1871 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

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.. The i\Iost '\Vorshipful Cirand Lodge of l\Iissouri, Ancient, Free and ...J\.ccepted ~Iasons, met in Fifty-First Annual Communication, in Freemasons' Hall, St. Lonis, commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M' t Tuesday, October 10th, A. D. 1871; A. L. 5871. OFFICERS. THOM.A.H ELLWOOD GARRETT, 1J1. W. Grand )}Iaster. RUFLTH E. ANDER~ON, R. W. Deputy Grand Master. SAl\IUEL H. OWENS, R. lV. Senior Grand Warden. vV"ILIJI__\l\I E. WHITING, as R. ll'. Junior Grand lV'arden. "\VILLIAM N. LOKER, R. lV. Grand Treas'U/rer. GJiJO. FRANI{ GOULEY, R. lV. Grand Secreta?']}. REV. JOHN D. 'VINOIL, as 'W: Grand Ohaplain. J Al\IES B. CARrrER, lV. Senio1' Grand Deacon. D. N. BURGOYNE, as lV. Junior Grand Deacon. P. H. PERKINS, lV. Grand J.lfar8.hal. l'HOl\fAS BURNS, lV. Grand Sword Bearer. E. B. B1vIITH, IF.. G'rand Stewat路cl. JOHN D. VINCIL, lV. Grand Orator. - - - - - - - , as lV: Grand PU:1'8uivant. JOHN GEEKIE, Grana Tyle1路.

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l\lAH'l']~nK, who have not or {liS Graud or aR of hnt 'who u:;, Pnst other right of votilltJ; : ...\ . Prn,l1, B. D. Parks, ",... D. Jordan, C. \V. H. F. 'jn,rrf'l~«]n_ E. C. B. G. Borron, :b""l. H. "'\\"'ellrn(A~rer, "'''. \Yaterx, B....d\..ul:itin, r. (Jarner, It. B. Kiee, .John L. 'rholnns, J. H. Charles rrh~1W, Chitrl(:.s John "-. Luke, ,V. A. Gibson, \V. C. 'Vatts, \V. ~lulleu. "\Vr.o.• II. Htone, 'V.. Carter, A. F\ Barr, James R. Tinsly, P. S. Pfouts, ''''''In.. E. \Vro. Defriez,1.\. P. " . . hite, R.~. Voorhis, \VIll. B. Drebehpl*, P. II. E. li-!enu, J. L. BObvtell,.T. B. H. Beale, Tllos. Ba('Oll, Adolph "'':>(;'''11'''".:>. 'uv,........... A. S. l\hlrtin, :M. 1\1:. Tucker, Charles L. Spencer, R. Q.. Roacho, • J. Liviug:.;ton.

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HEPR:B~rsEK'.rAT.IVEB0]' FOREIGN JUI1:ISInCTIONS, NEAR 'fHE

of'l\IISSotnu.-W. E. Robinson,ICentucky; .:\-Iartin ColIinR, l\.Iiunehota; .Ino. D. VinciI, Connectk'ut, Iowa, and Colorado; T. E. Garrett, I{an~as and Loui~iana; P. s. Austin, N. t~arolitla; .Ino. B. Mande, rrexas,and Oeo. Frank for AlabitnlU, California, Cnnadt\, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, ldaho, :MissibSippi, New BrUDHwi('k, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nevadu, Oregon, PennsylYH,111a, South Carolina, Tennebsee, and Wu,&hington Territor).... Fraternally subtnitted, J .. A. H. LA~IPTON, O. F. LEAVITT, H. M. RHODUS, Gvmnlittee.

There being two hundred and twenty-four Lodges represented, the Grand Master declared a quorutn present. ANNUAL ADDRESS.

'rhe Grand Master delivered the following address: BRETHREN:

The Grnnd Lodge of Missouri has met in. annual communication, and no douht the firgt thought of nUl-ny of its rnembers upon entering this hall was cooneeted in sorne form with their pr(lsence here one year ago. ~rhus we 000tinultlly live over striking passages of the past, alld call up th.eir lessons to guitie the pl'esput, and point out the future. I extend to you my warm congratulations that so rnany of us are again permitted to a~~eInble, nnd realize in its pr:-l.ctlcal beauty uhow good and how pl€"asant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." F'or this inestimable privilege, let us render heart-thanks to the AlInighty Father.

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. :\.8 our first thonghts were of our last meeting, the:r necessarily include a rethosE' who met with us then, and may be absent no'v. Some, becoming n,g('d aud have pa&sed their responsibilities as represent.'1t1ves to vh~'w of

younger good advice and fatherl~r counsel. Others haye renloved frura our and carried the liVing principles of Freenlasonry, alld the .,ound usnge of our Grnnd Lodge, into other borders, to exemplify the benefits of our eheriRbed in.,titution and build up enduring structures; and a few of our tried and true brethren have crossed the bourn whence no traveler return..,. 'Ye shall nleet theIll on eartllno l11ore. "The silver cord is loosed, and the ~olden bowl is broken. The dust has returned to the earth as it was, and the spirit has returned unto God who gave it." IN l\IEl\lORIA1"I. A 11 are not here who nlet in annual communication with us one ~"ear ago. ospeciall~y路 one absent brother, who was honored by the Grand Lodge of

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as few are honored-who has spoken to us from this station, and whose life and labors in the l\Iasonic field nlay well be held up as a shining exitInple-Past Gl'!tud MaHter JOHN 1". HOUSTON. He is not among us to-day, and ~r~t he is of us and with us, through his history and his mernory, which we cherish. No eulogy of hinl is required from me; it is already written in the records of the Grand Lodge. 1\1. \V. Brother John Fletcher HOllston died, after U Rhort illness, in the city of st. Louis, on the fifth of Deceu1.ber, 1870, surrounded by his fan1.ily, to whom he was greatlJ"" endeared. His ~"ears were in their fruitful middle age, and his life was apparentlj"l" in its prirne, 'when he was called hence to partake of Detter things in a brigbter land. At lny request, l\1issouri Lodge, No.1, was called, and a large number of l\fason~ belonging to variou~ Lodges in the city assembled to escort the remains to the train which 'W'"as to bear them to Richmond, Mo., where the deceased held his church memberhhip, and 路where he had founded his home. The Grand ~e('retar)1" and Gr~\'nd Lecturer, t"tnu rn:y&elf, accornpanied the family on this "nlournflll err~tnd;" and I took charge of the funeral ceremonies in Richmond Lodge, No. 57, of which Brother Houston was a member. The little city was in Inourning, ~l,nd all uusineS8 was suspended in respect to the dead. A good citizen had passed a'way-a faithful brother had departed. A tender husband and a kind father responded no more to the lOVing enlbrace, and all followed a lost friend in the htst slow train of sadness to the grave. In the hosom of earth, on the brow of a hill south of the little city, where tl1f:> Inorlling sun crowns the green with the splendor of its first be:'1nls, reposes all that waF, mortal of John F. Honston. As his death occurred before the records of our last cOlnrnunication were read~~ for distributioll, I ordered the customars' memoria1 page to be set apart in our proceedings, as it now appears. I have commenced this address with a sad picture, and ~;ret I ,vould make it bright, for the lllemory of it well-spent life, and the gleanl of good deeds through the darkness, cast a halo of hope and happiness over the tOlnb of a good man. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT.

A century is but a day in the life of our Order. By this u1.easurement of time, the Grand Lodge of Missouri has just passed the meridian of its first day, and is 110vV gliding smoothly down the afternoon. If we had som~ storms in the Illorning, the evening promises to be clear and calm, and full of the happy results of our early labors. This is the season set apart to review 'wbat we have done, inspect our condition, la~'" out new work, and turn another page in our history. There is neither time nor space, nor do I know that there is the pressing need, to read a lecture on the ll1.ission of nlasonry, or the duties of Masons; and I do not pro-

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~;rour ttttention ,v·lth tht'he to the exclw..,ion of regular There is enough the In tter to ('omp ;you in due course. rrhe teut'tl-. of our are and vveU understood. The cardinal virtue~ nre explniueu iu our bookR, ttl! )la~ons are ferventl~" enjoined to practict~ thelU-T.E::l-lPERANCE, FOR'fITUDE, PRUDENCE and JUHfICE. Why should we nlultlply words upon what is so ploqueutly pres....nted in lessons tanght to every :\Iason as n rule a,utI guide for hiS Lod~p (lutie~, and hi~ private and public life? Thp very nnrnes of tlH.~se virtue;;; are a volurne of precept in tlH~ln8elves, and in UH.)ir con/o:leieutious practice there is both safety and success in every departlneut of 11 fe. I <siInply recall these pre('ious jewels of conduct to :.yonr 1tttention, (~~peC'J.fill,y' first, which is condudve to the brightness of all the others, aUfl '\vithout 'whl('h all rllust ile w€'akenpd 111 force and etJc('t. Let us treasure them, nnd provp by upright lives that our uloral teachings ar~ not in vain. There are fe'\v points in our pcononlY, as all organization, \vhidl it maj'" he wpH to rphear~p and seriously eon~ider nt this tinlf'. We are nutking too .luany l\fasollH, and are making then). too fa~t. I would not f'xelude a.ny good ln~tn frolll the Order; but it is better even to riHk doing this, Hometilnes, than adInit tbotSe 'who can never be ei ther useful or o1'na.. lllental, and mu,y bring disgraee upon the Craft. We h~l,Ye three Ry:nholical supports-WIsDOM, STRENGTn anll BEAUTY. r.rhe material 'we use to per.. petuttte our in"titutioll ~hould Coufofln to at le~l.st one of these standards, Hud, if po:,~ible, be susceptIble of ~uch Masonic culture as will cOIubine tbe threc". ~rttsons are too luuch in the hablt of recomrne-ncling tlleir friends sirnply becau~e tlleS'~ are their 1riend~1 or perhaps o1l1~" casual 11cquaintallces, anti bear the reputation of "good fello'ws.' , r.rhey do not ask thernselves, "Will they In<Lkp good l\-lasons?" The;s.'" do not rt~tlect that their aequaintauce would not warrant them in inviting these "good fellows" into their fanlily circle as visitors; and yet they unhesitatingly recommend them to become members of their J\l~tsonic falnUy. They cOlnnlit a wrong, not intentionally, 1Jut frorn W'll"nt of thought. We all may be Inore or less SUbject to SU("l1 reproacl1, and nIl will do ·well to ponder over this abuse, which can be so eabily corrected. 'Ve get the" good fellows" into the OrUtJ.l·, and what is often the result? What good do they do us. or ,ve thenl ? ""Vhat becomes of them? .Perhaps we never see them again; the~r did not find the gew.. ga",~ they were looli:ing fOf, and ~tt once abandon the Lodge for nIore congenial ~)"ssoch\,tions. Perhaps, resolved to tind a pla;ything, they make one of our solemn nlysteries; or worse, use them for selfish and unhol~'" purposes, thus bringing scandal on the Order-and th~n we have to get the" good fellows" out. That Inakes trouble In tbe falnUy, and no good ~~hatever has been ftccolnplished. We have sown the St'eu on barren ground, lost both it i1Ud the labor, and have also suffered somt~ in the opinion of the world. Let us acknovvledge the truth, ttnd face it. Freelnasonry is uecoming too popular, and this very popularity is t1 foe to its stability to be feared, unless the current of favor is guided and controlled wiUlln legitimitte bounds. It is threntt-'ned with }1, patronage which amounts to invasion. Its attractions are such that our doors H,re besieged with the popular impulbe to becolue ~lasonS-llot l\Itl.ster MttSOIlS only, for n1.uny of these outside ildmirers have alreadj. fixed their e;y'es, as the;,)1" buppose, on a point far above the basernent, stor,Y. Tiley merely 'want to pass through, and go up shtirs and clirnb the steeple, if there is a steeple to climb. Should our plain ltud orderlj" apartment!':' of "Three Degrees" of Ancient Craft ~lasonr.y be used simply to ministE:or to such aspirations as these? And yet ~u("h H.Hlurants do get in, and pass through and climb. The worst of it is, they through with Yer.r little knowledge of what they lJave seen and hflardso Ii ttle il:Hleed that tht"y eould not prove their cbi.in1.s as Masolls away from home, and are ~eldoIn seen in the ., Blue Lodg~ "_after. 'rhere is, however, one grain of comfort in connection with their thorough. ignortl.uce of Masonry: they could never divllige its secrets if they tried. No oue ad In ires Ollr system of l\tIasonic rites, in all its grades and degrees,

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more thall I do. I love the ,vhole of it too much to stand by and see any branch of it slighted or abused without regret. This is the reason I object to our Three Degrees being HUlde nlE~rely a thoroughfare. We are told, and we teach, that l\faRonry i~ H. H progressive science;" but this kind of progress is no advance towards the t?'lld it has In vie,v. It is all good, and true, and beautiful. It is all 'w'rorth being, H..l1fl knowing. Let us realize these facts, enjoy our l\'Iasonic privileges as luen, and not trifle with them as thoughtlf'~s bOYS, "Pleased ,vith a rattle, tickled with a straw." TJet us grasp it, as we r~ceive it, 'with intelligence and nnderstanding, and with hone~t, f>firnest hearts and hands work out its might~.. rnoral purpose. Shouhl any danger thre~\,tpn our Order in the future, it will strike from within. V,Fe have nothing to fear fro111 the outside world, AO long as we remain true to ourselves and our trust. The Inutterings of an anti-masonic storm, whhÂˇh. \Vo hear in various quarters, corne from the clouds of disappointrnent that l:UlNe gnthcrpd fronl the~t~ ver;y mists of ignorance to which I have referred. The~~ are at prâ&#x201A;Ź'sent irnpotent to harm, for the vital prineiple is not in them. Their pretensions nre conglornerate of falsphood, and their lightning is a sham. See to it that no spark of truth gets into them, or a thin vapor, no bigger than a nUln's llana, rnay overspl'ead the sky, and then, will break the storm. Great prosperit~'t" ~11\Vays begets a careless sense of security, an<1 cheap comnlollities, though of the best quality, ~lre never prized at thtlir re~11 ,,"orth. Let rne e"{hort ~tou to doubly guard j-'I'our doors against the popUlar pressure, lest the human sea break through, and s,vpep into onr castle hal1b, leaving nothing but a wide ,vaste of ,v~lters. Let lne conjure you to place the true value upon our treasures, that none Ina~'" squander or throw them a\vay because they are ~o easy of access, and, so cheap. Reali....e but this truth: we are making too HUtUY Masons, and are nlaking them too fast; and the infallible Masonic il1stinctR will uvert the only danger thitt can threaten the stabilit:y" of our beloved Ordel'. \Ve will also render se('ure those other Orders to ,,,,,,hom we furnish all their materials, and w"ho build their structures on our foundations. THfD \VORI{ BEFORE US.

Brethren: This large assembl;y- of Masons has rnet a~ an independent representative body, for the purpose of (:fLrefully exarnining into all its affairs, embracing work, rituals, ace-ounts; together with the legislative, executive, and judicial departrnen ts of its grand jurisdIction. In all these nuttters ~rou will have business of importance to transact, and there is no doubt that you "'-Till take th~ saIne enlightened view of the responsibilities "rhich devolve upon you that hft., heretofore charrtcterized the deliberations of the Gntnd Lodge of )1issouri. Your reputation ,vill be sustained, both at home and abroad, for clearness and soundness on vital ~Ia'3onic questions that may arise for discussion and decision. The alnount of "rork will speak for itself in the various Lodge report8. It indicates a health~" and prosperous increase of Inernbership generally, and bears the luarks of careful discrimination in the proportion of the elected and rejected. 1'111s is the onl~'" outward test ,ve cnn apply to the material which is going in to our edifice. Perhaps our rituals and lectures, u<:; established, are generally satisfactory, and will not require particular attention at present, save in exelnplitication by the proper authority, and the due provision of means to have them more thoroughly disseminated and observed. It is important that we should speak the same language of symbols, if we would avoid a confusion of tongues in building, and a dispersion of the builders. In reference to its legislative functions and powers, every comnlunication of the Grand Lodge deeides for itself, as the necessities for new laws and the abolition of old ones arise. It ,vould seeIn that half a century of law making

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anll law fPppa.1ing ought to havf" di,,;po:-;f>d of all Ma.soni<> question~ that ("an pn...,~ibly into a well-ordpn·d gOVf>rUlnent of the Craft: neverth(loIess, quesdo ypt arlsc, ~n(,lnnherpd \vlth Ut"W <"oulpli('aUons that puzzle the purview of existing litw~, and hnvp to be dl~pO!'led of for the thuf>. This duty, during the rf'Cl'~~ of tlip Grund Lodge, <h:'volves upon the executive officer, and holding

po"itiOD, I lUl,vflI endeavored in such ('ase~ to render rny decisions in the spirit of the law, ,vhpn the letter did not solve tIle problem. I IHLVP to prpsent quite a nU1l1ber of decisions and rUlings, nlan:)'" of thenl (·on~tnH·tiOl1 of the law, 11 few upon questions not settled hy law, anll WhH'h ha,ve been in ~Olne shape decided over and over again by the W1101(' line of lny prf"ode("es~ors. In thi~ bl'alH"h or my labor, to save rf~pE~tition of correspondence by letter upon thp K~une rnatterfo;, 1 nsailed rn~"'~elf of the column:..:; of the FREEMAHON, whh·h wpte kindly otferpd rne for that purpose. Thus 1 held continual comlfluuieution with the Cr.at't in ull!)u,rb; of the ~tfl,te, itnd luany of ~1'ou have had il.("C"CHS to thp H Revie,v of Correspondf'ne€>" as it appe!tred in that journal.

also

during: the recp~s, the Chuirlnan of it Vonnnittee on Jurisopportunity and time to di~cU!::l8 the various topics

a report. provincie of the Gr!tnd Lodge to determinE:' by judicial action whether these rulings 81Ut11 be clothed with the anthority of law; and to tacH!full understanding of the guidillp; influences, I E{ball introduce some of the argurnents ",,"hich led to the conclubions. It is

DECISIONS. FIRST.-THE RIGHT OF DIXIT.

Question.-QuestlollS often arhK" in Lodges relative to tIle dhniSRion of which result in irreguhtritie~, su("h as taking ~t secret bttllot on an for dimit, itud re1l1~ing it because thpre is not [ttl unanimous vote: refu~in~ to dirnit. a brother at all, after he has fully complied \vith the Grand Lodg(' lo,'w'-anu lreepiug' hhn a Iucrnber of the Lodge against his ,vill. The subjti(·t i~ a ver~" important one, ftnd the various disturbing questions that spring out of it ou~ht to he put to rest. nlE~mJJcfs,

Argument.-It is nnnee('ssary to reppat the law; it is explicit, and every lVfa:..:;ter l\Iabon should know it. 'l'here Rf'E'rnS to he ~1 dIfference of opinion in regard to the fplativt' position of the Grand Lodgp, the Lodge, and 11 mflnlber of it Lotlge who asks :1'01' a dimit. ~Onlf' h::Lve assurned, in the proceRS of granting dilnit withont a vote of the Lodge, that the Grand Lodge gr~l,nts it, and that the Lodge has nothIng to do with diInittlng its own nlf>mbers; and others, that the l\laster personally grants it, and consequently the Lodge 1.10es not; whereas the fact is, th(:' IJodg:p dirnits its own Iuprnbers, there being no other power that can do it, and the Master carries out the law of the Gnlud Lodge by announcing the dilnit granted, without it vote- U there being no objections." Now tho Grand Lodge bas enunciated the broad principle of the right of a Master Mason to p€·titlon for menlbership UD:\:r Lodge whose associations 111ay be most congenh11 to hirn, without regard to the local jurisdiction of any other Lodge. The Grand Lodge has recognized that this freedom of action and selection is not only based on sound Masonic principles and usage, but that it is absolutely IleecsAar~r to preserve unity and harn10ny in a great organized body of m~nebsf'ut1allyfree and independent in their social and political life. l\iasonry cannot r~'Rtrict th€'ir freedorn with itnpunitj", nor is it in its spirit to do so. It doe~ nut cotnpel n bingle one of its menlbers to live in a Masonic ftl,mily which iR uncongenhtl to him, for such imprisonment W'''allid lnake him discontented, a uselebs menlber of the societ;y', and a disturber of its peace; but it does insist that he shall be a Inember of some ~fasonic family. 'fhe Grand Lodge has

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prnvhh.\tl a w'n,y l~y which anj-" }\;faster l\fason in good standing lllay

(.onlH~etlon with nnjr Lod~(:\ whose location Ina:y not be convenient to J'• .\~~!llpnt'l-'1I.. or whORe u,:-,sociu,tionx nla~l" not be congenial to him personally, pr(,\ IHed. !-tet!::! forth re~t"'on~ for thp change which are recognized as valid.

rt.\lgulu,t lon~ j n tended to seeure to ever~r mernber of the fraternity a free cl.H>lcf- of hIs l\fa<:.,onic honu:, to a.tfof<.l the widest scope for each to find a to ~ooJ. feUow:-;hip and httrmony in the Lodges. To carry ont vnth l'rt·.\e(!fnn to the individual and. justiee to all, the Grau{L Lodge the law ~overlling thp dhnissiou of Inf'rnbers. provide~ that no installed olficer of a Lodge can be diroitted during hiN tf'rrn of ofUCt\, whi<'h Hecures to the I.;odge a sufficient menlber-

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work; in other words, it perpetuates the I.Jodge in charter, for there nlust H,lwnys be a quorum to

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'(~h.,.;A.~~,U of the law, all the remaining menlof Lodgt· have the ri~ht dhnit, granted thelfi by the Grand LodgeriJ(h1 wh1('h can not be taken away fronl them bJ'1' any· SlllJordinate Lodge so ~tl'S tbe hrother fl,ppl~rjng for the dimitl rernains in good :Masonic 8ta,nding. inler~!l1ce to be II r~"Wll froln all the law there is on t,he subject is, that a lUBulher goo(l ~tltnlling shall, when he asks for it, recel ve his dilnlt, he lu\,ving diH,·hn.rgetl his 1inanehtl obligationb to the Lodge, and ill all other par("ontorrned to the Grand. Lodgp regulations. Nothing can be luore correct than prlu.·iplt'; llothillg ~an be Illore just to the petitioner; and llotliln~ be plnlner than the dut;r of the Lodge in the premises. Under the it hal4 no right to refm;;e the dimit, because the petitioner has the right to it, granteu the Grund Lodge. It is useless, and ,vithout reason, to "\Tot€' upon what the has no right to refuse, except by the interposition of an ba~ed In ehargt'b of unn:ulsonic conduct. therefore, carrying out the law of the Grand Lodge, as he is obliged to do many other cases during any single session of the Lodge, deelnres, if there be no objectioul'j, the dirnit will be granted, and so orders, as the act 0/ Ute Lodge, without raibing a. queHtlon which would require a vote of the 'lI ... 't'O .....

mernl>erlS present. Deci8ion.-A l\-fa&ter Mason who asks for his dimit-he having complied with all the Tf'quirerrlents of the laW-luust receive it; or, a n1.eluber of the Lodge

objecting, hl' Illust ba~e his objection in charges, and the brother is entitled to a speedy trb.\l. If ~1C{lultt,ed, a dhnit must be immediately gritllted if he still del'lire SECOND.-WHEN IS A DIMIT GRANTED? Q~u';$tlon.-It haH

been a custom with many Masters of Lodges to receive appli<:..atioDS fordlnllt, and dispm~e of then.l with the proviso: There being no objections, dlnlit granted on payment of' dues. The applIcation and granting of the diInit become a part of the records of the LodgE:'. The dues are not paid, and this essential preliminary to dirnisRion may not be complied with for Inonths. At length, he paYH his dtles up to the tinle actIon was ta~en, and receives his dirnit. At which da,te was he dirnitted '?

Argu,ment.-A brother a.sk~ for his <.limit. It is granted according to the His dues are not paid, and he does not get possession of his dimit. At the next meeting of the Lodge, a Inotion is made to reconsider the ~letion granting the dimit, the brother having concluded to remain a member of the Lodge. Now, 'there was nothing to reconsider; and in an:sl' E'vent reconsideration was out of order. If the brother had been really dimitted, he could only beconle a. meluber of the Lodge again by petition in regular form.

above ~ral'>ter's forxunla..

DeC'isWn.-A <limit cannot be granted until dues are paid. A brother owes dues up to the time he pa;y"s them, and stands dimitted. The Lodge records are

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b1'oth0r dhnittec1 before his tines an~ paid. No ap" shoultl h(~ entertaiIu·a by the Lodge before the applicant has had thplu remitted; ~tnd n.o record made untn he ha~ cOluplied the law. TlIIRD.-DI:MITTI~GUNDER

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yip\v of the fore~oing rulings, it ht1S been asked: What if a nsks for H, dimit, 14tatin~ that he ","-ishes to jol n another Lodge, and rC'ft'ilons to believe that hi~ ft.'al purpose is to spver biN connection with thns of dneK, or other re/o;pon~ibiHties and it :Ma~ou ? to grant the dimlt?

.Ih·uument.-The I.4o<1g'~ ('an not a,"\toid because the brother, if he bas paid least forrnnllJ-" ('omplipd the law, so far a:-; he CUll, up to the tinu' of aHkin~ for his dirnit. would be hasty for the brt'lthren to prejuug-e his intt'ntion~. l'lH'Y ("an not do it with the ~pirlt of fraterlUtl ('ontldence which prevnil, ll:~nd they rUll the risk of (~ornlnittin~ n "'''Tong \vhich the:y· should avoid even in thought. Lpt thern perform their wholp dl1t~'", conform to the la"\\~, nnd ~rant the dirnit. The la,v contpluplt'ttes that PVf'1'y l\Iason shall be a (~ontribnting nlcrnberof sorae and those who are not, it classes as drones the hive, and euts off from on the fraternity. It protectH thp labors of the ,yorkers against the impositions of the slothfl1l; and hn.ving that the laborer is worth:)'" of his hire, it also agrees that the hiler is to participate in the wng(-'s of labor. Th~re shOUld be Rome rpcourse againbt the wilfully indolen t, who vol untariIy sever theluselves frorn the hive of Masonry, and go around buzzing their pretenHlons, ~~nd the' n~lIne of Mason.. They should 11ave their \\"lng~ clipped, and sting of their reproach extraeted. dtH'H,

L>ec~8ion.-W"hen

a brother severs himself [roIn ft Lodge-say for the purpose nnotht"r rU}1kpR no ptlbrt to eonnect hImself with !1 Lodge t"w"elve InonthA the date of hi'-. dirnit, it is fnir to preRUm? he does not intend to do so. '1'lu:.re arp then gooa reasons for l)elieving that his inten,vaH to the and that he RRke-d for, and obtained his dimit, under foJ~e pretencf's. Hp be arraigned before the tribunal whose confidence he has apparently abused, and tried for unmasonie eonduct. FOURTH.-DISMISSION.

Deci8ion.-An Entered Apprentice, or Fellow Craft, cannot be diInitted, may be di8mi"~8ed by the Lodge, on application, by an unanimous vote. 'l'he Lodge simply gives hinl a certificate that he is an Entered Apprentice, or

Fello\v Craft, in good standing, and ,vaives its jurisdiction. He is then at libart;»"!" to apply to any other Lodge by petition for the remaining degree, or dethat Lodge gains entire.1nrisdiction over him when it grants ilis If the vote to disIrliss be not unanimous, the Lodge refuses to waive jurisdiction, and in such cases the brother cannot delnand a trial. FIFTH.-RIGHT OF OBJECTION.

is a long established usage, and also a law, that a member of may obJect to the advancem~nt of a candidate at any stage of the nr()ef"pd:intJrR after he is elected to receive a degree.. The fact of the objection :ru:ul\ojt 1.ecolue a part of the records, ttnd the ct\ndidate cannot be advanced until the i~ withdrawn.. To Wh01U, and how far, does this right extend? WUIe:3"t'lvU'/,r..--..LI.I

Decision a.-It belongs exclusively to the :riielnbers of the Lodge. If ~l, mem .. bel" of another Lodge has objections to an applicant for the m:rsteries, it is his to rnake them known to the comrnittee of investigation. That committee sole judge of the validity of the objections, and it Is their duty to report

LOct. tht' proe€'edings, an ol)j€'C'tor be--

gronnds for objf'('tion to the ~Iustcr or Lot!gp, whojo,p tluty it l~ to eon~idt'r, and aet as they conintpfP:-,t"i hnrlllony of the Lodge, nnd the Order at (~b.i(,(·t, perRonnlly, to the initiation, advancea ('uIlllldatf> or brother, in tt Lodge of which be is not a rt-'cord of ohjE'('tion ("flU hp nlaae by a luelllher of J.lOd~E' hf'ing received as visitor. Bnch a htnndin~ of lile brother ~o ohj€'(·ted to, in a manner in:-.titutlon. Thi~ does not deny thE' right of any nf'flo1i(Hh:flUV Oh!f'l'llnl[!,,~ proviu4'il he i:-, presf'ut in the Lod~e, to the u.dnlis('annot Int\t't hiln in a proppr frntprlHtl spirit. 'l'he ha.r.. and all el~ments of dh..:cord If t11(' ob,ie(·tlng b~ not present in his bp u, Ma.Kun in good htHjndin~, his a(lUlisr-.lon ~1t such a and hiH exelwdon b~'" protel-it re('onlf>d in the ~t nlernher of our unlv(\rRal brothE'rhood. 'YU'l"lkl,Hl'lf'rlt

rlg;ht

~1ny time, or under an;}" cireunlown Lodge. If he cannot consciell" 1ioW!lIy hit ,vith hiIn, the objecting Inf'rnlJer ~hould ht1Ve pern1.iSHlon to retire.

ohJ(~(·t

member lo-lttlug ill

hl~

SIXTH.-SU~!l\fO:NS.

un the Ilu-'nlbers of a L()dgf~ to ttttend the an.. SonH' of tbp brethren do nnt respond, either b~'" thf'ir presence Tht>y fliI'(" H;-·F,Unnnoned. to Rhow jU&t canse forthelrnbsence at

(,u('.~tion.-A~Ial"ter 5JtUUtnons

nnaJ or

plt'ctinn. At th~' lH'xt IIleeting tlH~:r are pl'esent, and a rnotion is luade to ex.. (·USt· ~1U who failed to obe~" the snrnmons. The brethren are excused by the vott~ of the Lodge. Some of thern ohject to lJelng excused, becttuse they did not ttsk the fn,vol', "nd hecam'le they wish to raise it question as to the legalitJ-'" of the sununonHeR. Argumenf.-A RUmmOn& is the autocrati<: sceptre of Freemasonry; and a1.. thoug;h H, MaRter bas the ri~ht to sunlIDOll the Lodge, or an~r of H& n1embers, whenevf'r hp thinks proppr, he ought never to exercise the right except in <'ases of extrelnf' emerp;~~n(l'Y. This ('harter of absolute po,,"'er should never be lightly or trivht1l3r into force, hut 'when used, the response must be a.iubilee of obedif'n(~e. Nothing (>an adequately exeUHe disregard of a 81.1111n10ns, but absolutE" inHbUitr to ~tnswer its can; and such an excuse must be made to the Lodge form, and its validity tried b;r the Lodge vote. 'l'reated in this man.. ner, n Hlunmons is a sf>rious Inu.tter, as it vr-as originally intended to be, and not "\'UU:IJl~H:aJ. playthin~. exhibited as an en1blem of power one day, and cast the next, as Ii. nlere rnockery of authority. It is peculiarly the l\iaster's IJfovincp to maintain what nla~" be termed the solemnity of a summOllS. If he uses it and d()()l-l not enforce its ObefUf'n<:e impartiallJ-"', he destroys the effeet nut! of the sumlnons itself, and deprf'ciates the dignity of' his office, and that Lodge whose honor he should ever maintain.

I>ecision.-The :MaRter has a right to Rlunmon eyery mernber of the Lodge, for any purpose within the scope and business ot l\'1asonr~r, at his own discretion. ffhe ~Iaster had the right to issue the first sumnl0ns, and its fornl being cor-

rect it was valid. He had the ri~ht, and it wus his dutJr, to issue it :-;econd summons to show cause for disobedience oj the first, and not "to show just cause for absence at election." This \\"as ineorrect in fortn, and therefore invalid.

Lodge qf- .1.1拢18801/,r1.

ought not to 11av(> put a gener~11 excu"'iing resolution to the havf" rf'eeived exeu~es as lunde, and i11lowed the Lodge to thr-rn separatpl;v by vote. llt ust alway~ bold in its hand~ the power of enforeing ohedipncE' own and tho"'ie its ~fnster, which bf"COD1C the orders of the IJodge aft(>r AfP prolnulgated. \Vlllful ah:;ob('dipnN~ of it },unnuons i:-1 gross UUlllm;ouic conduct, it belug a vinlutlon of both "\Titt~n and unwritten law, well known and underbtood by l\IUr-,OIlb. SEVENTJI.-DEFINITE: SUSPENSION.

Lodgl' ht\v of H

practice of Lodgps is far frorn un iform undpr onf Grand detlnUe Ruspeublon," that law bi1\~in~ hepn variously ('Oll"'itruBcl

in ('ur.,ps of non.. paynlent of dnes. To prev('ut loosenp")"-1 and irrt'~uour trial proceelllngH, it iH abHollltel~~ n('('es~ary that thpre should. be it thorough nnder8tandin~ of Vltha.L the law rea.H~r eonternptateg hy the words "uethllt(' l--u8peuxion."

and

InrU~"

.A:r'!7umprlf.-To arrive itt its true spirit, '\ve must go back to the usage tbat pn'vai!pd in Lotlge~ previoul:> to our present ht\vs governing trial..;. It \vas then the Clllitotu siInply to H suspend " a brother iron1. all the right'S and privil(oges ~1u,sonry, and sorntinH~R to expel hiIn fronl the Order, Wl1PD his onlj"" filUlt was ncglet't to pa,y his Lodge dues. 'I'here 'Vit..; also nnother, more (ixpeditious, prOCPHH of f--triking his nanlf" from the roll \vithout an;y' previous notice to him, or nn;y forrn.. of trh11 whatf'ver, Under such extreme penalties, he conlcl only he restored to good sbtndln~ and lnerubership in his Lodge hj-~ it two-thirds or an unanim()u~ vote, according to eircu mstancps, which rigid process would often kpf'p hiIn out of his Lodge for life, wi th :no hope of reelailning hi:-; Ma..

fo,onic

{路hura,('t~r.

Our Gra.nd T.Jodgf, recognizPd thE" hfl.fdship, injustice and positiy~wrongthat rnigbt bt' intliC'ted by such blunluary proc('('tlil1gH, H,nd applied the reluedy in the prf'hent hn\". In thp year 18JO it decIarpd, tha,t ,,' when ~1 IJodgp guspends it brother, tllp tirne for which he stand'S su~ppnded shall be defined. In the book of constitutions, "definite sURpellsion H is cla~Hified as one of the th ree gr~l.des of l'rht80nle penalties. It is nHerwarlls stated in the sarne hook that" no Lodge can suspend a Ma~on but for a stat~d tiIne, and ~tt the expiration of said time he is restored to rnernbershi p w"ithout u,uy further action of the Lodge." These are th~ wordg of the law. It ttppt't'ifS that dltferern practice~ have ari~en among the Lodges, based on the teru.lS used in the In,w, and the definitions given to theln. Now t suspf'nsion for a stated titne is always definite suspension, but a defi.. nite suspension is not necessarily susperl.sion for a stated tirne, and hence arises tbe necessit~"" for a rnOft" px:plicit presentation of the law as it was eVidently in.. tended to op(~rate. "Detinite suspension" is susceptible of it wider range of meaning than U stated tiIne," as the forrner Jnay be liInited by an act to be performed at any time, while the latter cau only be determined bY" a fixed period of time. The IA>t~ges generally secrn to have ncted on the supposition that the law meant the in its liter~l.l sense, and that the terms H stated time" were used to detl:fre "deflnite suspensIon." According to this interpretation, there must be n, stated time of suspension, froln the du,te of the trial, ~'L certain period, limited by another date, WlHHl l:iuspension ceases by limitation, and the brother becomes a Mason in good standing, and a lllember of his. Lodge without any further action of the Lodge-.

