSON, Grand Master, V a n c o u v e r . MARCUS W O L P E , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, N a n a i m o . N e x t a n n u a l , N a n a i m o , J u n e 18, 1896.

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S A N FRANCISCO, OCTOBER S T H .

G r a n d Master JAMES BAUNTY STEVENS refers in his address to t h e d e a t h s of P a s t G r a n d Masters J O H N M I L L S BROWNE a n d W I L L I A M CALD-

WELL BELCHER, b o t h of w h o m h a v e inscribed on t h e i r work for t h e Craft, m a r k s well k n o w n to t h e Masons of t h e U n i t e d States. Tlic former was four years t h e Grand Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of California, served forty-one years continuously as a surgeon in t h e navy of t h e U n i t e d States, a n d was Surgeon-General of t h e U n i t e d States, being r e t i r e d a t t h e age of 62 with t h e r a n k of C o m m o d o r e . W h i l e in t h e n a v y a n d in active service Bro. BROWNE served as surgeon on t h e Kearsarge in h e r m e m o r a b l e conflict with t h e A l a b a m a , a n d his report of tiiat e n g a g e m e n t , like t h e article furnished b j ' h i m j u s t before h i s death a n d p u b l i s h e d in t h e Century, contains a very g r a p h i c description of t h a t celebrated e n c o u n t e r . Bro. BROWNE h a d a t t a i n e d t h e 33Â° a n d was a n active m e m b e r of t h e Supreme Council of t h e S o u t h e r n J u r i s d i c t i o n , and in t h a t r i t e a s in t h e o t h e r Ma-sonic Bodies with w h i c h h e h a d been identified h a d b y his active interest in masonic p h i l o s o p h y a n d h i s a r d e n t patriotism, as well as by his ripe m e n t a l qualifications a n d courteous d e m e a n e r , become beloved by all w h o k n e w h i m . H i s m e m o r y is dear to hosts of friends, scattered from California to N e w H a m p s h i r e . Bro. BELCHER stood i n t h e front r a n k of t h e masonic jurists of America, a n d h a d a r e p u t a t i o n i n t h a t respect n o t confined to t h e limits of this c o u n t r y . F o r twenty-eight years h e h a d served as c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , a n d h i s decisions indicated t h a t n o mistake had been m a d e i n his selection. W e learn from t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master t h a t h e was always thoughtful a n d considerate for t h e feelings of others, t h a t those w h o diflered with h i m in regard to a p o i n t of masonic law always knew t h a t t h e only object h e h a d in view ' was t h e promotion of t h e best interests of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n : While all were ever ready to defer to his wisdom, his experience and his superior judgment, he never seemed conscious of it, and was never loo much hurried to patiently consider and give due weight to the suggestions of his confreres. His

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spotless life was an example worthy of all imitation ; his death leaves a great void in our ranks, and to-day the llasons of California are mourning t h e loss of their most distinguished craftsman.

The Grand Master made many visits, was hospitably entertained and in every instance b u t one, was able to congratulate the brethren upon the absence of wine at refreshment. He makes note of a fraternal visit to a venerable Past Grand Master, JOHN ASIIBY TUTT, 82 j'ears'of age.

He was the second Grand Master

of California and now enjoys a serene old age, thanks to the ministrations and care of his brethren of the Grand Lodge. The Grievance Committee had two cases before it, in one of which justice was tempered with mercy. The offenders in the cases were respectively named "JOSEPH DANIEL" and "STONEWALL JACKSON," but

neither seems to have been a JOSEPH, "dared to be a DANIEL," or "stood like a stone wall" against the assaults upon what might (if one were using sarcasm) be denominated his virtue. " JOSEPH DANIEL " ran a saloon which certain lewd women patronized, and JOSEPH, in the interests of trade, visited their house, "spent his money thereat" (the witness probably said, "set 'em u p " ) "recognized, conversed with" and "treated" them as "friends." His lodge suspended him, and the committee and Grand Lodge affirmed it. Did the committee draw the line at JOSEPH'S returning the visits of his friends? STONEWALL'S offense â&#x20AC;˘ consisted in being the "almost constant companion of a well-known woman of ill-fame." He was expelled by his lodge, and the judgment was affirmed by Grand Lodge. Past Grand Master WILLIAM A. DA VIES was called upon by the Grand Master to present M.'.W.'. Bro. ORMB with a jewel, indicating his promotion to the rank of Past Grand Master. The task, it is needless to say, was eloquently and fittingly performed, and Bro. ORME'S response was in like well-chosen words and sentiment. A letter was received by Grand Lodge from Bro. WALTER C.^REY WILCOX, giving expression to thanks and appreciation for kindness and care of Grand Lodge. This brother when a lad of four years was shipped properly tabbed from Florida to the Grand Lodge of California, that thereafter until his majority filled the place of father to him. The "old landmarks" did not lay down any such system of benevolence, but the big-hearted Masons of California made one, and their generous benefactions to this individual, systematic and satisfying as they were, will redound more to their honor than if they had followed the construction placed by some brethren upon one's duty in like ca.se, and permitted the lad to grow up a tramp and a beggar, subsisting upon the chance half shekels of silver his rags or squalidness might draw out from brethren beholding them. Grand Orator EUGENE N . DEUPREY delivered an able and intensely practical address, advocating the necessity for masonic education and greater masonic knowledge on the part of the Craft. He asked a number

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of p e r t i n e n t questions of his h e a r e r s , a n d by h i s address showed t h e e x t e n t t o which h i s b r e t h r e n h a v e b e e n accustomed to rely u p o n Past G r a n d M a s t e r BELCHER for masonic light. A beautiful a n d touching eulogy u p o n Bro. BELCHER was pronounced by P a s t G r a n d Master NATHANIEL G R E E N E CURTIS. " H e was kind, noble a n d g e n e r o u s , an accomplished F r e e m a s o n a n d a Christian g e n t l e m a n . H i s h e a r t a n d his s y m p a t h y w e n t o u t to suffering h u m a n i t y in every form." Addre.sses ^yere also given b y Bros. M. M. ESTEE, E D W I N ALLEN SHERMAN, and others.

"We n o t i c e t h a t G r a n d Lodge, t h r o u g h a r e p o r t of its C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e , requested Grand Master STEVENS to sit for his portrait for G r a n d Lodge, and t h a t a Past G r a n d Master's jewel, to cost n o t to exceed $200.00, b e ijrocured a n d presented to h i m a t n e x t a n n u a l communication. P a s t G r a n d Master W M . A. DAVIES p r e s e n t e d t h e Correspondence R e p o r t , covering all t h e American G r a n d Lodges a n d twelve foreign G r a n d Bodies. U n d e r Alabama, Bro. DAVIES lines u p with Bro. DAVIDSON, of Arkansas, a n d PILLANS, of Alabama, in opposition to t h e cypher business. R a t h e r youthful company — b u t c o u n t us in also, Bro. D. U n d e r Connecticut, Bro. D., c o m m e n t i n g on Bro. BARLOW'S claimi n g B r o . HEDGES as a long-lost n u t m e g m a r k e d relative from Connecti- . cut, s a y s : HEDGES from Connecticut! Oh, no, Bro. BARLOW, you're all wrong; some cowan has imposed on you. The CORNELIUS of the West—" our MELCHISIDECK," is a nativeof the Holy Land, and the discoverer of the Eastern Star, which you Connecticut folks refused to acknowledge. U n d e r Florida, c o m m e n t i n g u p o n B r o . RUSSELL'S dissertation on c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , foreign a n d o t h e r w i s e , h e s a y s : " S h a d e s of DWIGIIT C. H A W K I N S , have patience with u s . " U n d e r Illinois, after citing t h e r e p o r t of t h e F i n a n c e Committee, a n d t h e later action donating $5,000 to t h e Masonic H o m e , he t h r o w s u p his h a t for t h e representative of K a n s a s n e a r t h e G r a n d Lodge of Illinois a s follows: " H o n o r s for B r o . G E O . M . MOULTON." K a n s a s for 1895 receives m o r e t h a n t h r e e pages of quotation and c o m m e n t . T h e G r a n d Master's address is extracted from a n d report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Necrology taken in full. P r e s i d e n t FULLER'S H o m e r e p o r t is culled from, and t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence quoted from freely. W e a r e assured t h a t Grand Repre.sentative W I L L I A M VANDERHURST, of Salinas, holds u p t h e b a n n e r of K a n s a s faithfully, saying of h i m : " H i s a t t e n d a n c e is so regular t h a t h i s absence would be remarked." Bro. DAVIES, referring to o u r allusion to h i m as " o u r youthful b r o t h e r of California," says: " Y o u h a v e n o idea, Bro. MILLER, of t h e satisfaction a n d delight these few words convey. To b e called ' able a n d profound ' is exhilarating, b u t ' o u r youthful b r o t h e r ' — y e s , ' i t m i g h t have

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b e e n . ' " W e are sorry, Bro. DAVIES, for t h e mistake, b u t you are responsible for i t ; when you m a d e t h e s t a t e m e n t personal to yourself, " We are hardly out of t h e shell ourselves," we felt justified in p u t t i n g you d o w n as a " s p r i n g c h i c k e n . " H a d we waited u n t i l we listened to later clarion notes, as you voiced a victory over t h e u n d i s p u t e d c h a m p i o n of s o m e neighboring jurisdiction, we would have recognized you as a veteran at once. Still, Bro. D., age has its c o m p e n s a t i o n s ; we may n o t increase our stock of b e a u t y , b u t we are liable, in obedience to t h e old m a x i m , to acquire more goodness, a n d consequently more happiness. T h e review of K a n s a s is highly c o m p l i m e n t a r y to our work. F o r twenty-nine years Bro. DAVIES h a s been a Past G r a n d Master of California, having occupied every place of p r o m i n e n t distinction a n d h o n o r of an elective character at t h e gift of his b r e t h r e n of t h e various G r a n d Bodies of t h e Graft of California, a n d h i s words of approval and praise of Kansas Masonry are therefore all t h e more gratifying. U n d e r K e n t u c k y , Bro. D. says of t h e H o m e : " A s a pioneer of its special work it created a desire in all o t h e r jurisdictions to e m u l a t e its e x a m p l e . G O D bless t h e K e n t u c k y H o m e . " U n d e r Mississippi, we find this vigorous language on t h e subject of " P r e r o g a t i v e , " viz: In the report of the official acts of the'Grand Master we note one act of M.'.W.". Bro. SPINES to which we would enter a vigorous and decided protest. In these days of the control of executive power by written Constitution, the assumption of the divine -"prerogative" in the case reported by him, is to us simply absurd. We are surprised that the act did not receive the condemnation of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, but as the subject matter Is now in the hands of Bro. FREDERICK SPEED and his Committee on Jurisprudence for exhaustive treatment, we shall forbear comment. U n d e r Montana, Bro. DAVIES discusses with the Montana " b a n q u e t fiend" t h e question of refreshments, and, strange to r e m a r k , we n o t e t h a t our Montana b r o t h e r avows himself a convert to t h e California regulation p r o h i b i t i n g b a n q u e t i n g a t t h e e x p e n s e of lodge funds. I n advocacy of his views, Bro. D. relates an incident of personal experience, viz: As a reminder of this ancient custom, we shall carry with us to the grave a recollection of a visit made to Tuolumne Lodge in the year 1852. The lodge room had been destroyed by fire in the month of June of that year, and the lodge was holding forth temporarily in rooms fitted up for the purpose in the Eagle Hotel, in the city of Sonora. At the stated meeting in August of that year we applied for the privilege of visitation and found a lodge of forty Masons assembled, presided over by BRO. CHARLES M. R'ADCLIFF. Master, and, at the time. Grand Master; Bro. WILLIAM W. TRAYLOK was Senior Warden. It being a regular meeting, no work was in order. Upon the completion of the business, principally referring to the building of a new lodge hall, the lodge was called to refreshment, and, at the request of the Master, gathered around a table in the ante-room. There was a spread of cold meats, bread and cheese, sandwiches and coffee. No set speeches were allowed, but an informal conversation was indulged in for nearly an hour, principally in reference to the new hall. The Tyler was an English sailor, known as " Uncle JOHN." At the proper time Bro. EADCLIFP rapped and called the Tyler, making, on behalf of the brethren, a request for a song. Unlike professionals. Uncle JOHN did not excuse himself, but cleared his throat and responded with a rollicking song and chorus. I remember his commencement, as he rolled out with his clear voice:

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" When ADASi ruled the world by an order from the Grand, Anrl with his beauteous spouse traversed Eden's happy land, To build a bower, to spend an hour, to shield them from the weather evil. And his worship plau'd it out with his ."quare. gauge, plumb and level. Whack row de dow, de dow. whack row de dow." The song over, Bro. RADCLIFF remarked : " Brethren, our charity fund is not as strong as it might be, and perhaps this is a good time to nourish it a bit. Bro. Treasurer, place a hat upon the table and take charge of the offering." The Treasurer, Bro. CHARLES F . DOBGE, reported the collection of 802.50. The brethren returned to ihe lodge room and closed. That meetiug has always lingered in my memory as an illustration of the good fellowship characteristic of the true and loyal t^ree and Accepted Masou. 1 need hardly add that the friendships born of that meeting forty-three years ago were severed only by the deaths of Past Grand Masters RADCLIFF and TKAVLOB a few years since. U n d e r New Hamp.sljire, w h e n B r o . W A I T h a d " s i d e d u p " Bros. PiLLANS a n d DA VIES as c o n c o r d a n t on t h e "social feature q u e s t i o n , " be responds: Right, Bro. WAIT: we are impressed with the belief,founded upon an experience of forty-flve years in masonic assemblies, that the enactment of stringent regulations denying the right of a lodge to use its funds for the cultivation of social intercourse among its members, is a mistake and a departure from the original plan of Masonry. W e h a v e heretofore given o u r m o r e t h a n t h i r t y years' experience in s u p p o r t of the same views. U n d e r New Yorlv, B r o . D. h a s this to say of tlie Masonic H o m e : A summarized cost of the Home and appurtenances makes the total cost to date, S260,SG9.97. This magnificent establishment is a mouument to the virtue and liberality of the Masons of the Empire State. It is now performing the work for which it was designed, and is sailing on upon the full-tide of successful experiment,with a cash balance in its funds of SJ02,221.0I. The Home is located at Utica, and is under the immediate care of Past Grand Master JESSE B. ANTHONY, Superintendent. Bro. DA VIES closes h i s r e p o r t as follows: Another year has passed, with its jo.vs and sorrows, its p\easures and disappointments; the Great Reaper has been busy in striking from the rolls of the living those for whom we had formed the most sincere attachment, and whom we shall greatly miss as we tramp through the short time allotted to us here, but in the words of our last service, " We can trustingly leave them in the hands of a Beneficent Being who has done all things well." Peace to their memories. In closing this report, we submit to our co-correspondents our best wishes for their temporal and spiritual welfare, with the salutation of the Monks of old, who, in the discharge of their daily duties, met and exchanged their accustomed greeting of momenta mori.

We always read the California review with interest. We are pleased this year to be able to include it in our report, and although it comes to our hands so late ( December 30th) that we cannot give it the careful consideration we would like; still it is better than attempting to make up an olla podrita a year from now from items, some of which would theh be too stale for any use. EDWARD MYERS PRESTOX, Grand Master, Nevada City. W M . A. DAVIS, chairman Committee on Correspondence, San Fran-

cisco. Next annual, October 13, 1S96, San Francisco.

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CANADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 40TII ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

TORONTO, JULY 17TH.

W. R. WHITE, Grand Master, was in his position and delivered an address admirable for its brevity, directness, clearness of expression of and adherence to genuine Masonry. His remarkson legislation suggest the wise, discreet, conservative views of the lawyer. Recommending that "Grand Lodge should hasten slowly in making amendments to the Constitution," he says: If anything is found to work either injury to the Craft or an injury to any large n u m b e r of individual Masons, then, it is not only your right b u t your duty to so a m e n d theConstitution as to remedy the evil. But, let me remind you that no systeni of h u m a n laws has yet been devised which, doing perfect justice in ninety-nine cases, may not do injustice in the one h u n d r e d t h . Unless, therefore, the wrong is widespread and glaring, it may be as well to let matters remain as they are.

Of Grand Representatives, he says: It must be borne in miud they cost us nothing, and may be both useful a n d ornamental. At all events, they form a sentimental link in the chain of fraternal courtesies, that are constantly being exchanged between our Grand Lodge and other friendly Grand Bodies.

The politician gets in his. work in Canada as elsewhere, causing Bro. WHITE to remark: Friends may speak well of one whose merits and ability entitle him to be promoted to office.in either private lodge or Grand Lodge, but t h e making of slates, t h e pledging of brethren to vote one way or the other, and all the wiles and dodges so well known to the politicians, are utterly foreign to the genius and spirit of Masonry, and should be most emphatically frowned upon and discountenanced by every true JIason.

One hundred and seventy-seven pages of the Canada Proceedings are taken up with reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters, showing from actual visitations made by them the condition of every masonic lodge in the Grand Jurisdiction, each report being supplemented with a tabulated statement, showing every fact necessary to arrive at a conclusion as to the status of each lodge. A Grand Lodge which does not by this system, or some other of like character, keep in close touch with its subordinate lodges, fails to perform a large measure of the reason for its existence. Our brethren of Canada are to be congratulated on the manifest excellence of the system adopted by them. Committee on Masonic "Asylum" reported a fund on hand of S14,043.75, and expressed the opinion that it was inadvisable to undertake the erection and maintenance of the asylum, but that it was expedient to make every effort to increase the grants of Grand Lodge under the present (voluntary) system. The Grand Lodge, by action taken, referred the report "back to the committee, with instructions to amend same, by recommending that a committee of five be appointed by the M.'.W.'. the Grand Master, w-hose duty it shall be between this and the next annual communication of Grand Lodge to inquire into the ques-

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tion of establishing an a s y l u m as c o n t e m p l a t e d when t h e Asylum F u n d was created, and t o r e p o r t upon t h e best m e a n s of carrying this object into effect." Bro. HEN'KY ROBERTSON m a k e s R e p o r t on Correspondenoe. has a brief notice.

Kansas

W . R. W H I T E , G r a n d Master, P e m b r o k e . H E N R Y ROHERTSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Collingwood. N e x t annual a t Belleville, J u l y :.5, 1S96.

COLORA^DO—181)5. 3 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

D E N V E R , SEPTEMBER 1 7 T H .

W I L L I A M L . B U S H , G r a n d Master, a n d seventeen Past Grand Masters graced t h e East. Thirty-four G r a n d Representatives were present, a n d w e r e fraternally welcomed by t h e G r a n d Master; and t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Illinois — t h e D e a n of t h e F a c u l t y — Past G r a n d M a s t e r H E N R Y M . TELLER, m a d e " e l e g a n t " response. T h e Grand M a s t e r contrasts t h e condition of t h e Craft in August, 3861, w i t h three lodges and sixty-seven m e m b e r s with t h e eighty-seven c h a r t e r e d lodges a n d nearly 7,000 m e m b e r s of t h e p r e s e n t date. H e refers to t h e s t a t e m e n t in t h e address of G r a n d Master TELLER i n 1868, t h a t he h a d been u n a b l e to visit t h e lodges at P u e b l o a n d Canon City, t h e n under dispensation, on a c c o u n t of I n d i a n depredations m a k i n g it unsafe t o travel, contrasting it with t h e three lines of railway b e t w e e n Denver a n d P u e b l o , and t h e hills and valleys between those p o i n t s dotted with p l e a s a n t farms a n d prosperous towns and villages. H e m a y well predict from t h e prosperity of t h e past t h i r t y years a glorious future for t h e Craft, as well as t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h of Colorado. F i t t i n g m e n t i o n is m a d e of t h e d e a t h of Past Grand Master J O H N M. CHiviNGTON,and t h e o t h e r illustrious b r e t h r e n who have died d u r i n g t h e year. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e favorable legislation of last year, we are compelled to record t h e d e m i s e of " Tin C u p Lodge, No. 52." T h e t h r e e s u r v i v i n g b r e t h r e n saw t h a t t h e i r ' n u n i b e r would be reduced to one in a s h o r t t i m e by removals, a n d t h o u g h t h e y owned their lots, b u i l d i n g a n d furniture, the place h a v i n g been a b a n d o n e d as a mining camp, t h e =survivors turned over t h e i r real and personal estate to t h e G r a n d Lodge, a n d h a v e gone o u t of business as a lodge. W e trust t h a t u n d e r m o r e favorable conditions it may be able to r e s u m e . E l e v e n decisions are a n n o u n c e d , all b u t one of which received a p p r o v a l of the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , of which Past G r a n d M a s t e r TELLER was c h a i r m a n .

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Grand Master BUSH'S address was e m i n e n t l y a business d o c u m e n t , t h a t bears evidence of careful study, m u c h t h o u g h t and u n r e m i t t i n g labor in t h e performance of official d u t y , and is well entitled to t h e praise given it by the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . One r e c o m m e n d a tion of t h e address should be enacted into law in every jurisdiction, to-wit: T h a t every letter addressed to t h e G r a n d Master asking for a decision or an official opinion should first h a v e t h e approval of t h e lodge, and be asked for u n d e r its seal. Colorado is not the only State in t h e U n i o n afflicted with m e m b e r s who h a v e " bugs in t h e i r e a r s , " from which t h e j ' think t h e y can only have relief t h r o u g h a correspondence with t h e Grand Master. Which r e m i n d s us, Bro. G E E E N L E . \ P , speaking of "insectology," t h a t t h e " g r a s s h o p p e r s " which bothered our G r a n d Master came from t h e wild wastes of Colorado and Arizona, a n d were tangible entities, covering everything, destroying everything, even esteeming an old r u b b e r shoe a choice delicacy, while t h e " g o l d b u g s " your G r a n d Master spoke of were evolved by h i m from a politically h e a t e d imagination. W e have noticed this one fact, however, in connection with "insectology," t h a t bugs — gold — lightning — lady — cimex lectularius, or any o t h e r species of those produced west of t h e Sixth Principal Meridian, n e v e r fail to " get t h e r e all tlie s a m e , " " wings or no wings." One of y o u r poetic t e m p e r a m e n t , Bro. G., will n o t fail to r e m e m b e r t h e exquisite stanza covering this point. T h e foregoing, a n e n t a c o m m e n t by Bro. GREENLEAF on our criticism of t h e Grand Master of Colorado for a political reference in his add r e s s — Bro. GREENLEAP p u b l i s h i n g our criticism in full and m a k i n g t h i s comment thereon: We did hope our good Bro. MILLER would exercise a little charity on the subject of insectology! If the Grand Master of Kansas can discourse upon the ravages of the grasshopper, surely the Grand Master of Colorado can depict the ruin caused by the goldbug.

W e note t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge a m e n d e d its By-Laws in reference to qualification, so t h a t w h e n one has once t a k e n t h e E n t e r e d A p p r e n tice degree, s u b s e q u e n t accident or misfortune shall not interfere w i t h his advancement, provided h e possesses all other essential qualiflca; tions. T h e following standing resolution p u t s it o u t of t h e power of individuals to longer work t h e fraternity or G r a n d Lodge in behalf of financial enterprises u n d e r t h e claim of connection with t h e Craft: WHEREAS, There are business organizations operating within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge under various titles, b u t claiming to be masonic in character, such as " T h e Masonic Benefit Association," " T h e Masonic Accident Association," " The Mason's Fraternal Association," " Mason's Restaurant," and others of like character, liesolved, That this Grand Lodge hereby notifies the Masons within its jurisdiction that all such organizations, corporations or societies are using the word " masonic'' i a their titles without any right whatever, so far as this Grand Lodge is concerned, and that it deprecates the use of the term in a business connection as wrong and u n m a sonic.

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T h e r e p o r t o n Is ecrology m a k e s loving and t o u c h i n g r e m e m b r a n c e of t h e first Grand M a s t e r of Colorado, Bro. J O H N M . CHIVINGTON, who died October 4,1894, a n d also four b r e t h r e n w h o were among t h e victims of t h e G u m r y H o t e l disaster. G r a n d Orator ALPFIONSE A. BURNAND delivered an able address upon t h e t h e m e , "A M a s o n ' s D u t y , " s u m m i n g up in six words a c o m p r e h e n sion of h i s entire oration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " T o G O D , o u r neighbor and ourselves." P a s t Grand Masters GKEENLEAP, HENRY and BRIDWELL were appointed a committee to visit P a s t G r a n d Master H. P. H . BROM WELL, and e x t e n d t h e condolence of G r a n d Lodge to h i m in his sickness. Bro. GREEN'LEAF m a d e r e p o r t for t h e committee, showing Bro. BRO.MWELL to b e on t h e road to recovery, a n d b r i n g i n g from him to G r a n d Lodge a fraternal a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of love and g r a t i t u d e to his b r e t h r e n for their thoughtfulness a n d consideration. Past Grand M a s t e r TEMPER, in behalf of Grand Lodge, m a d e pres e n t a t i o n to Grand Master B U S H of a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel, for which t h e latter m a d e p r o p e r a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . W e n o t e special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s of Grand Lodge at Cripple Creek a n d Boulder, to lay c o r n e r stones of masonic buildings. At t h e latter a very scholarly address was given b y Bro. W i i . L. BURDICK, t h e question p r o p o u n d e d by t h e orator, " W h a t mean ye by this s e r v i c e ? " being very fully and beautifully a n s w e r e d by him in his discourse. W e note w i t h pleasure t h a t "after t h e oration all p r e s e n t joined in singing t h e Doxology." This is Masonrj' according to " a n c i e n t usage," with which w-e a r e heartily i n accord. T h e Report o n Correspondence, by Past G r a n d Master LAWRENCE N. GKEENLEAF, is a careful s u r v e y of t h e work of t h e various G r a n d Lodges so far reviewed b y us, a n d particularly t h a t of Kansas. All t h e p o i n t s of interest in o u r Proceedings are noted, and d u e consideration given to our R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , from which quite an e.xtended e x t r a c t is made. We have referred elsewhere to Bro. G.'s screed on "insectology." W e n o t e , u n d e r Michigan, t h a t Bro. G. possesses an artistic eye in connection with h i s poetic taste a n d a b i l i t y ; t h e writer fancies that t h e i n c o n g r u i t y of t h a t " l e g " e n v e l o p i n g t h e G r a n d Master struck Bro. G. with t h e s a m e sense of t h e ludicrous t h a t it suggested to him, a n d while of course t h e grave a n d r e v e r e n d seniors of t h e Guild may pass by on t h e o t h e r side, t h e r e is n o rea.son w h y t h e kids should not stop long e n o u g h to criticise a t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y " evolution." Y o u r copy of P r o c e e d i n g s comes to o u r h a n d s so late, Bro. G., t h a t we m u s t acknowledge t h e regret with which we conclude o u r hasty review. WiLLiA.M D. PIERCE, G r a n d Master, D e n v e r . L. N. GREEXLEAF, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Denver. N e x t annual S e n t e m b e r 15, 1896.

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An e n g r a v i n g of Grand Master H . O. W A R N E R faces t h e title page. T h e v o l u m e contains t h e record of an e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n to lay t h e corner stone of a Masonic T e m p l e a t Hartford, a t which an address was delivered by Past Master GEORGE H . H E B A R D , w h o recited t h e history of Hartford Lodge, now called St. J o h n ' s Lodge. I t s charter was dated March 21, 1762, and signed by Provincial G r a n d Master JEREMIAH GRIDLEV, of Boston. Some of t h e a n c i e n t by-laws are given, from which we note t h a t " one shilling lawful money " was exacted from any m e m b e r w h o should be.so " i m p r u d e n t as to s w e a r profanely during lodge h o u r s , " all fines to go to a fund for t h e " relief of poor b r e t h r e n ; " all surplus lodge funds at t h e e n d of every six m o n t h s i n t h e h a n d s of t h e Treasurer to go to t h e same fund. E a c h year they m e t and celebrated t h e feast of St. J o h n ' s Daj'. D u r i n g t h e anti-masouic war St. J o h n ' s Lodge " lost not a single meeting," though d u r i n g t h e term as Master of Bro. HORACE GOODWIN " i t was found necessary to hold some of t h e m in an upper c h a m b e r of his residence." S e p t e m b e r 27, 1894, an e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n was h e l d a t Wallingford, at which Grand Master WARNER, seven Past Grand Masters a n d a pretty full representation of t h e lodges were present, t h e object of t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n being to receive t h e proposition of t h e Oneida Comm u n i t y in reference to t h e location of a Masonic H o m e , which in brief was to convey to t h e " Masonic Charity F o u n d a t i o n of Connecticut," eighty-eight acres of land with all t h e buildings a n d i m p r o v e m e n t s for ?8,000.00 in cash, and $9,500.00 on bond of said Masonic Charity F o u n dation, p a y a b l e within five years at five per cent. A special committee was appointed to consider t h e proposition a n d r e p o r t t o G r a n d Lodge, w h i c h t h e y did, u n a n i m o u s l y a p p r o v i n g t h e location and t h e acceptance of t h e proposition, and further resolving " T h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge will use its be.st e n d e a v o r t o w a r d s providing for t h e m a i n t e n a n c e and s u p p o r t of said H o m e , " and " T h a t t h e Masonic C h a r i t y F o u n d a t i o n be advised to prepare t h e buildings upon said site for use as a H o m e at t h e earliest possible d a t e , " a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge with like u n a n i m i t y by a rising vote accepted t h e proposition and pledged itself as above set forth. We desire to say to o u r Connecticut b r e t h r e n t h a t it rejoices our h e a r t to see t h e m coming into line in such an enthusiastic m a n n e r in behalf of systematic, organized masonic charity, a n d though t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t be of moderate proportions for a rich jurisdiction such as it is, t h e spirit displayed and action t a k e n d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t whatever is requisite and necessary for t h e proper carrying into eft'ect of t h e object desired will be f o r t h c o m i n g ; and t h e beautiful place selected, will in t i m e become a veritable Mecca to which those of t h e Craft, who believe in "'works " a s well as t h e " t r a d i t i o n s , of t h e F a t h e r s " may resort, to have t h e i r hearts warmed

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a n d amplifled, in b e h o l d i n g t h e goodness a n d mercy t h a t h a s finally c r o w n e d t h e lives of G O D ' S destitute. T h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n b r o u g h t o u t t h i r t e e n Past G r a n d Masters. Grand Master W A B S E B , in t h e opening of h i s address, pays a heartfelt tribute t o Bro. J O S E P H K . W H E E L E R , t h e G r a n d Secretary, a n d Bro. M A R K R . LEAVENWORTH, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , b o t h of w h o m h a d died d u r i n g t h e p a s t year. T h e Masonic V e t e r a n s of Connecticut h e l d t h e i r twenty-fourth a n n u a l r e u n i o n o n J u n e 27th, w h i c h t h e G r a n d Master a t t e n d e d , a n d i n his a c c o u n t h e refers to t h e comfort a n d pleasure it was to t h e veterans, especially those d e p r i v e d b y age a n d infirmities from a t t e n d a n c e a t lodge b y n i g h t , m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y those who had passed t h e t h r e e score a n d t e n y e a r limit. H e a l l u d e s to t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t m a d e for a Masonic H o m e , a n d trusts t h a t in time t h e y m a y see t h e i r fondest hopes realized, a n d t h e H o m e m a d e a suitable m o n u m e n t t o t h e i r love a n d generosity. G r a n d Master W A R N E R ' S address is brief, b u t conveyed in well chosen m a n n e r , a n d h e gracefully takes his promotion to t h e h o n o r a b l e position of a Past G r a n d Master. T h e r e p o r t on Necrology, b y Past G r a n d Masters BARLOW; WALDRON a n d S T I R L I N G , has t h i s to s a y of t h e l a m e n t e d W H E E L E R : Of t h e former, it may truly be said, tiis life was devoted to the services of Masonry ; his heart was warm, a n d quick to respond to fraternal greetings. H e has done m u c h by his zealous labors a n d consistent life to promote t h e g e n u i n e principles of Freemasonry.

T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is s u b m i t t e d by Past G r a n d Master J O H N H . BARLOW, w h o was a p p o i n t e d G r a n d Secretary by G r a n d Master W A R N E R , a n d elected a t t h i s session to t h e same position. H e confesses to some e x p e r i e n c e i n reportorial work in a n o t h e r field, b u t t h a t h i s p r e s e n t work is n e w to h i m , a n d asks t h e courteous consideration of h i s b r e t h r e n engaged in like capacity. W i t h o u t even a glance a t h i s report, we a r e willing to s t a k e a n u t m e g ( standard variety) t h a t Bro. BARLOW'S knowledge, e x p e r i e n c e a n d skill as o n e of t h e r a n k i n g ( i n p o i n t of service) Past Grand Masters of Connecticut will serve h i m well in his n e w capacity, and t h e b r e t h r e n of Connecticut will n o t h a v e t o seek farther t h a n t h e G r a n d Secretary's ofHce to get all t h e masonic light t h e y n e e d . U n d e r Alabama, h e very p r o p e r l y a n d effectively calls d o w n G r a n d Master P I L L A N S for h i s s t a t e m e n t t h a t it would b e a " b r u t a l i t y " to s e n d certain widows " a s p a u p e r s to a masonic poor-house." K a n s a s for J894 is reviewed fully.

Quotations are m a d e of G r a n d

M a s t e r THOMPSON'S closing r e f e r e n c e t o J O H N H . B R O W N ; w h a t h e says

of t h e M a s o n i c . H o m e , a n d also extracts from t h e oration b y Bro. J O H N G U T H R I E , which is characterized as a n " eloquent address," a n d from o u r Report o n Correspondence. U n d e r Michigan, e n d o r s i n g Bro. CONOVER'S r e m a r k s a b o u t t h e E a s t e r n Star (criticism on N e w H a m p s h i r e ) , h e s a y s : " W e , in Con-

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necticut, find t h e ladies not only ornamental, b u t useful. W h a t w o u l d t h e world be w i t h o u t t h e m ? " T h e r e m a r k popularly ascribed to a distinguished divine seems to a n s w e r t h a t q u e s t i o n : " Hell, indeed !" U n d e r M o n t a n a , in response to Bro. H E D G E S ' expressed h o p e to see a Masonic H o m e provided before any more Masons are s e n t to t h e poorhouse, h e s a y s : " W e are pleased to inform Bro. HEDGES t h a t t h e H o m e h a s been provided, a n d will be in active operation in a few m o n t h s . " U n d e r New H a m p s h i r e , citing their action in reference to t h e Easte r n Star, h e says: " I n Connecticut we find t h e m ( t h e ladies) useful co-workers in t h e b e n e v o l e n t and charitable works of o u r time-honored Institution." Bro. BARLOW concludes his report, which he says has been h u r riedly w r i t t e n , with a r e q u e s t for " k i n d indulgence for its m a n y imperfections." W e h a v e j u s t now ( December 9,1895) received t h e Connectic u t P r o c e e d i n g s ; o u r review has been hasty, t h e p r i n t e r is a n x i o u s for m a n u s c r i p t , and we will have to- leave t h e discovery of imperfections, if any, to some one else. T h e Connecticut volume always has a c h a r m for us. I t carries on its rolls of m e m b e r s h i p n a m e s t h a t we always look for, a n d t h a t we shall b e pained to find elsewhere than on t h e " p r e s e n t for d u t y " list. W e knew t h e possessors of these names w h e n n e i t h e r t h e y n o r we were eligible to masonic 'degrees; b u t in t h e initiations in w h i c h we participated in t h e " W i g w a m , " or Old State H o u s e b a s e m e n t a t New H a v e n , i n t h e days " b e f o ' de w a h , " we were unconsciously educating ourselves for proficiency as future Shriners, or participants i n o t h e r equally imp o r t a n t side degrees. We shall take a greater delight in t h e perusal of its pages in future, because we can reasonably expect to find recorded t h e r e t h e fulfillment of t h e p r o m i s e in t h e p r e s e n t volume in t h e future growth a n d prosperity of t h e Masonic H o m e . H E N E Y D . W A E N E R , G r a n d Master, New Milford. J O H N H . BARLOW, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, H a r t ford. N e x t a n n u a l , Hartford, J a n u a r y 15, 1S96.

CUBA. I t is with sincere regret tiiat we record t h e fact t h a t we m u s t forego a d u t y which would have been a pleasure, viz: t h a t of p r e p a r i n g a n d s u b m i t t i n g a review of Cuba. W e fear t h a t o u r b r e t h r e n in t h a t unfortunate island are not only s h u t off from communication, b u t have b e e n compelled to cease entirely from their labors. No r e p o r t has been received by us, a n d since t h e war has assumed such m a g n i t u d e , e v e r y t h i n g in t h e s h a p e of a masonic meeting has been u n d e r t h e Spanish ban a n d t h e object of a strict " taboo."

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U n d e r date of March 28, 1895, Bro. FRANCISCO DE P . RODRIGUEZ, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, wrote us a personal letter in reference to our review of Cuba, in w h i c h h e a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e i r " a n n u a l session had just taken place," a n d t h a t his report, w h e n p u b l i s h e d , although s u b m i t t e d without, would contain a later written review of t h e K a n s a s Proceedings for 1895. Bro. R.'s letter has been filed a w a y in a secure place, until t h e R e p u b l i c of C u b a goes into business on its own account, w h e n , if we h e a r a loud call to assume t h e d u t i e s of A m b a s s a d o r ( n o t G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , b r e t h r e n ) we will b r i n g it forth in t e s t i m o n y of possible qualification. M e a n w h i l e every t r u e Mason should hope and pray for t h e day w h e n t h e I n s t i t u t i o n shall h a v e as free course in C u b a as in t h e U n i t e d States, a n d if o u r Georgia b r o t h e r chaplain can get in a little work for " F r e e C u b a " as well, it will n o t strain our orthodoxy.

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T h e title page is faced b v a picture of t h e G r a n d Master. VIRGIXIUS V . HARRISON. We should judge from t h e b a d g e displayed in t h e picture, t h a t his cards after n o t i n g t h e offices h e l d b y h i m would record as his dizziest h o n o r , " M e m b e r of Mazeppa S h r i n e , No. 10)." H i s address, however, indicates t h a t o n e c a n n o t always be measured b y his taste in t h e m a t t e r of a d o r n m e n t , for we note wise comm e n t s for consideration on a serious topic, which is attracting or lias attracted t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e various G r a n d Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States, v i z : During the year my attention has been called to the fact that there are in the jurisdiction a number of our brethren well advanced in years, to whom fortune has not been kind, and who having passed the first two stages of human life, are now in that third or last stage, when they should, in the language of our beautiful ritual, be enjoying the " happy reflections consequent upon a well-spent life," are instead, dependent upon the cold charity of the world : and the thought occurred to me. Cannot something be done by Grand and subordinate lodges combined, whereby these brethren might have a home in which to pass the few hours that may be allowed to them, in peace and comfort, happy in the reflection that they are not paupers, but members of a great fraternity to whom they can look with confidence. Decision No. 2, a p p r o v e d by C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d G r a n d Lodge, illustrates t h e super-excellent quality of t h e equity which exists w h e r e perpetual jurisdiction over rejected material prevails. W e state t h e c o n u n d r u m and a n s w e r as given, from H i r a m No. 2-5: We have a man who wants to join our lodge; he has lived here for years, but about thirty years ago he was rejected by a lodge at Elkton, Slarylaud, why we do not know. Can we accept and act on his petition ? He has lived here for forty years, and lived here when he made application to the lodge at Elkton. yl7isiuer.—" No He must first get a release from the lodge that rejected him : he may then petition your lodge. The release must accompany the petition."

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Here is another man who never has known where he was at. If he had been elected and made a Mason at Elkton, Maryland, Delaware would have sustained " Hiram No. 25" for hanging his scalp on the pole of their lodge, and he would have been adjudged a clandestine Ma.son by Delaware because Elkton had no jurisdiction. For thirty j'ears the bogie of "perpetual jurisdiction" of a lodge that never had jurisdiction has interfered, and still interferes, with a party joining another lodge, where a like " perpetual jurisdiction" has for forty years held sway over him. Presumably, Elkton Lodge rejected him because it had no jurisdiction over Delaware material, by the act of rejection indicating that Maryland had no rights in the matter. Now, suppose the Maryland lodge, as further indicative of that position, should decline to release, for the reason that she has no rights to release, thereby hanging the candidate up for thirty years more, the original error having been made through the excess of zeal of friends or relatives of the candidate and not through any unworthy motive of his own, the candidate would begin to think the Mysteries of Masonry contained more things than were dreamt of in his philosophy. The Committee on Jurisprudence presented majority and minority reports upon a resolution concerning the evil of intemperance. Section 3 of the majority report reading as follows: All subordinate lodge.s are requested not to initiate or alliliate any person engaged in the sale of iutoxlcatiug liquors as a beverage, and all Masons are fraternally advised and requested to refrain from engaging in tbe liquor traffic.

The minority report diflfered only in ofteringthe following as a substitute for the section above quoted, viz: All subordinate bodies are prohibited from receiving and acting upon a petition for initiation or membership from any person engaged in t h e sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and all Masons are fraternally advised and requested to refrain from engaging in the liquor traffic.

Sections 1 and 2 are as follows: Resolved, 1. That it is hereby made the duty of all lodges in this jurisdiction to restrain, as far as possible, the evil of intemperance among t h e brethren, even to t h e extent of trial and punishment, when necessary. 2. All lodges are required to exclude from the lodge room and ante-rooms all intoxicating liquors; and for the faithful performance of this duty will be held strictly accountable to the Grand Lodge.

We note the appointment of a committee of nine "to consider the formation of a Home for old and indigent Masons." Seven of the committee are Past Grand Masters. Delaware with a membership of 2,039 has during the past year rai.sed eighty-four and rejected thirty-nine. We note that they continue to print the names of the members of lodges, which possibly may account for the annoyance to which the members are subjected, as the Grand Master states in his address, and on account of which he recommends " that hereafter it shall be unlawful for a member to furnish a list of names, etc." Stop printing the list brethren, and the annoyance will soon cease. How would it do to give the space to the Correspondence Report?

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Bro. LEWIS H . JACKSOX p r e s e n t s Report on Correspondence, K a n s a s for 1895, receiving brief b u t courteous consideration. T h e r e p o r t covers seventy pages and gives a faithful review of afiairs in forty-eight A m e r i c a n a n d t h i r t e e n o t h e r G r a n d Bodies. JOSEPH L . CAHALL, G r a n d Master, Georgetown. L E W I S H . JACKSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Wilmington. N e x t annual, W i l m i n g t o n , first W e d n e s d a y in October, 1896.

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H E N R Y B . MERRILL, G r a n d Master.

WASHINGTON, M A Y 9TH.

Kansas n o t represented.

Committees a p p o i n t e d for t h a t p u r p o s e presented resolutions on t h e d e a t h of P a s t Masters PEARSON a n d A. T. C. DODGE. F r o m t h e latter W e n o t e t h e following: " B r o . DODGE was a charter m e m b e r of P e n t a l p h a Lodge, No. 23, a n d b y his service in a n o t h e r jurisdiction, a Past Master, and by that office was a member of this Grand Lodge. W e h a v e no copy of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e G r a n d Lodge of t h e District of Columbia, b u t p r e s u m e t h e r e m u s t be a provision authorizing such m e m b e r s h i p , as o t h e r w i s e we know of no masonic ba.sis from w h i c h such rule w o u l d follow. H o w is it, Bro. S.? A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W A S H I N G T O N , NOVEMBER 1 4 T H .

H E N R Y S . MERRILL, G r a n d Master. K a n s a s not r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e G r a n d Master refers in his address to a foundation stone laid b y h i m for Naval Lodge, No. 4, of t h a t jurisdiction. A t this c e r e m o n y h e used t h e gavel e m p l o y e d b y W.'. Bro. GEORGE WASHINGTON, in Sept e m b e r , 1793, when h e laid t h e c o r n e r stone of t h e U . S. Capitol Building, t h e gavel h a v i n g b e e n given by P r e s i d e n t WASHINGTON to W o r shipful Master V A L E N T I N E REINTZEL, of tiie lodge now k n o w n as Potomac Lodge, No. 5, a n d n o w belonging to Potomac, No. 5, whicii loaned it for t h e occasion. T h e G r a n d Master decided t h a t one elected to receive t h e degrees of Masonry, w h o s u b s e q u e n t l y loses a leg below t h e knee, was ineligible to receive t h e degrees of M a s o n r y in t h a t jurisdiction, and t h e fee s h o u l d b e r e t u r n e d . Financially considered this decision may be sound, otherwise we imagine it will n o t c o m m e n d itself to an outsider a s an emb o d i m e n t of e q u i t a b l e or s q u a r e dealing. T h e r e isan i m m e n s e a m o u n t of r u b b i s h still r e m a i n i n g in o u r masonic structure, left t h e r e by t h e operatives, t h e removal of w h i c h would be a material i m p r o v e m e n t in every particular to an organization devoted to character building. T h e G r a n d Master m a d e several recommendations, t h r e e of which, approved by Grand Lodge, were as follows:

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1st. Providing an assistant for t h e i r veteran G r a n d Secretarj'. 2d. P r o h i b i t i n g lodges from m e e t i n g in buildings w h e r e liquor is sold as a beverage. 3d. A r r a n g i n g for t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of a m a n u a l of directions for burial services. A further r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t t h e R e p o r t of t h e proceedings of Grand Lodge "be embellished with a p o r t r a i t of our distinguished G r a n d Secretary," was adopted, a n d an excellent steel engraving of Bro. SINGLETON, accompanied by a sketch of his life and masonic history, a p pear in t h e v o l u m e before us. T h e latter has been p r e p a r e d b y Bro. , W.M. A. GATLEY, Assistant G r a n d Secretary. F r o m it we learn t h a t B r o . S. traces his genealogy to P u r i t a n a n d Cavalier sources, going back o n his mother's side to W M . BRADFORD, of t h e Mayflower, and Governor of P l y m o u t h Colony. Bro. S. was b o r n in Norfolk, Va., October 24, 1818; was a s t u d e n t in M i d d l e b u r y College, Vt., in 1834 and until in J u n e , 183.5, w h e n h e w e n t W e s t with h i s father a n d family to K e n t u c k y , a n d in 1836 to St. Louis, M o . As a civil engineer h e was engaged in t h e preliminary s u r v e y s of t h e Illinois Central E. R. in 1837 to 1839, a n d continued in t h a t profession until 1841, w h e n h e edited t h e St. L o u i s Evening Gazette, a n d later served as engineer on docks a n d y a r d s in t h e navy of t h e U n i t e d States. His masonic h i s t o r y began with his initiation J a n u a r y 18th, and h i s passing and raising J a n u a r y 20, 1840, in Napthali Lodge, No. 25, of StLouis, his uncle, JOSEPH FOSTER, t h e n being Worshipful Master of t h e lodge. He was exalted August 20, 1840, to t h e Royal Arch. I n 1848 served as Master of I n d e p e n d e n c e Lodge, No. 76, and as K i n g of I n d e p e n d e n c e Chapter, No. 15; removed to Washington in 1864, filling various exalted stations in different masonic b o d i e s ; became an H o n orary Sovereign G r a n d Inspector-General 33Â° May 7, 1878; Royal Order of Scotland, May 4, 1878; a p p o i n t e d c h a i r m a n Committee on F o r e i g n Correspondence of G r a n d Lodge in 1872, G r a n d Secretary in 1875, holding both positions from said dates. Nothing is said in t h e sketch before us of t h a t which has been B r o . SINGLETON'S c r o w n i n g distinction as a Mason, and t h a t by which he will be r e m e m b e r e d m o r e t h a n by any position of honor held by h i m , or possible to be held by h i m , to-wit: his recognized ability a n d distinction as a s t u d e n t and writer on masonic subjects. H e served with credit on t h e Board of E d i t o r s w h i c h compiled and published t h e best H i s t o r y of Masonry yet p r e s e n t e d to t h e consideration of t h e Craft, t h e contribution of Bro. SINGLETON to t h e same on t h e subject of " T h e A n c i e n t M y s t e r i e s " b e i n g o n e of t h e most scholarly and fruitful of contemplative study of t h e p r o d u c t i o n s of t h e great masonic teachers of t h e world t h e n recorded. W e are glad to see t h i s h o n o r d o n e o u r b r o t h e r while y e t with u s . One h e a r t t h r o b a n d o n e h e a r t y grip of t h e h a n d of a b r o t h e r a r e w o r t h to us while living more t h a n all t h e eulogies, processions, fuss a n d feathers t h a t can be conceived of â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after we are dead.

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D e c e m b e r 27,1894, was held w h a t o u r District of Columbia b r e t h r e n call t h e i r "installation c o m m u n i c a t i o n , " B r o . D A V I D G . DIXON as M.'. VV.-. G r a n d Master. T h e r e p o r t s of t h e G r a n d Treasurer a n d G r a n d Secretary were a p p r o v e d . T h e L i b r a r i a n m a d e report, showing 2,819 v o l u m e s in tlie library, of which 1,067 h a d been t a k e n by readers d u r i n g t h e y e a r . Seventy-eight volumes h a d been a d d e d d u r i n g t h e year. T h e decisions of t h e Grand M a s t e r a t a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n were approved. T h e Wisconsin circular relative to uniform m e t h o d s of masonic r e lief was received, considered a n d n o t concurred in, t h e report of t h e comm i t t e e s t a t i n g " this G r a n d Lodge h a s found, by actual experience, t h a t its affiliation with t h e General Masonic Relief Association h a s been m o s t beneficial, a n d tends directly to b r i n g a b o u t systematic a n d uniform m e t h o d s of masonic relief." T h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is by Bro. SINGLETON. U n d e r California, referring to a decision " t h a t a lodge could n o t e x p e n d its fands for refreshments, b u t t h e y must be used exclusively for necessary current e x p e n s e s of t h e lodge a n d for charity, a n d could n o t b e diverted," h e says: " T h i s decision is according to t h e old laws of M a s o n r y . It is wrong â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is a p e r v e r s i o n of Masonry to expend a n y of t h e funds of a lodge for refreshments, b a n q u e t s , etc." W e c o m m e n d t h e foregoing to t h e consideration of those masonic bodies which exIjend t h e i r annual income on swallow tailed b a n q u e t s , borrow money to pay a n n u a l dues with, a n d h a v e n o t h i n g left for charity. Are there a n y in K a n s a s ? Bro. S. t h u s refers to a visit to this j u r i s d i c t i o n : In o u r reminiscences of Kansas we call to miud t h a t in July, 1849, we rode through a part of t h e Territory of Kansas a n d visited the Mission, n o t very far from t h e prese n t city of Kansas, in Missouri. At t h a t time no white m a n could live in Kansas u n less u n d e r a special license from the government of t h e United States. At the present time it is a State teeming with a n u m e r o u s p o p u l a t i o n , a n d Masonry with its benign influence, has established lodges in every part of t h e State, and, as we have shown above, there are now 352 lodges in t h e jurisdiction.

E x t r a c t s are taken from o u r last year's report, for o n e of which con- . c e r n i n g t h e " G u i l b e r t " m a t t e r B r o . S . e x t e n d s t h a n k s for o u r words of commendation. F o r B r o . S's approval of o u r first effort we gratefully m a k e obeisance. D A V I D G . DIXON, G r a n d M a s t e r , W a s h i n g t o n .

Wji. R. SINGLETON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence.

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EXGI^AND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . QUARTERLY COIIMUXICATION,

LONDON, A P R I L 24, 1895.

The Earl of M o u n t E d g c u m b e , Deputy G r a n d Master, as G r a n d Master. Our Proceedings for E n g l a n d for last year included t h e quarterly communication for September 5, 1894. T h e communications for December, 1894, a n d March, 1895, h a v e n o t come to o u r h a n d s . Our record begins with t h e A n n u a l G r a n d Festival, April 24, 1895, at Free Masons' Hall, L o n d o n . Visitors p r e s e n t :

Lieutenant-General

JOHN

WINBORN

LOURIE,

Past Grand Master, Nova Scotia; W I L L I A M FAKQUHARSON LAMONBY, P a s t G r a n d AVarden, a n d J. O. NEWMAN, Past G r a n d S t a n d a r d Bearer, Victoria; also J . EDWARD THOMAS, Past Grand Lecturer, New S o u t h Wales. Prince ALBERT EDWARD, Prince of Wales, &c., &c., &c., &c., was d u l y proclaimed G r a n d Master of t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of A n c i e n t F r e e and Accepted Masons of E n g l a n d , for t h e ensuing year. The Earl of Lathoin was duly appointed and proclaimed Pro. G r a n d Master. T h e Earl of M o u n t E d g c u m b e was duly appointed a n d proclaimed Deputy G r a n d Master. The Deputy Grand Master presented t o V.'.W.'. Bro. THOMAS FENN, Past P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board of General Purposes, a very beautiful jewel inscribed as follows: " P r e s e n t e d by t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d t o V e r y Worshipful B r o . THOMAS F E N N , P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board of General Purposes from 1884 to 1894, in grateful recognition of his very able, zealous, a n d distinguished services." The customary " e x c e l l e n t e n t e r t a i n m e n t " was provided for t h e officers and m e m b e r s a n d guests of t h e G r a n d Lodge, for which t h e Board of Stewards received t h e usual u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

LONDON, J U N E 5, 1895.

Provincial Grand Master W I L L I A M W . B . BEACH, as Grand Master. A pleasant episode at this m e e t i n g was t h e act of conferring u p o n Bro. JOHN L A N E t h e r a n k a n d jewel of Past Assistant ^ r a n d Director of Ceremonies, t h e jewel b e a r i n g t h i s inscription: " P r e s e n t e d to W.-. Bro. J O H N L A N E , F . C . A., Past A.'. G.-. D.-. C.-., by t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , in recognition of h i s valuable literary services to t h e Craft, 5th J u n e , 1895." T h e " s e r v i c e s " h e r e referred to consisted in t h e a u t h o r s h i p of " L A N E ' S Masonic Records," a work p r o n o u n c e d by t h e late P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board of General Purposes to be " s i m p l y invaluable," t h e copyr i g h t of w h i c h Bro. L A N E h a d t h e year before given to G r a n d Lodge.

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Ten brethren were elected by Grand Lodge to serve with ten appointed by the Grand Master on the "Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons." The financial statement of the Board of General Purposes, showing a balance of ÂŁ7,322 18s. lOd., and cash for contingent uses of ÂŁ200. A question of considerable interest to American Masons was decided at this meeting, showing that something further than a rehearsal of the " w o r k " is requisite in attempting to visit masonic bodies rendering allegiance to the United Grand Lodge of England. The matter came up on the appeal of Past Master W. H. HARRIS, of Prince Alfred Lodge, No. 956, Pietermaritzburg, against a decision of the District Board of General Purposes of Natal, confirmed by the District Grand Master, that a brother hailing from a foreign jurisdiction was entitled to be admitted as a visitor to a lodge if he could prove himself a Master Mason, irrespective of papers. The Grand Registrar, in giving his opinion of the law governing the case, says: The question raised in this appeal is one of general importance, viz; What are the conditions under which admission can be gained to our lodges by one who is not a member, b u t a visitor? Law 160, of the Constitutions, says: " N o visitor shall be admitted into a lodge unless ( a ) H e b e personally k n o w n to one of the brethren present; or (6), He be well vouched for, after (hie examination by one of the brethren present; or ' until h e has produced the certificate of the Grand Lodge to which he claims to belong,' and has given satisfactory proof that he is the brother named in the certificate, or other proper vouchers of his having been Initiated in a regular lodge." At his installation aMaster pledges himself t h u s : "Yon promise that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Novisitor shall be received into your lodge w i t h o u t due examination, and producing proper vouchers of his having been initiated in a regular lodge." In my opinion, these laws were framed primarily with respect to brethren from our English Constitution visiting an English lodge, but they apply to all vieitors, from whatever jurisdiction. I will flrst deal with the case of the brother who comes to seek admission to a lodge and is personally known to and vouched by a brother present; the applicant is entitled to admission, w i t h o u t more, in this instance. In such cases the brother present who vouches him as "personally k n o w n " (which m u s t mean personally k n o w n tohea regular Mason) is responsible for his attestation of the status of the brother for whom he vouches as being a regular Mason. But in the case of an applicant for admission to a lodge alleging he is a brother Mason, w h e t h e r under the English or any other Constitution, but who is not known to, and not vouched by any brother present, it is clearly laid down in Law 150 that he must be vouched for ( a s a Mason) by a brother t h e n present after due examination, and the law runs on, "or production " of his Grand Lodge certificate, and giving evidence of his identity. It is true the law says " or," but this, when considered, must be read in conjunction with t h e preceding clause, as to examination that he is a Mason possessed of o u r secrets, a n d means " and " in m y opinion ; in fact, it introduces a second b r a n c h or condition with which the applicant m u s t comply. A moment's consideration will show this must be the real m e a n i n g ; t h a t it is conjunctive and not alternative. For if a stranger be examined a n d can show he is in possession of the secrets, it by no means follows either that, 1st. He may not have gained them u n d u l y ; or, 2d. He may have acquired them u n d e r a jurisdiction never recognized by the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , o r with w h o m it is n o t a t the time in terms of masonic intercourse; or, 3d. He may have been expelled by his mother Grand Lodge, or be under suspension. The first is a hardly possible contingency. I can scarcely suppose such an event could h a p p e n , b u t I am trying logically to dispose of all possible cases.

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The second is more likely to occur, and therefore more to be guarded against as more dangerous, for, 1. There are spurious and unrecognized bodies in existence; 2. Grand Jurisdictions perfectly regular in themselves may, for various causes, not be in fraternal relations with us: therefore brethren bailing from them cannot be received into our lodges; and 3. Though an expelled brother, or one under suspension, might still pass, yet the necessary production of his certificate or vouchers will prove a considerable obstacle in his way in most cases, and the note of them in the lodge books will tend to prevent a recurrence of the same irregularity. From the above consideration it appears clear that mere possession of our signs, without more, should give no title to such visitor to admission to the lodge. Our Masters must see the jurisdiction from whence they hail, that it is a regular recognized masonic body, before they can be sure the qualifications of the applicant are complete in all respects. Consequently,-the applicant must produce his paper credentials, and show he is the person to whom they relate. Mere production will not suflSce, as they may readily be in the possession of one to whom they do not really belong, or who has improperly obtained them. But if the right to them, and their applicability to him, be shown by the applicant, who proves otherwise that he is in possession of our secrets, then the proof is complete, and satisfies Law 150, as well as Article 15 of the Master's obligation. I have thus fully discussed the matter for the secrets without the accrediting papers, or the papers without the secrets, fail to prove the right to admission to a lodge; both are requisite in my judgment. Applying these principles here it results: The Worshipful Master was right in refusing admission to a brother who claimed to be a Mason (under a foreign jurisdiction) but produced no papers, vouchers or certificate in evidence of his claim. The District Board of General Purposes was distinctly wrong in my judgment in overruling the Master who required the proper documentary evidence as well as ascertaining if the applicant was in possession of the secrets. If present I should move that the decision of the District Board of General Purposes is erroneous and ought to be reversed, and that the appeal of Bro. HARRIS should be allowed. On m o t i o n of t h a t character being p u t t h e same was carried, t h e decision of t h e District.Board was reversed a n d t h e appeal of Bro. H A H R I S allowed. W e have given this space to t h i s subject because it is o n e on which p r o b a b l y t h e r e is as m u c h ignorance as any liable t o come u p for consideration a m o n g Masons in this c o u n t r y . Many of t h e Masons in t h i s country believe t h a t t h e m e t h o d s in use in their particular lodge will govern t h e world over, a n d some of t h e m visiting E n g l a n d are surprised, astonished a n d occasionally i n d i g n a n t t h a t Masons in E n g l a n d do not manifest a more generous hospitality, and a greater anxiety to receive t h e m as guests a n d visitors a t their lodges. T h e rules governing t h e a t t e m p t e d visitation of A m e r i c a n Masons are by t h e m generally voted to be too exclusive, and one a t t e m p t to visit not infrequently concludes t h e efforts in t h a t direction. On t h e o t h e r hand m a n y American Masons, c a r r y i n g p r o p e r credentials a n d certificates, h a v e r e t u r n e d w i t h glowing accounts of t h e courtesies which were showered upon t h e m b y t h e i r b r e t h r e n of t h e English lodges.

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Q Q A R T E B L Y COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER 4,

18P5.

W1L1.1AM W I T H E R BRANSTON BEACH, P r o . Grand Master, as G r a n d Master. W . \ Bro. SQUIRE B . BANCROFT, P a s t Master of Universal Lodge, No. 181, of L o n d o n , n o m i n a t e d for M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master H i s Royal H i g h ness t h e P r i n c e of Wales, closing h i s r e m a r k s as follows: I will only venture to add la the masonic word of SHAKESPEAKE: " His worth is warrant for his welcome here," for it may be truly said of us, and all of us, that our humble duty towards the Prince is only equaled by our loyal affection for the brother. T h e R.'.W.'. G r a n d M a s t e r in t h e chair a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e M.".W.\ G r a n d M a s t e r had conferred t h e r a n k a n d dignity of Past G r a n d W a r d e n u p o n t h e Governor of Victoria, L o r d BRASSEY, a n d t h e G o v e r n o r of W e s t Australia, Sir GERARD SMITH, a n d h a d also a p p o i n t e d Bro. KUPFEKSCHMIDT t o t h e office of Assistant G r a n d Secretary for G e r m a n Corresp o n d e n c e . W e w o n d e r if t h e b r o t h e r was p r o m o t e d for t h e s a m e reason t h a t P r e s i d e n t LINCOLN picked o u t t h e n a m e of Colonel SCHEMMELFENNiG to be m a d e a brigadier-general. T h e " Colonial Board " was abolished, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e e x p r e s s e d desire of " t h e C a m b r i a n Lodge, N . S. W.," for its c o n t i n u a n c e ; t h e d u t i e s t o be hereafter performed b y a sub-committee of t h e Board of General P u r p o s e s . W e n o t e t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n of E n g l a n d are b o t h e r e d by politicians in t h e G r a n d Lodge a n d o t h e r masonic bodies, a n d t h a t a resolution was p r e s e n t e d to m a k e a n a d d i t i o n to t h e Book of Constitutions prov i d i n g a g a i n s t it. A proposition to give 200 guineas from t h e funds of G r a n d Lodge t o w a r d t h e p e r m a n e n t e n d o w m e n t of a scholarship i n connection with t h e Roj'al Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n for Boys was carried. I t was stated t h a t by t h e e n d of t h e year (1895) £1,000 woiild be. raised, nearly half of which w a s t h e n s u b s c r i b e d .

FLOKIDA—1895. 6 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

JACKSONVILLE, J A N U A R Y 1 5 T H .

W I L L I A M FORSYTH B Y N U M , G r a n d Master.

M.'.W.'. Bro. S. PASCO,

G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , was present. T h e Grand Master's a d d r e s s is an able o n e and bears i n t r i n s i c evidence of p a i n s t a k i n g labor. E i g h t dispensations t o form new lodges were granted ; seven pages of special dispensations a r e r e c o r d e d ; ten decisions a r e a n n o u n c e d , all b u t t h r e e of which receive t h e approval of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u dence, v i z : Nos. 4, 6 a n d 7. No. 7 is a s follows: A n a p p l i c a n t for t h e E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e d e gree w a s duly elected by Floral Lodge, b u t before a n y degrees were

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received removed to the jurisdiction of Dunallon Lodge. Floral Lodge returned the fees to applicant, and did not thereafter expect to confer them. After due time he petitioned Dunallon Lodge and that lodge requested Floral to waive jurisdiction, but they declined. The Grand Master decided that applicant was" subject to jurisdiction of Floral. Upon this state of facts the committee say: "The committee do not take the same view of the case, but are of the opinion that Floral Lodge yielded whatever rights it had when the money was returned to the applicant by a vote of the lodge. After this return there was no legal petition from the applicant before Floral Lodge (Constitution, Article X, Section 13)." We regret that the article referred to is not published'. We can hardly conceive of the necessity for a constitutional provision that will annul the act of election and make one amenable to a new jurisdiction without the affirmative act of the lodge first acquiring jurisdiction also affirmatively waiving the same. We think the ruling of the Grand Master in No. 7 was correct, and we note that Floral ultimately waived jurisdiction, as was proper. We note with gratification that our distinguished representative, M.-.W.". Bro. SAMUEL PASCO, has been reappointed as Grand Representative of Kansas. We quote from the Grand Master's address: " I t is well to be skilled in our ritual work, but he only is the true Mason who feels within his bosom the deep fountain of humanity, ever gushing and thrilling with divine emotion, as in one universal view he embraces mankind and human necessities." Grand Secretary EOSSELL makes a worthy successor to the lamented DAWKINS, and in his report makes a valuable suggestion to the Craft of Florida concerning traveling frauds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the glib fellows â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "specially up in examinations," but as a rule "suspended or expelled Masons;" h e a d vises that a demand be made for documentary evidence of recent date, and if they have none, in all cases to telegraph. The suggestion is a good one, and experience has demonstrated that it will save the loss of a large per cent of the money that would ordinarily be paid to unworthy persons. Six lodges U. D. were chartered, two continued; a Past Grand Master's jewel was presented to Past Grand Master ENDELL, for which the latter made fitting acknowledgment. ' The Committee on Installation and Past Master's Degree reported installing three Worshipful Masters, and conferring Past Master's degree upon thirty-seven Worshipful Masters. Rev. R. H. WELLEB delivered a thoughful oration upon the characteristics of Masonry. A lodge offering a resolution favoring the merging of the sovereignty of the various Grand Lodges of the United States in a National

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G r a n d Lodge — o r National U n i o n , t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e r e p o r t e d i t i n e x p e d i e n t a n d recommended t h a t t h e resolution be n o t passed, i n which r e p o r t t h e G r a n d Lodge concurred. Bro. RUSSELL s u b m i t t e d a Report on Correspondence w h i c h seems t o b e a quasi apology because t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction of F l o r i d a h a s n o t h a d a review of t h e proceedings of sister jurisdictions, a n d at t h e same t i m e prefers " s p e c i f i c a t i o n s " as t o t h e m a n n e r in w h i c h s o m e of t h e r e v i e w e r s perform t h e i r work, stating t h a t for t h e reasons assigned i n his specifications h e h a d b e e n loth to enter t h e work, etc., etc. W h } ' , bless you, Bro. R., you are n o t compelled to follow t h e p l a n s o r m e t h o d s of t h e N e v a d a c o r r e s p o n d e n t ; still if you m u s t go west for a model, w h a t objections can you urge to Bro. HEDGES' style, or to come f u r t h e r east t h a t of B r o . GRE?:NJ.EAP, or Bro. BOWEN. If you have a n a m b i t i o n to b e k n o w n as a cuticle lifter we c o m m e n d to your considera t i o n t h e writings of o u r m i l d - m a n n e r e d b r o t h e r w h o lives on t h e b a n k of t h e Mississippi, or if y o u prefer t h e paternal " G O D bless you m y child r e n " s t y l e — you can find it w i t h o u t leaving t h e Atlantic Coast. As a three-year-old veteran i n t h e business, allow u-s to suggest t h a t i n t h i s corr e s p o n d e n c e " free for all " y o u can enter your nag u n d e r t h e n a m e of "Foreign," " M a s o n i c , " " F r a t e r n a l " or a n y other t h a t pleases y o u r fancy. N o t h i n g is barred on a c c o u n t of n a m e , age, gait or previous t i m e record, n o distance flag is p e r m i t t e d a n d you can come i n a t a n y time — w i t h i n t w o years of starting period, a n d no jeers allowed from t h e lookers on. W e t r u s t t h a t we m a y again soon have t h e pleasure of reading a Florida r e v i e w from t h e p e n of Bro. RUSSELL, or some o t h e r brother, s h o u l d h e d e c l i n e t o serve. F r o m t h e long list of distinguished Masons of Florida i t s h o u l d n o t be such a difficult task to find a w o r t h y successor to t h e l a m e n t e d DAWKINS.

W e n o t e that G r a n d Lodge granted permission to t h e G r a n d Treasu r e r to erect a memorial window — in t h e G r a n d Lodge building, we presume. T h e n a m e and address of t h e G r a n d Representative of Florida near K a n s a s is incorrectly given. I t should b e as follows: " A L F R E D W H I T 3IAN, L a w r e n c e , K a n s a s . " W e n o t e t h a t tlie G r a n d Lodge of Florida h a s m a d e a substantial gain i n m e m b e r s h i p n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e stringency i n m o n e y m a t t e r s duri n g past year, which s p e a k s well for t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of its affairs as •well as t h e spirit of t h e Craft. J A M E S W . BOYD, G r a n d Master, Bartow. ALBERT J . RUSSELL, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, J a c k sonville. N e x t annual, t h i r d Tuesday in J a n u a r y , 1896.

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GEORGIA-1895. 1 0 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MACON, OCTOBER 2 9 T H .

T h e G r a n d Chaplain delivered a prayer a t t h e opening of G r a n d Lodge, which, as it gives t h e Lord credit for k n o w i n g s o m e t h i n g H i m self w i t h o u t Information from t h e brother, satisfies o u r masonic o r t h o doxy. M.'.W.'. Bro

SHANNON a n d

Grand Representative HENKY

BANKS

were present, so t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge was able to open in Ample F o r m . Bro. SHANNON gives this glowing account of t h e Craft of Georgia: Numerically, we may not have increased, but the personnel of the membership was never better. The dead branches have been lopped off, and the body of the masonic tree is living, growing, and bearing only healthy moral fruit. Good men and true have been added to our ranks, and to-day the eighteen thousand Masons of Georgia stand a band of law-observing, Gon-fearing men, honored even by those who are ignorant of the mysteries of our Order, but who approve the practical workings of our Ancient Craft. During t h e year G r a n d Master SHANNON, assisted by G r a n d Marshal HENRY BANKS a n d others, laid t h e corner stone of t h e W o m a n ' s Building on t h e g r o u n d s of t h e " Cotton States and I n t e r n a t i o n a l E x p o s i t i o n , " at Atlanta. Bro. S. says of t h e e v e n t : The masonic address was delivered by Brother CLARK HOWELL, and was a literary gem. The structure was planned by a woman and to that sex was entrusted the completion of the same, and now, perfect in all its points, it stands a monument to the progress our mothers, wives and daughters have made in the liberal arts and sciences, Bud especially in architecture, of which, as Masons, we have always been patrons. The occasion was pleasant and instructive, and will result in good to the Order. By it, we placed the stamp of masonic approval upon this grand enterprise for the material improvement of our section, and demonstrated our highest appreciation of woman's intellectual advancement and the truth of the saying, that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Disguise our bondage as we will, 'T is woman, woman rules us still." Two pages of Bro. SHANNON'S address a r e devoted to accounts of i m m e n s e masonic gatherings in various parts of t h e State. O n e of t h e small ones is t h u s noted, at Pendergrass, in Jackson c o u n t y : In a beautiful grove of forest trees, where late the wildcat roamed and the rattlesnake hissed, I found a country church and a masonic lodge, for thus hand in hand they go â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Religion and Masonry, twin sisters of civilization. Some thousand or more of the honest country people that inhabit this section gathered for their annual reunion, and to them I talked as best I could of the moral teachings of Masonry. Too soon the day ended, and I bade adieu to Bro. REDWIN and the other good brethren. Nearly five pages of special dispensations a r e r e c o r d e d ; t h r e e dispensations for lodges g r a n t e d ; 200 decisions given, t h i r t y - o n e of which are reported. H e m e n t i o n s receipt of an invitation to attend t h e c o r n e r stone laying of t h e Court House in Topeka last year, and his great regret at inability to a t t e n d . T h e Grand Master's address shows faithful attention to d u t y on t h e p a r t of Bro. SHANNO.V, a n d we were not surprised to note t h a t in appreciation of his e m i n e n t services h i s b r e t h r e n had reelected h i m G r a n d Master.

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A memorial tablet t o t h e m e m o r y of P a s t Grand Master Joiix S. DAVIDSON was unveiled with solemn ceremonies, in which addresses delivered by the following n a m e d b r e t h r e n formed a part, viz: A. M. WoLiiiiN, J.

JONES, JAMES M . MOBLEY,

P . SHANNON, J U L I U S L .

BROWN a n d J O H N W . A K I N .

C h a r t e r s were granted to five lodges U . D. Past G r a n d Master SAMUEL D . IRVIX regrets his inability to be present at h i s fiftieth anniversary as a Mason. I n his letter h e says: " T h o u g h age h a s d i m m e d m y eyes, palsied one of iny h a n d s , a n d enervated my w h o l e physical s t r u c t u r e , it h a s n o t impaired my steady attacliment to t h e s u b l i m e principles of Ancient F r e e m a s o n r y . " T h e Report o n Correspondence is furnished by t h r e e b r e t h r e n : W. S. RAMSEY, W . E . MUMFORD and A. Q. MOODY.

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Colorado Bro. MOODY copies Bro.GREENLEAp's " C o r n e r Stone O d e ; " t h a t h i s r e p o r t on CuVjais very good ; b u t u n d e r t h e District of Columbia h e m u s t h a v e been suffering from a n attack of s t r a b i s m u s ( l i k e t h a t last year on o u r part, noticed by h i m in t h i s r e p o r t ) t h a t h e failed to perceive t h e fine p i c t u r e of Bro. SINGLETON, forming a frontispiece t o t h e A p p e n d i x of the Proceedings of t h e District of Columbia. Look again, Bro. M., a n d when you get t h r o u g h with t h a t , read over again t h e Lyons Lodge case, cited in t h e K a n s a s review, a n d you will find t h a t it was n o t t h e liquor case t h a t was tried, b u t a n o t h e r a n d entirely different k i n d of a case. I would like at this t i m e to call t h e a t t e n t i o n of several o t h e r reviewers t o t h e same fact. T h e liquor business is n o t in t h e same class a t all with t h e case u n d e r consideration. T h e case cited by you u n d e r " A p p e a l s a n d G r i e v a n c e s " was t h e culmination of t h e t h i r t y four a n d a half h o u r s ' continual trial, after it got to G r a n d Lodge. Bro. M. t h i n k s t h e K e n t u c k y custom of n o m i n a t i o n s for office " s a v o r s a little of demagogueism a n d m a c h i n e politics." W h y , Bro. M., " I t ' s E n g l i s h , you k n o w . " Citing Bro. STATON'S decision t h a t " t h e Master ( officer p r e s i d i n g ) has t h e r i g h t to invite a n y Master Mason to confer t h e degrees of M a s o n r y , provided he is qualified to do so, w i t h o u t regard to h i s h a v i n g filled t h e chair of a lodge, or w h e t h e r h e is a m e m b e r or visitor," Bro. M. s a y s : " I t m a y b e good masonic law in K e n t u c k y , b u t we d o u b t if such l a t i t u d e is allowed in m a n y other j u r i s d i c t i o n s . " Such was t h e custom i n Illinois thirty-five years ago, and in K a n s a s it is permissible for any one qualified to perform work, at t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Master ( p r e s i d i n g ) . â&#x20AC;˘

Bro. MuMFORD, u n d e r Mississippi, s a y s : No saloonkeeper can get the degrees of Masonry in Mississippi. This is right, and should be the universal law of the masonic world. A man who " makes merchandise of this temptability of his neighbor" should not he allowed masonic rights, even if the State does give him license. U n d e r Missouri, h e says; The pride of Missouri Masonry is their Home for widows and orphans. It Is only a few years old. One hundred and eleven inmates have found refuge within its walls, of whom seventy-four now remain, the large majority of whom are orphan children. It is a great charily, and every masonic jurisdiction should have one.

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U n d e r New Y o r k , lie says of t h e H o m e : I have often spoken of this great work iu my reports of New York Masonrj-. I a m sure that the great charity is doing work around the world in acting as a stimulus to other Grand Jurisdictions in the founding of similar institutions.

Bro. W . S. RAMSAY, c h a i r m a n of t h e Correspondence C o m m i t t e e , u n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , p a y s a glowing t r i b u t e to P a s t G r a n d Master RICHARD V A U X . U n d e r W a s h i n g t o n , l a u d s t h e r e p o r t s of Bros. R E E D a n d ZEIGLER, a n d t h e n p r o n o u n c e s Bro. UPTON'S " by far t h e best w e

have scanned."

Discussing t h e GROEF case, h e s a y s :

If he had studied the case, as presented by t h e committee, h e would have seen ' that by action of the Grand Lodge in 1889, Cernauism was defined as spurious, a n d for this cause alone, Ceruau Masons were barred from affiliating with masonic lodges in Georgia. No matter when t h e rite was conferred, GEOFF was, by his own confession, a Cernau Mason, and from the standpoint of this Grand Lodge, a spurious Mason, and u n t i l he " r e n o u n c e d the hybrid monster iu a manner that would satisfy t h e authorities," be could claim no part or parcel in Masonry in Georgia, under t h e action of 1889. Bro. THOMAS A. OASWELL, Lieutenant Grand Commander, could n o t decide this case otherwise, unless he chose to ignore the action of this Grand Lodge.

T h e Georgia volume is full of interest. O u r oifly regret is t h a t w e do n o t g e t i t early e n o u g h t o s p e n d more t i m e in o u r review of it. J O H N P . SHANNON, G r a n d Master, E l b e r t o u .

W . S. RAMSAY, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Dublin. N e x t a n n u a l , October 27, 1896, Macon.

IDAHO-1896. 28TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

BOISE, REFTEMBER 1 0 T H TO 1 2 T H .

Facing t h e title page is a portrait of Grand Master ADELBERT B . CLARK. TWO e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were held, a t each of w h i c h t h e Grand M a s t e r presided. One called J a n u a r y 3, 1895, for t h e m a sonic burial of t h e r e m a i n s of Past Grand Secretary JAMES H . W I C K E R SHAM, a n d t h e o t h e r J u l y 13, 1895, for a like c e r e m o n y over t h e r e m a i n s of Past G r a n d M a s t e r E D W A R D A. STEVENSON.

Grand Lodge was opened in A m p l e F o r m September 10th b y G r a n d Master CLARK. Past G r a n d Master CHARLES HIMROD, t h e G r a n d R e p resentative of Kansas, a n d five other Past G r a n d Masters present. T h e Grand Master, in well chosen words, gives expression to h i s opinion of w h a t Masonry is a n d s h o u l d be, a n d we a r e glad t o note t h e fact t h a t h e believes in " d o i n g " as well as " b e i n g " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t M a s o n r y means " t h e digging of some life-spring for thirsty lips." F r o m t h e e n ergetic m a n n e r in which o u r M.'. W.'. b r o t h e r denounced i n t e m p e r a n c e a n d gambling t h e suspicion is created t h a t possibly t h e J u n i o r W a r d e n needs to be more attentive, b u t possibly Bro. C. forgot to a d d t h e Script u r e : " B r e t h r e n , we a r e persuaded better things of you, t h o u g h w e t h u s speak." F i t t i n g eulogies a r e given to Bros. WICKERSHAM a n d STEVENSON, both of whom seem to have enjoyed t h e affectionate esteem of their I d a h o b r e t h r e n .

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G r a n d Master CLARK delivered s e v e n decisions, all of w h i c h b u t one m e t t h e approval of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e . Several r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were naade b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r ; o n e to e l i m i n a t e from t h e G r a n d Lodge By-Laws a provision t h a t n o work s h o u l d b e performed unless seven Master Masons were present. Bie n n i a l sessions were suggested to save e x p e n s e , a n d t h a t t h e office of D e p u t y G r a n d Master be made elective instead of appointive. T h e adoption of t h e Wisconsin rules was also r e c o m m e n d e d . A n d t h e n " Facilis decensus Averni," t h e j ' accepted invitations from a political p a r t y to a t t e n d , as a body, a political speech, a n d a further i n v i t a t i o n to go to t h e p e n i t e n t i a r y a n d e a t melons, a n d recorded t h e i r i n v i t a t i o n s a n d acceptance in t h e i r Proceedings. W e notice t h a t o u r I d a h o b r e t h r e n h a v e a n Orphan Fiind of $25,037.70, a n d t h a t t h e y e x p e n d e d d u r i n g t h e past y e a r from this fund §575.00. Bro. C H A R L E S C » STEVENSON was G r a n d Orator, a n d our e s t e e m e d c o - l a b o r e r in t h e m o r a l v i n e y a r d told all a b o u t ATLANTIS, C.KSAR, A L E X ANDER, DEMOSTHENES, CICERO, HOMER, H O R A C E , PLATO a n d SOCRATES i n

h i s e x o r d i u m ; getting down to h i s t e x t finally h e began to talk of t h e t r a d i t i o n s of Masonry as pointing o u t " t o initiates t h e beauties of a perfect life a n d t h e glories of t h e life to c o m e . " H e further s a i d : While we may become reminiscent a n d indulge in t h e pleasant a n d agreeable privilege of reveling iu t h e beauties a n d delights of a glorious history, we should never lose sight of the fact that Masonry is also a practical Institution, designed to perpetuate GOD'S word a n d to carry out in a great measure the injunctions contained in the great Book of Revelations. •' '•' -^ T h e lessons of t h e lectiires are calculated to improve a n d ennoble mankind, b u t the great aim of our noble Institution will be lost sight of if we fail to p u t into execution those excellent instructions with which we a r e all invested. "=' * To soothe t h e u n h a p p y , to sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries a n d to restore peace to their troubled minds, is t h e great aim we have in view. On this basis we form our friendships a n d establish o u r connections. =••' '^- * Are all our distressed worthy brothers provided for? Are the sobs of the widow a n d the wails of the h u n g r y orphans soothed with peace a n d plenty'? Are t h e secrets of a brother securely guarded in faithful breasts? Is t h e fallen raised gently and are those sweet words of counsel whispered in his ear? Is the welfare of a brother remembered in our invocations to GOD? DO we join in promoting each other's welfare a n d rejoicing in each other's prosperity, a n d do we practice o u t of t h e l o d g e t h o s e g r e a t moral dutieswhich are inculcated in it? '" * * Acts not words c o u n t in this battle of life. " If you love your friend let h i m know it while living."

T h e G r a n d Lodge having become satisfied t h a t t h e Mormon C h u r c h was n o w n o t opposed to t h e law of t h e l a n d , a n d its m e m b e r s a lawabiding, loyal a n d moral class of people, a t t a c h e d to t h e principles of t h e Constitution of t h e United States, a n d well disposed to t h e good o r d e r a n d happiness of t h e same, repealed a n d rescinded t h e resolution of G r a n d Lodge passed in 188.3 i n t e r d i c t i n g m e m b e r s of said c h u r c h from a c q u i r i n g masonic rights a n d m e m b e r s h i p . W e n o t e t h a t Bro. C. C. STEVENSON was elected G r a n d Secretary.

T h e r e a r e twenty-seven lodges i n I d a h o , with a m e m b e r s h i p for 1895 of 1,084, a n e t gain of eighteen for t h e year.

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An electrotype of M . ' . W / . Bro. EDWARD A. STEVENSON, G r a n d Master in 1 8 7 6 - 7 - 8 a n d 1887, a p p e a r s n e x t t o t h e page recording his d e a t h , as also in like m a n n e r a p p e a r s an electrotype of t h e late G r a n d Secretary, JAMES D . WICKERSHAM.

Bro. CHARLES C . STEVENSON s u b m i t s his eighth Report on Correspondence. H e calls'attention to t h e fact t h a t of t h e forty-eight b r e t h r e n who passed u p o n his first effusion as reviewers, b u t t w e n t y - t h r e e now remain. Under Connecticut, we note t h i s u n i q u e reference to P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N H . BARLOW, t h e newly appointed G r a n d Secretary a n d c h a i r m a n of Correspondence C o m m i t t e e : "Again w e are called u p o n to welcome a n e w l a m b i n t o t h e fold." U n d e r Iowa, Bro. STEVENSON p u t s his j u d g m e n t on record, as fol. l o w s : " We are of t h e opinion t h a t t h e h i g h e r a b r o t h e r goes t h e m o r e h e is a p t to overlook t h e poor little Blue Lodge, w h e r e t h e real work of Masonry is performed." Because t h e foundation for one's education is laid in t h e g r a m m a r or high school, is seldom given as a reason for decrying t h e work of t h e college or university, a n d we record our opinion t h a t those w h o h a v e derived t h e greatest benefit from their higher education are those most ready to accord its full s h a r e of credit to t h e I n s t i t u t i o n w h e r e t h e foundation was strongly laid. T h e " r e a l work of M a s o n r y , " Bro. S., is not performed in t h e lodge. T h e lodge is t h e place to w h i c h we resort to have a look at t h e designs on t h e trestle-board; t h e w o r k of construction is performed outside. Our t e m p l e m u s t h a v e an entrance-way b r o a d e n o u g h to a d m i t and succor all distressed h u m a n i t y . T h i s entrance-way c a n n o t be p r o p e r l y builded w i t h o u t an arch constructed on t h e plan of t h e r a i n b o w of promise given by G O D to m a n . Man should never be c o n t e n t to s i m p l y k n o w t h a t t h e r e is a GOD, a n d t h a t h e will be raised from t h e dead to p a r t a k e of an endless life. If Brotherly Love, Relief and T r u t h , as succinctly stated in work of t h e " B l u e Lodge," while satisfying as to morality, do not satisfy t h e cravings of t h e soul, a n d a b r o t h e r goes beyond t h e fellowship of t h e lodge and t h e c o m p a n i o n s h i p of t h e chapter, and seeks t o k n o w t h e mystery of death a n d t h e m e a n s of attaining eternal life; if, by t h e aid of further research and philosophic study, he aspires to strip t h e h u s k s from t h e ripened grain of M a s o n r y a n d feed on t h e k e r n e l instead, led on not only by a sincere desire for knowledge, a n d of being serviceable to his fellow-men, b u t also of performing his whole d u t y to t h e G O D i n whom he trusts for salvation a n d eternal life, t h i n k you such an one will overlook t h e foundation on which h e began to build his developed s u p e r s t r u c t u r e , w h i c h e m b o d i e s a n d contains all t h e a t t r i b u t e s of G O D ? Kansas for 1895 is reviewed fully and k i n d l y . G r a n d Master CLARK'S reference to t h e death of Bro. MAGERS is c o m m e n d e d ; t h e h o p e is expressed t h a t J o h n H . Brown Lodge will do h o n o r to t h e h o n o r e d

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name. Concerning Grand Master CLARK'S decision that an officer of a lodge in Kansas cannot be installed by proxy, he asks if this decision applies to appointed officers. No limitations being expressed, suggested or implied, we venture to remark that, in our judgment, Bro. CL.\RK would answer affirmatively. He notes the complimentary reference by the Cfrand Master to the Grand Secretary, but rises to suggest: " W e cannot understand why the Proceedings of Idaho were not received at the library, especially when the Grand Secretary is librarian, and the correspondent reviewed our Grand Lodge Proceedings." Possibly you may have some letter or receipt in your office that will throw light on the matter. As the conundrum is not addressed to this correspondent, he incontinently "gives it up." Commenting on the enthusiasm of the ladies of the Eastern Star for , the Home, he rises to enquire, " Why should not they who are eligible to become partakers of that charity do their part to maintain it in its fullest splendor?" Many of these have, Bro. S. Speaking of the reduction of the Grand Lodge dues to fifty cents, he says: " Here in Idaho it is $3.50." Our review of Cuba is noticed, and comment is made that though Idaho recognized Cuba, the Proceedings from the latter jurisdiction are never received. Send yours, Bro. S., when their "cruel war is over," and they will respond. And next year, if you can get your Proceedings here earlier than this year (January 13th), the'committee will have a better chance to review you than this committee has had. We most decidedly object, Bro. S., to your reference to Kansas as the "Grasshopper State." We have seen grasshoppers but once in Kansas in tn'enty-four years. They came here from the Rocky Mountains, and we never expect to see them again unless some unfavoring wind should waft them here from their western breeding place. Kansas has had enough to answer for which was true, without ringing the echoes on that old chestnut. Under Maine, Bro. S. confesses to "buck ague" when he attempts to review Bro. DKUMMOXD; suggests that it seems like presumption to attempt criticism, and unhesitatingly advances the opinion that Bro. D. is the leading masonic writer of the day. Under New York, Bro. S., discussing the objection of some to the Masonry of other origin than English, says: Freemasonry is not wholly confined to the York Rite, and we believe that a lodge established undef the Scottish Rite in a country where the prevailing masonic law permits it to be done, is just as lawful, and its Masons as regular, as any lodge under t h e York Rite, provided said lodge assvimes control of no other than the three Symbolic degrees.

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t u r n tViis copy with t h e m in order to i n s u r e their insertion in p r o p e r place, Proceedings of I d a h o a n d proofs reaching us t h e same day ( J a n uary 13th). ISIDORE S. W E I L E R , G r a n d Master, Boise City. CHARLES C . STEVENSON, chairman Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Boi.se City. N e x t a n n u a l , September, 1890.

ILLTXOTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . O6TII A N N U A L COSIMUNICATJOX,

CHICAGO, OCTOBER 1ST.

LEROY A . GODDARD, G r a n d Master, gives us one of his characteristic addresses, condensing .much t h o u g h t in small space, his e x o r d i u m h a v i n g t h a t easy, forceful, y e t graceful, swing about it which i n v o l u n tarily recalls t h e suggestion of power in reserve, which came to one w h o witnessed t h e m a r c h of t h e Western v e t e r a n s down P e n n s y l v a n i a aven u e t h i r t y years ago. W e find in his o b i t u a r y notices m e n t i o n of MILO D . CHAMBERLAIN, a faithful, u n t i r i n g w o r k e r a n d instructor of t h e Craft, as well as genial, kind-hearted a n d noble g e n t l e m a n . His pupils in n o r t h w e s t e r n Illinois, in t h e past t h i r t y years, could n o t easily be e n u m e r a t e d . W e also note t h e n a m e of E L I S . PARKER, Past G r a n d Orator of Grand Lodge of Illinois, likewise well known to t h e writer as one of t h e m a n y generals from Galena connected with t h e history of " Miners, Ko. 273." To h i m more t h a n any o t h e r is given t h e credit for t h e revival of Masonry in Galena, after t h e demise of F a r West, Nos. 5 a n d 41. Ko one who ever heard h i m s p e a k will ever forget his matchless p o w e r s of oratory, for which h i s ancestor, E B D JACKET, was likewise so noted. H e wore n e x t to his h e a r t t h e masonic medal given by WASHINGTON to K E D JACKET, and a masonic g a t h e r i n g never failed to arouse a n d incite his eloquence to t h e p o i n t of perfectly captivating his a u d i t o r s . T h e o b i t u a r y c o m m e n t s of t h e Grand Master were referred to t h e proper committee a n d Bro. W A R V I L L E , as customary, m a d e one of h i s unsurpassed reports w h i c h , o u t of deference to Bro. ROBBINS' y e t u n considered 310 pages, we m u s t entirely omit. F r o m r e p o r t of C o m m i t t e e on Chartered Lodges we n o t e a n e t gain in m e m b e r s h i p of 1,491, showing a total m e m b e r s h i p J u n e 30,1S95, of 50,727. C o n t r i b u t i o n s for charity, $32,660.-59. T h e Grand Lodge h a v i n g been p u t to a bill of e x p e n s e for sandwiches, music, tickets for b a n d , and incidental expenses a t t e n d a n t on a corner .stone laying, Bro. J O H N M . PEARSON introduced a resolution p r o hibiting a n y t h i n g of t h e k i n d thereafter. Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e presented a r e p o r t a d h e r i n g to perpetual jurisdiction.

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Bro. J O H N C . BLACK, G r a n d Orator, delivered a scholarly address, partly historic, partly speculative, t h e sub-topics indicating its general t r e n d , v i z : " T h e Passing C e n t u r y , " " A C e n t u r y of Discovery," " T h e A r t of Destruction," " U n i v e r s a l S p e e c h , " " F r e e d o m , " " F r e e I n t e r course," "Self G o v e r n m e n t , " " T h e G r e a t Sources of W a r , " " T h e Coming P e a c e . " P r o p o s e d legislation was s u b m i t t e d b y Bro. ROBBINS, and referred to t h e Comm.ittee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e for action n e x t year, viz: No Mason shall give the masonic name to any business concern, association or calling, organized or prosecuted for profit or for a livelihood. No Mason shall use, or be a party to the using of the masonic name as a part of the style and title or designation of any business firm, concern, company, association, or enterprise, unless such business shall be the printing or publication of masonic books, papers or periodicals, or the manufacture and sale of masonic supplies. T h i s is g e n u i n e practical a n d effective masonic reform, and we d o u b t n o t B r o . ROBBINS will devote h i s e n e r g i e s to see it m a d e law, notwiths t a n d i n g t h e fact t h a t the subject m a t t e r is n o t specifically referred to in t h e a n c i e n t regulations. T h e t h a n k s of Grand Lodge were e x t e n d e d to Past G r a n d Master .JOHN C . SMITH for t h e e l e m e n t s of consecration used in laying t h e c o r n e r s t o n e at De Kalb, t h e s a m e h a v i n g been b r o u g h t by t h e General from J e r u s a l e m . W e n o t e with gratification t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodge of New Zealand. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n b y t h e G r a n d Master in his address t h a t t h e recognition of Cuba be no longer delayed was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . T h e G r a n d Master-elect, OWEN SCOTT, m a d e an earnest speech at his installation, s h o w i n g t h a t he e n t e r e d u p o n liis d u t i e s fully appreciating " t h e difficulties and responsibilities of h i s p o s i t i o n . " F r o m t h e t e n o r of Bro. SCOTT'S r e m a r k s , a n d t h e spirit i n which h e a s s u m e d h i s task, w e feel confident our Illinois b r e t h r e n h a v e chosen wisely. T h e 310 pages of Correspondence R e p o r t was s u b m i t t e d by Bro. J O S E P H BOBBINS, committee. T h e m a s o n i c world h a s only one " J O S E P H , " as historj' furnisVies in t h e record of his n a m e s a k e an unparalleled incid e n t of perfect virtue. A l l u d i n g to Bro. CO.MMONS n a m i n g him last year t h e " N E S T O R of c o r r e s p o n d e n t s , " a n d this year t h e " A J . \ X of t h e G u i l d , " h e says: " I t is comforting to know that we still are G r e e k . " It seems to us t h a t out of deference to his given n a m e Bro. R. s h o u l d object to t h e n a m e of A,iAX. As we recollect our Greek, one g e n t l e m a n of t h a t n a m e at t h e sack of Troy forcibly violated t h e p r o p h e t e s s CASSANDRA i n t h e T e m p l e . T h e o t h e r individual, after a contest with ULYISSES for t h e a r m s of ACHILLES in which h e was defeated, in h i s exasperation killed bimself w i t h his sword. It would, of course, be impossible for o u r JOSEPH to be such an A.IAX as t h e first, a n d those w h o h a v e crossed swords with him

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will willingly concede t h a t , t h o u g h he may be v a n q u i s h e d in fair fight, h e is built on t h e p l a n of t h e ULYSSES of o u r day, of w h o m L E E said, " H e does n o t k n o w w h e n h e is b e a t e n . " Draw t h e line on t h e Greeks, Bro. E., or t h e boys will be s e n d i n g you to t h e Olympian games at Donnybrook. T h e r e p o r t before us is one of Bro. R.'s best, which to those familiar with his work is praise sufficient. I t is brim full of interest all t h e way t h r o u g h , and y e t an i m p a r t i a l critic with no predilections in e i t h e r direction, as to some of Bro. R.'s hobbies, cannot fail to observe t h a t his blade and spear h a v e an I s h m a e l i t i c fashioning. On one question, Bro. R. n e v e r fails to work himself up into a frenzy, and give v e n t to h i s most biting sarcasms. I n some c o m m e n t s with Bro. COMMONS over t h e regularity of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Spain, h e says: Bro. COMMONS assumes that the " Grand Lodge of Spain" is regular because it was organized by a convention of regular lodges. Will he tell us where the constituent lodges which formed the Spanish " Grand Lodge "got their charters? Did they get them of a Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, a Grand Encampment or Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, an Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine, a Supreme Council of the Holy Empire? In short, did they get them from the only body that ever had or ever could acquire the right to charter a lodge of Master Masous â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons? T h e regularity or irregularity of t h e G r a n d Lodge in question m a k e s no difference to t h e writer of .this, in t h e consideration of t h e main question in issue. Bro. R. lays d o w n a general p r i n c i p l e from which t h e r e is to b e n o deviation or shadow of t u r n i n g . Suppose, in less flippant m a n n e r , we propound to Bro. R. a few interrogatories: If, as Bro. R. alleges, a G r a n d Lodge of F r e e and Accepted Masons is t h e only Body t h a t ever h a d or ever could acquire t h e right to c h a r t e r a lodge of Master Masons, will Bro. R. throw t h e calcium light of his knowledge upon t h e legitimacy of t h e source of English Masonry in E n g l a n d ; upon t h e source and regularity of t h e origin of t h e P e n n s y l A'ania lodges previous to J u n e '24, ]734, in one of which BENJAMIN FRANKLIN had been m a d e a Mason ? To be specific, will h e tell us from w h a t " G r a n d Lodge of F r e e a n d Accepted M a s o n s " t h e c o n s t i t u e n t lodges which formed t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d got t h e i r c h a r t e r s ? Is it n o t a fact, Bro. R., t h a t t h e " C o n s t i t u t i o n s " or regulations adopted b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , or more properly speaking, t h e Grand Lodge in London, J u n e 24, 1717, t h a t a lodge would n o t be considered regular t h a t was thereafter instituted w i t h o u t a w a r r a n t , was t h e first law, w r i t t e n or u n w r i t t e n u p o n the subject? T h e fact is, Bro. R., t h a t we do not need to go back of t h e year 1717 to find a hazy, n e b u l o u s , i n c h o a t e condition in t h e masonic bodies of either E n g l a n d or America. W e incline to t h e opinion w i t h o u t verifyi n g it by a n y special research, t h a t other bodies t h a n t h e Provincial

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Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania utterly dissolved their connection with the Grand Lodge of England, or Provincial authority thereunder, aud having done so therewith, without the authority or regularity of any legitimate warrant issued frOra any Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons —but simply of their own volition as aggregations of unaffiliated Masons, met together and organized Grand Lodges, that at the time of their assembly were not even able to meet together under, and did not have the sanction of, a lawful warrant from any legitimate masonic source whatever. It is no reply to a question of " regularity " at their inception to say that they had rebelled against and thrown off the later acquired lawful source of their authority, because it is a conceded fact in Pennsylvania that several lodges had been formed and were at work, one of them that of which BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was a member, of which he wrote to the Provincial Grand Master, HENRY PRICE, that it seemed ''to want the sanction of some authority derived from home to give the proceedings of our lodge their due weight, to-wit: a deputation or charter granted by the Right Worshipful HENRY PRICE, by virtue of his commission from Britain." The only element of legitimacy they had acquired and possessed, by their own act they renounced and repudiated and returned to their original condition of illegitimacy. To put the matter plainly, and in the forceful manner of a nineteenth century stickler for regularity, they were, judged by the iron rule above quoted, just as much " bastards" as were the English Masons of the year 1700, who graduated from the ale houses of London and Liverpool, the painted signs over which bore the legend: "Masons made here for 12s." Which leads us to remark further that if we must have nothing but that of English origin, as delivered to us by the Fathers, let us have it strictly as it was — the Masonry before ANDER.SON and others took away from it its distinctl)' Trinitarian character, even before the "innovation" of Grand Lodges. In the good old days when a lodge was a proper number of brethren met together in a secure room in an inn orother place of liquid refreshment, with no other warrant or authority than a disposition to agree and a willingness to work, provided the calls to refreshment were frequent enough, the calls to refreshment always having a due proportion to the number of candidates on hand. And this, they tell us, was the Golden Age of Masonry! and they who tell us so insist that he who raises his voice for improvement, who believes that Masonry is possible of betterment now as it has become in the past two centuries by process of evolution, is an innovator—a destroyer of landmarks! The fact is, Bro. ROBBINS has been crying " high rites ". so long that he has acquired an automatic habit. He never has stopped long enough to investigate a w^ell known fact, that to one of his " English " predilections should be familiar, and which has been heretofore pressed home with such force by Bro. DRUMMOXD, to-wit: "That the Scottish Eite lodges grew up pari passu with the Grand Lodge of England, and had

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an equally valid origin with our mother Grand Lodge, which has always recognized these lodges as regular, and does now, so that the usage of Masonrj' puts both rites on an equahty — a usage as old as our system of Masonry." Under California, Bro. ROBBINS makes a suggestive allusion to Grand Master ORMK'S decisions in reference to "physical perfection": It must have been fortunate for many who were made under Grand Master ORME'S administration t h a t they were not obliged to pass under his p ^ s o n a l scrutiny. A sl^illed physician, his trained eye would have set over among the goats many w h o would pass muster as physically perfect u n d e r a mere layman's eye.

The tendency, Bro. R., of the medical profession nowadays is to specialist work. Some Masons are the same way. While our brother of California takes up "physical perfection," another is liable to go off on " compulsory charity,"or possibly " altitudinous gradations." There is a difference in results, however; the medical specialist generally achieves kudos and shekels in his profession. Bro. R. gives four pages to a review of the Kansas Proceedings for 1895. Criticises Decision No. 4 and its approval by Jurisprudence Committee and Grand Lodge, rightly, as we think, as he likewise does the action taken in reference to inter-State jurisdiction between Nebraska and Kansas Grand Bodies. Of the fact that the Report on Correspondence is again by the same writer, he says: " This means instruction for the Craft, no snoring in the Guild, and a literary reputation for Kansas." Our reference to his cocktail story, he remarks, "incidentally discloses the Kansas view, that throwing a cocktail in hand into the grate instead of drinking it, is a senseless act," which leads us to remark that we have had no acquaintance of any character with the peculiarities or properties of the decoction referred to, since our residence in Illinois — about a quarter of a century — too long a time between drinks to permit us to be quoted as an expert. Still, it was a good illustration, and if the "Kansas view," though not oftener obscured by the bottom of the glass than above stated, adds any weight to it, we yield gracefully and deferentially, as becomes us. Bro. R. sees our reference to Bro. CHISM'S statement, but does not note the remainder of the paragraph, to which it was but introductory, in which we referred t o t h e questionable character of his assault upon the New York committee. Bro. R. may yet possibly arrive at the "time of life" when he will not imagine that all of virtue, integrity and wisdom is necessarily lacking in those who disagree with him in regard to a matter of masonic expediency, or even possibly, a question of fact. Glad to note your allusion to windmills, Bro. R. We knew, from the centrifugal whacks you have had from time to time, that the simile would come home some day to one so well versefl in the wisdom of S.A.XCHO PANZA,and familiar with the history of his illustrious master.

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S p e a k i n g of B r o . " G O U L D ' S c o n t r i b u t i o n , " he saj's: It failed, however, to arrest his attentioD, a fact not to be complained of, but to be noted as cumulative evidence that the Craft has ceased to be surprised at any performance by a body of Scottish Rite parentage. W e h a v e purposely refrained from a n y expression of opinion as to t h e m e r i t s of the Gran Dieta of Mexico, for t h e reason t h a t we are engaged in an investigation of t h e matter, and we desire to hear both sides of t h e controversy before m a k i n g u p a j u d g m e n t . Bro. EoBBiNS is very sensitive to i m p u t a t i o n s of unfairness. All d o g m a t i c philosophers are n o t e d for r i n g i n g t h e changes on t h e consistency, impartiality a n d freedom from bias with which they argue t h e i r side of t h e question u n d e r consideration. Did it ever occur to Bro. ROBBINS t h a t h e is not a d d i n g either to h i s r e p u t a t i o n for fairne.ss or h i s record as an able logician by further h a r p i n g on t h e Chism-Toltic m a t t e r ? Does n o t Bro. R., in all fairness, consider t h a t t h a t matter, as a further factor in t h e Mexican problem, has been eliminated by t h e i r affiliation w i t h a n d acceptance of a charter u n d e r t h e Gran Dieta? a n d t h a t such final action, as to those m a k i n g t h e charges, is a confession ( t o s p e a k m i l d l y ) of inconsistency. W e n a t u r a l l y expected t h a t Bro. R. w o u l d light upon t h e weakness of t h e Chism-Toltecnian position with t h e ghoulish glee of a female mosquito t h a t h a s discerned a " way i n . " B u t h a v i n g assumed t h a t " Mexican Mas o n r y has a Scottish Rite p a r e n t a g e , " Bro. R. stands back on t h e broad Pharisaical platform t h a t no good can come out of Nazareth, and declines to accept t h e knowledge w h i c h all possess in c o m m o n who have " a t t a i n e d to the dizzy h e i g h t of t h e 3 2 ° " in t h e Scottish Rite jurisdiction in w h i c h he resides. T h e allegation m a d e as to t h e absence of t h e Bible from t h e altar surely will not be accepted by Bro. R. as evidence of t h e Scottish Rite p a r e n t a g e of Mexican Masonrj'. H e u n d o u b t e d l y is aware t h a t bodies of t h e latter parentage look u p o n t h e Bible as t h e expression of t h e will of t h e ever-living G O D , and he s u r e l y has n o t forgotten t h a t while t h e Symbolic lodges of t h e O r i e n t of F r a n c e discarded t h e Bible — those of " Scottish Rite parentage," u n d e r t h e allegiance of t h e S u p r e m e Council of F r a n c e , adhered, and still a d h e r e to t h e Masonry of t h e Bible and of a t r i u n e G O D — as aW Masonry was before ANDERSON and his co-tinkers e m a s c u l a t e d it. W e w o u l d like further light on B r o . R.'s assumption of a Scottish Rite p a r e n t a g e for Mexican Masonry. O u r New York friends t h i n k t h e y h a v e evidence t h a t t h e Masonry of Mexico traces back to their institution of t h e Symbolic Rite in t h a t c o u n t r y in 1826. Be t h a t as it m a y , o n e t h i n g seems to be conceded b y intelligent Masons w h o have visited t h e i r lodges and assisted in t h e i r work, viz: T h a t in all essential p a r t i c u l a r s it is t h e same as t h e work of o u r Symbolic lodges. T h i s should b e sufficient to d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t t h e bodies are n o t using t h e Scottish Rite ritual of t h e first t h r e e degrees, a n d we are so advised b y t h e only person we have talked with w h o ever saw one.

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Correcting Bro. SCHULTZ, of Maryland, in h i s reference to our " floor p l a n s " as t h e volume sometimes styled " H i s t o r y of t h e Black H a w k W a r , " Bro. R. says: " A s we u n d e r s t a n d it, t h i s work of t h e topographical engineer corps is an atlas, a c o m p a n i o n piece to t h e history itself." U n d e r Washington, h e quotes Bro. U P T O N ' S c o m m e n t s upon t h e distinction raised â&#x20AC;˘ b e t w e e n Masonry as defined " b y t h e Charges of a F r e e Mason," and Masonry as defined " b y t h e A n c i e n t Charges of t h e F r a t e r n i t y , " b u t w i t h o u t r e m a r k " passes, b y on t h e o t h e r side." I t was a splendid place for our medical b r o t h e r to apply o n e of his unrivaled o i n t m e n t s , because h e asserts a choice i n use of expressions for w h i c h he u n d o u b t e d l y considered himself justified. A discussion of this matter b y two such doughty c h a m p i o n s would c o n t r i b u t e a vast a m o u n t of valuable information to t h e general fund, a n d in a d d i t i o n thereto incidentally afford no little interest to those of us s t a n d i n g by. Bro. BOBBINS' review covers a wide r a n g e . K a n s a s receives its full s h a r e of attention, m u c h of which h a s already been considered. Speaking of G r a n d Lodge work, a m o n g o t h e r things, he states t h a t it " g a v e t h e Masonic M u t u a l Benefit Society its customary free notice and quasi e n d o r s e m e n t , " a n d fails n o t to note t h a t G r a n d Lodge " e n j o y e d a concordant reception w i t h t h e ladies of t h e E a s t e r n Star o n t h e e v e n i n g of t h e last day." Alas, JOSEPH, G r a n d Lodge was not so " c o n c o r d a n t " as you t h o u g h t , b u t like y o u r illustrious n a m e s a k e , or t h e g e n t l e m a n of w h o m Bro. CICERO m a d e m e n t i o n , Eoadit, elusit, erumpii, " b r o k e a w a y " from t h e seductive snares p u t in its p a t h w a y , b y closing one day a h e a d of t h e b a n q u e t date. OvvBN SCOTT, G r a n d Master, Bloomington. JOSEPH BOBBINS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Quincy. N e x t a n n u a l , October 6, 1896.

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FRANK ~E. GAVIN, G r a n d Master. No representative. Thirteen Past G r a n d Masters in a t t e n d a n c e ; 467 of 475 lodges represented. T h e G r a n d Master opened his address with a retrospective reference to its seventy-seven years of existence, w h i c h m a k e s a very creditable s h o w i n g for Grand Lodge. P e r p e t u a l jurisdiction leads to a little correspondence b e t w e e n t h e masonic magnates of P e n n s y l v a n i a a n d I n d i a n a . T h e P e n n s y l v a n i a b r o t h e r suggests t h a t " w e are t a u g h t h e r e t h a t a masonic rejection is a rejection everywhere in F r e e m a s o n r y ; " t h a t o n e declared u n w o r t h y by one lodge should be considered u n w o r t h } ' b y a n y o t h e r , and t h a t while a masonic objection exists to an applicant h e is not " u n d e r t h e tongue

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of good masonic r e p o r t , " a n d t h a t it is a violation of t h e comity of G r a n d Lodges to confer t h e d e g r e e s u p o n t h e rejected a p p l i c a n t of a sister jurisdiction. T h e I n d i a n a b r o t h e r replies t h a t their Constitution h a s t h i s provision: " T h i s G r a n d Lodge is t h e h i g h e s t a u t h o r i t y in A n c i e n t Craft Masonry w i t h i n t h e State of I n d i a n a ; " t h a t " w h i l e we concede to t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a t h e right to regulate its own domestic concerns in its own way, we cannot assent to its r i g h t to legislate for I n d i a n a , e i t h e r b y d i r e c t e n a c t m e n t or judicial construction." Bro. GAVIN f u r t h e r suggests t h a t t h e rejection of an applicant does n o t necessarily signify t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t is u n w o r t h y , t h a t on t h e c o n t r a r y h e is inclined to t h e belief t h a t honest, u p r i g h t and h o n o r a b l e m e n are rejected simply because t h e y are "non grata" to some individual Mason. B u t w a i v i n g t h a t p o i n t of belief and conceding personal unfitness from rejection, h e says ( a n d t h e words weigh a ton apiece): " We have not in this jurisdiction been taught to consider tlie doctriiic oj eternal damnation as holding good in ilasonry." " We early learned there might tie both repentance and reformation," and the fact of the change in a man's character can " best be determined by those among whom he has lived during the period of his reformation, rather than by those who only knew him in the days of his unworthiness;" that" rejection is but declaratory, not creative, of unworthiness." On t h e question of c o m i t y , B r o . G. s a y s : It seems to me that every reasonable requirement of comity and courtesy has been complied with when we give to the rejection by your lodge the same force and efTect ascribed to a rejection by one of our own lodges. W e t r u s t our P e n n s y l v a n i a b r o t h e r will " r e p l y , " so t h a t we can see w h a t further, if a n y t h i n g , can be said for t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a contention. T h e I n d i a n a G r a n d Lodge, by u n a n i m o u s vote, upon report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e t h r o u g h C h a i r m a n COMMONS, approved t h e action of Grand Master G A V I N . A m o n g other well-chosen c o m m e n t s t h e committee says: Regarding the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected candidates, we believe it to be wrong in theory and pernicious in action; not in accordance with the well recognized principle of Grand Lodge sovereignty, and not a landmark in Masonry, Ijeing held only by a minority of American Grand Lodges. It is the only question now disturbing the amity existing between Grand Jurisdictions, and it is with pleasure we note the abrogation or modification of the rule by some of the Grand Lodges hitherto holding it. F o u r dispensations to organize n e w lodges were granted, two new lodges constituted, two masonic h a l l s dedicated and seven corner stones laid. T h i r t y decisions a r e r e p o r t e d , all of which received t h e approval of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , except No. 19, w h i c h r e a d s : A member was charged with non-payment of dues, duly tried, and by vote of the lodge adjudged guilty. The Worshipful Master thereupon declared him indefinitely suspended without taking a vote as to the penalty. Was this action erroneous? I answered, "No." T h e Grand Master, after s t a t i n g t h a t exception has been taken to h i s ruling, gives a page of reasons for t h e faith held by h i m in such de-

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cision. Before t h e m a t t e r was passed u p o n b)' t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , t h e Committee on Grievances a n d Appeals had a " s a y " on t h e matter, in which t h e j ' sustained t h e G r a n d Master's views, and their r e p o r t was a d o p t e d by G r a n d Lodge. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , t h r o u g h f o u r o f its members, headed b y c h a i r m a n Past Grand Master N. E . RUCKLE, in disapproving decision 19, cited several sections of t h e General Regulations b e a r i n g on t h e subject, to-wit: SECTION 56. No Mason can forfeit his membership or right to vote in a lodge by operation of law merely, but only by vote of the lodge after due notice and trial. SECTION 65. A vote on the investigation of charges, or to inflict or remove a penally, must bt by ballot, and a majority of all the votes cast shall be necessary to find guilty, to affix or remove the penalty. Also Section 108, which is t h e general rule of p r o c e d u r e concerning balloting on separate charges and m a n n e r of fixing penalty, beginning w i t h h i g h e s t grade of p u n i s h m e n t , etc. T h e committee t h e n s a y : In our opinion, the finding and affixing of the penalty are separate processes of the trial, and each must be by a vote of the lodge. It is not necessary that the vote shall be taken upon any penalty but that of indefinite suspension, as the regulation has especially limited the penalty for the oflense of non-payment of dues. The Master has no right to aflix any penalty upon a finding of guilty, that power being vested in a vote of the lodge, and is not to be exercised by any officer or other authority. T h e minority report by Past G r a n d Master CALVIN W . P B A T H E B states an inability to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agree with tbe conclusions of the majority on this proposition, which is a question of the construction of law. * * * Under the spirit and letter of the law the lodge has nothing to do with fixing the penalty iu a ease of suspension for non-payment of dues after charges, trial and finding guilty by the lodge (which is not operation of law merely, but action of the lodge). The Rules and Regulations of this Grand Lodge fix the penalty. T h e minoi'ity, therefore, r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e G r a n d Master be sustained, a n d t h e Grand Lodge, a d o p t i n g t h e minority report, so ordered. W e t h i n k t h a t when t h e majority of t h e committee stated t h a t " i t is not necessary t h a t t h e vote shall be t a k e n upon a n y penalty, b u t t h a t of indefinite suspension, as t h e regulation has especially limited t h e penalty for t h e offen.se of n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s , " t h e y gave away coriipletel}' any reason for further compliance with t h e sections of t h e Regulations cited b y t h e m in t h e i r report. W h e n our courts in construing statutes concede t h a t it is not generally t h e correct method to d e t e r m i n e t h e s a m e in accordance with t h e strict letter of t h e act, b u t r a t h e r to ascertain its " fair meaning," (!xp o u n d i n g it " diflerently from t h e letter in order to preserve t h e i n t e n t , " it will n o t do for ma.sonic j u r i s p r u d e n t s , of all men, to m a i n t a i n a differe n t a n d n a r r o w e r r u l e of construction. Past G r a n d Master THOMAS B . LONG, from t h e Committee on Necrology, presented a well prepared report, in which the services to c o u n t r y and Craft of Past Deputy G r a n d Master MAHLON D . MANSON are fitly and eloquently set forth. T h e G r a n d Lodge did itself h o n o r in t h e

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m a n n e r in which i t a d o p t e d t h e report. T h e Grand Lodge of I n d i a n a does itself no discredit in so h o n o r i n g t h e memor}' of one who deserved as well of h i s country as did G e n . M. D. MANSON. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e made a blind straddle, ( w h a t e v e r t h a t m a y be, a M o n t a n a expression ) in t h e case of J O H N CAVITT, a resid e n t of t h e ]"uri.sdiction of P h c e n i x Lodge, No. 62, of Rush ville, Ind., w h o h a d received the E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e a n d Fellow Craft degrees in Sedgwick Lodge, No. 139, Sedgwick, K a n s a s . The committee says: The Kansas Lodge waived its jurLodiction in favor of Phcenix Lodge, practically turning the candidate over to said lodge. Phoenix Lodge accepted this waiver as a request to confer the Master Mason's degree upon him, and did so without a ballot. The Kansas Lodge and the Indiana Lodge both refuse to receive this Master Mason as a member. As this Mason js a man of good character, and has received the degree in a regular lodge of Master Masons, your committee, therefore, recommend that he be declared a non-afflliated Master Mason, and that the Grand Secretary issue to him a certificate as such. This will enable the brother to obtain the masonic membership which he desires by a regular petition for afBliation. I t is supposed to be settled law t h a t w h e n a lodge in one jurisdiction, accepts a waiver of jurisdiction over a candidate for a d v a n c e m e n t from a n o t h e r , it t h e r e b y acquires exclusive jurisdiction over such candidate, a n d w h e n h e is m a d e a M a s t e r Mason h e becomes b y reason of s u c h exclusive jurisdiction over such candidate, a m e m b e r of t h e lodge acquiring t h e same. Some of t h e G r a n d Lodges h a v e regulations to t h i s effect. W e shall b e s u r p r i s e d to learn t h a t I n d i a n a has not. K a n s a s has, a n d Sedgwick Lodge could t a k e n o other action t h a n was t a k e n by h e r . U n d e r the l a w of t h i s G r a n d Jurisdiction all our a u t h o r i t y over J O H N CAVITT had b e e n transferred to Phoenix Lodge, No. 62, of R u s h ville, I n d i a n a , and w h e t h e r t h e jurisdiction of I n d i a n a h a s o r has n o t t h e regulation a c q u i r i n g exclusive jurisdiction in such case, we t h i n k as a m a t t e r of masonic c o m m o n law, t h a t t h e b r o t h e r n a m e d became a m e m b e r of Phoenix Lodge, N o . 62. T h e W a s h i n g t o n memorial received endorsement, t h e G r a n d Master being empowered generally to act. T h e "fifteen dollars for t h e d e g r e e s " b r o t h e r was present, a n d Past G r a n d M a s t e r MORTIMER N Y E , b y general consent, was a p p o i n t e d to sit on h i m . T h e R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is presented b y Bro. AVM. COMMONS, a n d covers 272 pages. K a n s a s receives fair consideration; lengthy quot a t i o n s a r e made from G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S a d d r e s s ; references m a d e to t h e addresses of t h e various b r e t h r e n w h o participated in t h e m e m o r i a l exercises over Bro. J O H N H . BROWN. U n d e r c o m m e n t over t h e r e p o r t of t h e Committee on C h a r t e r e d Lodges, B r o . C. s a y s : " W e would suggest t h a t while t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s is conducting schools of Masonry, it attach t h e r e t o a kindergarten d e p a r t m e n t for t h e instruction of lodge Secretaries." W e tried it o n e year, Bro. C , and started them ofi' all right, and a m a r k e d i m p r o v e m e n t resulted i m m e d i a t e l y .

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Of G r a n d Orator GUTHRIE'S address, he s a y s : The matter of the oration is good, and having a personal acquaintance with the " Judge " we can assure all men and brethren that the manner was commensurate with the subject and occasion. E v e r y I n d i a n a m a n claims to know t h e J u d g e , and from t h e way t h e y speak of h i m we a r e satisfied t h a t we k n o w w h e r e t h e p h r a s e originated, " W e ( I n d i a n a ; m e n m u s t s t a n d together," or words to t h a t effect. U n d e r Ohio, Bro. COMMONS reviews t h e " p e r p e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n " troubles in t h a t State in a masterly m a n n e r , and recites t h e history of t h e inconsistencies, t h e consideration of w h i c h led t h e latter j u r i s d i c tion to abrogate t h e p r i n c i p l e so far as it affected foreign j u r i s d i c t i o n s . W e n e v e r have m e t Bro. COMMONS, b u t h a d sized h i m u p as a n y thing else b u t a Quaker, or " t u r n the other cheek also " k i n d of a m a n . Of course we n e v e r took h i m for one, b u t o u r knowledge of Q u a k e r s is limited. W e n e v e r m a d e t h e men a s t u d y , b u t as a s t u d e n t of a r c h i tecture, t h e b o n n e t s of t h e w o m e n — emphasizing b y contrast t h e s w e e t faces w i t h i n — interested us. Bro. C. considers controversy unprofitable ; t h a t is in accord with his claim of descent. W e recall o n e instance w h e r e h e m a d e it so — for t h e other fellow. W e quite concur with B r o . DRUMMOND'S estimate of t h e matter. Speaking of Bro. C , h e s a y s : " H e speaks of being bred a Quaker. H e r e m i n d s u s of a college m a t e , bred in t h e same way, and very earnest in his m a i n t e n a n c e of h i s doctrine. B u t once u p o n a t i m e a couple of '3'aggers' attacked a b o y proteg6 of his, relying u p o n his not interfering; b u t to t h e i r amazement, t h e Q u a k e r ' s h a t a n d coat were dashed to t h e g r o u n d , with t h e injunction: 'Lie iJiere, Quaker!' and he ' i n t e r v e n e d ' so effectually t h a t thereafter it was t h e c u r r e n t advice a m o n g t h e ' y a g g e r s ' : ' D o n ' t let t h a t Q u a k e r get n e a r you.' Bro. COMMONS r e m a i n s on t h e c o m m i t t e e , a n d we advise our associates not to p r e s u m e too m u c h on his ' Q u a k e r breeding.'" EDWARD O ' K O H R K E , G r a n d Master, F o r t W a y n e . W I L L I A M COMMONS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, U n i o n City. K e x t a n n u a l . May 26, 1S96, Indianapolis.

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T h e G r a n d Master's address shows t h a t he has decided t h a t a Fellow Craft should n o t be d e b a r r e d from a d v a n c e m e n t by reason of t h e loss of one j o i n t from t h e first finger a n d two from t h e second finger of t h e r i g h t h a n d ; t h a t a non-affiliated Mason could not be called to t h e E a s t to

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preside; that an Indian who could not speak or understand English could be initiated, provided the lodge had a good interpreter; that shaking dice for the cigars was a masonic offense; and that runiring a barber shop on Sunday, if contrary to thfe law, was likewise a masonic offense; and that "keepers of pool rooms, cider joints, gambling dens," etc., come under the law regarding saloon-keepers. In his address. Grand Master COYLE refers to the invasion of the jurisdiction of the Indian Territory by Missouri, and suggests action by the Grand Lodge. This, however, was deemed inadvisable by the Committee on Correspondence, to whom same had been referred, the committee believing that the Grand Lodge of Missouri would, on further consideration of the facts, do ample justice. If the Grand Lodge of Missouri had given the weight to the report of their Jurisprudence Committee of last year, which it deserved, there would have been no necessity for the Grand Lodge to crawfish on its action of last year, which we note, by reference to the Missouri Proceedings, it has done. Our brethren of the Indian Territory have acted throughout the whole matter.with courtesy and dignity, and may well be gratified at the manly way in which the brethren of Missouri correct their error. We call the attention of the brethren who say, "There's nothing in it but the first three degrees," to the information furnished the Grand Lodge by Bro. R. W. HILL, which caused that Body to adopt the following " concordant" whereas and resolution, to-wit: WHEREAS. The Grand-Lodge has been informed masonically of the organization of the Grand Council of Eoyal and Select Masters of the Indian Territory; Resolved, That this Grand Lodge extends its fraternal greetings to the said Grand Council, and wishes it growth and prosperity within its jurisdiction. The statistics of the Grand Lodge show sixty-four lodges on the roll and nine lodges under dispensation, eight of which received charters at this communication, making a total of seventy-two chartered lodges and one lodge under dispensation, having a membership of 2,568. We note in the published returns a new heading, "Orphan Children," under which is contained a list of ten lodges, and under each lodge the names in full of the orphan children of said lodge, the entire list including the names of forty-two orphan children; in some instances the ages and amount of relief furnished being given. We are glad to note this evidence of a sense of responsibilit}' for the welfare of these orphans. When many Grand Masonic Bodies get to the point of caring, systematically, for those of their own household who are destitute and homeless, they will have made a material advance. Too many such talk beautifully about charity in the abstract, but never find out what it is in the concrete. GOD help the poo'r little orphans on this list if the only charity extended to them is what some of our ablest masonic writers contend forâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that specific case which presented to the individual Mason causes him to put his hand in his pocket and donate

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s o m e t h i n g for h i s immediate necessities. T h a t k i n d of s p o n t a n e o u s charity would b e sufficient to rear u p o u r o r p h a n s to b e t r a m p s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beggars a n d Ishmaelites. W e n o t e t h a t Bro. R. W . H I L L is a p p o i n t e d Orator for t h e ensuing year. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, with t h e e x c e p t i o n of t h e review of Missouri, w a s m a d e b y Bro. J . S. MUEROW. Past G r a n d Master L E O BENNETT furnishing t h a t for Missouri, which w a s a full a n d complete history of t h e jurisdictional tangle over t h e efforts of BENJAMIN F . L A F A Y E T T E , of I n d i a n Territory, to become a Missouri Mason. Bro. MuRROw's report covers ninety-two pages, a n d is h i s eighteenth effort in t h a t direction, a n d Kansas receives generous t r e a t m e n t in h i s review. C o m m e n t i n g on decision No. 8, h e suggests t h a t i t " i s correct, if ' a c t u a l r e s i d e n c e ' a n d 'legal r e s i d e n c e ' a r e s y n o n y m o u s t e r m s . " F o r t h e k i n d words Bro. M. h a s to say of t h e K a n s a s Report o n Correspondence, coming as t h e y d o from o n e so long in like service, t h e writer confesses to a p a r d o n a b l e gratification. J O H N COYLE, Grand Master, Baile}'. JOSEPH SAMUEL MUKROW, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e ,

Atoka.

IOWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. .52D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MARSHALLTOWN, J U N E 4 T H .

L I B E R T Y E A T O N FELLOWS, G r a n d M a s t e r .

T h e e n g r a v i n g of Bro. FELLOWS, which forms t h e frontispiece to t h e v o l u m e , is t h a t of an earnest, thoughtful, self-contained, wide-gauged Mason, a n d w e anticipated a n d found a n address w o r t h y of such a n one. H e closes h i s opening as follows: " T o m a i n t a i n t h e i n t e g r i t y , p r e serve t h e p u r i t y , and e x t e n d t h e influence of F r e e m a s o n r y is t h e great w o r k t h a t lies before u s . I n t h e spirit of t r u e s t fraternitj' l e t u s e n t e r upon o u r labors." During h i s term of office t h e G r a n d Master accepted a n invitation from t h e " I o w a Soldiers a n d Sailors' M o n u m e n t C o m m i s s i o n " to l a j ' , with masonic ceremonies, t h e corner stone of t h e m o n u m e n t to b e erected in t h e Capitol g r o u n d s a t Des Moines b y t h e State of Iowa, " for t h e p u r p o s e of p e r p e t u a t i n g a n expression of t h e appreciation of t h e people of Iowa of t h e patriotism, courage a n d distinguished soldierly bearing of their fellow citizens as manifested d u r i n g t h e W a r of t h e Rebellion." W e can well imagine from t h e account given t h a t " t h e occasion was a moft notable o n e . " T h e G r a n d Master " c o m m e n d s to t h e favorable c o n s i d e r a t i o n " of G r a n d Lodge t h e " W A S H I N G T O N Memorial O b s e r v a n c e ; " shows t h a t

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he has been in correspondence, as ordered by last Grand Lodge, with "concordant Orders," to-wit: the Grand Chapter, E. A. M., and Grand Commandery, K. T., of Iowa. Grand High Priest CRAIG writing him and expressing his "perfect sympathy with the idea that a Mason should keep good his standing in lodge to keep good standing in chapter, commandery and consistory," .while Grand Commander CLEMENTS said: " It will give me much pleasure to aid in promoting the harmony and close bond of union that must exist between Templarism and Ancient Craft Masonry." We suggest to the Grand Master and Grand Commander to begin this missionary work in the Grand Encampment by rescinding Sections 4 and 5 of Title 48, Grand Encampment Statutes. Five dispensations for new lodges were granted. Chartered lodges show a membership of 26,103, which, as the Grand Master says, "indicates a good degree of prosperity." We find the same thing true of Iowa which is noticeable elsewhere — even in Kansas—that Masons dimit, and are suspended for nonpayment of dues, the former numbering 760 and the latter 558. Grand Secretary and Librarian T. S. PARVIN presents full and complete reports of his acts in his different official capacities, and we note with gratification the large additions made to the library and masonic collections. The Board of Trustees of Grand Charity Fund furnish a voluminous report, showing what has been done, with recommendations of various kinds. They devote some space to a condition concerning which they think a remedy must be had, to-wit: Your special attention is called to the fact that there are quite a large n u m b e r of lodges in this jurisdiction whose lodge dues are fixed at such a low rate as to make it impossible for them to meet their ordinary contingent expenses, and contribute anything for charity, and it is only a question of time, when nearly all of such lodges will be compelled to make application for funds for the relief of some of their members and it seems to us t h a t a remedy should be applied before the demands upon our Bacred funds become greater than can be met. What the remedy shall be is left to the wisdom of the Grand Lodge, b u t it seems to us that the m i n i m u m a m o u n t that shall be charged to members of a lodge as lodge dues should be fixed by the enactment of a law by the Grand Lodge, and at such rate as to enable any lodge to pay its contingent expenses, and meet all ordinary demands upon it for charity; or to set apart each year a sufficient a m o u n t of its income therefor.

The committee then cites statistical data received by it through the office of the Grand Secretary, and says: From 460 lodges in the State we find that 192 charge their members as lodge dues less than S2.00 per a n n u m , while 246 lodges charge from S2.00 to S3.00, and twenty-three charge from S3.25 to S4.00 per a n n u m . Of the former there are quite a n u m b e r whose dues are altogether inadequate, as their income from fees and dues will scarcely meet their ordinary coniingenl expenses, to say nothing of demands far cAarifj/ — which is liable to occur at any time — it is b u t fair to presume that they will apply for aid from our Grand Charity Fund, as has already been the case in a n u m b e r of instances.

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The committee says that in the investment of the Charity Funds, being restricted to Iowa securities, they are handicapped, and they ask that such restrictions be removed or modified. They expended during the year upon nine cases the sum of $505.00; expended for contingent expenses $101.30, and recommended charity for the ensuing year to the amount of $1,230.00 for eight cases, one of whom, a member of Claypoole Lodge, No. 13, of Fort Madison, Iowa, resides in Kansas. To what extent under the restrictions under which they labor the committee will be able to afford relief to the destitute of that jurisdiction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who cannot be cared for by their home lodges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it will be impossible to determine. We note that no money can be appropriated for permanent relief without action by Grand Lodge. If the eight cases for whom relief has been authorized to amount, in gross, of $1,230.00, constitute all the destitute and dependent brethren of Iowa, whose wants cannot be supplied by their local lodges, and 192 lodges are able to pay running expenses and meet all demands for charitable relief, to be made upon them, with receipts of fees and annual dues of from twenty-five cents to $1.85 per member, we venture the opinion that no other State west of New York can show a like prosperity among its members, or as small a per cent of destitute and dependent brethren. We note later legislation cutting ofFa lodge from the right to participation in the Grand Lodge Charity Fund until it first appear that the members of such lodge have contributed during the year for lodge purposes, including dues and charitable purposes (exclusive of Grand Lodge dues), an aggregate sum which shall equal $2.50 for each member thereof in good standing. This should be sufficient to make the duties of the Board of Charities of the Grand Lodge very light. Whether the cases of real destitution will be as thoroughly looked up and provided for is another question. The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. J. C. W. COXE, (his third ) is one well worthy of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, covers 134 pages, and reviews the Proceedings of sixty jurisdictions. Kansas for 1895 receives two pages, the work of the communication being carefully noted. The report of the Grand Secretary, and that of Bro. W. D. THOMPSON on Necrology are commended. The last Report on Correspondence receives favorable consideration, quotes what we have to say about Bro. PARVI.N'S labors, and gives us assurance that he is " receiving the honor his due while he still tarries among the workmen ;" says that.the writer "goes

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a t his w o r k with t h e freedom a n d nonchalance of a v e t e r a n , " t h a t " h e is evidently q u i t e a t ease in t h e saddle — or on t h e tripod, is i t ? " Deliver u s from t h e " t r i p o d , " Doctor; a n y triple a t t a c h m e n t recalls too vividly t h e LINCOLN storj' illustrating t h e fatal lack of decision of a d i s t i n g u i s h e d P o t o m a c general, a n d at t h e best construction w e waive t h e D e l p h i a n i n u e n d o . I^otwithstanding t h e alleged dangerous character of t h e a r m y saddle, we will take t h a t in preference. As to t h e W a s h i n g t o n decision, please see c o m m e n t of t h e Washington C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence u n d e r Georgia, page 31, of K e p o r t on Correspondence, W a s h i n g t o n . W e still agree with t h e " t w o d i s t i n g u i s h e d Past G r a n d Masters a n d [ t h e ] b o y " — w h o s h o w s h e is well qualified to b e a P a s t G r a n d Master — t h a t SOLOMON, H I R A M , a n d HiH.'VM N O . 2, h a d a constitutional q u o r u m w h e n t h e y m e t as a lodge of Master Masons. Bro. C. h a s m a n y k i n d expressions of approval tor o u r work, w h i c h a r e v e r j ' gratifying t o us. T h e k i n d l y consideration of h i s I o w a b r e t h r e n is j u s t as pleasant to t h e writer n o w as it was w h e n e x t e n d e d to liim by t h e b r e t h r e n of D u b u q u e , No. 3, nearly t h i r t y j'ears ago. GEORGE WASHINGTON BALL, G r a n d Master, Iowa Cit\'. J A M E S CLAKK W A T S O N CO.XE, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspond-

ence, W a s h i n g t o n . N e x t a n n u a l , Boone, J u n e 2, 1896.

KENTUCKY— 1895 9 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

LOUISVILLE, OCTOBER IOTII.

H E N R Y H . H O L E M A N , G r a n d M a s t e r , a n d fifteen Past G r a n d Masters, graced t h e East on o p e n i n g of G r a n d Lodge. T h e G r a n d Master, at t h e requestof Mrs. JACKSON ( a g r a n d - d a u g h t e r of Major W I L L I A M M E R E D I T H , a "Virginia Revolutionary officer), wore t h e a p r o n belonging t o Major MEREDITH, a n d which h e b r o u g h t w i t h h i m to K e n t u c k y o n e h u n d r e d years ago. Bro. HOLEMAN, after citing correspondence a n d acts of reciprocity with t h e jurisdiction of West Virginia, n e x t touches u p o n t h e K e n t u c k y t h e m e , w h i c h is always first a n d u p p e r m o s t in consideration w i t h a Mason from t h a t jurisdiction, as follows: It is not necessary that the Grand Master should commend to the loyal Craft of Kentucky our Home. " Like a city set upon a hill it cannot be hid." The one thought that is uppermost in the minds of Kentucky Masons; the one hope that, like a beacon, guides and cheers them; the one purpose that dominates their actions, is the Home The law of conservation teaches us that nothing in the material world which ever had existence is lost. Matter may assume new forms and be applied to new purposes; but the smallest atom created by infinite wisdom, the product of divine energy, is of importance so great Divine power Is pledged for its preservation. .So, too, in the universe of ethics, hunger relieved or nakedness clothed, a smile made to play where a teardrop coursed its way, areimmortal deeds. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unlo one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done unto me."

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Bro. H . t h e n shows t h a t t h e y h a v e 265 widows and o r p h a n s in t h e H o m e , whose m a i n t e n a n c e costs a b o u t $100.00 each per year, or a total of $26,500.00. Then, after further s h o w i n g its necessity, he s a y s : " T h e children m u s t n o t suffer, and we give you t h e G r a n d Hailing Sign." H e t h e r e u p o n called for a special effort on St. J o h n ' s Day, J u n e 24th, w h i c h , according to custom in K e n t u c k y , is k n o w n t h e State over as Masonic H o m e Day. P a s t G r a n d Master JAMES W . STATON, for t h e Special C o m m i t t e e on

the H o m e , s u b m i t t e d t h e following report, w h i c h was a d o p t e d : Your committee has carefully read the wise utterances of the Grand Master on the subject of " Our Home," a n d the same are heartily endorsed. The committee has no new thing to present to the Grand Lodge for its consideration in relation to this great work of Kentucky craftsmen. Every Kentucky Mason is proud of the Home that has sheltered and protected so many orphan children and widows of our dead brethren, a n d so firmly seated in the affections of the loyal Craft of Kentucky is this magnificent enterprise, that the committee deems it unnecessary, as well as unwise, to present an extended report on this subject, only to reiterate what has so often been said in reports of this character. The Craft of Kentucky knows its duty in t h e premises, and we have ho fear of its tailing to do t h a t d u t y whenever called upon for help. We commend the very able and interesting report of the Board of Directors of the Home for information as t6 the conduct of that institution. The committee will, however, refer to the enterprise set on foot at t h e last communication of t h e Grand Lodge, known as t h e "Centennial Offering," and the project fully confirmed, as presented by the Centennial Committee. We commend this laudable enterprise to your careful consideration, a n d do not for a moment entertain the idea that this great work will fail. Kentucky Masons do not know what the word Sail means as relates to their duties to their indigent â&#x20AC;˘ and infirm brethren, or the widows and helpless orphans of our deceased brethren, a n d Kentucky will not fail to make the centennial communication in the year 1900 t h e greatest of all communications of the Grand Lodge, because the Craft will be able to present an additional token of their love of Masonry and a home for their indigent a n d infirm brethren, as well as an infirmary in which t h e Craft of Kentucky, as well as those related to them, may find a comfortable place for proper treatment.

W e note an a c k n o w l e d g m e n t b y t h e G r a n d Master t h a t it was to t h e liberality a n d masonic zeal of Bro. SAMHEL C . LAWRENCE, of Boston,

t h a t t h e " L i t t l e C o m m a n d e r y " of t h e H o m e was indebted for t h e i r excursion to Boston. T h e Committee on Lodges TJ. D. r e c o m m e n d e d five new lodges for charters. P a s t G r a n d Master J . S P E E D SMITH, from t h e Committee on C e n t e n -

nial Celebration, reported t h a t t h e v o l u n t a r y fund for t h e erection of an Infirmary and H o m e for aged, infirm a n d penniless b r o t h e r Masons already showed 746 subscriptions, a m o u n t i n g to $12,636.75, so t h a t b y the t i m e t h e centennial is duly celebrated t h e Craft of K e n t u c k y will have raised for t h e H o m e a n o t h e r magnificent s u m for a specific use. As we n o t e by later legislation Bro. SMITH was a p p o i n t e d a g e n t for t h e

Centennial Celebration C o m m i t t e e , to solicit funds for this specific p u r poseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; while so employed to receive per diem and traveling expenses. G r a n d Lodge, by resolution, expressed its disapproval of a n y Master Mason engaging in t h e business of " retailing spirituous liquors."

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The Grand Lodge, after all it has done and is doing for the Home, could not adjourn without some little token for their children, and on a call for a free-will oflering to buy grapes for the children the sum of S79.35 was raised and turned over to the Secretary of the Home Board for that purpose. The benefactions of the Masons of Kentucky to the Home, to an outsider seem munificent, their assessments and revenues for 1895 paid in amounting to Â§17,964.93, with a total membership of 17,899, which does not include any portion of the individual contributions or those coming from other sources than the Grand Lodge, or the immense sums raised at the June 24th Home Day celebrations all over the State annually, nor any part of the fund now being raised voluntarily for the Infirmary for aged brethren, the sum already subscribed as hereinbefore noted amounting to $12,636.75; and yet the charitable disposition of our Kentucky brethren increases yearly. AVith over a thousand less membership than the Kansas'Grand Lodge numbers, they are systematically supporting and caring for 265 helpless ones, nearly all children, all of the latter being carefully educated and fitted for positions of tru.st, honor and usefulness. The charities of our Kentucky brethren are not spasmodic or sporadic, but constant]}' falling like the dews from Heaven ; and the glory and beauty of it all is that the more they give the greater is their desire to give, and the larger and more ample do their hearts become, and the more are the brethren alive to the necessity laid upon them of ministering to GOD'S poor. The brethren of Kentucky have led and pointed the way; nearly all the jurisdictions of the United States' are following where they have led, and while in some jurisdictions the brethren are undecided as to plans, all are united on the general principle that there must be some concerted action by the jurisdiction for the relief, care and education of its helpless, homeless and fatherless ones. Bro. W. W. CLAKKE, Past Grand Master and chairman, presents the report of the Correspondence Committee. Under Illinois, he presents the preamble and resolution offered by Bro. GEORGE M. MOULTON ; refers to the .report of the Committee on

Finance, and then comments: A splendid sentiment uttered by Past Grand Master JAMES A. MCKENZIE, when as Grand Mtister, in the presence of t h e Grand Lodge of Kentucky and a large concourse of visitors, t h e children of t h e H o m e were presented to h i m . is commended to t h e brethren of Illinois. Looking first at t h e happy faces of its wards, and then turning to Grand Lodge, he exclaimed : " What a magnilicent paternity! "

Bro. CL.^RKE notes, all the same, that Bro. MOULTON'S resolution was adopted by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, notwithstanding the cheese-paring Finance Committee's adverse report. Kansas is handsomely treated in Bro. CLARKE'S review. Grand Master CLARK'S address is pronounced an excellent paper. His fourth decision receives this criticism. He questions it, he says, "on what the lawyers call principle:"

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We have always understood that when one lodge confers a degree on a candidate at t h e request of another, it simply acts as its agent.. Unless the lodge conferring the degree has jurisdiction of the candidate we sincerely question its right to elect h i m to membership, or to receive a degree in Masonry. The fact that the lodge conferring the degree does it at the request of another lodge is an admission that it has no jurisdiction, and estops it from denying jurisdiction in the other.

• Our reference to Past Grand Master JOHN M . PRICE is quoted in full, and Bro. CLAEKE uses the speculative degree of comparison in referring to our Report on Correspondence. Under Minnesota, Bro. CLARKE dissents from the decision of the Grand Master, that impeachment of a masonic witness should not be allowed. We think the ground of the dissent is well taken. We look upon masonic trials just as we do upon the use of the surgeon's knife — only to be resorted to in last extremity; but when necessary, then the knife should be used freely. Some Masons are like some Christians, or like some common sinners. They believe in the theory promulgated by.the distinguished citizen who was once asked what he would do if called as co-respondent in a divorce proceeding, and should be asked the question whether he had been guilty of undue intimacy with the female defendant: "Do, sir? Why, sir, I would lie like a gentleman] " When such a character is offered as a witness in a masonic trial, or any other, if he can be impeached, the ends of justice will not be gained if V

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Most of us have had experience enough in this world to know that Masons, like ordinary people, fulfill the; philosophy and fact of the ancient rhyme — " When they are good They are very, very good; When they are bad, They are horrid,"

Under Utah, quoting what Bro. DIEHL has to say in reference to his son, to-wit: that he "can never be made a Mason in Utah " (having lost his right hand by an accident with a gun while hunting), Bro. 0. says: But in such cases has Grand Lodge not the right to make exceptions ? We are not prepared to say it has not, and, if so, a case than which none should more strongly invoke that power, is presented to the Grand Lodge of Utah.

Will Bro. DRUMMOND, Bro. FELLOWS, or some of the veterans who know all about these tilings; or Bro. STATON,.or Bro. LAWRENCE,of Massachusetts, who have libraries on masonic topics, with manuscripts reaching back to the time of NOAH, please give us some light on the rights, duties and privileges of a "Lewis?" If GEORGE WASHINGTON, by virtue of being the son of a Mason, could be initiated before he was twenty-one years of age, we think that indicates adoption of this "ancient usage" in the United States. Were there any other privileges belonging to a "Lewis?" We read that it is the duly of a Lewis "to bear the burden and heat of the day, that his parents may rest in their old age, thus rendering the evening of their lives peaceful and happy." If " lawful age " can be set aside, as ancient usage indicates, and " coming under the tongue of good report" was sufficiently ascertained by the ,

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iinowledge c o m m u n i c a t e d to t h e G r a n d Master of Mississippi, by t h e m a t e w h o vouched, b y an i n d i r e c t negative, for bis captain's character, so t h a t a perfect s t r a n g e r , n o t a citizen of t h i s country, or belonging to a n y masonic jurisdiction in t h i s c o u n t r y , could, w i t h o u t objection or severe criticism, b e m a d e a Mason, we t h i n k t h e b r e t h r e n of U t a h would be, jrora a comparative point of view, t h e subjects of approval r a t h e r t h a n o t h e r w i s e , if they saw fit to m a k e t h e y o u n g man a Mason. If t h e G r a n d Master of Utah should exercise his kingly " p r e r o g a t i v e " on t h e son of CHRISTOPHER D I E H L , m o v e d t h e r e t o b y w h a t his father's son u n d o u b t e d l y i s ; or t h e Grand L o d g e of U t a h s h o u l d , by special a u t h o r i t y , m a k e h i m a Mason, if he so desires, t h e writer v e n t u r e s t h e opinion t h a t even some of t h e physical perfectionists will find a reason for acquiescence. Bro. CLARKE'S review, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g his expression of displeasure at its lack of" finish," will prove, we t h i n k , to be very highly satisfactory to t h e Craft. Coming to o u r h a n d s as we are hurrj'ing u p copy for t h e p r i n t e r , w e have b e e n u n a b l e to t a k e u p a n d consider some of his discussions as we would h a v e liked. F R A N K C . GE"RARD, G r a n d Master, Bowling Green. W . W . CLARKE, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Owensboro. N e x t annual, Louisville, October 20, 1896.

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G r a n d Master GEORGE H . PACKWOOD, in his address, contrasts i n a d m i r a b l e m a n n e r t h e n a t i o n s of t h e world with t h e e m p i r e of M a s o n r y ; gives choice expression to t h o u g h t s b e g i n n i n g with " H o n o r t h e d e a d , " referring to Bro. FELLOWS' r e p o r t u n d e r t h e head " Necrological" for a list of G r a n d and P a s t G r a n d Masters of o t h e r jurisdictions, whose demise d u r i n g t h e y e a r h a d b e e n n o t e d by t h e different G r a n d B o d i e s ; n o t e s t h e issuance of a circular r e c o m m e n d i n g to t h e Craft t h a t St. J o h n ' s Day b e a p p r o p r i a t e l y c e l e b r a t e d ; expresses some s t r o n g reasons for h i s belief i n t h e advisability of t h e continuance of t h e G r a n d Representative system; c o m m e n d s t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e as soon as G r a n d Lodge is relieved from d e b t on account of its T e m p l e , a n d s p e a k s of the " i n d i s p e n s a b l e a i d " afforded by t h e i r system of District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters. G r a n d Master PACKWOOD m a k e s t h i s reference to one whose labors h a v e reflected credit on h i s j u r i s d i c t i o n : The prominence of our Grand Jurisdiction among our sister jurisdictions is due in a large measure to the able and well digested reports prepared by Past Grand Master J. Q. A. FELLOWS, who for several years has occupied this very important and responsible position. It pains me to report that our distinguished brother is now confined to his house by very serious illness, and much anxiety exists among his relatives, as well as among the brethren, as to his recovery.

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The Grand Master then suggests an expression of sympathy to Bro. F., "and his devoted wife," which we are pleased to note later in the Proceedings was given by unanimous action of Grand Lodge, and the Grand Secretary instructed "to communicate same to M.-.W.-. Bro; FELLOWS."

The Grand Master likewise made a suggestion relative to the inadequate compensation paid the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, which the Grand Lodge partially rectified by doubling the amount heretofore paid. The Committee on Audit and Accounts was evidently determined that the Grand Lodge should not give away what it had not, and on their report a donation for charity was denied, for the reason that Grand Lodge was in debt for their Temple, and we are glad to note the consistency of the brethren in further refusing, for the same reason, to vote themselves mileage and per diem. A resolution to collect from each initiate a fee of $1.00 for each degree conferred, to be applied to liquidation of Temple debt, was introduced, and goes over to next session for final action. â&#x20AC;˘ The Report on Correspondence is b}' Bro. J. Q. A. FELLOWS, and comments and quotations on matters under consideration in the various jurisdictions are topically presented. Upon the Grand Representative question Bro. F. concludes that " as at present in vogue, it is not only useless but is actually, in many instances, a detriment." Bro. F. claims to be exempt from personal feeling in the matter, and says at the time he writes he is loaded down with six commissions of that character. We have in former reports expressed our views fully. Honors will never be so easy with the writer that he will not have a personal gratification in the fact that he represents the jurisdiction in which he first made his appearance, and where he was " m a d e " masonically. This may be "sentiment," but connected with sentiment of like character are some of the noblest emotions to which the human heart is subject. It may not demonstrate the utility of the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there are lots of things in our every day life that could be dispensed with on the same ground of utility, that we cling to with the adhesiveness of young lovers. Because some of our brethren wear frills on their shirts, or collars of immense amplitude or altitude, we would not have them lay them aside as "useless," or a "detriment," in fact our brethren would not look natural to us if they did lay them aside. Because some of the Grand Lodges, having once acknowledged with due solemnity and importance the sovereignty of a Grand Body, continue to do so whenever a reappointment is made, is no reason why objection should be made to the custom on the score that it subserves no useful purpose. The original " recognition " served a purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the representative standing for the " entity " represented, and was of value as defining the status of the body recognized ; does it follow that the courtesy of the later ones fulfills no useful purpose?

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U n d e r t h e topic,"Non-affiliation," Bro. FELLOWS m a k e s copious extracts from t h e views of d i s t i n g u i s h e d Masons of o t h e r jurisdictions, referring as h e does so, t o h i s expressed views in t h e r e p o r t of t h e previous y e a r . C o m m e n t i n g , u n d e r Colorado, to r e m a r k s m a d e b y G r a n d Master PLUMMER, of Wa.shington,and quoted by G r a n d Master SANPORD as indicating one of t h e causes of non-affiliation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in which Bro. PLUMMBR refers to t h e formal, m a r r o w - c h i l l i n g introduction of a dirait-holding brother, to a lodge which t h e b r o t h e r has visited with t h e idea of joining. Bro. FEiiLows, b y way of contrast, says: We will here add that once in our masonic career, after admission and a formal introduction, and a short interval had elapsed, during which the business immediately in hand was-transacted, the body was nominally called to refreshment, and an individual introduction was given me to all the members who desired it. Some five or ten minutes were thus passed (it was a large assemblage), acquaintances were formed, to remember which has afforded much pleasure In the years which have followed, and then labor was resumed. It has struck me that such a practice might be inaugurated in our lodges with great, good effect. If nothing more of good should accrue, it would give the members an opportunity'of changing their position, as we children were allowed to do by a considerate teacher when at school. T h e Worshipful Master w h o t h i n k s he has performed h i s whole d u t y w h e n h e has called u p h i s lodge and formally expressed a h o p e t h a t t h e b r o t h e r will h a v e a " pleasant and profitable visit," h a s fallen as far s h o r t of it as t h e scriptural g e n t l e m a n did who expressed t h e desires, " B e y e c l o t h e d , " " B e ye filled," and furnished n o clothing or filling. H o w . often h a v e b r e t h r e n been compelled to m a k e good by personal courtesies t h e failure of some Master to comply with t h e obligations of o r d i n a r y politeness, to say n o t h i n g of d u t y u n p e r f o r m e d . TJnder t h e h e a d i n g , " L a n d m a r k s , " in his r e m a r k s u n d e r K e n t u c k y , Bro. F . reviews q u i t e fully Bro. GRANT'S p a m p h l e t " c o n t a i n i n g some of t h e ancient landmarks of F r e e m a s o n r y with proofs," p u b l i s h e d u n d e r resolution of t h e G r a n d Lodge of K e n t u c k y . As t h e subject is treated it would require u s to p u b l i s h t h e p a m p h l e t , as well as t h e review, to m a k e t h e latter intelligible to o u r readers, which is entirely b e y o n d our limits. W e c o m m e n d , h o w e v e r , to those having access to t h e m both to read t h e m together to get t h e benefit of Bro. F.'s exposition. Ko. 3 we h e r e r e p r o d u c e , as it gives t h e l a n d m a r k , as well as t h e c o m m e n t s thereon, to-wit: No.3. "Freemasonry embraces the degrees of Entered Apprentice,Fellow Craft and Master Mason, which are conferred in regular lodges where its rites and ceremonies are private." We at first hesitated to call this a landmark. Many writers of note have contended that prior to 1717 there was only one ceremony, or at the most two. If these writers are correct, this is not a landmark, for it is not of immemorial usage. But did it not exist prior to 1717? We have always seen with regret that most, if not really all, the English writers have confined their researches and investigations on the line of the "moderns" and have given us comparatively nothing of the "ancients," as though that body of Masons, so distinguished in the last century, had no history, and no traditions or peculiar usages. These writers have been of the " modern" school. It cannot be possible that the " ancients " had no traditions, nor left a trace of early recorded history. I cannot help believing that in 1717 there were more lodges, probably many more, and many more Masons, than the four lodges in London and their members, who formed the Grand Lodge of England. There were, we know, what

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were called Saints J o h n ' s Lodges, a n d other Masons, t h a n those of the four. We k n o w , or have good reason to believe, that they continued to work in England a n d elsewhere, and were at work a t York, In Scotland a n d Ireland. T h a t w h e n finally, some at least, of these lodges found t h e Grand Lodges of Scotland arid Ireland, a n d the Grand Lodge of t h e " a n c i e n t s " in London or Southern England, they had rites a n d ceremonies, different in m a n y respects from those practiced in lodges u n d e r the " m o d e r n " Grand Lodge. While an ancient could work himself into a lodge of t h e moderns, a m o d e r n Mason could not work himself into a lodge of ancients. T h e latter had something t h e moderns did n o t possess. T h e ceremonies of lodges in Scotland, Ireland a n d of York were nearly the same as those of t h e "ancients," while they differed materially, all three, from those of t h e moderns. We have hoped the members of Quatnor Coronate Lodge would, some of them, t u r n their attention to this field of inquiry. We k n o w the " a n c i e n t s " established the lodges which formed the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and very marked differences prevail to-day in that jurisdiction in the ceremonies from most other lodj^es in t h e United States; that when it authorized Lodge 39 of its register to work at Alexandria,â&#x20AC;˘Virginia, in 1783, t h e one named in t h e warrant as Master h a d to be m a d e over again, or healed, he being a modern Mason, or clandestinely made, as they called it. There were two Grand Lodges i n t h e colonies of Massachusetts, New York a n d South Carolina, one each of the ancients a n d moderns. T h e Grand Lodge of Louisiana obtained its charter in 1793, from the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, the ancient Grand Lodge, a n d in t h e early minutes of that lodge appears t h e entry of a modern Mason h a v i n g been healed. The four other lodges which, with t h e first lodge, formed the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, were chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. T h e writer has seen, in one of them, t h e second a n d t h i r d degrees conferred as they are conferred in Pennsylvania to-day. After reflection on these differences actually existing, we were led to t h e conclusion that t h e ancients, or rather, the Saints John's lodges, had, prior to a n d at 1717, t h e three degrees, as their descendants in Pennsylvania now have, b u t also h a d . t h e complement of t h e t h i r d degree, k n o w n as t h e Holy Eoyal Arch, which t h e four L o n d o n lodges did n o t have. If t h e moderns fashioned t h e ceremonies of t h e t h i r d degree after 1717, or, in fact, as some contend, created that degree, it is certain the ancients d i d not get it from them ; on t h e contrary, there would be reason to believe t h e moderns derived it from the Saints J o h n ' s Masons. We hence conclude t h a t No. 3, of Bro. GRANT, has the sanction of immemorial usage. We hope soon to see an investigation on this line taken up by some of o u r an tiquarian brethren of the Lodge Quatnor Coronati. .It will n o t avail that no e x t a n t records show the conferring of t h e second a n d third degrees, or the Royal Arch, prior to 1717. We know that as late as the Baltimore Convention in 1843, all business was transacted in the lodge opened on the degree of Entered Apprentice, the minutes were read a n d approved, a n d that Apprentices took part i n t h e proceedings. Such was t h e rule in Louisiana until 1851. T h e first Secretary of Lodge No. 1, of Louisiana, in 1793, was an Apprentice only, and so was the Orator of t h e lodge. I n the lodge in which the writer was made a Mason, i n Vermont, in 1849, all the business was transacted in a lodge of Entered Apprentices. Is it not presumable, then, that when the lodge work was done, those who h a d the higher degrees met a n d conferred them u p to the Royal Arch, a n d that no m i n u t e s of their work would appear on the lodge minutes? Considering all t h e circumstances, which, we are confident, will b e verified b y future investigations a n d researches, we conclude that from memorial usage, a n d n o t from the records of the moderns. Freemasonry consisted of the three degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason, a n d that this, therefore, is a l a n d m a r k . GEORGE H . PACKWOOD, G r a n d Master, C l i n t o n . J . Q. A. FELLOWS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , N e w

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H O R A C E H . BURBANK, G r a n d Master, congratulated t h e G r a n d Lodge u p o n " a b u n d a n t h a r m o n y , satisfactory increase of m e m b e r s h i p , p r e s e n t prosperity, and apparently b r i g h t prospects awaiting t h e fraternity." Bro. B. takes occasion in his address, in referring to t h e principles of Masonry, to tell some plain t r u t h s and give some wholesome advice to his b r e t h r e n . One concise s t a t e m e n t is as follows: " T h e r e is n o room i n o u r mystic circle for t h e i n t e m p e r a t e , t h e u n t r u t h f u l , t h e licentious, t h e profane. We should not havfe o u r good n a m e tainted by such m e m b e r s . " W e c o m m e n d a careful r e a d i n g of his address to all who h a v e access to t h e Maine Proceedings. T h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand was d u l y recognized, a n d t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for K a n s a s , A R C H I E L . TALBOT, p r e s e n t e d a renewal of his commission, a n d was a p p r o p r i a t e l y welcomed by t h e G r a n d Master. Resolutions of s y m p a t h y for Past G r a n d Master D A V I D CARGILL, " n o w u p o n a bed of sickness," with " e a r n e s t good wishes"• of G r a n d Lodge for his " speedy recovery," were s e n t t h e sick b r o t h e r after u n a n i mous adoption. T h e G r a n d Lodge held exercises c o m m e m o r a t i v e of t h e seventyfifth a n n i v e r s a r j ' of its existence. Proili t h e historical address of P a s t , G r a n d M a s t e r EDWARD P. BURNHAM we l e a r n ' t h e following facts: T h e P r o v i n c e of Maine was finst so designated in t h e c h a r t e r of CHARLES L , K i n g of E n g l a n d , to Sir FERDINANDO GEORGES, April 3, 1639. T h e GEORGES heirs sold t h e i r interests in 1677 to J O H N USHER, w h o in March, 1678, transferred same to t h e G o v e r n m e n t a n d Company of Mass a c h u s e t t s for £1,250. WILLIAM a n d . M A R Y , October 7, 1691, confirmed this g r a n t by c h a r t e r to t h e Massachusetts Colony, and e x t e n d e d its b o u n d a r i e s to N o v a Scotia. J u l y 4, 1819, Maine concluded to start in business for herself, called a Constitutional Convention a t P o r t l a n d , October 11th, a n d October 29, 1819, adopted a State Constitution. T h e State was a d m i t t e d b y Congress, M a r c h 4, 1820, to t a k e effect March 16, 1820, and May 31,1820, its first Legislature c o n v e n e d at P o r t l a n d . M a y 8, 1769, 126 years prior to t h e date of t h e celebration t h e n being held, t h e first lodge of Masons was h e l d i n Maine at P o r t l a n d . F r o m t h a t t i m e until 1820, w h e n G r a n d Lodge was formed, thirty-one lodges w e r e organized in Maine. W h e n t h e G r a n d Lodge organization was d e t e r m i n e d u p o n b y t h e Maine lodges t h e y presented a memorial, signed b y t w e n t y - n i n e lodges, to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Massachusetts, w h i c h referred same to a com-

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mittee,that reported favorably. The report was accepted, and $1,000.00 granted to the new Grand Lodge for a Charity Fund. The Grand Lodge of Maine was organized June 1, 1820, twenty-five lodges participating. June 24th the Grand Master of New Hampshire installed the officers. The record^is startling, showing the falling off during the MORGAN excitement in the attendance of its subordinates at the Grand Lodge from sixteen lodges in 1832 to the Grand Secretary and six brethren in 1842, at which tiiiie returns were read from two lodges, and no lodge fully represented. But the record of increase is just as noticeable: five lodges in 1843, nineteen in 1844, ten in 184.5, eleven in 1846, twenty-two in 1847, twenty-flve in 1848, thirty-three in 1849, and forty-one in 1850. In 18-56 JosiAH H. DRUMMOND is noted "present" as Master of Waterville Lodge; 1858 J. H. DRDMMOSD elected Deputy Grand Master, and in 1860 elected Grand Master. ; We note in the historical sketches of the Grand Masters that the first on the list, WILLIAM KIXG, was Governor of the State at time he so acted. Of the second Grand Master, .SIMON GEEENLEAF by name, after citing a number of honors, we find these words: "Author of a work upon'evidence." We submit our impression that the fact that he was a"Eoyal Professor of the Dane Law School," "Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court," " Member of Constitutional Convention," or even "Representative in the Legislature," will never add any fame to the author of " GBEENLEAF'S Evidence." The list closes with 1856, the year when JOSIAH H . DitUMMONi) began making Grand Lodge history; when IRA BERRY, " faithful unto death," began making his notable record as Grand Secretary. The brightest pages of the masonic history of Maine could not well form a part of Bro. BURSHAM'S record, because they are inseparably connected with the life, work and history of one living; and yet they are written out in full, and are known and read by intelligent Masons in ever)' jurisdiction. In his contributions to the jurisprudence and literature of Masonry, they have won merited honor and distinction for the jurisdiction in which he lives, so that when Masons speak of the " distinguished brother from Maine," all know whom is meant. Serus ccelum redeat. M.'.W.'. Bro. HIRAM CHASE, the senior Past Grand Master of Maine, then delivered an interesting account, containing reminiscences of early members. He gives the names of the officers of the Grand Lodge of 1851 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first he attended â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of whom he sadly says: " I find myself again standing in the Grand Lodge of Maine, with not one of those early companions by my side. They have all gone. Of that long list, not one now lives. The oration was delivered by Bro. DRUMMOND, who stated that the occurrence of an anniversary naturally calls for a statement of history,

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t h a t a masonic a n n i v e r s a r y calls for a comparison of w h a t Masonry then was w i t h w h a t M a s o n r y now is, so t h a t t h e history of t h e p a s t m i g h t g u i d e o u r conduct for t h e future. Bro. D. t h e n m a d e a s t a t e m e n t of f u n d a m e n t a l principles, a n d noted t h e fact t h a t " M a s o n r y takes t h e law of G o u as t h e ' rule a n d g u i d e ' of its works a s well as of its faith." Then asking the question,'" Has there b e e n ' a n y c h a n g e ? " he shows t h e a d h e r e n c e of Maine to t h e fundam e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s cited by h i m ; noted t h e s u b s t i t u t i o n by " a powerful b o d y " of a " creative p r i n c i p l e " for " G o o ; " referred to its p r o m p t interdiction b y n e a r l y all t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e world "following t h e lead of t h i s G r a n d Lodge," a n d t h e n h e s a y s : But still it must be said that tlie careful observer has discovered a tendency in the same direction in individual members ; and, considering the skepticism of the times, there is danger of its increase. This has been specially manifested by the denial, by some eminent Masons, that the Bible upon the masonic altar is to be regarded as '* the revealed word of the Everlasting GOD." It has even happened that a Grand Lodge has held that a Mason, who had publicly denounced the Bible (which was upon the altar when he was made) was guilty of no masonic offense; but in the discussion which followed, the correctness of this decision was so generally denied, that I fully believe that if the same question should come before that Grand Lodge again, the opposite decision would be given. To one who considers the office of the Bible in the work of the lodge, it is passing strange that any man, who denies its sacred character, can even pretend to be a Mtm)n, unless he is lost to all sense of reverence for GOD, of integrity, and of self-respect. It goes without saying, that a man, who does not put his trust in GOD, or who does not recognize a Book of the Law, is not only not fit to be made a Mason, but, if made, would be au element among us of the most dangerous character. Hence, it is a duty of the gravest importance to prevent the admission of such a man. without regard to his apparent qualifications in other respects. I say " apparent "advisedly, for if a candidate lacks this fundamental qualificatiou, it will be found sooner or later that he lacks others. It is the practical duty, therefore, of all members, and especially of officers and committees of lodges, to make strict inquiry into the character of candidates in this respect, and to accept no doubtful assurance, but to have satisfactory evidence that they are really "duly and truly prepared" to be made Masons. If it shall be said that the danger is small in Maine, it must be remembered that our infiuence is felt beyond our borders. Public opinion is the most forcible of all human laws, and experience shows that this is as true in the masonic as in the profane world. Bro. DKUMMOXD gave utterance to forceful r e m a r k s on t h e subject of " Masonic Relief," emphasizing t h e i n d i v i d u a l responsibility a n d obligation to relieve distress; devoted some space to a consideration of t h e societies, p a t t e r n e d in p a r t after M a s o n r y , which h a v e m a d e t h e m u t u a l i n s u r a n c e feature by a system of d u e s and benefits t h e basis of t h e i r organization, concluding this topic as follows: Love for the Brotherhood grows by its exercise; the performance of the duties of Masonry increases our inclination to perform them. On the other hand, everything which tends to prevent the discharge of such duties, weakens the Institution itself. Let us heed, then, the lesson which this history teaches, that the prosperity of Masonry depends upon the diligent performance of this, and every other masonic duty, by the individual Mason. U n d e r t h e t o p i c , " Masonry Always t h e S a m e , " Bro. D. reads a mild lecture to those who seek rules of conduct o t h e r t h a n those found " i n t h e old C o n s t i t u t i o n s a n d a n c i e n t usages of t h e Graft." U n d e r t h e title, " T h e Ritual," is contained s o m e very excellent

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t h o u g h t s and suggestions. One of t h e approved decisions of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine, a t its ]895 session, was t h i s : " I t is not permissible for officers of a lodge to wear robes," whicli we m e n t i o n to show t h e p e r t i nency of later r e m a r k s . Of course, these t h i n g s a r e m a i n l y a m a t t e r of ta.ste. W e h a v e seen KING-SOLOMON arrayed in all his glory with royal robes, jewels, crown a n d s c e p t r e ; we have also seen his regal b r e a s t covered with a tin square, his majesty arrayed In his shirtsleeves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e latter u n l a u n d e r e d - 7 - w i t h o u t a collar on, and b e a r i n g several days' evidences t h a t t h e " b a r b e r of his majesty's household " had a felon on t h e forefinger of h i s r i g h t h a n d , or was otherwise incapacitated for d u t y ; we have likewise seen his majesty arrayed in faultless linen, in t h e full dress of N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y refinement, his manly bosom covered,with flowers and jewels. Personally we like to see a kingly character, r e p r e sented' in kingly apparel, a n d t h e accustomed s u r r o u n d i n g s i n d i c a t i n g t h e reality of t h e character assumed, b u t we heartily agree w i t h B r o . D. in t h e gist of t h e quotations which follow this, t h a t t h e m a n n e r miist be s u b o r d i n a t e to t h e precepts or principles to be inculcated, a n d in h i s calling back t h e " high " ritualists to t h e first principles of masonic instruction : I have already stated that the ritnal in use in 1S20 and the previous years, has come down to us without substantial change. But whether there has come with it an equal appreciation of its object, I am not so certain. One peculiarity of Masonry is, that it teaches by symbols; this idea is so fully carried out that every ceremony, every badge of office, every adornment of the lodge, every article of masonic clothing and furniture, iu fact, everything upon which the eye rests and every sound which reaches the ear in the working of a lodge, are intended to teach or impress upon the mind of the initiate, a precept or principle of Masonry, though to the profane they may be meaningless. Especially is the work intended to teach the principles of Masonry and the duties of Jfasous. Anything in the lodge, or in the work, which does not tend to this result, has no business there. It follows, tba't the sole object in rendering the work is to impress upon the mind the lessons which it teaches. The explanation follows the work for that purpose, and the strictness of our law, as to giving the lectures, grows out of it. The object should not be to dazzle the eye or please the senses. The orator whose manner attracts the attention of the hearer to himself rather than to his subject, always fails in effecting his purpose. * * * On the other hand, if the officers are so poorly prepared as to make those present almost ache in sympathy for the murdered work, the object is entirely lost; such officers not only disgrace themselves, but commit an offense against JIasoury. There is a golden mean, and it is one of the wonderful qualities of our work that it does not require an orator, an actor or an elocutionist to render it effective; but plain people, who have studied the work until they are imbued with its spirit, and forgetting themselves, keep in mind its object, cannot fail to give it its intended eflfect. U n d e r t h i s same topic, Bro. D. devotes some space to strictures on t h e custom of conferring degrees upon "classes of candidates." As t h i s custom does n o t prevail in K a n s a s , we pass further reference. T h e following, however, has special pertinence to K a n s a s , and as it was also t r u e in our day, we urge its consideration as w o r t h y t h e t i m e a n d attention of every Mason in this j u r i s d i c t i o n : When I was initiated, the duty of reading and remembering the ancient charges was enjoined upon me; and this was then the invariable practice in our lodge. Brother Masters, how many of the members of your respective lodges have ever read, or heard

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read, those same " ancient charges ?" And yet they are a summary of a Mason's duties and obligations, and are held to be the very foundation upon which Masonry is built, and unchangeable landmarks of the Institution. Read them, brethren, and then read the address of the M.-.\V.-. Grand Master yesterday, in the light of them. U n d e r " F r a t e r n i t y , " Bro. D. calls t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e b r e t h r e n to a fact t h a t we h a v e heretofore e m p h a s i z e d , t h a t t h e lack of t h e social f e a t u r e a t o u r lodge meetings is to s o m e e x t e n t responsible for a weake n i n g of t h e b o n d s of fraternity a m o n g t h e Craft, a n d t h a t n u m e r i c a l s t r e n g t h will n o t m a k e good t h e loss. I am convinced that one cause of our loss in this direction proceeds from the failure of our members to cultivate Intimacy with each other. The ritual and old usage contemplate that the objects of lodge meetings are something more than to transact business and do work. In former times refreshments were practically as necessary to holding a lodge as the presence of the charter. Excesses, unworthy of Masons, resulted, and we went to the other extreme. As I now see it (for I confess it has taken years to make me see it) this departure from ancient usage was a perilous mistake. There is no doubt whatever that the relaxetion from labor given by assembling around the table and breaking bread together adds a charm to our meetings which they cannot otherwise gain. r ' U n d e r t h e topic, " T h e A n c i e n t Usages of t h e Craft," Bro. D. calls t h e b r e t h r e n to a consideration of t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e n e s s a n d full significance of t h e obligation taken a n n u a l l y to perform all masoiiic duties, â&#x20AC;˘official a n d personal, w i n d i n g u p h i s c o m m e n t s with t h e following: Brethren, this anniversary calls upon us all to review our past masonic life. There are before you and among you, those entitled by years and service to be called the Fathers of the Craft. â&#x20AC;˘ Our thoughts to-day have been traversing the years that have gone by, since \ye have shared in the management of masonic affairs. In one thing we all agree ; that if we had our life to live over again, with the light which we now have, we would make greater efforts to maintain, in our personal and masonic relations, the laws and principles which the fathers obeyed and sustained. Some of us have clasped hands in this Grand Lodge for almost a generation ; this is the second anniversary in which we have participated; when the next shall come, we shall be but memories; you will have taken OUT places, and another generation will fill yours; may you be able to say to Ihem then as we say to you now: " As you love Masonry, whatever betide, come prosperity or come adversity, adhere with unflinching tenacity to the ancient usages of the Craft! " T h e G r a n d Lodge, by its action, d e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t t h o u g h its speed is n o t r a p i d e n o u g h to cause dizziness, still it does m o v e . A c a n d i d a t e was rejected seven years before in M a i n e . F i v e years later h e was m a d e a Mason i n C a n a d a " in accordance w i t h t h e law a n d regulation of t h a t jurisdiction, w h e r e h e t h e n was r e s i d i n g . " U p o n m o t i o n t h e G r a n d Master was empowered a n d i n s t r u c t e d , if satisfied t h e c a n d i d a t e was guiltless of deceit or fraud, " t o allow t h e said b r o t h e r " masonic recogn i t i o n . T i g h t e n t h e belt of fraternal courtesy a little more, Bro. D., a n d t h e m a c h i n e r y will r u n smoother yet. F r o m r e p o r t of Special C o m m i t t e e , on D e a t h s of P a s t G r a n d Officers, s u b m i t t e d by Bro. DHUJIMOND, we t a k e t h e following in reference to late G r a n d Treasurer, FREDERICK F O X : " B r o . J O H N H . FOGG, his lifelong friend, t h u s s p o k e of h i m : " Mr. Fox was a man of that charitable disposition which inclined him to ihink kindly of the worthy poor and to help them. His sympathies for them, manifested by his generous charities, will cause his name to be lovingly cherished in many a house-

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hold in this city for many years to come. His charities were always liberal, not ostentatious or merely casual, but silent and systematic, and dispensed without the sound of trumpets. " When he saw the widow's tears and heard her cry, Her little ones in rags and misery. Her household lamp gone out, her firelight dead, In utter loneliness and lack of bread, He always ready stood, and his right hand Was opened wide to that unhappy band. He fed them, clothed them, and the widow's prayer Named him as one who saved her from despair." And now, after all that may be said of our deceased brother and friend, of his professional attainments and success as a lawyer, his generosity, charity and benevolence, his fidelity to his friends, and every trust and confidence reposed in him, the crowning glory of his life is that he left to bis family and friends and fellow citizens the most honorable and exalted of all titles," an honest man." Bro. DRUMMOND, in h i s Report on Correspondence, h a s t h i s to say u n d e r California a b o u t Masonry a n d t h e E o m a n Catholic C h u r c h : It is the officially and publicly declared law of that church that a Catholic cannot be a Mason. If, therefore, a Catholic becomes a Mason, he is either a traitor to his church or a traitor to Masonry, or to both; and no traitor to either has any place in Masonry. A n d this upon District D e p u t y Grand Master system of M a i n e : Experience shows that our system is a great incentive to faithful work by the Deputies, upon whom depend, more than upon almost any other Grand Oflicer, the successful working and the prosperity of our lodges. Quoting Bro. DAVIS' Icind words for t h e E a s t e r n Star, in 1894 P r o ceedings, Bro. DRUMMOND gives testimony as follows: We met a Mason last summer in a New Hampshire village, where a chapter of the Eastern Star existed, and he assured us that its organization and operation had wonderfully increased the interest of the Masons in the lodge. Bro. D. gives t e s t i m o n y again in his review of Bro. ROBBINS' r e p o r t , viz: He still claims that the Scottish Rite, and especially Bro. PIKE, is responsible for printed ciphers and rituals. We have in our possession a cipher, which we have had since 1849; at that time many members of our lodge had one; we recently had another copy which one of our Grand Secretaries has. We do not believe that Bro. ROBBiNS can find a ritual printed by the Scottish Bite until after 1850. Of t h e K a n s a s R e p o r t on Correspondence Bro. DRUMMOND k i n d l y says: " I t is o n e of t h e best t h a t we have received; abstract, extract, and c o m m e n t a r e so b l e n d e d t h a t t h e y m a k e a c o n t i n u o u s n a r r a t i v e . " W h a t we h a v e to say on t h e subjects of Masonry n o t a s u b s t i t u t e for religion; o n e notice of Bro. W H E E L E R , of C o n n e c t i c u t ; G r a n d H o n o r s ; Jurisdiction of offenders; t h e Missouri-Pennsylvania c o n t r o v e r s y ; are quoted quite freely, a n d a desire expressed " t o q u o t e further â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially his reply to Bro. V A U X in relation to t h e correct principles governing t h e formation of G r a n d Lodges." Of our suggestion to pay Secretaries of s u b o r d i n a t e lodges, h e s a y s : He endorses paying to the Secretary a commission upon the amount of dues collected, as a wise policy; we hope to see this policy prevail universally in the near future; its adoption will save many from becoming non-afBliates, and as we have already said, the lodge will make money.

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M a i n e always requires, a n d is w o r t h y of m u c h s p a c e ; we regret t h a t w e c a n n o t take more for o u r K a n s a s readers. W h a t we have taken, if faithfully considered a n d h e e d e d , will serve as a recall to t h e a n c i e n t p r i n c i p l e s a n d usages of t h e Craft; t h e s e a r e of more i m p o r t a n c e than ^the c u t of K I N G SOLOMON'S coat, t h e m a r c h i n g to slow music of a lot of m u t e craftsmen, whose only use seems to be to display t h e i r alleged I s r a e l i t i s h costumes, or an " i " d o t t i n g a n d " t " crossing a d h e r e n c e to t h e l e t t e r of t h e ritual. AUGUSTUS B . FARNIIAM, G r a n d Master, Bangor. JosiAH H . DRUMMOND, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Portland. N e x t annual, Portland, May .5, 1890.

MANITOBA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. â&#x20AC;˘ 2 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W I N N I P E G , .TUNE 12TII.

THOMAS T W E E D , G r a n d Master.

T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings is prefaced by records of t w o special communications, at which corner stones of t w o Episcopal c h u r c h e s were laid, t h e G r a n d Master receiving from each of t h e rectors t h e " c u s t o m a r y t r o w e l suitably inscribed." W e n o t i c e the p r e s e n c e of M.-.W.". J A M E S ALEXANDER OVAS a t t h e

o p e n i n g of Grand Lodge, receiving t h e welcoming h o n o r d u e his reapp o i n t m e n t as G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s . T h e G r a n d Master opens h i s address w i t h a beautiful reference to t h e d e a d of h i s o w n and o t h e r j u r i s d i c t i o n s ; a n n o u n c e s no decisions w o r t h y of c o n s i d e r a t i o n ; received a n application from a lodge to hold a ijublic installation, of which h e s a y s : While quite aware that this practice prevails in some of the less conservative jurisdictions of the United States, I was at a loss to see how the provisions of our Constitution, governing the ceremony of installation, could be properly carried out in the presence of the public; I therefore refused to grant the dispensation. If t h e b r o t h e r h a s read carefully h e will b e a w a r e t h a t t h e jurisdictions i n which p u b l i c installations d o not take place are t h e exceptions, a n d t h a t in most of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n s notable for conservatism, such installations a r e had, a n d t h a t t h e " a n c i e n t usage " of t w o of those h e w o u l d consider e m i n e n t l y conservative was c o n t r a r y in some notable instances t o p r e s e n t teaching. T h e G r a n d Master says t h e year h a s b e e n an uneventful o n e . N e v e r t h e l e s s Masonry still e x t e n d s its circle; its m e m b e r s e x e r t their influence for good in almost every c o m m u n i t y . Bro. W M . G . SCOTT, for t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, of which h e is c h a i r m a n , reported " t h a t o w i n g to t h e destruction b y fire of nearly all t h e Proceedings'of other G r a n d Lodges, a n d t h e r e s u l t a n t confusion,

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it has been found impossible to p r e p a r e a r e p o r t as directed by G r a n d Lodge. T h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Lodges U. D. reads like some of our Kansas reports from a like committee t w e n t y years ago. F o u r lodges U. D. were granted charters. T h e Committee on G r a n d Master's Address cite with approval t h e action of t h e G r a n d Master in refusing permission to a lodge u n d e r t h e Constitution of t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , at Montreal, to i n i t i a t e " a resident of t h e N o r t h w e s t Territories," t h e action of t h e G r a n d Master being based upon t h e consideration t h a t as t h e G r a n d Lodge of Quebec occupied t h a t territory ( c o n c u r r e n t l y with t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d ) it m i g h t be considered a p r e c e d e n t t h a t m i g h t lead to complications. W e trust, however, t h a t should a like r e q u e s t a t any t i m e come from t h e G r a n d Lodge of Quebec h e will promptly g r a n t t h e s a m e , precedent or not. . T h e Committee on G r a n d Lodge Library will probably h a v e m o r e work to do t h a n usually falls to its lot, owing to t h e almost total loss of t h e Grand Lodge library by fire, a n d t h e efforts necessary to replace it. We do not see K a n s a s on t h e list of those contributing, b u t t h e b r e t h r e n of Manitoba may be assured t h a t t h e i r loss of our Proceedings will be made good so far as may be possible. Past G r a n d Master P . J. GOGGIN was presented by G r a n d Lodge with a h a n d s o m e chain collar, t h e G r a n d Master m a k i n g e l o q u e n t a n d complimentary allusions in his address of presentation to t h e distinguished services of t h e M . \ W . \ b r o t h e r ; to which Bro. GOGGIN m a d e a fervent a n d beautiful response. A very interesting letter from " B r o . .Sir JOHN SCHULTZ, L i e u t e n a n t Governor of Manitoba," in reference to t h e introduction of Masonry from Minnesota by dispensation to and t h e organization of N o r t h e r n . Light Lodge in Manitoba, was read, a n d a resolution of t h a n k s for same duly passed. W e note t h a t a m o n g t h e '.'furniture" of t h e lodge t h e y had "fifteen tin plates, fifteen iron spoons, fifteen teaspoons, twelve cups and saucers, one tin p a n , four cans pickled oysters, one p o u n d b u t t e r , one p o u n d coffee and two p o u n d s sugar." Our British b r e t h r e n recollected " a n c i e n t u s a g e " in regard to refreshments, and the}' builded wisely. W e regret t h e absence of a R e p o r t on Correspondence. Our official correspondence with b r e t h r e n in M a n i t o b a created in us quite an interest in its masonic welfare, a n d we will welcome an o p p o r t u n i t y to become better a c q u a i n t e d t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m of a Report on Correspondence w i t h t h e law and usage governing in t h a t jurisdiction; as well as t h e general t r e n d a n d scope of t h e masonic work in t h a t field of labor. CHARLES N . BELL, Grand Master, W i n n i p e g . WILLIAM G . SCOTT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , ' W i n nipeg.

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MARYIvAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1893. BALTIMORE,

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T h e volume of Proceedings o p e n s with a special communication a t t h e T e m p l e in Baltimore, N o v e m b e r 26, 1893, G r a n d Master THOMAS J . SHRYOCK in t h e G r a n d East. T h e Grand Master a n n o u n c e d t h e d e a t h of D e p u t y Grand Master ROBERT K . M A R T I N , a n d a p p o i n t e d

B r o s . G E O R G E L . M C C A H A N , SAMUEL

EccLES, Jr., and G. F . KOOKE, to p r e p a r e resolutions of s y m p a t h y and respect, a n d Past Grand Master J O H N M . CARTER to deliver a eulogy u p o n t h e life and character of B r o . M A R T I N , a t n e x t stated communication of G r a n d Lodge. F r o m t h e address of G r a n d C h a p l a i n H E N R Y BRANCH, we take t h e following: When GOD led his people forth from their long bondage in Egypt, He not only guided them by His spirit, but He fed them with his bounty. When they went forth from their tents in hunger. His unseen hand had dropped fatness in their paths, and when they looked upon the ground, all covered with food, like coriander seed, neither the product of human hands nor fruit of nature, but prepared in the laboratory of heaven, they enquired, "Manna?" "What is i t ? " And by this name it goes to-day. This same spirit of inquiry greets us to-day, as we break the stillness of this quiet hour, on this holy day, and in this holy place. What is it? A Mason's funeral. Less than a week ago he sat in this place, which shall know him no more forever, and now he lies there, where garlanded with flowers and crowned with palms, you see him in the fullness of his manly vigor, with no mark of disease or suffering or cruel hate to mar the beauty of his body; but in the prime and pride of life he has turned aside to sleep. it

Believing, as we do, in the immortality of the soul, we hope to see our brother again among the spirits of the just made perfect, and teaching, as we do, the resurrection of the body, we hope to embrace him once more in that world of light, where no Lodge of Sorrow ever drowns the hallelujahs of eternal praise, where we shall see him for ourselves, and our eyes behold him and not another. His soul we commend to GOD, who gave it, his body to the earth, as it was, but in our loving hearts his memory is embalmed, waiting till we shall meet him "in the air," when we all awake to heed the summons that call us to the General Assembly and church of the first-born, where we shall greet him as we now leave himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a bro tlier beloved.

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T h e c o m m i t t e e of w h i c h B r o . GEORGE L . M C C A H O N was c h a i r m a n ,

presented their resolution of respect a n ^ s y m p a t h y , in w h i c h they say of B r o . M A R T I N : " T O each m e m b e r of t h e fraternity h i s n a m e is a s y n o n y m of t h e virtues t h a t constitute t h e perfect a n d u p r i g h t Mason. H i s benevolence n e v e r d i m m e d for lack of exercise, a n d w a s ' a s cons t a n t as t h e r e t u r n i n g w a n t s of t h e d i s t r e s s e d . ' " Past Grand Master J O H N M . CAKTER, after delivering an a d m i r a b l e address concerning h i s life work, h i s stability of character, h i s lodge a n d c h u r c h affiliations, concluded as follows: I t is rare that we meet i n life so admirable a specimen of a full-rounded character, a man whose every word, act a n d deed seemed so deserving of admiration and emulation. The death of such a m a n accentuates t h e lesson their lives have t a u g h t ; and when death comes so suddenly we feel thankful that there seemed no need of preparation, even more so than if racked by disease or warped by senility something h a d occurred to mar the record or blur so bright an escutcheon.

W e m a k e n o apology t o our readers for t a k i n g so m u c h of t h e space belonging t o Maryland t o p u b l i s h t h e brilliant t h o u g h t s , beautiful sent i m e n t s concerning a n d glowing description of o n e of Masonry's noblem e n , because t h i s distinguished character, c u t off e r e h e h a d attained t h e h i g h e s t honor his b r o t h e r s m i g h t h a v e bestowed upon h i m , stands o u t on t h e pages of t h e record of his G r a n d Lodge p r e e m i n e n t as a Mason a n d a m a n for all t h e v i r t u e s w h i c h constitute t r u e n o b i l i t y ; and for t h e further reason, t h a t such characters a r e so rare t h a t it is well to stop for a t i m e , a n d consider t h e lesson such a life teaches, simply by its impress u p o n those w h o witnessed it. East G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER m a d e a n a d d r e s s to Bro. J O H N

HiLTz i n behalf of G r a n d Lodge, p r e s e n t i n g h i m with a beautiful masonic jewel, voted h i m for fidelity to d u t y i n his work of reconstructing t h e Temple, w h i c h Bro. H I L T Z appreciatingly accepted. A resolution was adopted to p r o h i b i t picnics, excursions a n d o t h e r public e n t e r t a i n m e n t s u n d e r t h e n a m e of t h e lodge. T h e Colorado GEORGE WASHINGTON memorial observance 00mm unication was accepted, a n d G r a n d Master was requested to a p p o i n t a committee, which was complied with. Past G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER being designated — a fitting a p p o i n t m e n t , as all those who m e t h i m a n d lieard h i m speak a t t h e G e n e r a l Grand C h a p t e r excursion will agree. Bro. E . T. SCHULTZ p r e s e n t e d t h e R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e — h i s e i g h t h a n n u a l review. K a n s a s has a brief notice. Of t h e Kansas " floor p l a n s " h e h a s this to s a y : In accordance with the recommendation of his predecessor, the Grand Master caused to be prepared three additio"nal copies of the FLOOR PLAN, and which were delivered to the Custodians 0/ the Work. This is a new designation for the volume sometimes styled " History of the Black Hawk War."

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Wrong, Bro. SCHTJLTZ, if you m e a n by t h a t " c y p h e r suggestions of t h e ritual." The " p l a n " is j u s t w h a t its title indicates — a plan or diag r a m of t h e floor w o r k ; s i m p l y t h a t , a n d n o t h i n g more. Sufficiently complicated in i t s character t o r e q u i r e study, b u t intricate, l a b a r y n t h i a n , a n d involved as ( t h e o n l y c o m p a r i s o n t h a t suggests itself t o us which will m a k e it easy for a d e n i z e n of B a l t i m o r e ) — a n Amazonian drill. T h e "brief, b u t pleasing a d d r e s s " of Grand Orator GUTIIKIE is q u o t e d from freely,and t h e " w e l l p r e p a r e d " K e p o r t o n Corresppndcnce noted. Bro. ScHULTz is very p r o n o u n c e d , outspoken a n d e m p h a t i c in h i s opposition to the laws of s o m e of t h e jurisdictions depriving dimitted Masons of "all r i g h t s a n d privileges in t h e fraternity without trial." T h e r e a r e m a n y topics u n d e r which h e has carried on discussions with o t h e r w r i t e r s ; t h e c o n d i t i o n s , however, not being favorable for us to come in, we will wait for b e t t e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s for conference. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

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G r a n d Lodge was called t o g e t h e r for t h e purpose of l a y i n g t h e c o r n e r stone of t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h , t h e n being rebuilt at Ellicott City, of which G r a n d C h a p l a i n BrtANcn is pastor. A contribution was m a d e to t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e c h u r c h b y t h e volu n t a r y offerings of t h e b r e t h r e n present. T h e visiting b r e t h r e n were h a n d s o m e l y e n t e r t a i n e d b y P a t m o s Lodge after G r a n d Lodge closed. T h e feature of t h e occasioii was t h e address. T h e orator, of course, was P a s t Grand Ma.ster J O H N M . CARTER, which r e m i n d s us t h a t w h e n t h e General Grand C h a p t e r m e t i n Topeka, t h e r e were some festivities a n d occasions w h e n o r a t o r y was desirable. B r o . GEOBGE L . M C C A H A N , being General G r a n d H i g h Priest, was, of course, frequently i m p o r t u n e d in t h a t direction. Bros. LARRABEE, SIIRYOCK, YOUNG, a n d the B a l t i m o r e delegation generally, with o n e n o t a b l e exception,

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o r a t o r . " T h e exception noted, it is needless to say, was Bro. CARTER himself. At the last c o m m u n i c a t i o n B r o . CARTER was t h e orator. W e now n o t e a n o t h e r a p p e a r a n c e i n like capacity, a n d we h a v e read far e n o u g h a h e a d in t h e Proceedings of t h e a n n u a l communication to n o t e t h a t in h i s official capacity B r o . CARTER again acted in p r e s e n t i n g t h e G e n e r a l Grand H i g h P r i e s t of t h e G e n e r a l Grand C h a p t e r of t h e U n i t e d States, B r o . GEORGE S . MCCAITAN, t o t h e G r a n d Master a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e question is settled to o u r satisfaction. Past G r a n d Master J O H N M . CARTER is t h e orator of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maryland. T h e oration delivered on t h i s occasion was a gem, cut a n d polished by a master h a n d . H e notes t h e fact t h a t "from t h e earliest ages architect u r e s e e m s to have been a favorite s t u d y a n d occupation of m a n k i n d . " T h e n citing t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e cities of t h e plains — a n d t h e i r destruct i o n — necessitating "' m a r i n e a r c h i t e c t u r e , " t h e Ark ; t h e n t h e construcof t h e T o w e r of Babel, h e s a y s :

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How Infinitisimal the efforts, as well as the wisdom, of p u n y m a n ! Confusion of tongue's taught h i m the futility of opposing his Master's will. I n an instant brother was estranged from brother, father from son, friend from friend, and Babel commemorated t h e audacity of man's ambition, and themerciful rebukeof an outraged Omnipotence. Still, building went on,and the ruinsof the majestic structures of theaucients to this day attest the truths of Scripture in a m a n n e r most convincing to finite minds. It would seem, in fact, that Providence h a d ordained that architecture should form the missing ] ink in the chain of evidence by which we should be reminded of the races of m e n who lived in those dark ages of which we learn only by tradition and legends. Bro. CARTEK cited t h e f u r t h e r p r o g r e s s of a r c h i t e c t u r e : The Egyptians set the first example with a p e r m a n e n t form of structures. It has been said they buUded neither for beauty nor use, b u t for eternity. Certainly some of their structures justify the statement. * * >:' With an advanced civilization ancient Greece outstripped her Eastern neighbor. " * •* Then came Imperial Rome, with her three centuries of supremacy over the known powers of the globe. Appropriating alike the wealth, thescience, and literature, and t h e art of h e r fallen foes, she applied her vast resources to the builder's art. « o o g u t a new era dawned. The time arrived for the building of a house to the living GOD. It was ordained that this should far excel i n magnificence a n d splendor all t h e effort of Pagan greatness a n d skill. "- * " One hundredandflfty thousand workmen were employedfor a period ofseven years in t h e construction. ^'^ *•' ^ I t is to this admirable a n d harmonious organization that o u r class of masonic students attribute t h e birth of Freemasonry. That the institution was originally operative is conceded by nearly all such writers, and as history does n o t furnish the record, we are dependent upon tradition to supply the deficiency. An army of skilled workmen Ihus organized, disciplined a n d governed, must necessarily have sought other fields of operation at the conclusion of this ponderous enterprise. That the building of temples went on is evidenced by the remnantof majestic ruins still in existence, from some of which may be learned almost the exact date of their construction. With the advent of Christian! ty. under CO.VSTANTINE, Pagan temples began to give way to Christian cathedrals. The old idea of immensity cont i t u e d . » <• » Down through the Middle Ages the evidence is complete. The Craft w e r e a thoroughly well organized band of soldiers — not marauders or invaders, b u t peaceful, quiet, intelligent builders of churches. This service was mainly rendered for the Romish church, and as a consequence they enjoyed t h e especial favor and protection of t h e Pope, and bulls were issued by which peculiar privileges were granted them. Nobly they wrought in the service, a n d well did they repay the privileges and immunities thus granted.

Bro. CARTER t h e n cites t h e dates of this w o r k : 950, a t Cologne; 1015, at S t r a s b u r g ; 1137, at Kirwall in t h e O r k n e y s ; 1179, a t C a n t e r b u r y ; 1240, at Glasgow; 1365, still a t work a t Cologne after a lapse of 400 y e a r s ; a n d so on down to t h e r e b u i l d i n g of St. P a u l s after t h e great fire in L o n d o n i n 1717, n n d e r ' t h e direction of Sir CHRISTOPHER W R K N as

G r a n d Master. And now comes the new era. Others have learned the operative art, and the Freemason only figuratively travels into foreign countries. With the spread of Christianity a n d civilization the popular demand for churches is too impatient to await the slow process of building immense cathedrals. *

And the builders, what of t h e m ? No longer needed as laborers in the construction, they are now. worshippers in the Temple. Having disseminated among others their knowledge of the builder's art, they are now content to lay t h e chief stone of the corner, as we have done to-day with humility, a n d trusting t h a t this edifice, though it may n o t involve centuries in construction, though it may not be t h e receptacle of t h e art treasures of t h e world, nor lift its lofty domes a n d spires like the far-famed Basilica of St. Peter, may soon house within i t s w a l l s a h a p p y Christian people, devoutly trained to the worship of the living GOD.

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ANTON H . FETTING, R.-.W.-. Deputy Grand Master, opened Grand Lodge in Due Form and directed the Grand Sword Bearer and Grand Director of Ceremonies to inform the M;. W.'. Grand Master the Grand Lodge was opened in Due Form and awaited his pleasure. The M.'.W.'. Grand Master's entrance was proclaimed by the Grand Jfarshal. The Grand Honors were given, after which he took the gavel tendered him by the R.'. W.'. Deputy Grand Master. T h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maryland seems to b e held principally for a u d i t i n g purposes, at least this one was, one of t h e m a t t e r s audited b e i n g an e x p e n d i t u r e of $194,872.50 for t h e erection of t h e n e w Masonic T e m p l e . V o u c h e r s were presented for every c e n t expended, a n d all t h e e x p e n d i t u r e s passed a strict a u d i t to t h e e n t i r e satisfaction of every one. We h a v e already noted t h e jewel voted a n d p r e s e n t e d b y Grand Lodge to t h e master builder. W e congratulate our M a r y l a n d b r e t h r e n upon t h e success which has crowned t h e i r efforts. We regret t h a t we were u n a b l e to accept t h e hospitalities t e n d e r e d us b y t h e Baltimore b r e t h r e n while a t Washington recently, a n d will look forward w i t h fond a n t i c i p a t i o n s to a future o p p o r t u n i t y to inspect their Temple and incidentally s a m p l e t h e t e r r a p i n , and also t h e oysters which Bro. M C C A H A N assures us h a v e already been " p l a n t e d " in t h e i r beds, not to be disturbed u n t i l October 12, 1897. T h e Mississippi a n d W i s c o n s i n resolutions were presented, and on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of c o m m i t t e e concurred in. A majority r e p o r t on G r a n d H o n o r s for public occasions m a d e r e p o r t r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e 3 x 3 b a t t e r y . T h e minority report, by Bro. ScHULTZ, r e c o m m e n d e d a r e t u r n to a n c i e n t usage and custom in Maryland, to-wit: the form r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e National Masonic Convention held at B a l t i m o r e in 1843, a n d in use in a majority of t h e G r a n d J u r i s dictions of t h e U n i t e d States â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " R a i s e t h e h a n d s above t h e head, bringing t h e h a n d s t o g e t h e r ; t h e n cross t h e a r m s over t h e breast, t h e left u p p e r m o s t , s t r i k i n g t h e s h o u l d e r s . Bring t h e arms full l e n g t h a n d let t h e m fall upon t h e t h i g h s . " " W h e n used at t h e funeral of a deceased b r o t h e r , t h e y are to be accompanied by t h e words, ' T h e will of G O D is accomplished. So m o t e it be. A M E N !' " Bro. ScHULTz's m i n o r i t y r e p o r t was adopted. T h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , W I L L I A M H . SHRYOCK, and G r a n d Tyler, W . H . NICHOLSON, being a b s e n t by reason of illness, appropriate resolutions of s y m p a t h y were a d o p t e d . Bro. HENKY BRANCH, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on t h e G r a n d Master's Address, p r e s e n t e d a r e p o r t , which in eulogistic t e r m s sets forth t h e enthusiastic, intelligent and efficient labors of G r a n d Master T. J. SHRYOCK, d u r i n g his n i n e y e a r s ' service in t h e G r a n d East, referr i n g specially to t h e g r a n d c u l m i n a t i o n of his successful efforts in building t h e Temple. A n d t h e n t h e y r e p o r t e d t h e following, which we p r i n t for fear it may escape t h e a t t e n t i o n of some of o u r neighbors who are " f o r n i n s t " any recognition of concordant bodies of M a s o n r y :

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The choice of our Past Deputy Grand Master as the Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, gives us special pleasure, accompanied as it is with the selection of our own chief city as its place of meeting in the next convocation, which will be its centennial. We recommend, therefore, that a committee be appointed by this Grand Lodge to cooperate with the committee of the Grand Chapter of Maryland, " to make provision for the entertainment of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons," in the year 1897. And the recommendation was adopted. Maryland, with seventy lodges and 6,621 m e m b e r s , for a State of its size, shows a r e m a r k a b l y prosperous condition of t h e Craft. T h e history of Masonry in Baltimore indicates t h a t t h e b r e t h r e n have built upon t h e proper foundation, and t h a t t h e charities of t h e b r e t h r e n are k e e p i n g pace w i t h t h e numerical and financial prosperity e v e r y w h e r e apparent. . THOMAS J . SHRVOCK, Grand Master, Baltimore. EDWARD T . SCHULTZ, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Baltimore. N e x t semi-annual, May 14, 1895.

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E D W I N B . HOLMES, Deputy Grand Master, read t h e a n n u a l address of G r a n d Master OTIS E . AVELD, in which h e s a y s : " D u r i n g a large portion of t h e past j'ear t h e state of my health has been such t h a t it has been impos.sible for me to perform most of t h e p u b l i c d u t i e s devolving upon t h e G r a n d Master." T h e G r a n d Lodge " u n a n i m o u s l y voted t h a t t h e s u m of $10,000.00 be appropriated o u t of t h e surplus receipts of t h e past year to t h e " Masonic E d u c a t i o n a n d Charity Trust," and t h a t t h e G r a n d Treasurer be instructed to pay over said sum to t h e Treasurer of said Trust," a n d further voted t h a t t h e income of t h e G r a n d C h a r i t y F u n d for t h e n e x t ten years be added to a n d become p a r t of t h e principal of said F u n d . G r a n d Master OTIS E . W E L D p r e s e n t e d to G r a n d Lodge, t h r o u g h Rev. Bro. W E L C I I , a letter declining to be considered a candidate for further h o n o r or service as Grand Master, for t h e reason t h a t his h e a l t h would n o t p e r m i t longer service. T h e G r a n d Secretary was, b y vote of G r a n d Lodge, r e q u e s t e d to prepare a resolution expressive of t h e symp a t h y and regret of t h e Grand Lodge, which was done, a n d duly presented and adopted by u n a n i m o u s rising vote. Bro. J O H N H . COLLAMORE presented to G r a n d Lodge an additional gift of 2,000 feet of land to t h a t given by h i m a t t h e last se.ssion of G r a n d Lodge for a masonic cemetery. As noted in our last year's report, Massachusetts has been stirred up over a publication of a cipher of t h e ritual, as a result of which t h e

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G r a n d L e c t u r e r a n d o n e o t h e r person were expelled, a n d a c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d i n reference t o t h e matter. W e a p p e n d t h e committee's report, w h i c h was a d o p t e d b j ' u n a n i m o u s vote, a n d we c o m m e n d t o t h e consideration of t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s like action. T h e report is as follows: WHEREAS, Certain unauthorized practices tend to corrupt the work and lectures of the Grand Liodge and deceive the Craft; and WiiEuEAS, Certain printed books, purporting to be cipher keys to the ritual, or parts thereof, of this Grand Lodge, have been found in circulation in this jurisdiction; it Is Voted, That hereafter any Ma^on under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge who shall print, or cause to be printed, any such book or sheets, or buy or sell the same, or cause the same to be bought or sold, or who shall use or circulate the same, shall be liable to expulsion from the rights and privileges of Freemasonry, or to be otherwise punished by vote of the Grand Lodge at any quarterly communication thereof. ANNUAL FEAST,

DECE.MBER 2 7 T H , 1894.

T h e officers of G r a n d Lodge were duly installed, a n d t h e r e u p o n rep a i r e d t o t h e b a n q u e t hall, where Grand Master E . B. HOLMES called for t h e customary t o a s t s : 1st. To t h e m e m o r y of t h e Holy Saints J O H N ; 2d. T O t h e inemory of o u r illustrious b r o t h e r , GEORGE WASHINGTON ; 3(1. To t h e m e m o r y of o u r d e p a r t e d brothers w h o h a v e passed o n to t h e Celestial Lodge a b o v e ; 4 t h , T h e h e a l t h a n d prosperity of t h e Craft w h e r e s o e v e r dispersed over t h e face of t h e globe. T h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n , Bro. CUCKSON, r e s p o n d e d to t h e call of t h e G r a n d Master, a n d a m o n g o t h e r things s a i d : A feeling of brotherhood is the one sole bond of fellowship which binds together Masons in all parts of the civilized world; and, for my own part, I never could quite understand the attitude of any Christian church in its opposition to Masonry; for it seems to me that Masonry rightly understood, comprehends and embraces that which is common to all the churches, and that which is best in Christianity; and I think that the feeling which prompts the Catholic Church to be hostile to our brotherhood must rather be a feeling of envy, a feeling that we are perhaps a little too strong, and a little too close in our fellowship, that we are a formidable body as compared with the Roman Catholic Church, and that our brotherhood is as large and as powerful, when it cares to exert itself, as any existing aflftliation in the world, and it is not of much use for the Church to try to deal with us in any spirit of hostility. It may put us under its ban; it may curse us if it chooses; but that kind of business is innocent enough in these days, fortunately. It may do what it chooses, but we have been here a little too long, we are too ancient, too deeply rooted, too firmly fixed in human life, to be greatly disturbed by the anathemas of any priest, or of an church. And so the bitterness, the ill-feeling, which sometimes comes to the surface in the church, reminds me very much of the anger—the fruitless auger —displayed once by a Somersetshire farmer. He tried desperately hard, but to no purpose, to tear up an oak sapling by the roots. He pulled at it, and puffed and blowed for a long time, but could not move it. At last, in futile, petty anger, he said: " Domn the pigs that didn't yut thee when thou wert an acorn ! " Bro.

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" feast d a y " speeches, in w h i c h lie said: Masons should always remember that the great fact which gives life—not existence, but life and vitality —to Masonry, is involved in two propositions: One, that Masons are to be true to the country in which they live; the other, that they are to establish institutions where brethren of all sects and creeds—not atheists — may meet

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together upon a common footing, and become acquainted a n d esteem each other's virtues more and more. •*•= "^ '•' There is no intolerance or bigotry to stir the masonic Body in the least particle from the great fundamental principle of its organization, or cause it to withhold the right hand of fellowship from those who are willing to come together a n d meet upon t h e level a n d part upon the square. * * * When that great principle w.as announced — and I need n o t historically go back of that — Masonry spread at once in Germany, in France, in Holland, in Great Britain, in Ireland, iu Scotland a n d in the United States, and then in the Colonies, and all the world took it up. You can find Masons in India, you can find them in China, you can find them iu Japan, you can find them in Persia, you can find them in Arabia, you can find them among the Indians out on t h e Plains, you can find them among t h e Indians in South America —all recognizing the masonic sign, a n d all ready to extend the right hand of fellowship and brotherhood to those whom they meet as their fellows. «

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Now I am passing away. Men who are gray among you are also passing away. On you this mantle of ELLIAH is to fall, a n d you are to go on and do the work. Do not forget i t ! It is a moral precept on your m i n d s ; it is a moral duty on your consciences. I t is a great thing that you are still, as you have been for one hundred and fifty years before the forlorn hope, leading t h e battles of civilization in behalf of a common h u m a n i t y . Why, if you read ROBINSOX'S" Profits of a Conspiracy," written one h u n d r e d years ago and upward, you will find he said that Masonry waged war against altars a n d against thrones, against government a n d for anarchy. One h u n d r e d years have passed by. Altars are respected as much now as they were then ; they are deeper seated now than they were then, because now they are founded in the hearts of t h e h u m a n race; then they were founded upon the bareness of the laws of t h e State to which they were allied. Liberty has expanded. Government has n o t suffered. Property has n o t suffered. Religion has not suffered. But everything, like the genial hand of Spring coming upon the snow-clad earth, has grown green a n d blossomed, and bids fair to bring forth fruit; a n d you are to go on with the work which has been begun. '•' * •'• You have a great Charity F u n d : you have a need of Charity Funds in your lodges, by your voluntary contributions, which no Mason among you will refuse to recognize, b u t every m a n must meet according to his means a n d according to the neces.vity. I hope to see the time when we shall have organized those institutions of charity on a broader and a firmer and a more enduring footing than they now are. But I say that, so far as the past is concerned, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts stood u p to its duty every day and every hour, a n d has brought things into a condition where the hope for the future is founded upon t h e good performance of the past. W e h a v e n o t e d t h e fact t h a t a m o n g t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d Masons of Massac h u s e t t s of r e c e n t years, n o n e h a d w a r m e r places in t h e affections of t h e i r b r e t h r e n t h a n Bro. WOODBURY a n d t h e late P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r BKIGGS. T h e last official words of t h e l a t t e r e m p h a s i z e d in u n m i s t a k a b l e m a n n e r t h e necessity for a s y s t e m a t i c plan of b e n e v o l e n c e for t h e d e s t i t u t e , througli t h e organization a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of a Masonic H o m e . T h e b r e t h r e n of M a s s a c h u s e t t s h a v e e v i d e n t l y r e m e m b e r e d Bro. BRIGGS' soul-stirring w o r d s on t h i s topic, as t h e i r d o n a t i o n of $10,000.00 a t t h e p r e s e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n evinces. B r o . C H A R L E S L E V I WOODBURY n e v e r fails to call a t t e n t i o n to t h e s a m e subject, a n d as h i s words i n d i c a t e h e h o p e s to see s u c h an i n s t i t u t i o n of c h a r i t y o r g a n i z e d on a broad, firm a n d e n d u r i n g foundation. W e of t h e W e s t b o a s t ourselves of o u r p r o gressiveness, a n d decry t h e c o n s e r v a t i s m a n d s l o w n e s s of t h e East. W e s h o u l d read iEsop's fables again, a n d t a k e a n o t h e r lesson from t h e o n e c o n c e r n i n g t h e tortoise a n d t h e h a r e . Rev. A. A. B E R L E as follows:

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Now, Brethren, 1 only wish to say one word, and I wish this evening to speak as a preacher. I have never been able, as a minister of the gospel, to disassociate myself from my calling. I was a man before I was a minister. All the man that there was in me became a minister; and I wish simply to say that when I knocked at the door of this Institution, and when I heard the words " erected to GOD and dedicated to tlie Holy SAINT JOHN" those words meant to me that no unclean thing should ever pass my lips, no wrong thought, any more than before —but less than before —should ever flash through my brain; but that as a man and a Mason, I would endeavor to be as true, and as pure,and as honorable, and as straightforward, and as clean as the woman I loved enough to make the companion of my life, and the mother of my children. It is for this reason that I speaK as I do. In such an Institution there will be men ofttimes — it would be strange If there were not —among us in the world-wide fellowship that we have, who need the restraints that come from the memories of their obligation. We have the compass, and we have the square, but they both rest in every well regulated lodge upon the Holy Book, and every man among us has touched his lips to the sacred page, and ought to remember that therein lies all the power and all the truthfulness and all the greatness of the masonic fraternal life. ^ And so, Brethren,I come to you as much a minister as a man, for in my life, and in my work and in myservice I am now unable, after these too brief years in the service, to separate the two. Masonry stands for the love and service of Almighty Goi>, if it stands for anything. It stands for pure manhood ; it stands for virtuous service; it stands for a larger and broader patriotism ; it stands for loyalty —for purity in youth, for honor in manhood, and for every grace that makes life tolerable and sweet. And 80,1 bring the message this evening, brethren, of that Saint whose feast we celebrate to-night. Whosoever, therefore,hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even'as he is pure. And in that fraternal life, brethren, let us leaven the world. Let our manhood stand bright and clear and clean against the dark portions,against a world thatawaits the enlightenment that we enjoy; and in the words, and in the message of the Elder Brother, who has just spoken, let us remember that the Unseen Hand guides us, and that in the fellowship of immortality, GOD willing, we shall meet upon the level and part upon the square. Bro. R. P . BUSH m a d e q u i t e a n i n t e r e s t i n g address upon t h e history of M a s o n r y , tracing it from t h e E g y p t of long before t h e Christian E r a ; t h a t 1,500 years before C H R I S T A t h e n s was founded by a c o m p a n y t h a t w e n t from Alexandria, " a n d a n o t h e r c o m p a n y led by MOSES later on found its way t o C a a n a n to c r o w n M t . Moriah with t h e b e a u t y a n d g r a n d e u r of King SOLOMON'S T e m p l e . " H e traces t h e descent t h r o u g h t h e R o m a n builders of N u m a to t h e Steinmetzen of G e r m a n y , t h e Stone Masons of Britain, a b o u t t h e e i g h t h c e n t u r y , a n d t h e n c e t h r o u g h t h e d a y s of t h e cathedral b u i l d e r s a n d operative Masons down to our days. H e t h e n concludes: It Is something to be allied to an Institution that is so old. It is something to journey then by the Nile, and read in every obelisk, and in that statue of MEMNON, which sang at early morn, and in the crumbling piles of pillars, the genius of the operative MasonS of long ago. It is something to journey to the Imperial City of Rome, and in aqueduct and arch learn of the Koman corporation of builders. It is something to climb the hill Moriah, and dig down under the debris that have accumulated through the ages, and find the foundations of King SOLOMON'S Temple itself. But it Is more than this, if we may make Masonry the power in the word that my brother has suggested in his message that it ought to be. I care not whether the foundation be old or young, so much as I care that it be dedicated to all that is right, all that is pure, all that is most noble. PHIDIAS, that chiefest of the sculptors of Greece, was found one day before a statue which he had created. He had knocked away the chips that concealed the features of beauty till the statue stood revealed in all its loveliness. The world was singing his praises everywhere. But PHIDIAS him-

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self is reported to liave beeu iu tears, and a friend who inquired thie cause, and wtio told liim of all the praise that was abroad, had this for an answer: " It is for this very cause I weep â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that I have created my ideal. I can see nothing to improve in the figure before me." Sad would be the day, brethren, if Ma.sonry had reached the heights and must go down. No; it is your duty, a n d it is mine, that as this grand Institution has led the progress of civilization, has stood in the forefront of all that is best and truest on the earth, that we should see to it that its scepter shall not depart, but that as the ages come and go it shall take on more of power, a n d be more truly consecrated to the Infinite GOD and the saints to whom it is dedicated ; a n d I pray that you and I and all of us together, throughout the confines of the Grand Body you represent, and throughout all the world, may be, on this day of the loving disciple of our Lord, so dedicated anew to the service, so before our GOD consecrated to living ourselves the principles for which we stand, and that they be so inculcated in us that we shall speed forward in the progress of Freemasonry that right hand of the Lord in the establishment of His kingdom upon the earth.

, After various other speeches t h e b r e t h r e n sung a song ( A u l d Lang Syne) and w e n t home. A small volume containing record of special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s and t h e quarterly communication for March 13, 1895, is also at h a n d , b u t contains n o t h i n g for review. T h e r e is no Correspondence Report, w h i c h we regret exceedingly. T h e r e are m a n y matters of a historical character u n d e r consideration, a n d t h e light which would be shed upon t h e m from t h e historical records of Massachusetts t h r o u g h Bro. NICKERSON a n d others of " t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h , " would be of inestimable value to t h e Craft. If we wait for explorers of later days to discover a m o n g t h e r u b b i s h t h e matters w h i c h now lay near t h e h a n d of some living b r o t h e r , m u c h will be irretrievably lost. N o w h e r e probably better t h a n in Massachusetts can t h e connection be clearly traced between t h e u n d e r l y i n g principles of F r e e m a s o n r y a n d t h e invincible " t r u t l i s " of t h e Declaration of I n d e p e n d e n c e . I t has come to be considered a well established fact in t h e m i n d s of t h e A m e r i c a n people t h a t such connection existed, a n d Masons of to-day rejoice at t h e p r o d u c t i o n of every added evidence of t h e fact. I n these a n n i v e r s a r y days of Masonry an effort s h o u l d be m a d e to gather u p every historical fact and incident w h i c h will throw light u p o n t h e d a y s w h e n F r e e m a s o n r y taught Liberty a n d E q u a l i t y as well as Fraternity,^ freedom of t h o u g h t in matters political as well as freedom of conscience in matters religious. W e trust t h a t o u r Massachusetts b r e t h r e n in lieu of a Correspondence R e p o r t will a t least set Bro. NICKERSON a t work on t h e mass of historical material w i t h which h e is so familiar.

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W I L L I A M H . P H I L L I P S , G r a n d Master, and t w e n t y Past Grand Masters were present. F r o m t h e G r a n d Master's address we learn t h a t t h r e e different G r a n d Lodges h a v e been orj^anized in t h a t j u r i s d i c t i o n — o n e in 1820, one in 1841, and t h e p r e s e n t o n e in 1844 — t h e latter holding its first regular a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n J a n u a r y 8.1845, at which t h e r e were p r e s e n t six c o n s t i t u e n t lodges and o n e U . D. T h e G r a n d Master's record shows efficient service; in t h e matter of a d e l i n q u e n t ofiicer he acted p r o m p t l y , wisely and well. » W e n o t e among t h e n a m e s of G r a n d Representatives t h a t of R . \ W . ' . Bro. AriRAM H . E L L I S , of Beloit. T h e G r a n d Master called a t t e n t i o n to t h e case of a poor widow, whose h u s b a n d h a d died leaving a mortgage forSloO.OO on their h o m e , and asked for a collection to pay off t h e mortgage. T h e collection n e t t e d SI 57.39. G r a n d Representative CHRISTIAN DAM, of Peru, made a report, which Bro. Oo.N'OVKR with s u b l i m e courtesy p r i n t s as a part of t h e Proceedings. F r o m it we learn t h a t t h e "By-Laws,of Lodge No. 27 was a p p r o v e d ; " t h a t t h e r e n t of t h e G r a n d Lodge T e m p l e was r e d u c e d ; a petition was declared n o t valid; a lodge reorganization a p p r o v e d ; a n d a few o t h e r m a t t e r s of like i m p o r t a n c e considered. We regret to learn t h a t t h e •Grand Lodge of Michigan will lose Bro. DAM'S services. I n o u r last y e a r ' s r e p o r t we noted a presentation to G r a n d Master DowLiNG, t h r o u g h G r a n d Secretary CONOVER. Those who read G r a n d Master DOWLING'S " n a u t i c a l " address, and who are aware of t h e m a n n e r in w h i c h Bro. CONOVER fired it into h i m last year in his presentation, can well conceive t h e intense pleasure with which Bro. D. seized a long • s o u g h t o p p o r t u n i t y to m e e t Bro. C. before assembled G r a n d Lodge and inflict u p o n him a speech occupying four pages of nonpareil p r i n t , winding up with the p r e s e n t of an official badge, containing, a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s , t h e State coat of a r m s and State motto, t h e latter "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amenam Circumspice," wdiich Bro. D. translated into Michigan v e r n a c u l a r to mean, " I f you w o u l d behold a loyal constituency, look a b o u t y o u . " Bro. CONOVER accepted t h e translation w i t h o u t question, likewise t h e accompanying badge. W e a r e pleased to note t h a t Bro. DO'WLING had a chance t o get even for t h e assault m a d e on h i m last year by Bro. CONOVER, a n d t h a t h o n o r s a r e now easy between t h e twain. H a v e you selected t h a t " p r o x y " yet, Bro. C ? Mere i n q u i r y ! P a s t Grand Master J O H N AV. M O G R A T H made a report on j u r i s p r u d e n c e , w h i c h , a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s , m a k e s a suggestion or two o n physical

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perfection, w h i c h h a r m o n i z e entirely with former utterances b y us, a n d w h i c h w e t h i n k c a n n o t b e f a i r l y o r fully a n s w e r e d : We teach a candidate at t h e very threshold of Masonry t h a t it is the internal a n d not the external qualifications of a m a n that should recommend h i m to be made a Mason. We should either change the work so as to read that a u excellent physique is an essential qualification for admissiou a n d that more attention will be paid t o t h a t than other considerations, or we should conform our jurisprudence to o u r ethical teaching. In operative Masonry extreme caution as to physical qualifications was proper, b u t the reason for the rule has no application to the practice of speculative Masonry,and the rule should therefore be relaxed.

Past G r a n d Master M C G R A T H delivered a n address a t t h e " c o r n e r stone exercises," from w h i c h we take a few disconnected p a r a g r a p h s : Masonry is in a sense b u t a form in which truth is presented. Those things which masonic representation, symbolism and drama are designed to teach, are as old as man ; the initial thought, the fundamental idea of Masonry, that w i t h o u t which Masonry would be as sounding brass or tinkling cymbal, is co-existent with every other force, whether material or moral. Masonic drama and symbolism are b u t t h e machinery through w h i c h these forces are generated a n d operated. All along t h e path•way of Time, in history, in legend, in tradition, we find traces of masonic t h o u g h t , traces of endeavor to formulate this thought. Man has been forever struggling to solve the problem of man's existence, his duties, his relations a n d his destiny, and to perpetuate by sign a n d symbol, by milestone, m o n u m e n t and church spire, by written and printed words, t h e results of these struggles. * * -•' There are no dogmas in Masonry. Its secrecy is confined to the means of communication. Its tenets are universally approved. What it condemns no m a n . u p holds. The essence of Masonry is character. Character is Masonry, a n d character is destiny. * * Masonry is a broad system of ethics, teaching the science of h u m a n i t y , based upon the recognition of the t r u t h , that we have a common origin a n d a common destiny; that GOD is the Creator and F a t h e r of us all, and out of t h a t relationship grows the brotherhood of m a n . Its great purpose is to intensify t h a t relationship. It asks of m a n that he ignore no creed, unless that creed ignores that relationship. •'= == • * The great need of t h e times is practical sympathy between all classes of society ; more h u m a n i t y ; more tenderness; more love ; more practical Christianity. •'= * * When your poor neighbor is touching t h e bottom of t h e flour barrel with t h e saucer, a sack of flour is the best prayer you can utter. P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r H U G H M C C U R D Y delivered o n e of his a d m i r a b l e

addresses, from which w e t a k e t h e following: I have cited you to those holy a n d illustrious events, not that Freemasonry attempts to lay offerings upon the altar for man's redemption, or that we regard it as religion, b u t because they are illustrations familiar to all. Christianity goes direct to the altar, and lays its ofl'erings upon the sprinkled throne, while Freemasonry, t h e h a n d m a i d of religion,-beneficence a n d morality, raises up fallen m a n a n d places before him the incentives to goodness. They are co-mates in bearing a universe to heaven, and t h e spirit of our Order receives t h e sanction of the Great I Am in the sublimity of t h a t voice which proclaimed, " Peace on earth, good will to m a n . "

AVe note t h a t t h e list of G r a n d Representatives shows t h e a d d r e s s of R.". W.". B r o . E L L I S to be T o p e k a ; it s h o u l d b e Beloit, B r o . CONOVEK.

T h e bulky v o l u m e of Proceedings h a s 195 pages devoted to its semicentennial, a great s h a r e of w h i c h space is taken u p with biographical sketches and p o r t r a i t s of t h e Past G r a n d Masters of Michigan. T h e record begins with a copy of Provincial G r a n d Master GEORGE HARISON'S a p p o i n t m e n t of " B r o t h e r L i e u t . J O H N C H R I S T I E , of t h e 60th

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K e g i m e n t , " a s Master of a " L o d g e of Masons, n u m b e r one, t o b e held a t D e t r o i t , " dated April 27, 1764. T h i s lodge t h e n organized was t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of Masonry in Michigan, a n d t h o u g h its allegiance was transferred to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Canada in 1794 a n d t o New Y o r k in 1806, it b e c a m e a n d still is No. 1 on t h e roster of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Michigan. I n 1826 a G r a n d Lodge was organized, with LEWIS CASS as G r a n d Master, w h i c h two or t h r e e years later s u s p e n d e d labor on t h e recomm e n d a t i o n of Grand Master CASS, o n a c c o u n t of t h e anti-masonic movem e n t . I n 1841 a n a t t e m p t to organize a G r a n d Lodge was m a d e , b u t failed to receive recognition on account of irregularity. On t h e 17th of Sejjtember, 1844, t h e present G r a n d Lodge was organized, t h e 1841 organization also meeting and after formally transferring to t h e n e w G r a n d Lodge all i t s moneys, goods, effects, books, etc., a n d directing recognition of t h e n e w Grand Lodge, formally dissolving. T h e n e w Grand Lodge, b e g i n n i n g w i t h four subordinates, now in fifty-years, n u m b e r s nearly 400, a n d n e a r l y 40,000 Masons. T h e picture of G r a n d Master L E W I S CASS is t h e first we note. H i s petition for admission to t h e fraternity was as follows: MARIETTA, November 7,1803. I, LEWIS C.\.SS, beg to be admitted to t h e sacred Mysteries of Freemasonry if found worthy. LEWIS CASS.

H e was initiated in American U n i o n Lodge, No. 1, a t Marietta, 0 . , N o v e m b e r 5, 1803; passed April 2, 1804, a n d raised M a y 7, 1804; w a s elected G r a n d Master of Masons of Ohio J a n u a r j ' 10, 1810, serving as such officer until 1813, w h e n h e r e m o v e d t o Michigan. I n 1841 h e i n s t a l l e d J O H N M U L L E T T a s G r a n d M a s t e r of t h e

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G r a n d Lodge then organized, a n d r e v e r i n g t h e I n s t i t u t i o n d u r i n g a long and active life, was buried with t h e h o n o r s d u e a P a s t Grand Master a t his d e a t h in Detroit, .lune 11, 1866, t h e G r a n d Master of Michigan cond u c t i n g t h e services. T h e G r a n d Master in 1856 was GEORGE C . MUNEO, t h r e e of whose d a u g h t e r s became a n d t w o a r e n o w residents of Kansas, t h e o t h e r h a v i n g joined h e r father in h i s Celestial H o m e . Bro. MUNKO visited K a n s a s m a n y years ago, a n d impressed all t h e b r e t h r e n w h o m e t h i m , n o t only as a zealous Mason, b u t a good m a n a n d t r u e in every sense of t h e expression. H e died a n d was b u r i e d a t h i s h o m e in Jonesville, A u g u s t 16, 1883. J . ADAMS ALLEN, t h e G r a n d Master in 1859, was a t one time editor of t h e Ashlar, and in 1862 was associated w i t h R O B MORRIS as editor of t h e first volume of t h e Voice of Masonry. W h e n h e realized t h e a p proach of death h e presented to t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n Hospital of Chicago his valuable medical library â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now a n i m p o r t a n t feature of t h a t instit u t i o n , a n d well k n o w n as t h e "Allen L i b r a r y . " G r a n d Master HORACE S. ROBERTS, 1861, s e n t h i s message, brief b u t full of love for the Institution a n d b r e t h r e n , from t h e seat of war, J a n u -

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ary 4, 1862. H e died on t h e field of battle, a n d h i s remains lie in an u n k n o w n grave. H i s b r e t h r e n h a v e erected a m o n u m e n t to h i s memory, which bears this inscription ; â&#x20AC;˘' Cold iu t h e dust his bruised form may lie, But that which warmed it once was never born to die."

Sketches of all t h e G r a n d Masters still remain for consideration, b u t time a n d space forbid. A m o n g t h e n a m e s a r e m a n y distinguished in t h e Craft a n d of national d i s p u t e .

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BURY, H U G H M C C U R D Y , G E O . H . DUBAND, W.M. DUNHAM, DANIEL STRIKER, J O H N W . M C G R A T H , O . L . SPAULDING, A. M . C L A R K , M . SHOE.MAKER, K . C. H A T H E W A Y , J O H N S . CROSS, W M . P O W E R I N N E S , a n d G. E . DOWLING.

The jubilee exercises, of course, r e q u i r e d a n address by Past G r a n d Master H U G H M C C U R D Y .

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of interest to t h e lover of h i s c o u n t r y . Past G r a n d Master W M . T . MITCHELL delivered an able address on " A n t i - M a s o n r y , " a n d P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N W . CHA.MI'LIN o n e on t h e

" Ancient L a n d m a r k s of Masonr}'." F r o m r e m a r k s m a d e b y B r o . A. E . COLLINS, we l e a r n : I u 1829 Grand Lodge suspended labor on account of the political bitterness of the day. a u d recommended all lodges in the Territory to do the same. All the lodges complied with this request except Stoney Creek, which never clofsed its doors during t h e eleven years of masonic silence from 1829 to 1841. Bro. CHARLES W . MILLARD, now living at Parkdale, Kansas, received light at Stoney Creek in 1838. Bro. MILLARD well remembers the organization of the lodge in 1827, which held its meetings for several years in his father's house, which is y e t s t a n d i n g a n d in a good state of preservation. This brother afterwards built a lodge room on a " high hill " (which they named Mt. Moriah) overlooking Stoney Creek. This lodge stood as a bugaboo to the children of the surrounding country for years afterward. At the reorganization of t h e Grand Lodge in 1841 Stoney O e e k was numbered three, b u t at t h e organization "of Grand Lodge in ISW was given t h e n u m b e r five, which it still retains. In 1859 its u a m e a n d location was changed to Rochester, a n d Rochester Lodge, No. 5, is now in a fairly prosperous condition, having nearly doubled its membership in the past leu years.

Kansas always manages to get in s o m e w h e r e a t t h e head of t h e procession. I t is n o t difficult to u n d e r s t a n d w h y K a n s a s Masons n e v e r s u c c u m b to difficulties, w h e n it h a s a m o n g its m e m b e r s t h e d e s c e n d a n t of, as well as o n e of those w h o k e p t t h e old blue b a n n e r to t h e fore d u r i n g t h e anti-masonic war, a n d n e v e r allowed it to be furled or trailed in t h e dust. All h o n o r to old " S t o n e y C r e e k ; " t h e n a m e s h o u l d be p e r p e t u a t e d .

T h a n k you, Bro. COLLINS, for advising us t h a t

we have in our m i d s t o n e whom we, as well as you, should ever delight to honor. Bro. JEFFERSON S . CONOVER'S R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , c o v e r i n g

with index 230 pages, is fully u p to t h e high standard of excellence for wliich t h e Michigan reports have been n o t e d . U n d e r t h e topic," Masonic Plonies," Bro. C. s a y s : No singfe question seems to be occupying the attention ol Masonry in America at the present time more than the one of Masonic Homes. Whether or not it is advisable for Grand Lodges, as such, to engage in establishing a n d maintaining these institutions; whether those already built a n d dedicated to the work of masonic charity

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shall be controlled directly by Grand Lodges or by private associations; whether they shall be maintained by a certain a m o u n t of per capita dues applied directly to that purpose, or depend entirely upon t h e voluntary support of t h e Craft. These questions are being ably discussed pro a n d con. Some of t h e brightest Masons in t h e country are speaking and writing upon both sides of each of these propositions, a n d there exists a wide diversity of opinion in the matter, each side arguing, with an honest, earnest belief In the correctness of t h e position taken, and with a sincere belief [hat the best results and most good will be derived from t h e particular plan laid down. I n o u r own jurisdiction, with a beautiful a n d commodious Home completed a n d now giving a comfortable h o m e to twenty-five or thirty inmates, the question of its p e r m a n e n t support is yet problematical. Although Grand Lodge is appropriating from year to year,such sums as its financial condition will warrant, for the temporary support of the home, no acceptable plan has yet been devised for its permanent maintenance. The writer, however, has a n abiding faith in the great heart of the ma.sonic fraternity of Michigan, and confidently believes t h a t this great movement of fraternal charity will not be allowed to fail, b u t that o u t of the discussion concerning its sup port, plans will be evolved, ample i n their provisions, just to the members of the Craft a n d honorable to Michigan Masonry. If this could be accomplished at the prn.'^ent session of Grand Lodge, it would seem a most'fit rounding out of our first half century, a n d a crown upon the head of Michigan Masonry whose glittering jewels would shine with constantly increasing luster as t h e ages come and go.

T h e o t h e r questions w h i c h Bro. CONOVER considers among t h e principal topics of discussion a r e as follows: Perpetual jurisdiction, t h e G r a n d Kepresentative s y s t e m , a n d t h e position of t h e saloon-keeper in Masonry. Bro. CoNOVBE devotes t h r e e a n d a half pages to Kan.sas, containing a c o m p l e t e s u m m a r y of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s for 1S94. A m o n g o t h e r r o m m e n t s occurs the following: The Grand Lodge endorses t h e Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansa.<, a n d commends it to the Craft as worthy their confidence and support. Why this Grand Lodge should bolster up a n y business enterprise is a c o n u n d r u m we are unable to solve at this distance.

Bro. C. dnbs t h e report of t h i s committee " a concise and able review." As w e clo.se o u r review a n d lay aside t h e book, we pause; for- a m o m e n t to note s o m e t h i n g s w h i c h p a r t i c u l a r l y attracted our attention on o u r passage t h r o u g h t h e p o n d e r o u s t o m e before us. W e refer to t h a t t r i u m p h of t h e graver's a r t on t h e first page, representing t h e G r a n d Officers and â&#x20AC;&#x201D;some other things. T h e query suggests itself to o u r u n a r t i s t i c e y e w h e t h e r t h e T r i l b y a u a p p e n d a g e , which really is t h e i m p o r t a n t feature of t h e cut, is responsible for t h e grave look of moral d i s p l e a s u r e on t h e p a r t of t h e G r a n d Secretary, and t h e unrestrained hilarity of t h e M.\W.-. Master. W h e t h e r t h e J u n i o r W a r d e n averts his c o u n t e n a n c e because h e fears h e m a y be led into i n t e m p e r a n c e a n d excess, a n d w h e t h e r t h e r e is a n y difference in t h e eager c o u n t e n a n c e of t h e Senior W a r d e n a n d t h a t usually found on t h e faces of t h e denizens of b a l d - h e a d e d row. T h e s e a r e simply " s u g g e s t i o n s , " Bro. C ; consider t h e m before you let y o u r artist a t large again. E D W I N L . BOWRING, G r a n d Master, G r a n d Rapids. J E F F E R S O N S. CONOVER, c h a i r m a n

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3IlNJiESOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1895. 42D ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

ST. PAUL, JANUARY 16TH.

The genial countenance of the Grand Representative of Kansas, i\I.'. W.\ Grand Master CALVIN L . BROWN, lies before us as we open to the title page. The Grand Master's address opens with a reference to the organization of the Grand Lodge in St. Paul, forty-one years previously; that notwithstanding the country has been passing through one of the greatest financial panics ever known, the condition of the Craft in Minnesota has been "fairly prosperous;" seven decisions are given, all of which received the approval of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Grand Lodge. The address shows that the Grand Master has labored faithfully for the Craft during his term of service. The Committee on Jurisprudence I'eported, recommending nonconcurrence in the "Mississippi" and "Wisconsin" resolutions, and recommended the adoption of a resolution requiring a petitioner for initiation who had been previously rejected by another lodge, to state in his petition the name, number and location of the lodge rejecting him, and further making it the duty of the Secretary to notify such lodge that the petition had been presented and had been referred to a committee, the names of the members of the committee being inserted in the notice furnished such lodge. The .Committee on Ancient Landmarks had under consideration a portion of the Grand Master's address referring to laying corner stones, and make an excellent report concerning the ceremony and its origin and its lesson, closing with this quotation from Past Grand Master BUCK, of Louisiana: But the growth is not merely organic; it is also individual, and as the closing thought of this hour, I suggest the question which this corner stone compels each of us to ask. Whether, in the growth of character, the statelystructure of oursoul-life.and the consecration of our hearts as temples of the living GOD, we are making that advance year by year that shall at last make these h u m a n natures of ours temples fit for virtue's shrine?

Commenting further upon this, the committee says: An American poet has found the analogy and parable of such a growth in the shell of the chambered nautilus, which, beginning with b u t a tiny knob, advanced in its spiral growth year by year, until it expanded into the completed size; and then, when its life-work was accomplished, and the life within it cea.sed to be, was left upon the sandy seashore, the deserted tenement of a life which had fulfilled its task and passed away. And interpreting that parable as a lesson of h u m a n life, he sang its sermon to his own spiritual n a t u r e : â&#x20AC;˘' Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul. As the swift seasons roll, . Leave the low-vaulted past. Let each new temple, grander than the last. Shut thee from heaven by a dome more vast, Till thou at length are free, Leaving thine unknown shell on Time's unresting sea."

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An oration was delivered b y G r a n d Orator A. S. CKOSSFIEI.D o n " T h e Origin of Masonic P r i n c i p l e s ; t h e F o u n d a t i o n of t h e Masonic Society, a n d W h a t Masonry I s . " T h e orator very properly began with t h e d i v i n e fiat: " L e t t h e r e b e l i g h t ! " tracing Masonry's connection with or relation t o forms of w o r s h i p , rites, ceremonies a n d societies of a n c i e n t d a y s , and t h e n c e d o w n to t h e present. T h e space covered is too great for us to a t t e m p t to e x t r a c t from t h e oration, which was a very scholarly production, a n d worthy of t h e study of o u r Minnesota brethren. Bro. IRVING T O D D presents t h e Report on Correspondence, a concise carefully studied review of fifty-seven jurisdictions, several for t w o years. B e i n g almost exclusively a review, we find little o p p o r t u n i t y for comment. U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , h e p u t s Bro. ARNOLD in t h e " p a r a l l e l " pillory, s h o w i n g u p P e n n s y l v a n i a ' s consistency on t h e question of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e system, c o m p a r i n g his fulmination with t h e u t t e r a n c e s of G r a n d Master V A U X in 1869, i n which t h e latter speaks of m a k i n g such a p p o i n t m e n t s of " G r a n d Representatives to some sister Grand Lodges to facilitate more directly inter-communication between us, a n d a t t h e same t i m e t o assert, in t h i s most unmistakable m a n n e r the separate and supreme sovereignty of each Grand Lodge." M u c h obliged, Bro. TODD, for y o u r u n e a r t h i n g t h i s old record. W e set o u t t o convince Bro. VAUX of t h e same principle in o u r 1895 report, a n d t h e suggestion we t h e n m a d e to h i m we are glad to know a t o n e time received his h e a r t y a p p r o v a l . T h e volume clo'ses\with t h e proceedings of t h e Masonic V e t e r a n Association of Minnesota, whose roster shows a m e m b e r s h i p of 147 active a n d t w e n t y - o n e h o n o r a r y m e m b e r s . A m o n g t h e latter we note the names

of Bros. J O H N C . S M I T H , P A K V I N , DRUMMOND, SICKLES

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CALVIN L . B R O W S , G r a n d Master, Morris. IRVING TODD, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Hastings. Next a n n u a l , J a n u a r y Jo, 1896.

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T h e picture of G r a n d Master J . S. SHINKS beauties t h e forefront of t h e volume before us, a n d o u r Most Worshipful B r o t h e r displays t h e same taste of a d o r n m e n t t h a t o u r Delaware b r o t h e r did. T h e G r a n d Master's address indicates t h a t d u r i n g t h e jiast year t h e r e h a s been an a b u n d a n t s u p p l y of " hog and h o m i n y , " for which h e t h i n k s G r a n d Lodge should be " t r u l y grateful." T h e G r a n d Master exercised h i s prerogative of m a k i n g a Mason a t s i g h t ; gives two pages of h i s address to a n exculpation of bis act. T h e

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recipient of t h e h o n o r was a sea captain, whose cabin was adorned with " God Bless m y H o m e , " or some k i n d r e d sentiment, and who was sufficiently u n d e r t h e tongue of good report of his m a t e to be pronounced by h i m " t h e best and most pious m a n I h a v e ever k n o w n i n t h e business," a n d w h o likewise dined t h e G r a n d Master, furnishing an " excellent m e n u , " t h e " cognac and wine " b e i n g of like superlative degree. T h e G r a n d Master's account r e m i n d s us of t h e criticism on a S u p r e m e Court decision: " T h e decision is all right, b u t t h e reasons assigned for m a k i n g it are utterly insufficient." T h e record of t h i s case m a k e s i t a perfect parallel to the "cocktail a c t " cited by Bro. ROBBINS. T h e " vested r i g h t " of certain m e m b e r s of Greenville Lodge to cont i n u e in t h e saloon business, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e p r o h i b i t o r y action of Grand Lodge, was not conceded on trial before G r a n d Lodge, and their expulsion was affirmed, and to m a k e t h e rule more definite and certain for t h e future it was reenacted as follows: " No Mason, either as principal, agent, employee, or in any other capacity, shall sell intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage, a n d t h e penalty therefor shall be expulsion." Bro. FREDERIC SPEED made a valuable r e p o r t on law a n d usage, suggesting t h a t h e could not give t h e required t i m e to t h e completion of t h e Digest, and suggested some one be appointed in his place. T h e G r a n d Lodge declined to accede to a change in t h a t direction, and as a token of appreciation m a d e an appropriation of SIOO.OO to t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e committee b y way of salary for his services, and t h e further sum of $2.50.00 to complete the Digest as t h e work progresses. K a n s a s is supposed to have a work of t h e same k i n d begun, in a state of continuation, suspension or other condition. T h i r t y pages of the Proceedings are devoted to a memorial of EOBT. B. BRANNIN, t h e late G r a n d Lecturer. A t o u c h i n g letter from his daughter, K A T E BRANNIN, to Past Grand Master SAVERY, and the minutes of t h e action of Grand Lodge are on t h e opposite page to a picture of Bro. BRANNIN. T h e latter indicates t h a t h e was a frank,'true, outspoken, unselfish a d h e r e n t of t h e Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n , and of whatsoever was noblest and best. Bro. SAVAR^ aptly describes h i m as " a massive pillar of Masonry, cut from t h e eternal rock of T r u t h . " Bro. HARRISON s a y s : " O t h e r s may come and go, b u t n o n e will excel t h e e ; a n d few t h e r e be t h a t may even ffil t h e full measure of t h y excellence." Bro. BARKLEY said: " H i s genial presence was a benediction upon all who were b r o u g h t u n d e r his fraternal influence." T h e t o u c h i n g reference by Bro. BARKLEY to t h e t e n d e r care a n d u n w e a r i e d ministrations of his d a u g h t e r to Bro. BRANNIN in his last illness, make u p as beautiful a pen-picture of filial devotedness as we have ever studied.

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W h a t Bro. SPEED'S t r i b u t e was can be imagined from t h i s : Some day there will come a tear-staiued sheet from our own households, with the message that " there are no preparations for papa's attending." It will be written in tears by those who love us; if it shall come to brethren whose hearts shall be moved as were those to whom this message came, and we shall have earned the tears this brought to strong men's faces, we may be content, for ÂŤe shall not have lived in vain. Bro. P.AXTO.v records t h a t h e was " an example well w o r t h y of highest e m u l a t i o n by craftsmen y o u n g and old." Bro. POWEK said: " Bro. BHANNiN m e a s u r e d fully u p to t h e s t a n d a r d of GOD s noblest work â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an honest man." V a r i o u s o t h e r t r i b u t e s of respect from masonic bodies, resolutions, n e w s p a p e r articles, etc., m a k e u p t h e record, which is one in which his relatives a n d t h e b r e t h r e n may well be gratified, and all together furnish e v i d e n c e t h a t great grief a n d sorrow have befallen o u r b r e t h r e n of Mississippi. T h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , b y Bro. BAKKLEV, is one of t h e best, if not t h e best, we h a v e read from his pen. Kansas for 1S94 is reviewed. Quite a large draft is m a d e on Bro. GUTHKIE'S oration for t h e use of t h e Mississippi b r e t h r e n . A highly complimentary and pleasant reference is made to the i n t r o d u c t i o n of t h e K a n s a s c h a i r m a n of Correspondence a m o n g t h e w o r k m e n of like ilk, of whom, a m o n g other k i n d things, he is please<i to say: " Our good b r o t h e r writes with a hearty good-will, a n d is free from all tliose thing.? which sometimes characterize a new beg i n n e r . " After citing our reference to t h e Masonic Home of Mississippi, he says: May GOD speed the work, that the widow and orphan may at an early day be sheltered, clothed, fed and educated in a way that will do honor to this Grand Jurisdiction and the noble Masons whose hearts are in the worli. A little labor, ji good degree of self-denial, seasoned with the grace of giving, will make the institution a success. U n d e r California, we find t h a t Bro. BARKLEY indulges in prophecy occasionally: Yes, dear brother, we are done with the saloon business. We will have s.-'tporadic case to settle this yearj but if the proof is clear, as we have no doubt it is, since the subordinate lodge dealt with the parties, and they appealed, we will soon dispose of the case according to law, and our equilibrium will not be disturbed in the least. The grand fiat has gone forth, and the saloon business is a thing of the past in Mississippi. F r o m t h e conclusion of B r o . BARKLEY'S report we take t h e following, w h i c h we c o m m e n d to t h e thoughtful consideration of o u r K a n s a s readers. Speaking of t h e y e a r s labors in t h e material world and t h e masonic field, continuing, h e s a y s : The great tenets of the Institution have been illustrated in the lives and conduct of the common brotherhood in dispensing relief among the needy and distressed. The widows and the orphan have been held in remembrance, and want has been driven from their doors by the timely aid furnished by willing hands and loving hearts. Relief can only be illustrated by deeds, and those who render it prompted thereto by pure love, realize in the very act of giving the sweets which are wrapped up in the precious words, "For GOD loveth a cheerful giver." "To relieve the distressed is a duty," everywhere enjoined upon those who have been initiated into the

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mysteries of freemasonry, and this is the handwriting concerniDg those who live in its daily practice: " He hath dispersed a b o u t ; he hath given to the poor." There is more within and between the journals of the past year which bespeak that spirit of brotherly love which should ever characterize our actions one toward another, than we have noted in times gone by. The more we study the great principles which lie at the foundation of this Institution, the more fully we understand their teachings in all their bearings on the several relations in life, the greater will be our de.sire to have our lives conformed \iuto the lessons which they everywhere inculcate. To become a Mason means something more than passing through a certain form of initiation, or to be taught a ritual which we can repeat verbatim. Masonry is something to be lived. It is something to be practiced, and we should so practice it t h a t the profane shall at all times be constrained to say of u.s: " Behold these Masons, how they love one a n o t h e r . " It is how we live as Masons, that brings forth the richest fruits to the honor and glory of Freemasonry among those vvhose good opinions we would win. To have the good, great a n d wise bear testimony on our behalf, we must exemplify in all things before them, in t h a t which we do, that we are Masons at heart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Masons iu deed and in truth. The lessons we have learned in our reading during the past year, and the teachings made manifest in the annals reviewed, are such as tend to lead those who study them u p to the highest standard of masonic requirements. The broadest measure of intelligence is essential to the full understanding of the pure principles a n d sublime mysteries of the science of Freemasonry. The more we study this science, a n d t h e more light t h a t is thrown upon its abstruse problems, the grander do they become to the masonic student, and so far from being satisfied with his present a t t a i n m e n t s he plies himself the more diligently, if perchance he may in the end attain unto' the object of his search â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a more perfect knowledge of those things which are shrouded in mystery. Much has been written, more has been said, concerning the symbology of Freemasonry, still the end is not yet. The more we learn of it the more remains to he learned, and we find ourselves to-day, even at this age of " advanced thought," and living amid the teachings of those who have vaulted themselves on the platform of " higher criticism," still sitting at the feet of the ancient Masters, who are whole encyclopedias of masonic knowledge, and w^e would not give o n e hour spent there for whole centuries with these modern solonff, who have yet to learn the alphabet of Symbolic Freemasonry. Freemasonry as it was, in its purity, and the way its founders handed it down to their posterity, is one thing, b u t Freemasonry, as some would have it, adorned with modern embellishments and gaudy colored paraphernalia and theatrical m u m m e r i z i n g . a s though it were a drama, upon which t h e less informed might feast their longiug eyes, is quite another a n d different thing altogether. There is not, neither can there be anything progressive about it, save as to a more perfect knowledge of it, and a fuller understanding of its sublime truths. We received it as Ancient Craft Masonry, and so it must ever remain, pure a n d unadulterated, without change or innovation from any source whatever, or by whomsoever ordered. The very m o m e n t the change is engrafted upon it, either in its regulations and Constitutions, ritualistic phraseology, symbology or landmarks, that m o m e n t it ceases to be Ancient Craft Masonry, and we may write upon it Ichabod. It was not our intention in the outset, to press these latter thoughts upon the Craft at the close of our year's work, b u t a chain of circumstances has pressed them upon our minds with such power that we were brought irresistibly to give them utterance, with the hope that those at home, for whose special benefit they were written, may allow them, to have due weight, and so shape their course by them as to guard them against the teachings of those who might in anywise seek to lead their pure m i n d s from t h e old p a t h s in which their fathers trod. Bro. B A R K L E Y also gave u t t e r a n c e to t h e following: Selfishness is not one of the doctrines inculcated in the school of Masonry. There is no plai-e for It in the course of study prescribed. The very Imths taught here tend to eradicate it so fully that it never again grows and flourishes in a man's life. The

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teachings of Freemasonry are designed to cleanse, purify and elevate. They remove the vices and superfluities of life, and bring the whole man into sweet obedience to its wholesome laws and benign principles. No man has a right to claim to be a Slason who is satisfied with a bare initiation. The ritualistic teachings, however beautiful and instructive they may be, are simply the key put into the Mason's hand, by which he may unlock the great treasure-house where are garnered the stores of masonic truth. This truth must be studied, and the lessons drawn therefrom put into practice in the every-day life of the student of these mysteries. The Mason's knowledge is worthless to him unless he puts it into practice. It must be used, and that, too, in such a way as to prove that its teachings have brought forth good fruit in the man's heart and life. â&#x20AC;˘ > < â&#x20AC;˘ ' > No profane man is, or can be, a good Mason. Reverence for GOD and a reverent use of His name is strictly enjoined upoii every initiate, and profanity, in whatever form, is a palpable violation of the very first and plainest teachings of Freemasonry. T h e s e truthfs, so beautifully and forcibly presented by Bro. BARKLEY, h a v e b e e n so often called to t h e attention of t h e Craft, t h a t were it not for t h e fact t h a t we see daily evidence of t h e necessity for their cont i n u e d iteration, we m i g h t well hesitate in s u b m i t t i n g thein for t h e consideration of our readers. So m a n y , however, who call theruselves by t h e n a m e Mason, have s h o w n such utter lack of c o m p r e h e n s i o n of w h a t t h e t e r m implies, and w h a t t h e title d e m a n d s in t h e way of daily walk and conversation, t h a t we r e p r o d u c e t h e m here, in t h e hope t h a t t h e y may be t o some, words fitly .spoken in season. J A M E S T . HARRISON, G r a n d Master, Columbus. A. H . BARKLEY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Crawford. N e x t a n n u a l , J a c k s o n , on t h e first T h u r s d a y after t h e t h i r d M o n d a y in F e b r u a r y , 1896.

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J . B . THOMAS, G r a n d Master, delivered an u n u s u a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g address, s h o w i n g a great a m o u n t of work performed, a n d well performed, in t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e Craft. Of t h a t noble e m b o d i m e n t of g e n u i n e Masonry, " T h e H o m e , " h e s a y s : Soon after the adjournment of the Grand Lodge at its last communication, I instructed the Grand Secretary to issue a warrant on the Grand Treasurer for S13,869.o0 in favor of the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Home, that being theamount then on hand in favor of the Home. I regret my inability to make more frequent visits to the Home than I have.. It is doing a noble work, and I hope that every Mason in this State will give it a hearty support. The ofticers of the Board of Directors will make their reports as required by law, which will give you full information as to what is being done. Six dispensations for n e w lodges were g r a n t e d ; all requests for disp e n s a t i o n s to confer degrees o u t of time, or for lodges to a p p e a r in public o n other t h a n masonic occasions, were refused. T h e m a t t e r of t h e invasion of t h e jurisdiction of t h e G r a n d Lodge of I n d i a n Territory, was b r o u g h t to t h e attention of G r a p d Lodge by t h e G r a n d Master in his address, in which h e reported t h a t n o t w i t h -

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standing t h e fact t h a t t h e matter had received t h e a t t e n t i o n of G r a n d Lodge a t last year's session, he became satisfied from facts since learned by h i m t h a t t h e material in dispute belonged to I n d i a n Territory. H e had, therefore, ordered t h e Missouri lodge not to confer t h e t h i r d degree. T h e matter was referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , who m a d e ' a like r e p o r t to t h a t of last year. T h e Grand Lodge wisely changed its j u d g m e n t and adopted t h e report of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , as they should h a v e done last year. F i v e decisions are given. All were approved by t h e .Jurisprudence C o m m i t t e e and G r a n d Lodge. Among t h e m one t h a t affirmation of an initiate was as b i n d i n g as his oath. Of t h e " E m p l o y m e n t Bureau," t h e G r a n d Master says: " Bro. W1L1.IA.M SESSINGHAUS, and his associates in St. Louis, are doing noble • work in t h i s line. They are giving t h e i r time free, in t h e interests of worthy m e m b e r s of t h e fraternity seeking e m p l o y m e n t . I h o p e t h e fraternity will give them a hearty cooperation." T h e death of Past Grand Master J.\MES P . WOOD is a n n o u n c e d as having occurred May 14th, t h e news of his d e a t h reaching t h e G r a n d Master .June 18th. Grand Orator A. I^. Ross delivered an interesting and able address u p o n t h e " G r o w t h of F r e e m a s o n r y u n d e r Constitutional G o v e r n m e n t in t h e U n i t e d States." A notable contrast is m a d e by t h e orator between t h e perfect freedom now enjoyed u n d e r constitutional g u a r a n t y , with t h e persecutions in E u r o p e in t h e Sixteenth C e n t u r y . T h e perils of t h e Craft in Holland in 1735, France, G e r m a n y a n d Austria in 1737, t h e Bull against F r e e m a s o n s by t h e P o p e in Italy i n 1738, a n d t h e like persecutions in countries not Catholic — in Switzerland in 1745 p r o h i b iting assemblages; in Scotland in 1757 t h e resolution of t h e Synod debarring all Freemasons from t h e ordinances of religion; and t h e destruction of a masonic lodge in 1748 a t Constantinople, a n d p r o h i b i tion of a further introduction of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n into T u r k e y . T h e •influence of Masonry in t h e formation of-the Constitution of t h e U n i t e d States is d w e l t u p o n at some length, and t h e question discussed as to w h a t e x t e n t Masonry was responsible for the guarantees of t h e Constitution to t h e i n d i v i d u a l . We are glad to note t h a t t h e distinguished b r e t h r e n , w h o are called upon to instruct t h e i r b r e t h r e n a t t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s are beg i n n i n g to let go of t h e ancient chestnut, " T h e a n t i q u i t y of Masonry," a n d d i s c u s s t h e framework a n d uses of t h e completed s t r u c t u r e as well. T h i s is a utilitarian-age. T h e question of " eui bono " is h e a r d on every h a n d . T h e necessities a n d d e m a n d s of distressed h u m a n i t y are greater, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g our increased civilization and organized charities, t h a n ever before. Organization has more clearly s h o w n t h e greater distress which exists, t h a n »we had imagined. T h e chance charity of t h e masonic world is seldom sought by the worthy, and h e w h o " gives u p o n t h e impulse of his conception of his b r o t h e r ' s p r e s e n t n e e d , " w h e t h e r

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h e c o n t e n t s himself with t h e J e w i s h half shekel of silver, or its equivalent, or m a k e s a more g e n e r o u s donation, if he m a k e s strict e x a m i n a tion into h i s investment, so often finds t h a t it has gone n e i t h e r to the w o r t h y o r meritorious, t h a t his loss of faith in h u m a n i t y p r e v e n t s furt h e r v e n t u r e s of like character. T h e world h a s organized its charities. M a s o n r y nnist do likewise if she wishes to benefit t h e really destitute, a n d p r e v e n t systematic fraud from robbing t h e funds which s h o u l d be held o n l y for the benefit of t h e distressed, or if she wishes to ascertain w h o of h e r own h o u s e h o l d a r e in need of relief. T h e s e c o m m e n t s a r e not intended for Missouri. N o w h e r e t h a t we k n o w of is a closer inquiry m a d e into t h e nece.ssities of its ATasons and t h e i r d e p e n d e n t ones. I t s organized masonic charity is its crowning glory ; a n d h e who can visit it and note its work, and come away witho u t b e i n g stirred with heartfelt emotion of g r a t i t u d e for its existence, n e v e r w a s truly m a d e a Mason in t h e right place, a n d is phyaically imperfect in t h e heart to such a n e x t e n t t h a t h e never s h o u l d h a v e been m a d e a Mason. W e n o t e the passage of a law allowing $2.00 p e r day a t t e n d a n c e and two c e n t s p e r mile for each mile traveled in going to or r e t u r n i n g from G r a n d Lodge to all Past G r a n d Masters, G r a n d Officers and o n e repres e n t a t i v e of each s u b o r d i n a t e lodge. •> M e m o r i a l services were held in h o n o r of Past G r a n d Master JAMES P. W O O D , at which beautiful t r i b u t e s were paid to Bro. WOOD'S memory b y M.'.W.". Bro. V I S C I L a n d others. T h e r e p o r t on jNfasonic H o m e , by Past G r a n d Master GIVAN, President, a n d Past G r a n d Master J O H N R . PARSON, Secretary, shows a n int e r e s t i n g s t a t e of facts. T h e donations a n d collections for the year from all sources a m o u n t e d to $26,781.85, of which a m o u n t t h e G r a n d Lodge c o n t r i b u t e d $13,869.50; t h e G r a n d C o m m a u d e r y , $4,222.25; G r a n d Chapter, $3,961.00; Grand C h a p t e r Order Eastern Star, $300.00; Order of H i g h Priesthood,$100.00. After an e x p e n d i t u r e of $28,893.41, of which a m o u n t $11,299.01 was for building, i m p r o v e m e n t s , taxes, etc., and $4,983.33 was for b o n d s for i n v e s t m e n t , t h e H o m e had a fund of $6,821.30 on h a n d . T h e y also h a v e w h a t is k n o w n as " K n i g h t s T e m p l a r s Triennial Endowm e n t F u n d , Masonic H o m e of Missouri," to a m o u n t of $50,000.00, safely i n v e s t e d i n Missouri bonds, and a further bond for $2,000.00. W e n o t e that t h e r e are ninety-one m e m b e r s of t h e H o m e family, f o r t y - t h r e e of whom a r e girls, twenty-eight boys, t h i r t e e n old ladies and seven old b r e t h r e n . F o r t y - n i n e have been discharged since H o m e was i n s t i t u t e d . Two of t h e aged m e m b e r s — a h u s b a n d and wife — were born in 1813 a n d 1811 r e s p e c t i v e l y ; a n o t h e r of t h e a g e d — a lady — was born in 1812. Six lodges U. D . received charters. T h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Appeals and Grievances contains an i n t e r e s t i n g case, t h e No. 1 of t h e report, an appeal from t h e j u d g m e n t of a lodge acquitting a brother, appellant claiming t h a t conviction in

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criminal court constituted a masonic qffeuse. The committee properly held that conviction or acquittal would not be conclusive, but that a party could be brought to trial in the lodge on the merits of the case, in the event of the result of a trial in the courts being either acquittal or conviction. The "Wisconsin" circular was referred to Committee on Charity. The "Home Visiting Committee," appointed by Grand Lodge, made report, stating that " the management of the Home during the current year has been the most successful of any during its existence." The committee recommended that the committee be hereafter constituted of ladies and Masons in equal numbers, which we think a wise suggestion, though probably it will excite the comment of those who fear the overpowering influences of "concordant" Masonry. From the report of the Committee on Ways and Means we note that the chairman of the Correspondence Committee receives $500.00 for his report. Our Missouri brethren appreciate a good thing. Bro. ViNCiL presented 177 pages of Correspondence Report, mainly of his own careful preparation. Bro. YINCIL has been a staunch adherent to the theory that Masonry of the Nineteenth Century must adopt its system of charity to Nineteenth Century methods. Commenting on a report by an Illinois brother (which, we are pleased to say, was not endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Illinois), Bro. V. says: If GOD'S poor be naked and destitute of daily food," a n d one of you say u n t o such : * Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled,' notwithstanding ye give t h e m not those things which are needful for the body, what doth it profit?" The m a n w h o wrote those words nearly twenty centuries ago wajs a better Mason than the writer, who was afraid his Grand Lodge might be committed to a policy of paternalism. As the committee aforesaid was fearful of saddling upon the Grand Lodge an institution requiring " m a i n t e n a n c e a n d support," known as "Masonic Orphan's Home," t h e Grand Lodge itself took hold of the proposition, and adopted the original resolution, giving $5,000.00 to the Home in aid of erecting additional buildings for the care and accommodation of an increasing n u m b e r of beneficiaries. Well done, ye noble a n d big-hearted Masons of Illinois. Missouri, with one-half of the a n n u a l income of Illinois, gave $-25,000.00 to help purchase and equip a Home for masonic orphans. After doing so an a n n u a l assessment of fifty cents per capita was levied for the support a n d care of our Home family. Our Home is the glory and crown of Missouri Masonry. But to anticipate any captious references or cold criticism about some of our lodges rebelling against this assessment, I wish to say t h a t the lodges meet this claim upon their means with a heartiness unexampled in the history of the Grand Lodge., Notwithstanding the financial pressure of the last two years, so severely felt by many country lodges, not one of them has failed to meet the levy with cheerfulness and pleasure, and all in the entire jurisdiction are in full .accord with the Home enterprise. We have proved by the good work done that this farm of benevolence is the highest expression of masonic charity. [Italics ours.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;CO.MMITTEE.] We have given practical demonstration to the Craft in Missouri that at last the true mission of Masonry has become a reality, both tangible a n d praiseworthy. The struggle is over; opposition has ceased a n d the victory is ours, without anybody being hurt, or the loss of a single lodge, save one t h a t was dying, and t h e assessment.only hastened a needed funeral.

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U n d e r Illinois, Bro. V., r e s p o n d i n g to Bro. BOBBINS' criticism of Missouri on t h e Toltec matter, s a y s : If it be true that "the elements" out of which the Gran Bieta was formed were "hopelessly clandestine," how on earth can legitimate Masonry ever be established in Mexico? Certainly not by the creation and maintenance of the Symbolic system, when the existing system—"hopelessly clandestine" — utterly refuses to allow Symbolic lodges to remain there as independent bodies. If the present "aggregation" of masonic bodies working under the authority of the Gran Dieta should so conform to the recognized standards of Symbolic Grand Lodges in this country as to be regarded as legitimate, would it not be better to have that kind of Masonry there, than such as has heretofore prevailed in the Republic? I s t h i s tlie m o s t explicit pronunciamento t h e G r a n Dieta c o n u n d r u m ?

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As w e u n d e r s t a n d t h e Missouri record on t h i s question, Grand Secr e t a r y ViNCtt, " i n compliance with t h e expression of t h e G r a n d Lodge c o n c e r n i n g this lodge (Toltec, No. 520), wrote to Worshipful B r c C n i s M advising h i m of t h e action t a k e n , a n d advised said lodge to accept a c h a r t e r from the G r a n Dieta of Mexico, e t c . " Toltec Lodge accepted t h e advice, and t h i s child of t h e Grand Lodge of Missouri, lawfully born and lawfully adopted by and with t h e advice and consent of its genuine m o t h e r , is now a m e m b e r of a new masonic family. Are we to u n d e r s t a n d t h a t Missouri advised a child born to it lawfully to ally itself to an " a g g r e g a t i o n " which t h e p a r e n t did n o t or does n o t consider legitimate? W e h a v e n a t u r a l l y expected t h a t Missouri would speak on this question. H e r personal connection with Mexican Masonry is of later date t h a n t h a t of e i t h e r Louisiana or New Y o r k , a n d h e r interest in t h e subject o u g h t necessarily to be greater. H o w is it, Bro. V., did you n o t consider t h e G r a n Dieta a legitimate body w h e n y o u advised Toltec to accept a c h a r t e r from i t ? U n d e r Kansas, Bro. V I N C I L devotes nearly a page to consideration of t h e action taken in reference to t h e Masonic H o m e , concluding as follows: It would be unkind and out of place for me to give expression to my views respecting the "backward steps" taken by the Masons of Kansas. Why such a revulsion of feeling prevailed among the Craft of that jurisdiction I am wholly unable to conjecture. That Grand Lodge has a fund in its treasury amounting to $30,000.00, yet declines to move forward in the establishment of a charity that would do more to the credit of Masonry than any one thing In its history. Of o u r report, Bro. V. s a y s : " T h e work bears evidence of care, t h o u g h t and a b i l i t y " — t h e writer, " a w o r t h y successor of an illustrious predecessor," etc. T h e review of Missouri, like t h a t of a n y jurisdiction w h e r e Masonry m e a n s something more t h a n m e r e formalism — w h e r e it means, as Bro. BAKKLEY, of Mississippi, says, " s o m e t h i n g to be lived"—\s, always a pleasant task to t h e writer. We are sufficiently aware of w h a t is always said of comparisons, n o t t o m a k e any, b u t we solemnly, sincerely a n d t r u l y record our belief t h a t t h e stock phrase, " P o o r Old Missouri," will never be h e a r d again.

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I t never has been used masonicallj', a n d on t h a t score Kansas now, as always, reverently bares h e r h e a d in filial love a n d veneration before her mother. T h e latter h a s virtues we a d m i r e a n d would fain possess. T h e y say t h a t iridividuals w h o grow too rapidly develop constitutional weakness, which t i m e alone will correct a n d often does fully overcome. Possibly, this is t r u e of moral a n d p h i l a n t h r o p i c development, a n d t h a t in time t h e virtues we a d m i r e so m u c h m a y be ours to enjoy in full possession a n d fruition. A. M. HOUGH, G r a n d Master, Jefferson City. J O H N D . VINCIL, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, St. Louis. N e x t a n n u a l , October 20, 1896.

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H E L E N A , OCTOBER 9 T H .

T h e towering forehead a n d bright, pleasing countenance of G r a n d Master JAMES H . MONTEATH relieve t h e gloom of t h e title page of t h e Montana Proceedings j u s t opposite. T h e record of t h e a n n u a l is preceded by a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n called to fittingly lay away t h e r e m a i n s of Past G r a n d Master RICHARD O . HICKMAN, o n e of t h e pioneers of Montana, a n d j u d g i n g from t h e words spoken by Past G r a n d Master SANDERS, an a d m i r a b l e c h a r a c t e r : Modest, retiring, self-distrustful, intellectual, and supremely just, listening patiently to all diversified views, a n d malting u p from all that he saw a judgment as to what was right, he pursued that right with a pertinacity that linew no variableness, neither shadow of turning. With the dignity a n d sobriety befitting a great heart, he loolied with intrepid courage into the eyes of Sleep, and his brother. Death.

E i g h t Most Worshipfuls assisted G r a n d Master MONTEATH in h i s d u t i e s . T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master was brief, and of local interest only. Bro. H E D G E S , in h i s report, says t h a t revenue cannot be reduced a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s k e p t u p " w i t h o u t reaching soon t h e deplorableand h u m i l i a t i n g condition of o u r National G o v e r n m e n t . " Et tu Brute! W e note t h e presentation of a silver tea service, a set of ROGERS' silver plated table ware, a n d a n o n y x table to t h e retiring G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Lodge reduced its dues from §2.00 to $1.50, t h o u g h i t e x p e n d e d for mileage a n d p e r diem $2,711.74 i n 1894, with a total m e m b e r s h i p of 2,354, belonging t o forty-six c h a r t e r e d lodges. K a n s a s , t h e same year, with a m e m b e r s h i p of 18,958, h a d a pay roll of only $1,851.40, and reduced its d u e s from $1.50 to fifty c e n t s — i n obedience to t h e economic wave passing over t h e c o u n t r y — n o reduction, however, i n mileage expenses. O u r M o n t a n a b r e t h r e n are like t h e plethoric i n d i -

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vidual whose Montana medical adviser told him he must do either of two t h i n g s '"or b u s t . " T h e y declined to reduce e x p e n d i t u r e s , and did r e d u c e revenues. W e t r u s t t h e a l t e r n a t i v e presented by Bro. H E D G E S may not be fulfilled.

W e n o t e that t h e C h a r i t y F u n d a m o u n t s to $5,573.37. T h e session w o u n d u p with t h e a n n u a l b a n q u e t and ball, at which t h e r e w a s a n attendance of 600, " a n d t h e bountiful preparations were over-taxed." Bro. HEDGES was not p r e s e n t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e f5rst and only occasion where h e is recorded as absent from a b a n q u e t . H e gives as an ostensible reason for his absence, " o t h e r cares e l s e w h e r e , " b u t we opine t h a t if t h e " b o u n t i f u l p r e p a r a t i o n s " h a d not been " o v e r - t a x e d " we would not have b e e n compelled to rely u p o n o t h e r t e s t i m o n y t h a n t h a t of Bro. H . as to t h e character of t h e " v i a n d s . " Bro. HEDGES' Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is unlike any other t h a t we review. He h a s a m a n n e r peculiarly his own ; t h e c o m m e n t s often a m e r e suggestion, b u t o p e n i n g u p a wide range of consideration. H e is often almost impossible to scissor, because, like some witnesses on t h e s t a n d , you cannot m a k e c o n n e c t i o n between subject and c o m m e n t w i t h o u t telling t h e e n t i r e story. Bro. H. regrets sadly t h e t h i n n i n g of t h e r a n k s , by t h e faUing out of c o m p a n i o n s in reportorial work, w h o h a v e j o u r n e y e d with h i m for m a n y years, and whose "flashes of m e r r i m e n t t h a t were wont to set t h e table on a roar," h a v e ceased. W e i m a g i n e t h a t this k i n d of work takes t i m e to g e t t h e b r e t h r e n u p or d o w n , as t h e case may be, to w h a t our m u s i c i a n s call " c o n c e r t p i t c h , " a n d t h a t o u r b r o t h e r , after wrestling successfully with men of t h e caliber of o u r late lamented b r o t h e r of P e n n s y l v a n i a , feels t h e hopelessness of t h e task in tutoring t h e p r e s e n t crop of " y a h o o s " to a condition w h e r e t h e y might properly be conside r e d " i n t h e same class." C o m m e n t i n g on t h e G r a n d Master of Alabama, h e says: " H e supplied w h a t h e regards as a long felt want, a G r a n d Master's private seal. P e r h a p s he feared t h e early e x t i n c t i o n of seals." A g a i n ; "Selling liquor was held to be n o t sufficient ground on which t o reject a n applicant. B u t it m i g h t imply an impaired moral sense t h a t would justify m a n y in casting a black ball." U n d e r California, we take t h i s : Yes; it is in the social contact and grind that the perfect spiritual ashlars are shaped and polished. If there were no evolution in Masonry, it would be worth no more than any other fossil. No; Masonry Is not for everybody. We want good material or our work will come to naught. Man is a religious as well as a social creature. Masonry recognizes this truth in broader and truer sense than any of the sects. The world is sweeping up to the light and on to GOD. U n d e r Connecticut, we e x t r a c t t h e following: Masonic Homes are innovations, but we welcome them nevertheless, and we think It another good thing that lodges are now held in halls dedicated to Masonry and universal benevolence, instead of in taverns, where our fathers too often met and spent their

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Under Illinois, we find a terse statement of fact: "Some brothers think they never will be known as Masons unless seen in a parade. We sometimes wish more would show themselves at masonic funerals when a poor brother or a stranger fallen b}' the way is borne to his final rest." Kansas comes in for three pages of solid matter, in which the work of 1895 is fully reviewed. The Lyons Lodge matter is thus spoken of: The officers of the Lodge seem to have done their duty, b u t unable to control the membership plead guilty for the lodge and joined in the request that its charter be revoked. This was done very properly. Subsequently, upon a petition signed, we suppose, only by those who were known to be in favor of sustaining the law and enforcing discipline, a new charter was granted without serving U. D., and without fee, and the property of the old lodge turned over to the new one. It was a Caesarian operation where the end justified t h e means, and ordinary remedies were ineffectual. Still, t h e necessity for such action is regretted, and some who should have been expelled were simply unaffiliated.

The report of President FULLER, of the Masonic Home, receives attention, the pledge of the Grand Matron O. E. S., that that Order would furnish the Home when built, is characterized a " noble and generous offer," and Bro. H. then says: And yet some of the close-communion jurisdictions would spurn and drive away such assistance in the most fruitful and creditable work of Masonry. If the Jangel who visited ABOU BEN ADHE."H were to come again, we have little question that h e would prefer the humblest Masonic Home to the costliest Masonic Temple.

Our poverty seems to be recognized abroad in the following: "As a sop to the demon of hard times. Grand Lodge dues were cut down to fifty cents per capita." Kansas judgment is commended in this wise: A new departure is signalized in making the Committee on Necrology one of the standing committees, and allowing its chairman a compensation of SIO.OO. As it now is in most jurisdictions, this duty is variously performed by the Grand Master, a special committee and the Grand Secretary, and with some confusion, by all three at the same time. In connection with this change suggested by our Kansas brethren, we t h i n k some time should be set apart at each communication when the report is read, when remarks by personal friends of the deceased would be in orderâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; something of a Lodge of Sorrow.

The suggestion is a good one. Grand Master W. D. THOMPSON, in effect inaugurated holding a Lodge of Sorrow during his administration, but last year we "had another hen on." The last Kansas Correspondence Report receives an O. K. check mark of such dimensions that we would well merit the charge of blindness, stolidity, or worse, if we failed to note it. To be in accord and to receive the commendation and applause of those of our brethren whose work always passes the inspection, and receives the approval of the Craft in general, is well worthy the unstinted effort of one in this field of labor. We are pleased to be a.ssigned a place and welcome â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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to that growing body of masonic readers, thinkers and writers who believe that the growth, perpetuity and glory of Masonry depend vastly more upon the reduction of its great principles into practice than upon a blind and fanatic adhesion to a few peculiarities of doubtful origin, and inconsistent at times with the vital principles of Masonry. " It is the letter that killeth, but the spirit that maketh alive." This GODgiven precept if it needed any other sanction than its divine author, finds ample confirmation in the history of both Church and State. The strictly so-called secrets of Masonry have been betrayed time and again, and may be in the future, but so long as the vital principles of Masonry are adhered to and reduced to practice in ordering the individual lives of its members, in promoting peace and good will among nation.s, obedience to lawful authority, and dispensing charity'among the worthy distressed, all the powers of earth and hell cannot overthrow it. U n d e r Ohio, discussing t h e q u e s t i o n of systematic charity or lodge responsibility for r e a s o n a b l e relief to its m e m b e r s in distress, in which t h e Ohio Grand Master practically s u p p o r t s t h e theory of bestowing cliarity b y t h e individual according to t h e incidental promptings of h i s n a t u r e u p o n seeing t h e distress of t h e d e s t i t u t e , Bro. H . says: Bro. ANDREWS' views differ widely from our own. It sounds pretty and looks nice to see the doctrine of relief set out in such eloquent attire as Bro. ANDREWS can do it. It was well adapted to the early days of our Institution, when habits were simple and wants were few, but it is almost worthless and wholly impracticable in the times and conditions in which we live. Suppose a stranger, claiming to be a Mason and in distress, asks for assistance of a member of a lodge. How can he, without spending much time, satisfy himself that the applicant is a Mason, worthyand in such distress as deserves to be relieved? It is an open encouragement to imposture to accept as true every tale of distress that an expert professional tramp may unfold, and to give to every one who asks. In a large majority of cases where assistance is asked, the applicants are unworthy, and the most needy have too much pride and self-respect to ask assistance. The work must be systematized, and there must be some fund to draw against to meet urgent demands of a worthy class. It may be stated as an established fact that all practical charity, requiring the contribution and expenditure of money, needs to be conducted on business principles,as much as any other business, else it is just as liable to failure. Every lodge should have its Committee on Charity, and every towu and city where there is more than one lodge or masonic body, should have its board of relief, and a share of the receipts of lodges from degrees, at least, should be set aside for a Charity Fund. Many seem to think that any rule, system or forethought in providing for charity will degrade Masonry to what they term a mere benefit society, of which there are now so many. But such will have to reverse their reckonings and acknowledge that prudence in collecting and bestowing charity is just as essential as charity itself. Promiscuous giving to every beggar is not charity at all, and often does more harm than good. All words spoken in praise of charity are predicated on the genuine article, and derive all their force and beauty therefrom â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they are sparks from the hammered steel. There are many shams and frauds in our day and in this enlightened country, but they are only froth on the surface of the seething human cauldron. Solid sense is at the bottom, and is the pure gold after the dross is consumed. Practical charity will remain after sentimental charity disappears in transient corruscations. Since we began to write t h e above, a b r o t h e r has b e e n in to see us, who lives in a n o t h e r city of t h i s State, who, seeing o u r M o n t a n a r e p o r t , m a d e i n q u i r y concerning o n e " E E H M , of Polar Star Lodge, No. 17," to w h o m some of h i s b r e t h r e n h a d b e e n a d m i n i s t e r i n g charity on t h e " l e t n o t y o u r left h a n d k n o w w h a t t h e right h a n d doeth " plan a p proved b y Bro. ANDREWS. T h e investigation was a "confirmation strong as proofs of holy w r i t " of Bro. H E D G E S ' s t a t e m e n t s above copied. O u r

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K a n s a s b r e t h r e n may be i n t e r e s t e d t o k n o w t h a t No. 17 of Montana is Silver Star Lodge, a n d t h a t it h a s n o m e m b e r of t h e n a m e of R E H M . Topeka's Board of Belief would h a v e discovered t h e fraud. U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , discussing B r o . V A D X ' S last report, Bro. H .

says: But his latest contention assumes that t h e opponents of perpetual jurisdiction are wandering in " t h e vagaries of neoteric nescience," ohlivious of masonic landmarks, law a n d usages. The u n a n i m o u s ballot of which he speaks is n o t now, a n d never was a landmark, a n d the Grand Lodge of England, which is certainly older t h a n t h a t of Pennsylvania, allows the admission of candidates if there are not three black balls. I t cannot b e true, then, that " the law of Masonry demands u n a n i m i t y " in t h e vote to admit a candidate. T h e Pennsylvania masonic law does, b u t if we are rightly informed t h a t of South Carolina does not. Out of a superabundant caution against introducing a single disturbing element iuto a lodge t h e u n a n i m i t y rule prevails generally a m o n g our American Grand Lodges, b u t we insist rejection by a single adverse ballot should n o t be construed a judgment of unworthiness to follow a m a n through all time to the ends of the earth. This exaltation and almost canonization of t h e black ball is a monstrous perversion of w h a t was introduced as asafeguard to the peace and harmony ofthe membership of a lodge. What Mason does not know t h a t often t h e personal grudge of an .unworthy member has kept better m e n out of our Institution.

W e h a v e given our readers s i m p l y a taste of t h e good t h i n g s in t h e M o n t a n a report. Those w h o enjoy t h e American vernacular in its most vigorous a n d expre.ssive style will " s e e k no farther." W h i l e sometimes, possibly, t h e rendering is n o t as severely classical i n form as good old Professor H A D L E Y would h a v e desired, b u t suggests r a t h e r t h e rollicking salubriousness of t h e breezy, m o u n t a i n o u s West, yet t h e most severe stickler for ceremonial form a n d diction cannot fail to concede a n d frankly a d m i t t h a t when i t comes to d o c t r i n e Bro. H . is invariably sound. W e leave h i m with r e g r e t ; w e will b e h a p p y to m e e t again. J A M E S H . M I L L S , G r a n d Master, H e l e n a .

CORNELIUS HEDGES, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Hel-

ena. N e x t a n n u a l t h i r d W e d n e s d a y in S e p t e m b e r , 1896.

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J O H N A. E H R H A E D T , G r a n d Master, delivered an address, from w h i c h

we l e a r n t h a t there h a s b e e n n o cessation from labor i n t h e G r a n d Master's office during t h e past year. H e opens with a glowing t r i b u t e to t h e m e m o r y of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A L F R E D GILBERT HASTINGS, w h o s e

d e a t h occurred J u l y 10, 1894; notes t h e issuing of seven dispensations to organize n e w lodges; records t h e usual n u m b e r of special dispensations, for m a n y of which fees of from $10.00 to $20.00 were p a i d ; dedicated t w o halls; a n d laid o n e corner stone. U n d e r t h e topic "Belief," is given a c o m p l e t e s h o w i n g of t h e work done by t h e G r a n d Master i n b r i n g i n g qbout m e t h o d s a n d systematic

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effort for supplying t h e necessities of t h e destitute m e m b e r s of t h e Craft, a n d t h e i r widows a n d o r p h a n s d u r i n g t h e year 1894. A detailed r e p o r t is given, b u t the following shows sufficiently t h a t our b r e t h r e n in Nebraska did n o t fail t h e distressed a n d destitute in their h o u r of necessity: Up to the 15th day of March, 1S95, every application received was duly considered, and all granted reasonable relief. On that date the funds available were about exhausted, and no further relief was granted; and while some applications that were received after that time appealed strongly to our sympathy, yet the winter had passed and all our membership had been cared for. Tenders of assistance had been made from many of the other jurisdictions. While thanking all for their active masonic benevolence, all offers were fraternally declined it was our ambitionUo care for our own membership. All h o n o r to o u r n o b l e b r e t h r e n of Nebraska for their grand work, a n d like h o n o r individually to t h e efficient and sufficient G r a n d Master who directed and m a n a g e d successfully t h e great u n d e r t a k i n g . T h e menabership of t h e lodges of N e b r a s k a is 11,770, a net gain for t h e year of 284. W e n o t e t h a t one lodge in Nebraska shows by its r e p o r t seven widows a n d t w e n t y - o n e o r p h a n s of Masons, within its jurisdiction, of which n u m b e r two widows and eight children required aid. Bro; BEJJ.IAMIN F . XHO.MAS delivered a masterly oration u p o n t h e topic " F r e e m a s o n r y , " one of t h e best of t h e year. W e would gladly take it all, b u t h a v e only room for its conclusion, viz: If we may look with justiHable pride upon the post of our society, we may review with the same feeling the promise of its future. The forces which have been so long at work for the weal of the world are still active and tireless. The broadening spirit of brotherhood sees opening before it a well-nigh illimitable field. True, new questions must continue to present themselves, grave issues must continue to arise; bat the fiercer the struggle, the closer the competition of life, the greater the world's need'of moral forces, molding generous impulses and fraternal acts. Every new field of man's enterprise will be another field for fraternal achievements. Every new city will be another of its strongholds, and every Instrumentality that, in the growing years, aids the growth of the world into a larger and better life, will be the friend of the fraterna spirit. In the language of one of our country's sweetest singers, let us exclaim : *' Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul. As the swift seasons roll. Leave the low-vaulted past, ^ Let each new temple, grander than the last, Shut thee from Heaven by a dome more vast. Till thou at length are free, Leaving thine unknown shell on Time's unresting sea.'" Freemasonry is fitted to every possible development of the world; to every possible improvement in the condition of life. Its voice will ever be on the side of such development, and its eftbrta will contribute to such improvement. .Secure in its past; watchful of its present; hopeful of its future, it will continue its victorious march clad in the mystic armor of truth down through the long stretch of centuries. A resolution was adopted a u t h o r i z i n g a n d directing t h e G r a n d Secr e t a r y to p r i n t t h e record a n d proceedings of t h e Nebraska V e t e r a n Freemasons. Our G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , Past G r a n d Master BLACK, from t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , to which committee had been referred

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the Wisconsin relief resolution, recommended a modification of the same, which was adopted by Grand Lodge, as follows: " It is the duty of each lodge to take care of its own members in distress, wherever they may be; it being understood that in no case is the lodge furnishing relief and asking reimbursement to go beyond actual necessities without express authority from the reimbursing bod3'." The Report on Correspondence is by Bro. W. K. BOWEN. We note under Alabama that Bro. B. brings Past Grand Master and now Grand Secretary AEMSTKONG up standing for writing himself down as a E.'.W.'., claiming that "the title once gained, pertains to and remains with the individual." Correct, Bro. B., provided the individual does not assume the duties of an office for which another and different title is given. When one fills a position to which the title R.'.W.'. belongs, that is his official title, though, individually, he is a M.'.W.'. brother. Which reminds us of the list of officers on the first page of Nebraska's Proceedings. They have a Most Worshipful Grand Master and a Most Wor shipful (?) Grand Custodian. Both being superlatively worshipful, we would rise to enquire if there is any difference in their official rank? Under Connecticut, we find this reference to the lamented WHEELER : " He did well the work that came to his hand ; maintained the reputation of his jurisdiction and of Freemasonry, plucked wholesome fruit from every branch, and presented some garnished with his own poetry." Bro. BowEX devotes three pages to a review of the Kansas Proceedings, complimentary in the main to the work of Grand Lodge and its subordinates. Concurs in our views as to the cypher business, but enquires: How will the step be enforced when Grand Lodges and (still worse) Grand Masters lead the procession? Won't it require the intervention of a General Grand Lodge or an edict of non-intercourse, to bring reform? The one or two small Grand Lodges that have exhibited lassitude in this matter might easily be brought back to observance of first principles, but what could be done with one of our largest jurisdictions whose Grand Master has scattered broadcast " cypher suggestions of the r i t u a l ? "

Never mind the General Grand Lodge, Bro. B. We suggest instead that the Grand Lodges adopt the plan by which the streets of Edinburgh • were kept clean. A little wholesome work such as the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts performed in the case of their Grand Lecturer and his confederate, would soon relegate the whole tribe of tonguey ritual peddlers to their proper position — outside of the east gate. Bro. B. says he does not admire the Maryland and Colorado plan of having Grand Lodge opened by the Deputy Grand Master, and then receive the Grand Master, and then proceeds to give a reason for it, viz: "For we expect the Master to set Craft to work ab initio," which we would imagine a very poor Nebraska reason, and leads us to enquire upon what principle of masonic law, ancient usage, or other reason except pure fiat our Nebraska brethren "set the Grand Lodge to work ab initio " through the instrumentality of a Master's lodge.

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H e criticises B r o . STATON for conceding t h e " r i g h t of each G r a n d Lodge to govern t h e m a t t e r of p r o m u l g a t i n g HÂť ritual according to its own good pleasure," saying in response t h a t " w h a t is its ritual is owrs," a n d also, " Our n e i g h b o r m u s t n o t so conduct his domestic affairs as to w e a k e n o u r foundation w h e n h e demolishes his own edifice." U n d e r U t a h , Bro. B. got to dreaming, so he says, and as a result evolved a b o u t t h r e e pages of solid matter, of which t h e following was part: Ours is a pleasant society, bringing us into fraternal relations with men of at least average education and culture, circumstances and reputation. It attracts the young man away from frivolous and dangerous associations, and teaches him broader views of existence here and hereafter than he is likely to gain elsewhere. It rests the man of middle age to get away from his business cares, and to come in contact with men who will help him keep what he has rather than take what he has got; and it cheers him to come among his fellows in whom he can trust. It delights the old man to come to his lodge, there to find precisely the same ceremonials he passed through two or three score years before, and to receive the homage and reverence that Freemasons aecord to the old. U p o n further reflection we t h i n k t h e above was n o t t h e result of " d r e a m i n g , " b u t a deliberate a t t e m p t to palm over on Bro. DIEHI^ as such one of Bro. B.'s old addresses. W h a t do you t h i n k , Bro. D.? T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings closes with t h e record of t h e Nebraska V e t e r a n F r e e m a s o n s , an organization begun J a n u a r y 23, 1888, by Bros. ROBERT C . JORDAN, W I L L I A M CLEBDRN and

W I L L I A M R . BOWEX, t h e

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n a m e d acting as P r e s i d e n t . T h e record is interesting, a n d t h e a n n u a l meetings m u s t be enjoyable occasions to t h e veterans able to be present. W e t r u s t o u r Kansas veterans may soon effect a like organization in this

State. H E N R Y H . WILSON, G r a n d Master, Lincoln. W I L L I A M R . BOWEN, c h a i r m a n Committee Omaha.

Correspondence,

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P. A. DoYLB, G r a n d Master, paid in fitting terms a t r i b u t e to t h e dead of h i s o w n and sister j u r i s d i c t i o n s ; r e c o m m e n d e d t h e removal of t h e edict of non-visitation in t h e P H I L L I P S case, a contention w i t h R o m e Lodge of ISIew Y o r k ; m a d e o n e decision, t h a t a masonic lodge could n o t a p p e a r in p u b l i c e x c e p t u p o n masonic occasions; r e c o m m e n d e d t h e abolition of t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e system, which r e c o m m e n d a tion was n o t a p p r o v e d by t h e c o m m i t t e e or Grand L o d g e ; stated t h a t t h e m e m b e r s h i p , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a g a i n of thirty-one, showed a n e t loss of sixty-six m e m b e r s ; r e c o m m e n d e d dispensing with R e p o r t on Corresp o n d e n c e , a n d r e d u c i n g salary of G r a n d Secretary to $300.00 per a n n u m , t h e former of which was adopted, t h e latter not, a n d w o u n d up his address with an e x h o r t a t i o n to t h e b r e t h r e n to carefully watch t h a t t h e

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R o m a n Pontiff did not get control of t h e g o v e r n m e n t and restore t h e inquisition, or words to t h a t effect. T h e address was referred to t h r e e Past Grand Masters, who m a d e judicious r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s to tlie G r a n d Lodge in reference to t h e topics suggested, b u t let his Pontifical H i g h n e s s off w i t h o u t a n y notice whatever. W e n o t e t h a t WILLIAM H . VOETH was a p p o i n t e d G r a n d Representative n e a r G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. T h e representatives of o t h e r G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s were " g r e e t e d " and seated, b u t as usual, Kansas was not there. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to not p r i n t Correspondence R e p o r t was m a d e b y F i n a n c e Committee, b u t we note t h a t t h e y p r i n t as usual t h e names of t h e m e m b e r s , a convenience for advertisers, b u t of no o t h e r earthly use, unless to furnish masonic t r a m p s with n a m e s a n d n u m b e r s for t e m p o r a r y use. T h e Mississippi rules, upon report of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , were uot adopted. No Correspondence Report. J O H N C . HAZLETT, G r a n d Master, Dayton. ROBERT LEWERS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Reno. N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 9, 1896, a t W i n n e m u c c a .

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T h e volume opens with record of a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n held April 27th, 1894, at St. J o h n , G r a n d Master THOMAS W A L K E R in t h e East, to lay away with t h e solemn ceremonies of t h e Craft t h e remains of t h e late Grand Secretary, T. NISBET ROBERTSON. G r a n d Master W A L K E R made a feeling address, referring to t h e close ties which h a d always existed between t h e late b r o t h e r a n d himself, d a t i n g from t h e t i m e wlien Bro. ROBERTSON, as Master of his lodge, had conferred upon h i m t h e degrees of F r e e m a s o n r y . A letter of regret at absence on account of judicial a p p o i n t m e n t s , from Past Grand Master W . VVEDDBRBURN, was read ; a n d later Bro. ROBERTSON'S r e m a i n s were buried with t h e customary rites of F r e e m a s o n r y . At t h e a n n u a l communication G r a n d Master W A L K E R was in t h e East. T h e representatives of sister G r a n d Bodies were d u l y recognized. T h e G r a n d Master, Deputy Grand Master, a n d one other representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nova Scotia were p r e s e n t as visitors, and were so a n n o u n c e d b y t h e G r a n d Pursuivant, w h e r e u p o n t h e G r a n d Master a p p o i n t e d a Past G r a n d Master, w h o was G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Nova Scotia, a n d one o t h e r Past G r a n d Master, to i n t r o d u c e t h e distinguished visitors, which was done, and they received according to t h e a n c i e n t usage of t h e Craft.

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G r a n d Master W A L K E R pays d u e honor to t h e m e m o r y of V.'. W / . Bro. T. NiSBET ROBERTSON, a n d gives d u e weight to t h e value a n d character of h i s e m i n e n t services t o t h e Craft for a period of thirty-one years. T h e G r a n d Master's record of official visitations shows faithful performance of d u t y ; d u r i n g t h e year h e amicably adjusted with t h e Grand Master of M a i n e a cause for d i s p u t e ; took u p t h e c h a r t e r of o n e lodge, most of its m e m b e r s affiliating with a n o t h e r ; received a petition for a new lodge, which, for lack of a requisite endorsement, was still held in abeyance. T h e Board of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s sent a letter of s y m p a t h y to t h e widow a n d family of Bro. ROBEUTSON. T h e Board r e c o m m e n d e d to G r a n d Lodge to fund its r e m a i n i n g ind e b t e d n e s s on account of t h e Masonic Hall C o m p a n y , to a m o u n t of $10,000.00, so t h a t .same s h o u l d b e payable at t h e rate of $500.00 p e r ann u m , w h i c h received t h e approval of Grand Lodge. Our New Brunswick b r e t h r e n have paid off $12,500.00 of indebtedness, a n d t h e remainder is easily w i t h i n t h e i r ability to care for. Our N e w B r u n s w i c k b r e t h r e n have thirty-oue lodges, with a m e m b e r s h i p of ],7SS. JSIO C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. THOMAS WALKER, G r a n d Master, St. J o h n . J O H N V . ELLIS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, St. J o h n . N e x t a n n u a l , a t St. J o h n , A u g u s t 27, 1895.

NEW HAMPSHIRE —1895. 1 0 6 T H A N N U A L CO.MMUNICATIOX,

CONCORD, M A Y 1 5 T H .

C H A R L E S C . H A Y E S , G r a n d Master.

T h e v o l u m e o p e n s to a semi a n n u a l communication, held December 27, 1S94, a t wliich t h e work was exemplified, and t h e jewels previously arranged for, were presented to t h e G r a n d Treasurer a n d G r a n d Secretary. T h e G r a n d Master's address at t h e annual c o m m u n i c a t i o n is a thoughtful, earnest, dignified paper, from one t h a t evidently h o n o r e d t h e office t o which h e h a d been elevated by his b r e t h r e n . T h e record of work shows faithful a n d efficient service to t h e Craft. H e presided at two masonic trials, a n d h a s a long record of visitations a n d duties performed. O n e of t h e latter was in t h e line of patriotism — a masonic virtue — t h e dedication of a m o n u m e n t , in t h e language of t h e a d d r e s s : Erected by the town of Durham and the State of New Hampshire to the memory of one of the most distinguished sons of the Granite State —her first governor—the first Grand Master of Masons in New Hampshire —soldier, statesman, Mason, General JOHN SULLIVAN. It was a notable occasion, and as Giand Master I was proud to stand in the presence of the Governor of the State, and the large number of distinguished citizens gathered there, and represent the masonic fraternity of this State.

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Several decisions are given, only one of which seems to have called for amendment by the Jurisprudence Committee. Bro. HAYES calls attention to the Masonic Home movement begun by the purchase of property at Manchester, among other things saying: "Brethren, this is a worthy object, and one that should appeal to every Mason who has faith in the future of our Order, whose hope is to see it continue to grow in usefulness and good works, and whose charity extends to all mankind." Upon what constitutes legitimate Masonry, we take the following: Brethren, there is one Important matter which I desire to bring to your attention at this time, aud t h a t is to have some action tal^en which shall determine the authority of the Grand Lodge and the power of the Grand Master in questions relative to w h a t is to be held legitimate Masonry in this jurisdiction and what is not. It may occur to some that this authority and this power are already defined, but I find that among members of this Grand Lodge, brethren of the highest legal and masonic attainments, there is a differeuce of opinion. The question may become serious in the near future. As the mariner scans the horizon and sees in the little cloud the forerunner of the coming storm, and makes preparations to meet it, so should we as members of this Grand Body, be admonished by the movements of some so-called masonic associations, and take such action as will enable the Grand Master to act promptly and effectually. The Grand Lodge should say just what is legitimate Masonry, a u d should allow no fraternal organization to occupy any apartments dedicated to Masonry by its officers that ignore its authority. There is no room in this jurisdiction for any clandestine or illegitimate Masonry,and on thisquestion theGrand Lodge should speak in no uncertain sound. As to what bodies are recognized as legitimate should be settled now, and whatever the decision is, it should be distinctly understood t h a t the authority of this Grand Lodge is absolute and its rulings imperative.

This portion of the Grand Master's address was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, which reported as follows: The Committee on Jurisprudence has considered that part of the Grand Master's address referred to it, and submits their report, as follows : The question presented for consideration is the power a n d authority of the Grand Lodge over its subordinates in all matters relating to their masonic work and discipline, and to define what organizations are legitimate masonic bodies and entitled to recognition by the Grand Lodge, and its rights and authority to control a subordinate in the matter of the place where it shall meet, and the circumstances a n d associations of the lodge room, or, to state the questiou more directly, t h e authority of the Grand Lodge to control the subject of lodge room occupation, aud to determine w h a t are the lawful masonic bodies in this jurisdiction. It is a doctrine as old as Grand Lodges, and which has never been questioned throughout this long and varied history, t h a t they have absolute and supreme authority in the matter of the government of their subordinates in all things masonic, limited only by the landmarks and the written law embodied by their respective Constitutions. The powers of the Grand Lodge are legislative, judicial a n d executive. The powers are defined In Constitutions and general regulations, which every Grand Lodge may adopt and repeal at its convenience and pleasure. They are couclusive a n d binding, of course, until changed or repealed. It is fundamental that nothing can be adopted in derogation of the ancient l a n d m a r k s ; but subject to t h a t rule, the Grand Lodge can establish for its government and the government of the Craft a n y Constitutions and Regulations which, in its judgment, will conduce to the common good. The legislative powers of a Grand Lodge extend to every subject not delegated to the subordinate lodges. The judicial powers are both original and appellate. The

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original power relates to all matters of discipline upon its own members, its subordinates and individual Masons, and arises from its inherent and inalienable rights. Its appellate powers relate to controversies in subordinate lodges, and such matters as arise from t h e written law and regulations established by t h e Grand Lodge. Its executive powers relate to t h e enforcement of all masonic laws, and when the Grand Lodge is not in session that power is reposed In the Grand Master. All governmental powers, whether executive, legislative or judicial, not expressly delegated by the Grand Lodge, are inherent in and reserved to it as the supreme governing body. A f t e r c i t i n g v a r i o u s p r o v i s i o n s of t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e Lodge, the committee says:

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I t would seem by these provisions that the Grand Lodge has all the powers necessary for the government of the Craft, subject to the landmarks. It would be a misfortune, not to say a calamity, for its authority and power over the Craft in all its relations within itself aud with the profane, to be weakened, or in any way limited or disturbed. This Institution c a n n o t invoke to its aid penalties in the enforcement of law and p u n i s h m e n t s such as are known to the civil law, aud are enforced by the executives of State or municipality. But its government is by moral influences; its penalties are in the n a t u r e of discipline, enforced only by the sentiment of the Craft and the internal regulations which relate to membership and the rights and privileges of the fraternity. It is, therefore, essential that the strictest observance of rules and regulations of the character which the I n s t i t u t i o n htis established be observed, and the welfare of the fraternity, its influence and benefits for the good of mankind will depend upon the loyal recognition aud obedience to the government of its ruling bodies. In 1885 the Grand Lodge declared its understanding of the law to be: First. That it is t h e supreme authority in Masonry. Second. That it has the power to determine what Masonry is. Third. That it has the power to decide what masonic bodies are regular, wherein Symbolic ifasonry is used, shown, or made a part of the ceremonies. Fourth. That it h a s t h e power and authority to prohibit the Masons of its obedience from practicing as masonic any other rites t h a n those which it declares to be masonic: and from using any of its esoteric ceremonies in any other body t h a n those it shall hold to be masonic. " Mesolved, That this Grand Lodge affirms the well-established doctrine that it is a violation of the jurisdictional rights of any Grand Lodge, or other Grand Body, for a foreign organization of the same grade or rite to establish subordinates within the jurisdiction of such Grand Body, and it is due as well to masonic comity as to the watchful care of our own rights that all attempts of such a n a t u r e should meet with the stern disapproval of this Grand Lodge."â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Proceedings ISSo.page ISS. The experience of the fraternity, both within our own jurisdiction and elsewhere, confirms t h e wisdom of the law, and renders more apparent t h e necessity of its observance. The tendency in modern times is to multiply secret organizations. Every conceivable style of society is to be seen; almost w i t h o u t exception they have some material or financial gain in view. They touch upon the ground of this fraternity in a variety of ways, and to a considerable extent members of the Craft are also members of other societies. While we have no concern with such organizations, still it is i m p o r t a n t that we keep prominently in t h e masonic m i n d the right to control this fraternity in all matters whereby its safety a n d integrity are put in jeopardy. The Grand Lodge has the power to decide and declare what masonic bodies are regular, wherein masonic symbols are used, shown, or made k n o w n as a part of its ceremonies. i l u c h has been said upon the question whether or not the Grand Lodge can have any knowledge of any degrees or orders which are higher in grade t h a n the Symbolic degrees.

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The discussion arises upon a mistaken view of the question. Grand Lodges do not claim to know the esoteric character of the higher grades; they only claim the right to decide what bodies, whose masonic foundation rests upon the Symbolic degrees, are lawful and regular. But after much contention â&#x20AC;&#x201D;causing great injury to the Graft and at times threatening its safety â&#x20AC;&#x201D;it has become a well-settled doctrine, which is geuerally conceded to be founded in the common law of Masonry, t h a t Grand Lodges have such torce and auttJority. Indeed, any other doctrine would endanger the whole system of Masonry, and would make a breach in the walls of the temple to which for centuries the Craft have come to worship, and permit inroads upon our peaceful dominion to be m^ade by the enemies of the fraternity, who, joining hands with the selfish and treacherous members within, work disaster and ruin to our beloved Institution. The Grand Lodge has not only the power, but the duty to the Craft under its obedience, to declare what bodies and organizations are regular and lawful in a masonic sense. This becomes important, in view of the fact that members of its obedience are constantly desiring to obtain the higher grades of both the York and the Ancient Accepted Scottish.Rites, existing within this j urisdiction, and that there are unlawful, clandestine and spurious bodies, claiming to be legal, which are improperly inducing members of the fraternity to join their organizations. As is well k n o w n to the Craft, both rites are founded upon Symbolic Masonry, and to some extent similar in their doctrines, symbols and purposes. The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite has probably earlier history, and is more extensively established than the York Rite â&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes called the American, because the arrangement of its system is peculiar to the country. In their civil polity and the observance of discipline, these two rites, so far as we are aware, are almost identical. It has become a firmly established American doctrine, t h a t when a Grand Body of any grade has been regularly organized and instituted in any jurisdiction of State, Territory or division of country, it is unlawful for any other body of the same rite to invade such jurisdiction, or attempt to exercise any control over its people. This doctrine has become universally conceded and adopted here and is generally recognized in other countries. It is absolutely necessary to the harmony of all our masonic Institutions. It is just and equitable in principle and it is sustained by all the authorities of respectability touching the subject. It has, in fact, become the accepted law of Masonry. The question has been raised by persons engaged in making use of spurious and clandestine bodies and selling " counterfeit degrees," whether any organization in one rite has aught to do with any other rite. It is hardly necessary to discuss the question here, but the power of the Grand Lodge to deal with it rests upon the fact t h a t both systems or rites are founded upon the Symbolic degrees, while its didy a n d the propriety of its action in this behalf are fully sustained and apparent from the principles of masonic comity, and the importance of harmony among the brethren of both rites who meet within t h e Symbolic lodge. No higher duty of the Grand Lodge exists t h a n to so govern the members of its obedience as to prevent dissensions and prohibit all causes of disturbance and contention among the Craft. The principle of masonic comity between the Grand Bodies of different jurisdictions has long been regarded as binding, and no rule of conduct has been attended with happier results. The Grand Lodges of different States have frequent occasion to observe toward their sister Grand Lodges this well settled rule, and it is invariably practiced. The same principle obtains throughout the entire system of the York Rite and between the different Grand Jurisdictions of other nations, so far as we are informed. If the principle is sound and masonic as between the Grand Bodies of the same rite in different jurisdictions, still greater the reasons for its observance between the different rites founded upon the Symbolic degrees, having the same jurisdictional laws, the same moral and ethical principles, occupying the same territory, and to a certain extent composed of the same membership.

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The institutions of Masonry, in whatever form they may manifest themselves, have the same noble purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the elevation and improvement of mankind. Masonry has mingled with the affairs of the world in many phases of social, civil and national life, on the battletield, in the balls of legislation, in the forum, and in the marts of trade and commerce. It has visited the poor man's hovel and the palace of wealth and power. Where have stalked famine, pestilence, despair, there has been found in some form the fraternal hand to aid and comfort. As the institutions of the world change, and the field and sphere of Masonry broadens; it must adapt itself to the demands of the age and century. The first and most Important duty is self-preservation. Its great work is but just begun. Its estate in the moral world is but just established, and to fulflll its great mission it must so shape its governmeut as to make its future as certain and successful as its past has been useful and honorable. For the purpose of preserving the integrity of our organization, and making known to the members of the fraternity its position in relation to the bodies which it regards as rightful and legitimate, the Grand Lodge hereby declares and recognizes as lawful, regular and masonic, the following designated Bodies and their subordinates, established within its jurisdiction, namely: The General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States. The Grand Royal Arch Chaptersof the several States and Territories of the United States. The Royal Arch Chapters and other bodies under their jurisdiction. The General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the United States. The Grand Councils of Royal and Select Masters of the several States and Territories of the United States. The councils of Royal and Select Masters under their jurisdiction. The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States. The Grand Coramanderies of Knights Templar of the several States and Territories of the United States. The commanderies of Knights Templar under their jurisdiction. The Supreme Council of the Ancient, Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, of which HENRY L. PALMER is Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander. The various bodies under the jurisdiction of said Supreme Council, with all the powers, privileges and prerogatives belonging to them, and incident to the enjoyment thereof by them respectively. T h e vexed question of occupancy of masonic lodges by Eastern Star c h a p t e r s was disposed of by t h e adoption of a s u b s t i t u t e resolution offered b y W.-. Bro. F R A N K SPOONEH, as follows, to-wit: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge grants permission for any lodge under its jurisdictiou to permit the chapters of the Eastern Star to meet in their rooms, should such lodge deem it for the best'good of Masonry. W e congratulate o u r New H a m p s h i r e b r e t h r e n on t h i s e x h i b i t i o n of courtesy t o t h e i r mothers, wives, sisters a n d daughters, a n d predict t h a t t h e beneficial effects of their action will b e noticeable in t h e n e a r future, a n d we also e x t e n d congratulations to Bro. W A I T u p o n t h e fact t h a t h e will n o t be called upon to read further critical c o m m e n t on this topic. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , whose r e p o r t a t t h e 1S94 session relative to t h e application of an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e from Mexico for a d v a n c e m e n t in a New H a m p s h i r e lodge, m a d e further r e p o r t as follows :

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The committee M'ould suggest further, that there may be no misunderstanding, that if the Gran Dieta of Mexico should propose fraternal correspondence with this Grand Lodge, that the foregoing report is in no way prejudicial to such action as this Grand Lodge may see fit to adopt. A r e p r i n t of t h e Proceedings of Grand Lodge for t h e years 1856 a n d 1866 was ordered. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence was p r e s e n t e d by Bro. A. S. W A I T , and comprises a review of t h e Proceedings of fifty-seven G r a n d Bodies, n i n e of t h e m for two years, K a n s a s being included for 1894 a n d 1895. U n d e r California Bro. W A I T , referring to Bro. D A VIES' review of N e w H a m p s h i r e , s a y s : " H e is not, however, in s y m p a t h y w i t h o u r a t t i t u d e towards t h e c h a p t e r s of t h e Eastern Star, and t r u t h obliges us to say, according to o u r observation, very few masonic writers of t h e d a y . a r e . " Kansas receives four pages of review of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of 1894 a n d 1895. C o m m e n t i n g on G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S decision No. 2, h e says if he rightly u n d e r s t a n d s it, it is not in accord with t h e law of t h e jurisdiction of New H a m p s h i r e . Bro.W., does y o u r law p e r m i t a lodge to waive jurisdiction over a person residing in t h e jurisdiction of t h e lodge, w h o never h a s applied for or received any degrees t h e r e or a n y w h e r e else â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a profane? If it does, d o y o u h a v e a n y law r e q u i r i n g a n a p p l i c a n t for initiation to be for twelve m o n t h s previous an actual r e s i d e n t of t h e jurisdiction receiving a n d accepting his petition ? If you a n s w e r b o t h of these q u e s t i o n s affirmatively y o u r jurisdiction would be in t h e s a m e fix as t h a t of K a n s a s if G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S decision was not law. I n his review of K a n s a s for 1895 Bro. W A I T briefly refers to m a t t e r s of interest in work of G r a n d Lodge, notes o u r c o m m e n t s on landmarks, and refers us to h i s views on t h e subject contained in his r e p o r t of 1891 u n d e r Iowa. As our New H a m p s h i r e Proceedings only d a t e back to 1893 we a r e still in t h e dark. W h i l e t h e writer m a k e s n o pretension to being a masonic scholar, simply a delver, only t h a t a n d n o t h ing more, h e t h i n k s h i s perception is clear e n o u g h to discern t h e " essence of M a s o n r y , " b u t i t is n o t clear e n o u g h to discern t h e assertion of Bro. W A I T to be a fact, viz: t h a t t h e l a n d m a r k s " are as plain a n d visible as was t h e b r a z e n serpent raised by MOSES in t h e W i l d e r n e s s . " We will e x a m i n e Bro. AVATT'S views a t our earliest o p p o r t u n i t y , a n d if we t h e r e find an a s s o r t m e n t of l a n d m a r k s t h a t we can pin our faith t o , we will find s o m e t h i n g " we long h a v e sought a n d m o u r n e d because w e found it n o t . " U n d e r Missouri, we find t h e following concerning t h e action of t h a t jurisdiction c o n c e r n i n g Toltec Lodge: We do not find that any express order or edict extending recognition to the Gran ZHeta of Mexico has been adopted by our brethren of Missouri, but we do not see how the advising of Toltec Lodge to accept a charter under it can be construed otherwise than as tantamount to such recognition.

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U n d e r New Zealand, Bro. W A I T s a y s : This Grand Lodge is now recognized by nearly the entire masonic world, with the exception of the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland. We see no just reason why New Hampshire should not in this follow the example of other American Grand Lodges, and we therefore recommend that recognition be extended to our sister of New Zealand, with a tender of fraternal relations by an exchange of Grand Kepresen tati ves. W e regret to n o t e t h a t t h i s r e p o r t was n o t acted upon by t h e G r a n d Lodge. U n d e r Pennsylvania, c o m m e n t i n g on Bro. ARNOLD'S screed on t h e E a s t e r n Star, Bro. W . concludes that, " f i n d i n g against this Order only such reasons as a r e derived from views w h i c h are well k n o w n to be local a n d peculiar with our b r e t h r e n of P e n n s y l v a n i a , seems r a t h e r to be a n a r g u m e n t in favor of t h a n against t h e Order in o t h e r jurisdictions." We h a v e made such drafts upon t h e Proceedings of New H a m p s h i r e a n d Bro. W A I T ' S report t h a t we h a v e reached a n d passed our limit, t h o u g h t h e r e are matters we would still like to refer to, b u t m u s t close. CHARLES O . H A Y E S , Grand Master, Manchester. A. S. W A I T , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Newport.

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IOSTH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

T K E N T O N , J A N U A R Y 2 3 D AND 2 4 T H .

T h e frontispiece is an engraving of P a s t Grand Master JAMES H . DURAND.

. T h r e e e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were held â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two to constitute lodges, o n e to lay t h e corner stone of t h e City Hall at Paterson. T h e latter was an i m p o r t a n t event in t h e history of t h a t city, a n d t h e exercises w e r e of a character to reflect credit u p o n all t h e participants. T h e p r a y e r , M a y o r ' s address, t h e poem by Past G r a n d Master WILLIAM SILAS W H I T E H E A D , a n d t h e oration by Pa.st G r a n d Master JOSEPH W . CONGDON, w e r e m o d e l s of appropriateness for such an occasion. W e t a k e t h e closing p a r t of Bro. CONGDON's o r a t i o n : And as this splendid edifice shall rise obedient to the master workman's art, let it embody and express a symbolism somewhat such as a masonic temple sets forth. May its foundations be laid broad and deep in the intelligence, common sense and good heartedness of the people. In its corner stone place the Holy Bible and the books of the law. Let the beautiful symmetry of perfect ashlars typify individual citizens patriotically bound together by mutual pride, privileges and responsibilities, as in Masonry, "by the cement of brotherly love-and affection." May its four great walls represent free government.free speech, free religion and free schools. May its majestic columns of adornment and support be honor, patriotism, truth, virtue, industry, prudence, charity, justice, equality, peace and courage. Upon its eutablature let there be carved as living mottoes: " The voice of the people is the law of the land." " Public ofiice is a public trust." " Great is truth and it shall prevail." " Right makes might." "The Bible and the ballot-box are GOD'S best blessings." " As is home so shall the

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W e d o n o t desire to be accorded a seat on t h e b e n c h e s of t h e finical, b u t we wish it distinctly understood in New Jersey t h a t w h e n e v e r w e quote a n y t h i n g from t h a t foreign jurisdiction, in which t h e y write Nation with a small " n , " we shall exercise our prerogative as a n American citizen, w h e n e v e r it refers to t h e U n i t e d ytates of America, to change it. Grand Master DURAND, six Past G r a n d Masters a n d t h e G r a n d Representative of Kansas, were present, a n d 159 lodges were r e p r e s e n t e d ; a n d we also note a visitor from t h e Fiji Islands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Past Master J . ROBERTSON.

Grand Master DUKAND gives an extended account of t h e life a n d services to t h e Craft of Past G r a n d Master H E S R Y VEHSLAGE, w h o for â&#x20AC;˘ n i n e years served as c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence. T h e death of W.". Bro. LEON ABBOTT, e x - G o v e r n o r of t h e State, a n d

a t t h e t i m e of h i s d e a t h o n e of t h e Justices of t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t of t h e State, is noticed, of whom h e records this masonic service: " I t m a y be remembered to his h o n o r t h a t t h r o u g h h i m as t h e representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ireland, t h a t G r a n d Jurisdiction accorded recognition to t h e principle of exclusive territorial jurisdiction so long a n d so persistently contended for b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of t h i s a n d o t h e r American jurisdictions." T h e a p p o i n t m e n t of W.'. Bro. C H A R L E S RUSS as t h e G r a n d R e p r e -

sentative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas near t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction of New Jersey is a n n o u n c e d . F i v e pages of t h e Grand Master's address a r e t a k e n u p with records of cases where persons h a d been initiated, passed, a n d raised, where for physical defect, or prior rejection, t h e work was declared n u l l a n d void, a n d t h e parties simply profanes, a n d t h e fees were r e t u r n e d to t h e parties. W e would like to e n q u i r e on t h e basis of t h e declaration of theG r a n d Lodge in these cases, w h e t h e r a n y obligation w h a t e v e r exists o n t h e p a r t of these ijrofanes, t h a t will restrain t h e m from giving all t h e . information t h e y can in regard to t h e supposed ceremonies t h e y passed through ? Bro. HAMILTON S . W A L L I S , from t h e C o m m i t t e e o n . l u r i s p r u d e n c e ,

reported t h e i r a d h e r e n c e to t h e idea of p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction over rejected candidates, -but to p r e v e n t further wholesale m a n u f a c t u r e o f " n u l l a n d v o i d " Masons t h e y r e c o m m e n d e d t h e following addition to their Digest of L a w : " B r e t h r e n w h o r e c o m m e n d or vouch for candidates, a n d committees of investigation who, i n t h e i r report, m a k e statements which t h e y do n o t know to be absolutely t r u e , are guilty of a masonic offense, a n d a r e liable to discipline." I n addition to t h e ofHce of G r a n d Physical E x a m i n e r , t h e y need to appoint a G r a n d I n q u i s i t o r General, with authority to subject p r e v a r i cators to an ordeal of fire.

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B r o . H E N R Y S . H A I N E S , t h e n e w c h a i r m a n of C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , re-

ported for h i s committee, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e recognition of New South W a l e s . Report adopted. T h e c o m m i t t e e also reported on t h e resolution offered by Bro. JACOB E N G L E , e m p o w e r i n g t h e G r a n d Master to " i n v i t e aU Grand Lodges of the earth" t o participate in a masonic congress. T h e i r report clearly shows i m p r o p r i e t y of a n y such action, b u t t h e G r a n d Lodge sent t h e m a t t e r back to t h e committee again to report in 1896. T h e brother w h o t h i n k s h e h a s a mission to correct t h e " various differences which exist in t h e great masonic family," should commence on t h e N e w Jersey i n n o v a t i o n of p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction. F i v e h u n d r e d dollars was a p p r o p r i a t e d for a m o n u m e n t for Past G r a n d Master H E N R Y V E H S L A G E .

T h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w e r e received a n d welcomed, and t h e Dean of t h e F r a t e r n i t y , Past G r a n d Master H E N R Y R . CANNON, m a d e an a p p r o p r i a t e response. P a s t Grand Master HAMILTON W A L L I S presented t h e following resolution, w h i c h was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That all balances remaining unexpended in each year, of the Income of that year, after payment of all current expenses and obligations incurred in such year's business, be, at the end of each year, paid into the Grand Lodge Permanent Charity Fund. ' W i s e a n d c o m m e n d a b l e action. A P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel w a s voted Bro. DURAND, a n d a comm i t t e e a p p o i n t e d to frame h i s portrait. T h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e is b y B r o . H E N R Y S . H A I N E S , w h o ,

u n d e r Alabama, speaks of t h e same desire h e l d by t h e b r e t h r e n there, t h a t is entertained in New J e r s e y of e r e c t i n g a H o m e for widows and o r p h a n s , and speaks of t h e N e w J e r s e y e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a G r a n d Lodge C h a r i t y F u n d , w i t h aim of e x p a n d i n g i n t o a Masonic H o m e . Bro. H A I N E S presents a very scholarly a n d able report, considered as a literary production, as well as from a masonic .standpoint. W e notice t h a t h e is still on the c o m m i t t e e , b u t n o t as c h a i r m a n . F r o m t h e specim e n s of h i s skill presented i n t h i s r e p o r t w e t r u s t we m a y hear from h i m again. T h e volumes reviewed a r e m a n y of t h e m for t h e years 1892, 1893, a n d 1894; none for 1895. W e t h i n k a great p a r t of t h e interest in such a r e p o r t is lost, unless t h e reports reviewed a r e u p to date. T h e Cuban r e p o r t for 1894 is a n u n u s u a l l y well p r e p a r e d review, a n d reflects m u c h credit u p o n Bro. H A I N E S . CHARLES BELCHER, G r a n d Master, T r e n t o n . GEORGK B . EDWARDS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Jersey C i t y . N e x t a n n u a l , J a n u a r v 29, 1896, T r e n t o n .

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N E W MEXICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 4 . 17TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

ALBUQUERQUE, OCTOBER 1ST.

T h e volume opens to t h e e n g r a v i n g of M.-. W.-. Bro. C. N. BLACKWELL, who was G r a n d Master in 1886-1887, and the a n n u a l record is preceded by a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n of G r a n d Lodge, at which t h e corner stone of t h e N o r m a l School b u i l d i n g at Silver City was laid with t h e ceremonies of t h e Craft, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n J. J . KELLY acting as M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master. G r a n d Master CHAELES H . SPOKLEDER calls a t t e n t i o n in his address to tramps-claiming to be Masons, whose c o n t i n u a l coming h a v e taxed t h e patience of t h e Craft of New Mexico, and for whose benefit h e desired some basis of proof of good s t a n d i n g m i g h t be established a n d d e m a n d e d . A h e a l t h y gain in m e m b e r s h i p is n o t e d ; two charters are g r a n t e d lodges U. D. b y G r a n d Lodge. At t h e close of t h e Proceedings a fine p o r t r a i t appears of M.'.W.'. Bro. W . S. HARROUN, G r a n d Master in 1887-1888. T w e n t y lodges show a m e m b e r s h i p of 842, a n e t gain of eighty-eight over t h e preceding year. T h e E e p o r t on Correspondence is by Past G r a n d Master M A X FROST. U n d e r Arizona, h e criticises a decision by G r a n d Master ORMSBY, t h a t a Mexican w h o could n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h e English language might be initiated, if properly elected, provided t h e Master or W a r d e n s could confer t h e degrees u p o n t h e applicant in t h e Spanish language. Bro. FROST'S criticism, t h a t in English s p e a k i n g lodges t h e m e m b e r s should know h o w to u n d e r s t a n d t h e work a n d to m a k e t h e m s e l v e s understood, was very properly a n d correctly m a d e . Kansas for 1894 receives very considerate and courteous t r e a t m e n t , Bro. F . quoting w h a t G r a n d Master THOMPSON h a d to say aljout t h e death of J O H N H . BROWN, a n d q u o t i n g t h e c o m m e n t s of this committee upon t h e New Mexico Proceedings. Noting our c o m m e n t s o n t h e FITZGERRELL case, in which a b r o t h e r was expelled by his lodge, and on r e p o r t of committee in Grand Lodge, t h a t t h e evidence did n o t sustain t h e charge, a n d was an a t t e m p t to settle a private matter in t h e lodge, t h e conviction a n d sentence were set aside. Bro. F . s a y s : " C o n c e r n i n g t h i s case, it is p r o p e r t o state t h a t t h e Grand Lodge acted w i t h i n t h e provisions of its Constitution and considered it best for t h e good of .the Craft w i t h i n t h e jurisdiction t h a t t h e b r o t h e r n a m e d should not be restored to m e m b e r s h i p in Chapm a n Lodge." B u t if t h e r e p o r t ( a s it d o e s ) clearly shows t h e lodge h a d no jurisdiction, ( m o s t surely, masonic law gave none,) it looks very m u c h , as Bro. FROST intimates, t h a t " for t h e good of t h e Craft," G r a n d Lodge t h o u g h t it best, u n d e r t h e p r e t e x t of a j u d g m e n t a n d sentence u n d e r a proceeding t h a t was void from t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t , to show t h e alleged b r o t h e r t h e " way o u t " by t h e E a s t gate.

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T w o things a r e certain, t h e b r o t h e r is o u t and t h e b r e t h r e n are c o n t e n t . One t h i n g is n o t so self-evident, t h a t masonically speaking, justice h a s been d o n e . J. J . KELLY, G r a n d Master, Silver City. M A X FROST, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Santa Fe. N e x t annual, October, J895 (first M o n d a y ) , A l b u q u e r q u e .

NEW MEXICO â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 1 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

ALBUQUERQUE, OCTOBER 7Tn_ AND 8 T I I .

I n t i m e to f?et its place in o u r r e p o r t comes t h e volume of Proceedings for J895. It is embellished w i t h t h e portraits of Past G r a n d Masters A. H . MoBEiiEAD ( 1 8 8 9 ) , r . H . K E N T ( J 8 9 0 ) , a n d also with a picture of t h e Masonic T e m p l e a t E a s t Las Vegas, t h e place where an e m e r g e n t communication w a s h e l d J u n e 24, 1895, for t h e purpose of dedicating C h a p m a n Lodge, No. 2, w h i c h , from t h e account given, must have b e e n a m e m o r a b l e event to t h e b r e t h r e n of t h a t body. G r a n d Master J. J . K E L L V opened G r a n d Lodge w i t h o u t t h e assistance of t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s . T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master is short, b u t long enough. H e m a k e s n o effort a t "fine w r i t i n g , " n o allusion to cycles, revolutions, d i u r n a l or internal, b u t s u b m i t s a plain, u n v a r n i s h e d s t a t e m e n t of official d u t i e s performed in a business-like m a n n e r , just as if he had been elected to b e t h e b u s i n e s s e n d of Grand Lodge, and not merely t h e representative of its d i g n i t y , i m p o r t a n c e or prerogative. T h e usual " b u s i n e s s depression " is noted, b u t t h e Craft h a s m a d e progress in t h e w o r k . T h e b r e t h r e n of New Mexico, u n d e r t h e t u t e l a g e of Bro. FROST, all b e i n g good constitutional lawyers, he was called u p o n for no decisions, a n d v o l u n t e e r e d n o n e . H e visited a n u m b e r of lodges, found t h e m in prosperous financial condition, and doing good w o r k ; says a good word for t h e C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e , a n d in compliance with t h e action of Grand Lodge, drew a warr a n t in its favor for ten per cent, of t h e Charity F u n d for 1895, a n d reports, on the a u t h o r i t y of Bro. FROST, t h a t t h e H o m e is already receiving some a t t e n t i o n from o t h e r jurisdictions. A t t h e present session of G r a n d Lodge a proposition to pay mileage to m e m b e r s was voted d o w n . A G r a n d Lodge t h a t sets aside ten p e r cent, of its income for practical benevolence, t h e m e m b e r s of which refuse to allow t h e m s e l v e s mileage lest it might trench on t h e fund so set a p a r t , gives t h e h i g h e s t e v i d e n c e within its power of its faith, as well as its interest in t h e proposed H o m e . T h e climate of New Mexico, or its t r o u t fishing and h u n t i n g , or all together, have, as we a r e advised ( a n d in one instance, k n o w ) , effected wonderful changes upon those with c o n s u m p t i v e tendencies, a n d

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a l t h o u g h t h e indications are t h a t K a n s a s will not invest in any H o m e outside before they have one in K a n s a s , we are prepared to believe New Mexico a model place to give N a t u r e a chance to get in its work of repair. T h e undersigned will never be c o n t e n t until h e has had an o p p o r t u n i t y to repair t h e waste of his gray m a t t e r by repasting upon some of t h e famous t r o u t of t h e m o u n t a i n streams of New Mexico. Look for us, Bro. FROST, w h e n air ships become operative a n d inexpensive, and t h e r e is competition between t h e Kansas a n d New Mexico lines. T h e Wisconsin rule was considered, a n d a resolution embodying t h e concluding paragraph was presented, b u t referred to t h e lodges for consideration, to stand over to n e x t a n n u a l session of G r a n d Lodge. Past G r a n d Master FROST introduced an a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution, w h i c h was referred to s u b o r d i n a t e lodges tor action, i n t e n d e d to eliminate Past Masters and p r e s e n t G r a n d Officers as a voting factor in G r a n d Lodge elections, unless otherwise entitled to vote by virtue of p r e s e n t representation of a lodge, or as Past Grand Masters, Past Deputy G r a n d Masters, or Past Grand W a r d e n s . T h e G r a n d Lodges of Oklahoma a n d Victoria were recognized, a n d t h e Committee on Revision of G r a n d Lodge By-Laws was requested to r e c o m m e n d t h e adoption of a law relating to d i m i t s similiar to t h a t in use in Missouri. Past G r a n d Master M A X FROST p r e s e n t e d t h e Report on Correspondence. K a n s a s receives a m p l e consideration. G r a n d Master CLARK'S first, second, t h i r d , fourth and fifth decisions a r e pronounced "good a n d in accord with masonic law." T h e question of w h a t rights an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e has, and t h e r e p o r t of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee is given in full, as of interest in New Mexico, w h e r e t h e y ballot on each degree. T h e Kansas Report on Correspondence on New Mexico is t a k e n almost bodily. Bro. FROST refers to our "first, b u t very creditable report."- Never get to be a " veteran " at t h a t rate, Bro. F. You slipped one cog on o u r record. T h e New Mexico report has b e e n r e a d b y us with interest, b u t comes too late for e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t . .TAMES H . WORTH, Grand Master, A l b u q u e r q u e . M A X FROST, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Santa Fe. Next a n n u a l . East Las Vegas, October 5, 1896.

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N E W SOUTH WALESâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. A special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was h e l d August 23, 1894, a t w h i c h t h e M.'.W.". t h e P r o . G r a n d Master, J O S E P H PALMER ABBOTT, was a p p o i n t e d to such position b y t h e G r a n d Master, ROBERT WJLLIAM D U F F , r e t u r n e d t h a n k s for h i s a p p o i n t m e n t , a n d was duly installed. Q u a r t e r l y c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held in Sydney September 12, 1894. P e t i t i o n s were received a n d g r a n t e d for t h r e e new lodges, and one lodge s u r r e n d e r e d its c h a r t e r . T h e Board of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s favored a motion for the appointm e n t of a Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , and in a written r e p o r t assigned t h e following a m o n g o t h e r r e a s o n s : 1. The reports of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence will bring home to Masons in New South Wales and make them appreciate the universality and oneness of Freemasonry, and thus tend to strengthen the mystic tie of sympathy which should exist between all Masons throughout the world. 2. These reports will call attention to differences between our own and other Constitutions, and by discussion, lead to the correction of errors, and these reports will, without interfering with the sovereignty of independent Grand Lodges, tend to promote uniformity in masonic usage and policy throughout the world. 3. The reports of the various Grand Lodges in the United States, and in the Dominion of Canada, are replete with a vast amount of useful, practical, instructive, and valuable matter, the perusal of which, even in the condensed form in which it must necessarily be presented to the members "of our own Grand Lodge, cannot fail to benefit the reader. A n d t h e n , as I r e a d t h e following general c o m m e n t , t h o u g h like my b r o t h e r of California, too y o u n g a n d too inodest to consider myself included, I felt t h a t it would be u n j u s t to the veteran reviewers of M a i n e , Louisiana, M o n t a n a , M a r y l a n d , Illinois, Washington, a n d Minnesota, a n d t h e o t h e r s living w i t h i n t h e territory t h e y s u r r o u n d , c o t to let m y b r e t h r e n of K a n s a s k n o w w h a t t h e b r e t h r e n on t h e o t h e r side of t h e world t h i n k of t h e masonic w-riters of America, a n d w h a t t h e y are losing by not studiously r e a d i n g t h e i r r e p o r t s : The reviewers and writers on Foreign Correspondence are nearly all men of great culture and ability, and if any Mason will take the trouble to carefully study and digest their valuable reports, he cannot but rise from their perusal with a wealth of masonic learning and knowledge, which he could not in any other or better way hope to obtain. It has been truly said, that for clear, forcible,and logical writing,for depth of thought, and for literary skill, the American writers of the Craft take foremost place among the literary men of the time. T h e r e p o r t was a d o p t e d . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

SYDNEY, DECEMBER 12,

1894.

A n e w lodge called Zion L o d g e , was instituted, n u m b e r e d 218. W e n o t e a motion by t h e c h a i r m a n of the (iommittee o n Corresp o n d e n c e , Bro. DONNELLY F I S H E R , against t h e p r i n t i n g of a n o t h e r edition of t h e rituals, which was lost. Bro. FISHER evidently has been reading t h e c o m m e n t s in reference to ritual printing, a n d realizes t h e injury

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t h a t is b e i n g d o n e to t h e I n s t i t u t i o n a t large b y this violation of masonic obligation a n d usage, and also realizes t h a t t h e Craft ere long, in defense of existence, will b e compelled to take decided stand in favor of t h e i n fliction of severe penalties therefor. H e has t h e consciousness of being in t h e right, a n d h i s G r a n d Lodge before long will acknowledge it. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

BIARCH 13, 189-5.

Two lodges w e r e consolidated; a b r o t h e r h a v i n g b e e n found guilty of felony, was e x p e l l e d ; a n o t h e r guilty of gross u n m a s o n i c conduct, was likewise expelled. T h e s y m p a t h y of Grand Lodge and its wishes for the speedy recovery of G r a n d Master D U F F , were extended by u n a n i m o u s vote. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

M A R C H 21, 1895.

G r a n d Lodge m e t to officially record on t h e "Sacred S c r o l l " t h e n a m e of their late G r a n d Master, Sir ROBERT W . D U F F . T h e Deputy G r a n d Master made suitable r e m a r k s for t h e occasion; resolutions of s y m p a t h y were engrossed in a n address of condolence to L a d y D U F F , a n d p r e s e n t e d ; messages of s y m p a t h y from other masonic Bodies were read, a n d G r a n d Lodge was closed in D u e F o r m b y t h e D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r , THOMAS E . SPENCER.

Sir JOSEPH PALMER ABBOTT was selected as G r a n d Master in place of G r a n d Master D U F F , deceased. W e n o t e t h a t t h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h e Craft at t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e year was 8,112; t h a t d u r i n g t h e year t h e r e were 700 m e m b e r s initiated a n d 140 affiliated, and it was estimated t h a t t h e decrease would n o t overrun t h e gains. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

J U L Y 1, 1895.

T h e G r a n d Master elect was d u l y obligated a n d installed. I n h i s address G r a n d Master ABBOTT referred to t h e F r e e m a s o n s ' Benevolent I n s t i t u t e for old a n d infirm b r e t h r e n , their wives or widows, which, h e said, was doing a great work, though only in its infancy. H e said it deserved t h e s u p p o r t of t h e b r e t h r e n . I t had ยง15,000.00 to t h e credit of its fund. W e note t h a t o u r b r e t h r e n of N e w South Wales h a v e introduced some of t h e features of our American Grand Lodge Proceedings, such as hsts of t h e G r a n d Lodges, Officers, Grand Representatives, memorial pages, a n d with t h i s volume commence t h e custom of h a v i n g a Report on Correspondence. Unfortunately, though n o t p u b l i s h e d u n t i l subseq u e n t to t h e J u n e , 1895, meeting, n o r e p o r t for K a n s a s for 1894 or 1895 is included. As we are in receipt of t h e New South W a l e s volume, we take i t for g r a n t e d t h a t t h e Kansas volume h a s been, or will be, sent as customary, a n d t r u s t t h a t t h e n e x t r e p o r t may include Kansas. Bro. DONNELLY F I S H E R is c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, a n d t h e first report, about sixty pages, is very creditable.

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T h e reviews contain a brief synopsis of t h e principal events recorded in each jurisdiction, a n d give little o p p o r t u n i t y for c o m m e n t or criticism from b r o t h e r reviewers. W e surmise, however, t h a t c o m m e n c i n g with t h e n e x t review, t h e c o m m i t t e e will v e n t u r e farther away from t h e shore, a n d give us t h e benefit of t h e i r views in regard to m a t t e r s of general interest. W e n o t e a review of Belgium, from which we take t h e following, w h i c h we imagine will b e new a n d of g e n u i n e interest to t h e Oraft, and whiph illustrates forcibly t h e wisdom of t h e points m a d e in t h e motion for t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. Speaking of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of Belgium for 1890,1891 a n d 1892, t h e committee s a y s : They contain, besides proceedings in Grand Lodge, reports of noteworthy meetings of private lodges, funeral ceremonies of the illnstrious dead, and the speeches at banquets celebrating anniversaries. The aims of Freemasonry in Belgium are somewhat difJerent to what we understand them to be in New South Wales. They are seforth in unmistakable terms as " Universal Suffrage," "The Kepresentation of Minorities," "Compulsory Primary Education," "The Abolition of Military Conscription," and many other political reforms, such as we relegate strictly to the Parliament of the Colony. The Report on Foreign Correspondence is very full, and the masonic publications of other countries are freely quoted from. A list of Grand Lodge Kepresentatives is given, and among the Proceedings we discover a fact probably unknown to most of the Craft, viz: that the late Khedive of Egypt, TEWFIK PASHA, was not only a Freemason, but Honorary Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Egypt. U n d e r Sotith Dakota, t h e reviewer talks back to Bro. BLATT for suggesting t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w South Wales is " s t i l l in t h e formation process, so to speak,"- as follows: M.-.W.'. Bro. BLATT is evidently unacquainted with the Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of England â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the mother Grand Lodge of the world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; upon whose Constitutions those of the Grand Lodge of South Australia and our own Grand Lodge are modeled. The American systems, and those of England and Australia, have each of them their advantages and disadvantages. We doubt very much whether the American system could ever be adopted in its entirety by the Australian Grand Lodges, though doubtless we could borrow to advantage to ourselves several of the American methods of government. The American system casts a very great deal of work upon the Grand Master which, we think, fit to depute to the Board of General Purposes, subject to the right of appeal to Grand Lodge. Indeed, we notice that the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York iinds some of the duties confided to him so burdensome that he says the time is coming when something will have to be done to relieve the Grand Master from so much of his time being engrossed to the exclusion of more important duties. T h e v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g contains t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t a n d proceedings of t h e fourth a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e " F r e e m a s o n ' s B e n e v o l e n t I n s t i t u t i o n . " T h e P r e s i d e n t ( R.". W.'. Bro. REMINGTON), in proposing t h i s resolution : That the maintenance of such an organization as the Freemason's Benevolent Institution is essential to the lull realization of the principles upon which our Order rests; and as this Institution is firmly established, it is the bounden duty of every Freemason in the Colony to support it by individual and united efforts year by year. Said: It had sometimes struck him that Freemasons from other lands visiting New South Wales, might have gone away with the idea that however alive the Craft might be to its place as a factor in the social life of the Colony, by bringing together those

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who, in the busy rush of every day work, might not otherwise meet, and by forming and cementing friendships, it was apparently not so alive to its duty in the more important direction of universal benevolence and charity. ( H e a r ! H e a r ! ) Now this was not quite fair, for they had, under the auspices of the Grand Lodge, several organizations for that very purpose. There was first the Benevolent F u n d , doing its work quietly and unostentatiously, distributing relief as cases deserved and funds permitted ; enquiring kindly into the merits of each application, but disclosing the facts of none in the m o n t h l y reports. Then there was the Orphan Society, of whose good works unfortunately the brethren did not know enough. ( H e a r ! H e a r : ) He remembered urging, some years ago, that its report should be incorporated annually with that of the Grand Lodge, but for some reason this had not been done. However, they knew that the society was supporting a number of orphan children of deceased Freemasons, who, b u t for its fostering care, would be thrown upon t h e cold mercies of the world, instead of becoming, as they now might, prosperous and useful citizens. (Applause.) Both of these charities, however, were supported by " dues," in t h e former compulsory, and in the latter voluntary, but still received quarterly from lodges without any appeal to the individual members. Then they had t h e Masonic Scholarship at the University, and the Masonic Cottage Hospital, but both these institutions had been endowed with single sums, the accumulations of bygone years in the Craft under its old regime, and the former did not require, nor the latter ask for continued contributions from the brethren.

Bro. R. then cited England, whose Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund disbursed i n ] 894,344,850; and had also "The Girls' School," "The Boys' School," and "The Aged Institution." The latter had 469 beneficiaries, and the voluntary contributions to these last three charities in 1894 were no less than $310,000.00. He then cited Scotland, whose Treasurer is "authorized to hand .over annually for benevolent purposes one-half of the free income of the Grand Lodge of Scotland." Bro. R. then cited tlie other Grand Lodges, " especially those holding in the United States of America, where Freemasonry flourished to an extent of which Australians had little conception," mentioning that "the larger part of their income went in charity." After speaking of their (New South Wales) charities, hospitals and other institutions for the sick and afflicted, to which they bore their share of support, he said: They had, however, high authority for saying t h a t a m a n ' s first d u t y was to provide for his own household, and surely none would be so narrow in interpreting this as to limit the application of it to his own family. They know well t h a t by every sacred obligation they were bound to help the poor and distressed of t h e masonic household as far as their means would allow. [Applause.] " * 'â&#x20AC;˘' It seemed to him that the Institution had become a link in the masonic chain of union, which the â&#x20AC;˘ brethren would not willingly see broken, and he had no doubt his resolution would be carried u n a n i m o u s l y and with enthusiasm. [Applause.]

The motion was seconded and carried by acclamation. We have given this space to above matter because all through this speech we are advised of the spirit of genuine benevolence and brotherly love which holds supreme rule among the brethren of New South Wales, and because with their limited membership their charities and benefactions put to shame the indiflference and worse of some much larger jurisdictions on this side of the water.

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W e call a t t e n t i o n also to t h e s t a t e m e n t made, n o t only b y t h e m , b u t carried into practical effect by England, Scotland a n d Ireland, t h a t by s y s t e m a t i c action t h e destitute, infirm and helpless of t h e masonic family m u s t be p r o v i d e d for. I t is peculiar t h a t in tliose jurisdictions t h e y n e v e r t h i n k of u r g i n g t h e objections to systematic c h a r i t y we hear in t h i s c o u n t r y , b u t t h e y engage in it u n d e r all forms, v o l u n t a r y and i n v o l u n t a r y , by enforced " d u e s " for t h a t specific purpose, as well as by a wholesale t u r n i n g o v e r for such purpose, as in t h e case of Scotland, of "one-half of t h e free i n c o m e " of t h a t G r a n d Body. W e t r u s t t h a t in some m a n n e r t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence of New S o u t h Wales will give us specific information in regard to t h e i r system of charities, how a n n u i t a n t s are provided for, t h e n u m b e r s cared for a n d s u p p o r t e d by t h e benefactions of t h e Craft, etc., etc. If y o u h a v e any m e t h o d s it would be wise for us to adopt, let us have t h e m . Sir J O S E P H P. ABBOTT, Grand Master, Sydney. DONNELLY FISHER, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Sydney.

NEW Y O K K - 1805. 1 1 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

NEW YORK CITY. JUNE 4TH.

E x c e l l e n t p o r t r a i t s of Past G r a n d Master J O H N HODGE and the late G r a n d Tyler J O H N HOOLE grace t h e opening to t h e v o l u m e . T h e G r a n d T y l e r had completed a t e r m of service of thirty-five years, commencing in 1869. Fifty-five G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were present, b u t t h e representative of K a n s a s was not. G r a n d Master HODGE begins his a d d r e s s : " W i t h a deep sense of g r a t i t u d e to t h e ever-living G O D for countless blessings bestowed u p o n us in t h e year j u s t d o s i n g , a n d for liis loving k i n d n e s s in p e r m i t t i n g us to reassemble," etc. Of J O H N HOOLE, G r a n d T y l e r ; ROBERT MACOY, Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master, a n d J. J. GORMAN, G r a n d Treasurer, who died d u r i n g t h e year, he m a k e s fraternal m e n t i o n , saying as a s u m m i n g u p : " T h e good deeds of t h e n o b l e a n d t r u e constitute t h e richest legacy t h e y can t r a n s m i t to posterity." Of one of t h e t h r e e he makes t h i s r e c o r d : " H e was t h e . h u m a n personification of c h a r i t y , and t h e life of J O H N HOOLE will r e m a i n an affectionate m e m o r y with t h e Craft for t h e years to come." T h e a p p o i n t m e n t of R.'. W.". JOHN B . ALLIGN as G r a n d Representative is given d u e accreditation. U p o n t h e representative system he t h u s expresses his v i e w s : "Because a Grand Master expresses his ' c o n t e m p t ' for t h e whole system, it does not follow t h a t it should be at once abolished by all G r a n d Lodges, as it is j u s t possible-that some personal reason or controversy may have given b i r t h to t h a t c o n t e m p t . "

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T h e G r a n d Master, h o w e v e r , declares t h a t as the " visible evidence of t h e friendship e n t e r t a i n e d b}' t h e G r a n d Lodge he represents for t h e G r a n d Lodge by w h i c h h e is accredited," h e p r o n o u n c e s himself " i n full accord w i t h t h e s e n t i m e n t t h a t underlies t h e system. T h e fact t h a t a t this m o m e n t I a m i n t h e presence of b r e t h r e n , w h o , w i t h a very few exceptions, r e p r e s e n t t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e world, brings m e in touch a t once with all F r e e a n d Accepted Masons on t h e face of t h e earth." T h e G r a n d Lodge of Norway m a k i n g a r e q u e s t for recognition, t h e Grand Master so r e c o m m e n d e d . I n t e r e s t i n g c o m m e n t s are made u n d e r t h e topics " H i s t o r y , " " N o n p a y m e n t of D u e s , " and " G e n e r a l Mason's Relief Association." Of t h e " M a s o n i c H a l l a n d Asylum F u n d " he s a y s : "After t h e p a y m e n t of all expenses in connection w i t h t h i s edifice a n d t h e H o m e , a s u b s t a n t i a l balance in excess of last year r e m a i n s . " One h u n d r e d lodges meet in t h e various rooms of t h e building, a n d in addition t h e r e t o t h i r t y other bodies, consisting of c h a p t e r s , councils, a n d c o m m a n d e r i e s are provided w i t h accommodations. F r o m t h e G r a n d Master's address we learn t h a t t h e " H o m e " has 122 i n m a t e s ; t h a t t h e accommodations are insufficient; t h a t t h e Trustees r e c o m m e n d t h e extension of t h e east wing of t h e buildiiig to correspond w i t h t h e west w i n g ; t h a t t h e Hospital be built or e q u i p p e d a n d other i m p r o v e m e n t s m a d e . T h e G r a n d Master s a y s : The Home has not only gladdened the hearts of many, given shelter to the orphan, dried the tears of the widow, relieved the aged and infirm brother from penury and want, but, through the rare judgment of our forefathers who inaugurated this work, every one entitled to admission within its walls can proudly enter without any sense of humiliation, or the feeling that he or she is a charge upon the generosity of any person. May GOD sustain, maintain, bless and continue this good work, so auspiciously begun by the masonic fraternity of this jurisdiction. T h e v o l u m e of Proceedings contains several addresses delivered by t h e G r a n d Master at corner stone layings, all of w h i c h are models. T h e one m a d e at t h e laying of t h e " C o m m e r c i a l Travelers H o m e " at Bingh a m p t o n , ISf. Y., m u s t h a v e been intensely i n t e r e s t i n g to t h e t h r o n g of progressive, energetic a n d wide-awake m e m b e r s of t h a t great fraternity p r e s e n t on t h a t occasion. W e n o t e t h a t t h i s H o m e is o p e n t o t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Association from a n y p a r t of t h e United S t a t e s ; t h a t t h e Association has in contemplation t h e erection of a n o t h e r H o m e in a milder climate in t h e South, a n d a hospital to b e erected at some p o i n t near t h e Rocky M o u n t a i n s . Bro. H O D G E , referring to these charities, said: In work of this generous character, let me assure the commercial travelers that the masonic fraternity, represented by its members here to-day. Is with them, heart and hand. Our services in laying this corner stone attest our devotion to practical benevolence, which best conserves and promotes the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of our race, and we are here to-day to bid you GoDspeed in your grand and generous enterprises.

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G r a n d Master H O D G E delivered a n a d d r e s s a t t h e dedication of t h e Masonic T e m p l e a t Poughkeepsie, in w h i c h h e gave q u i t e an epitome of t h e history of Solomon's Lodge, No. 6, organized in t h a t city on April 1, J771. I t w a s constituted by Past G r a n d Master ROBERT It. LIVINGSTONE.

O n e of its early Masters was Major A N D R E W BILLINGS, a

m e m b e r of WASHINGTON'S staff, a n d it had noted i n its m i n u t e s a n o t h e r R e v o l u t i o n a r y character, of whom Bro. HODGE s a y s : Prior to his treason, he was a constant and welcome visitor at Solomon's Lodge, but it attested the loyalty and patriotism of its membership by ordering this entry upon its minutes at the first communication of the lodge after his treason was disclosed: "Ordered, that the name of BEMSDICT AP.XOLD be considered as obliterated from the minutes of this lodge, a traitor." W e u n d e r s t a n d now better t h a n we ever did before t h e a n g u i s h t h a t forced from WASHINGTON t h e e x c l a m a t i o n : " W h o m can w e trust now." Bro. H O D G E gives an interesting account of t h e effects of t h e antimasonic c r u s a d e in N e w Y o r k at t h e time of t h e MORGAN excitement, s h o w i n g t h a t i n t e n years from 480 lodges t h e n u m b e r was reduced to s i x t y - n i n e , a n d t h e m e m b e r s h i p from 20,000 d w i n d l e d to 3,000. Since t h e n t h e n u m b e r of lodges h a s increased to 730 a n d a m e m b e r s h i p of over 86,000: Nor has this gratifying progress been limited to a remarkable increase in membership and lodges. But from so many hearts leavened by the grand principles of the fatherhood of GOD and the brotherhood of man has been evolved and carried to its consummation a system of philanthropy which may well be accepted as a pattern by our Order the world over. I refer to the magnificent Home and School in Central New York, established for worthy Masons and their widows and orphans, sustained by revenues received from rentals of so much of the Masonic Temple in New York City as is not required for the work of the Craft. These two institutions, representing about two millions of dollars, โ ขwholly paid for,stand as enduring monuments to the liberality of the fraternity in the State. Its generosity, indeed, has been so exuberant as not only to pay in full for this valuable property, but also to create a fund of Si;i5,000.00, bearing five per cent interest, and still leaving 870,000.00 in cash in the treasury. T h e Tru.stees of t h e Masonic Hall and Asylum F u n d made r e p o r t which is full of interest to all those whose h e a r t s a r e in s y m p a t h y with t h e Masonic H o m e of N e w Y o r k . T h e total a m o u n t e x p e n d e d to date for all e x p e n s e s , inclusive of t h e purchase of t h e 170 acres, erection of H o m e , litting and furniture, a n d S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s d i s b u r s e m e n t s , t o date is $254,804.86. T h e Board says of t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n t a n d assistant, Past G r a n d Master J E S S E B . ANTHO.NY a n d M r s . A N T H O N Y :

" T h e care of t h e H o m e

and its i n m a t e s is i n most excellent hands, a n d n o mistake was m a d e in t h e i r selection t o t h e i m p o r t a n t and delicate positions held by t h e m . " T h e T r u s t e e s r e c o m m e n d t h e extension of t h e east wing to correspond with t h e west w i n g of t h e main building, w h i c h can be done a t an e x p e n s e of $25,000.00, a n d t h e erection of a hospital or infirmary a t a like e x p e n s e . To m e e t proposed i m p r o v e m e n t s , t o cost ยง57,500.00, t h e Board h a s on h a n d , w i t h o u t t o u c h i n g a reserve fund of ยง131,000.00, t h e s u m of 368,236.28. T h e r e a r e 120 i n m a t e s in t h e H o m e .

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Grand Master J O H N H O D G E was reelected by acclaroation, b u t d e 'clined t h e office owing to pressure of other duties. Past G r a n d Master T E N EYCK r e m i n d e d t h e b r e t h r e n t h a t t w e n t y five years before t h a t d a y t h e corner stone of t h e T e m p l e h a d been laid by M . ' . W / . J A M E S GIBSON, w h o was t h e n p r e s e n t .

B r o . GIBSON was p r e -

sented to G r a n d Lodge, a n d m a d e a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of t h e i r t o k e n of esteem. Past Grand Master WILLIAM SHERER, from t h e Commission on Constitution a n d Statutory Revision, reported t h e proposed Constitution, a n d r e c o m m e n d e d " t h a t in all m a t t e r s affecting t h e p r e s e n t Constitution, wherein changes a r e m a d e by t h e Constitution now s u b m i t t e d , t h e same be adopted, so far as it is possible, a t o n e session of t h e G r a n d L o d g e ; t h a t all m a t t e r s of t h e proposed Constitution relating to changes in t h e Statutes b e regarded as notice of proposed a m e n d m e n t s to t h e s a m e ; t h a t t h e proposed Constitution b e printed i n t h e P r o c e e d i n g s ; and t h a t a copy of t h e same b e mailed to each lodge." T h e proposed a m e n d m e n t s were adopted. R.'. W.'. B r o . GEORGE H . RAYMOND h a v i n g faithfully

served

the

Grand Lodge as Grand L e c t u r e r for twenty-nine years, a n d " a d v a n c i n g years a n d physical c o n d i t i o n s " making t h e duties of t h e position too great a t a x u p o n h i m , t h e G r a n d Lodge retired h i m w i t h t h e title a n d position of G r a n d L e c t u r e r E m e r i t u s , w i t h a n a n n u a l salary of $1,.500.00. T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e asked for further t i m e to r e p o r t upon t h e condition of Masonry in F r a n c e a n d Italy, a n d r e c o m m e n d e d t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodge of Norway. ÂŤ T h e Report on Correspondence, by Past Grand Master JESSE B . ANTHONY, is a carefully prepared, considerate review of t h e Proceedings of t h e various jurisdictions, in which all matters capable of d i v i d i n g opinion are fairly stated a n d t e m p e r a t e l y weighed. W e find much we would like to extract as we go along: t h e comments, u n d e r Alabama, on t h e topic of Masonic H o m e s ; h i s discussion of t h e Wisconsin rules u n d e r California, a n d various lesser matters. U n d e r Illinois, w e find a consideration of Bro. ROBBIXS' very broad characterization of t h e action of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee of New York on t h e G r a n Dieta m a t t e r . W e take a part of i t : While n o t a material point, let us see about the composition of t h e Committee on Jurisprudence. Of t h e seven members b u t two (we t h i n k ) are members of the Scottish Rite, and hence t h e charge of bias in that direction falls to the ground. We ask pardon for even using the word bias in connection with the committee. We have too much respect for their ability, standing and reputation, to intimate such a thing. We do not believe for a moment they would recommend any action which d i d not express their honest convictions of w h a t is in harmony with the honor of the Grand Lodge of New York, in accordance with the fundamental principles of Ancient Craft Masonry, . and conformable to the rights a n d dignity of any Grand Lodge. The stricture of o u r brother, with reference to t h e chairman a n d his associates, is an unwarranted state-* ment, unworthy of his high character, and out of place in a Report on Correspondence.

K a n s a s for 1894 receives h i g h l y appreciative consideration. E x tracts are t a k e n from t h e J O H N H . BROWN memorial addresses of G r a n d

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blaster THOMPSON and Past G r a n d Master BASSBTT, a n d from Grand Master THOMPSON'S address. . Decision No. 2 is criticised, possibly because Bro. A. does n o t realize t h a t it refers to profanes who have n e v e r applied to a n d been accepted by t h e lodge in whose jurisdiction t h e y reside, a n d w h e r e t h e y could only be accepted. G r a n d Orator GUTHRIE'S address is d r a w n upon for a generous extract from t h e concluding portion. K i n d words of c o m m e n d a t i o n are s p o k e n of t h e writer of t h e Correspondence Report, and the r e v i e w of K a n s a s as a whole is more t h a n merely c o m p l i m e n t a r y to t h e Craft of t h i s jurisdiction. J O H N STEWART, G r a n d Master, New Y o r k . J E S S E B . ANTHONY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, TJtica. N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e , 1896.

NEW ZEALAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1895. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

SOUTH D U N E D I N , J A N U A R Y 1 7 T H .

F. H . D. BELL, G r a n d Master. T h e Board r e p o r t s recognition b y t h i r t y - s e v e n G r a n d Bodies, W y o m i n g , D e l a w a r e and West V i r g i n i a b e i n g t h e last Grand Bodies to do so. I t says: " T h e best t h a n k s of t h i s ' G r a n d Lodge are especially d u e to those Grand Lodges which s p e a k in such warm t e r m s on our behalf. I t m a y be added t h a t this feeling t o w a r d s us is general througho u t t h e A m e r i c a n Continent, even t h o u g h recognition h a s n o t as y e t been e x t e n d e d to us by some A m e r i c a n G r a n d Lodges." Lodge No. 100 was obtained by a lodge of t h e Scottish Constitution joining t h e m . T h e G r a n d Lodge of England erased from its roll, and so relinquished all claims to jurisdiction over t h e lodges in t h e AVellington District, formerly h o l d i n g u n d e r it. A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

A P R I L 29,

1895.

R e p o r t s of t h e addition of two lodges a r e noted, o n e newly organized, a n d t h e o t h e r a lodge formerly u n d e r t h e English Constitution. M.-. W.-. Bro. F . H . D. BELL was installed as G r a n d Master, and t h e services of Past D e p u t y Grand Master H . J . W I L L I A M S recognized by an address, and a purse of fifty-two sovereigns. H A L P - Y E A R L Y COMMUNICATION,

A U K L A N D , OCTOBER 3 0 T H .

F. H . D. BELL, G r a n d Master. W e n o t e an effort being made to increase t h e " M a s o n i c Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' F u n d , " w h i c h had m e t w i t h very satisfactory results.

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Recognition b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine is noted. T h e Grand Secretary, on behalf of W.'. Bro. J O H N E . PROVIS, G r a n d

Representative of K a n s a s , moved — That this Grand Lodge desires to acknowledge the warm and fraternal character of the review of this Grand Lodge in so many of t h e Proceedings of sister Grand Lodges in the American Continent, and would especially acknowledge the able and effective criticism by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, as printed in t h e Proceedings of that Grand Lodge, 1895. The best thanks of this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered to such Grand Lodges as have thus shown so great an interest in their youngest sister. This was seconded by H.'.W.-.Bro.G.H.PowLEY, and carried unanimously with acclamation. It was also ordered that a copy of this resolution be sent to all Grand Lodges.

We appreciate fully t h e recognition' by our New Zealand b r e t h r e n of our good words for t h a t jurisdiction in t h e gallant fight it h a s m a d e for its masonic rights. T h e pity is t h a t such words w e r e r e n d e r e d necessar}' by t h e action of Masons. W e congratulate t h e Craft u p o n the accessions of lodges to t h e i r roll, a n d t r u s t t h e day is not far d i s t a n t w h e n no other G r a n d Lodge will claim allegiance from a n y lodge in New Zealand t h a n t h e sovereign G r a n d Body recognized b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. P a s t Grand Master MALCOM NICCOL was m a d e t h e recipient of a

" complete suite of regalia." N O R e p o r t on Correspondence. F . H. D. BELL, G r a n d Master.

NORTH CAROLINA —1895. 1 0 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

R A L E I G H , .JANUAKY 8 T H , 9 T H , 1 0 T H .

The volume c o m m e n c e s with a list of t h e six principal ofHcers of t h e G r a n d Lodge from 1787 to 1895, inclusive, giving in addition t h e dates of their election. • A record is also given of t h e declaration m a d e December 12, 1787, at a convention of lodges of t h e State of N o r t h Carolina at T a r b o r o u g h . We publish it as t h r o w i n g some light on t h e " a n c i e n t u s a g e " in organizing G r a n d Lodges in R e v o l u t i o n a r y days and immediatelj' thereafter; TO THE GLORY OF THE GKEAT ARCHITECT.

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thereby in a measure broken off, whereby it has become necessary that the brethren. In the State of North Carolina establish a certain mode, or frame of Constitution, for the well ordering and uniform government of the Society. AND WHEREAS, A majority of the several regular constituted lodges of this State, having elected Delegates for the express purpose of forming such Constitution, and electing the Grand Officers of the State, the following Delegates, to-wit: [here are given the names of nineteen delegates] met at Tarborough, produced their respective delegations, and opened a convention on the ninth day of December, era of Masonry 5787. Bro. JOHN MORE, in the Chair. Bro. BENJAMIN MANCHESTER, Secretary.

The convention, duly considering the very important business committed to them, unanimously agree as follows, to-wit: That the government of all the lodges that now are, or hereafter may be established in this State, shall be vested in a Grand Master and other Grand Officers, to be elected according to the ancient Constitution of Free and Accepted Masons, who, with such members as shall be appointed by the several lodges to attend in convention, shall be styled and denominated the Grand Lodge of the State of North Carolina, which Grand Lodge shall exercise all the powers incident or usual to Grand Lodges held under the authorities expressed in the Book of Constitutions (until a Constitution for the government of the Craft shall be proposed and adopted by a continental Grand Lodge,if such shall be appointed), and that all private lodges conform and subject themselves to such government accordingly. And for the purpose of carrying this Constitution into effect, the brethren proceeded in their ancient and laudable method, to elect the officers of the said Grand Lodge for the ensuing year from the next St. John's Day. The ballots being taken, the following brethren, to-wit; SAMUEL JOHNSTON, Grand Master [here follows list of officers], "were duly elected and announced accordingly. Done in convention this 12th day oJ December, A. D. 1787, A. L. 5787. [ Signed by President, Secretary and Delegates of convention.] Some of our esteemed c o t e m p o r a r i e s w h o teach a n d preach for absolute straight u p a n d d o w n KEGULAKITY, and who refuse to believe i n t h e legitimacy of a n y t h i n g i n t h e s h a p e of Masonry t h a t does n o t h a v e t h e stamp of t h e Lion o n it.; a n d d e m a n d t h a t it also b e able to prove a pedigree w i t h o u t a b a r sinister or missing link of any character, accept w i t h o u t question this organization a n d some far less regular in t h e i r m e t h o d s and a n t e c e d e n t s , o n t h e plea t h a t t h e Revolution m a d e such action compulsory. This plea i s n o t sufficient. Masonry ( l i k e t h e l a w ) in t h e midst of war m a y b e silent, b u t t h e r e is n o power on earth, civil or religious, t h a t r e s u m e s automatically its accustomed a u t h o r i t y so q u i c k l y as does Masonry, a n d t h e r e w a s n o reason w h y t h e controlling p o w e r of the British Constitutions m i g h t n o t h a v e been called upon to give t h e stamp of legitimacy to t h e w a r r a n t s u n d e r which some of t h e lodges of some of t h e G r a n d Bodies h a d been constituted, and t h e q u i c k e n i n g power of w h i c h t h e y h a d r e p u d i a t e d a n d laid aside â&#x20AC;&#x201D; notably so t h e lodges of P e n n s y l v a n i a . T h e y did n o t do so, t h e y ab.solved t h e m s e l v e s from all allegiance t o n o t only t h e British Crown, b u t everyt h i n g of t h e name or description. W o u l d o u r N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y sticklers have stood fast for r e g u l a r i t y if living in t h e E i g h t e e n t h ? W e t h i n k n o t , for we t h i n k i t a l a t t e r d a y P h a r i s a i s m , born of latter day lodge m e t h o d s of instruction, b y w h i c h Masons are t a u g h t t h a t certain t h i n g s h a v e existed, a n d come d o w n t o us " j u s t s o " from t h e days of

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K I N G SOLOMON. We m e n t i o n this simplj' to illustrate what is t r u e in regard to other matters. As a m a t t e r of fact t h e system a n d governm e n t of lodges in t h e early p a r t of t h e E i g h t e e n t h C e n t u r y was sirnply chaotic. T h e y were organized w h e n e v e r , w h e r e v e r i t was so desired, a n d by whomsoever m i g h t associate themselves together for such purpose, w i t h o u t a w a r r a n t or s h a d o w of a u t h o r i t y whatever from a n y legitimate source, and it was n o t until after t h e London Convention t h a t any g e n u i n e effort t o w a r d system took place. Constitutional g o v e r n m e n t of masonic lodges is not yet an e x a c t science, a n d t h e " t h u s far and no f a r t h e r " constitutional e x p o u n d e r s are standing in t h e way of an a d j u s t m e n t of various m a t t e r s on which t h e r e might be, and for t h e h a r m o n y and best interests of Masonry t h e r e shoiild be a g r e e m e n t . G r a n d Master J O H N W . COTTON'S address contains a r e c o m m e n d a tion to recognize t h e G r a n d Lodge of Cuba. E i g h t dispensations to form new lodges were granted. Of t h e " O r p h a n A s y l u m " t h e G r a n d Master has m u c h to say, a n d n o t h i n g b u t in commendation of its aims, its work, t h e character of t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , of his noble wife, and t h e generous donors who h a v e come to its h e l p . One, Mr. B. N . D U K E , of D u r h a m , who in addition to his o t h e r valuable gifts to t h e Asylum, proposes to donate $5,000.00 for p e r m a n e n t i m p r o v e m e n t s if t h e Masons of t h e State will raise a similiar a m o u n t . This offer, from one n o t connected with t h e I n s t i t u t i o n of M a s o n r y , shows h o w such a work of love for o u r d e p e n d e n t ones affects outsiders. T h e G r a n d Master says: The Oxford Orphan Asylum is at present in reality an Orphan Home, where th& little ones are not only cared for and instructed, but where they are made to feel that their health, happiness and comfort are looked after, not merely as a duty, but because they are indeed our children, and that they have some one to love them and care for them. H e expresses t h e h o p e t h a t every member, of Grand Lodge will t a k e advantage of t h e proposed trip to Oxford to see t h e Asylum, investigate its work, and d e t e r m i n e for themselves its character, and expresses t h e conviction t h a t all will r e t u r n satisfied with t h e m a n a g e m e n t , a n d d e t e r m i n e d to do more t h a n ever to carry on t h e glorious work. Early Proceedings of t h e G r a n d Lodge being o u t of p r i n t , a n d in d e m a n d , h e suggests t h e h o p e t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge may h a v e a reprint. T h e deatiis of Past Grand Masters E . G. RBADB a n d J O H N MCCORMiCK are noted. A more complete representation of t h e s u b o r d i n a t e bodies at Grand Lodge is suggested as advisable. M . ' . W . ' . Bro. COTTON'S address is a good o n e , and reflects credit on t h e jurisdiction. Bro.WiLUAM H . B A I N , t h e son of t h e late lamented Grand Secretary DONALD B A I N , after one year's i n c u m b e n c y as his father's successor, declined a reelection on account of ill h e a l t h . T h e r e p o r t of t h e T r e a s u r e r of t h e O r p h a n Asylum shows receipts for t h e year of $24,237.04, of which a m o u n t $3,345.76 r e m a i n s on h a n d .

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T h e G r a n d Lodge a p p r o p r i a t e d §3,500.00 of t h e above receipts. Superi n t e n d e n t ' s report shows 100 girls a n d n i n e t y - t w o boys in t h e Asylum. T h e y h a v e connected with t h e A s y l u m a shoe shop, tarm and p r i n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t . The l a t t e r issues t h e Orphan's Friend, a paper with a circulation of 2,700. T h e p r i n t e r in charge came to t h e Asylum when a boy of six years, a n d for t h e last e i g h t years has been " o n e of t h e best a n d m o s t valued e m p l o y e s " of a Raleigh p r i n t i n g firm. T h e people living in t h e vicinity h a v e for sixteen years had an a n n u a l p i c n i c at t h e A s y l u m . T h e o n e in 1894 n e t t e d $600.00 for t h e I n s t i t u t i o n . This year picnics were h e l d in t h e counties for t h e same object. T h e children realized $800.00 from concerts given in a sevent e e n d a y s ' trip. A library has been started, and $160.00 rai.sed. T h e y n o w h a v e 173 volumes, a n d h a v e $60.00 m o r e to e x p e n d . J A M E S A. BRADLEY ( n o t a M a s o n ) gave a lot in Minneapolis, Minn., w i t h i n o n e block of t h e $3,000,000 city hall, j u s t across t h e street from t h e Chicage, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway depot, which is leased for iifty years at a net i n c o m e of $1,600 per a n n u m , to t h e Piome. W e echo to t h e full t h e s e n t i m e n t with which t h e report closes: ^' T h i s is a great and noble w o r k in which we are engaged. I t has t h e a p p r o v a l of Almighty G O D o u r S u p r e m e G r a n d Master, and is endorsed b y all good men." T h e G r a n d Lodge d o n a t e d $3,500.00, a n d t h e n a contribution was t a k e n a n d t h e $6,000.00 raised to i n s u r e t h e acceptance of t h e offer of Mr. D U K E . All honor to t h e n o b l e b r e t h r e n of North Carolina, a n d to t h e generous philanthropic m e n outside t h e Order who have voluntarily assisted in t h e good work. O n e of t h e best addresses of t h e year was delivered by Grand Orator W A L T E R CLARK. H e cites a n d shows t h e fact t h a t our Institution, even a t t h e m o s t modern date assigned for its origin, is superior in years to a n y g o v e r n m e n t n o w existing. H e cites t h e Republic of France, t h e E m p i r e of Germany, t h e E m p i r e of J a p a n , t h e K i n g d o m s of Spain a n d Italy, E m p i r e of Austria, t h e S c a n d i n a v i a n and Greek Dynasties, t h e Mexican and South American Republics, etc. The British government as a constitutional monarchy and since the change of dynasty can count barely two centuries. The Russian, Turlsish and Chinese,under their p r e s e n t dynasties, are admittedly o u r juniors. In our great Revolution all the great leaders and all our generals are said to have been Masons, except one, and that one was BENEDICT ARNOLD,

W e r e m e m b e r , Bro. CLARK, w h e n we dnce r o u n d e d out a period s o m e w h a t in the s a m e style — a l a s ! Bro. HODGE'S address, cited by us i n o u r review- of New Y o r k , t a k e s a w a y all t h e satisfaction we once h a d i n t h a t reflection. History records t h a t BENEDICT ARNOLD was a Mason i n good standing. W e will h a v e to a c k n o w l e d g e t h e corn gracefully — a n d t a l k more about Saratoga and less a b o u t West Point. After all, c o m e to consider it, Bro. CLARK, BENEDICT had some good traits, a n d his k e e p i n g t h a t old C o n t i n e n t a l uniform w h i c h he wore a t Saratoga, to be b u r i e d i n , speaks well for h i m ; a n d h e did m a k e a g r a n d fight a t Saratoga.

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The Committee on Necrology made special report on Past Grand Master MCCORMICK and Bro. ZEBULON B . VANCE, of the latter saying:

"He was a typical Mason â&#x20AC;&#x201D; broad-minded and generous, noble-hearted and GoD-loving." A jewel was presented to Grand Master COTTON, for which he made beautiful acknowledgment, and Grand Master-elect MA YE made an address at closing Grand Lodge. No Report on Correspondence. FRANCIS M . MAYE, Grand Master, Wilson. GEORGE W . BLODNT, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Wilson. Next annual, January 14, 1896, Raleigh.

NORTH 6TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

DAKOTA-1895. FARGO, JUNE 18TH.

The volume is embellished with the portrait of M.'.W.'. Bro. GEORGE L. MCGREGOR. Grand Master in 1894-5. Past Grand Master JOHN F . SELBY represented Kansas at the session of Grand Lodge. The Grand Master astonished his Grand Lodge in the opening sentence of his address as follows: " Three hundred and sixty-five diurnal rotations, and the phenomena arising therefrom, and that of the annual revolution of the earth around its own axis, have been witnessed!" The Grand Master recommends the compilation and printing with the proceedings, of, the approved decisions of Grand Lodge down to date; notes the renewal of the commission of Past Grand Master ,IOHN F. SELBY as Grand Representative of Grand Lodge of Kansas; favors the representative system, and places himself in accord with something more than the Symbolic Lodge system by an agreement with the Grand High Priest and R.'.E.'. Grand Commander to purchase a file case for the joint use and convenience of " t h e three Grand Masonic Bodies." A five dollar penalty for not getting lodge returns in promptly brought all the lodges to time but one. The cypher business receives the condemnation of the Grand Master, and his remarks in connection therewith are worthy of consideration, not only by the brethren of North Dakota, but of other jurisdictions as well. The address shows thought and work on the part of the Grand Master in performing the duties of his high office. We note, on further examination of the volume, a portrait of Past Grand Master FRANK J. THOMPSON, the editor and compiler of the Report on Correspondence, etc., etc. The atmospheric conditions must be remarkably good for taking photos in North Dakota. The Grand Lodge had a case for the Committee on Appeals and

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G r i e v a n c e s , t h e first for several years. I t was an appeal from an acquittal in a trial before a lodge. T h e action of t h e lodge was s u s t a i n e d b y t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d G r a n d Lodge. T h e c o m m i t t e e to consider t h e advisability of t h e G r a n d Repres e n t a t i v e system r e p o r t e d , sustaining its c o n t i n u a n c e as advised by t h e G r a n d Master, and t h e i r report was adopted. Bro. ROBERT A. B I L L presented a petition to t h e Grand Lodge'for consideration, which incidentally gives a so-called Mason's i n s u r a n c e association some free advertising for failing to pay a j u d g m e n t of t h e court, a n d shows t h e bad policy of p e r m i t t i n g any business association to a d v e r t i s e itself as masonic, or use t h e n a m e or symbols of t h e Instit u t i o n for furthering its financial interests. An individual would be called to t i m e p r o m p t l y for using masonic symbols as a business aid, a n d we can conceive of no good reason for e x t e n d i n g a quasi endorsem e n t to a corporation doing t h e s a m e t h i n g . T h e G r a n d Lodge exp r e s s e d i t s disapproval of t h e association, w h i c h it would h a v e done m o r e effectually by prohibiting u t t e r l y a n y use of t h e n a m e masonic for a d v e r t i s i n g purposes by a n y Masons in North Dakota. Let each G r a n d Lodge so enact, as some h a v e already done, a n d scandals from such sources as t h e one above will cease. P i c t u r e s of t h e Masonic H o m e s of N e w York, Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, a n d t h e I o w a G r a n d Lodge L i b r a r y Building ( w h i c h conj,ains w h a t s o m e day ought to be called t h e P A R V I N m e m o r i a l ) , embellish t h e v o l u m e of Proceedings and form a beautiful addition to t h e article on Masonic H o m e s , b y Past Grand Master THOMPSON. Bro. THOMPSON presents t h e C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. U n d e r California, h e makes a couple of good suggestions in regard to m a n n e r of p r i n t i n g a n d place of insertion of t h e i r R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e ; a n d still a n o t h e r good suggestion in reference to t h e list of m e m b e r s of lodges. U n d e r Colorado, h e suggests t h a t h e h a s received dispensations from t h e G r a n d Master by telegraph, a n d could n o t discover t h a t t h e d i g n i t y of t h e G r a n d Master or G r a n d Lodge h a d been lowered t h e r e b y . T h e w r i t e r fails to discover w h e r e i n it is i m p r o p e r or insufficient; t h e p r o p e r a u t h o r i t y is issued in t i m e a n d t h e r e c i p i e n t of t h e telegram is so advised. W h a t more is n e e d e d ? U n d e r Idaho, Bro. THOMPSON, discussing t h e resolution r e m o v i n g t h e objection to M o r m o n s becoming Masons, t h e y h a v i n g r e n o u n c e d polygamy, s a y s : " W o u l d it n o t b e a good t h i n g to eliminate K i n g SOLOMON from our rituals on account of his polygamous proclivities? You m i g h t as well clean t h e whole t h i n g u p . " W e t h i n k t h e p o i n t well t a k e n . W e once delivered a lecture on t h e origin of t h e Eastern Star, going b a c k to the days of K i n g SOLOMON ( a n d t h e Queen of S h e b a ) , w h e r e we discussed t h e masonic difficulties h e labored under, in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of which we satisfied ourselves t h a t if K i n g SOLOMON ever was a Mason, t h e b r o t h e r of t h e lodge whose d u t y it was to look after

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his ( various) widow h a d no sinecure, a n d m u s t h a v e h a d a saint for a wife. "VVe second y o u r suggestion, Bro. T. Kansas receives four pages of c o m m e n d a t o r y review. T h e G r a n d Secretary is congratulated in getting o u t h i s Proceedings " a b o u t a m o n t h after tlie close of its last a n n u a l session." G r a n d Master CLARK is q u o t e d from. Bro. THOMPSON follows off after some o t h e r reviewers i n t h e incorrect s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e thirty-four a n d a half h o u r s ' trial at L y o n s was upon charges "for selling intoxicating liquors contrary to t h e State law." E n t i r e l y different k i n d of a case, Bro. T . ; t h o u g h like t h e o t h e r case, t h e b r e t h r e n refused to affix a n y p u n i s h m e n t . T h e E e p o r t o n Correspondence is kindly t r e a t e d . T h e writer r e m e m b e r s with pleasure t h e visit of B r o . T . to a t t e n d t h e General G r a n d C h a p t e r at Topeka, a n d trusts we m a y b o t h m e e t a n d greet each other at Baltimore. WILLIAM H . BEST, G r a n d Master, Fargo. FKANK J . THOMPSON, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Fargo. N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 9, 1S96.

JSOVA 3 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SCOTIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. SYDNEY, J U N E 1 2 T U .

WILLIAM F . MACCOY', G r a n d Master, h a v i n g o p e n e d G r a n d Lodge, t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of a n u m b e r of G r a n d Jurisdictions h a v i n g been dulj' h o n o r e d , t h e G r a n d Director of Ceremonies formed t h e b r e t h r e n i n procession and m a r c h e d t h e m to St. A n d r e w s Churchj w h e r e G r a n d Chaplain DONALD M C M I L L A N preached a discourse on t h e t e x t , "Love the Brotherhood." Grand Master MACCOY notes in h i s address a visit to t h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w Brunswick, where h e was t h e recipient of honors by t h a t Grand Body, a n d courtesies from Past G r a n d Master PETERS a n d G r a n d Master W A L K E R . Later, upon t h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d Master PETERS, Grand Master M A C C O Y sent a letter of condolence to G r a n d Master W A L K E R , i n w h i c h h e m a k e s k i n d l y m e n t i o n of e m i n e n t services rendered t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nova Scotia by Bro. PETERS. H e also, being p r e v e n t e d b y private duties from a t t e n d i n g t h e funeral, sent a loving r e m e m b r a n c e of a floral character, which was highly appreciated by t h e relations of t h e deceased a n d h i s b r e t h r e n of New Brunswick. During h i s t e r m of office h e visited Boston a n d saw t h e t h i r d degree conferred in J o h n A d a m s Lodge, at Somerville, Mass., of which h e s a y s : " T h e work d o n e is verj' similar to ours, b u t done w i t h greater precision and accuracy, a n d with a great deal more form a n d courtesy." H e r e c o m m e n d s h i s jurisdiction to adopt a form of traveling d i p l o m a similar to t h a t issued by t h e Grand Lodge of Massachusetts; says t h e Grand Lodge regalia is n o t in form required b y Constitution, a n d suggests n e w ; visited twenty-four lodges; a n d discussing t h e action of

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t h e t h r e e Grand Lodges t h a t followed t h e G r a n d Master of P e n n s y l v a n i a in d i s p e n s i n g with ( " m y " ) r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , s a y s : Some of those opposed to the system speak of it as cumbersome, destroying harmony, of doubtful utility, and of no material benefit. This has not been the experience of this Grand Lodge, and we were never disturbed by want of cordial, kind feeling, and the representatives, when mindful of attending Grand Lodge meetings, have generally added to the dignity of our deliberations. Apparently we are more practically disposed than the Grand Lodges who may from some trivial causes about State rights and jurisdictions have created slight disturbances on the other side of the line. T h e Mississippi rules were m a d e subject of a r e p o r t from t h e Committee on Constitution and R e g u l a t i o n , w h o assigned as t h e i r reason for non-acceptance t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Nova Scotia h a d never accepted or acted upon t h e p r i n c i p l e of p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction. I t expressed gratification at t h e m o r e liberal t e n d e n c y manifest in t h e gove r n m e n t of " t h i s very e|Xclusive and conservative G r a n d L o d g e " ( Mississippi ) ; p a y s a h i g h c o m p l i m e n t to B r o . SPEED'S C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , b u t reported adversely, a n d r e p o r t was adopted by G r a n d Lodge. G r a n d Lodge adopted a form of t r a v e l i n g certificate similar to t h a t of Massachusetts, charging therefor o n e dollar. The.

Report on Correspondence is b j ' Bros. THOMAS B . F L I N T ,

CHAKLES E . WILLETS and

Ross.

U n d e r California, Bro. F . p a y s a high c o m p l i m e n t to t h e .Jurisprud e n c e a n d Grievance Committees, a n d notes t h e fact t h a t California has always been rich in able and e x p e r i e n c e d masonic jurists, citing t h e late Bro. A BELL. P a s t Grand Master B E L C H E B , t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, whose w o r k he a p p r o v e s , stood in t h e front r a n k of t h e m a s o n i c j u r i s t s of t h e c o u n t r y , a n d in h i s death California has suffered a loss t h a t now seems to be i r r e p a r a b l e . K a n s a s is reviewed by Bro. F L I N T , w h o devotes over t h r e e pages to o u r Proceedings for 1895. B r o . F.'s c o m m e n t s are full of praise for G r a n d M a s t e r CLARK'S " a d m i r a b l e , business-like a d d r e s s ; " states t h e G r a n d Secretary's report to be " o n e of u n u s u a l i n t e r e s t ; " says " t h e Masonic H o m e project seems, for t h e p r e s e n t , to have received its d e a t h b l o w ; " a n d is pleased to speak of t h e Report on Correspondence as " e m i n e n t l y readable," " t h o r o u g h in a n a l y s i s , " and " k i n d l y appreciative of t h e efforts of o t h e r s . " Of t h e Craft i n general, Bro. F. s a y s : " We are glad to notice t h e steady progress of t h e b r e t h r e n of K a n s a s in all t h e good things of Masonry, a n d wish t h e m c o n t i n u e d p r o s p e r i t y . " W e appreciate what our Nova Scotia b r o t h e r has to say complim e n t a r y to o u r jurisdiction a n d its workers, and it is needless to say his o p i n i o n is valued, coming from one w hose ability is unquestioned a n d who.se masonic services h a v e reflected so m u c h credit upon t h e Craft of Nova Scotia. W e n o t e with p l e a s u r e t h e intimation of Bro.

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J . B . FLINT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, Y a r m o u t h .

I^ext a n n u a l a t Halifax, second W e d n e s d a y in J u n e , 1896.

OHIO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 8 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

S P R I N G F I E L D , OCTOBER 2 3 D AND 2 4 T H .

A splendid steel e n g r a v i n g of M.'.E.'. CARROLL F . C L A P P , G r a n d

Master 1894-95, forms a frontispiece to t h e volume of Proceedings. Unless his portrait tells a wrong story we shall lind something of value in t h e G r a n d Master's address. T h e o p e n i n g sentence of t h e latter is as follows: Another cycle ol time has rolled away into the shadowy depths of the dreamless past. The king of day has made his a n n u a l circuit; a u t u m n has painted the hilltops a n d t h e valleys with sunset tints of twilight glory. T h e rustle of t h e falling leaf, a n d the whispering, perfumed breezes, remind us that we are one year's march nearer the Great a n d Unknown Beyond. Let us pause tor retrospection.

T h e death of t h e G r a n d Treasurer m a d e necessary t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a n e w one, who in t h e first n i n e m o n t h s reported an interest a c c o u n t of $240.00, which being a n e w t h i n g to our Ohio b r e t h r e n ( a s it was to our K a n s a s b r e t h r e n u n t i l t h e p r e s e n t i n c u m b e n t came in ) t h e G r a n d Master suggested t h a t it b e m a d e a special d o n a t i o n to t h e Ohio Masonic Home. F i v e dispensations to form n e w lodges were g r a n t e d ; t w o c h a r t e r s were a r r e s t e d ; o n e corner stone l a i d ; t h r e e lodges c o n s t i t u t e d ; four lodge r o o m s d e d i c a t e d ; t w e n t y lodges visited. At Marietta while visiti n g o n e of t h e latter, h e w e n t to see t h e g r a v e of E U F U S PUTNAM, t h e

first elected Grand M a s t e r : As I stood with uncovered a n d bowed head, at t h e last resting place of that distinguished m a n and Mason, t h e language in part of his letter written to this Grand Lodge in 1808, asking that his resignation be accepted, came to m y mind. I t was directed to the Grand Lodge of Ohio. He said : " T-must decline the appointment. My ."lun is far past t h e meridian ; it is almost set. A few sands only remain in my glass. I am unable to undergo the labors of t h a t high a n d important oflice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; unable to make you a visit at this time without a sacrifice and hazard of health, which prudence forbids. May t h e great Architect, u n d e r w h o s e all-seeing eye all Masons profess to labor, have you in his holy keeping; and when our labors here are finished, may we, through the merits of Him t h a t was dead, but is now alive, and lives forever more, be admitted into tbat temple n o t made with hands, eternal in the heavens ! Amen. So prays your friend a n d brother, RDFUS PUTNAM. MARIETTA', December 26.1808.

T h e veteran b r o t h e r studied h i s Masonry as it was before ANDERSON

changes. G r a n d Master C L A P P found his jurisdiction invaded by circular a n d coin card solicitations from Michigan, b u t upon second notification the G r a n d Master of Michigan b r o u g h t h i s over-zealous const i t uents to subjection.

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N i n e t e e n decisions were m a d e , all of which were approved b y t h e Jurisprudence Committee. T h e G r a n d Master r e p o r t s t h e completion of t h e code revision ready for t h e i r inspection and approval, a n d says of it, t h a t w h e n t h e e n t i r e w o r k is finally completed " i t will certainly b e t h e most accurate a n d perfect code ever p u b l i s h e d , a n d will be of untold value to t h e Craft." E x a c t l y w h a t is needed in K a n s a s . Some v e r y fraternal a n d conciliatory letters between G r a n d Master MORGAN, of Tennessee, a n d Bro. C L A P P , looking to a restoration of frat e r n a l relations b e t w e e n t h e t w o G r a n d Jurisdictions, appear in t h e latter's address, who asked t h a t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Grand Master of Tennessee receive fraternal recognition a t t h e h a n d s of Grand Lodge. T h e m a t t e r was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, whose chairm a n , Bro. CUNNINGHAM, s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t e x t e n d i n g on t h e p a r t of G r a n d Lodge to t h e G r a n d Master, G r a n d Lodge and b r e t h r e n of Tennessee w a r m e s t expressions of b r o t h e r l y love and esteem and a cordial welcome i n their visitations to G r a n d and s u b o r d i n a t e bodies of Masons in Ohio, a n d t h e r e p o r t was adopted u n a n i m o u s l y . " Beloved, how good a n d pleasant it is," etc. U n d e r tlie topic, " T h e Ohio Masonic H o m e , " t h e G r a n d Master says: The Masonic Home has grown to be the pride of our Craft, and the liberality a n d generosity of our members is growing day by day and becoming more apparent. The teachings of charity by our Order for nearly a eentury4n this State have at last crystallized into a reality. * * * The present plan of control has worked most admirably, having every legitimate and recognized Masonic Body of the State equal co-workers in this great cause of brotherly love. The other recognized masonic bodies have a m u c h larger income t h a n our Blue Lodges, a n d are not called u p o n to dispense every-day charity at home to such an extent as our subordinate lodges, a n d they should not undertake, nor be permitted to be released from, the prominent position they have assumed in this great work of charity. Let us rather, as Blue Lodge Masons, as Eoyal a n d Select Masters, as Royal Arch Masons, as Christian ICnights Templars, and as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, all work together in this great labor of love, each Body contributing in proportion to its ability so to do. The entire system, from Entered Apprentice to t h a t of the Thirty-third and last degree, should be contributors to this great and noble enterprise.

T h e " Kansas Masonic H o m e " organization was formed on t h e Ohio plan. U n d e r t h e topic, " O r d e r of t h e E a s t e r n Star," Bro. CLAPP says t h a t h e has b e e n in receipt of several letters from LINDA J . LOWRY, W o r t h y M a t r o n of above n a m e d Order, w h o asks for more liberal legislation in behalf of t h e Order she r e p r e s e n t s , and t h e Grand Master quotes from t h e s e letters, in one of w h i c h s h e claims t h a t t h e Order she represents has i n n o instance r e t a r d e d b u t i n m a n y instances materially assisted a n d increased the growth of M a s o n r y . A copy of w h a t she h a s to say of t h e Masonic H o m e is also p r i n t e d , to-wit: While we have not been called upon officially for aid or assistance ia the construction of the Ohio Masonic Home, we are ready to respond to the extent of our

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ability in helping to furnish and maintain this magnificent structure, the crowning glor>' of Masonry in our beloved State. We will not only regard it a pleasure, but a duty, to do all in our power to aid the brotherhood in its benevolent undertaking. We are ready now to give aid and assistance, and will respond with cheerful hearts a n d willing hands, if permitted to do so. Some of our chapters are able, and would prefer, to completely furnish a room; others can a n d will, if permitted, make useful things to adorn and beautify; and in coming years we will be able and willing to bear our share in supporting the Home, and do all we cau to aid the brotherhood in making it the ideal institution of the kind, not only in t h e State, but in this entire country. As Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in the State of Ohio, I most respectfully tender to you, and through you to the Grand Lodge of Ohio, our support and assistance, and congratulate you that the Home building is so far advanced as to very soon be ready for dedication.

G r a n d Master C L A P P refers in t h e highest t e r m s of praise to t h e n o b l e s e n t i m e n t s contained in t h e letter, confesses to being Puritanical r e g a r d i n g innovations to t h e original plan of Masonry, a n d almost an e x t r e m i s t regarding a d h e r e n c e to t h e l a n d m a r k s and a n c i e n t usage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " Yet w h e n I see t h e good results t h a t are already a p p a r e n t w h e r e t h e Order of t h e Eastern Star has been established, t h e p u r i t y of t h e i r int e n t i o n s and purposes c a n n o t be q u e s t i o n e d . " Bro. C. says h e is not a m e m b e r of t h e Order, a n d had e n t e r t a i n e d d o u b t of t h e advisability of its recognition, b u t its good works have removed former prejudices, And I am thoroughly convinced that no harm will ever come to Freemasonry from this source; and I believe we should extend to the Order a more liberal recognition, by modifying the present rule regarding the occupancy of lodge rooms, and that all that should be required is a majority vote of the lodge and the consent of the Grand Master. I recommend that this subject be referred to a special committee for consideration. W e t a k e special pleasure in calling t h e a t t e n t i o n of those w h o believe t h e r e n e v e r was and n e v e r will be a n y Masonry except t h e three degrees to t h e ease with which w h e n it once gets started in t h a t direction, a G r a n d Lodge will get away from t h a t belief. W e read t h a t during t h e session of G r a n d Lodge, t h e M.'. E.". G r a n d H i g h Priest of t h e Grand C h a p t e r Koyal Arch Masons of Ohio m a d e a presentation of a Past Grand H i g h Priest's jewel to HARVEY V I N A L , eighty-eight years old, and t h e oldest living P a s t Grand H i g h Pr i e s t of Ohio, and t h e recipient in eloq u e n t a n d t o u c h i n g terms duly responded, and all this in Grand Lodge. G r a n d Master OLAPP was reelected, b u t declined. W e n o t e t h e presence of those genial twins, M.'.AV/. Bro. J . W. STATON, of K e n t u c k y , a n d M.".W.-. Bro. S. STACKER W I L L I A J I S , t h e latter of w h o m introduced t h e former to t h e G r a n d Master, w h o was by him presented to G r a n d Lodge, m a k i n g t h e usual a p p r o p r i a t e speech befitting t h e occasion. D e p u t y G r a n d Master W I L L I A M B . M E L I S H m a d e r e p o r t of his official action in c o n d u c t i n g t h e funeral services of G r a n d T r e a s u r e r CHARLES BROWN, and also t h e presentation of t h e jewel to P a s t G r a n d Master ANDREWS.

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F i v e lodges U . D. were c h a r t e r e d . T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e made report, a p p r o v i n g t h e reco m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e G r a n d Master in reference to g r a n t i n g t h e E a s t e r n Star use a n d occupancy of lodge rooms, with t h e consent of t h e - b o d i e s o c c u p y i n g same a n d t h a t of t h e G r a n d Master, and r e c o m m e n d i n g a c h a n g e in t h e code to t h a t effect, T h e report was approved a n d t h e c h a n g e m a d e by u n a n i m o u s vote, and Ohio and New H a m p s h i r e h a v e wiped o u t t h e stain on t h e i r records, and are now enrolled a m o n g t h e G r a n d Bodies entitled to respect, for courteous consideration of t h e i r wives a n d d a u g h t e r s , etc. B r e t h r e n , we salute you. A C e r n e a u Mason h a v i n g duly r e n o u n c e d clandestine Masonry, more p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e C e r n e a u p a r t of it, u p o n petition and r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of his former lodge was r e s t o r e d to good standing. Past Grand M a s t e r S. STACKER WILLIAMS was requested, by action of G r a n d Lodge, to furnish for publication with t h e code, a twelve-page sketch of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ohio and its labors. G r a n d Lodge d o n a t e d $10,000.00 to t h e Ohio Masonic H o m e . G r a n d Secretary was i n s t r u c t e d to furnish a complete set of Proceedings of Ohio to t h e Masonic H o m e , and as m a n y Proceedings of o t h e r G r a n d Lodges as he m a y be able to procure. M.'.W.'. Bro. W. M. CUNNINGHAM presents 307 pages of Correspondence Report, d e v o t i n g six pages to a review of K a n s a s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; q u o t i n g from t h e address of G r a n d Master CLARK what h e said a b o u t t h e Craft of K a n s a s ; also q u o t i n g t h e action t a k e n in regard to the- Masonic H o m e , particularly t h e m a t t e r s in reference to t h e f u n d s ; w h a t this c o m m i t t e e said, u n d e r Alabama, in regard to masonic t r i a l s ; u n d e r Illinois, in reference to"Eastern Star p r e s e n t a t i o n ; u n d e r O h i o , a b o u t r i t u a l ; u n d e r Oregon, upon t r u e M a s o n r y ; a n d u n d e r U t a h , about political allusions, are q u o t e d fully. Referring to w h a t we h a d to say last year in regard to " c y p h e r suggestions of t h e r i t u a l , " B r o . C. s a y s : Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence is quoted at some length upon the ritual question, and as it seems that there is no controversy in regard to our personal opinion, in relation to the manner of its dissemination and the conservative views of the writer in that connection, it does not seem necessary to prolong the discussion, other than to state in relation to Grand Lodge action and in reply to criticism thereon, that in regard to the moral feature, so often referred to, it all depends upon the conUmction placed by the Grand Lodge upon the phraseology whereby or whereon conscientious scruples are predicated upon the one hand, or excused upon the other hand The supremacy of a Grand Lodge within its own jurisdiction being conceded, a sufficient defense was, therefore, made of the action of the Grand Lodge, of Ohio in the report of your committee of last year, until at least some Grand Lodge can be found whose skirts are sufHciently immaculate to warrant thefirststone. G e n e r a l l y speaking, " t h e supremacy of a G r a n d Lodge within its own jurisdiction is conceded," b u t we t h i n k t h e expression capable of one limitation on t h e line of t h e t h o u g h t u n d e r consideration. " T h e universalle longage of M a s o n n e s " ( as t h e LELAND m a n u s c r i p t characterizes i t ) was before G r a n d Lodges. I t is one of t h e secrets t h a t c a n n o t

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be divulged, which form t h e basis of t h e T w e n t y - t h i r d L a n d m a r k . I t belongs to t h e Body of Masonry, and t h e power does not exist b y which it can be disclosed except t h r o u g h t h e i n s t r u m e n t a l i t y of t h e instructive tongue, t h e a t t e n t i v e ear and t h e faithful breast. E a c h Mason ere he is t a u g h t t h i s language enters into e n g a g e m e n t s w h i c h are sacred and inviolable, n e v e r ( b y any method save in like m a n n e r as h e was t a u g h t ) to disclose t h e same. These engagements are not t o a Master, a lodge, or to a G r a n d Lodge, b u t t h e y are taken to t h e General Body of Masonry, u n d e r GOD, a s u p r e m e power t h a t never delegated to any G r a n d Lodge, Lodge or Mason t h e right to change, vary or modify t h e m to any e x t e n t . F u r t h e r m o r e , this " l a n g u a g e " is n o t t h e exclusive possession of t h e G r a n d Lodge of O h i o ; it belongs to t h e Craft universal, and t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ohio or Kansas, or any other G r a n d Lodge, h a s n o right, moral, legal or masonic, by p r i n t or o t h e r interdicted m e t h o d , to possibly impair t h e r i g h t of every m e m b e r of t h e Craft to m a k e t h e use thereof as against profanes exclusive. T h e r e can be n o question of comparative i m m a c u l a t e n e s s . T h e female who t h o u g h t she was entitled to consideration because it was " s u c h a little t h i n g " was held equally guilty with one whose offspring was above t h e average size and weight. Our M.'. W . \ B r o t h e r ' s illustration is far from being felicitous. By reference to his Scripture h e will find t h a t w h e n t h e w o m a n ' s accusers h a d all gone, while t h e great Master said, " N e i t h e r do I c o n d e m n t h e e , " he also said " G o , and sin no more." T h e r e p o r t of Bro. CUNNINGHAM contains quite a large a m o u n t of valuable matter in its conclusion, which t h e space already t a k e n forbids ojir using. U n d e r t h e topic " C e r n e a u i s m , " etc., h e gives t h e decision of t h e Court in t h e appeal of t h e Cerneau m e m b e r s of Goodale Lodge, who sought to enjoin t h e i r lodge from expelling t h e m , in which t h e Court h e l d t h e r e were n o individual p r o p e r t y r i g h t s ; t h a t t h e p r o p e r t y of a lodge or order belongs to t h e body as a whole, a n d n o t to t h e individual members, etc., which reminds us t h a t t h a t is j u s t t h e principle we h a v e just advocated i n our views above in regard to c y p h e r p r i n t i n g . T h e late date ( December 23d) at which we got t h e Ohio Proceedings forbids t h e careful review we would have liked to m a k e . W M . B . MELISH, Grand Master, Cincinnati. W M . M . CUNNINGHAM, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, Newark. N e x t a n n u a l , t h i r d Wednesday October, 1896, C i n c i n n a t i .

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OKLAHOMA— 1 895. 3 D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

K I N G F I S H E R , F E B R U A R Y 1 2 T H AND 1 3 T H .

SELWYN DOUGLAS, G r a n d Master, begins his address in a practical way, b u t does n o t go very far before h e m a k e s a p o i n t in a m a t t e r over which several o t h e r G r a n d Lodges have been, and s o m e still a r e i n error, t o - w i t : in issuing c h a r t e r s i n which t h e G r a n d Body styles itself t h e " M o s t Worshipful G r a n d Lodge of Ancient Y o r k Masons of ." Bro. D. desired t h e e r r o r corrected, because t h e title is in conflict w i t h t h e n a m e a n d style of t h e Grand Lodge as defined in t h e Constitution. T h e title Y o r k Masons a n d York Rite is a b o u t as near t h e t r u t h as t h e belief some over-zealous ritualists inculcate t h a t t h e "original W e b b W o r k " caine d o w n directly from K i n g SOLOMON — in t i m e probably t h e y will insist Old B r o t h e r W E B B got it, or gave it, from o r to K i n g SOLOMON himself.

Bro. DOUGLAS grows e l o q u e n t as h e discourses of B r o . GEORGE WASHINGTON, of w h o m h e s a y s : " I n courage, in wisdom, in integrity, in i n v i n c i b l e patience, in u n t i r i n g industry, a n d in exalted patriotism h e s t a n d s alone." T h r e e dispensations to form n e w lodges were granted. total m e m b e r s h i p of 808, a n e t gain for t h e year of 158.

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W e notice K a n s a s r e c o r d e d i n t h e list of Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s which h a v e n o t y e t recognized Oklahoma. Our 1895 P r o c e e d i n g s will show recognition. T h e following a m e n d m e n t to t h e Constitution was a d o p t e d : Any kind of gambling, profane swearing, or the intemperate use or sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, is uumasonic, and a bar to initiation, passing or raising in a subordinate lodge; and the practice thereof shall subject offenders who are Masons, either to admonition, reprimand, suspension,and, in extreme cases, to expulsion. F o u r lodges IT. D. were g r a n t e d charters. T h e Custodians of t h e W o r k were dispensed with p e r m a n e n t l y , t h e Grand Lecturer being retained. G r a n d Lecturer BROWN delivered t h e a n n u a l oration, a n d i n i t gave t h e b r e t h r e n of O k l a h o m a s o m e good, sound, practical advice. T h e following suggests good, s o u n d , p h i l a n t h r o p i c p h i l o s o p h y : After we get stronger we must take steps to organize mutual relief and benevolence. Masonry without work is as dead as mere theoretical religion, and to the philosophic mind the mere meeting of lodges to make Masons, and of Grand Lodges to make laws and correct abuses, is an inane thing unless we are doing practical work to further the great tenets of the Institution—brotherly love, relief and truth. And while now we have enough, and more than enough to do to get started, we must bear in mind that to keep abreast of this humanitarian age, we must, before many years, commence earnest, practical work on these lines. T h e s e words of o u r b r o t h e r come at a n o p p o r t u n e time, a n d doubtless will be pondered a n d heeded by t h e b r e t h r e n . T h e b r e t h r e n of

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Oklahoma have s h o w n by what they h a v e d o n e for t h e family of t h e late G r a n d L e c t u r e r TOWNSEND, t h a t as G O D gives t h e m o p p o r t u n i t y , n o call for h e l p from t h e distressed will be u n h e a r d . T h e Correspondence Report is b y Bro. J . S. H U N E , t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e committee. W e notice, u n d e r California, t h e suggestion (discussing t h e G r a n d Representative m a t t e r ) t h a t " m a n y Past G r a n d Masters a n d corresp o n d e n t s regard it as a n incubus on t h e Order." Possibly, B r o . HUNT,b u t so far very few Grand Lodges. Past G r a n d Masters, a n d even corresp o n d e n t s — m o r e ' s t h e pity — like R I P V A N W I N K L E ' S last d r i n k , " d o n ' t c o u n t . " K a n s a s for 1894 is briefly reviewed. W e note t h a t Bro. H U N T expresses sound views in reference to t h e physical perfection dogma. C H A R L E S A. N E W M A N , G r a n d M a s t e r , El R e n o .

JAMES S . H U N T , c h a i r m a n Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , Stillwater. N e x t a n n u a l , a t Perry, February, 1896.

OREGON—1895. 40TH A N N U . \ L Co.MMUNICATION,

PORTLAND, JONE 1 2 T H .

W e t u r n to t h e portrait of M.'.W.-. Bro. D A V I D P . MASON, G r a n d Master in 1884, on opening t h e volume of Proceedings. P H I L I P S . MALCOLM, G r a n d Master, delivered a n excellent address, filling nineteen pages of t h e volume. H e o p e n s with a beautiful q u o tation from " M a s o n r y ' s U n c r o w n e d King," a n d in h i s closing gives t h e complete poem from t h e same source entitled, " E v e r y Y e a r . " T h e reference to t h e lamented CHADWICK contains h i s complete historical a n d masonic record. Referring to h i s s u d d e n d e a t h , h e s a y s : " H i s s u n w e n t down, n o t as it goes in o u r N o r t h e r n clime — slowly, majestically, b a t h i n g t h e m o u n t a i n s in t h e splendor of its rays — b u t as In t h e tropics, s u d d e n l y , w i t h o u t twilight, leaving all in d a r k n e s s . " T h e a p p o i n t m e n t to t h e vacant office of G r a n d Secretary, of Past G r a n d Master JAMBS F . ROBINSON, is noted, a n a p p o i n t m e n t ratified b y G r a n d Lodge. T h e record of necrology is a fitting t r i b u t e to t h e b r e t h r e n n a m e d in it. Referring to t h e fact t h a t they lived honestly a n d r e p u t a b l y , a n d labored for t h e good of h u m a n i t y , h e s a y s : " T h i s is t h e noblest ambition, a n d does more t h a n a n y other to dignify h u m a n n a t u r e , a n d is t h e best p a r t of religion." T h i r t y - t h r e e official visitations to lodges a r e noted, a reasonable n u m b e r of dispensations granted, a n d a dispensation to open a n e w lodge ( t h e s e v e n t h ) a t Portland was granted. U n d e r t h e topic, " C y p h e r Work," Bro. MALCOLM s o u n d s a w a r n i n g t h a t m a y well b e h e e d e d by t h e Masons of t h e world as well as t h e

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jurisdiction to which it was uttered. He assumed the responsibility of refusing to carry into effect the resolution pas.sed at the previous annual communication, by a vote of forty-three to thirty-eight ( out of a representation of 350 or more votes), providing for the printing of the unwritten work in cypher, and the Grand Lodge, upon the report of a special committee consisting of Past Grand Masters D. P. MASON, GEORGE M C D . STKOUD and W.-. Bro. I. W. PRATT, recommending it,

sustained his action. The report made by I. W. PRATT, Secretary Masonic Building Association of Portland, shows an investment of about $75,000.00, on which the receipts for the year ending May 1, 1895, were $9,879.54. In this association the Grand Lodge has 852 shares of stock to the credit of the "Educational Fund." The Grand Master reported eighteen decisions, all of which were approved by the Jurisprudence Committee except Nos. 4 and 18. The Grand Lodge, so the record shows, took no action on the report of the committee. We think the committee was right as regards !No. 4, but entirely wrong as regards No. 18. The Constitution of Oregon says: "No lodge shall have more than one ballot for the three degrees, the exercise of which shall be elected by law." Under this provision, a candidate was elected and received the Entered Apprentice degree, after which he sustained the loss of his right arm; the Grand Master thereafter conferred the two remaining degrees upon the brother. The committee says that it is "of the opinion that as a legal proposition the landmark defining the physical qualification of candidates for the degrees of Masonry ought not to be disregarded," and though they recommend the approval of the Grand Master's action, they put themselves on record as indicating that the same "shall not be taken as a precedent for future Grand Masters, nor as allowing subordinate lodges to confer the degrees of Masonr3' upon maimed candidates." We think the Grand Master not only did right, but that as a proposition of masonic law, where one is elected to the three degrees of Masonry, and one of them is conferred, and by accident or misfortune the brother loses an arm, it affords no grounds for setting aside the election, and refusing to complete the remainder of the work it has accepted and agreed to perform. The trouble with the committee was, they thought they had entered into a contract to employ a stonemason, and that by reason of his misfortune he would be unable to handle the rough ashlars they wished him to fashion, and so they took that as an excuse for avoiding the mutual contract, when, as matter of fact, the contract only called for the fashioning of a moral character. Take another squint at the contract, brethren. A petition praying to be healed was presented from one who resided in Oregon from 1884 to 1893, when he went to England, where, after a month's residence, he petitioned for the degrees of Masonry, was in due time elected, and in due time received the degrees, and returned after a

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We note an itemized bill of the Grand T3'ler, one of them of which reads, " Washing thirty aprons, at forty cents, 112.00." The query naturally suggests itself, Wh)' didn't they burn them and buy new ones? Past Grand Master ROBERT CLOW dofTs his chapeau gracefully as he submits his first Report on Correspondence. Fifty-four Grand Lodges are reviewed in a very able and thorough manner, Kansas for 1895 receiving ample as well as courteous attention. ' Grand Master CLAEK'S address is described as "a well written paper," which "bears testimony to his efficiency as Grand Master." Four of his decisions are quoted, and No. 4 criticised on the ground that the act of the lodge conferring the degrees was that of courtesy merely. Suggesting the possibility of a rejection, Bro. CLOW says: The rejection of such petition ( which is within the range of possibilities) would be in eflfect a declaration t h a t the lodge makiug the request erred in accepting the material, thus passing j u d g m e n t upon its ability to judge of the fitness or unfitness of material presented. Besides, it would leave the candidate in an anomalous position, elected and entered in one lodge, his position treated as that of a profane in the other, which is simply requested to do an act of courtesy toward a sister lodge. It seems to us the better way would be to give full force and effect to the ballot taken in the lodge having original jurisdiction.

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ing t h e b a n of t h e committee a n d G r a n d Lodge. I t came u p smiling again t h i s year, a n d will c o n t i n u e to come u p until o u r law e x p o u n d e r s find o u t t h a t t h e y are legislating for speculative instead of operative Masons. Bro. CLOW copies o u r t r i b u t e to t h e m e m o r y of t h e lamented C H A D WICK.

U n d e r Iowa, Bro. C. says: " U n i f o r m i t y in t h e ritual is tlie hobby of t h e parrots, a n d is m a d e t h e basis of all t h § a r g u m e n t in justification of t h e u s e of keys or c y p h e r s . " U n d e r Pennsylvania, h e t h u s refers to G r a n d Master ARNOLD'S slurs upon t h e Eastern Star: We a r e n o t a member of the Eastern Star, b u t we do know that its membership is composed of Master Masons a n d their female blood relations. Hence, we cannot suffer the above t o pass without entering o u r protest against the assumptions of t h e Grand Master w h e n h e compares them to " t h e strolling players of the mimic stage." We cannot conceive how, or in what way, t h e wife or daughter of a Master Mason can affect injuriously a lodge room by meeting therein as members of a chapter of the Eastern Star, or attending an installation of t h e ofBeers of a lodge.

MORTON D . CLIFFORD, G r a n d Master, P r a i r i e City. EoBERT CLOW, chairman C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, J u n c t i o n City. N e x t annual, J u n e 10, 1896, P o r t l a n d .

PENNSYLVANIA — 1894. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 7TH.

A steel e n g r a v i n g by JOHIN SARTAIN, from a p a i n t i n g by BEN.JAMIN W E S T , gives us a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of W I L L A L L E N , R . ' . W . ' . G r a n d Master

17.32, w h i c h we n o t e as we open to t h e title page. G r a n d Master MICHAEL ARNOLD presided a t t h e quarterly c o m m u n i cation, a t which 125 lodges were r e p r e s e n t e d . T h e Commissioners of t h e S i n k i n g F u n d m a d e report, showing a fund of $254,400.33, a gain for t h e q u a r t e r of $18,896.03. P e t i t i o n s for warrants for t w o n e w lodges were read a n d referred to G r a n d Officers, w i t h power to act. QUARTERLY

COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER 6TH.

T h e Sinking F u n d at t h i s date shows on h a n d $291,195.81, an increase of $65,050.84 in one year. A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

P H I L A D E L P H I A , DECEMBER 2 7 T H .

F r o m Grand Master ARNOLD'S address w e n o t e t h a t two n e w lodges were constituted, a n d t w o reorganized d u r i n g t h e y e a r ; t h a t t h e gross d e b t of G r a n d Lodge is $813,400.00; d e d u c t i n g a m o u n t in t h e Sinking F u n d , $291,195.81, t h e n e t d e b t of G r a n d Lodge is $522,204.19.

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Under the heading, " Women in Masonry," Bro. ARNOLD indulges in some dire forebodings and prognostications over an anticipated masonic crack of doom. He avers that the subject is causing a temporary unrest in the fraternitj'. He stigmatizes the movement as an insidious attempt to make the masonic fraternity like the innumerable other societies and orders of the day, and reasoning with that stern, invincible logic for which his sex is noted, he gravely and portentously argues that as the word fraternity means a society of brethren, and brethren are or should be men, hence it is impossible to admit women into association with them in a lodge room. ( We italicize his words so that none may lose the continuity of thought.) . He further exercises his logical faculty: Masonry has always l^ept aloof from so-called progressive movements, and has always kept itself within the qualifications originally laid down for its membership, one of the most important of which is that the applicant for Freemasonry must be a man. [therefore?] " This law against the commingling of the sexes cannot be evaded by any device whatever. Lodge celebrations, under the name and guise of lodge associations, are u n d e r the ban of masonic law."

Evidently not satisfied with his reasoning, our eminent brother descends from the philosophic heights to plain every-day matter of fact experience, and says: It is a gratification to Freemasons to know that no scandals arising out of the commingling,of the sexes can be said to have their origin In a lodge room. I know it is quite fashionable for associations calling themselves masonic to hold mixed gatherings of the sexes, and I verily believe that the appetites created there have caused this inordinate desire to carry the connection further, so as to bring men a n d women together in the lodge room. If it be progressive to do this, let those who like such progress advocate i t ; but I do not believe the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania will ever give its approval to the use of its lodge rooms for any kind of gatherings except that of the brethren of ihe lodge and for lodge purposes only. And I further believe that where the new idea has beer permitted to obtain a foothold, it will either go on to the destruction of the fraternity, or its abandonment, and a return by the fraternity to the ancient and simple practices established in the beginning. The new practice of public in6.tallations of officers in other jurisdictions has fedi. this appetite for the union of the sexes in the lodge room. It pleases the vanity of thepersons who thus exhibit themselves, as they compete with t h e strolling players of themimic stage.

The surprising feature of the foregoing screed outside of its scurrilous innuendoes against the female relatives of all Masons, lies in the fact that the Grand Master concedes that the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and not its Grand Master is the supreme and lawful power togrant approval of the use of the lodge rooms for the purpose of gatherings of Masons and their female relatives. We had supposed that a. Grand Master who claimed to be the supreme power in appointingGrand Representatives above the Grand Lodge, would be loth to concede that the Grand Lodge could be greater than the Grand Master in any respect. Bro. ARNOLD speaks of the new practice of public installations of officers in other jurisdictions, just as if Pennsylvania, like JOSEPH withstanding the fascinations of Mrs. POTIPHAK, had always stood severely,.

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coldly a n d chastely aloof. T h e fact is t h a t public g a t h e r i n g s of Masons a n d t h e i r female relatives on .St. .John's Day in olden time was t h e custom i n P e n n s y l v a n i a as elsewhere. Dr. W M . SMITH'S Penns3'lvania A h i m a n Rezon gives a n account of one o v e r a c e n t u r y ago â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and t h e earliest Maryland record, 1750, gives a like account. T h e o v e r p o w e r i n g dread B r o . ARNOLD has of t h e fearful effects of associating with t h e female relatives of Masons convinces us t h a t h e would hail with d e l i g h t a r e t u r n to t h e old P e n n s y l v a n i a custom of s e p a r a t i n g t h e sexes at all p u b l i c meetings, religious or otherwise, a n d o b s c u r e t h e vision of t h e sisters, except straiglitly to t h e front, by t h e scoop-shaped long, stiff-boarded bonnets still used to protect t h e faces of religious devotees from t h e alluring glances of lascivious m e n . If t h e c o m m e n t s of Bro. ARNOLD were n o t so s u p r e m e l y absurd a n d ludicrous, we s h o u l d feel like entering a protest for their outspoken scurrility. Bro. ARNOLD is n o t h i n g if n o t critical. Speaking of " s o m e G r a n d Lodges," h e says: ' ' T h e y have made a n e w law which rejects certain persons on account of t h e i r business. This is an innovation or infraction of o n e of t h e most i m p o r t a n t l a n d m a r k s of Masonry. Persons w h o sell certain articles of commerce a.re n o t considered fit to sit with those w h o b u y and use t h e m . " Yes, too t r u e , t h e y do, a n d Bro. ARNOLD desires to i n t r o d u c e a n o t h e r innovation. I n t h e good old days of Masonry, t h e bar-maids used to fill t h e orders of t h e b r e t h r e n , a n d t h i s s t e r n iconoclast of t h e N i n e t e e n t h C e n t u r y says t h a t t h e maids m u s t b e e x c l u d e d from t h e lodge room because of their sex, at t h e same t i m e d e m a n d i n g t h e privilege of sitting down as of yore to liquid refreshm e n t w i t h those w h o o w n t h e bars. By t h e way, w h a t is t h e numbeT of this " i m p o r t a n t l a n d m a r k ? " N o t i n g t h e W a s h i n g t o n Memorial, B r o . A. sa3's: " T h e G r a n d Lodge of Colorado proposes a celebration of some k i n d . " H e t h i n k s t h e d e a t h should b e l a m e n t e d r a t h e r t h a n celebrated. T h e danger of a m i x e d g a t h e r i n g of t h e sexes again fills t h e m i n d of o u r b r o t h e r with gloomj' forebodings. G r a n d Master ( e l e c t ) MATHIAS H . HENDERSON delivered h i s inaug u r a l , w h i c h is a forcible, well expres.sed a n d thoughtful production. H e shows t h a t h e a p p r e h e n d s clearly t h e position in w h i c h h e s t a n d s in a s s u m i n g t h e d u t i e s of h i s n e w position. H e t h i n k s n o m o r e lodges s h o u l d b e constituted t h a t do n o t work a n d keep t h e i r records in t h e Knglish language, a n d h e gives the b r e t h r e n of G r a n d Lodge some s o u n d advice in regard to t h e study of t h e Proceedings a n d law of G r a n d Lodge. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is preceded b y a steel engraving of M.-.W.-. D. 0 . SKERRETT, Grand Master in 1863-1864. M . ' . VV.'. Bro. R I C H A R D V A U X , for t h e c o m m i t t e e , p r e s e n t e d

the

a n n u a l R e p o r t on Correspondence for 1S94. Sixty G r a n d Lodge Proceedings a r e reviewed, twelve of thera for t w o years, Kansas for 1894 receiving most courteous a n d considerate a t t e n t i o n .

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Of G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S address, Bro. V A U X s a i d :

" W e would

do injustice to o u r feelings in reading this address, if we o m i t t e d notice of its o p e n i n g p a r a g r a p h s . They are m o s t ' a d m i r a b l e , especially t h a t in reference to t h e d e a t h of P a s t Grand Master BROWN."

Speaking of t h e "floor plans," Bro. VAUX said: " W e have serious doubts as to t h e obedience our Craft owes to m a s o n i c law if 'floor p l a n s ' can be written or p r i n t e d . " G r a n d Master THOMPSON'S r e m a r k s u n d e r t h e h e a d of " Decisions," are quoted in full. Of our " Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , " Bro. V. r e m a r k s : This is so novel a body in masonic Grand Lodges that we are unable to understand why any other members of Grand Lodge are necessary; especially what is the u.se of the Grand Master. I t savors of the " D i r e c t o r y " in the French Revolution af^ a master of the situation. But if it satisfies the brethren of Kansas it is nobody else's business. Only we would like to remark, not many Grand Lodges would be happy to adopt it. T h e f o l l o w i n g is a l s o s u g g e s t i v e : There is a Masonic Mutual Benefit Society in Kansas, managed orsupervised by a committee of Grand Lodge. This committee made a report. This is. in some respects, as far as we know, after the Odd Fellows' Association. Of course we acknowledge our ignorance. I t is our misfortune, but we find this association or society a masonic novelty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but maybe not.

H e r e is a feather for t h e " J u d g e : "

" M.'.W.". Bro. G U T H R I E , G r a n d

Appeals and Grievances, is stated to be "concise, simple, easily u n d e r stood, and gives t h e action of t h e committee in t h e case considered," and t h e n Bro. V . said : If a lodge of Freemasons undertakes to try a brother for any acts as a citizen, for which he is amenable to the profane law, that lodge exceeds its jurisdiction. I t has no such power u n d e r masonic law. All business troubles a n d private matters that the laws of the profane make offenses, the profane courts have exclusive jurisdiction over. JIasouie lodges can only try Masons for masonic ofl'enses. Every well-trained a n d properly taught Mason knows what they are.

The foregoing, so J a r as it applied to t h e report of t h e c o m m i t t e e , was evidently w r i t t e n u n d e r m i s a p p r e h e n s i o n of t h e m e r i t s of t h e case. I t is obviously a masoinc oflense for one Mason to " shoot a n o t h e r full of deadly holes." Our venei;able b r o t h e r was exceedingly k i n d in his references to t h e report of this committee reviewed by h i m ; his c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on t h e " t r i u m p h a n t success," his allusion to our report as " a inost a d m i r a b l e p a p e r , " m i g h t well tickle t h e vanitj-of a veteran, m u c h less a tyro. W e shall always k i n d l y r e m e m b e r t h e t e n d e r of his courtly " f r a t e r n a l greetings," and l a m e n t with our Penn.sylvania b r e t h r e n as we record his greatly regretted death.

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I n t h e decease of M.'.W.-. Bro. R I C H A R D V A U X , Masonry loses one of t h e strongest characters, and at t h e same t i m e one of t h e most u n i q u e personalities t h a t has ever reflected h o n o r upon t h e Institution. A vigorous writer, an e l o q u e n t speaker, a courtly g e n t l e m e n , he was t h e living e m b o d i m e n t of Ancient Craft Masonry as h e conceived it. Foll o w i n g h i s conceptions of Masonry, h i s life from early m a n h o o d has been g i v e n up to t h e s t u d y of systematic a n d practical efibrt for t h e benefit of h u m a n i t y on the lines of reformation and practical benevolence. F o l l o w i n g in t h e footsteps of F R A N K L I N and GIKARD, h a n d in h a n d a n d side by side with PATTON, W A G N E R , and, n o t to be invidious, with t h e scores and t h o u s a n d s of Masons of P e n n s y l v a n i a who have laid, a n d from time to time broadened or e x t e n d e d t h e foundations of t h e m a n y masonic charities for which t h e world blesses t h e m , RICHARD V A U X h a s always been looked upon as one ready to give his t h o u g h t , h i s t i m e , and his m o n e y for t h e amelioration of t h e unfortunate, t h e n e e d y , a n d t h e distressed. I n this blessed work he has been aided, assisted, a n d encouraged by t h e saintly c o m p a n i o n of his life, who has recently, after a brief separation, been r e u n i t e d to h i m in t h e eternal life p r o m i s e d to all such as they, in t h e revealed will of t h e ever-living GOD.

Our b r e t h r e n of P e n n s y l v a n i a h a v e left to t h e m a glorious life r e c o r d ; a happy m e m o r y of one whose life was fragrant with good d e e d s ; t h e comforting reflection t h a t t h e masonic world shares their sorrow, a n d t h e blissful assurance t h a t h e w h o has been k n o w n to t h e m as R I C H A R D VAUX will live forever.

MATTHIAS H . HENDERSON, G r a n d Master, P h i l a d e l p h i a . , c h a i r m a n Committee on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . N e x t a n n u a l , December 27, 1896, P h i l a d e l p h i a .

PitlNCE EDWARD ISLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 2 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SUMMERSIDE, J U N E 2 4 T H .

THOMAS A. M C L E A N , G r a n d Master, notes in h i s address a special m e e t i n g of Grand Lodge to dedicate two lodge r o o m s ; reports three decisions; visited every lodge in his jurisdiction, finding t h e m in good c o n d i t i o n ; and s u m s u p t h e year's-work as o n e of increased prosperity. Bro. B . W . HiGGS, c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, m a d e r e p o r t on t h e question of recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, r e c o m m e n d i n g fraternal recognition. T h e report was received and adopted.

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T h e c h a i r m a n a n d m e m b e r s of t h e town council of t h e town of S u m m e r s i d e u n i t e d in an address of welcome to t h e G r a n d Body, which is spread at large in t h e Proceedings, a n d t h e G r a n d Master m a d e suitable reply t h e r e t o , which is likewise p u b l i s h e d . We note an interesting matter in t h e following: Bro. M C N E I L L presented a resolution t h a t any candidate w h o applies to a lodge other t h a n t h e one h a v i n g jurisdiction, a n d is rejected, m a y again apply to t h e lodge having proper jurisdiction w i t h o u t waiting t h e prescribed twelve m o n t h s , j u s t as if said rejection h a d never taken place. T h e resolution was referred to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, w h i c h reported t h a t it could not be entertained ; b u t t h e G r a n d Lodge struck o u t their report, so t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge still h a s t h e m a t t e r before it as unfinished business. As Bro. M C N E I L L was elected G r a n d Master, we suppose his j u d g m e n t in t h e matter will m a k e good law â&#x20AC;&#x201D;for t h e n e x t twelve m o n t h s at least. T h e r e is n o Correspondence Report, b u t G r a n d Lodge printed t h e n a m e s of t h e m e m b e r s . RODERICK M C N E I L L , G r a n d Master, Stanley Bridge. B. W. HiGGS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Charlottetown. Next a n n u a l , C h a r l o t t e t o w n , J u n e 24, 1896.

QUEBEC-1895. 2 5 T H A N N U A L CO.MMUNICATION,

JOHN P . NOYES, G r a n d Master.

MONTREAL, J A N U A R Y 3 0 T H AND 31ST.

K a n s a s n o t represented.

M.-.W.'. Bro. NOYES indulges in retrospection a s h e begins his address, going back over t h e twenty-five years of history m a d e by G r a n d Lodge. As to t h e " s i t u a t i o n " in Quebec, with t h r e e lodges still a d h e r i n g to t h e English Constitution, Bro. N. says: The position is serenely peaceful, but scarcely dignified or consistent with selfrespect. Au eminent masonic authority in the United States quitfe recently wrote: " Grand Lodge sovereignty cannot be recognized ' if there is rebellion in its jurisdiction against it, for then the Grand Lodge lacks the chief element of its character â&#x20AC;&#x201D; supremacy.' That appears to be the established rule, ou this continent at least. It is for Grand Lodge to decide as to action in this important matter." U n d e r t h e topic, " G r a n d Representatives," t h e G r a n d Master says: It is said by some of its opponents to be cumbersome; to be a disturber of harmony; to be of doubtful utility, and, generally, to be of no material benefit. Our experience has been happier, for on many occasions in the past our Grand Representatives, at least some of them, have rendered excellent service to us in vital matters. Apart from that, the presence here of the accredited representatives of sister Grand Lodges is a pleasant means of putting in evidence the universality of Masonry, as well as existing cordial relations. The clamor to abolish probably originated with a Grand Secretary who disliked the extra and unremunerative labor it involved, and was adopted by a Grand Master solicitous for a sensational fad to his annual address.

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T h e Grand Master says h e h a s been beset with d e m a n d s for rituals, " t h o s e i n use being worn, d i l a p i d a t e d , a n d in m a n y cases illegible." T h e rituals a r e in c h a r g e of t w o Past Grand Masters, whose " e x t r e m e c i r c u m s p e c t i o n " h a d n o t added many copies to t h e n u m b e r of those i n use. Of t h e necessity for their use, h e h a s this to urge: " Men with a m p l e leisure or a b n o r m a l intellects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of whom t h e Craft in this jurisdiction has b u t few â&#x20AC;&#x201D; c o n t e n d for t h e m o u t h t o e a r .system a n d k i n d e r g a r t e n methods, b u t t h e average business m a n prefers w h a t is called ' cold type,' a n d n o satisfactory middle course has been suggested." T h e morality of t h e question i s not discussed. W e m i g h t suggest to t h e b r o t h e r t h a t t h e r e is hardly a jurisdiction in t h e States t h a t cann o t s p a r e from i t s brood of Lecturers or Custodians enough " abnormal i n t e l l e c t s " t o instruct, within six m o n t h s , a greater p a r t of t h e Quebec jurisdiction in t h e " p a r r o t business." W e strongly suspect, however, t h a t a great majority of t h e s e have cold copies for special reference. U n d e r t h e " S t a t e of Masonry at H o m e , " t h e G r a n d Master enunciates views strongly in h a r m o n y with tho.se already expressed by u s : The promise of increased prosperity in the near future exacts from the Craft a large measure of caution. - The popularity of a fraternal society may easily become a source of danger. I t may be t h e means of bringing about discord a n d trouble to its detriment. The essential factor in a n y society is t h e character of its adherents ; hence fraternal ambitions for increased membership should be subordinate to t h e wise and time-honored rules of the Craft.

T h e address of t h e Grand Master is a wise, conservative a n d thoughtful p r o d u c t i o n . W h i l e we do n o t agree with h i m in some of his views, we c a n n o t fail to see t h a t h e h a s been influenced entirely b y a sincere desire for t h e good of t h e Craft, a n d t h a t he h a s governed his jurisdiction w i t h moderation, wisdom a n d success. W e a r e pleased to n o t e t h a t t h e Quebec b r e t h r e n appreciated t h e services of their G r a n d Master, a n d unanimously reelected him to t h a t office, which, owing t o his d u t i e s as a public officer, h e was compelled to decline. T h e w a r r a n t of a lodge which issued a libelous circular was withd r a w n . T h e lodge issued p r o p e r resolutions of regret a n d apology, a n d it was s u b s e q u e n t l y restored to good standing. T h e lesson will last for some t i m e in t h a t jurisdiction. R.'.W.-. E . D. T. CHAMBERS presented his Report on Correspondence, asking further t i m e t o r e p o r t on t h e request for recognition of t h e S u p r e m e Council of F r a n c e . Bro. 0 . gives a ludicrous account of a F r e n c h - C a n a d i a n n e w s p a p e r publication, which disclosed all a b o u t t h e origin of F r e e m a s o n r y . T h e p a p e r is published a t a place called P o i n t Levis, n e a r Quebec. I t s a y s : " T h e founders of Masonry were LUTHEK, CALVIN, VOI.TAIRB, EOUSSEAU, J A N S E N and F E R R Y . "

I t f u r t h e r tells its

readers t h a t " Mgr. M E U R I N calls Freemasonry t h e ' S y n a g o g u e of S a t a n , ' " and a d d s , "A secret organization directs it. I t is t h e G r a n d O r i e n t of F r a n c e , affiliated to t h e P a l l a d i u m of Rome, t h e whole u n d e r t h e con-

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trol of a S u p r e m e Chief, who is called ' T h e Sovereign Pontiff and Vicar of LUCIFER upon E a r t h . "

W h i l e o u r T'rench-Canadian friend is engaged in t h e revealing business, suppose h e tells us w h o t h e diabolical concoctors of t h e Mystic Shrine were, and w h e t h e r t h e estimable " Prisoner of t h e Vatican " ever caught on to t h e twisted h e m p . A l t h o u g h nearly a year intervened since o u r Proceedings were p u b lished, we find n o review of K a n s a s for 1894, a n d j u d g i n g from t h e printed list of G r a n d Lodges, t h e Proceedings of K a n s a s were n o t received. W e t r u s t t h a t by n e x t year t h e G r a n d Lodge of Quebec m a y be i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n with, a n d in receipt of t h e Proceedings of t h i s Grand Lodge. FREDERIC MASSEY, G r a n d Master, M o n t r e a l .

E. D. T. CHAJIBERS,

chairman

Committee

Correspondence

Quebec.

KHODE ISLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894. SPECIAL COJIMUNICATICV,

E A S T GREENWICH, SEPTEMBER 28, 1S93.

ELISHA H . R H O D E S , G r a n d Master.

T h e occasion of t h e special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was t h e laying of t h e corner stone of t h e F r e e m a s o n s ' Hall at E a s t G r e e n w i c h . T h e exercises were of a very i n t e r e s t i n g character, a n d B r o . G E O . A.

LITTLEFIELD

delivered a very i n t e r e s t i n g address o n " F r e e m a s o n r y . " part of i t :

We take a

Master Masons have ever beea the minute men of freedom, and the reliable men of statesmenship. WASHINGTON saw LAFAYETTE made a Mason in the lodge at Norristown before he appointed h i m a major-peneral in the American army. WASHINGTON loved NATHA.MEI, GREENE, our youne Quaker ironmaster, who would probably have been WASHINGTON'S successor at the head of the army, h a d the former's life been taken away; loved him all the more because they were Masons. " ÂŤ '> During the exciting times just before the battle of Bunker Hill, there were many masonic meetings held in Boston, a n d no one was more p u n e t u a l t h a n .JOSEPH WARREN, the Grand Master. Shall we not say that the masonic lodfi:e was the studio wherein was fashioned t h a t sublime faith of WARREN'S in GOD and m a n which enabled h i m to stand at the top of that fatal hill, and nerve the undisciplined patriots around h i m to resist three successive charges of t h e brave British regulars, who had been trained on every field of Europe to march up to the cannon's mouth like a solid wall in motion. Was it n o t a masonic sentiment good for all time,iu peace or war, that WARREN addressed his m e n there before he fell, t h e last m a n to leave the redoubt: " I n the GOD of battle trust. Die we may, b u t die we must, Aud, O, where can dust to dust Be recognized so well As when heaven its dews shall shed O'er the martyred patriot's head, .\nd the rocks shall raise their head. Of his deeds to tell."

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S E . M I - A N S U A L COMMUNICATION,

February, PROVIDENCE, NOVEMBER 23, 1893.

M.-.W.-. ELISHA H . RHODES, Grand Master. H E N R Y W . E U G G , Committee on Correspondence, reported favoring t h e recognition of G r a n d Lodge of O k l a h o m a . R e p o r t adopted. Colorado WASHINGTON communication p r e s e n t e d , b u t no definite action t a k e n . T h e G r a n d Secretary was ordered to h a v e p r i n t e d a pocket edition of tlie R h o d e I s l a n d monitorial work. 1 0 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PROVIDENCE, M A Y 21, 1894.

G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas p r e s e n t . ELISHA H . RHODES, G r a n d Master, in h i s address reported a revision of t h e ritualistic work ; made official visitation of every lodge, some m o r e t h a n once, m a k i n g fifty-three visits; t h r e e corner stones laid. T h e a n n u a l r e t u r n s of all t h e lodges were m a d e in time, and were all correct. T w o h u n d r e d dollars were appropriated for a r e p r i n t of V o l u m e I I of t h e G r a n d Lodge Proceedings. Mississippi rules referred to Committee on Correspondence. Special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held at Westerly, M a y 23, 1894, to dedicate t o masonic uses t h e hall of F r a n k l i n Lodge, No. 20. No Correspondence Report. E L I S H A H . RHODES, G r a n d Master, P r o v i d e n c e . H E N R Y W . RuGG, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Providence.

SCOTLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. QUARTERLY' COMMUNICATION,

E D I N B U R G H , AUGUST 1ST.

C H A R L E S DALRYMPLE, G r a n d Master.

W e note t h e g r a n t i n g of a charter to a lodge i n Q u e e n s l a n d ; t h a t a District G r a n d Lodge was erected in t h e South African Republic u n d e r t h e title, " D i s t r i c t G r a n d Lodge of t h e T r a n s v a a l , " with F. DOUGLAS M C M I L L A N a s District G r a n d Master. Conditional c h a r t e r g r a n t e d t o Lodge Pacific, H o n o l u l u . CHARLES DALRYMPLE r e n o m i n a t e d as G r a n d Master. W e also notice t h a t t h e following r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e G r a n d C o m m i t t e e was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted : " T h a t t h e commission of Bro. CHARLES LOUISSON, District G r a n d Master of C a n t e r b u r y , New Zealand, be r e n e w e d . " T h e unfraternal pertinacity with which t h e Grand Lodge of England h a s i n t e r p o s e d obstacles a n d unfriendly h i n d r a n c e s to t h e peace, p r o s p e r i t y a n d progress of t h e G r a n d Lodges of N e w Zealand a n d

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Quebec is entirely i n c o m p r e h e n s i b l e to one accustomed to t h e cordial a n d generous t r e a t m e n t always accorded to newly organized G r a n d Lodges in t h e U n i t e d States. H e r e no question of i n d i v i d u a l G r a n d Lodge rights is ever raised, w h e r e t h e organization of t h e proposed G r a n d Lodge h a s b e e n regular and comprises a majority of t h e lodges in t h e territory in w h i c h t h e proposed G r a n d Lodge is to be organized. On t h e contrary, as in t h e r e c e n t case of t h e erection of a G r a n d Lodge in Oklahoma, t h e m o t h e r G r a n d Lodpe of t h e I n d i a n Territory, o n learning its desire, assisted t h e new G r a n d Lodge in its organization, presented it w i t h a valuable set of G r a n d Lodge jewels, a n d b a d e it a m o t h e r ' s ' ' G O D s p e e d " as it w e n t forth from t h e old h o m e to set u p h o u s e k e e p i n g for itself. W e have expected t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland ere this, with t h a t regard for o t h e r ' s rights so characteristic of Scotchmen, would accord to t h e i r b r o t h e r s in New Zealand full a u t o n o m y masonically, a n d we' shall be surprised if it does n o t of t h e t h r e e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s most interested, first accord recognition of t h e now t h o r o u g h l y established G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand. To show t h e m a n n e r in which our Scottish b r e t h r e n t r a n s a c t business we a p p e n d hereto copy of circular sent to m e m b e r s of G r a n d Lodge, and business p r o g r a m : FREEMASONS' HALL, EDINBURGH, 4th November, 1895.

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER : â&#x20AC;&#x201D;I have to request your attendance at a quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, to be held here on Thursday, the 7th instant, at 4 o'clock p. M. precisely. I beg to remind members that before entering the hall they are required to present their tickets of membership, which are not transferable under paiu of forfeiture; and brethren are respectfully requested to make a point of entering their names in the attendance book. It has become necessary to draw attention to Rule 84 of the Constitution: " No Master, Proxy Master, or Warden, shall introduce any person not being'a member to act or vote in Grand Lodge, on pain of suspension from all masonic privileges during the pleasure of Grand Lodge." For the convenience of members attending the quarterly communication, attendants will be in waiting in the cloak rooms. EU3INF.SS.

1. Presents â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Reports of the proceedings of sister Grand Lodges. 2. Minutes of Grand Lodge. 3. Minutes of Grand Committee, embracing the following recommendations: (a) To thank Bro. Sir HENRY 0. MACANDREW, of Aisthorpe, for his services on his retiring from the Provincial Grand Mastership of Inverness-shire. Page 160 of Proceedings. (6) That charters be granted to Lodges Pittsworth, Pittssvorth, Queensland; St. Cliiir, Cleveland, Queensland; St. David of Springhill and Valley, Brisbane, Queensland; Aubiguy, Crow's Nest and Pechey, Queensland; Hope Bridge Castle, Armadale, Linlithgowshire. Page 177 of Proceedings. (c) That Bro. ALFRED ROFE be appointed Scottish Representative near theGrand Lodge of New South Wales. Pages 177 of Proceedings. 4. Nomination of Grand Office Bearers, and election of Grand Stewards for the ensuing year. Pages 163 and 164 of Proceedings.

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5. Ruling of Grand Committee on the point of honorary membership. I'age 161 of Proceedings, and page 3 of circular. 6. Revision of the Constitution and Laws. 7. Notices of motion. No Report on Correspondence. CiTAHLE.s DALRYJII'LE, Grand Ma.ster, E d i n b u r g h .

S O U T H A U S T R A L ! A — F o r Yeiir EndiniL; A p r i l 1 7 , 1 8 9 5 . •fuLY 18, 1894. T h e Earl of K i n t o r e , Grand Ma.ster. M.'.W.-. Bro. S. J. W A Y r e a p p o i n t e d as P r o . G r a n d Master. N o t h i n g except matters of merely local i m p o r t a n c e transacted. • OCTOBER 17,

1894.

G r a n d Master and the Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas were both present. T h e Board of General Purposes m a d e report, which was adopted. •One of t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s was to hold two stated communications a year instead of four as heretofore, which met with apisroval. SJ'ECIAL COMMUNICATION,

J A N U A R Y 11,

1895.

M.".W.'. S. J . W A Y , as Grand M a s t e r ; t h e G r a n d Representative of Kansas present. T h e Grand Master, t h e Earl of K i n t o r e , being a b o u t to leave t h e Colony, a sjiecial meeting was called for t h e purpose of. presenting a farewell address in appreciation of t h e e m i n e n t services r e n d e r e d by h i m . T h e Grand Master was conducted to t h e foot of t h e t h r o n e , t h e address was read by t h e Grand Secretary, a n d t h e Pro. G r a n d Master, M . . W . ' . Bro. WAY', supplemented t h e latter by an address of presentation of t h e engrossed memorial, concluding his e l o q u e n t and touching r e m a r k s , as follows: What will be left of your Grand Mastership here will be a happy memory and inspiration, the memory of a connection that has been unruflled by a single difference and productive of nothing but advantage, and the inspiration of a noble example of a proper ideal of conduct and of service. I now present to you the farewell address as a token of our fealty, admiration and affection. Past Grand Master H. E. DOWNER, D e p u t y G r a n d Master P H I L I P SANSOM a n d R.'.W.". Bros. SIMPSON and ADDISON also made complim e n t a r y addresses. W h e n t h e Grand Master rose to respond all t h e b r e t h r e n rose to t h e i r feet. The response of the Grand ilr.ster was heartfelt, and was greeted with t h e applause of the b r e t h r e n . T h e b r e t h r e n saluted t h e

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Grand Master, w h o , as h e left t h e hall, escorted by G r a n d Officers, t u r n e d a r o u n d a n d said: " I c a n n o t leave Grand Lodge for t h e last t i m e w i t h o u t asking you t o believe t h a t from t h e bottom of my h e a r t I wish this G r a n d Lodge a n d every m e m b e r of it e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is good." QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

JANUARY

16, 1895.

P H I L I P SANSOM, D e p u t y Grand Master, as Grand Master. T h e a p p o i n t m e n t of T. C. BOWEN, of Adelaide, as G r a n d sentative near South Australia, is noted.

Repre-

A valuable donation to G r a n d Lodge Library by a former r e s i d e n t and m e m b e r of t h e G r a n d Lodge, is noted, a n d for which t h a n k s of Grand Lodge were voted. H A L F - Y E A R L Y COMMUNICATION, .

Grand Master, S. J . W A Y .

A P R I L 17, 1895.

Kansas's representative present.

Tiie Board reported t h a t telegrams of sympatliy a n d condolence with t h e U n i t e d G r a n d Lodge of New South Wales and Lady DUFI' h a d been sent by t h e G r a n d Lodge, and all t h e lodges of South Australia placed in m o u r n i n g for a m o n t h on account of t h e deatli of G r a n d Master R.'.W.-. D U F F , of New South Wales. T h e Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand asked concurrence in their granting a w a r r a n t of constitution for a new lodge a t Tonga, to whicli no objection was m a d e . No Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . M.'.W.-. Bro. S. J . W A Y was elected G r a n d Master.

SOUTH

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118x11 A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CHARLESTON, DECEMBER 1 1 T H AND 1 2 T H .

STILES P . D E N D Y , G r a n d Master.

The G r a n d Master suggests " t h e r e are, p e r h a p s , n o t e n o u g h cases of masonic discipline. L e t us be first pure a n d t h e n peaceable; let u s live Masonry, act Masonry, a n d exemplify more a n d more in o u r lives and characters before m e n t h e sublime tenets a n d teachings of o u r ancient Order." T h e Wisconsin r u l e a n d Masonic Consumptives' H o m e circulars were s u b m i t t e d . T h e G r a n d Master presented an interesting legal question in connection with t h e action t a k e n a t December, 1892, communication, w h e n G r a n d Lodge, in a d o p t i n g t h e supplemental report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Charters and Dispensations, arrested t h e charter of H a r m o n y Lodge, No. 67, " until such t i m e as t h e y can satisfy this G r a n d Lodge t h a t t h e y are prepared to work according to masonic law and usage." A r e p o r t

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of a special comraittee had been m a d e , a n d on motion referred to t h e J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n to prefer charges against t h e lodge. This attion h a d n e v e r been t a k e n , a n d t h e G r a n d Master s u b m i t s t h a t n o final j u d g m e n t h a d been t a k e n , a n d t h a t t h e w a r r a n t could only b e forfeited by a j u d g m e n t of t h e Grand Lodge after due trial. H e recommended t h e G r a n d Lodge to peremptorily d i r e c t t h e J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n to prefer charges, or if t h e Grand Lodge t h o u g h t t h e lodge sufficiently disciplined, to restore t h e charter. T h e lodge h a v i n g confessed their fiiult, u p o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of proper c o m m i t t e e Grand Lodge restored tlie charter. T h e Grand Master's position was i n d u b i t a b l y correct. VV^e notice in t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Charity t h a t t h e place w h e r e t h e n a m e ordinarily a p p e a r s is marked by a . This cons i d e r a t i o n for t h e feelings of t h e financially distressed is highl}' commendable, T h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were d u l y received a n d welcomed. M.'.W.'. Bro. L. T. I/LAR presented t h e following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : That in case any controversy or matter of difference of any character whatsoever should arise between this Grand Lodge and any other Grand Lodge having a representative near this Grand Lodge, that tlie Grand Secretary at once notify the representative of such Grand Lodge, and lay before him all papers relating to such difference or controversy. T h e Committee on Grand Master's Address concurred with t h e G r a n d Master, in t h e views expressed in reference to t h e Wisconsin r u l e s ; referred t h e C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e m a t t e r to t h e subordinate lodges; a n d in t h e concluding section of t h e i r r e p o r t t e n d e r e d , in appreciative m a n n e r , t h e i r fraternal regards a n d best wishes for h i s future â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a section which was approved by Grand Lodge with a rising vote. T h e decisions of t h e Grand Master were a p p r o v e d . W e n o t e a r u l i n g hy t h e Grand Master d u r i n g t h e consideration of a proposed constitutional a m e n d m e n t : " T h a t a Past Master, who was n o t r e p r e s e n t i n g h i s lodge, a n d was s i m p l y i n G r a n d Lodge by reason of his b e i n g a Past Master, could n o t i n t r o d u c e a resolution or m a k e a motion in G r a n d Lodge." This m u s t have been u n d e r some South C a r o l i n a Grand Lodge constitutional provision or e n a c t m e n t . We ('an n o t conceive of a n y masonic reason for such a ruling. W.'. B r o . SAMUEL S . BUIST s u b m i t t e d a n excellent memorial of t h e late G r a n d Tyler, Wji. A. WILSON, s u p p l e m e n t i n g it with fitting a n d app r o p r i a t e resolutions. R.'. W.'. Bto. CHAS. INGLESBY gave an account of a Lodge of Sorrow held February 28,1866, by Orange Lodge, No. 14, in memory of seven of their members who had yielded up their lives in defense of their country in the war just then ended. Bro. INGLESBY had the honor of being the orator of the occasion, and related that Charleston being then garrisoned by Federal troops, some 61 the Federal ofBcers, who were Masons, rendered every assistance iu their power, and their swords were tendered and used in the ceremonies in honor of the deceased heroes of the Lost Cause. O n e of t h e finest memorials which ever came u n d e r our inspection, is t h e o n e presented by M.'. W . \ Bro. J O H N D . K E N N E D Y to t h e m e m o r y

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of Past Grand Master JOSEPH B . KEHSHAW. one w h o could truthfully s a y :

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T h e u t t e r a n c e s were from

" I knew his heart, I knew his hand, I shared his board a n d proved his brand."

W h o for a t h i r d of a c e n t u r y could beard t h e w i t n e s s : He was ever t h e gentleman, patriot, a n d friend, with never the stain on t h e escutcheon of a pure a n d upright life. * == : * An humble follower of his Master he lived a life of good deeds, and died in charity with all the world. Lastly, b u t n o t least, he was a true Mason, a n d exemplified in his life the highest tenets of our noble Order. " " 'â&#x20AC;˘' He explored the arcana of its mysteries with the relish of a devotee and disciple, which every Mason must do who expects to rise to a comprehension a n d appreciation of our institutions,as the acme of h u m a n excellence and a t t a i n m e n t i n the organization a n d perpetuation of t h e grandest mystic society in all history, a n d which is as fresh to-day aud potent for good as ever, and which time neither adds to or diminishes. M.'. W.'. B r o . J A M E S A. H O Y T in concluding a n eulogy u p o n B r o .

KiSRisHAW, after m e n t i o n i n g BuiST and other distinguished G r a n d Masters who h a d gone before, s a i d : No one of them was a more devoted, conscientious ilason, or better illustrated its noble principles in his walk a n d conversation, than JOSEPH B . KEESHAW.'the intelligent craftsman, t h e upright jurist, t h e faithful citizen, the dauntless soldier, the pure-minded gentleman, a n d the servant of GOD.

Resolutions of t h a n k s were passed for t h e presentation by P a s t G r a n d Master SAMUEL D . I E V I N , of Georgia, to G r a n d Lodge, of a n ancient d o c u m e n t entitled, " A n Address, in a letter to t h e seceding Masons from t h e G r a n d Lodge of S. Carolina, prepared b}' a select committee for t h a t purpose, appointed on t h e 24th of J u n e , 5809. U n a n i mously approved b y , a n d p u b l i s h e d a t t h e desire of t h e said ( i r a n d Lodge of South Carolina, &c." T h e G r a n d Master, in a n s w e r to an inquiry, r u l e d : " T h a t t h e loss of a toe b y a candidate, after h i s initiation, prevented said c a n d i d a t e from a n y further advance in Masonry." Query: Would t h e loss of t h e toe-nail work a like physical disqualification? If not, w h y n o t ? T h e G r a n d Lodge was invited to a t t e n d t h e o n e h u n d r e d t h a n n i versary of Masonry in Y o r k county, a t Yorkville, December 27, 1894. After installation, a n d t h e n e w G r a n d Master h a d r e t u r n e d t h a n k s , " T h e Grand Lodge was t h e n closed i n short form on t h e first degree, a n d opened in like m a n n e r on t h e t h i r d degree of Masonry." A c o m m i t t e e was appointed t o procure a jewel for Past Grand Master DUNDY.

T h e Report on Correspondence is presented b y t h e c h a i r m a n , Bro. CHARLES INGLESBY, a n d is a careful a n d concise review of t h e Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d Lodges. Kansas for 1894 is reviewed, a n d all t h e work of t h a t year faithfully epitomized. I t s Correspondence R e p o r t is pronounced " a good o n e . " CLAUDE E . SAWYER, G r a n d Master, A i k e n . CHARLES INGLESBY, c h a i r m a n Committee

Charleston. Next a n n u a l , December 10, 1895.

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Februarj',

SOUTH D A K O T A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . 21ST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

PIERRE, JUNE 11TH.

WILLIAM C. ALLEN, Grand Master, whose portrait faces the title page, seems to have had a busy time in his year of management and administration of the affairs of Grand Lodge. Five dispensations to organize new lodges were granted, one under rather peculiar and perplexing circumstances. The Grand Master found a Gordian knot to untie, and following "ancient usage," cut it to the satisfaction of Grand Lodge and the brethren most interested. Three corner stones were laid with appropriate ceremony. The appointment (but not the presence) of W.'. Bro. WILLIAM M .

BROOKE as Grand Bepresentative of Kansas near South Dakota is noted. The Grand Master showed a proper appreciation of the value of the best service attainable in his jurisdiction in prevailing upon Past Grand Master WILLIAM BLATT to continue his labors. He says the consent of Bro. BLATT to do so was secured with much difficultj', and further says; I am conviooed t h a t it was only from a kuovvleilge of its importance to the Craft of this jurisdiction, and because of his love for t h e fraternity, that he decided to continue t h e work for which his abilityso eminently qualifies him. No branch of literary work exhibits a greater degree of talent than is to be found in t h e reviews of masonic Proceedings, and I am sure South Dakota ranks among t h e foremost in this respect, and nowhere does such talent meet with less reward.

The Grand Master recommended, and Grand Lodge passed a by law providing for affiliation without fee. The recommendation made annually by each Grand Master, that all inquiries for decisions from the Grand Master be referred to the lodge, and by the lodge under seal to the Grand Master, was made by Bro. ALLEN.

The Grand Master welcomed the Grand Representatives, and Past Grand Master WILLIAM BLATT responded fittingly.

Just after the report of the Grand Librarian was received a motion was made and seconded and adopted unanimously by a rising vote, conferring upon Bro. THEODORE S. PARVIN, of Cedar Eapids, la., honorary membership in the Grand Lodge of South Dakota. We notice in the report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances the following record: Eedfield Lodge, No. SJ,, vs. William Walter Taylor. The accused is charged with

defrauding the State of South Dakota out of a large sum of money, and that he is a fugitive from justice. The proceedings were regular and in conformity to our Code.

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Copies of the charges were duly mailed to the accused and addressed to Chicago, 111., Lafayette. Ind., and Redfield, S. D., ail of which were uncalled for and returned to the lodge. The accused did not appear at the trial, either in person or by attorney. The Worshipful Master, therefore, entered a plea of " not guilty," and appointed two attorneys to conduct the trial, one in behalf of the lodge, and one in behalf of the accused. The evidence fully sustained the charges and all the specifications. On a ballot being taken the accused was found guilty as charged and was duly expelled. There is no appeal. We, therefore, recommend that the action of Eedfield Lodge, No. .34, be confirmed and WILLIAM WALTER TAYLOR be expelled from all rights and privileges of Masonry.

T h e r e p o r t vfas read a n d adopted. With all due deference to Redfield Lodge, No. 34, t h e Committee on Appeals and Grievances, a n d t h e Grand Lodge as well as a Code which p u r p o r t s to authorize such action, we s u b m i t t h a t no jurisdiction accrued, nor is t h e r e , n o r can t h e r e be, a n y j u s t provision in a Code b y which a m e m b e r of a masonic lodge can b e brought- to trial for an oflfense against t h e Body of Masonry, w h e r e personal service cannot be m a d e u p o n h i m , a n d his residence is u n k n o w n . W h e n Masonry ceases to be as considerate of t h e rights of one accused of crime, as is t h e law of t h e land, t h e n t h e expression fraternity is a m i s n o m e r . I n such a case as t h i s t h e absolute certainty of t h e guilt of t h e defendant cuts n o figure, t h e absolute right to justice has been denied to one accused. W h a t guaranty is t h e r e t h a t in a n o t h e r instance one entirely i n n o c e n t m a y not be subjected to t h e same injustice? T h e Correspondence Report, b y Past G r a n d Master W M . BLATT, is a careful, thoughtful, and considerate review of t h e Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d Bodies. T h a t of K a n s a s shows k e e n perception a n d accurate j u d g m e n t . G r a n d Master CLARK'S address is c o m m e n t e d upon a n d his decisions noted, of two of t h e latter s a y i n g : " H e decided t h a t a non-afBliate can h a v e n o legitimate claim upon t h e Charity F u n d of a lodge. T h a t one s u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of dues cannot receive masonic burial. W e deem b o t h of these decisions too severe, as we favor liberal qualifications." T h e G r a n d Secretary is c o m m e n d e d ; t h e H o m e action m e t w i t h h i s approval. We notice u n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , an admirable eulogy of Bro. V A U X . T h e K a n s a s R e p o r t on Correspondence meets with h i g h c o m m e n dation. We are glad to n o t e t h a t Bro. BLATT will write t h e r e p o r t n e x t year. FREDERICK H . F I L E S , G r a n d Master, Sioux Falls. W M . BLATT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence.

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TASMANIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894-1895. 3 D A N N U A L CoM>fUNiCATiON,

H O B A R T , JANUARY 31, 1894.

E . 0 . GiBLix, G r a n d Master. T h e Board of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s reported recognition b y G r a n d Lodges of Cuba, Scotland, Spain a n d Oregon of Grand Lodge of Tasmania. W e note that G r a n d Lodge authorized, a t this session, t h e sending a l e t t e r of condolence t o t h e D e p u t y G r a n d Secretary on t h e occasion of t h e d e a t h of his wife. T h e Grand M a s t e r g r a n t e d several dispensations " i n accordance with t h e Constitutions," t h e mosC noticeable being one granted to a lodge to hold a Lodge of Sorrow in public. H e congratulated t h e Craft u p o n t h e recognition,of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Scotland, a n d appointed t h e Pro. G r a n d Master as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . D. W. NELLIS was appointed G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e n e a r G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. A halt-yearly meeting was held, w h e r e t h e principal business seems to h a v e been to pass s e n t e n c e of e x p u l s i o n on t h e G r a n d Secretary for s y s t e m a t i c embezzlement of t h e G r a n d L o d g e funds. 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

LANNCESTON, JANUARY 31, 1895.

G r a n d Master E. 0 . G I B L I N was reelected, a n d in his acknowledgm e n t referred to t h e blow struck a t F r e e m a s o n r y by t h e conduct of t h e G r a n d Secretary. H e suggests to learn wisdom b y past experience, and exercise greater care in selection of initiates. H e r e c o m m e n d s t h e ina u g u r a t i o n of a Benevolent F u n d in c o n n e c t i o n with t h e Grand Lodge, and said in conclusion: Brethren, we have been passing through troublous times. Our young Institution has met with checks, b u t is still vigorous. I have uo fear lor the future prosperity a n d healthy influence of t h e Grand Lodge if we, o n e a n d all, endeavor to act in accordance with our masonic teaching ; to do justice, love mercy, practice charity, maintain harmony, and endeavor to live in u n i t y a n d brotherly love. H A L F - Y E A R L Y COMMUNICATION,

HOUART, J U L Y 25, 1895.

A lodge was constituted a n d dedicated u n d e r favorable a u s p i c e s ; m a n y oflHcial visits r e p o r t e d ; steps t a k e n for t h e establishment of a masonic library, for w h i c h funds w e r e p r o v i d e d , a n d m a n y c o n t r i b u t i o n s of books promised. T h e Grand T r e a s u r e r ' s progress r e p o r t shows a very considerable i m p r o v e m e n t in t h e financial affairs of t h e G r a n d Lodge. N e w regalia was ordered p u r c h a s e d . T h e Grand Master refers i n his address to t h e untimely d e a t h of G r a n d Master ROBERT D U P P , of New S o u t h W a l e s ; says t h a t h e h a s m a d e n o important decisions, a n d h o p e s p r e s e n t h a r m o n y in G r a n d Lodge affairs may c o n t i n u e . T a s m a n i a has t w e n t y - t h r e e lodges, m e m b e r s h i p n o t given. T h e r e is u o Correspondence Report. E . O. GIBLIN, G r a ^ d M a s t e r .

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N A S H V I L L E , JANUARY 3 0 T H .

T h e volume of Proceedings, t h i n even to a t t e n u a t i o n , r e m i n d s us, as well as w h e n we note t h e absence of t h e Report on Correspondence, t h a t GEORGE C . CONNOR is dead.

W e open to a portrait of G r a n d Master GEORGE H . MORGAN, a n d t h e first record is t h e special communication held December 2, 1894, for t h e p u r p o s e of laying away until t h e last t r u m p t h e r e m a i n s of Past Grand Master J O H N FBIZZELL, t h e late lamented Secretary, M.'. AV.-. H E N R Y A. CHAMBERS, G r a n d Master, in t h e East. Seven Past Grand. Masters were present. G r a n d Master HENRY A. CHAMBERS a n d t h i r t e e n Past Grand M a S ' ters, were i n attendance at t h e a n n u a l coramunication. F o u r h u n d r e d , a n d one lodges were r e p r e s e n t e d , twenty-seven n o t represented. His address contains t h e official a n n o u n c e m e n t s of t h e deaths of Bros. CONNOR a n d FRIZZELL, which in themselves constitute beautiful m e m o r i a l s to t h e l a m e n t e d dead. F i v e dispensations to organize n e w lodges were granted. T h e Masonic Widows and O r p h a n s ' H o m e was dedicated J u n e 23, 1894, Grand Master CHAMBERS officiating. T h e latter sent o u t a circular letter appointing St. J o h n ' s Day, J u n e 24th, as a day on which lodges a n d m e m b e r s were to be requested to m a k e a donation to t h e H o m e , t h e day t o be k n o w n as " W i d o w s and O r p h a n s ' D a y . " A l t h o u g h brief notice was given at t h e initial a t t e m p t in 1893, some $1,200.00 was raised for this purpose. T h e Grand Master declined to allow t h e New Mexico Consumptives' H o m e m a t t e r to be s u b m i t t e d to t h e Tennessee lodges; s u b m i t t e d t h e Wisconsin rules, stating as h e did so t h a t lie did n o t favor t h e plan proposed, and s u b m i t t e d for consideration of G r a n d Lodge t h e letter from Grand Lodge of N o r t h Dakota, seeking to complete files of its Tennessee Proceedings. Bro. CHA.MBERS subscribes to t h e s e n t i m e n t t h a t a G r a n d Master h a s t w o periods of rejoicing; one w-hen elected a n d one when h i s successor is elected. W e admire t h e brevity with which Bro. C.-lets go his grip on his official cable tow, viz: The work done by me as Grand Master is now before you. Mistakes have been made, but none, I trust, to the injury of the Order or any of its members. Before the close of this meeting, the trust confided to me one year ago will be transferred by you to another. May the blessings of Heaven rest on him, on you, and on all good Masons. T h e Grand Lodge set aside t w o pages of t h e Proceedings for t h e u s e of t h e Masonic V e t e r a n Association. T h e President and Secretary of t h e Masonic H o m e m a d e addresses s h o w i n g t h e . status of t h e H o m e , w h e r e u p o n G r a n d Lodge donated

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§3,500.00; subordinate lodges and individuals, pledges to a m o u n t of $2,891.50, and an altar collection n e t t e d $111.25, m a k i n g a total of $6,-502.75, and the G r a n d Secretary was instructed to send o u t a circular letter, setting forth t h e objects and n e e d s of t h e H o m e . F i v e charters were g r a n t e d to lodges U . D., one lodge U . D. was c o n t i n u e d , and four d i s p e n s a t i o n s for lodges U. D. were granted. Beautiful and e l o q u e n t m e m o r i a l s to t h e lives and services of Past •Grand Masters CONNOR a n d FBIZZELL were presented, t h e first by Past G r a n d M a s t e r H E N R Y H . INGERSOLL, t h e latter by Past G r a n d Master T H O M A S O . MORRIS.

T h e Masonic H o m e r e p o r t shows fifty-four children and fourteen widows in t h e Home. T h e Masonic V e t e r a n Association had t h e i r a n n u a l g a t h e r i n g a n d b a n q u e t , which was closed by singing, " Auld Lang Syne." GEORGE H . MORGAN, G r a n d Master, Cookeville. F R A N K M . SMITH, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, K n o x ville. N e x t annual, J a n u a r y 29, 1896.

TEXAS—1895. 6 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

HOUSTON, DECEMBER 3 D .

Gus GARRISON, G r a n d Master, delivered an address, showing t h a t t h e d u t i e s of G r a n d Master in T e x a s are very exacting. T h e d e a t h s of Past G r a n d Masters CHARLES STEWART and Z. E. COOMBES are noted. F i v e dispensations to organize n e w lodges were granted, one cont i n u e d , a n d one dispensation g r a n t e d to a lodge which had forfeited its charter. F o u r t e e n corner stones were d u l y laid and thirty dispensations g r a n t e d for public installations. E l e v e n decisions a r e r e p o r t e d , all of which b u t one were approved b}' t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e . T h e committee and G r a n d Lodge concluded t h a t a Worshipful Master should n o t vacate h i s station to prosecute charges preferred in his lodge. I n which conclusion we concur. I n obedience t o t h e direction of G r a n d Lodge at its last session, t h e G r a n d Master issued a circular-letter calling for bids for t h e location of the Home. Some interesting historical a n d statistical information is given in t h e r e p o r t of the G r a n d Secretary. W e learn t h a t t h e first P r e s i d e n t of t h e R e p u b l i c of T e x a s , SAM HOUSTON, presided at t h e organization of t h e G r a n d Lodge of T e x a s , and t h a t t h e last President of t h e Republic, ANSON JONES, was Secretary of t h e said organizing Body. T h e r e are

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now 32,782 E n t e r e d Apprentices, Fellow Crafts and Master Masons in Texas. T h e lodges r e p o r t statistics as follows: 1,467 widows of Master Masons, 95 of w h o m are d e s t i t u t e ; 1,533 orphans, 116 of w h o m are dest i t u t e ; 405 lodges own t h e i r own b u i l d i n g s ; 95 do not. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Petitions received one from t h e m e m b e r s of Cottondale Lodge, r e q u e s t i n g removal to Paradise. I n t h e early days of t h e Texas cattle t r a d e in Kansas, t h e estimable g e n t l e m e n from Texas used to remove one a n o t h e r to Paradise (or t h e o t h e r place) w i t h o u t t h e formality of petition. Most of these, presumably, were n o t Masons, as most of t h e m " used profane language," " g a m b l e d , " and " d r a n k to intoxication." BISHOP GAKRETT delivered a " very iuteresting a n d l e a r n e d a d d r e s s " upon Masonry, b u t no reporter was p r e s e n t and t h e address is not printed. T h e $8.00 m i n i m u m fee b r o t h e r was on h a n d , b u t his resolution was not adopted. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence reported upon t h e Mississippi rules, t h a t it believed t h e m o v e m e n t to be in t h e right direction. T h e y hoped a solution of t h e difficulties involved in t h e question m i g h t be reached. T h e y referred to t h e fact of t h e i r rejection by t h e o t h e r G r a n d Lodges which had spoken on t h e matter, with b u t two or t h r e e except i o n s ; objected to t h e first as impairing t h e l a n d m a r k c o n c e r n i n g t h e secrecy of t h e ballot, b u t eliminating t h e proviso of t h e second, t h e y r e c o m m e n d e d t h e adoption of a five-year'liraitation, as follows: Resolved, (1) That after the jteriod of five years shall have elapsed since the rejection of an applicant for the degrees in Masonry, he having moved into the jurisdiction of another lodge either in this or any other Grand Jurisdiction, and having applied for the degrees, then the lodge applied to shall correspond with the rejecting lodge as to the former standing and character of the applicant, and if upon the information so obtained he be deemed worthy, the lodge may proceed in the case without further reference to the action of the rejecting lodge. Resolved, (2) That a lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction may give, at its option, by unanimous vote, a certificate to one of its Entered Apprentices or Fellow Crafts about to move into the jurisdiction of another lodge, dismissing and recommending him for advancement, and that upon the issuance of such certificate his name shall be dropped from the roll of the Ipdge thus dismissing him, the lodge thereby losing further jurisdiction over him. A Past G r a n d Master's jewel was presented retiring G r a n d Master GARRISON; t h e C o m m i t t e e on P r i n t i n g s u b m i t t e d t h e i r contract for p r i n t i n g P r o c e e d i n g s ; t h e bond of G r a n d Secretary was presented a n d approved, a n d t h e labors of t h e Grand Lodge were at an end. Past G r a n d Master THOMAS MILLER MATTHEWS writes t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, as customary. G r a n d Master CLARK'S a d d r e s s is d r a w n upon, a n d h i s fourth decision copied and c o m m e n t e d u p o n as follows: This seems rather strange to us. What is the use for one lodge to request another to confer the degrees upon its material, if the latter has to ballot on the candidate before conferring the degrees? Where is the reason or necessity for being twice elected ?

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If this is to be, rather let the first lodge waive jurisdiction in favor of the second which is really what is done in the case as stated. We thought the second lodge conferred the degree simply as an act of courtesy to the first. Bro. M . further e n q u i r e s a n d couiments upon t h e a n o m a l o u s position t h e c a n d i d a t e would b e in, elected in h i s o w n lodge — it rejected in t h e second lodge, e t c . W h a t we had t o say u n d e r Delaware is copied a n d approved, a n d t h e K a n s a s r e p o r f g e n e r a l l y meets t h e approval of o a r Texas brother, w h o is pleased to r e m a r k t h a t it " r a n k s in interest and ability with t h e best i n t h e Guild." W e trust, Bro. M., t h e " k i n s h i p " m a y be traced to s o m e m o r e recent ancestor t h a n ADAM. U n d e r North Dakota, we find a first-class medical opinion, worthy of consideration in connection with t h e topic u n d e r discussion, viz: Bro. THOJII'SON heartily favors the plan of esiablishiiig a "Home for Consumptives" at SanlaFe. We do not, and we thin|{ that were he a doctor instead of a lawyer he would not either, for it is a well known fact among medical men, that the congregating consumptives .is anything but healthy for them. It is held, truly, in these days of progressive science, that the disease is infectious, if not contagious. It won't do-to crowd the microbes, bacilli, etc., together. They increase fast enough when isolated. The consumptive should quit the haunts of men, and live in tents, in the open air. But we did not intend to write an article upon consumption. Professional instinct, m y brother. You could no more h e l p it t h a n a n o t h e r m e m b e r of your profession could help reaching for h i s scalpel if his k e e n e y e detected, or h i s k e e n e r brain suspicioned, t h e least possibility of a " c o n c o r d a n t " t u m o r . U n d e r Ohio, discussing t h e cypher business, Bro. M. says; '"Any G r a n d Lodge which authorizes t h e p r i n t i n g or writing t h e esoteric work s h o u l d b e proceeded against by t h e whole .Body of Masonry, a n d both it and e v e r y o n e who o w n s allegiance to it should be c u t off—put to masonic d e a t h . " This would b e heroic t r e a t m e n t , i t is t r u e , b u t as we honestly t h i n k n o n e too m u c h so, and for o n e we a r e for administering the dose—straight. U n d e r Illinois, after discussing t h e CHISM s t a t e m e n t a n d its variance from t r u t h , h e s a y s : Don't brother him any more, Bro. ROBBINS. He is no longer such to you or us Not only did Toltee Lodge, some year or more ago, depose him from his office as Worshipful Master, but we have it on unquestionable authority that some time during the past year she expelled him ; for what cause we do not know. I n an a d d e n d u m B r o . MATTHEWS goes over t h e G r a n Dieta controversy in a v e r y complete m a n n e r , b u t as we expect to m a k e o t h e r r e p o r t on i t t o G r a n d Lodge, will n o t h e r e m a k e further reference. W e h a v e read Bro. M A T T H E W S ' report with great interest, b u t hastily, as all of o u r copy p r e c e d i n g Tennessee a n d Texas is in t h e p r i n t e r ' s h a n d s . T h e r e is m u c h we would have c o m m e n t e d upon a n d taken if t h e T e x a s volume had c o m e to hand a fortnight earlier. R. R. ABERNATHY, G r a n d Master, Gonzales. THOMAS M I L L E R M A T T H E W S , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspond-

ence. A t h e n s . N e x t a n n u a l , H o u s t o n , December 1, 1S96.

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OGDEN, J A N U A R Y 1 5 T H .

T h e frontispiece p r e s e n t s to o u r view a group picture, containing t h e very intellectual a p p e a r i n g gentlemen who hold t h e principal offices of t h e G r a n d Lodge of U t a h . As t h e Correspondence C o m m i t t e e w a s present in t h e group, it was deemed best, probably, t o p r e s e n t a like a m o u n t of intellect from t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee, which, as far as possible, was d o n e . T h e G r a n d Orator wears a beard, best described i n this locality as of senatorial proportions. T h e W a r d e n s look as if t h e y were faithful overseers of t h e work, a n d qualified to fill t h e position of G r a n d Master of t h e Craft. T h e G r a n d Master appears w h a t h i s w o r k shows h i m to b e , o n e well w o r t h y of t h e confidence reposed in h i m b y t h e Craft of U t a h . T h e first public d u t y which devolved upon G r a n d Master AKVIS SCOTT C H A P M A N was to b u r y h i s i m m e d i a t e predecessor in office, ALBION

BERNARD EMERY, w h o died J u n e 13, 1894, a n d was buried a t Salt L a k e City, J u n e 17, 1894. Addresses were delivered b y Grand Orator J O H N M A J O R BOWMAN a n d

J u d g e C. C. GOODWIN, editor of t h e

Salt

Lake

Tribune; t h e first masonic, t h e latter t h e t r i b u t e of o n e w h o feelingly and tearfully a n d .truly could s a y : " H e was my friend a n d I loved h i m . " E v e r y sentence a n d every t h o u g h t in J u d g e GOODWIN'S address shows t h e h e a r t t h r o b s of o n e w h o believed to t h e full t h e t r u t h of h i s s t a t e m e n t a b o u t h i s friend: " I t m a y be said of h i m as t h e great master of t h o u g h t a u d language s a i d : " I count myself in nothing else so happy, As in a soul remembering my good friends."

H i s concluding p a r a g r a p h is as follows: All we can do is to recount t h e truths of his life, to tell that he was true a n d faithful and generous a n d loving; then to give h i m back to his merciful mother, t h e Earth, that she may gently draw b e r robes around h i m and shade his eyes from t h e light, a n d then to whisper to his spirit that has fled, " Hail a n d farewell! "

A t t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n G r a n d Master CHAPAMAN was i n t h e East, b u t an i n v e r t e d rule shows t h a t ROBERT L E E SOANNELL h a d severed his connection with earthly organizations. CHARLES M I L T O N BROUGH, m a y o r of Ogden, d e l i v e r e d an a d d r e s s of

welcome, to w h i c h t h e G r a n d Master responded. T h e G r a n d Master's address is a thoughtful production. H e m a k e s reference to t h e d e a t h s of Past G r a n d Master EMERY a n d D e p u t y G r a n d Master SCANNEI.L, r e c o m m e n d s t h e publication of Bro. DIEEIL'S eulogy on t h e former; notes t h e fact t h a t h e h a d officially visited each lodge in t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n ; t h i n k s t h e Consumptives' H o m e entitled to t h e s u p p o r t of t h e Craft i n those States a n d Territories where t h e disease prevails, b u t t h a t in " U t a h ' s valleys of t h e m o u n t a i n s , it is comparativelj' u n k n o w n ; " r e c o m m e n d e d t h e WASHINGTON memorial o b s e r v a n c e ; referred t h e Wisconsin rule t o Grand Lodge, expressing h i s dissent to t h e prin-

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ciple i n v o l v e d ; reported t h r e e d e c i s i o n s ; c o m m e n d e d heartily Bro. D I E H L ' S work in revising t h e Code, a n d after a s h o r t discourse on " G r a m m a r , " suggested t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a Board of G r a n d Grammarians, to consist of t h r e e Past G r a n d Masters, w h o were to act in conjunction with t h e G r a n d L e c t u r e r and Board of Custodians, in correcting the g r a m m a t i c a l construction of t h e work. T h e revision to pass grammatical r e v i e w before t h e G r a n d Lodge at its n e x t session. G r a n d Master CHAPMAN closes his a d d r e s s with some very pointed a n d practical suggestions on t h e topics of morality, temperance, profanity, a n d g a m b l i n g ; r e c o m m e n d s t h e o b s e r v a n c e of t h e Saints J o h n ' s days in J u n e and December, and m a k e s graceful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t to the b r e t h r e n for t h e i r consideration to himself personally. Bro. DiEHL reports t h e presentation t o G r a n d Lodge b y t h e widow of Past G r a n d Master EMERY of a life-like p o r t r a i t in frame, a n d six h u n d r e d copies of his p h o t o t y p e s to be b o u n d in t h e Proceedings. A copy a p p e a r s in t h e volume before us, and is an excellent specimen of t h a t class of work. Bro. D I E H L also reports t h e fulfillment of his d u t y in t h e revision of t h e Code, b u t t h a t t h e H i s t o r y is y e t uncompleted. J O H N M A J O R BOWMAN, G r a n d Orator, p r e s e n t e d h i s credentials as G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, a n d { with t h e o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h a t i l k ) was received with t h e G r a n d H o n o r s , a n d Past G r a n d Master J O H N SHAW SCOTT addressed t h e G r a n d Lodge, p r e s e n t i n g some cogent reasons for t h e c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s y s t e m ; his address b e i n g published in full. Majority a n d minority reports were m a d e by t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e u p o n t h e Mississippi resolutions, t h e majority r e p o r t i n g in favor of t h e U t a h rule, t h a t a residence of one year gives a candidate t h e r i g h t to seek masonic b r o t h e r h o o d in its lodges. T h e committee divided, t h r e e to two. T h e majority r e p o r t was adopted. T h e Wisconsin rules were not a d o p t e d . Bro. D I E H L , after nearly a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y , has been supplied with p r o p e r facilities for proper care a n d custody of t h e masonic books a n d d o c u m e n t s belonging to G r a n d Lodge. T h e twenty-filth anniversary of t h e organization of t h e Grand Lodge of U t a h occurs J a n u a r y 20, 1897. A c o m m i t t e e consisting of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r a n d four others, one of w h o m is CHRISTOPHER D I E H L , was app o i n t e d to plan for a p r o p e r celebration. T h e consideration of t h e code revision was postponed until n e x t year, a n d session ordered to be one day longer to give t i m e for conside r a t i o n ; S150.00 e x t r a compensation was allowed Bro. D I E H L for his work on t h e same. T h e G r a n d Master's signet r i n g was t h e n p r e s e n t e d b y G r a n d Master SCOTT to his successor, p r a y e r offered by t h e G r a n d Chaplain, a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge closed in Ample Form. After t h e close of G r a n d Lodge, a p u b l i c reception was given t h e G r a n d Master by t h e local lodge, a t which nearly five h u n d r e d ladies

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and gentlemen of Ogden were presented, and later the same lodge (Weber, No. 6) gave a banquet to Grand Lodge, over which Bro. DIEHL unavailingly rakes his memory to tind one more excellent. It was morning before they sang "Auld Lang Syne." The Report on Correspondence is again by Bro. UIEHIJ, whose picture in the frontispiece shows a younger man than the sixty-five years he acknowledges to, in a confab with Bro. WOLFE, of British Columbia. Kansas for 1894 receives kindly consideration. Grand Master THOMPSON'S address is commended; one of his decisions quoted; JOHN H . BROWN'S memorial is noted, and his portrait pronounced excellent. He says: " We laid our mourning wreath upon his grave in our report of last year. He will live in our memory till we join him and hear his word of welcome in the Great Beyond." Grand Orator GUTHRIE'S address is pronounced " very sensible," but Bro. D. falls into the error of imagining that the Judge got off wrong on his landmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;'twas the other fellow, Bro. D. Quoting what we have to say of the mantle of JOHN BROWN, Bro. D. is pleased to say that he is convinced it fits the shoulders of the writer , to perfection. Knowing personally the close intimate relations once existing between Bro. BROWN and Bro. DIEHL, we appreciate to the full this kindly expression from a veteran whose good opinion we highly cherish. Under Missouri, Bro. D., speaking of the Home, incidentally refers to the then M.'. W.'. Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star, whom we still claim for Kansas. The article is as follows: We notice in the several reports that the chapters of the Eastern Star are always ready to do their share for t h e Home. At a recent meeting of t h e Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star of Missouri, that body appropriated from its funds 8500.00 to erect a chapel for the use of t h e inmates of the Home. The St. Louis chapters hold from time to time religious exercises in t h e place, and supply the boys a n d girls with ice cream, candies, fruits and toys, a n d pay them regular visits. While in Chicago last year it was our good fortune to malse the acquaintance of one prominent St. Louis Eastern Star member, Mrs. MARY C. SNEDDEN, and we would like to wager on it, that whenever she visits the Home there Is sunshine, no matter how the clouds may hover over the old town of St. Louis.

It was our good, fortune once while in St. Louis to accompany the lady in question in a visit to the Missouri Home, and we can vouch for what you are willing to wager. The impressions made on us by reason of that visit, intensified, if that were possible, our desire to see a like institution of benevolence actively in operation in Kansas. Our brethren and the Eastern Star members of Missouri are doing a grand work, and realizing already the truth of the Scripture, that it is more blessed to give than to receive. But our bounds are reached. e

ALFRED CHARLES EMERSON, Grand Master, Ogden.

CHRISTOPHER DIEHL, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Salt Lake. Xext annual, January 21, 1896.

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VERMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1895. 1 0 2 D A X X U A L COMMUNICATION,

BURLINGTON, J U N E 12TH AND I 3 T I I .

W e t u r n with pleasure to t h e page c o n t a i n i n g an engraving of JOHN H . W H I P P L E , Grand Master for t h e two y e a r s p r e c e d i n g t h i s coinmunication. W h e n we read an address, a n d as we read, r o u n d out each period w i t h a n internal or expressed A m e n ! it always gratifies us, if we find t h e p o r t r a i t of its author, so t h a t we can e x a m i n e it, a n d arrive at a m e n t a l conclusion as to w h a t m a n n e r of man h e may be considered p h y s i o g n o m i c a l l y . Bro. W H I P P L E passes inspection, as does h i s address, satisfactorily. He considers Masonry, as did our a n c i e n t b r e t h r e n , a m y s t e r i o u s , glorious science, a n d h e says t h e " l o y a l Mason is ever a s t u d e n t , advancing onward and u p w a r d in t h e Royal Way of t h e best e d u c a t i o n . " He further says: Contests which disturb the world, aud in which the wise application of our tenets may legitimately bear noble fruit, are not merely between labor and capital, between law and disorder, but between knowledge and ignorance. It is our duty lo broaden our horizon. Knowledge is power, aud a potent factor in the advancement of the race, the e n l i g h t e n m e n t of the individua'., the b e t t e r m e n t of h u m a n i t y . Progress through knowledge is t h e law of growth, the indispensable condition of the fulfillment of man's lot in life. And as a true philosophy, Freemasonry embodies this vital principle, a n d exacts from its votaries a faithful obedience to these requirements.

On a n absorbing topic, t h r o u g h w h i c h one or two G r a n d Masters h a v e aspired to i m i t a t e MOSES in leading t h e i r followers to a promised land, h e s a y s : For myself, while I recognize the fact that Grand Representatives are often only o r n a m e n t a l , I believe they stand, if only on paper, to testify to the fraternal spirit which obtains among the Grand Jurisdictions a n d the catholicity of our Order.

P e r m i s s i o n was granted by G r a n d Ma.ster W H I P P L E for t h e Masonic C o n s u m p t i v e s ' H o m e to address t h e s u b o r d i n a t e lodges of V e r m o n t in its i n t e r e s t . Of t h e C e n t e n n i a l Book, edited a n d p u b l i s h e d b y a special comm i t t e e , Bro. W H I P P L E c o m m e n d s t h e work of t h e committee, especially t h a t of Pa.st G r a n d Master M A R S H O . P E R K I N S , saying as a s u m m i n g u p : " We a r e p r o u d of t h e book and its compiFer." T h e d e m a n d for t h e C e n t e n n i a l Medals, t h e G r a n d Master reports, " h a s n o t b e e n e q u a l to t h e professed a n d anticipated interest of t h e Masons of V e r m o n t ; " and t h e G r a n d Master notes t h e surplus, and asks t h e G r a n d Lodge to formulate a plan to reduce it. W e know a plan, b u t s o m e of our b r e t h r e n m i g h t object to it. W e will s u b m i t it to Bro. P E R K I N S ; we know it will work. C o n c l u d i n g h i s address B r o . W H I P P L E gives u t t e r a n c e to these noble s e n t i m e n t s , which beautifully a n d forcibly inculcate w h a t we believe to be t h e practical character of F r e e m a s o n r y : Freemasonry is a practical religion. We need more of the courage that dares and the courage that does, that recognizes right and pursues it, that owns a duty and discharges it, that sees a wrong and rights it, a right and aids it. There are many of us

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who would do great acts, but because we wait for great opportunities life passes, a n d the acts of duty and brotherly love are not done at all. Life is made up of infinitesimals. Don't leave your flowers on your brother's grave, but sprinkle a few now in his darlcened, saddened path, stained, it may be, by the blood of his struggling, mangled feet. Gladden the sore heart here and now by t h e word of cheer, by the h a n d of help. The unforgiving, unloving, unfrflternal spirit may be the source of u n e n d i n g regret. Whatever you are to do for your brethren, for your friends, do it now. Speak the forgiveness, whisper the love, do the act of kindness NOW. The opportunity may pass, never to return. In the gleaming light of the blazing letter in the East let us all learn anew that " GOD is Love," and in the power of this new c o m m a n d m e n t we will carry everything before us and win victories, before which the greatest of martial successes will pale into insignificance. -^ * * To have been a man, and lived to brighten life wherever found ; to bring some sunshine and gladness into its dark places; to have made the most of every opportunity to uplift and benefit mankind, realizing that as we have not passed t h a t way heretofore, so we shall ne'er again â&#x20AC;&#x201D;this gives a joy, and ensures a peace which the world can neither give nor lake away, and makes the sunset hours of life gleam with a radiance that is celestial and divine.

W e note t h a t o u r V e r m o n t b r e t h r e n have d e t e r m i n e d to build a Masonic T e m p l e to cost $50,000, provided t h e Trustees are able to borrow t h e s u r p l u s of t h e G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y , K n i g h t s T e m p l a r , G r a n d Royal A r c h C h a p t e r of V e r m o n t , and of t h e Scottish Rite bodies of t h e State, located at Burlington, or other sources, to t h e a m o u n t of eight or ten t,hon.sand dollars for five years at five per cent., u p o n t h e obligation of G r a n d Lodge, a n d further provided t h e sum of $3,000 is c o n t r i b u t e d and paid by t h e citizens of Burlington to t h e G r a n d Secretary within six m o n t h s for t h i s purpose. Our V e r m o n t b r e t h r e n apparently h a v e funds subject to t h e i r control of $20,000, a n d propose to borrow t h e r e m a i n i n g $30,000 " a t an interest not to exceed five per cent.," giving a lien o n t h e building, b u t reserving a right to pay a portion of t h e i r d e b t at a n y time. I n s u p p o r t of t h e i r u n d e r t a k i n g t h e y u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d a resolution m a k i n g an assessment on each lodge of thirty cents per m e m b e r until furtlier order of t h e Grand Lodge. W e note t h a t n o t content with p r i n t i n g and having on h a n d 1,047 copies of t h e ritual of t h e t h r e e degress, five Past G r a n d Masters join with t h e G r a n d Master a n d his Deputy in r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e p r i n t i n g of a ritual of t h e Past Master's degree, and t h e Grand Lodge received a n d adopted t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . W e note t h a t t h e V e r m o n t Masonic poet, WiNFiELD SCOTT NAY, is a m e m b e r of t h e P a s t Master's R i t u a l Committee. P u t it in r h y m e , Bro. N. T h e customary Past Grand Master's jewel was voted to t h e r e t i r i n g G r a n d Master. Past Grand Master MARSH 0 . PERKINS presented t h e a n n u a l Report on Correspondence, reviewing in his usually able m a n n e r fifty-four Grand Lodge jurisdictions, t h a t of Kansas c o n t a i n i n g t h r e e pages. G r a n d Master CLARK'S address is styled " a n able p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e y e a r ' s work a n d a c h i e v e m e n t s , c o n s t i t u t i n g a p r e e m i n e n t l y satisfactory

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s t e w a r d s h i p . " An e p i t o m e of t h e work of t h e officers a n d c o m m i t t e e s r e p o r t i n g to G r a n d Lodge is given, and t h e H o m e m a t t e r is t h u s referred t o : The action of the Grand Lodge in ordering the transfer of the Special Fund for the Home to the Charity Fund, would indicate that the stringency of the times had placed a serious obstable in the path of the friends of the Home. It is to be hoped that it may not be fatal to the undertaking, and that our Kansas brethren, whose hearts are in the proposed charity, may not become weary because of hope long deferred. H e t h u s criticises t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e : Asked it an Entered Apprentice has the right to object to an applicant receiving the first degree, the Committee on Jurisprudence answered negatively. We believe the contrary. An Entered Apprentice is a Mason, aud as such may interpose an objection, but not being a member of the lodge, his objection is divested of the prohibitive force of an objection interposed by a Master Slason who is a member of the lodge. We call the Entereel Apprentice " brother " ; he has served an apprenticeship, and has acquired thereby rights and privileges, one of which, at least, is that his complaint shall receive fair consideration at the hands of his Master. Our r e p o r t o n Correspondence is termed " a scholarly review," and our c o m m e n t s in a p p r o v a l of t h e r e p o r t of t h e V e r m o n t C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e are p u b l i s h e d in full. U n d e r W e s t V i r g i n i a , B r o . P., speaking of Bro. ATKINSON, says h e " a r r i v e s at t h e conclusion t h a t t h e hostility of t h e R o m a n Catholic C h u r c h to F r e e m a s o n r y is based upon G r a n d Orient Masonry, which a d m i t s a t h e i s t s as m e m b e r s , " to which Bro. P. rejoins: " O u r belief is, t h a t G r a n d Orients h a v e little to do with t h e a t t i t u d e of t h e C h u r c h . I t b r o o k s n o rival, a n d in its jealousy forbids t h e possibility of t h e divided affection of its a d h e r e n t s . Political reasons a b o u n d also, b u t t h e C h u r c h cares little as to t h e masonic belief, or non-belief, in Deity." C o m m e n t i n g on B r o . A.'s " N o t h i n g is Masonry above t h e first t h r e e degrees," h e p e r t i n e n t l y a s k s : " P r a y tell us w h e r e the lost word is found? I n an u n m a s o n i c i n s t i t u t i o n ? " B u t we cannot longer t a r r y . KiTTREDGB H A S K I N S , G r a n d Master, Brattleboro. M A R S H 0 . P E R K I N S , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, W i n d sor. N e x t a n n u a l , B u r l i n g t o n , J u n e 10, 1896.

VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1894-5. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MELBOURNE", DECEMBER 17,

1894.

Sir W. J . CLARKE, G r a n d Master. T h e r e p o r t of t h e Board of Benevolence, showing e x p e n d i t u r e s of ÂŁ316 14s., was received a n d adopted. T h e report of t h e Board of General P u r p o s e s was received and a d o p t e d . AVe take t h e following items t h e r e f r o m : " I t was suggested t h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t a r r a n g e with t h e Grand Secretary for Foreign Corres-

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pondence to draw up a review of anything he might consider useful to this Grand Lodge from any correspondence, etc., coming to his hands from foreign countries." We are glad to note that the Grand Lodges under the English Constitution in the Colonies are one by one falling in line with what so far has been found in the Grand Lodges of the United States the best method of attaining harmony in masonic procedure of various kinds. There is " a middle course most safe " in masonic matters, as well as nautical, and this course or way can only be found by a due admixture of the conservatism of those who adhere tenaciously to what they conceive to be old usage, with the latter day practicalness of those who are disposed to question much that has no other recommendation in its favor than the musty flavor of supposed antiquity. An interchange of opinions through the medium of the Reports on Correspondence, may even be of benefit to some of those who after suggesting that " Light comes from the East," leave the halo of an impression behind them that they consider that the " E a s t " terminates in their immediate locality. This comment applies to no particular locality; it is just as true of points West as East, or in this meridian line. The Board recommended to the Grand Master that warrants be issued to open two new lodges. T h e B u a r u o e i i i g Haft.cu ii tii6 SOU Oi E i»xaoOii, iiiiuci' t i i c « g e Ox

twenty-one, could be initiated without a dispensation. The Board decided that Rule 164 applied. Now, if our Victoria brethren had a Correspondence Keport, we would inquire what Rule 164 is, and it would be a matter of interest to our readers to know the usage of our Victoria brethren in this particular. A building and property belonging to Grand Lodge, which had been occupied by one supported by Grand Lodge, the property reverting to Grand Lodge upon death of the occupant, it was ordered that the property be transferred to the "Masonic Alms Houses," the Victoria name for a Masonic Home. We note reference to the Board of Benevolence of certain "old and deserving Masons, incapable of working, who are in bad circumstances through no fault of their own," for whose comfort the Alms Houses could provide " no present accommodations." QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MARCH 18,

1895.

Past Grand Master GEORGE BAKER as Grand Master. A telegram of condolence was sent to the Grand Lodge of New South Wales and to Lady DUFP and family, on the death of Grand Master Sir ROBERT DOFF.

The Board of Benevolence reported disbursement of £202 Is. 9d. for the quarter ending February 27, 1895. A question was propounded to the Board of General Purposes

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whether a lodge could receive a candidate having a slightly deformed foot, but otherwise most eligible. The Board saw no objection to his being initiated. GRAND ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL MEETING,

MAY 6,

1895.

Sir W. J. CLARKE, Grand Master. The Grand Representative of Kansas, ARCH. AIKEN, was present. Officers-elect were installed and invested, and we presume the twelve Grand Stewards prepared a feast suitable to the occasion. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

JUNE 17,

1895.

Sir WM. J, CLARKE, Grand Master. Grand Eepresentative AIKEN was present. The Board of Benevolence reported disbursement of £314 5s. 9d. for the quarter. The Grand Lodge of Hamburg, seeking recognition, the Grand Master was recommended to nominate a Grand Eepresentative. The Grand Secretary was instructed to summon a brother to show cause why he should not be expelled, he having been convicted of a misdemeanor. The annual statement shows a credit of £2,073 13s. 7d. to the Benevolent Fund. The managers of this fund, in addition to that duty, are the directors of the Masonic Alms Houses or Home in which their dependent poor are cared for. QUARTERLY COM.MUNICATION,

SEPTEMBER 16,

1895.

WM. J. CLARKE, Grand Master. The Grand Representative of Kansas was present. The Board of Benevolence reported disbursements of £422 for the current quarter. The Grand Master was requested to prepare an address to be delivered to the new Governor of the Colony, Lord BRASSEY, a Master Mason, on his arrival. The Benevolent Fund showed a balance of £2,227 8s. Id. We have noted the balances of the Benevolent Fund and its quarterly expenditures, for they show a care and regard for their destitute and unfortunate worthy of the imitation of many older and larger jurisdictions, and they further show that which we have maintained should be the universal rule of masonic jurisdictions — a systematized method of caring for their destitute. A helpless or needy Mason of one of the jurisdictions of an English, Scotch or Irish Constitution is never permitted to seek for the chance charity to be doled by the half shekel at a time from' the pockets of individual Masons. All honor to the brethren of Victoria for their work in behalf of distressed humanity. No Correspondence Report. Sir Wji. J. CLARKE, Grand Master, Melbourne.

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VIRGINIA—1894. 1 1 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

RICHMOND, DECEMBER 4 T H .

M A N S P A G E , Grand Master, t h r e e Past Grand Masters, and G r a n d Representative for Kansas, W I L L I A M LOVENSTEIN, furnished t h e requisite a m o u n t of dignity to open t h e G r a n d Lodge in Ample Form. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master is a model of brevity and conciseness. T h e circulars from o t h e r G r a n d Masters, in which t h e y air t h e i r hobbies or call a t t e n t i o n to m a t t e r s in which they feel a call to advise t h e Craft, are not used as p a d d i n g for his address, b u t are s i m p l y " c o m m u n i c a t i o n s " for t h e consideration of a special committee, a n d , as their importance may d e m a n d , t h e later consideration of t h e G r a n d Lodge. Fraternal and t o u c h i n g m e n t i o n is made of t h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d Master F R A N C I S H E N R Y

HILL.

Attention is called to t h e " M a s o n i c H o m e . " of t h e directory of which he r e m a r k s : " T h e P r e s i d e n t a n d each m e m b e r seemed inspired with b u t one aim — success." H e m a k e s a strong appeal for its support by t h e lodges and G r a n d Lodge, setting forth t h e d u t y of officers as follows: " T h e officers of cmV..-I».^;>-..1 f^ îÂfraa x\iV\r\ f a i l ir\ \-\\'\r\cv fViio maîc^r

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lodges, are neglectful of their most solemn promise to help, aid and assist t h e widows and o r p h a n s of deceased Master Masons." T h e Grand Master refers to t h e illness of Grand Secretary W I L L I A M B. ISAACS, a n d t h e Committee on Grand Officers says: " I t is a source of painful regret t h a t we fail to find R.'.W.'. Bro. WILLIAM B . ISAACS, Sr., at his desk as G r a n d Secretary." T h e committee refers to his " d i s t i n guished ability; " " t h a t n o n e could hold a more exalted station in o u r faithful love; " to t h e fact t h a t his splendid record remained " u n s p o t t e d . " W e notice, unofficially, t h a t since this communication of t h e Virginia Grand Lodge Bro. ISAACS has entered into rest, and t h a t t h e duties of his late office are now performed by his son, whose n a m e is t h e same as t h a t by which bis father was k n o w n . We have searched t h e V i r g i n i a volume for a record of its G r a n d Lodge officers, b u t find n o n e , and all we have for a record is t h a t given in t h e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e above quoted from, in which they refer to his fifty-two years identification with t h e affairs of Grand Lodge. T h e Grand Master decided t h a t a candidate with one perfect eye, or a candidate w h o has lost a portion of his t h u m b , b u t who can conform literally to all t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s , w i t h o u t artiflcial'aid or friendly assistance, would be eligible. W e note one decision, in w h i c h t h e G r a n d Master answers " N o , " in response to t h i s q u e s t i o n : " W h e r e a lodge reinstates a Mason susp e n d e d for u n m a s o n i c conduct, is h e a m e m b e r of t h e l o d g e ? " W e note t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d Master's Address says, in

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reference to the decisions, '"that t h e y seem to h a v e been r i g h t . " r e p o r t was adopted by G r a n d Lodge.

Their

W e m u s t dissent from t h e proposition t h a t a Mason w h o has been s u s p e n d e d for u n m a s o n i c conduct b y his lodge, a n d later reinstated by said lodge, is not a m e m b e r of such lodge. We c a n n o t conceive of t h e basis of masonic law upon which s u c h a proposition can find a restingplace. I t would be considered i n e q u i t a b l e in a civil m a t t e r affecting o n e ' s financial or even social rights or privileges. T h e mere statement t h a t a M a s o n is s u s p e n d e d carries w i t h it t h e idea t h a t his rights a n d privileges as a m e m b e r of t h e Craft a n d of his individual lodge are in a b e y a n c e , n o t to be used or exercised u n t i l t h e t i m e comes when t h e o r d e r of suspension is removed ; i. e., u n t i l h e is reinstated, and t h e act of r e i n s t a t i o n \pso facto places h i m just w h e r e he was before t h e order of s u s p e n s i o n was m a d e : a Mason in good s t a n d i n g in his lodge and in t h e fraternity a t large. T h e Grand Master served notice o n G r a n d Lodge t h a t h e h a d n o desire t o t a x t h e generosity of G r a n d Lodge in t h e acceptance of a second t e r m , saj-ing: " I f you would s t i m u l a t e M a s o n r y , l e t competency a n d m o r a l worth find a quicker way to t h e G r a n d East." T h i s was very c o u r t e o u s o n t h e part of t h e G r a n d Master, a n d exj^ressed in a very polite way t h e intense feeling of self-abnegation and renunciation which most G r a n d Masters have after a year's incessant conscientious labor. I t was t h e same feeling which caused a like self-renunciation this year on t h e p a r t of Bro. SPEED, of Mississippi. W e incline to t h e opinion t h a t a G r a n d Master's first year in t h a t office is in t h e main experim e n t a l ; t h a t a second term is r e q u i r e d to develop t h e best t h e r e is in h i m , a n d be of t h e greatest benefit to t h e Craft; b u t t h a t most G r a n d Masters are ready to cry " H o l d ; e n o u g h ! " at t h e end of o n e year's service. T h r e e t h o u s a n d dollars a n n u a l l y was, by resolution, donated to t h e Masonic Home. E i g h t charters were g r a n t e d to lodges U. D., and one dispensation continued. T h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e H o m e m a d e r e p o r t , w h i c h appears in the App e n d i x t o t h e Proceedings. Views of t h e m a i n building a n d g r o u n d s of t h e Masonic H o m e are given, and show t h a t o u r Virginia b r e t h r e n h a v e a noble s t r u c t u r e a n d pleasant s u r r o u n d i n g s for t h e i r family. W e n o t e t h a t t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, B r o . WILLIAM LovENSTEiN, was c h a i r m a n of t h e B u i l d i n g Committee, and t h a t Bro. J O H N F . MAYEK is a m e m b e r of t h e E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e . No Correspondence Report. J . P . FITZGERALD, Grand Master, F a r m v i l l e . WiLLiAsi F. DRINKARD, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Richmond. N e x t a n n u a l , December 3, 1895, R i c h m o n d .

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WASHINGTON — 1895. 3 8 T H ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

OLYMPIA, J U N E 1 1 T H .

W e h a d started on a careful review of W a s h i n g t o n a n d devoted space to t h e " g e n i a l c o u n t e n a n c e " of G r a n d Master JOSEPH MARION TAYLOR; t h e u n i q u e a d d r e s s of welcome b y P a s t Grand Master N A T H A N S. PORTER, a n d response by Bro. W I L L I A M H . U P T O N , culling from

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former address choice extracts a b o u t " s w a d d l i n g b a n d s , " " c r a d l e s , " " n e w b o r n b a b e s , " a n d from t h e latter t h e peripatetic wanderings of t h e Grand Jjodge, first t o W a l l a - W a l l a ; t h e n c e t h e y " s t r a y e d from W a h k i a k u m to S h o o k u m c h u c k ; from H a n g m a n ' s Creek to Devil's Gulch " ; h a d recorded o u r gratification i n seeing t h e honored " Son of E L I " ( Y a l e ) " g e t t i n g t h e r e " in a T r i l b y a n m a n n e r ; h a d c o n t r i b u t e d a modest b u n c h of " d a i s i e s " of o u r o w n p l u c k i n g as a peace offering t o Bro. B E E D , w h e n we r a n across t h e a d d r e s s by Grand Orator W I L L I A M H . UPTON, a n d we s t o p p e d — j u s t as we did once in Tennessee with a

haversack full of luscious peaches, (implying t h e m o u t for a greater rarity a n d m o r e useful food p r o d u c t — scattered our daisies in t h e waste basket, to present to o u r K a n s a s r e a d e r s s o m e t h i n g of far more v a l u e t h a n a n y e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t s we could m a k e upon t h e Proceedings of Washington. Therefore we desire, a n d i n t e n d , to be b r i e f — n o t i n g t h a t . t h e G r a n d Master granted a verj' long list of special dispensations a n d has recorded forty decisions, nearly all of w h i c h w e r e approved by t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e a n d G r a n d Lodge. No. 27 was disapproved, to-wit: What n u m b e r constitutes a q u o r u m for the transaction of business? Answer.— Under o u r Constitution a " lodge cannot legally be created or exist with less than seven Master Masons." Seven Master Masons, members of the lodge, constitute a quorum for the transaction of business in a masonic lodge, and no business is lawfully transacted by a less number. (As italicised by Grand Master.)

Concerning t h i s t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e says: Decision No. 27 is in accord with the decision of Grand Master PLUMMER, which was concurred in by t h e Grand Lodge at its session of 1893 (see Proceedings of t h a t year, pp. 383-4), notwithstanding the Committee on Jurisprudence reported adversely. Your committee are of the opinion that innovations in the work or lectures should on no account be tolerated. I t is clearly indicated in the lectures t h a t three members compose a lodge of Master Masons, five a lodge of Fellow Craft Masons, a n d seven a lodge of Entered Apprentice Masons. T h e Custodians of the Worli sustained this view, and t h e welfare of t h e Order does not require any change; a n d if this Grand Lodge sees proper to concur in this decision of t h e Grand Master, your committee would recommend that the lectures be so changed as to conform to this decision, a n d that the Grand Lecturer be-requested to substitute the word " s e v e n " for the word " five " in second degree, and word " seven " for word " three " in the third degree, a n d that the Grand Lodge make t h a t change in the standard work. We are clearly of t h e opinion that while, under our Constitution, it requires seven members to constitute a subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction, three members are a quorum in the third degree, five in t h e second and seven in the first, for t h e dispatch of business. We therefore recommend that said decision be not concurred in.

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T h e report was signed by P a s t G r a n d Masters J . E . EDJIISTON, N . S . PoBTER, and JOSEPH SMITH, t h e l a t t e r o u r G r a n d Representative — provoked " e a r n e s t a n d proloncjed discussion," and was finally adopted by G r a n d Lodge. W e congratulate P a s t G r a n d Masters Louis ZEIGLER, J. A. K U H N , a n d K.-.W.-.Bro. W M . H . U P T O N , t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e of 1893, u p o n t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Washington admits t h a t it was wrong and t h e c o m m i t t e e of 1893 was right. I t follows, of course — b u t w e will m a k e t h e obsequies as i n e x p e n s i v e as possible — " n o flowers received." T h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e m a d e a report on t h e subject of special dispensations to confer degrees o u t of time issued by t h e G r a n d Master, in which t h e y expressed t h e h o p e t h a t t h e custom might be disc o n t i n u e d ; they r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t no action b e t a k e n on t h e Mississippi resolutions; and t h e y r e p o r t e d in favor of a continuance of t h e Board of Custodians, " p r o v i d e d n o e x p e n s e therefor be entailed u p o n G r a n d L o d g e ; " all of w h i c h r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were adopted. T h e s a m e committee p r e s e n t e d majority a n d minority reports upon t h e q u e s t i o n of w h a t constitutes m a s o n i c residence. T h e Washington law to be c o n s t r u e d , reads as follows: " N o lodge shall i n i t i a t e a person * * * who has n o t been an aelunl resident of t h e State of Washington at least t w e l v e m o n t h s , etc." T h e majority report is as follows: l u o u r opinion the word " a c t u a l " In t h a t section is used in contradistinction to legal. There can be b u t one reason for requiring t h a t a person shall have resided a certain time, or any time in the jurisdiction, in order to become aqualified petitioner, a n d t h a t reason is that the members of the lodge shall have an opportunity to know whether or not he is fit material. Any residence other than the habitat — ihe place where he actually is — does uot answer this purpose. Any other construction of the statute will defeat the object of the law. A man may not be at the place of his legal residence ouce lu three years. In t h a t case, the b r e t h r e n in that locality have uo personal knowledge of t h e daily acts of the applicant, which alone constitute that character w h i c h determines whether or n o t he is fit material for Masonry. * * '^ The objects a n d purposes of a legal residence are different from the objects and purposes of a masonic residence. Masonry is a law u n t o itself, and there is no reason why we should permit the law of the State or political division to determine for us what constitutes a residence; a n d this is Just w h a t we do when we say " a petitioner's legal residence is his masonic residence."

T h e report was a d o p t e d , o v e r r u l i n g t h e decision of t h e G r a n d Master. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e of G r a n d Lodge of Kansas ( P r o c . 1895) approved a n d G r a n d Lodge concurred in a decision of G r a n d Master CLARK, No. 8, w h i c h states t h a t " a c t u a l residence," u n d e r our law, is " s y n o n y m o u s with legal r e s i d e n c e . " T h e Washington C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e criticises t h e Kansas decision as follows: " N o . 8 is c o n t r a r y to t h e general view, and, we t h i n k , to the reason oi t h e r e g u l a t i o n . W e t h i n k 'actual r e s i d e n c e ' in t h i s regulation means ' h a b i t a t , ' or ' a c t u a l physical habitancy.' "

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A c o m m i t t e e , consisting of B r o s . U P T O N a n d P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s TAYLOR a n d R E E D was a p p o i n t e d to " compile an annointed (sic, p r o b a b l y a n n o t a t e d ) digest to all t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n s , laws, edicts a n d decisions of t h i s G r a n d Lodge from its organization in 1858, e t c . " F r o m t h e zeal, vigor a n d ability c o n c e n t r a t e d in t h a t c o m m i t t e e we shall e x p e c t a valuable c o m p i l a t i o n . W e now offer in full t h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Orator, w i t h t h e p r e diction t h a t n o t r u e lover of g e n u i n e M a s o n r y , h a v i n g once b e g u n t o r e a d it, can lay it aside w i t h o u t a t first o p p o r t u n i t y o b e y i n g a n irresistible desire to t a k e it u p again at t h e earliest m o m e n t a n d r e a d e v e r y portion of t h e s a m e . J u d g e of t h e Superior C o u r t s of Walla W a l l a a n d F r a n k l i n c o u n t i e s in W a s h i n g t o n ; a w o r t h y son of " O l d Y a l e ; " a masonic s t u d e n t for t h e love he b e a r s to t h e " m y s t e r i o u s , glorious s c i e n c e , " Bro. U P T O N h a s b r o u g h t to h i s task a legal a c u m e n , a logical r e a s o n i n g ; a style of composition a n d d i c t i o n ; a n d a p r o f o u n d k n o w l e d g e of t h e h i d d e n m y s t e r i e s , w h i c h m a k e h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n to m a s o n i c l i t e r a t u r e o n e of t h e m o s t v a l u a b l e , a b s o r b i n g a n d i n s t r u c t i v e w h i c h it h a s b e e n o u r good fortune to r e a d . SOME PHASES OP FREEMASONRY. it:.W:. Grand Master, and Brethren of the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Washington: Our M.". W.'. Grand Master will bear me witness, that I accepted his a p p o i n t m e n t to the office which I now hold with the utmost reluctance. One — and not t h e least — cause for that reluctance was, that it is no small hardship to be called upon to act as successor to a brother so eloquent as he who graced this office last year, a n d whose noble oration deservedly won for h i m t h e station which h e now occupies in the South. Another was, that I should have preferred never to hold any office in this Body. I believe that on the floor of the Grand Lodge - as a free lance —bound to no o n e by ties of gratitude for past favors, deferring to no one for favors to come, a m a n wholoves and studies Masonry may be of service to the Craft. Another reason was, that I am not an orator. All my tastes are those of a s t u d e n t . My interest in Masonry prompts m e to pry into its history, its mysteries, its symbolism and its antiquities; but I have not learned the art which entitles one to aspire to t h e orator's wreath. This was well known to our M.'.W.*. Grand Master when h e appointed m e ; and his, therefore, ought to be part of the responsibility if I shall find nothing to say to you that is not old, or shall fail to suppress the enthusiasm with which t h e contemplation of the antiquities of our Institution inspires me. There is more or less temptation, upon such occasions as this, to a t t e m p t to say something useful a n d practical. I propose to resist that temptation as far as possible, for I have indulged that propensity to a sufficient e x t e n t in another capacity.* But as some things which I may say will disclose a partiality for historical studies, I may here say just a word in answer to a question actually p u t to me a day or two ago. The question w a s : '' Do you mean to assert that your musty books a n d crow-tracked manuscripts throw any light on the practical questions of the day which arise in o u r lodges a n d Grand Lodges?" To this I reply, "Any l i g h t ? " ' All light. What is t h e particular practical problem which demands solution? Is it t h e question of printing the secret work? Go read, in the MS. Old Constitutions, t h e caution given t h e candidate when he took the "Great Oath of t h e Masons, and t h e solemn words of that oath 400 years ago. " I n the Correspondence Report printed in the Appendix.

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Is i t whether a lodge may use its funds for a b a n q u e t ? Peruse the " Old rules of t h e Grand Lodge at York, 1725." Does it concern some claim to exclusive territorial jurisdiction? Learn from history h o w it was b y treaty, a n d treaty only, t h a t t h e Grand Lodges of England, Scotland, Ireland a n d Holland became bound n o t to set u p lodges in each other's territory. Are t h e fate of important measures, pending in Grand Lodge, and the distribution of offices a n d honors, made a matter of bargain a n d trade and dicker, until we are reminded of the lobby of a political convention? Read what the Old Charges say About " private committees " and " private piques and quarrels," or recall the unselfl.sh and dignified action of Grand Master MONTAGU when theJ3uke of Wharton was wrongfully set u p as his successor. Is it whether a lodge is regular? Read what t h e Grand Lodge of Scotland said In 1747 of lodges founded in Turkey. Is it perpetual jurisdiction, or compulsory affiliation, or Grand Lodge omnipotence, or " audrogynous Masonry " ? Who that understands the history of Masonry before 1750 believes in any of these things? In a word, I am convinced that a thorough knowledge of t h e antiquities of 'Masonry is n o t only useful but absolutely essential to a correct solution of t h e commonest practical questions which arise in our lodges and Grand Lodges; a n d such knowledge is m a d e doubly necessary by the fact t h a t some of our most popular masonic text books were written by theorists, and are unsafe and misleading guides. "A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is essential," as the Constitution of the State of Washington declares, " to t h e security of Individual rights, and t h e perpetuity of free government. I have said my tastes are those of a s t u d e n t ; and, If so, where better can they he gratified t h a n within the portals of the Temple of Freemasonry? *• For, whatever else she may be. Masonry is certainly a school. Her oldest surviving records give an account of t h e seven liberal arts and sciences, a n d declare their imporlance. She affords a model for all institutions of learning, in that she receives seekers after knowledge without regard to their race or'color, their wealth or worldly honors, their theological opinions or political preferences, and makes /Ae <r«(/j the ultimate end of all study. Freemasonry is a school in which, from a time whereof t h e memory of man r u n n e t h not to the contrary, the best, the wisest and- purest of mankind have sought to solve t h e riddle of the ages and find " all t h a t m a n May know, learn, fear or hope." But misunderstand m e n o t : Freemasonry is a school, n o t a school-master; a porch, n o t a Zeno; a place for study, n o t a teacher. They speak carelessly, or from little knowledge, who declare that Masonry " t e a c h e s " this, or " t e a c h e s " that. She dogmatically declares little or nothing. Her mission is to'preserve, not lopropagate, the divine t r u t h which was committed to her. Recognizing the limitations, not less than t h e Importance, of h e r mission; believing t h a t no words from her are necessary as a substitute for t h e voice of GOD speaking with a thousand tongues to the heart of m a n . she has never cared to usurp the functions of the priest by teaching doctrine to t h e profane, and has ever found It sufficient to supply, in her lodges, merely a rallying point for men already possessed of II belief in GOD. Once admitted to that " calm and safe retreat,".a Mason may learn or not learn ; teach or not teach, as he pleases; but if h e is desirous of learning, every apprentice m u s t choose his own master, be that master P A U L or CEPHAS or APPOLOS ; b e he JESUS, o r MOSES, or ZOP.OASTEB, or MOHAMMED; be he LUTHER or LEO XIII.; and every master

m u s t teach the truth as it is given unto him, not another, to see t h e truth. Freemasonry herself b u t lifts, for the initiate, a corner of the veil of IsiS; and If he cannot draw i t aside for^hlmself he will never see her face ; if h e have n o t t h e attentive ear he will never hear the secrets from her lips. Freemasonry places within t h e reach of

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her pupil "tools and implements of architecture and symbolic emblems most expressive," but if he would learn to use those tools with skill, or understand those era^blems aright, he must spend many a weary day in the quarry; many a long night before the master's trestle-board, and expect "palmam non sinepulvere" Authorizing her every son to teach if he thinks he has a message for m a n k i n d , Freemasonry herself does not teach ; or if she teaches at all, it is as Nature teaches, spreading before onr eyes a thousand records that speak plainer than written books; bringing us where we can hear a thousand mysterious voices, each telling its own great secret; presenting new lessons to be apprehended by every sense; until the enlightened m i n d may apprehend the potencies of GOD which in the beginning begot and still rule the physical universe; the heart, brought into unison with divine harmonies, is inspired by all those impulses symbolized to us by the word "brotherhood ;'' the attentiveearlearns to hear the " s t i l l small v o i c e " and the mysterious messages conveyed when " d a y u n t o day uttereth speech ; ' ' and to it a myriad of voices which proclaim " The h a n d t h a t made us is divine," speak not less distinctly than when, amid the Alpine storm, "Every mountain now hath found a tongue And JURA answers, through her misty shroud. Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud." " But," does anyone, disappointed, exclain, "Would it not be better for Masonry to speak with a u t h o r i t y ; to answer the great question which jesting PILATE put to the Man of Sorrows; to declare, to her sons, at least, which of contending dogmas lead to sweetness and light, and which are false and pernicious? Is it expedient, or wise orsafe to permit her sons, of different religions and opposite political beliefs, to spread abroad divergent views and inconsistent doctrines, without check or hindrance or censorship?" We may well smile when we hear such interrogatories. We need not respond that Freemasonry knows no touchstone of truth ; that she knows not where to look for a competent censor; that she knows no infallibility veiled in h u m a n flesh; that she believes error cannot stand before the blazing torch of reason. Not thus need we answer. But for a reply we point back to the significant testimony of history: We see the banks of the stream of Time strewed with wrecks of censorships and inquisitions ; of racks and thumbscrews and fagots ; with the corpses of priests and mouarehs, of dead empires, abandoned institutions, and outworn creedsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; pitiful and fitting memorials of those who have sought to shackle h u m a n t h o u g h t and speech, and oppose the march of the mighty car of truth. But, while creeds and religions and empires have arisen, flourished and decayed; while doctrines which have swayed the world, and been maintained by the most brilliant intellects of our race, have sunk into contempt and dishonor; while sic transit gloria mundi. Freemasonry still survives. Upon her altar burns the same pure flame that was lighted in primeval lime upon Har Moad, the Mountain of the Assembly ; in her lodges are known the awful mysteries which philosophers of old vainly sought to win from the mute lips of Isis. This, this is her answer to doubters; this, her defense of her methods. All, nil t h a t rested on h u m a n w i s d o m alone, has perished. She alone survives, unchanged and unchangeable. In the pop.ular mind. Freemasonry is commonly associated with the matchless ministers and cathedrals with which her sons studded vales and hillsides of Europe in the Middle Ages. And it is true that the Christian Church possesses few stately structures in Europe, around which our lodges were not clustered while they rose. Nay, mo^e; uncover the foundation of CLEOPATRA'S Needle, and you find there emblems without meaning except to us. Pierce the pyramids, delve among the ruins of the oldest temples of India, aye, even of Birs Nimrod. and everywhere you find our mysterious Masons' marks. Or, if that be not enough, t u r n to the writings of CONFUCIUS, and find him attaching to the tools of operative Masonry the moral significance which they possess in our Institution.' But, intimate and ancient as has been our connection with the builder's art, the labors of Orientalists, Egyptologists, philologists and others are constantly bringing to

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light new evidences that our record as temple builders is b u t incidental, and that the original chief raison d'etre and mission of our fraternity was to preserve to posterity the sublime conception of the existence of a Supreme Deity. Mark my words: " The existence of a Supreme Deity." Not His name, or any particular dogma concerning Him, or even H i s attributes, except His existence and His supremacy, and not the existence or superiority of any local or tribal god, b u t of that — •* F a t h e r of all, in every age. In every clime adored By saint, by sinner and by sage: J E H O V A H , J O V E , or L o r d ; "

the " U n k n o w n GOD " whom the.Athenians ignorantly worshipped in ST. PAUL'S t i m e ; " The Supreme Ruler of t h e U n i v e r s e " recognized in the Constitution of the State of Washington. This leads me to say a few words about certain facts which have been brought to light w i t h i n the last year or two, which appear to me to throw some side-light upon the question of our identity with t h e secret societies of antiquity, as well as to quite overthrow one widely accepted theory of the origin of the English fraternity. You k n o w it has been quite usual to believe that our fraternity is the successor of, or identical with, or had its origin iu, the Guilds of stonemasons of England, notwithstanding the fact that this theory does not account for th« existence of something very like Freemasonry a thousand years before those Guilds arose, or explain the sudden disappearance of t h a t something, or account for the existence in the Masons' • Guilds of peculiarities not found In any other Craft Guild. Yet, after all, t h e theory was an exceedingly plausible one, and some parts of it seemed established beyond question. The new evidence to which I have referred tends, in my opinion, to show that our fraternity existed before the stonemasons' Guilds; entered into them — If you please, a l t h o n g h the comparison is not quite exact —as the caterpillar into its cocoon, and in d u e time emerged again, as t h e butterfly from its prison. In other words, it seems to show that the stonemasons' Guilds, while they, like all other Craft Guilds, owed t h e i r general outlines to the earlier social Guilds and town Guilds which preceded them ( a n d with which It Is a grave error to confound t h e Craft Guilds, which were of far later origin) owed certain remarkable peculiarities, which — It is universally a d m i t t e d — distinguished them from all the other Craft Guilds, to t h e influence upon them of a certain secret fraternity —a fraternity which possessed " a system of morality, veiled In allegory and illustrated by symbols," and which was never, in a n y age, composed exclusively of operative stonemasons. If, w h e n Che Guilds of Masons came into existence, such a fraternity existed, composed largely of men connected with temple building, temple worship and the study of problems connected with religion (or, to speak more in accordance with the customs of those times, connected with all three of these things), it would be Inevitable that the l e a d i n g members of t h e Guild a n d fraternity would be, to a large extent at least, the same individuals, and the result would almost inevitably follow that in course of time, In t h e smaller communities at least, the fraternity and the Guild would coalesce, and all recollection of the former distinction between them would be forgotten. The first certain glimpse which we get of English Masonry —say at the beginning of the Fifteenth Century — reveals, nearlj' everywhere, just such a body as this coalescence would form — a fraternity embracing nearly all reputable stonemasons, b u t not composed exclusively of stonemasons, a n d possessing a secret doctrine and t h e system of morality to which I have alluded —a morality the best and purest ever known among men, and also possessing written traditions of an existence far more ancient than that I h a v e said the dawn of t h e Fifteenth Century revealed the existence of a society of this k i n d neorij/every where in England. But in London a far difTerent picture Is seen. The publication, last year, in Bro. CONDER'S remarkable book, "Records of the Hole Crafte and Fellowship of Masons," of the records of the London "Company of

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In 1666 occurred the great fire of London. The conflagration covered 436 acres. No less than 13,200 houses and eighty-nine churches were destroyed. Rebuilding this great city furnished an unprecedented a m o u n t of employment for stonemasons for nearly two generations, and of course the London Company of Masons flourished ; but when the work was finished a vast number of workmen were without employment. About 1708 the Company, to keep u p its membership, h a d to reduce its fees. Hard times with the operative Masons no doubt affected the secret fraternity, and at last, in 1716," the few lodges at London " we are told by our earliest h i s t o r i a n , " finding themselves neglected by Sir CHRISTOPHER WREN, t h o u g h t fit to "—What? Elect a new Grand Master? No ; " t h o u g h t fit," as I interpret the record, to cut loose from the operative •^City Record, LX, 46 (Hole Crafte, 69). In 1376 the right of electing civic dignitaries, etc., of London having been transferred to the City Companies, a list was made of the forty-eight companies who sent representatives to the Court of Common Council. Of these the " F r e e m a s o n s " sent two, and the " M a s o n s " four. But the " F r e e m a s o n s " were stricken from the list; their representatives were added to those of the " Masons," a n d they ( t h e " Freemasons " ) do not appear in the returns of future years. Does not this indicate that the lodge of our fraternity was at first mistaken for a city company, and that the error was promptly corrected? f l do not mean to deny that WREN, late in life, may have been initiated into the fraternity.

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Guild, a n d elect, for the first time, a Grand Master; " thought fit," says t h e historian, " to c e m e n t under a Grand Master as the center of union and h a r m o n y , " If not in t h e Guilds, where did our fraternity originate? I do not know. I am a disciple of the " historical school " of masonic stud^ints. I am not only willing but anxious to discard those idle fictions with which romancers have marred, where they have attempted to decorate our history. I do not, therefore, ask you to believe anything that has not been proven. I do not ask you to a d m i t that our fraternity is identical with those which cultivated the Ancient Mysteries, or those which taught our truths before the Mysteries arose. I do not assert it because I cannot prove it. But no man has disproved it. No k n o w n fact is inconsistent with it. Impressed in the solid sandstone of the Connecticut Valley are to be found t o d a y footprints made by birds walking in the soft soil thousands of years a g o ; footprints which are the only surviving record that such^birds ever existed. The tops of our highest hills are scarred by deep scratches caused by the pressure and motion of glaciers which no h u m a n eye ever saw. No bird track was ever found that was not made by a bird. So glacier mark exists on m o u n t a i n top over which a glacier did not plow. No Mason's mark was ever placed on t h e foundation stone of a n ancient temple w i t h o u t a h a n d to carve it. The Book of t h e Dead, deposited beside a mnmniy a tliousand years before JOSEPH went into Egypt, contains no masonic secret which some man did not know %vhen that book was w r i t t e n . Asking no man to believe what is not proven, certain propositions may be stated as established beyond all question, not by the assertion of Masons, but by the researches of the philologistand the Orientalist,and by the ripe scholarship of the world. Among these propositions a r e : That the conception of the existence of one Supreme Deity existed among our ancestors in their pre-historic home on the table-lands of Bactria before the Aryan separations and the migrations into Scandinavia, India, Indra and Babylonia, perhaps in to China and Egypt; that that conception was preserved into, and in the new homes of the migrating people as an esoteric cult, by an organization of m e n which cannot be better described than as a secret Brotherhood; that since the dawn of history there has never been a time when such a Brotherhood, devoted to t h a t sacred purpose, did not, under one name or another, exist; that although the written records of Freemasonry under its present name date back five h u n d r e d years, it has no record or tradition of an origin independent of that primitive Brotherhood, or of a t i m e when it was not charged with that same high and sacred mission ; that although various religious systems which have arisen, flourished and died, or which still survive, and which have usually been intimately connected with us or our predecessors, h a v e partly or entirely recognized the great t r u t h which we defend, and have wrought incalculable good to the children of men ; yet in them all h u m a n errors have in time become mingled with GOD-given truth, and their slender tapers have so fluttered in the contending winds of strange doctrines, or been so dimmed by the noxious gases of polytheism, pantheism, idolatry or anthropomorphism, that, in all h u m a n probability, b u t for the pure fire ever burning upon our altar the light of t r u t h might have perished from the earth ; and that it is due chiefly, if not solely, to the fraternity (or, if you prefer, the fraternities) which we represent, not only t h a t religious toleration exists, but that the conception of the GREAT I AM, which was committed to t h e safe repository of faithful breasts before ABRAHAM was, survived the polytheism of Babylon, of Egypt, of Greece and of Rome, and the skepticism and superstition of the Dark Ages, and to-day is not only comprehended and taught, clearly or dimly, by an h u n d r e d discordant sects, which have ever delighted to war and contend among themselvesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; quite persuaded That all the apostles would have done as they did," but survives in all its pristine purity in our lodges. Deny if you will that the history of those ancient brotherhoods is a part of the history of Freemasonry. But you cannot deny that the great mission which they per-

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formed, and the great truths which they preserved, are the possession and heritage of the fraternity of Free a n d Accepted Masons. " F r e e a n d Accepted Masons!" Where shall I find other words so sweet, so dear, so sacred or so pregnant as these, to the ears and heart of him who has learned the great truths which Masonry unfolds to the minds and souls of her worthy sons? Contemplating the mighty truths which lie behind her veil, forever concealed from the unworthy even should they gain access to her courts, her true votary finds that, like her twin sister Nature, —"she speaks A various language: For his gayer hours She h a t h a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty; and she glides I n t o his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware."

T h e Correspondence R e p o r t is also by Bro. UPTON, a n d like all h i s o t h e r work, shows great ability and research. Still, t r u t h compels us to say t h a t e i t h e r multiplicity of duties, or a p r e m a t u r e call for copy, caused Bro. U . to fall down in his scoring of t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s for its action in regard to Lyons Lodge. H e alleges, a m o n g o t h e r charges, t h a t an error was m a d e " i n making t h e lodge an engine to enforce profane laws." Answer: By referring to second p a r a g r a p h , page 97, h e will see from r e p o r t of C o m m i t t e e on Grievances it was " a n offense against t h e Body of M a s o n r y . " T h a t G r a n d Lodge erred " i n interfering with t h e p r i v a t e affairs of a lodge by s e n d i n g a D e p u t y to preside." Answer: T h e D e p u t y was selected by a g r e e m e n t , lodge c o n c u r r i n g ; Master declining to serve, a n d t h e Grand Master, being a m e m b e r of t h e lodge, also declining. A n u m b e r of o t h e r errors are alleged in regard to t h e m a n n e r t a k e n to bring t h e lodge to book, a n d t h e m a n n e r in which t h e c h a r t e r was t a k e n u p , w h i c h actions were by t h e Grand Lodge with a full knowledge of all the facts fully a p p r o v e d . H e t h e n says G r a n d Lodge erred in assuming t h a t a lodge w h i c h balloted seven liours was guilty of an offense in failing to agree. Y o u read t h e record wrongly, Bro. U., t h e lodge did agree by ballot t h a t t h e b r o t h e r was guilty of a n offense against t h e Body of Masonry, b u t refused to affix a n y p e n a l t y therefor, which under all K a n s a s p r e c e d e n t s is an offense for w h i c h t h e c h a r t e r is invariably forfeited; a principle so well established t h a t t h e r e is n o pressing necessity for a regulation covering such a case. If His H o n o r will p e r m i t us to interpose a n objection ^we would say t h a t t h e alleged errors really are so mixed with questions of fact t h a t iu civil matters most courts would insist u p o n t h e i r being tried before a j u r y , and having been so tried would n o t d i s t u r b a verdict of a c o m p e t e n t j u r y u p o n a question of fact w h e n t h e verdict was in accordance with t h e law of that jurisdiction. B u t Bro. U. finds further g r o u n d s of objection to t h e fact t h a t a charter was g r a n t e d to t w e n t y - t h r e e m e m b e r s of Lj'ons Lodge " forthwith " " w i t h o u t t h e paym e n t of any fee therefor," a n d t h e " property formerly belonging to Lyons Lodge d o n a t e d " to t h e new lodge, etc., and s a y s : In Washington such a thing could not be done; because —aside from mural grounds —the consent of the nearest lodge would have to be secured; and the sharp twenty-three would have to prove their skill U. D. Has Kansas no such requirements?

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Our brother clearly states as a matter of law sucA a thing cannot be done in Washington, and in so doing makes a plain issue as to the power of the Grand Lodge of Washington—which from the statement made, we infer has no power to grant a charter to a subordinate lodge in 'its jurisdiction without the consent of the nearest lodge, and a previous probation and " display of skill U. D." " I s that true, Bro. U . ? " Is the Grand Lodge of Washington so " l i m i t e d " and restricted in its powers that it cannot directly issue a charter? Must it first have the consent of a subordinate— or if you like the term better, a constituent lodge? Have you really been imposing upon the Grand Lodges of the United States in your claim that the Grand Lodge of Washington is a sovereign Grand Body? Four pages are devoted to the Proceedings of Kansas for 1895, and then two pages more are given to a review of our report, commencing thus: The space which we ought to devote to Kansas is exhausted, and we have not yet touched Bro. M. M. MILLER'S magnificent Report on Correspondence (213 pp.), one of the best of the year. The judicial instinct is quite strong in our brother, and we find the foregoing was simply a prelude — the summing up came later. He quotes our comments in support of our criticism of the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington, with which he concurs, and says: Do not blame Bro. EEED, Bro. MILLER. He is one of the best informed Masons in North America. He would gladly have quoted some authority to support Bro. PLUMMER's decision, that it takes "seven to open." But even ^VO.B.KR\> cannot quote what does not exist.

In all of which we concur. He likewise quotes what we say in regard to a "halt on the cypher business;" the Kansas " copy of the original Webb Work," and the duty of a "Correspondence Committee to criticise fearlessly," etc. Bro. V. has mastered the rcductio ad absurdum fully. One using it, however, should never take his own statement of another's argument as a basis for its use. For instance, please quote the writer on this assertion: " I n his review of Vermont he argues that the law is a bad one, and ought to be changed." Further, " What is his argument? That we teach our initiate that it is the internal, not the external, qualifications that recommend," and following this out to a fine point, he asks, " What does woman lack of answering your reformed requirement?" As we have before remarked, our distinguished brother is a Judge, and is undoubtedly familiar with the righteous indignation which po.ssesses the " Court" when His Honor listens to some attorney quoting a decision in part, to be followed by his opponent with a full quotation of the text. Suppose the "Court" tries its absurd conclusion based on these, our actual words, viz: " We teach our initiates that the internal, and not the external qualification of a man recommend him. for membership in the Craft," and then we think the further interrogatory " Where am I at ? " will be in order.

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Before closing Bro. U., citing o u r reference, u n d e r I n d i a n a (1894), to t h e Regius a n d Matthew Cooke manuscripts, asks u s : " I s t h e r e a n y evidence, i n or o u t of those manuscripts, t h a t as early as o u r existing copies of t h e m were written — F o u r t e e n t h or Fjfteenth C e n t u r y — ' t a k ing a n a p p r e n t i c e ' was ' m a k i n g a Mason,'"—-or, in o t h e r words, t h a t apprentices w e r e m e m b e r s of t h e fraternity? Our reference to t h e m a n u s c r i p t s was simply to save t h e K a n s a s Constitution from a scattering fusilade of " a n c i e n t usage." W e t h o u g h t it sufficient for t h a t p u r p o s e — t h e . question of " e v i d e n c e " or conclusive testimony satisfying t o t h e senses is a n entirely different matter. W h i l e c o n u n d r u m s a r e in order permit us t o i n q u i r e w h a t evidence t h e r e is t h a t SOLOMON, H I R A M OP TYKE and H I R A M N A P H T A L I ever o p e n e d

a lodge of Master Masons? If t h e r e is none, possibly t h e t h r e e or seven puzzle may still b e a n o p e n question in W a s h i n g t o n . U n d e r U t a h , B r o . U. confesses ( i n f e r e n t i a l l y ) t o an intimacy w i t h " P o m m e r y Sec " a n d " M u m m , " to which, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g his diatribe against prohibition, we do n o t object, a n d because of which or even h i s defense (inferentially a g a i n ) of t h e admission of saloon-keepers to t h e rights, lights a n d privileges of Masonry, we will n o t argue t h a t h e is not an e x p o n e n t of t h e great masonic virtue of t e m p e r a n c e . T h e fact stands, Bro. U P T O N , t h a t " i n t e m p e r a n c e a n d excess," a n d failure to discipline therefor, h a v e b r o k e n u p more masonic lodges t h a n a n y o t h e r cause or all o t h e r causes combined, with t h e possible exception of t h e MORGAN affair — and while p e r h a p s upon more i n t i m a t e a c q u a i n t a n c e you would " f r a n k l y a d m i t " without tedious "reflection," y o u h a d misjudged t h e writer, b o t h in respect t o religion a n d politics, we fail t o see t h e conclusion to be derived from your e l e m e n t a r y propositions. W e agree to both of t h e m , 1st, t h a t Masonry is not to b e influenced i n t h e slightest degree by w h a t t h e Catholic, or a n y o t h e r c h u r c h , d o e s ; 2d, Masonry does n o t stop t o assert t h a t s h e has t h e best system of m o r a l i t y ; she simply says s h e h a s , or is, o system of morality. To all of which we agree. Now, t h e n : U p o n what theory of this masonic system of morality, or w h a t construction of t h e masonic virtue of t e m p e r a n c e do y o u claim t h a t y o u r law of Washington is in h a r m o n y with it, so t h a t a saloon-keeper is eligible to masonic rights a n d privileges? That is t h e " e l e m e n t a r y p o i n t " for consideration, a n d upon t h a t we f;nd e n o u g h in t h e masonic virtue of t e m p e r a n c e alone t o w a r r a n t us in believing a n d acting u p o n t h e belief t h a t there is no place in M a s o n r y for a saloon-keeper. Still, Bro. U., we can p o i n t a moral or adorn a tale occasionally by a reference to right action on t h e p a r t of others, w i t h o u t compelling t h e conclusion t h a t Masonry is u n d e r obligation to follow their example. T h e fact is, Bro. U., if ^ve lived up t o t h e light we h a v e , we would h a v e more of t h e churches pointing a t us for living e x a m p l e s t h a n now. W h i l e t h e subject of receiving liquor sellers into masonic lodges is u n d e r consideration we c o m m e n d to our W a s h i n g t o n b r e t h r e n t h e ac-

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tion of Arizona, which a d o p t e d t h e r e p o r t of its C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e t h a t n o a m e n d m e n t to t h e i r Constitution was required to p r e v e n t admission t o t h e Order of those engaged in t h e liquor traffic, viz: " T h a t M a s o n r y inpulcates t h e doctrine of t e m p e r a n c e , and t h a t Masons s h o u l d n o t b e engaged in p u r s u i t s subversive of t h e moral l a w ; t h a t b o t h d r u n k e n n e s s a n d t h e m a k i n g of d r u n k a r d s were offenses against M a s o n r y . " W e p r e s u m e even t h i s action will b e characterized as an " i n n o v a tion u p o n t h e a n c i e n t usages of t h e Craft." ( S e e p . 68.) W h i c h rem i n d s u s t h a t t h e most complete "evidence" of very " a n c i e n t u s a g e " t h a t t h e writer k n o w s of is to b e found in t h a t illustration of HOGARTH'S, representing t h e Worshipful Master of a lodge going h o m e after a n i g h t with t h e b r e t h r e n ; t h e n i g h t w a t c h m a n with his l a n t e r n accompanying him ; t h e position of t h e Master's " h a t t " ; h i s precarious footsteps; t h e dousing h e receives from t h e c h a m b e r m a i d at an u p p e r window — illust r a t i n g a n y t h i n g b u t t h e dignity of K i n g SOLOMON. I s this illustrated " v e s t e d r i g h t " of " a n c i e n t u s a g e " o n e in behalf of which innovations m u s t be ruthlessly p u t aside? W e h a v e t a k e n unalloyed pleasure in r e v i e w i n g t h e Proceedings of W a s h i n g t o n . W e regret t h a t we have n o t more space to c o n t r i b u t e to o t h e r portions of Bro. UPTON'S c h a r m i n g r e p o r t . We c o m m e n d it to all who h a v e access to t h e Washington Proceedings. T r e n c h a n t , finical to t h e verge of hypercriticism at times, on all general principles of Masonry it is broad-gauged in view. Some will perceive, possibly, an over critical disposition, b u t t h e y should r e m e m b e r t h a t in first p r o d u c t i o n s of corr e s p o n d e n t s ( o r m o t h e r s ) fair allowance m u s t be m a d e for e x u b e r a n c e of gratified expression. Possibly t h e official position of t h e a u t h o r calls for some coiisideration. A s a judge, probably h e never h a d before h i m as motley a n d irrepre.=sible a gang of victims calling for t h e a p p r o p r i a t e expression of t h e terrors of violated law. Regretting t h a t h e does n o t further j o u r n e y with t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e —Guild (is i t ? ) — we welcome back to a place w h e r e h e h a s reflected h o n o r on his jurisdiction, o u r distinguished b r o t h e r , THOMAS MILBURNK R E E D .

W I L L I A M W A L L A C E WITHEKSPOON, G r a n d Master, S p o k a n e . THOJIAS M I L B U E N E R E E D , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e ,

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WEST VIRGINIA—1894. 30TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

WHEELING, NOVEMBER 13TH AND 14TH.

We open the volume to an excellent portrait of the Grand Master elect, GEORGE W . FBIDT, whose face bespeaks all the merit which the well-written historical article devoted to him, furnished by Bro. ATKINSON, gives him credit for. A native of Maryland; educated in Ohio; a soldier of the United States during the late war; a Mason ever since; a lawyer; honored as such by the good people of Old Berkeley county; enjoying to the full the esteem, confidence and support of his masonic brethren, we bespeak for his administration such a display of zeal, energy and efficiency as will make it creditable even among those of such worthy predecessors as have reflected honor on the masonic records of West Virginia. A. M. EVANS, Grand Master. Grand Representative of Kansas, JOHN M. COLLINS, and eight Past Grand Masters, were present. The address of the Grand Master shows six special communications for corner stone layings; the institution of nine new lodges; and four dispensations were granted for new lodges. One decision is reported — that a candidate with one eye is eligible to the Mysteries of Freemasonry — which was approved by the Jurisprudence Committee as in harmony with the law of West Virginia. The Grand Master calls attention to the fact that the West Virginia Report on Correspondence compares favorably with that of any other American Grand Lodge; that it is a "fund of valuable information," and gives appreciative consideration to the time and careful thought required in its production. The Grand Master prints in his report correspondence had with the Grand Masters of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Kentucky, concerning united action, by way of protest, against printing the esoteric work of Freemasonry, in which the first three agree with him in uniting in such protest, the last one declining for the alleged reason that "each jurisdiction has the absolute right to control the manner of promulgating the esoteric work of the degrees over which they have control." Bro. EVANS, his term having expired, turns the subject over to his successor, for such action as he might desire. We note that the Grand Secretary's salary was increased from $300.00 to $500.00 by unanimous action of Grand Lodge. J udging from what we have seen of Bro. ATKINSON'S '"hand," the Grand Lodge might well stand another "raise." Two lodges U. D. had their dispensations continued. The first day's proceedings of Grand Lodge closed with a banquet, at which addresses were delivered bj' Past Grand Masters ATKINSON, TAVERNER and LONG, and others, and which, judging from the clippings from the Intelligencer, and the character of the speakers and the ability

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a n d versatility of t h e toastmaster. P a s t G r a n d Master ROBERT W H I T E , was a v e r y enjoyable event. W e n o t e t h a t t h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s was elected D e p u t y G r a n d Master. T h e Committee on Obituaries, consisting of Bros. O. S. LONG, J O H N M. COLLINS and G. W. ATKINSON, p r e s e n t e d a beautiful t r i b u t e to Past G r a n d Senior W a r d e n W. S. SUMMERS, one sentence of which we t a k e : Honorable and high-minded, just and upright, he performed with reverence and zeal his duty toward GOD and man, and has left behind him a record of kindly deeds, fragrant with the incense ot true religion and brilliant as the light of the imperishable stars. W e n o t e an a m e n d m e n t to t h e L a w s a n d Regulations of G r a n d Lodge, which, u n d e r t h e rules, lies over u n t i l n e x t a n n u a l communication, which provides for t h e p a y m e n t of t h e expenses of t h e a t t e n d a n c e of P a s t Grancl Masters at Grand Lodge. A n oil p o r t r a i t of Past Grand Master E V A N S was ordered p r o c u r e d . T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b y P a s t G r a n d Master GEORGE W . ATKINSON, comes fully up to t h e good words spoken for it in t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master. We find some difficulty, however, in reviewing topics u n d e r jurisdictions whose P r o c e e d i n g s date back nearly if not fully t h r e e years. K a n s a s is fraternally reviewed for t h e year 1894; a t r i b u t e is paid to t h e m e m o r y of J O H N H . BROWN. Bro. ATKINSON falls i n t o t h e e r r o r t h a t others have, of b e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e " floor p l a n s " are c y p h e r suggestions of t h e ritual. H e s a y s : " I t s o u n d s very m u c h like o u r K a n s a s b r e t h r e n had started in on t h e c y p h e r business." Simply floor mavemenli, Bro. A. W e regret t h a t t h e Proceedings of West Virginia for last year are not a t h a n d , and t h a t t h e p r e s e n t volume does n o t i n c l u d e K a n s a s for â&#x20AC;˘ 1895. GEORGE W . F E I D T , G r a n d Master, M a r t i n s b u r g . GEORGE W . ATKINSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Wheeling. N e x t a n n u a l , Charleston, N o v e m b e r , 1895.

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A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MILWAUKEE, JUNE I I T H .

H I R A M W . SAWYER, Grand Master, delivered his address, from w h i c h we note t h a t P a s t G r a n d Master H . L. PALMER, of Wisconsin, has b e e n recommissioned Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s ; t h a t t h e G r a n d Master, p u r s u a n t to resolution of G r a n d Lodge in 1894, appointed a c o m m i t t e e to p r e s e n t t h e subject of " Masonic C h a r i t y " before t h e G r a n d Lodge.s of t h e country, in t h e h o p e t h a t a uniform system m i g h t be evolved from t h e action of t h e various G r a n d Lodges. T h i s committee, b y a circular, presented to t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e G r a n d Lodges of

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the United States what has since been designated the Wisconsin rule. The Grand Master discusses the question of relief in his address, and refers to the report of the committee. Three dispensations to form new lodges were granted; all applications for dispensation to dispense with physical qualifications were denied. Twenty-five decisions were reported, five of which went through the Jurisprudence Committee's hands for improvement before adoption by Grand Lodge. We note that the membership of the fraternity is 16,001, a net increase for the year of 496. The Committee on Masonic Relief, in their report, say as follows: Your committee regret that they are unable to report a general acceptance of the proposition contained in the above [their circular], but they are strongly of the opinion that the obvious necessity of systematic methods in place of the present hap. hazard lack of method, will so commend it that this or some similar plan will eventually be accepted. In Kansas, the matter has been referred to a committee to report next year, and there is a probability of the adoption of the proposition. T h e c o m m i t t e e q u o t e s extensively from Bro. B E L C H E R ' S a d m i r a b l e report to t h e California G r a n d Lodge, in w h i c h h e said: It is very well to say, and is sometimes said, that the duty of relieving distress is a personal duty which each individual Mason assumes and must perform for himself and according to his ability, and that lodges are never intended to be dispensers of charity to strangers or sojourners, or to their own members. We accept the statement that each individual should be always ready to help those that need help, according to his ability; b u t wedo not at all accept or agree with the statement that lodges were never intended to be dispensers of charity, and so, of course, ought not, as lodges, to have any care about the sick and needy. In the thirteenth of the ''Old Regulations " of 1721, we read : "At the said quarterly communication, all matters that concern the fraternity in general, or particular lodges, or single brethren, are quietly, sedately and maturely to be discoursed of and transacted. <â&#x20AC;˘ * * They shall also consider of the most p r u d e n t and efifectual methods of collecting and disposing of what money shall be given to or lodged with them in charity, towards the needs on ly of any true brother fallen into poverty or decay, but of none else; but every particular lodge shall dispose of their own charity for poor brethren according to their own By-Laws, until it shall be agreed by all the lodges , (In a new regulation) to carry in the charity collected by them to t h e Grand Lodge, at the quarterly or a n n u a l communication, in order to make a common stock of it for the more handsome relief of poor brethren." This looks to us as though the four London lodges that then composed the Grand Lodge of England, had and meant to express t h e idea that not only the constituent lodges, but as well the Grand Lodge, had a duty to. perform towards " t r u e brethren fallen into poverty and decay; " t h a t a lodge could dispense charity more efficiently than its individual members, and that the Grand Lodge could dispense it more efficiently t h a n its constituents; that is, that every lodge should have a fund for the- relief of those in need, and it could, through a proper committee, much more readily and certainly t h a n its individual members determine the necessities of the applicant, a n d the character and extent of the relief that ought to be given.

The Committee concludes its report with a statement of the proposition, which it asks all Grand Lodges to adopt: . Itisthe duty of each lodge to take care of its ovm members in distress wherever they may be. In case of its inability so to do, this duty devolvesupon the Grand Lodge fromwhich it holds its charter. It being understood that in no cose is the lodge furnishing relief and asking reimbursement to go beyond actual present necessity without expxess authority from the reimb-ursing body. I

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Charters were granted three lodges U. D. DUNCAN MCGREGOR, chairman Committee on Correspondence, being unable to be present sent his regrets. We note that GABRIEL BOUCK has been appointed chairman in place of Bro. MCGREGOR. Bro. B., with the single exception of our Grand Kepresentative, HENRY S. PALMER, is the oldest (in pointof service) Past Grand Master in Wisconsin. Like Bro. PALMER he has achieved distinction at the bar, and has an enviable record as a masonic jurisprudent and orator. If pur Wisconsin brethren will wisely do what they have not done for Bro. MCGREGOR — permit their new chairman to write his report without any restrictions — we think our brethren of Wisconsin, as well as other jurisdictions, will be amply repaid by a perusal of Bro. B.'s views on the various questions of jurisprudence and polity affecting masonic interests in the world. While we regret that Bro. MCGREGOR does not journey longer in the field of correspondence, we believe that the banner of Wisconsin will be held to the fore by the new chairman. Past Grand Master BOUCK, under direction of the Grand Master, presented to Past Grand Master WM. C. SWAIN a Past Grand Master's jewel, accompanying same with an impressive address, to which Bro. SWAIN fittingly responded. Two charters to lodges newly organized in Milwaukee were granted, one being a reorganization of an old lodge whose charter was taken up, the other a new lodge from its inception. Bro. DUNCAN .MCGREGOR'S Report on Correspondence is a review of

fifty-two jurisdictions, Kansas for 1894 and 1895 being included. In his review of Arizona for 1893, referring to Grand Master ORMSBY'S remark comparing the value of religion with Masonry, he says: Freemasonry needs n o such comparison as here implies, a n d i t is n o t well t h a t those intrusted with its honors should strain arguments, or be over-zealous in their advocacy. T h e (Most) Worshipful Master's zeal has made h i m blind to t h e beneiioial effects of other agencies besides those of Masonry.

Under California, Bro. MCGREGOR comments upon the action of that Grand Lodge in concurring with and adopting the Wisconsin rule, "systematizing and putting upon a business basis the dispensing of charity to a sojourner," and states his opinion that the discussion of the question will definitely fix responsibility. He calls attention to the able report of Bro. BELCHER and his committee, saying it is well worth the consideration of the Grand Lodges that have unfavorably acted upon the matter. Under Kansas for 1893, Bro. MCGREGOR gives a brief statement of the work accomplished by Grand Lodge — his only criticism on its action being the following: "Grand Lodge endorses the 'Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas,' and commends it to the Craft. We very seriouslj' doubt the wisdom of this action." Our Report on Correspondence is said to be " a good one," and Bro. MCGREGOR gives us a welcome, for which we are profoundly grateful.

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Kansas for 1895 is likewise reviewed. G r a n d Master CLARK is said to liave " d e l i v e r e d a sensible address setting forth h i s official doings in plain t e r m s . " W e find t h e following c o m m e n t : The Kansm Freemason is again recommended to the moral and financial support of the Craft. If this is a private business, which we presume it is,it would be a great deal better to let it commend itself Instead of being commended. The law of survival of the littest might be allowed to decide the matter.

T h e objection would be more tenable if o u r " official organ " h a d any competitor. As it has not, t h e " l a w of t h e survival of t h e j?J<«s«can not be successfully involved. T h e Kansas Correspondence Report for 1895 is p r o n o u n c e d " a very able report." In h i s conclusion, Bro. McG. s a y s : " Probably t h e most i m p o r t a n t t h e m e u n d e r discussion is t h e relative merits of H o m e s a n d i n d i v i d u a l lodges as m e a n s for dispensing needed charity. W e t h i n l i t h e question will be settled on its merits in separate jurisdictions, r a t h e r t h a n by t h e adoption of a uniform plan. W. W. PERRY, G r a n d Master, Madison. GABRIEL BOUCK, c h a i r m a n Committee o n Correspondence, Oshlsosh. N e x t a n n u a l , Milwaukee, second Tuesday in .Tune, 1896.

WYOMING—1895. 21ST A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

E O C K SPRINGS, SEPTEMBER 1 0 T H .

JETHRO T . HOLLIDAY, Grand Master, delivered a n address containing a succinct s t a t e m e n t of h i s official acts. H e refers to a possible question of jurisdiction between t h e G r a n d Lodges of M o n t a n a a n d W y o m i n g over t h e U n i t e d States territory included in Yellowstone Park, a n d s u b m i t s t h e matter to Grand Lodge. T h e Grand Lodge having heretofore extended recognition to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Victoria, now e x t e n d s recognition t o t h e United G r a n d Lodge of Victoria, t h e latter being its p r o p e r title. T h e Wisconsin rule was adopted, a n d made part of t h e Constitution of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Wyoming. T h e volume of Proceedings contains portraits of Past G r a n d Mast e r s N A T H A N I E L R . D A V I S (1886-8), J A M E S H . H A Y K O R D (1878-80), a n d JETHRO T . H O L L I D A Y ( 1 8 9 4 - 5 ) .

T h e Report on Correspondence is by t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e committee, Bro. W I L L I A M L . KUYKENDALL, a n d contains about all t h e r e is in t h e Proceedings, except t h e statistics of t h e year. U n d e r A l a b a m a , Bro. K. makes a contention itor t h e restoration of a m e m b e r of a lodge to h i s original standing in his lodge u p o n t h e reversal by G r a n d Lodge of action by its s u b o r d i n a t e s u s p e n d i n g h i m ; t h a t t h e act of reversal itself placed h i m w h e r e h e originally stood. W e

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c o n c u r with Bro. K., a n d c a n n o t see w h a t foundation in reason or justice t h e r e can b e for compelling one who has been unjustly s u s p e n d e d , a n d b y t h e action of G r a n d Lodge t h e suspension declared n u l l and void, to petition for restoration to m e m b e r s h i p in his lodge. U n d e r Delaware, we t a k e t h e following: Delaware appears to have an endless time in securing uniformity of work. We would hold a camp meeting on the subject If Wyoming was no larger geographically than Delaware. There was great tribulation over a Past Master opening a lodge and initiating a candidate, which he no doubt did as well, if not better, than the Mai^ter, who was sick, or either of the Wardens, who were late. The candidate was reobligated, which made it all right, even if he did not know any more afterwards than before. That is Delaware's way, and that settles it. K a n s a s for 1895 receives full and fraternal consideration. After s t a t i n g t h e facts in t h e Lyons case, Bro. K. says: " We frequently find such cases, and t h e y a r e a marvel to t h i s writer." S p e a k i n g of those who refused to vote p u n i s l i m e n t , he s a y s : Such men, when known and they can he reached, should be excluded from jury duty in any criminal case under the laws of the land. The charter of that lodge was revoked, and the members who refused to do their duty are outside the pale of Masonry, where, it is to be hoped, the Grand Lodge will keep them by not allowing dimits or certificates to issue. T h e Kansas R e p o r t on Correspondence is said to be " a very able p r e s e n t a t i o n of masonic action of all t h e Grand Lodges reviewed." W e t h a n k o u r Bro. K. for his personal c o m m e n t s and congratulations. U n d e r Mississippi, Bro. K. discourses q u i t e fluently a n d warmly u p o n t h e exercise by t h e G r a n d Master of his claimed prerogative to m a k e a Mason a t sight. T h e record of t h a t case, Bro. K., may well be e u t i t l e d , " T h e G r a n d Master's labored apology for b r i n g i n g discredit upon t h e dignity of t h e Craft and Grand Lodge of Mississippi." We t h i n k Bro. SPEED will give us an e x h a u s t i v e s t a t e m e n t of t h e case from t h e s t a n d p o i n t of masonic law and usage. Let us wait a n d see;- possibly good m a y come o u t of t h e transaction yet. T h e W y o m i n g r e p o r t comes to us December 23d, j u s t as we are closing up our work, a n d o u r review has been necessarily hasty. F. CHATTERTON, G r a n d Master, Rawlins. W I L L I A M L . KUYKENDALL, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Saratoga. i^ext a n n u a l , Sheridan, S e p t e m b e r 8, 1896,

1895-96.

APPENDIX.

•

409

CONCLUSION. MASONIC HOMES.

T h e topic which m o r e t h a n a n y other h a s engrossed t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e masonic jurisdictions of this country, of late years, a n d which a t t h e present t i m e is w i t h o u t d o u b t t h e most i m p o r t a n t subiect for consideration, is included in t h e following q u e r y : W h a t is t h e best m e t h o d of caring for t h e aged indigent Masons, or their widows, a n d t h e orp h a n s of Masons? , As a matter of statistics, w i t h o u t discussing t h e question, we h a v e compiled from t h e Reports of Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d J u r i s dictions mentioned below, brief statements of t h e action t a k e n b y each. T h e following endorse t h e Plome system, all of t h e m , with t h e single exception of California, having Homes in o p e r a t i o n : CALIFORNIA— Has purchased for H o m e purposes 268 acres of land, costing $33,000.00; h a s subscriptions of $.57,000.00, a n d o t h e r assured contributions. CONNECTICUT — P u r c h a s e d buildings a n d property, a n d i n s t i t u e d a H o m e b y act of G r a n d Lodge in 1894. ENGLAND — Has an "Aged I n s t i t u t i o n , " with 469 beneficiaries, a " B o y s ' S c h o o l " a n d a " G i r l s ' School," t h e three e x p e n d i n g i n 1894 $310,000.00, a n d in addition a " B e n e v o l e n t F u n d , " which e x p e n d e d $44,850.00 in 1894, for t h e destitute a n d o r p h a n s of t h e Craft. I L L I N O I S — H a s a H o m e in active operation in Chicago, a n d steps a r e now being t a k e n to institute a n o t h e r in t h e central portion of t h e State. IRELAND — H a s institutions of like character to those of E n g l a n d , e x p e n d i n g i m m e n s e s u m s for its o r p h a n s and aged destitute. KENTUCKY— H a s h a d a Plome in operation for twenty-five y e a r s ; it sheltered 232 o r p h a n s i n t h e year 1894. MICHIGAN — H a s a H o m e in operation. M I S S O U R I — H a s a H o m e , supported by Grand Lodge mainly. has a p e r m a n e n t E n d o w m e n t F u n d of $50,000.00. NEW

SOOTH

WALES — Has

Home

and

permanent

fund

It of

$15,050.00. N E W YORK ~ H a s a H o m e costing $254,804.86; a n invested fund of $1.35,000.00, a n d $70,000.00 in cash to increase t h e size of its buildings to needed capacity. NORTH CAROLINA—-Has t h e "Oxford O r p h a n Asylum," which u n d e r recent e n d o w m e n t s h a s materially increased its facilities for usefulness. One h u n d r e d girls and ninety-two boys a r e educated a n d t a u g h t livelihoods. NOVA SCOTIA — Has a H o m e for" old a n d infirm b r e t h r e n , t h e i r wives and widows," a n d a fund of $15,000.00.

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O H I O — H a s a H o m e , to which Springfield m a d e a donation of 1.5.3 acres of land a n d 311,000.00 in money. Buildings cost $125,101.95, and h a s 100 rooms, of which n i n e t y - t h r e e are l i v i n g r o o m s . PENNSYIA'ANIA — H a s a H o m e , a n d in a d d i t i o n t h e r e t o t h r e e imm e n s e C h a r i t y F u n d s , all for t h e relief of t h e distressed of t h e Craft. SCOTLAND — H a s various i n s t i t u t i o n s for o r p h a n s a n d distressed, and devotes fifty per cent, of i n c o m e of G r a n d Lodge to t h e m . TENNESSEE — H a s a H o m e built and free from d e b t costing $42,008.47, which h a s s e v e n t y - o n e i n m a t e s , a n d forty m o r e a p p l i c a n t s . Grand Lodge gave $3,500.00 to increase its capacity, a n d o t h e r sources contributed $3,002.75. V I R G I N I A — H a s a H o m e with capacity for 100. G r a n d Lodge cont r i b u t e s $3,000.00 per a n n u m ; has an E n d o w m e n t F u n d of $16,1.39.67. V I C T O R I A — Has a H o m e , designated as " Masonic Alms H o u s e s . " T h e following jurisdictions are laying by funds with intention ultim a t e l y of b u i l d i n g H o m e s , or are o t h e r w i s e m o v i n g toward t h a t e n d : ALABAMA — H a s referred proposed a m e n d m e n t of Constitution involving t h e question of instituting a Masonic H o m e to s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for action. B R I T I S H COLUMBIA — G r a n d Master a n d W a r d e n s a c o m m i t t e e to r e p o r t a plan for a H o m e a t n e x t c o m m u n i c a t i o n ; h a s a Charity F u n d of $6,351.83. CANADA — H a s a c c u m u l a t e d an " A s y l u m F u n d " of $14,043.75, and d i s b u r s e d last year for destitute $9,396.25. DELA WARE — Has j ust appointed a comm ittee of n ine, of whom seven are P a s t G r a n d Masters, to consider organization of a H o m e for old a n d i n d i g e n t Masons. G E O R G I A — B y action of G r a n d Lodge h a s s u b m i t t e d t h e question of p u r c h a s i n g p r o p e r t y for a H o m e to s u b o r d i n a t e lodges. I D A H O — Has accumulated an " O r p h a n F u n d " of $25,037.70. I N D I A N A — H a s s u b m i t t e d to its lodges t h e q u e s t i o n of increasing d u e s from fifty cents to $1.00 to raise a fund of $.50,000.00 with which to build a H o m e . I N D I A N TERRITORY — Places to t h e credit of t h e " W i d o w s and Orp h a n s ' H o m e F u n d " three-fourths of all m o n e y received above necessary expenses. KANSAS — H a s a H o m e organization i n s t i t u t e d by action of G r a n d Lodge, a n d will p u r c h a s e a H o m e when the fundi already raised for that purpose are available. LOUISIANA — Has passed an edict a p p o i n t i n g a G r a n d Lodge comm i t t e e of seven t o arrange for a H o m e . M A R Y L A N D — Has a fund started for t h a t p u r p o s e . M I N N E S O T A — W i t h a Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' F u n d of $14,000.00 fur a n u c l e u s , is a n t i c i p a t i n g t h e possession of a H o m e for its helpless.

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411

MISSISSIPPI — Educates its o r p h a n s at t h e " Protestant O r p h a n Asyl u m ; " has a H o m e F u n d of .§11,492.80 toward t h e increase of which it taxes each m e m b e r of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n t w e n t y cents p e r a n n u m . MASSACHUSSETTS — H a s $77,000.00 in " E d u c a t i o n and Charity Trust," voting $10,000.00 to it out of surplus receipts of G r a n d Lodge for 1894, and has voted t h a t t h e income of t h e G r a n d Charity F u n d for n e x t ten years be added to and become p a r t of t h e principal of said F u n d . NEBRASKA — Has raised $9,000.00 toward a H o m e , and has an " O r p h a n Educational Fund " of $26,600.00. N E W JERSEY - Has a Charity F u n d of $7,422.56, a n d has t a k e n action by which t h e a n n u a l surplus funds of G r a n d Lodge are to be paid into it from now o n , " with definite aim towards a further expansion into t h e fuller purposes of a Masonic H o m e . " N E W MEXICO - Devotes ten per cent, of its income toward t h e institution of a Masonic H o m e for Consumptives, and further sets aside twenty-five per cent, of its income for a C h a r i t y F u n d . OREGON — H a s 852 shares of masonic building stock, worth $42,500.00, a n d $12,030.31 in cash, all belonging to t h e " E d u c a t i o n a l F u n d ;" funds which are expected to be ultimately used for a H o m e . SOUTH AUSTRALIA — H a s a " H o m e F u n d " of $5,650.00, for "aged, indigent b r e t h r e n and widows." SOUTH DAKOTA — H a s a Charity F u n d , and gets five p e r cent, of a n n u a l income. TEXAS — Grand Lodge has raised a fund of $100,000.00, with which to build a Masonic H o m e , and bids for t h e H o m e a r e now asked. T h e following jurisdictions have no G r a n d Lodge action now p e n d ing so far as k n o w n , a n d have no " H o m e s " : Arizona, b u t it has a Widows and O r p h a n s ' F u n d of $3,800.00; A r k a n s a s ; Colorado, said to be a H o m e m o v e m e n t on t h e p a r t of t h e Order of t h e Eastern S t a r ; District of C o l u m b i a ; F l o r i d a ; Iowa has a " G r a n d Lodge Charity F u n d , " which last year disbursed $606.30 to n i n e p e r s o n s ; M a i n e ; Manitoba;* Montana has a Charity F u n d , which receives fifteen p e r cent, of G'rrand Lodge i n c o m e ; Nevada, New Brunswick, New Zealand, Oklahoma, R h o d e Island, South Carolina, U t a h , V e r m o n t , W a s h i n g t o n , West A'^irginia, Wisconsin a n d W y o m i n g . More accurate statistics from t h e jurisdictions of t h e world showing e x p e n d i t u r e s made for H o m e s , H o m e s in operation, p e r m a n e n t funds provided, destitute cared for, progress m a d e t o w a r d institution of newHomes, or increase of funds for t h a t purpose, would m a k e interesting reading for those who believe t h a t Masonry should devote more attention to utility on relief lines, and less to ritualistic u n i t y , and we h a v e compiled t h e foregoing in t h e hope and expectation t h a t t h e jurisdicdictions whose work is not fully a n d accurately set forth may, by m a k i n g full e x h i b i t of present conditions, m a k e it possible hereafter to make a more exact statement of t h e same. I t is a peculiar fact t h a t some of

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those who find ground for commendation in everything masonic of English extraction have so far made no reference, by way of example to the systematized Homes, Institutes and other charities of England, Scotland and Ireland. Other topics which have received general consideration are the following: Cypher Printing of the Esoteric Work, Bro. SPEED'S "Mississippi Rules;" the "Wisconsin Relief Rule," the non-affiliate question, and "Recognition of the Gran Dieta of Mexico." The " b r a v e s " who attempted to produce a stampede on the Grand Representative question are giving their lungs and buffalo robes a rest â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the masonic procession moves on as before. We believe that good has resulted from the discussion of these topics, and that the result of further consideration, discussion, and comparison will be tlie ultimate finding of some conservative ground on which all fair-minded Masons can stand. There must be concessions before there can be harmony. American Masons must realize that they cannot set up an Ameiican standard and demand that all other nations make obeisance to it. We are glad to note the adoption by foreign jurisdictions of the American system of Oorres pondence, because we think the interchange of tliought, comparison of law and usage, and fair criticism of the jurisprudence of the various jurisdictions will, sooner than congreFses or conventions, be productive of the masonic harmony desired. " What is writ, is writ, Would it were wortliier."

M. M. MILLER. ToPEKA, February 5. 1896.

1895-96.

APPENDIX.

413

STATISTICS.

-> 1 Grand

•S

Lodge.

D i s t . of C o l u m b i a . . Georgia

I n d i a n Territory... Kentuelfy

Minnesota

New Hampshire...

North Carolina.... North Dakota Oklahoma Terrify Ohio Pennsylvania Khode Island . . South Dakota Utah

11,6.34 449 405 391 513 20 18 11 13,672 755 440 442 17,040 •575 442 288 6,839 350 192 97 16,514 588 94 111 106 8 21 1,975 285 87 23 4,711 859 181 4,561 398 16,235 36 34 27 1,080 952 715 49,236 2,608 554 473 26.897 1,494 194 67 2,193 256 702 468 24,942 1,599 579 349 19.814 1,125 488 459 18,077 1,169 255 127 6,260 461 108 192 21,564 795 61 95 6,621 892 •J232 «33,936 378 36,713 1,807 533 198 14,543 888 396 266 8,811 547 267 559 30,122 1,393 912 37 2.354 70 126 215 11,486 449 762 19 913 11 17 8,744 51 78 300 15,245 171 163 768 86,214 5,741 1,028 730 *754 «19 11,170 180 275 515 59 44 2,172 240 98 16 638 67 670 494 38,851 1,870 169 99 4,695 270 581 418 47,395 2,588 18 36 4,557 200 184 5,797 293 111 85 4,099 303 424 18,046 453 673 577 27,336 1,725 1,363 8 677 42 41 101 9,466 82 386 276 12,479 • 900 100 94 221 4,861 263 102 109 5,180 368 229 331 15,505 920 14 16 914 51 11,227

British Columbia..

Nova Scotia P r i n c e E d w a r d Isl.

Total

733,051 37,450 14,101

I'M

& ?

i, -5 179 3 128 88 35 54 6 85

221 6 287 332 86 263 • 24 74

500 17 510 869 175 125 17 £8

557 21 448 448 326 106 5 89

53 1 49 10 10 8 1

261 2 79

1 247 237 17 179 114 288 42 66 21

13 696 403 29 827 229 284 100 397 78

21 1,108 704 239 746 990 618 128 240 79

24 725 495 50 447 665 920 138 211 88

1 29 64 2 22 18 22 1 5 4

50 1,266 631 2: a 938

97 40 194 240 87 76 4 7 66 1,188

447 168 167 449 22 118 22 150 256 1,452

724 427 892 862 67 376 19 84 186 1,335

403 202 328 656 59 881 29 107 254 2,228

16 6 21 79 1 12

847 520 78 499 80 529

2 2 20

15 307 2,927

41 2

154 15 8 585 52 772 70 140 42 309 526 14 1.S0 186 47 68 205 6

240 87

178 38 22 1,225 102 560 22 283 68 249 641 33 40 248 106 94 152 8

8 2

161 160 213 728 266 1,459 88

736 31 2 13 108 202 8 27 109 9 39 70 3

725 126 378 16 169 201 525 1,270 30 126 427 141 124 852 19

93 1,262 190 75 239 21 194

55 362 111 21 58 7 49

1 148 18 17 27 3 28

17 212 14 3) 37 7 84

43 56 111 56 85 9 72

40 ,508 61 52 94 8 75

580

34,710

2,074

563

287

852

432

888

"Last year's report.

81 13.=! 396 77 225

"38

'49 16

....

2 43 53 8 4 24 20 14 40 1

114 105 2,864 11 95 479 211 177 '32

5,079 10,374 16,057 14,219 789 19,006 907

1.076 22,530 2,278 1,788 3,223 497 .3,318

767,761 39,524 14,764

64 177 467 73 191 314 429

17 349 51 31 63 12 57

11,807

i 1

1 5 8

108 991 138

110 4 86

26 '4

1.437

5,316 10,726 16,489 15,052 754 20,443

llS

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February,

APPEifnix.

STATISTICAL COMPARISON.

Grand Lodges Number of Subordinate Lodges . Raised A fBliated Restored Died Dimi tted Suspended for non-payment of dues. Suspended and expelled Membership

56 11,457 43,127 16,470 6,081 10,542 18,372 13,0(5 C86 723,662

,21 (J 315 ,649 ,900 242 ,086 ,113 717 ,842

189lt

1S95

57 11,676 42,930 14,807 5,528 10,278 17,,509 13,641 676 747,492

11,807 39,524 14,764 5,316 10,726 16,489 15,032 754 767,761

Based upon tlie tables, we find in the Grand Lodges of the United States the following percentages: 1892 Accessions by new work Additions by afflliatiou a n d restoration.. Losses by death Losses for non-payment of dues Losses by dimission Net gain of the year..

6.38 3.33 1.53 2.02 2.84 3.46

6.17 3.22 1.51 1.86 2.63 3.63

189/,

ISOrj

5.88 2.82 l.ll 1.84 2.30 3.31

5.25 2.69 1.45 9.99 2.25 2.54

In numerical s t a n d i n g the most prominent rank in the following o r d e r : New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, etc. The average of m e m b e r s h i p to each lodge is greatest in the following: District of Columbia (205), Connecticut (149), Massachusetts (146), Rhode Island (127), New York (118), Pennsylvania (IIH), Maine (112), New Hampshire (112), etc. The jurisdictions having lodges of the largest membership are in following order : SUBORDINATE LODGE. Gr.AND L O D G E .

Name.

Genesee Falls Colorado District of Columbia

Ohio

La Fayette Washington { Last year's report.)....

Loc2tion.

Membership.

Minneapolis New Haven Rochester Chicago Denver Grand Rapids Washington, D.C.... Philadelphia

746 710 651

l\0.

19 1 .=^07 526 5 34 19 59

San Francisco 20 Columbus

648 â&#x20AC;˘ 600 598 567 525 489

477 476

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INDEX TO REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. Grand Lodge. Alabama Arizona Arkansas British Columbia California Canada Colorado (,'onnectlcut Cuba..; Delaware District of Columbia... England Florida ', Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Ireland Kentucliy Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota '... Mis.ÂŤissippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New South Wales '... New York New Zealand North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Prince Edward Island.. Quebec Rhode Island Scotland South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Tasmania Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Victoria Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Date of Communication,

Proceedings Received.

Page.

Decembers, 4.1895.... November 13, 1894 . . . . November 20, 21, 1894. J u n e 20,1895 October 8-12, 1895 Julv 17,18,1895 September 17,18, 1895. J a n u a r y 16,17,1895....

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GRAND LODGE OF

Hi m

K A N S A S . V.

1897

]H.-. W.-. VILIiIfllH n. SHAVEH, Topeka, Qpand IHastef.

R.-.W.-. ALBERT K- WILSON, Topeka, Gfand Seeretapy.

PROCEEDINGS

M..W.GRAND LODGE .ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS

KANSAS. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, HELD. IN THE .CITY OP. WICHITA,. SEPTEMBER 10, A. D.1S90, A. L. 5896..

â&#x20AC;¢FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION; HELD IN THE CITY OF. SALINA,. F E B R U A R Y 17 & IS, A. D. 1897, A. L. 5897;

VOLUME X, PART 3. M.-.W.-. WILLIAM M. SHAVER, Topcka, Grand Master. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Topeka, Grand Secretary.

P;JBLISHED BY ORDER OP THE M.. W.-. GRAND LODGE.

1897.

GRAND OFFICERS—1897-8. M .\V.-. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER Grand Master Topeka. R ; . W.vcMAURICE L . S T O N E Deputy Grand Master...Wame^o. R. .W.-. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS Grand Senior TFardm... Winfield. R, .W.-. C H A R L E S J . W E B B Grand Junior Warden...Topeka. R. .W.-. ROBERT E . TOBRINGTON.....Grand Treasurer Wichita. R.'.W.-. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Topeka. Rev. A L A R I C S . E J I B R E E , D . D . . . G r a n d Chaplain

:...Topeka.

W.-. PERRY M . HOISINGTON W.-. ISAAC E . STRVKER W.-.THOMAS L. BOND W . - . G E O R G K M . BARNS W.-.L. G. WniTTiER W.-. CHARLES E . SAWTELL W.-. FRANK N . H A I R

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

Senior Deacon Newton. Junior Deacon ...Weir City. Marshal Salina. Sword Bearer Leavenworth. Senior Steward...\V\ch\\.a.. Junior Steward...ivinv.iion City. Pursuivant Baldwin City.

W.-.DELOS W . ACKER

Grand

TyUr

Seneca.

BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. W I L L I A M P . MuDGETT

Greenleaf.

W . - . G E O R G E IM. C O P L I N W.-. G E O R G E F . P O N D

K a n s a s City. F o r t Scott. '

CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES. On Credentials

MOSES SARBACH

On Reports of Grand Officers

THOMAS G. F I T C H

Holton.

On Finance and Mileage On Chartered Lodges On Lodges U. D

EDWIN W . WELLINGTON WILLIAM H'. M I Z B C H I L E S C . COLEMAN

Ellsworth. Osborne. Clay C e n t e r .

On Grievances and Appeals On Grand Lodge Property

GEO. W . C L A R K NOBLE S . WINTBRROWD

Topeka. Atchison.

On Jurisprudence On Correspondence On Necrology

ABRAM H . E L L I S . . . . . . ! Beloit. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE.;.....Jewell C i t y . BESTOR G . BROWN Topeka.

Wichita.

SPECIAL C O M M I T T E E S . On Washington Memorial.—WILLIAM S I L A S E . SHELDON, T o p e k a , a l t e r n a t e .

D . THO.MPSON, M i n n e a p o l i s ;

On Revision nf Laws'.—ABRAM H . . E L L I S , Beloit; T H W A I T E , J e w e l l C i t y ; THOMAS E . D E W E Y , A b i l e n e .

JOHN

C . POSTLE-

K A N S A S MASONIC HOME. DAVID B . FULLER

President

Eureka.

M. M. M I L L E R

Secretary

Topeka;

P L A C E OF MEETING — 1 8 9 8 . T h e Forty-second A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M . " . W . . G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , A. F . & A. M., will b e held in t h e city of Wichita, on t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 16th day of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1898, A. L. 5898, a t 9:30 o'clock A . M .

PBESS OP KETCHE.SON 4 RKEVES, LEAVENWORTH, KASSAS.

PROCEEDINGS OP THE

IVI.-.W.-. G R A N D

LODGE:

A. F. & A. M. OF KANSAS.

SPECIAL

COMMUNICATION

DEDICATION OF THE KANSAS MASONIC HOME. SEPTEMBER ] 0 ,

A. L.

5890.

A Special Communication of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , w a s held in Garfield H a l l , in t h e City of Wichita, on T h u r s d a y , S e p t e m ber lOtb, A. L . 5896, for the jjurpose of dedicating; T h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , p u r s u a n t to a, call r e g u l a r l y issued b y t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. E.'.W.'. K.". W.'. R.'.W.'. E.'.W.-. R.'. W.'.

CHILES C. COLEMAN Grand Master WILLIAM M . SHAVER Deputy Grand Master M. L. STONE Grand Senior Warden HENRY C . LOOMIS Grand Junior Warden ROBERT E . TORRINGTON...Grand Treasurer ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Secretary Rev. SAMUEL E . BUSSER...Crcmd Chaplain W.\ Lncius H. PERKINS Grand Senior Deacon., W.'. A. A. CAKNAHAN as Grand Junior Deacon AV.'. ISAAC E . STRYKEB Grand Marshal W.-. MELVILLE R . MUDGE Grand Sword Bearer W.'. ADRIAN C. SHERMAN Grand Senior Steward W.'. WILLIAM E . DUNAWAY Grand Junior Steward W.-. JAMES SMITH Grand Pursuivant W.'. DELOS W . ACKEK Grand Tyler

Clay Center. Topeka. Wamego. Winfield. Wichita. Topeka. Emporia. Lawrence. Concordia. Weir City. Eskridge. Rossville. Manhattan. Emporia. Seneca.

332

PltOCEEDlNGS OF THE

February,

A constitutional n u m b e r of lodges b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d , tbe M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master opened t b e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , T r e e a n d Accepted Masons in A m p l e F o r m on t h e t h i r d d e g r e e of Masonry, after an invocation of D i v i n e blessing b y t b e Grand Chaplain. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following as a Commiftee on C r e d e n t i a l s : W.-. N . J . SAUNDERS, !NO. 272; W.-. C H A R L E S S H E D D , ISTO. 2 5 0 ;

W . - . B E N S . P A U L E N , N O . 95.

CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 2 o'clock r. M.

AFTERNOON

SESSION.

T H U R S D A Y , S e p t e m b e r 10, 1896.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge was called from refreshment to labor a t 2 o'clock.

All officers present.

REPORT ON CREDENTIAL.S. W.-. B r o . N . J. SAUNDERS, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on C r e d e n t i a l s , submitted the following r e p o r t , which was adopted : 2'o the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials respectfully submits report: GRAND OFFICERS. M. '. CHILES C. COLEMAN Grand Master -.w. Deputy Grand Master R.- .W. . WILLIAM M . SHAVEH R.- .W. '. M. L. STONE Grand Senior Warden R.- .W. . HENRY C. LOOMIS Grand Junior Warden R.- .AV -. EoBKRT E. ToRRiNOTON...GrcmiZ Treasurer R.- . W -. ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Seerflary Rev. SAMUEL E . BUSSER.. Grand Chaplain AV -. LUCIUS H . PERKINS Grand Senior Deacon W, -. A. A. CARNAHAN as Grand Junior Deacon W, '. ISAAC E . STRYKBR Grand Marshal W. â&#x20AC;¢. MELVILLE R. MUDGE Grand Sword Bearer W. -. ADRIAN C . SHERMAN Grand Senior Steward W, -. WILLIAM E . DVHAWAY...Grand Junior Steward Grand Punuivant w. -. JA.MES SMITH Grand Tyler AV. -. DELOS W . ACKER

the following

Olay Center. Topeka. Wamego. AVinfield. Wichita. Topeka. Emporia. Lawrence. Concordia. Weir City. Eskridge. Rossville. Manhattan. Emporia. Seneca.

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LODGE

333

KAIYSAS.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS. PAST GRAND M.".W.'. G E O R G E AV. C L A R K ,

MASTERS. J M . ' . W . ' . J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE,

M.-.W.-. A . M . C A L L A H A M ,

M . - . W . ' . M . ]M. M I L L E R ,

M.-.W.-. D. B. F U L L E R ,

M.-.W.'. J A M E S H . M C C A L L .

CUSTODIANS. W.-. W I L L I A M P . M U D G E T T .

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. California..'

M.-.AV.-. A. M. CA

Colorado

LLAHAM.

R.'. W.-. R. E . TORRINGTON.

Florida

AV.'. A L F R E D AVHITMAN.

Illinois

M.-.W.-. M. M. MILLER.

Ireland

M.-.W.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE.

Louisiana..

W.-. JACOB D E W I T T .

Maine Mississippi New Jersey

M.-.AV.-. D. B. FULLER. '

Oregon

M.-.W.-. JAJIES H . M C C A L L . W.-. J . P . ALLEN. '.

AV.. J O H N H . S T I C H E R .

Prince E d w a r d Island

AV.-. A. A. CARNAHAN.

South Australia

AV.. BEN.IA.MIN 0 . H A C E N .

South Carolina South Dakota Victoria

M.-.AV.-. GEO. AV. CLARK. R.-.AV.-. WILLIAM M. SHAVER. M.-.W.-. C. C. COLEMAN. PAST MASTERS.

E . E . THOMAS

No.

ALFRED WHITMAN F . L. MCDERMOTT S. E . AV. JOHNSON JAMES W H I T E A. J . M A A S J. S. W E B I ! A . J . RALSTON ROBERT TODD CHRISTIAN RIS.SER D. V. RIESEN L. STROUD E V A N DAVIS A.,K. WILSON M. L. STONE F . C. KIKKPATRICK BEN''S.PAULEN T. E . M C I N T I R E J . C. R E D F I E L D L. G. W H I T T I E I ;

3 fi 8 9 9 18 ^9 30 46 4fi 46 47 51 51 75 SO c)5 97 99 99

H . T. KENNER

. . . N O . lOG

A. A . C A R N A H A N AV. E . DUNAWAY J . S. TUCKER J . H . STICHEI! F . N . COLE E . J . FAIRHURST E . F . EMERY THOMAS N . TRICKEV J . N . TRICKEV C. L. K I N G

D W. AcKEi:

G E O R G E VV. STANWOOD... CHARLES SHEDD N. J . SAUNDERS A. H . DRURY I. E . STRYKEH E . T. EATON A. AV. DAVIS THOMAS K E N N E D Y

113 134 139 144 179 182 201 201 201 223 ''34 248 250 272 273 274 280 319 330

334

FnoCEEDiNGS

OF THE

February,

LODGE R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . WyandoUe, No.S — Ti. E. THOMAS, p r o x y for W . M., S. AV. a n d J . W. Kickapoo,

No. 4— R- F . MITCHELI,, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV.

Lawrence, No. 6— L. H . P E R K I N S , \ V . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV. Rising Sun, No. S — F . L. MCDERMOTT, AV. M., p r o x y for H. W. a n d J . AV. Emporia,

No. IS — J o n . \ G. NORTHINOTON, AV. M . ;

F . F . UNDERWOOD,

J.AV. Franklin, No. IS — C. G. JOIINSOX, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. Osage Valley, No.Si — D.C. H A R K E R , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.and J . W. Fldora,

No. « -

E D G A R G . WILSON, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Pacific, No. ^9 — G E O R G E MARSIIAI.I., W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV.; J . S. AVEBU,

J . W. Towanda, No. SO — JULIUS STRAW, W . M . , p r o x y for S.AV.and J.AV. Jlalstead, No. 4S— ROBERT M . T O D D , AV. M . ; S. H . TREGO, p r o x y for S.AV.; P . P . CAHBENO, J . AV.

Xenia,

No. .^7—L. STROUD, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Orient, No. 5-Z — E V A N DAVIS, p r o x y for AV.M., S. W . a n d J.AV. Pottawatomie,

No. 5S — AVM. URBANSKY, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Winfield, No. 5S— IT. C. LOOMIS, W . M . ; AV; 0 . ROOT, J . AV.

Sunflower,

No. SG—F. C. K I R K P A T R I C K , AV.M.

Home, No. S9 — BRICK J . K I N G , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA'.

Harmony,

No. 94 — J . S. SCUDDER, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . W .

Constellation, No. 95 — B E N S . P A U L E N , p r o x y for AV. M., S.AV. a n d J.AV. Patmos, No. 07—T). E . P E C K , A V . M . ; J . D . G I F F I N , , S . W . ; D . BOYDEN, p r o x y for J . W. Wichita, No. 99—3. M. C H A I N , A V . M . ; AV. H . HARRISON, S.AV.; M. H . R U D O L P H , J . AV.

Prudence, No. 100 —H. A. H I C K S , p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J.AV. Fidelity, No. 106— H . T. K E N N E R , p r o x y for AV. .M.; AV.AV. MORRIS, proxy for S.AV.; H . C. KENDRICK, p r o x y for J.AV. .S(. John's, No. lis —A. A. CARNAHAN, p r o x y for AV.M.,S.AV. a n d J.AV. Advance, No. 114— J . A\'. HASTINGS, AA'. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA'. Woodson, No. i « — D . F . H U R D , p r o x y for AV.M., S.AV. a n d J.AV. Ottaiva, No. ISS— G.AV. FARRON, S.AV., p r o x y for AV.M. a n d J.AV. Crescent, No. i 5 3 — AVM. H . CRIMBLE, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Snlgwick, No. 1S9 — J. C. CRUTCHER, AV. M . ; M . P . URUTCHER, p r o x y S. \V.; J O H N SCHIMMERIIORN, p r o x y for J.AV.

for

Gilead, No. 144 — 3- H . STICHER, p r o x y for AV. M., S.AV. a n d J.AV. Haven, No. 157 - J . A. MfNuTT, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. Ml. Monah, Burrton,

No. 179 —'F. N . COLE, proxy for \V. M., S.AV. a n d J.AV.

No. i<S2—F.AV. M I L E S , AV. M . ; A. J . SALTZMAN, S.AV.; J . DEVEN-

PECK, proxy for J . W.

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LODGE

OF KANSAS.

335

Mulvane, No. ^01 — THOMAS N . TRICKEY, W . M . ; J. N. TBICKEY, proxy for

B. \V. and J. W. Eminence, No. S05 — M. R. MUDGE, VV.M., proxy for S.W. and J . W .

Occidental, No. S07— S. B. LANE, W. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Corner Stone, No. S19 — J. D. KAUFMAN, proxy for S. AV. and J. \V. Canopy, No. S4S—GEORGE "VV. STAN WOOD,W. M., proxy for S.W. and J.W. Whiting, No. S50 — CHARLES SHEDD, W . M., proxy for S. W. and J. W. Morton, iVo. .255^ N. B. HERN, W.M.; J. FIDLER, S. W . ; FRANK RICHIE,

J.W. Bourbon, No. ^6^ —THOMAS J. LOVE, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J . W . Kaw, No. H7S — N. J. SAUNDERS, proxy for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Unity, No. 273 —T. J. MCCREDIE, W. M.; C. E. CROSEN, S.AV., proxy for

J. W. Black Diamond, No. 274 — I. E. STRYKER, W . M., proxy for S.W. Wehh, No. 275 — GEORGE W . WILEY, AV. M., proxy for S. W. and J. W.

Brainard, No. 2S0— CHARLES MILLER, W . M., proxy for S.AV. and J. AA'. Avon, No. SOS — E. W. AVINN, W . M., proxy for S. AA^ and J. AV; Norwich, No. S19—G. M. DECK, AA'. M., proxy for S. AV.; J. H. CLAY, J.W. LaCrosse, No. 550 —THOMAS KENNEDY, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. and J. AV.

Rob Morris, No. 332 —J. T. JL^WKINS, W . M., proxy for J. W.; Z. T. BLACKWELL, S. AV.

Fraternally submitted, N. J. SAUNDERS, CHARLES SHEDD, BEN S. PAULEN, Committer.

PROCESSION. Lodge of Master Masons w a s then called to refreshment, and a L o d g e of E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s opened in A m p l e F o r m . A t 2 : 20 o'clock p. M. a procession of t h e Grand Officers a n d m e m b e r s of t h e Grand L o d g e w a s formed b y AY.-. B r o . I. E . STRYKER, G r a n d Marshal, a n d escorted t o the corner of M a r k e t a n d Third Streets, w h e r e t h e y were m e t b y Wichita L o d g e , No. 99, Sunilower L o d g e , JSfo. 86, a n d A l b e r t P i k e L o d g e , N o . 3 0 3 ; t h e following commanderies K n i g h t s Templar, as an escort to t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e : Mount Olivet, No. 12, W i c h i t a ; N e w t o n , N o . 9, N e w t o n ; AA'ellington, No. 24, AVellington.

336

FROCEEDINOS

OF THE

Februar)-,

T h e procession t h e n moved in t h e following order, accomp a n i e d b y CAMEN'S Winfield M i l i t a r y B a n d a n d Second Eegim e n t B a n d of ^Yichita: AV/. Bro. AViNFiELD S. CORBETT, Grand Marshal of parade; W/.Bros. GEORGE J. HARTMAN, H . H . WOOLSEY, E D D . HAYES, F . G. ARMSTRONG, W. E. BLACKBURN, G. M . JONES and BEN S. PAULEN, aides.

Grand Ofiicers of Grand Commandery, K. T. Grand Officers of the Grand Chapter of Eoj'al Arch Masons. Grand Officers Grand Chapter Order Eastern Star. Masonic Home Board. Sunflower Lodge, No. 86. AVichita Lodge, No. 99. Albert Pike Lodge, No. 303. Master Masons. Members and officers of Grand Lodge. T h e line of march w a s t h r o u g h several of t h e principal streets t o ' i h e H o m e . AVhen t h e H o m e was reached t h e G r a n d Officers of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , t o g e t h e r with t h e distinguished visitors, officers of t h e o t h e r G r a n d Bodies, a n d Directors of t h e H o m e , took t h e i r position on t h e cast porch. T h e b r e t h r e n , m e m b e r s of t h e E a s t e r n Star, a n d visitors, were seated a n d massed on the spacious l a w n in front of t h e H o m e . T h e AVichita High School Chorus, u n d e r t h e supervision of Miss J E S S I E L . CLARK, Director, w a s seated directly in front of t h e p o r c h . T h e AVichita Consistorj- Q u a r t e t , under t h e direction of B r o . H E N H Y AA'^. HTJTTMANN, Musical Director of t h e Consistory, occupied seats to t h e left of t h e Grand Officers. T h e ceremony of dedication, o p e n i n g a t 3:30 o'clock p. M., was as follows: PROGRAM. Thursday, September 10, 1S96. Music

"America," WICHITA HIGH SCUOOI, CHOKUS (Miss JESSIE L. CLARK, Director).

Address of Presentation of the Home to the Grand Master for Consecration anil Dedication, M.-.W.-. DAVID B. FULLER, P.. G.-.M.-., President of the Home.

Moit Worshipful Grand Master: In presenting to the Grand Lodge of Kansas this beautiful property for consecration and dedication I am performingone of the most pleasant public acts of my life. To feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, and to

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bind up the wounds of. the afflicted, is one of the lessons taught in Masonry. For the full realization of this lesson much time and money has been expended by the Masons of Kansas, and no doubt at great personal sacrifice on the part of many. The event of this day marks an epoch in the history of this Grand Lodge excelled by no other. It is the crowning achievement of masonic benevolence. This Home, with its open doors to gladden the hearts of those for whom it was planned, now stands as a memorial of our faith in the fatherhood of GOD and the brotherhood of man. The dwellers who come here shall be our own, not our wards, but members of one family, to whom Masonry this day consecrates itself. " The drying up a single tear has more Of honest fame, t h a n shedding seas of gore."

Perhaps it will not be amiss to submit a resume of the proceedings of the Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star of Kansas in establishing this Home. At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge at Leavenworth in February, 1892, a special committee reported that it was desirable and feasible that a Home should be founded. This report was adopted by a rising and unanimous vote. At the Annual Communication at Hutchinson in February, 1893, the Masonic Home Committee, theretofore appointed, recommended that the Kansas Masonic Home be instituted. This report was adopted by a rising vote, with but one dissenting vote. The Board of Directors consists of seventeen ; nine from the Grand Lodge, two from the Grand Chapter, two from the Grand Commandery, two from the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, and two from the Order of the Eastern Star. The Home was incorporated May8, 1893, since which time the Board has been officered by the same members. All the actions of the Board have been unanimously concurred in by its members. It seems unnecessary at this time to mention those who have been most active in furthering the interests of the Home, or to criticise those who have opposed it, as the Masons of Kansas to-day are practically a unit in doing everything possible to make this institution all that it was ever intended to be, for every Mason now realizes that " 'Tis not enough to help the fallen up, But to support him after." This is masonic charity; this is Masonry. Suffice it to say that bids were asked for by the Board of Directors for the selection of the Home, and from the large number of tempting locations this one was unanimously selected. This property originallj' cost about $90,000. It was purchased by the Board for $21,000, of which the masonic bodies of Wichita donated the liberal sum of $5,000. Since the purchase of the property necessary repairs have been made, aggregating the sum of $5,101.30. If the requirements of the institution demand, the Board has adopted the plan of constructing separate buildings, suitably located, to effect a beautiful, perfect and complete cottage system. i

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Every bill to date is paid, and there now remains in the hands of the Board the sum of $24,000. The Order of the Eastern Star took upon itself the furnishing of the Home, and it has ample funds in its hands to complete the work in the durable and elegant manner so well begun. These remarks would be incomplete were it not stated that at all times the Board has had the united support of the Order. It is the only Grand Organization interested in this work that has a provision for its permanent support. Because of the interest and enthusiasm evidenced by this Order it is worthy of emulation, and is entitled to the gratitude and commendation of all good Masons wherever dispersed. The Board of Directors pledges itself to make every effort that this Home shall be all that its most ardent supporters have anticipated. That around it shall cluster all that is grand, good and noble; that those whom the hard hand of Fate has cast upon a wintry shore shall be its beneficiaries. Some one has said that an acre in Middlesex is worth more than a principality in Utopia. So this fiome is worth more to the principles of Masonry, to its beautiful teachings, to the elevating unities of Faith, Hope and Charity than all Utopian dreams. And now. Most Worshipful Grand Master, accept this Home for consecration and dedication. It is more precious to the heart of every true Mason than worldly wealth or honors. It is the fulfillment of the Mason's teachings. It is the embodiment of one of the grandest principles taught us in Masonry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for charity is love. In this Home the answer can be found to every question as to masonic faith and works. "Bear ye one another's burdens," is the command that these devoted women, who have borne so large a part in this grand work, have heard and obeyed so cheerfully. Our Masonic Home, in this trinity of words is one word, the keynote of our faith, the jewel that makes life precious â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the word HOME.

Address of Acceptance on the part of the Grand Lodge, M.-.W.-. CHILES C. COLEMAN, Grand Master. Mr. President and M:.W:. Brother: As the representatives, and on behalf of the Masons of Kansas, we accept from your hands this splendid realization of their labors, their hopes and their dreams. Like all things great and good, the Masonic Home has been a growth. Years ago W.". Bro. ALFRED WHITMAN, with a few supporters, sowed the seed, and continued to sow, in hard and unresponsive soil, year after year. At Leavenworth Grand Master GALLAHAM and Grand High Priest MILLER plowed the field; and again Bro. WHITMAN sowed. The names of these three of our brethren must ever he closely linked

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w i t h t h e history of t h e Masonic H o m e . To-day, after years of toil, i n w h i c h all have borne well their part, t h e Masons of Kansas gather t h e first fruits of their labors. Masonry accepts.from your h a n d s this beautiful a n d perfect cons u m m a t i o n of h e r hopes, and will forthwith dedicate a n d consecrate it to t h e high a n d noble purposes of its conception a n d creation. May t h e G O D of H e a v e n , w h o m w e a s Masons r e v e r e n c e a n d serve, look d o w n w i t h approving smile on t h e work of o u r h a n d s , accept t h e labors which we do in H i s n a m e , and m a k e o u r Masonic H o m e t h e crowning glory of M a s o n r y — a n e n d u r i n g blessing to us a n d to generations y e t u n b o r n .

Grand Master.— T h e Grand' Marshal will proclaim silence d u r i n g t h e progress of t h e ceremonies. Grand Marshal.— I n t h e n a m e of t h e Most Worshipful Grand Master, I proclaim silence, and c o m m a n d all p e r s o n s h e r e assembled to observe d u e order a n d decorum d u r i n g t h e a n c i e n t ceremonies. Grand Master.— Our G r a n d Chaplain will i n v o k e t h e Divine blessing u p o n t h e labors of this hour.

Invocation Bro. a n d Rev. SAMUEL E . BUSSEH,Grand Chaplain. Music — " T h e H e a v e n s Proclaim H i m " Beethoven. WICHITA CONSISTORY QUARTET. Bro. HENRY \V. HUTTMANN, Director. FRANK HIGGINS, First Tenor. FRED. SWEET, First Bass. WILL HATTON, Second Tenor. BION HULL, Second Bass.

Responsive reading by t h e G r a n d Chaplain a n d t h e b r e t h r e n : Grand Chaplain.—O Lord, o u r Lord, h o w excellent is T h y n a m e i n all t h e earth, w h o hast set T h y glory above t h e h e a v e n s . Brethren.— O Lord, o u r Lord, how excellent is T h y n a m e in all t h e earth. Grand Chaplain.— I will praise T h e e , 0 Lord, w i t h m y whole heart. I will s h o w forth all T h y marvelous works. Brethren.— I will b e glad a n d rejoice in T h e e ; I will sing praise to T h y n a m e , O Thou Most H i g h . Grand Chaplain.— T h e earth is t h e Lord's, a n d t h e fullness thereof; t h e world, a n d they t h a t dwell t h e r e i n . Brethren.— F o r H e h a t h founded it upon t h e seas, and established it u p o n t h e floods. Grand Cluiplain.— E x c e p t t h e Lord build t h e house,.they labor in vain t h a t build it. Brethren.— E x c e p t t h e Lord keep t h e city, t h e w a t c h m a n w a k e t h b u t in vain.

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Grand Chaplain.— Lord, Thou hast heard the desire of the liumble. Thou wilt prepare their heart; Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear. Brethren.— To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. Grand Chaplain.— Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Brethren.—It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even AARON'S beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments. Grand Chaplain.— As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life forevermore. Brethren.— Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Grand Chaplain.— The Lord is thy keeper. The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Glory be to GOD on high! Brethren.—As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen. So mote it be.

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Prayer of Dedication

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O, Thou GOD of our fathers and our GOD, we come into Thy presence deeply mindful that Thou art the source whence all earthly blessings come. We adore Thee as our great Creator, and the living, loving spirit behind every force and underneath every individual in the universe. We thank Thee forthis beautiful world, for stars, and flowers, and rivers, and mountains, for homes, and hearts, and hopes, and love, and we rejoice that Thou hast implanted in every heart aspirations after Thee and reverence for Thy holy name, and we would humbly bow in recognition of Thy claims on us. May the spirit of Thy love possess our hearts, that we may love one another, and out of these services may there be born a larger, brighter manhood and womanhood to carry on in this world the work which Thou hast begun. We thank Thee for the Institution we represent to-day, for its centuries of influence on societ3', for the sublime view it has given of human destiny, for its lessons of reverence and brotherly love, for the radiance it has shed on human hearts and homes, for its open skies above humanity, indicating continued life for the true, the noble and the good, and as we gather about bur sacred altar to-day may this special communication of the Grand Lodge be accompanied by a special communication from Thee, that we may be brighter, and broader, and nobler Masons than ever. We believe Thou hast inspired the hearts of our brethren to

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plant the seeds out of which has grown the fruit which charms us by its fragrance and beauty to-day. We rejoice in the efHorescence of masonic charity, and humbly ask that peace and joy may possess us all. AVe thank Thee that the key-stone has at last been placed in the principal arch of the Temple, and the Ark of the Covenant, which has been so long without a resting-place, has by these acts been safely seated within the Sanctuary of the Tabernacle; and now we look unto Thee whence come all grace, and wisdom, and truth, and we ask that the Divine fire may descend into this house which we have erected to Thy name, and that the radiance of heaven may glisten here. Do Thou enkindle a fire here that will warm every masonic heart and home in Kansas.- AVe joj'fully ofTer this sacrifice upon our altar unto Thee. We consecrate this Home to the GOD of Light, and Love, and Hope. May the incense of our offering ever continue to rise unto Thee, and in the years to come may it be a sweet-smelling savor of our love to GOD, and love for man, ever increasing in fragrance, and at length coalescing earth with heaven. By our acts to-day we dedicate this Home to the cause of the widow and the orphan, to every distressed Master Mason, his widow and orphan, to every heart that is in trouble, and to every home that is in darkness. We dedicate it to the sublime work of wiping tears from the eyes of sorrow, and the lifting of burdens from the shoulders of care. We dedicate it to that masonic charity which shall cover a multitude of sins," which never fails, which believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." By these acts of ours, 0 Thou Supreme Architect, we would consecrate these lands and these buildings, the material of which they are made, foundations, apartments, adornments, windows, walls and roof, and all conveniences and furniture, unto Thy hoh' name, and we humbly ask that they may be set apart for that grand cause of which Thou hast called us to be loyal and devoted champions. And, O GOD, as we dedicate this building to this sublime enterprise, and consecrate it unto Thee, may we as individuals be consecrated, too, and may we dedicate our lives to the service of the same Supreme Being, whose hand is ever open to supply our every want; who was, who is, who is to be. AVe thank Thee, Our Father, that the flag of our country has been unfurled upon this building; the flag which Thou hast honored in many dark days of our history ; the flag which is the emblem of sacrifice, and hope, and union, to every citizen; and we pray that the altar of this Home and the altar of our country may ever be one before Thy throne. May Thy blessing rest upon our country, upon the President of the United States, and all in authority with him; upon the Governor of this Commonwealth, and all associated with him in government; upon the Mayor of this city, and officials under him; upon every court, office, workshop, farm, home and hearth in this broad land. And now, 0 GOD, we ask Thy blessing upon the administration of the afiairs of this'Home. Grant wisdom unto the Board of Managers, that the}' may overcome all difficulties and succeed in developing all resources, so as to produce the greatest good for the greatest number,

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and may they be sustained by Thy arm in carrying all burdens that may be placed upon them. May they be accorded the assurance, and be encouraged thereby, that every masonic brother and sister stands heart to heart with them in their arduous work. Bless the Matron of the Home and her assistants, and grant them an easy solution for every hard problem. Bless those who become inmates of this Home, and may this Home be to them as a resting-place on life's journey, and a shaded retreat from life's cares. Grant that this Home may be as a fountain of living waters to the masonic institutions of Kansas, and from this fountain may streams flow forth to every lodge and every home, that shall truly make glad the city of our GOD, and along these streams may there be the fertility of noble hearts and true characters. May the pulsations of this masonic heart that we have set beating to-day be felt and re-, sponded to in every part of this Grand Jurisdiction. We pray blessings upon the masonic brethren and sisters of Wichita, upon all the masonic Lodges of Kansas, upon all Chapters of Royal Arch Masons, upon all Councils of Royal and Select Masters, upon all Commanderies of Knights Templar, upon all Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and upon all the bodies of the brighter Scottish Rite, and every form and development of true masonic life and work. We thank Thee for consecrated womanhood, and we rejoice that woman's heart worships with us to-day in the dedication of this Home. Grant that the Spirit of Him who is represented by the Star of the East may control our sentiments and guide our work in the administration of this grand enterprise. Bless the Grand Lodge of Kansas in all her officers and members, and grant that this day may mark a new epoch in her history, introducing a broader, brighter fraternity, and opening a prospect 'full of beauty and hope. And now, O Thou Supreme Ruler, be pleased to accept our sacrifice of praise, thanksgiving and intercession, and in every heart may there abide Thy peace; all of which we ask in the name and by the strength of the Lion of the tribe of .THDAH, who bore the world's sins and comforted the world's sorrows, and the honor shall be Thine forevermore. Amen.

Grand Master.— By virtue of the authority vested in me as Grand Master of Masons, and in the name and under the auspices of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, I do now solemnly and forever consecrate this building to the benevolent uses for which it is ordained —the relief of the aged and infirm brother, the protection of the widow, and the support and education of the orphan. Amen. Brethren.— So mote it be. Music —"Thou of Light, Our Great Creator" WICHITA CONSISTORY QUARTI T.

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Grand Junior Warden.— From t i m e imuieniorial, c o r n — t h e w h e a t of m o d e r n days— as t h e principal article of food of m a n k i n d , has symbolized n o u r i s h m e n t . I n accordance witli o u r ancient custom I n o w . scatter t h i s corn, gathered from t h e granaries of Jerusalem, t h e H o l y City, as a n emblem of n o u r i s h m e n t . May kind Heaven protect a n d nourish t h e inmates of our H o m e . Grand Master.— I n t h e n a m e of t h e G R E A T JEHOVAH, t h e S u p r e m e and E t e r n a l GOD, t h e F a t h e r of all Mercies, to W h o m be all honor a n d glory, I do now solemnly dedicate t h i s H o m e to FREEMASONRY. Amen. Brethren. — So mote i t be. (Public grand honors given once.) Music — " G l o r i a "

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Grand Senior Warden.— F r o m t h e d a w n of history, p u r e W i n e , t h e fruit of t h e vine, with its life-giving and health-restoring virtues, h a s symbolized refreshment. I n accordance with o u r ancient custom I now p o u r this AVine, pressed from t h e vineyards dotting H e b r o n ' s hill.side, as an emblem of refreshment. May t h e Divine blessing s t r e n g t h e n a n d refresh this benevolent u n d e r t a k i n g . Grand Master.— I n t h e n a m e of t h e Holy SAINTS JOHN, those a n c i e n t mid illustrious patrons of Masonry, I do now solemnly dedicate this H o m e to V I R T U E , T R U T H AND C H A R I T Y .

Amen.

Brethren.— So mote it be. (Public grand honors given twice.) Music — " G l o r i a "

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Dejnity Grand Master.— I n all ages Oil has been a necessary e l e m e n t in every act of religious consecration, indicating a setting apart to sacred uses, a n d symbolizing Divine approbation, or h a p p y h a r m o n y with Plis will. I n accordance with o u r a n c i e n t custom I n o w p o u r this Oil, pressed from t h e olive groves of beloved H e b r o n , as an emblem of joy. May peace and joy a b o u n d a m o n g us, and crown all our labors. Grand Master.— I n t h e n a m e of t h e whole FRATERNITY and of t h e b r e t h r e n wherever dispersed, kindly a n d fraternally r e m e m b e r i n g all who are i n need, p r a y i n g t h a t t h e sick m a y be healed, t h e distressed succored, t h e unfortunate a n d cast-down lifted u p , I do now solemnly dedicate this H o m e to UNIVERSAL BENEVOLENCE. Amen. Brethren.—So mote i t be. (Grand honors given thrice.)

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Invocation by Grand Master.—And now may the Supreme Grand Architect of the Universe bless our land with peace and prosperity, and may He enlarge the spirit of brotherly love, relief and truth throughout the whole world. May brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. Amen. Brethren.—So mote it be. Music —"Lead, Kindly Light"

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Address of Dedication

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Masons of Kansas, Ladies and Gentlemen: When the great architect of Tyre, with his thousands of co-laborers and aids, had finished his task, and the glorious work of his hands, the Temple of SOLOMON, was complete and its cope-stone laid, the first dutyto which the mighty monarch directed his hand was to dedicate it with solemn and imposing ceremonies to the service of the Most High GOD, according, to the original purpose of DAVID, its great designer. Accordingly, in the presence of the assembled hosts of Israel, with ceremonies surpassing all the magnificence of then known history, with sacrifices, oblation.s and adorations, he offered to the GOD of Heaven "that superb model of excellence" which iuimortalized his name, astonished the world, and whose glory and magnificence, even to the present day of wonders, has never been surpassed. This custom of celebrating with festivity and ceremony a great act accomplished, a mighty work completed, is as old as humanity. Each age and people, bj' the nature of its observance of such celebrations, has reflected its own governing characteristics. The Temple was dedicated with burning sacrifices, devout adorations and solemn prayer; the Parthenon and Colosseum with orgies, divinations and human victims; the palaces, fanes and temples of modern times, with oratory, memorials and music. Is it not then meet and proper that the "mysterious glorious science " we all hold in such reverence should have her ceremonies, her memorials, her dedications? We bring here no burnt offerings or sacrifices on a flaming altar. We bring no superstitious placations, no cringing compromises to a thunder-hurling JOVE. We invoke no visible descending flame from above to avouch that the GOD of Heaven hears, but we bring here upon the altar of Masonry the sacrifice of devoted hearts who, out of their fullness, have reared this edifice. We come with a pardonable pride, and ofler to Masonry this work of our hands. We feel in our hearts and see in each other's happy smiles the approval and acceptance of the widow's and orphan's GOD, who has commanded to love one another, and who Himself is Love.

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What mean these massive walls, these spacious apartments, these beautiful adornments, these comely grounds dedicated to Masonry? We build no palaces for our rulers. Our Grand Master is ever an humble citizen, dwelling like his fellows. We rear no monuments here to the living or the dead. We build here no temples for our GOD to inhabit. Yet this imposing pile of masonry and these lovely surroundings mean much to the Masons of our commonwealth. Neither men nor institutions can be a permanent success until some definite object has centralized their efforts, and brought them face to face with some task to be accomplished. No man is ever all that a man should be until upon his efforts hang the destiny and welfare of wife and child, nor does he ever till then show forth the full measure of his powers. The same principal holds good in the career of institutions and societies. Grand as is the history of Masonry in our State, glorious as are its precepts and works, yet without.something to labor for, some great enterprise to try its strength and strain its powers, it cannot be the truest Masonry. For more than a third of a century the Grand Lodge of Kansas has had a being. At its head have stood the best and greatest of our State. Within its ranks have been numbered hundreds and thousands whom our great nation has been proud to call citizens. â&#x20AC;˘ Yet when until now has the Grand Lodge done a work that will stand as a monument in history? Not one jot or tittle would I detract from the fame of our great names. Not one laurel leaf would I pluck from the brow of our BEOWNS and our JBASSISTTS, but only reflect how much greater and grander might have been the glory and luster of their administrations and names had this or some other great enterprise inspired their mighty powers to their fullest action. Therefore I say that these walls and these grounds signify that the Masons of Kansas have assigned for themselves a work to do, have set before them a' task that will tax to the utmost their ability and endurance. Having before them, and in full view, this great object; seeing it grow into all its name and design has promised it shall be under the forming hands of our builders, we may well expect that Masonry in our commonwealth will become more truly Masonry, and our Grand Lodge more perfectly her mirror than ever before. AVell, indeed, has the work been begun! May every upward step be as triumphant, and every result as perfectly attained ! Here in this splendid city of the plains is now firmly established and anchored the great nucleus of our future labors. Around the Masonic Hom.e will cluster our ideas of Masonry, and our efforts for its advancement. Centered around this great enterprise. Masonry in Kansas will mean more to the profane than it has ever meant before. Beholding what is done within the circle of the noble Craft, many will desire to be of the faithful, who otherwise had deemed it not worth their while, ff there be any, indeed, whom the fear of what it may cost him individually in dollars and cents may have heretofore or may hereafter repel, there is wanting in his composition something that is essential to make him a good Mason. This building is ours. These

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grounds belong to us. Every one of us has a direct and personal interest in these stones, these trees, these flowers. May there not stand before me now more than one to whom in the decrepitude of his age these walls may afford a refuge? Who can answer? We stand now erect in the strength of manhood and feel as if we can defy the storms of time as the Forest Oak the winter's blast. Yet there coines a time when each may say: " My days are in the yellow leaf; Theflowersand fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker and the grief Are mine alone." Should it he, as well it may, that in that time no roof of our own should offer us a shelter, have we not here a home? Is not this our house? Who shall say us nay? Here may come the widow iii her woe. Tender hands ^will receive lier within these walls. Gentle sympathy will bind up her broken heart, and breathe cheer and solace into her stricken life. Will it be she who to-day walks down life's highway with you — with me? Who can say? Only a few days ago a Kansas Mason went at evening to his humble home. H e carefully drew from his pocket his invitation, that day received, to the dedication of the.Masonic Home, for he was Master of his lodge. Taking the beautiful souvenir from its envelope, he exhibited it proudly to his little family, and explained to his wondering child what it was, and showed on its cover the engraving of this stately edifice. " Papa," she said, " you are a Mason; can't I live in the Masonic H o m e ? ' ' His strong lips quivered, his eyes were dim, his heart grew full, as he replied, "Yes, my child, thank GOD, you can. If father and mother should have to leave you, you can live in the Masonic Home." Yes, mj' brethren, "As GOD'S beautiful sun shall rise on each succeeding day, and with its warmth kiss the dew of night from grass and flowers, from turret and roof; at the hour when the pure air of morning is filled with the joyous songs of happy birds; from these walls shall come forth the no less happy prattle of little children," as they • commence again the round of the day's duties and pleasures. They may be mine — thej' may be yours. Who can tell? But, blessed .thought, they will be happy — they will be safe. When the rich princess of Rome showed with pride her glittering jewels to Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, she had no glittering gems to show in return, but drawing to her bosom with loving arms her two noble boys, the proud Boman mother replied, "These are my jewels." May this edifice be the casket. Masons of Kansas, in which shall be preserved jewels more rare than ever graced a monarch's crown, more precious than rubies, sapphires and pearls. And here may they be kept, polished and formed, and be sent forth perfect gems to adorn Masonry's crown of rejoicing. When in future years the Grand Lodge of Kansas shall celebrate, in this city, grown to a metropolis, some returning anniversary of this

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day, who shall doubt that the Grand Master who wields the gavel then, may be one of those whose early youth and budding manhood were sheltered within these walls? In the founding and maintenance of our Masonic Home every grade and shade of Masonry has joined on an equal plain. Lodges, chapters, councils, commanderies and consistories have joined their efforts, all in one great purpose to make the Home a fact. We do not by any means forget the powerful aid and influence of the Eastern Starand its chapters. AVithout their aid and the support of the women of Masonry we could boast neither of past success nor of future hope. Already furnished almost throughout by woman's hands, our Masonic Home leans upon the great heart of woman for its chief support. Cheered by her smiles, soothed by her tenderness, warmed by her love, sustained by her strength, her influence and presence shall ever remain its chief attraction and the mainstay of its permanence. Masonic Home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I am glad that it is a Home that we build. AVe have here no pauper's refuge. AVe found no almshouse for our beloved and unfortunate, no asylum to which as a dungeon those may be sent whom no other roof will receive. No; no; let it, be indeed a home, around which shall cluster all that makes that the sweetest, dearest word on earth, save one. Gather every lovely thought that the poet has sung of home; bring every scene that the artist has limned to shadow out the thought; add every charm that memory carries of the old home that sheltered your youth in near or distant lands; let it be increased with every comfort that kindness and love can suggest; then put them all into the Masonic Home, and it will be none too good. But above all, and over all let the spirit of Kindness dwell within, and Truth rule every act, for â&#x20AC;˘' There is nothing so kingly as Kindness, And nothing so royal as T r u t h . " *

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AVhile we thus build and dedicate let us remember that we build for future ages and generations. AVe may never witness again a spectacle like this. AVe lay the foundation; our children and successors build the spire. AVe plant the vineyard, and gather the first fiuits; it is left for those who come after us to garner the full harvest of grapes. Let us then makeforourselvesah'istory of faithful service. As Masonry's endless chain, link by link, girdles the globe and circles civilization, may our hands make it bright and stainless, and hand it down, strong and unbroken through coming generations till in the general crash of all things terrestrial Time and Masonry shall perish together, and merge into the great Masonic Home, where each shall receive the fitting meed of his labors here. Each of us has in his own life a Masonic Home to build. Daj- by day we ply the trowel upon its walls and add new stones to its height.

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In good deeds, good words,pure thoughts, we lift its fair form with perfect ashlars toward the skies; or with false works and words we pile upon its walls bufheaps of sand and hay and stubble. Maj' it be ours, O, my brethren, when the edifice that we build shall come under the final test of level, plumb and square,— may it be ours to hear from the overseer's lips: "Good work; true work; square work!" Established with pillars and pilasters of Faith and Hope, adorned with the doors and windows of Charity and Love, may our personal building be a blessing and benediction to all around us, just as this beautiful Home which we now dedicate is at once the admiration and pride of the Royal Craft, who are its builders. And when your history is written, be it said: '• The arcliitect Built his great heart into these stulplured slones, . And with him toiled his children. Aud their lives Were builded with his own into the walls As offerings unto G O D . "

Grand Master.—The Grand Marshal will make due proclamation that this building has now been consecrated and dedicated in Ample Form, in accordance with ancient usage. Grand Marshal.— In the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, I proclaim that this building has now been consecrated and dedicated to the uses and purposes for which it is intended, in Ample Form, in accordance with ancient custom. Hear ye this proclamation, from the East (flourish of trumpets), from the West (flourish ), and from the South (flourish).

The brethren a.11 united in singing "Praise God from AVhom All Blessintrs Flow." Music

"Home, Sweet Home." WICHITA H I G H SCHOOI. CHORUS.

Benediction

Grand Chaplain.

T h e Grand L o d g e t h e n r e t u r n e d to Garfield Hall. L o d g e of E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s was called to refre-shment, and labor resumed on t h e t h i r d degree. E.-.W.-. M. L . STONE offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge extend a vote of thanks to CAMEN'S Winfield Military Band, the Second Regiment Band of Wichita, the Wichita High School Chorus, and Miss JESSIE L . CLAEK, their efficient director, and the Wichita Consistory Quartet, under the direction of

i8g6-g7-

ORAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

349

Bro.â&#x20AC;¢HENRY W . HUTTMANN, for the excellent music furnished, and to

the brethren and citizens of Wichita, as well as to the local committee, for their untiring efforts which aided so materially the success of this occasion.CLOSING CEREMONY. T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master closed t h e M..-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e in A m p l e F o r m , with praj'cr b y E e v . SAMUEii E . BUSSER, Grand Chaplain. C. C. COLEMAN, Grand Master.

A TTEST :

(J^CAJ

JiT^A^6^cr>^/ Grand Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

JVI.-.W.'. Q R A N D

LODGE

A. F. & A. M. OF KANSAS.

FORTY-PIEST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. SALINA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 17, 1897.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of A n c i e n t , F r e e and Accepted Masons of K a n s a s , convened in A n n u a l Communication in Masonic H a l l in the City of Saiina, Wednesday, t h e 17th diiy of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1897, A. L. 5897, at 9:30 o'clock A. M. GKAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.-.W. . CHILES C. COLEMAN R. .AV .WILLIAM M. SHAVER R. .AV. . MAURICE L. STONE R. .W. . HENRY C. LOOMIS R: .W. . ROBERT E. TORRINGTON R.-.W . ALBERT K.A\'^LSON Rev. SAMUEL E. BUSSER AV.-. LUCIUS H. PERKINS AV.-. JAMES A. KIMBALL AV.-. ISAAC E. STRYKER W.-. MELVILLE R. MUDGE AV/. ADRIAN C.SHERMAN AAV. W. A.CLARK W.-. JAMES SMITH AV.-. DELOS W. ACKER

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior Warden. Grand .lunior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Chaplain. Grand Senior Deacon. as Grand Junior Deacon. Grand Marshal. Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. as Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand IVler.

OPENING CEREMONIES. B j ' order of the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master, t h e G r a n d Secretary called t h e roll of lodges, and upon roll call a constitutional n u m b e r of lodges being represented, the AI.-. W.-. Grand

352

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

M a s t e r o p e n e d t h e M.-. W . - . G r a n d L o d g e o f A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s i n A m p l e F o r m , after a n i n v o c a t i o n of D i v i n e b l e s s i n g b j ' t h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n . R E P O E T OK C R E D E N T I A L S . W.-. B r o . C H A R L E S J . W E B M , c h a i r m a n o f t h e C o m m i t t e e o n

Credentials, submitted t h e following motion, received a n d adopted:

report, which

w a s , on

To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r C o m m i t t e e o n Credentials respectfully s u b m i t t h e following r e p o r t , c o n t a i n i n g a list of lodges and n a m e s of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t : G R A N D OJi-FICEt^S.

M. • . w . •. CHitES C. COLEMAN R.- . W• . • W M . M . SHAVER R.- . W.'. MAURICE L . S T O N E R.- . W.•. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS R.- . w•. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON R.- . w.". ALBERT K . W I L S O N

G r a n d Master. Deputy G r a n d Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. G r a n d Secretary. Grand Chaplain.

R e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER

w. •. L . H . P E R K I N S w '. J A M E S A. K I M B A L L w.•. ISAAC E. STRYKER w •. MELVILLE R. MUDGE w, •. ADRIAN C . SHERMAN w. •. W . A . CLARK w.•. J A M E S SMITH w.•. DELOS \ V . A C K E R

Grand Senior Deacon. as G r a n d J u n i o r Deacon. Grand Marshal.

G r a n d Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. as G r a n d J u n i o r Steward. Grand Pursuivant. G r a n d Tyler.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS. PAST G R A N D MASTERS. M . . W . ' . ANDREW M . CALLAHAM,

M . - . W . - . SILAS E . SHELDON,

M.-.W.-. W M . D . THOMPSON,

M.-.W.-. GEO. W . CLARK,

M.'.W.'. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R ,

M.'.W.". JOHN C .

M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R ,

M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L L .

M.-.W.-. J O H N

POSTLETHWAITE,

GUTHRIE.

PAST DEPUTY GRAND

MASTER.

R.-.W.-. A. H . E L L I S . PAST GRAND JUNIOR

WARDEN.

R.-. W.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON.

BOARD O F CUSTODIANS. W.-. G E O . F . P O N D ,

W . - . G E O . M . COPLIN,

AV.-.AV. P . M U D G E T T .

GitAND

1896-97.

LODGE

353

KANSAS.

ASSISTANT L E C T U R E R S . W/.GEORGE M.DIXON

Burlington.

W . . MOSES SARBACH

Holton.

W . ' . D E L O S W . ACKER

Seneca.

AV.'. ALBERT SARBACFI

Holton.

\ V . \ THEODORE J . G A R L I C

Coffeyville.

GRAND

REPRESENTATIVES.

Alabama ; Arizona British Columbia California Colorado Florida Illinois I n d i a n Territory Ireland "Louisiana Maine Nevada N o r t h Carolina '. Nebraska Prince E d w a r d I s l a n d Quebec South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee New Zealand Victoria

AV.'.T. J . ANDERSON. W.'. W . A. BURNETT. W . ' . A . H . CONNETT.

M.- ,W.-. A. M. CALLAHAM. R.' W.'. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON. \V.'. A L F R E D W H I T M A N .

M. .W.-. M . M . M I L L E R . M.' â&#x20AC;¢ W.'.JoHN G U T H R I E . M. .W.'. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE. VV.. JACOB D E W I T T .

M. .W.'. D A V I D B . F U L L E R . W.'. W I L L I A M H . V O E T H . AV.'. ALE.X. A . S H A R P .

W.-.C. E . C O R Y . W.'. A. A. C A R N A H A N . W . \ GEORGE

M.DIXON.

M.' . W . \ GEORGE W . C L A R K . M.' \V/. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER. W.-. BESTOR G . BROWN. \V.-. F . E . DAVIS.

M. .W.'. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN. PAST MASTERS.

F. E . D A V I S

\VM. JULIAN

No.

J . C. KETCHESON

6 6 8 9 9 10

P E T E R J . FRELING

M. W . W H I T N E Y

11 15 15 15 17 17 18

D A V I D PASSON ALFRED WHITMAN C.E.CORY ^V.F.

MARCH

S. E . W . JOHNSON

ELRICK C . COLE E . R. MOSES J.W.CLARK T. J . ANDERSON S. P . W A D E A. J . M A A S

C. W I N T E R M U T E NELSON M E R C H A N T . D.W.HAYS D. C. B A R K E R S. H . POLLEY J . H . OSBORNE F . M . PRATT...'. D. M. FERGUSON ALBERT S A R B A C H . . . . W. M. W A L K E R W. F . E L L I S O N J . W. M C C L U R E EVAN DAVIS E . S. FBAGER

No.

19 23 24 24 24 29 35 37 42 48 51 51 51 53

354

PROCEEDINGS

GEORGE H . BUECKHAI,TER...NO.

E . E. NiCKLES

February,

THE

J O H N J. H A Y S J. W.

No.

MOODY

160 166

D. R. W A G S T A F P

ALEX. A . S H A R P

167

C. T. H I L T O N

J O H N C. F R Y

167

J.W.CROWLEY

H.L.MILLARD

171

J . D. N. CONRAD

G. L. McCouRT

172 172

A L E X . BERG

W.J.

SAMUEL G R A D W O H L

A. C. SPILMAN

C. R. UNDERWOOD

J . S. M C D O W E L L

174

JACOB D E W I T T

W . A. NoRRis J . W . GlLHAM

60 63

C. E . MoNEi.L G. W. DOEBLER

175 175

C. E .

HALL

177

G E O . M. DIXON

F R A N K S . PORTER

179

A. .T. WniTMORK

L. ARGO

185

E. B. CARSE

W . A. BURNETT

186

ROBERT MOONEV

J . R. BBOBST

189

W . S. STALLINGS

J . A. N E L L I S T

189

W . A. C L A R K

HENRY METZ

190

F . C. K I B K P A T R I C K

C. M. W A N N

J95

KBYTE

172

W . H . VoETH.:

J. W . H A N D L E Y

199

C. S. W I C K S

J.H.RICHARDS

202

L. G. WlIITTIKK

P . C. PluLL

202

AUGUST ANDERSON

E D . HAYES

W . H . HARRISON

M. P O E T

203 :

208

101

W . H.DwiGHT

T. J . G A R L I C

102

T.L.BOND

216

A. C. S11ER.MAN

Ill

S. J . OSBORN

210

J . M. P A R R

Ill

J O H N ANDERSON

216

A R C H I B A L D A. C A R N A H A N . . .

113

W.J.

D. C. B A T T E Y

114

A. 0 . W E L L M A N

J . M. P L E A S A N T

208

DAVIES

222 '

225

CHAS. A . HOWE

119

BESTOR G . ' B R O W N

225

J. 0 . MOPFETT

120

CHAS. J. W E B B

225

.TAS. L A U G I I L I N

J23

M O S E S SARBACH

225

G E O R G E F . POND

124

O.W.

WILLIAM KAMP

129

C. H . LocKwooD

BLOOD

225

H . \V. STACKPOLE

134

W I L L I S E . MAYNARD

230

J . D. M C B R I A N

136

P . M. HOISINGTON

231

A. M. SwiTZER

140

DELOS W. ACKER

234

H . F . TOEVS

142

A. B. F R Y

242

IRA M . W I L L E Y

145

J . .T. V A B N E R

245

J . F . SOPEU

145

G E O R G E L. D I C K E Y

248

M. B R U N E R

146

AV. H . BROOK

251

E.W.WELLINGTON

146

SILAS F . H O O P E S

252

H . G. LAWRANCE

149

EDGAR B . MARCHANT

252

A. W . E L G I N

154

E . U . BOND;

256

N O B L E S . AVINTERROWD

158

J. F. KING

264

ROBERT K. H A Y S

160

C H A S . A. SLOAN

265

GRAND

1896-97.

W M . CAMPBELL

W . E . BODLEY D. M. SMITH J . B . FiNDLEY J O H N HAMMOND I . G. HOWARD

;..

J O H N LAPSHAW

LODGE

. . . N O . 268 270 276 281 284 286 291 295 297 298

355

KANSAS.

SIDNEY L . H U N T E R W . E. TARBOX

. H E N R Y DREANY H . H. B A K E R H E N R Y HAMMERLI CHARLES B . HARDY

No. 311 316 319 .. 328 330 331 334 340 347

LODGE REPRESENTATIVES. Leavenworth, No. 2—GEO.

M . BARNS, W . M . , p r o x y for 8. VV. a n d J . W .

Wyandotte, No. 3 — G E O . H . J E N K I N S , p r o x y for W. M., S. VV. a n d J . W . Kickapoo, No. 4—ALBERT

E D W A R D S , J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W .

Washington, No. 5 — A. E . LANGWORTHY, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; M A R K E . CLOYES, p r o x y for J . W. Lawrence, No. 6—L. H . P E R K I N S , W . PASSON, p r o x y for J . W .

M.; Louis

COHN, S . W . ; D A V I D

Union, No. 7—CITAS. E . SAWTELL, W . M . ; W M . A. EASTERDAY, S . W . ; CYRUS A L L E N , p r o x y for J . \V.

Rising Sun, No. 5—VV. S. MIOKLE, VV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . \V. Acacia, No. 9 — H U G H M E A N S , VV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . King

Solomon, No. 10—E. L . C A R N E Y , J . VV., proxy for VV. M . ; A B R Y , p r o x y for S. VV.

HARRY

Jewell, No. 11—R. C. POSTLETHWAITB, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W . Emporia,

No. 72 — J O H N G . NORTHINGTON, W . M . ; VV. H . GIBSON, p r o x v

for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Nemaha, No. IS—J. L. P A Y N E , VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Oskaloosa, No. U—W.

S. AVELLS, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; W . F . G I L L U L Y ,

proxy for J . VV. Great Bend, No. 15—k. H . CONNETT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Lafayette. No. 16 —H. P . VVAREHAM, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W . Topeka, No. i 7 — H O M E R C . BOWMAN, S . W . , p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J .

Franklin, No. IS—CW. OLDROYD, W . M . ; A. J. M A A S , p r o x y for S. W . ; F . A. W I L K I N S O N , p r o x y for J . VV. Olalhe, No. 19—WM. J U L I A N , p r o x y for VV. M. a n d MUTE, p r o x y for S. VV.

J . VV^; C. W I N T E R -

Valley Falls, No. 21—'h. H . BURNETT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W. Palmyra, No. SS—F. N. H A I R , VV. M . ; H . N . MARCHANT, Jr., S. W . ; H . N. MARCHANT, Sr., p r o x y for J . VV.

356

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

Osage Valley, No. U—G. S. B i x u y , W . M., p r o x y for J . W . ; G. W. W I L LIAMS, S. W.

Okelo, iVo.;?5—AUGUST VVUESTER.S. W . , p r o x y f o r W . M. a n d J . W . Eldora,

No. ;?5—JACKSON R . M Y R I C K , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Pacific, No. ^9—3. F . F I S H E R , p r o x y for AV. M . a n d J . W . ; J . H . OSBORNE,

p r o x y for S . W . Towanda,

No. 50—CHARLES D A V I S , S . W . , p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W .

Mound City, No. S5—SAMUEL H E L L A R B , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Havensville, No. S4—S. B . OSBI/HN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Hiawatha,

No. 55—S. M. PRATT, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W.

Council Grove, No. 56—E. L. S H A F F E R , AV. M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . Paola, No. 5 7 — Z . H A Y E S , AV. M . ; AA^H. G A T L I N , S . VV.; G E O . M C H A R N E Y ,

J . W. Jola, No. SS—3. B. GOSHORN, S . AV., p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . AV. Seneca, No. 59—IRA K . AVELLS, VV. M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . De Soto, No. .^0—JAMES L . J E N K I N S , J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. W. HoUon, No. 4^—ALBERT

SARBACH, p r o x y for W . M., S. AV. a n d J . AA'.

Easlon, No. 4S—D. POLLEY, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Hahtead,

No. 46—J. F . REMICK, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. AV.

Mackey, No. 4S-W. M. AVALKER, S . AV., p r o x y SNYDER, J. VV.

for VV. M.;

JAMES K .

Lake, No. 50—W. A. BOWLES, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Orient, No. 5 / — H A R R Y F . WHITE,VV. M., p r o x y for J . AV.; J A M E S R . AVICK,

p r o x y for S. AV. Pottawatomie,

No. oS—A. URBANSKY, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Wetmore, No. 5 5 - E . S. FRAGER, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J. W. Shawnee, No. 54—J AS. F . CROSS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV.; J . O. AVADE, J . W . Troy, No. 55—AV^ILLIAM F . S M I T H , VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W .

Spring Hill, No. 56—\V. H . RUTTER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Coyville, No. 5 7 — F R A N K L I N H O W E L L , p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . VV. Winfleld, No. 5 5 — H A R R Y A. CATON, VV. M . ; AVILLIAM C . ROOT, S . AV.

Salina, No. 60—D. C. METHVEN,V\^ M., p r o x y for J.AV.; M . D . B E B G , S . W . La Cygne, No. 61—J. F . B U N C H , VV. M . ; D. S. B A D G E R , S . VV.; F . AV. J O D -

SON, proxy for J . W . Ridgeway,

No. 6S—ii. A. P L A T T , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. and J. VV.

Adams, No. 65—N. R. H E A T H , VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. and J . VV. Wathena, No. 64—GEO.

H . DOCKHORN, J . AA^.proxy for AV. M. a n d S. AV.

Gardner, No. 65-W. \ . C H A P I N , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . VV. Burlington, Frankfort,

No. 66—M. F . BROWNE, AV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . AV. No. 67—VV. H . SNODGRASS, J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. W .

Star, No. 69—A.

J.AVHITMON, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J.AV.

1896-97.

GRAND

Carbondale, No. 70—JOHN

LODOE

OF KANSAS.

357-

N . S H A R P , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; F E L I X P .

O'NEILL, S.W.

Baxter,No.71—E. Huron,

B. CORSE, p r o x y for W . M . , S . W . a n d J . W .

No. 7;?—MARK S . CLOYES, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Chetopa, No. 73—C. O. WILLIAMS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Wamego, No. 75—FREDERICK

H . CORNELL, S . W . , p r o x y

for W . M. a n d

J. W. Corinthian, No. 79—J. F . M E H L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . New Albany, No. SI —W. F . STALLINGS, p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; R O B -

ERT MOONEY, S. W . Tuscan, No. 8S—A. E . R O G E R S , W . M., p r o x y for S.W. and J . W . Jefferson, No. S4—B.. 0 . Y O U N G , W . M . , p r o x y

for J . W . ; W . A. C L A R K ,

p r o x y for S. W . Sutton, No. 85—JAS.

W . STEWART, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Sunflower, No.86—F.

C. KIRKPATRICK, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W .

Mankato, No. 5 7 — C H A S . A. L E W I S , S.W., p r o x y for W . M . a n d J . W. Eureka,

No. * * — J U L I U S G O T T L E I B , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . a n d J . W .

Home, No.89—W.

S. DOMER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.

Golden Rule, No. 90—W. E . FA.GAN, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Marysville,No. Oirard,

91—JACOB

No. 93—JAS.

I . SCHLOSS, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

H . SMITH, W . M . , p r o x y

for

J. W.; W . H . VOETH,

proxy for S. W . Constellation, No. 95—C. S. W I C K S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. El Dorado, No. 97—M.V AUGHT, p r o x y for W. M., S.W. and J . W . Benevolence, No. 98 — J . H . NIESI.EY, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Wichita,No. 99—U. H . RUDOLPH, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Prudence, No. 100—GEORGE W.MAYS, W R I G H T , p r o x y for J . W.

W . M . , proxy

for

S. W . ;

ISAAC

Keystone, No. iO^—THOMAS G . A Y R E S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; T. J . G A R -

LIC, p r o x y for J . W . Cedar, No. 105—ALEXANDER B A I R D , W . M . ; J . N . T A Y L O R , p r o x y for S . W .

a n d J . W^ Frontier, No. 104 — G. E . BARLEY, J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W. Solomon, No. 105—B. F . CROWELL, W . M . ; S . W . COLLINS, S . W . ; G. M . WAGONSELLER, J . W . Fidelity,

No. 106—0. S. BRANSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; W . G. CREBO,

p r o x y for J . W . Fortitude, No. 107—W. P . L Y O N , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; GORDON F L A C K ,

p r o x y for S. W . Memphis, No. 108—JAMES

E . M I L L E R , S.W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Americus, No. 109—A. S. LOWRY, J . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S . W . Addphi,

No. 110—^. LAMONT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Hesperian, No. Ill—J. M. P A R R , p r o x y for W . M . ; A. C. SHERMAN, p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

358

I'llOCEBDlNGS

Blue Valley, No. IIS-JAMES

OF THE

February,

M . CLARK, J . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. \V.

St. Johns, No. J13—B. S. W I L L I A M S , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . a n d J . W. Advance, No. 114—C. J . BOWLES, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Excehior,

No. 115—B^. M. G R I F F I T H , S . W . , p r o x y for VV. M. and J . W .

Museotah, No. 110—LUTHER

CORTELYON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Parsons, No. 117—H. S. FITCH, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J. W . Altoona, No. XIS-B.

C. BROWN, p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W . ; E . A. D E -

BOLT, J . W .

Cherokee, No. 119—C. A. H O W E , p r o x y for AV. M . ; E. A. BRUNDAGE, proxy for S. W. and J. W . Halcyon, No. 120—T. A. SLAYMAKER, AV. M . ; J . 0 . MOFFKTT, proxy for >S. AV.; C. 0 . GuiNN, p r o x y for J . W . Clifton, No. 122-GEO.

F I T T E L L , S . VV., p r o x y for AV. M. and J . W .

Liberty, No. 12S—JAMBS

L A U G H L I N , p r o x y for W . M., S. AV. and J . W.

Godfrey, No. 124 —GEORGE

F. P O N D , p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. and J. AV.

Ga'wker City, No. ISS—M. HARBURGER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J.AV. Palestine, No. 127—W. J . CRAWFORD, AV. M . ; GEORGE W . FARRAR, p r o x y

for S.AA^ and J.AV. Ottawa, No. 128—J. B. KESSLER, W . M . ; W . H . BECKER, S . W . ; U . G .

KoBiNSON, p r o x y for J. VV. Belleville. No. 129—W'M. K A M P , p r o x y for W . M. and S. W , ; H. BOWMAN,

p r o x y for J. W. Polar Star, No. ISO—F. W. P A I G E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Carson, No. 132—V. L. SWATZELL, S . AV., p r o x y for VV. M. and J. VV. Crescent, No. ISS—G. C. D A K I N , AV. M.; J . P>. D U F F , p r o x y for S. VV.; CHAS. LISTON, J. AV.

Clay Center, No. 134—JOHN

A. J^OADEK, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. and J. AV.

Vesper, No. 136—J. A. FERRELL, AA'. M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; J. D. .MCBRIAN, p r o x y for S. AV. Reno, No. 140—J. H . ROHBRTS, AV. M . ; J . S. BIAY, p r o x v forS. W . ; W M . P E L L S , J. VV.

Signal, No. 14I—A.

J. BADEK, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. and J. \V.

Newton, No. 142—GEO. AV. Y O U N G , AV. M . ; p r o x y for J. VV.; JAMES AV. PATTERSON, p r o x y for S. AV. Minneapolis,

No. 143 - J . W. S M I T H , W . M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; R. M. CLARK,

p r o x y for S. W. Gilead. No. 144—JOHS

C . H U R T , AV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J.AV.

Mt. Vernon, No. 145—M. VV. W H I T N E Y , VV. M.; THO.MAS H . SMYTH, p r o x y for S. W . ; J . F . SOPER, p r o x y for J . AV^.

Ellsworth, No. 146—J. R. M C L A U R I N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J.AV. Center, No. 147—G. AV. WILLIAMS, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . W . Thayer, No. 149—H. G. LAWRANCE, proxy, for AA'. M., S. W. and J. W. Wellington, A'o. ISO—JAMES

R . H E S K E T T , AV. M., proxy forS. AV. and J. W .

1896-97-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

359

Leho, No. IOZ—DAYID

P . JOXES, W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . W .

Luray, No. 153—JOHN

O L S O N . W . M . ; ANDERSON DALTON, p r o x y for S.W.;

E. D. W E L L S , p r o x y for J . W. Lincoln, No. 15i. — C. M. HEATON, p r o x y for W . M . ; B. A . W O O D , p r o x y for S. W . ; W. H . CECIL, p r o x y for J . W. Sope, No. 155 — 3. P . BARACKMAN, proxy for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W . Dexter, No. 156—W. R. MAURER, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Active, No. i5<?—JVOBLE S . WINTERROWD, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Robinson, No. 159—FRANK

IDOL, J . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d S. W .

Saqui, No. 160—G. W . FARRELL, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; W . H . M I Z B , S.W. Alma, No. 161-3. P. HENDERSON, W . M . ; O . AV. LITTLE, S . W . ; J . B . FIELDS, p r o x y for ,T. W. Sabelha, No. 16S—CiiAS. S. H A I N E S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d 3. W . Atwoo/I, No. 164—A. B. THOMAS, W . M . , proxy for S. M'. a n d J . W. Farmers, No. 166—3. W . MOODY, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Lamed, No. 167—FRANK

C . M C F A R L A N D , W . M . ; A L E X . A. S H A R P , p r o x y

for S. W . ; J O H N C. F R Y , p r o x y for J . W. Blue Rapids, No. 169 — 3. N.AVANAMAKER, p r o x y for W . M., S.W. a n d J . W . Sterling, No. 171—R. M. WOONACOTT, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; H E R B E R T K. LINDSLEY, J . W.

McPherson, No. 172—G.F. GRATTAN, W . M . ; A. SORENSEN, p r o x y for S. W.; J . D. MiLLiKEN, p r o x y for J . W . Belle Plaine, No. -Z73—CLARK KNOX, W . M . , p r o x y for'S. W . a n d J . W . Western Star, No. 174—3. S. MCDOWELL, W . M . , proxy for J . W . ; F . B . HOHGH, S . W . Kirwin, No. 175—G. W . DOEBLER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Prairie Queen, No. 176—JACOB SOLLINOER, S.W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . Rassell, No. 177—YL. L. PESTANA, W . M . ; H . A. F R I E R , S . W . ; J . S. T O L BERT, J . W .

Burr Oak, No. 17S — B.. L. HORNER, W . M . ; L. R. GRUBB, p r o x y for S.W.; F . M. BARNETT, p r o x y for J . W . ML Moriah, No. 179—F. N . COLE, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; E. T. BIDWELL, S.W. Bennington, No. ISO—G. B. STACKHOUSB, W . M . , p r o x y for S.W. a n d J . W . Lenora, No. i . ? i — J O H N M A I N , S. W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W. Hamlin,

No. JS5—LORIN

ARGO, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; E R V I N

BLAN-

CHORD, J . W .

Mountain Slope, No. 1S6—W. A. BURNETT, p r o x y for W . M., S.W. a n d J . W . Pittsburg, No. i<S7—FRANK HOSTELLER, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Onaga, No. 188—M. R. DICKINSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Newahcuba, No. 189—L. D . POWELL, W . M . ; J . A. NELLIST, p r o x y for S. W . ; J . R. BROBST, p r o x y for J . W . Henri, No. 190—Vf. R. GLEDMAN, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W .

360

PROCEEDINGS

Walnut

OF THE

February,

Valley, No. 191 — 3. 0 . H O P P E R , \ V . M . , proxy for S. W. and J . W.

Royal, No. i9;?-JoHN T. NASH, p r o x y for W. M., S. \V. a n d J . W . Hartford,

No. 19.?—T. E. W E L C H , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Galena, No. 194 - J O H N M C C D L L A G H , W . M , , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Hays,

No. 195—JOSKPH

H . W A R D , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Madison, No. 196—C. D. PRITCHARD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W^. Canton, No. 197-D. C. W Y M A N , proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W. JSlue Hill, No. 19S—VI. NAYLOR, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; S. P . DENSMOOR, p r o x y for J . W . Norton, No. 109—J. VV. HANDLEY, p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; R. E . W H I T E ,

p r o x y for S. W . Anthony,

No. £00-P.

G. WALTON, W. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W.

Delphos, No. SOS - J O H N H . RICHARDS, p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S-. W . ; P . C. H U L L , p r o x y for J . VV.

Downs, No. £04-^.

M. JONES, VV. M., p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J . W .

Eminence, No. ^ 0 5 — M E L L V I L L B R . M U D G B , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV.; OSCAR J. ROSE, J. W .

Occidental

No. 207—y\'. C. BROWN, J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. VV.

Friendship,

No. SOS-U.

Brookville, No. 209—^.

POET, proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . P . JOHNSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Fulton, No. 210—-M. J . IRVIN, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Oreeley, No. 211—HBNRY

BOUCHER, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

Olive Branch, No. 212—¥. H . RHODES, S . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . "VV. Twin Grove, iVo. 21S-J. H . SIMPSON, W. M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; A. CARSON, J. W. Sincerity,

No. 214—ALBERT

Walnut City, No. 215-F.

D . R A T H B U N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.

W . MILLER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

John H. Brown, No. 216—J&s. A. K I M B A L L , W . M . ; E . W . OBKR, S . W . ;

W. VV. MiLNER, J . W . Ellinwood, No. 217—FBEO. W O L P , W . M . ; M A R T I N M O S I L , p r o x y for S. W . ; C H A S . LISCHESKY, p r o x y for J . VV.

Landmark,

No. 21S—\V. G. K I N K AID, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Cornerstone, No. 219-3. D . KAUFMAN, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M . ; D . S. McCuTCHIN, J . W . St. Bernard,

No. 222- W. J,. DA VIES, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Joppa, No. 223—M. A. PALMER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . Siloam, No. 225-C.

W. KouNS, W . M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Salem, No. 228-Tiios. Ninnescah,

RJCORD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

No. ;?50—WILLIS E . M A Y N A R D , p r o x y for W . ^ [ . , S. W. a n d

J.W. Magnolia, No. 2Sl-yV. Greenlenf, No. 2S2—\\'M.

S. Dix, W . M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . P . MUDGETT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . VV.

1896-97.

GRAND

Axtell, No. 234-'0.

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

Stil

W . ACKER, proxy for VV. M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Garfield, No. SSS—U. A. DAKENS, W . M . , proxy for S. W . and J . W . Temple, No. 557—WA.SHIKGTON E . GREGG, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . ML Hope, No.SSS—C.

E. F E R R E N , proxy for W. M., S. W. a n d J. W.

Soldier, iVo. S4O—J0KN NOZMAN, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J . W . MiUonvale,.No. S4S—A. B. F R Y , proxy for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Ark, No. 243 - T H O S . G . P R A T T , W . M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d ,T. W.

Waverly, No. 244—CHAS.

N . COXVER.SE, S . W . . proxy for VV. M. a n d .1. VV.

Marmalon, No. 245—J. J. VARNER, p r o x y for \V. M.. S. VV. and J. W. Tyrian, No. 246-I.

L. DIESE.\I, proxy for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J. W .

Canopy, No. 24S—GEO.

T,. DICKIE, VV. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W .

Whiting, No. 250—CHAS.

SIIEDD, VV. M., proxy for S. W. a n d J . W.

Galva, No. 251—W. H . BROOK, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J. W. Pfuenix, No. 253—J. AV. K E R N S , VV. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . VV. Milan, No. ^35 — H E N R Y INGRAM, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. and J . W . Lyra, No. 256—C. H . STEEPER, W . M . , proxy for .S. AV. and J . W; Westmoreland, No. 257—J AS. M C K O W E N , S. W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . VV^ Morion, No. 258—G. H . R A N K I N , p r o x y for W. M., a. VV. a n d J . W . Beatlie, No. 259—JOHN

MCCOY, AA^ M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d J. W .

Medicine Valley, No. 260— L. H A W K I N S , J . VV., proxy for W. M. a n d S. W . Atlica, No. 262—A. A. PETERSON, AV. M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J . AV. Logan, No. 264—J. F . K I N G , proxy for VV. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Kilwinning,

No. 265—CHAS.

A. SLOAN, proxy for AV. M., S..W. a n d J . W .

Mount Zion, No. 266—.]. L. EI.MORK, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . W. Moline, No. 267—W. H. HANNUM, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J. AV. Bourbon, No. 26S—Wii.

CAMPBELL, S. W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . AV.

Quenemo, No. 270—W. E . BODLEY, p r o x y for AV. M., S. VV. a n d J . W . Armourdale,

No. 271—Tuo8.

Unity, No. 273—WM.

H . AVOOD, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J. W .

H . BOSTON, J . W., p r o x y for VV. AI. and S. W .

Black Diamond, No. 274—1. E. STRYKER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. A\^ a n d J . W . Webb, No. 275-GEO.

W . W I L E Y , AV. M., p r o x y for S.AV.; D. B. STUTSMAN,

p r o x y for J. W. Windom, No. 276—C. AV. NORRBORN, proxy for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . W. Ashland, No. 277—C. AV. CARSON, AV. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . AV. Barney, No. 279 - J . H . SCHIERECK, p r o x y for W. M.; AV. E. EOBBINS, S . W . ; F . W. K I N G , p r o x y for J. W.

Millbrook, No. 2S1—D. M. SMITH, proxy-for W. M.,S. W. a n d J . AV. Anthem, No. 284—W.

MEISENHEIMER, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J. W .

Chikaskia, No. 2S5—F. E. HAMMOND, S . AV., proxy for W. M. a n d J . W. Lotus, No. 2S6-J.

B. FiNDLEY, J. VV., proxy for VV. M, and S. VV.

362

PROCEEDINGS

Oak,.No.SS7—G. J.AV. Emerald,

OF THE

February,

P . AVINEGAR, AV. M . , p r o x y for S. AV.; O. Z. GLENN,

No. SS9-C.

A. LAUCKS, J.AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV.

Paradise, No. S90—A. M . K I N G , S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W . Beulah, A ' b . ^ ^ i — H E N R Y CHABTREE, AV. M . ; J A M E S SHORT, p r o x y for S.AV.; TOM M A D D E N , p r o x y for J . AA'^. Comanche, No. 295—1. G. H O W A R D , p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Highland,

No. 296—HENRY

DIEFENDORF, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W .

Apollo, No. I'Sr—STEVEN M . ALDRICH, AA'. M . , p r o x y for S. AA^ a n d J.AV. Samaria,

No. 298—3iso. LATSIIAW, p r o x y for W . M . , S.AV. a n d J.AV.

Fargo, No. SOO—'Siios. A. SCATES, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AA^ a n d J . W. Virgil, No. 5W—LEWIS FOCIIT, S . \ V . , p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W . Albert Pike, No. SOS-THOMAS G. F I T C H , A V . M . ; F R E D H . STUCKY, S . W . ; C H A S . M . J O N E S , p r o x y for J . W .

Randall,

No. 304-1^,. U. BHIGHAM, p r o x y for W . M . , S.AV. a n d J.AV.

Avon, No. 305 - A V M . E . MITCHELL, S . W . , p r o x y for AV. M. and J . AV. St. Thomas, No. S06- J . E . BOTT, S . AV., p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W. Kansas, No. 307—P. B. H I D L E B . \ U G H , AV.M., p r o x y for S. AA^and J . AV. Alden, No. SOS-'ELMER

BROWN, J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV.

Syracuse, No. 5fl9—JOHN H O W E , S.AV., p r o x y for AV.M. a n d J.AV. Nophtali,

No. 520—ROBERT D . I R W I N , S . A\'., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . AV.

Hancock, No. 311 - SIDNEY L . H U N T E R , p r o x y for W. M., S. AA'. a n d J . AV. Santa Fe, No. 312—H. F . MILLIKAN, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J.AV. Virginia,

No. 315-A.

P . MATSON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV^. a n d J . AV.

Coolidge, No. 316—W. E . TARBOX, p r o x y for W . M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Norcatur, No. 317—A. C. H A R E , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AA^ Wallace, No. SiS-MYNER T. GRIGGS, proxy^for AV. M., S.AV. a n d J . AV. Norwich, No. 3i9—AVILLIAM LINDSEY, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Vermillion,

No. 3S0—AVARREN STOWELL, AV. M., p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J.AV.

Goodland, No. 321—y:. J . SCOTT, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Oneida, No. 5^5—SAMUEL MUHDOCK, Jr.,AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J.AV. Caney, No. 5 ^ . ^ - D A N I E L H . PLOWMAN, AA^ M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J.AV. Horlon, No. SM—W. O. MICHAELS, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J.AV. Hoyl, No. 327 -AV. H . CLELAND, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Gypsum

City, No. 5^5—E. S. AVHEELOCK, AV. M . ; ANSON MILLER, proxy

for S. VV.; A . E . REYNOLDS, J . W.

La Crosse, No. 330—H. DREANY, p r o x y for AV. M . ; J O H N M . STAFFER, p r o x y for S. AA'^. a n d J . AV. ' Hdisington,

No. 331—JOSEPH

Roh Morris, No. 332-J.

COXEDGE, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . \V.

T. H A W K I N S , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W.

Rosedale, No. S S 3 - J O H N MANK, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . \V.

i8g6-97.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

363'

Oak Hill, No. 334—U. H . PANTON, VV. M., proxy for S.W. a n d J . W . Allen, No. 555—MILTON N . FROST, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W . Frederick, A'o. 3 S 7 - W . B . V E R J I I L I A , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; LIAM LEATHEKS, p r o x y for S. W.

WIL-

Kincaid, No. 338—3. B. FERGUSON, S . W . , p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J . VV. Leoli, No. 340-U.

J . TRAVER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Maple City, No. 34^— J O H N G . SHREVES, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

AMar, Edna,

No. 344-J.

D. COLT, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A. B . L E E , S . W .

No. 345—DA\-IO

B L A I R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV.

Spirey, No. 347- C H A R L E S B . H A R D Y , p r o x y for W . M . , S. W . a n d J . W . Hoxie, No. 348—J. S. T U R N E R , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; F R A N K A. M C E L -

VEN, proxy for S. VV. Narka, No. 5.<!5—WILLIAM MA-V, J . VV., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . Horace, No. 352—JAMES LOVETT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; VV. B . W A S H INGTON, p r o x y lor J . VV. Enterprise,

No. 555—BERT A. F L A C K , VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W .

Summerfield,

No. 354-JOHH

E . M A N N , W . XVI., proxy for S. W . a n d J. W.

STATISTICS S H O W I N G A T T E N D A N C E A T T H E F O E T Y - F I R S T ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. G r a n d Officers p r e s e n t Past G r a n d Masters p r e s e n t Past Deputy G r a n d Masters p r e s e n t Custodians p r e s e n t Assistant Lecturers p r e s e n t Past Masters p r e s e n t , M e m b e r s of G r a n d Lodge p r e s e n t , n o t included above Total n u m b e r of m e m b e r s of G r a n d Lodge p r e s e n t

15 11 1 3 5 153 392 580

Fraternally submitted, CHAS. J . WEBB, MOSES S A R B A C H , WM. H. VOETH,

ISAAC WRIGHT, J O S E P H VV. S M I T H , Committee.

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STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , a f t e r r e v i s i n g t h e l i s t o f standinfij c o m m i t t e e s , submitted t h e followinj^: On Credentials.—CuABh^s NO.

J . AVEBB, N O . 225, T o p e k a ; MOSES SARBAcn,

225, H o l t o n ; W I L L I A M H . V O E T H , N O . 93, P i t t s b u r g ; J . W . S M I T H ,

N O . 14.3, M i n n e a p o l i s ; ISAAC W R I G H T , N O . 100, C o l u m b u s .

On lieports of Grand WILL

Officers.—A. M . CALLAHAM, N O . 17, T o p e k a ;

P . LYON, N O . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ;

C H A R L E S E . H A L L , N O . 177,

E u s s e l l ; H E N R Y H A M S I E R L I , N O . 334, O a k H i l l ; C. B . H A R D Y , N O . 347,

Spivey. On Finance and Mileage.— P . M . HOISINGTON, N O . 231, N e w t o n ; E . W . WELLINGTON, N O . 146, Ellsworth ; D. W . H A Y S , N O . 24, O s a w a t o m i e ; A L E X . A . SHAHP, N O . 167, E a r n e d ; P . G. W A L T O N , N O . 200, A n t h o n y .

On Chartered Lodges.—W. H . M I Z E , N O . 160, O s b o r n e ; F. E . D A V I S , N o . 5, A t c h i s o n ; J . N. S H A R P , N O . 70, C a r b o n d a l e ; C. D. MARSHALL, N O .

122, Clifton; J. J . H A Y S , N O . 160, O-sborne. On Lodges U. D.— C H A R L E S E . CORY, N O . 8, F o r t Scott; W . J . K E Y T E , N o . 172, M c P h e r s o n ; J O H N M C C U L L A G H , N O . 194, G a l e n a ; Louis BANKER, N O . 177, E u s s e l l ; GEORGE W . F A R B O N , N O . 128, Ottawa.

On Grievances and Appeals.—D.

B . FULLER, N O . 106, E u r e k a ; JAMES

H . M C C A L L , NO. 99, W i c h i t a ; C. S. W I C K S , N O . 95, F r e d o n i a ; A. A. CAR-

NAiiAN, N o . 113, Concordia; J . D. M C B H I A N , N O . 136, Sedan. On Grand Lodge Property.—GEO. WHITMAN,

W . CLARK, N O . 225, T o p e k a ; A.

N O . 6, L a w r e n c e ; WILLIA.M J U L I A N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; J . R.

BROBST, N O . 189, S t o c k t o n ; O. Z. G L E N N , N O . 287, L e b a n o n ;

On Jurisprudence.— J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, N O . 11, Jewell C i t y ; A. H . E L L I S , N O . 145, B e l o i t ; E L R I C K C . COLE, N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d ; ' l l . W. STACKPOLE, N O . 134, C l a y C e n t e r ;

G E O H G B F . G K A T T A N , N O . 172, Mc-

Pherson. On Correspondence.— M. M . M I L L E R , N O . 134, T o p e k a ; GEORGE M . B A R N S , N O . 2, L e a v e n w o r t h ; E D . H A Y S , N O . 2I»3, W e l l i n g t o n ;

Er>. B .

M A R C H A N T , N O . 252, St. J o h n ; D. PASSON, N O . 6, Lawrence. On Necrology.—WILLIAM

D . THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; SILAS

E . S H E L D O N , N O . 17, T o p e k a ; B E S T O R G . B R O W N , N O . 225, T o p e k a . SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

On Washinglon Memorial.—WILLIAM D . THOMPSON, NO.' 143, i l i n n e a p o l i s ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, T o p e k a , a l t e r n a t e .

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GEAND MASTER'S ADDRESS. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master delivered his address as follows; To the. Most Worshipful Grand Lodge 0/ Kansas: Time's tireless forge has welded another link into the endless chain of the ages. Eternitj' is one 3'ear longer behind us; time one year shorter before us. We reflect upon the mighty forces and measures that are bounded in the fact of a passing year; we remember that the Infinite holds it all in the hollow of his hand. " What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, or the son of man, that Thou visitest h i m ? " " O Time, the benntifierof the dend, Adorner of the rniii, comforter And only hejiler when the hetirt hath bled, Time, iheeorrector when our judgments err, The test of truth, love, sole pliilosopher. For nil besides are sophists, from thy thrift, Which never loses, though it doth'defer. Time, ihe avenger! nnto thee I lift My hauds, and eyes, and heart, and crave of thee a gift,"

that on the record of the year we close to-day the children of the future may find no blot that shall darken the memory of us who wrote its pages. It is with a mingled feeling of gladness and regret that I perform the closing act of my oflicial career as Grand Master of Masons; of gladness, because.it marks the close of onerous duties and heavy responsibility; of regret, because those duties have been pleasant, and those responsibilities so cordially shared b.v my brethren iu authority. To the kind friends in the Grand Lodge to whose partiality I have owed my high elevation duringthe year nowclosing, lagain return my most ardent and lasting gratitude; to my brother officers who have so faithfully and well aided me in word and deed, my heartfelt thanks are due; to the thousands of the Craft in the State, who by uniform courtesy, unfailing kindness and ready acquiescence, have rendered light and pleasant duties, which otherwise had been hard and repellant, I take this opportunity of expressing the grateful appreciation that fills my heart as I take leave of the high station in which they have placed me. AVith rare exceptions, this- has been a year of peace in our Grand Jurisdiction. Our 20,000 Masons have been able to "dwell together in unity" in a manner which may well stand as a model to all societies, and which record stands as a lasting benediction on the name of Masonry. Our relations with other Grand Jurisdictions, in our own and foreign lands, have been in the highest degree fraternal and satisfactory. Neither envy, discord nor confusion has at any time been suflered to interrupt the universal peace and tranquillity which have pervaded the masonic world. It is a gratifying reflection upon the growth of masonic principles that within the closing months of the year the two greatest

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powers of t h e earth h a v e s e t t h e i r seals t o t h e compact, fulfilling t h e words of H o l y W r i t , " N e i t h e r shall t h e y learn war a n y m o r e . " I n t r u t h can t h e w o r l d and F r e e m a s o n r y begin to c h a n t in unison t h e glorious a n t h e m , " P e a c e o n E a r t h , Good Will T o w a r d M e n . " M.'.W.'. OWEN A. BASSETT.

A t o u r last G r a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n , f o r t h e first time in m a n y years, we missed t h e stately presence a n d s t r o n g b r a i n of Past Grand Master OWEN A. BASSETT. Conflnement t o a bed of pain a n d suffering t h e n p r e v e n t e d h i s a t t e n d a n c e . T h o s e w h o k n e w h i m best felt, even t h e n all too s u r e l y , the a p p r o a c h of t h e Destroyer whose call all m u s t heed. Bro. BASSETT died on t h e lOlh d a y of J u l y , 1896, a t h i s h o m e in Ellsw o r t h , K a n . Although h e h a d suffered m u c h , h i s e n d was peaceful. On t h e d a y of his d e a t h h e w a s particularly b r i g h t a n d cheerful. A t high twelve, while n o n e was p r e s e n t e x c e p t his GOD, w i t h o u t a pang or a w a r n i n g , h e ceased to live-as of old, a n d e n t e r e d into t h e life b e y o n d . Of B r o . BASSETT'S life a m o n g u s , h i s b r e t h r e n , I c a n n o t speak. O t h e r s will do so m o r e fittingly. B u t of h i m as a m a n , as a Mason a n d as a friend, none can yield h i g h e r t r i b u t e to h i s worth a n d manly virtues. â&#x20AC;˘ H e was a friend in w h o m was " no variableness n o r shadow of t u r n i n g . " His intellect was of t h a t virile a n d vigorous character, w h i c h impressed itself o n t h o s e a r o u n d h i m , a n d with whom h e c a m e in contact. U p o n n o n e w a s h i s s t a m p so indelibly placed t h a n t h i s G r a n d Lodge â&#x20AC;&#x201D;its laws a n d i t s history a r e instinct with h i s character a n d g e n i u s . One of i t s earliest G r a n d Masters, h e formulated its b e g i n n i n g , and almost to t h e very t i m e of h i s d e a t h , h e l d in h i s h a n d s t h e r e i n s t h a t directed its course. B u t h e has passed beyond t h e Gloomy River. H e has been received o n t h e o t h e r side, " w h e r e F a i t h is lost in sight, a n d H o p e e n d s in fruition." May we n o t conceive t h e greetings t h a t m e t h i m as h e passed t h e m i g h t y portals, o p e n i n g ever i n w a r d ? May n o t t h e same h a n d h a v e met h i s t h a t so often h a d greeted h i m a t t h e tiled door of this G r a n d Lodge, when old F R I T Z MAGERS welcomed him t h e r e ? Did h e clasp again t h e joyful h a n d of BROWN a n d MASON a n d BYINGTON?

W h o c a n doubt, t h a t feels t h e Mason's h o p e , a n d trusts t h e Mason's GOD?

U p o n being notified of t h e d e a t h of o u r most worshipful brother, I t h o u g h t it proper to c o n v e n e t h e G r a n d Lodge a t Ellsworth for t h e p u r p o s e of t h e i n t e r m e n t of h i s r e m a i n s . ' T h i s was accordingly d o n e . W e laid h i m to rest i n O a k Hill Cemetery, a t Lawrence, near t h e scene of h i s struggles a n d t r i u m p h s , successes a n d failures, joys a n d sorrows. On a fair, green hillside, u n d e r t h e shadow of t h e trees h e loved, sleep his m o r t a l r e m a i n s , until t h e resurrection of the just. " How beautiful it is for a man to die Upon the walls of Zion! to be called. Like a watch-woru and weary Eentinel,. To put his armor off, and rest in beaven."

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I recommend that an hour, from .3 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the first day of this session be set apart for a memorial service in honor of the memory of our departed most worshipful brother. In anticipation of your approval of this suggestion, I have invited M.'.W.'. Past Grand Master JOHN GUTHRIE to deliver an address upon the life and character of Bro. BASSETT. TWO other short addresses, and music appropriate to the occasion, have been provided for. M . ' . W . ' . .lOHN M. P R I C E .

By the direction of the Council of Administration, and in pursuance of a resolution adopted at the last si'ssion of the Grand Lodge, I made diligent inquiry, early in the year, into the physical and material situation of our M.'.W.-. Past Grand Master, JOHN M. PRICE. I learned from reliable sources that while Bro. PRICE'S fortune has been entirely swept away, his condition, financially, and in view of the strong local support of the lodges near him, was not such as to demand material aid from the funds of the Grand Lodge for the present. I deeplj' regret, however, to say that in physical well-being and intellectual health, M.'.W.'. Bro. PRICE has been most unfortunate, and is in such a condition of mental collapse as to take little note of passing events. Although little deeming that it would be more than a passing gratification to him, â&#x20AC;˘ I have addressed him a personal letter, expressive of the sympathy and kindly remembrance of the Grand Lodge, as well as of the Masons of the State. I recommend to my successors diligent watch-care over the declining years of this illustrious brother, whose estate among us was once as high as now it is lowly and cast down. Bro. PRICE is the senior Past Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, and as such, is entitled to and will receive its highest consideration. LODGES CONSTITUTED.

In pursuance of the action of the Grand Lodge at its last Annual Communication, and by virtue of the warrants of constitution then granted, I caused to be regularly constituted and organized the following lodges, viz: â&#x20AC;˘ ' Virginia Lodge, No. 315, Savonberg. Oneida Lodge, No. 323, Oneida, Nemaha county. Summerfield Lodge, No. 354, Summerfield, Marshall county. LODGES IJ. n .

During the year I have authorized the formation of three new lodges, whose surroundings and location seem to promise permanence and prosperity. They are reported to have made commendable progress, and their reports will no doubt come up for your consideration in the report of your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation. On June 10,1896,1 received a communication through the Grand Secretary from certain brethren residing in Johannesburg, South Africa, asking for the granting of a dispensation to establish a Kansas lodge in that far-away land. After mature deliberation, and consulta-

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tion with eminent authorities, I was of the opinion that the best interests of Masonry in Kansas would be in nowise advanced by sucli a step, and with some reluctance declined to grant the request. GRAND

ORATOR.

As required by Section 21, Chapter I, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, I have appointed my friend and W.'. Bro. JOHN D . MILLIKKN, Grand Orator of the Gran<I Lodge, to whose address you will have the pleasure of listening at this Communication. LODGES U N D E R C H A R G E S FOR CONTUMACY.

Information having come to me from the Grand Secretary that certain named lodges had failed to comply with his repeated deiriands for the payment of Iheir delinquent taxes to the Grand Lodge, on December 19, 189G, in compliance with the order of the Grand Lodge at its Annual Communication, I issued to each of them an official order directing tlie payment of such delinquencies. I am informed that some of the lodges upon which su<h call was made have since paid their delinquencies, and are therefore purged of previous fault. The report of the Grand Secretary will enlighten the Grand Lodge as to the condition of the others. It will perhaps be necessary for the Grand Lodge, at this Communication, to take some action in discipline of those lodges which have disregarded the By-Laws, the demand of the Grand Secretary, and the order of the Grand Master. I recommend, however, that in the case of those who have even partially responded to these calls, justice be tempered with mercy. C O N F E R R I N G D E G R E E S FOR LESS T H A N

S30.00.

Early in the year information came to me that two of our lodges had, either directly or indirectly, conferred the degrees of Masonry for less than $.30.00. Upon confirmation of such information, I required such lodges at once to collect the deficiency from each candidate upon whom the degrees had been so conferred, and furnish me the official ^atement of the Worshipful Master, under the seal of the lodge, that the money had been actually collected and paid into the treasury. Upon receipt of such written statement from both of such lodges, with a faithful agreement that the like should not again occur, I stayed further proceedings against them. I am convinced that both erred more through ignorance than design, and that the leniency displayed will redound to their good, as well as of Masonry at large. ASSISTANT L E C T U R E R S .

I t was my privilege, as well as my duty, to attend the school of instruction held at the City of Holton by the Board of Custodians, during the week ending April 3, 1896. While in that city it was my good fortune to enjoy a hospitality whose sincerity and abundance were alike unbounded. While at that city it was my privilege to visit the lodge there. Its work is of the highest order. The proficiency and zeal of its

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y o u n g Master, Bro. AI.BURT SARBACIT, might well serve a s an e x a m p l e t o older a n d more experienced craftsmen. A few daj-s after t h e close of this very profitable week t h e Board of Custodians certified to m e t h e n a m e s of t h e following b r e t h r e n as qualified for Assistant Lecturers, to whom commissions as such were issued accordingly: G E O R G E M . D I X O N , B u r l i n g t o n , No. 66.

TiiEo. J . GARLIC, Keystone. No. 102. DEI.OS AV. A C K E R , A x t e l , No. 234.

GAMrBELi, EvA.NS, Buckeve, U. D. C H A R L E S S H E D D , W h i t i n g , No. 250. A L B E R T S A R E A C H , H o l t o n , No. 42. MOSES SARBACH, S i l o a m , No. 225. H E N R Y G . LOUMIS, Winfield, No. 58. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

I h a v e g r a n t e d , a n d refused to grant, m a n y special dispensations. Those granted were chiefly for t h e purpose of conferring degrees o u t of time, a n d to elect a n d install officers after December 27th. 1 have refused to grant such applications whenever n o good reason appeared for such action. Of t h e n u u i b e r refused, 1 only deem it necessary to call • a t t e n t i o n to a single instance: A lodge requested a special dispensation to bury, with masonic h o n o r s , one w h o for five years h a d been u n d e r sentence of suspension. I am of t h e opinion t h a t t h e request was m a d e without d u e reflection, a n d t h a t t h e y were n o t surprised by t h e refusal. GRAND

REPRESENTATIVES.

D u r i n g t h e year I h a v e issued commissions to t h e following r e p r e sentatives of t h i s G r a n d f^oege near o t h e r G r a n d Lodges: W I L L I A M H . SANFORD, Denver, Colo. J O H N A L E X A N D E R A L O I S , K a i t a n g a t a , New Z e a l a n d . H E N R Y M . BOYKTN, R i c h m o n d , V a .

All t h e G r a n d Lodges m a i n t a i n i n g t h e representative system n o w h a v e their resident representatives near o u r G r a n d Lodge, e x c e p t t h e Grand Lodge of Connecticut. This station w a s m a d e vacant by t h e deathi of M.'.W.-. Bro. O W E N A. BASSETT.

T h e drafts upon t h e treasury d u r i n g t h e year for t h e relief of w o r t h y b r o t h e r s a n d t h e i r families h a v e been heavy — I t h i n k t h e heaviest in. t h e history of t h e G r a n d Lodge. At its last A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n t h e Grand Lodge directed e x p e n d i t u r e s in several cases. T h e injunction of t h e G r a n d Lodge h a s been obeyed i n each instance. I n addition to this, several cases were presented to t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n which seemed t o d e m a n d financial aid, as will a p p e a r i n t h e r e p o r t of t h e Secretary of t h e Council. These also were m e t in accordance w i t h t h e direction of t h e Council. "

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Besides these, several cases were brought to my personal attention which seemed to demand of me the exercise of the power given by law to the Grand Master, to relieve pressing need from the Charity Fund. I call your careful attention to the report of the Grand Treasurer, showing the resources, expenditures and present condition of that fund. ROLL OP M E M B E R S H I P .

At the last Communication of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master, in his address, recommended that "Some action be taken o ÂŤ s in reference to publishing this roll (of membership) in the Proceedings of 1837." Although in a general way the recommendation was approved by the Grand Lodge, no such action was taken. In view of other heavy expenses, I did not deem it best to anticipate the action of this Grand Lodge by authorizing the Grand Secretary to prepare the roll for publication. I again call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the question, and suggest that it is highly important that the roll should be published occasionally. I hope the matter will receive special attention,and that the recommendation approved in 1896, be followed by the necessary action and appropriation to carry out its intention. LODGES D I S S O L V E D .

Having received official notification that Bucklin Lodge, No. 325, had taken all the formal steps required by law for the surrender of the charter, I, on September 3, 1896, issued my edict, dissolving the said lodge, and requiring its.offlcers to deliver to the Grand Secretary all its property, books, moneys and account. Like action was taken on January 19, 1897, in the case of Mission Lodge, No, 92, at St. Paul. While it is to be regretted that any lodge created by this Grand Bod}should thus come to an end, it is much better so, than that it should lead a precarious, unprofitable and negative existence. DEDICATION OP LODGE

HALL.

On July 15, 1896, I issued to W.". Bro. J. D. MCBRIAN a commission as my special deputy for the purpose of dedicating and consecrating the new lodge hall of Caney Lodge, No. 324. Bro. MCBRIAN duly reported to me the performance of that duty, and from information received from reliable sources, I am convinced that the work was done in a manner creditable to all concerned, and conducive to permanent good to the Order in that vicinity. DECISIONS.

I have answered many requests for construction of our laws and information as to matters of procedure. The majority of these could be answered either directly or by necessary implication from the laws themselves. Only the following are deemed of sufficient importance to â&#x20AC;˘ require special mention:

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1. One who is the agent of a non-resident brewing company, and as such is in charge of the warehouse and sale <lepartment of his employer, and either directly or indirectly, superintends and directs the sale of beer and other intoxicating liquors, in violation of the State laws, cannot lawfully receive the degrees of Masonry in this State. 2. AVhile it is desirable, it is not absolutely necessary that the pallbearers at a masonic funeral should be Masons. 3. Where a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry permanently removes from the jurisdiction of a lodge before the Committee of Investigation makes its report, the lodge loses jurisdiction of him, and should cause his petition and deposit to be returned. 4. When an objection is made to the advancement of a candidate, and recorded as provided by law, the candidate cannot again apply for advancement until after the expiration of six months; and in such case a favorable ballot must result before he can be advanced. 5. The Worshipful Master may, in the exercise of his prerogative, entertain an objection to the advancement of a candidate made to him outside the lodge, and the lodge cannot complain if he does so. He may also refuse to entertain an objection so made, and will be equally fre(i from censure. To bring himself within Sections 43 and 44, of Chapter II, of the By-Laws, an objector must make his objection in open lodge, either in person or in writing. VISITATION.

Owing to the character of my business engagements, I have not been able during the year to visit as many of the lodges as I desired, although a goodly number of them have honored me with special invitations to do so. I have, however, given some attention to this line of work. Early in the year I was peculiarly favored in being able to visit Lawrence Lodge, No. 6, at Lawrence. The lodge had issued invitations liberally, and the attendance was highly compliraentarj' to the fraternal feeling of the lodges in that vicinity. Several officers of the Grand Lodge were received with impressive ceremonies, and afterwards the third degree was conferred upon a candidate in a manner which I have never seen surpassed. Bro. Lucius H. PERKINS,the Worshipful Master, and his corps of supporters, set a high mark, to which only the diligent few ever attain. Among the smaller lodges which I visited, I cannot refrain from mentioning Ashler, No. 344, at Eiley. These brethren, in that little village of 300 inhabitants,have a lodge and furnishings which may well be the envy of many of our second class cities. They also do the work of the Symbolic degrees in a manner highly creditable. I also availed myself of the invitation of Siloam Lodge, No. 225, to attend its annual reunion. The work done in Siloam Lodge is too well known to the members of the Grand Lodge to need commendation from me. The high opinion heretofore entertained by the present Grand Master of the work of this strong lodge of j-oung Masons in no way suffered by its repetition on the occasion named.

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The universal kindness of my reception in all the lodges with which I have been able to meet is highly gratifying to me and will always form one of the pleasant memories of the year. MASONIC

HOME.

By the action of the Grand Lodge at its last session, the completion and establishing of a Masonic Home was assured. As early in the year as was.consonant with good judgment and careful investigation, the Board of Directors of that institution purchased commodious and beautiful buildings and grounds at the city of Wichita, and at once set themselves to the task of preparing it for the great purpose of its. founding. After mature reflection by the Council of Administration, and upon the invitation of. the Board of Directors, it was thought proper that the Home should be formally dedicated and consecrated by the Grand Lodge. It was accordingly so ordered by the Council of Administration. September 10, 1S96, was set apart as the day for the dedication, and invitations were sent to all the lodges and other masonic bodies in the State. The ceremonies took place as planned, on September 10th, but owing to a heavy rainfall, and consequent difficulty of travel, the attendance was not as large as it would otherwise have been. However, the ceremonies were witnessed by a goodly number of persons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; approximately five thousand. For the beautiful and impressive ceremony, arranged as it was with special reference to our Masonic Home and its surroundings, the Grand Lodge and the Masons of Kansas are indebted to our R.'.W.-. Deputy Grand Master WILLIAM M . SHAVER. From the same fertile brain came also the musical program which added so much to the impressiveness and success of the dedicatory ceremonies. For these services, as well as his efficient aid and counsel during the whole year, I return to Bro. SHAVER my most grateful acknowledgments. I desire also to express my appreciation of the untiring efforts of M.'.W.'. J. H. MCCALL, not only as the directing head of the local management, but through the columns and by the influence of his able journal, The Kansas Free Mason. Unstinted use was made of its valuable columns as the official organ of the Grand Lodge, and great credit is due to its management for the ability and enterprise with which the important features of the occasion were given circulation. I recommend that the report of the special session of the Grand Lodge, at which this ceremony was performed, including the ritual, dedicatory prayer and addresses, be published with the Proceedings of this Annual Communication. IS

COXCLOSION.

Some of the remarks of my predecessors had led me to apprehend very great annoyance from the unnecessary correspondence involved in administering my high trust. I have been agreeably disappointed. The brethren in the State have treated me with the greatest considera-

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tion. Although I have written more thSn five hundred letters, requiring for much of the time the aid of a stenographer, all the correspondence (with rare exceptions) has been in such a kindly and fraternal spirit that it has been more a pleasure than a burden. To my associates in the Council of Administration, I am indebted for their continued cooperation and support. The efhciency, promptness and perfect system displayed in the office of the Grand Secretary have very materially aided me at ever\' stage. In rendering to the Craft this account of my stewardship, I am inspired with full confidence, that for what has been well and wisely done I shall have the applause and commendation of my brethren. Upon my errors, which no doubt have been many, 1 invoke their charity and forbearance. Fraternally submitted, CHILES C. COLEMAN, Grand Master. On motion of W.-. Bro. A. A. CARNAHAN, tlio address was referred to the Committee on E e p o r t s of Grand OflScers.

,374

PROCEEDINGS or

THE

February,

REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER. E.-.W.-. E G B E R T B . T O R R I N G T O N

presented t h e following re-

port: GENERAL FUND. "WICHITA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 4, 1897. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON, Grand TrenKurfr, In account with the i\J.\\V.'. G R . \ N D LODGE OF K A N S A S :

1896. Feb. .S.—Balance i n G r a n d T r e a s n r y !\Iay 16.—Ca.sli from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary May 19—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary May 27.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary Aug. 22.—Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary Dec. 4.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary 1897. .Ian. ].—Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary .fan. 3.—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary .Tan. 6.—Cash from A. K . WiLson, G r a n d Secretary .Ian. 9. —Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary .Jan. 12.—Cash from A. K . Wilson, ( i r a n d Secretary .Fan. K).—Cash from A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Secretary .Fan. 18.—Cash from A. i s . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary .Jan. 21.—Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary .Fan. 2 8 . ^ C a s h from A. K . AVilson, G r a n d Secretary J a n . 31.— Received account of i n t e r e s t Feb. 2.—Cash from A. K . Wilson, G r a n d Secretary Total lono JoUb.

Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

441 50 252 50 602 50 ],905 50 1,704 35 748 00 411 00 J,940 95 1,406 75 .394 00 874 50 $28,599 60

Il'arraiif Ao,

22.—1S4, 22.-18,5, 27. —186, 2.—187, 2.—188, 6.—189, 6.—190, 6.—191, 6.—192, 13.—193, 17.—194, 19.—195, 23.—196, 25.—197, 27.—198, 30.-199, 2.—200, 2.—201, 2.—202, 2.—20;i, 2.-204, 2.—205, 2.—206,

S17,129 05 50 00 54 00 210 00 J50 00 325 00

DISBUBSE.MENTS.

0. W. A c k e r , salary G r a n d Tyler, 1895 S E x p e n s e a c c o u n t O. A. Bassett J. H . McCall, G r a n d Master, e x p e n s e s 1895 .v. K . Wilson, incidental e x p e n s e s C. C. Coleman, G r a n d Master, expenses H. C. Loomis, (Jr. J u n i o r W a r d e n , expenses.... M. L . Stone, Gr. Senior W a r d e n , expenses A. K . Wilson, G r . Sec'y, i n c i d e n t a l expenses... S. E . Bu.'=ser, G r a n d C h a p l a i n , expenses A. K. Wilson, incidental e x p e n s e s A. K . Wilson, postage a n d express C. O. Knowles, r e n t t o J u n e 1, 1896 0. C. Coleman, Gr. Master, incidental e x p Ketcheson & Keeyes, b i n d i n g , etc Ketcheson & Reeves, p r i n t i n g Proceedings 1896, A. K . Wilson, i n c i d e n t a l e x p e n s e s C. 0 . Coleman, e x p e n s e s State School Oeorge F . P o n d , Custodian, salary 1896 Geo. M. Coplin, Custodian, salary 1896 W m . P . M u d g e t t , C u s t o d i a n , salary 1896 AVni. P . Mudgett, e x p . a t t e n d i n g State School.. Geo. M. Coplin, e x p . a t t e n d i n g ' S t a t e School.... Geo. F . P o n d , e x p . a t t e n d i n g State School Carried forward

50 00 .362 74 82 .35 50 88 8 80 15 20 2 90 82 16 2 50 55 00 00 00 87 50 20 75 89 92 997 26 28 00 I I 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 17 75 16 60 25 30

S 2,216 61

1896-97.

Apr. 6. - 2 0 7 Apr. 7. - 2 0 8 Apr. n. - 2 0 9 Apr. 11. —210 May 1. —211 May 16.-212, May 16.—213, May June June July Jul V July July July

16.- -214 2.- -21.5 24.- -216, I.- -217 S.- -218 13.- -219, 1 S.--220, 23.- -221

J u l y 24.- -222 J u l y 24.- -223; J u l y 24.- -224; J u l y 27.- -225, J u l y 27.- -226; J u l y 27.- -227, J u l y 27.- -228 J u l y 27.- -229 J u l y 30.- -230, Aug. I.- -231 Aug. S.- -232 Aug. 3.- -233: Aug.

7.-234

Aug. 17.- -235 Aug. 22.- -236; Ang. Aug. Sept. Sept.

22.- -237 22.- -238, 5.- -239, 15.- -240,

Sept. 16.- -241 Sept. 16.- -242, Sept. 16.- -243, Sept. 16.- -244, Sept. 16.- -245

GltAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

.375

Brought forward S 2,216 C.C.Coleman,sa!aryG.MastertoMay22,1896.. 200 A. K. Wilson, repairs in library 24 A. K. Wilson, incidental e x p e n s e s 20 J . M. K e e n e r , repairs book cases 13 E . E . Torrington, account Gr. Master's a p r o n ( A r m s t r o n g & Go.) 15 E . E . Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer, salary to May 22, 1896 ." 125 M . M . Miller, c h a i r m a n Correspoudence, salarv to Mav 22, 1896 .'. 75 A. K. Wilson, Gr. Sec'y, salary to May 22,1896.. 4.^0 A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , library e x p e n s e • 30 C. 0 . Knowles, r e n t to Sept. 1, 1896 87 A. K . W i l s o n , express charges 18 A. K . W i l s o n , postage 17 A. K. Wilson, cabinet for registry 224 A. K. Wilson, account Asst. Secretary 25 C. C. Coleman, salary Grand Master to Aug. 22, 1896 200 S. E. Bnsser, e x p e n s e Bro. Bassett's funeral... 11 W. M. Shaver, Deputy G r a n d Master, expense Bro. Bassett's funeral 13 A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , e x p e n s e Bro. Bassett's funeral 14 C. C. Coleman, G r a n d Master, expense Bro. Bassett's funeral 22 M. L. Stone, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , expense Bro. Bassett's funeral 13 L. H . P e r k i n s , e x p e n s e Bro. Bassett's funeral.. 16 A. 0 . S h e r m a n , e x p e n s e Bro. Bassett's funeral.. 3 D. W . Acker, G r a n d Tyler, e x p e n s e Bro. Bassett's funeral 8 J . D e W i t t , l i b r a r y p u r c h a s e from Mrs. Ba.ssett, 10 C. C. Coleman, e x p . Council Administration... 11 A. K. Wilson, incidental e x p e n s e 47 M. L. Stone, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , expense Council A d m i n i s t r a t i o n 2 H . C. Loomis, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , expense Council Administration 13 C. S. Wicks, e x p e n s e , order G r a n d Master 5 E . E. Torrington, G r a n d Treasurer, salary to Aug. 22, 1896 125 M. M. Miller, chm., salarv to Aug. 22, 1896 75 A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , salarv to Aug. 22, 1896, 450 G. 0 . Knowles, r e n t to D e c 1, 1896 87 J. H . McUall, appropriation for dedication Masonic H o m e 294 C C. Coleman, e x p . a t t e n d i n g dedication. 13 W . M. Shaver, Deputy G r a n d Master, expense a t t e n d i n g dedication 10 M. L. Stone, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n , expense a t t e n d i n g dedication 10 H . C. Loomis, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , expense a t t e n d i n g dedication 5 A. K. Wilson, G r a n d Sec'y, expense attending dedication 14 Carried forward

61 00 27 55 10 00 00 00 00 50 50 69 00 20 00 00 50 55 75 78 55 89 50 17 00 20 14 70 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 75 62 33 15 12

% 5,027 6 2 '

'376

PnoCEEDINGS

OF THE

February.

Brought fnrward ". $ 5 , 0 2 7 62 Sept. 16.—246, S. E . Bnsser, Gr. C h a p l a i n , e x p e n s e attending dedication 9 25 Sept. 16.- 247, L. H . P e r k i n s , e x p e n s e a t t e n d i n g dedi<'ation... 12 15 Sept. 16.—24S, A. A. C a r n a h i i n , e x p e n s e attemlingdedication.. 5 81 Sept. 1 6 . - 2^0, A. G. S h e r m a n , expi-nse a t t e n d i n g dedication.. \?> 0 0 Sept. 16. —250, J a m e s S m i t h , e x p e n s e a t t e n d i n g dedication 7 00 Sept. 1 6 . - 2 5 1 , N. J . S a u n d e r s , U h a i r m a n , e x p e n s e a t t e n d i n g dedii-ation 7 95 Sept. 16.-252, Charles Shedd, mileage 5 85 Sept. 16.—258, O a n e & Co., p r i n t i n g 85 00 Sept. 17.—2.54, W. E. Duiiaway, e x p e n s e a t t e n d i n g dedication.. 9 21 Sept. 17.- 25i, M. K. Mudge, e x p e n s e a t t e m l l n g dedication 8 15 Sept. 17.—2.56, 1. K. S t r y k e r , e x p e n s e a t t e n d i n g dedication 12 05 Sept. 21.—257, U. 8. P a n l e n , mileage a t t e n d i n g dedication 2 72 Sept. 22. -258, 1). W. Acker, e x p e n s e a t t e n d i n g dedication 10 15 Oct. 14—259, A. K. Wilson, e x p e n s e to South Haven IS 40 Oct. 14.—260, A. K. Wilson, incidental expenses 10 50 Oct. 19:—261, Thonipison Bros., library table 26 00 Nov. 1 2 . - 2 6 2 , L. H . J o h n s o n , e x p e n s e as special Deputv Gr. iMaster .". 2 00 Nov. 2 7 . - 2 6 3 , M. M. iMiller, c h a i r m a n Correspondence Committee, salary to N o v e m b e r 22, 1896 75 00 Nov. 27.—2Q4, C. C. Coleman, Gr. Master, salary to November 22, IS9(i 200 00 Dec. 4.—265, R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d Treasurer, salary to N o v e m b e r 22, 1896 125 00 Dec. 4.—266, A. K. Wilson, (ir. Secretary, salary to Novemb e r 22, 1896 450 00 Dec. 1 1 . - 2 6 7 , A. K. Wilson. Gr. Secretary, incidentals 25 44 Dec. 1 I . - 2 6 8 , C. (). Knovvles, r e n t to March 1, 1897 87 50 Dec. 16.—2t)9, A. K . Wilson, postage 12 00 1897. J a n . 2S.-270, M. M. Miller, C h a i r m a n , s a l a r v to F e b . 22,1897.. 75 00 J a n . 2 3 . - 2 7 I , A. K. W i l s o n , G r . Sec'y, salary to Keb.22,1897.. 450 00 J a n . 2 8 . - 2 7 2 , C.G. C o l e m a n , G r . Master.salary to Feb.22,1897. 200 00 J a n . 2 3 . - 2 7 3 , R. E . Torrington, G r . Treasurer, salarv to F e b . 22, 1897 " 125 00 J a n . 2 3 . - 2 7 4 , Crane & Co., p r i n t i n g 28 25 J a n . 2 8 . - 2 7 5 , Pay rolls, session of 1896 2,049 10 F e b . 2.— Transferred to Charity F u n d 1,107 65 F e b . 2.— Balance in G r a n d T r e a s u r y $18,316 85 Total

;

128,599 60

1896-97.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

.S77

CHARITY FUND. W I C H I T A , K A N . , F e b r u a r y 4, 1897. ROBERT E . TOERINGTON, Grand

Treasurer,

In account with the M.'. W.'. GRAND|[LODGE OF K A N S A S : RECEIPTS.

F e b . 3, 1896.—Balance in G r a n d Treasury f37,244 F e b . 29, 1896.—Received account interest , 60 1897.—Transferred ten p e r c e n t receipts of General Fund 1,107 Total $38,412 1896. Feb. 1 9 . - W a r r a n t Mar. 2.—Warrant Mar. 6.—Warrant Mar. 6.—Warrant Mar. 6.—Warrant Mar. 6.—Warrant Mar. 6.—Warrant Mar. 9.—Warrant Mar. 17.—Warrant Apr. 7.—Warrant Apr. 7.—Warrant Apr. 7.—Warrant Apr. 7.—Warrant A p r . 7.—Warrant Apr. 22.—Warrant Apr. 22.—Warrant May 8.—Warrant May 8.—Warrant May 8.—Warrant May 8.—Warrant May 8.—Warrant May 9.—Warrant May 13.—Warrant Mav 19.—Warrant J u i i e 10.—Warrant J u n e 10.—Warrant J u n e 10.—Warrant J u n e l O . - AVarrant J u n e 10.—Warrant June24.—Warrant J u l v 8.—Warrant J u l y 8.—Warrant Jiilv 8 . - W a r r a n t J u l y 8.—Warrant J u l v 8.—Warrant J u l y 31.—Warrant J u l y 31.—Warrant Aug. 12.—Warrant Aug. 12.—Warrant Aug. 12.—Warrant Aug. 12.—Warrant

08 68 65 41

DISBURSEMENTS.

No. 183, to K a n s a s Masonic Home No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6. No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 N o . 12 : No. 13 N o . 14.....: No. 15 No. 16 N o . 17 N o . 18 No. 19 No. 20 No. 21 : No. 22 No. 23 No. 24.. N o . 25 No. 26 N o . 27 No. 28 No. 2V No. 30 No. 31 No. 32 No. 33 N o . 34 N o . 35 No. 36 No. 37 No. 38 No. 39 No. 40 Carried forioard

$34,666 41 50 00 ' 50 00 60 00 20 00 6 00 25 00 24 00 .. 25 00 20 00 6 00 25 00 24 00 25 00 9 25 25 00 20 00 6 00 25 00 24 00 25 00 50 00 50 00 200 00 20 00 6 00 25 00 24 00 25 00 15 00 25 00 25 00 24 00 25 00 6 00 57 75 117 59 25 00 25 00 6 00 24 00 3?35,936 00

378

PKOCEEDINGS

Brought forward Sept. 12.—Warrant No. 41 Sept. 12.—Warrant No. 42 Sept. 12.—Warrant No. 43 Sept. 12.—Warrant No. 44 Sept. 16.—Warrant No. 45 Sept. 28.—Warrant No. 46 Oct. 2.—Warrant No. 47 Oct. 10.—Warrant No. 48 Oct. 10.-Warrant No. 49 Oct. 10.-Warrant No. 50 Oct. 10.—AVarrant No. 51 Oct. 10;—Warrant No. 52 Oct. 20.—Warrant No. 53 Oct. 28.—Warrant No. 54 Oct. 30.—Warrant No. 55 Nov. 12.—Warrant No. 56 Nov. 12.—Warrant No. 57 Nov. 12.—Warrant No. 58 Nov. 12.—Warrant No. 59 Nov. 12.-Warrant No. 60 Nov. 27.—Warrant No. 61 Dec. 3.—Warrant No. 62 Dec. 12.—Warrant No. 63 Dec. 12.—AVarrant No. 64 Dec. 23.—AVarrant No. 65 Dec. 28.—AVarrant No. 66 Dec. 28.—AVarrant No. 67 Dec. 28.—AVarrant No. 68 Dec. 28.—AVarrant No. 69 Jan. 13.—AVarrant No. 70 Jan. 12.—Warrant No. 71 Feb. 2.—Balance in Grand Treasury Total..

OF THE

February,

;

'. ; :

|35,936 00 25 00 25 00 6 00 24 00 50 00 14 00 10 00 24 00 6 00 25 00' 25 00 10 00 50 00 17 83 50 i)0 24 00 10 00 25 00 25 00 6 00 50 00 30 00 10 00 6 00 10 00 16 75 30 00 4 03 30 41 10 00 6 00 1,821 39

$38,412 41 Fraternally submitted, ROBERT E. TORRINGTON, Grand Treasurer.

1896-97.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

379

EEPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY. R.-.W.-. Grand Secretary A L B E R T K . WILSON presented his r e p o r t as G r a n d S e c r e t a r y and L i b r a r i a n , as follows: To (lie M:. W:. Orand Lodge of Kansas: I submit herewith my annual report as Grand Secretary for the past year: PROCEEDINGS 1896.

Immediately after the close of last Annual Communication I caused the journal of our Proceedings to be printed and distributed, according to the provisions of our law governing the same. REPRINT PROCEEDINGS 1 8 6 6 - 6 9 .

On March first this edition of our Proceedings was distributed in accordance with the resolution adopted at our last Annual Communication. CH.A RTEES.

On February 24th charters were issued to the following lodges in accordance with the action of the Grand Lodge one year ago, and in, due time reports of their organization and installation of their officers were received from the deputies commissioned by the M.".W.'. Grand Master for that purpose: Virginia, No. 315, at Savonburg, Allen county, by W/. Bro. CHARLES E. CORY; Oneida, No. 323, at Oneida, Nemaha county, by W.*. Bro. DELOS VV. ACKER; Summerfield, No. 354, at Sumrnorfield, Marshall connty, by W.'. Bro. DELOS W . AckEB. GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S .

A communication was received from the Grand Lodge "of New Zealand announcing the death of R.".W.". Bro. JOHN EARNEST PROVIS, who

has been our Grand Representative near that Grand Lodge, and nominating R.'.W.'. Bro. JOHN ALEXANDER ALOIS to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Bro. PROVIS. BJ' direction of our M.-.W.". Grand Master a commission was accordingly issued and forwarded to Bro. ALGIS. By order of the M.'.W.". Grand Master commissions were issued to R.'.W.*. Bro. HENRY M . BOYKIN, as Grand Representative of this Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of Virginia, and to R.'.W.'. WILLIAM H . SANFORD, as Grand Representative of this Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of Colorado. BUCKLIN LODGE, NO. 3 2 5 .

The charter of this lodge was surrendered in accordance with an edict of the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, and in due time a report made; all dues paid, and the charter, seal and effects forwarded to this office.

380

PnoCEEDlNGS

OP THE

February,

COPIES OP CHARTERS.

D u r i n g t h e year copies of c h a r t e r s were issued to the following lodges b y a u t h o r i t y of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master: On M a r c h 13th, to Lincoln Lodge, No.154; t h e charter of t h i s lodge h a v i n g been destroyed by fire. On September 15th, to G o o d l a n d Lodge, No. 321; t h e c h a r t e r of t h i s lodge having been lost. On December 10th, to Excelsior Lodge, No. 115; t h e charter h a v i n g been destroyed b y fire. GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S CERTIFICATES.

Certificates of good s t a n d i n g were issued d u r i n g t h e year to t h e following b r e t h r e n : W I L L I A M M . CANAN, m e m b e r late P a r i s Lodge, No. 2 2 ; J . M. HOGSHEAD, m e m b e r l a t e E v e r g r e e n Lodge, No. 8G; F . G. KENESON, m e m b e r late M y r t l e Lodge, No. 164; SAMUEL HOLMES, T . E . W A S H and J. C. F E R -

GUSON, m e m b e r s late Olive Lodge, No. 181; O. M. H E A T H and CHARLES CAMPBELL, m e m b e r s late L y o n s Lodge, N o . 192; .1. A. LOWE, m e m b e r late Saratoga Lodge, N o . 216; THOMAS COOPER, W . R . LITTLB, W M . F .

STEWART, Q . A. ROBERTSON, m e m b e r s late Eichfleld Lodge, No. 303; W . C. H E R E F O R D , GEORGE B L A K E , E . T . R I D G W A Y , .1. A. COPFMAN, THOMAS C. SUMNER, W I L L I S P O P E , N O R T O N A. P O P E , R I C H A R D J . 0 . P O P E , C H A R L E S E. USHER, LEWIS RIGGS, W M . H .

E V A N S , W M . V.

HAMMER, GIDEON H . W R I G H T , JAMES

HAIRE, JOHN

C H U R C H , SILAS

E . G I L B E R T , J. V.

WILLIAMS, H . S. F R Y , E . M . STILES, m e m b e r s late Lincolnville Lodge, No.

315;

AQUILA BATHOLO.MEW,

ROBERT

HARE,

R. W .

REESE, T .

OLDHAM, late m e m b e r s W a l t o n Lodge, N o . 323; JAMES S . P E N D L E T O N , S. J . P R U I T T , J O H N

SMALL, L E W I S E . PENDLETON, CHARLES A. B R I D G E -

WATER, JAMES B . ELLIOTT, m e m b e r s late Bucklin Lodge, No. 325. MISCELLANEOUS.

D u r i n g the year t h e following circulars have been i s s u e d : No. 17, notice state school of i n s t r u c t i o n ; N o . 18, notice warning t h e fraternity against imposition ; N o . 19, m e m o r i a l of M..W.". OWEN A. BASSETT; No. 20, notice to lodges w h i c h h a d failed to pay for book of a n n u a l r e t u r n s ; No. 21, notice of special c o m m u n i c a t i o n of M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge a t W i c h i t a , for purpose of d e d i c a t i n g Masonic H o m e ; No. 22, invitation a n d p r o g r a m dedication Masonic H o m e ; No. 23, program of d e d i c a t i o n ; No. 24, circular r e l a t i v e to forty-first A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . A c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e G r a n d Lodge of Wisconsin on t h e subject of relief was received a n d forwarded to t h e M.'.W.". G r a n d Master. A n apron for t h e G r a n d Master h a s been purchased as per instructions of t h e Grand Lodge. By o r d e r of t h e G r a n d Master a l o t was purchased in Oak Hill C e m e t e r y a t Lawrence, in w h i c h was laid to rest M.'.W.'. OWEN A. BASSETT. A certificate for t h i s g r o u n d was secured and recorded in t h e

i8g6-97.

GRAND

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381

usual manner, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Douglas county, Kansas, and has been placed on file in this office. On January 21, 1897, by order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, I preferred charges against Oskaloosa Lodge,No. 14; Mound City Lodge, No. 33; Haven Lodge, No. 157; Larned Lodge, No. 167; Gaylord Lodge, No. 183; Miltonvale Lodge, No. 242; Anthem Lodge, No. 284, and Bluflf City Lodge, No. 313, for failure to comply with his demand for the payment of delinquent dues and assessments. A summons in each case, together witli a copy of the charges and specifications, was served upon the Worshipful Master by the Secretary, and a return thereof made to this office in due time, with the exception of Bluff City Lodge, No. 313. REGISTRY.

Tlie subject of a registry and the importance of the sameasapartof our Grand Lodge records having been fully presented in former reports, and such suggestions as were offered by the Grand Secretary relative to tlie best system to adopt for this work having been fully concurred in by the committee on Grand j-^ouge Property, upon tus adoption of their report, full authority was given to proceed with the work. I arn pleased to report progress in this import.int work. Soon after the close of our last Annual Communication I purchased one cabinet of eighteen drawers, containing 48,000 cards, upon whicfi is being recorded the masonic liistory of all brethren within this jurisdiction, since the organization of the first lodge. The cards have been arranged on what might be termed a "double entry " system. In order that you may more fully comprehend the principle involved, we will classify the cards as follows: first, the individual card; second, the lodge card. The individual cards are arranged in alphabetical order, similar to the arrangement of the words in a dictionary. On each card is recorded the full masonic history of a particular brother, including bisofficial record. Each brother is given a Grand Lodge number, commencing with the organization of the first lodge in Kansas. These numbers are given according to seniority; there is an afliliation number and a membership number. A brother who has withdrawn from his lodge in another jurisdiction and becomes a member of this jurisdiction will be given an affiliation number; all who have been raised in this jurisdiction will receive a membership number. This same system of numbering is used for tliose who have taken but one or two degrees, viz: using an initiation or passing number, and upon receiving the third degree they are given a membership number. The lodge cards are arranged nutnerically.eaeh card containing the names of twenty members, which are recorded in alphabetical order. With the list of members of each lodge is carried numbers similar to the individual card registry, except the system of numbering is confined to eacli lodge separately. In this manner each brother has

382

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

e i t h e r a n affiliation or m e m b e r s h i p n u m b e r showing his relative age as a m e m b e r of a p a r t i c u l a r lodge. I desire to t h a n k t h e Secretaries of t h e several lodges for t h e i r assistance i n furnishing records a n d o t h e r information w h i c h has m a t e r i a l l y aided m e t h u s far in t h e work. ROLL OP

MEMBEBSHII'.

O n e year ago t h e G r a n d Master, in his address, r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t s o m e action be t a k e n t o w a r d p u b l i s h i n g t h e roll of o u r m e m b e r s h i p with t h e Proceedings of t h i s A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n ; t h e C o m m i t t e e on R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers approved t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , b u t t h e G r a n d L o d g e failed to a u t h o r i z e such publication. A s t h e roll of m e m b e r s h i p has n o t been published for t e n years, I would r e c o m m e n d t h a t s o m e action be taken a t this C o m m u n i c a t i o n a u t h o r i z i n g its p u b l i c a t i o n w i t h t h e Proceedings of 1898. CONSTITUTION A N D B Y - L A W S .

T h e t h i r d e d i t i o n of t h e Constitution a n d By-Laws of t h e G r a n d Lodge as published in 1892 is almost exhausted. Since its publication t h e r e h a v e b e e n a n u m b e r of i m p o r t a n t a m e n d m e n t s a n d decisions m a d e w h i c h should b e incorporated in t h e n e x t edition, a n d o t h e r changes are now r e q u i r e d to avoid conflict in t h e p r e s e n t code. I would therefore r e c o m m e n d t h a t a committee of t h r e e , with t h e M.'.W.*. G r a n d M a s t e r as ex-officio c h a i r m a n , be appointed w i t h instructions to p r e s e n t a revision of t h e Constitution a n d By-Laws a t our n e x t Annual Communication. S P E C I A L ASSESSMENT U N P A I D .

T h e following is a list of lodges a n d a m o u n t d u e from each on a c c o u n t of special assessment of 1893: No. Name. Amount. U Oskaloosa $54 00 33 M o u n d City 66 00 242 Miltonvale ". 38 00 DUES UNPAID FOB 1 8 9 4 .

No. Name. 157 H a v e n (balance) 167 L a r n e d (balance) 183 G a v l o r d 284 A n t h e m (balance) 313 Blutf City (balance) No.

Name.

157 Haven 183 Gaylord

DUES UNPAID FOR 1895.

Amount. $ 19 50 100 00 30 00 43 00 35 00 Amount.

ยง21 00 8 00

1896-97.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

383

nUES UNPAIJ3 FOR 1896. No,

22 96 101 138 188 252 271 294 313 .329 349

Name.

Olivet Delaware Euclid Pomona Gavlord Stafford Armonrdale Glen Elder Bluff City Arcadia Narka

Ainnuvt.

; â&#x20AC;˘ :

$17 22 15 17 7 18 44 9

00 00 50 00 50 00 50 00

U 50 14 00 ANNUAL KETURNS.

It has been the desire of the Grand Secretary for the past three years to submit to this Grand Lodge a complete report relative to the work done and business transacted by the lodges in this jurisdiction for the previous year. Upon his recommendation a book of annual returns was prepared and furnished each lodge, in which could be easily kept the transactions of that particular lodge during the year. With the assistance of these books a marked improvement was shown in the annual returns one year ago, and the Grand Secretary is pleased to report that the returns this year were even in better condition than one year ago. A complete report could not be made at our last Annual Communication, owing to the fact that two lodges failed to transmit their report to the Grand Secretary's office within the time specified by law. I regret to say that up to the time of making this report (February first) there yet remain four lodges which have failed to make any report, viz: Euclid, No. 101; Stafford, No. 252; Glen Elder, No. 294, and Bluff City, No. 313. On January 20th a communication was addressed to the Master and Secretary of the above lodges, calling their attention to the regulation adopted at our lasfAnnual Communication requiring all lodges to submit their report on or before February first of each year. Another communication was addressed to the Master and Secretary on January 28th, again calling their attention to the importance of transrhitting their reports to the office of the Grand Secretary immediately. Notwithstanding these requests, no report or communition has been received from these lodges. Pomona Lodge, No. 138, forwarded their report on January 15th, and Narka Lodge, No. 349, on January 4th. These returns were incorrect and were promptly returned to the lodge, and their attention called to the particular errors. Communications were addressed to the Master and Secretary of these lodges on the 20th and 28th of January, requesting them to return their reports at once. This, however, they have failed to do. Delaware Lodge, No. 96, forwarded their report, which was received at the office of the Grand Secretary on the evening of February first.

384

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

The report, however, was in error, as they had omitted the names of four from their roll of members. I was therefore obliged to return their report for correction. Owing to the failure of the lodges above named to comply with our code, I am again obliged to report my inability to submit for your consideration a complete synopsis of the annual returns for 1896. The following is a summary of the reports received up to and including February 1, 1897: INCREASE.

Number Number Number Number Number

members raised admitted restored : members lodges U. D omitted in 1895

992 498 133 43 14= 1,680

DECREASE.

Number dimitted Number died Number suspended Number expelled Number erroneously reported in 1895 Mission Lodge, No. 92, charter surrendered Bucklin Lodge, No. 325, charter surrendered

653 223 356 5 14 12 7 = 1,270

Net gain Number members shown by report, 1895 Number members December 31, 1896, (counting membership of Nos. 96,101,138, 252, 294, 313 and 349, as shown in report of 1895) â&#x20AC;˘

410 19,185 19,595

CHARITY.

Amount expended by lodges for charity during past year....$9,223 43 Fraternally submitted, ALBERT K. WILSON, Grand Secretary.

GRAND

1896-97.

LODGE

osr>

KANSAS.

ScriEDULE " A , ' '

Being amount" of dues r e t u r n e d by s u b o r d i n a t e lodges for t h e y e a r ending December 31, 1896: No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 â&#x20AC;˘ 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

Name.

Smithton Leavenworth Wyandotte Ki(-kapoo Washington Lawrence Union Rising Sun Acacia K i n g Solomon Jewell Emporia Nemaha Oskaloosa Great Bend Lafavette Topeka Franklin Olathe Circleville Valley Falls Palmyra Osage Valley Oketo Longton Neosho Eldora .... Pacific .... Towanda. Arcana A u b u r n ... M o u n d City Havensville Hiawatha Council Grove Paola lola Seneca De Soto Blooming Grove Holton Nickerson Delphian Easton Halstead Xenia '. Mackey Nine Mile Lake Orient Pottawatomie

Amount.

No.

27 66 102 14 104 88 65 87 52 50 17 97 28 23 48 62 169 51 61 17 27 30 51 21 16 18 13 20 16 10 17 28 14 59 51 52 22 38 14 10 67 44 38 10 18 10 15 4 19 129 18

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 li 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 99 100 102 103

Carried forward

00 50 00 50 00 50 50 50 00 50 00 50 00 00 00 50 00 50 50 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 50 50 00 00 50 00 50 00 00 50 00 .50 00 50 00 00 50 00 50

Navie.

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104 Frontier 105 Solomon City

Amount.

29 50 17 00 41 00 31 00 23 00 108 00 9 00 60 00 21 00 2L 00 48 50 18 50 21 50 37 50 29 00 19 00 35 50 36 00 31 00 10 00 27 50 16 00 35 00 30 00 13 50 20 00 36 00 40 50 12 50 14 00 12 00 18 00 24 00 32 00 18 50 46 00 24 00 71 50 34 00 6 00 61 50 48 00 38 00 49 00 35 50 ;.... 156 50 38 50 49 50 59 00 35 00 28 50 S3,914 .50

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GRAND

1896-97. No.

219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 253 254 255 2-56 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 272 273 274

Name,

LODGE Amount.

Brought forward...$7,025 00 Cornerstone 13 00 Perfect Square 19 00 Lebanon 11 00 St. Bernard 49 50 Joppa 10 50 Anchor 10 50 Siloani 113 00 Dirigo 8 50 Jamestown 14 50 Salem 11 00 Vulcan 25 00 Ninnescah 3150 Magnolia 47 00 Greenleaf 34 50 Clinton 21 50 Axtell 22 50 Garfield 17 50 Meriden 15 50 Temple 24 50 Mt. H o p e 17 50 Urbana 10 50 Soldier 17 00 Linwood 14 00 Miltonvale 10 00 Ark 15 50 Waverly 19 50 Marmaton 25 50 Tvrian 30 50 Chase ....: 19 00 Canopy 11 50 Scottsville 20 50 Whiting 29 50 Galva 14 50 Oakley 16 50 Ionic 22 00 Milan 13 00 Lyra 16 00 Westmoreland 20 00 Morton 13 50 Beattie 19 50 Medicine Valley 13 00 Mulberry 9 00 Attica..." 10 50 Charity 11 50 Logan 12 50 Kilwinning 25 00 M o u n t Zion 28 00 Moline 17 00 Bourbon 19 50 Mistletoe 22 00 Quenemo 26 50 Kaw 3.S 50 Unity 19 00 Black Diamond 28 50

275 Webb

19 00 Carried forward

OF No.

276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 330 .331 332 3.ÂŤ 334

KANSAS. Name.

Windom Ashland Cosmos Barney Brainard Millbrook Alpha Preston Anthem Chikaskia Lotus Oak Cyrus Emerald Paradise Beulah Glasco Kiowa Comanche Highland Apollo Samaria Cable J<argo Virgil Gove City Albert Pike Eandall Avon St. T h o m a s Kansas Alden Syracuse Naphtali Hancock Santa Fe Hebron Virginia Coolidge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Ben H u r Oneida Canev Buckiin Horton Hoyt G y p s u m City La Crosse Hoisington R o b Morris Rosedale Oak Hill

387 Amount.

% 16 11 10 17 15 19 10 10 13 9 13 17 15 20 16 22 15 17 â&#x20AC;˘ 9 12 24 20 27 13 13 13 .54 17 11 25 44 13 17 19 42 9 8 15 18 18 11 11 21 28 44 8 28 3 59 21 24 18 24 12 21 11

50 50 00 00, 00 00 50 50 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 50 00 50 -50 00 50 50 50 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 50 00 50 00 50 50 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 50 00 00 50 00 00 50

$9,262 00

388 No.

335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343

PliOCEEDINGS Amount.

Name.

,262 00 Brought forward...^9,262 Allen 22 50 Formosa 16 00 Frederick... 9 00 Kincaid 15 00 8 00 L,ane Leoti 13 50 Paricer 18 50 Maple City. 19 00 H o l y r o o d .. 10 00

OF No.

344 345 346 347 348 350 351 352 353 354

February,

THE Name.

Amount.

Ashler Edna M o u n d Ridge Spivey Hoxie Olive Scainmon Horace Enterprise Summerfield

Total..

16 15 13 15 17 12 19 12 13 16

50 00 00 50 50 50 50 50 50 00

1,545 00

SCHEDULE " B."

A m o u n t of special assessment r e t u r n e d by lodges for 1893: No.

3 117 157

Name.

Amount.

Wyandotte Parsons Haven

1154 00 210 00 57 00

No.

179

Name.

Amount.

Mt. Moriah

$ 71 00

Total

$492 00

SCHEDULE " C . "

A m o u n t d u e s r e t u r n e d b y lodges for year e n d i n g December 31, 1894: No.

33 49 119 129 138 141 157

Name.

Amount.

M o u n d City N i n e Mile Cherokee BellevUle Pomona Signal Haven

S 56 00 26 50 106 50 75 50 6150 63 00 66 00

No.

179 209 242 274 284 309

Name.

Mt. Moriah Brookville Miltonvale Black Diamond Anthem Syracuse Total

Amount.

$ 12 48 20 25 5 51

00 00 00 00 00 00

1619 00

SCHEDULE " D . "

A m o u n t d u e s r e t u r n e d by lodges for year ending December 31, 1895: No.

47 49 129 132 134 138

Name.

Xenia N i n e Mile Belleville Carson Clay Center Pomona

Amount.

$ 12 13 47 34 2 20

50 50 00 50 00 00

No.

167 168 242 255 329

Name.

Larned Parkerville Miltonvale Milan Arcadia Total

.Amount

$ 48 28 9 13 11 S239

00 00 00 50 50 50

i8g6-97-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

389

SCHEDULE " E , "

A m o u n t of dispensation fees for j-eaf e n d i n g December 31, 1896: V, D.

Name.

u. D. Devon u. D. Buckeye u. D. Severance

Location.

Devon Powhattan Severance

A mount.

% 20 00 20 00 20 00

Total

$ GO 00

SCHEDULE " F . "

A m o u n t of charter fees r e t u r n e d by lodges for year e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31, 1896: U. D.

Name.

u. D. Devon u. D. Buckeye

Amount.

$ 2 0 00 20 00

U. D.

Name.

u. D . Severance Total

Amount.

â&#x20AC;¢$ 20 00 $ 6 0 00

390

FBOCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

ToPEKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 1, 1897. A. K . WILSON, Grand

Secretary,

la account with the M.'. W.-. G R A N D LODGE OP K A N S A S :

Received Received Received Received Received Received Received

from from from from from from from

Total

Indpes, as p e r [Schedule " A " lodges, a s p e r S c h e d u l e " B " ' lodftes, as p e r S c h e d u l e " 0 ' lodges, as p e r S c h e d u l e " D " lodges, as p e r S c h e d u l e " E " lodges, as per S c h e d u l e " F " miscellaneous a c c o u n t s

| 9,545 00 492 00 619 00 239 50 60 00 60 00 61 05

S n , 0 7 6 55

A m o u n t drawn o n G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , a c c o u n t Charity F u n d , W a r r a n t s Nos. 1 to 71 inclusive $ 1,924 61 Special W a r r a n t Is'o. 183, a c c o u n t Masonic H o m e 34,666 41 Total

$36,591 02

A m o u n t drawn o n G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , a c c o u n t G e n e r a l F u n d , W a r r a n t s Nos. 184 t o 275 inclusive ÂŤ 9,175 10

1896-97-

GRAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

TOPEKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 1, 1897. M.'.W.". G K A N D LODGE OF K A N S A S ,

In account with A. K . W I L S O N , Grand Secretary ; 1896. May 16.—Paid May 23.—Paid May 2<).—Paid Aug. 22.—Paid Dec. 3.—Paid 1897. J a n . 1.—Paid J a n . 3.—Paid J a n . 6.—Paid J a n . 9.—Paid J a n . 12.— Paid J a n . 16.—Paid J a n . 18.—Paid J a n . 21.—Pai<i J a n . 28.—Paid F e b . 2.—Paid

R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , G r a n d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d R. E . Torrington, G r a n d

Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer

R. B. Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , R. E. Torrington, R. E. T o r r i n g t o n , R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . Torrington, R. E . T o r r i n g t o n , R. E . Torrington,

Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

S ;.

441 50 252 50 002 50 1,905 50 1,704 35 748 00 411 00 1,940 95 1,406 75 874 50

;

Total

50 00 54 00 210 00 1-50 00 325 00

$11,076 55

A m o u n t paid account Charity, V o u c h e r s Nos. 1 t o 38 inclusive S 1,924 61 A m o u n t paid account Masonic H o m e , by o r d e r Grand Lodge.. 34,666 41 Total

Paid account salary G r a n d Master Paid account salary G r a n d Treasurer Paid account salary G r a n d Secretary Paid account salary c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e Correspondence Paid account salary Custodians Paid account salary G r a n d Tyler E x p e n s e Custodians a t t e n d i n g State iSchool of Instruction P r i n t i n g Proceedings 1896 Postage a n d express I n c i d e n t a l expenses E x p e n s e r e n t of office, library a n d vault E x p e n s e Grand Lodge library E x p e n s e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n S u n d r y accounts allowed b y G r a n d Master Appropriations allowed bv G r a n d Lodge P a y r o l l 1896 :....'. Total

$.36,591 02

800 00 500 00 1,800 00 300 00 150 00 50 00 59 65 997 26 197 61 249 35 350 00 93 87 56 30 761 79 .'. 760 17 2,049 10 * 9,175 10

392

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

REPORT OF LIBRARIAN. To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kavsas: In the report of the Committee on Grand Lodge Property, adopted at our last Annual Communication, a recommendation was made that, owing to the crowded condition of the office of the Grand Secretary and the library, an additional room be secured, in which could be stored all extra copies of our Grand Lodge Proceedings (both bound and pamphlet), together with those of other jurisdictions. In compliance therewith a room adjoining the library has been rented, in which has been placed the shelving and books which were formerly kept in the Grand Secretary's office. This addition to the library is very convenient, as it gives us splendid accommodation for packing and shipping purposes, as well as an excellent storage room. I have purchased a large library table, on which is kept the current masonic magazines, periodicals, etc. Among the several books purchased the past year was one set of GOULD'S "Masonic Histories" from Mrs. O. A. HASSETT. This is not only an important addition to the library, but its value is greatly enhanced by reason of having been the property of one wlio was so long and favorably known to the Craft in this jurisdiction. In the report of the Librarian one year ago your attention was called to Section 60, Chapter I, of our Grand Lodge laws, which provides for the annual publication of a catalogue of the Grand Lodge library, and a recommendation was made that, as our library was somewhat incomplete (there being an absence of masonic histories, encyclopÂŁedia3, etc.), the above section be rescinded, or amended so as to provide for the publication of a catalogue at such time as might be deemed expedient. The recommendation was, by the Committee on Reports of Grand Ofiicers, referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence; the committee, liowever, failed to submit a report on this subject. It is, therefore, my duty, under the above section of our law, to again submit a list of books, giving the number of volumes, and classification of each. I would renew the suggestion that Section 60, Chapter I. of the Grand Lodge laws, be rescinded, or amended so as to provide for the publication of a catalogue not oftener than once in five years. I regret to state that the amount of money appropriated at our last Annual Communication for library expenses was insufficient, and that I was, therefore, unable to have our miscellaneous literature, current magazines, and Proceedings of other jurisdictiong necessary to complete our files, bound. I would recommend that a sufficient appropriation be made at this Communication for the purchase of a number of standard masonic works, and for the binding of the material above referred to.

Sy6-97.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

B O U N D P R O C E E D I N G S OF O T H E R G R A N D J D R I S D I C T I O N S .

Alabama—7 vols., 1853-1894. Arizona—1 vol., 1882-1893. Arkansas—6 vols., 1856-1894. California—13 vols., 1858-1894. Colorado—7 vols., 1861-1894. C o n n e c t i c u t - 9 vols., 1789-1894,1896. Dakota—2 vols., 1875-1889. Delaware—4 vols., 1857-1894. District of Columbia—8 vols., 1847-1893. F l o r i d a - 6 vols., 18.30-1894. • Georgia—6 vols., 1867-1894. Idaho—4 vols., 1867-1894. • Illinois—13 vols., 1840-1895. Indiana—9 vols., 1817-1845; 1854-1894, 1896. I n d i a n Territory—3 voLs., 1874-1894. Iowa—12 vols., 1844-1894, 1896. K e n t u c k y — 1 3 vols., 1857-1895. Louisiana—12 vols., 1854-1893. Maine—11 vols., 1829-1894. Maryland—15 vols., 1851 ; 1858-1894. • Massachusetts—13 vols., 1S58-1S95. M i c h i g a n - 1 0 vols., 1848-1896. M i n n e s o t a - 7 vols., 1853-1894. M i s s o u r i - 1 2 vols., 1821-1840; 1853-1896. Mississippi—12 vols., 1818-1852; 1857-1895. Montana—5 vols., 1866-1894. Nebraska—6 vols., 1857-1894. N e v a d a - 6 vols., 1865-1894. New H a m p s h i r e — 8 vols., 1842-1S94. New Jersey—11 vols., 1786-1896. New Mexico—3 vols., 1877-1893. New York—12 vols., 1816-1827; 1846-1896. North Carolina—8 vols., 1855 1895. North Dakota—1 vol., 1889-1894. Ohio—11 vols., 1808-1895. Oklahoma—1 vol., 1893 a n d 1894. Oregon—10 vols., 1857-1896. Pennsylvania—10 vols., 1730-1808; 1856-1894. R h o d e Island—5 vols., 1791-1820; 1852-1893. South Carolina—5 vols., 1857-1893.' South Dakota—1 vol., 1890-1894. T e n n e s s e e - 7 vols., 1813-1847, 1856-1896. Texas—15 vols., 1851-1894. U t a h - 4 vols., 1872-1893. Vermont—12 vols., 1846, 1847, 1855-1896. V i r g i n i a - 1 1 vols., 1778-1822, 1857-1860, 1866-1893.

393

394

PROCEEDINGS

THE

February,

Washington—8 vols., 1858-1894. West Virginia—7 vols., 1865-1893, 1895. Wisconsin—11 vols., 1823-1894. Wyoming—3 vols., 1874-1894. BOUND PROCEEDINGS FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.

British Columbia—2 vols., 1872-1894. C a n a d a - 9 vols., 1858-1894. Cuba—1 vol., 1877-1887, 1893 and 1894. England—3 vols., 1874-1894. Manitoba-2 vols., 1875-1894. New Brunswick-2 vols., 1867-1894. Nova Scotia—6 vols., 1870-1894. New South AVales-1 vol., 1877-1894. New Zealand—1889-1894. South Australia—1886-1894. Prince Edward Island—1 vol., 1874-1894. Quebec—4 vols., 1869-1894'. Scotland—3 vols., 1877-1894. Victoria—1 vol., 1889-1894. PROCEEDINGS

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REPORT OF COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. E.!,W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R s u b m i t t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t , w h i c h , b y o r d e r o f t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e C o m m i t t e e o n E e p o r t s o f G r a n d Officers : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Y o u r Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , as required b y law, h e r e w i t h p r e sent t h e i r a n n u a l r e p o r t for t h e year e n d i n g with t h i s G r a n d C o m m u nication. T h e Council h a s h e l d t w o meetings d u r i n g t h e year. T h e following is a copy of t h e m i n u t e s of t h e ofHcial acts of t h e Council: "ToPEKA, K A N . , March 5,1896. " T h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s convened a t t h e office of t h e Grand Secretary, in t h e city of Topeka, on March 5, 1896, a t 3 o'clock p. M., p u r s u a n t to call. "Present:

B r o . C H I L E S C. COLEMAN, G r a n d M a s t e r ; Bro. W I L L I A M

M. SHAVER, D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r ; B r o . MAURICE L . STONE, G r a n d Senior W a r d e n ; a n d Bro. H E N R Y C . L o o m s , Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . " O n motion, t h e Council w a s organized with Bro. CHILES C . COLEMAN, G r a n d Master, as c h a i r m a n , a n d Bro. WILLIAM M . SHAVER, D e p u t y Grand Master, as secretary. " T h e G r a n d Secretary, Bro. ALBERT K . WILSON, was also in a t t e n d ance, a n d presented various m a t t e r s for consideration. " A t t h e o p e n i n g of t h e meeting, Past G r a n d Masters, Bros. D A V I D B. FULLER, J A M E S H . M C C A L L a n d M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , a n d

Grand

Chaplain, R e v . Bro. SAMUEL E . BUSSER, were present, a n d s u b m i t t e d several m a t t e r s to t h e Council. " Bro. F U L L E R p r e s e n t e d t h e case of B r o . W I L L I A M O . LUNSFORD, a

m e m b e r of Madison L o d g e , N o . 196, of Madison, n o w lying sick a n d helpless at Seville, Florida, a n d asked a n appropriation of $100.00 from t h e Charity F u n d to assist i n caring for t h e b r o t h e r temporarily u n t i l suitable a r r a n g e m e n t could b e m a d e elsewhere. . "Bro.BussER presented some p h a s e s of t h e case of t h e c h i l d r e n of our deceased Bro. YOUNGBLOOD, w h o a r e n o w i n t h e K a n s a s O r p h a n s ' Home. " Bro. M C C A L L p r e s e n t e d t h e case of Past Master EDGAR B . M A R CH ANT, of Stafford Lodge, No. 252, of St. J o h n . This was a case requiring a surgical operation, which was b e y o n d t h e b r o t h e r ' s financial ability to secure, a n d appealed m o s t strongly for t h e financial assistance of t h e Craft. "After t h e visiting b r e t h r e n h a d retired, t h e work of t h e Council was taken u p . " On motion of B r o . STONE, seconded b y Bro. LOOMIS, a n appropriation of one h u n d r e d dollars was m a d e from t h e Charity F u n d for t h e relief of Bro. LUNSFORD, t h e same to b e paid to t h e Worshipful Master of Madison Lodge, No. 196, a s trustee, for proper disposition; fifty dollars to b e now paid, a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g fifty dollars to b e p a i d u p o n t h e order of t h e G r a n d Master w h e n needed. " On m o t i o n of B r o . SHAVER, seconded b y B r o . STONE, t h e s u m of

two h u n d r e d dollars w a s appropriated from t h e Charity F u n d for t h e relief of Bro. E D G A R B . MARCHANT, t h e same to b e used, or so m u c h thereof as m i g h t b e necessary,.for t h e purposes i n d i c a t e d ; a n d w a r -

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r a n t s were ordered drawn in favor of s o m e brotlier in Wicliita as trustee. â&#x20AC;˘'A communication from Mrs. E. E . R E E D , of Meriden, Kan., widow of Bro. A. J . R E E D , deceased, formerly a m e m b e r of late Mt. Pleasant Lodge, No. 58, located at Mt. Pleasant, JefTerson c o u n t y . Kan., asking for relief, a n d also a communication from Golden Rule" Lodge, No. 90, of North T o p e k a , relative to the same case, were read a n d considered. On motion of Bro. LooJiis, seconded by Bro. STONE, t h e s u m of sixty dollars was a p p r o p r i a t e d from t h e Charity F u n d for t h e relief of Mrs. R E E D , and was o r d e r e d paid t o Golden R u l e Lodge, No. 90, to be b y i t disbursed for Mrs. R E E D ' S benefit a t t h e r a t e of five dollars per m o n t h , report with v o u c h e r s t o b e made by t h e lodge to t h e Council of .'\dministration a t t h e e n d of t h e year. "A communication from Gaylord Lodge, No. 183, asking for an app r o p r i a t i o n to assist it in paying an obligation i n c u r r e d for t h e burial e x p e n s e s of a brother, a m e m b e r of t h a t lodge, was read. On motion of Bro. SHAVER, seconded by Bro. STONE, t h e G r a n d Secretary w^as instructed to inform t h e lodge t h a t t h e Council of A d m i n s t r a t i o n deem i t inexp e d i e n t to grant its request. " T h e resolution adopted a t t h e last C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e Grand Lodge, instructing t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n to investigate t h e physical and financial condition of M.'.W.'. Bro. J O H N M . PRICE, and to take s u c h action relative t h e r e t o a s t h e necessity of t h e case m i g h t r e q u i r e , was considered. On m o t i o n of Bro. STONE, seconded b y Bro. LooMis, t h e matter was referred to t h e G r a n d Master for appropriate action. " O n motion of Bro. SHAVER, spconded b y Bro. LOOMIS, t h e a m o u n t of t h e bonds to b e furnished b y t h e T r e a s u r e r a n d Secretary for t h e e n s u i n g year, was fixed as follows: G r a n d Treasurer, t h i r t y t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s ; G r a n d Secretary, ten t h o u s a n d dollars. " T h e bond of Bro. ROBERT E . TOKRINGTON, as G r a n d Treasurer, in t h e s u m of thirty t h o u s a n d dollars, with ROBERT PI TORRINGTON as principal and WILLIAM MAETINDALE a n d C. Hoou a s sureties, was presented, a n d on m o t i o n of Bro. IJOOMJS, seconded by Bro. STONE, was approved. " T h e b o n d of Bro. ALBERT K . WILSON, us G r a n d Secretary, i n t h e . sum of t e n thousand dollars, with ALBERT K . WILSON as principal, and J . W . C R E E C H , SAMUEL T . H O W E a n d T . M. B I X B Y a s s u r e t i e s , was p r e -

sented, a n d o n m o t i o n of B r o . STONE, seconded b y Bro. SHAVER, was approved. " T h e Council t h e n proceeded to t h e election of t h r e e m e m b e r s of t h e B o a r d of Directors of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , to succeed Bros. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , of T o p e k a , G E O R G E L . P R A T T , of AVichita, a n d .1.

W . BRINKERHOFF, of Lyons, whose t e r m s of office would expire o n t h e first Tuesday i n J u n e , 1896. On m o t i o n of Bro. LOOMIS, seconded by Bro. STONE, t h e three b r o t h e r s n a m e d were reelected a s their own successors for t h e t e r m of t h r e e years from said date. T h e G r a n d Secretary was i n s t r u c t e d to notify each of t h e above n a m e d b r e t h r e n of said election, a n d t o r e q u e s t acceptance of t h e s a m e . " B r o . SHAVER p r e s e n t e d t h e following resolution, a n d moved its adoption: "Besoliied, That the Council of Administration respectfully suggest to the Board of Directors of tbeKHiisas Masonic Home the advisability of selecting the Grand Secretary and Grand Trea-furer of the Grand Lodge to serve as Secretary and Treas urer, respectively,of the Masonic Home Board of Directors, without compensation; and further, that the Board devise some plan In the interest of busluess availability and the saving of expense, to reduce the number of the members of the Board of Directors of the Home, and report such plan at the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge.

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"The motion to adopt this resolution was seconded by Bro. STONE, and carried. "On motion of Bro. SHAVER, seconded by Bro. STONE, the Grand Master was instructed to carry out the resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge relative to the YOUNGBLOOD children, by securing their maintenance at the Kansas Orphans' Home at Leavenworth, at Grand Lodge expense, until the Kansas Masonic Home be ready for their occupancy. "The matter of Order No. 9, upon the Treasurer of late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, for the sum of forty-nine dollars, which had been referred for adjudication by the Grand Lodge to the Council of Administration, was considered. On motion of Bro. STONE, seconded by Bro. SHAVER, it was resolved that the Council of Administration report to the Grand Lodge that this order is not a Grand Lodge liability. " The matter of the appropriation, which the Grand Lodge instructed should be made, for the support of the GUERNSEY children, was considered, and on motion of Bro. LooMis, seconded by Bro. STONE, the sum of twenty-five dollars per month was so appropriated, and warrants were ordered to be drawn in favor of Bro. WILLIAM DIXON, Worshipful Master of Ionic Lodge, No. 254, of St. John, in trust for the purpose indicated, monthly, until such time as the Masonic Home was prepared to receive the children. "The matter of the appropriation, which the Grand Lodge ordered should be made for the support of Mrs. WADMAN and family, was considered, and on motion of Bro. STONE, seconded by Bro. SHAVER, the sum of twenty dollars per month was so appropriated, and warrants vi'erp ordered to be drawn in favor of the Secretary of Fortitude Lodge, No. Â°107, of Independence, in trust for the purpose indicated, so long as it might prove necessary, but not beyond the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. "The matter of the appropriation of six dollars per month by the Grand Lodge for the relief of Bro. C. P. LINN, was considered; and on motion of Bro. SHAVER, seconded by Bro. STONE, the Grand Secretary was instructed to issue warrants monthly in accordance with the instructions of the Grand Lodge, so long as may be necessary, but not beyond the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. "The matter of the request of Paola Lodge, No. 37, for an appropriation for Mrs. MAUD DANIELS, to assist her in paying a mortgage on her home, which was referred to the Council of Administration by the Grand Lodge, was considered. On motion of Bro. SHAVER, seconded by Bro. STONE, it was resolved that the Council of Administration deem such action inexpedient. "The Grand Secretary asked the sense of the Council of Administration as to his authority to draw upon the Grand Treasurer for subscription to the Masonic Relief Association. On motion it was resolved that it is the sense of the Council of Administration that the Grand Lodge failed to appropriate the necessary sum for membership in this Association, and that the Grand Secretary is not authorized to draw a warrant therefor. "The matter of Parkerville Lodge, No. 168, for relief on account of burial expenses of Bro. COHBIN, member of that lodge, who died in California, amounting to the sum of $15.95, was considered. On motion the Council resolved that it was inexpedient to grant the relief asked for. " Bro. SHAVER introduced the following resolution, and moved its adoption: "Resolved, That the Council of Administration recommend to the Grand Lodge t h a t action be talcen whereby the Grand .Secretary and Grand Trea.surer be required to act as Secretary and Treasurer respectively of the Masonic Home Board of Directors,

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they to serve without additional compensation; and further, that in the interest of business availabilily and the saving of expense, some action be talien by which the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home may be reduced. " T h e motion t o a d o p t t h i s resolution w a s seconded b y Bro. STONE, a n d carried. " O n motion t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n adjourned to m e e t subject t o t h e call of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r . "Approved: C. C. C O L E M A N , Grand Master, "Attest: ''Chairman. " WM._M. S H A V E R , Deputy Grand Master, "Secretary."

"ToPEKA, K A N . , J u l y 31, 1896. " T h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.\ Grand Lodge of K a n s a s convened at t h e office of t h e G r a n d Secretary, in t h e City of Topeka, J u l y 31, 1896,at 3 o'clock p. M . , p u r s u a n t to call. P r e s e n t : Bro. C H I L E S C . COI.EMAN, G r a n d Master, c h a i r m a n ; Bro. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER,

D e p u t y G r a n d Master, s e c r e t a r y ; Bro. MAURICE L . STO.VE, Grand Senior W a r d e n , a n d Bro. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS, G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n . " T h e Grand Master stated t h a t t h e p u r p o s e of t h e meeting was to c o n s i d e r "the request of t h e Board of Directors of t h e Kansas Masonic H o m e t h a t t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Lodge dedicate t h e H o m e , t h e date suggested b e i n g September 10, 1S96. " B r o . SHAVER moved t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge dedicate t h e K a n s a s M a s o n i c H o m e i n accordance with t h e reque.st of t h e Board of Directors of t h e institution. T h i s m o t i o n was seconded b y Bro. STONE and carried. " B r o . STONE moved t h a t t h e G r a n d Master b e authorized to a u d i t a c c o u n t s of t h e necessary e x p e n s e s of t h e G r a n d Officers in a t t e n d a n c e u p o n t h e dedication c e r e m o n i e s , a n d e x p e n s e bills of local committees i n c u r r e d in these c e r e m o n i e s , t o t h e a m o u n t of t h r e e h u n d r e d dollars, a n d t h a t t h e Grand Secretary be a u t h o r i z e d to i.ssue w a r r a n t s in paym e n t of t h e same. T h i s m o t i o n w a s duly seconded a n d carried. " On motion t h e G r a n d Secretary was directed to notify t h e lodges a n d t h e P a s t Grand Officers of t h i s G r a n d Lodge of t h e contemplated dedication, and r e q u e s t t h e i r a t t e n d a n c e u p o n t h e Special Communicat i o n of t h e Grand Lodge, s u c h a t t e n d a n c e , however, t o b e w i t h o u t e x p e n s e to t h e G r a n d Lodge. " T h e Grand Master r e p o r t e d bills i n c i d e n t t o t h e burial of Past G r a n d Master OWEN A. BASSETT, as follows: F r o m Ellsworth, Kansas, to t h e a m o u n t of $117.59; from L a w r e n c e , Kansas, to t h e a m o u n t of $57.75. On motion of B r o . STONE, seconded b y B r o . L o o m s , these bills w e r e allowed and ordered paid. " On motion t h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n adjourned to m e e t subject t o t h e call of t h e G r a n d Master. "Approved: C. C. C O L E M A N , Grand 3fas(er, "Attest: "Chairman. " W M . M. S H A V E R , Deputy Grand Master, " Secretary." I n accordance with t h e action t a k e n b}' t h e Council of Administration at its meeting of M a r c h 5, 1896, t h e following resolution is h e r e b y respectfully referred t o t h e G r a n d L o d g e :

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Resolved, That the Council of Administration recommend to the Grand Lodge that action be taken whereby the Grand Secretary and. Grand Treasurer be required to act as secretary and treasurer respectively of the Masonic Home Board of Directors, they to serve without additional compensation; and further, that in the interest of business availability and the savini; of expense, some action be taken by which the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home may be reduced. No other meetings of the Council of Administration have been had, and no other matters have come before the Council for consideration. Kespectfully submitted, WM. M. SHAVER, Deputy Grand Master, Secretary Council of Administration. CALLED OFE. T h e M.-. W.'. Grand JVIaster called the M.-. W.-. G r a n d Lodge from labor to refre.shment until 2 o'clock P. M.

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SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, F e b r u a r y 17, 1897.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor at 2 o'clock p. M., with officers p r e s e n t as at m o r n i n g session. GRAND HONORS. M.-. W.-. Bro. J O H N G U T H R I E vvas introduced and received with G r a n d H o n o r s . REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. A. M. CALLAHAM, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of Grand Officers, submitted the following r e p o r t : To the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Reports of Grand Officers fraternally submit the following report: We congratulate the Grand Lodge in securing the services of Grand Officers whose reports show able and conscientious services: The following recommendations are made:

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GRAND M A S T E R ' S ADDRESS.

That so much thereof as relates to our fraternal dead be referred to the Committee on Necrology. We approve of the recommendation of the Grand Master that the hour from 3 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the first day of this session be set apart for a memorial service in honor of the memory of our departed M.'.W.'. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT, and also of his invitation extended to M.-.AV.'. Bro. JOHN GUTHRIE to deliver the memorial address on that occasion. That so much thereof as relates to lodges constituted, appointment of Grand Orator, Assistant Lecturers, special dispensations, the appointment of Grand Representatives, dispensing relief, publishing roll of . membership, lodges dissolved, dedication of masonic lodge and the dedication of a Masonic Home be approved. That so much thereof as relates to lodges under dispensation be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. That so much thereof as relates to lodges under charges for contumacy be referred to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. That the action of the M.'. W.'. Grand Master in relation to the lodges which conferred the degrees for less than thirty dollars, be approved. That so much thereof as relates to decisions be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. We approve of the action of the M.'.W.-. Grand Master in relation to our M.'.W.'.Bro. JOHN M . PRICE, and recommend to his successor to â&#x20AC;˘keep a watchful care over this M.".W.\ Brother. We congratulate the lodges which were so fortunate as to be visited by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master, and hope the number visited by his successor will be multiplied many times. GRAND T R E A S U R E R .

We recommend that the Grand Treasurer's report be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. GRAND SECRETARY'S

REPORT.

AVe recommend the approval of the following: The printing and distribution of the Proceedings of 1896; the distribution of the reprint of the Proceedings of 1866-69; charters issued; copies of charters issued; Grand Secretary's certificate; registry of members; and circulars issued. We recommend the approval of the purchase of the lot in Oak Hill Cemetery, at Lawrence, for the burial place of our M.'.W.". Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT.

That so much as relates to lodges under charges be referred to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. We approve of the Grand Secretary's recommendation in the matter of the revision of our By-Laws.

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That that portion which relates to Euclid Lodge, No. 101, Staflbrd Lodge, No. 2.52, Glen Elder Lodge, No. 294, Bluff City Lodge, No. 31S, be referred to the Committee on Chartered Lodges. That the financial statement be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. LIBR.\RIAN'S KEPORT.

Your committee recommend the approval of that part of the Librarian's report which relates to securing additional room for Grand Lodge property, the purchase of a table for periodicals and the purchase of "GOULD'S Masonic Histories." That that portion which refers to Section 60, Chapter T, of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, providing for the annual publication of the catalpgue of the Grand Lodge library, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. That that portion of his report which refers to his inability to have bindingdone be referred to the Committee on Grand Lodge Property. COUNCIL O F A D M I N I S T R A T I O N .

We recommend the approval of the acts of the Council of Administration in dispensing relief, in approving the bonds of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and the selection of three Directors for the Masonic Home. We recommend that the resolution which provides that the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer shall also act as secretary and treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home be not concurred in. The Grand Treasurer of this Grand Lodge is now the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Home. The Grand Secretary is not one of the Directors. His appointment as Secretary of this Board would create an additional expense for railroad fare and hotel bills incurred by attending meetings of the Board at the Masonic Home. For this reason we believe the Board should have the right to elect its own Secretary and Treasurer. The Secretary of the Board receives no salary. We recommend that the expenses of the Grand Lodge Officers in attendance at the dedication of the Masonic Home, the bills of the local committees, and the expenses incident to the burial of M.". W.'. OWEN A. BASSETT, be referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage. We recommend the approval of the acts of the Council in refusing the request of Paola Lodge, No. 37, for the appropriation of funds to pay a mortgage for Mrs. MAUD DANIELS, the widow of a Master Mason. In the matter of Order No. 9, of Lyons Lodge, which was referred for adjustment to the Council at the last Communication of this Grand Lodge we approve the action taken. Fraternally submitted, A. M. CALLAHAM, CHAS. B. HARDY, WILL P. LYON. CHAS. E. HALL, HENRY HAMMERLI. Committee.

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W.-. B r o . A. A. CONNETT, of N o . 15, t h e

report was adopted. MINUTES OF SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. T h e m i n u t e s of t h e Special Communication, called for t h e p u r p o s e of d e d i c a t i n g t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , a t W i c h i t a , were read and a p p r o v e d . REPORT OF DIRECTORS OF KANSAS MASONIC HOME. M.-. W.-. D . B . F U L L E R , P r e s i d e n t of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , submitted t h e following r e p o r t : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: I have the honor to present the fourth annual report of the Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home, for the year 1896, and in connection with my report will also submit the reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent.' The Board convened in annual session in Topeka, June 2, 1896. At this meeting the committee appointed to examine the propositions for the location of the Masonic Home, made a full report of the merits of each location, and after free discussion, it was unanimously agreed to locate the Kansas Masonic Home at Wichita. The old officers were reelected for the ensuing year. It was ordered that the President recommend to the Grand Lodge that the number of Directors bo reduced to nine, five of whom shall be from the Grand Lodge, these Directors to be appointed in such a manner as to insure the appointment of one Director annually ; that there be one member from each of the other orders that are now represented, to serve for five years each, and all Directors to be selected as heretofore; it being understood that each of the Directors of the present Board tender their resignations to their respective Grand Bodies to take efi^ect at the annual meeting in .Tune next. The LAWRENCE property, so-called, was purchased for S21,000, of which $5,000 was contributed by the masonic bodies of Wichita. Arrangements were made for the dedication of the Home, also for such changes in the buildings as would make them suitable for their intended use. The Home was dedicated September 10th under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. A full report of the dedication and consecration has been made to the Grand Lodge. As soon as possible after the above ceremonies, the Committee on Admission and Discharge made the necessary arrangements for admission. Several applications had been passed upon and four inmates were at the Home when a fire occurred at 2 o'clock A. M. October 18th. It was discovered by the Matron, who aroused the inmates and all escaped without injury.

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The electric alarm was turned on and the fire was promptly extinguished by the fire department with comparatively small loss. The firemen are entitled to great credit for the courage, skill and good judgment shown in the management of the fire. By the use of a chemical engine (which wag attended with great difficulty) a flood of water was avoided, and t h e damage to the interior and furnishings minimized. The fire originated from a grate in the main hall, which contained a defect in the original construction not noticeable. The woodwork in one corner of the Winfield room was burned out; also one set of large folding doors and the mantel above the grate in which the fire originated, and a great extent of wainscoting in the main hall. The Winfield room and the floor above, together with the mirrors and glass doors in the main hall, were partly consumed and badly damaged. The dense smoke which penetrated every room in the house blackened the floors, walls, ceilings and furniture, and made necessar}' the complete renovation of the building, and the cleaning and refinishingof much of the furniture. On October 24th the President of the Board, with Treasurer R. E. TOEKINGTON, Director GEORGE PRATT, and Superintendent J. H. MCCALI>, met the rep-

resentatives of the underwriters and by agreement settled the damage and loss for the sum of $1,160.54. The Executive Committee promptly met at the Home and received bids for the restitution of the building at an aggregate cost of 5831.21. The work being practically completed, was accepted December 6th following. During the continuance of the repairs only a small part of the house was habitable. The changes necessary to convert a private residence into a Masonic Home incurred an aggregate cost, as follows: Changing stone stable into dormitory of eleven rooms for men..$l,402 00 Rearranging and adding gas and electric fixtures, plumbing, etc.. 748 00 Building sidewalk, curbing, parking, etc 301 00 Constructing sewerage to Arkansas River 585 00 Painting and completing improvements and material for out- Âť buildings, screens, water service, iron gates, fire escapes, etc.. 1,232 00 Labor on completing improvements, including new barn 651 00 December 31, 1896, there were nineteen inmates, and there are several applications yet to be acted upon. The dining hall is not sufficient to accommodate any more people. The furnace now in use is not sufficient to heat the entire.building in extreme cold weather. The Home needs a larger dining hall, which can be erected between the main building and the dormitory, and one heating plant sufficient to heat the three buildings. These improvements are essential, and unless made it will be a great disadvantage to accommodate any more inmates. It is estimated that the entire expense of running the Home for the year 1897, as at present constituted, will be $3,600. No salaries are paid any of the officers of the Board. Actual expenses have been paid to Directors and the committees. While the expense was not large for 1896, it ought to be much less for 1897, as there will not be so much necessity for committee work. The furnishing of the Home, undertaken by the Order of the

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Eastern Star, w a s a m p l y a n d faithfully carried o u t . F o r a detailed s t a t e m e n t of receipts a n d d i s b u r s e m e n t s , also t h e furnishing of t h e H o m e a n d of t h e i n m a t e s therein, y o u r a t t e n t i o n is called to t h e reports of t h e T r e a s u r e r a n d S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , h e r e w i t h s u b m i t t e d a s a p a r t of t h i s report. T h e H o m e h a s been b r o u g h t within t h e city limits, is n o t t a x a b l e , a n d is c o n v e n i e n t t o t h e public schools, which t h e cliildren attend. END0W.MEST. M r s . G E O R G E W . P O R T , widow of t h e l a t e G E O R G E \ V . P O E T ( P a s t

G r a n d H i g h P r i e s t a n d Past G r a n d C o m m a n d e r ) , h a s placed i n m y h a n d s t h e s u m of $1,000, to b e invested in first mortgage real estate bonds, i n t e r e s t p a y a b l e semi-annually, as a foundation for a n E n d o w m e n t F u n d , tlie i n t e r e s t on t h e same t o b e used for t h e s u p p o r t a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e H o m e ; a n d t h e Board respectfully suggest t h a t o t h e r s follow t h e noble e x a m p l e of Mrs. P O R T . TREASURER'S REPORT.

WicniTA, K A N . , J a n u a r y 1, 1897. Mr. ]). B. Fuller, President Kansas Masonic Home. D E A R S I R : — I beg to s u b m i t t h e follovving as a s t a t e m e n t of m y transactions as t r e a s u r e r of t h e Kansas Masonic H o m e for t h e year 1896: Receiptif.

D e c e m b e r 31, 1895, balance in treasury $10,404 98 1896. F e b . 21.—Received from Grand Lodge, A. F . & A. M 34,666 41 .Tune22.— Received from masonic bodies of Wichita 5,000 00 Sept.19.—Received from sale of old l u m b e r 9 50 Oct. 14.—Received from i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n ies, account fire... 1,160 54 Dec. 25.—Received from Mrs G. W. P o r t — d o n a t i o n 10 00 Dec. 31.—Received account of interest 955 46 Total

$52,206 89

-, ,,„,. Disbursements. 1896. J u n e 1, Balance salaries d u e to date $ 150 02 A m o u n t p a i d for Masonic Home p r o p e r t y 21,000 00 I n t e r e s t allowed masonic bodies of Wichita, account cash p a y m e n t of $5,000 v 300 00 Paid account of l u m b e r 305 00 Paid account of dormitory contract 1,402 00 P a i d account of p l u m b i n g contracts 267 50 Paid account of gas fixtures a n d electric lights 480 70 P a i d account of water service 75 00 P a i d account constructing sidewalks and c u r b 294 35 P a i d account iron gates, fire escape, e t c 88 48 P a i d a c c o u n t painting contract 580 20 Paid account inside painting and p a p e r i n g 208 35 P a i d a c c o u n t building sewers 585 00 Paid account outbuildings 30 80 - P a i d account screens and p a r k i n g 57 20 Paid fire i n s u r a n c e (buildings $I7,-500, 5 years) 300 00 Paid fire i n s u r a n c e (H. H. goods $2,500, 5 years) 62 50

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Paid t o r n a d o i n s u r a n c e (buildings fl5,000, 5 years).. P a i d account labor on buildings a n d g r o u n d s Paid account miscellaneous.supplies Paid account h a r d w a r e Paid a c c o u n t e x p e n s e s Board of Directors Paid account h o u s e supplies and labor By loans m a d e on real estate Balance i n t r e a s u r j '

120 00 6-51 04 88 16 105 30 432 73 869 44 11,700 00 11,993 12

Total. $52,206 89 Respectfully s u b m i t t e d , ROBERT E . T O R R I N G T O N , Treasurer. S U I ' E K I N T E N D E N T S KEl'OKT.

W I C H I T A , K A N . , J a n u a r y 1, 1897.

To ,the Board of Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home: B R E T H R E N : - I n compliance with t h e r e q u e s t of y o u r P r e s i d e n t , I hereM'ith s u b m i t a brief report of t h e Kansas Masonic H o m e for t h r e e and one-half m o n t h s , e n d i n g December 31, 1896. T h e first applications for admission n o t being acted on u n t i l October 13th, no i n m a t e s were received until October 16th, o n e old b r o t h e r ; a n d on t h e 17th, t h r e e c h i l d r e n . October 18th t h e interior of t h e H o m e was damaged b y fire to such an e x t e n t t h a t t h e t h r e e children were r e t u r n e d to t h e i r former homes, and t h e o t h e r a p p l i c a n t s requested to remain w h e r e t h e y were until t h e H o m e was repaired, which work was n o t completed u n t i l a b o u t December 5th. T h e applicants, or t h e lodges r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e same, w e r e notified t h a t t h e H o m e w a s again ready, a n d t h e following a r e a t p r e s e n t m e m b e r s of t h e H o m e : ALLISON A . BENEDICT, age 80, r e c o m m e n d e d

b y Lodge No. 171,

Sterling. H E N R Y BLISS, age 79, r e c o m m e n d e d by Lodge N o . 205j Eskridge. CHARLES SEMPLK, age 79, r e c o m m e n d e d by Lodge No. 44, G a r n e t t . H E N R Y J . REIMERS, age 74, r e c o m m e n d e d by Lodge No. 99, Wichita. W I L L I A M O . LUNSFOBD, age 46, r e c o m m e n d e d

b y Lodge No. 196,

Madison. Mrs. M A R Y E . W A D M A N , age 42, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No. 107,

Independence. GERTRUDE W A D M A N , age 14, r e c o m m e n d e d by Lodge N o . 107, I n d e pendence. W I L L I A M W A D M A N , age 12, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No. 107, I n d e pendence. ADA W A D M A N , age 11, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No. 107, I n d e p e n d ence. EDWARD W A D M A N , age 9, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No. 107, I n d e pendence. CHESTER W A D M A N , age 7, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No. 107, I n d e pendence. CHESTER E . YOUNGBLOOD, age 14, r e c o m m e n d e d b y G r a n d Lodge. ELMER J. YOUNGBLOOD, age 12, r e c o m m e n d e d by G r a n d Lodge. CHARLES E . YOUNGBLOOD, age 9, r e c o m m e n d e d by Grand Lodge. M A U D E A. YOUNGBLOOD, age 6, r e c o m m e n d e d by G r a n d Lodge. GUY U. GUERNSEY, age 12, recommended by G r a n d Lodge. LLOYD B . GUERNSEY, age 10, r e c o m m e n d e d by Grand Lodge.

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C H A R L E S A. L A N D , age 13, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No.254,St. J o h n . SAMUEL F . L A N D , age 11, r e c o m m e n d e d b y Lodge No. 254, St. J o h n . I n addition to t h e above, EDWARD SCHOONOVER, age 69, recomm e n d e d by Lodge No. 90, North Topeka, w a s received D e c e m b e r 6th. On D e c e m b e r 2ÂŤth Bro. SCHOONOVER a s k e d for an indefinite leave of a b s e n c e , saying h e desired to r e t u r n a t will, w h i c h was refused, a n d h e left w i t h o u t permission. T h e first four b r o t h e r s above n a m e d a r e too old a n d feeble to do any work, e x c e p t some light work in fair weather. T h e fifth brother, LuNSPORD, is in a most pitiable condition. H e was attacked several years ago b y t h e grippe a n d t h e n by m u s c u l a r r h e u m a t i s m , which deprived h i m of t h e use of his limbs, so t h a t h e is utterly helpless, req u i r i n g a n u r s e c o n s t a n t l y to feed a n d o t h e r w i s e care for h i m . Mrs. WAD.MAN is a cripple a n d can work only a t light sewing. T h e inmates, w i t h few exceptions, s h o w a c o m m e n d a b l e willingness to d o all t h e work t h e y a r e able. All of t h e i n m a t e s , together with t h e h e l p required, a r e a m p l y cared for in t h e m a i n building, and as t h e r e is still considerable room t h e r e it will n o t b e necessary to open t h e d o r m i t o r y t h i s winter, which will be a g r e a t saving of fuel a n d light. T h e officers of t h e H o m e are S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , Matron and Physician. T h e emplo}'es a r e o n e m a n of all work, o n e maid of all work, one cook and o n e male n u r s e . All t h e above, e x c e p t t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t and P h y s i c i a n , reside a t t h e H o m e . T h e H o m e h a s one horse, value $50.00; two cows, value S80.00; t h r e e dozen chickens, value 17.50; wagon, h a r n e s s a n d tools, value $85.00. T h e pnrlors a n d several of the largest rooms in t h e m a i n building were completely furnished by the following c h a p t e r s : Sterling, No. 50, Royal Arch Masons, of Sterling. Queen City, No. 138, Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star, at Winfield. Beulah, No. 34, Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star, at Topeka. Acacia, No. 37, O r d e r of t h e E a s t e r n Star, a t H u t c h i n s o n . N e w t o n , No. 5, Order of t h e Eastern Star, at N e w t o n . Q u e e n Bess, No. 56, Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star, at E u r e k a . A n d r i n a , No. 93, Order of t h e Eastern Star, at El Dorado. M e n d i a s , No. 1, Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star, at K a n s a s City. Golden Lily, No. 124, Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star, at Ellis. I v y Leaf, No. 75, Order of the Eastern Star, at W i c h i t a . M a n y valuable and useful donations h a v e b e e n received from t h e following lodges, c h a p t e r s and i n d i v i d u a l s : Fidelity Lodge, No. 106, E u r e k a ; Winfield Lodge, No. 58, Winfield; U n i o n Chapter, No. 15, O. E . S., O t t a w a ; Belle Plaine Chapter, No. 125, 0 . E. S., Belle P l a i n e ; Golden Star, No. 173, T o r o n t o ; Phcenix, No. 1.59, Wellington ; R u t h , No. 152, Osage C i t y ; Abilene, No. I l l , A h i l e n e ; W a m e g o , No. 76, W a m e g o ; Progress, No. 49, P a r s o n s ; Mrs. R U T H E . BARNES, J u n c t i o n C i t y ; Mrs. E . K. BRISTON, Mrs.

G R A C E ANDERSON, Mrs. W R I G H T , A. J . SAUR, H . D .

CoTTMAN, Wichita Daily Eagle a n d W i c h i t a Daily Beacon, of Wichita, a n d Eastern filar, of Indianapolis. I n addition to t h e above, some two h u n d r e d books h a v e been donated for t h e library by m e m b e r s and friends of t h e Order. T h e masonic bodies of Wichita c o n t r i b u t e d sufficient m o n e y to give all a t t h e H o m e a Christmas, which t h e y will all r e m e m b e r . T h e funds so c o n t r i b u t e d were disbursed by t h e ladies of I v y Leaf Chapter, O. E. S., a n d t h e y managed affairs most a d m i r a b l y in t h e selection of useful and valuable presents appropriate for every m e m b e r of t h e H o m e familv.

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I n t h e chapel on C h r i s t m a s E v e a large Christmas t r e e was u n veiled, a n d after SANTA GLAUS had distributed t h e presents, t h e c h i l d r e n r e n d e r e d a musical a n d literary program. I n t h e songs a n d recitations they acquitted t h e m s e l v e s in a m a n n e r t h a t m a d e those most interested in their welfare feel proud of t h e i r charges. On C h r i s t m a s Day t h e children, w h e t h e r four or four-score years, were regaled with a s u p e r b d i n n e r , for which t h e y were duly thankful to Mrs. EMMA W . PORT, of Beloit, w h o furnished t h e funds to secure t h e holiday feast. On visiting days, T h u r s d a y s a n d Fridays, from 2 to 5 P . M., every one is k e p t busy s h o w i n g visitors t h r o u g h a n d a b o u t t h e H o m e . T h e largest n u m b e r of visitors placed o n t h e register a n y o n e d a y was 193, and all callers, both m e m b e r s of t h e Order a n d friends, a r e delighted with t h e b e a u t y a n d neatness of t h e H o m e , a n d t h e c o n t e n t m e n t a n d h a p p i n e s s of its occupants. T h a n k i n g you for y o u r h e a r t y s u p p o r t i n t h e m a n a g e m e n t of t h e H o m e , I a m , fraternally yours, J A S . H . MCCALL; Superintendent. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, D. B. F U L L E R , President Kansas Masonic Home. O n m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . W I L L P . L Y O N , of N o . 107, t h e r e p o r t

vpas r e c e i v e d a n d o r d e r e d p r i n t e d w i t h t h e P r o c e e d i n g s .

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MEMORIAL

OP THE

February,

SERVICE

In Honor of the Memory of

M.-. W.-. OWEN A. BASSETT.

After p r a y e r by t h e G r a n d C h a p l a i n , P a s t Grand Master M.-. W.-. JOHN G U T H R I E addressed t h e M.-. W.-. Grand L o d g e as follows: It was the month of October, 1866, more than thirty-one years ago, this M/.W.". Grand Lodge met in Annual Communication in Representative Hall, kno\yn in the old days as " State Row," on Kansas avenue, in the city of Topeka. The little town of perhaps fifteen hundred souls, located on the south side of the Kansas River, was scattered over the undulating prairie with a cosmopolitan population representing nearly every condition of civilized and uncivilized life. Among others were the State officers, occupying rooms in State Row, and less than a dozen clerks in the employ of the State government; some preachers and priests, representing five or six Christian denominations; six or eight lawyers; four or five doctors; an undertaker; four or five school teachers, generally located with their schools in illy-ventilated rooms situated in the second story of poorly constructed buildings; Topeka Lodge, No. 17, and among its members were Gov. SAMUEL J. CRAWFORD, ex-Gov. THOMAS CARNEY, of Leavenworth, CYRUS K . HOLLIDAY, and

Major THOMAS J . ANDERSON, of Topeka. The Governor, SAMUEL J. CRAWFORD, was a Master Mason. Rev. PETER MCVICAR, D . D.,of Wash-

burn College, was State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The traffic of the town consisted chiefly of Mexican freight caravans from Senoria and Chihuahua, and the mountains and plains trade. Returning Union soldiers in blue, from the army, bearing their scars and laurels of victory and the emblems of peace, were seen on the streets

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and public places everywhere. â&#x20AC;˘ Throngs of emigrants with white covered wagons swept over the prairies and through the valleys, seeking new homes for their children. They " Cross the prairie.s, as of old The Pilgrims crossed the sea, To make the West as they the East, The homestead of t h e free."

And in striking contrast with these, were the representatives of the original peoples that inhabited this hemisphere seen on the streets of the young but ambitious town. The Kansas Indians, allied by kindred and tradition with the Osages and Sioux; the Pottawatomies, originally from the Great Lakes of the Northeast; and the Shawnees and Delawares, or licnapes, the descendants of the powerful nations with whom WILLUSI PENN concluded the treaty of peace on the banks of the Delaware, where Philadelphia now stands, mingled in the streets of Topeka with their pale-faced brethren. Though nearly two centuries had gone to the bosom of eternity since PENN concluded the treaty of peace with the Shawnees and Delawares, their children preserved the habits of life of their ancestors of the seventeenth century. Like their ancestors, they were stalwart men, with coal black hair,their laces and bodies painted with variant bright colors, eagle feathers decorating their heads, rings in their ears, red blankets over their shoulders or about their loins, moccasins on their feet; they dwelt near water courses in wigwams, tepees or tents. The old State Row, where the Grand Lodge met, was historic ground. It was in these buildings that the Free State Legislature met under the Topeka Constitution, July 4, 1856, only ten years before. It was fresh in the memory of everyone present that on that natal day Col. E. V. SUMNER, commanding the United States soldiers, by order of the Secretary of War, i-eluctantly planted a battery of aitillery on an eminence near by and trained his guns on the building where the legislature was in session and, accoutered with side arms, he entered the legislative hall and dispersed the Legislature at the point of the sword. This was one of the many tragic scenes that occurred in Kansas in the brief space of ten years from 1855 to 1865. These acts of force and violence awakened the conscience of the civilized world, and out of the crucible of the conflict came a better and higher civilization to bless the succeeding generations. This convocation was the eleventh Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. Most Worshipful Grand Master, JACOB SAQUI, occupied the Grand East; R.".AV.\ CYRUS K . HOLLIDAY, the father and founder of Topeka, was Deputy Grand Master, and supported his chief with dignity and distinguished ability. R.'. W.\ E. T. CARR, now of Moiitana, was Grand Secretary; and R.'. W.'. CHRISTIAN BECK, was Grand Treasurer. Among the old guard who were present in 185G, ten years before, when this Grand Lodge was founded and constituted, was Past Grand Master RICHARD R. REES,of Leavenworth.

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G r a n d Master REES, was chosen t h e first G r a n d Master of t h i s G r a n d Lodge, in 1856, a n d reelected in 1857, 1858 and 1859, serving t h e Craft for four consecutive years in t h a t exalted station, w h e n h e was succeeded by Bro. GEOKGE H . ]J.\iRcniLD in 1860. G r a n d Master EEE.S was an intelligent, devoted Mason, a favorite c o m p a n i o n a m o n g t h e Craft, a n old-fashioned g e n t l e m a n , e n d o w e d with rare gifts by n a t u r e , a n d a liberal education. H i s devotions to t h e principles of Masonry, his l a b o r among t h e Craft for t h e relief of h i s b r e t h r e n , their widows a n d o r p h a n s , in t h e i r poverty, sicliness and deatli d u r i n g t h e early history of this commonwealth, can n e v e r be told by tongue or pen. B u t t h e s p l e n d o r of h i s genius and his g e n e r o u s cliarity, flowing from h i s soul as from the mercy seat, was obscured b y his early e n v i r o n m e n t s a n d education. During t h e struggle in t h e Territory, begun in 1855 a n d c o n t i n u e d d u r i n g ten long years of conflict, his political convictions were pro-slavery and he s y m p a t h i z e d with t h a t e l e m e n t in t h e Territory a n d State. W i t h the conclusion of t h e civil war and t h e restoration of peace t o our country, a n e w b i r t h came to o u r political and social cond i t i o n s ; b u t with a b r a v e heart a n d unfaltering steps, t h e father of M a s o n r y in this jurisdiction practiced t h e precepts of our Eoyal Art, s p r e a d i n g t h e c e m e n t of b r o t h e r l y love a m o n g t h e Craft, feeding t h e h u n g r y , b u r y i n g t h e dead a n d assuaging t h e tears of t h e widows and o r p h a n s , until h e departed this life N o v e m b e r 19, 1875, a t his modest h o m e i n t h e city of L e a v e n w o r t h , s u r r o u n d e d b}' his family, h i s b r e t h r e n and friends. A m i d t h e fury of a w i n t e r ' s storm, his r e m a i n s were r e m o v e d by t h e Most Worshipful G r a n d Lodge from his family h o m e t o M o u n t Muncie, C e m e t e r y n e a r t h e city of Leavenworth, w h e r e t h e y were c o m m i t t e d to t h e grave to await t h e general resurrection. H e " p a s s e t h b e n e a t h t h a t low green t e n t whose curtain n e v e r o u t w a r d swings." P a s t Grand Master JOSIAH H . DRUMMOND, c h a i r m a n of t h e Comm i t t e e o n Foreign C o r r e s p o n d e n c e for t h e M.\ W . \ G r a n d Lodge of M a i n e , i n reviewing t h e P r o c e e d i n g s of o u r G r a n d Lodge soon after t h e d e a t h of Grand Master R E E S , did him t h e h o n o r a n d justice to say t h a t " Bro. R E E S was i n m a n y respects a r e m a r k a b l e m a n , a n d his devotion to Masonry won for h i m t h e love a n d respect of his b r e t h r e n . " Such words a s these, coming from t h a t d i s t i n g u i s h e d Mason soon after t h e d e a t h of Bro. EEE.S, are entitled to g r e a t weight in estimating his character as a m a n a n d Mason. G r a n d Master JACOB SAQUI, o u r t h i r d G r a n d Master in t h e line of succession, was chosen G r a n d Master in 1861, a n d reelected in 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, a n d occupied t h e G r a n d E a s t five consecutive years, u n t i l t h e a u t u m n of 1866. Bro. JACOB SAQUI was an intelligent a n d faithful craftsman, devoted to t h e principles of Masonry. H e came from Missouri to Atchison d u r i n g t h e first years of t h e s e t t l e m e n t of t h e T e r r i t o r y , a n d resided t h e r e u n t i l t h e t i m e of h i s demise. T h e e n v i r o n m e n t s of t h e T e r r i t o r y d u r i n g all t h e years t h a t Bro. SAQOI resided in t h e State and T e r r i t o r y were unfavorable to t h e pursuits of

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peace or t h e diflfusion of t h e principles of Masonry. T h e conflict of contending parties a n d factions for d o m i n i o n in t h e T e r r i t o r y a n d S t a t e ; the camps of hostile forces; t h e forays of armed s q u a d r o n s ; t h e sacking of towns, villages a n d h a m l e t s , a n d t h e b u r n i n g of settlers' c a b i n s ; a n d t h e flight of helpless women a n d children across t h e trackless prairies, were in strange contrast with t h e principles of Masonry a n d t h e teachings of t h e P r i n c e of Peace. These conditions removed t h e social restraints of society a n d m a n y of t h e best citizens, including m e m b e r s of o u r Institution, were a t t i m e s over-fond of t h e i r cups. T h e t r a n s c e n d e n t genius of t h e most gifted m e n , like BACON, Lord WOOLSEY, W A R R E N HASTINGS and TALLEYRAND,

were ob.scured by t h e disordered condition of t h e times in w h i c h t h e y lived. H u m a n a m b i t i o n s a n d passions d r i v e m e n on in all ages t o glory or b u r y t h e m in t h e valley of obscurity. T h e same a m b i t i o n s a n d virtues t h a t consigned m e n to obscurity or t h e dungeon o r t h e gibbet, with other e n v i r o n m e n t s or conditions c r o w n t h e m w i t h laurels. W h i l e Bro. SAQUI was devoted to t h e principles of Masonry, a n d faithful t o h i s high trust, p e r h a p s h e was s o m e w h a t dogmatic in b i s discipline a n d teachings. H e was a sincere respecter of t h e a n c i e n t l a n d m a r k s of t h e Craft. I n t h e course of h i s last official address h e q u o t e d with approval a n d m u c h satisfaction t h e a n c i e n t l a n d m a r k so familiar to t h e Craft: 'â&#x20AC;˘ Having no maim or defect in body, Flale and sound, not deformed or dismembered, Upriglit in body, of hale a n d entire limbs. In no m a n n e r maimed, lame or defective."

I t was only a few s h o r t m o n t h s after Bro. SAQUI s u r r e n d e r e d t h e insignia of his office a n d t h e emblem of t h e a u t h o r i t y h e h a d held a n d exercised so long, w h e n h e departed t h i s life, J u n e U, 1867, a t h i s h o m e in t h e city of Atchison, s u r r o u n d e d b y h i s family and masonic b r e t h r e n . H e was buried b y t h e Craft with t h e h o n o r s d u e his r a n k a n d t h e distinguished services he h a d given to Masonry, in M o u n t Vernon Cemetery, near t h e city of Atchison. A t t h e succeeding A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e G r a n d Lodge in t h e a u t u m n of 1867, h i s i m m e d i a t e successor a n n o u n c e d liis d e a t h i n fitting words, a n d a fair estimate of h i s virtues a n d h i s foibles, which may b e q u o t e d : " T h o u g h a t t h e o p e n i n g of t h i s address I congratulated ourselves upon t h e general prosperity of t h i s fraternity, a n d called t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e b r e t h r e n to a consideration of t h e goodness a n d mercy of t h e G r a n d Master of t h e Universe, y e t as w e cast o u r eyes a b o u t o u r lodge a feeling of sorrow a n d sadness steals over u s w h e n we r e m e m b e r t h a t one whose genial countenance h a s greeted u s for many years a t o u r A n n u a l Communications, a n d w h o for five successive years presided over t h e deliberations of t h i s G r a n d Lodge, h a s since o u r last Convocation gone to ' t h a t undiscovered c o u n t r y from whose b o u r n e n o traveler returns.' T h e faithful services of Past G r a n d Master JACOB SAQUI t o t h i s Body a n d t o t h e fraternity a t large a r e too fresh i n t h e m e m o r y of my b r e t h r e n present to need a n y e x t e n d e d eulogy upon h i s n a m e .

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That he had his faults all must admit; but 'to err is human,' and let us cast the broad mantle of masonic charity over his frailties and only cherish his memory as one of the firm and tried friends of the fraternity, who has served his time here on earth and has gone into the presence of the kind and merciful Grand Master, at whose hands all will at last receive their just reward." The ten years of civil life and carnage from 1855 to 1865 were inauspicious years for unifying the members of our Craft and promoting the principles of our Institution, for the withering blight of sectional strife and prejudice settled on the land and dried up the very fountains of charity. The Annual Communications of the Grand Lodge were necessarily brief and the opportunities for comparing and unifying the work were unfavorable. Master Masons had come to the Territory and State from nearly every sister American jurisdiction. The Master of the lodge who happened to be from Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, or any other sister Grand Jurisdiction, held the peculiar views of the jurisdiction from which he came, so far as he was informed on that subject. No uniform system of work had been established or agreed upon in our jurisdiction, such as the Webb-Preston Work as now practiced by the Craft for thirty years in this jurisdiction. And such had been the unsettled conditions of Masonry and its work at some period in almost all of the American jurisdictions. The Grand Lodge of the State of Virginia, October, 1791, was similarly situated. At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, in October, 1791, the following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That the Masters and Wardens of every lodge under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge be requested, to meet at the City of Richmond on the fourth Wednesday in November next, in Grand Communication, in order to consider and adopt a uniform mode of work to be observed by all the lodges of this jurisdiction, and that special summons be issued by the Grand Secretary for the purpose." At the Grand Communication held at Richmond the records show that " t h e Grand Lodge took under consideration the business of investigation for which this meeting was held, and established certain rules and regulations, to be engraved on the hearts of all present, but not proper to be committed to writing." Such was the initial measure adopted by our sister, the Grand Lodge of Virginia, more than one hundred years ago. But the Grand Lodge of Virginia did not accomplish the task of "engraving on the hearts of all present" the work "not proper to be committed to writing" until 1819, or seventy-seven years ago. This state of uncertainty and confusion existed in all the new jurisdictions in the early years of their existence. In view of the social, political and physical conditions during the first ten years of the Territory and commonwealth of Kansas, more could not have been expected or demanded. The marvel is, that Grand Masters REES, FAIRCHILD, SAQUI, HOLLIDAY, and other faithful craftsmen, were able to preserve harmony and keep the lights of Ancient Craft Masonry burning.

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But there came to our Annual Communication in the autumn of 1866 a large number of intelligent, zealous and aggressive young Master Masons. Conspicuous among these were OWEN A. BASSETT, of Lawrence; MOSES S. ADAMS, of Leavenworth ; JOHN M . PRICE, of Atchison; JOHN H . BROWN, of Leavenworth ; E. D. HILLYBR, of Valley Falls; ISAAC B . SHARP,

of Wyandotte; E. A. SMITH, of Fort Scott. Some of these craftsmen had served in the Union Army and enjoyed rare gifts bestowed upon them by nature, liberal education, and were in the bloom of vigorous young manhood. The force of their character was felt and app^eciated by the Craft in the lodge room and in the deliberations of the committees and the Grand Lodge. A new Constitution of the Grand Lodge was adopted, and among other things it was provided that there should be annually appointed by the Grand Master a Master Mason of approved masonic skill and learning, a member in good standing of some subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction, who should be styled "Grand Lecturer," whose duty it should be to attend the Annual Communications of the Grand Lodge and exhibit to the members thereof the standard work for the approval of the Grand Lodge, for practice under its jurisdiction ; and it was made his duty to impart the work to the subordinate lodges, and make an annual report of the state of proficiency of the lodges he might visit. The Grand Lodge also authorized the Grand Master to appoint " three Custodians of the "Work," who, together with the Grand Master, who was made ex-officio chairman of the Board, were directed to obtain the Webb-Preston Work, to be exemplified at the next Annual Communication. Bro. MOSES S. ADAMS, of Leavenworth, was elected M.'.W.". Grand

Master; CYRUS K . HOLLIDAY, of Topeka, R.'.W.'. Deputy Grand Master; J. C. RICHMOND, of Ottawa, E.'.W.'. Grand Senior Warden; and E. D. HiLLYER, of Valley Falls, R.'.W.". Grand Junior Warden. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT was appointed Grand Lecturer. In obedience of the authority of the Grand Lodge, Grand Master ADAMS appointed OWEN A. BASSETT, of Lawrence, JOHN H . BROWN, of

Leavenworth, and E. A. SMITH, of Fort Scott, members of the Board of Custodians. We are informed by the address of Grand Master ADAMS, delivered at the next Annual Communication held in the autumn of 1867, that the " Board of Custodians of the Work, consisting of Bros. JOHN H . BROWN, OWEN A. BASSETT and E. A. SMITH, met at Leavenworth, January

30, 1867, and held regular sessions for several days, and agreed upon a system of work which they would be prepared, at the pleasure of the Grand Lodge, to exemplify." The Grand Master further observed " the necessity of a uniform work throughout the State had long been felt, and at nearly every Communication of this Grand Body something has been said and done toward arriving at this most desirable end; with what success is too well known to require any comment at this time."

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The work was exemplified by Bros. JOHN H . BROWN, OWEN A. BAS-

SKTT and E. A. SMITH, the Custodians, before the Grand Lodge, and approved after a protracted debate. The pioneers of Masonry in this jurisdiction had led the Craft through difficulties for ten years, and they hesitated before taking steps to adopt the uniform work proposed by the Board of Custodians. The progressive element, led by Bros. BASSETT, BROWN, ADAMS, PRICE and others, insisted on the uniform work,

and that the work of the Custodians should be exemplified and practiced in all the* subordinate lodges. The work of the Custodians was adopted by a large majority. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT was again appointed Grand Lecturer; JOHN H. BROWN, OWEN A. BASSETT and E. A. SMITH were reappointed Cus-

todians of the Work. The Webb-Preston Work, then exemplified by the Custodians before and approved by the Grand Lodge, has given entire satisfaction to the Craft for thirty years. By the untiring zeal and fidelity of Grand Masters ADAMS, OWEN A. BASSETT, JOHN H . BROWN, JOHN M . PRICE, E . D . HILLYER, and every other Grand Master who has

occupied the Grand East for thirty years, the work adopted by the Grand Lodge has been practiced and preserved as delivered by BASSETT, BROWN and SMITH. The high excellency of the work as practiced

in this jurisdiction is due to the faithful, intelligent Custodians and the intelligent and faithful craftsmen in the jurisdiction, and no brother is entitled to a higher meed of recognition and credit than Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT. There never perhaps has been a day for more than thirty years during the life of Bro. BASSETT that he did not devote some of his time and efforts in the interest of our work, the landmarks of Masonry and the welfare of the Craft, since the work was exemplified before the Grand Lodge by the Custodians and approved; nor has any one ever attempted or sought to change the work in the slightest degree since then. Grand Master MOSES S. A DAMS was succeeded by Bro. JOHN H . BROWN

as Grand Master in 1868, and E. A. SMITH was elected Deputy Grand Master. OWEN A. BASSETT was chosen at that Annual Communication Custodian of the Work for six years; E. D. HILLYER for four years; and JOHN A. ANDERSON,afterward a member of Congress from this State, for two years; and OWEN A. BASSETT was at the same time appointed chairman of the Committee on the State of Masonry. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT was elected and iustalled M.'.W.'. Grand Master in 1873, he being the seventh Grand Master in the line of succession, and ISAAC B . SHARP, of Wyandotte, afterward Grand Master, was elected Deputy Grand Master. Bro. BASSETT was reelected Grand Master in 1874. During all of the time that he wore the insignia of that high office his administration was distinguished by dignified and untiring zeal and unfaltering industry in the work and labor of difTusing light and knowledge among the Craft. His constant care for the ancient charges, his high standard of morality, and the tenets of Faith, Hope

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and Charity, characterized a n d distinguished h i s official conduct a n d masonic life. W h e n we look a t Bro. BASSETT from a broader p o i n t of view, a n d k n o w h i s life as t h e profane k n e w h i m , a n d t h e general puljlic will estimate h i s worth a n d t h e place h e will occupy in t h i s State a s a citizen, we may d r a w t h e curtain over h i s work a n d h i s zeal for t h e p r i n ciples of Masonry. L e t u s t u r n t h e stereoscope on t h e b r o a d e r side of OWEN A. BASSETT, a n d look a t him as a lawyer, jurist, citizen a n d soldier. Bro. BASSETT was a m a n of more t h a n o r d i n a r y stature, physical a n d intellectual e n d u r a n c e . H e was endowed b y Jfature w i t h a strong, healthy body a n d m i n d . T h e b o u n t i e s of a beneficent Creator were profusely bestowed u p o n h i m ; t h e every action of his life, t h e intelligence of his soul, expressed b y tongue a n d p e n , were t h e fruitage of a long line of n o b l e ancestry. H e was born a t Troy, Bradford county, P e n n s y l v a n i a , J u l y 16,1834, a n d h e was well b r e d .

H e w a s a son of SAMUEL KELLOGG BASSETT a n d

J A N E AUGUSTA BASSETT. a n d h i s m o t h e r was t h e

H i s father was a w h e e l w r i g h t a n d i n v e n t o r ; d a u g h t e r of D A N I E L a n d

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s i x t h i n a direct line from G o v e r n o r BRADFORD. H e received h i s academic education a t D e n m a r k , Iowa. A t t h e early age of s i x t e e n h e engaged in teaching a public school a t F o r t Madison, Iowa, with a n average a t t e n d a n c e of over n i n e t y pupils, and performed h i s task with satisfaction to t h e p a t r o n s of t h e school. H e followed t h e vocation of civil engineering for some time, a n d prepared himself for t h e profession of t h e law.Bro. BASSETT came to K a n s a s in 1856, more t h a n forty j'ears ago, and first settled at L e c o m p t o n , b u t soon afterward 'went t o L a w r e n c e and afterward to L e a v e n w o r t h . H e was a m e m b e r of t h e Territorial Legislature i n 1857, forty years ago. I n 1858 h e removed to F r a n k l i n county and for some t i m e edited a n d published The Statesman. I n 1858 he was admitted to t h e bar of Douglas county, a n d a t once e n t e r e d on t h e practice of t h e law, h i s chosen profession. In 1861 Bro. BASSETT t e n d e r e d his services to t h e G o v e r n m e n t a n d rendered valuable service in t h e organization of t h e first K a n s a s regim e n t , a n d early in A u g u s t h e undertook t h e hazardous enterprise of traversing t h e e n e m y ' s c o u n t r y a s a bearer of dispatches from Colonel W A R E , of F o r t Scott, t o General LYON, a t Springfield, Missouri.; b u t before h e reached t h e latter place h e learned t h e result of t h e battle of Wilson's Creek a n d overtook t h e retreating Federal forces a t Rolla, where h e delivered h i s dispatches to Major STUBGIS, t h e n i n c o m m a n d . H e was afterward commissioned Colonel of a Kansas r e g i m e n t by t h e " Governor of t h e State a n d participated in t h e battles a t F o r t W a y n e , in t h e I n d i a n Territory, October 22, 1862, and Cane Hill, V a n B u r e n , Reed M o u n t a i n a n d P r a i r i e G r o v e ; h e led t h e advance a t P r a i r i e d e A n n e , t h e n c o m m a n d i n g a cavalry brigade, a n d covered t h e r e t r e a t of t h e Seventh A r m y Corps t o C a m d e n . W i t h a well drilled a n d t h o r o u g h l y

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disciplined regiment, he was frequently assigned to the post of honor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the front in advance and the rear in retreat. During the winter of 1863-4 he commanded a brigade at Waldron, Arkansas, and in General 'STEELE'S expedition he commanded a cavalry brigade; and from May, 1864, until he left the service in January, 1865, he was chief of stafT for the frontier division at Fort Smith, Arkansas. While in the army, as in civil life, he made himself familiar with the details of the service in all the duties of the soldier, and was authority in all matters of difference arising in the division where he served. His military services were of great advantage to him in that they brought out and developed one of the great characteristics of his life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that of endeavoring to ascertain the rea.son of the existence of a fact and never leaving the subject half learned. Near the close of the war General STEELE, at Little Rock, commanding the department and Seventh Army Corps, offered him the Chief of Staff, but this was declined for the reason that he believed he could be of more service to the country, and especially his own regiment, by accepting the same position on thie staff of General THAYER at Fort Smith, commanding the district and frontier divisions, which had been offered him and which he was strongly urged to accept. When the war closed Bro. BASSETT returned to Lawrence and again entered the active practice of the law. At the general election in 1868 Bro. BASSETT was elected presiding judge of the fourth judicial district of this State, and entered upon the discharge of his duties as such January, 1869, and for eight years he served with marked distinction as an able and just judge. At the conclusion of his judicial services he returned to the practice of the law and pursued the profession until his untimely death. In 1876 he was a prominent candidate before the Republican State convention for governor. In his professional life he was scrupulously honorable and honest. Courteous and dignified at the bar, his relations with the members of the legal profession were frank and fair. He disdained and repudiated practices sometimes resorted to by small men for the success of their clients. He loved justice for the sake of truth and virtue. Temporary success or the applause of an unthinking public had no charms for him. If his client's cause was just he stoutly battled before the court for his client's rights; if the contention of his adversary was right, he would despise the use of unprofessional subterfuges to defeat the ends of justice. In his public life he stood on the higher plane in his political methods. He believed that the leaders of men should not sacrifice morals or principles for political success; that the legitimate ends of goverHment were to secure the greatest good for the greatest number of citizens. These convictions were with him a part of his being, from which he could not depart for a great price. In a government of caste he probably would have occupied a high station in the State, but in a democracy with its conditions, men of his nobility of soul are not likely to gain the praise of popular preferment and maintain popular favor.

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T h e best t y p e of American social life was r e p r e s e n t e d a n d e x e m plified i n t h e brief sojourn of Bro. BASSBTT o n earth. H e was a good citizen, a Christian, a good n e i g h b o r , a devoted h u s b a n d , a n d a k i n d , indulgent father. A n d h e r e i n is t h e best epitome of t h e life of a n American citizen.. B u t it is o r d a i n e d b y t h e G r a n d Master of t h e Universe, according to t h e Divine plan, t h a t all m e n m u s t die. T h e sceptered k i n g i n h i s palace, a n d t h e obscure peasant in h i s h u t ; t h e mitered priest, h o l d i n g t h e keys of eternal bliss, a n d t h e s h e p h e r d with h i s flocks; t h e lord of t h e manor, a n d t h e beggar i n t h e s t r e e t ; t h e gifted a n d virtuous, t h e depraved a n d vicious; t h e Savior of t h e world, a n d t h e thief o n t h e cross â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all must obey t h e Divine law. T h e Angel of D e a t h came to o u r beloved a n d gifted Grand Master, w i t h o u t a n o t e of w a r n i n g , a t t h e z e n i t h of h i s intellectual powers a n d strength. H e was sixty-two years a n d t h r e e days old w h e n t h e Messenger came. At his peaceful h o m e a t Ellsworth, sitting on t h e v e r a n d a of h i s dwelling, s u r r o u n d e d b y h i s devoted wife a n d family, waiting for t h e church-going bell o n a beautiful Sabbath m o r n i n g , J u l y 18, 1896, t h e finger of GOD t o u c h e d h i m , a n d all t h a t was mortal of OWEN A. BASSETT was n o more. T h e great tragedy of life was over a n d his i m m o r t a l soul h a d taken its flight to t h a t undiscovered country from whose b o u r n e n o traveler r e t u r n s . "Can it be true T h a t there is n o eloquence iu death, No voice beyond t h e passing breath For thoughtful m a n ? "

T h e mortal r e m a i n s of o u r G r a n d Master OWEN A. BASSETT were deposited in t h e grave b j ' t h i s G r a n d Lodge, a m o n g t h e stately oak a n d u n d e r t h e friendly o u t s t r e t c h i n g b o u g h s of elm trees, i n Oak Hill Cemetery, near t h e city of Lawrence, s u r r o u n d e d b y t h e scenes of h i s struggles, labors a n d difBculties of forty years, w i t h t h e h o n o r s d u e h i s r a n k and station as a citizen a n d Mason. I n t h a t beautiful consecrated city of t h e dead is deposited t h e a s h e s of m a n y of t h e illustrious soldiers, statesmen a n d scholars of t h e s t a t e a n d n a t i o n ; a m o n g others, J O H N P . USHER, Secretary i n P r e s i d e n t LINCOLN'S c a b i n e t . G e n e r a l J A M E S H . L A N E , G o v e r n o r C H A R L E S R O B I N SON, a n d D U D L E Y H . H A S K E L L .

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" The very duty we tread upon Was once alive." " There is no death ! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore; And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown They shine forevermore." AVe k n o w i t was ordained in t h e infinite councils of wisdom t h a t all m e n should n o t occupy t h e s a m e stations in life, or t h a t all m e n should be blessed with equal bodies or minds, or t h a t all m e n s h o u l d

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enjoy t h e same h e a l t h , or live t h r e e score y e a r s a n d t e n , or t h a t t h e r e s h o u l d b e n o widows a n d o r p h a n s a m o n g m e n . B u t Masonry, in obedie n c e to t h e d e m a n d s a n d w a n t s of h u m a n i t y , is a m o n g men to succor a n d p r o t e c t t h e weak, b i n d u p t h e w o u n d s of t h e unfortunate,'feed t h e h u n g r y , b u r y the dead, a n d assuage t h e fears of despair. "All mankind are brothers, Our God their Father too." O u r distinguished b r o t h e r exemplified a n d illustrated t h e principles of Masonry in his daily life, walk a n d conversation. T h e fruitage of h i s life's work, d u r i n g h i s s h o r t sojourn o n earth, should be e n d u r i n g t o t h e latest generations. AVe s h o u l d so live as to discharge o u r duties to G O D , o u r country and ourselves. A r e w e always conscious of t h e g r e a t responsibility we a r e e n t r u s t e d w i t h for a few brief m o m e n t s ? Are we conscious t h a t o u r e v e r y t h o u g h t conceived in o u r m i n d s , every word s p o k e n , and every action of o u r lives influence t h e m i n d s and c o n d i t i o n s of others? T h e r e exists, n o t alone in t h e h u m a n conscience, say t h e scientists, or in t h e omniscience of t h e Creator, b u t in external material n a t u r e , an ineffaceable, i m p e r i s h a b l e record, possibly legible e v e n to created intelligence, of e v e r y act d o n e , every word uttered,â&#x20AC;&#x201D; n a y , of e v e r j ' wish and p u r p o s e a n d t h o u g h t conceived by mortal m a n . A n o t h e r has beautifully s a i d : " A sense of d u t y p u r s u e s ever. I t is o m n i p r e s e n t like t h e Deity. If w e take to ourselves t h e wings of t h e m o r n i n g a n d dwell in t h e u t t e r m o s t p a r t of t h e sea, d u t y performed or d u t y violated is still with us for o u r h a p p i n e s s or our misery. If we say t h e darkness shall cover us, in t h e d a r k n e s s as t h e light our obligations a r e yet with u s . " L e t u s all be a d m o n i s h e d b y t h i s p r o v i d e n c e of our great responsibilities a n d t h e u n c e r t a i n t y of life, a n d " So live, that when the summons comes to join The innumerable caravan that moves' To the p-tle realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, We go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach the grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams."

A f t e r a p p r o p r i a t e m u s i c b y E.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , Grand Chaplain BUSSER delivered the following: Death is one of t h e c o m m o n a n d familiar t h i n g s of our relation to t h e world. Every day we come in c o n t a c t with t h a t which r e m i n d s us of d e a t h . W e hear t h e tolling of b e l l s ; we see t h e funeral procession; we visit t h e silent c h u r c h y a r d , a n d we t h i n k of d e a t h . And yet all

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t h i s comes to us, as it w e r e , in an u n e x p e c t e d m a n n e r . I t strikes us with a tremor. T h e r e is n o p h i l o s o p h y or a r g u m e n t by which we c a n prove a future life. W e h a v e n o logic, no system of reasoning by which we can d e m o n s t r a t e a n o t h e r world b e y o n d t h e present. T h e r e a r e yearnings in o u r deepest hearts, and hopes are born every day of a fairer land t h a n this b e y o n d t h e r u s h i n g of t h e river. B u t these a r e y e a r n ings a n d h o p e s ; t h e y a r e n o t d e m o n s t r a t i o n s . W e have been s u r r o u n d e d b y friends a n d t h e y have died, a n d we have wondered w h e t h e r we should meet t h e m again. Our h e a r t said, " Yes, we would r e n e w t h e friendships of e a r t h ; " b u t t h e r e is no argum e n t , n o logic by which it can be proved. I t h a s been said t h a t t h e universal j u d g m e n t of m a n is a n a r g u m e n t for t h e existence of a future life; b u t t h e universal j u d g m e n t of m a n once t h o u g h t t h e world was flat, a n d we know t h e i r j u d g m e n t was wrong. Might it n o t be w r o n g in regard to t h e existence of a n o t h e r world ? T h e golden-winged butterfly emerges from t h e chrysalis, a n d t h e poet sings h i s song of a future world b e y o n d t h e present, a n d t h a t w h e n we die, o u t of t h a t d e a t h comes forth a n o t h e r life, brighter a n d g r a n d e r . B u t these are only i l l u s t r a t i o n s ; t h e y a r e n o t demonstrations. T h e r e often come to us in o u r lives voices from a n o t h e r world. W e t h i n k of those who have gone before, a n d we t h i n k we hear again t h e i r words of friendship as i n t h e daj's gone. B u t this is only t h e longing of o u r hearts, a n d n o t t h e proof of o u r reasons. T h e r e is only o n e source from which we m a y get a knowledge of a n o t h e r world, and t h a t is from t h e G r e a t Light of Masonry t h a t lies open o n t h e altar before me. I t is t h e r e revealed to us t h a t w h e n t h e fitful scenes of this brief life shall end, t h e r e shall b e o p e n e d to u s a n o t h e r life, of richer joy and larger h o p e . Outside of t h e revelation of t h a t Bible we have no knowledge. I t is as w h e n you a r e in a room brilliantly lighted, t h e lights a r e suddenly p u t o u t ; you walk i n d a r k n e s s a n d do n o t know w h i t h e r y o u go. By and by you accustom yourself to t h e darkness and you see a n object here and t h e r e . So, w h e n a great light h a s been p u t out, a light of friendship a n d love a n d intelligence, we seem to be in darkness, a n d we do n o t know w h e r e to go. W h e n t h e n e w s came to us t h a t OWEN A. BASSETT had ceased to live, it seemed to throw us into darkness, a n d took some time for u s to accustom ourselves to t h e s u d d e n extinguishm e n t of t h a t light. B u t as t h e years roll on we will begin to appreciate h i m more a n d more. W e can fully realize w h a t h e was worth i n life to all t h e world, a n d m a y a p p r e c i a t e h i s deeds a n d c o m p r e h e n d h i s words directed to t h e u p b u i l d i n g of t h i s Most Worshipful Grand Lodge. H e was devoted to t h e t r u e , t h e beautiful a n d good. H e loved t h e l o v a b l e ; h e admired t h e t r u e . H e stood upon t h e floors of this Grand Lodge to advocate w h a t h e believed was r i g h t , a n d w h e n h e died t h i s lodge was t h r o w n in darkness. W h a t is d e a t h ?

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we have often asked the question, "Whither have they gone? What is the life into which they have entered?" It may be a child you love was torn from your heart by relentless death, and you ask the question from your deepest soul, "Whither, and W h a t ? " It may be that the poem of your lite was suddenly changed to a dirge, and you were bowed in sorrow, and from your tears you looked up and said, "Shall we meet again? Shall the friendships of the earth be renewed beyond the river?" Much depends upon the answer to this question. Is death an evolution or an ending? Is death the stone wall of your stopping, or the door of progress and hope into a better world? Is death the ceasing of existence, or is it another sublime opportunity? The analogy of nature proves that death is not an ending, but an evolution. The seed is put into the ground. It dies; but out of that death comes the harvest with which our fields are covered. The heroes of the past have died, but out of their death has come a larger citizenship and a truer conception of national life and government. Those who live for humanity and for the nation, who gave their lives for the holy cause of liberty, have not ceased to be. Their death introduced a larger, better life. If we study Masonry we find the same grand truth. Is death as symbolized in the third degree an ending, or an evolution? Are we not taught in the symbolism of Masonry that out of the death of the material there comes forth a larger spiritual life, and a broader, brighter intelligence? And so may we not reason that the death of those we love is not the ending of their life, but an evolution by which a better life and truer, has been introduced and given to the world? Death in Masonry is an evolution, not an ending. May'I not suggest to you that the death of him we honor here today is not the termination of life? It is an evolution, and out of that evolution shall come forth the larger life, the truer manhood, the more sublime knowledge which he could not have when he lived in our midst and spoke upon the floors of this Grand Lodge. At every Communication of this Grand Lodge there come to us the voices from another world. We think of those who have gone before. It is said that on the coast of Wales the wives of the fishermen gather on the coast at night and sing the songs of home. Their husbands are out upon the sea fishing, and as the night settles down upon them they know not how to steer their boat until they catch the refrain of the songs of home and are guided to the coast. And so, as we float upon the boisterous sea of this world, driven hither and thither by its waves, ofttimes through storms and night, we hear the voices of those above falling upon our ears, and we are drawn to a better life and to the heavenly home by reason of the songs we hear sung by those we have loved. My brethren, as I understand Masonry, it is intended to influence this world, not another. We are aiming to make this world square. We may not know that there is another. The Almighty did not intend

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that we should worry about another life. He intended that we should be true to this world, to aim to make it better, more in accordance with His own perfect will. It is the grand mission of any life to go out into the world and destroy the fear of death to which men are subject, to teach men that if they are true they need not fear to die. It was my privilege some time ago to be called to see a Master Mason who was about to die. His neighbors came into his room and asked him if he was prepared to meet his GOD, if he was prepared to die. He asked me, " How shall I answer them ?" I replied : "Tell them that you would rather meet GOD than any other one in all the universe. Tell them that you are not afraid to die." And so it may be said of him whom we honor to-day, he labored for this world, not another. He aimed to enrich your life, to pour his spirit into your spirit, and by his kindness and his love we are all richer, •all braver. We think of him as he was, a true, an upright man. AVe do not know the future; we need not know the future. AVe believe that character is indestructible and imperishable, and the manhood which he has constructed will never pass away. AVe cannot see; we cannot know; but we believe beyond the stormy sea of death there will be a glad reunion. AVe believe that we shall recognize our friends in Heaven. AVe believe that characteris like GOD himself, eternal and indestructible. . What a triumvirate of masonic goodness and greatness is brought before our minds to-day! The three names of our immortal dead, beginning with "B"—BROWN, BYI.N'GTON, BASSETT! HOW grand they seem to us in this memorial service! They have gone from our midst, but they are with us still. Their spirit breathes in every true heart, in every loyal soul, and as I address you to-day, Heaven seems to me so much nearer, and the sweet music of it sounds in my heart, and I am singing: One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er: I am nearer home to day Than ever I have been before. Nearer my Father's house, Where the many mansions be, Nearer the great white throne. Nearer the crystal sea. Nearer t h e bound of life, Where burdens are laid d o w n ; Nearer the leaving of the cross. Nearer the wearing of the crown.

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A d d r e s s of M.-. "W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E :

While remembrance may be tender, And our sense of loss be keen. Brethren, we may honor virtue, Tarnish ne'er its silver sheen, For the sweetest incense rises To the memory of the dead When we act as men and heroes, Following in the march they lead. Thus, my brethren, these services are held in memoriam of our late lamented brother. Most Worshipful OV/EN A.BASSETT, Past Grand Master of this jurisdiction, that we might in the sense of our deep loss give expressions of tender sympathy and bring to remembrance those virtues in the life of our departed brother that will beckon the living to a higher lite. The excellent history-eulogy, delivered by our M.\ W.'. Bro. JOHN GDTIIRIE, is so full of his life and the record thereof that words from me seem superfluous. It was my privilege to form the acquaintance of our distinguished brother when in his_ofBcial character of Grand Master he made a personal investigation of each of the lodges located in that part of this Grand Jurisdiction laid waste' and made destitute by reason of the grasshopper devastations in 1874. Jewell Lodge, No. 11, was then in its infancy and located eighty miles from the railroad. The deep interest manifested and the earnest inquiry into the welfare of every brother made an impression on mj' mind, as well as the otVier circumstances of our meeting, united us in firm friendship which lasted until the day of his death. He was my masonic legal adviser, and never failed to give me more light on the various questions submitted to him than I had asked or expected. I have met him in almost every condition of life which seemed to be his lot in his declining years. I knew him when he was in his height of masonic glor}', and to know him was to admire his dignified and intense interest in Masonry. I have frequently conversed with him on what seem.ed to be the "chief end of his life," guarding the ancient landmarks of Masonry, and have always been impressed with the depth of his knowledge of Ancient Craft Masonry. And what has been experienced by me personally has been experienced by the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge. Our Constitution and ByLaws, the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge, all show evidence of Bro. BASSETT'S fidelity to the landmarks of Masonry and his care in making the law conform thereto. BASSETT'S life, masonically, is written upon the pages of our Proceedings, evidencing his loyalty to the Craft and his work done "for the good of Masonry." I have conversed with him when the lines of adversity had fallen upon him, when in his old days he was compelled, through adverse circumstances, to give up the home, and when troubles which seemed to rerid the heart came upon him like a terrible cyclone, when he felt that everything was against him, but no word of complaint or censure ever escaped his lips in my hear-

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ing. He was always courteous and dignified in his bearings to those who differed with him, and during the more than twenty years of our acquaintance, I found many reasons for commending and imitating his masonic virtues. He was a deep student of Masonry, and was one of the best informed Masons on the ancient history of our Institution, as his long experience as Custodian, Grand Master, and chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence, brought him in contact with the history of our Order, and to me he was ever ready to impart the results of his researches. But, my brethren, sufficient reference has been made to masonic records of our lamented brother. Whatever we find in it that merits our commendation and emulation, let us treasure for our good. Whatever may not meet with our approval and will not bear the test of the plumb-line, we should throw out the broad mantle of charity and let it pass into the past and remember it no more. We are to-day considering briefly a life that has gone from us. While here, his life made a record on the pages of Masonry, and we trust also upon humanity in general, sufficient to "help, aid and assist" those who came under the influence of his masonic teachings. Such was my experience. Many useful lessons were received and impressions made by coming in contact with that life. But he is dead, " yet speaketh " in the volumes of the records and in the law and Constitution. It was he who gave the following in answer to the question, "To what extent can a man go in infidelity and still be a good Royal Arch Mason; that is, to what extent may he disbelieve the Bible?" "The Bible is the Great Light in Masonry. Every man is responsible to a greater or less extent according as his means of knowledge have been greater or less. No one who has had the Bible placed in his hands and been taught to read it can be a good man and disbelieve its teachings; and no one can be a good Royal Arch Mason who is not a good man. Therefore, I answer, that no one who does not believe in the writings of MOSES and the prophets, as contained in the Old Testament, if he has been educated in a civilized country, can be a good Royal Arch Mason, for Royal Arch Masonrj' is founded thereon." And the same would apply to the lodge. That record will stand as long as the records of Masonry in Kansas will exist. A perusal of his addresses as Grand Orator, Grand Master, Grand High Priest and Grand Commander, will reveal many ennobling and elevating expressions which will perpetuate his masonic thoughts through the coming ages. We read in'the Great Light of Masonry that "None of us liveth to himself.". And whatever may be the character of our lives, they wield an influence upon the lives of our associates, and if we have followed the rule and guide to the Mason's faith, exerting an influence for good, when we have been called to pass through the dark valley of the shadow of death, resting our faith upon the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, who having prevailed over death and the grave, re-

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m o v i n g t h e sting of d e a t h a n d t h e victory of t h e grave, u n t o t h a t " m a n s i o n p r e p a r e d for u s , " w e will leave t h e influence of o u r lives h e r e o n earth t o bless a n d elevate m a n k i n d , and t h u s live for o u r b r e t h r e n . Such s h o u l d b e t h e aspiration of every Mason. Soon, a h , we k n o w n o t h o w soon, o u r b r e t h r e n will perform t h e last sad rites a n d consign o u r body to t h e g r a v e . Shall o u r lives be as a sweet and pleasing story, proclaiming t h e F a t h e r h o o d of G O D , t h e brotherhood of m a n , a n d t h e exemplification of t h e p r i n c i p l e s of Masonry as revealed in t h e G r e a t L i g h t of M a s o n r y , t h e H o l y Bible, spoken, as it were, to t h e p h o n o g r a p h i c record, to b e r e a d a n d re-read of all m e n in future ages, which shall beckon t h e m o n w a r d a n d u p w a r d to a p u r e a n d noble masonic life? A n d now, m y b r e t h r e n , in conclusion l e t m e repeat t h a t words of consolation, forms a n d c e r e m o n i e s of m e m o r i a l , or funeral services, a r e useless unless t h e y i n s p i r e tlie l i v i n g to a renewed zeal a n d a p u r e r a n d more holy life. T h e p o e t h a s well s a i d : " In life all deeds are like fire, The heat of whicii docs not expire, But mingling makes a part of all, So ashes are not all of death. The soul still lives when latest breath Of human form becomes its pall. "No wail is heard from lips of dust, Nor sigh nor sob from what we trust Are hearts made whole in the beyond. All cares are gone, all griefs are dead. When spark of earth from clay has fled To realms of hope made fair and fond.

'â&#x20AC;˘ Our brothers gone, who silent sleep. In thought are treasured, and we keep Their good w orks done on memory's page. Their virtues shine in other lands, Their faults all written in the sands, We wash away with tears of grief. " May Providence so guide the way For every brother day by day, On this dim, devious trail below. That when we, too, must heed the call, We may be fit and ' clothed' to go."

SAN BEKNABDINO, CAL., S e p t e m b e r 21, 1896;

Aiberl K. WiUon, Esq., R:. W:. Grand Secretary, A. F. & A.M., Topeka, Kan. D E A R S I B AND BROTHER : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I t was with a sad h e a r t t h a t I read y o u r a n n o u n c e m e n t of t h e d e a t h of o u r M.'.W.'. Bro. OWEN A. BASSETT. Ano t h e r pillar of wisdom, s t r e n g t h a n d b e a u t y in o u r masonic t e m p l e is b r o k e n . Excepting only o u r late l a m e n t e d brother, J O H N H . BROWN, n o o n e stood so n e a r t o m e masonically or personally as o u r departed friend.

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Our acquaintance begun in 1861, became friendship in 1864, when he was made chief of staff to Brigadier-General JOHN M. THAYER, commanding the Third Division of the Seventh Army Corps, while I was Judge Advocate, and when later he received the Symbolic and Capitular degrees of Masonry in Belle Point Lodge and Belleview Chapter, at Fort Smith, Arkansas, " I was present and consented," and our friendship ripened into an intimacy which continued through many years. Bro. BASSETT was never satisfied with a superficial knowledge of anything. Masonry particularly. I was able at that time to render him some slight assistance in prosecuting his study of our art, and while this brought us together as nothing else could, it also revealed to me the pure soul, true nobility of character, and unswerving devotion to those he loved, which, under a somewhat cold exterior, was little known and less understood by the general world. • We first met in Grand Lodge at Topeka, in 1866, when and where" also Bro. JOHN H . BHOWN made his appearance. The lodges were well represented, largely by new element, prepared to make a vigorous efibrt to lift the masonic Institution out of the rut in which it had been traveling during the years of the war, and set it on a plane with the best of our sister jurisdictions. Bro. M. S. ADAMS was elected Grand Master. Two important questions were brought up for consideration —a revision of the constitutional laws and the establishment of a uniform work. The former was referred to a committee, to report next year. The Committee on Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters, and a resolution by Bro. S. S. COOPER, authorizing the Grand Master to appoint a Grand Lecturer, recommended "that the M.'.W.'. Grand Master appoint three Custodians of the Work, wiio, together with the Grand Master, who shall be ex-officio member of the Board, shall obtain the Webb-Preston Work, to be exemplified at our next Annual Communication, and if approved, adopted." The report was adopted, and Bros. BHOWN, BASSETT and myself were appointed members of the Board. It was in this Board that the clear, logical mind, and, if I may say so, the military training of Bro. BASSETT came to the front. • In the army Bro. BASSETT was considered a good deal of a martinet. He insisted that discipline and drill were as essential in the volunteer organization as in the regular army, and he enforced his ideas so rigorously as to bring upon himself the ill-will of man5- of his subordinates,, who could not see the necessity of so much red tape. He insisted that whatever was worth doing at all was worth doing well. He went in strong for absolute uniformity in language and actions wherever possible.* My own experience led me generally to follow him. Bro. BROWN, whose life experience had been different from ours, was less inclined that way, but there was no kicking. It was determined that a majority vote on any subject should settle it, and even Bro. BASSETT was often compelled, not always cheerfully, but without reservation, to accept a decision so rendered. In the abstract the questions

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discussed might often appear trifling, the substitution of a word here, a slight transposition there, and interpolation or the dropping out of a superfluity, but the result was satisfactory to ourselves, and as its subsequent action proved, to the Grand Lodge also. The intimate relations into which I was brought with those two great and good Masons, by personal intercourse when Âťve were together, and by frequent correspondence when we were separated, impressed their character upon my mind as nothing else could do, and no other friendships I have ever formed have left behind them a memory so absolutely free from discordant notes. They were fit exemplars of all that is good, noble and true in Masonry, and I, the survivor of that first Board, Join with the Masons of Kansas and of the world in rendering to them this feeble memorial to their worth. Yours fraternally, E. A. SMITH, P:. D:. G:. M:. Grand Lodge of Kansas.

T h e services were concludod with music by R.-. W.-. W I L LIAM M. S H A V E R , iiu invocation by the Grand Chaplain, a n d the funeral f^rand honors.

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CLAIM AGAINST GAYLORD LODGE, No. 183. R.-.W.-. A. H . ELLTS offered t h e following resolution, which' was referred to t h e Committee on Grievances a n d A p p e a l s : WHEREAS, Without fault or neglect on its part, Gaylord Lodge, No. 183, became liable to Evergreen Lodge, No. 93, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in the sum of ninety-two dollars, for the funeral expenses of C. D. BcoTT, a deceased brother and Past Master of said Gaylord Lodge; and WHEREAS, Said claim of ninety-two dollars has been allowed by the Probate Judge of Smith county, Kansas, against the estate of such deceased brother, and there is a probabilit}' that some time in the future a part or all of said sum will be realized from said estate; and WHEREAS, Said Gaylord Lodge, No. 183, has but fifteen membens, none of whom are wealthy, and only three or four of whom are free from debt; therefore, be it Resolved, That upon payment to the Grand Secretary of the arrearages of dues, which amount to thirty-eight dollars, against said Gaylord Lodge, and the assignment to this Grand Lodge of said claim of ninetytwo dollars, as allowed in said Probate Court against the estate of said C. D. SCOTT, deceased â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if said dues be paid, and said claim be assigned, within thirty days from the adjournment of this Grand Lodge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Grand Master and Grand Secretary are hereby authorized to draw a warrantnjpon the Grand Treasurer and pay said sum of ninety-two dollars to said Evergreen Lodge, and take its receipt therefor.

DONATION TO BYRON CARPENTER. E..-. W.-. A. H. E L L I S offered t h e following resolution, which was referred to t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage: Resolved, That the sum of seventy dollars be paid W.'. Bro. E. M. JONES for the use and benefit of Downs Lodge, No. 204, to aid that lodge in supporting and caring for Bro. BYRON CARPENTER.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES. W.-. B r o . W I L L I A M H . M I Z E , of N o . 160, p r e s e n t e d t h e fol-

lowing r e p o r t : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges respectfully report that the By-Laws which define the duties of the committee have been strictly construed and observed. The return of every lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction except six has been carefully examined, checked and compared. The labor involved was arduous but pleasurable, for on the whole the facts disclosed were gratifying. Of the more than 19,000 Master Masons reported for 1895, there are none who are not accounted for in the returns for 1896. All accessions during the past year, either by raising, admission or restoration, appear on the roster in proper form. The number of members shown by the synopsis or recapitulation invariably agrees with the number of the roster. So far as these

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most important features of the reports are concerned, your committee are of the opinion that they are not surpassed by any of those in America. This happy condition of affairs is largely due to determined efforts upon the part of the Grand Secretary to secure an absolutely correct return from each and every lodge, and we cheerfully accord him the credit so justly his due. But let it not be understood that the returns are altogether perfect. There are still errors, such as Grand Secretaries and committees have criticised, denounced and endeavored to correct, and the Grand Lodge has censured, throughout its history. Trivial they may appear to the unthoughtful, but not so, if the Grand Secretary's office is to be made the repository of the masonic history of Kansas Master Masons. The first error we note is the failure of a large number of Secretaries to give at leastone Christian name in full. The requirement is constitutional, and of such long standing that it seems strange so many continue to disregard it. That such non-conformity to the law cannot always be attributed to a lack of knowledge, is shown by the fact that in some instances Secretaries observed the requirements in making their returns for 1895, and wholly ignored it in preparing those for 1896. An almost inexcusable error is that to be found in many otherwise excellent returns, of changing Christian names or initials without explanation.' In some instances changes were found to be so radical that it was necessary to check all except those thus rendered doubtful before identity could in any wise be established. The return should be an exact copy of the lodge roster as exhibited by the book of annual returns. When, in the interest of accuracy, it is necessary to make any change from previous reports, the Secretary should write after the name changed, the word "correct." A small number of lodges, and they with only a small membership, have failed to report in alphabetical order. A few lodges deserve the censure of the Grand Lodge for electing to the office of Secretary those whose chirography requires an expert to decipher. In some instances the work of the poorly qualified Secretary was almost too much for your Committee; yet it must be admitted that when the tangle was made straight, his roster, statement of work done, and account with the Grand Lodge were, from a business standpoint, found to be correct. Many Secretarias failed to promptly prepare and forward returns to the Grand Secretary at the close of the year. It is necessary that this be done, not only that the latter may close his accounts in due season, but that when errors are discovered he may have ample time to return for correction. Only two lodges, Nos. 101 and 313, have made no return. The returns of the following lodges were received by the Grand Secretary, but not in time to be placed in the hands of the Committee

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for examination, to-wit: Nos. 96, 138, 252, and 294. They, as well as those not reporting, should be censured by the Grand Lodge for failing to comply with its laws, and to observe the repeated admonitions of the Grand Secretarj'. Your committee congratulate the Grand Lodge that the returns show a net increase of membership of 410 over the past year, and aside from the two lodges not reported. Fraternally submitted. WM. H. MIZE, FRANK E. DAVIS, CHAS.D. MARSHALL, J.N.SHARP, JOHN J. HAYS, Committee. On m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . GEORGE H . J E N K I N S , of No. 3 , t h e

r e p o r t was adopted. REQUEST OF DONATION FOR J. R. DIVILBLISS. W.-. Bro. D. M. FERGUSON, of N o . 37, offered t h e following resolution, which was, on motion, referred t o t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage: Resolved, That the sum of $100 be appropriated by this Grand Lodge from the Charity Fund for the aid and support of Bro. JOHN R . DIVILBLiss, a member of Paola Lodge, No. 37, now living in La Cygne, Kan., and that same be placed in the hands of the Secretary of Paola Lodge, No. 37, for distribution, to aid and support this sick brother. D. M. K E R G [JSON, Past Master No. 37,

JNO. VV. TATHAM, Rep. of No: 37, ' J. T. BUNCH, A'o. 67. CLAIM AGAINST FORTITUDE LODGE, No. 107. A c o m m u n i c a t i o n from G u t h r i e L o d g e , No. 2 1 , of G u t h r i e , O k l a h o m a T e r r i t o r y , relative t o a claim a g a i n s t F o r t i t u d e L o d g e , N o . 107, of this jurisdiction, for funeral expenses of Bro. J A M E S W B A T H E R B Y , was read a n d referred t o t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . , REPORT OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. Bro. G E O . M . CoPLiN,of N O . 58, presented t h e following report, which was adopted : To the M:.W.'. Or and Lodge of Kansas : As required by Sec. 28, Chap. I, of the Grand Lodge.By-Laws, the Custodians of the "Work respectfully submit the following as their report: The first official work of the year was the holding of the State School" of Instruction for the quali6cation of Assistant Lecturers as provided for by the Grand Lodge Bj'-Laws.

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T h e school w a s h e l d a t Masonic T e m p l e , in t h e city of H o l t o n , J a c k s o n county, d u r i n g t h e week commencing; Monday, M a r c h 30,1896, t h e r e q u i r e d t h i r t y d a y s notice b e i n g given to all t h e lodges b y t h e R.'. W.". G r a n d Secretary. T h e r e were t h r e e sessions, morning, afternoon, and evening, h e l d daily. T h e Custodians i n a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e school were Bros. GEO. F . POND, W M . P . MUDGETT and GEO. M . COPLIN.

T h e Custodians a n d Assistant Lecturers were greatly encouraged a n d b u o y e d u p b y t h e presence of t h e M.'. W.-. G r a n d Master, R.\ W.'. G r a n d Secretary, R.'. W . \ G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , \V.\ G r a n d Tyler, a n d M . ' . W . \ J . H . M C C A L L , P a s t G r a n d Master, w h o w e r e p r e s e n t through t h e greater p o r t i o n of t h e entire week. T h e local a t t e n d a n c e was splendid, and t h e a t t e n d a n c e from abroad was t h e best in several years, t h e r e b e i n g t w e n t y - t w o lodges represented. As a result of t h e school certificates of qualification, as contemplated b y t h e By-Laws, were issued a n d forwarded to t h e M.'. W.'. Grand Master, certifying to t h e fact t h a t t h e following n a m e d b r e t h r e n were skillful a s w o r k m e n a n d proficient as ritualists, to-wit: Bros. TIIEO. J . GARLIC, K e y s t o n e Lodge, No. 102, CofTeyville; GEORGE M . DIXON, Burlington Lodge, No. 66, B u r l i n g t o n ; H E N R Y C . L o o m s , Winfield Lodge, No. 5S, Winfield; DELOS W . ACKER, Axtell Lodge, No. 234, S e n e c a ; MOSES SARBACH, Siloam Lodge, No. 225, T o p e k a ; ALBERT SARBACH, Holton Lodge, N o . 42, H o l t o n ; CHARLES S H E D D , "Whiting Lodge, No. 250, W h i t i n g ; CAMPBELL EVANS, H a m l i n Lodge, No. 185, H i a w a t h a . T h e above n a m e d b r e t h r e n were commissioned b y t h e M.\ W . \ G r a n d Master. F r o m t h e r e p o r t s m a d e to t h e Secretary of t h e Board b y t h e Custo-. dians a n d Assistant Lecturers, t h e following r e p o r t of masonic work is prepared: W I L L I A M P . MUDGETT, Custodian, Greenleaf, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d St. J o h n Lodge, No. 113, Concordia, Cloud county, five d a y s ; c o m p e n s a t i o n received, $25.00. Condition of work as left, excellent. I n s t r u c t e d S a b e t h a Lodge, No. 162, Sabetha, N e m a h a c o u n t y , s i x d a y s ; compensation received, S25.00; condition of work as left, fair. I n s t r u c t e d h i s o w n lodge, for w h i c h ' n o charge was m a d e a n d n o c o m p e n s a t i o n received. G E O . F . P O N D , Custodian, F o r t Scott, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d Signal Lodge, No. 141, Osage City, t h r e e d a y s ; compensation received, $15.00; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d L a w r e n c e Lodge, No. 6, Lawrence, four d a y s ; c o m p e n sation received, $20.00; condition of work as left, fair. I n s t r u c t e d lola Lodge, No. 38, lola, six d a y s ; compensation received, $25.00; condition of work a s lelt, good. I n s t r u c t e d W a v e r l y Lodge, No. 244, Waverly, five d a y s ; compensation received, $25.00; condition of work as left, good.

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I n s t r u c t e d Ridgeway Lodge, No. 62, Overbrook, four d a y s ; compensation received, 1120.00; condition of work as left, excellent. I n s t r u c t e d Crescent Lodge, No. 133, Arkansas City, seven d a y s ; compensation received, $35.00; also t h r e e additional evenings, n o c h a r g e ; condition of work as left, excellent. I n s t r u c t e d Olive Branch Lodge, No. 212, Colony, t h r e e e v e n i n g s ; compensation received, e x p e n s e s ; condition of work as left, good. I n s t r u c t e d Winfield Lodge, No. 58, Winfield, o n e d a y ; compensation received, $3.00; condition of work as left, excellent. T h i s is a very enthusiastic lodge, a n d is very careful a n d particular to d o their w o r k correctly a n d in conformity t o t h e laws, rules a n d regulations of t h i s G r a n d Jurisdiction. G E O . M . COPLIN, Custodian, K a n s a s City, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d Nickerson Lodge, No. 43, Nickerson, t h r e e d a y s ; compensation received,$15.00; condition of work a s left,fair; records well kept. I n s t r u c t e d Eosedale Lodge, No. 333, Rosedale, four e v e n i n g s ; compensation received, $6.65; condition of work a s left, e x c e l l e n t ; r e c o r d s well kept. G E O . M . DrxoN, Assistant Lecturer, Burlington, reports a s follows: I n s t r u c t e d H e b r o n Lodge, No. 314, Gridley, one a n d one-half d a y s ; compensation received, $6.00; condition of work a s left, fair; records well k e p t . I n s t r u c t e d W a v e r l y Lodge, No. 244, Waverly, t h r e e d a y s ; compensation received, $12.00; condition of work as left, g o o d ; records well kept. CAMPBELL E V A N S , Assistant Lecturer, H i a w a t h a , reports a s follows: I n s t r u c t e d Buckeye Lodge, U . D., P o w h a t t a n , six d a y s ; c o m p e n sation received, $18.00; condition of work a s left, r a t h e r poor. DELOS W . ACKER, Assistant Lecturer, Seneca, reports as follows: I n s t r u c t e d D o w n s Lodge, No. 204, Downs, six d a y s ; compensation received, $30.00; condition of work as left, good. MOSES SARBACH, H o l t o n ; ALBERT SARBACH, H o l t o n ; T H E O . J . G A R L I C ,

Coffeyville; H E N R Y C . LOOMIS, Winfield; a n d CHARLES S H E D D , W h i t i n g ,

report n o masonic work performed except w i t h h o m e lodges, for w h i c h n o charge was made, a n d n o compensation received. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , GEO. F. P O N D , W. P . M U D G E T T , GEO. M . C O P L I N , Custodians.

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REQUEST OF APPROPRIATION FOR MRS. DANIELS. T h e following resolution by W.-. B r o . E . C. YOUNG, of Jefferson L o d g e , No. 84, was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e and Mileage: Resolved, That this M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge appropriate the sum of $2.5.00 to the support of Mrs. BENJAMIN DANIELS, a Master Mason's widow. AMENDMENT TO LAWS. T h e following r e s o l u t i o n b y W.-. B r o . T H O M A S G. A Y E R S ,

of K e y s t o n e L o d g e , N o . 102, was offered, a n d referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e : Resolved, That Section 2, of Subdivision 2, of Chapter I I I , Laws of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, be amended by striliing out the last clause of said section, as follows: "If the delinquent brother cannot be found within the jurisdiction of the lodge, the summons shall be read at two stated communications, and the second reading shall not be less than twenty-eight days after the first reading. SPECIAL ORDER. T h e M.-.W.-. G-rand Master a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e dedication of t h e Masonic T e m p l e would be a special o r d e r for t h i s evening. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor t o refreshment, until 7:30 o'clock this evening.

EVENING

SESSION.

W E D N E S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 17, 1897.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 7:30 o'clock. W.-. Bro. J . D. N O R T H INGTON, a s G r a n d J u n i o r D e a c o n ; all o t h e r officers present. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e was t h e n called to r e f r e s h m e n t , and opened on t h e first degree of M a s o n r y in A m p l e F o r m . DEDICATION. A t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e Board of T r u s t e e s of t h e masonic bodies of Salina, t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e performed t h e cerem o n y of consecrating a n d dedicating t h e new Masonic T e m p l e .

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T h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e to refreshment, a n d labor was resumed on t h e t h i r d degree. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-."W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to refreshment, until 9 o'clock t o m o r r o w m o r n i n g .

MORNING

SESSION. T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 18, 1897.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 9 o'clock, after an invocation of divine blessing b y t h e G r a n d Chaplain. W.-. Bro. J . D. N O E T H iNGTON as G r a n d J u n i o r D e a c o n ; all o t h e r officers present. COMMUNICATION. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y read t h e following c o m m u n i c a t i o n , which was, on motion, received a n d ordered spread upon t h e journal: To the if.'. W.'. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Jurisdiction of Kansas: BKETIIREN:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;When one upon this world's cold hij;hway pauses to give aid and consolation to a suffering fellow-being, society looks on approvingly, then passes by and forgets. With the recipient it is otherwise. In the depths of his heart a fountain is opened that, though unnoticed it may be, flows on forever. We, who constitute the family of Judge OWEN A. BASSETT, feel that through your attention during our recent trials we owe a debt of gratitude, and we wish to express our heartfelt thanks for those deeds of kindness so nobly performed. Your generosity toward our afflicted one through his period of helplessness we fully appreciated, and wlien that life, that so many earnest effoi-ts had been made to prolong, went finally out, how we were sustained in our bereavement by your continued sympathy and benefactions. It was appropriate that one so closely connected with your Order should be interred according to your rites of burial. That solemn and beautiful service! Beside the open grave how touchingly was it rendered !

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. February,

May you, thus giving on earth without expectation of reward, receive abundant compensation from the hand of the Great Master in the glorious morning of the resurrection. Gratefully, MRS. O. A. EASibETT AND CHILDREN. ROLL OF MEMBERSHIP. M.-.W.-. Bro. A. M. CAiiLAHAJi offered t h e following, which was referred to t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileaj^e: 7?ÂŤsoZ!;ed, That the Committee on Jurisprudence be instructed to formulate our laws so that the Grand Secretary shall be directed to print, with the Annual Proceedings, the roll of membership, once in every five years, beginning with the Proceedings of 1898.

ORATION. Bi'o.

J O H N D . M I L L I K E N , of M e P h e r s o n

Lod/^e, N o . 172,

delivered t h e following oration : M: .W:. Grand Master and Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Kansas: I highly appreciate the distinguished honor conferred upon me in being selected as your Grand Orator on this occasion. An honor the greater, because of the able and eloquent brothers who have at other Communications of this Grand Body edified and entertained you with their logic and eloquence, and because in my judgment, nowhere under heaven's canopy does a body of men convene who possess a higher degree of practical intelligence and a more sensitive regard for the rights of their fellowmen than the members of this Grand Body â&#x20AC;&#x201D; qualifications rendering you competent to criticise, yet making you charitable in judgment. Both the law of custom and sense of propriety require this address to be upon Masonry, but aside from this general requirement, the Orator is left to his own judgment as to what he shall say. We are painfully conscious that this judgment has not always been discreetly or judiciously exercised, and it has therefore been with no little difficulty that I have made a decision as to what line of thought I should follow. I might direct your attention to the majestic power and sublime attributes which this marvelous Institution presents to-day, inciting the love and admiration of its adherents and exciting the wonder of all mankind. I might trace it back through all the centuries and discuss with interest the theories as to whether it originated in the timeof the STUARTS in the seventeenth century; at the building of Solomon's Temple, as so many believe; on the plains of Shinar at the building of

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t h e Tower of Babel, or w h e t h e r It was instituted by t h e c h i l d r e n of SETH after t h e m u r d e r of ABEL, and presided over by t h e Archangel G A B R I E L ; or by N O A H , t h e survivor of t h e deluge, or w h e t h e r as o n e sacrilegious e n t h u s i a s t declares, Paradise was t h e first s a n c t u a r y of t h e lodge and G O D himself t h e first Freemason. I m i g h t with profit discant upon t h e transition of Masonrj' from t h e building of material t e m p l e s , with t u r r e t s and towers pointing h e a v e n w a r d , to t h e speculative fraternity whose ceremonies p o i n t to t h e mysteries a n d knowledge b e y o n d t h e h u m a n handicraft, which symbolizes t h e symmetrical a n d perfect characters t h a t should a d o r n o u r lives. I might review its tragic struggles a n d bitter conflicts with bigotry and ignorance, and e x u l t in its victories and t r i u m p h s because g r o u n d e d in universal t r u t h . I m i g h t intensify your intellectual a m b i t i o n a n d incite you to greater historical research by tracing its lineage b a c k to t h e mystic and misty past a n d revel in t h e fascinating realm of meagre facts and s u p e r a b u n d a n t imagination, to a t i m e w h e n t h e clouds of oblivion obscure its origin a n d resolve all theories into mere speculation except as to t h e one fact t h a t its principles are evolved from and a r e in h a r m o n y w i t h t h e will of t h e great " I A M . " I might gratify y o u r spiritual n a t u r e s by referring to t h e evidences t h a t its precepts were evolved from a contemplation of t h e words and e x a m p l e of t h e D i v i n e Grand Master w h e n h e walked t h e earth and t a u g h t all m e n " t o love GOD with all t h e i r h e a r t s a n d t h e i r neighbor as t h e m s e l v e s . " I m i g h t w i t h propriety panegyrize t h e noble souls who h a v e d a r e d to face t h e frowns of error and exemplify its sublime t r u t h s in t h e i r lives; I m i g h t embellish t h e m w i t h illustrations t h a t would appeal to y o u r s y m p a t h i e s a n d emotions, excite y o u r chivalries, arouse y o u r consciences, m a k e you self-deprecating, and incite you to a d e t e r m i n a tion to imitate t h e i r noble lives. I might find precedent for i n d u l g i n g in fulsome praise a n d flattery of Masonry a n d Masons, a n d leave t h e impression upon m y auditors t h a t one is t h e sum total of intellectual, moral and religious life, a n d t h e o t h e r t h e exemplification of its s u b l i m e a n d exalted precepts. Y e t to do so would invite t h e conclusion t h a t I am either i g n o r a n t or insincere or t h i n k you are, for, to e n t e r t a i n t h e former view is to m i s r e p r e s e n t one of t h e chief tenets of Masonry, a n d a m o m e n t ' s introspection shows t h e latter to be a living falsehood. I h a v e concluded t h a t in view of t h e cosmopolitanism of this Body, I could most profitably consider, First.

M a s o n r y as an ideal.

Second.

I t s misconception.

Third. Fourth.

I t s lessons. Our d u t i e s a n d privileges in relation to it.

Not all w h o enjoy t h e distinction of m e m b e r s h i p in t h i s Organization realize or a p p r e c i a t e its character or design. I t is n o t a religious organization, yet it is founded on religion a n d is allied to t h e religion of every age by a series of moral l i n k s which b i n d t h e m together. I t is

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the handmaid of religion and is pledged to cooperate with and defend the principles of religion, which is the foundation of all that is good and beautiful in social and moral government. Its basic principle is faith in GOD, yet it leaves each one to worship him according to his own judgment and conception of duty. It teaches and attempts to solemnly impress upon its members the fact of the resurrection of the body, and inculcates the unfathomable and boundless charity taught \>y the Nazarene, and yet a belief in him as either man or GOD is not an essential tenet of the masonic faith. It has been said by one that "the Mysteries of Freemasonry are a resume of divine and human wisdom and morality — that is to say, of all those perfections which, when practiced, bring man nearest to GOD." And by another, that " I t is imbued with principles which the clearest wisdom attests, and to which reason and the word of GOD bear unimpeachable witness. * ''' ® It is a moral education in which all the faculties of the moral nature are brought (o Die wideness and depth, the strength and height intended by their Creator." ® * "' " It throws its protecting power over all the man, keeping his integrity unstained, his morality unsoiled, his purpose righteous, his love to the brotherhood fervent as the sun, his conscience clear, his fealty to every duty in home, and labor, and state, unfaltering and heroic." It is all this, and more. It is the most ancient, honored and perfected secular organization devised by man which teaches the necessity for a comprehension and acceptance of that great libert}' wherewith eternal truth can make us free, and as we behold it in all its sublimity, grandeur and excellence, we are awed in contemplating that we have discovered this moral ideal for our lives. But we must bear in mind that the moral life is the result or effect of religious'faith and practices, else we wrong Masonry by imposing upon it characteristics it does not pretend to possess. Awakening from a contemplation of the lofty ideal thus presented, we are shocked as we realize that the fallible creatures around us whom we view with perhaps equally fallible eyes, are the exponents and exemplars of this exalted Institution. "By their fruits ye shall know them." By this test Masonry is judged. Hence it is said in criticism, that by its votaries the world hears the name of that GOD whom Masons recognize from beginning to end, and at all times, as worthy of their reverence and adoration, profaned with unblushing, shameless and arrogant blasphemy. That it observes that the sweet charity, which sparkles as the central gem in the beautiful coronet of the Graces—charity as distinguished from alms-giving—charity in its true and comprehensive sense; in judgment, action, thought, motive, and in all our intercourse with onr fellows, is not only uncomprehended, but when even faintly apprehended, is perverted, misapplied, and used as though it were merchandise for commercial barter, bestowed with the cherished hope,if not confident expectation, of receiving (in some form or other) an

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equivalent for every kindly deed or thought sent forth on what otherwise would be its heaven-born mission. It insists that Masons limit and circumscribe their practices of masonic principles to members of the society, thus making itthe embodiment of a narrow, selfish caste, rather than to propagate and disseminate the altruistic design defined by its precepts. That it beholds Masons held in abject bondage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; slaves to appetite and their sensual passions. It says that for the beautiful sentiment that our strife should be "who can best work, who best agree," we find Masons not only indifTerent as to their physical, mental and moral development, but hiding their talent in a napkin and becoming drones in this great world of privilege and opportunity. That the brethren may be found indulging in bickerings, envies, strifes and jealousies, as though they had never been taught the lesson of "peace and harmony," and the strength thereby imparted. It even refers to instances in which the Mason's hand has been raised to take the life it could not restore, and it points exultantly to the many attempts to injure or destroy the character of Masons, done, too, in a spirit of malignity which leaves no doubt of its evil origin. That in amazement it notes that some Masons ignore all religious duties and openly avow that " Masonry is a good enough religion for me." That it sees almost every precept of the moral law violated. That these things, and many more which might be enumerated, are committed by some who have assumed its binding obligations, cannot be denied. That there are those who see nothing beyond the ritualistic work and "surrounded by a palisade of signs, grips and tokens, in their narrow world they babble of charity and chatter about fraternal duty," without any conception of its significance, is painfully manifest. Its beautiful symbols, impressive allegories and instructive exposition â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its genius and philanthropy is never revealed to them, and the enthusiasm which excites is only a gratification of their social nature, and is kept alive that it may subserve some selfish or mercenary purpose. That many who have taken its solemn vows make little effort to conform their lives thereto, is too well known for refutation. It may even be said that a majority of Masons do not even approximately live up to its professions, and that none are able to measure up to the exalted standard it has erected. What, then, shall be said of it? .Shall it be rejected because of the shortcomings of its votaries? Such a test would destroy every organization or purpose dependent upon human agencies or endeavor for existence or sustenance. Such a standard utterly ignores the great and overwhelming fact of man's fallibility and supreme necessity for something higher to whom or which he can look for succor or aid when assailed by the foes from within and without which eyer beset the wayfarer of mortality. Such a requirement wholly misconceives man's nature, and ignores the history of the human race. The greatest truth revealed to man is the knowledge of

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the existence of the Supreme Architect, the consciousness of his own immortality, and that his immortal nature is of kindred attributes to Him. Nexl to it is the kno\vledge of man's absolute weakness and helplessness. But the sublimest thought which we can contemplate is that it is possible to uplift and develop t h e / m t e until it is assimilated to, and becomes endowed with the attributes of the infinite. Masonry helps to do this. Hence the very fact of man's imperfection and the possibilities of his destiny demonstrates the supreme necessity for its existence, and is no argument against it. Were men perfect, there would be no place in the world for this great organization. And when the world reaches that progressive state where its precepts are universally recognized and practiced, it can no longer have an existence, but until that time it has an all-important mission to fulfill in fraternizing mankind and in propagating the precepts upon which it is based. Indeed, there is niucli ground for the belief that in the earlier stages of the world's development the large class of ignorant and illiterate could not comprehend the truths of religion,science and philosophy except by material symbols, and in their use, then as now, some saw nothing beyond the material illustrations, and others perceived in them the emblem of the moral truths concerning man's origin, relations and destiny â&#x20AC;&#x201D; truths taught by all the universe and revealed by the Word, yet dimly comprehended, and Masonry was necessarily instituted and practiced. I said Masonry helps to accomplish these things. It is the belief of some Masons that because its teachings are based upon a faith in, and accountability to GOD, and that the Holy Bible is one of the revelations of Himself to man, and as a result of such religious belief that morality and rectitude must be practiced, that Masonry is a religion. This is a fundamental error. There is a marked distinction between Masonry and religion. Masonry takes into its folds, theoreticallj' at least, good men only, and it strives by its teachings and practices to make them better; it does not attempt to inculcate new principles, but to strengthen and develop those already posses.sed by him, who could never approach the sacred portals of her temple unless he declares his belief in the existence of a GOD, and that he puts his trust in Him. This presupposes a religious life. Therefore, Masonry is the hand-maid of, not a substitute/or, religion, and he who accepts it as a religion, fails to comprehend its first great truth, the basic principle of the great superstructure of Freemasonry. Not so with religion. It welcomes the vilest to its embrace, and proposes to and does effect his transformation and regeneration, and makes him a new creature, a fit subject for the practice of those virtues and precepts which Masonry professes, and pledges its disciples to propagate and maintain. The purpose of Masonrj-, as well as religion, is the elevation of the human race. Its plan of accomplishing its purpose is to select the very best material of the human race, and by a process of moral training make them exemplars for the profane world, which will in turn be bettered by the reflex light of their lives. Breth-

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ren, to conform to the requirements of this lofty ideal puts us to a severe test. A moment's introspection and retrospection shows how far short the best come of its realization. Still, these reflections but again remind us of its organic truths, viz: the necessity for an ideal, and of a supreme effort to reach it, and the exercise of prodigal charity in our judgments of each other when failure results. By this circumscribed domain of its operations Masonry bears the imprint of its human limitations and fallibility. But this is another evidence of its merit and claim to perpetuity. It likewise is a confirmation of the thought heretofore expressed, that it is not a religion, but the outgrowth of, and practice of the principles of religion. I t is, therefore, inferior to religion, for the creature cannot be greater than the Creator. While this is true, it has been said by an eminent writer that "the morality Masonry teaches is broader and more universal than any sectarian religion can be, for these, always exclusive, class those who difl'er with them as pagans, idolators, schismatics, heretics or infidels; while Masonry sees nothing in such religionists but brothers to whom its temple is open that by the knowledge of the truth therein acquired" * * * they may be freed from error. If it be said by those who believe in the divine character of the CHRIST, as I do, and who find the sweetest consolation of their lives in the Christian religion, that it teaches the universal brotherhood of man, and therefore embodies all that Masonry can, let it be remembered that there are those who adore and devoutly worship the Mason's GOD who controvert the claims of the followers of the Nazarene, yet Masonry welcomes them with cordiality to its circle. The argument that Masonry is to be rejected because its adherents do not measure up to the standard it erects, applies with equal force to the Church and every other organization. If the mercenary sometimes gain access to the altar of Masonry, equally false and faithless are admitted to the sacred shrine of the Church. If some are blind to the beautiful lessons which the external allegories and symbols of Masonry teach, there are those in the Church (and many of them, too) who have not the faintest conception of the marvelous truths revealed to man, by which his complex relation to GOD and his fellows are defined, hence the seemingly inexplicable spectacle of the most devout worshipers utterly devoid of every principle of that charity which characterizes, and is in fact the chief corner stone of true religion. They believe that their whole duty consists in the adoration of the Supreme Ruler and the development of the spiritual man. Entirely ignorant in sentiment and practice of the brotherhood of man, the essential features of that charity and fellowship which makes human life, instead of an unendurable and intolerable existence, a beautiful and joyous period of felicity to those who comprehend its significance and potency in fitting man for the enjoyment of the present and future life. It is not my purpose to malign Masonry or traduce the Craft. No one ever bowed at its altar who has a profounder regard for its precepts or a higher appreciation of its effulgent light than I have. But if I had such pur-

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pose. Masonry has stood inpregnable against the assaults of vindictive enemies and subtle foes for ages, compared with which my feeble assaults would be as nothing, and notwithstanding your defects and deformities, your lives and benefactions, representing as you do the best type of the most glorious enlightenment known to human history, would preclude such act and refute any suggestion I might make. Neither would I speak disparagingly of religion, for a Mason should be the last one to do so. I believe that it is essential to the maintenance of man's enlightened existence, and that if its influence should be eliminated from the earth, that anarchy would immediately reign supreme, and every organization like Masonry, based upon it, would fall with a sudden crash, and the doom of human progress would be sealed. I would not misrepresent Masonry or belittle religion by contrasting them, except to correct errors and misconceptions of both. Each has its sphere, and every lover of good should welcome and su.stain them both and all other organizations and influences that soften the asperities and illumine the pathway of human existence. The obligations of the Mason are not difficult to understand. They are that each member shall protect a brother by his authority, advise him by his abilities, edify him by his virtues, assist him in his exigencies and sacrifice all personal resentment, banish all disputes which might ruftie the tranquility of friendship,or interrupt perfect harmony,and to reject all indecent excesses and every discordant passion. It has been eloquently said that "ages have poured their best and purest thought, their defense of the weak, their succor of the needy, their fatherhood of the orphan, their charity, which'hopeth all things, beareth all things, which thinketh no evil,' into its arteries in currents of lite blood, which flow through every vein, until the body in its vigor is health to all its members and all those communities in which ages of good work has placed it as a witness for morality and truth." " We are, in fact and in truth, but one great brotherhood, actuated by the same motives, controlled by the same impulses, whose love and devotion are stimulated by the same great fundamental principles which underlie, and on which rest, the foundation of that Institution, which has withstood the angry billows of political prejudice, the powerful and fanatical persecutions of State and Church, and which, like the metal, refined and purified by the white heat of the furnace, has come forth from its cradle of antiquity, and advancing with unfaltering steps, along the beaten track of time, neither turning to the right nor to the left, to invite or to avoid the frowns of tyrannical power or increasing prejudice, but hand in hand with the advancing civilization of the world, has enlarged its temple upon the principles of its ancient landmarks, and invited into its Holy of Holies, where charity, friendship, and brotherly love preside, men of all climes and countries, of all races and nationalities, who may be deemed morally, intellectually and physically worthy, to assume its obligations and be the recipients of its honors." It is not in keeping with its principles to publish to the

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world masonic benefactions, and n o t until t h e G r e a t Scroll is unrolled, can its good work be revealed. What recollections these intimations bring to the minds of every one of us ! The fraternal acts of kindness, the merciful deeds, the restraints upon u n h o l y desires, t h e subjugation of passion, t h e control of appetite, t h e resolve to be and do t h e things t h a t Masons ought to be and do, to refrain from doing t h e things it inhibits, t h e victories won over wrong by a r e m e m b r a n c e of t h e obligations and responsibilities whicli Masonry imposes, are all recalled as t h e scroll of memory passes in panoramic view before o u r m e n t a l vision. Its far-reaching efTects are n o t always discernible. I n e x p l o r i n g t h e archives with a view of preparing this address, I accidentally fell upon t h e little volume containing t h e history of this M.\ W.'. G r a n d Lodge d u r i n g t h e awful period of 1S55 to J865. No one w h o has an intelligent u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e tragedies and horrors of those fearful times w h e n Kansas was a central figure in t h e soul-stirring events t h r o u g h which our nation was passing, can fail to appreciate t h e benign influence of t h e " mystic t i e " in preserving lives and p r e v e n t i n g outrages, some of which those Proceedings disclose. One says: " I t was not an u n c o m m o n spectacle to see b r e t h r e n arrayed against each other, with a r m s in their hands; ' meeting on the level and parting on t h e square,' with mingled emotions of pain and gratitude â&#x20AC;&#x201D; pain a t t h e u n h a p p y dissensions thatsepT arated t h e m , and gratitude t o w a r d s t h e I n s t i t u t i o n t h a t conferred t h e high privilege of joining h a n d s . " I recently heard one in an exalted judicial position, deliver an address, beautiful in rhetoric, a b o u n d i n g in e l o q u e n t periods, a n d convincing in i t s . m a n n e r of presentation, to prove t h e impracticability and undesirability of t h e proposed I n t e r n a t i o n a l Court of Arbitration between Great Britian and our own c o u n t r y . As h e vividly portrayed t h e ( t o h i m ) u n s u r m o u n t a b l e obstacles chiefly because of t h e fallibility of those who would constitute t h e H i g h Court, t h o u g h I recognized t h e force of his argument, I could scarcely refrain from giving expression to my strong feeling t h a t his ( t o m e ) incorrect and illogical conclusion would prevent all h u m a n progress, for h u m a n i t y can never be divested of its fallible characteristics. T h e t h o u g h t is unbearable t h a t t h e r e should be t h e least h i n d r a n c e to this, t h e crowning act of civilization, planting, as it does, t h e s t a n d a r d of t h e universal b r o t h e r h o o d of m a n upon t h e highest pinnacle ever witnessed by mortality, prophetic of t h e uplifting and development of t h e finite until its ultimate approach to t h e infinite shall be accomplished according to t h e Divine will a n d purpose. However necessary war m a y h a v e been in some instances in t h e p a s t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; i n coming ages w h e n its awful wiclsedness shall be fully appreciated, t h e n will t h e world blush in s h a m e , a n d gladly e x p u n g e from t h e pages of h u m a n history its horrible recitals. T h e r e are some conflicts t h a t it were better to lose t h a n to win b y bloodshed. T h e only real victories are those of t r u t h and justice, victories only by reason of those saved, r a t h e r t h a n of those destroyed. W h e n t h a t time comes t h e n will " t h e cup of cold w a t e r " of t h e

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charity which Masons inculcate appear infinitely more glorious than all the panoply, " the boast of heraldry and pomp of power " of the sanguinary conflicts of the past. As BYRON said: " The drying u p of a single tear has more Of honest fame t h a n shedding seas of gore."

To Masons this step is of peculiar significance, and should be of especial gratification. It is a recognition by the great nations of earth of those things of which Masons have been the forerunner, and which they have been striving to accomplish. Yet liow few realize it. It may be surprising to some to know how great the influence of Freemasonry has been in promoting beneficent peace. Quite recently when some of our countrymen had lost their equipoise and insisted upon precipitating war \yith the mother country, there carne the message from our brethren across the sea, "Peace on earth, good will to men," and the press heralded the news throughout the nations of the earth that this influential fraternity was opposed to war, and its implied significance was potent in allaying the turbulence, and in restoring men's minds to a normal condition, and in conforming their conduct to the behests of conscience and reason. The beautiful and elegant Masonic Home which this Grand Jurisdiction through "great tribulation" has established and started on its perpetual mission of love and mercy, bears witness to the loyalty and devotion of the workmen. "As a city set upon a hill cannot be hid," so its beautiful turrets and stately walls silently proclaim to the world the pi-actical and prodigal charity of the art we profess. All honor to the generous minds who conceived and so assiduously labored for its accomplishment! They already have their reward in the consciousness of the noble deeds performed and the merited encomiums and plaudits of their fellow workmen. But we dare not boast of masonic merit. On the contrary, if we are candid with ourselves, every one of us may well feel abashed and be overwhelmed with embarrassment, as we contemplate how poorly we maintain its precepts. And yet, who can estimate the benign and elevating influence upon humanity of the multitude of Masons who are constantly thinking, teaching, and in a greater or less degree practicing, its principles? Encouraged, aided, upheld and sustained by the magic influence, inspired by the purer lives, sounder judgment, keener discernment, finer sensibilities, greater appreciation and better comprehension of her whom Masonry is the avowed defender and protector. He who thinks faith has kss unfaith, virtue less vice, loyalty less disloyalty, brotherly love less envy, charity enlargement of soul. For, "If these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfrxiitful." We may therefore rejoice at the helpfulness of Masonry in conforming our lives to, and harmonizing them with, the principles of truth. But, after all, when the vocabulary of our language has been exhausted, the sum of Masonry is faith in GOD, belief in immortality and universal love, and a practice of these precepts.

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To be a member of this venerable Institution, with its honored history, sublime teachings, exalted precepts, noble charities, moral excellence of the distinguished name.s enrolled on its escutcheon, esteemed for its triumphs over every external foe, preeminently the most revered and respected civic association of the great civilization of this glorious era of enlightenment, affording the prestige and benefits of its elevated and distinguished adherents, is, indeed, an honor of which anyone may be justly proud. But we dare not stop and say, "Soul,take thine ease," for these privileges are the shedding of "more light" by the Great Designer upon the trestle board of life, revealing enlarged plans, imposr ing graver responsibilities, demanding greater fidelity. The reward is a corresponding power to enjoy the beauties unveiled to our discernment, thus maintaining and preserving the symmetry of the Temple Royal. That portion of the great temple of human history, which the civilization of to-day is building and which our lives represent, could indeed be typified by nothing less than the magnificence, splendor and perfection of the imposing structure erected by our brethren under the supervision of the Grand Masters on Mount Moriah. Never has the edifice loomed so far skyward, never assumed so grand proportions, never so strongly bore witness of the possibilities of its ultimate completion. These are evidenced by the marvelous development of material knowledge of everything that is subjected to the intellectual genius of man, bewildering us by the kaleido.scopic transformation transpiring in our presence. Scientific discovery and investigation, aided b)' mechanical invention and intellectual acumen by which the solid bodies, hitherto impenetrable by light, are compelled to give up their secrets by the aid of the mysterious penetrating power of the Roentgen rays, only forces the submission of our credulity to the not improbable promised knowledge of the inhabitants of some of the heavenly bodies and other revelations of knowledge to-day undreamed of. Counterparts of these illustrations are to be found in every department of human activity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; physical, religious, political and social, with which you are all too familiar to exhaust your patience in enumerating. These glimpses of the infinity of knowledge humbles the great, but intoxicates and swells the small mind with an erroneous estimate of itself. As a result, demands are made by them for an overturning and revolutionizing of some of the very foundation stones of the superstructure of the complex system which has for ages sustained the organization of mankind. Amid this tempest and whirlpool, some of the workmen have climbed to dazzling heights upon the temple, and forgetting their declaration of faith when they first knocked at the door of Masonry, not recalling their poverty and helplessness, and unmindful of the lessons of humility and charity which were afterwards most solemnly impressed upon them, are without anchorage, and indeed need the skill and fidelity of master workmen themselves and the assistance of their skilled brethren in descending, to save them from being dashed to the ground and crushed upon the rocks of agnosticism, atheism, assurance,

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self-complacency, uncharity, and other dangers which environ the temple of life. As Masonry has stood in .the past, checking the wildest passions of men in the darkest hours and amid the most fearful revolutions, so it is our mission and exalted privilege to continue to inculcate its principles and exemplify its precepts, that its history may be perpetuated and its purpose fulfilled. In an allegory it is related that an ancient master .stood weeping before the beautiful image, which, as a reward of his years of patient toil and thought, had justcome forth from the unsightly granite. Being interrogated as to the cause of his grief, when the world was singing his praises and he should be overwhelmed with joy, he replied, " 1 weep because I have created my ideal. I can see no waj' of improving upon the lovely statue I have made." Brethren, the sculptor's condition is that of not only many Masons, but of a large majority of mankind in moral, spiritual, intellectual and physical life. We either become discouraged with the difHculties which beset us, forgetting that "The victory is to him that overcometh," or we lapse into a state of self-complacency and satisfaction, accept our lives as our ideals, and thus bound down by materialism, we are utterly oblivious of the beauties and glories which would enrapture our visions and thrill our souls as they would be revealed to us in the marvelous evolution, of the human mind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the masterpiece of workmanship of the Architect of the Universe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the very likeness of Himself. As men and Masons, what marvelous potentialities! What grave responsibilities! What abundant rewards are ours! Let us awake to the consciousness that it is a grand and noble thing to live in this glorious old world,gorgeous in beauty, sublime in grandeur, golden in opportunity, rich in privilege. Let us bear in mind that life's design cannot be accomplished by indolence or selfish indulgence. However few our talents, however unfavorable our environments, there is much that we can, and as craftsmen true should, under the influence of these surroundings, resolve to do. And first, as our supremest need, we can learn to better comprehend the inexpressible significance of masonic charity, not the narrow, selfish, perfunctory alms-giving, misnamed charityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but that broad and comprehensive heart sympathy which recognizes the universal brotherhood of man with all that it implies and finds expre.5sion by "No man seeking his own, but each his neighbor's good." We can exemplify this by heeding the true philosophy of the Scottish bard, in which he admonishes us to " Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman ; Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, To step aside is human. One point must still be greatly darlc. The moving why they do it; And just as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it.

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" Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us ; He Ijnows each chord â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its various tone. Each spring â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its various b i a s ; Then at t h e balance let's be mute. We never can adjust i t ; Wliat's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.*'

We can remember that we cannot rely upon the unrivaled history and undying fame which Masonry has begotten for itself, but that our own work, more onerous because of increased light, likewise demands the master workman's skill and fidelity to the full measure of his abilit)'. We can apprehend the wondrous fact that nothing good emanates from the human heart that is not permeated with an unselfish desire to bless another, and that he who sneers at sympathy and sentiment and derides them as effeminate, has yet to learn their potency and power in filling the world with the genial sunshine of altruism and in saving it from the shriveling, impinging blight of cynicism and selfishness. We can make greater efforts to conform our lives to the boundaries defined by the two great parallels. We can exercise more energy in the practice of the Koyal Art. We can seek for brighter light, obtain more knowledge, strive with increased zeal. We can make the trowel gleam brighter in our hands from constant use. AVe can develop more brotherly love, more faithfully support each other, and strengthen the bonds which bind us together. We can at all times bow in humble gratitude and submission to the Mighty Builder, and thus from the rough ashlars of our frail humanity erect by the specification of His perfect plans edifices of stately form and beautiful symmetry resting upon the beautiful and everlasting columns of Eternal Truth, whose glory shall be infinitely greater than the magnificent material temple which our ancient bretliren erected and dedicated to the honor and glory of His name. When the sons of Masonr3' live and act in the noble spirit of their Institution, then may they adopt the language of the pious JOB: "When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me. Because I delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and 1 caused the widow's heart to sing for joy." If we so do when " There is no more occasion for level or plumb line. For trowel or gavel, or compass or s q u a r e ; When our work is completed, Our ark safely seated. Then shall we be greeted as workmen most rare."

W.-. Bro. A L F R E D W H I T M A N , of Ifo. 6, moved t h a t the t h a n k s of this G r a n d L o d g e be e x t e n d e d to t h e G r a n d Orator, and t h a t t h e oration be p r i n t e d with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s ; which motion was unanimously a d o p t e d b y a r i s i n g vote.

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AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS. W.-. B r o . R. G. YOUNG, of N o . 84, presented t h e folio-wing resolution, which w a s referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u dence: Ecolved, That the second and third clause of Section 34, Chapter II, By-Laws, be amended so as to read: " If it appears that he has so petitioned another lodge in this or any other Grand Jurisdiction, he shall present with his petition a waiver of jurisdiction by such lodge."

DONATION TO AGED BROTHER. W.-. B r o . GEORGE M . D I X O N , of B u r l i n g t o n L o d g e , No. 66,

offered t h e following resolution, w h i c h was referred t o t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e a n d M i l e a g e : Resolved, That twenty-five dollars be appropriated from the Charity Fund and paid to the Secretary of AVaverly Lodge, No. 244, for the relief and assistance of Bro. JEREMIAH KING and wife, of Waverly Lodge, No. 244. Bro. KING and wife have reached their seventy-fifth milestone, unable to work, part of the time sick; they have been a heavy charge on our lodge for months. We are a small lodge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; small in numbers and very weak financially. We earnestly ask for your assistance. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE.PROPERTY. M.-. W.-. GEO. W . CLARK p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t : 7'o the M:. W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: In accordance with the requirements of Section 37, Chapter I, of the By-Laws, your Committee on Grand Lodge Property have inventoried, inspected and valued all that portion of the property of the Grand Lodge upon which they could make a fair estimate of value. They have ascertained that proper disposition has been made of the property of lodges whose warrants have been surrendered or revoked; and they have carefully inspected the library and considered its needs; and as a result of their labors, beg leave to submit herewith the following report: The property of the Grand Lodge, aside from the funds in the hands of the Grand Treasurer, consists chiefly of office and library furniture, stationery, supplies, records and files in the office of the Grand Secretary, and several hundred volumes of printed Proceedings of thisand other Grand Lodges. All will recognize the fact that your committee have no data from which to estimate the value of the records of the Grand Lodge covering a period of over forty years, nor the value of the Proceedings of Grand Lodges, noany of which are out of print and cannot be duplicated. Upon these items, therefore, no valuation has been placed. Neither could your committee fairly estimate the value of the bound and unbound volumes of magazines, periodicals and mis-

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cellaneous publications on hand, nor the stationery and blanks in the office. The M.'.W.'. Grand Master has in his possession a letter press, and a tin box in which to preserve the bonds of the Treasurer and Secretary. The value of these two items will not exceed five dollars. The following comprises a list of the furniture belonging to the Grand Lodge: LIBRARY.

4 large walnut book-cases. 1 large oak table for current magazines, etc. 1 lounge. 5 library chairs. 2 rugs. All of the value of about $250. OFFICE.

1 roller top oak office desk. 1 revolving office chair. 1 book rack. 1 oak registry cabinet case and cards. 3 walnut cases for blanks and stationery. 1 book holder. 1 letter press and stand. 4 plain office chairs. 2 rugs. All of the value of about $375. STORE ROOM.

1 pine packing and shipping table. Shelving for pamphlets and reports. 2 maps. 1 step-ladder. All of the value of about $60.00. VAULT.

1 walnut filing case. 2 pine filing cases. 3 trunks for Grand Lodge jewels and aprons. 1 trunk for transporting records, etc., to Grand Lodge. 1 set of Grand Lodge jewels for Grand Lodge Officers. 1 set of fifteen aprons for Grand Lodge Officers. 734 aprons for members of Grand Lodge. All of the value of about $550; making a grand total of $1,235. The library proper consists of the bound volumes enumerated in the report of the Librarian, and may be summarized as follows:

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Complete set of Proceedings of Grand Lodge of Kansas, 1855-94 9 Proceedings of other Grand Lodges 432 Masonic magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous masonic publications 150 Laws of fifty-three other Grand Jurisdictions 19 Mackey's Jurisprudence 1 Proceedings Grand Chapter, 1-t. A. M., of Kansas, 186(5-93 4 Proceedings Grand Council, R. & S. M., Kansas, 1881-95 1 Proceedings Grand Commandery of Kansas, K. T., 1S68-94 4 Proceedings Grand Encampment U. S., K. T., 1871-92 3 Gould's Masonic History 6 Webster's International Dictionary..., 1 Seoane's Spanish Dictionary 1 Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary 1 There is also in the office of the Grand Secretary an accumulation of pamphlet Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, masonic magazines, periodicals, and miscellaneous masonic literature, which,if bound, would add about 150 volumes to the library, and necessitate the purchase of an additional book-case. Your committee also found in said office bound volumes of the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge as follows: Volume 1, 1855-65 118 Volume 2, 1866-69 466 Volume 7, 1886-88..... 30 Volume 8, 1889-91 '. Ill Volume 9, 1892-94 43 Also pamphlet editions covering the years 1870-96 inclusive, aggregating 2,324. The number of these pamphlets for several of the years last mentioned was found to be very limited, and it is therefore recommended that the Grand Secretary be directed to request each lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction having duplicate copies of the Proceedings for such years to forward the same to his office, in order that all legitimate calls therefor may be honored without the necessity of ordering a reprint of such Proceedings. Section 63, Chapter I, By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, provides for the binding of the Proceedings for every three consecutive years. As Volume I X includes the Proceedings for the year 1894, the necessary appropriati(m should be made this year for binding Volume X, covering the years 1895-6-7. The several thousand duplicate copies of pamphlet Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions heretofore reported are still on hand, and have been stored away by the Grand Secretary on cheaply constructed shelving in the store-room adjoining the library. Your committee would also report that the Grand Secretary has on hand about 250 copies of the laws of this Grand Jurisdiction, edition of 1892; sixty-nine blank books for the use of lodges, in which to transcribe the annual reports to the Grand Lodge; and a sufficient number of blank annual returns of lodges to meet the demands for the coming three years; together with a fair stock of other blanks and stationery.

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Y o u r committee would r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e G r a n d Secretary procure 150 b l a n k charters for new lodges, t h e s u p p l y on h a n d at last, r e p o r t h a v i n g been entirely e x h a u s t e d . Owing to t h e vast a m o u n t of e x t r a labor t h r o w n u p o n t h e G r a n d Secretary in compiling t h e registry of t h e m e m b e r s h i p in t h i s Grand Jurisdiction, y o u r committee are of t h e opinion t h a t h i s office should be supplied with a typewriting machine, to facilitate t h e work of carrying on t h e necessary correspondence, t h u s affording additional t i m e to be occupied upon such registry. T h e small a m o u n t of supplies received from lodges whose charters h a v e been s u r r e n d e r e d or revoked have been sold b y t h e G r a n d Secretary, a n d t h e proceeds thereof, aggregating S8.2o, h a s been paid over to t h e G r a n d Treasurer. This, however, does n o t i n c l u d e t h e p r o p e r t y which was t u r n e d in by t h e late Mission Lodge, which had n o t been u n p a c k e d at t h e date of the m a k i n g of t h i s report. Y o u r committee cannot refrain from congratulating t h e G r a n d Lodge upon t h e very excellent m a n n e r in which t h e d u t i e s of t h e offices of Grand Secretary and Librarian have been discharged. T h e property of t h e G r a n d Lodge has received t h a t degree of care and a t t e n t i o n to which it is entitled. T h e library is open d u r i n g office h o u r s , and every affiliated Master Mason in K a n s a s should devote as m u c h t i m e as h e can conveniently spare from his o t h e r d u t i e s in reading t h e excellent masonic literature found in t h e library. All such will t h e r e be accorded a hearty welcome. T h e greater part of t h e $100.00 a p p r o p r i a t e d last year on account of t h e library, was e x p e n d e d in t h e purchase of n e e d e d furniture and repairs for t h e office, t h u s leaving b u t a very small a m o u n t which could be invested in t h e p u r c h a s e of books, or in binding p a m p h l e t s , etc., for t h e library. From an examination of t h e list published by t h e Librarian t h e G r a n d Lodge will observe t h e pressing need for t h e purchase of masonic text-books and digests. A small a p p r o p r i a t i o n should be m a d e for t h e purchase of such books. I n view of w h a t has already been said, your committee would recommend t h a t t h e following specific a p p r o p r i a t i o n s from t h e General F u n d be made, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary to accomplish t h e specific purposes herein indicated: Binding 500 copies Vol. X Proceedings G r a n d Lodge Kansas, 1895-6-7, and t h e Proceedings of o t h e r G r a n d Lodges, magazines, periodicals, and miscellaneous publications $500 00 150 blank charters 150 00 F o r t h e purchase of one walnut book-case for library 35 00 F o r t h e purchase of books for library 100 00 For t h e purchase of t y p e w r i t i n g machine, for t h e office of G r a n d Secretary 100 00 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, GEO. W . C L A R K , WM.JULIEN, ALFRED WHITMAN, O.Z.GLENN, J. R. BROBST, Committee.