This construction of the law and its rigid prac:tice inevitably lead to a dilemnul., either horn of whicll would work injustice, and in no wise answer the inpurpo5e of suspensions for non"In1~"ment of dues. The brother's only

Proceeding8 of

t7~e

[Oct.

pn~'" hh; dues. The ~u~perudon cerhl>ln]J"'; hut at

of of

Lod.ge suspends hinl, say for six months. the end of six months, under this conlnw, the brother becomes a nl.€'mber of the Lodge again, tprrn of suspension having expired, and his dues are still

taken up, and he mURt be susF'~nded for another 1n order to comply with the law. This manner of Lodg:e, for it imposes upon it the trouble of an int~'l·n}hl!l)hll,,·N:Ll('lt'P"~~llon of trial~, to the eXclu:sion of other business, which would Hut the rllOi"lt vigorous Masouic body. nnno,yft:nCi?'~ the Lodge may, on the other hand, suspend the or thIrty ~"'ears, in Inost cases equivalent to expulhaH f~uled to nwet his dnes. He deems the penalty exof rpinsb1tement, and 1s driven '-:tway from his l\-fu,sonic injustice to the brother. The Order casts off a l\-Iason who",p bonor It Inlght prPHe:rve<1, and the Lodge loses it Dlember who might orn1:\;!nen t. l~lW !lot cont,enlplate such resnlts as either of these proc~~(hup lAutuil the IJodge and its IllPlnbers. Its whole spirit .~~., . " . oJ·_'~·"-'~ to the Lnd~t' and gf'nerosity to erring i~nd negligent 1l!faiH ~qual1y administration and excessive penalties. \11'\1'\, t'["IJlf"'l.lI hy thp F'r~fi'rnasonr~y',\Vhich lean to the side of charity, of Lodge~ have heen innocently evadill~ the letter of the h1W, as they f('ad it, at the lo\Ulne thlle the;v were enueavoring to carry out its true spirit TU,"UYiI1"1l"_11,.ro

Int>Hlling. The,Y Huspend .:\1:.180ns fOf, say" six n"lonths, or until dues al'e paid," which, undt'r thnt con~tfuction of the htw"w'hieh adheres to a stated time, is notdetinite nt all; or for H bix months, and until dues are pnid," which is a stated time olll~~ to the extent of SIX Illonths. .l~"fter that, thpre is no Rtated time, and, undt'l' the vIew whieh the Lodge took of the law, the suspended Mason could jU"'Itly .·laiIn adrni~~ion-the1'ltated tirne of suspension being expired. In <!ptlning l\oIasonic offt>nces and regulating penaltieR, the Grand Lodge expre...,l-,ly forbidb expulfotion for non-payrnent of dues. It then announces U definit e f-1n~penslon " as the proper penalty for neglect to pay dues, and in conn~·ption "with definite Huspension the law goes on to say that at t he expiration 01 .... aid time of fo,Uspt>nslon the suspended 1\1:a80n is restored to membership, nny further action of the Lodge. F'ronl this, nothing cun be plainer than that tIle intent and purpose of the l~,v iH to prt~vent the possibility of injustice to either the Lodge or the accused, ftnd to proportion penalti;s to o1f"ences by nn adequate ratio.

-"':S111S])EH1Slon until dU(ls are paid" is definite su~peDsion in the vip",," of the law. the only otfen<>e be non-paYlnent of dues, and as the law doe..., not contemplate punis}unent, the ends of justice are ac'colnplished, and full rE'paration is luade b~~ t11t' payment of dues up to the tirne of suspension. 1'he :-,ubpension is nUtde detinite, not b;y~ a point of time, but by the perform~tnce of an act which is left entirely to the conscience, Will, and ability of the :;;;u::-.pended Maso!l. I-Ie holds his :l\1asonic reputn,tion in bis own hands, and has onI,Y' bunael! to blaIne if he remain permanently, or for a long time, under a cloud of disfavor. '1'hi8 is strictly Masonic, the pri:rne object of the law being to preserve order and e~htlJl1sh good government; not to condemn and cast ollt, but to adnlonish

and Rave.

If acts of abuse, di$courtesy, or willful disobedience, on the part of the brother, attend the Lodge's demand for dues, thus aggravating the original offence, the Lodge may proceed to try him for unmasonic conduct, and expel, or su&peucl bhn for a certain period of time-nlontbs or years, as tbe circumstauel'~ of the case rnay justify.

]{)

i he Lodgp Inaj'"!-,U II mnltp itF; for until dt1f'~ ~trf' paid," if it sees to do ~O. MaMon r-.tHudl'-> Musppndp(} for thetirne nunH:~d ('t>rtainl:r,Hnc! his rt"nu1in nnpaid. The pa;ynlent of hiR dues before th.e efft"et u, ~"hieh c~\;n thf'l1 only be aN-omplisllecl hy the .....UUH· vot(> of the Lodgp to susp€'ntl-two~thirds. Hu~pf'nJ:o,lon until duel-l arf' paid, if the oUt-nec hp striplly and only non-pa~· Inent of due", whilp it fulfin .... n.ll the l'e(lnirelnen{s nIl' lrnv, i~ at the &a.rne tinu' and just. :B~rGlITH.-l<'l'~I'JH AND

L'U~,·.w[O.H-l!',.--.IJlI~law

DONATIONS.

in thir-, juriHdietion r('gnlating the

n·(>jO;

for the

tllfPe d~

bet"U ru,rpfull:r IlPdt!;cd nrounl[ with n. clausp to ffllUIHllU(tM"']()JlP It:-, or invasion, upon n,ny prpt't'xt whn"tPY€"r. 1"herf> WHS ~t('rn Ht'('('H1-lity for that or' wnul(l upver hav€' ht:'en puacted, and bO Htron/.d~" l)~r lan~ua~t' whieh n.dmHH of no donhle ('OnHtrlH'tion or in .. Th(lfP i'i. no doubt that n,n Lorlg:t> in thlH Juri:o;cli<-tion ean (Oo11f(-'1' the tlH't}(· dp~re('H of MftHOrH~" for a l~KS R'lUn than '11-:30. It is equally t'prtain tlUtt thp f('eH tlnl::-' ~tipulat('d, or H, part of th(lIn, can not be remitted, donatp{i, or feturnptl to the eandida.te, without a nlanit'eio)t violation of the law.. The law Wftb thUb stri<·t to eorre('t an ahube whieh originated in a dl,-;criIni-

lul,~

in favor of a cerhtin ChlSH or order. The intpntion of thiN partiality an(l it mn,y ]u..,ve justIj'" in particnlar en:-.es, but whE"n it took shupe of a rUle, front whicb there h(>~an to be no deviation, it was t:'vidently thne to try it on itK meritH. waH found to btl nnjtl~t, becau:.;;e it dil-l('riminated between rnerits and equal nl£'rt.n:-;; antl unrnasonic, becauRe it was based on the of a clasH, and disturbed tilt' practice of that bt'autifuI theor~'l' 01 1\11 entering the porta.!:;; of Ma",ol1r~· nnller tlH:> same conditious, and Ineetlng 011 the level. It wab a seriouR thing that a, ('ustoln modifying the vel'S" ground-work of l\lasonr;)r ~hotlld ~olidity into the perlnaneuey and force of H, linv, and just beeu.uHc it wux serious, a. law was made abolishin~ it. It ft·... stored to harIllouious pl'u,ctlee that })(iautiful systenl of' l\fa~onic pqnality, 'W·ithout whieh. ma.ny of our lessons and pre('epts would be hollow mockeries, H.nd our ulli versal brotherhood but an elnpty nttme. There are, however, still SOlne who cling to the Inemory of the old usage, and all through goodness of hettrt. rrhey tr~y to Inake themselves believe that the law <.lid not idltend to be so thoroughly sweeping- In it::; restrictions, or they innocently endeavor to cajole the law into the convenience of their special chttrities. But the law HUlst be every"thing or nothin~; and it still finds some advaeate of its un('omproJlll~ing in every Lodge. A candidate applies for the m~.,.~teries of Masonry, is and takes the first and second degrees withdelay, the reguhtr for the degrees in the usual manner. He is t"xulnined and to rpceive the third, and is in th.e ante-raoUl awaiting the prelhninaries of introduction. Ill' is a Iuinister of the GORpel. A brother explains tha,t he is laboring under pecuniarj" ell1barrassments and moves that the Lodge rnakes to hhn tt donation of $30. The Lodge votes the dODl:.\,Uon, noL as return of the fees, but as an act of charit~.., to assista worthy brother F. C. in "ppcuniarydistre8s." For that beuevolent purpoHe the Lodge thought ithad the nutke the donation; probl"bly it had; and it disclaimed any intention or thought of returning the fees, whAch the brethren knew they had no right t and were expreHsly forbidden to do. r.rhe~· doubtless honestly thought tbey had solved the knotty probleru of a donation nnder difficulties, and at the same time obe~'ed the law. It 'waH neither stated nor claime~l thl1.t the brother was more needy than when he petitioned the Lodge for his first degree. He had met with no financial

]>roceerZing8 of the

[Oct.

Sllfld€"nl~" ~wept n.way hi~

nleans. He was doubtless really u.s he was for his first, although he Dlight rnOl1PY his pocket. The expense in money ought nU"~'nf"«'lll ('f)n~HH~re'u nnd provided for without drawing on a probable dona.. dotH". It was very early ill the candidate's 11asonic in peNlnlarydlffiuJtics, and in need ofassistance!rom the aO,nljltH"~HIU~U. not n.skt·d for aid and knew nothing of the application l)ut fall' to presulue he was ignorant of such a possi.. nn.uP [ltl'f-"H if his friends-the recomnlenders-were masonicS()nl~ of the Inelubers comnlenced figuring on the nnd discovored that the amount of $30 was abso.. nap})ln«~hS bf'fore he took the third degree. the ~1nswer, $30-neither more nor less.. It it was the (lynn r~.;;ult, or perhaps it was something it lli s~'holar of that ('h1HS In arithrnetic thought he saw fQnl'ni·Ulilur qU'"lpi('lou~ in. tIU' He "iaw a coiu()idence between the $30 and declared that the method, to his th~ (>orrf-l-ct answer. In short" he objected to degree being thnt the donation nt that tirne and under those circum.. dId in etfct't evade thp law. He was not willing that the under the suspi("lon of a compromise 'with truth. And DpC"i.,lor.t.--ILIP'nll1Rl:-i1o.n

of feeR, or a donation to a candidate for the degrees is a

htw, and cann.ot be permitteu. NINTII.-TAKISG CARE

O~"'

THE SICK.

I.lodge luts a bjr-ht'-'.. nUl1dng it fLn offence for any member, being duly notifi€'ll, to refuHe to attend upon, ftllU sit np 'with a sick brother, or to fur... n ll..h a. 8uitnhle substitute. "",..."..".t'r.in"Y ph~'leisiansbelonging to the Lodge refu~ed to obey the bylaw nll HlP ground it ",'"ould bf' unprofpssional to conform to it; would look Hkf' hunting up prt:ltctic'e whert~ they were not called, and might interfere thf>ir bU8infl'~s ~lsPwllere, taking their stand on the charge: "that Ma!'lonr)' on no a.·(·ount to interfere with a Inan's vocation." They also refused substituteH becatli'~e that act v'ltould be an acknowlcdgelncnt of the of Httending, and would therefore yield the whole question. L.lU.r:,'U",u/",.-,l'"

...irgtunent.-Now, this Is it casp in 'which every Mason l11ust necessarily be own jnd~p olhia duty. No legislation can be devised to meet its spirit, n.nd d(>('idt-' upon its rnerlts. It is beyond the scope of wri tten linv, and the questions of duty, and right and wrong in the pre'miHes, nlust be 801y(\(} by every Mason hi rHself. It lies between his Masonic obligations and the inner consciousnt'>~K or his responsIbility to hhnself. his f(>How man, and his brethren of the r.lOd~f·, If his conscl~nce acqnits him ofblanle in his performance of these, he has found the true solution. Thpre iRnOphl.inerdutyofa Mason tlu1n that of takIng proper care ofthcsick, the distressed and It is embraced in our solenlu covenant, and it is to hp hopeu tIl at every is fully (l,,,,'"are oftha responAibility it inlposes, and willing to conscientiously perform them to the best of his ability. It would not bf~ to constItnte a ppnal offence in one Lodge of an act, or an omission, whieh another Lodge in the sarne grand jurisdiction has no law w]ud,fl-v('·l". but acts solely on the impulse of duty, and that higher sense of moral olJli~;njtioJl, which it is presumed gUides the instincts of every true Masonic Decisl(jrt.-I was asked for a decision on such a case as the one above presen ted, and g~tve It that a physici~1n and a ~Ia.son who refused to take care of the

Loclge oj. jJIis8ou,ri.

871.J ,;iek the

hr(~thren 0(11110;

Lodge, eouId not be held sUbjeet to Masonic discipline (or

frEN'TII.-r~INES OI<~

LOCA.L .JURISDICTION.

Lo¢lge re('ommends a nUluber of brethren wh.o wish to form a new Lo,l~p a,..; a, next neighhor, upon a mutual agreenlent between the two as to the line~ of their reHpecti ve lo("al jurisdictions. These condi tions appear to have wen understood by both the old body and the prospect.i ve one; the [ortner wbhing to provide securely for the Brnits within which it was to continue to draw it~ rnatprial to build up, before it r3colnmended a new Lodge to rO'-btrtet itloi fOl'lnpr territory.. The dispenstltion is grn,nte<1 for the new Lodge, and thE> young ftRpirant breaks oyer the stipulated line fence, which both bUilt, nnd iii (·har~p(l by th~ Mother Lodge with poaching. Trouble comes, and complaints ure rnad~ brpach of contract• '''I,LI'''.'fil,lIJ,rb.--\j'lJlC

..·tru/(ment.-TIH~

brethr~n ought to n.bide b~y' their C'ontracts as to local lines, when mrvle uuder such eircunlstances. rfhis Is a ulatter that the Lodgp:-; UHlj" a~rN" upon and arr~"nge unlong themselves, ns it would be fOl1ndinl'onvpnient to Illn.ke exact Inea.~uremonts in order to conform literally to the Grnnl1 Lodge law. An approximation of eqaul distances is all t,hat is absolute.. ly n(·ep~8u.rs, tUHI all that could be rea.sonably required. Something still is left to usage and rnutual agreernent. When these fail, and differences arise, the only wny to settle them is by enforcing strict adherence to the letter of the law.

Dtwi.~lon.-Ifthe

Louges can not agree between themselves upon the limits

of thpir respe<·ti\~e loc~11 jurisdictions, the law sett/les the question beyond a doubt, and Illust be literH,lly observed. A Lodge may waive jurisdiction over a pro~pective eandidate in f<..vol" ofa neighbf)rillg Lodge, and when it has done so, it

has given up all rights to the candidate and the fees for degrees. It has an f'ql1nl right to waive jurisdiction over a portion of the territory gran ted to it

under the law, hut this must be <lone like the other w~tiv~r, by unanimous conof th.e lnernbers. When nay one beeornes dissatisfied with having relinquiRhed territorial Jt1ri~diction of his Lotlge gr(1nted by the h1W, tbe law still relnains in force a,nd becomes the final arbiter which apportions just and equal rights to all. The air line route without doubt regulates the distance contemplated by the Grand Lodge in reference to local jurisdiction. ~ent

liJLEVEN'TH.-LOCAL JURISDICTION WITH RE}~ERENCE TO 'rnE ACCEPTED AND REJ'EC'I'ED.

(Jt&estion.-TJodges, excepting those in cities where,jurisdiction is concurrent, or otlg;ht to hav~, well settled lines of Jurisdiction, from. which there should be no dpviation, save when a new I.Jodge is planted, and comes in for its rightfnl share of the territory. It has happened '\vhen a candidate for the mysteries has been rejected by one Lodge, his friends have ascertained that the rejected petitioner was a mile or two nearer another Lodge thltU the one Which rejected him, and have applied for relief and redress on this ground.

ha~"e,

.Argument.-The question comes, whether, if the candidate had been accept-

would have been any complaint for want of jurisdiction of the Lodge tha.t aeeepted; also, whether the Lodge had not all along been drawing mater] ~1Jl froIn the saIne territory of which the unsuccessful petitioner was a resi-

dent without ever raising a question of jurisdiction, or hearing a complaint frorn the neighbori ng Lodge. "fhis has proveu to be the case in many such instances, and in my decisions npon them I have endeavored to promote the best interests of the craft in the preRent, i\.ud for the future. The law was made fol,' the accepted, as well as for tb.e rejeeted, and can no more bend to accommodate the OIle than the other. To

P rocee(Z i 1~{l8 oj" tIL e

[Oct.

and [tIl."\,, the rej~ctecl applicant to inlnlediatcly petition the is, the otlH·f one-beean~t' under the law of nleasurement tlrxt had no Jurii"lflidjon, ","ould he to dp!'lare virtually that perhaps lwJf the nH·nther:-. oftlw I.Jodgp that reJeeted this one, but accepted twenty others Ukt~ ('onditions, had been iHcogal1r 11lade. !.n,(llJ'p--TlIHf

open Rueh n brt-'aeh to recon:;,ideration and redresA, ,,,,"ould disturh Hlt, whoh' upt-work ofliupg whi{~h ought to represpnt unity and contribute to harrnon:'t", and ll'utu..:;urale a never-ending source of annoyance to the brethren to tho-,e ,,"llo':)e provulcP it is to preserve good fellowship and that tl:w hilws ~tfl~ obey('ll.. 1 hnve invariably refusod to make such discrirni1l[1tloll~ in favor the fL1ecte<1, and have continued tile verdict of the ballot in v.ll eUl-Ipl'-, wtwre thp redrl'~s "ought was through the lnediunl of hair-splitting qu~·...,tlon~ of local juriHdietion. 1 H:'l..-h.'iUn'i!.-- L'-J'

TW"i~rJF"rn.-UETtTRN

OF :FEES IN CASES OF OBJECTION•

Hritnd Lodge hab made no provision for the return of any fees, where candidate iN reje('ted through the Inediunl of the ballot-box, ltud the' Grand Lo(lge u.drnitH another lueans of rejection equally effective. A eundiclate for thH nl~~~teries is dtlL;~r elected, and has, of course, paid the regular ft\(, for inltintlon, the la;~V' stipulating that it rnust accompany the peti tion. \V'hen the enndldnte preHents hiulself to receive the first degree, a member of I.lodge obj~cts to hi~ athnission. The objection Illust be sustained, and lUU"lt be('on1:e a part ortbe Lodge records. This is right. It is a safeguaru which repair an unavoidable blunder of the ballot-box. The degree ctltnnot be ,",An f4::>t'l"',n.1'I until the objection iR fOrlnu,lly removed by the objector, through his own J.wt, whi("h procee-ding must also become a part of the Lodge records. Such a bar Inay remain durIng the life-tiIne of the objecting brother. ...,,[,!;t'>"ill!,l,U,IIl.--' l ' U !

.Argument.-Unuer our laws the candidate stands elected, and, to all intents and purposeR, rejected at the sarne time. He cannot receive his degree for ,vhich he has paid, nor cun hh; money be returned by any process knovnl to our estahlishf'd la,vs; neither ean he apply to any other Lodge for the nlysteries of He is a priboner in solitary confinement for life, and has paid a good for his arrest, conviction and perpetual sentence. We have also taken "'OB1~·t!l!lnf! for nothIng, Which, of course, we never mean to do. I do not believe tt :i~ conteluplated by our laws. They are necessarily strict, but in thIS instance incompleteness may work injustice. Deci..~ion.-When the )Iaster ola Lodge, upon consultation with an Objector, believes the objection to be perpetual, it is his duty to order the inItiation fee returned to the petitioner, and the record made to conform to the circumstances. Also-that the death or dinlissioll froln the Lodge of the objector remo'V'l;;'\S tile objection, so tar as he is indiVIdually concerned, and in such a case, the canoidatt~ mu,y be allowed to proceed, provided no other Inember interposes his objection. A SUGGESTION.

But the business is not yet finished up. Suppose the objector finally removes the objection, or is dirnitted b;y the Lodge, or dies, after such disposition of the cn.se 1\.8 ordered above? The Lodge finds itself ,vith a candidate dUly elected, with no impediment to. his taking the degree, and no money ·with the petition. On the other hand, if the objection is not removed by any of the causes named the petitioner being elected and stopped in one Lodge, can never apply to an: other,. und this is not exactly fair. In view of these complications, I have a suggestion to make, Which, if adopted by the Grand Lodge, would, I think, coyer all such cases equitably. It is this: A candidate for the first degree having been dUly elected, is objected to. The

of .J.1Ils8011ri.

fPcorde{l. If the ohjection is not removed at the end duty of the :\fa"ter of the Lodge to declare the apreJeetion Inade to conforrn to the cirrt·turl1~d to the pf'titioner, as in other cases, when thnt ohjP(·tion is a permnnent one. The applicant for at liberty to petition tile Louge again in due time, or under whoRe jurisdiction he luay reside. fees alone are concerned, this '\iould also apply to objeetions candidate's ree'eption of the second ltud third degreeb after he find his mODf'Y. In either of the latter cases, he relnains nn }j. A. or I;'. C., until he is duly disluissed by unanimous

'1'JURTEEN'TH.-A ]'IUST AND SECOND BALLOT. LU..~"."jcUJjr".--.J'j.

ballot on a ('andhlate for the my:;.;teries of Masonry was pro"("lear" hy nIl the officers, and the W. M. announced the candidate On looking into the box again, he discoYt,\red several more ballots than thf're werp mernbers present. He the Deacon had been careless in carbox, and irnrnediately the announcetnent that the candidate hall lJeen duly elected, and the matter to the Lodge, ordered another ballot. Thp next time there wa£ one ball, nnd the Master ordered another lJn.llot. A brother beC&lne excited over the proceedings, which he pronounced irre~ular, asked perrnission to retire, and abruptly left the Lodge, as he said, to pr€'vent final result. The ballot went around, the dissatbfted brother having been nllowed to retire, was found to be clear, and the candidate was finally dedared dUly elected. desired to be con.tiruled in his pOl4ition before the Lodge proceeded initiate the cttudidate. Deciswn.-The first ballot ",""a" no ballot ttt all, b;f reason of the conditions above explained, and the l\Inster, when he discovered the irregularity, even aftpr the rp~ult, was right in recalling it, and ordering another ballot. The WUb really the first ballot, there being but one black !Jan, the under well kno\vn la,,,"" proYi<1ed to guard againstmlstakes, wus rIght in a s€'cund bol1ot. rfhis resulting clear, I decided the candidate duly elected, the Lodge had permibsion to proceed as usual. ,It'OUR'fEENT1!.-SIGNING OF BY-LAWS.

Question.-The by-la"ws of a Lodge have been approved by the Grand Lodge. Th~)~l" <"ontain u. section reqUiring every Mason that becorues a Inember of the Louge to subscribe to them by signing his nanle, and giVing his post otnce addresl-,. A brother refuses to sign. Can the Lodge SUbject hIm to acts of discipline for the refusal? Decision.-A brother cannot be forced to subscribe his na,me to any document. The b~"-la,,"'s of the Lodge, so far as they relate to his Masonic duties are not less binding upon him because he refuses to sign them. The Lodge holds him re-

sponsible for their faIthful performance all the same. A.11 the Lodges in this jurlHdiction have not the same local law, and it WGuid not do for one Lodge to onstitute a penal offence of an act which could be no crime in another. FIFTEENrl'lI.-RE-INSTATING A SUSPENDED MASON.

Question.-A Mason was suspended b;r-his Lodge for a definite period; charge, unrnasonlc conduct. There had been no appeal to the Grand Lodge in the case. The time of the sllspension had not expired, and. the Lodge, without previous notice to the members, took a 'Vote on his re.. instatement,and voted to re-instate. There was a very small attendance at the rnceting, and the brother ,vho bad

[Oct. wa& not preReut, nnd still fe-fused to affiliate 'with the susnrlnc4~e(lirH!"'; irr~A'ular, and

the aetion of the Lodge null the rHode of re..instatement in such cases,

tor re-in~tutelnent ~hould COU1C froln the suspended ~fasoll himlip un thfl nt?xt regular nleeting, and in the meantuup nH tht, re~hleut Int'tnhf'l'H of the Lodge should be duly notified of this spefor (·olnnlunieation. The petition could then be legallY twu-thirdH Yot~ conld restore to good standing and member-

SIXTl<~ENTH.-I>IIYSICAL

QULIFICATIONS.

ILJfl·ri·U,UH'q,.--.I11~.~ fpquil'lit(>

ph,ysi'-'nl qualifications OfUll applicant for the Inj's· hp thol'otl~hly nnderRtood by every nlelnber of the l\tln~onl~ order, and ~'et man~r appear to be ahnost totally ignoran t on the sub.. All ought to and ·would know if they exercised a little wlUl.l: l)l:lY:~knl(1efec~tKW()UJ,(1(11~qlllalllY·3 candidate for conforming to t11e r!tui\!fo,.. and the VariOtlR forIHs introdllCf2'U in the work. These cerenlonies \vere very which nlitny good brethren would th'\vart by R€,pkiugo to ignorfl Many of our forms were originally intended aR a bur to the entrance into our order of all who were not able to earn their livt?.. at ROlne kind of nlRuual labor to tnlte care of themselves and families, to aRsist brethren in povert:~. . , distress or danger. Any Ol1e who ("an con form to aU our forms Hnd cerenlonies can also do these things, tlwre .is a,lwayR some donbt about one 'who cannot. .Ma.l-::onr;y Wt'tS never int('uded as an as:rlum or a hospital for those alreadJ" a burden to themselves antI others, and it placed itR guards at all the avenues to its ever being used as such. They are true wa tchfnl sell Unels at our pOl"" htlc;;, and unle~s the~" are in tentionnlIy removed they will forever do their duty. 'Vh~" seek blind their rigid scrutin~~? They may sometimes seem too severely c:riticnl ~"tnd appear to work hardbhip, and even injustice. All incorruptible jUdgflS do the 8ame. Let these t~sts rezuaiu, and their judgment, how'ever harsh in few individual cases, will preserve our integrity and redonnd to our prosperity. I have received several letters on this SUbject, asking what could be done to such an unfortunate candidate; some prayIng for .l\lasonry with a dispen.. of limbs and joints. 'fo all such appltcations I could onI;}r insist on a strict adheren~e to ourfornls and ritunls, without '\v11ic11 no ~lason can be legally made. J)ecision.-"Sound in mind and menlber" is the old standard of mental and phYFlical qualifications. \Ve !lOW COIlRtrne the latter to mean the ability to COllfOrIn literally to the cerenlonies ofinitia.tion into the several degrees. '1'his is the ::most liberal construction we can afford to give the ancient rule-and nIl ,veIl 1nforn1.ed Masons can certainl;}T understand just '\vhat this Ineitns. At least one of themernbers ofeverJ"investigating committee should have a personal intervIew with the petitioner, before the cornmittee can be fnll~" prepared to make their ft'port. This WOUld, in nearly all cases, relieve them of anJ<~ doubt or uncertain.. tj" aFl to their duty to the Lodge, and prevent such unpleasant consequences as sorneUnleS occur after the petitioner is elected to receive the first degree. SEVENTEENTH.-PlIYSICAL QUALIFICATION.

Qu~8tion.-A commitee of inyestigation on a petition for the m~Tsteries report the applicunt uph;rsically disqualified" to receive the degrees of J.\;lasonry. "\'Vhat s,<·Uon must the I.Jodge take?

25 nl'ci.f?i{Jn.--~ueh

diFlqunliflca.tion iR the n'lbfortuue, and not the fclUlt, of the lnu~t bE" \yith<lrnwn ~1l1(1 the fi!€'H returned without a on thp ~round thE' petit ion of Huch <:andid11te, if thl? ohjections httd known 1H;,fore-hand, eould not have been legally entertained by the Lodge. pt!tition

EIGIITEEN',rU.-STATl'; LINgS.

Q7u'•.::!lon.-SOlne of hrethren, ~~hose Lodge~ are near the State lines of Iowa and !{an"a..., inl1uirp ho,v the~y can legally r<,'cplve the petitionl::l, ano nU1ke Ma""ol1..." of thl? eitlzens of those Rtate::-., ,vho 11 ve nearer a l\-IiRSOUri Lodge than Lod~e

tlH.'ir

OV\i"n

Rtatp.

Dt'!'udou.-rrhp Htatp linN~, which

fonu the boun<.lnripl'4ofoUf jnrisdiction, Illtlst ob ... el'vPd. Onr GratHl IJodge law fo.etth:,:-o. tllil-l (llwHtioll bp;\"ond it doubt. N'o Lod~t' in l\1i""l-Iouri ean entertain th(.ll petHion of H pro1'aup, unle~N he hn,H re:Hidt'(l within the l\IH~onic jUI'il-ldH'tlon of . Mi~ROt1ri nt h'fll"lt one year. Ho·w, then, ,\~e pt'tition('r~ front another Atntp ~tt ~i~ht, €,vpn if they do happen to (OonvPuientlj'" nt'ar one of our Lo(lge~ '1 "'Ne could not evpn accept the perInh~ion of neighhorillg; Gr~1nd Lodgf' to do this kind of work in the faee of our own htw rpgu]atjng Jurisdiction. One of our IJodges may hvwfully do ·work Lodge in another State by requpst of the Lodge, but the candidate luust have IJcen ell'eted hj" the Lodg(' undp!' "'\vhol'ie jurisfUction he rt-'bides, and ,,"hen he retopives hi~ ~1aster MttbOn degree in our Lodge he be('oIlles H, rncIllber of thf> whi(Oh receivl'd hiH petition. lIe 111a;y diInit, and Join our Lodge regll~ if suell IS hb desire. ...,tl'idl~·

NINETE~JN·rII.-DUENOTICE

01,'" TRIAL.

('harge of unnlaRonic ('Ollutlct was preferred against a l\-lason ,,7110 reHidpu in the local jurisdietioll of the Lod~e of which he ·was a nlenlber, unt \\"ho~e lnu'\iness oftpn kept hiIn for eonsiderahle perio<.ls of time it\V~Y from hOIllP. rrlH-' Hceretar.y of the Lo(h~(' fnrnisheu !lint \vith a certifIed eopy of the rhargp, anll gave him legal notifkation, both at his residflIlee H,lud at his suppOE,ed buslnebs point, of the tinle of trial. On the night of the trial the Lodge rpceived a note froIll his vw'ife, a ....king that the trhtl lnigbt be postponed, and statin~ that HIle was expecting the return of her husband in a fevl days. In compliance with this l't'quest the trw.! was P0l-ltPOIH'd thirty days, and the ,vife was at once 1111'o1'n1ed of the time. By inadvel'teney, the Secrptary did not give an officia.l notification of the ~mnle, directE1u to the brother, \\'"itllin the time 1'eQue~Uon.-A

quirt>d b;y ht,,"". rfhe question arose on the legality of the notification as it was suppoRed to

have lwen transluittetl b:')" the wife, and wh€'tllPr it eould proceed regularly on that basiI-:!. Decision.-The wife WaR not a COlupet(:lut ag;ent to transact this strictly private Masonic business, from the start; the accused nUlst have due and legal notice of the tiIne of triu.l before it could regularly proceed. T'VENTIETH.-TH~:':~A.TORr.rY

OF A LOnGE ME::\"IBERSHIP UNDER CHARGES.

Q'Ue:stion.-A Lodge has a Inenlbership of about sixty, forty of whom are in arrears for dues oypr one yenr. l\{an~~ of thE' nunlber are able, but indisposed, to pa:Y'. 'l'he srnall minol'ity of the Lodge are tired of citrrying the burden of non-contributing nlembers, and paying Grand Lodge dues for them. Charges are re~ularl~" preferred against the delinquents, ~Lnd the trials of all are set for the saIne night. The twenty eontributing brethren fear that the forty delinwill outvote theIn, as under our law all are voters in the Lodge until are suspended or expelled by a tVl"o-thirds vote of the Inembers present. They ask for advice under tb€'se peculiar and e:x:c-~ptional circumstances.

of the

[Oct.

n, t1tl'('c in a Lodge-room, 'with so many If pf'rnlitted, the large nlujority of delin'woulil certLtinly carried their point in favor of abolishgoofl hret hrpu 'who Rupported the Louge, and were pntlPH,voring- to rnaint.~in vrdpr and tU,;cipline.

oUP

of thp1r

(lelil1tf!twrltR "rere personally interested in the trial of any and tluJoy ('ollid not be permitted to vote 011 a question in (Hrectly int(\re&t~d. AdviHPt! the Lod~e to go into the trial of eharge~ they being all pre'l';ent in the Lodge if the~r h~ar the cn.SPX, then order all the delinquents to retire tohalloting, which, course, must be done separately.

nUlnhpr,

thf'y

T\V'RNTY-FIRST.-YOTING A 1.' '{,RIALS.

broth ..!' on trial for unmftRonic conduet, and pIE-adR "guilty." J~ it ne(~PRl'\nrJ-" to htkl' n ballot on the- innoeence or guil t of the accused? \"11:('",''$1./1.1.#/".-- .... "10..

go'verning trials expre~sly ~tatt} the bn,lIot shall be talren on the guIlt or innot'pnee of th€' accused. No provi&o ifi made for the pleadings. THay po:::,,,,fbly 'Votn the brother who has pleaded ., guilty" guilt1(':-'~ the through IniRtalren charity. The plea itself lnaj'" be a bid for ~ueh n verdict, un.1 the trIal should proceed regnlarly as provided b J" law. If auJr the aggrievf>d at the result of a trial, and th~ proceedings have hpen r('~ulnr, topir only coun:€ is to memorialize the Grand Lodge. At n trial, it is not eOlnpetpllt for the Mnstt:lr to afik the accused to plead ... gnU ty ~ H or "not guilty?" The plea voluntarily nladE-, either by tile accused or hh counsrl, eft'ects no good l)urposc, and should be discouraged in ::Ylasonic Louge8. TWI<J'STY-SECOND.

TRIAl.!;; OF SUSPENDED )[ASONS.

('Uf)t~tion.-It hecarnf> nflce~sary

In~"

for nle to make ~1 der-iHion under a decision

hUnledil1tE?' predeceBsor.

TIlt:=' Gr::tnd Lodge having confirmed thE' decision that a suspended ~Iason ~->xpelIc-d for gross UnnlH"iOnic conduct while still under suspension, a qne/oltion arose n~ to the statns and rights of the suspended l\lason during the trt{ll proceetlin~l'i. N'(HV, Wp cannot hold Masonic cornrnunion ,vith a H Ruspended l\'lason." Rit ting i n ~t Lodge with one, ",,"ould be holding l\fa.sonic comrnunication. nlUY lJP

Decision.-A

:Ma~on

on trial should have a copy of the charges

dnly served upon and may be rcpresentc(l by counsel and witnesses for his defence, but he f"ftnnot be ndruitted into the Lodge. TWENTY-THIR.D.

Q?l;e.,;tion.-A brothf\!' is tried on a charge of immoral and unmasonic condnct, the spe<·ifirations including dil':lhone~~ty-n.nd he was expelled. At the next rneetlng of the Lodge, it Ination ,YUS nlade to the effect that on the specification of 'f. dishonesty" the Lodgp believed him to be innocent. Deci.,ion.-TheLodge should have disposed of aU the specifications separately at the trial. It cannot alnend its verrlict at a subsequent meeting. It may proceE-d to a ne,,,, trial by ta,king the proper steps, if the necessity appear, but a motion to revise a 'verdict cannot be entertained. T\VE:NTY-FOURTli.

Qu,estion.-A brother is in prison, and there are charges, not founded on the cause of his imprisonment, preferred against hirn in the Lodge. Can the Lodge, regularly, proceed with the trial? '\\'rhat if the brother ,,'ere imprisoned for life is he still to renlain a member of the Lodge? '

,a nd 1hp the l}n·4-'l·U:'-~l·/I'-l. h~,

a~ain""t other Lnth.~p lHay prt'f(~r

('a,~P, cltllt'r before his (1('p0l..;ltlou.

'l'\VE~TY-C;;IXTII.

T\VE:Nr.ry-Sn, BS'l'II.

trIal InH t"e 1\ppoiu ~e{l by J J f ' r l 'IUll£.--l.l..1.

lH·I,)CE~t'~l~in<..!:"-I.

thp no right to ohje-ct to the ('otn1\1ubter to take eV'i<1en(~e, and h::.\ve n, np,\v' (ln~ appointed. TWENTY-Y.~I4-tHTH.

I)( (·islon.-The accused nUt~'" request hIS trial to postponed, and the IJo(h:~e ruay grant the re.quer-,i, or not. The Lod~e, on it:-- part, can pOl..,tpone a trhLl at nny tiru(', if it is nut read)'" to proceed.

{,;,ue:,tion.-One Inenl1ler only, ofa eornlnittee of invebtigation on i\.Il npplication for rn.r~tpri(,)h of :\Ia,;onry, reported, and the Lodgf>, hy vote, aceeptt:'d the report as t he report of' the (·olHlnHtee. Dt'cision.-The rep••rt of only one"" of an investigatin~comnli ttfl8 of thrpc on a pf'tition fi,r luitiation or nUlonlber:;;hip, i;;; not a competent report. It cannot certainly an~\"er the purpo"-,e contelnplat('d by tilt' pt.:'rernptor~'" charge, nud ulliversal law of }'Iubonry, requirin~ due invc"5tigation into the eharacter and antecedent~ of tho~e ,\'"1)0 ask to be iL(IInitted into the great ~lasonie family. A majority of the conu:nittee may be considerpd eompptent to report, but it is illr bett.er that in }o.O hnportu.nt ft. matter e, er;y meulber should do his whole duty. THIH.TIETH.

(Jue8tion.-A brother iR summoned to appear in the Lodge "to pay his lInes or l'lhow cau;;e w'hy hi~ due<:; fU'C not. paid," th.is heing the lan~uage used in the sumlUOllb. Bef1Jre the rneptlng to ,vllich he i:-, 1"1lIurnOllcd he pays up bil'! dues to the ~eeretar~·. Hhould the Lodge proceed against hirn if he tails to respond to the

sunnnons in

per~on?

Decision.-It Rhould not. He has anf.,\verecl the purpose of the SUn'lnlOnS by pa'.rln~ hiH dues, and should be excused for his nOll-appearance in the IJodge. rl'UIRTY-FIRST.

QlteJJtion.-Has n. non-affiliate, \vho haR petitioned and been rejected, the right visit the Lodge? Deci8ion.-He may petition a IJodge again at the next meting after his rejection. lIe has shown a cornrnendable t-3pint by his efforts to become a luember, and ~hould be allowed to visit as atlillatec1 visitors are, provided no member of the Lodge obJectR to his presence.

Proe(!ecZlngl:l

of tIle

[Oct.