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r e p o r t w a s adopted, e x c e p t t h a t portion r e l a t i n g to a p p r o p r i a tions, which was referred to t h e Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION. VV.-. B r o . C H A R L E S B . CORY, of N O . 8, s u b m i t t e d t h e follow-

i n g r e p o r t , which w a s , on motion of B r o . C. S. B I X B Y , of N o . 24, a d o p t e d : To the. if:. W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: We, your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation, beg leave to. report that we have been called upon to inspect the work of three new lodges instituted during the past year. Their names, with locations and dates of dispensation, are as follows: 1. Devon, at Devon, Bourbon county, March 9, 1896. 2. Buckeye, at Powhattan, Brown county, June 27,1896. 3. Severance, at Severance, Doniphan county, August 28, 1896. These lodges are all located in small towns, but in each case there is a good territory and favorable indications for masonic work and growth. Very careful- inquiry on the part of this committee has shown us that the brothers asking for charters are of high character and good standing in their respective neighborhoods. Your committee is pleased to say that in each transcript sent up there is a complete recapitulation and a proper certificate. Devon Lodge, the oldest of the new lodges, began work March 23, 1896, held sixteen meetings, initiated three, passed three, and raised three. Its record bears indications of being the work of a trained hand. It is perfect in detail and a work of art in execution. We recommend a charter. Buckeye Lodge began work July 11, 1896, held eight meetings, and initiated, passed and raised three candidates. So far as the record discloses, this lodge was not honored by the presence of any special Deputy Grand Master at its institution. The signature of the Master is missing from the minutes of every meeting. The minutes show that regular and special communications were held, although they are both unknown to the law relating to lodges under dispensation. In addition to these specific defects, the transcript of this lodge is generally of a slovenly and unworkmanlike character. The Custodians also report that the work of this lodge, which comes under their cognizance, is of such a character that they cannot commend it. I t is the opinion of your committee that the interests of Masonry in Kansas will be best served by requiring that Buckeye Lodge serve another year before receiving a charter, and we accordingly recommend

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that the dispensation be extended for that period. It is the hope of your committee that the lodge will see to it that at our next Annual Communication none but good square work be sent up for inspection. Severance Lodge began work September 12, 1896. It held but five meetings, but in that time initiated, passed and raised two candidates. This lodge, also, appears to have started without the aid of any representative of the M.'.VV.'. Grand Master â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least the record is silent on that point. The minutes state that the lodge was opened and closed each time in the different degrees instead of on them; and that those ceremonies were conducted in due form. The minutes do not bear the signature of the Master; they show that the lodge assessed and collected dues from its members, which is not authorized by law; they state that the lodge was several times called to "refreshments" when "refreshment" was probably meant; they state that the proficiency of an Entered Apprentice was passed upon while the lodge was working on the first degree; and finally, they do not show that they were ever either read or approved by the lodge. The Master of this lodge, a very worthy Mason, assures your committee that the irregularities here noted are all errors made by the Secretary, and that the work was lawfully done. Outside investigation justifies the belief that his statement is correct. Being satisfied that the interests of the Craft will be well served by the brothers at Severance, we recommend that they be given a charter. Your committee begs leave to suggest that these matters of form and regularity, while not having any bearing upon the real work of Masonry, are still important in that they preserve the beauty and symmetry of masonic forms. We also venture to express the hope that at some time in the near future Secretaries will be impressed with the advisability of using the phraseology of Masonry while writing on masonic matters. Fraternally submitted, CHAKLKS E. CORY, LOUIS'BANKER, G. W. FARRON, JOHN McCULLAGH, W. J. KEYTE, Committee. MASONIC MUTUAL .BENEFIT SOCIETY OF KA.NSAS. T h e B o a r d of I n s p e c t o r s of the Masonic Mutual Society of K a n s a s p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t :

Benefit

To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The Board of Inspectors appointed by the M.'.W.. Grand Master respectfully submit the following report: The Board has examined the accounts, condition and general affairs of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas, doing business at Topeka, and have to report that the Society has closed the twenty-

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fourth year of its history, a n d w e a r e pleased to say is in much better c o n d i t i o n a n d tlie outlook for i t s future is b r i g h t e r t h a n at a n y period d u r i n g t h e past several years. A n e x h i b i t of t h e financial condition of t h e Society is shown below in t h e trial balance taken from t h e books a s of F e b r u a r y 10, 1897: TRIAL BALANCE.

F e b r u a r y 10,1897. Dr. Cr. Cash in office $ 35 26 Cash i n b a n k 19,105 91 A d v a n c e assessments $ 189 29 Benefit fund 13,7H8 54 E x p e n s e fund 1,192 18 P e r m a n e n t fund 55,051 86 I n v e s t m e n t s (bonds, real estate, mortgages, etc.)... 42,333 93 Real estate 7,083 81 Ofhce furniture 418 65 Bills receivable ( n o t e s , a c c o u n t s d u e Societj'.etc.) 1,194 31 $70,171 87 $70,171 87 F r o m t h e above it will b e n o t e d t h a t t h e r e was on deposit in t h e b a n k o n F e b r u a r y 10, 1897, $19,105.91, w h i c h a m o u n t , added to t h e a m o u n t in t h e i n v e s t m e n t s , m a k e s a total in t h e P e r m a n e n t F u n d , in round n u m b e r s , o n F e b r u a r y 10, 1897, of $50,000, a n d in t h e Benefit F u n d , available for p a y m e n t of death claims, of $13,738.54, a n d n o unpaid assessments o r death losses. R e g a r d i n g t h e n e w basis of a s s e s s m e n t adopted b y t h e Society: T h e Board, realizing t h e i m p o r t a n c e of its investigation a n d report to t h e M a s o n s of Kansas, secured t h e services of a n actuary, who is employed b y o n e of t h e old line i n s u r a n c e companies, and a Mason: After m a k i n g careful investigation, h e r e p o r t e d to t h e Board t h a t h e had e x a m i n e d t h e books a n d a c c o u n t s of t h e Society a n d verified t h e figures given b y t h e Secretary, a n d t h a t i n t h e o p i n i o n of t h e actuary t h e plan a n d m e t h o d of t h e Society w a s t h e b e s t of- a n y m u t u a l fraternal insura n c e society a t present doing b u s i n e s s in t h e State. T h e Board found t h a t t h e Board of Directors are competent, experienced a n d conservative b u s i n e s s m e n , w h o are giving t h e affairs of t h e Society careful a t t e n t i o n . T h e Secretary, B.'.W.'. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER, is thoroughly informed o n t h e b u s i n e s s details, fully alive to t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e Society, a n d is m a k i n g every effort to m a k e t h e Society w h a t he firmly believes i t will b e , with t h e assistance a n d end o r s e m e n t of the C r a f t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e b e s t m u t u a l benefit society in K a n s a s . Fraternally submitted, CH.AS. J . W E B B , P. JM. H O I S I N G T O N , T . M . STOVER, Board oj Inspectors. On

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. W.-. Bi'o. BESTOR G . B R O W N , of N O . 225, on behalf of the-Com-

mittee on Necrology, p r e p a r e d a n d presented t h e foUowinoj r e p o r t , w h i c h was, on motion, a d o p t e d : To the Af:.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: All nature revolts at the thought of death ; all nature recoils from the approach of the (irim Messenger, and when we stand upon the path of his ruthless devastation, it can be but with bated breath and thought aghast, with speech dumbed, with torn and lacerated heart. Mankind — the thinking, feeling child of the Great Master —can never be reconciled to the irreparably severed ties wrought by Death. Flowers may deck the tomb, kind words may momentarily assuage the grief, but never can thought revert to those whose lives have been linked with those of men, carried beyond the dark and gloomy river all pass, without the soul is wrung until it fairly cries out in anguish. How, then, may we speak those words which shall record upon the pages of our history the names of those who have been stricken from the roll of the living? Aye, Nature itself puts on the gloomy shroud of mourning, the bright and fragrant flowers yield to the inevitable, as must all men, the withered leaves, the darkened landscape, are all the trappings of woe— gloomy, forbidding and without promise. But in the great cycle of Nature's seasons we find the wondrous story of GOB'S promise to man, and though we withdraw within the sheltered houses of our souls, there to nurse our grief, and though fair forms be laid away in the silent tomb, yet have we that only sustaining thought and comfort that just so surely as is Mother Earth laid away in the snowy sepulchre of winter, there to await the glorious resurrection of the spring, so those forms, which were near and dear to us, laid away in the silent tomb, come again to us in all the radiance and glorious beauty of immortality. The Great Master creates an imperishable soul, housed for a time in the clayey tenement, that shall return to him expanded, glorified, beautified in the performance of the Master's will on earth. When the immutable law of nature robs us of the genial smile, the hearty and fraternal greeting, the w'ise counsel and the generous assistance of those with whom our lines are cast in this transitory existence, shall we know, by the record of their deeds and the achievements, of the measure of fullness and perfection in which they have approached their Maker, conscious, too, in the thought that man's highest destiny is to build up and bring his soul to GOD. This great promise, written everywhere upon the face of nature, soothes the wounded heart, makes the separations from those we have known and loved the easier to bear, and teaches us that we should charge our words and thoughts, not with unavailing lamentations, but with the pleasant task of recounting the achievements, the kindnesses,

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the successes of those who have gone hence, that in such a monument, far more enduring than stately pile of granite, with towering shaft of noble" deeds and worthy thoughts, reaching to the very vault of Heaven, our love to those departed may be attested, and our footsteps may be guided in that way so that, too, when our turn shall come to join the innumerable caravan, it may be with the happy reflection that " To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die." Most difficult of the tasks imposed upon this committee is that of suitably inscribing a memorial page to the memory of that gallant soldier, that accomplished jurist, that preeminently distinguished Mason, that noble man, that genial companion, that faithful and unwavering friend, that honest and devout servant of GOD, Most Worshipful OWEN A. BASSETT, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, whose earthly labors, on the peaceful Sabbath, July 19, 1896, as the golden sun was at its zenith, were tci-minated in a sweet and peaceful sleep, without physical pain or mental anguish. Already in the Proceedings of this Annual Communication has a most fitting tribute been paid the memory of this man, whose life was so identified with the masonic Grand Bodies of Kansas as to have inscribed his name upon both foundation and cope stone of our mystic temple, and this report, penned in the feeble words of human thought, can never inscribe upon tablet a tribute as worthy, a tribute as lasting, a tribute as fitting, as that which has been engraven upon the hearts of all who knew this loving man, this distinguished and scholarly Mason. We shall never cease to sing his praises, nor will the work which he brought up from the quarries ever be effaced by time. As we pause to place the fragrant garlands of undying love upon his tomb, we cannot help, in the selfishness of nature, breathing the deep regret that that wisdom, that consummate skill and crafty handiwork, which has been ours to profit by, shall never more be known to us until we shall have been summoned to that Great Lodge above, only there to find, in the wondrous radiance of eternity, him whom we loved and so delighted to honor, in full fellowship with that glorious lodge, through the mystic password which may heaven grant it shall be our privilege to receive, " Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of thy Lord." The Craft of Kansas has been called upon to pay the last tributes of our mystic brotherhood to two hundred and twenty-six of its members. We know that their work was well done, and at the hands of sympathizing brother Masons their families shall ever have that aid and comfort which it is the bounden duty of Masons to bestow with lavish hands,that the asperitiesof life may be smoothed and the heavy lines of grief softened. The Grand Jurisdictions of this great brotherhood have had their grief, and it is our privilege to add to the already well-earned fame of

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those w h o have laid d o w n t h e working tools of life, t h i s t r i b u t e of o u r respect to their memory. ARKANSAS.— On S e p t e m b e r 8, 1896, F R E D E R I C K K R A M E R , P a s t Grrand

Treasurer of t h e Grand Lodge of Arkansas, d e p a r t e d this life. H e was a most d e v o u t and zealous craftsman, most liberal, aiding by both h i s efforts a n d h i s m e a n s t h e Craft of his adopted State a n d country. Bro. KRAMER was born in Prussia in 1829, coming to America in 1848. H e took u p his residence in 1858 in Little Rock, a n d by a career of sterling integrity a n d u n v a r y i n g kindness won n o t only t h e confidence of h i s fellow-citizens, b u t t h e devotion of t h e Craft. COLORADO.—On J u n e 22, 1896, M . . W . ' . W E B S T E R D. ANTHONY, P a s t

G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Colorado, e n t e r e d u p o n his h i g h e r duties. H e was born in N e w Y o r k i n 1838, t a k i n g u p h i s residence in Colorado as early as 1860. H e early became identified with t h e masonic interests of Colorado, a n d as to h o w well h e fulfilled h i s trust is best evidenced b y t h e r e w a r d s a n d h o n o r s which h i s personal associates a n d fellow-craftsmen h e a p e d u p o n h i m . CONNECTICUT.— On J u n e 1,1896, t h e final s u m m o n s came to M.'.W.'. EDWARD B . ROWE, Past G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Connecticut. Bro. ROWE was b o r n i n N e w Y o r k i n 1834, a n d early became p r o m i n e n t l y identified with t h e mercantile interests of N e w E n g l a n d . H i s fidelity to t h e Craft was rewarded early i n h i s masonic career by his elevation to t h e exalted station of G r a n d Master in 1877, only eleven years after he made his first appearance in t h e G r a n d Lodge. MICHIGAN.— Early in t h e year t h e G r a n d Lodge of Michigan was called upon to a n n o u n c e t h e death of M.". AV.-. GEORGE ENOCH DOWLINQ, Past G r a n d Master, whose death occurred on March 30, 1896. ^;He was a native of Canada, h a v i n g been born in 1839, a n d his service^in t h e Grand Lodge covered a period of twenty-eight years, duringjwhich t i m e he was absent from b u t t h r e e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s . He.'fllled m a n y s u b o r d i n a t e positions, a n d in 1893 was chosen Grand Master, serving t h e Craft with marked ability. Again in December was t h e Grand Master called to performjthe sad d u t y of a n n o u n c i n g t h e death of a n o t h e r P a s t G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Michigan, M . . W . ' . RUFUS CLAGHORN HATHEWAY, w h o died December 9,1896. H e was a native of Massachusetts, having been b o r n i n 1837. I n 1887 h e was created G r a n d Master. H i s skill a s a craftsman found its reward in many o t h e r masonic offices i n " h i g h e r bodies. Not staying his wasting h a n d , t h e Silent Destroyer approached t h e o u t e r portals of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Michigan, a n d claimed for h i s o w n t h e faithful Grand Tyler, ALEXANDER MCGREGOR, whose deathjoccurred August 2, 1890. H i s i n t e r m e n t was at t h e h a n d s of t h e G r a n d Lodge, with t h e honors to which h e was so justly entitled by reason of h i s faithful service. F o r twenty-four years h i s was t h e d u t y to see t h a t none b u t t h e duly qualified passed t h e t h r e s h o l d of t h e ' G r a n d Lodge.

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NEVADA.—After a long and painful illness, on April 10,1896, M.'. W.-. JOHN E . JONES, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nevada, was relieved from his mortal sufferings. He was born in Wales in 1840, and while yet a youth removed with his parents to the United States. In 1869 he became a resident of Nevada, occupying prominent and honorable positions in both civil and Federal government, and receiving the highest gift at the hands of his brother Masons. In all the afTairs of life he won the respect of his associates, and died regretted. OHIO.—On June 13, 1896, occurred the death of M.-.W.-. ASA H . BATTIN, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. M.'.W.'. Bro. BATTIN was born in Ohio in 1829, and chose the legal profession when he came to man's estate. He was a distinguished and gallant officer in the civil war, a most highly esteemed citizen, and a jurist whose legal opinions were much sought and highly regarded. He served as Grand Master during the years of 1872, 1873 and 1874, a term of service that bears abundant tribute to his skill as a craftsman. PENNSYLVANIA.—On

May 7, 1896, Past Grand Master MICHAEL

NisBET, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, was laid low in the cold embrace of death. He was so long identified with the masonic interests of Pennsylvania and so well known to the Craft throughout the world, that it is difficult in small compass to speak of his many virtues. TENNESSEE.— M.'.W.-. Bro. JOSEPH M . ANDERSON, Past Grand Master

of Tennessee, died July 14,1896. He was a native of Tennessee, having been born in 1815. In his chosen profession he was skilled, and as a Mason merited the honors which were conferred upon him by the several Grand Bodies of the masonic system of Tennessee. In his death another distinguished name has been taken from the roll of the Grand Lodge of Tenne.ssee, replete as it has been with the records of many who have added dignity to the profession and honor to the fraternity. PEINCE EnwAKD ISLAND.— From the extreme Northwest comes the announcement of the death of BENJAMIN AVILSON HIGGS, Past Grand

Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island. He was born in Bermuda in 1820, and received the highest tributes of respect while living and all the honors which could be paid his memory in death by the Craft of his own jurisdiction. The list is finished, and it is with a sense of gratitude to the Supreme Architect of the Universe that we are called upon to record the deaths of only these distinguished craftsmen, and we close our report with an invocation to the throne of heavenly grace, expressed in the hope that His protecting care and favor may shield us from the chill advance of Death until we shall assemble again. Fraternally submitted, W. D. THOMPSON, BESTOR G. BROWN, Commillee.

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RESOLUTION. W.-. B r o . 0 . J . BOWLES, of J^O. 114, offered t h e following resolution: Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be instructed to have printed 10,000 copies of the address of the Grand Orator, and that the same be gratuitously distributed among the several lodges throughout the State. W.-. Bro. W . R. MizE, of No. 160, offered as a substitute the following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That 10,000 copies of the Kanna'8 Freemanon be ordered, which shall contain the address of the Grand Orator at this Grand Communication. Resolued, That each lodge sliall be furnished with a number of copies equal to one-half of its membership as shown by its return for 1896. CLAIM OF J. T. NASH. T h e following resolution w a s introduced b y M.-.W.-. GEO. W . C L A R K , a n d was, on m o t i o n of W . . B r o . P . M. HOISINGTON,

referred to t h e Committee on .Jurisprudence: AVHEBEAS, At its Annual Communication in February, 1895, the Grand Lodge, upon charges and specifications duly preferred against the late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, and a plea of guilty duly entered thereto, revoked the charter of said lodge, took charge of its records, jewels and all its other property; and thereafter, at the same Communication, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Lodges U. D., granted to several of the members of said lodge a new charter, and donated to said new lodge all the property of the said late Lyons Lodge; and VVHEBKAS, At the date of the revocation of said charter there was outstanding a warrant which had been issued by said J^yons Lodge to its Secretary, Bro. J. T. NASH, for services rendered bj' him as Secretary at the trials of two of its members, HUYCKE and LASLEY, upon charges of unma.sonic conduct,and for transcribing the proceedings of the lodge upon such trials, in the sum of S49.00, which warrant is attached hereto, and bears an endorsement of $17.76, leaving a balance unpaid thereon of.'S31.24; and WHEREAS, The value of the property of said Lyons Lodge taken in charge by the Grand Lodge upon the revocation of sai<l charter exceeded the amount then and now remaining unpaid upon said warrant; therefore be it Resolved, That the Committee on Finance and Mileage be directed to include in their report of appropriations to be made by the Grand Lodge an allowance in favor of J. T. NASH for $31.24. SPECIAL ORDER FOR ELECTION. B y o r d e r of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, t h e election of Grand Officers was^ made a special order for 1:30 o'clock this afternoon.

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CALLED OFF. The'M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from l a b o r to r e f r e s h m e n t until 1:30 o'clock p. M.

AFTERNOON

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THURSDAY, F e b r u a r y 18, 1897.

T h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 1:30 o'clock. ELECTION. T h e following G r a n d OflScers w e r e elected : M.-.W.-. WILLIAM M . SHAVER Grand Master R.-. W.-. MAURICE L . STONE Deputy Grand Master R.-. W.-. HENRY 0. Looms Grand Senior Warden R.-. W.-. CHARLES J. WEBB Grand Junior Warden R.-. W.". ROBERT E . ToRRiNGTON..GrancJ Treasurer R.-.W.-. ALBERT K.WILSON Grand Secretary W.-. GEORGE F . POND Custodian

......Topeka. Wamego. Winfield. Topeka. Wichita. Topeka. Fort Scott.

GRAND LODGE OF MAINE. M.-. W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R , G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e of

the

G r a n d L o d g e of Maine, s u b m i t t e d t h e following correspondence, a n d the resolution t h e r e i n incorporated w a s , on motion of M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R , referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s prudence : PORTLAND, September 4, 1896.

R.'.W.'. David B. Fuller, Representative of the Grand Lodge of Maine near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. DEAR SIR AND BROTHER: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; At the recent Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Maine, the Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence submitted a report in relation to rejected candidates, which was accepted, and the following resolutions were adopted, viz: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge is deeply impressed with the necessity of uniform legislation by the several Grand Lodges in relation to the admission of rejected candidates. Resolved, That the effect of a rejection should be limited to five years, and that during that time the candidate should-be allowed to petition only to the lodge which rejected him, or to another lodge with

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the con.sent of that lodge, or such consent of officers and members of that lodge as may be prescribed by the Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction in which the rejection occurs. Resolved, That each of the representatives of this Grand Lodge be requested to present these resolutions to the Grand Lodge to which he is accredited, and request for them fraternal consideration. The report will be found in the printed Proceedings (pages 43 to 56), a copy of which has been forwarded to your address. In accordance with the resolutions, you are requested to present them and the report, in behalf of the Grand Lodge of Maine, to your Grand Lodge, and request its fraternal consideration thereof. Yours fraternally, STEPHEN BERRY, Grand Secretary. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E s u b m i t t e d t h e r e p o r t , w h i c h w a s , on motion

following

of W.-. B r o . A L E X . A . S H A R P , ,

of N o . 167, a d o p t e d : To the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence respectfully beg leave to submit the following report: Your committee recommend that the decisions of the M.'.W.". Grand Master be approved. Your committee have considered the matter of Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, A. F. & A. M., relative to the funeral expenses incurred by Guthrie Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of Guthrie, Okla., in the burial of a memberof Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, in obedience to telegraphic instructions to give this brother masonic burial, and finds that Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, is liable and should pay the reasonable expenses of such funeral; but your committee are of the opinion that the amount charged is an unreasonable expenditure for the burial of a Mason in poor circumstances. Your committee recommend that inasmuch as this Grand Lodge has, by the recommendation of the Grand Secretary for the appointment of a Committee on Revision of By-Laws, provided for a general revision, that the resolution in relation to the amendment of paragraph 2, of Chapter HI, be referred to the Committee on Revision of By-Laws. Your committee recommend that the reference of the subject of incorporation of the Grand Lodge be continued for the consideration of the incoming Committee on Jurisprudence. Your committee have carefully considered the following resolutions: To amend Paragraphs 2 and 3, Section 34, Chapter II, of the ByLaws, so as to read: " If it appear that he has so petitioned another

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lodge he shall present with his petition a waiver of jurisdiction by such lodge." Your committee cannot approve of this amendment, and recommend that it be not adopted. Your committee recommend that the Grand Lodge pay the balance due on Order No. 9, issued by late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, the Grand Lodge having received from said late lodge property in excess thereof, said property being liable for the indebtedness of said lodge. In the matter of the communication from the Grand Lodge of Maine, j'our committee recommend that this Grand Lodge do not concur therein. The Constitution of this Grand Lodge will not admit of such legislation. Fraternally submitted, JOHN C. POSTLETHWAIXB, A. H. ELLIS, ELKICK C. COLK, GEO. F. GRATTAN, H. AV. STAGKPOLE, CommiUee. RELIEF OF C. P. LINN. T h e following resolution, introduced b y W.-. Bro. J . C. H O P P E R , of N O . 191, w a s referred to the Connmittoe on F i n a n c e : Resolved, That the sum of $60.00, or so much thereof .as may be necessary, be appropriated by this Grand Lodge for the relief of Bro. G. P. LINN, of Walnut Valley Lodge, No. 191, to be paid in monthly installments of $5.00 each ; and that said payments be made through the Worshipful Master of said lodge. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R , submitted t h e following r e p o r t , w h i c h , on motion of W.\ Bro. THOMAS G-. F I T C H , of N o . 303,

was a d o p t e d : To the if.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals begs leave to report as follows: In the matter of lodges under charges for contumacy, we find that the following eight lodges failed to comply with the order of the Grand Master in the payment of their delinquent taxes to the Grand Lodge: Oskaloosa, No. 14; Mound City, No. 33; Haven, No. 157; Earned, No. 167; Gaylord, No. 183; Milton vale, No. 242; Anthem, No. 284; Blufif City, No. 313. The Masters of these lodges were commanded to appear before this Grand Lodge at this Communication, and show cause, if any, why the order of the Grand Master had not been complied with. These lodges were properly represented before your committee, with the exception of Bluff City, No. 313. Your committee finds, from a letter received from the Worshipful Master of Bluff City Lodge, No. 313, that this lodge has but seven members, two of whom are not residents of the State; that no meetings

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h a v e been held for n e a r l y a year, a n d no election of officers for t h i s y e a r ; t h a t t h e r e is d u e t h e G r a n d Lodge from t h i s lodge, for d u e s of 1894, a balance of $35.00. Y o u r committee r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t h e charter of t h i s lodge be revoked. Oskaloosa, N o . 14, owes t h e Grand Lodge $54.00, special assessment of 1893. This lodge has a m e m b e r s h i p of forty-six, owes about $1,500 on its hall, which originally cost a b o u t $3,000. I t claims t h a t it is financially embarrassed. I t a p p e a r s to your committee t h a t t h i s lodge is m o r e anxious to pay off t h e i n d e b t e d n e s s on its hall t h a n to comply with t h e order of t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h i s lodge paid o u t for charity in 1894 t h e sum of $84.50, a n d in its defense modestly asked t h a t j u d g m e n t be r e n d e r e d in its favor for $84.50 a n d t h e lodge given credit for $54.00, unpaid special assessment for 1893. I t is not, however, suggested h o w t h e difference be disposed of. _ H a v e n , JMo. 157, owes a balance of $19.50 for u n p a i d d u e s of 1894, and t h e d u e s for 1895, $21.00. T h i s lodge b e c a m e involved in d e b t i n its a t t e m p t to build a h a l l ; it has a m e m b e r s h i p of t h i r t y - n i n e , of w h o m only five or six are financially responsible a n d assist in k e e p i n g u p t h e finances of t h e lodge. T h i s small lodge has dispensed c h a r i t y q u i t e liberally; it owes on ils hall a b o u t $400. I t i s ' t h e j u d g m e n t of y o u r committee t h a t if t h i s lodge h a d been well managed financially it would not now be asking to be relieved of its just obligations to t h i s G r a n d Lodge. L a m e d , No. 167, owes a balance of $100 for 1894 dues. I t h a s a m e m b e r s h i p of seventy-six, of w h o m only fourteen are clear on t h e books. I t owes $150 u n p a i d w a r r a n t s . I t s u s p e n d e d sixteen last year for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s . I t built a hall a few years since a t a cost of about $7,000. I t s i n d e b t e d n e s s on this hall is now a b o u t $2,900.00. This hall is t h e t h i r d story of t h e building. T h i s lodge did not deem it wise to follow t h e old adage, " E v e r y t u b should rest on its own bottom," b u t preferred t h a t its possessions should e x t e n d from t h e second story of t h e b u i l d i n g toward the h e a v e n s . Gaylord, No. 183, owes d u e s for 1894 and 1895,amounting to $38.00. This lodge h a d t h e following resolution referred to your c o m m i t t e e : W H E R E A S , W i t h o u t fault or neglect on its part, Gaylord Lodge, N o . 183, became liable to Evergreen Lodge, No. 93, of Stevens Point, W i s consin, in t h e s u m of $92.00, for t h e funeral expenses of C. U. SCOTT, a deceased b r o t h e r a n d Past Master of said Gaylord L o d g e ; a n d W H E R E A S , Said claim of $92.00 has been allowed t y t h e p r o b a t e judge of Smith county, Kansas, against t h e estate of such deceased brother, and t h e r e is a probability t h a t some t i m e in t h e future a p a r t or all of said s u m will be realized from said e s t a t e ; a n d W H E R E A S , Said G a y l o r d Lodge, No. 183, h a s b u t fifteen m e m b e r s , none of whom are w e a l t h y , and only t h r e e or four of w h o m are free from d e b t ; therefore b e it Hefolved, T h a t upon p a y m e n t to t h e Grand Secretary of t h e a r r e a r ages of dues, which a m o u n t to $38.00, against said Gaylord Lodge, a n d t h e assignment to t h i s G r a n d Lodge of said claim of $92.00, as allowed

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in said probate court against the estate of said C. D. SCOTT, deceased— if said dues be paid and said claim be assigned within thirty days from the adjournment of this Grand Lodge—the Grand Master and Grand •Secretary are hereby authorized to draw a warrant upon the Grand Treasurer and pay said sum of §92.00, to said Evergreen Lodge, and take its receipt therefor. Your committee finds that this estate consists of 160 acres of land, not a homestead, worth about $1,000, with an encumbrance of about $500. That there is at present upon this piece of land about one thousand bushels of corn; that there is practically no indebtedness against the estate except the claim above referred to. It is the opinion of your committee that if the usual Kansas energy and perseverance were exerted by this lodge, this claim could readily be collected from this estate. Also, if the same energy was exerted by the lodge, it could pay its dues to this Grand Lodge. Therefore, your committee recommends that this resolution be not adopted. Miltonvale, No. 242, owes $38.00 special assessment of 1893. It has a membership of twenty, rents a hall with other orders, for which its pro rata is $10.67 a year. Your committee sees no reason why this lodge, with a little push, could not pay its dues. Mound City Lodge, No. 33, and Anthem Lodge, No. 284, have paid their dues in full, and we recommend that no further action be taken against these two lodges. In the matter of the five lodges that are delinquent for taxes, your committee recommends that the time be extended to December 31, 1897, in which to comply with the order of the Grand Master; and that if the order be not complied with by that time, that their charters be revoked. In the matter of Frankfort Lodge, No. 67, vs. Nemaha Lodge, No. 13, complainant charges that Nemaha Lodge, No. 13, conferred the second and third degrees on a brother belonging to its jurisdiction. Your committee finds that Frankfort Lodge, No. 67, waived its jurisdiction and consented that the degrees might be conferred. The committee therefore recommends that the complaint be dismissed. In the matter of Hoisingtoh Lodge, No. 331, vs. Horace Lodge, No. 352, the complaint is made that the first and second degrees have been conferred upon a candidate belonging to its jurisdiction. Your committee finds that the applicant was, at the time of petitioning, a resident within the jurisdiction of Horace Lodge, No. 352. It is therefore recommended that the complaint be dismissed. Fraternally submitted, D. B. FULLER, A. A. CARN.^HAN, .IAS. H.McCALL, J. D. MoBRIAN, Commillee.

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GRAND EEPRESENTATIVES. T h e G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of other G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s near this Grand L o d g e w e r e introduced b y t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master, a n d presented t h e i r r e p o r t s . REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. W.-. B r o . P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON, of l&o. 2 3 1 , s u b m i t t e d

the

following r e p o r t , which, on motion of M.-.W.-. A. M. CALLAHAM, was adopted : To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Finance and Mileage respectfully beg leave to submit the following report: We have carefully examined and compared the accounts of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretar}- and find them to be correct, in perfect accord, and showing the following summary: GRAND T R E A S U R E R ' S ACCOUNT.

General Fund. Balance on hand, last report'. Received from Grand Secretary Interest on daily balances Total

$17,129 05 9,968 90 394 00 ,..$27,491 95

Disbursements. Paid out on warrants Balance Net increase since last report

$ 9,175 10 18,310 85 1,187 80

Charity Fund. Balance on hand last report, less amount due Masonic Home Fund $ 2,577 67 Received from. Grand Secretary 1,107 65 Interest on daily balances 60 68 Total Paid on warrants Balance Net decrease since last report

$ 3,746 00 1,924 61 $ 1,821 39 756 28

GRAND S E C R E T A R Y ' S ACCOUNT.

Received from all sources Paid Grand Treasurer, as per receipts

$11,076 55 11,076 55

Your committee desire to express their commendation of the efficiency of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and of the admirable order and method of their accounts.

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APPROPRIATIONS.

Y o u r c o m m i t t e e respectfully r e c o m m e n d t h e following appropriations for t h e ensuing y e a r : * I n c i d e n t a l s of M.'. W.-. C. C. Coleman % 87 81 Salary M.-.VV.-. G r a n d Master ; 800 00 Salary Secretary t o M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r 25 00 Salary G r a n d Treasurer 500 00 Salary G r a n d Secretary 1,800 00 Salary Assistant Secretary 25 00 Salary c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Foreign C o r r e s p o n d e n c e 300 00 Salary G r a n d Chaplain 25 00 Salary G r a n d Tyler 50 00 Salary Assistant G r a n d Tyler 25 00 Salary Custodians, each $50.00 15u 00 P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings 1897 1,250 00 Statiouerj'and other printing 100 00 R e n t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; G r a n d Secretary's office, library a n d vault 350 00 Postage a n d express 300 00 I n c i d e n t a l expenses G r a n d Secretary's office 200 00 To cover deficiency expenses G r a n d Secretary's office 40 40 To pay committees, mileage and e x p e n s e s of this G r a n d Lodge, or so much thereof as may b e necessary 2,500 00 Use of Masonic building for Grand Lodge purposes 50 00 R e n t of c h a i r s for G r a n d Lodge , 5 00 Also, t h e following a p p r o p r i a t i o n s r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d Lodge p r o p e r t y : Binding V o l u m e X Proceedings G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , P r o ceedings of o t h e r G r a n d Lodges, magazines, periodicals and o t h e r pul)lications : $ 500 00 Blank charters :.. 150 00 W a l n u t book case for librarv .S5 00 Books for library .'. 100 00. T y p e w r i t e r for Grand Secretary's office 100 00 W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e action of t h e Council of Administration relating t o t h e expenses of t h e dedication of t h e Masonic Home, and i n c i d e n t t o t h e b u r i a l of Past G r a n d Master OWEN A. RASSETT, as reported a n d referred to this committee, b e approved. W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e resolutions referred t o t h i s committee, p r o v i d i n g for appropriations from t h e C h a r i t y F u n d in favor of Bro. BYRON

C A R P E N T E R , of D o w n s L o d g e , No. 204, a n d B r o . J O H N E . D I V I L -

BLiss, of P a o l a Lodge, No. 37, a n d Bro. C. P . L Y N N , of' W a l n u t Valley Lodge, N o . 191, be referred to t h e i n c o m i n g Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d t h a t similar resolutions-in favor of Waverly Lodge, No. 244, a n d Jefferson Lodge, No. 84, be n o t a p p r o v e d . I n conformity to t h e action of t h e G r a n d Lodge, we r e c o m m e n d an appropriation of $100 for p u b l i s h i n g t h e address of t h e G r a n d Orator. AVe r e c o m m e n d t h a t credit b e allowed for $15.00 to T w i n Grove Lodge, N o . 213, for cash advanced for t h e Masonic H o m e i n 1893; also t h a t a w a r r a n t be d r a w n for $31.24, a c c o u n t of balance of W a r r a n t No. 9, issued b y late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, as r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e .

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In the matter referred to your committee requiring an amendment to the By-Laws to provide for the publication once in every five years, in the'annual Proceedings, of the roll of membership, we would respectfully report that the cost of such publication would be at present between $500 and S600, and a larger sum as the membership increased. It is the opinion of your committee that the advantages accruing are not equal to the cost, and recommend that the resolution be not adopted. Fraternally submitted, P. M. HOISINGTON, ALEX. A. SHARP, E. W. WELLINGTON, P. G. WALTON, D. W. HAYS, Committee. TESTIMONIAL TO MRS. PORT. M.-.W.-. Bi-o. M.. M. M I L L E R p r e s e n t e d the following resolution, which w a s u n a n i m o u s l y adopted b y a rising v o t e : WFIEREAS, This Grand Lodge desires to place on record its appreciation of the benefa(;tion bestowtid by Mrs. (TKORGB \V. PORT, of Beloit, in her generous donation of the sum of $1,000, as the foundation of an Endowment Fund for the Kansas Masonic Home; therefore â&#x20AC;˘' Be U Resolved, That the thanks ot this Grand Lodge be extended to Mrs. PORT, and that an engrossed copy of this resolution, to be signed by the Grand Master and attested by the Grand Secretary, under the seal of this Grand Lodge, be presented to Mrs. PORT; and that this resolution be spread upon the records of this Grand Body.

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. M.-.W.-. Bro. G E O . "VV. C L A R K p r e s e n t e d t h e following s u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t , a n d moved its a d o p t i o n . To the M.'.W:. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grand Lodge Property, to whom was referred the action of the M.-.W.'.Grand Master making a settlement of the claim of Miss EDITFI STEARNS for the care and support of the GUERXSEY

children, prior to their reception in the Kansas Masonic Home, by transferring to her certain property which had theretofore been purchased by the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge upon the recommendation of the Council of Administration, for the purpose of furnishing a temporary home for the children, beg leave to recommend that the action of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master be approved. Fraternally submitted, GEO. W. CL.\RK, J. K. BROBST, WM. JOLIAN,

Adopted.

0. Z. GLENN, ALFRED WHITMAN, Committee.

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COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-. W.-. M. M. MiLLEK, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on F o r e i g n Correspondence, a n n o u n c e d t h e r e p o r t of t h e committee, which was ordered p r i n t e d w i t h t h e Proceedings ofthe A n n u a l Communication, \_8ee Appendix.'] PLACE OF MEETING, 1898. T h e City of W i c h i t a h a v i n g received a majoritj- of all votes cast, w a s declared t h e place of h o l d i n g t h e Forty-second A n n u a l Communication of this G r a n d L o d g e , c o m m e n c i n g Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 16, A. D. 1898, A. L . 5898. PRESENTATION OF GRAND MASTER'S APRON. O n motion of W.-. B r o . C H A R L E S E . CORY, of N o . 8, t h e

a p r o n w o r n by t h e G r a n d Master wbile in office was presented to him.

APRON FOR GRAND MASTER. ' On m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . J O H N M O C U L L A G H , t h e G r a n d Sec-

r e t a r y w a s instructed t o p u r c h a s e a n a p r o n for t h e incoming G r a n d Master, a n d d r a w a w a r r a n t on G r a n d T r e a s u r e r for cost of same. RESOLUTION OF THANKS. R e v . B r o . . S A M U E L E . B U S S E R s u b m i t t e d t h e following reso-

l u t i o n , w h i c h , on motion, w a s a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be extended to the masonic bodies and brethren of Salina for their contribution to our enjoyment at this Communication, and to the railroads for courtesies granted us. SPECIAL ORDER FOR INSTALLATION. On m o t i o n of W.-. B r o . W . H . M I Z E , of JNo. 160, t h e installa-

tion of G r a n d OflScers was m a d e a special order for 7:30 o'clock this evening. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge from labor to refreshment until 7:30 o'clock this evening.

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SESSION. THURSDAY, F e b r u a r y 18, 1897.

T h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 7:30 o'clock p. M. INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. C H I L E S C . COLEMAN iostalled t h e following officerselect, except t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r : M.-.W.-. WILLIAM M . SHAVER Grand Master. R.-. W.'. MAORICE L . STONE Deputy Grand Master. R.'. W.-. HENRY C. LOOMIS Grand Senior Warden.. R.-. W.-. CHARLES J. WEBB Grand Junior Warden. *R.-. W.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON

R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON

Grand Treasurer.

Grand Secretary.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following a p pointive officers, w h o were duly installed, e x c e p t t h e G r a n d Chaplain: Rev. ALARIC S. EMBREE.

Grand Chaplain.

W.-. PERRY M . HOISINGTON W.-. ISAAC E . STRYKER

Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon.

W.-. THOMAS L . BOND

Grand Marshal.

W.-. GEORGE M . BARNS W.-. L. G. WIIITTIER W.-. CHARLES E . SAWTELL

Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand Junior Steward.

W.-. FRANK N . HAIR W.-. DELOS W . ACKER

Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.

EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK. T h e second a n d t h i r d degrees were exemplified before t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e hj Salina Lodge, No. 60, t h e various stations b e i n g filled b y t h e Custodians a n d A s s i s t a n t L e c t u r e r s . CALL OF COMMITTEES. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y called t h e roll of committees t o ascertain if t h e y had a n y further business to p r e s e n t to t h e G r a n d L o d g e before closing. * Bro. TOBRiNGTON'3 absence was occasioned by his sickness.

472

PitoCEEDiNGS STANDING

OF THE

February,

COMMITTEES.

T h e f o l l o w i n g i s t h e list o f c o m m i t t e e s t o s e r v e d u r i n g t h i s masonic

year:

On Credentials.—

MOSES

SARBACH, N O . 225, H o l t o n ;

AVILLIAM

VoETii, N o . 93, P i t t s b u r g ; HENKY F . TOEVS, N O . 142, N e w t o n ; J O H N McCuLLAGH, No. 194, G a l e n a ; N A T H A N J . SAUNDERS, N O . 272, K a n s a s City. On Uepprts of Grand Officers.—TnoTiiAS G. F I T C H , N O . 30.% W i c h i t a ; JA.MES H . M C C A L I . , N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; M B I . L V I L L B

l i . M U D G E , No. 205,

E s k r i d g e ; GEORGE F . G R A T T A N , N o . 172, M c P h e r s o n ; G E O R G E W . W I L E Y ,

No. 275, M e a d e . On Finance

and Mileage.— E D W I N W . WELLINGTON, N O . 146, Ells-

w o r t h ; A L E X . A. S H A R P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ; P H I L . G . W A L T O N , N O . 200, A n t h o n y ; W I L L P . LYON, N O . 107, I n d e p e n d e n c e ; CHARLES H . L A W -

RENCE, N O . 35, H i a w a t h a . On Chartered Lodges.—WILLIAM

H . M I Z E , N O . 160, O s b o r n e ; FRANK A. .

W I L K I N S O N , N O . 18, O t t a w a ; AMER W . B U R N E T T , N O . 1 8 6 , O b e r l i n ; D A V I D M. FERGCSO.V, N O . 37, P a o l a ; HE.VRY M E T Z , N O . 190, T o n g a n o x i e .

On Lodges U. D.— C H I L E S C . COLEMAN, N O . 134, Clay C e n t e r ; CLARK S. W I C K S , No. 95, F r e d o n i a ;

A L E X A N D E R M . SWITZER, N O . 140, H u t c h -

i n s o n ; A L B E R T G . SANBORN, N O . 89, C e n t r a l i a ; AV. E . TARBOX, N O . 316,

Coolidge. On Grievances and Appeals.— G E O . W . CLARK, N O . 225, T o p e k a ; D A N I E L W . H . \ Y S , N O . 24^ Osawatomie; Lucius H. PERKINS, N O . 6, Lawr e n c e ; CLEMENT W . F A I B C I I I L D , N o . 230, K i n g m a n ; J A M E S C . H O P P E R ,

No. 191, Ness City. On Grand son;

Lodge Property.— NOBLE S . WINTERROWD, N O . 158, Atchi-

WILLIAM

JULIAN,

N O . 19, O l a t h e ;

GEORGE

W . MAYS,

N O . 100,

C o l u m b u s ; W I L L I A M O. M I C H A E L S , N o . 326, H o r t o n ; EGBERT J . THAVER,

No. 340, L e o t i . On Jurisprudence.—ABRAM

H . E L L I S , N O . 145, B e l o i t ; M A T T H E W M .

M I L L E R , N o . 134, T o p e k a ; D A V I D B . F U L L E R , N O . 106, E u r e k a ; THOMAS

E . D E W E Y , N O . 98, A b i l e n e ; ELRICK C. COLE, N O . 15, G r e a t Bend. On Correspondence.—JOHN ED.

C . POSTLETHWAITE, N O . 11, Jewell

H A Y E S , N O . 203, W e l l i n g t o n ; S I D N E Y

City;

L . H U N T E R , N O . 311, F o r t

L e a v e n w o r t h ; J O H N . S . JICDOWELL, N O . 174, Smith C e n t e r ; CHARLES E . H A L L , N O . 177, Russell. On Necrology.—BESTOR

G . BROWN, N O . 225, T o p e k a ; J A M E S D . M C -

B R I A N , N O . 136, S e d a n ; E D G A R B . M A R C H A N T , N O . 252, St. J o h n .

Special Committee on Washington Memorial.—WILLIAM D.THOMPSON, N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s ; SILAS E . SHELDON, N O . 17, Topeka, alternate. Special Committee on Revision

of Laws.—ABRAM

H . E L L I S , N O . 145,

B e l o i t ; J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE, N O . 11, J e w e l l C i t y ; T H O M A S E . D E W E Y ,

N O . 98, Abilene.

I896--J7-

GnAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

473

READING OF JOURNAL. T h e Grand Secrotarj' read t h e j o u r n a l of this Communication, which, on motion of W.-. Bro. J. C. H O P P E R , of No. 191, was adopted. CLOSING CEREMONY. T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master closed the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e in Ample F o r m , with praj'er by Hev. ROGER P . STEPHENSON.

Grand Master.

A-I'TKST:

Grand

Secretary.

NOTE.—It was the intention to insert In these Proceedings a portrait of our late esteemed Past Grand Mnster, M.-.W/. OWEN A, BASSETT, b a t a photograph that would be recognizable by the Craft could not be found.—[ A, K. Wii-SON, Orand Secretary.

SjSp^K:^

STATISTICAL TABLES.

^5^

2fi 27 28 2I> .SO 31 .12 33 34 3.') 36

2'i

Lodge.

S m i t h t o n ....'

iVame of

Towiiiida

6 7 g 0 10 11 V2 i;! 14 15 16 17 18 ly Oliulie 20 21 ViiUev F a l l s 21 2?> 24

1 2 S 4

A'o.

Okelo

Cireleville Valley Falls

Manhatlan TDpekii

Lrtwreiioe

Poller

Location.

Chartered.

17, 1860 O c t o b e r 18. 1800. F e b r u a r y 15.18S9 O c t o b e r 17. 18C.0 O c t o b e r 17,1860 O c t o b e r 17. 186'.i F e b r u a r y 15.1882 O c t o b e r 10, 1801 O c t o b e r 12,1862

O c t o b e r 22, 1874

O c t o b e r 18, 1865

3 2

2 4

7 9 5 14 1 8 5 0 2 5 7 3 8 1 5 1 13 12 7 3 2 1 '2

1 4

13 12

li)

o ft? S 4 17

2 1 1 4

15 12 7 3 2

O c t o b e r 22, 18. 1874 l,S5y

7 7 9 4 3 10 1 7 3 4 2 8 5 5 9

3 3 16

1 1

1 1 1

1 I 2

"g" 9

1 2 2 1

5 1

4 11 2

15 5

1 2

1 1

3 1

2 3 2 1. 3

1 13

1 2

•

3 2

2 3 4 1

4 4 10 3 2

4 1 5 3 2 11 1 4 1 2

11 i 1 1i

'..

O c t o b e r i 7 , 18116

D e c e m b e r 20,1864

O c t o b e r 13, 18-5il

Jiilv I J . i r a o J u l y 14, 18,50 O e l o b e r 20, ISoO J u l y 14, 185() J u l y 14, 18n() •... J u l y H , 1850 O e l o l i c r 20, 1857 J l . i r e h 4, 1858 O c t o b e r 17, IS73 O e l o b e r 15, 18,58 O c l o b e r 2 2 , 1871 D e c e m b e r 21.18111 O c t o b e r hi, 18i!7 O e l o b e r 15. 1858 O c t o b e r 22, 1874

When

51 133 204 29 208 177 132 175 104 101 34 •196 50 40 90 125 338 103 123 34 .54 34 60 102 42 33 36 26 41 .33 20 34 ,50 29 119 102

,50 60 00 00

50 00 50 00 .50 00 00 00 ,50

00 ,50 00 50 00 50

10 10 17 28 14 59 51

60 00 00 00 ,50 ,50 00

18 00 13 00

21 00

51 01 17 27

87 ,52 50 17 87 28 23 48 62

27 66 102 14 101 88

SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF SUBORDINATE LODGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1896.

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Paola [oirt Seneca UeSoio liloomiiig Grove, llolloii Nlekersoa Delphian h^xsloti Halstead Xeiiia Muckey Nine Mile La lie Orient I'ollawatoraie . . . Wei more . Shawnee Trov Spring Hill Covvllle Winfleld Saltville Salina La Uygne Eirtgeway Adams Walhena Uarilner '. Burlinglou Frankfort Hiram Star Carbondale liaxier Huron (Jhctopa Mystic Tie Wamego Krie Delta White Cloud Corinthian Zeredalha New Albany Tuscan.,

Pnola lola Sent^ca ,... De Soto Trading Post Hdlion Nickersou Uarnett Elision Hiilsiead Xenia Ktlingham Lansing Silver Lake Topeka St. Marys Welmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill Covville Winfleld Barnard Salina La C.vgne Overbrook Oswego Wathena Gardner Burlington I'ranktort Leavenworth Hanover Carbondale Baxter Springs.... Huron Chetopa Augusta Wa mego '... firie Medicine Lodge... While Cloud Burlingnme Cottonwood Falls. New Albany Neosho Falls , 1869

October 21,,1862 1 1 October 2(1,, 186:i 2 October 18,, 1876 2 Oelober 2U, Decemiier 120, 1864 .... 1 Oelober 20,, I81W 7 February 2 Oclober'18,, 186.') August 12. 2 February 1 October 17,, 1866 1 , October 17 Oelober 17 February 15, 1882 2 Oelober 17,, 1867 16 October 17 4 October 17 October 17 , 1867 3 Oelober 17 1867 October 17 . 1867 *'clol)er 17. 1 February 20, ISSO 23 February 1 Oelober 17,,lS6(i 8 October 17 , ISlili 2 October 22,, 1870 1 Oelober 21, 1 Oelober 21, October 21, October 21 , 1868 6 October 18,, 1877 5 Oelober 21,, 1868 ,mas 1 February 3 October 22, 3 ,187-1 October 21, 3 October 21, 1 October 21, October 22,, 1869 , 1868 October 21, 1 October 21, 3 F^ebrunry ,186(1 October 21, October 21,, ISiHI October 20, , 7 Oelober 21,, 1869 October 20,, 1869 2

1 1 11 2 7 1 2 1 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 7 2

•2

1 1 13 2 8 2 2 1 6 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 2

2 4

1 3 15 4

9 4

7 3

2 2

2 1

1 1

• • • 5 "

4 1

1 1 1

2 1 3

1 5

12 2 2 2

1 2

5 1 1

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1 1

3 3 2 6 2 3 1 1

5 2

2 1 3

1 3 1 1 , 4

5 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 2

1 1 5 2 4 1 3 3

1 1 3

1 1 1

3 101 45 76 29 20 131 89 76 21 36 21 30 24 39 2o8 37 59 34 82 ()2 46 210 18 120 42 42 97 37 43 75 58 38 71 72 62 20 55 32 70 00 27 40 72 81 25 28 19 ,S5 36 31 10 27 IB 35 30 13 20 36 40 12 14

00 50 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 50 00 00 .50 50 00 •

29 on

52 00 22 50 38 00 14 50 10 00 67 00 44 ,^0 38 00 10 50 18 00 10 50 15 00 4 00 19 50 129 00 18 ,50 29 50 17 00 41 00 31 00 23 00 108 00 9 00 GO 00 21 00 , 21 00 48 50 18 50 21 50 37 .50

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Name of Lodge.

no 111 112 Blue Valley IIS 114 115 116 117 118 Altoona

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 9S 94 95 96 97 98 99 Wichita 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 Fidelity 107 108 109

No.

WInfleld

Independeuce

Wichita

White Church

Osnge Mission

North Topeka

Wichita

Ijycation.

October 16, 1872 October 16,1876

Oeiober 17, l87-.>

October 19,1871 October,19,1871 October 19,1871 October 19, 1871 October 19.1871 Ociobcr 18,1871 February 18, 1.886 October 21,1875 October 17,1872

October 20,1869 October 20.1869 October 20,1870 February 20, IS'.IO , ,, February 15.1882 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 20, '.860 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 20,1870 October 19,1871 October 19,1871 October 19,1871

When Chartered.

3 7 2 6 3

3 5 1 6 3

4 4 U 3 5 2 9

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SYNOPSIS OF IIETUHNS OF SUBORDINATE LODGES.—Continued.

99 118 70 57 105 192 31 16 77 47 26 73 64 33 49 171 33

24 36 48 64 37 92 48 143 G8 12 123 96 76 44 99 71 313 77

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O c t o b e r 10.1879 O c t o b e r 10,1870 O c t o b e r 10,1879

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SYNOPSIS OP EETUBNS OF SUBORDINATE LODGES — Continued.

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20,1889 20. 1889 20, 1889 ... 20,1889 ... 20,1889

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15,1S88 15,1888 15,18s8 15,18^8 1,5,1888

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GRAND

LODOK

OP KANSAS.

485

S U M M A R Y FOR" 1896.

N u m b e r of lodges working u n d e r charter, 1896 N u m b e r of lodges receiving charters for year

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356

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8 353

981 975

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133

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Tn memoriam. Cieouge ^uocTx goujXiug, PAST GRAND MASTER OF MICHIGAN. DIED MARCH 30, 1896.

gotchacl 'g.ishct, GRAND SECRETAR! OF PENNSYLVANIA. DIED MAY 7, 1896.

' PAST GRAND MASTER OF NEVADA. DIED APRIL 10, 1896.

PAST GRAND HASTEE OF CONNECTICUT. DIED JUNE 1, 1896.

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PAST GRAND UASTER OF TENNESSEE. DIBD JULY 14, 1896.

GRAND TYLER OF BICHICAN. DIED AUGUST 2, 1896.

^eujanxiti Wiilson ^tggs. PAST GRAND SECEETARY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. DIED AUQUST 16, 1896.

^redecicli ^tramer, PAST GRAND TREASDRER OF ARRANSAS. DIED SEPTEMBER 8, 1896.

llufus Â©laclioru ^atlxciuaij, PAST GRAND MASTER OF MICHIGAN. DIED DECEMBER 9, 1896.

Deaths During the Vear ending December 31, i$96. Leavenworth, No. 2—Simon A. Couch, July 15; Julius Haug, July 23; Louis A. Kittlaus, Aug. 23. Wyandotte, No. 3—Frank Mapes, March 15: Harrison Harris, April 17. Lawrence, No. 6—Jonathan Ogden, July 27; Maihias S. Winter, Feb. 1; Warren A. Russell, Nov. 30. Union, No. 7 —Augustus Wagner, Feb. 1; Lewis O. Faringhy, March 24; Richard C. Whitney, Oct. Rising Sun, No. 8—Lucas M. Havens, March 17; Charles L. Martin, Nov. 22. Acacia, No. 9—John Beattle, Feb. ?0; Owen A. Bassett, July 19; H. B. Rogers, July 1. King Solomon's, No. 10—Washington D. Kelly, March 1; Sheldon W. Jones, Dec. 16. Jewell, No. 11—Elder Barker, July 5. Emporia, No. 12—Alfred Roberts, April 15; .1. M. Goff, Sept. 13; D. W. Halderman.Oct. 23; H.V. B u n d r u m , Dec. 22,1895. Oskaloosa, No. 14—N. B.Hopewell, J a n . 9 ; C. W.Huddleston,.Tan.28; Joseph F. Bliss, May 7. Great Bend, No. 15—Charles E. Castle, J u l y 29. Topeka, No. 17—Hugo Felitz, J a n . 13; E. P. Kellara, Feb. 6 ; William Collier, Feb. 23; J o h n A. M. Kerney, March 1; William B. Gibson, Sept. . Valley Falls, No. 21—J. C. Swiler, Aug. 4. Olivet, No. 22—H. H. Opdycke, Aug. 5. Osage Valley, No. 24—E. L. Davis, Dec. 2. Eldora, No. 28—Edward P. Higby, Feb. 29. Mound City, No 33—Andrew F. Ely, May 19. Havensville, No. 84—Algornon M. Hart, Aug. 21; Wm. Strieker, Nov. 30. Hiawatha, No. 35—T. B. Dickason, J u n e 26; J. W. Vanderbilt, Sept. 16. Council Grove, No. 36—George Baten, Oct. 15. Paola, No. 37—Francis M. Wilgus, Jan. 8. lalo. No. 38—Isaac Welch, April 10. Seneca, No. 39—James R. Burdge, Sept. 16. Blooming Grove, No. 41—C. C. Hadsall, J u n e 8. Holton, No. 42—R. C. Moore, July 5. Nickerson, No. 43—A. Yoakum, Sept. 27. Mackey, No. 48—R. Ferguson. Feb. 29. Orient, No. 5 1 - H e n r y B. Mitchell, Oct 27. Winfield, No. 58—Wm. W. Huddleslon, Feb. —; Leonard Stout, April 22; Wm. Weidner, Oct. 16. Salina, No. 60—Daniel Whitehead, April 17. Ridgeway, No. 62—John L. Reilly, Nov. 17. Adams, No. 63—Wm. Dugan, Feb. 18; Elisha White, May 27; Peter Anderson, Dec. 7. Wathena, No. 64—Robert Cummings, Aug. 28. Gardner, No. 65—'I'homas C. Marshall, Aug. 28. Burlington,No. 66—I. N. Hamman, .Tan. 15; John Harlan, July 2; Thomas F. Moon, July 24; J o h n W. Williams, Sept. 28. Hiram, No. 68—Elias Michael, Feb. 22. Chetopa, No. 73—Edward Lee, July 8. Mystic Tie, No. 74—J. W. Mcllvaine, J u n e 29; Jarriel Wilday, Sept. 13.

DEATHS —CONTINUED.

Erie, No. 76—H. W. Church, Dec. 31; William H. White, Sept. 15, White Cloud, No. 78—M. T. Brown, Tu.scan, Ko. 82—J. G. Jackson, Feb. 3. Sulton,No. 85—Koberi C. Moore, Jan. 14; Schuyler R. Parker, J u n e 24. Golden Kule, No. 90—E. Blondell, Aug. 5. Murysville, No. 91—George Thoma'^, Dec. 9. Harmony, No. 94—Wrn. P. Maxwell, March 30. Consiellaiion, No. 95—1). C. YonnK, July 10. PalmOS, No. 97—P. Watson, Nov. 14; Samuel Holt, Feb. 11; Hiram Pool, March 15; A. M. Fleming, March 21; W. L. Gibson, April 11; Jacob Schroeder, April 22. Wichita, No. 99—Thomas J. Rogers, April 10; Thomas K. McLean,'Aug. 17; John K. .'-awyer, Dec.-jl. Prudence, No. 100—John N. Riiter, Feb. 8; Wm. F. Prine, April 3. Keystone, No. 102—Altxander B. Boswell, Nov. 7. Cedar, No. 103—Daniel A. Matheney, March 19. Frontier, No. 104—Garrett VV. Johnson, Aug. 23. Fidelity, No. lOB—Charles A. Wakefield, Oct. 12; H. T. Kenner, Oct. 30. Fortitude, No. 107—Harry T. Shryoek, .May 17; John Truby, May 28. Adelphi, No. 1 1 0 - A u g u s t Herpiob, J a n . 21; Justin HoUister, April 12; 8te]>hen Gates, Hepl. . St. J o h n s , No. 113—Caleb J. Allen, Dec. 13. Advance, No. 114—Milan A. riager, Nov. 24. Museolah, No. 116—George S. Bur bank, Nov. 17. Parsons, No. 117—John Hacker, Jan. 11; Wm. P. SchoU, Nov. 14. Cherokte, No. 119—John W.Jones, April 17. CawkerClty, No. 125—Wm. G.Kennedy, Aug. 24; A. W. Childers, April 29; Chas. W. Campbell, Sept 21. Ottawa, No. 128—D.C. Young, April 28; Henry Zellner, J u n e 15. Crescent, No. 133—C. Atwood, Oct. 13. ClayCenter, No. 134—Louis Eichengieen, J u n e 13; Chas. E. Gifford, J u n e 22. Reno, No. 140—John B.Brown,Sept. 18; Wm. VV. Pierce, J a n . 16; Kezin B. Wilson, J a n . 20. Signal, No. 141—W. H. Starkey, March 15. Gilead, No. 144—George C. Hayes, Feb. 20. Mt. Vernon, No. 145—James A. Markley, Oct. 23; Dexter E. Sedgley, Nov. 25. Flliworth, No. 146—George M. Dick, Dec. 10. Center, No. 147—Chester Niederhouser, J a n . 19; Wai. G. Barrows, Oct. 17. Thayer, No. 149—Samuel B. Wajiner, April 24. Wellington, No. 150—Oliver G. Brown, Aug. .!9. Douglas, No. 151—John E. Greene, Feb. 9; George VV. Power, J u n e 3 : J. VV. Farron, July 7. Luray, No. 153—Joseph E. Tabler, Sept. 1. Saqui, No. 160—Charles L. W. Crampton, Oct. 19. Alma, No. 161—John C. McElvain, Nov. 15. Greenwood, No. 163—L. E. Clogstoii, J u n e 28. L a m e d , No. 167—Geo. A. Sells, March 30. Parkerville, No. 168—J. H. Corbiiie, J a n . P. Sterling, No. 171—John W. Goodson, Nov. 30. McPh.rson,No.l72—J. A.Kegmill, May i ; C. H. Spencer, July 21; J o h n W. Hill, May 7; Wm. H. t.miy, Aug. 3. Belle Plaine, No, 173—Geo. E. Kolniisou, July 28; Lewis N. Burford, July 30. Western Star, No. 174—M. B. sti.cklon, October 12.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Russell, No. 177—J. G. Krusr, Jr., Dec. 1. Burrton, No. 182—William Harmon, J u n e 12. Gaylord, No. 183—G. Newman, Jan. 8. Mountain Slope, No. 186—Martin J. Chapman, Feb. 21. Pittsburg, No. 187—Henry Schoen, .Apr. 2. Onaga, No. 188 - G u y Johnston, Sept. 16. Newahcuha, No. 189—J. S. O'Donnell, Dec. 19. Galena, No. 194-S. N. Montgomery, J a n . 31. Hays, No. 195—C. Henley, Aug. 2; Stephen Bager, Oct. 31. Madison, No. 196—1. P. Kandall, Nov. 7. Sumner, No. 203—Albert Berry, Apr. 3. Eminence, No. 205—James Endsley, July 26. John H. Brown, No. 216—J. V. Quinton, Aug. 16; C. F. Smith, May 17. Landmark, No. 218—Charles H. Lyons, J u n e 24; Thomas F. Fields, Nov. 14. Perfect Square, No, 220—H. A. Sheldon, Apr. 14. St. Bernard, No. 222—James C. Rockwell, J a n . 26; Edward Waters, Jan. 26. Siloam, No. 225—Charles Marion Welch, Mar. 2; Charles Jacob Mohler, May 25; John Frederick H. McKibben, Aug. 25. Vulcan, No. 229—S. W. Mills, Oct. 1. Magnolia, No. 231—R. W. P. Muse. Nov. 21. Mount Hope, No. 238—John Tucker, J u n e 30. Ark, No. 243—R. W. McClelland. May 6. Tyiian, No. 246—J. I'. Zimmerman, Apr. 27. Canopy, No. 248—Marion 0. Walworth, Feb. 6. Ionic, No. 254-Branch T. Dykes, Sept. 11. Westmoreland. No. 257—David B. Kilts, Nov. 15. Morton, No. 268 -William Wickstrom, Oct. 16. Beattie, No. 259—Joshua Andrews, July 17. Moline, No. 267—C. W. T. Mens, March 21. Mistletoe, No. 269—Michael Clark, Feb. 22; George W. Crees, Nov. 22. Armourdale, No. 271—Albert Mayer, Jan. 23; George Noah, Dec. 20. Black Diamond, No. 274—James Dennis, May 29. Barney, No. 279—Daniel Jacobs, Dec. 9. Alpha, No. 282-Joseph E. Aldrach, J u l y 13. Beulah, No. 291—Jacob F. Shaffer, July 3; Thomas McKanna, Aug. 9. Highland, No. 296—John W. Roberts, Jan.-30; Stover Moon, Sept. 8. Samaria, No. 298—George M. Hoffman, Aug. 8; J o h n Charvatt, July 23. Cable, No. 299—Morris D. Van Ocker, J u n e 17. St. Thoma.'i, No. 306—George W. Goodsoe, Dec. 24. Syracuse, No. 309—George B. Inge, March 20. Naphtali, No. 310-Wm. Gimeson, J u n e 28. Hancock, No. 311—C. N. Berkeley Macauley, Feb. 6; George S. Hoyt, Sept. 17. Virginia, No. 315—E. N. Stanley, March 23. Norcatur, No. 317—R. C. McMennus, Oct. 1. Ben Hur, No. 322-Gideon M. Hubbard, Sept. 9. Gypsum City, No. 328—S. E. Limegrover, J u n e 13. Rob Morris, No. 332—E. I. Bixby, April 13. Frederick, No. 337—James D. Carlton, Nov. 30. Leoti, No. 340—I^inn B. Hargrove, Sept. 30. Holyrood, No. 343—M. T. Allen, April 1. Horace, No. 352—Abram Post, July 28.

1896-97-

&RAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

SUSPPJNDED FOR UNMASONIC CONDUCT.

Rising Sun, No. 8— Granville Humphrey, January 17. St. Bernard, No. 222 —Thomas C. Smith, April 24.

EXPELLED.

Benevolent, No. 98 — Ransom J. Finley, May 4. Crescent, No. 133 —John Kroenert, May 20. Fraternal, No. 170 — George W. Moore, March 28. Chase, No. 247 — A. E. James, June 2.

497

No.

Locaiion.

Smithtnn Highland Ijenveiiworlh . . . . Leavenworth ... WyiiiidotLe Kansas (Jity Potter Ki'cknpoo Atchison Washington Lawrence I.jiwreiice Junction City... Union Fort Scott Rising Sun Lawrence Acacia Leavenworth.... King Solomon Jewell Gily Jewell Kmporia ,.. Kniporia Corning Nemaha O'kalonsa Oskaloosa Great Bend Great Bend Lnfayeite Manhattan Toppl<a Topeka Franklin Ottawa Olathe Olathe Circleville Circleville Valley Falls Valley Falls Olivet Melveru Palmyra KakUvin c i t y . . . Osage Valley Osawatomie Oketo Oketo l.ongtou l..ongton Le Roy Neosho Kldora Maploton Pacific Ilnmbol It Towanda Towa'nda Arcana Doniphan Auburn Auburn Mnuiifl City Mound Cily Ilavensville Havensville Hiawatha Hiawatha Council Grove Council Grove.. Paola Paola lola tola Seneca Seueca

Name of Lodge.

Doniphan . . . . Leavenworth Wyandotte . . . Atchi.'ion Alchi.<oa , Douglas Geary Bourbon Douglas Leavenworth .lewell Lyons Nemaha Jeflerson Barton Riley :. Shawnee Franklin Johnson Jackson Jell'erson Osage Douglas Miami Marshall Elk Coircy Bourbon Allen Buller Doniphan Shawnee Linn Pottawatomie. Brown.... Morris Miami Allen Nemaha •.

County. Friday on or before ® First and third Monday Firj-t and third Friday Saturday on or before ® First and third Monday Second Jfonday First and third Thursday First and third Friday Third Thursday .Second and fourih Thursday First and third Wednesday.. F"irstaud ihird'Friday First and third Saturday Saturday on or before ® Second and fourih Friday... First and third Friday First and third Wednesday.. First and third Friday Second Thursday Second and fourth Saturday. First and third Saturday First and third Thursday . . . Wednesday on or before ® i First and third Thursday First and third Monday i'^irstand third Saturday li'lrst and third Saltirday Saturday on or before ® :2:.. First and third Tuesday First and tliird Saturday Saturday on or before ® Tuesday on or before ® F-frstaiid lliird Friday First and third Saturday Satitrdny on or before ® First aiid third Wednesday.. First atid third Monday F""irst and tliird Tuesday First and third Thursday

Slated Meetings.

Secretary.

Lewis Whitington... Wesley Trevett. George M. Barns Edward W. OsgootJ. James K. Porter Henrv P. Ismert. K. F. Mllcbell M. F. Diiigess. Jacob Walienslein... AlvaC. Trucblood. Lneius H. Perkins... Alfred Whitman. Charles K. Sawtell... John F. Brown. Wm.S.Mickle John L. Mickle. Hugh Means J.M.Turner. Frank H.Mills Peter J. Freling. E. (". Postlethwaite... J. M. Grimm. John G. Northington J. F. Ketinev. John L. Pavtie Oliver W.Ort. Wm.S.Wells Richard H. Deibert. Aaron H. Coniiett... Robert E Mo.Mullln. Harry P. Wareham.. George C. Wilder. James Qtiine H. W. Fanisworth. C. W. Oldroyd Levi Shaner. U.K. Hayes Chtrence Arinsby. Sydney t . Stont \\ m. A. Stream. L. H. Burnett V. P. Murray. James Ball John M. Burton. F>ank N. Hair 'J\ J. Keohrttie. Charles S. Bi.xby B.F.Jordan. Charles H.Coleman. Ira McMillian. W.C. Boone '.. Elliott Johtisou. G. W.Kingle G. W.Schlatter. Jackson R. My rick lidgar C. Wilson. George Marshall Jo.seiih McKinley. Julius Straw Andrew J. Ralston. M. J. Messenger M.Skerritt. F. W. Harrison 51. McCauley. Samtiel Hellard F. C. Bacon. S.B. Osborn R. L. Biu'elow. Wallers. McKnight. George C. McKnight. Edwin L.ShotVer Clin S. Tennev. Zacheus Hayes John W. 'latham. A . J . Fitlton t;. L. Whiiaker. Ira K.Wells J . E . Stillwell. •

Jf'orshipful Master.

NAMES OF LODGES, MASTERS AND SECRETARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1897.

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PeSoto Trnding P o s t . . . Holton Niekerson OHrnett Kti^ton Hnlstead Xonia Kttingham Ijrtusing Silver Luke — Topf'ka SI. Mnrys Wet more Shawnee Trov Spring Hill (lovvMIc W i n n d d . . . . ... Hrtfuiird Srtlina \j>\ Cytine Overbrook Oswego Wathena Grtrdner Murlimrlon Krankfort l-envenworth.... Hanover Carbondiile B'lxtcr Springs.. Huron CiR'topa .AuKUsta Wamego Krie Medicine I^odge White Cloud.... Ilurlingame — Cottonwood Falls New Albany .. Neosho Falls.. Kudora Winchester Waterville

I.inn 0-nge Labette Doniphan Jdhnsou ConVy Marshiill liCavenworth ... Wiishiugton Osnge Cherokee....;... Atchison Liibelte liuller PottHwatomie".. Neosho Bnrber Doniphan OsHge Cha*e Wilson Wood.«on Douglas .lederson Marshall

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Saturday on or before © Hrtlurday on or before ^ First and third Smurday.. First and third Fridiiy .; First find third Thnrsdny Thursdfly on or before ® First find third Sfiiurdiiy Siitnrdiiy on or l»eforc ® Kirst atid third Moudiiy fiiiturday on or before ® v:; Thursday on or before ® T^t, Firstnnd third Friday.; Finst Weduesdny Sfitnrdny on or before ® •r. . • Wfdnesdiiy on or before ® Mon. before and second Sat. after® Sfitnrday on or before ® Wednesiinyon or before ® Second and fourth Thursday Firstnnd third Sjiturdiiy First and third Mondny Fir-t and third Sutnrdny First fltid third SiUurdHv Thnrsdny on or bf'fore ® Snturdiiy on or bi'fore ® ^ Wediiesdiiy on or before ® Second and fourth Monday First nnd ihird SMtnrdiiy..." First find Ihird'Thiirsdny Second iind fourth Saturdny S^'cond and fourth Saturdtiy Firstnnd third Monnuy Snturdny on or before '® First Stilurdiiy on or before ® ^ First find third 'I'Mw^dny First and third Wodne.'^dny Seeond find fourth Wednesday Firstnnd third Snturday First and third Wednesday. Wednesday on or before ® :r. First nnd third Ftidny ^^Hiurday on or before ® vi Tuesdny on or before ® tr Tuesdny on or before ^ "^ Saturday on or before ® First au'd third Saturday

Burr S. Tnrlor C.K. Smith A. W.Dfivis Wnlter K. jreriifield... Thorn H. linrder Daniel Pol lev .1. F. Kemiek John E. Faiiell A. M.Ellsworth E. B. .Meritt Wm. A. Bowles Harry F. White Georpe O. Helm Ceorge W. Hart .Umes F. t'ro'-s Wm. P. F.Smith Wm. H. Rutter Wm. B. Gray Hnrry A. Cnton Harry T. Tatum Dnvid C. Methveu.... James T. Bunch .Ins. D. Ilarvev N. R. Heath..." Wm. W.Cnrter W. V. ''haiun M. F. Browne Walter H. Lewis Nathan B. Perry .. .. Frank B. Fuller John N.Sharp L. D. Brewster Mark S. Cloves (;. O. Willinms H. K. Beehtel..; Charles E. Hathaway L. D. Haynes C. L. Brain well 0. PL Wakefield J.F.Mehl ('. L. Conawny Chnrles W. Hlckcox.. A. E. Hogers S. V. CHrr R. C. Young Henry Humfreville.. Arthur Waetzig. Jnmes T. Ry^-n. John A. White. A. A. Cfise. W.A.Shannon. B A. Pier.*^on. O jr. Johnson. E. H. Nixon. C. H.Dodd. Clinton E. Wood. M. C. Newton. Junius R. curt.. G.C. MoKinley. Henry Hngenbuch. 0 . A. Simmons. Henry C. Willson.

Mont R.T^vlor. J. W. McCnnley. Albert Snrbach. Frank B. Brown. J. B. Thorrilon, James ILKelsey. S. H.Trepo. Willifim Rf. Holeman. G. M.Suvder. J. R. Peters. Byron A. I'atten. Kvan Davis. Dan J. Lnne. Daniel W. Stowell. H. F. Hollenback. J . O . Hardy. Harmon P. Smith. M, A.Webb. Ben F. Sadil. Fred Hani. Theodore B. W.Seitz. F. W. Judsou, II. A Piatt. George S. Liggett. Wm. T.Stewart. J.D.Gilbert Henry L. Jarboe, Joe S.Diivis. John A.Biedcrman.

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S(a(ed Meetings.

NAMES OP OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.

George W. Reed.

Henry A. Hicks.

Jacob L. Worley.

A. D. Crooks. C. E. Kline.

B. Uiltse

S. U. Siuith.

Herbert A. Hill

Secretary.

Edwin Lamont E. M. Rice. D M Howard William W.Dedrick,. Williams F.Groesbeck M. M. Gillette. W.S. Miller C. S. Steel. Luther Cortelyon George Peabody. Samuel J.Siewnrt — H S Filch Joseph L.Saunders.... Dauiel A. Payne Thos. A. Slavmaker J r . George vv. Camp. C. H.Starrett E. E Kellev. CharlesD. Marshall... DeWitt C. Tyler James Langhlin. John M.Simpson Burris L, Barton.

David F. Crowell Henry B. Aldrich. OleS. Ernuson William P. I.von ,, Elmer E. Auderson... Johti 1 Million

John Carlton James A. Smith N. P. Williis W. R. iMalott J. D. Giftin John H. Nieslev .Millou H. Rudolph... (ieorge W. Mays .lohn M. Picn.^iint Thomas G. Ayre." Alexander Baird

Daniel H. Staflbrd... Irvin B. Bahl W. S Dinner Walter E. Pagan

Worshipful Master.

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125 Cawker City. 12« ilenilian 127 Palestine 128 Ottawa 129 Belleville ... 130 Polar Star... 131 Kqully 132 Carson 133 Cresceut 184 Clay Ceuter. 135 Lenexa 136 Vesper 137 Cherryvale .. 138 Pomona

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Johnson Chautauqua ., Montgomery . Franklin . . . . Harvey Reno O.sage Harvey Ottawa Woodson .Mitchell Ellsworth Marion Trego Neosho Sumner Duller Colley Russell Lincoln Elk Cowley Sumner Atchison Brown . . . ;.., Osborne Wabaunsee ... Nemaha Greenwood ... Rawlins Sumner Riley Pawnee Morris Marshall Washiugtou..,

Clay

Mitchell Elk Johnson Kranklin Republic Jackson Miami Montgomery . Cowley

Second Wednesday Friday on or before ® Monday on or before ® First and third Monday Second and fourth Saturday... Thursday on or before © Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Saturday... First and third Wednesday KIrst and third Tuesday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before © : : : . . Second and fourth Wednesday First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday First and third Thursday First and third Wednesday Second Saturday Wednesday on or before ® . . . First and third Friday First and third Monday First and third Monday Wednesday on or before ® .... Second and fourth Monday First and third Suturday Second and fourth Monday Saturday on or before ® ^ . . . First and third Friday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday.... First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Monday Saturday on or before ® :^ . . . Second and fourth Tuesday... Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Wednesday Saturday on or before ® :^ .. First and third Wednesday Saturday on or before ® ™ .. Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday Tuesday on or before ® ' . . ' . First and third Monday Saturday on or before ®

Max Harbnrger James Wallace W.J.Crawford J. B. Kessler John H. Yale Tell W.Paige John Cardin L. J.Knillen G.O. Dakin John A. Loader Henry D.Gillett John A. Ferrell George Emerson J. W. ICelley J. C. Cretcher James H.Roberts W. L.Smith George W. Young Joseph W.Smith John C. Hurt M W. Whitney John R. Mcijaurin S. L Billings William E. Saum James W. Ferguson .. James R. Heskett H. F. llornaday D. P. Jones John Olson Henrv H.Gilpin C. F. Osborn William Greenwell.... E. J. Richmond A. P.Cochran George P. Moore G.W.Farwell James R. Henderson.. W. A. Haynes G. W. Donart A. B. Thomas C. W. Hardman J. R. Kav Frank C.McFarland.. W.C.Hereford A. E. Winter R.L.Foster

Robert H. Hewitt. M. F. Amall. G. W. Farrar. E. H, Thompson. Wm. G.Schaefer. Horace Plankinton. C. L. Humiston. Frank \V. Baker. R. B. llntchins. Henry W. Stackpole. George Allen. Thomas N. King. C. L. Zacher. J. H. Bean. John L. Buck. Fred H. Carpenter. Ben M. Lauer. James W. Patterson. Friend E. Babcock. John W. Depew. Philip G.Chubbic. W'm. B. Payne. John 11. Smith. Thomas R. Moore. Alexander K. Sargent. Charles E. Flandio. G. Nagle. E. R. Evans. Jocob A. Reynolds. • Wm. R. Beaumont. J. A. Boutelle. Willis R. Maurer. Wesley Nave. C. F. Lechler. C. F. Lucas. John J. Hays. B. Buckli. H.E.Burke. S. H.Bniler. Albert Hemming. U. G. Norris. G\is. D.Mills. Chas. W. Depue. R. W. Reeves. Will J. Burr. J. Norman Selby. On

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Bennington

Belle Plaine Smith Center Kirwin Clyde

Location.

Blue Hill

Walnut Valley....

Brookville

Alton

Oiildwell

Hays Ciiy

Tonganoxie

Mountain Slope.. Oberlin

Mt. Morlah

Prairie Queen

Name of Lodge.

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174 n.'i

171 17'.

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Osborne Reno

Rnsseil

Cherokee

Leavenworth

Smith

County.

Second and fourth Saturdiiv

First Saturday on or before ®

Second and fourth Saturday

Second and fonrlh Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday

Second and fourth Wednesday

Second and fonrlh Saturday

Stated ileetings.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES—Continued.

W.J.Keyte.

Secretary.

W. H. Haskell.

I. N. Cooper.

Lewis H. Merrill. Edward Dye. Julius Hridegroom.

Hugo B. Kohl.

Melville R. JIudge George F. Mc'lviu, William Kosegrant. George W. Vanburen. 1 B.Vincent. Nels P. Johnson T. J. RoUman.

Robert Clark

Phillip G.Walton Thomas W. Trickey...

William L.Hill

J. P. Chumlea.

W. A.Niehofs. A . C . T. Geiger Frank E. Mosteller... "Millard R.Dickinson. Henry Rolfs. George A. Pickens.

ChailesH.McGee . . . .

Andrew J. Saltzman..

Geo. B.Stackhouse...

John S. McDowell.... J. W. Brandon. Ueorge \V. Doebler

R. M.Woonacott

Worshipful Master.

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Milan

210 Fulton 211 Greeley 212 Olive Branch 213 Twin Grove 214 Sincerity 215 Walnut City 21B Jolin H. Brown... 217 Ellinwood 218 Landmarl^... . . . . 219 Corner Stone 220 Perfect Square 221 Lebanon 222 St. Bernard 223 Joppa 224 Anchor 225 Siloam 22(> Dirigo 227 Jamestown 228 Salem 229 Vulcan 2:10 NinneFcah 231 Magnolia 232 Greenieaf 233 Clinton 234 235 Axteil 23C. Garflfld 237 Meriden 238 Temple 239 Mount Hope 240 Urbaua 241 Soldier 242 Linwood 243 Miltonvale 244 Ark 243 Waverly 24f) Marmaton 247 Tyriau 248 Chase 249 I'anopy 250 Scottsville 251 Whiting 252 Galva 253 Stafl'ord 254 Oakley 255 Ionic

Fulton Greeley Colony Severv Simpson Rush Center.. Salina Ellinwood . . . Mound Valley Little River... Scran ton Scandia Dodge C i t y . . . . Leon Williamsburg. Topeka Haddam Jamestown .... Esbon Walnut Kingman Newlon Greenieaf Burden Axteil Leonardville.. Meriden McCune Mount Hope.. Urbana Soldier Lin wood Miltonvale . . . Valley Center. Waverly Moran Garden City.. Chase Grenola Scottsville... Whiting Galva StHfford Oakley St. John Milan

Bourbon Anderson . . . . Anderson Greenwood .. Miichell Rush Saline Barton Labette Rice Osage Republic Ford Bntler Franklin Shawnee Washington . Cloud Jewell Crawford Kingman . . . Harvey Washington . Cowley Afarshall Riley Jefferson Crawford Sedgwick Neosho Jackson I^eavenworth Cloud '.. Sedgwick Coffey Allen Finney Rice Elk Mitchell Jackson . McPherson .. Stafford Logan Stafford Sumner Thursday on or before ® :s; .. Saturday on or before ® Friday on or before ® 5i First and third Saturday F i r H a n d third Thursday Second and fourth Wednesday. First and third S a t u r d a y . . ; . . . Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® vi Second and fourth Saturday... Second and fourth Monday First and third Monday Second and fourth Friday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Wednesday. First and third Thursday Second and fourth Saturday.... First and third Tuesday i... Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or before ® First and third Wednesday Second Wednesday I'lriStand third Wednesday First and third Thursday Saturday on or before ® Saturday on or belore ® ^ . . . Wednesday on or before ® . . . Saturday on or before ® Wednesday on or before ® :=;. First and third Saturday Second and fourth Saturday... Saturday on or before ® : i ... First and third Friday Second and fourth Monday Wednesday on or before ® . . . Saturday on or before ® :^ . . . First and third Friday First and third Tuesday First and third Wednesday Second and fourth Tuesday Saturday on or before ® ~ . . . Saturday on or before ® Second and fourth Saturday... First and third Monday First and third Saturday First and third Tuesday

M.J. Irvin Henrv Boucher G. D.Whitaker J. H. Simpson Albert D. R a t h b u n . . . F.W.Miller James A. Kimball Fred Wolf W.G. Kincaid W. B.Watson John P.Hoover A. Asbjornson Paul Henkel M. A. Palmer Hiram Allen Charles W. K o u n s . . . . J o h n J. Mnth Alex McMillen Thomas Ricord W. F. Pharis Frank A. Temple William S. Dix William P. Mudgett., Leonard Brooks A. E. Hughes R. A. Dakens C.J. Tucker Washington E.Gregg E. W. Jewell Wm. F. Glessman. F. M. Wilson Edward Flanungan.. P.M.Gilchrist Thomas G.Pratt . . . . Jacob Pyles James M. Rhoads William Inge R.J. Davis George L.Dickie L. P.Wilson Charles Shedd Adam G. Urey.. J . D . Rippev J. W. Kerns Frank B.Gillmore... Henry Ingram Ed B' ckemohle. Isaac M. Hinds. H. N. Morehouse. Daniel M. Easter. L. R. White. Wm. J. Davies. Wm. J. Martin. B. C. Fogle. Joseph E. Dubreuil. H. M. Ochiltree. Wm. R. Ansdell. W. H. Hnghson. J. C. McClay. George J. Bnsh. T. W. Randall. B. J. Sharrock. J. H. Wood. George E. Ott. S. A.Bardwell. D. E. Metzger. Henrv M. Ford. G. A.Hinkle. William A. lies. K. C. Gr. en. Daniel C. Harbaugh. J. A. Dixon. Herbert C. Houston. Clinton Beasley. J. E. Hobby. R. S. Liggett. Robert Shouse. Abram Yates. A. F. Abernathy. Arlond Monroe. James S. Russell. A. H. Roby. 0 . M. KaulTman. Earl R. Shepherd. B. F. Zook.

G. E. MHOklin.

A. W. Felter. C. W. Singleton. Thomas H. Muir. G. C. PefTer. Charles C. Chapel. P.C.Dixon.

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Bunker Hill

Bine Mound

Oulc

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Alpiia

Whitewater Hill City

Unity Clearwater Ulnclc Diamond... Weir City Webb

Conway Spring."!..

Pratt

2«.(

County.

Mitchell

Ru-ssell

Smith

Scott Elk

Clark

Elk

Phillips Pratt

Wostmorelauti ... Westmoreland . . . Pottawatomie Sedgwick Medicine Viilluy.. Mulberry Grove..

jVnme 0/ Lodije.

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No.

Saturday on or before fir.'t ®

Second and t o n n h WeSnesday.

Friday on or before ® ts; .'

Second and fourth Thursday

Second Thur. Jan. and every 2 weeks

Saturday on or before ^ ^

Stated Meetings.

NAMES o r OPFICBKS AND LODGES—Continued. Secretary.

C. A. Navlor George F. Lnppiu A. E.Walker Chris. A.Kolb C.B. Wlnegar

Charles K. fjObdell Peter D. McArthur Edward J. Byerts

I. E.Strvker George W. Wiley

Francis P.Strickland.

George M.Goodno James C. Dudley

Alfred A. Peterson W.C. Alford B A. FlizhUKh Robert W. Whitman.. James L. Elmore

William"D. Gnrley. R.G.Heard.

J. W. Rutherford. Frank (!. Libby.

H. C. Tiliotsou.

Frank W. Iviug.

W. P. Taylor.

William E.Keller. Robert Hogg.

John T. Sims.

Jasper Cooke.

C.H. Sleeper E.D. Bradford. li. D.Hart Warren Anthony. Oliver P. Armstrong.. ,Iohn McCoy

Worshipful Master.

C P

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312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 326 327 328 829 330 331 332 333 384 335 336 337 338 339 340 341

295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 80« 307 308 309 3:o SU

Comancha... Highland Apollo Samaria Cable Fargo Virgil Gove City . . . Albert Pike . Randall Avon St. T h o m a s . . Kansas Alden Syracuse Naphtali Hancock Sauta Fe Severance . . . Hebron Virginia Coolidge Norcatur . . . . Wallace Norwich Vermillion . Goodland . . . Ben Hur Oueida Caney Ilorton .. Hoyt Gypsum City Arcadia La Crosse . . . Hoisington .. Rob Morris... Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formoso Frederick . . . Kincaid Lane Leoti Parker

Caney Ilorton Hoyt Gypsum Cily .:. Arcadia La Crosse Hoisington Preston Rosedale Oak Hill Allen Formoso Frederick Kincaid Lane Leoti Parker

Oneida

Randall Westphalia Colby.' Herington Alden Syracuse Almena Ft. Leavenworth Santa Fe Severance Gridley Savonburg Coolidge Norcalur Wallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Argentine

Virgil Gove C i t y Wichitix

Coldwater Green Ellis Wilson Arlington Liberal

Comanche... Clay Ellis Ellsworth . . . Reno Seward Greenwood .. Gove Sedgwick.... Jewell Anderson . . . Thomas Dickinson . . . Kice Hamilton . . . Norton Leavenworth Haskell Doniphan.... ColTey Allen Hamilton . . . Decatur Wallace Kingman Marshall Sherman Wyandotte ., Nemaha Montgomery. Brown jHck.son Saline Ciawford Rush Barton Pratt Wyandotte .. Clay Lyon Jewell Rice Anderson . . . Franklin Wichita Lian Second and fourth S a t u r d a y . . . . Saturday on or before ® :s; . . . First and third Friday First and third Wednesday First and third Friday First and third Monday Second and fourth Saturday . . . First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Wednesday.. Second and fourth Saturday Third Wednesday First and third Friday First and third Wednesday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Thursday . . . First and third Tuesday First and third Tuesday Second and fourth Saturday... First and third Saturday Saturday on or before @ :::. .., Saturday on or before ® Second and fourth Saturday . . . Tuesday on or before ® First and second Saturday Second and fourth Friday First and third Thursday First and third Wednesday Second and fourth Thursday... First and third Friday Second and fourth Saturday . . . Second and fourth Wednesday. First and third Thursday li'irst and third Saturday First and third Saturday Second and fourth Thursday... First and third Thursday First and third Tuesday..; First and third Friday First and third Monday First and third Saturdiiy Second and fourth Saturday . . . First and third Monday Monday on or before ® ^ Second and fourth Thursday... Second and fourth Monday First and third Saturday.

M.K. Nolin

John S. Halliday Henry Diefendorf;... Stephen Aldrich Dallas Grover Charles O'n Thomson Charles Summers Willis D. Borton . . . . Burton S. Eldred Thomas G. Fitch Sam Manor E.W.Winn R. M. McGonigal P. B. Hidlcbaugh Solon Gray William Barnett Joseph R. Dole Andrew G.Hammond Henry F. Millikan... iJharles N. Willis M. L. Stockton A. P. Mattson B. F. Allman A. C. Hare James PL Barrett George I''. Washburn. Warren S. Stowell E.J.Scott Anderson Phalp Samuel Muidock, Jr., Daniel H. Plowman.. W.O. Michaels W. H. Cleland E. S. Wheelock T.H.Condon E. S. Cheueoweth Joe Coxedge Janies T.Hawkins John Mauk M. H. Panton Milton Frost John W.Johnson . . . . Wyatt PL Lieurance.. John M. McCoslin C. P. Crow Robert J.Traver ...'..

Park H.Thornton. Ernst Heinen. Gustav Ebeling. Oscar H. Keller. John B. Thomson. T. A. Scales. Frank M. Newman. Henry A.Spiher. Ira T. Pearce. W. D. Miller. L. H. Bennett. William W.Smith. A.M. Crary. Anthony B. Hoover. Wm. P. Humphrey. Leslie A. Lovejoy. Philip F. Hott'man. John J. Miller. S. L. Carpenter. Paul D. Svvayze. E. A. Jordan. John Thomas. R.D. Gaston. J.C.Page. J. J. Evans. B. F.Johnson. E. F. Murphy. C. C. Welborn. Elmer E. i'nller. Jasper E. Marrs. M. H. Soper. W. M. Bijielow. Anson Miller. John W. Buchert. J. W. McCormick. A. PL Baker. D. A. Clowes. John B. Mackoy. J. George Dieter, Sr. George H. Kcabnrn. Thomas H. Shedden. Wm. Leathers. E. C. Hensley.Lewis C.Crittenden. Willis J. Chubbuck. Walter Bearly.

Name of Lodge.

Riley

Chnulauqua

Elgin

County.

Riley

Location.

, A nd two weeks thereafter.

•M? MapleClty Mi\ 844 S4S •Mi< Mound Ridge •Ml 84H 3I'» ssn Olive Mnl Hn?. ar>n Knterprise 354

No.

First and tnird Satnrdny .,

Stated Meetings.

NAMES OF OFFICERS AND LODGES — Continued. Secretary.

George A. Sutton. George \V. Martin W. L.Swlney .I.D.Colt Harrv H. Clark. David Blair Thornton C.J.Cole. Christian C. Kaegi Samuel D. McAlpiue.. J. S. Tnrnijr Charles F. Scholes Paul S. Harris Charles T. liurch. C. L. Grandv. Frank M. Watkins. John Mann Ileury Maitland.

Worshipful Hosier.

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"R. R. Reea "R. R: Kees

18'if) ]8."i7 1858 1859 1800 18UI lS(i2 1863 1804 18B5 1800 1807 18(58 1809 1870 1871 1872 187,') 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 188:< 1881 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897

Mailer.

" Deceased.

Grand

Master. Warden.

"Matt R.Walker

Grand Senior

Warden.

"Christian Beck "J. W.Smith tE. T. Carr tJ. W. H. Watson "W.F.Johnson "W. F.Johnson

Grand Junior

"Beverl i n Beck

Grand Treasurer. Grand

Secretary.

"Christian Beck "Chrisiian Beck "C. A. Hornsby "Christian Beck tA.Grifflu tK. T. Carr. "Christian Beck J. K. Bliss "Christian Beck ,, tE. T. Carr. " 0 . W. McAllaster , "Christian Beck tE. T. Carr. "Christian Ueek tE. T. Carr. "0. W.McAllaster,... "John A.Chase tE. T. Carr. tM. S.Adams '•'Christian Beck "J.C. Richmond tE. T. Carr. "E D. Hillyer "Chrisiian Beck "Christian Beck tE. T. Carr, J. T. Lanier "E. D. Hillyer G. W. Hogeboom , •E, T, Carr, "Christian Beck G. W. Hogeboom fJ, 0. Rush "Christian Beck t E. T. Carr. "J. L, Philbrick John M. Price G. W. Hogeboom • E. T. Carr. "Christian Beck G. \V. Hogeboom "J.L.Philbrick t J . W. Peck tJacob D.Rush J. W.Ptck "Chrisiian Beck '•'I.«aac U. Sharp tJ. W.Peck John Guihrie ''Jsaac B. fbarp "John H.Brown. J. W.Peck "Christian Beck,, tW.H.Smallvvood . . . . "B. J . F . Hauna Robert E.Torrington. "Christian Beck "John H. Brown, ' E . D . Hillyer "Johu A. Anderson J. D. McCleveriy 'D. Byinglon J. D. McClevertv "A. D. McConaughy... "Chrisiian Beck "William Cowgill "A. I). McConaughy ... M. M.Miller "Christian Beck "A. D. McConaughy ... M.M.JIiller "William Cowgill •Johu H, Brown. "Christian Beck «A. D. MeCona'ughy ... "John H. Brown. "Chrisiian Beck Samuel R. Peters Samuel R.Peters tGeorge S. Greeu "Chrisiian Beck A.H.Ellis Silas E.Sheldon A.H.Ellis M M Miller tHenry C.Cook fWatson M.Lamb "Christian Beck fWatsou M. Lamb "John H.Brown. George C. Kenyon .... "Christian Beck "Johu H. Brown. George C. Kenyon..., J.C. Postlethwaite... "John H.Brown. George C. Kenyon .... J. C. Postlethwaite ... A. M. Callaham "John H. Brown. J. C. Postlelhwaite.... A. M. Callahara David B. Fuller A. M.Callaham , David B. Fuller Wm. D. Thompson... "Christiau Beck David B. Fuller Wm. D, Thompson... George W.( lark "John H. Brown. Wm. D. ThoMipsou... George W.Clark Robert E, Torrington. "John H. Brown. George W. Clark James H. McCall .. Chiles C.Coleman .... Robert E. Torrington. "Johu H.Brown. Chiles C. Coleraau . . . William M. Shaver... Robert E.Torrington. Albert K. Wilson. Chiles C. Colemau .... William M.Shaver... Robert E.Torrington. Albert K. Wilson. William M.Shaver... Maurice L.Stone Robert E. Torrington. Albert K. Wilson. Robert E.Torrington. Albert K. Wilson. Maurice L. Stone Charles J. Webb

"Jacob Snqiii tG. U.Fairchlld ••'J.S. Redflcld C.K. Holliday C. K. Holliday C.K. Holliday C.K. Holliday C.K. Holliday C.K. Holliday fE. A.Smiih JE.A.Smith

•J. W. Smith

Deputy

t Removed from this jurisdiction.

Chiles C Coleman . . . William M. Shaver....

\Vm. D. Thompson... George W. Clark

fWatson M. Lamb George C. Kenyon J. (). Fostielhwaite...

M. M. Miller Silas E. Sheldou

tOeorge S. Greeu

John Guthrie «E. D. Hillyer J. D. McCleveriy J. D. McCleveriy

«0. A. liHssett " 0 . A. Basselt

tM. S. Adams

"R.R. Rees^ "R. R. Rees t G . U , FHirchild

M:. \V.: Grand

Date.

E L E C T I V E G R A N D O F F I C E R S O F T H E G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S F R O M I T S O R G A N I Z A T I O N TO T H E P R E S E N T T I M E .

508

PROCEEOINOS

OF THE

February,

G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F T H E GRAND LODGE OF K A N S A S N E A R O T H E R G R A N D LODGES, A P P O I N T E D .

Alabama

R.'. W ; . J O H N DE'LOACH

Arkansas British Columbia California Canada

R / . W.'. J A M E S A. H E N R Y R.'. W.'. J O H N W . COBURN R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M VANDERHURST R.-.W.. G . W . REID

Colorado Connecticut

R.'. AV.\ W I L L I A M H . SANFORD M . ' . W . ' . L U K E A . LOCKWOOD

Monroeville.

Little Rock. Nanaimo. Salinas City. .Hamilton. Denver. Greenwich.

Cuba

R.". W.-. CosMB J . D E LA ToRHiESTE..Havana.

Delaware

R.'. W . \ R. H E N R Y YOUNG

District of CoIumbia..M.'.W.'. NOBLE D . L A R N E B Florida M.\,W.". SAMUEL PASCO

Wilmington.

Washington. Montieello.

Georgia

R.'. W.". H E N R Y BANKS

LaGrange.

Idaho

R.". W.-. CHARLES H I M R O D

Boise City.

Illinois

B.". W . ' . GEORGE W . MOULTON

Indiana I n d i a n Territory

M.'.W.-. D A N I E L NOYES M.\W.-. PATRICK J . BYRNE

Laporte. Muscogee.

Ireland Louisiana Maine

R.'. W.'. FRANCIS E . CLARKE R.'. W . \ J O H N G . M C W I L L I A M S R . \ W.'. A R C H I E L . TALBOT

Dublin. Shreveport. Lewiston.

Manitoba

M.'.W.'. J A M E S A . OKAS

Rapid City.

Maryland

R.'. W.'. J O H N A . L Y N C H

Baltimore.

Michigan

M.'.W.'. JAMES H . FARNAM

Cassopolis.

Minnesota

R.'. W.'. CALVIN L . BROWN

Morris.

Mississippi Missouri

M.'.W.'. E. GEORGE D E L A P R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M F . K U H N . . ,

Natchez. Kansas City.

Nebraska Nevada New B r u n s w i c k New H a m p s h i r e New J e r s e y

R.'. W.'. R.". W.'. R.'. W.'. R.'. W.'. R.'. W.'.

Bloomington. Reno. Moncton. Littleton. Elizabetbtown.

New Mexico New South Wales

R.'.AV.'. C. T. RUSSELL R.'. W.'. R. C. W I L L I S

J A M E S P . A. BLACK JOHN H . DENNIS G E O R G E B . SANGSTER M I L L A R D F . YOUNG C H A R L E S RUSS

...Chicago.

Socorro. Sydney.

New York

R.'. W.'. J O H N B . A L L I G E R

New Z e a l a n d

R.'. W.'. J O H N A L E X A N D E R A L O I S

...Roundout. Kaitangata.

N o r t h Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio

R.'. W.'. M. C. S. NOBLES M.'.W.'. J O H N F . SELBY R.'. W.'. THOMAS MCCONKEY R.'. W.'. S. B. LIGHTNER

Wilmington. Hillsboro. Halifax. Sabina.

i3;96-97-' Pennsylvania Quebec Rhode Island Scotland South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia W e s t Virginia Wisconsin

&BAND

LODGE

509

KANSAS.

M/.'\V;.''. SAMUEL B . D I C K , R.-.W.- . CORNELIUS J U D G E R.-, W.-. D A N I E L BABCOCK R.-. W.â&#x20AC;¢ . J A M E S SIMPSON...' R . \ W ';. F B B D E B I C C . BOWEN E / . W ;'. W . F . STRONG R ; . W.- W I L L I A M M . BROOKE R.-. W.- J O H N M . B O W M A N ;..R.-. W.- . H E N R Y H . ROSS R.-. W.' . H E N R Y M . B O Y K I N R.-.W.' . J O H N M . COLLINS M.-.W.' . H E N R Y L . PALMEH

Meadville. Quebec. Phcenix. Edinburgh. Adelaide.

Charleston. Brookinge.

Salt Lake City. Burlington. Richmond. Charleston. Milwaukee.

510

PROCBEDINGS

Or TBB

February,

GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R GRAND LODGES N E A R T H E GRAND LODGE O F KANSAS.

Topeka. Alabama W ; . T. J . ANDERSON I>eavenworth. Arkansas M.".W.' . G E O R G E C . K E N Y O K Oberlin. Arizona W . . A . W . BURNETT Great Bend. British Columbia W.' . A . H . CoNNETT Topeka. California M.-.W.- . A . M. CALLAHAM Canada M.-.W.- J O S E P H D . M C C L E V E R T V . . . . F o r t Scott. Wichita. Colorado R . . W.- R. E . TORRIXGTON Ellsworth. Connecticut M.'.W.' . O W E N A. BASSETT : Winfield. Cuba AV.- . F R E D E . B A L L E I N K a n s a s City. Delaware W.' H B N T O N GORDON Manhattan. District of Columbia...M.-.W.- G E O R G E S . G R E E N E Lawrence. Florida W.- A L F R E D W H I T M A N Manhattan. Idaho W . S. M. F O X Topeka. Illinois M.-.W.- . M . M. M I L L E R Topeka. I n d i a n Territory M.-.W.- . J O H N G U T H R I E Ireland M.-.W.- . J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE.... J e w e l l City. Salina. Louisiana W.' . J A C O B D E W I T T . . . . Eureka. Maine M.-.W.- . D A V I D B . F U L L E R Seneca. Manitoba W.' . A B I J A H W E L L S Hutchinson. Maryland W . . W . R. UNDERWOOD Beloit. Michigan R.'. W.-. A B R A M H . E L L I S Independence. Minnesota W ; . J O H N H . SPENCER Wichita. Mississippi M.-.W.- . J A M E S H . M C C A L L S m i t h Center. Missouri W.- . W I L L I A M H . NELSON Fort Scott. Nebraska W . . C H A R L E S E . CORY Girard. Nevada W.' .AViLLiAM H . VOETH Dodge City. New B r u n s w i c k W.- . S. J . CRUMBINE Atchison. New H a m p s h i r e W.- . J A M E S G . SAMPLE Wichita. New J e r s e y W.- . J O S E P H P . A L L E N Gaylord. New Mexico W.- , C. J . HOLMES Hiawatha. New S o u t h Wales W.- . C H A R L E S H . LAWRENCE Leavenworth. New Y o r k M.-.W.- . E . T. CARR Atchison. New Zealand W.- . F R A N K E . D A V I S Larned. North Carolina W.' â&#x20AC;¢ A L E X . A . S H A R P Minneapolis. N o r t h Dakota W.- . D. D. HoAG Abilene. Nova Scotia AV.- . T . E . D E W E Y Topeka. Ohio M.-.W.- . S. E . SHELDON Yates Center. Oregon W.- J O H N H . STICHER

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OF-

511

KANSAS.

Peru W, . J . S. HuBBELL Prince E d w a r d Island. W . . A . A. CARNAHAN Quebec W .GEORGE M . DIXON R h o d e Island; "W, . A L E X . G . E O B B Scotland W '.GEORGE M C K I N Z I E South Australia Vt^ . B E N J A M I N O . H A G E N South Carolina M / . W . . GEORGE W . CLARK South Dakota .K, . W . W. M. SHAVER... w . BESTOR G . BROWN Tennessee w . E. W . HURLBERT Texas w . J O H N L . JONES Utah w . T . P . EoDGERs Vermont Victoria M .w . C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Virginia W . W I L L I A M E . ROWE W e s t Virginia W, . J . N . W I L K I N S O N Wisconsin W . G. V. RicKSECKBR

Fredonia. Concordia. Burlington. McPherson. Minneapolis. Newton. .....Topeka.

!....Wichita. Topeka.

F o r t Scott. Y a t e s Center.

Topeka. Clay Center. Kirwin.

Emporia.

Hutchinson.

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February,

GRAND LODGES IN CORRESPONDEN9E WITH T H E GRAND L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

Alabama

H . CI.AY ARMSTRONG

Montgomery.

Arkansas

F A Y HEMPSTEAD

Little Rock.

Arizona

GEORGE J . ROSKRUGE

Tucson.

British Columbia

VV. J . QUINLAN

Victoria.

California

G E O R G E JOHNSON

San Francisco.

Canada Colorado

J . J . MASON E D . C . PARMELEE

Hamilton. Denver.

Connecticut Delaware

J O H N H . BARLOW : BEN.IAMIN F . BAKTRAM

Hartford. Wilmington.

District of Columbia

W I L L I A M R . SINGLETON

Washington.

Florida Georgia

W I L B E R P . WEBSTER ANDREW M . WOLIHIN

Jacksonville. Macon.

Illinois Idaho

J. H . C. D I L L CHARLES C . STEVENSON

Bloomington. Boise City.

Indiana

W I L L I A M H . SMYTHE

Indianapolis.

I n d i a n Territory Iowa

J. S. MURROW T H E O . S . PARVIN

A-To-Ka. Cedar Rapids.

Kansas

ALBERT K . WILSON

Topeka.

Kentucky

H . B. G R A N T

Louisville.

Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts; Maryland

R I C U A R D LAMBERT STEPHEN BERRY WILLIAM G.SCOTT SERENO D . NICKERSON JACOB H . M E D I E R Y

New Orleans. Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.

Mexico

ERMILIO G . CANTON

City of Mexico.

Michigan Minnesota

JEFFERSON S . CONOVER THOMAS MONTGOMERY

Coldwater. St. P a u l .

Mississippi

J . L. POWERS

Jackson.

Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada

JOHN D . VINCIL CORNELIUS H E D G E S W I L L I A M R . BOWEN CHAUNCEY N . NOTEWARE

St. Louis. Helena. Omaha. Carson.

New B r u n s w i c k

F . W. WISDOM

St. J o h n .

New H a m p s h i r e New J e r s e y

G E O R G E P . CLEAVES THOMAS H . R . R E D W A Y

Concord. Trenton.

New Mexico

A. A. K E E N

Albuquerque.

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New Y o r k N o r t h Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio

E. M. L . E H L E K S J O H N C. DREWRY F R A N K J. THOMPSON W I L L I A M ROSS J. H . BROMWELL

New Y o r k City. Raleigh. Fargo. HalifaK. Cincinnati.

Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

JAMES S . H U N T J A M E S F . ROBINSON W I L L I A M A. SINN

Stillwater. Eugene. Philadelphia.

Prince E d w a r d Island

N E I L MACKELVIE

Summerside.

Quebec

J O H N H . ISAACSON....;

Montreal.

R h o d e Island South Carolina South Dakota

EDWIN BAKER CHARLES INGLESBY G E O . A. PETTIGREW

Providence. Charleston. Flandreau.

Tennessee Texas

J O H N B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON

Nashville. Houston.

Utah

CHRISTOPHER D I E H L

Salt Lake.

Vermont

WARREN

Burlington.

Virginia

G E O . W . CARRINGTON

Richmond.

Washington

THOMAS M . R E E D

Olympia.

G.REYNOLDS

W e s t Virginia

G E O . W . ATKINSON

Wheeling.

Wisconsin

JOHN W . LAFLIN

Milwaukee.

Wyoming

W . L. KUYKENDALL

Saratoga.

F O R E I G N G R A N D LODGES.

Cuba E n g l a n d .: Ireland New South Wales New Zealand

JosE P . I'ELLON EDWARD LETCHWORTH LORD CASTLETOWN ARTHUR H . BRAY R e v . W M . RONALDSON

Havana. Freemason H a l l , L o n d o n . Freemason Hall, D u b l i n . Sydney. Dunedin.

Scotland

D . M U R R A Y LYON

Edinburg.

South Australia

J . H . CUNNINGHAM

Adelaide.

Tasmania Victoria

J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM

HoVjart. Melbourne.

APPENDIX "^

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

To the M:. W:. Grand Lodge of .Kansas, A. F. & A. M.: We submit herewith our fourth annual Report on Correspondence. We regret that Alabama, California, Idaho and Kew Mexico are not at hand as our copy goes to the printer; if possible we will include them later in our report. In addition to the tables which we, as usual, borrow from Bro. ANTHONY, of New York, we take Bro. RINGER'S report of the Masonic Congress held at Antwerp, Belgium, June 21-24, 1894, his reviews of a number of foreign Grand Lodges with which we are not'in correspondence, and we call attention particularly to an article published in connection with the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes by Prof. MAX MuLLER on the topic, "The Way to a Religion of the World," with Bro. RINGER'S comments on the same. It is well worthy perusal by every masonic student.

ARIZONAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 14TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

PKESCOTT, NOVEMBER 12TH.

The volume before us is small, and the record of proceedings is correspondingly brief. There is no Correspondence Report, and little of interest to note except the ordinary routine of business transacted. Grand Master R. N. FKEUEKIUKS was present, and eight of the eleven lodges in the Grand Jurisdiction were represented. Th^ Grand Representatives of fifteen Grand Jurisdictions were present, but the distinguished brother from Kansas was not. The Grand Master rejoices over the building of railroads through his domain, and thereby the stage coach and buck-board have been relegated to the rear. The austere capitalist has become less " shy " of Arizona investments, but engages fearlessly in ventures of various kinds, and all signs point to coming prosperity.

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T h e G r a n d M a s t e r g r a n t e d two dispensations, one to reballot u p o n t h e petition of a rejected c a n d i d a t e w i t h i n t h e prescribed constitutional period, a n d t h e o t h e r to ballot u p o n a candidate for t h e degrees w i t h o u t reference of petition to c o m m i t t e e . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r visited all t h e lodges of t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction d u r i n g h i s term of office, t o h i s a n d t h e i r edification. A N U R W . BURNETT w a s a p p o i n t e d G r a n d Representative of G r a n d L o d g e of Arizona, n e a r G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s . T h e J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n , B r o . AVM. M . G R I F F I T H , h a v i n g m e t w i t h a n accident, p r e v e n t i n g h i s a t t e n d a n c e , a telegram of s y m p a t h y was s e n t h i m by G r a n d L o d g e ; a n d we n o t e that he did n o t lose h i s place in t h e line of p r o m o t i o n b y reason of his misfortune. T h e local'lodge t e n d e r e d a b a n q u e t , a n d t h e invitation was u n a n i mously accepted. W e n o t e t h a t Bro. MOKRIS GOLDWATER is c h a i r m a n of t h e Corres p o n d e n c e Committee, b u t t h e g r e a t questions which cause sleepless n i g h t s for t h e balance of us, h a v e so far failed to interest h i m . ARTEMDS LOUDEN, G r a n d Master, Tombstone. N e x t annual, T u c s o n , N o v e m b e r 10, 1896.

A R K ANSA S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1895. 5 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

L I T T L E ROCK, NOVEMBER 19TH AND 2 0 T H .

M.'. W.'. N. P . RICHMOND, i n t h e G r a n d East. Grand Representative JAMES A. HENKY i s n o t e d as p r e s e n t , reflecting credit u p o n t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n of K a n s a s . T h r e e h u n d r e d a n d eighty-five lodges o u t of 446 were represented. T h e address of G r a n d M a s t e r RICHMOND s o u n d s a w a r n i n g n o t e over t h e causes for t h e a p a t h y a n d loss of interest in Masonry in t h a t jurisdiction, w h i c h m a y well be h e e d e d in o t h e r jurisdictions t h a n Arkansas. T h e Grand M a s t e r p r e s e n t e d a n u m b e r of decisions, nearly all of w h i c h passed t h e s c r u t i n y of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , t h e c o m m i t t e e criticising N o . 11. W e are compelled to dissent from t h e c o m m i t t e e and G r a n d Lodge, a n d agree w i t h t h e G r a n d Master t h a t n o t e v e p expulsion t a k e s away t h e safeguard a n d protection t h r o w n a r o u n d o n e ' s family b y t h e t e r m s of t h e masonic obligation. W e h a v e very little regard, masonically speaking, for one whose t e n d e n c y to i m m o r a l i t y leads h i m t o raise, as a m a t t e r of defense, or even to s u b m i t s u c h a question for d e t e r m i n a t i o n . One w h o measures h i s rectitude of life a n d conduct o n t h e p l u m b line of masonic prohibition alone, one w h o s e inclinations even i m p e l h i m to do so, has illy learned t h e lessons of n i n e t e e n t h century civilization, m u c h less t h e b i n d i n g force a n d effect

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of masonic obligation. T h e prohibitions of t h e masonic obligation, like those given to GOD'S chosen people on M o u n t Sinai, were i n t e n d e d for those still groping in t h e dark, a n d not yet fully able to stand t h e full splendor of t h a t Light from H e a v e n which made clear to t h e vision of men t h e d i v i n e c o m m a n d : " T h o u shalt love t h e Lord t h y G O D w i t h all t h y heart, a n d mind, and strength, a n d t h y n e i g h b o r as thyself." A telegram was read a n n o u n c i n g t h e d e a t h of G r a n d Senior W a r d e n JASPER M . PINNBLL, and t h e G r a n d Secretary was directed to send t h e widow of t h e deceased b r o t h e r a telegram expressing t h e sorrow of G r a n d Lodge a n d its condolence with t h e family; a n d later in t h e session a t t h e t i m e set a p a r t for t h e funeral of Bro. PINNELL, memorial exercises were held b y t h e G r a n d Lodge, a t which addresses were m a d e b y a n u m b e r of t h e distinguished b r e t h r e n of G r a n d Lodge. G r a n d Orator H . H . MYERS delivered an impressive and thoughtful address on t h e t r u e conception of Masonry. T h e C o m m i t t e e on A p p e a l s and Grievances seems to h a v e h a d a " r o c k y road to D u b l i n " t i m e of it, judging from t h e large n u m b e r of cases before it of lapses from t h e path of virtue. T h e c o m m i t t e e noted in one case, w h e n a b r o t h e r was expelled for seducing t h e d a u g h t e r of a Master Mason, t h a t t h e r e were " e x t e n u a t i n g circumstances," etc. W e once listened to a story of a c h u r c h trial, w h e r e a b r o t h e r , whose wife h a d died and left twin babes b e h i n d her, was p u t to defense of a c h a r g e of u n d u e familiarity w i t h t h e wet n u r s e , a n d w h o was t r i u m p h a n t l y acquitted on t h e s t r e n g t h of t h e speech of a venerable deacon in h i s behalf, w h o interposed a like p l e a ; b u t in o u r guilelessness we h a v e always i m a g i n e d t h e i n g e n u i t y of man could n e v e r conceive of a p a r allel case, w h e r e such a plea could stand for a m o m e n t . We w o n d e r if this old c h e s t n u t was dragooned into duty with our A r k a n s a s b r e t h r e n ? A pleasing cojitrast a p p e a r s on t h e record in t h e r e p o r t of t h e comm i t t e e a p p o i n t e d to visit t h e A r k a n s a s School for t h e Blind. Bro. V A N HoosE, c h a i r m a n , who m a d e t h e report, had n o t forgotten h i s d u t y as " P r i n c i p a l Sojourner," a n d m a d e a very pretty t u r n on t h e same in his reference to those in charge of t h e inmates of t h e school. T h a t w h i c h interests us most is to k n o w t h a t t h e Masons of A r k a n s a s are alive t o t h e value of t h e c h a r i t a b l e institutions of t h e State, and k n o w i n g t h i s , we rest assured t h a t t h e y will, ere long, " find a way or m a k e o n e , " to establish t h a t g r a n d c u l m i n a t i o n of masonic labor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a " H o m e . " Bro. SAM W . W I L L I A M S , after long and faithful service on t h e B o a r d of Custodians, resigned h i s position. W e are s o m e w h a t a t a loss to u n d e r s t a n d t h e i m p l i e d lack of a c q u a i n t a n c e with t h e a n c i e n t charges which p e r m i t t e d Bro. D., as c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, to pen t h e following u n d e r I n d i a n a : "A lodge may receive a United States flag presented to it, if it so desire." To be sure, and w h a t k i n d of masonic law would it be t h a t would p r e v e n t t h e m from receiving any o t h e r sort of a flag, even a U n i o n Jack, or a " B o n n i e Blue Flag." If Bro. D.'s m e m o r y of historical events is as good as his masonic service would indicate, h e will recollect

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t h a t we-uns and y o u - u n s m u t u a l l y agreed, some thirty-six years ago, t h a t we w o u l d hereafter only use ONE FLAG to indicate t h a t t h e , for t h e t i m e , several interests of t h i s country h a d b e e n firmly a n d indissolubly u n i t e d . T h e past is b e h i n d u s , Bro. D. W e h a v e only o n e flag now, a n d M a s o n r y , if t r u e to h e r a n c i e n t charges a n d t e n e t s , will have no place for a n y o t h e r flag t h a n " Old G l o r y . " Bro. D. copiss o u r c o m m e n t s on A r k a n s a s " b l i n d t i g e r s " a n d K a n s a s " j o i n t s , " a n d also o u r reply to h i s i n q u i r y a b o u t t h e K a n s a s " c o p y " of t h e " W e b b AVork," r e j o i n i n g as follows: " I t makes no difference w h o authorized i t ; it seems to us i n direct conflict with t h e v e r y first lessons i n Masonry." W i t h w h i c h s e n t i m e n t t h e writer hereof is h e a r t i l y in accord. Bro. DAVIDSON'S review of C o r r e s p o n d e n c e covers 110 pages, nearly all of original matter. Kansas is treated courteously, a n d the r e p o r t in g e n e r a l is worthy of t h e advanced position in Masonry which t h e Craft in A r k a n s a s has a t t a i n e d . A. G. WASHBURN, G r a n d Master, W a l d r o n . SAM H . DAVIDSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, E v e n ing Shade. N e x t c o m m u n i c a t i o n , N o v e m b e r 17, 1896, at Little Rock.

BRITISH

OOI.UMBIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896.

2 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

N A N A I M O , J U N E 18TH.

L A C E Y R . JOHNSON, G r a n d Master, in o p e n i n g G r a n d Lodge, adm i t t e d a s a visitor t h e Mayor, Bro. DAVISON, w h o presented a n address of welcome, t o which t h e Grand Master courteously responded, and t h e address was accepted a n d printed in t h e Proceedings. T h e G r a n d Master calls a t t e n t i o n in h i s a n n u a l address to t h e fact t h a t on t h e 21st of October, 1871, t h e G r a n d I.,odge of British Columbia was organized by eight lodges, t h r e e w o r k i n g u n d e r t h e United G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d and five of t h e registry of Scotland, a n d t h a t t h e twenty-fifth anniversary of their organization w a s t h e n upon t h e m . Bro. JOHNSON has views on t h e subject of ritualism i n Masonry, to which h e h a s given u t t e r a n c e in h i s address, s u m m i n g u p as follows: Beautiful and instructive as our ritual may be. it is simply the shadow, the substance is not in it: or, as an eminent Past Grand Master has so beautifully put itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " The ritualistic teachings, however beautiful and instructive they may be, are simply the key, put into the Mason's hand, by whicli he may unlock the great treasure house, where are garnered the stores of masonic truth." This truth must be studied and the lessons drawn from it must be practiced in the everyday life of the Mason, if the outside world is to be made to believe that Masonry is what we claim it to be. A r e p o r t of a Committee on Masonic H o m e was made, t h e comm i t t e e suggesting t h a t it would be " wise to m a k e haste slowly," giving as reasons t h a t a suitable building could n o t b e erected b y G r a n d Lodge for s o m e t i m e to come, and further t h a t u n t i l G r a n d Lodge could clearly

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see its way to provide annual expense- in maintaining a Home in a creditable manner, they did not feel warranted in recommending opening a Home in rented quarters. And then, ignorant of the true inwardness of the Michigan muddle over the " H o m e " in that State, they cite the inability of Michigan to maintain its "beautiful and commodious Home," as an argument against the [United) Grand Lodge of British Columbia making an effort in that direction. The connection between their argument and illustration being as Siametric as that between the Scriptural passage and the title of an oration delivered at a college pow-wow by a now dignified Presbyterian Elder, " OfF-fences must come (by a dele-gate)." Start your "fund for the Home," brethren, and you will be astonished at its rapid growth, and when you have your Home, as you will some day, you will wonder that you delayed preliminary effort so long. On the second day's evening session the members of Grand Lodge proceeded in a body to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, where Grand Chaplain J. A. LOGAN preached another of his excellent sermons, the text being " I therefore * ••• * beseech you that )'e walk worthy of the vocation wherewith j'e are called." This "ancient usage" we heartilj^ approve, and we think it worthy of being revived in the jurisdictions of the United States; the Chaplains of some lodges and Grand Lodges never have an opportunity to determine the object of their appointment, and in too many bodies have no fixed duties other than an occasional call to offer prayer at the opening ceremonies. If Masons through a regard for the good opinion of the world, or better yet, from a sense of masonic fitness, elect a Chaplain, a proper respect for the holy calling, or to say the least a proper respect for the individual they have considered worthy to act as Chaplain, should compel them to give him ample opportunity to fulfill the duties of his position, and give him fair audience at least once a year in a sermon suitable to time, place and occasion. Our British Columbia brethren adopted a wise precaution in giving the Chaplain a chance to get in his work before they repaired to the banquet hall. We trust his admonitions in reference to masonic duty were not lost upon the brethren. The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. MAKCUS WOLFE, contains 164 pages of admirable review and comment, interspersed with choice scissor work. Kansas is accorded generous treatment, the gist of the report of the special committee on the Wisconsin proposition, and our summary and recommendation on the question of the recognition of the Gran Dieta of Mexico, being copied fully. Kindly reference of a personal character is made of our work, which we highly appreciate. We note that Bro. W. is enlarging the sphere of his labors, and the excellence of his second epistle gives assurance of the ctiaracter of further work. ALEX. CHARLESON, Grand Master, New Westminster. MARCUS WOLFE, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Nanaimo Next annual, Victoria, June 17, 1897.

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CANADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 41ST. ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

BELLEVILLE, JULY 15TH.

W. R. WHITE, Grand Master. The Mayor of Belleville extended the freedom of the city to Grand Lodge, after which a delegation of Past Masters from the Belleville lodges presented an address of welcome. Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form, a long list of officers and Grand Representatives being present. Kansas was not representedn The Grand Master announced with feelings of gratulation that the so-called Grand Lodge of Ontario had at last been fully wiped out of existence, " the surrender being voluntary and complete," the former membership being entirely absorbed in the Grand Lodge of Canada. He reports being present at the dedication of the Temple at Montreal, and records his appreciation of the hospitality of the Quebec Masons and their Grand Master, Col. MASSEY. . Progress of a material character is noted, and the record indicates that the outgoing Grand Master has been a faithful ruler of the Craft. A committee was appointed to procure a suitable testimonial for M.".W.\ Bro. WHITE, the retiring Grand Master. The Report on Correspondence is presented by Bro. HENRY RoBEHTSON, the chairman of the committee. Kansas is fully reviewed, and extended quotations are made from the Grand Master's address and our Report on Correspondence, The summary of the report recognizing the Gran Dieta of Mexico is also given, as well as our comments on the topic of "Organized Masonic Charity." W,e congratulate our Canada brethren upon the fact that no cloud now remains upon their title to absolute masonic sovereignty in their Grand Jurisdiction. In their tedious confiict for their masonic rights they have had the unwavering support of the Grand Lodges of the United States, and their experience will undoubtedly influence their action in strenuously supporting other legitimate Grand Lodges in their claim for sovereign control, masonically, of the territory belonging to them. WILLIAM GIBSON, Grand Master, Beamsville. HENRY' ROBERTSON, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Collingwood, Ontario. Next annual at Brantford, July 21,1897.

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COLORADO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 6 , 3 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

D E N V E R , SEPTEMBER 1 5 T H .

W I L L I A M D . PIERCE, G r a n d Master, eighteen Past G r a n d Masters a n d t h e representatives of eighty-seven c h a r t e r e d lodges (all h u t t w o i n t h e jurisdiction) were p r e s e n t at t h e o p e n i n g of Grand Lodge. G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e W I L L I A M H . SANFORD w a s likewise present. T h e cust o m a r y greeting to t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s was accorded, a n d P a s t G r a n d Master BROMWBLL responded i n a fitting a n d eloquently-worded address. T h e Grand Master m a d e t o u c h i n g a n d beautiful reference to t h e character and d e a t h of Past G r a n d Master WEBSTER D . ANTHONY, o u r late G r a n d Representative. T h e d e a t h of Past G r a n d Master 0 . A. BASSETT is also noted. H e states t h a t t h e Craft in Colorado is in a prosperous c o n d i t i o n ; constituted two n e w lodges; issued dispensations to t w o o t h e r s ; declined to t e l e p h o n e a dispensation a u t h o r i z i n g a b r o t h e r t o act as h i s D e p u t y a n d preside over a lodge, t h e Master and W a r d e n s of which were a b s e n t from t h e jurisdiction; a n d further declined to t e l e p h o n e permission to a lodge to b u r y a b r o t h e r (deceased, w e s u p p o s e ) w h o had b e e n s u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s . If t h e b r o t h e r was still alive we t h i n k t h e declination well t a k e n ; otherwise we t h i n k if a lodge desired to comply w i t h such a desire on t h e p a r t of t h e family of a deceased b r o t h e r , or his before death request, we t h i n k it should h a v e b e e n granted b y telep h o n e or the easiest m e t h o d possible. W e k n o w a Past Master w h o would h a v e assumed t h e responsibility w i t h o u t t e l e p h o n i n g t h e G r a n d Master. W h y a t e l e p h o n e dispensation is n o t as good as o n e u n d e r n a m e or seal of t h e G r a n d Master, we are at a loss to conceive. W e look u p o n t h e act itself as we do t h e granting of a d i m i t . W h e n t h e action of t h e lodge or t h e declaration of t h e Master is made t h a t t h e d i m i t is â&#x20AC;˘ granted, i t is j u s t as effective to dissolve t h e m e m b e r s h i p as it ever becomes. The paper issued u n d e r t h e seal of t h e lodge is only t h e w r i t t e n evidence of t h e fact. Bro. W I L L I A M T . PERKINS, G r a n d Master of Masons of North Dakota, visited t h e G r a n d Lodge d u r i n g its c o m m u n i c a t i o n , was received i n m a n n e r befitting h i s exalted station, a n d fraternally welcomed by G r a n d Master PRICE.

G r a n d Orator JOSEPH AV. MILSOM delivered a short, practical a n d effective address on t h e subject of charity. T h e Committee on W a s h i n g t o n M e m o r i a l presented a r e p o r t e m b o d y i n g a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t should h a v e been t h e basis of t h e original action i n t h i s matter, viz: to formally request t h e Grand Lodge of "Virginia to assume t h e l e a d e r s h i p in a m a t t e r which m u s t necessarily be acted upon within t h e confines of h e r jurisdiction.

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P a s t Grand M a s t e r L. N. G K E E N L E A F presented a r e p o r t on necrology, from which we t a k e following in reference to Past Grand Master W E B S T E R D. A N T H O N Y :

For nearly a third of a century he has been a regular attendant upon the sessions of this Grand Lodge, and so accustomed have we become to his presence, that we fear many of us, lu a moment of forgetfulness, may be led to ask, " Where's WEB?" as we have so often done in the days prone by; and then the sad truth will dawn upon us in its full significance. We shall look in vain for his familiar face, and never again on this earth grasp his hand in fraternal greeting. Thus ends the scene! Earth's fitful strife is o'er. For to its waiting shore One fateful day. The boatman came, and with his dipping .oar Bore him away. Peace! brother, peace ! ButO! thou boatman pale, If thou cans't e'er reveal Thy journey's end, Tell us thy secret; Whither dids't thou sail With him, our friend ? For if he lives —and something says 'tis true — Somewhere beyond ttie blue, , Or far. or near. He hath not quite forgotten — this I know — His brothers here. And he would send us greeting, it may be, " From o'er the silent sea, Our hearts to cheer, Some joyous welcome; perchance would send by thee " The Master's word" — Love's sacred key to holy brotherhood. T h e G r a n d ]>odge declined to a d o p t t h e Wisconsin plan of relief. T h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , by Past G r a n d Master L. N . G R E E N i.EAF, includes a review of P r o c e e d i n g s of sixty Grand Lodges, some for two y e a r s . K a n s a s for ]896 is reviewed courteously, t h e retrospective glance in Grand M a s t e r M C C A L L ' S a d d r e s s being copied entire. Referr i n g to t h e dispensation asked for a n d refused, " to appear as a lodge to clear u p r u i n s of a hall after a fire," Bro. G. says: " We are n o t q u i t e certain b u t what t h i s m i g h t be construed into legitimate masonic work , — clearing away t h e r u b b i s h of t h e old t e m p l e preparatory to laying t h e foundation of the n e w . " T h e conclusions of t h e Committee o n Corres p o n d e n c e in reference to recognition of t h e Grand Diet of Mexico, with its r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h e r e o n , a r e published in full. U n d e r Maine, B r o . G. copies an e x t r a c t from Bro. DRUMMOND'S report, in which the latter raises t h e question on t h e authority of Dr. MAUKAY, of t h e correctness of t h e ANDERSON 1738 Book of Constitutions, saying that after t h e publication t h e y were found to be erroneous, and t h e G r a n d Lodge w i t h d r e w its sanction to t h e same, and t h a t t h e copies published i n 1,746 a r e v e r b a t i m copies of t h e 1738 edition, with t h e exception of t h e title page, which seems to be of different paper, a n d to be pasted t o t h e n e x t leaf. B r o . G. suggests t h a t t h e records of t h e G r a n d Lodge of M a r y l a n d o u g h t to show such action. W e t r u s t t h e necessary investigation may be m a d e , a n d t h e fact settled beyond d i s p u t e . AVe are glad B r o . DRUM.MOND raises t h e question..,

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In his conclusion to a very excellent article on Mexican Masonry, Bro. G. says: Until we are in receipt of a request for recogoition we can make no formal reco m m e n d a t i o n . We would, however, advise t h a t pending any action on the part of this Grand Lodge, the lodges of our Grand Jurisdiction be permitted to admit as visitors brethren from lodges in Mexico chartered by the Grand Lodges under the Grand Dieta.

GEO. W . ROE, Grand Master, Pueblo. L. N. GREENLEAF, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Denver. Thirty-seventh annual, Denver, Sept. 21, 1897.

CONNECTICUT— 1 8 9 6 . 108TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

HARTFORD, JANUARY 15TH.

In addition to the annual proceedings the volume before us contains the full record of the dedication of the Masonic Home at Wallingford, September 24, 1895, which event was participated in by brethren from every lodge in the State. The character of the exercises reflects the highest credit upon the Craft of that jurisdiction. Original hymns written for the occasion were sung. Past Grand Master LUKE A. LOCKwoOD, President of the Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut, delivered the address, a reading of which demonstrates the fact that our brother — learned and renowned masonic jurist as he is — has learned that most sublime lesson in Philanthropy, Christianity, Masonry, call it what you will, that "love is the fulfilling of the law." Bro. L. believes in masonic development, evolution, on charitable as well as on other lines: Masonic charity is not to be measured by the natural sympathy of brethren for brethren in distress, but by a far higher and more ennobling rule, gratitude to the G. A . O . T . U. for the many mercies and blessings which he has most undeservedly bestowed upon us. Under this rule masonic relief becomes an expression of masonic love of the Father and Giver of all. What can we do for Ilim who has done and is doing so much for us? is the question the true Mason should ask. He is the possessor of all things. He needs nothing. All we can do, therefore, in recognition of His goodness towards us is with grateful hearts to bestow some of His gifts upon our distressed brethren who like us recognize His fatherhood. The hand that is raised in thanksgiving should be opened in charity. But let us remember that'this relief which we are thus to bestow upon our distressed brethren is not simply the gift of money, food or clothing, but the masonic rule requires us to devote one-third of our time to the service of GOD and of a worthy distressed brother. Mind you, not to the relieving h i m of his actual bodily wants, but the service of a worthy distressed brother. That service is not performed by the gift of a few dollars, nor by " throwing to the poor dog a bone," but requires at our hands remembrance in personal devotion, personal sympathy, spiritual comfort and consolation, as well as bodily relief and the satisfying of physical wants. Hence the new development. The home of Masons, widows and orphans, where the comforting, elevating and holy influence of home may abide with them " w h i l e the grasshopper is a burden, and desire doth fail."

Bro. LocKWOOD made liberal quotations from a sermon by the Eev. Bro. AsHABEL BALDWIN, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Con-

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necticut, w h o , as h e states, was t h e first m i n i s t e r Episcopally ordained in t h i s c o u n t r y â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h i s s e r m o n b e i n g delivered before G r a n d Lodge a t its c o m m u n i c a t i o n i n 1797, in w h i c h t h e suggestion of organized masonic charity was first m a d e in t h a t jurisdiction. Bro. L. t h e n in c o n c l u d i n g his a d d r e s s said: Brethren of Connecticut: The faithful prayer of your Grand Chaplain which ascended to heaven nearly a century ago, has been answered. The answer is before you. Our Masonic Home has been established. Ourbrothers and sistersare even now with us rejoicing in their homes. This Home Is this day committed; to us as a sacred trust. It stands completed and without debt. Our work is not yet finished. Its support rests upon us. Shall we be faithful to this trust? Let no brother say it cannot be done. Let not the magnitude of the worli appall. Let each do as he is able," not grudgingly nor of necessity." Let your light so shine before men that the}'may see your good works and glorify (not you but) your Father which is in heaven. And then that prophesy and promise veiled from careless eye in the esoterics of our Order will surely be fulfilled and performed, for " Behold the Builder, the Possessor of all the world, JEHOVAH, JAH, shall establish us in plenty and in strength." A beautiful p o e m , dedicated to t h e H o m e , of a high order of m e r i t from a literary s t a n d p o i n t , a n d b r e a t h i n g t h e p u r e spirit of c h a r i t y t h r o u g h o u t in t h o u g h t a n d s e n t i m e n t , t h e production of Bro. AVILLIAM E . P E N N Y , was r e a d , after which a flag presentation took place, t h e orator w i n d i n g u p with t h a t s e n t i m e n t from Bro. CHAUNCEY D E P E W : " I n t h i s country t h e r e is room for only o n e flag, a n d Old Glory m u s t lead t h e procession or i t c a n n o t m a r c h . " T h e chorus sang " O u r Flag is T h e r e , " as it rcse to its place a t top of t h e .staff; t h e n t h e a u d i e n c e a n d b a n d sang t h e " Star Spangled B a n n e r , " a n d t h e most pleasurable masonic e v e n t in C o n n e c t i c u t was concluded. T h e volume before u s o p e n s to a portrait of Grand Chaplain A S H ABEL BALDWIN, w h o was referred to in t h e address of Past G r a n d Master LOCKWOOD.

T h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n was presided over b y G r a n d Master H E N R Y C . W A R N E R . K a n s a s seems to h a v e n o representative, a n d t h e d e a t h of Paist G r a n d Master OWEN A. BASSETT leaves Connecticut u n r e p r e s e n t e d near t h i s G r a n d Lodge. F r o m Grand M a s t e r AVARNER'S address we note t h a t t h e H o m e h a s s e v e n t e e n inmates. N o decisions a r e noted. T h e G r a n d Lodge, on t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e , adopted a resolution r e q u i r i n g a p a y m e n t , one-half in J u l y a n d one-half i n J a n u a r y , of t h e s u m of o n e dollar per m e m b e r pf t h e Craft enrolled i n t h e State, d e d u c t i n g from said m e m b e r s h i p all w h o h a d been Masons t h i r t y years, a n d all whose w h e r e a b o u t s h a d been u n k n o w n for five years previous. T h e R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e was prepared by Past Grand-Master J O H N H . BARLOW, a n d covers 158 pages.

U n d e r Alabama, to Bro. P I L L A N S ' q u e r j ' : " W h a t is a Ma.sonic H o m e b u t a masonic a l m s h o u s e ? " h e s a y s : " Masonic Homes, we t h i n k , a r e a d e v e l o p m e n t of o n e of t h e principal tenets of Masonry, even t h e highest r o u n d of t h e masonic l a d d e r â&#x20AC;&#x201D; L O V E . "

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K a n s a s receives at t h e h a n d s of Bro. B. t h e most g e n e r o u s treatm e n t ; nearly t h r e e pages of o u r Correspondence Report are t a k e n and c o m m e n t e d u p o n w i t h approval, o u r o b i t u a r y notice of Bro. W H E E L E R , of Connecticut, being copied e n t i r e . Bro. B., however, gives us too m u c h credit. Copying t h e abstract of t h e statistical table, he fails to note t h a t we had given credit to Bro. ANTHONY, of N e w York, for it, t a k i n g it e n t i r e as we h a d d o n e heretofore, a n d e x p e c t to in this report. U n d e r N o r t h Carolina, he corrects t h e Grand Orator, w h o excepted BENEDICT ARNOLD from t h e list of American generals w h o were Masons, as follows: " Facts compel us to say t h a t BENEDICT AENOLD was a Mason, a n d m a d e in H i r a m , No. 1, of Connecticut." This was t h e lodge t h a t started in business for itself, i n d e p e n d e n t of G r a n d Lodge for a brief space, was it not, Bro. B . ? U n d e r O k l a h o m a , reviewing Bro. H U N T , Bro. B. says: " H e objects t o a b r o t h e r a p p l y i n g for lodge m e m b e r s h i p h a v i n g to pass t h e ordeal of t h e u n a n i m o u s secret ballot, w h i c h would be a radical d e p a r t u r e from a n c i e n t usage." Is this strictly accurate, Bro. B.? W e are advised t h a t a n c i e n t usage always required t h e assent of three black balls, a n d t h a t such is t h e usage in England to t h i s day. If this be true, t h e " u n a n i m o u s secret b a l l o t " would seem to b e a n i n n o v a t i o n . T h e C o n n e c t i c u t Report a n d Proceedings generally, are of u n u s u a l interest, a n d w e shall look forward to t h e i r first a n n u a l r e p o r t of Masonic H o m e w o r k with a r d e n t hopes for t h e success of t h e enterprise. JAMES H . W E L S H , G r a n d Master, D a n b u r y . J O H N H , BARLOW, c h a i r m a n Committee o n Correspondence, Hartford. N e x t a n n u a l , J a n u a r y 20th, New H a v e n .

DELAWARE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 9 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W I L M I N G T O N , OCTOBEK 7 T H .

T h e portrait of G r a n d Master JOSEPH L . CAHALL faces t h e first page of t h e volume before us. I n h i s address, after noting t h e death of distinguished b r e t h r e n in various jurisdictions, h e quotes t h e words of praise bestowed u p o n Bro. E L Y S . P A R K E R by t h e G r a n d Master a n d C o m m i t t e e on Necrology of Illinois. f" T h e address contains historical records of c o m m u n i c a t i o n s from H i s H i g h Mightiness of a n e i g h b o r i n g jurisdiction, i n q u i r i n g w h e t h e r Oriental Lodge a n d University Lodge, of Delaware, were willing to let go t h e grip h e l d by t h e scruff of t h e neck u p o n two unfortunates, w h o are n a m e d in full, as h a v i n g been rejected by said lodges; one lodge consented, t h e o t h e r refused. I t seems to us a p e r t i n e n t inquiry comes in r i g h t h e r e . If a m e m b e r of a lodge were to p u b l i s h t h e fact t h a t

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J O H N SMITH bad b e e n expelled by Oriental Lodge, h e would be p r o m p t l y disciplined for r e v e a l i n g t h e secrets of t h e lodge. By w h a t a u t h o r i t y has a G r a n d Master t h e r i g h t to spread upon t h e record of t h e Proceedings t h e fact t h a t t w o p e r s o n s h a v e been subjected to t h e infamy of rejection ? T h e R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , by Rev. Bro. L E W I S H . JACKSON, is

a concise review of t h e various fields of labor. consideration.

K a n s a s receives k i n d l y

J . P A U L LUKENS, G r a n d Master, W i l m i n g t o n . L. H . J A C K S O N , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence,Wilmington. N e x t a n n u a l , first W e d n e s d a y i n October, 1897, a t W i l m i n g t o n .

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 8 5 T H ANNUAL, COMMUNICATION,

W A S H I N G T O N , M A Y 8 T H AND N O V . 1 3 T H .

T h e C o m m i t t e e on .Turisprudence makes a n interesting report, cove r i n g t h e question of t h e representative question a n d t h e Mississippi rules. I n regard t o t h e former, considering t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master of K e n t u c k y , it says i t " can see n o j u s t g r o u n d s for a n y expression of ' c o n t e m p t ' for a system which h a s received t h e sanction of nearly all t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e world for t h e past thirty or forty years, w h i l s t u n d e r it very m a n y of t h e most distinguished Masons of o u r t i m e n o w hold, or h a v e held, commissions as G r a n d Representatives of o t h e r G r a n d Lodges t h a n t h e i r o w n . " I n regard to t h e " r u l e s , " t h e committee says: " C u s t o m , constitutional provisions, a n d t h e jealous regard which each cherishes for its own sovereignty, would, w e fear, militate against any general agreement. Yet, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e difficulties in t h e way, w e m a y h o p e t h a t a c o n s u m m a t i o n so m u c h to be desired may eventually b e b r o u g h t a b o u t . " Our District of C o l u m b i a b r e t h r e n very properly disposed of t h e p r i n t e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e " N e w Zealand kicker," by l a y i n g it tenderly upon the table. . G r a n d Master D. G. DIXON, i n h i s address, a n n o u n c e d t h a t peace and p r o s p e r i t y a t t e n d e d t h e Craft in t h a t j u r i s d i c t i o n ; made m e n t i o n of n u m e r o u s ceremonials, as well as fraternal courtesies of various k i n d s . T h e proceedings of G r a n d Lodge were confined m a i n l y t o routine b u s i n e s s ; a n d t h e customary testimonial was voted t h e G r a n d Master. Our veteran friend a n d b r o t h e r , W I L L I A M R . SINGLETON, p r e s e n t e d t h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . * U n d e r Georgia, Bro. SINGLETON copies e n t i r e t h e C h a p l a i n ' s remarkt able p r a y e r which h a s a t t r a c t e d so m u c h a t t e n t i o n ; copies i t w i t h o u t "^ note or c o m m e n t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; possibly w a s paralyzed by it. ^ K a n s a s is carefully reviewed, t h e K a n s a s reviewers' w o r k highly appreciated, and declared to h a v e been performed with " g r e a t good judgment."

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U n d e r M i c h i g a n , c o m m e n t i n g on a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n b j ' t h e G r a n d Master of an a l t e r a t i o n in t h e code " s o t h a t lodges m a y m e e t a n d a t t e n d c h u r c h in a b o d y on E a s t e r S u n d a y , " h e s a y s : And we add why n o t on any other Sunday or other day that may be desirable? What does a Blue Lodge k n o w more about Easter Sunday t h a n a n y other? T h e observance of religious services is common to all English lodges, and it was the custom only a few years since for all lodges to observe t h e festivals of both J o h n ' s Days, by a t t e n d i n g some church ; hence it is perfectly legitimate for lodges to attend churches for religious purposes, a n d every Grand Lodge should provide for this in their codes. U n d e r Mississippi, h e q u o t e s Bro. BARKLEY as follows in h i s d e s c r i p tion of " F r e e m a s o n r y as an I n s t i t u t i o n , " t o - w i t : " I t s usages, c u s t o m s , a n c i e n t r e g u l a t i o n s , s y m b o l s , laws, ritual, l a n d m a r k s , a n d m o d e s of recognition, a r e fixed a n d u n a l t e r a b l e , " a n d t h e n a d d s : . Now we venture t h e assertion that no two States in this Union agree as to all those i t e m s ; a n d when you travel abroad, no one from the States can pass an examination as a visitor. Nor can any committee of examination in t h e United States pass a visitor from Europe, Asia, Africa, or South America upon examination alone. I t is not in the power of any man, or body of men, to make the least innovation in t h e Body of Masonry. Yet in no two States do they agree as to what is that "Body of Masonry," and neither do they agree precisely as to " usages, customs, symbols, laws." Rituals especially, as they every one have important differences ; a n d as to LANDMARK.?, no two writers agree as to how many or what they are. Modes of recognition differ so essentially, that in some cases what is used in one jurisdiction for the " hailing sign," is quite u n k n o w n i a many other jurisdictions; what in most States are due guard-', are altogether omitted or u n k n o w n to others. U n d e r T e x a s , B r o . SINGLETON gives v a l u a b l e t e s t i m o n y in regard to "ancient usage," v i z : When we were a young Mason, in the early forties, in Missouri, it was t h e common practice of lodges to have public installations in a church, a n d have a sermon, and after that a flrst-class dinner, at which the ladies accompanied their husbands, fathers, a n d brothers ; a n d we failed to notice any bad effects from the practice. On the contrary, much good was done thereby. Bro. SINGLETON'S r e p o r t s a r e always i n t e r e s t i n g to us b e c a u s e we n e v e r fail to find in o n e of t h e m s o m e historical m a s o n i c fact, t r u t h or p r i n c i p l e s t a t e d in such a way as to m a k e a lasting i m p r e s s i o n on o u r m i n d . And t h e n o u r b r o t h e r b y age, research, a n d m e n t a l activity h a s e a r n e d t h e r i g h t to o u r esteem a n d v e n e r a t i o n , a n d is well e n t i t l e d to the appellation, " T e a c h e r . " GEORGE W . B A I R D , G r a n d Master, W a s h i n g t o n . W M . R . SINGLETON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , W a s h ington.

ENGLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

LONDON, M A R C H 4 T H .

T h e E a r l of L a t h o m , P r o . G r a n d Master. A r e s o l u t i o n a n d vote of condolence to t h e Q u e e n a n d t h e P r i n c e s s H e n r y of B a t t e n b e r g was pas.sed. H i s Royal H i g h n e s s t h e P r i n c e of W a l e s was reelected for t h e twenty-first t i m e to t h e position of G r a n d Master.

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T h e a n n u a l G r a n d Festival was h e l d a t F r e e m a s o n ' s Hall in L o n d o n , April 29,1896. T h e - P r i n c e of AVales was proclaimed G r a n d M a s t e r ; t h e E a r l of L a t h o m as P r o . G r a n d M a s t e r ; a n d t h e G r a n d Master, in comm e m o r a t i o n of h i s twenty-first a p p o i n t m e n t , a n n o u n c e d t w e n t y - o n e a p p o i n t m e n t s to p a s t rank, a m o n g t h e m t h e Speaker of t h e H o u s e of C o m m o n s a n d t h e Lord Mayor of L o n d o n , as P a s t G r a n d W a r d e n s . T h e feast was of such a character t h a t t h e G r a n d Stewards received an u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s . T h e session of J u n e 3,1896, witnessed t h e r e t i r e m e n t of two aged clerks w h o had served for t w e n t y - t h r e e years each, on a pension of $1,100 a n d $950 each respectively. V a r i o u s acts of charitable beneficence engaged t h e a t t e n t i o n of G r a n d Lodge. On t h e 29th of J u l y , 1896, Grand Lodge c o n v e n e d in special session, t h e E a r l of L a t h o m , P r o . G r a n d Master, in t h e chair, w h o a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e Special G r a n d Lodge had b e e n c o n v e n e d to consider t h e following message from t h e M.'.AV.'. G r a n d Master, and to take t h e sense of G r a n d Lodge t h e r e o n : His Royal Highness the M.-.W.-. Grand Master having considered the application for recognition l)y the Grand Lodge of England of the new body called the Grand Lodge of New Zealand as an independent sovereign masonic authority, and having informed himself of the general state of masonic feeling in the Colony, is of opinion that with a view to promote the harmony and union of the various masonic bodies there, and to end all sources of difTerence, the period has now arrived when recognition may be properly accorded, and therefore desires that the sense of Grand Lodge should be taken on the following resolution, which I now move: "That, taking into consideration the message of the M..W.-. Grand Master. Grand Lodge requests that His Eoyal Highness will be pleased to take such steps for the recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, and for the establishment of fraternal good feeling with our New Zealand brethren as he may consider consistent with the honor of this Grand Lodge, and with just consideration for those lodges which may desire to retain their connection with the Grand Lodge of England." T h i s resolution, as any one familiar w i t h t h e record of t h e Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d o n t h e New Zealand m a t t e r would n a t u r a l l y imagine,. p r o v o k e d long, intelligent and earnest discussion, a small b u t persistent m i n o r i t y desiring t o engraft upon t h e resolution of recognition an interp r e t a t i o n of t h e Constitutions at variance with t h a t placed u p o n it by t h e M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master a t t h e t i m e t h e New Zealand lodges first surr e n d e r e d t h e i r English warrants a n d accepted n e w ones from t h e Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand. E q u i t y , good conscience, or t h a t English manifestation of it, t h e disposition to accord fair play, prevailed, however, as t h e record declares '' t h e motion was carried almost u n a n i m o u s l y . " I n t h e face of t h e accomplished fact, w e h a v e n o word of stricture for those w h o have heretofore p r e v e n t e d t h e performance of t h i s tardy act of justice. W e congratulate o u r N e w Zealand b r e t h r e n t h a t t h e restraints upon free a n d unrestricted m a s o n i c intercourse with t h e i r b r e t h r e n h a v e been removed, a n d t h a t in t h e i r day of necessity t h e y o b t a i n e d such powerful h e l p to their cause. T r u t h and right were on

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their side, but without the aid of the M;.W/. Grand Master, it probabh' would have been many years before New Zealand's right and might would have met and accomplished the desired result. We can well understand the feeling of gratification, possibly of exultation, which fills the hearts of our New Zealand brethren. Blood is thicker than water, as an American naval commander once remarked, as he went into action with his men in support of an English fleet that was being roughly handled by the Chinese forts. Our New Zealand brethren — most of them — received their masonic birth under the English Constitutions, and notwithstanding the unmotherly treatment accorded them, they still insist, " With all thy faults we love thee still." Those on this side of the water who have looked at the matter dispassionately, from the broad standpoint of the "good of Masonry," and w'hose sympathies have gone out to their New Zealand brethren, will rejoice that no further cause or occasion for contention exists, or can arise, between the two Grand Bodies, and will ever cherish the kindly expressions of regard with which the efTorts in their behalf have been acknowledged by their New Zealand brethren. Those who have been ini^lined, from an American standpoint, to criticise the election of the Prince of AVales as Grand Master, as more a concession to his rank than an acknowledgment of his ability to fill the position, must now acknowledge that in the most trying matter which has vexed the Grand Lodge of England during his administration for twenty-one years past, the M.'.W.'. Grand Master has demonstrated the fact that he is a wise, discreet and considerate ruler, and has shown himself to be the " wisest among his brethren." On the 2d of December, 1896, a quarterly communication was held at Freemason's Hall, London, at which WILLIAM WITHER BRAMSTON

BEAOH, E.'.W.'. Provincial Grand Master for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, presided as Grand Master. Notice of intention to nominate the Prince of Wales to be his own successor as Grand Master, was duly given, nominating speeches were made, routine business was transacted, and a very harmonious meeting was held. Long lists of benevolent grants to deserving ones are published, furnishing evidence that our English brethren endorse heartily that beautiful sentiment of their Grand Master when first installed: " Brethren, our watchword is — Charity." No Correspondence Report. His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales, Grand Master.

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FLORIDA—1896. 6 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

JACKSONVILLE, J A N U A R Y 21ST.

G r a n d Representative SAMUEL PASCO, t h e senior Past Grand Master of t h o s e reporting, a n d with o n e exception t h e senior Past G r a n d Master of Florida, was p r e s e n t for active d u t y . G r a n d Master JAMES W . B O Y D p a i d a glowing t r i b u t e to P a s t G r a n d Master ALBERT J . RUSSELL, t h e late G r a n d Secretary, a n d i n like e l o q u e n t terras referred to t h e h o n o r e d d e a d of sister jurisdictions. H e a n n o u n c e d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of Bro. W . P . WEBSTER to t h e vacant chair of G r a n d Secretary. M a k e s courteous m e n t i o n of a visit t o B o s t o n i n August, 1895, and of hospitalities received a t t h e h a n d s of M.'.AV.'. Bro. E D W I N B . HOLMES, G r a n d Master of Massachusetts. H e m e n t i o n s m e e t i n g his masonic b r o t h e r m a g n a t e s from New Brunswick, New H a m p s h i r e , V e r m o n t , R h o d e I s l a n d , Maryland a n d Arizona, a n d discussing masonic topics while t h e y w e r e guests of Bro. HOLMES. Bro. BOYD presents a good record of h i s official labors, and one of w h i c h t h e Craft of Florida m a y justly b e p r o u d . P a s t Grand Master W A S G A T E r e p o r t s a visit t o t h e G r a n d Lodge of M a i n e , of which jurisdiction h e was G r a n d Representative, during its p r e v i o u s May session, a n d c o n v e y e d t o t h e Masons of Florida t h e friendship, brotherly love a n d esteem of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine, a fraternal courtesy which goes a long way in establishing t h e most cordial r e l a t i o n s between two r e m o t e jurisdictions. " N o t h i n g b u t words, m e r e s e n t i m e n t , " some G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e sneerer m a y say—yes, m y b r o t h e r , n o t h i n g b u t w o r d s — b u t s o m e of u s h a v e cherished in o u r h e a r t of hearts for decades j u s t such words s p o k e n to u s b y a largeh e a r t e d brother who t h e r e b y took a n a p p a r e n t i n t e r e s t in us, w h e n we were s t a r t i n g in our battle of life. AVe h e r e record our conviction t h a t m u c h of t h e cordial good fellowship existing b e t w e e n those living in different portions of o u r c o m m o n c o u n t r y , a t o n e t i m e ( s o long, long a g o ) engaged i n civil war, is directly traceable to these meetings of Masons and the esteem and regard t h e r e engendered b y fraternal intercourse. A special c o m m i t t e e , consisting of P a s t G r a n d Masters AV. A. M C L E A N , E . W A S G A T E and M A R C U S E N D E L , w a s a p p o i n t e d t o p r e p a r e a

suitable memoir of Past G r a n d M a s t e r ALBERT J . RUSSELL, which was furnished and p r i n t e d as a p a r t of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . W e learn from it t h a t B r o . RUSSELL was one w h o h a d m a d e a n enviable masonic record in h i s j u r i s d i c t i o n ; who h a d b e e n o n e of t h e leading educators of t h e S t a t e ; a faithful public officer; a consistent a n d earnest Christian worker, a n d one whose n a m e w a s t h e g u a r a n t e e of whatsoever was honest, good and t r u e . Our b r e t h r e n of F l o r i d a h a v e m e t w i t h a great loss, a s t h e pages of t h e i r Proceedings furnish a m p l e testimony. M.". W.'. Bro. PASCO, c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , m a d e a n able r e p o r t on a v a r i e t y ' o f m a t t e r s of local interest to t h e

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Grand Jurisdiction, which bears testimony to the fact that our brother still retains unimpaired his great interest in the cause of Masonry. AVe note that M.'. W.'. Bro. W. A. MCLEAN is chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, which confirms us in the belief that the next volume of Proceedings will contain a Report on Correspondence. JAMES W . BOYD, Grand Master, Bartow. W. A. MCLEAN, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Jacksonville. Next annual, third Tuesday in January, 1897.

GEORGIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. IIOTII ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

MACON, OCTOBER 27Tn.

Grand Lodge was opened in "Dm and Ample" Form and our worthy Bro. Grand Chaplain came to time with a prayer'which satisfies our orthodoxy. Grand Representative HENRY BANKS, as always, was on hand. Grand Master SHANNON'S address is not only an able one, full of good suggestions, beautiful sentiments and well considered views, but this year he is able to speak to his brethren from the standpoint of a personal experience, and as a result, from the fullness of his heart comes a message which demands and will ere long have a hearing in Georgia: Since our last communication I have visited the Masonic Homes of Missouri at St. Louis and of Kentucky at Louisville. From these visits I have derived t h e greatest pleasure of ray life and have renewed the vow before taken, never to cease my efforts u n t i l Georgia is blessed with a similar institution. As I gazed into the eyes of t h e happy children, grasped the hands of the grateful widows, and received the grip from t h e old worthy brethren, all of whom would have been homeless in all the n a m e implies but for the provision made for them by the Masons of their States, my own eyes grew moist, and a feeling of gratitude to those who had done this great charity filled my inmost soul. Along with it came a sense of shame that I as an individual, and t h e Grand Lodge of Georgia as a body, had so long .delayed doing this same good work for those in our midst who need the same provision made for them. Visit just one such Home, see the little ones at their meals.'go to their ueat, clean dormitories, follow them to the playground, hear their joyous laughter, watch them at study and at work, hear them in chapel sing praises to the GOD of Heaven and of Masonry, mingle with the crowd that surges about t h e building, converse with the gray-haired widows, the helpless old men, and no longer will you hesitate.

The leaven of masonic love contained in the foregoing and other eloquent utterances on the same topic by Grand Master SHANNON, which we cannot take space to present, will, we are convinced, perform their work in due time. Masons in almost every jurisdiction of the world are coming forward insisting that instead of a devotion of the entire twenty-four masonic hours to ritualistic perfection, that the old fashioned division be strictly complied with, and that the worship of GOD and the relief of worthy distressed brethren, their widows and orphans, receive their due proportion of time and attention.

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M . \ W / . B r o . SHANNOX p r e s e n t e d statistics showing t h e legislation of t h e v a r i o u s Grand Bodies of t h e U n i t e d States in reference to p a y i n g mileage or per diem for a t t e n d a n c e of delegates a t t e n d i n g G r a n d Lodge, a n d s h o w e d that Georgia paid t e n cents a mile b o t h ways, while t h e actual e x p e n s e was t h r e e cents p e r mile one way, and one cent r e t u r n ing, a n outlay of sixteen cents p e r m i l e more t h a n cost; a n d in addition t h e r e t o allowed per diem, to each m e m b e r . A s a result of this s t a t e m e n t a resolution was s u b s e q u e n t l y offered p r o v i d i n g for a per diem of t h r e e dollars, a n d five cents p e r m i l e each way, for o n e representative of each lodge, was supported a n d opposed by t h e c u s t o m a r y eloquent speeches, a n d finally by a yea and nay vote was refused, and t h e resolution laid on t h e table. T h i s k i n d of p a r l i a m e n t a r y p r o c e d u r e in a Grand Body, or in a m a s o n i c body of a n y character, is u n k n o w n in Kansas, and taken in c o n n e c t i o n with t h e fact t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge had to borrow $4,500 for e x p e n s e s in anticipation of its a n n u a l receipts, and t h e further fact t h a t w i t h total receipts of $17,343.75, t h e r e was an outlay for mileage a n d per diem alone of $14,438.52, indicates t h a t o u r Georgia b r e t h r e n will b e soon, if t h e y are n o t now, wrestling with t h e question of how to change a deficit, into a surplus. M e a n w h i l e until t h e sixteen cents per mile d o n a t i o n to its representatives b y t h e m s e l v e s c o n t i n u e s to be d r a w n with e q u a l ardor a n d regularity from t h e G r a n d Lodge funds, any outlay for charitable work is impossible, a n d unless more money is borrowed or revenues increased, t h e G r a n d Lodge will find it difficult t o m a i n t a i n e v e n its. p r e s e n t o u t l a y for e x p e n s e . G r a n d Master SHANNON h a d t h e courage of his convictions, and disr e g a r d i n g its modern usage, t h e G r a n d Lodge of Georgia has a n e w G r a n d M a s t e r . W e congratulate t h e retiring G r a n d Master for " d a r i n g t o be a D A N I E L . "

T h e following resolution w a s a d o p t e d b y G r a n d Lodge. I t shows progress, a n d affords evidence t h a t Georgia will soon place herself on t h e s a m e h i g h moral p l a n e now occupied by Mississippi masonically: Resolved, That from aud after the passage of this edict, no man who deals or traffics in intoxicating liquors, shall be eligible to membership in any lodge in this jurisdiction. This shall not affect the standing of any who are already members of theOrder, but the Grand Lodge most earnestly urges all brethren engaged in the liquor business to find some other occupation not contrary to the laws and principles of true Masonry, as well as of the laws of GOD. A message of love a n d s y m p a t h y was s e n t by G r a n d Lodge to R . \ W.'. B r o . W I L L I A M ABRAM LOVE, a n d G r a n d Lodge joined w i t h t h e G r a n d Chaplain in prayer to G O D for t h e comfort and protection of o u r v e n e r a b l e brother and h i s family; a n d later a message came back from Bro. L., b r e a t h i n g t h e p r a y e r ' t h a t " T h e benedictions of a house of sorrow b e upon y o u . " B r o . LOVE a n d his family h a v e t h e s y m p a t h i e s of m a n y Kansas b r o t h e r s in t h e h o u r of t h e i r afHictiou. J u s t before G r a n d Lodge closed two additional resolutions on t h e subject of mileage and p e r diem were p r o m p t l y " laid on t h e table," t h e

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latter one with such rapidity that it did not have time to reach the " table " or the Grand Secretary. A rising and unanimous vote supported a resolution to grant a Past Grand Master's jewel to M.'.W.". Bro. JOHN P. SHANNON. Bro. AVOLIHIN'S recapitulation shows a net gain of six lodges and 479 members, with a present membership of 17,317, a very creditable showing. We note that the name of Bro. ALEY, whose death we have lamented for nearly three years, is still borne on the Grand Representatives' roll. The Report on Correspondence shows the familiar hands of Bro. AV. S. RAMSAY, chairman, A. Q. MOODY and W. E. MUMFOKD, the review

of Kansas being by Bro. MOODY, and as usual in Georgia, Kansas comes in for more than her share of space. We note that our brother dubs the writer " the brilliant correspondent of the Grasshopper State. We appreciate the compliment, provided Bro. M. is not advised of the color of our hair; but why Kansas should be invariably referred to as the Grasshopper State " knocks hus bout." Why, Bro. M., since Colorado afflicted us with that pestilence twenty-three years ago we have had divers misfortunes and calamities, some native-born and some imported froni other jurisdictions, which have done us infinitely more harm than the grasshopper raid. That which is to the manor born, and for which we are responsible, we will own with all the humility becoming to the' fault; but grasshoppers, my dear brother, originate in mountainous regions in arid and rocky wastes. (You remember the story of tlie soldier at Fort Yuma who died, and as as was generally conceded, went. to , a place supposed to compete with that locality in temperature,. whose bunk-mate found him in quarters next morning, and asked him what he was doing there, to which he replied that it was so blankety cold where he had gone that he had come back after his overcoat.) Bo you know, my dear brother, that while we concede that the temperature in dry seasons sometimes approximates the boiling point, and occasionally, by adventitious surroundings, is raised to an equality with that only competitor of Fort Yuma, yet the fact remains that the only genuine crop of grasshoppers that ever harmed us was raised " out West," and visited us without previous invitation, and ravaged us forcibly and against our will. Bro. MOODY quotes from Grand Master MCCALL'S address and Grand Orator GLEASON'S attractive oration ; calls attention to the fact that the Grand Representative of Georgia did not answer at roll call. We have heretofore noted that Bro. ALEY has been dead for nearly three years; refers to the "elaborate and exhaustive report upon the question of recognizing the Gran Dieta of Mexico," and gives a very thorough and complete review of our Kansas Proceedings and Report. Bro. MOODY in his conclusion says: "The subject which is and ought to be of most interest to the masonic world is ' masonic charity.' "

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H e m e n t i o n s K a n s a s as t a k i n g steps in t h e direction of a Masonic H o m e . W e " d o n e got it," Bro. M., a n d in successful operation, already doing a :grand work for t h e " Master." Bro. MUM FORD, u n d e r M a i n e , gives a p o i n t e r to his b r e t h r e n of "Georgia i n regard t o conferring masonic degrees upon saloon-keepers, b y c o m m e n d i n g r i g h t action in a n o t h e r jurisdiction. Bro. W. S. RAMSEY h a s t h e last say, a n d one sentence of it we t a k e for o u r own, as we write t h e last words of a hasty review of t h e last volu m e s u b m i t t e d to o u r inspection : " W e close with regret this intercourse w i t h k i n d r e d spirits with w h o m we h a v e c o m m u n e d so long." J A M B S W . TAYLOR, G r a n d Master, Suthersville. W. S. RAMSEY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, D u b l i n . N e x t annual, Macon, October 20, 1897.

ILLINOIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 5 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CHICAGO, OCTOBER 6 T H .

Illinois h a s h a d in t h e G r a n d Masters w h o h a v e presided over h e r G r a n d Lodge of Masons m a n y b r i l l i a n t orators a n d distinguished men ; b u t t h e n u m b e r of G r a n d Masters in Illinois or any o t h e r jurisdiction in t h i s c o u n t r y w h o can e x p r e s s as forcibly, beautifully and eloquently w h a t t h e j ' have to say as d i d G r a n d Master OWEN SCOTT in t h e addresses given b y h i m and p u b l i s h e d in t h e v o l u m e before us, can be counted w i t h less t h a n the fingers of one h a n d . H i s response to t h e address of w e l c o m e a t t h e corner-stone laying a t Charleston was a perfect gem in a p p r o p r i a t e n e s s , i n t h e elegance of its diction and eloquent u t t e r a n c e , as likewise was t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of h i s a d m i r a b l e address at t h e o p e n i n g of Grand Lodge at its a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n . T h e a n n u a l address of t h e G r a n d Master is essentially a b u s i n e s s d o c u m e n t . H e h a s g r a n t e d five dispensations to form new lodges, rep o r t e d b u t one d o r m a n t lodge, r e m o v e d four lodges, consolidated six, a p p o i n t e d o u r distinguished Bro. J O H N M . PEARSON as G r a n d Representat i v e for New Zealand, reaffirmed t h e edict issued b y G r a n d Master GuRNEY against t h e use or possession of a printed ritual of Masonry, reported seven decisions, all of which were approved, and performed a vast a m o u n t of o t h e r labor, all of w h i c h seems to have merited a n d received t h e approval of t h e Craft. W e n o t e that G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e G E O . M . MOULTON was p r e s e n t for d u t y . T h e oration b y Bro. A D L A I E . STEVENSON was a production of merit. P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N C . SMITH presented t h e report of t h e Comm i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e recognition of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Cuba, which we a r e glad to n o t e was adopted.

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G E O . W . WARViLLE.from t h e C o m m i t t e e on Obituaries, m a d e r e p o r t in which mention is m a d e of t h e death of Past G r a n d Master OWEN A. , BASSETT a n d other distinguished Masons. M . ' . W . ' . B r o . J N O . M . PEARSON presented h i s letters of credence as Grand Representative of t h e G r a n d Lodge of S e w Zealand, a n d naade a pleasant speech in a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of t h e reception accorded h i m . T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is b y P a s t G r a n d Master ROBBINS, covers 340 pages made up of quotation a n d r u n n i n g comment, and like all h i s p r e v i o u s labors in t h i s field, is i n t e n s e l y interesting. U n d e r Colorado, c o m m e n t i n g u p o n a c h a n g e in t h e By-Laws m a d e to p e r m i t t h e issuance, w i t h o u t p a y m e n t of fee, of a dispensation to a lodge for its m e m b e r s to a t t e n d c h u r c h in a hody, Bro. R. refers to cont r a r y legislation in California, " where t h e g r a n t i n g of such dispensation was disapproved on t h e safe g r o u n d t h a t a lodge should n o t appear in public except on a masonic occasion." Saying f u r t h e r : No masonic fee is required to enable the individual Mason to attend divine service as often as he pleases, and there is no masonic regulation discouraging him from so doing. Neither should there be any regulation placing even an implicit constraint upon a brother to attend a church other than that of his choice, because a majority of his brethren decide to do so. One whose aversion to all c h u r c h e s is of s u c h a character as t o i n d u c e t h e most rigid conservatism against a t t e n d i n g a n y , m i g h t possibly b e able to conjure u p a m e n t a l consciousness of constraint by implication, b u t it would be evolved from t h e imagination of one entirely u n a c q u a i n t e d with t h e first principles of t o l e r a t i o n ; and one whose so-called religion would be so n a r r o w e d down a n d confined, could never h a v e h i s soul enlarged enough to c o m p r e h e n d t h e basic principles of generally accepted F r e e m a s o n r y . T h e JEngluh rule (if Bro. R. will p a r d o n t h e word ), still exists, as it has always existed, in favor of such religious masonic service by t h e lodge on stated occasions. G r a n d Lodges u n d e r t h e English constitutions have t h e same p r e s e n t rule, as t h e y h a v e h a d t h e same ancient usage, a n d unless we entirely mistake our r e a d i n g in regard to such matters, we are convinced t h e tendency is to get back again^^to t h e old usage in regard to religious observance on stated occasions b y t h e e n t i r e m e m b e r s h i p of t h e lodge. U n d e r Iowa, Bro. R. gives t h e following, t h e latter portion of w h i c h we italicize and heartily e n d o r s e : The Grand Master had declined to grant a dispensation to confer the second and third degrees on a candidate without examination on the first and second, which he was asked to do because the brother could not learn the work. An adequate reason for his refusal was the fact that to have granted it would have been a violation of law. He volunteered the further reason that he did not believe the interests of the fraternity required the acceptance of candidates regardless of their mental capacity. To our mind it is eqiialty true that those interests do not require that an otherwise mentally capable candidate should berfefiarredfrom advancing because 0/ an idiosyncrasy which prevents his committing and retaining a set form of words, any more than they require the expulsion of Uiousands of rusty Masons who could not repeat a line of their covenants to save themselves from such a fate, but who yet have a clear appreciation of every masonicjduty.

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K a n s a s Bro. R. reserved for his masterpiece. W e anticipated t h a t t h e action of o u r G r a n d Lodge in recognizing t h e G r a n d Lodge of M e x i c o w o u l d revive DON QUIXOTE, release h i m from his e n c h a n t m e n t s a n d s e n d h i m fortli again to wage valorous war against t h e insidious s n a r e s of t h e H o l y E m p i r e . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g o u r i n n a t e modesty of c o n c e p t i o n , as to o u r own ability to attract t h e attention of t h e l e a r n e d a n d facile writers of t h e Guild, we confess t h a t t h e t w e n t y pages which Bro. R. h a s w r i t t e n for o u r instruction, inspires us with t h e suspicion t h a t possibly s o m e t h i n g we h a v e w r i t t e n may have been t h e s p u r to t h i s u n u s u a l display of consideration a n d attention to t h e K a n s a s review. Bro. R. starts o u t with a quotation from Bro. GOULD, in which he refers to t h e Escoseses a n d t h e Y o r k i n o s of Mexico, factions politically a n d masonically w h i c h carried oh a K i l k e n n y sort of a warfare until b o t h d i e d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e latter first and t h e former necessarily later. A s t h e ima g i n a t i v e liistorian avers they b o t h died, and t h e historical n a r r a t i v e does n o t resurrect either, b u t goes on to state about t h e Mexican civil war, t h e quotation b o t h as to t h e p e r t i n e n c e and value excites in t h e r e a d e r t h e same w o n d e r , once so well expressed in r h y m e , " Since I was so quickly done for, I wonder what I was begun for." AVe a r e t h e n t r e a t e d to a s t a t e m e n t concerning an organization called t h e " M e x i c a n National R i t e , " w h i c h " d u r i n g t h e civil war c a m e u n d e r t h e b a n of g o v e r n m e n t and c h u r c h and practically d i s a p p e a r e d " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; died w e suppose, t h o u g h t h e reservation implied in "practically disa p p e a r e d " might indicate c o n t i n u e d life sub-rosa. I t occurs to us to r e m a r k p a r e n t h e t i c a l l y t h a t n o n e of these bodies came u p to t h e exact a l t i t u d e required b y Bro. ROBBINS' p l u m b line, b u t as t h e Escoseses wore o u t t h e Y o r k i n o s a n d t h e n t h r o u g h inanition t u r n e d up t h e i r toes to t h e daisies a n d were succeeded b y t h e National Rite, which did n o t satisfy t h e imperial g o v e r n m e n t of MAXIMILIAN, t h e R o m a n Catholic C h u r c h or even B r o . ROBBINS, a n d consequently deserved to die, Bro. R. easily clears h i s decks for action for his special hite noir, t h e H o l y E m p i r e . Chronologically Bro. R. t h e n goes back to 1860, a n d s a y s : About 18C0 a Supreme Council of the " Scottish Rite " was planted in the City of Mexico by the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. Very shortly a schism toolc place and a Supreme Grand Orient was formed, differing from Grand Orients in general in that it claimed jurisdiction only over Symbolic lodges. The Supreme Council also claimed and exercised jurisdiction over the first three degrees, and both bodies maintained Symbolic lodges. Bro. R. does n o t kill off or dispose of t h e G r a n d Orient, b u t says t h a t " in 1SS9 the Supreme Council of Mexico, whose sway over the lodges in the Republic was, if not complete, so nearly complete that no opposition was feared from that quarter, set on foot a project for an organization which at least nominally should have control of the Symbolic lodges, and accordingly on the S4th day of December of that year it paved the way by formally relinquishing forever all claim to jurisdiction over the first three degrees." (Italics ours.)

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Verily, Bro. ROBBINS is a h u m o r i s t ; h e p u t s t h e S u p r e m e Council in t h e same position of subjugating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h a t h e considers its powerful adversary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e Symbolic lodge t h a t J O H N P H O E N I X took in a tussle with t h e J u d g e , in which, after a clinch and fall, J O H N u n d e r n e a t h , he managed to i n s e r t h i s nose firmly between t h e J u d g e ' s teeth, and from t h i s p o i n t of vantage held him securely in position. Bro. R. h a s mistaken his calling. H e s h o u l d be a h i s t o r i a n ; he should write a history of t h e " Holy E m p i r e " for t h e Vatican l i b r a r y ; t h a t h e d r a w s u p o n a too vivid imagination for historical facts would, in t h a t instance, prove no drawback. F o r instance, w h a t basis of fact is there for t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e S u p r e m e Council " c o n v o k e d , or procured t h e convocation of t h e lodges t h u s confessedly established w i t h o u t w a r r a n t of law, a n d of t h e so-called State and District Grand Lodges organized b y t h e m for t h e formation of t h e G r a n Dieta Symbolica or G r a n d Symbolic Diet of t h e U n i t e d States of M e x i c o ? " H e speaks i n one breath of their disclaimer of a n y a u t h o r i t y over t h e Symbolic degrees, and in t h e n e x t evolves from his distempered m e n t a l i m a g i n i n g t h e convocation of t h e lodges b y t h e power of t h e S u p r e m e Council. F u r t h e r , to establish a connection which shall m a k e his i n s i n u a t i o n plausible, he draws again upon his imagination, ousts t h e real acting Sovereign Grand C o m m a n d e r of t h e S u p r e m e Council of Mexico, LOUIS POMBO, from his office, a n d bestows i t u p o n t h e nominal G r a n d Master of t h e Grand Lodge in t h e following choice bit of i n t e n d e d sarcasm: But the Holy Empire uever completely relinquishes its hold on anything it has once enjoyed, if it can help it, and if the disclaimer didn't have a string to it, the new body which was organized in consequence of it, did. General PORFIRIO DIAZ, the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, is the Grand Master of the Grand Symbolic Diet, a feature which assimilates the new body to the Grand Orient family, an outgrowth to the Scottish Rite. If Bro. R. had desired to be considered, m u c h m o r e b e e n disposed to b e fair, h e would n o t have asserted as t r u e on one page t h a t which is contradicted on t h e n e x t page b y himself, w h e n he refers to " D r . POMBO, t h e w o r k i n g e x e c u t i v e head of t h a t body," which assertion, to m a k e t h e most c h a r i t a b l e c o m m e n t possible, does n o t give us a proper conception of t h e e n t i r e t r u t h when compared with t h a t just above quoted. R e t u r n i n g to Bro. ROBBINS' history, we find t h e same p r i n t e d in p a r t in Bro. GOULD'S article on Mexico, in t h e book entitled " T h e History of F r e e m a s o n r y , " t h e A merican contributors to which a r e Bros. DRUMMOND, PARVIN a n d CARSON. T h e publication is a valuable "contribution to masonic history, a n d we regret exceedingly t h a t Bro. BOBBINS did n o t quote more fully from it, for instance t h e following: " I n t h e year 1858 or 1859," according to an official report,* " Bro. LAFON DE LADEBAT w e n t to Mexico with a u t h o r i t y from Bro. ALBERT P I K E (of Washington, D. C.) to organize a n d establish Masonry on a s o u n d basis in t h a t c o u n t r y . Unfortunately Bro. Ladebat did not organize a Grand I^odge of ' Proceedings Grand Lodge Louisiana, 1884, Appeudi.x page;

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Symbolic Masonry first, as instructed, b u t constituted t h e S u p r e m e Council, w i t h jurisdiction over t h e t h r e e degrees of E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e , Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason." H o w t h i s , also, w h i c h follows, escaped Bro. EOBBIXS, w e c a n n o t conceive, viz: " T h e S u p r e m e Council of Mexico in a Balustro n u m b e r e d X X X , and dated April 25, 1883, renounced its jurisdiction over t h e Symbolical degrees a n d promulgated a variety of regulations with regard t o Grand a n d s u b o r d i n a t e lodges." Bro. GOULD a n d B r o . ROBBINS disagree as to t h e i n t e n t and a c t u a t i n g m o t i v e s of t h e S u p r e m e Council in reference to Mexican Masonry, a n d w h e n t h e doctors disagree t h e only t h i n g left for t h e p a t i e n t t o do is to flee to t h e m o u n t a i n s of H e p s i d a m , where t h e lion no longer roareth to be h e a r d of t h e H o l y E m p i r e , or t h e w h a n g d o o d l e m o u r n e t h over t h e form a n d character of its g o v e r n m e n t . ROBBINS' history of t h e Y o r k i n o s easily entitles h i m to t a k e preced e n c e o v e r those e m i n e n t h i s t o r i a n s of earlier days, GOLLIVEK a n d M U N CHAUSEN. T h e l a t t e r w o r t h y w h e n c o m m e n c i n g t h e account of a new a d v e n t u r e , would vouch for it by .saying t h a t it was as strictly founded in fact as those already related. W e t h i n k in historians of t h e class to . which t h e s e w o r t h i e s belong, t h e i^roper m e t h o d of d e t e r m i n i n g t h e value of t h e i r narratives consists in ascertaining how m u c h of t r u t h t h e r e is i n t h e foundation of t h e i r story. Now we insist t h a t Bro. ROBBINS was inaccurate in killing off all-the Y o r k i n o s . I n brief w e m a i n t a i n t h a t t h e several Y o r k Rite lodges i n s t i t u t e d by Minister J O E L R . POINSETT in 1825, united in organizing t h e G r a n d Lodge Valle d e Mexico, t h e first G r a n d Lodge of Masons e v e r i n s t i t u t e d in Mexico. T h a t Y o r k Rite Masonry t h u s i n s t i t u t e d in Mexico n e v e r was e x t i n c t . T h a t one of t h e lodges called " U n i o n and F r a t e r n i t y , " instituted in 1825, had an u n i n t e r r u p t e d existence for forty years thereafter, w h e n w i t h a m e m b e r s h i p of 200, in 1865 it divided i n t o t h r e e Y o r k Rite lodges, one w o r k i n g in Spanish, one in G e r m a n , a n d o n e in E n g l i s h , a n d reestablishing t h e G r a n d Lodge u n d e r its old n a m e , " T h e G r a n d Lodge Valle of Mexico," adding to it " No. 1," to signify that, it w a s an assertion of c o n t i n u e d existence of t h e original body. J u s t as valid a G r a n d Lodge as t h a t of Michigan, or Maine, or a n y of those t h a t b e n t for a t i m e before t h e MORGAN anti-masonic blast. After killing off t h e Y o r k i n o s and Ecoseses a n d t h e Mexican National Rite, as we h a v e before s h o w n , Bro. ROBBINS commences h i s history of Masonry in Mexico with t h e organization of a S u p r e m e Council of t h e Scottish Rite in t h e City of Mexico, naively a d d i n g : " V e r y s h o r t l y a schism took place, and a S u p r e m e G r a n d Orient was found differing from G r a n d Orients i n g e n e r a l , in t h a t it claimed jurisdiction only over Symbolic lodges." F u n n y , was it not, Bro. R., t h a t your " H o l y E m p i r e " should h a v e began o v e r again t h e wars of t h e Y o r k i n o s and Ecoseses? W h a t was t h a t schism, Bro. H i s t o r i a n ? I m p a r t i a l i t y is one of t h e m a r k s of t h e

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veracious historian. How did it happen that " very shortly a schism took place?" You do not locate the scheme of the Holy Empire to subjugate the Symbolic lodges until 1889, and here you ihconsistently admit an early schism in the interest of the Symbolic lodges. As Bro. R. gives us no light, we must fire our "tallow d i p " again to explain his "history." Some time after its reestablishment in 1865, the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, No. 1, working the York Rite exclusively, through the same methods by which our ancestors thought it not incompatible to work the chapter, templar, and council degrees, under warrants emanating from a Grand Lodge, and with the same lack of information as to its own sovereign character which characterized eminent American Masons at the same period — while still preserving its character as a Grand Lodge, placed itself under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council of Mexico. This continued for some years, until 1878, when the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, No. 1, declared its absolute sovereignty as a masonic power. It then comprised fifty-one Symbolic lodges. In 1879 it organized the Supreme Grand Orient of Mexico — a body that as late as January, 1890, comprised eighteen Grand Lodges and 193 subordinate lodges. Now, Bro. K., we distinctly assert that you draw exclusively upon your imagination in the following claim, viz: that the Supreme Council " set on foot a project for an organization which at least nominally should have control of the Symbolic lodges, and accordingly on the 24th day of December of that year (1889) it paved the way by formally relinquishing forever all claim to jurisdiction over the first three degrees." Bro. R0BBIN.S, as an impartial historian, do you not know the fact to be that the Supreme Council of Mexico did this very thing in 1883, in consequence of trouble it got into with their " Yorkinos " neighbors, the Grand V^alle de Mexic9, No. l,and that the paving business y o u ' refer to was simply a treaty of peace and amity between the " discordant and belligerent" Yorkinos and Ecoseses—the Grand Orient of Mexico, the legitimate successor to the Grand Valle de Mexico, No. 1, in maintaining the (New) York Masonry kept alive and vigorous since its first inception in 182.5, and the Supreme Council of Mexico, which still lives as the successors of those Ecoseses so incontinently planted by you in your histor)', and who still bear aloft the gonfalon of the Holy Empire? If you do not know these things—these historical facts — if you think they can be brushed aside by a reference to side lights thrown upon the subject by a hasty generalization from a witness called to testify as to specific facts — then we fear, Bro. R., you do not possess that wide range of vision, that judicial faculty for weighing evidence, and that absolute freedom from partiality and prejudice so absolutely essential to the broad-guaged historical analvst.

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W e do n o t e x p e c t Bro. EOBBINS to give u p his belief in t h e t r u t h of his historical a c c o u n t of t h e extinction of t h e Y o r k i n o s and Ecoseses, t h e later evolution of t h e S u p r e m e Council, t h e " schism," and t h e s u b s e q u e n t belligerency between t h e Y o r k i n o s a n d Ecoseses divisions of t h e S u p r e m e Council. L i k e t h e valiant k n i g h t to w h o m we h a v e likened h i m , he is u n d e r t h e spell of t h e e n c h a n t m e n t of a like Mei-lin, t h e castles of t h e H o l y E m p i r e loom up before h i m , t h e i r b a t t l e m e n t s crowded with a r m o r e d k n i g h t s , distrustful of P o t i p h o r i a n assaults possibly t h e r e are n o distressed maidens for h i m to succor, b u t panoplied with cross and s c r i p t u r e s he goes forth to battle for holy c h u r c h against t h e infidel Moslem and his s h r i n e , against powers and principalities, a n d dignitaries of every n a m e a n d degree. O n e so devoted to t h e cause of t h e plain people, who always desires to m e e t h u m a n i t y upon a c o m m o n " l e v e l , " should eschew forever a n y t e m p t a t i o n to be t h e i r ruler or governor in a n y masonic body—we a r e a l m o s t tempted to s a y — o r o u t of it. H e should even " p u t away ambition," and by a rigid personal asceticism show his indifference to a n d c o n t e m p t for anj'thing n o t provided for in t h e degrees of E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e , Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason. Bro. BOBBINS q u o t e s w h a t we had to say to h i m u n d e r I n d i a n a last year, a n d t h i n k s a tallow dip will do instead of a calcium light, b y way of e n l i g h t e n m e n t , b u t is careful to use his d i p for light upon t h e legality of t h e organization of w h i c h B E N J . FRANKLIN was G r a n d Master, w h e n o u r i n q u i r y so far as P e n n s y l v a n i a and FRANKLIN was concerned, was c o n t a i n e d in a r e q u e s t for light " upon tlie source a n d regularity of t h e origin of t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a lodges previous to J u n e 24, 1734, in one of which BENJAMIN F''RANKLIN h a d been m a d e a Mason," a n d of t h e bodies composing t h e G r a n d Lodge in London. T h e a n s w e r a b o u t FRANKLIN'S G r a n d Lodge, of w h i c h h e was Grand Master, or h i s speculations in regard t o t h e source of o u r authority, as to w h e r e h e got his degrees— w h e t h e r in America or E n g l a n d , w h e t h e r knowledge or inference— was n o t a n d is n o t g e r m a i n , t h o u g h we t u r n aside long e n o u g h to call Bro. BOBBINS' a t t e n t i o n to t h e " L i b r e B " found s o m e t i m e since in P h i l a d e l p h i a , t h e lodge ledger of F r a n k l i n s Lodge, earliest recorded d a t e J u n e 24, 1731, which contains a charge against BENJAMIN FRANKLIN forfive m o n t h s d u e s a n d " b a l a n c e of" y o u r e n t r a n c e fee. " T h e charges to Dr. F'KANKLIN s h o w t h a t h e was m a d e in t h a t lodge as early as F e b ruary, 1731." T h e speculation t h a t lodges dissolving t h e i r connection with a Provincial G r a n d . L o d g e , slill retaining their warrants, could n o t h a v e lacked a u t h o r i t y , may b e true, b u t that is n o t t h e i s s u e ; t h e issue is upon lodges " which dissolved t h e i r connection with a Provincial G r a n d Lodge—repudiated the authority of their warrants by enactment, a n d w i t h o u t w a r r a n t s or any o t h e r a u t h o r i t y , t h r o u g h t h e i r representatives, met, organized a G r a n d Lodge a n d started in business as Masons w i t h o u t t h e .sanction of a lawful w a r r a n t of any character." B r o . BOBBINS' second

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reason w h y FRANKLIN'S u n a u t h o r i z e d lodge d i d not become u n a u t h o r ized to-wit: because n o lodges were ever organized u n d e r t h e d e p u t a t i o n to DANIEL COX i n 1730, looks very m u c h like a non sequitive. Cox's deputation ceased J u n e 24,1732, when HENRY PRICE'S began. To h i m ' h e made application for duly constituted a u t h o r i t y to hold h i s lodge, a n d as Bro. SERENO D . NICKERSON d e m o n s t r a t e s in his article on " C o s m o -

politan Masonry—First Glimpses in North America," in t h e following: That this (duly constituted au t h o r i t y ) was what FRANKLIN asked, a n d t h a t h i s request was granted, is distinctly and positively asserted in t h e record of the first Provincial Grand Lodge of New England, in the following words: "5734, J u n e 24th. About this time Our Worab 1 Bro'r. Mr. BENJ'N FRANKLIN, from Philadelphia, became acquainted with Our Et. Wors'l Grand Master, Mr. PRICE, w h o further Instructed b i m in the Royal Art, and said FRANKLIN, on his Return to Philadelphia, call'd the Brethren there together, who petition'd Our Rt. Worsh'l Grand Master for a constitution to bold a Lodge, and Our Rt. Worsh'l Grand Master having this year Rec'd Orders from the Grand Lodge in England to Establish Masonry i n all North America, did send a Deputation to Philadelphia, appointing t h e Kt. VVorsh'l Mr. FRANKLIN First Master; which is the beginning of Masonry there."

Bro. RoBBiNS does n o t seem t o be familiar with t h e action taken b y t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a lodges in r e p u d i a t i n g t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e Provincial Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , a n d t h e r e b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , whose w a r r a n t s , as i n t h e case of FRANKLIN'S lodge, h a d m a d e t h e m regular, a n d whose w a r r a n t s t h e y r e p u d i a t e d , cast aside, a n d began business on t h e i r o w n responsibility, w i t h o u t a n y legal w a r r a n t w h a t ever. I t s perusal m i g h t relieve t h e m o n o t o n y , b e t w e e n j o u r n e y s , o u " R o s i n a n t e " in search of a d v e n t u r e s against t h e H o l y E m p i r e . So far as E n g l a n d was concerned t h e issue was upon t h e u n a u t h o r ized character of t h e bodies composing t h e original Grand Lodge. B r o . RoBBiNS waives t h e discussion entirely upon t h e issue as presented. Bro. R. quotes o u r c o m m e n t s on w h a t w r i t e r s e n t e r t a i n i n g l i k e views with himself d e n o m i n a t e t h e Golden Age of Masonry, b u t instead of challenging it, or accepting it a n d joining with us in congratulation over t h e i m p r o v e d conditions, breaks a n o t h e r lance a t t h e H o l y E m p i r e in t h e following: " T h e p a t t e r n for i m p r o v e m e n t h a s n o t come to u s from across t h e seas or from across t h e Rio G r a n d e , n o r h a s it filtered down from a m o n g t h e rafters to t h e ground floor, w h e r e in spite of evolution t h e h u m b l e s t craftsman m a y y e t s a y , ' W e m e e t u p o n t h e l e v e l . ' " W e rise to e n q u i r e w h o is t h i s h u m b l e s t craftsman? U R I A H H E A P , t h e most concentrated e m b o d i m e n t of h u m i l i t y ever evolved —a crawling worm before prosperous h u m a n i t y , w h e n t h e conditions p e r m i t t e d placed h i s benefactor i n t h e c h a i n s of bondage, a n d finally w h e n T r u t h was o m n i p o t e n t — a s sooner or later s h e always will be — m a d e h i s ' e x i t from t h e stage v e n t i n g all t h e spleen a n d b i t t e r n e s s of d i s a p p o i n t e d ambition. I t ill b e c o m e s a n y o n e to evoke t h e spirit of b r o t h er l y love and affection w h i c h m a k e s it possible for all Masons to " meet u p o n t h e level," w h o denies t o o n e w h o h a s k n e l t a t t h e s a m e altar of M a s o n r y t h e privilege of masonic s t u d y a n d search for masonic light u n d e r t h e A r c h , in t h e Secret V a u l t , a t t h e Sepulchre, or t h e various bodies of t h e rite, from w h i c h s o m e of these originated. I t was n o t t h e g e n t l e m a n

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(if it is permissible to quote the Bible in Illinois) who thanked GOD he was not as other men were, who went down from the Temple justified. The Mason who insists that all others not fashioned on his specific plan have not been properly made, is no less a bigot than he who demands that all other Christians must comply strictly with the peculiar requirements of his particular sect. Masonry existed before lodges and Grand Lodges; it existed in the United States before warranted lodges or Grand Lodges were thought essential. I t is a law to itself, and wheii it develops in a new country from germs implanted by English, Scottish, Irish or Continental Masonry, or all of them combined.and spreads over and exercises sovereign power in such country, it must be judged by its own environment and the conditions where it exists, and not by the requirements which centuries of evolution have perfected in one particular masonic jurisdiction. When we construe the "condition that no man, or.body of men, have power to make innovations in its body," we must not forget that the "Body of Masonry includes those universal usages and customs of the fraternity and the fundamental and unchangeable principles upon which it is founded" (SCIIULTZ), as well as ancient charges, whose adoption or sanction is. now questioned, or landmarks upon which no two Masons agree, or rituals which every one concedes have been changed, so that a thirty-year old Mason cannot recognize more than a semblance to the work he knew to perfection in the days of his youth. Nay, more, he must not forget that masonic constructionists tind many points of divergence and a wide range of interpretation over matters which may or may not be innovations in, or ofTenses against, the Body of Masonry, or departures from ancient usage, just as you may happen to be jurisdictionall}' located. In Maine, one who casts ridicule and contempt upon the Bible is promptly expelled; while in another jurisdiction in the L'nited States one who does the same thing is not only as promptly acquitted of the charge, though guilty beyond question, as shown in a voluntary publication in print, but the Master who permitted the charge to be brought on the above specification, of which the accused was found guilty by his lodge, barely saved his masonic life in Grand Lodge on the finding of the Committee on Jurisprudence that he acted under the advice of the Grand Master in doing so. The Ancient Charges, so often quoted nowadays to prevent the expansion of masonic charitable desires, the latter the outgrowth of the development of the genuine spirit of Freemasonry, nowhere contemplate a jurisdictional residence qualification, or the modern dogma of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected material; yet some of our American Grand Lodges within the century mark of their existence are practically holding up all those who believe in expression of the former, and oppose the two latter, as dissenters from the original plan of Freemasonry. And the learned writers of Correspondence who support their jurisdicdictions in affixing a perpetual disqualification upon one who has been

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rejected by a single ballot well know that rejection by a single ballot is a departure from the original plan and ancient usage of Masonr)', as well as a variance from the present practice of the Grand Lodge, to which, with more or less broken links, they proudly claim connection by chain of descent. A considerable portion of Bro. ROBBISS' Kansas review is taken up with insinuations, inuendoes and strictures upon the influences and motives dominating Bro. PARVIN'S actions and utterances in reference to Mexican Masonry. AVe incline to the belief that these uncalled for attacks upon private character, and the uncharitable and illiberal reflection upon the alleged dominating influence governing Bro. PARVIN'S action in this matter, will prove to be the same kind of a boomerang asthat sent forth by Bro. BOBBINS against the New York committee last year. SOLOMON, or some other wise man, said it is entirely permissible for all classes of people, save one, to change their views. In this case conditions changed, and a reason for a change of views neces.sarily followed. We have full confidence that the fair-minded, broad-guaged writers of Correspondence will discriminate justly and wisely in passing judgment upon the character of these reflections. Bro. EoBBixs concludes his review by answering our reference to his still ringing the changes on the CmsM-Toltec affair, in which we ask if their affiliation and acceptance of a charter under the Gran Dieta, as to those making the charges is not a confession of inconsistency, as follows: " I t is but just to him to explain that this must have been written before he had seen Bro. PARVIN'S letters, which so fully substantiate the chief of Bro. Ciiisji's charges that he himself will scarcely be inclined to doubt the truth of those which the writer of those letters passes over without notice." To which we say that from our sources of information we consider it still an open question whether the so-called women lodges of Mexico were anything more than organizations of almost identical character with the chapter of the Eastern Star in his home, of which possibly Bro. E. has been Patron. Our sources of information are strictly American — Past Masters qualified to judge, and with one exception, of the Yorkinos variety. Be that as it may, whatever may have been their character, the Gran Dieta has effectually stamped them out of existence, and cannot as a body be held responsible for them by fair-minded Masons. If the charges were absolutely true as charged, at the time the charges were made, then the Illinois correspondent's Brother CHISM (as he seems desirous to call himself, although an expelled Mason) and Toltec Lodge must have seen a luminary of "double hextra" brilliancy and luster to have influenced them not only to withdraw objections, but even apply for lodge affiliation and membership with the Gran Dieta. Our references to tracings of Mexican Masonry to the bodies instituted there by the Grand Lodge of New York in 1825, and the similarity of work between our and their Symbolic lodges — the latter a subject for comment by nearly every American visitor to their bodies —

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Bro. R. thouglit not worthy of consideration, further than his allegations of new matter in his history of the Yorkinos and Ecoseses. This we have already sufflciently referred to. We heartily congratulate Bro. BOBBINS upon his demand for and sturdy defense (by implication ) of the Bible upon Mexican masonic altars. We regret that we nowhere note a line of endorsement of our Mexican brethren for the emphatic recognition given in their statutes of the Great Light of Masonry. Even such a Crum( b) of comfort from Illinois and it.s distinguished ma.sonic jurisprudent and writer would be acceptable to our Mexican brethren, and upon such a topic would be entitled to, and receive a three times three from the writers of the Guild generally. Bro. BOBBIN'S, with a "this settles i t " air, gives us the following: "At the time when the charges of a Freemason were agreed to, Free and Accepted Masonry occupied the whole ground, and there is nowhere any Masonry, genuine or alleged, that has not been directly or indirectly derived from it." All of which might be true, and then what of it? AVe have seen it nowhere alleged that Bro. BOBBINS has anywhere unfurled his red flag of annihilation against the Royal Arch, nor does the cross of the Templar, his feathers, or even his glittering blade, appear to excite his contempt or derision; and yet these were unknown "when the charges of a Freemason were agreed t o " if Bro. BOBBINS can fix the time when, or the place where, that important event first took place. The history from which he extracted .his Yorkinos matter leaves it an open question whether they were not first accepted and put in practical use as a code by the Ecoseses living beyond the Tweed. The fact is, and every fair-minded Mason who has read without a squint in his eye in the direction of the Holy Empire knows it to be a fact, that the so-called York Bite or the so-called American Bite has had "bars sinister" upon its escutcheon without number since " t h e time when the charges of a Freemason were agreed to." And a legitimate succession from that important event would be as difficult to establish and be as prolific of controversy as is the Apostolic succession among the branches of the Christian Church to-day. As has been sensibly remarked by everyone who has pretended to write of Masonry for the hundred years between ITOOandlSOO, it was in a chaotic slate, and a constant effort was going o n t o evolve from the elements something which should have form and comeliness. From a rude catechism of less than a score of questions, with their answers, and a communication of the Mason's word all in one degree â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and all the labo^ of the lodge performed in the Entered Apprentice degree, was evolved in time three degrees, the two latter built up, embellished and perfected until to-day a Mason of 1717 or 1723, viewing the work of â&#x20AC;˘> the third degree, would be so utterly lost that he would likely rise to enquire of the occupant of the chair in the words of the eminent

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s t a t e s m a n from Georgia, as to his exact geographical position. I n n o v a t i o n s were t h e y ? Oh, no, evolutions, or r a t h e r t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e m , w h i c h h a v e never since ceased, a n d n e v e r will cease until everyt h i n g a b s u r d a n d incongruous, PYTHAGORAS a n d h i s h e c a t o m b et id omni genus will be banished and a pure, reasonable and intelligent system of p h i l a n t h r o p y , morals and philosophy of various b r a n c h e s — various rites b u t o n e c o m m o n F r e e m a s o n r y universal i n its character will pervade and bless with its beneficent influences every p a r t of t h e whole e a r t h . OWEN SCOTT, G r a n d Mastel-, Bloomington. JOSEPH KOBBINS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Quincy. N e x t a n n u a l , first Tuesday in October, 1897.

INDIANA —1896. 7 5 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

INDIANAPOLIS, M A Y

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T h e volume opens to a portrait of t h e p r e s e n t G r a n d Master, SIMEON P . GILLETT, w h i l e t h e opposite page gives a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e Masonic Hall in Madison w h e r e t h e G r a n d Lodge of I n d i a n a was organized J a n u a r y 12, 1818. H o w illy adapted i n size a n d in every o t h e r respect to t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e G r a n d Lodge of I n d i a n a of to-day t h e record in t h e v o l u m e before us clearly testifies. F o u r h u n d r e d and eighty of t h e 481 c h a r t e r e d lodges of t h e State were represented. G r a n d Master EDWARD O'KOURKE in t h e opening of h i s address gives us an inliling of Masonry in I n d i a n a from t h e following: What Masonry is in our beloved State you all know. The progress of its life in Indiana is an interesting story. The true recital of its journey through the wilderness is stronger than fiction. The heroic achievements of the faithful and devoted dead speak to us in the most encouraging accents. And the venerable and zealous brethren that have assembled, at stated periods, bear witness to what has been done, and by devoted service and wise counsel, lead the way to still greater achievements in the future. T h e G r a n d Master of Pennsylvania, n o t c o n t e n t w i t h closing t h e doors of lodges in his jurisdiction to a Mason w h o had b e e n rejected in a P e n n s y l v a n i a lodge b u t subsequently rnade a Mason in I n d i a n a , issued a circular referring to t h e b r o t h e r by n a m e and, in a Dogberrian m a n n e r , not only p r o h i b i t i n g t h e right of visitation to h i m , b u t dem a n d i n g t h a t henceforward no Mason from I n d i a n a b e p e r m i t t e d to visit w i t h o u t first being subjected, in addition to t h e customary tests, to t h e personal i n q u i r y w h e t h e r h e h a d ever been rejected by any of t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a lodges. T h e G r a n d Master of I n d i a n a very properly characterized in h i s address t h e action of t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a official, a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge, u p o n t h e r e p o r t of t h e Committee on Correspondence, gave t h e latter a little free advertising in t h e following:

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liesolved,ThaX .Grand Master of Masons of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, in issuing bis aforesaid edict, has violated masonic courtesy and usage, ignored Grand Lodge autonomy, and by attempting to interfere with the work of a legitimate lodge, has been guilty of violating a landmart of Masonry. W e o m i t t h e n a m e of t h e G r a n d Master because we b e h e v e t h a t " w h e n h e came to h i m s e l f " h e saw t h e sublime idiocy of h i s a c t i o n ; a t all e v e n t s this inference is natural and warranted, from t h e fact stated i n t h e r e p o r t of t h e committee, t h a t since t h e promulgation of this edict b y h i m t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e n n s y l v a n i a has held t h e i r regular quarterly c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d one a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n , all t h e proceedings of which have b e e n p u b l i s h e d " a n d n o w h e r e t h e r e i n is t h i s case m e n t i o n e d or referred to in any m a n n e r whatever." Conceding t h a t o u r P e n n s y l v a n i a b r e t h r e n are good, possibly b e t t e r t h a n all t h e rest of us, w e h a r d l y t h i n k t h a t t h e y h a v e y e t arrived a t t h a t state of perfection where t h e y would he c o n t e n t to go off a n d hold close c o m m u n i o n w i t h themselves exclusively. T h e committee a p p o i n t e d to write t h e Masonic History of I n d i a n a m a d e a report s h o w i n g c o m m e n d a b l e action t h u s far. Their r e p o r t i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e y h a v e a p r o p e r appreciation of w h a t is and should be e x p e c t e d from t h e m , a n d from t h e character and ability of its m e m b e r s we a n t i c i p a t e t h a t t h e i r work will be a contribution to t h e history of M a s o n r y well w o r t h y of t h e I n d i a n a jurisdiction. An allowance of $250.00 was m a d e by t h e G r a n d Lodge to pay necessary expenses of investigation connected with t h e i r work. P o r t r a i t s of all b u t e i g h t of t h e Past G r a n d Masters of I n d i a n a are p u b l i s h e d i n t h e v o l u m e of Proceedings, a n d a u t h o r i t y was given to m a k e necessary e x p e n d i t u r e s to furnish same, to be p u b l i s h e d hereafter. T h e Wisconsin relief proposition was n o t concurred i n . T h e Grand Lodge, u p o n t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , refused to e l i m i n a t e from its r e q u i r e m e n t s t h e official degree of Past M a s t e r as a prerequisite to installation as Master of a lodge. T h e Report o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; h i s sixth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is m a d e by Bro. Wji. COMMONS, a n d covers 141 pages of closely condensed r e a d i n g matter, very little of which is quoted. U n d e r Illinois, he notes t h e c o m m e n t of t h e G r a n d Master in reference to t h e i r law of p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction, to-wit: t h a t it is " c e r t a i n l y a s t r a n g e law, a n d o n e n o t s u p p o r t e d by t h e a n c i e n t regulations." T h a t it h a s n o s u p p o r t outside t h e United States, and o u t of forty-five jurisdictions only sixteen in t h e U n i t e d States held t h e same rule t h a t Illinois did, and after n o t i n g t h e action of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e on t h e G r a n d Master's address, t h a t their code p r e s c r i b e d ' " t h a t every lodge possesses exclusive jurLsdiclion over its unfinished work and rejected material, w h e r e s o e v e r t h e y m a y b e dispersed," a n d t h a t to c h a n g e i t w o u l d be an innovation, Bro. COMMONS s a y s : This is like DoctorSANGRADO's position on the "Theory and Practice of Medicine." He held that all diseases were of the blood, and the proper method of cure was to bleed the patients and make them drink warm water. Inasmuch as the majority died, he

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entertained doubts of the correctness of the treatment, but having "written a book" advocating the practice, he could not depart from it. The rule of perpetual jurisdiction is itself an innovation, and if Bro. EOBBINS can show its justification by the ancient usages, we will be glad to read his argument. I n his review of K a n s a s , Bro. C. says: " T h e r e is a h i a t u s in o u r series of Proceedings of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s — t h e v o l u m e for 1895 has never been received." H e cites t h e status of o u r Masonic H o m e action for J894, a n d t h e n gives t h e record for 1896 q u i t e fully. Never m i n d t h e action for 1895, Bro. C. Our s u m m a r y of t h e report on Masonry in Mexico is g i v e n ; a n d n o t i n g our c o m m e n t s on his Quaker peculiarities, assures us t h a t h e was " i n d e e d a Quaker, a n d in t h e days 'befo' de w a h ' a d h e r e d q u i t e closely to t h e society even after we had become a Blason. B u t t h e stirring events of t h a t ' u n p l e a - s a n t n e s s ' took us outside t h e circuit of ' Friends,' a n d k e p t u s a w a y for several years. U p o n o u r r e t u r n w e found they had progressed so far from t h e customs and usages of o u r grandfathers t h a t we could no longer affiliate t h e m ; h e n c e we m u s t seek affiliation with such as himself. W e still, however, h a v e a fond recollection for t h e b r o a d - b r i m m e d hat,snufT-colored, shad-bellied coat, dove-colored dress, a n d even for t h a t architectural b o n n e t . " W e are r e a d y to " a f f i r m " t h a t we never met Bro. C. d u r i n g o u r a r m y e x p e r i e n c e , t h o u g h w e affiliated largely with b r e t h r e n (comrades) from I n d i a n a , for t h e reason t h a t we never m e t b u t one w h o was ever suspected of having a n y of t h e " mild and lovely "• a t t r i b u t e s of a " OH-^k^r "

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of t h e pall-bearers a t h i s funeral, a n d can vouch for t h e i m p r o b a b i l i t y of his a p p e a r i n g on earth before t h e general resurrection. I n his conclusion, s u m m i n g u p t h e general situation, Bro. C. h a s t h i s to s a y : Regarding the Grand Lodge of Mexico we can say that the preponderance of testimony is in favor of its legitimacy, and that indications point to a general recognition of the regularity of its Masonry. Regarding Cuba,it is sufticient to say that a political insurrection, which we fervently hope will be a political revolution, is in progress in that country. The lodges have been suppressed by the Spanish authorities, and Masonry there is in a state of suspension. W e regret to n o t e t h a t Bro. COMMONS will not write t h e Report on Correspondence for n e x t year. H e has made a n enviable record as a reviewer, a n d reflected great credit upon his jurisdiction. Past G r a n d Master N . B . RUCKLE comes well r e c o m m e n d e d by valuable service in almost every masonic station for work in his n e w position. SIMEON P . GILLETT, G r a n d Master, Evansville. NICHOLAS R . RUCKLE, c h a i r m a n Committee o n Indianapolis.

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INDIAN TERRITORY—1890. :23D

A N N C A I . , COMMUNICATION,

MUSKOGEE, AUGUST 1 1 T H .

O n e of t h e neatest, best printed, compiled a n d a r r a n g e d volumes w h i c h w e h a v e so far seen is t h e copy of t h e Proceedings of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of I n d i a n Territory, and which bears t h e i m p r i n t of t h e Phoenix P r i n t i n g C o m p a n y , at Muskogee. W e do n o t write this as an " a d . " for t h e p r i n t i n g c o m p a n y , b u t to call a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t o u r b r e t h r e n of t h a t jurisdiction h a v e given in t h i s circumstance t h e best evidence t h a t t h e y have a t t a i n e d to metropolitan advantages, and t h a t those w h o still i n d u l g e t h e suspicion t h a t t h e I n d i a n Territory is a benighted land, i n h a b i t e d solely by outlaws a n d scalp-lifters, have a very poor conception of t h e strides m a d e in t h a t jurisdiction toward t h e h i g h e s t developm e n t of latter day civilization and e n l i g h t e n m e n t . T u r n i n g t h e pages we came to an a d d r e s s by o u r R.'.W.'. Bro. Rev. Dr. ROBERT W . H I L L . I t s title, no less t h a n t h e n a m e of t h e G r a n d Orator, attracted us, a n d we read it. I t took t i m e a n d s t u d y , a n d after we h a d read part of it and t h o u g h t we had grasped t h e t h o u g h t of t h e writer a n d were passing on, we t u r n e d back a n d read it over again, a n d n o w w e a r e i n a q u a n d a r y . To t a k e or n o t to t a k e it, t h a t is t h e question. W e realize, of course, t h e limited n u m b e r of those w h o read these r e p o r t s , a n d t h e m o r e limited n u m b e r of those who would a t t e m p t to r e a d a n address u p o n such a topic c o n v e y i n g ideas a n d t h o u g h t s so far above t h e grasp of t h e average masonic s t u d e n t . T h e t h e m e is " T h e G r o w t h and G r a d u a l E n l a r g e m e n t of t h e I d e a of God H e l d by t h e A n c i e n t H e b r e w s , " a n d t h e address b y Bro. H I L L is, i n t h e j u d g m e n t of. a l a y m a n , one of t h e most scholarly a n d profound dissertations t h a t could well b e w r i t t e n u p o n this subject. Reluctantly we lay it aside, t r u s t i n g t h a t t h e few w h o are n o t c o n t e n t u n t i l t h e y h a v e delved to t h e bottom i n their search for T r u t h will t a k e t h e first o p p o r t u n i t y to read a n d s t u d y t h i s address. ' G r a n d M a s t e r J O H N COYLE m a d e r e p o r t of h i s official acts concisely, briefly, b u t fully. H i s year's service for t h e Graft h a d been a busy one, a n d evidences progress a n d growth in t h a t jurisdiction. Five dispensations t o organize n e w lodges were g r a n t e d ; H e gave t h e b r e t h r e n t h e following valuable a d v i c e : " P l o w y o u r corn, h o e y o u r cotton, raise p o t a t o e s , a n d a t t e n d y o u r lodge meetings, a n d my word for it, you will b e b e t t e r off a n d better satisfied a t t h e e n d of t h e year. L e t politics a l o n e ; it is s o m e t h i n g outside of this T e r r i t o r y . Y o u r corn, cotton, potatoes a n d lodges are h e r e with you, a n d need y o u r a t t e n t i o n . " Our M.'.W.". B r o t h e r differs from t h e estimable lady, said to he a Mason, w h o advised h e r political followers to raise less corn a n d m o r e sheol. T h e Grand Representative of K a n s a s , M.-. AV.\ Bro. PATRICK J . B Y R N E , was " present or accounted for." Bro. MuBBOW has b e e n t h e recipient of a $35.00 desk ; sports a t y p e w r i t e r — one p r o b a b l y about his o w n age — a n d who is i n d e p e n d e n t

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e n o u g h to refuse dictation from h i m unless inclined to t a k e it. No family c o m p l a i n t so far. Bro. M. m a k e s an e a r n e s t plea in behalf of leniency from t h e lodges and Grand Lodge in behalf of old m e m b e r s w h o h a v e b o r n e t h e h e a t and b u r d e n of t h e d a y i n t h e i r lodges, b u t w h o are n o w poor, a n d h a v e been compelled b y old age, feebleness a n d poverty, unwillingly t o ask for dimits. T h e Committee on E d u c a t i o n reports t h a t thirt3'-five o r p h a n child r e n have b e e n cared for in t h e jurisdiction by t h e lodges, some of w h i c h are illy able to care for t h e m , a n d " t h e c o m m i t t e e urges t h e reco m m e n d a t i o n of t h e former c o m m i t t e e i n t h e m a t t e r of t h e erection of an O r p h a n ' s H o m e , a n d t h e r e b y distribute such cares and b u r d e n s a m o n g all t h e lodges of t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n . " Past G r a n d Master MURHOW was called to t h e E a s t to install G r a n d Master-elect SILAS ARMSTRONG. T h e former on a s s u m i n g t h e G r a n d Eas.t, stated " t h a t h e h a d b e e n for nearly forty years a missionary a m o n g t h e I n d i a n s . T h a t h a v i n g labored for t h i s race w i t h all h i s powers, h e n a t u r a l l y loved t h e I n d i a n people. T h a t ever since t h e G r a n d Lodge was organized h e h a d longed to see some m a n with I n d i a n blood p r e d o m i n a t i n g qualify himself for t h e position of G r a n d Master. T h a t h i s hopes were n o w realized, a n d t h a t i t was a great p l e a s u r e t o h i m to install into t h e office of G r a n d Master of Masons of I n d i a n Territory an I n d i a n b y blood, a n d especially so good a m a n as G r a n d Master ARMSTRONG.

A Past G r a n d Master's jewel was presented to t h e r e t i r i n g G r a n d Master. T h e K a n s a s G r a n d Representative, Past G r a n d Master PATRICK J . BYRNE, at t h e time h e r e t i r e d from office declined t o accept a P a s t G r a n d Master's jewel, a n d requested t h a t t h e a m o u n t , $50.00, should b e paid into t h e W i d o w s a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e F u n d . At t h i s session of G r a n d Lodge t h i s was d o n e , a n d such a m o u n t paid i n t o t h e H o m e Fund. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence was p r e s e n t e d by P a s t G r a n d Master L E O . E . BENNETT. K a n s a s received fraternal recognition. O u r comm e n t s on t h e M i s s o u r i - L A F A Y E T T E matter a n d " O r p h a n Children " a r e copied i n full w i t h approbation. Bro. BENNETT notes o u r S o u t h Carolina toenail physical qualification query, a n d goes us one b e t t e r , as follows: It may not be unreasonable to expect that South Carolina and some other strict constructionists will soon be using t h e " X " rays to ascertain if a m a n ' s " liver a n d l i g h t s " are in order, or his digestive apparatus is properly operating,or his kidueys supplied with Malpighian bodies, pyramids of Ferrien, etc. The moral character of the candidate is far more essential than any physical condition; t h e inward m a n , n o t the outward, is the consideration to be sought after; and after a man has been '* made a M a s o n " by receiving the Entered Apprentice, subsequent afflictions should n o t cause us to forget t h e ties of fraternity which make h i m our brother.

We a r e heartily in accord with this expression of Bro. BENNETT. W e never could conceive of t h e sense or reason for disqualifying a can-

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•didate for t h e loss of a joint from finger or toe, a n d accepting w i t h o u t •question a candidate with only o n e l u n g . I t seems to us t h a t t h e d e n u n c i a t i o n against those w h o m a d e clean t h e outside of t h e platter o n l y , would b e strictly applicable in s u c h a case. U n d e r North Dakota, in reply t o B r o . THOMPSON'S charge t h a t B r o . H A R D V ' S last year's address contained " too much g u s h , " Bro. BENNETT gives h i m t h e argumentum ad hominem b y q u o t i n g t h e following from t h e last address of t h e G r a n d Master of N o r t h Dakota, to-wit: " T h r e e h u n d r e d a n d sixty-five d i u r n a l rotations, a n d t h e p h e n o m e n a arising t h e r e f r o m , a n d t h a t of t h e a n n u a l r e v o l u t i o n of t h e e a r t h a r o u n d its o w n a x i s h a v e been witnessed." A c k n o w l e d g e gracefully, FRANK, t h a t y o u r m a n h a s wheels i n h i s h e a d . SILAS ARMSTRONG, Grand Master, W y a n d o t t e . L E O E . BENNETT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Muskogee. N e x t a n n u a l , August 11,1897, at A r d m o r e , Chickasaw Nation.

IOWA—1896. 53n

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BOONE, J U N E 2 D .

T h e volume before us has a beautiful c u t of t h e G r a n d Lodge Lib r a r y B u i l d i n g on first page of cover, a n d title page is faced b y a portrait of NEWTON R A Y P A E V I N , son of G r a n d Secretary P A R V I N , a n d h i s d e p u t y .

G r a n d Master GEORGE W . B A L L o p e n s his address w i t h an e n u m e r a tion of t h e blessings which have a t t e n d e d t h e Craft of Iowa d u r i n g t h e p a s t year, for which, in grateful a n d glowing t e r m s , he r e t u r n s t h a n k s to t h e " A l m i g h t y F a t h e r . " T h e Iowa laws on dimits, p a y m e n t of dues, m e m b e r s h i p in c h a p t e r a n d c o m m a n d e r y , h a v e given t h e Grand Master fruitful topics for consideration d u r i n g h i s t e r m of office, a n d he comm e n t s u p o n these subjects at great l e n g t h . T h e question of masonic relief h e r e c o m m e n d e d be referred to a special committee for consideration a n d report. H e r e c o m m e n d s t h a t t h e provision c u t t i n g off a n y lodge from participation in t h e G r a n d Charity F u n d , unless it pays in dues, or dues a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s , 52.50 per m e m b e r p e r a n n u m , b e repealed. AVe have heretofore referred to this provision ; it s m a c k s a little of class legislation ; a t least it seems to offer a p r e m i u m to those lodges whose expenses call for increased dues, at t h e e x p e n s e of those whose d u e s from a n y reason t h e m e m b e r s have been enabled to k e e p to a m i n i m u m a m o u n t . W e shall refer to it later on u n d e r r e p o r t of Trustees G r a n d Charity Fund. G r a n d Master BALL'S address covers over t h i r t y pages, a n d evinces careful a t t e n t i o n a n d consideration to h i s d u t i e s as G r a n d Master. G r a n d Secretary T. S. PARVIN gives us, from t h e i n n e r c h a m b e r of

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h i s heart, t o u c h i n g and beautiful memorials of two of t h e veterans w h o have " d i e d a t t h e i r p o s t s " d u r i n g t h e past y e a r — W I L L I A M B . ISAACS, of Virginia, and M I C H A E L NISBET, of P e n n s y l v a n i a — each of w h o m h a d served in high places t h e various bodies of t h e Craft with h o n o r a n d distinction. Of Bro. NISBET, he s a y s : Our Pennsylvania brethren use the "step ladder" by which to climb into higher positions, so with them the U»t is laid upon the first round. In the years 1879-80 we find him serving as Grand Master, and in the latter year he was promoted (weuse the term advisedly) to the Southeast, where for sixteen years he recorded the acts of his brethren, and more yet, his own high purpose in life and great appreciation of the importance and value of a well-spent masonic life. The r e p o r t of t h e Trustees of t h e G r a n d Charity F u n d shows t h a t t h e r e are difficulties to be e n c o u n t e r e d even in what was t h o u g h t to b e a perfect system of dispensing relief, a n d investing m o n e y in a p e r m a n e n t fund to furnish an i n c o m e for such charitable uses in t h e future. T h e same difficulties in regard to investing t h e funds were e n c o u n t e r e d in Iowa u n d e r t h e i r perfected system, t h a t Kansas found d u r i n g t h e o n e brief year t h a t it p a t t e r n e d after t h e I o w a system. B u t t h e gravest feat u r e of t h e imperfection of t h e Iowa plan lies in t h e fact t h a t t h e y a r e unable to furnish t h e requisite a n d necessary relief to t h e d e s t i t u t e of t h a t jurisdiction. T h e c o m m i t t e e , after citing specific cases p r o v i d e d for last year by Grand Lodge, s a y s : In addition to the foregoing, we have received quite a number of other applications for temporary relief, but have been compelled to reject them on account of the provisions of the amendment to Section 424 of the Masonic Code, enacted by the last Grand Lodge — being tbeproviso embraced in the last eight lines as now in force — and we beg here to enter our solemn protest against 'this unjuat, unwise and odious provision, whereby we are prevented from extending the open hand of masonic charity to the worthy brother in distress, or to his distressed and helpless widow or orphan child, who are neither responsible nor to blame for the failure of lodge to fix and maintain the amount of its lodge dues at the " high water mark " named in the law referred to. This " h i g h water m a r k " is $2.50 per year. Any lodge w h o s e " a n n u a l dues, or dues a n d contributions " a m o u n t to less t h a n t h a t s u m p e r m e m b e r c a n n o t receive any benefits from t h e Grand C h a r i t y F u n d . C o m m e n t i n g on t h i s restriction last year, w-e said: " T h i s should b e sufficient to m a k e t h e duties of t h e Board of Charities of t h e G r a n d Lodge very light. W h e t h e r t h e cases of real destitution will be as t h o r oughly looked u p a n d provided for is a n o t h e r question." • T h e committee cites a n u m b e r of cases of e x t r e m e destitution a n d helplessness w h i c h u n d e r t h e i r system t h e y are s h u t out from relieving, one of t h e m being a case in Kansas, of absolute a n d utter helplessness of an Iowa Mason, a m e m b e r in good standing of a lodge in I o w a , whose lodge d u e s being fixed a t S2.25 per a n n u m , prevents t h e d e s t i t u t e b r o t h e r from receiving a n y assistance. Some of t h e cases cited b y t h e committee were pitiable in t h e e x t r e m e — aged, blind, paralytic, a n d yet, u n d e r t h i s " system " t h e y were d e p e n d e n t upon " chance c h a r i t y , " or faced t h e a l t e r n a t i v e of t h e c o u n t y poor house. We are pleased to note t h a t t h e m a t t e r of t h e relief of t h e d e s t i t u t e

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was, by appropriate action, placed in the discretion of the Trustees of the Grand Charity Fund, and we have no doubt the cases cited by them will have prompt attention. The Committee on Jurisprudence, in response to a question submitted to them, " Can a profane be brought into open lodge and give testimony against a brotiier for unmasonic conduct?" answers as follows: "No; his testimony must be taken outside of the lodge, before a committee." We must confess that we cannot see any good reason for this decision. We think where one is on trial for his masonic life, it is his right to have the witnesses examined in the presence of the jury, that they may judge of their credibility; that the manner of the witnesses in testifying, the indications of prejudice, vindictiveness, all the little signs and indications which are and ought to be considered in determining the amount of weight to be given to the testimony, may be thrown into the scale of absolute and impartial justice. Cases have arisen and are likely to occur again where, for special reasons, witnesses have absolutely refused to appear before a committee, but have said that before a lodge, with assurance that a trial is being had, they would freely testify. We recall an instance of that character, where, if called upon under like circumstances as a profane, we would have refused to testify before a comluitLce. The juie i;iieii is too iuuexibie; under it at the eleventh hour in a trial, evidence in the possession of profanes, needed to answer or explain testimony which may have come as a surprise, would be unattainable without a continuance and possibly a retrial of the whole matter in controversy. The Report on Correspondence is by Bro. COXB, and he discusses in his genial, graphic, and emphatic manner the matters in each jurisdiction deemed worthy by him of mention. Under Alabama and Arkansas, he comments in a caustic manner upon action taken in punishment of certain moral delinquencies,avowing himself a believer in a resort to surgery, or, what is denominated in Kansas, "Pilcherism," for ofTenses of that character. Kansas receives kindly consideration to the extent of three pages. He calls for some vigorous guardian of the landmarks to investigate and report where Grand Master MCCALL kept " the work in my (his) possession." " Whether in his head or his pocket, and in what form it was, if the latter, in cypher or in extenso, or by what authority he had the esoteric work either in writing or print." Says the possession of such work in cypher by a Master or member is a masonic ofiense. Inquires, " Can the king do no wrong ? " Says, " It would be a relief to us if Bro. MILLER would ' rise up and explain.' " The latter has already explained that when Grand Master no such printed work was in his possession or under his control as such officer. It is the outgrowth of ritualistic evolution. Masonic " work," as now interpreted by the glib-tonguey adepts who have come to the front in recent j'ears, consists entirely in accurate

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rehearsal of the masonic catechism, and as a natural sequence to such "work," a pocket edition of the same is a necessity. The spirit of Masonry behind the work of earlier days is gone; the allegory, which was a means to an end, is now given as a historical fact, and the brethren of 1717, who never heard of it, would utterly fail to pronounce the shibboleth of nineteenth century masonic examination. Bro. CoxB has kindly words of commendation for the Grand Secretary, Grand Orator and the report of this committee. He recognizes in Grand Orator GLEASON an old friend from Oskaloosa, Iowa, and expressed his pleasure and gratification in meeting him in his official capacit_v. Bro. CoxE, in referring to the three or seven puzzle concerning quorum constituting a lodge of Master Masons, announces a lack of inclination to discuss it, only stopping long enough to say: "As for ancient usage, we do not care a fig." Our good brother, however, under Nova Scotia, takes pains to set up "American usage " as against the law of that jurisdiction. A very full and complete paper on "Mexican Masonry," by T. S.PARviN, covering eighteen pages of close print, concludes the volume before us. We do not quote from it here because we desire to use portions of it on an article on the same subject in another portion of our report. We think it the clearest and most explicit statement on the topic which has yet appeared; like all of Bro. PARVIN'S utterances, it is bold, vigorous and strong, and answers fully the flippant comments with which the subject has been treated by some of those opposed to Mexican recognition. AVe commend it to the study of all who have access to the Iowa Proceedings. GEORGE W . BALL, Grand Master, Iowa City. J. C. W. CoxE, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Washington. Next annual, Oscaloosa, June ], 1897. •

IRELAND. The pamphlet which serves as a record pf Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ireland is very attenuated — in the language of one of the compatriots of a former ruler of New York — thin. We are glad, however, to learn, that the brethren in that jurisdiction still keep up the charitable work for the destitute, for which they have always been noted; that usage in Ireland — ancient usage — has always been by a grand system of charities to care for, educate and maintain the orphans of their brethren. That the work has, been systematized has never been considered a ground of complaint in Ireland, and we never find masonic writers or speakers there alleging that the proper method of raising the orphans of their brethren, to be to wait until they became tramps and presented themselves as applicants for such chance charity as their rags or squalidness might evoke.

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We notice a m o n g t h e G r a n d Lodges with which t h e y are in fraternal accord, some j u r i s d i c t i o n s which t h e " u n c o ' g u d e " in some of o u r j u r i s d i c t i o n s decline to fraternize, a m o n g t h e m Italy, Prussia, T h r e e Globes, countries G. L. a n d R. Y o r k F., Spain, Portugal, Greece, H u n gary. H a m b u r g , D e n m a r k , Switzerland, Sweden, Egypt, Mexico ( F e d eral District), Hayti, Brazil, Colon a n d Cuba, San Domingo, P e r u and A r g e n t i n e Republic. O u r b r e t h r e n in I r e l a n d look upon Masonry as universally comprehensive, a n d have n e v e r indulged in a n y pharisaical r e m a r k s to t h e G r e a t Architect of t h e U n i v e r s e over t h e i r individual satisfaction with t h e i r o w n individual w o r k . D u r i n g t h e year 1895 five w a r r a n t s w e r e issued, two of which were for lodges in Queensland, a n d o n e a t J o h a n n e s b u r g , South Africa. Two w a r r a n t s were s u r r e n d e r e d a n d one s u s p e n d e d d u r i n g t h e same period. W e find on t h e registry seven lodges from New Zealand, b u t t h e record s h o w s t h a t the}' h a v e n o t c o n t r i b u t e d a n y t h i n g toward t h e s u p p o r t of t h e present G r a n d Lodge. W e p r e s u m e t h a t t h e recognition by E n g l a n d of t h e Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand will pave t h e way for t h e r e m a i n i n g lodges in New Zealand of E n g l i s h , I r i s h or Scottish constitution to enroll themselves u n d e r t h e N e w Zealand Constitution. W e n o t e the fact t h a t our b r e t h r e n in I r e l a n d designate their Body as t h e G r a n d Lodge of F . & A. Masons of I r e l a n d ; t h a t His Royal H i g h n e s s t h e Prince of Wales is P a t r o n , a n d t h e D u k e of Abercorn, M.'. W.-. G r a n d Master. R.'.W.-. Rev. F . F . CLARKE, M . D . , is G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s n e a r t h e G r a n d Lodge of I r e l a n d .

KENTUCKYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 9 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

LOUISVILLE, OCTOBER 2 0 T H .

F R A N K CLOUD GERARD, G r a n d Master, delivered an address, from w h i c h w e take t h e following s t a t e m e n t s of Virginia and K e n t u c k y m a s o n i c history: T h e first G r a n d M a s t e r of Virginia was elected in October, 1778, and " w a r r a n t s of c o n s t i t u t i o n " were granted to lodges in K e n t u c k y : N o v e m b e r 17,1788, to L e x i n g t o n Lodge, No. 25, K e n t u c k y Register, No. 1; D e c e m b e r 8,1791, to Paris Lodge, No. 32, succeeded later by Paris U n i o n Lodge, No. 16, which retains t h e n u m b e r 2 on r e g i s t r y ; November 29, 179Ci, Georgetown Lodge, No. 46, which b e c a m e N o . 3 ; D e c e m b e r 11, 1799, F r a n k f o r t H i r a m Lodge, No. 57, which b e c a m e No. 4 ; A b r a h a m Lodge, U. D., at Shelbyville, was instit u t e d by Virginia, b u t received its c h a r t e r from K e n t u c k y as Solomon, No. 5. T h e s e lodges October 16,1800, organized t h e Grand Lodge of Kentucky. I n 1841 the G r a n d ' Lodge of K e n t u c k y was incorporated and re-

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ceived froin the Legislature authority to establish an Asylum and School " for indigent children of both sexes for the purpose of nurture and education." In 1900 it proposes to establish an " Old Masons' Home," and judging from the funds now raised, the zeal displayed in the work, and the pronounced inclination Kentucky Masons have in ameliorating the condition of the unfortunate and distressed, we have not the least particle of doubt but whatever sum they determine to raise will be raised without difficulty, whether they set their mark at one hundred thousand dollars, or double that sum, or higher yet. If Kentucky Masons ever had any dissensions, bickering or geehawing over their charitable efforts, it never was known outside tlie brethren themselves; the work was never caused to cease. The Grand Master granted ten dispensations for new lodges; granted special dispensations to attend divine service, to march in public procession and decorate graves of departed brethren, to celebrate the Fourth of July, and for numerous public installations. The Grand Master suggests the publication of the Report on Correspondence by sections, as fast as copies of Grand Lodge Proceedings are received by the chairman, in the Home Journal, the official organ of the Grand Lodge. AVhether this would accomplish the object intended, of having them read by the brethren, is not clear to us. It seems to us that these Reports on Correspondence reach all those who have the capacity to understand and inclination to read them. To some Masons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; possibly to some "bright" Masons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they would be as unintelligible and unreadable as a Sanscrit Bible. The Grand Master also recommends the presentation by strangers, having no conclusive vouchers, before examinations of a diploma, as a prerequisite to visitation. This seems to us a wise suggestion. Masonry in this country has reached such a large membership in the various jurisdictions, that it has become the prey of an army of adventurers, against whose predatory raids the ordinary process of examination affords no safeguard whatever. The published lists of members furnish a basis for the fraud; a lodge away from telegraph communication, in some country place, is chosen ; the solicitant can repeat the catechism and lectures with theglibness of a modern "Lecturer," who has (a copy of) the complete work in his possession, and the lodge only finds out its mistake after it has been successfully " worked " and the " bright Mason " has hied to pastures equally green and fresh, where he succeeds in dazzling equally uninformed brethren with the brightness of his ritualistic light. It seems to us the time has come when a prerequisite to visitation by strangers unvouched for should be the production of a diploma, issued or vised within the twelve months previous by proper authority, under seal, certifying to membership and standing of the holder. An excellent sermon on brotherly love was delivered by the Grand Chaplain, H. R. COLEMAN.

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T h e Oommittee o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , in passing upon t h e decisions of t h e G r a n d Master, a p p r o v e d t h e following, Past G r a n d Master CLAKKB offering a n a m e n d m e n t before G r a n d Lodge to strike same from r e p o r t of t h e committee, w h i c h a m e n d m e n t was rejected: 3. A dimit was granted, but before the certificate of this action had been delivered, the brother deserted his family and ran away with his cook. Hdd, under Regulation 278. also uuder general rule, that an act may be rescinded if it has not gone beyond the reach or control of the body, the lodge was authorized to "reconsider" iis action and proceed to trial. W h a t Regulation 278 is, t h e record does n o t disclose; b u t we fail t o see t h e p e r t i n e n c j ' of t h e general r u l e cited a s a u t h o r i t y in t h i s case. T h e record indicates t h a t a t s o m e period after t h e dimit was granted b y action of t h e lodge, b u t before t h e delivery of t h e certificate of its action, t h e action i n g r a n t i n g t h e d i m i t was reconsidered. If t h e action was t a k e n t h e same e v e n i n g , i t m i g h t lawfully have been reconsidered, b u t w h e n t h e lodge w a s closed, t h e person to w h o m , b y its action a d i m i t had been granted, was n o longer a m e m b e r , and t h e s u r r e n d e r o r delivery of t h e w r i t t e n certificate of t h e action of t h e lodge did n o t m a k e a particle of difference e i t h e r way. Tlie authority of t h e lodge to act upon t h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h e individual in question was, b y its own act limited to receiving h i m again into l u e m b e r s h i p u n d e r t h e customa r y petition for affiliation. T h e decision would seem t o indicate aouDt as t o jurisdiction to t r y h i m for h i s offense, unless t h e y first fixed h i s m e m b e r s h i p in t h e local lodge. W e d o not believe t h e r e can b e a n y provision of t h e K e n t u c k y Constitution or By-Laws w h i c h conflicts with t h e generally received masonic law that jurisdiction against t h e accused vests in t h e maisonic locality w h e r e an offense was committed, o r in any masonic jurisdiction w h e r e t h e accused m a y b e found. So t h a t in any e v e n t t h e decision was unnecessary i n this case. W e t h i n k i t also u n w a r r a n t e d by t h e general r u l e of masonic law. W e t h i n k , Bro. CLARKE, t h e decision should have b e e n s t r u c k from t h e record for indefiniteness, i t n o w h e r e appearing therein t h a t t h e sex o r color of t h e cook was such as to indicate moral turpitude on t h e p a r t of t h e abscondee. .Was it a colored m a n cook, Bro. C ? W e n o t e that K e n t u c k y h a s succeeded in getting protraits of nearly all i t s P a s t Grand Masters, a n d t h a t it h a s j u s t been discovered t h a t in 1826 t h e G r a n d Lodge was t h e o w n e r of a copy of STUART'S W A S H I N G TON, which Bro. G R A N T is n o w trying to find. Some d a y t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas will search for " c o p y " from which to m a k e portraits of G r a n d Masters R E E S , S A Q U I , BROWN, H I L I . Y E R , COWGILL, a n d

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w h o s e n a m e s will b e added to t h e roll of t h e dead, and regret t h a t i t waited until i t was too late. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b j ' Bro. W . W . CLARKE, is a n elaborate a n d complete review of t h e Proceedings of fifty-six jurisdictions, s o m e of t h e m for t w o years. K a n s a s receives t h r e e pages of courteous consideration. Grand Master M C C A L L ' S address is quoted from; h i s

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decisions p r i n t e d in full; statistics t a k e n from t h e Grand Secretary's r e p o r t ; regret expressed a t lack of space for t h e whole of Grand Orator GLEASON'S " a b l e address," which is freely q u o t e d from; a n d t h e r e p o r t of t h e Kansas Committee o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e p r o n o u n c e d '"an ideal p a p e r , " " e x c e l l e n t , " a n d tlie review of K e n t u c k y " a d m i r a b l e . " O u r reference to t h e Keiitucky Home is fully copied, as is also o u r c o m m e n t arient h i s reference to t h e son of CHRISTOPHEK D I E H L , of U t a h .

U n d e r Missouri, Bro. CLARKE h a s t h e following to say in reference to a decision i n regard to a law refusing r i g h t of visitation a n d o t h e r masonic rights to persons non-afliliated m o r e t h a n one year, or whose lodges h a v e been extinct more t h a n o n e year, a n d t h e y n o t affiliated: We are compelled toqueslion this decision. We hold that a Mason cannot be deprived of any masonic right except after trial a n d conviction. We seriously doubt whether according to the ancient usage of the Craft or the spirit of the Order, a n y â&#x20AC;˘lodge or Grand Lodge can legally Inhibit a Mason by general laws, from visiting. Very much has latterly been said about material brought u p to t h e temple, a n d the rejection thereof, marking it as unfit to be worked into the edifice, but it appears to us that legislation such as is now being commented on tends only to make breaches in t h e wall. We do not question that t h e Grand Master decided in strict harmony with.the laws of his jurisdiction, b u t w e submit that having obtained masonic citizenship n o n e can be masonically outlawed except on conviction of masouic crime judicially established.

AVe publish t h e foregoing because it gives o u r view of a question w h i c h m u s t e r e long be considered a n d settled b y t h e various G r a n d Jurisdictions as nearly as possible u p o n some c o m m o n g r o u n d of agreem e n t . W e h a v e in t h e U n i t e d States a n i m m e n s e a r m y of n o n affiliates. Some are so b y choice; a large majority b y necessity; loss of m e a n s , d e p e n d e n t positions by reason thereof, or old age, have compelled t h o u s a n d s w h o took pleasure a n d rejoiced in fellowship w i t h t h e i r b r e t h r e n , to s u r r e n d e r t h e i r right a n d privilege. Dire necessity compelled. T h e writer h a s talked with m a n y such d u r i n g t h e last twenty-five years i n - K a n s a s . H e k n o w s of m a n y m o r e cases w h e r e , except for considerate a n d k i n d l y action b y t h e lodge, good m e n a n d true, w h o prized t h e i r masonic privileges only n e x t after t h e comfort of t h e i r families, would have been c u t off from a fellowship t h a t was very dear to t h e m , b u t w h i c h financially they were u n a b l e to maintain. I t is a serious problem w h e t h e r each G r a n d Lodge should n o t h a v e some uniform provision by which p a y m e n t of d u e s for t h i r t j ' or t h i r t y five 5'ear8 might n o t be considered a basis for e x e m p t i o n , if desired or d e m a n d e d , from further p a y m e n t of lodge d u e s . One t h i n g is certain, t h e largely increased p e r cent, of d i m i t t e d Masons a n d those s u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t of dues each year i n each jurisdiction calls for careful consideration a n d action to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r a plan of relief c a n n o t be formulated. U n d e r South Dakota, Bro. CLARKE gives us t h e following: A resolution prohibiting the use of tobacco in lodge rooms was offered and referred to the Committee on By-Laws. We do not find that it was adopted, at least, we

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hope not. Masonry, we think, has nothing to do with chewing tobacco. Project masonic legislation of this kind but a little way and the Order will iu a little while bring itself into disrepute. Stick to the ancient ways, brethren, and do not attempt to convert our Order into a social reform club. H o w about s m o k i n g , Bro. C ? T h e pipe and bowl were necessary a c c o m p a n i m e n t s in olden t i m e s . W o u l d you have us " s t i c k to t h e a n c i e n t w a y s " in t h e s e particulars? S o m e b o d y ' s essay on " S p i t t i n g as a F i n e A r t , " ( U E Q U I N C Y , was it n o t ? ) and DICKENS' strictures on t h e A m e r i c a n habit, c u r e d u s of t h e tobacco chewing desire in t h e days of o u r y o u t h ; b u t we n e v e r seriously objected to its use in lodge until we saw a deacon in h i s p e r a m b u l a t i o n s b e t w e e n portions of h i s lecture s t o p p i n g t h e candidate a t different points to enable liim to unload at c o n v e n i e n t cuspidors. W e plead guilty to b u r n i n g t h e weed, b u t n e v e r h a v e found t h e c h u r c h or lodge service so long or so tedious t h a t we h a d to light a cigar before it was completed. D o n ' t plead " a n c i e n t u s a g e " in this belialf, B r o . C L A R K E . Bro. CIJAHKE c o n c l u d e s his review with a strong a r g u m e n t against p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction o v e r rejected material. T h e death of Bro. V A U X and t h e r e t u r n of B r o . BOBBINS to. t h e " H o l y E m p i r e " h a v e taken away a good deal of the i n t e r e s t t h i s q u e s t i o n once d e m a n d e d . R O B ' T . F . P E A K , G r a n d Master, L a G r a n g e . W . W . CLAUKE, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence. Owen.sboro. N e x t annual, Louisville, October 19, 1897.

LOUISIANA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1896. 8 4 T I I A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

N E W ORLEANS, FEBRUARY J O T H .

T h e address of G r a n d Master GEORGE H . PACKWOOD, calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t a m a t e r i a l increase to t h e numerical s t r e n g t h of t h e lodges of t h e best material h a d b e e n m a d e . T h r e e dispensations for new lodges were g r a n t e d . T h e G r a n d Master visited t h i r t y - n i n e lodges d u r i n g t h e year, s o m e of t h e m two or t h r e e times. H e calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e W a s h i n g t o n Memorial circular, a n d r e c o m m e n d s its reference to a special committee for consideration a n d report. U n d e r t h e head of " Foreign Relations," o u r M.'. W.". B r o t h e r deprecates in glowing language t h e possibility of w a r b e t w e e n t h e U n i t e d States and E n g l a n d . H e p u t s off t h e " m a n t l e of a u t h o r i t y " gracefully, and leaves u p o n t h e r e a d e r s of his address t h e impression t h a t good and faithful service h a s been performed. Six circular letters a r e a p p e n d e d to t h e a d d r e s s ; one p u t t i n g a stop to a proposed raffle u n d e r t h e auspices of t h e officers of a lodge in behalf of an afiiicted brother. L o u i s i a n a Belief Lodge, No. 1, m a k e s a s h o w i n g of its receipts a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s , the former a m o u n t i n g to $1,150.46, and t h e latter to

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amount of $839.07, of which sum $12.50 was disbursed to applicants from Kansas. The Grand Lodge of Tasmania was dulj' recognized. The unanimous adoption of the following resolution would indicate that our Louisiana brethren are getting ready for systematic benevolent work for indigent Master Masons, their widows and orphans: Resolved, That a special committee of five members of this Grand Lodge be appointed to draft a charter for the establishment of a Home for i n d i g e n t Master Masons, their widows and orphans, in the State of Louisiana; said committee to formulate said charter and report to this Grand Lodge at the next communication for its approval.

We note that a reception was given to the Grand Representatives of the various Grand Bodies, but we nowhere observe that the functionary from Kansas manifested sufficient pride or interest in this Grand Jurisdiction to answer to his name. Past Grand Master J. Q. A. FELLOWS presented the Report on Correspondence as usual, and demonstrates very clearly that the Iowa distinction between an unaffiliate and a non-affiliate is a distinction without a difference. We have always used the expressions as synonymous terms, and we doubt whether the brethren will ever rise to the intellectual stature which will enable them to carry in mind and to intelligibly use on paper the definitions of the terms' as used by our Iowa brethren. The difference between Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee is far more appreciable and "capable of discernment. He discus.ses topically the various matters considered by the brethren of the Guild, quoting extensively from various brethren, taking from the Kansas report about five pages, which is fully up to the standard of consideration, to which, if called upon to determine, we should say our feeble efforts were entitled. There are many topics we would like to take in extenso, but leave them to take in full Bro. FELLOWS' conclusion, which is so much in harmony in many essential features with our own heretofore expressed views that we take a just pride in such distinguished endorsement. The personal comments will be read by Bro. FELLOWS' frieuds and admirers in the masonic world with thankful hearts to the Overruling Power which has preserved and spared him, as we trust, for another long term of usefulness in that field of labor in which he has so distinguished himself in the past. W^e here append Bro. FELLOWS' CONCLUSION: This completes the t e n t h consecutive Report on Foreign Correspondence to the Grand Lodge of Louisiana which the chairman has written. When the report of last year was presented to the Grand Lodge he little thought of attempting to write another. The n i g h t after the last page of proof was corrected, J a n u a r y 25th, he was attacked with an alarming illness, and for many days each was expected to be the last upon earth, and it was not till the 1st of J u n e that there was much assurance of eventual recovery; nor was it till November 14th t h a t he was able to begin the work of preparing that report, which i.s now, January 3d, put into the bauds of the p r i m e r . During his long and painful illness the anxiety of his brethren and their manifestations of brotherly love cheered him on to a restoration to comparative health,and has

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enabled h i m to read I n t h e various Proceedings t h e many kind expressions of symp a t h y and prayers for his recovery. This alone is worth living for, and words cannot express t h e thoughtfulness felt in every thought. GOD bless you a l l ! T h e Proceedings of every Grand Lodge i n t h e United States a n d t h e Dominion of Canada have been reviewed a n d examined. There seems to be a general state of prosperity for t h e fraternity in most of t h e jurisdictions reviewed. There a r e some exceptions, as will be seen on examination of t h e statistical tables, a n d actual loss of membership in some a n d a very slight increase in others, indicating something wrong i n conduct of affairs i n such Grand Lodge Jurisdictions. The m i n d of t h e writer, for the last ten years, has been impressed with t h e causes of this depression. To be sure, mere members is not t h e sole criterion of prosperity, nor the lack of increase t h a t of depression. A gradual increase of members a n d a permanency of membership ar'e t h e sure indices of prosperity, while t h e contrary is sure wherever we find a diminishing or stationary membership. We have from year to year, been more and more impressed t h a t there are certain features a t t e n d i n g every manifestation of the want of prosperity in t h e Order: 1. ^Wherever we find prosperity, the social feature has been prominent. Of this we have h a d much to say a n d select in our former reports. Sociality used to be t h e rule a n d t h e want of It t h e exception in all our lodge meetings. 2. All local matters of government were left freely to t h e lodges, but, recently, t h e tendency is more a n d more for Grand Lodges to absorb all power, and t h e fraternity cease to have freedom in t h e transaction of their own business. Everything is to be done by rules enacted by t h e Grand Lodge. 3. Formerly there were only such dues exacted as would pay t h e current expenses of t h e lodge a n d dues to the Grand Lodge, a n d still earlier, no dues at all were exacted, b u t t h e fees for the degrees sufficed for t h e lodge expenses and charity, or, , rather, relief was an individual affair, the carrying out to the letter t h e emphatic teaching of a certain portion of the ceremony of t h e first degree. 4. All business was done with t h e lodge opened in t h e degree of Entered Apprentice, a n d these and Fellow Crafts were spectators and learned how t h e Masters did, and not, as now, entering into the active participation of the affairs of the lodge, and i n t r o d u c i n g methods a n d rules of other bodies, not masonic, of which these new brothers were members. We once heard a Master say, "All w h o are in favor of t h e motion will give the usual sign of a n Odd Fellow." Still earlier, Apprentices were members of t h e lodge, a n d took a n active part in its proceedings a n d business, while now some seem to question whether they are Masons at all. ,*). Formerly, a n d it is still so in the most prosperous of Grand Lodges, Masons are made such, and a r e not necessarily members of the lodges in which they are made, b u t are afterwards elected to membership on petition a n d ballot, or at least have to signify t h e i r desire of m e m b e r s h i p by signing the By-Laws of t h e lodge. Non-afflliation t h e n a n d there was not looked upon as a crime, as it is now in some jurisdictions. The loss to the non-affiliate, from whatever cause h e was such, was the lossof lodge privileges, which privileges were deemed ample compensation for t h e a n n u a l dues required of members. We have noticed that a departure from the original plan of Masonry, as in part detailed above, in one or more of the particulars, is always accompanied by indications of feebleness, want of prosperity, a going backward, and the gravity of t h e case is increased by the departure from more than one, a n d if from all, the Order is found in these jurisdictions i n a state of inanition. When a return to first principles is inaugurated by t h e adoption of one or more, a corresponding increase of life is manifested, as, for instance, in California, when t h e social feature was restored; in Louisiana, w h e n t h a t was restored in a measure, and t h e non-alflliate came to be regarded n o t as a criminal, a n d some o t h e r changes back to old customs were had, as shown by the reduction of members from 7,800 in 187S, to 3,400 in 1887, a n d the increase to 5,500 since. Our object iu all these reports has been to p o i n t o u t the old way, a n d under different heads to present to t h e reader the evils, the departures of the present hour, a n d the evil consequences of going wrong, and which could not be well done by the ordi-

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nary form of these reports. We once said we wrote these reports for the Masons of Louisiana, trying to show t h e m t h e evils of a departure from t h e original plan of Masonry, teaching by example, a n d we are satisfied with the result of o u r labors here, and are ready to lay down the pen when permitted, or when called for by a higher power, with t h e hope of t h e response of " Well done." At any rate, such errors as there may have been in these reports are of the head a n d not the heart, a n d are such t h a t time will readily correct. Fraternally submitted, J. Q. A. FELLOWS, Chairman. A L B E R T G . BRICE,- G r a n d M a s t e r , New Orleans.

J . Q. A. FELLOWS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, N e w Orleans. N e x t a n n u a l , F e b r u a r y 8, 1897, New Orleans.

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G r a n d Master AUGUSTUS B . FARNHAM opened G r a n d Lodge i n ample form. One h u n d r e d a n d seventy-six lodges o u t of 191 r e p r e sented. Eleven Past G r a n d Masters were present, t h e only one r a n k i n g Past G r a n d Master DRUMMOND in seniority being P a s t G r a n d Master H I R A M C H A S E ; t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , R . ' . W . ' . B r o . A R C H I E

L E E TALBOT, being p r e s e n t . T h e Grand Master gives a n interesting historical a n d m e m o r i a l account of t h e masonic service, as well as an obituary notice, of P a s t G r a n d Master DAVID CARGIL, w h o died J u n e 13, 1896. Of t h e Grand Lodge " c l o t h i n g , " t h e G r a n d Master s a y s : " I t is a well k n o w n fact t h a t m a n y t h i n g s a r e improved b y age; t h e T u r k i s h rug is brighter after b e i n g worn, a n d t h e sheen, acquired b}' use, r e n ders it m u c h more glittering. Such is not t h e case, however, with t h e clothing of this G r a n d Lodge." M.'. W.'.Bro. F . p r e a c h e s g e n u i n e Masonry i n the'following: Let us remember t h a t one kind word spoken to a brother in life is worth more than countless garlands placed upon his grave after death. If a n y of you know of a brother in distress, or destitute, go to him. take h i m by the hand and speak words of comfort a n d consolation to him. Aid him with your purse, if possible, for by so doing you will be carrying o u t t h e lesson taught i n Masonry, a n d obeying t h e will of H i m who has said: '* I t is mere blessed to give than to receive."

Bro. DRUMMOND, for t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , m a d e report in regard to t h e question of uniform rules in relation to jurisdiction over rejected candidates. T h e r e p o r t is a compilation of usage in t h e various jurisdictions, together w i t h a n a r g u m e n t in favor of a five y e a r s ' uniform rule of exclusion of rejected candidates, except in t h e lodge w h e r e rejected, or t o a n o t h e r lodge with t h e consent of such lodge, o r such consent of officers a n d m e m b e r s as m a y be i>rescribed by t h e Grand Lodge of t h e jurisdiction w h e r e rejection took place. W e h a v e heretofore discussed this q u e s t i o n a t such length t h a t we do n o t care to take it u p again. Tlie rule suggested is an excellent o n e for jurisdic-

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tions which a d h e r e to t h e dogma of p e r p e t u a l jurisdiction. If a r e t u r n was m a d e t o ancient usage r e q u i r i n g t h r e e black ballots to reject, we would favor it, because with such a rule we believe n i n e - t e n t h s of t h e rejections now possible would be i m p o s s i b l e , a n d t h e rule as to t h e o t h e r t e n t h would, probably, in a majority of instances, be a wise one. T h e m a n w h o is conscious of t h e r e c t i t u d e of his life a n d conduct is t h e one w h o p e r s i s t s ; t h e other fellow, w h o s e sin has found h i m out, is generally content with a single rejection. Back in the l a n d of steady h a b i t s , w h e r e every one n o t only k n o w s all a b o u t his neighbor's life, b u t h i s business as well, a rejection seems to m e a n a great deal more t h a n it does f u r t h e r west. W h i l e our limitation h e r e is shorter, t h e candidate is subjected to t h e closer scrutiny, if a n y t h i n g h a s occurred in his former h i s t o r y to affect or discredit his s t a n d i n g , so that really t h e difference is a s e e m i n g r a t h e r t h a n a real one. W e n o t e in t h e Proceedings a m e t h o d of criminal procedure, t h e most novel of a n y t h i n g w h i c h h a s heretofore been b r o u g h t to our notice in a n y kind of a t r i b u n a l . I n brief, it is a charge b y one Wji. K. G. EsTES against one SAMUEL H . H A R T , t h e n a r r a t i o n of t h e petit i o n e r s h o w i n g t h a t said H A R T , of p a r t s u n k n o w n , was d u l y m a d e a Mason i n Somerset Lodge, No. 34, in M a i n e , seven years a g o ; t h a t thereafter he w e n t to Buckley, in t h e State of W a s h i n g t o n , where h e became a b a n k e r ; t h a t November 18, 1893, h e absconded from Buckley, leaving no available assets in his b a n k . T h a t t h e s e m a t t e r s were matters of public notoriety, evÂŤn were published in t h e n e w s p a p e r s ; and said H A R T never r e t u r n e d to deny these charges or explain t h e m , and concealed a n d still conceals h i s w h e r e a b o u t s so t h a t n o notice can be served upon him. Petition then states: That the undersigned is informed and believes, and therefore avers that the lodge in Washington, within whose jurisdiction said crime has been committed, declines to proceed against said HART on the ground that he is not a member of said lodge, but a member of Somerset Lodge in this jurisdiction. That in consequence of the absconding of said HART, and having no known place of abode, it Is doubtful whether said Somerset Lodge can entertain charges and proceed to the trial and conviction of said HART thereon. The undersigned therefore prays that this Grand Lodge, considering the great scandal and disgrace to Masonry occasioned by the conduct of said HART as above set forth, and the fact that he has absconded and keeps in hiding, although knowing that charges of serious crimes have been publicly made against him, will take jurisdiction thereof and proceed hereon as the interests of the fraternity and justice to said HART may require. T h e foregoing was signed by t h e petitioner, and, as t h e record shows, was accompanied with various affidavits, a n d was referred to the Comm i t t e e o n Grievances a n d Appeals, which in t i m e m a d e t h e following report thereon: In the matter of the charges of gross unmasonic conduct against SAMUEL H. HART, a member of Somerset Lodge, No. 34, of Skowhegan, where the charges were not brought in his lodge on account of his absconding, and whose residence is unknown to said lodge, and the same is brought directly to this Grand Lodge by the petition of WM. R.G. EsTES, Past Grand Master, and a member of Somerset Lodge; your com-

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mittee, after examining the evidence adduced, and mature deliberation on the same, recommend that this Grand Lodge expel SAJIUEL H. HART from all the rights and benefits of Masonry. And t h e record shows, " t h e r e p o r t was accepted and t h e recommendations a d o p t e d . " -It seems to us t h a t our Maine b r e t h r e n h a v e acted hastily a n d unwisely in assuming to try and expel a b r o t h e r in an ex parte proceeding u p o n p e t i t i o n a n d affidavits in s u p p o r t of t h e same b y way of " e v i d e n c e . " VVe t h i n k it well-settled law t h a t jurisdiction vested in either t h e lodge " w i t h i n whose jurisdiction said crime had been committed," or t h e lodge of which t h e accused was a member., a n d t h a t h e could h a v e been lawfully tried in e i t h e r body for t h e offense. W h i l e we concede t h e fact of t h e power of a Grand Lodge to t r y and expel its m e m b e r s , we m a i n t a i n t h a t it is j u s t as much t h e d u t y of a Grand Lodge to zealously and jealously guard t h e rights of t h e " h u m b l e s t m e m b e r of t h e f r a t e r n i t y " ( i n t h e language of a n o t h e r ) as i t is for t h e G r a n d Lodge to compel its subordinate to do t h e same thing, and as it does by t h r o w i n g every safeguard of statutory protection about him in its code of p r o c e d u r e . W e cannot see w h y Somerset Lodge could n o t exercise jurisdiction and proceed to t r y t h e offender as well as t h e Grand Lodge, and j u s t here we imagine was w h e r e Somerset Lodge "declined to entertain charges and proceed to t h e trial of said H A R T t h e r e o n , " because of t h e well established principle of law- t h a t no jurisdiction accrues before service is had upon t h e p a r t y proposed to be subject to t h e p e n a l t y of t h e law for its infraction. I t seems to us t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge in assuming jurisdiction of t h e offender in his absence, and w i t h o u t service of notice of any character upon one, of t h e proposed form of trial, n o less t h a n in assuming to t r y one by petition u p o n affidavits alleging a n offense against t h e Body of Masonry b y simple reference to a committee, w i t h o u t counsel or a day in court, w i t h o u t t h e c u s t o m a r y forms of procedure by valid t e s t i m o n y before a j u r y of Masons w h o m i g h t deliberate as to t h e guilt or i n n o cence of t h e accused, a n d w h o m i g h t , by secret ballot, affix p u n i s h m e n t according to masonic law and usage, have established a p r e c e d e n t which does not read well as occurring in t h e jurisdiction of t h e greatest living masonic jurist. We h a d w r i t t e n t h e a b o v e a n d hastened over to t h e e n j o y m e n t for t h e second t i m e of Bro. DKUMJIOND'S r e p o r t w h e n , u n d e r Alabama, we find his c o m m e n t s upon t h e action of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Alabama in deciding t h a t " a b s c o n d i n g to avoid arrest for crime with which h e was publicly charged is a m a s o n i c offense." Bro. D. s a y s : We are glad to find such a decision, which we endorse most heartily. This leads us to call the attention of the Craft to the fact that there has been, and still is, too great a tenderness for the rights of the individual Mason when his conduct has caused a great scandal to the fraternity. We confess to a decided change of views in one class of cases. A Mason commits a crime and absconds to parts unknown: the commission of the crime and the absconding are matters of public notoriely, to the great scandal of

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Wasonr}-. In such cases ii has been deemed necessary to go through the farce of attempting to give notice to the accused, though it is well known that it is a farce, and nothing else. The result is that usually two years, or even more, pass before the fraternity succeeds in getting rid of a notorious offender. A recent case called our attention to this matter, and led us to consider it more fully than ever before, and in consequence to change our views. Absconding in the face of-a public charge of crime is in itself not only a masonic offense but a waiver of notice of any charge for such offense. If we read t h e foregoing u n d e r s t a n d i n g l y , this star c h a m b e r proc e d u r e is approved because it gives o p p o r t u n i t y to grant a speedy exit to a notorious offender wlio.se c o n d u c t has been " t o t h e great scandal ,of M a s o n r y . " Did it ever occur to those who take this view t h a t Masonry or t h e C h u r c h is n o t a n d c a n n o t b e subjected to great scandal by t h e acts of t h e individual m e m b e r , a n d t h a t t h e body which, with u n s e e m l y haste, h u r r i e s to be rid of one charged with an offense, impelled by fear a n d trepidation at t h e j u d g m e n t of t h e world upon itself if it d o e s not, is only e m p h a s i z i n g t h e e x p e r i e n c e of every legal practitioner in selecting a jury for t h e trial of a client charged with a criminal offense, never to vary t h e general r u l e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t is, never to accept a n y o n e on such a jury who has ever been suspected or charged with being guilty of a like offense. I n other p h r a s e , " M e t h i n k s t h e body doth p r o t e s t too m u c h " by such action, a n d lays itself liable to t h e suspicion w h i c h always attaches to those w h o protest their own perfection in such m a n n e r . Masonry needs n o such e x c u l p a t i o n before' t h e world, a n d it can ill afford to be less considerate of t h e life of a Mason t h a n t h e civil courts would b e of his p e c u n i a r y interests. Bro. D. says: " AVhen a m a n absconds to parts u n k n o w n , he k n o w s t h a t t h e fact will become notorious, a n d will be accepted by t h e public as a confession of guilt; moreover, h e h a s voluntarily m a d e it impossible for notice to reach h i m , a n d t h e r e b y h a s forfeited his r i g h t to notice. Of course t h e fact of t h e absconding s h o u l d b e p r o v e d beyond a reasonable d o u b t . " A n d t h e n o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d b r o t h e r in t h e very n e x t s e n t e n c e proposes t h a t t h e t e s t i m o n y w h i c h shall dispel every rea.sonable d o u b t may b e taken by " affidavits," t h e same m e t h o d of producing " t e s t i m o n y " adopted in t h e trial by t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maine. F o r one, we still a d h e r e to " a n c i e n t u s a g e " trial by one's peers u p o n charges and specifications, after service of lawful notice, an opport u n i t y to meet t h e witnesses face to face a n d cross-examine t h e m , and j u d g m e n t by t h e ordeal of t h e secret ballot. W e dissent entirely from t h e proposition t h a t a b s c o n d i n g is a confession of g u i l t ; t h e r e is hardly a l a w y e r of t w e n t y years' practice who c a n n o t e n u m e r a t e a score of cases w h e r e persons entirely i n n o c e n t h a v e w i t h d r a w n for a t i m e from t h e glare of publicity, finally a p p e a r i n g a n d fighting o u t to t h e end charges of wrongdoing, of p u b l i c notoriety, a n d to t h e alleged scandal of C h u r c h or Craft. P r o b a b l y m a n y who read this will recall t h e instance of a disting u i s h e d g o v e r n m e n t official w h o was accused of venality in office, and who.resigned u n d e r t h e fire of partisan political aspersion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; m a k i n g no

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sign, and uttering no word of exculpation, e x t e n u a t i o n or excuse. I t was a m a t t e r of public notoriety — it b r o u g h t scandal to t h e political administration with which he was connected; his political p a r t y did n o t defend h i m and did not m e n t i o n his n a m e ; two classes of m e n alone stood by liim till t h e end — which c a m e too soon, one class as equally devoted as t h e o t h e r — t h e m e n who h a d fought by his side in war i n m a n y a hard fought battle, and t h e m6n w h o h a d clasped h a n d s w i t h h i m in t h e bright, fraternal chain of b r o t h e r h o o d around t h e masonic altar. And w h e n he died, an orator w h o knew, p r o n o u n c i n g h i s eulog}', said t h a t no m a r t y r at t h e b u r n i n g stake ever displayed such faithfulness unto death as did h e , for h e gave up his good n a m e , his friends, his position before t h e world, all t h e prospects of a b r i g h t a n d vigorous m a n h o o d , io save the name of one dear to him. ^ No, b r e t h r e n , d o n ' t expel Masons by resolution u p o n affidavits as testimonj' of guilt — given every safeguard of law, a n d m a n y i n n o c e n t a r e condemned to a n d suffer p u n i s h m e n t ; let us not for fear of p u b l i c opinion refuse to any b r o t h e r , no m a t t e r how notorious his offense, every protection and defense t h a t justice guarantees to t h e vilest criminal. U n d e r Illinois, Bro. D. gives Bro. EOBBINS a n u m b e r of c o n u n d r u m s for consideration, b u t h e will find it as difficult to concentrate Bro. R.'s attention to t h e m a t t e r s suggested as it was for t h e I r i s h m a n to c a p t u r e t h e flea. W e would like to q u o t e some of Bro. D.'s Scottish Rite c o m m e n t s in reply to Bro. R.'s strictures, b u t we forbear. U n d e r I n d i a n a , we take t h e following, which we heartily e n d o r s e : Masonry teaches expressly obedience to government and respect for rules, and we see no impropriety, but rather a propriety, in the old usage, and we hope it will be .perpetuated. When LAFAYETTE visited this country, the Masons in all the StHtes joined in the civic processions in his honor. One of the first times we ever saw a lodge was when several appeared in the civic procession at the reception of the President of the United States, when he made a visit to Maine. In spite of the different constructions given in recent years, we hold that, according to masonic principles and usage, the celebration of a National Day, or the reception of the Chief Magistrate, is a " masonic occasion." Noting our question u n d e r District of Columbia, in reference to a provision of t h e i r Constitution in reference to Past Masters, B r o . D . explains t h a t t h e r e is a provision t h a t a Past Master, m e m b e r of t h e subordinate lodge, is a m e m b e r of t h e Grand Lodge. That, of course, answers our question, and we answer Bro. D.'s b y saying we concur. U n d e r Mexico, Bro. D. discusses very fully our g r o u n d of objection t a k e n to t h e recognition of t h e G r a n Dieta, a n d on t h e score of usage and precedent, m a k e s o u t an u n a n s w e r a b l e a r g u m e n t in favor of t h e recognition of t h e G r a n Dieta of Mexico. As we desire to discuss t h e question u n d e r Mexico, w e will pass it b y for t h e present, f u r t h e r t h a n to call attention to t h e invaluable service Bro. DRUMMOND h a s r e n d e r e d t h e Craft in calling a t t e n t i o n to t h e almost universal custom of t h e Craft in times past in e x t e n d i n g recognition in such cases.

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B u t w e have t a k e n more space t h a n o u r limits permit, a n d y e t t h e r e a r e pages we should like t o t a k e . W e can only say, as we have so often advised y&ung Masons w h o h a v e asked us how a n d w h e r e t o s t u d y mas o n i c j u r i s p r u d e n c e , " r e a d a n y t h i n g you can find in t h e Maine Proceedings w r i t t e n by JOSIAH H . DRUMMOND."

AncusTus B. FARNHAM, G r a n d Master, Bangor. JosiAH H . DRU.M.MOND, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Portland. N e x t a n n u a l , P o r t l a n d , M a y 4, 1897.

aiAXITOBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION,

AVINNIPEG, AUGUST 15,

1S95.

T h e volume opens to record of a special communication, t h e G r a n d Lodge o p e n i n g in Aniple F o r m a t tlie Scottish Rite rooms in Winnipeg, w h e n c e , a procession b e i n g formed, t h e b r e t h r e n marched to t h e site of t h e b u i l d i n g being erected by t h e Masonic T e m p l e Association of W i n nipeg, w h e r e they laid its corner-stone with t h e solemn ceremonies of t h e Craft. A like ceremonial took place a t E d m o n t o n , August 25, 1895, u p o n t h e occasion of t h e laying of t h e corner-stone of All Saints C h u r c h (Anglican). 21sT

A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

.WINNIPEG, JUNE 10TH.

G r a n d Master CHARLES N A P I E R BELL, i n t h e G r a n d East. H i s address is a model in e v e r y particular, containing a full record of official labors concisely stated, no stilted effort a t "fine writing," a n d e v e r y t h i n g reported s h o w i n g r a r e j u d g m e n t a n d discrimination andwise a n d conservative action. T h a t " blood is thicker t h a n w a t e r , " is a p p a r e n t from his reference to a n i n c i d e n t connected w i t h t h e " w a r t a l k " b e t w e e n t h i s country a n d G r e a t Britain last year. At t h e St. J o h n ' s Day festival, in December, 1895, of all t h e lodges at AVinnipeg, t h e b r e t h r e n present, by u n a n i m o u s s t a n d i n g vote, adopted a resolution requesting t h e Grand Master of M a n i t o b a t o convey to t h e G r a n d Master of Minnesota and t h e b r e t h r e n of t h a t jurisdiction, " t h e sincere wish of t h e Masons of W i n n i p e g a n d of t h e jurisdiction of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Manitoba, t h a t t h e fraternal b o n d of h a r m o n y and s y m p a t h y so h a p p i l y i n a u g u r a t e d by t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e military lodge at F o r t P e m b i n a m a y never be disturbed, a n d t o accept from t h e Masons of this city a n d jurisdiction greetings of good will for t h e n ^ ' year." To which t h e M i n n e s o t a G r a n d Lodge, at its J a n u a r y communication, r e s p o n d e d : We desire to assure our brethren of Manitoba that neither wars nor rumors of wars can brealc the chains that bind us in a common Brotherhood, but that amid the exigencies and changes of time we are indissolubly united with them in the grand worls of endeavoring to elevate and ennoble manliind, by the dissemination of the divine principles of true fraternity. Alike in peace and war, we are brethren.

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Which is as it should be, and voices the sentiment of the Craft. Those of us who are belligerently inclined will have to turn our thoughts and sympathies in the direction of our proscribed brethren in the Island of Cuba, who are waiting and watching for the dawn of the glorious day when freedom of conscience, freedom of thought, and freedom to all mankind in the pursuit of happiness, will no longer be subject to the dictation and control of despotic rulers, either civil or military. . The record of Proceedings shows that Manitoba is building upon a sure foundation masonically; her Grand Masters have been, almost without exception, able men, and some of them learned and wise masonic students. There is no Correspondence Report; but we apprehend that the time is not far distant when this will be a necessity with our Manitoba brethren, as various of the other English Grand Lodges have found it to be. We note that our Manitoba brethren have made considerable progress toward the establishment of a Grand Lodge library. The writer has always noted with interest the progress made by our Manitoba brethren (publish it not in Pennsylvania), but this interest dates back to the period when he w-as the Grand Representative from that jurisdiction near that of Kansas. The remembrance of the fraternal intercourse and pleasant relations with the distinguished brethren of Manitoba abides with us yet, and we trust it may with those whose acquaintance through correspondence we then made. Manitoba had iifty-four lodges and 2,413 members December 27, 1895, and these brethren will be a power, as they undoubtedly have been, in advocating the rights of man, one of which in Manitoba means schools free from priestly arrogance and domination. Our brethren there have a great work before them; GOD speed them in it! CORBET LOCKE, Grand Master, Morden. No Correspondence Committee. Next annual at Winnipeg, June 9, 1897.

MABYLAXD-1895. 217TH STATED CoiiMaNiCATioN,

BALTIMORE, MAY 14TH.

The Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form by Grand Blaster THOMAS J. SHRYOCK, who presented no regular address, but made verbal statement of matters deemed worthy. An interesting question came up for consideration on a report of a committee upon a resolution offered by Grand Ciiaplain BRANCH, the latter being as follows: "Resolved, That the laying of corner stones, unveiling of statues, burial of the dead, etc., are true masonic work, and should be performed while the lodge is open in the third degree."

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T h e Grand Secretary s e n t o u t t h e following query to t h e G r a n d Secretaries of fifty-six G r a n d I>odges: " O n t h e occasion of funerals, l a y i n g of corner stones, a n d t h e dedication of masonic halls ( t h e lodge b e i n g o p e n e d in t h e t h i r d degree, a n d t h e lodge service concluded), is it y o u r usage to call off t h e lodge before t h e b r e t h r e n in procession leave t h e t e m p l e to perform t h e p u b l i c c e r e m o n y ? " Forty-seven Grand Lodges replied, t h i r t y - o n e r e s p o n d i n g t h a t t h e y did n o t call off, a m o n g t h e n u m b e r , K a n s a s ; fourteen r e s p o n d e d t h a t t h e y did. " P e n n s y l v a n i a does not open a lodge o n s u c h occasions." A majority of t h e c o m m i t t e e t h o u g h t t h a t M a r y l a n d s h o u l d b e a d d e d to t h e fourteen list, a n d t h a t such was t h e practice i n t h a t jurisdiction. Bro. E. T. ScHULTZ, w h o p r e s e n t e d t h e m i n o r i t y report, m a i n t a i n e d t h a t t h e Grand Lodge should be open d u r i n g t h e entire ceremony, a n d s u p p o r t e d his views b y a Very full a n d complete review of authorities a n d references to a n c i e n t as well as m o d e r n usage. T h e Grand Lodge adopted t h e m i n o r i t y report, rightly, as we t h i n k , so far as t h e burial of t h e dead is c o n c e r n e d . T h e Kansas By-Laws p r e s c r i b e t h a t for all ceremonies, e x c e p t funerals, t h e masonic body m u s t be regularly opened a n d perform t h e w o r k on t h e first degree only. T h e b r e t h r e n are u n d e r a d e b t of obligation to Bro. SCHDLTZ for his r e s e a r c h in this m a t t e r , as e m b o d i e d i n h i s able report. 1 0 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION.

BALTIMORE, NOVEMBER 1 9 T H .

T h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of Spain, Scotland, New South AVales, a n d o t h e r remote jurisdictions were p r e s e n t , b u t t h e n a m e of t h e repr e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas does n o t a p p e a r . G r a n d Master SHRYOCK delivered h i s t e n t h consecutive address. F r o m it we must find space for a n extract, to-wit: 1 learned that one of our lodges had elected to receive the Entered Apprentice degree a man of notorious character, one who had been expelled from a legislative body of our State for malfeasance in office. X immediately notified this lodge not to confer the degrees of Masonry upon the candidate, but to return to him the funds in their possession. And I further admonished them that should they continue to receive and act favorably upon material which would be a discredit to the fraternity, I should consider it my duty to arrest their charter and lay the matter before the Grand Lodge. My instructions in the matter were complied with. W e h a v e no objections to p e r p e t u a l disqualification or jurisdiction e i t h e r in such a case. G r a n d Lodge a p p r o p r i a t e d $100.00 to replace with marble a m o n u m e n t erected in 1813 to P a s t G r a n d Master Dr. JOHN CRAWFORD. T h e Report on Correspondence is b y Bro. E. T. SCHULTZ, and is a t h o r o u g h review of t h e various m a s o n i c jurisdictions of this country. U n d e r Iowa, Bro. S. s a y s : We respectfully submit that a Grand Lodge cannot rightfully forbid its subordinates to extend masonic charity, or to bury a non-afdiiate Mason â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one who has simply dimitted from his lodge. Lodges have rights, which, in our opinion, the Grand Lodge cannot (properly) lake from them, and the matter of extending its charity is one of these rights.

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Under Kansas, Bro. S. gives courteous review to our Proceedings, and takes liberal extracts from our report. TJnder Nebraska; Bro. S. refers to Bro. BOWEN in the following: â&#x20AC;˘ He refers to the fact that your committee are among the " vigorous opponents of Nebraska's demand for the old regulation that every brother belong to some lodge." But we call the Nebraska regulation compulsory membership, which is not only not demanded by the old regulations, b.ut is contrary to the entire spirit and policy of the Institution.

Bro. ScHULT7,'s report reviews Proceedings containing reports made by Bros. CHADWICK, VAUX and CONNOR, many of the Proceedings being

of the vintage of 1894, two of the topics under discussion being perpetual jurisdiction and the regulations affecting non-affiliates which, while still full of interest, have been considered so fully in late reviews that we do not feel like going over the same ground again. Our Maryland brethren are making great preparations for the coming centennial of Royal Arch Masonry in connection with the triennial of the General Grand Chapter, to be held in Baltimore in October, 1897. Maryland Masonry will be much in evidence during the present year. The magnificent temple just completed will be put in evidence by comparison with the building first used by the Masons of Maryland July 31, 1783, as a masonic pla<;e of meeting. All the information we have concerning it, is that it was 20x30, arid cost 11-5,000 pounds of tobacco. Maryland or Baltimore hospitality is proverbial; the monumental city is full of objects of interest to Americans, and we have no doubt they will arrange so that all visitors may at least get a glimpse of old Fort McHenry and the original "Star Spangled Banner." The writer is not so wedded to the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, but what he will be happy to associate with the Royal Craftsmen in Baltimore should opportunity permit. Until then, Bro. SCHULTZ, Adieu! A semi-annual communication was held May 12,1S96, at Baltimore. THOMAS J. SHRYOOK, Grand Master, Baltimore.

E. T. SHDLTZ, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Baltimore.

MASS ACHUSETTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 5 . SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

LEE, JUNE 6TH.

A special communication was held at Lee for the purpose of participating in the centennial celebration of Evening Star Lodge. A procession was formed consisting of Grand Lodge officers and fifteen lodges, with nearly one thousand brethren in line, and accompanied by several bands of music. Bro. AVELLINGTON SMITH delivered an address of welcome, in which he alluded to the changes that had taken place since 1795, when PAUL REVERE, of patriotic memory, as Grand Master,

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g r a n t e d a charter to E v e n i n g Star Lodge. G r a n d Master HOI^MES m a d e a response i n which he c o n c e d e d t h a t h e had filled himself up with cyclopedic information from t h e G r a n d Lodge records. H e fixed t h e date of t h e reception of t h e petition b y G r a n d Lodge as March 9, 1795; a n d J u n e 8, 1795, as t h e date w h e n g r a n t e d . T h e lodge was originally organized at Lenox, B a l d w i n c o u n t y , Massachusetts. J u n e 13, 1849, t h e lodge was moved to Lee. Bro. THOMAS POST delivered an a d m i r a b l e historical address, giving t h e early history of M a s o n r y on t h i s c o n t i n e n t from its inception i n 1600, a n d giving t h e full history of t h e patriotic m e n who were t h e c h a r t e r members of W a s h i n g t o n Lodge,,a traveling or a r m y lodge, its Master, General J O H N PETERSON, a citizen of L e n o x and a warm friend of WASHINGTON, o n e w h o was w i t h h i m in t h e closest relations d u r i n g t h e war, tracing d o w n t h e m a s o n i c h i s t o r y of L e n o x to and including t h e organization of E v e n i n g Star Lodge. After t h e exercises t h e m u l t i t u d e r e p a i r e d to an i m m e n s e t e n t , w h e r e fifteen h u n d r e d were served at bountifully prepared tables. T h e G r a n d Masters of Massachusetts a n d Connecticut m a d e speeches, a n d t h e occasion was a n o t a b l e o n e for t h e Craft of Massachusetts. A l i k e special c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s h e l d in Boston on Saturday, J u n e 8, 1895, to a t t e n d t h e c e n t e n n i a l celebration of Columbia Lodge. W e r e g r e t t h a t a full r e p o r t does n o t a p p e a r in t h e Proceedings. QUARTERLY COJIMUNICATION,

BOSTON, J U N E 1 2 T H .

T h i s session of G r a n d Lodge seems to h a v e been devoted to business. A m o n g other t h i n g s several trials were reported to t h e G r a n d Body by t h e Commissioners of Trials. A l e t t e r from Bro. J O H N H . COLLAMORE, c o n t r i b u t i n g 15,000 toward a C h a r i t y F u n d created by h i m was read, enclosing check for a m o u n t . T h e d o n a t i o n was accepted iand a letter of t h a n k s returned. A portrait of G r a n d Master SOLEY, w h o was J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n in 1804-5, and G r a n d Master in 1827, 1828 a n d 1829, was presented to G r a n d Lodge, accepted, a n d t h a n k s of G r a n d Lodge r e t u r n e d to t h e donor. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION,

FARMINGHAM, J U N E 1 3 T H .

T h e centennial of Middlesex Lodge was t h e occasion for m o r e speeches, addresses and patriotic references to P A U L REVERE. T h e historical address was delivered b y SERENO D . NICKERSON. A n o t h e r special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was lield on t h e 17th day of J u n e , 1895, to c o m m e m o r a t e t h e one h u n d r e t h a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e erection b y K i n g Solomon's Lodge, of t h e first m o n u m e n t at B u n k e r Hill. T h e Master of King Solomon's Lodge m a d e an address of welcome; t h e G r a n d Master addressed t h e a s s e m b l y ; t h e procession t h e n was led t o t h e e n t r a n c e of t h e m o n u m e n t , w h e r e t h e Governor of t h e State, t h e

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Grand Blaster and the Master of King Solomon's Lodge, each deposited a wreath, after which Governor GREENFfALGE delivered one of his customary eloquent addresses. We give an extract, only a part of a symmetrical address, and which loses its beauty and force by lack of the remainder: If WARREN, then, is commemorated to-day, it is because he earned the commemoration. Others. I say, illustrious soldiers, noble and mighty leaders —PRESCOTT a n d PUTNAM and STARK — were here, but they moved on to other iields, and to other triumphs, other battles, and under other banners again and again proclaimed their devoted loyalty; but WARREN sealed his faith with his blood here, and here he will be remembered forever. He stands alone,unrivaled,unapproached — the hereof Bunker Hill, the morning star of American liberty.

We think our Massachusetts brethren do not evince a proper respect for the feelings of those of our esteemed brethren, who view with alarm anything like recognition of concordant orders. We refer, of course, to their Worships, the Grand Masters of Massachusetts and their associates in office, reviewing the Knight Templar parade in Boston, August 27, 1S95. The act of the brethren looking at the procession might be condoned, but not content with that, thej' must needs print a sketch of their official action and publish it as a part of their proceedings as a Grand Lodge. Think of it! Right in the face of the fact that we have sensitive bretliren who insist that the masonic universe is destined to. everlasting smash it one even acknowledges that there is anything else masonic under the sun but the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason. And then, as a fitting climax. Grand Masters and Grand Lodges, and Grand Commander and his officers, repair together to a banquet hall, satisfied their hungry appetites together, and vied in complimenting each other in congratulatory speeches. At the September meeting of Grand Lodge the report of tlie committee on tlie complaint of Mt. Carmel Lodge, of Lynn, against Jordan Lodge, of Peabody, was read, accepted and adopted. It seems that a gentleman residing in Lynn was rejected in Mt. Carmel Lodge, August 18, ]881, and again in November of same year. December 9, 1889, he was again counted out. Leaving Lynn he became a resident of Peabody, and after residing there for four years was elected and the degrees of Masonry conferred upon him, though he made an honest statement of his masonic history. The report concludes: Your committee find that was made a Mason in Jordan Lodge in violation of the provisions of the Grand Constitutions,'as laid down in Part 4, Article 3, Section 2, and therefore is a clandestine Mason, altbough through no fault of his own. Your committee most respectfully recommend that he be healed at the discretion of the M.'.Wj. Grand Master. _

We have never for a moment questioned but that it was a well established masonic principle that clandestine work presupposed that it had been done by a clandestine lodge. We cannot conceive of the possibility of the power of a regular lodge belonging to a regular Grand Lodge to do clandestine work. It may do irregular work, but clandestine work can only be done by those not in possession of a lawful warrant

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from t h e legitimate sovereign power in t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction w h e r e t h e work was done. F u r t h e r m o r e , c l a n d e s t i n e work presupposes and confesses t h e fact of an e n t i r e absence of legitimacy from t h e beginning, a n d it therefore follows t h a t clandestine work cannot by any process of masonic legerdemain on t h e p a r t of G r a n d Master or Grand Lodge ever be healed. There m u s t be a first condition of soundness in some p a r t before t h e process of healing can become effective; t h e r e - m u s t b e a first condition of masonic life before a defective p a r t can be subjected to t h e processes of healing. To t a k e a general view of t h e case, w h a t a commentary it presents on t h e common claim m a d e in some localities t h a t a rejection is conclusive of moral or masonic unfitness. T h r e e times and out is generally accepted as conclusive, b u t after a full a n d complete investigation of t h i s case, involving all t h e q u e s t i o n s a t issue, and t h e character of t h e n e w l y made Mason as well, t h e c o m m i t t e e is compelled to recomm e n d o n e thrice rejected as w o r t h y of t h e fellowship of all Masons, subject to t h e discretion of t h e G r a n d Master as w h e t h e r t h e irregularity in his m a k i n g should be officially c o n d o n e d . A special meeting of G r a n d Lodge was held October 16, 1895, a t which it was resolved to sell t h e t e m p l e p r o p e r t y so badly damaged b y fire, a t a price between $700,000 and $1,000,000, as t h e site was too small to build a temple as large as d e m a n d e d by t h e Craft of Massachusetts. Q u a r t e r l y communication was h e l d in Boston, December 11, 1895, a t w h i c h t h e Grand Master reported t h a t an a d j u s t m e n t of t h e losses b y fire h a d been made with t h e i n s u r a n c e companies, to t h e a m o u n t of $110,179.70, and t h a t n e w q u a r t e r s h a d been leased for t h r e e years, with a two years' additional option," in t h e sixth story of t h e Boylston building, to be occupied until t h e n e w t e m p l e could be completed. V o l u m e I, of t h e records of t h e G r a n d Lodge, has been printed, covering t h e years 1733 to 1792 inclusive, a n d containing t h e proceedings of St. J o h n ' s a n d Massachusetts G r a n d Lodges. T h e G r a n d Master r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge order t h e d i s c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e use of t h e stereopticon, a n d of t h e costuming of t h e Fellow Crafts; t h a t t h e subject of t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of music into t h e r i t u a l b e considered b y a c o m m i t t e e , a n d t h a t exemplifications of t h e work be m a d e obligatory in each district annually, or at least once in two y e a r s . T h e Lodge of St. A n d r e w d o n a t e d $1,000, t h e income to be devoted to t h e charities of t h e G r a n d Lodge, to b e k n o w n as t h e Lodge of St. A n d r e w F u n d , which was accepted b y t h e . G r a n d Lodge as a trust. Bro. J O H N H . COI.LAMOBE ga^'e h i s t h i r d a n n u a l donation of $5,000 to t h e J O H N H . COLLAMORE Charity F u n d . AVe h o p e t h a t Bro. C. may live to o u t r a n k METHUSALEH in seniority of age. T h e " Annual F e a s t , " D e c e m b e r 27th, was celebrated according to a n c i e n t Mas.sachusetts usage. Speeches were m a d e by Grand Master HOLMES, Bro. CHARLES T . G A L L A G H E R , R . - . W . - . Bro.

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Bro. EDWAKD A. HORTON, Bro. GEORGE C . LOVINA, E.'.W.-. Bro. CUARLES

LEVI WOODBURY and Past Grand Master SAMUEL WELLS, and Past Grand

Master SERENO D . NICKERSON, and then the brethren joined hands and sang "Auld Lang S}-ne." We must forego our usual custom of making extracts from these speeches this year for two reasons; the first is that we could not well determine what to take unless we took all, and secondly we could not take all for lack of space. We commend them as models for such an occasion, and we can well understand why the "Annual Feast" demands such ample room to accommodate its guests. On the n t h of March, 1896, the new apartments of the Grand Lodge were dedicated to masonic uses, at which time the Grand Master delivered an address, giving the names of the places where Grand Lodge had met since its first organization. March. 17, 1896, the centennial of Washington Lodge at Roxbury, and March 25, 1896, the centennial of King Hiram's Lodge at Provincetown, were each celebrated. The charters of each are signed V)y Grand Master PAUL REVERE, and are held in high veneration by the Ma-sons of Massachusetts. Each of these centennials serves as an object lesson in the study of patriotism, and the speeches all recount the services to his country of Grand Master PAUL REVERE. Just as we thought Massachusetts was finished, along comes another volume of Proceedings, recording one quarterly and three special communications, held in June, 1896. Bro. JOHN H . COLLAMORB gave a feeling of monotony to the proceedings at the quarterly by sending in another ( his fourth ) check for five thousand dollars, to be added to the JOHN H . COLLAMORE Charity Eund. We renew our wish for increased longevity to our charitable brother. If the Lord spares him long enough, the desire of our late M.'.W.'. Bro. BRIGGS (peace to his ashes) and the longing of our R.'.W.'. ' Bro. WOODBURY for a Masonic Home in Massachusetts will be accomplished. The income of this fund should be made available for such purpose during the life of the donor, if it be his desire that such should be done. The Grand Lodge adopted the report of its committee, recommending the discontinuance of the costuming of Fellow Crafts. AVe notice in this volume that centennials among the lodges are the order. Union Lodge celebrated its hundredth anniversary by a trip to Bass Point on a Nahant steamboat. Past Master WILLIAJI T . ADAMS made a historical address in wliich he conjured up the worthies of a hundred years ago in a quaint and humorous manner. The Grand Lodge assisted at the Union Lodge celebration in a beautiful order of exercises at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. The musical part must have been charming. The sermon by Rev. Bro. WALTER E. C. SMITH, upon the text," Love GOD, Love thy Neighbor," is one that every Mason who can should read. We regret that we cannot take

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space for its publication. Q u o t i n g L E I G H H U N T ' S " A b o u Ben A d h e m , " h e says: The defect of the verse and of a vast deal of the religion of our times is that it is a religion of the second great commandment. The defect it seems to me of Masonry, as indeed it is of many noble institutions, is in just this disposition, and endeavor to make philanthropy, benevolence, charity, in a word, fraternity, cover the whole ground of religious thought and experience, acd to claim for a cordial and noble fellowship of man with man all the privileges and possibilities of divine worship. H a r m o n y Lodge also i n d u l g e d i n a centennial, one of its features b e i n g an excellent historical address b y D r . W A R D . C i n c i n n a t u s Lodge m a d e an u n u s u a l d e m o n s t r a t i o n over h e r cent e n n i a l â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had a t h o u s a n d M a s o n s in line, a n d brass b a n d s galore. All of S o u t h e r n Berksliire a n d a good p a r t of E a s t e r n Connecticut was t h e r e , a n d t h e y h a d to t a k e t h e G r a n d Lodge a n d visitors o u t to t h e g r a n d stand a t t h e race t r a c k to find a place large enough to accommodate t h e crowd. E l o q u e n t addresses were m a d e b y t h e Grand Master and o t h e r s ; t h e h i s t o r y of the lodge w a s r e h e a r s e d . Our Pennsylvania b r e t h r e n will b e delighted t o learn t h a t t h e a n c i e n t usage in their jurisdiction of a m a r c h t o t h e church a n d p u b l i c services, a t w h i c h t h e female m e m b e r s of society were p e r m i t t e d to b e p r e s e n t , took place on this occasion. A record of one m e e t i n g states t h a t a l u n c h of crackers and biscuits was furnished at a cost of $1.56; also fifty cents was e x p e n d e d for crackers and rum. As o u r " c o c k t a i l " b r o t h e r would r e m a r k . W h y this i m m e n s e waste of m o n e y for bread ? T h e Masons of t h a t day a n d lodge were p a t r i o t s ; t h e war record of m a n y of t h e charter m e m b e r s is g i v e n ; OiNciNNATUs-like t h e y left t h e i r plows a s d i d glorious old PUTNAM, t o a n s w e r t h e irresistible d e m a n d which c o u n t r y makes, a n d wdiich t h e t r u e patriot, blind a n d deaf to all claiois of family or self-interest, goes forth to fulfill, joyfully, a n d gladly, a n d faithfully, even u n t o d e a t h . Our Massachusetts b r e t h r e n do well t o record their virtues a n d celebrate t h e s e anniversaries. T o u s t h e pleasing feature is t h e historical p a r t , recounting t h e n a m e s a n d patriotic a n d masonic services of these, o u r " a n c i e n t b r e t h r e n . " E D W I N B . HOLMES m a k e s a n e x c e l l e n t centennial G r a n d Master, a n d if h e makes a speech a t each of t h e lodges i n s t i t u t e d b y P A U L REVERE, will accumulate a great stock of patriotic speechesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sufficient for h i s d a y . Massachusetts furnishes n o Correspondence Keport, b u t SERENO D . NicKERSON keeps t a b on all t h e feast d a y s a n d centennial celebrations, which w e find a comfort. E D W I N BRADFORD H O L M E S , G r a n d M a s t e r , Boston.

SERENO D . NICKER.SON, Recording G r a n d Secretary, Boston.

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The volume opens to a portrait of Grand Master EDWIN L . BOWRING. The Grand Master announces three pages and a half of decisions, the half page being devoted to the physical imperfections which disqualify one for receiving the degrees of Masonry. Bro. CoNOVER presented his report in alleged poetry. As chairman of the Committee on Correspondence he submitted a report recommending the recognition of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, which was unanimously adopted by Grand Lodge. Our Michigan brethren have had some little discussion over the proposition to accept a Masonic Home tendered to them in full, working order, located at Grand Rapids. Last year the vote against tlie proposition was very pronounced; this year it barely was lost, ]91 lodges voting nay and 167 voting aye. We trust that by the time this report is printed the Grand Lodge of Michigan will have had another annual communication, and the members will have so far progressed as to carry, by a good sound majority, this proposition in the interest of genuine Masonry. The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. CONOVER, is very much abbreviated. Since the divine afflatus descended upon him, his time is too much given up to rhyme, possibly. Under British Columbia, Grand Master MCMICKING having recommended a Home, and asked, " Would five cents a week be a heavy tax for so laudable a charity?" Bro. C. says: "Bless your dear, trusting soul, Bro. MCMICKING ! What kind of stuff are the Manitoba Masons made of? Five cents a week- to support a Masonic Home! Why, my dear brother, the Masons of Michigan kick like steers at the thought of paj'ing one-half cent a week for the support of ours." Uiider Illinois, he quiets Bro. ROBBINS' Potipharian qualms at the sight of those "figgers," which he afterwards found to be "simply ideals" by the reassuring statement, " Only that and nothing more, Bro. ROBBINS ; they cannot hurt you." â&#x20AC;˘ Under Kansas, he refers to the writer as Grand Secretary MII.I.ER. All a mistake, Bro. C. If you will refer to the list of Grand Secretaries published from the commencement of the existence of the Grand Lodgeof Kansas, you will find that no one of that name ever filled the position. Under Pennsylvania, he refers to Bro. ARNOLD'S views in reference to the Eastern Star, and says to him that "the world moves, and those who would oppose its progress must get out of the way, or the car of human progress will roll- over them and go on fulfilling its inevitable destiny." JOHN J. CARTON, Grand Master, Flint. JEFFERSON S. CONOVER, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Coldwater.

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One h u n d r e d a n d e i g h t y - n i n e of t h e 200 lodges b o r n e on t h e roll of t h i s jurisdiction a n s w e r e d p r e s e n t e r e G r a n d Master CALVIN L . BROWN, w h o is also G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , began his address. Our distinguished b r o t h e r m a k e s a v e r y creditable e x h i b i t of h i s year's labor. T h r e e n e w lodges were organized; two were authorized to c h a n g e their location; t h e officers of o n e lodge cited to show cause w h y its c h a r t e r should n o t be t a k e n u p . T h e records and dispensation of N o r t h e r n Light Lodge, No. 68, a t F o r t Garry, in N o r t h w e s t Canada, w e r e , on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e G r a n d Master, at t h e request of t h e G r a n d Lodge of M a n i t o b a , b y t h e action of Grand Lodge of Minnesota, allowed to remain in t h e possessionof t h e Grand Lodge of Manitoba. A r r a n g e m e n t s were m a d e in o n e locality to lay a corner stone, dates fixed, invitations s e n t out, a n d all p r e l i m i n a r i e s m a d e except notifying t h e G r a n d Master. On t h e eve of t h e e v e n t t h e b r e t h r e n r e m e m b e r e d t h a t to properly p r e s e n t t h e play of Hamlet, Mr. HAMLET s h o u l d be p r e s e n t o n t h e stage, a n d on a d v i s i n g t h e G r a n d Master, found t h a t it was impossible for h i m to give u p previous engagements; he could n o t c o m e . H e finally o b t a i n e d t h e services of Past G r a n d Master BARTO, a n d relieved the b r e t h r e n from t h e i r state or condition of " t o o previousness." Bro. BROWN gives t h e following wholesome consideration to t h e topic, " Masonic P o l i t i c i a n s : " Most Masons believe that it is unmasonie to ask for an office, or to decline one when elected to it. In a masonic lodge is the place where the brethren should seek the candidate, and not the candidate or his supporters the brethren. Official preferment here should be reserved for, and bestowed upon, those who show themselves best qualified and equipped to discharge the duties of the office; upon those who have shown themselves most interested and devoted to Masonry and to the welfare of the Grand Lodge, and not upon those most skilled and qualified in manipulating elections. Electioneering in a masonic body is undignified and unmasonie. It is a menace to the prosperity of any organization or society like ours, and should be scorned and "frowned down " by all true members. T h e above e n u n c i a t e s a t r u e conception of Masonry and correct masonic methods, b u t t h e one w h o p u r s u e s such methods would fail to " r e a c h t h e p e r s i m m o n " or " b u t t e r h i s p a r s n i p s " in some jurisdictions w e wot of. T h e r e is little in t h e R e p o r t of Proceedings of t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n of a general character to n o t e further t h a n t h e excellent address of t h e G r a n d Orator, Rev. ROBERT FORBES, on t h e topic, t h e " S p i r i t of Mas o n r y , " w h i c h is well w o r t h t h e careful reading and s t u d y of t h e Craft. T h e fraternal greetings b e t w e e n t h e G r a n d Lodge of Manitoba a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge of M i n n e s o t a we h a v e already referred to u n d e r t h e former. I t is a pleasure to n o t e t h e spirit of perfect concord b e t w e e n b r e t h r e n on each side of t h e line, a n d to realize a n d believe t h a t t h o u g h

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there may be "rumors of wars" and possibly "wars," yet while Masonry exists, notwithstanding either, the spirit of brotherly love will manifest itself in endeavors to promote the arts and purposes of peace. The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. IKVING TODD, reviews Kansas for 1895, briefly, wisely and well; the Kansas Report on Correspondence is pronounced "a very creditable production," and quotations are made from it. We do not find any "-peg to put our hat o n " in Bro. T.'s report. The last thirty-nine pages of the Minnesota volume are taken up with proceedings of the fourth annual reunion of the Masonic Veteran Association of Minnesota. President GEO. R . MBTCALP delivered a very interesting address, containing much valuable information. From it we take the following: To know nothing of Masonry except the forms of initiation, must pall upon the interest of any intelligent man. That is a close investigation of t h e caslcet, and absolute ignoranceof the gems which it conceals. Could the young Mason be compelled to feel that " ritualism " is but a small part of what he ought to k n o w ; could he from the very beginning of his masonic life be t a u g h t t o become interested in its literature, to be put in touch with the means of comprehending how the genius of the Craft has fashioned these varied materials into a living organism would be to do away largely with the curse of non-aiBliation, and to make the saying, " Once a Mason, always a Mason," something more than empty words.

President METCALP pays the writer the compliment of taking for a part of his address a portion of our 1895 review. Ninety veterans gathered around the banquet table. Past Grand Master JACOB A. KiESTER responded to the toast, "The M.'.W.'. the Grand Lodge of Minnesota," delivering an address full of masonic history both as to 'England and America. Bro. DWIGHT M . BALDWIN responded to "The Orient and the Holy Land Through a Mason's Spectacles." A valuable paper and letter from Bro. GEO. W . SPETH, of London, upon the subject, "A Masonic Curriculum," constituted one of the most valuable contributions to masonic literature which we have read. The fourth and last toast was, " Reminiscences of Freemasonry on the Frontier." Other short addresses were made by Past Grand Master BABTS, Bros. SEYMOUR and BARNDM, of Minnesota,and Bro. BROWN, of Kansas. The association numbers 190 active and twenty-five honorary members. Among the latter are the names of some of the most distinguished Masons now living. Read the report, brethren, and pick them out. JAMES F . LAWLESS, Grand Master, St. Paul. IRVING TODD, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Hastings,

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JACKSON, PBBRUAEY 2 0 T H .

T h e c o u n t e n a n c e of G r a n d Master J. T. HARKISON is before us as we open to t h e title page of t h e Proceedings. M.'.W.'. Bro. BABKLEY a n d eleven other Past Grand Masters, a m o n g t h e m G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e E . GEORGE D E L A P , were p r e s e n t a t t h e o p e n i n g of Grand Lodge. F r o m t h e G r a n d Master's address we learn t h a t h e h a s been k e p t busy with r o u t i n e w o r k ; t h a t Masonry in t h a t Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n has p r o s p e r e d , a n d t h a t peace a n d h a r m o n y have prevailed. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r states t h a t h e h a s given n o decisions on law m a t t e r s n o t previously settled b y t h e Law Committee, b u t h e v e n t u r e s to suggest modestly t h a t in o n e decision b y a majority of t h e Law Committee h e tliought t h e m i n o r i t y m e m b e r , Bro. PA.YTON, was right. T h e question was upon t h e constructibn of a G r a n d Lodge regulation w h i c h reads, " N o m a s o n , e i t h e r as principal,agent, employee, or in any o t h e r capacity, shall sell intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage, a n d t h e penalty therefor shall b e expulsion." T h e majority of t h e c o m m i t t e e t h o u g h t t h a t p e r m i t t e d wholesale dealing. Bro. PAXTON did not. W e stand u p w i t h B r o . PAXTON. T h e G r a n d Lodge later, u p o n r e p o r t of a special c o m m i t t e e , m a d e a n explicit declaration of. t h e scope of t h e rule, " t h a t i t w a s i n t e n d e d t o exclude, a n d does exclude, all persons engaged i n selling l i q u o r either by wholesale or r e t a i l . " P a s t Grand Master A N D R E W H . BARKLEY s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t o n t h e s t r e n g t h of w h i c h fraternal recognition was accorded to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Oklahoma. T h e C o m m i t t e e on L a w a n d J u r i s p r u d e n c e made a v o l u m i n o u s report of i t s decisions for t h e year. One of t h e questions p r o p o u n d e d is as follows: Can a brother w h o is a non-contributing non-afflliate, for many years in t h e insane asylum, upon h i s death be buried with masonic honors? Answer. Yes; an insane brother owes no dues, a n d tberefore does n o t come under t h e restriction which denies funeral honors t o non-contributing non-afflliates.

W e s t a n d u p with t h e c o m m i t t e e , although t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s h a s decided t h a t a n i n s a n e m a n owes dues. T h e severe illness a n d a p p r e h e n d e d death of Past G r a n d Master J O H N R I L E Y was a n n o u n c e d , a n d o n motion of P a s t G r a n d Master P A X -

TON, t h e G r a n d Lodge, led b y Bro. BARKLEY, engaged in p r a y e r for t h e r e c o v e r y of Bro. R I L E Y .

W e s u r r e n d e r a considerable portion of o u r space t o t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n L a w a n d J u r i s p r u d e n c e , upon t h e action of t h e r e c e n t G r a n d Master of Mississippi, in assuming t h e r i g h t of m a k i n g a Mason a t sight. I t is w h a t we expected from t h e committee, a n d in o u r j u d g m e n t will hereafter s t a n d as t h e masonic law in t h i s country upon t h a t subject. T h e r e p o r t was a d o p t e d :

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To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Lodge: The Committee on Masonic Law a n d Jurisprudence beg leave to report that they have given m a t u r e consideration to so much of their report of last year relating to the making of Masons at sight by the Grand Master, as was recommitted, with instructions to report at this a n n u a l communication. We have carefully re-read the voluminous arguments, pro and con, which have been written on this subject, so far as they are accessible to us, a mere summary of which would exhaust your patience, and we fear add b u t little to a correct solution of the question as to whether or not the Grand Master ever possessed such a prerogative, for t h e reason t h a t most of what has been written is merely assertive or in d e n i a l of the alleged prerogative, according to the bias of the writer, w i t h o u t citing historical authority for or against the doctrine. In 1853 this Grand Lodge adopted, after full discussion, as we infer from t h e record, a report written by Past Grand Master MELLEN, in which it is distinctly asserted that the Grand Master has the prerogative of making Masons at sight, a n d we regard this as fully committing this Grand Lodge to the doctrine. The argument of the report is the same as t h a t of the late Dr. MACKEY, w h o claimed that i t was a l a n d m a r k , b u t as Bro. MELLEN'S report embraced extraneous matter, we think that we can best present the precise question which we are considering by following the line of Bro. MACKEV'S arguments, as contained in his work on " Masonic J u r i s p r u d e n c e , " where i t is as clearly and forcibly presented as by any writer who has written on the subject. He says t h e claim t h a t t h e Grand Master has t h e prerogative of m a k i n g Masons at sight Is based upon two of his so-called landmarks, which were by h i m numbered Seventh a n d Eighth, as follows: LANDMARK SEVENTH.

" The prerogative of the Grand Master to give dispensations for opening and holding lodges is a n o t h e r l a n d m a r k . He may grant i n v i r t u e o f this, to a sufficient n u m b e r of Masons, the privilege of meeting together and conferring degrees. The lodges t h u s established are called lodges under dispensation. They are strictly creatures of the Grand Master, created by his authority, existing only d u r i n g his wil 1 and pleasure, a n d liable at any m o m e n t to be dissolved at his command. They may be continued for a day, a m o n t h , or six m o n t h s ; but whatever be the period of their existence, they are indebted for that existence solely to the grace of the Grand Master." LANDMARK EIGHTH.

" The prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight is a l a n d m a r k which is closely connected with the preceding one. There has been much misapprehension in relation to this Iftudmark. which misapprehension has sometimes led to a denial of its existence in jurisdictions where the Grand Master was perhaps at the very time substantially exercising the prerogative, without the slightest remark or opposition. It is not to be supposed that the Grand Master can retire with a profane into a private room and there, without assistance, confer the degrees of Freemasonry u p o n h i m . No such prerogative exists, and yet many believe t h a t this is t h e so much talked of right of' making Masons at sight.' The real mode, and the only mode of exercising the prerogative is this : The Grand Master summoned to his assistance not less than six other Masons, convenes a lodge, and without any previous probation, b u t on sight of the candidate, confers the degrees upon him.after which he dissolves the lodge, a n d dismisses the b r e t h r e n . Lodges thus convened for special purposes are called ' occasional lodges.' This is the only way in which any Grand Master within the records of the Institution has ever been known to ' make a Mason at sight.' The prerogative is dependent upon that of granting dispensations to open and hold lodges. If the Grand Master had the power of granting to any other Mason the privilege of presiding over lodges working by bis dispensation, he may assume this privilege of presiding to himself; and as no one can deny his right to revoke his dispensation granted to a n u m b e r of brethren at a distance, and to dissolve the lodge at his pleasure, it will scarcely be contended that h e may not revoke his dispensation for a lodge over which h e himself has been presiding within a day, and dissolve the lodge as soon as the bu.^iness for which he has assembled it is accomplished. The making of Masonsatsight isonly the

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conferring of the degrees by the Grand Master a t once in an occasional lodge, constituted by his dispensing power for the purpose, and over which he presides in person." MACKEY's " Masonic J u r i s p r u d e n c e , " page 22, el seq. We have given in full the argum e n t of this illustrious a u t h o r and masonic student as being the best presentation of t h e claim t h a t the prerogative exists which we have m e t ; it is true that others have used m o r e words,but Bro. MACKEV'S statement is In substance the entire argument. With all d u e respect for Bro. MACKEY, we are forced to say t h a t probably n o claim was ever b u i l t u p upon a flimsier foundation, and we thlnK that it would be impossible to find a greater n u m b e r of misstatements of the law governing any i m p o r t a n t question, w h i c h has occupied masonic writers for nearly half a century. But it is to be remembered that at t h e time when Bro.MACKEY wrote. Masons were much more credu l o u s t h a n they now are in t h e light of recent investigations i n t o t h e t r u t h of alleged masonic history. I t is not true now, a n d never was, that lodges are created by virtue of any prerogative of the Grand Master. Occasionally the privilege of meeting and conferring degrees, says Bro. MACKEY, in a note appended to the quotation from h i m which we have m a d e , was inherent in all Masons as individuals, and according to PRESTON, page 150, Illustrations, American e d i t i o n , " a sufficient n u m b e r of Masons met together within a certain district, with the consent of the sheriff or chief magistrate of the place, were empowered at this time to malce Masons, and practice the rights of Masonry w i t h o u t t h e w a r r a n t of constitution. The privilege was i n h e r e n t in themselvesas individuals, a n d this privilege is still enjoyed by the two old lodges now extant, which act by immemorial constitution." According to t h e same authority, " o n the 27th day of December, 1663, a general assembly was held, a t which several useful regulations were m a d e . " Among other regulations made at this assembly were the following: " 1 . T h a t no person of what degree soever be made or accepted a Freemason unless in a regular lodge, whereof one be a Master or Warden in that limit or division where such lodge is kept, a n d a n o t h e r be a craftsman in the trade of Freemasonry." " D. T h a t for t h e future the said fraternity of Freemasons shall be regulated and governed by o n e Grand Master, a n d as m a n y Wardens as the said society shall t h i n k fit to a p p o i n t a t every a n n u a l general assembly." PKESTON'S Illustrations, 134. " To understand this matter more clearly," says Dr. OLIVER in a note to PRESTON, page 109," it may be necessary to advert to the original institution of that assembly called a general or Grand Lodge. I t was not then restricted, as it is now understood to be, to t h e Masters and Wardens of private lodges, with the Grand Master and his Wardens a t their h e a d ; it consisted of as m a n y of the fraternity at large as being w i t h i n a convenient distance could attend, once or twice in a year, under the auspices of one general head, w h o was elected a n d Installed a t one of these meetings,and who, for the t i m e being, received homage as t h e sole governor of the whole body. The idea of confining t h e privileges of Masonry by a warrant of constitution to certain individuals convened on certain days at certain places had then no existence. There was b u t one family among Masons, a n d every Mason was a branch of that family. It is true the privileges of the different degrees of the Order always centered in certain members of t h e fraternity who, according to their advancement in the art, were authorized by the a n c i e n t charges to assemble in, hold and rule lodges at their will a n d discretion in such places as best suited their convenience, and when so assembled to receive pupils a n d deliver Instructions in the a r t ; h u t all the tribute from these individuals, separately a n d collectively,rested ultimately in the general assembly, to which all the fraternity m i g h t repair, and to whose award all were bound to pay submission." At t h e reorganization of Masonry in the year 1717, so m u c h of t h e regulation of 166.3, as defines what constitutes a " r e g u l a r l o d g e " was taken into a new draft, as follows: , " T h e privilege of assembling as Masons, which has been h i t h e r t o unlimited, shall be vested in certain lodges or assemblies of Masons convened In certain places; a n d eveiTi lodge to be hereafter convened, except the four old lodges at this time existing, shall be legally authorized to act by warrant from the Grand Master for the time being,

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granted to certain individuals hy petitimi with the consent and approbation of the Grand Lodge in communication, a n d w i t h o u t such warrant no lodge shall be hereinafter deemed regular or constitutional." It would seem that n o intelligent examination of the history of the very enactments upon which it is sought to support t h e prerogative could result in any other conclusion t h a n t h a t the lime never was when lodges were t h e creation of a Grand Jlaster, They have always been since 1663 subject to the regulation of t h e general assembly, which ordained that Masons should thereafter be made in " regular lodges," and the Craft governed by a Grand Master a n d Wardens of its appointing, a n d t h e only question regarding them which was within the discretion of the Grand Master was whether a dispensation should issue pursuant to constitutional authority a n d regulation. He granted or refused a dispensation to form a new lodge to a " sufficient number of Masons " in accordance with the law of t h e Grand Lodge; t h e Grand Lodge prescribing t h e number, fees, jurisdiction, a n d every other incident of their formation. It is as absurd to say that a lodge u n d e r dispensation is the creature of t h e Grand Master as it would be to say t h a t an officer of the United States appointed p u r s u a n t to an Act of Congress by t h e President is a creature of t h e President, instead of the law of the land. But it is said " t h e privilege of meeting a n d conferring t h e degrees was originally Inherent in all Masons as individuals, then it must be i n h e r e n t in t h e Grand Master, a n d was therefore his prerogative, as well as every other m e m b e r of t h e Craft. But at the reorganization of the Order in 1717 the Masons as a body surrendered this prerogative to t h e Grand Lodge, b u t they could n o t surrender t h e prerogative of the Grand Master, for it was not theirs to surrender." Note page 23, MACKEY J u r . I t seems to us t h a t if a n i n h e r e n t right could be taken from one Mason that it could be taken from another, and that t h e Grand Master surrendered, that is, if there was one, not in 1717, as Bro. MACKEY states, b u t in 1663, whatever i n h e r e n t rights h e may have ^ had when the others surrendered t h e identical right, no more i n h e r e n t in h i m t h a n in the rest of them. And if h e reserved dehors the record, his right, is there n o t t h e same evidence that there were some others w h o did not surrender either, a n d m i g h t they not have asserted t h e right to go on making Masons in the good old way practiced before I660? There is n o t h i n g whatever to show tbat t h e Earl of St. Albans, w h o is said to have presided as Grand Master at the General Assembly, reserved a n y prerogative to himself and his successors. The t r u t h is that the whole argument is as flimsy as cobwebs, a n d will not bear examination i u any light. The prerogative of m a k i n g Masons at sight, says MACKEY, is closely connected with the prerogative of Grand Masters to give dispensations for opening a n d holding lodges, a n d h e illustrates by asserting that whenever the Grand Master granted fiis dispensation to an unchartered lodge to dispense with t h e necessary probation, and " was present a n d presiding at t h e conferring of the degrees, h e was virtually m a k i n g a Mason at sight; b u t since 1753 it has n o t been within the power of t h e Grand Master ' to dispense with t h e regulation adopted in t h a t year, " that no lodge shall ever m a k e a Mason without d u e inquiry into his character." The last clause of this regulation authorized h i m to grant a dispensation to m a k e a n d raise a brother at o n e a n d t h e same meeting, b u t d i d n o t e x t e n d to dispensing with d u e inquiry as to character. This regulation reads as follows: *'That no lodge sAaZi ever m a k e a Mason without (iue inquiry iuio his character; neither shall any lodge be permitted to make and raise the same brother, at one a n d t h e same meeting, w i t h o u t a dispensation from the Grand Master, which, on very particular occasious only, may be requested." It will be seen that at t h e reorganization in 1717 the regulation of 1663 was n o t repealed, b u t rather it was re^nacted, a n d t h e addition made regarding t h e conferring of more than one degree on t h e same day upon any one individual, which could only be by dispensation from t h e Grand Master. I t seems to have escaped t h e attention of those w h o contend for t h e high prerogative idea that t h e paragraph is broken into two distinct parts by the semi-colon, and that the portion relating to it is quite distinct from that regarding t h e m a k i n g of Masons, a n d while t h e latter is subject t o t h e dispensing power, the former is not. If the office of Grand Master is older than written Constitutions, a theory once prevalent, b u t which has been refuted time a n d again, a n d in support of which n o t a

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"shadow of authority, says Bro. PAP.VIN, has ever been adduced, then it is certain t h a t "Whatever prerogative he may have previously had to create lodges of his own will and â&#x20AC;˘pleasure terminated, for thereafter dispensations could only be granted " with the con=sent and approbation of the Grand Lodge." The power of consenting carries with it the powerof denying, and thus the entire matter was vested in the Grand Lodge, where it has remained ever since. The privilege of meeting and conferring the degrees, as has been said, was originally inherent in all Masons as individuals. This being so, it would seem t h a t when that privilege was surrendered that it carried with it the " prer o g a t i v e " of the Grand Master to do precisely t h e same thing, for there is nothing to show t h a t he held it independent of all other Masons: on the contrary, the fact if there b e a n y foundation of fact to the claim, must have been that he held it in common with the entire body of the Craft. Bro. MACKEY'S a r g u m e n t was that the whole body of Masons could not surrender the prerogative of t h e Grand Master, because it was not theirs to surrender, b u t he seems to have overlooked t h a t a right common to all cannot be a prerogative belonging exclusively to one. But even if it were a prerogative, it might have been surrendered, as has been done in n u m e r o u s instances by privileged classes since t h e world began. If a right could be taken from one Mason, it could be from all, and it was, unless it can be shown that it was expressly reserved. Neither t h e alleged regulation of 1663 nor that of 1717 contains any such reservation, except as to the four old lodges, and by every rule of construction, the absence of such a reservation would be fatal to its further existence. I t is strange that such a prerogative is not mentioned in ANDERSON'S Constitutions or t h e Ancient Charges or Old Regulatious, which were published in 1723, b u t t h a t it was left to slumber until LAURENCE DERMOTT, the Grand Secretary of the Systematic Grand Lodge, April 16,1777,should have b r o u g h t it to light sixty years after t h e reorganization took place, and when every participant was dead. Here is the record as DERMOTT made it upon that day at the Stewards Lodge or Committee on Charity. DERjroTT stated that " although the Grand Master had full power and authority to make (in his presence, or cause to be made ) Masons when and where he pleased, yet he could not oblige any lodge to a d m i t the persons (so made) as members w i t h o u t t h e unanimous consent of such'lodge, a n d if the Grand Master made use of his privilege in making of Masons he ought to have made a sufficient number of them to form a lodge, and grant them a warrant, by w h i c h means they would be entitled to registry, or otherwise not." "This ruling of the Stewards," says the great English masonic historian-, ROBERT FRECK GOULD, " was afterwards inserted by DERMOTT as a note to ' Old Regulation XIII,' in 'Ahimau Rezon,' 1778, and has served as the foundation of authority upon which a strange doctrine called ' making Masons at s i g h t ' has been erected." GOULD, page 462, Vol. IV. A critical examination of the Old Regulation, to which DERMOTT appended this note, fails to disclose anything which serves as a foundation for t h e note itself, and it would be as appropriate elsewhere in his compilation. So far we have confined ourselves to a traverse of the old and time-worn arguments which have amused our brethren in the past, when masonic history was of that mythical character which prevails in all t h e earlier masonic writings, but which has been dispelled before the noonday sun which in recent years has penetrated its veil of mystery, and to-day the writer who treats masonic history as he would a work on mythology would simply become laughing stock for all intelligent Masons. In t h e light which such works as that of ROBERT FRECK GOULD and the labors of WILLIAM .TAMES HuGHAX.and others who have investigated and written masonic history as philosphical truth, have thrown upon which the arguments we have endeavored to meet, they vanish as vapor before t h e noonday sun, and must be relegated to the domain of fairy tales; for the most part they were purely the efforts of the imagination of those who wrote, and the more is the pity, for most of us who belong to t h e generation of Masons who read as Gospel t r u t h t h e teachings of the venerable array of frauds w h o catered to the masonic thirst for knowledge thirty years ago have had to painfully unlearn much t h a t we learned with painstaking care. I t would doubtless have startled the brethren who composed t h e Grand Lodge of 1853 to hear us now say t h a t we fully agree with such Masons as ALBERT P I K E and THEODORE S. PAEVIN in the

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statement t h a t ' there is absolutely no evidence that there ever was a Grand Master in England, or a general assembly of Meisons held there, before SAYER was elected in 1717." We are n o t insensible to t h e fact t h a t in this Grand Lodge, a n d in a n u m b e r of others, the doctrine that t h e Grand Master possesses powers a n d prerogatives which are not subject to t h e control of the Grand Lodge has been maintained, a n d we give due weight to the learning, zeal a n d masonic character of the large nunlber of emin e n t Masons who-have sustained the c l a i m ; b u t notwithstanding the great array of names which may be cited against us, we fail to find in the arguments presented a single reference to any ancient law which gives, as we conceive, even by implication, to the Grand Master t h e right to set aside a law of the Grand Lodge, a n d without so doing he cannot m a k e a Mason at sight. But, granting for the sake of t h e a r g u m e n t , that he formerly possessed such a prerogative, we are confronted by the fact that every Grand Master i n modern times is obligated at least thrice to support a n d m a i n t a i n t h e Constitution a n d Regulations of the Grand IvOdge, and we think, therefore, that if they do not confer upon h i m the power of setting aside their provisions regarding the initiation of candidates that h e must be deemed to have waived whatever prerogatives h e may have anciently possessed by assuming t h e obligation of office. He is n o t above the law, b u t if possible, more than a n y other Mason, bound to support ^ n d m a i n t a i n it in all its integrity.' Without entering into argument to demonstrate that the Grand Master is a constitutional officer, it seems very clear to us that he is at least bound b y the maxim i n Masonry t h a t " those things which are n o t permitted to a Mason are clearly prohibited." DRUMMOND, page 5-52, History of Masonry. " It is not permitted now, nor has it been since 1717, to m a k e a Mason 'except in a regular l o d g e , ' " n o r since 17.53, until d u e inquiry has been made as to his character, nor without the u n a n i mous consent of t h e members of a lodge, which qualification is n o t t h e subject of a dispensation. Vlth Reg. Our conclusion, therefore, is that t h e prerogative of making a Mason at sight does not exist, and has n o t since 1717, or if those who contend for exploded masonic history prefer it since 1663, and we recommend t h e adoption of t h e following: Resolved, That it is t h e sense of this Grand Lodge t h a t the prerogative of m a k i n g a Mason at sight does not exist by virtue of any landmark of ancient regulation, a n d is not conferred by the Constitution or Laws of this Grand Lodge. Fraternallv submitted,

FREDERIC SPEED, WILLIAM G. PAXTON, B. A . V A U G H A J N ,

ComTnittee. T h e foregoing k n o c k s o u t a n o t h e r l a n d i n a r k , b a t in t h e s e d a y s of m a s o n i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d r e s e a r c h , t h e " p a s s i n g " of a l a n d m a r k o r two h a r d l y affords r o o m for c o m m e n t . T h e T r u s t e e s of Masonic H o m e r e p o r t funds i n v e s t e d , $13,100.00; cash o n h a n d to b e loaned, $735.45. U p o n r e p o r t of C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e , t h e p e r c a p i t a t a x o n a c c o u n t of Masonic W i d o w s a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e was i n c r e a s e d from t w e n t y cents to fifty c e n t s . A n e a r n e s t a p p e a l in behalf of a b l i n d b r o t h e r r e c e i v e d g e n e r o u s response in v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s . T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e b y P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A N D R E W H . BARKLEY is l i k e all h i s r e p o r t s , full of t h e s p i r i t of d e v o t i o n to tlie h i g h e s t a n d best t h e r e is in t h e Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n . K a n s a s r e c e i v e s t h i s k i n d of a g r e e t i n g : We always welcome the Proceedings of this Grand Body to our table. They breathe the spirit of men and Masons who are engaged in a grand work for the amelioration of the condition of suffering humanity. With willing hands and loving

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hearts they act the part of the Geod Samaritan to those whose needs appeal for help, whilst with true nobleness of spirit they keep back from public view the hand that did the deed. Of t h e K a n s a s report h e speaks i n t e r m s of u n s t i n t e d praise. Of t h e c o m r n e n t s personal t o t h e writer, t h e l a t t e r can only say t h a t h e c h e r i s h e s t h e m particularly, k n o w i n g t h e sincerity a n d honesty of t h o u g h t a n d purpose of t h e writer, a n d looks forward to t h e day w h e n we m a y m e e t a n d greet each o t h e r as k i n d r e d spirits. J A M E S F . MCCOOK, Grand Master, K o s c i u s k o . P a s t G r a n d Master A. H . BARKLEY, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Corres p o n d e n c e , Crawford. N e x t a n n u a l , second T h u r s d a y in F e b r u a r y , a t Biloxi.

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G r a n d Master A. M. H O U G H h a d h a r d l y given t h e b r e t h r e n a fair welcome t o t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n before, K e n t u c k y - l i k e , h e found himself switched off on t h e p a r a m o u n t consideration in t h a t masonic jurisdiction, t h e " Masonic H o m e . " H e speaks of it as " o n e of t h e b r i g h t e s t jewels in t h e crown of M a s o n r y i n t h a t jurisdiction." Says, " T h e action of t h e G r a n d Lodge a t its last a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n est a b l i s h e d its support and m a i n t e n a n c e b e y o n d d o u b t ; " gives unstinted praise t o t h e Board of Directors, especially t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d Executive C o m m i t t e e , and s a y s : " T h e labor performed b y t h e m a n d t h e interest t a k e n i n t h e H o m e , can b e k n o w n only t o t h o s e w h o participate in t h e i r p r o c e e d i n g s ; all praise to t h e m . " P e r s o n s w h o serve in positions of this c h a r a c t e r generally get their praise in a n o b i t u a r y notice. I t is a pleasi n g i n n o v a t i o n to n o t e t h a t o u r Missouri b r o t h e r believes t h e m entitled to a p a r t of their wages at time of labor, instead of waiting until t h e y have gone hence. T h e G r a n d Master's address is o n e of t h e shortest a n d o n e of t h e b e s t a n d m o s t concise statements of official service we have so far read this year. W e n o t e in t h e Proceedings a resolution by B r o . W . F . K U H N , providing t h a t a committee shall secure biographical s'ketches a n d half-tone portraits of t h e Past Grand Masters, G r a n d Secretaries a n d G r a n d Treasu r e r s of t h e Grand Lodge from its o r g a n i z a t i o n ; t h a t such sketches a n d p o r t r a i t s b e ready for publication in 1898, a n d b e g i n n i n g with 1897 t h e p u b l i s h e d Proceedings of each y e a r shall c o n t a i n a sketch a n d portrait of t h e outgoing G r a n d Master. I t is p r e t t y nearly t i m e for K a n s a s to m a k e a m o v e in t h e same direction. T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , b y B r o . J O H N D . V I N C I L , is u p to

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Under Connecticut, he has this to say concerning the presentation to and acceptance by the Grand Master of a national flag: " Old Glory " is thus recognized iu its true relation to Freemasonry by our Connecticut brethren. The propriety of such action may be questioned by some. To the mind of this writer, the time has come when the — " Flag of the free heart's only home. By angel hands to valor given," should float not only over our State institutions, but wave above our benevolent structures, such as Masonic Homes, and over our Grand Lodge halls and subordinate lodge buildings, and over every public school, from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof. The enemies of the flag are not alone those who dwell in foreign lands, b u t are among us. They constitute an element of our population, an element that has flowed in upon us from every point of the compass. They are with us, b u t not of us. I n their hearts they hold allegiance to a foreign power that is inimical to our institutions, which they h a t e with intense bitterness, and would trample the flag and all it represents beneath t h e tyrannizing heel of ecclesiastical despotism and socialistic malignity. Such elements are here in this " land of the free and home of the brave,*' but they are not in sympathy with our institutions, and have never been assimilated and never will be. They hate our free schools, because these schools stand as a barrier to every form and phase of hostility to true republican institutions. They hate Freemasonry because it proclaims freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, a free press, an opeu Bible, and the per.sonal worship of GOD without the intervention or diction of priestly interference. Freemasonry is an educating agency, teaching all who come within its pale to be true to self, to country and to GOD. '•' '•'• '••'• Then why not, in connection with our Masonic Homes, our Grand Lodge halls, our masonic lodges and our masonic processions, display the symbol dear to every true American, t h u s not, only .Americanizing Americans, b u t proclaiming a great broad n a t i o n a l principle—^"America for Americans forever."

Two veterans of the late civil war, which rent this country in twain, turned aside from their worlt not long since to assist in raising a flag over a public school building. During the war they had fought in opposing armies. As they turned away at the close of the patriotic service, he of the gray turned to the other and said: I have been t h i n k i n g of General GRANT— of his wonderful forethought, first at Appomattox, when he gave us our horses —that rare example of m a g n a n i m i t y — b u t more particularly of the solemn warning he gave the American people in his Bes Moines, Iowa, speech, when he referred to the possible danger (as we now see it, t h e menacing danger) to our free school system. It is a comfort to. me to l^now that the school system and the flag will make their battle together, because experience has taught t h a t t h a t cause is handicapped which arrays itself against our flag.

We mention this incident partly because it throws a side light upon Bro. VINCIL'S picture, but more particularly for the food for thought contained in the prophetic suggestion made. We never belonged to the Alarmist school religiously, politically or masonically. We believe the church has made wonderful progress in laying aside idolatries and superstition since the days of ELIJAH and PAUL. In these days of alleged political corruption, some fail to remember that even GEORGE WASHINGTON was charged with official venality, just as some eminent masonic writers fail to see anj'thing but tlie halo of antiquity which surrounds the brows of the idealized forms they attach to the names that alone have descended to us of our masonic progenitors. We believe the Nation and Masonry represent the best there is in each at each successive stage in the history of each. Nevertheless, in anticipating the

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attack of an insidious foe, we m u s t never forget t h a t " e t e r n a l vigilance is t h e price of l i b e r t y , " and it will d o n o h a r m for A m e r i c a n s on this side or "across t h e Rio G r a n d e " to " t h i n k on these t h i n g s . " Bro. VIXCIL'S review of K a n s a s is, o u t s i d e of t h e c o m m e n t s on o u r work, a very a d m i r a b l e paper. Our Masonic H o m e work receives his un.stinted praise. T h e address of G r a n d Master M C C A L L is fully considered, and its m a n y excellencies pointed out, a n d t h e G r a n d Secretary is c o m m e n d e d . Of t h e Masonic H o m e action, Bro. A'^.says: " T h u s Kansas falls into line w i t h h e r sister jurisdictions and t a k e s an a d v a n c e d position on t h e subject of a Masonic H o m e , a n d it is only a question of time w h e n t h a t grand a n d substantial jurisdiction will p r e s e n t to t h e world t h e results of masonic benevolence. Referring to h i s personal praises of o u r last y e a r ' s work, t h e writer desires to say to Bro. V. ( w h o m he regrets never to h a v e m e t ) t h a t h e is modest to ttie verge of timidity, a n d would h a v e b e e n inclined to consider all these c o m m e n t s as kindly expressions of e n c o u r a g e m e n t from a v e t e r a n w h o s e m a r k was acknowledged a n d k n o w n , to a tyro whose m a r k was y e t to m a k e , b u t for t h e corroborating testimony in s u p p o r t of Bro. VINCIL'S estimate given by t h a t Boanerges of t h e Gospel of T r u t h a n d Righteousness, Bro. ROBBIXS. T h e latter e m b o l d e n s him to accept w i t h o u t a wave of d i s s e n t t h e h i g h estimate on his laboi's m a d e by Bro. VINCIL, a n d to say with t h e old d o m i n i e , w h o h a d for t h e first t i m e a p p l i e d his lips to t h e maid t h a t was to be his bride, " F o r w h a t we h a v e received m a y t h e Lord m a k e us t r u l y t h a n k f u l . " D. A. JAMIESON, G r a n d Master, St. Louis. J O H N D . VINXIL, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, St. Louis. N e x t a n n u a l , St. Louis, October 19, 1897.

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A n unusually fine p o r t r a i t of G r a n d Master JAMES H . MILLS forms t h e frontispiece of t h e v o l u m e before us. A r e p o r t of a special communication at Dillon for t h e p u r p o s e of laying t h e corner stone of t h e State N o r m a l School building forms t h e first record. AVe n o t e from t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Credentials t h a t M.'. AV.'. Bro. CORNELIUS H E D G E S is t h e senior Past G r a n d Master of Montana, a n d t h a t h e is also t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e a m o n g o t h e r j u r i s dictions, of t h a t o n e w h e r e Bro. DAM resides. G r a n d Master M I L L S p a i n t s a beautiful picture of M o n t a n a harm o n y in t h e following: " W h a t e v e r t h e c o n t e n t i o n s of t h e times, whatsoever t h e e s t r a n g e m e n t s t h a t disturbed t h e outer world, no s h a d o w of thein h a s ever fallen across t h e portals of M o n t a n a M a s o n r y . "

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â&#x20AC;˘ T h e d e a t h of P a s t Grand Master BASSETT is noted in t h e address of t h e Grand Master. A h e a l t h y increase in m e m b e r s h i p is noted, coupled with a statem e n t t h a t t h e u n u s u a l n u m b e r suspended for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s h a d c u t d o w n t h e increase materially. A change in t i m e of session of Grand Lodge from September to F e b r u a r y was r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e G r a n d Master, b u t failed to m e e t t h e approval of t h e G r a n d Lodge. I t has always seemed to us t h a t t h e n a t u r a l t i m e to close'the work of t h e year was at t h e change of officers at t h e a n n u a l election, which, so far as we are advised, every t i m e a n d always takes place at t h e " last stated meeting in December, on or before St. J o h n ' s Day." I t would u n d o u b t e d l y be of material advantage to t h e G r a n d Secretary to have t h e masonic year and t h e fiscal year e n d a t t h e same t i m e . K a n s a s used to hold its a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s in October, b u t has always been well satisfied with the change to Februarj-. W e note t h e presentation to t h e retiring G r a n d Master of certain metallic evidences of t h e esteem of his b r e t h r e n . T h e m e d i u m t h r o u g h which t h e transfer was made m o u r n e d t h e loss of intrinsic value of t h e material from w h i c h t h e } ' were constructed, and got t h e metals so mixed u p t h a t he forgot his t e x t in Ecclesiastes in speaking of a tie t h a t " w i l l e n d u r e while t h e silver cord of life r e m a i n s u n b r o k e n . " Bro. H . should r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e article to be " b r o k e n " was "golden bowl," while t h e fate reserved for t h e "silver cord " was to " be loosed." On t h e r e p o r t of Past Grand Master HEDGES, c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence, t h e G r a n d Lodge of O k l a h o m a a n d t h e Grand Diet of Mexico were welcomed to t h e r a n k s of sovereign G r a n d Masonic Bodies of Symbolic Masonry. A special report was m a d e e x t e n d i n g recognition to t h e G r a n Dieta Simbolica of Mexico, which we give as follows: CORRESPONDENCE COMMITTEE (SPECIAL EEPORT).

To the Grand Lodge', A. F.& A. U.of Montana: The question of the recognition of the Gran Dieta Simbolica of Mexico has for some time been pending before the Grand Lodges of this country. So far as we have heard at this writing, only the Grand Lodges of Texas, New Yorli and Kansas have voted recognition. Many more have investigated the case, and have stated their objections. We have carefully read all the reasons urged both for and against recognir tion.and have become satisfied that all substantial objections have been removed; that the body which asks recognition confines its jurisdiction to the three symbolic degrees, but over these is supreme, acting through Grand Lodges in each separate State. These State Grand Lodges have existed for many years, and several of them formerly secured recognition from some of our Grand Lodges. It simplifies matters greatly to deal with one general body lilce the Grau Dieta, rather than with so many separate Stales. ^Ve submit for your adoption the following: WHEREAS, Evidence has been presented satisfying us that Masonry in our sister republic of Mexico has been reorganized, purged and consolidated, with separate and independent government for the lodges of Symbolic Masonry, under the central authority of the Grau Dieta Simbolica; and WHEREAS, We readily recognize the importantinfluence that Masonry must exert in elevating and liberalizing its adherents, promoting peace among nations, and leading to more intimate relations for mutual benefit; now, therefore, be it Reaolved, That the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Montana hails and greets the Gran Dieta Simbolica of the Republic of Mexico as an independent masonic body, whose friendship we shall prize, and in whose future growth and welfare we shall rejoice.

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T h e resolution was adopted, and a n o t h e r G r a n d Lodge h a s testified t h a t its teaching c o n c e r n i n g t h e universality of Masonry is n o t a meaningless p h r a s e . A large p i c t u r e of P a s t G r a n d Master RicnABD 0 . HICKMAN was p r e s e n t e d to G r a n d Lodge by his d a u g h t e r , M R S . W . B . THOMPSON, for which G r a n d Lodge gave h e r an u n a n i m o u s vote of t h a n k s by a resolution, t h e latter b e i n g adopted by a rising vote. T h e G r a n d Master got off on t h e n u m b e r of ballots a Worshipful Master, w h o was also a P a s t Master, was entitled" to cast. H e stuck to it like an Irish Lord, altliough he p e r m i t t e d an appeal to t h e G r a n d Lodge, which Body, with unparalleled fidelity sustained h i m . After t h e election was over, t h e m a t t e r was referred to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , which reported t h e correct rule. W e notice a n o t h e r matter, however, in which we should differ from t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e . T h e following question was s u b m i t t e d to t h e c o m m i t t e e : â&#x20AC;˘

/ Can an elective officer of this Grand I^odge transfer his membership from one subordinate lodge of this jurisdiction to another without vacating his offlce? To which the committee replied: "Yes, under certain conditions. He should present his application to the lodge of which he seeks to become a member, and file hisdimit within the constitutional period after his election." W h a t t h e local regulation in M o n t a n a is of course we a r e n o t advised, b u t we t h i n k nearly every G r a n d Lodge provides in its Constitution t h a t every m e m b e r of t h e G r a n d Lodge shall be affiliated with some lodge in t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction, a n d provides for his being d r o p p e d w h e n h e dimits, a n d reinstated w h e n he again affiliates. If his m e m b e r s h i p in G r a n d Lodge is affected by dimission so t h a t affirmative action is required for r e i n s t a t e m e n t , we t h i n k it necessarily follows t h a t o n e who c a n n o t be a m e m b e r most assuredly cannot retain an official position in a G r a n d Lodge d u r i n g such a m e m b e r s h i p h i a t u s . T h e record closes with t h e melancholy a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t t h e r e was no b a n q u e t , b u t as in e v e r y t h i n g else, we see a silver lining to t h e cloud of gloom, in t h e statement t h a t t h e B u t t e b r e t h r e n had a " l u n c h accessible a t all t i m e s , and t h e O. E . S. sisters gave a h a n d s o m e reception, w i t h music, oratory, a n d a concluding l u n c h . " W e n e v e r h a v e b e e n in M o n t a n a , b u t we h a v e heard of Butte, a n d t h o u g h it is outside t h e record, we are ready to stake o u r b o t t o m shekel t h a t even t h e genial G r a n d Secretary would h a v e no room for c o m p l a i n t at t h e absence of a b a n q u e t if h e h a d strictly attended to t h e various courses involved in tackling a B u t t e l u n c h . Bro. HEDGES gives us 151 pages of C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report, of t h e same b r i g h t , breezy, forceful kind, for which h e h a s long b e e n noted. I n h i s i n t r o d u c t i o n h e r e m a r k s as follows: The slight flush and effusion of belligeraney between our country and Great Britain has passed, liinder sentiments and wiser counsels reasserting the arbitration of reason and justice. Masonry always has and always shall raise its powerful voice against war, its demoralizations, waste, burdens and misery, but between those of a

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common lineage, respected for law and liberty, it would be scandalous and at war with our masonic professions. In the far East, where Scripture story locates the Garden of Eden — the cradle of the race — Turliish barbarism and Moslem fanaticism are fast filling the cup of their condemnation and courting the doom that shall rid Eastern Europe and Western Asia of their presence. For our brothers in Cuba, struggling to be free from the hateful yoke of Spanish oppression, our warmest sympathies are enlisted, though for a time yet our hands may be tied by cords of international law. It is easier to wish that Cuba may be tree than to expect Spain to win back her allegiance by generous treatment. U n d e r Iowa, Bro. H . s a y s : We may be too loose in our ideas of Apostolic succession, but we believe the A. & A. Rile is just as apt to have originated with SOLO.MO.N' as the A. F. & A. M. Rite. We don't bank heavily on prehistoric history, but take things as we find them, and if all don't suit us, we try to suit ourselves to what we find. U n d e r Kansas, Bro. H . administers a word of praise to all, from G r a n d Master MOCAI^L d o w n to t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Committee. Of t h e r e p o r t of t h e latter, he says: " W e find little to controvert a n d e v e r y t h i n g to c o m m e n d , " and expresses t h e desire t h a t h e ( w e ) " m a y live long a n d write m a n j ' more such r e p o r t s . " F o r t h e s e kind words of personal commendation, we cordially t h a n k o u r distinguished brother, and trust t h a t n e x t year we may h a v e a c h a n c e to swap Yale reminiscenses with Bro. UFiiAJiand himself a t B a l t i m o r e . Until t h e n let t h e toast be, " H e r e ' s h o p i n g ! " CHAS. H . GOULD, G r a n d Master, Miles City. CORNELIUS H E D G E S , c h a i r m a n Committee Helena.

Correspondence,

IVEBRASK A — 1 8 9 6 3 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

OMAHA, J U N E

10TH.

G r a n d Master WILSON evidently has no use for a cave of gloom, as witness the following: Never has this Grand Lodge convened when the prospects for material prosperity in Nebraska were fairer than they are to-day. The promptness with which our subordinate lodges in every part of the jurisdiction have responded to the annual call for funds, is worth a volume written on the financial credit of Nebraska. A long list of illustrious dead is given, b u t for some reason o t h e r t h a n remote distance, t h e death of M.'.W.'. OWEN A. BASSETT, of K a n s a s , has not been a n n o u n c e d to t h e G r a n d Master of Nebraska. One of those kindly, appreciative courtesies which we all like to read about, a n d prize because of its rarity, took place in G r a n d Lodge, w h e n M.'.W.'. Bro. JAMES P . A. BLACK, our G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , p r e sented a resolution t h a t a c o m m i t t e e be a p p o i n t e d to procure a carriage a n d convey P a s t G r a n d Master ROBERT C . JORDAN, t h e i r first G r a n d Master, to such of t h e meetings as he m i g h t feel able to a t t e n d , t h e v e n erable b r o t h e r being u n a b l e , by reason of age, to walk from h i s h o m e to a t t e n d G r a n d Lodge. T h e G r a n d Lodge passed t h e resolution a n d

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placed B r o . BLACK on t h e committee. Bro. JORDAN was introduced to G r a n d Lodge " w i t h g r a n d honors, w i t h flowers, a n d m a n y expressions of friendship and b r o t h e r l y love." G r a n d Master WILSON, at t h e r e q u e s t of Bro. JORDAN, responded for h i m in elegant a n d e l o q u e n t m a n n e r . W e n o t e t h a t later in t h e session Past G r a n d Master W H E E L E R , seconded b y " a dozen Most Worshipful b r e t h r e n , " asked t h e adoption of a resolution a p p r o p r i a t i n g t h e sum of t h r e e h u n d r e d dollars to Past G r a n d Master JORDAN, as " a small recognition a n d compensation for his valuable services on behalf of t h e Graft of Nebraiska." W e note m a n y such k i n d , considerate a n d loving acts on t h e part of o u r Nebra-ska b r e t h r e n , each one a living manifestation of t h e t r u e spirit of Masonry. T h e review of t h e Kansas Proceedings is q u i t e full, t h o u g h t h e reviewer nsed u p all his space or b e c a m e mentally, physically or morally tired before t h e t i m e came for him to tackle o u r report. CHARLES I . P H E L P S , G r a n d Master, Schuyler. W M . R . BOWEN', c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Omaha. N e x t a n n u a l , n e x t W e d n e s d a y in J u n e on or before t h e 10th day of t h a t m o n t h .

NEA A D A — 1 8 9 6 . 32D

A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

WINNEMUCCA, J U N E 9TH.

O u r Nevada b r e t h r e n , within four m o n t h s after t h e i r 1895 co'mm u n i c a t i o n , were called upon to m o u r n t h e d e a t h of t h e i r G r a n d Master, t h e late M.\ W.'. JOHN CLARKE H A Z L E T T . A special G r a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n was held October 6, 1895, a t Dayton. A p p r o p r i a t e funeral ceremonies were had, eloquent addresses m a d e by Acting G r a n d Master V I R G I N and others, a n d we glean from t h e record t h a t Bro. H A Z LETT was a good m a n a n d t r u e — one w h o diligently labored to bring as m u c h of H e a v e n into his own life and t h a t of those a b o u t h i m as was w i t h i n h i s power — one w h o loved his fellowmen. B r e t h r e n , we come upon such lives frequently in M a s o n r j ' ; t h e y generally are recognized — after t h e y are d e a d — b u t t h e influence of their lives goes on forever in t h e lessons t h e j ' t a u g h t by right action a n d v i r t u o u s living. Our N e v a d a b r e t h r e n h a v e m e t with a great loss, b u t if, as t h e record indicates, t h e y properly appreciate his virtues, his benevolence, h i s unwearied devotion to t h e relief of t h e distressed a n d u n f o r t u n a t e , his large-heartedness for h u m a n i t y , Bro. HAZLETT will h a v e fulfilled t h e work t h e G r e a t Master assigned to h i m , a n d t h e b r e t h r e n of Nevada will be all t h e more ready, in heart, m i n d a n d resolution, to t a k e u p t h e work a n d d o their p a r t , as their l a m e n t e d b r o t h e r did his. W e would despair of Masonry or t h e C h u r c h if it were n o t for t h e w a r m i n g u p o u r h e a r t s get from time to time, as we contemplate some such beautiful character. T h e sepulchral gloom of ritualism, t h e arctic

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indifference to t h e sufferings of helpless h u m a n i t y , t h e s u p r e m e selfishness of m e n a n d t h e i r total disregard of fraternal obligations, s o m e t i m e s force out t h e cry, " t o w h a t good," and we alone behold t h e rainbow of promise w h e n we c o n t e m p l a t e t h e life a n d character of some good m a n or saintly w o m a n w h o have followed closely in t h e steps of t h e G r e a t Master. April 15, 1896, D e p u t y G r a n d Master STROTHER convened G r a n d Lodge for like ceremonies over t h e body of Past G r a n d Master J O H N E. JONES, which was b u r i e d on t h a t day with masonic rites, a t Carson City. Of Bro. JONES, w h o was Governor of t h e State a t t h e t i m e of h i s death, t h e Nevada Press Association, t h r o u g h S. P. DAVIS, one of its members, says: There was no blot on the cleanly printed pages of hi.s career; not a line in nil his life that one would wish to erase. The flowers and tears of the children, whose friend he was In life, best attest the m a n n e r of man he was. His heart was as simple as any child's, his life as sweet as any flower, and his mind as pure as any tear t h a t drops upon his bier to-day.

Deputy G r a n d Master ENOCH STROTHER opened G r a n d Lodge at t h e a n n u a l communication, delivering an address in which e l o q u e n t m e n tion is made of t h e M.".W.\ b r e t h r e n whose d e a t h s we have n o t e d . T h e Senior G r a n d W a r d e n m a d e report of h i s acts while serving as Grand Master. H e reported t h a t on t h e eve of t h e funeral of t h e late M.'.W.'. Bro. HAZLETT, a r e q u e s t came for a mixed funeral; h e decided t h a t it was n o t masonic, a n d asked for a ruling on his decision, a n d t h e Grand Lodge sustained h i m . T h e concluding paragraph of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e was a little " w o b b l y ' on t h i s point, t h o u g h in general it supported t h e decision. W e cannot conceive h o w t h e r e can be any trouble in arriving a t t h e p r o p e r course of procedure in such matter. If a masonic funeral is desired, t h e b r o t h e r prefers such request in his lifetime, or his family for h i m after his d e a t h . If t h e b r o t h e r prefers t h e request, an obligation ensures to give h i m masonic burial; if t h e famih' m a k e s t h e r e q u e s t as their own desire, it is complied w i t h as a courtesy. If t h e b r o t h e r also belonged to t h e A n c i e n t a n d Indissoluble Order of t h e P y r a m i d s , t h e United and A n o i n t e d Sons of H a m , and t h e Brick L a n e B r a n c h of t h e United J u n c t i o n E b e n e z e r Association, and t h e latter bodies in their zeal to emphasize t h e fact of their existence insist on s a n d w i c h i n g in a portion of t h e i r rituals, t h e r e can be b u t one course of procedure, i. e., to let t h e last n a m e d t h r e e bodies m a k e up t h e sandwich from their own materials. Masonry would not feel h u r t or offended if o n e belonging to its c o m m u n i o n should express a desire to be buried b y . any o t h e r service t h a n masonic. AVe n o t e t h a t one of our sister G r a n d Lodges convened in special session to c o m m e m o r a t e t h e virtues a n d l a m e n t t h e death of a P a s t Grand Master, who, w h e n he died, made special request t h a t t h e solemn, simple, and impressive ceremonies of his church m i g h t be used

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i n s t e a d of t h e masonic ceremonies. A n d as we review, we h a v e read n o m o r e e m p h a t i c testimonial to t h e love a n d zeal for, and fidelity to, t h e i n s t i t u t i o n t h a n t h e record of t h i s M.".W.". B r o t h e r as given by his brethren. W h a t we concede to others, we d e m a n d for ourselves. A masonic funeral, or masonic service of a n y k i n d , c a n n o t be a n y t h i n g o t h e r t h a n m a s o n i c . W h e n t h a t is once a s s u m e d a n d b e g u n . Masonry has t a k e n c h a r g e until t h e b o d y is buried. T h a t w h i c h was done before h e r service begun. Masonry regards not. C h u r c h or synagogue may have recalled to m i n d religious convictions or performance of t h e law of love. H i s c o m r a d e s in a r m s may h a v e c o m m e m o r a t e d his services to his c o u n t r y . H i s associates in National or State service m a y have extolled his conscientious performance of d u t y . All a p p r o p r i a t e a n d proper, b u t w h e n Masonry takes charge of his remains, t h e final service is performed and t h e body laid away until t h e general resurrection. T h e t h a n k s of Grand Lodge were t e n d e r e d to t h e m e m b e r s of t h e local c h a p t e r Order of t h e Eastern Star, a n d to W i n n e m u c c a Lodge, No. 19, for t h e musical a n d literary e n t e r t a i n m e n t and b a n q u e t . T h e representatives of the o t h e r G r a n d Jurisdictions were received a n d welcomed, b u t h e of Kansas was not. T h e Correspondence Keport is b y Bro. ROBERT SEAVEHS, c h a i r m a n c o m m i t t e e . K a n s a s is fraternally reviewed. Quotations are made from G r a n d Master M C C A L I / S report. G r a n d Orator GLEASON'S address, a n d from t h e Correspondence Report. U n d e r Montana, we find a reference to Bro. H E D G E S , which leads us to i n q u i r e if o u r M o n t a n a b r o t h e r m a n i p u l a t e s his own typewriter, or simply " d i c t a t e s , " as suggested b y Bro. S. U n d e r Ohio, we take t h i s : These remarks do not apply wholly to Ohio, but we wish the Grand Masters of the various jurisdictions would not "roll any more cycles of time into the dreamless past," even if it takes three hundred and sixty-five days to do it. It seems to be a favorite way of starting the Grand Master's address off, but please have mercy on the reviewers. ENOCH STROTHER, G r a n d Master, V i r g i n i a City. ROBERT SBWEKS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, R e n o . N e x t a n n u a l , E l k o , J u n e 8, 1897.

XBW BRUNSWICK â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 2 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION.,

AUGUST 27Tn AND SEPTEMBER 2 6 T H .

P a s t Grand Master JOHN V. E L L I S , as G r a n d Master, opened G r a n d Lodge, b u t as t h e G r a n d Master a n d m a n y o t h e r officers were absent at Boston a t t e n d i n g t h e triennial conclave of t h e General E n c a m p m e n t of K n i g h t s Templars of t h e U n i t e d States, it was decided by t h e Board of G e n e r a l Purposes t h a t Grand Lodge should take a recess until Sept e m b e r 26th, and u p o n motion it was so resolved.

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On t h e 2t)th of September, G r a n d Lodge was opened b y t h e G r a n d Master, t h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas in a t t e n d a n c e , as was also t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master of Prince E d w a r d Island, t h e latter of w h o m was received with distinguished honors b y t h e G r a n d Lodge, t o w h i c h he made e l o q u e n t response. T h e G r a n d Master outlines in his address t h e items of official action constituting a year's active service for t h e Craft. H e devotes a portion of h i s address to a s t a t e m e n t of t h e courtesies a n d a t t e n t i o n s paid h i m b y t h e M.'. W.'. G r a n d Master, E D W I N B . HOLMES, of

Massachusetts.

W e note t h e fact t h a t all those who enjoyed t h e hospitalities of t h e i r Massachusetts b r e t h r e n a r e loud in their praises of t h e courtesies e x tended to t h e m . T h e G r a n d Master m a k e s mention of a c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e Grand Master of Prince E d w a r d Island in refenence to t h e feasibility a n d desirability of j o i n t action toward establishing a Masonic H o m e for t h e aged a n d infirm Masons of t h e Maritime Provinces. T h e G r a n d Master c o m m e n d s t h e subject to t h e attention a n d consideration of Grand Lodge, a n d says t h a t h e h a s " l o n g felt t h e e x t r e m e desirability of such a m o v e m e n t , a n d t h e d u t y of following, even in a n h u m b l e . w a y , t h e splendid e x a m p l e set b y so m a n y of our sister j u r i s d i c t i o n s . " â&#x20AC;˘ At a late session t h e G r a n d Master of Prince E d w a r d Island, in addressing G r a n d Lodge, suggested t h e propriety of establishing a Masonic H o m e for aged a n d inflrin Masons in t h e M a r i t i m e Provinces. T h e eloquent address of t h e G r a n d Master was heartily applauded, a n d w h e n t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n G r a n d Master's Address was p r e sented, it was found to be formulated along t h e same lines, was adopted, and resulted in t h e a d o p t i o n of this resolution, v i z : That a committee be appointed to confer with committees from the Grand Lodges of Nova Scotia a n d Prince Edward Island, and endeavor to formulate a general scheme for the relief of distressed brethren in the territory occupied b y the Grand Lodges of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia a n d Prince Edward Island, the Grand Secretary to notify these Grand Lodges of this action of this Grand Lodge.

W e notice t h a t H E N R Y 0 . COOK, of Kansas City, is t h e G r a n d Representative of New Brunswick near this Grand Lodge. This surely is not Past G r a n d Master H E N K Y C . COOK, formerly of Oswego, n o w of I n d i a n Territory ? T h e volume closes with a n a m p l e record of a Lodge of Sorrow, h e l d at a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n of Grand Lodge, in m e m o r y of t h e first G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Brunswick, R.'.W.'.B. LESTER PETERS, at w h i c h P a s t G r a n d Master WEDDEEBHRN delivered a most e l o q u e n t address. T h e exercises were solemnly impressive a n d exceedingly interesting. A n original poem was read, and e v e r y t h i n g indicated n o t only a high order of merit, b u t a genuine regret for their loved a n d departed brother, b u t a t h o r o u g h appreciation of his virtues a n d excellencies. No Correspondence Report is published. JULIUS J . W H I T L O C K , G r a n d Master, St. S t e p h e n s .

Twent3'-ninth a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n , St. J o h n , August 25, 1896.

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1 0 7 T H ANNUAIJ COMMUNICATION,

CONCORD, M A Y 2 0 T H .

CHARLES C . H A Y E S , G r a n d Master, welcomed t h e b r e t h r e n to t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n in well chosen w o r d s a s h e alluded t o t h e n n nsual prosperity of t h e Craft, t h o u g h h e also sounded a note of warning against lowering t h e a n c i e n t s t a n d a r d of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n , and urged t h e b r e t h r e n t.o guard well t h e o u t e r door. H e gives t h e b r e t h r e n food for consideration in his c o m m e n t s on profanity. T h e Craft let h i m off' easy on t h e score of decisions, few being called for t h a t could n o t b e a n s w e r e d b y reference to t h e Constitution. H e a n n o u n c e s with pleasure t h e first p a y m e n t o n t h e lot for tlic Masonic H o m e , and t h a t a deed for t h e property has.been delivered to t h e G r a n d Treasurer. H e urges t h a t t h e brethren^^keep t h e object in m i n d a n d work together for its a t t a i n m e n t . T h e Committee on Trials a n d Appeals, d i s c u s s i n g ' a n ex parte trial, m a k e s use of t h e following language, w h i c h , as far as i t goes, h a s o u r h e a r t y concurrence. After referring to civil courts, it says: Masonic tribunals have regarded the rights of such members as are accused of crime with equal and probably greater care, and have established as an invariable rule, from which there can be no deviation'or appeal, that every person accused of crime against the masonic law shall be regarded as innocent until he is proven to be guilty by competent evidence lawfully produced, and before a legal and properly conducted masonic tribunal. T h i s accords more with o u r ideas of masonic practice, t h a n t h e ex parte proceeding noted by us u n d e r Maine. T h e G r a n d Lodge was m a d e t h e . r e c i p i e n t of a letter from General LAFAYETTE, expres.sing his regret a t inability to a t t e n d a masonic meeting of H u m a n e Lodge of Rochester, a n d e x t e n d i n g h i s fraternal regards a n d good wishes. T h e letter of Bfo. L A F A Y E T T E w a s ' g i v e n to Grand Lodge b y Bro. G E O . S . P A Y N E , whose wife received it from h e r father, J O H N T K E A T P A I N E , to w h o m i t was w r i t t e n b y B r o . L A F A Y E T T E in 1825,

at t h e t i m e of h i s visit to Dover, N. H . T h e t h a n k s of Grand Lodge were p r e s e n t e d to t h e donor for t h e precious m e m e n t o . T h e Report (in Correspondence, by B r o . A. S. W A I T , is a well prepared review of fifty-eight jurisdictions i n t h i s a n d other countries. U n d e r California, we n o t e a personal t r i b u t e to t h a t lovable gent l e m a n a n d t r u e Ma.son, J O H N M I L L S BKOWNE.

U n d e r Illinois, Bro. W A I T quotes B r o . ROBBINS as follows: We hold it to be an indisputable fact that there ls;no|lawful Masonry anywhere that is not descended from the Free and Accepted Masonry of the British Isles —the Masonry of the Charges of a Freemason — which crystallized into the Grand Lodge system in the early part of the eighteenth century,and that there is no al!ei/erf Masonry anywhere that is not either this or a departure or dissent from this, such dissent or departure occurring after the Grand Lodge was fuUyrevolved.Jand with its structure and polity, identified as a part of the original plan.

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S p e a k i n g of t h i s " a s s u m p t i o n , " Bro. W. s a y s : " I t is c o n t r a r y to all masonic t r a d i t i o n , to all t h e a x i o m s u n i v e r s a l l y accepted b y t h e Craft, a n d to t h e earliest i n s t r u c t i o n s i m p a r t e d to e v e r y n o v i t i a t e i n t o o u r Order." K a n s a s receives a very c o m p l e t e a n d courteous r e v i e w . O u r references to Bro. W . ' s c o m m e n t s in regard to G r a n d M a s t e r THOMPSON'S decision No. 2, a r e q u o t e d , a n d h e advises us t h a t New H a m p s h i r e h a s t h e s a m e law as K a n s a s , b u t t h e usage in t h a t State is to confer j u r i s diction b y u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t t h r o u g h t h e secret ballot. W i t h s u c h utageyow c a n n o t m a t e r i a l l y e r r . Since o u r last r e p o r t , B r o . W A I T h a s courteously s e n t us a copy of the, New H a m p s h i r e 1891 P r o c e e d i n g s , c o n t a i n i n g h i s views on l a n d m a r k s . I n t h e u n e n d i n g g r i n d for daily b r e a d , we h a v e b e e n u n a b l e to t a k e u p a n d . c o n s i d e r t h i s m a t t e r . W e would like to, if we t h o u g h t after all t h e labor a n y o n e would t h i n k it w o r t h while, b u t a t t h e r a p i d rate in w h i c h l a n d m a r k s a r e b e i n g knocked o u t n o w a d a y s , t h e q u e s t i o n of " Cux bono ?" r e c u r s , especially w h e n so m a n y e m i n e n t Masons h a v e h u n g u p an a s s o r t m e n t of s i m o n p u r e l a n d m a r k s , only to b e m e t w i t h t h e u n s e e m l y h i l a r i t y of t h e a n c i e n t a u g u r s over t h e i r o w n p r e d i c t i o n s . U n d e r M a i n e , B r o . W . r e s u r r e c t s GEOTIUS, P U F I ^ N D O K F a n d VATTEL again, and from t h e c h a l l e n g e / t o Bro. DRUMMOND it looks likely t h a t we may h e a r m o r e from t h e m . As G e n e r a l MCCLELLAN r e m a r k e d at t h e battle of S t o n y Creek, " L e t h e r go, G a l l a g h e r ! " I n h i s conclusion, Bro. W A I T discusses a topic of general i n t e r e s t so ably t h a t we t a k e space for it e n t i r e : The subject of Masonry in Mexico has engaged the attention ol the Craft in many (luarters, and the recognition of t h e Gran Uieta of that republic by t h e Grand Lodges of Texas a n d New Yorlt, a n d t h e favorable report of our Committee on Jurisprudence of last year, notwithstanding some vigorous criticisms from learned writers, notably from Pennsylvania a n d Illinois, has been followed by similar recognition by t h e Grand Lodge of Kansas, after an exhaustive examination of the subject by a committee of five of its most p r o m i n e n t m e m b e r s ; and it is said that like recognition has been accorded by the Grand Lodge of North Dakota, though of this last we are not in possession of the record. In his strictures upon these acts of recognitiou, Bro. ROBBIN.S, the able chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence of Illinois, goes even so far as to assert that there is DO legitimate Masonry existing t h a t is n o t derived, either mediately or immediately, from the Grand Lodge of England. We would fain ask h i m : What of Masonry before t h e Grand Lodge of England was formed? Was there no Masonry until that time? If there was, was it confined exclusively to England? Whence did England obtain its Masonry? Was*it indigenous to England, originating exclusively there? Our teachings are all to the contrary, a n d we feel warranted in believing that no student of the history a n d antiquities of our Institution will, at this day, venture such an assertion. That Masonry existed, not only in England, but on the continent of Europe, indefinite ages before t h e Grand Lodge of England was formed, is not only the general belief of the fraternity, b u t it is t h e ascertained fact of history. Out of the ages t h a t Masonry has existed has been evolved t h e axiom t h a t it is universal. What right has the Grand Lodge of England, or any one in its behalf, to assert that no legitimate Masonry exists except it trace its origin from a point of time which, in comparison with its traditions, is b u t as yesterday? Every assumption of t h e Institution postulates its origin in ages u n k n o w n and its character as universal. T h e Grand

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Lodge of England is no fountain from which Masonry has originally sprung. Its fountains are elsewhere and in regions not yet, and probably never to be, explored. So far from the Grand Lodge of England having the right to assert its own exclusive legitimacy, its own legitimacy was at its formation open to criticism from the legitimate Masonry of the European continent. At any rate, the test of legitimacy in Masonry is not its traceability to an English Grand Lodge origin. The test is rather its common object, attainable by like means with the Masonry we know. It is its similarity of type, not its actuallylinown line of descent. We recognize legitimacy in Masonry, as we recognize kinship in race, not by tracing its annals, but by its identity of type. In the language of our accomplished Bro. HEDGES,of Montana, which we have quoted in our review of that jurisdiction: " We have preferred to identify branches of the Masonic family by their principles more than by their pedigree, with a disposition to broaden rather than contract the basis on which our Institution stands." The streams of its progress from out the darkness through the growing light of successive ages may not be traced; yet when we meet with it we do not fail to observe a general likeness which distinguishes it from all other organized associations of men. Answering the tests which Masons are never at a loss to apply, there is no right to ignore Masonry wherever it is found. We are not personally conversant with the Masonry of Mexico, but such inquiry as we have been able to make leads to the belief that it has its origin in the genuine stock, and as such has a right to seek recognition and to find fellowship with the fraternity elsewhere. H E N R Y A. M.\RSII, Grand Master, N a s h u a . A. S. W A I T , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Newport. N e x t a n n u a l , Mny 19, 1S97, at Concord. ,

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1 0 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

TRENTON, JANUARY 2 9 T H .

A n excellent steel engraving of G r a n d Master CHARLES BELCHER forms a frontispiece to t h e v o l u m e . I n t h e list of worthies in a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e o p e n i n g of Grand Lodge we find n o m e n t i o n of t h e K a n s a s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . T h e G r a n d Masters of N e w Y o r k a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a , accompanied by o t h e r distinguished officials, w e r e . p r e s e n t as visitors. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master is a strong one in t h o u g h t and language, b u t in two essential particulars it shows a weakness t h a t detracts materially from its otherwise conceded abilit)' and importance. A real G r a n d Master, one whose a d m i n i s t r a t i o n stands o u t a n d asserts its s t r e n g t h and character by t h e wisdom, force a n d h a r m o n y of t h e official acts which constitute it, does n o t - n e e d to assert himself b y a doubtful exercise of a so-called prerogative, a n d it seems like a confession of weakness w h e n a G r a n d Master is u n a b l e to resist t h e impulse to send s o m e candidate for masonic h o n o r s t h r e e times d o w n t h e toboggan slide w i t h o u t t h e customary t h i r t y days' interval for b r e a t h i n g spells. Of t h e victim of his action, t h e G r a n d Master says: " He has a distinction of which h e may well be p r o u d , and in his after life can look back w i t h peculiar feelings of p r i d e a n d satisfaction to t h e circumstances a n d ceremonies a t t e n d i n g his masonic b i r t h . "

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The Grand Master performed his duties as Grand Physical Inspector faithfully, finding thirteen eligible and seventeen ineligible. The Grand Master learned that a W.\ brother had confepred the Entered Apprentice degree without making personal examination of the candidate as to his physical competency. The Grand Master suspended the Worshipful Master until the election of a new Master; the lodge held an election and reelected their old Master; the Grand Master thereupon arrested its warrant, but upon " ample apologies" from the Worshipful Master restored it. Another Worshipful Master, who conferred the Entered Apprentice degree upon two candidates who were "possessed of visible physical defects," received like treatment, but upon the Worshipful Master masticating a dose of humble pie, the Grand Master collected all the present and Past Grand Officers possible, visited his lodge and restored him to his position, and " ordered the lodge to return the moneys paid by these brethren, and inform them that they were not eligible for masonic privileges." We italicize the words of the Grand Master, to call attention to a new conception of Masonry which seems to have its only parallel in the so-called religious sect of people who assume to believe in their own spiritual perfection. The spiritual perfectionists generally desire to withdraw from the world and establish a " heaven " of their own on earth, where they mortify and crucify the flesh, or pretend to, until the law steps in and demands the performance of marriage vows between the "saints" and the "angels," and the assumption of paternity on the part of the saints of the illegitimate progeny of the angels. â&#x20AC;&#x17E; Physical perfection on the New Jersey plan likewise demands only a "cleansing of the outside of the platter." One maybe so far gone in pulmonary disease as to be incapable of receiving the Master Mason's degree without fainting, and yet be received as a specimen of physical perfection. Another may have had some disease in his youth resulting in the shortening of a limbâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"a visible physical defect," and under the rigid rule in some jurisdictions would be ineligible, although sufficiently perfect physically to have served in the cavalry in the army for nearly three years. If our " perfection " brethren intend to insist upon the strict letter of their law, let them be consistent enough tq strictly apply the rule of physical perfection, not only examining ones fingers and toes, and eyes and ears, but test his "lungs, livers and lights" as well, as we have heretofore suggested. We again contend that to be consistent they should have in every lodge a physical examiner who should be a skilled physician, and the Grand Lodge should have as a Board of Medical Eeview a Grand Physical Examiner, to whom all doubtful cases should be submitted. Under this sj'Stem, the jurisdiction of New Jersey would not from year to year send forth from its lodges Masons regularly made and obligated, with the money paid for their degrees returned to them and a discourteous reminder "that they are not as other men were," and hence " ineligible for masonic privileges."

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T h e Grand Lodge C h a r i t y F u n d , i n c h i d i n g one h u n d r e d shares "Masonic Hall stock, t h e latter h a v i n g a par value of §5,000.00, now a m o u n t s to $10,451.72. T h e G r a n d Master does n o t believe in public installations, and h a s a t h e o r y t h a t a dispensation from t h e G r a n d Master should be obtained before o n e should be held. O n e of his lodges, following ancient usage in New Jersey, did not t h i n k it necessary. T h e G r a n d Master tried to head it off by a telegram to t h e Secretary, b u t t h e latter failed to receive t h e telegram until after t h e c e r e m o n y , m u c h to t h e di.sappointm o n t a n d chagrin of t h e G r a n d Master. H e says in regard to t h e m a t t e r of public installations: I am aware that the custom has Vjeeu banded down and in practice for so many years that it can almost be looked upon as a landmark, but it.« antiquity does not to my mind offer any good reason for its continuance. I cannot believe that the original patrons of Freemasonry countenanced any such practice. T h e b r o t h e r forgets t h a t a large p a r t of o u r masonic symbolism is based u p o n t h e erection and dedication of t h e t e m p l e . H e undoubtedly is familiar with t h e fact t h a t those w h o m we are t a u g h t were t h e " o r i g i n a l patrons of F r e e m a s o n r y , " SOLOMON, K i n g of Israel, H I R A M , K i n g of T y r e , a n d H I R A M A B I F ® got u p t h e g r a n d e s t public masonic d e m o n s t r a t i o n t h e world has ever witnes.sed, a n d GEORGE WASHINGTON, BEN.IAMIN FRANKLIN, a n d o t h e r "original p a t r o n s " of t h e Craft in this c o u n t r y gave like public ceremonials t h e i r sanction and presence. A resolution was presented declaring t h e use of robes in conferring degrees a n i n n o v a t i o n ' b u t t h e G r a n d Lodge sat upon it a n d upon motion indefinitely postponed same. .The C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e reported t h a t a vote to g r a n t permission to a n o t h e r lodge to receive a n d act upon t h e petition of an u n r e j e c t e d candidate,referred to on page 86, Decision 14, Digest of 1893, should n o t be by ballot, which t h e c o m m i t t e e was instructed to change by G r a n d Lodge to read " m u s t be b y ballot." We respectfully e n q u i r e w h a t t h e y use their J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e for. T h e c o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e d as i n s t r u c t e d , b u t m a d e t h i s iraijortant addition : " T h i s , if adopted, will be t h e j u d g m e n t of t h e M.'.W.'.Grand Lodge, a n d n o t of its C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e . T h a t committee still a d h e r e s to its opinion originally expressed." T h e committee further r e p o r t e d r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t no action be t a k e n in reference to t h e Colorado AVASIIINGTON resolution, for t h e reason t h a t t h e y believed it would n o t be p r o p e r masonic courtesy to i n v a d e t h e jurisdictions of Virginia a n d District of Columbia w i t h o u t i n v i t a t i o n . T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was a d o p t e d . I t is now in order for o u r Virginia and District of C o l u m b i a b r e t h r e n to invite this foreign jurisdiction t o invade their d o m i n i o n s . * There is a slight difference between t h e Biblical account and leijend: the Bible i n t i m a t i n g that HIRAM A. was there, or at least finished all the work of the Temple.

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The customary arrangements were made for a portrait of the retiring Grand Master, and to present him with a Past Grand Master's jewel. Bro. GEO. B. EDWAKDS submits the Report on Correspondence, and demonstrates that the task has fallen to one worthy and well qualified. We note that his brethren in Grand Lodge shared this view, having at their last session raised the appropriation for his work to $300 per annum. Kansas for 1895 received extended and courteous consideration, a couple of pages being taken from our report, and a complete review of the work of Grand Lodge being made. Grand Master CLARK'S address is quoted from. Bro. E. refers critically to our remarks on physical perfection, and says: "Physical requirement goes hand in hand with the moral code. Both are essential. The law requires that all cases of physical deformitj' shall be referred to the Grand Master. An echo of the mandate, 'Go show yourselves unto the priests.' " Our brother also cites the Levitical law. We confess that we are not up on our theology. It may be that our New Jersey brethren still subscribe to the doctrine that certain physical impairments mentioned in the Old Testament will prevent those laboring under them from getting into the kingdom of Heaven. We are ready to admit that we do not, nor do we subscribe masonically to any other Scriptural requiremeiits save love to GOD and love to man. We live under the new dispensation, in which this new doctrine was promulgated. The Master who proclaimed it was the associate and • brother of the halt, the lame and the blind, and when He said, •' Go show yourselves unto the priests," it was not to give those gentlemen a chance to say to them, "You are ineligible for association with your fellow-men, much less has the kingdom of Heaven any room for you. The All-wise Father made a mistake in your creation," but He sent them to the priests to show them that, whereas they were once blind, now they saw; and had come to render him the praise due for His mercies to them. Bro. E. thinks the lodges working in German are all right, and that no complications will arise by reason of them. We trust they will find it so. Our comments were based on what Mr. WEBSTER called the "lamp of experience." What has been may never be again. We are consoled with one reflection in case of the worst, viz: that no other organization under the sun can squelch insubordination quicker than Masonry. Bro. EDWARDS' report covers 235 pages. Quotations are freely made, but forceful original matter is strongly in evidence. The Correspondence Reports of this masonic jurisdiction are attracting the attention their merit deserves. GEO. W . FORTMEYER, Grand Master, Orange. GEO. B. EDWARDS, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Jersey Citv.

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T h e death of Past G r a n d M a s t e r W . G. SEDGWICK was a n n o u n c e d b y D e p u t y Grand Master THOMAS E . SPENCER, and later, on motion, a l e t t e r of condolence was u n a n i m o u s l y directed to be sent to his family w i t h t h e s y m p a t h y of G r a n d Lodge. T h e report of t h e Board of G e n e r a l P u r p o s e s was read. T h e board, in a n s w e r to the c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e G r a n d Orient of Italy, inviting G r a n d Lodge to s e n d a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e to t h e celebration of t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e unification of I t a l y , resolved t h a t t h e M.'. W . - . t h e G r a n d Master be invited to cable t h e fraternal congratulations of this G r a n d Lodge to t h e G r a n d O r i e n t of I t a l y on t h e i m p o r t a n t occasion referred to. W e n o t e that w h e n one Lodge i n v a d e s t h e territory of another, e v e n , t h r o u g h i n a d v e r t e n c e a n d n o t wilfully, a fine of two guineas is imposed by Grand Lodge. A t t h e Decerftber (1895) q u a r t e r l y c o m m u n i c a t i o n , notice of recogn i t i o n b y Grand Lodge of Switzerland w a s received. I n accordance with t h e e x p r e s s e d desire of his late father, a .son of t h e late Past Grand M a s t e r SEDGWICK p r e s e n t e d G r a n d Lodge w i t h an oil p a i n t i n g of t h e late M.'. W . \ Bro. SEDGWICK, which was received by G r a n d Lodge and h u n g in its r o o m , a n d t h e t h a n k s of t h e board presented t o t h e family for t h e gift. W e take the following item from t h e r e p o r t of t h e Board of General P u r p o s e s at t h e March (1896) q u a r t e r l y c o m m u n i c a t i o n : Some years ago a masonic scholarship was founded in the Sydney University to be competed for by sons of Freemasons in New South Wales. The scholarship is tenable for three years. At the competitive examination which took place at the close of last year, Mr. OLIVER TEECE, son of oiir Worshipful Bro. RICHARD TEECE, obtained this prize. This Board tendered its hearty congratulations to Worshipful Bro. TEECE on the brilliunt success his son had achieved. A t t a c h e d to t h e volume of Proceedings are reports of t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g s and balance sheets of t h e F r e e m a s o n ' s O r p h a n Society a n d t h e Freemason's B e n e v o l e n t I n s t i t u t i o n , t h e former for the assistance a n d relief of orphans a n d t h e latter "for t h e p e r m a n e n t relief of aged, distressed or infirm F r e e m a s o n s a n d t h e i r wives or widows in New South W a l e s . T h e latter shows assets to an a m o u n t of ÂŁ3,.546, 12s., 8d. W e find in a n address by D e p u t y G r a n d Master SPENCER a statem e n t of English charities, w h i c h we copy, to show t h e e x t e n t to which organized charity has b e e n available in E n g l a n d a n d also New South Wales. At the present time the masonic charities of Great Britain are the wonder and admiration of the world. The three principal ones, the Masonic Institution for Girls, the Masonic Institution for Boys and the Freemason's Benevolent Institution for the Old and Infirm, each presided over by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, are institutions of which any country, of any age, might well be proud. Time will not permit me to

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enter into any elaborate description of tbese institutions or their workings, b u t I will quote two facts which will enable you to realize to some e x t e n t their magnificent proportions. InlSSS a meeting was held in t h e Royal Albert Hall, London, presided over by H. R. H. t h e Prince of Wales, to celebrate the centenary of t h e Masonic Institution for Girls. The contributions received on that occasion amounted to the sum of fifty-one thousand o n e h u n d r e d pounds. In 1892 t h e jubilee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was celebrated at Covent Garden Theater, the Earl of Mount Edgecombe, Deputy Grand Master, presiding. On t h a t occasion the contributions a m o u n t e d to sixty-nine thousand pounds one shilling and seven pence. Of course, in this young country, with o u r small population, we cannot hope to approach the princely example of the mother country for many years to come, but we are endeavoring to emulate that example. The Board of Benevolence in connection with our Grand Lodge, distributed last year by way of relief to our poor and distressed brethren the sum of £1,056, Is., 6d., a n d had a credit balance at the end of the year of £6,167, l'Js.,6d. The Masonic Orphan Society of New South Wales is m a i n t a i n i n g at t h e present time twenty orphan children, and has a balance of over.£20,000 to its credit.

Reference was t h e n m a d e to t h e F r e e m a s o n ' s Benevolent I n s t i t u tion, four years i n operation, w i t h s i x t e e n a n n u i t a n t s , t h e y o u n g e s t sixty, t h e oldest eighty-six, a n d averaging seventy-three years in age. Reference was also made to t h e Carrington H o m e for Convalescents at C a m d e n , w h e r e since 1892 thirty-six male a n d two female patients have b e e n accommodated. All t h e foregoing over a n d above t h e a m o u n t s distributed by t h e lodges or individual m e m b e r s . W e have t a k e n great pleasure i n calling a t t e n t i o n of our American G r a n d Lodges to t h e s e grand charities of E n g l a n d a n d New South Wales, because we often find Masons who t h i n k t h i s method of organized charity is a, recent innovation. May H e a v e n save t h e m a r k . Masonic writers of c o r r e s p o n d e n c e who gravely maintain t h e same, in t h e face of t h e fact t h a t E n g l a n d h a s h a d two such charities i n existenceover a n h u n d r e d years, and I r e l a n d a n d Scotland like charities in existe n c e for long periods of time.. W e are promised a Correspondence R e p o r t from New South AVales at t h e a n n u a l meeting, to be p u b l i s h e d in n e x t Proceedings. S I R J O S E P H P A L M E R ABBOTT, Gi-and Master. DONNELLY F I S H E R , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e .

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l a t t e r Grand Master in 1851, a n d t h e former t h e j u n i o r P a s t G r a n d Master. At t h e opening of G r a n d Lodge, G r a n d Master STEWART, eleven P a s t G r a n d Masters, a n d G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e J O H N B . ALLINGER for

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K a n s a s , were present. I n addition t h e r e t o seven Past Grand Masters from New Jersey exemplified t h e graces of physical perfection before t h e i r N e w York b r e t h r e n , o n e of w h o m we fear would not now be a Mason in New J e r s e y if football h a d been played at Andover in t h e year 1858, as it h a s been p l a y e d d u r i n g t h e year j u s t closed. G r a n d Master STJIWART t h u s s p e a k s of his immediate predecessor, P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N H O D G E , w h o d i e d at I^ockport, August 7, 1895: The death of Bro. HODOE closed a masonic career of rare honor and usefulness. His masonic life was a eulogy upon the fraternity; his charity was unselfish, his generosity unstinted, and bis purity of character an example for all men. Truthfulness, fidelity, and honor were his ascribed characteristics. He was a devoted frignd, a loyal Ma.son, beloved and respected at home and abroad. Of Past Grand Orator E L Y S . P A R K E K , who'died at Fairfield, Conn., A u g u s t 30, 1895, h e says: Bro. PARKER was the first Master of Akron Lodge, No. 527, of this jurisdiction, and a member of that lodge at the time of his death. He was a full-blooded Indian, a grand nephew of RED JACKET, and was chief of the Seneca tribe and titular king of the Six Nations, his Indian name being DO-NE-HO-GA-WA. He resided for a time in Galena, Illinois, and there became acquainted with General GRANT, upon whose staff he subsequently served in the capacity of private secretary, attaining the rank of BrigadierGeneral. It was he who copied the terras of the surrender of LEE at Appomattox from the pencil draft made by GRANT. He was not only as brave as his celebrated uncle, but also as eloquent. Reference is m a d e to h i s e l o q u e n c e a n d a quotation given from a speech m a d e by B r o . P A R K E R a t a b a n q u e t in Chicago years ago, a copy of w h i c h , as reported at t h e t i m e , t h e w r i t e r has treasured up in one of his old scrap books. Bro. P A R K E R was M a s t e r of Miners' Lodge, No. 273, a t Galena, 111., ( where we t o p k o u r first s t e p s in Masonry ) and his m e m o r y is still fondlj' cherished t h e r e b y his former b r e t h r e n in t h e Craft. E.'.W.'. ALEXANDER T . GOODWIN, t h e president of t h e Trustees of t h e " H o m e , " m a d e r e p o r t of its acts and condition, concluding h i s r e p o r t w i t h a s t a t e m e n t of its beneficent work, in which h e s a y s : " Y o u r H o m e , b r e t h r e n , has p r o v e d ' n o U t o p i a n dream ;' t h e blessings of the. Almighty a n d t h e liberality of o u r noble fraternity have made it a great, a practical, and p e r m a n e n t c h a r i t y . " F r o m t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Antiquities, we leacn: " T h e most i m p o r t a n t article received d u r i n g t h e year is probably t h e a p r o n which was worn by t h e MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, when k n i g h t e d in Morton C o m m a u d e r y , No. 4, in the city of New York, in t h e year 1824." W e w o n d e r if t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Credentials of t h e Masonic Congress, at Chicago in 1893, would h a v e excluded Bro. LAFAYETTE if he h a d k n o c k e d tor admission, because he was only a m e m b e r of a S u p r e m e Council instead of being a t r u e d e s c e n d a n t of t h e pot-house Masonry of L o n d o n , a t t h e t i m e of t h e " s c h i s m " b e t w e e n t h e A n c i e n t s and M o d e r n s . T h e Board of Relief of New Y o r k City, in p u b l i s h i n g its report, cites n u m e r o u s cases of i n t e r e s t ; a n d o n e of t h e " tuffest" cases, of course, is from Kansas. H o l d y o u r b r e a t h , b r e t h r e n , while you read t h i s :

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" Case No. 1,109. No epitliet could be too severe to apply to this fellow from Kansas. On h i s first application, a n d while waiting, h e fell into a d r u n k e n sleep in t h e l i b r a r y room. On h i s second application, h e d e n i e d t h a t h e h a d ever been here, t h o u g h h e was identified as an old applicant u n d e r a n o t h e r n a m e . " Were t h e r e a n y m a r k s o n t h a t " c a s e " by w h i c h it could b e identified? If t h e r e were, it seems to u s t h e committee h a s only half performed its d u t y . Someone h a s b e e n imposing upon t h e New Y o r k craftsmen. T h e idea of a K a n s a n passing by t h e State of K e n t u c k y to go to New York to fill up on o r d i n a r y barrel-house booze! H e w o u l d show less sense t h a n Bro. ROBBINS' friend did w h e n he t h r e w t h e cocktail in t h e fire. A n e w Constitution was adopted, c o n t a i n i n g t h e following section on t h e subject of r i t n a l : " T h e use of a n y written o r pri nted or written and printed ritual of work a n d lectures by t h e lodges of this jurisdiction is absolutely p r o h i b i t e d . " An excellent portrait in oil of t h e late P a s t G r a n d Master J O H N H O D G E was p r e s e n t e d to G r a n d Lodge by several b r e t h r e n , t h r o u g h Past G r a n d Master J O H N W . VROOMAN.

We fully endorse t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which w e p r e s e n t h e r e w i t h , a n d c o m m e n d to t h e believer in t h e universality of M a s o n r y as a fair a n d impartial statement of t h e rights a n d privileges of Masons t h r o u g h o u t t h e world. T h e h i g h character a n d ability of t h e seven Past G r a n d Masters w h o compose t h e committee give weight to t h e i r report and r e n d e r it of m o r e t h a n o r d i n a r y importance: To the Grand Lodge: The standing Committee on Jurisprudence would respectfully report that two applications have been referred to them, viz: One from t h e Grand Lodge of Chili and one from the Grand Lodge of San Domingo, each applying for recognition and an exchange of representatives. Your committee report t h a t it is the settled policy of this Grand Lodge to decline a recognition a n d exchange of representatives with a n y b u t independent Grand Lodges of Symbolic Masonry, wholly independent of a n d not u n d e r t h e control of any other body of Freemasonry, whether of t h e York or Scottish Rite. The papers presented to your committee d o n o t furnish sufficient evidence t h a t either of these Grand Lodges seeking recognition (both of Scottish Rite origin and originally receiving their authorit.v from a n d being u n d e r t h e control of a Supreme Council of the A. A. S. Rite) have separated therefrom, a n d with t h e consent of the Supreme Council become independent of a n d taken entire control of t h e three Symbolic degrees. We do not question the right of Supreme Councils of t h e A. A. S. Rite to control and confer the first three Symbolic degrees in all countries where that is the d o m i n a n t rite, a n d we recognize Master Masons made u n d e r that authorily'as regular, a n d as much entitled to o u r regard a n d recognition as if made under our authority, b u t until the Supreme Council has relinquished its authority over the three Symbolic degrees ( a s has been done in this and other jurisdictions), and t h e control of the three Symbolic degrees has been relegated to Symbolic Grand Lodges entirely independent of other authority, we cannot recognize the Grand Lodge organization. Until we have full information as to their organization a n d copies of their present Constitutions, we c a n n o t intelligently report to you, or recommend a n y action other than to decline an exchange of representatives with either t h e Grand Lodge of Chili or San Domingo.

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At t h e same time, we do not question the legitimacy of any brother made a Master Mason in a lodge created by a Supreme Council in any country where the A. & A. Rite is the d o m i n a n t rite. He is as regular as any made in either New York or Pennsylvania. " The bodies of t h e York Rite do not embrace the whole of Free and Accepted Freemasonry." Masonry is recognized t h r o u g h o u t the world as just as legitimate In all countries where the three Symbolic degrees are controlled and conferred by the bodies of the Scottish Rite as it is in this country, where they are solely under the control of the York Rite. Whichever rite is the d o m i n a n t rite in any country has control of the Symbolic degrees by full consent of all, and until the Supreme Councils in those countries relinquish control of the first three degrees to independent Grand Lodges, we should recognize all Master Masons made under their authority, and allow them to visit a n d atfiliate with our lodges under the same masonic restrictions as if made in lodges of the York Rile. The only exception to this rule is, Masons hailing from the atheistic Grand Orient of France are debarred by the edict of this Grand Lodge, and cannot be recognized as legitimate u n d e r any circumstances. Master Masons hailing from lodges under the obedience of the Supreme Council of France are not under this ban, as they are entirely independent of and antagonistic to the atheistic doctrines of t h e Grand Orient. We recommend tlie adoption of the following: Resolved, That t h e applications of the Graud Lodges of Chili and San Domingo for recognition and exchange of representatives be denied, until we have definite information as to their present status as independent Grand Lodges of Symbolic Masonry. Jiesolved, That we fully recognize the legitiiracy of Master Masons made in lodges of the A. & A. Rite in countries where that is the dominant rite, and welcome them to the right of visitation and afliliation under the usual masonic restrictions, the same as if made in lodges of our obedience, those of the obedience of the Grand Orient of France alone excepted. Fraternally submitted, CLINTON F. PAIGE, J. EDWARD SIMMONS, JAMES GIBSON. JOHN W. VROOMAN, JOSEPH J. COUCH, . JAMES TEN EYCK, WILLIAM A. BRODIE, Committee, Tlie R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , b } ' P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A N T H O N Y , is o n e of h i s c u s t o m a r y c o u r t e o u s a n d a b l e r e v i e w s , t i r m i n t h e r i g h t a s h e s e e s t h e r i g h t . H e p u r s u e s t h e e v e n t e n o r of h i s w a y , h e e d l e . s s of i l l - n a t u r e d a n d i l l i b e r a l c r i t i c i s m . T h e v e l v e t is i n s i g h t , t h o u g h w h e n occasion d e m a n d s , t h e claws a r e likewise in evidence. U n d e r C o n n e c t i c u t , Bro. A. suggests t h a t " t h e statistical table c r e d i t e d t o K a n s a s h a s a d e c i d e d l y N e w Y o r k flavor," a fact t o w h i c h w e c a l l e d a t t e n t i o n w h e n w e took it, a n d a d m i t w h a t w e h a v e a l r e a d y u n d e r C o n n e c t i c u t d e c l i n e d to a c c e p t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; credit w h e r e n o n e is d u e . U n d e r Illinois, B r o . A. refers t h u s to t h e G r a n Dieta action, a n d ind i r e c t l y to t h e l a r y n g e a n d i a r r h e t i c from t h e e m i n e n t c o r r e s p o n d e n t from t h a t jurisdiction: In o u r judgment the action of foreign Grand Bodies cannot be guaged entirely by'the principles which would be applicable, and which prevail on this continent, in reference to the reorganization of Grand Lodges. We have no desire to occupy any great a m o u n t of space in reference to Mexican Masonry, or the propriety of the recognition of t h e Gran Dieta by t h e Grand Lodge of the State of New Y'ork. We could best repeat t h e language of last year's report. We desire to say, however, that In any strictures we have uttered it was not our Intention to go beyond the limits of t h e true amenities of fraternal discussion. We have the utmost respect for o u r talented brother, a n d while we think (and in this we are not alone) that his antagonism to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite leads him to use pretty strong language ofttimes, we grant t h a t is a privilege, of the propriety of which he should be the judge.

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K a n s a s receives nearly six pages of consideration, nearly four of w h i c h are devoted to our r e p o r t upon t h e recognition of t h e G r a n Dieta Simbolica of Mexico, which B r o . A. says " c o v e r s t h e g r o u n d very thoroughly in our judgment."

T h e letters from B r o . P A R V I N , a n d t h e

s u m m i n g u p of o u r report are given in full. U n d e r Michigan, h e endorses w h a t we h a v e h a d to say a b o u t B r o . CONOVER'S r e p o r t in t h e following:

" T h e G r a n d Secretary is respon-

sible for a n innovation, his a n n u a l report being s u b m i t t e d in verse. This m a y d o once, b u t d o n ' t do it again." We desire t h i s year t o appropriate from t h e New Y o r k r e p o r t tlie tables heretofore t a k e n by us, and in addition t h e r e t o t h e r e p o r t of t h e Masonic Congress a t A n t w e r p , Belgium, J u n e 21-24, 1894, a n d a review of t h e various C o n t i n e n t a l G r a n d Bodies of E u r o p e , t h e latter with accompanying t r a n s l a t i o n s made b y W.-. ERNEST R I N G E R , of N e w York.

We do t h i s because we h a v e b e e n intensely interested in t h e s t u d y of C o n t i n e n t a l M a s o n r y p r e s e n t e d in t h i s report, a n d because w e believe t h a t t h e Masons of t h e U n i t e d States have n o t y e t begun to h a v e a p r o p e r conception of t h e e x t e n t a n d s t r e n g t h i n n u m b e r s and character of E u r o p e a n Masonry. W i t h this object in view, we will close o u r review of New Y o r k a t t h i s point, a n d p r e s e n t h e r e w i t h Bro. RINGER'S review:

G R A N D LODGES' UNION OF GERMANY. [ Review and translations by W.\ ERNEST RINGER.] The a n n u a l session of the German Grand Lodges' Union was held J u n e 2,1895, at the seat of t h e Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union, at Frankfort-on-the-Main. The representatives of the Diet are the respective Grand Masters a n d two delegates of each of t h e eight Grand Lodges. Their names are as follows: 1. The Grand Lodge of t h e â&#x20AC;¢' Three Globes," at Berlin: Bro. K. GERHARDT, Grand Master; Bros. ROSE a n d EBERHARDT, delegates. 2. The Grand National Lodge of Germany, at Berlin: Bro. ZOELLNEB, Grand Master; Bros. SCIIREINEE and GARTZ, delegates. 3. The Grand Lodge of Prussia, called "Royal York of F r i e n d s h i p , " at Berlin: Bro. FLOHR, Deputy Grand Master; Bros. WAGNER and BAVENE, delegates. 4. The Grand Lodge of Hamburg, at H a m b u r g : Bro. MORGENSTERN, Deputy Grand Master; Bros. STILLER a n d LAUSER, delegates. h. The Grand Lodge of Saxony,at Dresden : Bro. ERDMANN, Grand Master; Bros. SMITT a n d WINKLER, delegates.

6. The Grand Lodge of the " Sun," at Bayreuth: Bro. BAYEELEIN, Grand Master; Bros. REINHARDT a n d GBILLENBEEGER, delegates. 7. The Grand Lodge of " Concord " ( E i n t r a c h t ) , a t Darmstadt: Bro. BRAND, Grand Master; Bro. NiES, delegate. 8. The Grand Lodge of t h e Eclectic Union, at Prankfort-on-the-Main: Bro. LEYKAM, Deputy Grand Master; Bros. KULLMAN and BERNINGER, delegates. Bro. LEYKAM, of t h e Eclectic Union, in the absence of the Grand Master, Bro. KARL PAUL, opened the session with a short address. He reported that Bros. P A U L and WIEBE, the respective Grand Masters of t h e Eclectic Union a n d t h e Grand Lodge of Hamburg, were, by serious illness, prevented from being present. A committee is appointed to express to said brethren the sympathy of t h e assembly. Bro.PRINCE SCHOENAICHCAROLATH, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge "Royal York of Friendship," a n d Bro. WEBEK, of t h e Grand Lodge " C o n c o r d " ( E i n t r a c h t ) , were excused as absentees.

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Bro. LEYKAM thanks, in t h e name of t h e assembly, Bro. WIEBE for having transacted t h e business of t h e Union in the preceding year, and a telegram to this effect is sent to h i m . As Secretaries a r e appointed Bros. EMIL WEXZ and .ALFRED GEiGER.both members of t h e Eclectic Union. OKDEK O F I!IISI.N'E.S.S.

Report of receipts and disbursements of the preceding year. The expenses have been 1,339.60 SI. The share of each Grand Lodge is therefore 167.45 11. ItEPORr

O P T H E COMMITTEE

O F AO.MISI.STRATION INSTITUTION.

O F THF. " V I C T O R I A "

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The committee m e t April 30,1895, in the rooms of t h e Grand Lodge of t h e Three Globes, at Berlin. T h e business transacted had mainly reference to the erection of a "Sister H o u s e " at Dahme, a town i n t h e Province of Brandenburg, of Prussia. This building is an asylum for t h e reception of female relatives of Freemasons. The total capital of t h e Victoria Institution was, October 1, 1894, 240,478.13 M., which is a n increase over t h e preceding year of 11,849.22 M. The sum expended d u r i n g the year for fifty one special benefiis was 5,100 M. DECISION RESPECTI.VG T H E R E C O G N I T I O N O F T H E G R A N D L O D G E O F P R U S S I A , C A L L E D " K A I S E R FREDERICK OF T H E FAITHFUL A L L I A N C E " ( Z U R BUNDESTEEUE).

Report of the committee appointed at the last session of t h e Diet to consider t h e question of t h e recognition of the Grand Lodge of Prussia, called " Kaiser Frederick of t h e Faithful AUiance." The committee is composed of: Bro. GUSTAV MORGENSTERN, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, in place of Bro. WIEBE, who is prevented by sicIiDess from a t t e n d i n g ; Bro. G E O . KULLMANN, of Wiesbaden ; Bro. F K A N Z FISCHER, of H a m b u r g .

The committee m e t April 20,1895, and sent in the following report: " T h e Diet of Grand Lodges' Union, assembled May 13,1894, resolved to take into consideration t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodge of Prussia, called "Kaiser Frederick of t h e Faithful Alliance' ( z u r Bundestreue), a n d to appoint a committee lor t h e purpose of making a report. â&#x20AC;˘'The undersigned members of t h e committee have thoroughly examined t h e material laid before t h e m , and report as follows: " I t is self-evident t h a t it is not at all desirable to disturb the well-regulated aifairs of German Freemasonry by the creation of a new Grand Lodge, especially where there is, masonically, no d e m a n d for it, or even the danger arises therefrom of infringing upon existing masonic interests. Although it must be admitted that the Constitution, statutes, a n d rituals of t h e Grand Lodge ' Kaiser Frederick ' conform to t h e general masonic principle.ÂŤ a n d customs, and that the printed copies of the labors performed in t h e lodges which have been laid before the committee contain nothing at variance with t h e spirit of these laws, yet it is also clear from t h e evidence obtained that there exists no need of reestablishing these principles by the erection of a new Grand Lodge. " T h e committee, however, consider it their duty to emphasize in this particular case t h e fact that t h e new Grand Lodge avowedly has not been founded for this purpose alone, but rather for t h e removal of a state of masonic distress existing at t h e time. " I t is true that this end could also have been obtained, w i t h o u t the foundation of a new Grand Lodge, by merely continuing the way entered upon in conjunction with t h e Hamburg Grand Lodge. " B u t t h e committee will leave it in doubt whether t h e Berlin brethren could have inferred, from t h e literal meaning of the transactions carried on with the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, t h a t in their enterprise they would no longer have been assisted. That this assistance had been refused is emphatically denied by the latter. " H o w e v e r this may he, it is at all events to be regretted t h a t t h e unequivocal repudiation of the three Old Prussian Grand Lodges by the pioneers of t h e new movem e n t has from the very beginning carried into' the contest a n element of embitterm e n t which has greatly intensified the already existing antagonism. " Grave doubts have already arisen on various sides because t h e .chief promoter of this undertaking had not, prior to the foundation of the new Grand Lodge, strictly fulfilled all those conditions which, by the laws of his then jurisdiction for the withdrawal from membership, had been established. Nor is the apprehension to be con-

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sidered of less weight t h a t from the over-hasty warranting and erection of subordinate lodges in America by the new Grand Lodge the conclusion might be drawn of the existence of a similar loose way in the management of our home or domestic affairs. " The greatest objections to the establishment of nearer relations between the Grand Lodge ' Kaiser F r e d e r i c k ' and the United Grand Lodges the committee derive from the benevolent disposition of the latter towards the other, as it has in course of time developed itself. The eight German Grand Lodges have entered into a closer union since 1872, which has extended also to the five independent lodges. " T h e firmness of the union a n d the successful working together of the Grand Lodges depend on the mutually friendly relations maintained by them, which have continued to exist n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the difTerent doctrines represented in this union. "Although the members of the committee are fully aware that in all masonic affairs the principles of brotherly love and reconciliation are paramount, still they feel it also their duty to take into their consideration the actual facts as they exist at the present day. "According to these facts.no harmonious working together of the new Grand Lodge with the United Grand Lodges seems to be possible. The committee, howfever, express the hope that by an honest m u t u a l endeavor the present antagonism may be gradually softened down, and that then peace may be established again in German Freemasonrv. " GUST, MORGENSTERN, -GEO. KULLMANN, HAMBURG, April 22,1895. " FKANZ FISCHER." Before entering upon the subject, Bro. LKYKHAM offers, in case of non-recognition, in the name of the Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union, the following motion : " The diet of the Grand Lodge recommends to those Grand Lodges who have issued decrees forbidding their members to visit the lodges of the Grand Lodge ' Kaiser Frederick,' the a n n u l m e n t of said decrees." Bro. BRANIJ asks for information with respect to some points of the report: whether the report expresses the u n a n i m o u s view of all the members, which might be inferred from their signatures; whether the committee had intentionally omitted to formulate a definite m o t i o n ; and whelher the unanimous conclusion was the result derived from the examination of the material laid before it. Besides, he called attention to the fact that the Settegast Grand Lodge had sent a circular to subordinate lodges of other jurisdictions, which had not been received by their respective Grand Lodges. Bro. GERIIARDT declared t h a t in accordance with the order of business the motion made in behalf of the Eclectic Union could at present n o t be acted upon. Bro. MoHGENSTERN regretted that Bro. WiEBE,who had arranged the material, had been prevented by sickness from conducting the affair to the end. The material had been laid before every m e m b e r for examination, and then only had a decision been formed. The committee had compared the opinions, and in order to arrive at a certain result every member had to modify somewhat his own views. Majority and minority reports were rejected, for the reason that one might be used to the detriment of the other. Whether the absence of a definite motion was a mistake or not, he was unwilling to decide; at all events, each Grand Lodge could form its own conclusion from the final sentence of the report, namely: "According to these facts (as they actually exist at the present day) no harmonious working together of the new Grand Lodge with the United Grand Lodges seems to be possible." Bro. BRAND believed that the subject had been sufficiently cleared u p for being decided by a vote. Bro. BAYERLEIN said t h a t the matter in question could not have been placed upon the order of the day at the a n n u a l communication of his Grand Lodge; that, consequently he was w i t h o u t a mandate, and could give no vote. He could only receive the report of the committee and lay it before his Grand Lodge. Bro. BRAND remarked the report of the committee had likewise not been before his Grand Lodge, which met April 21,1895, but he believed himself entitled to vote in the name of his Grand Lodge. Bro. ERDMANN replied that Bro. BAVERLEIN could abstain from voting, b u t a vote must be taken. He agreed with the views of Bro. BRAND, and demanded t h a t the report of the committee be considered in its bearings.and that an end be made to this great troublous question.

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Bro. BEBNINGER was also opposed to any further delay. The Diet owes a definite answer to the request made by the Grand Lodge " Kaiser Frederick." Bro. ERDMANN offered the following m o t i o n : " T h e Diet of the United German Grand Lodges, after due consideration, cannot comply with t h e request for recognition by t h e Grand;Lodge' Kaiser Frederick.'" The motion of Bro. ERDMANN was carried against one negative vote, that of the Eclectic Union. The motion of the Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union to revoke the decree forbidding t h e brethren to visit the lodges of t h e new Grand Lodge is declared by Bro. ERDMANN to be a new motion of great import, the discussion of which he considered out of order. Bro. HAVENE pointed to the fact that t h e motion is in conflict with Sec. 9 of the " General Law of Reception," and Bro. EBERHARDT showed t h a t according to Sec. 1 of t h e law, " T h e Admission of Visiting Brethren," t h e Grand Lodge "Kaiser F r e d e r i c k " must be recognized firEt before mutual visitation can be permitted. Bro. WAGNER believed that a u n a n i m o u s consent of the United Grand Lodges is required for the alteration of the l a w , " T h e Admission of Visiting Brethren," and therefore asked for the withdrawal of the motion. Bro. GARTZ was opposed to any further delay of the question which would only whirl up new dust, and advised that a vote be taken, even if formal objection could be made against it. After Bro. GERHARDT had withdrawn his objection the motion on a vote was defeated, the Grand Lodges of Bayreuth and F r a n k l i n only voting in the aflirmative. THE KEPOKT OF THE GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF HAMBURG CONCERNING "TRAVELING BRETHREN." Bro. MORGENSTERN makes a favorable report on this institution, which had been attended with a surprising success. Especially had it been of advantage to advance a loan to brethren asking for it after, upon telegraphic inquiry at their respective lodges, a favorable answer had been received. The arrangement is to be continued for the present u n d e r the direction of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg. DELIBERATION RESPECTING THE RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES. Bro. MORGENSTERN reports that the Grand Lodge of I'ortugal had withdrawn its request for recognition by the Diet of the United German Grand Lodges, because two of t h e four lodges who had combined to form said Grand Lodge had since receded, a n d the foundation of an independent Grand Lodge had therefore to be given u p . The two remaining lodges had united to form a single lodge by the n a m e , " Fraternidade as Tres Luces," and had applied to the Grand Lodge of Hamburg to be received Into its jurisdiction, which request had been granted. Bro. GERHARDT expressed the desire t h a t this transaction might be made use of for further inquiry into t h e state of affairs of the Grand Orient of Lusitania. The information obtained relative to the " G r a n Consejo General I b e r i c o " ( S p a i n ) , asking for recognition, is not satisfactory, and the transacting lodge of the Diet is requested to pursue the inquiry still further, makiug use of the material placed at its disposal by Bro. MORGENSTERN. The recognition of the Grand Lodge of Chili, upon the recommendation of Bro. BAYERLEIN, and the motion of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, is granted. Bro. ZOELLNER, in the name of the assembled brethren, t h a n k s Bro. LEVKAM tor t h e careful performance of the duties devolving upon the Grand Lodge Officer of the Diet, and expresses the hope that Bro. KARL PAUL, Grand Master of the Eclectic Union, m i g h t s o o n be restored to health. The minutes were read and corrected, and the Diet closed in due form.

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THE GRAND LODGE OF THE THREE GLOBES (ZU DEN D R E I WELTKUGELN), AT BERLIN (S. Splittgerljergasse 3 ) . Protector, His Royal Highness Bro. FREDERIK LEOPOLD, Prince of Prussia. Grand Master, Bro. KAKL GERIIARDT, Berlin, Potsdamerstrasse 71. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. KARL VON ROESE. Grand Secretary, Bro. JOHANNES SCHUMANN. Deputy Grand Secretary, Bro. HUGO MANNLICU. Grand Archivist, Bro. MATIIIAS HILDEBRAND. Grand Archivist with respect to the publication of the Bundesblatt, the oUicial organ of the Grand Lodge, Bro. A. \V. HELI.IN, S. Splittgerbegrasse 3. Alutual Representatives; Near the Grand Lodge of New York,' Bro. AI.KERT JANICKE; near the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, Bro. KAEL VON ROESE. The Lodge of the Three Globes was founded In 1740 by FREDERICK THE GREAT : raised to the dignity of a Grand Lodge in 1744, FREDERICK THE GREAT being the first Grand Master. The jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge is the largest in Germany, comprising 124 daughter lodges and 67 Scottish lodges, with a membership of 13,.58;i brethren, and 285 benevolent institutions. We have received a full file up to No. 8,1896, of the Bundesblatt, the official organ of the Grand Lodge. It is a masonic periodical of the first class; ably edited, and full of'information and great comprehensiveness, being the peer of any similar publication iu the masonic world. On the 8th of February, 1896, the Emperor of Germany conferred upon Bro. KARL KOESE, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, who is also its Representative near the Grand Lodge of New York, the hereditary title of a nobleman, in acknowledgment of the services rendered by him in the Franco-German Warl The official document reads as follows: " I feel graciously moved to confer upon you the hereditary title of nobility to-day, the 25th anniversary day of the bold assault of the Hautes Perches, before Belfort, by which you merited the iron cross of the first class, and in acknowledgment of your other services during the campaign of 1870-71. (Signed) " W I L H E L J I R." " BERLIN, February 8,1896." The annual session of May 26,1895. was opened in ample form by the Grand Master, Bro. K. GEKHARDT.

Bro. GERIIARDT stated, with regret, that the R.-.W.-. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. AUGUST BENSEN, on account of a change in his external relations, had to leave the city, and had therefore resigned his membership in the Grand Lodge and Directorium. At the election to fill his place, Bro. KARL ROESE received 70 votes o u t of 128, and was declared elected. He thankfully accepted, and was saluted by the brethren in accordance with Masonic custom. Bro. A. BENSEN was then unanimously elected an honorary member of the Grand Lodge. The Directorium granted 250 marks iu addition to the 500 already donated on a previous occasion to the lodge," The Pharos at the Golden Horn," at Constantinople, for the rebuilding of the German schoolhouse, almost destroyed by a recent earthc|uake. At the session of December 12,1895, a motion to reduce t h e annual subscription price of the Bundesblatt from 10 marks to 8, in order to increase its circulation, was for financial reasons rejected. The three Berlin Grand Lodges, u n d e r the direction of the Grand National Lodge, celebrated in common the birthday anniversary of Emperor WILHELJI II., J u n e 27,1896, Bro. BEGEJIANN delivering a sterling.festival oration. The German Lodge " G e r m a n i a , " founded by the Grand Lodge of t h e Three Globes at Shanghai, China, July 10,1873, became dormant in 1883. It has been revived again, and the elected officers were confirmed by the Directorium, May 29,1895.

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The Grand Lodge of Chili, having been recognized by the Diet of the United German Grand Lodges, now desires m u t u a l representation with each of them. For this purpose it has sent a list of its members for selection. Bro. MU.NNICH, Deputy Grand Master, in Valparaiso, was u n a n i m o u s l y chosen as the representative of the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes near the Grand Lodge of Chili. The lodge " P l a t o , " atWisbadep, has called on the German Grand IjOdges for contributions to the erection of a m o n u m e n t at Wiesbaden in memory of that great Freemason, the Emperor, Bro. FREDEHICK III. No. 5 of the Bundesblall publishes a s h o r t article on the subject of" Begging KretliIt says: " T h e first series of the lists of beggars ordered by the Graud Lodge of Hamburg has been concluded, and shows the usefulness of the enterprise. Of S18 professional beggars eighty-nine could not be traced, the names of their lodges being unknown. Inquiries about the remaining 224 gave the following result: 2 p. c. were active members; 121^ p. c. had lost their membership by having been stricken from the roll; 85X p. c. had never been made Masons at all. their papers being fiaudulentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is, were either forged or'stolen. The result would have been still more unfavorable if the true condition of the first eighty-nine could have been ascertained." reu."

F r o m the Protocol of the 909th session, held December 12. 189.'', we translate the following i t e m : " The Grand Lodge of the State of New York, by a letter dated November 19,1895, asked for a change of representative of this lodge, and has proposed for this purpose W.-.Bro. ALBERT JANICKE, of the German Pilgrim Lodge, No. 179. The brother was n o m i n a t e d for this position by the Assembly." An invitation, dated June 1,1895, was received from the Grand Orient of Italy, to send representatives to the twenty-filth national anniversary of the liberation of Rome. The following answer was returned: " BEKLIX, September 2,189.=i. " li:. W:. and Beloved Brethren: " We are not in a position to comply with your request to participate in the September festival of your people. It is in contravention of the laws of our institution for a masonic body to take publicly part in any national festival; may,however, all your brethren as citizens of the Stale in lofty enthusiasm share in this celebration " With threefold greeting we are, your faithful brethren, " The Directorium of the Grand National Mother Lodge of the Three Globes, "VEITMEVEK, " GERHARUT, " EOESE, " BERNHAKDI."

We render the following article, published in No. 7 of the Bundesblall of 1895, in n s o m e w h a t abbreviated form, with our own remarks respecting its applicability and relation to our institution: T H E W A Y TO A R E L I G I O N O F T H E W O R L D .

Professor MA.\ JIUELLEI;, of the University of Oxford, England, the great Sanscrit scholar and Orientalist, as reported by Pastor DIESTEL, made the following remarks in a discourse he delivered on the Keligious Congress held at Chicago in 1893: " N o b o d y could foresee," says Professor MUELLER, " t h a t the religious parliament would throw the great exhibition into the s h a d e ; that it %vould be the most important e v e n t of the great enterprise; yes, the most memorable event in the history of the world. The parliament is unique in its kind ; n o t h i n g like it has ever occurred before.' ' E I G H T I : E L 1 G I 0 N S W I T H SACP.ED W R I T I N G S .

" There are only eight historical religions in the world which, with respect to the importance of their sacred writings, are entitled to this name. All these are Oriental. Three are of Aryan, three of Semitic, and two of Chinese origin. The Aryan religions are the Vedic, with its recent branches in the East I n d i e s ; the Ave.'itie,of ZOROASTER, in Persia; and the religion of BUDDHA , an offspring of Brahmanism. The three religions of Semitic origin are the Jewish, Christian, and the M o h a m m e d a n . The two Chinese religions are those of CONFUCIUS and LAO-TSE."

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ALL RELIGIONS CONCUR I S THE MAIS POINT,

Consequently only eight religions have gained a sufficient hold upon h u m a n i t y to have their doctrines embodied in sacred writings; a n d these religions says Professor MUELLER, "concur in their fundamental principles. T h e religious parliament has furnished the first external proof of this fact; for all its delegates have declared that, of all kinds of people, he who fears Goo and does what is right, is agreeable to t h e Deity. ' They have seen with their own eyes that GOD is not far from them who seek Him, if haply they might feel after Him a n d find Him. Acts 17:27.' T h e theologians may write a n d compile volumes upon volumes of their theology; religion, after all, remains a very simple t h i n g ; and what for us is so simple, and yet beyond all measure so important is the fact that the vital religious spark, according to my conviction, can be found in all confessions of faith, may the outward form be ever so different. And what is the great meaning of this? I t is nothing less than t h a t above, beneath and behind all religions stands the one eternal, universal religion to which every man, be he white or black, red or yellow, belongs, or out to belong." Thus far Professor MUELLER. We cannot refrain from t h e consideration of this idea in its relation to our institution. This simple, plain, and ideal religion, in which all prominent religions concur, consisting in the fear, awe, and reverence of GOD, and in doing what is right, or t h e performance of duties —this religion is the only one which "unsectarian," orthodox Freemasonry teaches, and it teaches no other. Granting these premises to be right and true, then t h e necessary logical conclusion follows that Freemasonry i u the simplicity of its religious conception, stands above, beneath, and behind all prominent religions as the one eternal, universal religion to which every man ought to belong, be he white or black, red or yellow. And this Idea, still further continued, suggests that, in order that these prominent religions may become befriended, approach each other, can meet, there ought to be a place, a temple ought to be built. This place has already been found, this temple has already been erected ; it is the temple of •' unsectarian " i"reemasonry. Here shall be reunited again, by tolerance a n d t h e spirit of reconciliation, by reason and intelligence and by brotherly love, what popes a n d anti-popes, by their mutual curses, have divided and separated. And Freemasonry is a t work, trying to fulfill its grand, lofty, sublime and divine mission — " T h e Fatherhood of Goo a n d the Brotherhood of Man."

T H E G R A N D NATIONAL L O D G E (LANDESLOGE) OP FREEMASON'S OF G E R M A N Y , A T BERLIN, N . (Oranienljiirg'er.stviv.s.se 7 2 ) . The Grand Lodge comprises3 Provincial Grand Lodges,28St. Andrew's (Scotch) fjOdges, and 104 St. J o h n ' s Lodges. Membership, 10,983. Benevolent institutions, 135. Grand t ^ Ordensmasler (Vicarius Salomonis), Bro. FREDERICK LEOPOLD, Prince of l^russia. Grand Master, Bro. H E R M . ZOELLSER. I. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. KARL EMIL GARTZ.

II. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. EUGENE voN KUYCKE. Grand Secretary and Archivist, Bro. WILIIELM RABE, N.2't,0ranienburgerstrasse 72. The Proceedings of the quarterly sessions, respectively, of October 17, December 12,1894 , of March 6 and May 15,1895, as well as of the Emergent Sessions of February 9," General Lodge of Sorrow," and of J u n e 24, 1895, " t h e St. John's Festival," have been early received. All the Quarterly and Emergent Sessions were opened in ample form by t h e Grand Master, Bro. H. ZOELLNER, with the exception of the fourth quarterly, at which Deputy Grand Master Bro. GARTZ presided. Bro. PIERRE TEMPELS, who has been proposed in place of Bro. A U G . COUVREUR,

deceased, was unanimously elected as representative near the Grand Orient of Belgium. A deputation, consisting of Bros. W. EABE and HERMANN, was sent to Christiania, the capital of Norway, to represent the Grand National Lodge at t h e consecration of

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the newly erected Masonic Temple in that city. On this occasion the latter nominated Bro. O. R. KiERULF, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Norway, an honorary member. The non-sectarian school at Constantinople, in which a b o u t 400 German and Swiss children receive their education, was almost destroyed by the earthquake'of July 10,1894. The rebuilding requires a capital of 100,000 M., which the parties concerned a r e u n a b l e to raise. The German Lodge, " T h e Pharos at the Golden Horn," makes therefore application to the Grand Lodges of Germany and Switzerland for assistance. The Grand National Lodge warmly recommends this request to her d a u g h t e r lodges. The Grand Master, t h e PRINCE OF WALES, offered April 11,1894, to his Eoyal Highness Bro. FREDERICK LEOPOLD, Prince of Prussia, the Protector of the three Old Prussian Grand Lodges, the honorary membership of the Lodge Eoyal Alpha, at London, conferring at t h e same time on him the honorary title of P.\ G.'. M.-., the highest dignity in the power of the United Grand Lodge of England to bestow. His Royal Highness accepted t h e honorary membership and the high dignity, with the assurance that he would ever endeavor to promote and confirm the friendly relations existing between the Grand Bodies of both countries. The receipt of the " H i s t o r y of Freemasonry in New York." Vol. I V , a n d of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, 1894, also of the Memorial of t h e 75th anniversary of the German Union Lodge, No. 54, is acknowledged. A universal Lodge of Sorrow was held March 9, 1895, with great solemnity, in the " J o h a n n e s Temple," which, draped in mourning, exhibited the signs of earthly transltoriness. The Lodge was opened at 6:30 P . M. by the Grand Master, Bro.ZOEI.LNER, with prayer. At a certain sign, while the organ was playing the soft and plaintive notes of a funeral dirge, the b r e t h r e n of the Stewards' College, conducted by four Marshals in m o u r n i n g and preceded by the Grand Master of Ceremonies, entered the Temple, carrying upon cushions t h e dresses of the Order which had been worn by deceased brethren. Having arrived at the sarcophagus, they deposited t h e m on it a n d went to take their seats. Bro. ZOELLNER delivered a solemn oration, full of sentiment and deep thought. We translate the following passage for instructive illustration: " W e believe in GOD, who is love. Love consists in the c o m m u n i o n of spirits. The Eternal Spirit cannot mercilessly reduce to nothing again the creatures to whom He has imparted the consciousness of eternity, and whom He has inspired with love toward Hims'elf, after He has revealed Himself and shown t h e m the way to eternal life. The first conscious t h o u g h t of eternity in man is itself the beginning of eternal life, because it is a c o m m u n i o n in love with GOD. " The views of the so-called modern contemplation of the world, derived from a knowledge which has been gained by the more recent researches in the domain of the n a t u r a l sciences, oscillate between pantheistic and atheistic ideas. These materialistic doctrines, which unfortunately find their way into t h e hearts of the people, deny GOD, soul, and i m m o r t a l i t y ; they ridicule our childlike faith, o u r trustful hope, as empty images of fancy. There is no omniscience which providentially watches over our destinies; only nature's iron law of cause and effect rules with imperious and unavoidable necessity. It works, determines, a n d reigns in nature, which itself is an inherent, self-creative force; and to this law man also, as part of nature, is subject. The spirit, says further this materialistic wisdom, of whose immortality you speak, is nothing but the phosphorescence of the b r a i n ; it ia b u t a quality of matter, a force which of necessity is indwelling in material substances; a spirit without a body is, therefore, u n t h i n k a b l e as well as impossible; and, consequently, the same m o m e n t t h a t the body Is dissolved by death into its constituent parts the so-called spirit also disappears. The old erroneous belief in a Supreme Being we should renounce, even if it had existed thousands of years, and incline on the ground of scientific reasons to this modern conception of the world and to a better intelligence of the essence of things which is free from deceptive ideals. Is this much-vaunted modern science of nature, t h a t is bold enough to lay the axe to the root of t h e ' tree of faith.''which has been sacred to milliards of men â&#x20AC;&#x201D;is it capable to explain the vital manifestations of man from mere mechanical operations? How can from purely material processes arise the life of the soul, how spiritual activity be developed in t h e cell of a n e r v e ; how can from the mere movement of atomic matter, or from the cooperation of physical stimuli, be generated in t h e brain-centers conscious sensation, ideas, thoughts, sentiments, passions? Science here comes to naught, and does not compel us to discard the supernatural conception of GOD, soul, and immortality.

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Without them there is not for us a sufflciently rational explanation of the manifestations of this constantly changing, checkered life. Without them there would be no satisfactory solution of the great enigma of our h u m a n existence, no intelligent comprehension of the beginning and ending of our earthly life; and we would have to assume that the universe is nothing but a blind mechanism, without a creator and lawgiver. Therefore says already the great philosoplier K A N T : ' T h e belief in GOD, soul, and immortality is not only a demand of o u r soul, b u t also of o u r reason.' " My brethren, let us as Freemasons follow the promises of the First Great Light, upon which we at our initiation trustfully place our h a n d , " etc. The Grand Orator. Bro. F . L. MEYEB, delivered a n o t h e r oration, after which the chain was formed by the brethren around the sarcophagus, and the lodge closed. The number of the brethren who died in the preceding year is 25S. The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, 1894, are mentioned as being very comprehensive with respect to foreign jurisdictions, in which the attentive reader is made acquainted with the state of affairs of other Grand Bodies, and also with their imperfections. The resolutions relative to the Settegast Grand Lodge are noticed. The National Grand Lodge of the United States of Venezuela sent an official pamphlet, describing the solemn ceremonies of the installation of Bro. JOAQUIN CRESPO, President of the Republic, as Grand Master, J u n e 24,1S94, at Caracas, and also of the simultaneous eelebrjtion of the Solstitial Festival. â&#x20AC;˘ ' The lodge at Caracas was founded in 1817. I t denies positively, through its Grand Master, that it ever strove to antagonize the inherited faith of the Roman Catholic Church, although it was much opposed to the misrule of the clergy. The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of California, 1894, are mentioned as giving a very extensive and elaborate description of the good order in which the Grand Lodge is conducted. The acknowledgment of the receipt of the Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Nebraska, is accompanied with the remark: " It is evident that the members cultivate seriously and indus'triously this system of Freemasonry, and t h a t they also make historical researches, especially in the Old Testament, for the purpose of elucidating the doctrines of this degree." {The Royal Arch is not cultivated in Germany.) With respect to Utah, it is said that the a n n u a l report of 189,i, issued by Bro. CHRISTOPHER DIEHI-, is evidence again of the well-regulated administration of this Grand- Lodge, and of the zeal wilh which the officers intrusted with it endeavor to watch over the internal affairs of this organization. Respecting the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Florida, it is remarked: " The Constitution is strictly observed, so that every, even the slightest, deviation from the rules with regard to the reception and promotion of candidates requires t h e approbation of t h e Grand Master, contrary to the custom prevailing in our German lodges." Attention is also called to the fact that certain American Grand Lodges, namely, of Iowa, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Wyoming and Oklahoma, have abolished the system of mutual representation. The Grand Lodge of Chili makes application for mutual representation. A list of the officers of the Grand Lodge of New York, of 1895, and the souvenir of the celebration of the century anniversary of Trinity Lodge, No. 12, of New York, have been received. The usual celebration of the Festival of John the Baptist took place J u n e 24,1895, at which occasion the presiding oHScer, Bro. ZOELLNEK, delivered an instructive discourse with reference to the initiation of candidates.

T H E G R A N D L O D G E " ROYAL, Y O R K Z U R F R E U X D S C H A F T , " AT B E R L I N (N. W . Dorotlieeiistiasse 27). Protector, His Royal Highness Bro. FREDERICK LEOPOLD, Prince of Prussia. National Grand Master, Bro. Prince HEINRICH ZU SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH. I. Deputy Grand -Master, Bro. JOHN FRIEDRICH AUG. FLOHR, Dr. Phil, and Professor, N. W. Mittelstrasse 49. It. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Ai.wiN WAGNER, Dr. Phil. Grand Secretary and Archivist, Bro. HERM. MII.M.ÂŤENTHEV, Berlin, N . W . Dorotheenstrasse 27.

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The lodge was founded in 1760, and organized aa Grand Lodge in 1798. It is composed of one Provincial Grand Lodge, twelve I n n e r Orients, and sixty-seven St. John's Lodges. Membership, 6r?Sl. Benevolent institutions, 10.5. We are w i t h o i t any communications whatever from this Grand Jurisdiction. A personal letter addressed by us as foreign correspondent, to Bro. HERM. MUMMENTHEY, Grand Secretary, asking him kindly for some documents respecting his Grand Lodge, received no reply.

T H E G R A N D L O D G E OF T H E ECLECTIC ONIOX, AT FRANKFOR'JVON-THE-MAIN. Grand Master, Bro. KARL PAUL, Keplerstrasse 38. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. GEORGE LEVKAJI, Dr. Juris. Grand Secretary, Bro. EMIL WENZ, M.D.. Steinweg 6. Corresponding Grand Secretary, Br.o. WII.HELM LOTZ. Mutual representation: Near the Grand Lodge of New York, by Bro. CHARLE.S SACKREUTER, at New York, and near the Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union, by Bro. ALE.X. MARC, M.D.,

at Weisbaden.

T h e Grand Lodge was founded in 1783, organized as an i n d e p e n d e n t Grand Lodge in 182.3, t h e supremacy of the Grand Lodge of England being renounced. The n u m b e r of lodges is seventeen, with a membership of 1^,600 brethren, a n d thirty-nine henevnlent institutions. Nos. 199,200,201 and 202 of the communications, respectively of December 7,1894, of February 22, May 24 and J u n e 22,1895, have been received. Session, December 7,1894. The Grand Orient of Belgium reports that Bro. PIERRE T E M P E I ^ has been Introduced as the representative of the Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union, and Bro. V. TEMi'EU in a letter returned t h a n k s for the honor conferred upon him. The Grand Orient of Lusitania gives notice that the Grand Master, VISCONDE DE Our.uELLA, has resigned his office. The Grand National Lodge of Germany at Berlin (Swedish system) constituted a daughter lodge In t h e City of Frankfort, a n d invited the Grand Jlaster a n d the members of t h e Eclectic Union to participate in the solemn ceremonies; Bro. K, PAUL, with a delegation and m a n y members of the lodges, attended. In welcoming the new lodge, h e spoke as follows: " We hope and desire that the friendly relations existing between t h e two Grand Lodges may be still more confirmed and strengthened by the intermingling of the members of the new lodge with those of the sister lodges in this city. We hope and desire t h a t any misapprehensions, any still existing prejudices, any intolerant misconceptions, will the sooner vanish the more the brethren become acquainted with one a n o t h e r in their different ways of working. " I remember well the words which the Orator of the Grand National Lodge spoke at the last St. John's Festival: "* Be it far from us to try to force our views upon any brother who has been educated in a different system from ours,or to be so unbrotherly as to decry t h e doctrines of a recognized Grand Lodge, and to stigmatize them as u n m a s o n i c ' " We may differ iu seeking the masonic light; the aim, the object, we strive to attain, are essentially the same, and in brotherly love we are all united." We meet with the following i t e m : â&#x20AC;˘' Our esteemed representative near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. CHARI,ES SACKREUTER, has received our congratulations on his fiftieth masonic anniversary, October .3d. As the brother was indisposed at the time, the celebration took place in the narrow circle of intimate friends. In a private letter of November 17th Bro. SACKREUTER made known his great joy at onr congratulatory address, and reserved to himself to express later his brotherly acknowledgment more fully in a special writing, which he did January 22,1895." T h e Grand Lodge of Chili, at Valparaiso, made application for m u t u a l representation. As the Grand Ix)dge had not been recognized by the Diet of the United German Grand Lodges, the request could not be complied with, and an answer to this effect was returned.

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It is obligatory on German lodges to s u b m i t to their respective Grand Lodges an n u n u a l report of their condition and the labors performed by them in the preceding year. These reports, or extracts from them, are published as an a p p e n d i x to their Grand Lodge Proceedings, and furnish often very instructive reading. From the a n n u a l report of the lodge " F r e d e r i c k of J u s t i c e " (Friedrich zur Gerechtigkeit),constituted by the Eclectic Union at Berlin in 1893, we translate the following passage, having reference to a circumstance in the SETTEGAST affair aa yet u n k n o w n , because it had never been published before: " When we heard that Bro. SETTEGAST intended to erect a new lodge without any (iharter, two of the organizers of our lodge deemed it their duty to communicate with the brother and inform him that we had already entered into negotiations with the (Jrand Lodge of t h e Eclectic Union for the establishment at Berlin of a new lodge of lier system, that is, of unsectarian or Craft Masonry, as he purposed to do, and that these negotiations had been brought very near to a successful conclusion. The\ begged of him to abstain, in the interest of German Freemasonry, from creatinga new lodge, and to join them in their enterprise. Had Bro. SETTEGAST listened to this wellmeant request, how much chagrin and tribulation would he have spared himself, how much agitation and vexation to German Freemasonry. However, he declined, and fate took its course. " I t is strange that in none of their publications this circumstance has ever been mentioned, either by Bro. SEITEGAST or his nearest friends. We ourselves have hesitated to publish it, because we did not wish to add more fuel to the already raging llames. But at present we have deemed it our duty to make it known, in order to frustrate the growth of the legend that the lodge ' Frederick of Justice' owes its right of existence to the labors of Bro. SETTEGAST." While we in America consider the practice of charity the foremost duty of a Mason, in Germany the labor at the rough stone, or ashlar, is held to be the most important part of the work. The consequence is that Freemasonry in Germany occupies a higher intellectual position t h a n it does in m a n y other countries. In the lodge in question, "Frederick of Justice," twenty-four discourses on various subjects have been delivered in the preceding year. For the sake of illustration we quote the following: The Master's Duties, Religion a n d Freemasonry, Aim a n d Object of Freemasonry, Freemasonry a Society of Peace, Masonic Affairs Before the Establishment of the Grand Lodge of England, The Relation of Art to Freemasonry, On the Means for the Obtaining of the End, Masonic Prospects, The Progress of Masonic Prospects, The Progress of Masonic Ideas, Our Duties, The Labor of the Entered Apprentice, The Future of the Lodge and the Master's Word, Reflections on LESSING'S Essay oh Death, The Symbolism of the Master's Degree, Ethics of Freemasonry, Spirit a n d Form, Our Programme, The Pass-Word of Fellow Craft, etc. And all this intellectual labor has been performed by a lodge that has just entered into existence, and counts no more than sixty-two members, n a m e l y : thirty-one Master Masons, fifteen Fellow Craft a n d sixteen Entered Apprentices: besides,nineteen candidates have been initiated,fifteen passed, and four raised. In No. 201 Bro. ROSE.S'BERG furnishes a report on the proceedings of the General Conference of Freemasons at Antwerp, which met J u n e 21-24, during the Exhibition. N'o. 202 contains a very substantial oration, delivered by the same brother at the St. .lohn's Festival, on the subject, " T h e .Tewish Question in German Freemasonry," in reply to Bro. MEYER,Grand Oratorot the Grand National Lodge of Germany,atBerliu. We received Nos. 203 a n d 204 of the communications too late to embody them in our present report. We are glad to see, however, that Bro. KARL PAUL has been unanimously reelected to the august position of Grand Master for another three years.

THE GKAXI) LODGE OF SAXONY, AT DRESDEN, (Ostra Alice 1 5 ) . 15 II.

Grand Master, Bro A. EKDJIANX, M . D., Royal Medical Councilor, Ammonstrasse

Deputy Grand Master, Bro. THEO. HULTZSCH, President of the Chamber of Commerce. Grand Secretary for Protocol, Bro. OSCAU LEHJIANN. Grand Secretary of Correspondence, Bro. FRIED. G . STUEBLER, Kurfiirstenstrasse 26 III. at Dresden. Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodgeof New York,Bro. KARL MOEBIUS: near the Grand Lodge of Saxony, Bro. OTTO HARLAN. Number of lodges, 22; membership, 3,881; benevolent Institutions, 77.

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The Grand Lodge was organized iu 1811. Twelve lodges combined for this purpose. T h e Constitution? were accepted and signed by the Union. They are very liberal. They do not forbid the high degrees, but simply ignore them, and deal only with the Craft. They permit any ritual, provided t h a t a copy has first been presented to the Grand Lodge for approval, and t h a t any alteration made atterwards meets with its consent. The conserjuence is t h a t four different rituals are worked in the lodges, n a m e l y : The SCHROEDER ritual, or t h a t of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, which is recommended })ar eaxjeUence by the Grand Lodge; t h e ritual of the Three Globes; the FESSI.ER ritual of t h e Grand Lodge of Royal York; and that of the Grand National Lodge of Germany (Swedish system ). The Grand Lodge consists of two bodies â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the legislative and the e.\ecutive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which deliberate together. The first, however, is alone invested with legislative powers,each lodge having but one vote, while the other is purely executive, its voice being merely deliberative. The legislative body is composed of the Master, Deputy Master, and Wardens of each lodge, and a brother especially nominated who resides at the seat of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Officers chosen from the members of the legislative body,constitute the executive power. Past Grand Officers have no seat in the Grand Lodge. The revision of the Statutes, begun in 1764, was completed in 1876. The chief alteration was the declaration t h a t the .lews were eligible for initiation. They had already been admitted in 18.37. Protocol No. 176. giving the proceedings of the session held April 28, 1895, has been received. BRO. A . ERD.MAN'N opened the Grand Lodge in ample form. New York was represented by Bro. O. HARI,A>". The communication contains thirty-two items, all more or less of a local character, and of no interest to the outward world except, perhaps, that a contribution has been accorded for the erection of a m o n u m e n t to the memory of the late Duke, Bro. ERNST II., of S a x e C o b u r g G o t h a , honorary member of the Grand Lodge of Saxony, and t h a t a request of a Society of Masons at Neustadt, on the Orla, relative to the foundation of a lodge by the name " J o h a n n e s in Orlagau," had been complied with. A personal letter addressed by us to Bro. F. G. STUEBLEK, Grand Secretary of Correspondence, for further material, elicited no reply.

T H E GKAND L O D O E O F T H E SUN (ZUK SONNE), AT J5AYREUTH (Hofgaiteii 1 9 ) . Grand Master, Bro. JULIUS BA YERLEI.N'. at Bayreuth. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. KARL HAII.V, at Bayreuth. Grand Secretary, Bro. GEO. HEINRICH FISCHEE, at Bayreuth. Holgarteu 19. The jurisdiction comprises one Provincial Grand Lodge and twenty seven constituent lodges. Membership, 2,515. Benevolent institutions, forty-four. The lodge was founded in 1741 by the Margrave FKEDERICK of BrandenburgCulmbach, and organized as an i n d e p e n d e n t Grand Lodge in 1811. In 1847 the Constitutions were amended so as to admit !lews to the full benefit of the fraternity. New Constitutions were drawn up in 186S, and accepted in 186SL They are the most liberal in Germany. The Grand Lodge is thoroughly representative, on the English system. I t has established a Provincial Grand Lodge in Nonvay (sec -N'orway). The seat of the Grand Lodge is at Bayreuth. The annual communications are held in turn at one of the constituent lodges. By t h e kindness of Bro. H. FISCHER, Grand Secretary, we are in receipt of the Protocols of the sessions of the Council ( B u n d e s r a t h ) , respectively, of September 20, 1895, and of January 24,1896. Both sessions were presided over by the Grand Master, Bro. J. BAYERLEIN.

The Masters and Deputy Masters elected by the several lodges for 1895-96 were confirmed.

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The brethren of the Bucharest Lodge " F r a t e r n i t y " ( z u r Bnndestreue), Roumania, resolved to change the lodge into a masonic club of the same name, because they were n o longer able, on account of their diminished membership, to pay the a n n u a l rental of '2,800 francs of the lodge building. The council permits the change, a n d makes the club dependent on the lodge '•Eleusis of Silence (zur Verschwiegenheit)," at Bayreuth. •The masonic club is an institution peculiar to Germany, and a few other countries, in localities where no lodges exist. It is a close society, organized u n d e r the care and supervision of a regular lodge, by those brethren who. for the purpose of remaining in connection with the fraternity, are not by themselves sufficiently strong a n d n u m e r o u s to found and maintain a lodge. And it is always held that an active and vigorous club is by far preferable to a weak and sickly lodge. The members assemble, w i t h o u t any ritualistic forms, to keep u p acquaintanceship, interchange ideas, and instruct themselves in Masonry by discussions of, and the delivery of discourses on, masonic subjects. The club is often the nucleus of the coming lodge. Grand Lodges take these clubs under their special protection by establishing regulations for their organization and management, and assigning t h e m to the supervision of the nearest located lodge. The appendix attached to the protocols contains the a n n u a l reports of the lodges of t h e jurisdiction as to their financial condition, i n n e r life, a n d t h e labors performed in them. We give the following features derived from this source: The lodge meet'ings are of various k i n d s ; there are Conference and Festival Lodges; Lodges of Instruction and Sorrow; Lodges of Entertainment, to which ladies are admitted ; lodges held exclusively in the first, second, and third degrees. There are also club meetings on certain days of the week. The intellectual labor of a lodge consists in the delivery o f free lectures, explanatory of the ceremonies, symbolism a n d ritualism of the degrees; of discourses on various masonic subjects by competent brethren, for mutual instruction ; a n d sometimes on topics of a scientific character, as for instance, the Treatment of the Insane, the Proper Education of Children, Hypnotism, etc. There are free discussions on subjects of interest, especially at club meetings, with exclusion of religious and political controversial questions; and the contents of masonic periodicals are reported. On festive occasions the children of indigent parents are supplied with new suits of clothing, or receive other presents; small sums of money are sometimes given, untolicited, to needy and deserving people; poor children are sent into the country at the time of vacation for health and recreation — called "vacation colonies." The contributions for charitable purposes are individual, a n d sometimes very liberal. There are musical performances, both vocal and instrumental, as well for e n t e r t a i n m e n t as to impn.rt greater solemnity and impressiveness to the ceremonies. In some localities t h e members live so far apart that they have to sacrifice the day to meet with their brethren. The social graces are not neglected. The lodge " Karl of Concord" (zur Eintracht), at Mannheim, reports to the Grand Lodge that its financial condition is excellent, and that it has a stock of wines on h a n d to the value of 81,000, all paid for; and it adds that its commerce with the neighboring lodges is so cordial and brotherly that it cannot be exceeded.

THE GKAND LODGE ZUR EINTRACHT (CONCORD), AT DARMSTADT, IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF HESSE. Protector, His Royal Highness EENST LUDWIG, Grand Duke of Hesse a n d bei Rhein. Grand Master, Bro. PHIL. BRAND, a t Mainz, Rheinstrasse 3]%. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. HERMANN WEBER, a t Offenbach. Grand Secretary, Bro. KARI, NIES. Phil. D.. at Worms, Humboldstrasse 9. Mutual Representation by Bro. HERMANN CANTOR, at New York, and Bro. ADAM H E I D , at Friedberg, Grand Duchy of Hesse. The jurisdiction comprises eight lodges, which are all located in the Grand Duchy of Hesse at the following places: Darmstadt, Worms, Mainz, Giesen, Friedberg, Alzey, Bingen and Offenbach.

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Its membership consists of 746 active, 79 honorary, 61 visiting and 9 serving brethren. The n u m b e r of benevolent institutions is eighteen. The term of the Grand Master is two years. The Grand Lodge interchanges representatives with the Grand Bodies of Spain, Switzerland, t h e Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Hungary, New York, Denmark, Portugal, and the seven Grand Lodges of Germany. The Grand Lodge zur E i n t r a c b t was founded March 22,1816, with the permission a n d u n d e r the protection of the Grand Duke Louis II., by the three lodges: J o h n the Evangelist, of Darmstadt; The Friends of Concord, of Maiuz; and Karl of the Rising Light, of Frankfort. The Constitution of the Grand Lodge adopted the purely representative system, forbade all high degrees, and had b u t o n e fault —it refused the right of visiting to the.Jews. In 1859, the Grand Duke Louis III. expressed the desire to see all the Hessian lodges u n i t e d under t h e authority of the Grand Lodge zur Eintracht at Darmstadt. Submission was diflicuU, as t h e four remaining lodges had Jewish brethren. The Grand Lodge, however, passed a resolution to allow these four lodges to violate the Constitution with respect to their Jewish members, provided the latter would consent to certain disabilities, viz; deprivation of t h e right to vote on matters of ritual, and inability of their members to fill oflices in the Grand Lodge. The four then joined, making seven in all. In 1802 a new lodge was constituted at Friedberg. In the same year the Constitution was revised a n d t h e right of visiting conceded to all Masons of t h e Jewish^ faith. In 1867 a lodge was warranted at Bingen. In 1872 the Constitution u n d e r w e n t another revision and the Jews were granted full rights; so that in all Germany there are now only two Grand Lodges, t h e National and the Three Globes, both at Berlin, which insist upon a candidate being a Christian. In 1877 the Frankfort Lodge rejoined the Eclectic Union, reducing the n u m b e r of lodges to eight. The seal of the Grand Lodge bears the inscription,''Concordia res parvtc cresc u n t " — " S m a l l things thrive by concord." Nos. 116 and 117 of the Proceedings, respectively of the sessions held April 21 and November 3,1895, at Darmstadt, have been punctually received. The Grand Master, Bro. P H . BRAND, opened both sessions in ample form. T h e Grand Lodge deeply regrets t h e death of Bro. AUGUST COUVEEOK, for m a n y years its representative near the Grand Orient of Belgium. The Grand Master gave a sketch of t h e excellent character of the brother, of his liberal tendencies, his masonic worth, and his labors for the promotion of public education in his country, where, as statesman and member of t h e legislature, h e courageously opposed t h e influence of the Catholic clergy. His memory was revered by the members rising to silent prayer. The Congress of Freemasons at Antwerp,Belgium, took place during t h e Exhibition, J u n e 21-24,1894. I t had been resolved at the previous session to send a delegation to the same. The Grand Master stated that, although he had been present, he had refrained from taking a n y part in the discussions, as no other German Grand Lodge had been represented. The report of this congress has since appeared under the t i t l e , " Conference Ma^onnique Universelle d'Anvers, 1895." The Grand Lodge "Alpina," of Switzerland, celebrated her fiftieth anniversary, July 7,1894. A circular sent by her on this occasion to all the Grand Bodies was received, in which she directs a t t e n t i o n to the fact that it is one of the principal duties of Freemasonry to work for the preservation of peace between nations. We meet in the Proceedings with the following flattering e n c o m i u m : " T h e representative of our Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. HERMAN CANTOR, celebrated. April 6,1895. his fortieth jubilee under t h e lull acknowledgment by his brethren of the valuable services he had rendered the Craft, as is seen from the report received. The Grand Lodge also, on her part, congratulates the • beloved Bro. CANTOR o n his jubilee as one who has always faiinfully attended to his ofticial duties, which sentiment was confirmed by all present in the usual masonic manner."

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As successor to Bro. AUG. COUVBEUR, the representative near the Grand Orient of Belgium, Bro. PIERRE TEJIPELS had been proposed and was accepted. Bro. TEMPELS rendered t h a n k s in a letter for t h e honor bestowed u p o n h i m . It was resolved t h a t the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Grand Lodge, March 21,1846, should be solemnly celebrated. The election of the officers of the Grand Lodge, of the Council of Honor (Ehrenr a t h ) , and of the delegates to the Diet of the United German Grand Lodges was held. The receipt of Vol. IV of the " History of Freemasonry in New York," the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York, 1894, as well as a memorial of the 75th Jubilee of the German Union Lodge, No. .54, of the same State, was duly acknowledged. Communication No. 117 contains the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, session of November 3,1895. The death of the masonic historian, liro. WILI.IAJI KELLER, was reported, who, after many days of snfTering, departed this world in his eighty-first year. The Grand Lodge loses in h i m a valuable member. He was widely k n o w n in masonic circles for his historical researches a n d literary labors in the domain of Masonry; a n d his merits were acknowledged by m a n y honorary memberships a n d other distinctions conferred upon h i m . He was born in 1815, became the proprietor of a p r i n t i n g establishment, received the Masonic Light in 1864, and faithfully attended the meetings of his lodge, in which he delivered many historical lectures. In 1859 he published the " History of Freemasonry in Germany*," which met with .'â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘o great a d e m a n d that a second edition was required in the very year of its publication. The m a i n object of his masonic writings was to impress upon the brethren the fact that the " Old Charges " were the only true foundation of the Brotherhood. The Assembly honored his death by rising to a silent prayer. The Grand Orient of Italy sent to the Grand Lodge an invitation to participate in the celebration of t h e twenty-fifth anniversary of the liberation of Rome and the ending of the secular power of the Popes. The Grand Master thankfully acknowledged the receipt of the invitation, a n d replied that, upon consultation with his official brethren, he was unable to send representatives to the i m p e n d i n g festival, as a masonic celebration of an exclusively political event was at variance with the principles of the Craft. From Bro. HEKM. CANTOR, " o u r zealous and active representative," a letter of acknowledgment was received, thanking for the congratulations sent by this Grand Lodge on the occasion of his fortieth masonic anniversary. Since the representative of t h e Grand Lodge zur Eintracht, RUBIO Y GALI, near the Grande LogiaSimbolica Independente Espafola., has ceased to b e a n active member of the Spanish Grand Lodge, which in the meantime has changed its seat from Sevilla to Cadiz, a proposition for selection from three members has been received to replace the former representative. The Grand Master, Bro. P H . BRAND, declared that i n c o n sequence of d u e inquiry m a d e by him, he had hesitated to comply with this request, and asked for the approval of the members in this respect, which was agreed to. The receipt of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of New York for 1895 was reported. The following letter of invitation was sent: " 0.'. DAR.MSTADT, J a n . 30,1896.

" To the SI:. IF.-. Grand Lodge 0/ the Stale 0/ A'eiii York: " T h e Grand Lodge zur Eintracht celebrates its fiftieth anniversary March 22d of this year, by holding a Festival Lodge in the upper rooms of the ' U n i t e d -Society' (Vereinigte Gesellschaft), at Darmstadt. " We take the honor of inviting you fraternally to participation in these festivities, and ask you kindly to let us know how many members of your Grand Lodge will gladden us with their presence. " With most friendly greeting in the numbers sacred to us, " T h e Grand Lodge of Freemasons zur Eiulracnt, " BRAND, G. M. WEBER, D. 0. il. " KAISER, S. H'. KOCH, J. IK. " NIES. ''Secretary oj the Grand Lo'lije,"

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The following reply was received: " NEW YORK, F e b . 19,1S96. ^' if;. W:. Philip Brand, Grand Master 0/ the Grand Lodge zur Einlracht. " D E A R S I B AND BRO.: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; M . - . W . - . JOHN STEWART, Grand Master, directs me to

acknowledge, by the hand of R.'.W.'. HERMAN CANTOR, your representative near the Grand Lod^e of New York, the receipt of your courteous Invitation to be present at the fiftieth anniversary of the Grand Lodge zur Eintracht on t h e 22d of March next. " It is not possible for any of the office-bearers of our Grand Lodge to b e with you on an occasion which marks so important an epoch in the history ol t h e Grand Lodge zur E i n t r a c h t . We must, therefore, content ourselves with sending heartiest congratulations a n d best wishes. May the future ol your Grand Body be stimulated by the lofty purposes of its past to yet greater and more noble achievements in t h e cause of Masonry. Yours in the Craft, (Signed) "EDWARD M. L. EHLERS, " Grand Secretary." Too late to be reviewed and reported upon, we received a copy of " Der Freim a u r e r b u n d zur Eintracht. Festschrift zur funfzigjah rigen Jubelfeier seines Bestehens im Auftrage der Grosloge verfosst von Br, Prof. Dr. K A R L NIES, Gros-Schriftfuhrer." ( Freemasonry of the Grand Lodge of Concord. A Memorial Publication of its Fiftieth Anniversary, written on request of the Grand Lodge by Bro. Prof. Dr. KARL NIES, Grand Secretary.)

T H E SYMBOLIC GKANl) LODGE OP HUNGARY, AT B U D A P E S T ( V I Waiteiier B o u l e v a r d 4 5 ) . Grand Master, Bro. E.MMERICII IVANKA. at Budapest. I. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. ANTON VON BERECZ. II. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. MARCEL NEUSCHLOSS. Grand Sf cretary, MORirz GELI.ERI. Budapest, VI Wuitzner Boulevard 45. M u t u a l Representative." : Near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. EDWARD J. P E R K I N S ; n e a r t h e S y m b o l i c G r a n d L o d g e o f Hungary,Bro.DONATZIFFERER,at Vienna. The jurisdiction comprises at present forty lodges, with a membership of 2,781 brethren. It interchanges representatives with nearly all recognized Grand Lodges of Europe, a n d with several of other countries. The Orient, the official organ of t h e Grand Lodge, Is published monthly, and sent to every b r o t h e r of t h e jurisdiction. It is divided into three parts. The first gives the names of a l l t h e lodges, t h e places, days and hours of meeting; the second promulgates t h e edicts, decrees a n d decisions of the Grand Lodge and Council ( B u n d e s r a t h ) ; a n d t h e third contains lectures, discourses, orations, and articles on various topics written by masonic students and brethren of intellectual attainments, as also extracts from t h e Proceedings of foreign Grand Lodges, which constitutes It a periodical of t h e first order, keeping t h e brethren well informed of whatever is going on in t h e masonic world. To increase t h e usefulness of, a n d the interest in, the journal, the Masters are requested t o report m o n t h l y t h e work performed in their respective lodges. The n u m b e r s from 4-12 of the preceding, and from 1-3 of t h e present, year have been received. Freemasonry was introduced Into Austria-Hungary In 1742. It continued u n d e r many vexations until 1795, when it was entirely forbidden. I n 1867 Hungary, in consequence of a political separation from Austria, became a n i n d e p e n d e n t kingdom, a n d Freemasonry was reestablished, no Hungarian law opposing It. Of t h e 40 lodges of t h e jurisdiction, 20 worli in t h e German language. The officers of t h e Grand Lodge are elected for three years. The Grand Lodge meets once a year in the m o n t h of March; t h e Council, generally, once a m o n t h ; The t e n t h a n n u a l communication was held March 24,1895. The Deputy Grand Master, Bro. MARCEL NEUSCHLOSS, opened the Grand Lodge in d u e form. The Grand Master, Bro. ESIMERICH IVANKA, was received u n d e r a roof of steel. In his address he

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emphasized the sentiment that self-control should be our foremost duty, and forbearance our guide in our conduct toward our adversaries, and a d d e d : " Standing u n d e r the constitutions of our country, we do homage to our king, a n d are closely attached to our H u n g a r i a n fatherland and nationality. Not long ago we were witnesses of fanatical manifestations and ecclesiastical pretensions which reminded us of the darkest days of mediaival times," etc. The address was received with great acclamation. Bro. IVANKA reported t h a t he had laid before the Honved Minister and the Grand Auditor the Statutes of t h e Grand Lodge, and that these gentlemen were convinced that the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary and the lodges working u n d e r her are not a secret society, b u t a legally constituted body, the h u m a n i t a r i a n a n d systematic labors of which a i m at self-improvement and moral e n n o b l e m e n t of the Individual members. The Grand Secretary submitted the a n n u a l report of the preceding year. Arrangements were m a d e to raise the necessary capital for the erection a n d completion of a masonic temple at Budapest. The Grand Officers were elected for the next three years. A Council (Bundesrath) of twelve Grand Officers was also chosen, whose duty is to deliberate on and transact the affairs of the jurisdiction in the intervening time of the a n n u a l communications. A peculiarity of this Grand Lodge is the creation of a Court of Justice (Gerlchtshof), whose election took place at the same time. I t is composed of fifteen b r e t h r e n and an additional five as proxies, who choose a president a n d vice-president from among themselves. After all the business was transacted, the presiding officer called u p o n t h e brethren to form t h e chain for the purpose of receiving the " a n n u a l password." The transactions of the Council (Bundesrath), having mostly reference to internal affairs, are of a local character and of little interest to foreign Grand Bodies. While the oath of office was administered, the hand of each of the brethren-elect rested in the h a n d of the administering Grand Officer. We furnish a few of the items presented to the Council for decision. A brother reports officially that the Lodge " Concord " keeps a record of t h e religion of the applicant. Considering this proceeding to be unmasonlc, h e asks for a decision. The council investigates the matter, and the lodge declares t h a t such has been the custom ever since its foundation. The council decides that it is at variance with the spirit and principles of Freemasonry to make t h e religion of a profane an object of inquiry. Upon the request of the Lodge " Demokratia," the council permits t h a t two profanes elected be initiated u n d e r the wide canopy of heaven a t the foot of the Carpat h i a n Mountains. The festival of St. J o h n the Baptist was duly celebrated. An invitation was received from the Grand Orient of Italy to participate in the festivities of the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Rome. The Grand Master, deeming such celebration inconsistent with masonic principles, sent merely a congratulatory reply. The Grande Oriente Espaiia Nacional. at Madrid, requests m u t u a l representation. Upon due inquiry, the council grants the request. The council resolves that the building of the Grand Lodge at Budapest shall bear the inscription, â&#x20AC;˘' The Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary," with the year " 1896 " in a p r o m i n e n t place. The dedication of the temple is to take place J u n e 21,1896. The lodges were warned by a circular letter to be on their guard a g a i n s t " begging hrethren," whose papers, as a rule, are fraudulent. They are advised to procure t h e list of them issued by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg.

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A n o t h e r circular letter admonishes the brethren to be very careful about proposing a profane for initiation. A blameless character, an amiable disposition and education, or the ability of being educated, are the chief requirements in a candidate. Not the n u m b e r of links, b u t their strength, forms the strong brother-chain. By the introduction of improper material the best of our brethren have become estranged from our Institution a n d m a n y lodges have been ruined. The letter is of considerable length and signed by the Grand Master, the two Deputy Grand Masters, and the Grand Secretary. A custom peculiar to Hungarian Freemasonry is the a p p o i n t m e n t of a Mentor to the neophyte, whose duty, as defined by Bro. MOKITZ GELT.ERI, is to instruct the young brother in the customs, usages and forms of the lodge work, make him acquainted with the books of t h e library, and, where there is no library, to see that h e receives books of instruction, and that the oiricial organ, the Orimi, Is regularly sent to him. He is to explain to him t h e several parts of the ritual and catechism, Interpret the symbols, i n d u c e him to study carefully the works and history of the Craft, introduce him to the members of the lodge, and accompany him, if possible, to other lodges. T h e Grand Master, Bro. E. IVANKA, has been nominated by the Emperor of Austria a life member of the House of Magnates, an evidence that there Is no prejudice against Freemasonry In the highest circles, the Emperor being aware of his high position in the Hungarian Grand Lodge. An Increase by eighteen of the membership of the Council has been proposed. The Grand Lodge will hold \\& eleventh a n n u a l communication.March 22,1896. Bro. LuDwiG AiGNEK reported that he had added two more volumes to his ". History of Hungarian Freemasonry in the Eighteenth Century ' to the four already published. After we had already finished our article we received No. 3 of the Orient, accompanied by " The Report of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary for 1895." The latter is very elaborate, and compiled with great care as to minuteness of detail, and furnishes a true and accurate picture of this youthfully fresh Grand Lodge. The number of lodges, through dormancy, has during the year decreased by two, b u t the Craft has prospered nevertheless, the membership showing an addition of twenty'brethren. From t h e rubric, " Our Intercourse With Foreign Grand Lodges," we translate the following Item, having reference to the Grand Lodge of New York : " The Grand Lodge of New York treats In its Proceedings of the last annual comm u n i c a t i o n in a somewhat lengthy manner the circumstance t h a t an alleged request made of us had not been responded to. Our Grand Lodge has received the Information only by the means of the.<;e Proceedings, and has communicated this fact in a fToper form to the New Y'ork Grand Lodge through Its accredited representative, n the a n n u a l Proceedings of this Grand Lodge a correspondent assumes to criticise the publications of our Grand Lodge with such superficiality,and In so unbrotherly a manner, t h a t we can only look upon his conduct with sincere regret." l u palliation of the unklndliness of the brother referred to, we will state that it was caused rather by an excess of zeal than any Ill-will on his p a r t ; and, as the provoking circumstances have ceased to exist, there is n o t h i n g left to mar any more the friendly relations mutually established between the two Grand Bodies.

T H E G K A N D N A T I O N A L L O D G E O F DEN31ARK, AT COPENHAGEN (Klaevkegade 2 j . Protector. His Majesty King CHRISTIAN. Grand *ÂŁ/ Ordensmaster His Royal Highness Bro. CHRISTIAN FREDERIK WILHELM KARL, Crowu Prince of Denmark (Vicarins Salomonis). Grand Master, His Royal Highness Bro. HANS, Prince of SchleswIgHolsteIn Sonderburg-Gluecksburg. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. ANTON FREDERIK HOEST, Councilor of State, at Copenhagen. Grand Secretary, Bro. RAS.MUS OELLGARD NIELSON, Copenhagen, Klaerkegade 2. Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of New Y'ork, Bro. EDWARD M . L . EHLERS ; near the Grand Lodge of Denmark, Bro. JENS PETER AASTRUP.

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The jurisdiction comprises one Provincial Grand Lodge at Odensee, two St. Andrew's (Scottish) lodges, ten St. J o h n ' s lodges, and seven so-called Lodges of Instruction. Membership, 3,634 brethren. The Grand Lodge publishes no Proceedings, and we are therefore w i t h o u t a n y material to base our report on as to the internal afTairs and the spiritual life of this Grand Body. I n vain have we also iooked in the contemporaneous masonic publications of Europe for a n y information concerning this jurisdiction. We give a short sketch of Freemasonry in Denmark, a n d of the organization of the Grand Lodge: The first masonic lodge, n a m e d St. Martin, was erected in 1743, which received a warrant from the Grand Lodge of England in 1749. I n 1747 a Scotch Lodge ( H i g h Grade) was opened in Copenhagen. I n 1753 the Lodge of the Three Ardent Hearts was constituted at Copenhagen by the Three Globes of Berlin. In 1765 the Rite of" Unquestioning Obedience " was introduced. F r o m that d a t e the history of Freemasonry in Denmark is practically t h a t of the Kite of Strict Observance. In 1785 the modified Strict Observance, or the Rite of the Beneficent Knights of the Holy City, was adopted, the first degrees becoming once more English. The highest degrees, those of the Scottish Directory, were not established until 1819! In 1853 the b r e t h r e n of Helsingor a n d Altona introduced the Swedish Rite, a n d in 3855 a decree of the Royal Grand Master made the rite i n c u m b e n t o n all Danish lodges. The first three degrees are worked in St. John's lodges; the n e x t three in St. Andrew's lodges, a n d the remainder in the Grand Lodge. The usual interval from receiving the Entered Apprentice degree to that of Fellow Craft is n i n e months, a n d t h e same time from Fellow Craft to Master Mason. Proficiency is insisted on before advancement, and if the candidate blunders badly it may take as much as three years from Entered Apprentice to Master Mason. The fourth a n d fifth degrees can be conferred at ;he same time. The Masters of t h e St. J o h n ' s and St. .Andrew's lodges are elected from amongst three whose names are s u b m i t t e d by the Grand Master. These brethren may r e m a i n in office any length of time, a n d need not have filled previously another office in t h e lodge; b u t for the St. J o h n ' s Lodge, the Worshipful Master must be at least of the fifth degree, a n d for the St. Andrew's Lodge, a t least of the eighth degree. The Treasurer is elected by the brethren, b u t he must belong at least to the seventh degree, as h e must be a member of the Grand Lodge Directory. The Deputy Worshipful Master a n d Wardens may be elected for three years a t once; b u t the Worshipful Master may cause a new election to be held at the end of t h e first or second year, at his pleasure. Even this election is not free, b u t each officer must be chosen from among three, n a m e d by the Worshipful Master himself. The remainder of the officers are appointed by t h e Worshipful Master. All the officers of t h e Grand Lodge must, of course, possess t h e higher grades, a n d are n o m i n a t e d by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master. In the first degree the b r e t h r e n are styled diligent; the second,seaioMs; the third, worthy: the fourth, elected; the fifth, most loorshipfitl; the sixth,,shining; the seventh,. much shining; t h e eighth, most shining; the n i n t h , enlightened; the tenth, much enlightened; and the eleventh, most enlightened. From the fifth to the sixth degree a period of two years elapses, b u t after that, advancement is very difficult. I n lodges u p to the seventh degree the brethren wear evening dress a n d silk hats, except that t h e Entered Apprentices a n d Fellow Crafts may not wear the latter in the lodge. After the above was w r i t t e n down we found reported in the Nordisk FrimurerTidende that there exist in D e n m a r k seven masonic clubs, which are called St. J o h n ' s Lodges of I n s t r u c t i o n : namely, at Faaborg, Fredrikshavn, Holstebro, Holding, Roskilde, Vejle, a n d Viborg. For t h e m e a n i n g of t h e expression " Club," see the report on the Grand Lodge of the Sun a t Bayreuth.

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T H E G R A N D L O D G E O F SAVEDEN, A T STOCKHOLM (Blasieliolmen, N o . 6 ) . Grand tJi Ordensmaster (Vlcarius Salomonis),Bro. OSCAP. IL, King of Sweden and Norway. Grand Master, His Royal Highness Bro. OSCAR GUSTAF ADOLF, Crown Prince of Sweden a n d Norway, Dulte of Wermland. G r a n d Secretary, Bro. ROBERT CONST. SCHUBERT ; address, ROBERT C . SCHUBERT

( F r i m u r a r e l o g e n ) , a t Stockholm. T h e Grand Lodge was founded in 1759. I t comprises four Provincial Grand Lodges (Kristianstad, GSteborg, LinkSping, Karlstad), twelve St. Andrew's Lodges, (Scottish), a n d twenty-one St. John's Lodges, with a membership of about 4,000 brethren. The Grand Lodge publishes no transactions.

G R A N D LODGE OF NORWAY, AT CHRISTIANIA. Grand tJt Ordensmaster, His Majesty Bro. OSCAR II., King of Sweden and Norway. Grand Master, His Royal Highness Bro. OSCAR GUSTAF ADOLF, Crown Prince of Sweden a n d Norway. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. OTTO RICHARD KIERULK, Major General. Grand Secretary, Bro. AUGUST MOHR, Phil. Dr., Royal Chamberlain and Chief of a Section in t h e Central Office of Statistics, at Christiania. The Grand Lodge was founded in 1891. and comprises one St. Andrew's Lodge and five daughter lodges, located respectively in Christiania, Bergen, Drammen, Drondhjem, and Stavanger. The jVordw^fc Frimwrer-7V(?e7i(?e furnishes t h e statistics of the Grand Lodge ( J u n e 30, 1894), a s follows: Whole membership, 1896 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;namely, 1,155 in Christiania, 313 in Bergen, 286 in Drammen, and 192 in Drondhjem. The classification as to t h e several degrees to which t h e brethren belong gives the following n u m b e r s : 1st degree, 392; 2d degree, 224; 3d degree, .542; 4th and 5th degrees, 137; 6th degree, 207; 7th degree, 92; 8th degree. 199; 9th degree, 59; 10th degree, 35; and 11th degree, 9. The St. J o h n ' s Lodges are therefore composed of 1,158; t h a t of St. Andrew consists of 344 ; and the Capitular degree, of 394. One of about a thousand inhabitants of Norway is a Freemason. According to t h e same paper, t h e differences existing between t h e National Grand Lodge of Norway and t h e Provincial Grand Lodge, holding from t h e Grand Lodge of Bayreuth, have been adjusted. The agreement has been entered into by the two Grand Lodges for t h e future that, in whatever place the one has established a lodge, the other shall abstain from competing, and in whatever locality two masonic clubs exist, the one most numerous and prosperous shall be erected into a lodge. The Grand Lodge of Norway publishes no proceedings.

THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF NORWAY, " P O L A R STAR," A T CHRISTIANIA. Holds from the Grand Lodge of the Sun, a t Bayreuth, Germany. Provincial Grand Master, Bro. K: KJELLAND, Drondhjem. Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Bro. P. BJORNSON. Provincial Grand Secretary, Bro. C. G. HANSEN. The Provincial Grand Lodge was organized i n 1893; it works only t h e three Symbolic degrees, and is composed of four d a u g h t e r lodges, located respectively at Christiania, Drondhjem, Lillehammer, and Hamar. Complaint is made of t h e u n k i n d treatment t h e members of t h e Provincial Grand Lodge received from the National Grand Lodge of Norway. The K i n g d o m of Norway had been united with Denmark from 13S0 to 1814, when, after the Napoleonic wars, i t was ceded to Sweden. The language of t h e country is a

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dialect of the Danish, which latter is t h e language of literature and converfation of the educated classes. Therefore, with respect to language, literature, education a n d culture, the Norwegians are closely allied to the Danish nation. The Kingdom of Norway has always been a quasi-independent country, possessing a separate legislature, administration, and government; and the only things vit has in common with Sweden are the Royal House, diplomatic representation, and consular service. The national trait of the Norwegian people is their great spirit of independence, the pride of their institutions, and the zealous care to preserve a n d perpetuate t h e same. In consequence, much political agitation has been going on for still greater independence, which has even extended to t h e masonic relations between t h e two united countries. Induced by this spirit, the Norwegian lodges have petitioned t h e King^for permission to organize a National Grand Lodge of their own. King OSCAR II. has granted the request, but declared t h a t he would remain a t its head as t h e Vicar of Solomon, and appoint as Grand Master his Royal Highness Bro. OSCAR ADOLF, t h e Crown Prince. The Grand Lodge was founded in 1891, and the Swedish ritual retained. But not all brethren were satisfied with the sectarian tendency of the Swedish system of high degrees. Three lodges were, in consequence, founded on warrants obtained from t h e Grand Lodge at Bayreuth, Germany. The Grand Lodge of Bayreuth works ouly t h e three Symbolic degrees of Craft Masonry, and its Constitutions are the most liberal in Germany. When the National Grand Lodge of Norway was organized in 1891, these three lodges offered to join, provided it be constituted as a Symbolic Grand Lodge and freed from the thraldom of the Swedish high degrees. This condition was rejected,and the three lodges then resolved to form themselves into a Provincial Grand Lodge a t Christiania, and made application to this effect to the Mother Grand Lodge, at Bayreuth. The request was granted. A masonic club, existing a t the time in the old Bishopric of Hamar, has since been constituted as a lodge, increasing the n u m b e r of lodges to four.

THE GKAXD OKIENT OF ITALY, AT ROME (Palazzo Borghese, Priiuo Piano). Grand Master. Bro. ADRIANO LEJIJII. Banker, Via Nazionale 54, Rome. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Dr. ACHII.LE BALLORI. Grand Secretary, Bro. TJ^TTORR I'""ERPAFI, Palazzo Borghese, Prime Piano. Bureau Chef, Bro. ULISSK BACCI, Palazzo Borghese, Primo Piano, Editor of t h e RivUta Mass. Jtaliana ( t h e only official masonic organ in Italy). The council of the Order consists of fifty-two members, of whom thirty-four are elected by the General Assembly, and eighteen are nominated by the Grand Officers. The council is the orfly masonic authority for all masonic systems in Italy. Only diplomas issued by it are legal. The Orient was founded in 1803, reconstructed in 1801 and 1884, and became t h e United Supreme Masonic Body in Italy in 1886. To its jurisdiction belong 175 lodges, of which thirty-seven are located in foreign countries, namely, in Roumania, Turkey, Tripoli, Egypt, the Cape of Good Hope and South America. The following circular letter of invitation was sent to all Grand Lodges of the world : " VALL DE TEVERE, OB., ROME, J u n e 1,1895.

"R:. W:. and Beloved Brethren : " Italy, united as a nation, will celebrate on the 20th of September of this year the twenty-flfth anniversary of the liberation of its capital. " T h e reunion of Rome with our fatherland has ended the secular power of the Popes. The 20th of September is, therefore, not only a festival day of our people, b u t also of all civilized nations. "Italian Freemasonry, which worked so hard for the union of the country and the destruction of the hierarchical government, has resolved to take part in these festivities. Will not the great masonic families of other countries feel also inclined to

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participate in the celebration of the greatest event of the present century? We have no doubt t h e answer will be affirmative. We ask yon, therefore, kindly to send your representatives to this September festival, and, if this be impossible, to inform us at least, officially, of your fraternal approbation. " May on this day the thoughts and feelings of all Freemasons be turned toward Rome, reconquered for liberty. " Expecting soon to hear from you, beloved brethren, we offer you our threefold greeting. " G r a n d Master, ADRIANO LEMMI. " Grand Secretarv, ETTORE FERRARI. " B u r e a u Chef, ULISSE BACCI." No o t h e r communications have been received. ^

GRAND LODGE "ALPINA" OF SWITZERLAND, ST. G A L L E N ,

Grand Master. Bro. C. F. HAUSMANN, at St. Gallen. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. DOCK, M.D.. at Weid, near St. Gallen. Grand Secretary, Bro. GUSTAV NAEF-BILLWILLEK, Merchant, at St. Gallen. Grand Archivist, Bro. Louis FREY, at Bern. All communications should be directed to t h e Grand Master, Bro. C. F. HACSMANN, zur Hechtapotheke, St. Gallen (privately). T h e Grand Lodge was organized 1814; is composed of thirty-one constituent lodges, w i t h a membership of 2,774 brethren (1894). â&#x20AC;˘ No communications have been received.

G R A N D ORIENT OF T H E NETHERLANDS, AT H A G U E (Fluweelen B n r g w a l , No. 2 2 ) .

THE

Grand Master. Bro. G. VAS VISSER, Banker, Amsterdam. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. A. M. MAAS GEESTERANUS, at The Hague. Grand Secretary. Bro. J. P. VAILLANT. Lawyer, at The Hague, Praktizijnshoek 5. Assistant Grand Secretary, Bro. J. BOUDEWIJNSE, Balistraat 66, at The Hague, to whom all communications should be addressed. The Grand Lodge was established in 1756. It rules over eighty lodges, of which fifty are in Europe (of about 2,812 brethren 1, seventeen in Africa (721 b r e t h r e n ) , and thirteen in the other Dutch Colonies (659 b r e t h r e n ) , making a total of about 4,190 members. The bulletin of t h e Nederlandsch Groot-Oosten, of the nineteenth a n n u a l volume, has been received.

MISCELLANEOUS. The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Grand Master, Bro. L. LYON. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. EUGEN LAXG. Grand Secretary, Bro. EM. THIERRY, Merchant, whose address is: Mr. FRECIORI DE FoNTico, R u e de la Logo. The central authority is a Supreme Council, established 1849. The jurisdiction is composed of one lodge, "Les Enfants de la Concorde," founded 1803, and containing sixty-one members. This miniature Grand Lodge exchanges representatives w i t h the following Grand Bodies: Of t h e Three Globes, at Berlin; of H a m b u r g , Saxony, Concord ( E i n t r a c h t ) of Darmstadt; of the Netherlands; of Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Portugal,Spain,Brazil, France a n d Egypt.

Grand Orient of Belgium (at Brussels). Grand Master, Bro. HOUZEAU DE L A H A I E , at Hyon, les Mons. Grand Secretary, Bro. EMMANUEL V A N DBIESCHE, at Brussels. Address of the Grand Orient is: M. R I A N NEDGROT, 8 Rue du Persil, Brussels. The Grand Orient was founded in 1831. I t is the highest authority over the three symbolic degrees, comprising eighteen lodges. No communications.

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National Grand Orient of Spain (at Madrid). Grand Master, Bro. JOSE M A R I A PANTOJA.

Deputy Grand Master, Bro. ANASTASIO GARCIA LOI'EZ, Dr. Med. Grand Secretary, Bro. EDUARDO CABALI.EKO DE PUGA, Calle de la Libertad 27, Madrid. Grand Lodge since 1767; Grand Orient since 1780; recognized by the Government, 1889. Number of lodges, 208. Membership, n o t known. No communications. Besides this, there exist three other Grand Lodges in Spain.

United Grand Orient of Lusitania (at Lisbon). Grand Master, Bro. Dr. BERNARDINO MACHADO. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. EDUARDO AUGUSTO CRAVEIBO. Grand Secretary, Bro. ANDRE JOAQUIM DE BASTOS, Rua do Gremio Lusitano, 35. This Grand Body was organized OctoVer 30, 1869, and comprises about seventy lodges, with a membership of nearly 2,850 brethreu. It is governed by a Supreme Council of fifteen members.

Grand Orient of Greece, at Athens ( 3 Rue Kolokotronis). Grand Master, Bro. NicOL DA.MASCHINO. I. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. ANDREAS KAI.YVAS. II. Depuiy Grand Master, Bro. FERD. SERPIERI. Grand Secretary, Bro. ETIENNE STEPHANOS. 24 Rue HomSre, Athfenes. The Grand Lodge was founded in 1872, has a Supreme Council, one chapter (Athens), and six lodges. According to t h e reports of t h e masonic periodical published a t Athens, t h e brethren of t h e lodges are more occupied with festival orations and philosophical questions than with masonic symbolism.

National Grand Lodge of Egypt (at Cairo). Honorary and Past Grand Master, Bro. HUSSEIN FAKHKY PASHA, Minister of Justice. Grand Master, Bro. IDRIS BEY REOHEB. Judge of the Court for Natives. I. Deputy Graud Master. Bro. AHMED BEY ZOHNI II. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. HASSAN HOSNI E I F E N D I , Dragoman a t t h e Italian Consulate. The Grand Lodge was founded and instituted in 187t). Number of lodges, eleven. The address is, A la Grande Loge Nationale d'Egypte, Boite SpSciale, No. 148, La Caire.

Gran Dieta Simbolica de los Estados Unidos flexicanos (at Mexico). Grand Master, Bro. PORFIRIO DIAZ, President of the Republic. Grand .secretary, Bro. ERMII.IO G. CANTON, Apartado del Correo 10, Mexico. Founded in 1890.

Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba. Reconstructed by the union of all the active lodges on t h e island, December 24, 1891, is composed of thirty-seven lodges, with a membership of about 1,200 brethren. Grand Master, Bro. SEGUNDO ALVAREZ, Reina 1, Habana. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. PKUDENCIO RABEI.I,. Grand Secretary, Bro. JOSE FERNANDEZ PELLON, lawyer, Calle de la Habana 55, Habana, Cuba.

Gran Logia Nacional Independente de la Republica Dominicana (in'San Domingo). Independent since J u n e 24,1891; fifteen lodges. Grand Master, Bro. JOSE MARIA DIAZ.

Deputy Grand Master, Bro. D0511NG0 RODRIGUEZ MONTANO. Grand Secretary, Bro. PATRICIO SUAZO.

Address, SENNOR DON PATRICIO SUAZO,

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Grand National Orient of the United States of Venezuela (at Caracas). F o u n d e d 1883; forty lodges. Grand Master, Bro. JOAQDIN CRESPO, General and President of the Republic. D e p u t y Grand Master, Bro. JOSE M A H I A EMAZABEL.

Grand Secretary, and address, Bro. JOSE B . ALVIZUA.

Grand Lodge of the Republic of Peru ( a t Lima). • F o u n d e d 1831, reconstructed 1852; twenty-six lodges, of which fiye are in t h e State of Bolivia. Membership, 541. G r a n d Master, Bro. JOSE P A Y A N .

Deputy Grand Master, Bro. FRANCISCO L . CKOSIIY. Grand Secretary, Bro. Dr. J. ARTUKO I^GO AGUIRRE, Apartado No. 178, Ijima.

Grand Orient of the Republic of Chili ( a t Valparaiso, Calle Victoria 19). F o u n d e d 1862; eight lodges. Membership, a b o u t 240. Grand Master, Bro. Ai-EJO PAL.MA. D e p u t y Grand Master, Bro. GUILLEB.MO SEGUNDO M U N N I C H F .

Grand Secretary, and address, Bro. ANIIIAL ECIIEVEHRIA Y REYES, Casilla 17, Valparaiso, Chili.

Grand Orient of Brazil (at Rio de Janeiro). Lodges, 111. Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Dr. FANCISCO KANC!EI. PESTANA, Senator. Grand Secretary, and address,Bro. Dr.HENRIQUEVALLADARES.RuadoLavzadio83, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. D e p u t y Grand Secretary, Bro. J O A Q U D I BERNARDINO PINTO MACIIADO.

Grand Orient of Uruguay (at Montevideo). F o u n d e d 1870; fifteen chapters, thirty-three lodges. Grand Master. Bro. Dr. CARLOS DE CASTRO, Minister of Justice. ' Deputy Grand Master, Bro. Louis LEKE.VA. Grand Secretary, Bro. JOSE DE I,A HANTY, Calle de Queguay, 277. Proxy, Bro. LiNDORO FoRTEZA.

THE

IHASONIC C O N G K E S S H E L D A T A N T W E R P , BEL,GIU3I, J U N E 2 1 - 2 4 , 1 8 9 4 .

The Congress is a historical event. Only in t h e preceding year has the Grand Orient of Belgium published its proceedings in a p a m p h l e t form, entitled " Conference Ma^onnique Universelle d'Auvers. 1895." The publication was too late to be noticed in the Report o n Foreign Corre'spondence of the last year. The congress was attended by p r o m i n e n t Masons of those Grand Bodies who labor — as the expression is— i n the interest of " progressive Freemasonry." T h e conception of the idea of Freemasonry, as expressed by the brethren of different nationalities a n d systems, is of interest to the fraternity a t large, and it is for this reason t h a t we have deemed i t our duty to reproduce t h e discussions in an abbreviated form. As we were not in possession of t h e original pamphlet, our translation is based u p o n t h e report made by Bro. E. ROSENBERG to t h e May Conference of t h e Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union a t Frankfort, 1895. Of t h e eight German Grand Lodges only two were represented —the Grand Lodge of Concord ( z u r Eintracht), by Bro. BRAND, and the Grand Lodge of the Sun, a t Bayr e u t h , by Bro. ROCKDESHEI,, neither of whom took any part in t h e discussions. The Grand Lodge of the Three Globes sent a reply, a n d the Grand Lodge of t h e Eclectic Union transmitted, through its representative near the Grand Orient of Belgium,Bro. WASHER, answers to t h e questions proposed.

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The countries represented were: Belgium.Spain,France,Hungary, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, North America, Cuba, the Argentine Confederation, San Domingo, Brazil, Chili a n d Hayti. Every member had the right to speak in his own language, which was immediately translated into F r e n c h . The questions to be acted upon were the following : 1. What is the aim to which all Freemasons aspire? 2. Is an International Masonic Union possible'? 3. How far does the Obligation of Masonic Secrecy extend ? A. International Decrees respecting the Practice of Masonic Assistance. FIRST DAY OF SESSION. BRO. IIOUZEAU DE L A HAIF,, presiding. WHAT IS THE AIM TO WHICH ALL FREEMASONS ASPIRE?

The lodge, "Les Amis d u Commerce et la Pers6v6rance R6uni8," of Antwerp, auswers: The object of Freemasonrj' is t h e peace of the world by a general di.sarmam e n t . the establishment of courts of arbitration, as well as the solution of the social question by Ihe reconciliation of all classes and the abrogation of all privileges. The lodge, "Les Amis Philanthropes," of Brussels, replies: The common object of Freemasonry is that, pervaded with enthusiasm for morality, justice, equality, liberty, and respect for the opinion of others, we should strive to procure to the whole h u m a n race the highest degree of moral a n d physical well-being. Besides, it is our duty to occupy ourselves with whatever concerns m a n k i n d , and to discover and employ the means which, according to time and place, will promote its welfare. Bro. L E CLEMENT DE SAINT MARCQ, Master of a lodge at Antwerp, finds t h a t the customs and ideas difier according to the m a n n e r s and morals of the different countries; b u t that the essence of Freemasonry is everywhere the same.' This essence consists in what they all have in common : the ceremonies and the ritual. It is, therefore, necessary to observe the effect which these ceremonies produce within ourselves. He arrives at the conclusion that the aim of Freemasonry is the moral perfection of its members, and that this perfection is acquired, in contradistinction to the straggle for selfish ends, by the struggle to overcome wickedness. When the Church pursues the same aim, it is not done with the same purity as in Freemasonry. We must correct the bad dispositions not so much in others as rather in ourselves. The Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union : Freemasonry, having its origin in the United Old Building Corporations, aims, in a symbolic form derived from their customs, on the ground of perfect equality, at t h e moral ennoblement of man. and has for its highest object the promotion of h u m a n happiness in brotherly union. The Supreme Council of San Domingo : Freemasonry assumes that man is born free, responsible for his actions, a n d capable of perfecting himself in science and morals. It is its aim to render social life everywhere more agreeable, more just and brotherly, a n d thereby to become the promoter of civilization. To obtain this end it tries to act npon the individual; it endeavors to lessen selfishness and to strengthen self-denial. Freemasonry, above all, should teach respect for law, hatred to tyranny, love of peace, humanity toward the weak and unfortunate, tolerance, harmony, and m u t u a l benevolence. Though it receives into its ranks men of all systems, of all nations, and of every condition of life, yet it does not exert any influence upon its votaries as to their religious, philosophical, or political opinions. It works by doctrine and example at the perfection of the individual for t h e perfection of society, a n d at the perfection of the society for t h e perfection of t h e individual. Its symbols, its ritualistic forms, and the secrecy with which it s u r r o u n d s itself are b u t the means to draw close together its members, a n d to secure liberty of thought and speech. Bro. BiNY, of the Grand Orient of Spain, reports t h a t his Grand Lodge had submitted the four questions to its constituent lodges, three hundred in number, for deliberation, and that the majority had returned answers, which he comprised in the following words: " The aim which Freemasons pursue is m u t u a l instruction for the purpose of teaching others, and m u t u a l assistance for the purpose of growing strong and of being able to serve m a n k i n d . "

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Bro. IVAN BOSANYI, the delegate of t h e Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary, compares t h e similarity of our sentences, symbols, and signs with the style in which several of our houses have been built, w i t h o u t having the same interior arrangements. Our symbolism, however great its importance, does not express the idea of our u n i o n ; and the exterior signs, which by their general use are apt to unite us, are often, unfortunately, by petty differences t h e occasion of loosening the ties by which we are b o u n d together. Our principles a r e undoubtedly beautiful and sublime. But w h a t are these principles? They are simply the rules which the moral world has established; the rules of conduct to which every man in social life submits—which have t h e same value in civil life as in the lodge. To labor for moral self-improvement ; to subdue t h e animal in m a u : to love one's neighbor; to do good ; in a word, to practice t h e general virtues. This all religions teach, from CONFUCIUS to MOSES, from JESUS and MOHAMMED to LUTHER and CALVIN. And when we know, by history a n d experience, that, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g this harmony of their moral basis, the different religions or, rather, their adherents, are in hostility arrayed against each other, and t h a t their fanaticism is still at the present day t h e cause of the bitterest estrangement in the bosom of society, t h e n we m u s t acknowledge that the fault is less to be found in t h e religions themselves t h a n in the fanaticism of those whose calling it is to rep• resent t h e m ; in intolerance, in t h e unbridled desire to usurp power, and in the constant machinations of the priesthood of every belief. The speaker now comes to the question whether it was necessary to found the Masonic Fraternity in order to obtain by this union the common aim of all religions. When a certain object is to be accomplished, be it for h u m a n i t y at large, be it in a certain community, we know by daily experience that arrangements and profane combinations are easily and successfully m a d e when the need of such an undertaking is sensibly felt, a n d t h a t they disappear again as soon as the end has been obtained. Neither a general moral law nor a n y particular object explain t h e existence of o u r society. But why does It t h e n c o n t i n u e to exist? Since its foundation it has steadily kept on increasing, a n d this fact by itself is sufficient to prove its usefulness, its necessity. Bro. LESSINU, t h e profound thinker, said: "Freemasonry is nothing arbitrary, n o t h i n g dispensable, but something necessary, deriving its existence from the very n a t u r e of man. from the very condition of t h e human-society.." And from a splendid array of facts — how Freemasonry found a home with ail nations, with half-savage people as well as with those marching at the head of'advanced civilization, how it is differently cultivated not only with respect to customs and rituals but also to its innermost essence — t h e orator draws the conclusion t h a t it is idle to define the essence a n d object of Freemasonry. I t is nothing positive, is no i n s t i t u t i o n having a definite aim, b u t s o m e t h i n g negative, the object of which did not preexist to its foundation, but which it bore in germ and formulated in various ways according to t h e nature of t h e influences bearing on its different working establishments. Suffice it to say t h a t the field of its activity is so vast that its labors will never come to a n end as long as m e n exist. To mention only one point, with how many imperfections do the political organizations of nations abound, which have for their object the welfare of the people? When o u r political institutions divide men, created in the image of GOD, with respect to their language, color, and religion, do they ever bestow much care upon their spiritual a n d moral i m p r o v e m e n t ? Do not the sad consequences resulting from the distinction of classes, existing in all nations, open u p to masonic labor an unlimited field for action? Even t h e idea of the equality of men, the conception of their dignity, as well as t h e bestiality of wars —have they so deeply pervaded the public conscience t h a t there is nothing left to d o any more to spread these truths and \york for their realization? I t is easy to m a k e such sublime thoughts blossom ; the moment develops them in the brain of a m a n of genius, in t h e heart of a man of sentiment. But what an immeasurable time is required to effect their realization !

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All ideal conceptions of m a n k i n d â&#x20AC;&#x201D;liberty,equality,fraternityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;are as old as tbe h u m a n race. To all founders of religion they have served as a basis for their doctrines ; a n d many of their adherents have shed their blood in their defense. Let us not look for definitions and formula;. Freemasonry has an enormous a m o u n t of work on h a n d ; no systematic plan of operations is required. Let us first establish an equipoise in our actions; let us bring our sentiments in h a r m o n y with t h e great propulsive forces of societyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and then onwards with all power against evil in every form, in all its hiding places. Down with the bulwarks that separate men ; war against every one that opposes the spirit of m a n ; war against race-hatred, intolerance, superstition. Armed with the weapons of love a n d enlightenment, let us attack the enemy wherever he may show himself; in this way will we approach the goal to which all true Freemasons aspire. Bro. DEQUAIRE-GROBEL defines the standpoint of the Grand Orient of France. He said that Sec. 1 of its Constitution, which did not essentially difl^er from that of other masonic bodies, would by itself have been a sufBcient explanation. He touched upon the general opinions formed about Masonry, the aim of which was everywhere nearly the same, the differences consisting only in the means to be employed. He finds, therefore, no fault with the English Masons when they consider the practice of a grand charity the highest of masonic virtues; nor with the German brethren, when they m a k e the lodge the means of the moral, improvement of the members, and through the fraternity try to effect the ennoblement of m a n k i n d . The Grand Orient^f France pursues its aims in two ways, in a political and dogm a t i c ; both much glorified, much condemned. Many masonic jurisdictions deny that it is necessary for the fraternity to descend into the political arena for the purpose of accomplishing its object; they consider the exclusion of all politics the safest way. The Grand Orient of France is of the opposite o p i n i o n ; not that it would turn the lodges into electioneering committees, b u t it believes that in France it would deprive the public welfare of an important factor if it did not associate with the masonic ideal an ideal form of government, for the realization of which its perpetual propaganda constantly labors. It rejects the idea that every masonic body should and must pursue the same course of activity. In France the masonic idea is closely connected with the Revolution of 1789 and 1792.' French Freemasonry has made the revolution of all nations; for France it made the Republic; and it believes it necessary to act upon public opinion and through public opinion upon tbe government, thereby advancing the masonic programme of the whole world. Different is the opinion of the Grand Orient respecting dogmatic (religious) activity. Although Freemasonry is.no religion, yet many brethren are obligated to a belief in GOD and immortality in the supposition t h a t this m i n i m u m of religion is indispensable as a moral basis for the a t t a i n m e n t of t h e masonic ideal and the strengthening of the bonds of the old fraternity. Without d e t e r m i n i n g the value of dogmatic activity for this or that country, without being a partisan either for or against a belief in GOD and immortality, the Grand Orient of France holds that it is not the province of Freemasonry to solve these problems. It rather accords in this respect to its members full latitude and keeps its signs open to the theist as well as to the atheist, since Freemasonry has n o t h i n g to do with these questions; and for religious reasons no fellow-combatant should be rejected. The Grand Orient feels sorry that on this point it has been much misunderstood. It has no intention to impose its opinions upon others, bift it also claims tbe right to form its own views. When the Grand Orient of France takes a u advanced posi.tiou, it is in the conciousness of its'vocation to act as the vanguard ; it does not refuse to labor in behalf of the common a i m ; b u t the unity gained by a slight side-movement appears to It by far more advantageous than that which is obtained by an apostolic creed imposed u p o n t h e world. The National Grand Lodge of Spain finds the object of Freemasonry in a peaceable and progressive perfection of the h u m a n race, leading to liberty of thought, equal rights, and the brotherhood of mankind. Bro. PIERRE TEMPELS, in the name of the Supreme Council of Belgium, delivered an extended, well-elaborated discourse, in which he arrived at the conclusion that the

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aim of Freemasons should be to practice m u t u a l tolerance, and to cause this tolerance to predominate in all religious and political controversies, and thus to promote the spiritual and social progress of h u m a n i t y . He thinks that a union on this basis is the Eublimest social creation, w h i c h is sure of the accomplishment of its ends. Bro. LiEFTiNK, of t h e Grand Orient of the Netherlands, said t h a t the aim of Freemasonry was well understood before the brethren had assembled at this conference, b u t in t h e discussion of the question it was found that the object aimed at was not near e n o u g h approached. M u t u a l instructiou was necessary. Freemasonry is a religion, b u t has nothing in common with that childish play called in profane life religion; for it is a sublime subject that flows from the heart,and captivates the mind. Freemasonry is revealed by no dogma. Bro. GOBLET D'ALVIEI.LA, of the Supreme Council of Belgium, replies to those asking what the aim of Freemasonry is; Come to our lodges and see. When no precise deilnition can be given, its influence will be feit, and you will become pervaded by it. He himself asks for no political platform,norany religious dogma, but demands tolerance, liberty and brotherhood. From this, however, should n o t be inferred t h a t Freemasonry excludes religious and political questions. All questions involving h u m a n Interests are t h e concern of Freemasonry. Freemasonry shall be the great intellectual working establishment where all currents of the profane world meet in order to return to their source again in a purified state ; b u t the majority shall not try to force t h e i r political and religious opinions upon the minority. T h e President, Bro. HouzEAU, sums up by saying t h a t in accordance with the opinions here expressed, t h e diflerences are more apparent t h a n real. The aim of Freemasonry shall be the moral perfection of its members. This is absolutely true. But do we h o t divine a n o t h e r one, by far more sublime? We often lack t h e firm resolution of making the necessary sacrifice in order to subordinate our own individual interests to a higher aim. Here it is where we must strive to attain perfection, so that we may,-step by step, exert an ennobling influence upon society. When m e n are better, society will also be m o r e just than what it is to-day. SECOND DAY OF SESSION. Bro. P. TE.MFEI.S, presiding. IS AN INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FREEMASONRY POSSIBLE?

T h e Belgian lodges arrived at t h e conclusion t h a t a union of t h e different Grand Lodges was not desirable. The single opinions are t h a t instead of establishing a federation, masonic questions should be discussed in periodically recurring congresses; t h a t for the different systems there should exist a central point of u n i o n ; t h a t an international federation would only be desirable for t h e practice of international charity. Bro. MOENTOCQ opens t h e discussion. He contends that a federation is not only possible, but absolutely necessary for the future development of universal Freemasonry. He finds that there are three obstacles in the way of such formation, namely; national boundaries, the different philosophical views held by the brethren, and the various systems of Freemasonry. He denies t h a t these obstacles are too great to be overcome, and d e m a n d s an immediate federation. If not all masonic Grand Lodges would join at once, the remaining would soon follow, and from an International Federation would arise a Universal Masonic Union of the World. Bro. GOEBEL, of Li6ge, approves of the federation, with the proviso that no opinions b e expressed or urged, and t h a t its only object should be to establish nearer relations between the several Grand Bodies. Bro. LAFONTAINE, of Brussels, demands the federation in all its bearings. If we are b r e t h r e n all over the world, it is ridiculous not to demonstrate this fact by an organization. If we differ on t h e means to the end, we are in full agreement as to the end itself, which is self-ennoblement, ennoblement of the nations, of the whole h u m a n race. Where there is an aim there is a way; but this federation should not interfere with t h e autonomy of the Grand Lodges.

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Bro. ViGNiER, of the Grand Orient of France, fears that the carrying o u t of t h e plan of a federation would meet with many disappointments. He would advocate t h e federation on the ground t h a t all masonic bodies be represented, not to make laws, b u t to come to an uuderstanding about certain points acceptable to all, and the adoption of which would bring us nearer to the masonic ideal. Bro. DUECOMMON, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge "Alpina," of Switzerland, points to his country as the land of federation. The common impulse of freeing the inhabitants from the yolje of foreign t y r a n n y led to the bond of union among themselves. There were n o previous stipulations. Until I84S they had not even a Constitution. Our object should not be to bind ourselves by laws and regulations, b u t . m e r e l y to e x a m i n e into the question whether closer relations and regular meetings are desirable, and then, when all masonic bodies are willing, let us have t h e federation. Bro. MoRAYTA, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Spain, reports the answer of his Grand Lodge: "A federation based on m u t u a l concessions of all Grand Lodges of the world would secure to t h e fraternity a stronger unity, and be an inexhaustible source of power. No Freemason will gainsay that o u r Institution should daily grow in strength, and this strength can only be attained by a complete union of all Freemasons." Bro. RENARD, delegate of the Supreme Council of Switzerland, directs the attention of the brethren to t h e present political situation of Europe, and deplores the precarious condition of a peace maintained by nations armed to t h e very teeth. Any m o m e n t a war may break out, more bloody, more formidable, than ever has been witnessed before. When armed nations confront each other with defiance, shall Freemasonry, the most appropriate i n s t r u m e n t of international confraternization, stand idly by a n d fail of its mission? Shall we wait till t h e havoc of carnage a n d m u t u a l slaughter has taken place? N o ; it is its duty to soften the hearts, to preach reconciliation, and to avert war b y t h e means of arbitration. In the States themselves there are two classes of people arrayed against each other in great embitterment. Shall Freemasonry say. What is that to me? Federated Freemasonry is a need of t h e times, a n d therefore desirable. No change of system is required, no relinquishment of form demanded. Federation is t h e future state of Europe, the future condition of the world. I t would add to the glory of Freemasonry to take the first step in this direction. The answer of the Grand Lodge of t h e Eclectic Union Is: The international relations of the States, as well as t h e different conceptions of the idea of Freemasonry, do not make it appear that a closer international union than t h e one a t present existing is practicable. Bro. IIouzEAU offered t h e motioa that the conference of the United Freemasons should continue to meet a t stated intervals. In 1896 t h e brethren might assemble a t Amsterdam, in 1898 in Switzerland, a n d in 1900 in France. The motion vi&s carried with great acclamation. Bro. P. TEMPEI^ s u m m e d u p by saying t h a t t h e desirability of closer relations between the masonic Grand Bodies was generally admitted, a n d that it had been decided to continue these conferences, which, however, should bear only a deliberative character. THIRD DAY OF SESSION. Bro. P. TEMPEI-S, presiding. HOW FAR DOES THE OBLIGATION OF MASONIC SECRECY EXTEND?

This question is of little importance to Masons on this side of the ocean, a n d I have therefore considered it a waste of time a n d space to. translate particulars, especially as it was the almost u n a n i m o u s opinion of the brethren assembled that masonic secrecy had only reference to ceremonial forms, ritualistic labors, customs a n d means of recognition ; and that in Catholic countries, for obvious reasons, the names of t h e brethren should be kept secret. It was also held that too much publicity would be detrimental to the cause of Freemasonry, a n d that no brother of any decency would ever reveal to a profane world what h a d been transacted w i t h i n t h e tiled doors of a lodge.

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FOURTH DAY OF SESSION. Bro. HouzEAU DE L A H A I E , presiding. INTERNATIONAL RULES RESPECTING THE PRACTICE OF MASONIC CHARITY. T h e Belgian lodges are u n a n i m o u s l y of the opinion that professional begging should b e stopped. One lodge holds that no charity should be bestowed upon any brother who has neglected to perform his masonic d u t i e s ; another, that assistance should only be accorded to him who is in t h e possession of t h e *' a n n u a l pass-word; " another recomm e n d s t h a t an alphabetical list be kept of all those brethren who have once been helped, i n order to find out w h e t h e r any of t h e m had ever been assisted by another lodge before. The Master of t h e Lodge "Anglobelge," at Antwerp, who spoke In English, contends t h a t charity is an a t t r i b u t e of Freemasonry and should ever remain so, and t h a t It Is t h e d u t y of every individual Mason to practice the same, especially with respect to those belonging to the household. He stated that he was better acquainted with English and American lodge affairs. In England, charity is practiced to a very large extent. Freemasonry bears there more a h u m a n e t h a n a progressive character. The same Is t h e case In Scotland, where lodges Institute bazaars or fairs, and by attracting the profane world, obtain the means for works of charity. In America, most lodges appoint committees, consisting generally of three members, for the purpose of Investigating the condition of destitute brethren and of the widows a n d orphans of deceased members. Masonic charitable institutions are there very numerous. The speaker is of the opinion that no special rules should be made for the organization of charity; the general regulations are sufficient. The same is the case with traveling Masons, where we must distinguish between those who have suddenly become involved In trouble a n d others who carry on begging as a profession, and are called " t r a m p s " in English. The following are the views of the Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union: Freemasonry is not an Institution of charity, but it shall educate and incite the brethren, from a spirit of love, to perform charitable deeds. The practice of charity is, therefore, the individual duty of every Mason. The lodge, however, shall also make use of its funds for the alleviation of distress, and in particular cases call upon the members to make special efforts in this direction. Finally, It is desirable that the lodge, whether in its narrow circle or in connection with other lodges, or even profane societies, should favor, promote and help along such institutions, or call them into existence, the aim of which is to assist the indigent, to prevent poverty, to work for the public welfare, and to foster education, the arts and sciences. The lodge, as well as the single brother, shall be engaged in works of charity in accordance with their means and the importance In given cases. Kegulatlons, especially international, cannot be established for this purpose. The Supreme Council of San Domingo formulates Its opinion in this way: As charity is no essential part of the lodge work, b u t only a personal duty of every Mason, no rules can be fixed respecting it. Bro. JoTTRAND, speaking from a long experience gained in high official positions, finds t h a t it is a waste of time to attend to vagabonds and to organize international charity. Bro. MoENTOCQ advises t h a t a hotel, as an asylum, be designated In every city for traveling brethren. Bro. HouzEAU, Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Belgium, at the conclusion of the Congress, passes in review t h e several questions discussed by the brethren, and declares that the result had surpassed all his expectations. He expresses the hope t h a t the n e x t Congress, to hi held at Amsterdam in 1896, will unite t h e brethren still â&#x20AC;˘ more firmly and Induce other Grand Bodies to join. The discourse of Bro. IVAN BOSANYI, Grand Orator of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary, which contained some original ideas, but could only be reproduced here in a fragmentary form, was received with m u c h acclamation. Most of the speakers were members of the Grand Orient of Belgium, whose statutes do not prohibit the dis-

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cussiou of religious aud political questions in the lodge. This circumstance accouuts for the political coloring of their speeches. The representative of the Grand Orient of France reflects, of course, the heterodoxy of his Grand Body. When Bro. LIEFTINK, Grand Orator of the Orient of the Netherlands, designates Freemasonry.a religion in comparison with which the religion of the churches is mere child's play, we doubt whether he will find many brethren to indorse his opinion. The Grand Bodies of England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and of North America, the great bulk of orthodox Freemasonry, erected upon the groundwork of the " Old Charges," were not represented, and there is little prospect t h a t the different Grand Bodies, resting upon different fundamental principles, will ever be able to work harmoniously together. We will see what the next Congress, to be held this year at Amsterdam, will bring forth. ' E. RINGER.

JOHN STEWART, Grand Master, New York City. JESSE B . ANTHONY, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Utica. Next annual, June, 1897.

NEAV Z E A L A X O — 1 8 9 6 . Our last year's review closed with the half yearly communication October 30th, at Auckland. The first pamphlet we are called upon to consider is that recording the annual communication, held at Dunedin, April 30, 1896, M.'.AV.'. Bro. MALCOLM NICCOL as Grand Master. Directly on opening of Grand Lodge, resolutions were introduced by R.'.W.'. Bro. H. J. WILLIAMS, expressing the deep sense of the loss sustained by Freemasonry in New Zealand by the death of the late Past Grand Master EDWARD THOMAS GiLLON,and the same on being put, were assented to by the brethren rising and "silently standing erect." The record before us contains statement of amounts of benevolence distributed by the Grand Lodge, from which we note that out of a total of £388 15s. given to brethren of lodges of other Grand Jurisdictions other than their own, £134 lis. 6d. were donated to brethren of the Grand Lodge of England, £15 to brethren acknowledging the Grand Lodge of Ireland, and £112 13s. 6d. to brethren acknowledging the supremacy of the Scottish Constitution. The Masons of the world can well point to this action of their brethren of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand with feelings of justifiable pride in their beautiful display of the genuine principles of Masonry, and to those conversant with the histor\' of the struggles and difficulties of our New Zealand brethren in their efforts to maintain their Grand Lodge this feeling is intensified when the not too courteous character of the treatment accorded them is recalled. It is hard to obey the Divine law by returning good for evil received, but those who do are bound to conquer in the end. We never have had a moment of doubt as to the final result in New Zealand, because we never have doubted that "Truth is mighty and will prevail." The Board of General Purposes shows that a great advance has taken place in the prospects of the Grand Jurisdiction. New loilges have been organized until the number on the roll is now 105.

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Recognition has been g r a n t e d by t h e Grand Lodges of U t a h , Illinois and Prince Edward Island. T h e Grand Lodge, on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e Board of General P u r p o s e s , appropriated t h e s u m of X50 to provide a h e a d s t o n e and :suitable railing to t h e g r a v e of t h e late Bro. E. T. GILLON, Past G r a n d Master. T h e Grand Lodge, until o t h e r w i s e ordered, moved t h e office of <jrand Lodge to D u n e d i n . Our Bro. RONALDSON has liitherto had o u r s y m p a t h y in the p e r i p a t e t i c m o v e m e n t s of Grand Lodge. R.'. W . \ Bro. W M . BARRON was elected G r a n d Master and was duly installed according to a n c i e n t usage, and a t t h e succeeding b a n q u e t , delivered a very pleasing address, which indicates t h a t t h e fourth G r a n d Master of New Zealand will be able to zealously g u a r d t h e i n t e r e s t s of the G r a n d Lodge. T h e banquet was o n e of t h e old-fashioned masonic kind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; p l e n t y of s p e e c h e s ; seven of t h e b r e t h r e n furnished songs at intiervals d u r i n g t h e exercises, and sociability of t h e g e n u i n e masonic order prevailed. I n t h e list of Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s we find t h e n a m e of ( M o s t ) Worshipful Bro. F . E. DAVIS, of K a n s a s ; and we note with gratification t h a t W.'. Bro. J O H N E . PROVIS still r e p r e s e n t s us a t t h e Grand Lodge of New Zealand; W e have no advices from New Zealand as yet of t h e fact t h a t t h e y k n o w of their recognition as a G r a n d Lodge by t h e almost u n a n i m o u s action of t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d . U n d e r t h e review of t h e latter b o d y w e h a v e c o m m e n t e d as fully as w e desire to on this topic. W e e x t e n d to o u r New Zealand b r e t h r e n o u r heartiest congratulations over this t a r d y act of justice b y t h e G r a n d Lodge of England to their Grand Body. W e now t r u s t t h a t t h e recalcitrant lodges in New Zealand will, if no n o b l e r motive urges t h e m ; m o v e d by national pride, u n i t e with t h e i r b r e t h r e n in b u i l d i n g u p a G r a n d Body t h a t will demonstrate b y its acts t h e efficacy, s t r e n g t h a n d p o w e r of u n i t y , h a r m o n y , fraternity. Since t h e above was w r i t t e n , t h e writer is in receipt of a letter of date September 2, 1896, w r i t t e n b y direction of t h e " r u l e r s " of Masonry in New Zealand, in which, a m o n g o t h e r matters, reference is m a d e to t h e " continuous advocacy a n d unfailing s y m p a t h y received d u r i n g t h e a r d u o u s y e a r s " of their labor for masonic a u t o n o m y from Kansas, Mont a n a a n d Nevada, t h e t h r e e G r a n d Bodies which " were t h e first of t h e American Grand Lodges to recognize u s . " Our New Zealand b r e t h r e n heartily appreciate t h e k i n d words u t t e r e d in their behalf. T h e writer will carefully preserve t h e w r i t t e n e v i d e n c e of their regard a n d esteem, and will always cherish t h e r e m e m b r a n c e of t h e fraternal relations formed with his New Zealand b r e t h r e n . Touching elbows with t h e m in t h e i r conflict for t h e i r rights, h e still r e t a i n s a feeling of c o m r a d e s h i p , a n d a t t h e same t i m e feels a pride in t h e fact t h a t after all it was English Masons, impelled by t h e good old E n g l i s h love for "fair play," who first of t h e three conflicting jurisdictions conceded t h e justice of t h e New Zealand claim.

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Semi-annual communication at N e w P l y m o u t h , October 21, 1896. M..W.". Bro. WILLIAM BARRON, G r a n d Master. T h e m o n u m e n t , ordered a t last c o m m u n i c a t i o n , to t h e m e m o r y of t h e late G r a n d Master E. T. GILLON, h a s been erected, a n d a cut of t h e same a p p e a r s in t h e copy of Proceedings. I t is very beautiful and app r o p r i a t e for a masonic m o n u m e n t . A n o t h e r lodge transferred its allegiance from t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , and two new ones consecrated, m a k i n g t h e n u m b e r now on t h e roll 108. T h e G r a n d Lodges of Michigan, Oregon a n d District of Columbia recognized t h e G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand. Past G r a n d Master BALL informed t h e Board t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d h a d recognized G r a n d Lodge, b u t n o official notification has been received. M.'.W.". WILLIAM BARRON, G r a n d Master. No Correspondence Report.

NORTH CAROLINA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 1 0 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

R A L E I G H , JANUARY 1 4 T H .

A n excellent portrait of JOHN W . COTTON, G r a n d Master 1893-4, forms a frontispiece to t h e volume. FRANCIS M . MOYE, Grand Master, opened G r a n d Lodge in Ample Form, t h e Grand Representative of Kansas, Bro. M. C. S. NOBLE, of Wilmington, being present. "The Grand Master's address shows a m a r k e d i m p r o v e m e n t in t h e condition of t h e Craft of North Carolina. Six n e w lodges have been established, a n d seven old lodges whose charters h a d been forfeited, h a v e h a d t h e m restored, and h a v e again begun work. Recent accessions of a n u m b e r of young m e n of intelligence and high character are noted, and give promise of prosperity. T h e deaths of Past G r a n d Masters ALONZO THOMAS JENKINS a n d G E O R G E WASHINGTON BLOUNT are

noted.

T h e Orphan Asylum, t h e pride of t h e Masons of N o r t h Carolina, receives generous notice, a n d t h e fraternity is congratulated u p o n its successful condition. W e note in t h e Proceedings a copy of t h e records of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Massachusetts, giving a fiill history of all t h a t is k n o w n in reference to t h e early history of Masonry in N o r t h Carolina, together with a letter from R.'.W.'.Brd. SERENO D . NicKERSON,who furnished t h e transcript. T h e first record bears date October 24,1766, at G r a n d Lodge, held a t Royal E x c h a n g e T a v e r n , in Boston, s h o w i n g existence of " P i t t County, North Carolina, Lodge." THOMAS COOPER was Master, and also

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had a d e p u t a t i o n as D e p u t y G r a n d Master tor t h e Province of Ivorth Carolina. Memorial services in h o n o r of Past G r a n d Master G E O . W . BLOUNT a n d A.. T. J E N K I N S were held. A c o m m i t t e e on t h e Colorado AVASHINQTON m e m o r i a l observance was a p p o i n t e d . G r a n d Orator W M . H . SUMERELL delivered an interesting oration, from w h i c h we take t h e following: I once heard a distinguished brother say that " were it not for our worij in connection with the Oxiord Orphan Asylum, he would talie his dimit immediately." If Masonry had only Its forms and ceremonies, its meetings, and lectures, and its ritual, it would be as silly as the antics of a baboon, and as tiresome as the iteration of a spoiled child. But the ceremonial law is merely the garment that clothes a form as well rounded as the VENUS DE MEDICI — a living, active principle that when men first ceased to be savages, locked hands with monotheistic civilization and marched with earnest tread down the track of ages. On thatgreat day when CHARLES M ARTEL turned back the tide of Turkish dominion and saved the Anglo-Saxon, Teutonic and Gallic races from Turkish lust, it was by his side. It tramped with NAPOLEON'S suffering legions on the terrible death march from Moscow, sharing its last crumb with the suffering. In the days of the Southern Confederacy it was at Andersonville and Johnson's Island, at Salisbury and Point Lookout, pushing its way where even Miss BARTON'S noble band could scarcely gain admittance, doing all in its power to alleviate the sufferings of brother held prisoner to brother. T h e report of t h e Oxford O r p h a n Asylum shows t h a t one n o t a Mason, B. N. DUKE, of D u r h a m , h a s offered to give §5,000 a year for two y e a r s u p o n condition t h a t a like s u m be raised for t h e benefit of t h e O r p h a n Asylum. Of t h e first S5,000, over $3,000 h a s been subscribed and p a i d in, and an effort is now b e i n g m a d e to raise t h e entire a m o u n t . No Correspondence JReport. F . M. MoYE, G r a n d Master, W i l s o n . N e x t annual, .January 12, 1897.

NORTH DAKOTA—1896. 7TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

FARGO, J U N E

10TH.

A portrait of Grand Master W M . H . BEST forms a frontispiece to t h e volume. T h e Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , Past Grand Master J . F. SELBY, was p r e s e n t at t h e o p e n i n g of G r a n d Lodge. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master contains some beautiful t h o u g h t s and s e n t i m e n t s u p o n t h e topics, " I t is n o t all of life to live," a n d " M a n liveth n o t to himself a l o n e . " T h e Committee on Foreign Relations made report, which was adopted, as follows: Believing it to be to the interest of the Craft that we have fraternal relations and an exchange of representatives with the Grand Orients of Italy and Greece, we submit it to the discretion of the Grand Master to take such action as he may deem fit. We

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recommend that such action be taken as will bring this Grand Lodge into fraternal relations with the Scandinavian Grand Bodies, as recommended by the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. T h e r e is n o Correspondence Report, generally t h e i m p o r t a n t feature of t h e North Dakota Proceedings, so t h a t we are of necessity compelled to make a brief review. W M . T . PERKINS, G r a n d Master, Bismarck. FRANK J . THOMPSON, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, F a r g o . N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 8, 1897, Fargo.

NOVA 31sT A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SCOTIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. HALIFAX, JUNE 10TH.

G r a n d Lodge was o p e n e d i n A m p l e F o r m b y Grand Master W M . F . MACCOY. T h e G r a n d Representatives of o t h e r G r a n d Bodies were p r e sented a n d received, except t h e representative of K a n s a s , a n d t h e n , according to a n c i e n t usage, G r a n d Lodge a n d visitors formed in procession, headed b y t h e b a n d of t h e F i r s t Artillery, m a r c h e d t o St. P a u l ' s Church, where t h e G r a n d Chaplain delivered a n excellent discourse o n t h e topic, " G O D said, let t h e r e be light, and t h e r e was light." T h e G r a n d Master i n h i s address, refers t o t h e circular from t h e G r a n d Lodge of New B r u n s w i c k a n d P r i n c e Edward Island, relating t o t h e establishment of a Masonic H o m e for t h e Maritime Provinces, a n d which h e c o m m e n d s to t h e Craft. T h e Committee o n Appeals a n d Grievances reported n o t h i n g before t h e m for consideration. R.'. W.-. Bro. T. B. F L I N T , for v a l u a b l e services o n t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, was accorded t h e r a n k of Past Deputy G r a n d Master by u n a n i m o u s action of G r a n d Lod^^e. T h e following m o t i o n was a d o p t e d : " T h a t i t is r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t at all e n t e r t a i n m e n t s of G r a n d Lodge a n d subordinate lodges, t h e u s e of spirituous liquors a n d wines b e strictly p r o h i b i t e d . " A committee was a p p o i n t e d t o confer w i t h a like c o m m i t t e e from each of t h e G r a n d Lodges of New B r u n s w i c k and Prince E d w a r d I s l a n d , to formulate a general s c h e m e for t h e relief of t h e distressed b r e t h r e n living i n t h e t e r r i t o r y b e l o n g i n g to t h e G r a n d Lodges named, a n d r e p o r t at n e x t c o m m u n i c a t i o n of G r a n d Lodge. T h e Report on Correspondence, 160 pages, is by R.'.W.\ Bro. THOMAS B. F L I N T a n d W . ' . B r o . R e v . C H A R L E S E . W I L L E T S .

Sixty-three G r a n d

Lodges are reviewed fullj'. E n g l a n d is reviewed by R.". W . \ Bro. W M . Ross, from w h i c h r e p o r t we t a k e t h e following: The Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia being the first on the American continent to recognize and uphold the action of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, rejoices with their brethren In New Zealand that even at this late hour their Mother Grand Lodge has slowly but surely done them justice. The public mind of Englishmen in matters

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of reform and even in masonic matters moves slowly and carefully, but the right ia sure to succeed in the end. We cannot help thinking that there was a strong undercurrent from provincial oflicers holding warrants from the Grand Lodge of England, which operated silently but successfully for the prevention of the desired recognition. The example thus set by the Grand Lodge of England will we trust be soon followed by the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland. T h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , as w e believe, was t h e first of t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e U n i t e d States t o recognize a n d acknowledge t h e s o v e r e i g n t y of t h e G r a n d Lodge of N e w Zealand. I n common with o u r b r e t h r e n of Nova Scotia we c a n rejoice i n t h i s m a t t e r , a n d can congratu l a t e e a c h o t h e r t h a t t h e justice of t h e cause of o u r N e w Zealand b r e t h r e n c o m m e n d e d itself t o o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n before t h e logic of e v e n t s compelled o u r recognition. As w e a r e informed, o u r p r e s e n t a m b a s s a d o r to E n g l a n d has somew h e r e r e m a r k e d o r i n t i m a t e d , " W e all c o m e from o n e c o m m o n origin " ( or w o r d s to that effect), a n d we h a v e a personal interest a n d pride i n seeing m e n of English birth o r a n c e s t r y acting squarely towards t h e i r fellowmen. Especially is t h i s t r u e in m a t t e r s masonic, a n d t h e action of t h e G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of E n g l a n d in this m a t t e r will always b e r e m e m b e r e d b y E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g Masons, with t h e w a r m e s t feelings of regard a n d appreciation for h i s bold insistence for justice to o u r N e w Zealand b r e t h r e n . K a n s a s for 1896 is reviewed b y R.'.W.'.Bro. F L I N T â&#x20AC;&#x201D; q u i t e fully so â&#x20AC;&#x201D; four pages b e i n g taken u p with q u o t a t i o n s a n d c o m m e n t . G r a n d Master MCCALL'S e x o r d i u m is t a k e n ; t w o of h i s decisions reported. Bro. GLEASON'S oration is s p o k e n of as of " great ability," its conclusion b e i n g copied in full. T h e s u m m a r y of o u r r e p o r t o n t h e Gran Dieta of Mexico is p u b l i s h e d a n d c o m m e n t m a d e u p o n , a n d quotation from o u r C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. Bro. F L I N T voices o u r s e n t i m e n t s i n h i s conclusion, a s follows: We have a high ideal of what a Report on Correspondence should be, and possibly the day m a y come when leisure a n d study may place us in a position to measurably realize it. Our commuuion with t h e able m e n in other jurisdictions, whose reports we are privileged to peruse, b u t not to study as we would desire, has been of a most invigorating character.

R.'.W.-. Bro. MOWBRAY a n d R.'.AV.". Bro. W M . Ross assisted in t h e review of t h e Correspondence R e p o r t s . J O H N W . R U H L A N D , G r a n d Master, H a l i f a x .

T. B . FLINT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, Y a r m o u t h . N e x t a n n u a l , Halifax, J u n e 9, 1897.

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OKLAHOMA —1896. 4 T H ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

P E R R Y , FEBRUARY

11TH.

Our b r e t h r e n in O k l a h o m a a r e d e t e r m i n e d to be u p to date as a masonic organization, to t h e e x t e n t a t least of sending out a representation of t h e features of t h e i r presiding officers, t h e volume before us containing one of t h e r e t i r i n g Past G r a n d Masters, and also one of Past Grand Master SELWYN DOUGLAS, who presided in 1894. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Master a t t h e present session covers a great deal of g r o u n d , a n d conveys t h e idea which we learn elsewhere to be t h e fact, t h a t he was not in t h e best of h e a l t h . Our b r o t h e r a t t e m p t e d too much for h i s s t r e n g t h , m a d e too m a n y recommendations, had too m a n y a m e n d m e n t s to propose — in a word, bit off more t h a n h e could conveniently masticate. One of his crude r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , or suggestions, is t h a t a Corresp o n d e n c e Report be published once in every t h r e e or five y e a r s ; t h a t by doing so t h e y would be better off financially and at t h e same t i m e keep in full touch with Masonry a n d other Grand Lodges. H e offers his opinion, after r e a d i n g thirty-five reports of Proceedings, t h a t t h e expense would better be devoted to charity. Ever since t h e days of Mr. ISCARIOT, w h e n e v e r an i n d i v i d u a l wishes to register a kick over an e x p e n d i t u r e of which h e does not approve or of which he has not t h e capacity to appreciate t h e benefit, he does it in t h e n a m e of charity, a n d is generally sized up as t h e g e n t l e m a n of t h e year 33 was. If our b r o t h e r will take t h e t i m e to read t h e thirty-five other r e p o r t s of t h e Grand Bodies of t h e world, a n d will sit down and digest t h e m as a whole, he will, if his digestive a p p a r a t u s is in working order, arrive a t t h e conclusion k n o w n by all reading a n d intelligent masonic s t u d e n t s , viz: t h a t t h e standing a n d c h a r a c t e r of a masonic jurisdiction d e p e n d s more t h a n upon any t h i n g else u p o n t h e strength, ability and masonic lore displayed by its w r i t e r of Correspondence Reports. T h e r e are m a n y larger jurisdictions t h a n Maine, M o n t a n a and Colorado in t h e U n i t e d States, b u t t h e r e are no jurisdictions better k n o w n to masonic s t u d e n t s , a n d k n o w n to t h e m because t h e y read t h e Corresp o n d e n c e R e p o r t s from those jurisdictions with knowledge t h a t a n y topic illustrated by t h e i r writers will contain an exposition of g e n u i n e masonic principles, or law or a n c i e n t usage, as t h e case may be, t h a t t h e y can safely pin t h e i r faith to as correct. T h e Grand Master issued five dispensations for new lodges, a n d a material increase in m e m b e r s h i p is noted. T h e Grand Lecturer refers in his r e p o r t to able assistance r e n d e r e d b y two Kansas Masons — D. D. H O A G , Past Grand Cu.stodian, and W.'. Bro. E. OAMPFIELD — who served t h e Grand Lodge of Kansas faithfully m a n y years ago on i m p o r t a n t committees. W e commend t h e b r e t h r e n to t h e consideration of t h e i r O k l a h o m a b r e t h r e n as worthy and well qualified in every particular.

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G r a n d Orator SELWYX DOUGLAS delivered an address characteristic of t h e breezy West. T h e salary of t h e G r a n d Secretary was raised SIOO.OO. A judicious raise. T h e Committee on C h a r t e r s a n d Dispensations reported in favor of calling in t h e old c h a r t e r s p u r p o r t i n g to be a n c i e n t Y o r k masonic charters, a n d substitute n e w ones for t h e s a m e ; which report was adopted. W e note t h a t t h e G r a n d Secretary was directed to furnish a copy of SHAVER'S Monitor to each of t h e n e w lodges. O u r Oklahoma b r e t h r e n p a r t i c i p a t e d in a b a n q u e t provided by t h e Masons a n d their wives a n d d a u g h t e r s of P e r r y , which from t h e account furnished by Bro. H U N T m u s t h a v e been a very enjoyable affair. T h e r e is no Correspondence Report. H E N R Y RUCHER, G r a n d Master, P e r r y . J A M E S S. H U N T , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Stillwater. OHIO â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. S7Tit A N N U A L COJIMUNICATION,

C I N C I N N A T I , OCTOBER 21ST.

A n excellent picture of G r a n d Master \ V M . B . M E L I S H , and a n o t h e r of t h e g r o u p of Past G r a n d Masters of Ohio from 1875 to 1896 inclusive, attract o u r attention as we open t h e Ohio v o l u m e . O u r M.'.W.'. b r e t h r e n average u p well in every particular and h a v e r e n d e r e d wise, efficient a n d valuable services to t h e i r b r e t h r e n . B r o . M E L I S H h a s a rare facility in his use of language, as witness t h e following: How pleasant it is to again meet and exchange friendly greetings after the year's labor Is done, and how reassuring and delightful to know that these reunions are not for an hour or a day, but will occur again and again as the years cycle by, while we like pilgrims plod along the rugged road of life. Like the strings of an instrument touched by a skillful hand, each string producing its own peculiar tone, yet all blending in one sweet melodious harmony, so are Masons as diverse in character and feelings as in language and complexions, yet all united in one common object, to benefit mankind â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all pressing forward to one common goal, eternity. However despondent we may sometimes be, if we will only journey on and look up,, there will come oases in the desert, where sparkling waters and cool herbage invite us to rest and refreshment. To such an oasis have we come to-day. T h e Grand Master a n n o u n c e d t h a t h e h a d complied with t h e ins t r u c t i o n s of Grand. Lodge, a n d p u r c h a s e d a n d supplied a Past G r a n d Master's jewel to each of t h e seven Past G r a n d Masters in t h e State. G r a n d Master M E L I S H criticises freely a n d with a p p a r e n t reason t h e n e w code of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ohio, a n d r e c o m m e n d s t h a t it be r e w r i t t e n , reclassified and r e i n d e x e d , a n d r e c o m m e n d s t h a t five b r e t h ren be a p p o i n t e d a c o m m i t t e e to m a k e a complete revision of t h e laws, of G r a n d Lodge, and p r e s e n t s a m e at n e x t a n n u a l session in form for a d o p t i o n u n d e r t h e title, " T h e Litigation of G r a n d Lodge."

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M.'.W/. Bro. MELISH recites t h e historj' of t h e Cerneau trials in t h e courts of Ohio. I n 1888 t h e G r a n d Lodge of Ohio passed a resolution forbidding any of t h e Masons of t h e State from j o i n i n g or a t t e n d i n g a n y of t h e Cerneau lodges so-called. W M . HERSHIZER a n d others not only violated this resolution, b u t began propagating spurious lodges of Cerneaus. Charges w e r e . b r o u g h t against t h e m , a n d they were about to be expelled, w h e n t h e y enjoined t h e lodge taking action, a n d t h e t h e n G r a n d Master of Ohio also. T h e cases were tried in t h e Court of Common Pleas, t h e Circuit Court, and finally in t h e Supreme Court, which in November, 1895, affirmed t h e j u d g m e n t of t h e lower court. This s u b stantially d e t e r m i n e s t h e r i g h t of a G r a n d Lodge to interfere a n d protect itself from s p u r i o u s Masonry, a n d t h o u g h t h e r e will be w e e p i n g and wailing and " s m a s h i n g of teeth " in certain quai-ters, t h e j u d g m e n t cannot be and will n o t be questioned. Bro. M. gives some very i n t e r e s t i n g t h o u g h t s on t h e subject of physical qualifications. F r o m t h e conclusion, we take t h e following: "Of course a one-eyed m a n is n o t deficient in any of his senses, so decision 475 takes care of h i m , a n d we let him i n . " I t is only necessary to pass upon t h e question of bald-headed candidates, and t h e code will b e complete. W h i l e t h e m a t t e r is comical in some a.spects, it s h o u l d be viewed in a serious'light also. W e feel inclined to ask, which part of a m a n hears an o r p h a n ' s cries, or a widow's appeal, or is touched by t h e distress of t h e p o o r ? If it be his stiff knees or his missing finger, t h e n legislate for legs and h a n d s . If it is his h e a d a n d his heart, and not his shape, let us care for t h e m , and look to acts, words, moral uprightness, and mental perfection, instead of t h e fingers and flexible joints. A call for v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u t i o n s for t h e Masonic H o m e b r o u g h t $5,766.50. A long roll of h o n o r e d dead was read by t h e Grand Master on which we found t h e n a m e of Past G r a n d Master OWEN A. BASSETT, of Kansas. An increase of m e m b e r s h i p from .39,906 to 40,839 is noted in t h e 498 active lodges on t h e Ohio register. T h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e formulated its construction of t h e law in Ohio in regard to physical qualifications, as follows: " A candidate for t h e degree of E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e should be able physically as well as intellectually to receive a n d i m p a r t all t h e essentials for masonic recognition, and t h i s t h e lodge may d e t e r m i n e . " This was adopted by G r a n d Lodge, and seems concise, sensible, and conclusive. T h e law as to t h e E a s t e r n Star occupancy of lodge roorn p r o p e r t y is as follows: " C h a p t e r s of t h i s society, w h e n constituted as specified in t h a t section (79 of t h e C o d e ) m a y use masonic property with t h e permission of t h e masonic bodies occupying t h e property, a n d with t h e consent of t h e G-rand Master, and n o t otherwise." Bro. M E L I S H gave . notice of a proposed a m e n d m e n t n e x t year, leaving out t h e W'Ords, " a n d with t h e consent of t h e G r a n d Master."

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T h e Wisconsin relief r u l e s w e r e laid o v e r for one year for consideration. A resolution a p p o i n t i n g each Worshipful Master in t h e jurisdiction a committee of one to solicit a subscription of fifty cents from each m e m b e r of his lodge for t h e use and benefit of t h e H o m e , was passed. T h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e (350 p a g e s ) by P a s t Grand Master AV. M. CUNNINGHAM, is o n e of t h e most valuable contributions of this k i n d of masonic literature n o t e d b y us for t h e year. T h e r e is m u c h of original comment, and o u r M.'. W.'. b r o t h e r is an e x p e r t with t h e scissors. Kansas for 1896 has been a fruitful field for t h e use of t h e latter. G r a n d Master M C C A L L ' S " a b l e business p a p e r , " Grand Orator H . AV. GLEASON'S "brief b u t i n t e r e s t i n g a d d r e s s " contributing, as also did t h e " e x h a u s t i v e special r e p o r t , " and t h e " c o u r t e o u s , well-written review " of this c o m m i t t e e . O u r s u m m a r y of t h e M e x i c a n r e p o r t is t a k e n in full, a n d fully two pages of our Correspondence R e p o r t , i n c l u d i n g in t h e latter our comm e n t s u n d e r Illinois a n d Nortli Carolina, in regard to t h e organization of G r a n d and s u b o r d i n a t e lodges p r i o r to 1717 in E n g l a n d . O u r M.'.W.'. b r o t h e r gives f u r t h e r c o m m e n t s on t h e c y p h e r business, b u t we a p p r e h e n d from side lights in t h i s a n d previous reports, t h a t on t h e general view of t h e s u b j e c t ' w e are n o t far apart. W e do protest, however, Bro. C , on b e i n g aligned with those " n o t e d for ringing t h e charges on the consistency, i m p a r t i a l i t y , a n d freedom from bias with which t h e y argue t h e i r side of t h e question u n d e r consideration." ' W e d o n o t t h i n k you can m a k e profert of a n y evidence to convict is of tliat charge. VVe will confess to b e i n g " f r a n k " and outspoken, b u t disclaim ever professing a virtue we knew; n o t of. U n d e r Illinois, Bro. CUNNINGHAM dispenses considerable masonic light to Bro. ROBBINS in regard t o t h e i n h e r e n t power of Grand Lodges to m a k e new regulations or alter old ones, in t h e course of his instruction m a k i n g quotations from Bro. R. on t h e topic, indicating views diametrically opposed, calls a t t e n t i o n to t h e e x t r e m e caution t a k e n in regard to t h e recognition of certain G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s in Illinois and, in s a m e connection, c o m m e n t s on t h e recognition b y Illinois of t h e G r a n d Lodge League of G e r m a n y , o n e of t h e m e m b e r s of which recognized t h e colored Grand Lodge of Ohio. I n h i s " conclusion," Bro. C. gives u t t e r a n c e to some well considered views on symbolism, non-affiliation, and Cerneauism. U n d e r t h e head of "Non-Affiliation," we t a k e t h e following: A lodge is the masonic liome of its members and corresponds in that connection to the Eacred precincts of the family circle, and therefore every affiliation should require a unanimous ballot therefor, so that there may be close fraternization between every member; and no one should be permitted to become a member who cannot be in full fellowship with all of the membership. Apparent absence of fraternal fellowship and recognition of even not over-sensitive brethren, is often a material cause of non affiliation. In the same connection there are many sensitive brethren who are in apparentlj* fairly comfortable circumstances, but who, in reality, are more or less

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straitened in their financial afTaira, but who would not, under any circumstances, ask for any remission of dues. These often struggle along until behind in their dues, and are finally thrust out of the Institution. Close fellowship in lodges and the discharge of real masonic obligations would reach out and protect them by such an unostentatious remission of dues t h a t would not offend the most sensitive brother. To further the interest in lodge meetings, aE so often mentioned, there should be more frequent social reunions. No meeting should be allowed to pass without the members having a half-hour intermission, by calling off or otherwise for becoming acquainted with visiting brethren, and for the interchange of fraternal greetings with their own membership. Short talks by members or visitors should also be a regular feature at lodge meetings.

The foregoing summarizes our "ancient usage." December 27th was a " Feast Day," and the wives and children were there, and there was always enough left over to make a feast for the poor of the community. At lodge meetings visitors were made to feel that we felt honored by the courtesy of their visit and presence, and they were specially introduced to the brethren. They were given an opportunity to say a word for the good of Masonry. June 24th, when the signs were right, we would get two or three neighborhood lodges together for a picnicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;good, old-fashioned, homely country ways, but productive of an immense amount of pleasure to the families, and sociability and good-fellowship among Masons of neighboring localities thus brought into closer communion. The memory of some of those gatherings of the Craft will always be with us until memory entirely faijs. If we could hang up a banner in some of our lodges with the strange device, " More turkey and less ritual," the change which would come over the spirit of their dreams would be surprising beyond description. Members would appear, now only known by their natnes on the register; the ritual would not be damaged, but the spirit of fraternal good-fellowship would be there asserting itself as paramount, and the lodge would awake from its RIP VAN WINKLE sleep, to engage in one more round of enjoyment and good-fellowship of such character that Old RIP himself, if present, would not need to say, "This one doesn't count." We are glad to note that the veterans of Maine, California and Ohio entertain views in harmony with ours on this topic, and we have no doubt that the correspondents generally could rally around the banner we have suggested, unless it might be some thin, lean, lank, dyspeptic,unfitted for creature comforts, and with no relish even for the joys of fraternal communion. BARTON SMITH, Grand Master, Toledo. W. M. CUNNINGHAM, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Newark. Next annual, Toledo, September 8, 1897.

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OREGONâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 4 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PORTLAND, J U N E IOTJI.

O u r Oregon b r e t h r e n p r e s e n t a very h a n d s o m e volume for o u r consideration, t h e portraits of t h e G r a n d Masters for t h e years 1889, JACOB MAYER;

1890, J A M E S F . ROBINSON, n o w G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ; 1891, B R E N -

HAM V A N D U S E N ; a n d 1892, F . A. M O O E E , a d d i n g materially to its e m -

bellishment. G r a n d Master MORTON D . CLIFFORD a n d h i s officers, with t h e p r e s e n c e a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t of t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of nearly all t h e G r a n d Jurisdictions of t h e world e x c e p t Kansas, opened t h e G r a n d Lodge i n Ample F o r m . T h e address of G r a n d M a s t e r CLIFFORD refers to t h e distinguished dead of other jurisdictions, giving in m a n y instances quite full biog r a p h i c a l sketches of t h e lives a n d masonic history of those u n d e r consideration ; a large n u m b e r of a p p r o v e d decisions a r e n o t e d ; corresp o n d e n c e with t h e G r a n d M a s t e r of I t a l y is published, covering an i n v i t a t i o n on t h e p a r t of t h e latter m a g n a t e to t h e former t o attend a t R o m e a n d assist in celebrating t h e twenty-fifth anniversary of t h e d e l i v e r a n c e of t h e Holy City. O u r M.'.W.'. B r o t h e r could n o t a t t e n d , and t h e r e was one less p r e s e n t t o " m a k e R o m e howl." O u r Oregon b r e t h r e n h a d h a r d l y g o t t h e i r seats w a r m before a M.'. W.". B r o t h e r , whom w e esteem very highly, Past Grand Master J . C. MoRELAND, introduced a resolution, w h i c h was adopted, e x t e n d i n g frat e r n a l greetings to t h e G r a n d C h a p t e r of t h e Eastern Star, congratulating t h e m on their p r o s p e r i t y , a n d wishing t h e m GoD-speed in t h e i r mission of benevolence a n d charity ; a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge, i n further t o k e n of its appreciation of w h a t o u r facetious writers term Androgynous M a s o n r y , " r e c o g n i z e d " t h e l a t t e r to t h e e x t e n t of directing t h e G r a n d Secretary to t r a n s m i t a copy of t h e resolution t o t h e Grand Chapter, a n d t h e latter Body t h e r e u p o n s e n t a c o m m u n i c a t i o n , u n d e r t h e seal of t h e G r a n d Chapter, r e t u r n i n g t h a n k s for t h e fraternal greeting a n d congratulations, and wishing t h e G r a n d Lodge a h a p p y a n d successful session, a n d a p r o s p e r o u s f u t u r e i n i t s noble w o r k i n t h e cause of .brotherly love, friendship a n d t r u t h . A s t h e curtain goes down u p o n t h e t a b l e a u x presented i n t h i s record from t h e Occident, we can see t h e h e a v y villains i n certain j u r i s d i c t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e oceans a n d o n t h e E a s t e r n coast, each rolling o u t a fresh barrel of brimstone and p r e p a r i n g to furnish s u l p h u r o u s fumes, a n d t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g blue blazes for t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of " A n d r o g y n o u s M a s o n r y . " T h e Report of Past G r a n d Master M A Y E R , of t h e Educational F u n d , shows t h a t of t h e twelve h u n d r e d s h a r e s of Masonic Building Association stock, the Grand Lodge o w n s 894, with t h e prospect of acquiring further stock during t h e p r e s e n t year. A special committee c a m e a n d m a d e r e p o r t a s follows: Your committee appointed on the condition of Freemasonry upon the Island of Cuba reapectfully report that from information furnished by the Committee on

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• Foreign Correspondence, we find that the Spanish Government recently issued a decree, closing all the masonic lodges upon the island, and declaring the masonic fraternity an unlawful organization. Therefore, be it resolved, That the sympathies of this Grand Lodge be and they are hereby extended to our masonic brethren of the Island of Cuba in this, their hour of oppression, with the hope that they may soon see their masonic homes reopened and reestablished. T h e committee was c o n t i n u e d to n e x t year for further report. Past Grand Master CLOW," from t h e C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, m a d e report, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e recognition of G r a n d Lodge of New Zealand, which was adopted. One of t h e most felicitous a n d at t h e same time most eloquent presentation speeches — one in which you can hear t h e h e a r t t h r o b s of t h e orator as h e recounts t h e services of a good man and t h e regard a r d esteem in which his b r e t h r e n hold h i m , is recorded in this volume. I t was m a d e by Past G r a n d Master CLOW, in p r e s e n t i n g a gold watch to Rev. Bro. J. N. BELL, from his b r e t h r e n of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Oregon, on t h e occasion of t h e e n t r y of Bro. B. upon h i s twentieth consecutive year of service as G r a n d Chaplain of G r a n d Lodge. W e cannot resist a temptation to furnish a .sample. After r e c o u n t i n g his .services, Bro. C. said: I am forcibly reminded of the possibilities of human life and of human effort, and that "he who lives for himself alone fades and dies as the autumn leaves ; that a selfish heart beats only for a day, biit the heart that takes in the Fatherhood of GOD and brotherhood of man throbs on throughout eternity, and that the great world of human need as found in the hearts of others, is the field where all imperishable honor is achieved. Biographical sketches a c c o m p a n y t h e portraits of t h e Past G r a n d Masters, to w h i c h we h a v e heretofore alluded. T h a t of JACOB MAYER is interesting from t h e fact t h a t his conception of Masonry has been one of works rather t h a n a n y t h i n g else. H e is written down as " o n e w h o loves his fellowmen." A successful business m a n , h e has b r o u g h t his practical experience a n d business sagacity into action in behalf of t h e financial interests of G r a n d Lodge, and, in connection with Bro. PRATT, t h e Secretary of t h e Masonic Building Association, h a s so managed t h e financial interests of G r a n d Lodge t h a t it now has an i n v e s t m e n t of about $80,000.00, bringing in an a n n u a l d i v i d e n d of twelve p e r cent, with all debts paid, and with a prospect of a like dividend for man^years to come. M.'.W.'.Bro. V A N D U S E N is a native Oregonian, born in 1856 of good masonic stock, while M.'.W.'. Bro. MOORB was b o r n in Bro. DRIJMMOND'S jurisdiction, moved west, a n d has so far " g r o w n u p with t h e country ; " t h a t in addition to his masonic h o n o r s h e is also a Justice of t h e Sup r e m e Court, a n d dizziest distinction of all, a m e m b e r of t h e Shrine. W e see n o sketch of Bro. ROBINSON — to o u r regret. T h e Report on Correspondence by Past Grand Master CLOW, his second, sustains his previous good r e p u t a t i o n in t h e capacity of reviewer. Kansas receives an u n u s u a l s h a r e of attention, fifteen pages, t h i r t e e n of which are devoted to extracts from and comments on our last report.

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â&#x20AC;˘ The entire special report on the subject of the recognition of the Gran Dieta of Mexico is taken and our M;.W;. Brother is pleased to say in reference thereto that "the argument brought forward by the committee in its behalf is fallacious and misleading and ought not to be accepted by any regular Grand Lodge." Is not that drawing it rather strongly, Bro.C. ? Will you kindly read the report again and state what "argument" is made by the committee. "If this Court knows herself, and she thinks she do," (as courts are reputed to talk out West) the committee presented no argument; it assumed from the start that it was dephted to find out the facts as they now exist, weigh them, make a finding of masonic law and fact, and upon that as a basis make such recommendation as seemed proper. If this committee is able to comprehend its own report, it contains-a statement of the facts existing or what were alleged to be facts in relation to Mexican Masonry. The strongest allegations made against Mexican Masonry, those of Bro. PARvix, the most competent witness who has yet testified against the Gran Dieta, are presented. If the cotnaiittee has adduced any "argument" at all, it is the argument of "fact," because upon the statement of facts the committee made its findings, and upon the latter made its recommendation. Of course, our brother in assuming to be a court of review, and summing up in judgment, declaring our argument misleading and calculated to deceive, realizes that he has a further duty, and that is, to furnish a bill of particulars for such a sweeping characterization. No court would voluntarily make such a sweeping statement in its review of an argument of an attorney, but would, even if it believed such to be the case, show by reason and law the error or misconception of law on the part of the one reviewed. Assertion, my dear brother, is not reason; nor is a statement that JOHN JONES "is uncompromisingly opposed to the recognition of the Gran Dieta Simbolica, the so-called Grand Lodge of Mexico, and with the light we have received on the subject, we respond, so mote it be," any good or sufficient reason for the faith that is in you. With three thousand Americans in the City of Mexico, and more than that number in other parts of the Republic, Kansas having an undue preponderance in point of representation among them, our people have had ample opportunities to get acquainted with Mexican Masonry, and many of the most distinguished Masons of this State now or recently sojourners in Mexico, confirm in the most emphatic manner the judgment and wisdom of the Grand Lodge of Kansas in the action taken by her. Of course this is not proper evidence to submit to an Oregon court of review, but it is "satisfying and conclusive" here, and we trust that you will accept the same for consideration, at least until you can present some other than a " Me too" argument. Referring to our query as to forty cents per apron washing bill of the Oregon Grand Lodge, in which we asked, " Why didn't they burn them and buy new ones?" Bro. C. remarks: " Bro. M. must be a bachelor, or he would never delve into the mysteries of a washing bill."

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N o t for a q u a r t e r of a century past, Bro. C , b u t we h a v e visited lodges .on t h e frontier in o u r day where w e h a v e seen t e n cent a p r o n s t h a t , like t h e roller towel in a p r i n t i n g office, would c o m e u n d e r t h e legal definition of a " d e a d l y weapon," a n d our q u e r y was simply i n t h e line of economics. Bro. C. s u m s u p i n h i s conclusion, i n a n interesting m a n n e r a n d concisely, all t h e subjects of general interest in t h e masonic world. P H I L MKTSCIIAN, G r a n d Master, Salem. ROBERT CLOW, c h a i r m a n Committee o n Correspondence, J u n c t i o n City. Forty-fifth a n n u a l , J u n e 9, 1897, P o r t l a n d . /

PENNSYLVANIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

PuiLADELPniA, DECEMBER 2 7 T H .

W h e n our P e n n s y l v a n i a b r e t h r e n publish a portrait of their Grand Master, it is always a good o n e , and always as far as our m e m o r y goes, an engraving on steel b y SARTAIN. T h a t of M.'.W.'. Bro. MATIIIAS H . HENDERSON, and t h e one of Past G r a n d Master a n d Past Grand Secretary J O H N THOMSON, in t h i s volume being u p to t h e high standard of excellence of those which h a v e preceded t h e m . A q u a r t e r l j ' m e e t i n g was held March 6, 1895, a t which t h e Committee on Finance presented a r e p o r t formulating a plan to carry into effect previous action by G r a n d Lodge looking to a reduction of t h e " four p e r cent, masonic loan," w h i c h r e p o r t a n d accompanying resolutions were adopted. W e notice t h a t o u r P e n n s y l v a n i a b r e t h r e n h a v e a Committee on P r i n t i n g and Publishing, and t h a t all contracts for p r i n t i n g and engravi n g pass t h r o u g h their hands, a n d on t h e i r r e p o r t a n d recommendation engravings are made from t i m e to t i m e . W e t h i n k every G r a n d Lodge should have such a committee, and tliat all questions of e x p e n d i t u r e for p r i n t i n g and engraving should b e referred to t h e m . Two lodges h a v i n g failed to m a k e t h e i r r e t u r n s on time, were, b y direction of t h e Grand Master, s u s p e n d e d . At t h e J u n e quarterly meetirig, 1895, G r a n d Master HENDERSON a n n o u n c e d t h e death of Past G r a n d Master V A U X , and t h a t h e h a d requested Past Grand Master MICHAEL ARNOLD to p r e p a r e and present a memorial of him. Past G r a n d Master ARNOLD'S eulogy displays i n choice t h o u g h t and language t h e c h a r a c t e r of m a n o u r late brother was, a n d h e r e n d e r s t h e Craft invaluable service i n recording h i s valuable services t o Masonry. Bro. A. does does not add force to his s t a t e m e n t s of Bro. VAUX'S position on .mooted questions b y c o m m e n t s such a s " T h e r e can be n o d o u b t of t h e consistency of t h i s view." Bro. A. should r e m e m b e r t h a t all m e n save o n e are fallible. Bro. VAUX needed

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n o b a c k e r to bolster h i s views w h e n living, n o r does h e now. W h a t ever of t r u t h t h f y contained will live forever; whatever of error, if it h a s n o t b e e n , will b e d e t e c t e d i n t i m e . Bro. ARNOLD'S discussion in h i s eulogy of B r o . VAUX of t h e perp e t u a l rejection—public installation —Grand Representative questions, r e m i n d s us of a n o t h e r funeral occasion, w h e n , after t h e parson had had his say a n d invited further r e m a r k s from t h e b r e t h r e n , all of w h o m seeraed unwilling t o say a word for t h e deceased, when one arose a n d said: " A s no o n e else s e e m s to wish to use t h e time, I will devote a few m o m e n t s to a discussion of w h a t I consider sound theories olfeenance." Bros. HACKENBOKG a n d

GUTIIKIE and Grand Chaplain HENRY S.

GETZ, delivered addresses in m e m o r y of B r o . V.vox, which came from t h e h e a r t and showed t h e love t h e y h a d for t h e departed^brother. T h e fraternal condolence of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Maryland was received, likewise a eulogy from P a s t G r a n d Master JOSEPH W . CI.YN.M, of Lodge No. 419, of P e n n s y l v a n i a , which was o r d e r e d to b e notsd a n d filed. W e notice t h r e e p e t i t i o n s for w a r r a n t s for lodges which were received a n d r e a d before G r a n d Lodge a n d referred to t h e G r a n d Officers, with p o w e r t o act. A Grand Lodge of E m e r g e n c y was held in Philadelphia, t h e G r a n d Lodge Officers a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of twenty-one lodges were called o u t t o see a Grand M a s t e r w h o h o l d s office u n d e r a written constitution ( w h i c h w i t h o u t seeing we v e n t u r e to assert says n o t h i n g a b o u t i t ) exercise asb-called prerogative, for t h e exercise of which he cannot a d v a n c e one single claim of right, legitimacy, expediency, or usefulness, e x c e p t a vague, indefinite a n d ind'efinable claim of right supposed to be based on tradition, b u t w h i c h if chased down would probably show an English ale-house p a r e n t a g e — w h e n a n y o n e w h o could was a u t h o r ized t o , a n d exercised t h e r i g h t to confer what we n o w term t h e Symbolic degrees for o n e shilling. W e commend to o u r M.'.W.-. B r o t h e r a careful perusal of Past G r a n d Master SPEED'S review of this .question of prerogative — u n d e r Mississippi. Our P e n n s y l v a n i a b r e t h r e n h a v e been revising t h e i r A h i m a n Rezon, and t h e c o m m i t t e e suggested a n d t h e Grand Lodge gave a vote of t h a n k s to Bro. JAMES M . L A M B E U T O N for h i s services in t h e work of revision. Bro. L. m a d e a speech in recognition, of t h e matter, which was n o t only neat, b u t exemplified also t h e idea in t h a t jurisdiction in regard to relative i m p o r t a n c e of t h e following: Bro. L. says a perusal of t h e Ahiman Rezon will b e t t e r e n a b l e t h e b r e t h r e n to obey t h e inj u n c t i o n of the Apostle to — n o t e t h e p r o g r e s s i o n — " H o n o r all m e n , love t h e brotherhood, fear G O D , " a n d I a d d , " H o n o r t h e Grand Master." T h e annual c o m m u n i c a t i o n of U n i o n Lodge was held a t Philadelphia, December 27, 1895. G r e a t Bend Lodge, No. 338, h a v i n g failed to discipline certain Cerneau mernbers i n 1889, h a d its c h a r t e r t a k e n away December 6, 1890.

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March 4, 1891, the warrant was rest02-ed and lodge reorganized by fortysix members who had been restored to good masonic standing. Two members having acknowledged their "serious error" and expressed "deepest regret," were restored to good masonic standing, pledging themselves beforehand to loyalty and obedience hereafter. We trust this action of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania will not escape the eagle eye of the correspondent for Illinois. Bro. HENDERSON'S address, or the business part of it, begins with some remarks on the question of physical perfection. He says: "The only place to draw the line is where perfection would be on one side, and imperfection, however slight, on the other. Once cross the line but a hair's breadth and the landmark falls." Just what we maintained in discussing that South Carolina decision last year, where a candidate being disqualified for loss of one joint of a toe, we raised the query, whether the loss of the toenail would not work alike disqualification. We are glad to note for the sake of consistency that in Pennsylvania it would. The following, however, comes nearer our idea of perfection, and has our unqualified endorsement: A man who cannot write cannot be made a Mason. An applicant must with bis own hand sign his name in full to the petition. A marl; X cannot be accepted A man who in this age of fine schools has arrived at years of maturity without one of the rudiments of the most ordinary education, does not manifest intelligence and ambition enough to be a useful member of our fraternity. We cannot condone or tolerate that degree of ignorance."

The Grand Master received aprintedeircular sentoutby aMason on the eve of the election, requesting the aid of Masons politically, because he was a Mason. He wrote him a letter, giving his best wishes for his defeat, which was his fate, and on the strength of which the Grand Master let him off with a scathing reprimand. Our regret is that the Grand Master did not publish his letter. We think, from what he says of it, it might be beneficial to some other masonic politicians, who have tried many other reprehensible methods except the circular. The Report on Correspondence, with the exception of the reviews of Colorado, Nova Scotia and Quebec, is from the pen of the chairman of the committee. Past Grand Master MICHAEL ARNOLD, who was compelled to turn over a portion of his work to others by reason of illness.It is a difficult task for one unaccustomed to such work to follow in; the footsteps of one who has achieved a fair measure of success as a writer . of Correspondence Reports. The successor of such a leader in this field of labor as RICHARD VAUX is well entitled to the sympathy and encouragement of his brethren. The personality of RICHARD VAUX was as distinctively marked upon all bis writings, and we may also say his acts, as were the marks of our ancient brethren upon the work they brought up for inspection. Many of the reviews contained in the report are for the year 1894. â&#x20AC;˘ Kansas for 1895 receives courteous notice.

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C o m m e n t i n g on t h e report of our C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , in which t h e doctrine is a n n o u n c e d t h a t a n E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e does n o t possess t h e right to "object to t h e conferring of t h e first degree on a c a n d i d a t e . " Bro. A. s a y s : " I n t h e early d a y s of Masonry all t h e balloting was d o n e in t h e Entered A p p r e n t i c e lodge, and-Entered Apprentices h a d a right to ballot. With us all balloting is done in a Master Mason's lodge, b u t we d o -not d o u b t t h a t a n E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e m a y object before initiation." I t s e e m s to u s t h i s is "good law," because it is good reason. W h e n we address an E n t e r e d Apprentice b y t h e n a m e of " B r o t h e r " it seems to u s h e becomes entitled to t h e r i g h t s of a brother, o n e of w h i c h is t h a t of deciding upon t h e worthiness a n d qualification on t h e part of profanes t o e n t e r into a brotherly relation with h i m . This w a s , his a n c i e n t right; t h i s is, as we u n d e r s t a n d it, his p r e s e n t right in t h e Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , a n d we are r e a d y to join with those of our b r e t h r e n w h o trace their genealogy b y a direct line to t h a t G r a n d Body, in d e n o u n c i n g the ruthless innovation by which this right a n d power h a s been t a k e n away from t h e " h u m b l e " E n t e r e d Apprentice and conferred upon t h e now, as formerly, privileged class or body of Master Masons. W e welcome Bro. ARNOLD to his n e w field of labor; e n t e r t a i n i n g like views t o t h o s e lieretofore a d v a n c e d b y Bro. V A U X , t h e succession of t h e former to t h e latter has been m a r k e d by n o startling c h a n g e s ; on t h e c o n t r a r y , a conservatism peculiar t o t h e e n v i r o n m e n t of t h a t jurisdiction seems t o h a v e sway, and if t h e p r e s e n t r e p o r t m a y b e taken as a fair sample, will b e t h e controlling influence in future expression of views. M A T I I I A S . H . HENDERSON, G r a n d Master, Philadelphia. MICHAEL ARNOLD, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e o n Correspondence, Philadelphia. •Next a n n u a l , December 27,1896.

PRINCE EDWAliO 21ST A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

ISLAND—1S96. CIIAELOTTETOWN, J U N E 24th.

M.'. W . \ G r a n d Master R. M A C N E I L L a n d W.'. N A T H A N I E L M C L A R E N ,

G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , were present. T h e G r a n d Master's address shows h i m to be a broad-guaged Mason, one w h o h a s conscientiously performed h i s whole d u t y as G r a n d Master and who has earned and merits t h e " Well d o n e , good a n d faithful s e r v a n t " of t h e entire Craft of t h e P r i n c e E d w a r d jurisdiction. H e s e n t o u t a circular advising t h e raising of a fund of §1.00 p e r m e m b e r a s a n u c l e u s for a Relief F u n d . I n his visitations to t h e several lodges.he presented t h e matter, a n d t h r o u g h his efforts a voluntary donation of f208.00 was raised from a m e m b e r s h i p of a b o u t five .hundred.

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which, considering t h a t a m p l e t i m e to present t h e subject for consideration has not yet been n-ade, makes a very creditable showing. H e r e c o m m e n d e d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee to act in I'onjunction with committees from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, looking toward t h e ultimate a t t a i n m e n t of H o m e privileges for infirm a n d destitute iMasons. T h e following s o u n d s like old t i m e s : A manifest progress has been made during the year. In addition to the Symbolic degrees and Capitular degrees, we liave now tbe Cryptic and Knights Templar, and I trust ere long we shall have a Lodge of Perfection in this jurisdiction, so that it will not be necessary for young and progressive Masons to leave the jurisdiction to obtain those degrees that are now universally acknowledged as legitimate degrees in Masonry. T h e r e is no C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. Our b r e t h r e n seem to be governed b y t h e g e n u i n e principles of t h e Institution, and are doing a noble work for t h e Craft. J O H N E . THOMSON, M.". W . ' . G r a n d Master, Charlottetown.

QUEBEC-1896. 2 6 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MONTREAL, J A N U A R Y 2 9 T H .

M.'.W.'. G r a n d Master, Colonel FREDERICK MASSEY, presiding. An e x t e n d e d o b i t u a r y notice in t h e G r a n d Master's address, of Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master CORNELIUS JUDGK, shows why t h e G r a n d ' R e p r e â&#x20AC;˘ sentative of K a n s a s failed to a n s w e r present at roll call. T h e Grand Chaplain delivered an e l o q u e n t discourse on t h e topic, " M a s o n r y and Religion." After discussing t h e opposition to it and t h e enemies it has to withstand in t h e Province of Quebec, h e asks t h e question, " W h a t , t h e n , is t h e secret of o u r r e m a r k a b l e vitality and u n questionable s t r e n g t h ? " and s a y s : The answer to this question is not to be found in elaborate ritual and mystic ceremony, not in showy regalia and pompous parade, not in senseless mummery and occult sciences, but in the fact that Masonry is "suited to the needs of the present day, because it represents the principles of eternal truth and jus^tice; becau.ee through all its history it has combatted the wrong and championed the right, and has even inculcated love for the good, the true and the noble, and sought to uplift humanity Into one common brotherhood, acknowledging the Fatherhood of GOD." A n t i q u i t y Lodge applied to t h e G r a n d Master for a r u l i n g : **A member of this lodge having exercised his privilege of balloting for candidates continued to object to their initiation after their election. The Worshipful Master asked for a ruling as to the brethren's right to continually object, thus causing the work of the lodge to be completely arrested and upsetting the by-law which required two black balls to reject, thus controlling all admissions by, in realiiy, his objecting." I therefore ruled that it was not the intention of the i/onstitution to allow any brother by objecting continually to prevent the admission of candidates, and ordered them to proceed at once with the initiation of the two gentlemen in question, pending any necessary amendments to Constitution.

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T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , in m a k i n g r e p o r t last year, had an idea t h e Master had acted w i t h o u t a u t h o r i t y from G r a n d Master. C o n s i d e r i n g the latter fact, t h e y considered t h e G r a n d Master's ruling e q u i v a l e n t to a d i s p e n s a t i o n ; t h e y t h o u g h t , however, t h e objecting b r o t h e r should h a v e been disciplined by his lodge. M.'.W.'. Bro. J . P . NoYES dissented from t h e r e p o r t o f t h e committee a n d approved t h e action of t h e M.\AV.'. G r a n d Master, which action G r a n d Lodge sustained, on motion d u l y m a d e a n d seconded. W e agree with our M.-.W.-. Bro. NOVES in s u p p o r t i n g t h e Grand Master. T h e r i g h t of being a p e r p e t u a l kicker belongs only to those G r a n d Lodges w h e r e a single ballot suffices to black-ball or a single objection to have t h e effect of black-balling. W e n o t e t h a t an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e , after t h r e e years' suspension for t h e use of obscene language, a n d u p o n e x p r e s s i n g proper contrition a n d penitence therefor, upon p e t i t i o n i n g G r a n d Lodge, t h e latter req u e s t e d t h e lodge suspending t h e b r o t h e r to restore him ; t h e lodge refused to d o so, a n d t h e C o m m i t t e e o n J u r i s p r u d e n c e , upon reference of t h e m a t t e r to t h e m , r e c o m m e n d e d t h e G r a n d Lodge to restore him to his privileges as an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e Mason unafliliated, with t h e r i g h t to apply for afliliatiou in any lodge in t h e jurisdiction upon passing i n q u i r y before such body as to his general character a n d reputation. T h e G r a n d Lodge adopted t h e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e . W e t h i n k t h e y o u n g b r o t h e r will emerge from h i s enforced seclusion with a higher regard and appreciation of Masonry t h a n h e h a s eVer had before. T h e pity of it is that good, sound, w h o l e s o m e doses of j u s t s u c h medicine c a n n o t be, or are not, administered m o r e frequently to some of those who, covered w i t h the e m b l e m s a n d insignia of an Order whose memb e r s profess faith in Christianity, a t t i m e s use language which would subject t h e m to p u n i s h m e n t for profanity before any police court in Christendom. T h e Report on Correspondence is b y D e p u t y G r a n d Master E . T . D. CHAMBERS, c h a i r m a n of t h e c o m m i t t e e , a n d is his t e n t h a n n u a l review. H e t a k e s occasion of this a n n i v e r s a r y to p r e s e n t for consideration some verj' t i m e l y and well-considered t h o u g h t s on t h e following topics: " Progress of the Order," " One of t h e Missions of F r e e m a s o n r y , " " Freem a s o n r y a n d the P o p e , " ' ' O u r S u r r o u n d i n g s , " " Masonic History," " A n Anti-masonic League in F r a n c e , " a n d " C a l l e d H o m e . " U n d e r t h e latter topic, Bro. C. brings before t h e window of m e m o r y RicnARo V A U X , GEO.

C . CONNOB, J O H N F R I Z Z E L L , W I L L I A M B . ISAACS, H E X B Y V E U S L A G E ,

S. F . CHADWICK a n d

JOSEPH K .

WHEELER.

U n d e r Illinois, Bro. CHAMBERS q u o t e s a portion of Bro. ROBBINS' phillippic, saying of it, " t h a t Bro. R. goes to a length in his hostility t h e r e t o , to which we are scarcely i n c l i n e d to follow, and which is a p p a r e n t i n t h e concluding lines of t h e following p a r a g r a p h , " etc. U n d e r I n d i a n a , Bro. C. gives us s o m e interesting notes concerning " E D W A R D , Duke of K e n t . " H e was c o m m a n d e r of t h e forces and P r o -

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vincial. G r a n d Master in Lower Canada of t h e " A n c i e n t s . " H e freq u e n t l y a t t e n d e d t h e meetings of t h e Provincial Grand Lodge in t h e City of Quebec in t h e closing years of last century, generally accomp a n y i n g t h e b r e t h r e n on St. J o h n ' s Day to divine service in t h e R o m a n Catholic Church of t h e Recollets, and dining with t h e m s u b s e q u e n t l y , r e m a i n i n g for t h e after-dinner speeches and songs. On one occasion a b r o t h e r in G r a n d Lodge, s p e a k i n g to t h e chair, addressed t h e D u k e as " Y o u r Royal H i g h n e s s . " T h e Provincial G r a n d Master i m m e d i a t e l y i n t e r r u p t e d him with t h e r e m a r k : " T h e r e a r e no Royal H i g h n e s s e s here. Worshipful Sir; w i t h i n t h e lodge we a r e all b r e t h r e n . " W e are glad to read t h e foregoing, because we have long since believed and still believe t h a t " H i s Royal H i g h n e s s " t h e P r i n c e of AVales gives u n q u e s t i o n a b l e evidences of t h e t r u t h of t h e accepted theory of masonic h e r e d i t y , Kansas for 1895 is reviewed, a n d its R e p o r t on Correspondence pronounced " o n e of t h e best of t h e year." Bro. C. t h i n k s t h a t " Q u e b e c is n o t t h e only jurisdiction in w h i c h good men sometimes go w r o n g , " in w h i c h sage conclusion we heartily concur. Ancient history is iuW of horrible examples. JOSEPH'S story about fleeing from t e m p t a t i o n a t t h e sacrifice of his g a r m e n t was considered gauzy even in Egypt. N O A H , after his first sea voyage, furnished an e x a m p l e which is said to h a v e been followed by sailors from his day down to t h e use of steam as an agent in making quick v o y a g e s ; DAVID, the sweet singer of Israel, could no more resist his desire to revel in t h e artistic appreciation of t h e " A l t o g e t h e r " t h a n could those d e generate scions of t h e w o r t h y K n i c k e r b o c k e r s in t h e c h a r m s of " L I T T L E E G Y P T . " A S t h e c o u r t says to t h e diffident lawyer whose a r g u m e n t on t h e law is sound, " W e are with you, m y b r o t h e r . " Our c o m m e n t s in reference to t h e imperfections in t h e way of s u p plying committees with copies of Proceedings, is copied in full, w i t h emphatic commendation. Â° Colonel FKED MASSEY, G r a n d Master, Montreal. E . T . D . CHAMBERS, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Q u e b e c . N e x t annual, J a n u a r y 28, 1897.

RHODE ISLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1895. 105TH A N N U A L COJIMUKICATION,

PKOVIDENCB.

ELISHA H . RHODES, G r a n d Master. T h e volume o p e n s w i t h t h e record of a special c o m m u n i c a t i o n , heUI at Providence, October 9, 1894, for t h e purpose of laying t h e corner stone of a Primitive Methodist Churcli, G r a n d Master ELISHA H . RHODES, presiding. T h e G o v e r n o r o f t h e State a n d t h e G r a n d Lodge of Masons were present, t h e latter performing this service for t h e second t i m e for a c h u r c h i n its e n t i r e

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history as a Grand Lodge. Eloquent addresses were delivered and a beautiful ceremony of song and praise to Almighty GOD was rendered. The Grand Master and Governor were presented with beautiful trowela in appreciation of their work. An ofTertory resulted in a "goodly sum for the benefit of the church," and the exercises generally were a credit to all the participants. The semi-annual communication began November 19,1894, twentytwo lodges being represented. The Committee on Grand Master's Address, which was delivered at the annual communication, on May 21st previous, after six months investigation, found itself able to make a two-page report on the same, which was duly adopted. The Committee on Correspondence having had only six months to prepare a report on the request of the Grand I-odge of Mississippi for the enactment of certain laws regulating the reception of petitions for degrees, requested and were granted further time. We are advised from the report that the Grand Representative of Kansas was present,.but as the Committee on Credentials "name no names," we are unable to state who it was. The one hundred and fifth annual communication was held at Providence, May 20,1895. The Grand Master's address is a brief and concise account of his oflicial acts and services. The Committee on Correspondence made a report in reference to the Mississippi rules, recommending that no action be taken and that the circular referred to be placed on file, which was done. Tlie Committee on Centennial Memorial reported that the volume had been printed and was in the hands of the binders. The Grand Lodge voted the Grand Master a Past Grand Master's jewel and apron. A special communication was held May 30, 1895, to constitute St. 'Andrew's I^odge, at which Ilev. and W.'.Bro. RUGG delivered an interesting address on the topic,"St. Andrew." AVe notice a double page list of Grand Lodges, with address ^of Grand Officers and Committee on Correspondence. There is no Correspondence Report. EDWARD P. LOUDE.N, Grand Master, Pawtucket, R. I. Rev. HENRY W . RUGG, chairman'Committee on Correspondence,

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SCOTLAND - 1 8 9 6 . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

EniNBURon, M A Y 7 T H .

JOHN GRAHAM, of Broadstone, Substitute Grand Master, on the throne. Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form. The following recommendations were unanimouslj' adopted, viz: 1. That Grand Lodge present a b n s t o f Bro. the Earl of Haddington to his family, and a replica to Grand Lodge, in admiration of the manner in which His Lordship had for two years discharged the duties falling to t h e occupant of Ihe Masonic T h r o n e ; and this matter was remitted to Grand CommiUee with powers. 2. That a charter be granted to Lodge St. Andrew, Perth, Western Australia. 3. That the charter of Lodge Diinnichen, Letham, No. GS4, be recalled.

The Grand Secretary reported receipt of a petition for a new lodge in Western Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;" Caledonian " Freeinantle,subsequent to the last meeting of Grand Committee, and asked that Grand Lodge authorize the issue of the charter prayed for. Agreed. A special meeting was held in Freemason's Hall on the 25th day of May,1896. Sir CnAi!Lii;sDAi,RY.MPi-E,of Newhailes,M.'.\V.\ Grand Master. Grand Lodge was opened on first degree. The Grand Master having intimated that the special business for which this meeting had been called was the laying of the foundation stone of the new North Bridge, Grand Lodge was adjourned, and the Grand Officers and others present proceeded to join the lodges which were being marshalled in Charlotte Square. About 100 lodges, numbering about 1,500 brethren, joined in the procession. The Grand Officers and Lord Provost of the city having ascended the platform, the senior magistrate requested the M.'.W.'. the Grand Master to proceed with the ceremony. The Grand Master then announced that he delegated to the. Lord Provost the privilege of laying the stone according to the ancient rites of Ma.sonry. The Lord Provost was presented with a handsome silver trowel suitably inscribed, and also a beautiful ivory mallet bearing a suitable inscription. The Lord Provost with the assistance of the substitute Grand Master and the Senior and Junior Grand Wardens then performed the ceremonies, and delivered a short address, which was very appropriate , to the occasion, and full of significance to the events and participants. Views of the old and new North Bridge are shown in the Proceedings. "We note in the Proceedings a report of the Grand Secretary to the Grand Committee, of violations of Rule 173 of the Constitution by four lodges " in conferring degrees at a less interval than two weeks between each degree." On motion the lodges were temporarily suspended, their diplomas withheld, and matters remitted to Provincial Grand Master with full powers to deal with each case, and report. The District Grand Lodge of the Transvaal was reported organized under the Scottish Constitution. ' Nine lodges were reported for conferring degrees at a less interval

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than two weeks between each degree, and they were temporarily suspended, their warrants withheld, and the matter remitted to the Provincial Grand Masters of their respective districts, with full powers to deal with each case, and report. We take the following as a matter of general interest: TURKISH PERSECUTION IN ASIA MINOR. A communication of date May 20th, was read from the Scottish-holding Lodge .Aintab Syria, No. 773, of which the following is an extract; " I t is more than six m o n t h s since we wrote you last. T h e cause of o u r silence is evident; the dreadful massacres that took place in all the Eastern Provinces of Asia Minor extended also to Aintab. Hundreds have been killed, and thousands have been robbed. More than four thousand people, reduced to u t t e r destitution, have been saved from imminent death by t h e timely help of British a n d American Christians. A good many of our brethren have suffered sorely, and some eight or nine of them are still in prison, in Aleppo, u n d e r false and malevolent charges. We, the remaining few, now ask your help, and through you the help of all t h e brethren in Scotland, to enable poor and robbed artlzans to procure i n s t r u m e n t s a n d utensils for their trades and handicrafts. " * * Since writing the above o u r brothers have been released from prison. Anyt h i n g t h a t the Grand Lodge of Scotland may send will be taken charge of and be dispen.sed by the Rev. Dr. rui.i.ER, Central Turkey Col.ege, who is designated here by the British a n d Amf rican Embassies of Constantinople. It was resolved to recommend to Grand Lodge to grant ÂŁ100 toward t h e relief of t h e distressed brethren in Aleppo and Aintab."

A full account of the festivities participated in by tlie Lord Provost and Corporation of Edinburgh, and the Grand Master and about 250 craftsmen, closes the record of Proceedings. The Grand Master, fc-ir CiiAKLES DALRYjfPLE, responded to the toast, "The Grand Lodge of Scotland." The Earl of Rosslyn, Senior Grand Warden, proposed the toast of "The City of Edinburgh," and the Lord Provost made eloquent and pleasing reply thereto. The proceedings terminated with the playing of the National Anthem and Auld Lang Syne. Further festivities were held in the evening in the shape of a conversazione, for which over 6,000 invitations were issued. The city officials were hosts and the masonic brethren and others were guests. Music was furnished by the band of the Black Watch and the band of the Queen's Edinburgh Kifie Volunteer Brigade. An interesting account of the laying of the corner-stone of same bridge in 1-763, is also published. And we are glad to note that the occasion of to-day, like that of 130 years ago, was conducted in the "decent, solemn and harmonious manner usual among Masons." Sir CHARLES DALRYJIPLE, Grand Master.

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SOUTH AUSTRAL,IA-1896. ADELAIDE,

OCTOBER 16, 1895.

T h e half-yearly c o m m u n i c a t i o n was presided over b y G r a n d Master S.J. WAY. T h e r e p o r t of t h e Board of General Purposes was received a n d adopted. T h e m a t t e r s t h e r e i n contained were nearly all of merely local interest. T h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n lield in Adelaide, April 15, 1896, seems to have called o u t a full a t t e n d a n c e , as among t h e notables we find- t h e n a m e of t h e G r a n d Representative of Kansas. G r a n d Master S.J. W A Y presided. T h e G r a n d Master issued a warrant for a n e w lodge a t P a l m e r s t o n , N. T., to b e called P o r t Darwin Lodge. An expression of s y m p a t h y is recorded for t h e G r a n d Lodge of Tasmania, in t h e death of their Grand Master M.\W.".Bro. E. 0 . G I B L I N . T h e a n n u a l election resulted in the selection of G r a n d Master S. J . WAY' as his own successor. Our b r e t h r e n in South Australia are well fixed financially, t h e balance sheet s h o w i n g a fund £9,494 Is. on h a n d , to which t h e y are making a n a n n u a l addition of more t h a n £650. Large s u m s a r e a n n u a l l y e x p e n d e d for benevolence, and o u r b r e t h r e n seem to h a v e a correct appreciation of what Masonry means. T h e r e is n o C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Report. W e note t h a t G r a n d Master S. J . WAY- is L i e u t e n a n t - G o v e r n o r and Chief Justice of South Australia, and likewise Chancellor of t h e U n i versity of Adelaide.

SOUTH

CAROLINA—1895.

119Tri A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CnAKLESTON, DECEMBER 1 0 T H .

M.'.W.-. Bro. GLAUIIE E . SAWYER held t h e gravel which called t h e G r a n d Lodge of South Carolina to order, and W . ' . B r o . W M . F . STKONO was duly p r e s e n t to r e p r e s e n t t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas. J u s t a m o m e n t p r e v i o u s to t h e opening, B.'.W.'.Bro. J O H N F . FICKEN, t h e Mayor of Charleston, t h r e w wide open t h e gates of t h e city to t h e b r e t h r e n of G r a n d Lodge, t o wbicli welcome t h e G r a n d Master fittingly responded. T h e first item of recorded business was a n invitation to a h a r b o r steamboat excursion, t h e possession of a G r a n d Lodge badge, furnished b y a social c o m m i t t e e , e n t i t l i n g m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r families t o t r a n s portation F . O. B. T h e n e x t item recorded is a n invitation to a concert " g i v e n u n d e r t h e auspices of ' T h e D a u g h t e r s of_the Confederacy ' for t h e benefit of

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the proposed monnment to JEFFERSON DAVIS, at Richmond, Va." This invitation had a string tied to it, bearing the following tag: "Col. ZIMMERMAN DAVI.S, the Grand Treasurer, has kindly consented to act for the ladies in the sale of tickets. Price, 50 cents." And the record concludes: "The invitations were accepted by a rising vote." The address of Grand Master SAWYER contains more than the customary amount of wise recommendations and snggestions. He discusses fully the decline of Masonry in that State, from J875, when there were 7,435 affiliated Masons, to 1891, when it reached low water mark, and numbered 4,044. It then fluctuated to 6,097, and again declined to 5,797, as shown by the report of 1894. He believes that the number of unaffiliated iMasons in South Carolina to be as great as those affiliated, and points out reasons for his belief, and remedies to correct the evil. Discussing one reason, he gives the following terse statement: Most of our brethren have learned that more importance ts placed on fingers and toes t h a n heart and b r a i n s ; they are Jearnins that a whole-hearted man, with the first joint of his little toe on the left foot wanting, cannot be made a Mason, while a half hearted man with five toes can be welcomed in o u r ranks, even though he have an unpolished bruiu qlso.

He recommends that their Con.stitntion be amended so that good moral men who can conform to all the ceremonies and are otherwise qualified may come in; that each Entered Apprentice be presented with a new apron to remain his property; that each lodge appoint a historian to write its history; refers the AVashington-Colorado circular to attention of Grand Lodge ; failed to get railroad rates, though they made coiicessions to base ball clubs; so he induced the Festival Committee of Charleston to postpone their exercises until Grand Lodge week, thereby attaining the desired end ; made many official visitations; advised Grand Lodge to pay the unpaid balance due for the Lafayette trowel, and wisely recommended to the brethren to read the chairman's Report on Correspondence, saying of it: Here you will find the current history of Freemasonr3' througliout the world. He has performed a great deal of labor on this report. It requires time, knowledge, a peculiar talent and exp^ience to prepare such a report. I am always sorry when I have finished reading his reports. AVe notice that-rulings on various points were aaked for from the Grand Master while Grand Lodge was in session, and same given without reference to Jurisprudence Committee, among them the following: That a lodge had a right to change its time of meeting without reference to Grand Lodge; that general parliamentary rules obtained, unless they contiicted with masonic rulings; that a motion to adjourn is unmasonic; and that a motion to lay on table is masonic. We question the correctness of the last of these rulings, on the general proposition that any motion to abridge or cut ofi" debate in a masonic body is unmasonic; if this rule is correct in regard to the previous question, it is most obviously so in reference to the motion to lay on the table.

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The steamboat excursion given to the brethren and their families seems to have been a most enjoyable occasion for the brethren, their wives, daughters and sisters. We would suggest a repetition of the event at some period not too remote. How would May, 1901, suit " if we're alive?" R.'.W.'. Bro. CHARLES INGLESBY, chairman of the committee, submitted the Report on Correspondence, wliich is a careful and concise summary of the proceedings or work of the various jurisdictions reviewed. Kansas for 1895 is reviewed fully, and our work is noted as follows: "The Report on Correspondence was submitted by Bro. M. M. MILLER. It is his first report, and it is so excellent that we hope it will not be liis last." We thank our brethren for his kind words, and desire to inquire if he did not receive a copy of the Kansas Proceedings for 1894 containing oar first report. Bro. I. gives us a definition of "short form," taken from the Ahiman Rezon of South Carolina, viz: "A method of passing from a lodge of one degree to a lodge of another degree without the usual signs and ceremonies." No, Bro. I., we are not a very young Mason. We were made before you began writing Correspondeii-ce Reports; still that would not advise' us in regard to the contents of your Ahiman Rezon, unless we were in possession of a copy, the presumption of masonic constitutional enactment in the various jurisdictions, as we take it, being the same as the presumption in regard to statutory law of another State, viz: until the contrary was shown, a court would presume it to be the same as that of the jurisdiction where the trial was had. We thank you for your definition, Bro. I. We have nothing of that kind in Kansas, most of our lodges and Grand Bodies finding it task enough to keep tab on the distinctions between "Form," " Due Form" and "Ample Form." CLAUDE E . SAWYER, Grand Master, Aiken. CHARLES INGLESBY, chairman Committee on Correspondence, Charleston. ' â&#x20AC;˘" Next annual, December 8, 1896.

SOUTH DAKOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;J 8 9 6 . 22D ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

HURON, JUNE 9TH.

A portrait of Grand Master FREDERIC H . FILES forms a frontispiece to the volume before us. The Governor of the Commonwealth, Bro. CHARLES H . .SHELDON,

was introduced to the Grand Lodge by Past Grand Master WILLIAM BLATT, and was further welcomed :by the Grand Master, who invited him to a.seat among the masonic dignitaries.

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A letter from Past Grand Master THEODORE S. PARVIN, of Iowa, acknowledging the receipt of a parchment containing a record of his appointreient as an honorary member of the Grand Lo'dge of South Dakota, appears in the Proceedings. The Committee on Lodges U. D. recommended, and the Grand Lodge granted charters for two new lodges. The Grand Lodge wisely decided that it was not advisable to make any appropriation for Grand Lecturer for the ensuing year. From the report of the Committee on Obituaries we take the following: Y o n r committee deems it but proper to chronicle the death of Bro. ARTIIUU C. MELLETTE on May2o, 18W, at the age of flfty-four years. Bro. MELLETTE wns the last Governor of Dakota Territory, and the first Governor of the State of South Dakota, serving two terms as Governor of the State. About a year ago he removed to Pittsburg, Kan., and entered upon hi.>iprofession as an attorney at law. He was a man with a great h e a r t ever throbbing with t h e woes of h u m a n i t y ; he was gifted with a magnificent a n d high y cultured mind, and was conspicuous for his devotion to duty. I n the calling away of Bro. MELLETTE the Commonwealth loses one of her most distinguished a n d honored citizens, and the Craft loses a brother always uoted for the virtues t a u g h t by the principles of the Order.

At the concluding page of the Proceedings we notice a fine portrait of M.-. W.-. Bro. HE.N-RY H . BLAIR, Grand Master in 1876.

The Report on Correspoiidence is by Past Grand Master WM. BLATT, and like that of last year is an able eflfort. He discusses in his opening the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction. After stating that the most reasonable and honorable cause for its existence and maintenance in some jurisdictions is its existence there for a very long period of time, he replies to its supporters by asking: Whence did t h e doctrine originate? Does it obtain in the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d ? Has it ever been recognized by t h a t Grand Lodge? Or is the child in this instance iis material mother? While we do not claim majorities to be always right, yet t h e result of inquiry upon the subject by t h e Grand Master of Hlinois showed that out of forty-five Grand Lodges replying to the question, twenty-nine do not and sixteen do recognize t h e doetriue. The older Grand Lodges on this co'utinent are arrayed against each other upon the subject equally with t h e younger ones. I n two instances, Illinois being one, able Grand Masters recommended a change, basing their views upon most reasonable grounds. The Jurl-<prudenceCommittee in both cases shielded its opposition t o a change, behind the age of the law in their particular jurisdiction.

The portion of Bro. BLATT'S report devoted to Kansas is embellished by a cut which for appropriateness rivals the music once furnished in California by a tramp fiddler for a panorama of biblical scenes. The panoramist had to trust to his orchestra to " play something appropriate" as each scene was presented. The "Prodigal S o n " evolved " We'll all drink stone blind when Johnny comes marching home," and the "Raising of Lazarus" called forth "Rise up William Riley and come along with me." The artist has endeavored to illustrate Kansas, in evidence of which fact he has introduci.'d a bill-board in the background with the word Kansas engraved on it; in the right foreground is something which may be a single sheaf of wheat forming a''shock" by

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itself, or it may be a toad-stool; t h e artist has not labeled it, and it is impossible to d e t e r m i n e . I n t h e foreground is a s o m e t h i n g wliich t h e artist in our family assures us was i n t e n d e d for,a prairie dog, and a n o t h e r something which may h a v e been i n t e n d e d for a grasshopper. Both t h e last n a m e d species, so far as o u r observation goes, have been nearly it not quite e x t i n c t in w h a t is generally called Kansas, t h o u g h t h e former may yet have a habitat near t h e Colorado line. W e h a v e n o t . seen any in t h e eastern half of KansRS for nearly, if not fully, fifteen years. T h e latter made their last appearance in t h e s p r i n g of 1875. W e do not hold Bro. B. responsible, for t h e c u t does n o t harmonize with t h e class of work shown in h i s review. Of t h e action in reference to Bro. BASSETT, this c o m m e n t is m a d e : " T h i s was a noble deed and reflects t h e greatest h o n o r upon t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s . " I n reference to t h e efforts to reduce m i n i m u m fee for degrees from $30.00 to S20.00, t h i s : " W e deem t h e formor low enough in Kansas or elsewhere. It is t h e m i n i m u m with us a n d o u g h t never to be lower." H e fully agrees with t h e reasoning a n d conclusion of t h e committee's report on t h e Wisconsin resolutions, and quotes t h e report. H e quotes t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e in reference to a lodge which decline,^ to pay a per capita tax on a m e m b e r who was insane, and says: " I n our jurisdiction t h e lodge would a n n u a l l y remit t h e u n f o r t u n a t e b r o t h e r ' s dues, and, by t h e regulations of our Grand Lodge, he e x e m p t e d from t h e p a y m e n t of t h e per capita t a x . " T h a t in our j u d g m e n t is as it should be, for t h e reason t h a t t h e r e is no power by which t h e i r collection can be enforced. You cannot suspend or expel such a m e m b e r , and it would have a most decidedly m e r c e n a r y aspect to p e r m i t a d u n to be sent to t h e wife or family of such an unfortunate, and at t h e same t i m e t h e Grand Lodge should n o t compel its subordinate to pay for t h e misfortune of its m e m b e r . Our b r o t h e r characterizes o u r r e p o r t as " full, complete and aKle," for which kind expression we t e n d e r o u r fraternal consideration. JAMES LEWIS, G r a n d Master, C a n t o n . W M . BLATT, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Y a n k t o n . N e x t a n n u a l , J u n e 8, 1897, at Mitchell.

TEXXESSEE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1896. 8 2 D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

NASHVILLE, JANUARY 2 9 T H .

Two fine portraits of faces t h a t indicate strong characters, appear as we open t h e first pages of t h e volume of Proceedings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grand Master P H I L I P N . MATLOCK and Past Grand Master G E O . H . MORGAN. T h a t of M.". W.'. Bro. MORGAN is of a genial, k i n d l y , lovable m a n , which characteristics beam forth from his fun-loving eyes and manifest themselves

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notwitlistanding the Pefferian beard which disguises the lower part of his countenance. M/. W.'. Bro. MORGAN presided at the opening of Grand Lodge. Fourteen Past Grand Masters assisted and the Grand Master of Kentucky, V. G. GiRARD, was likewise present as a visitor. Bro. MORGAN'S address indicates that our conception of time was not much out of the way. A Worshipful Master wrote him as follows: " We have in our lodge an old brother who was always a very zealous Mason, but he has become totally deaf. He was a regular a t t e n d a n t upon lodge meetings until he lost his hearing, since which he does.not come so often. Has become so poor that he is u n a b l e to pay his dues. l i e wants to be in good standing when he dies so he can have a mnsonic burial. Whatshall we do with h i m ? " I do not desire to report all I said in reply. I wrote, however, in substance, the following, after looking to see the n u m b e r of members in said lodge: " I t will cost your members about one a n d a quarter cents a year each to pay thegood old brother's dues. Carry him on till he reaches the brink of the river and Goo will carry him safely over, and you will all feel better by even having given the good old brother a cent and a quarter apiece, for a short lime. Bury his remains with masonic honors when he dies, and in the sweet bye and bye, when his hearing is restored to h i m in the Celestial Lodge above, where he can hear the voices of the angelic hosts, may be never hear that you asked t h e Grand Master the question. ' W h a t shall we do with h i m ? ' Go learn again the early t a u g h t lessons in Masonry of brotherly love and relief."

AVe note from the address of Bro. MORGAN that the Masonic Home at Nashville has now within its walls one hundred inmates. Bro. MORGAN'S reference to'Masons of New Zealand, in his address, takes on an added significance in view of the history since made in reference to that Grand Lodge. Since Bro. LETOIIWOKTH has characterized the lodges of New Zealand as seceders, and Bro. MORG.\N, acting under his sufrgcstion, declined to recognize their claims, the Grand Lodge of England has, in the most emphatic manner, recognized the Grand Lodge of New Zealand as a sovereign Grand Lodge. It is now in order for our Tennes.see brethren to go and do likewise. Correspondence published between the Grand Masters of Ohio and Tennessee show that all causes of discontent have been removed, and brotherly relations have been resumed and white winged peace reigns supreme. Bro. M. concludes his address with some beautiful thoughts on the subject of peace. Grand Lodge adopted a resolution directing the Grand Treasurer to pay over to the Trustees of the Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home such surplus as he might have in his hands at the close of the communication, not exceeding the sum of six thousand dollars. The Grand Lodge referred to the Committee on Correspondence the question of the recognition of New Zealand, with instructions to report thereon at next annual communication. The Report on Correspondence is by the chairman of the coipmittee, Past Grand Master HENRY H . INGERSOLL, who reviews all the

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jurisdictions alphabetically from Alabama to Nebraska, t h e r e m a i n d e r being written b y Bro. ROBERT WALTON.

Kansas passes inspection a t t h e h a n d s of M.'.W.'. Bro. TNGERSOLL, and h e takes t h e refusal of t h e late Lyons Lodge to afflx p u n i s h m e n t after finding a d e f e n d a n t guilty of shooting a b r o t h e r Master Mason, a t e x t for e x t e n d e d c o m m e n t s upon t h e "defiant spirit of shameless irreverance and b a r b a r o u s lawlessness which permeates American society." Our skill in t h e u s e of t h e scissors u p o n t h e w o r k of Bros. ROBBINS a n d DRUMMOXD is a c k n o w l e d g e d , a n d o u r t r i b u t e to G E O R G E C . CONNOR

is made a part of o u r b r o t h e r ' s report. I n his conclusion, B r o . INGEESOLL discusses t h e " W a s h i n g t o n M e morial," " F r a t e r n a l Relief," " P e r p e t u a l Jurisdiction," " P r o h i b i t i o n Legislation," " P r i n t e d R i t u a l s , " "OfficeSeeking," and " Masonic H o m e s . " U n d e r t h e latter, we take t h e following: There is a decided movement all over our country toward organized charity. Many good brethren of the old school still maintain that this is unmasonic, because not voluntary and individual, and therefore bad in tendency and practice. But the prevailing idea is now that the epidemic excels the sporadic method as a means of practical relief, and also that organized effort does not exclude or excuse individual dispensation. And so the Homes for widows and orphans and aged Masons are springing up all over the country, all substantial tokens that Freemasonry is not a " sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal," but that it is earnest and sincere in its lofty professions of brotherly love, relief and charity ! Lodges and halls and temples even we have in every city and town and village in this goodly land; but the truest, noblest, grandest proofs of the vital energy and elevating power of Freemasonry are the Masonic Homes for the widow, the orphans and the helpless. May they all succeed and prosper! P H I L I P N . MATLOCK, G r a n d Master, K e n t o n . G E O . H . MORGAN, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Cookeville.

TEXAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 61ST A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

HOUSTON, DECBMBEK 1 S T .

T h e Grand Lodge was opened in due and a m p l e form, M.'.W.". B. R. ABKRNETHY presiding. F o u r t e e n Past G r a n d Masters and G r a n d R e p resentatives of various jurisdictions were present, b u t Kansas was n o t represented. Bro. ABERNETHY h a s a t r u e conception of Masonry, if w e m a y j u d g e by h i s address. W e h a v e read enough of it so t h a t we cannot pass t h e following: Masonry in Texas Ls abreast with the necessities of the times. It still visits the sick, soothes the sorrows of the suflTering, buries the dead, and cheers and ministers to the wants and necessities of the living, ft still dispenses charity, promotes peace, cements friendship, and reconciles the differences of those who have become estranged. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r issued dispensations for twelve new lodges, a n d delivered ten pages of decisions.

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An interesting statement appears in the address in reference to the status of lodges in Greer county. The Supreme Court of the United States recently decided that Greer county is not as was supposed a part of Texas, but is unoccupied territor}^ of the United States, now attached to and a part of the Territory of Oklahoma. There are two lodges in Greer county which were chartered by the Grand Lodge of • Texas; Mangura, No. 685, and Altus, No. 711. The matter as to Where these lodges are to render allegiance is to be submitted to Grand Lodge. The Grand Master suggests that their allegiance is due to Oklahoma and not to Texas. The report of the Directors of the Widows and Orphans' Home was submitted, showing a number of propositions to make donations for the location of the Home. , The committee report two as desirable: that of North Galveston, which offers 200 acres of land on the shore of Galveston Bay, of the fruit land addition of North Galveston; and Temple, which offers 200 acres of good agricultural land within two miles of the city. The question of location was, however, continued until next session of Grand Lodge, and bids were invited for such location until question should be finally determined. Our Texas brethren started out just as Kansas did, with a plan to raise $100,000 for a Home. The first three years the fund accumulated slowly, and since then it has been growing rapidly ; it now amounts to $106,876.75. And it is proposed to do just what we originally planned — build a central building, erecting cottages and buildings around it as necessity may hereafter require. Our Texas brethren desire .and expect to keep $100,000 of this fund intact for a permanent Endowment Fund, and it looks as if with the income from the fund they now have, and further donations, they will be able to do so. There is a very large part of the Texas Proceedings which we have no desire to review. The reports of the Committees on Petitions, and Grievances and Appeals shows a condition of affairs which can only be sufficiently characterized by the American definition of the English expression, "nasty." I t is a problem, brethren, whether moral obligation is strong enough to act as a preventive. We have in Kansas a society of advanced females called the " Social Purity League," who boldly and broadly advocate a remedy which requires the use of a sharp instrument, which we firmly believe would not only be a torture to the flesh but would make the recipient of attention unable to come up to the standard our Texas brother suggests in his address as requisite in the successful candidate for masonic honors, viz: that he should be typical of the sacrificial ofiering under the Mosaic dispensation — a "perfect male." We suggest to our M.'.W.-. Brother who evinced such concern that the masonic Institution in Texas should receive no detriment by the acceptance of any but perfect physical types, that the record indicates that it would have been better for the reputation of the

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Craft in t h a t jurisdiction if a few of his'" perfect m a l e s " h a d b e e n m a d e e u n u c h s before acceptance. W e pass to tlie most desirable portion of t h e Texas v o l u m e , t h e Report on Correspondence, b y M.'.W.'. Bro. THOMAS M . MATTHEWS. W e note several m a t t e r s t h a t we would like to stop and t a k e a s q u i n t a t as we pass d o w n t h e list of States on o u r way to K a n s a s , b u t t h e v o l u m e only reached us J a n u a r y 5th, a n d t h e p r i n t e r h a s been d u n n i n g us for copy since t h e n , a n d we m u s t be brief. Bro. M. makes t h e following notations in reference to t h e K a n s a s Proceedings: The number of lodges represented is not given us in his report by the Bro. Grand Secretary, which is otherwise perfect, and we haven't the tirae now to stop to count the long list. Sahe, brother? E.'.W.-. Bro. E. W. HUKLBEKT ( Fort Scott) the representative of Texas, was not present. Neither is Bro. J. O. JOHNSON, of Austin, accredited, as he should be, on the roll as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Kansas near that of Texas. Why? T h e address of G r a n d Master MCCALL receives this c o m m e n t : The address as a whole is a most excellent, practical paper, showing clearly that its author is a master workman,and that though, as in his conclusion he says, ho is only " an humble tiller of the soil,'' uot a professional gentleman, he has well and carefully cultivated his masonic field. Bro. MATTHEWS avows himself as u n a b l e to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r we approve of singing "America " or n o t . W h y , Bro. M., we w e r e b r o u g h t up on just such patriotic diet as that, a n d never since have h a d a particle of desire to be weaned from it. Masonry has always inculcated patriotism, a n d Masons h a v e always been patriots. H e w h o said, " L e t m e write t h e songs of a people and I care n o t wlio makes t h e i r laws," appreciated t h e force a n d power t h e r e is for patriotism in song. Masons ought to sing more a n d perform t h e p a r r o t act less. If we could h a v e a genuine " a n c i e n t u s a g e " revival in t h a t particular, we would see larger attendance a n d greater interest displayed at our lodge meetings. A. B. W A T K I N S , G r a n d Master, A t h e n s . THOMAS M . MATTHEWS, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Athens. N e x t a n n u a l , H o u s t o n , D e c e m b e r 7, 1897.

UTAHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1890. 25TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SALT L A K E , J A N U A R Y 2 1 S T .

ALVIN CHARLES E.MERSON, G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas was represented, a n d wej t h a n k o u r Bro. [ D I E H L t h a t we can ascertain t h e fact a t a glance. M.'.W.'. Bro. EMERSON is n o t a strict observer or advocate of a n c i e n t usage in o n e particular at least, as witness t h e following: Some of our subordinate lodges still adhere to their plan of keeping away from lodge banquets all intoxicating beverages. All praise be given them. The inflejcible. Invariable rule should be, among ail the lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, to never, permit the use of intoxicating drinks of any kind or character in or about the lodge room, or at any masonic banquet or spread.

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\ good, wholesome lesson was administered by Grand Master EMEEISON to one of the lodges of his jurisdiction, for correspondence emanating from it in reference to the burial of one of its members whose misfortune it was to be poor, and dying in San Francisco, was buried by Doric Lodge of that city. Our M.\ W.'. brother uses vigorous language, and those responsible for the moral delinquency in. his jurisdiction, will probably never need another such lesson. His words were "timely and good." We notice that at the request of the Grand Master of Nova Scotia, the Grand Representative of Utah near Nova Scotia was removed from office for non-attendance at any of the Grand Lodge meetings for the last four years. We commend the precedent and suggest the propriety of like action in other jurisdictions. We note that the Grand Lodge of New Zealand was recognized and representatives exchanged. January 20, 1897, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the existence of the Grand Lodge of Utah, a programme of exercises befitting a celebration of the important event was presented and approved by Grand Lodge. The third item on the programme reads as follows: "That invitations be extended to Utah Commandery, No. 1, and El Monte Commandery, No. 2, K. T., requesting them to act as escorts at the procession." Where, oh, where was the brother whose duty it is to always rise and lay bare the insidious snares contained in such a proposition, and show that Templarism was not a conception in the minds of those who lived "at the time when the Charges of a Freemason were agreed to," and therefore necessarily cannot be in any manner connected with Freemasonry? Bro. DiEHL offered a resolution requesting Grand Master EMERSON "to present his portrait in frame to be placed upon the walls of Masonic Hall at Salt Lake City, in line with his distinguished predecessors," and the same was unanimously adopted. The Utah "signet ring" was transferred by Grand Master EMERSON with that display of eloquence and distinguished consideration so eminently befitting such an imposing ceremonial. The Report on Correspondence, by R.'.W.-. Bro. CHKISTOPHEU DIEHL, coversninty-fourpages, and is a valuable contribution to Masonry. Bro. D. concentrates in a few words what some of us find it necessary to elaborate, and generally makes it fully as emphatic. Discussing the problem submitted to the Jurisprudence Committee of Alabama, in reference to .saloon-keepers as available material for Masonry and which the cominittee answered as follows, in the language of an old decision of Grand Lodge, "that as the business was licensed by the State, that it was not inconsistent with Masonry to follow such business," Bro. D. responds: "License or no licetise, saloon inen should not be permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Masonic Temple;" and then as a clincher for those who cannot move'

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,without an ancient p r e c e d e n t , h e a d d s : " I n G o u l d ' s History of F r e e masonry, Vol. 4, page 107, we find t h a t it was a regulation as far back as 1725 in A n c i e n t York Masonry t h a t n o m o r e persons shall be admitted as b r o t h e r s t h a t k e e p a public house." Kansas receives its full measure of appreciation a t t h e h a n d s of o u r Utah brother. H e says t h a t t h e a n n u a l r e t u r n s of M t . Moriah Lodge, U. D., a n d No. 70 of t h e K a n s a s registry, w h i c h h e himself p r e p a r e d from 1869 to 1872, a r e a m o n g h i s treasures a n d that The old charter, nicely framed, adorns the wall of our lodge room, a n d we will take care of it as long as life lasts. What becornes of it after we are gone, is hard t o tell. The next generation miiy throw it in t h e rubbish of the Temple a n d n o t care a snap for the friendly relations t h a t existed in the darkest days of Utah ilasonry between the Grand Lodge of Kansas a n d Mount Moriah, No. 70. Without t h e assistance of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, there would, perhaps, be no Grand Lodge of Utah to-day, at least n o t in its present form. There was danger ahead in those days, a n d the charter came just in the right time to secure the future of Masonry i n t h e land of the saintly prophets. We t h a n k Kansas for it, and we will always love h e r .

d e f e r r i n g to t h e s t a t e m e n t of t h e Kansas L i b r a r i a n t h a t h e is s h o r t some original copies of t h e Proceedings of Kansas, h e s a y s : " W e h a v e them all in o u r library, a n d t h e r e is n o t o n e t h a t is n o t original, includi n g t h e proceedings of ' a n adjourned meeting convened i n t h e city of L e a v e n w o r t h , on t h e 14th day of J u l y , A. D. 1856,' (eight pages), a n d of the ' a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n ' of t h a t year." Bro. DiEHL expresses r e g r e t a t t h e Masonic H o m e C h a r i t y F u n d legislation of t h a t year. Says " t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e held t h a t an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e Mason c a n n o t object to t h e conferring of t h e first degree o n a c a n d i d a t e . W e beg to disagree with t h e committee." J u s t w h a t we h a v e d o n e , Bro. D., with like action in a n o t h e r j u r i s diction s o m e w h e r e . Our Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e receives t h e c o m m e n d a t i o n of Bro. D., to our gratification. W M . THOMAS DALBY, G r a n d Master, Salt Lake. CHRISTOPHER D I E H L , c h a i r m a n Committee o n Correspondence, Salt Lake. Twenty-sixth a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n . J a n u a r y 19, 1897, Salt L a k e .

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BURLINGTON, J U N E 1 0 T H .

Thg volume opens to a n engraving of Past G r a n d Master LAVANT M. R E E D , w h o filled t h e G r a n d E a s t i n 1878-79-80. A sketch of h i s life containing h i s military a n d masonic services is presented, t h e work of Past G r a n d M a s t e r A L F R E D A. H A L L .

A record of special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a t Ludlow, B a r r e , L y n d o n v i l l e , and St. Albans, precede t h a t of t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n ; all called for t h e dedication of halls t o masonic uses.

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W e notice in t h e list of officers M / . W / . K I T T R E D G E HASKINGS, G r a n d M a s t e r ; a n d t h e P o e t Laureate of V e r m o n t , R/.'vV/. Bro. W. SCOTT N A Y , t h e Senior Grand W a r d e n , whose poem a t t h e G r a n d Lodge centennial was so extensively copied. T h e address of t h e Grand Master deals w i t h a variety of topics of special interest to t h e Craft of V e r m o n t . A large part of it is devoted to t h e question of t h e construction of a Masonic Temple in Burlington, Vt., for w h i c h funds h a v e been partially raised already in Burlington. .A c u t of t h e proposed edifice is given in t h e Proceedings, and indicates t h a t o u r V e r m o n t b r e t h r e n propose to " get the best." L e t t e r s of regret were received from P a s t G r a n d Master PARK DAVIS, a t Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and P a s t G r a n d T r e a s u r e r JOHN A. BUTLER, at Arlington, New J e r s e y . T h e Grand L e c t u r e r notes t h a t h e h a s sold a n d disposed of 405 rituals, a n d that a n e w edition of 1,000 h a d j u s t been p r i n t e d , which is n e a r l y r e a d y for delivery. H e t h i n k s t h e G r a n d Secretary should be r e s p o n s i b l e for t h e i r sale and delivery. W e should t h i n k so, too, if we occupied his p l a c e ; a t all events we would n o t rest until we had found s o m e o t h e r party to assume t h e responsibility. T h e G r a n d Master was authorized-to p r o c u r e a p r o n s for P a s t G r a n d Masters, and a G r a n d Tyler's sword. P a s t G r a n d Master M A R S H O . P E R K I N S p r e s e n t s t h e Report on Corr e s p o n d e n c e (164 p a g e s ) , giving a review of fifty-two G r a n d Jurisdictions. Bro. M. is judicious in selection, a n d vigorous, s o u n d a n d able in p r e s e n t a t i o n of his own views c o n c e r n i n g m a t t e r s u n d e r consideration. U n d e r Alabama, he shows t h e i m p r o p r i e t y of a decision t h a t a Worshipful Master w h o has preferred charges majr p r e s i d e at trial of same. K a n s a s , as always, receives t h e m o s t courteous a n d considerate t r e a t m e n t . A complete s u m m a r y of t h e acts of G r a n d Lodge is g i v e n ; G r a n d Master MCCALL'S address a n d w o r k a r e c o m m e n d e d ; extracts are m a d e from t h e G r a n d Secretary's r e p o r t a n d t h e r e p o r t of t h e special c o m m i t t e e on t h e Wisconsin r u l e for relief. G r a n d Orator GLEASON'S address is p r o n o u n c e d " eloquent." O u r Report on Correspondence is s t y l e d a " c a p i t a l review," " w i t h p i t h y c o m m e n t a n d logical defense of a n j ' position m a i n t a i n e d by h i m . " " I n t h i s connection it may be said h i s special r e p o r t on Mexican Masonry, w h i c h lead to t h e recognition of t h e G r a n Dieta, is t h e clearest and m o s t comprehensive t h a t has y e t a t t r a c t e d o u r a t t e n t i o n . " U n d e r New Jersey, discussing with t h e c o r r e s p o n d e n t from t h a t " f o r e i g n " jurisdiction t h e physical perfection idea, Bro. P . s a y s : Bro. EDWARDS thinks that our generosity as to the physical type " would lead to practices unknown of you, and the disregard of selection for beauty as well as fitness," and adds: "The death of HIRAM did not destroy the Column of Beauty; It is still erect and in its pristine glory." We would not ask for a clearer definition of our position, viz: that true manhood, not bodily inflrmllies, shall determine the eligibility of

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a candidate for initiation. Mental strength and power cannot be weakened by abbreviated fingers or toes or other physical defects revealed to the scrutinizing eye of a Grand Master. The discovery cannot overturn or destroy ' the Column of Beauty * of mental or moral worth, or rob it of its ' pristine glory.' The animal may be defective in its members, but the man still remains unchanged. Which is wanted for the building and adornment of the Temple? We believe it is the man and not the animal." U n d e r P e n n s y l v a n i a , h e discusses t h e same topic, c o m m e n t i n g on t h e address of G r a n d Master HENDERSON, which contains " t h e c u s t o m a r y caution of G r a n d Masters of t h i s jurisdiction against infringing u p o n what they delight in calling Va% landmark of physical perfection. This, . too, w h e n n o less an a u t h o r i t y t h a n t h a t e m i n e n t masonic scholar, B r o . W . JAMES H U G H A N , of PZngland, states t h a t " physical disqualiQcafion " is n o t a bar to initiation in t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m of G r e a t Britain a n d Ireland, nor I believe in a n y G r a n d Lodge in E u r o p e , Australia, e t c , " and it is k n o w n t h a t m a n y of t h e American G r a n d Lodges d e n y t h a t t h e stuffed doll of t h e phj'sical perfectionist is a l a n d m a r k . Our p . p . friends should first define t h e word, a n d t h e n look w i t h o u t prejudice upon t h e application of t h e definition t o their position. From Bro. P E R K I N S ' conclusion we t a k e t h e following on C u b a : Our Cuban brethren, however, have had their Masonic Temples closed and their altars destroyed by the agents of a tyrannical government, which is endeavoring — vainly every lover of liberty hopes—to stay the progress of GoD-given rights and intelligence. But truth and justice shall yet prevail, and from the rekindled fires on restored altars again arise the sweet incense of fraternal love, brotherly relief and reasonable freedom of thought and action. May the day be not long deferred. .•Ind t h i s on M e x i c o : Attention is again called to Mexican Masonry, which has been freely discussed during the past few years, and we query, whether Vermont may not join Texas, New York, North Dakota, and KaAsas, in extending fraternal recognition to the Grand Dieta. We earne.«!tly commend this subject to the careful study and consideration of our brethren, that they may be prepared to act intelligently in the matter whenever action may be demanded. KiTTEEDGE H A S K I N S , G r a n d Master, Brattleboro. MARSH O . P E R K I N S , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Windsor. One h u n d r e d and fourth a n n u a l communication, B u r l i n g t o n , J u n e 9, 1897.

VICTORIA - 1 8 9 5 - 9 6 . QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 1 6 T H .

Sir W M . J . CLARKE, G r a n d Master, presiding. Past Senior G r a n d W a r d e n A. A I T K E N , G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of Kansas, present. We note t h e following q u e r y p r o p o u n d e d to t h e G r a n d M a s t e r : Whether the Masters, Past Masters and Wardens of lodges should not wear their collars as well as aprons in attending Grand Lodge? It was difficult for the brethren

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who had charge of the issue of tickets to admit to Grand Lodge, to decide whether the hrethren applying for them were Masters,Past Masters or Wardens. It had always been the custom to wear collars in the District Grand Lodge. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master ruled t h a t Clause 270 of t h e Book of C o n s t i t u t i o n s directed t h a t collars s h o u l d be worn. T h e G r a n d Master n o m i n a t e d R.'.W.-. Bro. Lord BRASSEY, P a s t G r a n d AVarden of England, for t h e position of Grand Master for t h e e n s u i n g year. T h e G r a n d Master was also nominated, who r e m a r k e d t h a t h e would only allow himself to be nominated on t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t h e would retire as soon as t h e Governor of t h e Colony, L o r d BRASSEY, was ready to take t h e position. W e notice an interesting case in w h i c h Bro. DERHAM, G r a n d Registrar, m a d e a motion to rescind an e x p u l s i o n for t h e reason t h a t Clause 72 of t h e Constitution requires t h a t n o motion for t h e expulsion of a b r o t h e r shall be m a d e unless t h e b r o t h e r i n c r i m i n a t e d shall h a v e been first s u m m o n e d to answer t h e c o m p l a i n t i n person in t h e Grand Lodge, or m a k e answer in writing, as he may prefer. I n this case t h e brother was in jail. . T h e m e a n i n g of t h a t regulation h e t h o u g h t was clear, not only from t h e reading of it b u t also from t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n p u t upon it b y so g r e a t an a u t h o r i t y as Dr. OLIVER, w h o in h i s book of J u r i s p r u d e n c e said ''that t h e b r o t h e r should h a v e a n opportunity of a p p e a r i n g . " T h e m o t i o n was p u t to tlie m e e t i n g a n d negatived, showing t h a t a G r a n d Lodge can disregard t h e unequivocal law of its Constitutions somet i m e s as well as an official. AV'e note t h e law, however, a n d t h e cons t r u c t i o n p u t upon it by t h e G r a n d Registrar a n d b y Dr. OLIVER, because of t h e conflict with t h e rule in regard to t h e same m a t t e r as enunciated in A l a b a m a and Maine. f.

Q U A R T E R L Y COMMUNICATION,

M A R C H 16,

1896.

G r a n d Master W M . ,1. CLARKE a n d t h e G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s b o t h present. T h e Grand Master declined n o m i n a t i o n for reelection, and t h e Gove r n o r of t h e Colony, Lord BRASSEY, was d u l y elected G r a n d Master. T h e Grand A n n i v e r s a r y Festival m e e t i n g for installation of officers was h e l d May 4, 1896. T h e G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s vvas present. -' M.". W.'. G r a n d Master Lord BRASSEY was duly installed, t h e cerem o n y of installation being conducted a n d performed b y t h e Hon. Chief J u s t i c e W A Y , Grand Master of South Australia. W e n o t e a list of nine G r a n d Stewards, a n d we d o u b t n o t t h e y a t t e n d e d to t h e i r duties to t h e satisfaction of t h e b r e t h r e n . A q u a r t e r l y communication was h e l d J u n e 15, 1896, at Melbourne, Sir W M . J. CLARKE, Pro. G r a n d Master, p r e s i d i n g ; Kansas n o t represented. T h e r e is no Correspondence Report. L o r d BRASSEY, M.". W . ' . Grand Master.

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VIRGINIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1893. 1 1 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

RICHMOND, DECBMBKR 3 D .

An engrraving of P a s t G r a n d Master a n d late G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , W M . B . ISAACS, fao^sthe t i t l e page of t h e v o l u m e before u s . M . \ W . \ J . P . FITZGERALD m a k e s e l o q u e n t m e n t i o n i n h i s a d d r e s s of Bro. ISAACS a n d Senior G r a n d W a r d e n FRANCIS A. R E E D , b o t h of whom had died d u r i n g t h e year. Bro. FITZGERALD was called u p o n to pass u p o n t h e q u e s t i o n of perp e t u a l j u r i s d i c t i o n , a n d said t h a t h e could n o t a p p r o v e t h e d o c t r i n e t h a t a profane rejected b y a lodge in o n e jurisdiction is ipso facto deprived of t h e privilege of o b t a i n i n g t h e r i g h t s a n d benefits of M a s o n r y in a n o t h e r , e x c e p t a n d u n t i l t h e c o n s e n t of t h e lodge w h i c h rejected h i m has b e e n o b t a i n e d . F i v e d i s p e n s a t i o n s for n e w lodges were g r a n t e d . T h e G r a n d Master m a d e several ofiHcial a p p e a r a n c e s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; v i s i t a t i o n s , dedications, c o r n e r - s t o n e layings, a n d publicly installed t h e officers of o n e lodge, g r a n t i n g d i s p e n s a t i o n s to several o t h e r s for a like c e r e m o n y . W M . LOVENSTEIN, G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , was p r e s e n t for duty. M.'. W.". B r o . FITZGERALD is an e a r n e s t w o r k e r for a n d believer i n t h e Masonic H o m e . F r o m t h e p o r t i o n of his r e p o r t referring to it, w e t a k e t h e following: I have somewhere read t h a t at t h e battle of Fredericksburg, when h u n d r e d s of Union soldiers lay on the field mangled a n d crushed, sending up piteous cries for water, a Confederate soldier, behind t h e rampart, safe anda himself u n h u r t , heard these cries. He was perhaps one of those whose steady hand had sent the ball which felled some one of those thus needing help. I t mattered not, h e heard his fellowmen appeal for t h a t which they needed most, a n d forgetful of self, h e hastened to their relief. Embattled hosts on either side stood silent in admiration of the m a n . The cannoneers forgot to apply t h e lighted match, t h e riflemen lowered their guns a n d ' lost their deadly a i m , w h i l e be, who thus heard those cries, went from m a n t o m a n , a n d with a brother's hand, administered the cooling draught to parched lips. As I have read t h e record of t h a t deed of love to fellowman, the thought has come that perhaps to-day someone of those thus succored, goes in a n d o u t among his fellowmen, his presence bringing blessings a n d benedictions to those w h o suffer a n d are in need, because one, and h e a foe, thus carried help to him. Brethren, in the battle of life, which day by day we flght, o u r brothers are ever falling at our side. Some have left behind those for whose sake and in whose behalf they fought. From city a n d hamlet, m o u n t a i n side and plain, those thus left are calling to us for help. They need a guiding hand and our fostering care, that properly reared and properly taught, they may be prepared to m e e t t h e d e m a n d s o f coming life, and fitted for places of usefulness to their fellowmen. Who can doubt that if we heed these calls the time will come when they will call blessed not only h i m w h o founded, b u t those who sustain this home for them in their hour of need, or that from its portals, some, aye, many will go forth whose lives will be benedictions to their fellowmen, and in them the good we do now will yield a harvest of an hundred fold. I believe it, because I find it written in t h e oracles of Gou, " I n a s m u c h as ye d i d it u n t o the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it u n t o me." T h e r e is n o C o r r e s p o n d e n c e R e p o r t , b u t o n e is promised for n e x t v o l u m e of P r o c e e d i n g s .

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T h e report of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e Masonic H o m e appears in t h e a p p e n d i x . F r o m it we learn t h a t t h e y h a v e had an average m e m b e r s h i p of a b o u t t w e n t y , t h e m e m b e r s h i p n o w being twenty-seven, a n d four m o r e approved applications. T h e first Master Mason to enter t h e H o m e is t h e senior Past G r a n d M a s t e r of Virginia, M.'.W.'. Bro. J O H N R . PURDIE, w h o in J u n e , 1895, w e n t t h e r e as an i n m a t e . J . P . FITZGERALD, G r a n d Master, F a r m v i l l e . M.'.W.'. W. F . DEINKARD, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, ilichmond. N e x t annual, first Tuesday in D e c e m b e r , 1896.

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 3 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

SEATTLE, J U N E 9 T H .

A p o r t r a i t of M.'.W.'.Bro. W M . W A L L A C E WITHERSPOON forms t h e frontispiece of t h e volume. T h i r t e e n Past G r a n d Masters assisted G r a n d Master WITHERSPOON in o p e n i n g G r a n d Lodge in A m p l e F o r m . Bro. A. M. BURNS delivered au a d d r e s s of welcome worthy t h e attention of t h e representatives of a n y m a s o n i c jurisdiction on t h e globe, to w h i c h t h e G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , S T E P H E N J . CHADWICK, responded in fitting t e r m s . I t seems to us, Bro. R E E D , t h a t t h e character of t h e addresses before y o u r G r a n d Lodge h a s b e e n i m p r o v e d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a sort of intellectual d e v e l o p m e n t or evolution, as it Were. AVhat do you t h i n k ? I n t h e address of t h e G r a n d Master w e find t h e record of one with w h o s e services to State and nation all lUinoisans of t h e 1861-65 period were familiar. I n 1878 h e was elected G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n , and well deserved t h e glowing tribute to his m e m o r y rendered by Bro. WiTiiEHsrooN. We give its concluding parag r a p h : " In the life and c h a r a c t e r of M.'.W.'. Bro. ELISHA P . FERRY we h a v e a g r a n d illustration of a n o b l e patriot, wise statesman, profound lawyer, an incorruptible a n d honest citizen, a k i n d and courteous gent l e m a n , a devoted, tender, loving h u s b a n d a n d father, a true, just a n d u p r i g h t m a n and F r e e m a s o n . " An interesting communication to t h e G r a n d Master was received from Alaska, where certain b r e t h r e n - w i t h o u t lodge privileges had b y a g r e e m e n t m e t together as Masons, a n d o n o n e occasion deposited t h e r e m a i n s of a b r o t h e r in t h e grave with t h e customary funeral service of t h e Craft. W h i l e it may conflict w i t h l a t t e r daj' masonic orthodoxy, w e a r e glad to n o t e t h e occurrence. W h i l e a stickler for legitimacy of form w h e r e i t is possible, we believe in substance first, form afterwards. T h e event n o t e d r e m i n d s us of a like irregularity which occurred d u r i n g t h e war. I n a desperate e n g a g e m e n t , in which his company had b e e n almost annihilated, an officer h a d one m a n who fought as long as he could stand, t h o u g h six t i m e s w o u n d e d . H e employed a special a t t e n d a n t for his m a n , h a u n t e d t h e hospital himself in his be-

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half, a n d left n o t h i n g u n d o n e to save h i s life, in vain. H e t h e n d e t e r m i n e d to give h i m Christian burial, b u t found no c h a p l a i n available, and as a last resort conducted t h e funeral services himself. H i s r e a d i n g of t h e T e s t a m e n t was all right, b u t his prayer would n o t pass m u s t e r in an o r t h o d o x p r a y e r meeting, and h i s r e m a r k s at t h e grave were of t h e J I M BLUDSO t y p e of Christianity; b u t b a r r i n g regular m o u r n e r s , t h e r e w e r e probably more g e n u i n e tears shed by outsiders a t t h a t funeral t h a n h a d ever been noted before.on a like occasion b y a n y of t h e participants. Our b r e t h r e n in Alaska may have no warrant, b u t t h e j ' can h a v e t h e open Bible; t h e y can e x p a n d t h e compasses of b r o t h e r l y love a n d relief to encircle w i t h i n their ministrations t h e poor d y i n g brother, a n d t h e y can cast in his grave t h e e m b l e m of i m m o r t a l i t y ; and while t h e y are doing these services, t h e g e n u i n e spirit of F r e e m a s o n r y is h o v e r i n g over a n d a r o u n d t h e m , n o t needing to m a k e t h a t senseless i n q u i r y , " H a v e you got t h e w o r k ? " because it is able to see and u n d e r s t a n d a n d c o m p r e h e n d t h e t r u e ifori of Masonry, a n d k n o w b e y o n d peradv e n t u r e . t h a t in t h e i r deeds t h e y are manifesting t h e fact t h a t t h e y a r e t h e children of light. T h e G r a n d Master granted four dispensations for new lodges; a n d a n e t gain of from thirty to forty m e m b e r s is noted. R.'.W.'. Bro. W . H. UI>TON presented t h e r e p o r t of t h e Digest Commission. U p o n t h e question of n o n - p a y m e n t of dues, t h e system of d r o p p i n g from t h e roll is r e c o m m e n d e d , w i t h o u t t r i a l ; and in connection t h e r e w i t h , recommended t h e adoption of resolutions providing " t h a t all Masons now u n d e r sentence of suspension for n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s are hereb}' restored to t h e status of unaffiliated Masons, a n d t h a t upon petition in w r i t i n g a n d p a y m e n t or remission of t h e a m o u n t d u e t h e lodge a t t i m e of suspension, any such Mason may b e restored to m e m b e r s h i p w i t h i n twenty-five m o n t h s after t h e close of t h i s c o m m u nication of G r a n d Lodge." W e n o t e t h a t b y action of Grand Lodge, on page 43, t h e word " s u b o r d i n a t e " was stricken o u t ; on page 79 we find it used in t h e following display l i n e : "Officers a n d m e m b e r s of s u b o r d i n a t e lodges," etc. We n o t e with approval t h e following a m e n d m e n t to .\rticle X V I I , Section 1, to-wit: SECTION 1. Burial Right Defined.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The right to masonic burial is not an absolute one. Masonic burial is a privilege for the lodge to bestow or deny, and may be extended to non-alfiliated Masons in good standing as well as to members of the lodge. It is for the lodge or Master to determine, and no worthy brother Master Mason should be denied this sacred rite. \V.\ Bro. JouN AETHUR delivered a s h o r t b u t very excellent address upon t h e "Mission of F r e e m a s o n r y . " W e n o t e t h a t Bro. UPTON secured t h e t h a n k s of Grand Lodge for his work on t h e Code Revision Commission.

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On resolution p r e s e n t e d b j ' Bro. R E E D a n d spread upon t h e records, t h e s y m p a t h y of G r a n d Lodge was e x t e n d e d to P a s t G r a n d Master G R A N V I L L E O . H A L L E N i n h i s severe illness.

T h e Revision Commission h a v i n g had Section 8, Article 1, P a r t I I I , of t h e G r a n d Lodge By-Laws, recommitted for a m e n d m e n t , s u b m i t t e d t h e following: SEC. 8. Service of Notice.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;At the time set for trial if the accused neglect or refuse toattend'in person, the lodge may either postpone the trial or proceed without his presence, and conduct the proceedings to a final issue upon satisfactory proof being made either that notice has been duly served on the accuspd personally, or that notice cannot be served upon him personally because his whereabouts are unknown, and that a copy of such notice was sent to him by registered mail, addressed to hira at his last Ijnown place of abode, more than thirty days prior to said time of trial. In Buch case the lodge shall appoint a competent brother to act as attorney for the accused. We make this recommendation without waiving the opinion previously expressed, that a brother should not be tried until he has had actual notice of the charge against him. \VM. II. UPTON, 'I'. M. RKKD. J. M. TAYLOR. Decision No. 6 from t h e G r a n d Master, t h a t a salesman for a liquor h o u s e w a s ineligible to receive t h e degrees of Masonry, receives t h e e n d o r s e m e n t froin t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e : " N o . 6 covers this g r o u n d completely. An agent or traveling salesman for a liquor house is as m u c h a v e n d o r of intoxicating liquors as o n e w h o retails it over t h e b a r of a saloon." F r o m t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Obituaries, we t a k e t h e following notice of t h e father of Bro. W . H . UPTON, viz: Bro. W. W. UPTON was born in New York, July 11,1817, and died in Washington. January 2.S, 1896. He was made a Master Mason in Michigan before 1850, received the Capitular, Cryptic and Templar degrees in California a few years later, and was also a 38Â° Mason of the Seotti.-h Bite. He succeeded Illustrious Bro. ALBERT PIKE as President of the Masonic Veteran Association of the District of Columbia. He occupied the position of Chief Justice of the State of Orcgou at one time, and afterward was Comptroller of the Treasury under President HAVES. W e n o t e t h a t t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e r e p o r t e d t h e following o n t h e liquor q u e s t i o n : "Resolved, T h a t hereafter it shall be a masonic offense for a Mason in t h i s jurisdiction to e n t e r into t h e bnsine.9s of selling intoxicating liquors as a beverage; Provided, This shall not apply t o M a s o n s n o w i n t h e b u s i n e s s . " W e note t h a t t h e whole question goes over until t h e n e x t a n n u a l communication, w h e n t h e W a s h i n g t o n b r e t h r e n will, we trust, forever settle t h e question as to w h e t h e r a saloonk e e p e r h a s a n y vested masonic rights. A n interesting i n c i d e n t j u s t before t h e close of G r a n d Lodge w a s t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n by M.-.W.:. B r o . T. M. R E E D of a twenty-four inch gauge m a d e of t h e n a t i v e fir of Washington, a n d used in t h e initiation of BENJAMIN F B A N K L I N Y A N J I S , t h e first E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e m a d e in t h e T e r r i t o r y of W a s h i n g t o n ( F e b r u a r y 5, 3853), a n d also used in t h e initiation of Colonel BENJAMIN FBANKLIN SHAW, of V a n c o u v e r , W a s h . T h e record states t h a t i t excited m u c h interested curiosity a m o n g t h e

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brethren, and was regarded as a precious survival of the primitive days on Puget Sound. We have long been a believer in the doctrine of compensations; that for every evil in the world which we suffer or endure, there is some corresponding good somehow and somewhere for our enjoyment. AVe think those who have filled the parts of both DIVES and LAZARUS in this life have a reasonable sure thing on a proper temperature and an ample supply of drinking material best suited to their necessities in the sweet bye and bye. Somebody out in Washington, unmindful of, forgetful of — we should dislike to insinuate — unable to appreciate the honor his work had brought upon his jurisdiction, nipped in the bud, or tried to, the career as a correspondent of our distinguished brother, Wii.MAjr H.UPTON, and but for Bro. REED'S "bodily affliction" and

Bro. UPTON'S courteous response to Bro. REED'S special solicitation, the handiwork of the former would have this year been missing from the Washington review. The session of the Grand Lodge, however, brought its compensation, and the stone which one of the builders rejected was taken for use as the column of strength in the West. We congratulate Bro. U. on his promotion from the floor to the position of Senior Grand Warden. We congratulate the Craft of Washington on the possibilities of future service from our distinguished brother. The Report on Correspondence is mainly the work of Past Grand Master THOMAS M. REED, and is vigorous in thought and emphatic in expression, particularly of those things wliich do not meet his approbation. Under Alabama, referring to one expelled for carnal intercourse with H Mason's daughter, he says: " 'Tis a pity there is not some more severe and adequately just punishment provided in our criminal masonic code for such vile and impious wretches." One of our State institutions adopted a remedy called "Pilcherism" (from the name of the doctor in charge) which is said to be " complete, safe, sure." The Solons of Kansas in Legislature assembled are now considering the propriety of adopting it as part of our criminal procedure. Under Connecticut, Bro.'REED refers to a report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, of whicli Past Grand Master LOCKWOOD was chairman, defining the status of a party rejected in Connecticut, who afterwards applied for and received the degrees in Scotland, which report was endorsed by Grand Lodge, to-wit: •1. That A. B. having been made a Mason in a regular lodge, is a regular Mason. 2. That if he took the degrees with a knowledge of the masonic law in Connecticut for the purpose of evading that law, he is subject to trial by Warren Lodge for surreptitiously obtaining the degrees of Masonry. 3. That the right of visiting any lodge rests upon unanimous consent of the members present. To which Bro. R. c o m m e n t s as follows: Now, if the above is correct in principle, correct and sound as a proposition of masonic law, a proposition, too, that should receive universal acceptance by all Grand Lodges and the fraternity at large, does it not, we ask, so completely and efTectually

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equelch — crush out so far as any attempt at enforcement is concerned — every inflnItisimal part or semblance of claim to " perpetual jurisdiction " over rejected material by any Grand Lodge! Any claim to such a m//(4 seems to us nothingshortof absolute folly. The position of the Law Committee is correct. T h e point is well t a k e n , Bro. R E E D . T h e review of Illinois is by Bro.XJPTOx; and Bro. ROBBINS, discussing t h e r i g h t of a lodge to i n s t r u c t its representatives, having said, " T h e existence of the regulation ( a m o n g t h e Old Regulations of 1721) is proof t h a t this w a s t h e view of t h e fathers w h o collated and agreed to t h e immemorial law," B r o . U P T O N r e s p o n d s as follows: Students are by no means agreed that all the "Old Regulations" were "immemorial law ; " but, if they were, one of them expre.«sly recognizes in the Grand Lodge " inherent power" to "alter " them. Several of them are probably not in force now in any jurisdiction In the world. Article4, of the Old Regnlntions,declares: "No lodge shall make more than/!i'e new brothers at one and the same time, without an urgent necessity; nor any man under the age of twenty-five years * * * unless by a dispensation." 'Was this in force in the Massachusetts lodge where Bro. ROBBINS and nine others " were initiated at one communication" "something over thirtyeight years ago?" T h e review of K a n s a s is by Bro. U P T O N , covers seven pages, and contains a complete r e s u m e of t h e work of G r a n d Lodge and " s t u d y " of o u r last report. W e c a n n o t clip m u c h , b u t take t h e following: One of the most delightful things in the volume is that it reveals that every hour or two during the two days' session the brethren paused to make a donation of from $25.00 to SoOO.OO to some distressed brother, widow or orphan. Grand Lodge listened to a fine oration by Grand Orator HORACE W . GLEASON; wisely refused to reduce the fees for the degrees to S20.00, though a majority voted in favor of the reduction; postponed until next year—when we hope it will postpone indeflnilely —a proposition to accept a charter of incorporation from the State. Bro. UPTON reviews k i n d l y , b u t criticallj', the special report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e in reference to t h e recognition of t h e G r a n Dieta, in t h e main following in t h e footsteps of t h e Illinois corresp o n d e n t in his views of t h e G r a n Dieta, though giving his review a m u c h more considerate a n d dispassionate t r e n d t h a n does t h e former. H e gives t h e writer a l t o g e t h e r too m u c h credit in one particular, a n d pays h i m t h e most doubtful c o m p l i m e n t which could be paid to one constructed u p o n t h e p l a n for which a l l . t h o s e who h a v e k n o w n h i m longest and b e s t give h i m credit, i n .suggesting t h a t t h e q u e s t i o n of e x p e d i e n c y influenced t h e action of t h e committee. W e t h i n k we can safely m a k e profert of w h a t we have heretofore w r i t t e n ; most assuredly t h i s r e p o r t will suffice to show t h a t t h e r e is no such word as expediency in o u r vocabulary. AVe confess to a n admiration a m o u n t i n g t o a species of h e r o w o r s h i p for t h e utterances a n d character of ST. PAUL, a n d y e t we h a v e a l w a y s had a mental antagonism to one u t t e r a n c e : "All t h i n g s a r e lawful u n t o me, b u t all things are n o t e x p e d i e n t . " We t h i n k it a " s i d e l i g h t " which displays a Jesuistical t r a i t u n b e c o m i n g to such a character, a n d we t u r n to t h e " G O D helping me, h e r e I stand ; I can d o no o t h e r w i s e , " of LUTHEB, with t h e feeling t h e r e is t h e nobler R o m a n ( V i r ) of t h e two. Diplomatic affability (ex-

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pediency) of tongue or pen never was accounted (or cultivated) as one of our virtues, and notwithstanding the sugar-coating with which the dose is administered, we must kindly, but none the less firmly, refuse to accept it. Following Bro. ROBBINS' lead, Bro. U. assaults the position of Bro. PARVIN, conceding as both do thereby that the " key point" on the line must be won before a successful assault can be made. It was a rule of ancient chivalry, of which at least the Illinois knight errant should be aware, that the squire should not place himself in the fore front of his knight in the equal battle of the latter. Therefore we refrain, though we think as yet,Bro. PARVIX'S position has not been successfully assailed, and we have no fears that it can be. Bro. UPTON has '' fears," and he confesses himself another "JOSEPH " in his dreaded anticipations of a return to the "lap of DELILAH." Be not troubled, my brothers, the " tears and lamentations " of the superannuated maiden lady over her possible marriage and the possible fate of a possible child possibly to be born to her, were over a contingency not more remote than that you anticipate. Meanwhile, my brother, we suggest that you make a visit to our sister republic, or from Masons of character living there ( and there are hundreds, possibly thousands of them of the purest American genealogy ), personally ascertain and determine for yourself the character and standing of Mexican Masonry. Bro. U., discussing the question argumentatively, presents the following: Before a body can, with propriety, be recognized as a Grand Body in Masonry, at least five questions must be answered, the fourth in the negative and all the others in the affirmative, v i z : 1. Are its members in possession of the secrets of Masonry? 2. Are their lodges regular, or at least non-clandestine? 3. Are they niaintaining the landmarks of Masonry? 4. Is there reason to fear they will not contiaue to do so? 5. Was their Grand Body organized regularly'!

The foregoing lays a basis for an argument upon its merits, and one of the points raises an issue we anticipated might be presented affirmatively in the discussion of the matter. Bro. UPTON concurs with Kansas in answering the first and last questions in the affirmative, so that we start with a conceded basis, that the Mexican Masons are in possession of the secrets of Masonry, and the Gran Dieta, or the Masonic Grand Lodge of Mexico, was organized regularly. We have elsewhere under Illinois answered the second question affirmatively, which we submit to our judicial brother he himself answers in same manner, in his concession that the Grand Lodge or " Grand Body was organized regularly." Our brother surely will not argue "that a Grand Body in Masonry " can be formed of clandestine or unlawful subordinate bodies. We have gone farther than answer the question affirmatively ; we

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have answered it affirmatively from the standpoint of Masonry of English parentage of the purest type of that kind of Masonry in America, of New rorfc origin. We have traced it back to the " Public House" Masonry of London to satisfy the qualms of those who teach TUBAL CAIN. SOLOMON, and PYTHAGORAS, but insist that anything not traceable

to London is illegitimate, though the same parties inconsistently call themselves York Masons. Our brother says nothing in reference to the third requirement, further than to say that Kansas replies in the affirmative. As we cannot find in our report what he includes in quotation marks, we give a general statement. The fourth requirement brings out our brother's " fears," to which no response can be made other than has been made. The only remedy for "bugaboos" is time. It is to this requirement, or this concession to one's anxiety or fears that Bro. UPTON'S " own objections to the Gran Dieta chiefly rest." Bro. U., referring to the second question, which he assumes the Kansas committee neither answered nor investigated, says: To p u t it plainly and boldly, that question cannot be answered in the aiSrmative w i t h o u t first conceding that the primitive right of a competent n u m b e r of Masons to assemble and work as a lodge without permission from any external source whatsoever, h a s survived the long attempt of Grand T^odge to exterminate it. We are aware t h a t many will cry out for a middle ground â&#x20AC;&#x201D; willclaim t h a t Mexican lodges, like those in many other countries, were authorized mediately or immediately by Supreme Councils of the various rites which have flourished in different times and countries.

AVhy, my dear brother, that question has been answered by the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland, and almost if not quite every Grand Jurisdiction in the world, in the affirmative. Generally, by the doctrine taught in every masonic lodge the world over â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that Masonry is universal; specifically, by the recognition of Grand Lodges organized in whole or part from Supreme Council sources, even Washington conceding the principle in the recognition of Cuba. Until our Grand Orators and Grand Masters are prepared to take back all they have ever claimed for Masonry of Egyptian, Grecian, Roman and German origin, and until Masonry demands more for questionable masonic regulations than the Grand Lodge of England itself, (where they were alleged to have been enacted) ever has claimed for them, the immemorial usage of Masonry, its common law to-day, has settled that question for all time. We suggest to Bro. U. that delving among the rubbish of antiquity or even hunting in modern days for legitimacy or regularity in the organization of masonic bodies too often en<ls in results entirely unlooked for. Like an ardent American friend of ours who set out to prove his right to enrollment'as a Son of the Revolution, it ended in the establishment of his descent in a direct line from one of the "Loyal Hessians'' of GEORGE III.

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While on this topic, we desire to say t h a t we do not object to t h e flavor of a n t i q u i t y in Masonry, b u t we do insist u p o n t h e r i g h t to reject i n n u m e r a b l e claims presented in behalf of Masonry b y m o d e r n writers who h a v e n o t h i n g b u t their own imaginings as a basis for t h e theories p u t forth by t h e m . T h e most absurd claim we k n o w of is, t h a t at some given t i m e in t h e r e m o t e past, for which different theorists give different dates, Masonry became a fixed a n d exact science. O n e renowned archaeologist a n d historian resolves order from chaos in 1717, a n o t h e r in 1823, a n o t h e r in 1738; a n o t h e r insists t h a t in E n g l a n d chaos ^existed until 1813, w h e n t h e " a n c i e n t s , " who were really " m o d e r n s , " and the " m o d e r n s " who were really " a n c i e n t s , " " k i s s e d a n d m a d e up." W e leave out of t h e question those insistent b r e t h r e n who still gravely teach in t h e i r rituals as a historical fact, t h e i n s t i t u t i o n of t h e fraternit)', MiNERV.'V-like, from t h e brain of K I N G SOLOMON ; or those Grand Lodges t h a t used to issue charters containing a reference to t h e institution of Masonry in the-year 946. Many of these t h i n g s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; m o s t of t h e m in t i m e will be 'relegated to their proper place, along with t h e legends of t h e Saints, w h i c h served their purpose in t h e m i d d l e ages of t h e Christian era â&#x20AC;&#x201D; b u t in l a n d s living u n d e r t h e glare of t h e light a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g of civilization at this time, have no legitimate value whatever, except as m o n u m e n t s to t h e credulity of m a n k i n d . Our distinguished b r o t h e r speaks of " t h e fact t h a t t h e Correspondence Reports of Bro. M. M, M I L L E R have suddenly raised t h e publications of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas into t h e very first r a n k a m o n g masonic Proceedings, and t h e fact t h a t t h e report before us (199 pages) i s one of t h e best he h a s written, and inferior to none t h a t has a p p e a r e d d u r i n g t h e year," and m a k e s a n u m b e r of other very c o m p l i m e n t a r y remarks, for which we c a n n o t properly m a k e a c k n o w l e d g m e n t here, further t h a n to second h i s wish for a meeting w h e r e questions of " s o v e r e i g n t y " o r " s u p r e m a c y " will n o t be raised, and w h e r e possibly we can i n d u c e o u r M o n t a n a b r o t h e r to join in t h e song e n d i n g " W h i c h nobody can d e n y . " W e are r e m i n d e d b y t h e word " sovereignty " t h a t Bro. U . concedes in his c o m m e n t s on t h e c h a r t e r matter, t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge of W a s h ington is a s u b o r d i n a t e bodj', n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e Grand Lodge p r i n t s in its Proceedings a report signed by Bros. W M . H . UPTON, T . M . R E E D and J. M. TAYLOR, w h i c h contains t h e following in reference to t h e use of t h e word " s u b o r d i n a t e " : " I t has been seriously questioned w h e t h e r t h e adjective is an a p t or honorable one to apply to so ancient a n d dignified an institution as a masonic lodge." And t h e n t h e record goes o n t o s a y : " T h e word ' s u b o r d i n a t e ' was stricken from o u r Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations and Statutes wherever it occurs t h e r e i n . " ; Yes, Bro. U., Kansas has a r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t t h e nearest lodge m u s t recommend before t h e Grand Master can grant a dispensation, b u t t h a t does not interfere with a G r a n d Body in its ".sovereign" capacity dispensing entirely with a dispensation or consent of t h e nearest lodge.

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a n d g r a n t i n g a charter direct from t h e source of sovereign power. W h e n you concede t h e G r a n d Lodge of AVashington to be a " s u b o r d i n a t e " body, t h e a r g u m e n t by comparison is closed. B u t we h a v e tarried too long in W a s h i n g t o n , b u t as this may Vje our " l a s t l y " we let go reluctantly. YANCEV CRAWFORD BLALOCK, G r a n d Master, W a l l a Walla. T H O S . M . R E E D , c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Olympia. N e x t communication, .lune 8, 1897.

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A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER 12TII.

In h i s desire to do h o n o r to t h e G r a n d Jurisdiction of K a n s a s , our M.'.W.'. Bro. ATKINSON embellishes t h e Proceedings with a fine portrait of o u r G r a n d Representative near West Virginia, M.'.W.'. Bro. J O H N M . COLLINS. W e m i g h t r e m a r k incidentally t h a t Bro. COLLINS is t h e present G r a n d Master of West Virginia. Bro. ATKINSON furnished with t h e p i c t u r e a brief biograpliical s k e t c h , from which we glean t h e following facts: Bro. C. was born in Boston, Mass., went with his p a r e n t s to I n d i a n a w h e n a child, escaped from I n d i a n a w h e n seventeen years of age, and m a d e West Virginia h i s adopted State. His masonic career h a s been a brilliant one so far, a n d B r o . ATKINSON predicts t h a t h e will give t h e fraternity a "successful administration." Special communications of G r a n d Lodge were held a t Weston, Fairm o u n t , P a r k e r s b u r g , Kingwood a n d Charleston, for t h e p u r p o s e of laying corner-stones, t h e latter occasion b e i n g for laying t h e corner-stone of a m a s o n i c t e m p l e a t Charleston. A c u t of t h e s t r u c t u r e is given, showing a beautiful five-story building, a r r a n g e d for business houses on t h e first floor. T h e address was delivered b y Past G r a n d Master ODELL S . LONG, and is a model in q u a n t i t y as well as q u a l i t y , t a k i n g less t h a n two and a half pages of t h e Proceedings. I t c o n t a i n s a practical t h o u g h t and a d m o n i t i o n so well expressed a n d forcibly presented t h a t we take it bodily for h o m e u s e : In concluding these remarks, I wish to say an earnest and practical word to my brethren in Charleston. It is this: I exhort you to stand by your Building Committee and give them all the aid in your power; not merely by liberal contributions, but by words of encouragement and cheer. These brethren have individually just the game interest in the work that is had by each of you ; no more, no less. They have already given to the subject much anxious thought and much valuable time, and they will be required to give much more. There is placed upon them a heavy burden of care and responsibility; see to it that you do not add thereto by a single criticism or complaint. Trust in their wisdom, and zeal,and devotion to the cause, and be sure . they will do the best that can be done for the purposes in view. Hand in hand, and heart to heart, let us all labor for the building of this temple, until, without the bitter memory of a single discord, or jar, we shall bring forth the capstone with shouting and praise.

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And so in the erection of the spiritual temple, of which these walls of stone, and brick, and mortar, are but gross and perishable symbols, may t h e Father of all good "Aid us to build as he has directed, t)n the foundation laid sure in t h e past: And may the stone which the builders rejected. Crown our endeavors with glory at last." " T h e n at the eventide, Inying the.square aside. We may look calmly on life's selling sun : And at the mercy seat, where kindred spirits meet. Hear from the Master t h e p l a u d i t , ' Well done.' "

Grand Master GEORGE W . FEIDT presided at the opening of Grand Lodge, which we presume was regularly opened, as the Grand Repre-sentative of Kansas was present. In his address Grand Master FEIDT reminds the brethren that we are too prone to find fault with existing conditions, and not remember the blessings we have or the source from which they come. He says: The h u s b a n d m a n has already gathered a bountiful crop from his toil during the year, and the busy h u m of long idle industries is being heard throughout the land, while peace and harmony have brought to the Craft in West Virginia renewed prosperity and the means of a more extended benevolence for the alleviation of h u m a n Bufl'ering.

Individuals lacking the graces of physical perfection in the following particulars, were passed: 1. One who was minus second finger and has the third finger off at the first knuckle on the right hand. 2. One whose right ankle is .stiff, with foot somewhat smaller than the left, and turned out, may be made a Mason if the deformitj' does not prevent him from conforming to the ritual. 3. A profane, one of whose legs is two and-a-half inches shorter than the other, is eligible to be made a Mason. A fourth individual, whose left hand was crippled in such manner as to prevent him from flattening it out, was considered ineligible. The Grand Master made a strong plea for a Masonic Home, which we notice later was followed up by a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, in which the Grand Lodge announced its ability to erect and support an Orphans' Home, and appointed a committee to enquire into the propriety and expediency of purchasing ground with a view of erecting a Home thereon and the probable cost of establishing such an institution, to report at next session of Grand Lodge. We notice that Past Grand Master O. S. LONG delivered an address on the " Symbolism of Masonry," and received the thanks of Grand Lodge therefor, and an invitation to deliver another address upon a kindred topic at next session of Grand Lodge. The Committee on Appeals and Grievances made report, setting aside a trial held in the absence of the brother, in which he was not "served with summons in the manner prescribed by masonic law." An oil portrait of Grand Master FEIDT was ordered to be prepared and placed in the gallery of portraits of Past Grand Masters.

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T h e Report on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , as usnal, comes from t h e h a n d of P a s t G r a n d Master ATKINSON, covers 281 pages of large type, spaced in,, such m a n n e r t h a t t h e p r i n t e r evidently has a "fat t a k e . " Still it is easier to read, which is n o t objectionable to a reviewer using an e x t r a pair of eyes. W e clip t h e following c o m m e n t : There is a Council of Administration in Kansas. Its duties seem to be chiefly in connectiop with the Orphans' Home. There is a photograph of a gentleman In the first of the volume whose name is signed "D. BYINGTON." He has an intelligent, kind expression of countenance. I began a long search through the volume to find out what poiltion, if any, heever occupied in the Grand Lodge, and failed to find his name among any of the past or present officers of the Grand Lodge. So I gave it up. Grand Secretary WiisoN will pardon me for stating that he malces a mistake to insert a picture in his Proceedings, and give no information of any kind as to what relation, if any, the person bears to the Institution of Freemasonry. If t h e Proceedings of 1895 do n o t show t h a t " D . B Y I N G T O N " w-as D e p u t y G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Kansas, t h e n a record is missing which should be t h e r e . Our Proceedings f r o m t h e early history of t h e G r a n d Lodge show clearly a n d u n m i s t a k a b l y t h a t Bro; BYINGTON was one of t h e active w o r k e r s in t h a t Body. T h i s of course only e m p h a s i z e s t h e force of t h e objection made by Bro. A. and shows t h a t o n e so w o r t h y should h a v e received a sketch memorializing his emin e n t services to t h e Craft. T h e Kansas R e p o r t o n Correspondence for 1895 is praised notwiths t a n d i n g our s h o r t a p p r e n t i c e s h i p . U n d e r Texas, m a k e s a reference to t h e " Grand Orients of Italy a n d F r a n c e , w h e r e t h e Bible is not regarded as t h e Great Light in Masonry —and n e v e r was—and w h e r e t h e existence of an All Wise S u p r e m e R u l e r of t h e U n i v e r s e is n o t recognized, r e q u i r e d or t a u g h t as an «ssential qualification to m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Order." W h e r e do you find a u t h o r i t y for such a charge against t h e G r a n d O r i e n t of Italy, Bro. A . ? W e confess this is t h e first intimation we h a v e e v e r h a d of s u c h a charge, and if true, we are at a loss t o unders t a n d w h y nearly all t h e G r a n d Lodges of t h e world still c o n t i n u e to recognize and hold fraternal intercourse with t h i s Body. W e note a p o e m at t h e conclusion of t h e volume on " T h e Level :and t h e S q u a r e , " by Bro. ATKINSON, which we would like to take, b u t h a v i n g d r a w n t h e line on Bro. COXOVER, have fears as to t h e result, if one s h o u l d be taken and t h e o t h e r left; and we have an a b i d i n g fear t h a t o u r space is e x h a u s t e d . ,IoHN M. COLLINS, G r a n d Master, Charleston. G E O . W . ATKINSON, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Wheeling. N e x t a n n u a l , first T u e s d a y after second Monday in November, 1896, Wheeling.

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W e a r e well pleased with t h e m a n n e r in w h i c h t h e record of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Wisconsin commences. I t is a model of brevity a n d conciseness, a n d yet tells t h e whole story. T h e address of Grand Master W . W. PERKY o m i t s t h e usual " diurnal r e v o l u t i o n s " and gets down to t h e essence of Masonry at once, giving us in t h e exordium a six-page conception or illustration of masonic t r u t h well worthy the consideration of all Masons with an idea above a n d b e y o n d t h e catechism of t h e Craft. T h e following counsel is timely a n d good: Be silent and prove yourself a Mason by your acts, not by your saying so, that tbe world may say you are a Mason, not by the emblems you wear, but by the deeds you perform. The world is a severe critic, and one with which, as Masons, we desire to be on the best of terms. From it we are to draw for a fresh supply of manly men, who are to succeed and indeed to fraternize with us. Out of the world comes the material which is to adorn and beautify this magnificent and stately edifice. So, when you appear under the caiiopy of Heaven, clothed in white gloves and aprons, which distinguish you from the rest of the world, and especially when you bury the dead, oh, my brethren, let me caution, exhort and admonish you to be careful and acquit yourselves like men and Masons. Try and feel the great responsibility that rests upon you Individually, remembering that as you appear and as you conduct yourself, and as it is the dignified bearing and manly conduct which is one of the constituent parts of a good Mason, just such will be the character of those who seek to enter your lodge and desire to be your brethren. When you do this, justly can you reject such as are not worthy when they knock at the door, and you yourselves will have done your whole duty as men and Masons. W e h a v e often unfavorably contrasted latter-day a p p e a r a n c e s of masonic bodies in public, especially funeral occasions; w i t h an e v e n t of t h e latter character we witnessed between forty-five a n d fifty years ago. T h e gravity of mien and solemnity displayed on t h a t occasion have never, with b u t one single exception in o u r m e m o r y , ever characterized any masonic funeral we have since witnessed. T h e b r e t h r e n went to t h e grave in a solemn, decorous m a n n e r , w i t h o u t a b r e a k in t h e i r r a n k s ; t h e y r e t u r n e d in like m a n n e r to t h e i r lodge room. Smoking while in r a n k s would h a v e been deemed u n b e c o m i n g in those daj's, and on t h e way to t h e grave strict silence was m a i n t a i n e d . W e do n o t care to speak of later events. W e attended one once w h i c h m a d e us feel t h a t once assured of like occurrences at our i n t e r m e n t , we w o u l d provide against it by declining beforehand such doubtful honors. Speaking of t h e n u m e r o u s cases referred to h i m to decide as to physical qualifications of applicants for degrees, he s a y s : The Worshipful Masters of this jurisdiction have been, are now, and always wlli be, the best men in the community where the lodge is located, and competent to judge of the things that are for the best interests of their lodges and for Freemasonry; and I would recommend that, as heretofore, the responsibility be again placed in their bandsto judge of the physical qualification of applicants forthe degrees. The present Grand Master is free to fay that he cannot judge of a man's physical condition and diagnose his case one hundred miles away, and that the obligations and requirements

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of Worshipful Masters cover the ground for safety just as fully as any that are required of the Grand Master; and finally, my brethren, do not forget that It is the internal and not the external qualifications that recommend a man to be made a Mason. T h e c o m m i t t e e on t h e proposed " c h a r i t y " rule, commonly called t h e " W i s c o n s i n r u l e , " m a d e r e p o r t of its adoption by California and N e b r a s k a , in addition to t h e i r own jurisdiction. T h e y express t h e opinion t h a t it is not properly u n d e r s t o o d ; say t h a t n o t h i n g further can be d o n e at present, a n d suggest trusting to t i m e and observation of beneficial results to b r i n g in o t h e r s . T h e c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, Past Grand Master BOUCK, m a d e a r e p o r t on " t h e theory of t h e origin a n d purpose of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, a n d w h a t it should b e , " a n d t h e n treated his subject negatively b y showing w h a t it should n o t be. Bro. B. t h i n k s m a s o n i c Constitutions in t h e several jurisdictions could be dispensed with a n d t h e Craft governed by t h e ancient landm a r k s , r u l e s and regulations a n d edicts." Bro. B. considers a Correspondence Committee a " distinctive tribunal," a n d speaking of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Law and Usage, of Missis-sippi, calls t h a t a n o t h e r " d i s t i n c t i v e t r i b u n a l , " an " e n c r o a c h m e n t , " an " i n n o vation." T h a t q u e s t i o n s of masonic law are s u b m i t t e d to it instead of t h e G r a n d Master w h e n G r a n d Lodge is n o t in session. T h e c o m m i t t e e a d m i t s its decisions a r e followed only w h e n convenient at will and pleasure, and s a y s : Argument is unnecessary to show that this is unauthorized â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a departure. Results cannot but be deleterious, confusion, doubts, unsettle what is well settled. There must be a head to govern and expound the law, to which implicit obedience must be given. This head is the Grand Lodge and the M.-.W.\ Grand Master. Thus only can unity, concord and uniformity be maintained and preserved in a jurisdiction. Your committee warns the Craft against these insidious encroachments upon the duties and powers of the Grand Lodge and Grand Master. Bro. BOUCK is a veteran lawyer and, as he says, for forty years has a t t e n d e d Grand Lodge. W e t h i n k t h e record shows a very large s h a r e of service on t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e Committee. W e are, therefore, all t h e m o r e surprised to r e a d s u c h an a r g u m e n t from s u c h a source. W e t h i n k Bro. B.'s e x p e r i e n c e as a lawyer has heretofore convinced h i m of t h e t r u t h of t h e t h e o r y t h a t b y n o hocus-pocus of election can one clothed with t h e e r m i n e of justice of t h e peace by t h e suflfrages of his c o u n t r y m e n be t h e r e b y b e t t e r qualified to pass upon questions of law t h a n o n e who has, as a t r a i n e d lawyer, for forty years qualified himself b y s t u d y and practice. T h e r e is probably no place outside of tlie law w h e r e m o r e fine-haired constitutional questions come u p for adjudication t h a n before masonic G r a n d Bodies, a n d t h e r e is no place w h e r e t h e brightest legal m i n d s get more a t loggerheads a n d h a v e m o r e freq u e n t necessity to refer to t h e i r Grotius, Vattel, PuflFendorf, a n d o t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d inter-jurisdictional authorities to settle vexed q u e s tions. Bro; BOUCK k n o w s probably t h a t t h e r e are few of t h e s e difficult questious which t h e o r d i n a r y G r a n d Master does not refer to t h e best

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masonic j u r i s p r u d e n t at his c o m m a n d , and t h a t with such h e l p upon t h e grave questions, an u n i n f o r m e d G r a n d Master is more a p t to decide correctly t h a n upon s o m e m a t t e r of lesser m o m e n t which he considers within t h e range of h i s masonic b l u n d e r b u s s . Bro. B. says t h e head to govern a n d e x p o u n d t h e law is t h e G r a n d Lodge and t h e G r a n d Master. W e would a m e n d h i s s t a t e m e n t by inserting t h e word "not" before t h e words " t h e G r a n d Master," and we would do so,because t h e G r a n d Lodge changes, amends, disapproves or strikes out entirely t h e decisions of t h e G r a n d Master, b u t it does so o n t h e report of t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , a n d w h e n t h e G r a n d Lodge overrides t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , four times out of five it is wrong and t h e c o m m i t t e e is right, as probably Bro. BOUCK will c o n c e d e ; and h e r e , in o u r j u d g m e n t , is w h e r e more frequently t h e angels of t h a Correspondence C o m m i t t e e s should dare to tread and w h e r e t h e i r criticism is needed. T h e Mississippi C o m m i t t e e of Law a n d Usage, t o w h i c h such objection is urged by our brother, seems to work very well. W e j u d g e from Bro. B.'s r e m a r k s , t h a t he is a believer with o t h e r " l a n d m a r k s " in t h e prerogative exercised b y t h e G r a n d Master of Mississippi upon t h e British sea captain, and t h a t t h e review of t h e case by Bro. SPEED was not pleasing to h i m . A n d this case illustrates better t h a n any r e m a r k s we can make t h e weakness of Bro. B.'s objection. Take t h e average crop of Grand Masters, a n d n i n e o u t of t e n of t h e m believe in their prerogative to m a k e Masons at sight. After t h e y have attained to t h e dignity of Past Grand Master, and have served as masonic delvers for ten or fifteen years on Committees of J u r i s p r u d e n c e or Correspondence, t h e larger n u m b e r of t h e m h a v e given u p entirely t h e dogma of prerogative. ' W e d o u b t if our Mississippi b r e t h r e n will desire to change t h e j u d g m e n t and ability of Bro. SPEED for t h e u n t r i e d possibilities of a n e w Grand Master, and will wisely c o m m a n d while t h e y m a y t h e services of t h e former. T h e r e was no further Correspondence R e p o r t t h a n t h e speculation of Bro. BOUCK as to correct t h e o r y a n d practice of such a report. T h e inimitable reviews of Bro. DUNCAN MCGREGOR will be missed b y t h e corps of reviewers. T h e Committee on E x p e n d i t u r e s of t h e Grand Lodge of Wisconsin are humorists beyond compare, as witness t h e following: The condensed and terse Keport (six pages) on Foreign Correspondence presented by Bro. GABE BOUCK, deserves especial mention, not only from the able manner in which the brother has stated his opinions, but on account of the saving tn the Qravd lj}(lgein ezpewies for printing,amounting to at least 8100, and your committee were at first disposed to increase the appropriation allowed the Committee on Correspondence, but decided to follow the time-bonored custom withoutchange.and therefore recommend payment as follows. A n d t h e n t h e c o m m i t t e e r e c o m m e n d for a six page expression of opinion of w h a t a r e p o r t s h o u l d n o t be, t h e same a m o u n t the)' h a v e

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heretofore allowed Bro. M C G B E G O R for o n e of his eighty to one h u n d r e d page reviews, which h a v e a l w a y s reflected credit upon his Grand J u r i s diction. No wonder o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d b r o t h e r resigned his u n a p p r e ciated office. AVe are glad to n o t e t h a t Bro. BOUCK refused to accept it,, a n d covered it back into t h e t r e a s u r y . W e note that Past G r a n d Master CHAPMAN has w i t h d r a w n . h i s resolution introduced in 1894, c o n t i n u e d t o 1895, and postponed to 1896, rescinding authority g r a n t e d b y G r a n d Lodge in 1890 for Eastern Star c h a p t e r s , upon dispensation of t h e G r a n d Master, to occupy masonic lodge rooms. A P a s t Grand Master's jewel was voted' to t h e retiring G r a n d M a s t e r , W..W. P E R R Y .

T h e A p p e n d i x c o n t a i n s an a d d r e s s delivered a t t h e dedication of Lafayette Lodge, No. 265, M i l w a u k e e , b y Past G r a n d Master N . M. L I T TLEJOHN, t h e part t a k e n by Lafayette a n d o t h e r Masons in t h e Revolut i o n a r y W a r received e l o q u e n t m e n t i o n . ALBRO JENKS, G r a n d Master, Dodgeville. G A B R I E L BOUCK, c h a i r m a n C o m m i t t e e on Correspondence, O s h k o s h . N e x t annual, second T u e s d a y i n J u n e , 1897.

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F o u r portraits a p p e a r in t h e v o l u m e before u s : M.'.W.'. F R A N K M . FOOTE, G r a n d Master 1S80-1; M.-.W.-. LEROY S . BARNES, G r a n d Master 1889-90; M.-.W.-. E . A. A B R V , G r a n d Master 1890-1, and t h e reviewer for W y o m i n g , E.-.W.-. B r o . W . L. K U Y K E N D A L L . G r a n d Master FENNIMORE CHATTERTON began his address with a reference to the " e v e r - t u r n i n g cycle of t h e y e a r s , " w h i c h h a d landed t h e m at t h e right p o i n t for t h e i r a n n u a l communication. W e notice an excellent decision upon a question submitted, as to w h e t h e r t h e r e was a n y m a s o n i c law p r o h i b i t i n g a lodge from conferring degrees upon one w h o is engaged in a general saloon business. Bro. C. replied t h e r e was n o s t a t u t o r y law, b u t h e gave reasons sufficient for an o p i n i o n advanced by h i m , t h a t he could n o t see how a committee could favorably report upon t h e application of a liquor, dealer if they had t h e good of t h e Order a t h e a r t . T h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e endorsed t h e decision of t h e G r a n d Master in an e m p h a t i c report, approved by t h e G r a n d Lodge, e n d o r s i n g t h e o p i n i o n t h a t " Masonry has no place for t h e m . " Subsequent, a resolution t o same effect w-as introduced, referred to t h e J u r i s p r u d e n c e C o m m i t t e e , which reported a very string e n t s u b s t i t u t e therefor in t h e way of an a m e n d m e n t to their law, which will h a v e t h e desired effect hereafter of e x c l u d i n g saloon-keepers from m a s o n i c lodges.

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W e notice t h a t all elective officers were chosen b y motion t h a t some o n e be instructed to cast u n a n i m o u s ballot of Grand Lodge for each. T h e Grand Lodge enjoyed t h e customary banquet, and Bro. K U Y KENDALL, pleading a neuralgic jaw and cheek, stayed away. H e recovered in time, however, to furnish one of his well-considered a n d able reviews, t h o u g h s o m e t h i n g m u s t have been aching when h e wrote t h a t I d a h o j e r e m i a d u n d e r Alabama, in reference to t h e possibility of t h e destruction of t h e w o m a n character, a n d all over t h e e r r o r of an Alabama p r i n t e r who, in a b l i n d stagger a t copy, mistook some of Bro. PILLAN'S hieroglyphics so m u c h as to set u p " w o m a n " w h e n t h e copy u n m i s t a k a b h ' said " M o r m o n " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; n o t only quite a distinction, b u t in t h e good old days an average difference of a t least six women. Bro. K. desires to h a v e t h e u n w r i t t e n prerogatives classified a n d n a m e d . T h a t will be done, Bro. K., w h e n t h e stars in t h e milky w a y a r e classified and n a m e d . Kansas, for some u n e x p l a i n e d reason, does n o t appear in t h e review. D E F O R E S T DOUGLAS, G r a n d Master, Douglas. WILLIAM L . KUYKENDALL, c h a i r m a n Committee on Correspondence, Saratoga. N e x t annual, S e p t e m b e r 14, 1897.

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Since our last report several G r a n d Juri.sdictions have e x t e n d e d recognition to t h e G r a n Dietaof Mexico, t h o s e now in correspondence being t h e following: California, K a n s a s , Montana, New H a m p s h i r e , New York, N o r t h Dakota, a n d Texas, a n d t h e question of recognition m a y be said to be u n d e r consideration in most of t h e Grand Lodges of t h i s country, t h o u g h n o t b r o u g h t before t h e m in most instances by a n y direct request for recognition from t h e G r a n Dieta of Mexico itself. T h e various c o r r e s p o n d e n t s have t a k e n u p t h e question in o n e form or a n o t h e r and a variety of shades of opinion in reference to t h e m a i n question have b e e n expressed. One jurisdiction appears to be willing to recognize, b u t awaits a formal request, others are ready, b u t desire further light o n mooted questions, while some c o r r e s p o n d e n t s frankly d o u b t t h e p r o p r i e t y of recognition upon alleged s t a t e m e n t s . One, and possibly others n o t so outspoken, see t h e b u r n i s h e d d o m e of t h e " Holy E m p i r e " in t h e background, and have fears for t h e safetj' of t h e Symbolic degrees. T h e best contribution by all odds u p o n t h i s special topic is t h e o n e written by Past Grand Master JOSIAH H . DRU.MMOND, of Maine, a n d distinctly indicates recognition by Maine it t h e information given by u s i n o u r report last year is verided. W e a r e h a p p y to state t h a t we h a v e t h e official d o c u m e n t s to sustain t h e s t a t e m e n t s t h e n made and t h e

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position t h e a taken b y us, a n d we will i n t r o d u c e t h e m in t h e i r p r o p e r p l a c e i n t h i s a r t i c l e . W e g i v e w a y for t h e p r e s e n t t o i n s e r t i n full t h e a r t i c l e b y B r o . U R U M M O N D , w h i c h m a y w e l l b e r e a d a n d p r e s e r v e d for r e f e r e n c e b y all t h o s e w h o m a y d e s i r e s t a n d a r d a u t h o r i t y h e r e a f t e r u p o n t h i s q u e s t i o n a n d t h e c o l l a t e r a l i s s u e s g r o w i n g o u t of i t : MEXICO. Within the.year, the recognition of t h e Gran Dieta has been more fully discussed t h a n ever before, and more rci/afi/c information has been obtained. A preliminary question has been somewhat discussed, first suggested about twenty-five years ago, by Bro. THEODORE T. GiiKNEV.of Illinois: after his death it was taken u p in earnest by Bro. JOSEPH ROBBINS, his successor; his views, however, met with little favor, save that they were endorsed by Bro. RICHARD VAUX, and recenily, to a very limited extent, by Bro. J O H N Q . A. FELLOWS! The claim is that lodges, established by Grand Orients or Supreme Councils in those countries in which Grand Orients or Supreme Councils are t h e only governing bodies, masonic or claiming to be masonic, are not legal lodges a n d the Masons made therein are clandestine Masons. The overwhelming co7!8ensMs of masonic opinion a n d the masonic usage have been, and are, adverse to t h i s doctrine. A f t h i s point, we should say t h a t while .the Masons, made in such lodges, were everywhere recognized as Masons, Grand Lodges declined to recognize aÂŤ Grand Lodges, a n y governing masonic body which was itself under the obedience of a higher body,as was t h e case in the Grand Orient system; they recognized and exchanged representatives with the Grand Orient themselves, b u t not with the body subordinate to the Grand Orient, b u t (subject to such subordination) having the g o v e r n m e n t of the symbolic lodges. In consequence of this, quite a n u m b e r of Grand Lodges were organized by lodges which had been under the Grand Orient system, or of the obedience of Supreme Councils, to which Grand Lodges was conceded t h e exclusive jurisdiction overSymbolic Masonryin their several jurisdictions. This new doctrine seems to be t h a t no Masons or lodges can be recognized, unless they hold under Grand Lodges which can trace their descent directly to the original Grand Lodge of England, or at least to one of the three British Grand Lodges. It is deduced by its supporters from w h a t they claim to be the application of fundamental principles of masonic government. They forget that, if their application of these principles conflicts with masonic usage from early times, this fact is conclusive evidence t h a t they are w r o n g in their conclusions. The fact that t h e three Grand Lodges (those of England, Ireland and Scotland) which, they claim, are the only sources of legitimate Masonry, have always from the beginning,and do now, recognize these bodies as legitimate and exchange representatives with them, and admit Masons of their obedience as visitors, settles the whole question, beyond cavil even. The usage in this country has been t h e same, and Masons from various European countries have been admitted as visitors in our lodges, who would have been excluded under this doctrine. A notable instance is t h a t of LAFAYETTE, who, though hailing under t h e Grand Orient of France, when he visited this country in 1827, was everywhere hailed as a Mason, a n d was received distinctively as a Mason, and visited n u m e r o u s lodges and Grand Lodges. He was so received in Pennsylvania. Bro. VAHX first applied his new doctrine to the Grand Lodge of Cuba, in 1876, b u t as we have always contended and believed, w i t h o u t full information in t h e premises. A brief history of that Grand Lodge seems of sufflcient importance to be given iu this connection. In t h e early part of the present century the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania chartered several lodges in Cuba, but they became extinct. On Decembers, 1859, the representatives of two lodges chartered by the Grand Orient of Spain, and of one chartered by ihe Grand Lodge of South Carolina, met and regularly organized the Grand Lodge of Colon. The same month a Supreme Council was formed In Cuba by t h e Supreme

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Council of the Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A., with authority o v e r t h e degrees from the fourth to the thirtysgcond. But the authority to form a Supreme Council was upon the condition that a Grand Lodge should first be formed with exclusive authority over the Symbolic degrees. Unfortunately, the Deputy gave them a Grand Orient Constitntion, which was adopted. It provided for a Grand Orient, which, however, was never organized, and of course never met. In 1867 the Grand Lodge adopted a new Constitution, in which it declared itself to he the supreme power of Symbolic Masonry; the Supreme Council denied its power to do so and " annulled " this Constitution, and claimed to control all the bodies, including the lodges, until the Grand Orient should meet at a time fixed, about three months afterwards. The Grand Lodge declared itself " i n recess" until the same time, expecting that that Body would accede to its request for sole authority over the Symbolic degrees. But a revolution brolie o u t and the Grand Orient never met. The Supreme Council continued to rule all the degrees and went so far as to authorize a consistory, 82Â°, to form a Provincial (Mother) Grand Lodge, with power to issue warrants for new lodges. The Grand Lodge protested a n d could do little m o r e ; b u t it held its election in 1870; finally, on March 4,187'2, the power granted td the consistory was revolied and the Grand Lodge reorganized. In 1873 it held an election, and had gradually resumed its original functions; in 1874 the Provincial Grand Lodge established by the consistory was dissolved,and in 187.5 one was created by the Grand Lodge, but dissolved in 1876 for contumacious conduct In advising its lodges to withdraw from t h e Grand Lodge of Colon. In consequence of the action of the Congress of Lausanne ( a t which we remark. In passing, the representatives of Grand Lodges, Grand Orients a n d Supreme Councils from all over Europe, met as Masons), the Supreme 'Council of Colon adopted a resolution, April 30,1876, authorizing the Grand Lodge to promulgate its Constitution and govern t h e Symbolic lodges, which t h e Grand Lodge proceeded to do at sessions held on the 6th, 10th, 12th and 16th of August following; b u t in t h e Constitution was an article declaring that Ihe Grand Lodge would become a section of a Grand Orient and submit to a. general Constitution thereof; the Grand Lodge adjourned to the '26th of August for final action on the Constitution; it met according to adjonrnment, and having learned of events presently to be narrated. It amended t h e draft of the Constitution by strllting out all allusion to the Grand Orient, a n d by declaring itself sovereign ; the draft,'as thus amended, was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted. But In t h e meantime {on August 1,1896) t h e representatives of nine chartered lodges and four U. D., met and organized the Grand Lodge of Cuba, claiming that the Grand Lodge of Colon had ceased to exist. As bearing upon the Mexican question, the composition ol this new Grand Lodge beeotnes a m a t t e r of p a r a m o u n t importance. Six of the chartered lodges were chartered by ihe Grand Lodge of Colon, three by the Provincial Grand Lodge CREATED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL, and the four U. D. by the Provincial Grand Lodge created by t h e Grand Lodge of Colon. Probably local feelings had something to do with t h e matter, for t h e Grand Lodge of Colon was located at Santiago, and that of Cuba at Havana. The new Grand Lodge was really the Provincial Grand Lodge at Havana. A messenger was sent to consult Bro. SIMONS, who, upon the stntemmt made to him, approved the plan of forming a new Grand Lodge free from all entangling alliances, and sent him to Bro. VAUX, who is said to have concurred upon the same statement. We have always contended and believed that neither of these brethren would have fallen this course had they known all the facts. Both Grand Lodges applied for recognition ; the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, upon a report by Bro. VAUX, recognized the Grand Lodge of Cuba, thus endorsing the lawful character of the lodges which formed it. This endorsement has all the more weight, because, though all the facts came later to the knowledge of Bro. VAUX a n d his Grand Lodge, that action has never been rescinded, b u t on t h e contrary practically reaffirmed. The Grand Lodge of Maine declined to recognize the new Grand Lodge, b u t upbti grounds not pertinent to the present dlseusslon, b u t urged a u n i o n of the two Gratid Lodges; and other Grand Lodges took the same ground.

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This union was urged all t h e m o r e strongly because there were lodges in the Island holding under the Grand Orient of Spain. We hav^reason to believe t h a t Bro. SIMONS, by personal c o m m u n i c a t i o n s to members of the Grand Lodge of Cuba, urged union as the only solution of the question. At any rate, the Grand Lodgeof Cuba toolc t h e initiative and appointed a committee to present a plan of union on the basis of organizing a Grand Lodge, Independent, sovereign, and holding exclusive jurisdiction over the Symbolic degrees in Cuba. T h e representatives of the Grand Orient lodges declined to unite w i t h them ; but the committees of the two Grand Lodges agreed to the articles of union, after modifying t h e rule as to the Grand Orients eojar <u to allow mutualvifilalion. Thereupon the representatives of twenty eight lodges of the obedience of t h e Grand Lodge of Colon, and of eighteen u n d e r the Grand Lodge of Cuba,, met J a n u a r y 25,18S0, and organized the Grand Lodge of "Colon and Cuba." In 1881, t h e Grand Secretary reported that Ihirty-fnur Grand Lodges had recognized the United Grand Lodge, and we find that Pennsylvania was among them. The same year the' Grand Master announced the dissolution of a lodge held nnder the Supreme Council,. whose members had affiliated with one of the emislituevls of the Grand Lodge. Later, the Grand Lodge changed its n a m e from "Colon aud C u b a " to " C u b a " ; this change led toa mistake of Bro.VAUx,in consequence of his having failed to receive notice of it, and he doubted the legality of the Grand Lodge; having learned the facts, however, he m&Ae the"amende honorable." I t will be seen t h a t it does n o t lie in the m o u t h of any Grand Lodge which now m a i n t a i n s masonic relations with the Grand Lodge of Cuba, to deny recognition tothe Gran Dieta of Mexico, because it was organized by lodges created under the Grand Orient system, especially as the Grand Lodge of Colon was actually organized by the procurement of the Special Deputy of the Southern Supreme Council. In fact, the charter of the third lodge was procured from the Grand Lodge of South Carolina for the very object, as t h e Grand Master said, of u n i t i n g with the two lodges already existing u n d e r foreign jurisdictions, in forming a Grand Lodge. In spite of the fact t h a t two rival Grand Lodges existed in Cnha., twenty oi o u r North American Grand Lodges recoguized the new Grand Lodge; SCVCTI refused; twentp-tltree postponed action, and four did not consider the question. ' T h e united Grand Lodge was very soon recognized b y all t h e North American Grand Lodges with, as we believe, a single exception. I n 1881, a Grand Lodge had been formed in Spain, and application made for recognition. This same objection was made, and in discussing it we gave some further items of masonic history in this country which are pertinent to this discussion; w& copy the following: " W e hold, further, t h a t the question is no longer an open one. For over a century t h e masonic world has recognized the Masons of the Grand Orient sy.ÂŤtem aa regular Masons, and their lodges as lawful lodges. Lodges of this origin haVe been created in this country and are in existence to-day, and their regularity has never been questioned. Polar Star Lodge, in New Orleans, was organized in 1794. under theGrand Orient system, and was reorganized in ISO-t: under a chaiter direct from the Grand Orient of France. Another was organized by the same power in 18U7. in the same city. At the same time, for several years afterward.^, there existed in New Orleans lodges chartered by the Grand Lodges of South Carolina and Fennsylvania. The fraternal relations between these aud the French lodges were of t h e most harmonious character. In consequence, however, of the war between Hngland and France, trouble arose which caused the extinction of one of ihc'-e lodges, and the substantial consolidation of t h e other with another chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. "Between 1800 and 1812, the Grand Lodge of Pensylvania granted five or six charters to petitiouers. who, in some cases, were all Ma.*ions made in lodges created, by Grand Orient", a n d in other cases were in part such Masons and in part Masons of t h e York Kite. The lodges which formed the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, all or nearly all, had members who were Masons of t h e Grand Orient system. At that time m a n y such Masons came t o Ibis country to reside, and formed lodges, or afhliated with lodges already formed, and t h e legality and genuineness of their Ma.^onry was never questioned. Hundreds of them became members of lodges in New York, Philadelphia, Charleston and New Orleans. In Philadelphia and New Orleans some lodges h a d so many of them t h a t t h e proceedings were all conducted in French. In fact, n o one of the lodges which formea the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was an t-.nglish speaking lodge. In 181Âť a resolution was adopted forbidding intercourse with lodges not created by a Grand Lodge, I'robably in consequence of the formation of a lodge by th& Grand Orient of France in New Orleans. In 181'J this resolution was modified by t h e

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adoption of a constitutional provision prohibiting any number of Masons from meeting as such or forming a lodge without a charter from t h a t Grand Lodge. About thia t i m e the downfall of NAPOLEON caused a steady stream of emigration from France, and, the lodges received larê accessions of Masons who 'received their masonic education under the Grand Orieut of France.' Without going further iuio detail, we will add that the Grand Lodye of Louisiana, on November 10, 1821. adopted resolutions recognizing the regularity of the three rites, and authorizing its lodges lo receive as visitors, or as candidates for atiilialion, members of the French and Scotch lodges; there were three of these holding charters from the Grand Orient of France. Ten years afterwards, the CJrand Lodge, by express resolution, recognized as regular three French lodges and three Scotch lodges, none of them holding charters from it. A new Constitution was then adopted, in which certain powers were delegated to t h r e e ' C h a m bers.' one for each rite, which had the power of granting charters for that rite. Thereupon the French and Scotch lodges gave in their adhesion to the Grand Lodae, some taking new charters, and some retaining their Grand Orient charters. In 1814 t h e ' C h a m b e r ' s y s t e m was changed to a ' C o u n c i l of Rites in the bosom of the Grand Lodge.' " I n January, 1845, Mississippi Masons resident in New Orleans, recognizing as genuine only the York Rite as taught in their s t a t e , s-ucceeded in inducing their mother Grand Lodge to appoint a committee to investigate the condition of Ma>ohry in Louisiana. The committee went to New Orleans, visited the lodges of the several rites, and were received in the Grand Lodge, in which they stated that they should deny the absurd reports which had been circulated in their State against the Masona and lodges of the different rites in Louisiana. The project of forming lodges in ' Louisiana was defeated for the time, but in 1817 it was carried, and the Grand Lodge .•of Mississippi chartered lodges t h e r e ; the alleged reason was that the Masons of ihe French and Scotch Rites were not regular. Theieupon the Grand Lodere of New York recognized the Grand Lodge of Louisinna as the ôle authority in that Slate, requested the Grand Lodge of Mississippi to revoke the charters and dispensations granted by i t ; declared the lodges thus created irregular, and prohibited all intercourse with them. The lodges issued a circular charging that clandestine Masons were admitted to the lodges and to t h e Grand Lodge itself, but the signers of the circular had for years sat with them without objection. " T h e Grand Lodge of Mississippi su^^tained its lodges, and in 1848 they formed a •Grand Lodge, which exi>iled two yeei.vs, but Jaded to'procure recignition from n i^wgle Grand Lodge except Mississippi. At least six other Graiid Lodges followed the example of New York. A union was effected in 18">0; the new Grand Lodge, in their proposition, stated that they had no objection to the Scotch and French rites ' under a distinct jurisdiction,'and made it a condition that these ritesshouid be separated from 'Ancitnt Free and Accepted Masonry.' The old Grand Lodge refused,holding that the term 'Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ' cumpriaed the M(i>ônit of the first thtce degrees of llie Scotch and Freitch JRife^jas wed as those oj (he Yoik Rite. The new Grand Lodge yielded, and the union was the result. A convention was held to frame a Constitution, and of the fi/ty-i-ix lodges represented fix worked in the French and Scotch Hitea. .Some of these are still in existence. In 1874 the writer visited one of them and witnessed their work, performed in Eitgtibhjor the first time in their history in honor of their visitors. *' If t h i s ' new departure ' of our Illinois brethren is sustained, the Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania and South Carolina must be held to have issued charters to clandestine Masons—the Grand Lodge of New Y'ork. and those who acted with her in 1818, must be deemed to have recognized clandestine Masons.as against regtilar Masons — and the Grand Lodge of Louisiana must be declared to be clandestine from lis origin. Your committee believe that our Grand Lodge should not enter a path which leads to such an end." This statement has never been questioned by onr Louisiana brethren, but on the contrary, a resolution, almost a verbatim copy of the one adopted by our Grand Lodge recognizing the Grand Lodge of Spain, was reported by the committee, with our report, before its members, and adopted by the Grand Lodge, with the approval of the Grand Master, who said in his address: "A resolntion will also be presented by the same committee, recommending like action with reference to the Grand Lodge of Spain. As the time has apparently arrived when such recognition can with prudence be awarded in each of these instances. 1 join the committee in their recommendations. The statux of each of these Grand Bodies is clearly o t a b l i s h e d , as lawfully organized and independent, holding exclusive jurisdiction of,and authority over the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. When such bodies of Masons exi-st, th y and their membership are entitled to the right hand of fellowship. May the time not be far-distant when otherorganizations composed of our brethren of the l<atin race may be placed in like attitude. And here I desire to •correct a misapprehension exi.sting among some of the brethren. It is mv opinion that brethren proving their masonic standing by the usual method, and hailing from jurisdictions not under interdict, are entitled to fraternal intercourse with Louisiana Masons." In 1881 there were in Peru lodges chartered by the Supreme Council and by Grand Lodges. The Supreme Council determined to abandon ell control over the SymboUo

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degrees, and Ireed its lodges from their allegiance to it. Thereupon, early in 1882, the representatives of five lodges, all, or all save one, chartered by the Supreme Council, after d u e notice, m e t and organized a Grand Lodge of the York Rite. Immediately four Scottish lodges gave in their adhesion, and the Scoltish Provincial Grand Lodge was dissolved. This Grand Lodge was, and still is, recognized by nearly all the Grand Lodges in the world. We might cite other cases, b u t we have given enough to show that the new doctrine is in conflict with the law and practice of the masonic world. We should deem an apology necessary for thus going over again the same ground as in former reports, b u t error and false doctine have the merit of persistency, and unless noticed and refuted with equal diligence they soon acquire the audacity to claim the support, or at least the acquiescence, of every lodge. Their supporters assume that "silence gives consent," without realizing t h a t silence is often the strongest possible expression of contempt! We had intended to discuss somewhat at length other questions involved in this ' same subject, but for reasons arising since t h e close of the communication of our Grand Lodge, we conclude not to do so. Bro. MATTHEW M . MILLER, as we have already stated, submitted to the Grand Lodge of Kansas a very able report upon this question, concurred in by his associates, u p o n the strength of which his Grand Lodge recognized the Gran Dicta. Much of his report consists of correspondence with Bro. PAP.VIN, of Iowa, who, however, has since published a special report of his own, to which we shall refer directly. Bro. MILLER, however, had the advantage of the testimony of a brother, a Kansas Past Waster, who had been in Mexico, and visited many of the lodges, and who stated that the objectionable features heretofore existing have been entirely removed. Bro. MILLER concludes t h a t the Gran Dieta was legally organized; that it has now recalled all charters for lodges of women, a n d decreed t h a t no recognition of women as Masons shall ever be made, and t h a t it has ordered t h a t the Bible, square and compasses shall be used on the masonic altar in every lodge. Bro. PAKVIN h a s recently published a pamphlet of eighteen pages (which has been incorporated b y Bro. COXE in his report for 189G), giving an account of his personal observations in Mexico and his views in relation to this subject. He gives a very interesting account of the establishment of Masonry in Mexico, b u t it is too long for t h i s report. I t is sufficient to say that the lodges which organized t h e Gran Dieta were in part chartered by the Supreme Council, which was established by the Supreme Council of t h e Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A., and in part had been of t h e obedience of the Grand Orient organized at first by lodges chartered by York Rite Grand Lodges, a n d called t h e " S u p r e m e Grand Orient of the Mexican National Rite.'* The facts place the Gran Dieta in the class of Grand Lodges organized by lodges chartered by a Supreme Council, a Grand Orient and Graud Lodges, b u t having supreme authority over t h e Symbolic degrees. We note t h a t there are, a m o n g its subordinates, lodges composed almost entirely of American citizens. Bro. PARVIN confirms t h e statement that women are no longer admitted to lodges or recognized as Masons. But we are surprised, a n d regret to find t h a t Bro. PARVIN does not confirm Bro. MILLER'S statement that t h e use of the Bible on the altar is required; he does say that it is permiUed, and is quite generally used, at any rate in many of the lodges. We obtain this information too recently to test its correctness by further inquiry, and can only hold t h e matter i n abeyance till we obtain satisfactory Information. We do not require the presence of o u r Bible ; b u t we do hold that there can be no lawful lodge, unless there is upon the altar a Book, recognized as the Book of God's law, upon which candidates a r e obligated, and we do not believe that the Gran Dieta should be recognized unless it does require, either in its Constitution or in its obligatory ritual, t h a t a Great Light i n Masonry shall be a necessary part of the furniture of the lodge. We still hope to find that Bro. MILLER'S information is correct, and that this will be made certain before the n e x t a n n u a l meeting of o u r Grand Lodge.

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We present herewith the authority contained in our report that the Bible is required upon masonic altars by the Gran Dieta, about which Bro. DRUMMOND, in the article above written, expressed a desire or expectation to be informed before the next session of the Maine Grand Lodge. We "oinit the words" of the many whereases and considerations, and give the articles of the decree having pertinence to Bro. D.'s desire for light. The desired information is contained in a decree of the Gran Dieta of Mexico, of date August 12, 1895, and is found printed in full in Balustre No. 18 on pages 257-8-9 of the Boletin Masonico Organo Oficial, parts of which pertinent to the inquiry, with due allowance for the translator, read as follows: ART. 3. The Grand Diet will not facilitate ( p e r m i t ) , for a n y cause or motion, the granting letters patent for lodges of women as long as a Universal Congress of the Grand Lodges of both hemispheres will make no correction (change) in masonic laws loT the admission of women into Masonry, ART. 4. The Grand Lodges and lodges are absolutely prohibited under the penalty of irregularity from a d m i t t i n g to their works (privileges) persons of t h e feminine sex. ART. 5. Since (after) the publication of the present Baluster all the lodges shall place on the Altar of the Obligations the book of the Bible, which shall be the foundation in ritualistic Masonry, and for observance on the part of ail regular Masons, the same as the Coustilutions, and over both a square and the compasses. Passing; The Grand Lodges of the States will strictly comply with this mandate, under the closest responsibility. Given, affirmed and sealed in the Masonic Temple of the Gran Dieta Simbolica of the United States of Mexico, the day and year above set forth. The Grand Ma.ster of the Order: POKFXEIO DIAZ, M:. M:. Attested and sealed by us, the Grand Secretary General: ERMILO G. CANTOjN..il/.-.il/.-.

Before we close this topic entirely, we wish to state that there is probably no jurisdiction in the United States which is so thoroughly represented in all parts of Mexico at the present time as that of Kansas. The president of the MexicanCentral Railroad Company, though performing his official duties in the City of Mexico, retains his citizenship and residence in Topeka, and nearly all his subordinates retain a like citizenship in Kansas, though many do so in Texas. Some of the brightest Masons of this State can be found in every prominent city in Mexico from Guyamas to Vera Cruz. One of our members of the committee which reported in favor of the recognition of the Gran Dieta, had a relative who was and still is a teacher in one of the mission schools established in Mexico, who wrote that Masonry in Mexico was the conservator of civilization, law and education, as well as morality in that country. What that means, those well know who remember the cruelties practiced upon American teachers in some portions of that country twenty-five years aeo by fanatical bigots under the guise of religious devotion.

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Other Past Masters than the one mentioned in our report, among them one who has been for many years a leading official of the Santa Fe Railroad Company at its terminal point in Mexico at Guyamas, have borne emphatic testimony to the sterling character of Mexican Masonry. Some of these brethren are as bright ritualists as the State has ever had, and they bear testimony to the fact that there is no substantial variation in the work in the Symbolic degrees. Many of these have freely visited these lodges; in many instances a t the request of the Masters of Mexican lodges, have conferred the degrees of Masonry upon English-speaking candidates, and they say that in the lodges in the larger cities of Mexico, where the degrees are conferred in the English language, it is difficult to realize from the character of the work that you are not in a lodge in one of the jurisdictions of the United States. From many sources we have received emphaticendorsement of our report from those in a position to, and well qualified to judge, one of whom, a recent Grand Commander of Kansas Templars and a well known Kansas Mason for a quarter of a century, voluntarily writes confirming strongly on the knowledge of numbers of American Masons who have personally investigated Mexican Masonry, the statements in the Kansa.s report of the condition of Masonry in Mexico. Incidentally we are compelled to state that this brother never yet has taken the Scottish Kite degrees or in any manner disqualified himself from giving what one of the critics would consider unbiased testimony in the matter in question. We regret that circumstances compelled us to divide the consideration of this question. We would have preferred to present it all at one time, ill one place, and with some regard to logical order. This we have found impossible, and after the presentation of the matter by Bro. DRUMMOND, we had no desire to present our views on that branch of the topic. Illinois having recognized Cuba, and having gone one farther than most Grand Lodges by recognizing a Grand Lodge which recognized the colored Grand Lodge of Ohio (See Ohio report) must ere long rise to enquire of its distinguished jurisprudent and correspondent, " Where are we a t ? " In discussing the universality of Masonry, Past Grand Master T. S. PA-RVIN, in his recent article on " Mexican Masonry," published in the Iowa Proceedings, has the following which we here insert for its pertinency and historical value. We commend it to those who inconsistently argue that at the time the "Charges of a Mason were agreed to," the masonic slate was entirely cleansed of all previous marks and a fresh start made which binds everything masonic of any origin, and that everything not of this particular English origin has no true masonic basis. The absurdity of the claim that lodges in Germany, Scotland, and even England itself, antedating any one of the "four

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lodges in L o n d o n " were m a d e clandestine b y t h e a c t of " t h e s e four," o u g h t to be a p p a r e n t w i t h o u t such a showing. B u t listen to B r o . PARVJN : One of t h e so-called l a n d n i a r t s of Masonry, and quite as essential a n d i m p o r t a n t in its character, a n d which has received the assent of quite a large n u m b e r of masonic writers affirms a n d declares that*'Masonry is cosmopolitan " a n d is universal, in which statement they are borne o u t by t h e Book of Constitutions itself. The first Grand Lodge of which masonic history gives any record is that of t h e Grand Lodge of England, organized by the " f o u r old lodges of L o n d o n " in 1717. The Constitution (charges a n d regulations) for its government was presented by Dr. ANDERSON ( a n d since known by his n a m e ) a n d adopted in 182o. This Grand Lodge we all know, was constituted by only four lodges, leaving a larger n u m b e r o u t i n t h e cold, while the Gran Dietaof Mexico was constituted by one h u n d r e d a n d twenty-two of the one h u n d r e d a n d twenty-five lodges in the Republic. While there h a d never been an earlier Grand Lodge there had been and were at that time other lodges constituted in the same way as these four, by voluntary action a n d without any w a r r a n t or authority save the brothers' common consent. Now the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of England, then a n d there adopted for its government, a n d its alone, for it was not and is not binding upon any lodge or Grand Lodge till the latter accepts it as such, is either a t r u t h or a lie. I t r e a d s : Head VI, Division 2, that " we are also masons of all nations, tongues, kindred a n d languages," which is corroborated by all history; t h a t there was at that time o t h e r a n d "lawful Masonry" elsewhere than in England. England, while her political flag floats on every sea, has no " monopoly " of Masonry outside of her own dominions. There was a n d is " lawful Masonry" in other parts of t h e Globe and so recognized by t h e Grand Lodge of England itself, by Scotland; Ireland, Canada and all English Colonies, as by a majority of the Grand.Lodges of the United States, including Iowa. It cannot be said, as some have asserted, that the lodges in other nations sprung from the loins of t h e English Grand Lodge, because at that date, 1723, t h e Grand Lodge of England had not warranted a single lodge beyond England, and it was several years before she constituted one beyond t h e " British Isles." Not only has t h e Grand Lodge of Iowa, b u t a majority of the Grand Lodges of this country, as well as those of England a n d Europe, have^recognized the Grand Lodges of Cuba, Vera Cruz a n d the Federal District in Mexico, together with those of Chili, Peru, Brazil, Argentine Republic, and others in the Western Hemisphere,and in t h e Eastern, those of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Roumania, Hungary a n d others; all of which we have stated were created by Supreme Councils. We have not had time to look into many of the Proceedings of Grand Lodges, b u t those which we have at h a n d a n d into which we have looked, are those of California, Canada. Louisiana, New York, as well as lovva, all of which have recognized the aforesaid Grand Lodges as lawfully constituted Grand Lodges of Masons. I t will never do for us or others to assert that all knowledge, all wisdom, and all masonic intelligence, reside either in Illinois or Iowa, or any other American Grand Lodge, or even in t h e Grand Lodge of England, which has always acknowledged and recognized a majority, if n o t all, of the several Grand Lodges we have named. Moreover, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, the Prince of Wales, who has served his Grand Lodge and Freemasonry now for twenty-one years, was made a Mason in a lodge u n d e r t h e jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Sweden ; a n d t h e Grand Lodge of Norway, which is now seeking recognition a t o u r hands, has been recognized recently by some of t h e American Grand Lodges, as well as in former years by others. These statements a n d averments prove that Masonry is universal, wide-spread, a n d cosmopolitan i n its c h a r a c t e r ; it embraces, as t h e Constitutions say, " Masons of all nations, tongues, kindreds a n d languages." Mohammedans, Hindoos, a n d even Pagans, have lodges a n d Grand Lodges, using the Koran, the Vedas, a n d other sacred books of their religions, instead of the Bible.

602

APPENDIX.

February,

CONCLUSION. As we pen the closing lines of this review, the words of the general confession keep ringing their changes in our mind and insist upon utterance as we realize quite fully we undoubtedly "have done those things we ought not to have done, and left undone those tilings we should have done." Our copy has (through circumstances bej'ond our control) been sent to the printer without the careful revision and expurgation we generally like to make before printing. If aught appears that were better left unwritten, consider it erased; if aught appears that sounds uncharitable or illiberal, consider that it would not have appeared if inexorable fate in the shape of a copy fiend had not pursued us. We had determined to do so much, and then circumstances bound us hand and foot, showing us we were their creature and entirely at their disposal. We renew our expressions of acknowledgment to all the members of the Craft in this delightful field of labor who first welcomed and encouraged us and have since given us meed of praise beyond our deserts. It will be a pleasure hereafter to remember these things and the many delightful acquaintanceships _made through this work. And to the Craft of Kansas, the reading, intelligent Masons whose words and letters of appreciation and endorsement have more than filled our measure of anticipation, we return our heartfelt thanks for support and encouragement. If any measure of success has attended our effortsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;'if the banner of Masonry has been in any particular brought to the fore on the Kansas portion of the line, it has been because we have been stayed and emboldened by the assurance that our efforts represented the thought, senti ment and action of the Masons of Kansas who believe that Masonr3' is a positive force for the betterment of mankind. And so we doff our chapeau to all, as we do so echoing the sentiment of the immortal E I P VA.N- WINKLE, "May you live long and prosper." M. M. MILLER, TOPEKA, KAN. Chairman Committee on Correspondence.

IS96-97.

603

APPENDIX.

STATISTICS.

Grand

LocJi/e.

•a s

Connecticut... — DIst. of Columbia..

Indian Territory..

383 11 442 261 90 111 21 24 143 40.5 27 718 481 73 46.T :«4 461 129 193 234

New l i a m p s h i r e . . . New Jersey ^ .. Nortii Carolina

Rhode Island South Caruiiutt — South Dakota Utah

203 269 .563 39 222 19 78 165 734 21 290 44 23 500 100 425 37 ISl 90 430 594 9 104 262 97 107 232 16 11;B6

British Columbia..

Total

IP I!

1 11,335 13,8:^7 17,431

4,791 4,622 16,838 1,084 50,727 27„507 2,568 26,103 19,185 18.002 .5.346 21,809 6.892 :35.913 37,706 15.065 8,795 30,728 2,491 11,770 847 8,838 15,686 88,573 10,041' 2,312 923 39,906 4,803 48,472 4,254 17,766 26,841 738 9.521 13.0.52 4,9.59 5,567 16.001 976

1 445 4.55 275 29 16 6 383 120 481 ,559 113 795 234 26 378 113 89 764 11 2 84 70 41 231 176 51 348 82G 39 69 953 804 2,970 653 267 1,423 1&3 29 326 875 162 1,606 503 149 1,090 446 . 340 1,231 120 41 317 124 .52 823 63 27 428 86 1.948 2,300 674 1,997 80 .328 867 50 301 536 174 895 1,286 237 80 156 17 385 593 70 9 23 11 360 12 174 844 76 5,55 -' 1,0.53 1,097 27 6 63 ISO 88 471 60 8 229 99 6 97 735 820 2,373 127 32 224 469 2,4.S3 242 7 213 262 732 1.341 ,52 322

86 388 1,493 48 74

267 4.54 876 76

183 102 294

748.264 39.460 16,809

16 126 279 19 91 16 50 43 J:

197 10 226 292 81 278 36 73 91

•u ^ 0

470 9 497 369 168 76 17 74 197

600 39 536 391 180 158 109 169

28 2 44 3 3 1 8 "e

132 9 154 391 206 303 29 • 86 112 603 18 1,401 610 2.32 1,051 198

14 25 48 5 706 1,124 938 435 645 492 "4,5 36 216 51 3 264 760 .562 36 259 843 430 10 299 604 1,164 25 75 130 139 IM 4 71 372 224 218 8 187 96 79 85 6 252 481 462 330 5 1,210 . . . . 494 795 ,538 14 1,003' 166 398 178 16 487 168 310 410 94 413 871 823 22s 27 72 02 137 117 363 275 284 22 3fi 51 174 22 80 2 94 250 216 185 2 441 1,382 1,098 2,844 19 2.3.5ft 20 14 28 43 171 272 " 7 8 281 "63 13 36 108 1 139 8 20 34 198 .569 742 1,538 32 73 100 128 108 748 706 .371 1.061 40 " 3 85 17 104 3.52 90 169 105 41 1&3 70 " ' 4 (•>('. 391 364 53 603 '16.5 408 1,205 523 87 '89(1 2 10 16 21 62 1.32 RO 1.30 2 91 208 307 24 473 .573 62 1,55 184 98 5 70 115 27 138 2.55 173 244 18 343 496 7 20 16 60 2

5,571 10,868 16,384 16,996 758 17,491 604

1.269 22,805 2,334 1,764 3,267 .509 3,432

1.35 1,204 166 82 202 39 249

81 361 113 27 .50 2 39

3 149 12 8 ,29 1 3!

19 248 13 36 36 7 35

60 630 143 .55 80 18 84

30 6,54 66 49 71

587

35,380

2,077

673

283

394

1,065

783,644 41,543 17,482

21 351 51 31 64 12 57

11,943

4 2

lO." 175 .55

44 12 117

948

.59f

0'>

5,804 11,262 17,449 17,944 776 18.087 687

(i04

APPENDIX.

February

STATISTICAL COMPARISON.

Grand Lodges .' Subordinate Lodges Raised Atliliated Restored Died Dimitted .Suspended for non-pavment of dues. Suspended and expelled Membership

189S.

1891,.

1895.

1896.

.56 11,457 43,127 16,470 0,08! 10,.542 18,372 13,035 686 723.662

57 11,676 42,930 14,807 5,528 10,278 17,509 13,641 676 747,492

o7 11307 39,524 14,764 5,316 10,726 16,489 15,052 754 767,761

.57 11,943 41,543 17.482 5,804 11,262 17,449 17,944 776 783,644

Based upon t h e tables we find in the Grand Lodges of the United States the following percentages:

Accession by new work Additions by affiliation and restoration. Losses by death Losses for non-payment of dues TJOSSCS by dimission

Net gain of the year

iS9S.

189U.

1895.

1896.

6.173.22 1.51 1.86 2.63 3. .53

0.88 2.82 l-.ll 1.84 2.30 3.31

5.25 2.69 1.45 1.99 2.25 2.54

5.41 3.03 1.47 2.33 2.27 â&#x20AC;˘2.07

In numerical standing the most p r o m i n e n t rank in the following order: New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, Iowa. Jlaine. Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, California, etc. The average of membership to each lodge is greatest in the following* District of Columbia (200), Slassachusetts (1.53), Connecticut (150), Rhode Island (126), New York (120), Pennsylvania (114), Maine (113), New Hampshire (113), Michigan (99)> Delaware (97), New Jersey (95), Vermont (91), etc. The .jurisdictions having lodges of the largest membership are in the following order: SUBORDINATE

LODGK.

G K A N O LODHE.

Name.

D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a

19 1 507 526 34 5 19 59 20

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Ancient L a n d m a r k .

Location.

Membership.

No.

21 1 281 299 17

W a s h i n g t o n , D. C . . .

San Francisco Portland

803 738 701 673 593 582 560 520 515 507 487 482 452 428 412

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M.,

OF KANSAS.

1898

M/.W.-. MAURICE L. STONE, Wamego, Grand Master. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WaSON, Topeka, Grand Secretary.

rrnrn^

PROCEEDINGS

M;.W'.GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND. ACCEPTED MASONS,

KANSAS. FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, IIULU IN TIIM CTTY OP WICHITA, F E B R U A R Y 16 & Iv, A. D. 1S9S, A. L. oSflS.

V O L U M E XI, P A R T 1.

M.-.W.-. MAURICE L. STONE, Wamego, Grand Master. R.-.W.-. ALBERT K. WILSON, Topeka, Grand Secretary.

P U B I . I S n U J J BY OUBBK OF T H E 3t.\W.-.GRANT) I.ODGT;.

1898.

QRAND OFFICERS FOR 1 8 9 8 - 9 . . M.'.W.'. M A U R I C E L . S T O N E

Grand Master

R.'. W.-. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS

Deputy Orand Master

Wamego. Winfield.

R / . \ V / . C H A R L E S J. W E B B

Grand Senior Warden

Topeka.

E ; . W / . P E E R Y M . HOISINGTON R.". W.'. ROBERT E . TORRISGTO.N

Grand Junior Warden Grand Treasurer

Newton. Wichita.

E.'.AV.'. ALBERT K . Wn^ON

Grand Secretary

Topeka.

R e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER W.". THOMAS E . DEWEY

Grand Chaplain Grand Senior Deacon

Emporia. Abilene.

VV.-. C H A R L E S W . M I L L E R

Grand Junior Deacon

H a y s City.

W:. W . A. BURNETT

Grand Marshal

Oberlin.

W.'. F . E . MosTBLLER

Grand Sword Bearer

Pittsburg.

\V.\ A L F R E D WHITMAN AV.. J . J . V A R S E R AV.'. J. AV. FARROX

Grand Senior Steward Grand Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant

Lawrence. Moran. Ottawa.

W.'. DELOS AV. ACKER

Grand Tyler

Seneca.

BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. \V.\ AViLLiAM P. MuDGETT W.-. G E O . M. CopLiN

Gresnlcaf. K a n s a s City.

A V . - . G E O . F . POND

Ft.

Scott.

PLACE OF MEETINQ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 9 . T h e forty-third A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , A . F . & A. M., will be held iu t h e City ot L e a v e n w o r t h on t h e t h i r d AVednesday, being t h e loth day of F e b r u a r y , A. D. 1890, A. L5S99, a t 9:30 o'clock A . M .

I'P.KES O P KETCTTE.SON ,t

BURBANK,

I.KAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

PROCEEDINGS. OF THE

IVI.'.W.-. GRAND LODGE A. F . & A. M., O F KANSAS.

FORTY SECOND

ANN DAL

COMMUNICATION.

WJCHITA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 16, 1898.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e o f A n c i e n t , F r e e a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s o f K a n s a s c o n v e n e d i n A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n in t h e A u d i t o r i u m , in t h e City of W i c h i t a , W e d n e s d a y , t h e 16th d a y of F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1 8 9 8 , A . L , 5 8 9 8 , a t 9:30 o ' c l o c k A . M . GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. M.'.W.'. W I L L I A M M . SHAVER Orand E.'.JV.'. MAURICE L . STONK ^..Deputy R.-.W.. HENKV C . fyOOMis '..Orand R.'.W.'. CHARLES J. W E B B Orand R.'.W.'. ROBERT E . TOKRINGTO.N'..Grand R.".W.". ALBERT K . WILSON Grand Rev. ALARIC S. EMBREE..Granrf W.-. PERRY M . HoisiNGTOx...(Tra?id W.". ISAAC E . STRYKER Grand W.'. THOMAS L . BOND Grand AV.". GEORGE M . BARNS Orand W.'. L. G. W H I T T I E R Orand W.". CHARLES E . SAWTELI. ...Orand W.'. FRANK N . H A I R Orand \V.'. D.ELOS \V. ACKER Grand.

Master Topeka. Orand Master VVamego. Stnior Warden Winfleld. Junior WanZn/....Topeka. Treasurer Wichita. Secretary Topeka. Chaplain Topeka. Senior Deacon Newton. Junior Deacon Baxter Springs. Marshal Salina. Sword Bearer Leavenworth. Senior Steward Wichita. JuniorSleivard ....Junction City. Pursuivant Baldwin. Tyler: Seneca.

FnOCEEDlNGS

OF TJIE

February,

OPENING CEKF:MONIb;S. B y o r d e r of tliG M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r t h e G r a n d Secrctarj' called t h e roll of lodges, a n d upon roll call, a constitutional n u m b e r b e i n g represented, t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master opened the M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e of A n c i e n t , F r e e and Accepted Masons in Ample F o r m , after an invocation of divine blessing by

the Grand

C h a p l a i n , R e v . B r o . ALARTC

VS. E M B R E E , and

s i n g i n g b y Bro. J A J I E S MOORE, of Si loam Lodge, JSfo. 225, of Topeka. INVOCATION.

O Lord, our Lord, thou w h o h a s t m a d e the heavens and the earth and all that in them is, thou m i g h t y Master of us all, we aiJijroach Thee with profoundest reverence and deepest thanksgiving for the preservation of our lives during the past year, for manifold favors shown to ourselves, our families, our-Craft and our country. We bless and praise t h y great a n d holy name for t h a t degree of prosperity which h a t h attended us in all our labors: Verily hast Thou led us from da.y to day and richly rewarded our trust in Thee. AVhen we have asked Thee for wisdom Thou h a s t rewarded us liberally a n d upbraided not. Our petition for daily bread hath been answered with loaves and fishes more tlian we could wae. To assist the needy about us hath been an easy task through Thy munificence. To think great thoughts after Thee hath n o t been a hard matter, for truly thou hast inspired a n d taught us how to think. A n d now we pray Tliy l)lessing upon this our Annual Communication; t h a t these hours may be spent a s in Thy lioly presence; t h a t our relations with each other m a y be ijeaceful, helpful to our common h u m a n i t y and the interests of o u r beloved Order; t h a t we m a j ' devise wisely and well. Cause T h y face, we humbly beseech Thee, to shine uj)on us t h a t T h y way may be known on eartli. T h y saving health among all nations. And l e t the words of our mouths and the meditations of our h e a r t s be acceptable in t h y sight, O Lord of Hosts. W e ask it all lu Thy n a m e . Amen. REPORT ON CREDENTIALS. W.-. B r o . MOSES SARBACH, of N o . 225, c h a i r m a n of t h e Com-

m i t t e e on Credentials, submitted t h e following report, which was received and adopted : , To the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of

Kansas:

Your Committee on Credentials respectfully submits the following report:

i8g7-o8.

CritAND LODGE GRAND

OF KANSAS.

OFFICERS.

M.-.W.-.Wir^LTAM INI. S H A V E R R.-.W.-. M. L. STONE R.-.W.-. H E N B Y C . TJOOMIS R.-.W.-. CHASS. J. W E B B R.-.W.-. RoBEBT E . ToBBiNGTON R.-.W.-. A L B E B T K . W I I , S O N Rev. A L A B I O S . E M B B E E W.-. P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N W.-. ISAAC E . S T B Y K E B . W.-. T H O M A S E . B O N D W.-. G E O B G E M . B A B N S W.-. L. G. W H I T T I E B W.-. C H A B I J E S E . SAWTEETi W.-. F R A N K N . H A I R W.-. D E E O S W . A O K E B

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior Warden. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Ctiaplain. Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon. .. Grand Marshal. Grand Sword Bearer. Grand Senior Steward. Grand .Junior Steward. Grand Pursuivant. Grand Tyler.

PAST GRAND

OFFICERS.

PAST GBAND MASTERS. M.-.W.-. G E O . W . CEABIC.

M.-.-W.-. D A V I D B . EUEIVEB.

M.-.W.-. C H I E E S C . CoEEAfAN. M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A E E . j\[.-.W.-.MATTHEW M . M I E E E R - M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T E B T I i \ V A I T E . M.-.W.-. A. M. C A L E A H A M . PAST BBPUTY GtBANB MASTBB. R.-.W.-. A. H. E E E I S . I'AST GRAND .TUNIOB WABDEN. R.-.W.-. J. M. K E C K . CUSTODIANS. W.-. WlEETAM P . MlJDGETT. W.-. G B O . P . Ji'ONI). W.-. G E O . M . C O P E I N .

ASSISTANT W.-. G E O . M . D I X O N .

EECTURBBS.

W . - . T H E O . J. G A K E I C . W.-. A E B B B T S A B B A O H .

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Arizona Alabama British ColumbiH California Colorado

W.-. W. A. B U R N E T T . W.-. T. .1. ANDEBSO.V. W.-. A. A. CONNETT. M.-.W.-. A. M. C A E E A H A J I . R.-. W.-. R. E . TOBBINCSTON.

PnOCEEDlNGS G. M. H A K T .. .jSro.270 273 C. E . CKOSWX 289 W . P. H A Y W O O D . . 291 .ToKx H A M M O N D . . THOS. G . FITCH 803 35. E . BlYEOKliEY 303 THOS. H . FOKD 309 SIDNEY E . HUNTEK. . 311 DAVID FOX 319 319 G E O . M. D E C K

OF THE

February,

. . . N o . 319 WM.EINDSAY 319 G. F . W A S H B U K N . . . 326 W. O. MiOHABI.S 327 W. H . CI-T3I-AND 330 H B N B Y DBEAMY . . . 332 G. B . W I I J I J I A M 334 Ar>ON7>o L . G I J A K K . . 340 R. .T. TKAVEH. . 3 4 7 CHABIiES B . H A K D Y 352 I. B . GKAXT

LODGE REPRESENTATIVES. Smithton, No. 1.—WESLEY

TREVETT, proxy for W . M., S. W. and J . W.

Leavenworth, No. S.— ASA T . HOGB, W . - M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Wyandotte,

No. S.— C. L. H O G I X , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; GEORGE J E N -

KINS, proxy for S. W. Kickapoo, No. 4.—I. W. ROBINSON, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . VV. Washington,' No. S.— C. H. Coi'i-, p r o x y foi' AV. M . ; J . L . BGQLESTON, p r o x y for S. VV.; A. E . LANGWORTHY, p r o x y for J . VV. Lawrence, No. 0.— [..ouis COHN, VV. M., p r o x y for J . VV.; ALFRED W H I T MAN, proxy for S. W . Union, No. 7.— VV. A . E A S T E R D A Y , VV. M . ; OHRISTIAN M A N N , p r o x y S. VV.; CHARLES K. SAWTELL, p r o x y for J . VV.

Rising

for

Sun, No. 5.—S. 0 . SI-ENCER, \ V . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; VV. I . MITCHELL, proxy for S. VV.

Acacia, No. 9 —VV. H . EA.ST.MAN, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; W . F. M A R C H , p r o x y for .]. W'. King

Solomon, No. W.~W. A. EVANS, VV. M., proxy for S. W . ; J . C. KBTCHESON, p r o x y for J . W .

Jewell, No. 11.-A. Emporia,

H . MILLER, S . VV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J . "W.

No. IS.—.Tons

H O F P E R , VV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Nemaha, No. IS.— JOHN L . P A Y N E , VV. M., p r o x y for S. W a n d J . W . Great Send, No. 15.-- ELRICK C . C O L E , W . M . ; A. H . CONNETT, proxy for H. VV.; R. C. McuMuLi.iN, proxy for J . W . Lajayette, No. 16.—F. VV. BAKER, VV. M., proxy for J . W . ; J O H N E . H E S S I N , proxy for S. VV. Topeka, No. 17.—H. C. BOW.MAN, VV. M.; E . B. KELLAM, p r o x y tor S. W . ; E. VV. PoiNDEXTBR, J . W. Franklin, No. IS.—O. VV. OLDROYD, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Olathe, No. 19.— JAMES A. J U L I E N , VV. M . , p r o x y for J . W . ;

WM. KULIEN,

p r o x y for S. \V. Valley Falls, No. ZL— D. G. CANE, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W. Olivet, No. SS.—CHESTER

M . W A R N E R , J . W . , proxy for VV.M. and S. W .

1897-98.

Palmyra,

CTRAND

LODOE

OF KANSAS.

No. SS.— H . N . MERCHANT, W . M . , p r o x y tor S. W. a n d J . W.

Osage Valley, No. S4.— G E O . W . WILLIAMS, W . M . , proxy for J . W . ; S A M . M. YOUNG, S . W .

Oheto, No. S5.— -Si. B . MOORE, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Neosho, No. 2 7 . — W I L L I A M O . DECKER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . L . J O N E S ,

p r o x y for J . W. Eldora, No.;?.?.—JACKSON

R . MYRICK, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Pacific, No. S9.—J. S . W E B B , W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . ; W . A. ANDREWS, proxy for J . W. Towanda, No. 30.—D. S.W.

H . C U P P , W . M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; J . 0 . STRAN, . .

Arcana, No. 31.— M A T H E W M . SKERRITT, J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W .

Auburn, Hiawatha,

No. 3S.— W J I . DICKSON, proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . No. 35.—W. O. NOBLE, p r o x y for W. M., S . W . a n d J . W.

Council Grove, No. 36.—AV. O. FLEMING, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Paola, No. 37.— D. M. FERGUSON, p r o x y for W . M., S. VV. a n d J . W. lola, No. 3.?.—W. P . H U L L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Seneca, No. 39.— P . J . FIKSTENBEHGER, W - M . ; F . J. FIRSTBNBERGER,

p r o x y for J . W . ; W A L T E R SPERLING, p r o x y for S. W.

DeSolo,.No. 40.—J. L. JENKINS, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . Hollon,

No. 4^.— C. S. BATEMAN, W . M . ; ALBERT SARBACH, p r o x y S. W . ; J E S S E R . LASWELL, p r o x y for J . W.

for

Nickerson, No. 43.—T. J . .MICHAELIS, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M . ; B . A. TKEADWAY, J . W .

Delphian, No.44.— C. E. GLASS, W . M . ; W . O . K N I G H T , J . W., p r o x y for S. W. Eastern, No. 45.— J O H N M . COKY, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . Halstead, No. 46.— S. H . TREGO, proxy for W . M . ; W M . CHARLTON, S . W . ; SAMUEL DUNKELBERGER, J . W.

Xenia, No. 47.— JONATHAN M . DAVIS, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W .

Mackey, No. 48.— 0 . M. HALLIGAN, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M . a n d J . W . Lahe, No. 50. - A . D. HOLLISTER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W. Orient, No. 51.—WM.

B . R O B E Y , W . M . ; J A M E S R . W I C K , p r o x y for S. W . ;

A. L. VooRHis, p r o x y for J . W. Pottawatomie, No. 52. — J . T. V A N DRUSEN, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. Shawnee, No. 64.

H . W. MALONBY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; W M . E A T O N ,

J. W. Troy, No. 55.— J O H N L . BERRY", W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; W I L L I A M W O O D ,

•proxy for S. AV. Spring Hill, No. 56.—W. H. RUTTER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Coyville, No. 57.— FRANKLIN HOWELL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Winfleld, No. 58.—R. A. CATON, W . M., proxy f o r S . W . ; CHAS. E . TRUMP, p r o x y for J . W . Saltville, No. 59.—H. T. TATUM, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

PnOCEEjyiNGS

OF THE

February,

Salina, No. 60.— ROBERT E . N I C K L E S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W . La

Cygne, No. 61.~J.

F . B A E N C H , \ V . M . ; D . S . BADGER, S . W . ; F R A N K

Wii-Gus, proxy for J . W . Ridgeway, No. 62.—K. T. C O P P E Y , S. W . , proxy for W . M. and J. W . Adams, No. 63.— S. M . C A N A B A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for J. W . ; N. SANDPORO,

p r o x y for S. \ V . Walhena, No. 64..—T. M. G U Y , J . AV., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W. Gardner, No. 65. - N . FLACY, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W. Burlington, No. 66.— M. F . BROWNE, W . M . , proxy for S. W. Frankfort, No. 67.—F. A. G A R V I N . W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Carbondale, No. 70.— J O H N N . S H A R P , W . M . , p r o x y for S.AV.; W A E T Z I G , p r o x y for J . W .

ARTHUR i

Baxter, No. 71.—L. D . BREWSTER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W . . ITuron, No. 7S.—0. M. ANDERSON, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; H. C. K E I R , p r o x y for S. W . Chetopa, No. 73.-C.

O.AVILLIAMS, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W .

Mystic Tie, No. 7If.- O. F . Sisco, W. M . ; W . E . BROWN, proxy for S. W . ; N . A. Y E A G E R , J . W .

•

Wamego, No. 7 5 . — C H A R L E S E . H A T H A W A Y , W . M . ; F . H . CORNELL, S . W . ;

V. A. PEARSON, p r o x y for J . VV.

Ene, No. 76.—L, D. H A Y N E S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV. Delta, No. 77.— H U G H R A N K I N , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Corinthian,

No. 79.— GEORGE E . H A L L E H , J . W., proxy for W. M. a n d S . W .

Neosho, No. SS. — E. Q. STILLWELL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Jefferson, No. 84.- O. A. SIMMONS, S . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d . J . W. Sutton, No. 85.—JOSEPH

V A N A L L E N , p r o x y for W. M., S.W. a n d J. W .

Sunflower, No. S6.— F . C. K I R K P A T K I C K , W . M . ; C . A. LATHAM, S . AV.; W I L L I A M L^DGERWOOD, J . AV.

Some, No. 89.— LOUIS LOHMULLER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . \V.

Golden Rule, No. 9(?.—AVALTER E . FAGAN, W . M . , proxv for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Marysville, No. 91.— F. \ . SHAW, p r o x y for W . M. a n d J. AV.; E . A. B I T TEL, proxy for S. AV. Devon, No. 9S.— 3. M . ROBERTSON, proxy for W. M., S. W. a n d J. AV. Girard,

No. 93.— J A M E S A. S M I T H , VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; W I L L I A M H .

V O E T H , proxy for J . AV. Harmony,

No. 94.— J A M E S M . K E C K , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J . W.

Delaware, No. 96.- W . R. MALOTT, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . W . Patmos, No. 97.— Y.

P . M O O N E Y , W . M . ; E . D . MOBBERLY, S . W . ; F . G .

POTTLE, proxy for J . W. Benevolent,

No. 98.— 0 . J O H N T Z , AV. M . , p r o x v for J . AV.; J . B . JOHNTZ,

S.AV. Wichita,

No. 99.—W.

E. BAILEY, W . M . ; N . STIPPEN, S . W . ; D A V I D

SMYTH, p r o x y for J . AV.

iS97-gS.

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LODGE

OF KANSAS.

Prudence, No. 100.— J . H . HAMILTON, W . M . ; ISAAC AVKIGIIT, p r o x y S. W . ; J . Z. H A R L E Y , p r o x y for J. W .

11 for

Keystone, No. lOS.-JOSEPH F . SAVAGE, W . M . ; W.M. L . M A C E V , S . W . ; T H E O . J . G A R L I C , p r o x y for J . W.

Cedar, No. 103.— H. P . FARRELLY, W . M . ; p r o x y for S. W! a n d J . W. Solomon, No. 105.—H. W . Collins, W . M., p r o x y for J . W . ; T. H . D A V I S , S. W . Fidelity, No. 106.—H. B. AVOLF, p r o x y for W . M. a n d J. W . ; 0 . E . MOORE,

p r o x y for S. W . Fortitude, No. 107.— J . M. N E V I N S , p r o x y for W. M.; ,1. H . SPENCER, p r o x j '

for S. VV. a n d J . AV. Adelphi, No. 110.—EDGAR

B . BYERS, S . \V., p r o x y for W. M . ; J O H N F R E Z I S E ,

p r o x y for J . \V. Hesperian, No. 111.— A. C. SHERMAN, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W . Blue Valley, No._lIS.—\V.

W. DEDRICK, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV.

St. Johm, No. 113.— D. S. WILLIAMS, AV. M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV. Advance,No.lU^—i.\N. HASTINGS, AV. M . ; F R E D . J . G R I F F I T H , S. AV.; C. M. H O W A R D , J . \V. Excelsior, No. 115.— GEORGE SHULL, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J. AV. Muscoiah, No. 116.— L U T H E R CORTELYON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; A . B. H A R V E Y , J . AV.

Parsons, No. 117.—F. F . LAURANCE, W . M . , proxy for S. VV. a n d J.AV. Altoona, No. llS.— R. N. RICHARDSON, proxy for W: M., S. W. a n d J . AV. Cherokee, No. 119.—V. N . CHADNY, proxy for W. M., S.AV. a n d J . W. Halcyon, No. ISO.-J.

M. AVORTZ, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . AV. •

Woodson, No. 121.— S. D. P I E R C E , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; W. E. BOSCHEN,

J . W. Clifton, No. ISS.—

GEO. T I P T E L L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; O. M. ATWOOD,

J.VV. Liberty, No. ISS.—JAMES Godfrey, No. 124.—GEO.

L A U O H L I N , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J.AV. F. P O N D , VV. M."; W M . SIMPSON, p r o x y for S. AV.

and J . W . Palestine, No. 1S7.— T. S. GREER, AV, M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV. . Ottawa, No. 128.—GEO.

VV. FAKRON, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. and J . W .

Belleville, No. 129.—W. G. HAMING, VV. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . VV. Polar Star, No. ISO.— NATHAN CLARK, \ V . M . , proxy for S. VV. a n d J . AV. Carson, No. lS2.—lj. J . K N I F P E N , VV. M . ; P . L. SWATZELL, p r o x y for S. AV.; ROBERT BRUCE, J . VV.

Crescent, No. 133. - G. O. D A K I N , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . VV. Clay Center, No. 134.—C. C. COLEMAN. W . M , p r o x y for S. AV.; H . VV. STACKPOLE, p r o x y for J . AV. Vesper, No. 136.—R.

P. C L A R K , J . VV., p r o x y for VV. M.; F . B . G A R R E T T ,

p r o x y for S. AV. Cherryvale, No. 137.—J. C. CUNNINGHAM, J . VV^., proxy for VV. M. a n d S. VV.

FnoCEEDINGS

OF TUB

February,

Pomona, No. ISS.—J. M. HASTING, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . \V. Sedgwick, No. ISO.-J. F U L T O N , J.

C. CRETCHBR, W . M . ; R . J. ALLEN, S . W . ; W . B .

lieno. No. 14O.—C. J . NOYES, VV. M.; F. H. CARPENTER, proxy for S. W . ; F K A N K VINCENT, p r o x y for J . W. Signal, No. 141. - M. W. B L A I N , p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J. W. Newton, No. /^S.—ROBERT DAUGMERTY, W . M . ; M. L. SAWYER, S . W . ; ,I. W . PATTERSON, proxy for J . W. Minneapolis, No. 143.—J. \V. SMITH, \ V . M . , proxy for S. W . ; A. .1. W E L S H , proxy for J. W. Gilead, No. 144-—RICHARD

KIMHALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. and J. W.

Ml. Vernon, No. 145.—A. G. M E A D , AV. M . ; W. C. HOU'F.MEISTER, proxy for S. W . ; J . F . SORER, proxy for J. \V. Ellsworth, No. 146.— J. H. BALDRIDGE, \ V . M . ; C . J. EVANS, p r o x y for S. W . ; E. W. WELLINGTON, p r o x y for J . W. Center, No. 147.—C. W. WILLIA.MS, \ V . M . ; J. t". W H A L E Y , p r o x y for S. W . ; W . F . H o c H . J . VV. Thayer, No. 149.-H.

G. LAWKANCE, W . M , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W.

Wellington, No. ISO.—OKVILLE SMITH, W . M . : J . R. HESKETT, p r o x y for S. W . ; 0. E. FLANDRO, p r o x y for J . W. Lebo, No. ISe.—W. C. WILLIAMS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Cato, No. i 5 3 . — J O H N OLSON, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J. W. Lincoln, No. 154.—A.. W. ELGIN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Dexter, No. i56.—.1. W. E A D C L I F F , \ V . M . ; B . M . BROWN, p r o x y for S. W.; , A. L . BuNSON, proxy for.J. W. Haven, No. 157.—E. J. RICHMOND, \ V . M . ; A. H . WALLACE, S . W . ; W. E. R A N K L I N , p r o x y for J . W. Active, No. 15S.—J. "W.SHAHUARD, W., proxy for S. W.

p r o x y f o r W . M.; F . W. TANNER, J.

Robinson, No. 159.— GEO. H U S T E D , W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. Saqui, No. 160.-W.

H. M I Z B , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W.

Alma, No. 161.—J. R. HENDERSON, AV. M., p r o x y for J . VV.; 0 . W . LITTLE, S. W . Sabetha, No. 16S.— C. S. H A I N E S , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d . J . AV. Greenwood, No. 16S.— B.. B. OLSEN, VV. M.; J. VV. DONART, p r o x v for S. W . ; A . F . W^iLKiNSON, J . W . Atwood, No. 164.—D. 0 . B Y E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV., and J . VV. Oxford, No. 165.-C.

A. K E I R , J . W., p r o x y for W. M, and S. W.

Farmers, No. 166.—DAK S. AV.

BAIRD, VV. M., p r o x v for J. W.; G. J. POLSON,

Lamed, No. 16?.—C. W. DEPEW, p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W . ; ALE.X. A. S H A R P , proxy for J. W. Parkerville, No. i6<?.—GEORGE LEITCH, VV^ M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Blue Rapids,

No. 169.-1.

J . H A L L , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W.

1897-9S.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

McPherson, A'o. 17S.—A. C. SPILLMAN, W . M . ; A. LOEENSOX, proxv for S. W.; G. L. McCouRT, J . VV. Belle Plaine, No. 17fl.— J O S E P H D U L L , p r o x y for W. M . ; A. M. W I L L I A M S , p r o x y for S. VV.; W. W . BLAKER, J . VV.

Western Star, No. 174.— J- S. MCDOWELL, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A. C. COOLIDGE, S . W .

Kirwin, Prairie

No. 176.—C. E. MONELL, proxy for W . M., S. VV. a n d J . W . Queen, No. 176.— D A V I D TURNER, W . M . , proxy for J . \ V . ; W . F . COWELL, S . VV.

Rmsell, No. 177.- H . A. F R I E R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W . Burr Oak, No. 178.—V. AF. BARNETT, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Ml. Moriah, No. 179.- F . N. COLE, \ V . M . , p r o x y for J . VV.; S. E . BUSSER,

p r o x y for S. W'. Bennington,

No. ISO.— R. S. SELDERS, J . VV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d S. VV.

Lenora, No. 1SI.— 3. H . MAIN, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. Burrion, No. W2.—WILLIAM H Y D E , proxy for W. M . ; W. P . OSBORN, p r o x y • for S. W.; J O H N DEVENPECK, J . VV.

Gaylord, No. ISS. - W . S. DAVIS, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Phillipaburg, No. IS4.— H. A. HARMON, \ V . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . W . Hamlin, No. 1S5.— Louis ARGO, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV.; D. E L L I S , p r o x y f o r J . VV. Mountain Slope, No. 1S6.— VV. A. BURNETT, proxv for W . M., S. W^. a n d J. W. Pittsburg, No. 187.—E. R. JONES, S . VV., p r o x y for W. M.; F . E . HOSTELLER, proxy for J . W . Onaga, No. ISS.—A.

S. F o x , W. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Newahcuha, No. 180.—W. A. L E I G H , VV. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . Henri, No. /.W.—HBNRV M E T Z . p r o x y for W . M . , S . W . a n d J . W . Wulmil Valley, No. 191.—J. Is. \ESARn,

W . M . ; O. ENGLE, proxy for S.

VV.; F . S. V E N A R D , p r o x y for J . \V. Royal, No. 19S.— J. W . BRINKERHOEE, p r o x y for W. M.; E . S. F I S H E R , S . VV.; RoiiERT DiXSMORE, J . W .

Hartford,

No. 193.—G. D. MAXSOX, W . M . proxy for S. VV. and J . W .

Galena, No. 194.—T). J . BRESHOX, W . M . ; W . A. STOXE, proxy for S. VV.; J O H N MCCULLAGH, p r o x y for J . W .

Hays, No. 195.—C. W . MILLER, p r o x y for VV. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Madison, No. 196.—W. 0 . W A Y M I R E , W . M.; C. R. D A Y , S . VV.; C. SowDEx, p r o x y for J . VV. Canton, No. 197.— W. L. H I L L , W . M . , proxy for S. W . and J . W . Blue Hill, No. 198.— HARRISON NAYLOR, W . M . ; J . J . BENJAMIN, p r o x v for S. W . ; C. T. SEIGLER, J . W . Norton, No. 199.— J . W . V I N I N G , W . M . ; J . L. M I L L E R , S . W . ; D . F . LOGAN, J . W.

Anlhony,No.SOO.— S. W .

'\\A.1^0Kt7.GER,

W . M . , p r o x v for J . W . ; H . O . D A V I S ,

PnoCEEDlNGS

OF THE

February,

Mulvane,No.201.— "il. N. T R I C K E Y , W . M . ; A. D. TAYLOE, S . A V . ; H . M . M A G U I R E , J. W .

Delphos, No. SOS.— J . AV. SEYMOUR, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . AV. Sumner, No. SOS.— B. A. FLETCHER, p r o x y for \V. M.; A. L. DYER, p r o x v for S. AV.; S. M , B A K E R , J.. VV.

Downs, No. S04.— D. B. HARBISON, S . W . ; p r o x y for AV. M. and J . AV. ' Eminence,

No. 205.— k. T. TAYLOR, AV. M . ; 0 . J . ROSE, S . AV.; AV. H-

E A R L E , J . \V.

Harper,

No. S06.— G. AV. THOMPSON, J . AV., p r o x y for W. M . ; C. F .

STEWART, proxy for S. \V.

Occidental, No. S07.— W. C. BROWN, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . Friendship,

No. SOS.—3. A . M I L L E R , W . M . ; P . A^XLOOLS, proxv for S. \V.;

AV. T. HENDERSON, J . W .

Brookville, No. S09.— G. W . P I G G , p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . W. Fallon, No. SIO.— M. J. I R W I N , AV. M., p r o x y for S. \V. and J . \V. Greeley, No. Sll.— i. G. REESE, p r o x y for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . W . Olive Branch, No. 21S.— G. D. VVHITAKER, proxv for \V. .M., S. VV; a n d J. W . Twin Grove, No. 3IS.— J. H . SIMPSON, \ V . M . , proxy for .f. VV.; T. H . S H I E L D S , S. VV.

Walnut City, No.Sl-5.—W. C. HOLMES, AV. M., proxy for S.AV. a n d J . VV. Jolm II. Brown, No. .?16.— W. W . MILNER, S.AV., proxv for VV. M. a n d J. W . Ellinwood,

No. S17.— J O H N L U D W I G , W . M . ;

MARTI.V .VIUSIL, p r o x y

for

S.AV.; AViLLiAM G R A N T , J . AV. St. Bernard, No. SS£.— 'E. B. GOODRICH, AV. M., proxy for S. \V. and J . VV. .loppa. No. S23.-H. Siloam,

M. COTTON, V V . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. and J . \V.

No. 2S5.— 0. S. DOWNING, AV'.M., p r o x y for J. VV.; F . S. CRANE,

S. \V. Salem, No. SSS.— O. B. THORNBURG, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. and J . VV. Ninnescah, •

Nn. SSO.— I. W . H E N D R Y , A V . M . ; I'ILMER G I L L E N , proxv for S.

W . ; C. M. MORRISON, J . W .

Magnolia, No. SSI.— .]. B. FUGATE, J . W., p r o x y for VV. M. and S.AV. Greenleaf, No. ^5^.—M. T H I N N E S , VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV.; D. C. E B E L MESSEK, J.AV.

Clifton, No. SSS.—\\. K. MCCOMAS, proxy for VV. M., S. W. and J . W . Axtell, No. SS4. - D . AV. ACKER, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J. AV. Garfield, No. SS5.— P. J . STAFFORD, AV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. and .1. VV. Meriden, No.S36.— J. W . GERBER, p r o x y for VV. AI., S. VV. a n d J . VV. TempU, No. SS7.— J. L. W A R D , \ V . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J. W. Ml. Hope, No. SSS.—T. H . CORNWALL, p r o x y for VV. M. and J . AV.; I. N . P H I L I P S , proxy for S. AV.

Soldier, N0.S4O.—W.

W. AVOODRUPP, S . AV., proxy for W . M. a n d J . AV.

Millonvale, No. ?4^.—P. M. GILCHRIST, VV. M., proxy for S. VV. a n d J . VV.

1897-98.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

Ark, No. ^ ^ 5 . — T H O M A S G . P R A T T , W . M . ; E . T . HUTCHINSON, S . W . ; . ' A. C L A R K , J . W .

15 G.

Waverly, No. 244.—0. N. CONVERSE, p r o x y for J. W . ; T. W . SIMPSON, p r o x y for S. W. Marmaton, No. S45.—J. J . VARNER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Tyrian, No. S46.—W. O. CARTER, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J. W. Chase, No. 247.—F. L. W I L L A R D , S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . Canopy, No. 248.—Z. T. DENTON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . ScotUville, No. 249.—B.

A. M C G A U G H ,

W . M . , p r o x y lor J . W . ; .1. B .

MCCAULBY, S. W .

Whiting, No. 250.—CHARLES

SHEDD, W. M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J. W.

Galva, No. 251.—3. L. SMALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. and J. \V. ' Stafford, No. 25S.—J. E. R I P P E Y , p r o x y for VV. M., S. W. and J. W. Oakley, No. 253.—C. A. SMITH, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J. W . Ionic, N0.S54.—W. A. DOWNEY, W . M . ; J. L. SHALER, S . \ V . ; F . SHALER, p r o x y for J . W .

Milan, A'o. 255.—I. S. ALTON, S . AV., p r o x y for W. M. a n d J. W. Lyra, No. 256.-C.

H. STEEPER, J. W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W .

Westmoreland, No. 257.—L. L. BADGLEY, proxy for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J.VV. Morton, No. 258.—G. H . R A N K I N , W . M . ; C . CASELEY, S. VV.; T. ,T. G I L SON, J . W .

Beattie, No. S59.— J. D. NEWTON, J . VV., proxy for W. M. a n d S. VV. Medicine Valley,No. 260.—J. I . STEVENS, proxy for W . M., S. W. a n d .J. W . Attica, No. 262.— A. E . PETERSON, proxy for VV. M., S. W. a n d J . W . Logan, No. 264.—W. M. DUNNING, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Kilwinning, No. 265.—W. C. GOULD, S. W . , p r o x y for VV. M.; S. D. HARRIS, p r o x y for J . AV. Mount Zion, No. 266.—WORTHY DAINTON, W . M . ; P. BRUNSTETTER, S.W.; A. W. ROBINSON, p r o x y for J. AV.

Molirui, No. 267.—'^.

H . M C N E A L , J . VV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV.

Bourbon, No. 26S.—WM.

CAMPBELL, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. and J . AV.

Mistletoe, No. 269.—Yl. T. BENTLEY, AV. M.; H . B. KENDRICK, p r o x y for S. AV.; J . F . CLOUGII, p r o x y for J. AV.

Quenemo, No. 270.-7.

D. COOK, J. VV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AA'.

Armourdale, No. 271.— A. E . LAMBERT, A\'. M . , p r o x y for S. AA''. a n d J . AV. Kaw,

No. ^7;g.—AVILLIAM

MCCONNELL, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; E. A.

E N B A N K S , J . AV.

Unity, No. 273.— J . BRUMFIELD, W . M . ; VV. H. BOSTON, S. AV.; J. 0 . NICOL,

J. AV. Black Diamond, No. 277.—D. Webb, No. 275.—IMVIS

B. W H I T E , AV. M., proxy for S. W . a n d J.AV.

BOEHLER, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J. W.

Ashland, No. 277.—G. VV. CARSON, AV. M.; W . H . AVBLDON, proxy for S.AV.; J. E. M C N A I R ,

J.VV.

FnoCEEnnVGS

OF THE

February.

Cosmos, No. S78.— J. F . L E E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J. W. Barney, No. S79.—W. E. ROBBINS, W . M . ; F . W . K I N G , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . H . ScHiERiCK, p r o x y for J . VV. Maibrook, No. SSl.— B. J. BYERTS, W . IM., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Alpha, No. SSS.—\V. S. K E N Y O S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J. W . Preslon, No. « * 5 . — H A R R Y BRICE, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. and J. W. Anthem, 'No. SS4.—THOMAS Chikaskia,

LAMB, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J. W .

No. SS5.— X). B. HARRISON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d T. W.

Onk, No. ^ 5 7 . - 0 . 2 . GLENN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Emerald,

No. 2S9.—W. P . HAYWOOD, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . W .

Beutah, No. S91.—^.

H . THOMAS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W.

Giasco, No. :29;S.—CHARLES H A T J E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. and J . W. Kiowa, No. ;?9S.—A.LEX. DOUGLAS, AV. M . , p r o x y for J . W.; J . I. PARCEL, p r o x y for S. AV. Comanche, No. S95.— 3. S. H A L U D A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W. Highland, No. S96.—AVILLIAM S. AV.

THORNTON, .T. W . , proxy for AV. M. a n d

Apollo, No. S97.—L. A. MARTEN, J . W., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. W. Samaria,

No. S9S.-

H . M. COOVER, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . AV.

Cable, No. ^99.-AV. H . DUNCAN, S . \ V . , p r o x y for \V. M. a n d J. W . Fargo, No. 300.—W. N. W R I G H T , VV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. \A^ Virgil, No. S O ^ . - A V I L L I A M BAYS, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J. AV. Albert Pike, No. 50.?.—FRED H . STUCKEY, W . M . ; GODDARD G E H R I N G , S . W^.; VV.AV. PEARCE, .7. W. Randall,

No. 304.~W.

H. JOSLINE, p r o x y for W. M., S. \V. a n d J . \V.

Avon, No. SOS.— J O H N JJYTLE, W . M . , HORACE A'AN SLACK, S . VV.; M. AA'BISDORP, J . AV.

Si. Thomas, No. S06.— R. M. M C G O N K I A L , A\'. M . ; L. J . EGBERT, p r o x y for S. AV. and J . W . Kansas, No. 507.—H. H. S u t h e r l a n d , W . M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Alden, No. SOS.—C. N. F A I R , AV. M., proxy for J. AV.; F . M. MACEMORE, S. AV. Syracuse, No. 309.-1. Naphtali,

H . FORD, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J. AV.

No. 310.—S. S. MANNING, J . AV., p r o x y for W. M . a n d S. AV.

Hancock, No. Sll.-S.

L. H U N T E R , p r o x y for W . M., S. AV. and J . AV.

Santa Fe, No. SIS.—3. J. MILLER, S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. and J . VV. Severance, No. SIS.—CS. Virginia,

AVILLIS, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J . AV.

No. 315.— SOLOMON MICHAEL, VV. M., proxy for S. VV. a n d .1. W.

Coolidge, No. 316.—MILES

STANDISH, AV^ M., p r o x y forS. W. a n d J. VV.

Norcalur, No. S17.—A. L. H A R E , .AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. and J. W. Norwich, No. 319.—J. H. CLAY, AV. M.; AV. S. HAMILTON, R. AV.; DAVID F o x , p r o x y for J . W.

1897-98.

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LODGE

OF KANSAS.

Vermillion, No. 3S0.—G. W. W A R R E N , W . M:., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Goodland, No. SSl.-E.

S. SCOTT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

Oneida, No. SS3.—S. MOKDOCK, Jr., p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W . Caney, No. SU.-M. Sorton, No. 3S6.-W.

C. JONBS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . H . STEELE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Hoyt, No. 3£7.—W. H . CLELAND, p r o x y for W. M., S..W. a n d J . W. Gypsum City, No. 328.-~\. J. W .

E : REYNOLDS, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d

Arcadia, No. 3S9.—A. W . RICHARDS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Rob Morris, No. SSS.—Q. B. W I L L I A M S , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . ; H . HUMPHREY, S. W .

Bosedale, No. 333.-G.

L. HOLSINGBR, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . a n d J . W .

Oak Hill, No. 334.-A.

L. CLARK, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Allen., No. 335.—J. S. GKIMSBY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Formosa, No. 5.36.—J. N. BALCH, W . M . ; T . H . SHEDDEN, p r o x y for S. W . and J . W . Frederick, No. 337.—W. H . LIEURANCE, W . M . ; O. S. W I L K I N S , p r o x y for S. W . ; F . P. H I L T O N , J . W.

Kincaid,

No. 338:—3. B. FERGUSON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Leoti, No. 340.— R. J . FRARER, p r o x y for W. M.; 0 . A. FREELAND, J . W . , p r o x y for S. W . Maple City, No. S4S.— Z. D. G I L K E , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. a n d J . W . Hollyrood, No. 343.—Q.

W . U L T C H , W . M . , p r o x y for S.'W. a n d J . W .

Ashlar, No. 344.—A. B. L E E , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; A. TOBIAS, S . W . Edna, No. 5 4 5 . — D A V I D B L A I R , W . M . ; G . A V . R E A S O B , S . W . ; C . A. R E E D ,

proxy for J . W. Spivey, No. 347.-R.F.GRIEU,W.M.;

A. J . W H I T N E Y , S . W . ; H . F . T E A S E L ,

J. W . ffoxie. No. 34s.—'E. L. GKEGG, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Narka; No. 349.—W. L. K I N G , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M-. a n d J . W . Scammon, No. 351.— I. B . G R A N T , p r o x y for W . M., 8. W . a n d J . W. Horace, No. 55.?.—ROBERT E A D I E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Enterprise, No. 553.—B. A. FLACK, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Summerfield, No. 55.^.—HENRY MAITLAND, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W .

PROCEEDINGS

OF TBE

February,

b u t the under-structure for t h a t w h i c h is to be. " T h a t which you h a v e done is with you to day; a n d t h a t which you are doing will be w i t h you to-morrow." We are builders—you and I ; Building as the moments fly. Shall we build as years go by? Alas, we know not. We build to-day— To-morrow ?— Nay, 'There Is uo Morrow. Though before our face The shadow named so stretches, we alway Pall to o'ertake It, hasten as we m a j ' ; GOD only gives one island-Inch of space Betwixt the Eternities, as standing place Where each may work—the Inexorable to-<:lay."

S t a n d i n g on the threshold of a n o t h e r year of masonic toil, the p a s t rises before us, a n d as in the light of these awful truths we v i e w the labors of our h a n d s w i t h their imperfections apparent even to our untrained vision, the solemn questions c o m e : W i l l t h e Supreme Architect approve ? W i l l our work stand the eternal t e s t ? H a v e we followed the designs upon the trestle b o a r d ? W i t h t h y conscience answer to t h y G O D . The past is gone. For' its sins and errors, Almighty Father, forgive. The future lies before us. L e t us approach it with high resolves, and in H i s n a m e a n d s t r e n g t h fulfill. "Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul. As the swift seasons roll 1 Leave thy low-vaulted past I Let each new temple, nobler t h a n the last. Span more froin heaven with a dome more vast. Tin thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!"

As I appear before you to-day to render an account of m y stewardship as your chief overseer, I do so with mingled feelings of regret and relief; of regret, t h a t so often have I failed to accomplish t h a t which it w a s m y desire a n d d u t y to a t t a i n ; of relief, t h a t the responsibility is lifting a n d will soon rest on other shoulders. T h e year has been a p l e a s a n t one despite several very tryi n g situations. To a d m i t t h a t m i s t a k e s m a y have been made is only to a d m i t that m a n is fallible, b u t as I return to you my gavel of a u t h o r i t y I do so with a clear conscience t h a t in every official a c t as your Grand Master,' from the a p p o i n t m e n t of officers and committeemen to the l a s t act of m y administration, I have been governed solely b y m y sense of d u t y to the Craft and its best interests, a n d without the least element of personal feeling or prejudice; along these lines I h a v e been guided without fear or favor. D u r i n g the year our relations w i t h the other members of the xmiversal family of F r e e m a s o n r y h a v e been most harmonious a n d

1897-98.

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OF KANSAS.

pleasant, a n d with b u t comparatively few exceptions, to w h i c h your attention will be called, peace h a s reigned within our own borders. Death h a s been abroad with h i s Setting Maul, a n d m a n y of the mighty have fallen. I n our own quarries two hundred a n d forty-seven h a v e laid down t h e w o r k i n g tools of life, a n d one of our Grand Lodge c o m m i t t e e s — t h a t on Grand Lodge Property*— mourns the loss of two faithful craftsmen, W.'. N O B L E S . W I N TEBBOWD, chairman, P a s t Master of Active Lodge, No. 168, of A t c h i s o n ; a n d W.-. G E O E G E W . M A Y S , M a s t e r of P r u d e n c e Lodge,

Wo. 100, of Columbus. Your sorrowing hearts will be more fittingly directed toward a consideration of these m a t t e r s in t h e memorial exercises to be presented in connection with t h e report of your Standing Committee on jSTecrology. M.-.W.-. JOHN M. PEIOE.

The hand of affliction still rests heavily upon our senior P a s t Grand Master, M.-. W.". J O H N M . P B I O E , of Atchison.

Mentally

and physically he is in the condition of a babe, and unable to a p preciate the tender ministrations of h i s family a n d friends. H i s property and m e a n s are gone, a n d the small income which supports h i m a n d t h e faithful p a r t n e r w h o for. forty-four years h a s walked by h i s side along t h e p a t h w a y of life, is derived almost entirely from the local lodges a n d t h e funds of this Grand Lodge. I n February last t h e Council of Administration of this Grand Lodge voted a m o n t h l y allowance from our funds for the relief of this illustrious brother, a n d I would recommend t h e continuance of this allowance during the coming year, or so m u c h of said time as i t m a y be needed. Our brother is nnentally beyond appreciation of our fraternal love, b u t to his devoted wife we.extend t h e h a n d a n d heart of s y m p a t h y . M a y t h e Mason's G O D comfort a n d sustain! INSTALLATION OF GRAND TEEASTJEEE AND GEAND CHAPLAIN.

Owing to illness, our Grand Treasurer, B.-.W.".'EGBERT E . ToEBiNGTON, was Compelled to leave Salina during t h e A n n u a l Commnnicatioh l a s t year prior to installation, and our appointed G r a n d Chaplain, Rev. Bro. A L A B I O S . E M B E B E , of Topeka, w a s

not present a t t h e Communication; these officers of the Grand Lodge were, therefore, n o t installed a t t h e last A n n u a l Communication. E a r l y in March I issued a commission to P a s t Grand Master M.-.W.-. J A M E S

H . M C C A L L , authorizing

h i m , as

Special

Deputy, to convene W i c h i t a Lodge, No. 99, of W i c h i t a — t h e home of our Grand Treasurer—in special communication a t his earliest convenience, a n d then a n d there install Bro. T O B E I N G T O N as Grand Treasurer, as required b y l a w . This was done on t h e evening of March 15, 1897, a n d due report m a d e .

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

E i g h t h a v e been m a d e Master Masons, and I have added four n a m e s to the roll since the issuance of the letters, thus m a k i n g t h e p r e s e n t petitioners n u m b e r twentv-six. WelUviUe Lodge.—On J u n e 18th letters were issued to Bro. JoHX F . LfAMB and nine others for a lodge a t Wellsville, F r a n k l i n county, to be known as "Wellsville Lodge. Three others have since been added, and the b r e t h r e n h a v e initiated six, and passed a n d raised eight—one by request of another lodge—thus m a k i n g p r e s e n t enrollment twenty. Alta Vista Lodge.—In April a n u m b e r of brethren at Dwight, Morris county, asked for letters of dispensation to form a lodge a t t h a t point. Some little time later, a n d while this application was being considered, another application of a similar character was received from Alta Vista, in W a b a u n s e e county, six miles east of Dwight. The brethren a t both places seemed very anxious for a lodge, b u t as that was out of the question, I deemed it advisable, in the interest of t h e Craft a t large, to m a k e a personal inspection of the field and the situation. This was made by me in the latter d a y s of J u n e , and as a result I selected Alta Vista as the most available point for a lodge for these reasons: I t inore naturally divides the present territory between A l m a and Parkerville witho u t m a t e r i a l l y drawling from the strength of either, and interferes less with the prospective m o v e m e n t s of the Craft in future, while a t the same time offering brighter prospects for the Craft at present. Accordingly, on A u g u s t 3d, I issued letters of dispensation to Bro. J O S E P H W . SpEifOEB and nine others for a lodge at Alta Vista, to be known by t h a t n a m e . I h a v e since added two names, a n d h a v e dropped one—an excellent brother, but inclined to be contentious, and to preserve h a r m o n y I ordered his name stricken from the roll and his dlmit to be returned. E i g h t have been initiated in this lodge, and seven passed and raised, thus bringing t h e p r e s e n t quota to eighteen. W i t h commendable zeal this lodge has issued building stock to its members and erected a hall for lodge purposes. SETTLEMENT OF AEEAIBS OF MISSION LODGE, NO. 92.

A t t h e last A n n u a l Communication m y predecessor reported t h e surrender of t h e c h a r t e r of Mission Lodge, No. 92, of St. Paul, formerly Osage Mission. E a r l y in the present year, in the settlem e n t of the affairs of this lodge, it was discovered t h a t the lodge w a s possessed of an-interest in certain real estate, situated a t or n e a r the City of St. Paul. T h r o u g h the kindly offices of Bro. E. B. P A R K , formerly of St. Paul, now of Chanute, acting as our representative, this interest was disposed of to a fraternal order of the town, and after t h e execution of proper deeds the sum of two h u n d r e d dollars w a s received and covered into the Grand Lodge Treasury. The t h a n k s of this Grand Lodge are due to Bro. P A R K for the p r o m p t and business-likg s e t t l e m e n t effected.

I897-Q8.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

BLTJRF C I T Y LODGE, NO. 313.

A t your last Annual Communication, the Grand Lodge, upon the recommendation of your Committee on Grievances and Appeals, revoked the charter of Bluff City Lodge, No. 313, of Bluff City, Harper county, for contumacy in failing and refusing for two years to pay Grand Lodge dues. I n accordance with this action', on March 5th last I issued m y edict, directed to W.-. W M . W . BiED, Master, c o m m a n d i n g h i m to cease to do masonic work a n d business under the charter issued to said Bluff City Lodge, and forthwith to t r a n s m i t to the Grand Secretary,'the charter, seal, records, hooks, papers, paraphernalia, and all other personal property of said lodge. Answer was promptly made, and regret was expressed t h a t the charter had been revoked as the conditions had changed somewhat from the time when the letter was written which was referred to in the report of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, and the question was asked whether the lodge could not be permitted to retain its charter. To this I replied t h a t the Grand Lodge had revoked the charter, and the Grand Master did not possess the power to issue a new one; t h a t letters of dispensation m i g h t be issued, but I presumed t h a t the conditions would h a r d l y justify such action. I recommended, however, t h a t if the local brethren deemed it advisable to plan for an application for restoration of charter, I would modify the edict so as to permit h i m to retain, in the name of this Grand Lodge, the furniture and paraphernalia of the lodge until such application could be made a n d heard a t this Communication. This suggestion was adopted, and all property of the lodge except the furniture and paraphernalia was forwarded to the Grand Secretary. W i t h i n the last few days I received a communication from W . \ Bro. B I E D , enclosing $35.60, the amount due the Grand Lodge for arrears, and Grand Lodge dues for the year 1896, and a s k i n g t h a t the cliarter be restored. I directed the Grand Secret a r y to receipt for the a m o u n t and requested Bro. B I E D to forward a petition for a new charter, the same to be signed by those who were members of the lodge a t the time the charter was forfeited, except of course those who have since received Grand Lodge certificates. This petition is in the h a n d s of your Committee on Lodges U. D. I would recommend t h a t a charter be issued without fee to these brethren, under the old lodge name, with the necessary change in number, and t h a t the books, records and paraphernalia of the old lodge be returned. M I I J T O N V A I J B L O D G E , N O . 242.

Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals one year ago reported to the Grand Lodge recommending t h a t certain lodges therein named, which were found guilty of the charge of cont u m a c y in failing to obey the order of the Grand Master relating to the p a y m e n t of arrearages due the Grand Lodge, be granted

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OF THE

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u n t i l December 31, 1897, w i t h i n -Nyhich to purge themselves of t h e offense b y the payment of t h e a m o u n t due. During t h e year all the lodges enumerated complied w i t h t h e requirements of t h e Grand Dodge except one, Miltonvale, No. 242, of Miltonvale, Cloud county. The necessity of action h a d been repeatedly urged upon the lodge during t h e y e a r by our Grand Secretary, b u t without eliciting a n y response, a n d December .Blst passed without a n y a t t e m p t e d payment. ISarly in J a n u a r y t h e Grand Secretary certified these facts t o me,'and, it being t h e undoubted intention of , the Grand Lodge t h a t if t h e arrearages due should not be paid by December 31, 1897, t h a t t h e lodge should cease to exist a n d its c h a r t e r be revoked, although the formal' revocation could not be accomplished until the G r a n d Lodge should again convene, on J a n u a r y 18,1898,1 issued m y edict arresting the charter of Miltonvale Lodge, No. 242, addressed to W.'. P. M. G I L O H B I S T , Master, ordering h i m forthwith to pease to do a n y and all masonic work a n d business under said charter, a n d to hold possession of t h e c h a r t e r a n d property of the'lodge, subject to further orders of the Grand Lodge. This action b r o u g h t prompt response from t h e Master of the lodge, with a n n u a l report, p a y m e n t of a n n u a l dues and all arrearages, and t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t his unavoidable absence from home h a d caused t h e delay in the settlement. I directed t h e Grand Secretary to accept t h e money and issue receipt a n d credentials, a n d I would recommend t h a t the lodge be granted representation at this Commvmication, and t h a t t h e arrested charter b e restored to t h e lodge and no further steps be t a k e n in t h e m a t t e r of revocation. SOHOOL o r INSTEUOTIOIf AND ASSISTANT LEOTUBEBS.

D u r i n g t h e week of March 22, 1897, t h e annual School of I n struction, for the qualification of A s s i s t a n t Lecturers, was held a t Topeka under the direction of t h e Custodians of t h e Work. T h e a t t e n d a n c e was not as large from over t h e State as it should have been, although the interest shown b y those present was excellent, and t h e customary careful work in instruction was apparent. The following n a m e d brethren, h a v i n g been certified to me b y the [Custodians of t h e W o r k as skillful workmen and proficient ritualists, were issued commissions as Assistant Lecturers: â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ W.-. AiiBEBT S A B B A O H , of Holton, No. 42, Holton. B.-.W.-. H B N B Y C . LOOMIS, of Winfieldi No. 58, Winfleld.

W.\ W.-. W.-. W.-. W.'.

GEOBGB> M . DIXON^, of Burlington, No. 66, Burlington. T H E O . J. G A E L I C , of K e y s t o n e , No. 102, Cofleyville. O R B I S W . BLOOD, of Siloam, No. 225, Topeka. D E E D S W . A C K E B , of Axtel, No. 2.34, Seneca. C H A B L B S S H E D D , of W h i t i n g , No. 250, W h i t i n g .

I t does n o t seem to m e t h a t t h e lodges appreciate this effort t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge a n n u a l l y puts forth to disseminate t h e cor-

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reet work. I t is possible, t h a t the facts are n o t thoroughly understood. This School of Instruction is held during one week of each year, under the direction and a t the expense of the Grand Lodge', by the Custodians of the Work; A n y Master Mason is welcomed to all of its sessions, although special attention in instruction is given to those brethren desiring to qualify themselves for Assista n t Lecturers. No fee is charged, the sessions being absolutely free to all desiring to attend. E v e r y lodge could well afford to pay the expenses of a representative in attendance on the State School. REVISION OF LAWS.

A t your last Annual Communication, the Grand Lodge ordered the appointment of a committee of three, w i t h your Grand Master as chairman ex-offlcio, to prepare a n d present a t this A n n u a l Communication a revision of our laws. The appointment of this committee occasioned me no little anxiety. If the number of t h e committee had been flxed a t five, the question would have been easily solved by placing the revision in t h e hands of the s t a n d i n g Committee on Jurisprudence. T h e reduced number, however, compelling a selection, I deemed it not inappropriate to name t h e present chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence, R.-. W.*. A B B A M H . E L L I S , as c h a i r m a n , a n d for the other two m e m b e r s M.-. W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L B T H W A I T B , w h o h a s been c h a i r m a n of t h e

same committee for the preceding four years, and W.*. THOS. B . D E W E Y , whose experience as Supreme Court Reporter, and wellknown literary attainments, especially fitted him for the work in contemplation. This committee has completed its labors, and â&#x20AC;˘will present its report a t this Communication, the consideration of which Avill be by far the most important work to come before you. The comm i t t e e was in session the greater part of three weeks, and it w a s m y privilege to be present during almost the entire deliberations. I feel t h a t I cannot too highly commend its perfected work to you, and I bespeak for it t h a t careful inspection which it deserves. This committee should be well paid for its valuable work, a n d I would recommend t h a t the Committee on Finance and Mileage report proper provision therefor.- I would further recommend t h a t the Grand Secretary be directed to cause the revision, when finally approved and adopted, to be properly indexed and published i n accordance with the design of the committee. COMMMTEB ON GRAND LODGE PBOPEBTY. T h e death of our esteemed brother, W . \ N O B L E S . W I N T E E -

EOWD, having occasioned a vacancy in the chairmanship of t h e Committee on Grand Lodge Property, I have appointed W.'.WAifTEB E . F A G A N , of Golden Rule, No. 90, to fill the vacancy.

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BOARD OP INSPECTORS. U n d e r our law i t is m a d e t h e d u t y of the Grand Master annually to appoint a Board of Inspectors, to examine the records and. accounts of any association hasing its business on masonic membership. A s this Board would be called upon to examine the affairs of the society of which I a m Secretary, I requested the D e p u t y Grand Master to perform m y official duty and m a k e this appointment. SPEOIAI. DISPENSATIONS.

The Grand Master has been called upon frequently to exercise his prerogatiA^e in t h e g r a n t i n g of special dispensations to do legal acts in an irregular manner, a n d in some cases the request has been for power to do illegal acts. The majority of the requests h a v e been for dispensations to confer degrees out of time, and to elect and install officers after t h e statutory periods. W h e r e good cause has been apparent, these h a v e been granted, although the v e r y strongest showing of necessity was required where the application was for power to confer two degrees upon the same candidate, w a i v i n g time. Twice h a v e I been called upon to g r a n t dispensations to act on petitions for restoration, waiving time, ^vhere the petitioners were Masons suspended for non-payment of dues w h o were l y i n g at the point of death, and desired to have the s t i g m a removed before the final summons. I n all cases Avhere the expression of m e m b e r s by ballot became necessary, a condition precedent to action under the dispensation was the notification of all resident m e m b e r s . The n a t u r e of some of the requests denied is here indicated : To receive and ballot upon petition of a m a i m e d m a n for the Mysteries of Masonry; to act upon petition for the Mysteries, w a i v i n g t i m e ; to act upon petition of and confer all three degrees upon a college s t u d e n t home on vacation, waiving time; s a m e for a petitioner ^vlio desired to make one of a team for the E o y a l Arch degree in a chapter at a very early date; to . enable a " v e r y busy m a n " to avoid exhibiting suitable proficiency in preceding degrees; to declare a vacancy in the office of Senior W a r d e n of a lodge and p e r m i t t h a t officer to dimit in order t h a t he m i g h t become Master of a proposed lodge under dispensation; to defer a n n u a l election of officers so as to enable members to visit another lodge; same in order to g r a n t ample time to confer two third degrees upon t h a t evening. MATTERS o r

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I greatly regret to be compelled to report t h a t a number of cases of more or less serious infractions of our laws have occurred a m o n g our lodges d u r i n g the year, some of them requiring a visitation from the Grand Master or a'Special Deputy in the endeavor to s t r a i g h t e n out m a t t e r s . I will only report the more serious cases, or those whose recital m a y prove helpful as warnings in the future.

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Waterville Case.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;In September I received a letter from a member of Sutton Lodge, No. 85, of - Waterville, complaining that at a stated communication of said lodge, held on the previous evening, the following transaction occurred: A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry was balloted for, and the ballot being reported dark a second ballot was ordered and the petitioner declared rejected; that after other business had been transacted and a first degree had been conferred, tlie complainant retired from the lodge; that after the lodge had resumed labor on the third degree, a third ballot was ordered on this rejected petitionerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as the complainant had been informed, he not being presentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the petitioner declared elected. I at once wrote to the Master for an explanation, instructing him to see to it that no steps be taken to confer any degrees upon this candidate pending the investigation. The Master admitted the facts as alleged, but pleaded in extenuation that after the lodge had resumed labor a brother had stated in open lodge that he did notkno^v but that he had made a mistake in his ballot on the rejected petitioner; that thereupon a motion was made and unanimously carried to take a third ballot, which was done and the petitioner declared elected; that he, the Master, had not observed that any brother had retired from the lodge after the second ballot until his attention -svas called to the fact after the third ballot; that he thereupon remarked that he would allow the election to stand, but would see the absent brother and if he had any objections they would be good. Of course the absent brother was the one who cast the black ball. While the investigation was in progress, some matters developed which made It necessary for me to visit the lodge, which I did on October 26th, causing all resident members to be summoned to be present. Investigation on the ground developed other interesting facts, namely, that the brother who made the statement in open lodge relative to the supposed mistake in the ballot was over seventy years of age and had rather poor eye sight; that he had intended to, and really had cast a white ball, but after ballot and during refreshment he had been approached by a number of the brethren with the inquiry as to whether he had not made a mistake in his ballot, one brother remarking that he must have been the one who cast the black ball as all the other brethren denied it, and that finally he had reached the conclusion that he must have made a mistake. I declared the third ballot to be illegal and void, and ordered that the records be made to show that the petitioner was a rejected applicant. I took occasion to censure the Master and the lodge for the illegalities and to give some wholesome counsel as to the duties of Masons regarding the ballot, but I did not deem it necessary to carry the discipline further.

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Wichita Case.—In Marcli last a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry was accepted in Wicliita Lodge, No. 99, b u t before a n y degree w a s conferred a n objection was entered by a member of the lodge and m a d e a m a t t e r of record, and in A u g u s t the objection was renewed of record. In September last, while the recorded objection was still in force, the same petitioner presented a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry to Sunflower Lodge, No. 86, of W i c h i t a — a lodge having concurrent territorial jurisdiction with W i c h i t a Lodge, No. 99. The petition s h o w e d . t h a t the a p p l i c a n t had previously petitioned W i c h i t a Lodge, a n d Sunflower Lodge received and referred the petition to a committee, w i t h full knowledge of the facts in the case. Sunflower Lodge duly notified the lodges liaving concurrent jurisdiction, of its action, which notice w a s read in Wicliita Lodge b u t no protest w a s m a d e in said lodge to the contemplated action. The petitioner was elected and the first degree conferred in Sunflower Lodge w h e n m y a t t e n t i o n was called to the illegal action. I a t once stopped further proceedings in Sunflower Lodge and investigated the case, finding the facts as recited above, and further finding t h a t the M a s t e r s of both lodges were fully aware of the proceedings and s t a t u s of affairs in the other lodge. Both Masters p r e s u m e d however, t h a t they were acting w i t h i n t h e law, h a v i n g relied on a wrong construction of certain sections of our By-Laws given b y one in whose legal masonic ability they h a d confidence. I declared all the proceedings in Sunflower Lodge relative to the case illegal, a l t h o u g h of course the petitioner was now an E n t e r e d Apprentice. I ordered Sunflower Lodge to proceed no further in the m a t t e r other than to m a k e record of the decision and order, and to certify to W i c h i t a Lodge the date when the accepted petitioner of said W i c h i t a Lodge h a d been made an E n t e r e d Apprentice in Sunflower Lodge. I then ordered W i c h i t a Lodge to t r e a t the brother in que.stion as an E n t e r e d Apprentice of W i c h i t a Lodge a g a i n s t whose a d v a n c e m e n t an objection of record was t h a n pending. U n d e r the circumstances I did not deem it necessary to carry the discipline further than to censure the lodges for the illegalities. Topeka Case.—In December last a special communication of Topeka Lodge, No. 17, was held for the purpose of initiating several accepted candidates, a t which the Senior W a r d e n of said lodge acted a.s Master in the absence of the Master. The work in w a i t i n g h a v i n g been announced, and there being no objections, the acting Master ordered the candidate to be prepared, presented a n d initiated. U n d e r the direction of the acting Master the Senior Deacon and Stewards had retired to the preparation room and were preparing t h e candidate when a member entered the lodge room, a n d upon being informed of the work in progress made objection to the conferring of the degree upon the candidate in

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waiting and asked t h a t his objection be recorded. The a c t i n g Master ordered the- Secretary to record the objection, b u t ruled t h a t the time to m a k e objection had passed a n d the degree was in progress and therefore the objection was not good. The objector excepted to tlie ruling, protested against the work progressing over his objection, and, upon leave, retired. The acting Master thereupon ordered the candidate to enter and be received, a n d made him a Mason'. The objecting brother complained to me of the illegal act. Upon investigation I found the fact as recited, a n d further found t h a t the acting Master was proceeding under the advice of those in whose masonic legal ability he had the u t m o s t confidence, and fully believed t h a t he was acting within the law. U n d e r the circumstances I d i d n o t deem it necessary to proceed further in discipline than to render decision reported herein as No. 13, and to call the attention of the lodge to the gravity of tlie offense. I n all three cases reported, and 'in some others of a similar character coming under my observation during the year, I found a feeling p r e d o m i n a n t of s y m p a t h y for the petitioner and prejudice toward the objecting member for presuming to interfere to prevent one being m a d e a Mason against wliom " e v e r y o n e " believed no objection but a personal one could be urged, and a determination prevailing to make the petitioner.a Mason, if it could be done legally. This is wrong in both principle and practice. , A Mason in good standing has the absolute r i g h t to close the door of liis lodge against the entrance of a n y profane, and in the exercise of this r i g h t he is answerable only to his conscience and his G O D under tlie charge tliat he should act for the good of Masonry and not be controlled by prejudice. H i s objection m a y be a personal oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he has a right to have it, and m a y be perfectly justified in acting under it. Neither you nor I have a n y r i g h t to criticise or upbraid him for its exercise, and it is our d u t y to protect him in it as completely as in any other masonic r i g h t he m a y possess. Puhlisliing a 3Iasonic Trial.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;One of the most aggravating cases of violation of our law of secrecy in a masonic trial which has ever come under m y observation occurred during the p a s t year. A brother was tried and expelled in one of our lodges located near a large city. A few days later an article appeared in one of the city dailies containing a full account of the trial and the result, the n u m b e r present, a picture of the accused, and all the accessories of a sensational newspaper story. An investigation failed to locate the guilty brother, and as there were several visitors present, it seemed difficult to fasten the responsibility upon the lodge itself. No action was taken, therefore, other t h a n to severely denounce the offense in a letter to the lodge. E v e n under our present law a Master should always

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assume the responsibility of excluding all visitors from the lodge during a masonic trial, and I trust that after this Communication the law will require such action. Jtiley Case.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;In the last of December information reached me from the Master of Ashlar Lodge, No. .344, of Riley, to the effect that at the communication called for the installation of officers, the Junior Warden filed a written protest against the installing of the Master-elect, on the ground that his standing in the community was not such as to justify his serving as Master of the lodge; that the Master-elect refused to be installed over the protest, and none of the officers were installed. The lodge' urged that the Grand Master visit them and try to straighten out matters. On January 8th this visitation was made, and there was a large attendance of resident members. It was very apparent that it would not be for the best interests of the lodge or the Craft to cause the Master-elect to serve in that capacity, and therefore, all officers-elect consenting, the election was set aside and a new election ordered, the members u^nanimously approving such action. The investigation developed the fact that there were factional feelings and jealousies in the lodge, and so the installation which followed the election was made the occasion for attempted reconciliations. The effort seemed successful, and from information since received, is bearing legitimate fruit. CASE FBOM THE LATE LYONS LODGE. In March last I received an apislication from .Bro. AEOHIE HuYCKE, a member of late Lyons Lodge, No. 192, located at Lyons, Kan., for a certificate of his membership in said lodge, as provided for in Section 5, Article VII, of the Constitution, by which he might be enabled to affiliate with the masonic brethren of his present home. This I was compelled to deny, for the reason apparent from the following statement: In 1894 this brother had plead guilty to charges and specifications preferred against him in said lodge for an offense against the Body of Masonry, but the lodge failed, neglected and refused to inflict a punishment upon the brother, as required by law. For such neglect and refusal in this case, and in another of a more aggravated nature, the Grand Lodge revoked the charter of said lodge at the succeeding Annual Communication; by this revocation of charter, the accused was left in the peculiar situation of a brother confessed guiltj^, awaiting punishment from a lodge not in existence. Bro. HUYOKE was certainly not a "member in good standing" in said lodge, as contemplated in the law. I apprehend that the Grand Lodge is now the only power which can determine the punishment in this case, and I would therefore recommend that the Committee on Grievances

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and Appeals, after proper investigation, report to the Grand Lodge the degree of p u n i s h m e n t which should be inflicted, and which' will purge the accused of his guilt. I understand t h a t the other brother herein referred to. A N G E L M. IJASLIE, who was tried by Lyons Lodge and found guilty, b u t upon whom the lodge refused to inflict punishment, has also applied to the Grand Secretary for his certificate of standing since the charter of Lyons Lodge was revoked, and his request was denied for the same reason given in the H U Y O K B case. I would recommend t h a t this case, also, be referred to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, for determination as to the degree of p u n i s h m e n t to be inflicted and the final disposal of the matter. DECISIONS.

I have been called upon to ans^ver m a n y questions as to the law and its proper construction, the majority of cases as u s u a l being easily disposed of by citing some section of the law, or some published decision of a predecessor. The following are deemed of suffloient importance to merit your consideration. (Decisions Kos. 1, 2 and 3 approved, b u t recommended not to be published. See Report of Committee on Jurisprudence.) 4. No Prerogative.—The Grand Master possesses no preroga^ tive to g r a n t special dispensations for conferring the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry upon candidates not h a v i n g the requisite qualifications. Approved.

5. Balloting.—When a ballot is taken upon the petition of a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry, or of a brother for advancement or membership, and one negative ballot appears, the Master should, a t once, without comment and without p e r m i t t i n g any remarks', order a second ballot, when, if one or more negative ballots appear, the Master should declare the petitioner rejected. After such declaration of rejection, the Master should not reopen or retake the ballot, nor entertain any proposition for its reconsideration, under any pretense whatsoever. Approved.

6. Ballot Not Necessary.—When the report of the Committee of Investigation upon a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry shows t h a t the petitioner does not possess the requisite physical qualifications to be made a Mason, no ballot is necessary. Approved.

7. Petitioner for Mysteries Must be a Resident.—No a p p l i c a n t can legally petition any lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction for the Mysteries of Masonry unless he be at t h a t time a n actual—or a temporary—resident within the territorial jurisdiction of said lodge; the necessary period of such residence being determined b y Article V I , Section 2, of the Constitution. Approved.

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8. Sojourner.—A sojourner who does not possess an ACTUAL •residence S O M E W H E R E , for the proper constitutional period under our G r a n d Lodge laws, cannot be m a d e a Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction, except he be in the nayal or military service. Approved.

• 9. Concurrent Jurisdiction—When Not Ajpplicahle.—A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry wlio has been accepted by a lodge, b u t who has been prevented from receiving the degrees by the objection of a member, cannot petition and receive the degrees in another lodge liaA'ing concurrent territorial jurisdiction with such lodge. . Approved.

10. Waiver of Jurisdiction.—A lodge cannot waive jurisdiction over an accepted petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for a d v a n c e m e n t , who is an actual resident ^v^thin the territorial jurisdiction of said lodge, unless he be a t t h a t time an actual sojourner in good faith beyond its territorial jurisdiction. Approved.

11. Jiir is diction- in Case Stated.—Mr. A. petitioned for the Mysteries of Masonry to the lodge a t town of M., was accepted and received the first degree, when an objection being interposed b y a member, further advancement was barred. Bro. A. removed to the town of K., and after establishing his residence there for the statutory period, petitioned for a d v a n c e m e n t to the lodge a t K., accompanying petition with the waiver of the lodge at M., the objection having been withdrawn. The lodge a t K. rejected the petition for advancement. Whereupon Bro. A. desired to return to the lodge a t M., although not a resident of M., and complete his degrees. Held—That Bro. A. could not complete his degrees in the lodge a t M., except upon acceptance under a new petition for advancement, which petition the lodge could not receive unless the petitioner was then a resident of M., as oon'templated in Article V I , Section 2, of the Constitution. Not approved.

12. Right of Objection.—A brotlier possesses the r i g h t of objection to t h e reception of a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for advancement, or for membership, or to the conferring of a degree upon a n accepted candidate, only in the lodge of which he is a member; he does not possess this r i g h t in another lodge having concurrent territorial jurisdiction with his own lodge. Approved.

13. When Objection May be Made.—An objection by a m e m ber to the conferring of a degree upon an accepted candidate m a y be m a d e even during the progress of the work of the degree a t a n y time before the obligation, and if so m a d e effectually stops the further progress of the work of the degree upon said candidate a t t h a t communication. Approved.

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During the year, one who was then and h a d been for seventeen or eighteen years a resident within the territorial jurisdiction of one of our lodges, returned from a three or four m o n t h s ' visit to Scotland, claiming to have there been made a Mason, a n d asked for masonic recognition in Klansas. The lodge asked for light. I informed the lodge t h a t our Grand Liodge was in fraternal correspondence •with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, a n d gave full credence to all its lawful acts; t h a t under the masonic laws of t h a t and m a n y other foreign countries, our foreign b r e t h r e n claimed the right to m a k e Masons of those who were w i t h i n their bounds regardless of their place of residence; t h a t if the p a r t y In question h a d been regularly m a d e in a just a n d lawfully constituted lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, we were bound to recognize h i m a s . a Mason upon his establishing t h a t fact b y strict trial, due examination or lawful information. I directed the lodge to require the brother to produce a certificate of his masonic character and standing from the lodge from which he clainied to hail, attested by the seal of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, before giving h i m the strict trial or due examination contemplated under our la^v. I t is to be .regretted t h a t a n y K a n s a n s would consent to receive the masonic degrees in this manner, as under our American views on this subject, the brother would not be a p t to receive a very cordial masonic welcome at home, and might be denied the r i g h t of visitation. Of course, if the brother be improper material, the r i g h t of discipline exists in the K a n s a s lodge. Under the comity existing between the Grand Lodges of the United States, one Grand J u r i s diction will not confer the masonic degrees upon the resident of another Grand Jurisdiction without consent; it is to be regretted t h a t our foreign brethren are not equally considerate. A CASE F B O M O H I O .

A stranger applied to one of our Topeka lodges a t one of their communications, a s k i n g to be allowed the r i g h t of visitation, claiming to h a v e been made a Mason, and to hold his m e m b e r s h i p in Gem City Lodge, of Dayton, Ohio,—one of the lodges owning allegiance to " T h e Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masons of the State of Ohio,"—the so-called " N e w " Grand Lodge in t h a t State. As I happened to be in the building, t h e E x a m i n i n g Committee appealed to me for a decision. I directed the committee to inform the visitor t h a t the Grand Lodge of K a n sas was in fraternal correspondence with " T h e Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable F r a t e r n i t y of Free a n d Accepted Masons of the State of Ohio," and recognized i t as having exclusive jurisdiction over the district of country k n o w n as the S t a t e of Ohio for the control of Ancient Craft Masonry, a n d t h a t there-

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fore we could not recognize h i m as a regular Mason. I t is to be regretted t h a t our masonic brethren in Ohio do n o t restore h a r m o n y a m o n g the Craft. APPEALS.

Ben Hur Lodge Case.—In F e b r u a r y of 1897, Bro. G-EO. A. T A Y L O R , a m e m b e r of Ben H u r Lodge, N o . 322, of Argentine, w a s tried in his lodge for an offense against the Body of Masonry, found guilty a n d expelled. A n application for a new trial was made to the lodge a n d overruled, whereupon the brother took an appeal to the G r a n d Master. The transcript of the case was forwarded to m e in May, b u t s o m e i m p o r t a n t papers were missing, copies of which could only be obtained from the accused, and these were promised b u t not furnished until late in the year, so t h a t decision on the appeal was greatly delayeid. The motion for a new trial before the lodge •was not sustained by evidence, therefore t h e only errors reviewal)le are those apparent from examination of the record itself. I find t h a t although some errors were probably committed in the t a k i n g of testimony and a t the trial, t h e y were not sufficient to Justify the setting aside of t h e decision of the lodge. The charge states an offense, the specifications sustain the charge, and t h e m a t e r i a l evidence introduced a t t h e trial would convict t h e brother i n a n y lodge, and the p u n i s h m e n t is not too severe for the offense charged. I n m y j u d g m e n t nothing would be gained by the granting of a n e w trial except vexatious delay and expense, and the brother h a s already received justice. The appeal is therefore dismissed. I would further report t h a t before rendering this decision I advised w i t h the c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Grievances a n d Appeals, and he fully concurs therein. Arcadia Lodge Case.—Complaint h a s recently been m a d e to m e of a peculiar state of affairs in Arcadia Lodge, No. 329. A b r o t h e r was charged with a serious offense against the Body of Masonry, and upon trial was acquitted. I t is alleged t h a t t h e M a s t e r and the Junior W a r d e n were favorable to the accused a n d protected h i m in the trial; t h a t t h e J u n i o r W a r d e n refused to properly conduct the prosecution, and t h a t the Master only summ o n e d those members for the trial who were confessedly favora"ble to t h e accused. None of the evidence was reduced to writing, the Master ruling t h a t it was not necessary. A t the last election t h e r e w a s a change of officers, and t h e n e w officers present the m a t t e r s for consideration. A request for an explanation m a d e iipon the former Master brings counter allegations of ^vrong doing. I t is impossible to get a t the facts from a distance, and there h a s n o t been time for a proper investigation. If half of the facts alleged are true there ought to be a thorough purging of the lodge.

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and it is doubtful whether the lodge ought to exist. I would recommend that the matter be referred to the incoming Grand Master with the request that he make a personal visit and investigation, and take such action as may be needed. Crescent Lodge Case.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A brother recently complained of the action of Crescent Lodge, JSTO. 133, of Arkansas City, by which he had been expelled as the result of a trial in that lodge. The brother was expelled in May last and complaint reached me in January of this year, although he alleges that he has been trying ever since he was expelled to bring the matter to my attention. He is now a resident of Missouri and was not present at the trial; he seems to be totally ignorant of methods and has not intelligently presented any reasons why he ought not to have been expelled. Information from Arkansas City would indicate that the brother was fairly dealt with, but by reason of his apparent ignorance of the law it is possible that he is entitled to a more thorough investigation than, time has permitted to be given. I would therefore recommend that, this case also be referred to the Incoming Grand Master for further correspondence and ,settleCOJSTTEOVEBSIES.

Two controversies have arisen between lodges relative to right over disputed material, namely: betwen Royal Lodge, No. 142, of Lyons, and Topeka Lodge, No. 17; and between Allen Lodge No. 335, and Emporia Lodge, No. 12. The papers in these cases are in the hands of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. RELIEF.

.Applications for relief have been quite numerous, although comparatively few have been granted, not because of doubt that the cases presented were worthy, but because it was believed that the Grand Lodge Charity Fund was not available for the appeals denied. Some of these appeals came to me by reference from the Grand Lodge through the Council of Administration, and qome were by direct action of the lodges, or of the individuals themselves. These cases have presented the most trying questions in their settlement that I have been called upon to face during the year. I feel that it is but justice to myself to briefly call attention to the principles which Ibelieve underlie Grand Lodge relief and which have governed me in its application. I apprehend that it will be conceded that there is an obligation resting upon every Mason to help, aid and assist all poor and destitute brother Master Masons, and their widows and orphans, to the extent of need on the one hand and the ability to aid on the other, and nothing can relieve from this individual obligation.

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Realizing t h a t this relief is frequently inadequate there is a n a d d i t i o n a l obligation resting upon every lodge to relieve t h e distress of i t s meSibers, or of the needy sojourner within its bounds, a n d in t h e f ulflllment of this obligation i t m a y be its duty to m a k e a special assessment for charity upon its members if necessary. T h e G r a n d Lodge Charity F u n d u n d e r o u r l a w is available only in cases of widespread disaster, or w h e r e t h e local conditions of relief are inadequate or have been exhausted, Believing this to be the l a w I h a v e denied appeals where these conditions have not been m a d e to appear. The i^rovision in our law for t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of the Grand Lodge C h a r i t y Fund is not calculated to create a large income for such purposeSjten per cent, of the general revenue being annually transferred to the Charity Fund, although in case of an.emergency fifty per cent, of a n y balance in the General F u n d m a y be so transferred. U n t i l about three years ago the local calls upon the Grand Lodge C h a r i t y F u n d were always small. A t t h a t time, however, the s u d d e n Increase of our Cliarity F u n d b y the transfer to it of a large Special F u n d originally designed for the Masonic Home, and the a r g u m e n t then advanced t h a t such fund ^vas available for local c h a r i t y appeals, opened t h e door a n d established precedents from w h i c h i t is now somewhat difficult to depart.. I t m u s t be borne in inind, however, t h a t this Special F u n d h a s since been re-transferred to its legitimate channel, and we are therefore compelled to handle Grand Lodge relief appeals in accordance with t h e original design of our law. IMPOSTOBS.

Several times during the year have I been importuned b y victims to issue circulars to the.Craft, w a r n i n g against some slick impostor. This h a s never appeared to be expedient or necessary. This bird is usually one of passage, a n d would be in other climes before a circular could possibly reach our lodges; a n d really, in these d a y s of cheap a n d universal telegraph, there is very little necessity for successfuL imposition. If, w h e n a stranger asks for relief, t h e brethren would inform h i m t h a t it is their rule to telegraph to t h e Secretary of the lodge from which h e hails as to his standing, the possibility of imposition would be reduced to a m i n i m u m . The impostor who is aware t h a t such a tracer is out Avill very quietly and speedily seek greener pastures, a n d t h e genuine brother is never averse to " s t r i c t trial." A description of a n impostor a n d his scheme, furnished to t h e Kansas Freemason., m a y prove helpful in protecting t h e Craft elsewhere. LAYING COBXEB STONE. ' On October 20, 1897, I issued to W.-. J O S I A H L . W A B D , of

McCune, a commission as m y Special Deputy, authorizing h i m to

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convene Temple Lodge, No. 2.37, of the town of McCune, Crawford county, in special communication on October 27,1897, then a n d there to l a y the corner stone of the ne-w Masonic Building being erected in McCune in accordance with ancient custom. F r o m report made, the occasion furnished a gala day in McCune. DEDICATION OF LODGE HALL.

On J u n e 10,1897,1 issued to W.-. W I L L I A M P. M U D G E T T , of Greenleaf, a commission as m y Special Deputy, authorizing h i m to convene F r a t e r n a l Lodge, No. 170, of t h e town of Linn, W a s h ington county, in special communication on St. J o h n ' s Day, J u n e 24,1897, and there solemnly to dedicate its new Masonic H a l l to masonic purposes, agreeably to the ancient forms and usage of the Craft. The -work was properly performed and report made. ' C H A N D L E R CYCLONE S U E F E B E K S ' B E L I E F . '

On March 30,1897, the city of Chandler, located in our neighboring,Grand Jurisdiction of Oklahoma, was visited by a cyclone most destructive to life and property. The masonic lodge as a n organization, and our masonic brethren individually were a m o n g those who suffered the most. A request was made.of me by the lodge, approved by the M.-.W.*. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, for permission to circulate an appeal to the lodges of our jurisdiction for voluntary contributions to relieve the distress. Upon investigation the case seemed worthy, and p e r m i s sion was thereupon granted. The brethren circulated the appeal, but in doing so failed to accompany it with a copy of the official letter of permission, a n d as a result m y office was besieged with inquiries as to wliether permission to apply for aid had been granted, and wliether the case was considered worthy. I t is probable t h a t the oversight materially affected the a m o u n t of contributions, although I h a v e not been advised as to results. WASHINGTON MEMOBIAL.

I n 1893 the Grand Lodge of Colorado issued a memorial upon the proper observance of the centennial of the death of our distinguished W.-. Bro. G E O B G E W A S H I N G T O N , which took place on the 14th day of December, 1799. This memorial contemplated appropriate memorial services a t Mount Vernon, on December 14, 1899, and the appointment of a committee of one from each Grand Jurisdiction, with one alternate, to serve through all the arrangements, in order to save confusion by a n n u a l changes. Our Grand Lodge a t its A n n u a l Communication, in 1894, favorably considered the memorial, and in accordance with the suggestion, the Committee on W a s h i n g t o n Memorial was appointed, consisting of M.-.W.'. W M . D . T H O M P S O N , P a s t Grand Master, with M.-. W.-. S I L A S B . S H E L D O N , P a s t Gra,nd Master, as alternate. This committee has faithfully served you, and is still in existence.

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I n t h e work of this General Committee of Arrangements, t h e c o m m i t t e e from the Grand Lodge of Colorado, as the originator of the plan, has naturally m a i n t a i n e d the direction. Our comm i t t e e m a n , M.-.W.-. Bro. THOMPSOS', advises m e of the latest action of t h e committee: D u r i n g t h e last year the committee, through t h e M.'.W.*. Grand Master of Colorado a n d the representative of t h e Grand Lodge of Virginia, communicated with the M.'.W.-. Grand Master of Virginia, i n v i t i n g the Grand Lodge of Virginia " t o assume and take full control of the proposed memorial services, and all arrangements connected therewith." The G r a n d Master of Virginia, on behalf of his Grand Lodge, accepted t h e invitation extended, a n d I am advised by an official communication recently received from the Grand Secretary of Virginia, dated J a n u a r y 29, 1898, t h a t t h a t Grand Lodge a t its recent A n n u a l Communication, held December 9,1897, fully comm i t t e d itself to the work of the proper observance of this anniversary, a n d took action; First, appointing a "committee consisting of five Master Masons, to t a k e charge of these proposed c o m m e m o r a t i v e ceremonies, w i t h power to m a k e all needful arrangementsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;financial, social, literary a n d otherwise;" Second, inviting each and every Grand Lodge in correspondence with said G r a n d Lodge " t o be present a t its proposed services or ceremonies in the person of its Grand Master, or, in his absence, such alternate a s each Grand Master m a y appoint." I h a v e the honor to s u b m i t the following official invitation received: RiGHMOifD, V A . , .January 29, 1898. M.\W.\ William M. Shaver., Grand Master of Masons in Kansas: M O S T "SVOBSHIPFUL B B O T H B E : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I n compliance with the man-

date of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, as contained in the enclosed report, it affords m e very great pleasure to extend to your Grand Lodge Virginia's cordial invitation to be present a t and participate in the memorial ceremonies incident to the observance of the death of W.-. Bro. GEOBCH!; W A S H I X G T O X , to be held at Mount Vernon, on December 14, 1899, either in the person of the Grand Master or such alternate as he m a y appoint. F u l l information as to the details of the ceremonies on t h a t occasion will, in d u e time, be forwarded to your Grand Lodge b y the Special Committee of A r r a n g e m e n t s appointed by the Grand Lodge of Virginia. H o p i n g to be notified a t an early d a y of your acceptance of this invitation, I have the honor to be, Yours fraternally, GEO. W. CABEINGTON, Cfrand Secretary. I n view of the proximity of this A n n u a l Communication, I did not p r e s u m e to accept the invitation on behalf of the Grand Lodge, b u t advised E.-.W.-. Bro. C A B K I X G T O X t h a t action would

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be taken a t this time, a n d reply made. I would recommend the acceptance of the invitation, and coope'ration in these m e m o r i a l observances. I ' d o not know t h a t further work from the State committee is expected, b u t as I observe t h a t the Colorado .committee is still in existence I would recommend t h a t our special committee be not yet discharged. " T H E KANSAS FREEMASON."

" The Kansas Freemason.^'' under the able m a n a g e m e n t of our M.-.W.-. Bro. J A S . H . M O C A L L , P a s t Grand Master, still continues to dispense masonic l i g h t and knowledge to the readers of our State, and I desire to express m y appreciation of the m a n y courtesies received during the year from the " Wichita M^ar Cry." I would recommend the continuance of the recognition of this valued masonic journal, as the official organ of the Grand L/odge. E v e r y lodge in the State ought to keep a copy of the 'â&#x20AC;˘'â&#x20AC;˘Freemason" on file as the official bulletin. VISITATION.

I entered upon iny duties one year ago, with the s t a n d i n g resolution invariably m a d e by all of m y predecessors, to devote considerable time to lodge visitation. I end the year ^vith a record of but little accomplished. Btisiness engagements a n d official cares h a v e prevented me from accepting m a n y cordial invitations for visitation from the brethren in various portions of the State, and m y regrets returned have been sincere. W h e r e I h a v e been privileged to visit I h a v e been universally received w i t h t h a t distinguished courtesy which was officially due your Grand Master, b u t with it all was t h a t sincere, hearty, fraternal fellowship the m e m o r y of which will ever remain as an abiding a r o m a in the year's record of m y life. I t is impracticable to report the pleasing features of each reception, and it would be invidious to ijarticularize. I therefore simply subjoin a list of lodges v i s i t e d : Leavenworth, No. 2; Topeka, ISTo. 17; Orient, No. 5 1 ; Sutton, No. 8-5; Golden Rule, No. 90; Mt. Vernon, No. 145; Siloam, No. 225; Hoyt, No. 327; and Ashlar, No. 344. The Anniversary of S T . J O H N , the Baptist, J u n e 24th, found m e w i t h the masonic brethren of Butler county, in the City of B l Dorado, where I was present under invitation, and gave a masonic address. The d a y was p l e a s a n t l y spent in one of the beautiful groves adjoining t h a t city, and "high twelve" found the Masons, their families and friends, most decidedly " a t refreshment," in " G O D ' S own temple." i n the evening an informal reception w a s tendered in the lodge room to the visitors by the members of P a t m o s Lodge, No. 97, and their families. During the day the

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B u t l e r County Masonic Association was organized, and it is t h e design to make these a n n u a l g a t h e r i n g s a p e r m a n e n t feature in tlie. Masonry of the county. The previous acceptance of the invitation from Butler county compelled m e to decline a similar invitation from the " N o r t h eastern K a n s a s Masonic Union," which also celebrated the same d a y a t Seneca. This Union consists of about thirty masonic lodges in t h a t portion of the State, a n d this celebration was its t h i r d a n n u a l reunion. These district masonic gatherings are very pleasant and helpful to the Craft, and the b r e t h r e n should be. encouraged to ina u g u r a t e similar m o v e m e n t s in other sections o^ our State. The time was" when such meetings were ijrevalent among the Craft, a n d it is to be regretted t h a t the custom has fallen into disuse. A revival along these lines is in order. BITUAIi.

The exemplification of the r i t u a l before the Grand Lodge usually possesses great interest for the representatives in attend-ance, and I have therefore planned considerable masonic work for your entertainment a t this Communication. At my request t h e famed "working t e a m of Siloam Lodge, No. 225, of Topeka, m a d e t h e pilgrimage to W i c h i t a , w i t h full paraphernalia, and conferred the third degree on last evening. The thanks of this G r a n d Lodge are due to the brethren of Siloam Lodge for the courtesy extended, and they are assured of our hearty appreciation of their efforts to please us. On this evening the officers of the G r a n d Lodge will confer the third degree before you. W e Will endeavor to present the " ' W e b b Work,' as exemplified by the ' B o a r d of Custodians' before the Grand Lodge at its session held in the City of Leavenworth in the m o n t h of October, in the year one thousand, eight h u n d r e d and sixty-seven," (see Grand Lodge Constitution, Article I V , Section 7), a n d if the rust be not too thick, we will succeed. D u r i n g the session, the Custodians of the W o r k will rehearse the lectures before you, and will hold themselves in readiness to exemplify such other portion of the r i t u a l as the Grand Lodge m a y order when the time will permit. MASONIC HOME.

W e m e e t this year a t the home of our Masonic Home, and are privileged, for the first time in our history, to view this crowning effort of masonic beneficence in active operation. Fifteen of our brethren, four wives, or widows, of Master Masons, and fourteen children of our brothers' blood, are here in their homeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and ours â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to welcome us. I t r u s t t h a t no brother, in attendance upon G r a n d Lodge will leave W i c h i t a w i t h o u t "going home." You

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will find the folks in every-day dress, a n d not intentionally "fixed u p " for company, b u t you will come away proud of the fact thatyou are a K a n s a s Mason, and w i t h your h e a r t filled with a benevolent determination to do all in your power to advance the interests of t h a t institution. 'Tlie detailed report of the work of the year, which will be presented by the Board of Directors, merits your careful consideration. I t lies within the power of the Craft of this State to m a k e the care of our Home and its inmates a pleasure rather than a burden. Carry to your lodges and to your brethren.some of the fire of benevolence burning on our altar here. Plan social lodge gatherings and simple entertainments for the benefit of the H o m e . I have elsewhere in this report referred to the gatherings held b y some of our brethren on St. John's Day in J u n e , and the desira^ bility of a revival along these lines a m o n g the Craft. Make the celebration of this day a p a r t of the work of every lodge, and l e t its central thought be benevolence in its practical exempliflcation toward our Masonic H o m e . I would fraternally recommend to every lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction the celebration of the 24tb day of .Tnne In each year the anniversa.ry of S T . .TOTIN. the Baptist, as "Masonic H o m e Day," and t h a t some plan of practical benevolence for the H o m e be one of the central features of the occasion. "Deal bountifully with the goods which H e doth give thee to the poor and needy, remembering t h a t to give for his honor's sake never made any m a n poor, and by generous giving thou may'st greatly enrich both thy body and thy soul." At, your A n n u a l Communication, held two years ago in this city, the pledge was made by President FLTLLBR, on behalf of the H o m e Board, t h a t if the Grand Lodge Avould place in the hands of t h a t Board the Masonic H o m e Fund, then in possession of the Grand Dodge, t h a t the H o m e would be established and m a i n tained during the n e x t five years w i t h o u t calling upon the G r a n d Lodge for any assistance during t h a t period. This pledge was made by that Board in absolute good faith and was so accepted by the Grand Lodge, and I know t h a t the Board have no desire to ask the Grand Lodge to relieve t h e m from t h a t pledge, and certainly I have no desire to suggest a departure. W h i l e this is true, however, there is a phase of this financial question t h a t deserves consideration. No Mason in K a n s a s b u t knows t h a t the Grand Lodge is irrevocably committed to the pol-' icy of a Masonic H o m e , and as the principal owner of this institution now established will be called upon on a n d after the expiration of five years from its inception to bear the greater portion of the financial burden of its maintenance. I s it a n y t h i n g more t h a n the exhibition of sound business sense to create a Grand Lodge Fund during the coming three years, which will be available in the year 1901 for use in meeting the Grand Lodge's propor-

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tion of the expenditure then and thereafter necessary ? This annual tax can be so small that the lodges will not feel it, and it will distribute over three or four years' time the raising of a fund which might otherwise have to be provided for in one year. I would therefore recommend that for the next three years an additional per capita tax of fifteen cents per annum be levied upon the membership of the' lodges, the same to be designed and set apart for Masonic Home purposes, but not to be available for use by the Home until appropriated by the Grand Lodge. I X CONOLUSION.

My official report is concluded, but I cannot resume my seat until I again express to you m^y heartfelt appreciation of the high honor you conferred upon me one year ago by calling me to this exalted position. I entered upon the discharge of my duties with much misgiving, but I have been supported so heartily and loyally by my brethren that expected burdens have become a pleasure, and I surrender to you the gavel of authority with the consciousness that despite its worries and perplexities one of the happiest years of my life is now closing. My associates in office by their friendly advice and counsel, and my distinguished brethren whether in harness upon committees or as advisers from the quarries, have been exceedingly helpful. Proximity to our efficient Grand Secretaryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our offices being in the same building^has made him a special victim to the Grand Master's demands, but with unfailing good nature he has responded to every appeal, while his systematized methods of arrangement of the records of his office have been of incalculable benefit to me. To all I tender grateful thanks. And now, as I feel the royal purple slipping from my shoulders I can say nothing more appropriate than to quote the old Scotch poem to my successor: " Dear auld crouie, Joy be wl' ye, As ye sit In Eastern Chair; May ye never rue the feelin' That interprets fash an' care. " Don't forget, tho' slttln' in it, Every rose has got a thorn, An'promotion brings Its worry, Just as sure as you are born. " Dlnna think ye'll fln' the cushion Stuffed \vi' feathers or wl' hair, For my aln experience tells me Nettles, sometimes, get in there. " Mony a time the lads will bother. Raisin' points In spite" o' law. When they do it, don't get angryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gavel, though, both great an' sma'.

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" Let a smile, however, llchteu Up your face when'er ye rule: "Vinegar's a nasty acid. An' It never falls to cool! "Teach the boys mair by example Than by precept, when ye can; Aye, rememb'rln', tho' ye're Malster, Still, for a', ye're on'y m o n ! "Joy, again, my frlen', be wl' ye, As ye sit In Eastern Chair— Joy as sweet as I partook o' Thro' last year when slttln' there!"

Fraternally submitted, W I L L I A M M. S H A V E R , Cfrand Master.

M.-.W.-. B r o . J A M E S H . M C C A L L moved t h a t t h e a d d r e s s of

t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master b e referred to t h e Committee on E e p o r t s of G r a n d OflScers, Carried. T h e M.-.W.-.. Grand Master then s u b m i t t e d a s u p p l e m e n t a l r e p o r t , which w a s referred to t h e Committee on R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers.

REPORT OF DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. T h e R.-.W.-. D e p u t y G r a n d Master submitted t h e following r e p o r t , which w a s referred t o t h e C o m m i t t e e o n R e p o r t s of G r a n d OflScers: To the M.-. W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas: I n J a n u a r y t h e Grand Master called ray attention to the fact t h a t it was his duty, under Section 40, of Chapter I , of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, to appoint a Board of Inspectors, who should examine t h e records a n d accounts of a n y association basing its business on masonic membership, b u t in view of the fact t h a t t h e society of which he was secretary would probably desire to call upon this Board for such a n examination, he would a s k me to select a n d appoint thdse inspectors. To this I consented, a n d thereupon named W.-. W. F . M A B O H , of Lawrence; W.-. T H O S . J. A^"•DBBSb]S•, of Topeka, a n d W.-. G B O B G B S . M T J E P H Y , of M a n h a t t a n , as a B o a r d of I n s p e c t o r s ,

and notified these brethren of their appointment, a n d later received their acceptance. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, M A U R I C E L . STONE, Deputy CrTand Master.

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BEPOET OP GRAND TREASURER. E.-.W.-. E G B E R T E . T O R R I N G T O N p r e s e n t e d his r e p o r t , w h i c h

was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on Finance a n d M i l e a g e : W I C H I T A , KANSSAS, F e b r u a r y 15,1898.

To the 3£.:W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: I beg to s u b m i t herewith, a report showing m y transactions as Grand Treasurer d u r i n g the p a s t year, to-wit: G E N E R A L FUND. REOEIPTS. 1897. Feb. S.- -Balance in Grand Treasury May I . - -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand Nov. 19.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand Dec. 11.- -Cash fronn A. K . Wilson, Grand 1898. J a n . O.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . T.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . 12.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . 14.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . 18.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . 20.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand J a n . 30.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand Feb. 2.- -Cash from A. K . Wilson, Grand Cash from interest during year Total receipts

Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary

$18,316 85 300 00 50 00 115 50 1,244 00 771 50 1,346 50 2,582 00 499 00 2,129 50 1,334 60 325 06 412 12 $29,426 63

DISBTJBSEMBNTS. 1897. „/^oFeb. 24.-Warrant. I 87 81 Feb. 24,—276, C. C. Coleman, Grand Master, inc. exp.. . 25 00 —277, G. C. Coleman, G.". M.-., salary Secretary. Feb. 26. 25 00 —278, J a s . R. W i c k , Asst. to Grand Secretary.. Mar. 1. 50 00 Mar. 1 ,—279, Alex. Berg, r e n t hall a t Sallna 5 00 —280, Alex. Berg, r e n t chairs use Grand Lodge Mar. 200 00 ,—281,. A. K . Wilson, incidental expenses 1897. . Mar. 100 00 282, A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, printing Mar. 350 00 283, A. K . Wilson, Gr. S e c , rent offices 1897. . Mar. 300 00 —284, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , postage a n d express Mar. 40 40 —285, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , incidental exp. 1896 Mar. 20. 31 24 286, J. T. N a s h , Secretary late Lyons L o d g e . . . Mar. 25, 92 50 .—287, J. F . Myers, t y p e w r i t i n g machine Mar. 25. 35 00 Mar. 26.,—288, C. A. Fellows, w a l n u t book case. 3 50 289, M. L. Stone, Deputy Gr. Master, expenses. Mar. 26. 15 20 290, H . C. Loomis, Gr. Sr. Warden, expenses .. Mar. 27, 50 00 Mar. 27.,—291, W. P . Mudgett, Custodian, salary 1897. ...'. 50 00 ,—292, G. M. Coplin, Custodian, salary 1897 Mar. 27, 50 00 ,—293, G. M. Pond, Custodian, salary 1897 Mar. 27. 20 44 ,—294, W. P . Mudgett, exp. attending State School Mar. 27, 15 00 .—295, G. M. Coplin, exp. attending State School.. Mar. 27, 21 62 .—296, G. F . Pond, exp. attending State S c h o o l . . . . Mar. 27, ,—297, Ketcheson & Beeves, printing Proc. 1897.. 1,084 70 Carried forward $ 2,652 41

i897-g8.

Q-RAND LODGE

KANSAS.

Brought forward 1 2,652'41 Mar. 17.—298, E . B. Park, exp. sale Mission Lodge property 6 00 Mar. 29.-299, J. H . McCall, 10,000 copies " F r e e m a s o n " . . 100 00 May 24.—300, W m . M. Shaver, G.-. M.-., 1st quarter salary 200 00 M a y 24.—301, E. E. Torrington, G.-.T.-., 1st quarter salary 125 00 May 24.—302, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , 1st quarter salary". 450 00 May 24.—303, J. C. Postlethwaite, Chm'n,'lst quarter sal'y 76 00 May 31.-304, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , Gr. Master's apron 15 00 June26.—305, Crane & Co., binding Vol. X Proceedings. 260 00 J u l y 5.-306, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , books for library. . 50 00 Aug. 5.—307, A. K. Wilson,Gr. S e c , books for l i b r a r y . . 50 00 Aug. 9.—308, Crane & Co., binding miscellaneous vols. . 43 70 Aug. 22.—309, R. E . Torrington, G.-. T.-., salary 2d quarter. 125 00 Aug.22.—310, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , salary 2d quarter. . 450 00 Aug. 22.—311, J. C. Postlethwaite, Chm'n, salary 2d qr. . 76 00 Aug. 22.—312, W m . M. Shaver, G.-. M.-., salary 2d quarter 200 00 Nov. 11.—313, Hudson & K i m b e r l y Pub. Co., 160 Charters 150 00 •Nov.22.—314, W. M. Shaver, G.-.M.-., salary 3d quarter. . 200 00 Nov. 22.—315, B. B. Torrington, Gr. T., salary 3d quarter 125 00 Nov. 22.-316, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , salary 3d quarter. . 450 00 Nov. 22.—317, J. C. Postlethwaite, Chm'n, salary 3d qr. . 75 00 Dec. 18.—318, W. H. Mize, salary Chm'n Chartered Lodges 25 00 Dec. 21.—319, J. E. Wick, stenographer L a w Committee. 37 50 . 1898. . J a n . 27:—320- A; H= Ellis ex^^enses Committee on Laws J a n . 27.—321, J. C. Postlethwaite, expenses Com. L a w s . 69 05 J a n . 27.—322, T. E . Dewey, expenses Com. Laws 64 76 J a n . 27.—323, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , miscellaneous exp. 86 97 J a n . 27.—324, W m . M. Shaver, G.-. M.-.,salary 4th quarter 200 00 J a n . 27.—325, E. E. Torrington, G.-. T.-., salary 4th quarter 125 00 J a n . 27.-326, J. C. Postlethwaite, Chm'n, salary 4th qr.. 75 00 J a n . 27.—327, A. K. AVilson, Gr. S e c , salary 4th quarter. . 450 00 Ja,n. 27.-328, P a y Boll for Session of 1897 2,032 30 J a n . 27.-329, W.'M.Shaver,G.-.M.-.,acct.exp. J. H a m m o n d 8 00 Feb. 5.— Transferred to C h a r i t y F u n d 1,110 97 Total disbursements

•., $10,186 31

Balance cash in Grand Treasury

19,240 32 $29,426 63

CHARITY FUND. RECEIPTS.

Feb. 3, 1897.—Balance in Grand Treasury Feb. 5, 1898.—Transferred from General F u n d Total receipts ,gQ-

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. June June

20.—Warrant No. 20.—Warrant No. 27.—Warrant No. 27.—Warrant No. 28.—Warrant No. 28.—Warrant No. 1.—Warrant No. 1.—Warrant No. Carried

$1,821 39 1,110 97 $2,932 36

DISBUBSEMENTS.

72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 forward

50 10 10 10 10 5 10 6 110

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

PROCEEDINGS

Brought J u l y 10.—Warrant No. J u l y 10.—Warrant No. J u l v 26.—Warrant No. Aug. 6.—Warrant No. Aug. 6.—Warrant No. Sept. 6.—Warrant No. Sept. 6.—Warrant No. Sept. 6.—Warrant No. Sept. 7.—Warrant No. Oct. 9.—Warrant No. Oct. 9.—Warrant No. Oct. 9.—Warrant No. Nov. 1.—Warrant No. Nov. 1.—Warrant No. Nov. 1.—Warrant No. Dec. 1.—Warrant No. Dec. 2.—Warrant No. Dec. 2.—Warrant No. 1898. J a n . 17.—Warrant No. J a n . 17.—Warrant No. J a n . 17.—Warrant No.

OF TBE

forward 80 81 82 8-3 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Total warrants paid Balance cash in G r a n d Treasury Total

February,

.$ 110 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 20 00 10 00 10 00 .$ 275 00' 2,667 36 $2,932 36

F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, E O B E E T E. TOERINGTON, Orand Treasurer.

1897-98-

QRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

EEPOBT OF UBAND SECBETAEY. E.-. W.-. G r a n d S e c r e t a r v A L B E E T K . W I L S O N p r e s e n t e d t h e

following reports, which were referred to t h e Committee on R e p o r t s of Grand Officers : To the M.'.W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: I have the honor of s u b m i t t i n g for your consideration m y r e port for the past masonic year: PEOOEEDIlSrGS 1897.

Soon after the close of the last A n n u a l Commiunication, t h e Proceedings were printed and distributed in the usual manner. VOIiUME X.

As provided in Section 63, Chapter I, of the Grand Lodge B y Laws, five hvindred copies of the Proceedings of 1895,1896 and 1897 were uniformly bound, a n d on J u n e 26th one copy w a s sent by express to the "Worshipful Master of each lodge, a n d to the various Grand Lodges and Grand Officers. A t the same time'a reply postal card was mailed to t h e Secretary of each lodge, stating t h a t Vol. X of the Proceedings was sent to the Worshipful Master for use of his lodge and belonged in its archives, a n d requesting t h a t as soon as the same w a s delivered, he should execute a receipt to this offlce to be signed by the Worshipful Master a n d Secretary under seal of the lodge. Thus far the following lodges have failed to acknowledge receipt of this volume: Nos. 11, 12, 16, 20, 23, 27, 34, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 58, 68, 71, 77, 80, 88, 94, 95, 102, 106, 110, 118,121, 126, 141, 151, 152, 155, 168, 169, 174, 181, 183, 184, 191, 195, 196, 198, 209, 211, 217, 218, 224, 226, 227, 229, 2.52, 235, 237, 240, 241, 242, 244, 250, 255, 256, 267, 268, 277, 278, 281, 290, 294, 306, 308, 320, 324, 325, 329, 331, 349. As will be seen from the above list, seventy-six Secretaries h a v e failed to acknowledge receipt of Volume X, notwithstanding these cards h a d printed thereon the address of the Grand Secretary, and the receipt in full except t h e date, n a m e and number of lodge, and name of Master a n d Secretary. This apparent carelessness would seem to indicate a lack of interest on the p a r t of these Secretaries, not only in assisting t h e Grand Secretary to keep s t r a i g h t the records of t h e Grand Lodge, b u t in performing the duties required of t h e m by their own lodges. CHARTERS.

The charters of Devon Lodge, No. 92, a t Devon, and Severance Lodge, No. 313, a t Severance, which were granted a t the last Ann u a l Communication, were in due time engrossed a n d forwarded to t h e Special Deputies commissioned b y t h e M.".W.'. Grand Master. Soon afterward reports were received of t h e organization of these lodges and the installation of their officers.

PBOCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

BTJOKEYE LODGE V. D.

On F e b r u a r y 26th t h e dispensation to Buckeye Lodge, U. D., a t P o w h a t t a n , which w a s continued on report of the Committee on Lodges Under d i s p e n s a t i o n , w a s forwarded to tliem with a s t a t e m e n t of the action of t h e G r a n d Lodge. SUBRENDEB MISSION I J O D G E , NO. 92.

The charter of tliis lodge was surrendered in accordance with a n edict of t h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master, a n d in due time the charter, seal a n d effects of t h e lodge were forwarded to this office, together with their report and a remittance of two hundred dollars, the proceeds of t h e sale of t h e building formerly occupied by this lodge. BEVOCATIOX BLTJEP OITY I J O D G E , NO. 313.

Soon after the close of o u r last A n n u a l Communication, a n d i n response to a n edict of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, I received from W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M B I R D the charter, seal, books and records of this lodge; also a r e m i t t a n c e of $10.40, which was applied on account of its dues for the year 1894, a m o u n t i n g to $35.00. B y order of the M.-.W.'. Grand Master, Bro. B I B D was permitted to retain the property of this lodge u n t i l t h e n e x t Communication of the Grand Lodge. A s no report h a d been received a t this office previous to the last Communication of the Grand Lodge, I w a s unable to report t h e a m o u n t due from this lodge in 1896. T h e records, however, w h i c h were subsequently sent to t h i s office, show t h a t the lodge had upon its rolls twenty-two members December 31, 1896, upon which t h e Grand Lodge dues amounted to $11.00. This amount, with the balance of $24.60, account balance dues 1894, m a k i n g a total of $35.60, was due the Grand Lodge when the charter was revoked. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

By direction of our M.\W.*. Grand Master, commissions were issued to the following brethren as Grand Representatives of tliis G r a n d Lodge near t h e i r respective Grand Lodges: R.-.W.-. J O H N W . C O B U R N , B r i t i s h Columbia. E.-.W.-. M A T H E W L . S O O V E L L , L o u i s i a n a . E.-.W.". T H O M A S NELSOTST, N e v a d a . E.-.W.\ A L F R E D J . B U R B I D G E , N e w South W a l e s . COPY OF CHARTER.

B y authority of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master a copy of t h e charter of Gardner Lodge, No. 65, was issued on November 9th, the charter of this lodge h a v i n g been lost. REGISTRY.

The work of preparing a historical registry of tlie members of this Grand Jurisdiction is in progress, and it is hoped t h a t the

iSgv-gS.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

same will be completed during the coming year. Progress on this work a t this time is very slow, owing to the incomplete records of m a n y of the old«r lodges, a n d t h e consequent difficulty in securing necessary data. I a m pleased to report t h a t I a m receiving the h e a r t y cooperation a n d assistance of t h e Secretaries in this work. GRAND S E C E E T A B Y ' S O E B T I F I O A T E S .

Certificates of good standing were issued during the year to t h e following b r e t h r e n :

L E W I S S H E B E O K , m e m b e r of the l a t e

Montana Lodge, No. 86; E . H . C R A W F O R D , I . S. BAHisrBY, N . N A T H A N , E . B . P A R K , E . H O E F L B , B . T A Y L O R , P . M. O D E L I , , J. G. E E Y K O L D S , C. C. N E I G H B O R S , J. M O L E S W O R T H , C . S. N A T I O N , m e m b e r s of late Mission Lodge, No. 92; M c D . S T A P L E T O N , J O H N DosBAUGH, H . C. H A B N B S , J O H N S . E D W A R D S , H E N E Y E . A T W A T E B , P . H . E O W L A N D , J A O O B A. M A L L O N E , L . W . O A R -

R U T H E E S , J . H. HoosEE, members of late Myrtle Lodge, No. 164; WiELiAM LowEY, m e m b e r of late Lyons Lodge, No. 192; W . P . G I B B O N S , m e m b e r of l a t e S a r a t o g a Lodge, No. 216; S. W . H I N T O N ,

m e m b e r of late Lily Lodge, No. 301; J . E . S T E W A B T , A. W. C O L VEE, members of late Bichfleld Lodge, No. 308; E . N. W A L K E E , J A M E S E A B L Y ^ S . F . O V E E M A N , m e m b e r s of l a t e Bluff City Lodge, No. 313; J O H N G . S H U S T E E , m e m b e r of l a t e L i n c o l n v i l l e Lodge,

No. 315. MISOELLANBOUS.

On February 21st circular No. 25 was issued, being the visual notice of the State School of Instruction, to be held a t Topeka d u r i n g t h e week of March 22d. I n pursuance of the instructions of the Grand Lodge, an apron for the Grand Master has been purchased. Papers in connection with charges of Royal Lodge, No. 192, versus Topeka Lodge, No. 17, have been placed in t h e hands of t h e Committee on Grievances a n d Appeals. A number of communications a n d edicts from other Grand Jurisdictions, relative to discontinuing fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru, have been received and referred to t h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.

The Committee on Revision of L a w s , appointed by the M.\ W.'. G r a n d Master in accordance w i t h t h e recommendation m a d e by the Grand Secretary one year ago, has completed its work a n d •submits t h e same to you for consideration a t this Communication •of the Grand Lodge. I n this connection I desire to state t h a t I a m informed b y Messrs. K E T O H E S O N & B T J E B A N K t h a t t h e y h a v e already printed a n d now have on hand about two thousand copies of the Grand

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February

Lodge Constitution, By-Laws, Ancient Charges a n d Reg^ulations, L a n d m a r k s , a n d H i s t o r y of t h e G r a n d Lodge, as far as w a s completed b y M.-.W.-. Bro. OwB3sr A. B A S S E T T a t the time of his death. The work above referred to "was completed up to a n d including Section 56, Chapter I I of t h e Grand Lodge By-Laws, including foot notes thereto. T h e contract for printing and binding this edition of tlie Grand Lodge By-Laws was made b y M.'.W.*. Bro. J O H N H . B R O W N , D e c e m b e r 25, 1887.

As per price t h e n a g r e e d

upon, the work already completed amounted to $407.42. I a m informed by Bro. K K T O H B S O N t h a t they have been paid $.337.84, leavi n g a bahince still due a n d unpaid of $69..58, which balance I would r e c o m m e n d be paid. The L a n d m a r k s , Ancient Charges a n d Regulations, a n d H i s t o r y of this G r a n d Lodge would be a very import a n t and valuable addition to the Constitution a n d By-Laws to be submitted for your consideration a t this Communication, a n d as a b o u t two thousand copies are n o w printed a n d practically paid for, I would recommend t h a t the Grand Secretary be autliorized to have t h e same bound in connection ^vith this edition of our code. I n the matter of t h e distribution of this edition of our laws, I would recommend t h a t three thousand copies be printed a n d bound in paper, a n d distributed in the following m a n n e r : Two copies to each lodge in this jurisdiction, a n d one copy to each p a s t elective Grand Officers, m e m b e r s of committees, a n d other Grand Jurisdictions in fraternal correspondence with this Grand Lodge; a n d t h a t t h e balance be k e p t on h a n d in the office of the Grand Secretary; and t h a t a n y others desiring a copy of t h e same shall p a y fifty cents a copy therefor. ]S^o.

14 68 101 121 214

Name.

Oskaloosa Hiram Euclid Woodson Sincerity

DUES UNPAID FOB 1897. Amount. No, Name.

$ 19 19 19 .35 9

50 290 P a r a d i s e . 50 294 Glen Elder 50 350 Olive GO Total 00

Amount.

-.$17 00 9 00 . 12 50 -...$141 00

ANNUAL BETUKNS.

I t h a s been t h e desire of t h e Grand Secretary to secure, if possible, a l l a n n u a l reports w i t h i n t h e time specified b y law, in order t h a t a complete report m i g h t be submitted to t h e Grand Lodge for consideration. W i t h this object in view, a book of a n n u a l r e t u r n s was prepared for each lodge, whereby t h e work of t h e Secretary in this particular would be systematized a n d t h e labor of preparing h i s report a t t h e close of the year reduced to t h e m i n i m u m . I a m pleased to state tliat for t h e first time all a n n u a l reports are now in t h e office of the Grand Secretary, all b a c k dues are paid in full, a n d all dues paid for 1897, except six lodges. This unprecedented state of affairs has been b r o u g h t

1897-98.

GRAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

about only through the cooperation of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master. A few of our Secretaries seem indifferent to the appeals of the Grand Secretary and apparently lack an appreciation of the importance to the Grand Lodge of promptly submitting thereto the a n n u a l returns of their respective lodges. I t was therefore necessary to call the attention of the Grand Master to the failure of several lodges to transmit their reports to the Grand Secretary, and the Grand Master addressed an ofBcial communication to the Masters of these lodges, stating the importance of sending in the reports. The communications so addressed were promptly responded to, and it is hoped t h a t in the future all Secretaries will prepare and promptly forward their report in compliance with the law in this respect. I am further pleased to state t h a t the a n n u a l returns for 1897 are in better shape and contain less errors t h a n those of any previous year. I regret to say t h a t I a m informed by a n u m b e r of Secretaries t h a t they hav.e no knowledge whatever of the book of annual returns which was furnished to each lodge in 1895. I t would seem from this st.a.teinent t h a t the Secreta.ries of such lodges in 189.5 were careless and failed to realize the importance of this book as a p a r t of the records of the lodge. I t is probable t h a t in these instances the book was carelessly thrown aside and not placed with the other records of the lodge as it should' have been. The keeping of a correct record of the members of subordinate lodges is of as much importance to each particular lodge as it is to the M.-.W.". Grand Lodge to have a complete record of its members on file in the office of the Grand Secretary. As these books will, at the close of this year, contain the reports of the lodges for five years, I would recommend t h a t in subm i t t i n g their annual report for 1898, each lodge t r a n s m i t therewith to the Grand Secretary, for the purpose of verification and correction, its book of annual returns, and t h a t this be required to be done not later than J a n u a r y 15,1899; and t h a t the Grand Secretary be authorized to serve notice to this effect upon the various Secretaries during 1898. I would further recommend t h a t for safety these books be transmitted by express a t the expense of the subordinate lodges; the total expense of transmission both ways will not in any instance exceed fifty cents. The following lodges are deserving of special mention, all h a v i n g conferred to exceed t h i r t y degrees during the year: Leavenworth, No. 2 54 Golden Eule, No. 90 37 Siloam, No. 225 49 W y a n d o t t e , No. 3 34 A l b e r t Pike, No. 303 48 Lafayette, No. 16 34 Zeredatha, No. 80 45 Topeka, No. 17 32 Osage Valley, No. 24 ...'. 42 Cedar, No. 103 31 ApoUo, No. 297 41 Reno, No. 140 31 E m p o r i a , No. 12 37

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

The following- is a list of lodges whose net gain and net loss exceeded ten during the year: JfET GAIN.

W y a n d o t t e , No. 3 L e a v e n w o r t h , No. 2 Albert Pike, No. 803. . . , Siloam, No. 225

26 21 18 14

Apollo, No. 297 Osage Valley, No. 24 Patmos, No. 97 Armourdale, No. 271

14 12 11 11

XET IJOSS.

Spring Hill, No. 56 Fortitude, No. 107

16 I Winfleld, No..58.'. 16 | Horton, No. 326

12 12

D u r i n g the year $8,453.31 has been expended by the lodges in this jurisdiction for charitable purposes. The following is a synopsis of the annual returns for 1897: N u m b e r m e m b e r s December 31,1896 19,679 INOBBASE.

Number Number Number Number

raised admitted restored members Dodges U. D

909 447 140 ^ 76=1,572

DEOEBASE.

N u m b e r dimitted N u m b e r died N u m b e r suspended N u m b e r expelled Bluff City, No. 313, c h a r t e r revoked N e t gain N u m b e r m e m b e r s December 31,1897

666 247 428 12 16=1,369 â&#x20AC;˘

203 19,882

F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , Orand Secretary

1897-98.

&RAND LODGE

SCHEDULE

KANSAS.

"A,"

B e i n g t h e a m o u n t of d u e s r e t u r n e d b y s u b o r d i n a t e l o d g e s for t h e y e a r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31, 1897: No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

Naime.

Smithton Leavenworth .... Wyandotte Kickapoo Washington Lawrence Union R i s i n g S u n .'..-... A c a c i a . ..'. • King Solomon... Jewell Emporia . . . . . . . Nemaha Oskaloosa Great Bend. Lafayette Topeka Franklin Olathe ClrclevIUe Valley Falls Olivet Palmyra Osage Valley . . . . Oketo Longton Neosho Eldora Paciflc.r Towanda . . : Arcana Auburn Mound City Havensville Hiawatha Council Grove... Paola lola Seneca De Soto Blooming Grove. Holton..... Nickerson Delphian Easton H a l s t e a d . .• Xenia Mackey Nine Mile Lake Orient Pottawatomie ... Carried

.Name.

25 00 77 00 115 00 12 00 107 50 92 50 68 50 86 00 53 00 51 00 17 50 101 00 29 50

53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65

66 41 00 , 67 67 00 69 167 00 70 55 50 71 64 00 16 00 72 26 50 73 20 00 74 31 50 75 57 00 76 22 00 77 17 00 78 19 00 79 13 00 80 18 50 81 18 00 82 9 00 83 19 50 84 28 00 85 18 50 58 50 87 52 50 88 50 50 89 24 00 90 39 50 91 92 11 00 10 00 93 70 00 94 41 00 95 39 00 96 97 12 00 18 50 98 12 50 99 18 50 10b 14 00 101 20 00 102 125 00 103 19 50 104 forward

Wetmore ... Shawnee.... Troy Spring H i l l . Coyville . . . . W i n f l e l d . .. Saltville . . . . Salina La Cygne... R i d g e w a y .. Adams, Wathena ... Gardner .... Burlington . Frankfort... Hiram ..;... Star , Carbondale . Baxter iiuron. Chetopa Mystic T i e . . . . Wamego Erie Delta W h i t e Cloud . Corinthian".... Zeredatha .... New Albany.. Tuscan Doric< Jefferson Sutton Sunflower Mankato....... Eureka Home Golden Rule.. Marysville.... Devon Girard Harmony Constellation . Delaware Patmos ,.. Benevolent.., Wichita ..... , Prudence Euclid Keystone Cedar Frontier

30 00 17 00 44 50 23 00 22 50 102 00 11 50 61 00 22 50 20 50 • 44 50 17 00 19 50 38 00 29 00 35 00 35 00 28 50 10 00 29 50 16 50 34 50 29 50 16 00 20 50 34 00 41 00 12 00 13 00 12 50 19 00 27 00, 28 50 18 00 43 50 25 00 74 50 33 50 9 00 64 50 51 00 38 00 19 50 55 00 34 00, 156 00 34 50 49 00 62 50 32 50 $3,944 00

PROCEEDINGS

56 iVb.

Name.

Amount.

105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157

Brought forward .%3,Q44 00 Solomon 28 50 F i d e l i t y . ...." 51 00 Fortitude 88 00 Memphis 15 00 Americus 8 00 Adelphi 40 00 Hesperian 23 50 Blue Valley 13 50 St. J o h n ' s 35 50 Advance 34 00 Excelsior 17 50 Muscotah 22 50 Parsons 86 09 Altoona 16 50 Cherokee 38 00 Halcyon 34 00 Woodson Clifton 20 50 Liberty 12 50 Godfrey . . . ' . . . . . 21 00 C a w k e r City 23 50 Meridian 11 00 Palestine 13 00 Ottawa 60 50 Belleville 49 00 Polar Star 14 50 Equity 10 50 Carson • 31 00 Crescent 82 00 Clay Center 45 00 Lenexa ...' 13 00 Vesper 32 50 Cherryvale 29 50 Pomona 16 00 Sedgwick .'. 25 50 Beno • 84 00 Signal 35 00 Newton 70 50 Minneapolis 27 50 Gilead '40' 00 M o u n t Vernon . . . 47 00 Ellsworth 35 50 Center 44 00 Wa^Keeney 18 00 Thayer 17 00 Wellington 54 50 Douglas ... 33 50 Lebo 34 50 Luray... • 11 50 Liincoln 32 00 Hope 18 50 Dexter 24 00 Haven 18 50

158 159

Active Bobinson

38 50 27 50

Carried forward

February,

OF THE No. 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 176 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215

Name.

Saqui Alma Sabetha Greenwood Atwood Oxford Farmers Larned Parkerville Blue Rapids . . . . Fraternal Sterling. McPherson . . . . Belle Plaine. . .. Western Star. .. Kirwin Prairie Queen .. Bussell Burr Oak Mt. Moriah Bennington .Lenora Burrton Gay lord Phillipsburg . . . . Hamlin Mountain Slope. Pittsburg Onaga Newahcuba H e n r i .• Walnut Valley. Eoyal Hartford. . . . * . . . Galena Hays Madison Canton Blue H i l l Norton Anthony Mulvane Delphos S u m n e r . . . . . .. .. Downs . . . . . . . . . . Eminence. H a r p e r . . . . . . . . .. Occidental . . . .. Friendship . . . . Brookville Fulton Greeley Olive Branch . .. IHvin Grove Sincerity Walnut C i t y . . . -

Amount.

24 24 32 29

00 00 00 00

18 23 19 35 24

50 50 50 50 50

25 00 23 00 45 00 41 00 20 50 38 00 14 50 23 00 21 00 14 50 34 50 9 50 9 50 18 00 8 50 25 50 23 00 27 00 63 00 26 00 35 00 27 50 20 00 15 50 17 00. 35 00 26 50 20 50 12 50 15 00 • 33 00 36 00 19 00 22 00 35 50 26 50 32 50 18 50 12 50 12 00 16 00 9 00 12 00 17 50 24 50 11 50

$7,020 60

CrBAND LODGE OF

1897-98. No.

216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 226 226 227 228. 229 230 231 232 2.33 284 235 236 237 2.38 2.39 240 241 242 248 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 258 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 268 264 265 266 267 268 269 270

Name.

Amount.

Brought forward .%'lfi20 50 J o h n H . Brown .. 21 50 Ellinwood 26 50 Landmark 13 00 Corner Stone . . . . 14 00 Perfect Square .. 16 00 Lebanon '... 9 00 St. Bernard 45 00 Joppa 13 00 Anchor 11 00 "Siloam 120 00 Dirigo 8 50 Jamestown 13 00 Salem 10 50 Vulcan •. . . . 25 00 Ninnescah 34 00 Magnolia 47 50 Greenleaf 30 50 Clinton 21 00 Axtell 26 00 Garfield 18 00 Meriden .• 12 00 Temple 24 50 Mt. Hone 18 00 Urbana 9 00 Soldier 18 00 Linwood 13 00 Miltonvale 10 00 Ark 17 00 Waverly 21 50 Marmaton 24 00 Tyrian, 31 00 Chase 18 00 Canopy 12 50 Scottsville 19 00 Whiting 29 00 Galva..14 50 Stafford 17 00 Oakley 18 00 Ionic 21 00 Milan 12 00 Lyra 17 00 Westmoreland. .. 24 00 Morton 16 50 Beattie 18 00 Medicine VaUey. 14 00 Mulberry 10 00 Attica 10 50 Charity 15 00 Logan 13 00 Kilwinning 30 00 Mt. Zion 29 00 Moline 16 50 Bourbon 20 00 Mistletoe... 28 00 Quenemo 26 50 Carried

forward

No,

KANSAS. Name.

. 57 Amount.

271 Armourdale 50 00 272 K a w 88 50 273 Unity 19 00 274 Black D i a m o n d . . 29 00 275 Webb 19 50 276 W i n d o m 16 50 277 Ashland 18 50 278 Cosmos 10 50 279 B a r n e y •....• 17 50 280 B r a i n a r d 13 50 281 Mlllbrook 16 50 282 Alpha 9 50 2&3 Preston 12 50 284 Antliem 10 50 285 Chikaskla 7 00 286 Lotus 12 50 287 Oak 17 00 288 Cyrus 13 50 289 "Emerald 19 00 290 Paradise 291 Beulah 21 50 292 Glasco 16 00 293 Kiowa 18 00 294 Glen Tfllder ...'. '295 Comanche 11 50 296, H i g h l a n d - 12 00 297 . Apollo 31 50 298 Samaria 17 50 299 Cable 27 50 300 Fargo 13 00 .301 Virgil 14 00 802 Gove City 12 00 303 Albert P i k e . . . . . . 68 00 .304 R a n d a l l 18 50 805 Avon 11 00 306 St. Thomas 24 00 807 K a n s a s 42 50 . 808 Alden 14 00 309 Syracuse 15 50 310 N a p h t a l i 18 00 311 Hancock 44 50 312 Santa F e 8 50 818 Severance 10 00 314 Hebron 8 50 315 Virginia 13 50 816 Coolidge 19 00 317 N o r c a t u r 16 50 318 Wallace 10 00 319 Norwich 12 50 320 Vermillion 21 00 321 Goodland •. 29 50 .322 Ben H u r 43 50 .328 Oneida 10 00. 824 Caney 28 00 326 Horton 58 00 827 H o y t 21 00 $9,281 00

PROCEEDINGS

58 Ko.

328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341

Name,

Atnount.

Brought forioard.^9,281 G y p s u m City . . . . 22 Arcadia 12 L a Crosse 19 Hoisington 26 Bob Morris 12 Rosedale 22 Oak H i l l 12 Allen 25 Formosa 15 Frederick 10 Kincaid 15 Lane 6 Leoti 13 Parker 17

00 00 00 00 50 00 50 00 00 50 00 50 50 00 00

OF No.

342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354

February,

TBE Name,

Amount,

MapleCity Holyrood ...:.... Ashlar Edna Mound E i d g e Spivey Hoxie Narka Olive Scammon Horace Enterprise Summerfield Total

19 10 17 17 12 17 16 16

50 00 50 50 50 50 50 00

19 00 1*3 50 12 50 17 00

, . . . $9,698 50

SCHEDULE " B . "

. A m o u n t of special assessment returned by lodges for 1893. No,

Name.

Amount,

14 Oskaloosa 33 Mound City

$ 5 4 00 66 00

Name,

No,

Amount,

242 Miltonvale Total

$ 38 00 $158 00

S C H E D U L E "C."

A m o u n t of dues returned by lodges for year ending December 31,1894: No,

Nan^e,

157 H a v e n 167 L a r n e d .â&#x20AC;˘ 183 Gaylord

Atnount,

No,

$ 19 50 100 00 30 00

284 A n t h e m

Name,

Total

Amount,

$ 43 00 $192 50

SCHEDULE " D . "

A m o u n t of dues returned by lodges for year ending December 31,1895: No,

Name,

Amount,

157 H a v e n 183 Gaylord Total

$ 21 00 8 00 $ 29 00 SCHEDULE " E . "

A m o u n t dues returned by lodges for year ending December 31,1896: No,

22 96 101 138 183 252

Name,

Olivet Delaware Euclid Pomona Gaylord Stafford

Avnount,

....$ .... .... .... .... ....

17 22 15 17 7 18

00 00 50 00 50 00

No,

271 294 329 349

Name,

Armourdale Glen E l d e r Arcadia Narka Total

Amount'

$ 44 9 11 14

50 00 50 00

$176 00

GRAND

1897-98.

LODGE

SCHEDULE

KANSAS.

"F."

Araount of dispensation fees for year ending December 31, 1897: U. D. U. D . U. D. U. D.

JSfame.

Chautauqua Wellsville A l t a Vista

Location.

Cedar Vale Wellsville

A'inount,

;. $ 20 00 20 00 20 00

PROCEEDINGS

February,

OF THE

ToPEKA, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 2,1898. A. K. W I L S O N , Gh-and

Secretary,

In account with M.-.W.-." G R A N D L O D G E O P K A N S A S : __

O A S H AGOOUNT.

DJbt.

Eeceived account appropriation stationery and printing. $ 100 00 Eeceived account appropriation r e n t Grand Secretary's office, library a n d v a u l t 350 00 Eeceived account appropriation postage and e x p r e s s . . . . 300 00 Eeceived account appropriation incidental expenses . . . . 200 00 Eeceived account appropriation library expense 100 00 Eeceived from lodges, as per Schedule " A " 9,698 50 Eeceived from lodges, as per Schedule " B " 158 00 Eeceived from lodges, as per Schedule " C " 192 50 Eeceived from lodges, as per Schedule " D " 29 00 Eeceived from lodges, as per Schedule " E " 176 00 Eeceived from lodges, as per Schedule " F " 60 00 Eeceived from miscellaneous accounts 276 10

Total

$11,640.10

W A R R A N T AOOOUNT, G E N E R A L F U N D .

A m o u n t drawn on Grand Treasurer, account F u n d , W a r r a n t s Nos. 276 to 829 inclusive

Total

General $9,075 34

$9,075 34

W A R R A N T AOOOUNT, O H A E I T V F U N D .

A m o u n t drawn on Grand Treasurer, account Charity Fund, W a r r a n t s Nos. 72 to 100 inclusive $275 00

1897-98.

GBAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

ToPEKA, K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 2,1898. M.-.W.'. G B A N D L O D O B OF K A N S A S ,

In account withK.

K. W I L S O N , Grand

Secretary:

1897. CASH ACCOUNT. . , ^^ M a y 25.—Paid R. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer $ 300 00 Nov. 19.—Paid E . E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 50 00 Dec. 11.—Paid E . B . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 115 50 1898. J a n . 5.—Paid E . E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 1,244 00 J a n . 7.—Paid E . E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 771 50 J a n . 11.— Paid E . E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 1,346 50 J a n . 1.5.— Paid E. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 2,582 00 J a n . 18.—Paid E. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer 499 00 J a n . 20.—Paid R. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer • 2,129 50 J a n . 31.—Paid E . E. Torrington, Grand Treasurer 1,334 60 Feb. 2.—Paid E. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer . •. . 325 06 Paid account appropriation stationery and printing 90 10 Paid account appropriation rent. Grand Secretary's office, library a n d vault 850 00 Paid account appropriation postage and ex- ' _ press 270 54 jfaid account appropriation incidental expenses 19b 7t> Paid account appropriation library e x p e n s e . . . 36 05 Total

$11,640 10

'WAEBANT ACCOUNT, GENERAL FUND.

Paid account salary Grand Master $ 800 00 Paid account salary Grand Treasurer 500 00 Paid account salary Grand Secretary i;800 00 Paid account salary Chm. Committee on Correspondence 300 00 Paid account salary Custodians 150 00 E x p e n s e Custodians attending State School of Instruction 57 06 P r i n t i n g Proceedings 1897 1,084 70 Postage and Express, appropriation 300 00 Incidental Expenses, appropriation .. 200 00 Expense, r e n t of office, library and vault, appropriation.. 350 00 Expense, stationery and printing, appropriation 100 00 Expense, Grand Lodge Library, appropriation 100 00 Expense, Council of Administration 18 70 Sundry accounts allowed b y Grand Master 321 93 Appropriations allowed b y Grand Lodge 960 65 P a y roll, 1897 2,032 30 Total .. .•

$9,075 34

WAEEANT ACCOUNT, CHARITY FUND.

A m o u n t paid account Charity Vouchers Nos. 1 to 19 inclusive $275 00

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February

R E P O R T OP L I B R A R I A N . To the M.: W:. Orand Lodge of Kansas : I n the report of your Committee on Grand Lodge Property, submitted a t our l a s t A n n u a l Communication, some recommendations were m a d e relative to the purchase of an additional book case, a n d binding the t e n t h volume of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , miscellaneous publications, Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions, and other masonic works. I n compliance tlierewith, I secured an additional book case of the same style a n d dimensions as those already in use. The tenth volume of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s was bound in uniform style with Volume I X , as were also forty-four volumes of miscellaneous masonic literature, composed of t h e following books: Masonic H o m e J o u r n a l . Masonic Chronicle (Ohio). Illinois Freemason. Australasian Keystone. Masonic Tidings. The Orient. The K a n s a s Freemason. T h e F r e e m a s o n a n d the Fez. Masonic. Opinion. American Tyler, 2 vols. E a s t e r n Star. Texas Freemason. The Masonic Constellation. N e w Zealand Craftsman. Voice of Masonry, 5 vols. Masonic Advocate. I n d i a n Freemason. N e w York Masonic Jvibilee. Square and Compass. Tidings from the Craft. Trestle Board. Pacific Mason. Massachusetts Lodge. Masonic Journal. Masonic Review, .3 vols. Dictionary of Classical L i t e r a t u r e a n d Antiquities. G r a n d Lodge of K e n t u c k y , 1800-1814. Grand Lodge of Maryland, 1887. Grand Lodge of Maine, 1848-1854. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 1733-1792. Freemasonry in R h o d e Island. E a r l y Records Grand Lodge Vermont, 1794^1846. Masonic Chronicle ( N e w Y o r k ) . E a r l y H i s t o r y Grand Lodge N e w York, 1781-1815. H i s t o r y of F r e e m a s o n r y and Concordant Orders. Masonic History and Digest (Mitchell), 2 vols. Historical S k e t c h and Proceedings Grand Lodge of Michigan, 1827-1860. I n h a v i n g the Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions bound for use of the Grand Lodge library, it has been customary to h a v e each volume of the respective jurisdictions contain the Proceedings of t h r e e A n n u a l Communications. The last volume of these Proceedings so bound contained the a n n u a l reports for 1892,1893

i897-g8.

&RANn LODGE

OF KANSAS.

and 1894. I t is therefore necessary t h a t we have t h e Proceedings of 1897 to complete the next volume, a n d as a n u m b e r of Grand Jurisdictions hold their A n n u a l Communications toward the close of t h e year, t h e Proceedings of these Grand Lodges could not be received in time to permit of this volume being bound during the present year. Therefore b u t a small p a r t of t h e appropriation m a d e for this purpose was used. I t is recommended t h a t a reasonable appropriation be made to cover this expense during the coming year. During t h e year there have been added to t h e Grand Lodge library t h e following: Mitchell's Masonic History a n d Digest, two volumes. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature a n d Antiquitiefe. The Sprig of Acacia. The Masonic Sun. E a r l y H i s t o r y a n d Proceedings Grand Lodge of N e w York, • 1781-1815. Celebration Massachusetts Lodge, 1770-1895. Proceedings Grand Lodge Massachusetts, 1733-1792. Proceedings Grand Lodge of Maine, 1848-1854. Proceedings Grand Lodge of K e n t u c k y , 1800-1814. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry in Rhode Island. Historical Sketch a n d Proceedings Grand Lodge Michigan, 1827-1860. E a r l y Records Grand Lodge of Vermont, 1794-1846. T h a n k s are due W.-. Bro. J A M E S SNEDDEJT, P a s t Master of

"Wyandotte Lodge No. 3, (now of St. Louis, Mo.) for a valuable donation to the library of a number of copies of The Voice-of Masonry^ comprised mostly of t h e earlier numbers of this magazine, thus very materially aiding t h e librarian in completing the flies of this valuable masonic publication. BOUND PBOOEBDINGS OF OTHEB GEAND JUB.ISDIOTIONS.

Alabama—7 vols., 1853-1894. Arizona—1 vol., 1882-1893. Arkansas—6 vols., 1856-1894. California—13 vols., 1858-1894. Colorado—7 vols., 1861-1894. Connecticut—9 vols., 1789-1894,1896. Dakota—2 vols., 1875-1889. Delaware—4 vols., 1857-1894. District of Columbia—8 vols., 1847-1893. Florida—6 vols., 18.30-1894. Georgia—6 vols., 1867-1894! Idaho—4 vols., 1867-1894. Illinois—13 vols., 1840-1895.

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

Indiana—9 vols., 1817-1845; 18-54-1894, 1896. I n d i a n Territory—3 vols., 1874^1894. Iowa—12 vols., 1844-1894, 1896. Kentucky—14 vols., 1800-1814; 1857-1895. Louisiana—12 vols., 1854-189.3. Maine—12 vols., 1820-1894. Maryland—15 vols., 1851; 1858-1894. Massachusetts—14 vols., 173.3-1792; 1858-1895. Michigan—11 vols., 1827-1860; 1848-1896. Minnesota—7 vols., 185.3-1894. Missouri—12 vols., 1821-1840; 185.3-1896. Mississippi—12 vols., 1818-1852; 1857-1895.. Montana—0 vols., 1866-1894. Nebraska—6 vols., 1857-1894. Nevada—6 vols., 1865-1894. N e w Hampshire—8 vols., 1842-1894. . N e w Jersey—11 vols., 1786-1896. N e w Mexico—3 vols., 1877-1893. N e w York—13 vols., 1781-1815; 1816-1827; 1846-1896. N o r t h Carolina—8 vols., 1855-1895. N o r t h Dakota—1 vol., 1889-1894. Ohio—11 vols., 1808-1895. O k l a h o m a ^ l vol., 1893 a n d 1894. Oregon—10 vols., 1857-1896. Pennsylvania—10 vols., 1730-1808; 1856-1894. R h o d e Island—5 vols., 1791-1820; 1852-1893. South Carolina—5 vols., 1857-1898. South Dakota—1 vol., 1890-1894. Tennessee—7 vols., 181.3-1847; 1856-1896. Texas—15 vols., 1851-1894. Utah—4 vols., 1872-1893. Vermont—13 vols., 1794-1846; 1846, 1847,1855-1896. . Virginia—11 vols., 1778-1822; 1857-1860; 1866-1893. Washington—8 vols., 1858-1894. W e s t Virginia—7 vols., 1865-1893, 1895. • Wisconsin—11 vols., 1823-1894. Wyoming—3 vols., 1874-1894. BOUND PBOOEBDINGS F O B E l a N GBAND LODGES. '

British Columbia—2 vols., 1872-1894. Canada—9 vols., 1858-1894. Cuba—1 vol., 1877-1887, 1893 and 1894. England—3 vols., 1874r-1894. Manitoba—2 vols., 1875-1894. N e w Brunswick—2 vols., 1867-1894. N o v a Scotia—6 vols., 1870-1894. N e w South Wales—1 vol., 1877-1894.

1897-98.

GRAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

N e w Zealand—188'.)-i894. Sout.li Au.stralia—1880-1894. P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d — 1 vol.. 1874=-1894. Q u e b e c — 4 vols., 1869-1894. S c o t l a n d - 3 vols., 1877-1894. V i c t o r i a , — ! vol., 188i)-1894. PKOGEEDijrG.S Alal:)ama, 1890. A r k a n s a s , 1896. A r i z o n a , 1890. B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , 1897. C a l i f o r n i a , 1897. C a n a d a , 1897. C o l o r a d o , 1897. C o n n e c t i c u t , 1897. D e l a w a r e , 1897. D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a . , 1890. E n g l a n d , 1897. F l o r i d a , 1897. G e o r g i a , 1897. I d a h o , 1897. I l l i n o i s , 1897. I n d i a n a , 1897. I n d i a n T e r r i t o r y , 1897. I o w a , 1897. I r e l a n d , 1897. K e n t u c k y , 1897. D o u l s i a n a , 1897. M a i n e , 1897. M a n i t o b a , 1897. M a , r y l a n d , 1896. I S I a s s a c h u s e t t s , 1897. M e x i c o , 1897. M i c h i g a n , 1897. M i n n e s o t a , 1897. M i s s i s s i p p i , 1897. M i s s o u r i , 1897. M o n t a n a , 1897. N e b r a s k a , 1897. N e v a d a , 1.897.

{Pamphlet). N e w B r u n s w i c k , 1897. N e w H a m p s h i r e , 1897. N e w . l e r s e y , 1897. N e w M e x i c o , 1897. N e w S o u t h W a l e s , 1897. N e w Y o r k , 1897. • N e w Z e a l a n d , 1897. . N o r t h C a r o l i n a , 1897. N o r t h D a k o t a , 1897. N o v a S c o t i a , 1897. O h i o , 1897. O r e g o n , 1897. P e n n s y l v a n i a , 1890. P r i n c e E d w a r d I s l a n d , 1897. Q u e b e c , 189.5-0. R h o d e I s l a n d , 1890. S c o t l a n d , 1895-6. S o u t h A u s t r a l i a , 1897. S o u t h C a r o l i n a , 189.5-6. S o u t h D a k o t a , 1897. T a s m a n i a , , 1897. TeTinessee, 1897. T e x a s , 1897. U t a h , 1897. V e r m o n t , 1895-0. V i c t o r i a , 1897. V i r g i n i a , 1896. W a s l i i n g t o n , 1897. W e s t V i r g i n i a , 1890. AVisconsin, 1897. W y o m i n g , 189-5-7.

P K O O H K D I N G S O T H K H IMASOXIO CtRAN'D B O D I E S .

G r a n d C h a . p t e r B . A . M., 4 vols., 180(5-1894, p a m p h l e t s 189-5-7. Gra,nd C o u n c i l B . & S. M., 1 vol., 1807-1895, p a m p h l e t s 189.5-7. G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y K . T., 4 vols., 1808-1894, p a m p h l e t s 189.5-7. P r o c e e d i n g s G r a n d E n c a m p m e n t K . T. U . S., -S vols., 1816-18.5(', 1871-1892.

PROCEEDINGS

OP THE

February,

MISaKL,LAXEOUS PDHi^IOATIOXS.

Masonic Review, Cincinnati, 26 vols. International Masonic Review, 1 vol. International Masonic Review, 1 vol. Canadian Craftsman, Port Hope, Ontario, 4 vols. Masonic Chronicle, New York, 6 vols. Mackey's National Freemason, AVashington, 2 vols. N e w Zealand Craftsman, D u n e d i n and Aukland, 4 vols. Masonic Journal, Portland, Me., 4 vols. K a n s a s Magazine, 4 vols. IT'reemason's Monthly Magazine, Boston, 4 vols. Masonic Advocate, Indiana.polis, 6 vols. M y s t i c Star, 3 vols. Masonic Monthly, Boston, 3 vols. W e s t e r n Freemason, Iowa City, 2 vols. B o u g h Ashler, Richmond, Va., 2 vols. Masonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Masonic ISclectic, New' York, 1 vol. The Evergreen, Davenport, Iowa, 1 vol. I^ight, Topeka, 2 vols. The Keystone, Raleigh, N . C , 1 vol. T h e Ashler, Chicago and Detroit, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, F o r t W o r t h ; Texa.s Masonic Journal, Fort W o r t h , 1 vol. A n c i e n t Craft Masonry,Cleve]and O.; Masonic World,Masonic Age, Louisville, Ky., I vol. Freemason's Monthly, \ vol. Masonic Guide, Birmingham, Ala.; Symbolic Light, St. P a u l ; The Craftsman and Canadian Masonic Record,Hamilton,Ontario; The Liberal Freemason, Boston; The Michigan Freemason; The Compass, Star and Vidette, 1 vol. Canadian Masonic News, Montreal, 1 vol. Centennial of Vermont, W a s h i n g t o n Lodge, Penn., 1 vol. The Jubilee, N e w York, 1 vol. H i s t o r y of King Solomon's P r i m i t i v e Lodge, Troy, N. Y'., I vol. Centennial Connecticut, 1 vol. Freemasonry in Quebec, 1 vol. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry in Maryland, 1 vol. S u p r e m e Council of France, 1 vol. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry in N e w York, 1 vol. Trestleboard, San Francisco, 7 vols. P o e t r y of Freemasonry (Rob. Morris), 1 vol. . Our H o m e , Louisville, Ky., 1 vol. I o w a Masonr5^, Cedar Rapids, 1 vol. Ma.sonic .Jewel, Memphis, Tenu., .3 vols. Voice of Masonry, Chicago, LO vols. K n i g h t Templar, Marion, Iowa, 1 vol.

1897-98.

CrRAND LODGE

OF KANSAS.

Financial Beport Masonic Board of Belief, Chicag-o, 1872; Dedication Masonic Temple, Baltimore, 1 vol. American Tyler, 8 vols. Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, O.,;{ vols. Masonic Constellr.tion, St. Botiis, .8 vols. The Freemason, St. Bonis, .3 vols. The Freemason, London, E n g l a n d , .8 vols. jSTational Freemason, Washington, D. C , 2 vols. jSTational Freemason, New York, 1 vol. Masonic Trowel, Springfield, 111., I vol. The Everg-reen, Dubuque, 1 vol. America.n Freemason, N e w York ; American Freemason, Cincinnati, 1 vol. Australasian Keystone, 2 vols. South Australian Freemason, Adelaide, 1 vol. The Freemason, Sidney, Australia, 2 vols. Victorian Freemason, Melbourne, I vol. Corner Stone, New York, 4 vols. Freemasons' Bepository, Providence, 1 vol. Masonic Token, Portland, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, San Antonio, 2 vol's. Masonic World, Boston, 1 vol. American Mason, Gliica,go; Freemasons' Jounial, New York ; Masonic Eecord, St. Paul, 1 vol. Masonic H o m e Journal, Louisville, 2 vols. Masonic Newspaper, N e w York, 1 vol. Freemasons' .Tournjil, New York, 2 vols. Master Mason, Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1 vol. Masonic Mirror, Sail Francisco, 1 vol. Herald of Masonry, K a n s a s City, 1 vol. Boyal Craftsman, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1 vol. The Square, New York, 1 vol. Illinois Freemason, 1 vol. . Masonic Tidings, 1 vol. Kansas Freemason, 1 vol. Masonic Opinion, 1 vol. Eastern Star, 1 vol. The Orient, 1 vof. Freemason and the Fez, 1 vol. Indian Freemason, Calcutta, 1 vol. Pacific Mason, 1 vol. Square and Compass, 2 vols. Tidings from the Gra.ft, i vol. The liodge, Nevada, Iowa; The Freemason, Toronto, Canada; Oliio I'reemason, Cleveland; liiglit in Masonry, New York; The Ailvocate, Minneapolis; Masonic Truth, Boston; Masonic Tablet,

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Februar)',

Liondon; Freemason's Monitor, H u n t i n g t o n , W. Va.; The Mystic Temple, N e w York; Street's Monthly, Waco, Texas; Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee. I.AW.S.

There are twenty-two bound volumes, containing Mackey's .Jurisprudence, and the Constitutions, Laws, Regulations, etc., of the following Grand Jjodges: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, ir^ngland, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ijidiaiut., I n d i a n Territory, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,, iVebra.srka, Nevada,, Ne\y Brunswick, N e w H a m p s h i r e , New .Tersey, N e w Mexico, N e w York, N e w Zealand, North Carolina, N o v a Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Fjdward Island, Rhode Islajid, South Australia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin. sr.v.soxio .TOUBifAi/S AND VRBnoj):rOAL,s B E O E I V E D T H E FAST YBAK.

A m e r i c a n Tyler, Detroit. Ca,nadian Craftsnum', Toronto. Masonic Advocate, Indianapolis. Masonic Home .Journal, Louisville, Ivy. Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, Ohio. Masonic Review, Cincinnati. Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee, W i s . Masonic Token, Portland, Me. N e w Zealand Craftsman, Wellington. Pacific Mason, Seattle, Wash. S q u a r e and Compass, Denver. Texas Freemason, San Antonio and Houston. The Australasian Keystone, Melbourne. The E a s t e r n Star, Indianapolis. The Freemason and Fez, Cedar Bapids, Iowa. The Illinois Freemason, Bloomington,Ill. The I n d i a n Freemason, Calcutta. The Kansas Freemason, W i c h i t a . T h e Masonic Chronicle, N e w Y^ork. * The Masonic Constellation, St. Douis. The Masonic Journal, Portland, Me. The Masonic Sun, Toronto, Canada. The Orient, K a n s a s City, Mo. The Square and Compass, N e w Orlea.us. The Signet, Monticello, III. The Sprig of Acacia, St. Louis, Mo. The Trestle Board, San Francisco. The Voice of Masonry, Chicago. Tidings From the Cra.ft, Y'^orkvllle, S. (!.

1897-98.

GRAND

LODGE

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MISOKLLAKBOUS.

Tenth Report U. S. .Civil Service Commission, 1893. History of Education in Maryland. History of Education in Rhode Island. History of Masonry in Minnesota, 1896. Rej^ort Commissioner of Education, 1891-2. Seventy-fifth A n n i v e r s a r y Grand Lodge of Maine, 1895. Report of U. S. Civil Service, 1895. Swedenborg's W o r k s . Proceedings Grand Chapter, O. E. S., Kansas, 1896-6-7. Proceedings Grand Chapter, R. A. M., Illinois, 1895-6-7. Proceedings Grand Chapter, O. E. S., Oregon, 1895-6. Proceedings Grand Corninandery, K. T., Illinois, 1895-6-7. Proceedings General Grand Chapter, O. E . S., 1896. Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities. Massachusetts Lodge. Freemasonry in Rhode Island. Masonic History and Digest (Mitchell), 2 vols. History of Freemasonry and Concordant Orders. Masoniy in Rhode Island, Memorial Yoluine. Rules and Regulations of the Ohio Masonic Home. Celebration of the One H u n d r e d Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Massachusetts Lodge, 1770, M a y 17, 1895. Notes on Irish Freemasonry, by Bro. AV. J. C H E T W O B B C B A W ij~iiY, LL. D., D. C. L., Senior Grand Deacon, Ireland. German Freemasonry in the Present E r a , by GOTTHETJK GBBINEB.

E a r l y History and Proceedings Grand Lodge New York, 17811815. Fraternally submitted,

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R.-.W.-. A. IT. E L L I S moved t h a t the consideration of t h e report of the Committee on Revision of L a w s bo made a special order of businosa inimodiatclj^ following the address of t h e Grand Orator. Carried. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON R E P O R T S OF G R A N D OFFICERS. W.-.Bro. TnOMAS G. Frrcri, c h a i r m a n of the committee on R e p o r t s of Grand Officers, presented the following report:

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To the M.-.W.-. Orand Lodge of KanHon: Your committee, to whom was referred the reports of the Grand Lodge Officers, respectfully s u b m i t the following: The reports as m a d e e x h i b i t unusual care and attention, and we. believe tliat the Craft is entitled to be congratulated upon tlie /.eiil and ability displayed by its Grand Officers. Your committee desire to m a k e the following recommendations: ctKAifD M A S T E B ' S A D D R E S S .

Tliat so much thereof as relates to our M.-.W.-. Bro. Past Grand Master J O H N M . PKICI-; be approved, and we commend to the incoming Grand Master t h a t he exercise the same watchful care over our beloved brother as has been done by the M.".W.*. Grand Lodge during the p a s t year. Tliat so much thereof as relates to the installation of Grand Officers, to the appointment of Grand Orator, to the appointment of Grand Representatives, to lodges constituted, to School of Instruction and Assistant Lecturers, to Committee on Grand Lodge Property, to special dispensations issued, to action with reference to Kansas-material made Masons abroad, to the case of. tlie visitation of the alleged brother from Ohio, to the action and recoinmendations promulgated under tlie head of apiseals, to the relief of indigentMasons,their widows and orpl]ans,and especially with reference to tliat steadily increasing class of impostors, who really have no masonic home, b u t who are ever ready to impose upon the brethren, to the laying of the corner stone of the Masonic Temple a t McCune, Kansas, to the dedication of the Masonic H a l l at Linn, Kansas, to the relief of the sufferers by the cyclone a t Chandler,Oklahoma Territory, to the Washington Memorial, to the Kansas Freemason, and to the recommendations with reference to the exemplification and ritual, be approved. We desire to especially commend the recommendation of our M.'.W.'. Grand Master with reference to the subject of the Grand Lodge of Peru. Your committee is totally unable to discern how the ancient landmarks, usages and c u s t o m s o f the fraternity can be observed by the exclusion of the H o l y Bible (which is the "rule and guide of faith") from their altar, and we therefore heartily endorse the decisive action in severing all communication with the said Grand Lodge and the Masons of its obedience in token of our disapproviil of its course.W e recommend t h a t so much of said report as refers to lodges under dispensation be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. W i t h reference to t h a t portion of the report which refers to the School of Instruction and A s s i s t a n t Lecturers, other than as heretofore approved, we would recommend t h a t especial care and attention be paid to the remarks of our M.-. W.-. Grand

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Master wherein he deprecates t h a t the lodges do not appreciate the effort of the Grand Lodge to disseminate the correct work. W i t h reference to so much of said report as refers to revision of laws, your committee consider t h a t the M.\W.'. Grand Master has displayed that-wisdom which has characterized all his masonic acts, in the appointment of the committee charged with said revision, and we feel t h a t the report of the said committee, which will be presented for your consideration, will fully justify any encomiums t h a t we m a y lavish upon the Grand Master in the appointment of said committee, or upon the committee for its able and exhaustive report. W e further recommend t h a t said committee be amply compensated for its valuable services performed, and ^vith this recommendation Ave submit this question to the Committee on Finance. W e especially commend t h a t portion of the report of ovir M.'. W.'. Grand Master which relates to the publication of the proceedings of a masonic trial. W e believe that, with all due regard for the zeal displayed by the able representatives of the members of the ncAvspaper fraternity, the members of the masonic fraternity who are present a t and participating in the proceedings of any communication of a lodge, should be particularly careful and guarded, and refrain from divulging to any person, for publication, whether Mason or profane, any transactions t h a t m a y b e had Avithin the tiled recesses of a-lodge. I n view of the tendencies of modern times, your committee feel t h a t they can not lay too much stress upon the importance of this-recommendation. That so much of said report as relates to the case of late Lyons Lodge be referred to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. That so much thereof as relates to decisions be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. 'I'hat so much thereof as refers to controversies be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. With reference to the subject of visitations, your committee regret that the M.'.W.". Grand Master was unable to visit more of the constituent lodges Avithin this Grand Jurisdiction,and in view of the remarkably h e a l t h y flna.ncial condition of this M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge, yovir committee believes t h a t more frequent visitations from him who presides in the Grand E a s t to the constituent lodges, and more especially to those in the rural districts, will subserve the interests of the Craft, aiid tend to incite renewed interest, and wiU undoubtedly aid in the upbuilding of our ancient and honorable Institution. W e especially commend the recommendation of our M.-.W.". Grand Master with reference to the formation of masonic associa-

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T h e M.-.W.-.Grand M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from refreshment to labor a t 1:45 o'clock P. M., after an invocation b y the Grand Chaplain. All oflHcers present.

A D D R E S S Ol? G R A N D ORATOR. W.-. W . F. KuHN, of K a n s a s Citj', Missouri, Grand Eopros e n t a t i v c of the G r a n d Lods^e of K a n s a s near the Grand L o d g e of Missouri, delivered t h e following a d d r e s s : THK FUNDAMENTALS OF PBE15MAS0NRY.