THIRTY-SECOND. l~ ~f\t

tn ,york nnder its charter-say in Octoher or NovPlnher, nfter tIlt;· "'t>..,~ion of the Grand IJodge at ,vhich the charter 'was granted. (-nlet'r8 eh·(·tpd and in~·taH(·d aC('ordin~ to la,v. Should the Lodge hol<1 an the folloWllH~ Decen'lber as Iuay be provided by their b,Y~pirit

of 1\'Io,80nic order as no,"" organized into Grand rapid acc~..,sion of Offipf'rR, as the affirmative of the ~ltH .... tIoa would Involve. Thus the lle,vLouge ,vanIa create two l\iasters in one '\'ldeh old Lodg-e eould pOhl-,ibly do. pIp«'! i "e otl1.·pr:-, of OJ Lodgp 11lU..,t sprve at least t'welve months, and until 1heir ~u(·ef>~sor..., Hhnlllw;vp heen dul~r elected and installed. THIUTY-TII [RD.

the l\faster

onfl' of the Wardens-there being" onl3-"" one of transact the regular bu~ine~s, and then Lodu;e in charge ofa Past l\faster to eoufer deg-rees?

nrp~(-'nl[-Ollipn the IJodg(~,

Llt.;~eUIlUj'IJ.--LJ.e (·annot. Our la,vs require one of the three principal officers to be lJrf'~ent, and in hl~ proper place fiR Worshipfull\Ia~t(lr in th~ Lodge dnring the whole of the sf'~Rion. He rna;r, however, eall upon any ,vell qualified brother to c~onduct the ,\"ork, and give the leetures.

THIR'FY-FO"CRTH.

Dfci.siQn.-I-Iaving bf't'n called upon for n decision, ·wbether the resolution auol)tpd by the la~t Grantl I.Jocl~e in referenee to the elpetion of District Lecturers wu,:-. Intended to ("1'eat(' a VfWtllH'Y in that office, in district~ alrearl;y &upplied with h'clurerR, I replied in the negative. The intent of the resolution evidently 'was to tlll the offi.(·(>~ in all the districts as soon UK possible, and not to displace thos€>' already tilleu, prOViding the craft "WE're sntistied with the lecturer they had selectt-}d. TIIIRTY-FIFTH.

Ih:cialon.-It is nece~sary for an "BJntered .A.pprentice or it Fe-lIo''''' Oraft vvrho has b('(~n rejeeted for the "\(->oon<1, or third degree, to be f'xall1ined everJ'''' Hnle he sub~equentl;y for advancement. TIlt' Lodge votes OIl proficiency, as ,veIl as other and the hrethren m\Ued upon to vote should hear the ~xalnination.

TIIIR'rY-SIXTlI.

Dt'ci8ion.-When, after petitioning', an applicant for the mysteries renloves frOIn the of the Lodgf' which received his petition, the Lodge still 11o,ldl~j\.1rl.Sd.lctfio:n OVf'r him. The I.Jnf1~e may 'waivejurisdh·tion, if it is deemed proper. THIRTY -SEVENTH.

Decls-ion.-A non-affiliated l\!ason nlay petition any Lodge in hiH jurisdiction fbr membership, 'wHhout reference to the place of hi'5 residence, so he lives in the State. THIR'l'Y-EIGHTH.

Decision.-A District Dpputy Grand l\Iaster, cannot dimit from his Lodge, and still exercise the functions of his office over the craft. \Vith his dimit in his pO~Hel';sion he isno longer a Inember of the Grand IJodge. Iflle wishes to dimit frorn his Lodge, he should first resi~n his otllee as District Deputy Grand Master in ord~~r that his SUeC€Rl'lOr rnay be appointed, and the craft in the district not lpft without a supervising officer.

can

hwr;ct.:'Sl-l4:lT"'l are

duly

FoRTIETH.

thf'Y

lwen duly

}I""onTY-l<"IRHT.

De-

P'OUTY-HECOND.

when the

SPECIAL RULINGS. FUl,ST.-TUANSF'ER 0];" vrORK AND WAIVER OF .JURISDICTION.

usagoe permits an Entered Appren ti(OP or FelloW' Craft to change for the purpose of r~'ceiving the remaining degree, or degree'"!, I.PII'nl'rlln,(! pPTnUtllel:1tlsr conne(~te(l with another Lodgp. In ordpr to effpct !-pgaUy, thflfe two distinct Inodes of procedure. In gent'rfLl tt-\nUH, thfl two ('aSf'S may nt· l'espeetiv(-'!y claRSBtl: pt~rmiHHlon or rpQ.uest to do tile work, Hud W8JIVf'r of Juris,(U(>tion. In the first, the I.lo(lg-fO reqU€l8ts to do the work for in thf' 1-l€('ond, it r(:>linquishp!-; nU control Apprt'ntiep or Craft. The pro("e~sef{ of the two cast's ditl't-rf'nt as pO"'l.... lblp, and ypt tIu'yarp often eonfotlndf.>d to the ~'xtent of puu.. . ing eonfu'iion and ille~ul proef·eding..,. Let u.., ob:-;erve the (lhtinction ill Its praeti('a] bpnrin~s. IJo(lg-eNo.l pl'rmist-,iol1 to JJod~e No.2 to confer the Re~ond and third

on A.

an Enterr-d Apprpntiee, when fonnd proflc>ient. 'rhat is the certltlcate granted to A. B., and it evidently does nut waive jurishut grantM permi"38ion to IJodg-e' No.2 to do eertain ~pe{>ifled work No. In-.;tE#u,d of <loing the "rorlr, Lodge No.2 prefers (·l:HlJ·~e"'l Qg'H.inst trie.... froIn the conununion and benefit:., of MH,~onrjr. Lodge 1 l"Psciuds its action granting pernlis~ion to IJodge No.2 to the sf'cond and third degre(>~ of Masonry upon Bro. A. B., and

sub:-it~tnee of

o1ll<.'lully informr; Lodgt' No.2 of this proceeding. It is evid.ent thi~ wa~ done jn faith, so consid.ered, it mll~t hr> granted thil,t Lodge No.1 did not reJlinqulIRh jlll'ifoltl1<"ti()D oyer their Entered Apprentiee, and did not be-

done ~o. Decided-that the certific~1te was not a waivpr of tbnt No.2 had no peno,) jurisdiction over A .. B.; that its !)rOCflt dings were and void. Advised Lodge No.1 to take immediate cognizance of the case, and to trial in regular form. Now, if jurisdiction been wnived b)T Lodge No.. 1, and a certificate of the fact to Bro. A. B., it wo111<1 h~ve placed him in the category of a MHSOIl, and any Lodge under 'whose juri:-;diction he resided acquired over him, without any action whatever on part. In that case, No. 2' could lu:tve taken up the cas€', and procef'(lt,·d legally. I had to take the facts as they appeared by the two o:ffi.cial tloctunents of Lodge No.1, and the above decision was rendered ac('ordingly. At HaIne time, it ,vas plain that Lodge No.2 \VaR actuated by zeal for th~ Order, and h~~d no intention of overstepping the bounds of its authority.

if the

~30

[Oct.

the n~('p~sitj" for 80Ine regular form of transfer, " juri:-.dl(·UOI1, that ,,"ould rpnder &uch troubleHolne

Ttw dl<.;tluetlon betwpen the two acts should be so could never becorne interblpuded. ~hould l"ptaill full control of its own work and nlemdelcgatt' its POWPfH to anothf"r Lodge. It SOHlereq uebts another to ('onfer the second and third thu~ g'lvlng Lodge doing tIlt· w·ork the uuthority to exalnine aud ,vhen round prot1ci(>n t. The firl:lt Lodge, in such cases, ut'1C~!;alLt'b to ul1otht·r a, power which it bhoulu ul \V:'1.Yb hold in its own handsH1ClnbpI'bhip. ~rhe Entered Apprentice 11a& been accepted, the right of rf'jt>ction or objection ought not to be \v"re~ted from Illll;'n:lIJ(:l"S of' the l",odg(> during the 'whole progress of the three deonly and gafe way to transfer ,vork is for the candihy his own Lodge; then, if it is nlore convehis tlegrel' in t'tllother, his LoLlge Inuy request the other work. No Inistake or nlist1llderstanc!ing could pos~ibly oecur both Ludges would be duly exercising their legitimate 80

tran~fprring

work, or requesting, or giving perlnission to

to <tv vvork, wlw.tever terms run;y' be used to express the fact

is doing work for another. NO'IN for the ,vaiver of juridiction. Ineans giving up all clainlS on the brother, and it &hould be expressly stated juri.,luu'cti()n is: 'N:linqu.ished. The certiticate of w'aiver of jurisdiction places Entered Apprentwe or Fellow Crflft in the relation of a nonalfiUatp to the Ol'UPf. He an~r Lodge he chooses to be accepted as Entered Apprentice or Craft, according to his grade, sending in his certiflNtte-in lieu of a dimit-wit.h his pptition. If rejected, hE' receives his c€'rti.tlcat~ lind retains the position of a non·affiliate, having the right to petition nn~y" he ma~r select. If elected, he is sirnpl:r accepted as an Entered Apprentice or Felltnv Craft, and the Lodge has by that act obtained exclusive jurisdiction over 111m. He must then be exanlined as to his prof1ClE."IWY, and another bnllot must be taken for his advancernent. i\n examInation before election, ttnd onl:)' one ballot, will not do. ':rhe brother does not yet belong to tbe IJodge to exanline. It IS evident that he must fIrst be accepted by tilt' Lodge to his gra.de, on his petitIon as a non-atfillate a,1011e. 'fheu, we these di&tinct features to mark the two cases under considera,tion. For one Lodge to do work for another, no petition front the canand n.o election by the Lodge doing the ,vorlr, is necessary. The Lodge for the work is done attends to that business \vhich is properly its O\vn. The second Lodge nlerely does the wo.rk by request, and officially infornls the tirl'lt I-Jodge when it is done. Puder a. waiver ot' jurisdictioll, the candidate must petitioll a.s a non-a1filiate; an investigating conlmittee takes charge of the case, reports, and ~lI b::tUot is taken-all done in the regular forD1 of disposing of the petition of a Muster l\-lason. ~ubsequent prOCeE'dlngs are as auove stated. These hints, regarding the processeR b:,Y' which ,ve may reduce a sOlnewhat eonfused portion of our work to stri<...t regUlarity, tl,re thrown out for consideration. 'file Grand Lodge ha,g not as yet adopted any forms at all to govern in the prelnises. It adnuts that a Lodge may do the acts alluded to, but dOt::s not elea,rly define the method. ANOTHER. CASE,

growing out of uncertainty as to the status of a F ello v""· Craft, over whom jurisdiction had been regUlarly waived, has come uuder m~r observation. Lodge No.. 1 granted a certi.tleu,te of good standing to a Fellow· Craft, and gave him permission tojoin any other Lodge. He petitioned Lodge No.2, under whose jurlsdiction he resided, and was rejected. ('1'he letter stated he petitioned for the l\-!aster's degree.) He then returned to Lodge No.1, and pe-

SECOND.-UEGUII.I\TION

FEES.

to eOl1fer de{l';rees on a

the

!tsjurisdiction over the candliclatje. ftrrther to do in the prelnises.. ..-;hnuld colh~\et of candidate the fees for de~rt"es workin~, antI du.l:r tr~trHunit them, unless the Lodge rp:llnquli~llel'!

nIl <"lainls on the money, ","'hich is

the tees is a]~o quite herejt1rj~,(H,("tion is

walvâ&#x201A;Ź"'d,

th(~

('antlidate

to the fees,

of the Lodge to vvhich he itpplies. TlIIRD.-RECONCII.IA'ÂŁIONS.

to the saIne Lodge have a dimeulty which, by its notoriety, se~"i.ndal upon the fraternity at Throngh h,l'.o'l"''tr.o'nU'I,n of their brethren, the-;y ~tt length beeolne with each differences are ht>HJed between thelU, and Lh~y lneet as brothers beJ!o:rI~t:n~

in the they owe any or apology to the Lodge? do. They have violated its rules and the general laws of the Brother.. Lodge should take eognizance of the facts which them to ita If they have e~lch other tl,Ild become they reconciled with Lodge whi~h nevt,;r wronged either them,

[Oct. but within

till'Y have grievously "wronged.. _-\. rpeoncilhttion l'jhould take place I/od~p, and l>xplanatioIlH shonl<l bc> made ,~"'hich would be satisto thp brt>thn·ll. I<'Ol'"R'rH.-crrIZEN:-;HIP A:SD

~:r:ASONRY.

A ("iU:;wn of ::vnhRollrl, 2) ypurs of age, in lR6.3, left the State, and went to Ohio to to school. At that tlUH~ hE' had no definitE' purpose of returning. He in OhIO ut pulitieal ('Ieetions, and re~al'(letl hin1.&elf as a citizen of that Hh\te. Ht' r.·tUl'lH"<1 to l\{ic;;",oul'i on n. vibit, in 18HX, and voted in this State, believulg' that he had a l('~al right to do so, from tllP fact that the legIslature of Ohio, in HIHi, pn . . -.;(>ll an prohlhitin~ Htutlpnt~ frotn other States from voting in )h10. Thp ...,tudr"nt n-turned to Ohio in th{:> Fall of 18W~, ftnd in the following was nli~df· a. ~Ial-lon in, o.n<1 l>pcanH' It lnprnber of, the- Lodge under ~"'hose jluil-ldh-tion Ill' r,·",i<l,·(l. In tht' Fall of 1870 Ill· l'ptnrnetl ftgain to l\1iHsouri, uUII applyin~ to Lodg't> n('t"lr his old rel-lidf'llCP, as a. viHitor, ,\,,"<1:-; rpfused admisI-Ilou, and thp hr"thrt·u dt.>ui('d hiln l\lal-lonic 1'<"cognition. In t'xplu,uation hI/'-> COIHhwt and CiLl'le, th("' Htudent repre::::.cnted that he was Ip~aU~¥ tl< <.'iti.len HlP State of Ohio WhPll hp applipd for the rH~rHterieB of l\fa~onr.Y'; UUtt thp act of thp Ipgi:..latur(l of the Statt· of Ohio cOllc<>rning; students frorH other Htate:.., before Illt'utionpd, was bubHequently declared to be uncon~t1tutionnl h~~ tilt' :,,>upl'CnlP conrt of M11d State-. The que~tion aros(' as to the legurity of thf' student's Masonic making in OhIo, and hi:.. individual r(->~pon/:'ibilitJ-¥in the nlatter. ThtJ. affair pres puts f:;ome new' feature~. The political stutu~ of the stu<lent., 01' his voting, illegal or otherwise, hns nothing to do ,vUh the caRe, only:-;o far as his political acts declare hlh true intt'ntlolls, nnd the vie\v in which he regarded 11inlse1f, as between his forn'U-r rf'~idencl' in l\Hl'souri and his reshlpllce in Ohio, at the tirne he applied for the rnYbterieR of l\Iasonry. The onl:~r question is, in 'w"11i<:11 State did he claiIu his hOUle when he was rnade a ~Iason? The local la,v of Ohio seems to IH1Vt" dt~ttlrnlined this question in hIS mind on the score of citizenship, and he actf;·d upon hi~ ri~hts as a eitizen throughout. He ('vj(lt'ntIy considerpd hlIT1Self a citizen of Ohio ,""hen he voted in that l-5tate, ~tween lXQ,j and 1867. '.rhen a la'w' was passed prohibiting students from other Statps froln voting at political elections. He naturally fell back on his old citiZt"nHhip in l\n~:--iouri, nnd duting a. visit to this Statp, in 1808, he voted. at an (·lection. He feturned to Ohio, and the supreme court had in the Ineantime dedared Maid "prohibition" unconstitutiona,l. The fate of the law once more dpcided his rig-ht of citizenship in his own mind, and, regarding hirnself as a citizen of Ohio H.,gain, he pt·titioned for the m3"steries, ,vas accepted, and made a Mason.

De<"1tled: that he was regularly rnade in Ohio, an<.l entitled to recognition In this jurisdiction.

~IitSonic

FIF'rU.-TIDINOS FROM THE CRAFT.

Masonic periodicalR are becoming numerous, and as their numbers increase it i~l not hnposihle that some of thenl r.aa~r, in their desire to pn'sent the fullest possible tidings frOUl the craft, overstep the bounds of legitimate Masonic journa1i~iln.

Now, there are certain things ,vbich we do not write, ;'1nd there are certain proeeedings of the Lodge ,vhleh ou~ht not to be printed untll their publication i~ pennitted l>~r the authori ty of the Grand Lodge. Anl0ng these are 8'U8pensions ~tnd expu18i011.8. The act of the suspension or expulsion cannot be considered as ("oluplete until it becomes a part of the record of the Grand Lodge, because it may" under certain conditio1l8, be referred back to the subordinate Lodge and reversed.. Before the verdict becolnes, as it were, accomplished, a public exposition of such l\Iasonic disc:ipline might unjustly prejudice a whole communit:r

S:fl..VENTH.-trJ,{fESTION Olt'

JUR15DI('~10N.

MaRtt"r, 40th I)istrJ(~t, refor thp six years" fanuly anel friend~ in diplolna from St. Croix

ruade coulu not be

re,coJ~nlZ(;;l(1

th!ls jiul"'iscLietio,n until the ili"regularity of:t1iti~ In.~\k.1n:g, staltl1s Wefe ~ettle(l f;bLtlsfalctorily betw~en

rro

R}l~COM~IENDATION~

THE CRAFT.

SPEAKING BEJ.l"ORb1 'rHE BALLOT"

Uornph\ll1ts

bel~n Inadt:>

practice oflnal~:lDtgf;ptt~e<:~IH"Sf(.:r.t"\'I1"路~. O"I:Il.h"Qt.

l'fkuuitlt~te tl.ftef the <.t~Innlitt~e h~lJ5 reported, ~l.lld

bad. A brother

M~'li

order~d.

he intends to bla(-k.. ball a os,ndidate sh'nJ:)l3-" because be

Procee(liJ1;gs of the

[Oct.

This is worR€'. The comrnittee Inay either make a simple or nnfn,vorn,ble"-or thej'" nuty state in their report what they about thp pf'tltloner. It" they fail to do tbis the Master nlHS H.Rlt what they have learned, and it is within eouunittee to to the Lodgf' su<:>h facts as they may have $(kaned: but C'prtalnly 110 brother ha~ the right to diHclose how he intends to vote, or Ray auythin~ pither in favor of or against the pptitioner after the ballot ha'" His ~ecret vote is the only legithnate expression of his opinion ot' the and in the ballot he holds at least as ruu('h he ~lven to any would openly declare in a candidate simpl;.y" because he does not perf14'n»lrnJl!p

OB.TECTOR.'S. ~flnerallj" thf" bl.udfAst Masons we hav€'. They make a practice, of goln~ around alnon~ the Lodges ohjecting. Very often it

of'ttl(' Urder thnt causes their ('oncero, hut some nlatter of businutHi«lo of thp jurisdiction of l\lasonry. Courts of civil law have by thE' Stutf to u«lJudicate- the~e affairs, and they l:)hould be tnlce their <,ourse whf:re thf:Y belong. Except ill ("ases involving lo

do ",~ith thenl, either in the or that of a brother. above to, have their own peculiar secret way intt-rposing their ban, which is often as effective as if they Lodge. rrhej1" gpt ROlne ,veak brother, ft 11leUlber of the I.Jodge, to voh for thynl. All appear:"\ to be fa.ir and quiet, until the storul breaks in the ballot hox, 111{(' thunder from a clear sky. '£here if.! no trne Masonry in the guardianship pxpr('ised by suell sentinels at our doors. we huve

nothin~ wh~Ltever to

('iU\rU(~t€~r of a

NEfiT" IGENT MANNER OF DOING WORK.

Letters

froul different of the State indicn.te that the officers of LOIlgf>!-l brethren sOffiPtimes into a car~less and slovenly waj'" of doing bu",nlPs~, both in their Lodges and on occasions, which is reprehensible, and ought to be ('>orreeted. They do mt"an to do wrong, but thej" are not sufficientlyanxiouhI to do ri~ht. Thpy should take pride in all their work, and thus i ndle&te their int~rt"):'1t in the welfare of the Order. Especiall~'" in public hhould they avoid such fuults of omi~sion and commission as would excite unfavora.ble comluent. A few stra~gling Masons of a lar~l-' and thriving Lodge at the funt~ral of brother 1s a sad (A{)Iumentar;r on our fraternal professions. Notoriously worthlpss l\lasons in the ranks on such pUblic occasions, dimitted l\-hiRons who h~\Vfi not attended Lodge before for years, do not give the profane ex~tlted opinions of the self-'ct character of the fraternitjr. Our ~ood brethrpn should hew off these pxcrescences, as they have the power to do, if they cannot be reduced to a COllHlstellcy with our otherwise fair proportions. We have late instance8 non-contributing and long dimitted Masons as l\'larshals in funerttl processions of the Order, when there were brethren qualith.1>d for this dutj-'!', roe-tubers of the Lodge. Sucb thougbtlessness, if it were nothing else. cannot fail to result in permanent injury to the Lodge that commits it. If Masons wish to thrive in their Lodges, and do all the good th~y can in their several eOlumunitles, they must discountenance such errors in their ptlblie movenlents. In the Lodge grave mistakes are often Inade. Candidates w'ho have been in waiting are turned away without their degrees, when there is plenty of time to do the work, and Lodges are closed with examinin~ comrnittees and visitors in the ante~rooms, whereas the business of the (~OlIHnunicatlonis not ("ompleted until all the work is done that can be done, and all fSuch committe~s have reported. If examining committees cannot satisfy themselves in a reasonable time, the;}'" ought to dismiss the visitor, and report to the Lodge before it is closed.

35 Gran~ I have upon petitions proper the proposl'U U~I~llJJ".JLJlO

were

respective

Lod~t'

Winter~vnlc

.............. Th-'htI'lOnvllle •••••.

............... J"...<Ji,J

lJ~l1~cJ.l

•••••,

Sullivan Co• L~l,.wJ'pn<.·e CO• Jnck~oll

Co•

.HUL Jacksoll Co• ............... LnwHoll Itay ('0 • ...... Sal t Crpp It Churitoll Co• ............... I;ielting 'fexus Co. ............... Lewisbur~ •....•... DnUws Co• ............... Fnrlllcrsville Lhingston Co. ...............Everett CasH Co• ..........

J....I.U.l\..

......... Jon{lsburg ...............Curr:y·ville ...............Pierce City ............... Lebanon ...............Ncw Cambria ............... Caf4sville ............... Alexandria ...............Austin ..............HitUoibal

Montgomer;y Co . Pike Co• Pike Co.. Laclede Co. 17 Centre l\·facon Co. 18 0ttvel 7 P~,.thagoras Burr~y· Co. 7, Alexandria Clark Co. lO Meridian Sun " Oass C(). 4••••••••• Ituria. Marion Co. 17 Houston ...............'\\Tellington Lafayette Co. 1 M.ontrose ...............Montrose HeIlry Co. 2.••••••.. Unit~.. . Rlclnllond Ra~,. Co. :l lberht u (Oaldlur~t) Iberia Miller Co. 17 Gowt..r " Gower Clinton Co. ~O li...lJ.p.l.t'·LV.u City H AI'pleton Clt~ ~t. Clair Co• ...............Mitl"..tty Jasper Co. ...............Greensbnrg Knox Co• ............... Hunnewell Shelb;>'r Co. ...............South St.. LOllis..St. Loui~ Co. 9........•Proctorvllle ...............Proctorville Caldwell Co.

together with eleven dispensations renewed by and granted the Grand Lodge at its last comluunicaLodges in all work U. D. to the state, bringing in its tide a large and Craftsmen, building up new cities, and pernlan(dnt Masonic homes, has been the cllief cause of the formation of th€~ In vie\v of the fact that a variety lI.lUl::lt of ne{'essity be into the state from the imlnigration I would urge all District Deput~. . Grand Masters, and District Leevigilan t watch the work and lecture!) of the new Lodges, preserve the so nearly attained in this jurisdiction. MASONIC COLLEGE PROPERTY.

lRth of Apl"illast, I executed thf' deed of the Grand Lodge conveying at I~xington to the MARVIN FEMALE INSTITUTE, award made by your committee, appointed and author-

[Oct. The InRtitute is now open for the of :\!a,",ons, of ('ost, for tuition in the literary k('hnol-the.r boarding ill th~ institution, and having all the nfh'ut!ollh, ~HHl nu\""untnges extended to other studentt;. As tu he ~01ected from tinle to time by the Grand I wonll! hprt· rf'connnend that thE're be a st/anding conlInittee, upon all for adnlission to the Illstigivt'l1, and u(,("f"pted t;aid Institute. this insures to the Lodge the franchise of $.~OO,fl(JO worth of propprt;~r, as conditioned in the act of legIslature th~' propprty, npproYetl :\It\rr'h 2'2d, lR70. .1nl.,O"htg:>r...

!'H.OPE.RTY (fll PR.\.IRU: I..ODGE, NO.

of fPHohtt lon on p.

90.

An~ukt,

no,

t>xp('uted the depd of the Grand Lodge ceding to Cass of la.tf' rl'airie No. 00, in accordance with your PrIWC('lUugs lx70. I.. EA":iE O:B"' OFli'lCE

A~D

HALT",.

~h,,~()nie IIatU

AMl'{oclation, realizing that the original stacIe issued b~" it Vtl,hlPleHs, on ~,c(~ount of the conditions for the issue of pre· t1H~ GriLud had paid $10,000 :fbI' sai<l original stock, in building- thf~ fire-proof vault in the Grand Secrein '~lith a previous order of the Grand Lodge-and hl-'lng: furthpl' HloVP<i lly fratf'rnn,l sentinlfl'llts towards this b()d~', its Board of fasornhl~ te-rnlK tor a lease, whereby all the aboYe outla,Y relmbnrsf'd, viz.: Agrf\eing to l'ellt, to the Grand Lodge the Grand ineluding light anti heat, for '000 per unlluul, for the ternl of ten yparR, giving thfl' t1~e of the lar~e hall we are now meeting in, for the term tL'U ~n'arH, dUrIng its annua,1 sessionR. In eonsideration of this very favor. abll' ljher~tl prnp()~ition (whi('h the Hall Association will terminate at the plpn..,urp of the Urand Lodge), I exeeuted a Ipu&e embodying the foregoing prodated r)ee~'JnVel' 12th, 1870, and which I feel assured will meet your hettrt;yapprutnttion. MASONIC HALL ASSOCIATION•

.July the 8th, the Rto('kholdpfs of the )Iasonic Hall .A.. s~ociation held a mcpting. at which a report of it~ finances was submitted; und it a.ppearIng to thf'In that thp Re('oIHl-rnortgage bondholdert; were looking to the G'rand I.lodge nddre~sed

fa, ('opy of their statempnt, 'with the request that t;amp to he subinitted to the Lodges for their considel'ation. in a fraternal and eRpeciall:r as this Grand Lodge is largel;.y I not decline the solicitation, although 1 had but little thne to study over the principL:.·s involved. I aceoraingly subrnitted their t'!rcular to the Craft at lnrge, and now refer the matter more immediately your assam bled Wisdom, for such action as you may deelu best in the prf'i'nil8es.

APPOINTME:NTS.

hnve

~tppolnted

and commisHtonerl Rt. W. Bro. L. F. \Voods as District Deputj"" Hrand l\fastf:'r of the 27th District, vice Rt. W. Bro. Jas. E. Carter, reslgnr'd; al~o Rt. W. Bro. B. H. Ingraul, as District Deputy Grand :\Iaster of the 88th District, vice Rt. W. Bro. Orson Davis, resigned. CORNER STONES.

There were st"overal cans for dispensations to allow the Craft to turn out fvr the of laying corner stones. Four of them I answ~red in person, and on of these occasionr; the work was connected with the public business of

the State.

Lodge qf .J.1Ils8ouri.

u Pnhlie Rchool at Rolla, Phelps count:')". of )[asons and citizens, with the usual t:t~'<r'olulPa:1l1JI1H'nlt~of Fehth"al of Ht. John• .rUtU ~"Ith.-Luid the .·ornpr btone of un addition

to the State 'lTniversityColurnhiu, Boone Co. :\Iet with a cordial reC"eption, fn"lfiUll.I'rH'l:lt :\fabOnl-,t nnlOn.~ "\vhom ,,\YHS Past Grand ~rn.ster .Tohn D. in the perfortnance of lny dutIes. The attendance of wak and the C'itizens of Col urn bin. and the surrounding country o-."lH'I'H i! I"" pnrtipipntt'<1 in the fcstivttif'S. thp (~OrIH~r stone of the State Normal School of the .1ohnson Rt. "'.... Brothers Salnuel H. K. John E. J. G. Wnnlcll, nnd Qeo. Frank Gonley, nJ":uHl Hl'~·r('tar.r, W('fP prpsent on thIs OC("ftbl0D, and aSHisted in the ceremonies, (IO('UP~ r.·,,;p(>(·Uve HtatinUR aH Grand OfficerH. '.rhere was a general tilt' (·iti:lWIU:;, Hnd an ~ttt(,lldnnN=- of llvP hundred ~lagonR, comprisin~ of" twpn(y·.. tlve LocI~e~. RevC'ral nddrt'Hse::; we-re delivered hy nn<l pdtU'atlo1Utllnpn, SOUle of the latter being from other States. The of Wnrt-·n...,lJurg H.nd vicinity are nlive, nncl working effectively in the of and of education. \Vhat more could be said for their zeal lv':uf'l<Hll"Jprp

6th.-Lahl tbe corner stone of the first district NOrIniLI School, at

Kirl{~vnle, At1nir

Co. The f'elelJratioll ,vas, in n(darl;~r all partieuhtrs, sin111ar to at \Vul'ren..,burg, the a.ttendanf'C' of ~iasons being as large, and comprising fPprt· ..... ,utHtivcH of twenty I..lodges. Several addresseR by l\Iasons, and men con8t~1tp departnlPll ts of the pUbliC" schools. All the ceremonies characterized b;:}" great el1.thu~inRnl and general rejoicing. On these visits I w~l"s favored with the company of f'everal pronlinent ':\{akOJ1:'i of Ht. I..olouis, to whose interest and valuablp assisttl.DCe I am ruuch inone oc'caAion there were as I:nal13-'I" as St~ven Rt. Louis rJodges repre-

five. Ordf'l' of Telllplar aeteu H~ eseort to the Lodge, and at KirksvUlt> \\P had a c.!t·taelnu,t>nt of TeIDplars frolu our neighboring jurisdiction, Bloonl.field Coulluander:r, No. It». DISPENRA'rIQNS FOR CORNER. STONES•

...Yovem.ber 21th.-Dispensation to lay corner stone of an 1\1. E. Ohurch, South, in Kanf-.as ...l ful·ch l~f.-Vorner stone of M:. E. Church at I.lamont. June stoDe of ::\fasonic Hall, of Daviess Lodge, No. 116, Gallatin. July 17tt4 ,-Corner stone of a Presbyterhtn Senlinar~· a.t Independence. Augu""t 16th.-Corner stone of a Church at v1"ictoria. l"leJPte!m''Jer 2d.-Corner stone of a School building at Canton. 1"li'71'l1:P)'YIfl"p'it' 3Oth,.--Corner stone of a Public School at Washington, Franklin SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

a dispensation for the Craft to have a Masonic Birthday.) January Lodge, 247, having elected and installed as Master hrother who h~td never served as "rarden, I declared the proceeding irregular, and the election and installation of the lViaster null and void. The circumof the ca.se were exceptional; nud in order to place the Lodge on a for work, I ordered a special election for l\Iaster, and placed the in of the last lV!aster, or, in his absence, one of the Wardens, until a new .j.ft:tster should be dulj-1" elected and installed. ",-lpril lst.-St. Francois Lodge, No. 234, I.4ibertyville, according to by-law, its annual election for ofilcers at the regnlar meeting in May; and the regular meetings are held Saturdays, on or before the full moon. The astro-

February 22d. - I 6elebl~atjlon at

i~sued

Proceediltgs of the

[Oct.

M~:t~'" Ru,,",pended the by-law, ~\nd dispensed with the cornnluui("atlon in tlutt Illonth. I issued a dispensation authorizing itb nnlluul e!('("Uon for officers wi thout reference to the vaga-

June .)t!t,.-I issued n dispt'nsation to allow L~lndmark Lodge, No. 347, to election to :flU out the unoccupied term of the Master, and Senior .Junior "tn,rdeuH, the Lodge WtLS about to be left without either of those by reIIlovnl froBl the Jt1risdiction. l"ODG1<; HEMOVAL.

sincE" its organization, met in a rented hall in be<:>orne what is calle(} a "uead to\vn" by rail.. of the I;odge had built, a new hall at Hopkins, and asked per!nl~sion to move into it. As 10C'~11 Jurisdiction of no other Lodge, tht' Lodge removed to Hopkins. CHARTEft St::RRENDEltED. N~~vada I~()dg(1,

No. 2'2H, baving eighteen IneIUbel's, voluntarily surrendered properties. Fifteen of the Inembers applied for dimit to join THE (4RAFT.

satisfaction I report that my official cornIU unication with Crltft alnloBt ulto~f.'ther pleasant. There have been hut few occur.. reu('ps which renderpd interpobition of authority necessary to luaintain good I claim, at lea&t, a smooth nnd harmonious administration. minor irreguhl,ritit!r-" Wf're cheerfully corrected b~yÂˇ order, and these it Is unnecesh~:try to rehearse, as they forrn the subject of dechdons which are before yon. 'rhe-re werE' some rases of bad feeling and bad management in Lodges.. The~~ I endeavored to correct b~" suggestiolls and fraternal advice, and I believe such. efforts were generally successful. At any rate, the complaint ceased, ealm followed a. storm of letters wafted by the gusts of dissatisfaction, and I have no doubt the hghtR of the Lodge shone out again, bright and clear. I have this to the ere<Ut of the Graft inl\1issouri: They believe ill Masonry; th.~y love cherish the Order; they are intelligent and skillful Craftsmen; knowing "'''hat is right, they do it. CHARGES.

Chargfl's have been preferred by Acacia !Jogde, No. 289, against Angerona I.tooge, No. for entertnining petition, and making a Mason, of a candi.. dQ,te who had. in the jurisdiction of the Lodge only fiye Inonths, being a violu,tion of Art. 16, Sec. 0, of the Book of Const1tutions. A ('opy of the charges, and other pnpers in the ease, are- herewi th presented, marked .A... Inforlnation reached rne, through DistrIct Deputy Grand ~Iaster Rt. vv"". Brother J. V. Allee, that the Worshipful Master of Versailles Lodge, No. 117, had conlrnitted irrâ&#x201A;Ź"gularities in the conduct, of the Lodge that could not be overlooked without injury to the Lodge U"'elf, and serious detriment to the Craft by example.. Among the charges were: that he had left the Lodge open, on one oo(.,~sl(Jn, without noy of the officers present; on another, that he had left the in charge of the Senior Warden, open and at work, with not enough present to transact business and close. I deemed it IllS''' duty to suspend the Worshipful }faster from his office, which I dId on the 9th of AUgUbt, and placed the Senior Warden in charge. Explanations were afterw~'trds made, acknowledging the irregularities, whieh were to SOIne extent extenuated b.y severe domebtic atfiiction, which the

Gran,d Lodge

1871

qt .J.l£i~r;8ouri.

1"H1Inll~·l"(·Ul''lB''~ Ri~ned by the officerc;;; and memprornl",EJ' that no ('rrOTS Rhould occtlr in the fnture, ~~_.,~~l, _4" +1,,,• .,. the Worf-,hipful ~[a8ter be restored, as he ,nts the best to govern ('ondnct the businehS of the Lodge. beell vindicated, and ;;1, wholesome lesson taught by that the authorit~. . of the District Depllt;r Grand bpcn duly recognized ftnd enforced, I yielded to for the fN;toration, in which Bro. Allee also joined, and lUU]t'J' (lut(.. of He-pteluber 4th an order in his hands for this purpose. The and Versailles Lodge was agai1l pasRed to the

in the

('as~

to tho GratHl Lodge, for inspection and

JUC,L~::"!VJL"'l,l presented,

.ALSACE AND

r~('dvNl

<Llr,n . . .

"!Y".oro".'l'j ..,.£.r,'"

marked B •

r..ORltAINE.

from the W. l\L of Orient Frangais Lodge, No. 167, of this the }i"lrcnch which I here\vith present. It contains

Iptt~r

que~t1ons

for our co:nb:ld(~rat1c~n.

E. ...I f.

GARRETT, :&;q., Grand ltfa8ter of hfaMms, State oj MI930U1'i:

ST. Lou IS, June 8th, 1871.

A~ "\Vorshlpful l\Iaster of Orient Frangais Lodge.. 167, of this city, I am eontinunlly'" applied to by MasoDh halling froln France, both for relief and visitation, and as '~{~iM)n!e communication ha:o; bpf>n severed between the Grand Orient of th~:tt ("ountry, f~nd the Grand Lodge of Mil';souri, and being uncertaIn as to the st~ttuR of Nlasons trorn Albaee and Lorraine, formally under French control, I dpsire to l::lubrl1it the following qUf?stiOllfol for your consideration and decision: f-te\1erance of Alsace and Lorrttine from France sever the the Grand Orient of France? severance hj'" th~ State shall be deeided to act, MasonicaIly." visitors, or give relief to, !Iasons hfl.iling trom Alsace ana

Reverance is not Masonical1y le~al, and the Lodges in those decided to he still under the control of the Grand Orient of we accept the petitlons of Masons hailing therefrom, and denovo'P

Ver~"

frnternaJly ;y"'ours, Signed,

J. P. RAVOLD,

W. M. Orient .l!TancaisLodge, 167.

};"lor the th:ne, I ruled that we could hold no Masonic comm'1.lnication with from .Alsace and Lorraine, and promised to introduce the subinto the Grand Lodge for its dedslon, which I nowdo. I may add that the In the t",,,o former provinces of France, named in the letter, cannot lueet work at all except by perIuission of the Gerrnan Government. Thus their exlstel1cp Is entirely dependent upon the political jurisdiction of tIle German while they doubtless still hold their warrants for Masonic work under the Grand Orient of France. I further understand that all the business, and IVCuRonift nets of the Lodges in these new German provinces, are subject to the supervision and decIsion of the Grand Lodge of Germany, over which the as Grand Master, as represented by Bro. Ravold. so, 1\lasons of Alsace and Lorraine have transferred their Masonic, as well as civie, allegiance to Germany. ~asons hailing

DISTRIOT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS' REPORTS..