Pride in ancestry m a y beget a. fool; b u t pride in ancestry may beget a man. Aristocracy m a y be ig-nohle; b u t aristocracy m a y be t h e s u m m i t of excellence. W e m a y feel a just and commendable pride in our parentage, b u t t h a t pride m u s t be based on more than na.nie, lineag-e or antiquity. I t m u s t rest upon a foundation t h a t will stand the test in t h e field of morals. I t m u s t satisfy t h e query: W h a t h a s . y o u r ancestry accomplished, w h a t are t h e descendants doing, w h a t will they do? I s its boast a mere assumption; where in t h e archieves of nations is its record? W h e r e a.moiig t h e ruins of the p a s t is its imprint? W h e r e in morals is its altruism? Where in society is its altar, and where in the home is its beneficence? Ancestry may be humble, b u t t h e descendants noble. " W h a t can a n d are you d o i n g " a n d n o t " W h o is your father? " i s the question t h e utilitarian asks in this practical age. I t is not so much of interest to me Avhence and where Masonry came; b u t rather W h a t does it teach? W h a t are tlie fundamentals of its power? W h e r e lies the secret of its achievement? W h a t does Masonry bear on her outstretched hand to place on t h e lirow of her devotees? L e t us e x a m i n e this ancestry of Freemasonry and see if we c a n n o t find a. valid claim to the proud title of an aristocracy, an aristocracy in this, t h a t he who serves best, rules best. May "\ve n o t find t h a t antiquity is incidental to h e r development, while t h e k e y t h a t unlocks the casket of her jewels lies hidden in the foundation of h e r Temple. Too m a n y Masons are archieologists, with whom nothing passes current b u t t h e antique, while they fail to observe t h e

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gems of her treasure house t h a t lie strewn in their imaginary excavations.. W h a t is the fundamental principle of Freemasonry ? In order to answer this question permit me to ask another question. W h y are the allegories, the traditions of Freemasonry based on Jewish liistory,and its.symbolisms cling around thebuildingof KingSoijOMOx's temple ? There must be a purpose, a profound reason for tliis historic and symbolic arrangement. If it be mere antiquity, then w h y is Freemasonry notbased on Assyrian history, t h a t antecedes .Jewish history by at least four hundred years, or Chaldean history, that antedates it t^vo thousand years, or Egyptian, t h a t made a history fifteen livmdred years before the call of A B B A H A M ? The Shepherd Kings ruled E g y p t seven hundred years before the return of the cliildren of Israel from bondage ; and E A M E S E S ruled five hundred years before K i n g SoiiOMON ascended the throne. Nations powerful and great dotted the vast countries of Asia, southern Europe and northern Africa when Israel ^yas wandering in the desert out of E g y p t i a n slavery. No. I t cannot be in the antiquity of national life t h a t Freemasonry lies. Is it in a r t ? Sculpture HTIU palriting were known twelve huridred year.s'before tlie Queen of Sheba beheld the glory of the wise King. And later, in Greece and Ronie the canvas spake and the rough stone gave birth to divine forms. Is it in general literature? OTJPIN, the first composer of hynnns, wrote' four hundred years before D A V I D sang his psalms of praise and t h a n k s g i v i n g ; .LYOUBGUS gave the Spartan laws when EI^I.TAH, the Tishbite, won liis victory on Carmel's heights and fled a wanderer through Canaan ; HoMBB sang his Iliad of heroes and of Troy when A H A B and J E Z T; KBii were violating the laws of G O D and m a n ; S A P P H O sang in Greece when J U D A H fell under the strong a r m of the Assyrian King. No. There was none save deistic literature in Jewry. Do we find it in architectnre? The pyramids reared their lofty heads and the Sphinx bared her face to the rising sun two thousand years before G O D gave the plans of his Temple to D A V I D . Tine obelisks, t h a t to-day are the wonder of the world, the colossal architecture of the Nile, t h a t amazed the architectural thought of the nineteenth century, were executed t'sventy centuries before the foundation of the Temple was laid on IVEt. jVIoriali. The architecture of Thebes and Ancient Babylon, more magnificent than the Temple of Solomon, had flourished and crumbled into ruins before a king ruled in Israel. There was no architecture in the K i n g d o m of Israel, even the Temple of K i n g SoijQMOJf, so raagnificent in the splendor of its gold, silver and precious jewels, had no architectural beauty, and whatever claim it had to beauty and ornamentation was wrought by foreign liands. Tlie temple grew in matchless beauty under tlie skillful touch of HiBAJr, the widow's son, and liis co-laborers, tlie Dyonesian Society of Archi-

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tects. H i s hands guided the structure of arches and columns, his hands molded the holy vessels and pillars of "strength and establishment." H I B A M A B I F F , a foreigner, wrought the divine plan into beauty and adorned it with splendor. No. There "vvere no architects among the .Tews, and architecture did not flourish in .Jewry. Shall we find it in philosophy? The .Jewish nation had none. From, the call of ABBAHAiM to the final dispersion of t h a t nation by the order of N K K O , 79 A. D., no philosopher or system of philosophy had risen a m o n g t h e m . Sages or wise men had lived, b u t no system of philosophy was ever born in Palestine. T H A I ^ F S founded I o n i c philosophy when the captives of Israel were m o u r n i n g in Babylon. P Y T H A C O K A S taught in Greece when Z K B U B B A B E L began the rebuildingof the second Temple; SooBA T13S, tlie greatest heathen philosopher, PIJATO and ABISTOTIYE, lived, t a u g h t and died, w h e n MAJ^ACHi, the last writer of the Old Testament, proclaimed the coming of the Divine Messenger. No; it is not in mere antiquity. N e i t h e r in the liberal arts and sciences, neither in p a i n t i n g nor scvilpture, neither in general literature, neither in architecture. No; nor in philosophy do we find the genesis of Freemasonry. Strip the .Jewish nation of all these, the fundamental principle still remains. She who was " g r e a t among the nations, and Princess among tlie provinces" of the Old World,stands to-day,'solitary and alone; as majestic among the nationsof-the e a r t h as when her songs of praise echoed through the hills and vales of far-away Palestine. Dispersed, persecuted, maligned, her people scattered like a u t u m n leaves before a wintry blast into every country and nation of the world, Israel still stands peculiar, b u t great. As we gaze into the dim past, stretching over a vista of nearly four thousand years, a w a y back over the ruins of nations ; back over the graves of K i n g s and subjects; back.to the first blush of the morn of national life ; back to the hurried tread of the coming millions, we see an old man leading a nomadic host over the plains of Chaldea, toward the m o u n t a i n and river of the setting sun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; out of Ur to Canaan. W e can see others coming from the same plains and pitching their tents along t h e Nile, in Greece, in Assyria, by the Tiber, into the forests of the N o r t h and the plains of the South; the earth teemed with the coming nations. W i t h national life came a religious life, and the greatness of t h a t national life was and ever is measured by its religious life. An angel stood a t the door of A B R A H A M ' S tent and said: " I will m a k e thee a great nation." W i t h t h a t promise, A B R A H A M and Monotheism entered Canaan. Polytheism traveled with the m a n j ' . Monotheism w e n t with the few. W e behold Polytheism

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ruling t h e world, while Monotheism ruled b u t o n e nation. T h e n a t i o n s h a d m a n y a l t a r s ; I s r a e l h a d b u t o n e . T h e world worshiped .many gods; Israel worshiped the "only true a n d living G O D . " I s r a e l ' s p o w e r l a y n o t in h e r a r t , s c u l p t u r e , a r c h i t e c t u r e or p h i l o s o p h y ; b u t h e r m i g h t r e s t e d i n lier r e l i g i o n . T o - d a y lier belief h a s c o n q u e r e d t h e w o r l d . I s r a e l ' s f a i t h h a s s u b d u e d k i n g d o m s a n d p o w e r s ; t h e r e i g n of P o l y t h e i s m is e n d e d a n d M o n o t l i e i s m r e i g n s t r i u m p h a n t . E g y p t w i t h h e r a r c h i t e c t u r e lias f a l l e n , G r e e c e w i t h h e r p h i l o s o p h y l i v e s o n l y in s o n g , a n d B o r n e w i t h h e r a r t a n d l i t e r a t u r e s l u m b e r s in t h e g r a v e of n a t i o n a l o b l i v i o n . I s r a e l ' s f a i t h r u l e s a s c o n q u e r o r ; ' t i s t h e f o u n d a t i o n of liope, t h e r e a l i z a t i o n of tlie d r e a m of a g e s a n d s a g e s , t h e r e l i g i o n of c i v i l i z a t i o n , tlie e m a n c i p a t i o n of m a n . T h o u g e n i u s of I s r a e l : " 0 Master Spli'lt of the years So long welshed down by heavy chains, Thy hour of triumph swiftly nears And everywhere .TKHOVAII reigns. " Thou wert at first as ARBAM styled. And dwelt within the land of Ur, Holding Gop's image undeflled 'Gainst dreaded Bel of dead Nippur. "As MOSES In the P H A K A O H ' S realm,

Thou kept alive GOD'S altar fires. Leaving the years to overwhelm The pyramids and pagan pyres. "As DAVID thou wert first to see And sing the song which ne'er shall cease. That GOD IS love and makes us free; And In GOD'S love is endless peace. "Today In philanthropic ways, In help and helpfulness combined. The wondrous work surpasses praise And raises heavenward mankind." If t h e i-eligion of a n a t i o n is t h e t e s t of h e r p o w e r , h e r g r e a t ness, h e r civilization a n d h e r p e r p e t u i t y , t h e n t h e religion upon w h i c h a s y s t e m of m o r a l s i s b a s e d , is t h e t e s t of i t s p o w e r , i t s beneficence a n d perpetuity a m o n g men. T h a t Avhioh m a d e I s r a e l g r e a t , . h a s m a d e E n g l a n d g r e a t . T h a t w h i c h m a d e I s r a e l t h e c h o s e n p e o p l e of G O D h a s m a d e A m e r i c a o u r h e r i t a g e , a n d t h e o b j e c t of o u r e x u l t a n t s o n g : "My country'tis of thee, .Sweet land of liberty." "Our father's Goi) to Thee, Author of liberty. Of Thee we sing." T h a t which made Israel's might, has made Masonry great and b e n e f i c e n t , for M a s o n r y ' s f o u n d a t i o n is t h e " R o c k of A g e s , " lier song, " O u r Father's G O D . " " For us, O Spirit, thou has passed The fire and flood, the scourge and sword; For us, thy sons are to the last The chosen people of the I/ord."

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Then when you ask me, W h a t is the fundamental principle of IJ'reemasoury ? I would answer, Israel's altar,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Israel's Goi:). Masonry's lineagei-s noble, her ancestry divine, the true aristocracy of the world. H e r traditions and allegories must, of necessity, he veiled with J e w i s h history, and her symbolism entwines, lilie rarest flowers and foliage, around the Temple of Israel's G O B . I n this conception of the fundamental principle of F r e e m a sonry, we have the F a t h e r h o o d of Gon and tlie Brotherhood of Man. I wisli to emijhasixe tliis point and declare t h a t there cannot be, and never has been, a system of morality recognizing " t h e Brotherhood of M a n " outside of tlie belief in a personal G O D ; a system based upon the Fatherhood of G O D m u s t kneel a t the same a l t a r that AFJRAMAM knelt. Masonry is preeminently religious; Masonry is civili/.ation, not heathenism; Masonry is altruistic, not egotistic. I knoAV of none other; we can recognize none other. I protest against the claims of the ancient E g y p t i a n rites or the ceremonies of the followers of CoxFUOius as being masonic. Ceremonies and symbols do not constitute Masonry. The spirit gives it life, and by its fruit it shall be known. H a s art, sculpture, painting, arcliitecture, literature and philosophy no relation to Masonry ? Yes; they are its adornments, and And their highest conception in the fundamentals of Masonry. Masonry is preeminently progressive, and while it not only inculcates 'moral truths, it also d e m a n d s an advancement along the line of a soliolastic investigation. I t is the promoter and encourager of every art and science t h a t has for its end the uplifting of man. T h e genius of Masonry' is progressive; it appeals to the lesthetic; it appeals to the philosophic, and would surround the mind and heart of its devotees with everytliing t h a t can beautify and adorn the mental, moral and spiritual nature of man. The spirit of Masonry is the same as t h a t which tuned tlie harp for the immortal strain of a H A X D E I , , a H A Y D E X a n d a M E N D E L S S O H S ; t h a t touched the deep and maje'stic tones of a MrxTOX, the spiritual sweetness of a D A V I D , the genius of an AijDTSox, a W H I T T I E B , a IjOiv^ciFEi^LOW and a TBNNYSOIC; t h a t sounded the depths of unlimited space and brought forth the music of countless worlds to our enchanted ears in n, KBPl-EKand a N E W T O N ; t h a t descended into the earth and unfolded its pages, penned in the rocks of centuries, to a G R A Y and a n A O A S s i z ; t h a t touched the brush of a B.VPHAEJ^ and the chisel of an A N G K L O and made canvas, fresco and rock speak in living realities. T h a t spirit t h a t came like a gentle wind and dispersed the m e t a p h y s i c a l fog of ancient philosophy, dethroned Its selfishness . and placed it upon the only sure foundation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t " I am m y brother's keeper."

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The genius of Masonry would speak to us in t r u m p e t t o n e s : Grow! Grow! Grow in,mind, grow in heart. Read, if you have never read before; study, if you have never studied before. I n vestigate; reach u p ! u p ! ! . Climb to t h a t attainable height set us, a prize to every m a n — a well-stored mind a n d a broad benevr olence. Make Masonry a life within you, a life whose heartthrobs will fill the world, and pulsate into immortality. The world is growing better—I know it, I feel it. The spirit of Masonry is growing in power; its beneficence is becoming more apparent every year. Men are not living so much for the enjoym e n t of this life alone, neither are they using this life altogether in preparing for the one to come; b u t Miisonry is teaching us t h a t there are two lives to live — one transient, the other eternal. To live t h e present one is not all folly, neither is it all penance; t h a t Ave cannot live for self alone whether it be in extreme selfishness or in self-negation. B u t more a n d more prominently and with increased luster shines the trijjle star of our threefold duty:—"To GOD, your neighbor and yourself." -Some would have us believe t h a t Masonry is a system of seekint>" n.ffAT f,T*ll*f,Vl 7 — fl. ^fo6--Vin.TlV O " O ""•—""7

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an imaginary something t h a t someone calls Truth. T h a t we are on board a "derelict" without a compass or r u d d e r , a n d drifting in the seaweeds of mystical speculation. If Masoiiry is a system of seeking after Truth, then it is like an inverted cone, a n d its devotees are climbing up to reach t h e foundation. N o ; Masonry has a foundation, solid, eternal, a n d t h a t foundation is, " I believe in G O B t h e F a t h e r Almighty." W e are not seeking t h e Truth, we s t a r t with it and upon it we erect our masonic edifice and adorn it with tlie foliage and the flowers of a life Avhose feet are swift to r u n on'missions of love, whose knees are ever humble ill. the recognition of divine favors, whose heart is expanded in charity, whose h a n d Avill raise the fallen, and^vhose lips will ever bring joy a n d gladness. •' Neither is Masonry a system of philosophy. The genius of t h e inherent principle of Masonry manifested its wondrous power in the great battle between Polytheism and Monotheism, when Rome was the proud mistress of the world, as she s a t upon her. seven hills with the nations of the earth as her footstool. T h e philosophy of t h a t age had reached the s u m m i t of its power over t h e thoughts of m a n . The accumulatedwisdoin of the greatest minds of the Polytheistic world was concentrated in Rome a n d shown in special splendor in the teachings of Stoical philosophy. Prom t h e ' very dawn of metaphysical speculation, as represented by t h e philosophy of T H A L K S , down t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s of S O O B A T E S , A K I S T O T I J B , a n d PL,ATO, until we a r r i v e to the Stoical p h i l o s o p h y

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it culminates in the stern self-denying Stoicism or the self-gratifying doctrine of the E p i c u r e a n s . Stoicism t a u g h t t h a t virtue alone was excellence, t h a t the environments of life were accidental, t h a t virtue m a k e s one m a n .superior to another, "to hope for little;" t h a t life was virtue in action and ever under the control of reason. T h a t love, charity, pity and s y m p a t h y were not to be commended because these were beneath the dignity of virtue; t h a t man was an essence of the GOD, and immortality a natural sequence. Rigorous, relentless was Stoical philosophy, and in the highest'Roman virtue it found expression, while " R o m a n vice found shelter in the doctrine of F/PI.OUH.US." Stoicism made a B B C T U S . Epicureanism made a, N K B O . . Yet, in Stoical philosophy, the highest expression of any system of morals of Polytheism, we find an unrest, a groping for a. stronger hope, a firmer faith. • The doctrine of a personal G O B began to assert itself ; excellency in virtue began to demand an excellency in a god. The gods of Polytheism were subject to all the varying whims of man. They were more h u m a n than god-like in their attributes to satisfy the cravings of a seeking soul. W i t h this craving for a GOD, merciful and just, the doctrine of the brotherhood of man began to da^vn in the hearts of men. I n the very h e a r t of Stoical philosophy stood an altar erected to an " U n k n o w n God." I n Greece for centuries there had stood another altar. I t was not dedicated to any of the gods of the Greeks. • I t stood alone, suppliants thronged around it, but no symbol or effigy was engraved upon it. I t was an altar dedicated to Pity. I t was a golden thread in the mythological religion of t h a t nation, t h a t charity lies a t the foundation of all morality. This altar of P i t y was another altar to an " U n k n o w n God." To pity is h u m a n , b u t to love, the very essence of charity, is divine. •It apijears as if the very nature of m a n was struggling, unaided to attain to the truth. The fault lay n o t in the human heart, b u t in the religion of the people. The world was ready and stood waiting for a teacher. AVhere was the teacher? H e came out of J e w r y . Monotheism invaded the broad E m p i r e of Rome. The'i^romulgators of the doctrine of a personal G O D cameAvithout pomp or retinue,, humble, poor and persecuted, proclaiming the Fatherliood of G O D and the Brotherhood of man. They came speaking with authority. The religion of a one G O D , merciful, holy and just, was a revelation to king and slave, the key to mysteries of philosophical speculation. Stoicism crumbled. The altars to an "UnknoAvn G O D " were torn down. The altar of a personal G O D , the .7 E H O V A H , was erected; the altar of charity anti love for man Avas thronged with its devotees; on one side was inscril)ed

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in imperishable words, "Thou slialt love tliy neighbor as thyself," â&#x20AC;&#x201D;on the other, in letters of living light, " I am m y brother's keeper."The religion of Polytheism and the philosophy of t h a t religion was shaken to its center. They tottered and fell. Masonry is not seeking for an "unknown G O D . " I t is not a system of speculation or metaphysical research. B u t it is a plain system of morality erected upon a belief t h a t breathes a spirit of love, of c h a r i t y and of benevolence. F r o m the shores of Galilee . and from the hills and vales of Palestine came this faith, this hope. The triumijhant message, the foundation of all morality, has been l a i d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " I t is finished." W h e n we contemplate Masonry resting upon tlie fundamentals t h a t I h a v e endeavored to sketch, it would seem as if its ancestry partakes of divinity, and to partake and enjoy such a heritage is to be princes and kings in one of the noblest of agencies ever given to man. To be a Mason is to be an honored name. To live in its spirit is to be adorned with more than regal splendor, or to wear the diadem of a C B S A B . Masonry m u s t out of necessity be a handmaid to every agency t h a t has for its end the amelioration of tlie h u m a n family. W h i l e it does not presume to be a church, it draws its inspiration from the same source, and walks hand in h a n d in the broad field of H u m a n i t i e s ' needs. Masonry cannot, from its very inception, antagonize religion, but is to the church, of whatever creed, a firm defender. I t stands to-day the proud cliampion of religion and religious liberty, but the foe of irreligion and irreligious liberty ; â&#x20AC;˘ for a belief, b u t not bigotry ; for zeal, b u t not fanaticism ; for freedom, b u t not license; for tolerance, but not a n a r c h y ; for purity, but not bla.sphemy; for patriotism but not treason; for sobriety, b u t not i n t e m p e r a n c e ; for hope, and not despair. Masonry knows no nationality, but its kingdom is in the hearts, of men. H e r power is not in conquering hosts on the field of battle, b u t in the silent force.of the individuality of its members', in the home, in the c o m m u n i t y and in the State. Masonry has torn down the altar of P i t y and erected a greater and grander one in its place. W e m a y pity, b u t cannot love. Demons pity only to hate. Pity is a negative virtue, b u t when it becomes compassionate, it becomes an active virtue and is GoD-like in attribute. Our altar, erected upon the very foundation of our fraternity, becomes lovecharity. The brotherhood of man knows more t h a n pity, more than mere compassion, even the excellencj' of charity.The State erects its charitable institutions for tlie care of its paupers. Masonry m u s t not and cannot recognize the word " p a u p e r " in its vocabuhiry nor suffering in its realm; all are guardians of the wards in our household. W e rejoice to see erected, not only in the h e a r t of every Mason, a private altar, b u t every

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G r a n d Lodge throughout our broad land is erecting a public altar to this same noblest of attributes of the soul. You have erected yours; it stands to-day in the suburbs of your city here, the g r a n d e s t and noblest ever erected by your Grand Jurisdiction. T h e g r a n d e s t and best t h a t ever entered into the h e a r t of the b r e t h r e n to conceive jmd execute, divine in its conception, and d e d i c a t e d to " H o m e , " your home, your brother's home, your father's home, your children's home. I s there a sweeter word in t h e h u m a n language, is there a dearer name? H o m e ! home! N o t a poor house, not an asylum, b u t my home, your liome; where children's voices echo a glad refrain; where laugliter and song m a k e m e r r y music; where the comfort of the aged is a benediction a n d their prayer a Bethel; wlie're Avant cannot come, where h u n g e r is a stranger, and where sighs and tears are wiped away b y a n e n c h a n t e d hand. Masons of K a n s a s , there stands your altar, your Masonic H o m e . I t is young now, but it reaches away ahead, oh, so far t h a t the now will sometime be an eternity. I t m a y seem little, b u t its influence is as boundless as GOD'S love. The buildings m a y s e e m small, b u t the motive of their maintenance reaches up, up, far up, to the great W h i t e Throne. I t m a y cost something now, b u t who can n u m b e r the income by the stars of the heavens. I t m a y be difficult sowing and the sower seem weary, b u t " W h a t s h a l l the harvest b e ? " W h o can measure the in-gathering into t h e garner of the Celestial House? W h o can fix t h e ' limit of a noble act? W h o can weigh in the balance a tear of sorrow, or . e s t i m a t e a prayer of thanksgiving? The m e r r y laughter of the orphan in yonder house, the contented a n d sanctified face of t h a t old grandniotlier as shfe slowly rocks to and fro in the chair of masonic care and protection, is an honor, a glory, a crown, unending as eternity, and eternal as the y e a r s of G O D . This public altar can only exist when its prototype has been erected in the hearts of the members? Charity is soul-born, and t h e Mason w h o has not erected this a l t a r in his h e a r t h a s little Masonry in his soul, and fails to comprehend the fundamentals of Freemasonry. This altar must not be weighed in the balance of dollars and cents. You cannot estimate an i m m o r t a l soul, even in the h u m b l e s t and meanest of a tenement, by gold or silver. More precious t h a n the rarest gems, more enduring than the m o n u m e n t s of the finest marble, who shall estimate the value of this altar? H e only who created it, infinite in love and compassion. S h a m e on the Mason who claims to build on tlie "Rock of A g e s " a n d has not erected an altar to charity in his heart, and wlio dares to raise his voice against the greatest and best attributes of h u m a n i t y , without which Masonry is a s h a m and a disgrace.

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The noblest heritage of our great F r a t e r n i t y is this golden fruitage; in it I rejoice, and it matters not whence Masonry came so long as every fibre of its structure thrills with every a t t r i b u t e that ennobles man, t h a t brings joy to the sorrowing, is a harbinger of jjeace in distress, a messenger of good will to the unfortunate, and a n angel of hope to the despairing, and a star of faith to tlie wandering. These are the fundamentals of Freemasonry. W h e n did it begin? W h e n the morning stars sang together, when the I n finite rolled the earth into space; when H e took from H i s royal casket his rarest gems and scattered t h e m into infinite space a n d set theni as stars in the heavens; when the first merry l a u g h t e r of childhood filled the world with gladness; when the first cry of the infant established the motherhood of woman and tlie fatherhood of m a n ; when . the last sigh of the first expiring h u m a n i t y on the earth was a signal of hope and a jjcan of victory over death and the grave. Masonry was there, for Masonry is beiieficenoe. On motion of Bro. S. E. BUSSER, the t h a n k s of tliis Grrand L o d g e were tendered the Grand Orator by a rising vote, a n d it was ordered t h a t the address bo printed with the P r o c e e d i n g s . R E P O R T O F S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E ON R E V I S I O N OF L A W S . R.-.\y.-. Bro. ABRAM H . E L L I S , on behalf of t h e C o m m i t t e o on Revision of L a w s , presented the following r e p o r t : To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas: Your Committee on Revision of Laws, appointed by the Grand Master pursuant to the action of the Grand Lodge a t its Annual Communication in 1897, has performed its d u t y and herewith submits its work for inspection. Notwithstanding the terms of the recommendation of the Grand Secretary, (Proc. 1897, p. 382), which resulted in the appointment of this committee, no change in the Constitution is suggested. Upon thorough examination and careful consideration, the committee decided to re-write the entire code of By-Laws, and it has done so, m a k i n g several important changes to which particular reference is hereinafter made. While, in the main, the substance of the By-Laws has been retained without change in the meaning intended by their author, the committee, ^vith a feeling of deep solicitude for the interests of the craft, felt imijelled to adopt this course, although its members would have

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gladly refrained from doing so had it seemed possible to eliminate the ambiguities a n d sentences susceptible of misconstruction with which the code is replete, and a t the same time to retain its symbolic form. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g this recommendation, the committee cannot refrain from expressing its admiration of the character and ability of t h a t e m i n e n t craftsman, M.-.W.-. O W E N A. B A S S E T T , who, in order to prepare for this Grand Lodge a code of By-Laws which in every section should present a symbol of the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, devoted months and, perhaps, years of labor and study to the work, of which the like m a y not be found in the annals of our F r a t e r n i t y . However, with all his toil and anxiety, our beloved brother was able only to jsreserve symbolism a t the expense of "weightier matters? of the law," and the committee has therefore discarded the form but retained the substance of t h a t work w h i c h should be an enduring memorial of t h a t wise jurisconsult, w h o in the course of a long a n d active Masonic career accomplished so much for Masonry in K a n s a s and throughout the civilized world. I n matters of Masonic discipline, the changes proposed are numerous and radical. The committee desires to remind the Grand Lodge t h a t several years ago, by its authority, our late M.-.W.". Bro. B A S S E T T carefully prepared an annotated edition of' the L a n d m a r k s , Fundam e n t a l Laws, Constitution of BnwABO I I I , Regulations and Ancient Charges of Masonry, and a history of this Grand. Lodge. The work, comprising nearly one hundred pages, was published by Messrs. K E T O H E S O N & B U B B A N K some years age, and they now h a v e two thousand copies thereof which have been paid for and are the property of this Grand Lodge. The committee recommends that, if the By-Laws herewith presented be adopted, such work be added to and bound with the Constitution and By-Laws in the form of a n appendix. This can be done with little or no additional expense. Such appendix should also contain the forms to which reference is made in the notes by the committee, and an index-digest to the entire volume. The table of contents with this report has been prepared simple for temporary use as it was deemed unwise to do any permanent work of the kind before . action b y the Grand Godge. The forms hitherto in use and which are applicable to the By-Laws, as the same m a y be adopted by the Grand Lodge, ought to be retained and such others prepared as m a y be required. Authority is asked to prepare and append such index-digest and forms as a p a r t of the work of this committee, in the event of the adoption of its report, and to cause the same to be published therewith. This work is presented without argument. An effort has been made so to annotate it as to give a correct interpretation of the text a n d to use such caption-heads, in t e x t and notes, as will be an

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aid to ready reference. Several standing regulations and m a n y decisions of Grand Masters, which have been approved by t h e Grand Lodge, were found buried in the reports. All of these which were regarded as applicable to the proposed code have been quoted in the notes. This is also true of m a n y approved reports of the Committee on Jurisprudence. Nearly all of the notes of M.'.W.". Bro. B A S S B T T have been retained. I t is hoped t h a t the headings a n d cross-references will be of value, and, if permitted so to do, it is tlie intention of the committee to prepare such an index-digest as will enable the brethren easily to find all the law applicable to tills Grand Jurisdiction bearing upon a n y proposition. The committee desires particularly to acknowledge the assistance it has received from the Grand Master, M.-.W.*. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E B , and the Grand Secretary, E.-.W.-. A L B E R T K . WILSOIS^.

They have been present a t all t h e sessions of the committee, enriching the work with their counsel and facilitating it with their labor. Most of the meetings were held a t the ofBce of the Grand Secretary, and there the committee found the laws of every Grand Jurisdiction in the land, and a wealth of masonic periodical literaLv^Jvu-iJiJiJivo,

W.\ Bro. W I L S O N in sucli form as to m a k e much of the work a pleasure, a n d all of it authentic. Fraternally submitted, ABBAM H. ELLIS, J O H N C. P O S T L E T H W A I T E , THOMAS E. D E W E Y , Committee. T h e Grand Lodge then proceeded to t h e consideration of the B y - L a w s by sections. F u r t h e r proceedings u n d e r t h e special o r d e r of business, rohiting to t h e report of t h e Committee on fJevision of L a w s , was sii.spendod, to be resumed i m m e d i a t e l y after t h e report of the Committee on Necrology t o m o r r o w morning. CALLED OFF. Tlio JM.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e w a s then called from labor t o refreshment until 7:30 o'clock P. M.

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e was called from refreshment to labor a t 7:30 o'clock P . M. T h e several G r a n d Officers, r e t a i n i n g their respective positions, then opened in A m p l e F o r m a special communication of A l b e r t P i k e L o d g e , N o . 3 0 3 , for t h e purpose of exemplifying the ceremonies of t h e Master Mason's degree. A brother, who h a d been r e g u l a r l y initiated as an E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e a n d passed to the d e g r e e of a Fellow Craft, was then p r e p a r e d , introduced a n d raised to t h e sublime degree of a Master Mason by t h e Grand Officers aforesaid officiating in t h e several stations in the lodge, in connection with which w o r k t h e assembled Craft n o t o n l y congratulated in t e r m s of praise the G r a n d Officers so officiating, b u t expressed g r e a t satisfaction t h a t thu.^, for t h e first time within t h e history of t h e JM.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s , t h e Master Mason's degree had been conferred a t t h e A n n u a l Communication of t h a t Body b j ' t h e duly elected a n d installed officers t h e r e o f A l b e r t P i k e L o d g e , No. 303, was t h e n duly closed in A m p l e Form. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from labor to refreshment until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g .

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M,-. W.-. Grand L o d g e from rcfi-osliment to labor a t 9:30 o'clock A. JI. Invocation by t h e G r a n d Chaplain. All officers present. SPECL-VL O R B E B F O R E L E C T I O N . Bro. E. A. PiERSON, of N o . 75, moved t h a t t h e election of Grand Officers be made a special o r d e r immediately after t h e conclusion of t h e r e p o r t of t h e Committee on Revision of L a w s . Carried.

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To the M.\W.-. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Necrology, charged w i t h the d u t y of m e morializing the faithful Craft who have passed to their great reward, beg leave to submit their report. INVOCATION.

Almighty Master of us all. Our lives are in T h y h a n d s ; direct them, we ask, t h a t we m a y live in T h y fear and glorify T h y name in all the earth. W e t h a n k Thee for the good example of all those T h y servants who, h a v i n g run their race well, and finished the course appointed unto them, have been called from labor to reward. Help us by T h y grace, as In this service upon which we are just entering our minds will be refreshed with the names a n d ^vorks of our deceased brethren to m i g h t i l y determine within ourselves to emulate their example, a n d so far as lieth ^vithin our power to. continue to prosecute t h e Avork to which they w e r e g l a d to devote their time and energy. H e l p us to build monuments to the good of all ages b y t a k i n g up the lines of endeavor which have fallen from tlieir liands, a n d pushing on to victory. Teach us so to number our days tliat we m a y apply them unto wisdom. And m a y ours be tlie peace t h a t passeth all understanding, because we are in liarmony with Thyself and the good of the ages behind us. I n Thy name, Amen. M0Sia :

TRUST IH^ THE IJOBD.

[ Arranged from HANDEI, by DnpLKY BUCK.]

Trust In the Lord. His name we ever bless, III grief, and happiness, with one accord Ho orders all our ways. To Him ascend our lays In praise and prayer. Until our Journey's end, O, Lord, our souls defend with watchful care. Life and d e a t h â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e great antipodes of nature! Tlie one we see, we know, we feel; the other we see not, neither do we know nor feel. Alack! In our infinite existence we can see only the temporal changes t h a t a r e w r o u g h t b y t h e h a n d of deatli. I n such sight there is n a u g h t b u t tears, a n d sorrow, and grief. I n

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such distress, we call on reason and she will tell us to weep not, t h a t d e a t h destroys not, t h a t "There Is no death! "What seems so Is transition; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elyslan, Whose portal we call death."

But, oh, how futile even the superior influence of reason as against the impulses of tlie h u m a n heart, for the ties of love are strong. Oiir philo.sophy ca.nnot efface the memory of those with w h o m we have toiled and laughed and wept in life's journey, and ever anon, the wounded h e a r t will yearn " For the touch of a vanlsh'd baud. And the sound of a voice t h a t Is still."

A groveling worm in the d u s t a t our feet cannot comprehend, as does m a n , the wondrous beauties of nature. I t cannot reach beyond its own interests. I t knows not, neither can it speculate upon the attributes of man. Neither can man comprehend or solve the mysteries of the Infinite, nor with the probe of h u m a n ^intelligence reach the Infinite one. H u m a n reason plainly tells us the glorious truth t h a t is everywhere written upon the face of nature t h a t mail is not a creature of chance, without prospect or destiny, struggling in chaos, confusion and darkness, but t h a t he is a creature of GOD, in the image of his own matchless self. This likeness to the Great Creator, however, is not one of form or of feature, for form a n d feature are mortal and subject to change and decay. I t is in the soul t h a t imperishable p a r t of m a n which bears the victory over d e a t h â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h a t we find the reflected iiDage of the Great Master. Y e t "we ask ourselves, w h a t is this soul? I s it a mere force abiding in a h u m a n tenement, to return to the source ' from w h e n c e it came, u n c h a n g e d ? Can force be active and inert a t the same time ? Can the soul give life to the brain, foster and develop h u m a n reason and intelligence, just as steam gives power to the engine? N a y , not s o ; for then would h u m a n action and h u m a n t h o u g h t be mere mechanics. I n t h e consciousness of this fact is revealed man's g r e a t duty, the development of his soul, t h a t precious seed of GOD planted in h u m a n soil. How then m a y we dare to neglect its careful nurture, if we would return to the Master the full tithes of a harvest, rich in noble deeds and k i n d l y action? H o w great m u s t be the satisfaction of the h u s b a n d m a n who renders account of his stewardship, conscious t h a t neither tares of evil nor any of the parasites of h u m a n passion have deprived the Master of the fullest measure. If we go out u n d e r the open sky to list to nature's' teachings, we view the landscape, we inhale the sweet fragrance of the nodding violet, our pulses thrill, a n d these wondrous and glorious works of G O D speak to us, not in the language of sounds, b u t none

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the less positive, of the everlasting pepetiiity of t h e good through the omnipotence of a wise GOD. W e view the scintillating beauties of t h e s t a r r y heavens; we m a y shout to t h e stars, yet no answer comes to us; b u t withal, in tlie glittering firmament is the same story of t h e never-ceasing, never failing guidance of t h a t one Supreme Force which controls all nature, and never permits t h e good t h a t comes from its hands to be annihilated. The lark hastens from the shades of night and seeks the sunrise with song of joy and .praise. So should we emerge from the gloom of sorrow and sadness which the pall of death casts over us, to sound the praises and recount the noble deeds of those with whom it is no longer our privilege to associate. A m o n u m e n t of noble deeds, carved in love of G O D and neiglibor as ourself, w^ill endure long after marble sliaft or granite mausoleum shall have crumbled in decay. The greatest greatness is the greatness of good. Ours should not be the occupation of woe a n d mourning, not one of lamentation, b u t in tlie consciousness of t h e immutable law of nature, of the mortality of the body, of the immortality of the soul, a n d in t h e enduring fame of greatness, find our words of tribute for those from whose nerveless hands have dropped the working tools of life. Our friends have gone from us in person, b u t not in memory. MUSIC:

FBIENDS.

[ Words and music by F K E D . N . L O S E . ]

The old friends leave us soon or late, The old life changes for us a l l ; And some must go, and some wait alone, till even fall. A trembling grasp of loving hands, A broken prayer, a whisper low, And they are gone to other lands. But they are ours where'er they go. New lands and other skies. New scenes and other ties. But let them wander where they will, We'll bear them In our memory still. And so the swift years wax and wane, So friends must sever, tears must fall; And life be full of parting pain, Until the twilight closes all. Until in happier times at last, â&#x20AC;˘ I n that new world which lies beyond, We find the old friends of the past, With hearts as tender and as fond. Up there! beyond the skies, They wait with happy eyes. And there upon the eternal shore, Their hearts are ours forevermore.

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The h e a v y line of D e a t h h a s crossed from-the rolls of t h e Craft in this jurisdiction the names of two hundred a n d fortyseven faithful craftsmen, t h e memories of whom in their respective communities will be carefulJy cherished and as tenderly guarded a s their remains have been committed to t h e bosom of Mother E a r t h . A m o n g this n u m b e r was Dr. NOBIJE SCOTT W I N T B R K O W D ,

c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e on Grand Lodge Property, w h o died a t his h o m e in Atchison, K a n s a s , December 3, 1897. H e was born In .July, 1852, in Shelby county, Indiana. H e petitioned for and received t h e degrees of Symbolic Mason'ry in F a r m e r s Dodge, No. 47, a t Norristown (now W i n t e r r o w d ) , Shelby county, I n d i a n a , in 1875, and subsequently served t h a t lodge not only in the various subordinate capacities, b u t as Worshipful Master in t h e years 1881 and 1882. In 1888 he diinitted from his mother lodge, affiliating with a lodge a t Hope, I n d i a n a , from which he diinitted in 1887, a t t h e time he took u p his home within this jurisdiction. I n 1889 he affiliated with Active Lodge, No. 158, serving t h a t body as AVorshipful Master in t h e years 1893 and 1895. T h e degrees of Capitular Masonry were conferred upon Bro. W I N T E B B O W B in Shelby Chapter, Shelbyville, I n d i a n a , in 1882. H e affiliated with W a s h i n g t o n Chapter a t Atchison in 1892, serving as H i g h Priest of t h a t body in 1895 a n d 1896. The degrees of the Cryptic Rite were conferred upon hiin a t Atchison, and he was made a K n i g h t Templar in Wash ington C o m m a n d e r y in 1893. A t the time of his death he was, in addition to his honorable position in this Grand Lodge, chairman of the Committee on Chartered Chapters in t h e Grand Chapter, a n d on Doings of Grand Officers in the Grand Council of this State. Though not having been brought to liglit in this State, and h a v i n g resided b u t comparatively a short time within its borders, Bro. WIIS'TEBBOWD, by his courteous a n d affable bearing, a n d by liis faithful discharge of t h e duties of mankind, endeared himself to his fellow-citizens so as to merit t h e most glowing tribute we can p a y to his memory. By a strange coincidence t h e ruthless hand of Death was laid upon another m e m b e r of the same committee, namely, t h a t on Grand Lodge Property, W . \ Bro. GKOEGE W . M A Y E S , w h o died a t Columbus, November 12, 1897. Brother M A Y E S was born in Bowling Green, Illinois, November 24, 1859. H e was serving his lodge as Master a t the time of his death, which was indeed untimely, and in sorro^v do his brethren mourn. A B K A N S A S . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On September 28, 1897, occurred the death of .lABtES M. H A K K E Y , P a s t Grand Master, who had continuously served t h e Grand Lodge for m a n y years, directing by his wise advice, cheering by his kind counsel, and stimulating by his energy a n d zeal. Such a character as was his is an o r n a m e n t to our i>rofession and a benefit to h u m a n i t y .

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G E O K G I A . — On February 22, 1897, a t liis home in Macon, Georgia, E.-.W.-. A N D R E W M A R T I N W O I J I H I N yielded u p the badge

of his authority and from his nerveless grasp dropped the official pen of t h e Grand Lodge of Georgia. H i s masonic career was a long a n d honorable one, replete with a b u n d a n t evidences of t h e zeal of a faithful craftsman, a man whose great, broad h e a r t t a u g h t him the great principle of the fellowship of m a n k i n d and brought him near to his fellows and his associates. H e passed to his reward, enjoying not alone the devotion, b u t the utmost confidence of his brethren. H e received his masonic degrees in Crawfordville, Georgia, in 1853, and subsequently became Master of t h e lodge a t Albany, Georgia. H e received his Capitular degrees a t Columbus, Georgia, in 1860. I n 1885 he became Grand H i g h Priest of the Grand Chapter of Georgia, and in tliat same year was elected Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge. I n 1886 he became Grand Secretary of t h e Grand Chapter, and in the following, year was elected Grand Recorder of the Grand Council. I n the Scottish Rite lie enjoyed the confidence of his associates, and in 1887 was made a n honorary Inspector General for the Southern Jurisdiction. H e received the orders of Knightliood a t Albany, Georgia,, and was a member of the commandery a t Macon a t the time of liis death. The Craft of Georgia have bowed their heads in deep sorrow, deploring not alone liis death, but their great loss and the deprivation of his skill and labors. I O W A . — A t Mt. Pleasant, on April 14,1897, the Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Bro. T H E O D O R E S O H R B I N E E , was compelled to yield up the badge of his office, so faithfully wielded in the defense of the portals he guarded, to t h a t Grim Messenger whose advance no h u m a n hand can stay. Bro. S O H R E I N E R was born in Grosenbacli, Bavaria, in 1811,removing to America in 1833. H e took up his residence in Iowa in 1855 and became a Mason in 1856. I n 1857 he received t h e Capitular degrees, and took u p the banner of the Cross inl864. H e was appointed Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge in 1859, and from tliat date until the time of h i s death, faithfully, continuously a n d without cessation served t h e Grand Lodge of Iowa in the capacity of Grand Tyler. H e \vas also the guardian of the threshold of t h e Grand Chapter a n d tlie Grand Commandery, and was probably better known througliout the State of Iowa t h a n a n y other of the m a n y distinguished craftsmen whose names have appeared upon the roll of t h a t jurisdiction. H i s kindness to liis friends was proverbial, and in this and his m a n y acts of h u m a n i t y he framed a tablet to his memory t h a t will live long after his remains liave mouldered into dust. L O U I S I A N A . — O n November 28,1897, in the seventy-third year of his life and in the forty-eiglith year of his masonic career, J O H N CiiMNOY ADAsr.s FELIJOWS, one of the most distinguished Masons of the present century, passed within the portals of t h e Supreme

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Grand Lodge. H i s genius, his brilliant mind, his never flagging service in the cause of Masonry, have all so identified him with the interests of the masonic system in all its branches, not alone w i t h i n his own State, but throughout the length and breadth of the land, t h a t the s m a l l compass a t command in such memorials as these can never p a y the tribute t h a t his greatness merits. H i s usefulness to the cause of Masonry cannot possiijly be overestimated. H e was born in V e r m o n t in 1825,. and was of tlie fifth generation from SAMUEX, PEI^X,OAVS, one of the pioneers of Massachusetts. H i s great grandfather bore arms under WASHHSTOTON. H e was a graduate of the University of Vermont, and in 1850 took up liis residence in N e w Orleans. H e became a Mason in Eoyalton, Vermont, in 1849, just shortly before his removal to Louisiana, where he speedily affiliated. I n 1856 he was elected Master of his lodge, a n d in 1860 was m a d e Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, being taken from its floor when only thirty-five years of age. H e served t h a t Body for five consecutive years, the most critical years in tlie history of the Grand Lodge of Louisianaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at a time w h e n his executive powers were sorely tested; yet w i t h a l lie proved himself equal to the task and wortliy of the confidence reposed. H e became a m e m b e r of the Boyal Craft in 1852. I n 1859 he w a s elected Grand High Priest, and in 1865 became General G r a n d Scribe of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States of America. I n 1856 he became a m e m b e r of the Cryptic Kite,reaching tlie highest office within t h e . gift of his companions in 1868, w h e n he was elected Most Illustrious G r a n d Master of the Grand Council of Louisiana. I n 1856 he was k n i g h t e d , and became Grand Commander in 1865. I n 1862 he received his first honors a t the hands of tlie Grand E n c a m p m e n t of the U n i t e d States, and in 1871 was exalted to t h a t most honorable a n d distinguished position. Grand Master of tlie Grand E n c a m p m e n t of the U n i t e d States of America. I t was during his i n c u m b e n c y of this honored position t h a t he received, by reason of his distinguished masonic career and the position h e t h e n occupied, the singular m a r k of approval of tlie Order of the Grand Cross of the Temple, an order founded in England, limited to t h i r t y members, a n d governed by His Boyal Highness the Prince of Wales. A t t h e , t i m e this order was conierred upon him, the Grand Chancellor charged with this duty bore a message from the Prince of Wales, in which he said: " I rejoice to m a k e more certain to you t h a t the Prince of Wales of his own motion and peculiar favor, has conferred upon you, his brother and Sir Knight, the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Order, in order t h a t the bonds of f r a t e r n a l love between the nations, united in blood, m a y be more thoroughly drawn together." I n 1856 Bro. FBIJIJOWS received the degrees of the Ancient a n d Accepted Scottish Rite, and in 1870 became a n active m e m b e r of the Supreme Council of the Southern

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Jurisdiction. No one e'ver came in contact with this distinguished brother without learning to admire his wonderful talents, his never failing ]<indness, his great zeal for the Craft, and his unfailing devotion to tliose eternal principles upon -which the entire structure of Masonry rests. MA>fiTO^A.— On March 13,1897, the Grand Lodge of Manitoba committed to tlie earth the remains of JoHisr H B A D L E Y B E L L , P a s t Grand Master, who was born in 1840 in London, in the Province of Ontario, .liaving removed to Winnipeg in 1871. I n 1880 he was elected Grand Master of t h a t jurisdiction, wliicli position he held until 1884. H e was active in all the affairs of Masonry a n d filled with marked ability every office to which he was elevated. H i s death will deprive our brethren of tlie north of a truly skilled a n d accomplislied craftsman. MONTANA.— On Marcli .30th, while their native mountains were yet clad in their w i n t r y robes, tlie Grand Lodge of Montana carried to his last resting place P a s t Grand Master J O H N S T E D M A N . For some years prior to liis death, his healtli h a d been precarious, but his end was peaceful, \vithout a struggle, surrounded by his devoted family, and bearing with him to iiiis great reward the d e - . votion and a t t a c h m e n t , not alone of the Craft, b u t of all those whose privilege it was to know liini. H e was a native of Maine, having been born in 1836; went to California in 1855, and removed to Helena, Montana, in 1867. H e was made Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1878. OBEGON.— On March 10,1897, the Craft of Oregon learned of tlie death, near high noon of t h a t day, of a distinguished fellowcitizen, a prominent Mason, an accomplished gentleman, former United States Senator, J O S E P H N O K T O N D O L P H .

H e was m a d e a

Mason in Portland in IBfiS, received the Capitular degrees in 1873; was made a Kniglit Templar in 1875, and became a member of the Scottish Rite in 1869. H e was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1882. H e seldom missed an opportunity to identify himself with assemblies of the Craft, and his m a n y contributions to the literature of Masonry, have not alone attracted •wide attention, but have attested to the superior intelligence of his mind. I n 1882 Bro. D O L P H was elected United States Senator for a term of six years, and "was reelected in 1889 without opposition. H i s ' career in the United States Senate, was such as won for h i m not only the respect of the entire country, b u t the unqualified endorsement of his colleagues on both sides of the chamber. P B I N O E E D W A R D LSLAND.—This jurisdiction was called upon to announce the death of M.-.W.'. Bro. J O H N W I L L I A M M O E B I S O N ,

who died a t Charlottetown on April 11,1897. H e was born in Nova Scotia in 1820, removing while still quite young to Prince Edward Island'. H e was elected Grand Master in 1890, a n d served

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the Graft with such credit to himself and such jjleasure to them a.<3 to m a k e his death a source of sincere regret. A task which we fain would h a v e confined to the most circumscribed limits, has been accomplished. W e have spoken for the Craft of this jurisdiction the words of condolence and the words of affectionate regard which we would have inscribed upon the pages of our history as our t r i b u t e to our departed fellows. I t is hard, most hard, to have rudely severed the ties of friendship, and to have broken the bonds of companionship, and even within the halls of reason, conscious in our divine origin and in the imperishable essence of our fellows, still we bow our heads in grief and shed our tears upon the tombs of those whose lia,nds we nevermore will grasp. I t is the c o m m o n fate of man, which none may escape, but to us in this glooin and sorrow, even as the ray of sunshine to the darkened cell, comes the thought: " Immortalit}' o'er sweeps All pains, all time, all fearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and peals Like the eternal thunder of the deep Into my ears this truthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Thou llv'ab forever!" MUSIO:

IMMOBTAIJITY.

[Words by Mrs. S. K. BOURNE. Music by F R A N K SiiKi"irKi.^ Raise Joyful anthems o'er land and o'er sea! For JE5US Is risen, The captive Is free! Sadly His loved ones with spices enfold Him, And darkly the shadows encircled the tomb; But Death has been conquered, The grave cannot hold H i m ; And Joy follows sorrow, and light scatters gloom! Glory to H i m ! who Is mighty to save! For JESUS has triumphed o'er Death and the grave ! Mortals adore Him, and sing of His love! The Saviour who points us to mansions above ! Loved ones may leave us In tears and In sadness, And sorrows and partings may last for a night; But JESUS has brought us a morning of gladness, And shed o'er our souls Immortality's light. Glory to H i m ! who Is mighty to save ! For JESUS has triumphed o'er Death and the grave! Sing of His greatness! O, love and adore! In mansions of glory He lives evermore. Tell me my soul, a r t thou ready to greet Him, With loving heart service the rest of thy days? O, seek a new life, and go forward to meet Him, ,\nd lay a t His feet the sweet tribute of praise! Glory to H i m ! who is mighty to save, For JESUS has triumphed o'er Death and the giiive.

Fraternally submitted, BKSTOR G. BROWN, E D . B. M A K C H A N T , Coinm.iUue.

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At the close of the report the Funeral Grand Honors were given. Bro. S. B. B0SSER moved that the report be adopted by a rising vote as an expression of our appreciation of the same, and that the Grand Secretary in recording this service be requested to give the songs which were sung so beautifully by Bi-o. MOORE, in order that we may refresh our memories in reading it over, that it may, as it is now, continue to be a most delightful service. Carried. On motion of Bro. ALFRED WHETMAN, of No. (i, a vote of thanks was tendered Bro. JAMES MOORE by rising vote for the excellent music furnished during this Communication. CONTINUATION OF EBPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REVISION. The Grand Lodge then proceeded with the further consideration of the By-Laws by Sections, at the conclusion of which, on motion of R.-.W.; ABRAM H . ELLIS, said By-Laws, were adopted by more than the constitutional requirement of two-thirds of the members present and voting. On motion of E.-. W.-. ABRAM H . ELLIS, the annotations wore unanimously approved and adopted, in connection with the foregoing legislation. These annotations will be found to represent not only the life labors of that distinguished and accomplished masonic jurist, M.-.W.-. OWEN A. BASSETT, but as well the thought of the best masonic jurists of modern times, and the carefullj^ expended labors of the Committee on Revision. EEPEAEED. On motion of R.-.W.-. ABRAM H . ELLIS, the By-Laws, Standing Regulations and Edicts of the Grand Lodge heretofore in effect, and which are not included in the report of the Revision e Committee, were ordered repealed, and ordered to be held inoperative from and after the publication, in the Proceedings of this Annual Communication, of the By-Laws above adopted. {For Constitution, By-Laws and annotations, see\Appendix.')

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F I N A L A C T I O N ON R E P O B T . M.-.W.-. A. M. CALLAHAM t h e n moved t h a t t h e r e p o r t of t h e Committee on Bevision of L a w s , b e received a n d adoptedCarried. VOTE OF T H A N K S . W.-. Bro. T. L . BOND, of No. 216, presented t h e following resolution, which was u n a n i m o u s l y adopted by rising v o t e : Resolved, That the t h a n k s of this Grand Lodge be and are hereby tendered the Committee on Revision for tlie able and efficient manner in which the.y have discharged their duty.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.W.-. JOHN C . POSTLETHWAITE presented the report of tlie Committee on Correspondence, which was ordered received and p r i n t e d with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . [/See Appendix.'] CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 2 o'clock p. M.

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e was called from refi-eshment to labor a t 2 o'clock p. ji.; invocation b y G r a n d Chaplain. All oflScers present. ELECTION. T h e following G r a n d Officers w e r e elected: M.-.W.-. M A U B I O E L . S T O N E Orand R.-. W.-. HB^TBY C . LOOMIS Deputy R.-. W.-. C H A S . J. W E B B Orand R.-. W.". P KBBY M. HoiSlNCrTON. Gi'and R.-. W.-. ROBT. E. TOBBlNaxox. . Grand R.-. W-'- Ai.BKBT K. WiLSOX . . . . Grand

Afaster Wamego. Grand Master. AVinfield. Senior Warden . Topeka. Junior Warden . Newton. Treasurer Wichita. Secretary Topeka.

DUES REMITTED. T h e hall of .Excelsior L o d g e , N o . 115, a t U n i o n t o w n , havi n g been destroyed b y fire, t h e dues of this lodge were, upon motion of W.-. Bro. GEORGE F . P O N D , r e m i t t e d .

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R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON L O D G E S U. D. M.-.W.-. C. C. COLEMAN, on behalf of the Committee on Lodges U. D., presented its r e p o r t as follows, which was adopted: To the 3f.:W.: Orancl Lodge af KansaH: Your Committee on Lodges U. D. have examined the returns of four new lodges and below review the same in order. W e find m u c h to commend in the general excellence of all the records and the care with which the instructioiis from the Grand E a s t h a v e been followed. W e specially commend the action of the Grand Secretary in furnishing these new lodges a complete and carefully prepared blank for the required recapitulation, financial statem e n t and certificate. I t s usefulness is shown by fact t h a t none of the lodges reporting have omitted any of these essential particulars. I t is a m a t t e r of surprise t h a t none of us heretofore have thought of a device so simple, but have gone on from year to year lampooning the careless Secretaries who always left out the things we most needed to know. Sucli annoyances will be unnecessary in future. Buckeye Loclge^ U. D.—This lodge is located a t P o w h a t t a n , Brown county, K a n s a s . The dispensation was issued on J u n e 27, 1896, and by order of the Grand Lodge a t its last Annual Commun ioation was extended for a second year. Your committee And t h a t during the first year the lodge received only two members, and in its second year only one, and now, a t the end of two years, it shows a total membership of only thirteen. I t is located in a portion of the State wliere lodges are already reasonably abundant. The lodge has held b u t seven communications during the year, the attendance generally being a constitutional quorum. W h i l e we are reluctant to disappoint the worthy brethren wlio have labored faithfully to give life to this new lodge, we feel constrained to recommend t h a t the petition for charter be denied. Chautauqua Lodge, U. D.—This lodge 'is located in tlie town of Cedar Vale, in C h a u t a u q u a county. The dispensation was issued to fourteen brethren on J u n e 10,1897. Bight candidates have been raised to the degree of Master Mason, and four new names added to tlie dispensation by the Grand Master. Proficiency and skill characterize the whole record furnished us, and we feel justified in I'ecommending' t h a t the petition for charter, signed by the twenty-six members of the lodge, be granted. Wellsville Lodge, TJ. D.—This lodge is located in Franklin county, and in the village of Wellsville. W h i l e only eleven names were on the original petition, eight new Masons have been brought to light a t its altar, and one new name added by"the Grand Mastei'. The location of this lodge is favorable, its record very cred-

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itable, a n d its financial s t a n d i n g clear. Such elements of strength are exhibited that we r e c o m m e n d t h a t the petition for a charter be granted. Alta Vista Lodge, TJ. D.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;This new lodge is located a t the village of t h a t name in W a b a u n s e e county. The dispensation was issued A u g u s t 3,1897, to only ten petitioners. The transcript furnished us shows t h a t these brethren h a v e made seven new Masons, a n d h a v e had one additional n a m e added to the dispen.sation. They h a v e been specially diligent in the very essential m a t t e r s of ritualistic drill, as evidenced b y the s t a t e m e n t t h a t they have spent $97.85 for instruction. There are evidences t h a t thej' have not been less careful of more i m p o r t a n t considerations. The petition for charter is signed b y eighteen Masons, and we recommend t h a t it be granted. Bluff City Lodge, No. SIS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;In the m a t t e r of the petition of eighteen members of the late Bluff City Lodge, No. 313, whose charter was revoked by the G r a n d Lodge a t its last session, we find t h a t the members of the defunct lodge have purged themselves of their contumacy b y p a y i n g to the Grand Secretary all their indebtedness to the G r a n d Lodge. W e recommend t h a t the petition be allowed, a n d t h a t a c h a r t e r be granted to the petitioners under the name of BluH City Lodge, No. 325, witliout the paym e n t of a n y charter fees. Fraternally submitted,. C. C. C O L E M A N , A. M. S W I T Z B B , W. C. H O P F M E I S T E B ,

W. E. B A I L E Y , C H A S . H. APT, Committee.

R E P O R T OF M A S O N I C H O M E BOABD. T h e Masonic H o m e Board, t h r o u g h its President, M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . FULLER, p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansan: I t is w i t h pleasure t h a t t h e fifth a n n u a l report of the Directors of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e for the year 1897 is herewith submitted, a n d in connection with it the reports of the Treasurer, Superintendent a n d H o m e physician. I n accordance with the recommendation of the Board, the Grand Lodge at its last A n n u a l Communication, reduced the number of Directors from seventeen to nine, of which five represent the Grand Lodge, and one each from the following masonic bodies: Grand Chapter, Grand Commandery, A. & A. Scottish Rite, and Order of. E a s t e r n Star. The following is the present Board of Directors, with the expiration of their terms of office:

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P B B K Y M . Hoisi^rGTON, Newton; term expires 1902. DAV-ID B . F U M J E B , E u r e k a ; term expires 1901. JoHiv"^ C. POSTIJBTHWAITB, Jewell City; term expires 1900. G E O . W . C L A B K , Topeka; term expires 1899. THOMAS G. F I T C H , Wichita; terra expires 1898. GBAXD CHAPTEB:

EoBEKT E . ToBBiNCrTON, W i c h i t a ; t e r m expires 1902. G B A X D COMMANDEBY:

E. W. WELLIIN^GTOJT, Ellsworth; term expires 1902. A. & A. S C O T T I S H K I T E :

H E N R Y G. DOOMTS; terra expires 1902. O B D B E OF E A S T E B N S T A B :

E M M A W . POBT, Belolt; terra expires 1902. The following- is a list of tlie officers: D. B. PuLLBB. President. GEO. W. CLABK F i r s t Vice-President. EMMA W . POBT H E N B Y C . LOOMIS

Second Vice-President. Third Vice-President.

•ToHN O. P O S T L E T H W A I T B ROBBBT B . ToBBixaTOTv

Secretary. Treasurer.

The following- are chairmen of committees:

E x e c u t i v e , P B B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O X , Newton. Finance, T H O M A S G . F I T C H , W i c h i t a . House, E M M A W . P O B T , Beloit.

Admission and Discharge, D. B. F U L I J E B , E u r e k a . The following is t h e Treasurer's report: W I C H I T A , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 1,1898.

Mr. D. B. Fuller., President Kansa.'i Masonic Home: D E A B S I B A N D B E O T H B B : — I herewith submit m y report as Treasurer of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e for the year ending December 31, 1897. The report includes .$860.38 paid on expenses incurred in December, 1896, b u t not paid until after m y report to you for the year ending December, 1896, while all of the bills for the year 1897 are paid in full and included in this report: MOBTGAGE F U N D .

Mortgages on hand J a n u a r y 1, 1897 Paid for mortgages made since .January I, 1897 Mortgages donated by Grand Chapter JR. A. M Total mortgages

$11,700 00 3,150 00 2,600 00 $17,450 00

Contra. By cash received on Gleason mortgage Total on hand in Mortgage F u n d

$ 500 CO 16,950 OU

ENDOWMENT FUND.

Mortgage donated by Mrs. E m m a W . P o r t

$ 1,000 00

100

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. CASH AOOOnXT.

Cash on hand, J a n u a r y 1,1897 Cash received for i n t e r e s t Cash received on Gleason m o r t g a g e Total

$11,993 12 93.3 86 .500 00 $13,426 98

Contra. B y voucher.? paid $ 6,.348 76 B y cash paid for mortgages since J a n u a r y 1,1897 3,150 00 Cash on hand, J a n u a r y 1,1898 3,928 22 Total : .$1.3,426 98 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, ,R. E . T O B R I N G T O N , "Treasurer. The Superintendent's report is as follows: To the Board of Directors of the Kansas Masonic Home: As Superintendent of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e I herewith s u b m i t a brief report for t h e y e a r ending December 31,1897. I n m a k i n g the report, will say t h a t I only assuiried the duties of Superintendent on December 2,1897, a n d find It somewhat difficult to m a k e a report for t h e year t h a t will be entirely satisfactory. Bro. SoPEB, t h e former Superintendent, did not make a n y report for the time he w a s here, a n d I find but little data to go by. Referring to our buildings will s a y t h a t we still have room for all our needs, except in t h e dining room. There "\ve a r e crowded to our u t m o s t capacity, a n d if we have any further increase in t h e number of our members, additional room will h a v e to be provided. I n regard to some better and more econoinical w a y of heating t h e building, I understand t h e m a t t e r is now under consideration by your Body. Our register shows t h a t thirty-nine members have been adinitted to the H o m e since its establishment. Of thi.s iiumber, fourteen have been' a d m i t t e d since t h e last a n n u a l report, as follows: â&#x20AC;˘ J A M E S W . HPJNDEBSON, Belleville Lodge, No. 129, Belleville, Kansas. ADBljlJfB M. HTSNDBBSOif, Belleville Lodge, No. 129, Belleville, Kansa.s. A N D K E W J. STOIS^E, Golden B u l e Lodge, No. 90, Topeka. A L E X . MOCT.AFPEBTY, H o m e Lodge, No. 89, Centralia. MARSEJfo MOORE, Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 179, Kinsley. .ToHN C. C B A W F O B D , l o l a Lodge, No. 38, lola. Mrs. PuBMiVA C E A W F O B D , l o l a Lodge, No. 38, lola. B Y B O N C A B P E N T E B , Downs Lodge, No. 204, Downs. J O H N H A M M O N D , Emporia, Lodge, No. 12, Emporia. J O H N D . P I T K I N , Morton Lodge, No. 258, Cheney. M A B T I N K . J O N E S , Anchor Lodge, No. 224, Williamsburg. BiBDiB M A Y C O O P E B , G y p s u m City Lodge, No. 328, Gyp.suin. E D I T H A C O B I N N E C O O P E R , G y p s u m City Lodge, No. 328.

E M M A A V E R Y , W a r d of t h e G r a n d Chapter, O. E . S. W e have r e m a i n i n g a t the H o m e thirty-three. E D W A B D S H O O N O V B B is a b s e n t w i t h o u t l e a v e ; C H A B I J E S YOTJNGBIJOOD is

with W . H . AT/r,ENBAXjaH, of Howard, K a n s a s ; M A U D E E . T B I J E nr.ooD is with R. B . A N D E R S O N , Hamilton, Kansas. T h e average

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number here during t h e year h a s been tliirty. The average expense for t h e year has been $169.40, or $3.20 per week, which includes living expenses, all clothing, shoes, dry goods, tobacco for the old men, a n d in fact all they have, as all are without means of any k i n d when they come here. I desire to call your attention to Bro. LUKSFOBI), and I do i t with the kindest of feeling with him in his pitiable condition. As you a l l know, Bro. L U N S F O B D h a s one of t h e largest and best rooms i7i tlie building. H e is compelled to have a nurse day and night, and an additional Are in his room. Taking the use of t h e room, his nursing, extra fires, extra light, his board and medicine, it costs, as I estimate it, a t least $500 per year to keep h i m ; a n d I believe i t will cost less money to send h i m to some good hospital. I submit this for your consideration. The children are all enrolled in t h e public schools, and t h e majority of them a r e m a k i n g satisfactory progress in their studies. The boys do a certain ainount of work, also t h e girls, every day, each one being required to do whatever work he is best calculated to perform. W i c h i t a Lodge, N o . 99, Albert P i k e Lodge, No. 303, W i c h i t a Chapter, No. 3.3, Mt. Olivet Commandery, No. 12, W i c h i t a Consistory, No. 2, and I v y Leaf Chapter, No. 75,0. E. S., made Christmas bright and happy for the members of the Home, giving to each member some useful present, besides fruit, candy, etc. Mrs. E M M A W. P O E T also sent each member of the H o m e an acceptable a n d useful present, and to the H o m e itself a handsomely Ijound prayer book, Stanley's Travels, in Africa, and a clock for the dormitory. The following lodges, chapters a n d individuals, have made useful donations to the H o m e during the year: Clover Leaf Chapter, No. 43, Halstead, $8.25 in money. Coffeyville Chapter, No. 112, comforts. Byington Chapter, No. 117, Leavenworth, valual)le box containing napkins, comforts, towels, )30oks, etc. Olive Chapter, No. 13, six comforts. N a o m i Chapter, No. 28, six comforts. A d a Chapter, No. 7, two comforts. Kenner Chapter, No. 190, bedding. Cherokee Chapter, No. 130, two comforts. Charity Chapter. No. 153, three comforts. Newton Chapter, No. 5, two comforts and one slumber robe. E l e c t a Chapter, No; 23, comforts and quilts. Parlin Chapter, No. 199, two comforts. O. E . L A D D , Eureka, one poland china, hog. C A R L B E E G F B I E D , carving knife and steel. P. KoLDSTEAB, bread and m e a t board. .TAMES F . S A V A G E and .TAMES A. R O B E R T S , two pair b l a n k e t s .

HEIN'BY C . L O O M I S , silver pitcher, goblet a n d vase. Mrs. TAYEOK, of Lawrence, nine chair cushions. From tlie following ladies of F r o n t e n a c : E L I Z A B E T H M A G E E , N E T J I , I E W A S I V E Y , E F F I E SHAH^E, C A B B I E G A S K E L I , , B A R B A B A PATSMOif, A N N A H A N I J E Y , I D A B B E W E E , I . C. J E N X E S S , B M B T H A

PAJ-jrEB, F B A N O E S B A N N O B , and E L I Z A S T A L E Y , four comforts,

tliirty-eiglit yards of calico, twenty-eight yards of gingham, braids and thread. B E N G B A V E S , of Wichita, two large turkeys for Christmas. E D . V A I L , of Wichita, handsome call bell. Miss M A B T E N , of Wichita, magazines and JScwpo-'s Weekly^

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Delphian Ijodge, No. 44, A. P . & A. M., International Teacher's Bible. The following papers a n d magazines were donated: E s k r i d g e >S7ar, Kansas Commoner^ W i c h i t a Daily Eagle, and Wichita Daily i?eaeo'n, weekly paper from Solomon, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Industrial Advocate, of E l Dorado. W e h a v e in stock one horse, two cow.s, five hogs, a n d about fifty chickens. I m p l e m e n t s : One wagon, wheelbarrow, cultivji^ for, s e t ' o f h a r n e s s , hoes', rakes, etc'.' W e h a v e services every Sabbath afternoon a t 4 o'clock, when the services of a m i n i s t e r c a n be had.

Rev. Mr. PKCTEN, of the

Methodist Church, W e s t Side, h a s performed t h a t d u t y almost every Sabbath d u r i n g t h e year. I believe the Board ought to recognize his services in some substantial manner. The t h a n k s of t h e Board a n d H o m e are due to our brother. Dr. G. C. PTJBDUE, for t h e prompt, efficient a n d gratuitous services so cheerfully rendered to members of the H o m e during the year. T h a n k i n g you for t h e support rendered the m a n a g e m e n t for the short time I h a v e been here, I am F r a t e r n a l l y yours, GEO. W . B R I S T O W , Superintendent. A s u m m a r y of t h e report of the H o m e physician. Dr. G. C. PTJBDUB, shows t h e following cases of illness among the old people: Males, 18; females, 5. Of these several were severe attacks of pneuinonia. M a n y of t h e old people are very feeble a n d it is very fortunate t h a t there h a v e been no deaths. Bro. LTJNSFOBD is a helpless invalid with no prospect of ever being any better, but is gradually failing. A m o n g the children there has been no serious illness. There have been no contagious diseases and the children are now all doing well. T h e sanitary condition of tlie H o m e is good w i t h one exception. T h e sewerage, in the opinion of t h e H o m e physician, is n o t sufficient, a n d he recommends t h a t i t be improved. A t t h e last a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e Board, in J u n e , a n e w code of By-Daws was adoj)ted; also rules a n d regulations governing the H o m e , which I herewith submit. As i t is n o t likely tliat there will be a n y m a t e r i a l change in these, the Board recommends t h a t they be printed with t h e Proceedings of tlie Grand Lodge. I t ought to avoid m a n y inquiries and be helpful to the lodges, especially those w h i c h m a y desire to send m e m b e r s to the Home. The By-Laws, Bules a n d Regulations are as follows: BY-LAWS. MEETINGSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ABTIOLB I . SECTION 1. The Board of Directors shall meet annually' on the second Tuesday of .Tune, a t 10:00 A. M.. In t h e Kansas Masonic Home. SBO. 2. Special meetings m a y be held at any time, upon call of the President, or In case of his absence or disability,by the First, Second, or Third Vice-

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President, in the order named. If five or more of the Directors request it, the President shall call a special meeting. A notice of ten days must be given for special meetings. SEO. 3. A quorum shall consist of n o t less than a majority of the members of the Board of Directors. OFFICERS —ABTIOLB I I .

SECTION 1. The officers shall be a President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The President and Treasurer shall be members of the Board, and the Secretary may be. Their terms of office shall be one year, and until their successors are elected and qualifled. •-. SEC. 2. The Board may appoint and employ such other officers and agents as may be necessary, defining their duties, and may prescribe their terms of office and fix their compensation. DUTIES OF OFFICERS —ARTIOLK I I I . SECTION i. The President shall preside a t Board meetings, execute In connection with the Secretary such papers as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, report annually to the Grand Xiodge of A. F. & A. M. of Kansas and such other bodies as maybe represented on the Board of Directors, the income and expenses of the Home, the work accomplished, together with such recommendations as he may make with regard to the future operations of the Home, and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors m a y froui time to time require. Duties of the Vice-Presidents, SEC. 2. The Vice-Presidents shall, in the order named, in the absence of the President, or upon his request, perform the duties of t h a t officer. Duties of the Treasurer. SEC. 3. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all moneys belonging to the Home, and disburse the same in payment of expenses Incurred by the direction of the Board of Directors, and shall n o t make any payment except on proper vouchers drawn by order of the Board and signed by the President and Secretary; submit to the Board, or any member thereof, his books, papers and account.*-whenever requested so to do, and to report annually on or before the 5th day of February to the President, and oftener if required, the .yearly financial transactions of the Board and the Home, and transmit to his successor in office his official effects. Duties of the Secretary. SEC. 4. The Secretary shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors and record the proceedings thereof as approved; keep and protect from Improper use the seal of the Home; transmit to his successor In office his official effects and perform such other duties as may I^e required by the Board or by law. SEC. 5. Except as may be otherwise provided by resolution or other act of the Board of Directors, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to receive all moneys belonging to this corporatioji; he shall give receipts therefor and shall keep an accurate account thereof. Funds which may come Into the hands of the Secretary from any source, shall be by him paid over to the Treasurer on or before the last day of the month within which the same are received, and he shall take the Treasurer's receipt therefor. SEC. (). The Secretary and Treasurer shall a t the annual meeting, and oftener If required, make to the Board reports of their respective offices containing all such information as may be necessary to a complete understanding of the condition and operation of the Board and Home. OFFICIAL BONDS—ARTICLE I V . SECTION 1. The Treasurer and Secretary shall each enter into a bond to The Kansas Masonic Home for such sum as the Board of Directors may require, conditioned for the falthfur performance of his offlclal duties, with sureties to be approved by the Board. C O M M I T T E E S - A B T I C I , B V.

SECTION 1. The President shall appoint from the Board, Executive, Financial, House, Admission and Discharge Committees, each to consist of not less than three members. Duties of Executive Committee. SEC. 2. The Executive Committee shall, subject to the approval of the Board, attend to the business operations of the Home, relating to buildings and grounds.

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Duties of FiTiance Cominiller,. SEC.3^ Tiie Finance Committee shalJ examine the llnances of tlie Board and Home,audit and verify the financial statement submitted to tlie Board. SEO. 4. The House Committee shall, sul>Ject to the.approval of the Board, superintend the management of the Home and control the Inmates. SEO. 5. Tlie Committee on Admission and Discharge shall, subject to the approval of the Board, pass upon all applications for admission to the Home, and applications for discharge or adoption therefrom. ADMISSION TO T H E HOME —AKTIOI.E VI. SEOTION 1. Indigent Master Masons in good standing, who are recommended by their respective lodges as worthy of masonic charity, may, a t the discretion of the Board of Directors, be admitted to the Home, subject to the house rules, and In obedleuco to the discipline of the Home. Needy resident masonic widows, and orphans and children of the mejnbers of tlie Eastern Star, may be admitted to the Home upon recommendation of the lodge or other masonic organizations, or Eastern Star Chapter, within whoso Jurisdiction tliey inay reside, a t the discretion of the Board, subject to the Home rules and the discipline of the Home. The Board may also, upon Its own motion, admit such persons upon like terms. ORDER OF BUSINESS—ARTIOI.E VII. SECTION 1. (1) Readlng,correctlonandapproval of unapproved minutes. 12) Reports of officers. (3) Reports of committees. (4J Miscellaneous business.; (5) Election of officers. ADVISORY BOARD—ARTICI.E V I I I . SECTION 1. There shall be an Advisory Board of the Home, membership In which shall be for life; All Master Masons, their wives, widows, sisters, mothers, and daughters and children of members of the Eastern Star, shall bo eligible to membership, upon the payment, by themselves or by others for them, of the sum of fifty dollars; and shall secure an engraved certlflcate ot niemliershlp signed by the President and Secretary, wltli seal of the Home attached. Membership shall be honorary only, and shall involve no active duties ar liability. EXPENSES—ARTICLE IX. SECTION 1. The actual and necessary expenses for moneys paid out shall be paid each member of the Board for attendance at meetings of the Boarti, sucli claims to be audited by the Finance Committee. AMENDMENTS—ARTICLE X. SECTION 1. These By-Laws may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the Board, by a majority of all the members of the Board.

EULES AND EEGULATIONS. The following rules and regulations are adopted for the government ot the Home, and to which all officers, employes and Inmates are expected to conform: R U L E 1. Members of constituent lodges in good standing who are recommended by their respective lodges as worthy of masonic relief, needy widows and orphans of such members, and children of members of the Order of the Eastern Star ol Kansas, under such rules as the Board of Directors jnay adopt, may be admitted to the Kansas Masonic Home. R U L E 2. Application for admission shall be made by some masonic lodge' or ot her masonic ljody,or chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in the State of Kansas, stating name, age, and the condition of tlie proposed beneficiary, accompanied by the recommendation ol said lodge or masonic body, signed Ijy the Secretary thereof, and authenticated by its seal. Transportation and attendance to the Home of applicants accepted must be provided without expense to the Home. R D L E 3. Applications for admission shall be referred to the Committee on Admission and Discharge, which committee shall consist ot the President and four members of the Board to be appointed by the President, of which committee the President of the Board shall be chairman; and the action of a majority of such committee shall govern. R U L E 4. Applicants of unsound mind, deaf and dumb, contaminated by any contagious disease, or confirmed invalid, shall not be admitted; anil in the event ol any such being admitted by misstatement or concealment of

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these facts, which, If known, would have made them Inadmissible, they shall be dlscliarged and sent back by the Superintendent, a t the expense of the lodge reconimejidlng such applicant. RTJIJE 5. No orphan shall be received In the Home who is under four years of age, or over fourteen, unless by special agreement with the Board, nor shall any be admitted who have adequate means of support. RULE 6. The officers of the Home shall consist of a Superintendent, Matron, and Physician, whose Instructions must be obeyed, and to whom the lumates will be required to render cheerful assistance In the duties assigned. RULE 7. The Superintendent will have general charge of the Home and Inmates, and more especially the men and boys, and see that proper order and obedience is enforced, and will render the Matron ills support and assistance. RITIJE 8. The Matron will have charge of the House,look after the welfare and comfort of the Inmates, enforce the rules and maintain law and order. R u i E 9. The Home shall be open a t all times for visitation by members of the Board of Directors, or the presiding ofiElcer of any of tlie Grand Bodies within this Jurisdiction. RTJIJE 10. No visitors or strangers shall be entertained a t the Home, or permitted to remain over night in the house, without permission of the President of tlie Board, or a member of the House Committee. BuiiE 11. Relatives of Inmates from abroad may be permitted to visit the Home by consent of the Superintendent or Matron, or an admission card from the President, or any member of the Board of Directors. On Wednesdays of each week, from two till five o'clock p. M., the Home shall be open to visitors generally. B U M : 12. Family worship is to be regularly performed in the Home eacli morning, and every Inmate will be expected to attend, except in case of sickness. The ringing of the bell will be the call to worship. RTJI.E 13. Religious services shall be held every Sabbath afternoon a t tiiree o'clock. At these services visitors will be welcomed. BuiiE 14. Tlie doors of the Home and the gates shall be closed a t ten o'clock p. M.,and no inniate or employe shall be absent after that hour without special permission of tlie Superintendent, or in his absence, the Matron. RULE 15. No Inmate or employe will be permitted to leave the Home a t any time unless by permission of the Superintendent, or In his absence, the Matron. RTJIE 16; All rooms must be cleaned and ventilated dally, as may be necessary, and as thoroughly as the weather will permit. Once In each week, at least, every uncarpeted room must be thoroughly washed and the furniture cleaned and carefully examined. All bedding shall be regularly changed, aired, and renewed as of ten as necessary for the health, comfort, and cleanliness of the inmates. I n this or any other work about the Home, all inmates shall assist, according to the requirements of the Matron, and to the best of their ability. RuxE 17. The beneficiaries shall be employed, according to their age and capacity, in some household, mechanical or agrlcultur,al work, so as to teach them to love and honor labor and Industry and gradually prepare them for practical trades and employments. R U L E 18. Tlie recreations and enjoyments shall be conducted In such manner as will contribute to the health and physical development of the children. No games or plays having a tendency to gambling shall be permitted; nor shall the use of tobacco in any form be allowed to the children. The use of Improper or profane language is strictly forbidden. RUIJE 19. All cases of sickness in the Home requiring medical advice shall be reported to and shall be attended by the Physician of the Home, unless he shall see proper to call in other or additional counsel or advice. RuiE. 20. No stimulants or spirituous liquors shall be allowed or used In the Home, except by order of the physician. I n all such cases the same to be administered by the Matron. RTJIIE 21. The Board of Directors reserve the right to have-the children from the Home taken into good families,not to bind them out as servants,liut taken into homes as their own; Frooidcd always^ That such children shall be considered as under tlie control of the Boardof Directors, to be returned to the Home In cases of Ill-treatment, improper care, neglect, or other good causes. R U L E 22. No person shall be received as an Inmate of said Home unless he shall have first received and sliall present a permit or certiflcate of health from and signed by the Physician of the Home. â&#x20AC;˘ RTjiir; 23. These rules may be amended or changed a t a n y time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. RULE 24. No inmate under any pretext will be permitted to find fault with the Matron, Superintendent or employes, and if any one has cause for complaint, sucli complaint must be made to the House Committee, when the statoineut will be taken and such action thereon as they may deem advisable.

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R U L E 25. Before an applicant is admitted, the masonic body making the lecommendation shall see t h a t he or she is provided with a suitable outfit, viz: Two good dark suits o( clothes, changes of under clothing, shirts, stockings, shoes, etc., t h a t he or she may present a comfortable and respectable appearance. R U L E 26. The orders of the Superintendent and Matron must be obeyed; and the authority of the House Committee is absolute in all matters pertaining to the management and control of the inmates.

The pledge t h a t the Board made the Grand Lodge two years ago, t h a t it would m a i n t a i n the H o m e for five years, can be complied with. T h a t pledge, however, did not include the proposition t h a t tlie Board could build extra buildings t h a t would be needed for the proper care of the members. T h e essential improvements are a larger dining hall, and a heating plant sufficient to h e a t the entire buildings. The estimated cost of the heating |)lant is .$3,500. The cost of the dining hall will depend upon its a r c h i t e c t u r e and size. M a n y inquiries are made in regard to having the children placed in good homes. I n this connection I woiild call your a t t e n t i o n to Bule 21, of the Eviles and Regulations. Two of the children are now in good Christian masonic homes. I t is believed t h a t these cliildren can be better cared for and trained than a m o n g so m a n y as are a t the Masonic Home. All of the children have one parent living, tliough unable to support them. The old gentlemen, with few exceptions, are widowers. Those who h a v e wives are unable to receive any m a t e r i a l assistance from t h e m . . â&#x20AC;˘ . I t is estimated t h a t the expense account of the H o m e for the ensuing year will be about $5,000. The H o m e can be m a d e to accommodate more m e m b e r s without being overcrowded except a t the dining table. I t i s hoped tha't each member of the Orderpresentwill take time to visit the Home. If so, he cannot fail to note and be most favorably impressed with the great work for tlie individual good of the members, the lasting benefit thereof to indigent Masons, their widows and children, and last, but not least, to the great glory of Masonry, t h a t is being done a t the Masonic H o m e , tlie m o n u m e n t of masonic charity in K a n s a s . F r a t e r n a l l y 'submitted, D. B. F U L L E R , President. B r o . S. E. BussER moved t h a t the r e p o r t be received, and printed with the Proceedings. Carried.

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R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON G R I E V A N C E S A N D APPEALS. W.-. L . H . P E R K I N S , of No. 6, on behalf of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, presented t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.\ W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals fraternally subm i t the following report: A P P I J I O A T I O N O F ANSEL, M. LASTJEY FOB, O E R T I F I O A T F .

Your committee have devoted as much time as was practicable to a revieAv of the voluminous proceedings of the trial of Bro. ANSEii M. LASIJEY, which was conducted by eminent craftsmen skilled in inasonic jurisprudence, and which resulted in finding Bro. L A S L E Y guilty of an assault with intent to kill. No punishm e n t h a v i n g been administered by Lyons Lodge, No. 192, the duty, under the order of reference to your committee, devolved upon us to recommend punishment, if any, to be inflicted by this Grand Lodge. Your committee have sought in vain for e x t e n u a t i n g circumstances, but after m a t u r e investigation t h e y have unanimously reached the conclusion t h a t i t becomes their d u t y to recominend to this Grand Lodge t h a t Bro. A N S E L M . L A S L E Y be expelled from all the rights and privileges of Masonry. CASE O F A E O H I B H U Y O K B .

On full, consideration of the evidence in t h e case of Bro. A E O H I E HUY^OKE, your committee has reached the following conclusion: I n a s m u c h as Lyons Lodge, No. 192, failed to do its d u t y in t h e m a t t e r of administering proper p u n i s h m e n t to Bro. HuYOKE, t h a t the case requires 'and demands action on the p a r t of this Grand Lodge. Your committee therefore recommends t h a t the M.-.W.'. Grand Master appoint a Special Deputy to go to Ellsworth a n d in open lodge administer to Bro. H U Y O K E such reprimand as to the M.'.W.'. Grand Master shall seem proper; and thereafter, t h a t said Special Deputy m a k e report to t h e Grand Secretary, who .shall thereupon issue a certificate to Bro. H U Y O K E as prayed for. CASE OF E O Y A L LODGE, NO. 192, vs. TO'PEKA L O D G E , NO. 17.

Your committee have made a very careful investigation of the facts in the m a t t e r of t h e complaint of Royal Lodge, No. 192, of Lyons, against Topeka Lodge, No. 17, of Topeka, on accoiint of the latter lodge asserting jurisdiction over R O B E R T H . D E W E E S and conferring the degrees of Freemasonry upon him. The question before your committee was purely one of fact, in which no ill will between t h e members of said lodges, or t h e lodges, was de-

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veloped. After a, full hearing of the evidence, which, however, is not as conclusive as the committee m i g h t desire, we are of the opinion t h a t Topeka. Lodge, No. 17, acted in absolute good faith, a n d t h a t said lodge had jurisdiction over said candidate, and t h a t the c o m p l a i n t of Royal Lodge, 'No. 192, is not sustained by the evidence. The report of the general cliaracter of Bro. D E W E E S is such as to make it impossible for your committee to disregard his sworn s t a t e m e n t in regard to liis residence a t the time he made application to and was accepted by Topeka, Lodge, No. 17. Your c o m m i t t e e therefore recommend t h a t tlie prayer of R o y a l Lodge, No. 192, be denied. Bro. CI-.ABK, considering himself disqualified, did not act with the committee on this claim. OASE OF A I J L , B N l i O B G E , I.'0. 3-35, VH. E M P O K I A I J O D G K N O . 12.

On full and careful investigation and consideration of the evidence in the case of the complaint of Allen Lodge, NO. 3.35, a g a i n s t E m p o r i a Lodge, No. 12, in the m a t t e r of Bro. L. D. D K CAMIÂť, your committee is unanimous in the opinion t h a t the evidence shows t h a t the jurisdiction over said candidate was in ^Emporia Lodge, No. 12. Your committee therefore recommend tliat the prayer of Allen Lodge, No. 835, be denied. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, GEO. W. C L A R K , A. H . C A R N A H A N . L. H. P E R K I N S ,

D. W. H A Y S ,

H; W. STACKPOLE,

Committee.

VV.-. Bro. W. H. MizE moved t h a t the r e p o r t bo adopted. Cari-icd.

REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. T h e following r e p o r t was submitted by W.-.]^ro. W. E. F A G A N , of No.

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To the M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas : I n compliance with Section .37 of Chapter I of the By-Laws, your committee h a v e inventoried and inspected the Grand Lodge property, and have placed a value upon all articles t h a t a d m i t of appraisement. T h e y have ascertained w h a t disposition has been made of the property of lodges whose charters have been surrendered or revoked; have inspected the library, and have made sucli recommendations as seems to them to be to the best interest of tlie Grand Lodge. The result of their labors is embodied in the following report, which is herewith respectfully submitted.

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Property in the possession of the M.-.W.'. Grand.Master: 1 letter press. 1 tin box, for preserving bonds, etc. â&#x20AC;˘ All of the value of about $5.00. Property in the possession of the Grand Secretary: Library. 5 large w a l n u t book cases. 1 large oak table, for current magazines, etc. 1 lounge. 5 library chairs. . . 2 rugs. All of the value of about $280.00.

Office. 1 roller top oak office desk. 1 revolving office chair. 1 book rack. 1 oak registry cabinet case and cards. 3 walnut cases, for blanks and stationery. i book holder. 1 letter press and stand. 4 plain oiflce chairs. 2 rugs. All of the value of about $875.00. Store

Soom.

1 pine packing and shipping table. 2 maps. 1 step ladder. , Shelving, for p a m p h l e t s and reports. All of the value of about $60.00.

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Vault. 1 walnut filing case. 2 pine filing cases. 3 trunks, for Grand Lodge jewels and aprons. 1 trunk, for transporting records, etc., to Grand "Lodge: 1 set of Grand Lodge jewels for Grand Officers. 1 set of 15 aprons for Grand Lodge Officers. 7.34 aprons for members of Grand Lodge. 149 blank charters for new lodges. All of the value of about $690.00; m a k i n g a grand total of $1,410.00.

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Summary of Books in the Library. Bound Volumes: Complete set of Proceedings of Grand Lodge of K a n s a s 10 Proceedings of other Grand Lodges 432 Masonic magazines, periodicals a n d miscellaneous masonic publications 190 L a w s of flfty-three other Grand Jurisdictions 19 Mackey's Jurisprudence 1 Proceedings Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of K a n s a s , 1866-93 4 Proceedings Grand Council, R. & S. M., of Kansas, 1881-95.... 1 Proceedings Grand Commandery of K a n s a s , K. T., 1868-94.... 4 Proceedings Grand E n c a m p m e n t U. S., K. T., 1871-92 3 Gould's Masonic H i s t o r y 6 W e b s t e r ' s I n t e r n a t i o n a l Dictionary 1 Seone's Spanish Dictionary â&#x20AC;˘ 1 Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary 1 U n b o u n d volumes : Proceedings of other Graiid Lodges, masonic magazines, periodicals, and miscellaneous masonic literature, such as should be bound, sufficient to make about 100 bound volumes. Summary of Books in the Storeroom. B o u n d volumes: Proceedings Grand T.jodge of K a n s a s , Volume 1,1855-65 116 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 2, 18665-69 457 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume %, 1886-88 27 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 8,1889-91 115 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 9,1892-94 43 Proceedings Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , Volume 10, 1895-97 . . . . 80 U n b o u n d volumes, pamphlets, e t c : Proceedings of Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , covering the years 1870-97 inclusive : 2,774 Several thousand duplicate copies of Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions. The only supplies received from lodges whose charters have been surrendered or revoked was from Mission Lodge, No. 92, and consisted of badly worn charts, five cheaply constructed stands, and a set of officer's jewels ; all of which are still i n possession of the G r a n d Secretary, and of little or no value. The condition of the Grand Lodge property shows t h a t it has been in the hands of a careful, p r u d e n t and painstaking official; and we feel that the Grand Secretary is entitled to "lionorable m e n t i o n " for the fidelity and zeal with which he has performed his duties in all such matters as h a v e come under the observation of the committee. I n conclusion, we would recommend t h a t the following specific appropriations from the General F u n d be made, for the purposes indicated:

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For binding the Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, ma^ sonic magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous masonic literature .$100 00 For the purchase of books for the library 100 00 F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W. E. F A G A N , WM. J U L I B N , W. O. M I C H A E L S , Comm.iUe.e. E.-.W.-. Bro. AuRAM H. Er.Lis moved t h a t the report be received and adopted. Carried. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S . W.-. Bro. W. H . MiZE, of No. 160, on ,behalf of the Committee on Chartered Lodges, presented the following r e p o r t , which was adopted : To the'M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: The Committee on Chartered Lodges respectfully submits for your consideration the following report: After a careful examination Ave find t h a t .so far as the membership roll is concerned the return of every lodge within this Grand Jurisdiction is correct except two, to-wit: Paradise Lodge, No. 290, and Olive Lodge, No. 350, which reached the Grand Secretary's office too late to be returned for correction. The Secretaries of these lodges should be censured for disregarding the law in the premises and the repeated requests of the Grand Secretary. There is in m a n y respects marked improvement over the returns of former years. W i t h the exceptions noted, each and every member who was reported in 1896 has been accounted for in the returns of 1897. A few accessions in 1896 were omitted from the rolls for t h a t year, b u t the errors are now corrected and arrearages paid. W h i l e we accord the lodge Secretaries the credit for an improvement in their work justly their due, it m u s t be admitted t h a t b u t for the ^vatchful care and determined efforts of the Grand Secretary, in m a n y instances the returns for 1897 would be woefully incorrect; but there are still errors and such as he does not have time to adjust and make his a n n u a l report to the Grand Lodge. W e note the most important: The roll of No. 3.50 is not alphabetically arranged. The following lodges have in whole or in p a r t disregarded the constitutional i-equirement to give one Christian name in full, to-wit: Nos. 11, 21, 21, .38, 46, 65, 68, 74, 77,78, 80, 96, 97, 121, 138, 158, 162,165, 183, 196, 198, 204, 211, 213, 220, 235, 242, 246, 247, 253, 270, 271, 281, 283, 287, 290, 315, 321, 327, 332, 341, .344 and .348.

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T h e following placed Christian n a m e s first on roll, which renders t h e m extremely difficult to check, to-wit: Nos. 38, 112, 126, loo, 223, 234, 261, 349 and 350. All returns' are'properly certified a n d seal is attached except by the following: Nos. 79,1.38, 254, and .349. Secretaries of these lodges attempted to attach their seal, b u t in consequence of gross carelessness, instead of a u t h e n t i c a t i n g their work, only succeeded in m u t i l a t i n g the filing space belonging to the Grand Secretary. T h e most inexcusable a n d palpable error, and one of the greatest magnitude, is t h a t of changing Christian names or initials w i t h o u t explanation. Douljtless m a n y changes liave been m a d e ijurposely, with a vie^v to correcting errors in previous returns, b u t with no other d a t a before us than t h a t contained in the returns for 1896 and 1897, we were unable to decide which, if either, was correct. And while m a n y changes have been made in the interest of accuracy, it is e v i d e n t t h a t in a large m a j o r i t y of instances they were the result of carelessness. E v e r y name on each return, has been carefully and systematically cliecked, and we find t h a t of the .353 lodges 225 h a v e m a d e changes. H a d Secretaries observed t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the Committee on Chartered Ijodges, wh ich was, adopted last year by the Grand Lodge, and w r i t t e n the word " C o r r e c t " after each name changed, there would be nothing under tills head to criticise. W e submit the list of lodges tlius in error, with the number of changes made by each, a n d hope t h a t steps will be t a k e n to bring the matter to the a t t e n t i o n of the Secretaries of each lodge In the State. Nos. 1,1; 3, 6; 4,1; 5, 3; 6 , 1 ; 8, 4; 9, 6; 11, 3, 14,1; 15, 5; 17, 11; 19, 2; 21,1; 23,3; 24,5; 25,1; 26,2; 27,1; 29,1; 30,1; 31,1; 32,1; 33, 2; 34, 4;'35,4; 36, 7; .37, 3; 38, 2; 39,2; 40,1; 43, 5; 44, 4; 47,1; 48,1; 49,1; .50,1; 51,1; 52,1; 53, 1; 54, 11; 55, 2; 56, 3; 57, 1;58, 3; 60, 1; 61, 5; 62, 2; 63, 1; 64, 1; 65, 9; , 66,1; 67,4; 68,1; 69,7; 71,1; 75, 1; 76,1; 78, 3; 79, 2; 80,4; 83,8; 84,1; 85,1; 86, 2; 87, 1; 89, 3; 93,5; 94, 1; 95, 4; 96, 3; 97, 1; 98, 1; 99, 7; 102, 5; 104, 3; 105, 3; 106, 2; 107,2; 108, 2; 109,4; 110, 2; 111,2; 112,7; 113,2; 115,1; 116,6; 117, 6; 118, 3; 119, 4; 120, 3; 121,1; 123, 3; 127, 1; 130, 2; 131, 4; 1.32, 4; 13.3,2; 134,1; 135,2; 1.36,1; 137,2; 1.38,3; 1.39, 5; 140, 1; 141,5; 143,-2; 144,3; 146,2; 147,3; 148,1; 149,4; 152,1; 15.3,2; 155,2; 156,2; 1.57,2; 1.58,3; 159,21; 162,1; 163,2; 165,2; 166,3; 167,1; 170, 3; 17-3,1; 178,1; 179,7; 181,1; 183, 2; 186,1; 187, 11; 188, 2; 189, 2; 191, 1; 192, 2; 194, 4; 195, 3; 196, 3; 198,1; 199, 2; 200,4; 201,5; 204, 1; 205,2; 206, 2; 207,1; 208, 7; 209,1; 211,1; 212,1; 213,1; 216,2; 217,2; 219,2; 220,3; 228,2; 22.5,4; 227,3; 229,5; 231,5; 2:34,4; 2.35,5; 2:37, 2; 2.38, 1; 2.39,1; 240,4; 242,4; 244,1; 246, 2; 247, 2; 249,9; 2.50,4; 251,2; 2-52, 2; 2.53,3; 2.54, 1; 255,1; 256,1; 260, 1; 263,6; 266, 1; 269, 2; 270,3; 271,2; 274, 1; 275,2; 276,3; 279,1; 280,3; 281,3; 280, 1; 287,3; 288, 1; 290,1; 297, U; 299, 3; .300, 1; 304, 1; 305, 1; .307, 2; 310, 1; 311, 3; .313,1; 316,2; 318, 1; 319,2; .320,6; 321,1; 322,7; 326, 2; 328,1; 329,2-^330,4; :331, 2; 3.35, 2; 338, 1; 339, 3; 341, 1; 342, 3; 345, 3; .346, 1; 348, 4; :349, S; :350, 4; and :-!.53, 1.

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Your committee h a v e been requested to report to the G r a n d Lodge as to w h o are the proper officers to certify to the a n n u a l return, the retiring Worshipful Master a n d Secretary or their successors. T h a t there is a division of opinion is evident from the fact t h a t the r e t u r n s of 1.38 lodges were certified b y retiring officers and the remainder by the present Masters and Secretaries. As it is a question of law, we recommend t h a t it be referred to t h e Committee on Jurisprudence. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, W. H . M I Z E , W. A. B U R N E T T , D. M. F E R G U S O N , H . METZ, Commillco.

REPORT OF BOARD OF INSPECTORS. VV.-.Bro. W. F^ MARCH, of N o . 9, submitted t h e following report, which,on motion, was received and ordered printed with the P r o c e e d i n g s : To the M.: W.'. Or and Lodge of Kansas: The Board of Inspectors appointed b y tlie Deputy Grand Master, have examined the records, accounts and condition of the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas, upon request of its President, a n d beg leave to s u b m i t the following report: The following s t a t e m e n t is taken from t h e books of t h e Society, a n d shows the balance in t h e various funds a n d the condition of the Society on t h e 10th d a y of February, 1898: J)R.

CR.

Cash in office .$ 143 67 Cash in bank 28,033 51 Advance assessments $ 50 .55* Expense fund â&#x20AC;˘ 1,689 51* Benefit fund ." 13,174 55* P e r m a n e n t fund ' 57,494 42 (Permanent fund consists of .$8,.312.57 cash in bank, a n d following items:) Real estate mortgages 26,551 88 Bonds 725 12 Real estate contracts 8,825 00 Real estate 8,388 79 Special contracts 8,205 21 Sundrv accounts ' 1,067 20 Office furniture 418 65 $ 72,359 03 $ 72,359 03 We have verified t h e cash reported in the office a n d in b a n k ; we have exainined a n d passed upon the real estate mortgages, bonds, real estate contracts, special contracts, and real estate and sundry accounts held by the society, and believe them all to be *Cash in bank.

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in first class condition. W e believe the security to be ample, and are pleased to note a decided i m p r o v e m e n t in the condition of the societjT during the p a s t year. The P e r m a n e n t F u n d has been increased during the year a b o u t .$2,.500. The Benefit Fund available for p a y m e n t of d e a t h claims s t a n d s a t .$13,174.55, about the same as last year. All claims upon which proof has been completed h a v e been paid. The society has demonstrated the wisdom of the chang-e m a d e in 1895 from the old m o r t u a r y assessment fallacy to tlie level premium plan, b u t we believe its efficiency can still be greatly increased if some otlier features are added. Many of our brethren will welcome the adoption of additional provisions into the pL'in of the society w h e r e b y it can offer, a t the proper cost rate for sucli privileges, other forms of policies, such for instance as policies whicli can be fully paid for by the member in ten or twenty years, policies with paid-up insurance and cash surrender values, i^olicies partially or wholly m a t u r i n g in a certain number of years, and policies providing for partial p a y m e n t upon the happening of certain contingencies, such as loss of a hand or foot, or an eye. This does not contemplate a change in the present plan of the society, b u t merely the widening out a n d broadening of its benefits on the basis of actual cost for such benefits. W e fraternally m a k e these suggestions, t r u s t i n g t h a t the society can see its w a y clear to adopt some such plan. During the twenty-five years of existence of the society, it has paid o u t to widows, orphans a n d dependents of Master Masons over $850,000, without ever h a v i n g contested a single just claim. The Board have contested one or two cases, and the decision of the courts sustained t h e m in their position t h a t the claims were not just. W e find that tlie affairs of the society are managed by gentlemen of experience, and t h a t t h e y are conservative in all their investments, and have the good of the society in inind a t all times. There are no salaries paid except to the secretary, one clerk, and the general agent, and the expense of m a i n t a i n i n g the society, to the insured, is much below the average of similar organizations. The society is worthy of a more liberal support by the Master Masons of Kansas than has been accorded it in the past. W e heartily commend it to the brethren. Fraternally submitted, W. F . M A R C H , GEO. S . , M U R F H ; E Y ,

T. .T. A N D E R S O N , Board of Inspectors.

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R K l ' O B T OF BOARD OF C U S T O D I A K S . W,-. Bro. GEORGE F . POND, of JSTo. 124, submitted the following r e p o r t : To the M.\ W.-. O-rand Lodge of Kansas : We, your Board of Custodians, beg leave to submit the following report: The Board organi/-ed on the 18th day of February, 1897, a t the City of Salina, K a n s a s , by electing W.-. Bro. WiLi/rAjr P I T T MuDGBTT, Chairman, and W.-. Bro. GEOKCiB F. POIS^^D, Secretary. The next meeting of any impoi'tanoe was held in the City of Topeka, Kansas, on the 2.5th day of March, 1897, for the purpose of holding the annual State School of Instruction, as prescribed by Chapter I, Section 4.S, of Grand Lodge By-Laws, after giving to each of the lodges in the State, thirty days' notice of the time and place of said meeting. The Board met on the 25th day of March, 1897, a t the Masonic Temple in the City of Topeka, Kansas, and opened said School of Instruction, the full Board of Custodians being present. The Board held said school open for one week and held three sessions daily, at each session there being a fair attendance. During the sessions of the school the meetings,were honored by the presence of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master and R.-.W.-. Grand Senior and Grand Junior "Wardens, and great interest was added to said sessions by the M.'.W.*. Grand Master on F r i d a y evening of the week of said school conferring the third degree of Masonry on an actual candidate furnished by Siloam Lodge, No. 225, assisted by the B.-.W.\ Grand Senior and Junior. Wardens, the Custodians and Assistant Lecturers. i 'J'he work of the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry was thoroughly explained to each and every a t t e n d a n t at this school. The Assistant Lecturers who ^vere present are entitled to great credit and special mention for giving their entire time during the week to instructing brethren who came to attend the school. The Custodians and Assistant .Lecturers endeavored to instruct all fully in the work during day sessions; the evening sessions were devoted to exemplifying the work. During the session of the school the brethren of the lodges at Topeka did all they could to make the meetings pleasant, and most kindly gave for the use of the school their lodge room and furniture, m a n y of the brethren being daily in attendance and manifesting great interest in our welfare and the success of Masonry. The following brethren were recommended as being skillful workmen and proficient as ritualists, a.nd were recommended to be commissioned as Assistant Lecturers:

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Bro. T H E O . J. G A B L I O , K e y s t o n e Lodge, No. 102, Coffeyville, Kansas. Bro. GEO. M . D I X O X , B u r l i n g t o n Lodge, No. 166, Burlington. Bro. H. C. LooMis, Winfleld Lodge, No. 68, Winfleld. Bro. AJJBERT S A K B A O H , Holtoii Lodge, No. 42, Holton. Bro. DEIJOS W . A O K E B , A x t e l Lodge, No. 2.34 (residence Seneca). Bro. CHARiiES S H E D D , W h i t i n g Lodge, No. 260, Whiting. Bro. O. W. BT>OOD, Siloani Lodge, No. 22-5, Topeka. D u r i n g the year the Secretary of the Board has received reports of work clone a.s follows: Bro. WiT,LiAM P I T T M U D G E T T reports work done a t Clifton Lodge, No. 122, Clifton, four days instruction, compensation received, $20; condition of work, unfinished. Bro. GEO. F . P O N D reports work done a t Cedar Lodge, No. 103, Chanute, instructing eight days, compensation received, $.30. I n s t r u c t i n g several brethren a t Cedar V a l e for the purpose of organizing a new lodge, instructing eight days, compensation received, .$32. A t Olive Lodge, No. 3.50, lUlgin, instructing four days, compensation received, $20. I n s t r u c t i n g several brethren a t Wellsville for the purpose of organizing a, new lodge, instructing ten days, compensation received $60. I n s t r u c t i n g several brethren a t A l t a Vista, instructing seventeen days, compensation received .$76. A t Olathe Lodge, No. 19, i n s t r u c t i n g four days, compensation received, $20. A t Palestine Lodge, No. 127, Edgerton, instructing nine days, compensation received, $45. A t Osage Valley Lodge, No. 24, Osawatomie, instructing five days, evenings only, compensation received, $15. A t Clinton Lodge, No. 2.33, Burrton, instructing seven days, comisensation received, $3.5. A t C h a u t a u q u a Lodge, U. D., Cedar Vale, Instructing six days, compensation received, $25. At Wellsville Lodge, U. D., Wellsville, instructing six days, compensation received, $26. At Canopy Lodge, No. 248, Grenola, instructing ten days, compensation received, $40. A t Fargo Lodge, No. 300, Liberal, instructing twelve days, compensation received, $60. I wish to say in connection with this lodge, t h a t it Is in the most prosperous condition, although located in one of our most remote counties. The brethren are all enthusiastic in the love of MasOnry, and m a n y came as far as fifty miles to a t t e n d m y lectures. D u r i n g the session Ave degrees were conferred and the e n t h u s i a s m w a s unbounded. A t Pittsburg Lodge, No. 187, Pittsburg, instructing two evenings, no compensation. A t Council Grove Lodge, No. 26, Council Grove, instructing several evenings, no charges were made, b u t the brethren paid me five dollars and hotel bills. This was m y first visit to Council Grove. The condition of the work left in all these lodges is good. Bro. GEOKaE M. COPIJTIS- reports work done: InstructedjWinfield Lodge, No. 58, Winfleld five days, compensation received,

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$25; condition of work as left, good. Instructed Douglas Lodge, No. 151, Douglas, four d a y s ; compensation received, $20; condition of work, fair. Instructed Center Lodge, No. 147, Marion, three d a y s ; compensation received $15; condition of work good. I n structed Zeredatha Lodge, No. 80, Cottonwood Falls, four d a y s ; compensation received, .$20; condition of work as left, fair. I n structed Wellington Lodge, No. 150, Wellington, five d a y s ; compensation received, $25; condition of work as left, good. Instructed Rosedale Lodge, No. 333, Bosedale, nine evenings; work of this lodge not finished. I n regard to t h e new lodge a t Cedar Vale, I wish to say t h a t the brethren are entitled to great credit for their zeal, earnest efforts and industry, and it is the opinion of your Custodians t h a t this will make one of the briglitest lodges in the State of K a n s a s . I n this lodge there are four brethren who thoroughly learned the work a n d lectures. Regarding the ne\v lodge a t A l t a Vista, I never saw more earnest workers than these bretliren are. They are qualified in every respect. They are all resident business men. The Worshipful Master gave this school of instruction liis entire time, a n d tlioroughly mastered the work. The new lodge a t Wellsville is thoroughly qualified to work, and the members are of t h e best resident citizens. Your Custodian h a s not only thoroughly instructed t h e lodges in the work and floor movements of t h e ritual, b u t also in the workings of the lodge in the transaction of its business and the keeping of its records. Bro. T H B O . .T. GABIJIO reports work a t Chetopa Lodge, No. 73, Chetopa, instructing three days; compensation, $15; condition of the work good. Bros. G E O . M . DIXOU^, H . C . L O O M I S , A I ^ B E B T S A B B A O H , DEIJOS

W. AOKEB, C H A B I J B S S H E D D , and. O . W . BI/OOD, each report no

work done. Fraternally submitted, W. P. M U D G E T T ,

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GEO. M. COPLIN, G E O R G E F. POND, Gustodiana.

W.-. Bro. P E E E T M . HOISINGTON moved t h a t the r e p o r t be adopted. Carried.

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R E P O R T OF COMMITTEE ON F I N A N C E AND M I L E A G E . W.-. B r o . E D W A R D W . W E L L I N G T O N ,

b e h a l f of t h e

com-

mittee, submitted t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.:W.: Or and Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on F i n a n c e and Mileage respectfully b e g leave to submit t h e following report: W e h a v e carefully examined t h e accounts of both the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary a n d find them correct, in perfect liarmony and shoAAing thefolloAving s u m m a r y : GBAXD T K K A S U B B R ' S A O O O U N T .

Oeneral Fundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Reoeipts, Balance on hand last report. Received from Grand Secretary I n t e r e s t on daily balances Total

$18,316 85 10,697 66 412 12 i|;29,426 6.3

I)i.'ibursirnicritfi. Paid o u t on warrants Transferred to Charity Fund Balance on hand, F e b r u a r y 5, lS98 .

$ 9,075 34 1,110 97 19,240 .32 = $29,426 63

N e t increase since last report, .$92.3.47. Charity Fundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Receipts. Balance on hand last report Transferred from General Fund Total

% 1,821 .39 1,110 97 .1; 2,9.32 .36

Dishursemcii ts. Paid on warrants $ 275 00 Balance 2,657 36 = $ 2,9.32 .36 N e t increase since last report, $8.36.97. Summary. Balance account General F u n d ' $19,240 .32 Balance account Chority Fund 2,657 -36 Total balance in treasury, for which your committee hold certified check $21,897 68 Total net increase in tregisury over last year 1,759 44 GBAND S E O B E T A E Y ' S A O O O U N T .

Received from all sources $11,640 10 Paid Grand Treasurer, as per vouchers $10,697 66 Paid account appropriations, as per vouchers. 942 44 $11,640 10 $11,640 10 Your committee desire to congratulate the M.'. W.*. Grand Lodge upon the efficient service rendered b y both t h e Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary. Their books and accounts a r e systematically kept, and are models of neatness.

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A PPBOPBIATIONS.

V'our committee respectfully recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year: Salary M.-.W.-. Grand Master $ 800 00 Salary private Secretary to M.-.W.-. Grand Master 25 00 Salary Grand Treasurer 500 00 Salary Grand Secretary 1,800 00 Salary Assistant Secretary 25 00 Salary Grand Chaplain 25 00 Salary Grand Tyler 50 00 Salary Assistant Grand Tyler 25 00 Salary Custodians, each $50.00 150 00 Salary chairman Committee on Foreign Correspondence. 300 00 Printing Annual Proceedings, 1898 1,350 00 Rent, Grand Secretary's office, library- and vault 850 00 Postage and express 400 00 Stationery and other printing 100 00 Incidental expenses Grand Secretary's office 200 00 To pay committee, mileage and expenses of this A n n u a l Communication, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary 2,500 00 Use of Auditorium for Grand Xiodge purposes 50 00 Ketcheson & Burbank, printing Constitution and ByLaws for use a t this A n n u a l Communication 82 65 Ketcheson & Burbank, balance due as per contract with .Tohn H. Brown, 1887. 69 58 F. .T. Cossett, for screen and expense of lantern work in Auditorium Feb. 15th, by order of Grand Master.. 6 71 Also incidentals of M.-.W.-. William M. Shaver 67 30 Special stenographic work for c o m m i t t e e s . . .. 15 00 Also the following appropriations recommended by the Committee on Grand Lodge Property: For binding Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous literature .. â&#x20AC;˘$ 100 00 For purchase of books for library 100 00 The report of the Special Committee on Revision of Laws having m e t with your approval, we recommend t h a t $450 be appropriated in p a y m e n t of the work pefformed by t h a t committee. AVe also recommend an appropriation of $200 to cover services and expenses of W.-.Bro. T. E . D E W E Y in compiling the index digest, and $500 for printing and binding 3,000 copies of the Constitution, LaM's and Digest. W e recommend the approval of t h a t portion of the Grand Secretary's report relative to the distribution of the laws, with this exception, that one copy be furnished the subordinate lodges instead of t\\o. On .January 15th, for the purpose of compiling an accurate mileage roU.for use of this and subsequent communications, your committee issued a circular letter to all Masters of lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, asking for the railroad fare to Tojoeka, Salina,.

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Wichita, L/eavenworth a n d F o r t Scott. T h e result shows t h e cost of holding communications a t the above cities as follows: Topeka, $1,858.60; Salina,$2,018.35; W i c h i t a , $2,026.39; Leavenworth, $2,202.6.3; F o r t Scott, $2,.391.86. These figures also show a saving to this Grand Lodge a t Topeka over Salina of $159.75; W i c h i t a of $167.79; Leavenworth'of $344.03; F o r t Scott of $5.3.3.26. Your committee desire to call your attention to tlie fact t h a t there would have been a n e t saving of a b o u t $2,345.00 had a l l communications for tlie past thirteen years been held in the City of Topeka. I n view of t h e foregoing, we would respectfully recommend t h a t t h e Committee on .Turisprudence be instructed to prepare Ji.nd present a standing regulation designating Topeka as the place for holding future A n n u a l Communications of this Grand Lodge. W e recommend t h a t t h a t portion of the Grand Master's address relative to t h e special assessment of fifteen cents per capita for the benefit of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e be adopted, and t h a t tlie proceeds of said a s s e s s m e n t be tran.sferred to t h e Masonic H o m e Board a t the end of each year. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , B. W. W E L L I N G T O N , S. M. FOX, A L E X . A. S H A R P , B. A. F L A C K , W. F. MARCH, Committee. W.-. B r o . THOMAS G-. F I T C H , of JSTO. 303, moved t h a t

the

r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e be a p p r o v e d , except t h e two propositions relating t o t h e p e r m a n e n t e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a t Topeka, and r e l a t i n g t o t h e Masonic Homo. Carried. W.-. Bro. AV^iLLiAM J U L I A N , of N o . 19, moved t h a t t h e r e p o r t of t h e committee* be a m e n d e d so us to fix the assessm e n t a t twenty-five cents p e r capita, instead of fifteen cents per capita. Carried. W.-. Bro. D A V I D SMYTH, of N o . 99, moved t h a t the e n t i r e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e , as a m e n d e d , except t h a t portion r e l a t i n g to t h e p e r m a n e n t e s t a b l i s h m e n t of t h e Grand L o d g e lit T o p e k a , bo adopted. Carried.

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P L A C E OF M E E T I N G , 1899. T h e City of L e a v e n w o r t h , by a majority vote, was selected as the place of holding the F o r t y - t h i r d A n n u a l Communication of this Grand L o d g e , c o m m e n c i n g W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 15, A. D. 1899, A. L. 5899; and on motion of M.-. W.-. Bro. GEO. W . CLARK, the vote was declared unanimous. STANDING REGULATION —GBAND MASTER'S APRON. W.-.Bro. JACOB D E W I T T , of Ifo. 60, offered t h e following as a S t a n d i n g Eegulation, which was a d o p t e d : T h e apron worn b y t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master shall be pre.sented to him, as a souvenir, on r e t i r i n g from office. A P P R O P R I A T I O N O P .$5,000 F O R K A N S A S M A S O N I C HOME. •W.-.Bro. T. J. ANDERSON, of No. 17, moved to a p p r o p r i a t e ' the sum of five t h o u s a n d dollars, from t h e General F u n d exclusivelj', for the purpose of installing a h e a t i n g plant and e n l a r g i n g t h e d i n i n g room facilities at the K a n s a s Masonic Home. Carried. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until 7:45 o'clock this evening.

EVENING

SESSION.

T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from refreshment to labor at 7:45 o'clock P. M. R E P O R T OF C O U N C I L OF A D M I N I S T R A T I O N , R.-.W.-. CHAS. J. W E B B , of No. 225, presented t h e following report, which was, on motion, received a n d a d o p t e d :

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To the Af.-.W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Council of Administration submit the following report: Council of Administration held two meetings on dates and a t places noted below, during t h e p a s t year: " SAiiiNA, K A N S A S , February 19, 1897. " T h e Council of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e M.".W.-.Grand Lodge of K a n s a s m e t a t Salina, K a n s a s , there being present Bros. S H A V E R , STONE, LOOMIS and W E B B .

T h e m e e t i n g w a s called to

order by M.-.W.-.Bro. W M . M . S H A V E R . On motion of Bro. S T O N E , seconded by Bro. L O O M I S , B r o . W M . M . S H A V E B w a s elected

Chairman, a n d Bro. C H A S . J. W E B B Secretary of t h e council. "M.-. W . \ Bro. C. C. COIJEMAN presented a communication from Mrs. R U T H B E B K X , E Y , of Salina, the widow of a Master Mason, w h o was a m e m b e r of Wilbur Lodge, No. 64, of Wilbur, Nebraska. She lived in Salina, a n d asked for aid. B y consent, tlie m a t t e r was referred to t h e Grand Master, with authority to take necessary action, after m a k i n g investigation' through t h e Salina Masons. Bro. A. E . L A N G WORTHY, of W a s h i n g t o n Lodge, No. 5, a p peared before the Council a n d presented t h e ease of P a s t Grand Master J O H N M . P R I C E , whom he reported in a helpless physical condition a n d in needy circumstances. Upon motion of Bro. W E B B , seconded b y Bro. S T O N E , an allowance of ten dollars pBr m o n t h was authorized b y t h e Council. "Bro. "B. M. J O N E S , of Downs Lodge, No. 204, presented t h e case of Bro. M Y R O N C A R P E N T E R , a member of his lodge, who was physically disabled a n d needy. I t was moved b y Bro. LOOMIS, seconded b y Bro. S T O N E , t h a t t h e sum of fifty dollars be sent to t h e Master of Downs Lodge to assist the lodge in t a k i n g care of this case. Motion carried. "Bro. LOOMIS moved t h a t t h e bonds of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer remain t h e same as dviring t h e p a s t year, and t h a t t h e y be presented a t t h e meeting of the Council to be held in March, 1897. Motion seconded by Bro. Stone,and carried. "Upon motion of Bro. S T O N E , seconded by Bro. LOOMIS, t h e Grand Secretary w a s instructed to procure a halftone portrait of M.-.W.-. O W E N A. B A S S E T T a n d publish same in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge; also to publish a half-tone portrait of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . "Minutes of t h e m e e t i n g read and approved. Meeting a d journed."

ToPEKA, K A N S A S , March 27,1897. " Meeting called to order by M.-. W.-. WIIJIJIAM M . S H A V E R , chairman. M.-.W.-. Bro. .TAMES H . M O C A I , L made verbal statem e n t regarding condition of affairs of the Kansas Masonic H o m e , and informed the Council of t h e resignation of Mrs. E . E . C H E S NEY, Matron of t h e H o m e , t a k i n g etfect April 1, 1897, a n d presented t h e resignation of M.-. W.\ J. H . MCCALIJ as Superintendent, effective same date. Resignations accepted. " T h e bond of A. K. W I L S O N , as Grand Secretary, in t h e sum of ten thousand dollars, was presented, and upon motion of Bro. W E B B , seconded b y Bro. S T O N E , t h e bond was accepted.

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" T h e bond of R. E. TOKKIIS"^GTON, as Grand Treasurer, in t h e sum of t h i r t y thousand dollars, bearing signatures of CALVIN^ H O O D and WILIIJIAM M A E T I N D A L I B as sureties, was, upon motion

of Bro. STOJS^E, seconded by Bro. W E B B , accepted a n d approved. " T h e case of Bro. C.' P. Liifiv, member of W a l n u t Valley Lodge, jSfo. 191, of Is^'ess City, was taken under consideration, a n d the resolution of W . \ Bro. J. C. H O P P K B , as shown on page 431 of the Grand Lodge Proceedings, was upon motion of B r o . STOIS^K, seconded by Bro.' LOOMIS, considered favorably by the Council, and the Grand Secretary was directed to p a y the sum of $60 in accordance with said resolution. " T h e application of Paola Lodge, 'No. 37, for t h e relief of Bro. DiviLBLiss, was referred to M.-. W.-. W M . M . SHAVEI*, w i t h authority to exercise his judgment and act accordingly. " The application of Mrs. E . E. E B B D , widow of late Bro. E . E . R E E D , a member of Mt. Pleasant Lodge, No. 58, which h a d surrendered its charter, was taken under consideration,and upon motion of Bro. LooMis, seconded by Bro. STONE, the Grand Secretary w a s authorized to pay five dollars monthly to Mrs. R E E D , provided t h a t upon further investigation made by tlie Grand Master he should deem such action advisable. " T h e Council of Administration proceeded to the election of five members of t h e Board of Directors of t h e K a n s a s Masonic Home, to'fill vacancies caused by resignations to take effect a t t h e a n n u a l meeting of the Board to.be held in .Tune, 1897. " T h e following were elected members: ^ " W.-. Bro. P E B B Y M . HoisiJrftTON for five year term. "M.-. W.'. Bro. D A V I D B . PtJiyryRE for four year term. "M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E for three year term. "M.'. W.'. Bro. G E O . W . CIJABK for two year term. " W.-. Bro. T H O M A S G . F I T O H for one year term.

" T h e Grand Secretary was instructed to notify t h e above named members of their election, and to request t h a t they signify their acceptance in the usual manner. Upon motion tlie meeting of the Council adjourned." Fraternallj' submitted, C H A S . J. W E B B , Secretary Council of Adm,inistra,tion.

F I N A L A C T I O N ON R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. M..-.W.-. B r o . G E O . W . C L A R K , of N o . 225, moved t h a t t h e recommendation of t h e Committee on Finance and Mileage, with reference to t h e p e r m a n e n t location of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a t T o p e k a , be not concurred in. Carried.

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Februars-,

R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON J U R I S P R U D E N C E . R-.W.-. ABRAM H . E L L I S , on behalf of the committee, sub niitted t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.\W.\ Crrand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence has considered the decisions of M.*.W.-. Bro. S H A V E B as recorded, a n d recommend : T h a t Decision No. 1 be approved, b u t in consideration of the fact t h a t the By-Laws have now been changed to correspond in direct t e r m s with this decision, it is suggested t h a t the same be not published. T h a t Decisions Nos. 2 and 3 be approved, b u t as they are so clearly in accordance with the law as it is generally recognized, it is suggested there is no occasion for their publication. T h a t Decisions Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 and 12 be approved. T h a t Decision No. 1.3, be approved, M.-.W.-.Bro..Mii.LER dissenting as to this l a s t recommendation. T h a t Decision No. 11 be disapproved. The decision is not in conformity with the provisions of Chapter I I , Section 47, of the old By-Laws. The waiver of jurisdiction by a lodge over an E n tered Apprentice does not operate as an irrevocable relinquishm e n t of iurisdiction over such a Mason until such a waiver is accepted by another lodge, and such waiver can only be' accepted by electing such brother to receive the r e m a i n i n g degrees. Therefore, in the case stated, the Lodge a t M. can confer such degrees upon the brother w h e t h e r he no^v resides ^vithin its territorial jurisdiction or not. The committee has also considered the questions submitted to it by the Committee on Chartered Lodges as to w h e t h e r the a n n u a l reports should be made to the Grand Secretary by the Master a n d Secretary who retire from offlce a t the time of the installation in December, or by the officers whose terms of office begin a t t h a t time. These reports, by the provisions of the Constitution (Article V I I , Section 6) are required to be made on the last day of December, and as the newofllcers are always installed before t h a t day, it is their duty to m a k e the same. The report of a lodge m u s t be authenticated by its seal, which is in the custody of the Secretary a n d can only be used by himself or under his direction. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, . ABRAM H. E L L I S , M A T H E W M. M I L L E R , D A V I D B. F U L L E R , T H O M A S E. D E W E Y , CommiUee. W.-. B r o . JACOB D E W I T T moved t h a t t h e r e p o r t be received a n d adopted. Carried.

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S P E C I A L R E P O R T OP C O M M I T T E E ON' J U R I S P R U D E N C E â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I N C O R P O R A T I O N OP G R A N D LODGE. R-.W.-. Bro. A B R A M H . E L L I S , on behalf of the committee, presented the following special r e p o r t : To the M.-.W.-. Cfrand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence presents the following special report upon the subject of the incorporation of this Grand Lodge. A t the Annual Communication in 1896 the Grand Secretary submitted a report showing the proceedings had in 1866, with reference to the incorporation of the Grand Lodge, and on motion of W.-. Bro. D B W I T T , the m a t t e r was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, " w i t h instructions to m a k e all necessary investigation of the subject and to report thereon a t the n e x t A n n u a l Communication." This committee in 1897 recommended t h a t the reference to it " b e continued for the consideration of the incoming Committee on .Jurisprudence." (Proc. 1896-7, pp. 256 and 463.) Owing to the ambiguity of the resolution of reference, it is not quite clear w h a t the Grand Lodge desired its committee to investigate, but as it is certain t h a t the Grand Lodge has never been incorporated, it is assumed t h a t the object of the reference was to secure information as to the desirability of effecting its incorporation at this t i m e . ' Acting upon t h a t vie^v, the committee requested the Grand Secretary to send personal letters of inquiry to the Grand Secretaries of the Grand Lodges in the United States. Our Grand Secretary complied with the request, and wrote a personal letter in substantially the following form to each: " />car Sir and B.: W.-. Brother: "Perinit me to propound the following questions to you relative to the matter of the incorporation of your Grand Lodge. These questions are aSked because a proposition is pending before our Committee on Jurisprudence -with reference to the legal incorporation of the Grand -Lodge of K a n s a s , and we are anxious to have the benefit of your experience in the matter, and any suggestions which you m a y m a k e will be highly appreciated. " i ; Is your Grand Lodge incorporated under the laws of the State, and if so, who are the trustees ? T h a t is, are they oflficers holding other positions, as Grand Master and Grand Wardens, or are they simply trustees elected by the Grand Lodge? "2. W h a t powers do you give the Board of Trustees as to business matters and m a n a g e m e n t of the funds and property of the Grand Lodge? ".3. H a s there been any conflict between the Grand Lodge or the subordinate lodges, and the trustees with reference to financial matters in j'our Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n ? "

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Replies ^vere received from thirty-seven Grand Secretaries, which are filed herewith. The following abbreviated s u m m a r y will show the substance of such answers : A L A B A M A . — I s incorporated; no trustees; no confUcts reported. A B K A N S A S . — I n c o r p o r a t e d 1850; Grand Officers t r u s t e e s ; limited powers; no conflicts. CAXIFOBJTXA.—Not incorporated; no trouble or conflict. CoLOBABO.—Incorporated 1821; three trustees, who hold no other office; no trouble or conflicts. CoNN'isOTiccFT.—Not incorp)orated; opposed to i t ; no lodges incorpora,ted; no conflict. D I S T R I C T OF ConaMBiA.—Not incorporated; Grand Treasurer holds all securities and f u n d s ; oppose incorporation. IJ'iiOBiDA.—Incorporated; three trustees appointed by Grand Master each year; limited powers; no conflicts. G E O R G I A . — I n c o r p o r a t e d ; no trustees: no conflicts. Ii.LiJfois.—Is incorporated; has not exercised powers. LVDIANA.—Incorporated 1838; three trustees; power to repair property and hold funds; no conflicts. I N D I A N T E B R J T O B Y . — T r i e d to incorporate and failed. lowA.—Was incorporated; gave up charter; Grand Master and W a r d e n s trustees; oppose incorijoration. K E N T U C K Y . — Incorporated, but has no trustees; very satisfactory and no oonfliot. IJOUISIANA.—Incorporated; Grand Master, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary a n d six others trustees; full po^vers; lodges retain real estate; no conflict. MAIISTE.—Incorporated 1820; first four officers and Grand Secretary trustees; no trouble or conflicts. M A B Y L A X J J . — I n c o r p o r a t e d 1822; first five officers trustees; no conflicts. MiOBTiGAis^—Incorporated; first five.officers t r u s t e e s ; no trouble or conflicts. M I N N E S O T A . — I n c o r p o r a t e d ; Grand Master and W a r d e n s , with three others trustees. " N o t h i n g ever done under it." N E B R A S K A . — I n c o r p o r a t e d ; no trustees; not enthusiastic for it. N E W M E X I C O . — N o t incorporated; is seeking information. N E W Y o B K . ^ I n c o r p o r a t e d ; five trustees, which Grand Master m a y remove; full powers; ho conflicts. NoBTH C A K O L I N A . — I n c o r p o r a t e d 1797; has ho trustees; no trouble or conflicts. O H I O . — I n c o r p o r a t e d 1844; Grand Officers trustees; lodges retain real estate; no conflicts. O K L A H O M A . — I n c o r p o r a t e d , b u t Grand Secretary thinks it a. mistake.

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OREGON.—Incorporated; Grand Master and W a r d e n s trustees; full powers; no conflicts. P E N N S Y L V A N I A . — N o t incorporated; no advice; no trouble; no conflicts. R H O D E ISLAND.—Incorporated; no trustees; not enthusiastic for, but no conflicts. S O U T H C A B O L I N A . — I n c o r p o r a t e d ; no trustees; no conflicts. TBNNE.SSEE.—Notincorporated; Grand Officers trustees; H o m e deeded to them; no conflicts. TEXAS.—Incorporated; no triible or conflicts reported. U T A H . — N o t incorporated; Grand Secretary hopes it never will be; has trustees; no-conflicts. VERMONT.—IncoriDorated; has no friction and has no desire for change. V I R G I N I A . — N o t incorporated; forbids incorporation of lodges; opposed to it. W A S H I N G T O N . — N o t incorporated; decided against it in 1872; no lodge can incorporate; no conflicts. W E S T VIRGINIA.—^Not incorporated; opposed to it; have trustees who have no charge of funds; no conflict. W I S C O N S I N . — I n c o r p o r a t e d ; tliree trustees, who hold no other oflice; have charge.of funds and ijroperty; no conflict. F r o m the replies received it appears t h a t m a n y of the Grand Lodges which have incorporated have never exercised their powers. I t is also noticeable t h a t no comiDlaints of consequence are m a d e by either class. The experience of these Grand Lodges, extending as it does over a long period of years and under widely different circumstances, leads the committee to conclude tliat under the laws of tliis State this Grand Lodge will be safe to continue as it is, or it would be equally safe to incorporate. The subject of the incorporation of Grand Lodges lias been the cause of able and prolonged discussions between our Foreign Correspondents, and has received much more attention than its importance deserves. Under existing laws, the bonds of our Grand Officers can be sued on in a court, and our securities can be foreclosed and collected. I n the language of the Committee on .Iiirisprudence of W a s h ington, in their report m a d e upon the same matter to tlieir Grand Lodge in 1872, we recommend t h a t " the whole subject be deferred." F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, ABRAM H. E L L I S , M A T H B W M. M I L L E R , D A V I D B. F U L L E R , T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , Committee. W.-. Bi-o. CHARLES B. CORY moved t h a t t h e special r e p o r t be a d o p t e d . Carried.

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INSTALLATION. . M.-.W.-.WILLIAM M . S H A V E R installed t h e following officerselect: M.-.W.-. M A U E I O K L . S T O N E :R.-. W.-. H B J T B Y G . L O O M I S B.-. W.-. C H A S . J. W E B B B.-. W.-. P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N . . ' B.'.W.-. BOBEBT E . TOEBiNGTO?s"

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer.

B.-. W.-. ATJBEET K . W I L S O J T

Grand Secretary.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following appointive officers, w h o w e r e d u l y in.stalled; Bev. S A M U E L E . B U S S E E

. . Grand Chaplaiin.

W.-. T H O M A S E . D E W E Y W.'. C H A E L E S W . M I X I L E E W.-. W. A. BuENETT W.-. F . E . M O S T E L I J B E W.-. A L I E E E D W H I T M A N W.-. J. J. V A E N E E W.-. G. W . F A B B O N

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

Senior Deacon. Junior Deacon. Marshal. Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. Pursuivant.

W.-. D E L O S W . A O K E B

Grand Tyler.

A P P B O P E I A T I O N F O B GBAND MASTEB'S APBON. On

motion of

E.-. W . - . B r o . E G B E R T E . TORRINGTON,

the

G r a n d S e c r e t a r y w a s i n s t r u c t e d to p u r c h a s e an apron for t h e i n c o m i n g Grand Master, a n d d r a w a w a r r a n t on Grand Treasu r e r for cost of same. E E S O L U T I O N OF T H A N K S . Bro. S. E . BussER offered t h e following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : Resolved., T h a t t h e t h a n k s of this Grand Lodge be and are hereby extended to t h e masonic bodies and brethren of Wichita, for their assistance in m a k i n g our visit to their city a pleasure, and for their assistance in m a k i n g this Annual Communication a great success; and to the railroads for courtesies extended. G A L L OF C O M M I T T E E S . T h e G r a n d ' S e c r e t a r y called t h e roll of committees to ascertain if t h e y had a n y f u r t h e r business to p r e s e n t to t h e Grand L o d g e before closing.

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STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e followint; is t h e list of committees t o serve d u r i n g thin, masonic y e a r : On Credentials.—Mos^s S A B B A O H , N O . ^25, Holton ; WiLLiAur H . VOETH, No. 93,Pittsburg; J O H N MoOuLLAan, No. 194, G a l e n a ; C H A B L B S E . H A I J I J , No. 177, E u s s e l l ; P B A X K E . D A V I S , N O . 5,

Atchison. On Reports

of Grand

Officers.— T H O M A S G . P I T C H , N O . 303,

W i c h i t a ; C H A , B L E S H . A P T , N O . 265, P r a t t ; W A L T E B S P E B L I N G , NO.; 39, S e n e c a ; ADEIAIJ^ C . S H E E M A N , N O . I l l , Rossville ; J A M E S

W . ViNiXG, N O . 199, Norton. On Finance and Mileage.—EDWAED W . WEijLiNCrTON, N o . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; A L E X . A. S H A B P , No. 167, L a r n e d ; SiiviEOii M. P o x , No. 16, M a n h a t t a n ; W I L L I A M P . M A E O H , N O . 9, L a w r e n c e ; B E E T . A. P L A O K , No. 353, E n t e r p r i s e .

On Chartered

Lodges.—MATTHEW

- •..

M . M I L L E I J , N O . 134, To-

p e k a ; J A M E S H . M G C A L L , N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; W I L L I A M H . M I Z E ,

N O . 160, Osborne; J A C O B W . L O N G F E L L O W , N O . 3,. K a n s a s C i t y ; C H A B L E S SA^VTELL; No. 7, Junction City. ' ' On Ijodges XJ. T).— THOMAS L, BOND, No. 216, S a l i n a ; ANDBEV,' M. C A L L A H A M , No. 17, T o p e k a ; S I D N E Y L . H T J N T E B ; N O . ' 3 1 1 ,

P o r t L e a v e n w o r t b ; B D D . H A Y S , N6."i03, Wellington; D A V I D C . B A T T E Y , N O . 114, Florence.. On Orievances and Appeals.^Qv^o'. Wi C L A B K , N O . 225, Top e k a ; P E N T O N X . M O D E B M O T T , N O . 8, P o r t S c o t t ; A R C H I B A L D A. C A E N A H A N , N O . 113, C o n c o r d i a ; D A N I E L W . H A Y S , . N O . 24,

O s a w a t o m i e ; J O H N S . M C D O W E L L , N O . 174, S m i t h Center. On Grand Lodge Property.—WALTEE E . P A G A N , N O . 90, N o r t h T o p e k a ; A L E X A N D E B M . S W I T Z E B , N O . 140,'Hutchinson; BOBEBT J. T B A V E E , N O . 340, L e o t i ; L A I B D . H A B T , N O . 257,

W e s t m o r e l a n d ; W I L L P. L Y O N , N O . 107, Independence. On Jurisprudence.—ABBAM H . E L L I S , N O . 145, Beloit; D A V I D B. PuLLEB, No. 106, E u r e k a ; C H I L E S C . C O L E M A N , N O . 134, Clay C e n t e r ; C H A B L E S S M I T H , N O . 104, W a s h i n g t o n ; E L B I C K C . C O L E ,

No. 15, Great Bend. ' On Correspondence.—JOHN

C. P O S T L B T H W A I T E , N O . 11, J e w e l l

City; W I L L I A M J. K B Y T E , N O . 172, M c P h e r s o n ; W I L L I A M J U L I A N , No. 19, O l a t h e ; G E O B G E W . W I L E Y , N O . 275, M e a d e ; R O B T . M .

MoGoNiGAL, No. 306, Colby. On Necrology.—WILLIAM M . S H A V E E , No. 231, T o p e k a ; W I L L I A M E . H U T C H I N S O N , N O . 312, S a n t a F e ; F R A N K I . S A G E , N O .

161, Alma. Special

Committee

on Washington

T H O M P S O N , N O . 143, Minneapolis;

Topeka, alternate.

Memorial.—WILLIAM

S I L A S E . S H E L D O N , N O . 17,

130

TROCEEDINOS

February,

OF THE

BEADING OF JOURNAL. The Grand Secretary read the journal of this Communication, which, on motion, was adopted. CLOSING CEREMONY. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master closed the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge in Ample Form, with prayer by Eev. SAMUEL B . BUSSEE, 'Grand Chaplain.

Grand Master.

ATTEST:

Orand Secretary.

STATISTICAL TABLES.

Name

Lodge.

1 2 3 4 6 (1 7 8 Blslng Suii. (1 10 K i n g S o l o m o n 11 12 E m p o r i a lii N e m a h a 14 15 IC) 17 18 F r a i i k l l u lit O l a t l i e 20 C l r c l e v l l l e 21 V a l l e y F a l l s •22 O l i v e t 23 P a l m y r a 2.1 25 O k o t o 20 27 28 29 P a c i n c 30 31 A r c a n a 32 33 34 35

iVo.

Hiawatha

M o u n d City

Oketo

Baldwin Cltv

Olathe Clrclevllle. Valley Falls

Leavenworth Jewell City

J u n c t i o n City F o r t Scott...•.'

Potter

Highland .

Loeation.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb: Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct.

July July Oct. July July July Oct. Mar. Oct. Oct. Oct. Dec. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Dec. Oct. . .. O c t . Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb.

When

18,1865 17,1800 18,1800 15,1889 17,18()0 17,1860 17,1800 15,1882 16,1861

4 4

4 4 5

3 1 4 2 7 4

1 1

2 5 4 13 4

2 5 5 14 4' 1 1

8 8 9 4 4 4 1 12 1 2 4 11 9 5 5

17 13

8 9 8 4 3 3 1 13 1 1 4 11 10 5 3

18 10

•0

1 2

14,1856 14,1850 19 20,185« 11 14,185« 14,1856 7 14,1856 ' 9 20,1867 6 4 4,1858 4 17,1873 15,1858 2 22,1874 1 21,1864 12 16,1867 •2 15,1858 1 22,1874 4 18,1859 12 13,1859 13 20,18()4 5 18,1859 . 4 17,1806 18,1859 3 22,1874 "5 4 18,1859 18,1865...... • 1 6 4 15,1893

Chartered.

2 1 1 6

1 2

2 1

1 1 2

• 1 1 2 1 4

2 1

1 1 3

1 . 5

= 1

3 1 • • 3 • 6

1 4

1 1 3

1 i 1

1 1

2 1 3 0

2 1

2 2

3 4

•8

1 3

. 1

1 10 14 1

5 1 4

1 !

50 154 230 24 215 IS) 187 172 100 102 35 202 .59 39 82 134 334 111 128 32 53 40 63 114 44 34 88 26 37 36 18 39 56 37 U7

lis

S e s

41 07 107 55 64 16 26 20 31 57 22 17 19 13 18 18 9 19 28 18 58

$ 25 77 115 12 107 92 08 8(> 53 51 17 101 29

00 00 00 50 00 00 50 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 50 00 50 50

00 00 00 00 50 50 50 00 00 00 50 00 50

SYNOPSIS OF RETURNS OF SUBORDINATE LODGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1897.

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1897-98.

GBAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

133

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Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

When

20,18()9 20,1809 20,1809 20,1870 20, mm 15,1882 20,1870 20,1870 20,1870 20,1870 18,1897 30,1870 20,1870 20,1870 20,1870 20,1870 19,1871 19,1871 19,1871 19, 1871 19,1871 19,1871 19,1871 19,1871 19,1871 18,1871 18,1886 21,1875 17,1872 17,1872 17,1872 17,1872 17,1872 17, 1872 17,1872

Chartered.

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1 3 10

2 12

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4 4

1 6 1 1

1 1

2 2 1 1

1 2

1 • 1 2 1 2 8 1

1 1 2 3

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2 1 8 2

1 1

JJOVG^S—Continued.

1 11 i

SYNOPSIS OF EETUBNS OF SUBORDINATE

3 3

5 11 1

8 1

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20 25 88 54 57 30 87 50 149 ()7 18 129 102 70 39 110 08 313 09 39 98 125 05 57 102 170 30 10 80 47 27 71 (J8 35 45

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13 12 19 27 28 18 43 25 74 33 9 04 51 38 19 55 31 150 34

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GRAND

1897-98.

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Feb.

Oct. Fob. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Fob. Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 1875.. 1895.. 1870.. 1870., 187(i. 187(1. 187(1. 188.3. 1877. 1877. 1877. 1877. 1878. 1878. 1878. 1879. 1879. 1895. 1S8(;. 1879. 1870. 1879. 1879. 1879. 1879. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881. 1881.

When Chartered.

10 I 4 7 3 3 1

S Y N O P S I S O F E E T U B N S OF S U B O R D I N A T E

JJODGES—Continued.

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19 19 3(t 17 51 4(i 51 120 52 70

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SONiansoOUj:

1897-98.

GSAKD LODOE OF KANSAS.

141

S U M M A R Y F O R 1897.

N u m b e r of lodges Working under charter, 1897 N u m b e r of lodges receiving charters for year N u m b e r lodges under charter 1898

353 4 !

357

The following is a synopsis of the a n n u a l returns for 1897: N u m b e r members December 31,1896

19,679

INOBBASE.

Number Number Number Number Number

raised admitted restored members lodges U. D members Bluff City, chartered

909 447 140 76 18=1,590

DEOBEASE.

N u m b e r dimitted N u m b e r died Number suspended Number expelled â&#x20AC;˘ Bluff City, No. 313, charter revoked Buckeye Lodge U. D., charter refused Net gain.. Number members December 31, 1897

: . 666 â&#x20AC;˘. .. . 247 428 12 16 12=1,381 209 19,888

F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, A L B E R T K. W I L S O N , Grand Secretary.

Tn IDemonatn/

Sacred ta the |Ilem0rn

(Bxxv '^clowed gead, luithin this gwrisdiction.

Tn lUemorlam. ^ottn ^ t U i a m M o r r i s o n , PAST GRASD MASTER OF PRINCE EDWARD ISIAND. DIED APRIL 11, 1897.

GRAND TYLER OF IOWA, 1857-1897. DIED APRIL 14, 1897.

games pX. ^arfecij, PAST GRAND MASTER OP ARKANSAS. DIED SEPTEMBER 28, 1897.

goliu ^titncB ^ d a m s ^cHouis, PAST GRAND MASTER OP L0DI8IANA. DIED NOVEMBER 28, 1897.

Tn memoriam. g^ndrew) HEXartin ^^oliTiin, GRAKD SECRETARY OP GEORGIA. DIED FEBRUARY 2 2 , 1897.

•

Soscpli SPartin aolpli; PAST GRAND MASTER OF OREGON. DIED MARCH 10, 1897.

. PAST GRAND MASTER OP .MANITOBA. DIED MARCH 16, 1897.

^otm ^tednxaii. PAST GRAND MASTER OP MONTANA. ' DIED MARCH 31, 1897.

•

Deaths During the Vcar Ending December n , m i . Ijeavenworth, No. 2.—Henry Oderfeld, Feh. 3; M'm. Shepherd, March 17; .John W. Prest,.Iune 11. Wyandotte, No. 3.—Wni. G.PIttenger. Feb. 15; D. E. Churchill, .lune 8; George W. Bishop, Sept. 27; M.Hanan, Oct. SO. Washington, No. 5.—Wni..I. Butch, March 14; Wni..luckson, Sept. 18. Lawrence, No. (i.—Isaac N. VanHoesen, .7an. 0; J. Ira Brown, Nov. UK Rising Sun. No. 8.—D. L. Roberts, Sept. .SO; Robert F. Waters, Oct. 24. Acacia, No. 0.—Wni. R. Sheen, ••Vpril 29. Emporia, No. 12.—S. F. Rlcker, Aug. 20; Van. R. Holmes, Sept. 10; Thad. C. Davldst)!!, Dec. 30. Oskaloosa, No. 14.—Terry CrltchHeld, Sept. 8; D. M. Smith, .1 uly 22. Great Bend, No. 1.5.—Thomas White, April 9. Lafayette, No. lu.—S. R. Edelbloot, March 19; Herman Wolfing, June 25; .Toseph Pierce, July 20. Topeka, No. 17.—S. F. Stumbaugh, Feb. 2«; James Robertson, Feb. 2U; H. H. Stanton, April —; Freeman R. Foster, Sept. 0; R. H. C. Searle, Oct. 17; Robt. Mood, Dec. 28. Olathe, No. 19.—T. L. Wlswell, July 7; John Evans, Feb. 24. Valley Falls, No. 21.—J. Behind, June 19. Osage Valley, No. 24.—Smith R. Mudge, May 3; Charles B. JUlson. May 21; James Dolphin, July 25. Pacific, No. 29.-A. W. Ellis, Feb. 7. Towanda, No.30.—George Swlggett, March 10. Hiawatha, No. 35.—J. H. Baker, Jan. 10; L. R. Yates, Feb. 21; W. R. Gardner, March 28. Council Grove, No. 30.-Anson Gustln, Jan. 10; Augustus Robins, Jujie 15; John J. Crowley, Dec. 21. Paola, No. .37.—Richard A. Mltchler,Nov. 12; John E. DlvUblss, Oct. 25. lola. No. .38.—S. Tozer, Nov. 20. De Soto, No. 40.—James B. Abbott, March 20. Blooming Grove, No. 41.—Chauncey Smith, Aug. 31. Holton, No. 42.—Ira Mann, April 8. Nickerson, No. 4,3.—John P. Herman, Sept. 10. Easton, No. 4.5.—Wm. Kelsey, Jan. —. . " Mackey, No. 48.—Niman' Conelly, Jan. 7. Orient, No. 51.—James G. Krelder, March Ti; Matthew Welghtman, April 19; Joel S. White, June 12; Edgar H. Easterbrook, Aug. 10; Harry H. Carrtpbell, Aug. 22; Wm. W. Frlsble, Sept. 10. Wetniore, No. (53.-Frank M. Achten, Dec. 3. Spring Hill, No. ,5«.—John A. Tuggle, Feb. 11; John Belsou, Feb. 14. Salina, No. tiO.—Silas Seaman, Aug. 5. Adams, No. 63.—Deonldas Moore, Feb. 3; W. J. Webb, J uly 25. Wathena, No. 64.—John C. Gordon, Feb. 17. Gardner, No. 65.—James H. Coleman, March 28;°Fred Gummo, July 9. Burlington, No. 66.—Joseph L. Fordyce, May li; James.B. McCabe, .Tune 4. Hl'rani, No. 68.—Wm. McClurg, Aug. —. Star, No. 69.-Rudolph Wald, Jan. 8.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Carbondale, No. 70.—.Tames W. Edgar, .Ian. l * Richard E. Belton J u n e 15. Baxter, No. 71.—Andrew J. McClellan, Mareh C; Grant Twitchell, Sept. 18. Chetopa, No. 78.—David Alexander, Dec. 2. Wamego, No.75.—.lohn A. Ward. Aug.S. New Albany, No. 81.—.Vdam M. Johnston, J a n . 18. Sutton, No. 85.—Wm. Louis Dickey, March 9. Sunflower, No. 8«.—Clark W. Hendrl.v, Nov. 21. Eureka,No.88.—Howard E.Copper,April,IjThontasW.Taylor,Nov.21. Home, No. 89.—J. L. Keck.Oct. 11. Golden Rule, No. 90.—Stephen R. Pearson, Oct. IH; Henry Rlortlan, Dec. 17; Wm. S. Walker, Dec.31. Marysvllle, No. 91.—G. Goodwin, Sept. 5; Charles D. Schmidt, Nov. .30. Glrard, No. 93.—Isaac C. Coleane, March 15; Walter T. Cornelus, Oct. 1. Harmony, No. 94.—.loslah H. Nichols, Feb. 19; Jacob Wavmlre, J u n e 12. Constellation, No. 95.—.lesse Ijce, Nov. 1. Patmos, No. 97.—Jasper Clover, Aug. 1. Benevolent, No. 98. -John L. Brenlzer, Nov. 1. Wichita, No. 99.—Henry C. Tucks, May 27; Edward E. Keck. Sept. 17. Prudence, No. 100.—.loseph W. Chubb, June 18; George S. Rlchard.son, Sept. 2; George W. Mays, Nov. 12. Keystone, No. 102.—Francis W. Noblett, Feb. 28. Cedar, No. 108.—Frank Bacon, May 12. Frontier, No. 104.—Ijcander Hubbard, March 28; Elijah E. Davidson, Oct. 6. Solomon, No. 105.—Henry. A. Bambrick, April 7. Fidelity, No. 108.—James Keiuier, Feb. 10; Charles H. Curtis, Nov. 2. Fortitude, No. 107.—James Wetherby, Jan. 10; Robert M. Rothrock, May 3; George W. Kerr, July 11; Daniel McTaggart, Aug.S; P. H. Pugh,Oct. 6; Richard M.Hart, Aug.29; Hugh C. Bates,Dec. 14; George W. Rowley, Dec. 26. Memphis, No. 108.—Elijah E.Thomas, Oct. 11. Adelphl, No. 110.—Wm. Leon Price, Feb. 28. Hesperian, No. 111.—Wm. L. Lelstlka, ; L. P. Hlgglnbotham, Nov. 9. St. Johns, No. 113.—F.C.Brooks, Sept. 25; Edmund Gastinean, July 2; A. Henderson, October —. Muscotah, No. 116.—Nicholas Kline, March 1. Parsons, No. 117.—T. H.Cunningham, Jan. 8; P. Butterfleld, Feb. 5. Halcyon, No. 120.—John M. Amborn, March 1; John Brooks, Aug. 2. Woodson, No. 121.—Martin J. Grider. July 10; Wm. H. Wassou, Sept. 29. Godfrey, No. 124.—R. B. Wells, Feb. 5. Cawker City, No. 126.—.lohn E. Moulton, Feb. .5. Ottawa, No. 128.—Thomas Nl.xon, Dec. 20. Belleville, No. 129.—Joseph Booth,Oct. 13; McClure E. Hall, Nov. 13. Equity, No. LSI.—O. L. Humlstone, Jan. 31.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Carson, No. 132.—Stephen Scrantz, May 21. Crescent, No. 13.3.—John A. Bills, Jan. 18. Ijenexa, No. 13-).—Alexander Baker,March 1; Roswell Allen, April 19. Vesper, No. 13(i.—Francis M. Chiklers, April 18; J. M. Collins, July 3li. Oherryvale, No. 137.—P. I-.. Earnest, Oct. 27. Pomona, No. 138.—John Parkinson. Feb. 23; J. O. Turry, Sept. 9. Sedgwick, No. l.Sn.-W. J. Hall, Nov. 2. Reno, No. 140 .Tames B. Fleming, Feb. 25. Newton, No. 142.—Wni. Pherson, July 18; George Clapp, Dec. 2U. Minneapolis, No. 143.-1... G. KInsey, Dec. 18. Gllead, No. 144.—W'm. H. Slavens, April 2; Wm. A. Taylor, Oct. 29. Mt. Vernon, No. 145.—Newton A. Walker, Jan. 11; Lewis J. Best, May e. Ellsworth, No. 14«.—Wm. Stevenson, March 22. Center, No. 147.—Silas C. Hamilton, Oct. 8; John E. Earp, June —. Thayer, No. 149.—Bishop W. Shores, May 4. Wellington, No. 150.—Frank Ellis, .July 23. Douglass, No. L51.—Newton Oliver, Jan. 7; James N. Woodyard, March .30; James Hopkins, March 6. Hope, No. 1.5.5.—M. Baughman, March 14. Active, No. 158.—W. W. Grlffln, Jan.20; Noble S. Wlnterrowd, Dec.3. Saqul, No. 160.—Lucas A. Weeks, July 14. Alma, No. 101.—Wm. D. Deans, Oct. 10. Sabetha, No. 162.—G. H. Adams, May —. Greenwood, No. 163.—Lenard P. Hunt, Dec. 5. Atwood, No. 164.—Charles J. Kerndt, AUR. 8. Oxford, No. 165.—.Tames W. Wright, Dec. 29. Blue Rapids, No. 169.—Andrew Anderson, Nov. 4. Fraternal, No. 170.—George Outwater, Nov.6. Sterling, No. 171.—Wllbert A. Todd, Oct. 16. McPherson, No. 172.—Charles Osgood, Nov. .5. Western .Star, No. 174.—James Boddy, March 10. Klrwln, No. 175.—Horace Moulton, July 19. Prairie Queen, No. 176.—Michael M. Cordry, June .30. Russell, No. 177.—Joseph S. Chad bourne, March 29. Burr Oak, No. 178.—Elwood Modlln, June 13. Bennington, No. 180.—Chris. Nelson, Sept. 17. Burrton, No. 182.—Thomas Greenfield, Feb. 12. Mountain Slope, No. 186.—Aaron A. Wilbur, Sept. 8. Newahcuba, No. 189.—Legrand Henderson, July 24. Walnut Valley, No. 191.—Casper S. Mitchell, Sept. 8. Galena, No. 194.—L. R. BuUlngton, Apr. 12; James H. Hutchlns, July 21; Frank B. Brown, Oct. 12. Norton, No. 199.—James P. Slmpklns, May 10. Mulvane, No. 201.—G. A. Jewett, May 19. Delphos, No. 202.-Fred Lambert, May 2B. Sumner, No. 203.—Frank Berry, Nov. 12. Downs, No. 204.^1. R. Olson, Sept. 25. Eminence, No. 205.—Charles F. Mudge, Jan. 18. Harper, No. 206.—Joseph Manger, May 1.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED,

Frlend.shlp, No. 208.—Milton C. Copeland, Nov. 20. John H . Brown, No. 21(1.- B. O. Green, Oct. II. Perfect Square,'No. 220.—Thomas R. Evans, Feb. 14. Lebanon,No. 221.—Charles E. W^heeler, March 1(1. Joppa, No. 223.—Charles Tablng, July 23. Anchor,No.224.—M. V. Swift, J u n e 2. Slloani,No. 22.5.—Franklin J. Stickney, Feb. 14; Charles M. Folks, May 13. Jamestown, No. 227.—James I. Myers, Feb. 4. Magnolia, No. 231.—Franklin Dlcklnsheets, J a n . 2; Ba/,11 McKce, Jan. 24; M. S.Callahan, March IB. Greenleaf, No. 232.—.James J. Hutchinson, Nov. 11. Clinton, No. 238.—Abel C. Brooks, Jan. 1.5. Garfleld, No. 235.—R. A. Dacons, May 24. Mount Hope, No. 238.—Giles Herndon, J u n e 5; N. L. Watson, Feb. 5. Urbana, No. 239.—Henry Eckley, Oct. 2; Samuel B. Lajie, Dec. 23. • Soldier, No. 240.—David Francis, May 2.5. Tyrlan, No. 246.—J. W. Weeks, March 17; W. G. Ready, March 10; Timothy Jessup, Sept. 17. Chase, No. 247.—A. M. Adams, March e. Galva, No. 251.—Joseph J. Colby, Sept. 29. Kilwinning, No. 26.5.—Jonathan Anderson, March 22. Mount ZIon, No. 26«.—Charles Brownell, Dec.30,1890. Mollne, No.267.—J. E. Ames, Sept. 14. Kaw, No. 272.—Edward D. Streator, Jan. 2. Barney, No. 279.—Talbot F. Eaton, March 2; Elsey B. Miller, May 2. Bralnard, No. 280.—.Joseph Claypool, Jan. 28. Anthem, No. 284.—Nelson GUI, Aug. 4. Chlkaskla, No. 285.—Conrad H. Hadler, March 19. Lotus, No. 286.^Ioseph H. Emerson, June 17; W.J. Klrby, July 11. EmeraId,No. 289.—Leonard B. Richardson, July 12; Clyde C. Lovln, Aug. 23. Apollo, No. 297.—John N. Page, Aug. 7. Fargo, No. 300.—Daniel Forker, May 17. Albert Pike, No. ,303.—Joseph B. McMahan, April 4. Avon, No. 306.—Albertus Knapp, May 16. Naphtall, No. 310.—Wallace Harmonson, March 8; Lyman Pickle. Dec. 25. Goodland, No. 321.—S. E. Painter, Sept. 29. Caney, No. 324.—A. R. Peterson, Oct. 5. Horton,No.326.—Samuel P. Kaufman, Jan.15:.Stark E.Bethel,March 9. Hoyt, No. S27.-^Toseph H. Strlte, Jan. 27. Rosedale, No. 133.—Wm. A. Purvlance. Nov. 4. Allen, No. .3.3.5.—R. A. Reaburn, Oct. 20. Lane, No.3.39.—Wm. A. Wasson. Oct. 7. Hoxle, No. 348.—N. L. Simpson, March 2.

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GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

S U S P E N D E D F O E U N M A S O N I C CONDUCT.

Memphis, No. 108—Charles A. Clary, December 21. Caney, No.-324—Enos W. Parsons, October 23. Kincaid, No. 338—Zacharia T. Burns, December 20.

EXPELLED.

Circleville, No. 20—Charles S. Bordner, J a n u a r y 9. Patmos, No. 97—Samuel F. Fleming, J u l y 1. Hesperian, No. Ill—"Wesley Davis, F e b r u a r y 27. Halcyon, No. 120—Andrew D. Caton, December 20. Crescent, No. 133—James H. McMurray, May 19. Alma, No. 161—James Hutton, J u n e 12. Sabetha, No. 162—C. W. Carlyle, F e b r u a r y 10. Pittsburg, No. 187—L.B. Holcomb, April 22. Friendship, No. 208—James H. Ballou, August 19. Unity, No. 273—Frank L. Tillinghast, October 5. Kiowa, No. 293—M. L. Walcher, April 30. Ben H u r , No. 322—George A. Taylor, F e b r u a r y 25. G-ypsum City, No. 328—Albert Gardner, March 6.

153

Lodge.

Klclcapoo W a s h i n g t o n .. Ijawrenee Union Rising S u n Acacia King Solomon Jewoll I5niporla Noniaha Oslcaloosa Great Bend.... Ijafayette Topeka Franklin Olathe Circlevlllc . . . . Valley Falls.. Olivet Palmyra Osage V a l l e y . . Oketo Longton Neosho Ekiora Pacine Towanda Arcana Auburn Mound City... HavensviUe... Hiawatha Council G r o v e Paola lola Seneca

^V.Vmldot.t.e. , . ,

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Highland Leavenworth . Kansas City... Potter Atchison liawrence J u n c t i o n City. Fort Scott Lawrence Leavenworth . .lewell City ]5mporia Corning Oskaloosa. . . . . Great Bend... Manhattan Topeka O t t a w a .: O l a t h e . . . . . . . .. Circlevllle V a l l e y F a l l s .. Mel v e r a Baldwin City. O s a w a t o n i i e .. Oketo Longton Le iioy •... Mapleton Humboldt Towanda Doniphan Aul)urn Mound City... HavensvUie... Hiawatha Council Grove Paola lola Seneca

LocciUon.

Stated

Meetings.

Doniphan Leavenworth . M'yn-ndotto.. . , Atchison Atchison Douglas Da.vi3 Bou r b o n

F r i d a y on or before ® First and third Montuiy... First and Third Friday S a t u r d a y on or before © . First and third Monday... Second M o n d a y F i r s t and t h i r d T h u r s d a y . F i r s t a,nd t h i r d li'ridiiy iJoughas Third Thursday Leavenworth . Firstand third Wednesday Flrstand third Wednesday .lewell Lyons First and third Friday N e m a h a ...:... F l r s t a n d third Saturday.. S a t u r d a y on or before ® . .Tetferson Second a n d fourth F r i d a y Barton Riley First and third Friday Shawnee l<"irstand t h i r d Wetlnesday Franklin F i r s t a n d third Friday Johnson Second T h u r s d a y Jackson 2d a n d '1th S a t u r d a y Jefferson F l r s t a n d third Saturday.. Osage First and third Thursday. D o u g l a s , . . : . . . \Vod. o n or before ® ~ . .. First and third Thursday.. Miami F l r s t a n d third Monday... Marshall •""irst a n d t h i r d S a t u r d a y . . Elk F^lrst a n d t h i r d S a t u r d a y . . ColTey S a t u r d a y on or l)etore ® ::; Bourbon First and third Tuesday... Allen First and third Saturday.. Butler S a t u r d a y o n or l)efore ® .. Doniphan T u e s d a y on or before ® .. Siiawnee Linn F'lrst a n d t h i r d F r i d a y P o t t a w a t o m i e First and'third Saturday.. Brown S a t u r d a y on or liefore ® .. Morris First and third Wednesday Miami li'irst a n d t h i r d M o n d a y . . . Allen First and third Tuesday... First and third Thursday . Nemaha

County.

Master.

A l l e n L. M a r t i n A s a T. H o g e C l a r e n c e IJ. liiogin 1. W. l i o b i n s o n Jacob Wallenstein...?.. L o u i s Cohn ' Win. A.. Fjasterday S a m u e l O. S | ) e u c e r . . . . . . Wm. H. Eastnum W n i . A. E v a n s '. O.N.Hughes J o h n Hoffer J o h n L. P a y n e L. F;. M e r r e t t F: I r i c k C. Cole '... F.W.Baker... hioiner C. B o w n u i n . . . . . CharlesB.Oelkers.. J. A..Tulian S l d n e v T. S t o u t ".. D.G.Carver .Tohn M. B u r t o n H . N . Merchant George A V . W i i l l a n i s ' . . . . A l v a .1:1. B r u b a k e r Ciiarles .Tohnson W n i . O. Decker. J a c k s o n R. My rick J e s s e S. W e b b D a n i e l H . Cupp Mesgal .1. Messenger A l e x a n d e r M. S t a h i .Tohn 0 . C a n n o n G. M. G r o v e r I s a a c S. Griswold Wni.O. Fleming W m . H . Gatlln AValterP. H u l l Peter J. Firjtenberger..

Worshipful

Wesley Trevett. E d w a r d W. Osgood. Henry P. Ismert. O. .1. Corson. C h a r l e s H . Copp. Alfred W h l t n u i n . J o i n i F\ B r o w n . J o h n L.M'lckle. Joslah M.Turner. P e t e r J. F r e l i n g , AlonzoEly. W . ii. I r w l n . Oliver W. Ort. K l c h a r d IJ. Deibort. R o b e r t o . McMullln. George C. Wilder.' H i r a m W. F ' a r n s w o r t h . Levi S h a n c r . Clarence Armsiiy. AVm. A. S t r e a m . * V. P . M u r r a y . J . S. B u r t o n . T.J. Keohane. D a v k l C. I:iarker. I r a F. M c M i l l a n . E . .Tohnson. George W. S c h l a t t e r . E d g a r C. W i l s o n . Josepli ftfcKlnley. Andrew J. Ralston. William H . B r y a n . M i c h a e l McCauley. l.)a.nlel \<. Lainore'au. T . S . Coiner. George C. iSTeivnlgiit. Olln S. T e n n e y . John W. Tatham. Frank L.Travis. W m . E . F'ullor.

Secretary.

N A M E S OF LODGES, M A S T E R S A N D S E C R E T A R I E S FOR T H E Y E A R E N D I N G , DEC. 31, 1898.

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Troy

SprlnL' Hill... Covville Wlnfleld Saltvllle Snilna La Cygno Hklgewtiy Adams AVathena Gardner Burlington.... I''ra.nlvt'(>rt i:Mram Star Oarbondale .. Ba,xter Huron Glietopa MystleTle.... "Waiinego Erie Delta White Cloud. Corinthian... Zeredatha New Albany. Tuscan Doric Jefferson Sutton

Trov

De Soto Trading Post... Helton Nlckerson Garnett Easton Halstead Xenla Effingham La.nslng Silver Lake Topeka St. Marys Wetmore Shawnee

.])u Soto Blooininy Grove Iloltoii Nlckersou Deipliiaii 15astoii Halstead Xonla M'aelvev Nine Mile La ke Orient Pottawatomie AVetinore Shawnee

.1 ohnson Linn Jackson Reno.. .• Anderson Leavenworth . Harvey Bourbon Atchison Leavenworth . Shawnee Shawnee .Pottawatomie Nemaha Johnson Doniphan Doniphan Wilson Cowley Lincoln Saline Linn Osage Labette Donipha,u Johnson Coffey Ma,rsliall Leavenworth . AVashlngton .. Osage Cherokee Atchison fjabette Butler Pottawatomie Neosho Barber Doniphan Osage Chase Wilson Woodson Douglas Jefferson Marshall Sattu'day on or before ® .. Leroy Gardner Saturday on or before ® .. Amos H. Hall First and third Saturday.. Charles E. Bateman.. First and third Friday.... Charles W. Arnold .... First and third Thursday. Charles E. Glass Thursday on or before © . Wm. A. Adams F'lrstand third Saturday.. R.M.Todd Saturday on or before ® .. .Tohn E. F'anell First and third Monday... Alva M. Ellsworth .... Saturday on or before ® r; E. B. Merltt Thursday on or before ® — Amos D. HoUlster First and third Friday AA'ni.B. Robev First Wednesday Arch. L.Bell Saturday on i.>r before ® ts; George AV. H a r t Wednesday on or before ® ^Harvey W. Malone.y.. Moil, before,L'd Sat. after ® John L. Berrv Saturday on or before ® .. Wni. H. Rutter Wednesday on or before ® F'ranklln Howell Second and fourth Thurs. Harry A. Caton First and third Saturday. Henr.v T. Ta tu in First and third Monda.y.. Michael D. Berg First and third Saturda.v. James T. Bunch First and third Saturda.v. James D. :i:larve.v, J r... Thursday on or before ® SethM. Canaday Saturday on or before © :; AV.AV. Carter Wednesday on or before ® John AVelker Second and 4th Monda.y. Mathew F. Brown F'irstand third Saturday F.A.Garvin First and third Thursday Carl Bergfried 2d and 'Ith Saturday J . J . Dowllng John N. Sharp 2d and 4th Sa.tnrda,y First and third Monda.y. Lorenzo Brewster Oliver M.Anderson... Saturday on or before ® 1st Sat. on or before ® -s; C. 0. AVI I Hams First and third Tuesday. Ona F. Slsco Wed. on or before ® ts. .. Charles E. Hathaway. 2d and 4th AVednesday... L. D. Hayues First and third Saturday Hugh Rankin 1st and 3d AA''ednesday... C. H. AVakeneld Wed. on or before ® ^ . AVin.W. Strickland... First and third Friday.. C. L. Conaway Saturda.v on or before ® ' Charles W. Hlckcox... Tuesda.v on or before ® : J5. Q. Stillwoll Tuesda.v on or before ® : George Brune Saturday on or liefore ® Richard C. A'oung First and third Saturday Henry Huiufrevllle...

Mont. B.Taylor. Austin W.Hall. Albert Sarbach. Wm. B. Forker. John B.Thornton. F. Marlon Seward. S. H. Trego. Wm. M. Holemau. George M. Snyder. Mack Eoss. Byron A. Patten. Evan iJavis. D. J. liane. Daniel W. Stowcll. Charles R. Hollenback, John O.Hardy. Harmon P. Smith. J. S.Claiborne. Ben F. Sadil. H. B. li'oursyth. Theo. B.Seitz. Thomas N. Marshall. H. A. Piatt. George S. Liggett. AVm. T. Stewart. J.B. AVard. .Heni'v I'j. Jai'boe. D. A.,B rod beck. J.BIederman. Dugald Spence. Artliur AVaetzig. Alex. L. Harvev. John A.A\niite. A. A Case. AV^. A. Shannon. B.Addison Plerson. O.M.Johnson. H. H.Case. J.W.Campbell. Clinton E. Wood. M. C. Newton. J.R. Clitt. F. B. Bailey. Henr.v Hiigenbuch. Oscar A. Simmons. Henry C. Willson. 03

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Sedgwick .1 ewell

Coitnti/.

Shawnee Marshall Cloud Concordia Marlon Bourbon Unlontown Atchison Muscotah Ijabette Wilson Crawford Cherokee Marlon Peabody Woodson Toronto Clifton . . Clay Montgomery.. iilherty P a w n e e S t a t i o n . B o u r b o n .•.•.•. ..

Americus WInfleld. RossvlUe

Independence..

Washington . . . . Solomon City...

Coffey vllle

Wichita Columbus

G l r a r d . .. .• Neodeshtt." Fredonia W h i t e C h u r c h .. iSl D o r a d o

Wichita Mankato Pleasanton Centralia N o r t h Tope k a . . . Marysville

Sunflower Maukiito Fjureka Home Golden Rule . MarysvUle ... Devon Glrard Harmony .... Constellation .Delaware Patmos Benevolent... Wichita Prudenoe Euclid Keystone Cedar Frontier Solomon.... Fidelity Fortitude .... Memphis Americas Adelphl Hesperian B l u e Valley . St. J o h n s Advance .Kxeelslor Museotali . ., Parsons Altoona . Cherokee Halcyon ^\'oodson Clifton LII)orty Godfrey

ST »B 89 UO VI »2

Location.

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F i r s t a n d t h i r d Frlda.v Sa.turda,v on o r before ® . S a t u r d a y o n or before ® . First a n d third Saturday.. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th Satui"da.y First a n d third Saturday.. i'Mrst a n d t h i r d M o n d a y . . . Sat. o n o r before ® -^ F l r s t a n d t h i r d Wednesda.v 2d a n d 4th Thursda.y .Sat. on o r before ® r .

2d a n d 4tli T u e s d a y First a n d third Saturday.. First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y First a n d third Tuesday... Wed. o n or before ® :=; . .. S a t u r d a y on or before ® .. First a n d third Saturday.. F l r s t a n d third AVednesday First a n d third Saturday., it'irst a n d t h i r d Thursda.v . i'Mrst a n d t h i r d M o n d a y . . . First and third Monday... First and third Tuesday... Sat. o n o r before © :=; . First and third Saturday.. 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First a n d third Saturday.. 2d a n d 4th T n e s d a v First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y T u e s d a y o n o r before ® .. F i r s t a n d t h i r d Tuesda.y... Sat. o n o r before ® ~ .

Stated Ateeting.H.

Master.

F r a n k C. l i i r k p a t r l c k J o h n J . Dal ton Julius Gottlieb .... Louis L o h m u U e r . . W . R. F a g a n .laeob I. Schloss . . . John Carlton J a m e s A. S m i t h . . . A r t h u r L. H i l l N.Percy Willlts... .Tames C o l e n u m V. P . Moone.v C h r i s t i a n .iohnt/... W m . F . Bailey J o h n M. H a m i l t o n J o h n M. P l e a s a n t . . J o s e p h F. S a v a g e . . H u g l i P. F a r r e l l y . . Nell F . G r a h a m S y l v e s t e r W . Collin CluirlesW. Reich. Svnla A . P r a t t J o h n 1. Million . . . J o h n A. S i m s Edwin Lamont... Sylvester H . Jllles Wallace W.iJedrIck B u r t o n S. W i l l i a m s J. Whitney Hastings G.J. H a l m L u t h e r Cortelyon . P . F. .liawrence A.M. HIehardson.. W m . B. H a l l J a m e s M. AN'ertz . . . S y l v e s t e r D. P i e r c e George F l t t e l l J a m e s i). Lindley.. George F. Pond-.

U'orsJtip/id

N A M E S OF O F F I O E K S A N D LODGES—Contoiwec/.

J o h n C. D u n n . Horace LaBar. A m o s "JL K e n t . B.J.King. H . C. B o w e n . Frank V.Shaw. J a m e s J i . Robertson. L. B . JJavldson. W m . H. Cramer. A l e x a n d e r i ) . Crooks. W. R.Malott. S.G. P o t t l e . J a c o b L. Worley. E d g a r A. Dorsey. H e n r y A. H i c k s . A u s t i n M. S a n d e r s o n . T h o n u i s G. A y e r s . G e o r g e W . Reed. • Samuel H . Maunder. Henry B.AIdrlch. J a m e s M. S m y t h , .lullus M. N e v l n s . Wm. J. Allen. J a c o b C. Lehmei". E d . M. Rice. Richard BInns. W m . S. AVa.yman. A r c h l b a i d A. C a r n a ha n. M. M. G l n e t t e . C. S. Steel. George P e n b o d y . H . S. F i t c h . W . I J . Gilmer. Charles H . Morrlani. George W . C a m p . K. E . K e l l e y . DeAVitt C. Tyler. J a m e s ijaughlln. JSurrls \j. B a r t o n .

Seerelury.

125 12(i 127 128 120 130 131 132 l:« 131 135 13ti 187 138 1311 140 I'll 112 113 U4 145 14(i 147 148 14i) 150 151 152 153 154 155 150 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170

Gawker City Meridian.... li*nlestino . . . . Ottawa BolIcvUle.... .foliir S t a r . . . Equity Carson Crescent — Clay C e n t e r . Lcnexa Vesper Clierr.vvale . Pomona Sedf;;\viek.... I:{cno Signal Newton ^Minneapolis Gllend INI t. V e r n o n . Ellswortli ... Center Wa-Keeney . Tlniver Wellington . Douglass . . . . l;el>o Lura.y. ijlneolii Hope Dexter -Kaven A.ctlve Robinson Saqul Alma Sabetha Greenwood.. Atwood Oxford .....'. Farmers fjarned ParkervUle . Blue R a p i d s . Fraternal ...

Cawker CItv... Klk Falls Fdgerton Ottawa Belleville Notawaka Fontana E l k City A r k a n s a s City. Clay C e n t e r — Lenexa Sedan Cherryvale Pomona Sedgwlek Hutchinson — Osage City Newton Minneapolis ... Yates Center... Bololt Ellsworth Marlon AVa-Keeney . . . . Thayer Wellington Douglass Lebo lAiray Lincoln Center Howard Dexter South Haven.. Atchison Robinson Osborne Alma Sabetha Fall R i v e r Atwood Oxford Randolph Darned ParkervUle Blue R a p i d s . . . L i n n City

Mitchell Elk .lohnson Franklin Republic .1 a c k s o n Miami Montgomery.. Cowley Clay .lohnson ChautautiiuL .. Montgomery.. Franklin Harvey Keno Osage Harvey Ottawa Woodson Mitchell Ellsworth Marion Trego Neosho Sumner Butler CotTey Russell Lincoln Elk Cowley Sumner Atchison Brown Osborne W a b a u n s e e ... Nemaha G r e e n w o o d . .. Rawlins Sumner. Riley ]?awnee Morris Marshall W a s h i n g t o n ..

Second W e d n e s d a y F r i d a y o n or before ® M o n d a y o n or before ® .. First and third Monday... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y T h u r s d a y o n or before ® . . 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y F i r s t a n d third Wednesday First and Third Tuesday.. S a t u r d a y on or l.)efore ® . . S a t u r d a y o n or before ® :^ 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y First and third Tuesday... F i r s t a n d thirtl T u e s d a y . . . First and third Thursday . F i r s t a n d t h i r d Wednesda,.v Second S a t u r d a y W e d n e s d a y o n or befoi-e ® F i r s t a n d third Friday First and third Monday... First and third Monday... \Vednesday on or before ® 2d a n d 4th M o n d a y F i r s t a n d third Saturday. 2d a n d 4th M o n d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® -^ F r i d a y o n or before ® -s;.. First and third Tuesdtiy... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third Tuesday... First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4th M o n d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® :;:; 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y 2d a n d 4tli S a t u r d a y 2d a n d 4tli W e d n e s d a y S a t u r d a y o n or before ® :s. F i r s t a n d third Wednesday S a t u r d a y o n or before ® :s. S a t u r d a y o n or before ffi .. F i r s t a n d tlilrd W e d n e s d a y T u e s d a y o n or before ® .. First and third Monday... S a t u r d a y o n or before ® .. T h o m a s N. K i n g . S a m u e l BeaJ. H e n r v Detwiler. .1. L. B u c k . l""red H . C a r p e n t e r . George C . J i a y . -lames W. P a t t e r s o i i . W m . H. Swanzey. .lohn W. Dopew. Philip G.Chubblc. W m . B. P a y n e , .lohn H . S m i t h . T. R. Moore.

George .T. C h u r c h CJeorge E n i i n e r s o n . . . . .lohn M. Dyer .1. C. Cretclier C h a r l e s .1. Noyes T. M. Z a n e Robert Dougherty .loseph W . S m i t h Richard K l i n b e l l A n s o n G.Mead .lohn H . B a l d r i d g e . . . . C h a r l e s W. AVilliams. O. A. C o r t r l g h t l l a r v e v G. l i o w r a n c e . OrvlUe S m i t h H e n r y E . Klbbee W m . C. W i l l i a m s George C. Otis : Allen W . E l g i n A. j r . .lackson . l . W . Radcllff E..T. R i c h m o n d A. P . C o c h r a n George H u s t e d W m . H . Mize .1. B . H e n d e r s o n W. A. H a y n e s H e n r v B. Olson D e l b e r t O. B y e S. E . D a v i s D a n i e l Baird C l a r e n c e D. B e e t h George L u t c h C h a r l e s L. G a r r i s o n . . . N o a h S. L e n s z l e r

A. R. Sargent. Charles E. Fhmdro. Greai' Nagle. Edward R. Evans, .lames Leighton. W m . H . Cecil. J. T. McClamrock. W. O. Bryan. .1. P. Whltaker. Charles F. Lechlor. J. M.AValters. John .1. Ha vs. F. I. Sage. H. E. Burke. Samuel T. Eve.v. Albert Hemming. G. E. Hoslck. George H. Hungerford Cliarles W. Depue. B. F. Cress. Will.]. Burr. H. ,T. Meierkord.

Roljert H . H e w i t t . M. F . A r n a l l . George A\^. F a r r t i r . G.W. Farron. W m . G. Schaefer. Horace Plaukinton. C. H . Lewis, .leremhih P . S w a r t z e l l . Richard B . H u t c h l n s . H e n r y "W. S t a c k p o l e .

Edward G.Mason... Charles G..lohnson. T.S.Greer ,].B. Kessler W m . G. H a n l n g N a t h a n Clark Cello F r e e m a n L e m u e l IvnilTen G. 0 . D a k i n Chiles C. C(fleman...

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XO.

J^ocatlon.

County.

Burrton

.luwell . Edwards Ottawa Norton Harvey Smith Phillips

Meetings.

Master.

Francis Jl. Barnett

H a r r i s o n M. H u r t J o h n S.McDowell George AV. Doebler David T u r n e r . .1 r

Oi-vlUeT. Sholes

Worshipful

1. N . Cooper. .T. \V. P u g h . .lohn Ludw<;eks. \u C. S e n s e m a n . AVm. R o s e g r a n t . . P a u l A'aldolse. Aiiios T. T a y l o r Stephen H . McManigle.. AVlllard K. S t o v e r .lohn A. Miller

Robert Clark

A. A. R u c k e r .

AVJU. El. B l a c k b u r n .

H u g o B . Kohl. C. E . D e M a l o r l e . L.H.Merrill. ,L,L B e n j a m i n . .lulius B r i d e g r o o m .

.lohn T. N a s h . .LP. Chumlea.

H e n r v Rolfs. Fred W. Lewis. M. C . H a r r i s .

Louis E . Countryman.

AVni.D. P a i n e .

.loel AV. Green. Ed. D.Taylor.

lilowai'd L.La.skev, AVjn. .T. Ke.vte. George AV. H a r r i s o n , .loshua AV. B r a n d o n . C h a r l e s F . Monell. George 1). S t r c a t o r .

Secreturij.

Thomas A Noftzger, T h o m a s N. T r i c k y

\V. L . H i l l Harrison Naylor

David . I . C a l v e r t George D. M a x s o n D o r r i c k .1. B u s h o r r

AVni. A. Leigh P e t e r H . lliirlln

First and third Monday... .John JNlain 2d a n d 'Ith S a t u r d a y F i r s t autl t h i r d S a , t u r d a y . . A n d r e w ,1. S a l t z m a n W e d . o n or before ® S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. Hoiiian A. H a r m o n

First and third Thursday.. First and third Friday .... S a t . o n or before ® „ First and third Saturday,. .Second a n d f o u r t h F r i d a y . First a n d third Tuesday... First and third Tuesday... 2d a n d 'Itli S a t u r d a y

Stated

Decatur 2d a n d ' 4 t h Wednesda.v Crawford P o t t a w a t o m i e . 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y Newalicuba F r i d a y on o r before ® ::; . L e a v e n w o r t h . Sa.t. o n or before ® *•* Heurl Touganoxle . 2d a n d 1th S a t u r d a y W a l n u t V a l l e y . IMess City 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y Rice S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® . Hartford Hartforil 1st a n d 3d W^ednesday Cherokee Ellis T u e s d a y o n o r before ® ^ . Greenwood First a n d third Tuesday... McPherson F i r s t Sat. o n o r before ® . B l u e .Hill Russell W e d . on o r before ® A.uthoiiv M o n d a y o n or before ® .. Anthony Harper 1st a n d 3d W e d n e s d a y , Sumner Mulvane Mulvane First a n d third Tuesday... Delphos Ottawa First and third Saturday . Caldwell 2d a n d -Ith S a t u r d a y Downs Osborne JSskrldge . . . .•— W a b a u n s e e . . . 2d a n d 4tli S a t u r d a y 1st a n d 3d'Wednosclay First and third Friday .... Oceldental Osborne S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® . Friendship M o n d a y on or before ® . . . Broolcvllle Broolcvllle Saline

M o u i i t a l a Slope O b e r l i n Pittsburg Pittsburg

PliUilpsburg.... Phllllpsburg

Burrtou

B u r r Oalc Burr Oak M t. Morluli Beuulngton . . . . Bennington

McPherson McPherson McPherson Belle Pltiliie Belle P l a l n e . . . . S u m n e r AVesteru S t a r . . . S m i t h C e n t e r . . . S m i t h Phillips P r a i r i e <5,ueeii .. Clvde Cloud

JVame of Lodye.

N A M E S O F O F P I O E K S A N D LOJJGES—Continued.

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Stafford Oakley Ionic Milan

Galva

Fulton Greeley Olive Branch .., Twin Grove Sineerltv Walnut City... .iolin H. iJrown ElUnwood Ijandniarlv Corner Stone.. Perfect Sqvnire Lebanon St. Bernard .ioppa Anohor Slloam Dlrlgo .Tamestown Salem Vulcan Nlnnesoah Magnolia Greenleaf Clinton Axtell Garfield Merlden Temple Mount Hope Urbann, Soldier Ijlnwood MUtonvale Ark Waverly Marmaton Tyrlan Gliase Canopy Scottsville Whiting

Fulton Bourbou Greeley Andei'son... Colony Anderson ... Severy Greenwood.. Simpson Mitchell Rush Center .... Tiush Sallna Saline Ellinwood Barton Mound Vallev .. Labette Little River Rice Serauton Osage Scandia Republic Dodge City FortI Leon Butler Williamsb.urg ., Franklin Topeka ShaAvnee Haddam Washington .Tamestown Cloud Esbon .Tewell Walnut Crawford i^lnguuin Kingman ... Newton Harvey Greenleaf Washington 33urden Cowley Axtell Marshall .... Leonardville Riley Meriden .Tefferson .... McCune I Crawford .... Mount Hope ' Sedgwick Urbana Neosiio .Tackson Soldier Leavenworth Ijlnwood Cloud MUtonvale Valley Center.. Sedgwick... Waverly Coffey Allen Moran Flnnev Garden City Rice Chase Elk Grenola Mitchell Scottsville .Tackson Whiting McPherson.,. Galva Stafford Stafford Loga n Oaklev Stafford St. .Tohn Sumner Milan Saturday (jn or before ® . W'ed. on or before ® -x .. 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Monday First and third M(jnday.. Second and fourth Friday First and third Saturday. 2d and 4th Wednesday.... First and third Thursday 2d and 4th Saturday .'. Firstand tillrd Tuesday.. Saturday on or before ® . Saturday on or before ® . ist and 3d W'ednesday Sei;ond Wednesday 1st and 3d Wednesday 1st and 3d Thursday Saturday on or before ® . Sat. on or before ® :=; Saturday on or heT<^re ® . Satui'day on or before ® . Wed. on or before ® ::^ .. First and third .Saturday 2d and 4tli Saturday Sat. on or before © ^ First and tliird Friday ... 2d and4tli Monday Wed. on or before ® Sat. on or before ® rs. .... First and third Friday ... First and third Tuesday . 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday Sat. on or before ® :^ First Saturday .• 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Monday.. First and third Saturday . First and third Thursday .

Tluu's. on or before ® :s; . Saturday on or before ®. Friday on or before ® :s;. First and third Saturday. First and third Thursday 2ti and 4tii AV^ednesday....

A. W. Felter. C.W. Singleton. Thomas H. Muir. T. C. Peffer. P.C.Dixon. G. Ti;. Macklin. W. IJCO Bockemohle. Robert AVlllianis. H. N. Moreliouse. TJanlel M. T3aster. . L.R.White. J. C. Baird. Wm. .T.Martin. B. C. Fogle. Joseph E. TJubreull. H.M.Ochiltree. George W. McBrlde. Pedo D. A. Simpson. John McClay. George J. Bush. Thomas W. Ran<lnll. W.P.Mudgett. James H. Wood. Ed. Hanna. James Anderson. Hestor C. .Stevens. Charles W.AVllson. G. A. Hinkle. Wm.A.IIes. F. M. AVilson. David C. Harbaugli. J. A. J)lxon. John A. Davidson. C. Beasley. Jonathan E. Hobby. R. S. Liggett. Wm. D. Falconer. George L. Dickie. Amos F. Abernathy. Arlond Monroe. .Tames S. Russell. R. E. Stubbs. Charles M. ICauffman. Frank B. Barber. .1. T. Sappenfleld.

M. J. Irvln W. C. Ramsey ... Fred. H. Rhodes. .1. H. Simpson ... Wm. C. Holmes Ell Ober .John Ludwig Albert .7. Wise .T. D. Kauffjuan Philip .Tones A. Asbjornson Erastus B. Goodrich . Henry M. Cotton G. K. .Tanes Charles S. Downing., .Tohn .T.Muth Thomas A. Cardiff ... Oliver B.Thornburg . .Tames M. Goff ........ Isaac W. Hendry Brlce H. Turner Nathan Thinnes George W. Laforge... Norman H. Cone P.J.Stafford Lester A. Shari-ard ... .Tosiah Ij. Ward E.W. .Tewell .Tohn W. Perry .T.H.Lynn Edward Flanagan ... P.M. Gilchrist Thomas G. P r a t t Charles N. Converse . .Tohn .T. Varner Henry T. Mason Nathaniel M. Smith., .lohn T. Denton B. A. McGaugh Charles Shedd .Tohn L. Small A. H. Roby Charles A. Smith Wm. A. Downey Hugh Harlan o

Name 0/ TMdge.

LocaUo7i.

.Pratt .^fortonvllle Mollne Conway Springs Jllstletoe (inenenu) (^.uenenio Armoiirdiile . . . . Kansas City .. Kansas (Jity CJIearwnter Unity Weir City Black Dliiniond. Meude Center... Webb Windoni Wlndoni

Movint Zlon Mollne

Orville Mills

(Charles M. Rankin Laird D . H a r t Granville H. Rankin...

Woyiihip/itl Muster.

Carolus E. Voorhes L. M. Wednesda,v on or before ® W. M.Presneli Dunning. Second and fourth Monday W.H. Everson 2tl and Ith Saturday

Tuesday on or before ® ... Sat. on or before ® — First and tliird Tuesday... Flrstand third Wednesday 2d and Ith Saturday Tuesday on or l)efore ® •.. First and third Thursday..

.ielTerson Pottawatomie. Sedgwick Marshall

Crawford Harper Phillips Pratt .IelTerson Elk Bourbon

Slated .^reethifis.

Count)!.

JJODGHS—Continued.

H. ij. Emery.

Win. S.Austin.

.lames W. Shiner. Wm. A. Coburn.

Secretury.

2(S7 2(i8

David E. Roberts. Wednesda.y on or before ® .loseph Cooke. ''(1(1 Flrstand third Frhlay Henry B. Kondrick. Henry T. Bentley Sumner 2d Th. .Ian. A. every 2 weeks R. N. Morris «7n Wyandotte 1st, :id and .")th Thursda.v ... A. E. liainbert 271 .John T. .Sims. 979 Wyandotte First and third Thursday.. •Sumner W3 Tuesday on or before ® .lordon Brumfleld '<74 Cherokee 2d and Ith Thursday Robert Hogg. David B. White Saturda..v on or before ® .. .1.). 275 B. Stutsman First and tliird Saturday.. C. S. fjindell W(l McPherson First and third Tuesday... ''77 White F. Taylor. ''78 Cosmos 2d and Ith Saturday Kiowa ''71* Friday on or before ® r. . Wllber E. Robblns DiglitonWater ... Butler White '280 B nil nurd Tuesday on or before © ~ Henry C. W. Griffith Edward T. Eaton. 'ffll jriUbrook ..:..., m i l City Graham 2d and 'Ith Saturday E..T. Everts C. Tillott.sou. Alpha Hodgeman.... First and thirti Monda.v .-.. .letniore '«'^ '/83 Ford Cimarron 2d and 4th Wednesday .1. P. Emery ; VS-I Flrstand third We<luesda.y Chester W. Proudfoot ... Scott City W5 Clilkaskla Saturday on or before 1st ® Daniel B. Harrison Elk 2d and 4tli Tuesday 28(1 Lotus Richard Felslng Blue Mound Linn Frank C. lilbby. ?87 Oak 'M and 4th Saturday Oliver G. Glenn liCbanon 98S Dickinson First and third Thursday . .Toiin R. Hatfleld First and third Saturday.. Kea rney fm Emerald Lakln.. Sat. on or before ® •::. 'W Plaluvllle First and third Thursday . Aaron H. Thomas ?l)l Beulali Bunker Hill .... Russell H. M. Baldrldge. ''(I'' Tuesday on or before ® ... Glaseo E. R. .Haynes. Cloud Charles Hatje •m Greensbnrg 21M Glen Elder Glen Elder Flrstand third Saturday.. Roscoe G. Heard Mitchell .lolin Dickinson.

2U5 Kilwinning

2(14

2(13

25(1 257 258 25!)

McLoutli Westmoreland . Westmoreland . Morton Clienev Seattle 2TO Medicine Valley Lake Cltv Mulberry 201 Mulberry Grove 'W>

Xo.

N A M E S OP O F F I O E B S AND

834 835 83(1 aS7 338 SH9 840

21)5 2«(i 2(17 2il8 21)!) 3(X) SOI 302 30;^ 304 805 300 307 308 309 810 311 812 313 314 815 81« 817 318 319 820 821 822 323 324 325 326 827 828 829 830 831

Ellis Wilson

CoUhvater

Comanche.... Clay Ellis Ellsworth. ... Reno Ciilile Seward I;iberal Virgil Greenwood... Vh-gll Govo City Gove Govo City Sedgwick AVielvltii AII)Oi-t Plko Jewell Riuichill Randall A\'on AVostphalla , , Anderson Thomas Colby .Dickinson. ... Rice Alden Hamilton. .., Syniense Svrjiciiso Norton Naplitiill Ft. Loavouw'rth Leavenworth Hiincock Haskell Santa Fe Santa Fe Doniphan. ... Se\'er"ance ColTey Grldlev Allen Vlr!?lnla Savonbiirg Hamilton Decatur Noi'oatur N"orcatur W'alhice Kingman Norwich Norwich Marshall Vermillion Vei-niilllon Sherman Goodland Goodland Wyandotte... Nemaha Montgomery. Harper Bluff'Clty Bluff City Brown Jackson Gypsum City Gypsum City.... Saline Crawford Rush La Crosse La Crosse Holslngton . . . Hoisington. . Barton Pratt Preston Rob Morris Wyandotte . . Rosodale Rosedale' Clay Oak Hill OakHlU Lyon Allen Allen Jewell Foi'mosa Forniosa Rice Fretlcrlck Frederick Anderson Franklin Wichita T.eotl Leoti

Coiiiaiicho HlghlniKl Apollo

2d and 4th Saturday Saturday on or bofor-e ® ::; First and third Friday Flrstand third Wednesday First and thl)-d Friday First and third Monday... 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Tuesday... Flrstand third Thursday. 2d and 4th Saturday Third Wednesdav Pii-st and third Friday .... Flrstand thii'd Wednesday First and third Saturday.. 2d and 4tli Thursday First and third Tuesday... First and tliii'd Tuesday... 2d and 4th Saturday Sa.tui'day on or after ® Saturday on or before ' Saturday on or before Tuesday on or before Tliuj'sday oii or before First and second Satur Second and fourth Friday Flrstand tlilrd Thursday. First and tliird Wednesdav 2d and 4th Thursday First and thii'd Friday 2d and 4th Saturday Saturday on or before ® . 2d and 4th. A\'odnesday Fii'stand third Thui'Sday. Fli'St and thii'd Saturday.. First and third Saturday.. 2d and 4th Tluirsday First and thii'd Thursday. First and third Tuesday... First and third Friday First and third Monday... First and third Saturday.. 2d and 4tli Saturday First and third Monday... Monday on or before ® :::; First Thursday 2d and 4th Mondaj'

J o h n s . Halllday Andrew J. Wilson Stephen M. Aldrlch Dallas Grover Charles L. Berry Wm. N.Wright Lewis Focht Burton S. Eidred Fred H. Stuckoy Jesse AVUder John L.ytie Robert M. McGonigal. Henry H. Sutherland.. C. N. Fair John Howe Joseph R. Dole Ulvsses G. Worrllow.. Robt. G. Newby Charles N.Willis M. L. Stockton Solomon Michael...... Miles Standlsli A. L. Hare Hugh Graham John H. Clay Geoi'ge W. Warren B..L Scott Anderson Phalp John Meisner Miles C. Jones William AV. Bird Walter H. Steele W.A. Maris .1. Schmitter Albert W. Richards.... Thomas Kennedy Joseph Co.Kedge 7). T. Blackweii Benjamin M. Barnett.. Matthew H. Panton... J. S. Grimsley Jasper N. Balch W y a t t H . Lieu ranee... .Tohn B. Ferguson Chesley P. Crow Edwin C. Shelton Thomas H. Shedden. E. J. Simpson. Edward C. Hensley. Lewis C. Crittenden. David J. Davis.

M. H. Sopor. W. M. Bigelow. W. L. Ripper. Edward Ken nan. John M. Staffer. W. L. Mitchell. David A. Clowes. JohuB. Maclcoy. J. George Dieter, Sr.

Park H.Thornton. Ernst Heinen, Samuel J. Tolley. Oscar H. Keller. John B.Thompson. Thomas A. Scutes. Wm. Bays. Henry A. Spilier. IraT.Pearce. Wm. D.Miller. J. B. Cox. Win.W. Smitli. All^ert M.Crary. A. B. Hoover. Wm. P. Humphrey. .Leslie A. Love,)oy. Philip H. Hoffman. H. F. Mlllikan. Thomas Franklin. J. B. Chandler. L. E.DeHttVcn. .Tohn Tliomas. C. V. Corns. Joseph L. Page. Wm. C. Farrls. Wm. Acker. E. .F. Murphy. Charles C. Welborn. John E. Sherrard. Alpha R. Meeker. 03

353 35't 355 35« 357

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Parker Maple City MiipleClty Holy rood Holy rood Riley Ashler Mound Rklge... Mound Rklge... Splvcy Splvoy Hoxlo Narka Olive Elgin Scninmon Scnmmon EnterprLso Enterprise • Sninrnerdeld ... Suninierdukl ... Cedar Vale Clwiutatuiua, Wellsvllle Wellsvllle Altii VIstn •,•:. And two weeks thereafter.

.Vo. jycune of Lodye,

Slitlal MeeliiKjx.

P.S.Harris David Mackle, .Sr

M. K. Molln George A. Sutt()n G.W. Alvin Ultch B. Eee David Blair Ch ristin n C. ICaegl R. F. Grlem

Worshipful JIdstcr.

l-'rank Thomann Thomas F. Scrubv Wabaunsee ... First and third Saturday.. .ioseph W. Spencer

1,1 nil

Cowley Ellsworth . Riley Labette Mcl'herson.... Klngmnn

First and third Snturday.. Saturday on or before ® . First and third Tuesday... Flrstand third Saturday.. First and third JEonday... 1st and 3d Wednesday First and third Tuesday... Flrstand third Saturday.. Repul>lie Chtiutauqun... Flrstand third Saturday.. Second and fourth Friday. Cherokee Greeley Dickinson Flrstand thlnl Saturday.. Marshall ChnutaLUiua... Every Monday evening...

County.

N A M E S OF OKFIOBKS AND LODGES—Continued.

l''rank M. Watklns. iicnry i>. Maltland. B. F. Peck. E.G. Sinclair. Walter B. Slack.

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PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES, APPOINTED.

Alabama

R.". VV.-.JOHN D E L O A C H

Arkansas British C o l u m b i a California Canada Colorado Connecticut

R..W.-. JAMES A. H E N R Y Little Rock. R.'. W . ' . J O H N W . COBURN Nanaimo. • R.'. W.'. W I L L I A M VANDERHURST ...Salinas City. R.-. W.-. G. W . R B I D Hamilton. R.'.W,-. WILLIAM H . SANFORD Denver. M.'.W.-. LUKE A. LOCKWOOD Greenwich.

Monroeville.

Cuba

R.'. W.'. C O S M E J . D E LA T O R R I E N T E . . H a v a n a .

Delaware R.".W.".R. HENRY YOUNG District of Columbia...M.".W.\ NOBLE D . LARNER Florida M.'.W.-. SAMUEL PASCJO Georgia R.'.W.'. HENRY BANKS Idaho R.'.W.'. CHARLES H I M R O D

Wilmington. Washington. Monticello. • La Grange. Boise City.

Illinois

R.'. W.'. GEORGE W . MOULTON

Chicago.

Indiana Indian Territory Ireland Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland Michigan

M.'.W.'. DANIEL NOYES M.'.W.'.PATRICK J. BYRNE R.'.W.'. FRANCIS E . C L A R K E R . ' . W . . MATHEW L . SCOVELL R.'.W.'. ARCHIE I.,. TALBOT M.'.W.'. JAME.S A. ORAS R.'.W.'. JOHN A. LYNCA M.'.W.'. JAMES H . FARNAM

Laporte. Muscogee. Dublin. Shreveport. Lewiston. R a p i d City. Baltimore. Cassopolis.

Minnesota

R.'. W.'. CALVIN L . B R O W N

Morris.

Mississippi Missouri

M.'.W.'. E. GEORGE D E L A P R.'. W.'. WILLIAM F . K U H N

Natchez. K a n s a s City.

Nebraska

R.'. W.'. JAMES P . A. BLACK

Bloomington.

Nevada R.'.W.'. THOMAS NELSON Reno. New B r u n s w i c k R.'.W.'. GEORGE R . SANG.STER Moncton. New H a m p s h i r e R.'.W.'. MILLARD F . Y O U N G Littleton. New Jersey R . ' . W . . CHARLES R U S S Elizabethtowii. New Mexico R.'.W.'. C. T. RUSSELL... Socorro. New S o u t h W a l e s R . ' . W . . ALFRED J. BURUIDGE Sydney. New Y o r k R.'.W.'. JOHN B . A L L I G B B , Roundout. New Zealand R . ' . W . ' . J O H N ALE.XANDER ALGis...Kaitangata. N o r t h Carolina !...R.'. W.'. M. C. S. NOBLES Wilmington. North Dakota M.'.W.'. JOHN F . SELBY Hillsboro. Nova Scotia R . ' . W . . THOMAS MCCONKEY Halifax. Ohio R.'.W.'. S. B . LIGHTNER Sabina. Pennsylvania

M.'.W .'.SAMUEL B . D I C K

MeadviUe.

1897-98.

GRAND

Quebec Rhode Island Scotland..... South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

R . W.". CoRNELHJs J U D G E R.' . W.". D A N I E L BABCOCK '. R. . W . ' . . T A M E S SIMPSON R. . W.-. F R E D E R I C C . BOWEX R. . W.-. W. F . STRONG R. . W.-. W I L L I A M M . BROOKE R. . W.-. J O H N M . BOWMAN R. . W . . H E N R Y H . R O S S R.' . W . . H E N R Y M . BOYKIN R. . W . ' . J o n N M. COLLINS M '.W.'. H E X R V L . PALMER

LODGE

165

KANSAS.

Quebec. Phcenix. Edinburgh. Adelaide. Charleston. Brookinge. Salt L a k e C i t j ' . Burlington. Richmond.

Charleston. Mihvlankee.

166

PROCEBDINQS

TBE

February,

G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S O F O T H E R G R A N D T.ODGES N E A R T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

Topeka. Alabama... W.'. T. J . ANDERSON Leavenworth. Arkansas M.:.W.-. G E O R G E C . K E N Y O N Oberlin. .\rizona W.'. A. AV. B U R N E T T G r e a t Bend British C o l u m b i a W.-. A. H . CoNNETT Topeka. California M.-.W.-. A. M. CAI>I,AHAM Canada M.-.W.-. J O S E P H D . M C C L E V E K T Y . . . . F o r t Scott. Wichita. Colorado R.-.W.-. R. E . ToRRiNGTON Connecticut Wintield. Cuba W.- F R E D E . B A L L E I N K a n s a s City. Delaware... W.-. HE.N'TON GORDON Manhattan. District of Columbia..M.-.W.-. G E O R G E S . G R E E N E Lawrence. Florida W.-. Ai.ii-RED W H I T M A N Manhattan. Idaho W.-. S. M. F O X Topeka. Illinois M.-.W.-. M . M . M I L L E R Topeka. Indian Territory M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I B . . Ireland M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . . . J e w e l l City. Salina. Loiiisiana W.-. JACOB D E W I T T S^nreka. Maine M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R .'.Seneca. Manitoba... W.-. ABLIAH W E L L S Hutchinson. Maryland W.-. W . R. UNDERWOOD Beloit. Michigan R.-.W.-. ABRAM H . E L L I S Independence. Minnesota W.-. J O H N H . S P E N C E R Wichita. Mississippi M.-.W.-. J A M E S H . M C C A L I Smith Center. Missouri W.-. W I L L I A M H . NELSON F o r t Scott. Nebraska W.-. CHARLES E . CORY Girard. Nevada W.-, W I L L I A M H . V O E T I I Dodge City. New B r u n s w i c k W.-. S. J . CRUMBINE Topeka. New H a m p s h i r e W.-. JA.MES G. SAMPLE .Wichita. New J e r s e y W".-. J O S E P H P . A L L E N Gaylord. N e w Mexico W.-. C. J . HOLMES Hiawatha. New .'South Wales W.- C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E Leavenworth. New Y o r k . . R.-.W.-. E . T . CARR Atchison. New Zealand W.-. F R A N K E . D A V I S Lamed. N o r t h Carolina W.-. A L E X . A. S H A R P Minneapolis. North Dakota W.-, D. D. H O A G Abilene. Nova Scotia W.- T. E . D E W E Y Topeka. Ohio M.-.W.- S. E . SnELDON Yates Center. Oregon ^ W.- J O H N H . STICHER

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QRAND

LODGE

167

KANSAS.

Peru , W ; . J . S. HL'BBBLL Prince E d w a r d Island W ; . A . A. CARNAHAN Quebec W . '. GEORGE M . D I X O N R h o d e Island W ; . A L E X . G . KOBB Scotland W." . G E O R G E M C K I N Z I E South Australia W.' . B E N J A M I N O . H A G E N South Carolina M.-.W.' . G E O R G E W . CLARK South Dakota M.-.W . W. M. SHAVER Tennessee W.' . BESTOR G . BROWN Texas W.' . E . W . HuRLBEBT Utah W.' . J O H N L . JONES Vermont W . . T . P . RoDGERs Victoria M.-.W.- . C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Virginia W.- . W I L L I A M E . R O W E West Virginia W . . J . N. W I L K I N S O N Wisconsin.... W.' . G. V . RICKSECKER

fredonia. Concordia. Burlington. McPherson. Minneapolis. Newton. Topeka.

Wichita. Topeka.

F o r t Scott. Yates Center.

Topeka. Clay C e n t e r . Kirwin.

Emporia. Hutchinson.

168

rnoCEBDlNOS,

OF THE

G R A N D LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE

February,

WITH T H E GRAND

L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D ADDRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

AlabiiTiia

H . C L A Y AKMSTRO.NG

Montgomery.

Arkansas

FAY HEMPSTEAD

Little Rock. Tucson.

Arizona.. .;

GEORGE J . ROSKRUGE

British Columbia

W. J . QUINLAN

Victoria.

California

GEORGE JOHNSON

San Francisco.

Canada Colorado

J. ,T. MASON ; E D . C. P A R M E L E E

Hamilton. Denver.

Connecticut Delaware

J O H N H . BARLOW BEN.TAMIN F . BARTRAM

...Hartford. Wilmington.

District of Columbia

W M . R . SINGLETON

Washington.

Florida

W I L B E R P. W E B S T E R

Jacksonville.

Georgia Illinois Idaho

W . A. WOLIHTN J. H . C. D I L L CHARLES C . STEVENSON

Macon. Bloomington. Boise City.

Indiana

W I L L I A M l i . SMYTIIE

Indianapolis.

I n d i a n Territory Iowa

J. S. MURROW T H E O . S. PARVIN

Atoka. Cedar Rapids.

Kansas

ALBERT K . WILSON

Kentucky

H. B. G R A N T

....Topeka.

Louisville.

Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland

.RICHARD LAMBERT STEPHEN B E R R Y W I L L I A M G. SCOTT SBRENO D. NICKERSON JACOB H . M E D I E R Y

New Orleans. Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.

Mexico

ERMILIO G. CANTON

City of Mexico.

Michigan Minnesota

JEFFERSON S. CONOVEK THOMAS MONTGOMERY

Coldwater. St. P a u l .

Mississippi Missouri

J.L.POWER J O H N D. V I N C I L ....â&#x20AC;&#x17E;

Montana Nebraska Nevada

CORNELIUS H E D G E S W I L L I A M R . BOWEN CHAUNGEY N . NOTEWARE

New B r u n s w i c k

J. T W I N I N G H A R T T

New H a m p s h i r e New J e r s e y

GEORGE P . CLEAVES TIIO.MAS H . R . R E D W A V

Concord. Trenton.

New Mexico New Y o r k

A. A. K E E N E. M. L. E H L E R S

Albuquerque. New York City.-

Jackson, ; ...St. Louis. .Helena. Omaha. Carson.

._.St. J o h n .

1897-98-

North Carolina North Dakota Nova Scotia Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

169

J O H N C. DREWRY F R A N K J . THOMPSON W I L L I A M ROSS :...J. H . BROMWELL

Raleigh. Fargo. ....Halifax. Cincinnati.

JAMES S. H U N T J A M E S F . ROBINSON WILLIAM A . S I N N

Stillwater. .jEugene. Philadelphia.

Prince E d w a r d Island....NEiL MACKELVIB

Suininerside.

Quebec

J O H N H . ISAACSON

Montreal.

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota

E D W I N BAKER CHARLES INGLESBY GEORGE A. PETTIGREW

Providence. Charleston. Flandreau.

Tennessee Texas

J O H N B . GARRETT J O H N WATSON

Nashville. Houston.

Utah

CHRISTOPHER D I B H L

Salt Lake.

Vermont

W A R R E N G . REYNOLDS

Burlington.

Virginia

G E O . W . CARRINGTON

Washington

THOMAS M . R E E D

Richmond. Olympia.

West Virginia

G E O . W . ATKINSON

Wheeling.

Wisconsin

J O H N W . LAPLIN

Milwaukee.

Wyoming

W . L. KUYKENDALL

Saratoga.

F O R E I G N G R A N D LODGES.

Cuba

J O S E P. PELLON

England Ireland New South Wales New Zealand

E D W A R D LETCHWORTH ...Freemason Hall, L o n d o n . LORD CASTLETOWN Freemason H a l l , D u b l i n . ARTHUR H . BRAY Sydney. R E V . W M . RONALDSON ...Christchurch.

Havana.

Scotland

D. M U R R A Y LY'ON

Edinburg.

South Australia

J. H . CUNNINGHA.M

Adelaide.

Tasmania Victoria

J O H N HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM

Hobart. Melbourne.

CODE OF LAWS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CONSTITUTION. [REFERENCES ARE TO ARTICLES AND SECTIONS.]

Art ADVANCEMENT. Ballot VI Proficiency VI Removal of C a n d i d a t e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; VI R e q u e s t from f o r m e r Lodge VI Solourner VI Time VI ANNUAL REPORT. Lodges VII BALLOT.. Advancement VI By-Laws VIII Grand Master IV Membership VI Method IV Mysteries of Masonry VI Proxy IV BONDS. Grand Secretary Ill Grand Treasurer Ill BUSINESS. Degrees II Restrictions VIII BY-LAWS. Amendment VIII Grand Lodge VIII Lodge VHI Rules of Procedure VIII CANDIDATE. See Advancement, Lodges and Mysteries of Masonry. CEREMONIES. Forms VIII Funerals II Opening of Grand Lodge.. IV Public by Grand Lodge... II CHARITY. Restrictions VIII CHARTERS. Forfeiture VIII Grant V Revocation! VII Surrender VII COMMITTEES. See Grand Lodge. COMMUNICATIONS. See Grand Lodge and Lodges. CONSTITUTION. Amendment VIII

Sec. 7 7 7 3 3 6

7 4,5 4 7 4 7 4 6 5 7 6

4 5 5 4

2 5 4,5 3,5

Art. COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. Authority Ill Bond of Grand Secretary.. I l l Bond of Grand Treasurer . I l l Members Ill CUSTODIANS OF THE WORK. Duties IV Election IV "Webb Work" IV DEGREES. Business of Grand Lodge.. I I Business of Lodges II Defined II Lodges U.-.D.V No other Degrees II Quorum'. V Time of Initiation VI DIMISSION. See Lodges. DUBS. Grand Lodge VII ENTERED APPRENTICE. Degree Defined II Initiation VI Proficiency VI Quorum V EXPULSION. See "Offenses." FELLOW-CRAFT. , Degree Defined II Initiation VI Proficiency VI Quorum V FUNERALS. Degree II GRAND LODGE. A m e n d m e n t to Constitution VIII Authority I By-Laws VIII Charter, Grant V Charter, Revocation VII Committees IV Communications I Custodians of t h e Worlj... IV Degree for Business II Degree for Funerals II Degree for Public Ceremonies II Dues from Lodges VII Forms for Ceremonies VIII

Sec.

6,7 6 6 7 7

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Art. Sec. GRAND LODGE. 6 Lodges, Representation... VII 1-5 Lodges, U.-. D.V 6 Masonic Home VIII 4 Members I 5 Members, Qualifications... I 6 Members, Reinstatement... I 1 Name 1 1 1 Officers II Officers, Council of Ad4 ministration Ill 3 Officers, Deputy VVardeus... I l l O f f i c e r s , E l e c t i o n and 3 Terms II 2 Officeis, Eligibility II 2 Officers, Grand Master HI 6 Officers, Grand Secretary.. I l l Officers, Subordinate Ill Officers, Succession II Officers, Temporary II Officers, Title HI Officers, Grand Treasurer... H I Officers, Vacancy II Opening IV Quorum IV Restrictions in Business andOharity VIII Retroactive Laws.. I Revenues..'...' VII 1 Roll Call IV 1 Territorial Jurisdiction.... I 1-4 Trials a n d Punishments.. .VHI 4 Voting IV "Webb Work" IV 7 GRAND MASTER. Appoint Subordinate Officers II 3 CastingVote IV 4 Charter, Revocation VII 4 Consolidation of Lodges.. VII 2 Duties, Powers and Prerog- .' atives Ill 2 4 Fill Vacancies II Lodges U.-. D.V 1-5 Opening of Grand Lodge.. IV 1-3 Removal of Lodges VII • I Subject to the New Regulation I 7 1 Title Ill GRAND OFFICERS. See Grand Lodge. JURISDICTION. • 1 Grand Lodge I 1-4 Lodges VI 3 Trials and Punishments...VIIl LETTERS OF DISPENSATION. See Lodges U.'.D.-. LODGES. 7 A m e n d m e n t to Constitution VIII 6 Annual R e p o n VII 5 By Laws VIII 1-7 Candidates VI Charter, Grant V 2, 4. 5 Charter, Revocation Vfl 3-5 Charter, Surrender VII 2 Consolidation VII 7 Degree for business II 5 Dimission VI 6,7 Dues to G rand Lodge VII 1-4 Jurisdiction, C a n d i d a t e s . . ' VI • 1 Jurisdiction, Territorial .. VI 1-5 Lodges U.-.D.V 5 Membership VI 6 Officers V 6 Officers, Appointment V 6 Officers,Election....; V

CONTENTS.

All. LODGES. Officers, Installation V Officers, Title Ill Quorum V Removal of Lodge Room.. VII Representation VII Trials and Punishments.. .VIII •'Webb Work" IV LODGES U.-.D.-. Authority V Constitution V Exemplification of Work.. V Installation V Members V Officers V Petition V Powers and Duties V Recommendation V Warrant of Constitution... V MASONIC HOME. Constitutional Provision..VIII MASTER MASON. Degree Defined II Dimission VI Initiation VIIl Masonic Home VIII Membership VI Quorum V MEMBERSHIP. See Grand Lodge and Lodges. MYSTERIES OF MASONRY. Candidate, Qualifications.. VI • Candidate. Removal VI Candidate, Residence Vi Candidate, Sojourner VI Proceedings Upon Petition VI Rejection VI OFFENSES. By Lodges VIII By Masons VIII Jurisdiction VIII Procedure VIII OFFICERS. See Grand Lodge. OFFICIAL BOND See Bonds. PETITION. See Mysteries of Masonry. PROCEDURE. See Offenses. PUNISHMENTS. See Offenses. QUORUM. See Grand Lodge and Lodges. REPRESENTATION. See Grand Lodge and Lodges. REPRIMAND. Se Offenses. RETROACTIVE LAWS. Restrictiou I RITUAL. See Custodians of the Work a n d " W e b b Work." SOJOURNER. See Advancement. STANDING COMMITTEES. See Grand Lodge. SUSPENSION. See Offenses. TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS. Offenses by Lodges VIII Offenses by Masons VJII

Sec. 6 1 7 1 6 1-4 7

4 3 2 2 6,7

TAJ3LE OF

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VOTING. See Ballot. WARRANT OF CONSTITUTION. See Charter.

•' WEBB WORK." Adoption Practiced by Lodges WORSHIPFUL MASTER. Title

.Sec.

IV IV Ill

BY-LAWS. [ KtFERENCES .ARE TO NU.MBERS.]

No. ADVANCEMENT. Fees ..-. Ul .Jurisdiction 110 Petition, Ballot 104,105 Petition, Contents 94. 98 Petition. Reception 95 Petition, Reference 101 Petition, Report 102 Petition. Withdrawal 103 Place of Membership 109 Sojourner 98 Time 108 A DVOCATE. See Trial. ALLOWANCKS. See Salaries. ANNUAL REPORTS. Assistant Lecturers 42 Board of Inspectors 40 Committee on Chartered Lodges. 34 Committee on Correspondence — .S9 Committee on Credentials'. 31 Committee on Finance and Mileage 33 Committee on Grand Lodge Property • 37 Committee on Grievances and Appeals 36 Committee on Jurisprudence 88 Committee on Lodges H.-.D.35 Committee on Reports of Grand Officers .32 Council of Administration 27 C:ustodians 28 Elective Officers 22 Grand Master 24 Grand Representatives .• 41 Grand Secretary.; 26 Grand Treasurer 25 P r i n t i n g and Distribution 23 ANNUAL SCHOOL. See Custodians of the Work. APPOINTMENT. See Lodges. ASSISTANT LECTURERS. . Allowances 55 AnnualSchool 43 Appointment and Duties 42 Instruction of Lodges '. . . . 44 A.-SISTANT SECRETARY. Appointment 45 AS-DISTANT TYLER. Appointment ". 45 Salary 53

BALLOT. Advancement Dimission Petitions a n d Applications Punishment Secrecy Supervision a n d Inspection Trial ;

Xo. 105 113 104 158 106 104 156

BOA R D OF INSPECTORS. Appointment 40 Compensation .58 Duties 40 BONDS. Graiid Secretary : . . . 49 Grand Treasurer 49 BY-LAWS. Amendment 38 Reading in Lodge 76 Suspension in-Lodge 76 CALL TO LABOR. See Grand Lodge. CALLS FROM REFRESHMENT. See Grand Lodge. CANDIDATE. . ' See Advancempnt, Lodges, Mysteries of Masonry. CEREMONIES. Clothing 115 Degrees." 68 Funerals 6S, 115 CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS. Accuser 132 Amendment 1.34 Contents . 131 Entertainment '..'.- 135 Form .133 Grand Lodge 136 Jurisdiction 137 Pleading'. 13.5.143 Rejection ,..'.. "135 . Sufficiency ; . , . :...••.... 137 CHARITY FUND. ' " ;,". ^ See Funds. - ' CHARTRRS., . , ..'. "'„,', Cerlifled Copy. .• .,'.'.., 91 Engrossment '92 Fees - . ; . . 92 New Lodges 35 Petition 91 Restoration.. 35 CLOSING. See Grand Lodge, Lodges.

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No. CLOTHING. See Grand Lodge. COMMITTEE ON CHARITY. Members and Duties 85 COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES. Allowances 54,56 Duties 34 Members 29 COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. Allowances 54,55 Duties 89 Members 29 COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. Allowances 64,55 A n n u a l Report 31 Duties 31 Members 29 Proxies 31 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (LODGES). Appointment and Duties 85 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND MILEAGE. Allowances 54, 55 Appropriations 33 Grand Secretary SS Grand Treasurer 25, 33 Members 29 Mileage Roll ." 33 COJMMITTEE ON GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. Allowances 54,55 Duties 37 Members 29 COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. Allowances 54, 55 Duties 36,160,161 Members 29 COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION. See Advancement, Membership. Mysteries of Masonry. COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE. Allowances 54, 55 Duties 38 Members 29 COMMITTEE ON LODGES U.-.D.'. Allowances 45,55 Duties 35 Members 29 COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. Allowances 54.55 A p p o i n t m e n t and Duties 45 COMMITTEE ON REPORTS OF GRAND . OFFICERS. Allowances 54,55 Duties 32 Members 29 COMMUNICATIONS. Grand Lodge .' 9,10 Lodges 64.67 Lodges U.-. D.87 Quorum in Liodge 65 Unfinished Work 69 CONSTITUTION. Amendment ..Â« 38 Reading in Lodge..: 76 CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE. See Summons. COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION. A n n u a l Report 27 Investment of Funds. 47,50 Official Bond 49

CONTENTS.

No. CUSTODIANS OF THE WORK. Allowances 55,57 A n n u a l Report 28 A n n u a l School 43,57 Instruction of Lodges 44 Rehearsal of Ritual 16 Salary 53 DEGREES. Ballot 105 Ceremonies 68 Lodges U.-. D.88, 89 Objection 107 Opening aud Closing 68 Request 99 Special Communication 66 Stated Communication 65 Trial 145 DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. Allowance 55 Special Communication of Lodge... 67 DIMISSION. Ballot and Certificate 113 DUES Assessment 117 Dimission 113 Duty of Secretary 119 Grand Lodge 93,118 Remission 117,118,121 Representation 56 Suspension 120 Time of Payment 119 DUTIES OF MEMBERS. To God 1 To Country 2 To Neighbors 3 To Self 4 To Brothers 5 To Strangers 6 To Grand Lodge 7 To Body of Maf onry 8 ELECTION. Grand Lodge 51 ENTERED APPRENTICE. Punishment 129 EVIDENCE. Appeal 160 Grand Lodge 154 New Trial 162 Pledge of Witness 152 Profane Witness 145 Stenographer 153 Written 151 EXPULSION. See P u n i s h m e n t . FEES. Charters ' 92 For Degrees Ill Lodges U.-.D.86 Returned 103,108 FELLOW CRAFT. Punishment 129 FUNERALS. Clothing 115 Degree 68 Expense 116 FUNDS. Committee on Finance and Mileage 33 Disbursement 46,48 Duty of Grand Treasurer 46,47 Investment 47, 50 Report of Investments 25 Transfer 47

TABLE

No. (iENERAL FOND. See Funds. GRAND CHAPLAIN. Allowance 55 Salary 53 GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN. Allowance 55 Special Communication of Lodge. 67 GRAND LODGE. Allowances 54, 59 Annual Communications 9 Appeal 160,161 Assistant Lecturers 42 Board of Inspectors 40 Call to Labor 11 Calls from Refreshment IS Charges and Specifications 136,187 Clothing of Members . ^ 12 Discussion 18,19 Duties of Members 1-8 Election of Officers 51 Funds •... .46,47,48, 50 Grand Orator 21 Grand Representatives 41 Great Seal 14 Installation 52 Library 60 Lodge Dues 118 Necrology ; '. 45 Obedience to Grand Master 17 Official Bonds 49 Parliamentary Rules 20 Point of Order 18 Proceedings 61-63 Rehearsal of Ritual 16 Reports of Grand Officers. 22-28 Salaries .' 53 Special Communications 10 Standing Committees 29,39 Summons ; 136,138,189 Vacancy .'i2 Witnesses 154 Working Tools 15 GRAND MASTER. Annual Report 24 Assistant Lecturers 42 Board of Inspectors > 40 Call to Labor 11 Discussion 18 Election 51 Funds 47 Grand Orator 21 Grand Representatives 41 Great Seal 14 Installation .52 Lodge Installation 73 Lodges U.-. D.-., Roll 87 Necrology 45 New Trfal 162 Obedience 17 Parliamentary Rules 20 Point of Order 18 Private Secretary 45 Salary 53 Special Communications 10 Special Communications of Lodge, 67 Suspension of Lodge Officers 78 Standing Committees 29 Trials a n d P u n i s h m e n t s , 136,138,142,147,152,155,156 Vacancy in Lodge 74 GRAND ORATOR. Appointment and Duty 21 Salary 53 GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. Appointment and Duties 41 Committee on Credentials 81

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No. GRAND:SECRETARY. Annual Report 26 Annual School 43 Assistant Secretary 45 Charter 91, 92 Commission to take testimony Ibi Great Seal 14 Library 60 Lodges XJ.-.D... 90 Proceedings of Grand Lodge 61, 63 Reports of Grand Officers 23 Salary 53 Standing Committees '. 80 Trials and Punishments, 136,137,1.38, 139,1421,160 GRAND SENIOR WARDEN. Allowance 55 Special Communication of Lodge. 67 GRAND TREASURER. Accounts 46 Annual Report 25 Disbursements 47, 48 Investment of F u n d s 50 .Salary 55 GRAND TYLER. Allowance 55 Assistant Tyler 45 Salary 53 GREAT SEAL. Design and Use 14 INITIATION. See Mysteries of Masonry. INSANITY. Jurisdiction 127 Vacancy : 74 INSPECTORS. See Board of Inspectors. INSTALLATION. Grand Lodge 52 Lodge ...' 78 INSTRUCTION OF LODGES. See'Custodians of t h e Work. JUNIOR WARDEN. See Wardens. JURISDICTION. Candidates 110,112 Limitation of Action 128 Trials and P u n i s h m e n t s 127 Who May be Punished 129 LETTERS OF DISPENSATION. See Lodges U.". D.-. LIBRARY. Committee 37 Duty of Grand Secretary 60 LIMITATION OF ACTION'. See Jurisdiction. LODGES. Advancement, Petition, 94, 95,98,101,104 Appointment 75 Ballot 103,106 Charter 91, 92 Clergyman Ill Closing 68 Clothing 72 Communications 64, 67' Dimlssion 113 Dues 117,119,120,121 Duties of Members 84 Duties of Officers 7»-83 Duties of Wardens 130 Fees for Degrees 108,108, 111 Funerals 116,116

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LODGES. Grand Lodge Dues 93 Installation "S Instruction -11 .Jurisdiction over Candidates...HO, H i Jurisdiction In Trials and Punishments 127-129 Lodges U.-.D.86-92 Membership, Petition, • 94,100,101,102,103.104 Membership, Place 109 Objection 107 Opening 6^, OR, 68 Petitions 9-1-105 Place of Meeting 70 Powers of Master 77 Procedure in Trials and Punishments 125-162 Public l.eremonies 115 Quorum 65 Reading of By-Laws, etc 76 Reinstatement 123.124 Representatives 56 Request to Confer Degrees 99 Restoration 122,124 Seal .' 71 Social Gatherings 70 Standing Committees 85 Succession 75 Suspension 120,121 Suspension of By-Laws 76 Suspension of Oflicers 78 Time for Initiation or Advancement . 108 Uriflnished Worli 69 Vacancy 74, 75 Visitation.; 114 Working Tools 72 LODGE ROOM. See Lodges. LODGES U.-.D.-. Allowance to Committee .M, 55 Charter 91, 92 Committee 35 Communications ."...-... 87 Fees 86 Return of Work 89 Revocation of Letters 90 Surrender of Letters 90 Transcript • 88 MASTER. See Worshipful Master. MASTER MASON. Assistant Lecturer 43 Presiding OSicer 67 Punishment 129 MEMBERSHIP. Certificate of Dimisslon 100 Petition, Ballot 104 Petition, Contents 94,100 Petition, Reception 95 Petition, Reference 101 Petiiion. Report I"i2 Petition, Withdrawal 103 Place .• 109 MYSTERIES OF MASONRY. Clergyman Ill Fees Ill • Jurisdiction '10,112 . Petition, Ballot 104,105 Petition, Contents 94, 96 Petition, Reception 95 Petition. Reference 101 Petition, Rejection 103 Petition, Report 102 Petition, Waiver 97

CONTENTSNo. MYSTERIES OF MASONRY. Petition, Withdrawal 103 Place of Membership I0» Time for Initiation 108 NECROLOGY. See Committee on Necrology. NEW TRIAL. Proceeding 162 NON-PA"yMENT OF DOES. Proceedings 119,120 OBJECTION. Effect 107 Renewal '107 Time 107 Visitors 114 OFFENSE AGAINST TlIK BODY OF MASONRY. Defined 120 Limitation of Action 128 Secrecy of the Ballot 106 OFFICERS. See Grand Lodge, Lodges. OFFICIAL BONDS. See Bonds. OPENING. See Grand Lodge, Lodges. PARLIAMENTARY RULES. See Grand Lodge. PETITIONS. See Advancement. Lodges U.'.D.'., Membership. Mysteries of Masonry. PLEDGE OF WITNESS See Witnesses. PRIVATE SECRETARY. Appointment 45' Salary .53 PROCEEDINGS OF GRAND LODGE. Distribution 62 Publication 01 Reading in Lodge 76 Triennial 63 l^ROCEDURE IN APPEALS, TRIALS AND PUNISHMENTS. Advocate 144 Appeal 160,161 Application of Rules 125 Change of Venue 147 Charges and Specifications 131-137 Confession in Part 143 Continuance 142 Duties of Wardens 130 Evidence 148,151,153 Jurisdiction 127 Limitation of Action 128 Members 145.146 Non-Payment of Dues 119,120 New Trial 162 Offense Defined 126 Pleading 135,143 Presiding Officer 147 Proceedings 142 Prosecutor 144 Punishment 158 Reasonable Doubt 157 Sentence 159 Summons 138-140 Trial 141, 145,148,149,150,156 Witnesses 152,154 PROSECUTOR. See Trial. PROXIES. Allowances 50 Committee on Credentials 31

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PUNISHMENT. Appeal ; ICI Method 158 Reinstatement rj:i, 121 Restoration 1'2^'. la-l Sentence l^fl QUORUM. See Lodges. REASONABLE DOUBT. ' ' Defined 157 RECNSTATEMENT. EfTect 124 Petition : 123 Place 124 Vote 123 REPRESENTATIVES OF LODGES. Allowances ntj REPRIMAND. See Punishment. RESTORATION. EfTect 124 Petition 122 Place 124 Vote 122 RITUAL. Annual School 43 lustruntion of Lodges 44 Kecoramendations of Custodiaus.. 28 Rehearsal by Custodians 16 Wardens 79 Worshipful Master 79 SALARIES. Allowances 54-59 Board of Inspectors 58 Grand Lodge Officers 53 Restrictions 59 SEAL. Design and Use by Lodge 71 S2CRECY OF THE BALLOT. See Ballot. SECRETARY. Appeal 16(1 Ballots for P u n i s h m e n t 158 Commission to take testimony I5i Duties 82 Lodge Dues li'.i, I2n New Trial I(1J Read this By-Law 14ii Seal 71 Summons 135,136,13», 139,140, H5 SENIOR WARDEN. See Wardens. SENTENCE. Appeal Uil New Trial li>2 Time , 1.59 SOCIAL GATHERINGS. See Lodges. SOJOURNER See Advancement. STANDING COMMITTEES. Allowances 51, 55, •'•y Appointment and Duties 85 Duties 31-39 Duty of Grand Secretary 30 Members 29 STANDING REGULATIONS. Committee on Jurisprudence. STENOGRAPHER. See Trial. SUCCESSION. See Lodges.

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Nu. SUMMONS. 140 Alias 136 Grand Lodge 145 Members for Trial Return 186,137, 139 Service i:-15,137, 138 SUSPENSION. Non-Payment of Dues 120, 121 158 Punishment Restoration 122, 124 TREASURER. *il Duties TRIAL. 144 Advocate 160 Appeal 142 Continuance 148 Defined 145 Degree Evidence .' 148,151, 153 141 E x parte Grand Lodge 154, 155 156 Law and Facts 149 Manner Members 145, 146 162 New Trial 150 Order 147 Presiding Officer 144 Prosecutor 158 Punishment 1.57 Reasonable Doubt 159 Sentence Successor 145, 153 Summons 135,138,139,140, 145 144 Time 156 Verdict Witnesses 152, 154 VACANCIES. 52 Grand Lodge 74 Lodge VERDICT. See Trial. VISITATION. See Lodges. VOTE. See Ballot. WARDENS. Allowances 56 85 Charity 80 Duties 144 Junior Warden as Prosecutor... 75 Succession 130 Superintendents of Craft WARRAST OF CONSTITUTION. See Charter. WITNESSES. 154 Grand Lodge 162 Pledge 145 Profane WORKING TOOLS. See Grand Lodge, Lodges. WORSHIPFUL MASTER. 56 Allowance 75 Appointment 85 Cliarity 81 Disbursements 79 Duty 85 Finance 156 Judge of Law 152 Pledge of Witness 77 Powers and Prerogatives. 147 Preside at Trial 66 Quorum 159 Sentence 75 Succession 78 Suspension

CONSTITUTION T H E MOST VVORSHIPFDL G R A N D LODGE OF A N C I E N T , F K E E AND A C C E P T E D MASONS OF K A N S A S , DULY CONSTITUTED AT LEAVENWORTH C I T Y ON THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF M A R C H , A. L. 5856, BY SMITHTON, N O . 140, L E A V E N W O R T H , N O . 150, AND K A N S A S , N O . 153, FOR T H E PURPOSE O F INCREASING T H E NUMBER AND CONTINUING T H E UNION OP T H E L O D G E S A N D BY' MEANS O P U N I F O R M L A W S

INSURING

T H E STABILITY' O P T H E I R ORG.^NIZATIONS A N D U N I F O R M I T Y

UNDER ITS .IURISDICTION,

IN THEIR

METHODS

OF W O R K I N G

A N D TRANSACTING

BUSINESS,

A N D FOR T H E

F U R T H E R P U R P O S E O F A F F O R D I N G A M P L E PROTECTION TO A L L M A S O N S BEING IN ITS JURISDICTION, AND BY MEANS O P JUST

REGULATIONS,

SECURING THEM IMMUNITY PROM IMPOSTURE AND CONFIRMING THEM I N T H E EXERCISE OF ALL T H E I R RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, DOES NOW, ON THIS NINETEENTH DAY' OF F E B R U A R Y , A . L . 5 8 8 5 , BY AUTHORITY OP SMITHTON, N O . 1, LEAVENWORTH N O . 2, AND W Y A N D O T T E , N O . 3, A N D MORE THA.N T W O - T H I R D S OF ALL THE OTHER TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTYEIGHT L O D G E S U N D E R I T S J U R I S D I C T I O N , O R D A I N ' A N D E S T A B L I S H

THIS

CONSTITUTION :

A R T I C L E I. SECTFON I. Name and Jurisdiction.—This" Grand Body shall be known as T H E MOST W O R S H I P F U L GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, F R E E AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF KANSAS, and has exclusive jurisdiction over the district

of country known as the State of Kansas. Hlstoi-y.—See Appendix, pp. 83,84, 89,97,100. B e f l n l t l o n s of Terms.—Worshipful:—A title of honor applied to municipal and Judicial ofHcers in England; probably first applied to Lodges about the time of the revival (1717).—JSiicyc. Freemasonry.—MACKET,893. The Grand Lodge being the highest Masonic authority is styled "Most Worshipful.-' Lodge :—From the A-S. logian (to dwell).— Td. 47'2.—Charges of a Freemason, e9, Note. Ancient:—The seceders from the Grand Lodge of England, in 1738, assumed the appellation of "Ancient Masons" to Indicate their observance of the old forms, and denominated the adherents of the Grand Lodge "Modern Masons," alleging they had made Innovations and ritualistic changes. —Hist. Freemasonry.—GouiD, 11, 287, Note: 435. When the two united in 1813 the word "Ancient"was retained.—Jd. 502. Free:—The derivation of this word and its meaning as here used has been well considered, and t h a t it is a corruption of the French/rJie, is the wisest conclusion reached. (Per contra,see Eiieyc. Freemasonry.—MAOKEY, 294.) The words FrSre Mapon (Fr.) and Free

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February,

ABTIOIJE I.

Mason (Eng.) are now usually written FrfireintH;on and Freemason. Accepted : —A term which signifies received into, /. c, accepted as a nieml;)er of tlie society.—7rf. lO. Mason:—This word is derived from the Medieval Ijatln mufonner (to ijuild ), from which comes iu(ifonntu>i ( a liuilder).—BA.SSTSTT.

SEC. 2. Source and Extent of Authority. — This Grand Lodge recognizes ONE SUPREME A U T H O R I T Y — T H E GRAND A R C H I T E C T OF T H E U N I V E R S E — a n d possesses superintending authority over Ancient Craft Masonry within its territorial jurisdiction, which it may exercise only by general and uniform laws. B e l i e f In Ood.—A belief In Deit.v is a Landmarlv.— Tjandmarks, App.i)p. 19, 22,24. I t Is tlie ver.v foundation of the structure. As each individual Mason ijelievesin GOD, and in H i m puts his trust, it follows that the highest l)Ody of (n'ganized Masons must recognize "One Sui>renie Aiithorlt.v."—IBASSKTT. J u r i s d i c t i o n . — H i s t . Grand Lodge, App., pp. 7i), 08. The limits of Grand IjOdge Jurisdiction are coincident with tiie political boundaries of the country of its location, and it is the settled rule of Anierlcan Grand Lodges that each lias exclusive Jurisdiction within Its own territor.v.— Diij. J\rasoiii(; Laio.— ClTASK.SU.

U n l f o r i n H y - I ^ i w s . —The above provision as to general and viniforin laws does not contemplate the adojitlon by the Grand Lodge of uniform b.ylaws for Lodges. (See note under Const., Art. VIII, Sec. 5.)—COM. R E V . 1898. A m e n d m e n t s t o By-Lsi-^vs.—The provisions of Lodge by-laws requiring amendmcnts.thereto to be submitted to the Grand Lodge are void.— iSt. lieij. lS~r,.

SEC. 3. Communications.—The Annual Communications'of this Grand Lodge shall be held at such time and place as may be designated by law or resolution. Special Communications inay be called by the Grand Master. L e g a l Provisions.—B.v-Laws 9,10,11. L o c a t i o n of G r a n d Lodtje.—Under this provision the Grand Lodge cannot be permauentl.v locate*-! for the reason that the members at an.v Annual Communication have a riglit to fix tlie place for holding the next Communication.— BASSETT.

SEC. 4. Members.—The Members of the Grand Lodge shall consist of: First, T h e Past Masters, Masters and Wardens of the Lodges; Second, The Past and Present Elective, and Present Subordinate Grand Officers; TInrd, T h e representatives by proxy of the Masters and Wardens of Lodges, who only may be so represented.

1897-98. GONSTITtJTIOX.

OnAND LonoE OF KANSAS.

183 ARTI0I.15 I.

!Il.egal P r o v i s i o n . — B y - L a w 31. T*ast M a s t e r s . — T h e degree of Pnst Master Is not recognized by tlie Constitution. A Past Master is one who has been regularly elected and installed to preside over a Lodge, and whose first term as Master lias expired. This provision, though not general, creates a membership of the best informed Masons and those of the ripest ex]3erience.— BASSETT. J->eleji:ates f r o m J^otly:es U . ' . 1>.*.—Hereafter delegates from TiOdges Under Dispensation .may be adinitted to sejits in the Grand Ti<;)dge, but shall not be entitled to participate in its business until the Lodges the,v reiJresent be diil.v constituted uiide'r Warrants of Constitution, a.ntl the oflicers thereof Installed.—67.7iefy. K60. Absentees.—No member, or his rei^resentative by proxy, reported pres-' ent at any Annual Comnuinication, shall alisent himself from any session without leave fronj the Gi'and Mastei' or Grand Lodge.— .S7. Men. ISOa. "Proxies. — That the I'epreseiitative by Proxy of a. Masteror Warden shall be a member of the Lodge to which such Master or Warden belongs.—.S(. Hctj. 1SS6. H e p r e s e i i t a t l o n . — T h e prerogative, which belonged to every Mason, to l>e present at the General Assembly was siu'rendered under the assurance that he sliould he represented by the Master and Wardens of his Lodge.— Reg. 1721, App. pp. .5-1,58, Note. This is fundamental, and any change in Representation is an infraction of an inherent right and in violation of tin ancient regulation.— Masonic JitrLs.— MACKEV, B7('». j M e m b e r s l i l p . — Members of other Grand .lurlsdictions cannot Ije elected Members of this Grand .lurisdiction.—COJI..1I;KTS., I'roc. lS96,p.SS^.

SEC. 5. Qualifications of Members.—Every member of this Grand Lodge must be affiliated with some Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction, and on dimission, suspension or expulsion of any member by his Lodge, or by any other Masonic authority, his name shall be dropped from the roll of Grand Lodge membership. Defliiitlon.—"Other Masonic authority" means another IjOdge or the Grand Iiodge. (Const. Art. V l l I , Sec.3.)—BASSETT.

SEC. 6. Reinstatement by Grand Lodge.—Any member who shall be dropped from the roll of Grand Lodge membership, if by reason of dimission from his Lodge, shall be Reinstated on producing evidence of affiliation with some Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction; and if by reason of suspension, he may be Reinstated on producing evidence of restoration by his Lodge.

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SEC. 7. Retroactive Laws.^In the exercise of its powers, the Grand Lodge shall never apply to any case any Law or Regulation not existing at the time the cause of action arose; except, if the Grand Master shall abuse his powers, or commit any offense against the Body of Masonry, he shall be subjected to a new Regulation, to be dictated by the occasion. K x P o s t F a c t o . — Ex poxl facln laws have ever heon unjust and oppressive; they nre repugnant to the spirit of Masonry, therefore it Is here declared t h a t no laAv or regulation shall be made retroactive.—BASSETT.

A R T I C L E II. SECTION 1. Grand Lodge Officers.—The Officers of the Grand Lodge shall be: ( i ) Grand Master; (2) Deputy Grand Master; (3) Grand Senior Warden; (4) Grand Junior Warden; (5) Grand Treasurer; (6) Grand Secretary; (7) Grand Chaplain; (8) Grand Senior Deacon; (9) Grand Junior Deacon; (10) Grand Marshal; (11) Grand Sword Bearer; (12) Grand Senior Steward; (13) Grand Junior Steward; (14) Grand Pursuivant; (15) Grand Tyler.

SEC. 2. Eligibility.—Any Master Mason shall be eligible to the office of Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior Warden or Grand Junior Warden, who may have been previously elected and installed as Master of a Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction. SEC. 3. Election and Terms.—The first six officers in the order named shall be chosen by ballot, by a majority of all the votes cast therefor, at each Annual Communication, and shall hold their offices until their successors are installed. The subordinate officers shall be appointed by the Grand Master, after his installation, and shall hold their offices during his pleasure.

lSg7-9S. CONSTITUTION.

CrllAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

185 •

ARTICLE I I .

L e g a l P r o v i s i o n s . — B y - L a w s 51,52. A p p o i n t m e n t a n d Kemoval.—As no one who may be chosen to an office can perform any official act until he has been inducted into the office, so a Grand Master can not appoint his subordinate officers until he has been Installed; and he has the power at any time to remove a subordinate officer and fill permanently by appointment the vacancy thus occasioned.—BASSETT.

SEC. 4. Vacancy and Succession.— If a vacancy shall occur in the office of Grand Master, or in case of his absence or inability to perform his duties, the order of succession thereto shall be : First, Deputy Grand Master; ^^ffjwaf, Grand Senior Warden; 77«V<2^, Grand Junior Warden; Fourth, T h e junior Past Grand Master present. If a vacancy shall occur in any other office, it shall be filled by the Grand Master by appointment. S u c c e s s i o n and. A p p o i n t m e n t . — T h e r e is no succession to any office, except to that of Grand Master, and any vacancy occasioned by such succession should be filled l>y appointment. When the succession is permanent the appointment Is permanent, liut when the succession is temporary the appointment Is for the time only. Of the Past Grand Masters the Junior is the most likely to understand the present policy of the Grand Lodge, to be most familiar with the interpretation of the law, and hiss likely to be "an old m a n in his dotage." Tills Is the oldest regulation on this subject.—licy. 1721. App. 69.— BASSETT.

A p p o i n t m e n t a n a I n s t a l l a t i o n . — N o one should be appointed to any office, permanently or temporarily, who does not possess the qualifications prescrlljed by law therefor. A person appointed to All a vacancy should be Installed; this may be done by the Grand Master or by any Past or Present Master holding his commission,and in any Lodge within this Grand Jurisdiction. The person who permanently succeeds to the office of Grand Master is not required to be installed Into this office, for the obligations previously assumed when installed into the office which jjlaced him in the line of succession were Intended to qualify him for all resulting duties.—BASSETT.

SEC. 5. Powers of Temporary Officers.— Every officer or brother who shall according to law succeed to any office,, or act in the Grand Lodge or elsewhere under its authority, for or in place of any other officer or brother, or who shall perform any duty in the place of another, shall, while so acting, have all the powers and be required to perform all duties of the office or place to which he has succeeded. A p p l i c a t i o n . — T h i s a p p l i e s to every permanentor temporary succession or appointment to any place or for any duty. The words "succeed" and "succeeded" in this section are used in a more extended sense than the word "succession" in the preceding section, and relate to any appointment to place or office as well as succession to office.—BASSETT.

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SEC. 6. Degrees of Masonry.—The Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry are no less and no more than three in number, to-wit: (i) The First Degree, or Degree of Entered Apprentice; (2) the vSecond Degree, or Degree of Fellow-Craft; (3) the Third Degree, or Degree of Master Mason. No Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction shall ever assume to confer any other degree, and these only in the order here given. SEC. 7. Degrees for Business.—The Grand Lodge shall be opened on the Third Degree for the transaction of all business, except as may be expressly provided by law, or shall be contrary to Masonic usage: Provided, When conducting public ceremonies, except funerals, it • shall be opened on the First Degree. A Lodge shall be opened on the Third Degree for the transaction of all business, except as may be expressly provided by law, or shall be contrary to Masonic usage. XjCgal I'rovlslons.—By-Liiws (B, (H), (i8,115, 110. i'vinerals.—This exception relating to funerals is based upon the rule tliat none but a Master Masons is entitled to Masonic burial; and as the burial service Is generally conducted by a I^odgo, this is particularlj' apjjllcable whenever the ceremony is performed.—BASSKTT. !Fuiierals.—A Lodge may appear in the funeral jjrocession of a. lirofcher when It Is not conducted by itoi" any other Masonic association, without ol>talnlng a special dispensation.—POSTIJETHWAITE, G.-.M.-."18'.tl. I T u n e r a l s . —A Lodge cannot rightfully conduct the funeral ceremony of a deceased Master Mason, who at the time of Iiis deatli was under suspension, either for non-payment of dues or for unmasonic conduct; the effect of such susjjension is to deprive him of all the rights and privileges to which he \vas entitled ijrlor to such suspension ; nor can a Mason while under suspension sit in a Lodge of Master Masons or unite witti the Craft in a. Masonic procession. — CiARK, G.-. M.-. 1895. F u n e r a l s . — W h i l e it is desirable, it is not absolutely necessary that the pall-bearers at a Masonic fujieral be Masons.—COT.K.^IAN, G.'.M.*. 181)7. E s c o r t . — A Lodge cannot act as an escort to any other society in the performance of a public ceremony.—TUOJIPSOX, G.-.M.-. 18!)4.

iS97-<j8.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

CONSTITUTION.

187

AKTIOI^B III:.

A R T I C L E III. .SECTION I. Title of Grand Officers.—The elective officer.s of tliis Grand Lodge shall be addressed as follows: The Grand Master as Most Worshipful, and all others as Right Worshipful. The subordinate officers of this Grand Lodge, and the Masters of Lodges, shall be addressed as Worshipful. Past officers shall be addressed as present officers of like rank. All other officers of Lodges shall be addressed as Brother, the address common to all Masons. l^cgal P r o v i s i o n . — By-Law 17.

2. Grand Master.—The duties, powers and prerogatives of the Grand Master shall be such as by immemorial usage have been reqiiired of, exercised by, and accorded to this high office by the Ancient Constitiitions, General Regulations and Landmarks of Freemasonry.. It shall be his duty to preside over the Grand Lodge, to conduct all public ceremonies, and to require strict conformity to Masonic law and usage in this Grand Jurisdiction. VSEC.

L e g a l IProvisions.—By-Laws 9,10,10,17,18,19, 20, 21,40,42,45, 47,48,51, 52, B7, 73,74,78,87, 90,91,102. I ' r e r o g a t l v c s . — B y prerogative is meant a personal rlglit l).y virtue of his offlco and during its continuance (Masonic Law.—LOOKWOOD, p. 31.) There appears to be a concurrence of opinion among Masonic writers that tlie Grand Master has some prerogatives, but tliere Is quite a diversity of oiJinlon as to wliat the.v are. From a careful review of the authorities, the following ai^pear to be generally conceded: (1) To convene tlie Grand Lodge in special communication (Const. Art. I, Sec.3); (2) to convene a Lodge in stated or special coramunica-tlon ( By-Law 67), and therefore he has tlie riglit of visitation; (8) to preside over every assemblage of the Craft wheresoever and whensoever held {Maxoiiic .Turin.—MAOKBY, 454); (4) to fill all vacancies in office by appointment (Const. Art. I I , Sec. 4); (5) to appoint all committees of the Grand Lodge (W. Art. IV, Sec.5),and he may net cx-oJ)wio as chairnum of each; (6) to issue letters of disi^ensation for the forming of new Lodges (.rrf.Art.V, Sec. 1); (7) to constitute new Lodges and install the ofHccrs (J"rf. Art. V, Sec. 5); (8) to arrest the warrant or charter of a Lodge (Masonic .Tvris.— SI3IO^•i3, 200); (9) to susjjend the Master of a Lodge (By-Law 78); (10) to suspend any elective oUicer of the Grand Lodge until tiie next Anrmal Communication; (11) to authorize the installation of a Master-elect who is not a Past Warden (Masonic TAIW.—LOCKWOOT), 22); (12) to conduct the private and public ceremonies

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(Const. Art. I l l , Sec. 2) and to authorize any Past Master to act for him; (13 ) to Interpret the laws and require their observance (/Jic/. Frccmoxonrij.—'iXoK.Kis, 138); ( M) to exercise a sound discretion and act for the best Interests of Masonry, should aii emergency ever arise requiring something to be done which Is not provided for by law or regulation (Afaxonic /xiit;.—LooKWOon, 23); (15) to grant dispensations to abridge the tlnie within which oiie can petition for and receive the three Symbolic Degrees,"and to niake Masons at sight (ifasonic ./wrjs.—MAOKI5Y,4.58); (10) to declare a vacancy in any elective office of a Lodge (By-Law 74); (17) to add. to or take from the roll of a Lodge IJ.-.D.\ (By-Law 87); (18) to revoke letters of dispensation (By-Law, 90); (19) to authorize Issue of a c o p y of Lodge W a r r a n t of Constitution (By-Law 91); (20) to grant a new trial for nn offense against the Body of Masonry (By-Law 162).—COM. BTSV. 1898.

M a s o n s a t Sight.—While the power of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight Is undenied,lt Is one which should never be exercised.—COM. RT3v. 1898. S p e c i a l d i s p e n s a t i o n s . — T o the foregoing prerogatives might be added the statement that the Grand Jlaster has the power to grant dispensations to do. In an Irregular manner and without compliance In matters of form merely, those things which, by the laws and regulations, may be done in regular order. I t Is not believed t h a t the Grand Master lias the power to do an act which is forbidden by the Constitution and Regulations of the Grand Lodge or which would be violative of the Landmarks of Freemasonry. (See note to By-Law 100).—COM. R E V . 1898. S p e c i a l D i s p e n s a t i o n s . - A l l special dispensations terminate at the expiration of the term of the G.rand Master Issuing the same.—FTJIJ.EK, G.-.M.-. 1893. S o u r c e of I ' o ^ v e r . - T h e office of Grand Master has always existed. All his general powers and prerogatives are Inherent In the office and not derived from any modern Constitution.—.Ifo.foyi/o./^iM-i.s.—MAOKEV,p.44(); Afasoniu Juris. — SIMONS, p. 2.53.

L,liiiltatlons.—The Grand Master Is not the creatureof the Grand Lodge; the office existed before the organization of Grand Lodges. I t Is not contended, however, t h a t the Grand Lodge nuiy not In some degree deflrie the duties of this office and regulate the powers of this office, yet the written Constitution and laws relating to this subject are. In general, e.xempliflcatlons of the common law of Masonry. (BASSETT.) I t will be oliserved that the Constitution of this Grand Lodge provides that "If the Grand Master shall abuse his powers, or commit any offense against the Body of Masonry, he shall be sul> Jected to a new regulation, to be dictated by the occasion." (Const., Art. I I , Sec. 7.) While we consider this provision In harmony with the authorities above quoted and the opinion expressed In the foregoing statements, yet it would seem to be a distinct enunciation and recognition of the power of the Grrand Lodge to punish the Grand Master for malfeasance In office.—COM. R E V . 1898. lloacl of t h e F r a t e r n i t y . — T h e Grand Master is by virtue of his office the head of. the whole Fraternity. He Is not onl.v entitled but bound, in the faithful discharge of his duty, to superintend the transactions of the Craft, to interfere In all congregations of Masons and prevent the commission of wrong, and to see that the Landmarks and Usages of Antiquity, and the Constitution and Ijaws of the Grand Lodge and every I,odge In the Jurisdiction are preserved and obeyed.—Afuxmiic. .fiiris.—MACKEY, p. 4.5.5.

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SEC. 3. Deputy and Wardens.—The Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior Warden and Grand Junior Warden shall severally perform the duties of their respective offices according to established usage, and they shall actively assist the Grand Master in the proper government of the Craft, and counsel and support him'in every laudable undertaking ; and whenever commanded, they shall attend and aid him in conducting the public ceremonies. Jl,egal Provision.—By-Law 22. P r e r o g a t i v e s . — T h e Deputy Grand Master appears to have no powers or duties except such as are provided expressl.y by law or regulation. The same may be said of the Grand Senior Warden and Grand Junior Warden, except the latter have specified ritualistic duties. Each of these officers has certain prerogatives or privileges which are: (1) To succeed to the duties, powers and privileges of Grand Master under certain conditions; (2) to preside over any assembly of the Craft under similar conditions; (3) to require a lodge to assemble in stated or special communication. (By-Law 08.)—BASSBTT.

VSEC. 4. Council of Administration.—The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior Warden and Grand Junior Warden shall constitute a Council of Administration, in whom shall be vested the legal title to, and right of possession of, all the property and records of this Grand Lodge, with full power and authority to exercise this right of ownership and possession, whenever in the judgment of any three of them the best interests of the Grand Lodge require it. L e g a l P r o v i s i o n s . —By-Laws 27,47,49,50.

SEC. 5. Grand Treasurer.-—^The Grand Treasurer, in addition to the duties which devolve on him by usage, shall make an annual report to the Grand Lodge of the transactions of his office, and render an account of all moneys received and paid out, accompanied by vouchers for his disbursements. He shall pay over to his successor any balance remaining in his hands, and execute to the Council of Administration such bond for the faithful discharge of his duties as may be by law required.

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]:,et;a] J ' r o visions.—By-Laws 2.5, 40,47, 48,41). H i s t o r y a n d Duties.—The office of Grand Treasu ror was first authorized In 1721. ( Reg. XIlI, App. j). -TB.) The Grand Treasurer was constituted a member of the Grand Body by virtue of his office, but he could move the Grand Lodge only upon those matters which concerned his office. His duties are prescrlljed Ij.v regulation. It was not until 17S9 tliat this office assumed a separate and distinct position.—-il/ffso/iic Juris.—MAOKEY,47(i.

SEC. 6. Grand Secretary.—The Grand Secretary, in addition to the duties which devolve on him by usage, shall make an annual report to the Grand Lodge of the transactions of his office, and render an account of all moneys received, accompanied by the Grand Treasurer's receipts therefor. He shall transmit to his successor all the records, books and papers belonging to his office, and execute to the Council of Administration such bond for the faithful discharge of his duties as may be by law . required. L e g a l J'l-ovisloiis.—By-Laws 23, 20,30, 45,48, 49, 60,01,62, 03. H i s t o r y a n d JJutles.—The office of Grand Secretary wag first authorized In 1721. (Reg. X I I I , .56.) The Grand Secretary was constituted a member of the Grand Body by virtue of his office. His duties are prescribed by regulation. He Is'tlie Keeper of the Great Seal, and his signature is essential to the validity of any document which emanates from the Grand Lodge.— .\raxoiiiu Juris.—MAOKUY,

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G r e a t .Seal.-The Great Seal shall be of brass, circular in form, not more thaii two Inches In diameter, l)earlng the device of a white man holding In his loft hand a book, imd with his right presenting a s(|uare and compasses to an Indian, who Is receiving the implements with his left hand, and holding in his right a bow and arrows, the whole surmounted with the scroll, "i)/isteria woji •Soripte," and surrounded by the words,"Seal of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, A. L. 5850."— .S7. Rmj. ISSU.

SEC. 7. Subordinate Officers.—The Subordinate Officers shall perform such duties as by usage appertain to their respective offices. They shall attend the Grand Master when commanded, and be obedient on all occasions to lawful authority. Every officer shall perform such other and additional duties as may be required by law or regulation; but no service shall ever be from any one required, which can in any manner conflict with the duties he owes to his GoD, to his country, to his neighbor or to himself.

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Duties.—The Grand Marshal forms and directs all public processions of the Grand Lodge, conducts the Grand Officers-elect in the ceremony of installation and miikes proclamations in the name of the Grand Master or Grand L/odge. His ensign of office Is a baton. The Grand Sword Bearer carries the sword of state before.the Grand Master in all public processions of the Grand Lodge. The first mention of this officer appears in the accountof a procession in 1730. (CofiHt., Isl eil., ANDERSON.) The Grand Pursuivant is the lowest officer in the Grand Lodge except the Grand Tyler. Tlie proper function of this officer is that of a Herald. He is the Grand Master's messenger; his peculiar duty In the Grand Lodge is to announce visitors. Other duties are prescribed by regulation or by the Grand Master. The duties of the other subordinate officers are so well known that their recitation Is unnecessary.—BASSKTT.

A R T I C L E IV. Opening—Quorum.—To authorize the opening of the Grand Lodge at any Annual Communication, there must be not less than seven Lodges represented by their Masters in person, and if at any time after the Grand Lodge has been opened, a less number than seven Lodges are found "to be so represented, the Grand Master shall suspend business until a quorum shall be present, and may in his discretion enforce- the attendance of seven Masters by summons, or declare the Grand Lodge at refreshment, or closed. SECTION I.

Seven.—The number seven here fixed upon, while it is wholly arbitrary, Is nevertheless typical. To open a Lodge and transact business a t a Stated Ooininunication requires the presence of seven members; and so it is by this provision declared that a t an Annual Communication there shall be seven members present to authorize the opening of the Grand Lodge a,nd the transaction of its business. I n the Lodge all members are peers, b u t in the Grand Lodge there are two grades, and a quorum of the highest grade Is required.— BA.SSBTt.

S u m m o n s . — T h e summons is an imperative command.— Charr/cs of a J^'^rcctnaaon^p. 69^ Note.

SEC. 2. Opening—Roll-Call.—-At the time and place designated for the meeting of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master shall assemble the members and direct the Grand Secretary to call the roll of Lodges, and if it shall appear that a quorum is present the Grand Lodge shall be opened; but if a quorum shall not be found present, the Grand Marshal shall make proclamation of

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adjournment to some hour certain, when in like manner the roll of Lodges shall be called, and so from time to time until a quorum shall be present. A p p l i c a t i o n . — T h i s and the preceding section relate to the Annual Communication and such Special Conimunicutlons as may in an emergency be called for the transaction of business, but do not regulate such special meetings as may be held for conducting the cerenxonlos either prlvatel.v or publ Icly.—BASSETT.

SEC. 3. Opening Ceremony.—The ceremony prescribed for opening the Grand' Lodge shall be strictly observed, and when it is conducted by the Grand Master, or by any Past Officer entitled to be addressed as Most Worshipful, it shall be declared "opened in ample form." When it is conducted by any Officer or Past Officer entitled to.be addressed as Right Worshipful, it shall be declared "opened in due form." .Ijegal Pi'ovlsion.—By-Ijawl6.^ >^ornis J>lstlT)y;ulsIied.—Any ceremony performed by the Grand Master is said to be done In ample form; when performed by the Deputy Grand Master it Is said to be iii due form, and by any other temporarily presiding ofllcer it Is in form.—/?HCi/c. Freemasonry.—MAOKEY, ti?. Butthls provision makes the Past and Present Officers of like rank equal, and makes the Grand Wardens the peers of the Deputy Grand Master.—BASSETT.

VSEC. 4. Voting.— Every mernber of the Grand Lodge at any election by ballot, or upon any question under consideration shall have one vote, and one additional vote for each member he may represent by proxy; Provided, In case of a tie, the Grand Master shall, have one additional or casting vote. All voting in the Grand Lodge, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be by a show of hands'; but if a division is called for by three or more members the vote .shall be taken by rising, when the count shall be made by the Grand Stewards. Illegal Provision.—By-Law 51. C a s t i n g Vote.—This Is an old regulation (Reg. 1721, App. p. .55) and is so geuerally recognized that It has by some writers been declared a prerogative. —^^o.1nnic Lnw.— LooKWOOJ), p. 2S; Masonic .Turin.—SrjrONS, p. 2(i.5.

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SEC. 5. Standing-Committees.—The Standing Committees of the Grand Lodge shall each consist of five members, to be appointed by the Grand Master at the close of each Annual Communication, and shall continue for one year, subject to such changes in. membership as the Grand Master from time to time may deem expedient; and be designated as follows: (i) On Credentials; (2) On Reports of Grand Officers; (3) On Finance and Mileage; (4) On Chartered Lodges; (5) On Lodges Under Dispensation; (6) On Grievances and Appeals; (7) On Grand Lodge Property; (8) On Jurisprudence; (9) On Correspondence. XjGgai I'rovlslons.—By-laws 29-39. Necrology.—In 1895 the Grand Lodge provided for a committee of three on necrology.—rroc. lSOS,p. lOi.

SEC. 6. Custodians of the Work.—There shall be a Permanent Committee of this Grand Lodge, which shall consist of three Past Masters, who shall hold their offices for six years, and be designated as " Custodians of the Work." T h e members of this committee shall be chosen by ballot at such alternate Annual Communications as .shall eijfect perpetual succession and cause their terms of office to expire at successive intervals of two years. The Custodians of the Work shall with the greatest diligence preserve the Work and Lectures of this Grand Jurisdiction, and perform such duties as may be required by law. i j e g a l l*revisions.—By-Laws 16, 28,42, 13,44. X o t a C o m m i t t e e . — I t is within tlie province of the Grand Lodge not only to prescribe the qualifications of tills so-called "permanent committee" l)ut also to provide the manner of the selection of its members. I t Is not a " eommlttee" within the ordinarj* acceptation of the term, and hence tlie manner provided for its selection does not infringe any prerogative of the Grand Master.—BASSETT.

P r e s e r v a t i o n of AVork.—This is most imperative, and it is no more witliin the power of the Custodians of the Work to make any change in the prescribed ritual, than it Is within the power of any man or body of men to make innovations in the Body of Masonry.—BASSETT.

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SEC. 7. "Webb Work."—The Work of the three Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, including the Lectures appertaining thereto, is the " W e b b Work," as exemplified by the "Board of Custodians" before the Grand Lodge at. its session held in the City of Leavenworth in the month of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and which has since that time been retained and disseminated in this Grand Jurisdiction' by the Custodians of the Work. Every Lodge shall procure this Work through authorized Instructors, and shall practice the same in all the ceremonies of conferring the several Degrees. iêsjal I'i'ovlsloiis.—By-Iâws 10, 28, 42,43,44. 'J'liorua-s .Siiiltli \^êbb.—\.i\ tlie la-st decennium of tlie eigliteeiitli century a lecture-maker apjjcared among tlie American Masons, and to TnosiA.s .S.M.1T11. W E B B we are Indebted for our present system of riOdgelectures.—/i^/ic^c. Jr'reetnasonri/.—MAOKEY,

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K x e m p l l f i c i i t i o i i iiiid A d o p t i o n . — A t tlie Annual Communication of . tlie Grand I-.odge in 18()fl, a committee, designated the "Board of Custodians," was ajjpointed to reiJort tiie Webli Work at the next Aniluaf Cominunication. This report was made and the work exemplified b.y tlie Custodians as follows: the First Degree by 'Bro. OWEN A. BASSUTT, (!I); the Second Degree by W.-. EDWAKJJ A . SsiiTH, (8); and the Third Degree by M.-.W.-..IOTTN H . BKOW.V, (10). The work wiis approved and the report adopted.—BASSKTT. Aiitlioi'i'/.ecl I n s t r i i c l o r s . — T h i s Is mandatory, and if a Lodge shall neglect to procure the work through Authorized instructors and practice the saine, it is liable to a forfeiture of Jts W a r r a n t (Const., Art. V I I I , Sec. 2); but this tloes not de])rivo the Afaster of his prerogative to assemlile liis liOdge and instruct it, provided he conforms to the jjrescriljed system according to the best of his skill and understanding; nor does it prohil>it him from calling up^m any well-lnfornied meniber of liis fiOdge to give instruction.—BASSTSTT. Sliavei*"s M o n i t o r . — A t the Annual Communication of 189.3 Sliaver-s Monitor was adojjtecl as the oflleial Monitor of tills Grand .lurlsdictlon.—Proc JS93, p. 1!)S.

D u t y of l o d g e s . — E v e r y lAidge Is bound to work,according to tlie rules prescribed b.y the Grand Ijodge to which it owes allegiance; yet if It be authorized to work, and working shall omit any requirement, or jiroceed irregularly, the work so done shall be held good and lawful and must pass Inspection; good faitti to the Mason so made retjuires this, for lie could not have knowledge of rules peculiar to Freemasons iiefore his admission among them.— BASSETT.

Ileivlinjil'roccss.—The Grand Lodge declared in 1874: "When a Lodg'e Is irregularly, but In good faith, opened and work is done, the work must lie held regular;" and In 187.5; "Every Dodge is Iwund to work according to the rules iirescrlbed by the Grand Lodge to which it owes allegiance, and, when the work Is done, It is good and lawful and must pass Inspection." Upon these, tills general rule is founded, and hereunder, no healing process is practiced or known in this Grand .Jurisdiction.-BASSETT. .

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A R T I C L E V. SECTION I. - Lodges U.-.D.-.—Authority.—The Grand Master may grant Letters of Dispensation to seven or more Master Masons, authorizing them to assemble from time to time at such place as may be designated, and. open and hold a Lodge and therein confer the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry upon such candidates as they may accept subject to the regulations governing in such cases, and discharge all their duties according to the prescribed form. The authority so granted shall continue in force until it shall expire by express limitation, unless sooner surrendered by the petitioners, or revoked by the Grand Master. .Legal Provisions.—By-Laws 88-UO. l-'orni of l-*etltloTi.—See A.ppen(Iix. JjCtters of Dlspeiisivtlon.—This Is a prerogative of the Grand Master. — Diet. Frneinasonnj.— MOKBis, p. 131). By some of the host American authorlties.it is said to be a Landmark. (Landmarks, App.pp. 18,25.) Tiiupowers hero conferred on the Grand Master are inherent in his ottice.—BASSETT. R e q u i r e m e n t s for D l s p e n s i i t l o i i . — The practice of first granting a dispensation for a new Lodge is ainiost e.xcluslvely American, and tlie general rule is to re<iuire not less than seven petitioners. Tlils rule is in harmony with the one requiriug the presence of seven members to authorize the opening of a Lodge, and there appear to bo seven requirements: (1) There must be seven petitioners; (2) they must bo Master Masons In good standing; (.S) they must bo non-atllllatod; (•() they must present good reasons; (5) they inust nomimi.te a Master and Wardens; (<i) tlioy must designate a place of meeting; (7) they nmst be recommended by the nearest Lodge.— BASSKTT. AVork. — .\ Lodge U.-. U.-. In its Masonic work is governed in a'll respects by the rules prescribed for the regulation of like work in chartered Lodges.— KASSHTT.

Po%vcr of G r a n d .^Taster.—The Grand Master may add names to or drop them from the roll of a Lodge IJ.-. D.'.—fiij-rMW SI. ' I ' e r r l t o r l a l J u r i s d i c t i o n . — . V Lodge U.-.D.'. has tlie same rights of territorial jurisdiction as it would have were it a chartered Lodge.—LAMB, G.-.M.-. lasii. ^Valvcr of . T u r i s d i c t l o n . —A Lodge U.-.D.'. cannot waive Jurisdiction over a. candidate, the powers of a Lodge U.'.D.-. being limited to conferring the .Degrees of ..Vnclent Graft Masonry n.nd to enacting such rules as are necessary for its govcr-nment while working under dispensation.—COOK:, G.'. M.*. 188S.

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SEC. 2. Lodges U.-. D.-.—Petition.—The Letters of Dispensation mentioned in the preceding section, shall be granted only on the petition of the Brothers who are to be authorized to open and hold the proposed Lodge and to work therein. In such petition 'there shall be nominated one Brother for Master, one Brother for Senior Warden and one Brother for Junior Warden. Every petitioner shall produce satisfactory evidence of dimission from the Lodge of which he was last a member, or show that such Lodge has ceased to exist. TjCgal J'l-ovisions.—By-Laws 80-90. Master.—The Brother who Is recommended for Master should be a Past Master or a Past Warden; If none of the petitioners possess these qualifications, the Grand Master m a y e.xercJse his prerogative by appointing any Master Mason.—BASSBTT.

Xon-AHlllatlon.—Kon-alHUatlon has never commended itself to Masonry; Instead, it h a s always been considered as a disregard of Masonic duty. I t is one of the earliest subjects of Grand Lodge leglslatioa (Reg. 1721, App. p. 5.S), and this requirement is inconsistent with the declarations each petitioner is required to miike.—BASSETT.

SEC. 3. Lodges U.-.D.-.—Recommendation.—Before the petition mentioned in the preceding section shall be presented to the Grand Master, it must be recommended by the Lodge nearest to the place Avhere the proposed new Lodge is to be located, and in such recommendation it must be expressly stated: First, That the petitioners are Master Masons in good standing; Second,, That they have provided a suitable place in which to hold their meetings; Third, That the Master and Wardens nominated in the petition have satisfactorily exhibited their skill by an exemplification of the Work of . Ancient Craft Masonry. J>egal l»rovisions.—By-Laws 86-90. C o n c u r r e n t J u r i s d i c t i o n . — T h e general rule for the recommendation of the petition for a new Lodge is as stated in Section 3, Article V, of the Constitution, l)ut when the nearest Lodge lias concurrent territorial Jurisdiction with one or more Lodges, as provided in Section 1, -A-rticie VI, of the Constitution, all the Lodges, having such concurrent territorial Jurisdiction, must concur in the recommendation.—.S'<. Jicu. ISisI.

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SEC. 4. Lodges U.-. D.-.—Powers and Duties.—The Master and Wardens appointed by the Grand Master require no other authority than that contained in the Letters of Dispensation to assemble the petitioners and commence their labors. The Master shall appoint the officers subordinate to the Wardens and may fill any vacancy in their stations. Within ten days after the expiration of his authority to work, the Master shall report to the Grand Secretary a transcript of his proceedings and a return 'of his work. The powers of a Lodge Under Dispensation are limited to accepting candidates for the Mysteries of Masonry, and conferring the Degrees on them. • TjCgal ri-ovision.—By-Tiiiw 3-5. Coiuiuencing* A>^oi*k.—Kor nuiny years prior to the adoption of this Constitution, It liad boon the practice for tlie Grand Master to attend in person, or to commission some Past Master to represent liim and "set tlie new IjOdge at worlv." .Tust what autliorlt.v was by such commission vested has never lieen quite cleariy sliown, nor has any particular ceremony, through tlie years of this practice, so ftir crystallized as to give It place among the ceremonies of the Institution. No sxich formality is now required.—BASSETT. , S u b o r d i n a t e Ofllcers.—All officers of a Lodge U.-. .D.-. subordinate to the Wardens hold their offices or places at the pleasure of the Master, but it is the best usage, when one is found well qualified for the discharge of any dut.y,to continue him in the performance of that duty.—BASSETT. T r a n s c r i p t . — T h e transcript here referred to is merely a copy of the minutes, which should be kept substantially In the same form as by any chartered Lodge; the return of work should be made in such form as the Grtind Secretary may prescribe.—BASSETT. l^cprcsentatives.—Hereafter delegates from Ijodges under dispensation may be admitted to seats In the Grand Lodge, but shall not be entitled to participate in its business until t h e Lodges they represent be duly constituted under Warrants of Constitution, and the officers thereof installed.— St. Rey ison. PoAvers "VVltlilield.—To define more clearly the powers conferred, it may be well to show what ordinary privileges and powers are withheld from a Lodge U.-..I3.-.: (1) I t cannot lie represented in Grand Lodge; (2) it cannot make By-Laws; (.3) it cannot elect or Install ofllcers; (4) it cannot elect members (^^llxonic ./"itr/.s.—MACKEY, p. 301); (5) it cannot discipline Masons; (<i) it cannot affiliate Masons; (7) it cannot dimlt Masons.—Afasonic .^iwis.—SIMONS, p. 07.

SEC. 5. Warrant of Constitution.—The Grand Lodge may at any Annual Communication grant a Warrant of Constitution to seven or more Master Masons, who shall

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petition therefor, or who shall have been acting under Letters of Dispensation, to organize a new Lodge at any place within this Grand Jurisdiction, or in anj^ territory or district of country over which no other Grand Lodge has, or exercises the right of exclusive jurisdiction. The authority so granted shall not be in force until the new Lodge shall be regularly constituted, and the Master and Wardens appointed in the Warrant are installed by the Grand Master, or by some other competent officer. • j:.ega] I'rovlsloiis.—By-Laws7J,91,!)2,93. X o nisperisiitloii.—Under this provision the Grand Lodge has reserved the right to create a new Lodge without requiring the petitioners to undergo any probation under dispensation. Fii the exercise of this prerogative (for such it Is) the consent of the nearest Lodge is unnecessary.—BASSBTT. C o u n t i - y W l t l i o u t Grimcl Lodge.—That is, having no Grand Lodge established within its boundaries; in such countries all Grand Lodges liave concurrent territorial jurisdiction.—.^fasoiiw Juris,— S u i o x s , p. 248. K e g u l a r l y C o n s t i t u t e d . — T h i s is by the ijroclaniatioii of the Grand Master, or l>y some one of no less rank than the Master of a Lodge holding the coumiisslon of the Grand Master, and is usuall.v preceded by the consecration ceremony.—BASSETT. I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d Election.—When the Master and Wardens are in,stalled, It is the duty of the Master to appoint and install all officers subordinate to the .Tunlor Warden. Xo election of ofllccrs can be held until the time prescribed by Law for the annual election.— BASSKTT. C o r a m e n c l n g ^Vo^k.—A Lodge to whom a W a r r a n t of Constitution has been gra,nted cannot commence work until regularly constituted and the officers named in the AVarrant dul.v installed by the Grand Master, or some Present or Past Master duly authfirized by him.—MOCAXT>, G.-.M.-. ISflO.

SEC. 6. Officers of a Lodge.—The Officers of a Lodge shall be: (i) Master; (2) Senior Warden; (3) Junior Warden; (4) Treasurer; (5) Secretary; (6) Senior Deacon; (7) Junior Deacon; (8) Senior vSteward; (9) Junior .Steward; (10) Tyler. The first five Officers in the order named shall be chosen annually by ballot, at the stated communication next preceding vSt. John's Day, in December, and installed on or before that day, and shall hold their offices until their successors are installed: Provided, No one shall be eligible to the office of Master until he has been installed and served as Warden. All other officers shall be appointed by the Master immediately after his

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installation, and shall hold their ofi&ces during his pleasure. ]L.egal Provision.—By-Laws 73-83. A d d i t i o n a l Ofllcers.—There is no limitation on the power to create additional offices, provided appointments thereto shall be made hy the Master, and that the prescribed duties shall conform to Masonic usage.—BASSETT. I'^lectlon a n d I n s t a l l a t i o n . — I f for an.vcause the annual election is not lield on the day appointed, application nnist be made to the Grand Master for a dis[)ensation to holfl an election at some stated communication; and if for an}- cause the ottlcers-elect are not installed within the time limited, the Grand Master may authorize their installation.—BASSKTT. Menibei's of tlie Lodg;e.—All officers of the TA)dge must l)e elected or appointed from the membership thereof,except the T,vler, who may be a member of another Lodge.—MOCAU,, G.-. Jf.-. IS'.Ki.

VSEC. 7. Quorum in Lodge,—A Lodge of Entered Apprentices consists of seven or more, and may be composed of one Master Mason, two Fellow-Crafts and four Entered Apprentices. A Lodge of Fellow-Crafts consists of five or more, and may be composed of two Master Masons and three .Fellow-Crafts. A Lodge of Master Masons consists of three or more, and may be composed of three Master Masons; and any Lodge' so constituted may be opened for labor, but in no case shall any business be transacted in any Lodge on any Degree^ unless there shall be present at least seven Master Masons, who are members of such Lodge and entitled to vote therein. L e g a l X-*rovlsloiis.—By-Laws 05, (58,115. l,.odge IJefliied.—A Lodge is a place where Masons a.ssemble and work. — Charyes of a JPrcemanoa^ A pp. ji. r,9. Under the present s.vsteni, I>odges <.)f Entered Apprentices and Fellow-Crafts exist onl.v in theory, for they are held under the Warrant of a Lodge of Master Masons, and are legall.v such Lodge opened on the First or Second Degree.— )!}n.i:yc. Freonasonry.—MACKKY, p. •17'!. The composition of the Lodges here given is In conformity with ancient usage aiid as taught by the ritual.— BASSETT. J^aboi* a n d Business.—Lahor: This word when applied to the sjjeculative art, signifies: (1) The esoteric ceremonies of conferring degrees; (2) The e.KOterlc cei'emonies of constituti ng Lodges and the like. 7?a.v7'ae.s-.v; This woi'd, when applied to Lodge proceeflings, refers: (1) To those matters which concern Masonr.v onl.v; (2) To tho.se matters which relate to the management of l>odge property and the like.— BA.S.SETT. A d v a n c e m e n t . — A Lotlgeof Fellow-Crafts can pass on the proflcienc.vof an Entered Apprentice seeking advancement; and if a ballot be demanded. It, shall be taken in a Lodge opened on the Second Degree.—Po.STi,KTnw'ATTK, 0.\ M.: 1891.

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A R T I C L E VI. Territorial Jurisdiction.—The Territorial Jurisdiction of a Lodge extends in every direction to such boundary line as shall be equi-distant between it and the nearest Lodge, but in no case beyond the boundaries of this Grand Jurisdiction; and every Lodge has exclusive oi^iginal jurisdiction over all candidates for the Mysteries of Masonry residing in its territory. When two or more Lodges are located in the same incorporated village, town, or city, they shall have concurrent Territorial Jurisdiction and concurrent Original Jurisdiction over candidates. SECTION I.

J^egal : P r e v i s i o n s . — By-Laws !M, i02,109,110,112. C o i i t l n u i v n c e of . l u r i s d l c t l o n . — T h i s continues over a n accepted candidate until waived by the Lodge accepting lilin;but over a rejected can<lidate it continues only during the period of Ills residence within the territory of the Lodge rejecting hlni.—BA.S.SBTT. C o n c u r r e n t .Turisdtctlon.— When the original jurisdiction Is concurrent, the Lodge first receiving the candidate's petit'ion acquires e.fclusive Jurisdiction; If the candidate lie accepted this becomes perpetual, but if he be rejected it continues only for the period of si.x months after such rejection. Yet in such cases, comity will ordinarily prevent any other Lodge from receiving the petition of such rejected candidate.—BASSETT. C o u n t y Tjlnes. —County lines in no manner affect the jurisdiction of suljordlnate Lodges within the State, each Lodge having Jurisdiction in all directions to a point equally distant from that and the nearest Lodge in that direction.—ABAMS, G.-.M.-. 1808.

B l r e c t Lines.—Masons measure by direct lines in determining questions of territorial jurisdiction.—Proc. JW6,p. fifi. Tjod-se U.". D. •.—A Lodge U.'.I).'. has the same rights of territorial Jurisdiction as it would have were it a Chartered Lodge.—TJAMB, G.'.M.-. 188!). S t a t e LaAV.—The Masonic residence of a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonrj' may in general be determined l^y the statute law, that is, b.v the laws of the country in which he resides. In this state. Section il, Chapter 30, of the General Statutes, 188ft, (Gen. Stat. 1897, Ch. 52, Sec. l(i) furnishes the rules by which residence is to be determined; and a careful e.xaminatlon and application of these rules will prevent many errors which are continually occurring in accepting petitions from persons who are actmi.1 residents of other jurisdictions.—KENYON, G.-. M.-. 1890.

C o r p o r a t e Limits.—A town having no Masonic Lodge, situated equidistant from two other towns containing Lodges, is in the concurrent jurisdiction of both Lodges; for the measuremontof distances should be from or to the corporate limits, regardless ftf the particular location of the hall in the town.—POSTI,I5TUWAITE, G.-.M.-. 1891.

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C o r p o r a t e L i m i t s . — l u determining questions of jurisdiction between two Lodges In different platted towns or cities, measurements should be made in a direct Hue (without reference to section lines) from the corporate borders of the cities or platted towns in which such Lodges are respectively situated, but If either Lodge be situated without a platted town, then as to such I,odge the measurement must be had from the Lodge hall.—COM. RBV. 1898. Ijeinoval.—A Lodge loses Jurisdiction over material as soon as it passes beyond its Jurisdiction lines, with bona fnle \ntent to locate elsewhere.—PosTliBTlIWAITE, G.'.M.-. 1891.

Construed.—"Your Committee believes that Article VI, Section ],of the Constitution of this Grand Lodge defines the ijoundaries of this Grand .Turlsdlction, and that no Lodge within its Jurisdiction can assume Jurisdictional control over material residing beyond the limits of this Grand .lurlsdictlon." — C O M . . T U R I S . , I'roc. ISOS, p.

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I J e s t r u c t l o n of C h a r t e r . — A IjOdge does not lose its territorial Jurisdiction by reason of its hall and charter having been destroyed, even though tlie Lodge holds no communications. It is the act of the Grand Lodge t h a t creates the Lodge, and the charter is only the external evidence of its existence. The Lodge still lives and retains all its rights u n t i l the Grand Lodge revokes Its charter.—CAM^AII AM, G.-.M.-. 1892.

SEC. 2. Residence of Petitioner for Mysteries.—A Lodge .shall not receive a petition for the My.steries of Masonry f r o m a n y candidate, unless he is at the time, and has been for six months next preceding, an actual resident within its territorial jurisdiction, and for the year next preceding an actual resident of this Grand Jurisdiction; or in case of a sojourner, unless his petition is recommended by the Lodge within whose territorial jurisdiction he is an actual resident as aforesaid: Provided, The petition of a sojourner in the naval or military ser-vice may be received by the Lodge within whose jurisdiction he may be stationed, without regard to the period of such residence. L e g a l P r o v i s i o n s . — B y - L a w s 94-ltti. P u r t l i e r P r o v i s i o n s . — C o n s t . Art. VI, Sec. 4, Notes. L o c a l 1?emulation.—The period of residence required is ajnatter of local regulation by Grand Lodges. The general rule relating to residence within the jurisdiction of the Gra,nd Lodges Is as here stated,but there Is considerable diversity as to the time required for residence within tlie Jurisdiction of the Lodge.—BASSETT.

S o j o u r n e r . — A temporary hal>ltant; one having a fixed placeof abode to which he intends to return when the present purpose of his temporary aljscnce therefrom has been accomplished. The same period of time is required for a sojourner as for an actual resident.—BASSETT.

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K e c o m m e n d a t l o n . — T h i s recommendation, if it comes from a Lodge under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, may be made by a majority of the members of the Lodge giving it; but If it comes from a Lodge under the Jurisdiction of any other Grand Lodge, the regulations there In force are to lie followed.—BASSKTT. A c t u a l ]?csldeiit.—To be an actual resident of a territorial Jurisdiction of a Lodge, as thiit term Is used in Section 2, Article A'^.E, of the Constitution, is to have a fixed legal residence therein for the time prescribed in said Section 2; ".actual residence," as applied to a petitioner for the degrees, lielng synonymous with "legal residence."—C:i>AKK,G.-.M.-. i8!l-5. S o j o u r n e r ' s Hcsidence.—-Vrticle VI, .Section 2, of the Constitution, iloes not contemplate or authorize the making a Mason of a sojourner (not in the naval or military service) who, at the time and forsi.x months ne.xt preceding, has not actually been a temp<»rary resltlent w l t h l n t h e Jiuisdlctlon ()f the Lodge to which he petitions.—Cojt. .IUKI.S., I'rnc. isso.p. lUJ.

VSEC. 3. Removal of Candidate.— If after a Lodge has accepted' a candidate and before any Degree has been conferred on him, or after he has received only one or two Degrees, he shall become a sojourner, or an actual resident within the territorial jurisdiction of another Lodge, the latter- inay receive such candidate's petition for advancement to all, or to such Degree as he may not have previously received; Provided. Such petition shall be accompanied by a request from the former Lodge for the completion of the work: And provided further, That the Lodge completing the work shall do the same according to the regulations of this Grand Jurisdiction, and as an act of courtesy. L e g a l Provisions.—By-Laws n4-ia3. >^orius.—See Appendix. Verlod. of Kcsltlence.—In such cases there is no period of time rei|uired for such actual or temporary residence,except,for advancement to the Second or Third Degree, not less than twenty-eight days must have elapsed since Ihi; preceding degree was conferred.—BASSKTT. U e q u e s t l o r Coiin>letloii.—This rule is'adoptetl for tlieacconiinotlatlon of the candidate, and may be atldressed "To any fjodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons," so that the candidate may present ills petition to any Lodge within whose jurisdiction he may chance to sojourn or reside.—BASSKTT. I ' l a c e of iMeiuberslilp.—The candidate does not lieconie a member of the Lodge completing the work,\yhen It is done t)y retiuest, nor can the Lodge milking the request give any instructions as to the manner of working, even i n c a s e tiie request comes from another Grand Turisdlctlon wherein certain forms are prescribed, not practiced by the Lodge doing the work.—B.ASSKTT. P e t i t i o n l o r A d v a h c e r u e u t . — A petition for advancement Is required. In all cases, whore an a.ppllcatlon for advancement Is made to a Lodge, otlier

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tliaii the one wliiuh accepted the applicant'!? petition for the Mysteries of Masonry.—1.A;VI n, G;.-. jr.-. 1880. ^Valver.—Wlierea Ijodge in tliis Grand .Iiirlstliction elects.a petitioner or confers upon hlni one or two Degrees, anti such candidate afterwaiMl removes permanentl.v from tills Grand .Turisdiction, and is desirous of lieing made a Master Mason at the place of his then residence, tlie Lodge to whicli he Ilrst petitioned may waive its jurisdiction 0%'ei' such cajidldate and permit him to receive the remaining IDogrees in a Lodge of a foreign Grand .Turisdiction.—FUII.BH, G.-.M.-. 18!8. >\"aiver.—A TjOdge cannot waive jurisdiction over a person who is at tlie lime, and has Ijeen for si.x months ne.xt preceding, an actual resident within its territorial jurisdiction, and for the .vear ne.vt preceding an actual resident of tills Grand .Turisdiction,unless It shall have accepted him as a. petitioner for tlie Mysteries of Masonry or for advancement.—THOMPSON, G.-.M.'. 1801. Waiver.—A. waiver of jiirlsdictii:>n jnust lie unconditional.—THOMPSON, G.-.M.-. 1894. I'ctt tloTi for A t l v a n c e i u e i i t . - W l i e r e a request is made l>y one Lodge to anotlier for tlie latter to confer,one or more Degrees on one who has lieen electetl in the former Lodge to receive the Degrees, the applicant for advancement must'regularly petition tlierefor, ancl'liis jietititai must pursue the sann.' course as that of a a original petitioner, lie referred to a committee for Investigation, and the appliciint must be elected by a unanimous vtite before he can lie advanced in that Lodge.— d.AKK, G.-.M.-. 1805.

4. Qualifications of Petitioner for Mysteries.— A candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry must be a man, free born, of sound mind, of mature age, without bodily defect, without physical disability, and living under the tongue of good report: Provided, No bodily defect or physical di.sability occurring after he has been made a Mason, shall disqualify him for advancement. The committee to whom the petition of such candidate is referred for investigation, must make the most diligent and searching inquiry as to his qualifications, as well as to the jurisdiction of the Lodge. If it shall appear that the Lodge is without jurisdiction, this fact must be entered on the minutes and no further action taken on the petition. VSEC.

L e g a l r r o v l s i o n s . —By-I^aws 04-103. I ' r e v l o u s l»rovlsloii.—Const. Art. VI, Sec. 2, note.s. 'Hequii-ciuents. — This is recognized as a Tiandmjirk, for no rule has longer continued n<.)r been more universall.v recognized.—Landmarks, Ai)p. p. 10, Par. X V I l l —Id., App.)). "S, Par. X.—Id., App. p. 24, Par. IV.—Id., App, p. 2ii, Par, I I I . Tile Grand liOdge of England hasdepiirted from this rule so far as to substitute "free man'' for" free born."—Charges of a Freemason, App. p. (iO, note.

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Ad.vanceineiit.—Tills ijroviso may not be approved by many whose opinions are worthy of consideration, yet it Is founded on the old rule that "all preferment among Masons is grounded upon real worth and personal merit only" (Cliurges ol a Kreemason, App. p. 70); and if any should be ol the opinion that the content of this authority does not sustain the rule of this i)rovlso, let him note the peculiar phraseology of tlie Landmarks quoted, and the authorities from which they arc derivable.—Fifteen Articles, App. p. 27, Par. .5. — Fundamental Laws, App. p. 31, Art. XI.— Reg. llKSj, .Vpp. p. 8», Par 2.—(jieneral Charges, App. ]).40, Par. 3. The conclusion reached is, that the only qualifications which should be required and inquired into for the advancement of a Mason are his mental and moral fitness.—BASSETT. I ' r e c l s e Age.—There is no precise age fi.xed to limit the quallflcations of candidates for the degrees of Masonry. The candidate must be in possession of the ordinary physical and mental faculties of perfect manhood.—ADAMS, G.-.M.-. 1808. JMature Age. — An aijpllcant for the Mysteries of Masonry must be twenty-one years old.—CAJ^I.AIIAM, G.'. M.-. 18«2. I n d i a n . - T h e degrees of Masonry mtiy be conferred on an Indian, possessing all the necessary qualKlcutions prescribed by the General Regulations. — GOTITKIK, G.-.M.-. 1878. . J u r i s d i c t i o n J^ost.—Where a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry permanently removes from the Jurisdiction of u Lodge before the Committee of Investigation makes its reijort, the Lodge loses Jurisillction of hin), and should cause his petition and deposit to be returned.—COI^KMAN, G.'.M.-. 18ii7. A g e u t of Hre^vlng Coiupimy.—One who Is the agent of a non-resident brewing cornijany, and us sucli is in charge of the warehouse and sale departm e n t of his employer, and either directly or indirectly superintends and directs the sale of beer and other intoxicating liquors. In violation of the State laws, cannot lawfully receive the Degrees of Masonry in this State.—COT^TSMAX, G.-.M.M8«7.

H i r t l i j Ay:e a n d Meiiltli.—That new-made Masons must be free born, of lawful age, and hale and sound a t the time of making.—/x(/i((«!ai/i-s uf Masonrij. App. p. fef/^. W i t h o u t Blenalsh.—A candidate must be without blemish, and have the full and proijer use of his limbs; for a maimed man can do the Craft no good.— Golltic CoiistUudiiiis — YOKK, ',120. A b l e Hody.—JS'O ijerson hereafter shall be accepted a Freenuison but such as tire of able bod.v.—.HeijnUUiona af IGOS. HIglit J^inibs.—That he may be able in all degrees; that is, free born, of a good kindred, true, and no bondsman; and that he have his right [perfect] limbs as a man ought to have.— The Ancient Char<ieH at Maklntjn^ lliSii. X o t M a i m e d . - H e must be in possession of all his limbs, not maimed tjr dismembered.— J^Jncijc. of J'^reeinat<onrjj — MAOKT-^Y. P e r f e c t Youth.—No Master should take an Apprentice unless he has sutllclent em])k)ymenl for him, and unless he be a i)erfect youth, having no maim or defect In his body that may render him uncapable of learning the art of serving his Master's lord, and of being made a brother.—CTarycs o/ I?.'-'. S p e c i a l I H s p e n s a t i o n . — T h e Committee of Revision, 18!)8, also (luotes with apijroval the following decision made by Grand Master SIIAVKH: "The Grand Master possesses no ijrerogative to grant Special Disijensations for c(uiferring the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry upon candidates not having the requisite quallflcations." (.See subdivision 1-5, note to Const. Art. I l l , Sec. 2.^

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'.SEC. 5. Membership and Dimission.—A Lodge may receive the petition of. an applicant for membershii^ from any Master Ma.son in good.standing, who shall produce satisfactory evidence that he has been regularly diinitted from the Lodge with which he was last affiliated, or that such Lodge has surrendered its Warrant, without regard to his place or the period of his residence, whether it is within or without the limits of this Grand Jurisdiction. Any member of a Lodge, not at the time holding any elective office therein, against whom no charges are pending and who is not under any pecuniary liabilities to his Lodge, shall be entitled to dimission upon making application therefor at a stated communication, if a majority of all the members present shall sustain such application. .LcKiil l^rovlslons.—By-Laws lOO-ilB, loii. .•Viiieiidmeiit.—T^a-st clause of al)Ove section was added by aniendment i n IS'M.—Proc. JS:),!, p. SG; I'roc: IS'JS, p. Mn.

Kcsldoncc Inimiitcriiil.—.V Master Mason has the rlglit to apply tor niemhershlp to any Lodge he may select.—Masonic Juris.—MACKET, p. 201. IJcKuIatlons.—The regulations relating to atllllatlon and diiulssioii itre not of the most ancient of the usages and customs of Masonry, for they were unknown until Ijodges became perjnanent organizations. The oldest Icnown are found in the Regulations of 1721, App. pp. 52, 53. The vote of the Lodge (limits a member and caniu)t be reconsidered; the certificate issued b.y tlie Secretary is merely evidence of dimission.—U.ISSBTT. JJlrulsslon Before Installntloii.—A brother who has been elected to any office in his Lodge, and removes from the Grand Jurisdiction before installation, is entitled to his dlmlt on application.—POSTIJETHWAITE, G.'.M.-: 1801. J i l m l s s l o n A l t e r i n s t a l l i i t l o n . — A n elected and Installed officer of a Lodge having permanently removed from this Grand .Turlsdlctlon, thereby vacating his office, is entitled to a dlniit upon application therefor, under the regulations covering the granting of dlmits.—OAIJIJAHAM, G.-.M.'. 18!)2. l-"ce l o r JUnilt.—-V Lodge cannot charge a fee for Issuing a dlmit.— CA.IJ.A HAM, G.-. M.-. 1892.

J*eniisylvinilii J^liuit.—See note to By-Law 100. Special D i s p e n s a t i o n . — T h e provisions of Article VI, Section .5,of the Constitution retiulre that an applicant for membership produce satisfactory evidence that he has been regularly dlmitted from the Lodge with which he was last jtlllllated or tiiat such l-odge has surrendered its Warrant. l-i\ several Grand .Turisdictions a cliniit nmy not be granted until after the jnember applying tlierefor has lieen regularly elected to niembersblp In another Lodge. Most of the Grand .lurlsdlctlons having such a regulation have made an exception to the rule in case the applicant for dlmlt has permanently removed out

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from the Grand .lurlsdlctlon in which he is a member, hut some of them have not done so. In such case the firand Master, in his discretion, could meet the requirements of the occasion by granting a special dispensation. (See Report Com. Juris., Proc. ]888, p. 104.)—COJI.REV. 1898.

SEC. 6. Proceedings Upon Petitions.—Every proceeding on the petition of a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry, or of an applicant for Membership, must be taken at a Stated Communication of the Lodge; and a period of not less than four weeks must elapse from the date the petition is received and referred to the Committee of Investigation, and the time of their report and final action thereon by ballot. When a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry has been accepted, he may immediately, or at any time thereafter, be initiated an Entered Apprentice; but a period of not less than four weeks must elapse between the times of conferring the First and Second Degrees, and between the times of conferring the Second and Third Degrees. L e g a l Provisions.—By-I.aws 94-110. C a n d l d i i t e a n d . A p j j l i c a n t . — Cri)idkl<il,e: This is applied to petitioners , for the Mysteries of Masonry and for adviincumeiit. Applicant.: One who is a petitioner for membership.— BASSKTT. Accepted.—This word has been defined as used in the title of t,he Grand . Lodge.— Oinif. All. J\ .S'fi;. J, iVofe Here and elsewhere in this Constitution it signifies that the petition lias been received, reported on, and the candidate electeti (a term frequentl.v but improperly used in this connection) by a u n a n i mous ballot.— BASSKTT. V r o b a t i o n a r y I ' e i ' i o d . —.Some Lodges holding two Stated Comnmnlcatlons in each month have conceived the idea that the probationary period extends onl.y from one .Stjited Communication to the ne.xt. This is erroneous, and therefore the rule in such cases is here deflnitel.v prescribed.—BASSKTT. Indoi'SCiiUiiit of JJliult.—Whenever a brother is elected toinembershij), the fact and datu thereof shall be written across the face of the dinilt, signed by the Secretar.v iind attested by the Lodge seal.— .S'^ iieij. 18S2.

SEC. 7- Proceedings Upon Petitions.—A unanimous ballot shall be required for the acceptance of a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry, or of a sojourner for Advancement, or of an applicant for Membership: Provided, If but one negative ballot appears the Master shall order a second ballot, when if one or more negative bal-

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lots appear the petition shall be rejected; The petition of such rejected candidate shall not be renewed within six months; but the petition of such rejected sojourner, or such rejected applicant may be renewed at any time. Before any candidate is advanced to the Second or Third Degree, he must exhibit suitable proficiency in the preceding Degree, and on demand of any member of the Lodge the ballot must be taken in the same manner as on the petition. T^egii] Provisions.—By-Laws 104-107. U n a n i m o u s Ballot.—This Is In accordance with the oldest rule upon the subject (Keg. 1721, App. p.-iS) and no power can sot this rule aside.—BASMETT.

^ E x a m i n a t i o n a n d A t l v a n c e m e n t . — T h e examination,of a candidate should be In JjOdge opened on the Degree in which he is required to exhibit suitable proficiency. When the exuininatiou is concluded, the TjOdge should be.called to labor on the Degree next in course and the matter of proficiency passed on. If a ballot should be demanded, it should l)e tal^en without delay; and if fo]' the Advancement of an Entered Apprentice, it nia.v be tal^en in the Iiodge opened on the Seoojid Degree.—BASSTSTT. P e t l t l o n , f o r A d v a n c e m e n t . — A petition for Advancement is required, in all cases, where an application for Advancement is made to a Lodge, other than the one wliicii accepted the' applicant's petition for the Mysteries of Masonry.—LAMB, O.-.M.-. 1889.

- K x i i m l n a t l o n . — A n applicant for Advancement, as contemplated in Article VI, Section 7, of the Constitution, may i)0 examined either a t a Special or Stated Communication of the Lodge, as to his proficiency in the preceding degree.—.SinsijiwN, O.'.M.'. 1887. S e c r e t Ballot.—A rejected petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for Advancement,or a candkiate who lias been stopped from Advancement by v.'ritten or or.-sl objection, has no riglit to kiiow by v.^h.oni h.e h:is been denied that for which he petitioned. Any one conveying such information commits an offense against the Bod.y of Masonry.— CAI.T.AHAM, <!J.'.M.'. 1892. P e t i t i o n for A d v a n c e m e n t . — W h e r e a request Is made by one Lodge to another for the latter to confer one or more Degrees on one who has been elected lii the former Lodge to receive the Degrees, the applicant for Advancement must regularly petition therefor, and his petition must pursue the same course as that of an original petitioner, be referred to a committee for Investigation, and tiio applicant must be elected by a unanimous vote before he can be advanced lii that Lodge.—CI^ARK, G.-.M.-. 1895. B a l l o t f o r A d v a n c e m e n t . — . V Lodge of Fellow-Crafts can pass on the proficiency of an Entered Apprentice seeking Advancement; and If a ballot be demanded it shall be taken in a Lodge opened on the Second Degree.—POSTI^KTHWAITE, G.-. M.-. 1891. .Suitable F r o f l c l e n c y .—Before any candidate is advanced to the Second or Third Degree, he must exhibit suitable proficiency in the preceding degree in niien /,o(^(/e.—Fui.i.KR, G.'.M.-. 1893.

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A R T I C L E VII. Removal of Lodge.—Any Lodge may remove from the place of its location to any other place within the limits of its territorial jurisdiction, when it shall appear: First, That such removal will better accommodate the members of the Lodge; Second, That two-thirds of the resident members desire such removal; Third, That the Lodges whose jurisdiction may be materially infringed have consented thereto. T h e proposition for removal may be submitted at any Stated Communication'. All the resident members shall within ten days thereafter be notified of the proposition, and if at the next Stated Comrnunication two-thirds of all the inembers present .shall agree thereto, the proceedings shall be certified to the. Grand Master, who shall issue his edict for the removal. SECTION I .

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C o n s t r u c t i o n . — U p o n the first of these propositions tlie decision of tlio Ijodge is conclusive, on tlie second tiie proceedingsa.i"e suljjectto review I>y tlie X^Jrand Master, and on tiie third tlie Grand Master only can decide. Tiie pro-, ceedings to lie certified are a transcript of tiie Lodge minutes, under tlie hand of tlie Master, attested i>.v tlio Secretary and T^odge sea,l, accompanied Ijy the consent of adjoining liOdges. Wiien a JiOdge is located In an Incorporated village, town or city, i t may remove to ajiy otiier place wltliin sucli corporate limits without the consent of any otiier liOdge being first obtained, and witliout certifying the ijroceedlngs to the Grand Master.—BASSETT. M a j o r i t y Vote.—.V majority vote of the memliers present is sufficient lo remove from one iiiili to anotlier, within the limits of any incorporated town or city.—POSTIETIIWAITK, G.-.M.-. 1801. Weclsloii Coiisti'ued.—The decision Just quoted lias no application when a Lodge desires to move outside tlie limits of an incorporated town or city in whicli it is located, and it has no reference to a Lodge not located within the limits of an incorporated town or city. The last above decision does not apply when by removal tlie territorial Jurisdiction of the Lodge is affected.—COM. KEV. 18i)8. "Within City Jjliults.—A Lodge can remove from one hall to another loilhin the corporalo limits of a viljj without siiecial permission or autliority of the Grand Master, as provided in Section i, Article V I I , Grand Lodge Constitution, t h a t section applying only wliere the jurisdiction of anotlier Lodge i.s affected.—CoOK,G.-.M.-. 1888.

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SEC. 2. Consolidation of Lodges.—When two Lodges, whose jurisdiction is common or adjoining, desire to consolidate, a proposition therefor may be riibmitted to the Lodges at any Stated Communication. All the resident merribers shall within ten days thereafter be notified of the proposition, and if at the next Stated Communication of each Lodge two-thirds of the members present agree thereto, the two Lodges shall be consolidated under the Warrant, name and number of the senior Lodge, and the officers of such Lodge shall be continued. T h e proceedings shall be certified to the Grand Master, who shall issue his edict for the consolidation and order the Master of the junior Lodge to transmit to the.Grand Secretary the Warrant and seal of his Lodge., o

D i s p o s i t i o n ol' P r o p e r t y . — I n cases of consolidation all the funds and other property of both TjOdges become the property of the senior Lodge. The Gi'and Secretary, on receipt of the W a r r a n t and seal of the Junior Lodge should cancel the former and efface the latter and place themin the archives of the Grand Lodge.—BASSTSTT.

SEC. 3. Surrender of Warrant.—Any Lodge may surrender its Warrant of Con,stitution, whenever a less number than seven resident members are desirous of continuing the organization. The proposition .for such surrender may be submitted at any Stated Communication. All the resident members shall, within ten days thereafter, be notified of the proposition, and if at the next Stated Communication two-thirds of all the members present agree thereto, and less than seven-resident members oppose the same, the Warrant shall be surrendered. The proceedings shall be certified to the Grand Master, who shall issue his edict of dissolution and order the Master to transmit to the Grand Secretary the Warrant, seal, jewels, furniture, records, funds and property of the Lodge. I ' r e v e n t e d by Seven.—The Warrant of a Lodge may be surrendered Ijy the voluntary act of Its members, after due summons, and when the minority

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opposed t<j such surrender is less than seven; for seven Master Masons are competent to form a Lodge, therefore, so long as that number remain faithful and desire to retain the Warrant, it cannot be surrendered.—iraaniili: .Taris.— SIMONS,71.

SEC. 4. Revocation of Warrant.—The Warrant of Constitution of any Lodge may be rev'oked for such causes and by such proceedings as may be prescribed by law. The declaration of forfeiture shall vest all the property of such Lodge in the Grand Lodge, and shall be conclusive upon the Lodge and all of its members. As soon as the forfeiture is declared, the Grand Secretary shall certify the fact to the Grand Master, who shall issue an edict of revocation and order the Grand Pursuivant to take possession of the Warrant, seal, jewels, furniture, records, funds and property.of such Lodge and deliver the same to the Grand Secretary; and it ^ a l l be the duty of the officers of such Lodge to aid the Grand Pursuivant in the proper execution of the order of the Grand Master. C a u s e s of l"oi-feiture.—See Const.,-Vrt. VII, Sec. 2. I ' l ' e r o g a t l v e s of G r a n d JNlaster. — See Const., Art. I l l , Sec. 2, notes. T i t l e of Property.—The general usage relating to the title of property is liere distinctly stated, tluit none may plead ignorjince of the law; for in such cases there Is sometimes an absence of that spirit of submission to constituted aiitliority, which is so essential to good government, whether of society or the State.—BASSETT.

T i t l e of J^roperty.—Upon the forfeiture or surrender of its Charter, the Jewels, records and proijerty of a Lodge escheat to the Grand Lodge.—3r<isiiiii(: Ijiw—LOCK woo n, p. 52. A Lodge holds all of its funds and property in trust for Masonic uses, and the Grand Lodge, being the common head of the Craft, Is the legitimate successor to the trust. This is and has been for so long a period the general usage that It has become the law and ma.v be, If occasion should ever require it, enforcetl by the lawsof the land.—BASSKTT.

S EC. 5. Proceedings After Surrender or Revocation.— When a Lodge has surrendered its Warrant of Constitution, or when such Warrant has been revoked, the Master and Secretary shall make a report to the Grand Secretary for the period commencing with the date of the last annual report, and ending with the date of such surrender or revocation. This report shall be made in

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the same form as an annual report, and shall include an inventory of the property of the Lodge, and a statement of the balances due from the members on account of annual dues, or otherwise. The Grand Secretary shall collect all such balances, and give to each member in good standing a certificate showing the date of such surrender or revocation, which shall have the force and effect of the usual certificate of dimission from a Lodge. SEC. 6. Annual Report and Dues.—Every Lodge shall make an annual report in such form as the Grand vSecretary may prescribe, showing: First, The full names of the officers and lAembers of the Lodge; Second, All the changes in membership during-the year; and Third, The work done since the last report, and giving such other information as the Grand Secretary may require. This report shall be m a d e on the last day of such month as shall be more than twenty-eight, and less than fiftynine days before the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, and transmitted to the Grand Secretary wathin ten days thereafter. No Lodge shall be represented by its Master or Wardens in the Grand Lodge at any Annual Communication until such report is made, nor until its annual dues are paid as provided by law. !Lef?i»I I*r<^vision.—By-Jjaw 1*8. i ' o i ' i u of I?epoft.—The blank forms for these rotiirns a.re furnlstied only l)y the Grand Secretary, and are subject to such changes from time to time as he may direct.— BASSHTT.

T i m e for Heport.—Under this regulation,"ample time is assured' for mailing the returns and causing a proper Inspection of the sa,me,liefore tlie date of tlie Annual Communication.—BASSETT. Insurance.—Hereafter the Grand Lodge will not remit the dues of any liodge, on account of loss by Are, wliicli falls to place a reasonable amount of Insurance on Its property.— 8t.Beij.lSS/,. ^[eiiibei'slilp of l*roxy.—Tliat the representative by proxy of a Master or Warden shall be a meml>er of the Lodge to wliich such Master or Warden Ijelongs.—.S'(. Rey. 1SS6. H e p i ' e s e i i t a t i o n . — I n case of the neglect or refusiil of any Lodge In this Grand .Turisdlction to pay the annual per capita tax, or anj- special assessment made by the Grand Lodge, on or before the first da}' of February In each year, SLUih liOi-ige shall nob be entitled to representation in the Griind Lodge foilowi ng such failure.—)S<. Jley. 1S06.

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SEC. 7. Revenues of Grand Lodge.—The revenues of the Grand Lodge shall be derived from: First, An annual per capita tax on the members of the Lodges; Second, Fees for Lettei^s of Dispensation and Warrants fo'r new Lodges; the rate or fee in each case shall be prescribed by law. The per capita tax shall be collected by the Lodges, and each Lodge shall annually pay the whole ainount due.on account of its membership. No .rebate shall be allowed to any Lodge by reason of the neglect of any of its members to pay the taxes, or by reason of any member being borne on its rolls as exempt from dues. T h e Grand Lodge has authority from time to time to make special assessments on the Lodges ratably on their membership, to meet its current or any extraordinary expenses. L e g a l y r e v i s i o n s . — By-Laws 8fi, !)2, iB. Speclsil Assussnients.—See note under Const. Art. VIIT, .Sec. 0. I'd- Ctipltii 'I'iix. — Generally called "Grand Lodge dues." livery Grand TjOdge has the right to Impose a tax on Lodges or on all atH Mated Masons living within Its .lurisdlctlon.—jl/aTO)ij'c.7!n-(.s-.—MACKKY, p. .1.S2. No M e m b e r ;Kxeinpt. — If this be a burden It rests eiiually on all and Is salutary In this, that It does away with any strife among the Lodges as to which shall present the largest exempt list.—BA.SSKTT. .l.*OAVei- t o T a x . — That the jiower to impose taxes Is a prerogative of every sovereignty Is adoctrlne wlilch It won Id be »n aot of supererogation to defend, for no political economist has everdoubted it.—.^fasonic Jin-ix.—MACKET,P.4S3.

A R T I C L E VIII. SECTION I. Offense Against the Body of Masonry. —• Every Mason who shall willfully violate the Moral Law or any of the Ancient Landmarks or Charges of a Freemason, or the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge, or the laws of the Lodge to which he belongs, or the laws of the country in which he may reside, or disregard his obligations and the established usages of the Fraternity, or do any act which shall tend to impair the purity of the In.stitution of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masonry, shall be guilty of an offense against the Body

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of Masonry, and on due trial and being found guilty, shall be punished in such manner and to such extent as may be provided by law: Provided, No penalty shall be prescribed other than reprimand, or suspension or expulsion from all the rights and privileges of Masonry. Leit'al . P i ' o v i s i o n . — B y - L a w s i25 ei .sc//. M o r a l !Il/a\v.—Ten C o n i m a n d m e n t s . M o r a l J j a \ v . — A M a s o n Is h o u n d i>y h i s t e n u r e t o obey tlie m o r a l law.— C7i(rri/u!i 0/ a Freentamnt, App. p. 67. M a s o n i c O l F e n s e . — A v i o l a t i o n of a n y of t h e s e Is a M a s o n i c offense.— .irrisiniii: Text, Book—DRTJMj[ON:D,2i::i. jStasnniu JarLi.—SIMONS, p . 212. K e p u t a t i o n . — M a s o n s s h o u l d so live a n d a c t a s t o be a b o v e tlie t a i n t of m o r a l r e p r o a c h , a n d t h e i r c o u r s e s h o u l d be s u c h a s t o reflect b r l g h t . J u s t e r u p o n t h e p r i n c i p l e s t h e y profess.— OraUnn — T,tKBSS. E v e r y OflTense a C r i m e . — I n M a s o n r y , e v e r y offense Is a c r i m e , b e c a u s e 1-n ever.y v i o l a t i o n of a M a s o n i c l a w t h e r e is n o t o n l y s o m e t i m e s a n I n f r i n g e m e n t of t h e r i g l i t s o f a n I n d i v i d u a l , b u t a l w a y s , s u p e r i n d u c e d b y tills, " a Ijreach a n d v i o l a t i o n of p u b l i c r i g h t s a n d d u t i e s , " w h i c h affect t h e w h o l e c o m m u n l t . v of t h e Order.— ^^a•HOnic Juris.— MAO-KEY, p. 499. I n t o x i c a t i n g ]l.iq^uoi-s.—It is a Ma,sonlc offense for a n y M a s o n t o k e e p a d r a m s h o p , o r w h a t i s c o i n m o n l y l i n o w n as a s a l o o n , or t o s e l l l n t o x i c a t l n g l i q u o r s us a b e v e r a g e ; a n d I b e l i e v e t h e G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s will s u s t a i n a n y of i t s L o d g e s s h o u l d t h e y s u s p e n d o r e x p e l an.y o f t h e i r m e m b e r s for s u c h off e n s e . — B K O W N , G . - . M . - . 1870.

I n t o x i c a t i n g " J ^ l q u o i - s . — I t is a M a s o n i c offense for an.v M a s o n t o k e e p a d r a m s h o p o r t o sell i n t o x i c a t i n g l i q u o r s as a b e v e r a g e . — S ^ Rey. 187.1. T r i a l o f P a s t M a s t e r . — A P a s t M a s t e r c a n be t r i e d , b y t h e L o d g e of w h i c h he is a m e m b e r , for a n offense c o m m i t t e d while M a s t e r of t h a t Lodge.— G KEE NB, G.-. M.-. 1884. E . x p l a n a t l o n . — T h e above decision does n o t m e a n t h a t a Lodge, e i t h e r before or a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n of h i s t e r m , c a n t r y i t s M a s t e r for official m i s c o n d u c t . — C O M . B E V . i8<J8. C i v i l C o n t r a c t . — A s u b s c r i p t i o n , b y a M a s o n , of s t o c k , o r t o a f u n d for t h e e r e e t l o n of a b u i l d i n g for M a s o n i c p u r p o s e s , is a c i v i l c o n t r a c t whicli c a n be e n f o r c e d o.nly l)y t h e l a w s of t h e l a n d ; a n d an.v refusal o r n e g l e c t t o p a y s u c h s u b s c r i p t i o n d o e s n o t s u b j e c t t h e s u b s c r i b e r t o t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y J u r i s d i c t i o n of a n y L o d g e o r a s s o c i a t i o n of M a s o n s . — K E N YON, G.'. M.-. iSiX). • S u s p e n s i o n . — S u s p e n s i o n for a n y offense is alwa.vs i n d e f i n i t e . — F ' u i . u . R , G.-.M.-. I8'.)3. inflect o i ' . S u s p e n s i o n . — A L o d g e c a n n o t r i g h t f u l l y c o n d u c t t h e f u n e r a l ceremon,v of a d e c e a s e d M a s t e r M a s o n , w h o a t t h e t i m e of h i s d e a t h w a s u n d e r s u s p e n s i o n , e i t h e r for n o n - p a , v m e n t of d u e s o r for u n n i a s o n l c c o n d u c t ; t h e effect of s u c h s u s p e n s i o n is t o d e p r i v e h i m of a l l t h e rlglits a n d p r i v i l e g e s t o w h i c h h e wiis e n t i t l e d p r i o r t o s u c h s u s p e n s i o n ; n o r c a n a Mtison w h i l e u n d e r s u s p e n s i o n s i t i n a L o d g e of M a s t e r M a s o n s o r u n i t e w i t h t h e C r a f t i n a M a s o n i c procession.— C L A U K , G.'.M.*. i8!>.^. I T a l l u r c t o P u n i s h . — W h e r e a m e m b e r of a L o d g e Is f o u n d g u i l t y of a n offense a g a i n s t t h e B o d y of M a s o n r y , o r p l e a d s g u i l t y t h e r e t o , a n d t h e L o d g e falls t o follow s u c h c o n v i c t i o n o r p l e a b y s u c h p u n i s h m e n t a s is p r o v i d e d b y law, a n d s a i d T^odge s u b s e q u e n t l y h a s I t s c h a r t e r r e v o k e d b e c a u s e of s u c h

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failure to punish, such member so convicted is n o t purged of his guUt, and he Is not entitled to a certificate of good standing from the Grand I.jOdge<— MOCAI-I,, G.-. M.-. 1896.

SEC. 2. Forfeiture of Warrant of Constitution.— Every lodge which shall act with contumacy to the authority of the Grand Master, or of the Grand Lodge, or be willfully disobedient to the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge, or depart from the original plan of Masonry, or neglect to meet in Stated Communication for one year, or to make annual returns and pay its obligation to the Grand Lodge for two years, or shall neglect to procure the Work through authorized Instructors and practice the same, shall be guilty of an offense against the Body of Masonry, and on due trial and being found guilty, shall forfeit its Warrant of Constitution; and.it is expressly provided that every Lodge so found guilty shall forfeit and transfer its funds and property of every kind and character whatsoever to the Grand Lodge. XJCS^^ l^rovlslon.—By-Laws 125 e^.scf/. Contumacy.—Willful disobedience of an edict of the Grand Master or of a law, regulation or order of the Grand Lodge. In sucli cases it Is the duty of the Grand Master to arrest the W a r r a n t and report tlio matter to the Grand Lodge at Its next Annual Communlcatltm.—Encijc.Friiemiiaotirij,—MAOKBY,p. 185. I n n o v a - t l o n . — A n y innovation Is a departure from the original plan. I t Is a cardinal principle of tlie Masonic fraternity, t h a t no Innovation can be perniltted In the fundamental principles upon which Masonry Is founded, nor long established and universal customs be changed.—BA.S.SKTT. Obllgiitlons.—Lodges are but sul>dlvl.sIons of a universal brotherhood; the general reputation and prosperity of the whole is therefore committed to each,and every Lodge Is consequently required to bear its share of the burdens. —BASSHTT.

A u t l i o r l z e d . AVorK.—This Is a disobedience of an Imperative command of the Tjaw. (Const., Art. IV, Sec. 7.) No subject has engaged the attention of the Grand Lodge to such an extent as this, and the most ample provision has ijeen made for the preservation of the Hltual and Its communication to the Lodges. I t is the settled policy of the Grand Lodge to enforce uniformity In the Ritual a n d manner of working.—BAS.SETT. l ^ o r f e l t u r e of P r o p e r t y . — A s a Lodge owes Its existence and all Its rights and privileges to the Grand Lodge from which it derives Its AVarrant, It Is a principle of Masonic law that when a Lodge ceases to exist, all the property which It possessed a t the time of Its dissolution vests in the Grand I^odge. —Eitcijc. Freemasonry—MAOiasY, p. 812. Tills rule of law has been hereinbefore distinctly stated.—Con.s<. Art. VII, See./,.

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SEC. 3. Jurisdiction for Discipline.—Concurrent original jurisdiction for the discipline, trial and punishment of Masons charged with any offense against the Body of Masonry, limited only as hereinafter provided, is vested in: First. The Lodge of which the accused is a member ; Second, The Lodge within whose territory the offense may have been committed; and Third, T h e Lodge within whose territory the accused may be found: Provided, The Lodge first citing the accused to answer' charges shall be held to have acquired exclusive jurisdiction. The Grand Lodge shall have exclusive original, jurisdiction in all cases wherein any of its elective officers, or the Master of a Lodge, may be charged with any offense against the Body of Masonry, or when any Lodge may be subject to discipline, or in any controversy between two or more Lodges, and shall have appellate jurisdiction in all other cases. l . e ^ a l J*rovistoiis.—By-Laws 125 at seq.. K i n d s of . J u r i s d i c t i o n . — T h e .jurisdietlon here Is of three kinds: (1) Sovereign; (2) territorial; (3) personal. Sovereignty draws to itself all who owe It allegiance; territorial Jurisdiction exists under all forms of government, and personal results from the peculiar relations of this universal lirotherhood. — BASSE'J'T.

E x c l u s i v e J u r i s d i c t i o n . — This is in accord with general usage, and is applicable to whatever a Lodge sliall undertake.— Fifteen jfrtiales, App. p. 28.— Fundamental XAIW.H, .4^?;?. 2>. SS.— Chfrr<jes of a Freemason, App.p. 73. X r l a l by Peors,— l-'.very Mason shall he tried Ijy Ills peers. The members of a TiOdge are the peers of every Mason, except acting Masters of Lodges, or those higher in .autliority; the menibers of tlie Grand Lodge, as such, are the peers of every Mason within its jurisdiction, e.Kcept the acting Grand Master, and he is suljject to a new regulation.— BASSBTT. . T u r l s d i c t l o n O v e r Lodges.—The Grand Lodge being the supreme judicial and executive authority, and possessing exclusive power to create Lodges, lb is a self-evident proposition t h a t it alone has the right to discipline them or settle controversies Ijetween thejri.—BASSETT.

SEC. 4. Rules of Procedure and Ceremonies.—The Grand Lodge shall prescribe Rules of Procedure in matters of discipline, controversies, between Lodges and Masonic trials and punishments, which shall be applicable, as nearly as may be. to causes before a Lodge and to causes before the Grand Lodge; and shall also pre-

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scribe general forms for the proceedings. These rules and forms may be amended or repealed, and additional rules and forms prescribed at any Annual Communication, if the proposition therefor shall be sustained by twothirds of the members present and voting. T h e Grand Lodge shall also prescribe the rules and forms of conducting the private and public ceremonies of the Order, and these may be changed at any Annual Communication, if the proposition shall be sustained by a majority of all the members present and voting. Coiisei*va.t1sni,—^rasonry is con.servative in regjirci to all those matters •which miiy aflTect tlie riglits aiiti privileges of tlie Grfift; hence any change In important regulations .should meet with general apijroval.— BASSBTT. imiaver's M o n i t o r . —For "Rules and Forms of conducting the private and public ceremonies of the Order," see Sha.ver's Monitor, adopted by the Grand Lodge in 181)3.—7'roc. /)/). 16S, IBS. C o r n e r Stones.—It Is unlawful for the Craft to lay the corner stone of an opera house, auditorium, or any l)nlldlng to be erected l)y an lndlvldu.il or corijoratlon for the purpose of gain. Such ceremonies should be conflned exclusively to public buildings, monuments and structures, religious, educational and charitable institutions.—MoCAiiij, Cr.\M:. 181X1.

SEC. 5. By-Laws.—-The Grand Lodge shall have the power to enact By-Laws in aid of the provisions of this Constitution for the proper government and regulation of Freemasonry, and shall also prescribe forrris for the transaction of business. T h e By-Laws and forms may be amended or repealed, and additional By-Laws enacted, and additional forms prescribed at any Annual Communication, if the proposition therefor shall be sustained b y two-thirds of all the members present and voting: Provided, Such changes shall take effect only from their publication with the Annual Proceedings: And provided further. That any Lodge may enact such ByLaws as may be necessary for the proper transaction of its business, and may amend and repeal the same, whenever the proposition therefor shall be agreed to by twothirds of all the members present and voting, at some Stated Communication subsequent to the time of its submis,sion.

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Jjodge B5'-]^a\vs.—The Grand Lodge has by this provision delegated to the Lodge certain specific authority to regulate its business, and has withheld from the Lodge any authority to regulate those matters which are common to all. A distinction is clearly drawn between the purposes for which the Grand liOdge and the Lodge may enact By-Laws. The former reserves the right to enact all laws for the proper government and regulation of Freemasonry, while to the latter is delegated the right to enact laws tor the regulation of Its business.— BASSETT.

Lodjije Hy- Laws.—The provisions of Lodge By-Ijaws, requiring amendments thereto to be suVnnitted to the Grand Lodge, are void.—St. Jicg. 1875. V o i d B y - L a w . — A by-law depriving a brother of any Masonic right, such as the ])rivllege of vothig at an annual meeting while in arreiirs for dues, is null and void.—HIT.T.YER, G.-.M.-. 187!).

I n c o r p o r a t i o n . — T h e incorporation of a liOdge has but one purpose, and this purpose is to acquire, hold, and dispose of, real property. When a Lodge is incorporated, it has a dual existence: {«) as a Lodge under its Charter, from the Grand Iiodge, with the power thereunder conferred; (b) as a body corporate under the laws of the State. In its former capacity it derives all of Its powers from the'Grand T;Odge. In Its latter capacity, under Sec. 122, Art. XIV, Chap. 23, Comp. L. 1885, it has the power to make By-Laws for the regulath^n of its affairs, as other corporations, but these By-Laws or regulations must be limited to the purpose of the corporation,-'to acquire, h(,)ld, manage, and dispose of, real property."—St. Jico. ISSS. U n i f o r m .Hy-IJil^vs f o r Lodit'cs.—The Committee of tievision, 1898, has not attempted to ignore the proceedings of the Grand IjOdge had in 188G, 1887,1888 and 188i>, with reference to the adoption by the Grand Lodge of a uniform code of By-I^aws to be used l)y the Lodges. Without commenting upon the legal questions involved in that legislation, the committee believes t h a t the attempt to compel uniformity by the Lodges-In relation to By-Laws was unwise, and the fact that the code of By-Iiiiws prepared has only been adopted by a few Lodges after the expiration of more than ten years is sufflcient evidence that the effort has been a failure. The committee therefore presents herewith its opinion of the proper construction to be placed upon the last clause of the above section. I n his work on Masonic Jurisprudence, MAOKEY (p. 327) says: "A Lodge has the right to make By-Laws for its local government. This right nrust be considered as a, concession or regrant by the Grand Lodge to subordinates of that which had been previously conveyed to it. Undoubtedly every congrega,tlon of Masons must originally have possessed an Inherent right to make rules for their government; but on the organization of Grand Lodges, the supreme legislative jurisdiction of the Order was vested In these bodies." .SIMOXS (Masonic .Turis. p. 78) says: "The constitutional powers of a Lodge, subject to control l>y the Grand Lodge, are: (1) To make a code of By-Laws for its internal government not in derogation of its Inalienable rights or those of its members." By the enjictment of the last proviso In Section 5, the Grand Lodge expressly delegated to Lodges the power to m a k e By-Laws for their local government, and Inasmuch as the code of By-Laws attempted to be adopted by the Grand Lodge for the use of the Lodges contains many provisions relating to the local government of Lodges—relating to matters as to which the lodge Is by the provision of said section authorized to legislate, the committee is of the opinion that such By-Laws have not been adopted by the Grand Lodge because the Constitution may not be amended except as is provided In Article VIIE, Section 7, thereof. Attention Is also called to .Section 28 of such so-called By-Laws, wherein it Is enacted tha,t the "By-Laws are not subject to alteration or amendment by any authority except the Grand I/Odge," whereas the section of the Constitution above referred to expressly authorizes the Tiortge to amend and repeal the By-Tjaws which It

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has grftiited the power to enact. The committee therefore, being of opinion t h a t the Grand Lodge has not adopted, because It could not adopt, such code of By-Laws in the manner above referred to, has. In preparing Its work, made no reference to any proceedings relating to such code of By-Laws or to the By-Laws themselves, except the reference thereto contained in this note, and has determined, for the reasons above given, to treat such code of By-Laws as though the same had never been adopted by the Grand Lodge.—COM. RKV. 1898. C o i i i i n o n L a w of M a s o n r y . — T h e comity of Grand Lodges requires each to recognize, and give full faith and credit to the acts of every other, provlfled the .Vnclent Constitutions are not infringed, the General Regulations are not set .aside, or the Old Landmarks removed. Therefore, every Grand Lodge should conform Its local regulations to these rules, as well as to those other unwritten Customs, wlilch are known and have been existing for so long a, period among Masons that they have become the Common Law of Masonry,— BASSET'J'.

>ra.tui'e of j>riisoiiio ;Lii%v.—The laws of Ma.sfniry should be general in their character and universal In their application, then the Individual or the Lodge, on ii given state of facts, will have little difficulty In applying the lav? and arriving at a correct conclusion, for the reason for the rule construes the law, and there Is always sufficient flexibility in general rules to meet the over varying facts In the cases arising under them. In like manner an opinion should declare, with reasonable certainty, the general rule applical)le to the case presented, instead of being a tieclslon of particular facts only.—BASSBTT. Ltmd-maTks.—Tlio universal character of Masonry requires a common government, or the recognltiOJi of a common law, which shall be In its apiJli' cation as universn.1 as the Instltutloji, and afford eqiuil protection to the Individual Mason in wliatsoever country he iiuiy sojourn. Sucli a common law exists in the established customs and usages, under the name of'Landmarks," which have been Imraomorlaily received and recognized and in part declared througli the Ancient Constitutions, Charges and General RegiilatloJisi which. It is adniltted, can never be changed.—BAS.SETT.

SEC. 6. Restrictions in Business and Charity — Masonic Home.—The Grand Lodge shall not engage in any business of any kind or character whatsoever, nor shall it be a party to, or shareholder in any partnership or corporation, nor shall it undertake the founding or support of any charitable or educational institution ; nor shall it ever render itself liable to pay any sum of money for any purpose, except for the necessary expenses attending the exercise of its proper functions as the governing head of Freemasonry within its jurisdiction; iior shall it ever assume or exercise any supervision or censorship over any association, for whatsoever purpose organized: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the Grand Lodge in its charities, by

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the payment of any sum of money out of its treasury for the support of the poor, for the relief of the distressed, or for any other purpose which shall tend to ameliorate the conditioii of the human family or any individual thereof: And be it further provided, That nothing hereinbefore contained shall be construed to limit or prevent this Grand Lodge from founding, organizing and maintaining a Masonic Home within the State of Kansas, for the relief and benefit of distressed and destitute Master Masons, their wives, widows and children. A m e u d n i c n t . — T h e last provision of tliis section was added l^y amendm e n t In \mi.— l'roc. 1S92, p. 7.5; Proc. lS9S,]i. ZOO.

Special Assfssiuents,—Tlie Constitution provides tliat the Grand Lodge Inis the power to mal^e special assessments, and tlie rescinding of a resolution providing for further assessments does not relieve the Lodges from llaljiiity during the time tlie said resolution was in operation. Lodges which liave not paid their assessments for 1803 are liable therefor.—Coit..Jvms.,Proc. 1S9S, p. 10s. M a s o n i c Iloiiie.—For legislation relating to assessments and funds raised for the Kansas iVFasonic Home, see i,*eport of the Committee on .Jurisprudence.— froc. ISfii, p. S7.S.

SEC. 7. Amendments to Constitution.—This Constitution or any Article or Section thereof may be amended or repealed only in the following manner: Every such proposition shall be submitted in writing to the Grand Lodge at an Annual Communication; and if the proposition shall be sustained by tv.'o-thirds of all the members present and voting, it shall be engrossed, and within sixty days thereafter the Grand Secretary shall send printed copies thereof to the Master and Secretary of each Lodge for action thereon by the Lodges; and each Lodge shall within six months thereafter certify its proceedings to the Grand Secretary, who shall make a consolidated report thereof to the Grand Lodge at its next Annual Communication, when if it shall appear that twothirds of all the Lodges have agreed to the proposed amendment, it shall be so proclaimed by the • Grand Master and become a part of this Constitution.

BY-LAWS. RELATING TO THE GRAND LODGE.

1. Duties to God.—The duties of Masons toward GOD are to revere His Name, to exalt His Honor as the Great Architect of the Universe, and ever to allude to Him with that profound respect which is due from the creature to the Creator: Obecllence t o M o r a l La\v.—See Charges of a Freemason, App. p. 07. I t e q v i l r e m e n t of F a l t l x l n Ood.—Faith In the Great -Vuthorof all things Impels the craftsmen to yield obedience to the laws of GOD, and bow submissively before,His shrine; to feel a full responsibility, and act In strict accordance with the lessons of the square and compasses, and tfie rule and line.— R E E S , G.-. M.-. imi

O b j e c t i o n to J^aiiie of Christ.—An objection to the use of the name of C H R I S T In prayer b.v a Chaplain of the Lodge Is not good and should be ruled out of order. The Holy Bll>le Is the rule and guide to the Mason's faith, and Is the Great Tjlght In Masonry. I t Is broad enough to accommodate every creed or sect acknowledging the Fatherhood of GOD and the Brotherhood of Man.— POSTX.ETH'WAITK, G.'. M.'.18!)l.

2. Duties to Country.—The duties of Masons to their country are to submit to the decisions of the law, to yield obedience to lawful authority, and to encourage and support its institutions for the moral and Intel-, lectual culture of its people. I ' e a c e a b l e Subject.—See Charges of a, Freemason, App. p. (18. X o Conflict o f Duty.—Obedience to the government Is, and ever has been, the duty of Masons, and It should be our pleasure, as itundoubtedly is our Interest, to comply with the injunctions of this cardinal principle. I t is a signal proof of the eternal apposlteness of Masonic principles, that under the most desjjotlc, as well as under the most liberal form of government, this obedience to civil power is alike obligatory. Hn.jjpily, the duties which we owe to our Order, and those due to our country, can never conflict,and no merely political conduct can affect the standing of a Mason, or alter our relations of Fraternity,Mnd Brotherhood towards hlni.—SAQDI, G.-.M.-. 18(12.

3. Duties to Neighbors.—The duties of Masons to their neighbors are to deal honorably with all men, to suffer none to be injured in character or property, and to be charitable in the times of their destitution, and humane in the times of their extremity.

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JSTelisliboi-liood Cond.uct.—See Charges of a Freemason, App. p. 77. C U a r l t y a n d G o o a AVlll.—Wherever m a n encamps, thither Masonry goes, and there is no land it has not reached, no languiige wherein its plirases are not found, and no people that have not felt its genial Influence. With traditions as old as man, and a, literature older than modern tongues, it sta nils, as it has ever stood, the patron of morals, the stern friend of justice, the promoter of peace and the guardian of order, ever inculcating charity and good will towards men, and urging them to invoke the aid and blessing of GOD in every undertaking.—ADAMS, G.-.M.-. Wil.

4. Duties to Self.—The duties of Masons to themselves are to avoid all irregularities which tend to impair their faculties or debase their manhood, to labor diligently, and to live creditably. A t llel'reslinient.—See Charges of a Freemason, App. p. 75. Vtctoi'y O v e r Self.—A prize is before us; who will win? He who conquers self—he who is co-worker with tlie Grand Architect, and seeks, by virtue of Ills personal purit.v and worth, to overconie all. the obstacles by which he is surrounded. He can win who has won himself. The way is open—choose wlilch side you will take. Let me exhort you to take to the right, and victory will be yours.—BROWN, G.-. M.-. ISai). Intoxicatliifi- J^iquoi-s.—It is a Masonic offense for any Mason to keep a, dram shop, or what is commonly lcT\own as a saloon, or to sell intoxicatiJig liquors as a beverage; and I believe the Grand Lodge of Kansas will sustain any of its Lodges, sliould they suspend or e.xpel any of their members for such offense.—BROWN, G.-.M.-. 1870. I n t o x l c a t l i i y r Jjlquors.—It is a Masonic offense for any Mason to keep a drani shop, or to sell intoxicating liquors as a beverage.—S^. Bey. 1S7S. I n t o x i c a t i n g ' Jjlquors.—One who is the agent of a non-resident brewing company, and as such is in charge of the warehouse and sale department of his employer, and either directly or indirectly, superintends and directs the sale of beer and other intoxicating liquors, in violation of the State laws, cannot lawfully receive the degrees of Masonry In this State.—COLEMAN, G.-.M.-. 18W.

5. Duties to Brothers.—The duties of Masons to • their Brothers are to avoid all piques and quarrels, to defend them so far as honor and truth will warrant, to give them good counsel, to sustain them when falling, to keep their secrets, to invoke their protection and to aid them. H o n o r to W l i o m H o n o r . —See Chitrges of a Freemason, App. p. 76.

6. Duties to Strangers.— The duties of Masons to strangers are to be courteous in behavior, discreet in speech, and to divert any discourse with them on the subject of Masonry, or manage it for the honor of the Fraternity.

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C a u t i o u s In AVords iind Carrlatre.—See Charges of a Freemason, A pp. p. 70. Strsiiiffer Ijcllned.— Whatever Is mysterious, engages the attention of those who are strangers to the mystery, and Masonry, during the whole period of Its existence, has received its due share of this attention; hence, prudence has dictated these rules of caution. The term "stranger" Is sometimes applied to a brotlier before he has proved himself by the methods known to the Craft' but It is a more appropriate designation of one wiio has never entered the portals of a Lodge.—BAS.SKTT.

7. Duties to Grand Lodge.—The duties of the Members to the Grand Lodge are to obey its Constitution, By-Laws and all its Regulations, in spirit as well as in letter, to uphold all its lawful interests, and to extend the honor of its name throughout the Masonic world. A s Sentinels.—You stand here as sentinels upon the ramparts of this Grand .lurlsdiotlon, to protect this division of our Brotherhood froni the schemes of designing nnil ambitious men, to guard it against violations of ancient laws andinfiMcbions of specific obligations, and to maintain its principles until its sublime ideal, now niysterlousl.v hidden in its symbols, shall appear In all Its splendor to an enliglilened and an admiring world, and Insure the universal reign of Free and Accepted Masonry.— BASSK'rx, G.-.M.-. 1874.

8. Duties to Body of Masonry.—The duties of the Members to the Body of Masonry are.to maintain the customs of Masonry unimpaired, and so transmit them to their successors, and to, see that none of the Ancient Constitution.s, Regulations and Landmarks is infringed, set aside or removed. D a n g e i ' <>1 innovalloii.—Wherever the Invading floods of innovation are allowed to encroach ever so little, wave after wave will surely follow, the breach will be widened, and llnally every barrier will be swept away unless energetic steps l)e taken to check Inundation. Bold, radical attempts at cor- • ruptlons And little favor, until by insidious approaches and many trifling defections, our minds are prepared to Ijrook more open encroachments.— PEIJOT, Grand Orator 18.W.

9. Annual Communications.— The Annual Communications shall be held at such hour on the third Wednesday of February in each year as the Grand Master may appoint, and at such place as may be designated at the preceding Annual Communication, or as the Grand Master may order. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . I, Sec. 3; Art. H I , Sec. 3. I'oAver of G r a n d JNfaster. — By the last clauseofthlsBy-Law,the Grand Jlaster may change t h e place designated for holding the Annual Gommunlca-

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tlon. In 1S74, the Grand Master convened the Grand Lodge at a different place from the one designated at the preceding Annual Communication.—BASSKTT.

10. Special Communications.—Special Coanicm um tions shall be held at such time and place as the Grand Master, or the Masters requesting them may designate, and the business set out in the order convening them, but no other, may be transacted. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . I, Sec. 3; Art. I l l , Sec. 2. Oljject of S p e c i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s . — S p e c i a l Communications of the Grand Lodge are usually held; (1) At the request of one or more Lodges, for some public cerejn(m,Y; (2) at the request of seven or more Masters of Lodges, for some special purpose by them designated; (3) at the Instance of the Grand Master, for some emergent business requiring Immediate and general attention. When the Grand Lodge is convened, at the request of seven or more Masters—seven, or a quorum, are required to transact business—or at the Instance of the Grand Master, notice should be given to all of the Lodges, for while such Special Communications are held for sojne specific purpose, they are called to act only on matters of general interest.—EASSETT. .Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n of 18G<1.—In 18(H, by reason of an armed Invasion of the State, a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge was lielti about two months later than the time fl.xed by the By-Ijaws for the Annual Communication. At that Communication the regular business of the Grand Lodge was transacted, and the legality of the proceedings has never been questioned. I t is not believed, however, that at a Sjiecial Coniniiinlcation the Grand Lodge has the power to transact any business not fairly "set out In the order convening It," as Is provided in the hist chiiise of this By-Law.—CoiM. R K V . 1898.

11. Call to Labor.—The hour for commencing labor having arrived, the tnembers shall congregate in the Lodge room at the first stroke of the Grand Master'.s gavel, and at the second stroke they shall be seated and thenceforth remain in order and maintain silence. ,12. Clothing.— The members shall be clothed as Master Masons, and the officers shall bear the jewels which, by established custom, are appropriate to their stations. 13. Calls from Refreshment. —The calls from refreshment to labor shall be at ten o'clock in the morning, at two o'clock in the afternoon, and at seven o'clock in the evening; but at any session the hour may be changed for calling the following session to labor, or such session may be omitted. •

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O b j e c t o f t h i s I j a ^ v . — T h e G r a n d I/Odge h a s a l w o l u t e c o n t r o l o v e r Its s e s s i o n s a n d h o u r s of l a b o r , a n d t h i s r e g u l a t i o n Is for t h e p u r p o s e of fixing t h e s e w h e n t h e G r a n d I^odge lias n o t c a l l e d off, or a d j o u r n e d t o s o m e specified tlnie.—BASS33TT.

14. Great Seal.—The Great Seal shall remain as it is now designed, and shall be impressed upon all orders, summonses, commissions. Letters of Dispensation, and Warrants of Constitution. It shall be used to authenticate of&cial documents, issued by the Grand Master in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, and when so used, such writings shall be attested by the Grand Secretary. Acts of the Grand Master, performed in the exercise of his prerogatives, and his ordinary correspondence with Lodges and brethren require no other authentication than his signature. n e s l g ' i i . — T h e G r e a t S e a l s h a l l be of brass, c i r c u l a r in f o r m , n o t m o r e t l i a n t w o I n c h e s in d i a m e t e r , b e a r i n g t h e d e v i c e of a w h i t e m a n l i o k l i n g in ills loft l i a n d a h o o k , a n d w i t h h i s r i g h t p r e s e n t i n g a s q u a r e a n d c o m p a s s e s t o a n I n d i a n , w h o is r e c e i v i n g t h e i m p l e m e n t s witii his left h a n d , a n d l i d d i n g in his r i g h t a liow a n d a r r o w s , t h e w i i o l e s u r m o u n t e d wltli t h e Si^ToU. ••Misteria rinn Surlpta," a n d s u r r o u n d e d by t h e w o r d s , ' ' S e a l of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s , A . Jj. -58-50."—S(. Jieg. 18.56. I T i s t o r y a n d T r a d i t i o n . — T i l l s d e s i g n w a s a d o p t e d a t t h e t i m e of tlie o r g a n i z a t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d h a s n o t s i n c e b e e n c l i a n g e d . T h e d e s i g n e r w a s M.-.W.-. R. R. R E P ; S . I t w a s a favorite tlieory of o u r P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r t h a t Masoni-y w a s k n o w n a n d p r a c t i c e d by t h e A m e r i c a n I n d i a n s , t o w l i o m i t iiad been t r a n s m i t t e d t h r o u g h a i l successive g e n e r a t i o n s f r o m NoArr ; h e n c e t h e d e s i g n — a d e s c e n d a n t of S H B M a n d a d e s c e n d a n t of .TAPriETiT l i n k e d by t h e m y s t i c s q u a r e a n d c o m p a s s e s . — B A S S E T T .

15. Working Tools.—The Grand Lodge shall be provided with the Working Tools and the Implements of Masonry required for the proper execution of Masonic work and of the ceremonies of the Order. S y m b o l s . — C e r t a i n I m p l e m e n t s of O p e r a t i v e M a s o n r y a r e c o n s e c r a t e d t o t h e S p e c u l a t i v e S c i e n c e , a n d a d o p t e d a s symliols t o t e a c h l e s s o n s of m o r a l i t y ; w i t h t h e s e t h e S p e c u l a t i v e M a s o n is t a u g l i t t o e r e c t his s p i r i t u a l t e m p l e , a s h i s O p e r a t i v e p r e d e c e s s o r s , w i t h t h e s a m e i m p l e m e n t s , c o n s t r u c t e d tlieir m a t e r i a l t e m p l e . T h e s e a r e tlie t w e n t y - f o u r I n c h g a u g e , c o m m o n g a v e l , s q u a r e , l e v e l , p l u m l ) , c o m p a s s e s a n d trowel.—Enci/c. Erecmasom-!/—MAGKHY, 8!I0.

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as may be ordered, and at the opening and closing ceremonies stich of the lectures shall be delivered as the Grand Master may order. C o n s t l t u t l o i i i v l Provisions.—Art. IV, Sees. .3, ti, 7. Object.—By this provision the Masters iiiul Wardens ciin, at least once in every year, witness a correct exenipliflcation of the ritual, and observe the approved method of conducting the esoteric ceremonies by three Craftsmen most skillful In the work of Masonry. The discretion vested in the Grand Master by the last paragraph of this section, should be e.xercised for the best l]iterests of Masonry, and it ciinnot be doubted that these Interests will be best served by devoting a reasonable time to a recital of the ritual.—BAS.SiaTT.

17. Obedience to Grand Master.— The members shall be obedient to the Grand Master, and when desiring to speak they shall arise and first address the Grand Master by his title; • if he fail to recognize them, or first recognize another, they shall patiently resume their seats. C o T i s t l t u t l o i i a l I ' r o - v l s l o n s . —Art. I l l , Sees. J, 2. X e c c s s a r y Hiiles.—Rules of order are necessary to all organized bodies to enable them to conduct their proceedings in a regular manner. Obedience is the first rule and is the foundation on which all others rest. " I t Is much more material that there should be a rule to go by, than what that rule is."— HATSBIIJ. Parliamentary rules are useful as guides to the orderly conduct of business, but cannot control the will and pleasure of the Master.— Masonic Lav;— IJOOK-WOOI), af.

18. Discussion.—The discussions shall be conducted with propriety, and without any interruption of one by another while speaking, except to rise and state a point of order. A- point of order, when stated, shall be decided by the Grand Master without discussion, and his decision shall be final.. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . H I , Sec. 2. H e l i a v l o r In l^odge.— See Charges of a Freemason, p. 74. > o A p p e a l . — I t Is the law that while he is presiding there can be no appeal from the decision of the Grand Master to the Grand Lodge—a law which, though generally observed, has its exceptions.—Masonic Juris.—SiJiONS, 2.57. I t is held to be the settled law of Masonry, at this time, that an appeal cannot be taken from the decision of the Grand Master to the Grand Lodge. I t is, in a great measure, to this power beyond appeal, to the responsibility which it entails, and to the groat caution wliich it necessarily begets, that we must attribute much of the harmony and stability which have always character! zed the Order.—jl/«.toHic .riicw.—MAOKKY, l(!(j-7. The rule here stated admits of no exceptions.—BASSETT.

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l^recedent.—The statement In tlie last clause of tliis By-Law tliat tlie decision of the Grand Master shall l>e flnal la an enunciation of the lawalmost universally recognized. But, wliile no appeai lies to the Grand Lodge from the decision of tlie Grand Master upon a parliamentary question, yet, if such decision be erroneous. It will hardly be claimed that it should thereafter be treated as binding.—Com. Uev. 1S98.

19. Discussion.—The Grand Master may terminate any discussion, when, in his opinion, its continuance will not tend to any beneficial results to Masonry; and when he rises all debate shall cease. C o i i s t i t u t l o n t i l I ' r o v l s l o n . — . \ r t . lll,.Sec. 2. I i u p a r t l i i l A r b i t e r . — T h e Grand Master sits as an impartial arbiter between the parties contending in debate, and determines in the e.xercise of a sound discretion, when the main question shall be put. When the Grand Master deems It proper to terminate any discussion, he should rise—whoever at the time "lias the floor" must be seated—and, until tlie Grand Master resumes his seat, no one may address him, to malje any motion, nor for any •other purpose, except in response to some Inquiry liy the presiding olflccr. Every proposition should stand upon its merits, and not be sustained or defeated by the tactics of slfliltul parliamentarians.—BASSKTT.

•20. Parliamentary Rules.— General Parliamentary Rules shall be observed but not strictly construed ; nor shall they authorize the calling of the previous question; however, they may be suspended by the Grand Master in their application to any qtiestion under discussion. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I ' r o v l s l o n . — A r t H I Sec. 2. X o t Appllciiblc.—Where well-settled parliamentary rules can be properly applied to the action of Masonic Bodies, they sliould always govern; but they sliould, never be introduced where they, in any way, interfere with the established customs or Landmarks of Masonr.v, or with the high prerogatives of the Master.— F R E N C H , P.'.G.'.M.-. in American Qiiarterlij Jier.ievj of Freomai^onry^ T, S?.S.

2 I. Grand Orator.—The Grand Master shall appoint a Grand Orator, who shall be a Master Mason of reputation and of ability for the particular service required, and, at the Communication for which he is appointed, he shall deliver an address appropriate to the occasion. C o i i s t l t u t l o n i i l F r o visions.—Art. II, Sec. 3; Art. I l l , Sec. 2.

22. Annual Reports.—The elective officers shall make Annual Reports of their official acts of general interest to the Craft, and upon such matters as ma}' be

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referred to them, or may come under their observation and be within the scope of their respective duties. C o n s t l t u t l o i i i i l Provision.—Art. I l l , Sec. S. .Mtii-jrlnal KeLferenccs.—Each one of these officers is required to make an annual report. If they have performed no ofllclal duties, they should still report on those matters whicli have come untler their observation, a,s provided in tills By-Ija\v. Recommendations in tlie report of any Grrand OfHcer siionld l)e puljlished with marginal references, showing whetlier tliey are approved, disapproved, or not acted on, otherwise an approval may Ijo. assumed, and the casual reader lie misled.— BAS.S"ETT.

23. Printing and Distribution.—The Grand Secretary shall cause the annual reports to be printed several days before the Annual Communication, and shall distribute them to the chairmen of standing committees to give them time for the preparation of their reports. C o i i s t l t u t i o n i t I l*i-o vision.—Art. I l l , Sec. 0. i r a c l l l t l e s f o r Investly;ivtlon.—It is desirable tliat committees should be afforded ample facilities for an Investigation of the matters whicli may he laid before them, to the end that the Grand Lodge may be well advised in relation thereto, for under its plan of organization, and the brief term of its Annual Communications, tlie Grand Lodge cannot intelligently transact Its business,e.xoept tlirough its committees,from whicli It must i-eceive tlie necessary information to guide it in its deliberations.—BA.ssi2'r'r.

24. Report of Grand Master.— T h e Grand Master shall include in his annual report a digest of his opinions given upon the construction and application of Masonic laAV, and a review of the condition of Masonry, with such recommendations as he may deem for the best interests of the Craft. A p p r o v e d . l>cclsions.—In 1880 tlie Grand Lodge adopted the following: "Your committee reconiinend that the decisions (opinions) when published siiall apiiear only in tlie forni approved li.v the Grand Lodge, and that disapliroved decisions be not published except in the report of the Committee on .Turisijrudence."—I'roc. JSSO, p. 6/,. Modified opinions should be publlsiied only as modified, except in the report of the committee.—BAS.SKTT.

25. Report of Grand Treasurer.—The Grand Treasurer shall include in his annual report a statement showing his receipts and expenditures during t h e year on account of the general and charity funds, and a statement showing the investment of the surplus, giving the character of the securities, the rate of interest, and time of maturity. His report, books and vouchers shall be

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referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage for examination and report thereupon. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . I l l , Sec. 5. .Secret A l m s . — I n the report of disbursements on account of charity, the names of individual recipients should not be given. " B u t when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father which seeth In secret himself shall reward thee openly." Such Items should lie entered "Oriind Master's order," and such explanatory evidence should be furnished as the committee may require.— BASSETT.

26. Report of Grand Secretary.—The Grand Secretary shall include in his annual report an estimate of the revenue for the ensuing year, giving the various sources from which it may be derived and an estimate of the current expenses for such year, giving in detail the purposes for which provision should be made. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . H I , Sec. fi. C a r e f u l Estimates.—Those estimates should be made with care. No f>tlier person or committee has equal facilities for making them. His familiarity with the business of the Grand Tjodge, and practical experience in such matters, make this an appropriate duty of the Grand Secretary.— BA.SSKTT.

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27. Report of Council.—The Council of Administration shall make an annual report of its official acts, particularly specifying transactions relating to the funds and property of the Grand Lodge, and of all such matters as may come within the scope of its duties, or may •be referred to it for advice or action. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I*rovlslon.—Art. H I , Sec, 4. K u r t l i e r Provisions.—By-IJaws •17,4!), 50. N'e^v F e a t u r e . — T h i s is a new feature in Grand I/Odge government in Kansas; no provision of a like character existed prior to,ISS, the time the present Constitution was adopted.—BASSETT.

28. Report of Custodians.— The Custodians of the Work .shall make annual reports of their official acts, giving the names of the Lodges instructed, the number of days employed, and the compensation received, and of the condition of the work, with such recommendations as they may deem necessary to insure proficiency in the Ritual. C o n s t i t u t l o i u v ] I ' r o v l s l o n . - A r t . IV,Sec.(J.

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29 Standing Committees.— The Standing- Committees shall be composed of Present or Past Masters and shall make reports from time to time upon all matters referred to them, including questions submitted for their opinions by any officer or member of the Grand Lodge, and upon niatters referred to them during the recess of the Grand Lodge, by any elective Grand Officer, advisory as to his official duties. C o n s t l t u t l o m i l Provision.—Art. TV, Sec. 5. C l m n g e of B y - L a w s . — If a committee embody in their report any statement or opinion not germane to the subject before them, and not in accord with the By-Laws, and such report is formally adopted, the mere adoption of the report does not change the By-Laws.—PRIOE, G.-. M.-. 1872.

30. Standing Committees.—The Grand Secretary shall send to the chairmen of standing committees, for their consideration, all matters upon which they may be required to report, for the pui;pose of affording them ample time for due consideration, and for the correction of errors, whenever practicable, before reporting. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provisions.—Art. I l l , Sec. (i; Art. IV, Sec. 5. Object.—This enables the chairman to frame the report before the meeting of the Grand Lodge, when it should be submitted to the whole committee (or review and revision. Considerable time is required to examine the voluminous papers submitted to the Committees on Chartered Lodges, on liOdges U.'.J).". and on Grievances a.nd Appeals.—BASSKTT.

31. Committee on Credentials.—The Committee on Credentials shall report the members present as follows: ( i ) Present Grand Officers;. (2) Past Elective Grand Officers; (3) Past Masters; (4) Masters and Wardens or their proxies. The name of a member shall not be included more than once in the report, except as a Grand Representative or the representative by proxy of a Master or Warden. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provisions.—Art. I, Sec. 4; Art. I.V, .See. 5. F o r m of R e p o r t . — F o r m is essential to good order; and an orderly report is creditable to the committee making it. I n this report the Grand Ofllcers should be shown in the order of rank; the Past Grand Ofllcers in the order of seniority, and the Past Masters in the numerical order of the Lodges to which they belong.—BASSKTT.

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32. Committee on Reports of Grand Officers.—The C o m m i t t e e o n R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers shall be furn i s h e d with copies of t h e p r i n t e d reports of t h e G r a n d Officers before t h e t i m e d e s i g n a t e d for t h e o p e n i n g of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , a n d it shall distribute t h e various subjects e m b r a c e d in such r e p o r t s to t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s for t h e i r consideration. C o n s t l t u t l o n a . 1 Provision.—.Vrt. XV, Sec. .5.

33. Committee on Finance and Mileage.—The Comm i t t e e on F i n a n c e a n d M i l e a g e shall audit t h e accounts of t h e Grand L o d g e , e x a m i n e t h e books a n d v o u c h e r s of t h e Grand T r e a s u r e r a n d t h e G r a n d Secretary, comp a r e t h e m with t h e o r i g i n a l r e p o r t s of Lodges, m a k e u p t h e e x p e n s e bills of t h e G r a n d Officers and m i l e a g e roll of t h e m e m b e r s in a t t e n d a n c e , a n d r e c o m m e n d such appr9priations, from the_ g e n e r a l fund, as m a y be necessary to m e e t t h e c u r r e n t e x p e n s e s for the e n s u i n g year. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . IV, Sec. -5. Otlici- I'rovlslon.—By-Law S-i. . l ) u t y of C l i a l r m a n . — I t Is the duty of the chairman of this committee to examine the books and financial returns from Lodges in the office of the Grand Secretary before eacli session of the Grand Lodge.—COM. REV. 1808. .Mileage IJstiiuates.—The mileage estimates should he made up by the clialrman during the year. Tlie committee may require itemized statements of account, and Inquire Into the estimates for current expenses. Attention Is called to By-Laws 53-59.—BASSETT.

34. Committee on Chartered L o d g e s . — T h e Comm i t t e e on C h a r t e r e d L o d g e s shall carefully e x a m i n e such a n n u a l r e p o r t s of L o d g e s as m a y be r e f e r r e d to it b y t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y , and, w h e n practicable, shall adjust a n y e r r o r s f o u n d in such r e p o r t s , w h e n such e r r o r s r e l a t e to t h e roll of m e m b e r s h i p , or to t h e a n n u a l taxes, r e p o r t i n g t h e s a m e w i t h s u c h r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s as m a y b e necessary or e x p e d i e n t . It shall also exa m i n e a n d r e p o r t u p o n a n y m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g to Chart e r e d L o d g e s w h i c h m a y b e r e f e r r e d to it b y t h e G r a n d Master, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , or G r a n d L o d g e . C o n s t i t u t i o n a l V r o v l s l o n s . — A r t . IV, Sec. 5; Art. V, Sec. 6.

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35. Committee on Lodges U.-. D.'.—The C o m m i t t e e on L o d g e s U n d e r Dispensation shall e x a m i n e t h e r e p o r t s a n d r e t u r n s from such Lodges, n o t i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e n a t u r e a n d p r o g r e s s of t h e work, a n d shall r e p o r t u p o n applications for W a r r a n t s of Constitution for newLodges, a n d for t h e restoration of W a r r a n t s w h i c h h a v e b e e n s u r r e n d e r e d or revoked. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l l*i*ovisions.—Art. IV, .Sec. 5; Art. V, Sees. 4,5. -Minutes.—The minutes of a Lodge U.-.D.*. jire but ;>r/»ia/aateevidence of what they purport to show, and the committee may ascertain tlie facts from any other source.—BASSKTT.

36. Committee on Grievances and Appeals.— T h e C o m m i t t e e on Grievances a n d Appea'ls shall critically e x a m i n e each t r a n s c r i p t sent u p on appeal a n d shall find: ( i ) W h e t h e r t h e charge states an offense; ( 2 ) w h e t h e r t h e specifications sustain t h e c h a r g e ; ( 3 ) w h e t h e r t h e L o d g e h a d jurisdiction. If it find affirmatively on each of t h e foregoing propositions, in a case of conviction, it shall carefully e x a m i n e t h e record t o ascertain w h e t h e r it shows t h a t evidence was g i v e n at t h e trial which, if believed to be true, would sustain tjie findings and j u d g m e n t of t h e L o d g e ; and if such fact do n o t appear, it shall r e c o m m e n d a reversal of t h e case. I t shall not r e c o m m e n d a reversal unless it b e a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e evidence adduced in support of t h e c h a r g e w a s wholly i n a d e q u a t e to convince an u n p r e j u d i c e d m i n d of t h e guilt of t h e accused b e y o n d a reasonable doubt. I n t h e m a t t e r of p u n i s h m e n t s , the c o m m i t t e e shall t e m p e r justice w i t h m e r c y in all cases. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provision.—Art. IV, Sec. 5. F u r t l i e r provision.—By-Law Kil. R e a s o n a b l e I>Oul>t.—See Bj'-Law 157.

37. Committee on Grand Lodge P r o p e r t y . — T h e C o m m i t t e e on Grand L o d g e P r o p e r t y shall a n n u a l l y inventory, inspect a n d r e p o r t upon t h e condition of t h e

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property, ascertaining whether proper disposition has been made of the property of Lodges whose warrants have been surrendered or revoked, and recommending such appropriations for the purchase of books for the library, and for the binding of books and pamphlets, as it may deem expedient. C o n s t l t u t l o i i i t I P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . IV, Sec. 5. M a i i i l a t o i ' y D u t i e s . — The duties here prescribed appear to be niandatory, e.xcept as to the purchase of Ijooks referred to In tlie third paragrapli; yet this Is as important as any, for the Grand Lodge should make ample provision for a library of practical utility.—BASSETT.

38. Committee on Jurisprudence.—The Committee on Jurisprudence shall advise the Grand Oificers, Grand Lodge and committees upon all questions of Masonic law, considering and reporting upon all propositions for the amendment of the Constitution and By-Laws, and upon all proposed vStanding or other Regulations. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l l^rovlslon.—Art. IV, Sec.-i. S c o p e of Its Duties.—There is lia,rdly a conceivable question with which this committee raaynot be required todeal. I t is required to giveoiJlnlonson the legislative. Judicial and executive functions of the Grand Lodge and of the Lodges; on the prerogatives, powers a.nd duties of the otflcers and meiniiers of these organized bodies, and on the history, traditions and symbolism of Freemasonry.—BASSISTT.

39. Committee on Correspondence.—The Committee on Correspondence shall review and report upon Proceedings of other Grand Lodges, gleaning therefrom such matters relating to the proceedings of this Grand Lodge as may be of general interest to the Craft, and noticing all matters relating to the usages, privileges and work of such other Grand Lodges as may appear at variance with the common law of Masonry. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . IV, Sec. 5. O b j e c t of Committees.—These committees are the links which bind the Grand Lodges Into one united whole In the pursuit of knowledge; they are the guardians appointed by their respective bodies to inform their constituents what has been the progress of the Institution for the past year.—^fit-iunit: Jiirix, — M A O K E Y , 4!B.

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40. Board of Inspectors.—The Grand Master shall annually appoint a Board of Inspectors, to consist of three members, who shall examine the reports and accounts of any association basing its business upon Masonic membership, whenever requested so to do b y . its chief officer, and in its report it shall state briefly the financial condition of such association, and give an opinion upon its stability, and its beneficial results, if any, to the Craft. Coiupensatloii.—See Hy-Tiiiw 58.

41. Grand Representatives. — The Grand Master' may appoint a Grand Representative to reside near each Grand Lodge in correspondence with this Grand Lodge, who shall have the rank of Past Grand Junior Warden of this Grand Lodge, and shall hold his office for five years.and report annually to the Grand Master upon t h e condition of Masonry in the Grand Jurisdiction to which he is accredited. C o i i s t l t i i t i o i i a l I ' r o v l s l o i i . —Art. I l l , Sec. 2. ;ir*iirpose.—This custom has gfilned such favor that there are now few Grand Lodges which liave not adopted it. The original purpose was to Iiave annual reports from eacli representative, thereby bringing the Grand Bodies, mutually represented, into a closer union.—BASSETT.

42. Assistant Lecturers.—The Grand Master shall appoint such Assistant Lecturers as may be necessary to meet the requirements of the Lodges, the same to be Master Masons, to whose skill as workmen and proficiency as Ritualists the Custodians of the Work shall certify. They shall perform such duties as by usage appertain to the office of Lecturer and such other duties as the Grand Master may order, making report thereupon when required so to do by him. C o n s t l t u U o n a l Provisions.—Art. H I , Sec. 2; Art. IV, Sees. 0,7. Certificate.—A certiflcate from two of the Custodians is sufllcient evidence of qualification.— Com. Juris. 1S8S. The I,ecturer is t h e recognized teacher of Masonry, and i t l s Ijy his faithful instructions alone that unity can be maintained in the methods of communicating ourRltual.—?ra.vivic .Turis.— MAOKKY,480.

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43. Annual School.—The Custodians of the Work shall hold an Annual School for the qualification of Assistant Lecturers, and the Grand Secretary, when requested so to do by the Custodians, shall give thirty days' notice by mail to each Lodge of the time and place of holding such school, which shall be centrally located' and easy of access. The Custodians shall require the attendance of the Assistant Lecturers, and any Master Mason desiring to qualify himself for Assistant Lecturer shall attend. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovision.—Art. IV, Sees. 0,7. Accuracy.—The present Ideji of .a Ijecturer seems to bo, that he sliall hdve the quiillty of being able to recite the words of the rltuiil wltli uiulevlntjng Mccuracv as often as may be required, wliicli point being I'eaclietl, iiothiiig further is looliecl for Ijy the Craft, and rarely, if ever, otTered by the Ijecturer.— Jfasonio .Ttiris.—S131ONS, 27P.

44. Instruction of Lodges.—The Custodians of the Work shall send a competent Lecturer to any Lodge applying to them for instruction, and may hold schools for the instruction of officers of Lodges at such times and places as may be most convenient for the several Lodges supporting such schools; and they may adopt such other methods of instruction as they consider most effective in disseminating the Work and establishing greater uniformity in the Ritual. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslon.—Art. IV, Sees. 0, 7.

45. Other Officers and Committees.—The following sub-officers are authorized, who shall perform such duties as may be required by the officers appointing them, and shall serve during the pleasure of such appointing officers: Private Secretary, to be appointed by the Grand Master; Assistant Secretary, to be appointed by the Grand Secretary; Assistant Tyler, to be appointed by the Grand Tyler. The Grand Master shall annually appoint a Committee on Necrology, whose duty it shall

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be to report to the Grand Lodge the death of any distinguished Mason, and recommend appropriate action thereon. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . I l l , Sees. 2,0. Xecrolojiy.—Tills committee was created in WXyr-Frw,. IS'.IS., p. mi,,

46. General and Charity Funds.—The Grand Treasurer shall keep two accounts, one to be called the "General F u n d " and the other the "Charity Fund," and he shall debit the former with ninety per cent, of all money received on account of revenue, and the latter with the remaining ten per cent. The Charity Fund shall remain inviolable, except for the relief of destitute Master Masons in good standing, their widows and orphans, residing or being in this Grand Jurisdiction. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l l*i-ovlslon.—Art. I l l , .Sec. •^.. 'J'ltlilng.—One-tenth of the income is set apart dot charlt.v. This Is according to ancient custom. .IAOOK vowed of his own free will to pay tithes, "And of all thou Shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee." (Gen. x.Kvlli. 22.) And the ancient law-giver commanded more than thlrt.v-tliree centuries ago, "When thou hast made an end of tithing * * * jmd hast given unto the Levlte, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, * * » then thou shalt say * * * i have given'unto tlie Levlte, and unto the strangei-, the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy comniandments." (Deut. x.xvl. 12,13.)—BASSETT.

47. Charity Fund.—The Grand Treasurer shall not make any payment out of the Charity Fund, except on the Grand Master's order, and the Grand Master shall not draw any order for any sum exceeding fifty dollars, without the approval of the Council of Administration endorsed thereon, and the Council of. Administration may transfer not exceeding fifty per cent, of any balance in the General Fund to the Charity Fund, if emergency, as from flood. pestilence or famine, require it. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . I l l , Sees. 2, .5. P r a c t i c e Masonry.—The Grand Lodge has had abundant opportunity to practice Masonry —the Masonry which teaches Its votaries to carry into daily life and practice the tenets of their profession, and bids them wait not for invitations to visit the siclc, to relieve the distressed, and minister to the suffering—the Masonry which teaches universal benevolence and inspires in all who come within its Inlluence a veneration for that undefined and Incomprehensible power whence springs man's love for man, and which, b.v such

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manifestations of fraternal care, mingling the cardinal virtues and Christian graces, weaves the silken threads of affection around the hearts of men, binding them to each other.—BASSETT. K e s t r l c t l o n s . — I t Is the Intentof the foregoing provision thattheGranU Master shall not draw an order or orders exceeding fifty dollars In the aggre-' gate for the relief of any single object of charity, without the approval of the Council of Administration.—COM. R E V . 1898.

48. General Fund.—The Grand Treasurer shall not make any payment out of the General Fund, except on the Grand Secretary's order, and the Grand Secretary .shall not draw any order, except in pursuance of some appropriation, without the approval of the Grand Master endorsed thereon. The Grand Master may approve an order upon the General Fund on account of some contingent expenditure for which the Grand Lodge is liable C o n s t i t u t i o n a l V r o v l s l o n . — A r t . I l l , Sees. 2,5, C.

49. Official Bonds.—The Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary shall execute bonds when the Council of Administration may require them, in such sums and with such securities, and upon such conditions, as said Council may prescribe. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l i ' l - o v l s l o n . - . \ r t . I l l , Sees.-5,0.

50. Investment of Funds.— T h e Council of Administration shall invest, from time to time, the surplus of the General and Charity Funds in approved securities, estimating ^such surplus upon the receipts and expenditures of the preceding year, and making all investments in the name of the Grand Treasurer and his successor in office, for the use of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas. .•Vinendineiit.—Amended

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51. Election of Officers.—The election of officers shall not take place before the morning session of the second day of the Annual Communication, the same to be held under the supervision of the Grand Master, who shall select such tellers as may be necessary properly to receive, count and report the votes. The Grand Master

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m a y exclude visitors d u r i n g t h e election, a n d no o t h e r business shall b e in order or b e taken u p for consideration while t h e election is p e n d i n g . C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovisions.—Art. II, Sec. .3; .Vrt. I l l , Sec. 2; Art. I V ' Sec. 4. O t h e r B u s i n e s s a n d Visitors.—The proper construction of the last paragraph of this section is, that after the election is entered upon there shall be no postponement of it, that is, tliis order of business shall not be susjjended for the consideration of other matters; but if thepractlce of sending the tellers out to'count the vote is found practicable, there is no reason why the Grand Lodge should remain entirely inactive and lose the time required for the count. The exclusion of visitors during the election has never been found necessary, but this provision might become a salutary one, should an attempt ever be made by visitors to Influence the members in their selection of officers. — BA.SSETT.

52. Installation.—The officers-elect shall be installed by t h e G r a n d Master, or b y such Past G r a n d Master a s h e m a y appoint, a n d m u s t b e p r e s e n t a t t h e t i m e , b u t those who a r e absent m a y be installed, b y a u t h o r i t y of t h e G r a n d Master, in a n y Lodge. A vacancy shall b e created b y death, suspension, expulsion, i n s a n i t y or perm a n e n t r e m o v a l from this Grand Jurisdiction. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l i ' r o visions.—Art. II, Sees. 2,3; Art. I l l , Sec. 2. A b s e n c e of G r a n d .Master.—Whoever presides over the Grand Lodge is for the time designated Grand Master. If the Grand Master should be absent and the Deputy Grand Master, or, in his absence, a Grand Warden should be presiding, Instead of such presiding officer conducting the installation cereinony It would be more appropriate for hlra to invite a Past Grand Master to do this work.—BASSICTT.

53. Salaries.— T h e following a n n u a l salaries shall be paid to officers: T o t h e G r a n d Master, e i g h t h u n d r e d dollars ; t o t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , five h u n d r e d dollars ; t o t h e G r a n d Secretary, e i g h t e e n h u n d r e d dollars; to t h e Custodians of t h e W o r k , fifty dollars each ; t o t h e G r a n d T y l e r , fifty d o l l a r s ; to t h e G r a n d Chaplain, Grand Orator, P r i v a t e Secretary, a n d . Assistant ' T y l e r , twenty-five dollars each. T h e G r a n d Master, G r a n d T r e a s u r e r a n d G r a n d Secretary shall be paid q u a r t e r l y , t h e Custodians of t h e W o r k a t t h e e n d of each y e a r ' s service, a n d all o t h e r s at t h e expiration of t h e i r t e r m s of office.

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C u s t o m . — I t has long been the custom of Grand I^odges to pay a salary to the Grand Secretary, and generally to pay the Grand Master for his services, for it is recognized tliat the duties of these officers are quite laborious; but no other Grand Lodge has provided so fully for compensation to all who have extraordinary duties to perform. This scheme Is partly experimental, and a departure from the prevalent idea, that the worlcers In Masonry, and for Masonry, perform their labors freely and voluntarily,and without the hope of fee or reward, exceptthat reward which everyone may hope to receive as a recompense for the proper discharge of his duties.—BA.SSETT.

54. Allowances to Chairmen.—The following allowances shall be m a d e to t h e C h a i r m e n of t h e s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s w h o m a y a t t e n d t h e A n n u a l Communication: On Correspondence, t h r e e h u n d r e d dollars; on C h a r t e r e d Lodges, twenty-five dollars; on G r i e v a n c e s and A p p e a l s , forty dollars; on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , forty doll a r s ; o n F i n a n c e a n d Mileage, seventy-five dollars; on C r e d e n t i a l s , twenty-five dollars; on L o d g e s U n d e r Disp e n s a t i o n , twenty-five d o l l a r s ; on R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers, t e n dollars; on G r a n d L o d g e P r o p e r t y , t w e n t y five dollars; on Necrology, t e n dollars. 55. Other Allowances.—Allowances shall be m a d e to t h e D e p u t y G r a n d Master, G r a n d Senior and J u n i o r W a r d e n s , Custodians of t h e W o r k , G r a n d Chaplain and G r a n d T y l e r , for t h e i r necessary e x p e n s e s in a t t e n d i n g t h e A n n u a l Comrriunication. T h e o t h e r a p p o i n t e d officers, t h e c h a i r m e n a n d m e m b e r s of s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e C o m m i t t e e on N e c r o l o g y , whose allowances d o not exceed fifty dollars, a n d t h e Assistant L e c t u r e r s shall receive t h e s a m e c o m p e n s a t i o n as repr e s e n t a t i v e s of L o d g e s . C l i a t r n i a n K . x c e p t c t l . ^ l t will be observed that there is no provision for any allowances to the Grand Master, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary or Chairman of tlie Committees on Correspondence and Finance and Mileage, on account of expenses for attending the Grand Lodge; the evident intention being not to allowsuch expenses to anyone whose annual salary,or allowance, exceeds fifty dollars. The term "allowance," In the third paragraph of this section, should be construed to refer to the annual allowance fixed hy law,and not to any allowance for extraordinary services, as provided for in By-Law 50.—BASSBTT.

N'ccroloijy.—This committee is not technically a standing committee, although it Is treated as one in all respects (Const. Art. IV, .Sec. 5).—COM. R E V . isns.

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56. Allowances to Representatives:—The following allowance shall be m a d e to one r e p r e s e n t a t i v e from each L o d g e r e p r e s e n t e d at t h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n : An a m o u n t equal to t h e actual a n d necessary e x p e n s e s for t r a n s p o r t a t i o n to a n d frord t h e Grand L o d g e b y t h e usual traveled r o u t e : Provided, T h a t in n o case shall t h e a m o u n t exceed t h e a n n u a l d u e s a n d a s s e s s m e n t s p a i d for t h e p r e c e d i n g y e a r b y t h e L o d g e r e p r e s e n t e d . The officers of t h e L o d g e shall be entitled to this compensation in t h e following o r d e r : (i) T h e Master, (2) Senior W a r d e n , (3) J u n i o r W a r d e n . If n o n e of t h e s e officers b e in a t t e n d a n c e it shall be paid to t h e i r p r o x i e s in t h e same order. A m e n d m e n t . — T h i s By-Law was amended as above In 1892.—Proc. 1892, p. 86. K a t l o of R e p r e s e n t a t i o n . — O w i n g to the number of its members, the Grand Lodge cannot be well accommodated except in tlie largest cities of the State, and there Is no other way, except by the payment of mileage to the represeritatives, by which the expenses incident to representation can be equalized. While the present plan of payment of mileage to only one representative from each Loflge does not equalize the burden it affords the smaller and weaker Lodges with but one representative, a ratio of representation to membership equal to the larger and stronger Ijodges with two or three representatives.—BAS.SETT.

57. Allowances for Annual School.—The C u s t o d i a n s of t h e W o r k , a n d no others, shall be allowed t h e i r actual a n d necessary e x p e n s e s while actually e n g a g e d in holdi n g t h e a n n u a l school, and t h e i r necessary e x p e n s e s for transportation. 58. Compensation to Board of I n s p e c t o r s . — T h e Board of I n s p e c t o r s shall receive from t h e association r e q u i r i n g t h e i r services t h r e e a n d one-half dollars p e r day each for t h e t i m e necessarily employed in t h e work of examination, in p r e p a r i n g t h e i r report, a n d while traveling, t o g e t h e r with t h e i r actual a n d necessary expenses. I n no case shall t h e G r a n d L o d g e be responsible therefor.

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D u t y of Grand. Jyodge.—This Board of Inspectors is provided for ai\d Its duties defined l)y By-Law 40. I t is the duty of the Grand Lodge to protect all Masons, under Its jurisdiction, from imposition hy any association, leasing its organization and business on Masonic membership, providing nothing herein contained should be construed to relate to associations such as Chapters, Oommanderles, Scottisli Rite Bodies, and the like, for, from the nature and purpose of these societies, they could not submit to an Inspection such as Is contemplated by the law creating this board and defining its duties; nor is it within the scope of Grand Lodge authority to assume the exercise of • any superviaion over them,or to settle any controversies between them.—BASSETT.

59. Restrictions.—No salary or allowance shall be paid for any constructive service or discharge of duty, nor shall a member entitled to compensation for one duty receive the compensation prescribed for any other duty, but he may elect for which duty he shall be paid. These restrictions shall not apply to any officer, or member, who may be required to perform some extraordinary service during the recess of the Grand Lodge, but for such service he may receive such compensation as may be reasonable. 60. Library.— The Grand. Secretary shall have charge of the Library and act as Librarian, purchasing such books as the appropriations therefor will permit, ever being mindful of the requirements of the Library and of the needs of the .student of Masonry. He shall classify the books, publish a catalogue of the Library with the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, when required, and provide such rules for the use of the books as may preserve them from loss or destruction. Constitutional

I ' r o v l s l o n . — A r t . I l l , Sec. 0.

61. Publication of Proceedings.—The Grand Secretary shall publish the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge as soon as practicable after the close of the Annual Communication, . including therein the Proceedings of any Special Communication held during the year, all orations, addresses and lectures not esoteric, delivered before the Grand Lodge, and such tabulated statements as the Grand Lodge may order from year to year. Constltullonal

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62. Distribution of Proceedings.—The Grand Secretary, at the expense of the Grand Lodge, shall send one copy of the Annual Proceedings, in pamphlet form, to each of the Grand Officers, Past Elective Grand Officers, Custodians of the Work, Grand Representatives,' and • Chairmen of the Standing Committees; two copies to each of the Lodges, and three copies to the Grand Secretaries of such other Grand Lodges as may be in correspondence with this Grand Lodge, in the exchange of like Proceedings, preserving all remaining copies in the Library. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provision.—Art. I l l , Sec. 8. Offlclal Xotice.—A published copy of the Proceedings of tlie Grand J-/Odge, received by 11 Lodge, Is official notice of the action of the Grand Lodge, or a certified copy of its i>roceedings, or any part tliereof, is offlclal notice.— S H A R P , G.-.M.-.187(i.

Offlclal N^otlce.—Tlie printed Proceedings of a Grand Lodge, puljlislied by its authority, impart due notice to all concerned therein, or affected tliereby, of the lousiness transacted at the Annual Coininunlcatloii.—OIJAKK,G.*. M.'. 1895.

63. Triennial Proceedings.— The Grand Secretary shall cause the Proceedings for every three consecutive years to be bound in volumes of iiniform style, and send one copy to each Past Elective Grand Officer, who shall request the same, to each Lodge, to each Grand Lodge in correspondence with this Grand Lodge, in the exchange of like bound Proceedings, to the Kansas State Library, to the Kansas Historical Society, and to such other public libraries within this Grand Jurisdiction as he may consider for the interest of the Craft. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . H I , Sec. 6.

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64. Communications.—The Communications of a Lodge are either Stated, which are required to be held at certain times fixed by regulation, or Special, which are called for some specified purpose by order of the Lodge or its Master. C u s t o m . — T h e assemblies of the Lodge are technically termed Communications. They are of two kinds—Stated and Called.— Maannic .rnris.— SijiONS, p. 1-50. The Communications of a Lodge are either Stated or Special.— ^^<lnonil: JMW — LooKwoon, j ) . 48. The.v are sometimes called Kegular or J'iinergent.— (W.) Under these regulations tliey are called Stated or Special, in conformity with the Constitution.—BASSKTT.

65. Stated Communication.—At the time and place prescribed for holding a vStated Oonimunication, the Master shall assemble the members, and if a quorum be present, he shall open the Lodge on the Third Degree of Masonry; if less than a quorum be present, he may summon any or all of the members to attend forthwith. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l p r o v i s i o n s . —Art. I I , Sec. 7; Art. V, Sec. 7. i ' o r m . — For Summons, see Appendix. D i s p e n s a t i o n , j;>ejxi'ee, Q u o r u m a n d S u m m o n s . — A Lodge cannot lie lawfully opened, in Stated Communication, at any other place, on any other day,or before the hour prescribed by law or regulation, exceiJt by dispensation from the Grand Master or by order of some one of the officers named In B\-La\v 07. It is a n infle.xil)le rule that each Stated Communication must be opened on the Third Degree. The first purpose of a Stated Communication is the transaction of business.and all business must lie transacted in tlie Lodge while open on the Third Degree. The number of members required for a quorum is fixed by Article V, Section 7, of the Constitution. The summons here provided for Is generally served by the T.vler, but it ma.v be served by any Master Mason appointed by the Master for that purpose.— BAS.SETT. Business.—The ordinary business of a Lodge must be transacted at a Stated Cf>mmunicatlon and at the usual place of meeting of the liOdge. ByLaw tie sets forth that wlilch may be done at a .Special Communication.—Co.ii. ItKV. 18!t8.

66. Special Communication.— At the time and place designated for holding a Special Communication, the Master shall open the Lodge on such Degrees only as

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may be required for lawfully doing the work for which it shall be convened, which must be conferring Degrees, conducting trials, or performing some Masonic ceremony. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . —Art. I I , Sec. 7: Art. V, Sec. 7. Business.—A Lodge may be opened in .Special Communication a t any place wltliin its territorial Jurisdiction, and a t any hour of the day designated by the authority convening It, but it cannot confer degrees or do anything incident thereto, except a t Its regular place of meeting, nor can it be opened or held outside of Its territorial jurisdiction. Incident to conferring degrees, candidates for Advancement may be examined and their proficiency jjassed on at.a Special Communication, and when demanded, a ballot m a y be taken as provided by the last clause of Section 7, Article VI, of the Constitution. The words "conducting trials" relate to the hearing of the case after all the preliminaries are settled. The word "ceremony" here refers to the public ceremonies only.—BASSKTT. P o w e r o r M a s t e r . — A Master has the right to call a Special Communication of his Lodge a t any time when In his Judgment it would be for the good of Masonry, and may make tlie order for such Special Communication during the recess of lils Lodge.-;-POSTIJETIIWAITE, G.'.M.'. 1891. Oliver P l a c e of M e e t i n g . —At a Special Communication of a Lodge, not lield at the regular place of meeting, nothing can be done beyond conducting Masonic ceremonies.—COM. R E V . 18!)8.

67. Order to Assemble.—Any Lodge may be required to assemble in Stated or Special Communication by the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior or Junior Wardens, or by any Past Master duly authorized ; and when a Lodge has been convened, the officer congregating it may call any Master Mason to the chair, who, while presiding, may exercise all the powers of the Master. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I ' r o v l s l o n s . — A r t . I l l , .Sees. 2, .H; Art. V, Sec. 7.

68. Opening and Closing.—The Lodge must be regularly opened on each Degree in which work is to be done. For all public ceremonies, except funerals, it shall be opened on the First Degree only, but for a funeral ceremony, on the Third Degree. It shall be sufficient to close on the highest Degree on which it has been opened. C o i i s t l t u t l o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . I I , Sec. 7; Art.V, Sec.7.

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69. Unfinished or Additional W^ork.—A Lodge cannot be called off beyond the night of the day on which it was opened, and all unfinished business must be laid over until the next Stated Communication, but a Special Communication may be called for the completion of any unfinished or additional work. M a s o n i c Trial.—A Lodgu, hiivlug entered upon the trial of a brother for an offense against the Body of Masonry, either at a Stated or Special Conirnunlcatlon, has the power to hold Special Conununlcatlons from day to tl'ay until such trial be completed.—Coir. REV. 18i|8.

70. Place of Meeting.—A Lodge may be heldin any secure place suitable for Masonic work and ceremony, and may occupy a hall used by any other society which has for its avowed purpose the mental improvement and moral elevation of mankind. T h e Lodge room may be used for social gatherings of the Masons, their families and friends, but no one shall therein indulge in any amusement which may offend his brother. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslons.—Art. V, Sec. 3; -Vrt. VII, Sec. 1. Dedication.—Masonic halls leased for a term of years cannot lie dedicated.—POSTIETJIWAITE, G.'. M.". 1891.. J.*ubllc Hall.—A TjOdge has no rlglit to advertise a public ball or dance as under its auspices, and the consent of the majority of the Lodge does not confer the right.—COM. .1 UKTS., I'rm:. J&S«, p. GL

71. Seal.-—Every Lodge working under a Warrant of Constitution shall provide a Lodge Seal having in its center some Masonic device, surrounded by the name and number of the Lodge and the date of its Warrant. The Secretary shall have it in charge and with it authenticate all notices, summonses, official communications and reports of the Lodge or any of its officers. D e s i g n a n d Object.—The seal. In some form, Is of great antiquity, and much importance Is attached to the use of it, for It stands as a common signature and Is indicative of genuineness. The form of the seal should be round. The lettering required specifically designates the Lodge by name, number, and date of Its authorization; these afford a means of recognition, from which, by reference to the published proceedings of the Grand Lodge, the regularity of the particular Lodge m a y b e ascertained. " N o Masonic document Is valid unless It has appended to it the seal of the Lodge or Grand Lodge."—/!.'n«j/c-. J-Vt'CTon.ioHrj/—MAOKEY, 700. This, as a general proposition, may be true, but

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any Mason or body of Masons may waive the formality of tlie seal, and should do so in all cases, when satisfied by other evidence, of the genuineness of the document.—BASSETT.

72. Clothing, W o r k i n g Tools, E t c . — T h e m e m b e r s , and all Masons e n t e r i n g a L o d g e , shall be a p p r o p r i a t e l y clothed for labor, t h e officers b e a r i n g t h e jewels a n d e m b l e m s . o f a u t h o r i t y which c o m m o n u s a g e has m a d e appropriate to t h e i r r a n k a n d respective stations. T h e L o d g e shall be p r o v i d e d with t h e w o r k i n g tools, l i g h t s , furniture, a n d all t h e i m p l e m e n t s necessary for t h e p r o p e r e x e c u t i o n of all r e g u l a r Masonic work a n d ceremony. . • Glo-ves, .TeAvels, Ktc—Tlie usual custom is to dispense witli the gloves except on formal occasions, when tlie Lodge is convened for a funeral or other public ceremony. The .iewels sliould always be of silver, or other white metal when the Lodge cannot afford the more expensive'. The Lodge should guard against extravagance in the working tools, and other implements of Masonry, and especially avoid the vender of "carpets," (sometimes called charts or tracing boards) and all other things of a like character, for it is mucli better to draw on the candidate's Imagination, for the real, than to place before him t h a t which bears no resemblance to any other created thing.—BASSETT. C o l l a r s . - C o l l a r s , sucli as have been worn to a great extent by offlcers of Lodges, as Jewel hangers, are uncoutli, unornaniental, and not symbols of Masonry. A Mason sliould not display any ornament, or wear any clothing. In a Masonic sense, whicli has no Masonic symbolism. Our laws prohibit the use of collars by prescribing Masonic clothing.—KENYON, G . \ M . \ ]8!)0.

73. Installation.—The elective officers shall be installed by t h e M a s t e r or by a Past Master, b u t only w h e n • personally p r e s e n t , a n d on or before St. J o h n ' s Day, in December, e x c e p t by a u t h o r i t y of t h e G r a n d Master, b u t the a p p o i n t e d officers m a y be installed at a n y t i m e t h a t the Master m a y order. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . I l l , Sec. 2; Art. V, Sec. G. 'Pi-oxy, T e i ' m , Hemoval.—Installation is tlie ceremony of inducting one, who has been elected or appointed, into his office. This must be done by the Master or l)y a Past Master selected by the Master of the Lodge for this purpose, or l^y some officer wlio may be entitled to demand the gavel. No officer can be installed by proxy; this custom has existed, but the practice, being of dout)tful propriety, is becoming obsolete. "The term of office begins on the Festival of .ST. .TouN, the Evangelist, and the Installation should take place on thatdaj- or before it.— Masonic Juris.—MAOKEY,341. As the Master is responsible for the government of the Lodge, and is charged with a correct and Intelligent conduct of Its business, it Is a salutary provision of the law which gives hitn absolute control over his subordinates, to remove them and fill the vacancies thus caused at pleasure.—BASSETT.

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i ' u b l l c I n s t a l l a t i o n s . — P u b l i c Installations are sanctioned by Masonic usage, but the Lodge should assemble In the Lodge room, or some adjoining apartment, open in due form, and proceed to the place of Installation, without calling off. There should be nothing like the ceremony of opening or closing, calling of! or calling on, in public—ADA.HS, G.-. M.-. 1867.

74. Vacancies.—A vacancy shall exist in any elective office upon the death, suspension, expulsion, insanity, or permanent removal from this Grand Jurisdiction, of the incumbent. If an elective officer permanently ^ remove from the jurisdiction of his Lodge, but not from this Grand Jurisdiction, the Grand Master, upon the request of the Lodge and such oificer, may declare a vacancy. When the facts showing the existence of a vacancy shall be certified to the Grand Master, he may, upon the request of the Lodge, order an election to fill such x^acancy, and if an elective officer, other than the Master be elected to fill a vacancy, then the office held by him shall .immediately become vacant, and shall be •filled by an election at the same communication. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'l-ovisions.—Art. I l l , Sec. 2; Art. V, Sec. (>. i:)lmlsslon.—An elective olllcer of the Lodge, having removed permanently from this Grand .Turlsdlction, may be dlmitted therefrom.— LAMB, G.". M.-. 1880.

75. Succession and Appointment.—If a vacancy occur in the ofiice of Master, or in case of his absence ordisability, the Senior Warden, if present, shall succeed to his duties for the time, and if not present, the Junior Warden shall so succeed. If a vacancy occur in any other elective office, or if such officer be absent or under disability, the Master may, by appointment, fill the vacancy temporarily. C o n s t l t u t l o n i i l I'rovision.—Art. V, Sec. (i. P r e r o g a t i v e s of ^Vtirdens.—If a Master of a particular Lodge be deposed or dinilt, the Senior Warden shall forthwith All the chair until the next • time of choosing,and ever since in the Master's absence he fills the chair,even though a former Master be present.—TJeynfaCiOd ofn-23. The prerogative of the Wardens to succeed to the office of Master in case of a vacancy, is not a right continuing until the next annual election, uiilcss the Grand Master, in the e-Kercise of bis discretion, refuses to order a special election. When the Senior

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Warden presides he may appoint any Master Mason to perform the duties of the Senior Warden, and In like manner whoever presides may fill any vacancy for tlie time. These powers, are clearly conferred by Section 5, Article I I , of the Constitution.—BA.S.SET'r. A b s e n c e of M a s t e r iiiid AViirdens.—Another rigtit possessed by Past Masters Is that of presiding over their Lodges, in the absence of tlie Master, and with the consent of tlie Senior AVarden, or of the .Tunior. if tlie Senior Is not present. The authority of the absent Master descends to the Wardens In succession, and one of the AVardens must, in such case, congregate the Lodge. After which he may, hy courtesy, Invite a Past Master of the Lodge to preside. But as this congregation of the Lodge by a Warden is essential to'the legality of the communication. It follows that. In the absence of the Master and both Wardens, the Lodge cannot be opened.—M'asotiic .TtirLs.—MAOJVEY, p. 257. l.*ast M a s t e r ' s Hlj^iit to l*reside.—AVe have already'shown that, even If we admit the power of a Past Master to preside, he cannot do so until one of the AVardens has congregated the ijodge, and that is a, power they cannot delegate.—j1/a.so»i(; .T^ims.—SiMO.NS, p. 121.

. 76. Suspension and Reading of By-Laws, Etc.—A Lodge shall not suspend its By-LaAvs for any purpose AA^hatsoever. The Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, the Ancient Charges and Regulations, the Lodge By-Laws, and the Annual Proceedings of th-e Grand Lodge should be read in each Lodge annually, and a copy of the Proceedings shall be kept in the Lodge room for reference. A m e n d m e i i t , Kepcal a n d KiioAvJediie of La^v.-^Xt Is a well-settled rule of Masonic law that a Lodge cannot suspend ttie operation of a By-Law. A By-Iiaw can be altered, amended or repealed. In the manner provided for by the By-La.ws themselves, and In no other wa.v. Every member of the T^odge should have a general knowledge of the law, and this can be acquired only bj' careful reading. The oflftcers, tliose who are responsible for the government of the Craft,should acquaint themselves witli the law, so as to be able to administer It correctly, and no one should rely upon the knowledge gained by hearing the laws read in Lodge once In each year. I t is intended that all those portions of the proceedings which are general In their character, which relate to subjects of general interest to the Craft, to the government of the Lodges and their proceedings, should be read.—BASSETT. OfBclal Xotlce.—See By-Law 62 and notes.

77. Powers of the Master.—The powers and prerogatives of the Master are such as have been accorded to him by usage. He should maintain his authority with dignity and may close • the door against any one Avho assumes to question his rulings or qualifications. When a Lodge is at labor he may temporarily depose

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any officer, and order some other brother to perform the duties of such officer. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslon.—Art. V, Sec. fi. 'reinijoi-ury D e p o s i t i o n of Officers.—-As there Is no appeal to the Lodge from the decision of the Master, his rulings In all cases, must, for the time being, be submitted to b.v the members without question; tho,y must render obedience to the constituted authority, and while the brethren render due.obedience, carefull.v observing the laws and regulations, there Is nothing to fear from the e.xerclse of arbitrary powers hy the Master, who will always be guided b.v his good sense and good feeling In his general conduct. The Master Is responsible lor the government of the Lodge and for the proper conduct of Its work. I t Is therefore necessary t h a t he should possess this extraordinary power when. In the exercise of a sound discretion,it shall appear that the best Interests of the Craft will be thereb.v served.—BASSETT.

78. Suspension of Officers.—The Grand Master may suspend a Master charged with an offense against* the Body of Masonry, but such suspen,sion shall be only from office, and not to continue beyond the close of the Master's term, or the close of the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. The Master may suspend any officer of his Lodge from office, but such suspension shall not continue for more than one month, unless charges be preferred against such officer. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l p r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . I l l , Sec. 2; Art. V, Sec. 6. O n l y I ' r o m oflice. —The Grand Master islnvested with e.xtraordlnary powers, and ma.y suspend the Master from otilce until the ne.xt Communication of the Grand Lodge, when he will 1)6 subjected to trial. This power exists under tlie common usage of Masonry. !No jjower is conferred by law or usage on any officer, or constituted authority, to suspend any one from the rights and privileges of Freemasonry, except by due trial, therefore the suspension In such cases can only be from oflice, or from the exercise of some special duty. I t Is the duty of the Grand Master to report his action, in such cases, to the Grand Lodge, and the .lurisdictlon and disposition of the case then rests with that Body, The offense of an officer ma.y be such as to require Immediate action, therefore It is provided that the Master may suspend an offending officer until an opportunity Is afforded the Lodge for action.—BASSETT.

79. Duties of the Master.^ T h e Master shall perform the duties whi^h devolve upon him by usage, or are required by law, causing the Constitution and ByLaws of the Grand Lodge, the Lodge By-Laws, and the Ancient Charges and Regulations to be strictly observed. He shall attain such- proficiency in the Ritual and Rites

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as will enable him to do the work of his Lodge and conduct its ceremonies in a creditable manner. Constitutional

I'rovlsloii.—Art. V, Sec. 6.

80. Duties of the Wardens.—The Wardens shall perform the duties which devolve upon them by usage, or are required by law, actively assisting and supporting the Master in the discharge of .-his duties, counseling and instructing their subordinates, and keeping general supervision over the Craft. They shall attain such pro- • ficiency in the Ritual and Rites as will iit them to discharge the Master's duties, whenever they succeed to his office. C o n s t l t u t l o n i i l l*i-ovlsloii. —Art. V, Sec. (J. P a s t M a s t e r ' s i;>egree—Overseers. —In the iibsence of the Master, or In case of his disability, the Wardens are to succeed, respectively, to the duties of his office; it is therefore essential that they should become well informed In all things pertaining to the duties of the Master. It has been urged that a Warden could not confer Degrees because he had not received the Degree of Past Muster, but this is not the law, nor the rule in this jurisdiction, lor this Degree is not deemed essential qualification for the Master. In assisting and supporting the Master in the discharge of his duties, these officers should see that due silence is observed around their respective stations. It is one of the traditions that the Senior Warden is the Overseer of the Craft, during the hours of labor, and the .Tunior Warden is the Overseer of the Craft during the hours of refreshment.—BASSTSTT.

81. Duties of the Treasurer.—The Treasurer shall perform the duties which devolve upon him by usage, or are required by law, having charge of all funds and property of the Lodge, accounting for the same annually and at such times as the Lodge may order, and giving such bond as the Lodge may require. He shall not pay out any money except on the order of the Master, with the consent of the Lodge, or on the order of the Master for the relief of some emergent and worthy charity. Constitutional

I ' r o v l s l o n . — A r t . V, Sec. 8.

82. Duties of the Secretary.— The Secretary shall perform the duties which devolve upon him by usage, or are required by law, collecting all moneys due to the

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Lodge, immediately paying the same to the Treasurer, rendering an account thereof annually and at such other times as the Lodge may order, and giving bond as the Lodge may require. He shall record the Proceedings of the Lodge, keep an account with its members, conduct its correspondence, issue its orders, and have the custody of its books, papers, records and seal. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l i ' r o v l s l o n . — A r t . V, Sec. (i. r>l]ly;ence and. SklU.—As a collectiir, the Secretary siiouki koeii an account l^etween the Lodge and each one of its members, and also with the Treasurer, to wlioni all collections should l)e paid a t each State<i Coniniunicatlon. Diligence on the part of this officer in m a k i n g collections Is to he commended, and a proper effort on his part will serve a two-fold purpose: (I) Tlie Ijodge will l)e ready to meet its obligations; (2) the delinquent list will be less in numbers, and suspensions for non-pajnnent of dues less frequent. He is the recordlngofflcer, the correspondent of the Lodge, and thekeeiierof its archives. In these several capacities his duties are numerous and important. He is, in fact, next to the Master, the most responsible of the officers, and on his skill, industry and zeiil, the welfare of the Lodge largel.y depends.— BASSETT.

83. Duties of Other Officers.—The other officers shall perform the duties which devolve upon them by usage and custom, being obedient to the orders of the Master and Wardens, and qualifying themselves for the proper discharge of the duties required of them. They shall keep the Lodge room in order for the comfort of its ' members, and put it in suitable array for the admission of visitors and the reception of candidates. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l l^rovlsloii. — Art. V, Sec. 0. ;X'ecesslty of Ord.er.—In all well regulated associations of men there exists, from necessity, some form of government, which consists of authorit.v on the one part, tmd obedience on the otiier, hence some, of necessit.v, must rule and teach, while others must submit to authority and receive instruction, and it is enjoined on the latter class to (luallfy themselves for their present and future duties. These duties are essential; order is one of nature's first laws. When the Lodge room is made as comfortable and orderly as the conditions will warrant, it becomes attractive, and offers additional Inducements as a IJlace wherein a few pleasant hours may l>e spent on an occasional evening, and to visitors and candidates the Impressions formed are favorable.—BASSETT.

84. Duties of Members.—The members shall perform such duties as the Lodge or the Master may require of them, ever being reverential toward GOD,

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o b e d i e n t to t h e laws of t h e i r country, a n d h u m a n e , c h a r i t a b l e a n d j u s t to t h e i r n e i g h b o r s a n d all o t h e r s . T h e y shall observe t h e Moral Law, and s u p p o r t a n d enforce t h e R e g u l a t i o n s of F r e e m a s o n r y , d e f e n d i n g , maint a i n i n g a n d e x t e n d i n g t h e h o n o r of its n a m e . ] M o r i i ] I>a>v.—Ten C o n i i n a n d m e n t s . X l i r e e I m p o r t a n t J J u t l e s . — T h i s section c o m p r e h e n d s t h e three Imp o r t a n t d u t i e s w h i c h e v e r y m a n owes, viz: h i s d u t y t o h i s G o n , t o h i s c o u n t i w a n d t o h i s n e i g h b o r . T h e first r e s t s o n t h e f o u n d a t i o n s t o n e , a belief In D e i t y , t h e second is b a s e d u p o n t h e n e c e s s i t i e s of s o c i e t y , a n d t h e t h i r d Is f o u n d e d u p o n t h e g e n u i n e p r i n c i p l e s of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n . T h e " M o r a l L a w " is t h e r u l e of r i g h t , a s a^pplled t o ma-n's t h o u g h t s "a.nd a c t i o n s , r e v e a l e d b y t h e G r e a t A r c h i t e c t of t h e U n i v e r s e , i n s c r i b e d o n m a n ' s c o n s c i e n c e , a n d b i n d i n g on h i n i , b y d i v i n e a u t h o r i t y . T h e r e m a i n i n g d u t i e s , h e r e e n j o i n e d , follow t h e o b l i g a t i o n of e a c h I n d i v i d u a l M a s o n , p r o v i d e d , t h a t i n t h e d e f e n s e of M a s o n r y h e s h a l l be careful n o t t o d o t h a t w h i c h m a y d e t r a c t fro^n i t s g o o d n a m e . — BASSBTT.

85. Standing Committees.^—Every L o d g e shall h a v e two S t a n d i n g Committees,— one on F i n a n c e , consisting of t h r e e m e m b e r s to be a p p o i n t e d by t h e Master, w h o shall e x a m i n e t h e r e p o r t s of t h e T r e a s u r e r a n d Secretary, a n d a u d i t all claims against t h e Lodge-; a n d o n e on Charity, consisting of t h e Master a n d W a r d e n s , w h o shall d i s p e n s e t h e charities of t h e L o d g e in such m a n ner as its r e g u l a t i o n s m a y require, A p p o l n t i u e n t a n d l i e n i o v a L — I t Is t h e r i g h t a s well a s t h e d u t y of t h e M a s t e r t o a p p o i n t all of t h e c o m m i t t e e s of t h e L o d g e , u n l e s s by special p r o v i s i o n of l a w s o m e o t h e r m e t h o d be p r o v i d e d i n p a r t i c u l a r c a s e s . T h e M a s t e r should a p p o i n t his F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e a t t h e time he a p p o i n t s his subordin a t e officers. I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r h i s i n s t a l l a t i o n , for, a s t h e M a s t e r i s r e s p o n s i ble for t h e m a n a g e m e n t of t h e affairs of t h e L o d g e d u r i n g h i s t e r m of office, i t is a p p r o p r i a t e t h a i h e s h o u l d h a v e p e r s o n s of h i s o w n s e l e c t i o n t o a i d h i m , a n d he h a s a u t h o r i t y t o r e m o v e o r a p p o i n t a t p l e a s u r e , o r i n t h e a b s e n c e of a n y m e m b e r h e m a y All t h e v a c a n c y t e m p o r a r i l y , if t h e o c c a s i o n r e q u i r e s t h e c o m m i t t e e ' s a c t i o n . T h e d u t i e s of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n C h a r i t y c a n n o t e a s i l y b e defined, a n d i t s m e m b e r s m u s t g e n e r a l l y l:)e left t o t h e e x e r c i s e of a s o u n d discretion.—BAS.SKTT. J s ' o n - A f l l l l a t e . — A M a s t e r M a s o n w h o is a non-'alllllate from c h o i c e c a n h a v e n o l e g i t i m a t e c l a i m u p o n t h e C h a r i t y F u i i d of a L o d g e . — C I J A R K , G.-.M.-. 181)5.

86. Lodges U.'. D.-.— Fees.—-Before L e t t e r s of Dispensation shall be g r a n t e d for o p e n i n g a n d h o l d i n g a new L o d g e for Masonic work, t h e p e t i t i o n e r s shall p a y to t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y t h e s u m of t w e n t y dollars t h e r e -

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for. If the Letters of Dispensation be continued by order of the Grand Lodge, or renewed by the Grand Master, no additional fee shall be required. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Jr'rovlslons.—Art. V, Sees. 1-4; Art. V I I , Sec. 7. I n s t r u c t i o n s . — T h e petition for Lettera of Dispensation should conform la every respect, even technlcnll.y, to the requirements of the law. The necessary forms and Instructions should be obtained from the Grand Secretar.v, who Is required to furnish them. If the Grand Master should revoke the Letters before any proceedings are had under them, the Grand Secretar.v should return the fee with the order of revocation, but. If the order of revocation Is made after the new Lodge has commenced work the fee Is forfeited, or If the Letters should be renewed, no additional fee can oe required. The same rule applies in cnses of suspension for any cause, as where deaths, removals,or withdrawals, may reduce the Craftsmen of the new fiOdge lielow seven In number or the Letters have been lf)St or destroyed.—BASSKTT.

87. Lodges U.-. D.'.—Communications and Roll.— All Communications of Lodges Under Dispensation are to be considered vStated Communications, at which petitions may be received, and all business pertaining to the Lodge transacted, observing the rules governing chartered Lodges in like cases. The Grand Master may at any time add to or drop from the roll of such Lodges the name of any Master Mason. C o n s t l t u t l o n i i l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . I l l , Sec. 2; Art. V, Sees. 1-4. 2Meetln;|i:s, l*i-opei-ty t m d Alembei-slilp.—The meetings are not distinguished as Stated and Si)ecial Communications, they are all of the same character. A Lodge U.-.3D.*, cannot acquire property; all of its furniture, working tools, etc., as well as all moneys received, subject to the expenses of organization and maintenance, are the property of the Grand Lodge, Ijut if a W^arranb Is afterwards granted, such grant carries to the new organization the Interest of the Grand Lodge in such property. As a Lodge U.-.D.-. cannot receive additions to its members by affiliation, the power is conceded to the Grand Master to add to the roll of petitioners the names of non-aflUlated Master Jlasons residing in the Jurisdiction of the new Lodge, and he may also erase the name ol any one of the petitioners from the petition.—BASSETT. T e i T l t o r l a l . T u r t s d l c t l o n . — A Lodge U.-.IJ.\ has the same rights of Territorial .Turlsdlction as it would have were It a chartered Lodge.—LAMB, G.-.M.-. 188!». Wiiivei* of .lurlsclictloii.—A I^odge U.*.J).'. cannot waive Jurisdiction over a candidate, the powers of a Lodge U.".D.-. Ijeing limited to conferring the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry and to enacting such rules as are necessar.v for its government while working under dispensation.— COOK, G.".M.-. 1888.

88. Lodges U.*. D.\—Transcript.—The Letters of Dispensation shall be returned to the Grand vSecretary with a Transcript of the Proceedings, showing the loca-

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tion and name of the Lodge, and date of each Communication, and containing a full copy of the minutes of each meeting, which minutes shall show the officers and craftsmen present, the petitions received, the action thereon, and the Degrees conferred. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A i t . V, Sees. 1-1. C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d l i c c o m r a e n d a t l o n . — T h e TiOttcrs of DisponsiiLion, in the absence of any special regulation,closignate tlie time of the e.splration of aiithorUy to worlc under tliem, which must 1)0 before tiie flrst da.v of the next Annual Communication of the Gnincl Lodge, succeeding their issuance. The transcript is a copy of tlie minutes, and sliould be in tlie hands of the Grand Secretary early enough for the proper conniiittee to give i t a careful examination. A Lodge U.-.D.-. has but three permanent officers, viz: Master, Senior AVarden, and .Junior Warden; all others are temporary and slioukl tippear In tlie record as follows: .Toii.v llloE, a.s Treasurer, RIOITARP DOE,//.V Secretary, etc. It Is good practice for the Master to continue the same persons in the subordinate offices, during the entire term of the organization, subject to the rule, that cluinges in office should be made only for good cause.- BASSETT.

89. Lodges U.-. D.-.— Return of Work.—The Return of the Work shall be substantially in the form required for the annual report of a chartered Lodge, showing, in tabular form, the roll of officers and craftsmen, t h e name and location of the Lodges from which they were dimitted, the name of each petitioner, the dates of receiving, accepting or rejecting petitions, and of conferring Degrees. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslons.—Art. V, Sees. 1-4.

90. Lodges U.-. D.-.—Surrender or Revocation.—If the Letters of Dispensation be surrendered by the petitioners, or revoked by the Grand Master, the Grand Secretary shall return to the petitioners any certificates of dimission which they may have produced. with their petition for letters, and if any work has been done under authority of such letters, the Grand Secretary shall give each Mason made thereunder a certificate showing his degree and standing. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l J ' r o v l s l o n s . — A r t . I l l , Sec. 2; Art. V, Sees. \-A.

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C e r t l f l c a t e s a n d i ' e t l t l o n s . — I n these certiflcates of dimlsslon would be included any other evidence of former memljershlp. produced i)}' a petitioner, showing that the i-odge of which he was last a meuiber had ceased to exist. If any one has petitioned a Lodge U.-.D.\ for the Mysteries of Masonry, and the Letters of Dispensation e.Kplre before Ills petition has been acted on, or at any time before he lias received all of the IJegrees, his right to Initiation or Advancement is susnended until a new Lodge is constituted in the same tei• rltory, when his relations to sucli new Lodge will lie the same as they were to the Lodge U.'. T):.: J'ruukled, If the Grand Lodge shall refuse to authorize the constitution of a new Lodge or the renewal of the Letters, he shall have the right to petition for the Mysteries of Masonrj' or for Advancement to the IjOdge in whoso Jurisdiction he may then reside.—BASSH:TT.

91. Warrant of Constitution.—The petition for a W a r r a n t of Constitution shall s h o w t h e L o d g e from w h i c h e a c h petitioner h a s b e e n d i m i t t e d , a n d shall nomin a t e a b r o t h e r for Master, one for Senior W a r d e n , a n d a n o t h e r for J u n i o r W a r d e n , a n d this petition shall c o n s t i t u t e t h e original roll of m e m b e r s h i p . W h e n any W a r r a n t of Constitution shall h a v e been lost or destroyed, t h e G r a n d Master m a y , u p o n proof of the fact, a u t h o r i z e the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y to issue a certified copy of t h e original W a r r a n t . Constitutional

I'lovlsloiis.—Art. I l l , Sec. 2; Art. V, Sec. 5.

.92. W a r r a n t of Constitution.—Before t h e W a r r a n t of C o n s t i t u t i o n shall b e d e l i v e r e d to t h e petitioners, t h e y shall pay to t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , for t h e use of t h e G r a n d Lodge, t w e n t y dollars, if L e t t e r s of Dispensation h a v e been p r e v i o u s l y issued, o t h e r w i s e t h e y shall p a y forty dollars. E v e r y W a r r a n t shall b e engrossed on p a r c h m e n t , a n d the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y shall receive for e n g r o s s i n g the same, or for a n y a u t h o r i z e d copy thereof, t h r e e dollars. Constitutional

P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V, Sec. .5; Art.VII, Sec.7.

93. Grand Lodge D u e s . — E v e r y L o d g e , w o r k i n g u n d e r a W a r r a n t of Constitution, shall p a y a n n u a l l y to t h e G r a n d Lodge a per capita t a x of fifty cents on its roll of m e m b e r s h i p , as t h e s a m e a p p e a r s on t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t of the Lodge for t h e p r e c e d i n g year, a n d a n y

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special assessment. This per capita tax shall' not be assessed against the members but shall be included in the account for annual dues, and be paid out of the General Fund of the Lodge. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V, Sec. 5; Art. VXI, Sees. 6, 7. T a x a b l e Members.—By Sec.7, Art. VII, of the Constitution, provision is made for Grand Lodge revenue, and It is here provided what the annual rate, per capita, shall be. The annual returns of the Lodges are made up to December 31st, In each year, and It is on the roll of membership, reported in this annvial return, that the tax Is payable; so If one Is raised to the Third Degree,affiliates, or Is restored or reinstated a t the last communication of the year, the Lodge must be taxed for such additional member; on the other hand, all persons who may die, dlmit, or be suspended or expelled, during the year, are to be dropped from the roll, and no tax Is required on their account, for the return should show the condition of the Lodge at the close of the year.—BASSTSTT. M e t h o d of P a y m e n t . — I n the matter of payment of per capita tax due from sundry Lodges to the Grand Lodge, the conimittee are of opinion that the law makes It obligatory upon t'he Lodges to pay the amount promptly, and It is the duty of the Worshipful Master to see that special assessments, as well as ordinary dues, are paid to t h e Grand Lodge, and he should countersign an order upon the Treasurer, which should be drawn by the Secretary without any formal action of the Lodge, for tjie amount due the Grand Lodge.—COM. .Ill KIS., Prnc. 1836, p. ass. * I n s a n e Hi'Other.—If an Insane brother be borne upon the Lodge roll of membership, the Lodge Is required to Include him In pa.vment of per capita tax to Grand Lodge.—COM. .TTJ RIS., I'roc. ison, p. a«.

94. Petitions — Execution and Recommendation.— A petition for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for Advancement, or for Membership, shall be in writing, showing the residence of the petitioner, the period of his residence, his age and vocation, and shall be signed by his own hand, with his first name in full. It shall be recommended by two members, who shall be held as certifying to the candidate's mental and moral fitness to be made a Mason, or to be advanced or admitted to mem bership. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . VI, Sees. 1-7. Contents.—The petition is a statement of facts, of which the petitioner Is presumed to have knowledge; It should be In writing that it may be preserved; it should be signed by the petitioner, as an evidence of genuineness and good faith, and with his first name in full in proof of Identity. As Jurisdiction depends largely on residence and Its term, and as residence Is often a m a t t e r of intent, the petitioner's statement should be direct, and without ambiguity. On his age, the candidate's quallJlcatlons may, lu part, depend, for he cannot

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IirfijDerly be made a Mason, if under the age of twenty-one. His vocation sliouki show ills adopted occupation, trade, or profession, and not liis temporary calling or employment.—BAS.SETT. lf"oi-ius.—See Apiiendl.v.

95. Petitions — Reception.—A Petition for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for Advancement, or for Membership, shall be read in open Lodge at a Stated Communication, and the unanimous consent of the members present shall be required for its reception, such consent to be signified by a show of hands. T h e refu.sal to receive a Petition shall not operate as a rejection, but the petitioner may renew his application at any time. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslon.—Art. VJ, Sees. 2-7. Unsminious Consent. — If there Ije any objection, on the part of any member of the Lodge, to the reception of a-petition, It may be assumed thiit such ob.lection will follow it through its various stages, and as there must lie a unanimous biillot, a unanimous consent for Initiation and Advancement, it has been considered best to require the application of the rule of uuaniniU.y for its reception. The refusal on tlie ijart of the Lodge to receive a petition Is not to be construeil, for any purp<:)se, as a re.iectlou, and the applicant Is to In; treated, If he shall Hgaln petltion,as though he had not previously petitioned; in other wortls, there cannot be aa.vclaim of jurisdiction, over such petitioner, by virtue of the fact of the presentation of a. petition w.hich the Lodge refused to accept.—BA.SSETT. T i m e for Objection.—A petition tor the Mysteries of Masonry can be received l>y unanimous consent only. After it has been received, an.v one having objections can malte it known to the Committee of Investigation, or vote by ballot for the rejection of the candidate. TJie Master cannot entertain the objection provided for b.v By-I-aw 107 until after the candidate has been accepted.—KESYOS, G.-. M.-. ISTO. Kllect of Hefusal.—The refusal of n Lodge to receive a petition for tlie Degrees of Ma.sonry does not operate as a rejection. The applicant can have ills petition presented at the ne.\t regular meeting, and every subsequent regular meeting, until it is received.-CovvGii-i>, G.-. M.-. 1883.

96. Petition for the Mysteries.—A petitioner for the ' Mysteries of Masonry shall .state in his application that he has long entertained a favorable opinion of the Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons, and is desirous of admission thereto; that, if admitted, he will cheerfully conform to all the established usages, and yield a cheerful obedience to all the requirements of the Institution.

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C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VI, Sees. 1-7. Heason f o r Contents.—These statements are a declaration of purpose and are a substantial part of the declarations required from the candidate previous to his initiation. The declaration contained in the second clause is a reasonable one, for no one should seek admission into a society of which he does not have a favorable opinion, and no society should consider the application of an.vone who does not hold it in high esteem. The last clause of this section is particularly obno-xlous to the enemies of the Institution; they ask, "How can one honestl.v pledge obedience to requirements of which he Is uninformed?" To the petitioner the answer is not dlfflcu.it; having formed a favorable opinion of the association, and being acquainted with the character of the men composing it, he Is as.sured that no dishonorable act will be r e - ' quf red of him.—BASSETT.'^

97. Petition for the Mysteries—Waiver.—A petition for the Mysteries of Masonry shall show whether the applicant has previously petitioned another Lodge, and if it appear that he has in this Grand Jurisdiction, and that more than six months have elapsed since his rejection, his application may be received. If it appear that such other Lodge was without this Grand Jurisdic-. tion, and is still working, he shall present with his petition a waiver of jurisdiction by such Lodge. C o n s t l t u t l o i i i i l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VI, .Sees. 1-7. A c t u a l Resident.—A Lodge shall n o t receive a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry from any candidate, unless he is at the time and has been for si.K months next preceding an actual resident within its territorial jurisdiction, and for the year ne.xt preceding an actual resident of this Grand .lurisdictlon.—ConH. Art. VJ.St'i:.;^. l l e j e c t e d Caiidldsite.—T.lie opinion of the writers on Masonic law are not all In accord on the relation existing between a rejected candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry and the Lodge rejecting him. His status, however, depends largely upon the local law. Some Grand Lodges hold to the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction, the jurisdiction which follows a rejected candidate for life, without regard to the territory of his residence, so that he cannot afterward petition another Lodge without the consent of the one first rejecting him, unless it shall have waived jurisdiction, or ceased to exist; otlier Grantl IjOdges hold that the candidate so rejected may after 11 certain time petition any other Lodge, within whose territorial Jurisdiction he may have gained a lawful residence. The provisions of the third clause are imposed to prevent controversy.—BASSETT. IJule of Comity.—The last sentence of this By-Law is a distinct recognition of the Rule of Oomitj' which should prevail between Grand Lodges. As before observed, that rule requires each to recognize and give full faith and credit to the acts of every other, provided the Ancient Constitutions be not infringed, the General Regulations not set aside, or the old Landmarks removed. Therefore, this Grand Lodge has In this section recognized the doctrine of perpetual jurisdiction in a Lodge which has once rejected a candidate In another Grand .lurisdictlon, while-by Its laws It has denied the same privilege to its own Lodges.—CO.M. R E V . 1898.

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98. Petition for Advancement — Contents and Disposition.— In all Applications for Advancement, by a sojourner or by an actual resident who has removed from the jurisdiction of the Lodge in which he was accepted as a candidate, a petition shall be required and such petition shall contain: ( i) T h e name, number and location of the Lodge which accepted his petition for the Mysteries of Masonry; (2) the date of his election; (j^) the Degrees received, if any, and the date of receiving them; (4) whether the petitioner is a sojourner or an actual resident; (5) whether the Lodge accepting him as a candidate is still in existence, and if it be, whether it requests the completion of the work or waives jurisdiction, evidence of such request or waiver to be attached to the petition; (6) the period of his present residence, if an actual resident. A- Petition for Advancement, whether by a sojourner or an actual resident,, must pursue the same course as an original Petition for the Mysteries of Masonry, and in the event that the Lodg6 which- accepted the petitioner has become extinct, no Petition for Advancement shall be received until the applicant shall have gained the residence required of a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VI, Sees. 1-7. I ' e t l t l o n JS'ecessin'y.—A petition for Advancement Is required, In all cases, where an application for Advancement is made to a Lodge, otiier than the one which accepted tlie applicant's petition for the Mysteries of Masonry. — IJA.MH, G.-.M.-. 188i). T'roceedlTiss.—The statement that the petition inu.st "pursue the same course," etc., should he construed to mean that such petition must be received, referred to a committee, lie over, and be acted upon by the Lodge the sa-me as a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry.—COM. R E V . 18!IS. SojourneT.—A petitioner for Advancement should l)e considered n sojourner only when his residence is temporary within the Jurisdiction of tlic Lodge which he petitions.—COM. REV. 18i»8.

99. Right to Request.—No Lodge which has accepted a candidate shall have the right to request another Lodge to confer Degrees, as an act of courtesy.

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after the candidate shall have been, for two years, an actual non-resident of the jurisdiction of the Lodge originally accepting him. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslon.—Art. VI, Sees. 2-7.

loo. Petition for Membership—Contents and Dimit. —A Petitioner for Membership shall state in his application the name and location of the Lodge with which he was last affiliated, attaching a certificate of dimission, if he have one, for cancellation by the Secretary,, if admitted; and he shall state Avhether since his dimission from such Lodge he has applied to any other Lodge for affiliation, and if so, the name, number and location of such Lodge. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VJ, Sees. 2-7. Purpose.—The general purpose Is to obtain, as nearly as possible, the Masonic history of the applicant, and also to furnish the committee of Investigation the means of making a proper inquiry as to his character. The sur' render of the certificate of dimission for cancellation is an Important matter, otherwise It might be frfiuduiently used to gain a like admission into another Lodge, after suspension or expulsion from the Lodge of the holder's last affiliation. I t may be uncharitable to assume that any one would make an attempt of this kind, yet it is a good rule, so long as depravity is an element of h u m a n nature, to remove, as nearly as may l)e, every temptation to do wrong.—BASSMTT.

S p e c i a l d i s p e n s a t i o n . — T h e provisions of Article VI, Section 5, of the Constitution require that an fii)pllcant for membership produce satisfactory evidence that he has been regularly diniitted from the I^odge with which he was last aftiliated or that such Lodge has surrendered ltsWarrant_ i n several Grand .Turisdlctlons a dimit may not be granted until after the member applying therefor has been regularly elected t o membership In anotlier liOdge. Most of the Grand .Turisdlctlons having such a regulation liave made an exception to tlie rule in case the applicant for dimit has permanently removed from the Grand .lurlsdlctlon In which he is a member, but some of them have not done so. In sucli a case the Grand Master, in his discretion, could meet the requirements of the occasion by granting .a special dispensation. (See report Com. .Juris., Proc. 188S, p. 104.)—COM. REV. 1S!)8. I ' c n n s y l v a n i a Dlrait.— Under tlie regulations of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, suspension for non-payment of dues severs the membersliip of a brotlier with his Lodge. When he pays his dues he is restored, not to meral>ershlp, !)ut to good standing as a non-afflHated Mason, and a certificate is given him, signed by the officers of Ills Lodge, which shows, among other things, that ".-V. B., late member of — Lodge, No. — , of Pennsylvania, has ceased to be a memljer thereof, and is In good Masonic standing. He Is recora^ mended to the kind consideration of the Fraternity,'- etc. "The certlflcato which lie holds would entitle him to petition the liOdge of which he was a former memlier,or any otiier Lodge in the Grand .lurlsdlctlon of Pennsylvania,

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and the comity existing between sister Grand .Turlstlictlons, In the absence of any law to the contrary, entitled the brother to peUtion nny Lodge in,this Grand .lurlsdiction." (.Proc. ISftl, p. 93.)—Co.ir. E E ^ ; J*». V r e r o f f a t l v e s of Oviind Master.—See Constitutional Provision.—Art. IW, Sec. 2, Notes.

loi. Petitions—Committee of Investigation.—When a Petition for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for Advaaceraent, or for Membership, shall have been formally received, the Master shall refer it to a. Committee of Investigation, to consist of three memhers, who shall be indifferent brothers, to be selected by him from the members of the Lodge. This Committee shall make an oral report, in not less than, four weeks, and no one shall demand from it, or from any member, the reasons for its conclusion, or the facts upon which it was based. C o n s t l t u t l o n s i l J^rovlslon.—Art. VI, Sees. 2-7. J ) u i y iind J!eport.r-The Committee should be composed of indifferent persons; that is, of persons who are neither partial to nor prejudiced against the petitioner, tor the uiembers of the Lodge must depend In a great nieasxire for their action upon the report which it is the duty of the committee to make. I t is an old reguliition wlilcli provides for tills inquiry (Reg. 1721,52; Par. v), and the Inquiry should extend not only to the reputation but also to the moral, mental and pliyslcal requirements. ( Landniarks 111; Par. .will, xlx,xx. i(«. 21; Par. v.—(V. 23; Par. x.—K(. 24; Par. 1, iv.—(V«. 2(i; Par. 1,11, ill.) The report sliould never be made In writing, for. If It be unfavorable,or not unanimous, and the petition be rejected on ballot. It is better tluit the record should not sliow any individual expression of opinion. The report should be concurred in by a majority of the committee, but it' may be announced by any one of Its members.—BASSKT'P;

A l i i n n e r of l i e p o r t i n g . — T h e oral report of a Committee of Investigation must be made by tliem personally, or Ijy some one of them, not through the Secretary.—SHEI.OOX, G.-. Jr.-. 1887. ^Manner of Heporting-.—The report of a Committee of Investigation should be concurred in by a majority of the committee, but the report may be announced by any one of its members.—LAMU, G.-.M.'. ISSi). H e c o r d of l?eport.—The Committee of Investigation, on all petitions received by a Lodge, shall make an oral report, and no record shall be made, either on the petition or with the proceedings, indicating the nature of such report.-MCGAI,I>, G.'. M.-. 1806.

I02. Petition — Committee of Investigation.— The Committee of Investigation shall not report upon any Petition for Advancement until the petitioner, if he has received one or more Degrees, shall have been vouched for, and proved himself by due examination an Entered

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A p p r e n t i c e , or Fellow-Craft; and it shall, n o t r e p o r t favorably upon a n y Petition for M e m b e r s h i p until t h e petitioner shall h a v e visited it, if h e reside w i t h i n t h e jurisdiction of t h e L o d g e , or shall h a v e b e e n v o u c h e d for, if h e reside w i t h o u t the jurisdiction of t h e L o d g e . C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslons.—Art. VI, Sees. 1-3. A v o u c l i m e n t . — T h e best course,in such cases, Is not to receive the peti-. tion until after the candidate has been vouched for or proved himself, but if b.v Inadvertence these preliminaries have not received attention,it is the duty of the committee to call this to the Master's notice, and await his further order, if the petitioner cannot meet the requirements, his petition should be returned, without action, and treated in all respects as though it liad not been presented. I n the case of an applicant lor Membership the same general rule should be observed.—BASSETT.

103. Petitions—Withdrawal — Rejection.— A P e t i tion for t h e Mysteries of Masonry m a y be w i t h d r a w n a t a n y t i m e before, b u t n o t after, its reference, a n d a P e t i tion for A d v a n c e m e n t or M e m b e r s h i p at a n y t i m e b e fore, b u t not after, a ballot has been ordered, a n d u p o n w i t h d r a w a l or rejection of a Petition for t h e M y s t e r i e s of Masonry or for A d v a n c e m e n t , t h e Secretary shall r e t u r n to t h e p e t i t i o n e r t h e money which h e m a y h a v e deposited. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'l-o-vlsloiis. —Art. VI, Sees. 2-7. lifl'cct of Kcjection.—See Const. Art. VI, .Sec. 7.

104. Petitions —Ballot.— A ballot shall be o r d e r e d upon any Petition as soon as the r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t tee of I n v e s t i g a t i o n shall have been m a d e t h e r e o n , t h e ballot to be u n d e r t h e supervision a n d control of t h e Master a n d i n s p e c t e d only b y h i m a n d t h e W a r d e n s , t h e result in all cases to be declared by t h e Master. Every m e m b e r p r e s e n t shall vote a n d t h e Master shall not e n tertain a n y excuse from voting, or motion to p o s t p o n e t h e ballot, or to reconsider it. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I ' r o v l s l o n s . — A r t . VI, Sees. 6-7. I ' o s t p o n e m e n t — E x c u s e . —The iMillot cannot l)e postponed. It should be-taken lminedlatel.v after the committee has reported, and the Master should state clearly and distinctly, in the hearing of all the members, the

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n a t u r e of t h e r e p o r t , t h a t n o o n e m a j ' b e m i s l e d . N o o n e c a n be e.vcused f r o m v o t i n g for u n a n i m o u s c o n s e n t Is r e q u i r e d t o a c c e p t t h e c a n d i d a t e . — B A S S T S T T J " A l o t l o i i t o l l e c o n s l d e i ' . — A m o t i o n to reconsider a n y action t a k e n by t h e I j o d g e u p o n a m a t t e r of b u s i n e s s m u s t be m a d e a t t h e s a m e c o m m u n l e u t l o n a n d before a n y of t h e m e m b e r s h a v e r e t i r e d . M o t i o n s t o r e c o n s i d e r a lulll o t a r e n e v e r In o r d e r . - Go.ii. B K V . 1898.

105. Petitions — Ballot for Advancement.— But one ballot shall be required for all t h e D e g r e e s u p o n a n y P e t i t i o n for t h e Mysteries of M a s o n r y , or for A d v a n c e m e n t . W h e n one or m o r e of t h e D e g r e e s h a v e been conferred, any m e m b e r m a y , after t h e c a n d i d a t e ' s exainination, d e m a n d a ballot u p o n a n y a n d e v e r y application for his f u r t h e r A d v a n c e m e n t . W h e n such ballot r e s u l t s unfavorably, t h e a p p l i c a t i o n m a y b e r e n e w e d at any s u c c e e d i n g Stated C o m m u n i c a t i o n , b u t t h e D e g r e e c a n n o t be conferred, w h e n such d e m a n d is r e n e w e d , u n t i l a favorable ballot r e s u l t s . C o n s t i t u t i o n a l ; P i * o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V I , S e e s . 0,7. A - d v a n c e m c n t . — A b a l l o t b e i n g d e m a n d e d u p o n a n a p p l i c a t i o n for Adv a n c e m e n t , a n d t h e b a l l o t r e s u l t i n g u n f a v o r a b l y , t h e a p p l i c a n t Is b a r r e d from ' r e c e i v i n g t h e D e g r e e u n t i l t h e n e x t S t a t e d C o m m u n i c a t i o n . — L A M U , G.-. M.'. lS8i». . l * r o f i c l e n c y . — A f t e r t h e a p p l i c a n t h a s lieen e.Kaniined a n d h a s r e t i r e d ( t h e L o d g e h a v i n g o p e n e d o n t h e p r o p e r D e g r e e ) h i s P r o f i c i e n c y s h o u l d be det e r m i n e d b y a m a j o r i t y v o t e of t h o s e p r e s e n t , u n l e s s s o m e b r o t h e r d e m a n d a b a l l o t . — C O M . R E V . 1898.

106. Secrecy of the Ballot.—^The secrecy of t h e ballot shall be m a i n t a i n e d inviolable, a n d no one. m a y indicate t h e c h a r a c t e r of a n y vote by h i m cast. E v e r y m e m b e r h a s a r i g h t to cast his ballot u n q u e s t i o n e d as to its character, a n d , in t h e exercise of t h i s r i g h t , h e should act for t h e g o o d of Masonry, a n d n o t be controlled b y p r e j u d i c e . If a b r o t h e r criticise t h e r e s u l t of a n y ballot, or if lie u p b r a i d a n o t h e r for t h e result, h e shall be d e e m e d to h a v e c o m m i t t e d an offense a g a i n s t t h e Body of Masonry. Constitutional

: i : * r o v l s l o n s . — A r t . V I , S e e s . 0,7.

S e c r e c y , U n a n i m i t y a n d I n d e p e n d e n c e . — T h r e e t h i n g s a r e to l)e o b s e r v e d i n t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h i s s u l y e c t : (1) T h e b a l l o t m u s t b e s e c r e t ; (•2) It m u s t be u n a n i m o u s ; (3) i t m u s t be I n d e p e n d e n t . T h e s e c r e c y of t h e b a l l u t is a s e s s e n t i a l t o Its p e r f e c t i o n , a s its u n u n l m i t v o r its Independence.—Mu.soidc

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.r«rw.—MAOKET, 143. TSnanlmity is essential to harmony, and It would be unjust to admit a person whose presence In the Lodge might be unpleasant to one who had, before him, acquired the right of membership, therefore unanimity of the ballot Is e.vpressly provided for.—Sec. 7, Art, VI, Conxl. Independence is an Important factor In tlie preservation of secrecy and unanimity. While no one sliouUl be Influenced b.y Improper motives, In the e.xerclse of his right of ballot, yet, if he is governed l)y au ungenerous feeling, his own con-' science can be his only accuser.— BASSETT. OlTense A g a i n s t t h e B o d y of ^lasoiiry.—A rejected petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for /Vdvancement, or a cantiidate wlio lias been stopped from Advancement li.v written or oral ol)jeotlon, lias no right to know by whom he has been denied that for which lie petitioned. A iiyone conve.vliig such Information commits an offense against tlie Body of Masonry;—CAIJIJA3IA5I, G.-.M.-. 1892.

107. Objection to Conferring Degrees.—Any member may object in open Lodge to the conferring of any Degree upon an accepted candidate. The objector shall not be required to state the grounds of his objection, and if the objection be recorded at his request, the candidate is barred from receiving the Degree for six months thereafter, and if not recorded, the objection shall remain in force until the next Stated Communication of the Lodge only. The objector may renew his objection, or he may withdraw it at any time, but it shall cease to be in force upon the termination of the objector's membership. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provisions.—,Vrt. VI, Sees. 6,7. 3[etlio<l and- 'Inline of O b j e c t i o n . — A n objection may be made orally or In writing, liut can lie made by tlie olijector in open Ijodge only. I t cannot be recorded except by the request of the objector. Such olijection'must bo entertained by the Master It made at any time liefore the candidate Is "In due form" to receive the obligation.—COM. BKV. 18i)8. I J e c o r d of O b j e c t i o n . —A formal objection l)y a memlier to the conferring of any Degree must lie recorded only.at.the request of the olijector.— LAMB, G.-.M.-. 1889.

T i m e f o r O b j e c t i o n . — I n nearly all the Grand .Tvu-lsdictlons In correspondence with this Grand Lodge, the rule prevails that an accepted petitioner for the Mysteries otMasonry may be temporarily prevented from receiving the Degrees by an objection Interposed by a member of the Lodge at any time before the candidate shall be initiated. There Is, however, no uniform rule as to the length of time such objection will continue to be operatlv^e, and but few of the Grand .Jurisdictions have determined the question as to when a candi- . date is to be deemed so far "Initiated" as to render an objection to further proceedings of no effect. The following authorities are Interesting as bearing upon the question: The Grand Lodge of New York denies the right of objection except In the form of a demand for a ballot. I t Is provided in Art. X I I I , Sec. -57, of Its Constitution, that " a ballot for each degree is an undeniable right wlienever demanded, and If after a candidate has been accepted and before he has been Initiated, a new liallot be demanded, it must lie taken." Under this

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provision of the Constitution, Grand Master EI^WOOD E . T I I O R S E , In 1870, decided as follows: "If the Master of a Lodge has begun the work of conferring the Degree and a brother has reason to object to the Initiation or advanccnientof the candidate, his proper course is to state to tlie Master t h a t he has an objection, iind it will rest with the Master whether ho will proceed or not.'' AV^hen the decision Just c|iioted came up for consideration before tlie Grand liOdge, it was amended by adding thereto the following words: "But tlie Master must regard the demand fora ballotlf made at an.y time before tlie obligation," and the decision tlius amended was approved by the Grand Ijodge. (Proc. 1870, p. ll:i.) " i t is said that It Is the obligation that makes the Mason. Before t h a t ceremony there is no tie tliat binds tlie candidate to the Order so as to m a k e him a part of it."— /i'/ic.yc. of Frceinaaonrii — MAOKTC Y. Tlie By-Tjaws of the Grand Lodge of Neljraska, (Sec. 1(18, Par. il) provide: "At any time up to tlie obligation, an objection made to tlie Master or to the JiOdge by n member thereof against the Initiation or advancement of a candidate, must be re.s/)a:l,e<l.'" In 18811, Grand Muster LMMON.of Ohio, decided: ".^n oljjection to a candidate should be allowed if made at any time before he is obligated. For the inucli stronger reason, it should be allowed when made before tlie candidate has entered tlie Ijodge." This decision was approved by the Grand Lodge of Ohio. I t was mnde under .Section 41 of the Code of tliat Grand Lodge, whlcli roads as follows: "A Lodge shall refuse to confer a Degree upon a candidate elected, If any member shall subsequently object thereto."- COM. RKV. 1808. AVIieii l)ej>'i*ee Miiy be ConreiTed.—A formal objection by a niemi)er to the conferring of any Degree having Ijeen recorded and subse(iuently withdrawn by the objector, or tlie ol>jector's meml,)ersliip in the Lodge having terminated, or the objection not being renewed after the expiration of si.x months, the Degree m a y b e conferred tlie same as if no objection had been made.—LAMB, G.-.M.-. 188!>. E n t e r e d . A p p r e n t i c e C a n n o t Object.—Your coimiilttee express tlie opinion t h a t an Entered Apprentice does not possess tlie right to iiartlcipate in the transactions or discussions affecting the membership of tlie Lodge, and is not entitled to the rights and privileges of Masonry, and cannot object to the conferring of the First Degree on a candidate.—COM. .TDRt.s., rruc. 1895, Ji. 103.

;Fe]lo^v-Criilt.—The last note would apply with equal force to a FellowGraft.—COM. R E V . 1898.

io8. Time for Initiation or Advancement—Rejection. —A candidate who has been elected shall not be required to present himself for Initiation, or for Advancement, within any limited time, nor shall any lapse of time work a forfeiture of any right or privilege .he may have acquired, but, if he be barred therefrom by ballot or by objection, any deposit made by him shall be returned upon his demand. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . VI, Sec.0.

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ration, by the Master, that he is duly elected thereto. A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry becomes a member of the Lodge which accepted his petition on being obligated as a Master Mason therein, or at its request in another Lodge. A petitioner for Advancement becomes a member of the Lodge in which he is obligated as a Master Mason, only in cases when the Lodge which accepted his petition has ceased to exist, or has waived its jurisdiction. C o i i s t l t i i t l o i i i v l , P i * o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VX, Sees. 1,5,0. .Slf^nlng o f ] { y - ] l i u w s . — T h e c a n d i d a t e h a v i n g b e c o m e a M a s t e r M a s o n , u p o n s i g n i f y i n g his s u b m i s s i o n t o t h e r e g u l a t i o n s of t h e s o c i e t y , by afll.xing h i s n a m e t o t h e b o o k of ByTLaws, is c o n s t i t u t e d by v i r t u e of t h a t a c t a full m e m ber of t h e JjOdge.— Masoniu ./^lo-t.s.—MA'CKKY, 180. W h e n tlie T h i r d D e g r e e h a s b e e n c o n f e r r e d , n o f u r t h e r c e r e m o n y is reciuisite (for o b t a i n i n g m e m b e r s h i p ) save thiit of t h e c a n d i d a t e s i g n i n g t h e By-Fia-ws.— .l/o.s-o/f/o Jnrls.— SL-VEONS, 177W h y r e q u i r e d t o s i g n B y - L a w s t o a c q u i r e m e m b e r s l i l p ? C a n a n y s u c h r u l e be found i n t h e a n c i e n t w r i t i n g s ? Do t h e R e g u l a t i o n s of 1721 r e q u i r e i t ? D i d n o t t h e c a n d i d a t e i n h i s p e t i t i o n , a n d a g a i n before h i s i n i t i a t i o n , a n d a g a i n a t e a c h s t a g e of h i s a d v a n c e m e n t , p r o m i s e to c o n f o r m to t h e u s a g e s a n d c u s t o m s of t h e F r a t e r n i t y , a n d t o ol)serve a n d oi^ey t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d l a w s of F r e e masonry?—BAS.SKTT.

I lo. Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Petitioners.—When a Lodge has accepted a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, it shall be deemed to have acquired exclusive jurisdiction. When a Lodge has accepted a petitionei; for Advancement, in cases where the Lodge first accepting him is extinct, or has waived its jurisdiction, it shall be deemed to have acquired exclusive jurisdiction. When a Lodge has rejected a petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, or for Advancement, it shall not be deemed to have acquired exclusive or any continuous jurisdiction by reason of having refused to accept him. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V I , Sees. 1,6. ^ M a j o r i t y V o t e . — A m a j o r i t y v o t e , o f t h e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t . i s sufflclent to g r a n t a, w a i v e r of J u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r a c a n d i d a t e , u n l e s s s o m e m e m b e r of t h e L o d g e m a k e s a f o r m a l o b j e c t i o n t o h i s a d v a n c e m e n t . — M O C I J B V E K T T , G.\ M.-. lSSO-1. W a i v e r . — W h e r e a L o d g e In t h i s G r a n d . J u r i s d i c t i o n e l e c t s a p e t i t i o n e r or confers u p o n h i m o n e o r t w o D e g r e e s , a n d s u c h c a n d i d a t e a f t e r w a r d r e m o v e s p e r m a n e n t l y front tlils G r a n d .Turlsdictlon, a n d is d e s i r o u s of b e i n g m a d e a

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Master Mason a t the place of his then residence, the Lodge to which he first petitioned may waive Its Jurisdiction over such candidate and permit him to receive the remaining iJegrees in a Lodge of a foreign Grand Jurisdiction.— KDM.EK, G.-.M.-.i893.

A d v t i n c c n i c n t — K e j e c t i o i i . — T h e r e are no other rules recognized. In the cases stated, than the ones prescribed alx)ve, but where a candidate, coming from nnotlier r,odge is accepted for advancement, under the provisions of Section 3, Article VI,Constitution,the Jurisdiction acquired Is merely concurrent with the Lodge reyuestlng a completion of the work, and cither Lodge, to which the candidate may afterwnrfls present liimself, may confer the Degrees. The claim of exclusive or continuous Jurisdiction over rejected material merely because it has been rejected. Is unreasonable, and the arguments advanced in support of sucii claims are based on false premises, and are Illogical.—BASST5TT.

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111. Fees for Degrees.— A petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, except as herein provided, shall pay therefor not less than thirty, dollars. A clergyman, or one in a like office, actually engaged in his sacred calling, may, with the unanimous consent of the members given before his petition is referred, be made a Mason without charge A petitioner for Advancement shall be required to pay only such sum as the Lodge first accepting him might require, and such fee shall belong to the Lodge of which he shall become a member as hereinbefore provided. F e e s f o r A d v a n c e i u e n t . — I t will be noted that in all cases where the work is done at the request of the F^odge having original Jurisdiction the fees paid for advancement belong to the Lodge making such request. If the work 1)0 completed uj^on a waiver of Jurisdiction, the fees, /. e., the amount not already paid to the Lodge waiving Jurisdiction, belong to the I,odge doing the work.—COM. E B V . 18118. T h i r t y J J o I l a r s In M o n e y . —.V petitioner for the Mysteries of Masonry, e.\cept as provided by law, shall pay therefor not less than thirty dollars. This payment cannot be avoided by issuing building certificates, placing them on the market, and then receiving the same from a petitioner as full payment for the Degrees. The requirement of the law is thirty dollars in money.— FDIiLER,G.-.M.-. 181)3.

112. Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Petitioners.— In all cases where two or more Lodges have concurrent territorial jurisdiction, and concurrent original jurisdiction over candidates, the Secretary of each Lodge shall notify the others of all petitions received for the Mysteries of Masonry, in every case giving the name, age

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and vocation of the petitioner, as stated by him. When such petition shall be accepted or rejected, a like notice shall be given, and in case of rejection the date shall be stated. All notices of rejections shall be read in open Lodge and immediately destroyed, C o n s t l t u t t o n s i l P r o v i s i o n . —Art. VI, Sec. 1.

113. Dimission — Ballot and Certificate.—An applicant for dimission shall not be required to state his reason therefor. He may prefer his request orally at any Stated Communication. Action shall be taken thereon without delay, and if the application be sustained by a majority of all the members present, his membership is terminated. The vote thereon cannot be reconsidered.. When the application has been granted, the Secretary shall give to the applicant, upon his request therefor, a certificate of dimission showing that he is in good standing, and that his Lodge dues are all paid to date. l l e f u s a l a n d Objection.—The lastclause of Sections, Article VI,Constitution provides who shall be entitled to dimission, and this section prescribes the method of obtaining it. Although the applicant may not be within the constitutional restrictions, he cannot be dlmitted except by the vote stated, and If the majority refuse to sustain his application, his recourse is by appeal. If any member objects, and gives his reason therefor, the Master may, in his discretion, postpone action until the ne.xt Stated Communication, to give opportunity for Investigation. The favorable action of the Lodge dlmlts the applicant; the certificate which may be given to him is merely evidence of his dimission and standing.—IJASSBTT. IDuplicate ])lmits.—The Committee find that the law does not contain provisions authorizing the issuing of duplicate dlmlts, and the Committee recommend that where a dlmit Is lost or destroyed, the Secretary of a Lodge Issue acertlflcate, under seal,showing the granting of such dlmlt,'and Its date. —COM. .lURia., Proi:. ism, p. 103. Oflicer-KIect.—A brother who has been elected to any office In his Lodge, and removes from the Grand .Jurisdiction before installation, is entitled to his dlmlt on application.—POSTIJETHWAITE, G.'. M.-. 1891. I n s t a l l e d Offlcer.—An elected and Installed officer of a Lodge having permanently removed from this Grand .Turisdiction, thereb.v vacating his office, is entitled to a dinilt upon application therefor, under the regulations covering the granting of dimits.—CAI>I.AHAM, G.'.M.-. 1802. X o Tee.—A Lodge cannot charge a fee for issuing a dlmit.—CAXI-AHAM, G.-.M.-.1892.

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I 14. Right of Visitation.—A Master Mason in good standing may visit any Lodge, but he must be vouched for by some brother who has previously sat in open Lodge with him, or he must prove himself to be a Master Mason by due trial and strict examination by a committee of the Lodge. T h e Master may exclude an}' visitor, and shall exclude him if any member object to his admission, unless the visitor come in an official capacity, or as the advocate of a brother on trial before the Lodge. Certificate.—A certificate under tlie seal of a Lodge, attested l)y tlie Secretary tliat tlie person tliereln named is a member of such Lodge in good standing. Is not of Itself sufficient evidence of the fact as to warrant a, brother in Iniparting to lilni instruction in tlie esoteric work.—CJ.AKK, G.\M.". 1895. Objection.—When the Master or Lodge summons a non-afflllated Mason to appear in Lodge, tlie olijectlon of a memljer to sitting in Lodge with such non-af1illa.te, is not good as against the summons.—CowGiU/, G.'.M.-. 1882. J^>cn]and. Oliai'ter.—It Is not eii,K>ined upon a visiting lirotlier to demand an examination of the charter of the Lodge he proposes to visit, before lie sul)mits to an examination hy a coniinIttee,and a. failure to do so indicates nothing to a visitor's prejudice, wliUe sueii demand often suggests small learning and large pretensions.—BTTOK, G.'.M.-. 188-5.

115. Public Ceremonies.—A Lodge ma}' publicly celebrate St. John's Daj' in June and December in each year without obtaining special authority therefor, and may conduct the public burial ceremonies upon the death of any member or of any soj ourner, or the members of the Lodge may attend such funeral, though not conducting the ceremonies. Whenever appearing in public the members shall be decently clothed with white gloves and aprons, demeaning themselves decorously, and being obedient to the Master's lawful commands. Constltiitioniil Provisions.—Art. II, Sec. 7; Art. V, Sec.7. Funeral.—.V Lodge may appear in the funeral procession of a brother when It is not conducted by it or any other jNlasonic association, without ol> taining special dispensation.—POSTIJETHWAITE,G.'.M.•.181M. I'all-Hearers.—While it Is deslraljle, it Is not al>solutely necessary that tlie pall-iiearers 111 a Masonic funeral should beMnsons.—Coi.E.HA>',G.'.M.-. 1807.

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116. -Masonic Burial.—Every affiliated Master Mason is entitled to Masonic burial by his Lodge, and at its expense, if circumstances require it; and a sojourner, who is an affiliated Master Mason, is entitled to Masonic burial by the Local Lodge, and the same honor may be extended to non-affiliated Master Masons. When one Lodge gives Masonic burial to the member of another, and pays the funeral expenses, or any part thereof, no lawful claim for reimbursement exists in favor of the Lodge making such expenditures. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provision.—Art. II, Sec. 7. X o n - A f f l l i a t e d Masons.—AH the authorities agree that a non-afliljatccl Masoii is not entitled to Masonic burial under any clalnt of riglit. ]S^onatiiliation is not declared to be an offense against the Body of Masonr\', neither can it be treated as such so long as the right ofdiniission is recognized and the rule of unanimity of ballot, on an application for afflliation, is onforced. I t is therefore proper that discretion to act in such cases should bo vested in the Ijodge. Masonic buruvl is in its nature a c h a r i t y , and any expense attending it is an actual charity. If one bestows charity on his neighbor, he has no claim on another for reimbursement on this account.—BASSBTT. Hflfect of Suspension.—A. Lodge cannot rightfully conduct a funeral ceremony of a deceased Master Mason, who, at the time of his death, was tinder suspension, either for non-payment of dues or for unmasonic conduct; the effect of such suspension is to deprive hlrn of all the rights and privileges to which he was entitled prior to such suspension; nor can a Mason, while under suspension, sit in a Ijodge of Master Masons or unite w^th the Craft in a Masonic procession.—CI.ABK, G.'.M.-. 189.5.

117. Lodge Dues—^Assessment—-Remission.— A Lodge may provide a revenue for its support by requiring each member to pay annually or oftener a specific tax to be fixed by its By-Laws, and, at any Stated Communication, by a majority vote of its members present, it may assess an additional tax for current expenses and for charity, which shall be held to be a special tax for emergent purposes. It may r e m i t ' the taxes of any member for inability to pay the same, and for any other cause which shall seem just and equitable to a majority of all the members present. E x c l u s i v e Control.—The payment of dues is a duty incumbent on all the members of a Ijodge.— ^fasonic Juris.— MAOKEY, 194. I t is admitted that the Lodge has the right to require the payment of an annual sum (called

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dues) by each of Its members.— iVa.'io/Mc .T'iMi.v.—Sisio.vs, 140. Additional taxes can be assessed only for current expenses and for charity. This is the rule in this Jurisdiction.—Decision 0, Pruc. Qrand Loilt/e JSUT, IS; Decision i, id, 1S7S, Si ; Decision 23, id. IS7D, s/t. The Lodge has e.xclusive control over the m a t t e r of taxation and assessment of Its members, when such taxes are levied and assessments are made for strictly Masonic purposes, and it may, under equitable rules In special cases, remit such taxes and assessments.—BASSBTT. B u i l d i n g Jb'und.—By a majority vote of the members present at a Stated Communication, a Lodge can make a reasonable assessment on Its members for charitable purposes, or legitimate Lodge expenses, but not to assist in building a Masonic Hall. Funds for the latter purpose must be raised by voluntary contributions.—PKIOK, G.-.M.-. 1873. X o i i - A f H l l a t e . - A ijodge has no authority to collect dues from a nonaffiliated Mason.—CAi.iAii AM, G.-.M.-. 18it2.

ii8. L o d g e D u e s —Non-Payment — Remission.— The specific taxes required by a Lodge and the per capita taxes required by the Grand Lodge shall be included in the terms " Lodge dues" or " d u e s " The neglect or refusal of a member to pay his Lodge dues shall not deprive him of any right or privilege in the Lodge or as a Mason, until by some prescribed rule of procedure such right or privilege has been restricted. If any member in arrears for Lodge dues state, in open Lodge or in writing, that he cannot pay his dues without material injury to his family, and such statementbe vouched for by three members, his dues shall be remitted. Kd'cct of Non-1'iiyiiient.—It does not follow that because a Lodge has a right to exact from its members the payment of dues, that it can, by merely adopting a regulation, deprive any member who may be In arrears, for any definite period, from exercising any special right or privilege, such as voting at the annual election for officers, or by making sucli payment one of the requisite qualifications for the discharge of any duty, such as holding office, without .some formal procedure,and the question has been often asked. Why cannot the members bind themselves by such a regulation? The answer is, because no meml)er can be deprived of any of his Masonic rights or privileges except by due trial, or by some formal action of the Lodge directed to his particular case.-BASSETT. V o i d By-LaAV.—A By-Law depriving any brother of auy Masonic right, such as the privilege of voting at an annual meeting while in arrears for dues, is null and void.—HII.I^YEK, G.-.M.-. 1879.

119. Lodge Dues—Duty of Secretary.—The Lodge dues shall be payable annually, unless oftener required by the By-Laws, at the Stated Communication on or

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next preceding St. John's Day in December. Not less than thirty days before such vStated Communication the Secretary shall notify each member of the amount of his Lodge dues for the current year, and any arrears for previous years, by mailing a sealed notice in an envelope with return address thereon, to each member. At the Stated Communication first above mentioned, the Secretary shall report the name and address of each member then in arrears for Lodge dues This report shall show the arrearages by years, and the aggregate sum owing by each. r o r m s . — S e e Appendix. X o t l c e and. Jieport.—The Lodge may require the dues to be paid in quarterly or semi-annual installments, but the whole sum must be paid on or before the end of the Masonic year, which ends December 27tli. The notice and report required here are of great Importance. The purpose of the notice Is to call the attention of the member to the fact that he may not overlook this obligation, and the report is for the information of the Lodge, to the end that proper action may be taken. If It appears that a n y o n e is In arrears for one year or more. This report should be entered at length in the minutes. A prompt observance of these requirements will tend to lessen the number of delinquents and enable the Lodge'to perform Its obligations.—BASSETT. Xon-Affllliited Masons.—A Lodge has no authority to collect dues from a non-afflllatod Mason.—CAW^AH AM, G.-.M.-. 18!I2.

H^e^v M e m b e r s . - A member afflllatlng at any time during the year Is liable for th^-pro rata proportion of the annual dues, if the By-Laws of the Lodge do not provide otherwise. Your committee suggest that all Lodge ByLaws should contain a provision for the collection of dues of members admitted late In the year In a. sum not less than the per capita tax of the Grand Lodge.—COM. .TUKIS., I'roc. isoa, p. lOS.

120. Lodge Dues—Suspension.— A member, in arrears for one year's Lodge dues, shall be deemed guilty of neglect of his Masonic duty, and, by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any Stated Communication of his Lodge, may be suspended from all the rights and privileges of Masonry, and when in arrears for two years' dueshe shall be so suspended unless excused by the Lodge: Provided, however. That no member shall be suspended for the non-payment of dues until he shall have had thirty days' notice of such intended action from the Secretary, under the order and seal of the

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Lodge, by personal service or by registered letter to his last known address, the registry receipt or returned letter to be evidence of sufficient service. Xotlce.—The notice provided for above should be sent In time to allow for Its receipt by the brother at least thlrt.v days before the time set for hearing.—CO.M. R E V . 1808.

.Kx Pai-te l*roceedlnj^. —If the residence be unknown or thedellnqueiit has absconded, the Lodge" may proceed ex parte and conduct the case as though the delinquent were present.—MiixiinlnJm-ix.—SIJIONS, \>.iVa. ."Ellect of S u s p e n s i o n . — A Mtison who has been suspended from all the rights and privileges of Masonry nia.v nevertheless be charged and tried for an ofTense against the Body of Masonry.—Cow. R E V . 1898. Aletliod- ol" I'rocecclliig".—In order to proceed against a member of a Lodge for non-payment of dues, no foi'nial charges need lie preferred, and no summons need be Issued. By an order of the Lodge, made at a Stated Communication, a notice, under the seal of the Lodge and hand of the .Secretary, must be sent the delinquent as provided In this section, that the Lodge Intends to proceed against him for non-pa.yment of dues a t a Stated Communication, the date of which must be given In the order and notice.—COM. R E V . I8!)8.

12 1.- Lodge Dues —Suspension — Remission.—The suspension of a member for non-payment of dues does not relieve him of his obligation to contribute to the .support of Masonry while he was enjoying all its rights and privileges. A Lodge may, by a majority vote of the members present at any Stated Communication, remit the dues of a member for the non-payment of which he may then be under sentence of suspension, but such remission, shall not restore him. A member under sentence of suspension for non-payment of dues may'at any time pay to the Secretary the arrearages for the nonpayment of which he was suspended, and all accruing dues to the date of suspension, but such payment shall not restore him. A c c r u i n g - Dues.—A suspended brother is not chargeable with accruing dues during the period of his suspension.—COM. R E V . 1808.

122. Restoration.—A petitioner for restoration to all the rights and privileges of Masonry, being at the time under sentence of suspension for any cause, shall .state in his petition the cause of his suspension, and, if for non-payment of dues, he shall show payment or remis-

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sion of all d u e s to t h e date of his suspension, a n d if for a n y o t h e r cause, h e shall show a l a u d a b l e effort t o correct t h e w r o n g . I n receiving a n d acting u p o n such petition, t h e L o d g e shall b e g o v e r n e d b y t h e r u l e s p r e scribed for r e c e i v i n g a n d acting u p o n p e t i t i o n s for m e m b e r s h i p , e x c e p t t h a t a t w o - t h i r d s vote only shall b e r e q u i r e d for r e s t o r a t i o n . R e s t o r a t i o n a n d R e l n s t i i t e n i e n t Jiistlnfiiiislied.—A suspended Mason linn he restored Ijy a two-thirds vote of his Lodge to all the rights and privileges of Masonry, while one who has been expelled regains those rights and privileges by being reinstated by a unanimous vote.—COM. REV. 18i>8. P e t i t i o n . — T h e petition of an a,ppllcant for restoration to all the rights and privileges of Masonry must be signed or recommended by two members of the Lodge. The Lodge may receive such petition by tliealtirmatlve vote of two-thirds of the menibers present.—COOK, G.-. M.-. 1888.

123. Reinstatement.— A petitioner for Reinstatem e n t t o all t h e r i g h t s a n d privileges of Masonry, b e i n g at the t i m e u n d e r sentence of expulsion for a n y cause, shall state in h i s petition t h e cause of such expulsion, and show w h a t h e has done for t h e reformation of t h e evil, t h e r e p a r a t i o n of t h e injury, or the condonation of the w r o n g , a n d in w h a t way h e has e n d e a v o r e d to vindicate t h e h o n o r of Masonry from t h e reproach of h i s wrong-doing. I n r e c e i v i n g a n d acting u p o n such petition, t h e L o d g e shall be g o v e r n e d b y the rules p r e s c r i b e d for receiving a n d a c t i n g upon petitions for t h e M y s t e r i e s of Masonry, a n d a u n a n i m o u s ballot shall b e required. IJestoi-ation a n d l i e i n s t a t e m e n t IJlstln^'iiisiied. —A suspended Mason can be restored b y a two-thirds vote of his Lodge to all the rights and privileges of Masonry, while one who has been e.xpelled regains those rights and privileges l)y i>eing reiiistated by a unajiljnous vote.— COM. R E V . 1898. E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s a n d KclloAV-Cral'ts.—The foregoing rules relating to restorations and reinstatements, except as to membership, are applicable to Entered Apprentices and Fellow-Crafts.—COM. R E V . 1898.

124. Restoration and Reinstatement.—A p e t i t i o n e r for Restoration or R e i n s t a t e m e n t shall apply only to the L o d g e b y w h i c h h e was suspended o r expelled, b u t if .such L o d g e h a s ceased t o work, h e m a y apply t o t h e Lodge in whose jurisdiction .he t h e n m a y reside, pro-

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viding that he was a member of the Lodge before which he was tried, or was a non-afiBliated Mason. The restoration or reinstatement of one who was a non-affiliated Mason is only to the rights and privileges of Masonry, and that of an affiliated Mason is to membership in his Lodge, if it be in existence. K e m e d y f o r Grievance.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Whoever shall bo aggrieved by the action of any Lodge must seek redress of his grievance In that Lodge, or by appeal to the Grand Lodge having Jurisdiction of the Lodge complained of; for It Is a fundamental law of Masonry that one Lodge cannot sit In judgment of the actions of another Lodge.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;BASSKTT.

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125. Construction and Application of Rules of Procedure.—The R u l e s of P r o c e d u r e in Masonic T r i a l s , A p p e a l s a n d P u n i s h m e n t s , shall be liberally c o n s t r u e d w i t h a view to p r o m o t e t h e i r objects a n d to g i v e a m p l e protection to e v e r y one iii his r i g h t s . I t s p r o v i s i o n s shall not be applicable to suspension for n o n - p a y r n e n t of dues, or to controversies b e t w e e n Masons, e x c e p t in cases not cognizable a n d relievable b y t h e laws of t h e c o u n t r y in w h i c h t h e y m a y b e , ' or in cases i n v o l v i n g some law or custom of Masonry. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V I I I , Sees. 1-4. .Jurisdiction.—See Const., Art. V l l I , Sec. 3. Xon-Ji*aynient of 'Uues.—No charges need be preferred against delinquents for non-payment of dues. Tlie' proper proceedings In sucli cases are prescribed in By-Law 120.—COM. R E V . 1898.

126. Offense Against the Body of Masonry.—An Offense a g a i n s t t h e Body of Masonry is a w r o n g w h i c h m a y consist of a n y omission of Masonic d u t y specifically enjoined, or t h e p e r m i s s i o n of a n y act t h a t m a y b e d e r o g a t o r y to t h e r e p u t a t i o n of Masonry. N o accusation shall lie a g a i n s t a n y Mason on account of a n y disa g r e e m e n t of • a p e c u n i a r y n a t u r e m e r e l y , b e t w e e n h i m self a n d a b r o t h e r . C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VIII, Sees. 1-4. Oflfense J J e f l n e d . - S e e Const., Art. VIII, Sec. 1. M o r a l J^aw.—Ten Commandments. M o r a l Ija\v.—A Mason is bound by his tenure to obey the moral law.— Charges of a Freemason^ App. p. 67. jNIasonlc OITense.-A violation of any of these is a Masonic offense.— Masonic Text Book—DRXJMMOND, p. 213; Masonic .T^wris.-SIMONS, p. 212. K e p u t a t l o n . — M a s o n s should so live and act as to be above the taint of moral reproach, and their course should be such as to reflect bright luster upon the principles they profess.— OnUion — LIKKNS.

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E v e r y OfTense ii C r i m e — I n Masonry, every offense is a crime, because, in every violation of a Masonic law, there is not onlj' sometimes an infringement of the rights of an lncilviclual,but always, superinduced by this, " a breach and violation of public rights and duties," which afTect the whole community of the Order.—J\raxo)ii<; Juris.— MACKBT, p. 4fti). I n t o x i c a t i n g I^lq^uors.—It Is a Masonic offense for any Mason to.keep a dram shop, or what Is commonly known as a saloon, or to sell intoxicating liquors as a beverage; and I believe the Grand I.odgeof Kansas will sustain any of its L/Odges, should they suspend or expel anj- of their members for such offense.—BROWN, G.-.M.-. 1870.

l u t o x l c t i t l n s L i q u o r s . — I t Is a Masonic offense for any Mason to keep a (Irani shop, or to sell intoxicating liquors as a beverage.—>S7. llci/. J373. .Stock, Subscription.—.'V subscription,by a Mason, of stock, or to a fund for the erection of a building for Masonic purposes, is a civil contract, which can be enforced only by the laws of the land; and any refusal or neglect to pay such subscription docs not subject the subscriber to the dlsciplinnry jurisdiction of any TjOdge or association of Masons.—KKSYON, G.-.M.-. 18iX). B a l l o t U n q u e s t i o n e d . - I f a brother criticise the resultof any ballot, or if he upbraid another for the result, he shall be deemed to have committed an offense against the Body of Masonry.—By-Law 106.

127. Jurisdiction.—Every p r o c e e d i n g shall be based u p o n jurisdiction of t h e p e r s o n , or subject of t h e ^action, a n d no action shall proceed ex parte u n t i l it shall a p p e a r t h a t t h e d e f e n d a n t has b e e n p e r s o n a l l y or constructively s e r v e d w i t h s u m m o n s in t h e m a n n e r h e r e i n a f t e r prescribed, unless h e be r e s t r a i n e d of his liberty, e x c e p t for i n s a n i t y , and u n a b l e v o l u n t a r i l y to appear. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V I I I , Sees. 1-4. C o n s t r u c t i v e Service.—See By-Law MO.

128. Limitation of Action.— N o accusation shall lie a g a i n s t a n y Mason for any offense c o m m i t t e d before he p e t i t i o n e d for t h e Mysteries of Masonry, or for any offense c o m m i t t e d m o r e t h a n five y e a r s before t h e c h a r g e s shall b e p r e s e n t e d , u n l e s s t h e offense h a s been concealed, or its p e r p e t r a t o r u n k n o w n . T h e presentation of c h a r g e s and t h e p r o c e e d i n g s t h e r e o n shall not affect a Mason's s t a n d i n g u n t i l s e n t e n c e has b e e n pronounced. C o n s t r u c t i o n . - T h i s By-Ijaw should not be construed to mean that no Mason may be punished for any offense committed before he presented his petition for the Mysteries of JIasonry. If It should then be first discovered t h a t he was guilty of some serious offense against the laws of the land before filing his petition, charges may be preferred.—Coji. KKV. IS'JS.

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129. W h o May be Punished.—A Master Mason under sentence of suspension, as well as all o t h e r Master Masons, m a y be charged, tried, and expelled, if found guilty. E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s and Fellow-Crafts m a y b e charged, tried, and, if found guilty, p u n i s h e d in t h e same m a n n e r , and to t h e same extent, as Master Masons, subject only to t h e rule t h a t accountability m a y a n d should be limited by the d e g r e e of light received. G o i i s t l t u t l o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A i t . V l l I , Sees. 1 ^ . f a s t b l a s t e r . — A P a s t M a s t e r c a n b e t r i e d by t h e L o d g e of w h i c h he is a m e m b e r for a n ofTense c o m m i t t e d w h i l e M a s t e r of t h a t Lodge.— GRii3ii3XK, G.-. M.-.1884. • -

130. Duties of Wardens. — T h e tradition t h a t t h e W a r d e n s s u p e r i n t e n d t h e Craft d u r i n g certain p e r i o d s res'pectively is recognized as a Masonic custom. T h e Senior W a r d e n , whi) s u p e r i n t e n d s the Craft d u r i n g t h e hours of labor, shall r e p o r t any Mason who m a y be guilty of an offense d u r i n g t h e period of his s u p e r i n t e n d ence. T h e J u n i o r W a r d e n , w h o s u p e r i n t e n d s t h e Craft d u r i n g t h e hours of refreshment, t h a t is d u r i n g t h e period i n t e r v e n i n g t h e Communications, shall r e p o r t a n y Mason who m a y be g u i l t y of an offense d u r i n g t h e period of his s u p e r i n t e n d e n c e . 131. Charges and Specifications — Contents.—Every accusation, i n v o l v i n g an offense against t h e Body of Masonry, shall be p r e s e n t e d in t h e form of c h a r g e s a n d specifications. T h e c h a r g e shall state a distinct offense and shall be a conclusion of fact. A c h a r g e shall n o t include m o r e t h a n one offense, except in cases of t h e repetition of a like offense. T h e specification shall be a clear and concise s t a t e m e n t , without repetition, of t h e particular facts c o n s t i t u t i n g t h e offense. T h e facts cons t i t u t i n g each s e p a r a t e offense, u n d e r a n d included in any c h a r g e , shall be -stated in a separate specification.

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Several charges may be made in the same complaint, but separate specifications shall be made under each charge, as above required. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l i ' r o v l s l o n s . —Art. VIII, Sees. 1-4. E v e r y Offense a Crime.—In Masonry every offense is a crime, because. In every violation of a Masonic law, there Is not only sometimes an Infringem e n t of the rights of an Individual, bvit always superinduced by this, "a breach and violation of public rights and duties," which affect the whole community of the Order.—Masotiic Juris.— MAOKEY, p. 4!)9. X o n - f a y m e n t of Dues.—In proceedings against a brother for Qonpayment of dues, no charges or specifications are required.—See By-Law 120. Offense A g a i n s t t h e Body of M a s o n r y . — See Const. Art. VIII, Sec. 1, and Notes.

132.' Charges and Specifications ^ Accuser — The Charges aiid Specifications shall be in writing, and, except in cases where a Lodge is the accuser, shall be signed by the accuser. When a Lodge is the accuser, the Charges and Specifications shall bg signed, " By order of the Lodge," by its Master, or by the officer succeeding to his duties, and be attested by its Secretary and seal. No one can be an accuser unless he be, at the time of making the accusation, a Master Mason in good standing, but any member of a Lodge may stand as an accuser for one who may not possess the qualifications required. 133. Charges and Specifications—Form.—The caption of an accusation shall be substantially: "Charges and Specifications against Bro. A. B., a Member of Lodge, No. ." The formal part of the charge shall be: "Charge ," If more than one offense be alleged and different in nature, the charges shall be numbered: "Charge I.—," "Charge II,—," and s o o n to the last. The formal parts of a specification shall be as follows: "Specification. In this:" And it shall conclude, " Contrary to the precepts of Freemasonry." If there be more than one accusation under a charge, the specifications shall be numbered "Specification I. In this," and so on.

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C o n t e n t s . — A charge should simply state the nature of the offense which may be often expressed Iri one word. The specification should state the facts constituting the offense.—COM. R E V . 1898.

134. Charges and Specifications—Amendment.— The Charges and Specifications may be amended to conform to the testirhony, provided that such Amendment does not materially change the nature of the accusation; but such Amendment must be made before the accused enters upon his defense. 135. Charges and Specifications — Entertainment or Rejection — Summons — Pleading.— The Charges and Specifications shall be presented at a Stated Communication, and the Lodge shall, by a majority vote, entertain or reject them. If the Lodge entertain the accusation the Secretary shall make a certified copy of the Charges and Specifications, and issue a summons commanding the accused to appear and plead thereto at a Stated Communication, to be therein designated, and the summons shall be made returnable on the day of such Stated Communication. If the accused reside within the jurisdiction of the Lodge, he shall appear and plead at the Stated Communication so designated in such summons, provided the same shall have been served upon him at least ten days before such Stated Communication. If the accused reside without the jurisdiction of the Lodge and has been served with summons at any time before the return day thereof, or if he reside within its jurisdiction, and has been served with summons less than ten days before the return day thereof, then and in either case he shall plead at the next Stated Communication of the Lodge. Service.—See By-Laws 138,139,140. "Wlien Triable.—See By-Law 144.

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d r e s s e d to t h e G r a n d Master. If the G r a n d Master e n t e r t a i n the accusation, he shall direct t h e Grand S e c r e t a r y to m a k e a certified copy of t h e C h a r g e s a n d Specifications, a n d issue a s u m m o n s c o m m a n d i n g the accused to a p p e a r and plead t h e r e t o . If t h e accused b e within, the jurisdiction of t h e G r a n d L o d g e , t h e a p p e a r a n c e and plea shall be e n t e r e d , in w r i t i n g with t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , within t h i r t y days. If t h e accused b e w i t h o u t this Grand Jurisdiction, he shall e n t e r h i s plea, in w r i t i n g , w i t h t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y w i t h i n s i x t y days. 137. Charges and Specifications—Sufficiency—Jurisdiction.— T h e L o d g e (or Grand M a s t e r ) shall pass upon t h e sufficiency of t h e Charges a n d Specifications before a n y p r o c e e d i n g shall be taken t h e r e o n . If it be found t h a t t h e L o d g e ( o r G r a n d L o d g e ) h a s no jurisdiction of •the p e r s o n of t h e accused, or of t h e s u b j e c t - m a t t e r of t h e accusation, t h e Secretary (or G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ) shall r e t u r n t h e p a p e r s so endorsed to t h e accuser. If it be found t h a t t h e c h a r g e does not state an offense against t h e Body of Masonry, or that t h e specifications do not sustain t h e charge, t h e L o d g e (or G r a n d M a s t e r ) m a y s u g g e s t a m e n d m e n t s or reject the c h a r g e , a n d t h e Secr e t a r y ( o r G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ) shall r e t u r n t h e p a p e r s to t h e a c c u s e r , ' w i t h t h e i r action endorsed. 138. Service of Summons.—A L o d g e , h a v i n g jurisdiction of the subject, may s u m m o n t h e accused w h e r e v e r h e m a y b e found. T h e s u m m o n s m a y be p e r s o n a l l y served w i t h i n or w i t h o u t t h e territorial jurisdiction of t h e L o d g e (or G r a n d L o d g e ) by t h e T y l e r (or G r a n d P u r s u i v a n t ) or by any Master Mason authorized b y t h e Master or Secretary (or G r a n d Master or G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ) . T h e s u m m o n s may b e personally s e r v e d w i t h o u t t h e territorial jurisdiction of t h e L o d g e (or G r a n d L o d g e ) b y t h e Secretary (or G r a n d Secretary) by

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r e g i s t e r e d p a c k a g e , t h r o u g h t h e mail, a d d r e s s e d t o t h e defendant. T h e e n v e l o p e containing t h e s a m e shall have endorsed t h e r e o n a r e q u e s t to r e t u r n i n t w e n t y days, if n o t delivered. C o i i s t l t u t i o n i i l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VIIl, Sees. 1-4. 'l*revious l*rovision.—See By-Ijaw 135. ir'orin of Siimiiaons.—See Appendi.K. AN^Iieii S i i i n n i o i i s .Sliall issue.—No summons can hQ issued until the clmrgos have been entertained by the TjOdgo at a. Stated Communication, as provided in By-Law IS-i.—COM. RBV. 18!)8.

139. Issue and Return of Summons.—The s u m m o n s shall be issued b y t h e Secretary, .under t h e seal of t h e L o d g e . I t m a y b e m a d e r e t u r n a b l e at a n y s u b s e q u e n t Stated C o m m u n i c a t i o n , provided that it be served on t h e accused at least t e n days before h e is r e q u i r e d to a p pear. A certified copy of t h e charges a n d specifications shall be served w i t h t h e summons. T h e Secretary ( o r G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ) shall m a k e a certified copy of t h e s u m mons a n d o t h e r p a p e r s to b e served, a n d t h e b r o t h e r m a k i n g t h e service shall deliver, or mail, only such certified copies to t h e accused. Proof of service shall b e m a d e , if personal, by a r e t u r n on t h e original s u m m o n s , s h o w i n g m a n n e r , place a n d date of service; if personal, by mail, b y t h e r e t u r n of r e g i s t r y receipt or w r i t t e n ack n o w l e d g m e n t b y t h e accused. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V I I l , Sees. 1-4. \>^lien S u m m o n s Sliall Issue.—No summons can be Issued until the cliarges have been entertained by the Lodge at a Stated Communication, as provided In By-Law 135.-COM. R E V . 18(18. ^Vlien R e t u r n a b l e . — See By-Law 135. ' r i m e to I ' l e a d . —.See By-Law 13.5. T i m e for T r i a l . —See By-Law 144. T i m e to i*lea<i. — For the sake of uniformity, the accused Is required by the summons to appear and plead on the return day named therein, but notwithstanding the language used, he Is not compelled to plead on such day unless the summons shall have been served upon him a sufllcleut length of time as provided in By-Law 135.—Cojt. R E V . 1898.

140. Alias Summons—^Constructive Service.—-On failure to obtain service as provided in t h e last t w o p r e cedingf sections, if t h e residence of t h e accused b e k n o w n

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to the Secretary, he shall forthwith issue an alias summons returnable at such Stated Communication, of the Lodge as will allow for service to be made upon the accused at least ten days before he is required to appear, and such alias summons shall thereupon be served and returned in the same manner as is hereinbefore provided for the service and return of an original summons; but if t h e residence of the accused be unknown to the Secretary, or if the accused has absconded, then at the Stated Communication of the Lodge at which the last summons issued was made returnable, the Secretary shall report, in open Lodge, such failure to obtain service, and the Master shall thereupon make inquiry of the members present as to the last known place of residence of the accused, and his address thus ascertained shall be recorded by the Secretary. Thereupon the Secretary shall issue an alias summons for the accused, returnable at the Stated Communication of the Lodge to be held next after the expiration of forty-one days from that date, and a certified copy of such summons and of the complaint or accusation shall be sent by the Secretary, in a registered letter, with a request for return in twenty days endorsed thereon, if not delivered, to the accused at such last known address, which registered letter shall be mailed at least thirty days before the return day named in such alias summons; and if such registered letter shall be returned unopened to the Secretary, the accused shall be deemed to have been constructively served with process, and thereafter the Lodge may proceed ex parte and conduct the case as though the accused were present. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V l l I , Sees. 1-4. X o n - p a y m e n t of Dues.—The rules proscribed in this section for obtaining constructive service are applicable to all cognizable offenses except non-payment of dues. For manner of obtaining service ui3on a. liroUierwho is delinquent in the payment of his dues, see By-Law 120.—Co.M. REV. lSii8. AVlien Triable.—See By-Law 144.

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141. E x Parte Trial.— If t h e accused fail to a p pear and plead w i t h i n t h e t i m e prescribed in By-Law 135, t h e L o d g e shall pass u p o n t h e sufl&ciency of t h e service. If it be found t h a t the service does not conform to t h e provisions of By-Laws 138, 139 and 140, an alias s u m m o n s to a p p e a r a n d plead shall issue, and it shall be served with t h e p a p e r s in the. same m a n n e r as an original. If it be found that t h e accused has b e e n personally served w i t h s u m m o n s and t h e t i m e w i t h i n which he is r e q u i r e d to plead, according to. t h e provisions of By-Law 135, h a s expired, or if it be found t h a t t h e accused h a s been constructively served according to the provisions of By-Law 140, t h e action shall s t a n d for trial a n d m a y be proceeded with ex parte. 142. Appearance and Continuance.— T h e accused m a y e n t e r an a p p e a r a n c e in w r i t i n g at a n y t i m e w i t h t h e Secretary (or G r a n d Secretary) a n d a p p l y for a n extension of t h e t i m e to plead. If t h e L o d g e (or G r a n d Lodge) be in session, it shall pass upon the application, otherwise t h e Master (or G r a n d Master) m a y , in t h e exercise of a sound discretion, g r a n t t h e application or d e n y it, a n d his decision shall be final. E i t h e r p a r t y may, at a n y t i m e before t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e trial, ,apply for a c o n t i n u a n c e to p r o c u r e t h e a t t e n d a n c e of witnesses, or for an e x t e n s i o n of t i m e to take t e s t i m o n y , action upon which shall be subject to t h e rules governi n g applications for an e x t e n s i o n of t i m e to plead. 143. Form of Pleading —Confession in Part.— T h e only pleas allowed t h e accused, in any case, are " g u i l t y , " or " n o t guilty." W h e n t h e plea is m a d e before t h e Lodge, it m a y be oral. T h e plea, w h e t h e r oral or written, shall be g i v e n a n d e n t e r e d in the record in t h e foll o w i n g form: "Of t h e Specification, ' n o t g u i l t y ' ( o r ' g u i l t y ' ) . " " O f t h e C h a r g e , ' n o t g u i l t y ' (or ' g u i l t y ' ) . " If t h e r e be two or m o r e charges, or two or m o r e specifi-

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cations to any charge, the form shall be: ''Of the first Specification, first charge, 'not guilty' (or 'guilty')," and so on through all the specifications to the first charge; then, "Of the first Charge, 'not guilty' (or 'guilty')," and so of all the charges and specifications. If the accused plead guilty to all the charges and specifications, the Lodge shall proceed, at the Stated Communication at which the action shall stand for trial, to determine a penalty according to the provisions of By-Law 158. If he plead guilty to a part of the charges and specifications, and not guilty to the others, the Lodge may proceed at such Stated Communication to fix the punishment for the offenses confessed, or may proceed to trial upon those not confessed, and at the conclusion of the trial it shall proceed to fix a penalty for such offenses as may have been confessed as aforesaid, and also for those, if any, upon which the accused has been found guilty. If the Lodge, as it may do by a majority vote, elect to accept a plea of guilty as to a part of the offenses only, and impose a punishment therefor, all further proceedings in the case shall cease. 144. T i m e for Trial—Prosecutor—Advocate.— When the service is personal, the action shall be triable at the Stated Communication at which the accused is. required to plead, according to the provisions of By-Law 135, unless continued by a majority vote of the Lodge. If the service be constructive, the action shall be triable at the first Stated Communication not less than fortyone days from the date of the summons and at least thirty days after the mailing of a certified copy thereof to the accused, unless, in the interest of justice it be continued, by a majority vote of the Lodge. If the action be continued, it shall be tried at the Stated or Special Communication to which the trial is postponed, unless for good cause shown it be further continued.

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At the trial the Junior Warden, unless excused by the Ma,ster, shall conduct the prosecution, but in the discharge of this duty he shall as zealously guard the rights of the defense as of the prosecution. If the accused fail to appear or plead before the commencement of the trial, the Master (or Grand Master) shall appoint a Master Mason as an advocate for the accused, and such advocate shall then enter a formal appearance and plea of not guilty in behalf of the accused. S u m m o n s — S e r v i c e a n d U e t u r n . —Soe By-Laws 138,139,140.

145. Trial — Summons to Members—Degree—Who May be Present.—At the Stated Communication at which an action may be triable, the Lodge may order the action to be tried at a Special Communication, to be then appointed for a day certain. At least seven days before any Stated or Special Communication, at which an action shall stand for trial, the Secretary shall issue a summons, under his hand and the seal of the Lodge, to each member thereof residing within its jurisdiction, and shall mail the same to the address of such member. Such summons shall command the member, " b y order of the Lodge,'' to attend such Stated or Special Communication, and shall, state that such trial is to occur. For all the proceedings requiring the presence of the accused, and during the progress of the trial, the Lodge shall be open on the highest Degree the accused may have attained: Provided, That while the Lodge is taking the testimony of a witness who- is not a Mason, all officers, except the Master, shall vacate their stations and places, and such witness shall,, upon the order of the Master, be admitted without any ceremony, give his testimony and immediately retire; and during his presence in the Lodge room no motion shall be made or other action taken, and except those conducting the examination of the witness, the members shall refrain

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from making any remarks or comments with reference to the case, or to the testimony of the witness. Except witnesses, or a Master Mason acting as counsel or stenographer, none but Master Masons who are members of the Lodge may be present or take any part in the trial. - N ' o n - I ' a y i n e n t of JJues.—This By-Jjaw does not recjulre the resident members of a Lodge to be summoned to attend the trial of a brother proceeded against for noii-paynient of dues.— COM. REV. iSSiS. M a s o n i c Trtiil.—A fjOdge, having entered upon the trial of a brother for an offense agnlnsttheBody of Masonrj' either a t a Stated or Special Communl. cation, lias the power to hold Special Communications from day to day until such trial be coinpletod.—COM. EKV. WJS.

' 146. Disqualification of Members.— No member shall sit to deliberate upon any case, who may be disqualified by bias, or prejudice; and he shall be disqualified if he be interested in the result, of kin, related to either party, a witness as to the main question in issue, or as to any fact directly relating thereto, or engaged in the prosecution or defense. Before the commencement of the trial, the Secretary shall read this By-Law, and the Master shall request all knowing themselves to be disqualified, for any cause, so to declare. No other challenge shall be allowed. 147. Presiding Officer — Change of Venue.— The Master (or Grand Master) except as herein provided, shall preside at all Masonic hearings, or trials, had before the Lodge (or Grand- Lodge). If the Master (or Grand Master) shall be absent, or disqualified, the officer succeeding to his duties shall preside. , The Grand Master may preside, or appoint a Past Master to preside, at a trial before a Lodge. T h e . Grand . Master may, in the exercise of a sound discretion, and on application by either party, showing good cause therefor, direct the trial of any cause, within the jurisdiction of and originating in one Lodge, to be tried in another Lodge.

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D i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n . — A AVorshJpfuI Master who appears'as a witness in a Masonic trial to prove other t h a n m e r e formal matters, and whose testimony directly or indirectly tends to prove the guilt or Innocence of the accused, is not quallflecf to preside a t such trials.—CAI^I^AHAM, G.-. M.-. 1892. nisquallflcatlon.—If a Master of a Lodge is a material witness as to any facts directly connected with the offense charged, he Is disqualified to deli berate on. the case, and therefore incompetent to preside at the trial. On the other hand, the mere fact that It might be necessary to call him to pi'ove some formal matter would not of itself disqualify him. No definite rule can be laid down which will apply to all cases, but the foregoing suggestions may serve in some measure to guide the Master in the proper discharge of his duty.—COM. .TUKIS. I'rnc-. 18S9, p. 101.

148. Trial Defined—Sources of Evidence.— A t r i a l is an investigation for the purpose of finding facts upon which to establish and award a right, or to punish for wrongdoing. Facts may be ascertained: (i) From persons having personal knowledge; (2) from records and writings; (3) from circumstances known by experience to attend like transactions. When the testimony obtained from these sources has been aggregated and analyzed, the facts can generally be found with such certainty as to satisfy a reasonable person of their existence and to warrant action thereupon. Constitutional

I'rovlBloiis. —Art. V l l i , Sees. 1-1.

-149. Without Display or Publicity.—The proceedings of every Masonic trial or investigation shall be conducted quietly, without display or publicity. No one but the parties, their advocates, or one whose office may require it, shall have access to the papers or testimony, nor shall any finding, decision, or sentence, be published. However, nothing herein contained shall exclude from the published Proceedings of the Grand Lodge the usual reports of the committees wherein these matters are generally set out, or the lists of suspensions, expulsions, restorations, or reinstatements. 150. Order of Trial.—At the hour appointed for trial, the charges, specifications, and plea, if it be in writing, shall be read; if the plea be oral, it shall be stated. T h e order of trial shall be as follows: (i) A

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brief statement of the case by the prosecution and then by the defense; (2) the production of the evidence, first by the prosecution, then by the defense, and last in rebuttal; (3) the arguments, first for the prosecution, then for the defense, and last for the prosecution. When the arguments have been concluded, the parties, their advocates and disqualified witnesses, and such members as have entered the Lodge after the commencement of the hearing, or are disqualified by other cause, shall retire, and the members shall then consider the case with due deliberation, finding the accused guilty, or not guilty, of each specification and charge, in the order of his pleas. In no case can the accused be found guilty of any charge unless he has been found guilty of some specification under it, JJlsquallflcd

W i t n e s s e s . — S e e By-Tjavv i4(i.

151. Written Evidence.— Evidence derivable from records and writings may be obtained by the production of the original, or any authorized copy, or by any copy certified by the Secretary of a Lodge. Oral testimony may be taken, for the convenience of parties, before the trial by a Commissioner, to be appointed by the Secretary upon the application of either party, or by order of the Lodge, after the time the accused may have been required to appear and plead. The Commissioner shall be a -Master Mason, and the commission directed to him shall be issued, under the seal of the Lodge and hand of the Secretary, and shall command him to take the testimony in writing of such witnesses as may be produced, and return the same in a sealed envelope to the Secretary without delay C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . V X I l , Sees. 1-1. I M e d g e o f ^X^ltness.—See B y - L a w 1-52. S o t i c e . — R e a s o n a b l e n o t i c e s h o u l d be g i v e n by e i t h e r p a r t y t o t h e o t h e r of t h e t i m e a n d p l a e e of t a k i n g t e s t i m o n y before t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r . — C O M . RlCV.lSi)!<.

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152. Pledge of Witness.— E v e r y witness who is a Mason shall be pledged by t h e Commissioner, or by t h e Master, (or Grand Master) as follows : " Do you declare, upon your h o n o r and obligation as a Mason, t h a t you will tell t h e t r u t h , w i t h o u t reservation, in t h e s t a t e m e n t you are about to m a k e ? " If h e be not a Mason he shall be pledged as follows: " Do you declare, upon y o u r h o n o r as a m a n a n d y o u r obligation as a citizen, t h a t you will tell the. truth, w i t h o u t reservation, in t h e s t a t e m e n t you are about to m a k e ? " If t h i s p l e d g e be refused t h e witness shall not be h e a r d . A p p o i n t m e n t of C o m m i s s i o n e r . — S e e By-L<a\v 151.

153. Testimony Reduced to Writing.—All oral testim o n y shall be reduced to w r i t i n g by a c o m p e t e n t brother to^be chosen b y t h e Master; or, if- t h e L o d g e so order, t h e t e s t i m o n y m a y be t a k e n in s h o r t h a n d b y any comp e t e n t M a s t e r ' M a s o n without reference to his Lodge affiliation. N o b r o t h e r shall receive a n y compensation for t a k i n g t e s t i m o n y unless t h e L o d g e otherwise order in advance. ; However, all t r a n s c r i p t s for review shall be paid for b y the p a r t y o r d e r i n g t h e m . 154. Grand Lodge—^ Witnesses.—^If t h e accusation be one of w h i c h t h e G r a n d L o d g e h a s jurisdiction, a n d if a n y witness reside so far away from t h e place of trial, t h a t it m a y be difficult to p r o c u r e h i s personal attendance, his t e s t i m o n y m a y b e t a k e n u n d e r a commission. U p o n application of e i t h e r party, after t h e t i m e t h e accused m a y h a v e been r e q u i r e d to a p p e a r a n d plead, t h e G r a n d Secretary shall issue a commission u n d e r which both parties m a y take t e s t i m o n y . T h e commission shall be directed to a Master Mason, in t h e vicinity of t h e witnesses, with due r e g a r d to t h e convenience of t h e parties, c o m m a n d i n g h i m to take t h e testimony, in writ-

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ing, of s u c h witnesses as m a y be produced, and r e t u r n t h e s a m e , u n d e r seal, w i t h o u t delay to the G r a n d Secretary. 155. Grand L o d g e — T r i a l . — If t h e accusation be one of which t h e G r a n d L o d g e has jurisdiction, t h e action shall b e t r i a b l e at t h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s u c c e e d i n g t h e t i m e t h e d e f e n d a n t m a y h a v e b e e n req u i r e d t o appear, or to w h i c h it m a y be continued. T h e G r a n d J u n i o r W a r d e n , u n l e s s excused b y the Grand Master, shall conduct- t h e prosecution, but, in t h e disc h a r g e of this d u t y , h e shall as zealously g u a r d t h e r i g h t s of the defense as of t h e prosecution, If t h e def e n d a n t fail to a p p e a r or plead before t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of the trial, t h e G r a n d Master shall a p p o i n t a Master Mason as a n advocate for t h e accused, a n d such advocate shall t h e n e n t e r a formal appearance a n d ptea of not g u i l t y in behalf of t h e accused. 156. Trial—Law and Facts—Verdict.—On t h e trial of a case the Master (or G r a n d Master) is t h e j u d g e of t h e law applicable t h e r e t o , a n d t h e Mast(;r (or G r a n d Master) and t h e m e m b e r s , acting together, are t h e j u d g e s of the facts. I n consideration of t h e evidence, t h e y act in t h e capacity of j u r o r s , and t h e i r d e t e r m i n a tion of t h e guilt or i n n o c e n c e of t h e accused, based on t h e law a n d t h e e v i d e n c e , p a r t a k e s of t h e character of a verdict. T h e opinion of t h e m e m b e r s as to t h e g u i l t or i n n o c e n c e of t h e accused m u s t be taken b y ballot on each specification a n d c h a r g e separately, a n d t w o - t h i r d s of all t h e m e m b e r s actually p r e s e n t shall be r e q u i r e d to sustain a finding of g u i l t y ; otherwise t h e finding shall be not guilty. > r o t I o i i to K e c o n s l d e r . — A motion to reconsider any action taken by tbe Lodge upon a matter of business must be made at tbe same communication and before any of the members liave retired. Motions to reconsider a ballot are never in order.—COM. Kv.y. iSiW.

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Quorum.—The trial of a Mason cames within the definition of the term "business;" and at every stage ol the proceedings, and more especially a t the time of deliberation and balloting upon the question of "guilty or not guilty," the Lodge should not proceed unless seven Master Masons,being members o l . tiie Lodge, and qualified to v^sit and deliberate on the case, are present.— K B N Y O S , G.-. M.-. 1890.

157. Reasonable Doubt.—-Every Mason charged with an offense shall be presumed innocent until his guilt be made to appear. The accused is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable doubt, and when such doubt exists, after a full and candid consideration of the case, he must be acquitted. A reasonable doubt is that honest uncertainty which, after a careful consideration and comparison of all the circumstances surrounding a case, may exist in the mind of a man whose understanding is unimpaired, and whose judgment is unbiased. 15 8. Punishment.—If the defendant be found guilty, the Master and the members acting together determine the punishment, and for this purpose they act as judges of the law and facts But one punishment can be inflicted, though the defendant be found guilty of more than one offense. The opinion of the members, as to the degree of punishment, shall be expressed by ballot as follows: Ballots of uniform shape and size shall be prepared by the Secretary, upon which shall be written or printed the words, "Expulsion," "Suspension," "Reprimand," and.the ballots being distributed, each member present shall indicate the degree of punishment he regards as just, by making a cross mark before the word representing it upon his ballot. The ballots shall be counted and a record of the result kept by the Secretary. Each brother present must vote unless unanimously excused. Within the range of the different degrees of punishment, the members may exercise a sound discretion, and so if two-thirds do not agree on one ballot, they shall ballot again, and continue to ballot until an agreement be reached.

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F o r m of Ballot.—Under the foregoing section, each ballot should contain the three words in the following form and order: Expulsion. Suspension. Reprimand.—COM. R E V . 1898. l i u t y of Offlcers.—The Master should require the above section to be read before proceeding to ballot, and after the ballots are cast, the result should be announced. A record of each ballot should be kept.—COM. R E V . 1898. Secrecy.—The ballot must be secret and no brother Is permitted to disclose the nature of his vote.—COM. RKV. 1898. N e c e s s i t y of P u n l s l i m e n t . — If the accused plead or be found guilty, the Lodge must Inflict punishment. In 1894-5 a brother was found guilty of a Masonic offense In Lyons Lodge, No. 192, and the Lodge failed to Impose a penalty. Thereupon the Grand Lodge revoked the charter of the Lodge and took possession of Its records. Jewels, funds and property. (Proc. 1895, pp. 97,98.)— COM. R E V . 1898. Effect of NO I ' u n l s l i m e n t . — W h e r e a member of a Lodge Is found guilty of an offense against the Body of Masonry, or pleads guilty thereto, and the Lodge falls to follow such conviction or plea by such punishment as Is provided by law, and said Lodge subsequently has its charter revoked because of such failure to punish, such member so convicted Is not purged of his guilt, and he Is not entitled to a certificate of good standing from the Grand Lodge.— MOCAI^I,, G.-. M.-. 18i».

159. Time for Sentence.—When a decision shall have, been reached, the parties shall be recalled and the result announced, and the Master, unless notice of an intention to appeal or of an application for a new trial be given as hereinafter provided, shall immediately pronounce sentence, if the accused has been found guilty. If such notice be given and no further action be taken by the accused, then the sentence shall be pronounced at the first Stated Communication after the time for perfecting an appeal or filing an application for a new trial shall have expired. In the event that the Grand Master refuse a new trial, or the Grand Lodge afhrm or modify the action of the Lodge, then sentence shall be pronounced as hereinafter provided. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n . — A r t . V I I I , Sec. 3.

i6o.~ Proceedings for Appeal.—.If any party be aggrieved by any ruling or proceeding, or by any finding or decision of a Lodge, he may appeal therefrom to the Grand Lodge. If the party aggrieved give notice of his

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intention to appeal immediately after the decision shall be announced, and within ten days file his notice of appeal with the Secretary, the sentence shall be stayed until the appeal has been heard. When an appeal is taken the Secretary shall, without delay, make a complete transcript of the case, which shall include: ( i ) A copy of the Lodge Journal; (2) copies of all papers; (3) a copy of all the testimony; if the oral testimony shall have been taken in shorthand, a transcript thereof, which shall be furnished by the party appealing, shall be used in connection with the other testimony. H e shall attach these to the notice of appeal and transmit the case to the Grand Secretary, to be by him laid before the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o v i s i o n s . — A r t . VIII, Sec. 3. Xe"\v Trial.—If a brother make application to the Grand Master for a new trial, he thereby forfeits his right to appeal.—COM. RK V. 1898.

i6i. Appeal—Action by Grand Lodge.—Upon appeal the Grand Lodge may affirm or reverse the case, mitigate or set aside the punishment, dismiss the appeal, or remand the action for a new trial or for further consideration. If the case be affirmed or the appeal dismissed, the decision of the Lodge remains in full force. If the case be reversed the reason therefor shall be briefly stated, and the Lodge shall take such action as may be required by the Grand Lodge. If the Grand Lodge • find the punishment to be inadequate or too severe, it shall proceed to fix the same and the Master of the Lodge shall pronounce sentence as ordered. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l Provision.—Art. VIII, Sec. 3. l * r e v l o u s I'rovision.—By-Law 36. S u b j e c t s f o r C o n s i d e r a t i o n . — A l l matters relating to bias or prejudice on the part of members, to their misconduct tit the hearing, or to improper rulings of the Master, can be raised and determined by the Grand Lodge upon appeal, and evidence in relation to sucli matters can he produced before the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, or the Grand Lodge can authorize the testimony of witnesses to be taken before a Commissioner. Kven HT, parte atHdavits might be used, iji the discretion of the Grand Lodge,before the Com-

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mittee on Grievances and Appeals,a3 It Is the right of the Grand Lodge to prescrllje its own rules for such procedure; hut in Justice and equity, and In compliance with thesplrltof the rulesof MasouleJurlsprudence,such practice ought to be discountenanced, even thougli It ol^tain In some jurisdictions. Appeals are taken to determine whether the resulfof the case was right, as the same was presented in the Lodge. A motion for a new trial presents tlie question as to whether the defendant was given every opportunity to wliich lie was entitled, as a Mason, fully to present his defense.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;COM. REV. 181)8.

162. Application for New Trial.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;After a trial has terminated, the accused found guilty, and the punishment been determined, the accused, upon receiving the announcement of the result, as provided in By-Law 159, may forthwith give oral notice of an application to the Grand Master for a new trial, and within ten days thereafter he shall file with the Secretary of the Lodge an application in writing; and if the testimony at the trial was taken in shorthand, he shall also file with the Secretary a transcript thereof. If the accused file, his application as herein provided, then sentence shall not be pronounced until the same shall have been determined. The only grounds upon which a new trial in the Lodge may be ordered by the Grand Master are: (i)' Accident or surprise against which ordinary prudence could not have guarded, and by reason of which the accused "was preveuted iroiii having a fair trial; (2) newly-discovered evidence, not cumulative in its nature, material to the defense, and which the accused could not, by the exercise of ordinary diligence, have produced at the trial. T h e application shall be addressed to the Grand Master and shall set forth with particularity the facts upon which it is based. The unsupported statements of the accused shall not be sufficient, but he may attach to his application any testimony not used at the trial which he may deem competent and material, but such testimony shall be subscribed by the witnesses w^ho may give the same, under the same pledge that they would be required to take at a trial before the Lodge. Within ten days after such appli-

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cation shall have been filed with the Secretary of the Lodge, the accuser shall have the right to refute any statement made in such application, or in the testimony attached thereto, by copies of records or the testimony of witnesses given under a pledge as above set forth. The Secretary shall then attach to the application all the papers filed with him, include therewith a copy of all the evidence not taken in shorthand at the trial, and transmit the same to the Grand Master for consideration and action. If the Grand Master award a new trial, he shall so notify the Secretary of the Lodge and the accused, and the case shall then stand for trial at the Stated Communication of the Lodge first occurring after the expiration of fifteen days from the date of the notice sent to the Secretary by the Grand Master, and unless continued by the Master or by order of the Lodge to a future Stated or Special Communication, it shall then be re-tried and determined. If the Grand Master refuse a new trial, he shall notify the Secretary and the accused of such refusal, and without further notice the accused shall appear at the first Stated Communication of the Lodge occurring not less than ten days after the date of the notice sent to the Secretary, at which time sentence shall be pronounced agreeably to the original determination of the Lodge. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l I'rovlslon.—Art. I l l , Sec. 2. C u m u l a t i v e Evidence.—Cunuilatlve evidence Is "additional or corroborative evidence to the same point."—Blf.tck\'i Law Diet, By A c c u s e d O n l y . —It will be observed that only theacoused can apply to the Grand Master for a new trial, but either the accused or accuser can appeal to the Grand Lodge.—COM. EEV. 18M. Xe^v T r i a l a n d A p p e a l l U s l l n g u l s l i e d . — I t will be observed t h a t there are only two grounds upon which an application for a new trial may be based. It.is assumed t h a t If the accused was surprised at the trial by evidence which, under all circumstances, he was not bound to expect. If by accident he was prevented from procuring his own evidence, or if after the trial evidence was first discovered, of the existence of which he had no knowledge, and of which he could not have learned by the exercise of proper diligence, then all facts which bear upon the question at issue did not come before the Lodge a t trial, and that the result might have been different had such evidence been

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heard. In other words, a new trial may be granted by reason of the accused being unavoidably deprived of evidence a t the trial which might have changed the result. All matters relating to bias or prejudice on the part of members, to their misconduct a t the hearing, or to Improper rulings of the Master, can be raised and determined by the Grand Lodge upon appeal, and evidence tn relation to such inntters can be produced before the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, or the Grand Lodge can authorize the testimony of witnes.ses to be taken before a Commissioner. Kven ex parte affidavits might be used,In the discretion of the Grand Lodge, before the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, as It Is the right of the Grand Lodge to prescribe Its own rules tor such procedure; Imt In Justice and eiiult.v,and In compliance with the spirit of the rules of Masonic Jurisprudence, such practice ought to be discountenanced, even though It obtain In some Jurisdictions. Appeals are taken to determine whether t h e result of the case was right as the same was presented in the Lodge. A motion for a new trial presents the question as to whether the defendant was given every opportunity to which ho was entitled, as a Mason, fully to present his defense.—COM. R B V . 18!)8.

163. Vacation of Judgment.—At any time within three years from the date of fixing the punishment against a brother for an offense against the Body of Masonry, the accused may apply to the Grand Master for an order setting aside the judgment of the Lodge, and admit him to plead to the charges and specifications upon which he was found guilty and sentenced by such Lodge. Such application shall not be granted by the Grand Master until it shall be made to appear: (i) That the accused had no actual notice or knowledge that such charges and specifications had been filed in such Lodge against him, before judgment nor until within six • months next preceding the time of making such application; (2) that the accused has a valid defense to such charges and specifications upon the merits. If the Grand Master in his discretion allow such application, he shall order the judgment of the Lodge to be vacated and shall prescribe a time within Avhich the accused shall appear and plead to the accusation, and thereafter the case shall proceed in the Lodge in the same manner, and subject to the same rules, as in other actions after plea.

APPENDIX.

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

To the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Free and Accex)ted Masons of Kansas: Yoiir Committee on Foreign Correspondence herewith subinit our a n n u a l report. I n its preparation it h a s been t h e desire of the writer to s u b m i t such information as would be most desirable to tlie Craft, our chief a i m being the "Good of Masonry," a n inspiration to higher and purer masonic life, and the exemplification of those virtues t h a t elevate m a n k i n d a n d glorify GOD. A n d to this end a n d in obedience to the law of t h e Grand Lodge, we h a v e made the following review:

A L A B AM A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 6 . 76TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

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M.-.W.-.Bro. GEOBGiE P. H A R B I S O N , Grand Master, submitted an excellent report, covering sixteen pages of the Proceedings. Twenty-six decisions. Four of them failed to m e e t the a p proval of the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge, as shown b y the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence. Those approved are declarations of good masonic law under the Constitution and Laws of t h e Grand Lodge of A l a b a m a . H e correctly decides : " T h a t a n y violation of t h e l a w of the land is unmasonic,'and if a Mason violates such law b y selling bitters or a n y t h i n g else a t a place where t h e law prohibits it, he would be guilty of a masonic offense." Dispensations were granted for t h e formation of two n e w lodges. H e notices the death of P a s t Grand Master O W E N A. B A S S E T T . H e submits a lengthy, patriotic appeal written b y Miss L E I J I A H E R B B B T , for contribution to the W a s h i n g t o n M e m o r i a l

observances a t M o u n t Vernon, and recommended a n a n n u a l appropriation. The plan failed to receive the endorsement of t h e committee for t h e reason s t a t e d : \Ve think t h a t no part of the funds of the Grand Lodge should be devoted to such purpose, and recommend that the matter be referred to a special com"

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mlttee of three Past Grand Masters, whose duties it should be to bring this subject to the attention of the sul)ordlnate lodges in the Grand Jurisdiction and to request personal contributions from the brotherhood for this Important and worthy cause.

A gavel made of the -wood of the last tree, a magnolia, which WASHIIVGTOJC planted At Mount Vernon before his death, an imitation in shape a n d dimensions of the famous gavel used by WASHIXGJTOJST in laying the corner stone of the United States. "Capitol a t AVashington, was presented to and duly accepted by the <Grand Lodge. Overture from t h e Grand Lodge of Wisconsin on iTiasonic :relief was referred to special committee for report a t next a n n u a l communication. Tlie E e p o r t on Correspondence, by P a s t Grand Master P. J . P I I J L A N S , reveals a careful and thorough review of the proceedi n g s of other Grand Jurisdictions, and m a n y useful a n d instruct i v e extractions are m a d e . K a n s a s receives fraternal and courteous notice. H e quotes G r a n d Master M O C A L L ' S remarks relative to duties of Masters in k n o w i n g the Constitution a n d By-Laws. Of t h e Grand Orator's address, he says: "A very concise a n d i n s t r u c t i v e a d d r e s s w a s delived b y Bro. H O B A O E W . GI^EASON,

on t h e ' A n t i q u i t y a n d Teachings of Ma'sonry,' which if read a n d heeded b y the brethren, will tend to m a k e better m e n of them." He.is delighted to And t h a t Bro. M I L I J E B , agrees with him on t h e cipher question, a n d copies several extracts from Bro. MIL,IJBB'S report. M . ' . W . - . J A M E S A. B I L B B O , Grand Master, Gadsden.

R.\W.-. H . C E A Y AEMSTONa, Grand Secretary, Montgomery.

ARIZOJf A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 6 . l o T H AXXUAX, COMMOXIOATION,

TUOSON, NOVEMBEB I O T H .

Twelve of the thirteen lodges represented. M.-.W-". G r a n d M a s t e r A B T E M U S L O U D E N L O W E is t h a n k f u l

to t h e Supreme B u l e r t h a t so m a n y a r e p e r m i t t e d to greet each other. Congratulates t h e Grand Lodge t h a t t h e masonic year h a s been a prosperous one, notwithstanding t h e "present gold standard," a n d t h a t vmanimity and concord p r e v a i l ; t h a t peace and h a r m o n y characterize their relationship with foreign jurisdictions. H e places the name of our M.-.W:-. Bro. O W E N A. B A S SETT a m o n g the list of the illustrious dead. Granted dispensations to two new lodges. Visited nearly all the lodges in his jurisdiction. H e r e c o m m e n d e d t h e exemplification of t h e work b y t h e Grand L e c t u r e r be made a t each annual communication of t h e Grand

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Lodge, a n d closes b y s a y i n g : " I n laying down this emblem of authority, I do so with all m y being permeated with a n unbounded devotion for this g r e a t brotherhood." The report of the Grand Treasurer shows a balance on h a n d of $2,017.20, and $4,000 invested in Territorial five per cent, funding bonds. Good. The reception of Grand Eepresentatives from sister G r a n d Jurisdictions ^vas made a special order of business, the G r a n d Master extending fraternal welcome. Bro. J O H N S , in behalf of t h e Grand Representatives, responded in a brief, well-cliosen address, from wiiicli we clip the following: We lire glad that we have the pleasure to be present at your annual communication, and esteem it no snuill honor to listen to its deliljerations, and also to congratulate you upon the prosperity and progress of your Grand IvOdge, and also on the growth and welfare of our beloved Territory. , Especially noting the peace, the harmony, the brotherly love that exists among the Craft, we are reminded that Masonry knows no bounds and no clime, but from the icy regions to the trojilcs, free as the air, l>right as the sunshine, is our love for one another, and rejoicing in each other's welfare, and iiappy in each other's prosperity, we render our heartfelt thanks to our Great Creator and Preserver, the Supreme Grand Architect of the Universe. M.-.W.-. Grand Master, we thank you for your kindly words of welcome, and may we hope that, as In the older jurisdictions, the sun of Masonry is rising in'.effulgence o'er a brigliter day, so in Arizona, "land of sunshine and silver," may Masonry grow brighter and Ijrighter unto the perfect day.

W e notice t h a t t h e Grand Master refers to a "gold s t a n d a r d " as prevailing in tliat land of "sunshine a n d silver," a n d we were inclined to think he referred to the political conditions. W e And, however, t h a t when t h e Masons of Arizona wish their ritualistic vision cleared, they use "Gold-water," the standard of authority. P a s t Grand Master M O R R I S G O L D W A T E R is Grand Lecturer, who is also chairman of tlie Committee on Foreign Correspondence. No Report on Correspondence appears with t h e Proceedings of 1896. M.-.W.-. W I I J I J I A M F . N I C O L S , G r a n d Master, Wilcox.

E.-.W.-. G K O R G E J . BosKRUGE, Grand Secretary, Tucson.

A R K A N S AS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 6 . 5 7 T H A N N U A T , COMMUNIGATTON,

L I T T I J B R O C K , N O V . 17-18.

M.-.W.-. A. G. W A S H B U R N , Grand Master, presiding; R.-.W.-. F A Y H E M P S T E A D , G r a n d Secretary. J A M B S A. H E N R Y , G r a n d Representative of K a n s a s , i>resent;

also thirty-four other Grand Jurisdictions represented. There were present as members of the Grand Lodge t h e Grand Officers, eleven P a s t Grand Masters, seventeen District D e p u t y G r a n d Masters a n d representatives from 380 of tlie 446 chartered lodges.

APPENDIX.

February,

The address of the Grand Master presents a report of his zealous a n d conscientious stewardship, although suffering from an affliction t h a t held h i m in darkness a n d severe pain for four months. Of t h e condition of the Craft he s a y s : Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction, In consequence of the many unfavorable conditions t h a t have confronted us, has not enjoyed tlie .prosperity and progress that many of you doubtless e.vpected, or that has come to us in former years; yet, while we have not been blessed with a realization of our fondest hopes,! am pleased,indeed, to be able to report that the Craft has held well their ground; our noble principles have lost none of their attractions; . liave stood us well in hand; and that peace and harmony prevailed throughout our borders. For tlils auspicious condition of tilings, jny Ijrethren, we should lift up our hearts a n d voices in humble thanks to the Supreme Architect of the Universe for His preserving care over us in the past, and craving his kind benedictions, take new courage, and press forward to lay hold upon the possibilities of the future.

H e announces tlie death of the Grand Treasurer I^^BWDEKICK

KBKAMEii. A " true m a n and Mason." The Grand Master reported dispensations issued to seven new lodges; five received charters and two continued under dispensation. W e heartily endorse his answer to a District Deputy as to his duty w h e n requested to install as a Master of a lodge a Ijrotlier who is a n h a b i t u a l drinker of intoxicants and w h o is frequently d r u n k : "Refuse absolutely to install him, and direct the lodge to prefer charges a g a i n s t him for drunkenness. Such a man m u s t not be installed into a n y office in a masonic lodge, and if he refuses to desist from drink he should be expelled." The Committee on Jurisprudence approved the sentiment, Isut modified the language by inserting " a d v i s e " instead of "direct," adding: A District Deputy Grand Master may refuse to install one whom he knows to be wholly unfit, a n d should give the lodge a n j ' information or knowledge he has of the character of such officer elect, and advise the lodge to disapprove of his election. When the District Deputy Grand Master lias done this, he has discharged liis duty and gone to the extent of his authority. If the lodge still insists, it may install the officer elect. But a lodge t h a t would do so In the face of such facts should be reported by the District Deputy Grand Master and severely disciplined by the Grand Lodge.

W e c a n n o t concur in the last s t a t e m e n t set forth by t h e committee. W e think the authority of t h e District D e p u t y Grand Master should be final unless revoked by an ajjpeal to t h e Grand Lodge. A lodge t h a t would elevate a h a b i t u a l d r u n k a r d to the high office of Worshipful Master m u s t be erected from doubtful material, and Masonry would be honored more in the loss of its c h a r t e r t h a n in t h e perpetuation thereof. The Grand Master is eminently correct in another decision: If a Mason publicly charge a brother with any act that under masonic . law would amount to unmasonlc conduct, it Is a slander, and a violation of his

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obligation, for which he ought to be disciplined. If he would speak of such offenses a t all, he should make it known to his lodge In a proper way. I c a n think of but few offenses more grossly contemptible In the estimation of all good Masons than the "speaking evil of a brother."

W e believe this decision will m e e t the approval of t h e Craft. The Grand Orator, J O H N T . H I C K S , delivers an a d d r e s s in

which he portrays with vivid imagination and solemn notes of warnings " t h e most insidious enemies of our Order, those selfstyled up-to-date Masons who advocate the adoption of the cipher ritual." T h e address is eloquent a n d forcibleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;excellent reading for all good Masons. H e concludes with this admonition. " H o l d aloft t h a t splendid masonic light, a n d let it shed its glorious lustre until time shall be no more. Declare in tones of thunder, write i n letters of fire, " There shall not one cipher be written down." The report of the Committee on Memorial extends fraternal sympathy to K a n s a s on t h e death of P a s t Grand Master O W E N A. BASSBTT. The same report informs us t h a t death claimed 245 members from 168 lodges in their jurisdiction during t h e year. The Report on Foreign Correspondence, the fifth from the p e n of R.-. W.-. Bro. S A M . H . D A V I D S O N , furnishes interesting reading, disclosing elevated t h o u g h t a n d ennobling poetic sentiment. K a n s a s receives extended fraternal notice of about three pages. Grand Orator GIJBASON is highly complimented a n d M.*. W.'. Bro. M. M. MIIJIJBB'S report commended. Thanks. M.-. W.-. Bro. C. C. A T E B S , Grand Master, P o r t Smith. B.*. W.-. Bro. F A Y H E M P S T E A D , G r a n d Secretary.

BKITISH

COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897.

26TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

V I C T O R I A , J U N E 17,1897.

M.-. W.-. Bro. A L E X . C H A B L B S O N , Grand Master, presiding.

I n his address of four pages he extends "one and all a h e a r t y welcome to this, our twenty-sixth annual communication, held on the sixtieth anniversary of t h e accession of H e r Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria." H e refers with "feelings of profound sorrow" to t h e death of R.-. W.-. Bro. H . F . H E I S T E B N E A U , G r a n d Treasurer, a n d M.-. W.-.

Bro. MABGUS W O L F E , P a s t Grand Master, chairman of t h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence. " I n t o the long procession That passes away to the night. Gone, yea I forever and ever, Gone to life's region of light. "Out from the shadow of suffering, Drifting across the dark main, Into the brighter future. Out from the gloom of pain."

APPENDIX.

February,

F i v e decisions were reported. W e excerpt one of t h e m bearing upon the question of physical perfection, a n d which received the endorsement of the Grand liodge: " T h e loss of t h e t h u m b of the left h a n d does not render t h e a p p l i c a n t incapable of receiving a n d i m p a r t i n g t h e ritual of Masonry." H e caused a circular to be issued requesting contributions to the relief of t h e famine sufferers in I n d i a , a n d $.314 was received and forwarded. H e characterizes t h e condition of t h e lodges t h r o u g h o u t t h e Grand Jurisdiction as "peaceful, pro.sperous a n d progressive." H e recommends the a m e n d i n g of t h e by-law which reads: "A brother is-not a member until he proves his proficiency in the Master Mason degree and signs t h e By-l/aws." The complaint itiade revealed the fact t h a t a brother ^vas n o t chargeable with dues u n t i l he affixes his name to t h e By-Laws. W e thinlt a member o u g h t to " p a y t r i b u t e " from t h e date, h e is obligated as a Master Mason. The provision r e q u i r i n g proficiency is a good one. M a n y Masons commit "masonic s u i c i d e " because they have n o t suflicient proficiency to enable t h e m to visit other lodges. The report of the Grand Treasurer reveals a Charity F u n d with a credit balance of $6,289.08 and a General F u n d of $1,103.05; a good showing. A special committee prepared an excellent address of cong r a t u l a t i o n to H e r Most Gracious Majesty t h e Queen, which w a s accepted with thanks and ordered cabled to H e r Majesty. Rev. Bro. J . A. XIOGAN, Grand Chaplain, delivered a very interesting a n d Instruction sermon before t h e Grand Lodge—founded upon t h e text (1 -Kings, 7:22): " A n d upon top of the pillars was lily work." W e are inclined to copy copiously, b u t space forbids. H e s a y s : As a h u m a n Institution, Masonry represents one of the most complete products of sanctified genius. Starting witli a belief in the Supreme Gon, it erects Its structure upon the undjlng principles of Holy Writ. To the worship of t h a t GOD a n d the constant practice of tliese principles, It Invites the whole brotherhood of manliind. I t holds out the olive branch of peace and good will to men. Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth are Its tenets. "The message it brings tells of man's plans and purposes, hopes and ambitions to be better, truer and nobler in all things here. In the expectation of a liigher and more sublime association hereafter. Tlie moral lesson for the lite of every day— which is made u p of success and failure—Inspires a love which malces one stronger when he falls, and humtjler wlien he succeeds."

And closes with a n eloquent tribute to Queen V I C T O R I A . T h e E e p o r t on Correspondence, b y Bros. S M I T H a n d M I L N E ,

called to a c t b y reason of the death of t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e Comm i t t e e on Correspondence—M.-. W.-. Bro. M A R C U S W O L F E — i s in

our j u d g m e n t entitled to be "received a n d acknowledged" as a well prepared and properly condensed report.

1897-98.

AFPENDIX.

Kansas receives consideration and commendation, special mention being made of our Masonic Home, t h e oration b y B r o . J O H N D . M I I > L I K I N , and of Bro. M I I J I . B B ' S Report on Correspond-

ence. M.-. W.-. E . D. M O L A B N E S , Grand Master, Vancouver, B. C. E.-. W.-. J. Quixi^AN, Grand Secretary, Victoria.

CALIFORXIA-r 1896. 47TH AXNUAIJ COMMUNICATION,

S A N FBANCT.SOO, OCT., 1896.

M.-.W.-.Bro. E D W A K D M Y K K S P B K S T O N , Grand Master.

Membership 1896,.17,431; 1897,18,208; gain, 777. The'address of tlie Grand Master abounds in masonic law and earnest admonitions to obedience. Nineteen decisions grace his report, many of which relate to local matters. W e clip t h e following as being of general interest. All applicant .for the degrees in Masonry, who Is otherwise worthy and â&#x20AC;˘well qualified, Is not Ineligible because of a suspicion |of African taint in his blood. There Is no requirement In masonic law nor in masonic tradition for refusing to receive the petition of ti worthy applicant, or for refusing admission to a masonic lodge of a Mason of recognized good standing, merely because of any particular color of his skln.J Masonic emblems must not be printed upon a ball ticket. It is contrary to masonic teachings and masonic usage to serve beer, wine or any other Intoxicant a t a masonic bjinquet given in a masonic hall. The members of a lodge who assemble for the sole purpose of attending religious services are not permitted to wear their regalia on parade or a t church.

W e concur, desiring to emj)liasize the "worthy a n d well qualified." W e m i g h t infer t h a t the jurisdiction of California extended to the ball room. AVe suggest t h a t Masonry might be honored b y not only dispensing witli masonic emblems on ball tickets b u t b y discarding tickets, ball and all. E n t e r t a i n m e n t s outside the lodge room should not be styled "masonic." If masonic in cliaracter they should n o t indulge in a n y t h i n g "offensive" to a n y member. The same in regard to masonic banquets. The writer in his official capacity as Grand H i g h Priest rendered a decision on banquets identical with t h a t of Grand Master PBBSTON. The Grand Lodge of K a n s a s lias endorsed similar declarations a n d we a r e pleased to note t h a t sentiment expressed is becoming universal. W e infer t h a t some of our California bretliren are in the habit of going to church as a lodge. If they can agree as to tlie particular church, this is good practice, a n d will be conducive to their moral a n d spiritual welfare. If they go for the exjyress purpose of worship, t h e regalia will n o t be needed.

APPENDIX.

February,

W e like his definition of masonic l a w : • Masonic law Is not an arbitrary code, written In a day, or a year; It Is an evolution—the outgrowth of centuries of h u m a n experience and observation. Like the perfect ashlar, It was first quarried, then hewn and squared by the experiences of ages, until It has stood the test of the master workman's square and has found Its appropriate place In t h a t speculative structure which our forefathers built on the traditions and allegories of operative Masonry. The ultimate purpose of that law Is to maintain and perpetuate those beneficent principles of Freemasonry which are founded on the Fatherhood of GOD and the Brotherhood of Man—principles as humane, beneficent and liberalizing as those upon which our own republic Is founded; principles which, In their exemplification In the masonic lodges of the Dark Ages, were prophetic of the dawn of h u m a n liberty for centuries before this republic of liberty and equality was established.

W e cannot part with this excellent addre.ss witliout his clo.sing tliought. H e says: Masonry teaches man to "trace Nature through' her various windings to her most concealed recesses," admonishes him to "discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the Great Artificer of the Universe, and view with delight the proportions which connect this vast machine." I t enables Him, as he surveys the grand upheaval of the mountalnchalns to recognize in the rugged carvings of their massive walls the handiwork of the Divine Architect of the Universe. I t proniijts him, as he contemjjlates the primeval forests, to exclaim: " F a t h e r , Thy hand Has reared these venerable colunins. Thou DUIst weave this verdant roof. Thou didst look down Ujjon the naked earth and forthwith rose All these fair ranks of trees. They, in Thy sun Budded; shook their green leaves in Thy breeze And shot toward Heaven." With equal reverence he discovers t h a t creative alchemy which bestows the blush on the rose, robes the landscape In green, pencils the bow on the cloud, and tints the morning sky with glory. By such methods Masonry teaches a conception of the Creator which Is more comprehensive than that of those religions which are limited by creed and dogm.H. I t incuicittos a iriorc reverent devotion than rnere comijulsury obedience to law. Inspires a faith In GOD which cannot lie impugned by heresy, and ijroclalnis a recognition of the birthright of man, which is the foundation of religious and political liberty. I t Imposes on us greater obligations than those which we assume at the altar, and teaches us to manifest nobler attributes for honorable recognition than mere grips and passwords. May such attributes as these ever continue to actuate, characterize and adorn the members of our beloved fraternity, that the beneficent principles of Freemasonry jnay continue to shed their lustre on-the h u m a n race down to the remotest perlod.of earth's history.

Dispensations issued to two n e w lodges. The report of the Masonic Board of Relief shows disbursem e n t s d u r i n g the forty years of its existence, $350,924.87. One of the pleasant features of tlie Grand Lodge was the laying of t h e corner stone of the Maisonic Widows and Orphans' H o m e . Space forbids extended comment. W e join the Grand Orator in wishing that— Beneath the hallowed pennant of the bear, and the greater flag of America's united sovereignties, maj' this masonic enterprise come to glorious

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fruition, and this corner stone prove as flrni as the eternal rocks 'gainst which the storni-Iaden waves of adversity dash In vain! And now, all hall to the Grand Lodge of California, mother of noble Institutions, protectress of honorable enterprises, sacred teacher of our masonic manhood! All hall to the venerable exponent of Masonry in California, beneath whose protecting hand we are permitted to consecrate this pile to humanity! I n It the traditions of Masonry live again. M.". W.-. Bro. W M . A . D A V I K S .submitted a n interesting R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, K a n s a s receiving due consideration a n d commendation. H e copies Bro. M I I ^ L E B ' S report on t h e recognition of tlie Gran D i e t a Symbolica of Mexico w i t h o u t c o m m e n t , b u t in the conclusion of tlie report s a y s : The committees of Texas, ISTew York, Kansas, Iowa and North Dakota have given their time and talents to the necessary investigation, and have made exhaustive reports in favor of acknowledging Gran Dieta as a legitimate and regular masonic power, and the Grand Lodges have concurred therein. Illinois and Pennsylvania have thus far demurred. We think, however, the Ijriefs submitted by Bro. MATTHEWS, of Texas, who Is Past Grand Master and representative of the Grand Lodge of California, and I^ro. M A T T H E W M . MiiiiiEK, of Kansas, furnish ample reason for the action of their Grand Bodies, and as far as we can Judge the consensus of masonic opinion seems to be decidedly In favor of the recognition and encouragement of the "Gran Dieta de Symbolica of Mexico." Bro. W A I T , of New Hampshire, says: " We are not personally conversant with the Masonry of Mexico, but such inquiry as we have been able to make leads to the belief that it has its origin in the genuine stock, and as such has a. right to ask recognition and to find fellowsnlp with the fraternity elsewhere." Bro. COMMONS, of Indiana, says in his conclusion: "Regarding the Grand Lodgeof Mexico,wecan say that the preponderance of testimony Is in favor of its legitimacy, and that indications point to a general recognl'tion of the regularity of Its Masonry." We refer our brethren who desire information to the excellent reports of Past Grand Master MATTHEWS, of Texas, who is our representative near the Grand Lodge of Texas, and Bro. M A T T H E W M . MIMJER, chairman of the Kansas committee, to be found in our review of the doings of those Grand Bodies. M.-.W^-. Bro. W I L L I A M THOMA.S LUOAS, Grand Master, S a n t a Maria. R.-.W.-. Bro. GEORG]-: J O H N S O N , G r a n d Secretary, S a n F r a n cisco. CAJVADAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

1897.

57th A N N U A L CoMaruNiCATiON, B B A N T F O B D , P R O V I N C E OF O N T A R I O , J U L Y , 1897.

â&#x20AC;˘Four h u n d r e d and forty-tliree lodges; 2,-598 m e m b e r s . Three special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s -were held: 1. A t t h e village of Chesley, to lay corner stone of " H o l y Trinity" Church, (Anglican). 2. A t G r a n a n o q u e , to l a y corner .stone of Grace M e t h o d i s t Church. 3. A t Brantford to lay the corner stone of the V i c t o r i a School, " t h e n a m e b e i n g a p p r o p r i a t e l y bestowed in c o m m e m o r a t i o n of t h e Diamond J u b i l e e of H e r Most Gracious Majesty."

APPENDIX.

February,

The representatives a t t e n d i n g tlie a n n u a l communication were extended, a courteous welcome in an excellent address by t h e m a y o r of Brantford, THOMA.S EI>I>IOTT, Esq., a n d aLso by the Wor-

shipful Masters of the masonic lodges of the city, to which the M.-. W.*. Grand Master m a d e apisropriate response. The Grand Master's address contains a brief report of his official acts. Prom it we learn tliat $9,887.50â&#x20AC;&#x201D;over 56 per cent of their total incomeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was expended for benevolence. They have w h a t t h e y call a "capital account," containing the handsome balance of $94,202.17. Tliree new lodges were granted dispensivtions. I n referring to H e r Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, he has this to say:; Masons have niore than ordinary right to hold Her Majesty In the highest veneration. Is she not the daughter of a Mason, and the mother of the first Mason in the British Empire, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England? A son who became head of the Graft In England a t a very critical period In Its history, and by the prompt acceptance of that exalted position saved the reputation not onlj'of the Grand Lodge of England, but of every Grand Lodge In the world, thus early showing the tact and ability that has made him not only the first gentleman In the land, but the most popular In the British Empire.

E.-."\V.-. Bro. J. .T. MA.SOJV, Grand Secretary, w a s granted a leave of absence to assume command of the Canadian Bisley rifle team. W e a r e informed t h a t it is Bro. MASON'S first absence in twenty-eight j^ears. The reports of eighteen District Deputy Grand Masters occupy about 200 pages of the Proceedings. The Special Committee on A s y l u m F u n d report progress, looking to t h e founding of a Masonic H o m e . The Committee on Foreign Correspondence informs u s : " I n order to economize space and to lessen the expense of publication in accordance with our instructions, our comments will be few." H i s "condenser" appears to Iiave been in good, working order, likewise liis "scissors." The report gives evidence of careful revisions a n d good judgment in the presentation of those " c l i p p i n g s " wliich best serve to promote t h e general interest of t h e Craft. Kansas's Proceedings of 1897 is given a two-page review, in whicii t h e death of Past Grand M a s t e r B A S S E T T is noted:

" T h e d e a t h of Bro. O W E N A. B A S S B T T ,

P a s t G r a n d Master, is announced. H e ^vas one of their earliest Grand Masters, and his s t a m p is indelibly phiced upon the laws a n d history of their Grand Lodge b y reason of his great-ability a n d energy." The Masonic H o m e and M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L L E R ' S report on Mexican Masonry are given a p r o m i n e n t place in the report. M.-.W.-. Bro. W M . G I B S O N , M . P., Grand Master, Beamsville. B.-.W.-. Bro. J . J. MASON, Grand Secretary, Hamilton.

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COLORADO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1897. 3 7 T H AifNUAij C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

D E N V E R , S E P T E M B E R , 1897.

B.'.W.-. Bro. C R O M W E L L T U C K E R , Deputy Grand Ma.ster, presiding. M.'.W.'. Bro. G E O . "W. E O E , having been seriously ill, was d e nied the pleasure and privilege of presiding. As the first act of the Grand Lodge a message of sympatliy was sent to Grand Master R O E . P a s t Grand Master P E A B O D Y made the report of the Grand Master, who says: No dlsappointnieut could have been greater to nie and no privation more keenly felt, than n\y inability to be present in person to welcome you to this Grand Communication of our Grand Lodge. Our Heavenly Father who rules our destinies willed otherwise, and In Julj' I was stricken down suddenly with a disease from which I am nowonly beginning to recover, scarcely able to write the tew words I have to say to you. Yet in tlie midst of this affliction I tliank GOD I am still among the living craftsmen, and am grateful that you have each been spared the sorrows and sickness experienced by others. The anticipated supreme pleasure, therefore, of personally welcoming you and each of you with a warm fraternal handshake I must leave to be done by another, whose words will, I am sure, be no less sincere than mine own would have been. May the Grand Architect of tlie Universe bless you and keep you, Is my sincere prayer.

He reports prosperity' " n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g hard times," a n d shows a net gain of 170 members, and t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of Colorado is a t peace with the masonic Avorld. H e issued a m a n d a t e condemning the use of "l?eys" or ciphers, and requesting a l l Masons to refrain from purchasing, using or having in their possession any " k e y s " or so-called masonic secret worii, the Grand H i g h Priest of tlie Grand Chapter Royal A r c h Masons, and Grand Commander K n i g h t s Templar uniting in t h e request, all of whicli is eminently proper. The Grand Master of I d a h o seems to have had some experience with " c i p h e r s " i n Mason and book; h e a r him: Only a few weeks ago one of our brethren refused to receive Instruction, as he had committed all, he said, from an old key which he carried in his Inside pocket. He Insisted on taking charge of the school and leading me up with his brethren to that high plane he occupied as a masonic teacher. His blunders of speech were frequent, his knowledge of Masonry very limited, and w'hen I refused to allow him to take charge and show us what he could do, he refused to be comforted. But It Is this genius, who learns by key, that shines brightest when Grand Officers are present, and some lodges will have him with them always, to splendor the night with a promise of masonic light. For surely the glimpses that I have seen^on certain occasions of this Intellectual brilliancy will eventually break forth upon us In one broad flood of universal absurdity. If such brethren were to get control of our lodges.

Two new lodges were granted dispensations, to be k n o w n a s " N o r t h F o r k " Lodge, U. D., and " R o c k y Mountain" Lodge, IJ. D .

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Special dispensations w e r e issued in meritorious cases, and denied a lodge the privilege of conferring the degrees on a candidate whose foot turned i n w a r d l y n e a r l y a t right angle. His illness prevented t h e Girand Master from m a k i n g the m a n y contemplated visits. The corner stone of the Court H o u s e of Otero county was laid^ in " d u e and ancient form." Nine decisions grace his report, all of which receive approval. W e quote: ]. No representative to the Grnnd Loclge or Grand Lodge Ofllcor traveling on a pass Is entitled to mileage. 3. No lodge shall affiliate or a d m i t as a visitor, a Mason hailing from and made In any lodge chartered by the Grand Dleta of Mexico. 0. So long as a man Is physically qualified and of sound mind, he Is not debarred by reason of old age from becoming a Mason. 8. A m a n who has lost his left foot a t the ankle is ineligible to be made a Mason. 9. A person who has lost the third finger of his right hand is eligible to receive the degrees of Masonry.

We t h i n k No. 1 is r a t h e r severe on t h e fellows who have privileges of tran.sportation extended to t h e m for consideration of faithful and efficient services often more expensive than paying fare, b u t as they cannot be sei^arated from the fellows who have a political pull, we concur in all of the decisions quoted. -Although No. .3 would not be applicable in K a n s a s , owing.to the advanced position on Mexican Masonry. The Grand Orator, Bro. J. W . JOHN.SON, delivered a thirteen-

page oration on the "Antiquity of Freemasonry," worthy the careful perusal of every Mason. W e c a n n o t refrain from "clipping" the closing sentences: With all these happy reflections, there Is a solemn majesty, an awe, in the thought of the antiquity and acceptance of Masonry in the world. Whether It had Its origin with the first orga,nlzed worship,or In the clear light of modern records, or a t any Intervenijig period, no rays of light fall upon its existence, or supposed existence, that docs not show, standing out like monuments along the path of Time, as clear as Gibraltar when you enter between the pillars through the outer gates of the ancient world,great pyramids of truth deduced from the aggregated facts of the ages to commemorate the preeminent principle, that behind the movements of the universe there is a will mightier than the inertia of matter, a Supreme Architect, who is the Alpha and Omega of Masonry; t h a t He is our loving and beloved Father, and that as His children we are, and ought to be, devoted to each other's welfare, and that through the mediation of the lion of the tribe of J U D A H we shall be raised from the grave to Inherit eternal life. W'ith these heaven-born principles as our Shibboleth, we may, with entire modesty, predlcfc<that the future of our Craft will be as brilliant as has been its past.

The Committee on W a s h i n g t o n Memorial presented an able report, which was ordered filed and the committee continued.

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The Report on Correspondence, from the pen of M.-.W.-. LA'WBENOE N. GBEENLEAF, i.s fir.st-cla.ss in every particular, and rightfully places Bro. G. in the class of "leading masonic writer.s." Space forbids an extended comment. Kansas receives its full share of complimentary notice. M.-.W.-. GBOMWELTJ TUCKEB, Grand Master, Denver. R.-.W.-. E D . C. PABMELEE, Grand Secretary, Denver.

CONNECTICUTâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

F A I B H A V E N , J.ANUABY, 1897.

M.-.W.-. Bro. JAMES H . W E L S H , presiding.

Four emergent communications were held: May 6, 1896, at New London, to lay corner stone for tlie foundation of the WiNTHEOP monument; October 21, 1896, Southington; Deceinber 7, 1896, South Norwalk ; January 5, 1897, Fair Haven, for the purpose of dedicating Masonic Halls. The address of the Grand Master furnislies twelve pages of excellent reading. He says: The work of another year is finished, and by a kind Providence we are again permitted to assemble In annual communication, and deliberate and act for the best Interest of our beloved Institution. AVo have exchanged fraternal greetings, renewed old friendships, and formed new acquaintances; we have assembled about our sacred altar, rendered tlianks to Almighty GOD for His protecting care iind favor In the past, and invoiced the Divine blessing for the future. Let us enter upon the discharge of the duties committed to our 'care with that spirit of charity and lirotherly love whicii shall Invite continued blessings from ourHea-venly Feather. He records the death of Past Grand Masters E D W A B D B . BowE and W I L L I A M W . STOEEY, and of Past Grand Master and Past Grand High Priest JOHN S H E H A N CASTLE, revealing the sad intelligence that three of Connecticut's prominent craftsmen had ceased tlieir labors on earth. We extend fraternal condolence. He notes the deaHi of distinguished brethren in other Grand Jurisdictions, and has this to say of our own BASSETT. From Kansas comes the sad intelligence of the deatli of M.-.W.-. Past Grand Master OWEK A. BASSKTT, Grand Representative of this Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of Kansas. It Is said of him that on the roll call of representatives he always responded in fitting terms for the Grand Lodge which he represented. While we sincerely sympathize with our sister Jurisdiction in the great loss which they have sustained, we also mourn the loss of our efficient and highly esteemed representative. The Grand Master decides that, "A member cannot be dropped from the roll at his own request; that a new ballot cannot be taken on a petition for affiliation at a subsequent meeting; that District Deputy Grand Masters have power to open lodges in the absence of the Master and Wardens. â&#x20AC;˘

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He issued fifteen special dispensations, among them authority to lodges to appear in public in masonic regalia; to attend centennial celebration of Cincinnatus Lodge; the one hundredth anniversary of St. Mark's Lodge; to commemorate St. John's Day and attend church. His report on visitations reveals a diligent performance of the duty. We excerpt the conclusion of visits: I n my visits to the lodges I And there Is a serious and growing evil existing In some of our lodges. Members leave the Jurisdiction of their lodges for parts unknown, the lodge Is kept In Ignorance of their whereabouts, sometimes for years, until they are In need of assistance, and then the lodge Is called upon to relieve them, and If they die, to pay their funeral expenses and provide for their families. The duties of Masons are reciprocal; I t Is the duty of every Mason to fee a member of a lodge, and contribute to Its support. The fraternity are doing a great and noble work all over this country. Homes are being established for . the care of Indigent Masons, the widows of Masons, and the rearing and education of the orphan children of Masons. A large amount of charitable work Is being done by lodges and individuals. There Is no room for drones in the hive of Masonry. A brother who removes from the Jurisdiction of his lodge, keeping the lodge in ignorance of his whereabouts, and neglecting or refusing to contribute to Its support, Is unworthy the support and assistance of the brethren. This class of members have been a great drain upon the resources of some of our lodges. I would recommend t h a t some action be taken by the Grand Lodge to relieve the lodges]from this unjust drain upon their resources. I n reference to-the Masonic H o m e at Wallingfords, he says : Brethren, we can now appreciates the labors of those who for years have given their best service for this noble object at the Jurisdiction. At times,-' meeting discouragement, yet with unswerving faith, and untiring energy they continued labor until their prayers were answered, their faith rewarded and the Home established and is.now in successful operation, a blessing to all w^ho have contributed to Its support, and a benefaction to its occnna-nts. Brethren, It is an object worthy of your sympathy and loving labor. T h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y s h o w s a g a i n o v e r l a s t y e a r of 181. T h a t t h e l o d g e s i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n h a v e a n a v e r a g e m e i n b e r s h i p of 153. T h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d : "iJe-soicecZ, T h a t a n y l o d g e m a y s t r i k e f r o m t h e r o l l t h e n a m e of a n y b r o t h e r w h o h a s n o t b e e n h e a r d f r o m for t h e s e v e n p r e c e d i n g y e a r s . " T o t h e d e p a r t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g is d e d i c a t e d : Thus one \>y one we pass away, The bitter chalice drink; Our graves are yearning for their prey — We stand upon the brink. Yet why should we shrink l)ack undone. Or be with fear oppressed? 'Tis through the grave—the grave alone— We reach t h a t Golden rest.

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They dread no storm that lowers, 'No perished joys bewail; Tliey pluck no thorn-clad flowers, Nor drink of springs that fail. There are no tear-drops in their eyes, No chains upon tlieir brow; Th^ir placid bosom heaves no sigh, ThO' all earth's idols bow. '

We dream, but the.v awake; Dread visions mar our rest; Through thorns and snares oui" way we take, And yet we mourn the blest. For spirits 'round the eternal throne How vain the tears we shed; They are the living—the.v above — Whom thus we call the dead.

The portrait o f . E P H B A I M K I B B Y , the first Grand Secretary of

the Grand Lodge, a t its formation in 1789, with a historical biography, appears in the Proceedings. The Report on Masonic Correspondence, from the pen of K.-. W.-. Bro. J O H N H . B A B L O W , is so full of the beautiful things of

Masonry, t h a t a careful reading cannot fail to improve and strengthen him who reads, morally, spiritually and intellectually. H e devotes five pages to a review of K a n s a s , giving prominent excerpts from the address of Gra,nd Master M O C A L L , on symp a t h y to M.-. W.-. Bros. BAS.SETT a n d P B I C B , decisions. Masonic Home, and accords a large space to M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L I ^ E E ' S Report

on Gorrepondence. H e closes his report as follows: We <*h)Seour thii'd Reporton Coi'respondence with the glad notesof Christmas cheei'ing in our ears, and ma.y its echoing sentiment, "Peace on earth, good will towards men," pervade every heart and inspire us to welc(»me the Nevv Year with ntible resolutions to nniko our lives more conforma.ble to our jirofession.

M.-.W.-. GEOBCrK A. KiE.s, Grand Master, Norwich. M.-.W.-. J O H N H . B A B L O W , G r a n d Secretary, Hartford.

DEL, A W A R E — 1 8 9 7 . 91ST A N N U A L C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

W I L M I N G T O N , O C T O H B B , 1897.

The Proceedings contain the minutes of two special communications of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, one a t Georgetown for the purpose of laying t h e c o r n e r stone of the new Methodist Episcopal Church, a n d another a t Seaford for t h e purpose of laying the corner stoneof the new Methodist P r o t e s t a n t Church; fittingly

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exemplifying, " h o w good a n d how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity," and to help, aid, a n d assist in " b u i l d i n g the H o u s e of the Lord." W e l l done. M.-.W.-. J . PAUJJ T J U K E N S , Grand Master, informs us in

the

opening sentences of his address t h a t prosperity h a s attended t h e several lodges. A n e t gain during the year of forty increases their m e m b e r s h i p to 2,126 Masons. H e pays tribute to those who have answered t h e m a n d a t e of death, a n d extends fraternal s y m p a t h y to other Grand Jurisdictions. H e visited every lodge in the jurisdiction a n d some of t h e m twice. A good record. One decision rendered: " T h e limit of jurisdiction of a masonic s u m m o n s is the length of cable tow, which means t h e scope of a man's reasonable ability." Other matters received legal consideration. W e clip the report of the committee to consider the founding 'of a H o m e for old and indigent Masons: Your Comniltteo to Consider the Fonimtloii of a Home for Old and Indigent Masons respectfully report that tliey deem it Inexpedient for this Grand Tjodge to undertake this enterprise, as the expense would l?e greater than we are able to ti'ear, owing to our limited numbers and resources. There are a t present two Masons in tlie Minquadalo Home, and we have no doubt but t h a t we can arrange in cas*js of necessity, to continue to use t h a t institution. "We would recommend the appropriation of $100 for the use of the Mlnauadale Home,and the continuance of the coin.mittee, to have supervision of anything in connection with the ma,tter that may need attention.

W e are pleased to note the true masonic c h a r i t y displayed, and believe t h a t " a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." T h e zeal of our brethren ^vill doubtless be rewarded w i t h t h e irieans necessary to build t h e ideal home before m a n y years. Bev. Bro. L. H . jACKSOi>r presents a very readable Report on Foreign Correspondence, never failing to present, in condensed form, those masonic truths which elevate mankind. H e gives K a n s a s fraternal notice, complimenting Bro. Mir,L E B ' S report, a n d uses copious extracts from t h e addresses of P r e s i d e n t FULJJMB a n d G r a n d Master COT>EMAN a t t h e dedication

of the Masonic H o m e .

H e also favors K a n s a s b y liberal clipping

from B r o . J O H N D . M I J ^ M K E S ^ ' S oration.

T h a n k s , Bro. J A C K S O N .

M.-.W^.-. J A M K S E . B U T T O N , Grand Master, Seaford. E.'.^'^.'. B B N J A M I N F . B A K T B A M , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , W i l m i n g t o n .

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DISTBICT OF COLUMBIA—1896. 86TH ANNUAI^ E E P O B T ,

O O T O B E B , 1896.

M.-. W.-. Bro. G E O . W . B A I B D , Grand Master. Special-communications were held: ' 1.

To a t t e n d t h e funeral of B.-. W.*. Bro. A B N E K T . IJONGT.BY,

P a s t Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n . 2. To exemplify the work. 3. To lay corner stone Trinity M. B . Church. 4. To l a y corner stone of t h e American University. Semi-annual communication held M a y 13, 1896. Adopted resolutions on t h e death of P a s t Grand .Junior W a r d e n , A B N E B T . LONGIJEY; received and ado[>ted reports of committees on m a t t e r s of local interest; instructed Takoma Lodge, No. 29, to receive t h e petition for t h e Mysteries of Masonry of a petitioner whose " t h i r d finger including t h e phalanges and t h e severed portion of t h e metacarpal were amputated, leaving the hand in a very good a n d useful condition." The report of t h e Grand Master requires eight pages of t h e Proceedings to record his official acts. E e l a t i n g to rejections lie wisely s a y s : The greatly Increasecl number of rejections of candidates for tiie degrees this year points to the vigilance of the lodges and lends distinction to those who liave been accepted. The social improvemenbof our Craft is quite noticeable. It is yearly occupying a plane more elevated, more refined. The humblest brother in the lodge is as attentive a listener to our special lectures as Is the most learned, and is Quite as eager to improve both mind and taste. The occasions of our Grand Visitations have been inatle l)y the several lodges very pleasurable entertainments, wherein tliey vie with each other for supremacy.

Under the " r a c e " line, his report shows: On the «th of March the Rev. E. W. GAINS (Negro) called upon me for advice and aid. He had a diploma from St. .John's Ijodge, No. 17-5, Greenock, Scotland. Fearing his race barred his visiting our "white lodges," he asked the propriety of visiting and asking aid from tlie "colored lodges." ,J. gave him a small contribution and sent him to our Board of Relief, with the admonition that there were no regular colored lodges in this city,and if he were a member of a regular lodge, he uiust not visit any other than a regular lodge. His race did not preclude his visiting our regular lodges.

H e refused to p e r m i t A d a h Chapter, O. E . S., to hold its meeting in a lodge room. T h e Grand Liodge, however, granted t h e permission. W e heartily concur in the action of the Grand Lodge, and can conceive of no good reasons for debarring a society composed of our m o t h e r s , wives, sisters and daughters from a "joint occupancy" of our lodge rooms. I n K a n s a s t h e Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star h a s been a true "lielpineet" to t h e masonic frater- • nity in establishing t h e beautiful Masonic Home, t h e pride of

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K a n s a s Masons. Tlien, as a further evidence of brotlierly love, t h e Order of the E a s t e r n S t a r supplied t h e H o m e with all necessary furniture. T h e .subordinate lodges of the D i s t r i c t expended $4,679.62 for c h a r i t y a n d gained 169 in memhersliip. An installation comi^iunication w a s held D e c e m b e r 28, 1896. M.-.W.-. Bro. M A T T H K W T R I M H I . K was installed Grand Master, a n d R.-.W.-. Bro. W M . R . SFNGJ-ETON, G r a n d Secretary. T h e R e p o r t on Foreign Cori'espondence, by R.-.W.-. Bro. W i i ^ r.iAM R. StNGiiiaTON, is replete with evidences of the writer's long e x p e r i e n c e and e x t e n d e d knowledge in Masonry. Aliiiost every page c o n t a i n s s o m e t h i n g i l l u m i n a t i n g to t h e mind of the " s e a r c h e r " for " m a s o n i c light." K a n s a s Proceedings (1896) receives a two page notice. On t h e pi'osperous condition of t h e C r a f t , u n d e r Coloi'ado he sa,ys: Tliis leads iis to an inevitalile conelnsion tliat our entire country is in a prosperous condition, and tliat it is a liealtliy sign tliat tlie bmty poiitic is coming to its normal state. Tlie Hwellitnj caused l>y fnjlatiou and over-prociuction lias l>oen reduceti,and tilings and matters in general will now assume, if they have not nlreadj-done so, their regular and healthy haliit. I t cannot lie that Masonry lias llourisliod, as it itas evidently done, from the reports of Grand Officers anti c<;)iumittees of the Grand lifKlges, Grand Ciiapters and Graiiti Comuianderies wtiicii we regularly read, unless the co!iiiiiunities everywhere do not experience any great inconvenience in tiieir llnances. Masonry, it m u s t tie ronieiiiliered, is not a Imhit to the uninitiated, like the liiiuor, clgiir and tobacco iiabit, or other iu.vuries wiiich men w'iil indulge in, even if tliey must stint tlieniseives otherwise; therefore,when tlie seeker after light in Masonry puts up ills money for an unknown quantity, it is to l>e presumed he lias that nuich overand aliove his regular necessities; and when we observe t h a t this is the state of the case in every section of the country, tlie conclusion Is iii6vita>5iC that tlioro Is not so mucli depression *'eiierally us is asstimed ii^* tlie politicians for effect, and the people are deceived. Thus it looks to us as we constantly rend tlie proceedings of ail the Grand Bodies." U n d e r South D a k o t a , he refers to his position on " M e x i c a n Masonry:" i n response wo say tliat on this vexed question, we are somewhat like tlie ciiancellor, whom we quoted several years since and will now repeat: "Brother P A K K E K has inadp tliat darker Which was dark enough without; Brother COOK has cited Ills book, Yet the chancellor is still in doulit." M.-.W.-. M A T T H H W TiiiMBT.E, G r a n d Master. R.-. W.-. Wriir/iAM R. SINGIJKTON, Grand Secretary.

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ENGLAND-1897. We have before us pamphlets containing- report of five communications of the Grand Lodge of England. QUABTEBTJY

COMMUNIOATIOlsr,

MABOH

3, 1897.

The B i g h t Honorable t h e E a r l of L a t h a m , G. C. B., Provincial Grand Master, presiding. The first business: On motion of the E a r l of L a t h a m , the s u m of one thousand guineas was appropriated to t h e I n d i a n F a m i n e relief fund â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a good beginning. His E o y a l H i g h n e s s the Prince of Wales, was for t h e twentytliird time unanimously elected Grand Master. W.-.Bro. EYI-,ES said ill nominating h i m : Most Worshipful Grand Master in the Chair, to me has fallen this evenlug the honorable duty of proposing the reelection of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of our Order. Twenty-two years ago His Ro.yal Highness was first elected, to All that office, and we have only to compare the place Masonry then held with its position now, to realize what an advantage that has been to the Craft. Our numbers have increased by leaps and bounds, and we now count wltliin our ranks many of the most distinguished In the land, amongst them being some of the greatest ornaments of the church and the Judicial bench, some of the most gallant and distinguished members of tlie naval and military services, and several of those wlio have been selectetl by the Queen to assist Her Majesty in the government of this great empire, tlius helping to bring all classes of our land Into one common brotherhood. There Is one thing dear to every mnsonic heart, and that is charity,and we may well pointwith pride to the magnificent advance wliicii has been made In our noble charities under our Grand Master's rule. Fortunately, in this favored land loyalty to the gracious Sovereign wlio 1ms relgnetl over us longer than any other ruler in tlie long history of our race. Is a feeling shared by all, and we Masons yield to none in our lo.yalt.v to the throne. I t is, therefore,a doubly-prized honor that the heir to that throne should have been graciously pleased now for long years to rule over our ancient and beloved Craft. Most Worshipful Grand Master in the Chair, I formally propose the election of His Royal Highness tly3 Prince of Whales as our Grand Master.

The relief extended during December, 1896, J a n u a r y and February, 1897, by the Board of Benevolence, amounts to about $14,000. The distribution of and contributions made to the Benevolent Fund show very forcibly t h e power for good when Masons are possessed with t h e true spirit of Masonry, and is worthy t h e emulations of Masons wherever dispersed. QuAETEEi.,Y C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

J U N E 2,1897.

The R i g h t Honorable t h e Eiirl of Amherst, Deputy Grand Master; on the throne. The election of t h e Board of General Purposes; t h e members of the committees for the m a n a g e m e n t of t h e Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Free-

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m a s o n s ; t h e distribution of a large a m o u n t from t h e Benevolent F u n d ; t h e creation of t h e Victoria Diamond Juiiilee scholarship ill t h e B o y a l Masonic Institution for Boys, a n d a similar one for a like institution for girls; and a " V i c t o r i a Diamond Jubilee Pension,'" created in. t h e Benevolent I n s t i t u t i o n for the Aged. Two thousand pounds were appropriated to each of tlie three institutions, a n d t h e consideration, of a m e n d m e n t s to laws, constituted the business of the session. QIJARTEBIJY COMMUNICATION,

SBPTEMBT3B, 1897.

R.-. W.-. WiM^iAM W I T H E R B K A M S T O N B E A C H , M . P., Provin-

cial G r a n d Master for H a m p s h i r e a n d the Isle of Wight, presiding. â&#x20AC;˘' I n t h e consideration of a m e n d m e n t s to the Book of Constitutions,a brother in his a r g u m e n t against aproposed change, permitting t h e surrender of tlie warrant of lodge, indulges in the following terse illustration: I can only compare It to the case of another functionary of the law, who, when he has pliiloiiecl his victim and placed a cable tow about his neck, proceeds to direct his attention to a tloor in tlie platform on" whicli he is standing, and playfully descrilios the whole a r r a n g e m e n t as an additional facility for getting promptly down stairs. Tlie rope has been placed round the neck of our masonic brethren, and 1 ask you to pause before the bolt is pulled.

The Board of Benevolences reported the distribution of ÂŁ1,845 for relief. The annual Grand Festival Communication w a s held April 28, 1897. M.-.AV.'. E a r l of L a t h a m , Pro. Grand Master, presiding. The officers appointed were announced and installed. A b a n q u e t concluded the festival occasion. A special communication was held on the 14th d a y of J u n e 1897,for t h e laiirpose of formulating an address of congratulation to H e r Most G racious Majesty, Q U E K N V I C T O B I A . His Boyal H i g h ness t h e Prince of Wales, Grand Master, presiding. The Grand Lodge of Scotland and Ireland, represented respectively b y their Grand Officers. H i s H i g h n e s s t h e Rajah of Kapurthal'a, the R i g h t Revered Bishop of Perth, W e s t Australia; the R i g h t Hon. Chief Justice W A Y , Grand Master for South Australia, present. P a s t Grand Officers, W a r d e n s a n d brethren numbering about seven thousand, responded to the special call. After a short address from H i s Royal Highness the. Grand Master, i n which he said, " I maintain t h a t there is no body in H e r Majesty's dominions who are more orderly or more loyal than the Freemasons," an excellent address to the Queen was read and unanimously adopted.

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Oil the subject of "Charities," t h e Grand Ma.ster .said: Before closing to-clay's proceedings I wish to announce and declare that the fees received tor admission to the meeting, amounting to £7,000, will go, without deduction, one-half to my Hospital Fund, and the other half divided equally between the great masonic charities. I wish also to announce t h a t taking Into account the sum of £8,000 voted at last meeting of Grand Lodge, the Craft, with the foes on this auspicious occasion, have devoted no less than £15,000 to charity this year, of which the Prince of Wales's Hospital Fund will benefit to the e.vtent of £.5,500, being in addition to that subscribed indivlduall.v by a large number of masonic lodges and Masons.

FLORIDA—1897. 6 7 T H ANNUAT^ COMMUNIOATTOIV,

JACKSOXVIJJIJE, .TAIJUABY, 1897.

M.'.W.'. JAMWS W . BoYiJ, Grand Master, presiding. Our Grand Representative M.-.W.-. Bro. SAMUEL, PASCO p r e s e n t and accorded

courteous reception. The address of t h e Grand Master is prefaced by an acknowledgment of Providential care and a touching reference to the deceased, noticing the death of M.-.W.-. Bro. O W E N A. B A S S B T T .

H e submits a brief, concise report of his official acts. I n consequence of a terrible storm destroying lodge buildings, he authorized six lodges to send out appeals for aid to rebuild. Three new lodges M^ere born by authority of his dispensations. Forty-three special dispensations, all coming- within the provis-. ions of the Constitution and Regulations, were issued, four of which were for public processions: To St. Petersburg, No. 13il, In celebration of the anniversary of W A S H I N G TON'S Birthday on February 22d. To Cabul, No. llfi, to attend Episcopal Church in Green Cove Springs. To Gainesville, No. 41, to lay corner stone of the First Baptist Church. To Harmonift, No. 138, to dedicate a new hall a t West Palm Beach.

All of which received the endorsement of the Grand Tjodge and ought to be satisfactory to the writer. Nevertheless h e is constrained to p u t in a word on the first two. W e do not deem it aijpropriate.for a lodge to appear in public procession on national memorial occasions. A lodge can pay its tribute to the m e m o r y of W A S H I N G T O N privately in the lodge room,butshould n o t a p p e a r in public. T h e writer believes in national liolidays, and enters enthusiastically on the celebration of the anniversary of W A S H INGTON'S b i r t h d a y a n d t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of N A T I O N A L I N D B P E N D -

KNOi;,buton these occasions the ceremonies andprocessions should be of t h a t character t h a t will a d m i t of the humblest American citizen joining t h e ranks, a n d thereby jjay tribute to the memory of the nation's leaders and rulers as American citizens. Actuated only by a true and pure patriotism, "Old Glory," properly displayed, is more appropriate than lodge regalia.

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February,

As to the second, we wonder w h a t part a few wliite gloves and aprons could have in the worship of Gon. Lodge regalia has its use a n d place, b u t in this d a y and age we do not think it should be worn in public worship. I t d e t r a c t s the minds, attracts the audience and destroys true worsliip. W e read from the "Great L i g h t " these words: " F o r if there come into your assembly a m a n witli a gold ring in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor m a n in vile raiment, and ye iiave respect unto him tliat wear the g a y clothing a n d say unto him, set tiiou here in a good place, and s a y to t h e poor, stand thou there, or sit here under m y footstool, are ye not then partial in yourselves a n d are become judges of evil t h o u g h t s ? " " G O D is greatly to be feared in the assembly of H i s saints." ' T h e G r a n d Master commissioned W.'. Bro. A J J P B B D W H I T M A N

of Lawrence, as tlie Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of F l o r i d a near the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . Seventeen decisions " p a s s m u s t e r " of the Committee on Jurisprudence. N o R e p o r t on Correspondence. M.-. W.-. J A S . M . HIJJJ^IAKD, Grand Master, Pensacola. R.-. W.-. Wii^uEB P. W E B S T K K , G r a n d Secretary, Jacksonville.

GEORGIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 7 . UlTH A^ris'UAL C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

M A C O N , OCTOBKK, 1897.

M.-. W.-.Bro. J A M K S W . T A Y L O R , G r a n d Master,

ijresiding,

wiio p r e s e n t s a report of his actions during t h e year, richly prefaced, interspersed and cro^sned with golden thoughts for the good of Masonry; just such fatherly advice t h a t would be expected from Di'. T A Y L O B l3y those w h o have been favored with his acquaintance. H i s query is w o r t h y a place in this report: W h a t of the past? Have we kept the faith delivered to us l).v our fathers and steadfastly followed in their footsteps, closely adhered to .the precepts of those faithful ones who have goue before us? Have wo stood hy and supported the ancient landmarks and not sutfered them Infringed upon? Ever l)een alert in observing any tendency to bring reproach upon our timehonored Institution, and to promptly rei)uke it? Have we always had an eye fixed upon the good of the order a,nd welfare of those who have espoused the cause? Been true to our vows and loyal to our professions? Always rebuked evil and lieUl to the good? If so, we are liettcr Masons t<xlay than we were one year ago, aud the cause has been benefited !>y our devotion to th^ princiiJles of Ijrotherly love and charity. If not, sad is our recollections of derelictions of duty, realizing that we have misspent our .time and sacrificed opportunities thatwill never return.

H e pay.s; eloquent tribute to t h e m e m o r y of A N D B E W M . W O I J I H I N , late Grand Secretary of tlie Grand Lodge of Georgia:

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How strange, my brethren, it seems to us to realize that AXDUEW M. WOIJIHIN, the living e.xponent ot all that is noisiest and best in man, is dead. The mind reluctantly accepts the truth, unwelcome as it Is, and yet it Is truth, a serious, solemn truth. He is no more. The grand old hero of a thousand hard fought battles for the right has at last fallen Ijefore the shaft of the common destroyer, Death, and upon his well battered shield is inscribed "Many Victories." E.-. W.-. Bro. W O I J I H I N was elected Grand Seci-etary in 1885, and rendered continuous and valuable service until death relieved hlin of his bnrdens; an official experience extending- over â&#x20AC;˘A period of forty years, in the Grand and subordinate lodges of Georgia, enabled him to exert an influence in Masoni'y that will live to the elevation of succeeding generations. Our- sympathies are extended, and may we "With hopes growing brighter let us, while we stay, Bear patient' the burdens, the heat of the day. With faith that shall hold us, may we keep so near Our bark to its course that we need have no fear,' Tliough the storm cloud may rise and'wild billows roll, â&#x20AC;˘ We shall enter the port, the Home of the Soul." Thirteen decisions appear in the report; all good law in that Grand Jurisdiction. Numerous special dispensations were issued to elect and install officers, to change place of meeting, and to confer degrees. Six new lodges were constituted. The corner stones of the State University at Athens, of Meson Academy at Lexington, of the Court House at McDonough, of the Mason's Hall at Pemberton, of the School Building and Masonic Hall at Lafayette, of the School Building at Carrolton, and of five churches, were laid with masonic ceremonies. Three new lodges were brought into existence by the dispensation of the Grand Master. He appointed W. A. WOTJIHIJN', son of the lamented Grand Secretary, to fill the unexpired term, in obedience to "the injunction to help 'the widow's son.'" We are tempted to clip the last three pages of the address, but space forbids the clipping of more than the closing sentences: Brethren, arouse from your lethargy if any possess you. The battle of life is on and no laggards are wanted. Every Mason is expected to do his whole duty in this great struggle. Buckle on the armor of brotherly love. Faith, Hope and Charity, and go forth to the rescue, redeem your fellowmen from vice, ignorance, crime and dissipation, and elev.ite him by virtuous example . to the position for which GOD created him, and when life's cares are over, and you rtre gathered to your Fathers, the world will be better by your having lived in it, and you will have filled the mission for which you were sent. A memorial service consisting of beautiful tributes to the memory of R.-.W.-. Bro. ANDBKW M . WOI^IHIN and the presentation of extended eulogies prepared by special committees.

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February.

By resolution of the Grand Loilg-e a monument fund was created a n d a committee appointed to solicit funds for the erection of a m o n u m e n t to perpetuate the memory of the late Grand Secretary. A message of love from P a s t G r a n d Master S.-\MUEJi D. I B V I N , fifty y e a r s a member of the Grand Lodge, was received, read and fraternal acknowledgment extended. The following resolution w a s adopted: Re.mlverl, Thiil t.ho Most Worshipful Gniiul Miistor of this Gniiul fjodgo ho Instriioted to niiike careful Investigation eoiiuernlng Masonry in the Repuhllc of Mexico, and shoiUd he find a Grjind I^odge there in strict accord witii this Grand Lodge, tliat he notif.y the Grand Jjodgo of Mexico, so in accord with us, that we,will fraternize with It, and that the Grand Master afterwards notlf.v each of the lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction of his action In the premises. T h e R e p o r t o n Correspondence, by Rev. and W.-. Bro. R A M S K Y ,

is w o r t h y a ciU'eful persual a n d is entitled a prominent place a m o n g t h e writings of eihinent Masons. K a n s a s receives due consideration. Of the Masonic H o m e , he s a y s : The detllcn.tlon ceremonies of this building wei'e vor.y imposing, and no doubt impressions were nuide ujjon that occasion t h a t will mark a new'era in the hist<jr.y of Masonr.v In i^ansas. Tlie atklress of Grand Master COT.K^MAN on this auspicious occasion was all that could he asked for. I t was approiirinte, dignified and eloquent. This event is ca,use f<.)r congratulation among tlie Craft a t large, that, in the face of disaster and ruin, n people threatened with bankruptcv and starvation onl.v one .vea.r ago, should so let their llbera.lit,v aJiound In the midst of povei't.v and erect such a monument to the spirit of Masonr.v, speaks volumes.

No, bi'other, we were not on the verge of "material ruin." You, no tloubt, read some of the political prophecies, which were freely cireulated one year ago. A kind Providence ha.s richly supplied us with "corn, wine and oil," sufticient to m a k e our "faces to s h i n e " and our hearts abound in hospitality to our brethren from wheresoever dispersed. M.:. W.-. J A M K S W . T A Y L O R , G r a n d Master, Tjutherville.

. R.-. W.-. W . A. AVOJ:JIHIN, Grand Secretary, Macon.

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IDAHO —1897. 3 0 T H A X N U A I J CoMMUxiOATioif,

BoiSE, S E P T B M B K K , 1897.

Twenty-nine lodges represented. The Proceedings are adorned with a half-tone portrait of the Grand Mastei', M.-. W.-. Bro. F B E D . G . MOCK, who submits a good report of twelve images. H e p a y s tribute to tlie memory of the departed, and i m p a r t s the sad intelligence t h a t " d e a t h has visited iiearly every lodge." F r o m his decisions we glean the following: No elective officer can be installed liy proxy. No lodge in this jurisdiction can confer tlie ciegrees of Masonry foi- less than tJJO, to be divided as the lodge may direct. A l)rother suspended for any cause is l>arred from ail the rights and i)rivileges in Masonry until reinstated. H e visited every lodge in the Grand .Turisdiction. H i s advice to lodges "out of w o r k " is w o r t h y consideration: Many of tiie l<.)dges iiave liad l)ut little work during tlie past year, and In conseguence theatteiulance liaslieen sin aft—merely a quorum—aiui many regular communications have passed without iiavinga meeting. Wlien aslied why the attendance has lieen so small, the Master invarlnlily replies: "There was nothing to come for; we liad no worlv,and tlie lirethren are not as zealous as tliey were in former times." Tills is to lie deeiily regi'etted. Bi-ethr'en. search after the truth; searcli out the Iiidden mysteries l>y reading and stiKly and yon will profit far more than you would by witnessing the conferring of a degree. The truths of Masonry are as rare as tlie most priceless gem; and when not occupied in work we should be rehearsing tlie works of some writei'who lias gone far lieiieath the surface and l^i-ought fortli treasures which sliould l)e stored in our minds. Because the practice of masonic teachings is so neglected is no reason why we should lielieve tliey have no existence. A crust can hide all the glory and sparkle of a diamond; tlie clouds'shut out tiie sun's bright rays; tlie beautiful lessons of our Order remain liidden, liut remove tlie crust, watch the light as blie cIoiKls roll l>y, draw aside the curtain, and the Ijeauties of Masonry will 1)6 seen in all Its practical workings. H e disapproves of bands a t funerals a t the expense of lodges in debt. H e r e c o m m e n d s t h a t By-Laws, decisions and s t a n d i n g regulations be read in open lodge; t h a t Proceedings of the Grand Lodge be printed and s e n t o u t inore p r o m p t l y ; t h a t Masters be required to sign the m i n u t e s after approva.1; t h a t the m i n i m u m fee of $50.00 be reduced to $.3-5.00; a n d refers to the Order of the E a s t e r n Star as follows: To the ladles of the Eastern Star througiiout the Jurisdiction,! can only say,GOD bless them. "Life at l)est is not very long. A few more sighs or smiles, a few more tears, some pleasures, much pain, cloud, and darkness, hasty greetings, abrupt farewells, and our little play of life is over.-' We need the assistance of the ladies, so let us encourage the growth of the Eastern Star. T h e Grand Secretary presents an able report, containing m i n u t e information of all m a t t e r s e n t r u s t e d to his care.

APPENDIX.

February,

The Grand Treasurer's report shows a balance hi favor of t h e Orphan F u n d s of $27,185.61 a n d $966.47 interest, Orphans' F u n d . A r e m a r k a b l e showing for a jurisdiction containing twenty-nine lodges. A Special Committee on JSTon-Afflliates and N o n - P a y m e n t of Dues presented a well-written report, from which we glean : That the large and growing number of unaffiliated Masons resident within the Jurisdiction of the various Grand Ijodges in the United States has become n o t only a reproach b u t a serious menace to the welfare of the Order generally, cannot be denied. That this large army of drones should enjoy the honor of being Masons, without "bearing any of the heat or burden of the day," or in any manner contributing to the welfare of the Craft or their fellow members. Is an anomalous condition not In keeping with the spirit or objects of the Order, and In our opinion can be remedied only by the most drastic treatment.

They adopted re,solutions declaring non-affiliation after six m o n t h s a crime p u n i s h a b l e b y expulsion. The oration of Bro. W M . P. COUIJTEB is worthy the careful

study of every Mason. The t e n t h R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence from Bro. STBVEN.SON is worthy consideration.

K a n s a s receives kind treat-

ment. W e regret t h a t we h a v e no space to insert " c l i p p i n g s " from this report. . M.-.W.". G E O R G E M . W A T E B K O U S E , Grand Master, Weiser.

B.-.W.". CHARiiES C. STEVENSOI^^, Grand Secretary, Boise.

ILLINOISâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. â&#x20AC;˘58TH ANNUAIi COMMUNIOATIOIf,

CHICAGO, OCTOWKB, 1897.

M.-.W.-. O W E N SCOTT, G r a n d Master.

The excellent report of the Grand Master requires twenty-two pages of t h e Proceedings to record his official transactions, which is done in a most pleasing a n d instructive manner. Bead t h e opening s e n t e n c e s : In the archives of memory have been safely deposited the stirring masonic events of another year. For His loving care and tender mercies wo are jjrofoundly grateful to our heavenly Father, " From out whose hand The centuries fail like grains of sand." Another chapter In masonic liistorj- has been written. What it really embraces cannot be told. I t s glories are not those of war and carriage, b u t of love and good-will. "Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew." The fevered brow has been cooled by the touch of a brother's hand, the (Orphan's cr.y for bread hushed by bounteous sui3plles from the fraternal store, and the widow's sorrow assauged b,v the kind and loving sympathies of the mystic Craft. These are but the briefest outline of the noble and generous

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deeds which.constitute the ripened fruits of Freemasonry. But we must not remain content with what has been done, forâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; "Although our past achievements we with honest pride review, As long as there's rough ashlar, there Is work for us to do. We still must shape the living stones with Instrumentsof love. For t h a t eternal mansion In the paradise above. Toll as we've tolled In ages past, to carry out the plan, 'Tls this, the Fatherhood of GOD, the brotherhood of man." With such a creed Masons cannot fall to achieve the great purposes of life. The battle will be fought and the victory won. Masonry looks to a nobler manhood. I t teaches abstract truth but uses this only as a foundatloil for practical living. The home Is the unit of civilization. Its absence makes barbarlsju. The home la the flower of which heaven is the fruit. Masonry throws Its mighty arms around this vital Institution of civilized life and protects and e.xalts it. The purity of womanhood and the exaltation of childhood are cardinal doctrines taught In every lodge. Our mothers, wives, sisters and daughters have one more sworn defender In every man who rises from the altar of Masonry. Other practical life duties are equally the certain fruit of the teachings and obligations of our great Institution. Conduct and character can but be uplifted If Masons loj'ally live the lessons learned in the lodge room.

H e record.s the death of a masonic patriarch, Mf-.W.'. Bro. Ji'iBOME E . GORIN, who served tlie Grand Lodge as its Grand Master tliirty years ago: "His labors were done on the temple walls here, I2ach block from his hand haA been proved by the square. Been brought to its place, by the level was laid. Each column erect to the plumb-line was made."

Twenty dollars each month are appropriated to the comfort of a P a s t Grand Master. Dispensations were issued creating five new lodges; three new masonic halls were dedicated; the corner stone of t h e F i r s t Cumberland Presbyterian Church a t Decatur laid with masonic ceremonies. Under the head of "Lodges Appearing in P u b l i c " he correctly states tliat " No lodge can properly be seen in public merely for sliow, or to help others m a k e a show." H e disapproves the conferring of several degrees in one evening, and rightfully says: ".No lodge can afford to rob tlie degrees of their force a n d impressiveness by a n effort to do too m u c h a t one time. The candidate is entitled to a full presentation of eacli degree." H i s eight decisions were approved as being in accord with the masonic code of t h a t jurisdiction. The request of the Grand Lodge of E g y p t and the recommendation to appoint a Committee on W a s h i n g t o n Memorial were deferred for further light. The Grand Treasurer's report shows a cash balance of $49,084.59, and $58,000.00 invested in bonds. E.".W.-. Bro. W M . E . MASOJS", United States Senator and Grand

Orator, delivered an oration on tlie "Evolution of a Nation." An eloquent plea for liberty in his closing sentences we h a v e :

A PPEiVDix.

February,

Give your neighbor the liberty clue hlin. When you begin to respect your neighbor for his true worth, regardless of whether he agrees ^vlth you In polltics or religion, you have begun to live up to the true religion of the American citizen. The grand evidence of civilization tfwiay Is not in the telegraph or railroad, nor Is it the wealth or strength of the nation, but in the schools and churche.s that cover our land; the institutions of charlt.v all about us; the fraternal st>cletles for m u t u a l antl not selllsh benefit,and partlcularl.v our own beloved Order, that, amidst the rise and fall of nations, the uprising and crumbling of the d.vnastles of the past. It has continued to teach loyalt.v to home, loyalt.v to countr.v,and to Goo.

The report of t h e Committee on Correspondence from the pen of our d i s t i n g u i s h e d veteran, M.-. W.-. Bro. J O S E P H : B O B B I N S , pre-

sents a galaxy of masonic information upon thS leading questions which are " a g i t a t i n g " t h e masonic world. H a v i n g had the privilege of an introduction to the M.'. W.-. Brother and taken a cursory view of his physical 300 pounds averdupois, a n d after carefully reading his report, which reveals tlie fact t h a t his physical force is only surpassed by his intellectual, we crave permission to s i t a t the feet of this "G!AMAJii:Ki:,"and acquire the benefits of the results of his long experience antl extensive knowledge in dealing with masonic subjects. A s an " i n f a n t " in reportorial work we "doff our h a t " to the M.-. W.-. brother as an Klder a n d one of t h e leaders of the Guild. Masonic relief, jurisdiction over rejected candidates, and Mexican Masonry are extensively handled by this eminent writer: K a n s a s receives fourteen pages of commendation, concluded with condemnation of K a n s a s in the recognition of t h e Grand Dieta, or rather an exhaustive reply to M.'. W.-. Bro. M I I . I . E B ' S defense. H e characterizes Bro. MILIJKR'S I'eportas an able paper, bringing e n l i g h t e n m e n t to the Craft and a. literary reputation for Kan.sas. Our s u m m a r y of the Mexican question will be found a t the close of the report. I n his reference to the dedication of the Masonic Home, he s a y s : " N o t . l e s s eloquent was the comprehensive prayer of t h e Grand Chaplain, who spared neither age nor sex, nor concordant or discordant bodies save one, invoking blessings on all heads save the fez-covered head of the Moslem; the Shrine was t h e one straw t h a t was not laid on the camel's back." The Shrine may not be named, b u t t h e Grand Chaplahi's h e a r t was so full of love t h a t he did not intentionally omit anyone. I t may be t h a t tliey come in for a share in t h a t clause relative to the inmates of the H o m e , a s finding a " resting place on life's journey and shaded retreat from life's cares," just such a place as a Siiriner would crave after a weary march over tlie " h o t sands." H e prints Decision No. 1 of Grand Master COLKMAN for information, and No. 2 to inquire why it is desirable if not necessary; to which we reply, t h a t occasionally the church to which the

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deceased brother belonged takes charge of the service, a n d sometimes insists on furnishing the pall bearers. Hence Grand Master COI/EMAN'.S decision: " T h a t it is desirable b u t not absolutely necessary t h a t t h e pall bearers a t a masonic funeral should be Masons." H e copies No. 3. "3. Where a petitioner tor the Mysteries of Masonry permanently removes from the jurisdiction of a lodge before the Committee of Investigation makes its report, the lodge loses Jurisdiction of him, and sliould cause liis petition and deposit to be returned." To say that we presume the general rule that Jurisdiction obtains a t all times after the receipt and reference of tlie petition. Is held to lapse on the illscovery that the petitioner Is Ineligible.

We believe t h e decision is correct and quote "Simon's J u r i s prudence," page 84: " T h a t a candidate is not properly qualified unless he has a fixed residence within the territorial jurisdiction of the lodge to which he applies." Hence when he passes beyond the jurisdictional lines with bona fide intent to and does permanently locate elsewhere, the lodge should lose jurisdiction, especially under our law. Under California, he has this to say of Masonic H o m e s : Nearly all the Masonic Homes in this country liave been determined upon on the spur of the moment, and without any antecedent study of facts and figures. Where it has l^een most exhaustively considered the conclusion has been reached that tlie institutional method Is neitlier the most'economlcal nor the most desirable method of masonic relief, and on tiie whole tlie craze to build homes without reference to the size of the Jurisdiction has probably "passed the center."

The "nearly a l l " is the saving clause t h a t excludes K a n s a s , whose beautiful Masonic Home was established after due deliberation, a n d now stand in tlie "center," as a manifestation of GOD'S love, through the Masonic Fraternity in the dispensation of charity to t h e unfortunate, in ijroviding a " H o m e ; " while t h e dispensation of funds through masonic boards provide "relief." Both good, b u t we prefer that relief be given to the old Mason in his dotage, in the shape of the comforts of " H o m e . " A well conducted Masonic H o m e is an honor to Masonry. T. have extended to my distinguished predecessor, M.*. W.*. Bro. M. M. Mii.LEB, the courtesy of reply to Bro. B O B B I N S , which if it arrives in time for the printer, will here follow. M.-. W.-. E D W A B D COOK, G r a n d Master, Chicago.

R.-. W.-. J. H . C. Dii.T., Grand Secretary, Bloomington..

AFPENDTX.

February,

REJOINDER TO BRO. BOBBINS' REPLY TO LAST REPORT BY LATE CORBESPONDENT FOR KANSAS. If Bro. Ron BINS has ever read " P u t Yourself in H i s Place," he has given no signs of it in the "courteous discussion" carried on by him through the pages of his Correspondence Report. There are localities where everything is courteous, provided you do not call your opponent a liar or cast reflections upon the c h a r a c t e r of his m a t e r n a l ancestor. I n our j u d g m e n t this is not the s t a n d a r d which should prevail in the forum of inasonic discussion. . . . W h i l e we insist t h a t we have not transcended in the least the limits set b y Bro. R O B B I N S himself to such discussion, we also disavow entirely a n y personal reflection upon Bro. R. as a man or Mason. W e think we understand Bro. R. well enough to know t h a t he is n o t nearly as sensitive to t h a t portion of our article to which he has replied, as he Is concerning those matters which he has utterly ignored, reference to which revives the memory of the d a r k e s t blot upon tlie masonic escutcheon of Illinois. Bro. R. yanked us into court when as in N e w York he assailed our motives In the recognition of the G r a n Dleta. W e answered, showing the so-called Y'ork rite origin of Mexican Masonry and denying the paternity of the Gran Dieta to be of Scottish Rite origin, and showing by i t s decrees t h a t objectionable features had been removed and t h a t the Gran Dleta was entitled to recognition. To this Bro. B. replies by quotations from the e m i n e n t masonic historian R. F . GOUIJD, whose comments were based upon the s a m e a u t h o r i t y t h a t Bro. R. relies upon, "OHI.SM," Bro. B. further niaklng some of our illustrative remarks a basis for labyrinthian ramifications in his reply, which we would not desire to follow or explore. If we had. space to do so, lest we lose entirely the issue originally presented and the basis of the charges whicli led to the issue. . W e are under oVjliga.tion to Bro. PO.STIJETHWAITE, who courteously allotted us the space occupied by us, and which we fear has been used a t the expense of matter more desirable, though we t h i n k In our parallel columns we have presented " G K I S M " so t h a t our Grand Lodges m a y see him as he Is, and as the members of the General Grand Chapter of the United States, to their sorrow, k n o w h i m , and as he should be known by all those who hitherto h a v e taken his fulniinations a t the face value accorded t h e m by Bro. B . and others of t h a t ilk. Bro. B . in his discussion has assumed and essayed to establish the fact t h a t the Gran Dieta was the creature of and existed by the will of the Supreme Council. H e called as his witness to

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establish this fact E. E. C H I S M , in a quotation whicli we reproduce on tlie left side of our parallel columns, and which, on Bro. R.'s authority, we concede to be a genuine quotation, though we cannot date or identify it. The quotation opposite it, we take from par. 2, page 18, C H I S M ' S 1897 circular, for a copy of wliich we are under obligations to the autlior,and it is surely explicit enough in its statements: "Tlie Supreme Coun.cil of Mexico has never i'ecognized the Gran Dieta of Mexico as having any legitimate jurisdiction over tlie symbolic standing of its memljers." And yet with a knowledge of this denial Bro. B. still insists tliat tlie Supreme Council was a t the other end and had pulled in the string, disrupting tlie Gran Dieta, notwithstsinding the grave inconsistency noted by him t h a t tlie nominal and actual Grand Commanders of the Supreme Council had "enrolled themselves as Honorary Grand Masters with one of the seceding Grand Lodges, expelled for its p a r t in the disruption." Tliat jewel, Consistency, should be renamed B O B B I N S . Bro. E. does not quote "Bro." C H I S M in words, but his facts are evidently taken from the latter's 1897 circular, and with an assumption t h a t is unparalleled, based on .such veracious foundations, he bestows upon the liody organized by the few expelled members of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, No. 1 (wlio have assumed tiie n a m e Grand Lodge of tlie Federal District), all the rights of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, No: 1, the one "in wliose veins flows the blue blood of the Yorkinos." (I t h a n k thee for tliat word.) Bro. E. seems to think it a strange proceeding if the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico during the time it was subordinate to tlie Supreme Council, could issue a charter without' tlie signature of the Sovereign Grand Commander to m a k e it valid. If our distinguished brother liad drawn upon his general information in regard to the relations between the General Grand Chapter and the G r a n d Chapter of Illinois, he would have omitted t h a t idea as indefensible. . , Bro. E. quotes us as follows: "Illinois having recognized Cuba, and gone farther tlian most Grand Lodges by recognizing a Grand Lodge >vhich recognized tlie Colored Grand Lodge of Ohio (see Ohio report), m u s t ere long rise to inquire of its distinguished jurisprudent and correspondent, " W h e r e are we a t ? " H e then .proceeds to hold tis up over Bro. C U N N I N G H A M ' S shoulder because the latter, in his Ohio report, failed to be "more careful of his language,"'and state t h a t " t h e Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, wliich had been recognized by Illinois several years before, in 1871 â&#x20AC;˘became confederated with other German Grand Lodges in the German Grand Lodge League, and t h a t this League subsequently . recognized the Colored Grand Lodge of Ohio."

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E v e n conceding all that Bro. R. claims for the Ohio statement, the fact stands t h a t Illinois, either with the open or tacit consent of its correspondent has never severed the diplomatic or other relations assumed by it towards the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, although it has since become confederated with the Germ a n Grand Lodge League, which has since recognized the Colored Grand Lodge of Ohio, and Bro. R. is splitting hairs over a supijosed distinction which is not an ajsparent difference. The " C u b a " part of the question is ignored, its Supreme Council parentage was surely legitimate enough to draw out some other reply than a s i d e st.atement as to the informality of Bro. C U N N I N G H A M ' S remark. To our regret that he had not quoted from Bro. GouiiD more fully, followed by a quotation from Bro. GOUI>D, based upon Louisiana Proceedings, 1884, Appendi.x, page 5, of which the following is a part: "Unfortunately Bro. L A D E B A T did not organize a, Grand Lodge of Symbolic Masonry first as instructed, etc.,". Bro. B. replies b,y doubting the correctness of the official report, /. e., the basis of Bro. GOULD'S remark, and quotes to sustain his doubt a.statement b.y A L B E R T P I K E t h a t the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction had "never once in the eighty-eight years of its e.xistence even for a m o m e n t thought of establishing a Blue Lodge." All of which m i g h t be true and yet not cover the point stated b.y Bro.GOUIJD t h a t A T / B E K T P I K E , t h e representativeof the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction, made a specific effort, before introducing the Scottish Rite iiito Mexico, to 'â&#x20AC;˘^organize a Grand Lodge of Symbolic Manonry first," b u t which, as it does not coincide with Bro. R O B B I N S ' preconceived "history," m u s t be set aside as incorrect, even though considered worthy by one whose historical work never before, so far as we remember, has ever elicited criticism from the same source. The peculiar complication now existing to which Bro. B. refers incidentally, we desire to consider more fully. The Gran Dieta expelled certain individuals belonging to the Grand Lodge Valle de'Mexico, No. 1; the.y assumed to organize a new Grand Lodge, which they named the Federal District Grand Lodge. The Gran Dieta claims the.y were expelled^ for refusing; to obey the decree in favor of the Bible on the altar, and because they opposed the disestablishment of so-called woman Masonrj'. (We say so-called because jDrevlous to any action whatever, J u l y 1, 1894, our then "Bro." C H I S M said of it: 'â&#x20AC;˘^Thene lodgcH of women are noiu established as a side order, not belonging to Masonry, but under its jirofection." Note our authority, Bro. GouiiJJ!) There is no dispute t h a t the Gran Dieta expelled them, and t h a t the Gran Dieta claims it was for the reasons alleged. W h i l e he onl,y does so inferentially, we think it unmistakable t h a t Bro. RoKBiNS displays a sympathetic desire to afford them all the recognition possible for one who worships the fetich of regularity

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displayed by the "Four Lodges in London." Intensely radical men find it a short step from extreme positions on o[>posite sides of a question. I t is said t h a t there was an invasion of some fifty women into the place of meeting of the Grand Lodge of Illinois a t its October, 1897,communication before its officers had left their stations, and all questioners of the remarkable occurrence demanded explanations from Bro. B. I s it possible t h a t our brother .in liis pursuit of the fair senoritas of Mexico has landed in the camp of the enemy? Courteously saying nothing about the Bible, is lie becoming concordant with female Masonry? Most incomprehensible, will he array himself even in s y m p a t h y with a segment of a body, whose string, as he lielieves, lias been pulled in by the -Holy Emisire beyond the Rio Grande? Perish the thouglit! Wliat we mistook for s y m p a t h y was simply joy over the discovery of another "schism," which he will undoubtedly lay to the Supreme Council, provided he can do so witiiout a d m i t t i n g what his co-laborer C H I S M has conceded in the quotations herein set forth, viz: t h a t

the Gran Dieta of Mexico never emanated from or has ever been recognized by the Supreme Council of Mexico; t h a t the principles of working of the Gran Dieta are the same as those of any Grand Lodge in the United States, concerning which, speaking of his own lodge, Toltec, he said: " W e iiave the Bible on the altar; work under the York Rite in its strictest form," and saw no reason why chapter candidates should not be taken from Toltec or any other lodge under the Gran Dieta of Mexico. Witli t h a t grave disregard for history, which permits liim to substitute instead his lack of information, Bro. R. quotes us and comments thereon as follows: The speculation that lodges dissolving their connection with a Provincial Grand Ijodge, still retaining their warrants, could not have lacked authority, may be true, Ijut that Is not the Issue; the Issue is upon lodges "which dissolved their connection with a Provincial Grand Lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;repudiated the authority of tlietr warrants by enactment, and without warrants or any other autliorlty, through their representatives, met, organized a Grand Lodge, and started in business as Masons without the sanction of a lawful warrant of any ciiaracter. T o w h i c h B r o . R. s a y s : We beg to Insist that thai Is the issue, because we know of.np lodges in Pennsylvania that dissolved their connection with an English'Provincial Grand Lodge, except the lodges which united to form the present Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and they did not repudiate the authority of their warrants by enactment in any other sense than all lodges do when met to organize an Independent Grand Lodge. They simply "closed the Provincial Grand Lodge forever" and Immediately organized an Independent Grand Lodge. The question whether in tlie process of dissolving the old and organizing the new there was a m o m e n t o f time when events paused on the "dead center" and left the lodges resting on nothing Is scarcely wortli discussing, it being identical with the question whether the brethren then met In Provincial Grand Lodge for the purpose of forming an Independent Grand Lodge, by the act of closing the former revoked the charters under which the lodges acted who sent them there.

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February,

Bro. C H A R I . E S E . M E Y E R , t h e historian of P e n n s y l v a n i a , h a s

given us the following record of action taken a t the quarterly communication of t h e Provincial Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania ( a c t i n g under a w a r r a n t from t h e Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d ) , held September 25,1786, it w a s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re.iolved, That this Grnnd IjOdge Is and ought to be a Grand Lodge Independent of Great Britain or any other authority whatever,and t h a t tliey are not under any ties to any other Grand Lodge, except those of ijrotherly love and affection, wlilcli they will always l)e happy to cultivate and preserve witli all lodges throughout tlie globe.

Upon which, says Bro. M E Y E R , " T h e Grand Lodge, acting by virtue of a w a r r a n t from t h e Grand Lodge of England, was then closed forever." If tliis was n o t a repudiation of the English w a r r a n t then we fiiil to understand w h a t words expressed in the courteous mannei' required of Masons would be sufHciently strong to m a k e it such. More than this, they m a d e it impossible, by lapse of time, for any possibility of a " d e a d centre." I t is true they m e t the n e x t day, b u t effected no new organization, simply continued the officers a n d machinery of t h e defunct organization until.the tiine of tlie December election, thus clearly indicating t h a t their former meeting and action were simply for the purpose of repudiating the w a r r a n t under which they h a d acted as a Grand Lodge, which joined to the dissolution of such body, carried with t h e m the repudiation of each and every w a r r a n t issued b y such Provincial Oirand Lodge. W i t h one sweep of his p e n Bro. R. wip'es out and destroys all the value of P K L H A M ' S record, because there is a variance between the date J u n e 24,57.84 (when F R A N K L I N "became acquainted with Our B t . W o r s ' l G r a n d Master Mr. P R I C E , w h o further instructed him in the Royal A r t " ) , and the date November 28, 5734, when, to continue t h e quotation, "said F R A N K L I N on his return to Philadelphia call'd the B r e t h r e n there together, who petition'd Our R t . Worsh'l Grand Master for a constitution to hold a Lodge, a n d our Rt. Worsh'l Grand Master h a v i n g this year Bec'd Orders from the Grand Lodge in E n g l a n d to establish in all North America did send a deputation to Philadelphia, appointing the-Rt. Worsh'l Mr. FRANI<;LIN First Master, which is the beginningof Masonry there." The record shows on its face t h a t it was a later compilation of liistorical facts b y one on t h e ground, occupying the position a t tlie time they were made, which warranted h i m to m a k e them, and give those who read t h e m now full warrant for a belief t h a t they are t h e best evidence now attainable of w h a t was then done, and of more historical value t h a n the imaginings of a twentieth century historian c u t bias as to all factSi dogmas, theories a n d beliefs w h i c h do n o t receive h i s unequivocal approbation. These facts stand o u t undisputed:

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1. T h a t D A N I E J J COX never constituted any lodges under his deputation (1730) as Provincial Grand Master for Pennsylvania, etc. 2.

T h a t B E X J A M I S F R A N K J , I . V was m a d e a Mason' not later

than February, 1731, in Philadelphia. 3. T h a t November 28,17-34, FBANKLI^V, tlien Master of a lodge in Philadelphia, wrote a letter to H E N K Y P R I C E , then Provincial Grand Master, stating tliat his lodge "seemed to w a n t tlie sanction of some authority derived from home to give the proceedings of our lodge their due weight, to-wit: A deputation or charter g r a n t e d by the R.-.W.'. H K N K V P B E O E by virtue of his cbmmission

from Britain." 4. T h a t tliis lodge later was warranted and BRN.TAMIN F K A X K L I X became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. So t h a t from the foregoing it is not diflflcult to determine t h a t which our distinguished brother h a s been unable to obscure, viz: t h a t all lodges organized in P e n n s y l v a n i a xDrevious to the administration of Grand Master P K I O E in 1734â&#x20AC;&#x201D;or if preferred, in 17.35â&#x20AC;&#x201D;were without masonic parentage or regularity, and when they renounced the authority under whicli they became regular, returned to tlieir previous condition of illegitimacy. W e desire in conclusion as we present " . T E K Y J J I / ' C H I S M and " H Y D E " C H I S M for comparison, to remind our readers t h a t from bottom of foundation to coijestone, tlie .structure raised by Bro. B. has been composed almost exclusively of CHissf:, and even now though expelled from a n d having no connection Avith Symbolic Masonry of the first tliree degrees, of the kind acknowledged by Bro. B. still the latter with a courtesy as rare as i t is unjjaralleled in aught recorded of him, insists on still according h i m fraternal recognition as "Bro. C H I S M , " although he well knows t h a t to do so he m u s t accord recognition as "svell to the " H o l y E m p i r e " aci'oss the Rio Grande. I t is seldom t h a t one man can have t h e distinction of beingengaged in two separate a n d distinct controversies a t the same time with Masonic National Bodies in two different countries, one the country of his birth, the other the country of his adoption. Yet CHLSM has enjoyed that distinction, and it was while carrying on a correspondence with then acting General Grand High Priest G E O . L . McCAHANof the General Grand Chapter of the United States t h a t he impaled himself on the deadly parallel. W e regret t h a t our redoubtable K n i g h t E r r a n t will have to part with his Squire. H e of happy memory, also h a d a Squire, who was always ready to verify a n y t h i n g asserted by his imaginative master, but the parallel columns had not then been invented, nor did he trust to his Squire to record his adventures. Until it Iiad been written, those assailed by CHLSM could well echo the sentiment of Holy Writ. " O , t h a t mine enemy would write a book."

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Februai^,

But here are the "parallels:" Publication by R. JS. Chism, iVurcli, 189!!. letter to Acting General Grand Hiyh Priest George L. McCahun, of the GenBy our Investigation and experieral Grand Chapter of the United ences In this country we have been Statca, Aaking for a. Charter for ÂŤled to believe, and do believe, that Chapter in the City of ^fexico. Toltec Lodge Is the only legitimate .Tiji,Y I, 18il1. representatlveof legitimate Symbolic Our lodge (Toltec) surrendered Its Masonry now at work In this repulv He. charter to Missouri, and acting by advice of the Grand Master of Missouri, We believe we should forfeit all of took a charter from the Gran DIeta our rights as Masons were we to Inof Mexico. We have the Bible on the corporate ourselves with any Mexican altar; work under the York Rite In its body now existing. strictest form,and the Gran Dleta has Issued u decree cancelling all concesPublication by Ji. K. Chi.-tni. 1807. sions formerly made as to the Initiation of women Into the fraternity. The article by Dr. PARSONS conThese lodges of women are now estabtains an elaborate account of my solished as a side order, not belonging called expulsion from the Masonic Order by virtue of charges brought In to Masonry, but under Its protection. Toltec Lodge, No. 214. Under the circumstances I felt It my duty to lay aside, In the interest of In repl.v thereto I will simply say harmony and of masonic unity, whatthat I never became a member of ever scruples I might formerly have Toltec Lodge after Its entrance under had In respect to certain points in the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge Mexican Masonry,and to Join In upof the Valley of Mexico and of the holdlng^Toltec Lodge under the new Gran Dieta. dispensation. We have been working under Mexico since February 1st and we are well satisfied; you would never know any difference unless told. I see no reason why our chaptei' should not continue taking Its members from the new Toltec Lodge, or even from any other lodge under the Gran Dleta of Mexico. The Gran Dieta is firmly established; Its principles of working are the same as those of any Grand Lodge In the United States.

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Cliinm as Quoted, by Bio. Uobbiiis. " I t will be seen and Is a fact," observes Bro. CHISM, " t h a t the organization of the Gran Dieta, which now claims exclusive Jurisdiction o v e r Symbolic Masonry in this republic, was not the result of any convocation or convention of Masons; it was the act of the Supreme Council, A. & A. S. R., which called the Gran ])ieta Into existence,and it still exists by the will of that Supreme Body."'

Chism SpeukliKj for Himsclj\ Par. 2. Pago 19, Chism 1S97 Circular. The reason why I retain my standing in the Scottish Rite of Mexico, wliich aj>pears to cause many of my opponents such profound indignation Is simply because the Supreme Council of Mexico has never recognized the Gran 3;)ietu of Mexico as having any legitimate jurisdiction over the symbolic standing of its nieml>ers. Several of the Siipi'eme Council of Mexico, active and honorary, have been expelled from Masonry by the Gran Dleta, but no one here takes any notice of these fulminations. [See Circular 21) of the Supi'eme Council of Mexico of Jlay 21, 18!>7, and Balustre No. .32, of May 27, 1883.] Also J'ar/e 2.5, Cliisni 1S97 Circular. "The Supreme Council renouncesin favor of the Grand Lodges of tlie States now existing, and which ma.v hereafter be farmed, all Jurisdiction which b.v our constitution is conferred upon the Supreme Council over the Symbolic degrees; in c<^nseqnence, these bodies, in assuming the powers of tlie Supreme Council over t'.".c !cclg',:", I:?*?C'i-"^»» rp«n(insible to the masonic workl for the good ordei*, dlscii)llne, moralit.v, progress a n d staljillty of all symbolism in this repuljlic."

Fraternally, M. M. M I L L E B .

INDIANA—1897. 76TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

I N D I A N A fOLis, M A Y , 1897.

M.-. W.-. Bro. S I M E O N P. GILLTSTT, G r a n d Master, presiding. Three h u n d r e d a n d seventy-nine of t h e 483 c h a r t e r e d lodges represented. The G r a n d Master'.s a n n u a l report, covering t w e n t y - t h r e e pages, tells in a pleasing m a n n e r t h e story of his official acts. I n his opening, he i n t i m a t e s t h a t he would indulge in some beautiful peroration on t h e loveliness of spring a n d the g r a n d e u r of Masonry, B u t on investigation he finds tliat his .predecessors have exhausted the vocabulary, a n d there is nothing left for h i m .

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February;

F i v e new lodges were granted an existence, and five constituted under charter. Three masonic halls dedicated, the corner stone of four churches, three court houses, two high school buildings, one county infirmary a n d one city hall were laid witli masonic ceremonies. H e recommended tliat tlie "history of t h e Grand Lodge of I n d i a n a should be placed in thoroughly competent hands for compilation." H e declined to issue dispensation authori/.ing a lodge to confer t h e t h r e e degrees immediately, ruling t h a t " i t can not be done." Tlie Grand Treasurer a d m i t s by his report to having $U,296.fiO in cash, and $80,974.79 securities in his hands. R.-. W.'.Uro. WTLIVIAM H . S M Y T H E , Grand

Secretary, pre-

sented a n excellent report. H i s principal " t r o u b l e " being the failure to obtain the pictures of some of the Grand Masters w h o served in t h e early history of the Grand Lodge. W e notice t h a t o u r R.-. W . \ Bro. S M Y T H B was unanimously

reelected, a n d is jiow performing liis twentieth year of servitude in t h a t capacity. The Committer on Jurisprudence submitted the following report: Your Coninilttee on .Turlsprudeiioe, to whom wiis ruferred that portion of the M.-.W.".Grand Master's address wherein he condemns the use of cipher texts of the work, and forcibly reproves the open use of books while the degrees are I>elng conferred,most earnestly endorse his censures of all persons engaged In such unlawful and disreputable proceedings. Your committee sincerely hope thiit this righteous condemnation of such unworthy practices will bring about a reformation In this respect, and.we trust that these expressions of condeniuatlon will l>e heeded throughout our Grand Jurisdiction, so that no repetition of these offenses may render it necessary to make them the subject of future penul legislation.

Resolutions of s y m p a t h y were extended to P a s t Grand Master A N D B E W .L H A Y , who was seriously ill.

The following wise resolution w a s adop)ted: W M K R E A S , Individuals, associations and others are now using the words "Mason" and "Masonic" and masonic emblems as designations for the advancement of their business and personal gains; therefore, Kcsolvcil, That tills Grand Lodge disapproves of all such methods and scliemes, and hereafter it shaU l>e deemed a masonic offense for aiiy Mason or masonic orgunlzntlon to use such words or methods to further their Ijuslness.

The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e had under consideration t h e query: " I n opening a n d closing the lodge, where do the knocks begin?" Which is answered a t length a n d the conclusion of t h e committee was t h a t they should "begin in the South." Froiii the report of t h e Committee on Necrology, we excerpt: In the luldst of life we are In death! I t Is Ijut a moment, as it were, from the cradle to the grave! AVe are born to die. I n the economy of human exist-

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ence it Is as necessary to die as it is to be born; therefore. Instead of being a solemn and awful thing to be mourned and regretted. It should cause us to rejoice that the trials and tribulations through which we all must pass are a t an end, and that, after all, death Is only the gateway which leads us to a better and brighter and purer future, where Joy supreme shall reign, and where sickness, sorrow, pain and death shall be known no more forever!

On t h e recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence fraternal recognition w a s extended to' the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of ZSTew Zealand. , The Grand Lodge declined to concur in the Wisconsin relief plan. A very able a n d courteous E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence was presented by P a s t Grand Master N I C H O L A S E . RtrOKLE, t h e chairman. K a n s a s is. accorded three jiages, devoting t h e greater p a r t thereof to quotations from Bro. M I L L B B ' S report on Mexican Masonry, in answer to M.-. W.*. Bro. R O B B I N S , a n d without comment. M.-.W.'.MASON,J. NIBTJAOK, Grand Master, Vincennes. R.-. W.-. W I L L I A M H . S M Y T H E , G r a n d Secretary, I n d i a n a p o l i s .

IJfDrAN

TERRITORYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897.

2 4 T H A N X U A L CoMMtrxiOATioK,

A B D M O B E , A U G U S T , 1897.

M.'.W.\ S I L A S A B M S T B O N G , G r a n d Master; R.-.W.\ J. S. M U R -

Eow, Grand Secretary. The m e m b e r s of t h e Grand Lodge were extended a cordial welcome through t h e Worshipful Master of Ardmore Lodge, No. 31, in a n eloquent a n d appropriate address. Bro. J A M E S H U M P H R E Y , of Purcell, responded fittingly. Both of these addresses furnish good reading, a n d are w o r t h y of a more extended notice. The response closes as follows: I am certain that the members of this Grand Lodge appreciate the courteous welcome extended; we are glad to be with you; we congratulate you upon your good work; we rejoice that your Masonic Home is so comfortable and elegant; we know your hearts are ours and ours are yours, and we feel like the noble Saxon when he greeted the Illustrious Dane with these words: "T^ormans and Saxons and Danes are we. But all of us'Danes in our welcome to thee." Onlywe paraphrase it by saying: Choctaws and Chlckasaws and Cherokees and Creeks are we, But all of us Masons in our welcome to thee!

M.-. W.-. Bro. A R M S T R O N G , submitted a good report of his stewardship. â&#x20AC;˘ I n his opening h e says: By permission of the Almighty Father of the Universe we again assemble In our twenty-fourth annual communication, for which manifestation of His goodness and mercy towards us let us humbly and sincerely bow our hearts l a gratitude to Him. I t is with feelings of gratitude that I greet you and extend

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to you a hearty welcome to this communication. Time with Its relentless tread passes oh unmindful of w h a t has occurred. Over the past we have no control. If we profit by experience, the failures and omissions will not be valueless. The grandest achievements of m a n Is to rectify the errors and shortcomings of life. â&#x20AC;˘

H e notices t h e fraternal dead of other juri.sdiotion.s. H e reports Ma.sonry in the I n d i a n Territory as being in a very prosperou.s condition. H e is.sued dispensations to t e n n e w lodges; refused to i.ssue dispensation for public installation of ofHcers, for public proce.ssions, for lodge TJ. D. to hold its m e e t i n g s in a church building, and g r a n t e d special dispensations to elect a n d in.stall officers, to confer degrees, to receive t h e petition of a m a n who signed t h e petition by mark, to bury a non-affiliate with masonic honors. W e do not t h i n k a m a n , w^ho c a n n o t write his name, c a n truthfully say t h a t he is well qualified to receive the degrees or to perforni the duties required of h i m . E l e v e n decisions grace his report, w h i c h m e e t the approval of t h e L a w Committee. H e submits as recommendations, t h e following: Let us In our Intercourse with our sister Grand and Constituent Lodges use t h e u t m o s t courtesy, promptly answering all communications, thereby displaying;to them "how good and how pleasant It Is for brethren to dwell together In unity." Let us be particularly careful i n the selection of our lodge officials, choosing only those whom we think will be active workers and conscientious in the dlscharge^ot thelrjdutles. There Is such a thing as Masonry becoming too popular. Let us be careful about the personnel of our membership. Let us guard the ballot box with the same Jealous care that characterized our fathers and not be too eager to Increase our membership without regard to the'Jklnd of material taken from the quarries.

W e join with h i m in h i s closing prayer: " G O D bless t h e Masons of t h e I n d i a n Territory a n d k e e p t h e m from everything t h a t would reflect discredit u p o n t h e i r high calling as Masons." Bro. J O S E P H S . M U B B O W , G r a n d Secretary, presents a well

a r r a n g e d report, showing t h e receipt of $4,.398.45, which he, like a l l good Secretaries, paid over to t h e G r a n d Treasurer. Bro. MUBEOW, c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, h a s this to say: Because of this advice from m a n y of t h e leading niembers of the Grand Lodge, a n d for the purpose of saving the expense of printing, I have n o t prepared the usual Report on Correspondence this year. ;i beg leave, however, to say t h a t the condition of the Craft all over the United States and elsewhere Is healthy and prosperous. Notwithstanding the multitude of secret societies, fraternal, social, convivial, political, financial, tor cheap Insurance, etc.. Freemasonry still maintains a hold upon the esteem and confidence of all tongues and nations. Let us thank GOD and take courage. I t Is not In m a n to direct his ways. Divine wisdom has guided this

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Institution, humari though It Is. Some accuse Freemasonry of error, and attribute evil to Its ceremonies and principles, b u t no one has the temerity to charge it with dishonesty, or its teachings .with the subversion of the public good. Solemn, majestic, unmoved. It neither Invites hostilities nor fears assaults. Generally the Grand Lodges are in peace and harmony. No great questions are agitating the minds and pens of reporters on Correspondence. Grand Master AEMSTRONG has reported to you the restoration of amicable relations with the Grand Lodge of New York in the reappointing of both the old Grand Representatives. Personally, I doubt the utility of the Grand Representative system, and sliould not shed a tear If the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory sliould abolisli it witliin this Jurisdiction. The recognition of tlie Grand Dieta of Mexico is about the llvest topic among the Western Grand Lodges. Tliat illustrious and wortliy Mason, Bro. T. S. P A R V I N , of Iowa, is tlie champion of the Mexican Grand Lodge. Your correspondent confesses that liis reading on this subject has not been sufficiently careful to Justify a conclusion in his own mind as to tbe merits of the case. The impression made by such reading as lias been given Incline your committee to the opinion tliat tlie Grand Dieta of Mexico is the most legitimate and reliable body of Ancient Craft Masonry In our sister republic. Your committee, however, is not prepared to recommend recognition a t this time. M.-.W.-. J A M E S A. SCOTT, G r a n d Master, Muskogee. R.-.W.". J O S E P H S . MTJEEOW, G r a n d Secretary, A t o k a .

IOWAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 54TH A N N U A L COMMUNIOATION,

OSKALOOSA, J U N E , 1897.

The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. G E O E G E W . B A L L , presiding; 438 lodges represented. T h e a n n u a l a d d r e s s of the G r a n d Master, covering twenty-six pages of t h e Proceedings, contain an e x c e l l e n t resumi of all m a t ters connected w i t h his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n d u r i n g t h e year. H e rejoices in t h e peace a n d h a r m o n y prevalent, a n d acknowledges t h e bountiful benefactions of a kind Providence, as follows: The year past has, in many respects, proved the realization of our fondest hopes. The Almlglity Father has watched over us with jealous care, and has showered upon us his choicest blessingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;far greater than we deserve. While from across the seas have come to our ears wailing cries of distress from the sick, starving and dying people upon whom pestilence and famine have laid their blighting touch, we have been visited with the gentle dew, the refreshing rain, and the life-giving heat of the summer's sun; and these have been followed by bountiful harvests, furnishing usjwlth;an abundancOiOf all the necessaries and luxuries of life, filling our granaries to overflowing, and leavlng'a large surplus to be distributed among the less fortunate nations of the eartho' H e records t h e death of an honored " f a t h e r " in Masonry, T H E O D O E E S O H B E I N E E , G r a n d Tyler, w h o d e p a r t e d t h i s life after a pilgrimage of eighty-six years, A p r i l 14, 1897. Our K a n s a s b r e t h r e n c a u freely s y m p a t h i z e w i t h our b r e t h r e n , h a v i n g h a d a similar experience in t h e person, service a n d d e a t h of Bro. F E I T Z

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MAGEES.

February,

The t r i b u t e p a i d F a t h e r S O H B B I X E E b y B.-.W.-. Bro. J .

C W. CoxE in his E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, is w o r t h y a place here: I m a y not forego to lay mj' sprig of acacia on the new-made grave of our "well beloved Grand Tyler. " FatherSOHREiNERlsdead!" The message carried sorrow to many hearts. The klndlj' heart, the pleasant face, the cheerful greeting, t h e pleasant badinage—those we shall know no more a t our annual reunions. His chair will remain vacant. The o/?ice will be well and worthily filled by his appointed successor, but his place In the affectionate esteem of his brethren is secure from Intrusion or rivalry. Simple In his tastes, unobtrusive In demeanor, kind In his spirit, loyal In Ills friendships, he Illustrated the supreme virtues of the common people, and was a conspicuous commentary on Tennyson's lines: "Kind hearts are more than coronets. And simple faith than Norman blood." Farewell, old friend! We shall inlss thee, but not mourn for thee; be sad, b u t not sorry for thy going; for thou art a t .rest—well earned, well deserved rest. "To tell the story of a well-spent life The Mason true builds his own monument; But not of bronze, nor yet of marble white; These soon are'gone. "A richer life Is then his monument, . Which through the ages grander will become. As It niore fully breathes his spirit, and Is spent To help and bless mankind."

Tlie G r a n d Master issued five dispensations for hew lodges. H e laid t h e corner stone of the Iowa Industrial" School for Girls, located a t Mitchellville, with masonic ceremonies. H e deplores t h e large number of suspensions for non-payment of dues—780— for t h e y e a r ending December 31,1896; opposes the Wisconsin plan of relief. Expressions of s y m p a t h y , b y wire, were sent to P a s t G r a n d Master M.-.W.-. Bro. R. G. P H E I ^ P S , who w a s detained a t his home

b y illness. T h e r e p o r t of

M.-.W.-.Bro. T H E O D O B E

S. PABVIN,

Grand

Secretary, is replete "with matters historical, statistical a n d interest to t h e Craft, just s u c h ' a report as our M.-.W.-. Brother is capable of presenting—by reason of his long experience, wide range of knowledge a n d intellectual ability. W e "dofl our h a t " a n d " b a r e our h e a d " to this "masonic veteran," w h o insists t h a t a l t h o u g h his hair is whitened by the frosts of m a n y winters, a n d step is less elastic t h a n in days gone by, his h e a r t never grows o l d — t h a t h e is "one of t h e boys." H e takes great interest in t h e " y o u n g life" in Masonry, a n d his influence h a s inspired m a n y y o u n g m e n to strive for higher a n d nqbler purposes in life. M a y m a n y years of peace, happiness a n d prosperity be accorded to him, a n d t h e Grand Lodge of Iowa enjoy t h e light of his presence a n d influence a t m a n y inore " a n n u a l reunions." Our M.-. W.-. Brother has. the w a r m e s t s y m p a t h y of t h e fraternity in t h e very heavy bereavement he has been called upon to

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endure in t h e d e a t h of his beloved wife who for more t h a n a half c e n t u r y w a l k e d w i t h h i m in the journey of lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the joy a n d l i g h t of his household. T h e loving tribute to. h e r m e m o r y in h i s report, and t h a t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Necrology is a n a p p r o p r i a t e t e s t i m o n y of t h e life, c h a r a c t e r a n d influence a m o n g m e n a n d Masons of t h i s devoted w o m a n : "Death shall bring another mating, Beyond the shadows of the tomb, On yonder shore a bride is waiting Until lie come." The report of M.-. W.'. Bro. P A B V I N as G r a n d L i b r a r i a n , gives a n excellent review of the condition and i m p o r t a n c e of t h e g r e a t work, the success of w h i c h is largely due to M.-. W.-. Bro. P A K V I N ' S u n t i r i n g zeal a n d energy. H e says : The work must go on, and our efforts should he increased for its enlargement and greater usefulness. I t has been truthfully said that " a masonic library and masonic knowledge, like all things else of value, comes not without the effort.*' "Are riches worth the getting They must be bravely Houqht; With wishing and wltii fretting The boon cannot be bought. To all the price is open, But only he can take it Who says with Roman courage, 1^(1finda loay or make it..'^ AVe have found that "time, patience, and perseverance" will in the end remove all obstacles in the way of accomplisliilig such a desU-atjie result. If, then, the Grand Lodge desires that Its and our efforts shall be crowned wltli the success we aspire to, it must persevere in the good work so successfully begun and auspiciously carried forward, and provide adequate nicana to ^enable its Ijilirarlan to continue and enlarge the work. The Proceedings favor u.s with pictorial i l l u s t r a t i o n s of t h i s magnificent library, both externally a n d i n t e r n a l l y . The office graced with t h e presence of our M.-. W.". B r o t h e r " a t labor," p e n n i n g " M a s o n r y " for the benefit of m a n k i n d , all serve as a h a n d s o m e e m b e l l i s h m e n t to the very n e a t l y a r r a n g e d Proceedings. H i s " t h e o r y , " expressed in the closing words of his report, is correct': Our theory is the reverse of the commonly accepted theory of librarians, and we would not hy a frigid and formal management suggest even that the Initial duty is to keep people out and guard the books from contact, f a t h e r have we sought to create a sunny, genial,.and stimulating atmosphere around those In charge, and so make the Iowa Miisonic Llbrarj' the magnetic center that it should be to the fraternity and the city. "Let there be light." " I asked the roses as they grew Riclier and lovelier in their hue, AVhatmade their tints so rich and'briglit? They answered: 'Looking toward the light.'" Thus would we have all," both great and small," look and note the " l i g h t ' of the past and present age, gathered within tliese walls, and profit by the knowledge thus acquired. M.'.W.'.Bro. P A B V I N furnislies a n e x t e n d e d r e p o r t on " M e x i can Masonry," m a d e u p from personal observation a n d i n v e s t i g a tions. H i s conclusions will a p p e a r a t the close of t h i s report.

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February,

A m e m o r i a l page a n d tribute to t h e m e m o r y of JozEiiLE W11.LIAMS B L A N O H A B D , wife of P a s t Grand Treasurer H o n . LuoiEX C. BTJANOHARD, appears in the Proceedings.

The Committee on Grand Master's Address submitted a Cuban resolution, which was adopted: '•'• Hesolved, T h a t the fullest sympathy be,-and is hereby, extended to t h e v a l i a n t promoters of Cuban liberty, t h e conquered b u t not v a n i s h e d Greeks, a n d t h e downtrodden A r m e n i a n s , in their istruggles and sufferings for the cause of h u m a n ity and liberty." The city m u s t have been decorated with masonic emblems, a custom prevailhig in towns e n t e r t a i n i n g t h e G r a n d Lodge. T h e following.resolution draws the line as to the a d o r n m e n t of saloons with m a s o n i c emblems: ^'•Hesolved, T h a t it is t h e sense of this Grand Lodge t h a t we disapprove t h e display of t h e masonic emblems in or about saloons." The Committee on Chartered Lodges p r e s e n t a very good report a n d m a k e t h e following excellent suggestion, as a cure for non-attendance: If the brethren continue to absent themselves from the meetings, ask one of your neighboring lodges to come In and confer a degree; give your Senior ^ ' a r d e n a little time to prepare, and ask him to confer the Fellow Craft degree; permit your Junior Warden to confer the Entered Apprentice degree In the same manner; place a query box on your Secretary's desk and refer the queries to different brethren to be answered a t the following meeting. Methods of this kind will soon create a desire In the brethren to be present, and will dispel the monotony of simply opening, closing, and going through routine "work. You m a y not lie able to confer the degrees witli the propriety of language t h a t can be done by the Custodians, but you can make your work Impressive; you may not be able to build a sanitarium for the benefit of the distressed Ijrethren, their widows and orphans, b u t you can do them m a n y acts of kindness without going on toot or out of your way.

The report of t h e Special Committee on Mexican Masonry r e c o m m e n d e d the following resolution, w h i c h was adopted: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Iowa hereby recognizes the Oran, Dieta ^Simbollea of Mexico as an independent, sovereign. Grand Masonic Body, exercising sole Jurisdiction over the three degrees of Ancient Graft Masonry In Mexico, and will exchange fraternal courtesies therewith: and Further, That all Masons in Mexico hailing from lodges or Grand Lodges not in affiliation with said Oran Dieta SimboUca be denied admission to our lodges.

The special committee on t h e use of the word " m a s o n i c " in connection with insurance or other enterprises, say t h a t t h e Grand Lodge h a s no authority to act, b u t t h a t i t is a subject for State legislation. The G r a n d Lodge authorized t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of delegates to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Congress to be held in Switzerland in 1898; r e jected t h e Wisconsin relief plan, a n d decline to concur in t h e Maine jurisdictional proposition, a u d instructed t h e Grand Secr e t a r y to forward a c o n g r a t u l a t o r j ' l e t t e r to Q U E E N

through t h e Grand Master of Masons of E n g l a n d .

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The Proceedings f urnisli us with an excellent article oii " Secret Societies of the World," by W . S. H A B W O O D , published in the M a y number of the North American Review; also an article of high character b y H E N B Y W . EUGC+, on " I o w a Masonic liibrary," r e -

printed from t h e J u n e number of the Freemason's Iiej}Ository, and t h e account of t h e Anti-Masonic Congress, held a t Trent, Austria, September, 1896. The Report on F r a t e r n a l Correspondence from the pen of o u r esteemed a n d Rev. Bro. J . C. W . COXB, is a masonic document entitling t h e writer to a seat on the platform with t h e leading masonic writers. I n his introduQtory he manifests the spirit of t h a t brotherly love which characterizes his review t h r o u g h o u t the entire report: As heretofore, the aim has been to record whatever came under our observation which we believed would prove of Interest aud profit to the Craft; to frankly criticise whatever we thought called for an expression of dissent as a departure from the ancient landmarks or from universally recognized ethical standards; to sturdily defend our own jurisdiction from any and all unjust attacks; to commend fidelity to trust and wisdom In legislation whereever found; and to season this varied and various olla podricia with humor, and sentiment, and rcpnrto,', as opportunity ofl'ered and occasion demanded. We have not consciously written a line in an unfraternal spirit, nor ever sped an arrow dipped In gall. â&#x20AC;˘

His review of K a n s a s is k i n d a n d courteous, giving prominence to a l l points of interest. H e says the Grand Secretary's report is "clear, concise a n d thoroughly busines.s-like." W e regret t h a t we cannot give more space to E.\ W.-. Bro. C O X B ' S report, but the interesting Proceedings have allured us beyond our limited space, a n d we are compelled to stop now. M.-.W.-. A L M O N R . D E W E Y , G r a n d Master, W a s h i n g t o n .

M.-.W.-. T H E O D O B E S . P A E V I N , Grand Secretary, Cedar Rapids.

IKELAND. A small pamphlet, giving a list of the officers of t h e G r a n d Lodge for 1897," is received, a n d from it we learn t h a t H i s R o y a l Highness the Prince of Wales is Patron, and H i s Grace the Dvike of Abercorn is M.-.W.". Grand Master; Bight Hon. Lord C A S T L B Towsr, R.-.W.-. G r a n d Secretary, a n d J A M E S C B E E D

MEEEDITH,

Grand Treasurer; A R C H I B A L D S T . G E O E G E , Deputy Grand Secretary and Treasurer, office Freemasons' Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin. Fifteen Provincial Grand Lodges are subordinate to the G r a n d Lodge of Ireland, to-wit: Antrim, Armagh, N o r t h Connaught, South Connaught, Down, Londonderry a n d Donegal, Meath, Midland Counties, Munster, N o r t h Munster, South E a s t e r n District. Tyrone a n d F e r m a n a g h , Wicklow a n d Wexford, N e w Zealand, Queensland.

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The Provincial Grand Officers r a n k as follows: Past Grand and Past Provincial Grand Ofllcers shall rank according to seniority, after the actual Grand or Provincial Grand Officers,that is a Past Grand Senior A\'arden shall have rank and precedence Immediately after the actual Grand Senior Warden, a Past J u n i o r Grand AVarden after the'actual J u n i o r Grand AA'^arden,and so on with regard to the other Past Grand Officers, but they shall not be called upon to fill any office below that which they formerly hold.' That Past Grand and Provincial Grand Officers shall have r a n k and precedence amongst themselves according to seniority, tlie most senior ranking after the actual Grand or Provincial Grand Officers.

The following rule on t h e admission of candidates appears in the Proceedings: No lodge shall initiate any person who shall not he able toread and write, or who shall Ije a sherifTs, coroner's or marshal's bailiff, or a domestic livery servant. A n y lodge violating this rule shall have its warrant cancelled or suspended, or be lined five pounds, as Grand Lodge shall see fit; provided always t h a t in the Colonies the Provincial Grand Master shall e.xerclse within his province a discretionary jjower as to the application of this rule in the case of balllfts.

One hundred a n d forty m e m b e r s Avere dropped from the roll and eleven reinstated during 1896. The charities of the Grand Lodge of I r e l a n d are extended AA'ith a bountiful h a n d to t h e aged Mason, the AvidoAv and orphans as evidenced by t h e benevolent institutions organized, founded and m a i n t a i n e d b y our b r e t h r e n of t h a t Grand Jurisdiction. Three h u n d r e d and ninety-four lodges contributed in 1896 to t h e C h a r i t y F u n d £.541 l i s . .3d. and to t h e General F u n d £4,564 7s. 4d. The h i g h e s t numerical n u m b e r of a lodge reported is 1009— Seaford. . W e notice in t h e report of t h e G r a n d Treasurer the folloAving g r a n t s : To Masonic F e m a l e Orphan School, £100; to Masonic Boys Orphan School, £100; to V i c t o r i a Jubilee Masonic A n n u i t y F u n d , £100; to Charity F u n d , £541 8s. .Sd.

KENTUCKY —1897. 9 8 T H A N X T J A L COMMUNIOATIOS-,

L O U I S V I L L E , O O T O B B B , 1897.

M.".W.-. EOBBBT F. P E A K , G r a n d Master.

The address, of the Grand Master contains a business-like s t a t e m e n t of his official transactions d u r i n g the year, first informing us t h a t our brethren mourn t h e loss of tAvo of their distinguished brethren and P a s t G r a n d Masters. M.-. W.-. Bro. B . S. F I T C H died J a n u a r y 12,1897. M.-.W.-. Bro. M. J . W I L L I A M S died M a y 25, 1897.

Bro. W I L L I A M S Avas G r a n d

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Master in 1867, w h e n Bro. F I T O H was elected to succeed h i m ;

united in official life and in death. "Here's a tear for their mem'ry, a prayer for their rest, A sigh for their loss, and a hope they are blessed: That hope cheers our bosom, a courage Instills, That win bear us triumphant through sorrows and Ills; Though a cloud of regret with remembrance may rise. That hope will dispel It, and point to the skies."

Among the rulings of the Grand Master, we find t h a t electioneering for office, or by brethren for another, is strictly prohibited by the Constitution. T h a t a petition m u s t be recommended by members of the lodge. T h a t tlie religious belief of a candidate for Masonry is not a subject of inquiry touching his fitness to become a Mason, if his trust is in G O D and his faitli is well founded. T h a t a person whose left knee is stiff c a n n o t be m a d e a Mason. He refused to g r a n t dispensations avithorlzlng the conferring of degrees out of time. H e recommends t h a t a committee be appointed to prepare a burial service. He says there is no room for doubt as to the future of the " H o m e , " the pride of the K e n t u c k y Mason. The report of tlie Grand Treasurer SIIOAVS balance cash on

hand September 30,1897, $9,891.90. I t also shows $3,120, disbursed for Masonic H o m e account. The report of E.-.W.-. Bro. H . B. G B A N T , Grand Secretary, is a

concise, n e a t and comprehensive showing of the affairs in charge of this efficient Grand Secretary. Five ne'w lodges "were granted dispensations and several dispensations Avere continued over last year, which gu^es the Committee on liodges U. D. the transactions of t w e l v e ' l o d g e s to examine and report thereon. Tlie Committee oii L i b r a r y presented a n excellent report, from which we excerpt the conclusion: Your committee has before suggested that every generation ought to preserve Its own literature for the future, for " m a n Is not all mouth and stomach; dollars and dirt, pork and cabbage are not the only things worth living for." Books furnish food for thought, and thought moves the farm and the factory; the pulpit and the President; arts and armies; mountains and menâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; In short, the world. Books are our moral and masonic trestle-boards which furnish the rules and designs for our guidance in the great work of our fraternity. More than four hundred years ago the Bishop of Durham said that books "are the masters who Instruct us without rods and ferules, without hard words and anger, without clothes or money. If you approach them, they are not asleep; if, investigating, yon Interrogate them, they conceal nothing; If you mistake them, they will not grumble; If you are Ignorant they can not laugh at you. The library, therefore, of wisdom Is more precious than all riches, and

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nothing t h a t can be wished for Is worthy to be compared with It. Whoever, therefore, acknowledges himself to be a zealous follower of truth,of happiness, of wisdom, of science, or even of faith, must of necessity make himself a lover of books." R O B E R T Coiii^iEK worked at the anvil and became a distinguished minister through the knowledge he gained fronfi his books while pumping the bellows. E I J I H U B O R K I T T , while wearing his leathern apron mastered eighteen languages by his studies of books. F R A N K I / I S lived on potatoes,pudding and rice that he might save money with which to purchase books, and thus became one of the greatest of America's statesmen, and a Mason whom the world delights to honor.

Our brethren, satisfied with the work done througli t h e W i d o w s and Orijhans' H o m e , have engaged to increase their benefactions by founding -an Old Mason's H o m e . They have $30,250 subscribed, b u t propose to delay building u n t i l $50,000 is secured, and hope to have building ready for dedication by our centennial year of 1900. May GOD'S blessing a t t e n d their efforts and crown

t h e m w i t h success. "Love Is the golden chain t h a t binds Our happy hearts above. And he's an heir of heaven that finds His bosom glow with love."

The l a w of the Grand Lodge w a s changed, reducing t h e mileage allowed representatives in traveling to the Grand Lodge from eight cents to six cents per mile, a saving of five hundred dollars per a n n u m to the Grand Lodge, which was p r o m p t l y appropriated for five y e a r s to the Masonic Widows and Orphans' H o m e and Infirmary. The R e p o r t of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, from t h e pen of M.-.W.-. Bro. W . W. CiiABKE, P a s t Grand Master, containing one hundred and four pages, furnishes an able and complete review of the Proceedings considered. H i s review of K a n s a s is both pleasing a n d courteous. H e questions the decision of M.-. W.-. Bro. COLEMA^T, relating to m a -

sonic funerals. I t has become the law of this Grand Lodge. H e t h i n k s t h e Grand Lodge h a s u n d e r t a k e n a herculean task in t h e registry and card system, and copies in full Bro.

WILSON'S

explanation. The work is progressing nicely, and through Bro. WiLSOX's u n t i r i n g energy will become a g r a n d success. H e refers to t h e oration as follows: Kansas maintains the admirable custom of having an oration delivered by its-Grand Orator a t each communication. Our space a t this time will not permit copious or long extracts from the magnificent oration of Bro. J. D. Mixi-iKEN, but we can not refrain from quoting his observations In regard to the Anglo-American arbitration treaty. I t Is to be regretted that the Order's work of education has not been perfected, or Its principals been more potent with those who held ;the right of ratification. That such a work was undertaken, even though It miscarried. Is full of encouragement. Its ultimate consummation may be anticipated.

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H e says t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence is an able contribution. M.-.W.-. B E G I N A L D H . T H O M P S O N , G r a n d Master, Louisville. B.-. W.-. H . B . G R A N T , G r a n d Secretary, Liouisville.

LOUISIANA— 1897. 8 5 T H A N N U A L COMMCJNIOATION,

N E W O R L E A N S , F E B . 1897.

M.-.W.-. A L B E R T G . B R I O E , G r a n d Master, presiding. A p r i l 15,1896, a n e m e r g e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s held for t h e p u r pose of l a y i n g t h e corner stone of the Y o u n g Men's H e b r e w B u i l d ing. After t h e u s u a l ceremonies t h e G r a n d M a s t e r delivered a n aipprbpriate a d d r e s s of especial interest to t h e H e b r e w people a n d Masons generally. W e quote: For centuries It has been the habit of Masons—and by reason of the operative and speculative teachings of the Order, they are peculiarly fitted to perform the solemn and sacred duty of laying corner stones of sacred and public buildings. I t Is not amiss here to state that GEORGE "WASHINGTOIT, Past Master of Alexandria Lodge, No. 22, while serving a second term as President of t h e United States, on September 18,1793, and acting Grand Master, clothed In the insignia and Jewel of that ofilce, performed the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the capltol a t Washington, In the presence of one of the grandest masonic gatherings t h a t had ever, perhaps, been assembled In this countrj' up to that date. Thus attesting to the world his appreciation of Masonry, his faith in Its teachings, and the Importance of having the corner stone of the capltol of this nation "tested," '-tried," and laid by the proper officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons in accordance with ancient usage and solemn rites. After w h i c h h e proceeds to relate the objects of t h e Y. M. H . A. locally a n d historically a n d defines the d u t y of the association. On J u l y 28,1896, a n o t h e r special c o m m u n i c a t i o n was held for the purpose of l a y i n g the corner stone of t h e ne^v h a l l to b e erected by Ascension Lodge, No. 251, Donaldsonville, w h i c h w a s followed b y a v e r y i n s t r u c t i v e a n d eloquent a d d r e s s of^the G r a n d Master. W e clip his closing a d m o n i t i o n : As is laid this day the corner stone of the edifice In which you as Masons are to meet and work, may I impress upon you as speculative Masons to relay the corner stone of your spiritual dwelling, and adorn it with all the beautiful tenets of our Order—imperishable things that feed the mind. • Let the refurnishing exemplify the Just m a n and the true Mason. Such you represent as synibols of the corner stone, and such you should ever represent In the spiritual building to be erected, whose materials must be Imperishable, and upon whose walls shall be Inscribed truths that will outlast Time a n d go with you when you pass into the beyond—where the Grand Master awaits the coming of all his children. There as Masons we can appear— " Slave of no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through nature, up to Nature's GOD; Pursues that chain which links the Immense design. Joins Heaven and Earth, joins mortal and divine. Sees t h a t no being any bliss can know, But touches some above and some below; • And knows where faith, law, morals, all began All end In love to Gon and love to man."

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A t t h e a n n u a l communication sixty-eight lodges responded to roll call. H e r e again the Grand Master exemplifies his ability to deliver excellent addresses, a n d s u b m i t s a report in elegant language, expressing ennobling thoughts. W e excerpt the following: On his first entrance Into a lodge, the Mason Is taught to put his trust In Gon, and to rise and walk, fearing no danger. Every step he travels he may learn more of the Divine; as he walks forth Into nature's field, everywhere Is manifested a harmonious activity—what guides the stars In their pathway, what forms the raindrop—however far he wanders in his researches after knowledge, he sees the manifestations of power, and the very first lesson t a u g h t in the lodge—"put your trust in GOD"—is visible and ever present. Here his faith Ijullds itself on a rock. Also, in the lodge he Is surrounded by Influences t h a t buoy up the heart, revive hope, and give to him the assurance of the brotherhood of man". With this faith each day he goes forth to the battle of life without fear of failure, even though the clouds of adversity hide the face of the sun for a time.

D e a t h claimed P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ABEX, G . NORWOOD, who

was G r a n d Master in 1867. H e m a k e s the usual complaint of letters of inquiry relating to law, w h e n a careful perusal of l a w would give the " l i g h t s e e k e r s " the desired information. F r o m the decisions of t h e Gi'and Master, we print: Q. Is a Master Mason prohibited from having "illegal carnal Intercourse" with a Master Mason's daughter. If she be ii lewd woman? A. Yes. The obligation of a Master Mason Is clear and explicit. I t Imposes moral duties, a line of conduct to be observed. ^Vhatever lie the character of a Master Mason's daughter cannot be received as excuse or apology for failure of a Master Mason to conform to the line of conduct the duties impose. If ever a brother Master Mason needs the sympathy and support of his brethren, it is when his daughter becomes lewd and abandoned. Every brother should use what influence he m a y have to reform the wayward child. The Master Mason wlio falls to do this falls In his duty. But when he invites her to deeper depths of degradation by having illegal carnal Intercourse with her, he violates his moral duties as a Master Mason and is guilty of "gross unmasonic conduct."

The G r a n d Master alludes to t h e "opponents of truth," we think, unnecessarily. Masonry is t r u t h exemijlifled, a n d •will s t a n d firm against all its opponents, a n d such opposition should not be even honored by a recognition. The R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, submitted by P a s t G r a n d Master FBDX,OW.S, c h a i r m a n of t h e committee, is topical in

construction, able in composition a n d courteous in criticism. U n d e r "Necrology," he records the d e a t h of P a s t Grand Master B A S S E T T , a n d quotes from Bro. MIL,I>EK'S report under t h e head

of " Mexican Masonry." M.-.W.-. A L B E K T G . B B I O B , G r a n d M a s t e r , N e w Orleans.

E.'.W.-. BiOHABD L A M B E R T , Grand Secretary, N e w Orleans.

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MAINE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 7 8 T H A N N U A L COMMUIVIOATION,

P O B T L A X D , M A T , 1897.

One h u n d r e d a n d ninety-two chartered lodges, 22,085 m e m bers; net.increase in memhershij), 132. M.".W.-. Bro. A U G U S T U S B . FAEJJ^HAM presiding, whose a d d r e s s

of fifteen pages contain a business-like presentation of his stewardship. A cordial welcome is extended to all, and impressed upon the younger members of tlie Grand Lodge, who in a few short years will be called upon to guide the destinies of t h e Organization. H e i m p a r t s the' following good advice: No m a n who Is a consistent Mason can fall to be an upright and lawabiding citizen. The laws of Masonry are subordinate to the civil law. A belief in GOB, the Creator and Father, is indispensably requisite in a candidate for the honors of Masonry. I t therefore follows as a natural sequence, that all members of the fraternity should be good men and true. Bad men are to be found in every walk in life, and even our churches are not always without them, but it is sale to say if a m a n is a Mason there was a time when he stood well In the community in which he lived, and had the respect and confldence of his fellow men. If he lias fallen from grace in any way let It be our pleasure, as i t Is our duty, to strive to place him once more in the path of rectitude a n d honor.

H e refers to t h e roll of t h e honored dead, and prefaced t h e list with DEATH'S SECOND NAME. Once Death drew near me and a light divine, As calm as falls from stars in twilight skies, Revealed the beauty of his earnest eyes. So near he came', his hand stole into mine. Yet feared I not, but felt ray soul Incline To leave this toilsome world with all its sighs. And enter that eternal paradise That shines witli Gon a t Heaven's inmost shrine. He breathed his loving secret In my ear, "Go, tell the grieving world death smiles, and saith He hath a second name to soothe all strife; Go, say m a n gave h i m t h a t sad first name,' Death,' But saj' his second name Is sweet to hear. For GOD and all His angels call him 'Life.'"

I n the record we find:

" O W E N A. B A S S E T T , P a s t Grand M a s -

ter of Kansas, died at Ellsworth, K a n s a s , J u l y 19,1896. H e served with distinction during the war; w a s noted as a masonic jurist. The Masonic Code of K a n s a s is the ever enduring m o n u m e n t which he h a s erected to his own memory." The corner stone of the E a s t Maine I n s a n e Hospital a t Bangor was laid by the Grand Lodge in ample form. â&#x20AC;˘ The Grand Master issued a large number of special dispensations. A m o n g t h e m we notice one authorizing certain b r e t h r e n to hold a lodge of instruction, "^''e rise to inquire w h y such dis-

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pensation is necessary. We have always supposed that it was the inalienable right of Masons to receive all the light possible without imploring the "powers that be" for tHe privilege. A number of decisions are submitted. We quote: A lodge cannot participate In the ceremonies of Decoration Day. A m a n who has lost his right hand cannot be made a Mason. An unafflUated Mason Is not entitled to masonic relief for himself and family, to masonic burial, to the right to visit lodges or participate In masonic labors or ceremonies.

The first two are good ; the third infringes upon the "personal liberties" of a Mason, and savors strongly of "close communion" or "exclusive seclusion," which denies tlie new inhabitant, with a dimit in his pocket, the privilege of visiting and becoming acquainted with the lodge before seeking membership therein. He recommends that a waiver may be granted by a majority vote. The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence approved decisions of 1896. We commend tlie following: ^'â&#x20AC;˘Question. Is it In accordance with the teachings of Masonry to allow the Introduction of Intoxicating liquors into a hail or apartments that have been solemnly dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry?" Your committee repeat the forcible language of the Grand Master, expressing the wish that overj- Mason In the State would keep it always in mind: ^Anmoer. I t most certainly is not i n accordance with the principles of our Order. Temperance Is one of the four cardinal virtues, and we are taught t h a t it should be the constant practice of every Mason. We should exercise a t all times t h e greatest care never to place temptation before a brother Mason. The strongest may fall, and the weak will be sure to fall. Letus banish, therefore, a t all times from our ntasonlc halls intoxicating liquors and everything t h a t w i n cause our brother to err."

The Beport]on Foreign Correspondence,by M.-.W.-. Bro. JOSIAH H. DBUMMOXD, is in every way worthy the consideration of the

masonic reportorial corps, and justly sustains the writer's long standing reputation as being one of the ablest and best masonic jurists in the realms of Masonry. Notwithstanding the fact that it was written under the shadow of bereavement, in the death of a beloved daughter, who had been the "light of the household," the tender reference to this "sore affliction," tinged with sadness, and the loving tribute paid the departed, brings us together in tender sympathy, exciting in us an earnest desire to write something that would heal the wounded heart. But, alas 1 it is not in the power of man. Words of sympathy and expressions of love, when the heart is sad, are indeed precious, but the true consolation Cometh from above.

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Let all who are sad take heart again; We are not alone In our hours of pain; Our Father stoops from his throne above To sooth and quiet us with His love. He leaves us not when the storm Is high. And we have safety for He Is nigh. Can^it be trouble which H e doth share? 0 rest In peace, for the Lord does care.

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U n d e r British Columbia, in referring to masonic clothing, he expresses the opinion t h a t the wearing of regalia to a church to attend Divine service is of recent invention, and we concur. H e makes an exhaustive review of Bro. EOBBIIS'S' report, under niinois, and proceeds to verify the old axiom " t h a t great minds differ." H e takes issue with Bro. R O B B I N S on the statem e n t t h a t "FBANKLIJ^^ had probably been made a Mason in E n g land," and says: The famous "Liber B " shows conclusively that F E A X K L I N was made a Mason In that voluntary lodge In Philadelphia. The latter part of the clause Bro. BOBBINS puts In italics Is erroneous, for the Grand Lodge of England recognized the work of that lodge as regular, 6?/ making Franklin. Provincial Grand Master, and authorizing him to form a Provincial Grand Lodge of the Masons made in that lodge; and F R A N K L I N did Just that. The "Pennsylvania riddle' (now one no longer) cannot be eliminated from the discussion, for the reason stated by Bro. BOBBINS. We had occasion to investigate this matter fully, before this question under discussion arose. • See YOKSTON'S edition of " Gould's History," Vol, IV. pp. 301, et seq.

K a n s a s Proceedings receive fraternal consideration, and the dedication of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e receives an extended notice. He says t h a t P a s t Grand Master G U T H B I B gave a m o s t interesting glance a t the history of the Grand Lodge from 1855 to 1865, an era in history of K a n s a s never in be forgotten. Of P a s t Grand Master BASSBTT, he says: " F o r thirty years, Bro. B A S S E T T was literally one of the pillars of his Graiid Lodge. W e would gladly give an account of his civil and masonic life did space permit; but we can only add t h a t when a t the age of sixty ' G O D ' S finger touched h i m ' suddenly ' a n d he slept,' Masonry and his country lost a most valuable and efficient worker for good." H e evinces surprise a t the approval of the decision. No. 3, of Grand Master COLEMAN, relating to jurisdiction over candidates, holding t h a t the lodge takes definite jurisdiction, when it receives the petition; while our theory is t h a t a candidate outside of the lodge jurisdiction is not '•'• qualified^'' as stated elsewhere in this report. H e compliments our Grand Secretary's reports, as showing " a n exceedingly able and energetic administration of the departs ments." H e devotes considerable space to a controversy with Bro. MiLLEB, relative to masonic trials. The argument is worthy the consideration of all who love Masonry: We marvel greatly that, in spite of the force of habit, we did not sooner see t h a t masonic trials have little analogy to civil trials. ; Under the civil law, the sole object of punishment is to deter others from the commission of crime,'though it is true that in recent years. In a limited class of cases, the Idea of reformation has been Introduced; but under the masonic system the leading object is the reformation of the brother, or in default^of that, purglng;the society of an unworthy member. " Salus reipubliccB

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suprema (ex"'l5 the practical m a x i m of Freeniasonri'. The good of the Craft and the consequent good name of the Institution are superior to all other considerations. In this line was the ninth "Old Regulation," which unha|)plly under recent Innovations has become practically oljsolete: " B u t If any brother so far misbehave himself as to render hl^ lodge uneasj', he shall be twice admonished by the Master or AVardens In a formed lodge; and If he will not refrain from his Imprudence and obediently submit to tlie advice of the brethren, and reform what gives them offense, he shall be dealt with according to the B,v-I^aws of that particular lodge,or else in such a manner as the quarterly communication shall In their great prudence think fit; for which a new regulation may he afterwards made." I n the first By-Laws of Portland Lodge, adojjted in I'Ofl, we find: " X V I I . Every brother that, after the closing of the lodge, shall continue In the lodge room, and be guilty of, or accessory to, any quarrels, lightings, swearing, cursing, abusive or opprobrious language, or any obscene behavior, sn that, the aociety may IJI/ thai meann he censured or reflected on, and con,se<juentlij liable to theaxpemianaand contemplof the world, on a proper remonstrance, for the first offense he shall receive a public admonition from theMaster, the first lodge night he appears, which shall be registered Ijy the Secretary; for the second offense he shall pay one pound ton shillings, lawful money, for the use of the lodge, or be excluded being a member; and for the third offense shall be forever excluded from the lodge, either as a member or visitor." I n another respect, the disciplining of a Mason differs so much from a trial under the civil law,as to m a k e the rules In the latter utterly Inapplicable to the former. Ujider the civil law there m u s t be an impartial Jury empanelled to try the particular case; no one who has formed an opinion can be a Juror, and there are many otlier disqualifications; but In Masonry, he must be tried by his lodge, every .member of which Is bound to act; no one Is excused; no m a t t e r If he may have openly e.xpressedanoplnlon, oris the near relative of the accused, he not only has the right, but it Is his duty, to sit upon the liearlng of the case. W i t h o u t going Into other matters, we will say t h a t the modern Idea of a masonic trial never entered the minds of the fathers; but the fundamental Idea was t h a t every Mason is in the hands of brethren, Ijound to him by the most solemn ties, who can be relied upon to get at the truth In their own way, and take such measures as the good name and well-being of Masonry may require. With these general statements, we have no occasion to notice Bro. M i t TJER'S arguments in detail, save one. He says; " F o r one, we still adhere to 'ancient usage' trial by one's peers upon charges and si)eciflca-tions, after service of lawful notice, an opijortunlty to meet the witnesses face tt) face and cross-examine them, aiid judgment by the ordeal of the secret ballot." He m u s t jjardon us for saying that not a single one of these projDOsitions is correct; ancient usage liad no "trial by peers;" no charges or specifications; no service of notice; no required opportunity to meet the witnesses face to face and to cross-examine them; and least of all,Judgment by tliesecretballot; the latter practice Is by no means universal,and its application to masonic trials anywhere Is. recent. We jnust say further that we think our brother gives an unfortunate Illustration. He refers to a m a n falsely accused of a crime, who held his peace and made no answer to the accusation, and by his silence was held to admit his guilt; he took this course "to save the name of one dear to /ii?Âť." While his course was heroic In law and In morals. It made him a sharer In the offense. AVe deprecate the present condition of things which makes a masonic trial the same as a trial In a criminal court, requiring able counsel, the utmost nicety in observing all the technical requirements of a specific code of law, and the admission of only strictly legal evidence, so that unless the Master is equal to a Judge of the Supreme Court in knowledge of procedure, the result Is a mistrial. We would have the essential safeguards thrown around, the accused; these are notice when practicable and a hearing when desired; not

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for the purpose of raising technical objections, but in a n honest desire to get a t the truth. We are glad to note a reaction In this matter; and that Committees on Appeals are saying that while there are technical inaccuracies in the proceedings the accused is not injured thereby, when the decision is in accordance with the substantial merits of the case, and Is afflrmed. I t Is no reproach to the civil law that a m a n commits a crime and goes unpunished when he is able to hide himself, because that law cannot punish a criminal unless he Is In Its custody; but to allow a Mason to commit an offense and to prevent a trial by preventing the giving of notice to him is a reproach to the fraternity and its methods. I n such a case, it is peculiarly within the province of a Grand Lodge to. ascertain the truth In Its own way and take such course as will vindicate the fair fame of the Institution, and do no Injustice to the accused. No Mason has an Inherent right to a particular method of ascertaining the truth; the civil law has chosen one method; the masonic law originally chose another method; in whatever method it Is ascertained, let the truth prevail in spite of technicalities and quibbles! The change in our views has beer^the result of much thought and Investigation, and we earnestly commend this matter to the consideration of all who love Masonry. W e h a d m a r k e d m a n y other p a r a g r a p h s in this excellent rep o r t for copy or comment, b u t find our space forbids. M.-.W.-. J O S E P H A. IJOOKE, G r a n d Master, P o r t l a n d . E.-.W.-. S T E P H E N B E E E T , G r a n d Secretary, Portland.

MANITOB A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 7. 22D A N N U A L C O M M U N I O A T I O N ,

S E L K I E K , J U N E , 1897.

M.-.W.-. C O R B E T L O O K E , G r a n d Master. T h r e e special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s : 1. S e p t e m b e r 14, 1896, a t t h e village of Grenfell, D i s t r i c t of Assinboia, to l a y corner stone of t h e Masonic Temple; 2. S e p t e m b e r 17, 1896, a t town of Selkirk, Province of Manitoba, to l a y corner stone of the Selkirk Public School w i t h m a s o n i c ceremonies; 3. I n the Masonic Temple a t Winnipeg, M a r c h 18,1897, to a t t e n d the funeral of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J O H N HEADLEY BELL.

The a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n w a s opened in A m p l e Form, [M.-. W.-. Bro. J A M E S A. O R A S , r e p r e s e n t i n g K a n s a s , present. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r presented a good report, w h i c h evinces a proper spirit. Read: May GOD be with us, drive froru us all selfish and self-seeking aspirations, make us to recognize that we are here but as trustees, that we are sent here by our brethren as their representatives, and that our duty Is to strive not for the individual but for the mass, not for ourselves b u t for our brothers, and t h a t our efforts should be to bring whatever most may tend to the glory of GOD, the advancement of the Craft, and the good of humanity; these three the very objects of our being and in the struggle for which Freemasonry should and does add so much to our zeal and ability. Two new lodges were created b y v i r t u e of his dispensations. T h r e e official rulings, r e l a t i n g to p h y s i c a l qualifications and objection to visitations, were duly approved a s good law.

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The Grand Master expresses some doubt about issuing dispensations authorizing t h e w e a r i n g of regalia a t balls and dancing parties, a n d recommended t h a t t h e Grand Lodge malte declaration thereon. T h e Grand Lodge, in obedience to t h e request, enunciated t h e following: " T h a t it is tlie opinion of this Grand Lodge t h a t no restrictions sliould be placed upon the exercise by t h e Grand Master of his prerogative to g r a n t dispensations to wear regalia on public occasions." Thirteen special dispensations were-given to attend Divine service, one to hold a conversazione, six for special installation, which would impress one a t long range t h a t the jurisdiction of the G r a n d Lodge was not only territorial, b u t extended to religious, political, social a n d pleasure circles. Seven hundred a n d eighty dollars was the result of a c a l l for aid to I n d i a famine sufferers. Good! H e r Majesty t h e Queen receives an eloquent tribute from t h e Grand Master. H e m a k e s a n earnest appeal for founding of a Masonic H o m e ; also for t h e federation of the seven Grand Lodges of Canada; gives an excellent report of t h e Freemasons' Hospital, which h a s a remarkable record for the good of mankind. The Committee on Correspondence was instructed to prepare a review of sister Grand Lodges, and t h a t same be printed w i t h Proceedings as a n appendix n e x t year. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S ROBINSO^T, G r a n d Master, Winnipeg. R.-.W.-. W M . G . SOOTT, G r a n d Secretary, Winnipeg.

MARYLAND-1896.' 1 1 0 T H A3sr^^UAL C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

B A L T I M O R E , N O V . 17,1896.

T H O M A S J. S H B T O O K , G r a n d Master.

The Proceedings contain t h e portrait of W I L L I A M H E N K Y S H B Y O O K , Grand Treasurer from 1886 to 1896, and who declined reelection over the importunities of a special committee appointed to induce h i m to accept. H e is a brother of the present Grand Master, n o w serving his twelfth year. Semi-annual communication held M a y 12, 1897. G r a n d Master reported a greatly ifnproved condition of t h e lodges. Dispensations were issued to four new lodges. A special communication was held J u n e 25,1896, for t h e purpose of l a y i n g the corner stone of the n e w court house in Baltimore. M.-.W.". Bro. J O H N M . C A R T E R , P a s t Grand Master, favored t h e audience with an interesting historical address, reviewing t h e old court house of Baltimore, w h i c h was followed by the address

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of H o n . W M . P I X K X E Y W H Y T E , of especial i n t e r e s t to the legal

fraternity. The M.-. W.-. Grand Master presented a brief, business-like report. The Grand liodge unanimously instructed a committee to procure a n d present to Bro. W I L L I A M H . S H B Y O O K a suitable

gold medal. The c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence, B.". W.-. Bro. E D W A H D T . S O H U L T Z , presented his t e n t h a n n u a l

review, which is well arranged and contains mvich useful knowledge. K a n s a s receives favorable mention: " T h e reports of Bro. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , G r a n d Secretary a n d L i b r a r i a n , are full a n d

able, a n d show t h a t h e is t h e r i g h t m a n in t h e r i g h t place." H e says "M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L L B B ' S report is able a n d interesting," and quotes freely from it. W e h a d t h e pleasure of forming the acquaintance of Bro. SOHULTZ a n d a host of other magnanimous brethren, who contributed so m u c h to t h e pleasure of t h e K a n s a s delegation in attendance upon the' General Grand Chapter. Our genial friend. P a s t Grand Master C A B T E B in command. M.-.W.". T H O M A S J . S H B Y O O K , G r a n d Master, B a l t i m o r e . E.-.W.'. J A C O B H . M E D I A B Y , G r a n d Secretary, B a l t i m o r e .

MASSACHUSETTS. The Proceedings of tlie Grand Lodge of Massachusetts is received in four installments, covering four quarterly a n d sixteen special communications, a n d a t each of these some interesting ceremony was performed or business transacted. W e note with special interest the several centennial celebra^ tions. T h e addresses thereat furnish interesting history, a n d reveal a faithful adherence to the principles of Masonry by our masonic forefathers in the land of t h e P l y m o u t h Eock. Their laws, in some instances crudely stated, rightly serve as the foundation for present statutes. A t t h e centennial celebration of Olive B r a n c h Lodge (whose c h a r t e r bears t h e n a m e of the famous hero P A U L E E V E B E as Grand Master of Masons) t h e Grand Master, in a n eloquent response to t h e address of welcome, gives excellent reasons w h y Masonry lives, one of which we here copy: I t lives because It teaches Masons to be obedient to the laws of the country under whose protection they live. Very m a n y of Ha members have given up all but honor In the defense and support of the commonweal. I t Is an Import a n t pillar of support and union to free Institutions and our happy form of government. Every page of American history Is Illuminated by the deeds of

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those who have knelt a t the masonic altar. I t Is onlj- necessary to recall the names of "W^ASHINGTON, W A R R E N , P A U I , R E V E R B and a host of patriots who

beautified their columns In the Temple of masonry, to suggest to our minds Instances of love of country and loyal devotion to Its laws of surprising beauty and nobility.

The records of this lodge reveal that they legislated wisely, that all license and excess .should be avoided, for they direct that from this time, 18-34, "No liquors shall be drunk in the lodge room," thus legislating against intemperance and excess. In 18.39 the lodge expressed its opinion as to work, thus: As we have a candidate ready to be made a Mason, It was thought best to proceed with our work, as the e.xclteinent In regard to Masonry has subsided altogether, and the reason for our stopping work Is done away, and the antiMasons a r e modified enough at the oppressive steps taken In regard to Masonry, and as we are a benevolent society, we will endeavor to use them with all the politeness we are capalile of (or, rather, what they can boar), and procoed with our work.

Many other items of historical interest appear, which we would be pleased to produce in this report, but we are compelled to heed the admonition to shorten the Report on Foreign Correspondence, and reluctantly pass on. Special communication to participate in centennial anniversary of Montgomery Lodge at Milford, in the record of which Ave find another interesting historical address. The Grand Master gives wise admonition: Masonry, my brothers, offers grand opportunities and Imposes great responsibilities. Let m e remind you that it is not enough to have been conducted through its ceremonials and charmed by its impressive splendor. These are b u t the drapery with which It is adorned; the outward signs of its . power and inspiration to satisfy the desires of man striving for truth and light; and are wortliless to any one wlio does n o t make them subservient to the interests of humanity If they fall to elevate his thoughts and ennoble his character; t o whom they do n o t speak of love to GOD and man. Hence i t follows t h a t to be a truly good Mason, one must put into practice the principles -which Masonry teaches; they should permeate,all his human relations and social opportunities. "Build well! my men, build well! Build these walls for future generations. Your strength, your skill, your faithfulness, may tell, Tliat all may say as storms and centuries test them, 'The men of old their Temple bullded well.'"

The Proceedings contain the account of many other centennial anniversaries, at which excellent addresses, elevating in character and replete in history, were delivered. We like the plan and spirit of our Massachusetts brethren in giving prominence to these occasions of interest to the respective lodges as they occur from time to time, and believe that much benefit will accrue to the "good of masonry." The addresses on these occasions, without exception, are of high moral character and cannot iail to redound in influence to the elevation of mankind. We close with a parting clipping:

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Let the mystic tie that binds find Its exempllflcatlon In our dally lives. Let us not grope In the darkness of our own passions and prejudices, but be. guided by the three Great Lights, and thus we shall not materially err. "Who, looking backward from his manhood's prime, Sees not the spectre of his misspent time? Yet, who, thus looking backward o'er his years, Feels not his eyelids wet with grateful tears. If he hath been permitted, weak and sinful as he was. To cheer and aid In some ennobling cause. His fellow-men? "He has not lived in vain, and while he gives The praise to Him, In wliom he moves and lives With thankful heart, He gazes backward, and with hope before, Knowing tha-t from his works he nevermore Can henceforth part."

M.-.W.-. C H A S . C A E K O L L H U T O H I N S O X ; Grand Master, Boston.

E.-.W.-. S E E E N O D . N I C K E E S O X , Eecording Grand Secretary, Boston. MEXICO. E E M I L O G . CANTON, of Mexico, in a very interesting article published in the November issue of the Boletin Masonico, ascribes to Masonry the preservation of civilization during t h e D a r k Ages by feeding the intellectual life of t h a t age. H e expresses his sent i m e n t by the L a t i n adage, mens agitat molemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;vattxi n o t only lives by bread b u t by every word of truth. The masonic lodges established up to date in Sonora, Mexico, although belonging to Scottish Bite Masonry, have confounded its rites and teachings with those of the several political societies of Italy, called Carbonarlos. A n effort is now being m a d e to correct this lamentable error. Bishop L O P E Z , of Mexico, recently issued an address to h i s people, in which he says: "Masonry is a fraternity composed of assassins, whose teachings deny G o b and his attributes and tend to barbarism a n d savagery." W h i l e the Bishop is t h u s raving the Boletin Masonico, of Mexico, is teaching t h a t Christianity Is not a doctrine, nor a series of precepts, b u t the perfume of love, charity and sublime self-abnegation. Efforts a r e being made to eliminate from t h e Masonry of Mexico a l l Innovations n o t approved by Scottish Rite a n d York Masons. The efforts are meeting with great success, a n d Mexican Masons will soon be on orthodox footing. The foregoing statements are m a d e from an examination of the Masonic Bolitin by Hon. Bro. E . W . T T J E N E E , ex-Unlted States Consul to Spain,who understands the Spanish language. I n a s m u c h

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as there h a s been and is a t this time miicli controversy over the recognition ol the G r a n Dieta Synibolica of Mexico, we hoped to find something t h a t would enable us to give some light on the subject, b u t aside from the arguments of the m e m b e r s of the reportorial corps we h a v e nothing new to offer. K a n s a s having extended recognition it is unnecessary to take up time a n d space in an a r g u m e n t in defense of the position, this h a v i n g been given a liberal space by W.-. Bro. M I L I J E B in last year's report, and under Illinois in this report. F r o m a careful investigation of the arguments of e m i n e n t masonic • writers, we believe t h a t K a n s a s should continue to extend fraternal recognition until more potent reasons are assigned for its discontinuance. The origin of a n u m b e r of lodges may.be of a doubtful authority, b u t there are many Masons "good and t r u e " living in Mexico and composing lodges who need tlie "help, aid and a s s i s t a n c e " of their brethren to remove the influence of clandestine Masonry and establish Masonry in its true form and power, witli its effulgent l i g h t of the Holy Bible dispelling the d a r k n e s s — a n d bringing to light the errors a n d evil practices. W e have the assurance of e m i n e n t writers t h a t tlie Bible has been restored to its place upon the altar, a n d that all lodges a d m i t t i n g women are excluded from the^Gran Dieta, and considered clandestine, while others contend t h a t the Gran Dieta Is not consistent or true to its proposed reforms, a n d still countenance the exclusion of the Bible and admission of women. M.'.W.'. Bro. P A B V I X , of Iowa, has made personal Investigation, and after repeated visits to Mexico, the last being early in 1897, he submitted these conclusions: REASONS ^\'HY THE " G R A N D I E T A SIMBOIJIOA," G R A N D STMBOLIO D I E T ( LODGE ) ol MEXICO, SHOULD BE BEOOGNIZED bY T H E G R A N D LODGE OF I O W A AND O T H E R A M E R I C A N G R A N D LODGES.

First. Ibis the onlj' supreme and sovereign Grand Body ol 'blusons,except the Supreme Council ol the A. & A. Scottish Rite degrees 4°-33° lii the republic of Mexico. Second. It hag, and exercises, exclusive Jurisdiction over the three symbolic degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. Third. I t was duly and legitimately constituted In 1890 by a large majority of the Grand Lodges and subordinate lodges In the States where no Grand Lodge existed a t the time. Fourth. It Is upheld actively and vigorously by all the American lodges, of which there are five, under Its Jurisdiction, and the American Masons, of which there are hundreds, afllliated with these lodges; also by all the Mexican lodges loyal to the faith and practice of English-speaking Masons. Fifth. I t has and is doing a great work for Masonry and civil government and the advancement and progress of the republic, where Masonry is a great • factor, President DIAZ being prominently at the head ol the Institution. Sixth. The loyal Mexican and all the American lodges and Masons ask for and may reasonably expect lo receive such recognition ol the Gran Dieta

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from their Aiuerican brethren and sister Grnnd Lodges of the republic of t h e United States. Seventh. I t has by positive law in the new " Code of Statutes " promulgated in August, 1895, and in the "Constitution," promulgated in March, 1896,discontinued, eliminated, and forbid the practice of the "irregularities and departure" from the usage, customs, and laws of American Masonry, of which we complained, viz: the introduction (in three only of the Grand Lodges) of "women Masonry," and the substituting (in all) of the "Book of Constitutions" In place of the Great Llylit, and is now in these, as in other matters, in. harmony, both in law and usage, with the Grand Lodges of the United States and English-speaking Masons. EUjhlh. I t has proved its sincerity in all this through two full years of "probation" (since 1895) and successful practice, and made its honesty a n d consistency more apparent by proniptiyidealing with the opposition to this " new departure " by expelling the lodges ( Grand and subordinate) and the obnoxious Masons (Grand Officers and brethren of the lodges) who have refused to conform to and obey the new statutes. Ninth. The Grand Lodges and Masons of the United States and of the world are Interested and should aid in the work of establishing a p e r m a n e n t governing body of the Craft in (as President D I A Z has a civil government for his country) Mexico. Tenth. While the granting or the withholding of such recognition on t h e part of this or other Grand Lodges will not confer any additional right or privilege upon the Masons in Mexico, this moral aid and support will materially strengthen the Gran Bieta in its dealings with the recalcitrant Grand a n d subordinate lodges that have withdrawn because of the legislation referred to In number seven, and encourage it to " presevere in well doing."

However, the general disposition seems to be to " m a k e h a s t e slowly," and M.-.W.-. Bro. B O B B I N S , of Illinois, t h i n k s t h a t t h e

life of t h e Gran Dieta will be of brief duration. Others contend t h a t A. & A. Scottish Rite bodies are the governing power i n Masonry In tiie republic of Mexico, while we are furnished with a "manifesto" showing jurisdiction only over the 4Â° to 33Â°. W e clip from t h e several reports a few of the sentiments e x pressed relative to t h e Gran Dieta Symbolica of Mexico: Ohio correspondence: Whilst believing that the Gran Dieta is commendably and faithfully pursuing Its proposed course of placing itself on a flrra basis as a masonic Grand Body, In full accord with the Grand Lodges In the United States and all legitimate Grand Bodies elsewhere,yet as we can not see any necessity for any haste In t h a t formal recognition by this Grand Lodge, which, we believe, will be fraternally extended in the near future, recommendation therefor Is accordingly deferred for the present.

New York: We have looked with leniency toward the Gran Dieta, having the impression that, whatever m a y have been the errors of the past, an effort was being made to eliminate them from the body politic, and that a Arm foundation might yet be established, warranting what had been done and furnishing a surety of Its countenance by all American Grand Lodges.

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February,

Colorado: Last year we unfortunatelywandered Into this maze. Someof our fellow reporters doubtless think we should be mulcted for^so doing, and we;are rather inclined to t h i n k so ourselves; we therefore indict the following by way of flne: O GRAND (DIETA! O Grand Dleta! faction, strife. Seem part and parcel of thy life. W h a t Masonry is this of thine, Where hallowed lights have ceased to shine I Our landmarks unSer foot youVe trod, From altar banished Book of GOD; With women you our treasures share. As though but "trifles light as air!" When thundered forth the Craft's protest. You first denied, then half confessed. Till cornered quite and hedged about, The awful—awful t r u t h came out— O Grand Dleta! O Grand Dleta! so you swear To act hereafter on the square. Undo your wrong as far as able, E a t humble pie at wisdom's table! We fain would hope t h a t such m i g h t be. For never puzzle such as thee! The grave mistake of P A B V I N ' S life. Was meddling In this Mexlc strife, While Doctor PAESONS' bitter pills But aggravated CHISM'S chills ! Their three Initials: P . P. C, Leave—taking hint 'twlxt thee and me— O Grand Dleta!

Oregon:

The recognition of the Gran Dleta Symbolica of Mexico, and incidentally Mexican Masonry, is the all-absorbing topic, and overshadows all other public questions. The Mexicans are not a t one on the question. This being the case it seems to us the better plan will be to await, developments. The following Grand Lodges have recognized the Gran Dleta, viz: California, Kansas, Montana, Ifew Hampshire, New York, North Dakota and Texas.

Maine: The statements of Dr. PABSONS, while evidently made under strong excitement, seem to be) reliable, and when we find them endorsed by Bro. P A B V I N , who has made a'second trip to Mexico, we cannot resist giving them credence. But we are not yet prepared to recommend the recognition of the Gran • Dleta. A question has been raised as to the relations between the Gran Dieta and the Grand Lodges. The system seems to be like the one formerly proposed in this country; the Gran (Dleta seems to be like the proposed General Grand Lodge. AVe had Intended to examine this question and come to a conclusion; b u t sickness in our family and a visit of the grippe.during the winter months prevented, and we have not had time since. Does the Gran Dleta system promise permanency? Or will Grand Lodge after Grand Lodge, upon slight pretexts, secede from it and thus endanger its existence The system is of such a character t h a t it cannot be a success unless it has under its obedience substantially all the regular Grand'Lodges in Mexico, and in such a m a n n e r that they cannot separate from It without its consent. We have been examining such documents as we have, but cannot complete the examination in season for this report; we hope, however, to do so, and put our conclusions in the hands of the Grand Master in season for presentation to the next Grand Lodge.

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Montana:

APPENDIX.

The 24th of June was celebrated with speeches and poems, which our unfamlllarlty with the Spanish language prevents us from enjoying. Among these.Is one by Bro. W A L T E R B . SOAIFB, published In both English a n d Spanish, of excellent quality, on the subject of "Brotherhood." There Is every Indication that the Gran Dleta Is growing in numbers and assimilating with all the best features of Masonry known among us. Tlie action of tlie Grand Lodge of Iowa in extending recognition after the personal study of the subject on the ground by BTO.PABVIN, goes farther with us tlian the negative Inaction of all that have declined recognition. The Good Samaritans are more agreeable company to us than the Pharisees. At any rate, the Gran Dieta has our prayers and best wlslies for success.

W e m i g h t find m a n y more references, taut the printer calls for copy. If our K a n s a s brethren will read the reports they will better understand the history of Masonry, a n d be thereby t h e better enabled to vote intelligently upon resolutions extending fraternal recognition to foreign Grand Lodges. K a n s a s usually takes t h e lead in all "great a n d important undertakings," a n d now stands with Ne^v York, Iowa, Montana and other States in t h e recognition of t h e Gran Dieta. Time ^v^ill determine t h e wisdom thereof.

MICHIGAN-1897. 5.3D AKIV^UAL C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

M.-. W.-. J O H N J . C A B T O N , G r a n d

S A G I N A W , 1897.

Master, presiding, whose

" p h o t o " adorns the first page of the Proceedings.

M.-.W.-.Bro.

J A M E S H . F A E N U M , representing Katisas, present.

The address of t h e Grand Master occupies forty-eight pages of tiie Proceedings with an able and well written report of his offlcial transactions. N e w lodges were created a t Detroit, B a t t l e Creek, Bear Lake, and Fennville. H e submits thirty-five decisions which meet approval, with slight modification of two of them. H e rules a petition accompanied witli waiver m u s t pass the ordeal of a ballot. T h a t a chapter O. E . S. is n o t a masonic society, b u t closely related thereto, a n d should be accorded privilege to hold their meetings in t h e lodge rooms. H e says: The Order of the Eastern Star, being composed only of Masons, their wives, mothers, sisters and daughters, is an organization that is entitled to favorable consideration a t the hands of Masons and masonic lodges, and I hold that by reason of Its relation to Masonry it Is perfectly proper and legal for masonic lodges in this Grand .Jurisdiction to permit Its chapters to occupy masonic lodge rooms upon such terms as may be agreed upon between them.

T h a t a lodge has no right to go out as a lodge on a n y b u t a masonic occasion; t h a t Decoration Day is not a masonic occasion; t h a t a subordinate lodge has no authority to l a y corner stones of public buildings; t h a t " t h e lodge room is dedicated to Masonry

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and m u s t be used exclusively for masonic purposes. I t is i m proper to p e r m i t either dancing or card playing in a masonic lodge room after it h a s been dedicated. Card playing and dancing are subjects upon which a great m a n y good people w h o are m e m b e r s of the fraternity differ, and while these differences exist we should exclude t h e m from the lodge room, even if it would be otherwise proper to p e r m i t them there;" t h a t the Senior W a r d e n is n o t eligible to be elected Master a t a n election held to fill vacancy caused by t h e death or removal of the Master; t h a t a lodge has no r i g h t to attend church in regalia, a n d riglitfuUy s a y s : " M a s o n r y does n o t recognize either creed or denominations. I t leaves i t s m e m b e r s free to attend a n y church they please, a n d only p e r m i t s them to assemble as a lodge on masonic occasions and for masonic purposes;" t h a t the Worshipful Master c a n convene t h e lodge in special communication as often as h e sees fit on a n y da.y except Sunday. The corner stones of Union Church, Fremont, Masonic Temple a t P a l m y r a , Masonic Temple a t South B a y City, Universalist Church a t Lansing, Episcopal Church a t Ironwood, City H a l l a t Port Hviron, were laid with masonic ceremonies. Nine masonic halls dedicated. U n d e r "Necrology," he says: Bro. OWEN A.BASSETT,PastCSrand Master,died at his home In Ellsworth, Kansas, on .lulj-10,18iK), at the age of sixty-two years. He was Grand Master In 1873 and ]874. In every department of Masonry he was a bright and shining light. H e was particularly noted for his knowledge of masonic jurisprudence, in which department'he had gained an enviable reputation. " H e shall rest from his laborsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his works do follow hlni."

Our brethren mourn t h e death of P a s t Grand Master G-EOBGE E N O C H DOWLIIV-G, G r a n d M a s t e r in 1893, who died M a r c h 30, 1896; and Past Grand Master R U P U S CLAGHON H A T H E W A Y , Grand M a s t e r in 1887, died D e c e m b e r 9,1896; and A L E X A N D E R M O G B E G O B ,

Grand Tyler, died A u g u s t 2,1896. "One by one they are drifting away, Over the breast of the silent sea; One by one, they are passing o'er, To the home t h a t awaits them On the other shore."

H e " r o a s t s " masonic insurance companies a n d business associations using t h e word masonic, a n d favors a l a w m a k i n g t h e patronage b y Masons a masonic offense. B.".W.-. Bro. J E F F E B S O N S . C O N O V E B p r e s e n t e d a full a n d com-

plete report of his administration, evidencing his special fitness for t h e position he so ably fills to the satisfaction of t h e b r e t h r e n of t h a t jurisdiction. The Grand Treasurer's report shows balance of $11,541.67 in his h a n d s .

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The Grand Lodge adopted the following m a g n a n i m o u s resolution: JResolvecl, That Section 3, of Article XX, of the Grand Lodge Regulations, be amended by adding thereto the following: 'â&#x20AC;˘Provided further, That chapters of the Eastern Star may be permitted to meet in masonic lodge rooms under such regulations and rules as each lodge may adopt."

The Wi.seonsin relief plan did not receive favorable consideration. A beautiful t r i b u t e in m e m o r y of M A B T H A H . C L A K K , de-

ceased, wife of M.-.W.-. Bro. A E T H U B M . C L A B K , a n d also in m e m ory of B E B E O O A V. CHAMBEBLAIJN-, deceased, wife of M.-.W.-. Bro. H E S T B Y C H A M B B B L A I X , a p p e a r in t h e Proceedings.

No Report on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. IiOU. B. WiNDSOB, Grand Master, Reed City. B.-. W.-. J B E F E B S O N S . C O N O V E B , G r a n d Secretary, Coldwater.

MINNESOTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 4 4 T H A N X U A L COMMUNICATION,

S T . P A U L , J A N . , 1897.

M.-. W.-. J A M E S F . L A W L E S S , . G r a n d Master, whose p i c l u r e

serves as a handsome frontispiece to t h e Proceedings. M.-. W.-. C A L V I N L . B E O W N , r e p r e s e n t i n g K a n s a s , present.

One h u n d r e d

and ninety-five lodges represented. The Grand Master's report indicates a busy year, a n d t h a t h e was "equal to t h e task." Four new lodges were organized b y a u t h o r i t y of his dispensation. H e laid the corner stone of the court housi3 a t L e Sueur Center a n d dedicated t h e halls of A r k Lodge, Minneapolis, a n d Delta Lodge, Marshall. B.-.W.-. Bro. MoNTGOMBEY, Grand Secretary, submitted a condensed report of the progress m a d e in t h a t jurisdiction. H e says: I t is my pleasing duty to again lay before the Grand Lodge an account of my stewardship. For twenty consecutive years it has been my privilege to occupy a seat in the Southeast of this Grand Lodge, twelve as assistant to Bro. PiERS0K,and eight as his successor. Since I entered upon the duties of Grand Secretary, November 30,1889, a great advance has been made In the membership, number of lodges and financial strength of this Grand Jurisdiction. The reports in 1889, a t the close of thirty-six years of our history, showed us to have 1(M active lodges and 10,910 members, with $17,901.87 in the treasury. The reports to-day, eight years later, show that we now have 202 active lodges, besides four U. D., and 15,428 members, with $30,102 in the treasury, $18,239 of which is i n the Widows and Orphans' Fund. The Increase Is over twenty-three per cent in the lodges, over forty-one In membership, and nearl.y seventy In both funds. I n other words, there have been added forty chartered lodges (less two charters forfeited), and 4,518 members, while the treasury has been increased in the sum of $12,200. The work of the office has increased in even greater proportion than the advance in membership.

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February,

T h e following r e s o l u t i o n s w e r e a d o p t e d b y an a l m o s t u n a n i mous vote: "WHEREAS, The a i m of the masonic fraternity Is to make Its votaries wiser, better and consequently happier; and, W H E R E A S , The sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage tends only to degradation and misery; Resolved, That all persons engaged as saloon-keepers or bartenders In the sale of Intoxicants as a beverage are hereby declared Ineligible to receive the degrees of Masonry In this Grand Jurisdiction; liesolved, That from the time of the adoption of this resolution It shall be unlawful for any member of a lodge In this Jurisdiction to engage In the sale of Intoxicants as a beverage, and t h a t a n y such member engaging In such business shall be liable to charges and dlsclDllne for unmasonlc conduct. T h e G r a n d Lodge refused to concur in the Maine proposition. T h e consideration of a resolution declaring a Mason guilty of a m a s o n i c offense w h o s h a l l be a m e m b e r of a n y insurance comp a n y , organization, c o m p a n y , association or business enterprise u s i n g t h e t e r m m a s o n i c , or referring to t h e masonic fraternity in t h e title, w a s postponed u n t i l n e x t y e a r . T h e oration of Bro. L Y M A N E . B A B T O , G r a n d Orator, is replete with- e x c e l l e n t t h o u g h t s a n d e a r n e s t a d m o n i t i o n s w h i c h c a n n o t fail to inspire our b r e t h r e n to a h i g h e r s t a n d a r d of Masonry. B e a d his q u e r y : Have you, In all your dealings with mankind acted upon the square, and â&#x20AC;˘ done unto your neighbor as you would t h a t he should do to you? Have you, In your own conduct, avoided all Irregularities and Intemperance? Have you listened to the cry of want, and from your own bountiful supply ministered to the necessities of those less fortunate than yourself? My brother, t h a t widow, t h a t orphan whom you|have found in sickness and distress, and to whom you have extended a helping hand, may, perchance, be the widow or the orphan of a brother who, froni that bright lodge on high, looks down upon your kindly ministrations to his loved ones, whose celestial spirit pours down a blessing upon you, and who in the last day will go with you and plead your cause lor you before the Great Judge. Have you been kind and forgiving to the erring? Rememberâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; " I n t o the path of sin, one step may take you," For wrong lies near to the path of right, but lower down From right to wrong the way descends; But back again to right, 'tis steep and rugged." "The look of sympathy, the gentle word. Spoken so low that only angels heard; The kindly plans devised lor others' good, So seldom guessed, so little understood, The quiet, steadfast love that strove to win Some wanderer from the ways of sin. These are not lost." Have you seen a brother wounded and broken by the woyslde and passed him by on the other side, as did the priest and the Ijevite? Have you spoken kindly words of comfort to the heart bowed down with sorrow? I t is comparatively eas}' to do a momentary deed of daring that will thrill the world; It Is not so easy to do little deeds of quiet courage from day to day, unheeded by all and unheeding all. You may not, perhaps, be called upon to do great deeds, b u t little acts of kindness are possible to all.

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"A little word In kindness spoken, A motion or a tear. Has often healed the heart that's broken And made a friend sincere. "A word, a look, has crushed to earth Full many a budding flower Which, had a smile but owned Its hlrth. Would bless life's darkest hour. "Then deem it not an Idle thing A pleasant word to speak; The face you wear, the thought you bring A heart may heal or Ijreak." Have you, in the mad rush for wealth, place or power, crowded a weaker, and perhaps weary and heavy laden, brother to the wall? Have you ground down the poor into greater depth of poverty, in order that j-ou might amass great wealth? However vast may be your accumulations of worldly wealth, they will in the end shrink to the small plot of ground In the burying ground, and could you take them with you, not all the wealth In the world could gain you admission into the celestial lodge above. Vast wealth should only be accumulated for the good you can do with it. Think you that your grave will be watered iiy the tears of those whom In your ambition you have crushed to earth? T h e Report on Correspondence, covering eighty-five pages, is a concise review of tlie Proceedings of t h e various G r a n d Lodges b y Bro. I R V I N G T O D D .

K a n s a s for 1896 is favored w i t h copious e x t r a c t s from the address of t h e G r a n d Master a n d R e p o r t on Correspondence, w h i c h , h e says, is " a n able a n d well-written report." T h e Proceedings favor us w i t h t h e record of t h e fifth a n n u a l r e u n i o n of the Masonic V e t e r a n Association, containing a m e m b e r s h i p n u m b e r i n g 212 Masons w h o h a v e been more t h a n t w e n t y one y e a r s a m e m b e r of a lodge in Minnesota. A n u m b e r of exceedingly interesting and historical addresses were d e l i v e r e d : " T h e Begiiining of Masonry iji Minneapolis," " T h e Masonic Pioneers of D u l u t h , " " H i s t o r i c a l Problems a n d their Solution," "Influence of Masonry in War." Some of our K a n s a s b r e t h r e n k n o w somet h i n g of the experience here r e l a t e d : My venerable brethren, we came to this frontier Territory when it was almost a howling wilderness. About us roamed the wild beasts of the forest and the still wilder untamatile Indian. We came to stay; we are here now. We have seen the wilderness blossom as the rose. The hostile savages have been driven to the far West, and where once were a few scattered hamlets and settlements, to-<lay we have large and prosperous cities and towns, and cultivated farms extending throughout the length and breadth of our beloved State. I n all our struggle for material wealth and prosperity, we have kept in sight the noble tenets, the sublime teachings and the Ancient Landmarks of our beloved Order as they have been handed down to us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " From the grand old Masters, Frohi the Bards sublime, Whose distant footsteps echo Along the corridors of Time." These historical addresses will be v a l u a b l e reminiscences of t h e e a r l y days of Masonry in t h a t Grand Jurisdiction. M.-.W.-. J A M E S F . L A W L E S S , G r a n d Master, St. P a u l . R.-.W.*. T H O M A S M O N T G O M B B T , G r a n d Secretary, St. P a u l .

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MISSISSIPPIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1897. 7 9 T H AjflS'UAX COMMUNICATTON,

B I I J O X I , F E B E U A R Y , 1897.

M.-. W.-. J A M B S F . MOCOOI>, G r a n d Master, in the chair.

His

p o r t r a i t serves as a frontispiece to the Proceedings. H i s address of seven pages contains a business-like s t a t e m e n t of his official acts. N u m e r o u s special dispensations were issued for "sufficient and l e g a l " reasons. The corner stone of the J e w i s h Temple, a t Brookhaven; of t h e Masonic Temple, a t McCoinb; of tlie J e w i s h Temple a t Woodville, a n d a new hall, were all a u t h o r ized to be laid with masonic ceremonies. One new lodge was set to work b y virtue of his order. The Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , presided over b y t h a t dist i n g u i s h e d masonic lawyer, M.-. W.-. F B E D E B I O K S P E E D , r e p o r t

h a v i n g answered eighty-four questions concerning various subjects of masonic law, all of w h i c h appear to be founded on good law. The Committee on Credentals report 224 lodges represented b y 237 delegates present. The G r a n d Secretary, M.-. W.-. Bro. J . Ii. P O W E B , submitted a

detailed report, s h o w i n g $874.50 C h a r i t y Fund, $1,743.30 H o m e F u n d a n d $3,970.01 General F u n d , received from the lodges. The Wisconsin proposition w a s courteously declined, in a n excellent report of tlie committee, from which we excerpt: Sweet, ever sweet, will remain the recollection of the great overflowing of the hearts and monej' of our Northern brethren towards us of the South In the hour of our deep distress, when death held high carnival In our midst. . " Purer than thy own white snow; Nobler than thy mountains' height; Deeper than the ocean's flow; S t r o n g e r t h a n thy own proud might; Oh ! Northland, to thy sister land, Was late, thy mercy's generous deed and grand. "Blessings on thine every wave, Blessing on thine every shore. Blessing tnat from sorrow save. Blessings giving more and more. For all thou gavest thy sister land, Oh! Northland, In thy generous deed and grand." Such debts are not to be discharged with money, else principal and Interest would have been paid long ago. B u t there remains a mortgage on every Southern home which Is extlngulshable. I t will only be satisfied In the Grand High Court of Chancery when "we shall meet upon the level there when t h e gates of death are passed." I t was true Masonry which came rushing to answer the cry of distress, unbidden and with no thought of recompense. So It is true Masonry to fly to the relief of the distressed wheresoever we m a y find them, having no thought of the debt which Is being created or the bond by which It Is secured to be paid.

The committee submitted a n elaborate report on t h e Maine proposition relating to jurisdiction over rejected candidates, t h e

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conclusions of which were t h a t when a majority of t h e Grand liodges concurred t h a t the Grand Lodge of Mississippi would e n a c t laws in conformity thereto. 0 The Committee on the State of the Craft m a k e t h e following wise suggestions to the lodges: 1. Increase of observance of duty In attendance on masonic funerals. 2. Enforce the masonic law tor offenses of drunkenness, gambling and profanity. 8. Closely guard the portals of lodge against Introduction of doubtful material. 4. More stringent laws to compel attendance on sick and punctual attendance a t lodge meetings. 5. Own and make comfortable and attractive the place of lodge meeting. 6. Require more proficiency than Is usual with candidate for advancement. 7. More strict discipline. There are too many Immoral and dram-drlnklng so-called Masons. . 8. Strive to woo and win back non-afflUates. 9. Encourage Masons to become expert ritualists. 10. Prevent Masons from signing whisky petitions. 11. Live closer to landmarks. Admit no one to membership who Is not fitted morally and socially to advance the Interest of the fraternity. 12. Public celebrations to educate the uninformed.

The R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence contains a beautiful introductory: " T o do, or not to do; w h a t to do; h o w to do a n d when to do," setting out in forcible a n d eloquent language t h e teachings of our Order. W e earnestly commend it to t h e consideration of all who m a y be favored with an opportunity to read it. W e would gladly reproduce it in this report, b u t our allotted space is fast passing away. M.-.W.-. Bro. B A E K L K Y follows his introductory with a brief

revie'^' of t h e Grand Lodges, n o t forgetting K a n s a s . H e says: "The GrÂťnd Secretary's report is a finished production, a n d entitles h i m to high honors among the dignitaries of t h e Craft." And of the Report on Correspondence: "Bro. M. M. M I L L E R writes

for t h e Craft a t large. H i s heart is too large a n d loving to allow him to confine his thoughts within the limits of his own Grand Lodge a n d to the bretliren of t h a t Grand Jurisdiction, a n d so lie has sent them fortli on a mission of love to a common brotherhood." The conclusion of his report reads: Prom the niany pages which lay open to our sight, sparkling with the bright dewdrops of brotherly love, we have culled the. best, sweetest and choicest thoughts, and with a warm heart and loving hand present these ns a votive offering to the Craft wheresoever dispersedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cherishing the fond hope that others, hy pondering upon, may be stimulated to take their placas a t the feet of the sages and there learn lessons of wisdom that thej' too may attain unto the fullness of the stature of those who have mastered the science of this Grand Institution, whose sublime doctrines are all wrapped up In these few plain words,"Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth." To the Guild we say,"A Happy^ New Year." M.-.W.-. J O H N S . C O B B , Grand Master, Verona.

M.-.W.-. J . L. P O W E R , Grand Secretary, Jackson.

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MISSOURIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 7 7 T H A>rNUArvCoMMUNiOATio>-,

S T . IJOUIS, OCT., 1897.

T h e Proceedings a r e adorned with t h e portrait of t h e Grand Master, M.-.W.-.Bro. D O B S E Y A. J A M I S O X .

The Grand Master's address is a n interesting document, cont a i n i n g an account of his administration of the affairs of the Grand Lodge. H e says: On the 21st day of April, 1821, this Grand Lodge sprang Into existence, and took Its place In the galaxy of Grand Lodges of the world. Since t h a t time It has been the supreme and only governing body of Ancient Craft Masonry In the State of Missouri. As to how well It has performed Its mission can be Judged by Its works. During the seventy-six years of its existence It has kept pace with and has materially aided civilization In Its wonderful progress In tills Westerri country. Its Influence has permeated and extended to the uttermost parts of our commonwealth. I t has been a powerful instrument In the relieving of distress, in tlie betterment and elevation of mankind, and of bringing us to a full realization of the fact that the h u m a n race Is one great Ijrotherliood, and t h a t we as members tliereof owe duties to our fellowmen as well as to ourselves.

Five new lodges were created b y his dispensation. Several charters were arrested for t h e very good reason, " t h a t t h e true spirit of F r e e m a s o n r y h a d become so dormant t h a t they were only in n a m e a n d n o t in reality lodges." H e recommends the a p p o i n t m e n t of a Committee on E i t u a l a n d the elimination of all XJOrtions of t h e r i t u a l t h a t m a y be optional. H e recited the following cases ineligible to receive the degrees: "A m a n w i t h his r i g h t t h u m b off, a blind man, a m a n with his left h a n d removed just below the wrist joint, a n d a m a n w i t h the third a n d fourth fingers a n d a p a r t of the palm of t h e r i g h t hand removed." H e discountenanced the issuing of circulars appealing for aid to lodges or individuals. Thirteen decisions grace his report, all of which are approved except two. I n N o . 1 he decides t h a t t h e Grand Master h a d no r i g h t to. issue a dispensation to fill vacancy, unless all of t h e three first offices became v a c a n t ; hence, if the Master dies, the Grand Master has no power to a c t u n t i l both W a r d e n s die. W e do n o t have t h e "Missouri code" w h i c h m a y impel the action, b u t t h e general principle is n o t good. W e think the prerogative of the Grand Master extends to the m a n a g e m e n t of the Craft in detail, and t h a t it extends to one officer as well as three, if, in his judgment, t h e lodge would be benefited thereby. I n No. 2 h e rules t h a t a member objecting to the a d v a n c e m e n t of a c a n d i d a t e cannot renew t h e same a t the end of s i x m o n t h s , which seems to be Missouri law, b u t is not good in K a n s a s .

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I n !N"o. 3 he r i g h t l y decides t h a t a brother living in K a n s a s is n o t eligible to be M a s t e r of a lodge in Missouri, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g he holds his m e m b e r s h i p In a Missouri lodge. I n No. 5.he ruled, t h a t i t was n o t necessary for a subject of G r e a t Britain, r e s i d i n g in the State for more t h a n one year, to become a " n a t u r a l i z e d c i t i z e n " of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s to m a k e h i m eligible to receive the degrees. I n No. 6 he rules t h a t in t h e t r i a l of a non-afflliate t h a t t h e accused can not appear, b u t could be represented by counselâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h i c h appears to be c o n t r a r y to general law. W e copy the report of the c o m m i t t e e on N o . 10: In decision number ten, the Grand Master holds, t h a t the daughter of a Master Mason who, a t the age of about twenty-one years, marries a profane is not entitled to masonic charity. We find no such restriction In either By-Laws or obligation. She is as much a daughter of a Master Mason after her marriage as she was before, and entitled to recognition as such. Masonic charity knows no bounds; and Is certainly not limited by the duties imposed by our obligation. H e devotes time a n d space to t h e consideration Masonry," a n d r e c c o m m e n d e d the recognition of the Symbolica," b u t t h e c o m m i t t e e to w h o m t h e subject a s k e d and obtained leave to report n e x t year. Of Home, he says:

of " M e x i c a n " Gran D i e t a was referred, the M a s o n i c

With the completion of this new building, the capacity of the Home has been Increased about seventy-four cots. I t has all the modern improvements and appliances, so that the members of the Home will be far more comfortable than they have ever been. I t is a credit to any institution. â&#x20AC;˘ The "]5astern Star Chapel," with a seating capacity of about500,has Just been completed a t an expense of about $3,600.00, which has been assumed by the Order of the Eastern Star, and will not be any expense to the Grand Lodge or the Home. The earnest and dev^oted band of ladles of the Order of the Eastern Star could not have more appropriately expressed their zeal and devotion for the Institution than they have done In the erection of this chapel, where the members of the Home may assemble and render praise and devotion to the one living and true God. Reference is here made to the reports of the President, Secretary, and Superintendent of the Home, for a more detailed statement of the management and condition of the Home during the year Just drawing to a close. This lastitution stands as a living monument to practical Freemasonry in the State of Missouri. I t demonstrates that Masonry is not merely "sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal." The Imagination is staggered, as we gaze Into the future, to comprehend and appreciate the wonderful amount of good which the Masonic Home of Missouri will accomplish, should it continue to have the hearty support of the 30,000 Masons of this Grand Jurisdiction. T h e Grand S e c r e t a r y s u b m i t s h i s ' u s u a l well arranged a n d complete report of t h e doings of the G r a n d Secretary's office. T h e report of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r shows a h a n d s o m e balance to t h e credit of t h e G r a n d Lodge of $40,848.67.

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Two P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r s w e r e s u m m o n e d to t h e " c e l e s t i a l lodge above," and s u i t a b l e m e m o r i a l services were held: The senior Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons In Missouri has been called from labor. On the 11th of February, 18!>7, the venetable SAMUEL H . SAUNBBRS closed a long and honorable career and ijassed Into the Great Beyond- This esent occurred a t his home In the town of Otterville, Cooper County. He had been declining for some time, and the end came rapidly. Having reached the ripe age of nearly eighty-four years, vitality was gone, and the once "strong m a n bowed himself" and " the spirit returned u n t o GOD who gave it." Dr. SATJNDEKS was both venerable and venerated. As a citizen and as a Mason he had been a conspicuous figure in the community for many years. H e w a s elected G r a n d M a s t e r in 1857. P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r GKOBCrK B . H U N T , we are informed, " l a i d aside forever the w o r k i n g tools of life a n d passed peacefully a n d q u i e t l y to his reward," October-8,1897. I n the expression of their g r e a t loss we find: ReaolveO, That i n the death of Bro. H c s T the State has lost an upright and honorable citizen; the Grand Lodge of Missouri an earnest, faithful and distinguished member, whose virtues will remain on perpetual record in the hearts of his brethren. T h e R e p o r t o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e b y t h a t scholarly a n d entert a i n i n g masonic writer, M.".W.'. Bro. J N O . D . V I N O I L , is a m a r v e l of condensed masonic i n f o r m a t i o n a n d instruction, a n d such only a s a gifted writer of t w e n t y y e a r s ' experience on t h e reportorial " c o r p s " can produce. Our M.-. W.". B r o t h e r complains t h a t his " c o n d e n s e r " does n o t w o r k to his satisfaction. W e t h i n k It m u s t h a v e been in perfect order. W e a r e in h e a r t y accord w i t h t h e . s e n t i m e n t s expressed in r e l a t i o n to the use of halls for dancing, i n t o x i c a n t s , masonic h o m e s , a n d all m o r a l questions. U n d e r Utah, we find: The Committee on Jurisprudence again divided and the majority report was adopted, favoring the continuance of masonic halls for dancing rooms, I am on record as to this unjustifiable and unmasonlc custom, in connection with this use of masonic halls, which have been dedicated in the "Name of the Supreme Architect of the Universe." The dedication of a lodge room i n the name of the "One Living a n d True G O D " to masonic purposes is downright mockery If such places are to be desecrated In any manner whatever. I would ask my U t a h brethren.if they would have been Justified In dancing in the " Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies." Yet, every Mason is said to be made in a place representing the "Holy of Holies." I would as soon Indulge in any other desecrating pursuit in a lodge room as the dance, notwithstanding the committee called i t "a harmless social feature." I know nothing of the "harmlessness" of dancing, as I never Indulged in that pursuit in my life, but I do know something about the consistency of masonic teaching. To teach that t h a t place represents t h e holiest spot on earthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the "Holj' of Holies of King Solomon's Temple"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and then desecrate it by dancing and euchre parties and other "harmless features," so-called, is to teach one thing and practice another. Masonry, among other things,ought to Justify Its claims to consistency.

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A n d Georgia, t h i s : "Selling Intoxicating liquors without a license Is a violation of the law of the land; such violation Involves moral turpitude." Just a t this point I Inject the question, "Wliat is the moral difference between selling liquor without license or with license?" If selling without license involves "moral turpitude," does not selling liquor for Intoxicating purposes likewise involve " moroJ turpitude?" Therefore, a m a n who sells liquor with or without license is guilty of an a c t of turpitude that should condemn him in the eyes of an Institution, whose first cardinal virtue is temperance; the Institution being one that we style "A beautiful system of morals." Referring to Masonic H o m e s , lie lias t h e following description of the Missouri H o m e : In Missouri we have a Home prepared for the housing and care of "indigent children of deceased Master Masons." I n tliat "sanctuary of love" we have now nearly one hundred precious jewels brought to us from the varied conditions of unfortunate life, and in m a n y Instances extreme poverty. We take them aud find that they are Jewels In the rough, b u t susceptible of being polished and finished and developed until they are gems of tlie purest water. We do not propose to give them a n university education until they pass through and enjoy the benefit of our public schools, fitting them for different stations In life. We secure positions where their varied talents may be best called out and their lives rendered practical and useful. I have studied the question of the National University, as it was presented to me in person by the agent sent out very soon after the idea of such an institution was born. I have no disposition to discourage, the movement,but believe it to be wholly Impracticable. • K a n s a s receives favorable notice. H e conapliments B r o . W i i i s o x as being one of the best G r a n d Secretaries of the times, a n d j u s t l y characterizes M.\W.'. Bro. M I I J L E E as a w r i t e r a n d able t h i n k e r . T h e K a n s a s Masonic Home" is extensively noticed, a n d t h e gift of Mrs. G. W . P O B T c o m m e n d e d . M.-.W.-. T. J. T Y G A B D , G r a n d Master, Butler. M.'.W.-. JoHX D. ViNGiL, G r a n d S e c r e t a r y a n d c h a i r m a n Comm i t t e e on Correspondence, St. Louis.

MONTAA^A — 1 8 9 7 . 831) ANNXTAL C O M M U N I C A T I O N , '

H E L E N A , S E P T E M B E B , 1897.

M.-. W.-. C H A E U E S H . G O U L D , G r a n d Master, presiding. • Three special c o m m u n i c a t i o n s were held d u r i n g t h e year: 1. October 21, 1896, a t Bozeman, to l a y corner stone of M o n t a n a College of Agriculture and M e c h a n i c A r t s . 2. December 12,1896, a t B u t t e City, to l a y corner stone of H i g h School Building. 3. M a r c h SO, 1897, a t Helena, to conduct funeral services a t t h e burial of M.'. W.-. Bro. J O H N S T E D M A N , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r of t h a t jurisdiction. • Forty-two lodges were represented a t t h e a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a tion. The Grand Master tells t h e s t o r y of his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n in a

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h a p p y strain, and s a y s : " P l e n t e o u s harvests, prospering mines, requited industry a n d r e t u r n i n g prosperity should awaken in our breasts thankful emotions t h a t c a n only find expression in prayer a n d thanksgiving." H e refers to t h e history of t h e Grand Lodge as follows: " I hear the tread of pioneers, Of nations yet to be, The first low wash of living waves. Where soon shall roll a human sea." Brethren, permit me to remind you that this annual communication marks the third of a century since the organization of the Grand IjOdge of A. F. & A. M. of Montana. Of t h a t noble band of l)rothers who, under circumstances of unusual hardships and difllcultles, constituted and erected this M.-.W.-.Grand Lodge, but few are left to receive the meed of honor so Justly due them.

U n d e r t h e head of "Misplaced Humor," he wisely says: I t is unfortunate for the Craft t h a t there are a few brethren who think they must be funny. Tlioy delight in approaching a candidate with remarks which in their perverted imagination are e.Kcruciatlngly humorous. I t is needless to repeat their catch phrases. ^None of them are new or original, but all of them are unniasonlc,as they destroy In advance the beautiful lessons souglit to be conveyed.' The lectures and ceremonies of Freemasonry have been complied by the best Intellect and experience of the ages, with a n earnest a n d sincere desire to impress wise a n d important truths. To have their serious contemplation burlesqued.by a thoughtless brother is embarrassing to candidates and distasteful to the Craft in general. The degrees of Masonry are too earnest and by far too serious to be made the object of attempted witticisms.

H e records a p l e a s a n t visit a n d reception to Omaha. The report of t h e ' D e p u t y G r a n d Master, giving a n interesting account of his " d o i n g s " d u r i n g t h e Grand Master's absence from t h e Grand Jurisdiction, was presented. I n his rulings he holds t h a t " u n d e r the s t a n d a r d By-Laws of t h a t jurisdiction, nonaffiliates of t h e Grand Jurisdiction have onl5' the r i g h t of petition a n d do n o t acquire t h e r i g h t of visitation until after election to menTbership." J u s t a little too severe, brethren, a n d contrary to general custom. Men usually inspect the character, location, conveniences, privileges a n d surroundings -before selecting a " h o m e , " a n d we t h i n k inspection is essential to the selection of a m a s o n i c home, and a denial of this privilege is a n infringement upon t h e rights of a Mason. R.-.W.-. Bro. C O R N E L I U S H E D G E S , G r a n d Secretary, p r e s e n t e d

a brief b u t carefully written report. H e recommended a change in the end of the masonic year, in order to give more time to prep a r e t h e reports for t h e G r a n d Lodge, which was granted. Our G r a n d Secretary is also pleading for more time between t h e end of the masonic year and the a n n u a l coi'nmunication. Few Masons fully contemplate t h e a m o u n t of work necessary to have everyt h i n g in complete shape for t h e Grand Lodge, and efficient Sec-

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retaries like R.-.W.-. Bro. H E D G E S a n d our esteemed Bro. W I L S O N

should have all t h e time necessary to properly arrange their reports. The report of the Grand Treasurer reveals a good financial condition, showing a balance cash in General Fund, $3,010.17, a n d Charity Fund, $.5,249.84. The Grand Lodge refused to concur in the Maine overture on . jurisdiction of rejected material. A resolution authorizing lodges to exempt members from t h e p a y m e n t of dues after h a v i n g continuously paid dues for twentyfive years, was laid on t h e table. A wise action. The Grand Lodge refused to reduce the m i n i m u m fees for t h e degrees from $50.00 to â&#x20AC;˘$36.00. The Committee on Credentials reported t h a t a Master w h o had been installed as the first Master of a lodge under charter Avas not entitled to the rights a n d privileges.of a P a s t Master, for t h e reason t h a t the Constitution provides t h a t only those who h a v e been "duly elected" are entitled to such privileges. "Tote" fair, brethren, strike out "duly elected" and insert "regularly installed as Master of a chartered lodge." I n the definition of "objection," t h e Committee on Jiirisprudence say: " I f objection be m a d e a t any time before i n i t i a t i o n " the candidate shall n o t be initiated. W e seek further definition of "initiation." H o w late in the work is an objection good u n d e r the above ruling ? W e t h i n k i t should be interpreted a n y t i m e before and up to t h e time t h e candidate is in due form to receive the "obligation." The following standing regulation was enacted: Jiciolved, That It is the sense of this Grand Lodge that the best Interests of Masonry,and of those who are raised to the degree of a Master Mason, would be subserved by requiring each brotlier who has taken such degree to be examined as to his proflcieucy therein.

W e omit the instructions a n d recommendations to lodges as being non-essential to this report. A very int^resting ceremony in the transmission of a "signet r i n g " from the past to the present Grand Master is related, a n d a n eloquent presentation address appears in the Proceedings, from which we excerpt: My brethren, this signet ring, once lustreless ore reposing in the bosom of our Mother Earth in Montana, for it is a Montana production, taken from thence by the lionored hand of honest labor, and given to the hand of science to transmute into this shining band of gold, and by the hand of Art embellished with the device once woven in the silken banner of the tribe of JTJDAH,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;shall "also pass awaj'," lor, my brethren, what shall escape the ravages of time? B u t the memory of the generous, genial and talented giver will not pass away so long as Freemasonry in Montana has a name or one faithful disciple to guard Its archives, but glowing with the perpetual Are of fraternal friendship, it shall

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stimulate his successors to renewed zeal l a the practice of every virtue till, hoary with years which cannot be counted, bending under the weight of the centuries, this age and civilization shall go down to the tomb. Then, If by GOD'S providence, another age of culture shall follow, some skilled hand will reach Into the vault of Freemasonry and bring to light this signet and read this inscription: "SAMUEI. W O R P , Most Worshipful Grand Master, to his successors."

The R e p o r t on F r a t e r n a l Correspondence b y our e.steemed M.-. W.'. B r o . C O B N E I J I U S H E D G E S , is a " m a s t e r p i e c e " in the masonic

a n n a l s of the year. H i s reviews a r e all written, eschewing t h e scissors. H e tells in excellent a n d well chosen language the story of t h e transactions of each Grand Lodge. K a n s a s Proceedings h a v e courteous consideration a n d m a n y compliments. After giving o u r K a n s a s Masonic H o m e a h a n d s o m e notice he refers to the O r d e r of the E a s t e r n S t a r : Another thing t h a t we desire to call attention to is that the entire building has been furnished by chapters of the Eastern Star, and the first contribution to the permanent endowment fund came from a woman, Mrs. GEOBGH W. POBT. The point we wish to make is this, t h a t in the most useful and creditable work of Masonry, the cooperation of our sisters is almost indispensable and we think always desirable.

T h a n k s ; we concur with you. Our " s i s t e r s " are indispensable, and b y reason of their true devotion a n d helpful Influence we love t h e m a n d respect the Order of t h e E a s t e r n Star as a true helpm e e t to Masonrj^. Of otir G r a n d Secretary, he s a y s : Brother Grand Secretary A L B E R T K . WII-SOX, whom wo had the pleasure of visiting in his offlce In 1894,1s a model Grand Secretary, and communicates something of his habits of order and promptitude to lodge Secretaries. Business is laid before Grand Lodge when it assembles in such s h a p e a s to be disposed of without delay or confusion. Ho reports a membership of 19,595, and a gain of 410. As Librarian he publishes a catalogue of his library, which seems very complete.

Bro. MiLLiKEx's oration is h i g h l y complimented for its " e x cellence a n d beauty." M.'.W.'.Bro. M I L L E R ' S r e p o r t receives commendation as being

"one of t h e best of the year, a n d t h e laurels won in three former reports receive new lustre." M.-. W.-. E D W A R D C . D A Y , G r a n d Master, Helena. M.-. W.'. CoRNELiirs H E D G E S , G r a n d Secretary, Helena.

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NEBRASKA. 4 0 T H A N N U A L COMMUNIOATIOIS-,

O M A H A , J U K E , 1897.

W e are favored with a glimpse of the Grand Master, G H A B L B S J. P H E L P S , whose portrait serves as a "frontispiece" to the P r o ceedings. Two hundred a n d twenty-one of t h e 228 lodges answered t o roll call through their representatives. The Grand Master, as a prelude to his report, pays attention to the Greeks, Turks and Cubans, a n d rejoices t h a t in our o w n country the national battle of ballots has occurred, a n d t h a t t h e minority gave ready acquiescence to the rule of the majority. H e records the d e a t h of M.-. W.-. Bro. G E O B G E A B M S T B O K G ,

who was the first Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, a n d its Grand Master from 1860 to 1863. W e a r e also informed

t h a t E.-. W.-. Bro. G H A B L E S H A M I L T O N , P a s t

Grand

J u n i o r Warden, passed to his reward during the year. Forty decisions are submitted for approval, all interpreting the code of N e b r a s k a a n d of local effect. H e issued numerous special dispensations. Three lodges were authorized to attend church adorned in "^vhite gloves and aprons." W e trust tliat these lodges were truly benefited by t h e service and worshiped t h e Lord in t h e " b e a u t y of holiness;" b u t w e courteously sviggest t h a t true worship does not consist of a brilliant display of " r e g a l i a " intended for the lodge room or t h e masonic ceremony. But the hour cometh and now is when the true worshipers shall worship the Father In spirit and in truth, for the Father seeketh such to worship H i m . GOB IS a spirit, and they t h a t worship H i m must worship Him In spirit a n d In truth. John 4:23, 24.

The corner stone of t h e n e w court house a t Albion, a n d t h e Trans-Mississippi a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l Exposition Building a t Omaha were laid according to the ceremonies of the Order. H e says t h a t after a n examination of the authorities, he.convened w h a t he terms an occasional lodge, and exercised t h e prerogative of m a k i n g his own son, H A B B Y E . P H E L P S , a Mason a t

sight. We, too,.had occasion to investigate the authorities relative to the exercising of this prerogative a n d concluded t h a t t h e y wovild not w a r r a n t m e in exercising t h e prerogative under t h e laws of the Grand Lodge, which prescribes the rules for m a k i n g Masons; nor did we feel w a r r a n t e d in denying the lodge in t h e community t h e right of saying who should receive t h e degrees i n t h a t particular community; hence, out of courtesy to the b r e t h r e n we denied t h e application, a n d believe t h a t t h e prerogative of m a k i n g Masons a t s i g h t did exist i n ancient days w h e n lodges

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â&#x20AC;˘w'ere few a n d far between, a n d we p r e s u m e it still exists, b u t should b e treated as obsolete a n d never be exercised. Of t h e patrons of our Order, he says: The founders of the munificent government of our own loved country were almost to a man members of our society. The patriots who led our forefathers to the victories gained In many a hard-fought battle In the War of the Revolution were nearly all men Inspired with a love of Justice, equality and liberty, taught to them In the masonic lodge room, and down to our present day a great many of our statesmen. Jurists, legislators, military leaders, scholars and men of letters have knelt a t our altars of obligation. Proud, and Justly so, are we of what la known of the history of our Institution and of the Illustrious characters who have been bright and shining lights In Its councils, and Its work of uplifting the civilized nations of the earth. I t Is our most solemn duty to care for the rich and precious heritage transmitted to us, so that our children and the generations after us may enjoy the full fruit of all the labor of love wrought for us, them, and all men.

The Grand Lodge of N e b r a s k a h a s a w a y of showing its appreciation of t h e services of t h e G r a n d Secretary b y complim e n t a r y resolutions, w h i c h is e m i n e n t l y proper. They will sound sweeter to our R.-.W.-. B r o t h e r t h a n t h e y would if read over his coffin. A word of appreciation is encouraging. W.-. Bro. SAMTJEL R . S M I T H delivered a n oration on Masonry,

w h i c h merits a careful r e a d i n g ; full of excellent admonition a n d loving counsel, a n d certainly will redound to the "good of Masonry." Owing to a disastrous fire in t h e p r i n t i n g establishment we are deprived of the Report on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. J O H N B . D I N S M O B B , G r a n d M a s t e r , S u t t o n .

B.-.W.". W M . R . B O W E N , G r a n d Secretary, Omaha.

JS^EVADA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 3.Sr) AxNUAL CoMMtJNiOATiox,

E L K O , J U N E , 1897.

Special communication held in the town of DeDamar, Febr u a r y 14,1897, to lay corner stone of All-Saints Episcopal Church. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, E N O C H S T B O T H E B , presented

good address covering ten pages of t h e Proceedings, calling attention to t h e honored dead of other jurisdictions. P a s t Grand Master B A S S E T T ' S name being in t h e list. H e ruled, in refusing permission to a lodge to attend divine service: " I must hold t h a t m e m b e r s of a lodge, who desire to assemble for the sole purpose of a t t e n d i n g religious services should n o t be permitted to w e a r their regalia on parade or a t c h u r c h , or a n y distinguishing e m b l e m s of t h e fraternity. Religious instructions can be received w i t h o u t t h e accompaniment of

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such ostentatious displays by the fraternity." W h i c h is in accord with our opinion expressed elsewhere in this report. The Grand Lodge refused to concur in t h e Wisconsin relief plan, a n d approved t h e proposition to allow the Grand Lodge of Virginia to take the lead in the W A S H I N G T O N memorial. W.-. Bro. A. D. B I R D , for the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, presented a brief, well written report. , Under Arkansas, he informs Bro. B A V I D S O N of the strength of the Order in poetic r h y m e : "Eight hundred Master Masons true From every station come, That helpless ones may have their due Food, raiment and a home."

Kansas the oration says "Bro. roll by." M.-.W.-.

receives favorable mention; t h e Masonic H o m e and of the Grand Orator are given a prominent place. H e M I L L E K ' S reports increase in excellence as the years A L B E R T L A C K E Y , Grand Master, Gold Hill.

R.-.W.'. C H A U N O B Y N . N O T E W A B E , G r a n d Secretary, Carson

City..

Js^EW B R U N S W I C K â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 6 . 29TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

S A I N T J O H N , A U G U S T , 1896.

J U L I U S T . W H I T L O O K , Grand Master. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s represented by E.-.W.-. Bro. F . W. W I S D O M , w h o is Grand Secretary. Nineteen lodges represented. Two prominent members of the Grand Lodge died during the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;E.-.W.-. Bro. H E N R Y D U F F E L L a n d B.-.W.-. Bro. E D W I N J.

W E T M O R B , both P a s t Deputy Grand Masters. The Grand Master refers to the Grand Orient as follows: " W e have no fellowship with the Grand Orient of France. I t s atheistic followers we do not recognize as Masons. W e have long ago condemned t h e m as renegade and unfaithful; b u t let us beware of the admission of u n w o r t h y members, and guard well the tliree Great Lights upon our altars, lest we fall under the same condemnation." There is $309.27 in Benevolent F u n d a n d $945.19 in General Fund, as shown by Grand Treasurer's report. One new lodge created.

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NEW

February,

BKUNSWICKâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897,

3 0 T H A N N U A L CoaiM0NiOATioN,

S A I N T J O H N , A U G U S T , 1897.

T h e G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. J U L I U S T . W H I T L O O K ,

pre-

sented a good report, extending fraternal welcome to all, acknowledging t h e riiling hand of Providence a n d a recognition of H i s a l l p e r v a d i n g presence and H i s benefactions, giving prominent space to t h e D i a m o n d J u b i l e e of Q U E E N V I O T O B I A ' S reign.

H e records t h e death of P a s t G r a n d Master W I L L I A M F . BUNTINCr.

H e issued eight dispensations to wear regalia a t divine service. The Grand Lodge refused to concur in the Maine proposition. Our brethren a r e considering t h e advisability of founding a Masonic H o m e , a n d arrange a fund to be k n o w n as t h e " M a r i t i m e Masonic H o m e Fund." M.-.W.-. T H O M A S W A L K E B , M . D . , Grand Master, Saint J o h n . E.-.W.-. J . T W I N I N G H A B T , Grand Secretary, Saint Jolin.

NEW

HAMPSHIREâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897.

108TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CONOOBD, M A Y 19,1897.

Special communication held in Manchester, December 20, 1896, w h i c h seems to have been devoted to the exemplification of the work. M.-.W.-. H B N B Y A . M A R S H , Grand Master, presented a report containing excellent admonitions a n d a faithful account of his administration. Our b r e t h r e n m o u r n the d e a t h of B I O H A B D N U T T E B B O S S ,

P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master, who departed this life a t Dover, J a n u a r y 29, 1897, almost eighty years of age. " H e sank to rest like the sun 'neath the billow, And calm as the zephyr that kisses the wave, Leaving the wild eVe of friendship to weep o'er his pillow. And virtue to light him bej'ond the dark grave." J B B E M I A H P A R K E R D o w , D i s t r i c t D e p u t y G r a n d Master in

1868 and 1870, died a t Belfast, Maine, A u g u s t 23,1896; aged sixtythree years. " Forget not the dead; all their noble deeds cherish; Speak pleasantly of them who left us in tears. Other Joys may be lost, but their names shall not perish While time bears our feet through the valley of tears." GEORGE

HERMAN LARABEE

died a t Suncook, October 31,

1896. H e was District Deputy Grand Master in 1883, and Grand Lecturer in 1882.

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"Life's labor done; Serenely to his final rest he passed; While the soft memories of his virtues Yet linger like sunlight hues, When that bright orb is set."

The Grand Master declined to issue dispensations to confer degrees out of time, except in one case only. The usual number were issued empowering lodges to publicly install its officers, a n d to other lodges to elect and install officers. Two lodges were duly authorized to " e x h i b i t themselves in masonic t r a p p i n g s " a t church. The corner stone of tlie Universalist Church a t Portsmouth, a n d of the Weston Observatory a t Manchester, was appropriately laid with masonic ceremonies. Two lodge halls were dedicated. Two rulings on the vote of t h e Tyler, a n d admission of visitors, were reported a n d approved. Resolutions recognizing t h e Grand Lodge of N e w Zealand were adopted. E.-'.W.". Bro. A L B E R T S . W A I T E , writes t h e R e p o r t on Corres-

pondence, which is a model report, characteristic of his eminent ability a n d wide experience. H e complains t h a t the Proceedings of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s arrive too late to a d m i t of a n extended review. H e refers to the dedication of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e ; tlie memorial service in honor of Past' Grand Master O W E X A. B A S S E T T ; to t h e able and interesting a d d r e s s of Bro. M I L L I K E N ; com-

. plimenting M.-.W.\ Bro. M I L L E R ' S report, " w h i c h is a most able

review of the transactions of American and foreign Grand Lodges, fully realizing the promise of his former reports." A description of Bro. W A I T E ' S report is best said in his con-

clusion: Our survey exhibits the fraternity with harmony prevailing In all its branches and all Its Jurisdictions. Some apprehension has been e.xpressed for the future consequences of the present diversity among the several lodges upon the subject of Jurisdiction over rejected candidates lor the masonic degrees; but, although unanimity of sentiment upon that subject may prot>ably not be reached in the near future, the spirit of forbearance and fraternal courtesy marking such correspondence as has been iiad where questions have arisen, leads us to the belief that this will prove no cause of disruption, or even of serious disturbance, in Inter-Jurlsdictlonal relations. The Wisconsin proposition relating to reimbursement of charities ^mong Grand Lodge Jurisdictions, though it appears to be favored by a few Grand Lodges, seems about as far from general approval as a t the period of our report of last year. Probably the topics of most prominent present Interest are the Masonry of Mexico, now being widely discussed, and the prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons a t sight, sharply presented by the Committee on Jurisprudence and Grand Lodge of Mississippi. These will doubtless continue interesting subjects of discussion for some time to come; but neither of thein, If we Judge rightly. Is fraught with Interruption In the liarmonlous relations which a t present characterize the masonic world. M.-.W.-. H E N B Y A . M A B S H , G r a n d Master, N a s h u a . R.-.W.-. G E O B G E P . C L E A V E S , G r a n d Secretary, Concord.

• APPENDIX.

February,

NEW JERSEY—1897. 1 1 0 T H A X X U A I . COMMU^'IOATIOy,

T B E N T O N , J A X U A E Y , 1897.

The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. G E O . W . F O B T M E Y E B , was absent on a c c o u n t of sickness. R.-.W.-. J O S I A H W . EWAS^, D e p u t y Grand

Master, presiding. One h u n d r e d and fifty-eight lodges represented. W.-. Bro. C H A B L E S RTJS.S, G r a n d B e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , was in

attendance. The a n n u a l address of t h e Grand Master w a s read b y P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r HAMIIJTON^ W A L L I S , in obedience to t h e r e q u e s t of

the a c t i n g Grand Master. T h e address is an interesting contribution to the good of Masonry, a n d is well worthy t h e thoughtful consideration of t h e Craft. I n its opening we r e a d : May we not truly believe t h a t our venerated Institution Is favored of GOD, for Its principles are the teachings of Holy Writ and the essence of its life— belief in H i s fatherhood and in the brotherhood of man. I n GOD'S .infinite •wisdom, m a n is but the instrument of His divine will, to carry out the dispensations of a n Ail-wise Providence. The developments of science, the increase of knowledge, the movement of all vital forces, tend to the amelioration of h u m a n kind and to create within us a higher conception of the relation which exists between Goi) and His creatures. By means of the telegraph, by swiftlygoing steamers on the great oceans, by the projectingof railroads in a network of steel i n t o territories which, until the close of this century, have been, in some cases, almost wholly untrodden l)y man, sections of country,aiid peoples widely separated, have been brought into sympathetic touch, and Impulses quickened Into life whlcii have opened up in a vista of glorious possibilities for the fu,ture, and a greatness of development commensurate only with the • destinies of the race. Freemasonry goes hand-ln-hand with all these benefits to mankind. I t s principles are Interwoven with all that concerns man's progress toward a higher and nobler existence, with all that gives Inspiration to, and truer conception of, t h a t which shall accomplish his highest destiny. Hence its enduring life, its perfect symmetry, its grand achievements..

H e presents a long list of m e m b e r s of the Grand Lodge w h o h a v e ceased their labors here on earth. H e addresses a letter to M.-.W.-. Grand Master of Masons in E n g l a n d upon the subject of a universal masonic congress to be held in London, a s instructed b y his Grand Lodge, b u t up to date of his report had received no reply thereto. One n e w lodge was "established by his. dispensation. T h e masonic duties reported a r e indicative of a very busy masonic year. The r e p o r t of R.-.W.-. Bro. C H A B L E S B B O H T E L , G r a n d Treas-

urer, shows a cash balance on h a n d of .$8,847.43. R.-.W.-. Bro. T H O M A S H . R . R E D W A T , Grand Secretary, pre-

sented a concise a n d well arranged report. H e is pleased " to p a y a well-earned a n d deserved compliment to both Masters a n d Secretaries for the p r o m p t n e s s in which the returns of work h a v e been forwarded, a n d their general neatness a n d correctness. I t

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h a s not been found necessary to send back for correction a single return. M a y the future experience be the same." Resolutions of condolence were telegraphed to the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, extending s y m p a t h y in his.affliction, and prayers for his speedy restoration to health. The Grand Lodge provided for a standing committee on Masonic H o m e , whose duty shall be to obtain a proper building, to arrange details of its m a n a g e m e n t and admission of inmates, and were authorized to make use of the P e r m a n e n t Charity Fund, which the Committee on Charity reports to be .$11,.S33.97. May G O D bless the efforts of our brethren in this great work, the true exemplification of brotherly love. A letter expressive of the sympatliy of the Grand Lodge was ordered to be p r e p a r e d and sent to P a s t Grand Master B O B E E T M . MooBE, who was detained by illness at his home.

"We regret t h a t the illness of M.-.W.-. Bro. M O O R E terminated , his life on the 12th day of February, 1897. The writer knew M.-. W.-. Bro. M00B.B personally and admired the energetic, enthusiastic m a n n e r which he manifested in performance of masonic duty. H e was one of the leading members of the World's Masonic Congress in 1893. Brother, farewell, we may not see Again thy cherished face or form; â&#x20AC;˘ We may not hear thy loving words, Or clasp again thy hand so warm. We may not drink Inspiring thoughts From thy sweet tongue at every breath, Or see again those friendly eyes, Which GOD hath gently closed In death. But thou hast left a monument More lasting than of bronze or stone; A shaft to tell thy followers Of thy life's work so nobly done; A name which every one reveres, A record known to old and young; As long as memory doth endure, Thy praises, brother, will be sung.

The Grand Lodge of New Zealand was fraternally and offlcially recognized. A proposition to amend the Constitution so t h a t the presiding Grand Master shall not be eligible to reelection, was submitted.

ATPENDIX.

February,

T h e title of D i s t r i c t Deputy Grand Masters was, b y action of the G r a n d Lodge, reduced to B i g h t Worshipful District Deputy. T h e following closing ode was sung: CLOSING ODE. TUNE—"/rome, Siueel JJome.^ I. Farewell, till again we shall welcome the time Which brings us once more to our fame-cherlshecl shrine, And though from each other we distant may roam, Again may all meet in tlils, our dear lov'd liome. Home, home—sweet, sweet home. May every dear brother find Joy and peace a t home. II. And when our last parting on earth shall draw nigh. And we sliali lie called to the Grand Lodge on higli. May each be prepared, wlien the summons shall come, To meet the Grand Master in Heaven, our liome, Home, home—sweet, sweet home. May every dear brotlier And Heaven a home.

The Committee on Foreign Correspondence presented their rep o r t t h r o u g h the c h a i r m a n , W.-. Bro. G E O B G B B . E D W A B D S , w h i c h

contains a graceful review of sixty Grand Jurisdictions. K a n s a s is fraternally noticed. H e t h i n k s it unnecessary for t h e Grand Lodge to have a n official organ, " i n these days of low cost for printing and postal facilities, individualized a t two cents a'head in g u m m e d envelope of directness a n d secrecy." H e copies a liberal e x t r a c t from Bro. GLEASON'S oration. Of t h e recognition of t h e Gran Dieta Symbolica of Mexico, h e s a y s : "Tliere w a s evinced no trepidation a t the possible a l a r m of a n aproned sister a t tlieir door, armed with a certificate of good and.regular s t a n d i n g from out of the past." H e s a y s : " T h e report of t h e Grand Secretary was again a n elaborate one, containing a m a s s of detail a n d local information, covering twenty-one pages of the volume." ' M.-.W.-. G E O R G E W . F O B T M B Y E B . , G r a n d M a s t e r , E a s t Orange. B.-.W.-. T H O S . H . B . B E D W A Y , Grand Secretary, Trenton.

NEW MEXICO — 1 8 9 6 . 19TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

E A S T L A S V E G A S , OOT., 1896.

M.-,W.-. Bro. J A M E S H . W B O T H , presiding. Sixteen lodges represented. The G r a n d Master rendered a n account of t h e t r u s t reposed in him, requiring eighteen pages to tell t h e story. No decisions are reported. H e informs t h e Grand Lodge t h a t t h e r e is " L a n d

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in Toas" which should become the property of the Grand Lodge, by reason of h a v i n g been purchased by a lodge no^v defunct. H e recommends legislation preventing t h e use of t h e word 'â&#x20AC;˘'â&#x20AC;˘masonic'''' in titles to business organizations", insurance companies and building associations. The report of t h e Grand Treasurer, shows a cash balance of $638.02. The Committee on N a t i o n a l Masonic H o m e for Consumptives, report t h a t t h e depression in business a n d political disturbances have retarded their work. The report of t h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence, w a s presented b y P a s t Grand Master M A X FROST, having performed the labor for fourteen years, without aid or pay, actuated only b y the true spirit of brotherly love, which is no doubt fully appreciated b y t h e brethren of N e w Mexico. I t is a brief review of t h e various Grand Bodies, with useful excerpts taken therefrom. K a n s a s receives full share of t h e allotted space. M.".W.". C H A R L E S B O W M E R , G r a n d Master, i u c e r o . R.-.W.-. A L P H E T J S A . K E E N , G r a n d Secretary, A l b u q u e r q u e .

N E W SOUTH WAt.ES. Four quarterly a n d one special communication P r o c e e d i n g s . reviewed. Two h u n d r e d a n d twenty lodges; 7,085 members. The reports of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer show our brethren to be zealous in good works and the distribution of charity, h a v i n g disbursed nearly. $5,000 for relief, a n d retain a handsome balance to t h e credit of the Benevolent F u n d . As a n evidence of their e n t h u s i a s m ^ve quote: It was moved b.v R.-.W.-. Bro. REMINGTON,and unanimously carried, "That Grand Lodge, hav^lng heard the eloquent remarks of the Deputy Grand Master, the sentiments of which It thoroughly endorses, hereby pledges Itself to recommend that the sum of fifty guineas be voted at the next quarterly communication of Grand Lodge to the Stockton Relief Fund."

The fifty guineas were duly appropriated as provided. The d e a t h of M.-. W.-. Bro. Colonel C. F . S T O K E S was

an-

nounced, duly recorded, a n d his name inscribed upon t h e sacred roll. Under "Masonic Trials," we find the following: We have noticed with surprise and Interest the attention, paid to the details of masonic trials In cases of discipline, and the comprehensive exactness of the proceedings. I n the United States a conviction recorded in the law courts for felony does not ipso facto expel a member. The lodge must try t h e case Independently.

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February,

The Committee on Foreign Correspondence present a wellcondensed report, favoring K a n s a s w i t h special mention. They say t h e y h a v e filed Bro. M I L L E B ' S information relating to Masonic

H o m e s for future use. The true spirit of benevolence so p r o m i n e n t a m o n g t h e brethren of t h e United Grand Lodge of N e w South W a l e s never fails to a c t u a t e Masons to stiU greater deeds of true benevolence in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of Masonic H o m e s , a continual m o n u m e n t and manifestation of brotherly love, e x t e n d i n g in loving s y m p a t h y to the unfortunate Mason, his widow, wife, sister or orphans the protection a n d comfort of "home." A brother in appealing for collections in behalf of the Benevolent F u n d s , has this to say: And i n view of the Increasing Importance of the annual collection, supplemented by the contribution from the lodge funds, might he be allowed to Impress upon all incoming Masters of lodges the need of maintaining this as one of the necessary means for continuing the efflclency of the Institution. (Applause.) In-some lodges it had been customary to place the box at the door for each departing brother to place there his contribution, but he thought that it the ballot box was sent round in open lodge for the offerings the fund would be still further benefited. I t had been said that they were all more or less like the letter P, the first in pity, and the last In help. A L F R E D H . M I L E S had written a poem entitled "A Little Help Worth a Great Deal of Pity." Of this he should like to give two verses: "O let pity lead to action, For the world Is full of need, There are many eyes t h a t water. There are m a n v hearts that bleed.

-Âť

. "Though the pitv m a y be useful, 'Tls but little after all. And the smallest piece of kindly help, Is better t h a n i t all."

M.'.W.-. Sir J O S E P H P A L M E R A B B O T T , K . C . M . G . Speaker of

the Legislative Assembly of N e w South Wales, is Grand Master. B.'.W.'. A B T H U B H . B B A Y , G r a n d Secretary, Masonic H a l l ,

Sidney. NEW

YORKâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897.

116TH A N N U A L COMMUNIOATION,

N E W Y O B K , J U N E , 1897.

Seven hundred a n d thirty-four of t h e 740 lodges represented. E.*.W.".Bro. J O H N B . A L L I G U S , G r a n d E e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s ,

present. The Grand Master presented a good report of official duties discharged. H e informs us under "Necrology," t h a t death claimed a n u m ber of their brethren. H e says: Amidst the radiant beauty of this early summer and the harmony of our own happy heart-beats, is heard the rolling of Death's dark river, and we who

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watch for,the setting sun, pause to pay a tribute of respect to those of our number who have passed through the gates of light to the rising of a great new day. Among those of our own Jurisdiction who have been summoned hence, appear the names of WAI^DEN, a sterling man, full of honors and of years; MoCiEsAOHAN, tiie courteous gentleman and world-wide ritualist; P E T E R KIN, representative of the Grand Ijodge of Bulaware, and ROBINSOX, tlie* soldier and statesman. Four n e w lodges were created by his dispensation, ma.sonic halls dedicated, cornel' stones laid; tlie dedication of t h e monum e n t erected to t h e m e m o r y of the late Bro. J O H N Hooivis, for m a n y y e a r s G r a n d Tyler of t h e M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of N e w York; dedication of a m o n u m e n t erected to the m e m o r y of R.'. W.*. E D W A B D B . H A B P E B , P r e s i d e n t of Masonic H a l l a n d A s y l u m Funds. One of the m o s t notable ceremonies performed w a s the dedication of the m o n u m e n t erected to the m e m o r y of General N I O H OIJAS H K B K I M K B , t h e hero of Oriskany. F r o m the ceremony w6 clip the following s t a t e m e n t : America, too, has her penates of the warriors wlio contributed to the successful result of the great Revolutionary War ami the independence (jf our glorious country. On that brlglit and peaceful morning in August, over one liuudred and nineteen years ago, the gallant General H E R K I M E R letl the little band of seven hundred and sl.xty brave men up the apparently (luiet valie.v of the Mohawl^, little realizing that, ere the sun set, death would claim, a t the hands of the blood-thirsty foes, so many of his followers. Encouraged by his words, tho,y followed where he letl, in the peaceful march to Fort Stanwix, to guard the portals of liberty, when the enemy, lurking in ambush, fell xipon them, and there slept in death's cold embrace over one-half their number. Âť. Jfo more horrible picture of death and sufferiilg is presented during t h a t long contest than a t the battle of Oriskany. I t was a bold stroke for liberty, patriotic in its purpose; it stands in the light of to-day as an important factor in the establishment of American independence.

I t is also most fitting that the unveiling a.nd dedication of this m o n u m e n t should be under the supervision of the Grand Body of Masons of this State. General H E R K I M E R was made a Mason in St. Patrick's Lodge, No. 8 (now No. 4), of .Johnstown, liavlng received his first degre'e on the 7th day of April, 1708. W e l e a r n from t h e G r a n d Secretary's report t h a t there are 93,271 Masons on t h e roll of lodges. The r e p o r t of t h e Trustees of the P e r m a n e n t Fun'd s h o w $5.9,35.8.49 in bonds a n d cash. The report of t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of the Masonic H o m e furnishes i n t e r e s t i n g r e a d i n g and evidence t h a t the spirit of true benevolence p e r v a d e s M a s o n r y in N e w York. The t o t a l n u m b e r of i n m a t e s in t h e H o m e A p r i l 1,1897: A d u l t s , 94 males, 47 females; children, .30 boys, 15 girls; total, 186. I n concluding his r e p o r t M.'.W.*. Bro. A N T H O N Y s a y s : We are also full.v convinced that the utmost caution sliould be exercised, to the end that none but the worthy and needy should be the recipients of the

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benefits sought to be conferred by this trust. This cautionary signal is more especlail}' the province of the lodges. The vigilance which should be exercised a t the outer door of the lodge should also be carried out in the selection of those who are to form a part of the Masonic Home family.

A n d t h e Trnstees in their report concerning the H b m e , say: We desire most earnestly to impress upon eacli member of the fraternity tlie necessity of a stricter examination into the merits of each application submitted for approval. The paiiers are often deficient in the Information that should be furnished. "\Ve suspect that, occasionally. Information, is willfully withheld, and once during this year the Trustees were compelled to order a lodge to remove a, brother who was suffering from a loathsome, contagious disease, not mentioned In tlje papers. W e also liave reason to suspect t h a t unaffiliates are sometimes reinstated for the sole j)ur|)ose of placing them in tiie Home. This is a practice that can not be too strongly deprecated, as, were our doors thrown open for the indiscriminate admission of such, our Home would soon become filled, to the exclusion of those "who have borne the heat and burden of the day."

The above is commended to t h e careful consideration of our b r e t h r e n in Kansas. The Eeport on Foreign Correspondence, submitted by the c h a i r m a n of the committee, P a s t G r a n d Master .TES.SE B . A X THOJSTY, m a i n t a i n s the high s t a n d i n g of his reports in preceding years, a n d is an able and, courteous revie^v^ of t h e transactions of the Grand Bodies. The translations of the non-English speaking bodies b e i n g furnished

by W.-. Bro. E R N E S T B I N G E K , of the

committee. K a n s a s is congratulated on t h e completion a n d dedication of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . Of t h e ceremonies, he says: The ceremonies of the dedication were \^\'y appropriate. Possibl.v we might be'Justified In the remark that the prayer by the Grand Chaplain will stand as the longest on rocoi'd; b u t then, occasions like unto this do not come often and the spirit of thankfulness overflows. The address of dedication by the Grand Master was a line effort.

H e compliments t h e address of the Grand Master "for its conciseness and presentation of m a t t e r s p e r t a i n i n g to the official j'ear." I n referring to the gift of Mrs. G E O R G E W . P O R T , h e s a y s :

noble example, a n d others a r e sure to follow. W e have great faith in t h e masonic spirit of the Craft of this jurisdiction, and greater assurance of the u l t i m a t e success of this enterprise by reason of its conservative beginning." H e characterizes Bro. Mixiji:KEN'S oration as-a " g r a n d one," and copies the concluding words. Of M.-.W.-. Bro. MiJiJiBR's report, he says: " T h e Report on Correspondence (185 pp.)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W M . MiJiJ-,ERâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;holds one's attention from ' s t a r t to finish,' a n d our brother need not waste a n y ink in apology. W e would gladly m a k e copious selections therefrom, b u t we m u s t stop somewhere."

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And by that, we are I'einincled t h a t we iiuist stop here, however much we desire to quote from M \ W / . Bro. A>rTHONY's report. M.-.W.-. WiLivfAM A. SuTHEBTiA^'D, Graiid Master, Rochester. R.-.W.".EDW.XBD M. L. E H T / B B S , Grand Secretary, N e w York.

NORTH CAROLINA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 1 I O T H AJTNIJATJ COMMUNTCATrON,

KAriKKifl:, J AXUA BV, 1897.

The address of the G r a n d Master, M.\ W.'. Bro. F B A N C T S M . MoYio, is an able document, t e e m i n g with gems of rare b e a u t y . After acknowledging the blessings of the p a s t as e m a n a t i n g from the Giver of all Good. H e says : 1 am glad of the opportunity to add, that Freemasonry is a subject which has long commanded the attention and challenged the admiration of some of the wisest and best of earth; a subject upon which many of the master minds of every land with pen and tongue love to dwell, celebrating In song and story its "deeds of charity and pure beneficence." I n all ages of the world it has furnished poet,orator, and historian; a theme of entrancing beauty, of sublime and inspiring Interest. Rich in classic literature and historic tradition,it has revealed to us much of the brightness and excellence, the glory and power of Him i)y whose infinite wisdom this vast universe was fashioned. A subject the study of which is in its liest sense elevating and educating, tends to lift the mind to a higher plane of thought and endows it with loftier, holler, and nobler aspirations, tells us of the Fatherhood of Goi) ami br(jtherhood of man, antl gives us an enlarged, Ijroad conceiJtlon of what is meant l.>y solidity and stability of character, faithfulness to duty and devotion to principle. In the list of " F r a t e r n a l Dead," we find: "Bro. OWIJ.NSKTT, M.-. W . \ P a s t M a s t e r of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , the end of life's w e a r y j o u r n e y :it high twelve, Sunday, 1896, aged sixty-two y e a r s . H e was a u t h o r of the Masonic K a n s a s a n d enjoyed wide fame as a masonic jurist."

A. B A S I'eached J u l y 19, Code of

35ispensations were issued c r e a t i n g six new lodges. Ten decisions are reported; a m o n g t h e m we find : A Mason's widow having married one not a Mason, forfeits all claims upon the Order for assistance. While profanity and drunkenness are declared to be high masonic crimes, I know of no law tojiunish a Mason for the manufacture or sale of intoxicating drinks, but if in'conducting said business he acts in such a manner as to constantly and openly violate every principle of inorjil law, aiul ijy continued association with low, vile men, brings reproach upon his lodge and shame upon the Order, he would for tliese reasons be guilty of a. grave masonic offense, and ought to be arraigned and punished for the Siin'ie. Of the Oxford O r p h a n s ' H o m e he says: What more can I say in praise of that noble charity, the Oxford Orplian Asylum, than has been said l)y others so often and eloquently before? I m i g h t add that it presents itself to my mind as the foundation stone of the beautiful

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temple of Masonry In North Carolina, the rock upon which to-day the grcdt suijerstructurc rests. Conceived and established by those who enjoy the proud distinction of being the pioneers in the orphan work of the State, It has written Its own history whose ijages are luminous with a record of twenty-four years of unselfish devotion to the homeless and destitute children of North Carolina, and under the guidance and blessing of our Great Grand Master It is destined t o go forward in the fulfillment of the glorious mission for which It was started. m * * * * * * Next to GoD'.s love tor his sinful creatures, ^\-hlch Is the richest jewel that ever blazed, the most beautiful thing In this world Is man's love for a poor little orphan child. F r o m his closing a d m o n i t i o n we e x c e r p t : T/Ct us never lose sight, brother Masons, of the relationship existing between us as members of the great masonic fraternity, that our friendship should be unselfish, pure as the driven snow. To each other we must be true as the needle to the pole In everything that is right, honoraljle and lawful. I n our dealings with all mankind and especially with one another, let the "square of virtue be the rule and guide of our conduct," and never depart a iiair's breadth from the path of rectitude, duty a,nd honor. T h e r e p o r t of the Triistee.s of tlie Oxford Orphan.s' H o m e shows 213 i n m a t e s ; the cost of m a n a g e m e n t a n d sustenance, .$71.29 per inmate. T h e address of t h e G r a n d Ora,tor is an able one, rich in t h o u g h t a n d sound in doctrine. H e s a y s : A m a n is a Mason in his heart or not a Mason at all —whatever faith there Is in hini will manifest Itself In his works—"Ijy their fruits shall ye know t h e m " Is n<,)t only the test of religion, hwt is the cathode ray which passes through all outer coverings, lay.s Ijare the heart and sliows its chamliers filled with light and mercy or wltli darkness and hate. W h a t every true Ma.son wants is more light—that light wlilcli jnjinlfests itself In beautiful actions and jioble deeds, as surely as the sunlight blushes in the rose or paints the violet with the color of the sk.v. The wages which come with more light—with higher and fuller knowledge—are trust funds not tobe wasted—not even to be used—upon ovirselves,but to turn away distress a n d rekindle the lightof hope in others. A n excellent St. .John's D a y service w a s held a t the Oxford Orphan A s y l u m . T h e oration by Bro. H A G K H T T I S a fine production of rare excellence a n d beauty. M.-.W.-. Bro. MOYK was t h e r e c i p i e n t of a P a s t Grand Master's jewel, w h i c h he received iu.an a p p r o p r i a t e a n d eloquent address. T h e Rejiort on Foreign Correspondence was written by Bro. J O H N A. COIJLINS. I t is his first report, b u t would pass for one of longer experience. K a n s a s is reviewed a n d c o m m e n d e d : " T h e R e p o r t o n Correspondence is m a d e b y Bro. M. M. MIT^I^EK, a n d a l t h o u g h t h i s is b u t his third effort in t h i s direction, it shows the d i s c r i m i n a t i o n which comes of experience and a, criticism always t e m p e r e d b y kindliness." M.-.W.-. W A L T E B IS. MOOBK, G r a n d JNIaster, Webster. B.-. W.-. J O H N C . D K K W B Y , G r a n d Secretary, Riileigh.

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NOKTH D A K O T A - 1897. 8 T H AJS^XUATJ COMMUIs'IOATIOIf,

F A B G O , JUTS^B, 1897.

Thirty-eiglit lodges represented, and K a n s a s through its minister M.-.W.-. Bro. .ToHJT F . S K L B Y . M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M T . P E B K I N S , G r a n d Master, was called to

Colorado in November.

Since t h a t time t h e duties of the office

were performed by B.-.W.-. Bro. R O B E R T M . C A B O T H B B S , D e p u t y

Grand Master. The Grand Master svibinitted a good report, giving a brief statement of his official doings. H e feelingly refers t o . t h e fraternal dead, from which we copy: O W E S A. BASSETT, Past Grand Mtistei- of the Grand Lodge of Kansa.s for two terms, 1873-74, passed awiiy .Tuly JH, 1890, a t high twelve, without a inoraent's warning, in the slxty-seeond year of his age. Bro. BASSETT served as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Second Regiment of Kansas Cavalry during the late war. Forniany years he served as the chairman of the Committee on .Jurisprudence. The Masonic Code of Kansas is the ever enduring monument which he has liuUded to his own niemory. He was the second Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of that State. I n 1877 he was the Grand Commander Knights Templar of tha-t State. Bro. BASSETT was distinguished for his Icnowledge of masonic law, and his death is universally mourned throughout tluit State.

Two new lodges were granted dispensations. Six decisions are reported. The Proceedings favor us with a laicture containing portraits of the Present a n d P a s t Grand Masters, all very good looking men, and able to keep the masonic Craft of ISTortli Dakota in t h e proper channel. The Deputy Grand Master presented a brief report, h a v i n g issued six dispensations to elect officers, three for public installation, and one to appear as Masons a t divine service. I t is to be hoped t h a t the Grand Lodge of D a k o t a will waive jurisdiction over "divine service," a n d t h a t our brethren may be found always present in the " H o u s e of tlie Lord," worshiping G O D according to the dictates of their own conscience. Three decisions of minor importance are reported. The' Grand Secretary presented a carefully prepared report, showing tliat all debts are paid, a n d tliinks a balance in treasury is more gratifying tlian a Report on Foreign Correspondence and a debt, which explains the absence of the report. M.-.W.-. RoBKBT M. C A B O T H B B S , Grand Master, Grjind Foi'ks. R.-.W.-. FR.ANI{ J . THOJIPSO.V, G r a n d Secretai-y, F a r g o .

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HAivrFAx, Ju.vi-:, 1897.

Three emergentcominunications were held : 1. A t Annapolis, A u g u s t 13,1896, to lay the corner stone of the Masonic Hall. 2. A t Kentville, October 22,189S, to lay the corner stone of t h e Methodist Church. 3. At Halifax, on E a s t e r Sunday, April 18,1897, to pay last tribute of respect to t h e memory of Pjist Grand Tyler, Bro. MOKEIT.. .R.-.W.-. Bro. T H O M A S MGCOJV^KKV, G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of

Ivansas, responds to roll call a t t h e a n n u a l communication. The Grand Master presented his report, invoking the blessings of Gon upon the deliberations of t h e Craft, and reverently payingtribute to those wlio have "gone before." W . \ Bro. .TOKN J . MoK>:Tii,,Grand Tyler and .Tanitor since 1886, died April 15, 1897. "Faithful unto death." H e reports the Cra.ft in a h e a l t h y state. Dispensations were issued lodges: " T o assemble togetliei'and walk in procession wearing regalia to celebrate H e r MostGracious Majesty's sixty years' reign." Sixty-two chartered lodges, a n d a l l of them visited by the Grand Master. Good work! H e advocates the building of a. Masonic Home, to be called the Diamond Jubilee Masonic H o m e . H e pay.s eloquent t r i b u t e to QUIIEN" V I C T O K I A , and says: She CIKSSC that great light, the Holy Bihie, as her riile and guide, whicli has made lier the aflmii'ation <Âťf the whole world, also the gre.itest and best sovereign that ever adorned the British throne. As Masons, brethren, can we not look up to her wltli i)ride,and call her the Grand Patroness of Masonry? Her late father, the !Duke of Kent, was a Grand Master; her noble son, the heir apparent to the tlironi,', is the Grand Master of Masons of England; her grandsons jire Masons of high standing, and was i t n o t from E n g l a n d ' t h a t our beloved Order sj^reatl throughout the world? Let us then a t this time join with heart and voice to the Goi) of all Grace and say: " G O D save our Gracious Queen; long may she be spared to reign over this great Empire in peace, happiness and ijrosperity."

The Grand Lodge of H u n g a r y was extended fraternal recognition. M.-. W.'. Bro. T. B. PJ.TXT, c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, presented an excellent report. K a n s a s receives courteous treatment. Bro. M I L T . I K E X ' S oration was complimented by saying: " H i s theme is elaborated in scholarly and thoughtful atldress, showing results of ripe culture and literary skill." M.-.W.-. THO.MAS B . F L I N T , M . P., G r a n d Master, Y a r m o u t h . R.-.AV.-. H o x . WTT,T>TAM RO.SR, Gi-and Secretary, Halifax.

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OHIO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 7 . 8 8 T H A N N U A L , COMMUNTOATION,

OOIJUMBUS, OCTOBEB, 1897.

R.-.W.-. Bro. NKTiSOX W U J L I A M S Deputy Grand Master,, presiding. The Grand Lodge was opened in Ami^le Form. The Grand Master, M.-. W.-. Bro. B A K T O X S M I T H , was unavoid-

ably absent, b u t submitted to t h e Grand Lodge, throngli t h e Deputy Grand Master, a report covering thirty-one pages of the Proceedings, first paying tribute to the memory of Colonel C H A E L K S FowTiEB B A I J D W I N , P a s t Grand Junior Warden, wlio died a t Mt. Vernon, Ohio, October 2.S, 1896. The " E a s t e r n S t a r " receives liis commendation as a social feature, and suggests to tlie Grand Lodge the propriety of a l a w â&#x20AC;˘to "eject" tliem when their influence proved detrimental to Masonry. H e makes an earnest appeal for the support of "Tlie Ohio Masonic Home," tlie glory and pride of Ohio Freemasonry. The report of the Grand Master was followed by one from the Deputy Grand Master, who appears to have been actively engaged in administering to the demands of the Grand Lodge. H e sounds the mournful note on t h e death of a distinguished Mason, B e v . THOMAS J. MBi/rsH, and also of Bro. H A B V E V ViNAii, P a s t Grand H i g h Priest of the Grand C h a p t e r ; and also the Grand Tyler of the G r a n d Lodge, Bro. .JACOB RANBAT.I..

The report of the Grand Treasurer reveals cash on hand $20,401.88. Bro. BBOMWEJ.IJ, the Grand Secretary, presented a neat, wellarranged report; E.-.AV.-. Bi'o. WiXT,rAM.s, in accepting the oftice of Grand Master, m a d e appropriate remarks, the close of which we copy: Where others have done so niiieh and so well, I trust that I may be able to do something, and that with the advice of these Past Grand Pilots, some of whom have grown gray In the service, with the assistance of the officers to be chosen at this session, and with tlie hearty cooperation of the fort.v thousand Masons of the State, I m a y Ije able to keep the old Craft In the proper channel and bring her Into p o r t a year hence with her pennajit still flying a t her masthead. Our old Craft Is richly laden With precepts sublime and grand, And in piloting her safely All should lend a lielplng hand. If the Craft be poorly guided Through the rocks and o'er the sand, Please remember you arfe Masons, And extend a helping hand. If a storm should e'er assail us, OY some mutiny be planned, llon't forget your (jtith of fealty, But extend a lielplng liand.

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If the Grand Master now chosen Should e'er take a weakling's stand, Know 't is head'not heart t h a t ' s erring, And extend a helping hand. If his tongue speak words of harshness, Or severe be his command; Then please pity the Grand Master, And extend a helping liand.

The E e p o r t o n Foreign Correspondence of 340 pages, by M.-.W.-. Bro. W. M. CuNNiXGHAM, P a s t Grand Master, contains a full and complete review of t h e Proceedings of t h e various Grand Lodges, with courteous c o m m e n t s and able discussions of the various subjects receivhig the attention of masonic writers, and furnishes very interesting reading. E i g h t pages of t h e report a r e devoted to a review of K a n s a s . â&#x20AC;˘ H e characterizes t h e address of G r a n d Master COI^KMAN " a thorougli and gracefully written jsaper;" excerpts the tribute paid P a s t G r a n d Master OWT-JJS* A. BASST;TT; and coinments on t h e

m e m o r i a l services a n d the addresses; but is a l i t t l e ' ' m i x e d " on n a m e s of brethren delivering them. However, we do not complain; Bro. S H A V E K is entitled to more prominence tlian t h e n a m e omitted, as he is the " S w e e t Singer in I s r a e l " of the Grand ILodge, a n d not only of the Grand Liodge, b u t his reputation as a Gospel singer is established t h r o u g h o u t the State of Kansas. T h e address of Bro. MUVLIKKN is approved as "eloquent and thoughtful." He_ commends t h e action of t h e Grand Lodge in refusing to i^ublish a roll of m e m b e r s h i p ; compliments the Eeport on Correspondence, as follows: " T h e Report on Foreign Correspondence, submitted Ij.y t h e c h a i r m a n of the committee, P a s t Grand Master M.-.W.-. Bro. M. M. MIL,IJKK,, is a masonic paper of unusual interestfrom the able pen of our M.-.W.-. Brother, who, we regret to note, is n o t continued as c h a i r i n a n of the committee." I n a s m u c h as some of our K a n s a s ' l o d g e s have justly denied brethren hailing from t h e recently organized Grand Lodge A. F . & A. M. of Ohio, t h e right of visitation, we deem it wise to copyin full t h e report of t h e committee, under "Cerneauism a n d Clandestine Lodges:" The writer regrets that It again seems necessary to devote space herein to this disagreeable subject, but as ma.v be noticed under the head of South Carolina,"Washington,and elsewhere In this report, the subject hasagalnbeen brought to the surface. Notwithstanding the incontrovertible statements that have been submitted year after year in the reports of your committee, supplemented in many cases b.y the distribution by a number of writers of other matters of actual histor.v In relation thereto, showing their illegitimacy, together with the court records in the celebrated "Columbus case" that untedated some years the Cerneau Injunction suits brought in Columbus and elsewh'ere, and the court records, also,of tha results t\mi'cof. all sjiouiitig the aggressive character

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of Cerueaiilsm and Its following in their usurpations, invasions and interference in relation to masonic legislation, the use of lodge rooms, lodge propertj" and masonic esotery, and their repudiation of masonic enactments. Grand or subordinate, regardless of all obligations to the contrary, yet, strange as it may appear, there are from time to time masonic writers coming to the front who apparently seem to prefer taking the unsupported and ex-parle statements, bogus history and malicious misrepresentations of so-called Cerneau and clandestine lodge officials and their sympathizers—who are In many cases doubtless Cerneaus themselves, Ijut who parade as disinterested parties — rather t h a n take the trouble to "road u p " upon the wh61e subject themselves. Since the preparation of this report, the chairman of your committee has received a pamphlet of over one hundred and flfy*' pages — with no imprint of either publisher or printer*—purporting to be "An Address to Men and Master Masons," by the so-called Grand Master,+ "in behalf of the so-called M.\W.\ Grand Lodge A. P. & A. M. of Ohio." The whole pamphlet Is but a rehash of disproved statements, together with unlimited vituperation of those Masons in Ohio who. In the discharge of their masonic duties, have Incurred their animosity and displeasure; and, although throughout its pages may be foun<.l slanderous and untruthful statements concerning the writer, with unblushing misrepresentation of his Reports on Foreign Correspondence, yet he would ]iot have tleemed it worth.y of n.wy notice whatever were it not called for, for the purpose of disahusing the minds of Masons of other Grand .Turisdictlons in regard to statements, heretofore noted herein, that have doubtless originated^ directly or Indirectly, from tills source, viz : Firxt. The statement that any single individual belonging to any one of their bogus lodges has over been liealod is untrue, as the Grand Lodge of Ohio holds that a clandestine Mason can not bo healed, as there is nothing to heal; b u t it does hold that an irregularly made Mason may, under proper authority, be healed. ' . flecond. The parties. Including their so-called oftlclals, who requested a hearing by Grand Master AjJbREWS in that connection, were distinctly informed that as they were not considered Masons they could not be healed, nor even initiated In job lots, hut that they must regularly petition for Initiation individually as any other profane, and paying the regular fees therefor. The assertion, therefore, t h a t any one of the bogus lodge initiates has ever been healed, or solicited to be healed, with or without fee. Is undoubtedly false in every respect. Third. Brethren who liad l>oen misled Into receiving the bogus lodge degrees, followed b.v the whole of the so-called Cerneau degrees, have regularly petitioned, and have been as regularly initiated, passed, and raised to the degree of Master Mason, as any other initiate, paying, however, in every insiance the full foes provided for in the lodge B.v-Laws. Fourth. The statement that any regular lodge of Masons in Ohio either has, or would knowingly permit visitation by any one of the bogus or clandestine so-called Masons (and thereb,v forfeit their charter), is also, without doubt, equally untrue. Fifth. As there are no other "feeders" In Ohio for the so-called Cerneau degrees other than the bogus lodges, and as the most prominent Individuals In each are equally prominent in both, would be sufficient proof, if there was no other — which there Is, however, and al)undant, tot) — to show the compUcIt.v, participation,and cooperation of each with each,—and whether e.xpelled Masons or otherwise, does not, however, seem to have any weight with the Cerneau ft)llowIng. Those Masons who have been sulisequently regularly initiated, passed, and raised, after having boon deceived by them, AI,IJ corroborate the Cerneau connection with the bogus lodges. * Perhaps on account of the libelous character of.Its contents? + E.xpelled by Grand Lodge of Ohio; see Proceedings 1891, p. 48.

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Sixth. The statoiiient thjit the Gnincl Lodge of Ohio is, or has been, inliaruionious or unwilling to concur with the will of the majority upon any question, or t h a t it was a t any time uijon the point of being " r e n t In twain" upon the Cerneau question, Is untrue In every respect, as may be noted by the vote upon every question in that connection before the Grand Lodge. Seventh. Although on page Wo of the pamphlet the name of a lodge visited, and the name of a bogus lotlgo visitor. Is given, and on pages 147 and U8 It Is stated that in immy lodges In Ohio and other States visitation by bogus lodge visitors Is pernilttett, and that legitimate Masons are in the habit of visiting bogus lodges, and that ^^ in. fact, it is nerij awnnon^^ must, as we have heretofore said, be taken with many grains of allowance—an unrepentant Cerneau tolerated as a member of some lodge without discipline, perhaps, on account of his inslgniflcant'personality, and the dlsagreealjle feature of all trials—may have been, perhaps, willing to violate his obligations by such visitation, or permitting It l)y others; but t h a t any honest, upright, well informed Mason in Ohio or elsewhere would do so we Oo not believe, nor will, until proof other than the mere asuertioii of a bogus lodge offlclal is at hand. Ki(/hth. Although quoting freel.v from the report of your Committee on I-'orelgn Correspondence the statements of those writers quoted therein for their KKFUTATTOX, the author of the jiamphlet not only avoids quoting the refutation therein in reply, as any fairness in ri/ controversy would require, his most frequent answer to the statements of the writer and others are the words t h a t the statement "/.s a lie^'^' ^'falsijieit^ "without a .shadow of trutJi.'^ " l/old-fiiced lie,'^ etc.; and when any assertions or attempted showing is submitted In support of his statements, to reverse his own s(i?Mte, the theory is neither l)eaiit.iful nor in accord with the facts, and but a, rehash of former disproved statements. J\ln.th. As it has heretofore been very dililcult to obtain the names of the bogus lodges, owing to the reticence of their offlcijils, the pamphlet referred to serves the purpose of giving a full list of same — on pa.per at least, as it is ?io< probable tliat all of them exist, or that a third of them do any considerable successful proselyting—and will enable subordinate lodges to POST W TJIK FOIJI^OWING J.,TST for their protection against chmdestine visitation, viz: Mt. Tabor, Chillicothe; Bismarck, Brighton, Eureka, Linton, and Washington, of Cincinnati; Alpha, Progress, Victor, and Lincoln, of Cleveland; Columbia, Franklin, Lincoln Goodale, and Olentangy,of Columbus; Gem City, Dayton; Vinton, Galloway; Myrtle, Mt. Vernon; Salem, New Salem; Ahlman, Newark; Surprise, Olmsted Falls; Scioto Valle.v, Portsmouth; Oumah, .Springfield; Globe, Le.ssing, and Lincoln of Toledo; West MansflekLof West Mansfield; and New England, of Worthington. As may be noted, the numbers of each are omitted; the names, however, of dead lodges, which they have used, and of others similar to those of regular lodges may, however, have been given the same number origlnall.v pertaining to such, and thereby aid in the deception of the unwary. Tenth. The names of the doctors, law,vers, preachers, or persons of such eminence and consequence as the boastful writer of the pamphlet claims to be in their mejnbershlp, is entirely unknown to the writer. On the contrary, of tlieir membership In this city, one of their initiates has arrived at the high! dignity of a so-called Cerneau Thirty-third! and his diploma,as such,In a huge gilt frame, adorns the wall in his beer saloon; three or more are expelled Masons, and one or more are rejected material, etc. .lolnt occupancy having been refused them by one or more societies, even their place of meeting is unknown to the public or to the legitimate Craft, so far as known to the writer. JSleventh. In Conclit.iion.—Having elsewhere In this report rioted expressions that, from their similarity, seemed to have been derived directly or Indirectly from the pamphlet mentioned—which Is said to have been largely distributed throughout o//*6'>* Grand .Turlsdictlons — has led to the foregoing pages In relation thereto.

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As our new iiiasoiiic reviewer of NVashington is liighiy extullecl! tUrougliout its pages as an al)le writer, sympathizer, and tlieir defender, it will be of niucli interest to note tlie response of R/.A\'.-.Bro. UPTON thereto; Ijut, In JusCice to liini, we do mil lielleve tliat lie will feel at all honored by their claims and tlie use of liis name. Neitlier do we lielieve tliat our esteenied friend, M.-.W.'.Bro. Br. R o m s i s s , of Illinois, and otlier eminent Itretliren will feel at all pleased with the prominent manner in wliicli tlieir names liave been paraded in a similar connection througliout the pamphlet.

M.-.W.'.NTIIJ.SOX Wixi/rAM.?, Grand Master, H a m i l t o n . R.-.W.-. J. H . BROM\VKI:T>, Grand Secretary, Cincinnati.

OKLAHOMA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1890. 5TH ANNUAL, COMMUNICATION,

P O N C A , APBIT^, 1890.

M.-.W.-.Bro.H-KNRV RuercKK,Grand Master,presiding-; twentythree lodges i'epresented. Tlie Grand Master submitted a brief, business-like report of his official administration. He issued dispensations for tlie organization of three new lodges; for the laying of tlie corner stone of the Baptist Church a t Kingfisher; convened the Grand liOdge in emergent communication, and laid t h e corner stone of the elegant new school building at Newkirk. His decisions, of local character, meet approval, except two. W e quote tlie conclusion of his address: Wltli the in.vstic trowel let iis spread liberally the cement of l>rotherl.v love and affection. Circumscribed b.v the compasses, let us ponder well our thoughts, words antl actions; let all the energies of our minds and the affections of our souls be employed in the attainment of our Supreme Grand Master's appi-obatioii, that when the hour of dissolution draws nigh, and the cold winds of death come sighing around us and his chill dew alread.v glistens on . our foreheads, we may witli joy obey the summons of the Grand Wartlen of Heaven, and go from our labors here on earth to everlasting refreshment In the paratlise of Gon. â&#x20AC;˘'Although our past achievements we with honest pride review. As long as there's rough ashlar, there Is work for us to do. W'e still must shape the living stones witli instruments of lo\'e, For that eternal mansion in the jiaradlse above. Toil as we've toiletl in ages past, to earr.v out the plan, 'TIs this, the Fa.tlierhoo<l of Goj>, the brotherhoofl of man."

ni.-.W.'. Bro. J. S. H U N T , Grand Secretai-y, knows how to m a k e

a. good, clear report. The Committee on Jurisprudence wisely dissents fi-om tlie opinion of the Grand Master, in deciding t h a t a lodge m i g h t be opened on Sunday to assist in laying a corner stone of a c h u r c h ; and t h a t one who is a partner, in a cold storage depot, and-wholesale dealer in m a l t l i q u o r s , is not disqualified for receiving the degrees. The Grand Lodge sustained the coinmittee in the fir.st and

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refused to concur in the second. W e a r e sorry. A m a n who engages in t h e liquor traffic in a n y m a n n e r is not good material with which to build a true masonic character. No R e p o r t on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. A I J B E B T W . F I S H K K , G r a n d Master, N o r m a n . R.-.W.'. J A M K S S . H U N T , G r a n d Secretary, Stillwater.

OREGON — 1 8 9 7 . 47TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

P O B T L A N D , J U N E , 1897.

M.-.W.-. P H I L . MKTSO'HAN, G r a n d M a s t e r . T h e representatives

of ninty-nine lodge.% present. T h e G r a n d Representative of K a n sas absent. The a n n u a l address of M.-.W.-. Bro. M B T S C H A N , is a complete

masonic document of Masonry. H e s a y s : The great doctrine of "peace on earth and good will to m e n " seems to have pervaded the civilized world, antl as a consequence of the growth of this prlncljjle of universal lirotherhood, fraternal organizations have multiplied until It would seem that man's social demands could be fully gratified, notwithstanding Ills fastidiousness. Masonry, however, differing from nearly every other society, Is conservative and prohibits Us members from soliciting others to join its ranks. Avoiding ostentation. It is retiring, no lodge being perjnitted to appear in public parade except to bury its dead or perform some similar duty; but, notwithstanding this manifestation of a modest disposition, itcontlnues to receive into its lodges the best of ma"nkind,and in exchange for their time spent within such walls it teaches them those grand principles of truth and ma.xims of life and conduct that tend to make of them better fathers, sons, Ijrothers, husbands and lovers.

H e announces the death of two distinguished Masons and honored citizens: P a s t Grand M a s t e r J O S E P H N O R T O N D O L P H ,

United States Senator for two terms from t h a t State, "-•V patriot's even course he steered, 'Mid faction's wildest storms unmoved; By all who marked his course, revered; By all who knew his heart, beloved."

and R.-.W.-. Bro. C I O E B O H . L E W I S , P a s t Deputy Grand Master,

and P a s t Grand H i g h Priest of t h e G r a n d Chapter Royal Arch Masons. H e recommends the adoption of a resolution forbidding the issue of begging circulars by the subordinate lodges. The decisions, twenty in number, w i t h modifications of the Committee on Jurisprudence, m e e t approval. No new rulings on general masonic law appear. •We a r e informed by t h e report t h a t clandestine Masonry is m a k i n g its way westward. H e says: I t has come to my knowledge that certain persons have organized lodges in our jurisdiction, claiming that they are legitimate lodges of the -V. ¥.& A.

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Masons, and that members of their organization were recognized as Masons by the fraternity of this State. I desire to call the attention of all concerned to the fact that no lodge of Masons, in this jurisdiction, is legitimate, or can be recognized, except It holds Its warrant of authority from this Grand IjOdge, and that all persons claiming to have received the degrees in any of said socalled masonic lodges, or Ijeirig menibers of the same, are clandestine and can not ))e admitted to, or l)e recognized by, any lodge under our Jurisdiction.

The excellent m a n a g e m e n t of the clerical d e p a r t m e n t is evidenced by the report of R.-.W.-. Bro. J A M K S P . T H O M P S O N .

complains of "professional beggars and impostors" who are imposing on the lodges of-that jurisdiction. The report of t h e Treasurer reveals t h e fact t h a t the Grand Lodge of Oregon has .$6,101.60 cash on hand, a n d the E d u c a t i o n a l Fund shows t h e handsome credit of .$78,799.36. The eloquent address of the Grand Orator, Bro. W . E . CAKiii,, merits the earnest consideration of the fraternity. W e quote t h e follo"\ving: May you strive that every masonic year be fairer and lirlghter than the past; and may the watchwortl for each gathering of this Grand Body be: "Count that daj- lost whose low descending sun Views a t thy hand no worthy action done." As love of country and patriotic sentiments always stir within us that spirit whicli comes from the soil that holds our fathers and waits for us, so should our love for'Masonry arouse within us that loyalty to the divine teachings handed down from age to age, and from generation to generation, incit-Ing you to keep them sacred and pass them on to succeeding generations as pure as when received by you, never treating them lightly, but with the reverential manner Justly their due; so .that from the foundation of the temple to the completion of the arch, there will be no stone for tlie builder to reject, but each one, from the most humble to the most e.xalted shall feel the consciousness of being an essential part of a noble structure, erected for all time to commemorate a divine truth.

M.-.W.".Bro. BoBKBT CiiOW, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence presents a n excellent report a n d able review of the Proceedings of the various Grand Lodges, in which a courteous review of K a n s a s appears. H e says t h e "fondest hopes of our K a n s a s brethren have been realized! T h e Masonic H o m e is completed." H e says a P a s t Grand Matron, Mrs. G. W . Post, donated $1,000 as the foundation of an endowment fund. T h e n a m e is wrong and so appears in nearly all the Eeports on Foreign Correspondence. I t should read:

Mrs. GTIOBGT-; W . P O K T . , The widow of the

late

GT50KGT; W . P O K T , P a s t Grand Commander of t h e Grand Com-

m a n d e r y K n i g h t s Templar; Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; a n d P a s t Illustrious Grand Master of t h e Grand Council, and whose life and character w a s a daily exemplification of t h e true spirit of Masonry.

A n d Mrs; P O B T is

loyal to t h e fraternity he loved so well, a n d perpetuates t h e memory of our distinguished brother b y a continuation of the

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deeds of charity a n d pure beneficence so freely practiced in his lifetime. Mrs. PoKa' is chairman of the House Committee, a n d the successful m a n a g e m e n t of the H o m e is largely due to lier deep interest a n d vigilant attention. There are thirty-three inmates enjoying t h e shelter a n d comforts of the H o m e , and 20,()00 Masons rejoicing a t t h e manifestations of GiOD's wonderful love, e x t e n d e d through t h e m to the poor a n d needy. If you desire true happiness, open t h e fountain of charity and let it be manifest in deeds of pure beneficence. Bro. CTJOW refers to t h e report of our Grand Secretary and of the Masonic H o m e B o a r d ; says the oration of Bro. MrLLTK-EX was excellent, and regrets W.-. Bro. MT.MJEB'S retirement from the field of correspondence. M.-.W.-. W. H . HpBSOx, Grand Master, Salem. . R.-.W.-.. .T. F. ROBTXSON, Grand Secretary, Eugene.

PENNSYLVAN lA - 1806. The Proceedings are adorned with a. fine view of tlie Masonic Temple, which never falls to astonish and excite t h e admiration of all w h o are privileged to inspect Its commodious and handsomely decorated a p a r t m e n t s . W e are also favored witli the steel ijorti'aits of R.-.W.'. .IOHX K. MiTCHELj., Grand Master, who presided over t h e Grand Lodge in 1858, a n d t h a t of B.-.W.-. H E X B Y M . P H T L I . I P S , Grand M a s t e r in

1859 a n d 1860. A G r a n d Jjodge of emergency was held .Tanuary 80, 180B, for the purpose of m a k i n g J . L K B P A T T O N a Mason a t sight. Quarterly communication March 4, 1896, a t which matters of local interest were transacted. Quarterly communication J u n e 3, 1896. One hundred and nine lodges represented. R.-.W.-. Bro. M A T T H I A S H . HKXJ;>EKSO>", G r a n d Master, an-

nounced t h e death of P a s t Grand Ma.ster and Grand Secretary M I C H A E J : , JSTISBET, w h i c h occurred on May 7, 1896.

W e a r e informed t h a t â&#x20AC;&#x201D; He was a iiiomljor of the Graiul Lodgo alxmt forty-two years, aiitl was alwnys activein its concerns, serving acceptably on the Coniniittees on Finance, .Appeals, and Ijimdniarlis. I n 1873 he was elected Right Worsliipful .Tnnior Grand Warden, and was elected to a n ottlce every year dm-ing the continuance of his life. I n 1880 he was elected Grand Secretary, in the inciinihency of which ofllce lie died. H e was always In his station, prepared to discharge his duties, and during my own connection with the Grand Lodge I do not renienilier ever attending a meeting when lie was not present. * * * As a citizen he was conscientious, alert, and self-denying. His country he loved with all the tenderness that a mother feels for her first-born. His native city was his Idol.

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always commanding his best service, best talent, and best wishes. He was <(Uieb in his political belief, yet earnest In his devotion to his party; always willing to concede the right of others to their political opinions, but Inflexiljle in his devotion to his own. By his deatli we have lost a good brother, the .State and City a good citizen, his family a good and loving kinsman, and the multitude a good friend.

An emergent, communication was held J u n e .5, 1896, for t h e purpose of accepting t h e decorations of Oriental Hall. A n u m b e r of distinguished brethren delivered addresses appropriate to t h e occasion. From the report the Grand Secretaiy submitted to tlie quarterly communication, held September 2,1896, w e - l e a r n t h a t tlie number of m e m b e r s enrolled in lodges of t h a t Grand Jurisdiction December 27,1895, was 49,589, showing an inci'ease of 1,117'for t h e year. The D e p u t y G r a n d Master E.-.W.-. Bro. W I L I V I A M J. K K I . I . Y ,

delivered a n eloquent eulogy upon the death of P a s t Grand Master a n d Grand Secretary N i s BET. The last quarterly communication, held December 2, 1896, a t which Grand Officers were elected, and financial rejjorts were received. From tlnese reports we learn t h a t our brethren disbursed $8,.385.75 for charity. The Grand Master'.s address is an excellent pi'esentation of his report a n d contains m a n y interesting facts t h a t would give us pleasure to repi'oduce; but ahi.s, our limited space. W e pause, however, long enough to clip from the eloquent words of R.-.W.'. Bro. SViiii^lAM K K I J L V , on " M a s o n i c H o m e , " t h e following: I can coJiceive no higher aspii'ation or plea.sant duty than to consider and alleviate the pains and cares of the aged and depressed. When a l^rother lives through a full ordinary lifetime, who has battled with the world, flnds a t last that he Is beaten In the race, that further effort is useless, that he uiust give, 111) the struggle, and yet that existence is his. His only possession, that of ji future, dark on every side, because of the discouragement and almost despair that is within him. A good brother discovers his distress; he cheers h i m ; his lodge is a member of the Home; knows Us rule, knows its willingness to aid the distressed brother, and turns him from darkness to sunshine. Can anything be more blessed? Is there anything in this world more noble than to succor him who is for the second time a child and give him a home of comfort, rest and content? The Masonic Home is a practical charity. R.-.W.-. WTXTJIAM J. K K U J Y , G r a n d Master, P h i l a d e l p h i a . R.-.W.'. W I L I J I A M A . S I N N , Grand Secretary, P h i l a d e l p h i a .

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PRINCE E D W A R D I S L A N D - 1 8 9 7 . 2 2 D AN^rUATi COJTMUNIOATIOX,

CHAHIiOTTlCTO\VX, J u N K , 1897.

M.-.W.-. J O H N L . T H O M P S O N , Grand Master, presiding.

Twelve

lodges represented. The Grand M a s t e r announces t h e death of two eminent b r e t h r e n of t h a t jurisdiction, B.-.W.-. Bro. B. W:ri..S0N Htoo.s, P a s t Grand

Secretary, and

M.-.W.-. Bro. .TOHN W . MOKKTSON, P a s t

Grand Master. Both were buried with masonic honors by the Grand Ijodge in e m e r g e n t sessions, called respectively for t h a t purpose. H e also announced the death of P a s t Gi-and Master OwKN A. B A S S K T T , of K a n s a s . '

Of VIGTOBTA'S Diamond .Jubilee, he says: Although we h a \ e not, as an Institution, Joined In the eolel)nition of Her Most Gi-nclous Majesty's Jubilee, yet we have nearly all taken some part In the general eelebratlon. Any words which J. jnight utter a t this time would appear superfluous and what greater and more fitting tribute can we offer than t h a t of all rising and singing our "National Anthem." "God save o\ir gracious Queen, liOng live our noble Queeji God save the Queen ; Send lier victorious, Happy and glorious, liong to reign ovei'us ; God save the Queen. "O Ijord our God arise, Scatter her enemies. And malie them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate tlieir knavish triciis; On thee our hopes we fix, God save us all.

"Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign ; May she defend our laws. And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen." t-

H e manifests a deep interest in t h e founding of a Masonic Home. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , R.-. W.-. Bro. N E I L

MAOKBLVIE

pre-

sented a neat report, characteristic of his works, in t h e handsome and nicely arranged Proceedings of his Grand Lodge. H e acknowledges t h e reception of t h e Kansas Freemason. â&#x20AC;˘ T h e roll of the lodges show 520 members, five more than last year. M.-.W.-. L E O N A R D M O B B I S , Grand Master, S u m m e r s i d e .

B.-.W.-. NEify M A O K E L V I E , Grand Secretary, Summerside.

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QUEBEC —1897. 2 7 T H A^•^•OAI. COMMUNICATION',

MoNTBE.\Ti, JANET.VHY, 1897.

M.-.W.-. Col. F R K D K K I O M A S S E Y , p r e s i d i n g in the G r a n d E a s t .

In his address he reverently acknowledges the "Giver of all good" for the year fraught with blessings from H i s beneficent hands; who giveth to all men liberally. H e rejoices t h a t Masonry has been able to outride the storms t h a t assail her a n d never ceases to inculcate the doctrine,of "Brotherly Love, Belief a n d Truth." H e sa.ys: Masijnry is not a politiea,! organization, yet she loolcs with the keenest Interest upon e\'ery event tliat tends to the welfare of mankind. Our Order has nothing whatever to do with conspiracies; she creates no revolutions; she discountenances the shedtiing of blood. Hence, it Is with profound thankfulness from a masonic point of view tliat 1 advert to the fact, that in the providence of GOD, the most depl(>ral)ie of all catastrophles, war, has been averted. .-Vs Freemasons we liavc much cause to rejoice in that fraternalunderstanding • between ouigreat Empire and the United States wiiich led them to enter into negotiations with a \'iew todrawing up an arbitrtitlon treat.v which will tend towards placing war far beyond the region of probabilities.

H e records the death of Past Grand Chaplain Rev. W . J . S M Y T H , D . D . , T H O S . I B K L A N D , Bro. H. S. F A B N S W O B T H , Cook-

shire; P a s t Deputy Grand Master AI-,KXANDBB C H I S H O L M , Montreal. And closes his address with an eloquent tribute to H e r Most Gracious Majesty, Q U E E N V I C T O B I A .

From the Grand Secretary's report we learn t h a t t h e total membership of t h a t jurisdiction is 3,506, twenty-four less t h a n last year. Dispensations were issued creating one new lodge; authorising four lodges to attend divine service wearing regalia. The Masonic H o m e Trust Fund shows a credit balance of $7(X).00; the Benevolent Fund, $511.9.5, a n d General Fund, .$1,491.4.3. The Grand Chaplain's discourse is worthy the careful perusal of all Masons; it is full of inspiration to higher life. The Maine proposition failed to receive favorable consideration. The Report on Foreign Correspondence, written by R.-.W.-. Bro. E. T. D. C H A M B E H S , is an able review of 108 pages. K a n s a s for 1896 is assigned one page. H e says the legislation adopted w a s not of special importance outside of Kansas. R.-.W.-. Bro. CHAJIBEB.S, having been called to the Grand E a s t , bids the Guild adieu. M.-.W.". E . T. D. C H A J I B E B S , Grand Master, Quebec. R.-.W.-. J. H. ISAACSON, Grand Secretary, Montreal.

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RHODE ISLAND —1896. 105TH: A N N U A L , C O M M U N I O A T I O N ,

P B O V I D K N C E , M A Y , 1896.

M.-.W.-. E D W A R D P . L O W D K N , Grand .Master.

Thirty-five

lodges represented. The Proceedings inform us t h a t a festival communication of the Grand Ijodge was convened a t Masonic Temple, Boston, Mass., for t h e purpose of witnessing t h e g r e a t triennial parade of the General Grand E n c a m p m e n t , K n i g h t s Templar of the United States, as the guest of tlie Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Two h u n d r e d and seventy-five brethren responded to the invitation by their presence. Tlie semi-annual communication of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Rhode Island Ava.s convened in Freemason's Hall, a t Providence, November 18, 1895. A brief report of the Grand Secretary was submitted, and a P a s t G r a n d . M a s t e r ' s jewel and apron presented to P a s t Grand M a s t e r M.-.W.-. Bro. E J ^ I S H A P. R H O D E S .

A n e m e r g e n t communication w a s held December 29, 1895, to p a y the l a s t tribute of respect to t h e late Grand Treasurer, R.-.W.-. Bro. DABitrs B. D A V I S , " w h o died suddenly in Atlanta, Ga., while on his w a y to Florida in search of health." The Committee on Necrology conclude their report as follows: This m a n , so Justly esteemed ; this brother, well beloved, witti whom we have walked In pleasant company, has gone from us—has passed the line of all earthly companionships, leaving us weighted with a sense of loss and bereavement. But while we mourn, we rejoice. We rejoice l a the remembrances we are privileged to cherish of his character and his usefulness. And for him, whom death has called away from earth, we would not mourn, as those must m o u r n who are without Gon and without hope. I n our masonic and Christian hopefulness, we say— "His day has come—not gone, His sun has risen—not set." Blessed, indeed. Is tlie assurance of another and a better life into which our brother has already entered. H e has gone forward into a brighter land — " I n t o a land of calm and quiet— Never a storm cometh nigh it, Never a wreck on its shores; I n t o the Eden where fairest Of flow'rets and sweetest and rarest Never shall wither away; I n t o a Joy land above us. Where there Is a Father to love us— Into our home—sweet home."

A n o t h e r festival communication was held a t W a r r e n on .Tune 24, 1896, to celebrate t h e centennial of W a s h i n g t o n Lodge, No. 3. T h e records reveal t h a t a magnificent reception and sumptuous b a n q u e t w a s given amid flags, banners, portraits and decorations. " T h e P o s t P r a n d i a l " was a fine affair, consisting of eloquent addresses, good music a n d interesting liistorical sketches.

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A by-law adopted in 1798, reads as follows:" Should (iny brother so far forgot himself as to come Into the lodge intoxicated or disguised witk liquor, or get so while lu the lodge, or malce anydis-;. tiirba.iice therein, lie shall he fined one dollar for the first offense, two f<jr tlie second, and on his lieing guilty a tliird time, he shall be expelled from tlie lodge, and, if a nieml:)er, his name sliall be expunged from the records.

The reconiittng of the ti'aiisactioiis of this lodge in the beginning of its existence fiirnisli pleasant a n d interesting reading. The sowing of the principles of the Institution, according to t h e Ijandinarks, has been rewarded with the fruit of a happy present. Lodges united in the presentation of a handsome set of silver chain, collars and jewels to Washington Lodge, a n d also a P a s t Master's jewel to its Master. T h e Grand Master, E D W A K D P. L O W D K N , s u b m i t t e d a n e a t l y

arranged and interesting report of his official, life to t h e annual communication, recounting the pleasures of the special occasions hereinbefore referred to. Saint P a u l Lodge, No. 14, was "isrivileged" to attend divine service b y virtue of the Grand Master's dispensation. R.".W.'. Bro. B A K B K , Grand Secretary, in his report informs us that: Tlie membersliip of the Grand IjOdge has increased during the last year l)y the election of thirty new Masters and one reinstatement; and decreased l)y tlie decease of six and the dimission of one, making the memliership five hundred and ninety-two. To this add seventy-two Wardens and two Grand Officers who are not at presenfmembers and the number is six hundred and f1ft.v-nine entitled to vote in Grand Tjodge a t this annual communication.

The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, made verbal report, hence no review. M.-.W.'. W J I . H . CKAWI:>EY, Grand Master, Warren. B.-.W.-. E D W I N B A K E R , G r a n d Secretary, Providence.

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A D K I ^ A I D E , 1896.

M.-.W.-.Bro. The E i g h t Hon, S. J. W A Y , P . C , D. C. L., LL. D., Lieutenant-Governor a n d Chief .Justice of South Australia, Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, Grand Master. E e p o r t of Board of General Purposes shows one charter w a s surrendered, one lodge consecrated, one n e w lodge opened, t h e erection of a masonic hall a t Yorl^to^^'n, t h e laying of the corner stone of a m a s o n i c hall; ÂŁ17614s. distributed to fifty-four petitioners for niasonic assistance.

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February, A D E I . A I D B , A P B I I , , 1897.

R.-.W.-. P H I L , I P S A N S O M , D e p u t y Grand Master, presiding. Keport of B o a r d of G e n e r a l Purpo.ses reveals cash in General Fund, £323 4.S. 3d.; A v a i l a b l e B e n e v o l e n t F u n d , £627 19s. Id.; Perm a n e n t B e n e v o l e n t F u n d , £1,181 7s. lOd. T h e change in Constitution to harmonize with resolution from G r a n d Liodge of M a i n e . Fifty-eight p e t i t i o n s for c h a r i t y relieved to the e.xtent of £148. Forty-two lodges w i t h a total m e m b e r s h i p of 2,266 a p p e a r to be the n u m e r i c a l s t r e n g t h of this Grand Lodge. V.-.W.-. Bro. J. H . C U N N I N G H A M , G r a n d Secretary, A d e l a i d e .

SOUTH C A K O L I N A - 1 8 9 6 . 1 2 0 T H ANNUAli COMMDNIOATION,

C H A B I / E S T O N , D KC. 1896.

M.-.W.'. C T J A U B E E . S A W Y K R , G r a n d M a s t e r , p r e s i d i n g . T w o s p e c i a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s : 1. T o l a y c o r n e r s t o n e of C o u r t H o u s e a t B e d B a n k ; 2. T o l a y c o r n e r s t o n e of s c h o o l b u i l d i n g a t Dillon. T h e G r a n d L o d g e w a s e x t e n d e d a h e a r t y w e l c o m e to t h e c i t y of C h a r l e s t o n b y i t s h o n o r e d M a y o r , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r , .L ADGEB

SMYTHE.

T h e r e p o r t of G r a n d M a s t e r S A W Y E B is a m a s o n i c d o c u m e n t of e l e v a t i n g c h a r a c t e r of t h e m i s s i o n of M a s o n r y . H e s a y s : Our mission Is not for the sole purpose of " making Masons," and our meeting should not be confined to that one part of our work. We should meet In fraternal communion and learn the tenets of our Order and perfect ourselves In those higher, grander, ennobling principles that will aid In molding our characters, In divesting our hearts and minds of the Innate proclivities and animal passions, which we liold In common with the lower order of GOD'S creatures; and In elevating us above the cold, selfish,sordld'workl. We should endeavor to soar to those ethereal heights where we may be enabled to see and understand the purposes of this life and endeavor to dwell In that spiritual realm of purity that can only be attained by long and patient study,and a persistent practice of self-denial, and by ministering to the necessities of others. We should practice temperance, be fortltudlnous, prudent and virtuous,otherwise we can not be Masons, It matters not iiow many degrees we may have taken nor how glibly W.Q can rattle oflf the ritual. The drunkard, tlie gambler, the debauchee, the extortioner and the lawbreaker has no place in our ranks, and when our brethren become guilty of these practices, so far from condoning their sins and shielding them from punishment, we should deal with them for their Infractions of the moral law. I t Is our dut.v to admonish the erring brother and endeavor to lead him to the right path. I do not mean to say that we should lop him off without endeavoring to cure him, but when he deliljeratoly violates the law of the hind, it is not our duty to shield him from justice, even when that law Is mala in sc. D u r i n g t h e year d e a t h robbed t h e Grand Lodge of one of its b r i g h t e s t lights, in t h e person of P a s t Grand Master .TOHN D .

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KiSNifBDY, Consul to S h a n g h a i , China, d u r i n g C L E V E I J A N D ' S first

administration; elected to Congress in 1865; Grand Master in 1881. "A true Mason, a brave soldier, an honest, upright, able stateman, a self-sacrificing patriot and sincere friend." W e copy the following rulings : A profane was duly elected. Before he could be Initiated it was charged that he had been guilty of grossl,y immoral conduct, In that he had been drunk on the public streets of a large city, and has violated his marital vows by visiting houses of ill-fame for grossly immoral purposes. The question was asked, "Could the Master of the lodge refuse to Initiate hlni?" 1 ruled tliat he could, ami that It was his duty to refuse to confer the degree •till lie could make a tliorougli investigation, and if tiie charges were true, that the money ought to be refunded to the petitioner and an entry made upon the minutes of the lodge showing in full his action and reasons. *

Can a Mormon be received Into the Mysteries of Freemasonry? To this question I answered in tlie affirmative. . I t seems t h a t there is a Mormon residing near one of our lodges, owning property and a liona flde citizen of the State. I t Is presumed that the peculiar nature of his religion caused this question to be asked. If a man's religion does not violate the moral law nor the laws of the land then, so long as he has a firm belief In GOD, he ma.y be made a Mason. Formerly Mormons were allowed by their religion to practice polygamy. We are Informed that their religion now prohibits that practice, but whether it does or not, it Is prohibited by the laws of our country and by our moral law, and if a Mormon or a man of any other religion, practice ijolygamy, he cannot be a Mason, but if he believes In the Mormon doctrine and that doctrine requires a belief in Gon, which it does, then if he be morally and physicall.v qualified In all respects,'the mere fact of his being a Mortnon cannot prevent him from being'mafie a Mason.

On the siibjeot of non-affiliates, we find: In anxiously looking for the cause of so many unaffiliated Mascjns it has occurred to my mind that one reason is our s.vstem of ta.xati(jn, whicli is contrary to that of all governments and churches. Under ours.vstem the poorest member of the lodge Is required to pay the saine amount for the support of the Order as the richest. The government taxes according to the valuation of the property owned. Might we not adopt some such s.vstem? We might fl.x a minimum that all should pay, similar to a poll tax, and then have each man assessed according to his aliility to pay. The tliree, four or live dollars a year is quite an item to the clerk or artisan who works for fort.v or flft.v dollars a month, while It is never felt by his more fortunate brother, whose salary Is one hundred amontli or perhaps several thousand »• .vear. I have had good, true Masons come to me and tell me theywere not able to pay; that the.v had families to support and were working for a few dollars a month, and nuiiiy of them with large families of children, and whose expenses keep up with their wages so closely that the.v never felt that the.v had the money to spai'e to pay their dues. Now a dollar a .vear to these men could be paid without any pinching, and their more fortunate brethi-en ought not object to j^aying In proportion to theiiability.

And in conclusion he wisely gives this p a r t i n g admonition: In Ijidding you an official farewell let me admonish you to keep the faith; never allow the standard of Masonry to be lowered; strive to improve its condition; let the world Judge of the Order by your daily life; live so that ail men uuiy be proud to Ije received into our Order, and when you cojne to the even-

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tide of life limy you he ready iiiid jirepared to find a place In t h a t celestial lodge al)ove where the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe presides. " Farewell! how oft t h a t round of sadness, Like thorns of sorrow pierce the heart, And hush the harp tones of its gladness, And tear the bleeding chords apart. " Farewell! and If by distance parted, 'We see eacii other's face no more. Ah! may we with the faithful liearted Meet beyond this parting shore." S i x t y do]lai'.s wa.s d i s b u r s e d to six widows, iind one h u n d r e d dollars e x p e n d e d for a jewel for t h e r e t i r i n g G r a n d Master. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence s a y s : The Committee on Foreign Correspondence to whom was referred the report of the B.'.W.-. Grand Secretary In regard to tlie foreign correspondence of this Grand Body with the various Grand l/Odges in all parts of the world liegs leave to submit that ttiey have exaniinett wltli care and read with much pleasure the able and e.\haustlve review of the Proceedings of the other Grand Lodges prepared by Bro. CHARIÊS ISGIJESBY, our accomplished Grand Secretary. Wltli groat slilll Bro. INOTÊSHY lias'oxanilnecl and presented in condensed forni the action of flft.v-se\'en Grand .Tiii'isdictions, culling "wltli rare faithfulness and practiced discrimination tlie most Important rulings and tlie latest news of the masonic world. Tlie report is a mine of niasoiilc tnfurmation, giving to the tlioughtful student of masonic lilstory a knowledge of tlie vital questions which are being discussed liy the Craft in other parts of the world. W e fully endorse t h e opinion of the committee, i l l s review of K a n s a s is courteous a n d full, giving much p r o m i n e n c e to the c h a r i t a b l e work reported by G r a n d Master MCCAIJT>; refers to the Masonic H o m e a n d bids us G O D speed. • Of t h e report of the C o m m i t t e e on Cori-espondence h e s a y s : AVe have read with great interest, and are glad to learn that the Gran n>ieta lias withdrawn the charters issued i).v it heretofore to women lodges, and have proliibited in future women iieiiig made Masons or adniittetl into masonic lodges in Mexico—we are also glad to learn that it has been ordered that the Bible shall be used on the altars of tlie lodges—liutall the same we are a long way olTyet from recommending the recognition of the Gran Dleta. M.-.W.'. .TAOOB T. B A R B O X , Grand Master, Columbia. R.-.W.-. CHAKIÊ.S INCH.KSBY. G r a n d Secretary, Charleston.

SOUTH DAKOTA —1897. 2 3 D A N N U A L CoiiMUNiOATioN',

M I T C H E L L , J U N E , 1897.

M.-.W.'. .TAMKS L B W I S , G r a n d Master, whose photo graces the front p a g e of the P r o c e e d i n g s . H i s addres.s of fourteen pages contains a his a d m i n i s t r a t i o n tinged with " t h e beauties of come r e a d s : " I t affords me g r e a t pleasure, month of J u n e when t h e e a r t h is a r r a y e d in her

faithful resicmi of spring." H i s welin this beautiful g a r m e n t s of green,

1897-98-

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the air laden with the fragrance of the early flower and all nature bears testimony to the invigorating influence of GOD'S own sunlight, to welcome you to this our twenty-third a n n u a l communication. H e says t h a t peace and h a r m o n y prevail at home and abroad. H e reports the death of B.-.W.-. Bro. A S A C O V I L L , P a s t G r a n d Treasurer, who finished his masonic labors F e b r u a r y 12,1897. "A Mason at heart, he loved the Institution and earnestly labored for its welfa.re." H e also records the death of P a s t Grand Master O W E N A. B A S S E T T .

H e issued dispensations to three new lodges; dedicated the new masonic temple a t Aberdeen. H e issued a letter calling for reports from the Grand Eepresentatives in other Grand Jurisdictions,and issued special invitations to representatives of other Grand Jurisdictions near t h a t Grand Jurisdiction to attend the session of the Grand Ijodge, assuring t h e m a proper reception. A good plan, and proper exemplification of fraternal courtesy. H e refused to g r a n t dispensations to confer degrees out of time. The report of the Grand Secretary shows a net increase in membership of sixty-five. The Grand Treasurer says he has $2,411.54 in the General Fund, and .$929.53 in the C h a r i t y F u n d , subject to the order of the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge. The report of the Committee on Credentials does not reveal the presence of W.-.Bro. W M . E. BBOOKK, Grand Eepresentative of K a n s a s near t h a t Grand Lodge. I n a n e a t little ceremony tiie Grand Master extended the riglit h a n d of fellowship and a hearty, cordial welcome to the Grand Eepresentatives of other Grand .Jurisdictions. I n his welcome address the Grand Master said: While you represent different jurisdictions, reoognlzlng no allegiance to any Grand Bodyhiglier than your own, you come here as the representatives of that universal Masonry, scattered all over the lace of the earth, knowing no political divisions, but universal in its teachings, universal in its objects, universal In its purposes, one Masonry, one band of brothers. The Institution you represent is the most ancient secret organization of modern times. I t Is founded upon principles as everlasting as the famed rock of Gibraltar; as â&#x20AC;˘ broad in their moral effects as the waves of the l>oundless ocean. I t stands today preeminent among the institutions established for the Improvement of mankindâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as far above other secret organizations in usefulness as It is beyond them in age. -While its forms and ceremonies change not, yet it is a progressive Institution extending its beneficent moral and fraternal lessons to every quarter of the globe,and its devotees are to be found in every town and hamlet in the civilized world, showing the universality of Masonry to be complete.

The Committee on .Jurisprudence in its report says: " T h i s Grand Lodge has a t no time permitted honorary membership in its proper masonic sense in the particular lodges under its obedi-

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enee, neither lias it p e n n i t t e d for a n y cause the p e r m a n e n t exemption from the p a y m e n t of annual ilues of a n y m e m b e r of a lodge." The committee recommended t h a t action be postponed on the overture of the G r a n d I/odge of Maine. The Report on Correspondence from the pen of M.-.W.'. Bro. W I L I J I A M BiiATT,-who modestly asserts his inability to write a.

good report, and forthwith d e m o n s t r a t e s his fitness for t h e work and faithful performance of the duty by s u b m i t t i n g a review w o r t h y a place a m o n g the best. E a c h jurisdiction is headed with a design in art, in which the iiame of the State is artistically woven, all of which serve as ai hand.some preface to the more beautiful story of t h e review. Kansas i.s not forgotten. The K a n s a s Masonic H o m e receives complimentary notice. H e says Grand Ma.ster C O L E M A N ' S address "is a gem of rhetorical

l)eauty a n d reflects credit upon the author," and t h a t the Grand Secretary presents " a most admirable report both as Grand Secreta,ry a n d Grand Ijibrarian." R e f e r r i n g to t h e death of M.-.W.-. Bro. 0\VK.V A. B A S S E T T , he

says: This eminent brother lias been prominent in Orjind Tjocige almost since its estal>lisiniient. H i s services to the Craft are well known everywliere. While ills doatli was very siiclcieii, it was not entirely unexpected. Yet, withal, the loss Is deeply felt and deplored. His brethren have tioneall tlieycoukl; â&#x20AC;˘ they paid proper homage to Ids worth. .-V most feeling letter full of gratitude "from the family of the (.lecea.sed testifies to this. * * * * A niemoritii service WHS lield by the Grand Lodge In honor of the late M.'. \V.-. Bro. BABSETT. One of the addresses delivered is of a historical chai'acter.and as the early masonic and political history of the State are closely interwoven, and the deceased iuiving Ijeen prominently ci)nnectctl with both, the atldress is of the deeiiest interest. No State In the Union caji furnish a. tnore deeply interesting one.

H e says he had marked m a n y passages of the eloquent oration of Bro. JOHX D. MIIJIJTKK.V for i-eference, and concludes: Past Grand Master Bro. Jr. M. MIJJLER furnishes the Report on Correspondence. I t is Ills fourth. He gives our 'Ofi Proceedings kind and liberal notice, indulges in a little just criticism a t the cut placed a t the head of our Kansas review. We have enjoyed iintl said so many good things of this year's Kansas Proceedings that we will not bestow any jiraise on the very full and complete Report ou Correspontlence. Will rointiinber it and make up for the â&#x20AC;˘deficiency on our part in the near future. Our Grand Representative now wields the gavel in the Grand East.

M.-. W.-. AiiBT5BT W . COB, Grand Master, Deadwopd. R.-.W.-. GKORGK A . P K T T I G R K W , Grand Secretary, F l a n d r e a u .

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TAS3IAXIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 6 T H ANNtjAi: COMMUNICATION^

LAUJTCESTON, J A N U A R Y ,

1897.

M.-.W.-. C. B. D A V I S , Grand Master. Twenty-three lodges. We learn from the little pamphlet containing the proceedings t h a t the condition of the Craft is prosperous; t h a t the assets of the Grand Lodge as shown by the report of the G r a n d Secretary, is ÂŁ161 los. Id.; tliat a Board of Benevolence ^vas created by unanimous vote, the fund therefor to be derived from contribution of lodges, donations, legacies, fees by Masters and W a r d e n s on their first installation, fees of office of Grand Lodge Officers. The rules . adopted require each lodge to pay half yearly the s u m of one sliiUingand six. pence for each member borne on the roll of the lodge. The installation ceremony of the Grand Officers is a most interesting' ceremony,interspersed with a n t h e m s , c h a n t s and music, followed by an eloquent address by Rt. Hon. Chief Justice W A Y , Grand Master Soutli Australia, and the interesting a d d r e s s o f the Grand Master accepting the office. M.-.W.-. C. E. D A V I S , Grand Master. V.-. W.'. .ToH.v HAMFXTOK, Grand Secretary, LauncestonTasmania.

TENNESSEE- 1897. 83D A N N U A I , COMMUNICATIO-N^,

NASHVELI^E, J A N U A R Y ,

1897.

M.-.W.'. P H i i . n i p N. MA'IXOCK, Grand Master. Four hundred and ten lodges represented. Grand Lodge opened in ample form. Tlie Grand Master presented an interesting report of tlie year. H e says: " T h e year just past has revealed nothing especially new, but to the political world it has been fruitful of events. Masonry has gone on the even tenor of her way,-turning neitlier to the right nor to the left in her missions of charity and brotherly love. However great our religious and political differences outside, within these walls a n d . those of our subordinate lodges they ai'e unknown." H e reports commissions issued: 1,'To lay corner stone of M. E. Church a t F l a t Ga.p; 2, to lay corner stone of Court House a t Paris; 3, to dedicate new hall of J a m e s t o w n Lodge; 4, to dedicate new hall of Martin Lodge; o, to dedicate new hall of Helenwood Lodge; 6, to lay corner stone "Auditorium," Chattanooga. His report shows due diligence in visiting lodges. Twenty-eight decisions are reported, m a n y of t h e m being local in tlieir bearing. H e rules: " T h a t a certifipate or d i m i t is not

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sufBcient proof t h a t a m a n is a Mason, b u t m u s t pass a rigid . e x a m i n a t i o n . " " W h e n a lodge sustains c h a r g e s it m u s t inflict a p e n a l t y . " "A majority vote wiU w a i v e jurisdiction." H e tiiiinounced t h e death of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r Dr. J O S K P H M . ANDEKSOX.

F r o m t h e m e m o r i a l address, we e x c e r p t his m a s o n i c history: H e was made (i Master Masoix In I^obauoii Jjodge, No. 98, December 22, ]84;i; a Royal Arch Mason In Lebanon Chapter, No. 2.5, February 1,1849, and a Knight Tejuplar In Baldwin Coniniandery, No. 7, June l(i,186(). He was elected .lunlor Grand Warden In 18(14; Senior Grand Warden In ISiS; Grand Master of this Grand Lodge In 18<i«, and was honored by a reelection In 1807. H e was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Council, and also Deputy Grand Commander of the •Grand Commandery of the .State In 1873, and the same year was Grand High Priest of t>he Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Tennessee. Filling all of tliese positions with credit to himself and to the Craft, he was also entrusted with Important stations l a civil life, l>eing calied by his neighbors to serve as Mayor and Alderman of his town as long as lie would agree to take such trusts. T r u e to liis c o u n t r y a n d friends, tliis devoted C h r i s t i a n is dead, and a t t h e ripe age of eighty-one y e a r s : " The noble, generous heart Is cold and still. That warmly beat foriCiiuiST, to do His will, Wliose earnest zeal and faithful love were known, Wliose burning words had beauty all his own; What memories sweet surround his lionored n a m e . What noble, generous acts—unknown to fame — Are treasured In the iiearts of friends held dear, Who knew his gentle Hie, his love sincere." Of tlie Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e the G r a n d Master s a y s : w i t h i n a few miles of tills lieautlful city stands the Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home, .in enterprise in wtiich every Mason in Tennessee should take great pride and niiiulfest an enthusiastic Interest. There are about one hundred inmates, consisting of widows and cliiltlren, and applications liave Iieen matle for quite a number more. Should we not open our ears to tiie cry of distress a n d assist them to the best of our ability? Gon grant that.a fund sufficient to teed and clothe these widows and orphans may be placed in tlie liands of the managers of the Home. H e commissioned P a s t G r a n d Master W . F . FOSTER, to a c t as liis r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a t a special ^session of t h e Grand Ijodge of Virginia, for tlie purpose of l a y i n g the corner stone to t h e J E F F E R S O N D A V I S monument. T h e G r a n d Dodge assumed ownership a n d control of the Masonic W i d o w s a n d O r p h a n s ' H o m e , w h i c h h a s a n e s t i m a t e d v a l u e in l a n d s , buildings and furniture of $42,884.00, a n d available resources of .$4,340.00. F r a t e r n a l recognition w a s extended to t h e G r a n d Dodge of Ji^ew Z e a l a n d , V i c t o r i a and Oklahoma. A resolution for t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a c o m m i t t e e to investigate a controversy in B u l l R u n Dodge, No. 582, was presented. W e h a v e a vivid recollection of a " c o n t r o v e r s y " a t " B u l l Bun," which h a s become a m a t t e r of n a t i o n a l history, a n d further reference herein is unuecessaryt

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M.'. W/. Bro. G E O . H . M O E G A X , P a s t Graud Master, presents . liis first report for the Committee on Correspondence, which he says is presented with " m a n y misgivings as to merit." Tlie writer has the same experience as to " inisgivings," especially when we " i n f a n t s " on the reportorial corps consider the m a n y iible.masonic writers of long experience who m i g h t detect our "greenness" and "rule us out;" if it were not for the broad m a n t l e of charity and brotherly love so forcibly exemplified in all their dealings with the mistakes of their brethren. The report of M.'.W.'. Bro. M O R G A N will merit a place a m o n g the best. I t is well written, neatly arranged, and elevating in its influence. K a n s a s for L896 receives attention, liberal quotations being made from the address of Grand Master MoCAiiiy and Grand Orator H O R A C E W . G I . E A S O X .

To show our liberality he gives a list of salaries paid by our Grand Lodge, and says: " W e don't like this salary business for the Grand Master and several other officers who do not have to give their whole time to the business. The Grand Master ought to have enough to cover actual expenses and employ his own private secretary, and so with the Grfind Secretary. B u t it i.s their business and their money, so "we suppose we have no r i g h t to object to their m a n n e r of disposing of their own." H e compliments the Eeport on Corresisondence, and says Bro. MILTJKK writes a very good report. Under W a s h i n g t o n he correctly states: , "A slight or insult to the Grand Master is not a personal matter; but it is a t h r u s t a t the position he occupies, and thereby becomes a n insult to the Craft tliroughout the jurisdiction over which he preside.s, a n d should never be lightly passed by." W e have often been surprised tliat prominent Masons would so far forget their masonic dignity as to permit, through personal prejudice, an actof discourtesy or a, failure to recognize the G r a n d Master .in his official capacity as the Graud Master of Masons, overlooking the fact his personal " t h r u s t " is thereby hurled a t tlie I n s t i t u t i o n and not to the individual. M.-.W.-. ABCHIBAIVD SnoAiV, Grand Master, Chattanooga. R.-.W.'. J O H N B . G A E K E T T , Grand Secretary, Nashville.

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HOUSTO?v, D E C E M B K R , 1897.

M.-. W.-. A. B. W A T K T N S , Grand Master in t h e Grand East, w h o

presents a good report, givnig- a faithful account of his official transactions. Of deeds of pure beneficence, he h a s thi.s to s a y : AVe m a y recall with just prkle that the masonic lodges 111 Texas have expended more money In the actual relief of the needy and distressed than any other organization In the State; that the Interests and rents of our magnificent properties are perpetiuilly dedicated to charity alone, and that we will shortly begin building a Home for orphans commensurate with the demantis of ouigreat .State. But nets of benevolence should not be the only aim or the chief duty of a Mason. Let It be remembered that the great masonic edifice which we erect Is not built of stone and mortar, or money,or acts benevolent alone, but flr.st of all It Is founded upon pure and honorable characters ami clean and upright lives. I t is not only our duty to seek the light and preserve the light, but to <llssemlnate the light, and this hist we are taught Is best reflected through â&#x20AC;˘ honored a n d useful lives. Let it rather be our pride that the law-breaker and the llliertlne, the gambler and the drimkard, the dlsreiJutable and the dishonest, find no fellowship among u s ; that the highest ciuaJlllcatlons for a. worker among us is a pure heart and "clean hands." In helpfulness of others let us not forget to uplift ourselves.

H e informs us t h a t "Deatli" laid liis rutliless hand upon P a s t G r a n d Master M.-.W.-. J O H N S A Y L K S , w h o died a t Abilene M a y

22,1897. H e was Gi-and Master of the Grand L/odge of Texas in 1852. A n d R.-.W.-. Bro. J. P. BROWN%District Deputy Grand Master, passed from the walks of life J u l y 28, 1897. H e issued dispensations to two new lodges. H e issued dispensations to perforin the following public ceremonies: To lay corner stone of tlie new B a p t i s t Cliurcli in Xiuling; to l a j ' corner stone of com't liouse a t Angleton, Brazoria, county; to lay corner stone of tlie F i r s t Christian Church a t M c K i n n e j ' ; to lay corner stone of tine new court liouse in Eastland; to lay a corner stone of a new lodge room in Troupe, Texas; to lay corner stone of new court liouse a t Gatesville,.Coryell county; to lay corner stone of a. new lodge room a t Springtown; to lay corner stone of a new lodge room a t Elgin. T.n his decision we find that a young man w h o has had the rights of majority conferred ujjon hiin by t h e courts a t the age of twenty is not eligible to receive the degrees of Masonry. The Grand Treasurer's report reveals a balance in the treasury of 15,251.69 and t h a t $2,020.:^;^ of the Temple Fund and $7,500 from the General Fund were transferred to the Widows and Orphans' Fund. T h e r e p o r t of E.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N W A T S O X , Gi'and Secretary, is

both complete and instructive, which shows: P a s t Masters on rolls, 2,809, a decrease of 94; Master Masons, 28,488, increase 821;

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dimissions, 1,375; deaths, 487; suspensions, non-paymeat dues, 665. H e also informs us t h a t there are 1,677 widows of Master Masons, 108 of whom are reported as destitute; a n d 1,642 orphans, with 182 destitute. T h a t 449 of the 592 lodges own their own huildings, worth $547,705, furnished a t an expense of $86,392, with a grand total of $62,000 available funds left to meet the demands of charity. The Grand Lodge refused to adopt a resolution declaring saloon-keepers ineligible to membership, under a slight pretense t h a t it Avas a. violation of the ancient landmarlts. I n this tliey differ from many of our Grand .Jurisdictions, a n d we are sorry. The Committee oh Grievances and Appeals h a d a busy time, having considered about thirty-five cases and a large part of the Proceedings are devoted to tlieir publication. The report of tlie Board of Directors of the Widows and Orpliahs' H o m e makes the following handsome showing: A t tlie d a t e of oui" last a n n u a l rep(»i*t', Dooeinher, 18!)*i, t h e a m o u n t tlion l o a n e d o u t w a s .$»8,»71.7(). Cash t h e n In G r a n d Ti'easurer''s h a n d s , ^;7,fl0.5.(l.T. T o t a l , $l(>f!,876.7.5. T h e fund now s t a n d s a s follows: A m o u n t loaned o u t $110,56-5 n<) Cash In G r a n d T r e a s u r e r ' s h a n d s : 7,fl65 12 T o t a l funds ' .$124,580 02 T h e f u n d s loaned o u t a r e well s e c u r e d by first niortgiigos o n r e a l e s t a t e , ns p r o v i d e d by t h e r e s o l u t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d t h e r u l e s of t h i s B o a r d , a n d t h e I n t e r e s t t h e r e o n Is b e i n g p u n c t u a l l y p a i d a s It m a t u r e s .

The H o m e was, by a. vote of the Grand Lodge, located a t F o r t Worth, the lodge a t Fort Worth having generously donated 200 acres of land, and $o,0(K) in cash and building material. T h e R e p o r t o n Corre-spondence, by M . - . W . - . T H O S . M . M A T H E W . S ,

is written in a lively, pleasing manner, a n d contains much valuable information. Under Kansas, he says the Grand Secretary's s u m m a r y is complete, except he omits the number of lodges represented; t h a t Grand Master COLUMAX'S address a t the dedication was "ornate, appropriate and eloquent;" and t h a t he introduces his report to the Grand Lodge with a "beautiful and eloquent exordium;" t h a t a very sensible and readable oration was delivered by Bro. M I L L I K E N ; a n d compliments the report of M.-.W.-. Bro. MiiiL,KK on correspondence thusly: We have much enjoyed reading his report, antl especially tlie tilts he takes with those who have attacked him for his sensible and broadgauged views upon the question of recognizing as brother Masons those who, as such, are striving against tremendous odtis In the name and l)y the aid of Masonry to civilize and elevate morally the down-trodden and priest-ridden neighbors across the Rio Grande. Those who are themselves so self-righteous and Simon pure that they can neither see nor admit that tliere can be anything good in any who do not dot the i's and cross the t's Just as they do.

M.-.W.-. JOHX L. TEBBBLI:,, Grand Master, Terrell. R.-.W.-. J O H N W A T S O N , Grand Secretary, H o u s t o n .

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UTAHâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 2 6 T H AxNijAii COMMaNiOATiox,

S A L T L A K K C I T Y , J A X . 1807.

M.-.W.-. WiiiMAM T K O M A S DAI-BY, Grand Master, presiding. As w e open t h e Proceedings we beliold two pretty pictures, revealing in photographic perfectness the handsome faces of M.-. W.-.Grand M a s t e r A B E A M D A I ^ E G A S H and R.-.W.-.Bro.CHKTSTO-

PHKR DiEH L, the efficient Grand Secretary. T h e Proceedings, a model in neatness, illustrated with, views of the Temple, externally and internally, and illuminated by t h e pleasing countenances of a galaxy of eminent b r e t h r e n w h o have served the Grand .Tjodge as Grand Master since 1872, will worthily adorn all masonic libraries favored w i t h a copy. A special communica.tiou of the Grand Lodge w a s convened a t Salt L a k e City, March 19,1896, for the purpose of dedicating in an appropriate m a n n e r t h e n e w Masonic Temple erected in t h a t city. The G r a n d Master, after opening the annual coinmunioation in ample form, presented an interesting address covering eleven pages of t h e Proceedings. H e p a y s respectful homage to GOD,for H i s tender mercies and watchful care. Reports t h e dedication of the temple referred to under special communication, pays loving tribute to the fraternal dead, a n d records the death of M.-. W.-. Bro. .JOHN B . FABTJOW,

P a s t G r a n d Standard Bearer of t h a t jurisdiction. Reports a. liealthy condition isrevailing, and rejoices in the weeding out of t l i e " d r o n e s in the hive,"leaving a zealous residue in a prosperous condition. H e says,."TJtah Masonry is a t peace with the world." H e advocated t h e adoption of resolutions from Maine a n d Wisconsin, b u t t h e Grand Lodge failed to take the same view and rejected both propositions. H e visited every lodge in t h e Grand .Jurisdiction during t h e year. On t h e use of halls he s a y s : I want also to bring before yoiir attention the fact that much objection has been raised against tlie using of the lodge rooms of this haU for the purpose of dancing. Perfect harmony sliould always prevail among Masons as much in matters of this kind as in others .of more consequence. I believe t h a t an objection in this matter should have the same weight as in other masonic affairs, a n d that the majority should not have the right to override the uiinority in what they consider a desecration of their ictdge rooms. I cannot Ijelieve t h a t it is right to cast aside our sacred altar and convert the room into a dancing hall, nor can I believe other than that it Is contrary to every masonic principle and precept, and I wovild recommend that this Grand liOdge, l>.y Its mandate, prohibit the using of any masonic lodge room in this Jurisdiction in future for the purposes of dancing.

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This recommendation caused a division in the coinmittee, the majority report opposing and the minority favoring the recommendation. After a spirited debate the Grand Lodge adopted the majority report. W e think the Grand Master is right. If the humblest m e m b e r conscientiously objects to t u r n i n g the H o l y of Holies into a dancing liall his objection should have as much force as his black ball in ballot. W e agree with the majority of the committee in their statement, that " h a r m l e s s " social features should be encouraged, but believe t h a t tlie interest of Masonry will be best subserved by treating every tiling "/tarni/«tZ" t h a t m a y in the least be objectionable to any m e m b e r of the lodge, thus adhering strictly to the principles of brotlierly love. The Grand Secretary, E.-.W.-. CHBTSTOVHER D I K HT/, i^resen ted a complete report of the transactions of liis office, sliowing a membership of 74.3. Of the financial standing, he says: E a c h l o d g e , e x c e p t Diiiimsuus, oircrod i t s iiilte 011 t h e iiltiir of c h a r i t y . The s e v e r a l a m o u n t s d i s t r i b u t e d fur t h a t p u r p o s e r a n g e from $1,(X19.57 to $!15.0I). T o t a l a m o u n t d i s t r i b u t e d for c h a r i t y , $2,21X).03. T h e lodges h a v e In t h e i r t r e a s u r i e s , $13,818.77, r a n g i n g from $9,931.27 to $90,30. I/Oss d u r i n g t h e y e a r , $538.17. T h e lodges v a l u e t h e i r p r o p e r t y sit $10,700. O a i n d u r i n g t h e yoax, .15,140.00.

A remarkable showing for ten lodges. R.-.W.'.Bro.DTBHTjpresented his report as L/ibrarian, showing a collection of 1„370 books. The excellent Report on Correspondence is also from the jjen of our E.'.W.'. Bro. D I E H I ^ . • K a n s a s for 1896 is given the usual space. H e says: -"The Grand Master in the exordium of his very able address, .speaks of the wondrous changes time has wrought since the organization of the Grand Lodge. Yes, K a n s a s i s ' a great State, and the Grand Lodge of that State is one of the best in the United States. She is the mother of our Mt. Moriah Lodge, and although we have long since separated from her, we love her still." H e compliments the Grand Secretary's report: " T h e Grand Secretary presented a full and exhaustive report of the transactions of his office. The Grand Lodge appreciates his work, gives him plenty of money for the Library and all the room he needs. W e congratulate Bro. W I L S O N on his success.'" H e denounces tragedy work in costumes, and prays GOD'S blessing on the Masonic Home. H e says M.-.W.'. Bro. MIIJL,EB'S report is " a thoughtful production," and "we part with Bro. M I X L E B reluctantly." M.-.W.-. A B B A M DAIJE G A S H , Grand Master, Salt L a k e City. R.-. W.-. C H K I S T O P H E B LiEHii, Grand Secretary, Salt L a k e City.

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VERMONT—1897. ICWTH A N N U A I : , COMMUNIOATIOy,

BUBLINGTON, JUXK, 1897.

M.-.W.-. KiTTBKDGK H A S KINS, G r a n d M a s t e r , w h o s e p o r t r a i t a n i l b i o g r a p h y o c c u p y t h e first f o u r p a g e s of t h e P r o c e e d i n g s . O n e h u n d r e d a n d o n e l o d g e s in t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n ; e i g h t y - s e v e n r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h i s a n n u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n . W.-. B r o . H K N R Y H . R o s s , G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s p r e s e n t . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r ' s a d d r e s s is c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e a b l e l a w y e r a n d b r o t h e r — e l o q u e n t in s t y l e , e l e v a t i n g in t h o u g h t a n d p o w e r f u l in e x p r e s s i o n , s u b m i t t i n g a n e x c e l l e n t r e v i e w of h i s official t r a n s actions. I n e x t e n d i n g a f r a t e r n a l w e l c o m e , h e is h o p e f u l for t h e f u t u r e : Here, as elstiwhere, we liuve felt to .some extent, the siul effects of tlie iiicUistrial and hiisiiiess depression t h a t for the past few years has been e.xperienced, perhajjs more severely In other portioii.s of onr conitnon country, affecting our beloved Institution as it has all others of every name and cliaracter. AVe comfort oui'selves, however, with the tliought tliat "lieliind every cloud there is a silver lining," and the assurance of returning prosperity, which I'estored conlldence surely foretolls the coming of. Then, ''The folds shaJI be full of sheep; the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh and sing. Then shall the earth l)ring forth her increase; and Gon, even our own Go7>, sluill give us his blessing.*' I l i a l o v i n g t r i b u t e t o t h e m e m o r y of t h e d e a d , h e s a y s : Althougli tlie ranks of our own Grand Lodge meinbersliip have not been Invaded by the Grim Messenger, from sister Grand .Jurisdictions come tlie satl intelligence tliat many a i)rother, some of whom had become distinguished by long and honorable service in Masonry, have also been touched by tlie finger of Death and are numbered with tiie — "Ten thousiinti times ten thousand In sparkling raiment bright. The armies of the ransomed saints That, throng the sleeps of light." T h e n a m e of M.-.W.-. Bi-o. O W E N A . B A S S I ; T T a p p e a r s in t h e list. O n e n e w l o d g e , k n o w n a s " S h a r o n " L o d g e U. D., w a s g r a n t e d a dispensation. One new hall dedicated. O u r b r e t h r e n h a v e a M a s o n i c T e m p l e in c o u r s e of c o n s t r u c tion; t h e location, cost a n d p l a n s being fully reported b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r . T h e design, as s h o w n by t h e " c u t " s u b m i t t e d i.s h a n d s o m e in s t y l e of a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d c o m m o d i o u s in a r r a n g e m e n t . T h e c o s t is e s t i m a t e d , w h e n c o m p l e t e d , to lie $82,500, w i t h a n e s t i m a t e d n e t a n n u a l i n c o m e of $.5,400. I n t h e c o n c l u s i o n of t h e a d d i ' e s s of t h e Gi-and M a s t e r t h i s p a r t i n g i n q u i r y is f o u n d : At the close of this annual conntiunication we sliall part, never again lo meet in an unbroken liand here on earth. Who of us will be absent from our ne.vt annual meeting—having been "touched I>y the finger of death"—none of

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us can say. But we feel the assurance that we shall meet In Heaven, and we may console ourselves with the belief that the last of earth is but the beginning of everlasting life. " We are nearer home to-day Than we've ever been before; jSTearer our Father's house AV^here many mansions be, Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea.' Nearer the bounds of life, AVhere we lay our burdens down; Nearer leaving the cross, Nearer gaining the crowii. " Father, be near when my feet Are slipping o'er the brink. For it may be I a m nearer home. Nearer now than I think." T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , E.-.W.-. B r o . W . G. BEYNOiiDS, p r e s e n t e d a n e a t r e p o r t , s h o w i n g a m e m b e r s h i p of 9,578, a n e t i n c r e a s e of sixty-five. T h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r ' s r e p o r t s h o w s a b a l a n c e in t h e T e m p l e F u n d , a f t e r a n e x p e n d i t u r e of .$20,677.65, of .$1,540.46, a n d $6,.364.28 in t h e G e n e r a l F u n d . W e n o t i c e t h a t tlie f u n d f o r tlie e r e c t i o n of a T e m p l e is d e r i v e d from a p e r c a p i t a t a x of t h i r t y c e n t s . T h e R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e f u r n i s h e s a n a b l e a n d pleasingr e v i e w , f r o m t h e p e n of o u r M.-.W.-. B r o . M A K S H O . P E R K I N S , K a n s a s r e c e i v i n g s p e c i a l m e n t i o n , tlie M a s o n i c H o m e b e i n g p r o m i nently noticed. I n concluding t h e subject, h e says: There is to be an endownieiit fund, for the founding of which the Home is 1 ndebted to the widow of Past Grand Commander GEORGB AV. PORT for a munificent contribution of .$1,000. In December, 1800, there were nineteen ininates, and several appltcatlons for admission to be acted on. This is Masonry in its systematic exei'clse of pure benevolence a-nd loving charity. "AVell, indeed, lias the work begun! May every ujjward step be as triumphant, and every result as perfectly attained !" W e n o w liave tliirty-two i n m a t e s , a n d a successful, e c o n o m i c a l management. H e says: " G r a n d M a s t e r COIJTIMAN, In a n able a d d r e s s , m a k e s a tousines.s-like p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e official a c t s c o n s t i t u t i n g a highly successful administration." H e approA'es t h e d e c i s i o n s , e x c e p t t h e o n e o n j u r i s d i c t i o n , w l i i c h is c o n t r a r y t o V e r m o n t l a w . H e r e f e r s t o t h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y a s "A^ery c o m p l e t e in d e t a i l , s h o w i n g p r o g r e s s i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of t h e r e g i s t r j ' u p o n t h e c a r d or c a t a l o g u e s y s t e m , Avhicli Avhen c o m p l e t e d Avill b e of i n c a l c u l a b l e A'alue." Of t h e m e m o r i a l s e i w i c e h e s a y s : A memorial service was held by Grand Lodge on the afternoon of the first day of the communication, when glowing tribute was paid to the lamented Past Grand Master BASSETT,by M.-.AV.-. .lonx GOTHKiB,Past Grand Master, in a historic eulogy, with other beautiful memorial offerings by the Grand Chaplain, Rev. SAMDRI, E . BCSSKK, and Past Grand Master .TOHN C. PORTI.T,-

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TUWAiTE. The record of the brilliant soldier, learned representative of the Judiciary and profound student a n d scholar will stand ag long as history shall bo made l a Kansas; and evidences of the wide scope of his achleven\ents lor Masonry will be preserved until time is no more in his ennobling addresses as Grand Orator, Grand Master, Grand High Priest and Grand Commander. Of a t r u t h , " the best type of American social life was represented and exempllfled in tile brief sojourn of Bro. BASSETT on earth."

Copious extracts from t h e able oration of W.'. Bro. J O H N D . MiijLiKBiSr are made. M.-.W.'.Bro. M I X I / E K ' S report is classed " a s one of t h e ablest reviews of the year," a n d reference is m a d e to his intense interest in Mexican Miisoni:y. " W e regret to find t h a t Bro. M. is to be no longer of the Guild, finding in the make-up of the committee t h a t h e is succeeded b y P a s t G r a n d Master P O S T I J E T H W A I T B , who will be cordially welcomed to the seat so ably filled by his predecessor." M.-.W.-. D A X I B L N . N I C H O L S O N , G r a n d Master, Burlington. •

B.-.W.'. W A R R E N G . BTSYNOiiDS, G r a n d Secretary, Burlington.

VIRGINIA—1896. 119TH AJSTNUAL OOMMCTNIOATION,

E I O H M O N D , D B O B M B B K , 1896.

M.-.W.'. J . P. FiTzoBBAi^D, G r a n d Master. A special communication of this M.'.W.*. Grand liOdge w a s held a t Ricliinond J u l y 2, 1896, wlien t h e corner stone of t h e J E F F E R S O N D A V I S m o n u n i e n t was laid w i t h imposing masonic ceremonies. The repoi't of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, presented to the a n n u a l communication, coiitains a n able a n d business-like account of his administration. After a pleasing and instructive introductory, he calls the attention of his brethren to the death B.'.W.-. a n d B e v . Bro. G E O R G E AV. D A M E , D . D . , Grand Chaplain of t h a t

jurisdiction from 18(18 to 1895; a p o r t r a i t of the venerable veteran serves a s a frontispiece to t h e Proceedings; W.-. Bro. WIX.I-,IAM E . T U R N E R , Grand Lecturer; E.-.W.*. Bro. W. G. BAT-TmoBE, District Deputy Grand Master, a n d R.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N C . B O N D E , District D e p u t y Grand Master. Appropriate memoirs were presented to the Grand TiOdge, a n d m e m o r i a l pages in the Proceedings dedicated to their memory. " JJead! And where now those earnest, loving eyes ^Vhlch kindled in so man.v eyes the light? Have tlie.v departed from our eartliiy skies. And left no rays to illuminate the night?

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'•Dead! And where now that lieart of sympathy That swelled and .yearned, and with true love o'erllowed ? O, lieart of love, is the rich treasure dry. Forever sealed, what once such gifts i>e.^towed?

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" Dead! And where now t h a t gen'rous, nervous hand That thrilled each nerve within Its generous clasp? Will It no more enllnk the mystic band, Hallowing and strengtb'ulng all within Its grasp? "Jieart, eyes and hand to dust are all consig"nedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; I t was his iot for he was born on earth ; But the rich treasures of his master-mind Abide in TTcavi'n^ for there they had their birth. ",'1 bide In Fleao'n! Oh, the enkindling trust. The record of his deeds remalneth here: The Aciicia blooms beside his silent dust To point uiierrlngly to yon bright sphere. "Then, though the shattered column mark his fate. And weeping virgin tell the unfinished Fane, Not altogether are we desolate, For Oh, departed friend, we meet again !" Dispensations were issned to five new lodges. Owing to t h e "prevailing h a r m o n y " no decisions or interpretation of m a s o n i c law were reported. The G r a n d Treasurer's report reveals an e x p e n d i t n r e of .$3,000 in support of Maswnic H o m e . B y the adoption of the report of t h e Committee on F i n a n c e t h e Grand Secretary will hereafter receive a salary of .$2,000 per a n n u m . T h e following resolution w a s adopted: W H E R B A S , The Masonic Home of Virginia is an honor to this Grand Jurisdiction In that It puts Into practical operation the quality of charity which Masonry teaches and en.lolns, and whereas the Increasing demands for admission into this noble institution prove the needs of such a Home, and of a suiiicient fund to maintain it; tiierefore, be It Ttesoloed, That Section 144 of the ])lgest be amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: SECTION 144. 15very chartered lodge shall, wltii Its annual return, make payment to the Grand T.odge of the sum of one dollar (?1) for each member of such lodge, and that the sum tlius paid, in excess of fifty cents Grand Lodge dues, be applied to the maintenance of the Masonic Home of Virginia. The r e t u r n s of the lodges show a total m e m b e r s h i p of 12,652, an increase of e i g h t y over 1895. The G r a n d Lodge declined to " c o n c u r " in the Maine resolution relative to jurisdiction, a n d t h e Wisconsin relief plan. The R e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, covering sixty-two pages, was presented by P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r W. F. DaNKABD, who, owing to ill-health, had been compelled to retire from the reportorial field. H i s r e t u r n is hailed w i t h d e l i g h t by t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Guild. H i s report, t h o u g h brief, c o n t a i n s m a n y j u s t a n d courteous criticisms. Uncler K a n s a s for 1895, he s a y s : The Eastern Star seems to he doing anything but setting in the far AVest. Tlie Grand Lodge not only accepted a banquet from them in Kansas, but In North Dakota they called off for installation and Invited them in. Lookout,

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brethren, they are. It Is true, the wives a'nd daughters of Masons, and therefore each one of them all In all to some one Mason; but remember that while masonlcally a woman and an atheist never get together, It Is because there Is always a fool between them. Already they are making or have been making Masons of women In Mexico, and if we do not keep duly tiled our Institutions will go to the bow-wows. Kansas gets up her Proceedings handsomely, but there is nothing else to comment on, which is praise, as It shows the.v are doing nothing wrong.

Peace, be still, my brother. The Order of E a s t e r n Star is a legitimate institution, composed of our wives, mothers, sisters, widows and daughters, more tlian 120,000 strong, wlio are assured the protection of every loyal Mason, and glory in tlie fact t h a t they do not need to be Masons to receive t h a t protection. No danger of their entering our lodges if the doors were not tyled. G O D bless them, they are independent. Tlieir beauty of character, smiling and winsome dispositions, and true devotion in deeds of charitj', excite the admiration, love and esteem of Masons wlio anxiously crave a d m i t t a n c e to tlieir chapters and who readily voice the sentiment of the poet: "We're true and sincere, a.nd j u s t to the fair. Who win trust us on every occasion; No mortals can more the ladles adore. Than a Free and Accepted Mason."

Come to Kansas, brotlier, and tal^e a view of our K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . See tlie handsome furniture and the beautiful decbrations placed therein b y the liands of our sisters. See how much happiness emanates through the exemplification of the precious t r u t h s represented by the c h a r a c t e r s of tlie heroines of the Star, a n d you will singâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; "O woman, dear woman, whoso form and whose soul Are the light and t h e life of each spell we pursue, Whether sunned In the tropics or chilled at the pole. If woman he there, there Is happiness too,"

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;with no thought of an invasion into the sacred pi'ecincts of the lodge. Cultivate the acquaintance of the Order of the Eastern Star, a n d your happiness will correspondingly increase and your fears will be entirely dispelled. M.-.W.-. A. CouBTNEY, Grand Master, Bicliinond. R.-. W.-. GEO. W . CABBiisraTOif, G r a n d Secretary, Richmond.

i8g7-g8.

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125

WASHINGTON-1897. 40TH: A N N U A I ; CoMMUJy^iCATiox,

S E A T T L E , J U N E , 1897.

M.-. W.". YAN035Y C. BLALOOK, Grand Master, in the G r a n d East. The address of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master is a brief s t a t e m e n t of his official acts, in good business-like form. Under "Necrology," he records the death of M.-.W.-. Bro. O W E N A. B A S S E T T . H e announced t h e death a n d burial of P a s t G r a n d Master M.-. W.-. Bro. G B A N V I I . I . B O . H A L I J E B a n d R.-. W.-. Bro.

TJEW'IS P . B E B B Y , P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master of t h a t jurisdiction. No n e w lodges were created. Two n e w masonic halls were dedicated. Six rulings or decisions are reported, none of which are new to K a n s a s . H e reports peace and h a r m o n y prevailing. T h e G r a n d Secretary, R.-.W.-.Bro. T H O M A S M . R E E D , p r e s e n t e d

a neat report, in which he discusses the masonic code, which h e says, the true value is beyond estimate. I t is the \vork of W.-. Bro. W M . H . U P T O N , a n d w o r t h y t h e commendation and approbation of the brethren of t h a t State. H e also dwells with some forcible expressions on t h e dropping from t h e roll for non-payment of dues. H e acknowledged the receipt of many masonic publications, the Kansas FreevxaHon appearing in the list. The Grand Lodge gave evidence of their love a n d esteem of their R.-.W.'. Brother on t h e eve of having completed his fiftieth year as a Master Mason, by unanimously adopting by a r i s i n g vote the following resolution: Jic.sijluocl, That as a Grand Lodge we congratulate M.'.W.-.Bro. BKB.O upon the conipletion of his first lialf-ccntury as a Master Mason; we recognize his inestimable services to Masonry throughout the whole iiistory of this Grand Lodge; and we tender liini our most hearty good wishes for his happiness and prosperity in tlie years to come.

R.-.W.-.Bro. .TOHN A B T H U E delivered the oration, on t h e "Universality of Masonry," Avhich was universally received by tlie brethren with m a r k e d attentioji and appreciation. Tlie first clay closed with a b a n q u e t tendered by the local lodges of Seattle. The Proceedings inform us t h a t " f a m i l y " affairs occasionally work their way into t h e lodges, as the following indicates: The M.-.W.-. Grand Master announced, liy request, that on the third Friday of this montli, Juno 18th, Ionic Lodge, No. <J0, of Seattle, would confer the third degree, and invited to attend the communication all brethren who could find it convenient to do so; and the Grand Master added that on that occasion the Worshipful Master, Senior AVarden, Junior Warden and the candidate would be father, senior son, second son and Junior son, respectively, as follows: LotJis SoHOBNFEiD, (father) Worshipful Master; R A I , P H A. SOHOI!NFEI.D, (senior brother) Senior Warden; HERMAN SOHOBNFEI,D, (second elder brother) .Junior Warden; H E K H E K T A. SoiiOENFEiii), (thirdâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;babyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;brother) candidate.

128

APPENDIX.

February,

Directors. "Masonic" insurance companies a n d " m a s o n i c " business corporations for profit would h a v e theÂťstrenuous ojiposition of M.-.W.-.Bro. MITJ1,ER, the writer, a n d the entire membership of the G r a n d Lodge. I h a v e given more space to this " c o n t r o v e r s y " than intended, b u t t h e reflection, wliich we believe w a s unhitentioncMij made upon t h e Grand Master, Grand Secretary a n d M.-.W.-. Bro. MTLiMK, called for this lengthy explanation, and we hope t h a t we may be accorded a place by our W.-. Bro. U I ' T O N in t h e "outer court" if not entitled to full a,dmission in t h e Guild. " A n y place, be it ever so humble." And these xeinorks are n o t made for the purpose of "holding our job," as the Mutual Benefit Society, M.-.W.-. Bro. S H A V K R , or R.-.W.-. Bro. W U J S O N will h a v e no desire to dictate to t h e incoming Grand Master t h e exercising of his perogative. M.-.W.-. A B C H I B A I J D W . FKATTSK, G r a n d Master, Snohoinisli.

B.-.W.-. TptonAS M . R K E D , Grand Secretary, Olympia.

WEST VIBGrNIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1896. 3f.ST ANXUATJ GOJOIUMOATTON',

WHKIMVCNG, N O V . , 189G.

M.-.W.-. JoHX M. GoL,ijix.Si Grand Master. Fifteen special communications of tlie M.-. W.-.Grand Lodge were held, six for the purpose of constituting new lodges under charter; a t Mouiidsville to l a y corner stone of pu1:)lic school building; a t Cameron, to dedicate new Masonic Temple; a t Fairniount, to lay corner stone Methodist P r o t e s t a n t Church; a t Charles ToAvn, to dedicate new Masonic H a l l ; a t Hnntersville, to dedicate new Masonic Temxjle; a t Slstersvllle, to l a y corner stone of H i g h School building; a t Hinton, to lay corner stone new ijublic school building; a t Marlinton, to lay corner stone M. 111. Church, South; a t Montgomery, to lay corner stone W e s t Virginia University. Ninety-seven lodges are represented In t h e a n n u a l communication. T h e presiding Grand Master is the Grand Eepre.sentatlve of K a n s a s . The first business of t h e session w a s the reception of the Grand Representatives with t h e Grand Honors. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. C O L M X S , presented a concise reiJort, setting out the duties performed by him officially during the year. H e says: The world is realizing more iMid more, as time i>asses, the great moral force of Masonry. I t s light is shliiliisj with ever luereaslng respleiulence Into the d a r k places, and its good works are being seen and admired of all men. The spirit of brotherly love has been made manifest by Its teachings and practice; friendship has become more than a name under Its Inlluence, and morality finds In It Its most zealous inculcator and strongest support.

1897-98.

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129

We cannot claim for our Order absolute perfection. As long as h u m a n hands have labored or will iabor-we must find some flaw in the productâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something to be added or tal5;en' away. But lu Its grand effects, in Its endeavors to accomplish that which Is good for mankind, and lu Its allegiance to "whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,whatsoever things are j u s t , whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, and of whatsoever things are of good report,-' Masonry, in its teachings and in its example, manifests a. perfect devotion. H e d i s a p p r o v e s of t h e a t t e m p t of t h e G r a n d L o d g e t o b u i l d a Masonic H o m e . T h e G r a n d Lodge, however, thought differently, and adopted the following resolutions: Resolved, That each lodge within this jurisdiction be earnestly requested to urge upon Its members to contribute $1.00 per year for the period of three years, for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to construct at some future time such a Home. Resolved, That the Secretary of each subordinate lodge shall collect the amounts contributed each year for the period named, from the lodge members, and shall transmit the saute to tlie Grand Secretary, along with the regular annual dues of the members, which amount shall be paid to the Grand Treasurer, to the credit of the said sinking fund. Resolved, That the Grand Master shall appoint a standing committee of seven members of this Grfiud Body, whose duty it shall be to look over the State tor suitable locations for said Home, and who shall ascertain how mucli land can be secured as a donation for the Home, and the probable value of the same, and shall see that the subordinate lodges do take action as is urged upon them by the first resolution of this report, and shall report their operations to the next session of the Grand IjOdge. â&#x20AC;˘ Resolved, That the Grand Secretary shall be directed to notify the delinquent subordinate lodges, and require them to take action upon the resolution adopted a t the last session of the Grand I^odge, relating to the estal>lishment of a Masonic Home. The G r a n d Lodge declined to a d o p t the Maine j u r i s d i c t i o n proposition on the W i s c o n s i n relief plan. The report of the c h a r t e r e d lodges show a total m e m b e r s h i p of 5,867, a-gain of 285 over 1895. The R e p o r t on Correspondence by t h e R.-.W.-. Grand Secretary, G E O . W . A T K I N S O K , gives a faithful and courteous review of t h e several Grarid Lodge Proceedings, devoting considerable space to K a n s a s for 1896. Grand M a s t e r MGCA]L,1J is charged with r e a d i n g a twelve p a g e diary before t h e Grand Lodge. Copious extracts are taken t h e r e from, after wliicli he declares t h a t the address impresses h i m w i t h being practical a n d sensible, and informs the masonic Avorld t h a t " t h e reiJorts of G r a n d S e c r e t a r y A. K. Wli^soN as Secretary a n d Librarian are clear, concise a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g papers," and M.'.W.'. Bro. MILTJER'S report is a very r e a d a b l e document. M.-.W.-. B B A X T O N D . GIBSOIS", G r a n d Master, Charleston. B.-.W.-. G E O . W . A T K I N S O N , G r a n d Secretary, W h e e l i n g .

1.36

February,

APPENDIX.

STATISTICS. P r e p a r e d b y M.-.W.-. Bro-.TES-SE B . A K T H O N r , C l i a l r n i a n o f t h e C o m m i t t e e o n F o r e i g n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e , M.-.W.'. G r a n d L o d g e of N e w Y o r k .

Grand

fjodije.

M., 1^1 Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado C o n n e c t i c u t ... l)elawarc n, o f C o i n n i b i l l Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Ter Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts* Michigan Minnesota Mississippi M l s s o u rl M o n t a n a . .Nebraska Nevada N. Hampshire. N e w .Terse.y . . . . New York New Mexico*.. N . C a r o l i n a * ... North Dakota . Oklahoma Ohio Oregon Penns.ylvania . Rhode Island.. S. C a r o l i n a South IJakota . Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia W a s h i n g t o n ... West Virginia. Wisconsin Wyoming

37.5 14 445 262 fll 111 20 25 1.53 410 30 719 481 80 478 3.5S 4(ii) 130 103 100 234 384 205 200 .563 43 2-20 20 77 16(i 737 21 290 46 27 408 102 .425 37 181 !)2 425

(»<»

<J 102 260 101 110 235 15 11,448

627 49 544 1.192 '392 693 97 2.53 268 975 69 3,346 IJilS 323 l,50ti

415 •23 3(B .547 277 108 11 76 171

347 6 113 185 32 34 3 49 73

42 927

5 30(

l:W) 35;!I13 38,(if>8 15,428 !),0(il 30,1(>0 2,626 11,836 !)48 8,'.Xi3 16.0S)4 IK)>(74

IH15 1.406 '28:3 837 476 1,948 1,947 761 402 1,325 194 688 3(i 428 9IM 5.726

501 491 94 137 87 2,30()|

10,011 2,535 1,085 40,83S) 4,874 4!)f58i) 4,81)3 5,725 4.243 17:682 27Xi62 '763 ».6i)4 12:(i.52 4:991 5S67 16;4n8 1,0-23

.' ( 8 471 •>Xi 101 2,507 -267 2.487 315 320 262 ill 755 .505 1.491 1.494 49 • 33 433 105 700 285 239 179 459 91 936 298 (H 28

11A'*3 56!) 13.670 ]8;208 74i.57 16313 2.077 4:»48 4,3!»3 1,152 .52,.5()<l -28,4.31) 2,!)08 26,S!)0 li),5!)5 18-367 5;761 21,n.53

Sin 12,W5

251 871

4 191 966 27 180 M 1(19 669 151 682 16

7(13,689 42,557 l(i,795

B . C o l u m b i a . . . . 24 Canada 3.56 Manitoba 54 N. Brunswick* 81 N o v a S c o t i a ... 64 P. E d w a r d Is... 1-2 Quebec 56

Total

2:!() 22 2-20

1,272 111 23,351 1,186 2,413 . 167 1.764 82 3,3.51 216 515 21 3,.5.30 • 216

41 337 84 27 82 9 47

1,999

627

36.196

799,885 44,556 17,422

*L.ast y e a r ' s report.

i:« 3!H) 37 50 30 86

94 .57 212 269 17 70 12 12 75 1.131 6 88 13 3 883 42

24 161 2.57 3 35 93 48

45 85 6

265 8 2.57 342 76 281 27 (B 90

511 476 .380 210 94 13 86 214

»t2 14 484 421 174 201 13 91 245

19 21 32 945 736 1,128 .595 4.50 7.58 103 44 174 741 319 789 36S 225 («iO 392 6.3(! 1.085 -179 12() 91 :306 3(ai 209 96 107 78 481 .462 .330 548 62(i 403 373 2:^9 ia3 314 289 • 193 839 817 458 31 71 a5 113 408 401 17 27 36 168 43 113 -240 315 192 1,522 1.0-23 2,9.50 20 114 • 28 171 272 281 15 25 95 10 43 64 (M5 1,704 735 81 li)3 119 719 8;i4 49!) 20 59 -2(1 191 112 177 1.32 32 •2:17 271 354 52:1 706 489 1..5:19 32 9 • \>i 97 145 VXi 318 2-22 421: 2-23 (M ia3 1-23 74 158 334 25( 310 15

37 717 234 181 38 131 479 42 1,782 9:12 .3^2(i 787 371 249 1(! 144 ,305 1.2 iKi2 293 54 277 1:15 66 ' 12.5 419 2,301 43 173 1,59

lew 6(1 1,117 232

8 68 103

205 821 25 214 8(1 :12 285 407 47

6,109 11,662 l(i,li47 18,(r24 15:^ 20 8

2-201

10 2.55 13 36 43 3 42

.'(8 6-57 100 .55 86 .16 SK)

402

1,081

:«

.587 84

42 l(«i 71

. 49 114 11 .58

909

0,32»i 12,0(M l-,7^2Sl 18,93:1

17.928' .592

APPENDIX.

1897-98.

137

COMPARISON TABLE. Prepared by M/.W.-. Bro. J E S S E B . ANTHOISIT, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of New York. Subordinate Grand

Lodges.

1 si

Lodge.

Average.

^*i

D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a Florida

•24 50 21 14 30 17 43 35 38 1() 44 2 8 42 10 • 12 13 32 11 2»

Ohio

Utah

West Virginia

British Columtjla Canada Now

Brunswick*

Prince Edward Island Queljec

*Xjast year's report.

5 20 27 7 40 23 4« 28 10 1 47 25 41 45 4 37 3 3« 33 3!) 15 0 48 21) 22 34 31 18 4!)

136 84

8 11

472 558 752 32!) 505 00

12 15 19 41 29 9

720 117 134 234 123 54« Ifll 518 510 142 194 204 202 1(8 284 287 25.} 157 352 19(!

14 13 14 15 15 7 9 12 32 15 35 20 9 13 18 15 " 8 13 24 17 7 12 8 17 11 13 9 18 24 4 17 .9 10 21 31 11 12 13 13 2!)

159 347 179 1.33 127 95

18 15 12 14 14 20

(!84 357 84 297 Si8 500 195 330 291 507 594 823 179 435 201 330 127 208

3oe

30 40 29 09 • 79 151 104 198 28 42 38 73 59 36 56 .55 39 44 114 73 153 101 75 33 53 61 51 47 116 97 123 42 34 .55 40 82 48 110 132 32 46 41 45 SJ 95 48 49 53 70 68

.05.45 .08.92 .03.90 .06.26 .05.58 .04.17 .04.75 .05.25 .06.04 .05.78 .06.21 .06.60 .06.59 .12.04 .05.70 .05.17 .07.76 .04.93 .03.84 .06.79 .05.75 .05.16 .05.02 .04.55 .04.43 .07.71 .05.00 .03.78 .04.84 .05.76 .06.46 .07.50 .04.66 -.09.82 .10.90 .06.28 .05.55 .05.13 .06.76 .05.40 .06.13 .04.31 ,a5.55 .06.64 .0.1.57 .05.57 .04.82 .08.22 .05.85 .00.-56

.53 66 44 .57 52 43 63

,09.a3 .a5.ll .07.13 .01.59 .0().60 .04.16 .06.22

.03.63

.oi.ii .03.33 .01.09 .01.86 .02.78 .02.83 .03.69 .03.61 .03.38 .12.11 .03.00 .01 92 .01.38

.66.60 .04.35 ,03.49 .02.55 .01.93

.66.66 .05.42 .01.41 .02.67 .02.59 .05.12 .07.32 .17.17 .02.49 .01.24 .02.30 .05.00 .01.11 .03.06 .03.40 .02.20 ,05.10 . .02.54 .04.81 .03.41 .03.03 .03.51 .02.18 .01.66

30 4 48 17 26 47 41 32 20 22 18 12 13 1 25 33 0 38 49 9 24 34 36 44 46 7 37 50 39 23 15 8 42 3 . 2 16 28 36 10 31 19 46 29 11 43 27 40 5 21 14

February,

APPENDIX.

138

STATISTICAL COMPARISON. P r e p a r e d by M.-.W.-. B r o . . I B S S B B . A N T H O N T , C h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n F o r e i g n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e of t h e M.'.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of N e w Y o r k . lS9i. Grand Lodges S u b o r d i n a t e Lodges Raised Atflllated Restored Died Ulraltted S u s p e n d e d f o r n o n - p a y m e n t of d u e s Suspended a n d expelled Membership

57 11,676 42,1)30 14307 .9,528 10,278 17,509 13,641 676 747,41)2

57 11307 3fl,524 14,764 .5,316 10,726 16,489 15,052 • 7.54 707,761

57 11,493 41^43 17,482 btm 11,262 17,449 17,944 776 7a3,644

12,045 44,5.56 17^422 6,S2!) 12,(ltM 17,728 18.9.33 832 7!K)38n

B a s e d u p o n the t a b l e s we And, I n t h e G r a n d L o d g e s of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , the following percentages:

A d d i t i o n s b y affiliation a n d r e s t o r a t i o n . .

I n n u m e r i c a l standing the m o s t prom i n e n t r a n k i n the f o l l o w i n g o r d e r :

Illinois Ohio

Kentucky

90374 52,509 49,.589 40339 38,668 3.5,913 .30,160 28,439 27,602 2(i,8»0 21,9.53 19,595 18367 18,208

ISM.

1895.

5.88 2.82 1.11 1.84 2.30 3.31

5.25 2.69 1.45 l.»9 2.25 2.54

1896. 5.41 3.03 1.47 2.33 .2.27 2.07

1807. 5 69 3.(B 1 54 2 43 2 26 2 21

T h e a v e r a g e of m e m b e r s h i p t o e a c h l o d g e Is g r e a t e s t In t h e following:

New Hampshire

N e w .Tersey

Utah Ohio

198 • 153 1.51 132 123 110 IIU 114 104 101 95 85 •82

T h e .(urlsdlctlons h a v i n g l o d g e s of t h e l a r g e s t m e m b e r s h i p a r e In t h e following order: SUBORDINATE

LODGE.

Location.

G R A N D LOBGTI:.

r^ame. Minnesota Connecticut New York Illinois Michigan D i s t r i c t of Coluniblii Colorado ' Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island ,... Massachusetts Kentucky California Missouri

Minneapolis Genesee Falls. Grand R a p i d s . . . . La Fayette Magnolia Washington "What C h e e r California Temple

Membership,

X'o. 19 1 .507 526 34 19 5 20 •59 21 281 1 • 299

823 New Haven Rochester Chicago Grand Rapids... AVashlngton Philadelphia... Providence SprlngHeld Louisville San Francisco... K a n s a s City

7.52

726 68.1

608 .5<a

558 &16 518 510 507 500 472 435

liw

iff

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M.,

OF KANSAS.

1899.

:Â«

M.-.W/.BENRY C. LOOMIS, Winfield, Grand Master. 8.-.W.-.ALBEfiT K. WILSON, Topeka, Grand Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS

M;.W/.GRAND LODGE ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS,

KANSAS. FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD IN THE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH, F E B R U A R Y 15 & 16, A. D. 1899, A. L. 5899.

VOLUME X[, PART 2. M.-.W.-. HENRY C. LOOM IS, Winfield, Grand Master. R.'.W.-. ALBERy K, WILSON, Topeka, Grand Secretary.

P D B I . I S H E B B Y O R D E R OP T H E M.\W.% G R A N D L O D G E .

1899.

GRAND O F F I C E R S FOR 1 8 9 9 - 0 0 . Grand Master Wintield. M.AV . HBXRY C . L o o m s CHARLES J . W E B B Deputy Grand Master Topeka. PERRY M . HoisiNGTON....Grand Senior Warden...'isawtou.

R.- . vv.- . E. .w.- . R. .w.- . R.- .AV.- . R. .w.- .

THOMAS E . DEWEY Grand Junior Warden....Abilene. ROBERT F/. ToRKiNGTON...G''-anrf Trseaxcrer Wichita.

ALBERT K . AVILSON Grand Secretary " R e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER..Grand Chaplain

w.-. BESTOR G . BROWN w.-. CLARENCE L . H O G I N

Topeka. Emporia.

Grand Senior Deacon

Topeka.

W; . AViLLiAM JULIEN

Grand Junior Deacon Grand Marshal

Kansas City. Olathe.

vv.-.

Grand Sword Bearer

Santa F e .

J. J . MILLER

AV.- . E . B . CORSE AV.- . AV. C. ROOT

Grand Senior Steward ...Baxter Springs. Grand Junior 5(eward...VVinfield.

w.-. AV. G. HOPFMKISTER

Grand Pursuivant Grand Tyler

^Y:. DELOS W . ACKER

Beloit. Seneca.

BOARD OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. W I L L I A M P. M U D G E T T

Greenleaf.

AV.\ GEORGE M . COFLIN

Paola.

AV.-. GEORGE F . POND

Fort Scott.

P L A C E OF MEETINQ — 1 9 0 0 . ' f h e f o r t y - f o u r t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of K a n s a s , A . F . & A . M., w i l l b e h e l d in t h e c i t y of T o p e k a , o n t h e t h i r d W e d n e s d a y , b e i n g t h e 2 1 s t dihy of F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1900, A . L . 5900, a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M .

PBESS O F KETTCHESON .» B U R B A . S K , LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

IVE.'.W.-. G R A N D

LODGE

A. F. & A. M., O F K A N S A S .

FORTY-THIRD

ANNUAL

COMMUNICATION.

L E A V E N W O R T H , K A N S A S , F e b r u a r y 15,

1899.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of A n c i e n t , l?ree a n d A c c e p t e d M a s o n s of K a n s a s c o n v e n e d in A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n in M a s o n i c H a l l , in t h e C i t y of L e a v e n w o r t h , W e d n e s d a y , t h e 1 5 t h d a y o f F e b r u a r y , A . D . 1 8 9 9 , A . L . 5 8 9 9 , a t 9 o ' c l o c k A . M.

GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT. Grand M â&#x20AC;¢.W.. MAURICE L . STONE R. W.'. H E N R Y C . LOOMIS Deputy Grand R. W . . CHARLES J . W E B B Grand R.- W . . PERRY M . HOISINGTO.S' Grand R VV.-. ROBERT E . TORRINGTON Grand R W.'. ALBERT K . WILSON Rev. SAMUEL E . BussH;K..as'G'rcmd W.'. THOMAS E . DEWEY Grand W.\.CHARLES W . MILLER Grand W . \ AV. A. BURNETT Grand W.'. F . E. MOSTELLBR Grand W.-. EDWIN L . SHAFFER as Grand W.'. J . J. VARNER Grand W.-. G. W. FARRON Grand W.'. ROBERT EDWARDS ..as Grand

Master Wainego. Grand Master ..~W\nfie\A. Senior W(ir</m..Topeka. Junior lFttrden..Newton. Treasurer Wichita. Secretary Topeka. Chaplain Emporia. Senior Deacon....Abilene. Junior Deacon ..Hays City. Marshal Oberlin. Sword Bearer ...Pittsburg. Senior Steward..Coancil Grove. Junior Steward..Moran. Pursuivant Ottawa. Tyler Topeka.

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February,

OPENING CEREMONIES. B y order of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, the G r a n d iSecret a r y called the roll of lodges, a n d , upon roll call, a constitut i o n a l number b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d , t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master opened the M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e of Ancient, F r e e and Accepted Masons, in ample form, after an invocation of divine blessing b y t h e Grand C h a p l a i n , E e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER, and singing by M.-.W.-. Bro. W M . M. S H A V E R , of Magnolia Lodge, No. 231, Topeka. INVOCATION. W e lift our h e a r t s unto Thee, O God, not only as the source of life, hope and knowledge, b u t also as the Creator of all the world a n d the F a t h e r of all m a n k i n d . W e t h a n k Thee t h a t Thou h a s t preserved the lives of the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the officers of this Grand Lodge; and while we think of ourselves, we lament t h a t one of our G r a n d Officers has been stricken down w i t h sickness, and is to-day a sufferer. W e pray t h a t Thou will comfort and sustain h i m in the hour of trial, and when the storm of death shall creep across him, tliat Thou wilt be unto h i m his Deliverer and the Captain of his Salvation. W e thank Thee for the Institution we represent here to-day, for its influence upon the world, upon h u m a n t h o u g h t and philosophy, for its beautiful symbolism, its inspiring hopes, a n d the open skies i t presents to all the world. W e h u m b l y ask T h y blessing to rest upon this Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge; t h a t harm o n y m a y prevail; a n d t h a t the result m a y be the upbuilding of A n c i e n t Craft Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction. W e t h a n k Thee for our country, for its influence among the nations of the earth, a n d we pause in our devotions to ask Thy ble.ssing upon the P r e s i d e n t of these United States, and all who sit with him in authority. May T h y blessing rest upon the a r m y and navy of our country, and wherever our flag m a y b e unfurled, m a y a broad and b r i g h t citizensliip prevail, a n d the spirit of a true h u m a n i t y be given to all with w h o m we come in contact. W e t h a n k Thee for the masonic altar, for the privilege of prayer, for the lessons of our symbolism, which e x a l t and enlarge the race. May we here labor and construct a true manhood. M a y we fully realize t h a t a g r e a t mission is resting upon each one of us, and may we so do our work as to h a v e the a p p r o v a l of our consciences a n d t h e blessing of GOD. And unto Thy n a m e we give all the praise. Amen.

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D I S T I N G U I S H E D VISITOES FROM MISSOURI. M.-.W.-. E T H E L B E R T P . A L L E N , G r a n d M a s t e r ; R.-.W.-. G. H . BETGGS, D e p u t y G r a n d M a s t e r ; R.-.W.-. C A M P B E L L W E L L S ,

Grand Senior W a r d e n ; â&#x20AC;˘Junior W a r d e n ;

R.-.W".-. J O S E P H C . PINNEGAN, G r a n d

W.-. C H A R L E S S . G L A S P E L L , G r a n d

Junior

Deacon; W.-. A n d r e w J . Coleman, District D e p u t y G r a n d Mast e r , a n d W.-. W I L L I A M H . M A Y O , of t h e Most Worshipful G r a n d

L o d g e of Missouri, were escorted to t h e Grand Lodfre by P a s t Grand Masters MATTHEW M . M I L L E R , JOHN C . POSTLETHWAITE, D A V I D B . F U L L E R , W I L L I A M D . THOMPSON, J A M E S H . M C C A L L , W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R a n d P a s t G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ERASMUS T .

CARR, w h e r e t h e y were presented to t h e Most

Worshipful

G r a n d M a s t e r by W^.-. B r o . T H O M A S E . D E W E Y , G r a n d

Senior

Deacon. T h e visitors w e r e t h e r e u p o n welcomed b y t h e G r a n d Master and introduced to t h e G r a n d L o d g e a n d received with the G r a n d Honors. M.-.W.-. E T H E L B E R T P . A L L E N , G r a n d M a s t e r , r e s p o n d i n g to

t h e welcome, said : Most Worshipful Grand Master, a n d brethren of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, I assure you t h a t it gives us unbounded pleasure in being permitted to visit the Grand Lodge of this Grand J u r i s diction a t so auspicious a time in the history of Masonry, not only throughout the length a n d breadth of your own State, b u t throughout t h e length a n d breadth of our common country. W e have never forgotten in old Missouri the brethren of the State of K a n sas. W e have always watched with great interest your progress in t h e years t h a t have gone by. W e remember how your State came into existence almost as b y magic. W e also remember t h e names of m a n y of your illustrious sons. W e recall a t this time Bro. J O H N H . B B O W N , Bro. D W I G H T BYiisroTOif, Bro. O W E N A.

B A S S E T T , and a host of others w h o h a v e been bright lights in t h e masonic sky over your beautiful State. I say we are glad to be here, Most Worshipful Grand Master. W e come from a jurisdiction somewhat larger than yours, b u t no less ambitious, I presume, in the cause of Masonry which we all love so well. I n Missouri we have 564 lodges a n d something over t h i r t y thousand Masons, as grand and good m e n as ever knelt a t the masonic altar. W e are proud of our own State; a n d you a r e proud, and have a r i g h t to be proud, of the State of Kansas. Therefore, in meeting with you upon this beautiful morning, in your A n n u a l Communication, as I look upon this splendid assemblage of m y fellow-citizens, I feel alike proud of you, and glad t h a t in early life I knelt a t the masonic altar.

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February,

Masons represent A m e r i c a n citizenship in its broadest and g r a n d e s t sense. W e are proud of w h a t Masonry has done for our country. W e believe it had s o m e t h i n g to do with the organization a n d planning of the Constitution of this grand nation t h a t we all love. We know, brethren, t h a t it has had much to do in bringing a b o u t its grandest and noblest results. Yes, we are proud oÂŁ the Masonic Institution, and g r e a t as have been her achievements in the past, we look forward a n d fully believe she will always Jveep pace with t h e tide, growth and civilization of our nation. Again, we are proud of our country and of all t h a t it has accomplished, and while we are each a n d all proud of our flag and loyal to it, we are thankful t h a t this grand old symbol of truth and liberty floats not only free over American so^l, but down on the Isle of Cuba it s t a n d s high to-day over all t h a t land where formerly reigned spiritual despotism and autocratic tyranny. Brethren, I t h a n k you for the distinguished honor you h a v e conferred upon t h e G r a n d Lodge of Missouri, and I extend to you each and all a cordial invitation to meet with the Grand Lodge of Missouri when s h e holds her seventy-ninth Annual Communication in the city a t the m o u t h of the K a w in next October; A D D E B S S OF W E L C O M E . Bro. W I L L I A M A. P O R T E R , on behalf of the Masons and citizens of L e a v e n w o r t h , delivered an a p p r o p r i a t e address of welcome to the members of t h e G r a n d L o d g e .

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R E P O R T ON C R E D E N T I A L S . W.-. B r o . MOSES S A R B A C H , of N O . 225, c h a i r m a n pf t h e Com-

mittee on Credentials, submitted t h e following report, which was received and adopted : To the M-'- W.: Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Credentials respectfully submits the following report: GRAND OFFICERS. M.-.W.-. M A U B I O E L . S T O N E R.-. W.-. H E N B Y C . L O O M I S R.-. W.-. C H A E L E S J. W E B B

G r a n d Master. Deputy Grand Master. G r a n d Senior W a r d e n .

R.-. W.-. P E R K Y M . HoisiNaTON R.-. W.-. ROBEET E . ToEBiNGTON

Grand Junior W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer.

R.-. W.-. A L B B E T K . W I L S O N Rev. S A M U E L E . B U S S E E W.-. T H O M A S B . D E W E Y W.-. C H A E L E S W . M I L L E R

Grand as G r a n d Grand Grand

W.-. W . A. BuENETT W.-. F . E . M O S T E L L E B W.-. E D W I N L . S H A P F E E

Secretary. Chaplain. Senior Deacon. J u n i o r Deacon.

Grand Marshal. Grand Sword Bearer. as G r a n d Senior S t e w a r d .

W.-. J . .T. V A E N E E

Grand J u n i o r Steward.

W.-. G. W . F A E R O N W.-. R o B E E T E D W A E D S . ,

" . . . . Grand Pursuivant. as G r a n d Tyler.

PAST GRAND O F F I C E R S . PAST GEAND MASTEBS. M.-.W.-: W . D. THOMPSOXV.

M.-.W.-. J. H . M C C A L L .

M.-.W.-. M. M. MiLLEE.

M.-.W.-. G E O . W . C L A R K .

M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R . M.-.W.-. J. C. P O S T L E T H W A I T E . M.-.W.-. D A V I D B . F U L L E R . PAST DEPUTY GEAND MASTER. R.-.W.-. A B B A M H . E L L I S . PAST GEAND SECBETABY. R.-.W.-. E . T . C A E E .

CUSTODIANS. W.-. W I L L I A M P. M U D G E T T . W.-. GEOEGE M . COPLIN. W.-. G E O B G E F . P O N D .

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LECTURERS.

W.-. W. A. B U R N E T T . R.-. W. -. R . E . T O B B I N G T O N . W. •. A . H . C O N N E T T . W. •. E D D H A Y E S . R.-.W.-. A L B E B T K . W I L S O N . M.-.W. '. J . C. P 0 8 T L E T H \ V A I T E . W. -. S. M. F o x . M.-.W. '. M. M. MiLLEB. W.' . J A O O B D B W I T T . R.-. W. -. A. H. E L L I S . M.-.W. '. D . B . FULLBE. W. . A B I J A H W E L L S . R.-. W.' . A L B E B T K . W I L S O N . M.-. W.- . J A M B S H . M O C A L L . W.- . J O H N H . S P E N O B B . W.- . W M . H . V O E T H . W.- . C H A R L E S E . H A L L . W.- . F. E. D A V I S . W.-. A L E X . A. S H A E P . , .M.-.W.- . M A U E I O B L . S T O N E . W.- , T. E. D E W E Y . W.- . A. A. C A B N A H A N . W.- . G E O B G E M . D I X O N . M.-.W.- . W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R . M.-.W.- . G E O . W . C L A R K . W.- . B E S T O B G. B R O W N . PAST

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W . O. B O U R N E F. H. STUOKEY J. M. G R A Y JOHN BLACK W. E. HUTCHISON. . . . CHARLES N .WILLIS. .

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OF THE WILLIAM LINDSAY W . O. M I C H A E L S W . D. M A T H I A S R . J . TRAVIiR J O H N J. T O E V S

February, No. 319 326

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REPRESENTATIVES.

Smithlon, No. 1.— A L L E N L . M A R T I N , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . F . W A R D , p r o x y for S. W. Leavenworth, No.S.— C H A R L E S F . REBSAMEN, W . M . ; H A R R Y E . W A S S O N , S. W . ; E D W A R D E . COO.MBS. J . W. Wyandotte, No. S.— G E O . A. R I V E L Y , p r o x y for W . M . ; C. L. H o G i N , p r o x y for S. W . ; G E O . H . J E N K I N S , p r o x y for J . W. Kickapoo, No. 4.— 1. W . ROBINSON, W . M . ; E . A. LAYSON, S . W . , p r o x y for J . W . Washington, No. 5.— E D W I N L U K E N S , S . W . ; C H A S . W . BOSTWICK, J . W . ; J . L . E G G L ^ S T O N , p r o x y for W . M. Lawrence,

No. 6.— L. H . P E R K I N S , p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Union, No. 7.— C. E . SAWTELL, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; W . A. EASTERDAY, p r o x y for S. W . Riung

Sun, No. 8.— .SAMUEL O . SPENCER, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

King Solomon, No. 10.—W. L. CARNEY, J . W .

A. E V A N S , W . M . ; J O H N MCCOOL, S . W . ; E .

Jewell, No. 11.— ALOKZO C . E L Y , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d .1. W . Emporia, Nemaha,

No. i ^ . — J A M E S S M I T H , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . No. IS.—WILLIAM

J . G L E N , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W . .

Oskaloosa, No. 14.— •^. J . B U C K , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; C. 0 . B A T E S , p r o x y for S. W . Oreal Bend, No. 15.— F . V B B N O N RUSSELL, W . M . ; R . M E R T E N , p r o x y for S. W . ; J . W . C L A R K E , p r o x y for J . W . Lafayette,

No. 16.— SAM K I M B L E , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Topeka, No. 17.— E . W . P O I N D E X T E R , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; L U T H E R M . N E L L I S , p r o x y for J . W. Franklin,

No. 18.—C. B. O E L K E R S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Olalhe, No. .?9. — J O S E P H W . DANLEY', p r o x y for W . M . ; W I L L I A M J U L I E N , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Olivet, No. S3.—VANIS J. W. Palmyra,

MOORE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; ERNEST BENSON,

No. SS.—W. H . B E A T T Y , J . W., p r o x y for W . M . a n d S. W .