R~ports

hAve been reoeived, and are herewith presented, from the District Grand ~{asters of thirty-nine districts. They set forth the condition of the Urait in detail, embrace much valuable information, and evince that the Order all over our jurisdiction is enjoying a good degree of prosperity. This

[Oct. nnd z~~\loUR .1ppuUf"'''' hal-- be~n to Ine a source of personal congratu~~." ,'IIi".,"'" I now l'pturn tlwrn nll thanks for their verJ? efficient services. Their Ino~tly l-Ihort, and to Ow point, yet in the aggregate the~" are ",ol'n.'\~·llut volurnluou"'i, and, H~ TIU1UJ'" of thelll contain matters and suggestions lit) pn.rti(·ular'ized :,uHl aeted upon by thp Grand Lodge, I recom.. tlU\t tlw3'~ ref."rn·d to tt ("OHHllittcP, "\vith In~tructiollS to examine them

jl{'/Il'

thtJTeoD, Wi

Wt\.l-l

done

la~t

J?ear.

Gl:tAND LECTURER'S JtEPORT.

Lpeturer has nUi-de au interesting report of his doings, accordiug fruits of' his experience in tntveling and and hus been busy, and has labored effectively of MUHonic culture. His report contains luatters that ought to for the benetIt of l\fasoulc ",Yorkers ever;rwhele', and I recom.. with tht:' proceedings of the Grund Lodge. Brother 111H time and llleans to the duties of his otlice as Grand I cm:nnlend hIs work to the consideration of a committee, with a. upon :-,m:ne of his suggestions, and also rernunerating hhn ade.. hili extra outh~y of InOtley and tlrlle. In·lf.(.t''(lf'n~L pref5ellting;ttle

CIIAIRMEN OJ;" COMMIT'l'EES.

order to progn'ss in a large mass of business to come before this bod.}~ in of reports, I appointed, ad inte'rim, chairmen of several (*0 tlunl tt eelS, tu take unuer con.. . ideration certain matters to be presented for :rOllr .tinal action. Thp8tJ' appointments were: Committee on Jw·l.'lprudence-Rt. \V.

SAMUEL

H. OWENS.

Committee on Grievance-l\L \V. SAMUEL H. SAUNI)EHS. A large number of

appeal cal)Cs, ernbraclng Yolluninous InUSses of testimon~r, have passed into his handFl., to be oVerh~l.llled anti unravelled, and he will doubtlebs, as in other yparh, llutkp a clear anti able rt'port upon such matters as appertain to a depart.. rnt'nt of our bus,inesij which hI:" has made peculiarly his own. Committee on Lodges under DiJJpensation-Rt. W. JOHN \V. LUXE. The po~.;ition are, perhaps, Inore laborious than those of any other cornrnittee of the Grana Lodgp, ~tnd in importance, the work which they involve 1s oertainl3-?' bPcond to none. It is all quiet, patient u'ork, and no 1m.. pot-dng, dibplay, and yet our healthful expansIon of Lodges depends alnlost upon the l\labolllc knowlf'dge and correct judgrnellt ot' this committee. 'l'he labor of examIning l't'corus" though 110t attractive in pursuit, i~ brilliant in Bro. Luke has ~"'orkf'd, as ouly a true Mason can work, in th.is retired aepartJ:oent for a long series of years, and 1 cannot let the opportunity pass IneritA-~d tribute to his zen.! and abilH~'.

uuties inlpob(-'d by tIns

THE NEW BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS.

The Grand Lodge, at its la:st CQIUnlunication, authorized and ordered the Grand Secretary to conlpHe, in a book, the Constitution and By-laws, Standing Beholutions, ~cl",ions, antI H.uling::; of tIll" Grand Lodge in force; together with the Old Charges and Regulations, Dedication and Instnllation cereluonies, and all necessary Cornu; for Lodge ProceedIngs, l\;lasonlc'l'r1a18, Dimits, Petitions, etc. He h~M~ dOl1P so, and product.·d a book which is it model of its kind, and one of which the Grand lJOdge may well be proud, in regard to both its m~)"tter and nUlnner. I kno"w that, at the tilne, the Grand LodgE" had no idea of the large amount of additional labor it WtlS iTIlpOsing upon the Gralld Secretary, and trusted entirelJ? to his wilUngnf"ss and capftcity to do any amount of hard work. Ht' has not di~appointedsuch expectations. The book is before you, but it cannot fdtogether spNtk lor itself. The s~i'"stematic inuex, which amounts

41 though it ~·

..t

",how~

It'8st,

r(-prp~('l1tS tll(> ~rt

unpuh1i~lH'd nU111u~('ril)t nl·~f)I·t"p(1 inlrrs

(Juit~· NtH"'., I :--.nruf'Book Constitl1tion~('o~t thl' eornOw Lodg;¢· HP('(lR only this ~ug~PRtion to nlal{p uu(' 1 ht' 'wnrl': dOHf'. I ,vBl H,(}ll, that HlP eOUlpUt'r \\"111 probably SP.."lrOlU~n(I,Ul that I ""hould lUlY€, writt~n tll1r; book notice. I C()U~tl

Hi'W

CO'V" RTEsrEB. fH·knowlpdg~ vpr~'"

court<.·~it'~

('xtpIHled, through n1<:, to thp those gcntlernen ·who havp tIlt> 01 t·dUl·~l.UOIUtl lllutt.·rR in our Stntt', and those eonuf'cted Dlore nHr·tilt'llh~l'·I,,· with tilt, Public Rehool b~vr;tt'nl of the Rtate. The~" lnay bt> said trul;,y to hu,vp honc>rt1d tlH> otllee, nnd tluJo Gra,lld Lod1..w. PFr""o.unl1y, I havp btaen. treated with uniforlll ('ourt(>~y by Iny brt'tllren of tht' .Ma~nni(' Orders, in HlP di~('lH"rgt' of uotll pUhli(' an\'! priva,1p offichLl Thb mOf't gratifyln~ thought at the elo~p of tny atluliniHtrtttion, l'orUlnpltl!'otJI},tt~~1hr the urdnnuH labors attendant upon the position \,,~lth hoHon-it (HlP .year ngo. EfoIpP('i{LH~" lui,vP I heen phief.·d undpl' obligations to Rt. W. Brother G.ao. ~"lH.ANK GoeLEY, Grand i:"'-f'crphlry, for the prOulpt ttnd pffieient luanner in \\''''hieh be hab ever n·spond.eci to IllY ff('quL~nt dpmi1udR on !lib titne, hlP. Illt"orma· tion experience, regarding the u~agp Hnd inunecUfite business of the Grand I }UtVP to

mun,Y

~laKon8 and other~, p .... pe(·iall~r b~"

UELIEF E'Olt. C' HICAGO.

ltlobt tflrrible of all de~troyer8 has just accomplished his nl.aster-piece in the world~s and ~hose for his fIeld a sister cit~'r ill (Jur neighboring of rfhe tIre-king has swept a great rnetropolis out of hOl1Aeless and homele~s two hundred thotlsan<l people. Chicago ~l. ~tory of yef9tE'rdny. Little or nuthing is left of one of the ·wond.ers of our ('ontuleut, but a V1C1&t waste of ('oals nnd ashes, and quarter of a million ~u1fering peoplE', who lived in or depended upon the doome<l cit:y' for support. jaws of nn earthquake never opened and closed with such crushing eti'ect the Hubstance of In~n, as the habitations and fortunes of our of Chicago been swallowed up hy this dire calamity. 1 have no words to eXpl'<?As 'what I in thiH connection, and what I know IHuat be the sense of the Grand Lodge of Mi~souri. Let us not give play to our feelings but in action. The nli~fortunE's and needs of so large a mass of htnnanity appeal, not alolle to our charity as l\lasollR, hut to our manhood. Let us do all we Ci\n while we lalnent tIlt' necc:-:\sit;r, be protul of our condition to err for Rympa.thy and aid. Chicago W{l,S of wood. What we give ("ontrllJute to rebuild the city of more enduring marble. I recomUlf~ rtJof€'r(ln(~~ of the rnatter to a special corn.mittee, with instructIons to one€'. "

of the

[Oct.

CO:NCLUSION.

tlR with bUll increasing numbers. Our in. iInpnrtance as an institution in our several com-

co:nl1nlJ.nie~t1tionfind::.; ntlVnlnr>ino-

n ... ·• • ,'nKO£Ci'-

,ve

aS~llme

greater and greater

rC?~ponsibi1ities.

ffif-'et thpnl 011 ('very hand. In the strong light of public 80lrnetln1es invite. our practice should harmonize with our

at disadvantage, and challenge condemnation. \Ve we mu..,t <.10 luuch, even mote and better than we profess, and not of right uf>long to us. rel:netnlcH:'l' that he belon~s to an universal Order, comcreeds and political opinions, whose grand purto plevatp htunauity, anti make men better and hapflip ~ternest type of justice between man and roan, and pxaltt>d chnracter which lifts it above ostentatious ",rhat do we propose to do with such Heaven for the blessings it is ever con.. U!'" upon our associations and surroundings. b~.Ien handed down to ns by our fa,thel's, that it nlay (·hildren. "\Ve, of Missouri espeeialIy, bave a heavy work to tIo; let us do it with all our nli~ht. Our l\fasonic hpr1tt1ge in the thronged pathwu~'" of empire-the ","orld-hoiding the key of our mysteries for the vast ~trpanl of hunutnity rolls on, inlpregnated by ","hat it L(:t us not contaminate the wate-rs with uupurity, nor with sloth, but rather h\V'eeten them 'with virtue, and infnse vlgoor, that nIfty makf! the- dpsert blos~om with glad promise, iUHl

dat-.h with ~park1ing

on other ~hores.

let us it with jos" that 'we have- b('~n clothed with so I.Jet our i\lasonr,Y bp conlnlensuratp WIth the greatness of our Rh"Lte, and take a lpurling part in its developUlent, and \ve shall be rQwar<1t:ll with bleR&ing of pea('t"' with all onr neighbor~, and the consciousnp'-lS of haVing actt>d "'"fill our part in the stirring drama of life. THOS. E. GARRETT, jl4 our work: ~rpnt l'l'Spon...,nH1it:~r.

Grand J.lfaster.

On motion of Bro. A. L. McGregor, so much of the address ns referred \vas referred to the standing comInittee that ; so nluch as referred to the Chicago conflawas referred to a special committee, consisting of Bros. Jno. .las. E. Carter, Samuel Russell, 8. A. Gilbert and Thos. E. with instructions to report at an early date; and the remainder of address '\\"as referred to Bros. Jno. H. Turner, S. H. Saunders, Jno.. D. Vincil, 'V. R. Penick, Geo. Whitcomb, S. W. B. H.ud Foster, for consideration and distribution. At half past one o'clock the Grand Lodge was called from labor until half past three this afternoon.

TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 3~ o'clock, P. 1vI. The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master..

Grand officers in their several stations.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

J ...~.H.

Report8-Ja~ob A..

Price, .Ino. Vi.... Luke,

'Vm. B. Drebcher. P. Ravold, \tV. C. Forernan, Jno. E. Ryland.

REPORT ON CHICAGO.

as follows,

our Grand Master autllorized to draw on the treaRury of one tbousand dollars, for the relief of the sufof

be ref!u~sted to address a communioo... the Stnte of Illinois, oonveying through our Rympathy for them in their great losses, and city.

which Is respectfully Fiubrnitted, JOHN DECKER, JAS. E. CARTER, T. E .. SHEPHERD, SAMUEL RUSSELL, s. A. GILBERT, Committee.

Proceedings of tlte

[Oct.

VOTES OF LODGES ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

the certified votes of Lodges on the proposed amend.. to the <:oBstitution ,vas sublnitted to Bros. D. J. Heaston, B. O. C. F. Leavitt, Juo. Decker and J. 1\1. Balthrop, as conlnlittec, who reported as follow~: tnent~

1'0 tht:' J.l.lO$t lVm',hip!ul Orand Lodge of .Jfissouri: Your ..<onnnith:,{· to whonl ·wn... rcfprre-d the action of subordinate Lodges upon IHhul'nth to the Doolt of ConKtitutions respectfully make the fo1l<n,vin~ report:

IlropH~('d $\UH

Your ('onuuitt~!t' tlnd thftt out of the threp hundr(!d and sixty Lodge~ in this only h::LVP reported an:y~ action by their re"pective on ~ullPndln~'nt", and InOf,t of the re-ports so nlade are l'nt•• ruutl Rpetion2, ot arth'lt· of thp Book of COl1&titutiOllR, provides very explicitly the twtiun tlUl.t -..hould bfl bj'" f.lub()rdin~1te Lo<1ge~ on propo~ed anlendmel1t.s to HIll HooI{. ot Con"'tltution~, Ul.1t1 ttw Illann(\r in "\vhieh ~u('h action shall be' ft'porh'd to tIw Orand r.odg'p; and" If it "hall appear frOlU '"luch procf'edings thnt n, IHuJorit~f all thp Lodgp~ haVE! concurrt.>d in the propo"lition to alter, anlpnd or rpp"'nl (1 on -..Ututi0I1, 8Jh thp "aIIlP wa~ rf'ft.1rrccl to theIn, then the question !;"hall hp aga,,in put to t hE:" Grand Lodg-f>,,. etc". ~\ ... a Iua.lorit;;'T of thr Lodg-t>'-, have faIled to report. a concnrrence in the pro~L!n(;'ndnlt·nt..., your eonllnitft.·p are of opinion that no further action at thi ... tilue>, h.y the Ura,n(l Lodge, would hp proper, but the alupndrnents eould bp again Pl'op0,,",etl, and ....UblUittpd to Lo<1gf's for ratification. Your ('ol11Iuitret' are of opinion that !no~t of thf' Lotlgfi~ have acted as though tht HHWnd!l1( nh w('r(' llropo.... ed to thf" b~1"-lawg of the Grand Lodge, 'w'hich \voul<1 I't'qUll"P quitt' tt tUffel"'pnt courbf' of pl'ocl'eding froIn propo~E'd amcndlucnt& to thp Buol\: of ('on~titution~. l

D. J IIEAHTON, B. O. AUSTIN, C. I!\ JJEAVITT, .JOlIN DECKER,

Committee.

EXEMPLIFICATION OF WORK.

On rnotion of Bro.. R. E. Anderson, the Grand Lecturer was invited to exemplify the work in first degree, this evening.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

Bro. Geo. Frank Gouley, COIDrnittee on Correspondence, submitted the report, which was received and ordered printed with proceedings.. [See appendix]. A t four o'clock the Gra nd Lodge ,vas called from their labor until 7 o'clock this evening.

45 Tr F~SV.\.Y, Oet.. to lahor

P.1\I.

the (-fraud l\Iaster.

Revernl stations. ,vas exemplified by Bro...A.Han ~Ic\va~

cnUeu from labor until to-morrow

Oct. 11, 9 o'clocl{, \vas called to Inbor (4 r:.:tnd

omcer~

the Grand

A. !!.

~Iaster.

in their Heveral stationR.

REPORT ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

COlumittee on Grand 1\.Iaster's AddreSR reported as follows, l",rniit"'~i'Urlll

Grand Lod[!e

;,lfi,''Utoltrl :

appointf'll to con~ider and report upon the V('ry superior urn :\{. 'Vil. Grand l\lat-.ter would Rubnlit th.f:l' followin~: ~lven to thp ~\ddn''!~ u.ll the (>on~ider~l,t1onour tilnp would allow. distribution, arnoBg" proper COIDlnittet>s, of the subjects therein to (路ar(:.ful con1'liderntion nnd atte-ntion their im-

t路f\l~ I nd t1fp,~

JOlIN FLETCHER HOUSTON.

('annot too highly approbate and commend the eloquent and tributp paid by our Gr~tnd Master to the character and memory of our John J1'lptchef HOUl.,toll, Past Grtltnd ~raRter of thiH Grand Lodge. Tiw trlbut~) \\t\14 not luore cloqupnt th2'l.uJu,.;;t and rle~ervE'd, and "w'as due the Harue and h1bnr~ \ve ~hould cherio;;h and honor. plopprly ~l路t apart in thE' printfld proceedings of ~Oltlr ,eOlnnllt-tt,p

Secrptnrr, in Inernor~'" of Brothpf Houston, as his 1)(>t"OfP the procPt..tlinJ:?;s were pUblihhed.- As such honor was worth of the We fflcolnlnpnd an E'udorsernent of the lH,lantitul <':offilnernoratlon of the virtues Iif~ 01' our fallen

of tlte UETROSPECT AND

[Oct.

PRO~PECT.

our :\[. "\V. Grand Master preRented a series of practical ""'nl;J'sll'd··... Tlon .... Wlli('h ~rour eomrnittee nloRt earnestly commend to your fnr a:pproval. 'rhe views forcibly urged by the Grand ~{aster the consideration of ever~'" Craftsman in Missouri, seriously obsf'rved and practiced. The past affords (·on~~,Tatnlationb ~lnd and thf' futurf' is bright with cro"rning !'(lSnltR. \\i"e must not cease to exercise securit~r of the institution, and ~uard most carefully its nUt!'llrlPltlnU!!' fl)re('~. 'rhf" Crnft should heed and observe the wisdom l'>.PJUIHU'I.JU, pertillPntly by the Grand Master: "We nlakin~ too fast." Of the truth and no q uestlo11.

"' . . . "".... H" . . . .

DISP:BNSATIONS. "Dlnnr'iHtf\P re~)(nlltlle:nd

a rpference to the COlumittee on Lodges U. D. granting dispenRations to establish new' Lodges.

in hll4 ofllch11 character, having executed the deeds Lodgl:>' at the lURt session, for the ~fasonic College at Pri1irie Lodge, No.90, :5-"our committee recommend prt>luh;es. Wp recnuuu(;nd a a s;pecial comluittee the matters mentioned by l-Ia~t(lr eoncernil1g the of Grand Hecretary's office, grand hall, all mattt.~r~ connecting ,,"ith the Masonic Hall Association.

The Gntnd

l\la~ter

having recolllmended that the Grand Lodge appoint a shall be made for the matriculation dec(l'ast:~d and children of indigent brethren, in tbe College at nOW.Marvin Female Iustitute, would recomoonlmittec of three accordingly.

coullnittee, to ,,"'111c11

.u.MilnJ'.Il.l~. UJ.

The No.

of the Grand Ma~ter in filling vacancies occasioned by the resigtwo District Depnt:r Grand MasterA, if; recommended for approval. of the Grand IV[a8ter in ref€'rence to an election in Neosho Lodge, accurdnnce with the law of this Grand Lodge, as defined of Jurisprude-ncp at our last annual session.

waR in

for

action of the Grand l\faster granting a disNo. 234, to hold an election of officers, as that in consequence of the MOON failing to come putting in an aJ>pearance as required by the by-Ia"w·s. Your com... raise a of jurisdiction as to whether the Man in the Moon on1trf]',\'1nCf' to do deranging the affairs belonging to a Lodge under our so, an should be instituted, our rights maintained, lnan aforesaid be and punished according to the well-established standards of ~fasonicJurisprudence. '\\"'p

to Ht.

appro,~al the

J;~rancois

Landmark Lodge, No. Bt7, being V\I'l'ithout a Master and Wardens, in consequence of their removal from the jurisdiction, a dispensation was granted by the Grand l\rlaster to hold an election for officers to till out the unexpired term. We recommend approval of his action in this case. Perll1.iBsion was granted to Xenia Lodge, No. 50, in Nodaway county, to move from Xenia to Hopkins, in said count~. ., ","1110h grant we recommend for approval. A (l'acia No. 289, preferred charges against Angerona Lodge, No. 193, on questions We recorumellda reference of the matter to the ComInittee on (~'l"'·iA"'I,rn.1')r>D

..L1Ii8~':.fOltri.

of tIlt' Grand :\fa...,tpr·~ action in reft>rence to the Lod:-W, ~o. 117, 'W!lre-rpin the said officer ,vas re...,h n'pd to, otlleP.

'!~tt~,r~;xn~ II'dh"

a rpfprf'ncp to the COlnlnittee on Juris'Vor~hipful l\faster of Orient Frangais rnnttt'r~ (·on(·t~rning' AIHHce and Lorraine, late territory of France. 'r1 ' I'j)flrlnlPllt!

l(.tter of W1'f.

fP('(

to tIlP

Havold,

munt-nd that thp on

r('port~ of IJ('put~..

('. munlttp(l n'(:o!ltHhllenIU

Di<:;trlct Deputy Gran<11\Ia~t('rsbe l'pfprred Grand ~rn:-{terlS and Granel Lecturer. ..t\..lso of the Grand Lc"'cturer, and the rpm~lrks Lt.'eturcf, A.llan Me Dowen.

for your npprovnJ tIu) action of thp Grand l\!aster in

~.. ,.,.",.~.""I""·

ad interim, ('halrrnPll of tIl() Conunlttet's on Jurisdiction, Grievance, Lod:4.'~ U. D. rp1'pr~:·IH·P

to tht";· \Va;vs 1l,n(ll\lei1n~ Cornnlittp~ of the mtttters Mm4tcr the Bon]t of Con~titutionAprepared

(Joule;y', Yuur ('f)lUIUlth would not clasp thpir report "w'lthout making' spf'cial mentinn o{ tht" taHllt'ul and cal'nest etl()rts of our .M. \V. Gra.nd Master during his tl'rrn 11(1 has honofPd the office, and nlade an ndministration of which feel COTIunon pride. Frnt€>rnall;y submitted, l

(-"

.TOHN H. TURNER, JOHN D. VINCIL, W~r. R, PENICK,

Committee.

DIMITS BY LODGES U. D.

Bro. SO' H. Snunders offered tbe following, ,,"hich was referred: 'rhut thp Conl1nittce on .JuriRprudencc be inRtrncted to report as to I.Jodg-e undpf diRpensation to dilnit a nlenlber.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LEASE OF SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

The Grand 1Iaster appointed Bros. \Vm.. H. Stone, R. E. Ander.A.. l\IO' Dockery, Salnuel Russell and Jno. H. Turner, on his for use of Grand Secretary's office and hall . COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.

Grand 1\Iaster Bros. S. W. B . Carnegy, W. R" J. A.. special committee on college claims, and to whorn were referred sundry memorials,. BRO. WK. E. DUNSCOMB, P. G. H. eOlunlittee appointed for the care of Bro. W. E. Dunscomb, follows, which was adopted:

l"&.lY\I'\1"'t,Qd

Proceedi1~g8

48 To

MOIit WO'f'ship/ul Grand Lodge of

[Oct.

~fl88ouri:

tIl(' tollowing rp~oluti()n was adopted by this Grand body:

Ont' yt:.ar Il~Jlf!}1lved,

of tIle

Tbat

comnlltte-e of three

appointed, to act in concert with a

simIlar ro:nuntttEl~" app()inted by tll€" Grand Ohs.ptf>r, whose dutj~ It shall be to with tlul wUt'l ~"nd 1~tn1l1y of Pn~t Grand :Ma~t(·r Dunf,comb, and with their If dflf'med flXJH:,aien. t, rPffiOVf> hirn to a point wherp the very best bl'" 8{"Cur£'d lor hi~ mental and phYblcal Infirnnty, and that one· ~xpen~e attenuing bi~ renloval and t,rt"atment be pa,id b;y tIllS Grand

(~nt•• r

:re~~hlti.:>n,

John F. Houston, royself, and R. E. Ander~on were 5th De~rnbpr, M. 'V. Bro. Houston, chairman of said cOl:l::lnlit1:<t:~(', w&'"> surnrnoned to the Grand I~odg(} abovp. The duty then devolved as cl'ul.!rnUtn. C()rrE"~pondf'ncf' with the Grand Chapter COInnlutual ("~tll of the two committE)e~ to rneet in Jf'tferson City Anderoon W~tS notified, but could not attend on account of I rll.t?t HrOb. Carter alld McDowell, and we una.nimously ~rt~(~d to r~11l1(}V0 1\1. W. Bro. Dunscolub from Fulton to St. Loui~, for the pur(~nt0mplaU~d in the above fE-solution. A time was subsequently fixed tor rt't:noval Bro. Dunsoolnb to st. Vincent'b ASjrluln, in St. Louis. When I ",rag oonfined to my bed by severe personal a:ffi.iction, and co··ot)l<{:>r~Lt,p in person with the Grand Ohapter committee. In conseqUl\noo of Rickness, I instructed R. W. Bro. James E. Carter to secure comI)~tcnt a,.~histance in Iny plaoe to aid in the removal of Bro. Duns-comb. He Bro. (}ri~luUllnu.~r, Worshipful Master of Jefferson Lodge, No. 43, and on tlle 23d of M&rc·h l$.~t renloved 1"1. W. Bro. Wm. E. Dunscomb, P. G. M., from the asylurl1.81t to st. Vlncpnt'~ A~ylum, in st. Louis, Mo., "rherehe is at this pn~S('t}t tlm(1'. The <:-hange was deelned by the joint cornrnittee a necessity. The Judgluent of yonr committee has been amply confirmed by the improvement and bettered 00ndJtion of our M. W. and beloved brother. The fraternity of Missouri will have ca.use for oongratubttion at what it has done for this brother, in tor what 1s fondly anticlpated 818 a result to be obtained at no distant 111s ~an.em regtq;'ation to a. vigorous mental and physical condition. The expenses of remova.l from Fulton, and unpaid balances while there, amount t<> 3241 3'2. We recon1.mend that one-balf of said amount be paid, in acoordance with an with the Grand Chapter. Jt is also recommendoo th$\lt. the of expenges i:tl.curred at St. Vincent's Asylum on account of Bro. Dnnscomb, up to tbe first of October, be paid by this Grand Lodge. Yourcommltt0e would further recommend that Bro. Geo. Frank Gauley, our Grand seor~t&ry, be tltuthorized and empowered to draw on the Grand Tl"e&surer tor aU necessary sums to meet the obligations of this Grand Lodge in behalf of Bro.. Duns-comb, While confined in the asylum. aj)polnt(';(l. On

JOHN D. VINCIL, OhaWman of Grand Lodge Committee.

RELATIVE '1'0 PRINTING REPORTS OF D. D. G. M.

Bro. C. F. Leavitt offered follOWing, which was adopted: ReIOlV8(J" That the following resolution on page 18, and designated 8-b, in tl\8 Book of Oonstitutions, U That the Grand Master, wben he delivers his annual address to the Grand Lodge, return all the reports to him by the D. D. Grand Masters" and that they be printed with the proceedings of the Grand Lodge," be, and the same Is hereby, repealed.

49 the to be (Jr!\,nd Secreordered

pr()J)(Jt81tlOfIS

RELIEF FOR JAOKSON LODGE, No. 82.

KASO!lIO BALL ASSOCIATION. i',..

from Masonic Hall AS8ooiution special oonnnittee: Bros. R. E. ~alLlrl<lers, W. R . Pe-nick, Jno.

II"""l1I:l"it",,,rIi'

vahla.ble time by referri.Bg to partiottlaT$, but the com.mittee to Wbom this snbexldbtts. 'tEHU1D1e a,D,o'land {the land "WaS bought 14 Y_l"$ ago,

y<>tlf ag~g'rep:~ of ~.a..a.~Q -Iof,,,"_'''''_路lcV

&mounts,.

~.1t1&~: /V".-JII,II)'I,".w..w,:e,,.

fa.nll.~tqJr.,

ete.. , OO*lt

Proceedings of the

[Oct.

T11ere was stoc-k iSStled 路$112.000 There has been stock given back by surrender to the association, about... 65,000

Leaving only out............... $47,000 And we this hAll to the

reason to believe it will be all given back, so as to secure

There is first mortgate, 8 per cent., bonds, due in 13 years $140,000 second mortgage bonds, due in 8 years.................................... 60,000 Th~se

are held and owned by non-Masons, who bought them on the faith of

the Grand of l8fJ9,

as per the resolution which was passed in the annual session was reported upon by the committee at your last annual

communioation, 1870. The third loan made last August, of $25,000, for which we are indebted to the of America. This loan was obtained to pay up the already past due coupons and money that had been advanced by dirootors and others. We &re also indebted to Bro. Daniel G. Taylor for his kindness in not pre-ssing as he had the power to sell the hall for past due coupons. The indebtedness is about $225,000. The first cost of land and building as before stated, $332,000, would leave a large margin, even if the increase of value in land and location was not taken into consideration. We ask the Grand Lodge to make some prOVIsion to take up the $60,000 second bonds, which were negotiated upon the faith of the resolution passed at session; and this can be done very easily, if every Mason in the State of l'.;{issouri will give to his Lodge or Grand Lodge one dollar each year for three years. The simple saving each year of ten segars will save this splendid building for the Masonic fraternity. What will the Grand Lodge gain by this small assessment of one dollar a year! Plr8t-She would show to the world that the Grand Lodge of the great State of Missonri never repudiates her obligations. " &cona-she would receive for the bonds $60,000 in preferred stock-we believe the only stock necessary to be issued, because the present rents of the buUding will pay the interest on the :tlrst bonds, $140,000, not due for thirteen years; and we believe also, that before long the excess of ren ts will form a sinking fund to meet those bonds at maturity, or nearly so. BY' this means the Grand Lodge will secure a home, and the rents, after the debt being paid, would be sufficient to release every subordinate Lodge from all GrAnd I..tOdge dues" for ever," and leave a handsome yearly income to gladden the hea.rts of man;y' a dIstressed '}Iason's widow and orphan.

Yours fraternally, J. H. McLEAN, Pre8ident Magonic Hall A 88ociation .

MERIDIAN LODGE, No.2.

A petition for therestoration of charter of Meridian Lodge, No. 2, was read and referred to Bros. J"no. W. Luke, Jno. P. Ravold and Edward Nathan, as special committee. At half past eleven o'clock the Grand Lodge was called from labor until two o'clock, P. M.

labor

P. M.

the Grand l\faster.

statiollS.

GRAND TREASURER'S AND SEORETARrS REPORTS.

subnlitted their annual on acoounts. [See

(,~(HnrIlittee

PORTRAIT

P. G. KASTER W. B. PENICK.

Russell offered the

fOlJ!O'Vt)rlnl~& which

was a.dopted :

to prootlre the portraIt of Past Lodge..

~"'P1PolntEld

TBA.1ISPORTATION.

COlllmittee on '!'f'anspc:>rtatl,on was received and ordered 10

relOO]~tiea as

follows, which

Wm-Ihip/ul GraM LrxJgp. oj JLi8$OUrl,: CO:tUDtllttee on Tr.a.nsport&Uou of members of this Grand Lodge submit

the

rep<>rt:

A (·onferenoo ha$ b&.n had with the managers of the following lines of travel: Keokuk: ~oket Mountain, North l\-Iissouri, Hannib&! ~nd St. Joseph, 1\i1S'kW)U.r1 $~n(l Atlantic and Paci:tlc Railroads•. The Keokuk. Packet OOInpa.ny will rein!"ll all ruembers free Who paid full fare in on any of said Une. The Railroads named will return ,~~rnJ.l~rg for one...:tiftth. tare })&id fl1ll !s"re in ("oml11g to st. Louis on said purohMing tickets at their ticket ()tllC"'es in. this 01 ty. Respectfnllyand tl."aternally submitted, JOHN D. VINCIL, rhfloi'iTl'Wln of Cbnlndttee on Pran8portation.

SPEOIAL HOUR FOR ELECTION.

Bro.. J. 0_ .Jamison offered the following, which was adopted: of ~11 o'clock to-morrow morning be, and is hereby~ for the election of Gmnd o:tftcers for the

flIr l)uslnesa

Procee(li1zgs qf the

[Oct.

REPORT ON BY.LAWS.

follows, which was adopted: Lodge oj .J.llis8ouri: l:ll ....,. .." .. r""'I' •• f,,".'\7r"' •••

(~o,rn:m.lttlC~e on

By-litWS would respectfully submit the fo1-

No. 122; hy.. laws correct, and corre,;pond with the by-laws of Iteconunend their itdoption. No. by-hiJWS ('orrect, and recommend their adoption. No. with the follo\ving exception: strike art!elt· and thp following: The fee for inItiation ae(~·Olnp'u:ny tlH~ petition of the nppU(lIant. Recolurnend their adoption. No. correct, ,~"'ith the ex~pptIon of section two, article this amenehnpl1t, reconuuend their adoption. No. 213; Ntrike out section eight, artICle four-correct nl)oVt~ tlHH?ndnlf'nt. !{,u;onnnelld their adoptlon. lUgh HIll r;ud~e, ~o. 2)0. RecOrnJneIltl thult their ,vhole b~r-ln.ws be rejected ln~utftcH;lnCY, tind they bp furnil::.hed a copy of the code of by-laws Hrnnd Lougp.

~o.

b.y-Iuvvs rorrect, and recommel1(1 their adoption. nut section nine, article eight-otherwise co1'l'('et. g('('onnnenu thf-ir adoption. lln,rrj: f..le adgP, ~o. ab7; hy-hnv.., correct. ReC"onlmend thplr adoption. •\hlnthus No. 2,52. Re('oIUlnenu that their by-laws be rejected, and Illirn;lbll.€O "''''!th it code of by-laws n~ recolumpnued for sulJordinate ']',;n'Utl1 Lodg~,

thl~

No ::,30;

Grttnd Lodge.

CharHol'S Lodge, No. 1&5; by-laws corre<"t. Reconunend thei'r adoption. yo,ul' COllltllnit t(~e

would recoJrlluend that Lodges ill this jurisdiction adopt and published in the ProceedIngs of thE>

tV'!

AU of whieh is fraterually sUlnnHted, ALLAN L. 1IcGREGOR, J. V. ALLEE,

D. D. FORD,

Omnmittee.

EXEMPLIFICATION.

On nlotioll of Bro. John Rall~, the Grand Leeturer was requested to exenlplify the ,vork of the second degree this evening.

SENDING OUT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

On motion of Bro. D. J. Heaston, the Grand Secretar)"'" was directed to send all the propo~ed amendrnel1ts to the Lodges in circular fornl, ,\\-Tith instructions as to the manner of voting on satne.

53 GRIEVANCE.

called frolu labnf until thig

Out..

P .. M ..

the ({rand :l\rlaAter..

stations.. Bro.. Allan the Grand morning.

Wft'l called frolD lahor until 9

't.n_1I'V'1Itf\1掳1tOlF\'C'lIT

TfIURSDA Y,

Oct.. 12, 9 o'clock,

by the

wag

A. M .

l\'Iaster..

ttraH41 officers in their several Atations.

,,\t. Bro. Juo. E . Ryland anpe:~re:a and aSf4umed his

station as

G. Itecord of ye8terday read and approved.

REPORT ON LODGES U. D. 'OntH}l~ltl~~ 'rl;)ll'\.n,'rt:4:l~{t ~l/'onlhiplul

which was

aa~OPl~e(j

Gra:nll Lodge of the State of .l.lfi830Uri: U. V. w"ollld rf'Rpectfuny report, that theJ'''' have tlft~~路one IJodgecs, and would reC"ommflond that

Proeeedings qf the

[Oct.

Unity, Rirhmond, Itay count~{. """.",.... ,....... Hichlnnd, Pulaski county.

l\lacon county. Du,J·ton, (]ass eount;r. \Vp~tern Li~ht, Lpwl~burg, Dalh\s connt~.... Pike county. l\IUler county. lIunnt>wpll, Hunnewell, Hhelby county. Gr'een~lbu.rg. (-;r'f'floflshnrf:!'. Knox county. county. Dn:~tton,

Ln,fa,:yette cQuntj.\" • ..::..I,"' ...... ,L~HJVJl.

City, ~t. Clair county. Imytowll, .hwkson county, House, Morgan county.

City,

...

Ha~~ COUll t~

Alpxander, Livingston county. l\1arioHvIUe, )rl~trionvUle. La.wreu('o county. Fn"rul.er'svill,e. :F'u,r:nu~·rHV 111e. Livingston county. Mandeville, ~It1ndevnle, Cnrroll county. l\ItlUO,<,, .Medoc,

JU~j)t:r (·ou:nt~r.

county. :\<Iontgulnerj" county. "\\,"oodside, Thomas\-.lllp. Kilwinning, S("ot.land count;}"". Cre~~nt Hill, Bt-ttes county. H~'1r!noIlY, Ray county. :\llteheU, Columbus, tTohnsoll county. Arcana, 'V"interbvillc, SulliVH.n county. Center, Lebttnon, Laelecle count:r. Composite, Doniphan, Ripley county. Queen Cit:r, Queen City, Schuylpr county. Ancient Craft, Kin~ City, GentrJ~ county. Riddick, Butral0, Dallas county. Cacht"', St. Louis, St. Louis county. Licking, Texas county. tllt.tnnlbal. ::\Jlarion count:y'. l\l ()n 1: rose. .l\Iontro~e, .Elenry countJ~. Decal, (]it~.., Lavtr rellce county, with change of name to Decatur. Alexn.ndrla, Alexandrht, Clark cOllnty, with permission to retain jewels of ,Alexan.dria. No. 69, now in their possession. Creck, Ohariton county. II: co,ate~'vuu_". COitt~'sYille, Sf~huj"ler

PltllUb,

Your committee find, npon examining the by-laws sent up with the foregoing proceedingH, that of them are still of the old volurninous type, and would recommend tho,t r~o<1ges U. D. should be required to adopt the bylaws recommended b:r thp Grnnd Lodge for subordinate Lodges, ,vith such local changes as may be neceBSUI j". Your committee would recommend that follo'wing Lodges :-

dispensation~ be

Proctorville, Proctorville, Caldwell county• •Jasper, ){idwa~"', Jasper county. p~. t hagoras, CaSSVille, Barrj1 county. Border, Elk ~nlls, l\fc Donald coun t3'.... Go\ver, Gower, Clinton countj.... 'Ve~t Point, West Point, Bates countj~. If:

On motion of Bro. H. L. Gaines..

renewed to the

dlt'lOEms:atJloIJlS for

not bping recom... we take

.LJIM~l.i.l.J.'(;"JI:).

manUEJ'r in which the Grand been shown in

in~~niE'cti.on. of

the

and as the ill which

the record of all things and explicit. take it for granted that their U. D., its in their :t"u:rnJislJled by tile for the purpose 'Droc~ee<U:ru~s ar(" In accordance with rules and by-

so called, it is the inspect them.; and they actually find to b~lieve that many of the transcripts sent condition of the records of the Lodge, how they are errors omi ~~dons are noted on them by a commi ttee, for rUl~Ul~e ,;r;t1ll(la~n(;:e of such corrections are pr&Ctl~.ally useless, 8â&#x201A;Ź'nt ba.~k to the Lodges, and thus the labor errors and omissions conti nne from ivUI" aClJtuu

Proceedi7tgs

of the

[Oct.

year to year, for the 'want of proper instructions about then1. being given to the Lodges. Your committee, wiLh pleasure, notice a great improvement in general in the records and transcripts referred to them, but still many of them are imperfect, and as it would but increase the length of their report to recapitulate what has been said on this subject in former years, ,ve would, to avoid the necessity of further such allusions to it, recommend the adoption of the folloWing reso.. lutions: ' Resolved, That the transcripts of proceedings of Lodges U. D., referred this year to this committee, be sent back to the several Lodges to which charters luay be granted or dispensations renewed; and that hereafter, all Lodges U. D. shall be required to send up their actual records ,vith their dispensations-the same to be returned to them as above. Resolt'ed, That a printed circular be issued by the Grand Secretary with every dispensation hereafter granted, giving full instructions on all the points heretofore noted in which the records of Lodges U. D. have been found imper.. feet; and that no charters be granted to any Lodges that fail to comply with these instructions. All which is respectfully submitted, J. W. LUKE, ELIAS PARROTT,

T. E. SHEPHERD, C. H. GEE, P. H. PERKINS,

Committee. St. Louis, Oct. 11, 1871.

REPORT ON ILLINOIS.

The special committee on jurisprudence submitted the following, which was adopted: To the Most WorshipfuZ Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri: The committee to whom was referred the question of jurisdiction between this Grand Lodge, and that of our sister Grand Lodge of Illinois, in the making of Bro. Arthur D. Tappan a Mason in Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 7G, have given this subject a careful and thorough exa111ination and will briefly review the facts in the case, and the conclusions they have arrived at.

The M. W. Jno. D. VincU, when Grand Master of Missouri, was officially informed by his D. D. G. M. Bro. R. Frank Greeu, of New Mexico, that A. D. Tappan, a citizen of Sante 13'e, had returned, after a four months' absence, a l\{aster Mason, having been made so in Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 76, in the state of Illinois, and as Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, was chartered by this Grand Lodge, and there being no Grand Lodge in Ne"w Mexico, through and by which this infringement of jurisdiction could be brought before the Grand Lodge of Illinois, it was report/ed to this Grand Lodge for such action as it might deem best in protecting the rigbts of one of its subordinates. While we heartily endorse the protests of Past Grand Master Vinci! against infringem.ent of jurisdiction, we must in all candor say, we differ from him in the way and manner that this question was brought before the Grand Lodge of Illinois. \\-Then the complaint was made by his Deputy, of this infringement of jurisdiction by a subordinate Lodge in Illinois, would it not have been better to have officially informed the Grand Master of Illinois of the complaint made

Grancl Lodge of Missour'i"

1871.J

ngainRt one of the subordinate LodgeR of that State, and fraternally requested his inveHtigation of the matter conlplained of? Such your comnlittee are of opinion ·would have been the true 1'Iasonic course to have been purslled, ~tnd rnight have led to a sa.tisfactory exphtnation of the differences, as the Grand Lodge of Illinois conlplains that this Grand Lodge made the charge, tried the ease, and passed sentel1(·e without giving them notice.. While we have the highest opinion of the lVlasonic knowledge and fraternal spirit that controlled the committ€'e of this Grand Lodge, to whom this part of Grand Master VincU's address ·was referred, we rnust fraternn.lly differ from the conclusions they arrived at, tha.t Bro. A. D. Tappan, should "be recognized only as clandestine until (he) he l)rOperlj'· heled by the Lodge to whose jnris(liction he properly belongs." A elandc1stine 1\ifason is one ruade in a Lodge \-vithout a charter, a.nd no one will deny tlUlot l\lt. Nebo Lodge i:::; and \\-ras a rcgularl~'!' chartered Lodge, ~l.nd thn.t a l\Iasoll ronde in that Lodge cannot be clandestine; the error was in the action of the Lodge, and it should be held l'flsponsible if its acts were not delegn,te<1 by a higher anthority, 'which was the case in tllis instance, as the Gl'itnd :Mttster of )Iusons of Illinois, ~f. 'V. H. G. Re;ynolds, grttntetl a dispensation for this Lodge to confer the degrees on Bro. A. D. Tappan. Pernlit us here to sa~t before we enter into a revie\v of the reasons assigned by the Grantll\laster of Illinois, for his act in this case, that his communication to this Grand body defending his action has the t.rue ring of lVla~onry in it; while he defends his own action, and that of :Mt. Nebo Lodge, he does it in that fraternul bpirit tluLt should anirnate all l\lasons, and while we shall attempt to sho'w that some of the positions assumed by him are not sustained by law or usage, we shall do it in the same spirit that anirnated him. The whole issue in this difference of opinion between this Grand Lodge and our :::;ister Granel Lodge of Illinois, is, "what is legitimately lYIasonic 'residence? If Bro. A. D. 'Tappan, was a resident of Illinois (and ,ve ,vill quote the bylaw of the Grand Lodge of Illinois governing this question-Sec. 38. "The subordinate Lodges under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge are instructed not to initiate ~ln~~ candidate who has not resided in the State of Illinois twelve calendar n1.onths before such application be made,") at the time that by the Grand Master'ls dispensation he was made H, ~rason in Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 76, then Mon tezuIua Lodge, No. 109, New Mexico, bas no cause of complain t of an infloingement upon its rights; but if Bro. A. D. T~tppan was a citizen of Santa Fe, and under the jurisdiction of Montezuma Lodge, and ,vaR only on a visit to Illinois, then its rights were infringed by Mt. Nebo Lodge making him a Mason. We will here :::;ay, that. we do not believe there was any intentional wrong intended by t.he 1\1. W. Grand Master of Illinois, or by Mt. N abo Lodge, in the making of Bro. Tappan a Mason, yet the intention does not do away a wrongintention and fact are two different things-and had Bro. Tappan carried out his intention as expressed to the Grand Master, and upon whioh we presume he based the granting of the dispensation, then it would have become a fact, and this difference of opinion upon jurisdiction would never have arisen. Grand Master Reynolds, in summing up his conclusions near the close of his conullunicatioll, in the fifth point, shows that this case is not as clear as the noollday's sun, when he says: "Bro" Arthur Daniel Tappan was a single man, with 110 fixed determinate residence, but wi th a constant idea of home in Illinois; it has been the eustoru to respect that idea, and to permit some flexibility in in such cases." Ij'lrotn the subsequent action of Bro. Tappan, we would naturally suppose that Past Grand Master Reynolds thinks that there was a great deal more ideal than actual fact where Bro. Tappan did reside. "He was initiated and passed June 6th, and raised Juue 18th, and ,,,"as dinlitted the same day." His dimitting the same day naturally leads to a doubt of his intention as expressed to the M. W. Grand Master of becorning a 01 tizen of Illinois-was the true cause of his asking for the dispensation-for if he was a citizen of Illinois, and only going back

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to New Mexico to settle up his business, why dimit? It was either to save paying dues, or some other cause. The endorsement of the M. W. Grand Master of Illinois, and of Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 76, and also the fact of Bro. Tappan having been exalted in Santa Fe R. A. Chapter, is sufficient evidence that he was worthy of being made a Ma~on, and that no injury to our order has resulted from it. We would recommend that no further action be talren in this case, hoping and believing that this difference of opinion upon this question of jurisdiction may make both jUrlSdIctions more carefnl in respecting each others rights; and should any difference arise in the future, we will settle it in the true spirit of Masonry, that animates both Grand Lodges, and the fraternal regard that has characterized the past, may ever prevail in the future. Fraternally submitted, SAM'L H. SAUNDERS, SAM'L H. OWENS, Committee.

CHARTER OF MERIDIAN LODGE, No.2, RESTORED.

The special committee reported as follows, which was adopted. To the :Jlost Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Misso'u,ri:

The conlmittee to whom was referred the petition of Brother F. G. H. Hafkemeyer and twenty others, formerly members of l\feridian Lodge, No.2. extinct, for a restoration to them of the charter of Moridian Lodge, No.2, beg leave to report: That the charter of Meridian Lodge was arrested by the M. W. Grand Lodge in 1869, on account of the want of Masonic discipline, the reckless disregard of Masonic proprieties, and the discordant state of atrairs 1 ,vith unmasonic feeling existing among the mernbe-rs of said Lodge. Fronl the list of mentbers of that Lodge at the time of the arrest of the charter, from which are to be deducted those dimitted by the Granel Secretary, there appears now to be on the roll twenty-six rnelnbers, none of whom your cOIDrnittee feel Ratisfied ,vere connected with the cliques which created the dissensions and trouble in the Lodge; and having confidence in these brethrell, that the affairs of a Lodge in their hands would be cond ucted in peace and harmony, we would respectfully recommend that the charter of Meridian Lodge, No.2, be restored to those members now on the rolls of said Lodge, and that the following brethren be appointed by the Grand Lodge and installed into theil" respective offices, to hold their offices for the period of at least twelve months, and until their successors are elected and installed: F'. G. H. I-Iafkemeyer, as W. M.; J. G. "\Voerner, S. W.; H. J. Fluegel, J. W.; and also that all the property now remaining, jewels, working tools, etc., be at same time returned to them: Provided, that such restoration of charter, etc., shall only be made so soon as the above named officers shall send to the D. D. G. M. of this District a certificate from the R. W. Grand Lecturer, or a competent brother duly authoriz~d by him, to the effect that they are duly qualified to confer the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry in conformity with the work approved by this Grand Lodge. J. W. LUKE, Oct. 12, 1871.

Ohairman Comrnittee.

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REPORT ON CHARTERED LODGES.

COlnmittee reported as follows, which vras adopted: To the Most JVorshipjul Grand Lodge oj Missouri oj A. F. and A. M.: The nndersigned Committee on Chartered Lodges would most respectfully and fraternally submit the following report, to-wit:

That they have examined the returns of the follo\v'ing Lodges, and find them correct: NOR. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, l:~, 15, 16, 18, 20, :31, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 3~, 34, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, ti3, 5i, 5:5, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 6R, 69,

70, 71, 72, 7:3, 74, 75, 70, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 83, 80, 88, 89, 90, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 138, Hm, 173, 202, 203, 228, 230, 259, 260, 286, 287, 315, 316, 857, 363, 1'~7,

102, 130, 174, 201, 232, 262, 288, SIR, 364,

103, 104, 10.), 142, 144, 145, 176, 178, 179, 20f), 200, 207, 231., 235, 236, 20t, 265, 267, 289, 2~)o, 294, 319, 323, 324, 36.3, 366, 367,

106, 148, 180, 208, 237, 268, 295,

107, 100, 149, 150, 181, 18~~, 210, 211, 238, 240, 269, 270, 296, 298, 3~5, 326, 327, 370, 376.

Ill, 114, 116, 119, 151, 1;)3, 1.55, 157, 183, 18:'>, 186, 188, 214, 216, 217, 218, 241, 212, 243, 245, 271, 272, 273, 274, 300, 301, 303, 305, 330, 333, 336, 338,

121, 159, 180, 220, 2:1:7, 276, 806, 340,

123, 160, 192, 221, 248, 277,

127, 161, 194, 222, 250, 280, 307, 308, 344, 346,

128, 162, 196, 223, 251, 281, 309, 347,

133, 163, 197, 224, 252, 282, 311, 350,

135, 164, 198, 223, 254, 283, 313, 352,

136, 166, 199, 226, 257, 28S, 314, 354,

The following are correct, except no seal: Nos. 9, 11, 30, 40, 41, 42, 52, 56, 65, 87, 120, 134, 140, 143, 158, 165, 170, 175, 187, 193, 209, 212, 238, 239, 24-1, 249, 258, 261, 263, 266, 275, 278, 279, 293, 304, 310, 320, 322, 331, 341, 342, 313, 345, 348, 353, 355, 370. The following are correct, except names not alphabetically arranged: Nos. 14, 19, 32, 91, 110, 144, 227, 231, 29l. The following are correct, except no date of charter: Nos. 26, 100, 130, 171, 255, 359.

The following are not signed by Worshipful Master or Secretary: Nos. 125, 158, 201, 249,

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The following are correct, except not signed by Worshipful Master: Nos. 196, 292.

1."11e following is correct, except no time of meetIng, and also mixed up the officers a second time with the members: No. 246. The following are correct, except no seal, and not signed by the Worship-

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Ma~ter or

Secretary: Nos. 321, 328, 362.

The following have reportedE. A/sand F.C.'swith list of members, and have no seal: Nos. 302, 332,

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No. 317 reports dimitted members in the list of members.

No. 329 haR no seal, and names not alphabetically arranged. No. 347 reports eighteen initiations and only furnishes the na,mes of twelve, also reports rejections without date. No. 297. no seal and no time of meeting. No. 152, E. A.'s and F. C.'s with list of members, no date of charter, and names not alphabetically arranged. \"\1'e would recommend that the dues of Breckenridge Lodge, No. 334:, be remitted for 1871, for reasons contained in the appeal of that Lodge. The list of Lodges in arrears, and those which have made no report, will be furnished in the Grand Secretary's financial abstract.

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Your committee, after a carefnl exan1.1nation of the returns of the subordinate Lodges, find tbat they have done a fair amount of work, and the doors of the temple have been strictly guarded, by the number of rejections returned. We find also that the Secretaries bave improved; this is attributed to the conveniellt forms gotten up by our R. W. Grand Secretary, Geo. Frank Gouley, to whom much credit is due. We agree with our Most Worshipful Grand Master, that sonle of the Lodges are making Masons too fast; while this is the case, some of the Lodges have not made any during the last Masonic year. .A.ll of which is most respectfully submitted, B. O. AUSTIN, J. E. CADLE, W. E. WHITING, D. J. HEASTON, W. S. BAIRD, ALEX. M. DOOKERY, Committee.

The special hour having arrived for the annual election of officers, the Grand Lodge proceeded to the performance of that duty with the following result, (Bros. Samuel Russell and H. S. Gaines acting as tellers): THOS. E. GARRETT, St. Louis, Grand Ma,ster. RUFUS E. ANDERSON, Palmyra, Deputy GIJ'and Master. SAMUEL H. OWENS, California, Senior Grand Warden. JOHN E. RYLAND, Lexington, Junior G'1路and Warden. WILLIAM N. LOKER, St. Louis, Grand Treasurer. *GEO. FRANK GOULEY, St. Louis, Grand Secretary.

At one o'clock the Grand Lodge was called from labor until halfpast two this afternoon.

THURSDAY,

Oct. 12, 2! o'clock, P.

Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations. REPORT ON GRIEVANCE.

The report was taken up, amended, and adopted as follows: To the 2J-fost Worshipful G'ranci Lodge of the State of lI-lissouri:

The Conlmittee of Grievance beg leave to report that they have given all the casei:l submitted to them a careful investigation, and would recommend the adoption of the conclusions they have arrived at.

* For the first time since the organization of the Grand Lodge, in 1821, all the officers ,yere re-elected.

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No. 19. Brother D. W. Carpen tel' appeals from the decision of Paris Union I"odgp, No. 19, suspending him for twenty yen.rs, for the reason that the offence charged 'wns not anti-masonic, and tlUl.t the penalty is not in accordance with ~rasonit' law or usage. lIe is charged in five specifications with one and the same offence, viz.: tÂˇhat he did not notif~r a luan by tho nanle of Pl'ovlll, to whom he sold some land, tllat there werejuc1gments aga.inst him in the circuit court of Monroe county. 'fhe vote of the Lodge upon the specificationR is an anomaly in trials. On the fir&t specification the vote stood, twen t;y"-nine not gUilty and one guilty; on the second, thirty not guilty, none guilty; but on the three others the vote of guilt;}'" increases, and on the :fifth speCIfication he is fonnd guilty. The vote was then taken on the punishnlent: for expulsion, sixteen against fifteen; for suspension for twenty years, twenty-three for and seven against. He states that he is sixty-three years old, and it is not reasonable to suppose he will reach the age of fourscore and three, at which time his suspension will hUNe expired. We do not thinlt a Lodge ought to do indirectly what it cannot do directly, and l\1:asonic punishments like this cut off all hope on the part of the accused, and virtually render punishments inâ&#x201A;Ź>ftectual in the object aimed at in lUasonry. Punishments in ~lasoDry-and in expulsion it is true in one sense-are intended to prevent others from doing wrong, but the great aim is to intluce the offending brother to reforn1., and again beconle a true and worthy brother, and when they are extended beyond it period that destroys hope they become useless, and no good arises from them. We cannot but think that the brethren of this Lodge did not think of the true bearing of their action, and we recomlnend it be remanded for a new trial. No. 20. In the appeal of Joseph fIenry, from the action of St. Louis Lodge, No. 20, expelling him, we shall only notice one of the reasons upon which he bases his appeal; and that is he claims th~\t the Lodge had no righ t to add new ehargf;\s in the second trial. The Lodge certainly had this right, and if due notice lutd been given him of the added charges, and be was ready for trial at the Unte set, 'what injustice was done him? None that we can see; he could defend as well then as he could have done upon t,rial set for the additional charges. We ca.nnot see that the question raised has any bearing UPOll tIle case, and we recolumend that the actiQu of the Lodge be, and is hereby, confirmed by this Grand Lodge. No. 40. E. S. Dickson appeals fl'om the decision of Mt, Moriah Lodge, No. 40, expelling him, not for the reason tbftt he was not guilty as charged, but for the ret uRal of the attorney of the Lodge to await t.he return of his attorney from Chicngo, and that the action of the Lodge ,vould have its influence in the civil courts where these issues were then pending. This Grand Lodge, years ago, did aftlrln that subordinate Lodges should stay proceedings in cases where the same issues were upon trial before the civil courts of the St,at.e, for the reason that their decisions would have great weight in tbe findings of the civil courts in these cases, and operate injuriously to a brother Master Mason. But this Grand Lodge did, two years ago, reverse that position, and leave the brother to carry this extra weight into the civil courts. We are still of the opinion that the old rule was nearer the true teachings of Masonry than the new one; for exceptional, highly colored, and boldly drawn cases do not do away with a general principle, and we believe that in a large majorit.y of cases where the old rule is heeded, as a gUide, that Masonry has lost nothing by its practice. As the Lodge JUtS triod the appellant, and by a unanimous vote expelled him, we recomnlend that the decision of the Lodge be confirmed. We 'would here make a particular and fraternstl request of Lodges of the State, for the benefit of the Oommittee of Grievance in tihe future, thatthey do not allow our worthy brothers who have attorneys-of-law at.tached to their names to act as counsel for or against any brother under charges in their

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IJodges, aR they are so prolific in points of law, and have such a long and round-about way of bringing them out, that it is a decided waste of the time of your comnlittee in having to read three or four quires of legal cap to find out whether Bro. A. or B. had a fair and square trial or not. We hope the Lodges will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. So mote it be. No. 43. The appeal ofEro. E. 8. '\Toog, Secretary of Jefferson Lodge, No. 43, from the action had in this Lodge in the trial of Bro. T. W. Clony, for disobeying summons, was duly considered and the appeal of Bro. Woog was dismissed, and the action of the Lodge affirmed. No. R4. Brother .Toseph L. Cartright appeals from the action of Potter Lodge, No. 84, suspending him for ten years, for the reasons that the charges are too general, and not specific enough, and that the punishment is greater than the usages of l\Iasonry require. The charges are (the first having been withdrawn), second, that he has not acted in a Masonic manner with several members of this Lodge, not spealting to them when meeting them; third, guilty of defrauding Masons and others. The charges are not definite enough; but although they were, was the sentence of the Lodge in keeping with the spirit of Masonry? We think not; for we assume it, as a rule, that ,vhen an offence is of so grave a nature as to require ten years' suspension, expulsion, not suspension, is the remedy. Sus.. pension is not only for the punishnlent of the offence, but to induce the brother to reform, and when it is extended beyond a reasonable period, it fails as an incentive for reformation. We recommend that this case be sent back for a new trial, with the hope thai the rules that ought to govern aU trials will be applied by the Lodge. No. 116. Brother Wm. T. Foster appeals from the decision of Daviess Lodge, No. 116, suspending him for twelve months, for the reason that the articles published by him (he being an editor of a newspaper) were political, and that his trial was by a Lodge of seventeen members out of a membership of sixtyfive; and that the members would not go to the Lodge-room on account of its having been, by a committee, reported not safe to meet in. The committee cannot say whether the articles published by Bro. :B'oster were intended to assail the private standing of the brethren, as charged, or not, as the papers are not in the record; but this much we will say, that publications, ,vhether political or otherWise, that assail a brother's fair nanle, are not Masonic. If he is gUilty of any conduct unbecoming a Mason, file charges against him, and try him by his peers. The second point of appeal, the Lodge-room not being safe to meet in, and that he was tried by seventeen nlembers out of a membership of Sixty-five, constitute just grounds for granting a new trial, and we recommend that this case be remanded for it new trial. No. 133. Bro. V. R. Yancey appeals from the action of Star of the West Lodge, No. 133, su~pending hiln for two years. The appeal is talren under thirteen heads, and most of the points made are based on true MasonIC law. The whole gist of the charges has its head and front in the" mighty dollar "-a fungus growth. attempted to be engrafted on Masonry. ':rhe appellant gets a brother to go on a note of $75 with him, and at its maturit:r he is, by sickness, prevented from paying it; he afterwa.rds uses every means to meet it, till the holder sues upon it and obtains jUdgment, and the brother endorser pays it. He is charged with forfeiting his Masonic word, and is suspended for two ;years.. We are not excusing Bro. Yancy for his not complying with his promises, but we want to see our noble Ord~r freed from this gro,\\'I'ing evil of making the "mighty dollar" the" open sesame" of the Masonic heart, and thrOWing overboard the beautiful tenets of our Order. When there is no intention of fraud proven, but simply a failure to perform, we do not think that

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LodgeR shonld forget that 1\Iasonie virtue, "charity," and inflict un unjust 'Va recolnulend that Bro. V. R. Yancy be, and he IS hereb;r, restoreu to his l\1~v30nlc privileges.

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No. 137. R. C. Turner appeals frOIn the decision of Prairieville Lodge, No. la7, expelling him. \\;l'c recommend that the action of the Lodge be contInued. No. Ian. l\:!atthe,v S~1vllIe appeals fronl. the dpClsion of Oregon Lodge, No. 139, expelling him upon technical ground~, an.d not for any good reason. He'Vil'iJ chal'g'pdwlth charging H, brother ot defraUding the county, found guilts" by a vote of twcntJ'1' four to two, and expelled by ei~bteen to eight. We recommend that the action of the Lodge be confirmed. w

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John Marshall appeals fro In the itC'tion of Modern Lodge, No. 144,

expplUng hlln for drunk~nness. The record shows no evidence but his own, no vote upon gnilt, but simply that he was expelled. If this was the firbt trial he had, we think the Lodge should have first tried a nillder punishment-suspended him lor six or twelve months-and if he could not r~form, then expelled him. \Ve recommend it be remanded for a DE-W trial, hoping the Lodge will act in !\ccordance with Masonic usage. No. 153. ,Yo H. Caldwell appeal"J from the decision of Bloomfield Lodge, No. 153, expelling him for mistreating his wife. In his letter to the Lodge be pxpresses great sorrow and repentance for his conduct, as his case is but one of man:Y' caused by the curse of intemperance.. We recommend that the action of the Lodge be confirmed. No. 1&3. Carroll Harty appeals from the decision of Bloomfield Lodge, No. 153, expelIing him, tor the reUf:.on that the evidence "1'ÂŁ\S not bufficient to su~tain the charge. We are of his opinion, for the record shows only that a certain John Jordan, who Inakes his X Inark, was the only wltne&S, and his evidence only proves hirn a dog, nothing nl0re nor less. If the charge had been susttuned by good and competent ,vltneshes, even then Vle think the verdiet of the Lo(!ge was too sever~, and that snspension \vould have been the better rellleuy. We would therefore recolnluend that the ca~e be sent back for a new trial. No.15i. Aquila Beck, who was some four years since expelled by North Star Lodge, No. 157, now petitions this Grand Lodge to rebtore hinl to his .l\iasonic priVileges, so that h~ can pE'tition the Lodge to be restored to menlbership. His petition iR 'lccompH.. nien by a recomnlendation from the Master, "''''ardens, and some of the otlwr officers, an<l fifteen of the members. We would recommend the adoption of the following:

Resolved, That AqUila Beck be, and is

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No. 203. Bro. ~JoRiah McCary appeals from the action of Green Ridge Lodge, No. 203, for the reason that the Lodge dic1 not inflict a gJ)â&#x201A;Źn.ter punishment 011 Bro. W. O'Connell, ,,~ho was found guilty of drunkenness. The Lodge suspended hiln for thTee months. As a general rule, the shorter th(> tiIne of punishnlent in such cases the better, for the reason that It shows the accused that no other fef'ling anin1ates the Lodge but a sincere VtiRh to see him reform, and this "Till have m.ore weight to induce him to do so than a longer suspenAioll, which he rnay think was In'ompted by enmit:y. As the suspension ba~ now pxpired~ and if he is stHI intemperate, Bro. McCary can tile charges against hill1, t"l,nd tbe Lodge will deal more severely ,vith him.

No. 220. S. D. Bowker, who "was in Sept., 1869, expened by Kansas City Lodgf\, No. 220, for refusal to obey summons, no,v petitions this Grand Lodge to restore him to his Masonic privileges, and his petition is accompanied by a

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letter from the M. W. Grand Master of Colorado, certifying to his good conduct while residing there. The petitioner is it Baptist preacher, and while residing in Kansas City, and a member of that Lodge, ,vas sumnloned to appear and pay his dues; this he failed to cIo, and "ras then rightly sUlnmoned to appear and show cause why he did not obey the summons; this he also failed to do, and the Lodge very justly expelled him. We do not thinlr it necessary to enter into a long argument to s!lo'\v the necessity 'Why Lodges should punish severely those who disobey this mandate, as it is apparent that injustice may be <lone the Lodge, and every individual n1ember of it, if a ~ummons is not obeyed. The petitioner says he is now willing to pay his dues, and says he was so situated that he could not obey the summons, but gives no reason ho'w or why he was so situated. We recommend that the case be referred to Kansas City Lod~e, No. 220, and if they restore him to his l\:fasonic privileges, their action will then and there be eonflrmed by this Grand Lodge. No, 12. At the last se&sion of this Grand Lodge, the appeal of J. R~ Arnold, from Tyro Lodge, No. 12, was before the Committee on Grievancâ&#x201A;Ź', and by it reported OD, in which the action of the said Lodge is very severely, but justly, condemned. In the papers before your committee there are no charges and specifications, but silnplJ'I'the report of a committee of the Lodge, who seem to have been appointed to investigate certain charges made against said Arnold. The report of the committee is as follows, viz.: "'l'hat ,ve find Bro. J. R .. Arnold guilty of the charges as preferred against, him for unmasol1ic conduct." Upon this, as the record furnished shows, the Lodge proceeded to trial. Tile record says: "After the trial being concluded, and a full hearing from defendant" a vote by ballot ,vas taken whether or not the charges should be sustained. The W. M. reported charges sustained, and ordered a ballot tor expUlsion, ,vhich resulted in J. R. Arnold being expelled from this Lodge, and so declared by the 'tV. M." li"'rom the record and proceedings in this case, your coromittee are of opinion that th~ omeers of Tyro Lodge, No. 12, are either ignorant ot' their obligations, or whoUÂ§ indifferent to the requll'ements of the by-laws of this Grand Lodge. In view of the foregoing fac-ts, your committee beg leave to offer the follOWing:

Resolved, That tbe action of T:rro Lodge, No. 12, in the case of J. R. Arnold, is irregular, infornlu,l and without warrant of law, and therefore null and void; and that the appeal of J. R. Arnold be sustained, and he restored to membership in said Tyro J.Jodge, No.. 12. No.1!. R. S. Duncan appeals from the action of Pauldingville Lodge, in expelling him on the 31st day of July, 1871, from the rights aud privileges of Freenlasonry. A careful review of the proceedings in the case, as shown by the record, shows irregularity, and a failure on the part of the Lodge to comply with the requirements of the law, Inade and provided by the Grand Lodge, governing proceedings in cases of trials. Your committee would therefore recommend that the case be remanded for a new trial. No. 159~ Petition of L. D. Morse, for restoration to the rights and privileges of Freemasonry. The evidence before your comn'littee shows there was irregularity in the proceedings of Pacifio Lodge, No. 159, in tile expulsion of L. D. Morse, and they therefore recommend his restoration to 1htsonic rights and privileges. Concord Lodge, No. 154:, 111.emorializes this Grand Lodge to rest.ore Thos. S. Davis to Masonic rights and privileges. The returns of Concord Lodge for 1870 show a membership of fifty-four. The memorial before your committee is recommended by fourteen and oPPo~led by

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three, the ballot being taken at a regular COIllm unicati on on the question of the reconlmendation above nanled. With these facts before us, 'we cannot recommend tbe prayer of the n1.emorialist. ..:-\.rlington IJodge, No. 346, charges Pleasant l\'Iount Lodge, No. 134, with "breach of privilege." The question being that of jurisdiction, your com111ittee cannot, with the light before theIn, determine the question, and therefore recornnlend that the case be referred back to Arlington Lodge, with a request that the matter be adjudicated b;y the parties in in terest. Thos. J. Hartly memorIalizes the Grand Lodge to restore him to his Masonicprivlleges. The memorial is signed by the Grand Lecturer, District Deputy Grand l\laster, and all the resident luenlber::, of the Lodge that expelled hin1.. 'Ve rceolnmend the adoption of the following: l?esolved, That Thos..J. Hartly be, and is hereby, restored to his Masonic pl'ivilegt's. No. 842. Hanlilton C. Kibbee {\,ppeals frOUl the d~cision of Circle Lodge t No. 312, suspending bim for fifteen :rears. 'l'he evidence does not sustain the charges, and if it did, the sentence is not 1:n ac路cordance "with the spirit 01' teachillgs of l\fasonry. Recommend the case be sent back for a ne,\\'" trial, and that the Lodge '\vill not forget the teachings of our Order. 'Ve 'would call the attention of the Grand Lodge to a practice that is in use in some of the Lodges of the State, and 'which we think is in direct confiict with the laws of this Grand Lodge and the usages of Masonr:}"'; it is this, that the Lodges appoint committees to take evidence in the case of trials. A committee to take the evidence ofprofttnes would be right and proper, but members of the fraternity should be required to give their evidence in open Lodge, and not before committees. We find that in some Lodges, when this committee have recoIDlnended a certain action to 1>e had, they have looked at it simply as advice, and not as a command. When 'Vi' recommend any action to be taken, it is tantamount to an order. Fraternally submitted, SAM. H. SAUNDERS, JAMES R. TODD, R. P. FAULKNER, Committee.

REPORT ON ACCOUNTS..

Committee l'eported as follows, which was adopted: To the .J.l.Iost rV01~8hipful Grand Lodge oj 1J'fi,$souri: Your Committee on Accounts beg leave to report, itfter an examination of the books, papers and nccounts of the Grand Secretary and Treasurer, from October lOth, 1870, to October 10th, 1871, they find the sam.e correct~ and that the Grand Secretary has received from all sources the Stun of $10,288 00 "\Vhich, with a balance of Grand Treasurer of 12,451 76 Mal~es a total of The Grand Treasurer hi.:ts paid, as per receipts

Leaving

balance in the Treasury of Fraternal1~r submitted,

$22,739 76 14,871 50 $ 7,868 26

JAs.. E. CARTER, M. COLLINS, GEO. W. BELT,

O:nnmittee.

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REPORTS ON MASONIC HALL.

The special committee on Masonic Hall submitted a majority (t) and a minority report, as follows: To the J.'lIost Worshipful Grand Lodqe of Missouri: The undersigned, a majority of your committee to whom was referred the Inemorial of the Masonic Hall Association, beg leave to report, that having viewed the entire matter-there being an opinion prevailing that this Grand Lodge, by its action in regular comlnunicatioll in 1869, became responsible for the payment of the $60,000 second mortgage bonds of the Masonic Hall Association, and that those bonds are now held by parties who bought them on the faith of the endorsement of the Grand Lodge of Missouri-therefore we do recommend that the Grand Lodge assume to loan the Masonic Hall Association the sum necessary to pay the in terest on the said $60,000 for one year (say $4,800), and take as security for the same $9,600 in preferred stock of said Masonic Hall Association; that the Masonic Hall Association make arrangements to have some person or persons visit all the subordinate Lodges before the next regular communication of the Grand Lodge, and luake a minute statement of the affairs and condition of the Masonic Hall .â&#x20AC;˘: \ssociation, and the advantages to be derived by the Grand Lodge owning and controlling this Masonic haLl; and that at the nex.t regular communication of the Grand Lodge the final vote be taken, whether the Grand Lodge shall pay the $60,000 of second mortgage bonds. Fraternally submitted, S. H. SAUNDERS, JOHN D. VINCIL, SA1'I'L H. Q"",rENS, CHARLIE THAW, . Committee. To the .J.lfost Worshipful Grand Lodge of .J.lIissou,ri: The undersigned, minority of the committee to whom was referred the luemoria] of the Masonic Hall Association, asking this Grand Lodge to assume the payment of $60,000 of Bonds of said Association, \vould respectfully beg leave to report, that although the investment (if the Grand Lodge bad the surplus funds on hand) might prove a desirable and profitable one, yet we deem it inexpedient and fraught with danger to the peace and harmony of the Craft (evon if the Grand Lodge had any snch power) to tax the subordinate Lodges for 'Such an invl'stment, and belieVing that the subordinate Lodges have con.. sidered the lnatter, in connection with the circular letter of Grand Master Garrett, dnring the past year, and are prepared to vote understandingly on the subject, we recommend the adoption of the follOWing resolution: Resolved, That this Grand Lodge 'will not take any further stock in said ...4..ssociation. R. E. ANDERSON, JOHN RALLS, W. R. PENIOK, Committee.

The motion being on the adOl)tion of the minority report, it was voted upon by Lodges, and adopted as follows: .A.yes.-Lodges Nos. 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 38, 43, 4'1, 46, 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 89, 92,

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94, 97, 98, 100, 102, 105, 166, 1613, 180, 181, 1"12, 184, 235, 23H, 240, 24.5, 247, 251, 316, 31S, 322, 327, 331, 3.33,

106, 107, 112, 185, 186, 188, 262, 265, 266, 311, 342, 343,

119, 126, 128, 13i, 135, 142, 144, 147, U50, lSI, 152, 189, 192, 195, 199, 205, 207, 211, 213, 219, 231, 232, 268, 271, 276, 285, 287, 291, 296, 800, 305, 307, 313, 3:14, 316, 359, 362, 365, 367. Total, 118.

Noes.-IJodges Nos. 3, 9, 12, 14, 26, 32, 45, 59, 61, 63, 67, 68, 79, 129, 133, 159, 163, 165, 178, 179, 191, 197, 209, 210, 218, 221, 243, 231, 264, 267, 299, 319, 847, 353, 360, 363, 366..

Total, 37.

.,l,<\t 6 o'clock the Grand Lodge was called from labor until 7 o'clock this evening.

THURSDAY,

Oct. 12, 7 oYc-lock,

Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master

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Grand officers in their several stations. The work was exemplified in the third degree by Bro. Allan l\IcDowell, Grand Lecturer. At 10 o'clock the Grand Lodge was called fronl labor until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.

FRIDAY,

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A. M.

Grand I.Jodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations. Prayer by Grand Chaplain.

Record of yesterday read and approved. The following proposed amendments to the By-laws of Grand Lodge "Tere read the third time, as provided by the law, and ordered to be printed with proceedings, for action by Lodges. [See appendix]. REPORT ON JURISPRUDENCE.

Committee submitted their report, which being amended, was adopted as follo\vs: To the .1l:fost fVo'rshipjUZ Grand Lodge oj Missouri ..