Osage Valley, No. S4.— S. M. Y O U N G , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

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307

W U E S T E R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Towanda, No. 30.—B. H . C U P P , W . M . ; J . C. STRAW, proxy for S. W . a n d J. W. Mound City, No. 33.—J. C. CANNON, AV. M . ; J . H . TREGO, proxv for S. W . and J . VV. Havensville, No. 34.-8. B. OSBORN, W . M . ; A. RICHARDSON, J . W . ; T. S. COMER, p r o x y for S. W .

Hiawatha, No. 3.5.—A. J . H I L L , VV. M., p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J . W . Council Grove, No. 36.—W. O. FLEMING, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Paohi, No. 5 7 . — G E O R G E M A H A R N E Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; D. M. F E R GUSON, p r o x y for J . W .

Tola, No. SS.—J. B. GOSHORN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Seneca, No. 39.— MOSES N O B L E , W . M . ; J . G. SCHOFIELD, p r o x y for S. W'.; D. F . D R E S I E , p r o x y for J . W .

DeSoto, No. 40.-3. Holion,

L. J E N K I N S , W . M . , proxy for S. W . and J . W .

No. 4^.— ALBERT SARBACH, W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . R. L A S S WELL, p r o x y for S. VV.

Delphian, No. 44.—^• Eaaton. No. 4S.—WM.

O. K N I G H T , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . A. A D A M S , W . M . ; J O H N M . CORY, S . W . , p r o x v for

J . W. Halstead, No. 46.— S. H . TREGO, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W . Xenia, No. 47.—J. M. DAVIS, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Mackey, No. 4S.-\\. M. W A L K E R , S . W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . W . Nine Mile, No. ^9.—W. R. KNISELY, W . M . ; F . M . GABLE, S. W . ; S . H . PAUL, J . W . Lake, No. 60.— A L B E R T R E I C H T E R , J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W. Orient, No. 51.—1,. C. F . L O H M A N N , W . M . ; W . R . CARRIE, S . VV.; J A M E S R . W I C K , p r o x y for J . W . .

Pottawatomie, No. 5S.—J. T. V A N DEUSEN, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W; Wetmore, No. 55.—W. H . BLOOD, proxy for W . M., S. W . aiid J . W . Shawnee, No. 54.—E. G. BARTBERGER, J . W., p r o x y for W. M . a n d S. W . Troy, No. 55.—CHARLES W . R E E D E R , S . W . ; G . T . W O O D , p r o x v for W . M .

and J . W . Spring Hill, No. 56.—W. H . RUTTER, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W . CoyvUle, No. 57.-3. W . W h i t e , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W. Winfield, No. 55.—W. C. ROOT, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Saltville, No. 59.—J. A. LOUNSBURY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Salina, No. 60.—F. R. SPIER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W . La Cygne, No. 61.—D. STEPHEN BADGER, W . M . , proxy for S. W . a n d J . W. Ridgeway, No. 6S.—GEORGE W . MILLER, S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . W . Adams, No. 63.—GEORGE S . DIGGETT, W . M . , proxy for S. W . ; AV. J . LOUGH, p r o x y for J . AV.

308

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OF THE

February,

Walhena, No. 64.—O. C. JONES, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Burlington, Frankfort, Hiram,

No. 66.—M. F . BROWN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . No. 67.—W. H . SNODGRASS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. and J . AV.

No.GS.—HENRY W I L K I N , J.

SELLER, AV. M . ; H . F . MISSEHVITZ, S. W . : J . J .

Carbondale, No. 70.~F. P. O ' N E I L L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W . Baxter, No. 71.—C. F . NOBLE, p r o x y for W. M., S. W . a n d J . W. Huron, No. 7;?.—DAVID M . M E A N S , S . W . , p r o x y for W. M. a n d J. W. Wamego, No. 76.-3. MAN, J . W.

M. J E N N I N G S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; J. W. DOL-

Zeredatha,, No. SO.—J. J l . H A M M E , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W. New Albany,

No.Sl.—C.

E . H A L L , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J. W.

Doric, No. S3.—3. D. CHILDS, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W. Jefferson, No. S4.— O. G. K I R K P A T R I C K , J . W . ; H E N R Y 0 . MAGERS, p r o x y for W . M. and S. W. Sutton, No. S5.—JAiiES W. STEWART, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J. W . Sunflower, No. 86.— CHESTER A. L A T H A M , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Eureka, No. 88.—J\ji,ws Home, No. 89.-1.

GOTTLIEB, W. M . , p r o x y for S. W . and J. W.

M. DURLAND, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. and J . W .

Golden Rule, No. 90.—W. E. F A G A N , p r o x y for W. M , S. W. a n d J

Marysville, No. 91.—(Jr. A. SCAMON, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W. Devon, No. 9^.—JAMES M C G I N N I S , p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J. W. Girard, No. 93.-JOHN W . a n d J. VV.

E . RAYMOND, W . M . ; W . H . VOETH, proxy for S.

Harmony, No. 94. - W M . H . CRAMER, p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W . ; J . M. K E C K , proxy for J . W . Constellation, No. 95.—S. P . F R E N C H , p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J . W. Benevolent, No.-98.—J. E. J O H N T Z , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; H. S. FOLK, S. VV. Wichita, No. 99.—N. STEFPEN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W. Prudence, No. 100.—ISAAC S. W . a n d J. W. Keystone, No. 10S.—WM. Frontier,

W R I G H T , W . M . ; J O H N HAMILTON, p r o x y for

L . MARCBY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

No. iO.^.—NEIL F . G R A H A M , W. M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J. W.

Solomon; No. 105.~T. H . D A V I S , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; S. W . COLLINS, p r o x y for S. W . Fidelity,

No. i 0 6 . — E D W A R D CREBO, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. and J. W.

Fortitude, No. 107.-A. Hesperian,

W . SHULTHIS, W . M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

No. 111.— T. W . ANDREWS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; W . H .

WASSON, J . W .

Blue Valley, No. lie.—W. Si. Johns, No. lis.-3. J. W.

VV. DEDRICK, p r o x y for W. M., S. W. and J. W.

D. F E L L , VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . ; E. V. S. BROWN,

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Advance, No. lU.-C.

F. M A R C H , S. W . , proxy for W . M. a n d J . W .

Muscolah, No. 116.—CHARLES

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

309

FLOYD, AV. M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Panona, No. 117.—P. F . LAWRENCE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Cherokee, No. 119.—JOHN

H . THORP, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Halcyon, No. 120.—C O. GUINN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Woodion, No. ISl.—W.

E . BOSCHEN, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Clifton, No. i;?2.—GEORGE FITTELL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Godfrey, No. i ; ^ ^ . — E D W A R D ELLIS, proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Cawker City, No. 1S5.— VERNON H . BRANCH, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W . Ottawa, No. 1S8.—G. W . REOMSTEDT, J. W,; G. W. FARRON, p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. W . Polar Star, No. ISO.—T. M. SUMNER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; K I T CARSON, proxy for J . W . Canon, No. 13S.—B. G. BAKER, J . W., p r o x y for W . M.; J . P . SWATZELL, p r o x y for S. W . Crescent, No. 133.—R. B. HUTCHINS, proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Clay Center, No. 134.—En.

H A U G , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W .

Vesper, No. 136.—J. D. M C B R I A N , p r o x y for W. M., S , W . a n d J . W . Cherryvale, No. 137.—J. T. R I L E Y , W . M . ; B . W . LEATHEROCK, p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Reno, No. 140.—J. S. M A Y , p r o x y for W! M . ; A. M. SWITZER, proxy for S. W . ; J . A. SiCKMAN, p r o x y for J. W. Newton, No. 14^.—MORRIS

L . SAWYER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W .

Minneapolis, No. 143.—J. W . SMITH, proxy for W . M., S. W . a n d J. W . Gilead, No. 144.—J. H. STICHER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Mt. Vernon, No. 145.—A. G. M E A D , W . M . ; A. SUTHERLAND, p r o x j ' for S. W . ; T. H . SMYTH, p r o x y for J . W. Ellsworth, No. 146.—FRANCIS 3.W.

E . DEJIUTH, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d

Center, No. 147.—ED. E . K E L L E R , p r o x y for W . M.; W . H . E V A N S , p r o x y for S. W . ; C. W . WILLIAMS, p r o x y for J . W. Wa-Keeney, No. 14S.—W. E . SAUM, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Thayer, No. 149.—H. G. LOWRANCE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Lebo, No. 152.~G.

F . M I T C H E L , W . M . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . W . BEBB, S . W .

Luray, No. 153.—F.. B. W E L L S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W . Lincoln, No. 154.—L- J- DUNTON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Active, No. 158.—F. W. TANNER, S . W . , p r o x y for J . W . ; J . W . SHARRARD, p r o x y for W . M. Robinson, No. 159.— A. B . SMITH, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Saqui, No. iSO.—JOHN J . H A Y S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; W M . H . M I Z E , p r o x y for J . W . Alma, No. 161.-0.

W . LITTLE, AV. M . , proxy for S. W. and J . W.

310

PROCEEDINGS

Farmers,

OF THE

February,

No. Z66.—DAN BAIRD, W . M . ; H . E . P P U E T Z E , S . VV.; F . M .

H E A T H , J. VV.

Larned, No. i 6 7 . — J O H N C . F R V , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W . ; A L E X . A. S H A R P , p r o x y for J . W . Parkerville, No. 168.—.JoHtt K E I N A T T E , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; A. R. R E E V E S , p r o x y for J . VV. Blue Rapids, No. 169.—A.'FJ. Fraternal, No. 170. —REAI.

W I N T E R , VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. and J . W .

L . FOSTER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . VV.

Sterling, No. 171.—'R. M . WOONACOTT, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. and J . W . McPherson, No. 17S.—A. SORENSON, S . AV., p r o x y for VV. M.; AVILLIAM J . K E Y T E . p r o x y for J . VV. Belle Plaine, No. 17S.—G. AV. HARRISON, p r o x y for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . VV. Western Star, No. 174.—A. CooLincE, W . M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . VV. Kirwin,

No. i75.—GEORGE VV. DOEBLER, VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.and 3. VV.

Russell, No. 177.—W. G. RU.SSELL, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. . Burr Oak, No. 178.—F. M. BARNBTT, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV. ML Moriah, No. 179.—F. T. BIDWELL, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J. AV. Bennington,

No. ISO.—R. S. SELDERS, S . AV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J. AV.

Lenora, No. 181.—J, H. M A I N S , proxy for AV. M., S. VV. a n d J . AV. PhilUpsburg, No. IS4.—ARTHUR J . VV. Hamlin,

S . HARWOOD, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d

No. 186.—E. C. BLANCHARD, J . AV., p r o x y for VV: M. a n d S. AV.

Mountain Slope, No. 186.—AV. A. BURNETT, p r o x y for W. M., S. VV. a n d J . AV. Pittsburg, No. 187.—L. T. STALEY, S.-VV., p r o x y for J . VV.; F R A N K E . M O S TELLEB, p r o x y for VV. M. Osage, No. 188.—WILLIAM T . SILLIX, VV. M . ; C. VV. THOMPSON, p r o x v for S. VV.; T. A. GUPFY, p r o x y for J . VV. Neioahcuba, No. 1S9.—F. W. BURLIN, VV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; GEORGE 0 . F A R R , p r o x y for J. AV. Henri, No. 190.-WM. E . NOBLE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. Walnut Valley, No. 191.-3. N. V E N A R D , p r o x y for VV. M., S. AV.and J . AV. Royal, No. 192.—F. C. FISHEK, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Galena, No. 194.—VETKR RICE, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . AV. Hoyl, No. 195.—3. H . MIDDLEKAUFF, AV. M., p r o x y for S. VV.; C. AV. M I L LER, proxy for J . \V. Madison, No. 196.—CHARLES J . VV.

D . PRITCHARD, VV. M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d

Canton, No. 197.—C. H. W A Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . AV. Blue Hill, No. i 9 < ? . - J O H N F . E K E Y , W . M . , p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . AV. Norton, No-. i95.—JAMES VV. V I N I N G , VV. M . ; D A V I D F . LOGAN, S . VV.; NORMAN L . J O N E S , J . VV.

Anthony, No. 200.—W. S. CADE, proxy for VV. M., S. VV. a n d J . VV.

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Velphos, No. ZOS.—U. A. D E A N , p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Sumner, No. SOS.—SAMVBL M . BAKER, S . W . , p r o x y for W . M . ; B . -A. FLETCHER, p r o x j ' for J . W. Dowmt, No. Sn/f.—J, W. GEORGE, W . M . , proxy for S. W. a n d J . W . Eminence, No. 20.5.—O. J . ROSE, \ V . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Harper, No. 206.—U. W . REESE, J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S.,W. Friendihip,

No. SOS.— W. F . SOPER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Srookville, No. ^05.—SAMUEL BUKBY, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Fulton, No. 210.—ED.

W . INSKEEP, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W .

Olive Branch, No. 212. - N . E . SWICKARD, S . W . , proxy for W . M . a n d J . W . Twin Grove, iVb.;?^^.—J. C.SHOEMAKER, W . M . , p r o x y for S . W . a n d J . VV. John H. Brown, J. AV. Landmark,

No. 216.—W. W . M I L N E R , AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d

No. 218.—A. 3. LOVETT, VV. M., proxy for S. AA^ a n d J . AA^

Corner Stone, No. 219.—S,. W . RAMAGE, W . M . , proxy for J . AV.; D. S. McCuTCHIN. S. W . St. Bernard, No. 222.—C. M. BEESON. AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W. Anchor, No. 224.—Taoi,iAS BINNS, J . AV., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. AV. Siloam, iVo.«;?5.—FRANK S . CRANE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV..; O. AV. BLOOD, p r o x y for J . AV. Dirigo, No. 226.-3.

J . M U T H , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV.

Salem. No. 228.—'N. E . THORNBURG, AV. M., proxy for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Ninnencah, No. S30.—ISAAC J.W.

W . H E N D K Y , AV. M . , proxy for S. AV. a n d

Magnolia. No. 2S1.—THOMAS J. W.

W . RANDALL, proxy for AV. M., S. AV. a n d

Greenleaf, No. 2S2.—Y,. E . FOREMAN, A V . M . , proxy for J . W . ; D. C. E B E L MESSER, S . AV.

Axtell, No. 2S4.—3. R. MORSE, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Temple, No. 237.—JOSEPH

F . CRAWFORD, AA''.M., p r o x y for S. AV.; J O H N

M. M A H R , p r o x y for J.AV. Mt. Hope, No. 238.—S,. N . MAVBERRY, AV.M., proxy for J . AV.; C. C. THOMAS, proxy for S. W. Soldier, No. 240.—Vf. AV. WOODRUFF, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . W . Ark, No. 24s.—R.

T. HUTCHINSON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV.

Marmaton, No..245.—J.

J . VARNER, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . AV.

Tyrian, No. 346.—R. M. LAWRENCE, W . M . , p r o x y for S. AA'^. a n d J . AV. Chas^, No. 247.—SAMUEL

SANDERSON, p r o x y for W. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Conopy, No. 24S.—W. R O Y ANDERSON, S.AV., p r o x y for AV. M . a n d J.AV. Scotlsville, No. 249.—WM..

TREAS, J . AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d S. AV.

Whiting, No. 250.—CHARLES T. BROWN, J . W .

S H E D D , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV.; FREDERICK

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Galva, No. 251.—Jons

OF THE

February,

DUNSKORD, J . W., p r o x y for W . M . a n d S. W.

Stafford, No. S5S.-A.

H . ROBY, J . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W .

Milan, No. S65.— H E N R Y INGRAM, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Lyon, No. S56.—'E. D. BRADFORD, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W . Westmoreland, S.W.

No. 257.-1,.

Beatlie, No. 259.—JAMES

L . BADGLEY, J . W., p r o x v for VV. M. a n d

D. NEWTON, W . M . , p r o x y for S. \V. a n d J . W.

Attica, No. 26S.—0. E . VOORHIS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . Logan, No. 264.—B. A. F I T Z H U G H , W T M . , p r o x y for S. AV. and J . AV. Kilwinning,

No. 265.— H. M c P . N U L L , S . AA''., p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . AV.

Mount Zion, No. S66.—PERRY J. W.

BKUNSTETTER, AV. M., proxy for S. AA'^. a n d

MoHne, No. S67.—1. A. G I L L , p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . A\'. Quenemo, No. 270.-T?. D. COOK, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Kaw, No. 272.—K

A. EUJSANKS, S . W . , p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W.

Unity, No. 273.—^.

H . BO.STON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W.

Webb, No. ^75. —Louis BOEHLER, S . AV., p r o x y for AA^. M. a n d J . AV. Ashland, Barney, Brainard,

No. 277.—C. AV. CARSON, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. No. 279.—W. E . ROBBINS, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. No. 280.—E. D A V I S , J r . , S. AV., p r o x y for AV. M. a n d J . W.

Millbrook, No. 281.-D.

M. SMITH, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Alpha, No. 2SS.—J0IIS BEAVER, p r o x y for AV. M., S. W. a n d J . AV. Preston, No. SSS.-HARRY

B R I C E , AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . \V.

Anthem, No. 2S4.—W. O. BROWN, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . AV. Chikaskia, No. SS5.—\V. A. B L A N C H A E D , AV. M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Oak, No. SS7.—C. M. SENOR, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV. Paradise, N(h290.—A.

M. K I N G , W . M . , p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . VV.

Beulah, No. 291.—H.ARRY

M A D D E N , p r o x y for AV. M., S. W . a n d J . AV.

Olasco, No. 292.—B. F . TILTON, AV. M . ; D A N I E L AV. TEASLEY, S. AV., proxy for .T. W . Highland,

No. 296.—JOHN

H E I N E N , S . AV., p r o x y for W. M. a n d J . AV.

Apollo, No. 297.—H. T. RANDALL, AV. M . ; J . C . M E R R I L L , p r o x y for S. AV.; J O H N AVADE, p r o x y for J . AV.

Samaria,

No. ;?5<?.—HIRAM M . C O O V E R , S . AV., p r o x y for VV. M. a n d J . AV.

Cable, No. ^ 9 9 . — W I L L I A M M . BATTIS, p r o x y for AV. M., S. AV. a n d J . A\'. Fargo, No. SOO.—CHARLES SUMMERS, AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV Virgil, No. SOI.—JAHES

L . S H A R P , AV. M., p r o x y for S. AV. a n d J . AV.

Albert Pike, No. SOS.—FREH

H . STUCKEV, p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. AA'.;

C H A R L E S M . JONES, p r o x y for J . AV.

Avon, No. SOS.—MOTS AVEISDORFER, S . AV., p r o x y for AV. M . ; J . B. Cox, p r o x j ' for J . AV^

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Syracuse, No. 309.—OnARixs, BLOCK, S . W . Naphtali,

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F . ROSE, W . M . , p r o x y for J . VV.; H E N K Y

No. 5i0.—ROBERT D . I R W I N , S . W . , p r o x y for W . M. a n d J . W .

Hancock, No. Sit.—SIDNEY L. H U N T E R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; RICK SCHNEIDER, J . W . Santa

Fe, iVo. 57«.—JOHN J . M I L L E R , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; E . HUTCHISON, p r o x y for J . \V.

FRED-

WILLIAM

Severance, No. SlS.—S. L. CARPENTER, W . M . ; H . C. MORRISON, J. C H A R L E S N . W I L L I S , p r o x y for S. W . Coolidge, No. 316.—PAVL Norcaiur,

W.;

R I C H , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W.

No. 317.—DAVID

S H E P H E R D , J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W .

Wallace, No. SIS.—GEORGE

W . BATTREALL, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d

J . W. Norwich, No. 319.—H. L. M C I L H E N N Y , J . W., p r o x y for W. M. a n d S. W . Vermillion, No. 320.—^N. S. DOMER, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Ben Hur, No. 5 ^ ^ . — A R T H U R S . H O W E L L , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J. W .

Caney, No. 324.—M-. C. JONES, p r o x y for W . M., S. W . a n d J . W. Horlon.

No. 326.—J. ROACH, J . W.

Gypsum

W . CARSON,

W . M . ; E . S. U H L , S. W . ; GEORGE

City, No. S28.— A. E . REYNOLDS, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . ; G. R.

F A H R I N G , J . W. Arcadia,

No. 329.—PHILIP

B . SPRECHER, p r o x y for W . M., S. W. a n d J . W .

LaCrosse, No. 330.—J. A. HARRINGTON, J . W., p r o x y for W . M. a n d S. W. Rob Morris, No. SS2.—3. T. H A W K I N S , W . M . , p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . W . . Rosedale, No. 3 3 5 . - G E O R G E W . HOLSINGBR, S . W . ; W . J . MORGAN, J . VV.; B . M . BARNETT, p r o x y for W . M. Allen, No. 335.—GEORGE

F . BATES, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . VV.

Leoli, No. 340.—W. B. WASHINGTON, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Ashler, No. 344.—A. TOBIAS, VV. M., p r o x y for S. VV. a n d J . AV. Mound Ridge, No. 346.—JOHN

J. TOEVS, p r o x y for W. M., S. VV. a n d J . W .

Hoxie, No. 348.—'&. L. GREGG, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . VV. Narka, No. S49.-W.

L . K I N G , W . M . , p r o x y tor S. VV. a n d J . VV.

Scammon, No. 351.—CHARLES

ELLIOTT, VV. M., p r o x y for S. W . a n d J . VV.

Enterprise, No. 35S.—3. A. FLACK, AV. M., p r o x y for S. W. a n d J . W. Summerfield,

No. 354.—WILBER

E . MOORB, W . M . , p r o x y for S. W. a n d

J . AV. Welleville, No. 556.—JOHN F . L A M B , VV. M . ; C H A R L E S E . R E E S E , S . W . ; THO.MAS J . GREGORY, J . VV.

Alta Vista, No. 357.-3.

VV. SPENCER, AV. M.; AVM. A. TAYLOR, proxy for

S. AV.; B . R. H U L L , p r o x y for J . AV.

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S T A T I S T I C S S H O W I N G A T T E N D A N C E AT T H E F O R T Y T H I R D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION. Grand Officers present P a s t Grand Masters present P a s t D e p u t y Grand Masters p r e s e n t P a s t Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n s present P a s t Grand Secretary p r e s e n t Custodians present A s s i s t a n t Lecturers present P a s t Masters present Members of Grand Lodge present, not included above

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VISITORS.

M.-.AV.-. E T H E L B E K T F . A L L E N , Grand Master of Missouri. R.-. W.". C H . B R I G G S , D e p u t y Grand Master of Missouri. R.-. W.-. C A M P B E L L W E L L S , G r a n d Senior Warden of Missouri. R.-. W.-. J . C. F I N N E G A N , Grand J u n i o r Warden of Missouri. W.-. C H A S . S . G L A S P E L L , Grand .Junior Deacon of Missouri. W.-. A N D R E W J. C O L E M A N , District Deputy Grand Master of Missouri. V.-. B.-. W M . H . M A Y O , G r a n d Recorder of t h e Grand E n c a m p ment, Kniglits Templar, U. S. A. Fraternally submitted, MOSES SARBACH, CHAS. E. HALL. ISAAC WRIGHT,

STANDING

F. E . D A V I S , WM. H . V O E T H , Committee.

COMMITTEES.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r , after revising t h e list, a n n o u n c e d t h e follovving list of s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s : On Credentials.—MORES

S A B B A O H , N O . 225, Holton;

WILLIAM

H . VoETH, No. 93, P i t t s b u r g ; I S A A C W R I G H T , N O . 100, Columbus; C H A R L E S E . H A L L , N O . 177, R u s s e l l ; F R A N K E . D A V I S , N o . o,

Atchison. On Beports

of Grand

Officers.—BESTOB

G . B R O W N , N O . 225,

T o p e k a ; W . C. H O F F M E I S T E R , N O . 145, B E L O I T ; C . H . L A W R E N C E ,

No. 35, H i a w a t h a ; A D R I A N C . S H E R M A N , N O . I l l , Rossville; J . W .

ViNiNG, No. 199, N o r t o n . On Finance and Mileage.—EDWARD W . WELLINGTON, NO. 146, E l l s w o r t h ; A L E X . A. S H A R P , No. 167, E a r n e d ; S I M E O N M . F o x ,

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N o . 16, M a n h a t t a n ; J . 0 . F R Y , N O . 167, L a r n e d ; B E K T A . F L A C K , N O . .353, E n t e r p r i s e . On Chartered Lodges.—MATTHEW M . M I L L E R , N o . 134, T o p e k a ; J A M E S H . M C C A L L , N O . 99, W i c h i t a ; W M . H . M I Z E , N O . 160, O s b o r n e ; C . L . H O G I N , N O . 3, K a n s a s C i t y ; C H A R L E S S A W T E L L , N o . 7, J u n c t i o n C i t y . On Lodges XJ. D.—THOMAS L . B O N D , N o . 216, S a l i n a ; J . J . H A Y S , N o . 160, O s b o r n e ; S I D N E Y ' L . H U N T E R , N O . 311, F o r t L i e a v e n w o r t h ; E D D H A Y E S , N O . 150, W e l l i n g t o n ; H E N R Y T O E V S , N O . 142, Newton. On Grievances

and Apjieals.—GEO.

W . C L A R K , N o . 225, T o p e k a ;

F R A N K E . D E M U T H , N O . 146, E l l s w o r t h ; A . A . C A R N A H A N , N O . 113,

C o n c o r d i a ; A . H . C O N N B T T , N O . 15, G r e a t B e n d . On Grand Lodge Property.—WALTER E . F A G A N , N O . 90, N o r t h T o p e k a ; A L E X A N D E R M . S W I T Z B R , N o . 140, H u t c h i n s o n ; E G B E R T J . T R A V E E , N O . 340, L e o t i ; L . l i . B A D G L E Y , N O . 257, W e s t m o r e l a n d ; J A C O B D E W I T T , N O . 60, S a l i n a . On Jurisprudence.—ABRAM H . E L L I S , N O . 145, B e l o i t ; D A V I D B . F U L L E R , N o . 106, E u r e k a ; W I L L C . C H A F F E E , N O . 51, T o p e k a ; G. O. F A R R , N O . 189, S t o c k t o n . On Correspondence.—JOHN C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , N O . 11, J e w e l l C i t y ; W M . J . K B Y T E , N O . 172, M c P h e r s o n ; W M . . T U L I E N , N O . 19, O l a t h e ; G E O . W . W I L E Y , N O . 275, M e a d e ; N . B B U N E R , N O . 146, Ellsworth. On Necrology.—WM. M . S H A V E R , N O . 231, T o p e k a ; W M . E . H U T C H I S O N , N O . 312, G a r d e n C i t y ; A . H . E O B Y , N O . 252, S t a f f o r d . Special Committee on Washington S O N , N O . 143, M i n n e a p o l i s .

3Iemorial.—WM.

D . THOMP-

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GBASfl) M A S T E R ' S A D D R E S S . T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master delivered the following address : To the M.-. W.-. Grand Lodge of Kannaa: W e are to-day assembled in the beautiful city where this Grand Lodge first saw the light. W e have passed the forty-third mile-stone on the journey. Many times the road has been rough and rugged; but we have journeyed on. Manj' have fallen by the way, t h e i r life-work done, called by our Divine Grand Master to come up higher. They live in the memory of their brethren, their faults forgotten; and their brethren mourn. And still we toil on, seeking to perform our d u t y as Master Masons w i t h o u t hope of fee or reward, satisfied-to receive the reward of faithful craftsmen. "Great Muster touch us with Thy skillful hand; Ijet not the music that Is In us die; Great Sculptor, hew and polish us; nor let. Hidden and lost, Thy form within us He."

D u r i n g the p a s t year no dissensions have arisen to naar the happiness of the brethren. As your Grand Master, I have endeavored to mete out justice to all 'svithout fear or favor. I t h a s been m y cliief aim to guide the Craft to a true sense of the objects a n d aims of our a n c i e n t a n d time honored Order, counseling a t all times a high order of generosity and a spirit of forgiveness, ^vhich, when properly cultivated will bring us all to the full enj o y m e n t of tliat fraternal fellowsliip whicli has been, and is, the end a n d a i m of Masonry. I t has been m y constant endeavor to impress upon my brethren this advice so ably given by another: "Abandon selfishness; cast it off with the dust you s t a m p from your feet a t the door; leave it outside, don't carry i t into the lodge room. Believe as Mosiss believed, Avhen told by the angel to ' p u t off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the xilace whereon thou s t a n d e s t is holj' ground'—lioly because it was a spot where tlie highest attributes ^vere present—believe t h a t the lodge room is a islace the divine attributes of c h a r i t y and brotherhood have hallowed, and carry n o t into it a n y of the baser 'passions. W i t h i n the lodge room should be love, peace, joy, benevolence, brotherhood—all the beauties of fraternal affection. W h e r e these prevail in a lodge, there is prosperity." My brethren, w h e n by your suffrage, one year ago, you promoted m e to be your chief officer, it was m y sincere desire to a d m i n i s t e r the affairs of this G r a n d Lodge, so generously intrusted to me a n d m y co-workers in office, in a manner t h a t would promote the best interests of the Craft. If a t any time, or in any a c t or ruling, I have failed to come up to the m a r k of high calling so

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justly your due, it can be accredited to the lack of proper light. . The a i m h a s always been for the best interest of t h e Craft. L a s t year when t h e gavel sounded, there was an alarm a t our nation's E a s t gate. A wail of sorrow found a n echo from all p a r t s of our broad land. For while lying peacefully a t anchor in a quiet harbor, a n A m e r i c a n vessel had been sunk, and with it went down four hundred a n d seventy souls. A little later m a n y brave men, among thein our brothers, went forth to battle, to die if need be, for their country's honor and the cause of h u m a n i t y . W h e n t h e oppressed were set free, a n d the angel of peace again spread h e r wings over our beloved country, there were m a n y who r e t u r n e d not; m a n y homes were made desolate. A m o n g our brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction there were some who came not back. W e mourn with those who mourn. Our Grand Lodge circle of officers has not been invaded tliis year by the Death Messenger. E a r l y in t h e year ovir venerable Grand Tyler, D E L O S AV. AOKBB, was stricken with paralysis. H e is now very feeble, a n d unable to be a t his station to guard the door a n d vouch for his brethren. I am informed t h a t Bro. A C K B B is in straightened circumstances, a n d dependent upon his brethren for the necessaries of life. I would therefore I'ecommend an appropriation proportionate to his needs, t h a t his wants m a y be supplied, and the honors so justly his due maj- be materially paid. MASOIv^rO H I S T O B I O A I J B E G I S T B r .

One of t h e most important events in our year's history is t h e practical comi^letion of the great work planned a n d u n d e r t a k e n several years ago by our efficient Grand Secretary, B.\W.-. Bro. A L B E B T K . W I E S O N , namely, the H i s t o r i c a l Masonic R e g i s t r y of

the memljership of this Grand .Jurisdiction from t h e enrollment of the first lodges organized by the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Missouri in the Territory of Kansas, in t h e year 18-54, to t h e masonic Avork of t h e lodges of K a n s a s in 1897. â&#x20AC;˘ Your attention will be specifically called to this m a t t e r by the report of our Grand Secretary, and as t h e registry is here a t Grand Lodge for your inspection, will undoubtedly be examined by every Mason present. I t speaks for itself, a n d I do n o t desire to do more t h a n refer to the subject and call your attention to t h e duty devolving upon each lodge representative to see to it t h a t his lodge cordially cooperate with our Grand Secretary in the work still to be accomplished in order to make t h e registry absolutely complete and accurate. This registry, as a n accomplished fact, is a subject of justifiable pride to every K a n s a s Mason, not only because its design ema^ nated from our Grand Secretary, b u t because the possibility of

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such a registry w a s seriously doubted by e m i n e n t craftsmen in sister Grand Jurisdictions, who were aware of our Grand Secre-. tary's ambition relative thereto. I t is the onlj' Masonic Grand Xiodge Registry of its kind in existence. A number of Grand .Jurisdictions possess an Historical Registry arranged in an alphabetical form by lodges, from w h i c h i t is possible to ascertain t h e masonic history of a n y brother who was ever a member in t h e jurisdiction, providing the p a r t i c u l a r lodge with which he was affiliated is indicated, K a n sas, liowever, now possesses the only Masonic Registry in which t h e entire membership of t h e jurisdiction, p a s t a n d present, is alphabetically arranged as a whole, and is consequently t h e only registry which c a n promptly and accurately answer such a query as:

W a s J O H N H B N ^ B Y S M I T H ever a Mason in K a n s a s ?

The value of this great work from a masonic historical standpoint can n o t be overestimated. T h e G r a n d Secretary's report will indicate the lines along which tlie active cooperation of the lodges is demanded in further prosecution of this work, a n d I specially commend this portion of his report to your most careful consideration. The prejjaration of this registry h a s necessitated a g r e a t a m o u n t of additional labor and expense not provided for by the regular allowances for salary, help, a n d contingent expenses of t h e Grand Secretary's office, and I would recommend t h a t the C o m m i t t e e on Finance and Mileage carefully consider this question a n d report proper allowances to cover these matters. OOCri^^CII. OP ADMINI.'3TBATI0>".

Your Council of Administration h a s held one meeting during the year, on March 11th, a t the Grand Secretary's office in Topeka. F u l l report of the transactions of t h e Council will be presented to you by R.-.W.-. C H A B I J E S J. W E B B , Grand Senior W a r d e n , who was

elected Secretary of the Council. GBAND OEATOB.

I t affords m e pleasure to announce to you, in the appointment of Grand Orator, which I a m required to m a k e under t h e law, W.-. Bro. IiUOius H . P E E K I N S , of Lawrence, Lodge, No. 6, of Ancient F r e e a n d Accepted Masons, who will address t h e M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s a t its forty-third A n n u a l Communication. GEAXD LODGE OF P E E U .

I n September I received the edict of M.-.W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M A. SuTHEBLAND, Grand Master, F . & A. M., of N e w York, announci n g to t h e Craft in his Grand Jurisdiction t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of Peru, South America, h a d restored t h e H o l y Bible ( t h a t Great

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L i g h t of Masonry) to the altar throughout the Grand Jurisdiction of Peru, there to stay forever. On receipt of official notice of t h e same from Peru, I would recommend t h a t this Grand Lodge resume fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Peru. LODGES CONSTITUTED.

The following lodges chartered at the last A n n u a l C o m m u n i cation, were constituted by Special Deputies, to-wit: C h a u t a u q u a Lodge, No. 355, located at Cedarvale, C h a u t a u q u a County, on March 21,1898, by duly commissioned Special D e p u t y W.-. J. D. M O B R I A N , P a s t Master of Vesper Lodge, No. 136. Wellsville Lodge, No. 356, located a t Wellsville, F r a n k l i n County, on March 14,1898, by duly commissioned Special D e p u t y W.-. B. C. MoQuESTON, P a s t Master of Ottawa Lodge, No. 128. . Alta V i s t a Lodge, No. 357, located at A l t a Vista, W a b a u n s e e County, on March 15, 1898, by duly commissioned Special D e p u t y W.-. C H A R L E S E . S A W T E L L , P a s t Master of Union Lodge, No. 7. BlufE City Lodge, No. 325, located at Bluff City, H a r p e r County, on April 20,1898, by duly commissioned Special Deputy W.-. W. E . B L A C K B U R N , P a s t Master A n t h o n y Lodge, No. 200. L O D G E S cU. D.

.Two lodges have been working under letters of dispensation during the year, a n d their petitions for a charter will come before you a t this C o m m u n i c a t i o n : Turon Lodge.— On J u l y 2d letters were issued to Bro. J. H . T Y R R E L L and sixteen others for a lodge a t Turon, Reno County, to be known as Turon Lodge. The brethren have initiated four, passed four a n d raised f o u r ^ m a k i n g present enrollment t w e n t y one. Sylvan Grove Lodge.—On August 15th letters were issued to Bro. J O H N C A L E N E and fifteen others for a lodge a t Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County, to be k n o w n as Sylvan Grove Lodge. The b r e t h r e n have initiated eight, passed four and raised four—thus m a k i n g their enrollment twenty. Oh November 23d I visited t h e m a n d witnessed their conferral of the first degree. They have, in accordance with m y advice, purchased jewels and other i m p l e m e n t s necessary to properly conduct the work; in fact, in some respects they are better equipped t h a n some older lodges. Their work is good, and I predict for t h e m a prosperous future, and t h a t t h e y will prove a square stone in the temple. SCHOOL O P I N S T R U C T I O N A N D A S S I S T A N T L E C T U R E R S .

During the week beginning March 21,1898, the A n n u a l School of Instruction for the qualification of A s s i s t a n t Lecturers w a s

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held a t Chanute, under t h e direction of t h e Custodians of the W o r k . T h e a t t e n d a n c e was fairly good; b u t n o t a s large a s it should h a v e been. T h e interest shown b y those present was unusual. T h e c u s t o m a r y careful a n d rigid instruction was given. Commissions as As.sistant L e c t u r e r s were issued to the following n a m e d brethren, the Custodians of t h e W o r k having certified to their proficiency in t h e work, a s skilled workmen and correct ritualists: ' W.-. G E O R G E M . D I X O N , B u r l i n g t o n , N o . 66.

W.-. W M . H . H A R B I S O N , W i c h i t a , N o . 99. W.*. T H E O D O R E J . G A R I J I O , K e y s t o n e , N o . 102.

W.-. DOBRIOK J . DusHOBB, Galena, N o . 194. W.-. C H A S . S H E D D . W h i t i n g , N o . 250.

W.-. AiiBEBT S A B B A C H , Holton, No. 42. â&#x20AC;˘ W.-. S T E P H E N M . A L D B I G H , Apollo, N o . 297.

B.-.W.-. H B N E Y C . L O O M I S , Winfield, N o . 58. W.-. D E L O S W . A O K E B , A x t e l l , N o . 2.S4.

W.-. G. D. W H I T A K E E , Olive B r a n c h , No. 212. W.-. C H A S . S L O A N , K i l w i n n i n g , N o . 265.

W.-. AJJOOTT W . LiTTiiB, A l m a , N o . 161. W.-. J O H N M . J E N N I N G S , W a m e g o , N o . 75. W.-. C L A R K S . W I C K S , C o n s t e l l a t i o n , N o . 95.

I t is hardly necessary for "me to s a y to you w h a t h a s been iterated a n d reiterated by m y predecessors in ofHce, t h e necessity of t h e lodges taking a greater interest in this school, a n a n n u a l notice of which is read in each lodge a t least t h i r t y daj's before the opening of the School. E v e r y lodge which is desirous of complying with t h e law re- ' lative to t h e esoteric work, can well afford to send one m e m b e r to t h e School, to t h e end t h a t he m a y be able to correct u p their work, from which they have, through n a t u r a l lapsus linguce a n d otherwise, drifted. A serious obstruction to t h e correct ^vork in m a n y lodges is the so-called key. During t h e Course of m y visits, I have n o t hesitated to call t h e brethren's attention to the fact, t h a t they h a v e no more r i g h t to carry a printed k e y in their pocket, or be in possession of one, than they have to deliberately write in full t h e esoteric work; t h e one is a s much a violation of their obligation as the other. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

The G r a n d Master h a s been called upon frequently to exercise his prerogative in t h e granting of .special dispensations to do legal acts in a n irregular manner, and a s usual, in some instances t h e r e q u e s t h a s been to do illegal acts. T h e majority of requests were for dispensations to confer degrees, waiving time, and to elect a n d install officers after t h e time fixed b.y law.

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A t the outset i t w a s m y intention to require the most emergent showing, before I would g r a n t permission to confer degrees out of time, little t h i n k i n g of t h e emergency so soon to arise, when m a n y grand a n d patriotic m e n responded to their country's call, to fight for h u m a n i t y a n d their country's honor, desiring to become members of the fraternity before going to the field of battle. Unlike one of m y Most Worshipful Brothers in another Grand Jurisdiction, who, in his report, r e m a r k s t h a t "on account of a precedent of t h i r t y years standing, as much as I wished to g r a n t the request of the brave volunteers, I have not granted one," I have responded favorably to every one who offered as his excuse "enlisted," a n d in several cases, where the time required it, b y wire, and in two instances wliere the degrees have been conferred by request in San Francisco. The nature of some of the requests denied is here indicated: To initiate, pass a n d raise a candidate on the night report on his petition was due, it being his twenty-flrst birthday. To confer t h e degrees on one, who since having been elected, b u t before being initiated, lost a hand. To confer degrees on tliree, waiving time, because one of t h e team of degree workmen was going to leave the State. To receive a n d confer all the degrees on the Master's son because he ( t h e son) w a s going to Illinois. To m a k e Masons for ,$20. LODaES PBOVIDED FOK I N T H E TEMPOBARY ABSENCE OF T H E MASTBB AND WAEDEiVS.

On August 16,â&#x20AC;˘1898, I visited -Hancock Lodge, No. .311, a t F o r t Leavenwortli. Some days previously I was informed by W.-. J O H N B L A C K , t h a t t h e lodge requested h i m to ask for a special

dispensation to elect a Senior and J u n i o r Warden, the present incumbents having gone to war. Bro. B L A C K , in said letter, casually remarked t h a t t h e Master a n d W a r d e n s were all gone to war, and t h a t he was a P a s t Master, acting Master. I wrote liim, calling his attention to the law. H e informed me t h a t he was not in possession of t h e Proceedings of t h e Grand Lodge for 1898, froin which I understood t h a t he w a s operating under the authority of the old law, whicli avithorized a P a s t Master, in the absence of t h e three principal officers, to convene t h e lodge a n d do all regular masonic work. On arrival a t t h e hall of Hancock Lodge on the above date, being their stated communication, I found nine members present, the Master a n d W a r d e n s being absent, having been ordered a n d moved to the front on April 19,1898, in t h e service of tlie regular army. I found t h a t W.-. J O H N B L A C K h a d ' a s s e m b l e d the lodge a t

stated communications a n d transacted regular lodge business as follows:

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A p r i l 19th, no business a p p e a r i n g except the appi-oval of the m i n u t e s of the preceding c o m m u n i c a t i o n . M a y 3d, stated communication, not a quorum present. M a y 17th, stated c o m m u n i c a t i o n , of which the minutes a r e hopelessly naissing. J u l y 5th, stated communication, regular order of business, a t which communication the b r e t h r e n requested Bro. JOH^"^ B I , A O K to ask t h e Grand Master for a special dispensation as above mentioned. J u l y latli. stated c o m m u n i c a t i o n , regular order of business, a t w h i c h time a communication from the Grand E a s t was read relative to the. death of M.-.AV.-. H E N E Y O . COOK, P a s t Grand Master. A t the stated communication of M a y 17tli, the minutes of which are lost, there w a s a petition for t h e Mysteries by, Mr. J A M E S W A L K E E . wliich shows t h a t it was a t t h a t time received and reg=ularly referred to committee. A u g u s t Kith, I convened t h e lodge a t its stated communication, a t wliich time t h e lodge, a t m y suggestion, again received the petition of Mr. .TAMES WAiiKEE, a n d referred same to a comm i t t e e . Committee on petition of E I J I L O G A N reported; the candidate w a s elected a n d initiated. A l l other business transacted by the lodge in t h e absence of its officers w a s by me approved, subject to the action of the G r a n d Lodge. I aijpointed W.-. J O H N BL,AOK to a c t as Worshipful Master in

the absence of the Master and W a r d e n s , until one, or each of them, should return, or his or their successors shall be regularly elected and installed, according to t h e law governing lodges, and issued to h i m a special dispensation to perform the same, with all of its requirements. September 27th, said dispensation w a s returned to me, with a report of the faithful performance of t h e trust imposed, a n d t h a t the officers had returned. D e c e m b e r 23d, I c o m m i s s i o n e d W.-. J O H N B I J A C K to a c t as m y

Special Deputy and convene H a n c o c k Lodge, No. 311, on or before December 27th, to elect a n d install its officers, the Worshipful Master a n d W a r d e n s being t e m p o r a r i l y absent a t the lawful time for such election. S e p t e m b e r 28th, I a p p o i n t e d W.-. A. E D W A E D W I N T E R , a P a s t

Master of Blue Rapids Lodge, N o . 169, to a c t as Worshipful Master of said lodge in the t e m p o r a r y absence of the Master and W a r d e n s , or until his or their successors are elected a n d installed. SPEOIALi DEPUTY TO BEPBIMAND. M a r c h loth, I c o m m i s s i o n e d W.-. B r o . J A C O B D E W I T T , of Sa^

Una Lodge, No. 60, to a c t as m y Special Depu'ty, and assemble E l l s w o r t h Lodge, No. 146, a n d notify B r o . A E O H I E H Y C K E to a p -

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pear a t such communication, and there in open lodge administer to Bro. H Y C K E a reprimand, as contemplated by the action of the Grand Lodge a t its last A n n u a l Communication, and as required by our law and the facts of the case; of which Bro. D E W I T T has made due report and return of commission, since which time the Grand Secretary has issued to Bro. H Y C K E a dimit. APPEAI,S.

Fortitude Lodge Case. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On May 24tli I visited Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, at their stated communication, according to appointment, for the purpose of settling, if possible, the claims of Guthrie Lodge, No. 2, of Guthrie, Oklahoma, which was appealed by the latter to the Grand Lodge a t its A n n u a l Communication in 1897, and referred to the .Jurisprudence Committee. In the latter p a r t of 1896, a resident of Guthrie, who was a member of Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, was taken sick, and appealed to the brethren of Guthrie Lodge, No. 2, for assistance, which was rendered h i m cheerfully without stint, furnishing him and his faithful wife with tlie necessaries of life and medical treatment. Soon after, the brother died, and on being notified of the fact. Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, wired Guthrie Lodge, No. 2, "Give him a masonic burial," which they did. Correspondence relative to the case between the two lodges too voluminous to here enumerate, followed, a portion of which was Guthrie's bill of particulars against F o r t i t u d e for the sum total expense incurred on account of the brother's relief, sick attendants, medicine and funeral expenses, which Fortitude positively refused to pay, or even a p a r t thereof, and stoutly denied ever having authorized any exr)ense. A t the stated communication of Fortitude Lodge, at which I was present as above mentioned, tliere was an unusually large attendence of the members. The Master and all the brethren, who so desired, m a d e their s t a t e m e n t of the case; after which I presented the claim of our neighbors on the south, and a copy of the rejected telegram, and a goodly a m o u n t of exhortation on the line of brotherly love and relief; also called their attention to the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence in G r a n d Lodge, as shown in the Proceedings of 1897, to-wit: " Y o u r committee have considered the m a t t e r of Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, A. F . & A. M., relative to the funeral expenses incurred by Guthrie Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of Guthrie, Okla., in the burial of a m e m b e r of Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, in obedience to telegraphic instructions to give this brother masonic burial, and finds t h a t Fortitude Lodge, No. 107, is liable and should pay the reas'onable expenses of such funeral; but your committee are of the opinion t h a t the a m o u n t charged is an unreasonable expenditure for the burial of a Mason in poor circumstances."

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After d u e consideration a n d consultation as to w h a t would be reasonable expense in t h e case, Fortitude Lodge, !No. 107, agreed to p a y Guthrie Lodge, No. 2, forty dollars, which I a m informed, has since been paid. .TAMES H . M O M U B R A Y a p p e a l e d from the j u d g m e n t of Cres-

cent Lodge, No. 133, which w a s last year referred to the incoming Grand Master. I h a v e referred it to the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. ABOADIA LODGE CASE.

September 9th, T visited A r c a d i a Lodge, No. 329, and made a rigid investigation of tlie charges prefersed against said lodge. This investigation was, in accordance with the recommendation of m y predecessor, referred b y t h e last Grand Lodge to t h e incoming Grand Master. Upon investigation, I found t h a t t h e lodge is afflicted with a d i s t u r b i n g element, which arises from jealously a n d the w a n t of b r o t h e r l y feeling, fraternal greeting a n d a spirit of forgiveness. T h e brother who was b r o u g h t before t h e lodge, charged with unmasonic conduct, h a d doubtless been unwise in his conduct, a n d was t h e victim of designing persons, who used circumstantial evidence a g a i n s t him for p e c u n i a r y gain. This he unwisely permitted t h e m to accomplish. Being emboldened by their success, t h e case ^vas later on t a k e n before the lodge. I found t h a t there w a s a fair trial a n d investigation of the case, and t h a t his brethren found h i m not guilty, in which action I have sustained t h e lodge. APPEALS FOB ASSISTANCE TO GOLLEOT BAD DEBTS.

I n one instance a n appeal was m a d e to me by the a t t o r n e y of parties in the East, w h o some years ago lent money to one of our lodges on real estate security. The lodge paid the interest until a storm came a n d destroyed their building. They being too poor to longer pay, decided to turn over t h e security and so indicated to the mortagee. I n t h e course of shrinkage of values and destruction by t h e elements, t h e parties m a k i n g the loans were n o t satisfled with t h e property t h a t secured t h e debt, and implored your G r a n d Master to press their claim. A n o t h e r to induce a banker who h a d failed, to give a note to one of the unfortunate depositors. And others similar, too numerous to mention, to all of which claims I have declined to render assistance, a s our Grand Lodge does n o t presume to assume t h e role ot a "collection agency." EDICT AC4AIXST SOLICITING GIBOULAB FBOM WASHINGTON, D. G.

E a r l y in the year i t became m y duty to issue a circular letter to the Craft, cautioning t h e m against a soliciting circular (permission for its circulation a m o n g the lodges not h a v i n g been

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granted, or even requested), "for the New Masonic Temple Fund," issued by Board of Control, J . H . S M A L L , Jr., President, H e a d quarters, W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. "THE

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I n April it became m y duty to issue a second edict to the 357 lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, relative to an appeal e m a n a t i n g from a masonic journal, published a t Atlanta, Georgia, called " The Craftsman," soliciting aid for the Masons of Cuba, for which circulation no permission had been granted. Our Grand Lodge, being in fraternal correspondence with t h e Grand Lodge of Cuba, near which we have a Grand Eepresenlative, I deemed it best to take up such m a t t e r s direct through t h e proper officials. For some reason, our esteemed official organ failed to give this very important edict of your Grand Master publication. DECISIONS.

1. I n the temporary absence of the Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior W a r d e n s , the Grand Master m a y appoint a P a s t Master, who is a m e m b e r of tlie same lodge, to assemble the lodge a n d transact all regular business until such time as t h e Master or Wardens, one or all of them, shall return, or his or their successor is elected a n d installed. Approved.

2. A brother, who has pecuniary obligation to his lodge in the form of promissory note or mortgage, is n o t on t h a t account barred from t a k i n g a dimit. Approved. LAYING COENEK STONE.

On J u l y 27th I convened Paola Lodge, No. 37, in special communication, in Paola, Miami County, and with the assistance of .its efficient officers and brethren, laid the corner stone of the Miami County Court House, in accordance with ancient custom. On October 29,1898, I issued to E.-.W.-. H . C. LOOMIS, of W i n fleld, a commission as m y Special Deputy, authorizing h i m to convene Winfleld Lodge, No. 68, in special communication, on November 3, 1898, a n d to lay the corner stone of t h e Winfleld Astronomical Observatory. According to reports received, t h e work was accomplished in accordance with the ritual of the Grand Lodge and ancient ceremonies. DEDICATION OF LODGE HALL. On April 2, 1898, I issued to R.-.W.-. P E B B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N ,

of Newton Lodge, No. 142, a commission a s m y Special Deputy,

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a u t h o r i z i n g him to convene Halcyon Lodge, No. 121, of the City of Peabody, Marion County, in special communication, on April 15,1898, and solemnly to dedicate its new Masonic H a l l to masonic purposes, agreeable to ancient forms a n d customs of t h e Craft. R e p o r t was m a d e to m e of the due and faithful performance of the same. WASHINGTON M E M O B I A I J .

On the 14th day of December, of this current year, will occur the centeiinial a n n i v e r s a r y of the death of our distinguished W.'. Bro.

G E O B G K W A S H I N G T O N , and, as you h a v e been a d v i s e d by m y

predecessors, the masonic fraternity contemplate proper memorial observance upon t h a t occasion a t Mt. Vernon. A s some action relative to this observance seems to be necessary upon the p a r t of this Grand Lodge a t this A n n u a l Communication, a brief history of t h e m a t t e r a n d of t h e present status of affairs is probably desirable. /. I n 1893 the Grand Lodge of Colorado memorialized all of t h e sister Grand Lodges upon the proper observance of the centennial of W.-. Bro. W A S H I N G T O N ' S death, and suggested the a p p o i n t m e n t of a committee of one from each Grand Jurisdiction, with one alternate, to serve through all of the a r r a n g e m e n t s , in order to save confusion by a n n u a l changes. Our Grand Lodge, a t its Ann u a l Communication in 1894, favoi'ably considered the memorial, and in accordance with the suggestion, t h e Committee on Wasliington Memorial was appointed, consisting of M.\W.-. W I L I J I A M D . T H O M P S O N , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r , w i t h M.-.AV.-. S I I ^ A S E . S H B L D O N ,

P a s t G r a n d Master, as alternate, which committee has faithfully served you, and is still in existence. In tlie work of this General Committee of A r r a n g e m e n t s , the c o m m i t t e e from t h e Grand Lodge of Colorado, as the originator of the plan, n a t u r a l l y maintained the direction, and in t h e year 1897 the General Committee, through the M.-.W.-. Grand,Master of Colorado and the representative of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, c o m m u n i c a t e d with the M.-.W.â&#x20AC;˘. Grand Master of Virginia, invitingthe G r a n d Lodge of Virginia "to assume and take full control of tlie proposed meinorial services and all arrangements connected therewith." The G r a n d Master of Virginia, on behalf of his Grand Lodge, accepted the invitation extended, and a t the A n n u a l Communication of his Grand Lodge, held December 9, 1897, the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Virginia fully committed itself to t h e work of t h e proper, observance of this anniversary, appointing a committee to t a k e charge, with power to m a k e all needful arrangements, and further invited each a n d every Grand Lodge in correspondence with said Grand Lodge " t o be present a t its proposed services or

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ceremonies in the person of its Grand Master, or, in his absence, such alternate as each Grand Master m a y appoint." A t our last A n n u a l Communication this invitation from t h e M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge of Virginia was presented to our G r a n d LiOdge through the m e d i u m of the a n n u a l address of m y predecessor, M.'.W.'. Bro. S H A V E B , who recommended " t h e acceptance of the invitation, a n d cooperation in these memorial observances," which recommendation was adopted by the Grand Lodge. T h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s is therefore fully committed to cordial cooperation in the W A S H I I ^ G T O N memorial observance. I n August, of 1898, I received a communication from the committee on WASHISTGTOX memorial of the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Virginia, touching upon the financial phase of the observance, from which I quote: "After repeated meetings of our committee and most careful consideration of the subject, we have found t h a t it will require an outlay of money wliich will be equal to a per capita assessment of one cent per m e m b e r in each Grand Jurisdiction. "As the commemoration is to be a national one, and Virginia has undertaken its m a n a g e m e n t at the request of her sister Grand Lodges, this committee deem it proper that these Grand Lodges shall have the opportunity — if they so desire — to contribute to its proper observance. "To t h a t end, if your Grand Jurisdiction deems the proposed observance w o r t h y of the expenditure named,' they can forward a n y a m o u n t they feel disposed to contribute to R.\W.'. F B E D P L E A S A N T S , Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Masonic Temple, Richmond, Va., who has k i n d l y consented to a c t as treasurer for the committee, and who will receipt for the same." I-ani recently in receipt of a communication from Bro. J A M E S B. S B N E R , c h a i r m a n of the Executive Committee of the W a s h i n g ton Centennial Committee of the M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge of Virginia, conveying additional information as to the progress of arrangements, and of additional action of t h a t Grand Lodge a t its recent 121st A n n u a l Communication, held on December 8th, last, from which I briefly glean the following items of interest for your information: The M.-.W.". Grand Lodge of Virginia will assemble in Special Communication a t Alexandria on W e d n e s d a y evening, December 13,1899, for the reception of its members and distinguished guests; on the following morning, December 14, 1899, the brethren, with the civic a n d m i l i t a r y associations, to conform as nearly as possible to the funeral ceremonies of December 14,1799, •will proceed from A l e x a n d r i a to Mt. Vernon, where proper ceremonies will be performed a t both the old and new vaults, after which Bro. W I I J IJIAM M O K I N L E Y , President of the United States, and w h o w a s made a Mason in H i r a m Lodge, of Winchester, Virginia, will m a k e a suitable address from the east front of the Mansion.

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On F r i d a y , December 15,1899, if the funds will w a r r a n t it, a trip will be m a d e to Fredericksburg, w h e r e a visit will be paid to W A S H I K Q T O N ' S mother's m o n u m e n t ; the old house in which she lived, a n d all the surroundings where his youth was spent. The Grand Lodge also extended its invitation heretofore given to the Grand Master of each jurisdiction to be present, to include also the Grand Secretary of each jurisdiction. T h a t assurance of participation in t h e ceremonies have been received from about fifty Grand Lodges, including those of ISTew Zealand, K o v a Scotia a n d Quebec. T h a t the Grand Lodge of Virginia expects to raise about $.B,000 toward defraying the expenses of t h e occasion; b u t as this will be nowhere near sufficient for the cost of t h e Centennial, a n d as the observance is certainly a national affair, of wliich the Grand Lodge of Virginia has, under invitation from its sister Grand Lodges, merely a s s u m e d the direction, the brethren of Virginia confidently rely upon the fraternal assistance of its sister Grand Lodges of the U n i t e d States in m a k i n g the Centennial a success. T h a t at the time the committee m a d e report to the Grand Lodge, viz: December, 1898,favorable responses had been received to the financial appeal from the Grand Lodges of Colorado", Montana, Delaware, South Carolina, I d a h o a n d Maryland, a n d assurances conveyed from m a n y other G r a n d Jurisdictions of probable similar responses. I n view of t h e facts recited, I ^\'ould recommend t h a t this G r a n d Lodge appropriate and pay over to the ijroper authorities in the G r a n d Lodge of Virginia, the s u m of iii200.00, to assist t h a t Grand Lodge in defraying the expenses of the Centennialj t h a t this G r a n d Lodge be represented a t the Memorial observances in Virginia n e x t December, by the M.-.W.'. Grand Master and t h e R.'.W.'. Grand Secretary of this G r a n d Jurisdiction, if possible, and t h a t the Committee on Finance a n d Mileage report a suitable allowance to cover the expense of these two representatives. " TH33 KANSAS FREEMASON."

" The Kansas Freemason," under t h e m a n a g e m e n t of our M.-.W.-. Bro. J A M E S H . MOCAJJL, P a s t Grand Master, still continues to dispense masonic light and knowledge to the reader. I desire to express m y appreciation of its endeavors, a n d the assistance i t renders t h e Craft, I would recommend the continuance of the recognition of this ably edited masonic journal as the official organ of the Grand Lodge. E v e r y lodge in t h e State should be a subscriber, a n d as m a n y m e m b e r s as can afford the expense.

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VISITATIOIS'S.

I entered upon m y duties one year ago with a full d e t e r m i n a tion to visit as m a n y lodges as possible, without neglecting other duties of the office and important business cares. I n accordance with the suggestion of m y predecessor, M.-.W/. W M . M . S H A V E R , have, as far as possible, directed m y attention in the line of visitations to the weaker country lodges. I have in all instances been received with t h a t m a r k of distinction and fraternal welcome,. which is due your Grand Master. I t would be taking too m u c h of your time to particularize, or m a k e m e n t i o n of the fraternal greetings and w a r m welcomes. I, therefore, present you a list of the lodges visited : Golden Rule Lodge, No. 90; Cedar, No. 103; Onaga, No. 288; W e s t m o r e l a n d , No. 257; Fortitude, No. 207; Pottawatomie, No. 52; A d a m s , No. 63; Parsons, No. 117; Helton, N o . 42; Paola, No. 37; Garfield, No. 235; Hancock, No. 311; Mulberry, No. 261; Arcadia, No. 329; Rising Sun, No. 8; Apollo, No. 297; Corinthian, No. 79; E m i n e n c e , No. 205; AltaiVista, No. 357; A l m a , No. 161; Brookville, No. 209; Sylvan Grove, U. D.; Topeka, No. 17; Siloam, No. 225; Orient, No. 51; Wamego, No. 75; Lafayette, N o . 16; Union, No. 7; K i n g Solomon, No. 10. On Saint J o h n ' s Day, J u n e 24th, I responded to an invitation to attend the a n n u a l meeting of the Northeast K a n s a s Masonic Union a t Holton. The nature and ob.iect of this union is the cultivation of the social element of the Order. There was assembled on t h a t day in the beautiful park Masons and their families from all over the northeast p a r t of the State. Excursions on the railroads provided for the convenience of going and returning a t seasonable hours. I n the afternoon the large congregation was entertained with music by M A R S H A L L ' S celebrated military band from Topeka; an address of.welcome by Bro. C. H A Y D E N ; oration by G r a n d Chaplain S. E . B U S S E B ; short talks by the Grand Master, and others; also vocal and instrumental music by local t a l e n t ; after â&#x20AC;˘ which social greetings and hand shakings, which serve to b r i n g us closer together, and prove conclusively t h a t the social features are w h a t m a k e s life worth living, and promotes the best interests in the bonds t h a t unite this ancient and hdnorable Order. A t dinner your Grand Master, Grand Chaplain, Grand Secret a r y and his estimable wife, and others were entertained a t t h a t well known hospitable .home of Bros. MOSES and A L B E R T S A R BACH. And here I desire to mention, t h a t the ladies of the Order of the E a s t e r n Star prepared a bounteous lunch a t the opera house, where all w h o desired to go were welcomed. W h a t wonderful hospitality our ladies can display! At evening, in the opera house, there was fine music, and m a n y enjoyed the dancing. Ice cream and cake were in abundance.

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A t t h e park, Marshall's B a n d entertained a v a s t audience with their beautiful music. And last, b u t not least, Holton XiOdge, a t their beautiful and commodious hall, conferred the third degree, the work being performed b y Siloam team of Topeka. I regret t h a t I was compelled to decline an invitation to a similar gathering a t E l Dorado, it not being convenient for rne to a t t e n d two such gatherings on the s a m e day. I would advise the organization of more such societies. M.-. W.'. . l O H N M. PBXOE.

October 21st our l a m e n t e d Brother, M.-.W.-. J O H N M . P B I O B , passed to his home beyond, w h e r e the Supreme Architect of the U n i v e r s e presides. Bro. PBIOTS was borne to his last resting place, in Oak H i l l Cemetery, by t h e tender care and supervision of his lodge, W a s h i n g t o n , No. 5, accompanied by Active Lodge, No. 158, with a n escort from W a s h i n g t o n C o m m a n d e r y , No. 2, K n i g h t s Templar. Bro. P R I C E had been a sufferer from wasting disease for several years. M.-. W.-. H E N R Y C. OOOK.

J u n e 14th, accompanied by R.-.W.-. A. K. W I I , S O N , I. went to Oswego to attend the funeral of M.-.W.-. H E N R Y C . COOK, who had been summoned to the Celestial Lodge on high. H e was borne to the beautiful Oswego Cemetery by the brethren of A d a m s Lodge, No. 6.S, and other neighboring lodges, escorted by Oswego Comm a n d e r y , where he was laid to rest w i t h the last sad rites of the Order, in the presence of his family a n d numerous friends; and his b r e t h r e n mourn. D u r i n g the year past, 245 of our brethren in this Grand Jurisdiction h a v e been summoned b y the Death Messenger. Of these, fitting mention will be m a d e by the Committee on Necrology, in connection with t h e memorial service d u r i n g this communication. MASONIC H O M E .

Masonic H o m e s are established in each of the following n a m e d Grand Jurisdictions: California, Connecticut, Illinois, K a n s a s , K e n t u c k y , Michigan, Missouri, N e w York, N o r t h Car.olina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, and ere we m e e t again several other G r a n d Lodges will be added to this list, who have materially responded to the call of want, and the cry of the orphan. W e are to-day assembled in the h a l l where the first steps were taken to render i t possible, in accordance with our Constitution, to m a t e r i a l l y provide for a Masonic H o m e in K a n s a s . And now we h a v e a home upon which we can look with prideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a H o m e t h a t shelters and provides for our brother when old age, or physical infirmity overtakes h i m â&#x20AC;&#x201D; g i v e s a comfortable home to the

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aged wife or widow, who, after a life perhaps of toil and many, cares, finds here a quiet resting place, and gives to the orphan the tender care and protection of a Christian lionie, providing for their m a n y wants, training t h e m in useful work, giving t h e m the advantages of educationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;adopting t h e m in fact into our own masonic family. The Home has, during this year, cared for fifteen of our aged brothers, three of our aged sisters, and in its broadest sense given a home to fourteen of our brothers' orphans. Is not this a m a t e ritti answer as to w h y we Decame Masons ? My brethren, the command of G O D is to provide for your own household. This masonic family is our family to protect a n d educate, t h a t they m a y fulfill their mission on eartli, and the will of GOD be accomplished. Shall we continue our interest in, a n d care for the H o m e ? There can be b u t one answer to the question and I hear it echo and and reecho from the hills and plains of Kansas, " W e will!" "Although our past achievements we with Iionesb pride review, As long as there's rougli ashler, tliere is work for us to do. We still must shape the living stones with instruments of love, For that eternal mansion in the Paradise above. Toil as we've toiled iu ages past, to carry out the plan, 'Tls this, the Fatherhood of GOD, the brotherhood of man." CONCLUSION.

Before I surrender, the gavel of authority, I desire to express to my very efficient brother officers my sincere appreciation of their wise counsel and always ready assistance; also to each member of the committees, for their able assistance and faithful attention to the duties imposed upon them. And finally to the Craft: my correspondence with you has been a pleasant d u t y to perforin; in each instance it has been m y endeavor to give the greatest care in all m a t t e r s referred to m e ; even when a careful perusal of the law would answer the question, I have given a plain and painstaking explanation of the subject, together with reference to the law and rulings governing the case. E r e I retire from the exalted position you so generously bestowed upon me one year ago, I desire to bespeak for my successor the same hearty support and cordial cooperation which has been mine during the year just past, and I cannot refrain from expressing the deep feeling I shall always have for the members of this Grand Body. I t is my prayer t h a t peace, h a r m o n y and brotherly love m a y be your portion. Finally, when our work shall be finished a n d presented for inspection, with the unerring square of tlie Supreme Architect of the Universe, m a y it be pronounced good and true â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just such work as is wanted for the building of the Temple.

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"We scatter seeds with careless hand, •And dream we ne'er shall see them more; B u t for a thousand years Their fruit appears, I n weeds t h a t m a r t h e land. Or healthful store. "The deeds we do, the words we say— Into still air they seem to fleet. W e count t h e m ever past; B u t they shall l a s t I n the dread Judgment they And we shall meet. " I charge thee by the years gone by. For the love's sake of brethren dear. Keep thou the one true way I n work a n d play, Lest In t h a t world their cry Of woe thou hear." Fraternally submitted, M A U B I C E L. S T O N E , Orand Master.

•

W.-. B r o . J. D. M C B R I A N m o v e d t h a t t h e a d d r e s s of t h e M.-. W.-. G r a n d Master be r e f e r r e d of G r a n d Officers.

Carried.

to t h e C o m m i t t e e on

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R B P O E T OF G R A N D T R E A S U B E R . R.-.W.-. EGBERT E . TOKRINGTON p r e s e n t e d bis report, which was referred to t h e •Committee on F i n a n c e a n d Mileage: W I C H I T A , KA^-SAS, F e b r u a r y 15,1899. To the M.\ W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: I beg to submit herewith a report showing m y transactions 0 0

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GENERAL FUND. R. E . ToEBlNGTON, Ctrand In account 1898-

Treasurer,

with the M.-.W.-. G B A N D L O D G E OF K A X S A S : BBOEIPTS.

Feb. 5.—Balance in Grand Treasury $19,240 32 1899. J a n . 9.—Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, 2,468 69 J a n . 12.—Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, 2,985 50 J a n . 21.—Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, 4,689 75 J a n . 21.—Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, 2,955 75 J a n . 21.—Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, 300 00 Feb. 1.—Received from A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, 1,523 73 Feb. 1.—Received account interest during ye.ar 318 61 Total 1QQQ

T^»'T""<

$34,482 35

DISBUBSEMENTS.

Feb. 26.—331, Appropriation K a n s a s Masonic H o m e $ 5,000 00 Feb. 17.—330, C. W. Bitting, r e n t auditorium 50 00 Mar. 1.—3.32. W . M. Shaver, P.-. G.-. M.-., expenses 67 30 Mar. 1.—.333, A. K. Wilson, stenographer's services 15 00 Mar. 1.-334, A. K. Wilson, office, vault and library rent 350 00 Mar. 1.—.335, A. K. Wilson, postage and express 400 00 Mar. 1.—336, A. K. Wilson, stationery and printing 100 00 Mar. 1.-337, A. K. Wilson, inc. exp. Gr. Secretary 200 00 Mar. 1.—.338, A. K. Wilson, binding Proceedings other Jurisdictions 100 00 Mar. 1.-339, A. K. Wilson, books for library 100 00 Mar. 1.—340, Ketcheson & Beeves, printing laws 82 65 Mar. 1.—341, Ketcheson & Beeves, p r i n t i n g . ; 69 58 Mar. ' 1.—342, A. H . Ellis, services revision laws 150 00 Mar. 1.—343, J. C. Postlethwaite, services revision laws, • 150 00 Mar. 1.—344, T. E. Dewey, services revision laws 150 00 Mar. 1.—345, F. J. Cossett, use lantern, etc., G. L 6 71 Mar. 12.-346, Ketchson & Beeves, printing Proc. 1898. .. 1,213 26 Mar. 12.—.347, H . C. Loomis, D.-. G.-. M.-., expense Council Administration 15 20 Mar. 12.-348, P. M.Hoisington,G.-. J.-.W.-., expense Council Administration 10 00 Mar. 23.—.349, A. K. Wilson, Grand Master's apron 15 00 Mar. 2.3.—3.50, Geo. M. Coplin, Custodian, salary 50 00 Carried forward

$ 8,294 70

3.34

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May June June June Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

FKOCEBDINOS

OF THE ^

February,

Brought forward .$ 8,294 70 W. P. Mudgett, Custodian, salary 50 00 Geo. P . Pond, Custodian, salary 50 00 Geo. M. Coplin, expense State School 16 20 W . P. Mudgett, expense State >School 23 00 Geo. F. Pond, expense State School 15 40 J a c o b D e W i t t , Special Deputy, expenses.. 3 24 A. H . E l l i s , expen.ses Revision Committee. 13 93 J. C. P o s t l e t h w a i t e , exp. Revision C o m . . . . 13 10 T. B . Dewey, exp. Revision C o m m i t t e e . . . . 8 65 M. L. Stone. G.-. M.-., salary to May 22,1898, 200 00 R. E. Torrington, Grand Treasurer, salary to M a y 22, 1898 125 00 22.—.362, J. C. Postlethwaite, salary chairman Committee on Correspondence 75 00 22.—.363, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , salary to May 22.. 450 00 16.—-364, A. K. Wilson, expense funeral P.-. G.'. M.'. Cook 17 25 18.—.365, M. L. Stone, G.-. M.-., expense funeral P.-. G.-. M.-. Cook 19 50 21.—366, K e t c h e s o n & Reeves, printing 200 00 22.—.367, R. E. Torrington, Gr. Treas., salary to date, 125 00 22.-368, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , salary to date 450 00 22.-369, M. L. Stone, G.-. M.-., salary to date 200 00 22.—370, .T. C. Postlethwaite, c h a i r m a n Correspondence Committee, salary to date 75 00 27!-371, T. E . Dewev, compiling Digest 200 00 22.-372, M. L. Stone, G.-. M.-., salary to date 200 00 22.-373, R. E. Torrington, Gr. Tr., salary to d a t e . . . 125 00 22.-374, .T. C. P o s t l e t h w a i t e , eh'mn, salary to d a t e . 75 00 22.—.375, A. K. ^S^ilson, Gr. S e c , salary to date 450 00 25.—.376, C. J. W e b b , G.-. S.-.W.-., expenses 4 94 10.-377, A. K. Wilson, filing case 110 40 30.-378, Ketche.sbn & B u r b a n k , printing 300 00 30.-379. K e t c h e s o n & B u r b a n k , printing 632 91

23.—351, 23.-3.52, 23.—353, 2.3.-354, 2.3.-3.55, 23.—356, 11.—357, 11.—358, 11.—359. 21.—.360, 22.—361,

Sept. ]Srov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 1899. J a n . 19.-380, M; L. Stone, G.-. M.-., salary last q u a r t e r . . . 200 00 J a n . 19.—381, R. E. Torrington, Grand Treasurer, salary last q u a r t e r 125 00 J a n . 19.—382, A. K. Wilson, Gr. S e c , salary last quarter, 450 00 J a n . 18.—383, J. C. Postlethwaite, salary last quarter. . . . 75 00 J a n . 22.-384, P a y Roll, A n n u a l Session 1898 2,050 22 Feb. 3.— Transferred 10 per cent of $9,889.70 to Charity F u n d •. . . . 988 97 Feb. 15.— B a l a n c e in G r a n d Treasury 18,069 94 Total

$34,482 35

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CHARITY FUND. RECEIPTS.

Feb. 5,1898.—Balance in Grand Treasury Feb. 3,1899.—Transferred from General F u n d Total • -l^ggg

Mar. Apr. May May June June July Aug. Sept. Sept. Oct.

.$2,657 36 988 97 $3,646 33

DISBUBSBMENTS.

12.—Warrant 11.—Warrant 7.—Warrant 7.—Warrant 11.—Warrant 11.—Warrant 11.—Warrant 22.—Warrant 12.—Warrant 21.—Warrant 21.—Warrant

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

101 202 103 • 104 105 106 107. 108 109 110 Ill

Total disbursements Feb. 15,1899.—Balance in Grand Treasury

$ 10 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 25 10

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 $ 115 00 3,531 33 $3,646 33

F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, ROBBET E. TORRINGTON, Grand Treasurer.

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G E A N D SECRBTABY'S REPOBT. R.-.W.-. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y A L B E R T K . "WILSON p r e s e n t e d

the

following r e p o r t s , w h i c h were referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on R e p o r t s of G r a n d OflScers: To the M.-. W.-. Or and Lodge of Kansas : I s u b m i t herewith t h e following report for your consideration: ,

PBOOEEDINGS 1898.

The J o u r n a l of t h e proceedings of t h e last A n n u a l Communication of this M.".W.". Grand Lodge, was printed a n d copies of the s a m e distributed in t h e usual manner, March 10,1898. BINDINQ BOOKS.

An appropriation w a s made a t the last A n n u a l Coinmunication for t h e b i n d i n g of t h e Proceedings of other Grand Lodges a n d some miscellaneous matter, and, in accordance therewith, on A p r i l 30th, sixty-nine volumes were bound, a list of which will be found in t h e report of t h e Librarian. CHABTBES.

A t t h e l a s t A n n u a l Communication, t h e report of t h e Comm i t t e e on Lodges U. D., which was adopted, recommended t h e issuance of c h a r t e r s to t h e brethren af Bluff City, Cedar Vale, Wellsville, a n d A l t a Vista. On March 12,1898, charters were accordingly s e n t to t h e Special Deputies appointed b y t h e M.\W.\ G r a n d Master, w h o instituted these lodges, under t h e following n a m e s a n d n u m b e r s : Bluff City Lodge, No. 325, a t Bluff City, H a r per County; C h a u t a u q u a Lodge, No. 355, a t Cedar Vale, Chautauq u a County; Wellsville Lodge, No. 356, a t Wellsville, F r a n k l i n C o u n t y ; and A l t a Vista, Lodge, No. 357, a t A l t a Vista, W a b a u n s e e County. GRAND BEPRESElfTATIVES OF T H E GRAND LODGE OE KANSAS NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.

D u r i n g the y e a r commissions were issued to t h e following b r e t h r e n as Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s n e a r t h e i r respective G r a n d Lodges: England

Mexico

E.-.W.-. J O H N S T B A O H A N

W.-. J . C. MORDOUGH

London.

City of Mexico.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

A t t h e r e q u e s t of t h e M.'.W.-. Grand Master, a communication w a s addressed to t h e M.'.W.-. Grand Master, through t h e Grand Secretary, of several G r a n d Jurisdictions, n o m i n a t i n g t h e follow-

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ing brethren to be their Grand Representatives near this G r a n d Lodge, and in due time commissions were received announcing their appointment, which were promptly forwarded to each: Connecticut Delaware England :. . . Missouri N e w Jersey North D a k o t a . . . . Virginia

W. . T H O M A S L . B O N D W . EDD HAYES

Salina.

Wellington.

Topeka. R. â&#x20AC;˘.w. . A L B E R T K . W I L S O N R. .W. , P E E B Y M . H O I S I N G T O N . . N e w t o n . Russell. W . CHABLES E . H A L L Winfleld. R. -.w. . H E N E Y C . L O O M I S R. .W. , C H A E L E S J . W E B B . . . . . . . T o p e k a .

CONSTITUTION A N D BY-LAWS.

The Grand Lpdge, a t its last A n n u a l Communication, in adopting t h e report of t h e Committee on Revision of L a w s , thereby authorized t h e preparation of an Index-Digest, and this work â&#x20AC;˘w^as assigned to W.-. Bro. T. E . D E W E Y . The Index-Digest covers 156 closely printed pages, is concise, complete, a n d of almost i m 'measurable value. The thoroughness of this work is t h e best evidence of t h e time involved in its preparation, and explains w h y i t was not possible to. issue the completed laws until December 27, 1898. Your attention is directed to t h e fact t h a t t h e appropriation for t h e printing and binding of the laws w a s n o t sufficient to meet t h a t expense b y $682.91. This excess of cost over t h e estimate m a d e a t t h e last A n n u a l Communication is explained by t h e fact t h a t the Index-Digest and Forms cover more t h a n one h u n d r e d pages in excess of t h e space which w a s estimated would be r e quired for this p a r t of the work, and in addition, by the binding of one thousand copies in cloth, with t h e n a m e of t h e lodges stamped thereon, which desirable work w a s not included a t all in the estimate on which the appropriation one year ago was m a d e . This additional work h a d the approval of t h e Council of Administration. GEAND S E O E E T A E Y ' S

CBETIFIOATES.

Certificates of good standing were issued during the year to the following b r e t h r e n : Certificate No. 444, H U G H C . P A T T I S O N , of late No. 303; Certificate N o . 445, G E O E G E B . C A L N A N ; N O . 446, J A C O B S H A N E E ; N O .

447, H E N R Y F R A Z I E E , of late Buckeye Lodge U. D.; Certificate No. 448, G E A N D T . J O H N S O N ; N O . 449, A E O H I E H U Y O K E , of l a t e N o . 192; Certificate N o . 450, A. C. G I L B E E T ; N O . 4.51, J . H . S N Y D E E , of

late No. 315.

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February,

MISGETJIJANEOUS.

D u r i n g t h e year Circulars Nos. 26 to 3.5, were issued, as follows: No. 26. Notice of State School of Instruction. No. 27. â&#x20AC;˘ Communication of M.-.W.-. Grand Master relative to begging circulars. No. 28. Communication to lodges relative to special assessm e n t for Masonic H o m e , and requirement of Grand Lodge to send in book of a n n u a l r e t u r n s to Grand Secretary with a n n u a l reports. No. 29. Communication from the M.-.W.'. Grand Master relative to solicitation for aid for the brethren in Cuba. No. 30. Memorial notice of the death of M.-.W.-. Bro. H E N K Y C. C O O K .

No. 31. Memorial notice of the death of M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N MOSES P R I C E .

No. .32. I n s t r u c t i o n s to Secretaries relative to a n n u a l reports. No. 33. Postal card to be forwarded to chairman of Commit,tee on F i n a n c e relative to mileage. No. 34. Addressed card to Grand Secretary to be used in connection with forwarding book of annual r e t u r n s . No. 35. Notice of A n n u a l Communication of M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge, Grand C h a p t e r a n d Grand Council. No. 36. Postal cards to Masters and Secretaries, calling attention to failure to forward reports, Grand Lodge dues a n d book of a n n u a l r e t u r n s w i t h i n t h e time specified by la^v. On April 1st, commissions to Assistant Lecturers were forwarded to t h e following b r e t h r e n : G E O R G E M . D I X O N , N O . 66; W I L L I A M H E N R Y H A R B I S O N , N O . 99; T H E O D O R E J . G A R L I C , N O .

102; DoBBiOK BusHORR, No. 194; C H A R L E S S H B E D , N O . 250; A L B E R T S A R B A O H , N O . 42; S T E P H E N M . A L D R I C H , N O . 297; H E N B Y C . L O O M I S , N O . 58; D E L O S W . A C K E R , N O . 234; G. D. W H I T AKER, N o . 212; C H A R L E S S L O A N , N O . 265; J O H N M . J E N N I N G S , No. 75; C L A R K S . W I C K S , N O . 95; O L O U T T W . L I T T L E , N O . 161.

On April 6th a Grand Secretary's certificate was issued to Bro. A R C H I E H U Y O K E by order of the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge. D u r i n g t h e year a n u m b e r of communications were received relative to t h e G r a n d Lodge of Peru a n d t h e Grand Lodge of W a s h i n g t o n , a n d were forwarded to the c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence. WASHINGTON MEMORIAL.

A c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e Grand Lodge of Virginia w a s presented to t h e Grand Lodge one year ago in t h e address of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, extending an invitation' to be present a n d p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e m e m o r i a l services incident to t h e observance of t h e d e a t h of W.-. B r o . G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N , to be held a t M t

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Vernon, December 14,1899, which invitation was, upon the recommendation of the M.'.W.*. Grand Master, accepted, and on M a r c h 23d, I forwarded to the B/.W.-. Grand Secretary, Bro. G E O R G E W . C A B B I N G T O S , an engrossed copy of the acceptance of the invitation. DIEIGO T,ODGE, XO. 226.

B y direction of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, a certified copy of the c h a r t e r of this lodge w a s furnished to t h e m May 18th. KEGISTBY.

I t is with, I believe, pardonable pride t h a t I report the completion of the Roll of Membership, the preparation of which w a s first authorized by this Grand Lodge in 1895. The record, as it now stands, I claim w i t h o u t fear of contradiction, to be the most complete, convenient a n d easily consulted record of its c h a r a c t e r in America, a n d its value will increase i n ratio greater t h a n advancing time. ' T h a t those w h o m a y not have the opportunity of personally examining this system m a y form some idea of its character, I shall take t h e liberty of devoting a portion of this report to a description of the system and its details, w i t h such illustrations as will facilitate the ready understanding thereof. The record consists of two separate a n d distinct lists or departments. The first is an alphabetical list arranged by lodges numerically, containing the names of all w h o have ever appeared upon the roll of each lodge within thi.s jurisdiction. This also includes the defunct lodges. The second d e p a r t m e n t or division consists of an alphabetical list arranged by n a m e of all those w h o were ever m e m b e r s of a n y lodge within t h e State of K a n s a s , showing in each case the individual record; t h a t is, date a t w h i c h degrees were conferred, date of affiliation, dimission, death, expulsion or suspension, together with offices held in subordinate and Grand Lodge, a n d committees served upon. The a d v a n t a g e s of this dual record are m a n y . Beyond t h e convenience of ascertaining either the facts relative to an individual record or t h e complete roster of a n y lodge, the one operates as a check upon the other, and reduces to a m i n i m u m t h e possibility of error in t h e addition of names, as this record shall be carried on. Again, with respect to some of the individual records of the early d a y s of this Grand Lodge, concerning which t h e r e are m a n y elements of doubt by reason of the imperfect records, the alphabetical roster admirably serves as a guide to a n d identification of some individual records which otherwise m i g h t be clouded by reason of misspelled names a n d t h e carelessness of Secretaries' reports.

340

PBOCEBDINGS

THE

February,

Of the details of these records, mention will be made further on in this report. To accommodate these records, what is known as the "card system" is employed, the advantages and possibilities of which make it preeminently superior to any one other method of record. Two handsome oak cabinets are used, each supplied with the very latest devices known to the system. One cabinet contains â&#x20AC;˘ eighteen drawers, each with a division in the center, thus doubling the capacity of the drawer. The other cabinet consists of six drawers, as will be seen from the illustration herewith.

These.drawers contain specially prepared and printed cards, live inches long and three inches wide. These cards are set on edge, and in the bottom of each is a hole through which an iron rod, operated from the outside of the drawer, is passed, thus holding the cards in place and preventing their being lost. The drawers are upon extension frames so that they may be pulled out of the cabinet to their full capacity and still be held in place. In the drawers there is a system of guides, which are heavy cards, having a small tab that extends upward, very similar to

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the projecting tabs of a n index book. On these guides is placed, in the small cabinet, simply the number of the lodge. I n t h e large cabinet these guides are distributed throughout each drawer, so as to m a k e reference to the cards contained between, ready a n d easy. Upon these guides, in the large cabinet, are written such names, in alphabetical order, as refer to the^cards contained between the two sets of guides. These are still further subdivided b y a similar system of smaller guides, so that, for example, extensive family n a m e s like B E O W N , J O H N S O N , S M I T H , etc., m a y be s u b d i -

vided by initials, and reference to tlie individual card thus m a d e more easy. So much for the furniture and mechanical appliances of t h e system. Now, as to the details of the system: I n the small cabinet of six drawers is k e p t the alphabetical list of members, arranged by lodges. This record is typewritten on a salmon colored card, reduced reproduction of wliich is herewith shown:

ORIENT V/agner, A l p h e a s E . W a k e l l n y . Samuel Ward. C h a r l e s W. Wayne, J o h n V . - Wshn, .Tamp^ .T Weight, George Weightman. Mathew..1r. Y/elch.Ben.1 .Thomas

Waldllch,

Lodge. No.51.

Joseph

Y/$.lker, Edward B. Watson. John P. Webb. E d g a r C. W e l d l f i r , VrcA Welghtman^ M a t t h e w Welch. O r r l n T.

Welcome. Wm. M.

No. 1. These cards are alphabetically arranged within the compass of each lodge, hence, by reference to this portion of t h e system, a .complete alphabetical list of names is i m m e d i a t e l y furnished of all who h a v e ever appeared upon the rolls of a n y one lodge in t h e jurisdiction. One individual's name m a y appear upon several cards, where he h a s belonged to several lodges within the jurisdiction. This, however, does not impair the system, b u t on t h e contrary, m a k e s it t h e more complete, as t h e purpose of this division is to furnish a complete roster of members of every lodge in the jurisdiction during its entire period of existence. I n the eighteen-drawer cabinet, is k e p t t h a t which was t h e most difficult to prepare, a n d t h a t which, to t h e individual, will

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Deacon. 1893. Warden. 1 8 9 4 . Warden, 1 8 9 5 . Master. 1396. 1897.

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prove to be of the greatest value. There were used, in this division of the system, two forms of cards, and each of these forms are in three colors, white, canary, and. blue, the object of these different colors being to enable the more readily to distinguish between a n individual who h a s held a Grand Lodge office, and one who h a s not. This is done by transcribing on the white card the record of the individual who has never held a Grand Lodge ofHce; on the canary-colored card is transcribed the record of the i n d i v i d u a l who has held some appointive Grand Lodge office; and on the blue card is transcribed the record of the individual who has held some elective office in the Grand Lodge. Illustrations Nos. 2 and 3 show one of these forms above r e ferred to. Both cards in the illustration are for the same individual, and show t h a t he held membership In two different lodges. Illustration No. 4 shows the second form t h a t is used in this division of the system, which is substantially a blank card upon which the extension of an individual record m a y be w r i t t e n where t h a t individual record covers more ground t h a n the capacity of the first card, as shown in illustrations 2 and .3. Illustrations Kos. 5 and 6 are the same form as No. 4, b u t exhibit how, in this system, individual record has been carried still further. T h e y show the complete record of the individual w i t h relation to his service on committees in the Grand Lodge. So h a s each individual whose name ever appeared upon the roll of a n y lodge Avithin the State of Kansas during the entire existence of Masonry within its borders, been transcribed as above explained and shown by the foregoing illustrations where it was possible to obtain t h a t record. I feel satisfied t h a t even this brief illustration of the s y s t e m . will make it a p p a r e n t to anyone t h a t it is of incalculable benefit, and t h a t w i t h a d v a n c i n g years its value will be increased beyond measure. I believe t h a t it will be equally apparent, to the one who gives the m a t t e r a moment's thought, t h a t the labor involved in preparing such a record m u s t have been stupendous, a n d i n truth it was, covering a period of three years, and entailing a large personal expenditure o u t of m y own resources for clerk hire a n d supplies necessary to install the system. To have a t t e m p t e d to accomplish this, in connection with m y other duties, would h a v e been to h a v e prolonged it over a period of years, and then, perhaps, not to have accomplished the satisfactory results which now exist. I therefore deemed it wise to incur this personal expense in the preparation of this register, feeling satisfied t h a t this M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge, appreciating the value of the completed work, would gladly reimburse ine for the actual expenditure for labor,

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February,

Nsme

Adams, Moses S. King-

S Dlomon LodES

N o . 1 0 . a n d W i c h i t a LodM. No.99 .

Com on L o d g e s

U . D . . 1 8 6 1 , Chai rman 1865 and 1 8 6 6 . C o m . on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , C h a i r m a n 1 8 7 0 : •member 187] C h a i rman, 1 8 7 2 . 1 8 7 3 , 1 8 7 4 , 1 8 7 5 and 1 8 7 8 . C o r n . nr\ C o n r i i M n n o f M a f j o n r y , 1 8 6 1 . C o m . on P n r f i l g n

187" i ,

lfi7fi,

Correspori(1f>()C(= .

1R77,

1861. 1870.

1372.

in7fl (Con

1.1 n i i f H )

( ) v_y • -- — _ No. 5.

Name

Ad/unSf Moses S. K i n g Solninon Lorlge TTo.lOfand W i c h i t a Lodge NO99 • Com.on F l n a n c R ,

Chairman 1 8 7 6 .

Com.on C r e d f i n t i a l s , IM^. Com.on A p p l i c a t i o n s . C h a i r m a n 1 8 6 5 . Com.on C o n s t i t u t i o n and B y - L a w s , 1 8 6 9 . Com, on R e v i s i o n , 1 8 7 7 , 1 8 7 8 . Com.on S r l B v a n c e s . Chairman 1 8 7 0 .

XJ N o . 6.

1898-99

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

345

As the system now stands, there are employed in the individual record 64,296 cards, and in the alphabetical list of lodges, 5,900; a total of over 70,000 cards. I n order to prepare this system, it was necessary to h a v e a set of temporary cards, of which over 60,000 were used. On these temporary cards the record of each individual was completed, before a n y t h i n g was transcribed upon the cards which constitute the record as it now stands. There was, of course, one w a y to completely and accurately prepare this record, a n d t h a t was to t a k e the a n n u a l r e t u r n s of each lodge from its beginning, a n d p r e p a r e the cards therefrom, carefully checking the record throughout. W i t h a number of earlier lodges, this was impossible, for t h e reason t h a t the earlier years of Masonry in K a n s a s were w i t h o u t the system of records t h a t has since prevailed, and if t h e a n n u a l returns were ever made in any form, they were either lost or d e stroyed. Hence, it became necessary to take the w r i t t e n records of twenty-seven lodges, a n d read those records from the beginning of the lodge down to the time of the first a n n u a l returns, m a k i n g up the individual card records therefrom. I n the process of t h i s work, there was employed a case of pigeon-holes, w h i c h is s h o w n in illustration No. 7:

iSgS-gg.

Git AND LODGE OF KANSAS.

347

cards which appeared in the pigeon-hole under the small letter were first examined, and if the individual's n a m e was there found, his record was completed, and the card was taken out of the small pigeon-hole and placed in t h e large one. So in turn, when deaths, expulsions or suspensions appeared in the record, the cards were taken out of the pigeon-holes below and thrown in the pigeonholes above, under the proper heading, as sho^vn in the illustration. By this process, each individual's record was carefully sifted, from the beginning of the lodge down to either the present time or the termination of his connection with the lodge. As m a y be readily appreciated, this work revealed m a n y errors in lodge records. M a n y names appeared without apparently a n y authority therefor. Again, m a n y names were subsequently dropped, without cause or reason therefor. This necessitated a n immense a m o u n t of correspondence to correct these errors, and, in fact, there were not more t h a n fifteen or twenty lodges in the entire State, to whom some communication did not have to be addressed, relative to an imperfection in their records. After the annual returns of each lodge had been examined, and the cards prepared as above described, they were removed from the pigeon-hole case, placed in alphabetical order, notation m a d e of missing data, and these cards filed away until the missing information could be furnished, and the time arrive for transcribing on the permanent cards. E v e r y lodge borne upon the roster of the Grand Lodge was so treated, u n t i l the accumulated mass of 60,000 cards was ready to be transcribed. These temporary cards'were first transcribed upon the salmon colored cards for the alphabetical record, as shown in Illustration No. 1, above. After this work had been completed, in the case of all the lodges in the jurisdiction, the 60,000 temporary cards were then p u t together, irrespective of lodge membership, and assorted alphabetically by names. This labor required the use of twentyfour sets of alphabetical pigeon-holes, and employed the time of four persons constantly for a period of over two weeks. W h e n this alphabetical distribution of the 60,000 cards had been made, then the work of transcribing upon the white cards was begun, from which was derived the individual record, as shown in Illustrations Nos. 2 and 3. W h e n this work had all been completed, i t then became necessary to take the file of Grand Lodge Proceedings and therefrom to compile the individual d a t a as to official position or committee service in the Grand Lodge, as shown in Illustrations Nos. 4, 5 and 6. W h e n this point was reached, it became necessary to employ additional help, for the system would have been valueless, if the u t m o s t care had not b e e n , employed in its preparation. I t required 427 days for two persons to write the temporary cards. I n a s m u c h as a dual record in p a r t was made from these temporary cards, and, inasmuch.

348

PROCEEDllfas

OF THE

February,

further, as more time was of necessity consumed in transcribing than in preparing the original card, it would have taken two persons nearly two years to have transcribed these temporary cards. In the meantime, the record for these two years would have accumulated, and the system would never have been brought up to date. The number of letters which it became necessary to write to Secretaries, in order to obtain the missing data, consumed the entire time of one person for thirty days, and even then it was impossible to obtain intelligent replies to specific questions. This multiplied the number of letters that it was necessary to write, and in some cases, even then, after appealing to both Master and Secretary, I failed to obtain answer, to so simple a question as, "When and how did A. B. become a member of your lodge?" In several cases, in answer to such inquiries, I received the highly intelligent reply, "Admitted." In a number of cases, where records were imperfect, I asked, "When and wliy was A.B. suspended or dropped from your rolls?" to which I received the equally satisfactory reply, " Suspended." In all such cases I repeated my inquiries, and tried haW to have the record absolutely perfect in every respect, but I regret tQ say that either the indifference or gross incompetency of some few of the Secretaries thwarted me in this purpose, and I was unable to obtain satisfactory answers to simple questions. My work in this connection revealed other conditions, which I mention as a rriatter of information, and not as having any bearing whatever upon the preparation of the register. I have discovered a number of instances where Masters have been elected who never have served as Wardens. A great many lodges have practiced conferring of degrees without waiting the statutory time. Many lodges have dropped members for one cause or another, and in one case I was informed that a prior Secretary had dropped a number of names because he did not want to pay Grand Lodge dues upon them. Of the sixty-eight defunct lodges, I was able to obtain data in the cases of flfty-nine. There are nine defunct lodges, however, concerning which I could not secure any information whatever, and was therefore unable to make any entry upon the registry in connection with their membership. To give something of an idea of the number of errors which I discovered, I give herewith a memorandum of some of the missing data discovered in this work:

1898-99-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

349

INITIATIONS—

N u m b e r of dates missing N u m b e r of dates subsequently furnished N u m b e r of dates still missing

1,825 948 877

PASSINGS—

N u m b e r of dates missing. N u m b e r of dates subsequently furnished N u m b e r of dates still missing

1,185 859 326

BAISINGS—

N u m b e r of dates missing N u m b e r of dates subsequently furnished N u m b e r of dates still missing.

533 392 141

ADMISSIONS—

N u m b e r of dates missing N u m b e r of dates subsequently furnished N u m b e r of dates still missing

325 253 72

DiMISSIONS —

N u m b e r of dates missing N u m b e r of dates subsequently furnished N u m b e r of dates still missing

319 218 101

SUSPENSIONS AND E X P U L S I O N S —

N u m b e r of dates missing N u m b e r of dates subsequently furnished N u m b e r of dates still missing D K O P P B D Wia?HOUT S H O W I N G C A U S E

Subsequently accounted for.. -. R e m a i n i n g unaccounted for

195 151 44 785

444 341

N A M E S P L A C E D ON E O L L W I T H O U T S H O W I N G H O W M E M B E B S H i p WAS A C Q U I R E D 832

Subsequently accounted for R e m a i n i n g unaccounted for DEATHS RBPOBTED WITHOUT DATES

Subsequently accounted for R e m a i n i n g unaccounted for RBSTOBATION REPORTED W I T H O U T D A T E S

Subsequently accounted for R e m a i n i n g unaccounted for

481 351 79

33 46 72

45 27

There have been twenty-seven lodges whose records have been burned. This entire systein has been transported to this Communication of the Grand Lodge, to the end t h a t all w h o m a y desire shall have opportunity to examine it, a n d become convinced of its rem a r k a b l e a n d extraordinary values. I t s continuance in the future will involve considerable aditional labor. These facts relative to t h e preparation of this record and t h e individual expense which I have incurred, is unreservedly set before you for your consideration.

350

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

AJfNUAL, BBTUBNS.

Reports have been received from all lodges except Delaware, No. 96; E q u i t y , No. 131; Pomona, No. 138; Signal, No. 141; Charity, No. 26.3, and Glen E l d e r , No. 294. Reports from Easton, No. 45, a n d Center, No. 147, were received J a n u a r y 29th, b u t w e r e returned for correction. A t the time of closing this report, F e b r u a r y 1st, the report from No. 147 has not been received; t h a t from No. 45 has been received, b u t too late to be included in the report. The Grand Secretary is therefore unable to nialje a complete report a t this time, owing to the failure of the foregoing lodges to t r a n s m i t their reports within the time specified by law. A n u m b e r of reports were found in error; however, they were returned to the Secretaries, and tlie necessary corrections were made. The reports now on file for 1898, tlierefore, are all correct. In tlie report of the Grand Secretary one year ago a recomm e n d a t i o n was m a d e , w h i c h was adopted by this Grand Lodge, instructing all Secretaries to t r a n s m i t their booli of a n n u a l returns to the office of the Grand Secretary a t the close of the year 1898, for verification and correction. Up to February 1, 1899, thirty-nine lodges h a v e failed to forward their book of a n n u a l returns to this office. A m o n g these are a number whose Secretaries claim t h a t they are unable to find any book of a n n u a l returns, a n d were not aware, in fact, of any such book being in existence. They inform me, however, t h a t they will m a k e diligent search and see if the book can be found. Time has not permitted an exa m i n a t i o n of these books prior to this A n n u a l Communication, a n d it will therefore be necessary for the Grand Secretary to subm i t a report relative thereto a t the next A n n u a l Communication. At the time of m a k i n g report to Grand Lodge a t the last Ann u a l Communication, eight lodges had failed to pay their dues for 1897, since which time all except Glen Elder, No. 294, h a v e paid t h e i r back dues. This lodge has also failed to send in dues a n d report for 1898. UNPAID DUES FOK 1897. No.

Name.

Amount.

294 Glen E l d e r

$9 00 UNPAID DUES FOB. 1898.

No.

45 61 79 96 lOl 131 138 141

Name.

Easton LaCygne Corinthian Delaware Euclid Fontana Pomona Signal

Amount.

No.

$21 75 33 75 51 00

147 150 157 263 294325 331 347

23 25

Name.

Center Wellington Haven Charity Glen E l d e r Bluff City Hoisington Spivey

Amount.

$ 66 00 86 25 27 00 13 60 39 00 26 25

1898-99.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

351

SUMMARY O F A N N U A L R E T U R N S F O B Y E A R E N D I N G

DECEMBER

31, 1898. N u m b e r of m e m b e r s December 31,1897 Number Number Number Number Number Number

Increase. initiated passed raised admitted restored m e m b e r s lodges U. D

Number Number Number Number

dimitted died suspended expelled

19,888 1,131 1,054

1,037 496 173 .41= 1,747

Decreane.

N e t gain N u m b e r members December 31,1898 .

791 245 486 10= 1,5.32 215 20,103

The above s u m m a r y includes t h e m e m b e r s h i p of the following lodges as shown by the reports for 1897, as their a n n u a l reports had not at this time (February 1,1899) been received by the Grand Secretary: Easton, No. 45; Delaw;are, No. 96; E q u i t y , No. 131; Pomona, No. 138; Signal, No. 141; Center, No. 147; Charity, No. 263, a n d Glen Elder, No. 294. During the y e a r .$7,288.21 has been expended by the lodges in this jurisdiction for charitable purposes. Fraternally submitted, A L B E B T K. W I L S O N , Orand Secretary.

352

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

SOHEDUIiE " A . "

B e i n g t h e a m o u n t of dues returned b y subordinate lodges for the y e a r ending December 31,1898: 'i^dgt â&#x20AC;¢ Gr. Lodge Masonic No. Dnes. UovneWund. 1 $ 24 00 $ 12 00 38 00 76 00 2 60-25 3 120 50 6 00 4 12 00 47 00 94 00 6 46 75 93 50 6 36 50 73 00 7 89 50 . 44 75 8 26 75 53 50 9 26 00 52 00 10 11 75 23 50 11 48 50 12 97 00 14 25 13 28 50 7 00 14 14 00 23 00 46 00 15 33 50 67 00 16 79 50 159 00 17 26 25 52 50 18 31 50 63 00 19 8 75 17 50 20 14 00 21 28 00 10 50 21 00 22 15 00 30 00 23 29 75 59 50 24 11 25 22 50 25 8 75 17 50 26 9 50 19 00 27 5 00 10 00 28 7 25 14 50 29 9 25 '18 50 30 4 50 9 00 31 10 50 21 00 32 14 75 29 50 33 8 75 17 50 34 32 00 64 00 35 28 00 56 00 36 20 25 40 50 37 12 25 24 50 38 19 25 38 50 39 5 50 11 00 40 4 75 9 50 41 35 50 71 00 42 16 75 33 50 43 19 25 44 38 50 7 25 14 50 46 6 75 13 50 47 9 25 18 50 48 7 75 15 50 49 10 75 21 50 50 61 50 122 50 51 11 25 52 22 50

Carried

Total. $ 36 00 114 00 180 75 18 00 141 00 140 25 109 50 134 25 80 25 78 00 35 25 145 50 42 75 21 00 69 00 100 50 238 50 78 76 94 50 26 25 42 00 31 50 45 00 89 25 33 75 26 25 28 50 15 00 21 75 27 75 13 50 3i 50 44 25 26 25 96 00 84 00 60 75 36 75 57 75 16 50 14 25 106 50 50 25 57 75 21 75 ^0 25 27 75 23 25 32 25 184 00 33 75

Lodge Gr. Lodge Masonic Total. No. Dues. Home Fund.. 53 $ 31 50 $ 15 75 $ 47 26 16 50 8 25 24 75 64 42 50 21 25 63 75 65 21 00 10 50 31 60 56 23 50 11 75 35 25 67 101 50 50 76 162 26 68 11 50 5 75 17 26 59 62 00 31 00 93 00 60 21 00 10 50 31 60 62 44 50 22 25 66 75 63 19 50 9 75 29 26 64 19 50 9 75 29 25 65 36 50 18 26 54 76 66 33 00 16 50 49 50 67 19 50 9 75 29 25 68 33 50 16 75 50 26 69 36 50 . 18 25 54 75 70 25 50 12 75 38 26 71 9 00 4 50 13 50 72 34 00 51 00 17 00 73 17 00 8 50 25 50 74 31 50 47 25 15 75 75 32 50 16 25 48 75 76 19 00 28 50 9 50 77 21 50 10 76 32 25 78 44 00 22 00 66 00 80 13 50 6 75 20 25 81 14 50 22 00 7 60 82 13 50 20 25 6 75 83 17 50 8 76 26 25 84 29 00 43 50 14 50 85 34 00 51 00 17 00 86 17 50 26 25 8 75 87 42 50 21 25 63 76 88 25 50 12 75 38 25 89 80 00 120 00 40 00 90 34 00 17 00 51 00 91 10 00 5 00 15 00 92 57 00 85 76 28 75 93 79 50 53 00 26 50 94 39 00 58 60 19 60 95 56 50 84 75 28 25 97 33 50 16 75 50 25 98 236 50 157 00 78 50 99 33 00 16 50 49 60 100 51 00 26 50 76 50 102 64 00 32 00 96 00 103 31 00 15 60 46 50 104 28 00 14 00 42 00 105 50 00 25 00 75 00 106 107 85 00 42 50 127 50

^.4066 00

$2033 75 $ 6099 75

1898-99.

QRANV

LODGE

Lodge Or. Lodge Masonic. Total. • No. Dues. Home Fund $4066 00 $2033 75 $6099 75 13 50 6 75 20 26 108 8 00 4 00 12 00 109 51 00 34 00 17 00 110 14 00 42 00 28 00 111 14 00 7 00 21 00 112 54 00 36 00 18 00 113 16 50 49 50 33 00 114 8 00 23 00 16 00 115 22 50 11 25 33 75 116 43 25 129 75 '86 50 117 24 00 16 00 8 00 118 39 50 19 76 59 25 119 20 75 62 25 41 50 120 16 25 32 50 48 75 121 10 26 30 76 20 50 122 6 25 18 76 12 50 123 9 60 19 00 28 50 124 34 60 11 50 23 00 125 4 50 13 50 9 00 126 12 50 6 26 18 75 127 30 25 90 75 • 60 50 128 71 25 47 50 • 23 75 129 6 75 20 25 130 , 13 50 45 00 16 00 132 " 30 00 39 25 116 75 77 50 133 23 50 47 00 70 50 134 12 50 6 25 18 75 135 15 75 47 26 31 50 136 41 25 13 75 27 50 137 13 00 39 00 26 00 139 134 25 89 50 44 75 140 39 00 117 00 78 00 142 14 50 • 43 50 29 00 143 21 25 42 50 63 75 144 49 50 24 76 74 26 145 19 25 38 50 57 75 146 16 50 8 25 24 75 148 9 50 19 00 28 50 149 16 00 48 00 32 00 151 52 50 35 00 17 60 162 5 75 ' 11 50 17 25 153 15 50 46 50 31 00 154 9 25 18 50 27 75 155 14 00 28 00" 42 00 156 19 00 ' 57 00 38 00 158 12 75 38 25 25 50 159 13 76 41 25 27 50 160 12 75 25 50 38 25 161 36 00 18 00 54 00 162 13 76 41 25 27 50 163 19 00 9 50 28 60 164 24 00 12 00 36 00 165 20 00 10 00 30 00 166 35 50 17 75 53 25 167 Carried

i orward

KANSAS.

353

Lodge Gr. Lodge Masonic Total. No. Dues, Home Fund. 168 $ 22 00 $ 11 00 $ 33 00 24 50 12 25 . 36 75 169 21 00 10 50 170 31 50 49 00 24 60 171 73 50 40 00 • 20 00 60 00 172 22 50 11 25 173 33 76 40 00 20 00 60 00 174 13 50 6 75 175 20 25 22 00 11 00 176 33 00 21 50 10 75 32 25 177 15 50 7 75 178 23 26 31 60 15 75 179 47 25 10 00 5 00 180 15 00 9 00 4 60 181 13 50 17 00 8 50 182 25 50 9 50 4 75 183 14 26 14 26 42 75 184 • 28 50 23 00 11 50 185 34 50 24 00 12 00 186 36 00 66 00 33 00 99 00 187 29 00 14 60 188 43 50 36 00 18 00 54 00 189 27 50 13 7541 25 190 20 00 10 00 • 30 00 191 16 50 8 25 24 75 192 17 00 8 50 25 50 193 36 00 17 50 194 62 5Q 24 50 12 25 36 75 195 16 60 8 25 24 76 196 10 00 . 5 00 15 00 197 16 50 7 76 198 23 25 34 50 17 25 61 75 199 37 00 18 50 55 50 200 18 00 9 00 201 27 00 23 00 11 50 34 50 202 36 00 18 08 203 54 00 24 60 12 25 36 75 204 34 00 17 00 205 51 00 19 00 9 50 206 28 50 11 50 6 75 17 25 207 8 50 4 25 208 12 76 18 50 9 25 27 75 209 9 50 4 76 210 14 25 13 00 6 50 19 50 211 212 • 13 60 6 75 20 25 28 00 14 00 42 00 213 9 00 4 50 214 13 50 12 00 6 00 215 18 00 26 50 13 25 39 75 216 29 00 14 50 217 43 50 13 50 . 6 75 20 25 218 15 00 7 50 22 50 219 16 60 7 75 220 23 25 9 00 4 50 13 50 221 48 00 24 00 222 72 00 $7016 50 $3510 00 *10,526 50

PjiOCEEDINGS

354 Lodge No.

223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277

OF THE

February,

Lodge Gr. Lodge Masoiiic Gr. lyOdge Masonic Total. Total. Dues. IJome I'^und. No. J>ues. TTome Fund. 278 $ 12 00 $ 6 00 $ 18 00 $7016 50 $3510 00 $10,526 50 10 50 5 25 15 75 14 00 7 00 21 00 279 6 25 12 50 18 75 9 00 4 50 13 50 280 124 00 62 00 186 00 15 50 281 8 00 23 50 5 00 8 00 10 00 15 00 4 00 12 00 282 6 25 12 50 18 75 15 50 7 75 23 25 2&3 12 50 6 25 18 75 8 50 • 4 25 12 75 284 13 25 26 50 39 75 6 50 3 25 9 75 285 16 25 12 50 32 50 48 75 286 6 25 18 75 26 25 52 50 78 75 16 50 8 25 24 75 287 15 75 31 50 47 25 15 00 288 7 50 22 50 • 22 50 11 25 33 75 21 00 10 50 289 31 50 13 00 26 00 39 00 15 50 7 75 23 25 290 10 50 31 50 21 00 21 50 10 75 32 25 291 6 50 13 00 19 50 12 50 6 25 18 75 292 24 00 12 00 36 00 18 50 9 25 293 27 75 8 50 17 00 25 50 14 00 7 00 21 00 295 3 25 9 75 296 6 50 13 00 6 50 19 50 8 75 26 25 35 50 17 75 17 50 53 25 297 6 50 19 50 13 00 20 00 10 00 30 00 298 6 00 18 00 26 00 13 00 12 00 39 00 299 9 50 19 00 28 50 .300 16 00 8 00 24 00 26 00 13 00 , 39 00 12 50 •6 25 18 75 301 10 00 20 00 30 00 • 302 12 00 6 00 18 00 14 75 '29 50 44 25 83 00 41 50 124 50 303 8 75 26 25 17 50 17 50 8 75 . 26 25 304 6 75 20 25 13 50 6 75 13 50 20 25 305 8 25 24 75 16 50 •23 50 11 75 35 25 306 14 75 29 50 44 25 41 50 21 00 62 50 307 7 00 21 00 14 00 13 50 6 75 20 25 308 '6 50 13 00 19 50 15 00 7 50 22 50 309 9 50 19 00 28 50 19 50 9 75 29 25 310 10 50 21 00 31 50 45 00 22 50 67 50 311 5 75 17 25 11 50 7 00 3 50 10 50 312 17 50 • 8 75 26 25 11 50 5 75 17 25 313 15 00 45 00 4 25 12 75 30 00 8 50 314 • 16 (X) 8 00 24 00 14 00 7 00 21 00 315 8 00 16 00 24 00 16 50 8 25 24 75 316 9 25 • 18 50 16 00 27 75 8 00 24 00 317 4 25 8 50 12 75 9 00 4 50 13 50 318 5 00 10 00 24 00 15 00. 319 16 00 8 00 12 50 6 25 18 75 21 00 10 50= 31 50 320 15 75 34 50 . 17 25 31 60 47 25 51 76 321 14 25 28 50 42 75 45 00 22 50 67 50 322 9 75 19 50 10 50 5 25 29 25 15 75 323 9 75 19 50 29 25 23 00 11 50 34 50 324 11 00 22 00 54 00 27 00 33 00 81 00 326 13 25 26 50 39 75 21 00 10 50 31 50 327 24 75 74 25 10 25 49 50 20 50 30 75 328 20 75 41 50 62 25 14 50 7 25 21 75 329 8 75 26 25 10 00 17 50 20 00 30 00 330 15 25 46 75 8 50 4 25 12 76 30 50 332 22 00 11 00 10 25 30 75 33 00 20 50 333 8 25 24 75 12 00 6 00 16 50 . 18 00 334 8 25 24 50 12 25 16 50 24 75 36 75 335

Carried

foi•ward

9305 50 $4655 00 $]L3.960 50

Q-EAND LODOE

-99Lodge JVo.

836 .337

338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345

Ch\ Lodr/e Masonic Dues. HomeFimd.

mnini -"""'•

$9305 50 $4655 00 $18,960 50 7 75 28 25 15 50 5 00 15 00 10 00 8 00 24 00 16 00 3 25 9 75 6 50 . 5 00 15 00 10 00 8 00 24 00 16 00 10 25 30 75 20 50 5 50 16 50 11 00 9 50 28 50 19 00 8 50 25 50 17 00

355

KANSAS.

I-jOdqe Gr. Lodge MasoiUc No. Dues. Home Fund.

346 348 349 850 351 852 358 354 355 356 357

Total

$ 11 50 • $ 5 75 $ 17 25 19 50 9 75 29 25 17 00 8 50 25 50 12 00 6 00 18 00 21 50 10 75 . 32 25 12 00 6 00 18 00 12 00 6 00 18 00 15 50 7 75 23 25 15 00 7 50 22 50 13 00 6 50 19 50 10 00 5 00 15 00 $9606 00 $4805 25 $ 14,411 25

SOHEDTJLB " B . "

A m o u n t of dues returned by lodges for year ending December 31,1894: No.

Name.

Amount.

313 Bluft City

$ 24 60 SCHEDULE

"C."

A m o u n t of dues returned by lodges for year ending December 81, 1896: No.

Name.

Amount.

313 Bluff City

$ 11 00 SCHEDULE

"D."

A m o u n t of dues returned by lodges for year ending December 81,1897: No.

290 214 350 121

Name.

Amount.

Paradise Sincerity Olive Woodson

$ 17 9 13 35

00 00 00 00

No.

N'ame.

68 Hiram 14 Oskaloosa 101 Euclid

SCHEDULE

A tnount.

$ 19 50 19 50 19 50

"B."

A m o u n t of dispensation fees for y e a r ending December 31, 1898: - • U. D.

Name.

u. D. Turon u. D. Sylvan Grove Total

Location.

Turon Sylvan Grove

SCHEDULE

ATnount.

$ 20 00 20 00 $ 40 00

"F."

A m o u n t of c h a r t e r fees for yea;r ending December 31,1898: No.

Name.

355 C h a u t a u q u a 356 "Wellsville 357 . Alta V i s t a Total

Amount.

$2000 20 00 20 00 $6000

356

PROCBEDINQS

OF THE

February,

ToPEKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 2,1899. A. K . WiLSOi^, Grand In accowit

Secretary, with M.-.W.-. G R A N D L O D G E O F K A N S A S . CASH AOOOUNT.

Dr. Received account appropriation stationery and p r i n t i n g . $ 100 00 Received account appropriation rent G r a n d Secretary's oflBce, library a n d vault 360 00 Received account appropriation postage a n d e x p r e s s . . . 400 00 Received account appropriation incidental e x p e n s e s . . .. 200 00 Received account appropriation library expenses 100 00 Received account appropriation for binding 100 00 Received from lodges, a s per Schedule " A " 14,411 25 Received from lodges, a s per Schedule " B " 24 60 Received from lodges, as .per Schedule " C " 11 00 Received from lodges, a s per Schedule " D " 132 50 Received from lodges, as per Schedule " E " 40 00 Received from lodges, a s per Schedule " F " 60 00 Received from miscellaneous accounts 15 60 Total

$15,944 95

WABBANT ACCOUNT, GENEBAL FUND.

A m o u n t d r a w n on G r a n d Treasurer, account General F u n d , W a r r a n t s Nos. 330 to 384 inclusive $15,423 44

WABBANT ACCOUNT, CHARITY FUND.

A m o u n t d r a w n on Grand Treasurer, account Charity F u n d , W a r r a n t s Nos. 101 to 111 inclusive $

115 00

1898-99.

On AND LODGE OF KANSAS.

357

ToPEKA, K A N . , F e b r u a r y 2, 1899. M.-.W.-. G B A N D L O D G E O P K A N S A S ,

In account ivith A. K. W I L S O N , Orand

Secretary.

C A S H AOOOUNT.

1899 J a n . 9.—Paid E. B . Torrington, Grand Treasurer $ .Tan. 12.—Paid R. B . Torrington, Grand Treasurer J a n . 21.—Paid E . B . Torrington, Grand Treasurer J a n . 21.—Paid E. E. Torrington, Grand Treasurer J a n . 24.—Paid E. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer Feb. 2.—Paid E. E . Torrington, Grand Treasurer ... P a i d acc't appropriat'n stationery and printing. Paid acc't appropriation rent Grand Secretary's oiHce, library and vault ' P a i d acc't appropriation postage and express. . P a i d acc't appropriation incidental expenses . . P a i d acc't appropriation library expenses P a i d acc't appropriation binding Total

Gr, 2,468 69 2,985 50 4,689 75 2,955 75 300 00 1,523 73 99 15 350 00 311 62 199 61 2 60 58 65

$15,944 95

W A B B A N T AOOOUNT, G E N E R A L F t T N D .

Paid account salary Grand Master. % 800 P a i d account salary Grand Treasurer 500 Paid account salary Grand Secretary 1,800 Paid account salary c h a i r m a n Com. on Correspondence. 300 Paid account salary Custodians 150 E x p . Custodians a t t e n d i n g State School of I n s t r u c t i o n . . 54 Printing Proceedings 1898 1,213 Postage and express appropriation 400 Incidental expenses, appropriation 200 Expense rent of office, library and vault, appropriation . 350 E x p e n s e stationery and printing, appropriation 100 Expense Grand Lodge library, a.ppropriation 100 E x p e n s e binding, appropriation 100 E x p e n s e Council of Administration 25 S u n d r y accounts allowed by Grand Master 823 Appropriations allowed by Grand Lodge 6,456 P a y roll 1898 2,050 Total

00 00 00 00 00 60 26 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 92 24 22

$15,423 44

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E E P O R T .OF I i I B B A R I A N . To the M.\ W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas : Owing to the v a s t a m o u n t of labor necessary in completing t h e registry during the p a s t year, b u t little attention was given to t h e work of the library, except to have bound the Proceedings and laws of other G r a n d Jurisdictions. D u r i n g the y e a r the following were bound in uniform style w i t h t h e books a l r e a d y in the library: One volume L a w s of Minnesota, P e n n s y l v a n i a , E n g l a n d and N o r t h Dakota. One volume L a w s of Louisiana, Iowa, I d a h o and Maryland. One volume L a w s of California, N e b r a s k a , W a s h i n g t o n and Michigan. ' One volume L a w s of Tasmania, N e w York, Texas and Florida. One volume L a w s of Virginia, Quebec and Illinois. One volume each of the Proceedings 'of the following Grand L o d g e s : A l a b a m a , Arizona, A r k a n s a s , California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, I d a h o , Illinois, I n d i a n a , I n d i a n Territory, I o w a , K e n t u c k y , Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, N e v a d a , N e w H a m p s h i r e , N e w Jersey, N e w Mexico, N e w York, N o r t h Carolina, N o r t h Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, E h o d e Island, South Carolina, S o u t h Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U t a h , Vermont, Virginia, W a s h i n g t o n , W e s t Virginia, Wisconsin, W y o m i n g , British Columbia, Canada, Manitoba, N o v a Scotia, Quebec. I would recommend t h a t sufHcient appropriation be m a d e a t this C o m m u n i c a t i o n for the purchase of a n u m b e r of s t a n d a r d m a s o n i c works a n d for the binding of some miscellaneous magazines, periodicals, etc. D u r i n g the y e a r there have been a d d e d to the Grand Lodge library t h e following: H i s t o r y of W a r r e n Lodge, No. 2, Maine. Proceedings of the Supreme Council of the A n c i e n t a n d Accepted Scottish Rite, N o r t h e r n Jurisdiction. Proceedings G r a n d Chapter, R. A. M., K a n s a s , 1898. Proceedings Grand Council, R. & S. M., K a n s a s , 1898. F r e e m a s o n r y in Greece. S m i t h s o n i a n Report, 1890. J e w e l s of Masonic Oratory, by L. S. Myler. General Grand Council, R. & S. M., 1897. Masonic Ceremonials, Grand Lodge of U t a h , 1898. G r a n d Chapter, O. B . S., 1898. Vol. V, Grand Chapter, R. A. M., K a n s a s , 1894r-97.

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Alabama—8 vols., 1853-1897.' Arizona—2 vols., 1882-1897. Arkansas—7 vols., 1856-1897. California—14 vols., 1858-1897. Colorado—8 vols., 1861-1897. Connecticut—10 vols., 1789-1894, 1897. Dakota—2 vols., 1875-1889. Delaware—5 vols., 1857-1897. District of Columbia—9 vols., 1847-1896. Florida—7 vols., 1830-1898. Georgia—7 vols., 1867-1897. Idaho—5 vols., 1867-1897. Illinois—14 vols., 1840-1897. Indiana—10 vols., 1817-1845; 1854-1897. Indian Territory—4 vols., 1874^1897. Iowa—13 vols., 1844-1894, 1897. Kentucky—15 vols., 1800-1814; 1857-1897. Louisiana—13 vols., 1854-1897. Maine—13 vols., 1820-1897. Maryland—16 vols., 1851; 1858-1897. Massachusetts—15 vols., 1733-1792; 1858-1897. Michigan—12 vols., 1827-1860; 1848-1897. Minnesota—8 vols., 1853-1898. Missouri—13 vols., 1821-1840; 1853-1897. Mississippi—13 vols., 1818-1852; 1857-1897. Montana—6 vols., 1866-1897. Nebraska—7 vols., 1857-1897. Nevada—7 vols., 1865-1897. N e w Hampshire—9 vols., 1842-1897. N e w Jersey—12 vols., 1786-1897. New Mexico—4 vols., 1877-1897. New York—14 vols., 1781-1815; 1816-1827; 1846-1897. North Carolina—9 vols., 1855-1897. North Dakota—2 vols., 1889-1894, 1895. Ohio—12 vols., 1808-1897. i Oklahoma—2 vols., 1893-4; 1895-7. Oregon—11 vols., 1857-1897. Pennsylvania—11 vols., 1730-1808; 1856-1897. " Rhode Island—5 vols., 1791-1820; 1852-1893. South Carolina—6 vols., 1857-1896. South Dakota—2 vols., 1890-1897. Tennessee—8 vols., 1813-1847; 1856-1898. Texas—16 vols., 1851-1897. Utah—5 vols., 1872-1898. Vermont—14 vols., 1794-1846; 1846, 1847, 1855-1896, 1897.

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Virginia—12 vols., 1778^1822; 1857-1860; 1866-1897. Washington—9 vols., 1858-1897. W e s t Virginia,—7 vols., 1865-1893, 1895. Wisconsin—12 vols., 1823-1897. Wyoming—4 vols., 1874-1897. BOUND P B 0 0 E E D I N G 9 POBEIGK GRAND LODGES.

British Columbia—3 vols., 1872-1897. Canada—10 vols., 1858-1897. Cuba—1 vol., 1877-1887,1893 and 1894. England—3 vols., 1874^1894. Manitoba—3 vols., 1875-1897. N e w Brunswick—2 vols., 1867-1894.. N o v a Scotia—7 vols., 1870-1897. N e w South Wales—1 vol., 1877-1894. N e w Zealand—1889-1894. South Australia—1886-1894. P r i n c e E d w a r d Island—1 vol., 1874-1894. Quebec—5 vols., 1869-1897. Scotland—3 vols., 1877-1894. Victoria—1 vol., 1889-1894. PROCEEDINGS

Alabama,. 1897. A r k a n s a s , 1897. Arizona, 1897. British Columbia, 1898. California, 1898. Canada, 1898. Colorado, 1898. Connecticut, 1898. Delaware, 1898. District of Columbia, 1897. E n g l a n d , 1898. Florida, 1898. Georgia, 1898. I d a h o , 1898. Illinois, 1898. I n d i a n a , 1898. . I n d i a n Territory, 1897. Iowa, 1898. I r e l a n d , 1898. K e n t u c k y , 1898. Louisiana, 1898. Maine, 1898. Manitoba, 1898.

{Pamphlet.)

Maryland, 1897. Massachusetts, 1898. Mexico, 1898. Michigan, 1897. Minnesota, 1898. Mississippi, 1898. Missouri, 1898. Montana, 1898. Nebraska, 1898. Nevada, 1898. N e w Brunswick, 1898. N e w H a m p s h i r e , 1898. N e w Jersey, 1898. N e w Mexico, 1898. N e w South- Wales, 1898. N e w York, 1898. N e w Zealand, 1898. North Carolina, 1898. N o r t h Dakota, 1898. N o v a Scotia, 1898. Ohio, 1898. Oklahoma, 1898. Oregon, 1898.

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Texas, 1898. U t a h , 1898. Vermont, 1898. Victoria, 1897. Virginia, 1897. Washington, 1898. W e s t Virginia, 1897. Wisconsin, 1898. Wyoming, 1895-97.

PBOCBBDINGS OTHEB MASOXIO GBAND BODIES.

Grand Chapter, B. A. M., 5 vols.,'1866-1897, pamphlets 1898. Grand Council, B. & S. M., 1 vol., 1867-1895, pamphlets 1895-8. Grand Commandery, K. T., 4 vols., 1868-1894, p a m p h l e t s 1895-8. Proceedings Grand E n c a m p m e n t , K. T. U. S., 3 vols., 1816-1856, 1871-1892. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS.

Masonic Eeview, Cincinnati, 26 vols. International Masonic Bevlew, 1 vol. International Masonic Eeview, 1 vol. Canadian Craftsman, P o r t Hope, Ontario, 4 vols. Masonic Chronicle, N e w York, 6 vols. Mackey's National Freemason, Washington, 2 vols. N e w Zealand Craftsman, Dunedin and Aukland, 4 vols. Masonic J o u r n a l , Portland, Me., 4 vols. Kansas Magazine, 4 vols. Freemason's Monthly Magazine, Boston, 4 vols. Masonic Advocate, Indianapolis, 6 vols. Mystic Star, 3 vols. Masonic Monthly, Boston, 3 vols. Western Freemason, I o w a City, 2 vols. Rough Ashler, B i c h m o n d , Va., 2 vols. Masonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Masonic Eclectic, N e w York, 1 vol. The Evergreen, Davenport, Iowa, 1 vol. Light, Topeka, 2 vols. The Keystone, Baleigh, N . C., 1 vol. The Ashler, Chicago and Detroit, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, F o r t W o r t h ; Texas Masonic Journal, Fort W o r t h , 1 vol. Ancient Craft Masonry, Cleveland, O.; Masonic World,"Ma^ sonic Age, Louisville, Ky., 1 vol. Freemason's Monthly, 1 vol.

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Masonic Guide, B i r m i n g h a m , Ala.; Symbolic Light, St. Paul; The Craftsman and Canadian Masonic Record, Hamilton, Ontario; T h e Liberal Freemason, Boston; The Michigan Freemason; The Compass, Star and Vidette, 1 vol. C a n a d i a n Masonic N e w s , Montreal, 1 vol. Centennial of Vermont, W a s h i n g t o n Lodge, Penn., 1 vol. The Jubilee, New York, 1 vol. H i s t o r y of K i n g Solomon's P r i m i t i v e Lodge, Troy, N.Y., 1 vol. Centennial Connecticut, 1 vol. Freem.asonry in Quebec, 1 vol. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry in M a r y l a n d , 1 vol. S u p r e m e Council of F r a n c e , 1 vol. H i s t o r y of Freemasonry in N e w York, 1 vol. Trestleboard, San Francisco, 7 vols. P o e t r y of Freemasonry (Rob. Morris), 1 vol. Our H o m e , Louisville, Ky., 1 vol. I o w a Masonry, Cedar Rapids, 1 vol. Masonic Jewel, Memphis, Tenn., 3 vols. Voice of Masonry, Chicago, 10 vols. K n i g h t Templar, Marion, Iowa, 1 vol. F i n a n c i a l Report Masonic Board of Relief, Chicago, 1872, Dedication Masonic Temple, B a l t i m o r e , I vol. A m e r i c a n Tyler, 8 vols. Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, O., .3 vols. Masonic Constellation, St. Louis, 3 vols. The Freemason, St. Louis, 3 vols. The Freemason, London, E n g l a n d , 3 vols. N a t i o n a l Freemason, W a s h i n g t o n , D. C , 2 vols. N a t i o n a l Freemason, N e w York, 1 vol. Masonic Trowel, Springfield, 111., 1 vol. The Evergreen, Dubuque, 1 vol. Anierican Freemason, N e w York; A m e r i c a n Freemason, Cincinnati, 1 vol. A u s t r a l a s i a n Keystone, 2 vols. South Australian Freemason, Adelaide, 1 vol. The Freemason, Sidney, Australia, 2 vols. Victorian Freemason, Melbourne, 1 vol. Corner Stone, New York, 4 vols. Freemason's Repository, Providence, 1 vol. Masonic Token, Portland, 1 vol. Texas Freemason, San Antonio, 2 vols. Masonic World, Boston, 1 vol. A m e r i c a n Mason, Chicago; Freemason's Journal, New York; Masonic-Record, St. Paul, 1 vol. Masonic Home Journal, Louisville, 2 vols. Masonic Newspaper, N e w York, 1 vol. Freemason's Journal, .New York, 2 vols.

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Master Mason, Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1 vol. Masonic Mirror, San Francisco, 1 vol. Herald of Masonry, K a n s a s City, 1 vol. Koyal Craftsman, Plainfleld, N e w .Jersey, 1 vol. The Square, N e w York, 1 vol. Illinois Freemason, 1 vol. Masonic Tidings, 1 vol. K a n s a s Freemason, 1 vol. Masonic Opinion, 1 vol. E a s t e r n Star, I vol. The Orient, 1 vol. Freemason and the Fez, I vol. I n d i a n Freemason, Calcutta, 1 vol. Pacific Mason, 1 vol. Square and Compass, 2 vols. Tidings from the Craft, 1 vol. The Lodge, Nevada, Iowa; The Freemason, Toronto, Canada; Ohio Freemason, Cleveland; L i g h t In Masonry, N e w York; The Advocate, Minneapolis; Masonic Truth, Boston; Masonic Tablet, L o n d o n ; Freemason's Monitor, H u n t i n g t o n , W. Va.; The Mystic Temple, N e w Y o r k ; Street's Monthly; Waco, T e x a s ; Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee. LAWS.

There are twenty-two bound volumes, containing Mackey's Jurisprudence, and the Constitutions, L a w s , Regulations, etc., of the following Grand Lodges : Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Canada, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, E n g l a n d , Florida, Georgia, I d a h o , Illinois, I n d i a n a , I n d i a n Territory, I o w a , ' K e n t u c k y , Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, N e w H a m p s h i r e , N e w Jersey, N e w Mexico, New York, N e w Zealand, North Carolina, North Dakota, N o v a Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince E d ward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Australia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin. M A S O N I C .TOUBNALS A N D P E R I O D I C A L S B B C E I V B D T H E P A S T Y E A B .

American Tyler, Detroit. Canadian Craftsman, Toronto. Masonic Advocate, Indianapolis. Masonic H o m e J o u r n a l , Louisville, K y . Masonic Chronicle, Columbus, Ohio. Masonic Review, Cincinnati.

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February,

Masonic Tidings, Milwaukee, W i s , Masonic Token, Portland, Me. N e w Zealand Craftsman, Wellington. Pacific Mason, Seattle, W a s h . S q u a r e and Conapass, Denver. Texas Freemason, S a n ' A n t o n i o and Houston. The Australasian K e y s t o n e , Melbourne. The E a s t e r n Star, I n d i a n a p o l i s . The Freemason a n d Fez, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Illinois F r e e m a s o n , Bloomington, .111. The I n d i a n F r e e m a s o n , Calcutta. Â° The K a n s a s F r e e m a s o n , W i c h i t a . The Masonic Chronicle, N e w York. The Masonic Constellation, St. Louis. The Masonic J o u r n a l , Portland, Me. The Masonic Sun, Toronto, Canada. The Orient, K a n s a s City, Mo. The Square a n d Compass, N e w Orleans. The Signet, Monticello, 111. The Sprig of Acacia, St. Louis, Mo. The Trestle Board, San Francisco. The Voice of Masonry, Chicago. Tidings From the Craft, Yorkville, S. C. MISCELLAlSrEOUS.

Tenth Report U. S. Civil Service Commission, 1893. H i s t o r y of E d u c a t i o n in M a r y l a n d . H i s t o r y of E d u c a t i o n in R h o d e Island. H i s t o r y of Masonry in Minnesota, 1895. R e p o r t Commissioner of E d u c a t i o n , 1891-2. Seventy-fifth A n n i v e r s a r y Grand Lodge of Maine, 1895. R e p o r t of IT. S. Civil Service, 1895. Swedenborg's W o r k s . Proceedings G r a n d Chapter, O. E . S., Kansas, 1895-6-7-8. Proceedings G r a n d Chapter, R. A. M., Illinois, 1895-6-7-8. Proceedings G r a n d Chapter, O. E . S., Oregon, 1895-6,1898. Proceedings G r a n d C o m m a n d e r y , K. T., Illinois, 1895-6-7. Proceedings G e n e r a l G r a n d Chapter, O. E. S., 1895. Dictionary of Classical L i t e r a t u r e and Antiquities. Massachusetts Lodge. Freemasonry in R h o d e I s l a n d . Masonic H i s t o r y a n d Digest ( M i t c h e l l ) , 2 vols. H i s t o r y of F r e e m a s o n r y a n d Concordant Orders. Masonry in R h o d e I s l a n d , Memorial Volume. Rules a n d Regulations of t h e Ohio Masonic H o m e . Celebration of the One H u n d r e d Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Massachusetts Lodge, 1770, Maj' 17,1895.

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Notes on Irish Freemasonry, by Bro. W . J. C H E T W O D E C B A W LET, L L . D., D. C. L., Senior Grand Deacon, Ireland. German Freemasonry in t h e Present E r a , b y G O T T H B L P GREINEB.

E a r l y History and Proceedings Grand Lodge New York, 17811815. Fraternally submitted, A L B E E T K. W I L S O N , Librarian.

R E P O E T OF C O U N C I L O F A D M I N I S T R A T I O N . R.-.W.-. CHARLES J. W E B B presented the* following report, which was, on motion of W.-. B r o . A. A. GARNAHAN, received and adopted: To the M.\ W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Council of Administration s u b m i t the following report: Council of Administration held b u t one meeting during t h e year, t h e minutes of which are as foUowg: "ToPEKA, K A N S A S , "Present: WILSON.

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S T O N E , L O O M I S , W E B B , HOISINGTOST

and

"Upon motion, M.\W.'. Bro. M A U E I C E L . S T O N E was elected chairman, a n d R.-.W.-. C H A E L E S J . W E B B was elected secretary. "On motion of Bro. W E B B , seconded b y Bro. H O I S I N G T O N , t h e

bonds of t h e Secretary and Treasurer were'made the same as heretofore, viz: t h a t of the Secretary $10,000, a n d t h a t of the Treasurer $30,000. " T h e bond of R.-.W.'. R O B E R T E . T O R E I N G T O N , Grand Treasurer, in the sum of $30,000, signed b y R. B . T O E E I N G T O N , as principal, and W . M A E T I N D A L E a n d C. H O O D , as sureties, was presented, and upon motion of Bro. H O I S I N G T O N , seconded by Bro. W E B B , the bond was approved. " T h e bond of R.-.W.'. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , as Grand Secretary, in the sum of $10,000, signed by A L B E R T K . W I L S O N , as principal, a n d P . I. B O N E B R A K B a n d S A M U E L T . H O W E , as sureties,

was presented, and upon motion of Bro. H O I S I N G T O N , seconded b y Bro. LooMis. the bond was approved. ' " T h e term of Bro. T H O M A S G . F I T C H , as Director in the K a n sas Masonic Home, having expired, upon motion of Bro. H . C. LooMis, THOMAS G . F I T C H w a s nominated, a n d upon motion, being seconded by Brp. H O I S I N G T O N , Bro. T H O M A S G . F I T C H w a s

unanimously elected ^s Director for a term of live years. "Communication from Bro. P. J . F R E L I N G , of Leavenworth, was i-ead, a n d verbal s t a t e m e n t was made b y Bro. A. K. W I L S O N , showing t h a t t h e condition of t h e m o n u m e n t erected by t h e

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Grand Lodge over t h e grave of M.-.W.-. Bro. R I C H A R D E . R B E S , was such as to require early repairs a n d partial renewal or reconstruction. Bro. HoisiNGTON moved t h a t a committee, consisting of Bros. W E B B and WILSOIJ^, be appointed to a c t in conjunction with a representative of t h e Leavenworth lodges, to investigate the condition of t h e m o n u m e n t , a n d if investigation prove t h a t t h e repairs needed were t h e result of faulty or improper construction, a n d immediate repairs were necessary, t h a t the committee were authorized to h a v e necessary repairs made under contract, a n d a t t h e expense of t h e G r a n d Lodge. " M i n u t e s read a n d approved by the Council. "Meeting adjourned." F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, C H A S . J. W E B B , Secretarjj Council of Administration. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 2 o'clock P . M.

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W E D N E S D A Y , F e b r n a r j - 15, 1899.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor a t 2 o'clock v. ji., after invocation b y t h e G r a n d Chaplain. All officers present. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON R E P O R T S OF G R A N D OFFICERS. W.-. B r o . BESTOR G . B R O W N , c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on

R e p o r t s of G r a n d Officers, p r e s e n t e d t h e following r e p o r t : To the M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: f Your committee to w h o m was referred the reports of t h e sevt e r a l officers of this M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge, respectfully beg leave to s u b m i t t h e following r e p o r t : This Grand Lodge h a s been so fortuilate as to enjoy m a n y creditable administrations. Consequent thereon, the pages of its history reveal m a n y p r a i s e w o r t h y reports, such as with this A n n u a l Communication will become a p a r t of its history. The brevity,

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conciseness and valuable recommendations of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master's address, inerit special mention. Couched in forcible phrases, well selected as to its topics, complete in its reference to the v i t a l interests of Symbolic Masonry in this jurisdiction, i t â&#x20AC;˘ forms a fitting conclusion to an administration t h a t merits t h e hearty approval of the Craft. W e recommend t h a t the m a t t e r of the unfortunate illness of the "W.-. Grand Tyler, and the appropriation suggested in connection therewith, be referred to tlie Committee on Finance, with the information, t h a t of the expenses heretofore incurred, one-third will be borne by the local bodies of Seneca, one-third by the M.'.B.-. Grand Chapter, B. A. M., of K a n s a s , and therefore presumably the remaining one-third by this M.-.W.', Grand Lodge. W e feel satisfled t h a t such further appropriations as m a y be in keeping witli the charitable spirit of this Grand Body to a faithful servant, will either be m a d e by the Committee on Finance and Mileage or by the Council of Administration, as the exigencies of tlie situation m a y demand. W e cordially endorse the expressions of the Grand Master with reference to the work of our R.-.W.*. Grand Secretary in the compilation and completion of the historical registry of this jurisdiction, and in connection with this subject respectfully refer to the recommendation liereinafter contained under the topic of the " G r a n d Secretary's Beport." W e approve the happy selection of a Grand Orator, and congratulate the Craft on having the opportunity to listen to the scholarly address which will be presented. W e recommend that the subject m a t t e r relating to the G r a n d Lodge of Peru be referred to the Committee on Correspondence; t h a t which pertains to lodges under dispensation be referred to the Committee on Lodges U. D. The constitution of lodges under charter, a t the hands of skilled craftsmen, as set forth in the Grand Master's report, is approved,as is also the appointment of those competent instructors who have received commissions as Assistant Lecturers. W e desire to especially commend the forcible r e m a r k s of the M.\W.'. Grand Master relative to the use by lodges of w h a t purports to be aids to the work, more commonly known as ciphers or keys. This practice is reprehensible, cannot be too strongly condemned, and if prevailing to a n y extent, merits rigid discipline a t the liands of this Grand Lodge or its executive officer. W e believe t h a t special dispensations granted to enable the degrees of Masonry to be conferred upon those who answered the country's call, is entitled to the heartiest approval, for certain i t is t h a t the cause of Masonry will never be disgraced by tlie possession of its mJ^steries, though received out of statutory time b y

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one who is willing to sacrifice the comforts of home, the profits of personal pursuits, and jeopardize his life in defense of that starry glory which to-day floats in both Orient and Occident as the sym- ' bol of those principles of liberty and equality upon which the very foundation stones of the masonic edifice rests. .^ Your committee cannot refrain from expressing surprise that there should be present in any portion of this jurisdiction a disposition to cheapen Masonry, as is contemplated in the request reported by the Grand Master for dispensation to confer the degrees for twenty dollars. His prompt and firm refusal to even entertain such a request merits warm approval. We recommend the approval of the action of the Grand Master in relation to Hancock Lodge, No. 311, recognizing that the peculiar structure of this lodge, composed almost entirely as it is of the nation's defenders, demands the special consideration and the fullest protection of this Grand Lodge. In line with the other meritorious ^cts of the Grand Master, the position taken relative to "begging circulars" is to be approved. It is a trite, but none the less forcible expression that "charity begins at home," and when that worthy virtue is employed as a cloak for the accumulation of funds to provide luxuries rather than necessities, it is an imposition upon the Craft. We are rather surprised that the official organ should have omitted reference to the edicts of the Grand Master relative to these "begging circulars," for that organ is usually found to be well in tune to sound both the notes of praise and warning. Your committee desires to especially commend the Grand Master upon confining his official decisions to so small a compass. The three decisions rendered are referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. Action relative to the laying of corner stones and the dedication of lodge halls is cordially approved. So much of the M.'.W.-. Grand Master's address as relates to Washington Memorial is heartily commended, being complete in the information relating to that subject, and wise in the matter of recommendation. We believe, however, that if this commendable ceremony receives the approval of the Craft at large, this jurisdiction should be represented by more than two brethren. We refer the financial matters of this topic to the Finance Committee, suggesting that this Grand Lodge authorize the appointment of five representatives, to consist of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master, the B.-.W.-. Deputy Grand Master, the B.'.W.-. Grand Secretary, and two Past Masters to be selected by the Council of Administration ; and that the necessary traveling expenses and maintenance of this delegation be borne by this Grand Lodge, and an appropriation be made to cover the same.

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The recommendation relative to t h e Kansas Freemason is heartily approved, and we recommend t h a t t h a t publication again be designated a s the official organ of this Grand Lodge. I t is fortunate indeed t h a t the M.-.W.-. Grand Master was able to pay official visitations to so large a number of lodges. Your cornmittee h a s no doubt b u t t h a t his skill as a n accomplished craftsman, h i s genial presence a n d affable bearing, h a s accomplished much in t h e development of those fraternal courtesies which should distinguish Masons everywhere, a n d which constitute t h e cement which we are charged to liberally a n d freely spread with the mystic trowel of our brotherhood. The reference to our deceased brethren will unquestionably have proper consideration a t the hands of the Necrology Committee, and t h a t portion of the Grand Master's address is referred to said committee. The comments upon t h e Masonic H o m e will appeal to t h e heart of every true Mason. Your committee is of t h e opinion t h a t in this history-making epoch of the great American Eepublic, enlarged and expanded as i t has been within the short period of a few months until it circles the globe, t h a t Masons should keep pace with the spirit of the times, and direct their efforts so t h a t this Organization, wMch has ever stood a s the bulwark of liberty and h u m a n i t y , m a y proclaim its principles in deed ratlier t h a n in words. There is much yet to be done to bring t h e proper dispensation of masonic charities within this jurisdiction to a state commensurate with its impulses, and w i t h t h e fidelity of its individual m e m b e r s to the principles of the Craft. Recognizing t h a t whatever differences m a y have existed in the p a s t have long since been laid aside, and t h a t a l l a r e now united in the common impulse of advancing this w o r t h y and commendable charity to the highest state of perfection, we recommend t h a t a t this Annvial CommuniQation, a special committee be appointed to consider such -ways and means a s m a y accomplish beyond peradventure the perpetuity of the Masonic H o m e of K a n s a s , in a c cordance with t h e plans and impulses which m a d e its establishm e n t possible. GRAND TBEASUEEB'S

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W e also recommend t h a t the financial portions of t h e report of Grand Secretary be referred to the Committee on Finance a n d Mileage. Relative to the Grand Secretary's report, we desire to convey to t h a t worthy officer our congratulations upon the completion of

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what is unquestionably the most desirable record that anj- Grand Jurisdiction in this country possesses. For the complete explanation of that system, concise and intelligent in all its details, he is entitled to thanlcs. There is no question but what an immense volume of special labor has been involved in the preparation of this registry, and your Committee has no doubt but that there is no brother in this Grand Ivodge who will attempt to contravert the fact that the laborer is worthy his hire. We recommend a special appropriation for the extra labor involved in the preparation of this registi'y, and that the subject tliereof and the consideration of its details be referred to the Committee on Finance. We recommend that that portion of the Librarian's report which refers to'the necessities of binding the documents in possession of this M.-.W.'. Grand Lodge, be referred to the Finance Committee for its consideration. In conclusion, your cornmittee feels constrained to convey its congratulations, both on behalf of itself and this Grand Lodge, to the Grand Officers for the intelligent, complete and satisfactory reports which it has been the pleasure of this committee to pass upon. Fraternally submitted, BESTOR G. BROWN, ADRIAN C SHERMAN, W. C. HOFFMEISTER, JAMEยง W. VINING, CHAS.- H. LAWRENCE, Committee. Upon motion of W.-. Bro. ALEX. A. SHARP, the report was adopted.

ADDRESS OF GRAND ORATOR. W.-. Bro. LUCIUS H . PERKINS, of 'No. 6, delivered the fol-

lowing address : The student of masonic history will become impressed with two things: First, that fact and fancy mingle as naturally in this world as oxygen and nitrogen, but with this important difference: no chemist or alchemist can segregate the original component parts; secondly, that the Craft throughout the world have a right to demand that scholarly Masons so temper their public utterances as to command the respect of those who are inclined to ridicule the Order and discredit its venerable antiquity. The Craft would escape some odium and a vast deal of error and confusion, if masonic authors and orators would leave off romancing and tell us what they mean by Masonry. The chief

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difficulty has arisen from a loose use of terms and a fanciful confusion of ideas. A devotee of the Craft sets about writing a h i s tory of Freemasonry, and loses his text in the first sentence, a n d proceeds to write a history of tlie philosophy of t r u t h and justice; love and charity. P B E S T O N says: " F r o m tlie comnnencement of the world we m a y trace the foundation of Masonry; ever since s y m m e t r y began and h a r m o n y displayed her charms, our Order has had a being." Does he refer to Freemasonry as it actually exists in the world, or to some abstract system of morals or pliilosophy ? Dr. A N D E R S O N , whom one would lil<e to believe, and is bound to respect, is satisfied with no beginning short of the Garden of Eden. An old m a n u s c r i p t in the Bodleian L i b r a r y a t Oxford a t t r i b u t e s the introduction of Masonry to a man from the jEast before t h e man from the West, the latter supposed to refer to A D A M . Dr. O L I V E R , the eminent divine and masonic historian, goes a step farther, and a s s e r t s : " F r e e m a s o n r y is L u x , and L u x is t h e true religion." "Our science existed before the creation of t h e world, and was diffused amidst the numerous systems with which the gi-and empyrean of universal space is furnished." There is no truth in the s t a t e m e n t t h a t Masonry is the t r u e religion. E v e r y well-informed Mason who is tolerably familiar with the English language and knows the m e a n i n g of words, knows t h a t Masonry is not religion. I t is founded on a belief in Deity, GOD, J E H O V A H ; i:)ut Christian and J e w , B u d d h i s t a n d Moslem, while a d h e r i n g to their own faith and exercising t h e i r several religious rites, m a y still join the r i g h t liand of fellowsliip a t our altar, and teach and practice our incomparable system of m o r a l philosophy. There is neither fairness, honesty nor good sense in the assertion t h a t F r e e m a s o n r y can be traced from the foundation of tlie world ; and an inquisition of insanity should be held over one w h o can seriously affirm t h a t a fraternity of h u m a n beings, bound together by solemn vows of m u t u a l service, and to teach b r o t h e r l y love, relief and t r u t h , and practice charity, "existed before t h e creation of the world and was diffused a m i d s t the numerous sy.stems with which the grand empyrean of universal space is furnished." T h a t is e m p t y rlietoric and all the more unpardonable, b e cause it comes from a great and good m a n , w h o claims to he writing from masonic tradition. There is no such tradition. If it were only given as some one's opinion, it would not necessarily expose the Order to ridicule. I will not endorse the criticism t h a t some e m i n e n t masonic writers have entertained a liigher regard for the sale of their own

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wares t h a n for the truth, b u t knowing the c h a r m of the mysterious a n d the roinantic, I can readily believe t h a t well-meaning m e n h a v e been carried a w a y by their fancy, and departing fromtradition, have a t t e m p t e d to read w h a t never y e t was written, and to d r a w out of t h e hazy depths of prehistoric silence, conclusions justified neither by fact, tradition nor probability. W h a t one r o m a n c e r has suggested, another has affirmed, until we are astounded to learn, upon higb authority, t h a t Masonry is not only coeval Avith m a n , b u t coexistent Avith t h e first g r e a t Cause, a n d w a s an active, guiding principle in the universe before t h a t p r i m a l eldest m a n d a t e : L e t there be L i g h t ! I t requires courage to call a halt in the propagation of agreeable error. A few e m i n e n t craftsmen have denounced the rubbish t h a t has crept into Masonry under the false guise of tradition. Notably a m o n g them, is t h a t Nestor of the Craft, A L B E R T G. M A O K E Y . Some others have dared to take a bold, b u t unpopul a r stand. For example, I have lately read an argument, fifty pages long, to disprove Dr. O L I V E R ' S theory, t h a t Masonry m a y be traced back to the Garden of Eden. Owing to the exasperatiry^ silence of the only a u t h e n t i c record of those events t h a t I have ever founci, there is n o t h i n g to prevent 5'our believing-that G O D t a u g h t A D A M all the great and good lessons of Masonry; a n d perhaps considering the society in which he moved, A D A M did as well as the rest of us in living up to the tenets of the Order. I yield to no m a n in zeal, devotion and fidelity to the Order. If it were not so, I should not care to discriminate between poetry, r o m a n c e and s e n t i m e n t on the one hand, and, on the other, the truth. Saving Christianity, Freemasonry is the greatest system of ethics the world has ever known, y e t t h a t does not entitle it to a r r o g a t e to itself t h e origin, and assume a perpetual monopoly of those divine attributes which are the common heritage of all men, i m p l a n t e d by the Creator in the h u m a n heart, and which p r i m a r i l y differentiate m a n and beast. Belief in G O D is not Masonry. Thousands of just men, who are not Masons, serve their G O D with fervency and zeal. Brotherly love, relief a n d truth are not Masonry. ' Protection of the widow and the fatherless and the exercise of c h a r i t y are not Masonry. Obedience to law, devotion to country and service of G O D are not Masonry, although all these a n d m a n y other virtues are t a u g h t in our lodges and should be practiced by every faithful craftsman. B u t h a v e they not been t a u g h t and practiced since t h e dawn of civilization by thousands w h o are not Masons? I t is idle to t r e a t Masonry as though it were a s y n o n y m of

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truth, or love, or r i g h t moral conduct; or of s y m m e t r y or h a r m o n y of geometry. â&#x20AC;˘ The symbolism of Masonry is as old as m a n , and some of it is as old as the great law^s, eternal principles and divine attributes t h a t are older t h a n the world, and m a y perhaps be coeval with G O D ; but the syinbolisin, the great laws, eternal principles and divine attributes are not Masonry; it did not-create t h e m either in this world or in the " g r a n d e m p y r e a n " and has no more r i g h t t h a n any other school of philosophy to try to harness t h e m to its origin. Freemasonry is altogether a human institution, w r o u g h t out and perfected by man. Like the great systems of ethics tavight by the GreeliS, it has d r a w n without stint upon the wisdom of the ages. I t has appropriated, as by divine, riglit, any convenient law of the physical universe and has not neglected the decalogue. I t has laid h a n d s vipon a n j ' great moral principle and m a d e i t its own. I t has drawn lessons from any source, sacred or profane. Whatever eternal t r u t h s seems best calculated to regenerate m a n , and lift him from his fallen state, subdue his selfishness, and open his soul to the light, were adopted into the system as by the r i g h t of discovery. Âť L i k e all great forces in civilization it has grown by accretion, and has been evolved through m a n y centuries. I n some respects it resembles the growth of language, in otliers, the evolution of civil government. L i k e tliem, it is not the work of one m a n , or one generation, or one race, but has grown up with m a n through the ages. Some time in remote antiquity, but after m a n had attained a considerable degree of civilization, combinations of artisans were formed for m u t u a l protection and improvement. T h a t was the origin of Ancient Craft Masonry, of which modern F r e e m a s o n r y is the immediate issue. I n the beginning there was probably no concerted action between the different bands, b u t each relied upon the joint effort of its own members. Their origin is an a n c i e n t example of the power of combination. The knowledge of this power is instinctive, not only in man, but in a n i m a l s , birds, flshes and insects. One bee does not build an honeycomb. I say, these bands of artisans did not originate until men had reached some m a t u r i t y in the arts and sciences. T h e y were builders a n d workers in stone, iron, bronze a n d the precious metals. W h e t h e r t h e y existed a t the building of the P y r a m i d s , and shared in the teachings of the priests of Isis and Osiris, or w h e t h e r they were in any w a y connected with the Eleusinian mysteries, I do not k n o w ; but t h a t such combinations existed long before the building of the Temple, there is no d o u b t ; and it is certain t h a t t h e y exercised their art in secret and t a u g h t not only handicraft, biit the great truths of n a t u r a l religion.

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W h e n K i n g SOLOMOX, our first Most E x c e l l e n t Grand Master, assembled the v a s t concours j of skilled w o r k m e n for the building of the Temple, he doubtless found n u m e r o u s organized bands w h i c h he classified and consolidated, and under the patronage of the w i s e s t and m o s t powerful m o n a r c h of the day, the Craft prospered a n d assumed a wholly new and c o m m a n d i n g importance in t h e world's economy. There are some who are inclined to t a x Masons with credulity for accepting tlie legends of the building of the T e m p l e ; but they are as far afield as the over-zealous brethren who confuse Masonry w i t h a b s t r a c t principles and eternal truths. There is nothing in t h e world's early history more satisfactorily established t h a n t h e consolidation of these b a n d s of a r t i s a n s into a general fraternity by K i n g SOLOMON, and it would be as reasonable to doubt the biblical narrative of the building of the Temple. ]Vo intelligent Mason supposes t h a t the rites and ceremonies practiced in the lodges a t this day were practiced then. I t would be j u s t as sensible to suppose t h a t P r e s i d e n t M C K I N L E Y follows a t the W h i t e H o u s e the daily routine observed by A B R A H A M . W h e n the Temple was fompleted, SOLOMON'S builders dispersed througliout the civilized world in search of work. They traveled in foreign countries, and were m u c h esteemed for their c u n n i n g w o r k m a n s h i p , and almost worshiped by the rude people. T h e y w e r e chiefly employed in building temples to the gods. The early t r i u m p h s of architecture are amazing, and some of t h e m remain to this day to bear witness to the surpassing skill of those m a s t e r builders of the olden time. I n those old days, before the time of a u t h e n t i c history, when the arts a n d sciences'were in their infancy, temples were builded like t h a t to D i a n a of the E p h e sians, t h e fame of whose beauty will descend to the latest generation of the children of men. W h e n Europe began to emerge from the darkness wherewith it was so long shrouded, the mediaeval Guilds exercised a powerful influence in the development of social order. They were of various k i n d s : Ecclesiastical Guilds, M e r c h a n t Guilds, Craft Guilds. The Craft Guilds extended over mediseval Europe. T h e y were of infinite variety, and developed along different lines in different countries. The twelve great livery companies of London are an existing example of this evolution. The Craft Guilds form one of the links t h a t connect the ancient with the modern builders and are chiefly interesting to us because from t h e m sprang the brotherhood of Freeinasons. These traveling bands of artisans were called free masons because t h e y were permitted to pass freely fi'om one countrj' to another.

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There were branches from the main brotherhood, such as the fraternitj' of Bridge Builders, called Freres Pontifes Br'uckenbrilder, or B r e t h r e n of the Bridge. Their immediate object was to support themselves by their skill and labor. However, they exercised supervision over the moral and spiritual welfare of their members, relieved the sick, supported the indigent and observed their peculiar ceremonials a t the burial of the dead. T h e y exercised great care in the selection of candidates for their mysteries, who served long and laborious apprenticeships; and they submitted to the autocratic rule of their self-imposed Masters, who, with their W a r d e n s , ruled the Craft according to their a n c i e n t customs. Under various n a m e s and in many countries, these traveling bands of workmen exercised their art, flourished and decayed a n d rose again, with the ebb and flow of civilization, t r a n s m i t t i n g their mysteries, t h e i r tenets a n d their skill to their successors. The priest, in all ages, has been an astute observer of t h e weakness of m a n k i n d . H e discerns w h a t appeals to man's superstition, excites his admiration, and commands his veneration. The priest discovered early t h a t great pomp and circumstance was necessary to inspire awe in the ignorant masses, and t h a t t h e more imposing the place of worship, the more fearful and wonderful h u m b u g could be practiced on the people. H e n c e the priests were the first to welcome those traveling artisans, sought admission into their societies, studied their mysteries, and induced the rulers to build those mighty piles t h a t still dominate and adorn the cities of the old world. A catalogue of the cathedrals of Great Britian and the Continent would fill a book, and their history would inake a library. They were all fashioned and builded by the Brotherhood of Freemasons, which was patronized by monk, priest and pontiff as long as it served their purpose, then cast off, despised and persecuted. No adequate u n d e r s t a n d i n g of modern Freemasonry can be had without some knowledge of operative Masonry, and w h a t it did through all the centuries, not only for the mental and m o r a l improvement, and the education and training of its own m e m b e r s , and the refining and civilizing influence of their work and lives upon the whole people where they wrought, b u t also the a c t u a l work they did as^builders in stone. The castles, the city walls and fortifications, the public buildings, churches a n d cathedrals were â&#x20AC;˘ all their handiwork. They furnished the architects and the m a s t e r builders, the skilled workmen and many of the laborers; and t h e contractor, w i t h a political pull, was not abroad in the land in those days.

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The first lesson of the apprentice was to serve his master faithfully; and when he, in turn, became the master he knew no other service. There was no haste to get rich; as witness the Norman walls of York Minster, in better order to-day, after 600 years, than the costly capitol of the Empire State, where the sound of the builder's hammer j'et reverberates. Tradition says that during the reign of ATHELSTAN, in the year 926, there was a general assembly of master builders at York, for a more effectual organization of the Craft, and some historians date the modern lodge system fronl that meeting. Be that as it may, there is no doubt of the early organization of operative Masons into lodges governed by Masters and Wardens, and the federation of those lodges into a Grand Lodge governed by a Grand Master. The list of Grand Masters of operative Masons, witliin the time of authentic history, includes not only kings and princes, but such master architects as INIGO .JoNKSand Sir CHRISTOPHER WBEX.

The kings of England were, by virtue of oflfice, entitled to be Grand Masters of Masons, but seldom exercised the right. At the accession of .TAMES I., INIGO JONES was chosen Grand Master,

and confirmed by the king; and we read that in the presence of the king and the assembled Craft, the Grand Master laid the corner stone of the Eoyal Banquet Hall with imposing ceremonies. Under Grand Master .TONES the lodges were in fact academies of learning, where the members were taught not only handicraft but the philosophy of life and the eternal laws of truth and justice. The curious warrant of King CHARLES II. for convening the General Assembly of Masons on December 27, 166.3, is still preserved and given in full by Dr. ANDERSON. At that assembly the following remarkable regulations, confirming existing customs were adopted: R E G U L A T I O N S O F DECEMBER 27, 166.3.

"1. That no person of what degree soever be made or accepted a Freemason, unless in a regular lodge, whereof one to be a Mason (probably misprint for Master) or Warden in that limit or division where such lodge is kept, and another to be a craftsman in the trade of Freemasonry. "2. That no person hereafter shall be accepted a Freemason but such as are of able body, honest parentage, good reputation, and an observer of the laws of the land. "3. That no person hereafter who shall be accepted a Freemason shall be admitted into a lodge or assembly until he has brought a certificate of the time and place of his acceptation from the lodge that accepted him, unto the Master.of that limit or division where such lodge is kept, and the said Master shall enroll the same in a roll of parchment, to be kept for that purpose,

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and shall give an account of all acceptations at every General Assembly. "4. That every person who is now a Freemason shall bring to the Master a note of the time of his acceptation, to the end that the same may be enrolled in such priority of place as the Brother deserves; and that the whole company and Fellows may the better know each other. "5. For the future the said fraternity of Freemasons shall be regulated and governed by one Grand Master, and as many Wardens as the said society shall think fit to appoint at every annual General Assembly. "6. That no person shall be accepted unless he be twenty-one years old or more." \Aniile not elaborate, this is not so bad a code of regulations for a Grand Lodge of Masons to promulgate forty-three years after the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. When, in 1666, the great fire of Ijondon swept over three hundred and seventy acres in the heart of the city, destroying thirteen thousand houses, including eighty-nine churches. Saint Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Exchange, and many of the public buildings of the capital, the demand for an architect of the broadest comprehension and highest order of genius, was great. CHARLES I I . faced the emergency of rebuilding London, and also embraced the opijortunity to embellish the city and correct many faults in the ancient plan. I t is to his credit that he appointed Sir C H B I S TOi'KEB WBEIS" surveyor-general and principal grand architect of the work. How well he discharged his high office, London has testified for two hundred years. In nearly three years' residence there, I learned to appreciate some of his masterpieces. Sir CHBISTOPHEB W B E N was the last Grand Master of operative Masons. And now we come to the marvelous transformation from operative to speculative Masonry. At this distance of two hundred years it is hard to comprehend how a powerful fraternity of workmen came to suffer the practical part of their organization, from which they derived their living, to fall into decay and altogether perish. At no time after the building of the great cathedrals, was there more demand for skilled labor than in the seventeenth century, when many splendid public and private buildings were erected throughout England; and never within authentic history were there more commanding figures at the head of the Craft than the great architects INIGO JONES and Sir C H B I S T O P H E B W B E X , who brought up the standard of excellence, both operative and speculative, to a plane never before attained. Yet before the end of the century the disintegration of operative Masonry had become inevitable, and within the first decade of the eighteenth century that grand division of our noble art became extinct.

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An analysis of the causes that led up to this transformation would profitably occuxjy a masonic historian and philosopher; but a few thoughts suggest themselâ&#x20AC;˘^'es in passing. No doubt the first step was opening the doors to the priesthood, and then receiving others who were not handicraftsmen into the lodges. When great nobles, kings and princes began to esteem it an honor to be admitted into the mysteries, there came a train of idle followers of every condition, who were no more valuable than some who seek to enter now. They despised and crowded out the workmen, who soon discovered that skill was the passport to his livelihood, and that he could live and work without combination with his brethren. Then the spirit of fraternity languished; the master-minds withdrew, and in the general decadence the whole fabric barely escaped oblivion. At this juncture, about the year 1715, a few zealous brethren began to discuss the calamity of the downfall of ancient craft Masonry, and then began that revival which culminated in the new birth of purely speculative MasonrJ^ in the year of grace 1717. This is also about the time of the adoption of the new style, "Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons." Critics are not wanting who ridicule the traditions and the whole legendary history of Masonry, and I have heard well posted and intelligent Masons argue that our definite knowledge of the history of the Craft does not go back of the beginning of the eighteentli century. But if you drive them to the wall you â&#x20AC;˘will find that they never saw a masonic library, never read one authentic history of Masonry and liave absolutely no foundation on which to base an opinion. The whole purpose of this address- will be accomplished, and full compensation for a large expenditure of time in research will be received, if it shall silence the scoffer, who knows not whereof he speaks, and inspire the thoughtful craftsinan to investigate the truth for himself. While its exact origin is lost in remote antiquity, and neither tradition nor history can determine the precise time, place or manner of its beginning, it must appear tliat divesting Freemasonry of all pretense of supernatural origin, all romantic speculation and fanciful confusion with eternal principles, and considering it strictly as a human institution, there is enough of its history that is known to be true to satisfy the veneration of the most zealous craftsman. The man who denies the direct connection between operative and speculative Masonry would, if it suited his humor, deny tliat WILLIAM THE NORMAN conquered England; that the Roman legions invaded Gaul; that CHRIST was crucified; that SOCRATES drank the hemlock; tliat LIEONIDAS' defended the pass at Ther-

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mopylte; t h a t the children of I s r a e l went down into E g y p t ; t h a t "old ISToAH he did build a n a r k ; " and t h a t G O D created m a n in his own image. If our splendid temple of speculative philosophy were shorn of tradition and all but the a u t h e n t i c history of operative Masonry, it would still have a venerable and m i g h t y foundation of m o r t a r and stone. W h a t marvelous m o n u m e n t s to the Craft are the strongholds of the great feudal barons and the stately abbeys, monasteries and cathedrals of E n g l a n d ! W e are lost in wonder a t the delicate tracery of Melrose; and the glamour of romance a t Kenilworth cannot obscure the hand of the builder. The frowning towers and bastions of Arundel and W a r w i c k , the stately lines of Salisbury and Winchester, sublime Saint Paul's, oblivious of smoke a n d dust; and the m i g h t y Abbey, bursting with the greatness of its dead; each tell a several tale of ambitious pride and power, of hate and love, despair and hope, hypocrisy and sublime devotion; but, over all, they tell a tale of a day t h a t is done; and out of the shadows of the past, the voices of our brethren whisper: Be ye also skillful in the truth, as we were skillful in stone. Build ye spiritual strongholds t h a t shall w i t h s t a n d the ravages of temptation and sin, and cathedrals in the soul t h a t shall enlighten the p a t h w a y to everlasting life. Masonry must teach the truth or die. If it be religion, it is the universal religion, whose creed is belief in one GOD, just b u t not cruel, infinite in mercy, wisdom and loving-kindness. I t teaches the i m m o r t a l i t y of the soul; but not t h a t m a n should make GOD in his own linage and circumscribe divine grace and power by the liinitations of h u m a n perception. You may believe, with S P I N O Z A , t h a t the h u m a n mind is part of the universal intellect of GOD, or, with P Y T H A G O R A S , t h a t your immortal soul is an outflowing of the universal soul; or you m a y work out the fabric of your faith in your o^vn ^vay and follow a n y sect that renders homage to J E H O V A H ; but concede the same r i g h t to your brother. I t is not your mission to settle creeds. I am not prepared to say t h a t the dropping of operative Masonry and the consequent a b a n d o n m e n t of the study of geometry and architecture in the Craft, are not a distinct loss to civilization. I t has been said t h a t architecture achieved its highest developm e n t when operative Masonry was a t its zenith; and there are those who advocate a return to the ancient system. I t is argued, with some force, t h a t m a n u a l labor is no longer despised bj' the wealthy, and is even affected by scholars and philosophers'; a n d t h a t if skill in the operative art, and especially in architecture, were cultivated and rewarded as surely as faithful service now is in every lodge, where envy is a stranger, and underground poll-

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tics h a v e not tarnished t h e spirit of Masonry, that practical results of incomparable benefit would flow forth from the lodges to the whole people. This would be true if it were practicable; b u t while it m i g h t h a v e been possible to have retained the dual s y s tern, it could only be revived now, after 200 years, through a n e w generation of the Craft. B u t w h y seek new fields or m e t h o d s , or the return to those abandoned long ago ? There is work for us of the highest order t h a t is given to m e n to do. N e v e r before has the philosophy of Masonry been so h i g h l y appreciated as a f the present day. T h e d e m a n d is for educated, refined, intelligent, high-minded Masonry, a n d a keen appreciation of the lofty purposes t h a t give it perennial youth. I t has survived the ravages of ignorance and fanaticism, the wreck of empires, the rise and fall of nations whose very languages are forgotten, w i t h o u t surrendering its allodial possession of t r u t h ; a n d its message, like the strains of majestic music, reverberating t h r o u g h the ages, comes clear and strong. I t is of no age or c o u n t r y ; it belongs to the race and to all time; its mission is a mission of mercy, a n d its destiny the regeneration of m a n k i n d .

On motion of M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R , the t h a n k s of t h e G r a n d Lod/^e w e r e t e n d e r e d t h e G r a n d Orator b y a r i s i n g vote, and the oration o r d e r e d p r i n t e d with the P r o c e e d i n g s .

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R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON N E C R O L O G Y . M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , on b e h a l f of t h e C o m m i t t e e

on Necrology, presented its report, a n d introduced in connection t h e r e w i t h memorial services to t h e departed Craft, in which t h e r e participated t h e G r a n d Chaplain in invocation, Bro. J A M E S MOORE, of Siloam L o d g e , No. 225, in service of s o n g , a n d M.-.W.-. Bros. J O H N G U T H R I E a n d J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E ,

in memorial addresses, as follows: To the M.\ W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas : Your Committee on Necrology, to w h o m have been assigned the melancholy duty of memorializing our beloved dead, enter upon the task with subdued emotions. I n the hope t h a t this service m a y prove a source of helpfulness to each and all of us, let us bow our heads while our Grand Chaplain leads our hearts in an invocation for the divine blessing upon the labor of the hour. INVOCATION BY OBAND C H A P I J A I N . .

O Thou GOD of our fathers, a n d our GOD, we come into T h y presence to invoke T h y blessing upon these memorial exercises. W e pause to think of those who have gone before u s ; of the work they have done for our beloved I n s t i t u t i o n ; of their influence, which we now feel in all t h e lodges a n d homes in this Grand J u risdiction. May T h y comfort be given to those who mourn, a n d do Thou sustain t h e m in hours of darkness, a n d m a y t h e -words we speak here to-day be to t h e m a source of hope and consolation. As we have consigned their bodies to the earth a n d commended their spirits to G O D w h o gave them, m a y we here cherish t h e i r memory a n d m a y their lives-be to us a n inspiration in all o u r masonic life and work. O GOD, we seem to stand upon the shores of a n illimitable sea, a n d familiar voices fall upon us from out t h e skies. I t comes to us t h a t we ought to be better m e n . Quicken our minds. W a r m our hearts. May we be prepared to do our work as unselfishly a n d nobly as they did theirs. If we h a v e made mistakes, do Thou overlook our infirmities. Create within us clean hearts, a n d renew r i g h t spirits within us, a n d w h e n the time comes for us to be called from these fitful scenes of life, m a y we receive a welcome into t h e L a n d of Morning a n d the Love-liglit, whither the dear departed have preceded us. Oh, GOD, be near us when our feet Are slipping over the brink. For we m a y be nearer Home to-day Than even now we think,

which we ask in t h e n a m e of H i m who b r o u g h t life and immortality to light, a n d w h o uttered t h e sublime words, " I a m t h e Resurrection and the Life," a n d unto H i s n a m e we give all praise.

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Death ! 'tis a gruesome t h i n g — t h e end of all living; the oppositeness of Life. Tlie g r e a t e n e m y of H i m who said, " I am the Life." Hushed t h e p r a t t l e of the babe, the gleeful mirth of youth, t h e s t u r d y clamor of m a t u r e r years, the querulousness of age— all, all are silent a t the t h o u g h t of death. Some one has said,t h a t a grave, wherever found, preaches a short, pithy sermon to the s o u l ; there m a y be here and there an empty heart and a thoughtless brain, across which no churchyard meditation passes for m o n t h s or years together,.but these are exceptional, and leave unaffected the t r u t h t h a t no one reflection comes with such uniformity and power as t h e t h o u g h t t h a t man is born to die. Aye, all who live shall die ; none can escape the relentless foe. " T h e y o u n g may die, t h e old must die, and the wisest k n o w e t h not how soon." The candle of our existence, lighted by an imm o r t a l hand, b u r n s b u t u n c e r t a i n l y in this jarring world ; it flut^ ters and sputters in tlie conflicting currents, seldom permitted to shine with a steady gleam, or until the allotted material upon which it feeds is e x h a u s t e d ; and we never can know when a whiff of air m a y extinguish the flame, and leave a srnoking, blackened cinder. F r o m t h e m o r t a l point of view, not many finish their lives before they die; very few go willingly, and not a few are dragged to the g r a v e ; instead of leaving the world, they are hunted out of it. The mystery of Life is Death. To-day he strikes your brother, m y brother, from the roll of h u m a n existence; to-morrow it inay be you or I whose h e a r t shall still its beating, whose eye may dim its brightness, and whose hand will still and quiet lie. B u t it is not upon these solemn thoughts of Death and its certainty, or of the u n c e r t a i n t y of Life, t h a t we would linger in melancholy contemplation a t this hour. W e would not moan a n d wail t h a t Death, alas', m u s t come, a n d Lifei why should we live i t ! 'Tis well to think on D e a t h , for the Great Trestle Board so records it, b u t we fail to grasp the design of the Supreme Architect if these thoughts do a u g h t b u t nerve us for the great problems of the life we live. To live — to see and know our d u t y — t o do t h a t d u t y bravely, and to leave results with H i m — t h i s is the true lesson of Life and D e a t h . T h o u g h t s of Death ! W h a t an incentive to labor unceasingly while Life shall l a s t ! H a v e our past efforts seemed failures ? L e t us avoid like failures in the future, a n d push on unceasingly toward the perfected design. And let us ever remember t h a t — "There Is no failure for the good and wise, Not all who seem to fall have failed Indeed; Not all who fall have therefore worked In vain; For all our acts to m a n y Issues lead; And out of honest purpose, pure and plain. Enforced by honest toll of hand or brain, The Lord will fashion, In his own good time. Such ends as to His wisdom fltUest chime, With His vast love's eternal harmonies."

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T h a t symbol of honest toil a n d d u t y performed, our early Grand Master w h o s e cunning w o r k m a n s h i p beautified a n d adorned t h e ancient Temple, well k n e w t h a t his work was not y e t done, b u t he labored long and diligently to complete it; in doubt and perplexity he viewed the Designs of his life upon .the Trestle Board, b u t he knew t h a t in the lodge above all vails would be removed, and the completed Design appear in all its splendor. Did these thoughts of unfinished work, of doubt, of perplexity, of death, cause him to falter? N a y , nay. T h e record is: " H e h a s ever been prompt, a n d faithful to his trust." I n this spirit his every daily task was fulfilled, his every d u t y performed, a n d when the High Twelve of his life sounded he resignedly met h i s fate, fully conscious t h a t the strength of t h e Lion of the Tribe of J u d a h should indeed for h i m prevail. The life t h a t we now live, we know; of t h e life beyond t h a t vail which a t times seems so dimly to intervene between t h a t fair City and our aching eyes, seeking to pierce its mystery, we k n o w naught, b u t still we say, as we said upon the Checkered P a v e m e n t : " I n G O D do I put my trust." W i t h m o r t a l eyes we gaze into t h a t narrow house appointed for all living, with its six feet due e a s t and west, and its six feet perpendicular, and we shrink back in shivering horror; b u t our souls with t h e eye of faith look once more, and l o ! H e who in t h e beginning said, " L e t there be light," and light was, has spoken again the word, and we exultingly crj', " O Death, where is t h y s t i n g ! O grave, where is t h y victory." Our Hope is in t h a t Supreme Lodge above toward which we a r e advancing, b u t our work is in this lodge below. " D u t y and today a r e ours; results a n d futurity belong to G O D . " MUSIC: "IMMORTALITY"

Frank Bro. J A M E S

She2)?iera

MOORE.

As the roll of t h e w o r k m e n is called a t the opening of this, another year of masonic labor, two hundred a n d forty-five of t h e faithful Craft in the quarries of K a n s a s , who responded to t h e i r names one year ago are silent, a n d the entry, "Called from labor to refreshment," is engrossed upon t h e record. Some toilers a t your side, some a t mine, have dropped t h e working tools from their nerveless grasp, a n d we have sadly a n d silently borne t h e crumbling tabernacle along t h a t due west course where you a n d I in turn m u s t soon follow them. Some were busily laboring upon flie secpnd step upon t h e Master's carpet, the future bright w i t h hope and anticipationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some were resting on t h e third step, enjoying the happy reflections consequent upon a well-spent lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; w h e n the summons came, a n d t h e icy h a n d of Death snapped t h e brittle thread of life arid launched t h e m into E t e r n i t y . I t would be impossible in this report to recount t h e names and virtues of our dead. Upon our Memorial page their names

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are inscribed — in our h e a r t s their virtues are engraven. Some w e r e h u m b l e toilers w h o s e lives were scarcely felt beyond t h e narrow confines of t h e locality t h e y called ''home"—others, through force of circumstances or peculiar n a t u r a l abilities, were called to be sentries upon some h i g h e r peak where the range of vision a n d influence w a s m u c h more extended, b u t all are w o r t h y of comm e n d a t i o n only in proportion as their life-work represented d u t y well done,—at t h e final inspection t h e words of the Master to t h e faithful craftsmen will be alike, be their talents used two or five. A m o n g our beloved dead t h e r e were two, w h o by reason of official service a n d long a n d faithful labors among our K a n s a s Craft, h a d endeared themselves to all, a n d carved their life-work deeply on our inasonic history. These are M.\ W.'. H E N B Y C . COOK, P a s t G r a n d Master, w h o died a t Kirksville, Missouri, on S u n d a y , J u n e 12, 1898, a n d M.-. W.-. J O H N M O S E S

PBIOB,

Past

G r a n d Master, w h o died in t h e city of Atchison, K a n s a s , on the night of W e d n e s d a y , October 19, 1898. M.-. W.-. H E N B Y O I J A Y COOK.

M.'.W.-. H E N R Y C . COOK was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, of Quaker p a r e n t a g e , on April 22, 1843. After t h e d e a t h of his father, and a t t h e age of fifteen, he journeyed to Illinois to try his fortune, from whence he enlisted, in 1861, in. Company H , F o u r t h Illinois Cavalry, m a k i n g an honorable record, which term i n a t e d in one y e a r w i t h discharge for disability received while in t h e line of duty. H e r e t u r n e d to Illinois, where he remained u n t i l 1873, when h e came to Xiabette county, K a n s a s , which continued to be his home until he removed, for business considerations, to Vinita, I n d i a n Territory, several years ago. F o r ten years Bro. COOK served t h e county of Labette as Clerk of its Dist r i c t Court, a n d later w a s t h e representative of his district in t h e State Legislature, and for about t w e n t y years was prominently identified with t h e business interests of Oswego, his adopted home. F o r m a n y years he was engaged in the b a n k i n g business, a n d several years ago removed to t h e I n d i a n Territory, h a v i n g accepted t h e position of cashier of the B a n k of Vinita. H e a l t h h a d been failing him, a n d finally a t Kirksville, Missouri, w h i t h e r he had gone for m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t , t h e summons came. Our Brother w a s m a d e a Mason in Delavan Lodge, No. 156, a t Delavan, Illinois, on N o v e m b e r 23, 1864, a n d later became a char^ ter m e m b e r of Tazewell Lodge, N o . 586, a t Delavan, where he served as Senior W a r d e n for two successive years. On locating in K a n s a s , he affiliated with his brethren of A d a m s Lodge, No. 63, of Oswego, under d a t e of J u n e 1,1876, and retained his m e m bership there u n t i l d e a t h . H e served A d a m s Lodge a s Senior Steward in 1878, as J u n i o r W a r d e n in 1879, and was elected Master

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in December of 1880; he served as Master in 1881, a'nd again in 1886, and for three years was Treasurer of the lodge. H e first ap^ peared in Grand Lodge a t the A n n u a l Communication of February, 1881, as the Master of his lodge, and again appeared in 1882, a t which time he served upon the Committee on Lodges U. D. A t the A n n u a l Communication of 1885 he was also present, and a t this Communication the brethren recognizing his sterling worth elected him the Grand Senior W a r d e n of the Grand Lodge. The two following Annual Communications saw him successively advanced to Deputy Grand Master and Grand Master, and he wielded the gavel in the Grand E a s t with ability and power during the year of 1887 and at the A n n u a l Communication of 1888. For the n e x t two years he served the Grand Lodge upon the important Committee on Jurisprudence, and the following year upon the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. H e was the appointed c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers for the year of 1891, but did not serve a t the A n n u a l Communication of 1892, being unavoidably absent. H e last mingled with his brethren of the Grand Lodge a t the Thirty-eighth A n n u a l Communication, held in Topeka in F e b r u a r y of 1894. Bro. COOK received the Capitular degrees in Illinois in 1872, and was knighted in Oswego Commande'ry, No. 7, in 1875. He was exalted to. the highest places of honor in the Grand Bodies of the Royal Arch and K n i g h t s Templar of the State, serving as K.-. E.-. Grand Commander in 1886, and as M.-. E.-. Grand High Priest in â&#x20AC;˘ 1891. I n the beautiful masonic cemetery a t Oswego he was laid to rest in the afternoon of Tuesday, J u n e 14,1898, with the impressive service of the church and the simple and ancient ritual of the masonic fraternity, A d a m s Lodge offleiating. and the Knights Templars of t h a t and surrounding cities forming the escort. Although the deceased had been a non-resident of Oswego for several years, the esteem in which he was held in memory was well exemplified by the closing of the business houses of the city during the hour of the funeral and the concourse of citizens at the services. A m a n of sterling worth, integrity and business ability; a Mason of intense loyalty and devotion to the Craft; a brother whose friendship never failed in te.st; a devoted husband and loving father; a Christian gentleman of established character; these were all united in M.-.W.-. H E N R Y C . COOK. I t is not the design of this report to do more than briefly to recount the oiHcial record of our departed brother. To another, who was more closely connected in an official capacity with Bro. COOK, is assigned the task of refreshing your memory with recollections of this distinguished Mason, now to be seen no more among us. To M.-.W.-. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , P a s t Grand Master, we now give w a y for this purpose.

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ADDKESS OF PAST GBAIfD MASTBB POSTI^KTHWAITE.

I t is meet and our bounden duty as men and Masons, after a joyful greeting and a cordial exchange of fervent toJiens, as a renewal of our friendship and brotlierly love, to pause in our joyous gathering and devote an hour " in memoriam," "to weep witli those who weep," and "mourn with those wlio-mourn." We take a cursory view of our assembly, and many names pass in holy remembrance reminding us that they have laid down the "working tools " and "ceased their labors." Though dead, they still speak to us, as the agreeable reminiscences of our associations with them deluge the mind with pleasant memories. Their names are written upon the imperishable tablets of our affection. " AVere a star quenched on high, For ages would its light. Still, traveling downward from the sky, Shine on with mortal light. " So when a great lutm dies, For years beyond his ken, The light he leaves behind him lies Upon the paths of men."-

Amid the activities and deliberations of this Grand Lodge, the memory of those who during their lifetime drew designs upon the trestle board, and who directed the Craft in tlieir labors, will ever serve as an inspiration to nobler deeds of true beneficence, and to build more firmly and stately the temple of our character, meet for the Master's use and abiding place. These solemn services are dedicated to the memorj- of two Past Grand Masters who have passed the vail during the year. The beginning of their masonic life, in connection with this Grand Lodge, and all acts subsequent thereto, are written upon the pages of our Proceedings. I t is appropriate that this Grand Lodge should engage in a eulogistic service "in requiem" as a closing page in the masonic history of these distinguished brethren. It is mj' duty to refer more particularly to the life work and death of our esteemed M.\"W'.\ Bro. H E N R Y C. COOK, who de-

parted this life June 12, 1898. His masonic record will be found in the report of the Committee on Necrology. M.-.W.-. Bro. COOK first becaine a member of this Grand Lodge in 1881, possessing qualifications and a magnetism which drew men involuntarily to him. He was selected by the Grand Master to serve on an important committee, and on his third appearance as a member of the Grand Lodge, he was elected Grand Senior Warden, and annually

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advanced to Deputy Grand Master and M.-. W / . Grand Master, performing every duty faithfullj'. H e was a Mason in the full sense of the word. "His nature was gentle, And the elements so mixed In him, That all the world might stand.up and say. This was a man."

I t was m y pleasure to be intimately associated with him in his ofHcial life. I n this and other masonic bodies we served on the same committees, and in all our associations t h a t forcible, zealous character was manifested in all his deliberations; he was renowned for his courteous manner, l<ind disposition and energy of action, a loyal adherent to the principles of Masonry, which were given a daily exemplification in life. "All, 'tis so hard believing That the voice is silent too. And the happy cheerful greeting, , Prom that heart was so true."

As a m a n and citizen he possessed the qualifications tliat commended him to the suffrages of his fellow-citizens, who almost continuously honored him with official position. As an evidence of his popularity and faithfulness, h e was continued in the office of Clerk of the Court for Ave succes.sive t e r m s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t e n years ; and as a marii of esteem and respect as an officer and citizen of Oswego, the business houses were all closed by the proclamation of the mayor during the funeral obsequies. As a patriot he responded to his country's call by enlisting as a private in the 4th Illinois volunteer cavalry, participating in a nuinber of fierce engagements, a m o n g t h e m the stprming of F o r t Donelson. H e served his country loyally until discharged for disabilities Incurred in the service. - I n every d e p a r t m e n t of life he performed his d u t y in all honor and honesty, a kindly gentleman, true to his friends, true to hii? brethren, true tq his conviction, true to those sublime principles which should govern us all. H e earned the encomium, an honest man, a just a n d upright Mason. "A just and upright man, â&#x20AC;˘ A friend to all opprest. The multitudes his work will scan. And haste to call him blest. "His life-work is well done. He leaves us with good cheer. Trusting in GOD'S beloved Son, He nothing had to fear. "We bow with reverent head. And drop a heartfelt tear. For him of whom 'tis safely said, He's reached the highest sphere.

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'â&#x20AC;˘Farewell! now'over there,' Enjoy thj- blissful rest. We hope with thee also to share, A home with all the blest."

He has left usâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;gone, but not forgotten. The influence of his companionship will be. an everlastiug "sprig of Acacia" of his kind words and loving benefactions. Thus may the fragrance emanating therefrom serve as an inspiration to us who are treading the pathway to the grave, to leave the fragrance of pure and undefiled lives, a blessing to mankind. Sir BEBTfABD BURKE relates the following beautiful incident: "In 1850 a pedigree research led him to pay a visit to the village of Finderne. Hesought for the ancient hall; not a stone remained to tell where it stood. He entered the church; not a record of a Finderhe could be found. He accosted a villager, hoping to glean some tradition of the Findernes, who replied, 'We have no Findernes here, but we have soinething that once belonged to them. We have Finderne's flowers;' and the old man, led him to a field which showed traces of terraces and foundations. 'There,' said he, pointing to a bank of flowers grown wild, 'there are the Finderne's flowers, brought by Sir G E O F F B Y from the Holy Land; and do what we will, they ivill never die.''" Brethren, while we mourn the departure of our brethren, let us emulate their virtues, ever strewing our pathway in life with that sunshine and happiness that will live through succeeding generations, and may we be ever conscious of the sweet accent of our Savior's voice proclaiming, " I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in Me though he were dead, yet shall he live." Then shall we hear the voices which have been stilled; then shall the golden sunlight of the resurrection morn piercing the clouds of earthly sorrow disperse the gloom of the ages, and wrapped in radiance of eternal day, every faithful craftsman who has wrought in rebuilding the "House of the Xiord," shall hear the glad command: "Come ye blessed of my father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for j^ou from the foundation of the world." Then, mingled with the glad Hosannas of angels we shall hear the greeting song of welcome from our brethren, who shall have preceded us into the celestial lodge above, where peace, harmony and everlasting joy prevail; until then we bid them a kind and loving farewell. " I n death's long sleep, sweet friend, sleep on, Ere long we too the shadowy land may tread. And ere the resurrection morn shall dawn. May greet your spirits mongst the sacred dead."

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M.-.W.-. .TOHN^ MOSES P E I O E .

M.'.W.". J O H N M O S E S P R I C E was a native of K e n t u c k v , w h e r e

a t Richmond, in Madison county, he was born on October 4,1829, the eldest of three children. H i s parents were T H O M A S S . P R I C E , a n d S A R A H J A R M A N P R I C E , nee J A R M A N , both n a t i v e s of Virginia.

W h i l e yet a youth he began the study of law with an uncle, Col. W A L T E R C H I L E S , a prominent lawyer a n d politician of Mt. Sterling, K e n t u c k y , where in March, of 1849, while only nineteen years of age, he was admitted to the bar. H e a t once commenced the practice of law a t Irvine, K e n t u c k y , a n d two years later was elected County Attorney for Estill county, for the t e r m of four years; he performed the duties of the office with so much energy and acceptability t h a t he was reelected in 1855 w i t h o u t opposition, which position he held until July, 1858, when he resigned to move to K a n s a s . I n September, of 1858, Bro. P R I C E located with his familj^ in Atchison, K a n s a s , since which time his n a m e h a s been an Atchison household word, socially, politically, and in business circles. I n 1869 he was elected County Attorney of Atchison county, a n d served in t h a t capacity until after K a n s a s was a d m i t t e d into theUnion as a State. I n 1866 he was elected to th^ State Senate without opposition, and during this term \va.s appointed to aid in revising the K a n s a s statutes. I n 1867 he was called to the m a y orality of Atchison, by all of the pebple, irrespective of politics, he being a Eepublican. I n 1868, and again in 1870, he was reelected to the State Senate, during the latter term serving as President of t h a t body, having been chosen w i t h o u t opposition. I n 1872 he was the most prominent candidate for the nomination of Governor before the Republican State Convention, leading on every ballot, b u t lacking eight votes to elect, the opposition finally uniting on the late THOMAS A. OSBORN, the successful nominee and incumbent. I n 1873 he was a conspicuous candidate for the office of U n i t e d States Senator, leading for nineteen ballots before the caucus, b u t the opposition finally united a n d named Bro. J O H N J. I N G A L L S , of Atchison, then without fame. I n 1878 Bro. P R I C E again entered the political arena as a representative of his district in t h e State Legislature, a n d served as Speaker pro tern of the House. F r o m 1879, for three years, Bro. P R I C E served Atchison as its postmaster, but resigned on account of other pressing business engagements. I n 1892 h e . w a s again elected to t h e State Senate, a n d here performed his last public service. D u r i n g this session of the Legislature Bro. P R I C E contracted a severe cold; this developed the dreaded Bright's disease and paralysis, a n d after untold suffering, which shattered a n d destroyed the once brilliant intellect. Death finally claimed another victim. For the last two or three years of his life, Bro. P R I C E w a s

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m e n t a l l y and physically in the condition of an infant; as a babe w a s he born, and as a babe he died. As a business man, Bro. P B I O B stood in the front r a n k in his c o m m u n i t y . H i s enterprise gave to Atchison her first city hall, her opera house, and numerous business blocks. Over $100,000 was p u t into a private villa', now occupied as a Catholic Convent. A local newspaper, c o m m e n t i n g on his death, r e m a r k s t h a t t h r o u g h the public spirit of Mr. P R I C E , more brick and m o r t a r tar were spread in Atchison than through any other agency. Our Brother was m a d e a Mason in W a s h i n g t o n Lodge, No. 5, of Atchison, K a n s a s , on J u n e 3,1865, and with this lodge his m e m bership w a s maintained for over a third of a century, and until death, October 19, 1898. In December, of 1867, he was elected Senior W a r d e n of his lodge, and in the following December, was installed as its Master, and was reelected to t h a t exalted station for the two succeeding y e a r s ; he also served again as Master in the year 1878. A t the A n n u a l Communication of the Grand Dodge in October, 1868, Bro. P R I C E first appeared as the Senior W a r d e n of his lodge, and for the succeeding fifteen years he was present a t every A n n u a l Communication except one, ever active in the councils. Since 188.3, he has been enabled to be present a t but two of the A n n u a l Communications, namely, those of 1887 and 1892. I n October, of 1870, he was eliscted Deputy Grand Master of the G r a n d Lodge, and the following year was exalted to be M.-.W.\ G r a n d Master, a n d was honored by reelection tlie succeeding year. H i s activity in Grand Lodge work will best be illustrated by a simple recital of his ^vork upon committees. I n 1868 he served upon the Committee on W a r r a n t s ; in 1869 and 1870 upon the Comm i t t e e on the Condition of Masonry; in 1870, 1871, 1874,1875, 1877, 1879 a n d 1887 upon the Committee on Jurisprudence. H e was c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers in 1876, 1877 a n d 1882, and was also c h a i r m a n of an i m p o r t a n t Committee on Eevision of L a w s of the Grand Lodge in 1877 and 1878. I n 1875 a n d 1876 he served upon a very important Special Committee on Pseudo Masonry, the report of which committee Avill be very interesting reading a t this time, in view of the present agitation relative to negro Masonry, so-called. The years of 1878, 1881, 1882, 1886,1890,1891 and 1893 saw his name upon the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, a l t h o u g h not as chairman. Bro. P R I C E received the degrees of Capitular Masonry in W a s h i n g t o n Chapter, N o . 1, of Atchison, in 1866. For m a n y years he was a m e m b e r of the Grand Chapter of K a n s a s , and for two successive terms, 1873 a n d 1874, he served the Royal Arch Masons of the State as M.-.E.-. G r a n d H i g h Priest; in 1878 he served as G r a n d Secretary of t h a t Body, declining reelection the following year. H e saw the light of the Crypt in W a s h i n g t o n Council, No. 2,

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a t Atchison, in 1867, and later was present and assisted in the organization of the Grand Council of E o y a l a n d Select Masters of K a n sas. He was k n i g h t e d in Washington Commandery, No. 2, Atchison, in J a n u a r y of 1867. I n 1868 he assisted in the organization of the Grand C o m m a n d e r y of Knights Templars of K a n s a s , and in 1871 was elected Grand Commander of t h a t Body. At the time of his death, Bro. P R I C E ranked as the senior P a s t Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, and was also senior P a s t Grand Presiding Officer of both the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, of K a n s a s . Bro. P E I O E was also a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, h a v i n g received these degrees from the fourth to t h e thirty-second inclusive, from the hands of the late Bro. P I K E . Bro. P R I C E was considered at one time one of the w e a l t h y men of Atchison, b u t the turn of fortune's wheel and the s h a t tered intellect conspired to leave him in his declining years a poor man, and as such he died. The small income which supported him and his faithful life-partner during his last year a n d more, was derived a l m o s t entirely from the local lodges and the funds of this G r a n d Lodge, and it is a source of melancholy satisfaction to r e m e m b e r t h a t the Mason's hand smoothed the road to to the shore of death. Our brethren will be pleased to learn t h a t through the kind attention of friends policies of insurance had been maintained upon our Brother's life, which assures the bereft widow of support in her declining years. * By a peculiar combination of circumstances the Grand Lodge was denied the sacred privilege of bearing' the m o r t a l remains of our illustrious B r o t h e r to their last resting place, our M.-.W.'. Grand Master receiving tlie intelligence of the deatli too late to reach Atchison for the funeral, and so old Atchison Lodge, No. 5, which raised Bro. P R I C E to the exalted plane of Masonic L i g h t , lowered the wasted t e n e m e n t into Mother E a r t h after the spirit had returned unto G O D who gave it. I t is fitting t h a t the task of recounting the m a n y virtues of our departed Brother be assigned to one who knew h i m well in masonic circles in the years long gone by, and upon w h o m the mantle of senior P a s t Grand Master of this Grand Lodge has now fallen, M.-.W.-. J O H N G U T H R I E , senior P a s t Grand Master of the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s .

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ADDRESS OF PAST GRAND MAST33B GUTHBIE.

I t is no p l e a s a n t task for me to s t a n d hj^ the hier of dear departed friends, especially friends of m y y o u n g manhood, bound to ine b y triple ties, b u t it is a d u t y from which I could not shrink or p u t uj)on others. Man that- is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. T h e y o u n g m a y die, the old m u s t die. Sooner or later t h e sprig of acacia will m a r k t h e grave w h e r e all of us shall be buried a t low twelve. A n d y e t another year h a s come a n d gone to t h e bosom of eternity, and so another mile-stone h a s been reached in the life of our beloved jurisdiction, b u t within t h a t short span of time the s p r i n g flowers h a v e come and t h e golden fruits of a u t u m n have been g a t h e r e d b y the h u s b a n d m a n . Prosperity, pleasures and joys, sorrow, sickness and death, h a v e visited t h e homes of 20,000 Master Masons, good a n d true, in t h e State, since last we k n e l t a r o u n d this sacred altar. More t h a n one. of our distinguished, faithful brothers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; distinguished for their learning, industry, charity, a n d love of h u m a n i t y , in t h e providence of GOD, have passed over t h e river to the other side. The lives of m a n y of these b r e t h r e n were full of the fruitage of experience a n d the realization of t h e splendid hopes of youth. Some were in the meridian of m a n h o o d , and others full of years, a^vaiting the coming of the Reaper. Some lived in obscurity beyond t h e circle of their lodge a n d i m m e d i a t e neighborhoo'd, while still others h a d come up to t h e h i g h e s t round of social and political positions b y the force of i n d u s t r y , integrity, and by the a m p l i t u d e of their intellectual powers, a n d filled the world with the g r a n d e u r of their individuality. P r o m i n e n t among all these were our P a s t Grand Masters JoHiSr M. P B I O B a n d H E N B Y C . C O O K , w h o s e d e a t h w e m o u r n a n d

whose v i r t u e s we commemorate on this occasion. A m o n g the foot hills upon t h e western slope of the Apalac h i a n R a n g e of Mountains, in the town of Richmond, Madison County, K e n t u c k y , October 4,1829, o u r distinguished P a s t Grand Master, J O H X MOSES P E I C B , was born.

H e de.scended from a long line of Virginian ancestors, through whose veins flowed t h e rich blood of cavaliers of Kings J A M E S and C H A B L B S .

W h i l e Bro. P B I O E , like L I N O O L N a n d J O H N S O N ,

w a s w i t h o u t the advantage of a n a c a d e m i c education, he rapidly arose into public favor and distinction in his native State. B y t h e code of ethics and practice of t h a t S t a t e fifty years ago, lawyers w e r e not m a d e a t sierht or first intention. The candidate for professional honors could not enter t h e list by favor; the judges a n d m e m b e r s of t h e b a r were a n exclusive set or class, and in-

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sisted t h a t only gentlemen learned in l a w should enter t h e i r sacred precinpts, a n d in this they were conserving the interest of the unlearned from imposters a n d charlatans. E v e r y c a n d i d a t e for the profession of t h e l a w w a s compelled to endure h a r d labor and great industry to m a s t e r the philosophy of t h e common l a w as t a u g h t by BLAOKSTOSTB, K E N T , C H I T T Y , G B E E J T L E A F , S T O R Y ,

and sometimes these were supplemented with the Roman or Civil Law and V A T T E L L on t h e L a w of Nations.

Y e t Bro. P R I C E pre-

pared, himself for t h e necessary examination, and was a d m i t t e d to practice before the courts of his native State before he h a d a r rived a t the age of t w e n t y years, and before he had the legal r i g h t to vote for a justice of the peace or a road overseer. I m m e d i a t e l y after he was a d m i t t e d to practice before the courts, he opened h i s office and commenced his professional career. I n Augvistvl851, or about two years after he was admitted to tlie bar, Bro. P R I C E w a s elected Commonwealth Attorney for tlie term of four years, a n d reelected in August, 1855. B u t t h e pro-slavery a n d anti-slavery storm gathered in K a n s a s as early as 1854 and continued through the last years of P r e s i d e n t P I E R C E ' S and a l l of B U C H A N A N ' S a d ministrations. Throngs of m e n came from N e w E n g l a n d , t h e Northern States a n d t h e Southern States to fight out t h e issue formed b j ' two diverse civilizations on t h e plains of K a n s a s . These two civilizations, one planted and watered a t J a m e s t o w n , Virginia, by the Cavaliers, a n d t h e other b y t h e Pilgrims on t h e uninviting shores of N e w E n g l a n d , and still later strengthened and reinforced b y t h e P u r i t a n s settling on Massachusetts B a y , where Boston now stands. These movements of tlie people from the different States for K a n s a s , perhaps had not been equaled since the Middle Ages, or t h e m a r c h of t h e Crusaders for t h e rescue of t h e Holy L a n d from t h e Saracens. Like CASSIUS M . C L A Y , and others, Bro. P R I C E loved freedom and equality, a n d he, too, joined the innumerable host m a r c h i n g on K a n s a s , a n d arrived, with his family, in t h e struggling territory, and settled a t A t c h i son in 1858, where he spent a long and useful life, devoting himself to his family, his city, his State, and humanity. Here again he assiduously devoted himself to his profession for several years, a n d took high rank with S T R I N G F E L L O W , O T I S , G L I O K , H O R T O N , P O S T E R , G U T H R I E , and o t h e r s , a t t h e b a r of h i s

adopted State. B y his intelligence, integrity a n d force of c h a r a c ter, he became a t once a m a r k e d man, a leader of the people of h i s adopted city; a n d w i t h i n three years he commenced h i s public career in the m u n i c i p a l government of t h e city, where h e served as police judge, m e m b e r of t h e city council, a n d mayor, w i t h marked fidelity a n d intelligence. I n November, 1866, he w a s chosen State senator, a n d in the early m o n t h s of 1867 Bro. S A M U E L J. C R A W F O R D , Governor of the State, by authority of a n a c t of t h e legislature, appointed Bro. P R I C E , Hons. S. A. R I G G S a n d J A M E S

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M O C A X N , commissioners to codify the laws of the State, and directed t h e m to report the r e s u l t of their labors to the legislature in 1868. Bro. P m c B was chosen c h a i r m a n of this commission, and industriously devoted all his powers to the work confided to the commission by the State. H o w well the commissioners performed their delicate, diffic u l t a n d laborious task c a n n o t be summarized here. I t is sufficient to be remarked t h a t t h e work of the commissioners was afterwards carefully considered by the legislature, and substantially adopted by t h a t body a t t h e session of 1868, and the laws of t h a t session, known as the General S t a t u t e s of K a n s a s , 1868, m a d e a volume of more t h a n 1,200 pages. The code of laws proposed b y the commissioners a n d submitted to the legislature of 1868, thirty-one years ago, still r e m a i n s the great body of the laws of the State, except some a m e n d m e n t s enacted by subsequent legislatures; but the a m e n d m e n t s to the General Statutes of 1868, m a d e by succeeding legislatures, unfortunately generally marred the h a r m o n y of the laws of the State e x c e p t where new conditions arose, which could not be forseen by the commissioners or the legislature. To Bro. P R I C E and his colleagues on this commission, the State owes an enduring debt of g r a t i t u d e , and to the memory of Bro. P R I C E no less debt is due t h a n to the other two commissioners. H e performed faithfully and loyally his full share of this e n d u r i n g work. The task t h a t the commissioners so ably performed was p u t into the form of laws for the State and were the result of the wisdom of ages, tested by experience, mankind, comm a n d i n g w h a t is right and p r o h i b i t i n g w h a t is wrong, and prov i d i n g methods for securing public a n d private rights. The laws prepared by the commissioners were not a compilation of former s t a t u t e s of the State, b u t t h e creation of the commissioners, w r o u g h t out and fashioned after the general statutes of the State of Ohio, carefully constructed on scientific principles. The Ju.stinlan code, a mere digest of t h e laws of Bome, occupied the labor of a dozen or more of the ablest lawyers of the E m p i r e for several y e a r s ; t h e Code Napoleon was t h e result of the work of several of the ablest lawyers in the Napoleonic D y n a s t y , and the common law of E n g l a n d was collected from the statutes of the British P a r l i a m e n t , opinions of the courts, i m m e m o r i a l usage and traditions, b y Sir W I L L I A M B L A C K S T O N E . H i s work, which was accepted b y the crown, parliament, bench and bar of England, was t h e fruits of his labors for m a n y years, and as a work on the philosophy of the law, has never been excelled. B u t the K a n s a s commissioners performed their work in less than one year. I t was wisely said centuries ago, and repeated every generation since by s t a t e s m e n and philosophers, t h a t the m a n who could write the songs of t h e people, need not concern himself about who made the

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laws of the state. H a d Bro. P R I C E written an epic or pastoral song, like t h e " B o n n y Blue Bonnet," or "Annie L a u r i e " of Scotland, " T h e Marseilles H y m n " of France, or " J o h n Brown's Body Lies Mouldering in t h e Grave," or " M y Country 'Tis of Thee," generations would sing his praises, a n d his fame would be more enduring than a n y t h i n g he m i g h t create by his mental powers, securing to the people of t h e State equality, liberty and justice before t h e courts. Again a t the N o v e m b e r election, 1870, Bro. P B I O E was elected to the State Senate, a n d served in t h a t body a t the a n n u a l session of 1871 and 1872; on t h e organization of the senate he w a s elected president, a n d presided in the absence of the lieutenant governor. I n the summer of 1872 Bro. P B I C E was a candidate for governor before the Republican State convention. H i s character h a d so favorably impressed t h e people of t h e State that he h a d become over-confident a n d declined to follow t h e methods of politicians and some statesmen, b u t devoted himself to his private business, so t h a t when t h e convention m e t a t Topeka, h e and his friends discovered t h a t lie h a d five competitors in t h e field against h i m . The combination effected between the other five .candidates resulted in t h e n o m i n a t i o n of t h e Hon. T H O M A S A. OSBOBX.

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memorable contest for United States Senator in 1873, culminating in the betrayal of POMKBOY by YoBic, his friends presented h i s name as a candidate before t h e anti-PoMEBOY caucus. T h e principal candidates before t h e caucus were J O H N M . P B I O E , J O H N J . INGALTJS, Dr. C. A. L O G A N , Col. W . A. P H I L L I P S , J u d g e D. P. L O W E

and Governor J A M E S M . H A B V E Y . The caucus balloted most of one night a n d for nineteen ballots h e was the leading c a n d i d a t e , lacking at one time only three votes to secure the nomination for Senator. After t h e nineteenth ballot LOGAN'S votes were transferred to I N G A L L S a n d he received t h e caucus nomination. T h e tragic scene enacted in t h e joint convention of t h e two houses of the legislature the n e x t day by tlie Y O R K exposure resulted in t h e election of .JOHN J. INGALIJS almost unanimously. Bro. P B I G B w a s preeminently a business man, a n d one of the most enterprising public-spirited men in the State. W h e t h e r in public or private life his active mind was always engaged in enterprises for promoting the interest of the State and t h e city of his home. N o public work suggestive of promoting t h e interest of the State or his city t h a t did not receive his careful consideration. W a s a railroad proposed for Atchison, or a bridge across the Missouri River, or an elevator to be built in t h e town, these received his careful attention a n d the weight of his great influence. He created and a c c u m u l a t e d three splendid fortunes for himself a n d family, and lost all. H e was a m a n of boundless hope, and no vision of t h e pessimist ever cast a shadow on him. B u t his faith in the future of his city and State, and especially in h i s

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i n v e s t m e n t s was his financial destruction. H e had the discrimin a t i n g j u d g m e n t and courage to m a k e investments, but he never realized the approach of financial s t o r m s until lie was engulfed in ruin. H i s hand was likewise a l w a y s open to the appeal of all men, w h e t h e r they were c h a r l a t a n s or impostors, or suffering, in the cause of innocence and justice. I first m e t Bro. P B I O B a t the A n n u a l Communication of thi.s M.'.W.-. G r a n d Lodge held in Constitutional H a l l in the City of Topeka, October â&#x20AC;&#x201D;, 1866, near thirty-three years ago. M.-.VV.-. G r a n d Master J A C O B S A Q U I occupied the Grand E a s t . A m o n g other founders of M a s o n r y in this jurisdiction present a t t h a t time w e r e : Past Grand Master B I O H A B D R . E B E S , the first G r a n d Master of this S t a t e ; B.-.W.-. C Y B U S K . HoiyijiDAV, D e p u t y Grand Master; R.-.W.-. C H B I S T I A N B E O K , Grand Treasu r e r ; R.-.W.-. B. T. C A B B , G r a n d Secretary. These faithful craftsm e n h a d k e p t the lights on the a l t a r dedicated to Masonry in this State, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the conditions of civil war had furiously d i s t r a c t e d the young c o m m o n w e a l t h for nearly ten years. But a t t h a t t i m e a new masonic epoch w a s d a w n i n g on K a n s a s . The conflict of a r m s was over, a n d the citizen soldiers had returned to the pursuits of peace, and large n u m b e r s of bright, enterprising y o u n g m e n came to the State for the purpose of seeking their fortunes a n d m a k i n g their future homes in K a n s a s . These new men were largely in evidence a t the C o m m u n i c a t i o n of this Grand Lodge. A m o n g others with Bro. P B I C E , was Bros. J O H N H . B E O W N and

O W E N A. B A S S E T T .

Bro. M O S E S S . A D A M S , now

Colorado, was the favorite for M.".W.'. Grand Master with these y o u n g brethren of the G r a n d Lodge, and he ^vas elected to the Grand East. The election of Bro. A D A M S was a t r i u m p h for the young men of the jurisdiction. I t was like an a r m y crossing over the river and b u r n i n g the ships and bridges behind it, so there could be no retreat. I t m e a n t a uniform work a n d practice in the jurisdiction. A t tliat Communication of this G r a n d Lodge the M.-.W.-. Grand Master was authorized to appoint three Custodians of the Work, a n d togetlier with the Grand Master, as c h a i r m a n ex-officio, was directed to obtain the W e b b - P r e s t o n W o r k , to be exemplified a t the n e x t A n n u a l Communication. G r a n d Master A D A M S , in pursuance of the authority of the G r a n d Lodge, appointed the Board of Custodians of the Work, consisting of Bro. J O H N H . B B O W N , of L e a v e n w o r t h ; Bro. O. A. B A S S E T T , of Lawrence, and Bro. E . A. S M I T H , of F o r t Scott. Bros. B B O W N a n d B A S S E T T were afterw a r d s elevated to the Grand E a s t , b u t they have both ended their j o u r n e y here below, and Bro. S M I T H was afterward elected and installed Deputy Grand Master, a n d now resides a t San B a r n a r dino, Cal. The Board of Custodians reported the resiilt of their labors to the Grand Lodge held a t L e a v e n w o r t h , October, 1867, and

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which work was adopted by the Grand Lodge. Bro. P B I O E was present at t h a t A n n u a l Communication, and gave his intelligent and forceful influence in favor of the report of the Board of Custodians. " From 1866 until Bro. P B I O E lost his health, perhaps no Mason in this jurisdiction worked more assiduously as a craftsman or contributed more liberally t h a n h e ; the world to him was an open door for hard work and beneficence. His love for his native State and the State of his adoption, was boundless. H e h a d a robust, sleepless body, and a well-cultivated and fruitful mind, tempered witli a deep quality of benevolence flowing from his soul. H e delighted in work. No m a n enjoyed work more t h a n h e ; he enjoyed the fruits of the earth and the fullness thereof. H e was a patriotic citizen in the best and largest sense. Faithful to his church and devoted to fraternal organizations. H e was a kind husband and an indulgent father. H e honored Masonry a n d he was honored by the Craft, and he occupied the highest honors and trusts in other fraternal organizations. He was a leader of men engaged in good work. B u t finally, some four or five years ago, while enjoying the full fruition of perfect manhood, he was marked by the finger of the Destroying Angel, when he lingered and languished until he departed this life October 19th during the last year, full of hope and benevolence, when he was buried by Washington Lodge, No. 5, in Oak Hill Cemetery, near the city of Atchison. H i s life was a benediction, and he died an honest man. I n his death the State lost a good citizen, his family a loving husband and indulgent father, his church a faithful member, and our Grand Lodge its senior Grand Master. The great tragedy of life was over, and his immortal soul h a d taken its flight to tliat undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler ever returns. "Can It be true That there Is no eloquence in death, No voice beyond the passing breath For thoughtful m a n ? " MUSIC: "NOT DEAD, BUT S L E E P E T H " B r o . .JAMKS MOORE.

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Death has been busy not alone in our own jurisdiction. M a n y of those prominent in the counsels of the Craft in our sister G r a n d Lodges have fallen. F r o m advices received we report the following: A L A B A M A . â&#x20AC;&#x201D; D u r i n g the past year the setting^maul of d e a t h has laid low two e m i n e n t craftsmen, who for m a n y years h a d labored diligently in the masonic quarries of A l a b a m a :

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On .June 22,1898, M.-.W.-. P A T . M K B .TOB P I L L A N S , Grand Master of Masons of A l a b a m a in the years of 1876 and 1877, died in the City of Mobile at the ripe age of eighty-two years. Although e d u c a t e d and trained for the law, he adopted civil engineering as his chosen profession, a n d became e m i n e n t therein. For inoee than forty years Bro. PiJjiiAJfis w a s an active, earnest member of t h e G r a n d Lodge, and for more t h a n half of this time wielded the g r e a t power of chairman of the Committee on I^oreign Correspondence, which position was held a t the time of his death. Full of years and honors, he was g a t h e r e d to the land of his fathers. On September 12, 1898, P a s t Grand Master H E N B Y CIJAY T O M P K I N S died very s u d d e n l y a t his lavV olHce in the City of Montgomery. For t w e n t y - e i g h t years (with a single exception caused by illness) he w a s a c o n s t a n t a t t e n d a n t upon the Annual Communications, cheering by Iiis genial smile and kind words, a n d a i d i n g ^vith wise counsel. H e was eminent in his profession, serving his State for t h r e e t e r m s as attorney general. H e was G r a n d Master in the y e a r s of 1880 a n d 1881, earning an enviable . reputation as a masonic jurist. A t tlie time of his death, and for a n u m b e r of j'ears prior thereto, he was chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence, tlie duties of which position were always discharged with marked ability. H i s place will not soon be filled. COLORADO.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Our craftsmen who g a t h e r upon the "'high h i l l s " in the neighboring jurisdiction of Colorada, report the departure of three distinguished b r e t h r e n : R.-.W.-. J O H N W . W I D D E E F I P J L D , of Trinidad, P a s t Deputy G r a n d Master of t h a t jurisdiction, died on the anniversary of our. nation's birth, J u l y 4, 1898, after a brief illness, at the age of seventy-two years. Bro. W I U D B B P I E L D was a native Virginian, but in early manhood he removed to Missouri, a n d later to Colorado. H e held m a n y positions of t r u s t and responsibility, and was a m e m b e r of the Constitutional Convention which formulated the Constitution of Colorado in 1876. I n 1881 he was elected J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n , and w a s regularly advanced to Senior Grand W a r d e n a n d Deputy G r a n d Master, b u t absence from the A n n u a l Communication of 1884 undoubtedJy prevented his selection as G r a n d Master. H i s brethren testify t h a t he enjoyed the implicit confidence of all with w h o m he came in contact. On September 27, 1898, R.-.W.-. F R A N C I S L . CmiiDS, another P a s t D e p u t y Grand Master of t h a t jurisdiction, died a t his home in Greeley, Colorado, h a v i n g j u s t passed his seventy-fourth birthday. A native of Vermont, he did not become a resident of Colorado u n t i l 1870, when he became one of the c h a r t e r members of the Union Colony of Greeley, a n d was the first Master of Greeley Lodge, No. 20. I n 1874 he was elected J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n of his Grand Lodge; a n d in the two following years served it as Senior Grand W a r d e n and Deputy Grand Master respectively.

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On October 4, 1898, our Colorado brethren were compelled to chronicle the d e a t h of M/.W.-. O E E N H A R B I S O N H E N R Y , of D e n -

ver, P a s t Grand Master. Bro. H E N R Y was also a native of Vermont, but became one of t h e pioneers of Colorado, where he settled in July of 1860. After three years' service—1861 to 1863—in the Colorado Volunteers, he returned to Central City, a n d during the remainder of his life was connected with railroad and m i n i n g interests. H e was a director and superintendent of the Colorado Central Railroad, prior to its becoming a part of t h e Union Pacific System in 1880. W h i l e on a trip to Old Mexico in t h e mining interest, in t h e spring of t h e p a s t year, he contracted typhus fever, the convalescent stage of which closed his life's record a t the age of fifty-six years. H e served his Grand Lodge as Grand Master in 1875, a n d in 1877 served the governing body of the Capitular Rite of his State as its Grand High Priest. F L O R I D A . — O u r brethren in t h e land of flowers have been called to weave chaplets to the m e m o r y of three loved workers: On August 22,1898, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M A. M O L E A N , P a s t Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Florida, after a busy life of sixtysix years was called from earthly labor to eternal refreshment. A lawyer by profession, he served h i s State as a county judge for twenty-one years. F o r m a n y years h e w a s one of t h e "Committee on W o r k " in his Grand Lodge, and was considered a b r i g h t ritualist. H i s period of service as Grand Master covered t h e years of 1878,1879 a n d 1880, a n d for one year—1892—he wielded the pen in the Southeast corner. I n Capitular and Templar Masonry he was also honored, presiding as Grand High Priest of t h e Grand Chapter in 1881 a n d 1882, and as first Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery in 1896. I n 1892 he assumed t h e duties of Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter, and continuously occupied this position until d e a t h closed the record; in t h e G r a n d Commandery he also served as Grand Recorder from 1892 u n t i l the time of his death. I n t h e Scottish Rite his efficient labors in the cause of Masonry were also felt, and for the last five years of his life he was t h e active m e m b e r for h i s State of the Supreme Council for the thirty-third degree. F u l l of years and honors, h e has gone to submit his work for final inspection. W i t h the d e a t h of R.-.W.-. A. L. W I L L I A M S , P a s t J u n i o r G r a n d W a r d e n and District D e p u t y Grand Master, which occurred on September 13,1898, t h e Grand Lodge of Florida loses one who, a s they testify, they cannot even hope to replace. H e w a s v e r y bright in the esoteric work, a n d was lovingly a n d familiarly k n o w n as their " s t a n d a r d on work." H e served his Grand Lodge as i t s J u n i o r Grand W a r d e n in 1875, a n d for a number of years was t h e District Deputy for the F i r s t District. On October 20,1898, the record w a s closed of the life-work of t h e venerable a n d M.-.W.-. Bro. H E N R Y I . S T E W A R T , t h e senior

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P a s t G r a n d Master of t h e G r a n d Lodge of Florida, he having served in the Grand ISast in 1867. H i s chosen profession was t h a t of the law, and d u r i n g a long and eventful life he held m a n y places of t r u s t where the duties were a l w a y s discharged with faithfulness a n d ability. His b r e t h r e n record h i m a citizen of high standing, a Mason of boundle'ss c h a r i t y , a Christian w i t h o u t reproach. W h a t more c a n be said ? G E O R G I A . — O u r b r e t h r e n in Georgia mourn the loss, after a long illness, and a t t h e advanced a g e of seventy-four years, of t h e i r B.-. W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M A B B A M L O V E , P a s t D e p u t y G r a n d

M a s t e r of Masons of Georgia, w h o died a t A t l a n t a on J a n u a r y 22,1898. Bro. L O V E w a s a p h y s i c i a n and surgeon of repute, standing high in his profession, n o t only as a practitioner b u t as a n educator. H i s m a s o n i c record is long a n d replete with honor. H e served the G r a n d Lodge as its J u n i o r Grand Warden in 1859, a n d as D e p u t y Grand Master in 1867, a n d was also high on the roll of the Grand Chapter a n d Grand Council, serving in some of t h e positions a t the t i m e of his d e a t h . I D A H O . — In I d a h o the S o u t h e a s t corner is draped in mourning in m e m o r y of their E.-.W.-. Bro. C H A R L E S C . STEVENSON, Grand S e c r e t a r y and chairinan of the C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, w h o died while still s t a n d i n g upon t h e second step on t h e Master's carpet. I n 1889, while u n d e r t h e age of twenty-seven years, h e was appointed to t h e i m p o r t a n t position of chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, and in 1895 was elected G r a n d Secretary of t h e Grand Lodge, both of which stations h e continued to fill acceptably until on F e b r u a r y 28, 1898, after a brief illness, Death m a d e t h e closing e n t r y on his life's record before the thirty-sixth y e a r page h a d been opened. M I C H I G A N . — M i c h i g a n h a s lost its well-beloved Brother, M.-. W.-. D A N I E L S T R I K E R , P a s t Grand Master, who died suddenly a t his home in Hastings, on April 11, 1898, aged sixty-three years. H e was a prominent business m a n , and a t the time of his death w a s p r e s i d e n t of t h e H a s t i n g s N a t i o n a l Bank. I n 1879, Bro. S T R I K E R wielded t h e gavel in t h e Grand B a s t of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, a n d in 1886 performed the similar labor over the Capitular Craft of t h a t State. D e a t h found him filling o u t the second consecutive term of service as General Grand Treasu r e r of t h e General G r a n d C h a p t e r of E o y a l Arch Masons of t h e U n i t e d States. MONTANA.—The Grand Lodge of M o n t a n a records the loss of its seventh Grand Master, and who was also t h e seventh in t h a t honored line to pass to the Beyond. On April 23, 1898, M.-.W.-. J A M B S E . BOYCE, Sr., died a t t h e ripe old age of eighty-one years. H e was born in K e n t u c k y , and was there m a d e a Mason. H i s life w a s devoted to mercantile pursuits, and was spent in Kentucky, Missouri, Colorado, M o n t a n a and N e b r a s k a , in all of which States

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he, from time to time, held masonic m e m b e r s h i p , having the record of fifty-eight years of masonic life. H e was present a t the organization of t h e Grand Lodge of M o n t a n a in 1866, and installed its first elective Grand Officers. I n 1872 h e w a s elected from t h e floor to be Grand Master of t h e Grand Lodge of Montana. H e was the first Commander of H e l e n a Commandery, K. T., and the first Thrice Illustrious Master of H e l e n a Council, R. & S. M., and was also a P a s t High Priest of H e l e n a Chapter, R. A. M. I n all d e p a r t m e n t s of masonic work h e w a s foremost, a wise counsellor, an impressive ritualist, b y precept a n d example a peacemaker, and an inspirer of zeal in others. B y every consideration he deserves to be ranked as one of t h e F a t h e r s of Masonry in Montana. A t the time of his death his m e m b e r s h i p was in Capitol Lodge, No. 3, of Omaha, Nebraska. JSTOETH D A K O T A . — I n North D a k o t a two of their representative craftsmen have fallen: On the 3d of May, 1898, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M H . B E S T , P a s t G r a n d

Master, after a long period of hopeless suffering, succumbed to the Destroyer. H e was eminently a rituli-st, a n d for a number of years held, b y successive appointments, t h e office of Grand Lecturer of h i s Grand Lodge. W h i l e still comparatively a young man, being but forty-eight years of age, his life-work closed. On October 25,1898, in the sixty-second year of his age, R.-.W.-. T H O M A S I . W I L D E R , Past Grand Senior W a r d e n of the Territorial Grand Lodge of Dakota, was called from labor to refreshment. H i s interest in Masonry was sincere and continuing. I n 1881 he served his Grand Lodge as its Grand Senior W a r d e n ; in 1882 he was elected Grand Treasurer; in 1890 he w a s elected Grand Secretary, a n d served for two years. A t the organization of t h e Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of Dakota, in 1885, he was elected Grand Secretary of t h a t Body, and held t h a t office until his resignation a n d removal from t h e State in 1893. F o r a n u m b e r of years h e wrote the Correspondence Reports of both Grand Lodge a n d Grand Chapter. A worthy brother h a s departed. TENNESSEE.—Tennessee craftsmen also report two victims of' the relentless R e a p e r : On October 6,1898, R.-.W.-. J O H N R I D L E Y F B I Z Z B L L , t h e eldest son of the late l a m e n t e d Bro. J O H N F E I Z Z E L L w h o , for more t h a n

a quarter of a century, •wielded t h e pen in t h e Southeast corner of the Grand Lodge in t h a t jurisdiction, while still in t h e prime of young manhood, laid down t h e w o r k i n g tools of life. H i s service as a Grand Lodge officer was only a brief one, he having, b y appointment, filled out the unexpired term of his illustrious father as Grand Secretary, b u t he inherited those superior qualities which m a k e for greatness, a n d h a d not Death claimed h i m t h e family record would undoubtedly h a v e been repeated. A t t h e

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time of his d e a t h he was a m e m b e r of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances. H a n d s o m e , courteous, modest, with a h e a r t for noble doing, and y e a r n i n g for success, he lay down to sleep. On t h e 27th d a y of the s a m e m o n t h , October, M.-.W.-. A E O H ^ > IJACF.S M . H U G H E S , the oldest P a s t Grand Master in Tennessee, and a m o n g the oldest in t h e world, passed beyond the vail. F o r more t h a n sixty years he was a m e m b e r of the Grand Lodge, and was t h r e e times elected Grand Master. H e once held the oftice of Grand H i g h Priest of Royal Arch, Masons in the same jurisdiction. I n civil life he was also distinguished; for thirteen years he served his district as attorney-general, and four years as circuit judge; under P r e s i d e n t GBATS^T he was United States district attorney, and in 1884 was a p r o m i n e n t candidate before the Eepublican convention of his S t a t e for governor. To his renown as a man of intellect he added the crowning laurel of an active Christian life and character. U n d e r the w e i g h t of eighty-seven busy years, he laid h i m down to rest; a m a n of the very highest integrity, firm in his convictions, sincere in his friendships, filling the full m e a s ure of the very h i g h e s t type of irian—a Christian gentleman. VIBGI^^A.—The year of 1898 saw four illustrious n a m e s stricken from the roll of P a s t Grand Masters in the jurisdiction of the Old Dominion : On F e b r u a r y 27th, M.-. W.-. W I L L I A M B . T A L I A F E B B O , Grand Master of Masons in Virginia in 1874 to 1876, died, being full of years and honors. I n every station he did life duties well. Soldier, legislator, judge, Mason, citizen—and in all relations a sincere and h u m b l e Christian — his "good, grey h e a d " will long be missed a m o n g the g a t h e r i n g s of the Craft. J u n e TOth saw a n o t h e r M.-.W.-. Brother called to the other shore — P a s t G r a n d Master .TOHN P A T T E E S O X F I T Z G B E A L D — w h o had served in the Grand E a s t just twenty j'ears after the illustrious Bro. T A L I A F E B B O ^ 1 8 9 4 to 1896. A wise and learned lawyer, a patriot, a zealous and e n t h u s i a s t i c Mason, a lowly follower of the Great Nazarene, has finished life's duties well. One m o n t h a n d one d a y later, J u l y 11th, M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M F B A N O I S D B I X K A B D , G r a n d Master in 1886 to 1888, died in Richmond a t the advanced age of seventy-three years. A soldier, an able and conscientious editor, a scholarly and upright Mason, a gentle, true-hearted, noble m a n , "four-square to every wind t h a t blew,'! h a s gone to his reward. For years, and until failing health prevented, he was the c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence in his G r a n d Lodge, gaining honor to himself a n d credit for his jurisdiction by the excellent reports presented. May he receive the commendation of the just. On N o v e m b e r lOtli, a fourth, a n d the oldest living P a s t Grand Master in Virginia, M.-.W.-. J O H N R . P U B D I E , sank to rest, the

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eightj'-nintli year stone in his life's journey being past. H e wielded the gavel in the Grand E a s t in 1844 to 1846, and was the son of a P a s t Grand Master of the same jurisdiction, M.".W.-. J O H N H. PuRDiB, who occupied the Oriental Chair just one quarter of a century earlier. For many years Bro. P U B D I E was one of the eminent physicians in his section of the State, and he rarely, for sixty odd years, and until feebleness and old age prevented, missed an A n n u a l Communication of his Grand Lodge. For the last three years of his life he was the guest of the Masonic H o m e of Virginia, and tliere, surrounded by the young lives in t h a t noble institution, his spirit returned unto Gon who gave it. MUSIC: "ROCK OF AGES"

Phelps

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Our task is accomplished, and in our archives we deposit the record of the lives lived by tliese noble brethren. To the memory of the beloved dead we drop the s y m p a t h e t i c tear; to those who were closely united to them by ties of kindred, we extend our hands in loving s y m p a t h y ; to each other we pledge renewed fealty in the service of H i m whose Star blazes from the Checkered P a v e m e n t in our lodges, guiding all as it did the Wise Men long centuries ago. Over the faults and foibles of our b r e t h r e n — w h i c h were many, for these brothers ^vere b u t h u m a n — w e cast the broad m a n t l e of masonic charity. E x c e p t as we grasp the lesson from their experience, the grave should hide every error, cover every defect. As their lives blossomed with the fragrance of t h a t Lily of the Valley, t h a t Rose of Sharon, wlin was fairest a m o n g thousands and altogether lovely, we will strive to emulate them. L e t us live the life, not of those whose loss we mourn, b u t of H i m who was their Great E x a m p l e . "Lead, Kindly Light! Amid the euclrcUng gloom. Lead Thou me on."

W e close this Lodge-of Sorrow, b u t let us ever keep open in our hearts and in our lives a Lodge of C h a r i t y and F r a t e r n i t y . L e t us build into our lives the life of the Life of Life. L e t us entwine our hearts with the flowers of love and affection. L e t the brother whose h e a r t throbs now with life beside you, and who m a y be yearning for the warm hand-grasp of brotherly encouragement and s y m p a t h y , realize t h a t the flowers of tenderness are not all to be used upon the casket wliich shall hold his lifeless form. L e t us grasp the t r u t h of the poet's l i n e s : "There are lonely hearts to cherlah. While the days are going by; There are weary souls who perish, • While the days are going by. If a smile we can renew, As our Journey we pursue. Oh, the good we all may do, While the days are going by.

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"There's no time for Idle scorning, While the doj-s are going by; LiCt your fnce be like the morning. While the daj-s are going by. Oh, the world Is full of sighs, Pull of sad and weeping eyes; Help your fallen brother rise. While the days are going by. "All the loving links that bind us. While the days are going by. One by one we leave behind us. While the days are going by. But the seeds of good we sow. Both In shade and shine will grow. And will keep our hearts aglow. While the days are going by."

Fraternally submitted, WM. M. SHAVEK, WM. E. HUTCHISON, A. H. BOBY, Com'mittee. At the close of the report, the Grand Lodge united in the giving of the Funeral Grand Honors and the singing of the Doxology. The pronouncing of the benediction bj- the Grand Chaplain, closed the services. On motion of M.-.W.-. Bi'o. JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, the report of the Committee on ISfecrology, was received and ordered printed. BESOLUTIONS BENO LODGE, No. 140. The R.-.W.-.Grand Secretary presented the following resolutions from Eeno Lodge. -No. 140, which were, on motion of R.-.W.-. ABRAM H . BLLfs, referred to the Committee on Finance and Mileage: " H A L L or BBNO LODGE, No.

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"HuTCHiNSOJf, KANSAS, January 19, 1899. "To the M.:W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: " W H E B B A S , The varying vicissitudes of fortune leaves many of our brethren, in their declining years, in such condition physically and financially, as to make the payment of lodge dues a burden and often an impossibilitj^; and " W H E B E A S , This unfortunate condition usuallj^ attaches to those, who, in their younger and more fortunate days, have been among our most active and enthusiastic members; and " W H E B E A S , Such condition frequently prevents our older brethren from continuing their membership in their declining

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days, after m a n y years of actual participation in a n d liberal contribution to t h e Order, have aided in bearing burdens incident to the upbuilding a n d advancement of Freemasonry in K a n s a s , unless they have their dues remitted annually by open vote in t h e lodge from year to year, a trying and h u m i l i a t i n g position from which they naturally a n d justly shrink; a n d " W H E R E A S , B y reason of these facts, these old a n d loved brethren are prevented from attending lodge meetings, not wishing to become a burden in a society to which t h e y a r e no longer able to contribute, and are thus forced to d i m i t or be suspended for non-payment of dues; therefore be it ^^Seaolved, T h a t t h e lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction may, as a m a t t e r of masonic principle, by a vote of t h e lodge, e x e m p t a n y brother from t h e further payment of dues when, by t h e record of the lodge, it shall appear t h a t such brother h a s paid dues for a period of twenty-five years or more; and '•'• Hesolved, T h a t when such action shall be made of record in the lodge and reported to the Grand Secretary of t h e Grand Lodge, t h a t the lodge shall bp exempt from paying Grand Liodge dues upon such m e m b e r ; and ''• Mesolved, T h a t t h e masonic standing of such brethren shall not be affected by such exemption, b u t such brothers shall remain in full fellowship, a n d be entitled to all rights a n d privileges of Masonry." Eeno Lodge, No. 140, A. F . & A. M., fraternally presents t h e above preamble and resolutions to the attention of t h e M.'.W.-. Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , and asks t h a t they be referred to t h e Committee on Jurisprudence, to t h e end t h a t the same m a y be formulated into laws a n d adopted by the Grand-Lodge, a n d promulgated to t h e lodges i n this Grand Jurisdiction. Unanimously adopted by Reno Lodge, 'No. 140, A. F . & A. M., a t its regular communication, held in their hall in t h e City of Hutchinson, K a n s a s , on Thursday evening, J a n u a r y 19, A. D. 1899, A. L. 5899.

C H A R L E S J. NOYER. W.-.M.-., L. D. POLLARD, S.-.W.-., A. .L REINER, J.-.W.-.

DELOS W. ACKER. On motion of R.-.W.-. CHARLES J . W E B B , t h e G-rand Secret a r y was i n s t r u c t e d t o address a letter of s y m p a t h y t o W.-. Bro. D E L O S W . A C K E R , G r a n d T y l e r .

E N T E R T A I N M E N T OF V I S I T O R S . On motion of E.-.W.-. EGBERT B . TORRINGTON, t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y w a s i n s t r u c t e d to d r a w a w a r r a n t for t h e expenses of e n t e r t a i n i n g o u r distinguished visitors from Missouri.

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S P E C I A L OBDER. B y a vote of G r a n d L o d ^ e , the election of officers w a s m a d e a special o r d e r for 2 o'clock to-morrow. CALLKD OFF. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from l a b o r t o r e f r e s h m e n t until 9 o'clock to-morrow m o r n i n g .

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T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t to labor at 9 o'clock A. M. R E P O R T OF CUSTODIANS. W.-. B r o . G E O R G E F . P O N D s u b m i t t e d

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Board of Custodians, which was, ou motion, received a n d filed, a n d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t " e a c h of t h e Custodians hold an A n n u a l School of I n s t r u c t i o n , each a t diiferent towns in t h e State, to be d e s i g n a t e d bj- t h e B o a r d , " was adopted. S U P P L E M E N T A L REPORT OF GRAND MASTER. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master submitted t h e following supplem e n t a l r e p o r t , which was, on motion of W.-. B r o . J. D. M C B R I A N , referred to C o m m i t t e e on JReports of Grand Officers: To the M.\ W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: Since coming to G r a n d Lodge, I have received a coinmunication from Anchor Lodge, No. 224, and deeming, it a good sample of correspondence t h a t your Grand Master is called upon to labor •«'ith, I herewith p r e s e n t you a s t a t e m e n t of t h e facts of t h e case, to-wit: A. B . H A B D I N G placed his petition with Clinton Lodge, No. 233, March 4, 1898, which was received a n d referred. On March 12th Mr. H A B D I N G moved permanently to t h e jurisdiction of Anchor Lodge, No. 224. I n thirty days or more after the receipt

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of said petition, Clinton Lodge received the report of the oominittee and the candidate was elected. Some time in April Clinton Lodge asked Anchor Lodge to confer the degrees on Mr. H A B D I N Q , which they did w i t h o u t receiving his petition. A t the election of officers in Anchor Lodge, Bro. A. B. H A B D I N G was elected Secretary. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, M. L. S T O N E , Orand Master.

REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE. M.-.VV.-. J O H N C . POSTLETHWAITE presented the r e p o r t of t h e Committee on Correspondence, which was received and o r d e r e d printed with the P r o c e e d i n g s . [;S'ee Ap'pendix.'\ R E P O R T OP C O M M I T T E E ON P I N A N C E A N D M I L E A G E . W.-. Bro. E D W A R D W ! WELLINGTON, on behalf of the

Com-

mittee on F i n a n c e and Mileage, submitted the following report, which, on motion of li.-.W.-. Bro. A B B A M H . E L L I S , was adopted: To the M.\W.'. Orand Lodge of Kansas: Yovir Committee on Finance and Mileage respectfully s u b m i t the following report. • W e find the accounts of botli the Grand Treasurer and G r a n d Secretary correct, and showing the following s u m m a r y : G B A N D T E E A S U E E E ' S AOCOUN.T.

General Fund—Heceipts. Balance on h a n d last report ' Received from Grand Secretary I n t e r e s t on daily balances

$19,240 32 14,923 42 318 61

Total

$34,482 35 Disbursements.

Paid out on w a r r a n t s Transferred to Charity F u n d Balance on h a n d F e b r u a r y 5, 1899

$15,423 44 988 97 . 18,069 94= $34,482 35

Charity Fund—Heceipts. Balance on h a n d last report Transferred from General F u n d Total

•.

$2,657 36 988 97 $3,646 33

Disbursements. Paid out on w a r r a n t s Balance on hand F e b r u a r y 5, 1899

$ 115 00 3,531 33= $3,646 33

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SumTnary. B a l a n c e account General Fund B a l a n c e account C h a r i t y F u n d T o t a l balance in treasury as per certified c h e c k . , .

February,

$18,069 94 3,531 33 $21,601 27

GRAXD S E O B E T A B Y ' S ACCOUNT.

Received from all sources $15,944 95 Paid G r a n d Treasurer, as per vouchers $14,923 42 Paid a c c o u n t appropriations, as per v o u c h e r s . 1,021 53= 15,944 95 APPBOPRIATIOJS'S.

Your committee respectfully r e c o m m e n d the following appropriations for t h e ensuing year: Salary M.-.W.-. Grand Master $ 800 00 Salary private secretary to M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master 25 00 Salarv G r a n d Treasurer 500 00 Salary G r a n d Secretary 1,800 (X) Salary A s s i s t a n t Secretary .' 25 00 Salary G r a n d Chaplain 25 00 Salary Grand Tyler 50 00 Salary A s s i s t a n t Grand Tyler 25 00 Salary of Custod ians, each $50 150 00 Salary c h a i r m a n Committee on Foreign Correspondence. 300 00 Salary G r a n d Orator. ., 25 00 P r i n t i n g A n n u a l Proceedings, 1899 1,250 00 R e n t G r a n d Secretary's office, library a n d vault 350 00 Postage a n d express 300 00 Stationer.v and other printing 150 00 I n c i d e n t a l expenses Grand Secretary's office 200 00 To pay committees, mileage,' and expenses of this A n n u a l Communication, or so much thereof as m a y be necessary 2,600 00 Use of Masonic H a l l a t Leavenworth 50 00 Special stenographic work for committees 25 00 To cover incidentals a n d expenses of M.\W.'. Grand Master Maurice L. Stone during his y e a r of administration 170 40 M.-.W.'. Bro. W i l l i a m M. Shaver, for expenses of Bros. Moore and F a l l s in furnisliing m u s i c for this Communication â&#x20AC;˘. 12 70 B.'.W.'. Bro. Robert B . Torrington, for postage, express, revenue s t a m p s , exchange and telegrams 4 20 Also the following appropriation, as suggested in report of the Librarian: For p u r c h a s e of books and binding magazines, periodicals, etc 200 00 I n p a r a g r a p h .45 of our By-Laws t h e office of A s s i s t a n t Secr e t a r y is created, b u t no provision h a s been m a d e for compensation to be paid such officer. W e therefore recommend t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e be instructed to prepare a n d p r e s e n t forthwith to this G r a n d Body a s t a n d i n g regulation, whereby t h e A s s i s t a n t Secretary shall be allowed a salary of twenty-live dollars.

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I n response to the recommendation of the M.'.W.*. Grand Master, t h a t aid be accorded to our venerable Grand Tyler, Bro. D B L O S W. AOKEB, who is suffering from the effects of paralysis a n d is in needy circumstances a n d dependent upon his brethren for support, we recommend t h a t t h e s u m of one hundred dollars be a p propriated and forwarded for his benefit by the Grand Secretary. That p a r t of the Grand Master's address relating to the card index or registry of all m e m b e r s of lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction has our u n a n i m o u s approval. The bill of the Grand Secretary covering labor a n d expense in completing this registry a g gregates twenty-five h u n d r e d dollars, and your committee would earnestly recommend t h a t the bill be allowed and a n appropriation made to cover t h e a m o u n t thereof. I t is our opinion t h a t this Grand Lodge never h a s made an expenditure of m o n e y which promises such adequate returns. The labor involved i s much greater t h a n one would estimate unless h e u n d e r s t a n d s how imperfect t h e records h a v e been heretofore, a n d t h e v a s t amount of research required to accomplish so perfect a work. T h e result is most gratifying a n d your committee congratulate t h e Grand Lodge on its final accomplishment. The Grand Lodge h a v i n g voted to participate in the exercises connected with t h e W a s h i n g t o n Memorial, we recommend t h a t two hundred dollars be contributed to tiie Grand Lodge of Virginia toward m e e t i n g t h e expenses incident to the celebration. W e also r e c o m m e n d t h a t six hundred dollars or so m u c h thereof as m a y be necessary, be appropriated to p a y the expenses of the five brethren w h o will represent the M.'.W.". Grand Lodge of K a n s a s a t the W a s h i n g t o n Memorial. Your cominittee h a v e carefully investigated the applications for charitable aid submitted to them, a n d are of the opinion t h a t both are w o r t h y of the attention of this Grand Lodge. W e therefore recommend t h a t five dollars per month be paid from t h e Charity Fund to the Secretary of Mt. Hope Lodge, No. 238, toward the support of Bro. I . N . P H I L L I P S ; also t h a t six dollars per m o n t h be paid from the C h a r i t y F u n d to the Secretary of H a l s t e a d Lodge, No. 46, toward t h e s u p p o r t of B r o . J O E L C . W A L K E R .

We -have very carefully considered the resolution presented by E&no Lodge, No. 140, relative to the remission of dues on m e m - , hers who have been affiliated a n d paid dues for twenty-five years, and are unanimously of the opinion t h a t it would be very detrimental to t h e interests of this Grand Jurisdiction to h a v e t h e resolution formulated into law and adopted by this Grand Lodge. I t is impossible for your committee to form an accurate estimate as to w h a t a m o u n t this law, if adopted, would reduce t h e revenues of the Grand Lodge w i t h o u t t a k i n g several m o n t h s ' time to carefully go through t h e historical records of the entire m e m b e r s h i p .

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February,

A s n e a r l y as we can e s t i m a t e a t t h e p r e s e n t time, i t would m e a n a reduction of our revenues n e x t y e a r of n o t less t h a n two thousand dollars, with a c o n s t a n t increase as years roll on. Moreover, we are well satisfied t h a t it would mean the crippling of a large p e r c e n t a g e of subordinate lodges, for t h e reason t h a t 146 of our lodges were organized over twenty-five years ago, and a careful e s t i m a t e of the m e m b e r s h i p of these lodges shows t h a t they contain m o r e than fifty per cent, of our entire membership. I t can r e a d i l y be seen that the e s t i m a t e d s h r i n k a g e shown above is placed on an exceedingly conservative basis. I n addition to w h a t h a s been said above, we would respectfully refer the Grand Lodge to Article V I I , Section 7, of t h e Constitution, which s a y s : " N o rebate shall be allowed to a n y lodge by reason of the neglect of a n y of its m e m b e r s to p a y t h e taxes, or by reason of a n y m e m b e r being borne on its rolls as e x e m p t from dues." Therefore, t h e Constitution would h a v e to be amended before the resolution could be formulated into law, and we recommend t h a t t h e resolution be not adopted. Fraternally s u b m i t t e d , B. W. W E L L I N G T O N , J O H N C. F B Y , A L E X . A. S H A R P , B . A. F L A C K , S. M. F O X , . Committee. VOTE OF T H A N K S . On motion of W.-. B r o . J . D. M C B R I A N , a vote of t h a n k s was t e n d e r e d Bros. J A M E S MOORE a n d J . J. F A L L S , of Siloam Lods;e, N o . 225, T o p e k a , and to M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , for t h e

e x c e l l e n t music whicii t h e y h a v e furnished d u r i n g the sessions of t h e G r a n d Lodge. BOND OF G B A N D T E E A S U R E B . On motion of R.-.W.-. THOMAS E . D E W E Y , t h e Council of Adm i n i s t r a t i o n was i n s t r u c t e d to a p p r o v e no bond from t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r unless g i v e n b y a s u r e l y c o m p a n y , licensed to do business in K a n s a s , a n d t h a t t h e cost of such bond be paid b y t h e Grand L o d g e . R E P O R T OP C O M M I T T E E ON G R A N D L O D G E PROPERTY. W.-'. B r o .

W A L T E R B . P A G A N , of N o . 90,

p r e s e n t e d the

re-

p o r t of t h e Committee on G r a n d L o d g e P r o p e r t y , which was

adopted:

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To the M.:W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas : I n compliance with Section 37 of the By-Laws, your committee have inventoried and inspected the Grand Lodge property; have inspected the library, and have m a d e such recommendations as seem to them to be to the best interest of the Grand Lodge. The result of their labors is embodied in the following report: ISVBNTOB.Y.

Property in the possession of the M.'. W.-. Grand Master: 1 letter press. 1 tin box, for preserving bonds, etc. Property in the possession of the Grand Secretary: Library. 5 large w a l n u t boolt cases. 1 large oak table, for current magazines, etc. 1 lounge. 5 library chairs. 2 rugs. Office. 1 roller top oak office desk. I revolving office chair. 1 book rack. 2 oak registry cabinet cases a n d cards. 3 walnut cases, for blanks and stationery. 1 book holder. 1 letter press and stand. 4 plain office chairs. 2 rugs. Storeroom. 1 pine packing and shipping table. 2 maps. 1 step ladder. Shelving, for p a m p h l e t s a n d reports. Vault. 1 walnut filing case. 2 pine filing cases. 3 trunks, for Grand Lodge jewels a n d aprons.. 1 trunk, for transporting records, etc., to Grand Lodge. 1 set of Grand Lodge jewels for Grand Officers. 1 set of 15 aprons for Grand Lodge Officers. 734 aprons for members of Grand Lodge. 14.5 blank charters.

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Summary

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of Books in the

February,

Library.

Bound volumes: Complete set of Proceedings of G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s Proceedings of other G r a n d Lodges Masonic magazines, periodicals a n d miscellaneous masonic publications L a w s of other Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s Mackey's Jurisprudence â&#x20AC;˘; Proceedings Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of K a n s a s , 1866-93 Proceedings Grand Council, R. &. S. M., of Kansas, 1881-95.... Proceedings Grand C o m m a n d e r y of K a n s a s , K. T., 1868-94.... Proceedings Grand E n c a m p m e n t U. S., K. T., 1871-92 Gould's Masonic H i s t o r y W e b s t e r ' s I n t e r n a t i o n a l Dictionary Scene's Spanish Dictionary Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary

10 488 190 24 1 4 1 4 3 6 5 1 1

Unbound X'^olumes: Proceedings of o t h e r Grand Lodges, masonic magazines, periodicals and miscellaneous masonic literature, such as should be bound, sufficient to m a k e a b o u t thirty-five bound volumes. Summary

of Books in the

B o u n d volumes: Proceedings Grand Lodge Proceedings Grand Lodge Proceedings Grand Lodge Proceedings Grand Lodge Proceedings Grand Lodge Proceedings Grand Lodge

of of of of of of

Kansas, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas,

Storeroom,.

Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume

1,1855-65 2,1866-69 7,1886-88 8,1889-91 9,1892-94 10,1895-97

115 455 26 116 42 79

U n b o u n d volumes, p a m p h l e t s , etc.: Proceedings of G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s , covering the years 1870 to 1898 inclusive 3,770 Constitution and By-Laws, G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s 2,578 Several thousand duplicate copies of Proceedings of other Grand Jurisdictions. N o lodge surrendered its c h a r t e r d u r i n g the p a s t year, a n d consequently no property w a s received by the Grand Lodge from t h a t source. The Grand Lodge property is in excellent condition, and, in t h e opinion of your c o m m i t t e e , the care and attention it has received b y the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y is beyond criticism, and leaves n o t h i n g further in t h a t respect to be desired.

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I n conclusion, we would recommend t h a t the following specific appropriations from the General F u n d he made, for t h e purposes indicated: . F o r hinding t h e Proceedings of other Grand Liodges, masonic magazines, periodicals, a n d miscellaneous masonic literature .$100 00 For t h e purchase of hooks for the library 100 00 Fraternally suhmitted, W. E . F A G A N , A. M. S W I T Z E B , R O B E R T J . T R A V E R , L. L. B A D G L E Y , .TACOB D E W I T T ,

Committee.

R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON L O D G E S U. D. W.-. Bro. T. L. BOND, of N o . 216, p r e s e n t e d t h e r e p o r t ot

t h e Committee on Lodges TJ. D., as follows, which was adopted : To the M.'.W.'. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Comm'ttee on Lodges U. D. have h a d submitted to t h e m the returns of two new lodges. Turon Lodge U. D., is located a t Turon, in t h e southwestern p a r t of Reno county, a t the junction of the Missouri Pacific a n d Rock Island roads. T h e dispensation was issued J u n e 29, 1898, and t h e first meeting was held J u l y 9,1898. Fourteen meetings in all were held. Four candidates were raised to t h e degree of Ma.ster Mason. The-total receipts are $181.50. T h e returns from this lodge show the members to he possessed of commendable zeal. The minutes of the Secretary indicate t h a t he h a s overlooked t h e fact t h a t all communications of lodges U . D. a r e to be considered stated communications, a n d t h a t a lodge U. D. h a s b u t three p e r m a n e n t officers. All others are temporary a n d should be so noted in t h e record. The petition for a w a r r a n t of constitution is signed by twenty-one brethren, a n d we recommend t h a t t h e prayer of t h e petitioners be granted. Sylvan Grove Lodge U. D. is established a t Sylvan Grove, in the western p a r t of Lincoln county, on a branch of t h e Union Pacific Railroad. T h e transcript of the m i n u t e s of this lodge deserve especial praise. The only criticism we offer is called forth by the failure of the Secretary to properly designate t h e tempor a r y officers. The dispensation w a s granted August 15,1898, a n d the brethren began work A u g u s t 25, 1898. E i g h t candidates have been initiated, four of whom have received t h e degree of Master Mason. T h e total receipts are $240.00. . The petition for a w a r r a n t of constitution contains t w e n t y names, a n d we would earnestly recommend t h a t it be granted. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, THOS. L. BOND, J O H N J. HAYS, EDD HAYES, S I D N E Y L. H U N T E R , Committee.

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February,

RESOLUTIONS. By a rising vote, the following resolutions, offered by W.-. Bro. J. D. MCBRIAN, were unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, AS Masons we cannot forget that we are no less citizens and equally interested in the progress, prosperity, honor and destiny of our common country; and WHEREAS, Since the last Annual Communication of this Grand Loclge many of the Craft have answered the call of human-' ity, and are to-day engaged in the navy and military service of the government, some having fallen in the discharge of duty in camp and on the field of battle; and WHBBBAS, By their patriotism and valor they have added additional glory and honor to our flag, and inscribed the principles of humanity more clearly upon our national escutcheon in letters of blood, and made possible the planting of masonic homes and masonic charity upon the islands of the sea; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That we hereby express the thanks and congratulations of this Grand Lodge to the brave officers and soldiers and sailors of our army and navy, for the grand and matchless achievements and triumphs which have resulted from their fidelity, patriotism and devotion, and for the opening up of a brighter,"higher, and better civilization upon the islands where they have planted our flag as the symbol of protection and human liberty. Resolved, That we recognize the protecting and guiding hand of the Grand Master of the Universe in the wonderful and almost miraculous protection of our soldiers and sailors in the great conflict for humanity. Resolved, That we look forward with anticipation and with a prayer in the heart, that the GOD of their fathers may be with our brave boys, who are still detained to finish, and successfully and honorably close this great and glorious work, and for their speedy return home, and that their valuable labors may be rewarded. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize in their sad bereavement with the surviving friends and relatives of those who have fallen upon the field of duty. May no unholy hand or foot disturb the consecrated dust where our patriotic dead sleep. May the majesty of the flag of our country protect and guard their graves.

ELECTION. E.-.W.-. A. H. ELLIS moved the reconsideration of the action of the Grand Lodge fixing the election at 2 o'clock p. M. Carried. The Grand Lodge, upon motion of W.-. Bro. W. H. MIZE, then proceeded to the election of oflScers, with the following result:

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M.'.W.". H E X B T C . IVOOMIS Qrand'Master Winfleld; R/.W.". C H A E I J E S J . W E B B Deputy Gfrand Master .Topeka,. R.'. W . \ P E B B Y M . HOISIIVGTON . Ch-and Senior Warden .Newton. â&#x20AC;¢ R.'. W / . T H O M A S B . D E W E Y Grand Junior W a r d e n . Abilene. R.-.W.\ RoBT. E . ToBBiNGTON. . Orand Treasurer "Wichita. R.-. W.-. A L B E R T K . W I L S O N . .. . Orand Secretary Topeka. W.'. W I L L I A M P. M U D G E T T . . Custodian

Greenleaf.

P L A C E OF M E E T I N G , 1900. T h e City of T o p e k a was u n a n i m o u s l y selected as t h e place of holding t h e forty-fourth A n n u a l Communication of this G r a n d L o d g e , c o m m e n c i n g W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 2 1 , A. D . 1900, A. L . 5900. CALLED OFF. . T h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master called t h e M.-.V\'.-. G r a n d L o d g e ' from labor to refreshment until 2 o'clock p. M.

AFTERNOON

SESSION.

T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y 16, 1899.

T h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e was called from, refreshment to labor a t 2 o'clock p. M. G Y P S U M C I T Y L O D G E , N o . 328. On motion, t h e name of t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of G y p s u m City L o d g e , N o . 328, Bro. A. E. REYNOLDS, was ordered placed on t h e credential report, a n d mileage allowed. R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON C H A R T E R E D L O D G E S . M.-.W.-. M. M. M I L L E R presented t h e following r e p o r t of t h e Committee on Chartered L o d g e s , which w a s adopted, except t h a t portion r e g a r d i n g further p e n a l t y for failure to s u b m i t a n n u a l r e t u r n s , which was referred to t h e Committee on J u r i s prudence:

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February,

To the M.: W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: T h e only m a t t e r referred to your committee is t h a t portion of the G r a n d Secretary's report relative to "Annual Returns." F r o m this, it appears t h a t the following lodges have been del i n q u e n t in m a k i n g reports of a n n u a l returns: Delaware, No. 96; E q u i t y , No. 131; P o m o n a , No. 138; Signal, No. 141; Charity, No. 263, and Glen Elder, No. 294. In addition thereto, a report received .January 29,1899, s e n t back to Center, No. 147, for correction, has not y e t been r e t u r n e d ; and a- report received on same date from E a s t o n , No. 45, though received, was' too late to be included in the report of the Grand Secretary. The reasons, if any, for the delinquencies noted, are not given. I t seems incomprehensible t h a t bodies, so long accustomed to m a k i n g a n n u a l returns as these m u s t be, should for any reason fail to perform an imperative d u t y . And your committee is, therefore, compelled to conclude t h a t the negligence a n d carelessness of the Masters a n d Secretaries of the lodges named, are responsible therefor. The time h a s passed w h e n such gross negligence, on the p a r t of c h a r t e r e d lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction, can be further tolerated. Your committee is of the opinion t h a t the jjenalty of non-representation a t the session of the Grand Lodge is entirely i n a d e q u a t e for the failure to perform such duty, and t h a t the officers responsible for such neglect should be held to a personal accountability therefor, and t h a t some further and additional p e n a l t y should be provided therefor, and t h a t the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e should be directed to formulate the same for the e n a c t m e n t by appropriate legislation by the Grand Lodge a t its present session, and t h a t this m a t t e r be referred to such committee a t t h i s time for such purpose. Y o u r c o m m i t t e e would further report t h a t the Gra'fad Secretary has reported to it t h a t the following lodges have failed to forward their books of a n n u a l returns to his office, to-wit: i l i a w a t h a . N o . 35; l o l a . No. 38; Gardner, No. 65; Delaware, No. 9.6; Woodson, No. 121; E q u i t y , No. 131; Vesper, No. 186; Signal, No. 141; L u r a y , No. 153; Robinson, No. 159; Oxford, No. 165; Perfect Square, No. 220; Axtell, No. 2.34; Scottsville, No. 249; Charity, No. 263; Millbrook, No. 281; Preston, No. 288; Oak, No. 287; Paradise, â&#x20AC;˘ No. 290; B e u l a h , No. 291; Glen Elder, No. 294; St. Thomas, No. 306; Virginia, No. 315; Norwich, No. 319; Vermillion, No. 320. Your committee is of the opinion t h a t the recommendation adopted b y t h e Grand Lodge in 1898, requiring all Secretaries to t r a n s m i t their books of a n n u a l returns to the ofllce of the Grand Secretary a t the close of the year 1898 for verification and correction was m a n d a t o r y , and t h a t your committee is a t a loss to know how the delinquent lodges were able to m a k e proper and accurate r e t u r n s w i t h o u t reference to such books.

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Your committee is further of t h e opinion t h a t such books should be examined, verified and checked up by the Grand Secretary, and report thereon-made to t h e Grand Lodge a t t h e A n n u a l Communication following the close of each five years' business, and t h a t a t such communication specific report be m a d e of each lodge which fails to comply with the r e q u i r e m e n t of the Grand Lodge in sending in its book of a n n u a l r e t u r n s for such purpose. I n view of the fact t h a t Glen E l d e r Lodge, No. 294, is delinquent in p a y m e n t of dues for the years 1897 a n d 1898, h a v i n g failed likewise to m a k e returns of any kind for the "year 1898, your committee would recommend t h a t the delinquencies of said lodge be referred to t h e incoming Grand Master for such action as he m a y deem advisable. I n further view of the fact t h a t there are double t h e n u m b e r of delinquents in p a y m e n t of dues among the lodges in 1898 t h a n there were in 1897, your committee would recommend t h a t p r o m p t and decisive measures be taken to remedy t h e evil, a n d upon failure of the delinquentlodges to promptly comply with d e m a n d s to liquidate, t h a t the incoming Grand Master take such action in regard to such lodges as he m a y deem suitable in t h e premises. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, . . M. M. M I L L E R , . J. K. M c C A L L , W. H . M I Z E , CHAS. E. SAWTELL, C L A R E N C E L. H O G I N , Committee. R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON . J U R I S P R U D E N C E . R.-.W.-. A B R A M H . E L L I S p r e s e n t e d t h e following; r e p o r t of

the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , which was a d o p t e d : To the AT.-.W.: Orand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on Jurisprudence beg leave to report upon the several m a t t e r s referred to it as follows: DECISIONS OK GRAND MASTEB.

I t is recommended t h a t decision No. 1 be ajsproved witliout a m e n d m e n t or modification, b u t as it h a s come to t h e knowledge of the committee t h a t m a n y lodges in this jurisdiction a r e still acting under a misappreliension of the law, it is deemed proper to call attention.to the note entitled "Absence of Master a n d W a r dens," under By-Law 75, page 83 of the K a n s a s Laws of Masonry, which in effect provides t h a t without a special dispensation of the Grand Master or his actual presence, " i n t h e absence of the Master and both W a r d e n s , the lodge cannot be opened." I t is recommended t h a t decision No. 2 be approved. As to decision No. 3, your committee would recommend its approval, if its m e m b e r s . w e r e not unanimously pf opinion t h a t

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OF THE

February,

lodges ought not to be p e r m i t t e d to take promissory notes for dues from its m e m b e r s , b u t as the committee has agreed t h a t such a practice o u g h t not to be permitted, it is recommended t h a t tlie decision last referred to be not published in the Proceedings, and t h a t the following s t a n d i n g regulation be adopted: Standing Segulation No.lS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Hereafter it shall not be lawful for a lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction to take a promissory note w i t h or w i t h o u t security from one of its members for dues." I n compliance with the direction of the Grand Lodge,.made a t the suggestion of the Committee on Finance and Mileage, tlie c o m m i t t e e presents the following for adoption: Standing Segulation No. 14.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"The Assistant Secretary of the Grand Secretary shall receive the sum of twenty-flye dollars for each session of the Grand Lodge wliich lie shall a t t e n d a t the request of the G r a n d Secretary." I n the m a t t e r of the supplemental report of the Grand Master, the facts recited by liim are as follows: A. B. H A R D I N G placed his petition with Clinton Lodge, No. 23.S, M a r c h 4, 1898, w h i c h was received and referred. On March 12, Mr. H A R D I N G moved p e r m a n e n t l y to the jurisdiction of Anchor Lodge, No. 224. I n tliirty days or more after the receipt of said petition, Clinton Lodge received the report of the committee, a n d the c a n d i d a t e was elected. Some time in April, Clinton Lodge asked A n c h o r Lodge to confer the degrees on Mr. H A R D I N G , which tliey did w i t h o u t receiving his petition. A t the election of officers in Anclior Lodge, Bro. A. B. H A R D I N G was elected Secretary. U n d e r our law, it is contemplated t h a t the report of an investigation committee shall not be made until the stated communication of the lodge, which occurs a t least four weeks after the reception of a petition for the Mysteries of Masonry by the lodge. Article V I , Section 4, of the Constitution, provides in sub-' stance t h a t the c o m m i t t e e of investigation shall m a k e inquiry as to the jurisdiction of the lodge, and if It appear t h a t the lodge is w i t h o u t jurisdiction no further action shall be taken on the petition. I n 1897 Grand Master COI/EMAN decided t h a t where a petitioner p e r m a n e n t l y removes from the jurisdiction of the lodge before a committee of investigation m a k e s its report, the lodge loses jurisdiction of him, and sliould cause his petition a n d deposit to be r e t u r n e d (See note under section of Constitution j u s t quoted). " E v e r y lodge is bound to work according to the rules prescribed b y the G r a n d Lodge, to which it owes allegiance, yet if it be authorized to work and, working, shall omit a n y r e q u i r e m e n t or proceed irregularly, t h e work so done shall be held good a n d lawful, and m u s t pass inspection. Good faith to the Mason so m a d e requires this, for he could not have knowledge of rules peculiar to F r e e m a s o n s before his admission ainong them." ( B A S S E T T . ) W e h a v e no healing procpss in K a n s a s , a n d u n d e r

1898-99.

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our law none is required. (See notes to Article I V , Section 7, Constitution.) From t h e foregoing it appears t h a t Clinton Lodge acted in violation of law in electing Mr. H A B D I N G to receive the degrees, but we are satisfied t h a t the action was taken in entire good faith on the p a r t of the members of the lodge. As Clinton Lodge h a d in law no jurisdiction, it could not legally request Anchor Lodge to confer the degrees, and in acting upon such request, tlie latter lodge also acted in violation of law, though it is equally certain t h a t the latter lodge also acted in good faith. The s t a t u s of Bro. H A R D I N G is as follows: H e is now a Master Mason in good standing and is a m e m b e r of Clinton Lodge, from whicli of course h e m u s t dimit if h e desires to become a m e m b e r of Anchor Lodge. I t follows, t h a t Bro. H A R D I N G is not now the lawful Secretary of Anchor Lodge, although his acts as a de facto officer are lawful and binding. The real Secretary of the lodge is the last one elected previous to the supposed election of Bro. H A R D I N G . If t h a t offlcerhas removed from the jurisdiction of Anchor Lodge or is disqualified, the Master has power to appoint any brother who is a inember of tlie lodge to fill the vacancy temporarily. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, A. H . F L L I S . G E O B G E O. F A R E , D. B . F U L L E B , W . C. C H A F F E E , H E N E Y

SHINDLEE,

Committee.

P E I C E OF L A W S . M.-.W.-. W M . M . S H A V E R moved t h e adoption of t h e following resolution : Resolved, T h a t t h e Grand Secretary be and h e is hereby authorized to sell copies of " T h e Laws of Masonry, K a n s a s , 1898," to such persons as a r e n o t entitled to receive copies thereof b y virtue of official station, a t the following p r i c e s : I n paper cover, 75 cents ; in cloth, $1.00. . Carried. E E P O R T O P MASONIC H O M E B O A R D . M.-.W.-. B r o . GEORGE W . CLARK p r e s e n t e d t h e report of t h e Board of D i r e c t o r s of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , which w a s adopted, a n d ordered printed in t h e P r o c e e d i n g s : To the M.\W.\ Grand Lodge of Kansas: At the A n n u a l Communication lield in this city seven years ago, the Grand Lodge, by a unanimous vote of the m e m b e r s present, sustained a proposition, then submitted, to so a m e n d its Constitu-

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OF THE

February,

tion as to authorize " t h e founding, organizing and m a i n t a i n i n g a Masonic H o m e w i t h i n the State of K a n s a s , for the relief and benefit of distressed and destitute Master Masons, their wives, widows a n d children." The following year, the returns from the constitu e n t lodges indicated t h a t a constitutional majority had voted in favor.of the proposed amendment, and the Grand Lodge, finding such fact to exist, on February \x>, 189.3, through the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, d u l y proclaimed said a m e n d m e n t a p a r t of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge, and through the appropriations a n d contributions, which has since been m a d e from time to time, b y the various masonic bodies and the Order of the E a s t e r n Star, a n d individuals, a n d t h e u n t i r i n g efforts of those to whom was confided the i m p o r t a n t t r u s t and grave responsibility of c a r r y i n g into effect the beneficent purposes of the Craft, as expressed in the formal action taken by the Grand Lodge, there is to-day, " w i t h i n the State of Kansas," in full a n d successful operation, " a Masonic Home," to which every true Mason within the boundaries of our fair State, can point with pride. The Craft is familiar .with the history of this institution, and has heretofore been advised as to w h a t has been accomplished t h r o u g h its agency, prior to 1898, for the relief of those who have a r i g h t to look to u s for aid and comfort in their misfortunes, and it affords us pleasure a t this time, to complj' with the provisions of the B y - L a w s of the K a n s a s Masonic H o m e , which requires the . P r e s i d e n t to report annually to this Grand Body the income and expenses of the H o m e , and the work accomplished by it during the preceding year. L a s t year you were advised t h a t the entire comfort and convenience of the members of the H o m e seemed to require a larger d i n i n g hall and a better and more improved heati n g s y s t e m t h a n then in use. This simple h i n t was all t h a t w a s required to secure from the Grand Lodge, b j ' a unanimous vote of its meinbers. an apprbpriation from its General F u n d of $5,(X)0, to be used in m a k i n g the suggested improvement.^. The B o a r d of Directors, after a careful consideration of the questions of sanitation, convenience, relation to the buildings then in u.se, and to the present, as well as the future, needs of the institution, finally decided to erect a two-story structure between t h e i n a i n b u i l d i n g a n d the dormitory, connected with both by ample corridors, affording communication on each floor with all parts of the s y s t e m of buildings; the dining-room and kitchen to occupy the ground floor of the new structure. The hot water h e a t i n g system was believed to be the most suitable and economical, and was adopted, t h e boiler being placed in the b a s e m e n t of the new structure, the style of building to follow t h a t of the dormitory, the b a s e m e n t and first story to be of stone, the second story of frame, w i t h shingle roof, a n d contracts were finally let, a n d the improvem e n t s contemplated one year ago have been m a d e in conformity

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to the plan agreed upon^ The general dimensions of the n e w building are as follows: Length,68ft. 2 in.; width, 28 ft. 6 in.; h e i g h t of basement, 8 ft., of first story, 10 ft. 2 in., a n d of second story, 10 ft.; corridor to dormitory, 28 ft. 9 in: by 9 ft.; corridor to m a i n building, 20 ft. by 9 ft. The dining-room is 23 ft. 6 in. by .36 ft.; k i t c h e n , 14 ft. 6 in. by 21 ft., w i t h commodious p a n t r y and storeroom, a n d additional b a t h i n g , closet a n d lavatory facilities were also provided. The new building was occupied by the family about J a n u a r y â&#x20AC;˘ 1st, a n d the work finally examined and accepted b y the E x e c u t i v e Committee on F e b r u a r y 2d. The heating p l a n t has, d u r i n g t h e extreme cold w e a t h e r in J a n u a r y and February, been subjected to a severe test, b u t h a s proven to be effective a n d satisfactory. T h e entire cost of these improvements was $7,979.01, all of w h i c h h a s been fully liquidated, but only a portion thereof appears in t h e statements of receipts a n d disbursements for 1898, the final p a y m e n t s not h a v i n g been m a d e until the formal acceptance of t h e work. A t the a n n u a l meeting of the Board of Directors last .Tune i t was agreed t h a t t h e H o m e should own a suitable p l a t of ground in which to deposit the remains of such of its deceased m e m b e r s as should n o t be removed to some distant point, and after due investigation a n d consideration, a contract w a s d u l y entered into for the p u r c h a s e of a lot comprising 2,500 square feet of ground centrally located in Maple Grove Cemetery, adjoining t h e city of. "Wichita, t h e c o n t r a c t price thereof being $250, payable as. follows: $100 cash in hand, a n d the balance in a n n u a l p a y m e n t s of $50, without interest. The remains of two of our deceased m e m b e r s h a v e since been placed there. The a n n u a l report of the Superintendent of the H o m e contains m u c h information, which it is believed will be of interest to the Craft. I t is accordingly submitted herewith as a p a r t of this report a n d is as follows: Hon. D. B. Fuller., President Home :

Board of Directors,

Kansas

Masonic

. D E A B S I B A N D M.-.W.-. BBO.:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Herewith we p r e s e n t our first

a n n u a l report of t h e m a n a g e m e n t of t h e Masonic H o m e for t h e year ending December 31, 1898, with necessary details relative thereto. The report embraces the expense of the m a i n building a n d dormitory, also for the new addition erected d u r i n g the p a s t year. I m a d e a report one year ago, b u t the H o m e h a d not been under our m a n a g e m e n t , consequently could n o t m a k e a v e r y complete report. The H o m e staff consists of the following: Superintendent, Matron (2), one cook, one dining-room girl a n d one c h a m b e r m a i d , one in dormitory, one fireman a n d laborer, two nurses, a n d one

422

PROCEEDINGS

OF TBE

February,

l a u n d r e s s . All live a t the Home. A d d i t i o n a l help for special purposes has been employed, as emergency required, in t a k i n g care of t h e house a n d grounds. The grounds h a v e been maintained in reasonably good order. E x t r a work h a s been done on the front lawn, and with t h a t contemplated the present yÂ§ar, we hope m a y give a m a t e r i a l improvem e n t in its appearance. 'The r e t u r n s from the garden were very satisfactory, a full supply of vegetables being furnished for home use. W e p u t up about.800 quarts of fruit, all grown on home grounds, consisting "Of apples, peaches, tomatoes, etc. T b e apple orchard did not yield v e r y well; in fact, was almost a total failure, as were all orchards in this p a r t of the State. H a v e h a d it t r i m m e d and thoroughly sprayedj a n d hope t h a t the yield t h e coming year will a m p l y c o m p e n s a t e for t h e expense. We have killed a n d used, of our own raising, 1,550 pounds of pork, a n d have now one brood sow a n d twelve shoats t h a t will weigh 175 pounds each. These will be killed and used during the w i n t e r a s needed. W e have two cows t h a t furnish us nearly all the milk we use. W e should have one more good cow, as m a n y of the familj' would use milk instead of coffee if we h a d it. The health of the inmates has been fairly good; no epidemic of a n y k i n d . W h i l e we h a v e those sick a t all times, i t is principally a t t r i b u t a b l e to the ailments of old age, together with chronic cases now under our care. Doctors P U R D U E and C A V E have been the H o m e physicians during t h e past year, a n d are entitled to grateful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t for their gratuitous attention and t h e willingness evinced in responding to t h e m a n y calls made upon thein. Services h a v e been maintained e v e r y Sabbath afternoon u n t i l the new building w a s commenced, w h e n we had to abandon it for â&#x20AC;˘ a time. W e will, however, soon be in condition to have regular S u n d a y afternoon services. The children all attend the city schools, a n d a r e m a k i n g satisfactory progress in their studies. T h e children all have work set a p a j t for them, ^vhich they generally perform ^vith cheerfulness, d e m o n s t r a t i n g on their p a r t an appreciation of the benefaction of t h e Craft. "The following have been received a t the H o m e during tlie p a s t year (three of these were reported l a s t year, but should not h a v e been, as they were admitted after J a n u a r y 1, 1898): A dmitted. .January 13th, B I B D I E M A Y C O O P E B , aged 14 years. J p n u a r y 13th, E D I T H A COBKINN^E C O O P E B , aged 7 years.

.January 28th, R E B E C C A DAIJIEI^S, aged 79 years. A u g u s t 30th, L B R O Y I I E W B L L I N O B E V B N , aged 12 years. A u g u s t 30th, H A E B I S O N Q U A Y B E V E I ^ , aged 9 years.

September 1st, A L F R E D R A Y , aged 79 years. September 23d, AISTSA. N E L S O N , aged 14 years.

S e p t e m b e r 23d, E T H E L I N D I A N E L S O N , aged 10 years. S e p t e m b e r 23d, I J I L L I A N F R A N C I S N E L S O N , aged 7 years. S e p t e m b e r 27th, E D W A B D W A T S O N H A I N E S , aged 68 years.

R O B E R T M O S H E B (awaiting investigation of physical condition), aged 48 years. December 26th, A. W . G E E G O B Y , aged 70 years. M a k i n g a total of 12..

iSgS-gg.

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Honorably

OF KANSAS.

Discharged.

423

March 1st, M A B Y E . W A D M A N . M a r c h 1st, G E B T B U D E W A D M A N . March 1st, WII^T^TAM W A D M A N .

March 1st, A D A W A D M A N . M a r c h 1st, E D W A R D W A D M A X . March 1st, C H E S T E R W A D M A N . M a r c h 16th, C H A R L E S A R T H U R L A N D .

March loth, S A M U E L F R A N K L A N D .

Total, 8. . A N D R E W J. STONE..

Dismissed.

Total, 1.

Died. April 5th, J A M E S W . H E N D E R S O N , aged 83 years. May 24th, W M . O . L U N S F O B D , aged 48 year.s. J u l y 7th, M A E S E N A H O A R , aged 88 years. Total, 3. , All of t h e above buried on " H o m e G r o u n d s " Maple Grove Cerrietery, except Bro. LIUNSPORD, whose remains were sent to Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas. Dropped from register, 1, Bro. E D W A R D SOHOONOVEB, w h o ,left our H o m e one year ago without permission. Total loss, 13. A d m i t t e d to H o m e since same w a s opened, 45; leaving present n u m b e r of family, 32. i The following are t h e amounts paid out m o n t h l y by the Treasurer for the m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e Home : January $ 399 30 February ' 427 72 March 391 43 April. ; 400 24 May 466 02 June 617 61 July 383 86 August 345 66 September 436 35 October 364 40 November . . . . ' â&#x20AC;˘ 408 43 December. , 628 07 Total

$5,069 08

Of this a m o u n t $298.03 was paid out for p e r m a n e n t improvements, $206.26 for funeral expensesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;leaving $4,564.79 as t h e a c t u a l running expenses of t h e H o m e . W i t h a n average membership of thirty-two, t h e per capita expense per week is $2.74. The following is an itemized account of all bills p a i d : Salaries of employees $1,403 00 Salaries of nurses 180 40 Steno'grapher for J u n e meeting of Board 2 75 Paid difference on exchange of cows 15 00 Groceries, bread, etc 696 63 M e a t . ..' 242 62 Butter.; 93 77

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TROCEBDINGS

OF THE

Coffee a n d tea Water rent L i g h t s (electric) Telephone Coal Drugs a n d medicines Feed .: D r y goods Clothing Shoes a n d repairing same Tobacco Barbering k Stationery, school books, etc Ice .• L a u n d r y work, including soap S u n d r y bills paid b y superintendent Garden seeds, t r i m m i n g orchard, plants, etc Plumbing Cleaning cess pools Hardware Breeding Shoeing liorse, repairs on w a g o n , e t c . Bailroad fare, Mrs. Stone to Topeka Railroad fare, W a d m a n family Bepairs on clocks, bells, glasses, etc F u n e r a l expenses Bro. Henderson F u n e r a l expenses Bro. Iiunsford F u n e r a l expenses Bro. Moor P e r m a n e n t improvements

February,

$ 58 50 75 00 140 50 33 15 302 76 151 23' 211 81 117 67 171 79 • 72 50 19 68 39 45 44 28 28 38 148 85 141 65 51 03 3 50 20 50 37 77 4 00 15 85 4 62 27 50 9 15 92 75 ' 83 51 80 00 298 03 •$5,069 08

W h i l e the per capita expense is a little less t h a n last year, it is no criterion for the future, a n d it is well to bear in mind the fact t h a t it m a y be s o m e w h a t h i g h e r owing to increasing age of i n m a t e s a n d the additional care a t t a c h e d thereto, as well as t h a t incident to the care of those of the family who are unable to a t t e n d to their own personal wants. Donations to the Hoine h a v e been m a d e by the following lodges, chapters of the E a s t e r n Star, and by private individuals: Lincoln Chapter, No. 48, O. E . S., Lincoln, K a n s a s . Mistletoe Chapter, No. 35, O. E . S., Fredonia, K a n s a s . N o r t o n Chapter, No. 126, O. E . S., Norton, K a n s a s . Crescent Chapter, No. 92, O. B . S., Wilson, K a n s a s . Dorcas Chapter, No. 157, O. E . S., Conway Springs, K a n s a s . A d e l p h a Chapter, No. 68, O. B . S., Melrose, K a n s a s . A m y Chapter, No. 165, O. E. S., Galena, K a n s a s . Tirzah Chapter, No. 85, O. E . S., Argentine, K a n s a s . L o y a l Chapter, No. 176, O. E . S., Silver L a k e , K a n s a s . Rob Morris Chapter, No. 74, O. B . S., Pittsburg, K a n s a s . Phcenix Chapter, No. 158, O. E . S., Wellington, K a n s a s . V e r i t a s Chapter, No. 109, O. E . S., W e s t m o r e l a n d , K a n s a s . St. B a r n a r d Chapter, No. 97, O. E . S., Dodge City, K a n s a s . E s t e l l a Chapter, No. 46, O. E . S., Oxford, K a n s a s . Maple City Chapter, No. 166, O. E . S., Maple City, K a n s a s . Golden Chain Chapter, No. 91, O. B . S., Kinsley, K a n s a s . T o w a n d a Chapter, No. 88, O. E . S., Towanda, K a n s a s . Siloam Lodge, No. 225, A. F . & A. M., Topeka, K a n s a s . R i s i n g Sun Lodge, No. 8, A. F . & A. M., F o r t Scott, K a n s a s .

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&RAND LODGE

OF KANSAS.

425

St. Bernard Lodge, No. 222, A. P . & A. M., Dodge City, K a n s a s . Keystone Lodge, No. 102, A. F . & A. M., Coffeyville, K a n s a s . Mrs. G. W. P O E T , Beloit, K a n s a s . Messrs. C O K E Y & D A V I S , F o r t Scott, Kansas. Judge H A B D I N , Garnett, K a n s a s . . R. B. ToRRiNGTON, W i c h i t a , K a n s a s . A. S A B B A C H , Holton, K a n s a s . Mrs. L u o T T A Y L O B , Lawrence, K a n s a s . Mrs. W H I T L O C K , Wichita, K a n s a s . J. W. CLAYTON, W i c h i t a , K a n s a s . Mrs. V A N F O S S E N , Leavenworth, K a n s a s . W A L L E J V S T E I N & CoHN, Wichita, K a n s a s . The different masonic bodies of W i c h i t a each gave $-5.00 for Christmas a t the H o m e . Progress Chapter, No. 49, O. E . S., of Parsons, has furnished the old dining-room as a bed a n d sitting-room, and it is now one of the best furnished rooms of the building. Beulah Chapter, No. 34, O. E . S., of Topeka, are now furnl.shing their old room as an oflHce. Rising Sun Lodge, No. 8, A. F . & A. M., of Fort Scott, are furnishing the reception hall, all of this outside of any expense to the Grand Lodge. The inception of the Masonic H o m e was, t h a t it should be a place where the needy and unfortunate, those who were unable to earn a livelihood, who had no friends able to help in their support, or whose age or physical disability debarred t h e m from labor, should therein find rest, comfort and maintenance for the remaining years of their lives. Our exi^erience warrants the inquiry. Are these essentials always lived up to? The benefactions of tlie Order should be restricted within the lines of prudence and fraternal justice. L e t it be protected by zealous care, a n d let none be admitted to the H o m e b u t those w h o will appreciate the liberality and generosity of the brotherhood. We trust this will be accepted in the same spirit as offered, having but one objectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the interest of the whole. For the kindness a n d assistance of the Board of Directors toward the m a n a g e m e n t of the H o m e , we express, through you, o u r appreciation, and fraternally s u b m i t this report. GEO. W. B R I S T O W , Superintendent. One year ago tlie Treasurer's report showed cash in the treasury J a n u a r y 1, 1898, $.S,928.22, M'hile the actual cash on hand a t t h a t time was only $ .3,916 57 W e have received during the year ending- December 31, 1898: Grand Lodge appropriation .$5,000 00 Interest on daily balances 181 94 ' Grand Chapter O. E. S., per capita tax 857 13 Order Eastern Star, donations 205 45 St.' Bernard Lodge No. 222, A. F . & A. M. 5 00 Sterling Chapter, No. 60, R. A. M 10 00 Interest-on mortgage loans 1,393 70 ' P a y m e n t on mortgage loan .500 00 Miscellaneous 27 95= % 8,181 17 Total cash and receipts

$12,097 74

426

PROCEEDINGS

Beceipta

Brought

OF THE

February,

Forward

$12,097 74

T h e d i s b u r s e m e n t s d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1898 w e r e a s f o l l o w s : M a i n t e n a n c e of t h e H o m e a s p e r S u p e r i n t e n d ent's report $4,564 79 Permanent^ improvements other than those hereinbefore mentioned 298 03 F u n e r a l e x p e n s e s of t h r e e m e m b e r s of tlie Home 206 26 E x p e n s e s of b o a r d m e e t i n g s 67 95 Printing•. •. 4 50 O n c o n t r a c t s of p u r c h a s e l o t i n M a p l e G r o v e Cemetery 100 00 C l i r i s t m a s d o n a t i o n t o m e m b e r s of t h e H o m e . 5 00 O n c o n t r a c t s for c o n s t r u c t i o n of n e w b u i l d i n g and heating plant 6,177 93— $11,424 46 L e a v i n g a b a l a n c e c a s h o n h a n d J a n . 1,1899, of.

.. $

673 28

O n e y e a r ago t h e m o r t g a g e i n v e s t m e n t s held b y t h e B o a r d , inc l u d i n g t h e P O R T e n d o w m e n t of $1,000, a m o u n t e d to $17,950, w h i c h b y r e a s o n of t h e / p a y m e n t o n t h e p r i n c i p l e of $500 m e n t i o n e d a b o v e , h a s b e e n r e d u c e d t o $17,450. T h e p r e s e n t m e m b e r s of t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s a n d t h e d a t e o f t h e e x p i r a t i o n of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e t e r m s a r e a s f o l l o w s : Orand

Lodge.—THOMAS

G . F I T G H , W i c h i t a , 1908; P E R R Y M .

H o i s i N G T O N , N e w t o n , 1902; D A V I D B . F U L L E R , E u r e k a , 1901; J O H X C. P o s T L E T H W A i T B , J e w e l l C i t y , 1900; G E O . W . C L A R K , T O p e k a , 1899. Grand Chapter, R. A. M.— E O B E B T E . T O R R I X G T O N , W i c h i t a , 1902. Grand Cornmandery, K. T. — E . W . WBLLiis-GTOTvr, E l l s w o r t h , 1902. . A. &. A. Scottish i ? ? : < e . — H E N R Y C . L O O M I S , W i n f i e l d , 1902. . Gi-and Chapter, O. JE. i S ' . — E M M A W . P O R T , B e l o i t , 1902. T h e officers a n d c o m m i t t e e s a r e a s f o l l o w s : D A V I D B . F U L L E R , p r e s i d e n t ; G E O . W . C L A R K , first vice-pre.sI d e n t ; E M M A W . P O R T , s e c o n d v i c e - p r e s i d e n t ; H E N R Y C. L O O M I S , third vice-president; J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T B , secretary; R O B -

E R T E . TOBBiNGTON, t r e a s u r e r .

Superintendent, GEORGE W .

B R I S T O W ; m a t r o n , E . R U T H B R I S T O W , of W i c h i t a .

Executive

Committee,

HOISINGTON,

POSTLBTHWAITE

and

F I T G H ; Finance, C L A R K , W E L L I N G T O N and P O R T ; House, PORT,

ToRRiNGTON a n d DoOMis; A d m i s s i o n a n d D i s c h a r g e , president;

LOOMIS, secretary;

WELLINGTON,

FULLER,

TORRING'TON

and

CLARK.

I t is hoped a n d believed t h a t t h e provision t h a t h a s been m a d e b y t h e Grand Bodies will m e e t all expenditures that it will b e n e c e s s a r y to i n c u r f o r t h e p r e s e n t y e a r , in o r d e r t o n a a i n t a i n t h e p r e s e n t efficient m a n a g e m e n t of t h e H o m e . Fraternally submitted, D. B . F U L L E R , President.

i^gS-99-

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

427

VOTE OF T H A N K S . B y rising vote t h e G r a n d L o d g e e x t e n d e d a vote of t h a n k s to Drs. PURDUE and C A V E for g r a t u i t o u s services r e n d e r e d to t h e members of t h e K a n s a s Masonic H o m e . R E P O R T OF C O M M I T T E E ON G R I E V A N C E S A N D APPEALS. To the M.:W.-. Grand Lodge of Kansas: Your Committee on. Grievances a n d Appeals beg leave to congratulate the M.".W.-. Grand Master and the Grand Ijodge upon the fact t h a t no complaint has reached your committee concerning any ruling, finding, decision or judgment, either of the M.-.W.". Grand Master or a n y lodge or offlce, m a d e during the past twelve months. L a s t year M.-.W.-. Grand Master S H A V E B called attention to a complaint then lately received b y h i m from one J A M E S H . M C MuBBAY concerning tlie action t a k e n by the lodge of which he had theretofore been a m e m b e r (Crescent Lodge, No. 1.33), which resulted in his expulsion in May, 1897, from all the rights a n d privileges of Masonry. Your committee has carefully e x a m i n e d a transcript of the proceedings of the lodge, and find therefrom t h a t the complainant was d u l y charged with a masonic offense under a proper specification; t h a t a copy of said charge and specification was duly served on the accused, a trial duly had, a finding of guilty returned b y the lodge, a notice of an application for a new trial, the g r a n t i n g of the same, a new trial, resulting in a finding of guilty with b u t one dissenting vote, and a judgment of expulsion duly entered by a similar vote. The finding is. supported by the evidence, and we recommend t h a t the j u d g m e n t be affirmed. F r a t e r n a l l y submitted, GEO. W . C L A R K , F. E. DEMUTH, A. A. C A R N A H A N , A. H. C O N N E T T , Committee. S U P P L E M E N T A L R E P O R T O F C O M M I T T E E ON J U R I S PRUDENCE. E.-.W.-. A B R A M H . E L L I S , on behalf of the Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e , made a verbal r e p o r t on t h e recommendation of t h e Committee on Ciiartered L o d g e s relative to a p e n a l t y for failure to m a k e a n n u a l r e t u r n s within the time provided \)j law, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t "the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y address a communication to the officers of s u b o r d i n a t e lodges,- to be read

428

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

February,

a t t h e t i m e of t h e installation of t h e i r oflScers, calling t h e i r a t t e n t i o n to the fact t h a t it is t h e d u t y of t h e newly installed Master a n d S e c r e t a r y to p r e p a r e , sign a n d forward t h e a n n u a l r e t u r n s , and t h a t such r e t u r n s m u s t be in t h e hands of t h e G r a n d Secretary not later t h a n J a n u a r y 10th, and t h e p e r c a p i t a t a x not l a t e r t h a n F e b r u a r j ' 1st, a n d t h a t failure to comply will deprive t h e s u b o r d i n a t e lodge of representation in t h e Grand Lodge. On motion, t h e r e p o r t w a s a d o p t e d . CALL O F G R A N D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S . T h e Grand S e c r e t a r y called t h e roll of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of o t h e r G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n s in f r a t e r n a l correspondence with this G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , a n d v e r b a l r e p o r t s w e r e received from such r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s as w e r e p r e s e n t . PAY F O R ASSISTANT G R A N B TYLER. On

motion of

W.-.

Bro.

BESTOR G.

BROWN, the

sum

twenty-five dollars w a s a p p r o p r i a t e d to p a y W.-. Bro. EGBERT E D W A R D S for his services as A s s i s t a n t G r a n d T y l e r a t t h e A n n u a l Communication held a t T o p e k a in 1895. CALLED OFF. T h e M.-.W.'. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d L o d g e from labor to r e f r e s h m e n t until 8 o'clock p. ji.

EVENING

SESSION.

T H U R S D A Y , F e b r u a r y , 16, 1899.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d M a s t e r called t h e M.-.W.-. Grand L o d g e from r e f r e s h m e n t t o labor a t 8 o'clock p. M. COST OP L O D G E R E C O R D S F R O M REGISTRY^ On motion of W.-. B r o . W. H . M I Z E , t h e following resolution w a s a d o p t e d :

1898-99.

GRAND

LODGE

OF KANSAS.

429

'•'• Besolved, T h a t where lodges desire a record of their m e m bers, as shown by t h e historical registry, the Grand Secretary be authorized to furnish t h e same, a t a cost of ten cents per member, the n e t proceeds to be turned into t h e General F u n d of this Grand Lodge." RESOLUTION OF THANKS. On motion of M.-.W.-. B r o . W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R , t h e followi n g resolution was adopted : ^'•Resolved, T h a t the t h a n k s of this Grand Lodge are due a n d are hereby tendered to t h e lodges and brethren of Leavenw^orth for t h e fraternal care a n d thoughtful watchfulness of the comfort of this Grand Lodge, so a b u n d a n t l y displayed a t this A n n u a l Communication." CALL OF COMMITTEES. Tiie Grand S e c r e t a r j ' called t h e roll of t h e committees, t o ascertain if t h e y had a n y further business to present to t h e G r a n d L o d g e before closing. INSTALLATION. M.-.W.-. MAURICE L . STONE installed t h e following oflicers-

elect: M.-.W.-. Bi.-. W.-. R.-. W.-. E.-. W.-. E.-. W.-. E.-.W.-.

H E N R Y C . LOOMIS CrrABLBS J. W E B B PEBBY M . HOISIKGTON THOMAS E . D E W E Y . EoBEBT E . ToBBTNGTON ALBERT K . WILSON

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Senior W a r d e n . Grand Junior W a r d e n . Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary.

T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master a n n o u n c e d t h e following a p pointive officers: Rev. S A M U E L E . B U S S E E

W.-. B E S T O R G . B R O W N . W.-. C L A E E N C B L . H O G I N *

Grand Chaplain.

Grand Senior Deacon. Grand Junior Deacon.

W.-. W I L L I A M J U L I E N *

Grand Marshal.

W.-. W.-. W.-. W.-.

Grand Grand Grand Grand

J. J. M I L L E R * E . B. CoBSE W. C. ROOT* W. C. HoFFMEiSTEB

W.-. D B L O S W . A O K E B * . . .^ •Not installed.

Sword Bearer. Senior Steward. Junior Steward. Pursuivant.

Grand Tyler.

4.30

PROCEEDINOS

OF THE

February,

STANDING COMMITTEES. T h e following is t h e list of c o m m i t t e e s . t o serve d u r i n g t h i s masonic y e a r : On Credentials.—MOSES

S A B B A O H , No. 22.5, Holton; W I L L I A M

H . V O E T H , N o . 93, P i t t s b u r g ; J O H N M C C U L L O T J G H , N O . 194, G a l e n a ; C H A B L E S B . H A L L , N O . 177, R U S S E L L ; F B A N K E . D A V I S , N O . 5,

Atchison. On Reportu of Grand Officers.—THOMAS G . F I T O H , N O . 303, W i c h i t a ; C. W . F A I B C H I L D , No. 2.30, K i n g m a n ; A. C. S H E B M A N , No. I l l , Eossville; F. E . M O S T B L L E B , No. 187, Pittsburg; W . A. BuBNETT, No. 186, Oberlin. On Finance

and Mileage.—EBAVABD

W . WELLINGTON, No.

146, E l l s w o r t h ; A L E X . A. S H A B P , N O . 167, L a r n e d ;

SIMEON M .

F o x , N O . 16, M a n h a t t a n ; W I L L I A M F . M A B G H , NO. 9, L a w r e n c e ; B E B T A . F L A O K , N O . 353, E n t e r p r i s e .

On Chartered Lodges.—M. M. M I L L E B , N O . 134, Topeka; W . H . MizE, No. 160, Osborne; A. H . C O N N E T T , N O . 15, Grand Bend; W . J. K B Y T E , NO. 172, McPhersori; J . D. M O B B I A N , N O . 136, Sedan. On Lodges U. D.—THOMAS L . B O N D , No. 216, Salina; E D D H A Y E S , No. 150, W e l l i n g t o n ; S. L. H U N T B B , N O . 311, Ft. Leavenw o r t h ; A . A. CABISTAHAN, iNo. 113, Concordia; W. O. F L E M I N G , No. 36, Council Grove. On Grievances and Appeals.—GEO. W . C L A E K , No. 225, Topeka; C. B . H A B D Y , No. 347, Spivey; D. W . H A Y E S , No. 24, Osawatomie; D. M. F E B G U S O N , N O . 34, Paola; F . N . C O L E , N O . 179, Kinsley. On Grand Wichita;

Lodge

Property.—JAMES

H . M O C A L L , N O . 99,

F B B D . W O L F , N O . 217, E l l i n w o o d ; E . .T. T B A V E B , N O .

340, Leotl; C. H. L A W E B N O E , N O . 35, H i a w a t h a ; W . O. K N I G H T , N O . 44, Garnett. On Jurisprudence.—ABEAM H . E L L I S , N O . 145, Beloit; D. B . FULLEB, N O . 106, E u r e k a ; C. C. C O L E M A N , N O . 134, Clay Center; M A U B I O B XI. S T O N E , N O . 75, W a m e g o ; W M . E . H U T C H I S O N , N O .

312, Garden City. On Correspondence.—JOHN

C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E , N O . 11, J e w e l l .

C i t y ; T H O S . G . A Y E E S , N O . 102, Coflfeyville; W . H . BOSTON, N O .

273, Clearwater; J . M. H A M M E , N O . 80, Cottonwood Falls; J . W . ViNiNG, No. 199, Norton. On Necrology.—WM. M . S H A V E B , No. 231, T o p e k a ; F E A N K I . S A G E , N O . 161, A l m a ; W M . H . C E A M E B , N O . 94, Neodesha.

iSgS-gg.

GRAND

LODGE

431

KANSAS.

RJEADING OF J O t F B N A L . T h e Grand Secretary read the j o u r n a l of this Communication, which, on motion, was adopted. CLOSING CEREMONY. T h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master closed t h e M..-.W.-. Grand L o d g e in A m p l e F o r m , with p r a y e r b y E e v . SAMUEL E . BUSSER, G r a n d Chaplain.

Orand

ATTEST:

Orand

Secretary.

Master.

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Deaths During the Vear Ending December $\, \ $ n . Snilthton, No. 1.—Henry Dutton, April 17: Duncan Mcintosh, Dec. 18. Leavenworth, No. 2.—Lewolyn Echelbery, .Tan. 13; Wni. Stearns, May 0; Arthur Mahon, May 23. Wyandotte, No.8.—.Tesse Garrett,Feb. 1; Mark Harris, April 26; Louis W. Vadney, Dec. fi; Virgil L. Todd, Dec. 22. Wa.shliigton. No. 5.—Edward K. Blair, April 6; .Tohn Moses Price, Oct. 1!»; Asa G. Kelsoy, Dec. 8. Lawrence, No. ij.—Wolford N. Bangs, March '£i; Noah Simmons, April 27. Union, No. 7.—Cyrus Allen, .Tan. 20; Alexander Llemoc, June 24; Henry Mitchell, J u n e 20; Frank Stearns, Oct. 24. Klslng Run, NO. 8.—F". F . Woodward, April I; W. C.Webb, April 29; Clarence E. Hall, June 3; A. R. Allison, Nov. 3. Acacia, No. 0.—George Y. Johnson, Oct. 9. King Solomon's, No. 10.—George T. Beven, May 27; Willis H. Stacey, June 15; Frank G. Breldenljach, Sept. 27. Emporia. No. 12.—John A. Morgan, April 3; Thomas C.Watson, July 24; James .S. McWhorter, Jan. 16. Oskaloosa, No. 14.—George H. McPherson, Dec. 31. Tjafayette, No. 16.—F. R. Sponsler, Jan. 14; Jo.seph Payne, Aug. 2.5;' • Cyrus N. Knapp, Oct. 10. Topeka, No. 17.—B. F. Phelps, Jan. 14; James S. Collins, May 18; F. \v. Giles, June!). Franklin, No. 19.—David T. Coultrap, April 21; Jesse I. Paramore, .Tuly 7; .Tames Llvermore, Dec. 21. Olathe, No. 19.—W. E. Conklin, Feb. 20; Peter Jullen, April 16; A. B. James, Sept. 1. Circlevllle, No. 20.—James H. Ba.xter, Nov. 9. Valley Falls, No. 21.—A. A. Murray, May 11. Olivet, No. 22.—E. L. Porter, April 7. Palmyra, No. 23.—Wm. D. Martin, Sept. 10; John T. Watt, Dec. 7. Neosho, No. 27.—Charles Stollzing, Feb. 9; T. S. Bauersfeld, March 11. Pacific, No. 29.-W. F. Waggoner, Nov. 4. Hiawatha, No. 3.5.—J. A. Lawrance, Dec. 7; J. W. Oberholtzer, . Council Grove, No. 36.—Thomas D. Evans, Feb. 15; Wm. Dettman, July 24; F r a n k Stuart, Sept. fl; John T. Stevenson, Dec. 6. Paola, No.37.—Wm. H. Wlllhotte, Feb. 14; Wm. Land, April 13; Thos. E. Shoemaker, J u n e 2(i; Jacob J. Lowe, Dec. 19. lola. No.,W.—Robert Cain, Jan.3; J. M. Thomas, May 20; M. DeMoss, Oct. 23. Seneca, No. ,39.—John F. McGowen, July 5, 1895. Blooming Grove, No. 41.—J. C. Goss, April 10. Holton, No. 42.—John T. Scott, March 1; R. G. Robinson, April 18; Ed. F. Jones, July 8. Delphian, No. 44.—James L. Wagstaff, July 2; A. L. Osborn, Jan 22. Mackey, No. 48.—Frank Trimble, Nov. —. Orient, No. 51.—David C. Metsker, April 6; O. G. Tayman, Aug. 20; W. P. Douthltt, Nov. 2<l. 1.897.

DEATHS—CONTINDED,

Pottawatomie, No. 52.—.1. M. Wade, .June 22. Shawnee,No.54.—.1. C. Fergeson,.7uly 80. Troy, No. 55.—DavUI I-.ee, .Ian. 24; Edward T. Reeder, Sept.». Spring Hill, No. 5«.—E;.H. Klrby, March 13; Charles Wiley, Sept. 22. Wlnfleld, No.58.—.Sylvester E. W. .lohnson, Sept. 4; Daniel T. Paul, Aug. 27. Saltvllle, No.5().—.losluia S. McGrath, Nov. 24. Bldgeway, No. 62.—Clark H. Easton, April 0. Adams, No. 6,3.—Eobert .1. Elltot, May 15; Henry C. Cook, .liiuo 12; H . H . Stanley,.Tune —. Burlington, No. 60.—Peter S.Pattou, May 22; A.M. P. Randolph, Sept. 1; Charles H. RudraufT, Oct. 6. H i r a m , No. (18.—Charles Dasky, Jan. 15; Wm. Phillips, May 111. Star, No. 69.—Henry Marquard, Sr., .luly 25. Mystic Tie, No. 74.—W. A. Shannon, Dec. 2«. Wamego, No.75.—Daniel Korneman, Aug. 14; .lohn Sutterlln, Aug. 31. Corinthian, No. 7!!.—Ed ward D. Atwell, Dec. 7. .lefferson, No. 84.—.T. Jlinor Howard, .Tune fl. Sutton, No. 85.—.John M. Fladse, Feb. 15; David L.ongbon, May 18. Sunflower, No. 88.—Delos Crosby, Feb. 8. Glrard, No.!«.—L. B. Wright, .Ian 20. Constellation, No. 95.—Christian Fredeiickson, Sept. 18; Albert N. Perkins, .Tune n. Patmos,No.!)7.—iMcClellanAVhltmore,May31; Daniel Boyden,J>ec.3l. Benevolent, No. 98.—Elder Clark, .Tan. 19. Wichita, No. 90.—.Tohn C. Walters, April 15; F. W. Sevah, May 25; .T. H. McGrlff, Aug. 25; A. S. Burwlse, Oct. 19. Euclid, No. 101.—Daniel W. Phelon, .Ian. 20; H. N. Lanioud, .Ian. 24; E. B. Robinson, Oct. 30. Keystone, No. 102.—.lohn Truby,May 15. Cedar,No. 103.—Alfred W. Sater,.Iuly 1; Henry B.Bell, Dec. 23; .lames P. Story, Oct. 20. Solomon, No. 105.—Thomas Caseboer,.Ian. 12; Ijafayette Hart, March 3. Fidelity, No. 106.—George .1. Wood, Feb. 27. Fortitude, No. 107.—B.T. Trueblood, May U; .1. M. McMUlen, .lune 2; Carl .1. Stich, Aug. 14. Adelp.hl, No. 110.—Marquis .1. Troup, Feb. 0. St. .Tohns, No. 113.—B. H. McEekron, luly 27; Charles Remington, Oct. 25. Advance, No. 114.—Charles Barker, May 18. Parsons, No. 117.—-Tohn D. Ballard, May 12; David Campbell, Sept. 10. Cherokee, No. 11!).-Wm. Y. Wlnchel, Sept. 2; Asoph N. Chadsey, Dec. 5. Halcyon, No. 120.—Aqulla Bartholomew, Oct^ 28. Clifton, No. 122.—.Tanies McXntecrlT, Feb. 17. Godfrey, No. 124.—George F. Conway, Feb. 17. Meridian, No. 126.—Frank S. OIney, Dec. 28. Ottawa, No. 128.—Sanford Topping, May IS. Belleville, No. V29.—lames W. Henderson, .

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D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Carson, No. 1,32.—David N. Faler, Gilbert E. Utterbaok, Wm. N. Owen, . Crescent, No. 133.—L,. W. .Tones, March 12; Charles H. Lewis, Nov. 24; Charles R. Slpes, .Tan. 9; A. B. DeBruce, .Tan. 14. Vesper, No. 138.—Noah A. Adams, .Tune 10; F. D. Cass, May 24; A. Henderson. .Tuly 20. Sedgwick, No. 139.—•W^ni. E. Hill, April 10. Newton, No. 142.—Abraham R. Knott', .Aug.3. Minneapolis, No. 143.—George Mackenzie, Sept.28. Wa-Keeney, No. 148.—Ben C.Rlcli, Aug.21; SamuelCornbert,March 15. Lebo, No. 152.—Arthur LeRoy Jones, April 15. Luray, No. 153.—Samuel McGee,March 21. Ijjncoln, No. 154.—Louis W. Harbaugh, May 5. Hope, No. 155.—,T. .T. Hamilton, .Tuly 1. Active, No. 158.—L. O. Turner, May 22. Robinson, No. 159.—M. A. Qulgley, .1 uly 3; E. B. Williams, .Tan. 9. Atwood, No. 164.—Christopher C. Pearson, Aug. 28. Farmers, No. 166.—Peter DI.K, March 2. Larned, No. 167.—Henry Booth, Feb. 15. McPherson, No. 172.—E. G. Young, Oct. 28. Western Star, No. 174.—.Tames W. Taylor, Aug. 16; .Tohn W. Stewart, Dec. 21. Kirwln, No. 175.—.Tames Scott, Aug. 23. Russell, No. 177.—S. V. Fulton, .Tan. B. Mt. Morlah, No. 179.—P. H. Nlles, Aug. 20. Burrton.No. 182.—Gustavus QuerTeld, Feb. 21. Mountain Slope, No. 180.-E. D. Stlllson,Oct. 28; R.B. Foster, 1886. Onaga, No. 188.—Alfred H. Roberts, Nov. 19. Hartford, No. 193.—W. B. Holt. .Tan. 9; T. G. Collins, . Hays, No. 105.—Sam D. Smeeth, Oct. 24. Madison, No. 198.—W. O. Lunsford, May 25; P. A. Brown, .Tan. 21. Canton, No. 197.—Wm. O. Gray, Aug. 30. Norton, No. 199.—Ward D. Puller, Oct. 23. Anthony, No. 200.—Fred S.Walton, Feb. 9; Charles Wonner, Nov. 25. Mulvane, No. 201.—Tj. .T. Adams, Oct. 9. Sumner, No. 203.—Edmond Robeson, Feb. 6. Downs, No. 204.—Peter Nelson, Sept. 4; .Tohn Lytle, Oct. 18. Friendship, No. 208.—Sanders Cochran, April 10. Landmark, No. 218.—.Tames Ice, Sept. 1. St. Bernard, No. 222.—Charles W. Herzer, Aug. 3. .Toppa, No. 223.—Abraham Leatherman, Sept. 27. Siloam, No. 225.—C. J. Precott, May 16; Ellas Pratt, Sept. 17; Charles N. Nelson, Sept. 23. Dlrlgo, No. 220.—Robert Freeman, Feb. 2.5. Nlnnescah, No. 280.—Sylvester Laning, March 4; Alfred W. Bull, April 2. Magnolia, No. 231.—Christian .Vllendorf, Dec. 25. Greenleaf. No. 232.—Wm. H. Nemit-/., Dec. 17.

D E A T H S —CONTINUED.

Soldier, No. 240.—George W. Reed, Feb. 15. MUtonvale, No. 242.—S. V. Fnl rchlld, Nov. 2«. Marniaton, No. 245.—Chaiinc.v R. Tha.ver, Mnrcli 28; Menry Strong, .Tuly 5. Tyrlan, No. 246.—E. B. Titus, March 8. Chase, No. 217.—A\'m. C. Summers, Nov. 2(i. Canopy, No. 248.—.Tauie^ li. .lacol)S, .Tune 22. Galva, No. 251.—Monroe M. Whlton, Nov. IB. Stafford, No. 252.—B. T. Haden, .Tan. U. Milan, No. 2.T5.—Daniel H. Maudlags, . Westmoreland, No. 2.57.—lames McKowen, .Ian. II. I^ogan, No. 264.—H. L. Kinory, .Tuly 25; C. R. Ewart, Bee. 10. Mistletoe, No. 26!).—Isaac Phlne, Feb. 2. Quenemo, No. 270.—]). K. Lord, May 12. Armourdale, No. 271.—Isaac Arnold, Dec. 23; M. T. Heddlngton, Nov. 27; Culver Stevens, .Tan. U. Webb, No. 275.—BenJ. F. Stivers, luly 11. Barney, No. 270.—E. T. Bower, .Tan. 8. Lotus, No. 286.—Henry P.Coppago, Feb. 27. Kiowa, No. 203.—W. H. Hernshall, April 15. Apollo, No. 2!)7.—Levi A. Martin, Aug. 0. Cable, No. 209.—Medron R. Beaman, March 23. Randall,No. 304.—Wm. R. Friend, Nov. 1. St. Thomas. No. 306.—Tames A. Logan, May (i. Hancock, No. 311.—George F. Phllp, J a n . 12; .Tohn D a h l , J u l y l ; August Anderson, Aug. 20; Carl Ebensperger, Sept. 15. Hebron, No.314.—Wm. T.Wiseman, Feb. 10; Peter F. Jenkins, July 10. Coolldge, No.316.—Wm. White, April 12; C. B. Crittenden, Aug. 26. Norcatur, No. 317.—Ed. Gllmore, Dec. 22. Good land. No. 321.—J, A. Klrkpatrlck, Oct. 18. Ben Hur, No. 322.—.T. F. Franbey, July 0. Oneida, No. 823.—Cyrus Shlnn, Oct. 4. Caney, No. 324.—Wm. A. Hampton, April 17. Horton, No. 326.—Wm. L. Grimtb, J a n . 23; Geo. W. KanofT, March 7. Hoyt, No. 827.—John N. WlUard, Sept. 17. Rosedale, No. 333.—.Tay H. Green, Oct. 21. Allen, No.335.—George Whltlngton, J a n . 6. Frederick, No. 337.—C. F. Tyser, Sept. 17. Mound Ridge, No. 346.—.\. R. K n o t t , Oct. —

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Seneca, No. 39—Albert Clark, February 3 . ' Marysville, No. 91—Frank W. Hutchinson, December 6. Hamlin, No. 185—L. E l m e r H a r d i n g , J a n u a r y 8. Onaga, No. 188—George W. Degraw, J u n e 15. Unity,' No. 273—Henry W. Miller, September 13.

EXPELLED.

Eldora, No. 28—John W. McQuaid, November 20. H i a w a t h a , No. 35—Frank K. Clark, April 16. Winfleld, No. 58—Charles N . W. Carlson, March 10; J o e C. Miller, F e b r u a r y 24. Golden Rule, No. 90—Andrew J. Stone, J u n e 23. Fidelity, No. 106—Charles T. Culler, J u n e 21. Fortitude, No. 107—Henry Sheesley, April 12. Parsons, No. 117—Charles Scudder, J u n e 26. Magnolia, No. 231—Frank J. Berry, May 11. Black Diamond, No. 274—A. McClenehan, April 14.

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Clarence Armsby. Michael H. Roller. V. P. Murray. George W. Lewis. .1. A. Robinson. David C. Harker. Charles H. Caiman.

AVesIey Trevett. Edward AV. Osgood. Henry P.Ismert. G. P. Thornburgh. Charles H. Copp. Alfred Whitman. .lolin P. Brown. John L. Micklc. Joslah M. Turner. ' Peter J. Freliug. Arthur V. Sandborn. AVllIlam R. Irwin. Oliver W.Ort. Richard H. Delbert. R. G. McMuUln. George C. Wilder. Carl W.Nel lis.

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De Soto Trading Post... Holton Nickerson Garnett Easton Halstead Xenia Effingham .... Lansing '.. Silver Lake Topeka St. Marys Wetmore Shawnee Troy Spring Hill Coyvllle Winneld Barnard Sallna '... La Cygne Overbrook Oswego Wathena Gardner Burlington Frankfort Leavenworth .. Hanover Carbondaie .... Baxter Springs Huron Chetopa 'Augusta Wamego Erie Medicine Lodge White Cloud... Burllngamc.... Cotton"d Falls. New Albany... Neosho Falls... Eudora Winchester WatervUle

.Tohnson Linn .Tacksou Reno Anderson Leavenworth . Harvey Bourbon Atchison Leavenworth . Shawnee Shawnee Pottawatomie Nemaha Johnson Doniphan Doniphan Wilson Cowley Lincoln Saline Linn '.. Osage Labette Doniphan Johnson Coffey.' Marshall Leavenworth . Washington .. Osage Cherokee Atchison Labette Butler Pottawatomie Neosho Barber Doniphan Osage Chase AVllsou Woodson Douglas Jefferson Marshall Saturday on oi' before ® . J. L. E.Jenkins. Saturday on or before ® . S.D.Phillips First and third Thursday Albert Sarbach First and third Friday... Charles W. Arnold First and third Thursday Wm.O. Knight Thursda,y on or before ® Wm. A. Adams First and tlilrd Saturday. J. F. Remick Saturday on oi" (before ® . J. M. Davis First and third Monday.. A. M.Ellsworth Saturday on or before ® ^ W. R. Knlcely Thursd.iy on or before ® • George K. Allbeo First and third Friday... L. C. FrederlkLohniann, J.T.VanDeusen First Wednesday Saturday on or before ® •; J. S. Fitzgerald Wednesday on or before ( H. W. Maloney Mon. before, 2d Sat. after ( Geo. H.Burckhalter Saturday on or before ® . W. H.Rutter Wednesday on or before ( Silas Wilson Second and foiirth Thurs. Wm. C. Root 1st Monday on or before ® James A. Lounsbur.v First and third Monday. Frank R. Spier First and third Saturday D. Stephen Badger First and third Saturdaj' A. T. Coffey Thursday on or before ® George S. Liggett Saturday onoi- before ® • H. Larzelere Wednesda.y on or before ® R. W.V. Chapln Second and 4tli Monda.v . M. F.Browne First and third Saturday. W in. Snodgrass First and third Thursday HenryH.Seller 2d and 4th Saturda.y August Jaedicke, Jr Felix P. O'Neill 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Monday.. Lorenzo D. Brewster.... Saturday on or before ® . Oliver M. Anderson 1st Sat. on or before ® ^ . H.W.Sterling First and third Tuesday.. C. W.Hawes John M. Jennings 1st and 3d AVednesday Lorenz D. Haynes 2d and 4th Wednesday Saturday on or before ® . H. A. Burnette C. H. Wakefield 1st and 3d Wednesday Wed. on or before ® ^ .. Charles E. Scott First and third Friday... J. M. Hamme Saturday on oi- before ® :^ Warren S. StaUlngs First and third Tuesday... E. Q. Stillwell Tuesday on or before ® :^ George Brune Saturday on or before ® Richard C. Young First and third Saturday James W. Stewart

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Second Wednesday Friday on or before ® — Monday on or before ® .. First and third Monday... 2d and 4th Wednesday Thursday on or before ®.. 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Saturday Firstand third Wednesday First and Third Tuesday.. Saturday on or before ®.. Saturday on or before ® •.i 2d and 4th Wednesday First and third Tuesday... First and third Tuesday... First and tliird Thursday Firstand third Wednesday Second Saturday..,. 2d and 4th Wednesday First and third l^'riday.... First and third Monday... First and third Monday... Friday on or before ® 2d and 4th Monday Firstand third Saturday. 2d and 4th Monday Saturday on or Ijofore ® ^ First and third Friday Coffey First Tuesday Russell 2d and 4th Saturday Lincoln J'lrst and third Tuesday... Elk First and third Tuesday... Cowley Saturday on oi- before ®... Sumner 2d and 4th Monday Atchison Satu rday on or before ® ~ Brown 2d and 4th Tuesday Osborne Watjaunsee ... 2d and 4th Sat\irday 2d and 4th Wednesday Nemalia Greenwood. .. Saturday on or before ® ts. Firstand third Wednesday Rawlins Saturday on or before © ^ Sumner Saturday on or before ® .. Riley First and third Wednosday Pawnee Tuesday on or before ® .. Morris First and third Monday... Marshall Wasiiington .. Saturday on or before ® ..

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Aaron W. Smith Charles G.Johnson . T. S. Greer John B.Kessler George W. Collins... Thomas M. Sumner. S e t h H . Piper Charles IJ. Listou. Henry W. Selts... John A. Fcrrell. John T.Riley... J. P. Lindsey.... J.C.Cretcher .. C. J. Noyes Morris L. Sawyer Rolla M.Clark John H. Stlcher Anson G.- Mead Henry Z. Hisseni Horace G. Kyle W. E. Saum Harvey G. Lowrance.. Richard Meade .-.. Stephen P. Carnahan. C.F.Mitchell John Olson Lvnian J. Dunton J. W. Marshal Willis R Maurer E.J. Richmond Achilles P. Cochran... Frank Idol John J.Hays Oicott W. Little ..:.... Wlllard A. Haynes Henry B. Olsen Wm. W. Newsome C.A. Keir Daniel Baird Wm. W.Charles George Leitch A. Edward Winter .... R. L. Foster

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County. Stated Meetings.

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Richard M. Woonacott. .loseph A. Davis Moses B. Kilmer A. C. CooUdge George W. Doebler Wm. F.Cowoll Henry A. Frier Francis M. Barnett E.T. Bldwell Wm. H.Washburn Charles A. Meeker Hugh C.Campbell Wm. H. Haskell Herman A. Harmon Lorln Argo Selden Miner Alvln H. Lanyon Wm.T.SilUx F. W. Burlln Wm. E.Noble .Joseph S. Wagner Edward C. Fisher George D. Maxsou Peter Rice .T.H. Mlddlekautr C D . Pritchard C. H. Way .John V. Ekey James W. Vlning .lohn AV. Clendeniii W.C. Dryden T. Ross Clendlnin F. S. Dawo J. W. George Oscar ,T. Rose Louis AValtou — W.C.Brown Fletcher W. Sopor Samuel Beckey ...'

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JJOTICT'ES—Continued.

First Thursda,y First and third Friday ... 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Saturday. Second u,nd fourth Friday First and third Tuesday.. First and third Tuesday.. 2d nud 4th Tue.sday 2d a,nd 4th Tuesday Weilnesday on or before ® Bennington Ottawa 2d and 4th Saturday First and third Saturday.. Harvey Wed. on or before ® Gaylord Smith Saturday on or before ® .. Phllllpsburg .... Phillips.. 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Wednesday Oberliu Fourth Thursday Pittsburg Crawford 1st and 3d Wednesday Stockton Friday on or before ® ts. . Rooks Tonganoxie . Leavenwortli . Sat. on or before ® ^ Ness City 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Thursday Rice Saturday on or before ® . Hartford 1st and 3d Wednesday First Monda.y Hays City Ellis Tuesday on or before ® ^ . First and third Tuesday... First Sat. on or before ® . Wed. on or before ® Anthony Harper Monday on or before ® .. 1st and 3d Wednesday Mulvane Sumner First and third Tuesday... Delphos Ottawa Flrstand third Wednesday Caldwell 2d and 4th Saturday Wabaunsee ... 2d and 4th Saturday Eskrldge 1st and 3d Wednesday Harper' First and third Friday .... Thursday after ® Friday on or before ® Brookville Saline

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Locatioi}.

N A M E S OF O F F I C E R S A N D

Howard L. Easkey. Fred. P. Hill. George W. Harrison. Krnnk S. Puttee. FIdgar W. Warner. Sidney H. Knapp. Louis Banker, .loci W. Green. E. D. Taylor. Alva Foster. Samuel Farver. Wm.D. Paine, .lohn G.H. Armlstead. T. C. CofTman. H.H.Spangler. .I.e. Lathrop. Frank E. Mostellor. Henry Rolfs. Fred. Hamilton. Murlin G. Harris. Oliver L. Lonnen. H. C. Taylor. .l.P. Chumlea. Robert Hirshberger. C. W. Reoder. C. E. DeMalorle. L.H.Merrill. .1..T. Benjamin. Julius Bridegroom. Castello F. Clark. A. A. Rucker. A. R. Cormack. i. N. Cooper. T. S. Terry. John Sudweeks. L. C. Senseman. Wm. Rosegrant. Paul Valdois. T. J.Rollman.

Searetarij.

w to

o o

210 211 212 213 214 216 21(1 217 218 21« 220 221 222 2211 224 225 220 227 228 228 230 231 232 233 234 285 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 263 254 255

Fulton Groeley , Olive Branch .. Twin Grove Sincerity Walnut City.... John H, Brown ElHnwood Liindniark Corner Stone.. Perfect Square Lebanon St. Bernard .ioppa Anchor Slloam Dirlgo .Tamestown.... Salem Vulcan Nlnnescah Magnolia Greenleaf Clinton Axtell Garlleld Merlden Temple Mount Hope... Urbana Soldier Llnwood Mlltonvale Ark Waverly Marmaton Tyrlan Chase Canopy Scottsvllle Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley Ionic Milan

Fulton. Greeley Colony Severy Simpson Rush Center ... Sallna ElHnwood Mound Valley. Little River.,.. Scranton Scandia Dodge City Leon Williamsburg . Topeka Haddam Jamestown .,. . Bsl)on Walnut Kingman Newton Greenleaf Burden Axtell Leonardvllle... Merlden McCune Mount Hope ... Urbana Soldier Llnwood Mlltonvale Valley Center.. Waverly Moran Garden City Chase Grenola Scottsvllle Whiting Galva Stafford Oakley St. John Milan

Bourljon Anderson . . . . Anderson"., . Greenwood... Mitchell Rush Saline Barton Labette Rice Osage Republic Ford Butler Franklin Shawnee Washington . Cloud Jewell Crawford Kingman . . . . Harvey Washington . Cowley Marshall Riley Jefferson Crawford ...:. Sedgwick Neosho Jackson Leavenworth Cloud Sedgwick Coffey Allen Flnnev Rice Elk Mitchell Jackson McPherson... Stafford Logan Stafford Sumner

Thurs. on or before ® :;: .. Saturday on or before ®.. Friday on or before ® -r;.. First and third Saturday.. First and third Thursday . 2d and 4tli Wednesday First and third Friday Saturday on or before ® .. Wed. on or before ® ts ... 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Moiiday..First and third Monday... Second and fourth Friday. First and third Saturday.. 2d and 4th Wednesday First and third Thursday. 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Tuesday... Saturday on or before ® .. Saturday on or before ® .. 1st and 3d Wednesday Second Wednesday 1st and 3d Wednesday 1st and 3d Thursday Saturday on or before ® .. Sat. on or before ® :s. Saturtlay on or before ® .. Saturday on or before ® .. Wed. on or before ® ^ ... First and third Saturday . 2d and 4th Saturday Sat. on or before ® :SL First and third Friday Monday on or before ® 1st Tuesday on or before ® Sat. on or before ® ^ First and third Friday First and third Tuesday .. 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday Sat. on or before ® :s. First SaturdajSecond and fourth Friday. First and third Saturday . First and third Saturday . First and third Thursday.

Ed. W. Inskeep W. C. Ramsey Fred. H. Rhodes T.H. Shields Emory B. McKee Wm. C. Holmes W. W. MUner Wm. Ludwig Andrew I. Lovltt Samuel W. Ramage.. Robert Blwood A. Asbjornson Chalkley M. Beeson.. M. A. Palmer G. K. J anes Franlv S. Crane John J. Muth W. A. Burrls Norris E. Thornburg. J. M.Goff Isaac W. Hendry Robert F. Gulnn Elmer E. Foreman... W. H. Manser J. R..Morse Wm. Kaurigan Lester A. Sharrard ... .Toseph v. Crawford .. S. N. May berry John W.Perry W.W-. Woodruff Hiram Harris P.M.Gilchrist R. T. Hutchinson Charles N. Converse.. John J. Varner R. M. Lawrence Nathaniel M. Sndth.. James F. Wyrlck J. B. McCauley Charles Shedd John L. Small A. M. Holmes H. F. Giessler John N. Shaler Hugh Harlan B. C. Fogle. Joseph E. DubreuU. J o s e p h W . Lelbel. W . R. A n s d e l l . P e d r o D. A. S i m p s o n . J . C. McClay. George J . B u s h . Thomas W. Randall. W m . P. Mudgett. R. A. M e l o n e . Ed. H a n n a . M. S h l l l e r s t o n . H e s t e r C. S t e v e n s . H e n r y M. F o r d . G. A. H i n k l e . W . A. l i e s . W. P. Baxter. J. W. Harbaugh. J. E. Koster. J o h n A. D a v i d s o n . H e n r y E. Ganse. J. E. Hobby. B. F . S t o c k s . B.W.Hall. G e o r g e s . Dickie. Amos F. Abernethy. Arlond Monroe. J a m e s S. Russell. R. E . S t u b b s . C.A.Smith. W m . Dixon. J . T. Sappenfleld.

A. W. Felter. C.W. Singleton. • Thomas H. Muir. B.B. Finch. Charles C. Chapel. P.C.Dixon. Sam. H. Ober. W. Leo. Bockemohle. Robert Williams. Hiram N. Morehouse. I. N. Grandon. L. R. White. Jos. C. Balrd. Wm. J.Martin.

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§,

!+5 to

Name of LMdge.

Ljooation.

Comity.

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McLouth Jefferson 257 W e s t m o r e l a n d . W e s t m o r e l a n d . P o t t a w a t o m i e . Clieney Sedgwick VRft Marshall Modiclno V a l l e y L a k e City vm ?(tl M u l b e r r y M u l b e r r y Grove Crawford %•> Harper '^(B Hazelton ?(M Phillips Logan V(15 K i l w i n n i n g Pratt Pratt '. .leflerson 2r)ft M o u n t Z l o n . .,, N o r t o n v l l l e Elk V»7 Moline WW Bourbon ?l«) Mistletoe Con\vay S p r i n g s S u m n e r 270 Q u e n e m o Quenemo Wyandotte.... 271 A r m o u r d a l e .. . ; K a n s a s City 272 K a n s a s City Wyandotte 273 U n i t y Clearwater Sumner 274 Black D i a m o n d . W e i r City Cherokee W5 Webb Meade Center... McPherson W(l W I n d o m WIndom 277 Clark W8 Barber 'Til Dlghton '«n B r a l n a r d White Water ... Butler Graham 281 MUlbrook H i l l City 28'' Hodgeman '«R Cimarron 'W S c o t t City Scott •. Elk '?Rf> C l i l k a s k l a Argonia ],lnn Blue M o u n d '«« Smith Tvebanon 'W O a k '?SS C y r u s Dickinson Kearney '«(» E m e r a l d 'W Plainville iiooks 2(11 B u n k e r H i l l . . . . Russell ')flO Cloud Kiowa 'W8 Greensburg 2«4 Glen E l d e r Glen E l d e r Mitchell

No.

Mccling.i.

Master.

First a n d third Monday ... 2d a n d 4th W e d n e s d a y First and third Wednesday Saturda.v on o r before 1st ® 2d a n d 4th T u e s d a y 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y First and third Thursday . First a n d third Saturda.v.. S a t . o n or before ® :=; F i r s t a n d t h i r d Tliursda.y . T u e s d a y o n o r before ® . . . First and third Friday First and third Saturday..

W e d n e s d a y on o r before ® First and third Friday 2d Th. J a n . & every 2 w e e k s 1st, .Sd a n d Sth T h u r s d a y . . . First a n d third Thursday,. T u e s d a y o n oisbefore ® r . 2d a n d 4th T h u r s d a y S a t u r d a y o n o r before ® .. First and third Saturday.. First and third Tuesday... 'id a n d 4th S a t u r d a y F'rlda.y o n or before ® v:. . T u e s d a y o n o r before ® :;:.

B F. Tllton

Francis W.Wright Hendle.v E . H e d g e A. M. K i n g

Chester W. Proudfoot

D. M. S m i t h T. L. M c D o n a l d

Wilbur E. Bobbins

C h a r l e s S. Welsh P. D.Cook J. G . P o o l e M. W . D r l s k o Wm. H.Boston J o h n H.Braidwood Armond Hamilton

Carolus E . V o o r h e s Daniel 0 . Edwards W e d n e s d a y o n o r before ® B. A. F i t z h u g h Second a n d fourth M o n d a y W . C. Gould 2d a n d 4th S a t u r d a y Perr.v B r u n s t e t t e r

C M . Kankin L. D. H a r t Tvior B. C a m p b e l l J a m e s D. N e w t o n S a m u e l G. S t e w a r t

Worshipful

JJODG'ES—Contimted.

T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® . . S a t . o n o r before ® :s; First a n d third Tuesday... First and third W ednesday 2d a n d 4th Saturda,y T u e s d a y o n or before ® . . . T h u r s d a y o n o r before ® ..

Staled

N A M E S OF O F F I O B B S A N D

F r a n k C. Libbv.

E . G. B a r t o n . W. 0 . Bourn.

Z e n a s C. T r i t t .

W. F . T a y l o r .

Robert Hogg. H.M.Coon.

J a m e s F. Clough. Early Carder. W.E.Smith. Alex. G u n n i n g .

•iames L. E l m o r e .

iiUther W . F u l l e r l o n . J. F . King.

E . D. B r a d f o r d . J . W . Fulton. W m . A. C o b u r n . Joseph Baer. Orvllle Mills.

Scerctary,

**i

""a

Comanche Highland Apollo Samaria Gable Fargo Virgil Gove City. ... Albert Pike.. Randall Avodi •.... St. Thomas... Kansas Aiden Syracnse Naphtall Hancock ..'... Santa Fe Severance. ... Hebron Virginia Coolldge Norcatur Wallace Norwich Vermillion... Goodland Ben Hur Oneida Caney Bluff City ... . Horton Hoyt Gypsum City. Arcadia La Crosse asi Holslngton .. 332 Bob Morris... 333 Rosedale 334 Oak Hill ;-B5 Allen 330 Formosa 337 Frederick. ... 338 Klncald 339 Lane 340 Leotl

295 290 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 30<i 307 808 309 310 811 312 313 314 315 31« 817 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 320 327 328 329 330

Coldwater Green Ellis AVllson Arlington Liberal Virgil Gove City Wichita Randall Westphalia Colby Herlngton Alden Syracuse Aimena Ft. Leavenw'rth San ta Fe Severance Gridley Savonburg Coolldge Norcatur AVallace Norwich Vermillion Goodland Argentine Oneida Caney Bluff City Horton Hoyt Gypsum City Arcadia La Crosse Holslngton Preston Rosedale Oak Hill Allen :... Formosa Frederick KIncald Lane Leotl

Comanche Clay Ellis Ellsworth. ... Reno Seward Greenwood.. Gove Sedgwick .Tewell Anderson Thomas Dickinson. ... Bice Hamilton. ... Norton Leavenworth Haskell Doniphan. ... Coftey Allen Hamilton Decatur Wallace Kingman Marshall Sherman Wyandotte... Nemaha Montgomery. Harper Brown .lackson Saline Crawford Bush Barton Pratt Wyandotte . . Clay Lyon •lewell Bice Anderson Franklin Wichita

2d and 4th Saturday Saturda.v on or before ® First and third Friday . First and third Wednesday First and third Friday .... First and third Monday... 2d and 4th Saturday., First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Wednesday 2d and 4th Saturday Third Wednesday First and thlj-d Friday ..... First and third Wednesday First Saturday' 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Tuesday... First and third Tuesday... 2d and 4th Saturday Saturday on or after ® ::;;. Saturday on or before ® ^ Saturday on or before ® ^ 2d and 4th Saturday Thursday on or before ® . First and third Saturday.. Second and fourth Friday First and third Thursday. First and third Wednesday 2d and 4th Thursday First and third Friday .... 2d and 4th Saturday Wednesday on or before ® 2d and 4th Woilnosday First and third Thursday. First and third Saturday.. 2d and 4th Tuesday 2d and 4th Thru'Sday First and third Thursday. First and third Tuesday... First and third Friday .... First and third Monday... First and third Saturday... 2d and 4tli Saturday First and third Monday... First and third Monday... First Thursday 2d and 4th Monday

,T.S. Halliday Wm. Thornton Hiram T. Randall Dallas Grover Charles L. Berry Charles Summers .lames L. Sharp Wm.S.Krlegh Goddard Gelirlng .lesse Wilder Horace Vanslyke Harve.v W. Marshall .Tacob P. Scott E. Brown Charles F.Rose .loseph R. Dole Sidney L. Hunter .John.!. Miller S. L. Carpenter M. L.Stockton Solomon Michael Paul Rich A.P. Coppedge George W. Battreall W. S. Hamilton W. S. Domer Robert Lenon A. S. Howell Samuel Murdock,.]r .1. E. Stone Frank P. Singer ,1. W. Curran ,lohn T. Manly Albert E. Reynolds Thomas H. Condon Henry Dreany Charles W. Phillips James T. Hawkins B. M. Barnett Math H. Panton George F. Bates John W. Johnson Wm. B. Vermllya R. C. Splawn Chesle.v P. Crow W. B. Washington

G. M. Myers. Ernst Helnen. John McMahon. Oscar H. Keller. John B. Thomson. Bert L. Keating. .John L. Brown. Henry A. Spiher. Ira T. Pearco. Wm. D. Miller. Leslie H. Bennett. James A.Welch. Albert M.Crary. A. B. Hoover. Wm. P. Humphre.y. Ijcslle A.LoveJoy'. John Black. H. F. Mllllkan. T.H; Franklin. Charles M. Grover. Johii O. Nyman. John Thomas. C.V. Corns. Joseph L. Page. Wm. G. Farris. J. S. Dodson. E. F'. Murphy. A. Phalp. George J. Parker. M. C.Jones. Charles H.Peter.. M. H. Soper, A. G. Colborn. Samuel E. Hale. Beni.J. Gunn. J. W. McCormlck. -Joseph Coxedge. David A. Clowes. Wm. D. Mathlas. J. George Dieter. Wm. De Baun. Thomas H. Shedden. E . J . Simpson. S. D. Whlttington. Jjewis C. Crittenden. D. J. Davis. a,

•M\ •M'i .'MS 34.1 345 348 347 348 349 3B0 351 352 , 353 354 356 350 357 S5S 85«

No.

Locution.

Parker Parker Maple City .... Maple City.... Holyrood Holyrood Ashler Riley ISdna Kdna MouiKl 'Rklge. Mound Ridge. Splvoy ." Spivcy Hoxle Hoxle Narka Narka Olive Elgin Scimimon Scammon Horace Horace Enterprise Enterprise Suiiimertlekl . Sunimerfleld . ChautaiKiua... Cedar Vale WellsviUe Wellsvllle AltaVista AltaVista Turon Turon Sylvan Grove. Sylvan Grove. And two weeks thereafter.

Naine 0/ Lodge.

Linn Cowley Ellsworth .. Riley Labette McPherson. Kingman.., Sheridan ... Republic . „ Chautauqua Cherokee... Greeley Dickinson.. Marshall ... Chautauqua Franklin .. Wabaunsee Reno Lincoln

County. FIrstand third Saturday. Saturday on or before ® First and third Tuesday.. First and third Saturday. 2d and4th Saturday First and third Monday.. 1st and 3d Wednesday 2d and 4th Tuesday FIrstand third Saturday. First and third Friday ... Second and fourth Friday First and third Tuesday.. 2d and 4th Monday FIrstand third Saturday. First and third Monday.. FIrstand third Monday.. FIrstand third Saturday. 2d and 4th Saturday 2d and 4th Thursday

Slated Meetings.

,Tohn Calene.

J. H. Stough .T.H.Bryan G. W. Ultch Arlyssua Tobias .... G.W. Keasor .lohn Eddington A. .1. Whiting E.L.Gregg Wallace L.King.... George W. Goss Chnrlos Elliott Robert Eadie John A. Flack Wilbur E.Moore ... Thomas F.Scruby.. .John F.Lamb .Toseph W. Spencer.

Worslii2)fiil Master.

• N A M E S OF O F F I C B B S A N D LODGES—Continued.

Walter Bearly. .T.I. McAllister. M. G. Woodmansee. Henry U. Norrls. R. T. McGee. John J. Toevs. Wni. J. Crosby. C.Thompson. John A. Anderson. Dan K. Bybee. David Mackle, Jr. James Lovett. Frank M. Watklns. Henry D. Maltland. R. M. Dale. Ormau A. Lynn. Bret R.Hull. G. T. Fergus. G.W.Simpson.

Seeretary.

-Tl

1898-99.

QBAND

LODGE

KANSAS.

477

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS N E A R OTHER GRAND LODGES, APPOINTED.

Monroeville. Alabama R.'.W. .JOHN DELOACH L i t t l e Rock. Arkansas R . ' . W . . J A M E S A. H E N R Y Nanaimo. British C o l u m b i a R.-. W.' . J O H N W . COBURN California R.-.W. . W I L L I A M V A N D E R H U R S T ...Salinas City. Hamilton. -' Canada R.-.W. . G. W . R E I D Denver. Colorado R.-. W ;'. W I L L I A M H . S A N P O R D Greenwich. Connecticut M.-.W.' . L U K E A. LOCKWOOD Cuba R.-.W.' . C O . S M E J . D E LA ToRRiENTE..Havana. Â» Wilmington. Delaware R.-. W.-. R . H E N R Y Y O U N G Washington. D i s t r i c t o t Columbia...M.-.W. . N O B L E D . L A R N E R England R.-.W.' . J O H N STRACHAN London. Monticello. Florida M.-.W.- . S A M U E L PASUO La Grange. Georgia R.-. W.- . H E N R Y B A N K S ...Boise City. Idaho R.-.W.- CHARLES H I M R O D Chicago. Illinois. R.-. W.- GEORGE W . MOUI.TON Laporte. Indiana M.-.W.- D A N I E L N O Y E S Muscogee. I n d i a n Territory M.-.W.- . P A T R I C K J . B Y R N E Dublin. Ireland R.-.W. . F R A N C I S E . C L A R K E Shreveport. Louisiana R.-.W.' . M A T H E W L . SOOVELI. Lewiston. Maine R.-.W.' . A R C H I E L . T A L B O T Manitoba M.-.W.- . J A M E S A. ORAS R a p i d City. Maryland R.-. W.- J O H N A. L Y N C A Baltimore. Mexico W . J . C. MoBDOUGH ...City of Mexico. Michigan M.-.W.- J A M E S H . F A R N A M ...Cassopolis. Minnesota R.-. W.- . C A L V I N L . B R O W N Morris. Mississippi ..M.-. W.- E. GEORGE D E L A P Natchez. Missouri R.-. W.- . W I L L I A M F . K U H N K a n s a s City. Nebraska R.-. W.- . J A M E S P . A. B L A C K Bloomington. Nevada .R.-.W.- . THOMAS NELSOJJ Reno. New Brunswick R.-.AV.- . G E O R G E R . SANGSTER Moncton. New H a m p s h i r e R.-.W.- . M I L L A R D F . Y O U N G Littleton. Elizabethtown. New J e r s e y R.-.W.- . C H A R L E S R U S S Socorro. New Mexico R.-.W. . 0 . T. RUSSELL Sydney. New South Wales R.-.W.- . A L F R E D J . B U R H I D G E Roundout. New Y o r k R.-. W.- . J O H N B . A L L I G E B New Zealand R.-.W.- . J O H N A L E X A N D E R A L O I S . . . K a i t a n g a t a . Wilmington. North Carolina R . - . W ; M. C. S. NOBLES

478 N o r t h Dakota N o v a Scotia Ohio Pennsylvania Quebec R h o d e I.slatnl Scotland South Australia South Carolina Soutli D a k o t a Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

M/.W.-. J O H N F . SBLBY R.'. W / . THOMAS MCCONKEY R.'. W / . S. B. LiGHTNER M.".W/.SAMUEL B . D I C K R.". W.-.CoKNELins J U D G E R.'. W.'. D A N I E L BABCOCK R.'. W.". .IAMES SIMPSON R.". W.-. FREDERIC C . BOWE.V' R.'.W.". W . F . STRONG R.'. W . ' . W I L L I A M M . B R O O K E R.-.W.-. J O H N M . B O W M A N R.-. W.-. H E N R Y H . ROSS R . - . W . - . H E N R Y M . BOYKIN R.-.W.-. J O H N M . COLLINS M.".W.-. H E N R Y L . PALMER

February, Hillsboro. Halifax. Sabina. Meadville. Quebec. Phojnix. Edinburgh. Adelaide. Charleston. Brookinge. Salt L a k e C i t y . Burlington. Richmond. Charleston. Milwaukee.

1898-99.

OB AND LODGE OF

KANSAS.

479

/ GRAND R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S OF OTHER GRAND LODGES N E A R T H E GRAND LODGE OF KANSAS.

Topeka. Alabama W.- T. J . ANDERSON Leavenworth. Arkansas M".W.- G E O R G E C . K E N Y O N . . . . Oberlin. Arizona W." . A. W . BURNETT G r e a t Bend. British Columbia W.' . A. H . CoNNETT Topeka. California M.-.W.' . A. M. CALLAHAM Canada M.-.W.- . J O S E P H D . McCLBVERTY....Fort Scott. Wichita. Colorado R.-. W.- . R. E . ToRRiNGTON Salina. Connecticut W.- . T H O M A S L . B O N D Winfield. Cuba ' W.- . F R E D E . B A L L E I N ..Wellington. Delaware W.- . E D D H A Y E S Manhattan. District of Columbia..M.-.W.- G E O R G E S . G R E E N E Topeka. England. R.-.W.- . ALBERT K . W I L S O N Lawrence. Florida W . . ALFRED WHITMAN Manhattan. Idaho W.' . S. M. F O X Topeka. Illinois ?-..M.-.W. . M . M . M I L L E R ; Topeka. â&#x20AC;¢ I n d i a n Territory M.-.W.- . J O H N G U T H R I E Ireland M.-.W.- J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E . . . J e w e l l City. Salina. Lonisiana W.- . JACOB D E W I T T Eureka. Maine M.-.W. D A V I D B . F U L L E R Seneca. Manitoba... W.- ABI.IAH W E L L S Hutchinson. Maryland W.- . W . R. UNDERWOOD Topeka; Mexico R.'.W.- . ALBERT K. WILSON Beloit. Michigan R.-. W.-. A B R A M I I . E L L I S Independence. Minnesota W.- . J O H N H . S P E N C E R Wichita. Mississippi M.-.W.- . J A M E S H . M C C A L L Newton. Missouri R.-. W.-. P E R R Y M . HOISINGTON F o r t Scott. Nebraska W.- . CHARLES E . CORY Girard. Nevada W.- W I L L I A M H . V O B T H Dodge City. New Brunswick W.- S. J . CRUMBINE Topeka. New H a m p s h i r e W.- . JAMES.G. SAMPLE Russell. New Jersey VV.- . C H A R L E S E . H A L L Gaylord. New Mexico W.- . C. J . HOLMES New South Wales W.- . C H A R L E S H . L A W R E N C E Hiawatha.' New York M.-.W.' . M A U R I C E L . STONE Wamego. New Zealand AV.' . F R A N K E . D A V I S Atchison. N o r t h Carolina ^ W.- . A L E X . A. S H A R P Larned. North Dakota M.-.W.- . H E N R Y C . LOOMIS Winfield. Nova Scotia R.-.W. -.T. E . DEWEY. Abilene.

480

PnOCEEDINGS

OF THE

Ohio M.-.W. â&#x20AC;¢. S. E . SiiELDOK Oregon W.- . J O H N H . STICKER Prinoe Edward Island W / . A. A. C A R N A H A N Quebec W ;.GEORGE M . DIXON Rhode Island W ; . A L E X . G . ROBB Scotland M.-.W.' . W M . M . S H A V E R S o u t h Australia W.' . B E N J A M I N O . HAGE.V South Carolina M.-.W.' . G E O . W . C L A R K : South Dakota M.-.AV.' . W. M. S H A V E R Tennessee W.- . BESTOR G . BROWN Texas W.- . E. W. HURLKERT.: Utah W.- . J O H N L . J O N E S Vermont.... W.- . T . P.RoDGERS Victoria M.-.W.- . C H I L E S C . COLEMAN Virginia.. E.-.W.- . C H A R L E S J . W E B B West Virginia W. -. .1. N. W I L K I N S O N Wisconsin W. . G. V. RiCKSECKER

February, Topeka. Yates Center. Concordia. Burlington. McPherson.

Topeka. Newton.

Topeka. Topeka. Topeka.

F o r t Scott. Yates Center.

Topeka. Clay C e n t e r . Topeka.

Emporia.

Hutchinson.

i8g8-Qg.

GRAND

LODOE

OF KANSAS.

GRAND LODGES I N CORRESPONDENCE

481

WITH THE GRAND

L O D G E O F K A N S A S ; ALSO, T H E N A M E S A N D A D D R E S S E S OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

Alabama

H. CLAY ARMSTRONG

Montgomery.

Arkansas

F A Y HE.MPSTEAD

Little Rock. Tucson.

Arizona

GEORGE J . ROSKRUGE

British Columbia

W. J . QUINLAN

Nelson.

California

GEORGE JOHNSON

San F r a n c i s c o .

Canada Colorado

,1. .7. MASON E D . C. PARMELEE

Hamilton. Denver.

Connecticut Delaware

J O H N H . BARLOW BENJAMIN F . BARTRAM

Hartford. Wilmington.

District of C o l u m b i a

W M . R . SINGLETON

Washington.

Florida....

WILBER P.WEBSTER

Jacksonville.

Georgia Illinois Idaho

W. A. W O L I H I N J . H . C. D I L L THEODORE W . RANDALL

Macon. Bloomington. Boise City.

Indiana

W I L L I A M H . SMYTHE

Indianapolis.

I n d i a n Territory Iowa

J . S. MORROW T H E O . S . PARVIN

Atoka. Cedar R a p i d s .

Kansas

ALBERT K. WILSON

Topeka.

Kentucky

H. B. G R A N T

Louisville.

Louisiana Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Maryland

R I C H A R D LAMBERT S T E P H E N BERRY W I L L I A M G. SCOTT SERENO D . NICKERSON JACOB H . MEDIERY

New O r l e a n s . Portland. Winnipeg. Boston. Baltimore.

Mexico

ERMILIO G. CANTON

City of Mexico.

Michigan Minnesota

JEFFERSON S. CONOVER THOMAS MONTGOMERY

Coldwater. St. P a u l .

Mississippi Missouri

J. L. POWER JOHN D . VINCIL

Jackson. ...St. L o u i s .

Montana Nebraska Nevada New B r u n s w i c k New H a m p s h i r e New J e r s e y

CORNELIUS H E D G E S W I L L I A M R . BOWEN.! CHAUNCEY N . NOTEWARE J. TWINING HARTT GEOBGE P . CLEAVES THOMAS H . R . REDWAY....-

Helena. ...Omaha. Carson. St. J o h n . Concord. Trenton.

New Mexico New Y o r k

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J O H N C. DKKWKY

Raleigh.

North.Dakota

F K A N K J . THOMPSON

Fargo.

Nova Scotia Ohio

W I L L I A M ROSS J. H . BROMWELL

Halifax. Cincinnati.

Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

JAMES S . H U N T J A M E S F . ROBINSON WILLIAM A . S I N N

Stillwater. Eugene. Philadelphia.

Prince Edward Island....NEIL MACKELVIE

Summerside.

Quebec

J O H N H . ISAACSON

Montreal.

Rhode Island S o u t h Carolina South Dakota

EDWIN BAKER CHARLES INGLESBY GEORGE A. PETTIGREW

Providence. Charleston. Flandreau.

Tennessee Texas

JOHN B . G A R R E T T JOHN WATSON

Nashville. Houston.

Utah

CHRISTOPHER D I B H L

Sait L a k e .

V^ermont

W A R R E N G. R E Y N O L D S

Burlington.

Virginia

G E O . W . CABEINGTON

Richmond.

Washington

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Olympia.

West Virginia

G E O . W . ATKINSON

Wheeling.

Wisconsin

JOHN W . LAFLIN

Milwaukee.

Wyoming

W . L. K U Y K E N D A L L

Saratoga.

FOREIGN G R A N D LODGES.

Cuba

JOSE P . P E L L O N

England Ireland N e w S o u t h Wales New Zealand

E D W A R D LETCHWOETH . . . F r e e m a s o n Hall, L o n d o n . H . E. FLAVELLE F r e e m a s o n H a l l , Dublin. ARTHUR H . BRAY Sydney. R E V . W M . RONALDSON . . . C h r i s l e h u r c h .

Havana.

Scotland

D. MURRAY LYON

Edinburg.

S o u t h Australia

J . H . CUNNINGHAM

Adelaide.

Tasmania Victoria

JOHN HAMILTON J O H N BRAIM

Hobart. Melbourne.

APPENDIX.

REPORT ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. B Y JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITE, P.-. G.-. M.Chairman of the Committee.

To the M:. W,'. Orancl Lodge, A. F. & A. J/., of Kansas : I n obedience to the requirement of Section 39, of the law of this Grand Lodge, we have the honor to s u b m i t our second a n n u a l Report on Foreign Correspondence, sensible of the fact t h a t i t does not come up to t h a t standard as a masonic document t h a t the writer desired, but conscious t h a t we have "gleaned," to the best of our ability, under surrounding circumstances. The great S t a t e of K a n s a s being geographically located in the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a point within a large circle, composed of all other masonic jurisdictionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; is the recipient of the benefactions of Divine Providence in the increase of the productions of l a n d and cattle nearly forty million dollars over former years, increasing the grand total marketable productions for 1898 in value to, $265,150,560. T h a n k s to the Giver of all Good, we are enabled to voice the s e n t i m e n t here following: "This world's a pretty good sort of world, Taking It all together. In spite of the grief and sorrow me meet. In spite of the gloomy weather. There are friends to love and hopes to cheer. And plenty of compensation For every ache for those who make The best of the situation. * " There are quiet nooks for lovers of books, With nature In happy union; There are cool retreats from the noontide heats, Where souls may have sweet communion; And If there's a spot where the sun shines not There's always a lamp to light It, And If there's a wrong we know ere long That the GOD above will right It. " So it Is not for us to make a fuss Because of life's sad mischances. Nor to wear ourselves out to bring about A change In our circumstances. For this world's a pretty good sort of world, And He to whom we are debtor Appoints our place and supplies the grace To help us make It better."

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H e n c e we look out from " a m o n g the stuff," trusting t h a t our report m a y contribute s o m e t h i n g towards m a k i n g the world better, a n d the a d v a n c e m e n t of the masonic standard towards a purer and m o r e elevated a t m o s p h e r e . "We w r i t e for the information of the Craft in K a n s a s as to m a t t e r s masonic in other Grand Jurisdictions. To extend courteous a n d fraternal greetings by excerpts from and comments upon t\\e proceedings of foreign jurisdictions relating t o ' t h e usages, privileges and works practiced therein. I n looking a r o u n d t h e circle we see in our vision passing in successive review, the n a m e s of the members of the Guild, whose g i g a n t i c m i n d s a n d powerful intellects have made their impress upon t h e ' C r a f t wheresoever dispersed. W e gatlier inspiration from t h e , m u s i n g s in Evening Shade, by DAVirjsoisr; refreshings from Gre'enleaf. Our legal store is illuminated by DBITMMOND as the l u m i n a r y rising in majestic power in the E a s t . Our masonic s t r e n g t h is renewed by the contributions of a Singleton; our vision cleared b y the keenness of a Barloiv; our energy aroused b y a Coxe; calmed by the benign influence of Hedges; our zeal i n c r e a s e d by the wise counsels of & Vinoil and a Barkley. The comforting assurance of a Hugg; our numerical problems solved b y a n Anthony; our ardor enlivened by a Wait; our cheerfulness developed b y t h e d u l c e t notes of Robbing; our patriotism stirred b y a Ruckle; our c h a r i t y incited by a Martin; our hope inspired b y a Bird; and our faith m a d e firm by Willet, a n d our masonic knowledge increased by the contributions of each m e m b e r of the Guild in their i n d i v i d u a l force and power, thus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CTOI> plans'for every living soul a mission. No lite so burdened or so free from cnre, But His divine, unerring wisdom places Some special work, some sacred service there. Then to the heart the Holy Spirit whispers, And GOD'S sweet providences pave the way, And blest indeed the trusting soul that follows; For paths of duty lead to perfect day. Some special worlc to our weak hands so fitted. That seeming tasks become a life's delight; And missions grand, begun with fear and trembling, Shed heaven's glory o'er our earthly night. Some special work! 'Tis not for us to measure. A simple word or deed has saved a soul. Each faithful worker, true to life's best duties, May know his work lives on while ages roll. GOD calls u s ! Shall we ever doubt or murmur. Though life so poor and faulty may appear? To bravely, faithfully fulflil our mission Must be the keynote of our lifework here. O, then to stand when heaven's books are opened, And read the triumphs of God-given grace! To know His plans for us have reached fruition. And find our welcome in His smiling face!

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Our Grand Lodge was convened in t h e session of 1898 d u r i n g the excitement following the report of t h e blowing u p of t h e "Maine," whereby m a n y of our brethren found a w a t e r y grave. "Their death was u n t i m e l y and our brethren mourn." The honors so justly their due could not be paid t h e m except by avenging their death in " r e m e m b e r i n g t h e Maine," which w a s done in a n emphatic a n d successful manner by our own America. Many of our Grand Lodges m e t during the tumultuous confusion of war, a n d m a n y of t h e m have been called to note t h e d e a t h of patriotic b r e t h r e n whose lives were sacrificed on land a n d s e a in behalf of oppressed humanity. Some of these Proceedings w e have designated as patriotic numbers, and we rejoice t h a t patriotism is one of t h e sublime principles of our Order, a n d t h a t m e m bers of t h e fraternity have always taken an active p a r t in t h e affairs of our g o v e r n m e n t from W A S H I N G T O N to M O K I N L E Y — a l l

faithful patriotic instruments under GOD for the e n l i g h t e n m e n t of succeeding generations. I n all a n d through all we m a y see t h e powerful Influence of Masonry for right, justice a n d truth, a n d above all t h e loving manifestation of Divine Providence. Our founders' GOB—our refuge still — Thy people, hearing Thy stern voice. Majestic rose to do Thy will With war and death their only choice; Their hearts on Are, their wrath divine. Have borne, All-mcrclful, Thy sign 1 From earth went up a sigh and groan. Thy vengeance spoke In sword and flame; Our ships a n d armies were Thine own. Sent forth by Thee In pity's n a m e ; For right victorious over wrong, QoD of the ^ust we raise our sonff. For patriot zeal t h a t thrilled our coasts Upleaplng, free from Mammon's r o t ; For swift crusade, devoted hosts— All claims but duty's clean forgot— For passion throbbing through all ranks. Thou GOD of battles, we give t h a n k s ! For bravery that knows no caste— Class, learning, color, lost In worth — For sections bound as one at last, • No West nor East, no South nor N o r t h : ^ For love ties strengthened over sea, Father of all, we bend the knee! For triumph In man's holy cause, With sweet humaneness Interblent; For ushering nobler life and laws In tropic Isle and Orient; For CHRIST'S great kingdom's furthered ends, GOD of all lands, our psalm ascends!

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For all this vast republic's might, For strength our freedom to protect For blessing us with truth and light. For ^eace and all the world's respect, For such a flag, such men, such days, GOD of the Nation, Thee we praise!

ALABAMA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 7 . 7 7 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

MONTGOMERY, DEO., 1897.

J A M E S A. BILBOBO, M.-.W.-. Grand Master, presiding, whose annual address will redound to the good of Masonry throughout â&#x20AC;˘the ages to come. He voices the true spirit of Masonry, believing that no Mason should enter upon any great and important undertaking without first invoking the blessing of GOD. His introductory reads: As we e n t e r ' u p o n another Communication of this Grand Lodger our hearts, first of all, should be filled with gratitude to GOD for the blessings vouchsafed to us In the continued preservation of our lives. W i t h humility, reverence and thankfulness should we acknowledge this divine benefaction, and It should so Impress us that In the work we do we may have an eye single to His glory. I n so far as we esteem Him the chief good In all our labors do we the more perfectly fulfill the law of Masonry.

He calls the attention of the Grand Lodge to a prevailing tendency to neglect the teachings of the Great Light, and a growing irreverence therefor, concluding with the admonition: "Brethren, let us cling to our Bible with pure and steady devotion, and in our lives so exemplify its truths, that our daily testimony as to its divine authenticity and power will be beyond the ability of men to impeach." In answer to his inquiries as to the observance of certain essentials, he is pleased to report that a large majority of- the lodges in the jurisdiction hold no communication without showing a proper reverence to GOD. That their members are dwelling in peace and harmony, ever watchful and prompt to respond to calls of distress, and that among such lodges there are no cases of drunkenness or gross profanity. A few lodges fail to open and close with prayer, dissensions, profanity and drunkenness prevail, and discipline is not enforced. He concludes his report on the investigation as follows: How it Is, brethren, that a lodge can enter upon Its business without Invoking the aid of the Deity I cannot understand. If GOD IS not In Masonry then have I studied It In vain. Take Him out of It, or cease to honor Him in It, and It is scarcely more than sounding brass or tinkling cymbal. As to the evil of profanity and drunkenness, the unpublished edict of the Grand Lodge is

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clear and emphatic, and should be rigidly enforced. If we expect Masonry to prosper In Its mission It should be pure. We will certainly see It die whenever we allow Its holy precepts to be trampled under foot. The best and purest of Its members will leave It with a sigh that Its First Grand Light Is so grossly dishonored.

The corner stones of a new court house at Wedonee and the halls of two masonic lodges were laid with masonic ceremony. A contract was made for the erection of a Masonic Temple by the Grand Lodge. The corner stone thereof was laid during the Annual Communication. Fifty-nine decisions are submitted as interpretations of ma^ sonic law and practice. The Committee on Jurisprudence say that many of them involve questions of great importance to the Craft, and should not be passed upon until after mature, thoughtful consideration, and ask for extension of time, and to report at next Annual Communication. "We quote: 1. This Grand Lodge has no right to make any suggestions as to the qualifications for membership In the order or society known as the Eastern Star. 10. A lodge has the right to enact a by-law providing t h a t no one engaged In the business of retailing alcoholic liquors shall hold membership In the lodge. 16. The lower room of a building which belongs to a lodge should not be used for dancing. If the use of the lodge property In t h a t way Is objectionable to any member of the lodge. 32. Drunkenness and profanity are gross offenses against Masonry, and any lodge falling to take action to correct these vices, or either of them,if they exist among Its members, should have Its charter arrested, and this the Grand Master may do, If the Grand Lodge Is not In session. 37. A lodge should not await action by the civil courts of the State before It proceeds against one subject to Its Jurisdiction for an alleged masonic offense, which Is also a crime under the laws of the S t a t e ; and It makes no difference that the accused Is under bond to answer In a civil court for such alleged crime. 59. The proper masonic badge of mourning la a piece of blue ribbon partly covered by a piece of black ribbon narrower than the blue, so that both.edges of the blue may be seen, and Is worn on the left lapel of the coat or vest.

He says he has continuously raised his voice in behalf of a Masonic Home for nearly twenty years, and almost eight pages of his address are devoted to an earnest appeal for the establishment of a Masonic Home. In his investigation he reports twenty Masons, fifty widows and one hundred orphans. Of this, he says: This then Is the picture. I wish you to look at It as Masons. At least twenty of our brethren, fifty or more widows, and over one hundred children of our deceased brethren are to-night In Alabama not far from a condition of want and distress, and the lodges where they live unable to give them proper support. Of these brethren, many, doubtless, have given years of service to their lodges; of these widows. It Is perha;ps too true t h a t many of them wonder at the rarity of masonic charity, and of these orphans, how few of them know of the obligation of the fraternity to them? And this picture In more or less vivid colors than you now see It has been hanging upon the walls of this temple for forty years and not one step taken to relieve It of Its dark, gloomy outlines. Again I exclaim! How long,

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m y b r e t h r e n ! Oh! how long shall this be? The feeble step of t h a t old Indigent brother, the careworn face of t h a t helpless widow, the uncertain life being developed In t h a t boy or girl who needs the aid and assistance of masonic h a n d s and masonic counsel, surely are m u t e appeals we cannot resist. Brethren, let us take t h a t picture down. I t looks upon us so reproachfully. Let us begin now the painting of another to take Its place, which will be bright and beautiful as It unfolds the glories of a scene representing Alabama Masons a t work, preparing for the comfort a n d care of those who are so sadly In need. If we begin this work, I verily believe there are more tlian 7,000 of our members who will not bow the knee to BAAI/J m e n of great masonic faith who will say to every suggestion of evil concerning the work, "Get thee behind me, Satan, for thou savorest, not of things that be of GOD, but those that be of m e n ; " men of great masonic zeal, who with steady hands will labor until we shall be able to secure a Home for our Indigent which will be pronounced good work, true work. Just such work as our Supreme Grand Master delights to receiveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"tall men,sun crowned, who live above the fog"In fulfilling the heaven-born mission of Masonry. I t is needless to say t h a t after such an e l o q u e n t appeal his r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were a d o p t e d a n d a fund created for t h e erect i o n of a H o m e . T h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r , Bro. W M . H . D I N G L Y , s h o w s a b a l a n c e in the t r e a s u r y of ,$1,221.26, after p a y i n g the following liberal allowances: Grand Secretary Assistant Grand Secretary Bent, offices and hall Grand Registrar Grand Treasurer Committee on Correspondence Grand Lecturer

.$1,800 200 800 460 150 200 300

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

T h e P e r m a n e n t T r u s t F u n d h a s a b a l a n c e of $16,756.02; a' loan of $10,000 w a s a u t h o r i z e d to c o m p l e t e t h e Temple, costing .$37,750. T h e G r a n d Lodge declined to c o n c u r in t h e W i s c o n s i n m a sonic relief plan. T h e R e p o r t on Correspondence, b y M.".W.'. Bro. P. J . P I L L A N S , is a n i n t e r e s t i n g , i n s t r u c t i v e r e v i e w of t h e various Proceedings c o n s i d e r e d . K a n s a s (1897) is f r a t e r n a l l y noticed. H e s a y s t h e historical a d d r e s s of M.'.W.-. Bro. J O H N G U T H R I E a t t h e m e m o r i a l services held in m e m o r y of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r O W E N A . B A S S E T T , was extremely interesting. W e c a n n o t refrain from c o p y i n g his special r e p o r t on a, comm u n i c a t i o n from G r a n d e Oriente d' I t a l i a : To the M:.W:. Grand Lodge of Alabama: To the Committee on Correspondence was referred a communication from the M.-."W.\ Grand Master of I t a l i a n Masonry, of the date Rome, 21st November, 1896, which Is made a p a r t of this report, wherein a summarized s t a t e m e n t of t h e purposes and" acts of a council held a t Trent, Italy, between the 26th a n d 30th of September, 1896, composed of twenty-two Cardinals, over two hundred Bishops, representing almost every portion of the globe where the Roman Catholic Church exists, a n d Inviting, by suggestion, some concert

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of action against this "anti-masonic" congress to defeat, If possible, its purposes. In this communication he states that the machinery of this Church is perfect, by which a Roman National Committee under the eye of the Pope, with Us sub-committees wherever the Church has a foothold, will be enabled to collect "all supposed documents and facts (assertions of perjured Masons as evidence), and thus bring to light, or rather win by means of the press or special publications all the misdeeds of the fatal Institution, all the demoralizing influences it exercises, through obscene or sacrlUgious rites, corruption and occult conspiracies on m a n and civilization." If in the name of Masonry any "demoralizing Influences" are exercised, any "obscene or sacrlUgious rites" practiced, or any "occult conspiracies on man and civilization" formed, the opinion of this Grand Lodge is that the sooner such exposure is made, the better it will be for Masonry. Certainly all these are foreign from its teachings, and the earlier such diseased and corrupted members are lopped off the purer and healthier will the body become â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for such is not Masonry. Masonry, as we understand it, seeks no man. I t must be sought. Any effort a t proselyting Is strictly forbidden, and the candidate for its benefits, must apply of his "own free will and accord." He must be one of good monil character, charitably disposed, and the slave of no one. Masonry teaches the equality of all men, but insists upon a complete faith In the Supreme Being. I t tolerates no religious tests, makes no enquiry into religious faiths, nor allows any meddling with politics to disturb the harmony of the lodge. I t teaches charity to all mankind, and t h a t its votaries should seek that which Is good, avoiding evil, that eacli one may be true to his faith, to his neighbor, to himself and to his country. In short. It endeavors to Impress upon Its members the injunction so oft repeated, but perhaps so little heeded," Love ye With the above as our guide we cannot enter Into any combination, as against those who malign us. To these things we are accustomed. But we most heartily sympathize with our faithful brethren, who are surrounded by such active Influences as are recounted by our distinguished M.\W.\ Brother. Masonry has. for centuries pursued the even tenor of her way, and although wronged by malice, denounced by bigots, tabooed by politics, she still holds that even tenor, nor Is her Influence on civilization less to-day, nor her members smaller than they were centuries ago. Let us then remain steadfast, holding fast to that v.'hich Is good, and liaviug an abiding faith in tiie goodness and mercies of GOD, hope t h a t He will ere very long, give entire "peace on earth and good will to man," and continue to dispense that charity which we teach, and we may laugh 'at the storms that may assail us, confident as to the end. In reference to the acts of the congress, most sincerely and reverently do we repeat the words of our Savior while on the cross where He prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." â&#x20AC;˘ P. J. PILLANS, Chairman. M.-.W.-. J A M E S A. B I L B O B O , G r a n d Master, Gadsden. E.-.W.-. H . C L A Y A B M S T B O N G , G r a n d Secretary, M o n t g o m e r y .

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ARKANSAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 58TH A N N U A L OOMMUNIOATION,

L I T T L E ROOK, NOV. 1897.

Three hundred and sevent.y-.seven of the444 lodges represented. The M.-. W.;. Grand Master, C. C. A Y E E S , delivered an able address covering twenty-one pages of the Proceedings. He is pleased to note t h a t " our nation and State have recovered from the stagnation and discontent prevalent one year ago, and that the watchwerd of to-day is onward and upward." He received and replied to 276 letters; granted dispensations for the establishment of two new lodges. Twenty-one decisions were submitted as interpretations of the laws of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. Dispensations were issued to Washington Lodge, No. 1, to assist in laying the corner stone of a soldier's monument erected to the memory of the Confederate dead; the laying of a corner stone of a masonic temple at Eureka Springs, and of the court house in Francis County. He records the death of Past Grand Master JAMES M . H A B KEY; the report of the Committee on Memorials says: That, with hearts laden with sorrow, we are called upon,to mourn the death of R.-.W.-. Bro. jAS. M. H A E K B Y , one of the brightest lights among our cherished Past Grand Masters. The Grand Temple of Freemasonry throughout this State and sister States is caused to tremble on account of the loss of this Brother, whose devotion to masonic principles, whose ardor, zeal and fraternal efforts have won for him a tender spot In the hearts of all who knew him. Bro. H A K K E Y was a charter member of Russellvllle Lodge, No. 274, had been an honored member of the fraternity for forty-four years; was District Deputy Grand Master of Twelfth District for twelve years, and died at the ripe age of sixty-six years; left a masonic history bright in noble deeds.

We extend fraternal sympathy in the language of the poet: " With heavy heart and moistened eye Our tribute here we bring. And place upon Sweet Memory's page . This simple offering. To this bouquet of memories. Fresh gathered for the hour, We beg to add one fragrant bud â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One modest little flower."

The Temple debt seems to be a mountain of tribulation to our Arkansas brethren, notwithstanding the fact that an able Board of Control surmount the difficulties, and faithful brethren respond promptly to emergency calls. We hope their efforts may successfully remove the "burden of debt," and the Temple be spared to the use and enjoyment of.these heroic brethren.

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The Grand Secretary, R.-.W.-. B r o . F A Y H E M P S T E A D , p r e s e n t e d his report in its u s u a l complete a n d excellent style, r e n d e r i n g a full account of t h e official t r a n s a c t i o n s in his office. The R e p o r t of the C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, r e c o m m e n d i n g t h e recognition of t h e Gran D i e t a Simbolica, w a s adopted, a n d f r a t e r n a l courtesies e x t e n d e d to all Masons in a l l e giance t h e r e w i t h a n d denied to a l l lodges not in affiliation w i t h t h e Gran Dieta. The Grand R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s were received with t h e G r a n d Honors. Bro. S. T. B o w E , G r a n d Orator, delivered an address w o r t h y t h e tlioughtful consideration of every Mason. H e p o r t r a y s t h e beauties of Masonry in a forcible a n d eloquent m a n n e r . W e excerpt the following: Like all truths, the principles of Masonry are founded on the everlasting granite rook, and neither kings, princes, potentates, devils or imps of hell, seraphim or cherubim of heaven, can m a r or shake them. If GOD, In His Infinite wisdom, saw fit to sweep from the face of the earth every h u m a n being, and with the touch of His omnipotent finger, blot out the earth, sun, rnoon, stars, planets and worlds, still the principles of Masonry would survive. "Truth, crushed to earth,shall rise again, Th' eternal years of God are hers. But error, wounded, writhes In pain. And rtiRs n.mong hor worshipers." The study of Masonry leads man to the correct knowledge of GOD ; the correct knowledge of GOD leads to the true worship of Him, and the true worship of Him places man in harmony with all t h a t Is true and good, enlarging his powers for usefulness in every avocation, station, position or condition In life, thereby fitting him for citizenship, in whom we And a true neighbor, a generous friend, and a clear-cut and well-deflned power of "circumscribing his desires and keeping his passions in due bounds." Every emblem, principle and tenet of Masonry has been baptized with truth, robed in the purest ga:rments,freed of.errors and crowned with the most beaiitiful wreath of undying wisdom. This Is true to him only, who, by industry, diligence and perseverance will have It so. He who Is satisfied with a knowledge of Esoteric Masonry alone knows but little of the many sublime truths contained within her sacred precincts, which stand in the pathway of industry and diligence, weeping to be taken In, that they may not only adorn and beautify, but become "as living stones for that spiritual buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;tnat house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." We touch not an emblem, or a principle, or a tenet In Masonry, but that it vibrates to GOD. Since the fall of man the world has been reeling, rocking and swaying under two dynamic forces. All the good is attributable to the one, and all the evil to the other. An Incessant and a n irresponsible conflict Is raging within each individual between good and evil, right and wrong, truth and error, heaven and hell, GOD and the devil. The seething,writhing, frothing, howling and hissing forces of hell are continually hurling their horrid lances, wrought in the infernal forges, and steeped in the cesspools of vice and crime, like thunderbolts against every citadel of truth in the h u m a n soul, but the great truths of Masonry, heeded, constitute a security within, and an impregnable fortress surrounding the human soul, against which the weapons of evil fall, broken and shattered, at our feet, and are as harmless as the atoms which dance in the sunbeams and nestle against our window-panes. Masonry is a great highway, leading from wrong to right, from error to truth, from evil to good, and from

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earth to heaven. It is the champion of wisdom, strength, beauty, virtue and purlt.v, and the eternal enemy of ignorance, weakness, ugliness, libertinism, vice and corruption.

The Report on Correspondence is from the pen of Bro. A. B. in the absence of the chairinan, SAM H . DAVIDSON. Although submitted with many mi.sgivings the report shows that the duty was well performed and the work will pass inspection of the most critical. Kansas's Proceedings of 1897 are courteously reviewed. He characterizes M.-. W.-. Bro. M I L L E R ' S Report on Foreign Correspondence "as one of the best coining to his notice." In reply to Bro. MIIJLEB'S inquiry relating to a statement made by Bro. DAVIDSON, "A lodge may receive a United States flag," etc., Bro. GBAOE,

GBAOE says: So far as Bro. DAVIDSON IS concerned, he is "old enough and ugly enough" to speak for himself, and will, no doubt, do so In his next annual rep o r t ; b u t , i n the meantime, I rise to remark t h a t l t l s h l g h time some people were getting rid of the foolish idea t h a t there is any such thing as a feeling of disloyalty in Arkansas. We don't even know the meaning of the word. Come to Arkansas; see the starry emblem of an Indissoluble Union floating from our public buildings and school houses all over the State; look at the national colors displayed In profusion on every gala occasion; look at "Old Glory" fluttering from our horses' heads; decorating the bosoms of our maidens and the coat lapels of our men ; listen while 200,000 school children, scattered over the mountains and valleys of Arkansas, open their morning exercises by singing " The Star Spangled Banner" and close in the afternoon with "Hall Columbia," and thenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;why then, for GOD'S sake, " l e t u p " about our loyalty. We resent such insinuations as quickly as our brethren of Maine, New York or Kansas. We have thousands of bearded men, heads of families, who were born since the last gun was flred In 1865. The writer is an ex-Confederate soldier, but he yields to no man the palm of a more loyal devotion to our flag and country; and in saying this he voices the sentiment of every ex-Confederate in Arkansas. Do you mind that, now, Bro. MILI,T5B !

And that loyalty was exemplified to the entire satisfaction of every American citizen in the late conflict with Spain. Our greater America, with every discordant note obliterated, a united people under the Fatherhood of GOD, and fraternally bound by the brotherhood of man, we can unitedly voice the sentiment expressed by the poet: "Forbid, O GOD, that discord e|er should rise To mar the harmony or to blight the mirth Of hearts united by a sacred cause. The cause of truth and right, freedom and peace; The voice of poets bidding each rejoice, I n songs the echoes of celestial lyresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shall Jarring discord m a r these anthems pure? I t shall not be! The tears that d a m p the cheek Are words of love we feel but can not speak. But once again as from a fond embrace We go to flght the battles of our race. And thus united take our Anglo-Saxon place."

M.-.W.". J. B. B A K E R , Grand Master, Melbourne. R.-. W.-. P A Y H E M P S T E A D , Grand Secretary, Little Rock.

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ARIZONA — 1 8 9 7 . 1 6 T H ANXUATJ C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

B I S B B , N O V E M B E R , 1897.

The sixteenth A n n u a l Communication was held in the cave of tiie Copper Queen Mine, Bisbe, November, 1897. The Proceedings furnish u s with a picture of the Grand Lodge as assembled in t h e cave, a n d the following s t a t e m e n t r e l a t i n g thereto: This picture shows the Masonic Grand Lodge of Arizona as It was held In the wonderful cave In the mine of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company—the first and only time in modern masonic history where this Illustrious Order held Its meeting in one of Nature's most beautiful lodge rooms. I t is reached by descending a perpendicular shaft two hundred feet, thence through a winding tunnel over eighteen hundred feet long. The cave Is nearly two hundred and fifty feet In length, one hundred feet In width, and nearly the same in height; is almost entlrel.v covered with pure lime crystals, some of which hang In great clusters resembling Icicles; others on the sides beautiful frozen waterfalls, domes and towers; in color they are principally white, but in places have'the beautiful green copper stain. As seen in the picture, the cave was beautifully illuminated by electric light, the letter, "G," being entirely composed of Incandescent globes. I t presented a most wonderful and dazzling appearance—a scene never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. M.-.W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M F R A N C I S N I C H O L S , the G r a n d M a s t e r ,

presented a brief, concise report of his official career. H e visited all the lodges within his j u r i s d i c t i o n ; reports the relations w i t h sister Grand .lurisdictions most pleasant, perfect h a r m o n y prevailing. Laid t h e corner stone of a Masonic Temple to be erected a t Nogales, and s i x m o n t h s later dedicated the masonic hall in t h e Temple a t t h a t place to masonic purposes. H e recommended the recognition of the Gran Dieta S y m bolica of Mexico, w h i c h received t h e approval o f / t h e G r a n d Lodge b y extending fraternal recognition a n d reception of t h e Grand Representative. B.-.W.*. Bro. G E O . J . R O S K B U G E , Grand Secretary, s u b m i t t e d

a report of his official a n d financial transactions. The Grand Treasurer's report reveals $2,138.01 in General F u n d ; .$931.50 in Widows a n d O r p h a n s ' F u n d , a n d $4,000 invested in Territorial bonds. The description of t h e m a r c h to, a n d magnificence of the wonderful Copper Queen Cave, w i t h t h e reception of Grand Representatives, is worthy a place in this report: Clothed in white gloves and aprons the two hundred men in line made an imposing appearance as they marched from the lodge to the hoisting works from which they were to descend into the mines and cave. I n the line of march the Grand Lodge were in the rear, but on reaching the works the colu m n halted, opened ranks a n d the Grand Lodge passed through, a n d were, of course, the first to enter the mine. They were scientifically stood on the cage a half dozen a t a time, when down they went about two hundred feet In a second to the level by which the cave was reached. Then began the long march

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In single file through the winding, angling tunnel, which was Illuminated the entire distance bj'candles set about ten feet apart, and each turn and crosscut carefully guarded by Masons, who are employed In the mine, till at length the Individual passed through a temporary door Into a scene of Inexpressible splendor and beautyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the illuminated cave. The figure, the strength, the symmetry, the polished alabaster, the glittering wealth of gold and Jewels of K I N G SOLOMON'S temple were here dazed and dimmed Into Insignificance by the brilliancy, the abounding wealth of exquisite forms of beauty, the majestic splendor of huge abutments literally covered by the most delicate tracery, the flash of a million Jewels; the bold outline forms of grandeur and strength, clothed In glittering delicate chiseling, such as no human hand has ever wrought, the stupendous dome of the mountains above borne upon those noble and beautiful pillars, and all fresh from the hand of the Supreme Grand Architect of the Universe, filled one with the overwhelming emotions of surprise, of delight, of adoration. Stalactites from the size of a drop of water to t h a t of the giant tusks of some antediluvian monster hung suspended from the roof, and beneath the white glare of the electric light they danced and shimmered like Icicles i n the sun. Singly and in cluster, some In blue and some in white, of all lengths and shapes, these stalactites cover the roof, while among them in labyx'luthlne Irregularity glitters the crystal ooze. On the north side, almost opposite to where the cave was first broken Into the line, GOD has created the fairest creatures of his handiwork, and what K I N G SOLOMON wrought in years was here fashioned in a single night; but a night that knew no day, nor the sound of ax, hammer or tool of iron till the operative workman, agreeably to the designs drawn upon the trestle-board revealed its hidden treasures. Here are the steps, the pot of Incense, the beehive, the hourglass and waterfall. The steps, whiter than Parian marble, lead upward and into an Inexplored beyond; the beehvies. apparently made from great coils of alabaster rope, are from two to ten feet in diameter and six feet high. East of these is the waterfall, stayed midway in its descent by some hypnotic hand. The cave, which Is probably one hundred and fifty by two hundred and fifty feet in dimensions, a n d a n extreme height of about one hundred feet from the lowest to the highest point, was lighted by electricity. Eighteen thousand feet of w'ire have been used for the purpose, and one hundred and thirtyfive lamps were used, some of them one hundred candle power. I n the east hung a brilliant letter G, three feet In height, and studded by thirty-five electric lights of slxteen-candle power, a thing of beauty and Joy In itself. In the vast space overhead the lights formed a great square aiid compasses, the distance between the points of the extended compasses being one hundred feet,and the length of each leg being one hundred and thirty feet. A snfflcient portion of the cave for the use of the Masons had been floored and seated, and there, beneath t h a t great dome, seventy feet overhead, and surrounded by such glitter, such beauty, such strength, such overwhelming sense of locatloii. such nearness and such a dependence upon the immediate handiwork of the Grand Master Mason of all, the Grand Lodge of Arizona was called on by the M.-.W.-. Grand Master.

The Grand Marshal having announced that the Grand Representatives were in waiting, they were introduced, received with the Grand Honors and addressed by Grand Master NICHOLS as follows: B R E T H R E N :â&#x20AC;&#x201D;On behalf of the Grand Lodge of Arizona, I extend to you the most cordial welcome. I t is most pleasing to me to receive you in the "Crystal Cave," a most beautiful exemplification of the handiwork of our

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Supreme Grand Master. With especial pleasure I greet the Grand Representative of the "Gran Dleta Slmbollca de los Estados Ilnldos Mexlcanos," and trust that the bonds ol fraternal fellowship entered Into a t this time may never be broken. Let us, my brethren, a t this time and In this cavern, so far beneath the surface of the earth, cement anew the ties t h a t bind us tocether, and determine that the existing harmony shall continue until time shall be no more.

No Report on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. J O S E P H B R A W N E B C R E A M E R , G r a n d Master, P h o e n i x .

R.-.W.". G E O R G E ' J . RTTSKRUGE, Grand Secretary, Tucson.

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COLUMBIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898.

A Special Communication was held in Vancouver City, J u n e 22,1898, for the purpose of dedicating with appropriate ceremony the new Masonic Temple of t h a t city, a n d t h e following day t h e twenty-seventh A n n u a l Communication of t h e M.*.W.'. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masons of t h e Province of British Columbia was opened in ample form in'the Masonic Temple, City of N e w Westminister, Rev. E . D. M C L A R E N , Grand Master, present and presiding. W i t h due recognition of t h e blessings from t h e Great Architect of t h e Universe, a n d invocation for t h e benign influence of H e a v e n to rest upon them, t h e Grand Master proceeds to render an account of his stewardship as Grand Master, a n d succeeds in telling the story in a business-like a n d able manner. B u t one official ruling was submitted, which the committee say is in t h e best interest of t h e Craft: On the 7th of July, Cumberland Lodge submitted for my decision a question of "residence" arising out of the application for degrees of Mr. W. B. ANDBESON, who had formerly resided at Comox, and whose family still continued to reside there, but who for more than six months occupied the position of Government Agent, going to Comox only once a week to spend Sunday with his family. I ruled that Mr. ANDERSON should be considered a resident of Union, and that his application for Initiation might be received by Cumberland Lodge.

W e cannot concur with t h e committee. W e do not believe i t to be a safe ruling to follow. A t least, iii K a n s a s , it would cause much dissension a n d create confusion a m o n g the Craft. A m a n ' s residence is legally construed to be with his family wherever t h e y m a y be located, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e fact t h a t he m a y be a sojourner elsewhere. St. John's Lodge, a t Wellington, was duly authorized by dispensation to adorn themselves w i t h regalia a n d attend divine service. W h a t good would t h e regalia do ?

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Official visits were m a d e to t-vventy-four lodges. The a n n i v e r s a r y of the formation of the Dominion of C a n a d a •was appropriately celebrated h y the brethren a t Vancouver. I n a visit'to K a s i o Lodge t h e G r a n d Master was subjected to the necessarj^ e x a m i n a t i o n on the admission of strangers. "Without investigating authorities, we do not think the procedure was a proper recognition of the dignity a n d power of the Grand Master. W e think the G r a n d Master should have conducted the examination. . . . Correspondence is p e n d i n g relating to the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a lodge a t Dawson City, in the K l o n d i k e country, when the question of jurisdiction between the G r a n d Lodges of the Provinces of British Columbia a n d M a n i t o b a is settled as to the Yukon country. B.-.W.'. Bro; Wixso>r, D e p u t y G r a n d Master, submitted a readable report, from w h i c h we clip the following good advice to M a s ters of l o d g e s : In Freemasonry, as In other relations of life, practice is better than precept. I t Is clear t h a i the Worshipful Master must be what he desires his brethren to become.. It he finds a lack of Interest or a want of life In the lodge, he must set himself to restore the Interest or Infuse new life Into the Institution. His guiding star in this work will be the oft-proved principle, that like begets like—enthusiasm can only be aroused by enthusiasm.

F r o m the very complete report of the R.-.W.". Grand Secretary, we learn t h a t this G r a n d Lodge, composed of but twenty-four subordinate lodges, derived a revenue therefrom of .$2,166. These twenty-four lodges h a v e a total m e m b e r s h i p of 1,339, a n d own lodge property a n d funds aggregating .$52,043.85. The sources of revenue are a m e m b e r s h i p fee of $1.00; on initiations, passings, raisings and affiliations, each $1.00; Master Mason diplomas, $2.00; difspensations $2.50 to $30.00. The report of the G r a n d Treasurer reveals a balance in his hands of $1,720.30 General F u n d , and .$6,220.23 Charity F u n d , after a p p r o p r i a t i n g $506.30 to the relief of members, $123.50 to widows and orphans, $424.60 to t r a n s i e n t s , a n d $75.00 to masonic f u n e r a l s ; a r e m a r k a b l e showing. A m o n g the appointive officers of this Grand Lodge we find a Grand S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of W o r k s , Grand Director of Ceremonies, Sword Bearer, S t a n d a r d Bearer, Organist a n d six Stewards. The v.". W.'. G r a n d Chaplain delivered an excellent sermon founded upon the t e x t " Beloved * * * it doth not y e t appear wliat we shall be." R e a d his introductory: D E A R B R E T H R E N :—During the initiation of a brother into the mysteries of our ancient and noble Order, the question often forces itself upon the mind, " W h a t kind of a brother will he be?"—will he, or will he not, be a credit to our society? Will he weigh well our hidden mysteries? Will he grasp with

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Arm hands the tenets and principles of the Institution? Will Its truths he woven Into the warp and woof of his dally life? And above all, will he Imbibe the underlying spirit of Freemasonry, which has so greatly assisted In the moulding and developing of high character? We may guess a t an answer, or think we can spell It out of the manner In which he has been Impressed with the weighty lessons received. As a matter of fact we cannot tell. " I t doth not yet appear what he shall be." That he "shall be," does not now trouble us.' We take that for granted. B u t " what he shall be," Is the matter that gives concern. That depends. The ladder Is before him; It starts upward from his very feet; will he climb? The doctrines of Freemasonry are spread out,only dimly veiled In symbol and allegory; will he open his eyes "to read, mark, learn and Inwardly digest" them? Beneath every sign and symbol and doctrine Is lodged the spirit thus wonderfully clothed; will he come and delve,and seek for this quickening power, which Is to make him a true and noble man among men and Masons? Will he? He may; he ought to; he Is in a way bound to do so. But does every brother fully realize his high calling? Does he get hold strongly enough of the Idea, that the teachings of this Order are designed to assist him In the building of a grander and truer manhood, and to help him In life's struggles ? That It Is for this that Freemasonry exists ? That It not only teaches hiiri how he Is to wear his apron .as a Master Mason, but Instructs him from the Great Lights, which are given to enlighten every m a n who conies Into the masonic world?

We regret that we do not have space to reproduce the sermon in full. The opening and closing thoughts will be read witli profit: A beautiful statue stands In the market place. It Is that of a Greek slave girl, well dressed, tidy and handsome. A dirty, forlorn, ragged slave-girl passes hy. She sees the statue, stops and gazes on it in rapt admiration. She goes home, washes her face and combs her hair. Another day she stops,in passing, to look at the statue. Next day her tattered clothes are washed and mended. Each day she stops to look at It, and each day she has Imitated some of its beauties, until the dirty, ragged slave-glrl becomes completely transformed; she becomes another girl. This Is one way C H R I S T teaches. He does not throw down before us a system of theology or ethics. " H e simply lives and works and loves before men, not to be seen of them," but to Inspire them'to purer and holler lives. That life, brethren. Is before us. I t has been lifted up that all men may be drawn to it. As days and years pass, may we be found growing Into His likeness, and animated by His spirit, may the mind that was In Him be In us, that we may walk even as He walked. Our failures and imperfections often remind us that we have not yet attained to the ideal of a Christian life. Perfection may be a long way off. But we must press forward to that mark and gain the prize. There are heights yet to be reached t h a t we little dream of. I n the meantime we are to take advantage of everything helpful, of everything that will contribute to our advancement and spiritual growth—redeeming the time—applying our hearts unto wisdom—doing the work that has been given us to do—practicing brotherly love, relief and truth—living soberly, righteously and godly—ever reaching out to higher and better things—remembering, t h a t while "it doth not yet appear what we shall be," we know that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him. Amen.

The Report on Foreign Correspondence, written by Bro. W. A. D E W O L F - S M I T H , prefaced by an interesting statement of the date of organization and meetings of the Grand Lodges, contains

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m u c h valuable masonic information, and gives evidence t h a t t h e B r o t h e r is a very careful a n d able reviewer. K a n s a s is k i n d l y treated. H e characterizes M.-;W.-. Bro. S H A V E R ' S address as a very able document, a n d copies his cIo.sing "ode." Compliments Bro. W I L S O N ' S "exceedingly interesti n g " report. Says t h e Constitution and By-Laws bound with Proceedings excellently indexed, copiously annotated, forming a n a d m i r a b l e digest of m a s o n i c law. Thanks, Brother,'for t h e extended notice of t h e writer. Space forbids further c o m m e n t or answer. . Yes, Brother, l a w s a g a i n s t saloon-keepers a r e class legislation, b u t operate a g a i n s t a class of men t h a t a r e no credit to t h e f r a t e r n i t y ; their influence is degrading. A n d the more class legislation we h a v e a g a i n s t t h e admission of saloon-keepers t h e better Masonry will be subserved. Masonic principles cannot thrive in t h e saloon. M.-.W.-. D A V I D W I L S O X , G r a n d Master, Vict,oria.

R.-.W.'. W . J . Q U I N I J A N , Grand Secretary, jSTelson.

CALIFORNIAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 4 8 T H A>rNUAi, C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

S A N F R A N C I S C O , O C T . 1897.

W I L L I A M T H O M A S B U O A S , M.-.W.-. Grand Master, in t h e G r a n d

E a s t . Two h u n d r e d a n d twenty-seven lodges represented. The M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master in his address states " t h a t the p a s t year lias been one of prosperity to our common country, and our beloved State lias shared in t h e blessings of a beneficent Providence." H e records t h e d e a t h of three P a s t Grand Masters, M.-.W.-. Bro. A L V A H R U S S E L L C O N K L I N , M.-.W.-. Bro. C L A Y W E B S T E R T A Y L O R , a n d M.-.W.-. Bro. N A T H A N I E L G R E E N C U R T I S .

A v e r y interesting m e m o r i a l service w a s held in m e m o r y of these distinguished b r e t h r e n : Give them t h e meed they have won in the past, Give t h e m t h e honors their merit forecast; Give them the chaplets they won in the strife, Give them t h e laurels they lost with their life; Cover them over with beautiful flowers. Deck them witli garlands, those iirothers of ours.

Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s of t h e Grand Lodge were lield for t h e purpose of l a y i n g corner stone of Court H o u s e of K i n g s County; laying t h e corner stone of t h e H a l l of Justice, S a n F r a n cisco; dedicating a commodious and beautiful Masonic Temple a t Los Angeles; l a y i n g t h e corner stone of t h e Affiliated College;

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l a y i n g the corner stone of a Masonic T e m p l e for Mission Lodge, No. 169; l a y i n g t h e corner stone of a M a s o n i c T e m p l e a t S a l m a s City; l a y i n g corner stone of t h e H i g h School b u i l d i n g a t San Jose. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r granted a r e q u e s t to decorate the a l t a r with the A m e r i c a n flag wheii in a p a t r i o t i c mood, b u t thinlis he erred in so doing. W e c a n n o t conceive w h y a n y Mason should object to t h e presence of the stars and stripes in a n y lodge room in t h i s c o u n t r y . T h e charge, " T o conform w i t h cheerfulness to t h e g o v e r n m e n t of t h e couiitry in which you live^'' oviglit to preclude the possibility of the least objection to t h e flag of t h a t country, provided i t is n o t displayed to the d e t r i m e n t of t h e L i g h t s . A n u m b e r of decisions are reported, local in t h e i r c h a r a c t e r a n d effect. T h e r e p o r t of R.-. W.-. Bro. GEOBGH;; J O H N S O X , G r a n d Secretary, shows collections from all sources d u r i n g t h e j ' e a r a m o u n t i n g to ,$25,980.80 General F u n d , and .$9,718.12 W i d o w s a n d O r p h a n s ' Home Fund. T h e G r a n d Lodge approved t h e following resolution a n d report t h e r e o n : '^Hesolved, That anj' Master Mason, who m a y be in good standing at the time of his death, may direct sucli disposition of his renifiiiis to ue iuaue us he may see fit without forfeiting the honors of a masonic funeral." This resolution Is manifestly intended to sanction the burial, by cremation or otherwise, of the body of a deceased brother with masonic honors. I t is analogous In Its purpose to the resolution Introduced by Bro. F R A N K H . BROOKS, of Live Oak Lodge. No. Gl, which was unanimously adopted at this Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. We therefore recommend that it be adopted. The AVOBTH minutes relating

oration of the G r a n d Orator, W.-. Bro. F B A N O I S E L L S B A K E E , is accorded rightfully a p r o m i n e n t place in the as e l o q u e n t and instructive. W e e x c e r p t his a d m o n i t i o n to tlie i n s t r u c t i o n of new m e m b e r s :

Care should be taken that the first impressions of a new member should be correctly formed upon rational conceptions of the Order, Instead of ideal ones. He should be made to know that while the brethren are bound to act honorably, truthfully and .lustly In their business and social relations, yet he will nieet the same competition In business within as without the lodge. That the society of which he has been newly made a member Is composed of a busy, enterprising, rustling, progressive and industrious community, who will welcome him to the race for worldly thrift and prosperity,and treat him in all business relations in the same honorable way which Masons should adopt toward all the business world. He should learn a t the very portals of the Institution that there is no obligation in Masonry which requires the fraternity to make up to him what he.may lack in vim, enterprise and Industry, nor to wait for the laggard steps of a brother along the road of life, resulting from either Indolence or indifference. With this conception of the nature of a Masonic Institution a t the outset, there will be no occasion for his subsequent awakening from an ideal and er-

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roneous conception which might cause him to sit in Judgment on the Institution, and, because he may have experienced the discomforts of sharp elbows and heavy heels in business relations, fall Into a second error of concluding t h a t Masonry is not what it used to be.

The Report on Foreign Correspondence, by Past Grand Master contains an able and intelligent review of fifty-nine Grand Lodges. Kansas receives extended notice of the Special Communication for the dedication of the Masonic Home, complimenting the address of M.-.W.-. Bro. C H I L E S C. COLEMAN. Of the BASSETT memorial services, he says: W I L L I A M ABRAHAM DAVIKS,

At the niemorlal service in honor of the memory of M.-.W.-. OWEN A. BASSETT, M.-. W^.-. Bro. .ToHS G U T H R I E delivered an exhaustive historical address of the pioneers and Kansas Masonry, prior and leading to the organization of the Grand Lodge. His eloquent reference to Bro. BASSETT In connection with the times t h a t "tried men's souls," is deeply interesting. Addresses were also delivered by Grand Chaplain BOSSBR and M.-.W.-. J O H N C. POSTLETHWATTE.

And of M.-.W.-. Bro.

MILLBB'.S

report:

Past Grand Master M A T T H E W M . MII>I.ER presents his fourth annual report, which, besides being a very able paper. Is loaded with intelligent information concerning the foremost topic of masonic inquiry—Mexican Masonry. Having studied the situation thoroughly and with exceptionally good facilities for verifying reported conditions, we are prepared to give his opinions due consideration. We note with Interest the rising temperature in the correspondence of Bros. MIIJIJER and ROBBINS, believing that it will produce good results. We have no doubt about the future of Mexican Masonrj'. Manifest destiny will place It where It belongs—under the guardianship of the Freemasonry of America. The subject Is a prolific one, but as Bro. J. H. DRTJMMONJ) has placed on record what is practically an exhaustive review of the question, we are content to give our brethren in California his views upon this importont matter.

In the conclusion of liis report lie pays an eloquent tribute to tlie memory of a number of brethren who have "passed over the River." M.-.W.-. THOMAS F L I N T , .Jr., Grand Master, San Juan. R.-.W.-. GEOKGE JOHNSON, Grand Secretary, San Francisco.

CANADA—1898. Special Communications of the Grand Lodge of Canada were held at Jarvis, to lay corner stone of St. Paul's Church; at Walkerton, to lay foundation stone of a new Town Hall; at East Toronto, to lay corner stone of new Public School building; at Ottawa, to consecrate new Masonic Hall; at Highgate, 'to lay foundation stone of the new Methodist Church. The Forty-third Annual Communication convened in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, July 20, 1898, A. L. 5898, the

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throne. E.'.W.'. Bro. W . G. R B I D , Grand Representative of K a n sas, present. The M.-.W.'. G r a n d Master, after due acknowledgment to t h e Grand Architect of t h e Universe for H i s blessings, a complimentary mention of t h e Masons of the City of Toronto for their active work in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Canada, presents with m a r k e d ability a report of his official transactions. H e rejoices t h a t the lodges are in a flourishing condition, t h a t t h e work is well done, n o t a discordant voice raised during his a d m i n istration, a t t r i b u t i n g this happy condition to the efficiency a n d zeal of the officers a n d members. The subject of benevolence receives attention in a carefully written report of t h e disbursement of $10,775.00 during the year for benevolent purposes. H e emphasizes t h e inaportance and benefit of t h e General Masonic Relief Association,and produces evidence t h a t the money paid b y t h e Grand Lodge of Canada for meinbership is bringing excellent r e t u r n s . Sixteen official visits are reported. H e voices t h e sentiment o'f other Grand Masters relating to the Grand Lodge of Peru: I am now pleased I did not take any hasty action with regard to Issuing an edict of non-intercourse with our sister Grand Lodge of Peru. The presence of the volume of the sacred law on the altars of our lodges has always been considered as essentially necessary, not only evidencing our regard for Its divine nature, but also as indicating that Its sacred precepts of moral and religious duty form the rule of our faith and conduct. Any departure from this ancient custom has always been most strongly condemned by the great body of the Craft.

A new lodge called Nitetis was created by the dispensation of the M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, located a t Creemore. Bro. RoBEBTSON's work on Foreign Correspondence is commended: Few brethren have any distinct idea of the amount of labor and research connected with this department. The reports of foreign bodies must be examined, carefully digested, and great care as well as good Judgment are essential In order to select what is useful and reject what is of no service to us. Anyone who reads our Foreign Correspondence must agree with me in saying the work is ably and conscientiously performed, and my view in this respect is amply supported by the remarks of the editors of the same subject in foreign reports.

Our brethren mourn. P a s t Grand Master D A N I E L S P K Y , whose name w a s a household word in Canadian masonic annals, was called from labor to t h e Celestial Lodge above A u g u s t 12, 1897. They are also called to mourn the death of two P a s t District .Deputy Grand Masters, two P a s t Grand J u n i o r W a r d e n s a n d three P a s t G r a n d Appointive Officers.

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The Committee on Fraternal Dead say: Our hearts are strangely stirred as we come together to review the past, to form new and renew old friendships, a n d to take counsel as to the future, by feellngsof gratitude, mingled with feelings of deep regret. For all the mercies vouchsafed us by a loving Father, we are profoundly grateful. For the losses sustained by our Order and by ourselves personally In the fall of heroic brethren on the way during this year, we naturally grieve. Only last year they were with us, taking p a r t In the proceedings. We ever found them willing workers among the noblest in our noble band. Doubtless each had his own peculiar fault; but of each It m a y be truthfully said : They helped the helpless with a cheerful zeal; They felt for want as m a n should ever feel; They shed the essence of our Goo around. For GOD IS seen where charity is found. We miss the familiar faces. The well-known voices can no longer respond In cheery tones to our fraternal greetings. I n our memories alone can we or would we call back our loved ones dead. ^ Every masonic ceremony reminds us of the close connection between the cradle and the grave. ,Our beautiful rituals Impress upon us t h e real nature of death as the entrance to a brighter, a purer and a never-ending life, and assure us t h a t "in our perishable frame there exists a vital and Immortal principle which will enable us to trample death beneath our feet." The Sacred Volume assures us of a life beyond in which we shall enjoy a n unspeakatjlQ felicity with the companions of our earthly tolls.

The Grand Master concludes his address with the Scotch verses found in the address of Grand Master SWAYZE (SHAVER),

of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. We are pleased to note the interesting reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters, whose efforts appear to be suecesssful in creating genuine masonic enthusiasm in their respective districts, each submitting a tabulated statement of membership, degrees conferred, number of regular meetings held, number of emergent meetings held, attendance at each, amount paid for relief, financial standing of the lodge, insurance, can the Worshipful Master work all the degrees? and prospects of the lodge. The Board of Finance report a grand total of securities and tsasTi in the treasury of $95,583.70, including an asylum fund of $15,277.75. A committee appointed at the last Annual Comiiiunication to ascertain the advisability of establishing a Home for aged and indigent Masons, came to the conclusion that there was not sufficient enthusiasm amongst the Masons of that jurisdiction to warrant action. The Gra.nd Officers of the Grand Lodge of Michigan visited the Grand Lodge and in the presentation of a gavel voiced the sentiments of American citizenship: Most Worshipful Grand Master^ and Officers^ Metnbers and Brethren of the Grand Lodge: Even the reasonable orders of our Most Worshipful Grand Master are â&#x20AC;˘ sometimes dlfBcult of execution. I n this case, however, his command for m e

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to assist him In expressing to you our appreciation of your kindly words of welcome Is easy to obey, for It Is always a pleasant task to respond to pleasant words. There are times when the nerves which connect the heart and brain with the lips fall to properly convey their telegraphic messages of thought and feeling, when the trembling lip and suffused eye and faltering tongue best Indicate the emotions of the heart.

In a ppaceable, brotherly way, we have this day made an invasion of Ontario—something that no armed force has ever yet successfully accomplished. This day the power and authority of Michigan Masonry, as it Is lodged in the person of the Most Worshipful Grand Master and his assistants, is present a t the altar of your Grand Lodge to bring to you the compliments, congratulations and good wishes of forty thousand brethren of the Craft, who gather around Freeniasonry's altars in the lordly domains of the Peninsular State. I think I am sate in saying that never before in the history of this Grand Lodge—certainly never before in the history of Michigan Masonry—has such an event occurred. But this Is a year when all records have been broken. This year has seen the hereditary antagonisms of four generations, between two sections of the same Anglo-Saxon stock, almost instantaneously broken down. To-day the English mother, Just in her matronly prime, still full of strength and vigor, has clasped to her breast, in reconciled embrace, her no less sturdy American daughter. Their temporary estrangements have all been forgotten. They are both conscious only of the one fact t h a t the same blood courses through their veins, that they both spring from the same glorious stock, t h a t they are both heirs of the same priceless heritage of liberty, that the constitutional guarantees of freedom won at Hastings and ilunnymede, and confirmed upon a hundred bloody British fields, belong to both alike. To-day the proud mother, back of whom lies so many centuries of brilliant history, rejoices that the daughter of her youth and strength Is keeping iip the old traditions, that, secure in her own proud position, that daughter has stretched forth her hands to aid and support a weaker nation in Its struggle for freedom. To-day the daughter is glad that the mother, too, has had her glorious part in the new battle for human rights. .We Americans can never forget that the attitude of our mother country In the present crisis held the other nations of the earth at bay. Henceforth, Americans and Englishmen, the world over, are brothers with no difference or shadow of contention between them, and we^appear at your altar to-day, not only brothers by the sacred ties of Masonry, but also brothers by the strong ties of kinship and country and blood. The words which are uttered on occasions like this soon vanish Into thin air and are forgotten. But we have endeavored to embody our greetings In a more substantial form than that of words, and at this, the opening of your forty-third Annual Communication, we brought to you, to be wielded by your Grand Master In governing your deliberations, a gavel which is not without historical Interest. Its head is made of Michigan oak; its handle was a part of the boat hook belonging to the gig of Captain SIGSBKE, of the U. S. S. Maine, and was last used by the captain himself when his boat had brought him from his wrecked ship to the steamer City of Washington, in H a v a n a bay. He extended It to Mr. SiGMUSD ROTHSCHILD, of Detroit, Mlch.,'who was on board the City of Washington, and who assisted him aboard the vessel. As a token of his appreciation Captain SIGSBBE presented the boat hook to Mr. ROTHSCHILD, who kindly gave a portion of it to us. The head of the gavel is bound at either end with portions of the brass railing of the wrecked vessel. One band is appropriately engraved with the pine needles and cones of the Michigan forests, while, upon the other band, are engraved the maple leaves of Canada. Upon one side of the head has been wrought. In Michigan silver and copper, the coat of arms of- the Wolverine State. Upon the other side is a beautifully chased representation of the maple leaf and the cousln-german of the wolverine, the beaver, the symbol of your own Province.

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Upon the handle are the American and English flags Joined, while upon the top Is a silver band, upon which have been engraved these words: "Presented by the officers of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan, U. S. A., to the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario, with fraternal greetings and best wishes, July 20, A. D. 1898, A. L. 5898." We have thus endeavored to symbolize the present nearness of American and English Interests and aspirations. The Craft, which we honor, and which honors us, has already taught mankind in every clime, that neither country, sect, nor opinion should separate h u m a n hearts, but that the only aristocracy we should recognize Is the aristocracy of brain and of heart. The spirit of the age is tending towards the breaking down of national barriers; the teachings of our fraternity that, " A man's a man for a' that," whatever his nationality, are rapidly spreading outside the Craft; the restless logic of events is rapidly drawing the two greatest nations of the earth closer together; and we hope t h a t this International fraternal visit of ours, and this small token of our regard, with Its intermingling of national symbols, may prefigure the speedy coming of the time when our two national anthems, "America" and "God Save the Queen," which, even now, thrill with the same sweet melody, may also voice the same words of allegiance and loyalty, and that the two proudest banners in t h e world—the Stars and Stripes and the British Ensign—may be twined together in an International love-knot of friendship and of amity that shall never be sundered. Accept, then. Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren, this historic gavel with Its symbolism of friendship, and may t h e B r l t l s h "hearts of oak" of your children and your children's children throb with the same feelings of affection t h a t now pervade and animate every American bosom.

The Report on Foreign Correspondence, presented by Bro* is a full and comprehensive account of the state of Masonry. Kansas receives an extensive and complimentary notice—using copious extracts from the Report on Correspondence. Of the report of the Committee on Revision, he says: "Revised By-Laws -were adopted with copious notes added to almost every section, representing not only the life labors of that distinguished masonic jurist, OWEN A. BASSETT, but also the thought of the best masonic j'urists of modern times, and the carefully expended labors of the Committee ori Revision." M.-.W.-. E. T. MALONB, Grand Master, Toronto. R.-.W.-. J. J. MASON, Grand Secretary, Hamilton. H E N B Y ROBERTSON,

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Membership, 7,605; C B O M W E L L T U C K E R , M / . W . - . G r a n d Master, presiding-. W I L L I A M "B.. S A N F O R D , r e p r e s e n t i n g K a n s a s , p r e s e n t .

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The Grand Master's h e a r t is full of g r a t i t u d e to t h e Giver of all good for individual, fraternal and national blessings. H e says: We have had many blessings vouchsafed to us during the past year, both fraternal and material, and we should, each one of us, offer up a silent adoration to the Deity, humbly acknowledging our dependence upon H i m for all t h a t tends to our enjoyment and comfort, and our grateful appreciation of the mercies so bountifully bestowed upon us, as Individuals, and as citizens of this great nation. As Individuals, we have begun to feel the approach of returning prosperity, and with bounteous returns from our mother earth, repeated many fold during the present season, and with increasing developments in every m a r t of commerce and investment, let us hope that our own members, in unison with all the residents of this great commonwealth, may press forward, with renewed confidence, towards the splendid future which awaits them. As citizens of this great Republic, we have still greater cause for thankfulness and gratification. During the year the nation has been engaged in a victorious war, having for its. avowed object the liberation of a downtrodden and oppressed people, and now that " t h e soft phrase of peace" has overcome the roar of cannon and the rattle of musketry, let us return our devout thanksgiving to the GOB of battles lor the signal evidences of His approval of our course, and for the especial protection afforded to our gallant sailors and soldiers, among whom were numbered m a n y of our brethren of the mystic tie.

Under "Necrology," he notices t h e death of a p r o m i n e n t member of t h a t jurisdiction: ' " T h e silver cord h a s been loosed, the golden bowl h a s been broken,' a n d there is a v o i d in the list of our living P a s t Grand Officers, from w h i c h h a s disappeared forever t h e n a m e of B.-.W.*. Bro. J O H N W . W I D D E R F I E L D , P a s t D e p u t y

Grand Master, who obeyed the s u m m o n s of his Creator, and fell asleep on J u l y 4, 1898." H e extends fraternal s y m p a t h y to t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n sas on the d e a t h M.".W.'. Bro. H E N R Y C . C O O K ; reports m a t e r i a l

properity existing in t h e lodges of t h a t jurisdiction, a n d chronicles a n increase in membership of 220. Says t h e foreign relations are peaceful, except the " r i p p l e " upon t h e wave of peage caused by t h e action of t h e Grand Lodge of Peru, which h a v i n g recanted their rash a c t of the displacement of t h e Bible from t h e altar, and restored it to its proper place, enables h i m to report t h a t t h e Grand Lodge of Colorado is a t peace w i t h t h e whole masonic world. Sixteen decisions grace t h e G r a n d Master's report, a n d all m e e t the approval of t h e Committee on J u r i s p r u d e n c e except two. W e quote a few of t h e m as being of general application:

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A blind man is not eligible to petition for the degrees In Masonry. A m a n who has lost the last three fingers and the first Joint of the Index finger of the left hand, Is not eligible to be made a Mason. It Is not permissible for officers to wear their Jewels of office and the members to wear their aprons a t a public entertainment given by their lodge. I t would not be proper for a lodge to Join In presenting a petition to the senate of the United States, or to take part In national, state or municipal affairs. Grand I<odge By-Law No. 125, and the decisions thereunder.expressly provide t h a t no person engaged In, or profiting by, the sale of Intoxicating liquors, can be admitted to membership, either by petition for the degrees or for affiliation; hence the petition of a stockholder of a corporation engaged, either wholly or partially, in such prohibited business,can not be entertained, nor can the petition of an employee of sucli corporation, provided he sells or handles liquors for his employers, be receive^d. I n the case of an employee of a corporation partially engaged In the traffic, who neither handles nor sells liquors for his employers a n d agrees not to do so In the future, his petition may be accepted.

The committee failed to approve the following decision: " I t is not proper for a lodge, at a regular communication, to close on the third degree and resume labor on one of the preceding degrees. The closing on the third degree should not be done until the entire business and work of the evening is completed." We believe that the Grand Master is in the main correct on the literal construction of the words "resume labor." If the lodge is closed in form it has ceased from labor and can not "resw»ne labor" without opening, the lodge in full form, which we admit may be done without violation of the work or Ancient Landmarks. Opening a lodge, and resuming labor, are susceptible of different meaning. Three new lodges were created. The Grand Master issued numerous special dispensations, among them to two lodges permitting them to attend divine service on a Sabbath day and a Sabbath evening. We presume the permission extended to a display of regalia for the edification of the congregation and the inspiration of the preacher and the glory of—the lodge. He addressed the following letter to a venerable brother, which was courteously received and acknowledged by the venerable brother in his own handwriting: Hon, Ad.na Adams Treaty Denver^ Colo,: WoKSHiPFCi, S I R AND V E N E B A B L E B E O T H E B : — T h e Most Worshipful

Grand Lodge of Colorado, A. F. & A. M., by Its Grand Master and Grand Secretary, desires to tender Its sincere a n d fraternal congratulations upon the attainment by you of the one hundred and first anniversary of your birth, and • hopes t h a t the accompanj-lng token of its regard may tend to cheer a n d brighten the auspicious event. It Is not given to the lot of many to attain to such an extreme age, and to a still less number to have preserved their faculties to the extent that you retain yours, and we rejoice with you, that the Supreme Grand Master, whom

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we recognize as the Giver of all good, has spared your life as a living example of the upright m a n and Mason, an example showing the benefits which accrue to those who practice our precepts and teachings. I t is our earnest prayer that you may have the pleasure of celebrating m a n y more anniversaries of your birth, a n d t h a t wlien you are called from your labors liere on earth It may be your portion to hear from H i m who sltteth as the Judge Supreme, the welcome words, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord." Yours fraternally, (Signed). CROMWELL TUCKER, [SEAL.] Grand Master. ED. C. P A R M E L E E , Grand Secretary.

Twenty-nine lodges were favored b y a n official visit from t h e Grand Master. The Grand Treasurer's report reveals a n e t casli asset of $12,311.81 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about .$1.62 per capita of membership. B.'. W.'. Bro. E D . C . P A B M B L B E , G r a n d Secretary, p r e s e n t e d

an interesting report, giving a fine account of his official transactions. R.-. W.-. Bro. L E O P O L D

F B K U D E N T H A L , Grand

Orator, de-

livered a very interesting and instructive address. W e trust t h a t it will be read in every lodge of t h a t jurisdiction. Of Jacob's Tiftdder h e s a , y s : On Mount Moriah's ladder of revelation, ABRAHAM'S faltli appears as the first step, for tlie other can only be readied by first ascending the one nearest to earth ; no true hope nor humanity without faith. Reason and faith are botli Innate in m a n ; In many instances tlieyseem to bo'at variance witli each other and in contijiuous strife for supremacy in directing jnan's conduct. Reason, the stronger of the two, tries with her mighty weapons and clamorous voice to overpower meek and modest faith. I t was reason, with her host of servile agents, led by the selfish Instincts inborn in man, which held sway over yieldlug faith, when ABRAHAM'S heroism, displayed on Moriali's heiglit, attained faith, triumphed over all natural faculties, and brought reason's sacrifice on the altar of faith^ as illustrated by tlie rational, inquiring 3'outh, ISAAO, and the pious sympathetic patriarch, ABRAHAM, " The father of faith.'' Mount Moriali, the cradle of civilization, witnessed the struggle of these two powers in man, ijelield the victory of faith over reason, and'since that eventful moment, as twice told in that history,"they went both of them together to battle against Ignorance and superstition, to fight for right, truth and justice." Reason alone is insufflcient to promote harmonj' and love, to establish union and peace; unrestrained reason engenders endless strife and disputes, which threaten with annihilation. For its natural development and useful existence it needs a strong yet docile hand to guide Its rapid strides, its potent efforts and vast influences in order to accomplish its mission, the mental advancement of the human race. Faith is this heavenly guide which comes to reason's aid, for wherever reason ends, there faith begins. Faith without reason fosters bigotry, fanaticism and ignorance. Reason without faith creates doubt, discord and despotism. I t is therefore essential that both should go together in their progressive march for the protection of Intellect and sentiment. I t requires strength of tvill pofver to combat the inroads of unrestrained reason, to shield yielding and modest faith from being crushed, so that love and peace may be able to establish GOD'S kingdom on earth. The second step on revelation's ladder is/fope, as the intervening medium between faith and humanity. True faith conducts every traveler on life's path,

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however rugged his Journey m a y be, to the consoling, cheerful and Inspiring presence of JTope. I t Is the patriarch, JACOB, In the early days of his forlorn state, as a wanderer with only a staff, a flask of oil, and stones for a pillow, which offers a t r u e representation of heavenly hope. This celestial messenger, "Hope," still wanders on earth with but a single staff for Its support, reached o u t to her by her twin sister. Faith, wherewith she removes all the stones which beset her path, carrying soothing and healing balm to relieve the most wretched from suffering. And when the bright sun of happiness on man's Journej' through life has set, and all Is dark to him, for not a ray of Its cheerful light penetrates either mind or heart, Hope descends on revelation's ladder from on high, to grant the anguished spirit rest; and though stones may serve him as pillow, Hope puts the persecuted of world's trials to sleep, to forget his miseries, transforming the horrible sights of want and despair Into pleasant dreams and visions; angels administer to his wants, and kind Providence, standing a t the top of all, as the sole owner of the universe, conveys the •message, "To thee and thy seed Ibequeatli this place and mansion." To hear this consoling message a t all times, even when heaven and earth seem to con- . spire to make life a burden, we need a potent lmpetus,"strength of willpower," hope In GOD, so as to transform the roughest stone Into a sanctuary for huinanity to meet; for this Is the third and highest round on revelation's ladder, nearest to heaven, to GOD'S throne, the superior to Faith and Hope. By " H u manity " we understand t h a t lofty virtue of kindness. Justice, sympathy,benevolence, mercy a n d love, a willing disposition to extend by all means in our power the greatest blessing to our fellow-man, as Illustrated by BoAz to RTJTH^ exemplified In Solomon's Temple In Its holy of holies, where was deposited the ark containing the two tablets of the law, watched over by two cherubims with uplifted wings. On the two tables the Ten Commandments were engraven, inculcating the ten cardinal virtues: 1, Liberty; 2, T r u t h : 8, Reverence; 4, Selfpreservation ; 5, Gratitude; 6, Justice; 7, Morality; 8, Honesty; 8, Union; 10, liOve, all of which are embodied in Humanity. Let us always evince this infinite strength of will power towards this union between Providence and nature, between GOD and man, and you perform an angel's part, leading mankind to ascend the ladder towards Immortality. Strength was the left pillar of the porch of t h e temple. The noblest Impulses emanate from the left of the h u m a n body, the heart, for each of its pulsations Influences our will power. May moral strength, "BOAz," be ever a strong pillar of your left, a support to your heart In the performance of heroic and glorious deeds for the establishment of GOD'S kingdom on earth—"The Fatherhood of GOD and the Brotherhood of M a n ! " M.-.W.-. Bro. liAWBENOE iSr. G R B E N L E A F p r e s e n t e d t h e R e p o r t

on Foreign Correspondence, a n d retains his s t a n d i n g " a m o n g t h e b e s t " reviewers in t h e Guild. W e e x c e r p t from t h e conclusion thereof his t r e a t m e n t of t h e subject of n o n - p a y m e n t of dues a n d patriotism: There Is no more disintegrating factor in the masonic fraternity to-dny than this ever recurring question of non-payment of dues. Like BANQTJO'S ghost, it walks t h e earth, b u t with a predilection for the masonic pavement. If its 3hadow.y and disturbing presence is ever effectually laid. It will be when Masons return to more pacific ways In dealing with those who are found to be In conspicuous evidence on the debit side of the lodge ledger. That all punitive legislation by American Grand Lodges has thus far proved a failure, is easily shown by a reference to the annual statistics. Turning to those published In connection with this report, it will be found that out of a total membership in the United States and British America of 815,018, the suspensions for non-payment of dues in one year reached 19,177. The suspensions for the same cause were in preceding years, as follows: 1885,

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15,052; 1896,17,044; 1897,18,933. During the same years the suspensions and expulsions for masonic crimes were respectively 754,776,832 and 819. So far as deprivation of lodge rights and privileges are concerned, the unfortunate and Impecunious brother is as great a sufferer as the criminal during the period of exclusion, his only advantage being in the matter of restoration. And so we might go on dilating upon this vexed question, as we have sometimes done in former reports, but we propose to confine ourselves to a few of Its more Import a n t phases. I t has been the prolific cause of placing without our portals a vast army whose proportions are said to equal those who are within. While this Is somewhat of an exaggeration. It Is uncomfortably near the truth if it could be accurately ascertained. I t Is hot pleasant to contemplate the spectacle of 19,000 members turned adrift annually for the non-payment of diies, and we believe milder measures would show a very material decrease in the above figures. A return to the old practice of simply dropping from the roll, without trial, those delinquent for two years, and permitting them to reinstate themselves upon payment of dues, would obviate much of the difficulty now experienced in dealing with this question. Certain it is that the odious language In notice or summons "to appear and show cause," which Is none other than "to appear and show poverty," would no longer obtain, and with it would disappear bitterness of heart, wounded pride and Intense animosity against the fraternity for unjust treatment. In the slang, yet expressive language of the day, a person who is able and won't pay his debts, is called a "dead beat." Now, the vast numbers suspended for non-payment of dues in recent years are either "dead beats" or they are not. If not, then the fraternity has committed a great Injustice. If they are, then our Committees on Character are at fault, and have failed to properly discharge their duties. In some Jurisdictions they are required to report answers to certa.in categoricn.l questions. "We suggest t h a t the question: "Does he pay his debts?" should be added hereafter, as a safeguard against "dead beat" material which seems to be crowding into the gates of the temple in such overwhelming numbers, if the advocates of strenuous measures are to be believed. A Past Grand Master of New Jersey, as narrated in this report, sounds a warning note when he asserts that nine-tenths of those stricken off in that Jurisdiction during the last ten years were of that character. He advocates a severer penalty and doubtless thinks " h a n g i n g " would be too good for t h e m ! But, seriously. It is time to return to the old masonic methods of persuasion, leniency and fair treatment. We believe there will be better results achieved from such a course than from the severe disciplinary measures which have been engrafted upon Masonry. At all events, it is worth the experiment, since the present situation could not be-much worse. The general outlook for Masonry is most promising and In nearly every Grand Jurisdiction there has been a numerical increase. The erection of costly homes and asylums still continues while permanent charity funds are being accumulated in Jurisdictions which look with greater favor upon the direct application of relief through regular channels. I n Grand Lodges which held sessions when the war with Spain was in progress, the most lofty sentiments of patriotism found expression, while large numbers of the brethren, from Past Grand Masters to humble craftsmen, responded to the call of their country and went to the front, in this respect emulating their brethrenof revolutionary fame, and giving renewed emphasis to the fact t h a t patriotism is one of the distinguishing virtues of the Craft.

K a n s a s (for 1898) receives kind and courteous t r e a t m e n t . H e says Grand Master S H A V E R ' S address opened with " a n eloquent portrayal of Masons as character builders." Quotes liberally from t h e address.

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H e s a y s t h a t Bro. W . F . K U H N delivered a " s p l e n d i d oration." C o m m e n d e d t h e R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence a n d the r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e r e l a t i n g to t h e incorpora^ tlon of t h e G r a n d L o d g e . M.'.W.-. H O R A C E T . D E L O N G , Grand Master, G r a n d J u n c t i o n . B.'.W.-. B D . C . P A R M E I J B B , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , D e n v e r .

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G E O R G E E . K I E S , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, w h o s e r e p o r t cont a i n s a n able r e s u m e of his official doings, interspersed w i t h useful a n d i n s t r u c t i v e a d m o n i t i o n s for the "good o'f Masonry." H e i n d u l g e d in n i n e official v i s i t a t i o n s . H e declined to issue a d i s p e n s a t i o n to p e r m i t a lodge to a p p e a r in r e g a l i a a t a funeral of a d e c e a s e d b r o t h e r , w h o s e funeral w a s conducted b y fv comm a n d e r y of K n i g h t s T e m p l a r , because It w a s in c o n t r a v e n t i o n of a p a r t i c u l a r r e g u l a t i o n of the G r a n d Lodge. ( T h e p a r t i c u l a r regu l a t i o n s h o u l d be repealed.) T h e following decision w a s s u b m i t t e d : Non-afflllated Masons are not entitled to burial with masonic honors. Masonic duties and functions are of two iilnds, namely, those which can be performed by an Individual brother, and those which can be carried out only by a lodge regularly convened as such. "While the non-afflllate, so long as he remains In good standing otherwise, can claim the former, he Is not entitled to a n y of the benefits dispensed by the lodge as an organization, having voluntarily cut himself off from such by his own act's. Masonic burial being a lodge function, It can be claimed only in the case of one who a t the time of his death was a Master Mason in good standing and regularly affiliated with some lodge. * One case of discord a r i s i n g from religious strife b r i n g s t h e follo^ving a d m o n i t i o n : I n the first place, we should carefully avoid the first word which could reasonably be construed as a reflection upon the religious belief of a n y brother. A man's creed is a m a t t e r regarding which he is responsible to GOD alone. Failure to recognize this obvious truth has, in the past, brought about some of the bloodiest and most causeless wars In the history of m a n ; wars which, even at their conclusion, left the questions a t issue in as indeterminate a state as a t the beginning. Even a t the present day, any person becomes Justly Indignant when his religious belief is ridiculed. Applicants for Initiation into our fraternity are required to avow no further religious faith than a belief In GOD. I n explaining the tenets of our Institution, we proudly declare t h a t "Masonry unites m e n of every country, sect and opinion." I n view of these facts, we grossU' stultify ourselves It we make unkind remarks regarding the differing belief of any of our brethren. I believe t h a t It Is entirely possible to be zealous In upholding one's peculiar creed, while, a t the same time, giving full scope to t h a t charity towards dissenting beliefs which Is the natural result of true brotherly love.

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The malicious blackballing of candidates is vigorously scored. The connection of the Avord " m a s o n i c " with business enterprises is roundly condemned. Publicity of masonic m a t t e r s belonging only to' the lodge room in newspapers deeply deplored, and the sub-letting of lodge rooms to individuals and organizations n o t legitimately masonic discountenanced. All in language kind a n d fraternal a n d ought to bear good fruit in t h a t jurisdiction. R.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H . B A B L O W , Grand Secretary, presents an interesting report. The Grand Lodge library is the richer by the addition of M A C K B Y ' S Encyclopedia of Freemasonry; The N e w N a t i o n a l E n cyclopedia (4 vols.), and a new W B B S T E B ' S Dictionary. Bro. BALL, presented a fine quarto volume of T. O T I S P A I N E ' S rare work, "Solomon's Temples." H e vigorously scores the Grand Lodge of Peru for " l a y i n g violent a n d profane" hands upon the Great L i g h t of Masonry. The receipts of his office during the year amounted to .$12,441.87.The Grand Lodge has a fund called Masonic Charity F o u n d a tion Fund. E a c h lodge is required by resolution to pay one dollar per member borne upon its rolls, seventy-five per cent, of which goes to this fund. The Grand Lodge has under consideration the adoption of the card system. â&#x20AC;&#x17E; M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H . B A R L O W , P a s t Grand Master and Grand Secretary, presented his fourth Report on Foreign Correspondence, which portrays his enthusiasm on Masonic H o m e s , to which much space in his report is dedicated. H e treats K a n s a s handsomely in the publication in full of the addresses delivered a t the dedication of our Masonic H o m e . H e also reproduces the explanation of the card system contained in Grand S e c r e t a r y W I L S O N ' S report. Copies in full the report of the Superintendent of the Hon^ie, characterizes the oration of Bro. J O H N W . M I L L I K E N as eloquent, and refers to M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L L E B ' S report " a s one of the best," and uses copious extracts therefrom. A full and complete report of the condition and m a n a g e m e n t of the Masonic H o m e , printed ^vith Proceedings, evinces the success of t h a t institution as an exemplification of true masonic charity. M.-.W.-. F B A N K W . H A V E N S , Grand Master, Hartford. R.-.W.-. .ToHN H . B A B L O W , Grand Secretary, Hartford.

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DELAWARE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 92D A N N U A L C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

W I L M I N G T O N , OOT. 1898.

M e m b e r s h i p , 2,176. J A M E S E . B U T T O N , M . - . W . - . G r a n d M a s t e r , in the G r a n d E a s t . B. H B N B Y Y O U N G , representing K a n s a s , present.

The G r a n d M a s t e r begins t h e a c c o u n t of h i s s t e w a r d s h i p witli the following p r e l u d e : The year has been prolific with momentous questions, which have been liandled In a m a n n e r worthy the brain and brawn of the American people, and their Intrepid leader, the President of the United States. Our statesmanship has challenged the admiration of the world, our army and navy have given us a standing among the nations of the earth that surprises us as much as them. None have been more ready to respond to the call to arms than the m e n of t h e Square a n d Compasses. Their bravery m a y bring to the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters the same blessed protection t h a t belong to the womanhood of our land.

H e visited e a c h of t h e twenty-one lodges in t h a t jurisdiction, and reiDorts a n encouraging condition of Masonry. H e r e c o m m e n d e d t h e l e n g t h e n i n g of t h e term of Grand Repr e s e n t a t i v e s from three to five years. To t h e C h a r i t y F u n d belongs $1,591.17, with the accruing interest a t the rate of four per cent, p e r a n n u m . A proposition to amend the laws p r o h i b i t i n g t h e reception of petitions frpm persons engaged in t h e m a n u f a c t u r e a n d sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, failed to receive t h e necessary two-thirds vote. The Maine jurisdictional proposition received favorable consideration. Twenty-five dollars were appropriated to assist in defraying the expenses of t h e W a s h i n g t o n M e m o r i a l Celebration. Appropriate records in m e m o r i a l pages are m a d e to t h e m e m ory of R.-. W.-. B r o . J O S E P H E . L A N K , P a s t D e p u t y G r a n d Master,

a n d to R.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H . B . M U S T A R D , P a s t J u n i o r G r a n d W a r -

den, a n d twenty-eight other b r e t h r e n of t h a t jurisdiction w h o h a v e ceased from labor b y order of t h a t grim messenger, D e a t h . "Among the dead our brothers sleep, Their lives were rounded true and well; And love In bitter sorrow weeps Above their dark and silent cell. "No pain, n o anxious, sleepless fear Invades their house ; no mortal woes Their narrow resting place comes near To trouble their serene repose. "As HiBAM slept, the widow's son, So do our brothers take their rest; Life's battles fought, life's duties done. Their faults forgot, their worth confessed.

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"So let them sleep that dreamless sleep, Our sorrows clustering round each head; Be comforted, ye loved, who weep; They live with GOD ; they are not dead."