Your Committee on Jurisprudence ,vouid respectfully beg leave to report, that after maturely considering that portion of the address of the M. W. Grand

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Mast er referred to them, they would recomme~dthe approval of all his decisions, except the following: Your committee do not concur with the Grand MA.ster in his third deciSIon. While 'we think his argument good, we do not see that his conclusion neces.. sarily follows, and are loth to say that when a brother" dimits for the purpose of joining another Lodge," the mere fact that "he makes no effort to connect himself with a Lodge within twelve months from the date of his dimit" authorizes him "to be arraigned, and tried for unmasonic conduct." The question as to 'whether he obtained his dimit under false preteru;es is to be determined from all the surroundIng circumstances. He may have honestly intended at the time he applied for his dimit to affiliate with another Lodge, and yet circumstances peculiarly within his own breast induced him to refrain fronl it. If he praeticed il. fraud he ought certainly to be punished. We cannot looit. into a brother's heart, and we do not think the simple fact of his failing to connect hirnself WIth another Lodge would alone be sufficient to justify charges. As to the twelfth decision, touching" the return of fees in cases of objection," your committee are of opinion that the better practice would be, unless the objector a.nnounced bis objection as temporary antl only for the purpose of further inquiry, it should be consiuered as havIng the same effect as a black ball, and the fee at once returned, and the candidate permitted to petition again l:'tfter the expiration of a year from that date. As to the right of a Lodge U. D. to grant a dimit, your committee can find no general law applicable to such Lodges, as it is a modern and almost exclusively American organization, and each Grand Lodge makes such regulations in regard to them as it may deem best suited to the circumstances of its own jurisdiction, and we recommend that the decision of this Grand Lodge be, that Lodges U. D. in this jurisdiction, under our regulations, have the righ~ to dimit its members. As to the matters involved In that portion of the Grand Master's address, headed '"Alsace and Lorraine," we recommend that the brethren bailing from those provinces may be assisted by our Lodges as a work of charity, not thereby determining the future status of Lodges of which they are members, until offirial Masonic information is received from the Grand Lodges in interest. F'raternally SUbmitted, SAMUEL H. OWENS, R. E. ANDERSON, J. H. BETHUNE, SAM'L A. GILBERT, Committee.

REPORT ON WAYS AND MEANS.

Committee reported as follows, which was adopted: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri: Your Committee on Ways and Means beg leave to report, that there is on hand the sum of $7,868 00, and would recommend the follOWing appropriations:

Granel Secretary, for services.â&#x20AC;˘.................................â&#x20AC;˘.....................$2,500 Grand Tyler and Janitor.............................................. 150 Stationery and postage.......................... 275 Printing proceedings 1,250 Rent of office for Grand Secretary......... 600 Contingent expenses, including insurance...... 100

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The comnlittee would have recommended some compensation to Bro. Geo. Frank Gouley, for his arduous labors in cOlnpiling our Book of Constitutions, b;}'" order of last Grand Lodge, but the brother, regardIng it as a duty devolving upon hun in his official character as Grand Secretary, generously declines compenstttion. Fraternally submitted, ALLAN McDOWELL, D. B. FOWLER, SAM'L RUSSELL, Committee.

RESTORATION OF BRO. J. W. CHENOWETH.

The following memorial was received and read, and the petition 路 unanimously granted: To the 1r:拢ost lVo1'shiPful Grand Lodge: The melnorialist most respectfully reports, that in 1857 be was expelled by lJnited Lodge, No.5, on charges and specifications preferred therein. He believes that the punishment has been severe enough, and from his advanced age (67) and failing health he respectfully petitions thIS Grand Lodge to be restored to his Masonic privileges. Respectfully submitted, J. W. CHENOWETH...

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

Bros. C. F. Leavitt and S. A. Gilbert proposed amendments to constitution, which were read by Grand Master and ordered subInitted. [See appendix]. PAY OF GRAND LECTURER.

Bro. Allan L. McGregor offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge pay R. W. Allan McDowell $1,000,00 for his services as Grand Lecturer the past year, in addition to what the Lodges paid..

PORTRAITS OF PAST GRAND MASTERS.

Committee reported as follows, which was approved: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri ,. The committee appointed at the last annual communication, to procure a portrait of the first Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, Thos. F. Riddick, respectfull;}"?" report that they have discharged their duty, and that the portrait is now in the Grand Secretary's gallery. J. W. LUKE, W. O. DEFRIEZ, T. E. GARRETT, Committee,

Same committee continued on new portraits.

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CERTIFICATES OF PROXY.

Bro. C. F. Leavitt offered the following, which wa~ adopted: Resolved, That hereafter all proxies shall be signed by the party giving the same, and be duly attested by the Secretary of the Lodge, with the seal.

PRINTING PROCEEDINGS.

Bro. M. M. James offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Grand Secretary have printed 2,000 copies of Proceedings of Grand Lodge, for distribution to Grand and subordinate Lodges.

REPORT ON CHARITY.

Committee reported as follows, which was adopted: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, .A. F. &: A. M.: Your Committee on Charity, to whom was referred the case of Jackson Lodge, No. 82, would respectfully recommend that their dues be remitted. WILLIAM N. LOKER, J. P. RAVOLD, W. C. FOREMAN, Committee.

MASONIC HALL STOCK.

Bro. Charles Thaw offered the following, which was laid over till next session: ResoZved, That t,he Grand Lodge of Missouri authorize the M. W. Grand Master to relinquish to the Masonic Hall .A.ssociation the stock held in that institution.

RELATIVE TO MASONIC HALL ASSOCIATION.

Bro. J. C. Jamison offered the following, which was adopted: WHEREAS, It is the opinion of a number of the brethren of this Grand Lodge that the affairs of the l\'Iasonic Hall Association are not properly understood by the Lodges throughout the State; therefore, be it

Resolved, That a request be made by the Grand Lodge, to the l\fasonie Hall Association, to send some one to visit every Lodge in the State, without expense to the Grand Lodge, and explain the status of said Association more fully, or in some way give the Lodges of this State an opportunity of fully understanding the whole affair, so that at the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge we may vote intelligently with reference to the same.

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REPORT ON COLLEGE CLAIMS.

Special committee reported as follows, which was adopted: To the .lrfost Worshipful Grand Lodge oj Missouri: The cOlnmi ttee to ,vhom was referred the application of Bro. Solomon N. Sheridan, for $25 paid for a scholarship in the Masonic College, at Lexington, beg leave to report as follows: We find in the report of B. W. (-trover, Oollege Agent, in 1853, that Bro. S. N. Sheridan had subscrIbed $25 to the College Fund, to be paiel in four annual payments, and believing from his statements that he paid the amount, and that this Grand Lodge has never refunded the same, we recommend that the Grand Secretary issue him a certificate for that amount in full of claim. Also that S. K. l\Iiller is entitled to a certificate for $25. Fraternally submitted, S. W. B. CARNEGY, W. R. PENIOK, J. A. PRIOE, Committee.

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION.

The Grand Master appointed Bros. John D. Vincil, Wm. H. Stone and R. W. Waters Committee on Transportation for 1872. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

Bro. D. J. Heaston, offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That as soon as convenient the Grand Secretary pUblish, in circular form, the proposed amendments to the Book of Con&titutions, and send a copy thereof to the Worshipful Master of each subordinate Lodge in this Grand jurisdiction, calling their attention particularly to Sec. 2, of Article V., of the Book of Oonstitutions.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

Bros. N. Grieshammer and W. M. Jourdan, committee, reported no unfinished business to present. THANKS.

On motion of Grand Secretary, the thanks of the Grand Lodge ,,"pre tendered to the North Missouri, Missouri Pacific, Atlantic and Pacific, Iron Mountain, Hannibal and St. Joseph, Missouri Valley, Rockford and Rock Isla1=ld and Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroads and the Keokuk Packet Company, for the courtesy extended delegates in transporting them at reduced rates. At one o'clock, the Grand Lodge was called from labor until 3 o'clock, P. M.

Proceedings if the

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Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations.

COMMITTEE ON MARVIN INSTITUTE.

The Grand Master announced the following standing conlmittee, to whom applications will be referred for admission of Masons' daughters, on behalf of Grand Lodge, to the Marvin Female Institute at Lexington, viz.: Jno. E. Ryland, of Lexington. Geo. Frank Gou1ey, of St. Louis. Allan McDowell, of Greenfield.

REPORT ON GRAND SECRETARY'S

OFFIC~

AND HALL.

'l'he special committee reported as follows, which was adopted: The undersigned, committee, appointed on that portion of the Grand Master's address in regard to the rent of the Secretary's office and the hall in which the Grand Lodge meets, would recommend that the lease executed by the Grand l\Iaster be affirmed. SAM'L RUSSELL, JNO. H. TURNER, Oommittee.

REPORT ON D. D. GRAND MASTERS AND LECTURER.

The committee reported as follows, which was adopted: The undersigned, Committee on Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters and Grand Lecturer, would respectfull~'" report that they have examined the reports of the District Deputies from the following distrIcts; those from the remaining (seventeen) districts having failed to report: Nos. I, 2,3,. 4,5,6,. 7,. 8,9, 10, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23,24,25,26, ZI, 28,30,31 and 32. We find from the majority of these reports that the District Deputies have faithfully performed their duties, whilst the others haye only partially attended to them-pleading pressing business, or other good excuses, for not doing so. \\"'e are aware that in many districts it is an arduous and frequently thankless task to visit all the Lodges therein, and when their duties are fully perforIned, the District Deputy deserves the warmest praise, and if the Lodges in the several dlbtricts would agree in the belection of some competent brother, there, to fill that office, who has the leisure to attend to it, or will promise to take the time, we think that appointments could be made with less trouble, and the interests of the Craft be better promoted.

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The great increase of Lodges in this jurisdiction, renders the District Deputy system an imperative necessity, equalled only by that of having competent brethren who will devote the necessary time for the proper superintendence of the Oraft in their respecti"Te districts, and to those officers, and the instructions and advice they may give, due deference is expected on the part of the Lodges, which we have 11.0 doubt will always be given. We notICe that in some districts there are Lodges in a sleepy and listless condition, and others doing but little work; we commend this state of affairs to the particular notice of District Deputies as liable to exist eVc-'n in those locations where brethren are too solicitous to have recommendations for new Lodges. '\Ve 'would recommend the following chan~es of districts: Adair County, froul the 9th to Rth district; Dalla~ and Oamden countIes, from 28th to 42d district; Callaway county, from 5th to 43d district; Jo.hnson county, from 40th to 44th di&trict. Your comrnittee have also examined the reports of the R. W. Grand Lecturer and several of the Distriet Lecturers. From the tenor of these, as well as of the reports of some of the District Deputies, we conclude that, while some of the districts have not derived nluch benefit froIn the present lecture system, and doubt its expediency·, the difficulty arises from the want of skilled workmen to do the lecturing more than fronl the wishes of the Craft to profit by it, and as this difficulty will decrease with the knowledge of the works and lectnres distributed overJ"" year through the present systenJ., ,ve believe that a little leaven \""ill leaven the whole lump, and that it will ultimately succeed in acconlpli&hing all the good originally expected from It, and we wonld therefore recommend a strict adherence to it, and that the Craft throughout this juris.. dictIon use every effort to avail themselves of it. In conclusion, we would recommend the adoption of the follOWing resolutions, offered by M. W. Bro. Jno. Ralls, changing the mode of selecting District Lecturers. J. A. PRICE, JOHN D. VINCIL, .T. W. LUKE, Committee. 1. Resolved, That resolutions Nos. 1,2,3 and 4 of the Book of By-laws, page 17, be, and the sam~ are hereby, repealed, and the follow·ing resolutions be substituted therefor, viz. :

2. Resolved, That the delegates, or a majority of them, attending the annual cornmunications of the Grand Lodge from each Masonic district, be, and are hereby, required to assemble during each session of the Grand Lodge, and rp('ommend to the Grand Lecturer some suitable brother Master Mason in good standing, and melnber of som€' Lodge in the district wherein any vacancy may exist, to be appointed District Lecturer. S. Resolved, That should said delegates fc1il to make such recommendation under the provisions of the second resolution, then the District Deputy Grand Master shall make such recommendation to the Grand Lecturer, and upon such re('oulnlcndations the Grand Lecturer shan appoint such brothers as District Lectlu'ers, if deemed b~r him to be qualified and in possession of the Masonic work, as authorIzed a.nd taught by this Grand Lodge, to continue in office during the pleasure of the Grand Master, or Grand ~ectt1rer. 4. Resolved, That in the event of the saId delegates or District Deputy Grand Master fail, for the period of thirty days after the close of each annual communication of the Grand Lodge, then the Grand Lectul·er is authorized to fill such vacancies without a reconlmendation as above specified.

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The business of the Grund Lodge being concluded, the officers elected ,vere duly installed into their respective offices by Bro. Jno. D. Vinci!, Past Grand lVlaster, Bro. J. E. Cadle acting as Grand Marshal. APPOINTMENTS.

The Grand Master announced the following appointments. JOHN H. LINN, St. Louis, Grand OhapZain. JAB. M. HOLT, Canton, D. J. MARQUIS, Hanover, FRANCI8 J. BOGGS, Lexington, M. M. FISHER, Independence, THO~. E. SHEPHERD, La Grange, " H. W. EAGAN, Macou, "

R. B. !{ICE, Richmond, Senior Grand Deacon. R. P. FAULI{NElt, Rolla, JtLnior G'rand Deacon. J. E. CADLE, Chillicothe, G1·and ~farshal. C. S. LEAVrr r, Springfielu, Grand Jfarshal. JNO. C. ANDERf:>ON, Canton, (h'and Sword Bearer. J. H. Bg'rHUNE, Charleston, Grand Steward. C. A. GEE, S,lV:.111nnh, Grand Slewf.u·d. JNO. D. VINf1fL, Columbh:t, Grana Orato'J·. S...<\M. H. 0 \VENS, CLtlifornia, Gra'iul Orator. B. L. QU A.RLE~, BnntingdalC', Grand PWi"suivant. JNO. GEEKIE, St. IJouiH, Grand Tylerr. ALLAN 1\IcDOvVEIJT-J, Greenfield, Grand Lect'U,rer. GEo.. FRANK GOULEY, St. Louis, Corn/Jnittee on Fo'r. Cor. DISTRICT DEP-C·£Y GRAND 1\:tASTERS.

Ola.. rke, 8cotlcmd ancl ]{nox Countips-Thos. E. Shppherd, of Lagrange. 2....l faJ'ion CtJul Bhelb,y f01tnties-'V. O. Forenlun, of Hannibal. 3. Ralls, Ptl,e anclltfoni'oe counties-Jno. Ralls, of Ne"v London, 4. St Cliarlcs, Lincoln anel lVarren coantics-Wm. T. Carter, of Wright City. 5. Au(ll'afn and Montf/omery coullties-B. O. Austin, ot" Ne'\v Bloonlfiel<1. 6. 1100ne and IIoward co~tnti(>s-Wnl. H. Carpenter, of Centralia. 7. l?-andolph, Ohariton ana Carroll counties-H. 1..1. Gaines, of Brl1nswick. 8. Linn, .l.1Iacon ana ..I.1dair countws-James IJovern, ofeallao. 9. Schz<yler, Sullivan, and Putnam countieb-J. G. Hart, of Unionville. 10.. Grundy, .JIercer and Livingbton countifs-J. E. Cndle, of Chillicothe.. 11• .lIan·ison, Gentry and lVorth countle.c;-D. J. HeastoD, of Bethany. 12. Davies, De .l~alb and Caldwell counties-1Yf. A. Lo\v, of Hamilton. 13. Olinton, Ray and Olay counties-Eli1:1S Pnrrott, of Carneron. 14. Platte, Buchanan and Andrew counties-D. P. \Vallingford, of St. Joseph. 15. Iloll, lVodaway and .Atchi.c:on counties-Isaac N. White, of Phelps City. 16. St Loui.s county-John \V. Lul{e. 17. Je.ffmwon anclFrcmkUn counties-So C. Gris'\vold, of Ne'w Haven. 18. St. Francois, Ste. Oene1.:ieve and J.lfad~son counties-Oyrus H. Harris, of Knob Lick. 19. Cape Gi'ra'rdeau, Perry and Boll'lnger counlies-Wm. B. Wilson, of Cape Girardeau. 20. New Madrid, .ZJ.fis8issippi and Scott c01-"ntle~-F. De'Vint, of Commerce. 21. Perniscot, Dunklin and Stodda'rd counties-E. G. Rathbun, of I{ennett. 1.

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22. Butler. Garter, Ripley and lV"ayne counties-Joel Yancey, of Greenville. ZJ. W"ashinglon, B'on and I?e.lJnolcZs eountfe.t:-B. Shepherd, of Ironton. 24. Gasconade, O/)({gc, ancl . ZJIarlcs countws-D. l\f. Caughell, of ChamoIs.. 2.5. Orau1(ord, Phelps and Dent countie.s ancl Sullivan Lodge, .Z\To. 69-Wesley M. Smith, of Rolla. 26. Oregon, Shattnon, ':Ce.r;a~ ancl IIowell countie~-J. ..c\.. Rice, of Alton. 27. Cole, . .1Ioniteau and .1JIillm' counties-I,;. F. \Vood, of California, 28. I"'ulaski ancZ Lr(;rlede cOllntles-Josin,ll Ivey, of Lebanon. 20. lVrighf, Dou,gla,ss, OZrl1路k.'laney and O,"trlsUan Cf)ltnfJe'i-Jame<:; L. Robberson .. of Ozark. 30. lVubster and Green countifs-T. W. Coltrane, of \Valnut Grove. 31. J.,Tl''ll'fon, ./..1[rDonald, IJarrl/ and Btone rOltntie.s-\Vn.1. 'r. Strept, of Granby. 32. Lrtwren('e and Ja.sper (,olrntlr~-( to 1\1. Robinson, of Curthage. 33. DeMit>, lJarton and Vernon countics-Ar<~ho1\1. Long, of Greenfield. ;3t Polk, Cedeo' and IIlckm .1J countle.s-W. B. Perry, of Stockton. 3;). IIenry and Rt. Clair counties-D. H. Pier~ol1, 01 Clinton. 30. Bate.\ and C'a~,,;s cmmties-U. L. l\layo, of Pleasant :Hill. 37. Benton and .i.1forgan counties-J. V. Allee, of Versailles. 38. Cooper and Pettis counties-B. Ho Ingranl, of Sedalht. 39. Saline raul LC{(Clyefte countic8-Xen. Rylund, of Lexington. 40. Jackson cOllntll-\Vo E. \Vhiting, of I{snl:)!l.S City. 41. ;-.,-rew ..1I'e."Cico-W. \V. Griffin, Santa Fe. 42. Dalla,.'? and Oamclen countlel}-D. lV1. Jarneson, of Forl{ner's HilL 4:3. Callc(,way coun.ty-A. \Vilkerson, of Fulton. 44. Johnson county-Geo. R. Hunt, of \Varrenf:>burg. o

The record of the day read and approved.

At four o'(llock P. l\I. the lYlost Worshipful Grand Lodge of the the State of ~{issouri was closed in AMPLE FORM. Prayer by Grand Chaplain. ATTEST:

Grand Secretary.

APPENDIX.

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE. • To the Most Wm"shipjul Grand Lodge oj Missouri: I subnlit herewith my annual report on correspondence, which embraces a review of the proceedings of forty-three Anlerican and Canadian Grand Lodges, and sixteen European Grand bodies, as follows: ARI{ANSAS, Nov. 21, 1870, ALABA1\1A, Dec. 5, 1870, CALrFORNIA, Oct. 11, 1870, COLORADO, Sept. 27, 1870, CONNECTICUT, Sept. 30, 1870, CANADA, 1871, DELA'YV ARE, June 27, 1871, DIST. OF COI.AUMBIA, Nov. 9, 1870, FLORIDA, Feb. 14, 1871, GEORG rA, Oct. 25, 1870, INDIANA, IV[ay 23, 1871, IOWA, .June 6, 1871, ILLINOIS, Oct. 4,1870, IDAHO, Oct. 3, 1870, I{ENTUCI{Y, Oct. 17, 1870, I{ANSAS, Oct. If), 1870, LOUISIANA, Feb. 13, 1871, ~IAINE, J\Ilty 2, 1871, MISSISSIPPI, Jan. 16, 1871, MARYLAND, Noy. 21, 1870, MICHIGAN, .Tan.lI, 1871, ~1INNEsor.rA, Jan. 10, 1871,

MASS.A.CHUSETTS, Dec. 14, 1870, MONTANA, Oct. 31, 1870, NEW BRUNSWICI{, Sept. 28, 1870, NEW YORlt, .June 7, 1871, NEW JERSEY, Jan. 18, 1871, NORTH CAROLINA, Dec. 5, 1870, NOVA SCOTIA, June 30, 1870, u " "7, 1871, NEVADA, Rept. 20, 1870, NEW HAl\IPSHIRE, May 18, 1870, OREGON, JU11e 20, 1871, OHIO, Oct. 18, 1870, PENN8YLVANIA, Dec. 2:7, 1870, RHODE lSIu\.ND, May 15,1870, SOUTH CAROLINA, Nov. 15, lBiO, TEXAS, June 12, 1871, TENNESSEE, Nov. 14, 1870, VIRGIN! A, Dec. 12, 1870, VERMONT, * '\VISCONSIN, June 13, 1871, WEST VIHGINIA, Nov. 8,1870, WASHINGTON TER., Sept. 15. 1SiO.

Also a condensed report of the proceedings of Foreign Grand bodies, compiled from the review of the New York cOlumittee, to whom we are under obligations for early copies. [See also "Special Correspondence."]

ARKANSAS. Grand Lodge met in Little Rock, Nov. 21, 1870, Grand Master, prpsiding.

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'V. Bro. Wm. D. Blocher,

One hundred and thirteen Lodges were represented .....

* No proceedings received

in time for report.

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The annual address is a full report of official doings during the year. F"rom a long list of decisions we re-publish the following: That where a Lodge fails to hold the election of officers ~t the regula!" timet the then officers bold over, unless the Grand Master author1zes an elect10n on notice, etc. rrhere is no distance prescribed between Lodges in the c?unt!路y. Thpy: may be near each other provided the interest of the Order reqUIres It. Of tIllS the Grand l\laster cannot always judge. He nlustgenerally rely upon the judgment of the Lodge recon1.nlending the di~pensation. Where one of our citizens becon1es the citizen of another State-residing there for years-he cannot,. on returning to the State, petition uncil he has resided here for the regular tIme. No entry on the Lodge record of a fact transpiring in it shou~d be expunged at a subsequent meeting. If the entry was made through mIstake, and an injustice done, the correction may be made by a full stateluent of aU the facts. An objection having b~en made and allowed ~o receiving !l'nd enquiring into a charge of perjury agaInst a brother. lest, on faIlure t.o sustaIn the charges, he might sue at law for slander, I directed the Worshipful ~laster to act in the case and if the brother attempted such a course of ullmasonic conduct, it was good cause for expulsion. A dimit is granted bSr vote afthe Lodge; but, under the law of 1867 (p. 48), is only authority tojoin another Lodge, and if tlle brother fails to do so, ,vithin & reasonable time, he is still liable for d nes. A dimittcd Mason is not entitled to Lodge privileges, nor to l\:fasonic burial. I know of no power to make him pay dues, though it has been ofGeu attempted. Where notice to show cause why the nlember has fitiled to attend Lodge meetings, as prescribed by the by-laws, has been served, and he fails to do so, the l\1:aster may suspend him; but the Lodge Inay give the member further time. Though the blanks in the by-la,vs may have been filled by the Lodge, any changes may be made that the convenience of the Lodge may require. The Senior Warden should give the orders as he receives them from the 'Vorshipful lVlaster, and a contnmacious refusal to do so subjects him to discipline. A brother gets drunk, etc., repents, confesses and asks forgiveness-must the Lodge punish? No. AId him, rathel", in his promised reformation. A m~lnber of a Lodge cannot be absolutely required to pay other thttn generall{~gal assessments. He cannot be forced to contribute to special objects, such as bllliding a httll, etc. The Grand Lodge of the State of Arkansas being incorporated, and the subordinate Lodges not, the title to land should be taken iu the name of the Grand Lodge-it may be for the use, etc. No member shall be expelled for rnode'rate drinking. Habitual drunkenness is cause for expulsion. We cannot interfere, in any manner, with je,velers 'who may choose to sell Masonic pins. A black ball prevents recep.tion or advancement, although every other rnember of the Lodge may thInk that. the brother erred in judgment, or SllSpect that he acted .fronl improper luotives. He caunot be forced to prefer charges in the latter case, though all others may think he ought to do so. No degree of education is required in a petitioner-not even that he should be able to write. He ought to be intelligent, honest, moral, just and true路 but if he cannot write his name, can he sign the petition '/ ' ~ ~ellow Crftft cha!g.ed in a cri~lin3;l proceeding, ought l)~either to be raised ?r dl~ltted un tll the C1VII pr08ecutlon 18 disposed of, nor "'楼1 tl1.out satisfa,ctory InqUIry.. An e~pelled Mason, when restored as provided for by section 15, under the head of TRIAIJ8, in the by-laws of this Grand Lodge is entitled to all the rights and privileges of other menlbel's. But circumstance-s have occllrred durIng the year which induce me to suggest that an amendmon t be added to the by-law, somewhat to the following effect: P'rovided, that the application to be restored be presented at a stated :meeting, referred to a committee reported on favorably, and a vote taken when at least t'U.'o-thirds of the members are present..

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'.rhOllgh a Mason b~ convicted of crime by a court of the country, he cannot be expelled without trial and judgment in the Lodge.

A membc'r appointed on a cOlnmitte~ refused to act, stnting that o\ving to his religious vie"wl:; hE' could no longer remain ,in a Masonic Lodge, and asking to be expelled a ud pt1bli~hed. Expel him.

An Enterpd Apprentice, who had been stopped in his advancement, and against ,vhom no charges had been prefprred. Hpplit'cl to be tinislled in a. new Lodge. Questioll-By wha.t vote could the reque~t be granted? Auswc.>r-It must be unaninlous. But onght this to be so, as the vote in the other Lodge nlllst be unanimous':> A rnPlnber ctlmits, C"ommits a lVI::tsonic offence, and moves out of the Lodge Juriscllctioll. 'llle Lodge may try him. The question has been several times presented, wllcther it if': legal to elect the \Vorslupflll Master from the floor. Answer-It is lnid down by l\'lal-;onic writers, as a general rule, that tho Ma&tel' shonld have served in the oftke of \Varden; but It is al-;o stated thnt th~re ~\re exceptions to thi", rule-as wh('re., on ppt it 1011 for dispensatIon to cstabllsh a new Lodge, there is no Past l\1u&tcr or \Vnl'dt'>n amtmg the petitioners, l1nd 'Vh(:>Il the Wardens positIvel::r râ&#x201A;Ź"fu~e. 1'he pxeeptions stated ~h()w that the rule is not inflexible, nnd that the selection of a Master who has not served in a station iq not in all cases illegal. I have concluded, and so instructed, that the .Master nlHS be taken from the floor, if circumstances required it-not only ,,,,here the \VttrdClls refused to servp, but also where they are not. qualified to prc:-;idp intelligently, and there is no reasonable hope tlUtt they will qUHlify theluselvps. At the snIDe tilnl::' I admit, as a general rule, that, the vVnrdeus ought to be advanced; and I now ~uggebt to the brethren that the selection of \Vardens ou~ht to be- with the view ot thpir presiding, at some future day, as l\1nst(\l"s. 1"lH~ practice of electing a ""arden 'wIth no vie,v to his future elevation, but r-:in1ply to gratif~" a frielld, may be ~~ cOffilnendable social virtue, but it is not a .i\;Iasolllc virtue. . A J\-!ason ,v'ho renounces }\YIasonry, and is expelled for unnlilsonic conduct, has 110 right to have his !Jrivate l'eaSQUS pUblished by the Lodge. A brothpr cannot vouch for a visitor unless he- has ~(lt in a Lodge with him, or has ex~:unined hiln b.y" appointlnent of the \Vor~hipful ~Iuster (Pro. of Ibti9, p.64). 'l'he appointnlen t of tho cornrnittc'(-' may he nlnde when the Lodge is about to OpPll, as well as after it. ha:;; been actually opened. 'ro the question, w"hether a citizen of another f:o;tate could affiHate in a I.lodge of our jurisdiction, I have replif'd in the neg-nUv/..', with, I nlust confess, but little of l\fasonic light to direct me to this conclusioll. . The fee for one WI10 has remained six months nnafIilhlted is the reg:ular affiliation-the ,vord H initiatioll 77 in the fifth line, p. 72, Pro. of 1868, being a misprint. We c~t1not interfere with the business pursuits of our nlcmbers, prOVided such lJusiness be nl10wed b:y la\v. The propriety of admitting into our Order a perHon ,vhose businpss is the sale of liquors ma.y be a question tor the brethren to consider at the time, but such bllsine~R 1S not cause of discipline after he becolnes a member. Trials for 11nmasonic conduct should be conducted in the mode and manner prescribed undor tho hea.d of Co' '!'RIALb" in our by-laws. It is not necer.,sul'Y that the accused should be present at the tnking of the testimony; but he must have noti('o of the tinle and place, that he Inay attend if he thinks proper. 'Ve have decided that a Mason may, in onr jurisdiction, be a member of two Lodges. In such cases he is liable for dues to both. Holding to the oft-repeated adjndication, that a nlan luust have the use of all his lirnbs-be a perfe<:t man, pte" I could not advise tha,t one with a cork foot was eliJ5ible, and yet I cannot clearly see the objection to hIS ineligibilty on account of such defect. 'Vherf> it brother is char~ed with having cornmitted a. crime no dimit ought to be givt'n to hiIn or certiticate to his faniily. 'l'lle Lodge should ,vuit a reasonable tinle for the civil Rllthorit.y to inve~t.ign,te the rilatter. When the civil authority has acted, or jf it fails to act, then the Lodge Rhould institute an inquiry and act accordingl~". .... Upon application for ndvancempnt, the question of proficiency ought to be settled before the brother is subjected to the secret ballot. 'fo the question whether a negro's testilnon:y was admissible on a trial between t,vo brethren, I replied: that the colored population of the country are competent witnesses, by law., before th(~ civil ('ourts of the country, and I know no reason ,vhy they sbould not be equally competent as other profanes

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in :rtIasonic trials-their credibility, however, is always a question for the tribunal before whom their testimony is to be used. The question "Who is or who should be the prosecutor in criminal clutrges?" has been several times presented. l\ly answer 'was, that the prosecutor should be appointed by the l\laster, and need IlO~ be the brother who had presented the charges, or infornled the Master of the llllsc<?nduct o~ the accused. As a general rule, I think t.h~ Master ~ught not, to appoInt th~ lnfor~~n.t, ~s prosecutor. Our by-laws reqUIre that Ius nanle shall not be re, eale~. Illl~ 18 because we know that the party accused would generally entertaIn unkInd feeli;ngs towards him. It has been suO"O"e拢ted that after a commi ttee has inquired into the matter and preferred charO"esOthe name of t~e informant 9u g ht theD: to be nla(~e ~llOW!J because he might have acted froIDllnproper nlotives-he nllg~lt l~n,ve felt Ill-vnli tow'1rds the brother and have preferred the charges to gr~1tIfy hIS spleen. I do not ~ee it in that ligl;t. If the comnlittee report charges z the conclusion is that the informant has discharged his duty.. And though In that case the hole Lodo.e may be considered the prosecutIng party, stIll we know that the party ChaI~ged will look beyond the c0J!lmit~eeand. the ~odge to hill?- who insti~uted the proceedings, and towards hIm hIS en~Ity,. If he entertaIns any, WIll be extended. Perhaps where a charge of mlsconduct has be~ll made, an<.l the comlnittce on inquiry, find no probable or colorable cause, nnproper Illotives IniO'ht be attributed to the informant, and in snch case it 11light be left to the lVIaster's discretion to reveal his nalne, if all Masters were blessed with judicious discretion. The Grand Orator, Bro. M. L. Bell, delivered a very tine and instrllctive address. The Committee on Jurisprudence confirmed the decisions of the Grand Master. Bro. O. C. Gray submitted an extended report 011 correspondence, covering 186 pages of Proceedings. It evinces a great deal of labor and t.hought in getting it up. His notice of Missouri is very fraternal.

Relative to hurrying through candidates, he SUJTS: The practice which exists with us, of initiating, pUHRillg and rniRing it l\Iason all in one \veek, or half a week, if he nlasters the lectures Rufticicntly to aclvnnee, ever since we first began to cOlnprehend the beauties of our institution, \ve have felt to be an innovation upon ancient landtnarks, find sOIrlething that often proves det,rimental to the great cause of Masonry. Let us stick closer to the old work. On the question of bUl'ying suicides, he remarks truly:

Now we do not believe any human being, while truly hinlRelf, or in other words, while sane, ever did or ever wilt comullt suicide; and 've n180 believe snicide to be a ditsease and not a c'rime. But, even grRlltin~ that sl1ieide is it crime, it does not follow that the Inemory of a d<:'ad hrother, and pprehalH'c his innocent wife and children, should suffer for ~t <:1'in1e for 'which they bad not been convicted, nor even placed on trial. He hits professional beggars and s"'l'indlcrs fl, ct!l1ter shot, thus: l\fany of these begging scoundrels are diRpoRed to ,veal' high fenthcrR and talk \yonderfnlly larg~. .~Ph:ey don't ask for. aid as a m~t!er ot ('hnrity. 011. no! but slJ'!lply as a loan, Inslstln~ at the same tune upon gl vlng their notp of h:'1U<1 or receIpt for the money furnIshed. And there the llUttter endN' :-,nve in ono memorable instance, not a single dollar of the llloney g-iv(ltl ill '~ood Ihi tIl to these excrescences upon humanity, ha.s everl>een refunded to the l.lotlges in this city (Little. Rock), a?d we venture the ~ssert~on thnt their present 'l'reaHUl'(lrS ~;l~~n theIr possesslon notes and receIpts of this character, enough to load a We have enough on hand ourself to buy a good TIlule, and would rittherllave the mule. Of the decision of Bro. Gathright, of IVIississippi, rehttive to I..Iodgo quorum, he says: He decides that no subordinate Lodge can legally trnnsfict any businoss unless there ~e present seven ~aster Masons路 and they Illust be '1ne1i~be'rs of the Lodge. This 1S not the practice In Arkansas, but it strikes us as being fright.

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Under the head of Rhode I~lalld, he stands up for the landmark of physical qualification in the follo'wing pointed criticism of the address of Bro. Doyle, Grand Ma& tel' : Having gi yen our good Brother a suffi.cien('~路 ofrope, we are of the opinion that he has hnng hirru~e7j-and acting as surgeon-general on the occfision. we decitl~ that the" subJect" is past resuscitation. Let us parade Brother Doyle's MttSOllS! Here they go !-l-Iipity-hop! a glorious proce~siol1 of all imaginable kinds of leggeu indiviuuals-plne-Iegged, beech-legged, birch-legged, m~1ple-leggcd,and every other species that the to'rests of Rhode Island may furnish; while every h~tman foot in the company i~ s'welled 'with the gout, and every third indiVidual wheezing witll the ph thisic. But seriously, we do not consider Bro. Doyle, in this instance, aR boldly pleading for" innovations in the body of MaRonry;" and ,vhile thus laboring he cannot have our approval. "Ve entirely f~til to see the distinction he claims between a,uci(int and luodern lVIasonry; and we no,v enter our protest against the hurtful practice of ('hanging and rnodeling the customs and ancient usages of the Fraternity to suit the 路whims and caprices of anybody, or the customs (fJ' usages of ((,ny age or state of gociety. }\;[asonry must not be held responsible for the misfortunes of those who apply for admission into her ranks; and as tbe hn,llot-box ought not to decide such matters, it is evidently the duty of every l\In80n to olJjeC't to the presentation of the petition of any man, who is, by natnre or other,vise z disqualified for receiving the degrees. "Ve have no argunlent to offer on tIns subject, (considering, it needs none,) and will content ourselves by entering, as w'e have already clone, a protest.

But 'we de~ist froln further quotations or there will be nothing left for our other correspondentR. Froln what ,ve have given, it ,vill be seen that Bro. Gray's "head is leveL" Saln'l y'{. \Villian1H, Little Rock, Rock, Grand Secretary.

Gr~"nd

Master; Luke E. Barber, Little

ALABAMA. Grand Lodge nlct in l\faster, presiding.

J\;[olltgon"l(~r~r, Dec.

Sth, 1870, Bro. Wm. P. Chilton, Grand

T\vo hundred ana thirty-three Lodges represented. SYNOPSIS OF DECISIO:N S.

As it is nUHle the duty of the Grand l\:Iaster to furnish the Grand Lodge with a synopsis of the decisions Iuade by hiIn, I proceed to do this, premising that nlu,ny points whic'h I have befln reques1ed to dec-ide, involve faluiliar points of elellientary lVIa~ol1ie law, ,vllile others have heen of more difficult solution, and not t'rt.l.l' from perp1exits". I trust these "rill receive the mature consideration of the Grand J.. . odge, nnd that if in any decision I have lnade t1n error 11[\s inter.. vened, tlw,t error will be pl'olnptly corrected.. 1. Refuse<l a Dispensation to a Lodge to elect a, Master to whom said Lodge had gra,nted a diluit; deciding tbat the :i\lfl,~ter could not erE'ate a vacancy by diuli tting, and tllnt if he COUld, his dntH-B ,vould devolve upon the Senior 'V~1rdcn.

2. It h; no infringement upon the Masonic jnrisdiction of our sister State, Georgia, for a per~on \vho has resided and earried on business in Colum bus, in Hta1~, bnt ,vila has since acquired an actual dornicil and residence in thi~ ~State to ptHiilOl1 for and obtain the Masonie degrees in this State, although he nuty coutillue to carryon hi:..; husiness in Geor~ia, ~Lncl has removed to this Sta.te for thp pnrpoHe of obtaining Htlch degrees. It would, however, be otherwise, if his r(~Inovnl wa~ c.t telllporary expedient or device to obtain the degrees, 'which 11p could not other'wise oht~11n, a,nd with th..e intention of returning to Georgia when his oh.leet hn.d heen acconlplished. 1'his would constitute a fr;;1ud upon the jurisuiction of Georgia. Que1路J/.-Should not sneh question more appropriately he presented through the Representative of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. residing near this Grand Lodge, than by the subordinate Lodge under its juriHdiction ? 3. FIeld that the Grttnc1 Master has no power to authorize by special dispen.. sation, or otherwise, any l\lason to affilit1te with ~tnother Lodge without a dilnit. -(See Code,p. 60.)

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4. It is neither the duty nor the province of ~he Grand Master to ~~tervene in the n1atter of alleged inc1el?tedn(.)s~of a su~or~1l1ate ~odge to one of Its mem· bel's; the crecUtor, however, IS not wIthout IllS I enlcdJ. 5. Helel that although the Constitnti9n of the Grand Lodge fixed t.he. s.alary of t,tle Grand. rriler at $·LOO per day; y<=:t,]f the Grn,n.d l:0dgc rnade a bpeC1ti~ approprintion to that officer of $~OO lor IllS salary and ]ncl<1el~r.uls, he ,vas entItled to receive this latter sum.-(Hlggs vs. Pfister, ~4. Ala. Hep. '-169.) 6. Refused to grant a dispensation to ~ subord~nate Lodge to cOl,lfer the Fellow Cruft ~111d .Master ~ra~o~ <legr(~es as In ,case ot enlergeucy; l~o,ldlllg that it wa~ a wise rule which requIred the candIdate to become 1n'ortCl,ent as he progl'essed; and that it should l10t be relaxed except under peculiar and extraordinary circurnstallces. 7. An Entcred Apprentice ,vho has been rejected for the.sec9Ild degree, is not required to wait six nlonths before he c~n ren.e\v .1118 applI~atl0n. but may do so at any regulnr meeting of the Lodge, If not forbHlden by ItH by-laws. 8 It is irreg-ular and opposed to the practice of the fathers ft)!' a SUbordinate r od~e to call off' at fit regular communication to another nnd dift'erent diLY, for ttle purpose of receiving and acting 011 petitions for the degrees at such ll1eeting. -(Chase's Digest, 390.) 9.. Ileld that a candidate for l\.fasonry llluSt be free from such corporeal intirnlity as would render him incapable of practicing and teaching the ritual of the fraternity. 10. A petition properly received into the Lodge should not be allo,ved to be withdra,vl1. 11. FIeld that npon the trial of a member l111d~r the 10th clause of the 7th arti<'le of Ollr ConstItution, no vote is tulH'll upon the general charge n8 distinct frOln the specifications; but the vote IS taken upon eat·]} specification, ttnd if the party be found guilty of anyone at' these, the punisluuent follo,\vs, if the speci· fic,\tion involves unm2:tsollic conduct. 12. In conferring the third degree there is no objection to the offi('ers being clotlwd in full costume, as it adds to the interest of the oeca~ion, a,nd gives the candidate more correct views ot' tile aneient statll,8 of the Order. 13. lIeld that there wa~ no such thing in the organization of IVfasonry under this jurbdiction fLH an entered Appreutice'R or Fellow Craft's L()dg~. The Louqp, the otIl('ors of ,vhich l1Hlst be .Master :Masol1s, opens Hnd worl;:s in these d~gll,;'("i. A reguh;1,rly organized and properly constituted Lodge COl1SiRts of seVf"n or more, and there cannot be a properly orgt111izetl Louge ,vi tIl but one Master .Muson in it. 14. Under our Constitution, any brother feeling aggrieved by the deci~ion of the Lodge 1..1 pon a trial of a brother, m~ty talte an apppn,l to t he Ora ntl Lndge.Rule 13, art. 7, of Const. 'fhis appeal is a rnatter of right, nnd need not be grnll ted by the Lodge. 15. :FIeld that an l1naffilin..ted Mason, however ,vorthy, ,vas not entitled to the hOllor ot' MasonIC burial. 16. Lodges speak through their resolutions or orders ~\ttcRted by their seals' hence an ullofficla,1 COll1nluuication by the ~C'cretary, though he Sl~n his Dttln8 as such, not having the seal of his Lodge, nor purporting to bind it, recornInending a Inember residing within thejnrisdictioll of hi~ Lo<.l~e for the llpgret'S in au?ther, furnis~les no w~un:an.t for conferring the degrees by thp luttpr, ns it consntutes no waIver of Jnrlsdlctlon by the Lodge to Which the Secretnry

belongs.

17. \Vhere t.he Secretary is put upon trial, it is not proper that he shonld act a~ Secretary in the proceedulgs had upon his trial; but the l\IHstt~r ::-,hOllld appOInt a t;ecretary p'ro hac vice, by analogy to legal proceedings ill the nppoiutment by the jUdge of all elisor, when the sherif!' nlld coroner are intcre~ted in the subject matter of the sui t. 18. Held that one dismembered by the loss of his right thun1b could not be rnade a Mason. 19. :EIelC! it il~proper to pass two or morA ctl,ndidates at the sarne timt~. The second sectIon of the degree may be thus given. 20. Held tl~at ~ menlber suspended for non·paymcnt of <lues could nnder ou~ rules, regaIn hIS .forrner l\iaRonic .~tatlt.~ by paying all back <.lues '\v ith <hlt, any a~tlon on thE? part of Jlj~LOd~et' neverthel('~s, c()n~truing this rule in llnrnlony wIth .the edl.c~ of thIS Grand odge, which forbids dhui ts thnt brethren IUUy :remain unaffilIated, the Inernber should pay up ~\11 back dues as though he hu.d never been suspell.ded. I 'would most respectfully call the i\,ttentlon of this Grand Lodge partICularly to the question involved in the last narne<.l rulIng.

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I lrno,v that it is generally said a 1Iason who is deprived of the benefits of the Order should not be required to pay dues pending t.11e pprjod of this depriva.. tion: concedinp; that this should be the rule ,vhen he is deprived in invitum of his :t\Iasonic privilE'gcs, yet I anl of opinion that the spirit of the rule \vill not Ju~tify tt :.\Inson in throwing off at pleasure the peclllli;1ry obliga.tions of the l.1oclgp, leaving to ethers the burthens \vhich it irnposes, and when these bur.. thens shall llave been rnet 'without contribution from hhn, then to rcsunle his forn1er position as his interest or caprice may pronl.pt h1m, upon the sinl}Jle payrnent of the dues on account of the non-puynlent of which he 'waR ~us .. pendecl. It seenlS to nle that a. ditrE'rent cOl1strnction would sal1("tion a line of conduct that would worl\: injuRtice to those 'who a.re struggling to n1aintain the Order, and to dIspense the blessings proposed by H. It further occurs to me that It may enlbarrass our L'Odges to have it understoorl that a.lthough a brother cannot avoid dues by a dimi t, he may avoid thenl. by a self-imposed snspension to continue just so long as he prefers this sum of nloney to his lViasonic privileges, and then to COIne in il.ud pay up only the due"3 1'01' non-pa.yulf>nt of \vhich he 'Vl1S ::,uspended, retaining in his pocltet the nloney which he should have paid if he had done what it was his duty to have done-paid up, and rernained ft. mernber all the while. No one should take advantage of his own wrong, and it' the melnber desires to be restored in the Lodge as he was, let him place (,he Lodge in the Siune condition it would have been in but for his default. I anl aware tha.t there are authorities against my vie,v of this subject, but I snbnlit that they were not i nflnenced by the polic~y' that this Gnlnd Lodge hus unmistakably indiNtted, of having every worthy brother o.n active, working, affilia,te<.l mernber of some Lodge, reacty to share its COlnmOl1 burdens. 21. A Lodge is not bound to prefer charges against a brother who petitions for affiliation and is rejected by it. This is a nu\.tter for the exercise of the sound discrotion of the Lodge. 22. Where the b:y"'-laws of a Lodge forbid that the \Vorsllipful :'Master shoUld hold his office Inore than t\VO terms III succession, he cannot be elected to hold a third term, under a suspension of such bJ"-1~1ws, by virtue of a general {"lause cont~lined in snch by-IH,ws, to the effect '" that in case of emergency eIther of t.he foregoing articles may be telnporarily snspended by a voto of the Lodg~." Such a ::;uspending provision, which would authorize a Juujority or tho Lodge to dispense with its by-laws in all caseR deeJned emergent, is oppo~e<1 to the soundest Mai-lonic anthol'ities. and tends to fritter away the rnles \vllich the Lodge hus \vlsely ordained for its governmen t. 213. A snrgeon in the regular army of t.he United States was elected to ta.ke the first degree, and, 路without hiR fanlt, ,yas ordered to a <li~tn.llt poInt before the Lodge could confor it; the fee should be restored to him by the Lodge. 21. When the lVIaster has been duly installed, there is no reason 'why a Past ~laster may not sit in the Lodge. ~3. Any nlember of a Lodge in good stt\nding, who bas~'"himRelf been Instnlled o.s Master of a Lodge, is conlpetent to In~tall the ofli("ers of a Lodge, and the l\Iaster after installntjoll nuty iu~tall the offieers under him. 2ft A two-thirds vote of a nlajority of the members of the Lodge is required to expel or indefinitely Ruspend H Inelnber, al1<1 H. similar majority may restore hiln to the }"ights and prIvileges of Masonry; but it l'equires the unanimous vote of those present at u. regular communication to restore hinl. to lnelnbel'ship.. 27. IIeld to be a correct interpretation of the rnle adopted by the Grand Lodge at its last comlnunication (see Proceedings, p. 8H), that where a Lod!?ie restores an expelled brother to the righ ts and privileges of .Masonry, his ..qtatu.'l IS that. of an unaffiliated brother, and he obtains his subsequent luernbersbi;p as such. 28. It is not ineonsisten t with tho resolution of the last Grand IJodge (pp.84, 85) to grant dimits to brethren to enable them to organize a new Lodge, as they nevertheless renlain luembers of the Lodge frorn which th~y have dinutted Hntll they are affiliated in the new Lodge, and notice thereof given. 29. Although there Is 110 positive prohibition in Masonic law aga inst ren ting a lodgt:-roolu for other than Masonic purposes, nevertheless it, is inexgedienL, and t,he lodg~.. rooul should be Itept for the purposes for which it has been dedicnted and consecrated-Masonic purposes alone. 30. A member of a Lodge that bas ceased toexist may n.ffiliate with another Lodge ,vithout a dhnit.. ':rlle law does not require impossibilities; prOVided he has H, certificate from the Grand Secretary. 31. :FIeld that the Graud Lodge had the right to tax tIle snbordinate Lodges, the by-laws of any Lodge to the cont.rary notwithstanding; and that the addition ot" fifty cents upon the dues of tbe nleml>ers of the respective Lodges, imposed by the Grand Lodge at its last, communication, 'was legal and Masonic, and the Lodges should prOlllptly collect and remit the same.

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82. One who has filled the office of Senior Warden in any Lodge under this jurisdiction, is eligible to the office of J\laster in the same or any other Lodge of which he may become a member. 133 In the matter of instituting legal proceedings, the Lodge acts as a corpor~tlon, and, in the abse."nce of general or special auth0t:ity conterred by i.ts by-laws or resolution the first three officers have not the rIght to Involve It In litigation. If, however, they do so involve it i~ law S~litS, the subsequ~ntr~titi足 cation of their a<'ts hy resolution of the Lodge IS equIvalent to authorIty gIven in the first instaure. 34. One who has taken the Past Master's degree in the Chapter is not qualitIed in virtue thereof to install the officers of a subordinate Lodge. 85 ,"\\1"hen the wido'w of a l\lason to whom Masonic assistance iR being rendered rnarries a profane, the btu'then of her support is lifted from the fraternity and hnposed upon her husband. 36. Under the rule established by this Grand Lodge at its last communication (see Proceedings, p. 64)~ officers of subordinate Lodges have no right to use buckles with theIr jewels, aispensing with collars. 37. Held that it is the right of all ~{asons in good standing to visit Lodges opened in an:r degree that the visitor has taken, but, at the same time, there is a correL.'1tive right on the part of every Lodge to refuse to any VIsitor whose introduction might nlar or imperil the harmony of the Lodge; that when these two rights are insisted upon by the parties, it is better that the visi tor retire, than that the faluily should be disturbed or possibly broken IIp by his forcing himself upon it. 38. The \Vorshipful Master does right in declining to install a subordinate officer of his Lodge pending a charge against such subordinate for unmasol1ic conduct. 39. The "'\V"'idow of a luember in good ~tanding 'who dies after the charter of 111& Lodge has been forfeited, and before it is restored, should share the proteeHon all<l the charitable offices of the restored Lodge, as though it had not ceased to work. 40. For the purpose of proceeding in an orderly luanner with the business of our Lodges, the usual parlhtmentary rnles which obtain in deliberative bodies are to be observed, except in so far as they are unsuited to the genius of J\Iasonry and unchanged by our constitution, rules, edicts, and by-laws-hence, a motion to recon~lder a proposItion at a regular cOlumunict1tion of a Lodge which had passed and been finally disposed of at n previous COHln1.11Uication is out of order, unless the by-laws justify it. 41. By an edict of this Grand Lodge the clothing for funeral occa~ions is a ,vhite sash, apron, and gloves (Proceedings of IB49, p. 45), and the Grand Master bad no po,ver therefore to hold that the sash is an useless appendage. 42. Held that one unable to elevate his arnl above a level 'with his shoulder could not be made a :Mason. 43. If there be nothing in the by-htws of the Lodge to In'event it., on0 who petitions for affiiation and is rejected may renew his application thereafter at any regular meeting. 44. The rule which requires that the master should have preViously served as ,\Vttrclen may not be dispensed with ,vhile there are menlbers in the Lodge properly qualified to fill the offiC'e of lVIaster, t,hOllgh they luay reside SOIlle twelve or fifteen miles distant from the ph-tee of Ineeti ng. 45. A member voting i\,gainst it candidate for the second or third degree is not bound to prefer cllarges against the petitioner. 46. FIeld that the Gr~1nd l\faster haH no power to s~t aside the by-ltt'vS of a Lodge ,vhich are COnfOrlllt"tble to the constitution and edicts of the Gr~tnd Lodge and ancient h"tndmarks of Masonry, in order that Haid Lodge maN' adlllinister its discipline with a less nUlnber present than such by-laws require. 47. "The ~faster of a Lodge IUUSt not preside in a haughty, arhitrttry, dictatorial, or imperious manner. He is required to pnt every lllotion nlftde at :.1 proper time aud couchefl in respectfnllang-nage, t1nd which does not contravene the constitution, rules, and edicts 01" the Grand Lodge? the by-laws of his own Lodge, nor the ancient landnlttrks ~tnd nsages of the Order, to the vote of his Lod~e, and properly to anllounce thE' result of Sl1eh vote. Uir(tumscribed by the foregoing restrictions also, the Master's authority in his I;ouge is suprellle. No appeal lies from his deciSIon to the Louge, and he is alnenahle only to the Grand Lodge, but subject to suspension by the Grand Master under certain restrictions. It is his privilege to decide all points of order, and of ceremonial l\Iasonic law, and the menlbers of his Lodge are bound to obey the Masonic gavel.

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48. '~rhe granting of a postponen1.ent of a trial if.; within the sound discretion of the :Master, and after he has decided, his decision cannot be madEJ' the subject for discussion in the Lodge ,vithout. his consent. 49. If l11elubers refuse to obe.y the gavel, t.he Master has the right in order to stop further confUSion and dlsorde-r, to declare the Lodge ~losed, and take hilnself and his charter out of it, even while at labor. â&#x20AC;˘30. A b;y--law of a Lodge Inust be construed.,! if it call be, RO as to harnlonize with the constitution and edicts of the Grand .L.o<1ge. If it cannot be made so to harl1l0nize, it is void. 5!. It requires two-thirds of all the members of the Lodge who ~tre present to expel or suspend a brothert provided that in all such cases a majority of the ,vhole Lodge De present; ana Hi silnilar majority can restore him to all the right-; and privileges of ~Iasonry; but to re-adnlit hhn to Inembership requires the unanimous vote of the members of the Lodge who are present at an~'" regu.. lar cOlnmunication, as in cases of affiliation. 32. .A. brother "whose residence is known is entitled under our rules to Both'e, and if the Lodge proceed to try him witbont notice, it~ nction is irregular, and should he so declared upon its minutes, and notice be giveu to him and the trial proceed regularly. Ofjhe1' charges and specifications may be added to those originally flIed before the tria,I, hut the part~"" 011 trial Inust be duly advertised of' such superadded charges and time and opportunity afforded him to defend against them as though they were original charges. 53. While it must be admitted that anciently Masonic duties ,vere some.. tinle~ enforced by pecuniary Iuulcts, such practice is opposed to the genius and ~tnd spirit of modern ]'reemaso,llry, and is very generally condemned as 110rnasonic. Fines ftnd pecuniary penalties for the enforcement of l\Iasonic duties are held unmasonic in this jurisdiction. 54. No one but a melnber of a Lodge can appeal from its decision in the rn~ttter of expelling or suspending a brother. It the D1ember expelled sets the l'.U UlillOl1S of the Lodge at uefiance, and refuses to attend so as to take an appeal, he should not be heard to cOluplaln. 55. A s"llspended Inenlber Inay be tried for an offence committed after his suspension, the penalty of which is expulsion. He has tt right to be present and to make his defense \vithout being relieved from the sentence of suspension; the {'on trary rule, which has sometimes been acted 011, is not iu tLC'cordance wit.h Masonic law. The Proceedings were brief and local. Bro. R. F. Knott submitted a full and interesting report on correspondence. Relative to imposters, he says: The rnatters of nlendicity an<l imposture have assumed alarming propor.. I ion~ and <leluo"nd it Htnrdy resistance, and string(-'l1t I11eagUreH to resist them. It iH also highly proper to contribute liberf\,ll~"" to the relief of indigent Masons, their wiuows and Orph~l,ll:S; to E'xtend relief eheerfull;v and promptly to cornlllunities oppressed hy general f'ulamityor farnine, but the practice of asking aSSIstance in u general way from Lodge~ or brethren to l)uild or fu rnish !uLlls in other Httttes, or to grant gen~ral relIef to brethren wbo have suffered bUSIness rl:"'verses by misfortune or ca~ualty, is not cOInnlendable and should be discountelHtllCed. I would therefore recommend that a regulation be made that no applieatiol1 lor general relief shall be entertained bJ-"" Lodges, except in cases of urgent necessity, without the consent of the Grand Lodge or Grand Master. It is tiIllE' that SOIne IHeans ofprotecUon against impostors should be devised. By tl'PHl the fnnds provid.â&#x201A;Ź"d to succor the WIdow and orphan are nlade to minister to . . he eupidity of the vicious." Under the head of Illinois, on the subjeCt of "Negro Masonry," he remarks: Even while reviewing the action of Georgia and of Florida on the dangerous subject of H Negro Masonry," the tone of the committee is mOderate, though we cttnnot admit its conclusions. Rio-ht or wrong, the recognition of H Negro Masonry" would be a fatal blow to the Craft throughout the South Q.nd an ever recurring cause of contention elsewhere. Are our brethren of the West willing to dri ve their Sout,hern brethren beyond the pale of Masonry by the admission of candidates with whom they will not assochtte fraternally? We are unWilling to say more on the SUbject.

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88 The following edicts were promulgated by the Grand Lodge:

Neither of the first three officers of a Lodge can d.imit during the term for which he has been installed.-(Rep01't on IJtrop. and Gr~eve., pp. 59, 60.) The Grand Lodge has, 110 right to, tax, its sl1bOr(lina~esfor any sum beyo~d the an10unt provided for In the constltutlon.-(See repmt oj Com. on It-las. Jtt?路~s., pp. 65,66.)

Committee on Suspensions, Expulsions, and Appeals to ~erve fl:om oue Grand CommUlllC:1tiou to another. All appeals to be sent to Its chaIrman.(See resolutions on p. 7i}.) Wnl. P. Chilton, Montgom~ry, Grand Mastel'; Dalliel Sayre, Montgomery, Grand Secretary; Richard F. Knott, Mobile, Foreign Corre~pondent.

:OE..A.T~.

With mournful feelings we append the follo'Wing announcement:

Bro. Chilton, will be remembered through our l'eports, heretofore, as an able member of the Craft, whose opinions 'were worthy of careful consideration. We sympathize with our sister Grand Lodge, in her sad and unthnely loss. TALLADEGA, January 23, 1871. To the Secretaries oj Subordinate Lodges: DEAR SIRS AND BRETHREN:-It becomes my painfll1 duty to inform you of the death of our beloved brother and M. W. Grand l\laster, 'VILLIA!! P. CRIT..TON,lJjwho died at his resIdence in the city of Montgomery, on the night of }(\riday last, the 20th iust., at about eleven o'clock, from injuries which he recei ved by a fall.. It is desired that each subordinate Lodge within the jurisdictIon of this Grand Lodge, take sui table action ill reference to this sad dispensation of Providence. All business communications intended for the Grand Master will hereafter be directed to the undersigned at this place. Fraternally,

JO. H. JOHNSON, D. G. M., And Acting Grand Master,

CALIFORNIA. Grand Lodge met in San Francisco, October 11,1870, Bro. LeonidaR E. Pratt, Grand Master, presiding. One hundred and forty-six Lodges represented. As we have no duplicate copy of proceedings, we shall be denied the privilege of extended extracts.. In speaking of the appllcatiol1 of Quebec for recoglllition,. he says: u I,rep~at, that it ~s a case of rebellion, simple and unmitigated; and against rebelllon 111 every torm and from every source the splrit the traditlon~ and the principles of Freemasonry are unalterably opposed." , ,

If anybody does not understand that, they had better go to a school where they teach the English language with the bark on. Bro. Pratt has evidently not been blinded by the sophistica.l dust of special pleading.

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A very large amount of local business was transacted, and the reports of committees evince care and energy. Bro. Wnl. H. Hill again puts forth an excellent l'eport on correspondence. He pays a glowing tribute to his Bro. preacher, Grand l\faster Vincil, and wonders If his RermOnf:, are as long as his annual reports. \Ve will reply by saying h no," but If possible much better, for they are not ",vrltten. The want of a copy to cut into 'will deter us from making ex.trat:ts from the report before us, ,yhich we w"ould otherwise gladly do. Leonidas E. Pratt, San Francisco, Grand Master; Alex. G.. Abell, San Franci&eo, Grand Secretary; Wm. Henry Hill, San Francisco, Foreign COl'respondent.

COLORADO. Grand I.Jodge met in Central Cit;5-"I", Sept. Z'i, 1870, Bro. Henry M. Teller, Grand Master, presiding. On the subject of drones, he says: I cannot neglect this opportunity to call your attention to what I consider an increabing evil in thi~ Jurisdiction. I refer to tbe anxiety shown by the brethren to appear in pUblic as Masons-to seize every opportunIty to make a MUf:,onic dIsplay, to have Masonic celebrations, Masonic 1ebtivals, public installations, upon every possible occasion. Menlbt 1'8 who for months have not darkened the door of the Lodge room come prornptly to the call for a public display; anxious for an opportunity to proclaim their connection with the fraternIty. These menlbers return to the Lodge roon1., take off their MasoniC" clothing, and ~"tre &eell no more in the Lodge untIl they are again wanted to swell the ranks of a Masonic procession. In tIle work of the Lodge they have no part; its bencfltt'l they claim, its burdens they do not bear. While Masonry is popUlar, they will appear in public as often as the opportunity is presented; but let the spIrit of persecution prevall, as it has in the past-let it b~ unpopular to be a Mason-and these brethren WIll no lanuer seek opportunities to proclaIm that they are l\iusOllS. It is said that the~e pUbhc displays brin~ us before the pUbli~..t Ind nee a spirit of inquiry among prof~tnes, and thus Induce good men to ouer thf"ffiselves for adnllsslon to our Lodges. Masonry is not aggrebsive, and does 1101 seek to proselyte. We ","ant men who are attracted not by idle curiosity, not because Masonr~r IS honorable, not becal1~e it is a passport to place or po\ver1 hut men ill ~earch of light-anxious lnquirer::; after truth, with mental and moral perceptions to understand our synlbols and sacred mysteries-such men \VIll come to us, not because we indulge in Imposing ceremonies in public, not because it is popUlar to be a Mason, bat because they ttre actuated hy' the love of truth and vIrtue. Proceedings brief and local. Relative to Quebec the folIo"w'il1g "Tas adopted: To the ll-fost lV"orship/ul Grand Lodge oj Colorado: Your special committee appointed to ('on~ider the subject of the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, respectfully beg leave to report, that durIng the short time allowed for the investigatiou, they have not been able to gain Hufticient information, in their jUdgment, to recommend its recognition, and would respectfully suggest that thIS comnli ttee be dIscharged and a new one al)pOlnted~ with instructions to report at the next annual communication of tHiS Granu Lodge.

We are glad to see our Y路OUl1g western sister setting thus it. bright example to the older ones, by taking time to c01,!sider so important a subject, and not jump to a conclusion because others bave. Bro. L. N. Greenleaf furnished an excellent report on correspondence. On the question of virtual Past l\lasters sitting with actual Past Masters, he sa;Y'"B: We hold that a virtual Past Master has not the right of vi~it in a convocation of actual Past l\-IaRters; that it is expressl~~ set forth in the charge given him

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upon receiving the degree, that it confers no official ranI:: upon him outside of the ChfLpter路 that he canno.-t, in a ~Ylnbolic Lodge, claim any peculiar privileges; is distinguished as a virtua.l Past Master to show that with the investiture of the secrets, he has not received the rights and prerogatives of the degree. This charge, together \yith ttn ~xplanatio~.wlly the degree is conferred, is given in most Chapter&, and IS suffiCIently explIcIt.

and that

The presiding officer of a convocation of actual Past Masters, though he has met the brother In a Chapter Lodge of Past Masters, and he be not an actual Past :Master must refuse hin1 admission, froln the fact that the degrees, no matter what their resemblance in the ritual, are conferred in separate and distinct b09- ies, and the members of the one can have no possible legal i'l1jo'rmation ot the dOIngs of the other. We fail, therefore, to discover, by any process of 1vlasonic argument, ho'w a brother who h~ts met another in the Ohapter body can vouch for him in a convocation. Because Masons meet each other in different bodies, too much is taken for granted, and on strict examination it wIll not bear the test of Masonic law. "'1"e deny the right of a High Priest, though authorized by the Grand Master,

to con1er the degree of Past Master upon a newly-elected Master of a symbolic

Lodge.

We deny the right of anyone to confel~ it, except he be an actual Past l\tIaster, even thongh acting as the deputy of the Grand lVlaster.

In this we cannot fully agreo with our Brother, for the reason that we do not looli: upon the ceremony of preparing an elected lVlaster to preside, as a degree in the correct sense of the word. It is generally called such, but ,ve hold it to be a misnonler, and we cannot find it included in the list of any of the degrees controlled by Grand Lodges. We look upon it as a ceremony of instruction and qualification necessary before installation, and as the Grand Lodge does not confer it as a degree, "we hold it to be perfectly competent for all ,vho can prove that they are qualified to assist in the ceremony should be admitted when it is being performed. It is not the ceremony which makes a man a Past Master, but the actual Rervice in office, and the performance of a service call hn,rdly be said to be acquisition of a degree. We agree that a Chapter Past l\Iaster, simply, possesses 110 qualification of menlbership in such Grand Lodges as gives to Past Masters a vote, but that is no reason ,vhy they may not be permitted to be present when the ceremony takes place, as that which is called a degree is nothing more than the secret pi1rt 01 the ceremony of installation, viz.: the obligation of office. We fully agree with hin1 in the follo,ving, relative to the punisbnlent of profanes ,vho are initiated out of their proper jurisdictlion, and where they have told the truth as to their residence.: One point is eviden tly o"!teriooked by Grand Lodges whenever this vexed 9.11~stion.is under consideration, viz.: That no Lodge, or Gr::tnd Lodge, has any JurIsdiction or control over a profane. He is not supposed to be conversant with Masonic law and u~age, or the depository of Grand Lodge regulations to any alarming extent.. :He entert::tillS the idea th::"Lt. Masonry is universal, Lodges exist ever~Twhere, and all he has to do, 'whenever the inclination seizes him, is to make application to the Lodge wherever he happenR to 1.>e at thttt time. It. is for the Lodge to whom he makes application to dise:tbuse him of this erroneous impression, and to direct him how to proceed legally. If It fails to enlighten him on this point, and proceeds to mal\:e him a l\ilason, the Lodge, and not the brot,her, is at fault, and should be dealt with accordingly. The Proceedings are very creditably gotten up. Henry M. Teller, Central Oity, Grand Master; Ed. C. Parmlee, Georgetown, Grand Secretary; W. D. Anthony, Deuver, fi"oreign Correspondent.

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CONNECTICUT. Grand Lodge met Sept. 30, 1870, Bro. Asa Smith, Grand Master, presiding. Address brief and local. Bro. Jos. K. Wheeler presented a most excellent and fraternal report on correspondence, and we regret we received but one ("oPS", which preclndes our malting man~'" C'hoice extracts, as at the date of writing our report we have not thne to copy in full. Jas. L. Gould, Bridgeport, Grand Master; Joseph K. Wheeler, Hartford,. Grand Secretary.

DELAWARE. Grand Lodge met in 'Vilmington, June 27, 1871, Bro. J. C. McCabe, Gratld: Master, presiding. No decisions reported. He spoke encouragingly of the new tenlple in Wilmington, and In 'whicll enterprise we share his fondest hopes. Relative to uniformity in work, he says: I regret to learn that, in some few iURtances, the ,,,,"ark in our suborchnate Lodges is not unifornl. '拢l1is iE> a serious evil 'which can only be remedied by tbe appointnlent of a competent Gr~tnd Lecturer. Thp Grand Master cannot visit all the Lodges in thejurlbdiction. A brother specially appointed for this purpose, qualified for this duty, und gIVIng his tIme to Its discbarge, would, if tait1l1ully fulfilling t,11e obligation implled in the appointment, bring about that uniforrnit;y so desirable and essentIal. I need bcarce1y bay, that the condition and prosperit;), of the Crate in this juriscUctlon is good and progressive.

Relative to his

vi~it

to the Grand Lodge of Virginia, he remarks:

I omitted to mention in its .proper place, but take occa&ion in the close to state, that it was Iny prIvilege to be In the CIty of Rlchluond during the session of the grand annual comluunlcation of the Grand Lodge of VirginIa, by which august body I ,vas received 路with all the honors due tile office ot Grand Mastel' of Delaware. A warm welconle to the east uy the Grand l\1:aster, and the 1rlendly grasp of the hand b~'" the venerable Gntnd ~ecretary, brought back "the days of lang ~yne," when, thirty years ago, by the order ot the latter (then Master of Rlchmond I{andolph Lodge, No.lG) I was brought from darkness to 11gb t. Relative to clandestine negro Lodgef4, he speaks words that have the bark on theIn, and no one need ulisunderstU1.1d the "old hickory" ~Iasonry of Delaware: It vdll be remembered that I have alluded, under dftte of January 12th, 1871, to a letter received fr01U the 8ecrehtry of it ('landestine Lodge, to WhICh I made

reply. SeverH.l others from the ~alne source have Rh~tred the same tate. 'rhe regulatIons of the Grn,nd Lodge now (and I trust they WIll ever remaIn), adopted June, 1867 (artIcle 17), declare" that no Lodge, or individual MasoD, shull hold communion or fellowship with any society or body professIng, or claiming ~~ such, to be MaE>onic, except such Ufo:! are 'recogntzecl and acknou;ledge(l by thIS Grand Lodge. Any dIfo:!regard, violation or infractIon of tbis regUlation ,vill subject the pn,rty or !)artieb to expulbioll.'路 \Ve recognize and acknowledge but one Grand Lodge in this jurisdIction; any other body claiming recognition, whether spurious or deriVIng authority froln a foreign Jurl~diction,is unknowu and clandestine. Should any n1.ember of this Grand Lodge, or ot" any ~ubor颅 dinatt~ Lodge in thisjuri~diction,so l~l.r forget. his obligations to ~lasollry, and the laws ot the Grand Lodge, as to VIsit, fl.tfil1ate or correspond ,vlth any clandeE>tlne Lodge, or any individual or individual& connected therewith, he is subject to expUlsion, and it will be the duty of every good and true Mason, upon aHcertaining that any member of the Crnft has so done, to report hIm Jor

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(liscipline. It is not a question of caste or color-of social or civil relations-it is a legitimate resistance to usurp~djUFi~diction. Hencewe find.that t1?e. acti<?n of the Grand Orient In France, In gIvIng charter to a Lodge In LOUISIana In spite of the remonstrance of thE} Grand Lodge of that jurisqiction, has met with the nlost unqualified reprehensIon from the Grand Lodge~ In thIS countrY;from :\Iassachusetts to California. I can only say on tbIS subject 3S says the Grand Lodge of Mis&ouri: "HIghly as we value our l\lasonic relations with the Grand Lodo-es of Europe we would, without hesitation,' sever our connection wIth all ot theln sooner than submit to an infringement of what we consider our vested rights and privileges, and on tbis question the Grand Lodges of the United States stand as an unit." If there is anything in Masonry, or of life generally, that we love more than it is to hear somebody talk and not misunderstand him. Bro.

an~rthing else,

)IcCabe suit& us exactl:r-he means what he says, and says what he means. Bro. J. Thos. Budd submitted a very brief but a very good report on correspondence. It 1s one of the best we have read for its length, but because little old Delaware (our native State) is only a few miles long, is no reason why the Craft there should not receive a full report from others, (for instance Missouri, Hlny one of whose one hunured and twenty-five counties is larger than the whole State of Delaware.) Come, Bro. BUdd, you show the germs of real life and energ~"" in you, and some Wit, therefore give us a good long report ne"'xt time; something from which we can learn something. Do not wait until the Grand Lodge meets, but make the Grand Secretary send you the reports, and it" he will not do it, drop us a line, and we will give Bro. Allmond fits, if he will not selld you a "copy." J. Oollins l\IcCabe, - - - - , Grand l\faster; J. P. Allmond, Wilmington, Grand Secretary.. *

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Grand Lodge met in Washington, Nov. 9,1870, Bro. R. B. Donaldson, Grand Mttbter, presiding. r:rwenty Lodges represented. The annual address ;pays a high tribute to the memory of the late Bro. Benj. B. French, Past Grand Master. Bro. Cha~. F. Stansberry, as usual, submitted a ,veIl-selected and interesting report on correspondence. Relative to the negro question he sensibly remarks: Nothing has afforded us more gratifi(\ation than the freedom candor and good temper with which the negro question ha.s been cliRcussed in'all quarters and the general agreement Wh1Ch preva1ls on most of the main principles in~ volved. It seems to be universally conceded that all so-called negro Lodges in this country are clandestine, and that their melnbers can therefore never receive recognition. It appears also to be admitted that no man who was not free-born can oe made a Mason.. It is moreover not disputed that race and color form no part of our Masonic tests, and cannot properly be made so. The most judicious ~asons :turther agree that the rig:qt of Objection may safely be left, if properly 1nterpreted, to guard our doors agaInst the entrance of material likely to prove obnoxious or to disturb the harmony of our Masonic households. The Proceedings contain the full correspondence relative to the right of :isitation and the right of objection propounded by the following circular, 1ssued to all Grand Lodges by the Grand Lodge of D.O., viz. :

*yre .fortunately k'!10w the address of the Grand Secretary, but there is nothIng 1n the Proceed1ngs to tell where any of the officers live. This won't do Bro. Allmond, and you must do better next time. '

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1st. Does a l\rlaster Mason in good standing in his Lodge possess the inherent right of visIting any Masonic Lodge wherever he may gO? 2d. It has been claimed that a l\faster Mason may object to a visiting brother, the reasons to be determined sol(?ly in his own conscience. Does a ~laster Mason possess the unqualIfied right of objecting to the presence of a visiting brother in bis Lodge? 3d. If a Master Mason objects to a visiting brother sitting in the Lod@:e, is he accountable to the Lodge, and is it his duty to give reasons for such objection? 4th. If a Master Mason has sufficient reason for objecting to a brother visiting his Lodge, is it. not his duty to prefer charges, so as 1..0 bring th~ objectIonable brother under discipline, and give him an opportunity to vindicate his character? 5th. If a Master Mason shall hear the statement of his friend affecting the character of a brother Master Mason, would he be justified in obj(:lcting to the presence of such brother in his Lodge upon an ex parte statement? To which we replied as follows: M. W. G. L.,

MISSOURI, A. F. AND A. OFFICE OF G. SECRETARY, ST.

NOBLE

M., Lours, April 5, 1870.