The Beport on Foreign Correspondence is from t h e pen of E . \ W.". Bro. Eev. L. H . JAOKSON, containing a neat and able r e view of fifty-eight Grand Lodges, with an elevating tone from beginning to t h e end thereof. The work of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s receives his approval and commendation. The address of Bro. W . F . KuHisr is " d u b b e d " a fine oration, and w h a t he considers to be one of t h e finest passages is reproduced. W e appreciate t h e good words for our Report on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. J . H A K N E B R I L E , M . B . , G r a n d Master, W i l m i n g t o n .

R.-.W.-. BEN.TAMIN F . B A B T B A M , Grand Secretary, W i l m i n g ton.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. Special Communications to lay corner stone of two churches, to dedicate a new masonic hall, a n d for the exemplification of the work, were held. The Semi-annual Communication, May 12,1897, M.\W.-. Grand Master M A T T H E W T B I M B L E presiding, received a lengthy report on the subject of perpetual jurisdiction from the Committee on .Jurisprudence, which resulted in a change of the Constitution a n d endorsement in p a r t of t h e m a i n proposition. The death of P a s t Grand Master R O B E R T W . B E S T was noted by the adoption of suitable resolutions submitted by a special committee, and also P a s t Master a n d P a s t Grand H i g h Priest Bro. R O B E R T B A L L a n d P a s t M a s t e r . J O S E P H B B U M M B T T . Alas, that change sliould work In grievous ways. Through all endeavors of our mortal days; Alas, that those about whose presence we Hold tenure by Affection's deepest fee. Should leave us, falling from the living needs, Naught but a memory of their gracious deeds. Ah, what may we from year to year do more. In witnessing the Past repeated o'er, Then say, reviewing each familiar scene, O friend, for aye, we'll keep your memory green.

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of t h e Christian C h u r c h a n d to locate t h e site of the new Masonic T e m p l e to be built in t h e C a p i t a l City. T h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n c o n v e n e d a t the Masonic Temple N o v e m b e r 10,1897, Bro. M A T T H E W T B I M B L E , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, o c c u p y i n g t h e G r a n d E a s t , w h o in tlie n a m e of G O D a n d in m e m o r y of the H o l y SAINT.S J O H N , formally opened the E i g h t y s e v e n t h A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n in a m p l e form. M.-.'W.". Bro. TBIMB1.E refers to t h e Masonic M u t u a l Relief Association: I t was organized solely for this purpose, Its aim being to carry Immediately to the family of every deceased brother who holds membership therein the sum of one thousand dollars^ the limit of Its liability. This association Is Is purely mutual, and Is not In a n y sense of the word a mone.v-maklng scheme for anyone. I t s directors and all of Its oflHcers excepting Its secretary and treasurer, serve without any compensation whatever, solely for the benefit they believe they can be to Masonrv thereby. I t s membership Is confined to the masonic Order, none being admitted but those who are In good standing In their lodges. Its assessments are equitably apportioned according to age. I t Is economically and honestl.v conducted, and I commend it to you for your careful consideration. A l l of which m a y be a p p r o p r i a t e d a n d applied to our Masonic M u t u a l Benefit Society. T h e conclusion of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r ' s addres.s is w o r t h y of a place in t h i s report: In your great kindness you have elevated me to the highest rank possible in Freemasonry. No higher or greater distinction can be conferred than that of Grand Master of Masons, b.v king, prince, potentate, order, or rite. Our dear old mother, the Blue Lodge, is older and wiser than us all, and contains the germ a n d potentiality of Freemasonry, as the acorn contains the oak, or as the book of Genesis contains the suggestion of the whole subsequent revelation of GOD to m a n ; and I care not to what order or rite you may belong, or what letters or figures you may feel authorized to write before or after your name, In token of your initiation Into the subllmest degree of any rite of Masonry, It does n o t make you one whit more a Mason than you were on the night you stood In your lodge and Master Masons called you "Brother." and I now proclaim to you, my brethren, there Is no more honorable badge that can be worn than the lambskin or white leather apron of a Free and Accepted Master Mason ; a n d If at any time any order or rite claiming to be masonic neglects or overlooks the fact of paying due and proper respect to the mother and foundation of all Freemasonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;our Blue Lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I say to you, Beware! Beware! T h e Masonic B o a r d of Relief d i s b u r s e d .$489.29. R.-.W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M R . S I N G L E T O N , Grand Secretary, favors t h e C r a f t with his t w e n t y - e i g h t h R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, ladened w i t h I m p o r t a n t m e s s a g e s t o u c h i n g the l e a d i n g m a sonic subjects, a n d as u s u a l t h e r e p o r t r a n k s with the b e s t m a sonic w r i t i n g s of t h e year. F o r some reason K a n s a s failed to pass before h i m in review. M.-.W.-. S A M U E L C . P A L M E R , G r a n d s e c o n d street, N . W., W a s h i n g t o n .

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FLORIDA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1ÂŤ98. 69TH ANNUAL, COMMUNICATION,

JAOKSONVIX,IJE, J A N . 1898.

M.-.W.-. Bro. J A M E S M . H I L L I A R D , G r a n d Ma.ster, in t h e chair. M.-.W.-. Bro. S A M U E L PASCO, G r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of K a n s a s , present. T h e G r a n d Master, with g r a t i t u d e to our H e a v e n l y F a t h e r for t h e blessings of the year, extended to one a n d all a h e a r t y welcome. H e feelingly refers to the d i s t i n g u i s h e d dead of o t h e r Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s , closing with this a d m o n i t i o n : Thus,you will see, my brethren, that one by one the silent but falthliil reaper Is calling home from among us many of our bright and shining lights, those who have served us well and long, and should forcibly remind us that sooner or later our bodies, too,"must moulder in the d u s t ; " then let us In our dally walks through life so conduct ourselves that when the Supreme Grand *^aster above shall Issue His summons we may be ready to answer and obey. H e g r a n t e d dispensations for t h e formation of two new lodges. Sixteen lodges were favored with a n official visit. G r a n d Secretary, E.-.W.-. Bro. W. P. W E B S T E R , presented a good report. T h e revenues collected aggregate $5,972.01. Bro! R. H . W E L L B E , Grand Orator, delivered a. pleasing and I n s t r u c t i v e oration on tlie principles a n d mission of F r e e m a s o n r y in the d e v e l o p m e n t of true m a n h o o d . W e e x c e r p t t h e following: "As a spring of water is more than the vessel It fills; as the poet or architect Is more than the song he sings, or the structiye he builds, so a m a n Is far more than the place or business which lie fashions." This world of ours has many wondrous scenes; but it holds nothing comparable, in beaut.y and majesty, to m a n clothed in his right mind, endowed with Intellect and adorned with integrity and virtue. A good m a n is the ripe fruit our earth lifts up to GOD. The measure of manhood lias been well said to be " tlie a r t of so carrying himself as to send out upon others the aspiration of love and hope, and to draw out, even from the lowest and meanest, something good. Passing through life, the soul of man is intended to be a happiness producer and a Joy distributor. Without tlie semblance of a motive, the violet sheds forth its sweet fragrance on the air about it; without a prompting tliought the magnet draws to it the iron filings; without a motive the electric light thrusts its beams through surrounding darkness; and sucli Is the power and Influence of true, manly character. But because the soul carries within itself the power to bless or to blight, it can lift up its hand to smite as one lifts up the hammer upon the fragile vase or delicate marble; it can, through its speech, fill all the sky above it with storms, or sweep all storms from the horizon of Its life. I t can take the sting out of anger, or it can stir up strife and whet the keen edge of hatred. All the majestj' of the summer day, all the glory of the winter's storms, are nothing compared with the beauty and greatness of a wellrounded and symmetrical manhood. The test of an organ Is not the polish, or style of its case, but the melody within it. So the test of a true manhood is the inner skill with which he throws out his faculties upon life."

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T h e .stati.stica.1 tables inform us t h a t there a r e 152 lodges in t h e G r a n d J u r i s d i c t i o n , c o n t a i n i n g a m e m b e r s h i p a g g r e g a t i n g 4,317, a n d t h a t the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y had t h e e x t r e m e p l e a s u r e of receiving r e t u r n s from e v e r y lodge in t h e jurisdiction. P r i n t e d with t h e P r o c e e d i n g s we find an e l o q u e n t oration delivered b y W . H . D E H A R T a t t h e Masonic Convention. W e borrow s p a c e for his c o n c l u d i n g e x h o r t a t i o n s : But while we a r e here assembled, let us not forget one of our principal duties as Masons, but rather open wide heaven's pure fountain of love—love to our brothers and charity to all mankind. So, If there be here to-day one who has thought an unkind thought, said an unkind word, done an unkind act toward a n y brother Mason, let there be forgiveness and reconciliation. P u t away all personal ambitions which would overreach another; all Jealousies and envies keen,which sow this life with thorns. Love the brethren. Practice ^r»e charity. Uve up to the teachings of Masonry. Throw out the life-line to every sinking brother, and by the "-stronn g r i p " raise him erect on this grand old ship. Then point him with a radiant finger to the "lion of the tribe of .ludah," surrounded with white-robed masonic spirits, in t h a t golden tabernacle beyond the sunset. o Brothers, life Is as brief as a span. How few are the hours we have to work before the night cometh. Then take the brilliant diamonds of masonic t r u t h , and by carrying out the teachings of our brotherhood, set them In the pure gold of an honest life. The sands of time are running fast. Oh, the good deeds we might do while these days are going by. Square your life by this beautiful rule; " I expect to pass this waj' but once, therefore. If there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing that I can do to my fellow-humanbelngs, let me do It now ; let me n o t defer nor neglect It, for I shall not pass this way again.'' Take that In t r u t h and sincerity, and as you go on the Journey sing this poet's song: "1 live for those who love me, For those who know me true; For the heaven t h a t smiles above me. And awaits my spirit too. For tlie cause t h a t lacks assistance. For the wrongs t h a t need resistance. For the future In the distance. And the good t h a t I can do." Amen. N o R e p o r t on F o r e i g n Correspondence. . M.-.W.-. J A M E S M . H I L L I A B D , G r a n d Master, P e n s a c o l a . R.-.W.-. WiLBBB P . W E B S T E R , G r a n d Secretary, J a c k s o n v i l l e .

OEORGTA—1898. 112TH A X X U A L COMMUNICATION,

M A C O N , O C T . 1898.

M e m b e r s h i p , 18,611. T h e Proceedings favor us w i t h a p o r t r a i t of our e s t e e m e d M.-.W.'-. Bro. J A M E S W . T A Y I J O B , t h e r e t i r i n g G r a n d Master, w h o s e r e p o r t of tliirty p a g e s furnishes good reading. A f t e r a n e x h i l e r a t i n g i n t r o d u c t o r y , he refers to the d e a t h of B.-.W.-. Bro. A B B A M L O V E a s follows: Among those for whom we are called to mourn, and whose Imprint for good to t h e cause In our jurisdiction and to his fellowman. Is left for our benefit and guidance. Is W I L L I A S I A B R A J I LOVE. Past Deputy Grand Master.

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When a good m a n dies his life is estimated by the example he has left and the benefit he has been to mankind. We can not estimate fully the Influence for good In the life of W I I - L I A M ABKAM LOVE. I t reaches out Into numberless avenues that will go on Increasing as morality, Intelligence and civilization advances to a greater state of perfection. His life was devoted to the elevation and amelioration of his fellowman, and In this I'espect he will never be forgotten. He was a benefactor In his day and generation, and the character of this good m a n has left Its Imprint upon society for all time to come. H e honored human nature, enlarged the volumn of thought, and by his chastity and purity of soul contributed largely to the Joy of human life. Bro. LOVE was endowed by nature with brilliant mental scope, and his sj-mpathy for humanity was as broad as the blue canopy of heaven. As a physician, his charity knew no bounds, ever ready and willing to relieve the distresses of his fellowman, without the hope of fee or reward, except the consciousness of having done his duty. As a Mason, his fidelity blazed forth to the world wltii such mighty effulgence that the ravages.of time can never obliterate it, a n d the evidence of Ms unfailing zeal and devotion to the cause is found In every printed Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, for nearly one-half a century. I n early life he took a prominent stand in the counsels of the Grand Lodge, forging promptly to the front, in her every effort for purity and progress, and remained there, honored and loved by his brethren, until GOD called hlni from his labors. Learned In his profession, learned In the literature of the day, profound in masonic knowledge, a Godly man, the example of his life win edify generations yet unborn. E i g h t decisions are presented for consideration, all of local operation. Three n e w lodges were created by t h e G r a n d Master's dispensation. Definite a n d p r o m p t action was t a k e n on t h e action of t h e G r a n d Lodge of P e r u , by issuing t h e usual decree severing fraternal relations w i t h t h a t jurisdiction. F r a t e r n a l relations were created b y the e x c h a n g e of representatives w i t h t h e G r a n Dieta Symbolioa of Mexico. H e c o n g r a t u l a t e s t h e G r a n d Lodge upon its improved condition flnanoially, a n d commends the r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence: The report of your able Committee on Foreign Correspondence is very gratifying, and reflects great credit upon the author, showing the fertility of his brain and the goodness of his big heart. I would advise that you peruse It carefully, for In every line it breathes the spirit of true Masonry and all of Its teachings, and shows prosperity of tlie cause In every Grand Jurisdiction with which we are In fraternal correspondence. F r o m t h e conclusion of his address we take this a d m o n i t i o n : Men and nations are espousing the cause who but a few short years ago were its enemies, for where Intelligence predominates Masonry prospers, and millions are feeling the beneficial Influence of the Order, and are flocking t o its standard, willing and ready to help In this great work of Improving morality and purifying society. Let me beseech you, my brethren, to continue in this good work; bring to your assistance every available means within your power to pilot our grand old bark clear of the breakers t h a t have stranded so many craft in the pastâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ignorance and unfaithfulness. As Intelligence is essential to the prosperity of any undertaking, education In the teaching of Masonry Is a great factor to Its success.

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Let us see to it t h a t In the future we avail ourselves of such masonic literature as win tend to polish and adorn the mind and banish from the heart any prejudice that m a y stultify the nobler Impulses that should possess the head and heart of everj' Mason. An e l e g a n t m o n u m e n t w a s erected b y the v o l u n t a r y contributions of t h e b r e t h r e n to m a r k the place w h e r e sleep.s t h a t disting u i s h e d b r o t h e r , A N D R E W M . WoiyiHiN. Special m e m o r i a l services were h e l d in m e m o r y of R.'. W.". P a s t Deputy Grand Master W I L L I A M A B B A M L O V E . Eloquent eulogies were d e l i v e r e d b y a n u m b e r of t h e b r e t h r e n , a n d a m o s t t o u c h i n g a n d beautiful a c k n o w l e d g m e n t , w r i t t e n b y Miss BUISTNIE L O V E , a p p e a r s in t h e Proceedings, s e n d i n g two q u o t a t i o n s from t h e R.".W.*. B r o t h e r ' s l a t e s t note book, a n d which we here copy: "PATIENT UNDER SUFFERING.'.'

" I t Is better to weave In the web of life, A bright and golden filling, And do GOD'S will with a loving heart. And hands that are swift a n d willing, Than to snap the delicate silver threads Of our curious lives asunder. And then blame Heaven for t h e tangled ends, Or sit to grieve and wonder." "SNATCHES FBOM A TRUST SONG."

" J u s t as GOD leads me I will go. I do not ask to choose my way. Content with what He doth bestow, J know he will not let me s t r a y ; So as H e leads, my steps I take, A child—in H i m confiding.

•Must as GOD leads me I would go. Though oft'mid thorns a n d briers keen. He does not yet His guidance show. B u t In the end it shall be seen, How. by a loving Father's will. P a t i e n t and true, He loves m e still." T h e G r a n d L o d g e r e d u c e d the m i l e a g e from ten c e n t s to five cents p e r mile, a n d increased t h e per d i e m from $.3 to $4. T h e C o m m i t t e e on Necrology, v e r y fittingly a n d feelingly refer to the d e a d of t h a t jurisdiction, a n d of those who w a l k in t h e h u m b l e p a t h s of life, s a y : And why do we thus specially hand on to those who are to come after us, the names of these our brethren? They may have been to fortune and to fame unknown, with no words of burning eloquence did they command to silence the attention of the world, no military achievements of world-wide renown marked their earthly course. Yea, the most of them went on the even tenor of their way, b u t undiscovered merits In the Infinite mathematics of life— merely covert-workers In the drudgery of their time. Why do we perpetuate their memories then? Ah, let i t be known wherever the spirit of Masonry breathes its breath of life—that he that ilveth and belleveth in these principles shall never die. These men, whatever their faults, whatever their lack of sue-

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cess In winning fame, fortune, or the plaudits of the profane, were found among their fellows with the holy purposes of our beloved Order,burning as red fire In their souls. When the record of true worth Is being made up. Masonry stands with pen In hand to writedown the names of her votaries,and for love of her and her undying principles, shall they, these men, live forever. She would teach t h a t not all the heroes of life are found on the pages of human history, or midst the clash and blood and groans and death when grim visaged war frowns his wrinkled front, not all the true and noble are found where the wine Hows and the purple and fine linen are worn, but wherever there Is a m a n who Is bravely striving to give the best there Is In him to the common stock for Improvement of the race, there is a true hero, a goldenhearted gentleman.

The E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence is from t h e pen of Bev. Bro. W . L. R A M S E Y , a n d is the twelfth.

"We voice

the

sentiment expressed b y Grand Master T A Y L O B relating to t h i s

report. N e a t in its construction; wise in its selections, a n d abund a n t in information masonic, a n d is well worthy a place " a m o n g the best." . â&#x20AC;˘ H e favors K a n s a s with three p a g e s ; falls in love with P a s t Grand Master S H A V B B ' S reference to t h e physical condition of Past Grand Master J O H N M . P B I O E ; refers to the publication of

masonic trials ; a n d says t h e decisions are in accord with his u n derstanding of the law; dubbs the effort of our Grand Orator, W . F. KuHN, a " g r a n d oration," a n d copies the concluding r e m a r k s . H e refers to the M u t u a l Benefit Society t h u s : We do not know so well about the "Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Kansas." I t sounds well, and we trust may accomplish good, but we fear t h e fate of so many of Its predecessors that have made shipwreck of similar enterprises, to the injury of many of our brethren who trusted In their stability a n d lost. Like all similar enterprises. It Is for gain, and we doubt the propriety of masonic sanction to it.

W r o n g you are. I t is not a society for g a i n ; it m e a n s j u s t w h a t its n a m e indicates, and as explained u n d e r W a s h i n g t o n l a s t year. . T h a n k s for these k i n d w o r d s : " T h e E e p o r t on Correspondence is t h e first effort of M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N C . P O S T L E T H W A I T E ,

and does h i m great credit, both as to his mind and his heart. H i s report embraces a review of t h e Proceedings of sixty-three G r a n d Lodges. H e h a s accomplished in this report w h a t he claims to be his a i m â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ' t l i e good of Masonry.'" M.-.W.-. W . A. D A V I S , Grand Master, Macon.

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IDAHO â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 31ST ANXTJAL COMMUNICATION,

BOISE CITY, SEPT., 1898.

GEOKGE H . STOVBH, M.-.W.-. Grand Master.

The Proceedings enable us .to behold the beauty of the Grand Master through his portrait, which serves as a frontispiece. Two Emergent Communications were held during the year for the purpose of conducting the funeral obsequies of the following distinguished brethren: E.'.W.'.Bro. CHARLES COBUEN STEVEN-

SON, the Grand Secretary, who ceased labor in this life February 28,1898; and M.-.W.-. Bro. ISADOBE SAMUEJJ WEII^BB, Past Grand

Master of that jurisdiction,who laid down his working tools July 1, 1898. Both good men and true. Workmen approved of GOD and man. " F r o m the dust of the weary highway, Proni the smart of sorrow's rod. I n t o the royal presence, They are bidden as guests of GOD. The veil from their eyes Is taken. Sweet mysteries they are shown ; Their doubts and fears are over. For they know as they are known. " F o r them there should be rejoicing And the festival array. As for the bride In her beauty Whom love hath taken away. Sweet hours of peaceful waiting. Till the path that we have trod Shall end at the Father's gateway, â&#x20AC;˘And we are guests of GOD."

The address of the Grand Master is a neat, well written report of his official transactions. His prelude contains a fervent acknowledgment of the blesisings of GOD in permitting the convening of the Grand Lodge; a declaration of peace and harmony in that Grand Jurisdiction and throughout the Masonic world, and that so long as "we meet upon the level, we act by the plumb and part upon the square," our peace, harmony and happiness is secure. He appropriately refers to the deceased members of that and other jurisdictions. Among them our esteemed M.-.W.-. Brother, the late HENBY C. COOK.

A number of decisions, local in their operation, are submitted. The Idaho Mason, published by Past Grand Master F. G. MooK, is earnestly commended to the Masons of Idaho. The Grand Master makes wise suggestions as a cure for nonattendance. He says: This m a y be done In m a n y ways, v i z : Rehearsing the work of the several degrees; by organizing regular classes and placing the members In differe n t positions each evening so that each one m a y become proficient In any

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station from Master to Tyler; by taking up some good masonic history, reading and discussing I t ; reading the Grand Lodge Reports, not by title, b u t word for word, discussing each point brought out and endeavoring to devise plans for the better government of this Grand Jurisdiction, that your representatives to the next Grand Lodge may present them. Have the lodge order a few first class masonic Journals, including, of course, our own masonic paper published by Bro. MooK, a t Nampa, Idaho, and have someone read"some of the choice pieces of literature always found in them, and allow a general discussion of them. Try any of these plans, or a n y other on "these lines, during dull times, and a t the same time try to get the "Seldom a t t e n d " members out to your meetings, and when there, give them something to do, and you will be surprised at tile change it will make in your attendance. You will also see t h a t the awakening will not be confined to your membership, but the profane will notice the .interest taken toy the members and it will Induce them to make application, and you will find the success carried forward by its own inertia. There will not be so many in arrears for dues If you can induce them to attend regularly. The.v can nearly always pay the small amount of dues, if paid quarterly, as is the regulation in most of our lodges, and will do so if they are present a t the first regular meeting after they become due, b u t oftfn times when payment has been deferred for some time, t h e a m o u n t becomes large and will never be paid, when suspension or remission of dues become necessary, and the lodge Is flnancially loser. I do not know of a single instance where a brother has been suspended for non-payment of dues who was a regular a t t e n d a n t a t the stated meetings, and regular attendants seldom have to be disciplined In any way. The moral lessons taught by Masonry are always fresh In their memory and those who would otherwise break the moral law are deterred from so doing, by the very persistency of their repetition lu the lodge room, Tf the snhiectof non-a,ttendance can be successfully disposed of, the " twin subjects,*' non-afflliatlon and non-payment of dues, will cease to trouble us. Any member who can not see enough of the sublime' and beautiful, moral and refining Influences in the teachings of Masonry, to Induce him to attempt to retain a n honorable membership, has not, and never did have, a n y rightful place within the tyled recesses of our lodges. Freemasonry contains all the precepts and principles requisite, if properly followed, to make a m a n an upright, Gon-fearing, honest citizen.

The m e m b e r s of t h e Grand Lodge were extended a n invitation to visit t h e Penitentiary, which was acceptedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the only m a n ner a Mason should " g o " to t h e Penitentiary. The E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence is from t h e pen of M.-.W.-. Bro. P B E D . G . M O O K , who succeeds t h e l a t e B.-.W.-. B r o . S T E V E N S O N as c h a i r m a n of t h e c o m m i t t e e .

W e excerpt from his preface t h e following: Leading subjects of discussion have not changed in the year, but some new light has been thrown about them. I have offered but few criticisms and expressed but few opinions. If this is a disappointment to you I would ask what you expected of one so youngâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one who is not yet eight j'ears old a Mason I have been benefited by the rich gems of thought that I have^gathered from able masonic minds, and If you will read the report you will surely be benefited also. To do Justice to this work I realized that it required an abler scholar to even attempt to tread this honored pathway, but if lacking in this I possessed love for the work. Eloquence, one of the gifts men prize the highest, is set down as naught. I t counts nothing unless controlled by the proper spirit. And knowledge, one of the best gifts earth Can give, that great power which all covet and to acquire which we burn the midnight oil and rob the body of

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needed rest and sleep, though we may possess It In an eminent ^'ay and have not love. It has no value whatever when measured by the standards of heaven. So whatever Is lacking In a scholastic degree I hope has been made up by love and devotion to duty.

We failed to find any sciiolastic deficiency. The report is a good one and worthy of acceptation as a useful production in the annals of Masonry. Kansas's Proceedings for 1898 are pleasantly reviewed.. Gran'd Master SHAVER'S address is characterized as an interesting paper? and quotations are takeil therefrom. W.-. Bro. W. F. K U H N ' S oration is considered one of the ablest and most interesting read during the year. M.-.W.-. GEO. H . STOBEB, Grand Master, Idaho Falls. R.-.W.'. THEO. W . RANDALL, Grand Secretary, Boise.

ILLINOISâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 8 . 59TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION, CHICAGO, OCTOBER, 1898. M.-.W.-. Bro. EDWARD COOK in the Grand East, and our Grand Representative, R.-.W.-. Bro. GEO. H . MOULTON, in the Grand

West. The illness of M.-.W.-. Past Grand Master, Bro. D B W I T T C. C R U E G E B , who for more than a third of a century had been a regular attendant at the Communications of the Grand liOdge, was announced, and a committee of Past Grand Masters appointed to visit the M.-.W.-. Brother and convey to him the expressed sympathy of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master's report is prefaced with inspiring sentiments of patriotism. Hear him: a'he year which we add to-da.y to the records of the past has been a year of progress, not only to us as a Body, b u t also to the nation of which we are a part. Thirty-three years ago our country was rejoicing In the close of a war which m e a n t the solldarltj- of our nation. To-<la.v we are rejoicing In the cessation of a war which has brought a step nearer to us the solidarity of the world. The principles of humanity have gained a new triumph, and America has laid down and proved with her blood the postulate t h a t no nation has a right to stand by Idle while another people suffers for bread and liberty. At the close of the century the triumphs of our arms have added this new star to the crown of the universal brotherhood, which shall be the victor of the ages. But not by the right of Its triumphs alone has our nation pressed forward. By Its suffering, too, has It made speed GOD-ward. For by the tears and groans, and by the dying prayers of our soldiers, our people have learned to look with new fervor for the time when unity shall come without strife, and peace shall prevail without war. I n this new progress; as is eminently fitting, our own Graft has had Its share. No man can kneel at our altars and learn the lessons of "brotherly love, relief, and truth " there taught and remain deaf to the cry of oppression

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and want. With senses ever alert to the "sign of distress," with feet ever willing to go on "mercy's errands," and with hearts ever brave to "answer and obey," the fraternity were prompt to respond to the call to arms for " War Is honorable I n those whose swords an Iron barrier are Between the lawless spoiler and the weak." And so most of our more than seven hundred lodges have had a t least one member In the field, and these "heroes In the strife" have had the moral and n^aterfal support of more than flfty-three thousand brethren who remained a t home. H e p a y s t r i b u t e to t h e d i s t i n g u i s h e d dead who h a v e gone on before, i n c l u d i n g our M.-.W.*. Bro. H E N B Y C . COOK, of w h o m t h e Committee on Necrology s a y s : Prom the Grand East of Kansas we have intelligence of the death of M.'.W.'. Bro. HuNBY C. OooK, Past Grand Master of Masons of Kansas, who died a t Klrksvllle, Mo., on Sunday, .Tune 12,1898. M.-.W.'. Bro. COOK was made a Mason In Delavan Lodge, No. 156, a t Delavan. 111. On locating fn Kansas he affiliated with Adams Lodge, No. 63, of Oswego; was Worshipful Master of t h a t lodge and was elected Grand Master In 1887. Bro. CooK received the Capitular degrees In Illinois In 1872; and was knighted In Oswego Commandery In 1875; In 1886 was elected R.'.E.-. Grand Commander, and In 1891 was elected M.-. E.-. Grand High Priest. M.'.W.'. Bro. COOK was a m a n of sterling worth, Integrity, and business ability; a Mason of intense loyalty and devotion; a brother whose friendship never failed the test; and a Christian gentleman of established character. He was laid to rest In the Masonic Cemetery at Oswego, Tuesday, J une 14th, with the Impressive ceremony of the church, and the ancient and beautiful ritual of the masonic fraternity. Three n e w lodges were a u t h o r i z e d b y the G r a n d Master's dispensation. Three n e w lodge rooms w e r e dedicated. T h e corner stones of a public l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g a t K a n k e e , a high school b u i l d i n g a t Bossville, a n d city h a l l a t E a s t S a i n t Louis, were laid w i t h appropriate masonic ceremony. The G r a n d M a s t e r l a y s down a good rule r e l a t i n g to a p p e a l s for aid outside t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n : Before dismissing t h e subject of relief. It Is proper to call attention to t h e fact that numerous Inquiries have reached the Grand Master during the year, concerning the legitimacy of appeals for aid coming from outside of our Jurisdiction. Some of these have been In behalf of objects apparently worthy in themselves, but careful scanning has usually disclosed the fact t h a t the promoters were more Intent upon advertising some publication, or advancing some personal Interest, than upon relieving actual distress. The absence of any endorsement by the proper authorities of this Jurisdiction, or even of an attempt to obtain their sanction, should of Itself prove the Illegitimacy of such schemes, and the conscious unworthlness of their promoters. Brethren, there will be no lack of properly endorsed appeals to call for the exercise of all the liberal charity which you are able to bestow outside the membership of your own lodges, and you m a y safely Ignore all appeals from outside our Jurisdiction which do not bear the properly authenticated endorsement of our Grand Lodge officers.

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A n u m b e r of cases of d i s c i p l i n e a r e reported, w h i c h seem t o h a v e b e e n wisely h a n d l e d b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r . H i s c o n c l u d i n g words a r e w o r t h y of c o n s i d e r a t i o n : The gathering of each year into its sheaf shows a larger harvesting of effort and accoinpllshment, a nearer approach to the era of "Peace on earth good will toward men." But while we m a r k the progress of the world a t large and of our own brotherhood, let us remember t h a t the world's strength and our strength is only the sum of t h e strength of Individual lives. "The Kingdom of Heaven conieth not with observation, It is within you." No trumpet blast of battle sounds the greatest victories, no numbering of growth nor of "degrees conferred," nor yet of charities bestowed shows our greatest progress. The greatest conquests are those of the spirit, the greatest hero he whose strength, like Sir GAIJAHAD'S, Is " as the strength of ten because his heart is true." The conflict of the spirit is eternal, a n d we need not lose heart, because its triumphs are not immediately complete. Gains of character are permanent, bearing us little by little nearer t h e "perfect day," turning seeming failure into real success, transforming trials i n t o blessing,and bringing the "further l i g h t " i n the later days. "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to he The last of life for which the first was made ; Our times are in H i s hand W h o s a l t h : 'A whole I planned. Youth shows but half; trust GOB, see all,nor be afraid.'" Not to individual souls alone belong these inspiring words, but to souls gathered in h u m a n brotherhood. Our own brotherhood has passed from the good time when life lies in anticipation to the better time when life is In fulflliment. I^et us then go boldly forward, thankful for a glorious past; and trustfully and prayerfully confldeiit of a yet more glorious future. T h e G r a n d Treasurer r e p o r t s a b a l a n c e cash in his h a n d s of .$49,954.85, w i t h bonds worth .$68,000. , Our b r e t h r e n were favored w i t h a r a r e l i t e r a r y t r e a t by a n oration delivered before t h e M.\W.". G r a n d Lodge b y t h a t e s t e e m e d M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N C O R S O N S M I T H , P a s t G r a n d Master, on " T h e Glory of our F r a t e r n i t y a n d t h e P r i d e of our Brotherhood or F r e e m a s o n U n i v e r s a l . " N o one is b e t t e r qualified to s p e a k u p o n t h e u n i v e r s a l i t y of M a s o n r y t h a n our d i s t i n g u i s h e d friend a n d M.-.W.-. Bro. Gen. J O H N C . S M I T H , w h o h a s m a d e sev' eral p i l g r i m a g e s a r o u n d t h e world, a n d s p e a k s from personal obs e r v a t i o n a n d experience. T h e w r i t e r e x c e e d i n g l y regrets t h a t h e c a n n o t accord the oration in full a p l a c e in t h i s report. W e call special a t t e n t i o n to his words r e l a t i n g to a Mason's l o y a l t y to country. Bead it: A few words as to what the ancient charges have to say of loyalty to the country in which the Freemason lives and works. "A Mason is a peaceable subject to the civil powers, wherever he resides or works, and is never to be concerned in plots and conspiracies against the peace and welfare of the nation, nor to behave himself undutifully to inferior magistrates; for as Masonry hath been always injured by war, bloodshed, a n d confusion, so ancient kings and princes have been much disposed to encourage the craftsmen, because of their peaceableness and loyalty, whereby they practically answered the cavils of their adversaries and promoted the honor of the fraternity, whoever flourished In times of peace."

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During my last visit to those famed mountaltis of Lebanon In which the cedars were prepared to be carried on floats to Joppa and thence to Jerusalem for the great Temple of Solomon, I went with a native friend to pay m y respects to the governor of the Lebanon. On my return to the sea coast a t Beyrout I met Col. R I S K A X I A H BEY, of the Turkish army, whom I knew to be a Mason. After our salutations the Colonel addressing me, said: "General, I sorry you not here yesterday. I know you go see governor of the Lebanon, but I want you real bad." Upon my asking what service I could have rendered him, he related the fpllowlng story: A brother Freemason having been charged before the proper magistrate with seditious language and disrespect to the sultan, was arrested and confined In the city prison. The Colonel visited the brother and learned from him that he had been accused of disloyalty by an enemy; that there was not a word of truth In the accusation, and he desired some friend and brother to see the governor of Bey rout and assure h i m of his truthfulness. The Colonel said: " I then want you go with me to governor and say w h a t you say at home of Bro. K A L I L RAYKSS the other evening about loyalty of Freemasons. Yoii not being here, I go to governor myself and say to h i m : 'General S M I T H you know, governor, he call upon you the other day,* and governor say, 'Yes.' 'Well, he say one evening a t house of Mr. RAYESS, where many of us meet him, that were he the sultan of Turkey, the czar of Russia, or shah of Persia, he encourage the making of masonic lodges under English constitutions; t h a t Freemasonry teach loyalty to government and respect to rulers, and If he had some lodges he know he have some faithful and honest people about him in whem he trust. This man what be In prison is a Freemason. He say it not true he say anj'thlng bad about sultan or the government, and that It be his enemy what make him this trouble, and I believe he tell what true.' The governor h i m say: 'Did General S M I T H say t h a t ? ' I say 'Yes,' and the governor he say ' I release the prisoner right away,' and he did." Freemasons have ever been lovers of liberty, as attested in A\^ASHINGTON and LAFAYETTE. They have also been lovers of good government, as recognized In a W E L I J I N G T O N , a .IACKSON, a WOI-SEY, and a M I L K S .

Of the Presidents of the United States, from the first to the present, the most representative ones have been Freemasons, as many of the leaders of our armies have been. I need b u t mention a GEOKGE B . MOCLELI.AN, W I N FiBi/D SooTT HANOOOK, or JOHN F . H A E T E A N F T , and of our own loved Illinois, J O H N A. M O C L E R N A N D , J O H N M . P A L M E E , ,TOHN A. R A W L I I S S , and

J O H N A. LOGAN. TO these and many like them we are Indebted for the formation and preservation of this great government of ours, and to all such Freemasonry Is Indebted for devotion to our principles and fidelity to their country. Great as has been this devotion to principle, at no time has It ever dimmed the glory of their faith In GOD and love of their feUow-man. Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, has the cost of constitutional government ever been considered by you? Have you ever thought how much Freemasonry has done to establish government throughout the world? How many lives have been given and how much precious blood has been shed to preserve the "Jewel of liberty" to the h u m a n race? In the forefront of advanced civilization Freemasonry has ever kept place, and to no one class in the community are we more deeply Indebted for our liberties t h a n to the masonic fraternity. I t would be impossible a t this day to number the Freemasons whose names are Inscribed on the muster-rolls of the defenders of this government In the late civil war and whose blood bedewed the land during t h a t memorable struggle. Nor can we name the many who have borne our flag to victory In the late war with Spain. Countless as are the myriads of stars which form the Milky Way in yonder starry-decked heaven were the brave soldiers who fought for Its flag, and more numerous t h a n the planets are the names of those heroes who achieved fame and rose to the r a n k of general officers In that war.

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Our own Illinois, though not of the oldest of the states of this Union, nor yet.contalaing the largest population, gave to the nation some thirty or more general ofHcers, and five of them were from my own mother lodge of but fifty members, Miners, l^o. 273, of Galena. Three became Past Masters, two Grand Orators, and one Grand Master of this Grand Lodge. Pennsylvania, the grand Keystone State of the federal arch, as it Is of Freemasonry, leads all the states In the nuniber of Its Freemason soldiers, of whom there were forty or more general officers, the trio whose names I have before spoken, MOCLKLIJAN.HANOOOK, and H A K T B A N F T , leading all the rest. Of the other states, I could give all whose names have been recovered, but the lists are so Imperfect that I would not do them the Injustice to name the Incorrect number. If, in the precious time you have given me from the exacting labors of this Grand Lodge, aftd your duties to your fellow members, I have said anything to Increase your love for our f r a t e r n i t y , ! shall be grateful. And If in this address I have impressed yoVi with the fact that we are an Order worshiping one GOD, believers In the brotherhood of man. In the life which is yet to come, and teachers of loyalty to country, I shall be more than content. If my words shall have gone farther, and brought to you that belief which I, from practical experience as well as studied knowledge, do flrmlj' believe and know, t h a t Freemasonry Is a brotherhood or fraternity coming to us through unnumbered ages, embracing all peoples who believe in GOD, the father of all. men, I shall be more than repaid, and shall t h a n k that GOD that there is a brotherhood of man and Freemasonry Is universal. ' TO insure perpetuity and maintain this universality it becomes essential t h a t every craftsman bears constantly in mind the Injunction so recently given the Freemasons of England by H; R. H. the Prince of Wales, M.'.W.'. Grand Master, in which he says: "So long as religion remains engrafted In the hearts of the Craft, the Craft is certain to flourish; and be assured of this, t h a t when religion in It ceases, the Craft will lose its stability and power." To this sentiment all true craftsmen will respond. Amen, amen, amen!

Fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of Tasmania, and withdrawn from the Grand Lodges composing the German Grand Lodge League. The report of M.-.W.-. Bro. J O S E P H EoBBiisrs on Foreign Correspondence, topical in arrangement, furnishing an able argument of his own, supported by the views of other masonic writers on the various topics considered. Under the head of "As Others See Us," our esteemed M.-.W.-. Brother compliments our maiden effort, but thinks we were misled about twenty per cent, as to his averdupois in the cursory view we took of him when visiting the Grand Lodge of Illinois. We may have erred in his physical weight, but in his mental, never. After reading this topical report, we are inclined to raise the estimate. The production will pass in masonic writings as first-class, and redound to the good of Masonry. Of M.-.W.-. Bro. MILLER'S rejoinder, he says: At the close of his own notice of Illinois, Bro. POSTLKTHWAITE very properly opens his pages to our whilom fellow-correspondent. Past Grand Master MATTHEW M. M I L L E R , who Alls nearly eight of them under the title, "ReJoinder to Bro. BOBBINS' Reply to Last Report by Late Correspondent for Kansas."

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This slashing paper, whose lawyer-like characteristics.are not wholly confined to Its title, is full of fascinating Interest, which it owes to Bro. M I L L E R ' S virile English, wealth of illustration and dialectic skill. Not only for this reason, but for the interest It borrows as a demonstration of what trouble It m a y be considered worth to discredit an individual whose opinions are of no value, we should be glad to give the whole of it here, but the plan and scope of our report does not admit of It. The rejoinder is a brilliant a t t e m p t at *'nest-hid In g" in the interest of his own Dulclnea, the pinchbeck virgin of the Holy Empire, by arraigning the m e n t a l processes of one who had Intimated that she was the mother of a bastard line,as the vagaries of a harmless "knight errant^" seeking windmills to devour, or the vain "Imaginings of a twentieth century historian cut bias as .to all facts, dogmas, theories and beliefs which do not receive his unequivocal approbation."

The Grand Lodge of Peru, in discarding the Bible, producing addresses of Grand Masters, reports of committees on the subject, make very interesting reading, a n d very clearly show h o w the Masons revere t h e Great L i g h t of Masonry. Electioneering for office, cipher rituals, Mexican Masonry, negro Masonry, recognized a n d recognizable, and other governing bodies, using Masonry for business purposes, cremation, non-afHliation and n o n - p a y m e n t of dues, the Order of the E a s t e r n Star, and other subjects a t t r a c t i n g t h e attention of the masonic world, are ably discussed. However m u c h we would delight to tarry longer with t h i s report, we are a d m o n i s h e d â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t i m e ' s up, space is all goneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;-hence we stop short. M.-.W.-. E D W A R D COOK, G r a n d Master, Chicago.

E.'.W.*. J . H . C. D I L L , G r a n d Secretary, Bloomington.

INDIANA-1898. 77TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

I N D I A N A P O L I S , M A Y , 1898.

Our stars and stripes float o'er the land Blessed with bright Freedom's reign; Our liberty by patriot band. Our fathers did obtain. And now America stands forth As Champions of Right; And loyal mothers bid their sons For Cuba's freedom, fight.

While t h e inquiry r a n g o u t from ocean to ocean a n d from t h e lake to the gulf, "Where.is C E B V E E A ' S fleet? " w i t h S C H L E Y a n d h i s squadron faithfully w a t c h i n g Cuban h a r b o r s ; a n d S A M P S O N ' S

fleet moving g r a n d l y on toward the scene of later inagniiicent a n d heroic action, t h e Grand Lodge of I n d i a n a convened, a n d its P r o ceedings m a y be well designated t h e patriotic war n u m b e r of t h e Grand Lodge of I n d i a n a .

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M.-.W.-. Bro. M A S O N J . N I B I J A O K , t h e G r a n d Master, indulges in a p a t r i o t i c prelude to h i s e x c e l l e n t a d d r e s s as follows : The overshadowing subject of the hour Is our war with Spain. As Americans a n d as Masons, we should congratulate ourselves upon the attitude our government has assumed In the aggressive and effective onslaught she has thus far led against the treacherous and cowardly foe t h a t has assailed our national honor, and refused to g r a n t our Just and humane demands. The unanimity of the American citizens In all sections of this grand country In espousing a cause t h a t appeals to the nobler Instincts and higher purposes of a humane, llberty-lovtng a n d enlightened race, gives hope and Inspiration for all time to come. Masonry Is 'preeminently a patriotic Order. All Its teachings are conducive to loyalty, patrlotlsiu a n d a higher state of good citizenship. Bound together by such teachings, we c a n n o t fall to take the keenest Interest In everything that pertains to our national welfare. No nation has ever gone to war with more unselfish purposes, or in a grander cause than has ours In the war t h a t Is now waging. May the GOD of all nations, to whom we owe the highest allegiance, speedily grant us complete victory a n d restore peace and good will on earth. T h r e e m i g h t y men of t h a t G r a n d L o d g e h a v e fallen, h a v i n g s e r v e d t h e i r d a y a n d g e n e r a t i o n well, a n d gone to their r e w a r d : P a s t G r a n d Master A N D B - B W J . H A T , P a s t G r a n d Master A L E X A N D E R G. D O W N E Y , a n d P a s t G r a n d Senior Deacon A L E X A N D E B THOMAfS. Death has not slain t h e m ; they are freed, hot slain. I t Is the gate of life, and n o t of death. That they have entered; a n d the grave In vain Has tried to stifle the i m m o r t a l breath. All that was death In them Is now dissolved ; For death can only w h a t is death's destroy; And when this earth's short ages have revolved, The disimprisoned life comes forth with Joy. Their life-long battle with disease and pain. And mortal weariness. Is over n o w ; Youth, health and comeliness return again, The tear has left the cheek, the sweat the brow. D i s p e n s a t i o n s were issued for t h e organization of five new lodges. T h e corner stones of S t a r k e C o u n t y C o u r t H o u s e a n d Cumberland Presbyterian Church were placed with appropriate masonic c e r e m o n y . T h e G r a n d Master informed t h e G r a n d Lodge " t h a t Masonry in I n d i a n a w a s in a sound a n d h e a l t h y condition, a n d is r e a d y to b u c k l e on the a r m o r of a d v a n c e m e n t for the future in t h e g r e a t cause of h u m a n i t y . " T h e t r e a s u r y contains $30,974.79 in securities a n d $14,239.68. T h e G r a n d Secretary, in obedience to t h e order of t h e M.-.W.-. G r a n d Lodge, removed t h e r e m a i n s of P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r A L E X A N D E B . BuCKNEB from t h e l o n e l y s p o t on the LOONEY" farm, n e a r

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J a c k s o n , Missouri, w h e r e t h e y h a d been buried in 1833, a n d re-interred t h e r e m a i n s of t h i s " g r e a t a n d good m a n " w i t h t h e honors " j u s t l y his due," b u t long deferred, in t h e City C e m e t e r y a t Cape G i r a r d e a u , Missouri, a n d set a t the head of t h e grave a m a r b l e m o n u m e n t w i t h t h e following inscription: On the top of the stone rests the Holy Bible, square and compasses—book opened a t Eccleslastes, Chapter xll. Upon the front face of the stone Is the following Inscription, to-wlt: ALEXANDER BUCKNER. Born In Kentucky In 1785, Died In Missouri, June 6,1S53. President of the Convention, and First Grand Master of the State of Indiana. Elected and Installed .lanuary 12,1818. U N I T E D STATES SENATOR FKOM MISSOTIKI AT T H E T I M E OF H I S D E A T H .

Erected by the Grand Lodge, F.& A. Masons of The State of Indiana, A. D. 1897, A. L. 5897. B.-.W.-. Bro. W M . H . S M Y T H E h a s served t h e G r a n d Lodge a s its efltlcient G r a n d S e c r e t a r y for t w e n t y y e a r s , a n d gives a v e r y interesting " r e s u m e " of the t r a n s a c t i o n s of his office, a n d t h e wonderful financial p r o s p e r i t y of tlie G r a n d Liodge d u r i n g t h a t period, a n d concludes his e x c e l l e n t report w i t h a p a t r i o t i c flourisli w o r t h y of reproduction; a n d here i t is: When the Congress of the United States declared war against the destroj'ers of the Maine—the treacherous Spanish assassins of the brave American seamen thereon, and the oppressors of the liberty loving Cubans—patriotic motives prompted me to cause the Star-Spangled Banner to be unfurled and allowed to float from the flag-staff on top of Masonic Temple, where It has continued almost every day since that time. For this act of patriotism and devotion to country and her emblem of liberty 1 have been criticised, both favorably and unfavorably. While the Grand Lodge of Indiana, in the light of the patriotic record made during the war for the preservation of the Union, needs no further outward evidence of her devotion to country and flag, and while we, as Freemasons, have been taught In the first degree thereof that, as citizens, we are to be " true to our government and Just to our country," yet I can see no good reason why the flag of our country should not float from the top of every Masonic Temple In this great Union—knit together and cemented with the blood of patriots; and so long as I have charge of this Masonic Temple, and so long as the "land of the free and the home of the brave" Is confronted by a n armed foe, the stars and stripes will continue to wave from the flag-staff on top of the Masonic Temple of the Grand Lodge of Free a n d Accepted Masons of the State of Indiana, unless otherwise ordered by you. Patriotism, love of a united and free government, obedience to the requirements and teachings of Freemasonry, veneration for the memory of the dead defenders of the flag, viz:

W A S H I N G T O N , LINCOLN, G R A N T ,

SHERMAN, S H E R I D A N and unnumbered thousands of others; r e s p e c t and love for F I T Z H U O H L E E and Admiral D E W E Y , and admiration for the brave soldier boys of I n d i a n a (many of whom are Freemasons) who have gone forth to bare their breasts to Spanish bullets and to do battle in the cause of liberty and humanity, and as a token of our appreciation of the

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blessings vouchsafed to us under her protecting folds, the Star-Spangled Banner should float from every public building as well as from every residence In this glorious country dedicated to liberty a n d to the service of GOD according to the dictates of conscience. Freemasonry adds to her fume and to her glory by rendering moral and loyal support to the flag of the country, and Freemasons should be the first as well as the last to exclaim: "The Star-Spangled Banner, long m a y It wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

The c o mmittee to whom wa.s referred t h a t portion of the G r a n d Secretary's addre.ss relating to the display of the flag, reported : That they most heartily and sincerely approve of the action of the Grand Secretary, earnestly commend his words of loyal devotion to country entertained by htm and by all the members of the great body of Freemasons of Indiana, and surely trust the day will never come when a Mason of this State will for'one moment hesitate to advance every word and perform every act of encouragement to the defenders of the American flag, support to the fullest extent of his ability the government of the land, smd defend with the last drop of blood the honor of the American Republic.

I n p r e s e n t i n g the report of the committee, P a s t Grand Master GiLLETT s a i d : In submitting this report, Most Worshipful, I desire to place myself on record as believing t h a t this Grand Lodge of Freemasons, under the present circumstances, should give voice to some patriotic words; should make some reference to the brave actions of those who In the past made, and of those who will In the future make, our naval history; those into whose keeping has been placed the watchword of the present; war, "Reiuember the Maine." I believe that we should speak of love of country ; t h a t we should express our approval of the acts of those who have been placed In authority In their efforts to uphold her honor, maintain the right, and defend the helpless and downtrodden against a treacherous and brutal power.In whose path for an hundred years has followed a trail of blood, sorrow and misery, culminating for us. In t h a t niost appalling of all disasters — the loss of the Maine.' I t is a satisfaction to know that we can do so as a united people — no North, no South—divided on no point vital to the welfare of the country. I t Is especially pleasing to me to know that the arm of the service to which has been assigned the greater share in this glorious duty, is the one with which I was for so many years associated, and which is endeared to me by ties of friendship,companionship and common interest; to.know that tliose to whom has been given the direction are the sons of my Alma Mater, who there acquired t h a t knowledge of their profession which has enabled them to make t h a t daring attack that, for Intelligent direction, fearless leading, brilliant execution and indomitable flghtlng, has never been excelled in the annals of naval history; to know t h a t by one bold stroke they have paralyzed the power and caused to stand In dread awe the leaders of that tyrannous government as they behold the upraised and mighty arm of a virtuous and indignant people, who, rising in their might, have said: "This great wrong must cease; this wicked and i n h u m a n butchery and starvation must end." The navy of the United States was born in distress and want, but it grew as a strong and healthy child, until, while not so very large. It has become a well-grown, vigorous youth, whose course has been one of continued honor, and In whose pathway has been strewed from time to time the beauteous rose of glory. The rolls of the United States Navy bear upon them the names of great men and grand patriots.

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A touching incident occurred early in 1881, which it was my pleasure as well as my sorrow to witness. I was a t the time serving in the Asiatic squadron,commanded by Admiral C. K. STBIBLING, of Charleston, South Carolina. The ship to which I was attached had but lately returned from the interior of China, and was wilh the Heet in the harbor of Hong Kong, dally expecting orders to return home to participate in the war being waged between the States. The mail steamer duly arrived, bearing on board a n ofHcer of distinguished ranlt, and a n order relieving the Admiral of his command. The officers, well knowing the sturdy loyalty of the Admiral, were highly indign a n t a t what they considered the outrageous and unjust treatment of a brave and loyal sailor, and expressed their feelings plainly and openly. The day of transfer came, the officers being signalled to repair on board the flag-ship, the "Old Hartford,"' when the Admiral bade farewell. H e said; "Gentlemen, speak not harshly of the authorities; the President could do no less than he has done. My son, Lieutenant 8TBIBI.ING, of the navy, has resigned and entered the Confederate service; my next son has Joined the Confederate a r r a y ; my third and youngest,little more than a boy, has said, ' W h e n one falls I will step into the gap.' "What could Mr. LINCOLN do but think the father may do the same. I make no complaint. I am growing old. For fifty years I have loved and sailed under t h a t dear old flag, and while GOD spares me and gives me strength to resist, no man shall dishonor it or tear It down. Farewell." Grand old man! Suspected of disloyalty,but still a patriot. D E W E Y is a patriot, but no more so than was dear old STRiBiiiNG. When PAtri, JONES, with the unlucky Bon Homme Richard, met the gallant Serapis and speedily h u m b l e d h e r lofty assumption of naval superiority, he placed the flrst gem in Columbia's naval crown. When HTTI,!,, in "Old Ironsides," met the Guerriere,he taught bold DAOBES that, although he had "As choice a British crew as a rammer ever drew, Yet the Yankee Boys for fighting were the dandy," And another beautiful stone was set in the diadem. When brave LAWRENCE, wounded and dying, partially raising himself from the deck, cried, "Don't give up the ship," he set the central Jewel. '> MoDONOUGH, from the placid waters of Champlaln, brought beautiful stones for the setting, and P E R K Y , from the broad bosom of Erie, added the bright light of hope t h a t made it shine as a crown of glory ; while P O R T E B , in the far Pacific, released great flashes of glorious success, that, reflected by the Southern Cross, added new luster to its sheen. No more in later days have been wanting fresh Jewels. DTJPONT a t P o r t Royal, TOM C R A V E N a t "Vicksburg, T U N I S C R A V E N a t Mobile, F A R R A G U T a t .

New Orleans and in Mobile Bay, with PORTER on the Mississippi—all set gems of untold value to enhance its beauty. And now DEWEY—during D E W E Y — has sent from the Indies a Koh-i-noor, which will cause the crown of Columbia to shine forth more resplendent than the noonday sun.; But are these the only ones who are entitled to encomium, to the meed of praise? No, n o ; ah. Indeed n o ; for the bodiesJof two hundred and fifty-six men—men as brave, as true, as loyal as any who ever trod the quarter deck — now sleep in the black waters of Havana Bay. Of these we may truly say : "How sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest; By fairy hands their knell is rung. By forms uns"een their dirge is sung." Of them: "Nothing now is left but a majestic memory." For t h e m : "May they rest in peace." For you and those who yet live,I say: America forever I Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

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The report on Foreign Correspondence, ably prepared by M.-. W.-. Bro. jSfiOHOi.AS R. RtrCKi.E, P a s t Grand Master, is w o r t h y a more e x t e n d e d notice t h a n we are able to give it, since we' are imbibed w i t h the patriotic spirit and h a v e exceeded the limit in space. K a n s a s receives liberal t r e a t m e n t in a splendid " r e s u m 6 " of the work of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s , n o t forgetting the R e p o r t on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. S I M E O N S . JOHNSOIS-, G r a n d Master, .Tetfersonville.

R.-.W.-. W M . H . S M Y T H E , G r a n d Secretary, I n d i a n a p o l i s .

INDIAN TEKRITORYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 25TH A N I ^ U A L COMMUNICATIO>',

J A M E S A. SOOTT, M.-.W.-. Grand Master.

V I N I T A , A U G U S T , 1898.

E i g h t y - e i g h t lodges ;

3,450 m e m b e r s . In h i s prelude, t h e Grand Master says : Twenty-four years ago t h e Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory was organized. At t h a t time three lodges participated In the organization. To-day the n u m b e r h a s Increased to more than ninety. I n 1882 the Grand Lodge m e t In Vlnlta, and it was so small that the V l n l t a lodge paid all Its expenses. Then the I n d i a n Territory was but sparsely settled, and the virgin prairie upon which the eye might rest was circumscribed only by the range of vision; but to-day the h u m of Industry Is heard, the highways of civilization have been built, towns have sprung up, the green prairies are fast passing away and giving place to fields of waving grain and fruitful corn. The spirit of progress "Is abroad In the land," and soon the beautiful Indian Territory will take her place In the sisterhood of States, and another star will be placed upon the nation's emblem. I t rests with you to determine whether or not Masonry will keep step In this m a r c h b f advancement. Your past success Is your answer for the future.

H e refers to t h e fraternal dead of other jurisdictions, and ment i o n s t h e d e a t h of o u r M.-.W.-.^Bro. H E N K Y C . C O O K : Past Grand Master H E X R Y C. COOK, of Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; For m a n y years Bro. COOK had been a resident of Vlnlta, and while he retained his membership In the Blue Lodge In Kansas, he was one of the charter members of Vlnlta Chapter, and one of Its most active, useful members.

Commissions were issued e m p o w e r i n g b r e t h r e n named therein to perform t h e duties assigned t h e m in l a y i n g t h e corner stone of the F i r s t B a p t i s t Church a t Davis, t h e F i r s t B a p t i s t Church a t D u r a n t , t h e school building a t S o u t h Canadian, t h e M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h a t Lenapaii, tlie masonic hall a t Lebanon. Dispensations were issued for t h e formation of two new lodges. N i n e t e e n decisions a r e s u b m i t t e d for t h e e n l i g h t e n m e n t of the b r e t h r e n as t h e correct interpretation of the laws of t h a t Grand Lodge. W e think No. 11 is a little too severe:

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No. U: A brother claims t h a t the Bible teaches that It Is wrong to belong to the Masonic Institution, and t h a t his connection therewith endangers his prospect for Heaven, and applies for a dlmlt. Would you grant It? Ans^oer.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;No. Our law, page 38, Constitution, Article XVI, says: "Whenever a brother applies for a dlmlt, and his dues are fully paid and no charges are preferred against him * * * the dlmlt shall be granted to him by order of the Worshipful Master without a vote of the lodge." But when a brother applies for a dlmlt upon the grounds stated in your letter it Is your duty to order charges to be preferred against him a t once, and Is the duty of your lodge to either expel or Indeflnitel.y suspend him. Your lodge could not afford to recommend such a Mason to the Craft, wherever dispersed about the globe, as a true craftsman.. Eeligious belief i.s n o t a m a s o n i c c r i m e ; and we fail to see liow a brother could be suspended or expelled, a n d s t a n d as a criminal in t h e s i g h t of Masons for t r y i n g to w i t h d r a w from a l l t h e allurements of t h e world, a n d a conscientious endeavor t o m a k e sure of H e a v e n . A s i m i l a r case came to the writer's notice in his own lodge. T h e d i m i t was p r o m p t l y furnished. The b r o t h e r entered t h e m i n i s t r y of a churcli m u c h opposed to secret societies, b u t w h e n p r o m p t e d to d e n o u n c e t h e Masons his h e a r t failed him. He w i t h d r e w froni t h a t c h u r c h , united with a n o t h e r , r e turned his d i m i t to the lodge, a n d now lives the life of a h a p p y , contented C h r i s t i a n Mason. The e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e is vigorouslj' a d v o cated by t h e G r a n d Master. Capt. A L L Y N K . C A P B O N a n d P r i v a t e Cox, who were killed i n the battles a r o u n d Santiago, were m e m b e r s of Rush S p r i n g Lodge, No. 7, of t h a t jurisdiction. The m e m b e r s of t h e G r a n d I^odge were r i c h l y edified by a n eloquent oration on the s y m b o l i s m of the corner stone. W e clip one of his i l l u s t r a t i o n s : In the 144th Psalm, 11th and 12th verses, DAVID uses this language: " Rid me and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and whose right hand Is a hand of wickedness; that our sons may be as plants grown up In their youth ; t h a t our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after th>e similitude of a palace." Here we find the very soul of poetry, taking one of the symbols of Masonry and with it paying a true and beautiful compliment to woman. She is,Indeed, the precious corner stone upon which rests the superstructure of our social fabric, and from which radiate those powerful, purifying and ennobling Influences which have civilized and refined the world. Without her sweet a n d gentle Influence this world, with all its boasted wealth, culture and power, would speedily relapse Into barbarism. A low regard for her is like ashes from the furnace of hell; It destroys all that Is pure and noble and sinks m a n down to Infamy and death. A high regard for her Is like Are, taken from the a l t a r of heaven; It purifies and ennobles and lifts m a n up and makes him nearer t o and more like his GOD ; she Is the embodiment of purity, devotion and love; the climax of GOD'S creation. D A V I D must have understood the masonic explanation of the c o r n e r s t o n e ; he beautifully expresses It with regard to t h e position of woman In the moral and social world. No R e p o r t on Correspondence. M.'.W.-. H E N B Y C . N A S H , G r a n d Master, Antlers. R.-. W.-. J O S E P H S . M U B E O W , G r a n d Secretary, A t o k a .

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IOWA—1898. 5 6 T H A N K U A L CoMMTjNiCATiOisr, C o u x o i L B L U F F S , J U N E , 1898. A L M O N E A L P H D E W E Y , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, delivered a

v e r y readable and instructive address. therein are o r t h o d o x :

T h e sentiments expressed

The past masonic year h a s come and gone amidst the greatest blessings to Masonry In our Grand Jurisdiction; the Christian Mason can look back with his highest hopes realized, with u n d a u n t e d confidence In his GOD as the Ruler and the Eternal Spirit of Right ever present to approve and bless all good works; with a full satisfaction t h a t his faith Is well founded and that all principles of right "shall a n d will prevail." Indeed, there Is no escape from these principles; GOD will bless that which Is right, and equally sure will H e visit punishment on that which Is w r o n g ; the reward for the right or the punishment for the wrong m a y be slow In Its application, but sure to follow.

A n d also on the influence of Masonry in public life, by t h e p r o m u l g a t i o n of the principles of r i g h t : The nineteenth century Is fast drawing'to a close and carrying with It the history of the past, laden with its fruits of success and Its wounds of disappointments. I n many respects i t has been a n eventful period, but In Its very recent portion has left Its reflection on Its professed Intellectual, humane and Christian character. I n border and d i s t a n t governments oppression, wrong and I n h u m a n conduct has r u n rife; war and bitter contentions have existed' and have even been carried to our own heretofore peaceful borders. We, a professed Christian and h u m a n e people, stand In wonder a t the slow progress of the higher and nobler attributes of m e n ; we strive for the emulation of the more honorable principles of g o v e r n m e n t ; we seek to educate and lift up. The events of the past few m o n t h s have awakened and astonished the whole civilized world at the conservatism manifested by American statesmanship and the corresponding sentiment of the American people. The warlike disposition, ever potent in all arbitrary or despotic forms of government, has been found absent In ours. The desU-e to grasp a t grievances, either real or Imaginary, for the purpose of conveying to the world that we possess an ambition to retaliate on our neighbor without first appealing to them to set all •wrongs right by peaceful methods has been fully demonstrated tobe.no part lof our, disposition. And, my brethren, m a y we not Justly and honorably attribute this, or a 'great part of this noble American inclination of character, to the teachings and Influences of Ancient, Free a n d Accepted Masonry? Masonry with its peculiar yet silent aggressiveness ingratiates Its teachings of humanity, beneficence and conciliation into the minds and hearts of Its membership, and through them to a whole people. Yet Masonry, with all its army of followers, with Its vast influence, power and greatness, can only continue where peace reigns—that Is, when a n d where war and contention commences Masonry ceases. Masonry never waged war; Masonry never marshalled a n a r m y ; Masonry never fought a battle. With a membership of over twenty-seven thousand in our own fair State with a roll of about eight hundred thousand In the United States.each and all h e a r i n g a n d teaching the noble principles of our Order, Masonry can well be claimed to exert an influence on the character of our people, and In its "good -way and t i m e " carry with It a n Influence t h a t must tend to temper the disposition of a whole people.

Our brethren have been called to m o u r n t h e death of three P a s t Grand Masters:

M.-.W.-. B r o . Z E P H A B I A H C . L U S E , M.-.W.-.

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Bro. R A L P H GUBLEY P H E L P S , and M.-.W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M PAGET ALLEN. Lengthy and brilliant eulogies follow the announcement

of each name: "Peace, then, to these men's memory; let It grow Greener with years, and blossom through the flight Of ages; let the mimic canvas show Their calm, benevolent features; let the light Stream on their deeds of love, t h a t shunned the sight Of all but Heaven; and In the book of fame The glorious record of their virtues write. And hold it up to men, and bid them claim A palm like theirs, and catch from them the hallowed flame."

Three new lodges were given an existence by virtue of the Grand Master's dispensation. ^ The M.'.W.". Brother is opposed to the cipher ritual. Listen: While Masonry In many ways Is considered progressive, at least enough so to correspond with the needs, wants, and circumstances of the times In which we live, and realizing fully the labored effort necessary to be made to know and perpetuate the ritual correctly and to teach It accurately, yet I cannot but feel that the adoption of a cipher by this Grand Lodge, and to proclaim It to the world as the authentic secrets of Masonry, would be one of the most flagrant acts of wrong to Masonry of any legislation we could adopt. The secret work of Masonry is one of its beauties and fascinations; the fact that its publication is prohibited adds a force and attraction that to permit It to be published would dissolve. The prohibition of such a publication Is what, to a great degree, gives Masonry its peculiar Identity, and this is one great reason why it Is non-comparable with any other social or secret body; and no legislative act could be adopted t h a t would tend to destroy all tliese as much as to permit tlie publication of a cipher or any other character or kind of secret ritual. Masonry, as originally taught in Its simplicity and purity, knew nothing of a published, written, or printed ritual, as Indeed, every obligation taken by the Mason earnestly prohibits such, and this Grand Lodge has gone quite far enough when It even authorized the preparation of two or three official copies of the ritual in cipher form.

The reports of M.-.W.-. Bro. T. S. P A B V I N , as Grand Secretary and Librarian, are replete with items of interest to the. Graft. Large additions have been made to the fine library; among them are a number of old and rare masonic books. There is one page in these handsome Proceedings, and in many others that come to the reviewer's table, that to this writer does not appear to be right—the page set apart to the report of charity, containing the names of the beneficiaries. Such publication only adds to the humiliation of our destitute brethren, and in a measure destroys the beauty and true spirit of the mission to be performed by the Charity Fund. Publish the orders by number, leave the names for the information of the committee and inquiring brethren, and thus follow the teachings of the Great Light: "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which Is in heaven." * » * " B u t when thou doest thine alms let not thy left hand kn<j.w what thy right hand doeth. That thine alms may be In secret and thy Father, which seeth In secret, shall reward thee openly."— MATT. vl. 1,3,4.

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The returns of lodges reveal a total membership of 27,907, an Increase of 405 over 1897. The Committee on Cipher R i t u a l made a very complete report: Your committee have been a t great pnlns to secure light on this system, and have received many valuable suggestions, not only from our own brethren and those Jurisdictions m a k i n g practical use of the cipher, but also other States and Territories. Sifting all this testimony and theory, as well as doing considerable thinking of ourselves, your committee believe that the Interests of Iowa Masonry will not be advanced by the use of the offlclal cipher; that Its adoption would be a step backward In the grand triumphal march of the "Sons of I-,lght." Our reasons are: First. It Is contrary to masonic usage, custom and obligations. This objection may be avoided by technicality, but never by honest construction of engagements entered into. I t may be termed a mere sentimentality, but sentiment softens the hard places of life, and is the very soul of that "charity which extends beyond the grave." I t is called old fog)'lsm,and we are referred to the progresslveness of certain so-called higher bodies which are said to have adopted a cipher, but we mistake the disposition of the members of this Grand Body if they accept the dictates of any authority save that of their own enlightened reason. Second. If it Is put In the hands of each Master, It Is Impossible to keep it from profane hands. I t Is thought by holding the Master strictly accountable, secrecy could be maintained, yet men die, and the copy is lost. The Masters of the large jurisdiction above referred to were so held, and yet even now their official work Is printed and openly sold by profanes as a money-maker. Again, If there is no danger, why use a cipher a t all? Plain print Is easier read. If It is lawful to print the secret work In cipher. It Is lawful to print It a t length. The very use of a cipher pre-supposes its being handled by profanes. Yet even then there is no safetj', for the experience of ages teaches t h a t there never was a cipher made by m a n t h a t some other man could not unlock If It was to his Interest, monetary or otherwise, to do so. Third. The work, If committed to a book, will be read In open lodge. This, we are informed, has actually happened in some of the so-called higher bodies, and while, perhaps, it might be overcome by stringent law, It Is submitted t h a t It Is unwise to unduly extend the penal code. Fourth. I t Is a hindrance to good work. A most zealous brother of long experience once said: "Masonry would gain infinitely if every Monitor were blotted out of existence." E.xperlence teaches that If a Master has a book he depends on it. This takes the spirit out of the work. To Impress the noble lessons taught by the ritual, they m u s t become a part of the Master, must be Ufe of his life, soul of his soul, a p a r t of his very being. The language must be so incorporated with his very self t h a t It flows as his own thought, and not as the word of another.. I t Is a notorious fact t h a t the monitorial part of a degree, which has always been plainly printed, yet which belongs to the degree Just as mtich as the most esoteric part. Is too often neglected. Is run over in a slipshod manner. Is even read and a t times wholly omitted, the Master saying: "My brother, this section of the degree Is found In* the Monitor, which you can read at your leisure." Trust the memory, and It will grow stronger. Trust a book, and the memory will trust It, too. Fifth. The vast weight of authority is against It. Your committee appreciate the fact t h a t this argument does not appeal to a thinking man, but at the same time It is well to know that If we make

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this radical departure we enter a path seldom trod. Prudence should therefore make us hesitate until the absolute wisdom of the course Is demonstrated, and until It becomes plain that there Is np other well-trodden way that will lead to the same goal. Sixth. This departure cannot be made without serious dissension. Were there no other arguments against the cipher system, your committee believe that this alone should decide the m a t t e r . The keen Interest taken by the brethren generally whenever this subject has been brought up, shows that they think strongly, feel deeply, and have a vital interest In the matter, and rightly. This Grand Lodge has lately passed through the throes of a decision on a matter upon which the views were no more diverse, on which the sentiments of the brethren honestly held, were no more antipodal than on the question under discussion. Harmony has been restored; shall we again wrangle? Peace again reigns ; shall we disturb it? I t was necessary to take up that question; its decision could not be avoided. Do we want a repetition without first exhausting other expedients? There are many more reasons t h a t might be urged had your committee more time and ability. These suggest themselves as the most important, l)acked as they are by the test of actual experience. We are thus remitted by the course of discussion to the fourth class of methods, which we have denominated the district plan. This, In brief. Is the system where the ritualistic work is In charge of a Board of Custodians or Grand Lecturers, having a number of Instructors subordinate to them, among whom the territory Is generally divided. These subordinate instructors, of course, do not devote their entire time to the work. They receive no compensation, their zeal for the Order, together with the stimulus of keeping their territory equal to the other districts,being an ample Incentive. Their expenses are paid In some States by the Grand Lodge, In others by the lodges visited. I n addition to these Individual visitations, tliere are held district schools, presided over by one of the Grand Lecturers. I n many Instances there are held also schools for these deputies, who liold commissions from the Grand Master, good for one year. The workings of this plan, as revealed by the reports, are most salutary and satisfactory. I t cannot well be otherwise. Scatter from twenty to one hundred enthusiastic, hard-working, zealous Instructors over the State, and they are a wondrous power for good. Consider the Immense amount of work necessary to acquire letter-perfect the entire ritual. Such a brother is not going to hide his light under a bushel, especially when p u t in charge of a district. This district will be well posted, or he will know the reason why. I t Is claimed that the required numbercan not be found In this State. Other States have found them, and your committee believe, yea, we know, that in tills State the masonic fraternity Is Just as intelligent. Just as progressive. Just as zealous for the good of the Order as any jurisdiction on this fair earth. We believe, nay, we know, that within each district t h a t may be established, even If restricted to a single county, would be found a t least one^brother who would willingly fit himself for the responsible and honorable position of Instructor. Your committee, then, are unanimous In recommending to this Grand Body a form of district Instruction, whereby the benefits of the standard work may be more widely disseminated. The plan contemplates the retention of the present Board of Custodians and of the feature of traveling custodian; requires the board to divide the State into districts, to have a school of instruction In each district once a year, under the supervision of the custodians. I t shall be a real school for hard, earnest work, and that work ritualistic proficiency; no conferring of degrees upon actual candidates, no Junketing, b u t business, first, last, and all the time. It contemplates, also, the presence and instruction of at least one representative from each lodge in the district, the Master preferably, and the

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commissioning for one year as Deputy Grand Lecturers of each brother passing a rigid examination in t h e work a n d recommended by the board, the expense of each school to be paid by fhe Grand Lodge. While so extensive a system of district schools Is not carried on In all of the States using the district plan, yet It Is employed In many of the Jurisdictions with adjnlrable results. -Your committee believe, therefore, that this feature especially should be adopted for present use, and if In time the brethren become so proflclent t h a t it Is unnecessary, it may be dropped. The committee believe that this plan. If carried out, while there may l)e some expense, win in a short time produce great uniformity. Surely Iowa Masons want the best, and the best, while In the end cheapest, alwavs costs more In the present. Let not Iowa be pointed a t a m o n g her sisters as a "cheap J o h n " State. We therefore recommend the adoption of the plan outlined above.

F r o m t h e report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Necrology, we e x c e r p t : Your committee would fall In- the discharge of Its duty if reference were not made to the gallant band of eighty-three of our sailor brethren who perished In the Ill-fated Maine. Their names will be cherished In the annals of our country. Space forbids n a m i n g a n y of those heroes except Lieutenant J E N K I N S and Engineer M B K R I T T , the Senior and Junior Wardens, respectively, of the lodge held on board of the Maine. True It Is t h a t ^ "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power. And all t h a t beauty, all t h a t wealth e'er gave. Await alike the Inevitable hour— The paths of glory lead but t o the grave." These,our brethren, died a t the post of duty, not with the wild and stirring music of war ringing in their ears, but amid darkness and horror they began their Journey to the presence of the Supreme Grand Master. Their death was untimely, and their brethren mourn. Among the m a n y gems "of purest ray serene" which the "dark, unfathonied caves of ocean" will reveal to the light of the last great day, none will measure higher In deathless devotion to the post of duty than our dead brethren of the Maine. Our d i s t i n g u i s h e d friend a n d b r o t h e r . Rev. J. C. W . C O X E , i n

p r e s e n t i n g tlie R e p o r t on Correspondence, s a y s : We herewith present our sixth Report on Correspondence, reviewing all the Proceedings of Grand Lodges which have reached us up to date. I n former years we have been lenleut with the laggards, and have held open the door of welcome with the encouragement— "While the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner m a y return." We now close the door a n d p u t out the light, and will permit the delinquent sinners to enjoy a season for repentance while waiting for notice another year. As heretofore, we have regarded our office as that of an Outlook Committee, charged with the duty of scanning the masonic horizon, noting all hopeful Indications, pointing out dangerous tendencies, uttering a word of cheer, or sounding a note of warning, as m i g h t be necessarj'; in all things governed by two prime considerations—loyalty to our own Grand Jurisdiction and fidelity to our own convictions. Thus have we read, and gleaned, and written, "with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness In the right, as GOD gives us to see the right." Where we could honestly do so, we have given approval and praise, for we fully approve the sentiment t h a t " taffy is better t h a n epltaphy," and that a n honest and manlj- word of commendation to the living is of Immeasurably more value t h a n fulsome ( a n d sometimes undeserved) eulogy of the dead.

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This report, rich in thouglit, beautiful in diction, courteous in review, and elegant in construction, merits t h e commendation of a l l good Masons, wheresoever dispersed. W e h a d marked m a n y selections of this report for reproduction, b u t have given the full space to t h e Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. H e treats K a n s a s h a n d s o m e l y ; says " t h e address of Grand Master M.-.W.*. Bro. S H A V E R does n o t belie his n a m e for its keen

tone a n d clear-cut discussions;" in c o m m e n d i n g t h e report of t h e Grand Secretary, " h i s efficiency is everywhere conceded;" t h a t t h e Grand Orator vigorously a n d eloquently presented " t h e fund a m e n t a l s of F r e e m a s o n r y ; " " t h e singing introduced into t h e memorial service is a new element of beauty and impressiveness ;" t h a t t h e code of By-Laws is " a n lionor to the able committee w h o h a d i t in charge." Our own report is kindly c o m m e n d e d : "A feast of fat t h i n g s ; .a feast wines on the lees, of fat things full of.marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. H i s ideals a r e high a n d his execution is "worthy the noble succession in whicli he is last, though not least." T h a n k s , Brother. M.-.W.-. C E O M . B O W B N , G r a n d Master, Des Moines.

B.-.W.-. T H E O D O E B S . P A B V I N , Grand Secretary, Cedar E a p i d s .

KENTUCKYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 99TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

L O U I S V I L L E , O O T O E E B , 1898.

Membership, 18,402. R. H . T H O M P S O N , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master.

W e like the Grand Master's a d d r e s s ; i t h a s the ring of true spirit of Masonry, elevating a n d uplifting in tone. Bead his introductory: I n the good providence of GOD we are permitted to assemble In this, our ninety-ninth Annual Communication, and to unite In a tribute of thanksgiving for His loving kindness, whose Infinite goodness and mercy has followed us all the days of our life, and guided and sustained us during the year that Is passed. This year 1898 will be memorable In the annals of our country. I t Is remarkable for the revelation It has made to the world of the capacity of a nation under free Institutions to develop. In the great body of its citizens, the highest and most heroic type of manhood. I t Is remarkable for the revelation of the Irresistible power t h a t lies In such a citizenship when unified by the spirit of patriotism, and wielded in the cause of freedom and In aid of suffering and oppressed humanity. B u t above all, the past year has been marvelous In the revelation of the all-protecting, guiding ;hand of GOD In the affairs of nations and of men. Since the walls of Jericho fell down a t the sound of the trumpets, and the nations fled a t the presence of the GOD of Hosts In t h e armies of Israel, never has the protecting hand of GOD been so manifest as In the victories vouchsafed to the American navy a t Manila and a t Santiago de

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Cuba. Two whole fleets, with hosts of men, destroyed, with a loss of less than seven men. Surely the I/ord of Hosts Is with us. Well may our people exclaim with the Inspired Psalmist, "Not unto us,Oh, Lord,not unto us,but unto Thy name give glory." " Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving and show ourselves glad in H i m with praise." "For the Lord our Gor> is a light and defense." " I t is He t h a t setteth up one and pulleth down another." ''Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and declare the wonders t h a t H e doth for the children of men." Not only In our national life have we been blessed, but prosperity and peace have marked the year with gladness throughout our Jurisdiction; harmony has prevailed within our borders, and only a single note of discord has disturbed our relations with our sister Grand Lodges throughout the world.

Much space is devoted to the subject of Negro Masonry and the action of the M.'.W.\ Grand Lodge of Washington is .severely, but courteously condemned. A committee was appointed by the Grand Master, who prepared a lengthy and forcible report upon the subject, recommending a severance of fraternal relations with â&#x20AC;˘the Grand Lodge of Washington. â&#x20AC;˘ We are pleased, with the Grand Master's declaration on a^ Mason's duty to his family: Is It a masonic offense for a Master Mason to desert his wife and famil.v? I answered: Yes. I t Is gross unmasonlc conduct. A Mason Is bound by his tenure to obey the moral law. A Master Mason Is under a peculiar obligation to ol>serve and preserve the sanctity of the marital relation, which is the ver.v corner stone of h u m a n society. I t is the most sacred relation known among men, and he who desecrates it, or lightly regards the solemn covenant which he has called upon GOD to witness and to bless, is an enemy to society.and a foresworn manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a criminal alike in the eyes of GOD and of men; unworthy to be the companion, much less to be a brother of the mystic tie, among the honorable and the upright. For such a m a n there is no place in the ancient and honorable fraternity of Freemasons.

He granted dispensation to Kentucky Army Lodge, No. 1. Twenty lodges were favored by an official visit from the Grand Master. He recommends that a suitable appropriation be made towards the entertainment and cordial welcoming of the Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment to be held in Louisville in 1901. His admonition to coinmittees on investigation might be read with much profit. Here it is: I can not close this address without most earnestly insisting upon a severer scrutiny Into the lives and characters of'those who petition for initiation. Their habits, their associates, their peculiarities, should all be scrutinized most carefully before a committee should make a favorable report. A careless, unfaithful Committee of Investigation is the deadliest enemy to the prosperitj' of Masonry, and even conscientious committees forget t h a t it Is the internal, and not the external man they are to investigate; what he is, and not what he is reported to be; in other words his character, and not his reputation. Too man.v are admitted on mere negative qualiflcatlons. The applicant may be apparently free from anj' open vice, not Intemperate, not untruthful, not dishonest in public estimation. He ma.v be of good social position, lutein-

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gent, rich; all these qualities he niaj' have, and still be totally unworthy to be a member of a band of brothers, whose sole a i m is to build up character and spread the cement of brotherly love. He m a y have all these outward qualifications, and still be wholly selfish, covetous, envious, censorious, a lover of gossip, eager to hear and ready to repeat the whispers of evil report. He may he swift to anger and slow to conciliate, a m a n of filthy conversation, of unscrupulous will, one who "keeps the word of promise to the ear and breaks It to the hope." These are things which sliow tlie heart, and Masonry deals with the hearts of men. Can such a m a n be temperate, prudent, brave. Just? Can he be said to possess the four perfect points of entrance? Surely not. He is' unworthy.

According to the report of t h e Grand Treasurer our brethren h a v e h a d financial prosperity as evidenced by t h e increased balance on hand. E.-.W.-. Bro. H. B . G B A N T presented a fine a n d complete r e port, giving a concise s t a t e m e n t of the transactioiis and business on the "Secretary's table." The effort to raise $50,000 as a centennial fund to be devoted to t h e building of an Old Man's H o m e , h a s been successful in r e a c h i n g beyond the $40,000 line. The Orphan's Masonic H o m e is t h e pride a n d joy of every K e n t u c k y Mason. The Report on Foreign Correspondence is b y M.'.W.-. Bro: W . M. C L A E K E . Topical in style a n d forcible in diction. A good report. M.-.W.-. J A M E S E . W I L H E L M , G r a n d Master, P a d u c a h .

R.-.W.-. H . B . G R A N T . Grand Secretary, Louisville.

LOUISIANAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1898. 8fiTH A N N U A L C O M M U N I C A T I O N .

N E W OniiEANS, F E B . 1898.

N u m b e r of lodges, 131; membership, 5,439. AiiBEBT G. B B I O B , M.-.W.-. Grand Master. I n his able and instructive address h e refers to the severe. drouth t h a t visited their State during the y e a r ; says " t h a t when one calamity is succeeded by another t h e qualities of manhood are p u t upon trial, and the m e m b e r s of our Order a r e ever prompt to respond to the demand for relief; t h a t although the ravages of disease a n d afflictions of life are mysterious, t h a t in t h e grains of sand upon t h e beach, the mountains t h a t dominate the shores of the ocean, m a y be read significant lessons, sublime in wisdom a n d hoary with age, the h a n d w r i t i n g of t h e Grand Master of the universe," a n d admonish Masons to read a n d interpret t h e lessons. H e recognizes an i m p o r t a n t fact t h a t the fir.st duty of a Mason is to his family, then to his brother Mason. W e are pleased to record his vision of brighter days:

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We a r e starting upon a new y e a r ; let us believe the clouds of adversity are breaking, t h a t the silver lining visible along the horizon Is the prophecy of better things for us a n d for our people,and with the Incoming year prosperity will smile upon our endeavors; and each resolve to put forth hts best efforts to let In the sunlight of gladness, and wreath smiles where erstwhile sorrow abided.

The consequences t h a t n a t u r a l l y flow from failure of crops, and t h e visitations of pestilence are cessation of work, a n d t h e records reveal a loss of five, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e unusual large death roll of 130, one of t h a t n u m b e r being P a s t Grand Master JQ. A. FBIJIJOWS ; " a splendid life has closed, his history is rounded to a period, t h e m o r t a l h a s passed from our view; a soul is awakened into immortalityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those who knew h i m here a n d loved h i m are left to mourn." H e complains of the inactivity of m a n y of the District Deputy Grand Masters. H e h a s endeavored to keep joint occupancy of lodge rooms -with other secret societies within the narrowest limit. H i s rulings a r e in accord with general masonic law, a n d in substance a r e : " A brother w h o exposes his ballot is subject to masonic discipline ; a m e m b e r of a committee refusing or neglects ing to a c t may be removed, a n d t h e vacancy filled b y t h e Worshipful M a s t e r ; t h a t a m e m b e r of a lodge in good s t a n d i n g signing t h e petition of a n e w lodge for a charter, becomes a c h a r t e r m e m b e r of t h e ne^v lodge." A D r o u g h t F u n d of $1,082 was created and distributed a m o n g t h e brethren, widows a n d orphans, sufferers b y t h e drought. F r o m t h e G r a n d Secretary's report we learn t h a t the assets of the GrancL Lodge of L o u i s i a n a are $174,147.04, with a bonded a n d floating liability of a b o u t $62,000. A very good showing for a m e m b e r s h i p of 5,439 Masons. A resolution adopted prohibits t h e naming of lodges after living Masons in the future.

JOHN

QUINOY ADAMS

FELI^OWS, Past Grand Master

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c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Correspondence, is dead, y e t speaketh through t h e high a n d ennobling character of his masonic writings. As c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Correspondence he wrote for t h e e n l i g h t e n m e n t of t h e Craft a t large; inestimable in value, powerful in influence, because he lived his convictions. N o t only our b r e t h r e n of L o u i s i a n a mourn, b u t the whole wide masonic world m o u r n s t h e loss of this great a n d good m a n , a n d all unite in fraternal s y m p a t h y . Of such as he was, there be few on earth; Of such as he was, there are many In Heaven, And life Is all the sweeter that he lived. And all he loved more sacred for his sake; And death Is oil the brighter t h a t he died. And Heaven Is all the brighter t h a t he Is there.

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"JVe reproduce the report of the Committee on Necrology: The Special Committee appointed to give expression to the feelings of the Grand Lodge a t the demise of our esteemed and exalted Bro. J O H N QUINOY ADAMS FEJ-I-OWS, submit this to make a permanent record of the virtue and merits of his life—and of the evidence of our appreciation of it. The great masonic fraternity throughout the land knew and honored our departed brother. The lament over his grave has traversed lodge room and temple, asylum and consistory, and from everywhere the voice telling of our loss and attesting our reverence for the dead, has gone forth. It is on the records, and will there remain a lasting testimonial to his devotion as a Mason, and of our esteem for his manhood and his masonic virtues. But that this last tribute should be complete In itself—for the Information and benefit of those who come after us, we should not deem it necessary to repeat what has been made known and placed on record in the official announcements of his death; the story of his life—the details of his masonic career, the work he has done—the services he has rendered. "With this view .. we Incorporate and make part hereof: "The Masonic History of the Deceased," as given to the brethren of the Grand Jurisdiction by the M.'.W.'. Grand Master in his official announcement of his death, as follows: Bro. FEI^LOWS was borri a t Topsam, Orange County, Vermont, April 8,1826 — and passed to the Temple of Infinite on the Lord's Day, November 28,1897, in this city of New Orleans, at the age of seventy-two years, seven months and twenty-flve days. We have seen that he was made a Mason on the 29th day of November, 1849—being then just a little over twenty-four years of age—showing that, practically, the whole of his life's struggle and the whole of his life's work, from the years of first manhood to the decline of his days, were accomplished under the inspiration of masonic thought and the guidance of masonic light. Of his services to Freemasonry it is not necessary to speak—the above record tells its own story. Nothing less than a perfect devotion—a sacrifice of every other stud.v or pursuit, could have yielded such results. The history of it is told, therefore, when we say that his life, his appreciation of its dignity, its loftiness and mission were Involved in his conception of the study and practice of the principles of Freemasonry. He was skilled in the knowledge of Its laws; profound in the appreciation of its philosophy; exalted by his abiding faith in the fundamental logic on which It is erected —the belief In GOD and the Immortality of the soul. His masonic writings, mainly consisting of his work as chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, are full of the true spirit of Masonry. A Mason born, truly made in the heart ere ever t h a t friendly and brotherly grasp welcomed him as an actual brother—to him the great faith In the brotherhood of man was a practical reality. AVe abstain from mere eulogy of words, and expressions of grief and sorrow pales in the presence of that which is both inexplicable and Inevitable. I t is ordained t h a t "All who live must die— Passing through nature to eternity." His distinguished personality and his earnest presence are impressed in our hearts. Though forever gone from our sight—we shall long seem to see them before us—urging the good of the fraternity; upholding the Integrity of Freemasonry, expounding its humanity, expostulating against error, defending the truth. Bowing in humble submission to the divine ordinance which has removed him from our midst—let us remember t h a t the mission of our human exis-

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tence Is to come nearer GOD. Upward Is the. hope and the struggle, to_ cast sin off and vice and degrading passions, and attain the loftiness of the true, the pure, and the beautiful. I n t h a t struggle the memory of the good and the beautiful of those who have gone before us, lights up our hope and guides In the difllcult ascent. For t h a t let the record be made:—let the living sanctify the dead and be themselves exalted by the consecration. Let him who has so let his light shine before man as to glorify GOD be forever a lesson and example. Let t h e Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Louisiana, over honor the memory of Bro. .JOHN QUINOT ADAMS FEXII,OWS ; let

them ever cherish the h u m a n love which warmed his heart; ever remember with reverend recognition the service he rendered to Masonry and the zeal which m a d e It a devotion, and let our incense of gratitude and brotherly love go to him through even the Infinitude of the unknown —that he may bear witness to the spirits of the Immortals of "how beautiful It Is."—even In this valley of darkness—over which hangs always the shadow death—"for brethren • to dwell together In unit.v."

Owing to the illne.s.s and death of the chairman of the Committee, no Report on Foreign Correspondence is published. M.-.W.-. A. C. A L L E N , Grand Master, Franklin. R.-.W.-. R I C H A R D LAMBEBT, Grand Secretary, New Orleans.

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PORTLAND, MAY, 1898.

Ainid the rejoicings that reverberated this continent by reason of the splendid achievements and magnificent victory won by D E W E Y at Manila, the Grand Lodge of Maine as.sembled in that beautiful city of Portland, the home of the late N E A L Dow, and H E N R Y W . LONGFELLOW, with Bro. J O S E P H LOCKE, M.-. W.-. Grand Master, in the chair. His well arranged and patriotic address covers thirty pages of the Proceedings, and contains an interesting account of the manner in which he performed his duty as Grand Master, interspersed with expressions elevating and ennobling in their influence. The spirit of ARLINGTON B . MARSTON, Past Senior Grand Warden, winged the flight to portals above; a regular attendant at the Grand Lodge for twenty-six years. Two Worshipful Masters and 404 members of lodges received the ''golden key that ope's the place of eternity."

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H e pays a fitting tribute to the m e m o r y of the distinguished d e a d of other Grand Jurisdictions: "Transiently the passing faces Stamp their Image on the mind, Other features fill their places, But we backward turn to listen For the tones we would recall. Murmur we, while tear-drops glisten, One by one our loved ones fall. No one hears the door t h a t opens When they pass beyond our call, Soft as loosened leaves of roses One by one our loved ones fall."

The Grand Master issued dispensations to several lodges to appear in public to attend divine service. W e presume t h e y were h a n d s o m e l y ornamented and decorated with masonic r e galia and m a d e a fine display, and did h u m b l y and r e v e r e n t l y worship the L o r d ' ' i n the beauty of holiness." W e presume t h e J e w i s h brother joined lustily in singing: , "Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as l?o war. With the cross of .IESUS Going on before."

And in perfect peace and h a r m o n y t h e b r e t h r e n could s i n g : "Brothers, we are treading Where the saints of GOD have trod; We are not dividedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; All one body we ; One in hope and doctrine. One in charity."

And no d o u b t t h e regalia inspired t h e singing a n d increased the reverence for the "house of the Lord." Two new masonic halls were dedicated.. ' Conventions for instruction were held with good results. . A net gain in m e m b e r s h i p of 106 increased the g r a n d total to 22,191. A number of decisions applicable to t h e law of t h a t jurisdiction were reported, and sustained by the committee. F r o m the "Conclusion" of this Excellent address we e x c e r p t : Every Mason Is sworn to support and obey the laws of his own country, but this does not prevent his sympathy being extended to, and his charity reaching out and helping the down-trodden and the oppressed of other countries and climes. Only a few days since the c a l l " To Arms " Issued by President McKiNiEY was flashed over the wires to every'tortlon of this great c o u n t r y ; and why? Was it to repel an Invasion? No. Was It to prevent dismemberment? No. Was It for aggrandizement and the seizure of the territory of others? No. Why was it? I t was in answer ÂŁ0 the cry of distressed humanity ascending to the Heavenly Throne on High. GOD yet rules the Universe, and in the fullness of time He puts It Into the hearts of men and of nations to do His bidding. MOSES was raised up and sent of GOD

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to do H i s bidding, so was ST. J O H N T H E B A P T I S T and the Prophets of Old.

• We m a y say these were m e n of destiny; and so others have been irien of •destiny, even down to our times. Can any one doubt that this country was concealed for ages from the kingdoms and the people of the Old World, t h a t It might be occupied and become the home of a Gou-fearlng and liberty-loving people? Were not W A S U I N G T O N and LINCOLN and G R A N T men of destiny,

and appointed to do the work assigned them? This Is not the first time this cry from Cuba has been heard. Like BANQTJO'S ghost. It would not down, but has arisen about ever.v generation to trouble this country. I t was one of the Issues i n the days of .IBFFERSON and .TOHN QDINOY ADAMS, and helped elect

F R A N K L I N P I B R C E to the Presidency. I t rose again during GKANT'.S administration, and nearly culminated in war by the course pursued by the Spanish officers In seizing and condemning to death, with iiardly the form of a trial, the sailors of the Virr/inius. The people of this country tlien demanded Justice and t h a t Spain should abandon Cuba, and General GRANT wont so far as to order our navy to be placed on a war footing; b u t diplomac.v and the Influence of the money power, aided by the Secretary of State, over-persuaded G R A N T and Congress to accept a n apology and Indemnity for the families of those condemned to death, and to leave the Cubans alone. The same Influence would doubtless have controlled this nation again, but it was in the heart of the great masses of our people to say "No," and the President and Congress have obeyed the voice of the people, as it were the voice of GOB. VOX Populi, nox Dei.

Only twice before In the history of this country have the great masses of the people been aroused as they are to-day and their hearts flred wltli the premonition of war, viz: In 1776 and in 1861. There is no m a n living in this country to-day, no matter what his views may then have been, but will admit that those events were Inspired by the noblest Impulses t h a t can stir the h u m a n breast—liberty and humanity. The history of this world shows t h a t all great events which have been far-reaching In their result have been inspired by noble Impulses. So to-day t h e cry of humanity strikes a responsive chord In the great h e a r t of the people of this country, and no matter what our Individual views now may be as to whether or not it was the duty of our government to pursue the course It has, we should now obey and sustain the same. Freemasonry believes In GOD, and that H e is merciful; It believes In charity for all mankind—that charity which reaches out Its a r m not only to feed a n d clothe, b u t to aid and lift up, to the extent of its ability, struggling h u m a n i t y wherever It m a y be found; that charity which extends to a fallen foe " t h a t glorious attribute of Deity—Mercy." I n t h e r e p o r t of t h e C o m m i t t e e on R e t u r n s we find an intere s t i n g s t a t i s t i c a l table c o v e r i n g a period of five years, r e m a r k a b l e in its s h o w i n g of good cliaracter of the m e m b e r s h i p in t h a t o u t of 22,000 m e m b e r s only t w o h a d been expelled and ten suspended for m a s o n i c crime. M.-.W.'. B r ^ J o s i A H DBUMMOH^D p r e s e n t s the R e p o r t on Corr e s p o n d e n c e , c o n t a i n i n g 296 pages, a m a s o n i c d o c u m e n t of t h e h i g h e s t c h a r a c t e r , of i n c a l c u l a b l e benefit t o . t h e Craft. W i s e in its counsels, k i n d in a d m o n i t i o n a n d forcible in m a i n t e n a n c e of the Landmarks. I n h i s review of K a n s a s , he feelingly refers to t h e condition of M.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N M . P R I C E ; quotes freely from G r a n d M a s t e r S H A V E R ' S a d d r e s s , a n d saj^s: The Grand Orator, W. F. K U H N , dellvered-a magnificent address upon the F u n d a m e n t a l s of Freemasonry. While It must all be read as a whole, to be appreciated fully, and while extracts from It fall to do it any sort of Justice, we cannot resist the temptation to quote the following:

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"Then when you ask nie. W h a t Is the fundamental principle of Freemasonry? r would answer, Israel's altar,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Israel's GOD. Masonry's lineage Is noble, her ancestr.v divine, the true aristocracy of the world. H e r traditions and allegories, must, of necessity, be veiled with .Tewlsh lilstory. and her syrhboU.sm entwines, like rarest flowers and foliage, around the Temple of Israel's GOD. " I n this conception of the fundamental principle of Freemasonry, we have the Fatherhood of GOD, and the Brotherhood of Man. I wish to emphasize this point and declare'that there cannot be, and never has been a system of morality recognizing ' t h e Brotherhood of Man' outside of the belief in a personal GOD ; a system based upon the Fatherhood of GOD must kneel a t the same altar a t which A B R A H A M knelt." H e devotes n e a r l y two pages of his report to the C o m m i t t e e on Revision, a n d concludes the reference t h e r e t o : " B u t space will not allow us to give a more extended review of t h i s code and the notes, a n d we can only repeat w^hat we h a v e a l r e a d y said, t h a t we c o m m e n d it n o t only to all interested in p r e p a r i n g codes, b u t also to all i n t e r e s t e d in masonic j u r i s p r u d e n c e . " H i s courteous r e m a r k s r e l a t i n g to the w r i t e r ' s first R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence a r e gratefully received a n d d u l y a p p r e ciated, a n d we r e g r e t t h a t t h e d e m a n d for " c o p y " p r e v e n t s a discussion of some of t h e p o i n t s referred to. I n response to t h e writer's criticism of l a s t year, he s a y s : A dispensation Is required because such is our law; it does not allude to brethren getting together and Instructing each other In Masonry, but to the holding of lodges precisely 'ike the regular lodge meeting, save the absence of a charter. Some abuses grew up In this State by brethren meeting, clothing themselves as Masons, and opening a regular lodge with officers, in their places, with their Jewels, etc., and It was found necessary to regulate this last m a n n e r of proceeding, and a law was framed accordingly. He misapprehends, also, the decision in relation to the rights of unafflUated Masons. The decision Is simply that he does not have the riglil to the privilege named, but no lodge is prevented from granting him the exercise of the privileges. The decision Is simply that he cannot demand them as a matter of right. He quotes our reply to Bro. M I I I J E K In relation to masonic trials, a n d says It Is worthy the consideration of all who love Masonry. We are glad t h a t It has attracted his attention, and t h a t by publishing the extract he has called the attention of the brethren of his Jurisdiction to It; as we still regard t h e tendency to copy the technicalities of trials in court as threatening evil to tlie Institution. , The printer Is calling for "copy," and while we would be glad to go through this report further, we shall have to yield to the call. M.-.W.-. J O S E P H A. L O O K E , G r a n d Master, P o r t l a n d . R.-.W.-. S T E P H E N B E R B Y , G r a n d Secretary, P o r t l a n d .

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MANITOBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 898. 2 3 D AiSrisUAL COMMUKIOATIOX,

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Member.ship, 2,669. T H O M A S R O B I N S O N , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, on t h e throne, w h o

after expression.s of gratitude to a n all wise F a t h e r for mercies received, a n d a h e a r t y welcome to the brethren, gave an excellent " r e s u m 6 " of t h e official transactions of his office, first paying a beautiful tribute to t h e memory of those whose masonic light w a s extinguished, a n d whose influence a n d n a m e s will serve as beacons to guide t h e " w e a r y traveler from afar" in the p a t h w a y of duty. A patriotic reference is made to H e r Majesty's Diamond J u b i lee, a n d t h e loyalty of Masons everywhere. Contributions in commemoration of the event were cheerfully given and dedicated to the erection of a jubilee wing to the W i n n i p e g General Hospital. M.-.W.-. Bro. J A M E S F . L A W L E S S , G r a n d M a s t e r of t h e G r a n d

Lodge of Minnesota, w a s courteously received. H i s visit refreslied t h e m e m o r y of the early d a y s of Masonry, w h e n t h e first lodge wa.s established in Manitoba, b y t h e permission granted to relocate a lodge a t F o r t Garry, w h i c h afterward became t h e n u cleus of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba. T w e n t y lodges were favored w i t h a n official visit from tlie Grand Master. H e reports eight decisions, which are doubtless in accord with the l a w of t h a t jurisdiction. H e rules t h a t " an applicant for t h e degrees of Masonry was not debarred from admission to t h e Craft through h a v i n g lost his second, third a n d fourtli fingers of his r i g h t hand." ( P h y s i c a l perfection w^ith m e n t a l innovations.) One new lodge was authorized b y his dispensation. H e devotes four pages to a n a r g u m e n t on physical qualifications, a n d concludes t h a t physical qualification m a y be s u m m e d u p to apply to a n y one, " capable of l e a r n i n g ^he art." H e advocates "courses of lectures, masonic socials, as a means of revival to lifeless lodges, a n d closes his excellent report witli an admonition w o r t h y of all a c c e p t a t i o n : I would bespeak during the next year a perusal of the Ancient Charges by every member present. You will find a range 'Of subjects dealing with every position we can occupy as Individuals or citizens. They constitute the chief p a r t of t h e fundamental law of the fraternity, and embody a digest of the toellef, customs and usages which Masons had theretofore adopted for their guidance. They relate to GOD a n d religion, t o the State a n d duties of a citizen, to t h e lodge, to the duties of Its officers and members, to the proper working of t h e Craft, to the behavior of the brethren not only In the lodge room, but outside, t o the behavior within the family circle, and the duties they owe to those who seek assistance.

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W e notice from t h e r e p o r t of the G r a n d S e c r e t a r y t h a t o u r b r e t h r e n are piously inclined, h a v i n g h a d eleven d i s p e n s a t i o n s to â&#x20AC;˘wear masonic c l o t h i n g a t c h u r c h . Bro. G R A C E , c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence of t h e G r a n d L o d g e of A r k a n s a s , expresses our view o n the subject: In recommending t h a t the "periodical attendance of the lodges" (in regalia) " a t divine service should be In every way facilitated and encouraged," It strikes us that he Is venturing on new and dangerous ground. At the risk of being misunderstood we venture the assertion that a masonic lodge, as sucft, has no business In a church except, perhaps, to attend the funeral of a brother. Masonry embraces in its membership every form of religion; all doctrines a n d creeds of religious faith; but, officially, It knows none of them. I t would be embarrassing, to say the least of It, if the jSTon-Contormist, Jewish, Pedo-Baptlst or Quaker brethren In one of those Manitoba lodges were called upon to put on their regalia and attend and participate in the regular service of t h e established church. Most good Masons are devout believers In GOD and worship Him, each after his own fashion, but surely no lodge can require its members to attend a n y particular church or, for that matter, any church a t all. When we get to mixing our religion and Masonry, we are laying a sure foundation for dissension and disintegration. We would better stand by our Ancient Landmarks, which forbid the introduction of religion and politics into the lodge. No R e p o r t on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. G E O . B . M U B P H Y . Grand Master. Moosomin. R.-.W.-. W M . G . SCOTT, G r a n d Secretary, W i n n i p e g .

MASSACHUSETTS-1898. The Proceedings of Q u a r t e r l y C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , J u n e a n d Septeinber, 1898, a n d s i x Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s are before u.s. M.-.W.-. CHABiiES C A B E O L I . HTJTCHINSOIV, Grand Master, p r e siding. A t the J u n e Q u a r t e r l y C o m m u n i c a t i o n , the Commissioners on Trials made report. The f r a t e r n a l r e l a t i o n s with G r a n d Lodge of P e r u severed, and recognition e x t e n d e d to G r a n d Ijodge of N e w Zealand. The corner stone of t h e n e w Temple was laid w i t h a p p r o p r i a t e ceremonies. I n the a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master we find t h e following h i s toric r e f e r e n c e s : The fraternity of this country have officiated in ceremonies attending the laying of corner stones on m a n y occasions. One of the most notable occurred on the 18th of September, 1793, when the corner stone of t h e National Capitol at Washington was laid by our lllustrous Bro. GEOKGE AVASHINGTON, then President of the United States, assisted by the Grand Lodge of Maryland. On the 4th of July, 1795, being the twentieth anniversary of American I n dependence, the corner stone of the State House of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was laid by His Excellency SAJICEI^ ADAMS, Governor of the

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Commonwealth, assisted by the M/.W.-. P A U L B E V K B E , Grand Master, the R.-.W.-. Wii-i-iAM SCOXIJAT, Deputy Grand Master, the Grand Wardens and brethren of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. On the 4th of July, 1848, the corner stone of the National Monument to W A S H I X G T O K was laid by the Grand Master of Masons In the District of Columbia. On the 17th of June, 1S25, the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, M.-.W.-. .loHN ABDOTT, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, laid the corner stone of the monument erected to commemorate t h a t famous contest. He was assisted b.v our lllusti'ous Bro. Gen. LAFAYETTE ; and fifty years afterwards the apron worn by our honored guest on that occasion was presented to the Grand Lodge, and is now in our archives.

The corner stone of the first Temple was laid in'l830, amid the anti-masonic, excitement, and under the execrations of a turbulent multitude. Afterward some of the opponents, in the darkness of night, inscribed on the stone "Golgotha," meaning that the Temple would be occupied by murderous Masons, and would tliereby become a "place of skulls." The address was followed by the ceremony, and an excellent address by the Grand Chaplain. Our brethren know how to make these public ceremonies pleasing and attractive. A Sijecial Communication was held for the purpose of dedicating a new hall and celebrating the centennial anniversary of Jerusalem Lodge; another for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of King David Lodge; another for the purpose of laying the corner stone of a new Court House in Chelsea; another for the laying of the corner stone of the Public Library in Lynn; and the celebration of a centennial occasion of Meridian Lodge. At all of these gatherings very interesting addresses were delivered, appropriate to the occasion. Our brethren mourn the loss of E.-.W.". Bro. CHARLES L . WOODBURY, Past Deputy Grand Master, whose funeral was held â&#x20AC;˘on the 5th day of July, 1898. We are not favored with aEeport on Foreign Correspondence. M.-.W.-. CHARLES C. HUTCHINSON, Grand Master, Boston. JR.-.W.-. SERENO D . NIOKERSON, Grand Secretary, Boston.

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NOVEMBER, 1897. Master. The' Grand Master delivered his usual enthusiastic and elevating report of his official transactions. He truly says : ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, THOMAS J. SHRYOOK, M.-.W.". Grand

Reflectively, we may well say, how swiftly the sands of time are running on, and how rapidly our lives are drawing to a close. I t seems b u t yesterday t h a t our Grand Lodge celebrated the centennial of its formation, and yet, it

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has been ten yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one-tenth of a centuryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;since that time. A cursory glance backward reveals marvelous changes In the arts, the sciences, In governments, in diplomacy and statecraft, b u t the eternal and everlasting principles of Freemasonry are the same to-day as then, and for ages preceding that period; the personnel ot the Craft has altered greatly, and the Reaper has been n o respecter of persons; m a n y of the leaders of the Craft In this span of years have gone to their last reward; the faces in the Grand Lodge to-night are not those of the decade just past; but the principles ot the fraternity are as everlasting as eternity, and Freemasonry still presses onward and upward, fighting the great battle of lite for the betterment of mankind and the good of h u m a n i t y throughout the world. I n our own State the Craft Is steadily pressing forward, and to-day is in as good, if not better condition than ever heretofore; harmony and peace ijrevall throughout our jurisdiction; discord and confusion are unknown. Our Grand Lodge is In cordial fraternal touch with the Grand Lodges throughout the world, and our relations with all of them are of the most amicable and fraternal character. The G r a n d Master, b y v i r t u e of his prerogative, m a d e L L O Y D L O W N D E S , Governor of M a r y l a n d , " a Mason a t sight," a n d explains the " w a y it is done." T h e best way, in the j u d g m e n t of the writer, to m a k e a Mason, is in t h e regular lodge. No occasion can exi.st, in t h i s d a y of m u l t i p l i c i t y of lodges, to w a r r a n t t h e invasion of a n y lodge's j u r i s d i c t i o n a n d deprive t h e m of the r i g h t j u s t l y their due. The G r a n d M a s t e r referred to the illness of our esteemed d i s tinguished B r o t h e r , E D W A E D T . S O H U L T Z , the c h a i r m a n of t h e Committee on Foreign Correspondence, whose e y e s i g h t h a s a l m o s t failed him. H e says : He has been sorely afflicted by the Great Giver of all good for some wise and unforseen reason, which Is incoinprehenslble to us, but I have no doubt that you, with me, indulge the hope t h a t It will not be as serious as our Brother Indicates his belief It will be. Bro. SCHUTJTZ has been one of the most untiring, unselfish and devoted workers in this Grand Lodge for many years back; indeed, before many of us had seen the light of Freemasonry, and his record will live In the annals of this Grand Lodge as long as memory lasts. When all of us present have passed the .Jordan ot Death and others have taken our place In the ranks, the name ot SOHUIJTZ will still be upheld In remembrance, aye. In reverence, by those who come after us. W e extend f r a t e r n a l s y m p a t h y , a n d sincerely t r u s t t h a t h e m a y improve in h e a l t h a n d be enabled to "receive more l i g h t , " a n d thus be enabled to c o n t i n u e his services to the Craft b y h i s valuable and able R e p o r t s on F o r e % n Correspondence. Dispensations were issued a u t h o r i z i n g the l a y i n g of the corner stones of six c h u r c h e s . The G r a n d M a s t e r concludes his address with a due a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of t h e honors bestowed upon him, a n d the loyal s u p p o r t given him d u r i n g h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of twelve years. The b r e t h r e n set t h e i r a p p r o v a l on his official career by electi n g him to serve t h e m for t h e t h i r t e e n t h year. , P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r J O H N M . C A R T E R favored t h e G r a n d Lodge by r e a d i n g his a d d r e s s delivered before the Masonic V e t e r -

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ans' Association, replete w i t h masonic history and incidents of early d a y s of Masonry in t h a t jurisdiction, well worthy a place in t h e Proceedings. Owing to the affliction Avhich befell the chairman of the Comm i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, w e . a r e deprived of the privilege a n d pleasure of his contributions to the masonic annals. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S J. S H R Y O O K , G r a n d Master, Baltimore. R.-.W.-. JAOOB H . M E D A I R V , G r a n d Secretary, Baltimore.

MEXICO—1898. M A N K A T O , K A N . , December 14, 1898.

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J. C. Postlethwaite, Jewell City^ Kan.: D E A R S I B ASSTI B K O T H E B : — I h a v e examined with much interest t h e 1898 file of the Boletin Masonioo, which you sent to me for review. The interest w a s not lessened because of the fact t h a t it is the official organ of the Grande Dieta Simbolica de Masoneria en Mexico. Mexican M a s o n r y has received and is receiving a t t e n t i o n at the hands of the G r a n d Lodges of this country, and, one by one, they are e x t e n d i n g fraternal recognition to the Dieta Simbolica. I n the opinion of the •writer, w h o was himself made a Mason in a Spanish speaking country, this extension of fraternal recognition is as i t should be. So far as I k n o w there has existed, and exists in all Spanish s p e a k i n g countries, two classes of Masons. One class irregular in the e x t r e m e , which is undoubtedly more of a political and anti-church t h a n fraternal organization; the other, so far as I could learn in over four y e a r s ' residence in Spain, is strictly Ancient Free a n d Accepted Masonry. I n the Boletin, a publication which is a credit to Masonry, either in Mexico or elsewhere, I And confirmation of my own impressions. The tone of this publication is admirable, and if its articles were translated and published in the masonic organs of this country, all m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of tlie Grande Dieta would, in m y opinion, pass away, as the m i s t of m o r n i n g before the sun, and a full a n d complete' fellowship be extended to it by the Grand J u r i s d i c t i o n s of this country. I t represents the same Masonry as will be found in Cuba, Porto Rico a n d the Philippines, in each of which places are fragments of the irregular organization already referred to. The title page of t h e October n u m b e r presents a list of subjects, a m o n g which are the following: " T h e Masonic Institution : I t s Symbols and S e c r e t s ; " " T h e H e r m e t i c B r o t h e r h o o d ; " " T h e E g y p t i a n Origin of Masonry;" together with masonic news of the

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world at large. The discussions are able, and each and every number replete in masonic information and wisdom. As a sample, I quote from the first-mentioned article, in which the writer, Sr. EMILO CANTON, says: I have arrived a t a point where I feel obliged to refer, although lightly, to the three fundamental questions propounded to all those who aspire to unite with the great-masonic a r m y : 1st. W h a t does m a n owe to GOD? 2d. W h a t does man owe to his fellows? 3d. W h a t does man owe to himself? Concise questions which seem to me to embrace every duty of a Mason. The terms of the first Include every religious system. As before stated, there Is In man an innate idea—a belief In a Supreme Being—the author of all existence. Prom the savage to the civilized this idea germinates in all hearts with the essential dlflference, that tlie primitive m a n entertains, a t times, a false notion of Divinity, and mistakes the symbol, t h e emblem, the material representation of Divinity for Divinity Itself, while t h e civilized man, inarching In a n opposite direction, travels from abstraction to abstraction, until lie. sometimes, arrives a t chaos or to the absolute negation of all belief in an Uncreated Being. As Masons we inherit from the adepts a belief in the One Cause, author of the universe and the infinite beings t h a t people It, without penetrating the inviolable and sacred dominion of the eternal. We anchor each one to this primordial idea and with i t each for himself must complete his belief. All who enter our temples, from the Israelite to tlie Mahometan, promise to leave at the portal the unfortunate cause of division among men. A free conscience for himself and a respect tor the conscience of others. Is tlie first condition we impress upon him who commences the work of a useful Mason. We believe in GOD, the Grand Architect of the Universe, and to him we dedicate our work. We confine our investigations to truth, that is to GOD— Infinite Wisdom—Truth Itself. We not believe that Masonry is a cult. I t is not, but it embraces within Itself all cults, and for that reason, perhaps more than any other, i t has marched at the head of every civilization. The apprentice finds in our temples. In our rites, in our symbols, in our ceremonies, in our legends, and in our language, memories of the past, but he must not give to any of these light or thoughtless judgment, nor look upon any of them as useless puerilities. They envelop for us the wisdom of investigation an'd m a r k the route taken by h u m a n thought. They constitute the symbolical history of the centuries, and in this sense they become and are t h e material demonstrations of progress and serve as a constant stimulus for us to travel from that which we liave to t h a t which is better.

In discussing the second question, the writer says: I t relates to good will and useful instruction. We must be a constant example of all the virtues. W h a t grander virtue, what idea more Just t h a n that expressed in the m a x i m , " Love thy neighbor as thyself." If Masons to-day are not grounded i n this evangelical Idea, the.v are unworthy sons of their fathers, who carried these words engraven in their hearts.

Speaking of the third question, he says: What does m a n owe to himself? CONFTJOITJS, the wise law-giver of the Chinese centuries ago, answered this question by saying: " I n every position in which man finds himself he must respect others and respect himself. Failing to respect himself he fails to respect his forefathers, and through these he falls to respect the first m a n and GOD who created him. All before him are genealogical trees, from which those who live have sprung; wound one of these that is, no matter how insignificant h e n i a y be, and you offend the race. All men are one."

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I h a v e given t h e foregoing t r a n s l a t i o n to exemplify the spirit t h a t p e r v a d e s the Boletin Maaonico, a n d w h a t is the recognized M a s o n r y of Mexico. A n d I c a n n o t refrain from e x p r e s s i n g t h e hope t h a t not only t h e r e g u l a r Masons of Mexico, h u t also those of the I s l a n d s t h a t h a v e l a t e l y become a p a r t of o u r c o u n t r y ' s heritage, shall h a v e e x t e n d e d to t h e m the fraternal recognition to which t h e y are certainly entitled. As an evidence of t h e f r a t e r n a l s y m p a t h y of our Mexican b r e t h r e n , we here copy a l e t t e r s e n t o u t b y the G r a n D i e t a : . OPF.IOE OV THE G K A N D SECRETARY GBNBRAa^ O F T H E O R I E N T O F MEXICO.

February 20,1898. 2'o Hon. Albert K. Wilson^ Grand Secreiarij of the Grand Lodgc^ A. F. & A. 3f., of K^ansas, Topcka^ Kansas: V B N E R A B I E B R O T H E R : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; T o the end t h a t you may communicate It to the

Grand Lodge of Kansas, I hand j o u the present: " L a Gran Dleta, SlmboUca de Mexico, participating in the great sorrow occasioned by the terrible explosion in the waters of Cuba, which sank the American cruiser, 3faine, and destroyed the lives of many American citizens, has ordered that all its lodges in the Republic of Mexico, drape their temples in mourning and raise their prayers In supplication to the Grand Architect of the Universe for those sons of the United States of America, who died in t h a t terrible catastrophe." You will serve us, honorable brother, by communicating to the Grand Lodge of Kansas the part i n its m o u r n i n g a n d sorrow t h a t Is taken by the Grand Dleta de Mexico. I salute and fraternally embrace you. By order of the Grand Diet. EMILIO J. CANTON, Gra'nd Secretary General. All lodges in t h a t j u r i s d i c t i o n were ordered draped in m o u r n i n g for t w e n t y d a y s o u t of r e s p e c t to the Masons who lost t h e i r lives on the Maine. T h r e e local lodges in the City of Mexico, one a Mexican, one a n A m e r i c a n , a n d one a Spanish lodge, w e r e convened in a lodge of sorrow, the Master of t h e S p a n i s h lodge p r e s i d i n g a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e other two lodges delivering a d d r e s s e s , one of w h i c h is as follows: A solemn, sorrowful- occasion unites us this evening, an occasion that has sent a thrill of horror throughout the civilized world, an occasion that has hardly its parallel in the annals of hlstorj'. We mourn with millions of people the terrible blow that has befallen our sister republic, we bow our heads in sorrow for the horrible death of our fellow m e n who perished under the glorious American flag In Havana Harbor. The tenderest feelings of sympathy of all good people are with that glorious American nation, and with the widows and orphans, with the fathers and mothers, with the brothers and sisters, of those brave sailors whose lives were cut short by an appalling disaster. "We meet as Masons to mourn and deplore the death of our brother Masons of the American battleship Maine, whose sad fate was not to fall In open, glorious battle, but to perish through a mysterious accident. Our de-

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parted brethren have Joined the Grand Lodge above without receiving the time-honored burial of Masons. No evergreens were strewn on'thelr last resting places, sorrowing brothers could not accompany them, but my brothers, the Grand Architect of the Universe has received them with open arms in the celestial lodge, where we all lii the good time will join them. The Maine sailed to H a v a n a on a friendly mission, and no one doubted t h a t she would be as safe there as in an American port; but, alas! Fate, cruel tate, destroyed her, when most of her crew <vere reposing, thinking not of danger. Was It an accident that lowered the glorious stars a:id stripes, t h a t hurled the Maine and her brave company to destruction and death? If the cause of this catastrophe was occasioned by design, if fanatics a n d fiends destroyed the Maine, then I say, GOD pity the nation that produced such Infamous wretches. I, as a Mexican, sympathize with Amefica, and know my countrymen share my feelings and m j ' sentiments. As a Mexican Mason, my heart goes out to the relatives and friends of those good and true Masons, whose bodies are burled In Havana and under the waters of that port. Mexican Masons tender their sympathy to their American brethren i n this hour of their great sorrow, and our prayers are that the Grand Master above will send his blessing to the relatives of our departed brethren, and t h a t great land of liberty, the United States of America. ,

All communications should be addressed to tlie Grand Secret a r y , E B M I L O G . GASTTOisr, ^ p a r t a d o del Correo, 10 Mexico.

F r a t e r n a l l y yovirs, R. W . T U R N E R .

MICHIGANâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 54TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

G R A N D R A P I D S , J A N . 1898.

Membersliip, 39,576. IJOU B . W I N S O E , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, whose p o r t r a i t fur-

iiislies a line frontispiece to t h e Proceedings. The introductory of t h e Grand Master's excellent report is devoted to a compliinentary reference to the magnificent city i n which the Grand Lodge w a s convened. Tlien follows a grateful acknowledgment of the watchful care, guidance and j)rotection of the Supreme Grand Master. He rejoices t h a t twenty-seven P a s t Grand Masters of t h a t jurisdiction are spared to assist in tlie m a n a g e m e n t of the Craft by their wise counsels a n d fraternal admonitions. A tribute to tlie m e m o r y of two w o r t h y brothers, wlio served t h e Grand Lodge as Senior Grand W a r d e n in 1857-1859, B r o . HiBAM C. H O D G E a n d Bro. J A M E S C . W O O D , both active a m o n g

t h e early workers of t h a t Grand Body, a n d both laid down t h e burdens of life t h e s a m e year. Five new lodges were c o n s t i t u t e d . u n d e r charters authorized a t the preceding A n n u a l Communication.

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Two new lodges were given a u t h o r i t y to worlc by the Grand Master's dispensation. The G r a n d Master very properly declined to allow the use of his n a m e as a n a m e for the lodge. The loss of rituals, r e m o v a l of lodges, joint occupancy of halls witli other societies, all furnish texts for extended reports thereon. Nineteen new halls and-temples were dedicated to the use of Masonry during the year. T h e corner stone of " T h e C h u r c h of Ohrist" a t Forest H i l l ; the Masonic Temple a t P o n t i a c ; the D e t r o i t L i g h t Guard Armory, were appropriately laid with masonic ceremonies. H e records the usual experience of all predecessors in all jurisdictions relating to masonic l a w â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t h e disposition of tlie b r e t h r e n to use the G r a n d Master as an encyclopedia of legal information in preference to s e a r c h i n g the law for the desired information. Nuinerou.s decisions are s u b m i t t e d relating to the law of t h a t jurisdiction, one of wliich is of general application, and ought to be the rule of every M a s o n : " M a s o n r y has no statute of limitation." H e recommends the reconsideration of the resolution passed a t tlie last A n n u a l Commvinication, relating to " m a s o n i c " business enterprises, and s a y s : While hea'rtily In accord with the spirit and tenor of this resolution as far as the end sought to be obtained Is concerned, I became convinced, after mature consideration, that i t was likely, in some Instances, to work an Injury to good, reliable masonic companies. Ivot all companies t h a t have adopted these words in connection with their business, have abused them. I t does not seem to me to be necessary to punish the innocent to reach the guilty. And are we not doing a wrong to a company that has a record of always dealing masonlcally with its members, t h a t has been in existence for years,and b u l l t u p a large business under its corporate name, and whose business Is strictly confined to Master Masons in good standing, with a large membership I n o u r own Jurisdiction, whose interests are vitally affected by the welfare of the company, to compel it to change its name, would, to a great extent^ cause It to lose Its Identity and a consequent loss of business?

The Grand Lodge declined to modify the resolution. The s u m of $1,404.92 was contributed to the Masonic H o m e in response to an appeal sent to the lodges by authority of the B o a r d of Control and Grand Master. The Proceedings furnish us witli a n exterior view of the m a g nificent building erected and dedicated to the exemplification of b r o t h e r l y love, in and through the comforts and blessings of "Home." The Michigan Masonic H o m e , beautiful in style of architecture, substantial in construction, and comfortable and commodi-

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ous in appearance, is a fitting m o n u m e n t of t h e fidelity of Michig a n Masons to their obligation to relieve the distressed. B.-.W.-. Bro. J E F F E R S O N S . C O N O Y E R , t h e G r a n d Secretary, p r e s e n t s the Proceedings in a h a n d s o m e volume, giving evidence of his ability a n d especial fitness for the position he occupies, to t h e satisfaction of his b r e t h r e n . H i s very complete report is prefaced by the " l i k e n e s s " of his clear-cut a n d h a n d s o m e countenance. W e are also favored w i t h t h e p o r t r a i t s of t h e Grand T r e a s u r e r a n d G r a n d Lecturer, f u r n i s h i n g conclusive evidence t h a t t h e Craft in Michigan is officered in wisdom, s t r e n g t h and beauty. F r o m the report of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Necrology,.we p l u c k this gem: We treasure their memorj- in our hearts. We commend their spirits to GOD who gave them. Yea, but even a t the grave, in t h a t saddest hour of parting, the Bible, that Great Light in Masonry, draws aside the sable curtain of the tomb and bids hope and Joy rise up to cheer and sustain the drooping spirit; yea, it bids us ever looli to t h a t glorious resurrection and that immortal life when death shall be no more. So we lay our brothers, one by one, away. If they made the world better by their having lived in it, as they surely did if they were Just and upright Masons—if tliey were guided \yy the masonic light, they have now surely entered into the presence of the Mason's GOD, and by the promise of HIra who loves us and leads our weary feet to the land of eternal blessedness and rest, they now await in hope and Joy the reward of faithful service—the crown of righteousness which fadeth not away, eternal in the heavens. They were, yea, they are, our brothers. We miss them a t our meetings here below, the pleasant smile and the cheerful wôrd no longer greet us in our lodge on earth, but in the Grand.Lodge above they wait and watch, ready to vouch for Masons who are wôrthy and wêll qualified, duly and truly prepared to enter into the presence of our Supreme Grand Master, the maker and Judge of us all. Let us follow their good examples, let us while we have time, use well the working tools of our profession and be prepared against the day, soon to come, when we must know, each one for himself, that "Earth's work is done—Life's fitful fever ended," and gaining the commendation of H i m who sits above as Judge supreme, may we pass in perfect Joy and peace, to eternal rest and refreshment in the Paradise of GOD. The subject of non-affiliation receives t h e a t t e n t i o n of the C o m m i t t e e on J u r i s p r u d e n c e in a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g report. T h e f o U o w i n g a r g u m e n t is c o m m e n d e d to all non-affiliates wheresoever dispersed: The next question that confronts your committee, is the topic of dimitted Masons, how treated and how disposed of. Blue Lodge P'reemasonry is supposed to know nothing of the higher degrees; however, the fact is, it does know a great deal about them. Grarid Lodge has a membership of 38,668 ; the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons has a membership of 14,000, and the Grand Commandery has a membership of 6,000. These Companions and Knights Templar owe their existence to the Blue Lodge, where are no distinctions nor caste. Here every brothei-'s foot is on the broad level of equality and fraternity. I t is one of the glories we should cherish, and always celebrate, t h a t In Freemasonry are no degrees superior to the Master Mason's degree; and the brother who is not true and loyal to his mother lodge—the dear Masonic Mother who brought h i m forth from darkness into light, and made it a

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possibility for him to belong to the higher degrees. Is an undutlful son and not worthy of the name of Freemason. Every Master Mason owes Incorruptible fealty a n d fllial service to his Blue Lodge—the refuge and home of his masonic Infancy, arid noble j'outh, a n d early manhood. This fundamental and most significant fact Is recognized In all of the advanced masonic bodies; for let a lodge discipline a Master Mason, t h a t m o m e n t he loses his masonic standing In all the higher bodies. The truth cannot be too often Iterated nor Its Importance to the Blue Lodge overestimated. I t Is, as It were, the Constitution under which we exist, t h e fundamental law by which the masonic kingdom Is governed. A careful estimate places the number of non-afllllated dlmltted Masons In this jurisdiction a t eight thousand, and many of these are Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar, who have taken their dimlts from the Blue Lodge to avoid the payment of annual dues. Having used the Blue Lodge for advancement arid reached the goal of their ambition, they have no further use for the old masonic homestead —the home of their youth, and desert the hearth-stone of their Infancy for the glittering blandishments of sword and plume. This Grand Body, as guardian and protector of Blue Lodge Masonry, Interposes no objection to her sons using her name and reputation for all honorable advancement in t h e advanced degrees, y e t she feels t h a t for the use of her reputation and maternal care, she must demand in return for such favors fllial obedience a n d loyal submission to the law that gave them being. We say to all such brethren, support your Blue Lodge first, and after that as m a n y more as you wish, but it you do not support j'our Blue Lodge you shall not be permitted to t u r n it down after you have made it a stepping stone for advancement, and support a higher body to the exclusion of the Blue Lodge. Every brother owes it as a masonic d u t y to belong to a lodge. B.-.W.-. Bro. J E F F E R S O N S . C O N O V E R , t h e efficient G r a n d Secr e t a r y , p r e s e n t e d t h e E e p o r t on F o r e i g n Correspondence. I t is his fifth, a n d a d d s l u s t r e to h i s e s t a b l i s h e d r e p u t a t i o n as a m a s o n i c •writer. H e devotes s i x pages to K a n s a s , g i v i n g prominence to t h e d e d i c a t o r y services of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e , a n d quotes freely from G r a n d M a s t e r C O L E M A N ' S a d d r e s s . C o m p l i m e n t s his a d d r e s s to t h e G r a n d Lodge a n d r e p r o d u c e s h i s decisions. B.-.W.-. Bro. A. K. W I L S O N ' S r e p o r t receives e x t e n d e d n o t i c e ; also the report of t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e . H e suggests t h a t Bro. W I L S O N o u g h t to h a v e some one to operate the n e w typew r i t e r . F o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n of t h e b r o t h e r the writer called a t t h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y ' s office a n d found h i m surrounded w i t h ten girls, o p e r a t i n g t y p e w r i t e r and card system, a n d Bro. W I L S O N m a i n t a i n i n g h i s u s u a l c a l m c o m p o s u r e , a n d a l w a y s r e a d y to ext e n d a cordial welcome to v i s i t i n g b r e t h r e n . Come a n d see for yourself. M.-.W.-. " J A M E S B R A D L E Y , G r a n d Master, P o r t H u r o n . B.-.W.'. J E F F E R S O N S . C O N O V E R , G r a n d Secretary, Coldwater.

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MINNESOTA — 1 8 9 8 . 45TH ANNUAIJ COMMUNIOATIOX,

SAIJJ^T PAUL,, J A N . 1898.

Two h u n d r e d a n d eight lodges ; total meinbership, 15,691. A L O N Z O T . S T E B B I N S , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, presiding.

H e informs us a t the beginning of his able report t h a t prosperity has shone upon t h a t State during t h e year a n d t h a t t h e brethren feel happier t h a n they have for m a n y years. Two new lodges were empowered to dispense masonic l i g h t by reason of t h e Grand Master's dispensation. H e refused to grant dispensation to confer the degrees without fee on a m i n i s t e r ; declined permission to participate in memorial day parades. H e congratulates t h e Grand Lodge on the very complete digest of laws and decisions; complains t h a t t h e saloon legislation of last year added largely to his burdens. Same experience everywhere. The saloon is burdensome to all m a n k i n d a n d a curse to our country, and when laws are enacted to eradicate its influence from among t h e brethren, there is always some one to cry "isersonal liberty," and pretending to base their arguments on w h a t they call principle—among those in authority in endeavoring to t h w a r t t h e force of the legislation. W e are pleased to note t h a t so m a n y of our Grand Lodges are legi s l a t i n g a g a i n s t the saloon. The principles of Masonry are directly opposite in influence from the saloon, and no Mason can have a n y part in t h e work of t h e saloon without first stultifying masonic principles. • Is human life so dear, and would you act The part t h a t MTJKREMJ did, and brothers sa\'e? My friend, I point you to a slilp that bears Hundreds of thousands to dishonored graves. W h a t must be Jettisoned If we would save These brothers who are drifting on to woe? Soine property? Will real estate outweigh The souls of men who down to ruin go? Will business suffer If the traffic cease? And trade be paralyzed? niethlnks not so; For millions spent to-day for rum will then In other, and far better, channels flow. But even It for little time It seems As though some trifling sacrifice were made. Did not you praise the m a n who cast away His guarded trust to give his brothers aid? And, GOD be praised, such men as he are found In other walks of life whose vote will aid To save their brothers frojn the curse of rum. That now their manhood doth so much degrade. Thank GOD that He has put It In the hearts Of men to put this question to the test. And may j'ou by your praj-ersand by your vote Your love for all humanity attest.

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Thirty-four D i s t r i c t D e p u t y Grand Masters were appointed. iSleven of them reported; twenty-three failed. Tsot a v e r y good s h o w i n g for t h e s y s t e m . Three P a s t G r a n d Officers have answered t h e s u m m o n s of death d u r i n g the year. P a s t Deputy G r a n d Master, D A V I D B . LooMis, one of t h e brethren who participated in t h e organization of t h e G r a n d Lodge in 1853; P a s t Grand Senior W a r d e n , L U T H E R ZOAX BoGBBS, w h o w a s also P a s t Grand C o m m a n d e r of K n i g h t s Templar; P a s t G r a n d P u r s u i v a n t , G H A B L E S E . MOCOMI>BN; P a s t District Deputy Grand Masters, L O E B N B . D A V I S and H B N B Y N O LAN SBTZKB. " Farewell, Brothers, thy work Is done, Thy labor Is ended, thy course Is run, Sadly we'meet around thy bier. Shedding for thee a silent tear; Hoping t h a t In the bright Heaven above We m a y meet you again, where all Is love ; In that haven of rest on peaceful shore Where friends will meet to part no more."

The Grand Master wisely suggests t h a t in a l l m a t t e r s of finance there should be "less s e n t i m e n t a n d more vouchers." T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , B.-.W.-. Bro. T H O M A S M O N T G O M B B Y , p r e -

sented a good report. T h e index to the Grand Eegister, completed in May, contains over .32,000 names, which, after an e x a m i nation of registers k e p t in several of t h e oldest Grand Lodges in the world, proves to be as good as the best. Total a.ssets, as shown by the Grand Treasurer's report, .$18,759.10. The use of cipher rituals were, by vote of t h e Grand Lodge, prohibited under penalty of t h e arrest of t h e charter of a n y lodge where t h e offense occurs. Masonic insurance received t h e following q u i e t u s : Resolved^ That It shall be deemed unmasonlc for any Mason within this Jurisdiction to hereafter become a member of any Insurance company having or using masonic Insignia or the term masonic, or referring to the masonic fraternity In Its title, or using Illustrations or representations of masonic emblems on its business cards, circulars or correspondence; and It shall be deemed unmasonlc for any Mason to hereafter solicit any person In this Jurisdiction to become a member or beneflolary In any such organization using title or emblems indicated; Provided, That this resolution shall not take effect until March 31,1899.

Bro. MoxTGOMEBT w a s accorded a royal reception a s t h e Grand Bepresentative of Ireland, Scotland a n d E n g l a n d . T h e oration of Bro. B O B E E T C . H I N E , G r a n d Orator, c o n t a i n s

a vivid a n d intelligent word picture of the Masonry of to-day, its teachings a n d position in t h e world. W e a r e in accord w i t h this d e c l a r a t i o n : " I t s teachings are every one of t h e m good, a n d no m a n c a n conscientiously study the masonic lectures w i t h o u t be-

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coming a better, <i happier, a n d a truer man. They c a n n o t be too often called to t h e a t t e n t i o n of every Mason, from the oldest Master to the youngest E n t e r e d Apprentice. I t is due to their high character t h a t we should p a y careful attention to a n d c u l t i v a t e them, and it is our d u t y to do so." H e concludes with t h e a d m o n i t i o n : Masonry has nothing to fear from opposltlon'or oppression, social or political. These antagonisms have been met and overcome many times already, and can be as readily overcome again. Masonry has nothing to fear from ridicule or sarcasm. I t s great danger, which we should ever guard against. Is t h a t which arises from the Indifference of Its members to Its principles, precepts and teachings, and perhaps I may add the hesitancy of the lodges to discipline members for any breach of moral or masonic law. Guaid against these, and although no one can foresee what shocks a n d whirlwinds Freemasonry may yet encounter in Its onward marcli, what dark days and troublesome nights It m a y pass through, what misfortunes, persecutions and hostilities It ma.y meet, .vetwe confidently predict that It will endure tlirough it all, and t h a t under t h e protecting care of the Supreme Architect of the Unlverse.it will come forth strengthened, ennobled and victorious to become a blessing and benediction to all future ages.

The Report on Correspondence is a good one, a n d reveals t h e ability of Bro. I E V I N G

T O D D , its author.

H e accords

Kansas

two pages, c o m p l i m e n t i n g t h e work of the Grand Secretary on tlie progress of t h e card system. Bro. J. D. M I D L I K B N ' S oration as an able one ; a n d is pleased with M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L L E R ' S report.

The Proceedings contain a very interesting a c c o u n t of t h e sixth annual reunion of t h e Masonic Veterans' Association. M.-.W.-. A L O N Z O T . S T B B B I N S , G r a n d Master, Rochester. R.-.W.-. T H O M A S MON^TGOMEBY, Grand Secretary, St. P a u l .

MISSISSIPPIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 80TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

W A T E R V A L L E Y , F E B . 1898.

Membership, 9,010. J O H N S . C O B B , M.-. W-. G r a n d Master, in the G r a n d

East;

M.-.W.-. Bro. E . G. D E L A P , representing K a n s a s , present.

W i t h due a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of t h e blessings received from a beneficent H e a v e n l y F a t h e r , a n d expressions of fraternal s y m p a thy to all who mourn, t h e G r a n d Master gives a n able a c c o u n t of his stewardship. One hundred dollars w a s contributed by t h e Grand Master from the relief fund in favor of t h e Louisiana d r o u g h t sufferers, and $50 to t h e A r m e n i a n unfortunates. Of the approach of " Y e l l o w J a c k " in his own jurisdiction: On September 23d, after anxiously watching for days the gradual encroachment of the grim and unrelenting " Yellow Jack," hoping and praying tliat the reports of the dread presence was a false alarmâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all such hope having

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vanished, and feeling that the time for help had come, 1 wired Bro. J. L. P O W E R , Grand Secretarj', to appropriate $100 of the Grand Lodge Charity Fund to t h e yellow fever sufferers a n d distribute according to his Judgment of the needs of the several places. About this time our people throughout our own and sister Jurisdictions began a n d continued to respond so promptlj', cheerfully and so llberallj' by pouring in donations from all quarters, that an oÂŁBclaI appeal for aid was entirely unnecessary. For their noble, ample and voluntary generosity, let us return our sincere gratitude. And to our Heavenly Father, for deliverance from the dread destroyer, let ua pause and offer thanksgiving and praise. [Grand Lodge was led In prayer by Rev. Bro. N. G. ATJGTJSTTJS.]

Our dearly beloved Grand Secretary also deserves our kindest remembrance and-tenderest regard for his able, efflclent and untiring services. If he had had half a chance, I think he would have gone Into the thickest of the fight to nurse and succor the sufferers. I leave the details of the scourge to his report.

The decisions, local in their n a t u r e , do not need comment or reproduction. Six new lodges organized. The fraternal recognition of the G r a n d Lodge of Peru w a s withdrawn. The Committee on the S t a t e of t h e Craft a c t as inspectors by m e a n s of m a k i n g inquiry of e a c h lodge through twenty-four questions propounded, which, if p r o m p t l y answered, create a large fund of information. A v e r y complete report was s u b m i t t e d by the Grand Secretary, K.-.W.-. Bro. J. L. P O W E R .

H e offers wise suggestions r e l a t i n g to t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a Masonic H o m e . H e recommends t h e p r i n t i n g a n d distribution of t h e digest p r e p a r e d by M.-. W.-. Bro. F R B D E B I C S P E E D , a n d suggests

that

after t h e distribution; t h a t i t will be o u t of order to propound a legal masonic question in t h e n e x t ten years. The receipts of the Grand Lodge were .$879.70 to C h a r i t y Fund ; $1,758.20 H o m e F u n d ; $3,149.06 General F u n d ; m a k i n g a grand total of $5,787.56. The Grand Lodge wisely ordered t h e p r i n t i n g of t h e digest c o m p i l e d b y M.-.W.-. Bro. F R E D E R I C S P E E D .

T h i s w o r k is the

principal labor of his masonic life, a n d will be of incalculable benefit to t h e brethren of t h a t jurisdiction. A s u b s t a n t i a l expression of t h e s y m p a t h y of t h e Grand Lodge in the shape of a donation of $50 w a s appropriated for suffering Cubans. The Proceedings contain a n eloquent eulogy of t h e fraternal dead b y M.-.W.-. Bro. F R E D E R I C S P E E D , a production w o r t h y the

gifted orator.

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The Report on Foreign Correspondence, by P a s t Grand Master Ai.BBET H . B A B K I J E Y , a n d a ^ood one too, contains an excel-

lent and instructive preface on t h e principles and effect of Ma^ sonry, from which we excerpt: If the lessons which Freemasonry teaches are allowed to bear fruit the Individual Mason will govern himself In accordance with these teachings, and do all that Is In his power to preserve the reputation of the Institution. I t is within the power of everj' Mason to make Masonry a power in the community where he resides. This he Is bound to do by the most sacred obligation. The Mason who does not do this Is an Idler In the masonic vineyard, and Is culpable for neglect of duty. The tea:chlngs of Freemasonry call every Mason to duty, and'there Is n o way by which anyone can escape from this duty. I t Is mine, It Is yours, a n d we must perform it. W e cannot thrust It aside, nor can we postpone It, or lay It upon others. I t Is Individual In Its character, and therefore we must do our whole duty wlUliigly, cheerfully, lovingly and from the heart. The beauties of Freemasonry are not found In the ritual, however forcibly this may be rendered, nor yet are they seen In the ceremony of Initiation, however Impressive this may be, but they are to be found and most strikingly Illustrated in the fruits which spring from the practical workings of tlie great principles of Freemasonry In the h u m a n heart, where results are deeds of charity and good works. When we would behold the effects of Freemasonry we must look for them In the fruits which are brought forth in the lives of those who profess to be governed In all that they do by its great principles. The Influence of these principles upon the Individual Is Just the beginning, for this power must widen and extend, and hence we are led to consider the effects which the principles of Freemasonry have upon others. These principles are Intensel.vpractlcal In their bearing upon others. The Book of the Law, which lies open upon our altars, and without which no lodge can be opened or work, teaches, " a little leaven leaveneth the whole l u m p ; " "Ye are the light of the world.'- If every Mason would only let his light shine what a mighty power for good this would be. This Is one of the ways we, as Masons, are to do good and Influence others to follow our example. We m u s t not hide our light under a bushel, but we must let It shine fl.ll along our pathway so that others may be led to go and do likewise. A study of the esoteric work will rendeir one proficient in the ritual and give him that knowledge which Is necessary to a correct understanding and application of this work In the conferring of degrees, and how to Impart Instruction to those who need to be taught the work and lectures; these things are essential as far as they go and should not be overlooked or neglected, but above and beyond all this there are lessons to be learned, which have an important bearing which c a n only be learned b.v a study of the science of Freemasonry. I t is In the study of these principles and the putting of them Into practice which reaches others and brings them under the controlling Influence of this benign Institution. The mysteries of Freemasonry have not all been revealed,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the deep' things pertaining to the Institution do n o t He upon the surface to be gathered up by the. Indolent and unoccupied hands. These are to be found out only by diligent search, and close application to the study of these abstruse truths. The grand truths which He a t the foundation, and give to It character, are the first principles which make the Institution of Freemasonrj' what It Is. To live without a purpose is beneath the dignity of the m a n and Mason. The perfect m a n places before him a perfect standard, and his every eflorfc is to put forth, with a single purpose in view, that of reaching the standard. This Is a life-long struggle, and Its a t t a i n m e n t Is worthy the highest ambition of the true Mason; we must turn neither to the right hand nor the left,and hence the Injunction of the wise m a n : " L e t thine eyes look right on, and l e t

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t h i n e ej-e-llds look straiglit before thee." The purpose must be single, flxed, settled, and its accomplishment should be the one aim of his life. The laws of Freemasonry are wholesome, Its teachings Instructive, whilst Its symbolisms are whole encycloptedlas of masonic knowledge, and these m u s t be studied to And out their full Import and meaning. We should use all the means within our reach to lead others In this way t h a t they too may be benefited by this course of study.

K a n s a s receives compliinentary notice, a n d copious extracts are t a k e n from Grand Master COI^EMAN'S and Grand Orator MiLi-iKEisr's addresses. Of M.-.W.-. Bro. Mim^EB's R e p o r t on Correspondence, he s a y s : â&#x20AC;˘'He speaks forth t h e words of trutli a n d soberness." M.-.W.-. .JOHN M . S T O N E , G r a n d Master, J a c k s o n .

E.-.\V.-. J. LI. P O W E R , G r a n d Secretary, J a c k s o n .

31TSSOURIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 8 . 78TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

S T . IJOUIS, OCTOBER, 1898.

Membersh ip, 31,360. . T h e G r a n d Master, Mv.W.-. Bro. F L A V I U S J . T Y G A R D , whose

h a n d s o m e picture serves a s a frontispiece to the Proceedings, presented a r e p o r t of his stewardsliip in a business-like manner, first acknowledging the goodness of t h e one true a n d living GOD, in w h o m Masons p u t their t r u s t a n d on w h o m they rely for guidance a n d protection. H i s first d u t y was the dedication of a chapel to t h e Masonic Home. State lodges of instruction, in charge of E.-.W.-. Bro. A L L A N M C D O W E L L , were held in seven different towns in the State with profitable results. E i g h t new lodges were organized. H e declined to advise a lodge to accept a candidate seventyone years old. Correct. T h e age of seventy-one is rather late in life to build a masonic character, a n d few m e n of t h a t age are a c t u a t e d to petition a lodge for t h e degrees b y ennobling motives. True, t h e r e are very rare exceptions. H e decided t h a t " p a r t i e s with a leg off a t t h e thigh, r i g h t foot off a n d with leg off, b u t u s i n g cork leg, were n o t eligible." "A grocery m e r c h a n t who sells a preparation which intoxicates, a n d persists in doing so, is n o t a m e n a b l e to the law as a saloon-keeper, b u t he m a y be held liable on charges of unmasonic conduct." "A petitioner failing to give satisfactory answers to the first question propounded after liis admission to t h e lodge, m u s t be permitted .to retire, and the fee returned to him."

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Of the Masonic H o m e he s a y s : I call attention to the reports of the officers of the Masonic Home of Missouri, which will give In detail the condition of that grand Institution,one In which we are all Interested,not only as citizens of the great State of Missouri, but as members of the masonic fraternity, a fraternal organization whose charity knows no bounds. Brethren, this is your Home, constructed by, and through, your efforts, and supported by your love for Itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not as a duty, not as an obligation, but as a n outward expression of t h a t charity which abounds in the breast of every true Mason. That you have maintained i t Is admitted by all, and that you will continue to support it does not admit of a doubt. There Is not one of us but Is pro.ud of his own home. We are-always trying to make it more pleasant, more comfortable, and more cheerful In every respect. Now. Wt us apply this rule to our Masonic Home. Let every Mason in t h e â&#x20AC;˘ State of Missouri do his part In this respect, and assist in making the Masonic Home of Missouri the leading one of the kind In the United States.

The report of t h e Grand Secretary, with the excellent form of the Proceedings a n d t h e promptness issued (in three working: days after t h e ineeting of t h e Grand Lodge) all bear evidence t h a t he is the r i g h t m a n in t h e r i g h t place. His report reveals a h e a l t h y financial condition, showing t h e total assets of t h e Grand Lodge, in cash and bonds, to be .$43,255.65. The Report on Foreign Correspondence is from the pen of t h a t " r e a d y writer," R.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N D . V I N C I L , and is one of t h e

very best reports we dre privileged to review; fearless in the condemnation of wrong, earnest in advocating right, it is a masonic document t h a t will wield a healthj"^ influence a m o n g m e n a n d Masons. H e says " h e is n o t satisfied with the production." W e assure h i m t h a t the Guild and all Masons who read it will a c c e p t it as a very satisfactory a n d complete report. There are m a n y expressions, containing the true m a s o n i c ring, t h a t would be profitable to reproduce in this report, b u t space forbids a more extended notice in general, and we now t u r n to his review of t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s . H e says G r a n d Master S H A V E B ' S address is both " l e n g t h y and i n t e r e s t i n g ; " t h a t his reference to the physical condition of M.-.W.'. Bro. J O H N M. P B I O B is " touching a n d tender." Notices a t length the r e -

m a r k s of the Grand Master in relation to the Masonic Hoiue, a n d of the address as a whole a n d t h e reports of the Grand T r e a s u r e r 'and Secretary, a n d of t h e Grand Orator's address, he s a y s : Taking the address of Grand Master S H A V E R throughout, it Is a very superior business production, and m a r k s its author as one well qualified to serve the Craft as their Grand Master. The reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary followed, t h e latter being quite extended and complete. I t m e t with hearty approval of an appropriate committee. Bro. W I L S O N IS one of'our most capable brethren of the secretarial guild in this country. H e announced, with pleasure, t h a t t h e

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annual returns for the year were In better shape and freer from error than those of a n y previous year. T h e finances of the Grand Lodge appear to be In a gratifying condition. Having heard W.-. Bro. K U H K deliver two addresses In the course of our acquaintance in past years, I was prepared to pass a high compliment upon his production before the Grand Lodge of Kansas. I am free to say, however, t h a t his former efforts faded from view, when compared with the splendid production now under consideration. I heard a very capable Judge make the remark, recently, after reading the oration of Bro. K U H N , that It Is the finest production of the kind he h a d ever read In his life. To this tribute, I add a sincere and most hearty endorsement.

W e "dofl our h a t " a n d m a k e - o u r most graceful bow to our M.'.W.'. Brother for his k i n d words relating to the writer's first R e p o r t on Correspondence, a n d h i s t r i b u t e to M.-.W.'. Bro. M I L L E B .

A t t h e expense of our m o d e s t y , and the risk of being charged with v a n i t y , we here reproduce t h e k i n d l y fraternal greeting: One year ago, In closing m y review of Kansas, I complained of tlie change made In the Committee on Correspondence. I tlien announced the retirement of M.-.W.'. Bro. MiiLER, Past Grand Master, who, In closing his fourth report, gave place to another. Then, as now, I failed to appreciate the frequent changes made in many Jurisdictions of Committees on Correspondence. I n this field of effort, we writers of reviews come to a good understanding of each other on different lines, and learn to value the methods of labor. .lust as we become fan\lllar and pleasantly Identified with the work, a change Is made, and all these agreeable relations are^broken up. There Is but one compensation t h a t follows such changesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Introduction of new men Into the Guild develops latent forces and ability t h a t would otherwise remain obscure a n d unknown. The statement, made by somebody, that Idolators never worship the setting sun, but always pay their adoration to the rising god of day, does not apply In these matters. While duly estimating the new luminaries t h a t arise after the retirement of departing writers, I follow, with a devotion t h a t Is strong and natural, those t h a t have been superseded. I n taking up the Report on Correspondence furnished by the Grand Lodge of Kansas, I make application of the foregoing sentiments both to the old and the new. Bro. MIIJLER is not less prized, now t h a t his sun Is below the horizon, than Bro. J O H N C. POSTLETHWAITB, P a s t Grand Master, who furnislies a review covering 134 pages. Being a new committee, he adopted and pursued methods peculiar to himself. His exordium contains the announcement that in preparing the report, it was his desire to furnish such information as would be desirable to the Craft, his chief alni being the good of Masonry, and Inspiration to higher a n d purer masonic life, and the exempllfloatlon of those virtues t h a t elevate mankind and,glorify GOD. With such a purpose as a controlling thought, one would expect a valuable contribution to modern masonic literature. I n thts I have not been disappointed. The review of eacli Grand Lodge J o u r n a l examined is marked by brevity, judicious extracts and pertinent comments. Indeed, the work is well sprinkled with excerpts taken from Grand Lodge Proceedings. H e gave his predecessor, M.-.W.-. Bro. M. M . M I X L E K , the benefit of eiglit pages. In t h e form of a reply to M.-.W.-. Bro. BOBBINS, of Illinois. The latter remains to be heard from In response to Bro. M I L L E B . Missouri for 1897 was most courteously recognized by Bro. POSTI-BTHWAITE, who set a p a r t four pages to extracts from, and comments upon, our doings. Some appropriations were made from my last review of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, said review being characterized as " a marvel of condensed masonic information a n d Instruction." I a m pleased to record his expressions of hearty approval of my views upon the'actlon of the Grand Lodge of Utah, In which I reprehended vigorously the prostitution of masonic halls for purposes of

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dancing and euchre parties. Other appropriations were made from my general work and received kind consideration. He concluded his .Tournal by stating that he had received much benefit and enjoyed manj* pleasant hours with the "sages In Masonry," and that he had not written a letter, syllable or word intentionally with harshness or u n klndness. Being his first effort, he asked that the mantle of charity be thrown over his' imperfections, and that he be accorded a courteous reception by the Guild, to which this writer responds with cordial and fraternal feelings that Bro. POSTLBTHWAITE has come in among us with ease a n d grace, and has proven himself worthy of a high seat a t our annual Intellectual feasts. I a m happy to state t h a t he was continued in charge of the department of masonic correspondence.

M.-.W.-. E . F . A L L E N , G r a n d Master, K a n s a s City. R.-.W.-. J O H N D . V I N O I L , G r a n d Secretary, St. Louis.

M0NTA;!^Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1898. 3 4 T H A N N U A L COMMUNIO.-VTION,

H E L E N A , S E P T . 1898.

Membership, 2,850.

;

E D W A R D C . D A Y , M . ' . W . - . G r a n d Master.

The Proceedings, h a n d s o m e l y printed and 'arranged, a r e adorned with the p o r t r a i t of the M.".W.\ Grand Master. A Special F u n e r a l Communication w a s held in the city of Helena, April 25th, for the purpose of performing the last sad rites to their esteemed a n d d i s t i n g u i s h e d brother, J A M E S B . B O Y O E , Sr.,

P a s t Grand Master, presiding over the Grand Lodge in 1872, a n d present a t the organization in 1866. H e was eighty-one years old, a Mason for fifty years a n d a n active worker In the masonic v i n e yard. "There are no friends like the old friends. To calm our frequent fears, When shadows fall and deepen, Through life's declining years; And when our faltering footsteps Approach the Great Divide, We'll long to meet the old friends Who wait the other side."

Another Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n was held a t Missoula for t h e purpose of laying the corner stone of t h e University of the S t a t e of Montana. T h e ceremony w a s performed in accordance w i t h the ancient customs of the Craft, in t h e presence of H i s E x c e l lency, the Governor, the Chief J u s t i c e of the Supreme Court, S t a t e Board of Education, U n i v e r s i t y B o a r d of Trustees, U n i v e r s i t y Building Commission, Mayor of t h e city, a n d citizens. A n interesting and appropriate work of t h e Grand Lodge. The introductory sentences of t h e Grand Master's address a r e worthy a place in this r e p o r t :

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B R E T H R E N :—Again have we m e t In a n n u a l session to review the labors of the year that Is passed. And as we unite together In the formal Invocation to the Most High, we should as Individuals lift up our hearts In praises and thanksgiving for the blessings t h a t have come to us as members of this Craft and as citizens of this State arid Nation. The year will live long In history. Great deeds have been done. And the century which opened with a revolution brought about In the interests of Ubertj- and humanity draws to a close with a war, begun, continued and ended with most glorious achievements In behalf of the same causes. Our n a t i o n has given to the world a splendid example of patience and dignity under the mosf harassing circumstances of Injury; of fortitude, valor and heroism In the hour of battle on land and sea; and of charity and magnanimity to our fallen foe on the day of victory. We have seen a nation stirred to the very depths of Its soul by the outrageous destruction of Its warship and men In the harbor of a so-called friendly nation, but the heat of passion was stayed to await the Judgment of an official Investigation, and punishment of the offenders was set aside pending a struggle for a nobler cause. We have seen a nation, as It were, rush to arms to free a neighboring people from its oppressors, and again, ere the last shout of the victorious army had ceased to echo around the battlefield, those employed to nurse the sick and wounded took their places Jjeslde the Injured of the vanquished, and administered to their wants with the. same tenderness and ability as was shown those of our own armies. W h a t forces are behind a people that wages war In this manner? W h a t high Impulses control natures that act so? We havg heard much of " t h e m a n behind the guns." Whence came he and what were the causes of his superiority? He was the product of a civilization based upon Intelligence, prudence, moderation, justice and charity; he was the citizen of a natlort whose foundation stones are education and liberty; and he belongs to a race that believes in the Fatherhood of Gon and the brotherhood of mankind—a race t h a t has discarded the twin vices of Ignorance and superstition for the virtues of education and religion. And In this result, we of the ancient Craft have a right to take pride, for In no small measure has the spirit of Freemasonry contributed to It, In t h a t it has dally labored for the upbuilding of society on these lines. The contrast Is clearly shown'when we compare Spain, a country In which Freemasonry Is persecuted and oppressed, with the Anglo-Saxon nations, as England, where the ruling house Is Masonry's greatest patron, and our own country, In which our President, together with a majority of his official family and the Houses of Congress are all prominent In masonic circles. Results like those of the late war are not accidental, and the conclusion Is irresistible that the triumphs of our nation are due to these pervading principles of our civilization. We hav6 a right, too, to take pride in these achievements for the reason t h a t so m a n y of our own breithren responded, as ever, with promptness to our nation's call. Prom the youngest Entered Apprentice to those who had presided in the Grand East, they heard the voice of duty and obeyed it. These brethren who have thus made the sacrifice for us should ever be honored by us, and to-day, while we are here enjoying the blessings of peace, amid all the comfortable surroundings of friends and homes, let us not forget those who, in the far away islands of the seas, are contending with foreign peoples and still more foreign climates, nor those who have patiently endured the hardships of encampments nearer home. I have requested the Secretaries of the subordinate lodges to furnish a list of their members who enlisted, and I suggest t h a t this list be published with our Proceedings as a roll of honor for future generations.

H e recommend.s t h e passing of a resolution congratulatingt h e G r a n d !Lodge of P e r u on t h e restoration of the Bible to the altar.

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H e deplores the publicity given masonic trials and the affairs of the lodge, and as an admonition quotes the ancient charge, as follows: "You shall be cautious in your words and carriage, t h a t the most penetrating stranger shall not be able to discover or find out -what is not proper to be intimated ; a n d sometimes you shall divert a discourse, and m a n a g e it p r u d e n t l y for the honor of the Worshipful Fraternity." Unfortunately the Masons who indulge in such practices do not read the reports or charges. Masonic literature is practically unknown to them. Five new lodges were started by the Grand Master's authority. E.-.W.-. Bro. H E N B Y C H A P P L E , Grand Junior Warden, was deprived of the pleasure of the meeting by severe illness. The brethren very kindly elected the brother Grand Senior Warden as , a token of their regard and expression of s y m p a t h y . , The Grand Master submitted nine decisions. One authorizing a lodge to receive and act upon the petition of one who had lost his left leg below the knee, supplying the deficit with an artificial foot. The candidate was properly rejected by the lodge. The Grand Master, in obedience to the order of the Grand Lodge, presented E.-.W.-. Bro. CoRNEijitrs H E c a E S a beaiitiful token of appreciation of twenty-five years' faithful services as the efficient Grand Secretary. The gift, a handsome cut glass ink stand and silver tray, was very eloquently and graciously acknowledge by Bro. H E D G E S . This action has our hearty approval. Bro. H. is worthj' the recognition. The Order of the E a s t e r n Star are pressing the brethren of the Grand Lodge to establish a ' ' H o m e . " ' Three acres of ground adjoining the city of H e l e n a was offered for the purpose. W e have had a little experience in establishing a " H o m e , " and we suggest to our brethren of M o n t a n a t h a t 'the old adage, " W h e n woman will, she will" will be exemplified, and if the brethren fail to join the procession they will be left behind. W e trust the project will be successful, and t h a t the Grand Lodge of Montana m a j ' soon have a Masonic H o m e . E.-.W.-. Bro. C O R N E L I U S H E D G E S , Grand Secretary, presented a general and financial report. H e modestly asks for large sized pictures of all the P a s t Grand Masters. H e increased the Grand Lodge library to 657 volumes, collected $8,393.08 as the income of the Grand Lodge, and paid the same to the Grand Treasurer. F r a t e r n a l recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of E g y p t and Grand Orient of Belgium. The Grand Lodge very k i n d l y voted the Grand Secretary a n increase of .$250 per a n n u m in his salary, inaking it $1,000, believing t h a t the "laborer is w o r t h y of his hire." The Eeport on F r a t e r n a l Correspondence is from the pen of t h a t able, versatile and experienced masonic writer, E.-.W.-. Bro.

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COBNELius H E D G E S . I t is one of the best t h a t appears on our table. I n his review of K a n s a s , he has this to say of the Proceedings : " T h e volume of p r i n t e d Proceedings contains, in its several a p a r t m e n t s , 4-34 pages, y e t a full-fledged copy reached our table M a r c h 21st, being m u t e testimony to the energy, enterprise and executive ability of Bro. W i i - s o x . I t is a magnificent, interesting, valuable contribution to the masonic literature and jurisprudence of the year. We c a n t h i n k of but one minor omissionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the picture of the Grand Master. I t s external features seem to have become a l a n d m a r k of the jurisdiction." H e says Grand Master S H A V E R ' S address, "tliough twentyfive pages in length, contains n o t h i n g superfluous, is eloquent in both t h o u g h t and a c t i o n ; a n d shows a faithful record of watchful care, diligent exertion, and sound y e t merciful j u d g m e n t ; " t h a t the codification a n d compilation of the laws are entitled to a place alongside of Bro. U P T O N ' S code; t h a t Bro. A. K. W I I J S O N is a Grand Secretary w i t h all the n a m e implies ; comi^liments the oration of Bro. W. F . K T J H N , and c o m m e n d s it to reading Masons; and says encouraging words of the writer's Report on Correspondence, a n d Bro. M I L L E B ' S rejoinder to Bro. B O B B I N S . T h a n k s . M.-.W.-. C H A B L E S W . P O M E B O Y , G r a n d Master, Kalispell. E.-.W.-. C O R N E L I U S H E D G E S , Grand Secretary, Helena.

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OMAHA, J U N E ,

1898.

Membership, 11,775. J O H N B . D I N S M O B E , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master. W i t h gratitude to the all wise and beneficent G r a n d Master of the Universe for h e a l t h , peace and prosperity, and a tribute to the m e m o r y of tlie distinguished dead, the G r a n d Master submitted a faithful resum6 of his official work. H i s decisipns are e m p h a t i c , t h e first two of which deal w i t h the saloon business, as follows: " I s a m a n who is on a saloon petition a fit m a n to be m a d e a Mason 1 No. I s it unmasonic for a man to sign a saloon petition ? Yes." No. 4 deals w i t h suspension for non-payment of dues: "Could we suspend a brother w h o a s k s in open lodge to be suspended because he is unable to p a y his dues ? Yes." W e presume t h a t legally a lodge m i g h t suspend a brother w h o was unable by reason of adverse circumstances to p a y his- dues, b u t we cannot believe t h a t a lodge would so forget the spirit of brotherly love as to do so. The only proper procedure in such a

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case is to r e m i t t h e dues and extend to t h e brother t h e s y m p a t h y , encouragement a n d assistance he so m u c h needs, the lack of which probably prompted the request. The Grand Master, by his special dispensation, empowered three lodges to exhibit their regalia in c h u r c h . The report of the Grand Treasurer discloses a good financial condition. A General F u n d of $7,713.68; Relief F u n d of $748.90, and Masonic H o m e F u n d of $3,000, a n d a n Orphans' E d u c a t i o n a l F u n d of $28,786.14. W.-. Bro. C H A E L E S H . SI^OAN, G r a n d Orator, delivered an elo-

quent entertaining a n d instructive address, from which we excerpt : * Masonry teaches equality without suppressing legitimate emulation and laudable ambition. Masons meet upon the level! There is but one path their feet m a y press. If there be any modification of the democracy of our fraternity, it Is the favoritism of merit and the aristocracy of brains. "Is Masonr.v your ambition? There Is no royal road ; Alike the prince and peasant Must climb to her abode." Masonry's ear is better attuned to liberty's acclaim than to slavery's groan. Only the free-born can enter her temples, and there is no servility within. Masonry, never seeking to control governments, has always prospered where h u m a n freedom is most general. After comparative peace has blessed the earth for a quarter of a century, we find the century's close marked by the conflict of two nations representing two distinct civilizations. Like Rome and Carthage of old, the sea rolls between. Spain is old, crafty, and unrella^ ble. Punic faith is repeated in kind by Spanish faith. Then the stern old CATO prefaced each speech in the Roman senate by " Carthago delenda est." America does not demand Spanish destruction. Our war cry is an index of our civilizationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Cuba must be free." The enterprise of Spain four centuries since gave to the world this trans-Atlantic hemisphere. That accomplished, she seemed to refuse any further place In the manifest destiny of earth. On Spain's dial-plate time's hand moved, b u t the index of civilization stood still. The passions of her southern race never blunted, the despotism of her rulers never softened. Carved from the north-temperate portion of the Spanish discoveries, and established through pioneer hardships and the shock of revolution, came into being a new n a t i o n ; blessed by phenomenal growth, endowed with fabulous wealth, devoting its first t r i u m p h a n t century, first, to the liberty and independence of the whites; then to the emancipation of the blacks. And now. In the first quarter of its second century, beyond its borders i t has seen the oppressor's rod laid violently upon the weak, and heard the cry of anguish from the lips of the persecuted. These scenes fell on no unsympathetic eyes; these cries on no dull ears. The national protector of America, North and South, unsheathed her sword In the name of humanity; sweeter word never tempted an army across its national borderâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;dearer name never brought navies into confilct. And now, mid the crash of American guris and the sinking plash of Spanish ships, while we are n o t national, Masons of this jurisdiction may be pardoned for remembering t h a t the Masons engaged are probably on American decks. Let us also remember that this mighty American move i n humanity's name for the liberation of Cuba, has put to shame the boasted concert of Europe that left Greece to the Indefinite slaughter and the merciless mercies of the " unspeakable T u r k ; " and, moreover, that it places our country the foremost national power on earth, its patriotic statesmen and soldiery with tomgue and pen and sword, the peers of all the world, and Its chief magistrate, a Mason, the "grand central figure" of the century's close.

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The regular edition with t h e R e p o r t on Correspondence of t h e Proceedings of t h e Grand L o d g e w a s destroyed, with the p r i n t i n g ofHce, b y fire, a n d by reason thereof we are deprived the pleasure of a R e p o r t on F o r e i g n Correspondence from our esteemed R/.W.". Bro. W I L L I A M R . B O W B N , t h e G r a n d Secretary.

We trust that

no further diisaster m a y overtake our neighbor to prevent tiie completion of his masonic.plans a n d work. M.-.W.-. F R A N K H . Y O U N G , G r a n d Master, Broken Bow. B.-.W.-. W I L L I A M R . B O W E N , G r a n d Secretary, O m a h a .

NEVADA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. 34TH A N N U A L COMMUNIOATION,

C A B S O N C I T Y , J U N E , 1898.

Membership, 970. A L B E R T L A C K E Y , M.-.W.". G r a n d Master, presented a n e a t l y

constructed a n d forcible address, first indulging in t h e following expressions of p a t r i o t i s m : . How differently our glorious country is situated to-day from what It was one year ago when we m e t ; then all was peace, but now the tramp of the soldier Is heard from one end of the land t o the other. The United States has a right to be proud of the fact that Its sailors have successfully braved the perils of a great battle, eight thousand miles from home, n o t for t h e acquisition of territory, b u t as a means for the protection of a down-trodden and defenseless people in Cuba, and to put an end to the oppressive tyranny imposed upon that people by Spain. This war is the final outcome of a great historic conflict; i t is a p a r t of the struggle for freedom which has been going on in the world for Centuries; it is the final act in the great d r a m a which began when the Armada sailed'for England, and o n t h a t lovely Sunday morning when the church bells In the mother country summoned her sons, not to worship, but to fight a foe which was the enemy of their religion as well as of their freedom. AVe cherish no resentment against Spain; we bear no bitterness. Our nation Is simplj' the hand of Providence; its task was made for it by its history, and they who fall in performing it, fall in a noble cause. May the GOD of battles bless those who go and those who stay. And m a y the cause of liberty a n d truth prevail! " Great GOD I thank thee for this home. This bounteous blrth-Iand of the free; AVhere wanderers from afar may come And breathe the air of Liberty."

He_ rejoices t h a t t h e grim messenger of D e a t h h a d n o t summ o n e d a n y of the m e m b e r s of t h e Griind Lodge, a n d extends fraternal s y m p a t h y to other G r a n d Jurisdictions. H e reports a prosperous condition of the lodges a n d a n increase in the m e m b e r s h i p . The G r a n d Secretarj', R.-. W.-. B r o . C. N . N O T E W A R E reports t h e reception of a commission to Bro. T H O M A S N E L S O N as the

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Grand Representative of the Grand Iiodge of K a n s a s near t h a t Grand Lodge. Bro. N E L S O N was not present a t the session of the Grand Lodge. The revenue for the year amounted to $1,356. The Gran Dieta Symbolica of Mexico w a s formally recognized. The Proceedings contain a brief b u t well arranged E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence. W e are n o t favored with t h e name of the author. K a n s a s for some reason w a s omitted in t h e report. Must have been lost in t h e "shuffle," as our Grand Secretary sent the Grand Lodge of Nevada t h e usual n u m b e r of copies nearly three rnonths before the meeting of their Grand Lodge. An interesting digest of a few thoughts from able pens on different subjects appears a t the close of t h e report. M.-.W.-. M A T T H E W K Y L E , Grand Master, Virginia City. R.-.W.-. C H A U N O E Y N . N O T E W A R B , G r a n d Secretary, Carson

City.

NEW BRUNSWICK â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 30TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

S A I N T J O H N , A U G U S T , 1897.

Membership, 1,781. Thirty-four lodges. J U L I U S T . W H I T L O O K . , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master.

R.-.W.-. Bro.

S A N G S T E B , representative of K a n s a s , present. The M.-.W.-. Grand Master says, in e x t e n d i n g a welcome, t h a t " i t is with humble recognition of our dependence upon the Divine Creator, and w i t h a deep sense of H i s all-pervading presence, a n d our responsibility in exercising the wisdom and j u d g m e n t with which we are endowed." H e loyally refers to t h e Diamond J u bilee of Queen V I C T O R I A . T h a t relations with other Grand Lodges are most cordial. One of t h e most active members of t h a t Grand Lodge, M.-.W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M F . B U N T I N G , P a s t Grand Master, died suddenly a t S a i n t John, J a n u a r y 14,1897. H e h a d "held m a n y positions of trust in civil a n d masonic circles. But In his duty prompt a t every call. He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies. H e tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the w^ay.

H e granted numerous dispensations, eight of which were to wear regalia a t divine service. This custom seems to be prevalent in some jurisdictions, a n d we h a v e given t h e subject notice elsewhere in this report, and only add, in support of our opinion, t h a t

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t h e l a w s , l a n d m a r k s or o b l i g a t i o n s of a Mason do n o t a u t h o r i z e a lodge, or a m e m b e r thereof,.to d i c t a t e w h e r e or w h a t c h u r c h a Mason s h a l l a t t e n d . T h e r e v e n u e of t h e G r a n d Lodge for t h e y e a r $1,468.50, a n d a B e n e v o l e n t F u n d of $1,0.34.16.

aggregated

T h e c o m m i t t e e to p r e p a r e expressions of l o y a l t y to t h e Queen reported: We, t h e members of the Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of New Brunswick, approach your Majesty with the warmest expression of our profound and loyal a t t a c h m e n t to your throne a n d person. Citizens of the Empire resident In Canada, we have participated In the priceless heritage of t h e liberty of British subjects, and the Inestimable blessing of your wise and beneficent rule. We Join with the whole body of your loving people throughout the realm In ascription of thanksgiving to Almighty QOD.and In hearty congratulations t h a t H e h a s prolonged your life and administration to the present time. Our earnest prayer Is t h a t H e will be graciously pleased to preserve and maintain your life a n d rule In health, happiness and peace for years to come, and t h a t when, In H i s wisdom as Sovereign of the Universe, the purposes of your reign shall have been accomplished, you m a y have your perfect consummation and bliss In H i s eternal a n d glorious kingdom. N o R e p o r t on C o r r e s p o n d e n c e . M.-.W.-. T H O M A S W A L K E B , M . D . , Grand Master, 156 P r i n c e s s Street, S a i n t J o h n . J. T W I N I N G H A B T T , 120 P r i n c e W i l l i a m Street, S a i n t J o h n .

NEW

HAMPSHIREâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898.

109TH A N N U A I J COMMUNICATION,

CONOOBD, M A T , 1898.

M e m b e r s h i p , 9,224. H E N R Y A. M A R S H , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, w h o in p r e s e n t i n g his a d d r e s s s_ays: The question Is often asked. W h a t Is Freemasonry? Manj* have been the answers to the question. In short It may be said It Is a fraternity t h a t In the variety a n d beauty of Its symbols forms an organization with Impressive outward forms and fervent Inward spirit. I t is In brief an organization Imbued with principles which the clearest wisdom attests. I t Is a philosophy which, as It unfolds t r u t h , drives away donbt which unfits the mind for belief In the purer a n d holler things t h a t give honor and dignity to the soul. I n it may be found a moral education where all the faculties of the moral nature are brought to the width and depth, the strength and height Intended by the Creator. "Broad, generous, profoundly h u m a n in Its works; wise In Its deductions, It has w r i t t e n Its history In the best deeds and largest Ideals of all nations." D e a t h h a s m a d e h e a v y d e m a n d s of our b r e t h r e n of t h a t jurisdiction. T h e y are called to m o u r n t h e loss of M.-.W.*. Bro. A N D R E W BuNTON, P a s t G r a n d M a s t e r ; R.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N S . K I D -

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DEB, Past D e p u t y G r a n d Master; R.-.W.-. W . H . W . H I N D S , P a s t District D e p u t y G r a n d Master; Bro. J O S E P H S H A T T U C K , P a s t J u n i o r Grand Deacon; all active, zealous Masons a n d good citizens. " W h i l e t h e y h a v e left aching hearts, they have left fragrant memories t h a t help us bear with fortitude a n d resignation t h e pain of their d e p a r t u r e from earthly scenes." The Grand Master's decisions are all based on good masonic law. W e copy one of t h e m : The Master of a particular lodge asks, in substance, Can we receive the application of a gentleman who has until within a few months resided within the Jurisdiction of another lodge, if the lodge within whose. Jurisdiction he formerly resided waives Jurisdiction? My decision was that, the gentleman having removed permanently, the lodge where he formerly lived has no Jui'isdictlon, and he, not having resided the necessary time within the Jurisdiction of the lodge to which he wishes to apply, they cannot receive his application.

Western Observatory was dedicated with masonic ceremony. The Committee on Finance report t h e accounts of t h e Grand Secretary and Treasurer correct, and a casii balance in the t r e a s u r y of $4,012.73. The Report on Correspondence is from t h e genial, courteous a n d gifted c r a f t s m a n , A L B E R T S . W A I T , who has performed his

d u t y with credit to himself and honor to the fraternity. The Proceedings of flfty-flve Grand Lodges passed in review before him, a n d a r e condensed into an interesting story of t h e doings of t h e several jurisdictions. K a n s a s is by no m e a n s overlooked, b u t most kindly commended. H e says t h e address of M.-. W.-. Bro. W I L L I A M M . S H A V E R " i s a very judicious as well as eloquent and able paper," and t h a t t h e oration of W.-. Bro. W . F. KTTHN was " a n able a n d scholarly address." H e has a k i n d word to say of t h e writer's first Report on Correspondence, for w h i c h we extend t h a n k s . M.-.W.-. J O H N M O L A N E , G r a n d Master, Milford. R.-.W.-. G E O R G E P . C L E A V E S , G r a n d Secretary, Concord.

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XEW J E R S E Y - 1 8 9 8 . l l l T H AJSTNUAL C O M M U N I O A T I O N ,

T B E N T O N , J A N T J A R T , 1898.

Membership, 16,541. G E O . W . F O B T M E Y E B . M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, whose p l e a s i n g

countenance adorns the Proceedings a s a frontispiece. The G r a n d Lodge opened in a m p l e f o r m ; p r a y e r by Grand C h a p l a i n ; t h e singing of an opening o d e ; the s e n t i m e n t of t h e last s t a n z a is especially a p p r o p r i a t e : "Here In Grand Lodge m e t together. Face to face and h e a r t to heart; Naught on earth can us dissever. In love we meet, In love we p a r t ; Loving spirits hover o'er us, Sweetest"harmony Is o u r s ; Brightly shines the l i g h t before us. As we pass these happy hours."

The.address of t h e Grand Master, covering eighteen pages of t h e Proceedings, contains an able a n d interesting account of h i s official t r a n s a c t i o n s ; a loving tribute is paid to the fraternal dead,' w h i c h m a k e s a long list added to t h o s e who h a v e "gone before" to t h a t b o u r n e from whence no t r a v e l e r e'er returns. H e reports t h e m o s t cordial a n d fraternal relations existing w i t h a l l sister jurisdictions. H e passed upon t h e physical qualifications of thirty-seven c a n d i d a t e s , t w e n t y of w h o m were decided to be eligible, according to t h e s t a n d a r d of physical perfection e n u n c i a t e d in his a d dress, a s follows: To-day we practice in speculative Masonry alone, and while the law of this Jurisdiction demands of a candidate ability to conform literally to all t h e requirements of Ancient Craft Masonry, I do not believe the letter of that law or the spirit of our Institution, will be violated If one with a slight defect, who is in every other respect worthy, voluntarily presents himself for initiation into our mysteries a n d Is accepted, when such detects will not prevent him from meeting the requirements of the ritual^ or doing the work of a Mason. I have not put t h a t construction on the law. In m y decisions, which demands a microscopic Investigation to discover a physical defect; b u t I have-not considered t h a t a person with a "cork-leg," or " o n l y one eye," or a "deformity of body," or "without the Angers or any one of them of either hand," was qualified for admission.

A m o n g his decisions we find t h e following: " A brother, w h o h a s c o m m i t t e d a crime, b u t whose suicide h a s prevented a trial therefor, is n o t entitled to a masonic b u r i a l . " W e c o m m e n d w h a t he says on t h e constitution of new lodges: I have ever considered the constituting of a new lodge a most notable event, because of the grave responsibility t h e Grand Master and the Grand Lodge assume In giving it life, and the possibilities for good or ill which must attend its growth. I t becomes a component p a r t of our system. I t makes his-

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tory In the annals of Freemasonry, and Its work goes down the ages to be seen of all the brotherhood. Shall it make or mar the fair record of this Grand Jurisdiction, Is the concern of all who are instrumental In giving I t . being and who stand sponsors a t its birth. H i s reference to t h e improper use of t h e ballot is w o r t h y of reproduction: . Every Grand Master, in the discharge of official duty, becomes cognizant of one thing, above all others, which gives him the greatest concern and anxiety, and t h a t l s the tendency to make improper use of the ballot. The secrecy of t h e ballot is one of the landmarks of Freemasonry. I t is a sacred privilege entrusted to every Mason, and should be regarded,in its silent power, with solemnity. I t carries .with it the gravest responsibility, and Its wrongful exercise may put an ineffaceable stain upon a human soul. I t is a flarning sword t h a t guards the entrance to our mystic temple. He who wields It should do so in the light of honor, truth and Justice. Who knocks for admission Into o u r ranks must be of upright character, of good report, and in every moral aspect worthy to be made a Mason. Shall petty Jealousies, then, private piques, a fancied wrong, find expression in the ballot and thus disturb the peace a n d harmony of the lodge? Rather let love rule in,your hearts that the grandeur and loftiness alone of h u m a n character may sway your actions and keep In subjection your baser passions. Let your hearts beat responsive to the teachings of Freemasonr}', in all their glory and heaven-born influence, so t h a t every question which comes before the tribunal of the ballot may be disposed of Justly and honorably, although it be done In the exercise of an inalienable right; a landmark upon which no law can trench. I speak with earnestness of heart on this subject, knowing the fralUties of our poor h u m a n n a t u r e , but appealing alone to its highest and noblest Impulses, and asking you to ever keep In remembrance that golden rule,"Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." T h e r e p o r t of the K.-.W.-. G r a n d Secretary c o n t a i n s a s t a t e m e n t of t h e growtli of t h e m e m b e r s h i p in ten y e a r s . The y e a r closing showed a n e t gain e x a c t l y the s a m e as l a s t y e a r and t h e best of the ten y e a r s . A Masonic H o m e h a d been p u r c h a s e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r a t a n e x p e n d i t u r e of $25,000, less a commission of ,$250.00 to one of t h e brethren, w h o m a n a g e d t h e sale and donated his cpinmission to the H o m e . A per c a p i t a contribution of two dollars per m e m b e r w a s required, a n d e v e r y lodge in the jurisdiction except five h a d responded up to tlie d a t e of the report. The P r o c e e d i n g s furnish us w i t h several views of t h i s m a g nificent H o m e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; t w e n t y - s i x acres in area, a fine c u t stone m a n s i o n of about t w e n t y rooms, large, l i g h t a n d airy, four b a t h rooms a n d five closets, equipped w i t h all m o d e r n i m p r o v e m e n t s , w i t h i n d e p e n d e n t w a t e r w o r k s a n d gas p l a n t , a fine stone barn, a conservatory and a n ice house t h r o w n in. Our b r e t h r e n h a v e done t h e m selves credit, a n d t h e i r work will be a source of joy a n d h a p p i n e s s to t h e m s e l v e s a n d s u c c e e d i n g generations, a n d a white-winged messenger of G O D ' S love t h r o u g h t h e m to the u n f o r t u n a t e i n d i g e n t Masons, w i d o w s a n d orphan.s.

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The E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, by Bro. G E O E G E B . E D W A R D S , is a n able and well w r i t t e n review of t h e Proceedings â&#x20AC;˘ of sixty-one Grand Liodges. The dedication of the K a n s a s Masdnio H o m e receives extended notice. T h e a d d r e s s of M.-.W.-. Bro. C O L E M A N , Bro. .TOHX D . M I L L I -

KEN, and E e p o r t on Correspondence, are given courteous mention. M.".W.-. J O S I A H W . E W A N , G r a n d Master, Mount Holly. B."."W.-. T H O S . H . R . E E D W A Y , Grand Secretary, Trenton.

NEW M E X I C O - 1 8 9 7 . 20TH ANKUA'L COMMUNICATION,

A T . B U Q U E B Q U E , O C T . 1897.

M e m b e r s h i p , 854. C H A R L E S B O W M B B , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master.

E l e v e n pages of t h e Proceedings are devoted to his address. H i s physical condition prevented h i m from m a k i n g t h e visits contemplated. H e approves official visits and believes they are conducive of great good to t h e lodges in particular and Masonry generally. H e h a d n o t been called upon to render a n y decisions. A C o m m i t t e e on E i t u a l Eevisioii w a s appointed. Tlie Treasurer's report shows $736.98 in t h e G r a n d Treasury. A Eevision Committee w a s appointed on Constitution and By-Laws and required to report w i t h i n six m o n t h s a new code for distribution to t h e lodges. The R e p o r t on Correspondence, the production of tlie committee, contains a brief review of sixty-three Proceedings. Of K a n s a s they s a y : " T h a t K a n s a s has much business to transact, and a voluminous d o c u m e n t from t h a t jurisdiction is expected ; t h a t Grand Master C O L E M A N ' S decisions are good l a w ; the card system, as explained b y G r a n d Secretary W I L S O N , is to be c o m m e n d e d ; t h e memorial service in m e m o r y of M.".W.'. B r o . O. A. B A S S E T T , was interesting; a n d t h e E e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence is lengthy, interesting, v a l u a b l e and instructive."

1898. J u s t as we a r e about to close our report, t h e Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for 1898 appears on our table, and we delay the printer, to give it a hurried glance a n d brief notice. The Grand Master's address contains a very clear report of his transactions.

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H e indulges in a lengthy a r g u m e n t substantiating his decision t h a t a Mason committing suicide was entitled to masonic burial, except in extreme cases; t h a t suicides are the result of insanity. W e think t h e extreme or certain case should be the exception. W e have n o t found m a n y cases in our experience t h a t ought to" have the honor of masonic burial. The Report on Foreign Correspondence, prepared b y two m e m bers of t h e c o m m i t t e e , Bros. F E O S T a n d S E A M O N , contains a n e x -

cellent review of thirty-two American and sixteen foreign G r a n d Lodges. The review in charge of the other member of the committee failed to arrive in time to appear in the report. As a review of Kansas does not appear, we conclude t h a t it must be with t h a t p a r t of t h e report failing to m a k e connection on time. M.-.W.-. R O B E R T C . S T E W A R T , G r a n d Master, Socorro. R . \ W . \ A T J P H E U S A . K E E N , Grand Secretary, Albuciuerque.

NEW Y O K K - 1 8 9 8 . 117TH A X N U A I J C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

N E W Y O R K , J U N E , 1898.

Membership, 95,480. W I L L I A M A. S U T H E R L A N D ,

M.-.W.-. Grand Master, who p r e s -

ented a very able, instructive address, elevating in tone a n d forcible in diction. H i s enthusiastic peroration is here g i v e n : Thanksgivings to Almighty GoD ascend from every breast on account of His goodness a n d His mercy, and the blessings which He has showered upon the Craft during the year. Our numbers have Increased, harmony has pre-, vailed throughout our domain, the lodges have enjoyed material prosperity, the standard of Freemasonry has been held aloft as of yore; the Internal, rather than the external, qualifications of candidates for Freemasonry have been assiduously considered by the Craft, the moral and spiritual teachings of our ritual have been Impressed upon novitiates with zealous faithfulness, and the Impetus given It by our fathers has suffered no check in this Jurisdiction In the steady advance our fraternity is making In the estimation of mankind as the greatest human agency for good the world has ever seen.

He pays a loving tribute to t h e fraternal dead.

Past Grand

Master J A M E S G I B S O N w a s called from labor to reward J u n e 6,

1897. His official acts as Grand Master are interwoven with some of the most interesting pages of our history. I n referring to t h e d e a t h of M.-.W.-. Bro. .JOHN Q . A. F E L L O W S ,

P a s t Grand Master of Masons in Louisiana, he-relates a n incident of the late war, as follows: In the dark days of our civil war M.-.W.-. Bro. FEIJLOWS extended a fraternal hand to brethren of obedience of the Grand Lodge of New York under circumstances of extraordinary Interest and ever grateful remembrance.

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Bro. E D W I N COI-E, a private In t h e 71st regiment of New York Volunteers, and a member of Hope Lodge, No. 244, was, on the 21st day of July, 1861, severely wounded at the battle of Bull Run and taken prisoner. After a brief ImprLsonment a t Richmond, he was taken to the city of New Orleans, when the M.-.AV.'. Bro. PEijiows, then Grand Master of Masons In Louisiana, provided Bro. CoT^E and eight of his fellow-prisoners, who were craftsmen, with clothing, with medical attendance, and with ever.v needful comfort In the hour of their extremity. This exhibition of fraternal consideration under such embarrassing and distressing circumstances evoked a storm of criticism throughout the State of Louisiana,which was subsequently met by the formal action of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana approving the course of its Grand Master, and In .June, 1862, the Grand Lodge of New York, by duly engrossed and certified resolutions, made Its formal acknowledgments to the Grand Master of Louisiana for this most gracious evidence of his masonic charlt.y. Although It Is the prayer of every Freemason that the dread specter of civil war m a y never again hover over this fair land of ours, nevertheless the sunbeam of niasonlc light, which gladdened tlieeyes and sustained the hearts of our.brethren while prisoners of war, still shines as a beacon light,Indicating the rock upon which our fraternity Is founded, and the comfort It would surely afford even In the shipwreck of States. "To toll the story of a well-spent life The Mason true builds his own m o n u m e n t ; But not of bronze, nor yet of marble white ; These soon are gone. "A richer life is tlien his monument, AVhlch through the ages grander will become. As it more fully breathes his spirit, and Is spent To help and bless manWad."

Niinierous dispensations w e r e issued for t h e l a y i n g of corner stones a n d the dedication of n e w halls. One lodge w a s so patriotic t h a t t h e G r a n d M a s t e r issued disp e n s a t i o n to a P a s t M a s t e r to s e r v e t h e lodge a s M a s t e r w h i l e tlie JVIaster a n d W a r d e n s were a b s e n t in t h e v o l u n t e e r service of the United S t a t e s . T h e G r a n d M a s t e r performed m a n y official a c t s personally, in l a y i n g t h e corner stone of t h e G o v e r n m e n t B u i l d i n g a t Buffalo, t h e A d r i a a c e Memorial L i b r a r y Building^ a t P o u g h k e e p s i e ; Court H o u s e , a t B i n g h a m p t o n ; Loomls M e m o r i a l B u i l d i n g , a t Rushville, a n d n u m e r o u s corner stones of m a s o n i c h a l l s a n d dedication of masonic-temples. N o decisions of law are s u b m i t t e d . code of N e w York.

T h i s s p e a k s well for t h e

A n e w lodge n a m e d in m e m o r y of t h e I t a l i a n patriot, M A Z ziNNi, w a s organized. A n o t h e r p e r p e t u a t e s t h e familiar Scottish n a m e of K I L W I N N I N G . A l t h o u g h t h e G r a n d Lodge of S w e d e n was e s t a b l i s h e d in 1750 a n d c o m p r i s e s four provincial G r a n d L o d g e s , w i t h a total m e m b e r s h i p of a b o u t 4,000, the G r a n d L o d g e of N e w York, for the first â&#x20AC;˘ t i m e e x t e n d s fraternal recognition b y t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of r e p r e .sentatives.

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On Mexico, he says: When from the deeds of Spanish cruelty in Cuba the smoke of conflict was rising to touch our flag, whisperings were heard of European encouragement to Spain. But our neighbor on the south, the Republic of Mexico, extended her hand of friendship to the United States, with most delicately expressed but nevertheless emphatic assurance that Spanish troops would not harass us from Mexican soil, nor Spanish men-of-war make of Mexican harbors a rendezvous. When the Maine was destroyed in Havana harbor, Mexico spoke; and this Grand Lodge was selected as tlie medium through which the people of the United States should hear her voice. The President of our sister republic is also the Grand Master of Masons in Me.xico. On the 15th day of February last eighty-three (83) Freemasons were among the two hundred and sixty-six (260) American sailors who went dowri to their death with the battleship Maine. Five days afterwards the President and the Grand Master of Masons in Mexico directed his Grand Secretary, under the seal of the Grand Lodge, to issue a"n edict commanding all masonic lodges within his jurisdiction to hit draped in mourning on account of these, our dead.

Under Peru, he has this to say: While Freemasonry is not a religion, and the doors of the lodge are freel.v o'pen to devout and GoD-fearing men of whatever religious belief, nevertheless Freemasonry is the handmaid of religion', and teaches its votaries to give even closer allegiance to the faith of their acceiJtance. There stands in tlie cit.v of Chester, England, and near its eastern wall, a venerable cathedral, in and out of which have passed generations of worshipers. The pulpit of tlie cathedral is adorned with masonic emblems of richest carving.' Before that pulpit and Its altar have been brought little children for 'baptism. In presence of that pulpit have stood .voung men and maidens to be united in the holy bonds of matrimony; and the solemn requiem for the dead has sounded over heads ijowed before that pulpit in the bereavement brought l)y the hand of death. From one of its octagonal faces t h a t pulpit shows to the visitor and tlie worshiper the square and the compasses, and the well-known sunburst. Upon another are carved representations of those twin patrons of Freemasonry, the SAINTS .IOKN. While upon a third are carved three figures: one, the Entered Apprentice, clothed as such, bringing forward a rough ashlar for the use of the Fellow Craft; by his side tlie Fellow Craft, clothed as such, engaged with the working tools of the Craft in transforming a rough into a perfect ashlar; by their side and standing erect, the unmistakable figure of the Master Mason, clothed as sucli, pointing the Fellow Craft to the designs upon the trestle-board, and giving him proper instructions for Ills labors. On the right and left of these three figures stand the two masonic columns just as we see them in every lodge room, except t h a t upon one is carved the name .IAOHIN, and upon the other the name BOAZ. Standing in this cathedral a few years since, and looking upon the Hol.y Bible resting on the pulpit thus adorned, I could but exclaim: " W h a t miglity support does Freemasonry give to all religious teachers who open the Bible for tlie instruction of their people!" The Entered Apprentice is taught on his first entrance to the lodge room that the Holy Bible is the Great Light in Masonry. He is eoinmanded to take that Bible as the rule and guide for his faith and practice, and it becomes liis duty to guard t h a t Bible as the lover of his country would defend its flag. T h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d T r e a s u r e r s h o w s .$-51,.549.90 c a s h deposit with the Union Trust Company.

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T h e G r a n d Lodge h a s a d d e d to its list of workmen a Historian, whose d u t y seems to be t h a t of a n explorer among t h e early records, delving into t h e recesses of the arches beneath the rubbisli for such items of i n t e r e s t a n d historical incidents as m a y be properly recorded a s a p a r t of t h e history of the Grand L o d g e of N e w York. I n t h e researches for 1897, he discovered a n d b r o u g h t to light the d a t e s of t h e first Provincial Grand Lodge u n d e r D A N I B I , COX, M.-.W.-. Grand Master, in IT-BO. Submits a copy of a diploma issued in 1759, as follows: And the Darkness comprehended It not. I n the East a place full of light where reigns silence and peace. We, the Master and Wardens of the Royall Arch King Solomon's Lodge, No. 2, In the City of New York adorn'd with all their Honours and Assembled In duo form, Do hereby declare, certify, and attest to all men enlightened a n d spread on the face of the earth, that the bearer hereof, ROBERT BBYSON,hath been received and Enter'd an Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and after proof a n d due tryall we have given him the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason,and he lawfully and safelj' may without any demurr be admitted into and accepted of by any Society to whom these presents shall come. Given under our hands a n d Seal of our Lodge In the City of New York In North America the 20th day of May 1759 anil in MasoiVry 5759.

A n o t h e r Committee on Antiquities looks after the ancient relics a n d collections in t h e library m u s e u m . The report of the Board of Relief shows $1,612.06 distributed to 180 applicants for relief. The Grand Lodge of N e w York m o u r n s t h e deatli of Bro. EENEST EINGEB.

The Committee s a y s :

" B r o . R I N G E R , of t h e

C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence, proved himself a most valuable helper to this Grand Lodge in his oflticial capacity, giving his time a n d services most Avillingly, especially In t h a t portion of the correspondence which necessitated t h e use of the German language. Such aids go v e r y far in Insuring t h e successful work of a body as large a n d as i m p o r t a n t as this Grand Lodge of so g r e a t a State." The Guild a n d t h e m a s o n i c world h a v e been benefited by, a n d appreciated Bro. R I N G E R ' S excellent translations. The report of tlie S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e Masonic H o m e is interesting from s t a r t to finish, a n d t h e H o m e appears to be well m a n a g e d a n d in good financial condition. An average of 206 inm a t e s , a t a cost of â&#x20AC;˘$188.53 each p e r a n n u m , is a very good showing of m a n a g e m e n t and economy. The G e r m a n brethren of t h a t jurisdiction have created a Temple a n d A s y l u m Fund, a n d h a v e p u r c h a s e d a n d a r e m a i n t a i n i n g a Masonic G e r m a n H o m e , done i n d e p e n d e n t l y a n d without depreciating their loyal support to t h e Masonic H o m e proper located a t TJtica. Bro. J E S S E B . A N T H O N Y s u b m i t t e d h i s t e n t h R e p o r t on Cor-

respondence, a n d the c h a r a c t e r of this report a d d s luster to t h e former reports which have won for Bro. A N T H O N Y a reputation

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of marked ability as a masonic writer. H i s statistical tables a r e duly appreciated b y t h e Guild, as they are freely appropriated b y the members tliereof as an addition to the several Reports on Foreign Correspondence. W e will appropriate to our use the tables and the excellent translations of foreign Grand Lodges b y W.*. Bro. E M I L F B E I ^ K E E , a n d for w h i c h Bro. A N T H O N Y h a s our sin-

cere thanks ; a n d also for his k i n d consideration and notice of t h e Proceedings of t h e G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s 1898. H e compliments G r a n d Master S H A V B B ' S address, and quotes freely therefrom. Approves a n d reproduces several decisions. Of the work of t h e Committee on Revision, he s a y s : " T h e revision of t h e laws of this G r a n d Lodge, the work of a special committee, was presented a n d adopted. I t forms a p a r t of t h e Proceedings, a n d to our m i n d is very perfect, complete a n d a d m i r ably classified. T h e committee is to be congratulated upon t h e efficient m a n n e r in which its d u t y h a d been discharged." H e says of t h e oration of Bro. W . F . K U H N , t h a t " i t w a s a splendid effort," a n d copies his allusion to t h e Masonic H o m e and the conclusion of t h e address. Says the report of the committee was a g e m — c h a s t e , beautiful a n d appropriate. The k i n d and complimentary words on our first Report on Correspondence are dulj' appreciated. M.-.W.-. W I I J I J I A M A . S U T H E B L A N D , G r a n d Master, R o c h e s t e r . R.-. W.-. B D W A E D M . L . BHL,T3BS, G r a n d Secretary, N e w Y o r k .

NORTH CAROLINA —1898. 110TH A N N U A I . COMMUNICATION,

O X F O E D , J A N . 1898.

Membiership, 10,500. W A I . T E B E . M O O B E , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Mastfer.

The Grand Lodge convened in the Masonic H a l l of the Oxford Orphans' Asylum. T h e Grand Master, in his address, says t h e brightest page in t h e history .of Masonry in North Carolina w a s •written when the G r a n d Lodge established t h a t institution, a n d t h a t page grows brighter ea.cli year. Of the work of t h e H o m e h e says: That this home for the fatherless and motherless is now, and must become, as time rolls on, the greatest monument to Masonry, there is no question, for it was born of sympathy founded in love, and lives in the hearts a n d prayers of the good and true. The widow in her lonely home will breathe a silent prayer for Heaven's blessings to rest upon the Craft who have made i t possible by their care and foresight to give a home to her orphan child, surrounded with every comfort, without which it would have been a castaway and an object of charity. Our craftsmen throughout this Grand .Jurisdiction as they toil day by day for an honest living for themselves arid their families, and annually contribute to the support and maintenance of this institution.

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can do so with the assurance, t h a t should their offspring become orphans, the doors of this Home will be open to take care of them and bring them up to be useful men and women.

In his observation of trouble in lodges he reiterates the experience of other Grand Masters. Read and meditate: I. wish to say that my observation has been, during the last year that almost nine-tenths of the troubles In the various lodges, that have been reported to me were caused either directly or Indirectly by Intoxicating liquors, and I recommend to the subordinate lodges t h a t when petitions for the degrees or membership are presented t h a t they use the ballot In such a way as to save them from such troubles In the future. The ballot box Is not guarded now with the same Jealous care that It was In the days of our fathers. We are entirely too anxious to Increase our numbers, and are not carefulenough as to the kind of material that Is taken from the quarries, and as a legitimate result, great numbers of men are finding their way Into our lodges, who have no sympathy with the teachings and principles of Masonry.

Our brethren mourn the death of A L F R E D MARTIN, M.-.W.-. Grand Master, 1858; E M F . WATSON. M.-.W.-. Grand Master, 1862; J A M B S A. LEACTT, B.-.W.-. Grand Junior Warden, 1895. Thus ends the scene ! Earth's fitful strife is o'er, For to Its waiting shore One fateful day. The boatman came, and with his dipping oar Bore h i m away. Peace ! brother, peace ! But O! thou boatman pale, If thou can'st e'er reveal Thy Journey's end; Tell us thy secret; whither didst thou sail With h i m , o u r friend? For If he lives—and something says 'tis t r u e Somewhere beyond the blue, Or far, or near. He hath not quite forgotten — this 1 know — His brothers here; And he would send us greeting, It may be. From o'er the silent sea. Our hearts to cheer. Some Joyous welcome; perchance would send by thee "The Master's word"— Love's sacred key to holy brotherhood.

Special Communications of the Grand Lodge were held at Oxford, June 24th, annual celebration and picnic; at Durham to lay corner stone Public Library Building; at Asheville, to lay corner stone Vance Monument in Public Square; a n d a t Washington to lay corner stone of the Methodist Church. We heartily approve of his decision, as follows: A Mason in a sister Jurisdiction who was tried, convicted and expelled for illegal Intercourse with a brother Mason's daughter, afterwards moved into this Grand Jurisdiction and petitioned a subordinate lodge for membership, and I was asked to decide if his masonic crime followed hljninto this Jurisdiction. I. without hesitation, mental reservation, or evasion, decided that It did

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and should follow him to the ends of the earth. "Our Institution is the first In history to throw a strong a r m around female virtue. I t is the first to teach men that they shall n o t only respect, b u t protect, a brother Mason's wife, mother, daughter and sister. Masonry raised woman to be man's equal socially. I t Is due to our Order to-day that she fills the position in society she does. I n the rapid progress m a n has made, woman could not be left behind and remain man's companion, and Masonry, by teaching that she was man's equal and binding all for her protection, furnished the stepping stone for her present greatness,"

W e also excerpt the gem which serves as a concluding t h o u g h t of t h e Grand Master's excellent address: â&#x20AC;˘'Looking backward we are convinced of t h e stability of Masonry. I t has toiled with t h e busy millions in t h e ages gone. Like an angel of light it h a s lifted aching heads a n d cheered sorrowing hearts. I t h a s sweetened life's bitter cups to inany a burdened soul, and now i t marches on with t h e race a n d keeps step with the age." The report of t h e superintendent of t h e Orphans' Asylum is replete with interest, and contains a full account in detail of every item of expense or resource. Two hvindred a n d twelve boys and girls are accorded t h e rights and privileges of this excellent manifestation of GOD'S love to t h e Mason's orphan. May the blessing of G O D continue to flow as a peaceful river in benefactions a n d support, and in H i s special guidance a n d blessing upon each individual inmate. Mr. B. N . BuKB congratulated the Grand Lodge on the work of the Home, and very kindly offered to contribute .$7,500 for the building of cottages for the girls, provided the Grand Lodge would raise a similar amount, which offer was promptly accepted, M'itH t h a n k s . The Grand Orator presented a pleasing address on the subject, " Compromises of Solomon." Bro. J O H N A. C O L L I N S p r e s e n t e d t h e R e p o r t on Foreign Cor-

respondence, containing a very neat a n d complete review of t h e Proceedings of the several Grand Lodges. K a n s a s for 1897 is fraternally considered. Complimenting Bro. F U L L B B ' S address a t t h e dedication of t h e Masonic H o m e , and using excerpts therefrom, he says : " T h e women of the E a s t ern Star are entitled to all t h e praise given by Bro. F U L L E R , a n d more, for it is clearly evident t h a t the celerity of execution a n d the good taste in selecting the site of a n ideal home is due entirely to the zeal and loving kindness of these good ladies, and not to their plodding fathers, h u s b a n d s or brothers. I n his very beautiful a d d r e s s of dedication, t h e G r a n d Master, C H I L E S C . C O L E M A N ,

pays a. fine tribute to the women of Masonry;" and t h a t Grand Master COLEMAN'S report to t h e Grand Lodge was a well-written address, complimenting his reference to t h e death of P a s t Grand M a s t e r O W E N A. B A S S E T T a n d to t h e p h y s i c a l condition of P a s t

Grand Master P u t C E ; t h a t t h e Report on Correspondence, b y

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M.-.W.-. Bro. M. M. M I L L E B . , is of most excellent quality, and none more intere.sting h a d been received. M.-.W.-. W A L T E R B . M O O B E , G r a n d Master, W e b s t e r .

R.-.W.-. .ToHN C. D B B W B Y , G r a n d Secretary, Ralei-gh.

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ANTCDAL COMMUJS'IOATIOX,

F A K G O , .TUSE 2L, 1898.

Membership, 2,871. The Proceedings come to us in n e a t form, decorated "fore a n d aft" •with the fac-simile of the genial looking countenances of M.-.W.-. Bro. E G B E R T M . C A R O T H B R S , G r a n d Master, a n d B/.W.-. Bro. F R A N K J. T H O M P S O N , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .

The Grand Master, in his address, indulges in some very wholesome and i n s t r u c t i v e advice, admonishing his brethren to higher ideals in Masonry. W e " c l i p " this paragraph : Ignorance of the teachings of our Order often leads us Into error of speech and action. After receiving the Master's degree, we too frequently fall Into the serious fault of thinking we are masters. The brother contents himself with thinking he Is possessed of the Body of Masonry when. In fact, all he possesses Is the skeleton. The Mason, who, having become familiar with the ritual of the Order, thinks himself well posted Is as far from the fact as the child who, having learned the alphabet, believes himself well educated. Both have made a good beginning, a n d both have t h a t which. If followed, will lead to the desired result; but which if it inspires contentment will leave the one as lacking' as the other. We do n o t all have time to read a great aniount of masonic literature, b u t we deprive ourselves of many of the best lessons Intended to be taught bj' neglecting to study some of it.

H e p a y s apjiropriate tribute to t h e memory of P a s t G r a n d Master WiiiijiAM H . B E S T , who died during the year, a n d synip a t h e t i e a l l y refers to t h e dead of other iurisdicfions. • H e issued dispensation to a m i l i t a r y lodge, n a m i n g a lieutenant-colonel for Master, major for Senior Warden, and a captain for J u n i o r W a r d e n . H e recommended t h a t all Masons, members within t h a t Grand Jurisdiction, who enlisted, be e x e m p t from dues during the continuation of their service in the a r m y . H i s decisions, local in their operation, seven in number, a p pear to be good law. H e recommends a gradation s y s t e m for fixing t h e salary of t h e G r a n d Secretary, using t h e " p e r c a p i t a " plan. H e reports peace a n d h a r m o n y prevailing with all jurisdictions. The report of t h e G r a n d Treasurer reveals a good financial s t a n d i n g , with $3,011.93 in t h e treasury.

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The G r a n d Secretary shows by his report t h a t the library, the joy of his heart, is increasing, and charges up the absence of a Beport on Correspondence to his work on library and card system, both very laudable and proper employment for a Grand Secretary, b u t they are local in effect. Tlie E e p o r t is of world-wide influence, if properly written. W e will look for it n e x t year. M.-.W.-. G E O B G B H . K E Y E S , Grand Master, Ellendale. R.\ W.\ F R A N K J. THOMPSONJ Grand Secretary, Fargo.

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1898.

Membership, 3,4.53. T H O M A S B . F L I N T , M.-.W.-. Grand Master. As a preliminary to the business of the G r a n d Lodge, the brethren held a service a t which W.-. Bro. Eev. G E O R G E H A S L A M preached an instructive and inspiring sermon, founded upon the t e x t : "Meet for the Master's use, prepared unto every good work." (2 Tim. 2:21.) W i t h the influence of this sermon upon the mind of members of the Grand Lodge, they should be Aviser, better, and consequently happier. Peace and h a r m o n y prevailing. The address of the M.-.W.-. Grand Master requires twentyseven pages to tell the story of his official career. H e says : " F r e e masonry is one of the noblest and g n m d e s t of liuman institutions, actuated as it is by pure and unselfish aspirations, and containing within the r a n k s of its active supporters and workers about one and a half millions of the most intelligent, high-minded a n d forceful men a m o n g the citizens of the civilized countries of the world." H e has the usual regrets for not being able to inake more official visits. H e treats the subject of non-affiliation e m p h a t i c a l l y . a n d declares t h a t " i t is neither masonic nor honorable for Masons to enjoy the m a n j ' masonic privileges and a d v a n t a g e s y e t accorded to non-affiliates, while the Craft in m a n j ' particulars suffers for the need of their practical assistance." F r a t e r n a l relations were effected with the Grand Lodge of H u n g a r y by the exchange of Grand Representatives. The action of the Grand Lodge of Peru in displacing and restoring the Bible to the altar, with the decree of the Grand Master of New York, all appear in the report. W e notice a dispensation issued to a lodge empowering Bear River Lodge to confer the Master Mason's degree upon a candidate who was preparing for a trip to the K l o n d i k e .

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T h e B e p o r t on Correspondence, prepared b y the committee, contains a very full a n d complete review of the Proceedings of nearly a l l t h e G r a n d Lodges. Bro. BiG3S'AY, c h a i r m a n of the committee, reviews K a n s a s ' s Proceedings in a very c o m p l i m e n t a r y m a n n e r ; excerpts the prologue of M.-.W.-. Grand Master S H A V E B ' S address, which he says is " v e r y full a n d a b l e ; " concludes his comments upon t h e Masonic H o m e b y s a y i n g : " A noble effort for our brethren in K a n s a s . W e in far a w a y Nova: Scotia send our congratulations a n d wish you G O D speed." Of t h e address of t h e Grand Orator, he says: " T h e Grand Orator, Bro. W . F . K U H N , of K a n s a s City, Mo., delivered an address upon t h e " F u n d a m e n t a l s of Freemasonry," which shows much investigation a n d learned inquiry into t h e principles of our fraternity, a n d from which we M'ould gladly m a k e m a n y extracts, b u t will have to content ourselves by quoting the following, which, altliough bearing particularly on the foundation of t h e H o m e in K a n s a s , y e t h a s a lesson for us all." H e c o m p l i m e n t s our B e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, which is gratefully acknowledged. M.-.W.-. T H O M A S B . F I . I N T , G r a n d Master, Y a r m o u t h . B.-.W.-. W I L L I A M B O S S , G r a n d Secretary, H a l i f a x .

OHIO-1898. 8 9 T H A N N U A L COMMUNICATION-,

COLUMBUS, OCTOBT-IB, 1898.

M e m b e r s h i p , 43,848. N E L S O N W I L L I A M S , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master.

The address of t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master contains m a n y gems of thought, a b o u n d i n g in elevating inspiration a n d patriotism of the year. H e says it h a s been a memorable one in t h e history of our c o u n t r y ; he notes t h e return of prosperity to our c o u n t r y ; refers in eloquent and patriotic terms to the w a r with S p a i n ; refers to t h e destruction of t h e Mcdne, a n d s a y s : The government hiid properly hesitated about plunging the nation into international complications which might involve it In a war with a foreign power. But when our war ship was destroyed In the waters of that foreign power, and our seamen died a t the hands of her secret and inhuman agents, there was n o longer hesitation. Peace was desirable, but peace without honor was not wanted. The cardinal virtues of fortitude, prudence and Justice had been instilled into the heart of the Chief Magistrate of the nation in a masonic lodge room, and having prudentlj- fixed the responsibility so far as possible, he demanded Justice a t the point of the sword. The conflict was short but decisive. I t was bloody enough to make its termination abundantly welcome. The magnificent display of heroism, which Santiago witnessed as our brave men fought a n d died to carry the flag of this Republic to victory, will

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ever stand as a m o n u m e n t to the unselfish devotion to duty of the American soldier. I t is not becoming to boast too loudly of our victoriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for our foe was weak and scarcely able to stand alone, rnuch less to oppose a powerful enemyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but we are Justified in rejoicing t h a t the demands of our country have been enforced, her honor preserved, and her prestige among the nations advanced. Starving humanity will never again plead in v a i n ; for notice, emphatic and final has been delivered by the American army and navy, t h a t every oppressor m u s t cease his carnival of crime or be crushed in an irrepressible conflict, the issues of which will always be in favor of right and Justice. I t should be a matter of pardonable pride to the Freemasons of this .State,that the m a n who is dictating the policy, and whose hands are guiding the destinies of this nation, is a member of one of our subordinate lodges, and is to-day paying loyal obedience to the Grand Lodge of Ohio. U n d e r "Necrology," he notices the d e a t h

M.'.W.-. Bro.

H E N R Y C . COOK.

H e issued dispensations for the e s t a b l i s h i n g of three n e w lodges. L a i d t h e corner stones of the. new P u b l i c School B u i l d i n g in C i n c i n n a t i ; t h e F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h , of C o l u m b u s ; t h e P u b l i c School B u i l d i n g a t N e w t o n F a l l s ; the F i r s t U n i v e r s a l i s t C h u r c h , of C i n c i n n a t i ; the F i r s t E v a i i g e l i c a l L u t h e r a n C h u r c h , of S h e l b y v i l l e ; t h e Masonic Temple, C o l u m b u s ; t h e P u b l i c School B u i l d i n g in S h a r o n v i l l e . On the subject of p e r f o r m i n g these ceremonies, he s a y s : While the laying of corner stones of public buildings has been a t some expense to the Grand Lodge, and considerable sacrifice of time to me, I have cheerfully responded to every request which has been m a d e , because I believed the fraternity would be benefited thereby. When we reflect t h a t ours is the only social Institution ever called upon to perform these ceremonies,and when we consider, further, t h a t the la.vlng of the corner stone is Intended to symbolize the first formation of h u m a n character, and to teach the importance of starting right In life, it should be a matter of some pride to us that we are called upon by the religious and educa.tlonal organizations of the land to lay the corner stones of structures which are to be devoted to the moral and intellectural advancement of the age. F i v e n e w h a l l s w e r e dedicated, a n d t w e n t y - s e v e n lodges v i s ited. Ten decisions were rendered. W e quote t h e following: 1. I n answer to the question, "Is an hermaphrodite entitled to receive degrees conferred by a masonic lodge?" I held: The Ancient Constitutions provide that an applicant for masonic degrees must be a Tnan. An hermaphrodite, according to the books. Is not a man, but a monstrosity, and therefore cannot properly be made a Mason. 3. Held: That the Worshipful Master of a subordinate lodge has no power, eltherexpress or inherent, to suspend anofflcer of the lodge from the functions of his office. , 4. Helil: That while Freemasonry prides itself upon adhering closely to the old forms and ceremonies, it must, to some extent, keep step with scientific development and the growing conveniences of the age, and, as the lights about the altar are mere representatives of other lights, electric bulbs m a y b e substituted for the burning taper or the gas-jet. 6. Held: That the fact that a member of a lodge becomes an inmate of the Masonic Home does h o t relieve him from the payment of a n n u a l dues to his lodge.

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8. Held: That the fact of a masonic lodge room being occupied by a chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star does not In any manner change or modify the restrictions relative to the use of masonic halls for other t h a n masonic purposes. 10. I n answer to the question by telegraph," Can masonic funeral service be held over a Master Mason In good standing. If body Is to be cremated?" I replied: "Yes; If necessary, change phraseology of funeral service." I was unable to And any decision on this question by this Grand Lodge. Some neighboring jurisdictions and some able masonic writers have taken a contrary view of the matter. My research was of necessity limited, as a reply was asked by wire,and t h e decision was given as my best Judgment a t the time. I a m still satisfied as to the correctness of the decision. Freemasonry is universal, and will survive the ages. It recognizes no m a n for his worldly wealth or honor. I t questions no man as to his political belief or religious faith. If he recognizes the existence of a Supreme Being, it takes him.as he Is, a living man, and requires of, him no pledges as to the disposition of his body after death. Neither does It make any requirement relative thereto. It gives him the assurance t h a t if he is in good standing at the time of his death, he is entitled to a masonic burial.

â&#x20AC;˘ We do not concur in No. 3, although it may be in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction. The Master is responsible to the Grand Lodge, and through it to the whole body of the Craft, for the proper government of his lodge and the proper conduct of . its work, and while the right is seldom exercised, we believe that it is the prerogative of the Master to appoint and remove any nonelective officer at his pleasure when the interest of the Craft demands it. He can only fill temporarily the place of an elective officer during absence or while charges are pending against him. The following edict was promulgated, which is here given for the benefit of our Kansas lodges : HAMII.T0N, OHIO, September 8,1898, A. L. 6898. To the Masters^ Wardens and Brethren of all Lodges owing obedience to this Grand Lodge : B R E T H R E N : â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Y o u are hereby warned against admitting to your lodges men, claiming to be Masons, who pretend to belong to subordinate bodies which have been chartered by a so-called Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, said to have been organized in this State in the year 1891. This so-called Grand Lodge was founded upon the wreck of "Cerneau" hopes by disappointed and unworthy men, formerly members of regular lodges, whose charters had been arrested by this Grand Lodge for disloyalty and rebellion, and who, themselves, are expelled Masons, and are now utterly dlsregardtul of their former masonic obligations. Its subordinate bodies are Illegal, clandestine and unmasonic, and the members thereof have no place in the great masonic army. These men are making constant efforts to visit regular lodges, and talk with legitimate brethren of this and neighboring Grand Jurisdictions, and It is this fact alone which has made it seem necessary to dignify the m a t t e r by offlcial notice. Lists of these clandestine bodies, so far as known, are enclosed with this order. There may be a few' others of which we are not advised. I t is ordered t h a t one of the accompanying lists be posted a t the Secretary's desk, and one in the Tyler's room, In every lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction; t h a t the test oaths must be administered in every case where a visiting brother Is not properly vouched for, and t h a t all committees appointed to examine visitors shall flrstascertain the name and number of the lodge to which

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they claim to belong, and report the same to the Worshipful Master of the lodge, who shall satisfy himself whether said lodge is regular or clandestine before the committee proceeds with the examination. Let this order be read to the lodges a t the first stated meeting after its reception. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the Grand Lodge on the day and year above written. [SEAL.] NELSON WILLIAMS, Grand Master. ATTEST:

.T. H . B R O M W E L L , Grand Secretary.

Of the Masonic Hoine t h e Grand Master says: On an elevation overlooking the enterprising city of Springfield, and crowning the most beautiful spot in the neighborhood, stands our magnificent monument to the beneficence of Ohio Freemasons. Finished according to original designs, and paid for, it rises in beauty and grandeur to please the eye and gladden the heart of every brother who is privileged to look upon it. A detailed report of the condition of the Ohio Masonic Home will be presented to you by the Board of Trustees, through their Secretary, a t this Communication of the Grand Lodge, and I do not deem i t i m p o r t a n t or necessary t h a t I should reiterate what will be shown by their report. I t Is sufllcient to say t h a t the affairs of the Home are in good hands, and are moving naturally and smoothly, and a t the end of eighteen months It is meeting the expectation of Its most enthusiastic advocates. Those who have borne the heat and burden of the day, who have toiled early and late in the Master's vineyard, who have sailed the placid waters of prosperity, or buffeted the waves of adversity, and who find themselves, as the sun is sinking toward the horizon, alone in the world and distressed, may here find a home, and rest and enjoyment for that little while which still remains of life's pilgrimage. But, brethren, noble as was the sentiment which prompted the Masons of Ohio to build this Home for their fellow-men, and grand as was their liberality in completing and furnishing it, there still remains an Important duty for them to performâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a duty which I sincerely hope m a y be performed without further delay. The question is: How shall the Home be supported, how shall its expenses be met? I t Is well enough to talk of endowments and permanent funds, the income from which Is to support the Home; b u t this is a long way in the future. That a large permanent fund will some day be realized from endowments, I have no question. I t has been so elsewhere, it will be so here. As soon as our brethren learn more about the Home, and become more deeply Interested in it, those who have to give will not forget it In the distribution of their estates. But what shall we do for the present? How shall we raise a sufllcient annual Income to cover the r u n n i n g expenses of the Home, and have a fund for the Improvements and betterments which should be made from time to time? I a m of the opinion t h a t the pending proposed amendment to Section 16 of the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, raising the annual dues, to be paid by subordinate lodges on each member in good standing from fifty to sixty cents per year, should be adopted, and that one-half of such annual dues should go to the support of the Masonic Home. This will provide an annual Income which will, with other available funds, cover the expenses for years to come. Such sums as the Grand Lodge and other Grand Bodies may be disposed to donate from their funds, can be applied toward the payment of such expenses, or be used in making needed improvements and In beautifying the grounds. If it should become necessary for lodges to Increase their annual dues to meet the increased per capita, no brother should complain. The Mason who is now thirty years old, should he live to be seventy, will have paid toward supporting the Home, only twelve dollars, or less than he would spend for a suit of clothes, and this would be divided Into forty paymentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;surely not a burden on any one. â&#x20AC;˘

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R.'.W/. Bro. J. H . 33BOM\VEIJIJ, G r a n d Secretary, m a k e s an ex-

cellent showing of the affairs of t h e Grand Lodge, the income d u r i n g the year a m o u n t i n g to $27,931.41. A per c a p i t a of fifteen cents per m e m b e r , or $6,377.20, w a s a p propriated to t h e Ohio Masonic H o m e , and by order of the Grand Xiodge t h e per c a p i t a for the H o m e w a s raised to t h i r t y cents. I n obedience to the Grand Master's recommendation, a special train c o n t a i n i n g a b o u t 500 brethren a n d m a n y lodges m a d e an excursion to the Masonic H o m e , to enable the members of the Grand Lodge to inspect t h a t m o n u m e n t of t h e i r brotherly love. The R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence, by M.-.W.-. Bro. W . M. CtJNNiNGJHAM, is a first class document, full of instructive information, courteous criticism and c o m m e n d a t o r y approbations, of the work, usages a n d actions of other Grand Jurisdictions, including K a n s a s , whose Proceed ings receive k i n d l y and c o m p l i m e n t a r y notice. H e - s a y s Grand Master S H A V E R ' S address is a business paper;

reproduces his r e m a r k s on " A Case from Ohio," and s a y s : I t Is to be regretted t h a t Grand Master S H A V E R has probably read some of the incubations of those Ohio bogus Masons, and Imagines that there Is a masonic division In the State of Olilo. Otherwise he would certainly have ordered the non-admittance of the applicant, because he was a bogus Mason, made In a clandestine lodge, without the circumlocutory explanation given above, and his Inference therein tliat there is not " h a r m o n y among the Craft" in Ohio. I n this connection it Is safe to say t h a t ÂŤ o jrrea(er degree of harmony exists among the Craft in any Grand Lodge than in Ohio, and a comnarison of the appeals, grievance, and disciplinary cases reported in the Kansas Proceedings under review, with those reported in tlie Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, will certainly not be detrimental to this Grand Jurisdiction. Classing bogus Masons, made in clandestine lodges, in whose membership are not only expelled Masons and rejected material, but are largely composed of persons that could not, under any circumstances, be made Masons In the regular lodges in Ohio, as a part of the Craft, is neither very complimentary to the legitimate Freemasons of this Jurisdiction, nor conducive to the stamping out of ail clandestlnlsni from the fraternity. As m a y have been legitimately inferred from the pamphlets issued by the bogus so-called Grand Lodge, established as a feeder for Cerneaulsm, of which in Ohio It Is its only supply. It Is doubtless to the defense of Cerneaulsm by a few eminent writers In airing their personal views and pet theories that the present growth of clandestlnism is largely due; and their names paraded In such connection by these bogus degree peddlers Is sufficient to mislead those who have had no opportunity of being fully advised In that connection.

H e characterizes Bro. W . F. K U H ^ T ' S effort as a " b r i l l i a n t ad-

dress," b u t wonders w h y the Grand M a s t e r should go out of the jurisdiction for a G r a n d Orator, with so m a n y talented and emin e n t M a s o n s in K a n s a s , and refers to t h e able oration'of BESTOB. G. BBOWJS' delivered a few years ago. Our law does not prohibit

the practice, and we p r e s u m e the Grand Master k n e w where he was sure to get " a good oration," and secured it. As W.-.Bro. KuH^r was formerly identified with our G r a n d Lodge, and w a s a t one

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time a p e r m a n e n t member, i t w a s eminently proper t h a t he s h o u l d return " h o m e " to t h e joy a n d e n l i g h t e n m e n t of his brethren, a n d this, too, w i t h o u t exciting the jealousy of eminent craftsmen of our jurisdiction. Considerable space is given to excerpts from the writer's R e port on Correspondence, which is complimented as a well-written and interesting review. The B r o t h e r apologizes for o m i t t i n g our n a m e in t h e r e v i e w of 1897, in connection with t h e B A S S E T T memorial Services.

accept the same, a n d assure the Brother t h a t we h a d n o t felt a g grieved a t the omission. T h a n k s for your congratulations: " A hearty welcome will doubtless be extended to M.-.W.". Bro. P o s TLETHWAiTE by every m e m b e r of the reportorial corps, with their congratulations upon t h e success of his first effort." M.'.W.-. E . C. GTJLIJBFOBD, Grand Master, Cleveland. B.-.W.-. .T. H . BBOMWEL/IJ, Grand Secretary, Cincinnati.

OKLAHOMAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1898. 6TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

B L R E N O , F E B . 1898.

Membership, 1,456. A L B E R T W . F I S H E K , M . - . W . \ G r a n d Master, in the o p e n i n g of

his address, says: Our great fraternity seems to little understand how vitally It Is concerned in building higher and loftier standards of manhood; many are so absorbed In the ritual that they forget tlie great mission and work of the Craft,forget, t h a t though the world takes no part In our work, It watches us with Jealous eyes to either praise or censure, and that action of the world constitutes an Important part in the formation of many a man's character, who, perhaps, never sees the inside of a lodge room. Then let us see to it, l>rethren, that the things we do to-day, the history of tlie future, t h a t which affects the lives of men after we are dead and gone, are such that they Influence the world for good, a n d that those who, in after years, may read this page of our history, will say we have been of some benefit to the world as well as the Craft.

Nine decisions grace t h e Grand Master's report, a n d all a r e approved except the ninth. W e would dissent from the opinion of the Grand Mas ter a n d t h e Committee on Laws a n d Usages on ruling No. 2, w h i c h r e a d s : 2. Ans.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;^y Section 24, masonic regulations, a U. D. lodge cannot receive applications for afHllatlons. The Grand Master of 188odeolded t h a t a n Entered Apprentice was a Mason for all purposes, which was approved by the Grand Lodge. Therefore I must decide that a U. D. lodge has no right to receive a n . application to confer the Fellow Craft a n d Master Mason degrees.

The first p a r a g r a p h of t h i s decision is based on good l a w . The decision of the Grand Master, in 1885, is in contravention of masonic authorities.

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E n t e r e d Apprentices a r e n o t Masons for all purposes. T h e rule applied to E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e s in t h e old regulations when t h e y constituted the b o d y of t h e Craft, b u t which position was lost to t h e m when Master Masons a s s u m e d t h e m a n a g e m e n t of the Craft. A n Entered A p p r e n t i c e does n o t h a v e t h e rights of visitation, of masonic burial, of oflfice, of voting, a n d is n o t required to p a y dues, and. M A O K E Y , in h i s J u r i s p r u d e n c e , page 159, says:

" A n E n t e r e d Apprentice is now no more a Mason than a s t u d e n t . of m e d i c i n e is a p h y s i c i a n , or a disciple is a philosopher. T h e M a s t e r Masons now c o n s t i t u t e t h e b o d y of the Craft, a n d to be a t t h i s d a y a Mason properly so called, o n e m u s t have taken t h e t h i r d degree." A lodge TJ. D. is e m p o w e r e d to confer t h e degrees upon properly accepted petitioners. T h e r i g h t of petition for a d v a n c e m e n t is i n h e r e n t in the E n t e r e d A p p r e n t i c e a n d does n o t assume the c h a r a c t e r of afllliation, b u t t h a t of a petition for t h e degrees, accompanied by the waiver of t h e lodge conferring t h e first degree and w h o h a s a perpetual jurisdiction over t h e E n t e r e d Apprentice u n t i l i t is legally w^aived. The code of O k l a h o m a contains no provision for advancem e n t of candidate h a v i n g received t h e E n t e r e d Apprentice or Fellow Craft degrees i n other jurisdictions. The Grand Orator, R.-.W.-. Bro. V. D. L B A O H , delivered a brief

a d d r e s s , full of masonic e n t h u s i a s m . W e excerpt the following: We all have been asked the question,"Are you a Mason?" And as a matter of fact we answered correctly. B u t Is t h a t reply true? The mere fact t h a t you have been Initiated, passed a n d raised does not make a Mason of you, only In name. The principal tenets of our Order m u s t be so thoroughly Ingrafted Into your sinful natures as to a t least make you endeavor to learn to subdue your passlons,and Improve yourself In all things t h a t pertain to good. Do the principles taught go with you In your dally encounter and communion with m a n k i n d ? If not, you are not yet a Mason.

R e l a t i n g to the action of t h e G r a n d Xiodge of Peru in removing t h e Bible from t h e altar, he s a y s : The effort to abolish the principal of the th ree Great Lights In Masonry and substitute the By-Laws and Constitution of the Jurisdiction In Its place Is so contemptible, mean and unwarranted t h a t every Mason who has the least spark of Christian principle, or who desires the perpetuity of our Order, will rise In his Individual power and denounce the action, and protect the Great Light with his life. If necessary. I can't conceive a Mason so lost to manhood, truth and the teachings of Masonry t h a t will submit to such a nefarious and ungodly act, and I venture t h a t n o m a n with the least taint of Americanism will ever give his voice In such a n unholy cause. Take that Holy Writing from the lodge room, or from Its place, and the foundation stone Is removed, and the whole temple will crumble, rot and become unknown.

I^o R e p o r t on Correspondence. M.-.W.-. E N O C H M . B A M F O B D , G r a n d Master, G u t h r i e . R.-.W.-. J A M E S S . H U X T , G r a n d Secretary, Stillwater.

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OREGON^ 1898. 4 8 T H A N X U A L , CoMsruxiOATioN,

P O R T L A N D , J U N E , 1898.

Number of lodges, 101; Membership, 4,946. While the. A m e r i c a n people were commending the bravery a n d l a u d i n g t h e praises of Lieut. R I C H M O N D H O B S O N for

his

heroic achievements in t h e a t t e m p t to bottle u p Admiral C E B V E B A and his fleet, a n o t h e r H O B S O N , with gavel in hand, as the emblem

of his authority to c o m m a n d , a n d as t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master of Oregon, Bro. W . H . H O B S O N , convened the Grand Lodge of Ore-

gon, and b y the assistance of the officers and brethren under h i s command, opened the Grand Lodge in ample form, a n d from t h e excellent report submitted, we believe t h a t he commanded t h e Craft of Oregon wisely, judiciously, building a higher a n d truer masonic standard in t h a t jurisdiction. He rejoices in prosperity, a n d acknowledges the source of a l l blessings. The bountiful harvest, enhanced values and general activity In the commercial world within the past year, have transformed Idleness to Industry beyqnd the realization of our most sanguine hopes. The Grand Master above has watched over us with tenderest care and given to us His greatest blessings while our Cuban brethren," less favored than we, are striving with the horrors and devastations of war In a struggle for liberty with a Spanish foe. We extend to them our sincere hope for their ultimate success, and pray that the Are of liberty shall not be quenched until this oppressed people shall have had their cherished hopes realized and the reward they are justly entitled to receive.

The fraternal dead of t h a t and other jurisdictions are courteously and s y m p a t h e t i c a l l y mentioned. H e laid t h e corner stone of a Masonic Temple a t Corvallis, and issued dispensations whereby two new lodges were created. Six decisions relating to l a w of t h a t jurisdiction are reported. The Trustee of t h e E d u c a t i o n a l F u n d reports a balance cash on hand of .$12,517.14. . The Grand Orator delivered a finished and scholarly address on the subject of F r e e m a s o n r y . W e excerpt therefrom the following: In this, the close of the nineteenth century, Its lodges are respectively ensconsed In the breasts of civilization, quafUng the milk of Increasing enlightenment with relish and adaptlveness, on the one hand; or, on the other, constituting vitalizing centers from whence radiate friendship, morality a n d brotherly love, shining, source unkown, upon the wilds and fastnesses of t h e seml-barbarlsm which environs them. I t s altars are burning the everlasting fires first lighted by J E H O V A H , diffusing the fragrance of their Incense to the East and to the West, and to the South, and not even repelled by the gloom of the darksome North. I t s temples proudly rear their towering walls, until the spires rival the mountain-tops In catching the first rays of that glorious orb that rises In the East to open and adorn the day; they are bathed In the broad glow of the meridian sun, the beauty and the glory of the day, belting t h e

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^vhole earth; they are the last to be encompassed, as Night, the herald of Terrors, throws his shadowy m a n t l e over a hemisphere, and even then they cease not to nurture and propagate truth. And tens of thousands of men, everywhere, not restricted by race, position or creed,embrace its tenets, practice its teachings, and love Its beneficent operations. We view Masonry In this condition to-day, then turn our gaze backward, looking over the past until the vision falls in the gloom and distance. I n dimensions, then,It is like standing On the shore of the ocean and peering to catch its farther outlines; or, with the light of to-day, trying to reach the confines of Time itself.

Tile Grand Lodge declined to concur in the Wisconsin relief plan, on the principal "that masonic relief is never purchased or sold, therefore never creates a debt." The Report on Foreign Correspondence is from the pen of Past Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. ROBERT CLOW, and displays his marked ability as a reviewer. Kansas for 1898 receives courteous consideration, the address of Grand Master SHAVBB receiving extended notice, not forgetting the excellent report of R.'.W.'. Bro. A. K. WILSON, Grand Secretary; says Bro. W. F. K U H N orated eloquently and well; extends congratulations to the writer for our first Report on Correspondence, and quotes therefrom, (Thanks, Brother),and takes issue with us on the prerogatives of the Grand Master. Our law provides for such cases. M.-.W.-. JOHN B . CLPJLLANI), Grand Master, Portland. R.-.W.-. JAMES F . ROBINSON, Grand Secretary, Eugene.

PENJfSYLVANTAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 7 . S P E C I A L COMMUNICATION,

P H I L A D E L P H I A , JANUARY, 1897.

Membership, 51,031. W I L L I A M J. K E L L Y , M.-.W.-. Grand Master. A Grand Lodge of Emergency was convened January 29th, for the purpose of making Masons at sight, wherein JAMES GAY GOBDON and SAMUEL W . P E N N Y P A O K E R were initiated, passed and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. â&#x20AC;˘QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

MARCH,

1897.

One hundred and twenty-six lodges represented. An appropriation of $3,375 was made to pay premium on $225,000 insurance on the Masonic Temple and furniture. A contract was awarded J. B. LIPPENCOTT CO., Philadelphia, for publishing and binding Proceedings at the price of $3.53 per page, the edition consisting of seven thousand five hundred copies, -with one hundred bound in half morocco.

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One hundred and sixteen lodges represented. A committee appointed to consider the recognition of masonic brethren connected with the various States forming the German E m p i r e , reported t h a t after due consideration t h a t no causes m a k e it impossible for bretliren to visit lodges in t h a t jurisdiction. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

SEPTEMBER,

1897.

The Grand Secretary presented membership report, showing a net increase during the year of 1,442. Congratulations were s e n t to the Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d on the celebration of the Diamond j u b i l e e of H e r E x c e l l e n t Majesty, Queen V I C T O R I A , and to the Grand Lodge of Sweden on the occasion of the celebration of t h e twenty-fifth anniversary of his ascension to the throne and his installation as Protector and M.-.W.-. Grand Master, His Majesty Bro. K i n g OSCAR, K i n g of Sweden and Norway. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION,

DECEMBER,

1897.

Election of Grand Officers resulted in the reelection of present Grand Officers. The Charity F u n d contains $75,000 in good securities a n d $821.16 in cash. The G I R A R D bequest has $63,950 in securities a n d $316.98 in cash. The P A T T O N Memorial F u n d contains $56,000 in securities and $1,445.30 in c a s h ; and other funds too numerous to mention, showing t h a t jurisdiction to be well possessed financially. W e learn from the reports t h a t the» almoners of the Grand Lodge granted relief to 419 applicants hailing from fifteen different jurisdictions, aggregating .$3,914; t h a t the stewards granted relief to 236 applicants, hailing from eight different jurisdictions, •and aggregating $2,885; t h a t the bursars of the Patton Memorial Charity Fund expended for relief $1,485; m a k i n g a grand total of •$8,284 for relief during the year. The corner stones of the Public School House, Allegheny; Philadelphia Dental College; Masonic Temple, B e a d i n g ; Spald- . ing Memorial Museum and L i b r a r y a t A t h e n s ; Osceola Presbyterian Church and Masonic Temple a t Williamsport, were laid with masonic ceremonies by the Grand Master or those authorized b y his dispensation. The Proceedings furnish us with the steel engravings of PETEKW I L L I A M S O N , Grand Master in 1856 and 18-57, and W I L L I A M J. K E L L Y , present Grand Master. A handsome picture of the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, serves as a frontispiece.

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The Committee on Foreign Correspondence isresents a careful review of the Proceedings of several Grand Lodges, Kansas (1896 and 1897) are assigned a place in the report. We quote the committee's conclusion : "Here our work for the year ends. We have not attempted to engage in debate with any of the Grand Lodges, Grand Masters, or their committees. We have set down naught in malice, but have rather attempted to cull the masonic news for our own brethren, to whom we now submit it just as it is." M.-.W.-. Wiiii^iAM .T. KELXiY, Grand Master. B.-.W.-. WIIJLIAM A. SIXN, Grand Secretary, Masonic Temple.

PRINCE EDWARD

ISLAND —1898.

Emergent Communication held at Charlottetown, October, 1897, for the purpose of celebrating the centennial of Saints .John Lodge, which proved to be an interesting historical affair. The Grand Master, Bro. M.-.W.-. LEOXABD MOBBIS, delivered

an excellent address, recounting the history of the lodge through the century. Many faces had turned toward the charter as it hung upon the wall—many a brother taught to look upward and outward in the new light of Masonry. The charter members, all gone to their reward, laid a foundation for future ages to build thereon. We like the spirit of the address, with its occasional bursts of patriotism. He refers.to the century's history: The century of your history began while NAPOTJEON was on his way to Egypt, hoping to conquer It, but HORATIO NKI-SOX blasted that hope a t the battle of the Nile. Trafalgar a n d Waterloo followed. Wars, mutiny and m a n y other shadows have thrown themselves across the face of our national history during the last hundred years. Our race has been subjected to many ordeals and tests, m a n y changes have been wrought, many orders and societies have been organized, flourished, outlived their usefulness, and perished. I n stitutions, hoarj- with lime, have gone o u t of existence. Our own fraternity' has received many a shock, yet your lodge has maintained Its organization unbroken, and to-day forms a p a r t of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity, a fraternity which has t h e largest membership of any semi-rellglous institution In the world. AVe have just reason to be proud of our name as Freemasons. The world owes much to Masonry. She has ever been the star that points to equality, Justice a n d liberty, and notwithstanding t h e antipathy in some quarters to the fraternity, she has always been In the front rank in the steady march of h u m a n progress. Great strides have been made during the century in every branch of Industry. Art, commerce, exploration and invention have been the activities of the age. Law, order and moral reform have been the results of educational, religious and fraternal communities, and Masonry has added its quota to these Interests.

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Referring to Masonry in America, a n d to its illustrious m e n and women, h e says: In the neighboring republic Masonry has assumed large proportions during the last century. Time does n o t permit me to make many further remarks, b u t while referring to our sister English speaking nation, there arises before our vision of the past many great m e n and women of the century, and In the forefront of the group, two persons stand boldly out, two names long to be remembered, the supreme American man, and the supreme English woman, A B R A H A M LINCOI,N and Q U E E N V I C T O E I A . One stands for

liberty, the for other peace, freedom with good government, peace with honor.

His concluding r e m a r k s are also w o r t h y a place in this r e port: Brethren, the hundred years have gone. Rough and rugged has been the pathway, but the dear old century Is passing away with a peaceful smile. Our lives, too, are passing. W e will, perhaps sooner t h a n we think. And our feet upon the brink. Let us In the future Imitate the best that have gone before us, striving to rise still higher In the scale of moral excellence. Our chief corner stone Is Brotherly Love, and upon this rock let us firmly plant our feet. And meet our brother kindly On the broad masonic plan. If he proves himself to us and ours A Mason and a man. We'll meet hlni on the level And part upon the square, And ttien, perhaps, he'll vouch for us When we meet him over there.

The twenty-third A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n convened a t S u m merside, June, 1898. Twelve lodges represented. Total membership, 525. I n his address the Grand Master regrets t h a t our Anglo-Saxon b r e t h r e n of the U n i t e d States are in t h e throes of war with Spain, and hopes t h a t the conflict will soon end a n d h u m a n i t y be blest thereby. Our brethren are schooled in practical benevolences, as the following resolution indicates: " T h a t hereafter every lodge in t h i s jurisdiction shall be required to forward with the Grand Lodg% returns something, not less t h a n t h e widow's mite, a n d as m u c h morei as their benevolence will permit, which t h e Grand Secretary will add to the fund a n d report his doings to t h e Grand Lodge." No Report on Foreign Correspondence. M.-.W.-. LiEONAED MoBBis, Grand Master, Summerside. R.-.W.'. NiEL M A O K E I J V I E , Grand Secretary, Summerside.

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QUEBEC—1898. 2 8 T H ANxuAii C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

M O N T R E A L , J A N U A R Y , 1898.

M e m b e r s h i p , 3,590. E . T. D. C H A M B E B S , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, p r e s i d i n g in tlie Grand East. T h e P r o c e e d i n g s are a d o r n e d b y t h e p o r t r a i t s of three P a s t Grand Masters. T h e a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d Master, full of expressions of g r a t i t u d e a n d p a t r i o t i s m , c o n t a i n s an e x c e l l e n t account of his official career. H i s allusion to t h e D i a m o n d J u b i l e e of Queen V T O T O B I A r e a d s : Glorious in Its every part was the Jubilee of our beloved Queen, and prond are we all of the royal welcome accorded to this Dominion's official representatives a t the seat of empire In recognition of Canada's large place In Imperial concerns. I n our own fair land the golden yield of Goivsent grain has been only eclipsed by the newly-discovered and practically inexhaustible deposits of precious metal. Our Craft, both a t home and abroad, has prospered under the benign blessing of H i m to wliom we raise our altars and dedicate our every masonic act. The membership of the Masonic Body throughout the world shows a very large Increase during the past year. I n the Motherland, a t the Diamond Jubilee gathering of Masons, presided over by our M.-.W.'. Bro. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, tlie fees for admission alone amounted to £7,240. half of which was handed over to the Hospital Fund, while the charitable subscriptions of the year totaled £71,837. I n our own Jurisdiction there has been such sattsfactorj' growth as has perhaps never before been experienced by us. Two new lodges were organized d u r i n g the year. H e decided " t h a t c h a p t e r s of t h e E a s t e r n Star are e n t i r e l y u n k n o w n to our C o n s t i t u t i o n . " Correct. The Order of t h e E a s t ern S t a r is n o t a p a r t of t h e m a s o n i c s y s t e m , b u t a noble organization t h a t is w i t h us in e v e r y good work, a n d an inspiration to " d e e d s of pure beneficence." I t is a n organization w o r t h y t h e s u p p o r t a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t of e v e r y Mason, and entitled to t h e use of m a s o n i c h a l l s . o U n d e r " D i s p e n s a t i o n s , " t h e G r a n d M a s t e r says : Many of us have, n o doul>t, been struck with the numerous Instances in which parties on the eve of leaving the country have all a t once, and quite uninfluenced as they tell us by luercenary motives, conceived a favorable opinion of the masonic Institution and a desire for knowledge; though the zeal with which they petition to be railroaded through the several degrees m a y not always be such as to elicit our admiration of that "sincere wish to be serviceable to their fellow-creatures," by which they claim to be prompted to solicit o u r privileges. I t sometimes occurs to me t h a t those who have contrived to live all their past lives amongst us, without indulging any extraordinary desire for a knowledge of our science or a n y special wish to be serviceable to those who have surrounded them here, can well afford, when about to leave us for pastures new, to wait Just a little longer for a knowledge of our mysteries, until a t least they are somewhat settled In their new homes and acquainted with their surroundings, a n d that without the endurance of any great degree of

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suffering, either In mind, body or estate, from their inability to be more serviceable to their newly-found neighbors than they were to those amongst whom they have hitherto lived.

H e declined to issue a dispensation to confer degrees upon a n applicant who hailed from the United States, a n d was visiting in t h a t jurisdiction. The manifesto of t h e Grand Master of N e w York, relating to the action of the Grand Lodge of Peru, in t a k i n g the Bible from the altar a n d replacing t h e same with t h e Book of Constitution, is presented in full, with t h e commendation t h a t they "are noble words, breathing as they do t h e true sentiment a n d aspirations of Masonry." This commendation of the able article seems to be universal; it is made a p a r t of nearly every Grand Master's address delivered since its publication, a deserved compliment to Grand Master S U T H E R L A N D of t h e Grand Lodge of N e w York.

H e Issued a proclamation a g a i n s t a. clandestine lodge, organized in the City of Montreal, under a dispensation from the Grand Orient of Prance, and w a r n i n g uninformed brethren against visiting the same. R.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N H . I S A A C S O N , the G r a n d Secretary, pre-

sented a good report, showing a net gain in membership of eightyfour; the receipt of $2,490.25 revenues from the subordinate lodges. From t h e reisort of t h e Grand Treasurer, we learn t h a t t h e assets of t h e Grand Lodge a m o u n t to $13,403.17, about $3.75 per capita. This amount is divided i n t o : Masonic H o m e Fund, $700; Benevolent Fund, $10,953.00, and General F u n d , $638.36. R.-.W.-. Bro. Rev. T H O M A S B V B B B T T , t h e G r a n d Chaplain, de-

livered a discourseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an inspiration to activity a n d zeal in the promulgation of the true light. H i s concluding advice is respectfully presented for t h e consideration of all good Masons: I would advise every brother. If possible, to secure a copy of tJie latest edition of the Constitution of our Grand Lodge (1888) as It will be found much more complete than the older editions ; and what shall be said of our use and study of the volume of the Sacred Law concerning which we read In the "Ancient L a n d m a r k s " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " T h a t a ' B o o k of the Law' shall constitute an Indispensable part of the furniture of every lodge." Brethren, do not allow a day of your lives to pass by without reading some portion of the Sacred Law. "Search the Scriptures." said the Great Teacher, "for In them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me." In the Bible you will And the principal points of Masonry Insisted on, viz: "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth ;" and to those who faithfully devote their life to Its sacred teaching, an ever growing encouragement will be vouchsafed, but to him who grows weary in well-doing, the word of \oarning of the Law Divine must ever condemn the folly of his course; whereas " to them, who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glor.v a n d honor, shall be rendered eternal life." Amen.

The s u m of $1,275.25 wa.s disbursed for cliarity during t h e recess of t h e Grand Lodge, and $225 during t h e session.

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T h e R e p o r t on F o r e i g n Correspondence, by W I L I ^ H . W H Y T E ,

is a pleasing review of t h e s i x t y proceedings before h i m . K a n s a s , for 1897, is Icindly considered ; quoting from the Grand Master's address ; b r a n d i n g Bro. J. D. M I I J I J I K E N ' S address " a s a

very interesting a n d thoughtful oration," and quotes therefrom; says M.-.W.-. Bro. MII.I>EB'.S report is " o n e of the most i n t e r e s t i n g

of t h e year," a n d devotes two pages to its consideration. M.-.W.-. E . T. D. C H A M B E K S , Grand Master, Quebec City.

B.-.W.-. .T. H . ISAAOSOX, Grand Secretary, Montreal.

RHODE TSIiANKâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 1 0 7 T H A N X U A I / COMMUNiCATIOX,

.lUKE, 1897.

The Grand Lodge of Rhode I s l a n d convenes semi-annually in J u n e a n d December, t h e regular A n n u a l Communication b e i n g held in J u n e of each j^ear. A n u m b e r of e m e r g e n t a n d Special Communications were held for dedicatory services and funeral obsequies. T h e prog r a m m e s s u b m i t t e d for dedication are verj^ interesting, and plea-sing a n d instructive addresses were delivered, all r e d o u n d i n g to the good of Masonry a n d t h e honor of t h e Craft. One of the i n t e r e s t i n g patriotic services rendered by t h e brethren of t h a t jurisdiction w a s t h e l a y i n g of the corner stone of the new. State H o u s e . F r o m one of t h e addresses delivered on the occasion of t h e laying of tlie corner stone of a Masonic Temple, we excerpt t h e following: The masonic organization, as'lt exists to-day, is more powerful than ever before; its membership Is larger than a t any previous period, and is constantly increasing. New and attractive temples are being erected for its use; benevolent institutions, established under Its auspices, are flourishing; and the tokens of its prosperity are evident wherever we look. I t is strong in the character of its membership, not less than in the resources which it has gathered, and in the large measure of public favor with which it is now regarded. lb has withstood oppression and persecution; it has lived down the calumnies of its opponents; and to-day presents Itself to view with a record of noble service. I t has advanced with the progress of civilization; has found expression in the philanthropies of the age; and has made contributions to a r t and literature, while it has been discharging the benign ministries of a true fraternity. Other organizations have lost their places on the earth and become extinct; nations have fallen Into decay; rulers and princes have died; but Freemasonry has endured, because of the principles for which i t stands, and because of its appeals to the highest and best promptings of h u m a n nature. Institutions abide and have enduring honor only as they develop these highest attributes. Great thoughts live on when men and nations crumble to the dust. I t Is because we believe Freemasonry to be charged with sentl^ments of eternal truth and to have a mission of exalted usefulness, that we And an explanation for its long existence and present strength, and for the prophecy in which we indulge that It m u s t go forward in a way of Increasing power and usefulness.

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CARLISLE but expressed an a.xlomatlc truth when he said: " Human Institutions cannot long stand on selfishness, mechanical utilities, economics and law codes; if there be not something of the moral element i n them, as there is a religious element in the relations of men, they are doomed to ruin." Our abiding hopes of the progress and glory of Freemasonry rest upon the conviction that it will continue to cherish the ancient landmarks of the Order, that it will maintain fidelity to masonic teachings and traditions,and continue to serve the world in a practical way by the application of its great principles to the ennobling of character, and the right discharge of thedutles of common life. Because of Its principles, and because of the service which i t seeks to render for love's sake and for truth's sake, it claims the allegiance of its followers, and deserves to hold a place among the institutions which contribvite light and blessing to the human world. A n d from another addre.ss we clii^ the following a d m o n i t i o n , w h i c h is Avortliy the t h o u g h t f u l c o n s i d e r a t i o n of every Mason: I t is not a little thing to be a Mason. I t is a high and dignified and honorable thing to be In the following of that ancient body which has claimed allegiance from kings, and princes, and potentates, which has upon Its rolls of membership alike the name of WASHINGTON, and equally honorable as Masons, the names of unknowii thousands of humble but worthy citizens of this republic. And we should not forget that In becoming Masons we have assumed great and solemn obligations, vows which are not to be lightly assumed a n d lightly worn. None but the careless, the shallow, or the unthinking, will permit these great pledges to rest lightly upon him. H e who is true to them should build deeper, and wider, and stronger, the temple of his character as the years go by, building a character worthy of those who have adopted the square and compasses as their emblem. And as in the coming days we behold a nobler temple rising here, to take the.place of that one which was adequate for generations which are gone, so should the coming years behold in us nobler temples of virtue, and honor,and uprightness. As our New England poet has sung: Build thee more stately mansions,oh,my soul! As the swift seasons roll Leave thy low vaulted past. Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Reach toward heaven, with a dome more vast. Such Indeed Is theteaclilngof Masonry, character-building,solid,firm and true. W e are also in r e c e i p t of the P r o c e e d i n g s of the one h u n d r e d a n d eightli A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n , h e l d in J u n e , 1898. T h e address of M.-.W.-. Bro. C. M. V A N S L Y O K c o n t a i n s a well w r i t t e n and condensed a c c o u n t of his official t r a n s a c t i o n s . F r o m it we l e a r n t h a t M.-.W.-. Bro. T H O M A S V I N C E N T , P a s t G r a n d Master, departed t h i s life April 22,1898, a n d his b r e t h r e n m o u r n . No special masonic r u l i n g of i n t e r e s t o u t s i d e of t h a t jurisdiction a p p e a r s in these Proceedings, a n d no R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence appears w i t h t h e Proceedings. M.-.W.-. C Y B U S M . V A N S L Y O K , G r a n d Master, Providence. R.-.W.-. E . B A K K B , G r a n d Secretary, P r o v i d e n c e .

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SOUTH CAROLINA —1897. 1 2 0 T H A X N U A L GoMMUxIOATIO^',

C H A B I ^ E S T O X , D E O . 1897.

Membership, 5,853. The A n n u a l Gommunicatioii w a s preceded by t h e following Special C o m m u n i c a t i o n s : a t S p a r t a n b u r g to lay corner stone Graded School B u i l d i n g ; a t Bainberg, to lay corner stone of Court H o u s e and-.Tail; a t Greenwood, to lay corner stone of new Court H o u s e ; a t Anderson, to lay corner stone of new Court House—all with the appropriate and beautiful ceremonies of the Order. The G r a n d Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. JACOH T . B A B B O X , presided a t all Specials and a t the A n n u a l Communication ; W.-. Bro. W M . F. STBOXG, representing K a n s a s , pre.sent. The Grand Master's address of ten pages portrays in a business-like m a n n e r t h e official transactions of t h a t oflficer during the year. Expressions of g r a t i t u d e to H i m , " in whose hands a r e t h e issues of life a n d death," t h a t t h e "Grim Messenger" h a d not entered the portals of the Grand Lodge to summon any of its officers to la.y aside t h e ' w o r k i n g tools of this life. H e says the condition of the Craft in t h a t jurisdiction is good,. and deplores t h e condition of weak lodges numerically, which,, with the constant struggle to m a i n t a i n a n existence, deters good men froin seeking masonic l i g h t ; advises a change of officers and the infusion of new light, b u t admonishes a faithful discharge of duty and the avoidance of extremes. H e points out the following cause of evil: ' A g a i n , I fear that,, in some instances. M a s o n r y is used to further the personal aims and ends of some of t h e individual members of a lodge, in b u s i ness or society, r a t h e r t h a n to elevate t h e h u m a n race and teach m a n his whole d u t y to his G O D , to his neighbor and to himself.. Such selfishness a n d wrongful desire for t h e personal use a n d a d v a n t a g e s of Masonry, destroy m u c h of its good effect." H e m a d e a Fellow Craft a Master Mason a t sight, to satisfy w h a t appeared to b e a n emergency demand. H e t h i n k s t h e new codification of the law wiU fill a long felt want, a n d t h a t a n y intelligent Mason m a y understand t h e law. H e will doubtless discover t h a t t h e average officer prefers to write the Grand Master for information ; it is less trouble t h a n to search t h e book of the law. H e r e c o m m e n d s t h e modification of the Constitution r e l a t i n g to physical perfection, so as to enable t h e Grand Master to issue dispensation to such candidates as m a y not be sufficiently defective to p r e v e n t the strict compliance with the requirements of the ritual. •

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A n interesting time was spent in t h e presentation of portraits of living P a s t Grand Masters to t h e Grand Lodge, by admiring brethren, in words of eloquence a n d loving fervor. The Grand Lodge unanimously accepted a n invitation to participate in an oyster roast, which we are told b y the Grand Secretary was an enjoyable affair. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted a brief report, recommending t h a t no action be taken towards the recognition of t h e Gran Dieta Symbolioa of Mexico; declined to recognize the G r a n d Oriente of Lusetano Unido. jSfo review of other jurisdictions w a s presented. M.'.W.-. J A C O B T . B A E B O N , G r a n d Master, Columbia. E.-.W.-. C H A B I . E S TINGLES BY. G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , Charleston.

SOUTH DAKOTA— 1 8 9 8 . •24TH A N X U A I . C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

S I O U X P A L L S , J U N E , 1898.

Membership, 4,466. A L B B E T W . C O E , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master.

The G r a n d Lodge convened in peace and h a r m o n y while the nation was arrayed against nation in a grim-visaged a n d terrible w a r ; on the one side freedom a n d h u m a n i t y , on the other t y r a n n y and oppression. The Grand Master records the death of E.-.W.'. Bro.FEANKLiN J. D E W I T T , t h e first Deputy Grand Master of t h a t jurisdiction— loved a n d esteemed by his brethren for his devotion to Masonry, and the exemplification of t h e virtues in his life. He was a Mason true and good, Sincere In friendship, ready In relief, Discreet In trusts, faithful In brotherhood, Gentle In sympathy, kind in grief.

Phcenix Lodge TJ. D. a t Clear L a k e was granted existence b y the Grand Master's dispensation. H e declined to g r a n t a dispensation to organize a military lodge. H e visited nine lodges ; recommends t h e appointment of a Committee on Eevision of Laws. Under "Charity," he rightly declined to p e r m i t a begging circular to raise funds to p a y off a mortgage on a brother's h o m e ; and did n o t deem it advisable to countenance a request to issue •circular letter for t h e aid of destitute b r e t h r e n in Cuba a t t h e instance of t h e editor of a Southern masonic p a p e r — T h e Craftsman. He earnestly commends a p e r m a n e n t home for the Grand Lodge.

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H e c o m m e n d s Bro. B L A T T ' S Report on Foreign Correspondence, a n d urges the b r e t h r e n to read the information therein imparted. Two i m p o r t a n t historical documents were found in the archives of the late Bro. D E W I T T ' S masonic libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a dispensation issued b y T H O M A S H . B E J ^ T O N , Grand Master of Iowa, for the organization of a lodge a t F o r t Randall, April 23, 1862, and a written copy of the proceedings of a convention which culminated in the organization of the G r a n d Lodge. P a s t G r a n d Master WIXIVIAM B L A T T , in an eloquent, patriotic address, introduced Bro. A N D R E W E . L E E , Governor of South Dakota, w h o responded in words of brotherly love, and declara^ tions of fidelity to Masonry. The R e p o r t on Correspondence, by M.-.W.-. Bro. W I I J I J I A M B L A T T , w h o offers an apology, feai-ing t h a t the report will not bear inspection, on a c c o u n t of his absorbing interest in the issues. of the war, m a d e d o u b l y intense by his only son becoming imbibed w i t h his father's patriotic spirit, a n d answering the call of his countKv to battle for freedom and h u m a n i t y . The report, however, did n o t suffer, and is a good one. Likewise, we hope the boy has returned to the family circle, the stronger for his experience and loyal devotion to his country. Of G r a n d M a s t e r S H A V E R ' S address, he says t h a t the introductory "expresses a m o s t beautiful allegory relative to the tenses of time, a n d w o r t h y of a front place in any literature intended to lift up t h e soul as near a level with its A u t h o r as h u m a n infirmity permits." H e says the a p p o i n t m e n t of Grand Orator from another jurisdiction w a s an u n u s u a l procedure, but t h a t our Grand Lodge found no objections, a n d he h a d none to offer, after reading the eloquent oration. Of t h e Grand Master's reference to the Masonic H o m e , he says : " T h e H o m e receives due attention a t the h a n d of t h e Grand Master, a n d the G r a n d Lodge sustained his recommendations for a per capita tax in its support. The address was written before w h e a t w e n t up. T h e G r a n d Lodge m e t a little later and w e n t the Grand Master ten cents better. Good for K a n s a s ! " H e says the ncAv code of laws is "one of the vei'y best a n d most complete masonic codes," and has many k i n d words for the writer on his first a t t e m p t a t writing a Report on Foreign Correspondence, which is duly appreciated. M.-.W.-. L O U I S G . L E V O Y , Grand Master, Webster. R.-.W.-. G E O . A . P E T T I G B E W , Grand Secretary, F l a n d r e a u . â&#x20AC;˘

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TENNESSEE — 1 8 9 8 . 84TH: ANIS'UAIJ COMMUNICATION,

N A S H V I L L E , JANUARY, 1898.

Membership, 17,588. The portrait of the Grand Master-elect furnishes a handsome frontispiece to the Proceedings. The Grand Master, M.-.W.-. Bro. A. N. SLOAN, with cordial greeting to all, and due acknowledgment of the bounteous benefactions of the Giver of all good, presented an account of his stewardship, which received the approval of his brethren. The services of the Grand Master and those acting by the authority of his commission, were required to lay the corner stone of the college at Buskin and of Davies' Academy at Elizabethtown ; the court house at McMunnville, and new postofflce at Clarksville, thus rendering a helping hand to the advancement of higher education; the building of a temple of justice and the improvement of governmental facilities in the mail service—all worthy the aid and support of Masonry. Dispensations were issued for the organization of four new lodges, and denied from the fifth becau.se some of the petitioners were engaged in the liquor business, THOMAS PABSON, selected for "Worshipful Master, being in that business. We think the Grand Master did the right thing. A man engaged in that business cannot disseminate true masonic light consistently. Among his decisions we find the following, in answer to the query: "If the disbelief in the Holy Bible, and the declination to accept it as the gift of GOD to man, and as the rule and guide to faith and practice," constitutes a masonic offense? Held.—Our law leaves the question of determining what Is unmasonlc conduct largely to the subordinate lodges, and sets forth only the great underlying principles upon which they must base their opinion. One of the first assurances given the candidate for Freemasonry, is t h a t It will In no wise Interfere with the freedom of religious thought. I do not understand, however, that this means that he can discard the one great source from which he Is to obtain light by which to exercise such freedom. Another of the first great lessons taught In our order, Is that the Holy Bible Is the Inestimable gift from GOD to man, and should be the rule and guide for his faith and actions In this life. We are also taught and-posltlvely Instructed, t h a i no masonic lodge can exist without the three Great Lights, the greatest of which Is surely the Holy Bible. Our obligations to the Craft are taken upon and sealed by the imprint of our most sacred affections for this Inspired book. There can be no question t h a t any m a n who applied to any of our lodges for admission to Freemasonry, and holding the belief that the brother In question professes, would be promptly refused admission. I do not think any one would argue that It would be a hardship to expel a man from Masonry for an offense that would forever bar hlni from admission to the Order. Surely we will not condone In our own ranks an offense that we condemn In the ranks of the profane. In view of these facts; I held that the action of the brother was a masonic offense and he should be disciplined.

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Seven lodges were favored b y official visitations during t h e year. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , E.-.W.-. Bro. J O H N B . G A B B E T T , s u b m i t -

ted a complete report, c o n t a i n i n g a n itemized account of a l l contributions to t h e Masonic H o m e . ^ The H o m e contains seventeen widows, forty-five girls, a n d thirty-seven boys, w h i c h , from t h e report of the Superintendent, is well m a n a g e d , a n d is a credit to Tennessee Masonry. A fine e n t e r t a i n m e n t w a s given t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Grand L/odge b y t h e children of t h e H o m e , consisting of songs, recitations and drills. The r e p o r t of t h e B o a r d of Trustees refers to a subject of genuine interest to a l l jurisdictions m a i n t a i n i n g H o m e s , r e l a t i n g to the duty of lodges. B e a d i t : We would recommend t h a t action be taken as to the contract t h a t each lodge signs with the m a n a g e m e n t of the Home: That any child sent to the Home, on reaching sixteen years of age, they win take charge of, a n d relieve the H o m e of further responsibility. We have notified several lodges this year t h a t Inmates had reached the age of sixteen years, and in no case have they Instructed us to return them. I t Is a serious matter; we cannot t u r n a boy or girl out Into the world a t sixteen, a n d still, so long as we keep them. It prevents the admission of younger ones who are waiting to be admitted. I n this connection we would further recommend t h a t some plan be organized to teach the children the rudlnients of some trade or handicraft by which they can make a living when they leave the Home. As i t now Is, we keep t h e m secluded from the world till he or she is sixteen years old, and then turn them out In it utterly Ignorant of any way to make an honest living. The only solution your Board sees i n this dilemma, with the means now a t their control, or likely to be for some years, is to strictly adhere to the contract made with respective lodgesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that Is, for them to take charge of the children when they reach the age limit, sixteen. The home Influence Is w h a t the child needs, and if taken back to the original home of Its parents Is more likely to find friends than among strangers, and certainly a t that age would not be a burden on any one who would take them, but would be a valuable help.

M.-.W.'. Bro. G E O . H . M O B G A X is the a u t h o r of t h e E e p o r t on

Correspondence, a n d a l t h o u g h written under t h e pains of bodily affliction, i t i s clear in t h o u g h t , t r e a t i n g all m a t t e r s masonic in a courteous, affable m a n n e r . W e extend our s y m p a t h y , sincerely hoping t h a t his affliction will be " b u t for a moment," a n d t h a t he will be restored to perfect h e a l t h a n d complete happiness. The Proceedings of t h e A n n u a l Communication held b y t h e Grand Lodge of K a n s a s in 1897 is courteously r e v i e w e d ; says Grand M a s t e r C O L E M A N introduced his address in beautiful lan-

guage, a n d copies t h e i n t r o d u c t o r y ; refers to t h e d e a t h of M.-.W.-. Bro. O W E N A. B A S S E T T , a n d s a y s :

" Memorial services were held,

and quite a n u m b e r of eulogies pronounced by different m e m b e r s of the Grand Lodge. W e k n e w the deceased B r o t h e r only from

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reputation, b u t all t h a t was reputed of h i m w a s favorable. W h e n his light w e n t o u t on e a r t h one of t h e b r i g h t e s t s t a r s t h a t illumined the p a t h s of t h e b r e t h r e n in K a n s a s expired, and w e t r u s t t h a t a r a d i a n t soul entered the r e a l m s of bliss beyond." M.-.W.-. W M . H . B U M P A S , G r a n d Master, N a s h v i l l e . B.-.W.'. J o H X B . G A B B E T T , G r a n d Secretary, N a s h v i l l e .

TEXAS — 1898. •6.3D A N N U A L , C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

H O U S T O N , D E O K M B E B , 1898.

M e m b e r s h i p , 27,718. .JOHN L . T E E B E L L , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master. • \ The P r o c e e d i n g s a r r i v i n g just as we are a b o u t to close our r e port, we are u n a b l e to give t h e m the careful p e r u s a l t h a t t h e y d e serve. W e learn, however, t h a t t h e G r a n d M a s t e r s u b m i t t e d a good report. H i s p r e l u d e is here q u o t e d : In looking out over this vast brotherhood we realize that It Is a happy privilege to greet you who come from every portion of our loved State. W e welcome you from every quarter of Texas, from the turbid waters of Red River to the .placid Rio Grande on the Mexican border, and from the plains of the Pun Handle to the wave-lapped shores of the Gulf; from hamlet, town a n d city, with open heart and hand we greet you who come to aid in the transactions of this the sixty-third Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge. While we should ever be thankful to the G R E A T I A M for His merciful guidance and protection, we have special reasons to magnify His holy name for that He has sustained and shielded us in sucli remarkable ways during the year now drawing to a close—a year which will be memorable in the annals of our country. In the turmoil of battle on land and on sea, tiie hand of Providence has guided the destinlesof our nation and our men in the great cause of humanity, made manifest In the wonderful achievements of a liberty-loving people against tyranny and oppression, while at the same time He has knit together the hearts of our own patriotic citizenship, and obliterated what of division niay have been left among the people of our own land and flag, till we feel that all the earth should sing: "O be Joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; serve the Lord with gladness and comei before his presence with a song." From all parts of our great Jurisdiction come the glad news of peace and harmony among our 30,000 brethren. Six n e w lodges were instituted u n d e r his dispensation, a n d five old lodges died by his order, in a r r e s t i n g t h e c h a r t e r s thereof. A c o n t r a c t for t h e erection of a Masonic H o m e building, on a .2pO-acre t r a c t of l a n d procured for t h a t purpose, w a s let, a n d t h e b r e t h r e n rejoice. T h e G r a n d Lodge, after a full a n d complete p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e subject of negro Masonry, a n d t h e a c t i o n of t h e G r a n d L o d g e -of W a s h i n g t o n r e l a t i n g thereto, d e c l a r e : The question of negro lodges and negro Masonry has been so often determ i n e d In this country, especially as late as 1876, we had the right to conclude

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t h a t the case was ended and the record closed. The so-called Prince Hall Grand Lodge,of Massachusetts, and all of Its off-shoots, have been passed upon time and again by the legitimate masonic bodies of America, and condemned. The ruthless and unjustifiable opening of the question by the Grand Lodge of Washington—this sensational galvanism of a corpse—should not only be severely reprehended, but dealt with In such a m a n n e r as to preclude the possibility of a recurrence. By Its' action t h a t Grand Lodge has violated the well-established law of exclusive jurisdiction, whereby discord will be produced, harmony disturbed, confusion created a n d animosities engendered. I t has recognized spurious lodges and agrees to hold masonic Intercourse with clandestine Masons; It has violated a well-settled masonic law, and set up for Itself new and revolutionary regulations. I n the language of the committee of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky: " W e have no quarrel with the negro, and certainly seek none with the Grand Lodge of Washington. We have no desire to curtail Its privileges or infringe upon its rights. I t can select Its own associates, and we will select ours; It has proclaimed as a fact, which is controverted by history; it has announced a principle whose acceptance means death to American Masonry; i t has contemptuously set aside the doctrine of Jurisdiction upon which our system is founded, and this it has done a t the mere requestor two irresponsible negroes, a n d upon what seems to have been an agreed case; It has scoffed a t the conclusions of a century; It has reopened a question settled wisely and Justly long a g o ; It has been forgetful of its own dignity, reckless of Its own honor, a n d zealous to disturb the harmony of the Craft." We have endeavored to treat the subject impartially and with the.seriousness its Importance demands, but with a due regard for the dignity and Interests of the general Body of Masonry. We can not admit the heresies of the Grand Lodge of Washington, nor by our silence acquiesce In them. This Grand Lodge should speak in no uncertain tones. Believing, as we do, that the radical action of Washington threatens the integritj' of American Masonry, and. If n o t promptly checked, will breed discord and disintegration, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Hesolved, That the Grand Lodge hereby suspends all intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Washington, A. P. & A. M.. and forbids Its subordinates and members from having any masonic communication or intercourse with lodges or Masons owing allegiance to the said Grand Lodge of Washington. W e l e a r n from t h e r e p o r t of the C o m m i t t e e on F i n a n c e t h a t t h e G r a n d Lodge e x p e n d e d .$5,008.37 in e x e m p l i f y i n g the w o r k — a s u m sufficient to i m p a r t m a s o n i c l i g h t to the e n l i g h t e n m e n t of e v e r y Mason in t h a t jurisdiction. T h e Special C o m m i t t e e on G r a n d Lodge E x p e n s e r e p o r t t h a t t h e a g g r e g a t e expense of schools of i n s t r u c t i o n , from 1885 to 1897, inclusive, is $44,059.82—a very liberal showing, a n d o u g h t to be conclusive evidence t h a t t h a t G r a n d Lodge h a s done its p a r t in d i s s e m i n a t i n g t h e work. T h e Masonic H o m e F u n d contains a b a l a n c e in cash a n d loans of $127,306.22; a n d l a n d s v a l u e d a t $146,296.46. T h e R e p o r t on F r a t e r n a l Correspondence, p r e s e n t e d by M.-.W/. Bro. T H O M A S M . M A T T H E W S , Sr., c o n t a i n i n g a faithful a n d able review of the fifty-one P r o c e e d i n g s before h i m ; it c o n t a i n s m u c h information t h a t will benefit Masonry in general, a n d we r e g r e t t h a t t h e c r y of t h e p r i n t e r for copy denies us t h e privilege of cons i d e r i n g m a t t e r s of i m p o r t a n c e contained in t h e report.

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As usual, K a n s a s receives t h a t courtesy for which t h e M.-.W.*. Brother is renowned. H e d e m u r s to the Grand Chaplain's reference to the fraternity by calling it an Order, a n d suggests t h a t hereafter he call it a grand fraternity. So s a y we. H e t h i n k s the Committee on .Turisprudence erred in n o t sustaining t h e eleventh decision of Grand Master S H A V E R .

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opinion on t h e subject, in which we concur. Of t h e oration h e s a y s : "One of t h e finest pieces of English composition we h a v e . anywhere read is t h e address of the Grand Orator, B.'.W.'. Bro. W M . F . K U H N , of K a n s a s City, Mo., upon ' T h e F u n d a m e n t a l s of

Freemasonry.' I t is scholarly, learned a n d ornate. S o m e t h i n g t h a t is entirely different from t h e 'spread eagle' orations we a r e wont to h a v e on like occasions, a n d it will, therefore, amply p a y for a careful a n d thoughtful reading by a n y one who will take t h e trouble to do so." His opinion of our R e p o r t on Foreign Correspondence is d u l y appreciated, a n d a t t h e cost of being called " v a i n " we have r e produced his k i n d l y g r e e t i n g : The c h a i r m a n of the committee, Bro. J O H N C.POSTI,ETH W AITK. Past Grand

Master, who succeeds Bro. M A T T H E W M . M I L L E R , also Past Grand Master, Is t h e author of the Report on Correspondence. This Is his maiden effort In the role of correspondent, and like most of those who have trod the path before h i m , he seems to have launched his harque fearing lest she might founder somewhere in passing the m a n y narrows In her course. While we do not In any way claim to be a competent judge, we will yet venture to say that so far as we. are able to see, Bro. P., steering with the hand of a practiced pilot, has safely reached port, proving himself, in the voyage, as good a navigator as any of those who this year have sailed In company. He has shown himself to be a p able, faithful, thorough reviewer, and a pleasant and versatile writer. Our Brother has used his scissors freely. His extracts are well chosen, and his comments thereon pertinent, sensible, and as we see them, his views are nearly always correct. We are pleased that under Illinois Bro. M I L L E R is given space to reply to Bro. R O B B I N S upon the Gran Dleta matter. The reply, In our opinion, is thorough and complete, and ought to satisfy even Bro. R. that he h a s erred, though, as we doubt not for a moment, with honest Intent. H e has given more credence to the statements of OHISM than they deserve. That is t h e whole of it In a nutshell. The Texas (18tf7) volume Is given a courteous two- . page notice, wherein is presented everything which Is a t all likely to Interest his home readers. We hope to meet you again, Bro. POSTLETHWAITE, n e x t year, and that we may then have more time, and also t h a t we will then get better acquainted.

M.-.W.'. S A M . B . H A M I L T O N , Grand Master, Fannersville. B.-.W.-. J O H N W A T S O N , G r a n d Secretary, H o u s t o n .

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UTAH—1898. 2 7 T H A^S-.NTUAI. C O M M U X I C A T I O N ,

J A N U A K Y , 1898.

A B B A M D A L E G A S H , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master, presiding, whose

address contains m a n y interesting subjects ably presented. Of t h e fraternal dead, he s a y s : They have flnlshed their labors here below, and gone to the Celestial I^odge above. Never again will we be permitted to see them In their old accustomed places, but we dare say there will come a time when we meet again, where sorrow and parting shall come no more, When, Oh! When this fleeting life is o'er, •• And Death's dark breakers safely passed, .Around the sacred altar above We'll be united In peace a t last. There with the Great Grand Master, King, Around His altar there to dwell. Through all the ages t h a t shall come. The Celestial Lodge shall be our home.

H e deplores t h e neglect of brethren to attend the masonic funerals conducted by their respective lodges, a n d administers wholesome advice on the subject. H e reports a prosperous year, a n d a gain in m e m b e r s h i p ; admonishes t h e new members to " d o your duty well, and you will ever bless t h e d a y you took t h e good step." H e deplores t h e electioneering for office prevalent in Grand a n d constituent lodges. H e s a y s : " To ask the privilege of inspecting and passing upon a c h a r t e r of a lodge, a t the same time seeking to visit t h e same, is certainly n o t good taste." So s a y we. H e recommends t h a t t h e lodges in t h a t jurisdiction hold lodges of sorrow on t h e .30th of May, a n d decorate t h e graves of. their b r e t h r e n , to which we m o s t courteously dissent. Memorial D a y was i n a u g u r a t e d to commemorate t h e dead heroes w h o sacrificed t h e i r lives upon the a l t a r of our country to preserve t h e freedom, liberty a n d union t h a t we enjoy. This Memorial D a y c o m m e m o r a t e s their loyalty to flag and country, a n d perpetuates t h a t true spirit of patriotism inculcated b y our forefathers, a n d .should ever r e m a i n a national day. "Aiid while our glorious flag Shall wave In freedom's air. And while our nation shall endure, This day shall be most sacred. In our nation's calendar."

A n d n o intrusion should be m a d e b y lodge or sect. W e have no objection to memorial services being held b y lodges, b u t l e t the d a y be some other than t h e national Memorial Day. T h e G r a n d Secretary, in his report, deals with t h e masonic t r a m p i n a n f i a n n e r w o r t h y of c o m m e n d a t i o n . A united effort should

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be made to clean t h e m out. H e says he would sooner spend a dollar for a dispatch t h a n to give a masonic b u m m e r a nickle. Correct. A w o r t h y applicant will court investigation; a " b u m " will work liis knowledge of t h e ritual and smooth talk to beguile the brethren. The report shows 790 Masons on the roll, and .$11,006.18 cash in the treasury; $2,471.14 expended for charity; ten constituent lodges owning propertj'^ valued a t $14.220â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a very prosperous showing. A resolution, declaring all insurance associations claiming to be masonic, or h a v i n g a name indicating or suggesting Masonry, , unmasonic, received a unanimous adoption. As a concluding farewell, the brethren of t h e Grand Lodge proceeded to the b a n q u e t hall, where Grand Master G A S H delivered an oration which, Bro. D I B H L says, was worthy a D A N I E L WEBSTKK, a n d inspired the Grand Secretary to feeling of pride of his adopted country a n d American citizensliip. Bro. DiEHL writes t h e Report on Foreign Correspondence, a n d reviewed flfty-six A m e r i c a n Grand Lodges, omitting t h e foreign jurisdictions, m a i n t a i n i n g his American spirit imbibed a t t h e banquet. I t is a fine report, containing much t h a t is useful a n d beneficial. Under I d a h o , he discusses non-affiliation tlius: A special committee consisting of Past Grand Masters AiNSi.y and C L A R K presented a lengthy and scholarly written report upon non-afflUatlon and nonafflliates. The committee proposed to force these "drones in the hive of Masonry V to come back Into the fold, and with that end In view offered a set of .resolutions, which were adopted, and which are similar to those the Grand Lodge of Utah tried to enforce some twenty-five years ago. I t cost our Gr.and Lodge and lodges about $200, and proved a big failure. Ever since we let them go and pay them no wages. Most of them are "cheap Masons," had never Masonry at heart, and we do very well wltiiout tliem. Besides tiiat, we have learned t h a t " a thumb-screw process of enforced affiliation" is not to the best Interest of Masonry. " Free they come, and free they go," Is the motto of t h e Grand Lodge of Utah, and if the Grand Lodge of Idaho would also adopt It, she would save much trouble and annoyance.

Kansas for 1897 is carefully reviewed, and tlie action of o u r Grand Lodge receives his approval. The addresses of G r a n d Master C O L E M A N and G r a n d Orator M I L L I K B N

comijlimented;

and the report of M.-.W.-. Bro. M I L L E R praised; and says, as a parting t r i b u t e : " T h e report contains a review of the Proceedings of Utah for 1896, which is kind a n d fraternal. W e t h a n k B r o . M I L L E R for his appreciation of our work in tlie field of U t a h M a sonry, and regret t h a t he was placed on the retired list w i t h o u t pay. Bro. M I L L E B , ma.y you always walk on the sunny side of E a s y street." M.-.W.-. J O H N F R A N C I S H A K D I E , G r a n d Master, S a l t L a k e

City. ' R.-.W.-. C H B I S T O P H K B . B I E H L , Grand Secretary, Salt L a k e City.

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M e m b e r s h i p , 9,886. D A N I E L JS^. N I C H O L S O N , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Ma.ster. The handsome Proceedings furnish excellent masonic reading in the r e p o r t of the various special sessions of t h e Grand Lodge, a n d t h e d e d i c a t o r y services of t h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n in dedic a t i n g t h e Masonic T e m p l e in B u r l i n g t o n . T h e a n n u a l a d d r e s s of t h e G r a n d M a s t e r occupies forty-two pages of the Proceedings, g i v i n g a full a c c o u n t of his s t e w a r d s h i p in a n able a n d i n t e r e s t i n g m a n n e r . I n e x t e n d i n g a f r a t e r n a l w e l c o m e , he s a y s : My dear brethren, It Is with great pleasure t h a t I extend to you fraternal greetings and bid you a most hearty welcome to this assemblage of the Grand Lodge. •

We come hero In a two-fold capacity, bringing together the two great elements which move human nature—Joy and sorrow. .Toy that so many of us are still alive and here to take our places, and that It Is yet our privilege to pursue the duties of time and prepare ourselves for a glorious Immortality which comes beyond this life. .Toy that our State and country have been so mercifully dealt with by Divine Providence, and because the Great Author of our being has crowned the chief executive of this great nation with a glorious Intelligence, of obedience to law, of reverence to GOD, of mercy toward the weak, and kindness to all, and has made h i m our pilot who stands so faithfully a t the wheel tliat America continues to be a bright and shining example for the world of nations, and we trust Its rulers may make such wise laws arid such unquestionable decrees that our beloved country may always be the leader of. the free nations of the earth. Joy because our Heavenly Father has vouchsafed to bestow his mercies upon us so abundantly In these times of depression and anxiety,and has brought us so comfortably to the closing exercises of the past masonic year. Sorrow because other nations have been deluged in blood and their subjects starved by wary foes, and because some m e n have inherited and others have cultivated brute instincts and appetites and have as much love of blood as the wild beasts of the field. Sorrow because such a great outrage as the spirit of war should have existed a m o n g brothers of one common family, children of one Almighty Father; and t h a t It has been forced upon us by those who ought to have aroused themselves to some sense of their duty In the m a t t e r of peace. A n e w Masonic T e m p l e w a s erected b y the G r a n d L o d g e a t a t o t a l cost, i n c l u d i n g site, of $87,186.29, w h i c h w a s a p p r o p r i a t e l y a n d s o l e m n l y dedicated in a n i m p o s i n g m a n n e r in the afternoon of the first d a y of t h e A n n u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n . I n addition to t h e u s u a l ceremonies, eloquent a d d r e s s e s were delivered on " T h e T e m p l e , " " T h e G r a n d Lodge," " A n c i e n t Craft Masonry," " C a p i t u l a r Masonry," " T e m p l a r M a s o n r y , " " C r y p t i c Masonry," Scottish R i t e Masonry," all i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h m u s i c . W e would be pleased to note each address, as t h e y a r e a l l first-class, b u t space forbids. Our V e r m o n t b r e t h r e n m a y well b e p r o u d of t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d t h e able m a n n e r in w h i c h it w a s d e d i c a t e d .

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Past Grand Master M. O. P E B K I N is responsible for the excel.leiit Report on Foreign Correspondence of fifty-two A m e r i c a n Grand Lodges. Kansas (1898) is fraternally a n d courteously considered. S a y s the address of M.-.W.-. Grand Master S H A V E B is " a m o n g t h e very best of t h e year, showing from beginning to end lie had been governed solely b y his sense of d u t y to t h e Craft and its best interests;" and t h a t his report gives evidence of the good j u d g m e n t of his brethren in placing h i m in t h e Grand East..' H e says t h a t Bro. W I L S O N presents a n excellent record, and is a m o s t efflcient Grand Secretary. H e quotes freely from the oration of the G r a n d Orator, W.-. Bro. W . F . K U H X , and says h e would like to quote it in full; compliments t h e action a n d report of the Masonic H o m e Board, and closes t h e c o m m e n t by this extract: "They give freely of their time, and abound in hope for the future of the InstitutionSuch indeed is t h e true spirit of Freemasonry, and long niay i t animate our K a n s a s brethren to never ceasing and ever renewing activity in behalf of their noble charity." He congratulates t h e Grand Officers in conferring t h e t h i r d degree, and commends t h e imitation of their example to others. H e quotes freely from t h e Report on Correspondence, a n d a c cords us a cordial welcoine to t h e " r o u n d table." Thanlis, b r o t h e r ! M.-.W.'. D A N I E L L . N I C H O L S O N , Grand Master, Burlington. E.-.W.'. W A B B B N G . R E Y N O L D S , Grand Secretary, Burlington.

VIRGINIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;1897. 120TH A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

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BOYKiN, representing K a n s a s , present. The Grand Master submitted a splendid report, wherein we find that he created seven new lodges by virtue of dispensations. H e notes the death of P a s t District Deputy Grand Master R.".W.-. STEPHEN

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The laying of corner stones, dedication of halls, celebrating of centennial occasions, required niuch of his time. H e declined to l a y t h e corner stone of a Presbyterian c h u r c h because he did n o t consider i t a building of general public character. The first instance of refusal t h a t has ever come under t h e writer's notice. H e recommends t h a t t h e Master of a lodge should refuse r e election, after serving one or two terms, in order to educate t h e y o u n g members a n d create a more active membership.

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I n response to a c i r c u l a r l e t t e r c a l l i n g for contributions for t h e benefit of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e , $2,190.62 was received from 149 lodges, 114 lodges failing to r e s p o n d . Of these he s a y s : I do not believe that those lodges which failed to contribute have done so from w a n t of the means, nor from w a n t of Interest on their part In the Home; but It has been from sheer Inattention. No true Mason could fall to be Interested In this truly masonic charityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a home for the widows and orphans of oar departed brethren, the brightest Jewel In the crown of Masonry. I t was well said by the first committee to whom this subject was referred (the Committee on Jurisprudence, 1890), t h a t " c h a r i t y In Its broadest sense Is one of the tenets of Freemasonry," and he whose h e a r t glows with the celestial fire lit at her shrine, m u s t ever feel the Inspiration of the words of one of her patron saints,, wherein he says: "Pure religion and undeflled before GOD and the Father Is this, to visit the fatherless and widows In their aftllctlon." Gratitude to GOD for His kindness and mercy to us a n d to ours, prompts us to foster this institution no less than charity for the needy. These heaven-born virtues both demand a t our hands this token of our slnceritj-. May we who share^fn heaven's best gifts. Remember those who bear The weight of heav.v-burdened hearts, Of poverty and care. And so In m a k i n g glad some heart. Afflicted, poor or lone. We brighten other lives and bring The blessings to our own. F r o m the list of decisions r e p o r t e d , we clip the following as b e a r i n g on general m a s o n i c l a w : The name of a lodge member cannot be dropped from the roll by the o r d e r of the Worshipful Master without charges or trial and without a hearing. Theonly methods for terminating lodge membership known to our laws are b y withdrawal, suspension, expulsion a n d death. A petitioner for initiation who has lost his left hand at the wrist cannot be made a Mason, although he has supplied its place with an artificial hand,, so n a t u r a l in form and appearance, and so well adjusted for use, that with its assistance he could conform to all the requlreiuents of the ritual. The law of this Jurisdiction requires (Section 220) t h a t a petitioner for initiation shall be so perfect In body that he can conform to the ritual without arllflcial or friendly assistance. A non-afflUated Mason cannot enter a tiled lodge to represent the interests of a n expelled Mason, upon his petition for restoration to the rights and benefits of Masonry. F r a t e r n a l recognition w a s e x t e n d e d to the G r a n d Lodges of N e w Zealand, Tasmania and Victoria. A c o m m i t t e e on a r r a n g e m e n t s a n d p r o g r a m m e was appointed for t h e services of t h e c e n t e n n i a l of t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of the death of G E O B G E WASHINGTOIf.

T h e s e v e n t h a n n u a l r e p o r t of t h e M a s o n i c H o m e of V i r g i n i a a p p e a r s a s an A p p e n d i x to t h e P r o c e e d i n g s , and reveals an intere s t i n g condition. Bro. L E W I S G I N T E B , who died d u r i n g the year, b e q u e a t h e d t h e H o m e $5,000. T h u s Bro. G I N ^ T B B will live in t h e support of

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the Masonic H o m e for all time to come, a.worthy example t h a t m a y be followed by others. The sum of $1,352.81 was realized from the sale of life membership, and $210 for a n n u a l membership. T h e H o m e contains thirteen girls a n d twenty-nine boys. E x p e n s e s for the year, .$6,644.19. The Report on Foreign Correspondence is the first from Bro> J. E. A L E X A N D E R , a m e m b e r of the committee, written a t the request of the chairman, M.-.W.'.Bro.W. F. D R I N K A R D , whose failing health would not p e r m i t him to favor the brethren with a report from his own pen. He, however, furnishes a good substitute, a n d we extend to him a cordial welcome, and through him our fraternal s y m p a t h y to Bro. D R I N K A R D .

Kansas (1897) receives due consideration. the Masonic H o m e noticed. H e says: ,

The dedication of

No brighter page will ever be recorded In the history of the Grand Lodge, of Kansas, than that upon which Is written the proclamation of M.'.W.". Bro COLEMAN:

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"By virtue of the authority vested In me as Grand Master of Masons, and In the name and under the auspices of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, I do now solemnly and forever consecrate this building to the benevolent uses for which It is ordained, the relief of the aged and Inflrm brother, the protection of the widow, and t h e support and education of the orphan."

Of the report on Foreign Correspondence,Âťhe says: Bro. M. M. M I L L E R reviews fifty-eight G r a n d Lodges, and devotes seven pages to Mexican Masonry. H e is alert to join battle with a n y reviewer who questions the action of the Grand Lodge of K a n s a s on this subject, a n d brings his heaviest siege guns into action. H e is a close and interesting reviewer, and equally as fearless. I n the conclusion of his report he refers to the various subjects, among t h e m the Gran Dieta, and thinks the recognition thereof m a y raise serious questions between American Grand Lodges. W e think .the brother is u n d u l y alarmed. W e cannot enter into a controversy on the subject a t this late hour. All the " b i g g u n s " have been discharged, a n d we a w a i t developments w i t h interest. M.-.W.-. R. T. W . D U K E , Jr., Grand Master, Charlottesville. R.-.W.-. G E O . W . C A R R I N G T O N , Grand Secretary, Richmond.

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WASHIIVGTON—1898. 41ST AN>"UAJ> C O M M U N I C A T I O N ,

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A B C H I B A I J D W . F R A T E R , M . - . W . - . G r a n d Master. T h e G r a n d M a s t e r r e q u i r e s s i x t e e n pages of the Proceedings to tell t h e story of his official career for t h e year. I n his i n t r o d u c t o r y he p r o p o u n d s t h e following tories : J

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Have we done our duty generally to the distressed people of our land? Have we attended our lodges with a n y degree of regularity? Have we attended the funeral services of our deceased brethren, In our different localities, when called upon to do so? or have we shirked this sacred duty? Have we done a n y t h i n g to relieve the distress of a brother, or contributed, according to our ability, to the relief of his widow and orphan? Have we safe-guarded the standing of the fraternity by rejecting all unworthy applicants for the degrees? Have we acquiesced in the proceedings of our several lodges, recognizing the right of the majority to rule? A l l a p p r o p r i a t e t h e m e s for Mason.

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Our b r e t h r e n h a v e been forcibly r e m i n d e d t h a t the " r e a p e r D e a t h " is never idle. T h r e e P a s t . G r a n d Masters and their venerable G r a n d T r e a s u r e r a n s w e r e d t h e call d u r i n g the year, all good m e n a n d true. There's a n end to all toiling some day—sweet day, But it's weary the waiting, weary! There's a harbor somewhere in a peaceful bay. Where t h e sails will be furled, and the ship will lay At anchor—somewhere in the far away— But it's weary the waiting, weary! There's an end to the troubles of souls opprest. But it's weary the waiting, weary! Some time in the future, when GOD thinks best. He'll lay us tenderly down to rest. And roses'll bloom from the thorns in the breaSt, But it's weary the waiting, weary! There's an end to the world with its stormy frown. But it's weary the waiting, weary! There's a light somewhere t h a t no dark can drown. And where life's sad burdens are all laid down, A crown—thank GOD—for each cross a crown— But it's weary the waiting, weary! N o n e w lodges w e r e organized. !Eleven decisions, local in t h e i r b e a r i n g , are r e p o r t e d . T h e c o r n e r stone of a new c o u r t house in S n o h o m i s h C o u n t y l a i d w i t h m a s o n i c ceremonies. T h e G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , E.-. W.-. B r o . T H O M A S M . B E E D , p r e s e n t e d a full and c o m p l e t e r e p o r t , s h o w i n g receipts for t h e y e a r $5,6.35.00.

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The Grand Lodge indulged in a m o s t peculiar action^ tay w h i c h it h a s taeen brought to a n unfavoratale l i g h t by all regular G r a n d Lodges, the recognition of negro Masonry. After a report, covering ten pages of t h e Proceedings, t h e G r a n d Lodge adopted t h e following resolutions: Having thus set forth our views upon the Important subject submitted to us, your committee now submit to this M.-.W.-. Grand Lodge, four resolutions and recommend tliat they be adopted, to-wit: Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Grand Lodge, Masonry Is universal; and, without doubt, neither race nor color are among the tests proper to be applied to determine the fitness of a candidate for the degrees of Masonry. Resolved, That in view of recognized laws of the Masonic Institution, and of facts of history apparently well autlientlcated and worthy of full credence, this Grand Lodge does not see Its way clear to deny or question the right of Its constituent lodges, or of the members thereof, to recognize as brother Masons, negroes who have been initiated in lodges which can trace their origin to Prince Hall Lodge, No. 459, organized under the warrant of our E.'.W.-. Bro. THOMAS HOW ABB. Earl of Effingham, Acting Grand Master, under the authority of H . R. H . HKNKY PKEDKRICK, Duke of Cumberland, etc.. Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of F. A A. Masons in England, bearing date September 29, A. L. 5784, or to our K.'.W.-. Bro. P B I N C E H A L L , Master of said lodge; and. In the opinion of this Grand Lodge, for the purpose of tracing such origin, the African Grand Lodge, of Boston, organized In 1808— subsequently known as the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, the first African Grand Lodge of North America, in and for the Commonwealth of Penns.vlvania, organized in 1815,and the Hiram Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, may Justly be regarded as legitimate Masonic Grand Lodges. Resolved, That while this Grand Lodge recognizes no difference between brethren based upon race or color, yet it Is not unmindful of the fact t h a t t h e white and colored races In the United States have In many ways shown a preference to remain in purely social matters, separate and apart. I n view of this Inclination of the two races — Masonry being preeminently a social institution — this Grand Lodge deems It to the best Interest of Masonry, to declare, that if regular Masons of African descent desire to establish, within the State of Washington, lodges confined wholl.v or chiefly to brethren of their race, and shall establish such lodges strictly in accordance with the Landmarks of Masonry, and in accordance with masonic law, as heretofore Interpreted by masonic tribunals of their own race, and if such lodges shall, in due time, see fit In like manner, to erect a Grand Lodge for the better administration of their affairs, this Grand Lodge, having more regard for the good of Masonry, than for any mere technicality, will not regard the establishment of such lodges or Grand Lodge as an Invasion of Its Jurisdiction, b u t as evincing a disposition to conform to Its own idea as to the best interest of the Craft under peculiar circumstances; and will ever extend to our colored brethren Its sincere sympathy In every effort to promote the welfare of the Craft,or Inculcate the pure principles of our art. Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be Instructed to acknowledge receipt of the communication from GIDEON S. B A I L E Y and CON A. RIDEOUT, and forward to them a copy of the printed Proceedings of this Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, as a response to said communication. W e do not desire to e n t e r into a l e n g t h y discussion of t h e i n a t t e r , taut desire to s a y t h a t in our j u d g m e n t t h e Grand Lodge of "Washington out of t h e generosity of t h e i r love and fellowship h a v e committed a grievous error, t h e effect of which will not be conducive to the good of Masonry. T h e yielding up of exclusive jurisdiction by t h e G r a n d L o d g e of W a s h i n g t o n will require a n e w set of ancient c h a r g e s . I n future t h e Master m u s t qualify his a n s w e r to t h e question, " Y o u a d m i t t h a t no new lodge s h a l l b e formed w i t h o u t permission qf t h e G r a n d Lodge, etc.," and also to t h e fourteenth and fifteenth c h a r g e s . F o r the information of our K a n s a s b r e t h r e n we refer you to t h e Proceedings of our G r a n d Lodge, 1876, page 55, for t h e v e r y e x h a u s t i v e a n d complete r e p o r t on this subject.

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T h e G r a n d L o d g e resolved t o ' c o n c u r i n t h e observance of the c e n t e n n i a l of t h e d e a t h of our B r o t h e r , G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N , p r o v i d e d the delegates-be r e q u i r e d to p a y their own expenses, a n d t h a t t h e r e should be no e x p e n s e o r i n d e b t e d n e s s incurred w h a t ever by t h a t G r a n d L o d g e . • A s a t e s t i m o n i a l to t h e u n i v e r s a l i t y of Masonry, the following l e t t e r from a brother in A l a s k a was r e a d and ordered prii;ted: IJAKE B E N N E T T , May 24, 1894;

" • * * I spoke to you of attending the death bed of E. A. I K E L A N B , of Utah. W e l l , I R E L A N D was a Mason,and a call was made for Masons to attend the body as far as Lake Llndernian. About 175 Masons responded; these decided, after the funeral, to call an 'acquaintance meeting,' nt which a large number of Masons attended. This meeting was addressed by Masons who belonged to the following countries: The United States, England, France, Germany, Canada, Austria, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands,. Philippines, Canaries, Madagascar. Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Mexico, Soutii America, Palestine, etc.; In fact there were Masons from all over the worldThelr talk was very Interesting to m e . a n d never before did I realize so forcibly the universality of Masonry. As several Masons are burled here, it was decided t h a t each m a n should bring a post or board to the burial ground on Monday followlng.at seven o'clock P.M. when a fence would be erected around the graves. Everyone responded handsomely,and at 1330 P.M. we had finished the fence and had our photographs taken; and, by the way, there are hundreds of cameras, and Alaskan views will be very plentiful in Seattle by and by." W e notice by t h e P r o c e e d i n g s t h a t R.-.W.-. Bro. W. H . U P T O N h a s found favor a m o n g h i s b r e t h r e n , a n d now occupies t h e h i g h est office in the gift of his b r e t h r e n — G r a n d Master. . T h e affairs of t h a t G r a n d L o d g e a r e in good h a n d s a n d liis a d m i n i s t r a t i o n will be s t r i c t l y legal. H e assists R.-.W.-. Bro. T. M. R E E D in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of the R e p o r t on F o r e i g n Correspondence, a n d we find " W . H . U." u n d e r t h e review of K a n s a s . H e confesses t h a t t h e a d d r e s s of Grand M a s t e r S H A V E R c r e a t e d a favorable impression upon h i m , a n d of t h e G r a n d Orator s a y s : The Grand Orator, Bro. W. F. Kuii N. of the State of Missouri, delivered an oration. Even the parts of It which we c a n understand fill us with admiration. I t appears to be an a t t e m p t to answer the question."Why are the allegories, the traditions of Freemasonry based on Jewish history, and [why d o ] Its symbolisms cling around the building of King Solomon's Temple." We have not yet quite caught his answer, but we note t h a t he pokes fun at a favorite theory of burs, as follows: "Some would have us believe that Masonry is a system of seeking after truth, a fog bank, a groping in the dark, a seeking after an imaginary something t h a t some one calls truth. That we are on board a 'derelict'without cojnpass or rudder, and drifting in the seaweeds of mystical speculation. If Masonry Is a.systera of seeking after t r u t h , then It Is like an Inverted cone, and its devotees are climbing up to reach the foundation." A n d w h y not c l i m b u p to reach t h e f o u n d a t i o n ? Look, if you please, to the allegory of the debris of w a s t e d faculties, vice, des p o n d e n c y , and t h e d e g r a d i n g influepces. I t is necessary for one to rise o u t of the " m i r e a n d c l a y " to t h e solid foundation of n e w life, purpose, and soul r e b u i l d i n g , a n d beautifying the c h a r a c t e r fit for t h e Master's use. Yes, s o m e of us h a v e had our experiences in climbing up to a solid foundation.

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For the pleasure of the " other " m e m b e r s of the Committee on Bevision, we quote his c o m m e n t on t h e code: Undoubtedly the finest thing In the volume Is the annotated code—or the portion thereof—printed l a the Proceedings. I t Is based upon the work of our lamented brother, OWEN A. BASSETT, and retains most of Its valuable notes, but wisely abandons his attempted symbolism of arrangement. I n plan It •closely resembles our own code, except t h a t the comments of the.editors, which we placed In foot notes, ace arranged under the appropriate sections. The rulings of Grand Masters and the syllabi of oommlttee reports and the doings of the Grand Lodge appear to be less numerous than those found In our own code; and dissent on the part of the editors Is more rarely expressed. No doubt these are points In Its favor. If we had any criticisms to make on so admirable a book it would be to suggest t h a t a reference to the exact manuscript Intended should be substituted for such references as these: ^'Gothic Constitutions— Vorfc^ 926^ '•^Regulations of 1()6S,^''" The Ancient Charf/es at Makings 1686.'''' There is no manuscript which can be attributed to A. D. 926, and the one usually cited as of that date — the K R A U S B manuscript—is now known to be spurious; 1663 is by scholars generally conceded not to be the true date of the "New Articles;" and, if memory serves us, t h e Charges of 1686 have reference to those contained in the antiquity manuscript.

H e hopes to receive a bound volume as a valued addition to his library. Of our Report on Correspondence, he s a y s : " M.-.W.'. Bro. J O H N

C. POSTLBTHWAITB asks t h a t t h e broad m a n t l e of charity be extended over the imperfections of his first Report on Correspondence. W e should oast our vote in t h e affirmative b u t for our inability to discover those alleged imperfections. As it is, bj^ virtue of our high prerogative as pro tempore proxy for one of t h e Nestors of t h e Guild, we bid him a h e a r t y welcome to the charmed circle, and congratulate h i m on t h e success of his work." A n d takes us to task for our position expressed last year on the sale of intoxicants in t h a t jurisdiction, a n d says t h a t t h e saloon-keepers of W a s h i n g t o n do not deal o u t the " d a m n a b l e stuff," b u t the real old K e n t u c k y article; a n d we t h i n k there m u s t be something peculiar about it, for when our B r o t h e r looked a t the quotation of sixteen lines he called it sixteen verses. H a r d on the eyesight. Nevertheless, whether it be true Bourbon or a concoction of drugs used as a beverage, it does n o t become a Mason to sell t h e stuff— and w h e t h e r it is done in K a n s a s or a n y other p a r t of the world, the business does not comport w i t h the dignity and character of a. F r e e a n d Accepted Mason. M.-.W.-. W I L L I A M H . U P T O N , G r a n d Master, Seattle. R.-.W.-. T H O M A S M . R E E D , G r a n d S e c r e t a r y , Olympia.

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WEST V I R G I N I A â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 7 . 33D A N N U A L COMMUNICATION,

CHABI^BSTON, XOV. 1897.

B. D. GiMSON, M.-.W.-. Grand Master. Eleven Special Communications were convened for the purpose of constituting lodges, laying C9rner stones and dedicating halls. At the Annual Communication the Grand Master delivered an able and entertaining address. His "hailing" sentences are here given: We come from the valleys exuberant In tbelr matchless fertility; from the lofty altitudes of mountains teeming with the hidden treasures of Nature's mystic forces of heat and light; from quiet homes In hills and dales; from populous cities busy with the rushing tide of bread-winners and fortuneseekers. All stations In society, all vocations In Ufe-work meeting on the level; the vigor of young manhood strong for action; the maturity of age ready for advice and wisdom In council. Wheresoever we come from; to whatsoever walk In life duty has assigned us, we are proud of our grand little State; we are loyal citizens faithful to her every command. Other States may boast of Imperial wealth and population; of tropical fruits and flowers; of broad rivers and Inland seas; of snow-capped peaks and Ice-bound shores; but In our Little Mountain State alone do we And In evervarying panorama the peculiar golden mean of beauty and grandeur of scenery, where the azure skies give their tints to her mountains, and a softer sunshine seems to kiss the lingering shadows o'er the fragrant verdure of her verdant valleys. And amid the rising commercial greatness that is shaping the wonderful development of West Virginia, we are happy In knowing that our fraternity Is contributing Its full share of the glorious work In spreading the amenities of life and In perfecting t h a t social Intercourse without which, mere financial prosperity Is apt to fall dull and flat upon the better feelings of mankind.

He reports the condition of the Craft harmonious, and carrying out the sublime principles of the fraternity; but regrets that â&#x20AC;˘some lodges are more prosperous than harmonious, by making too many Masons without proper inquiry into the character and quality of the material. The Grand,Master exercised the old and almost obsolete prerogative by making Professor A B R A H A M C. K I N L E B , president of Shepherd College, a Mason at sight. He refused a special dispensation to permit the joint occupancy of lodge room by the lodge and chapter of Order of Eastern Star. Dispensations were issued creating three new lodges. Sixteen decisions relating to that jurisdiction are submitted; Lodges near the State lines have been creating trouble with adjoining jurisdictions, requiring much correspondence to settle. He devotes considerable space to a discussion of ciphers, or mnemonics, and protests against the change in the O. B., made necessary by their use :

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If the step Is permanently, taken to change the O.B. so as to allow ciphers, there Is danger t h a t In future years certain lodges.might be foolishly led on to the open disregard of other points In the O. B. and may go to the extreme, like the Grand Orient of France, and overlook the GOD, or follow after the custom of the Gran Pleta of Mexico, and consider not the Bible. A fraternity can no more give up principles, tenets, usages, charges and landmarks, and preserve Itself in puritj', peace and prosperity, than can an individual abandon t r u t h , justice and godliness, and yet retain character, respect, honor and righteousness. If the cipher heresy gains full sway and the sacred obligations of a Mason are to be found on promiscuous sale among the odds and ends of the secondhand book stores, and are to be seen scattered with the pages of cheap printing, then, alas! our fraternity will begin the easy descent into the abyss of oblivion.

The Grand Master concludes his address with an eloquent interpretation of Treeinasonryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;its limitations and tendencies. We excerpt the conclusion: In GOD'S ordinances there is no nobler and sublimer virtue than Charity based on Faith. The highest and grandest duties In man's world are the lofty ideals of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. Such are the principles, tenets and teachings of our beloved Institution, with its Jewels of cardinal virtues: Temperance, the spirit which stops and refuses rightly; Fortitude, the spirit which persists and endures rightly; Prudence, the spirit which discerns and adopts rightly; and Justice, the spirit which rules and divides rightly. When we regulate our lives by the principles and beliefs here only tentatively sketched, we have Masonry In the heart. As long as worship of GOD, and love and sympathy for fellowman preserve the virtues among mankind, there will be no human Institution that will r e m a i n " s p a r k l i n g o n the forefinger of all time" with more brilliancy and luster than the masonic fraternityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those masterbullders of structures in earthly grandeur and magnificence, and teachers of symbolisms of spiritual purity and holiness. And whether the triumphant progress and beneficent fruits of our Brotherhood under the Fatherhood of GOD, be depicted in broad outline in the language of a neophyte like myself, or be elaborated in the chaste and polished periods of a MAOKEY, a MORRIS, or an OLIVKB, the moral influences and tendencies of the hallowed doctrines of Freemasonry will continue to extend from the lodge to the family, and from the family to society and work-a-day policies, making society better, homes more sacred, prejudices and sectarian hate easier dissolved or driven away, with benevolence, charity and fraternal fellowship uplifting man above and beyond inhumanity, oppression and enmity.

R.-.W.-. Bro. G. "W. ATKINSON, Grand Secretary, submitted a good report, showing the interest manifested by the lodges in that jurisdiction in the establishment of a Mason's Orphan Home, a majority opposing the proposition, but a sufRcient number favored it to encourage the advocates thereof. The seed sown by its agitation will bear fruit. After discussing the report of the committee on the subject, action was deferred, and the Masonic Home enterprise delayed another year. The proposition from the Grand Lodge of Maine relating to jurisdiction over candidates, failed to receive the necessary twothirds vote, and was rejected.

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The Eeport on Correspondence, by Past Grand Master G. W. ATKINSON, is first class, A Ko. 1, and furnishes excellent reading.We had marked many passages for quotation and comment, but our time and space is consumed. Kansas (1897) receives many compliments. ' M.-.W.-. S. N. MYEBS, Grand Master, Martinsburg. E.-.W.-. GKO. W . ATKINSON, Grand Secretary, Charleston.

WISCONSIN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 8 . O4TH ANNUAL. COMMUNICATION,

MILWAUKEE, JUNE, 1898.

Membership, 17,226. . NATHAN C. GBIFFIN, M.-.W.-. Grand Master, whose address is replete with interest. ' His review of the past twenty years shows a remarkable growth. Of the increase of membership, he sounds this warning note: We cannot too sacredly guard the outer door. Those who come should not only be unbiased by friends and uninfluenced by mercenary motives, but' should be of good repute In the world. While this Is no doubt true, that, let us be ever so careful and guarded, we cannot help occasionally having an unworthy person pass our threshold and hypocritically take our solemn vows, that fact should- make us double our diligence and carefully scrutinize the character of every applicant for Initiation Into our mysteries. A JUDAS was numbered among the twelve Apostles, but he, when he found himself dlscov^ ered, went and hanged himself. We cannot expect to get rid of the betrayers of our cause In the same manner, b u t when we find a member living In constant violation of the teachings and precepts of the Order, one who Is constantly guilty of unmasonlc conduct, let him be promptly disciplined that our lodges may be purged of Impurity. Complaint havine been made because the Order of Eastern Star were permitted to occupy lodge rooms, he says: George K. Colling, Janesville, Wis,: D E A R S I R AND BROTHBB:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Your communication of the 1st a t hand and contents noted. If a n y respectable number of the members of the lodges In Janesville are dissatisfied with having the lodge rooms used by the Order of the Eastern Star, they had better put their objections In form and send them to the Grand Lodge. The Order of the Eastern Star seems to have come to Wisconsin to stay, and If not permitted to use masonic halls, they will probably find some other places to hold their meetings. While not a member of the order mj'self, I have no special objection to permitting Masons'wives and daughters occasionally occupying our a p a r t m e n t s for purposes not in conflict with masonic teachings. If our lodge rooms are too sacred for our wives and our daughters to sometimes cross the threshold and discover their shape, they must in sacredness exceed the temples erected for the worship of the Supreme Architect of the Universe. Each lodge, however, has a right to decide for Itself, subj e c t to the approval of the Grand Master or the Grand Lodge, as to what Institutions shall be permitted to occupy their apartment. Fraternally yours, N. C. GIFFIN, Grand Master.

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Among his decisions, he rules that a candidate with left middle finger amputated at center of middle phalanx, left third finger amputated at base of terminal phalanx, is disqualified. "That habitual drunkenness is a masonic crime;" " that it is not proper for lodge to call from labor to refreshment for the purpose of installing its.officers;" that it is necessary to procure a dispensation before renting lodge rooms to Eastern Star; that the counsel for the accused must be a Master Mason and a resident of the State; that a wholesale dealer or traveling salesman, selling wholesale wines and liquors, is not eligible; that an objection holds good after the objector has been suspended or expelled. To this last declaration we most courteously dissent. The objection died when the objector ceased to be a member of that lodge, and the barrier against the candidate's advancement was raised the inoment his membership terminated. Our brethren mourn the death of R.-.W.'. Bro. Dr. P. L. VON SuESSMiLOH, alternately Grand Treasurer from 1878 to 1898, who died at his home, aged seventy-seven years. He was a prominent member of other masonic bodies, and Grand Treasurer of the Wisconsin Consistory.

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Why weep ye, then, for him who, having won The bounds of man's appointed years at last. Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labors done. Serenely to his final rest has passed, While the soft memory of his virtues yet Lingers like twilight hues, when the bright sun Is set? And I am glad that he has lived thus long, And glad that he has gone to his reward; Nor can I deem that nature did him wrong Softly to disengage the vital cord. For when his hand grew palsied, and his eye Darlv wltli mists of age. It was his time to die."

O n tlie s u b j e c t of p a t r i o t i s m a n d Brotlier voices our s e n t i m e n t s :

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While speaking of Cul:)a, the most absorbing subject a t the present time,' permit me to saj': Freemasonry is often defined to be '"a beautiful system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated Ijy symbols." MAOOY in his dictionary gives this and thirty other definitions, and says they are only a few of the most Important. A candidate before he is permitted to pass beyond the ground floor of our Temple, Is instructed that one of his most Important duties is to be true to his government and Just to his country; so that Freemasonry may also receive another definition, viz: Ijoyalty to the nation. I t was because of this well known masonic principle that, after the Revolutionary W a r and the establishment of independence, the lodges in the several States threw off allegiance to foreign nations and took the necessary steps to form and establish independent Grand Lodges. It is because of this teaching that our Order has always been well represented among, not only the statesmen, but the soldiers of the nation. And at this time we are glad to note that so many of our fraternity. In response to the call of our esteemed brother. President Wri/LIAM MoKiKiiEY, have freely offered their services to the country, to assist in relieving, not only our own brethren, but all of the inhabitants of t h a t

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island, located almost within a stone's throw of our coast, from the oppression of a nation which has been noted for Its tyranny and Inhumanity. You will find our brethren not only among the generals and other officers of both army and navy, but In much larger numbers with the rank and file and among the marines. Our brother, Major-General .JOSEPH AVHEBLEB, who achieved great renown, reaching the high position of L.leutenant-General In the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War, was among the first to offer his services to fight for Cuba.

The Eeport on Foreign Correspondence, by M.-.W.-. Bro. Past Grand Master, furnishes us a very creditable and instructive review of the Proceedings of the various Grand Jurisdictions considered. Kansas (1897) is kindly treated; Grand Master COIJEMAN'S address compliinented; the Masonic Home praised. On Decision No. 1, he says: ALDBO J E N K S ,

We presume t h a t what the Grand Master Intended to decide was that a person such as is described in this decision ought not to receive the degrees in Kansas. Viewing the decision in this light it is sound, both from a temperance standpoint and also from t h a t broader ground t h a t affirms that where any person is knowingly and persistently engaged in violating the laws of his State or government he is unworthy to be made a Mason. But If the Grand Master meant to decide Just what the decision afllrms, that such a person cannot lawfully receive the degrees, we would ask w^hat would be the status of a saloon-keeper whose petition had been received, balloted upon and accepted and the degrees regularly conferred in a duly chartered lodge? Would he not be Just as lawfully a Mason as It he had been pastor of a church at the time his petition was acted upon, notwithstanding the lodge might be liable-to discipline for its action?

Right you are, but the lodge would violate the law of the Grand Lodge in receiving the petition, and would be subject to discipline, and a member who engages in the saloon business after becoming a Mason is guilty of a masonic crime, and should be disciplined therefor. M.-.W.". JAMBS G. MONAHAN, Grand Master, Darlington. R.-.W.-. J O H N W . DAFI/IN, Milwaukee, Grand Secretary.

WYOMINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 8 9 8 . 24TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

CASPKB, SEPTEMBER, 1898.

E. P. EoHBBAUGH, M.-.W.". Grand Master. The Proceedings favor us with a photograph of the Grand Master, which serves as a frontispiece. The Grand Master's address, covering twenty-eight pages, contains an excellent report of his transactions as Grand Master. His introductory, tinged with a spirit of patriotism, is worthy a place in this report: The scythe of time in its Immutable flight, has again brought upon us the exit of another masonic year. The varied vicissitudes, both politlcil and ma-

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sonic, has carried with it into eternity what of joy and sorrow, prosperity and adversity, has by m a n been briefly slcetclied upon a page of our country's history, since we last met.In our Annual Communication, to deliberate upon the past and present, and plan for the future of the grandest, best and wisest institution of man's creation, which has marked the divinity of its inception by Its steady progress in defiance of Time's efl'acing finger, and the tyrannical enemies of freedom. Onward and upward it pursues its course, amid the decay of empires, wrecks of kingdoms, war and famine. Nations may be and have been torn asunder, governments overthrown, civilization may writhe under the grinding heel of barbarism, but "Masonry,"clad In the snowy badge of heaven-born mercy and charity, will move onward, leading Its followers to Immortality. I cannot, like my predecessor, say that our beloved country has been In peace with all nations during the present year. With sorrowing heart for struggling Cubans and other struggling nations under the ban of Spanish misrule,have I to record the continued devastation of the beautiful rose of the Antilles, the relentless slaughter by starvation of the reconcentradoes, the destruction of our battleship Maine, and the mournful slaughter of two hundred and sixty-six of her brave officers and crew, by a bloody and treacherous Spanish hand, eighty-three of whom were members of the nfasonic fraternlt.v, over whose lamentable fate we can truly say," Wherever virtue has a resting place; wherever there is one to appreciate patriotism; wherever one heart beats to philanthropy, there Is cherished the fame and worth of these heroic sons of America." All the foregoing conditions brought the heretofore pleasa n t relations between our country and Spain to a sudden ending, and thi'ew our beloved country into war, not a war of starvation but a war of humanity, which has taken from our midst and country, many a brother we were loath to part with. While we mourn the loss of inan.va brother through this cruel and treacherous war, we have much cause tor congratulating ourselves upon the valor and heroism of our boys In blue, and the glorious victories they have won. No page of history has ever recorded such progress of warfare, or victories won over enemies as has been witnessed during the present .year. Such a n exploit will live in the minds of friend and enemy as long as history and the lustre of BEWEY'S achievement will remain undlmmed; till there Is no such thing as patriotism' and a nation's pride in the valor of Its sword. But what DEWBY has accomplished Is true, in its spirit of each of his countrymen must aspire to do,should circumstances bring to pass the opportunity. In the Atlantic, SAMPSON, SOHIIEY, SIGSDEE, and a host of others of lesser rank, court their country's glory on the sea,counting perils lightly, esteeming valor the suprenie virtue, and turning aside from nothing, be it ev^en sudden death, or the long,drawn out,agonizing pains of fearful wounds. Of such as these is our nation made, and Its prestige upheld; and America, the youngest nation of them all, has upon its honor roll a blazonry of heroes t h a t the oldest nation cannot parallel. And to H i m only who rules the destinies of all nations, whose all-seeing eye is ever upon us, should we bow In solemn acknowledgment for the glorious victories won by the heroes of our country.

H e pays an eloquent tribute to the memory of those who have laid down t h e w o r k i n g tools of life, and extends fraternal sympathy to the bereaved, imploring the compassion of H i m who looks down on the widows and fatherless in the hour of their bereavement, and a d m o n i s h e s his brethren to t h e building up of t h a t character which will bring the happy reflections of a well-spent life, and in d e a t h t h e hope of a glorious immortality. One new lodge w a s created by his dispensation. A lodge asks the q u e s t i o n : "Can we r e m i t the dues of a m e m ber who is suspended for non-payment, reinstate h i m to member-

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^ h i p a n d give h i m a dimit, giving a s a p r i m a r y reason t h a t the B r o t h e r is u n a b l e to p a y d u e s ? " O u t of t h e i r compassion t h e y â&#x20AC;˘desire to restore h i m to good s t a n d i n g a n d ma"ke h i m a non-afHliate. W e wonder t h a t a lodge, t e a c h i n g the p r i n c i p l e s of b r o t h e r l y love, relief a n d t r u t h , should c o n s e n t to such t r e a t m e n t of a B r o t h e r , w h o m failing s t r e n g t h a n d a d v e r s i t y h a v e reduced to t h e n e c e s s i t y of s e v e r i n g connection w i t h t h e m a s o n i c f r a t e r n i t y b y reason of h i s i n a b i l i t y to p a y d u e s . ' W e t h i n k a lodge should p r o m p t l y r e m i t his dues a n d e x t e n d to the Brother, in the h o u r of a d v e r s i t y , e v e r y possible comfort a n d a d v a n t a g e , i n s t e a d of turni n g h i m o u t into t h e cold world, w i t h o u t m a s o n i c h o m e a n d the a s s i s t a n c e of t h a t b r o t h e r l y love, relief a n d t r u t h t h a t are inculcated b y t h e ceremonies of the lodge. H e decides t h a t a two-thirds vote of all t h e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t is n e c e s s a r y t o ' r e i n s t a t e a Mason u n d e r t h e s e n t e n c e of expulsion ; t h a t a n a p p l i c a n t for t h e degrees, w h o h a d lived in A m e r i c a for s i x y e a r s , a l t h o u g h n o t a citizen of t h i s c o u n t r y legally, w a s eligible to receive t h e degrees of M a s o n r y . L i k e m a n y G r a n d Masters, w h o h a v e preceded h i m , he dep l o r e s h i s i n a b i l i t y to m a k e the official visits, w h i c h h e resolved to m a k e a t t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of h i s official career, a n d records b u t six. H e p a y s t h e order of the E a s t e r n Star t h e following t r i b u t e : I n connection with these visits, I further desire to state that it has been m y pleasure during the past year to Install the officers of Fort Casper Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and Institute a chapter a t Green River. Few rem a r k s or due credit has ever been given this noble Order, for the deeds done by them. This Order is closely related to our fraternity, and although related to It by the dearest ties, yet It is no part of that ancient Institution: By the laws of t h a t ancient Order, women are not eligible to its degrees, nor do 1 believe they should be. But does not woman's heart beat responsive to the same Inspiration that prompts m a n to noble deeds? Does she not hear the cry of the orphan, the call of want, and the piteous wail of sorrow? Does she not honor the Brotherhood for its noble work, and through the Eastern Star become a coworker with the masonic brother, and to pay her tribute of love and labor a t the same shrine, and be able to make herself known throughout the domain of Masonry, and be entitled to its protection? Here they may share with the masonic brother, in promulgating the principles of brotherly love, relief and truth. Necessity of her delicate se.x, the delicacy due that sex, the proprieties of the place a n d station, all seem to exclude her from association In the labors and mysteries of our Craft, except through the Order of the Eastern Star. But good sense, a Just appreciation of duties performed, and the feeling of father, husband, and brother, have made all these mysteries and all these labors subservient to her comforts, and placed her in the front rank of those who m a y claim the benefits of our Order. I t is not the father nor the brother of a Mason t h a t m a y look to our Institution or its members for that regard of active c h a r i t y , b u t the mother, sister and daughter of a Freemason, are to us as of the elect. Masonry regards with constant Interest the female dependence, and evinces In m a n y ways a watchful care for the well-being of those who stand related to a brother; and no Mason c a n have advanced far in the Order without feeling t h a t the charge against Masonry of negligence of woman's rWhts, Is unjust and cruel. The first object of man's regard, the constant

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solace of his affliction, the companion of his hours of ease, and the associate of his bliss, could not have been forgotten in the prescribed duties of our Order. 1 believe it our duty to extend a helping hand to them wherever we can, and Investigate the good deeds done and impressive lessoiis taught by t h a t noble Order.

E.-.W.-. Bro. W. LI. K U Y K B N D A L L , Grand Secretary, presents a

complete report, showing the financial transactions of his office. A comparative sta.tementof members reveals 985 m e m b e r s in 1898. The Grand Treasurer's report shows a balance of cash on hand of almost .$3.00 per capita. The following resolution passed by unanimous consent, a n d was ordered s e n t to the brethren in the a r m y : W H E K E A S , Many members of the masonic fraternity have enlisted in t h e volunteer regiments, recruited within this Jurisdiction, and as a consequence a number of familiar faces are absent at this session of the Grand Lodge of the State of Wyoming; therefore be it Resolved, That this Grand Lodge sends to all absent brother Masons who have served, or are serving in the volunteer service or regular army, and risked their lives for their country in the stand it has taken in the cause of humanity, a fraternal greeting, realizing that they are with us in spirit,if not in the flesh, upon this occasion; and we pray that the Supreme Grand Master above will guard them against bodliy harm,protect them from disease,and grant them a safe return.

A t the close of the Grand Ijodge, the brethren of Casper entertained the m e m b e r s a t a grand banquet, which, we learn from the Secretary's notes, gave much pleasure and happiness to those participating. The Report on Correspondence is a neatly arranged and condensed review of the Proceedings of the American Grand Lodges, by B.-.W.-. Bro. K U Y K E N D A L L , the Grand Secretary.

Kansas's Proceedings for 1898 receive courteous consideration. Objection is m a d e to Decision No. 12 of Grand Master S H A V E R ,

relating to the time of filing an objection. The Brother, howevei", has a m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the character of the objection, p r e s u m ing it to be filed a g a i n s t the reception of the petition. The objection referred to in the decision, was against the conferral of t h e degrees, after the petitioner had been duly elected and p r e s e n t e d for initiation. H e has m a n y k i n d words to say of our first Report on Correspondence, which entitles him to our thanks and assurance of t h e i r appreciation. M.-.W.-. J. M. EuMSEY, Jr., Grand Master, Rawlins. E.-.W.'. W. L. KiTYKEKDALi,, Grand Secretary, Saratoga.

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FOREIGN GRAND LODGES.

ENGLAND— 1 8 9 7 . QtjABTEBijY COMMUNICATION, LONDON, DEOEMBEB, 1897. WiLX,iAM WiTHEE BBAMSTON BEACH, M . P., Provincial Grand Master for Hampshire and tlie Isle of Wight, on the throne. His Boyal Highness the Prince of Wales, M.-.W Grand Master, presented through the Acting Grand Master, resolutions of sympathy as follows: "That this Grand Lodge desires to express its heartfelt condolence and deepest sympathy with the Pro. Grand Master, in the calamity which has overtaken liim in the distressing bereavement he lias sustained by the lamentably sudden death of the Countess of Latliom; and it earnestly prays that it may please the Grand Architect of the Universe to sustain him in his hour of sorrow." The report of the Board of Benevolence for tlie months of September, October and Noveinber shows the relief of eightyseven petitioners to the extent of $11,680. On the recommendation of the Board of General Purposes, %he salary of the Grand Secretary was fixed at £1,000, and to be Increased at the rate of £50 per annum to the maximum of £1,500. A statement in support of the increase of salary shows that the •Grand Secretary has now under liis charge no less than 3,111 Hodges and chapters, distributed over London and 117 distinct •provinces or districts in England, Wales and the Colonies. Heretofore, it has been the custom to nominate and electioneer for offices in the Grand Lodges. The following addition •to the Book of Constitutions was proposed, and after much dis•cussion, failed to receive the necessary vote to incorporate it in .the la\v: Canvassing for an elective office, perscnaUy, b.y letter, by circular, or .otherwise. Is prohibited. Any candidate, who shall, on appeal, i>e proven to Ithe satisfaction of the Board of General Purposes, after due lnqulr.y, to have <;anvassed for election, or to have tacitly known of or sanctioned canvassing by brethren or other agents In his behalf, will be incapable of entering on t h e duties of his office, to which he may have been elected, and such election shall in consequence be void and of no effect. The vacancy so caused shall be filled up In the manner provided In the Book of Constitutions.

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The suggestion contained in t h a t proposed a m e n d m e n t would be a good rule for our brethren to adopt. W e notice the consideration of an appeal by Bro. H O B L E Y , of the United Service Lodge, of H o n g Kong, No. 1341, which, after much discussion, was dismissed. A t the Quarterly Communication held in London in March, 1898, the E i g h t Honorable the E a r l of Amherst, Deputy G r a n d Master, presiding, the report of JoHisr S M I T H , Auditor, shows t h e distribution for benevolence during the year 1897, to be $48,000, a n d a balance of $14,000 in the treasury. (Quarterly Communication held J u n e , 1898, for the election of members of Board of General Purposes and the transaction of other business, the E a r l of A m h e r s t presiding. The fraternal relations heretofore existing ^vith the Grand Lodge of Peru, were severed. The following resolution, adopted in 1878, was reaffirmed a n d placed upon record: " T h a t in view of the foregoing resolution, the Worshipful Master of all lodges holding under the G r a n d Lodge of E n g l a n d , be directed not to a d m i t any foreign brother as a visitor, unless first he is duly vouched for, or unless his certificate shows t h a t he has been initiated according to the a n c i e n t rites and ceremonies of a lodge confessing belief in the G r a n d Architec); of the Universe; and secondly, not unless he himself shall acknowledge t h a t this belief is an important l a n d m a r k of the Order." The sum of 500 guineas was appropriated to the fund of t h e Royal Masonic I n s t i t u t i o n for Boys, on the occasion of tlie Centenary Festival, to be presided over by the Grand Master, in June, 1899. The sum of $5,775 was appropriated by the Board of Benevolence for the relief of ninety-five petitioners. Accompanying the Proceedings of this Quarterly Communication, we find a decree forbidding communication with the G r a n d Lodge of Peru. At the Quarterly Communication held in London, September, 1898, resolutions of s y m p a t h y were extended His Royal H i g h n e s s the Prince of Wales, M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, for the suffering occa^ sioned by an unfortunate accident, which the Acting Grand M a s ter informs us was sustained " b y a joint." Articles of recognition, were adopted, recognizing the G r a n d Lodge of N e w Zealand, including all the five districts, parts of t h a t Colony. The Board of General Purposes dispensed for the relief of fifty-three petitioners, $8,82.5.

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GRAND LODGES' UNION OF GERMANY. [Review and translations by Bro. E M I I , FBENKEI^, Past Master of King Solomon's Lodge, No. 279.]

The following translation and accompanying tables are tal^en from the report of J E S S E 3 . ANTHONY, of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Jjodge of New York : U S A G E S A N B CUSTOMS I N G E R M A N XODGBS.

Before entering upon the reports of the various German Grand Lodges, a comparison between the lodges and the lodge work In the Old Fatherland and our own customs, might not be out of place; the more so, as some of the different features are perhaps not generally known, and their knowledge may be agreeable to both our English and German-speaking brethren. In case they should have occasion to pay a fraternal call to some of the German lodges. To start with the petition of a candidate, it takes a much longer time until the request for membership Is acted upon; so thorough are the preliminary Inquiries Into the character, standing, business connections and social life of the petitioner, that It Is by no means unusual to see nine months, and even a year, elapse before the result Is positively known, and ordinarily, a t least six months pass before a candidate is Initiated. The only exception Is made with sons of members of the same or other recognized lodges, who form, so to say, a preferred class; while ordinarily nobody can be proposed unless he Is of age, the son of a Mason can be Initiated as soon as he has completed his eighteenth year. The proposition having come before the lodge, the ballot Is spread In the usual way, and If only one black ball Is found, the candidate Is declared elected. If two black balls should have been cast, the AV.-. Master will ask the two brethren who have so voted, to call on h i m privately during the next few days and give an explanation of their action. If the Master finds that the reasons advanced are good and sufficient, he will, a t the next meeting of the lodge, declare the candidate rejected; If, on the other hand, he thinks that the grounds upon which the black ballots were cast were frivolous anfl not Justified from a masonic standpoint, he will state at the following communication t h a t the candidate is elected. Three black balls reject. All business transactions of the lodge are held while the lodge Is open on the first degree, and every Entered Apprentice Is considered a member of the lodge, entitled to all masonic rights and privileges, except that of holding office, and he may be heard and may vote upon any question before the brethren. The "Fellow Craft" and "Master Mason" degrees are only worked for the advancement of members once or twice during the year, and under ordinary circumstances It takes about two years to be promoted from one degree to another. It Is customary to appear In full dress and high silk hats In a German masonic lodge, the Master alone being uncovered. IJesldes being clothed with the apron and white gloves, all German Masons wear the Jewel of their lodge while a t work, and It is usual for the famllj' of a Mason to return both apron and Jewel to the lodge after his death. I n many lodges the candidate, on the occasion of his Initiation, Is presented with two pairs of white gloves, one pair being for his own use, the other for his wife, so t h a t she should also be made to understand the Importance of t h e step which her husband has taken. The Master of a German lodge Is usually elected for a term of three years, hut his election must be approved by the Grand Lodge under whose Jurisdiction his lodge works, before he can hold office; If the Grand Lodge should not be In session a t t h a t time, a committee thereof, appointed for such purpose, will decide whether the choice of the brethren Is in accord with the sentiments of the Grand Body, and If not, a new election is ordered. I t has repeatedly happened t h a t a prorninent and liberal-minded brother, elected to fill the chair In the East, could not be Installed, as the choice of the lodge was not sanctioned by the Grand Lodge. I t may be, t h a t to meet such hardships and alleviate the naturally hurt feelings of an otherwise prominent Mason, the title of "Honorary Master" was created in some German lodges, which, if conferred, makes the recipient a Worshipful, and grants h i m the privilege of a seat in the East. I n the absence of the regularly installed Master, a Deputy Master, also elected In the usual way, governs the deliberations of the lodge, and only In his absence the Wardens succeed In the order of their respective stations to the prerogatives of the presiding officer. Clubdom not being quite as general in the Old Fatherland as in England and the United States, the lodges on the other side take to a great extent the place of social organizations, and as a m a t t e r of fact. In small German towns, the masonic lodge represents indeed a social club of the strictest exclusive-

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ness. Most lodges own their buildings, usually beautifully situated and surrounded by large gardens, and while a part of the rooniy salons Is set aside for the lodge work proper, another portion Is entirely given up to the social Intercourse and pleasure of the members and their families. At least twice a year (on the St. John's festivals) large banquets are given, where the wives and daughters of the brethren participate, and after they have left the festive board, the young folks claim the rest of the evening for dancing. Among the most magnificent lodge rooms, both in appointments and decorations, that have come under the observation of the writer, the home of the Grand Lodge "Boyal York zur Freundschaft" in Berlin, deserves mention, and It may be added t h a t all masonic property ( real and personal) is free from taxation In Prussia, under a charter given to the masonic fraternity by their generous protector and brother, PREDEKIOK THE GREAT. In smaller towns, where no lodge exists, and none can be established on account of the expense, we find, nevertheless, the resident Masons frequently associated in regular masonic circles, where, of course, no ritualistic work is done, but where the social side of our masonic Institution Is as tullj'developed as In the larger cities. These social unions put tliemselves usually under the protection of a lodge of a neighboring city, whose stated communications are attended by the brethren if time and circumstances permit. Thus these visitors often become what they call "permanently visiting brethren," a status of afflliation entirely unknown to us. For instance, a brother belongs originally to a Frankfort lodge, but is compelled hy business reasons to change nis residence to Berlin, where he begins to visit a lodge under a different .lurlsdlctlon. I n course of time, if his presence is agreeable, he will be asked to become a 'â&#x20AC;˘ permanently visiting brother," in which capacity he Is not only entitled to be heard on any question, but also has the right to vote on ordinary matters and at elections; he cannot, however, ballot on candidates. He can hold some of the minor officesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those of Master. Deputy Master and "Warden always excepted. The permanently visiting brother, on the other hand, never ceases to be a member of his mother lodge, but Is required to pay annual dues in bothâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the lodge he hails from and the one he visits. While we thus see that a great many things in the organization as well as In the work of German lodges differ from our customs, the noble spirit of Masonry, the sublime principles and philanthropic teachings of the fraternity are always the same wherever we go, and wherever we turn. The friendly grip, the willing and helping hand, and the open heart of the true Mason will be found from one end of the globe to the other, making Freemasonry one of the ' most important educational factors In the promotion of human welfare, not in this century, but for all time to come. THE DIET OF THE UNITED GERMAN GRAND LODGES.

The United Grand Lodges held their regular convention on .Tune 8. 1897, under the auspices of the Grand Lodge "Zur Sonne" in Bayreuth. The Grand Lodges were represented by their Grand Masters and two deputies, with the exception of the Grand Lodge " Boyal York zur Freundschaft," whose delegation was headed by the Deputy Grand Master. After an address of welcome by Bro. voN B K I N H A R D T and the election of three Secretaries, the accounts of the Grand Lodge Union were approved, according to which the expenses for each member amounted to about 200 marks. The report regarding the "Victoria Stlftung," inclusive of donations already made and to be made In the future, was also found In order and approved with the amendment, that hereafter the record of this charitable institution should be printed and distributed. The question to recognize the St. John's Lodge, "Herman zur Bestandigkeit," in Breslau, had due consideration, but failed of approval by two dissenting votes. The subject will probably have attention at the next annual session, and it is to be hoped that an amicable settlement will result in the Interest and for the benefit of the German Craft Masonry. A uniform certificate for dimlts of brethren, in which the cause of their resignation (voluntary or compulsory) must be stated,was adopted for the use of all German lodges. The committee appointed at last year's meeting, to deliberate upon the further development of the German Grand Lodge's Union, made its report, and after a lengthy discussion the following rules were adopted: "All resolutions of the Grand Lodge Diet in order to be effective, must be carried by simple plurality; so far, however, as they refer to the legal regulation of external masonic affairs with a three-duarter plurality. The independence of the German Grand Lodges, their teachings, rituals and constitution, also a change in the statute of the German Grand Lodge Union, can only be made by the unanimous consent of all the members. All motions to be discussed at the Grand Lodge Diet must be handed to the offlclatlng Grand Master six weeks before the Annual Convention, and forthwith communicated to the various Grand Lodges. The Grand Lodge Diet is given full liberty to report and discuss all masonic matters, and can also consult upon the teachings and rituals of the Order.

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The recognition of the "Gran Dleta Slrabollca of the United States of Mexico" was postponed until the next meetlni^. The problem of repelling the attacks against Freemasonry was referred to a committee of threeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bros. G E B H A B D T . BKANDT, and P A U I J .

Bro. W I E B E asked for the appointment of a

committee for the purpose of suggesting a t the next Annual Communication how differences regarding the reception of candidates in the various Jurisdictions should be harmonized. Bro. G E B H A B D T . having expressed the t h a n k s of the brethren to the presiding Grand Master, Bro. VON R E I N H A K D T , and Bro.EsDMANN to the Secretaries for their respective services, the session was closed with the usual ceremonies.

T H E G R A N D T . O D O E O F T H E T H R E E G L O B E S (ZU D K N D R E I W E L T K U G E L N ) , A T B E R L I N , S. (Splittgertoerffiisse 3 ) . Protector, His Royal Highness. Bi'o. F K E D E B I O K LEOPOLB. Prince of Prussia. Grand Master, Bro. K A B I / G E E I I A B U T , Berlin. Potsdamerstrasseii. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. K A B I , VON ROESE. Grand Secretary, Bro. OSOAB ZvviOKAt;. Deputy Grand Secretary. Bro. W I I ^ H E I M F A N N E K . Grand Archivist, Bro. M A T H I A S H I L D E B E A S D T .

The "Bundesl)latt," the official organ of the Grand Lodge, Is published under the temporary supervision of Bro. Dr. GUSTAV DIEBOKS, Berlin; address care of Grand Lodge. > Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes,Bro. KAKI^ VON ROESE ; near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro A L B E R T J A N I O K E .

The Lodge of the Three Globes was founded In 1740 by F'KEDEBIOK T H E G B E A T , and constituted as a Grand Lodge In 1744, FEEDKBICK THE GBEAT being its first Grand Master, a position which he nominally held until he died in 1786. The .lurlsdlction is the largesfin Germany,consisting of 131 St. John's Lodges, 67 Scottish Lodges, 24 Masonic Circles and 288 Benevolent Institutions. We have received, with usual punctuality, the various editions of the "Bundesblatt," published during the 3'ear, whose responsible editor, Bro. Dr. D I E B O K S . deserves great credit for the m a n n e r in wliich he gives account not only of the occurrences and the work in the various lodges under the protection of the "Three Globes," b u t also of the events which have taken place in other masonic organizations. A t the same time the publication furnishes a good idea of the material of which the Grand liOdge of the Three Globes is composed, and we may state without being gulltj' of any flattery, that the q u a n t i t y In this lurlsdlction has not suffered a t the expense of the quality. Three new lodges have opened their portals according to the doctrines of this Grand Lodge, viz: "Frledrlch Leopold, Zur Markaner Treue." In Wltten a n der R u h r ; "Drel Lichter i m F"elde,".in Gross-Llchterfelde ; and"Voin Fels zum Meer," in Hamburg. , Two new Masonic Circles have also been organized in .Tuterbog and Honnef am Rhein, under the supervision of the local lodges in the Orient Dahme and Cologne, respectively. According to the Charity Account, the various benevolent institutions distributed, in round figures, 17,000 m a r k s amongst those entitled to masonic relief, a n Item that corresponds with, the reputation of the oldest Prussian Grand Lodge. The birthday of His Majest.v the Emperor was celeljrated In connection with the two other Grand Bodies in the well known Temple of the Grand Lodge," Royal York zur Freundschaft." The Grand Lodge was also represented on the occasion of the seventy-flfth and centennial anniversary of the foundation of its subordinate lodges In Burg and Iserlohn, respectively. The request of the lodge. "Balduin," In Leipzig, one of the five so-called Independent lodges (because the.v do n o t come directl}' under the Jurisdiction of one of the German Grand Lodges), for m u t u a l representation was unanimously If ranted- and Deputy Grand Master Bro. v o x ROESE selected n,s snch representative. The three lodges in Barmen, Elberfeld and Schwelm having issued a call for a subscription,in order t o erect a suitable m o n u m e n t to the late Bro.EMIT. RiTTERSHAUs, the Grand Master recommended a donation of 500 marks for this purpose, which sum was cheerfully granted by the Finance Committee. St. John's Day was celebrated in the building of the Grand Lodge by a Festive Communication, Deputy Grand Master Bro. VON ROESE presiding and

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addressing the brethren upon the subject of the Masonic Patron In connection with a historical review,explaining how matters stood in this Jurisdiction one hundred j e a r s ago. The official affairs of this Grand I^odge were attended to in twenty Communications of its Directorlum, while the elected members of this Grand Body held six sessions, four regular and two extraordinary ones; besides, the General Legislative Communication of all voting members took place on t h e 80th day of May. On the 2d day of November a Lodge of Sorrow was held in memory of all brethren who liad entered into eternal rest during the past masonic year. Bundesblatt No. 3 (February 1, 1898). contains a letter from R.-.W.-. Bro. JANICKE, addressed to the Grand Lodge of the "Three Globes," In which he writes about the general development of Craft Masonry within the German lodges in the Cltj' and State of New York; he dwells especially upon the flourishing condition of the German Temple Association, composed of twenty-six (out of twenty-eight) lodges working i n the German language, and Its charitable work in supporting a Home for Aged and Infirm Brethren and their families. We do not believe it out of place if we acknowledge in this connection the masterly work done by Bro. JANICKE in his masonic reports,lectures, discussions and explanations, published every week in the foremost German newspaper, the New Yorker Staats Zeitung. Although conservative in all its workings, this Jurisdiction has,nevertheless, made a decided progress and extended Us masonic usefulness In a m a n n e r which must command the admiration and emulation of other Grand Bodies.

THE GRAND NATIONAL LODGE (LANDESLOGB) OF FREEMASONS OF GERMANY, AT BERLIN, N; (Oranienl)virgerstrasse 7 2 ) . Protector, Bro. F R E D E R I C K LEOPOI^D. Prince of Prussia. The Wisest Master / ^ of the Order (Viearius Solomonls), Bro. F R E D ERICK LEOPOLD, Prince of Prussia. Grand Master, Bro. H E R M . ZOELLNER. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. KAKIJ E J I I L GAKTZ.

Grand Secretary and Archivist, Bro. WILHKIJM B A R B , N . 24, Oranienburgerstrasse 72. Deput.y Grand Secretary, Bro. FKRD. S I N K . The lodge was founded in 1770, and constituted a Grand Lodge in 1774. I t comprises 107 St. .lohn's Lodges, twenty-eight St. Andrew's Lodges, four Chapters, and three Provincial Grand Lodges. The membership list shows more than 11,000 active Masons, who took care of 144 benevolent institutions. The seat of the Provincial Grand Lodges was at Breslau (Silesia), 1776; a t Hamburg, 1777; and at Rostock (Mecklenburg), 1819. We have received the various Protocols of the Quarterly Sessions held during the past masonic year, but unfortunately. In consequence of the untimely death of our Bro. Dr. RINGER, the same have been mislaid and we must ask brotherly Indulgence for any shortcomings in this present report. Congratulator.v letters were sent to His Majesty the Emperor and H i s Royal Highness P R I N C E F R E D E R I C K LEOPOLD,on accountof the beginning of the new year and their respective birthdays, all of which were acknowledged with sincere thanks by the recipients. On the 9th day of March, a Universal Lod^e of Sorrow was held under t h e auspices of the Grand Lodge, on which occasion the masonic qualities and great virtues of the late Emperors, WIIJIJIAM THE GREAT, and F R E D E R I C K I I I . , were duly commented upon. The Deput.v Grand Chaplain explained,In a well-prepared sermon, the a i m and purposes of Freemasonry, laying particular stress upon the three heavenl.v gifts of Faith, Love, and Hope. On March 22, 1897, through the kindness of the AVlsest Master tJi of the Order, Grand Master Bro. H E R M . ZOELLNEB and various members of Uie Grand Lodge Council had the honor of a personal introduction to Bro. OSCAR G U S T A F ADOiiF, Crown Prince of Norway and Sweden, who was visiting Berlin a t t h a t time. The Grand Lodge took due notice of the various celebrations which were held both in the life of their subordinate lodges and individual members, a n d also showed its brotherly feelings on all festive occasions within the domain of other Grand Lodges. The St. .lohn's Festival was celebrated as usual, and as the Wisest Master ^Jif of the Order was prevented from being present, he sent a letter congratulating the brethren In commemoration of the foundation of the Order.

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At the election held May 26,1897, the former Grand Master, Bro. ZOELI/NKH,was reglected for a term of three years, from June 24,1897, to 1900. The former Grand Wardens. S I E G M A N N and SOHOBERT, and Grand Treasurer, Bro. VoGEiiBK, were also honored b.v reelection. A new .St. .John's Lodge, under the name of " Bose und Akazle." was chartered In Dusseldorf, while four masonic societies were formed in Frledenau, Gross-Llchterfelde, Oranlenburg, and PlUau. The new Temple of St. .John's Lodge. "Zum slchern Hafen." In Swlenemtinde, was consecrated by the National Grand Master, while the same ceremony In the .St. John's Lodge,"Zur gekronten Unschuld," In Nordhausen, was performed by the Master of the hapter, Bro. SOHENKE.

Through Its various benevolent Institutions, the Prus-lan Grand Lodge has devoted a total of 17,475.85 marks to masonic charities. A legacy of about 151,000 marks, left by the late Bro. C. P. I5D. PKBSSLBR (member of the lodge "Frledrlch Wllhelm zur Morgenrote." In Berlin ). has been paid b.v his executors Into the Grand Treasury,and has been divided by resolution of the Grand Lodge amongst the Victoria,—Augasten,— Kronprlnz Frledrlch Wllhelm,— and Palmle-Stlftuugen. The late Bro. SOMMER, of Breslau, bequeathed to his own lodge in his last will and testament 8,UU0 m a r k s , while Bro. FBLI^ING'ER, In Tarnowitz, devised to the St. John's Jjodge, '•Silberfels." 15,000 marks, and 9,000 marks to the Provincial Chapter of Silesia In Breslau. Deeds like these need no comment: the.v speak for themselves; and the good, true Masons, who have practiced the Ro.val A r t l n such a liberal manner, have erected for themselves monuments "Aere peraennlus." The official organ of this Jurisdiction, under the title of "Zlrkelcorresondenz," will hereafter be Issued In ten leaflets per year, giving not only, as eretofore, drawings on the trestle-board, but also reports and communications 'from the masonic world generally,and the Inner workings of the lodges in this jurisdiction. There can be no doubt t h a t this high-toned Prussian Grand Lodge has not only held the prominent position it occupied for almost a century and a quarter, hut made material headway In everything that is conducive to the diffusion of masonic light and wisdom.

T H E GRAND L O D G E OF COISCORD (ZUK EINTKACHT) AT D A R M S T A D T , IX THK G R A N D DUCHY OF H E S S E . Protector, His Boyal Highness E H N S T J^UDWIG, Grand Duke of Hesse and bel Rheln. Grand Master, Bro. P H I I , I P B R A N D , a t Mainz, Bhelnstrasse Zfi^. i;)eputy Grand Master, Bro. H E K M A N W E B E R , Dr. Jur. Grand Secretary, Bro. K A R L >fiBS, Prof, and Dr. Ph. at Worms. Deputy Grand Secretary, Bro. W I L H E L M BOMPBR at Mainz,Boldtstrasse 18. Grand Archivist, Bro. GEORGE K O L B , at Mainz. Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of New York. Bro. H E R MAN CASTOK; near the Grand Jjodge of Concord, Bro. HERMAN GEYGER, of Bingen. We are pleased to acknowledge the receipt of the report of the business transacted at the Regular Communication of the Grand Lodge "Zur Blnt r a c h t " In Bingen, on November 27,1897. The number of lodges in this jurisdiction remains the same (8), but the membership roll Is somewhat changed, showing 734 active, 94 honorary, 59 permanently visiting, and 12 serving brethren. The active work,in which the Hessian Lodges have been engaged during the past masonic year, may be judged by the fact, that the number of their benevolent Institutions and charities, supported by them, has increased from 18 to 22, and t h a t altogether 321 Communications were held. The ritualistic work was explained in 148 gatherings, while 146 meetings were devoted to discussions and business routine. On twenty-one occasions festivities and merriment were the order of the day, and six times the brethren paid their tribute of respect to those of their number who had passed through the Gates of Death Into everlasting Life. The Grand Lodge meeting was opened in ample form with prayer by M.-.W'.-. Bro. BRAND. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved with slight corrections, whereupon the Grand Master reported, that the Grand Lodge had transmitted Its congratulations to t h e High Protector of the I^odge and his esteemed lady on account of their birthday, and t h a t same had thanKfullj- acknowledged the receipt thereof. In compliance with a resolution passed at the last meeting, a congratulatory address had been presented to Bro. K A R I , P A U L , Grand Master of the Eclectic Union, on June 27,1897, through Bro. .STEINHATJSER, representative

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of the Grand Lodge of Concord. I n return Bro. PATJI. sent a hearty letter, expressing his sincere thanks for the courtesies extended. The Grand Lodge mourns, with the whole masonic fraternity, the death of Its honorary Brother, F R I B D R I C H GLITZA, in Hamburg, also the death of Bro. ADAM H B I D , who had been for many years Master of the subordinate lodge at Frledberg. Bro. H E I D had a warm heart for all humanitarian efforts; he was liberal minded, progressive in his masonic Ideas and work, and a thorough scholar, but strictly opposed to the higher degrees. All who knew him esteemed and honored him, and Ills memory will remain green forever In the annals of masonic history. Bro. BOMPKE reports about the sad condition of Masonry in Spain, where the Grand Secretary, Bro. DK PUGA, and the former Grand Master, Bro. P A N TOJA, have.been imprisoned on account of their masonic afflUatlons, and the former representative of Grand Lodge of Concord and German Grand Lodge Union near the Grand Lodge of Spain, Bro. D E CTJBNOA, had resigned his masonic membei'ship, In consequence whereof his representativeship liad become null and void. The Incarceration of these prominent brethren was due to the fact t h a t the Catholic Church had denounced the masonic lodges as political unions, but the unfairness of the accusation was clearly shown, when, after an impartial trial, the above named brothers were honorably discharged, October 20, 1887. Bro. BoMPEK also reported the. thanks of the trustees of the German Scliool in Madrid for the financial assistance which the Grand and subordinate lodges had so liberally given. The Grand Master reported also, that the German Grand Lodge TJnlou had appointed a commission, consisting of Bros. GKRHAEDT, P A U L and BKANBT, for the purpose of making propositions, how the attacks upon Freemasonry could be resented. The question raised at the last ineetlug of the Grand Lodge in Bayreuth, regarding a uniform ritual a t masonic banquets, was reported upon by Bro. BOMPEK, and the proposed ritual submitted to the various lodges for an expression of their opinions. The archives of the Grand Lodge have been removed from Darmstadt to Mainz, in compliance with the recommendation made last year by the Grand Ofllcers. The Grand Master requests that subordinate lodges assist as much as possible In the charitable and truly masonic work of the "Victoria Stiftung." After acknowledging the receipt of the various communications from befriended masonic bodies, the session was closed In due form. We congratulate our sister Grand Lodge upon its achievements during the past twelve months, and trust that the intimate relations existing between the two Grand Bodies will continue forever and grow still closer as the years pass by. Special thanks are due to B.-.W.-. Bro. H E R M A N CANTOR, who keeps us so well Informed about the material and spi ritual welfare of the Hessian Masons.

T H E SYMBOLIC G R A N D L O D G E Â°OF HUJfGAUY, A T B U D A P E S T ( V i . B e z i r k , Podmanlczkyga.sse 4 3 ) . Grand Master, Bro. GBOKGB VON JOANNOVIOS.

Deputy Grand Masters, Bros. MARCEI. NBUSOHIOSZ and Dr. BEiiA KATONA.

Grand Secretary, Dr. AI,EXANDER FRAKNKBI., Budapest, care of Grand Lodge. Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of New York,* ; near the Grand Lodge of Hungary, Bro. DON AT Z I F F B B E B , at Vienna. We beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of the monthly editions of the 'â&#x20AC;˘^ Orient^ the official organ of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary, which gives a clear idea of the Masonic work done by our Hungarian brethren. The business affairs of this Grand Jurisdiction are taken care of by a number of Grand Lodge ofllcers called " Bundesrath," which is presided over by the Grand Master or, in his absence, by one of the Deputy QraUd Masters. Among the various reports made a t the sessions of the Governing Body, we quote the following as of general Interest: The lodge "Arpad" announces *After the close of the report, and while going to press, we are pained to learn that R.\W.-. Bro. E D W A R D J. PBKKINSC, representative of the Symbolic Grand Lodge near our own, has been called from his earthly labors to eternal rest. We mourn with our sister Grand Lodge the loss of a courteous gentleman, a pleasant companion, and upright Mason, whose memory will live i n the hearts of the many friends he left Behind.

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t h a t Mrs. M A B I A VON THiEiiEN has made a donation of 6,000 florins for the purpose of building a Masonic Temple and loaned In addition 10,000 florins, without Interest, for the same purpose. The Grand Lodge acknowledged with sincere thanks the valuable gift of this kind-hearted lady In an appropriate letter. The lodge " H u n g a r l a " Informed the Grand Lodge, that they have taken the necessary steps to assist poor students In the colleges of the University by procuring suitable work for the same. Upon motion of the Deputy Grand Master, Bro.NEusciii,osz, the resolution to give forty per cent, of the Widow's Fund of the Grand Lodge to the General Committee for the assistance of worthy and needy brethren, respectively their families, was unanimously passed. On December 17, 1897, the lodge " H u n g a r l a " celebrated its twenty-flfth anniversary. The Grand Lodge was represented on this occasion by honorary Grand Master Bro. A B R A H A M VON SZONTAOH, who praised the high standard of this prominent lodge, and called it Justly a true pillar of Hungarian Freemasonry. The custom to furnish brethreii going abroad with written recommendations from the Grand Lodge has been amended, and such letters hereafter will be only handed to brethren traveling In the Interest of science, Masonry or public welfare, or to members of the Grand Lodge and Masters of subordinate lodges, but In all other cases the customary membership certificates will be Issued for the purpose of nnasonlc identification. However, if requested, the Grand Lodge will certify to the genuineness of such certificates or recommendatory letters. Subscription to the offlclal publication. Orient, will hereafter only be received from brethren outside the H u n g a r i a n Jurisdiction, If such brethren prove, bj-offlclal documents, t h a t they are members in good standing of a duly and truly constituted lodge. In a circular letter Issued during the month of .January a. c , the Grand Lodge regrets that a former communication regarding the acceptance of new members had been misunderstood by some lodges, and for this reason the whole question would be brought up for discussion at the regular annual session of the Grand Body. Meanwhile, the Governing Committee wish to have It distinctly understood t h a t they are, under no circumstances, in favor of increasing membership except through the best material, with strict scrutln.v In every case as to the moral and educational standing of the candidate,and that In no way number would count for quality. The letter concludes with the following: "The problems of H u n g a r i a n Masonry can only be solved from the standpoint of our native circumstances and our national character." The requestof eight brethren In the Orient Pressburg t o f o r m a n e w lodge under the name of "Pioneer," and to issue a dispensation for masonic work' until a charter could be issued a t the a n n u a l meeting of the Grand Lodge, was granted. After satisfactory inquiries had been made, the new lodge was received in the fold of the Symbolic Grand Lodge. Bro. MoHiz G E L L E R I having stated t h a t the government of the offlclal work usually rests with thwGrand Secretary, but that in the Hungarian Jurisdiction the Grand Secretary Is not at the head of the Grand Lodge bureau and has no Influence upon t h e transaction of olBcIal matters, recommended t h a t paragraph 45 of the Constitution of the Symbolic Grand Lodge be so amended, t h a t the Grand Secretary becomes the leader of the Grand Lodge bureau and Its Intellectual work. This proposition will also be submitted to the General Assembly for ratification. The Symbolic Grand Lodge asks Its subordinate lodges to assist to the best of their abilities the public library in Odenburg, an institution founded by the local lodge "Zur Verbruderung" twenty-five years ago. The Grand Lodge mourns t h e loss of Bro. AIIEXANDBR SOHWARZ. Past Master of the Lodge "Comenlus," who died on the 30th of January, and who was formerly a member of the Executive Committee of this Grand Body. In the March n u m b e r of the Orient, the offlclal Invitation to the next Grand Lodge meeting Is published, stating that the thirteenth regular session win be held In the building of the Grand Lodge at Budapest, on March 26th and 27th. Aside from the annual reports and accounts, there appear so far only matters of local Interest on the trestle-board; however, we will with pleasure report upon the same, as soon as v.'S are in receipt of the actual transactions. We can only repeat, t h a t we have read and perused the valuable periodical Issued Under the auspices of the masonic government of Hungary, with keen 1 merest, great plasure and deserving approbation. I t shows the vigorous work performed in the quarries of Masonry â&#x20AC;˘' cis and trans Leltha." There can be no doubt t h a t the onward march In the general development of this blessed country must show Its corresponding effects In the further dissemination of masonic principles upon the fertile soli of Hungarian freedom.

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GRAND LODOE OF THE ECLECTIC AT F B A N K F O R T - O X - T H B - M A I N .

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Grand Master, Bro. Jos. W E R N E R . Deputy Grand Masters, Bros. KABIJ B B K N I N G E R and F E I E D B I C H AIIERTSACH.

Grand Secretary, Bro. EMII^ "WENZ, M.D., Stelnweg 6. Corresponding Grand Secretary, Bro. W I L H B L M LOTZ. Grand Archivists, Bros. L U D W . B A N G E L and I S K . CBEISENAOH.

Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. CHAS. SACKRETJTEK, at New York; near Grand Lodge of Eclectic Union, Bro. A L E X A N D E R M A R C , M.D., at Wiesbaden.

The Grand Lodge was founded In ITRS and organized as an Independent Grand Lodge In 1823, the supremacy of the Grand Lodge of England being then renounced. The Jurisdiction consists of nineteen lodges, with a total membership of 2,747 brethren, exclusive of 14.5 honorary, 210 permanently visiting, and 64 serving members. The benevolent Institutions endowed by or under supervision of the Eclectic Union are forty In number, while eight masonic circles enjoy the protection of this Grand Body. We acknowledge with thanks the various "Mltthellungen" from the protocols of the Eclectic Jurisdiction, especlall.v numbers 220 and 221, Inclusive of supplement. The most Important occurrence within this Grand Orient Is the resignation of Its Grand Master, Bro.KARL PAUX., who, on account of falling health, was compelled to leave the Grand East, which he had represented for many years, not only to the great satisfaction of the Eclectic lodges, but also of all other masonic Jurisdictions with whom the Eclectic Union entertains friendly relations. The best proof of this Is found In the many expressions of brotherly love and friendship on the cjay when Bro. P A U L celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his reception In the masonic fraternlt.v, a festival generally attended by representatives from the lodges within his own and other German Grand Lodges. The well known former Deputy Grand Master, Bro. .Tos. W E R N E R , was promptly elected as Bro. PAUL'S successor, and while undoubtedly the best wishes for the continued progress and success of the Eclectic Union have alread.v been expressed to the new chief, we take the liberty to congratulate him also here upon his elevation to the highest step of the masonic ladder. May he continue to guide the destinies of this ever steadfast Jurisdiction for the welfare, honor, and happiness of those brethren who have made him their standard bearer. Glilckauf! The official affairs of this Grand Lodge were managed In four ordinary and five extraordinary sessions, prominent amongst which were the negotiations with the three Prussian Grand Bodies regarding the newly chartered lodge,"Herman zur Bestandlgkelt," In Breslau. Among the festivities that united the brethren of this Jurisdiction, we mention the St. John's Festival, and the Festive Communication, on the centennial birthday of the late Emperor W I L L I A M I. Besides the foundation of the Breslau lodge mentioned above, a new Masonic Circle was formed in Welssenburg. The newly revised Constitution of the Eclectic Union took effect .January 1,1897. The Grand Lodge tendered Its respectful congratulations by letter to His Majesty the Emperor, who kindly accepted the same with thanks according to a communication from the Imperial Cabinet. The annual records of the various lodges give a good account of the efficient work done during the past twelve months, and prove that concord and brotherly love prevail everywhere. The assiduity, of the brethren may be easily Judged by scrutinizing the designs upon the trestle-boards of the various lodges, which show t h a t ritualistic work was performed in 207 communications, and that the members rallied forty-flve times around the festive board; In four sessions the craftsmen paid the last tribute of respect to the memory of those of their number who had been called from their earthly labors into the presence of their Creator. The Grand Secretary In his closing remarks added with great satisfaction that even lodges from other Jurisdictions, in which different systems of the Royal Art are followed, lay special stress In their reviews upon the sentiment, that all Masons belong to one family, are engaged In the same work, and uphold the same principles.

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THE GRAND L O D G E OF PRUSSIA CALLED "KOYAL YORK OF F R I E N D S H I P " (ZUR FREUISDSCHAFT), AT BEBI^IX (N. W . Dorotlieeiistrasse 3 7 ) . Protector, His Royal Highness Bfo. F B E D E R I O K IJEOPOLD, Prince of Prussia. Grand Master, Bro. Prince H B I N K I O H ZU SOHOBNAIOH-CABOLATH. I. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. .lOH. F K I E D B I O H AUG. F L O H B , Dr. Phil, and Professor. , II. Deputy Grand Muster, Bro. A i w i N W A G N B R , Dr. Phil, and Professor. Grand Secretary and Archivist, Bro. H E R M . MUMMENTHEY, Berlin, N. W. Dorotheenstrasse 27. The lodge was formed in 1760 and organized as a Grand Lodge In 1798. I t Is composed of one Provincial Grand Lodge, twelve Inner Orients, slxty-slx St. .John's Lodges, and nine Masonic Circles. Membership, in round numbers, 0,000; benevolent Institutions, 103. We are without a n y direct communications whatsoever from this Grand Jurisdiction, but learn In the perusal of Its annual report, published In the circular letter of the German Grand Lodges' Union, that no particular events have occurred during the past masonic year of more than local Interest, with the exception perhaps of the twenty-flfth masonic anniversary of Deputy Grand Master Bro. A. W A G N E R , and Grand Secretary Bro. H E B M . MUMMBNTHKY, which were celebrated with the active participation of the three Prussian Grand Lodges a n d m a n y brethren from the local lodges in Berlin. The usual distribution of Christmas Gifts among poor children took place, also the flttlng-out of needy boys and girls on the occasion of their confirmation was attended to in true masonic spirit; nor were the sufferers by the inundations forgotten; in short, the charitable inclinations of the brethren showed themselves o n all proper occasions.

T H E G R A N D L O D G E O F SAXONY AT D R E S D E N ( O s t r a AUee 1 5 ) . Grand Master, Bro. B B K N H . ABTHTJB E E D M A N N , M . D., Royal Medical Councillor. Ammonstrasse, 15II. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. T H E O D . HULTZSOH. Grand Secretary for Protocol, Bro. OSCAE LEHMANN, Dr. Phil. Proxy, Bro. JOH. M B Y B R .

Grand Secretary of Correspondence and Grand Archivist, Bro. FRIEI>RIOK GOTTHELP STtJBi^BR. Kurfilrstenstrasse, 26III. Proxy, Bro. C H R I S T I A N GOTTLOB KI^OTZBB.

Grand Reporter, Bro. M. A. H O F M A N N . Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. CABI, MOEBius; near the Grand Lodge of Saxony, Bro. OTTO H A R L A N . The Grand Lodge was organized in 1811, comprises twenty-three lodges and controls eighty-three benevolent institutions. We have not received a n y direct communications since our last report, although the Proceedings of our Grand Lodge have been sent as usual. However, we can glean from the annual r6sum6, contained In t h e second circular letter of the German Grand Lodges' Union, t h a t this Jurisdiction continues to be in a prosperous condition, and while there has been n o Increase in tue number of lodges, two new masonic clubs have been organized; one by the name of "Boldur," in Klrchberg, and the other by the name of "Concord" ( E i n l g k e i t ) , i n Halda (Bohemia). The report further explains, t h a t the activity in the Saxon Lodges Is shown by an increased membership throughout the State, which a t present exceeds 4.000 brethren. On the occasion of the centennial celebration of the birth of the late Imperial Bro. WiiHEiiM I., a donation of 450 m a r k s was made to the " Victoria Stlftung'" for the benefit of a " H o m e for Sisters" In Dalime, while the sufferers by the floods during the summer of 18OT were favored with 200 marks, and besides deserving students a t the universities were given regular assistance as heretofore. The review closes with calling attention to the common abuse of sending confidential masonic publications under open cover, whereby thej-become the prey of every Inquisitive letter-carrier or other profane person, for whom they are in no way Intended. The position taken bj' the Grand Master Is undoubtedly correct, and deserves the careful attention not only of our foreign brethren, but also of the members of the Craft a t home.

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THE ORAIS^D LODGE OF THE SUN (ZUR SONNE) AT BAYBEUTH (Hofgarten 19). Grand Master. Bro. AUGUST VON R B I N H A R D T , Major-General, Stuttgart, Alexanderstrasse 13. Honorary Grand Master, Bro. Jui/itjs B A T E B L E I N . Deputy Grand Master, Bro. F R I E D . E N G E I . Grand Secretary, Bro. GEO. H E I N E I O H F I S H E E , Hofgarten 19. Grand Archivist, Bro. AUG. BBNOKER. The Grand Lodge was founded In 1741, and organized as a n Independent Grand Lodge In 1811. The Jurisdiction comprises one Provincial Grand Lodge (see Norway), thirty Constituent Lodges and eleven Masonic Circles. AVe are indebted to the Bavarian Gr£nd Lodge for the receipt of two circular letters, directed to the members of German Grand Lodges' Union, whose official business is transacted a t present by the Grand Lodge, "Zur Sonne." Thus we are in a position not only to watch the progress made bj^ those Grand Bodies, who do not flavor us with regular reports and communications, b u t especially to admire the flourishing condition of this time-honored jurisdiction. ., An increase of three in tlie number of subordinate lodges, viz : "Theodor, Zum l')erglschen Lowen," in Rath; "Galilei, Zur ewlgen "Wahrheit," in Berlin: and "Zur Preundschaft an der Haardt," in Neustadt; and the organization of a new Masonic Circle in Wildbad,—giving abundant proof of the lively interest taken in 'masonic work. The Executive Committee attended to the business routine In Ave sessions, while the regular Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge was held on May 15th and iflth, in the building of the Heidelberg Lodge, "Ruprecht zu den fiinf Rosen." M.*.W.-. Bro. voN R E I N H A R D T presiding. Bro. Dr. Volz lectured on the contrast between Jesuitism and Masonry, and his deductions met with such approval, that it was unanimously resolved to have them printed and distributed among the various lodges. I t was further decided, t h a t the ExecutivcCommlttee should select a masonic historian for the purpose of writing, under Its supervision, the history of the Bayreuth Grand Lodge, making a t the same time a n allowance of 1,000 marks as compensation for this work. Without wishing to appear Immodest, we express the hope of receiving a copy of so Important a record as the history of this ancient and illustrious Jurisdiction represents. An Increase in the assessment In favor of the "Victoria Stlftung," so t h a t no needy and deserving widow or orphan should go without proper attention was also approved without dissent. The Grand Lodge mourns the death of many prominent brethren, whose masonic work will live forever, though they themselves have passed away, never to return, prominent among whom we mention Bro. Prince "WILHELM VON B A B E X , honorary member of the Grand Lodge, "Zur Sonne,^' also honorary Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Royal York of Prussia. AVe heartll.v agree with the final remarks of the annual review, which read: " The reports of the subordinate lodges give eloquent proof that the ma^ sonic efforts and work In this jurisdiction have been very successful." We only regret, that we do not stand in closer relations with our Bavarian brethren, but, nevertheless, we hope with them, " t h a t the spirit of brotherly love and tolerance may predominate everywhere for the pleasure of all brethren and the general development of the thirty jiiasonic families under the protection of Grand Lodge'Zur Sonne.'"

GRAND LODGE "ALPINA" OF SWITZERLAND, AT ST. GALLEN. len.

Grand Master, Bro. C. F R . HAUSMAN, apothecary, a t St. Gallen, Deputy Grand Master, Bro. DOCK, M . D., a t Weld,near St. Gallen. Grand Secretary. Bro. GUSTAV NAEF-BiLXiWiiiLER, merchant, a t St. Gal-

Grand Archivist, Bro. Louis F R E T , a t Bern. Address of Grand Master, C. F B . HAUSMANN, St.Gallen(j3ri!)a«,G. L . A.). Address of Grand Secretary, G. N A E F , Kesslerstrasse, St. Gallen ('privalim). The Grand Lodge was founded In 1844. We are In receipt of the minutes of the tenth Comtnunlcatlou of t h e Council of Administration of the Grand Lodge,"Alplna," of Switzerland, held on .Tanuarj- 22,1898, In the building of Hope Lodge (Zur Hoffnung) a t Bern.

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The printed minutes of the session of October 2.1897, were approved without discussion. The Grand Master reported, that according to a resolution passed at the previous meeting a circular letter had been sent to all Grand Bodies, which were Invited to participate In the International Conference of Grand Lodges. This convention was to be held In Geneva. Switzerland, during the present yfiar for the purpose of discussing six masonic tonics (see Report on Foreign Correspondence, 1897, p. 189). but. as explained In the letter,the project had been abandoned for stated reasons. The question, whether Swiss Freemasonry should practically cooperate with the government In the subvention of public schools, was submitted to the various lodges In the Jurisdiction, but only few answers had so far been received, as the problem was a hard one to solve on account of Its political aspect. On the other hand, the proposition of regular meetings of the Masters of the Swiss Ijodges and the adoption of a uniform hymn book were favorably reported upon by all Lodges that had given their opinions. New jewels for the Grand Officers and representatives near other Grand Lodges have been ordered, also the printing of the work of the second degree In the French language. Various changes of officers In different lodges ha*e taken place, and In Llestal a new Masonic Circle under the auspices of the Aarau Lodge "Brudertreue" has been organized. The Deputy Grand Master, R.-.W.'. Bro. \V. DOOK, has been appointed representative of the Grand Lodge of Saxony near the Grand Lodge "Alplna." Upon notification by the Grand Lodge of the Eclectic Union at Frankfort-on-the-Maln, t h a t Its highly esteemed Grand Master M.-.W.-. Bro. KART^ PAUii, after many years of faithful and fruitful service had resigned his exalted position on account of falling health,and the former Deput.v Grand Master, Bro. .losEPH W E R N E K , had been elected as his successor, the Council transmitted Its congratulations to the new Grand Master. The request for a dimit by Bro. BMIIJE MEYSTRE. Master of Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge,Is referred to a committee for the purpose of Inducing the worthy brother to reconsider his decision. The next session (1898) of the Grand Lodge "Alplna" will probably be held in Lugano, as the new Masonic Temple in Geneva Is not yet finished. The Worklngmen's Colony a t Herdern having asked for assistance in their thoroughlj* masonic and laudable efforts, the Council regrets, on technical grounds, Its Inability to grant the same, but decides to heart11.y recommend this charitable Institution to the kind consideration of all the constituent lodges, many of which are already sending regular contributions. The proposition of the Grand Master, seconded by other Grand Officers, to Introduce a new and simple catechism, which can be easily understood b.y the younger members, is heartily welcomed, and this subject will receive attention at an early date. A letter from Bro. AVIEBK, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, soliciting contributions to a collection of masonic coins and medals, came to hand, and It was decided to further his undertaking as much as possible. There being no other business the session was closed In due form. The whole report shows the healthy condition and high standard of the "Alplna." As we have no relations through mutual representation with this M.'.W.*. Grand Lodge, we take the privilege to herewith e.xtend to the same our fraternal regards and friendl.v greetings.

THE "GBA.1S^D ORIENT OF ITAL,Y" AT ROME (Palazzo Borgliese, Priiiio Piano)Grand Master, Bro. E R N K S T O N A T H A N .

Grand Secretary, Bro. ETTORE F E R R A R I . Palazzo Borghese.Prlmo Piano. Bureauchef, Bro. U L L I S S B BAOOI, Palazzo Borghese, Primo Piano, editor of the "i2/i;is/a delta Massoneria Italiana.^ the only official masonic organ In Italy. Grand Master of the Symbolic Rite, Bro. FEDERIGO WASSMDTH, merchant, a t LI vorno. Grand Master of the ScotLisii Rite, Bro. AOKIANO LtJ.MMi. The Council of the Order consists of flft.v-two members, of whom thirtyfour are elected by the General Assembly, and eighteen are nominated b.y the Grand officers. This Council has authority over the Scottish Rite, while the controlling power of the S.vmbollc Rite Is vested In the "Grand Orient of Italy." Only the masonic diplomas Issued by these bodies are legal. The "Orient" was founded In 1803, reconstructed In 1861 and 1864, and became a United Supreme Body In 1896, but the present Grand Master claims, t h a t both the Scottish and Symbolic Rites are distinct systems and that the

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latter la not controlled by the former. The Jurisdiction comprises 174 lodges, of which thirty-eight are located In foreign countries, like Roumanla, Turkey, Tripoli, Egypt, Cape of Good Hope, and South America. We beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of the rituals of the three Symbolic Degrees, which agree In a general way with the standard work performed In our American lodges. We are also thankful for a copy of the Constitution, both of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Italy and of the Scottish Rite Masons; a pamphlet entitled " L a Massonerla," containing various masonic treatises, published with permission of the Grand Master, and various numbers of the ^^Riohita delta MasnoiterUt ItaUaniC The following letter, addressed to our late Bro. E . R I N G B H , bears upon the desire of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Italy to be recognized as such by our Jurisdiction, and Is herewith submitted for such action as the Grand Lodge ma>' see fit to take. We have prepared a careful translation of the Constitution of Symbolic Grand Lodge, so that an intelligent opinion may be formed by the W.-. brethren of the Committee on Foreign Relations, and may slmpl.v add t h a t the Italian Grand Orient is recognized by and exchanges mutual representiitlves with the following Grand Bodies: The German Grand Lodge Union, the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary, the Eclectic Union, the Grand Lodge "Zur Elntracht," Three Globes, etc. "No. 9334. (JRANIJE O K I K U T B D ' I T A I ^ I A , PAtAZZO BOBGKKSK, ROME, DECEMBBK 10, 1897.

JMar and Illustrious Brother; " I thank you for .your long and detailed letter and also for the work you are undertaking to Improve and perfect the relations between our families; to that end I forward you the books you require, that is to say: the General ByLaws of the Scottish and S.vnibolical Rites, the rituals of the first three degrees, and Bro. ApiaEi,]>A's pamphlet. Should you need any other documents or publications, I beg you to ask for the same without hesitating. "The information you give me, regarding the organization of Rites in North America.confirms my Impression as to the uniformity of the precedure followed by us and that followed b.v you: there may be some diversity In the ceremonial.some dlversit.y in the customs, but, In substance, the organization, the methods of government and the aspirations are identical. Like .vou, we also have our 'Higher Orders' {Camere Superiori); they correspond to the Royal Arch, the Templar, the Scottish,and are: the Chapters of the fourth and ninth degrees, the Sovereign Chapter of the Rose-Cross (Rosa-Crocc), the Council of Kadosch (Templars), the Court (Tribunal), the Conslstorj, and the Supreme Council of :i3°; but the.v are orders totall.v Independent of the first three degrees and of the government of the latter; and in their ascending hierarch.y, while autonomous In their various attributes, they depend upon the Supreme Council of ?&". The only power which the lodges obe.v Is the Grande Orlente (Grand Orient), equivalent to .your Grand Lodge; it Is the governing body of Italian Masonry, it represents the lodges before third parties, and is authorized to communicate with foreign lodges, as you ma.y have found out by reading the Constitutions. The first three degrees—Apprentice. Fellow Craft, Master, are conferred only by the lodges: but no one may be received as an Apprentice in a lodge and afterwards be Initiated in Masonry, without the previous approval (niUhi osta. nobod.y opposing) of the Grand Master; when once Initiated, he is promoted by the lodges, according to his merits, up to the third degree, without any farther intervention of the government of the Order. ^'What may cause some confusion in your mind Is the fact that when lodges are constituted they declare their Intention of following one or the other Rite, the Scottish or Symbolical Rite, which really exist and nave existed for a long-time in Italy, and which, in order to amalgamate under a single management, consented to the agreement set forth In the Constitutions, of which you have a copy, and which regulate Italian Masonry. The fact of belonging to one or the other Rite does not Influence In any way the organization and the government of the lodges up to the third degree; It effects Instead only those brothers who, while belonging to the lodges and subject to all discipline regulating them, may, according to the Scottish Rite, be promoted to higher degrees; then,as with you, they have a double duty—they hold a double office; the one deriving from their quality as Masters and as belonging to the lodge, the other deriving from their duties in the higher degrees to which they have been promoted. "The Constitution of the Government of the Order will clearly explain to you the Independence of the lodges from all intervention of the higher Orders of Rites; the Grand Master Is elected on double suffrage, like the President of .vour United States, by all the brothers who are Master Masons: the Grande Orlente (Grand Orient), except In some cases. Is elected b.v the Venerables ( Venerubili) of the lodges, gathered In a Constituting Assembly; and this Managing Council so constituted is accountable for Its actions only to the lodges bv whom it was created.

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"Observe, also, what otherwise agrees with your regulation, how the first three degrees in the Scottish Rite are absolutely symbolical; on yourMde they are the exclusive property of the Grand I^odge, while with us here they are the exclusive property of the Grand Orient. . "The real difference,dearest brother,Is not In the Rite nor In the organization, b u t In the different positions the various families find themselves in, due to the different surroundings and hence the different duties to which they are called for the protection of the Masonic Faith. You. in countries of Protestant majorities,are not called upon to defend yourselves against the Church which looks, with Implacable animosity, upon Masonry as the refuse of free thought and free reform; in your country the Bishops and Prelates, while faithful to the precepts and orders of the Vatican, do n o t dare to commence such a fight, because, being In a minority, they see the necessity of observing the same great forbearance t h a t has been shown to them; we, however. In the •Catholic countries of Europe, we of the Italian family especially, with headquarters In Rome, facing the Vatican, are subject to ii silent (unrelentless) war, continuous, inexorable. Intended to remove an adverse element and Insure to the Church that blind subservience of thought which was of value to It In Its past power, prestige, afHuence, and authority.—and we are compelled to defend ourselves and fight against a powerful theocracy, t h a t would use religious faith as an arm, to vindicate Its lost political power and upset the nation, constituted in freedom, for the purpose of lending It hack to the odious servitude It has shaken off forever. This patrimony, handed down to us by masonic history, we are compelled to defend, not only In t h e name of our country, but also In the name of freedom of thought and of research In all the world, and the Church Is our fiercest enemj'. "You see, therefore.dearest brother, that It Is not formal matters t h a t separate us. We have Instead a grand common cause to sustain, the heavy burden of which weighs on our shoulders. For this reason every fresh bond,Implying closer union, every Increase of closer connections with distant families, are for us grateful acknowledgments of the work to which we consecrate our energies to keep the Institution elevated—solid—worthy of its traditions— so that It win fulfill the humane mission It must set for Itself. "You win therefore understand, why I feel obliged to you for all you are doing to promote closer relations between our two families—admirers of you and your free Institutions, and of the vast and diffused masonic organization of your States, we are glad to add some links to the chain that already Joins the Freemasonry of Italy to t h a t of America. " W i t h these sentiments and In such faith, I beg you, Illustrious and Dear Brother, to accept my most affectionate and fraternal salutation. " r/je Qrand Master of Italian. Masonry, [Signed]

"NATHAN.

• To Tllustrious and Dear•73r Itrother, jVew "York.^ • -Dr. Ernesto " • -Ringer., • -.-

G R A N D OKIENT OF T H E N E T H E R L A N D S , AT T H E H A G U E (Fluweclen Burg-wal, No. 2 2 ) . Grand Master, Bro. C. V A N VISSEK, banker, a t Amsterdam. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. A. M. GEESTBRANUS,at the Hague. Grand Secretary, Bro. TACE H O N N Y .

Deputy Grand Secretary and address, Bro. J. BotTDEWUKSB, Ballstraat, 60, a t the Hague, Grand Archivist and Librarian, Bro. E. BARENBBOBK. The Grand Lodge was established In 1756. I t conslstsof elghty-fourlodges, of which fifty-four are In Europe (about 2300 brethren),seventeen In Africa (about 725 brethren), and thirteen In other Dutch colonies (about 600 brethren), making a total of about 4,185 members. The bulletin of the " Nederlandsch Grout Goosten," twenty-first annual edition (1897), has been thankfully received.

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THE GRAND NATIONAL LODGE OF DENMARK, AT COPENHAGEN (Klaerkegade 3). Protector, His Majesty, K I N G C H R I S T I A N .

Grand Master tJi of the Order, His Royal Highness. Bro. C H R I S T I A N FRBDEKICK WiiiHELM CARL, Crowh Prlnce of Denmark (Vlcarlus Salomonls). Grand Master, His Royal Highness Bro. H A N S , Prince of Schleswlg-Holsteln-Sonderburg-Gluecksburg. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. ANDK. F R E B E B I K HODEST, Councillor of State a t Copenhagen. Grand Secretary and address, Bro. RASMUS OBELGARD NIELSON, Copenhagen, Klaerkegade, 2. Mutual Representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. E D WARD M. L. BHJ>EKS; near the Grand Lodge of Denmark, Bro. J E N S P B T E K AASTRTJP.

The jurisdiction comprises one Provincial Grand Lodge a t Odense, two St. Andrew's, and ten St. John's Lodges; also eight Masonic Circles or lodges of instruction, as they are called, with a total membership i n round figures of 3,650 brethren. The Grand L6dge does not publish any Proceedings or regular reports, b u t we have learned from current masonic literature, that on the Oth day of .lanuary His Royal Highness, Bro. C H R I S T I A N F R E D E R I K W I I ^ H E L M C A R I . , Crown Prince of Denmark, celebrated the twenty-flfth anniversary of his reception in the masonic fraternity, and that on the 8th day of April, A. C, the Protector of the Danish Grand Orient completed his eightieth year. Both events were the occasion of innumera-ble congratulations, not only from their Danish subjects, but also from many members of the Craft a t home a n d . abroad.

THE GRAND LODGE OF SWEDEN AT STOCKHOLM, BLASIEHOLMEN, NO. 6. Grand Master tJi of t h e Order, H i s Majesty, Bro. OSCAR H . , King of Sweden and Norway. Grand Master, His Royal Highness, Bro. OSCAR GUSTAF ADOLF, Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Wermland.

Governor of the Order, Bro. P R I N C E OSOAR OARI. AUGXTST B E R N A D O T T B .

Deputy Governor of the Order, His Royal Higiiuess Bro. OSOAR GARIJ W I I / H E L M , hereditary Prince of Sweden and Norway. Chancellor of the Order, Bro. F R E D E R I K AUG. EKSTROM, M . D .

Grand Secretar.v, Bro. S. H . B. SVENSSBN; address. Dr. PHii,. SVENSSEN, Frlmurarelogen. Grand Archivist and Librarian, Bro. CARL LTJDWIG H E N N I N G

STRUP, colonel.

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The Grand Lodge was established in 17Rfl. I t comprises four Provincial Grand IjOdges (Kristlanstad, Goteburg, Llnkoping,and Karlstad), twelve S t . Andrew's and twent.v-one St. .John's lodges, with a mernbership of. about 4,000. No transactions are published, and we have therefore no material upon which to issue a report.

THE GRAND LODGE OF NORWAY, AT CHRISTIANIA. Grand Master 1^ of the Order, His Majesty, Bro. OSCAR II., King of Norway and Sweden. Grand Master, His Royal Highness, Bro. OSCAR GUSTAF ADOLF, Crown Prince of Norway and Sweden. Deputy Grand Master, Bro. CATO M A X I M I L I A N GULDBERG. Grand Chancellor, Bro. THOBVALD M E Y E R . Grand Secretary, Bro. OSOAR CONRADI.

Mutual representatives: Near the Grand Lodge of Norway, Bro. C H R I S TIAN CHBISTOPHERSON; near the Grand Lodge of New York. Bro. C H A B L E S F. L A I S H T O N .

The Grand Lodge was founded In 1891. I t is composed of one St. Andrew, and Ave daughter lodges respectively, located at Chrlstlanla, Bergen, Drammen and Stavenger. Membership, about 2,200.

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MISCEL,TL,ANEOUS. T h e G r a n d B u c l i y o f I ^ u x e m b u r g . — G r a n d Master, Bro. li. L,YON ; Deputy Grand Master, Bro. ETJGBN L A N G ; Grand Secretar.v.Bro. E M . T H I E R R Y , m e r c h a n t ; address care of Mr. FREOIORI B E FONTECO, Rue de la L/ldge. The central authority Is vested in the Supreme Council, established in 1849. The Jurisdiction is composed of one lodge, " Les Enfants de la Concorde." founded in 180.3, containing about sixty members. No communications have been received. T h e G r a n d O r i e n t of Belsrtuin, a t B r u s s e l s . —Grand Master, Bro. H E N R Y BERGI5; Deput.v Grand Master, Bro. GUST. ROYEIJS; Grand Secretary, Bro. CHAKI>ES M A O H A L ; Deputy Grand Master, Bro. V A N D E B V I N . Address of the Grand Orient is, M. RIAN-NEDGROT,8 Rue duPersU, Brussels. The Grand Lodge was founded iA 1831. and has absolute control over the three Symbolic degrees, which are worked In eighteen lodges. I t exchanges representatives with most of the European Grand Bodies. No proceedings or other communications have reached us, consequentlj^ we are unable to report on the status of our Belgian brethren. 'I"he N a t i o n a l G r a n d O r i e n t o f S p a i n , a t .Madrid.—The condition of Freemasonry, owing to the political disturbances and the predominant influence of the Catholic Church. Is simply deplorable. The former Grand Oflflcers have been compelled to resign their official positions, and while we have received no direct communications, we learn from otlier sources that at present it is n o t safe for anybody to profess Freemasonry. The Grand Lodge was organized In 1707. the Grand Orient In 1780. and although the same was recognized by the government in 188i), it is considered dormant to-dn.y. One hundred and eighty-two lodges formerly existed, w-lth an unknown membership. Besides, three other Grand Lodges lay claim to the title of the highest masonic authority. T h e U n i t e d G r a n d O r i e n t of J j u s l t a n l a , a t L i s b o n . — Grand Master. Bro. Dr. B E K N A R D I N O MACHADO; Deputy Grand Master. Bro. EDUARDO

AUGUSTO CRAVETRO ; Grand Secretary. Bro. A N C B E .TOAQTJIM B E BASTOS, R u a

do Grenilo Lusltano 35. This Grand Orient was founded in iSfii) by the ariialgamation of three Grand Bodies, comprising seventy lodges, with a membership of nearl.y 3,000 brethren. I t is governed b.v a Supreme Council of fifteen members, but has n o t managed to steer clear of political Issues. When one of their Grand Masters, in conjunction with t h e President of the Council, declared t h a t Article I I of the Constitution, which forbids the discussion of political and religious subjects,was annulled,various Grand Bodies, prominent amongst which was the Grand Lodge's Union of Germany, declined to continue their masonic intercourse, and in spite of the vehement protests of the Portuguese Grand Lodge, the situation remains unchanged. T h e G r a n d O r i e n t o f G r e e c e , a t A t h e n s , N o . :5 R u e K o l o k o t r o n l s . — Grand Master, Bro. N. DAMASOHINO ; Grand Secretary and address. Bro. NICOLAS PHITJON, Steamship Agent, Piraeus, Greece. The Grand Lodge was founded in 1782; split up in 1895, and again formed one Grand Bod.y in Julj', 1897, under the name of Ser. Qrand Orient de Grfice Supreme Consell du 33°, pour la Grfece. We are without specific data regarding t h e number of lodges and members. T h e N ' a t l o n a l G r a n d L o d g e of E g y p t , a t Cairo.—Honorary Grand Master, Bro. H U S S E I N F A K H R Y P A S H A , Minister of .Justice; Grand Master, JBro. I B B I S B E Y R A C H E B , .Judge of the Court for Natives; I. Deputy Grand Master. Bro. D A R W I S H B E Y S I D A H M E B ; I I . Deput.y Grand Master, Bro. ABBBI, 3CADY B E Y C H B K I B ; Grand Secretar.v, Bro. N A H L E B E Y SAKIJEH. The Grand Lodge was founded in 1876, and consists of nineteen subordinate lodges, with a miembership of about 200 brethren. The address is: A la Grand Lodge National id-Bgypte, Boite Sp^clale, No. 148 La Calre. T h e G r a n d L o d g e of t h e I s l a n d o f C u b a . — Grand Master, Bro. S E GUNDO AIJVAREZ, Relna 1, H a b a n a ; Deputy Grand Master, Bro. PRDDENOIO E A B E L I , ; Grand Secretary. Bro. Joa£ F E R N A N B B Z PEXLON, lawyer. Calle de la Habana, 5.5 Habana, Cuba. This Jurisdiction was reorganized in 1891, and controls thirty-seven lodges, with a membership of about 1,200 brethren. Owing ito the present political complications we have been unable to collect any new facts regarding our Cuban brethren, but trust to be able in the near future to •"•rest t h e m as " F r e e " Masons In every sense of tho v*'ord. T h e G r a n L o g l a X a c l o n a l I n d e p e n d e n t e d e l a R e p u b l l c a I>om l n l c a n a , I n S a n D o m i n g o . — G r a n d Master. Bro. J O S E i. P o u ; Grand •Secretary, Bro. DOMINIGO MAiiXjOi,. This Grand Orient is independent since 1891, and comprises fifteen lodges. No news. Tlie G r a n d N a t i o n a l Orient of tlie U n i t e d States of V e n e z u e l a , a t C a r a c a s . — W a s organized In 1893 with thirty-flve lodges. Grand Master, Bro. M A T U S .

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T h e G r a n d O r i e n t of tlie K e p u b l l c of ClilU, a t V a l p a r a i s o , C a l l e V i c t o r i a IS). —Grand Master, Bro. A L E J O PUI-MA; Deputy Grand Master, Bro. GUII-IJERJIO SBGUNDO MtJuiOH ; Grand Secretary and address, Bro. A N I EAIi EOHEVBBHIA Y R B Y E S , Casllla 17, Valparaiso, Chill. Founded in 1862; elglit lodges; membership about 250 brethren. Tlie G r a n d O r i e n t o f B r a z i l , a t R i o .Janeli-o, l l u a d o L a v r a d l o 83.—Grand Master, Bro. ANTONIO .IOAQUIM DE MACEDO S O A R E S ; Deputy

Grand Master, Bro. FERNANDO LTJIZ OSORIO; Grand Secretary and address, Bro. Dr.HENRiQUB V A L L A D A R E S . Colonel and Professor a t the Military School, Rua do Lavradlo. jSfo. 83, Rio de .Tanelro. Consists of 111 lodges according to latest Information. T h e G r a n d O r i e n t of U r u g u a y , a t M o n t e v i d e o . — G r a n d Master, Bro.Dr. CARIJO.S DE CASTRO, Minister ol Justice; Deputy Grand Master, Bro. LotJis L B R E N A ; Grand Secretary, Bro. ,TOSB DE LA H A N T Y , Calle de Queguay, 277; proxy, Bro. LINDOKO FORTEZA. This Grand Body was founded in ISTO, and has supreme jurisdiction over fifteen chapters and thirty-three lodges. T h e G r a n d O r i e n t of t h e A r g e n t i n e R e p u b l i c . — G r a n d Master,Bro. A. A F B E I N E ; Grand Secretary, Bro. A. H A H N L E . The Constitution of this Grand Body has been approved by the government of the Republic. A request for mutual representation with the German Grand Lodges' Union will be acted upon a t this year's convention.

IRELAND —1897. W e h a v e before us a brief report of the O r a n d Lodge of I r e land, containing a list of the Grand Officers, the Provincial G r a n d Lodges, representatives of foreign Grand Lodges, and alterations in the Laws a n d Constitution, with a list of the lodges a n d t h e i r contributions for benevolence for 1897. W e find t h a t t h e total contributions received during t h e y e a r 1897 from t h e various lodges, amounts to about $40,000. The Proceedings do not inform us as to the number of Masons in Ireland. T h e highest numbered lodge is t h a t of Seaforde, N o . 1009. The G r a n d Lodge C h a r i t y F u n d reveals a balance of cash on hand of $2,755. The Auditor's report shows a balance to the credit of the Trustees of t h e G r a n d Lodge of three thousand a n d thirtythree pounds nine shillings a n d one penny. Grants were m a d e by t h e Committee on Charities during 1897 of $1,995. W e commend t h e report, in t h a t each i t e m charged to the account, conceals the n a m e of the beneficiary. T h e record shows, "To t h e widow of a brother of Lodge No. — , a n d to a brother, etc.," which is t h e proper record to m a k e in the distribution of charity. His Grace, the Duke of Abercorn, is the M.-.W.-. Grand M a s ter ; Rt. H o n . L o r d C A S T L E T O W N , B . - . W . ' . G r a n d S e c r e t a r y .

o W e find from a communication enclosed in this report t h a t the resignation of W.*. Bro. A. S T . G E O B G E was accepted, a n d B r o .

H. ]3. F L A V E L L E

w a s appointed Deputy Grand Secretary a n d

Treasurer, to w h o m all letters on t h e business of the Grand Lodge should be addressed, a t Freemason's Hall, Dublin.

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XEW SOUTH WALES—1897. QUABTEBIJY COMMUNICATION,

SYDNEY, SEPT.

1897.

Membership, 6,933. " Sir

JOSEPH

P A I ^ M E B A B B O T T , K . C . M . G . , M.-. W . - .

Grand

Master. The first order of business consisted in the unveiling of memorial ta})lets to the memory of two P a s t Grand Masters. Tlie report of the Board of General Purposes reveal an intere s t i n g a n d commendable b e n e v o l e n t work. The board recomm e n d e d the appropriation of £500 to t h e Consumptive Hospital, a n d £1,000 for the Freemasons I n s t i t u t e , b u t the Grand Master decided t h a t the recommendations were o u t of order. The Board of General purposes seems to be a council of administration before whom all business comes for recommendation thereof to the Grand Lodge for action. T h e y recommend the a p p o i n t m e n t of W.-. Bro. B T J B B E I D G E as the representative of the G r a n d Lodge of K a n s a s near t h a t Grand Lodge. W e ' welcome the brother, and trust his mission will be a continual pleasing d u t y of conveying the white winged m e s s a g e s of brotherly love a n d fraternal greeting from the Grand L o d g e of K a n s a s to our b r e t h r e n of N e w South W a l e s . The benevolent fund has a h a n d s o m e balance of $27,500. An e x c e l l e n t showing for a jurisdiction containing less t h a n 7,000 m e m b e r s . The report states t h a t $1,550 was distributed for relief d u r i n g t h e quarter. The Quarterly Communication, held a t Sydney, in December, 1897, recommended a n appropriation of £50 annually to the Freemason's Benevolent I n s t i t u t i o n ; denied recognition to the Gran D i e t a Simbolica of Mexico; disbursed in relief $1,705. A n o t h e r Quarterly Communication, held in March, 1898. disbursed $1,210 for benevolence. T h e G r a n d OfHeers were n o m i n a t e d a n d elected a t a Special Communication. I n t h e list of Grand Officers we notice a Director of Music, two G r a n d Organists, and a G r a n d B a r d . All of said offices have been ably filled in our Grand L o d g e by our esteemed M.'.W.*. Bro. S H A V E B , who received his first a p p o i n t m e n t as the sweet singer a t our A n n u a l Communication in 1891, and is the bard. Musical Director and Organist all in one, and although honored as a P a s t G r a n d Master and loved as a t r u e friend and brother, his musical t r e a t s a r e applauded and h i g h l y appreciated b y the brethren of pur G r a n d Lodge. A t t h e Quarterly Communication, held in J u n e , 1898, the c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted

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a lengthy discussion on t h e s t a n d i n g of the Gran Dieta Simboliea of Mexico, a n d recommended delay in recognition. The Board of Benevolences report a grand total of $5,735 disbursed for relief during t h e year, a n d ' a balance of Benevolent F u n d in t h e treasury of $28,390. I n presenting t h e Beport on Foreign Correspondence, Bro. T B I V E T T offers a wise suggestion worthy of emulation: We would again refer to the necessity for the preparation, without delay, of the histories of the older lodges in this Colony. With the progress of time there is great danger of records being lost. Eye witnesses of many notable events of the District Grand Lodge era are gradually departing from us, and we fear that much information t h a t ' i s Interesting and valuable, historically, will be utterly lost if steps be not taken a t an early date to fulfill this most important duty.

K a n s a s , for 1897, a n d t h e dedication of the Masonic H o m e , receive congratulatory notice. T h e card system, as presented b y E.*. W.-. Bro. A. K . W I L S O N , complimented.

Of the

memorial

service he says: " A memorial service in memory of t h e late Bro. B A S S E T T , P a s t Grand Master, was held, a t which several notable a n d eloquent addresses were delivered, testifying to t h e noble life and good works of t h e departed brother, who h a d occupied a large spsice in K a n s a s history." H e says Bro. M I L L I K E N discoursed on t h e subject, " M a s o n r y as an Ideal," a n d developed his theme in a brilliant and m a s t e r l y effort. H e calls M.\W.'. Bro. M I L L E B ' S report racy, readable, a n d reliable. T h a n k s , Brother, for your encouraging words. M.-.W.-. Sir J O S E P H P . A B B O T T , K . C M . G., ( K n i g h t C o m m a n -

der St. Michael a n d St. George), Grand Master. R.-.W.-. A B T H T J E H . B E A T , G r a n d Secretary, Sydney.

NEW ZEALANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1898. A n n u a l Communication held a t Christ Church, April, 1898, W I L L I A M B A B E O N , M.-.W.-. G r a n d Master, on the t h r o n e .

This Grand Lodge seems to be well officered, having four Grand Superintendents, t h e W a r d e n s , Chaplain, President of t h e Board of General Purposes, Grand Registrar, Grand Secretary, Deacons, Conductor of Ceremonies, Sword Bearer, Organist, Pursuivant, and s i x Grand Stewards. The Board of Benevolence granted relief to t h e e x t e n t of $465. The representation of t h e United Grand Lodge of E n g l a n d , was received, a n d t h e terms thereof accepted, a n d also t h e recognition of t h e Grand Lodges of I d a h o , Virginia, Alabama, Delawate, I n d i a n Territory, Ohio, W e s t Virginia, N e w Jersey, Michigan, New H a m p s h i r e , I n d i a n a and California, was duly recorded.

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The invitation of the G r a n d Lodge of Virginia, to participate in t h e centenary memorial ceremonies, was'courteously received and accepted. Sir J . P. A B B O T T , in presenting^the matter, says : There seems to be a specfal reason whyjthese Colonies, now apparently on the thresliold of their national manhood, should cultivate a closer acquaintance with the United States. Wc have sprungfroni tlie same stock; we speak the same language; we own the same traditions; and we are both destined to play an Important part In the commercial awakening, which must Inevitably follow the events now transph'Ing In the East. I t would, therefore, appear to be expedient, that we should neglect no opportunity, however unimportant It may seem, which can assist In establishing a better understanding with our American cousins.

Tlie Kegistrar's report shows 4,-549 members on the roll; t h a t d u r i n g t h e year 1897, $1,755 was received for t h e fund of benevolence; $750 for Masonic W i d o w s and Orphans' F u n d ; and about $600 for Aged a n d I n d i g e n t Masons' F u n d ; a very handsome showing for t h e numerical strength of this n e w jurisdiction.

SCOLL.A.XD. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge from February, 1898, to J a n uary, 1899, with list of Grand Officers, Provincial Grand Masters, G r a n d Stewards, Committees, Roll of Members, Provinces, Lodges a n d Pintmcial Reports, are before us. The patron of this Grand Lodge is H i s Royal Highness Ai<BEET E D W A R D , Prince of W a l e s ; t h e Grand Office Bearers, t h e R t . H o n . Lord SALTOUIV', M . - . W . - . G r a n d M a s t e r ; T h e Most H o n .

T h e Marquis of Breadalbane, K . G., R.-. W.-. Deputy Grand Master; a n d T h e H o n . J A M B S H O / . T E B , M . P., R.-. W.-. S u b s t i t u t e Grand

Master. The Grand Lodge of Scotland's jurisdiction extends to lodges in I n d i a , Australia, Western Australia, N e w Zealand (South, N o r t h a n d Canterbury), Cape Colony, N a t a l , Transvaal, Orange F r e e State, Matabeleland, E g y p t , Maritius, the W e s t Indies, N e w F o u n d l a n d , Nicaragua, Peru, Chili, China, .Japan, Gibraltar, Fiji I s l a n d s , Syria, Asia Minor, British Guiana, H a w a i i a n Islands and Republic of Colombia. Quarterly Communication held F e b r u a r y , 1898, in E d i n b u r g h , T h e R t . Hon. Lord SALTOUX, t h e M.-.W.-. Grand Master, on t h e throne. The flrstbusiness seems to have been the installation of Grand Office Bearers. Charters were granted to thirteen lodges. W e notice the election of Senior G r a n d Deacon, after nomination d u l y seconded, and t h e election of a Grand Committee, consisting of twenty-six members. This committee seems to occupy

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the position of a Board of General Purposes, before whom all business of t h e Grand Lodge is presented. The Grand Committee, after considering t h e faithfulness and fidelity of the Grand Secretary, unanimously resolved to recommend to Grand Lodge to gather one hundred guineas for a testimonial, to be presented along with an address by the Grand Lodge to t h e Grand Secretary, and appointed a committee to carry out its resolution. The committee declined to recommend the appropriation of £4,500 for a pipe organ, b u t empowered the H a l l Committee to purchase an organ t h a t could be used in a n y p a r t of t h e hall a t a cost of from £60 to £80. The Grand Secretary reported t h a t the recently chartered lodge in Colon, Republic of Colombia, had been consecrated a n d its office bearers installed b y P a s t Master E D M U N D PARBINGTON-, of the District Grand Lodge of J a m a i c a , under the Irish Constitution, and t h a t from t h e returns already sent in, there is every prospect of a successful career. I t was also reported t h a t a cablegram had been received from a body calling itself " T h e Supreme Council of Carthagena," intimating t h a t it h a d declared t h e Scottish lodge irregular, to which the Grand Secretary replied t h a t the Grand Lodge of Scotland did not recognize Supreme Councils as having a n y t h i n g to do with the erection or supervision of lodges of Craft Masonry. Nine hundred dollars was appropriated for t h e relief of t h e distressed. An interesting proceeding was liad a t the close of the Quarterly Communication in the'presentation by the Grand Lodge of Scotland of t h e bust of Sir CHABLE-S D A I ^ B Y M P L E , of N e w H a i l e s , Baronet, M. P., to his family; t h e Bt. Hon. Lord Saltoun a n d other distinguished masonic statesmen participating. The Rt. Hon. Lord Saltoun, M.-.W.-. Grand Master, E d i n b u r g h . D E A N M U R B A Y L Y O N , R.-.W.-. Grand Secretary, E d i n b u r g h .

SOUTH ADELAIDE,

AUSTRALIA—1898. A P B I L , 1898.

The R t . H o n Chief J u s t i c e W A Y , P . C . , D . C . L . , L L . D . , Lieutenant-Governor, Chancellor of t h e University of Adelaide, G r a n d Master. The Half Yearly Communication of this Grand Lodge, held October 20,1897, seemed to be for the purpose of extending a cordial welcome to t h e G r a n d Master on his return to t h e Colony, after representing his G r a n d Lodge a t the Diamond Jubilee of H e r Majesty Queen Victoria. E l o q u e n t addresses were m a d e on

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the occasion, and the Grand Master submitted a report of the meeting, where, in the presence of 8,000 memhers of the Craft, he had the pleasure to present the address of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand to His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales. The rank of Past Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of England was conferred upon the Grand Master, and a letter of congratulation was forwarded to him, which seems to give this Grand Lodge much pleasure. Expressions of sympathy were extended to the E.-.W.-. Earl of Kintore, Past Grand Master, who suffered the sad bereavement by the death of his eldest son. Lord Inverurie; and also to the Countess of Kintore. Eepresentatives of that Grand Lodge were elected to represent the Grand Lodge of Alabama, Idaho, Manitoba and New York. A new lodge at Snowtown was consecrated, named "The Bayrunga," and registered No. 43. From the benevolent funds of the Grand Lodge, fifty-four petitioners were relieved to the amount of about .$700 during the six months just ended, and monthly payments are made from the Permanent Benevolent Fund to six widows and brothers, amounting to $45 per month. At the Annual Communication, the Grand Secretary, V.'.W.". J. H. CuNNiNQHAM, was absent through illness. Eesolutions of sympathy were extended to him. The Deputy Grand Master, in the name of the Grand Lodge and brethren throughout the Colony, heartily congratulated the Grand Master upon the honors that had been conferred upon him, and wished that the Grand Master and Mrs. WAY might have many years of happiness. During the half year, the Benevolent Fund distributed to fifty-five petitioners $590, while the Permanent Benevolent Fund supplied monthly six widows and three brothers. The Board of General Purposes reported favorably upon the invitation to attend the menoorial celebration at Mount Vernon, and favored the appointment of some worthy and distinguished brother to represent that jurisdiction. The resolution, severing the fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru, was unanimously ordered. This jurisdiction contains forty-three lodges, with 2,332 members.

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IfEGRO MASONRY. The action of the G r a n d liodge of W a s h i n g t o n h a s evoked considerable criticism t h r o u g h o u t t h e masonic world, a n d a gene r a l condemnation. A circular l e t t e r sent out b,y the G r a n d M a s ter subsequent to t h e proceedings, gives evidence of some m i s t a k e or m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g r e l a t i n g to t h e action of the G r a n d Lodge of "Washington in e x t e n d i n g recognition to negro Masonry. We will a w a i t w i t h m u c h i n t e r e s t t h e action of the n e x t A n n u a l Communication. W e copy the special r e p o r t of the c h a i r m a n of t h e C o m m i t t e e on Foreign Correspondence for P e n n s y l v a n i a as a d o c u m e n t of special i n t e r e s t : To the Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania: The Committee on Correspondence to whom you referred the papers relating to the recognition of clandestine Masons by the Grand Lodge of Washington, respectfully report that they have examined the matter referred to them, and state the facts and their conclusion thereon as follows: At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Washington, held â&#x20AC;˘Tune 8,1897, two persons claiming to be Free and Accepted Masons of African descent, appealed to that Grand Lodge t6 be brought Into communication with and enjoy the fraternal confidence of the members of the Craft. Both, the applicants derive their origin through lodges and Grand Lodges which trace their origin through the African and Hiram Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania, which trace their origin through the Prince Hall Lodge of Massachusetts. As to this Prince Hall Lodge, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, by Its M.-.W.-. Grand Master, C H A B I K S L E V I WOODBTJBY, declared In 1870, t h a t " N o

masonic power, domestic or foreign, stood Its sponsor, and no known Mason belonged to It against whom the penalty of expulsion could be hurled by the Grand Lodge of this State. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts never authorized any lodge or recognized any person claiming masonic rights from this source." I t therefore appears that the applicants are not members of a lodge under the Jurisdiction of any Grand Lodge with which the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania holds fraternal relations. A committee of the Grand Lodge of "Washington had the m a t t e r before It for a whole .year, and besides deciding that the applicants are regular Freemasons it also decided that the African Grand Lodges of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are legitimate Masonic Grand Lodges, thereby reversing and setting aside all that has been decided In past years on this subject. The report of the committee was adopted by the Grand Lodge of Washington. That action has called for consideration and action by the other Grand Lodges, because it is a matter of the greatest masonic importance. Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina and New York have suspended fraternal relations with Washington, while Maryland has appealed to Washington to reconsider Its action, and Illinois has by its Committee on Correspondence, expressed its approval of Washington. The matter is of v^ltal Importance to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, because one of the rival or clandestine Grand Lodges has its seat In this Jurisdiction. At the outset of the discussion of the subject it Is proper to say that the question is not whether colored men or negroes can be niade Freemasons, but whether the so-called African Grand Lodges and lodges warranted b.y them, are legitimate and entitled to recognition; for if they are, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania is wrong when it declares In Its Ahlmah Rezon. t h a t " the Grand Lodge is the only true and legitimate source of masonic authority. I t is su-

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preme and sovereign." If the s t a t e m e n t of the Grand Lodge of Washington, t h a t the African Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Is a legitimate Masonic Grand Lodge, Is true, then the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and Masonic .Jurisdiction Thereunto Belonging. Is n o t the only true and legitimate source of masonic authority, and It Is not supreme and sovereign. Recurring to the matter of t h e color of Individuals, It is well to remember t h a t there are legitimate lodges composed of colored persons, and lodges composed of white and colored persons, lawfully warranted by legitimate Grand Lodges. In Massachusetts, New .Tersey, England, and perhaps other States and foreign countries, there are such lodges. Hence there are genuine colored Masons, and if the Grand Lodge of Washington desires to warrant lodges for colored persons, or initiate such persons, no other Grand Lodge will have a right to object. But if lodges and Grand Lodges can be set up in occupied masonic territory, to divide authority with legitimate bodies, then all supremacy and sovereignty Is at an end. Pennsylvania has often been troubled with rival bodies, claiming the right to w a r r a n t lodges and make Masons, but ^ ' the sympathy and support of the genuine Grand Lodges of other JurLsdlctions have always been given us in our efforts to maintain our supremacy and sovereignty. Thus within a few j e a r s past lodges, claiming to work under the so-called Grand Orient of Spain, have been set up in this State, and have sent out circulars luring unsuspecting persons into their embraces. Of what use would be our precautions to save the unwary from falling into clandestine company, If other Grand Lodges should recognize spurious bodies In our midst calling themselves Masons? The persons conducting these spurious lodges were white men, and thus It will be seen t h a t our objection to them was not based upon color, but upon authority. We do not claim that we possess the land in Pennsylvania,or the right to say who shall liveln this Jurisdiction and pursue their happiness in their own way, nor do we claim the right to drive out of the State those persons who set up lodges which we call clandestine. But this abnegation of claim Is very different from a positive recognition of the legitimacy of such lodges. That all men, colored and white, have a right to form such associations as'they choose, is undoubtedly true. They may Imitate other associations as much as they please, so long as they do not deceive other persons by their Imitations; but when an imitation is held up as genuine, and Is given credence and position as such, then those persons who are Infringed upon have the right to denounce the Infringers and all who aid and abet them. If the action of t h e Grand Lodge of Washington Is permitted to go unrebuked, and is followed by other Grand Lodges, there will be two Grand Lodges in this Jurisdiction, with the result that neither will be entitled to the full and undivided respect of the Craft. No doubt the African Grand Lodge recognizes this fact. The statement of the Master of the African Lodge of Boston, made in 1845, shows the sentiments of that body in this respect. He said that "they were wholly Independent of the white lodges; asked no favors of them, and would have nothing to do with them; nor would they admit a white Mason if he should present himself as a visitor." The lodge, In Its declaration of independence in 1827, came to the conclusion that "as people of color by ourselves, we are and ought by rights to be free and independent of other lodges." They therefore publicly declared themselves "free and independent of any lodge, and that we will not be trlbutar.v or be governed by any lodge than that of our own." These facts appear In the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Massa^ chusetts for 1870, on pages 42 and 43. As to other lodges than their own, the colored lodges consider them clandestine, Just as we consider their lodges clandestine. This is shown by the report of the litigation between the members of the United Grand Lodge, composed of the colored Grand Lodges formerly existing in this State, to be found In the 126th volume of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reports, on page 47 (A. D. 1889) in which the word "clandestine" is frequently used in describing some of the rival lodges and their members.

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I t may be stated as a sound masonic maxim, that a Grand Lodge which recognizes and fraternizes with a clandestine lodge or its members, thereby makes itself clandestine." The Grand Lodge of Vermont, many years ago, wisely declared the Intermasonlc law to be that "No Grand Lodge of any State can regularly recognize a subordinate lodge existing In another State, or its members, until such subordinate lodge is recognized by the Grand Lodge of the State in which it exists." When, therefore, a Grand Lodge with which we are In fraternal relations, recognizes another body in our Jurisdiction which we consider clandestine, it gives us just cause for complaint and justifies us in taking such measures as will protect our supremacy and sovereignty. The Grand Master of Washington asserts that their action in this m a t t e r is a matter o f ' i n t e r n a l affairs" and '-private Judgment," and so it Is. But it is also a matter of external or foreign concern In its effect upon other Grand Lodges, when It trenches upon their Jurisdiction and authority. The Grand Lodge of Washington must recognize and fraternize with either one or the other of the Grand Lodges in this jurisdiction, but it cannot maintain fraternal relations with both. Having recognl/.*d a Grand Lodge In this Jurisdiction which is clandestine. It has given us cause of complaint which our selfrespect compels us to notice and govern ourselves accordingly. We therefore recommend that fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Washington be suspended until that Grand Lodge shall have withdrawn its recognition of the clandestine lodges in this Jurisdiction. Fraternally submitted, â&#x20AC;˘ MICHAEL ARNOLD, Punt Grand Master and Chairman Co'ininiUec on Correspondence.

AVASHINGTON M E M O R I A L C E L E B R A T I O J f . This subject h a s received the attention of every Grand Lodge of America, a n d n e a r l y all of the foreign Grand Lodges, a n d t h e consideration thereof h a s furnished a text for m a n y patriotic declarations, and from present indications the celebration will h a v e participants hailing from m a n y foreign, and all American jurisdictions. The following p r o g r a m m e has been announced: MASONIC SERVICKS, DECBMBISK M. 1899, AT T H E TOMB OF B R O . G E N E R A L GEORGE W A S H I N G T O N .

The Grand Lodge of Virginia, Fredericksburg Lodge, No. 4, AlexandriaWashington Lodge. No. '22, delegates and representatives from other Grand .Turlsdlctlons, and invited guests, will proceed from Alexandria to Mount Vernon by electric cars, leaving Alexandria a t 9:30 o'clock A. M. At Mount Vernon the bodies will form on the east side of the house and proceed to the old Vault by the same path and In the same order in which the procession was formed and moved on the day of General WASHINGTON'S funeralâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;December 18,1799. -At the old Vault the services will commence and be conducted as follows: Solemn dirge by the band. Prayer by Bro. The Right Reverend A. M. RANDOLPH, Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Virginia. Music by an octette. Address by the Grand Master of Colorado. Procession will then move to the Vault within which the earthly remains of General W A S H I N G T O N and his wife now lie incased in marble tombs; the

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Grand Lodge will form In a circle around the Vault,Grand Officers and repre3entatl%-es of other Jurisdictions In front. Lodge No. 4 on the right and Lodge No. 22 on the left. Masonic services at the Tomb conducted by the Grand Lodge of Virginia, aided by the representatives of other Grand Jurisdictions. Prayer by the Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Vocal music. Benediction. Tlie procession will then return to the east front of tlie mansion, where the Grand Master of Masons In Virginia will introduce the President of the United States, who will m a k e a n address to Masons and the general public, who will then be admitted to full participation In the ceremonies. Hymnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"America"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;sung by all present, the band leading the music. During the ceremonies m i n u t e guns will be fired from Port Washington and from a United States war vessel to be stationed in the Potomac opposite Mount Vernon, In case permission can be obtained from the proper officials. K. K B M P E B , Chairman,

,1. B. S E N B R ,

.lOHN W . DANIEIJ,

M I O A J A H WOODS,

A. R. COTJBTNET,

Committee.

CONCLUSION. In concluding this report, we desire to make special acknowledgment of the courteous assistance of Hon. R. W. TTJBNBB, exU. S. Consul to Spain, in translating the Spanish documents coming to our table for review. The report on Mexico is the result of his labor. We extended a fraternal invitation to the Grand Representatives of the respective Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of Kansas, to furnish us with items of masonic interest, which may have been communicated to them, or to make any contribution to our report that might be of interest to the Craft, hoping thereby to add lustre and brilliancy sufficient to cover our imperfections, but, alas, our invitation vras gratefully acknowledged with expressions of confidence in the writer's ability, and a promise to be prepared for future demands. Three good letters were received, which will be filed for future reference; hence our report must go to the masonic world, deprived of that illumination we hoped to secure from the Grand Representatives. I t contains many imperfectious, and is by no means satisfactory to the writer. Nev-

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ertheless we have "gleaned" many gems from other distinguished writers, which we trust will serve as a fund of information to our Kansas brethren on the various masonic subjects considered. To the members of the Guild we extend grateful acknowledgment of the courteous reception of our first effort, with assurance of appreciation of their many complimentary words, trusting that this report may be received in that spirit of brotherly love which has inspired our communications and criticisms. Our task is finished. Although wearied by the labor, we have received much pleasure in communing with the fraternal world, and we submit this report with the hope that we may thereby contribute our "mite" to the welfare' of the Craft and mankind in general. We pray for GOD'S blessing upon every member of the Guild. Fraternally submitted, JOHN C. POSTLETHWAITB, Chairman.

February,

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316

GENEBAL TABLE. G R A N D LODGK.

Alabama Arizona Arkansas CaUfornla Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia. Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New Yofk North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming British Columbia Canada ^Manitoba New Brunswick.. Nova Scotia Prince Edward Ishmd. Quebec

DATE OF MEETING.

Dec. NOV. Nov. Oct. Sept. .Tan. Oct. Nov. .Tan. Oct. Sept. Oct. May Aug. .Tune Feb. Oct. Feb. May Nov. Dec. .Tan. .Tan. Feb. Oct. Sept. .lune .Tune May .Tan. Oct. .Tune Jan. .Tune Oct. Feb. .Tune Dec. May Dec. .Tune .Tan. Dec. .Tan. June Dec. .Tune Nov. June Sept. June July June Aug. June June I Jan.

FOBEIGN COKKESPONDENOE.

Chairman.

7, 1897 Palmer J. PlUans 9, 1897 Morris Goldwater 16, 1897 Sam. H . Davidson 11, I8i>7 William A. Davles 21, 1897 Lawrence N.Greenleaf 19. 1898 John H. Barlow 6, 1897 Lewis H. .Tackson 10, 1897 William R. Singleton., 18, 1898 W^lUlam E.Anderson.. 28, 1897 W. S. Ramsay 14, 1897 Charles C. Stevenson.. 5, 1897 .Toseph Robblns 25, 1897 Nicholas R. Ruckle 10, 1897 .Joseph S. Murrow 1. 1897 •T. C.W. Coxe 16, 1898 John C. Postlethwalte. 19, 1897 W . W . C l a r k 14, 1898 H e r m a n C. Duncan 4, 1897 Joslah H. Drumroond.. 16, 1897 Edward T. Schultz 28, 1897 25, 1898 .Teflerson S. Conover.. 12, 1898 Irving Todd 11, 1897 Andrew H . Barkley... 19, 18W John D. Vlncll 15, 18»7 Cornelius Hedges 16, 1897 William R. Bowen .... 8, 1897 A. D. Bird •19, 1897 Albert S. "Walt 26, 1898 George B. Edwards 4, 1897 Max Frost 1, 1897 .Tesse B. Anthony 12, 1897 John A. Collins 8, 1897 F r a n k .T. Thompson... 20, 1897 Wm. M. Cunningham. 9, 1897 J a m e s S. H u n t 16, 1897 Robert Clow 27, 1897 Michael Arnold 17, 1897 Henry W. Rugg 14,.1897 W^alter M. Whitehead. 8, 1897 William Blatt 26, 1898 George H. Morgan 7, 1897 Thomas M. Matthews. 18, 1898 Christopher Dlehl 9, 1897 Marsh O. Perkins 7, 1897 W. F. Drlnkhard 8, 1897 Thomas M. Reed 9, 1897 George W. Atkinson .. 8, 1897 Aldro .Tenks 14, 1897 Wm. L. Kuykendall...

Address. Belknap. Prescott. Even'g Shade. San Francisco. Denver. Hartford. Mllford. > Wash'ton, D.C. Dublin. Boise. Qulncy. Indianapolis. Atoka. Washington. Jewell City. Owensboro. Alexandria. Portland. Baltimore. Coldwater. Hastings. Crawford. St. Louis. Helena. Omaha. Reno. Newport. Jersey City. Santa Fe. Utlca. Fargo. Newark. Stillwater. Junction City. Philadelphia. Providence. Charleston. Yankton. Cookevllle. Athens.: Salt Lake City. Windsor. Richmond. Olympla. Charleston. Dodgevllle. Saratoga.

"17, 1897 W. A. De Vfo\l Smith.. N. Westmln'r. Colllngwood. 21, 1897 H e n r y Robertson Winnipeg. 9, 1897 James D. O'Meara 24, 1897 J o h n V. Ellis 9, 1897 C. E. WlUet Windsor. 24, 1897 Kenneth J. Martin 27^ 1897 W. H. Whyte

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317

STATISTICS.

Grand Lodge,

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut .., Delaware D.of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Ter — Iowa Kansas..'. Kentucky Ijoulsiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts MichlRan Minnesota Mis.sisslppl.. . Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada... N. Hampshire New Jersey — New Mexico .. New York N. Carolina ... North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island., S. Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington ... West Virginia, Wisconsin Wyoming

375 15 444 264 103 109 21 25 152 420 29 725 482 357 487 133 192 101 235 387 209 273 561 42 280 20 77 167 20 740 290 48 498 34 103 428 37 179 95 429 643 9 102 269 101 112 239 15

11^68 618 13,663 7,335 17,053 2,126 5,144 4,317 18,183 1,175 53,285 29,387 3,107 27,489 19,888 18,464 6,439 22,085 7,474 38,416 39,576 16,691 9,110 30,880 2,706 11,763 832 9,111 16,543 854 93,271 10,370 2,702 41,713 1,340 4,906 51,031 5,113 5,883 *4,308 17,588 28,483 790 7,758 12,803 4,649 5,983 16,946 1,011

.424 348 352 563 405 9 21 30 47 38 91 401 595 470 342 215 127 355 403 388 1,043 513 31 178 166 401 228 88 45 227 101 165 705 15 8 73 23 17 114 63 127 218 68 82 268 227 253 175 1,112 10 16 39 42 18 255 2,642 789 766 1,010 1,125 772 638 1,810 706 203 419 245 252 225 44 34 95 664 1,390 613 206 317 780 666 909 447 140 247 428 538 1,162 373 363 334 988 110 277 44 130 163 90 160 721 68 339 242 118 483 19 126 • 88 93 55 48 52 669 299 254 1,* 621 104 628 458 441 1,901 291 285 .53 i;o 385 731 360 266 305 186 614 203 764 970 043 308 1,164 608 71 58 84 25 •137 38 275 488 197 81 456 117 10 31 23 19 35 19 12 78 33 405 136 183 332 81 207 948 282 34 61 6 30 39 14 5,757 1,055 1,133 1,568 1,170 2,789 232 285 100 244 627 149 06 23 5 79 211 23 610 1,486 847 541 2,245 024 80 17 67 113 122 8 99 32 165 106 213 70 368 663 546 2,739 811 22 46 259 76 207 209 110 117 179 64 217 - 94 35 603 192 440 500 716 382 665 255 1,151 1,250 487 1,375 20 20 36 8 39 14 141 114 70 IS 390 146 465 324 177 98 1,000 220 176 544 129 77 198 59 128 167 34 85 409 73 347 280 316 983 238 27 36 21 45 13

11,580 778,508 40,216 13,421

B. Columbia . Canada Manitoba N. Brunswick Nova Scotia . P. Edward Is Quebec Total

1,242 360 59 31 62 12 56

11,758 16,838 I8492

88 1,348 240 78 202 18 208

67 340 107 12 50 5 48

1 124 21 10 23 2 23

86,510 2,179

629

204

2,641 1,781 3,409 620 3,619

19 287 16 22 48 7 41

58 665 99 41 77

47 722 41 35 68 5 67

1,053

985

12,l86l 815,018 42,394 14,050 6.165 12.193 16391 19,177 > Estimated.

•8

1.1 P I = ,^Co ^

•S cs 'U

<, 277 48

600 78 258 49 25

841

69 20 776 948 136 413 209 97 5 182 178 956 908 210 179 49 80 148 438 2397 215 152 874 95 11 1,442 129 128 1 65 37 55 186 821 1 27 12 ,66 19 149 16 344 24 156 26 588 1 15,337 34 130 202

819 15,766 970

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318

COMPAEISON TABLE. Subordiruiie GKANB

I.OBCIES.

Locfgcu.

5 P

Ig 0

District of Columbia

24 50 22 13 30 18 43 34 88 15 45 2 8 40 10 12 14 33 11 21) 0 5 21 27 7 41 46 •48 26 20 47 1 25 42 4 44 36 3 35 32 39 17 9 49 28 23 37 31 19 40

160 84

9 11

476 544 708 202 555 85

9 14 34 12 32 7

137 684 319 85 819 334 220 180 334 302 536 620 836 186 440 195 329 129 826 299 134 70(i 130 238 576 124 200 527 523 136 182 280

14 13 14 13 14 12 9 11 31 14 35 17 9 10 12 19 18 12 27 17 14 6 9 17 18 . 14 11 15 34 7 16 9

30 41 28 71 71 157 101 206 28 13 40 76 GO 36 57 «•>

185 285 389 173 162 381 195

20 14 11 13 16 14 33

39 40 115 74 163 102. •75 33 65 67 51 41 118 99 42 126 86 56 84 40 47 119 138 33 45 41 44 88 76 48 46 53 71 07

165 347 178 141 141 99 175

19 14 S 15 16 28 12

48 65 45 58 56 43 63

J05JO»

.08.24 X3.44 /)5.73 .05.50 .04.20 .03.51 .04.26 X5.77 .06.42 .0358 .05.03 .0659 .08.70 .05.13 .04.62 .0653 .05.09 .03.29 .06.61 .05.02 .04.92 .04.72 J05.75

.03.77 .05.22 .03.86 M.16 .04.51 .05.88 .045(1 .0653 .06.17 .08.27 .06.49 .05.78 .0456 .05.63 .05.29 .06.11 .04/)5 .04.12 .05.11 .05.16 .07.90 .03.97 .07.02 .05.99 .0459

.02^1 .00.84 .03.29 X)1.07 .0153 .02.40 .00.49 .05.00 .01.73 .01.48 .0353 .04.66 .01^3 .01.06 .0OA3 .00.60 .0257 .02.55 .0255 .0155 .02.00 .03.05 .01.04 .02.69 .02.64 *2.11 .05J)6 .02.14 .07.63

.(K.96 .02.84 .01.53 .02.98 .03.62 .00.86 .01.18 .02.08 .08.28

.07J04

.02.81

.05.79 .09.84 .0456 .06.03

JOOSS

J0SA9

.0557

.08.29 .01.73

28 3 47 17 19 39 40 .38 16 7 48 29 8 1 24 83 10 27 49 6 30 31 32 10 45 22 44 40 34 13 36 9 11. 2 20 14 37 18 21 25 42 41 26 28 4 43 5 12 35

1898-99.

APPENDIX. STATISTICAL

Affiliated Restored Died Dlml tted S u s p e n d e d for n o n - p a y m e n t d u e s . Membership

319

COMPARISON. 1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

57 11307 39^24 14,784 5,316 10,726 16,489 15,052 754 767,761

57 11,493 41.643 17,482 5,804 11,262 17,449 17,944 776 783,644

57 12,015 44^566 17,422 6329 12,0(14 17,728 18,933 832 799,885

57 12,186 42394 14,050 6,165 12,193 16391 • 19477 819 815,018

Based upon the tables we And, In the Grand Lodges of the United States the following percentages: 1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

5.25 2.69 1.45 1.99 2.25 2.64

5.41 3.03 1.47 233 2.27 2.07

5.69 3.03 \&i 2.43 2.26 2.21

5.26 2.54 1£4 2.01 238 138

Additions byafflUatlou a n d restoration .

N e t g a i n of t h e y e a r

In n u m e r i c a l s t a n d i n g t h e m o s t p r o m i n e n t rank In the following order: 93,271 63,285 61.031 41,713 39,676 • 38,416 80380 29387 28,483 27,489 22,085 19388 18308 18,464

Illinois Ohio

Kansas

T h e a v e r a g e of m e m b e r s h i p t o e a c h l o d g e Is g r e a t e s t I n t h e f o l l o w i n g :

Pennsylvania

Utah Ohio Illinois

206 163 167 126 119 118 116 102 101 99 88 84 76 75

The Jurisdictions having lodges of the largest membership are In the following order: SUBORDINATE GRAND

LODOZI.

Location.

LODGE.

NaTne. Minneapolis New York Illinois Michigan ...; Ohio D i s t r i c t of C o l u m b i a . .

Genesee Falls

Pennsylvania

Washington W h a t Cheer

Missouri

Tuscan

La Fayette

Membership.

No. 19 1 507 526 1 20 19 5 69 21 1 360

Minneapolis New Haven Rochester Chicago Detroit Columbus W^ashlngton Springfleld Philadelphia..-.. Providence San Francisco.. St. Louis

836 768 70(i 684 620 576 656 544 535 527 623 476 440