Esq., Washington, D. C.:

LARNER,

R. W. AND DEAR BROTHER:-In reply to YOUI' circular letter of the 31st ultimo, submit,ting the following questions: "Has the vV. M. of a Lodge in your jurisdiction the right to admit a visiting brother to his Lodge over the objection of a brother who is a member of the Lodge in good and regular standing? Has he the right to ask him his reasons tor making the objection?" I have to say, that the usage of this jurisdiction is emphatically in the negative of the above propositions; that is to say, a visitor (,~'llnot be admitted against the objection of a member 01" the Lodge, nor can any reason be asked for the objections. Truly and fraternally, yours, GEO.. }'RANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary.. By reference to the replies of nearly every State, including Grand Masters and Secretaries, we finel that our views are coincided with by the great majority of thobe who replied. Chas. F. Stansbury, 629 E street, Washington, Grand Master; Noble D. Larner, 643 Louisiana avenue, Washington, Grand Secretary; W. R. Singleton, Vlashington, Foreign Correspondent. We have also been favored with an elegantly published report of the entertainment given by the Grand Lodge to Earl de Grey and Ripon, Grand Master of England. It was a reception worthy the distingu~sheelguest, and did honor to the Grand Lodge itself.

FLORIDA. Grand IJodge met in Jaclrsonville, Feb. 14, 1871, Bro. Samuel Pasco, Grand ~{aster, presiding.

lIe says: The rich beauties and sacred lessons of :J.fasonry were brought home to my own heart with peculiar force during the recent struggle between the opposing sections of our country. I remember when I lay a helpless prisoner, suffering from a seVt"re wound, fearing to trust the very surgeons, lest they should em.. ploy their skill to my injury. As one after another came up and asked if I needed imm~diate attention, I put them off by telling them there were many much worbe ofT than myself; on the evening of the third daX, the chief sur.. geon came up and entt~rf>d into conversation with roe, and on nnding from my speech that we were brethren, he pressed my hand ...a nd assured me that he recognized the sacred tie that united us, and I pnt my entire confidence in him from that moment, and I shall never forget his acts of brotherly love towards

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met nor how my heart. glowed towards him when h~ man.ifested fr~t~rnal love ana sylnpathy for me. I remem bel' at a later perIod of my <?aptlvlty, when thousands of us frorn all parts of our beloved South ","ere endurIng the horrors of a bitter wint(~r, badly sheltered, thinly clad, ill fed, sick, wounded, wretched eXiles, with no prospeet of freedom to ('heel' our hearts, our comrades being cut down dally by dl~ense and falninf:\, how a few score of us, who ,vere Craftsmen, found one another out, cheered each other's hearts, and shared with each other anything we had over and above what actual necessity required. \Ve formed a l\tIasonic society, proved one another, corresponded ,\rith a similar society in anothpr prbon, visited one another 'when sick, and through some of those who hadauthorltyoverus we ",~eregratifiedto learn that our sad condition moved the sylnpathyof our brethren in tllC cit;,r near by, who "would have ai9-ed us h~d not the sevt:'re rigor at mll1t~try law prevented. But even the severIty ot mlluary law dId not wholly exclude indi vidual actR of charity and brotherly love, ,vhich rf'aehed some of us in a di~guised fOl'rn. And I used sometinles to think that the Christianity of that time and place had nlueh to learn 01:" MasonrJ-", for no word ot sympathy or warning, in its name, ever reached inside our ,valls, thou~h the tongues of scores of church bells called together the worshippers within our hoaring as often as the holy Sabbath returned, and the city hard by boasted of more ('hurches, in proportion to its populatioll, than any other in the country. I remember when I was returning home from captivity, just before the close of the ,val'. 1 had reached a little town in the old North St.ate, and was wander· lng about the streets in search of a suitable place to rest, when 1 perceived in an upper window the sacred emblems of our beloved order, and yearning for fraternal sympathy, I ascended t.he stairs, the Tyler sent in my name, and I there found brethren from home, who were prOVidentially in attendance that night, who took me t:t1'terwards to their camp, and we spent nearly the entire night in tu,lking over the past, and they sent me 011 my way rejoicing on the morrow. These and many other seenes conle home to Iny mind when I think of the beauties of Masonry. How often have we seen in our Lodges and in this Grand Lodge, those who have worll the blue and gray, sitting SIde by side-the past forgotten, for here all nre brethren. Peace and good wfll reign among us trom one fl'nd of the country to the other, the few jarring strings that marred the harmony of the instrument for a brief time, when the war first closed, were soon attuned into perf~ct accord, and here we have peace. Let us hope tl1at the spirIt of lVlasonr.y" Inay ere long Indirectly exert its blessed influence over t,he whole countrJ-1", 11nd tha.t all may be brought into one harmonious whole.. RULINGS AND DECISIONS ON MAf::)ONIC LAW AND USAGE.

1. Physical Disqualijications.-The general principle that should guide us in

such matters, is the abIlity of the applicant to work as a Master l\,fason. If he possesses, in ndition to the Inoral taculties, the physical requisites, any slight detormity lnay be disregarded. 2. Masier.-I see no objection to the Worshipflll ~Iaster assisting any committee of his Lodge. He 1s the Master Workman, is responsIble for the whole worle, nnd his councils should guide the Craftsmen wherever they may be laboring. 8. T,·ials.-The proportion of nlembers required to pronounce any sentence is generally mentioned in the by-laws. It' it is not there limited, in the absence ot' any constitutional regulations, it should be a majority. 4. Trials.-l see no objection to the appointment of a regular Vigilance Committee, ·with authority to present charges at any time to the Secretary' but this need not prevent a brother from exercising his individual right oi:' complaint. 5. TJ'ials.-In all questions that aribe in the trial of a brother? each member ~fat~d~ Lodge present should vote, unless especially excused for good cause

6. Lodge Business.-If the WorshipfUl Master Rhould think that any unfair advantage is about to be talten because of the sInal! attendance at any meeting he has a right to Interfere 1'01' the protection of the Lodge, or of a brother and postpone action 011 any business; bnt the transaction 01" business should not ordinarily be delayed on account of a small attendance. 7. .J.lfembers, Rights oj-Under our rulings, (January 15, 1867,) the Master Masons who obtain a dispensation for a new Lodge continue members of their 10rmer Lodges until the charter is granted. 'l'hey, therefore, have the riO"ht to vote there, out thIS right should not be exercised in ordinary cases· but the question as to its exercise is for the brother's conscience to determine.' 8. JJ.Iembership.-A non·affiliating Master Mason, desiring to affiliate mtlst produce the best possible evidence of his Masonic standing, i. e., I. A dimit.

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2 The certificate of a Grand S.:'cretary that the brother was a men'lber in good standing when his Lodge became dormant. 3. The written staternent of it former .Master or Secretary, as to his standing at that tinle. 4. rrhe written statement of any :\1aster ~ItLson in good st.anding, who states the same of his own kno,vled~e. 5. There may arise cases when the Lodge will have to depend entirely upon the applicant's own statement, but they are very rare, and must be acted upon with extrenle caution. U. .Tu,risdiction.-A Lodge has received a petition for initiation and referred it to a committee; meanwlllle a Lodge U. D. is formed nearer to the applicant's residence. TIle l.Jodge having obtained jurisdiction in this matter retains it and gOE'S on with the worle 10. If a brother has been dropped from the rolls (under the old constitution) and wishes to join a Lodge U. D., he must first make his record clear in hIS former Lodge. 11. Visit01"S"-A l\laster Mason in good standing does not possess any inherent right of visiting nny Lodge at any time. He has a right to apply for adInission, and the Lodge to which he applies is in duty bound to admit him, unless it can show good caus~ for refusal, snch as the following: 1. 'fhe Lodge nlay bp t>ngaged in the examination of some private matter which they do not wish to ;publish to the Masonic world. 2. The applicant luay be an element ot discord 111 the Lodge he desires to visit. 12. Visitors.-A }\Iaster Mason sitting in a Lodge has a right to object to the admission of a visitor, but the Lodge should not su~tain the objection unless the brethren ShOllld be satisfied that it was well based, even if the brother should be unable to explain or even to state his objection. 13. ll'isitors.-ln general, it brother should be required to state his ohjections to the admission of a visitor, but cases must sometiInes nrise when tb.~ brethren should sustain the objectioll, though unheu,rd, as when a hrother of exalted character assures the Lodge that such reasons eXist, but cannot ~'et be properly stated. 1-1. J7isitm"8.- Whether the objecting brother shonld prefer charges against the brother objected to, must depend upon the circurnstn,nces peculiar to the case. The question of Jurisdiction would probably be in the ,vay; harmony nlay often be restored without resorting to discipline. His objections, if stated, may be overruled by his brethren as insuffi.cient. 15. VisUors.-Wbether a brother Rhould objEict to a visitor upon Rtatements of friends outSide the Lodge, must depend upon the peculiar Circumstances of each case as it arises. A. judicious and cautious .Mason will not be unduly infiuanced by hearing statements detrimental to a brother who has hitherto been under the tongue ot' good report. 16...t1s8e8sment.s.-...!I,.. Lodge has the power to enforce, under thâ&#x201A;Ź' Constitution, the collection of any assessment authorized by its by-laws, but none other. 17. Dlmit.-Where it appears that a brother haA been marked as dimitted by mistake or in~\dvertence,the Lodge would be justified In I'estoring his name to the rolls upon payment of dues. 18. Juri,.~diction.-A Lodge cannot transfer its jurisqliction ov.er an applicant for tlHlI mJrsteries of Masonry upon the ground that SOlne of the hrethren have c01lscientious doubts in regard to the physical qualifications of tile applicant. It' they have such doubts, they should use the B. B. 19. It is unmasonic for another Lodge to accept jurisdiction under such circunlstances. 20. Physical Disqualijicationa.-A l\-laster Mason must decide the question of physical qualificn,tion as well as of moral :fitness, before he prepares his ballot, and the ipse dixit ot no brother, however enlinent, can relieve him of the rE'sponsibllity of deciding. His decision should be based upon the ancient landmarks of ~Iasonr:~:r, as explained and <1etlned by the edicts and regulations of his Grand Lodge. 21. Prial8.-If disputes arise bet,veen two brethren, and it is impossible to tell upon which the blame rests, and it is evident that there has been a violation of ~lnsonic law, then both should be put upon their trial. 22. Trial.~.-Wben the testimony is under discussion during the course of a l"!asonit.. trbtl, and a brother present has been mixed up with the matters under investigation, though not under charges, he should be requested to'wit,hdraw till the vote is taken, if his presence tends to checlt a.1'u11 discussion of the case. 23. Trials.-After the evidence is given in a Masonic trial, such discussion should be allowed and encouraged as will enable the brethren fully to understand Its import, so that they may render an intelligen t verdict when the vote is taken.

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A very fine report on correspondence ,vas submitted by Bro. Dewitt C. Dawkins. It contains interesting and appropriate extracts from other reports, with much original and instructive matter. On the Quebec case he rendered the following: And now in conclusion of the whole matter, considering the rules hereinbefore laid down, the facts in the case, and arguments pro and con, we recomlDend that the vote of this Grand Lodge be gIven in accordance with our formerly expressed affiliation with and sympathy for the Gralld Lodge of Canada, and against the" organization of Quebec," and that inasmuch as the Grand Lodge of Canada pronounces the Q,uebec organization rebelllou~ irregular, and therefore clandestine, we fnrther recommend that this Grand Lodge have no affiliation with it until future events shall render it IJrudent to change your action; and that the Grand Lodge may have a formal basis upon which to record its action, we present the resolutions appended to this report, and recommend their adoption. '1'11e folloWing resolution, offered by the committee, was unanimously adopted: Resolved: That this Grand Lodge decline to recognize the organization styling itself the Grand Lodge of Q,uebec. Samuel Pasco, Montioello, Grand Master; Dewitt C. DaWkins, Jacksonville, Grand Secretary.

GEORGIA. Grand Lodge met in Macou, October 25, IBiD, Bro. Samuel Lawrence, Grand l\faster, presiding. No decisions reported. Annual address brief and local in nature. We find the following adopted: JURISPRUDENOE.

The Conlmittee on Jurisprudence report: There have been referred to this committee several points of Masonic Law, as giyen by the Deputy Grand Masters. The following points decided by the R. W. Deputy Grand l\rfaster of the First Masonic District, are sustained and declared of force in this jurisdiction: 1st. A subordinate EJodge haVing regularly tried a member and recommended his expulsion by the Grand Lodge, an appeal from the action of the Lodge cannot be entertained by a Deputy Grand Master. 2d. A dispensation to make a Mason, if the applicant be an itinerant (a man without any fixed place of abode,) cannot be granted. The appllcation must conform to the laws and edicts of thIS Grand Lodge. 3d. No Lodge can entertain the petition of a candidate for initiation, ,vhose application has been rejected by another Lodge~ without first obtaining the permission of the Lodge by WhICh he was rejectea. The R. W. Deputy Grand Master for the same Masonic District, decides: 1st. That a rejected candidate for affiliation ma)r apply to the same Lodge, or any other Lodge, at the next or any other regular meeting and when rejected, his dimit shonld be returned. ' air t1rie. That the jnrisdictional distance between Lodges is deCiermined by an 3d. After a favorable clear ballot, if it is discovered that the applican t is not a proper subject, the degree shOUld not be confirmed. The Committee confirm these rulings as the law in force in tbisjurisdiction. ~he fact has been presented to us that some Lodg;es in this jurisdiction declare lt contumacy to disobey a Lod~e summons, and provide tor the punishment of the member for sucb disobedience, and th(? question as to the legality ofth~

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action has been referred to this committee. In the judgment of the committee no power IS more fully recognized and established. A Mason 1s bound to obey the summons of hIS Lodge, without regard to cltstance, and may be punibhed for disobedi€>oce ~Lfter due trial and conviction. Your conlmitte€> fllrth~r decide that a sunlillons emanatIng .from a Lodge, in dee forn1, IS legal and bindillg, whenever and however receIved. Bro. J. Enlmett Blackshoar presented, a& usual, a fine report on correspondence. Under the head of California., he apprOyeR of the action relative to suicides, which accords with the Missouri doctrine: "'''e are glad to see that the Grand LOdge modified. its action of the previous year in relation to snieldes, by leaving it to the Lodge~ to which they belonged to det~rnline itR to their insanity, and the propriety of interrIng with Masonic honors.

Relative to electioneering for Masoni('

o.tIice~, he ~uits us

exactly, thus:

He strongly condemns the practice of electioneering for LodgE' offices, and recolulnends, as a remedy for the evil, that every brother, when approached in

Butt way, make it a rule to vote AGAINST, instead of FOR, the party who resorts

to sneh iInproper rnethods for the purpose of obtaining otUce. He thus speaks sensibly of the evil of non-affiliation:

From our returns of 1869, it H,ppears that, 901 .M:asons were made UNAFli'ILIATED during the jrpfU' by having their nameR dropped for l1on-paymellt of dues. How, we ask, with our doors thus thrown open, can the evil of nonatlllin.tloll bE' arrebted? It is asked what cour~e we ,vould pursue 'with members who do not pay their dues? \Ve reply, If a brother is unable to :pay, let his dues be remitted; if he IS able, *-\l1d fails or refuse~ to pay after beIng notrtied ot his indebtedness, let charge be preferred against hlnl for ylolntlng the bylaws ot his Lodge; let, him be suulnloned to app€>ur and all&Wer to the saId charge; let him be reguh1rly tried and &l1bpended from all the rights and pri vIleges of' J\1asonry; and let hila not be restored except upon p~\'yment of Jus dues up to the tune ot' Ius suspen&ion, and a two-thirds vot€' ot IllS Lodge. In addition to thi&, I would recomrnend that a dilnit be regarded only as a certificate of good standIng, of having piLid all dues, and a permit to affiliate with sonl.e other Lodge; and that a Mason pObSe&SIng buch a certificate be held as a roeluber of the Lodge that l/')&ued it, and chargeable with du€>s tl1~reln, un til he affiliates with SOlDe other Lodge. '.rhus would the eVIl of non-~Ltlil1atlon be Inost effectually arrested. A Mason's membershIp ,vith his Lod~e could not be severed, except by deatb, actual Hffiliatlon with another Lodge, or by suspenSlon or expul::non. Aut! tbu& it certainly &hould be. Under the head of negro

Ma~ol1ry, he

says:

He notice::, what Bro. Lawrence says in relation to Bro. Gouley's remarks on the negro questloll, and though he readily a.cquits him of any intention of saying Wh*lt Inight Justly be deerned offensIve, thin!{s he has tallen into the very error which, Ulore than anything else, tendf::, to prevent the temperate diseuA~ion ot thIS question. Hr~ seelllS to think (at least his langnage implies as much) that there arc MasuDs who; UNBI.ASED BY POLITICAL OPINIONS, are in ftlJvor of ndmitting the negro. 'rhib nluy be, but It is scarcely probable that whole Lodges of such Masons ("ould be found In this country ' hence we think Bro. Lawrence was right in saying that negroes ,-\1'ould harci ly be recognized aruong Masons tor sorne thlle in this country; and this ,ve ba;y", not becaUbe they llnvo black sltins and kinky beads, but bec~tuse we do not believe that there ar~ any of the race who would come up to the &tandard of initiatIon, and par.. ticulu,rly in point of social equality. Of the puerile appetite which many PO~R0SS fOl' ~ic1e f::,ho,vs, he thus discourses on the failure of the Ronl€' (Ga.) brethren to appreciate the visit of the Grand Master: ...

We Inean no re:fiection on our Rome brethren, but there are Lodges, doubtless, in which the mere mention that anytillng Intellectun.l would be presented would be enough to keep nutny ot"tbe members away, unlef.,s attracted by the luere novelty of the thing, and not trom any sense of 1tppreeiation. But let it be announced thtl,t the Gra.nd ~laster would, \VITHOUT IJEc'rURING, conter a degree in which he would place the candIdate in the South with a fool's cap on his head, and that the mernbf'l'A wotlld be expected to stand off and shoot paper

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prUpts at him, ~nd have what other fun at his expense they migqt desire, the whole to conclude with the Grand, ~uperb, and ::;uper-Elegant ~lde Degree of Perfect Love ShOWlllO" the attachnlen t that existed between King t;olomon and the Queen of Slfeba, and beats that had not been occupied for yea.rs 'would be filled; ~lnd if SOUle such ridiculous fa/rce WH,S really enacted, ~any would go away bwearing that they never before had a proper conceptIon of what :l\lasonry was. In our last report 'we referred to the anomalous position and functions of the D. D. G. l\I., of Georgia, and Bro. Blackshear says: 'fhe authority of the Depnties is not REAL;LY restricted by the Constitution路 though by AGREEMENT their operations ~\re confined to certuin Districts. We (:annot see wh:y' we should be s~ngnlat: in this respect, and shall be truly glat! when this anomalous system IS abolIshed.

Under the head of Quebec, he says: The chief question involved is, when a portion of territ.oryover 路which a Grand Lodge has held jurisdiction, is constituted by the civil government into

a s<?parate nnd independent state or Province, have the Lodges of that State or Province the right to fornl an independent Grand Lodge? a qnestion too well settled, \ye thinlr, to require discussion. Bra. Blaekshear has truljr stated the issue in part, and with that part we take exceptions. 1st. It is a question that has not been" \vell settled "-in fact it has not been settled at all-except by the recognition that bas been accorded to the rebellious Grand Lodge of Quebec. 2d. If the civil goVel'nnlel1t may divide Georgia into two States, he has by the above agreed to the heref';)~ that the civil governnlent regulates the obllgation, solemn covenants and fealty of l\faster 11usons, and t.he jurisdictional powers of Grand Lodges, and that the Grand Lodges and th~ fraternity themselves have nothing to say about it. Is he willing to acknowledge this? Is he \villing to look suC"h a l\>fasonic subjugation by political power ill the face, and take off his bat and s~y "amen" to it? \Va Irn6wr he cannot, and yet he has done so by the very quotation we have nlade. But ,ve n1ust hasten to a close; a fair share for all compels us to be brief. Bro. Samuel Laurence, Marietta, Grand Master: J. Emmett Blaclrshear. Maron, Grand Secretary and Foreign Correspondent.

INDIANA. Grand Lodge met in Indianapolis, May 23d, 1871, Bro. Martin H. Rice, Grand :Master, presiding.

He reports a large amount of official duties performed. The of arc chipfly of a local nature.

matt(~rs

treated

The following n.e楼t regulation was proposed, and we hope will be adopted: Resolved, That no Mason shall be eligible to the office of M. W. Grand l\Iaster

Deputy Grand Master, Senior or Junior Grand Warden, who shall personally

~~~~ci'~r~ith~~~~.r;~Ido;ift~e~.to solicit, delegates of the Grand Lodge to vote for Which was seconded by a majority and ordered to lie over until the next annual conlmunication of the Grand Lodge. The great evil of soliciting votes in Grund or subordinate I.Jodges is one that should not be tolerated, and should be crushed out in the most summary manner. The following, from the Committee 011 Jnrisprudenco, was adopted: l~lg

The Committee on Masonic Jnrisprudence, to whom was referred the followquestion: H Has a brotI:er Master Mason, in good standing]D his Lodge, a

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the lntter?" havinp; given the question as much attention as its limited time would perrnit, report that under the rnles and regulatlons presented by the Grand Lodge :tor the governrnellt of Its sUbor<linates, they have no dOlIbt of the existl-'ncc of the H right." Rule 12'2 says: "Any affiliated l\Iason has the right to preff2r char~es; hut in no cas.e can this privilege be extended to one not aftiliated." This rule, while it linlits the right to affiliates to file charges, has 110 limitation as to the Lodge in VrThich the ('!large shall be tiled. H.ale liO is very definite as to the duty of subordinate Loc1g~~, :ill regftrd to the supervision of the conduct of the Inembers of the fraternity" l'egardless of their resIdence or plac~ of local melubership; it snys: "It is t,he dl1t~r of every Lod~e to tnl{c cognlznnce of the conduct 01' any meulber of the fr~ltcrnity \vithin its jurhidiC'tion, w'hethel' affiliated or not." ~hould A, a men1.ber of Lodge No.1, live in, or go into, the jurisdiction of I.Jodge No. 100, Hud there commit an otn~n("e nga111st l\1asonry, Hny Inenlber of Lou~c No. 100 not only has the rl~ht to file charges a.~a.lnst A, but he'has the right to tHe theln in Lodge No. 100, find the Lodge not only has tue right, but it is aJSo its duty, to try A, and should he be found guilty, mn,y reprin1nnd, suspend or exp('l hiro, aR the charncter of the oitence nlHY require; so that 011e Lodge may eVt~n cxpel frorn all tho rights and privileges of ~lasonry, (which includes membership,) a IUClnber of another Lodge. '1'111s right exists not only by virtuc of the laws of the Grand Lodge, but lies at the very foundation of the character, usefulness and hannony of the univer... Sitt ~fasonic Brotherhood. If every menlbel' should recognize and relieve tile neeessities of every other nlember, whIsper goo(l counsel in his ear, and aid in nis reforlnation, 'when ref'ornHttion is required, should he not havethe right to exercisQ all the nleallS to effect such a refOtnlation? Every mernber of ~t snhordinate Lodge is not only a nll?lUbcr of that particu.. lar Lodge, out ulso of the ,vhole Masonic family; ther0fore n meulber of one Lod~e going into and filing C1Ul.l路ges against a mernber at' another Lodge, is not obnoxious to the charge of going into another family and disturbing the peace and harlllony thereof, for all nre rucrnbel's of one and the same famIly .. For the first time in ulany years, we have a report on correspondence from the Grand Lodge of Indiana. It was prepa,red by Bro. Thos. R. Austin. It is a. succinct report, presented in a clear and business-like manner. :Martin II. Rico, Indianapolis, Grand l\faster: Jno. M. Bramwell, Indian.. apolis, Grand Secretary.

IOWA. Grand Lodge met in Davenport, Juno 0, 1871, Bro. Jno. Scott, Grand Master, presiding.. No decisions reported.

'Ve notice the following in the record: Bros. Albert Pike, 33掳, Sovereign Grand Oommt1nder of the Suprerne Council, ~outhern Jurisdiction! United States, and Hn.rn1.an G. Reynolds, Past Grand .:\1aster of Illinois, be ng in attendance, Pu.st Grand Masters Parvin and Ii:al'tsodt were appointed a comnlitt~e to introduce t.hem. The distinguished brethren were accordingiy receive-d and introduceu, and fraternally welcorned by the Grand Master, and assigned seats ot' honor in the Grand Lodge. A. and A. lUte, for the

Without referring to Bro. Re;y"noldR, whose reception was proper, we ,Yould Just aslt whether, if U Harry J .. S~Ylnour, 96掳, Sovereign Grand Commander of the ~upreme Council, A. A. P. RUe, of the Unite-d States," was to visit the Grand Lodge of Iowa, he would be thuq received, and assigned a seat in the East? We just merely \vant to know, for on"'"e reception would be as Masonic as the other, and either 路would be in contravention of sound l\fasonic usage.. Business transacted 'was chietlsr of a local nature. Bro. U. D. Taylor submitted a charming report on correspondence, which does him great credit.

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100 Under the head of Alabanla, he says:

Cannot sorne law be made that willjorce Masters of subordinate Lodges to kno'\v somethin~ of laws, rules, and regulations ,vhich they are sworn to obey and enforce? '" hy not make it obligatory on every Master-elect to commit to meInol'y the constitution and by-laws of his Grand Lodge, ere he can be install€ld? Do ~rou say none would do it? Very well, b~tter have no Masters at all, than" wooden men." "When the bllnd lead the blInd," etc. Verbul1~ sat.

Ozias P. 'Vaters, Muscatine, Grand Master; T. S. Parvin, Iowa City, Grand Secretary; U. D. ~raylor, Fort Madison, Foreign Correspondent.

ILLINOIS. Grand Lodge met in Ohicago, Oct. 4, 1870, Brother H. G. Reynolds, Grand l\tIaster, presiding. Five hundred and thirty Lodges represented. HIs annual address is a very full report of official acts, and reflects great credit upon its author for the manner in which the business matter was presented. He referred fUlly to the case of Bro. Al'thur D. Tappan, complained of by Grand Master Vinci!, and reply to Which, by Grand Master ReynOlds, has already been regularly brought before this Grand body at its laJst session, and laid ovpr until the present, and as it will come up by report of Conlmittee on Jurisprudence, we shall express no opinion in this report, beyond one on the following quotation from Bro. Reynolds' report, viz.: " The Grand Lodge of Missouri has no sovereignty beyond her own State lines. Every Grand Lodge in the lTnited States has a right to occupy the Territory of New l\'Iexico." To the first clause we delnur in part, to-wit: that ,vhile the Grand Lodge of Missouri bas no cornplete sovereignty in New l\fexico (that being unoccupied territorY)7 yet she has a jurisdictional Unlit over the Lodges she establishes, and she is compelled to maintain and defend their jnrisdictional rights as though the:>" were in our own state. While auy Grand Lodge in the world nlay plant Lodges in New Mexico, yet no Grand Lodge in the world has the right to make ~!asons out of the citizens of New ~Iexico when sojourning in other States. If the Grand Lodge of Illinois, or even ot" Missouri, ,vants to make 1\lasol1s of New Mexicans, they must do so in Lodges in that Territory. This is the only point of the Grand Master's letter which we shall discuss, for the remainder becomes an issue of fa<:ts, as the whole question revolves upon the point, was Bro. Arthur D. Tappan a citizen of Ne'\v Mexico or Illinois? If of the forn-ler, then he was irregularly made; if of the latter, then Mount Nebo Lodge, in Illinois, bad original jurisdiction. This is the whole issue. DECISIONS.

I have made the following decisions: 1. 'rhe Lodge found a brother guilty upon cha.rges preferred, and voted a reprimand; the Worshipfllli Master neglected to perform the duty, and removed from the ~tate; held that the 8enior \Varden should a.drninister the reprimand, or cause the same to be done. 2.. An. objection before balloting, made to the ~Iaster, is equivalent to a rejectloll, and th.e ballot should be stayed until the objection is relnoved. 3. The <;harie! members of a new Lodge arc liable for dues for the quarter or term In ·WhICh such charter was granted to the Lodge of 'which they were mernbers at the time such charter was granted. 4. It is the dnty of every non-affiliate to join some Lodge but he is privileged to join such one as suits him best, without regard to local Jurisdiction.

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5. The right to visit is not absolute but conditional. The right to ask im.. pUps the power to deny, and the power to deny l"E'sts with any member of the Lodge, and Iuust be respected. 6. Whpre a negative ballot is cast upon application for initiation, advance.. ment or ntfiliation, 110 brother has any right to disclose how he voted and any sueh disclosure should be followed by effecti VA discipline, eX(1'C'pt in cases whpre it is clear that the negative was the result of misapprehtJ'nsion or mistake. 7. The officers of a Lodge nan1.ed in a charter hold their positions after inst~tllation, until the tirne set for election in the by-laws, when an election Hhould be held, even if it should ooeur on th~ next day after their installation. S. When a candidate is declared rejPcted, the Lodge has no fllrtl1er power o~te-r the matter until the Worshipful Master orders another ballot under flection 42, Grand Lodge by-laws. O. In voting by show of hands the Worshipful Master does not vote, unless his vote may be necessary to a tie, or as a casting vote. 'fhe Worshipful Master nev"er has but one vote, and n1.ay vote whenever a ballot Is taken. 10. A brother wishino- to visit it Lodge must iirst satisfy himself of its legality by inspection of tllecharter and the usual t,€'E>t; the lVIasterofthe Lod~e Iuust then require proof in the usual way that the brother is it just and uprignt :Mason. 11. The test should precede all examinations: two brothers may examine each other for their mutual satisfaction, but they cannot vouch for each other upon such an examination; the only cases where vouchprs are permitted are where the brethren have sat in Lodge together, or where a satisfactory e~anli nation has been had by authority of the Worshipflll M~1ster. 12. It is unlawful to give a suicide l\Iasonic burial, unless the evidence of illsanit:r is clear. 13. A two-thirds vote restores a rnember suspended indefinitely to membership. 14. In the absence of any Lodge by-law, a nlajority vote is sufficient to grant a dimit. Bro. 'Vro. ROllusville, chairman, submitted a good report on correspollden{'€,. He concludes as follo","'s: Your COffilnittee in conclnding their report cannot forego the opportunity prel-lented to congratulate t.he Fraternity every,vllere on the progress and prosperity of Masonry, as universal as humanity, as heneficient as charUw; it warni~ the atf~ctions, strengthens the resolutions and beautifies the lives of its menlbers everywhere, bringing joy to the sorrowing, hope to the despairing, and help to all who want. May it exist forever. l\f. W. Bro. Brorn"well, Past Grand Master, as Grand Orator, delivered an eloquent address before the Grand Lodge all the sUbject" Justict?"

On the subject of dividing the Grand Lodge into District bodies, the following action was had: To the J.lfost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Illinois:

Your Committe0 on Masonic Jurisprudence, to whom was referred the amendments to the Constitution of this body, prepared by Bro. Geo. C. I.;an.. phere 'at the last annual communication, propOSIng the division of the State Into District Grand Lodges, would respectfully report that tlley have had such alnendments under consideration, and have endeavored to give the same that careful attention which their great importance demands. Your conlmittee are of the opinion that the adoption of the aU1.endmenfs, while it nlight cure some evils which are now embarrassing this Grand Lodge, might, and they fear WOUld, be productive of much greater evils.. The cOD1.ing together in annual communication of the great body of Mas.. ters and Wardens of the State, and the commingling to{?:ether of brethren fronl the north, the south, the east and the west of our noble jurisdiction, while it has been hurried to some extent, undignified perhaps, bas, in the opinion of the cOllunittee, been more than conlpensated in the uniformity of work, and the healthy emulation it has produced, and the fraternal :feeling which has for so many years bound toget.her as noble a body of Masons as the world ever ~~i"o~~~~radfh~rd~Fe~t~t;J;~ftR'i~~i;~h ave successfully resisted alike the attacks

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The family of Masons as it exists in Illinois is in vincible-separate it into principalitieb and lts strength would ea~lly be broken. Your ('omln1ttee are of opinion that by repealing Section 5 of the Byla'ws ot the Grand Lodge, pernutting lVIaster& and \Vardens to appear by proxy, the Dumber attending the Grand LodgE' ,vould be greatly lessened, and at the saIne tlnle no injUstIce would be done any Lodge. At the last annual conln1unication about twenty-three per cent. 01 the representatives Âˇwere the proxies of' the con~tltutlOllal members of the Grand Lodge. Without raising the question of the constitutionality of Section 5, your committee recolnln.elld its repeal, and belIeve that '\vlth the smaller repl'E'sentation at the Grand Lodge, wbwh would lo11ow and the exerCIse of more pa" tience on the part of the mentbers of the Grand Lodge, ill view of the In1.pOrtance ot the annual nleetings, the evils no,\v cornplalned of, ,,"'ould, to a great measure, be remedied. vVe offer the folloWing resolution: Resolved, That Section 5 of the By-laws be, and the sa,me is hereby, repealed. The report was adopted, and the propoe,ed amendment to the By-laws contained therein, laid over until the" next regular communication." Dewitt C. Creiger, Chicago, Grand ~raster, (Box 375); Orlin H. Miner, Springfield, Grand Secretary; Joseph RobbIns, Q,uincy, ~"'oreign Correspondent.

IDAHO. Grand Lodge met in Boise City, October 3d, 1870, Bro. Samuel B. Connolly, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand J.\tlaster, presiding. Eight Lodges represented. It was moved that whereas the Grand Master has, with the consent of seven out of the eight Lodges in the jurisdiction, postponed the annual n1.eeting until the 12th of December, that the Grand Lodge be called from labor to refreshment until that time, which motion was defeated by a vote of ayes 11, nays 18.

We find by the constitution that the Grand Lodge shall lneet on the first Monday of October, and with this plain law in the face of the members, we do not sâ&#x201A;Ź.e how they could do otherwise than they did, viz.: defeat the resolution; for if a Grand Master may postpone an annual nleeting by the consent of sev.. en Lodges, he might do so by the consent of three or nlore; and if he might postpone it until the 12th of Deceluber, 1870, he might until December 12, 1900, or forever. It involves a vital principle of government, so far ~lS the Grand Master is concerned, although a Grand Lodge may, on the failure of a quorum, adjourn from time to time, until a quorum can be obtained.. The annual address was necessarily brief and chiefly local. Samuel B. Connolly, Pioneerville, Grand 1\'Iaster; H. E. Prickett, Boise CIty, Grand Secretary; L. F. Carter, Boise City, Foreign Correspondent."!'

KENTUCKY. Grand Lodge met in LOUisville, October 17, 1870, Bro. Cha,rles Eginton, Grand Master, presiding.. THE DECiSIONS

rendered .by me du~ing the past year ~ave been upon almost every conceivable question In MasonlO morals and jurIsprudence, and were given after mature

*As we go to press, we learn that, at the recent session, Bro. Jonas W. Brown, of Idaho City, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. J. L. Hall, of Silver City, appointed Foreign Correspondent.

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consideration, although my conclusions from the pressure of the moment were frequently put upon paper in haste, and I hnve the satisfaction of believIng the were cheerfully acqnie~ced in by the partIes interested; and aftpr nearly con;pleting the li~t of opInions g-lven, I find then1. ~oo nUJ?1erOt~S t~ even insert all a.bstract herein. Econ.orllY of ~abor and cost JustIfy. theI!" omlssl.on t '':lth the surro'cRtion that 11' there IS any dIssent I hope tLlose Interested wlll orlng the matt~r to the proper atten tion of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge during its session dedicated the north 'wingof the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home, and during which, five addresses were delivered. Two hundred and eighty-four pages of the proceedings are occupied with the list of members. / The report on correspondence is not signed, but we presume it is from the pen of the old committee, viz.: Bro. J. M. S. ~{cCorkle. Missouri was omi tted we prestun~, by sorne accident, as we mailed the Grand Secretary th.ree copies of our procee-dings, and at this point we have again to remark that we receive but oue from !{:entucky, and consequently can make no extended extracts. Charles Eginton, Covington, Grand J\Iaster; J. M. S. McCorkle, Louisville, Grand Secretary.

KANSAS. The Grand Lodge met in Atchison, Oet. 19, 1870, Bro. Jno. H. BrowD, Grand Master, presiding. He says: OBJECTIONS.

This is a vexed question it seems, for some, one that has troubled not a few

of our brethren. To my own mInd, there IS no law in the Masonic code nlora denrly defined or better settled, than tbat providing for and sllst<1ining the riqht of any brother-a menlber of a Lodge-to object before, or even after, a ballot for luithttion 1S had, or for adVanC('llnent of a (>andi<.1ate to the Pellow Craft or Master l\fasol1 degrees. And this he Inay do WI thout giving ~ny reason for huch objection. Notwithstanding this law IS so well bettled, many insta.nces occur wheli obJections are made which cause great con1u~ion anlong the Craft, and, I anl sorry to say, in sorrle jnstance~, produce the bitterest animosities. Thi'S question seems to be a theme for rept-oated discus~ioll, and is constantly recurrlng, Did our Masonic brethren ~tucly l\lasonlc law more n.nd listen to theIr pr(~Judices and preposses&ions less, tho \vrangllng- upon this subject would cease, nnd ROUr(leS prOductive of di"-content and feuds alone be forever dried up.

The candidate for l\fasonic honor~ e,"'er has his friends to argue his case, while the objectlng brother has 110 one to detend him in his just. and ulldoubted rrwo cases caIne before me ot' this kind. The t"rlen<.1s of the candid~l.te allegIng that he must be allowed to proceed, unless the objector should prefor aud fully substantiate chargeH. Prolnptl~,. calling the attention of the refractory brethren to the faet, that the safety and pcrrnament prosperity of their Lodge depended upon ~ strict and cheerfnl acquiescence in the laws, rllles~ regulatIons and edicts of the Grand Lod~~ of !{ansas, aR WE-II as the "Anci~llt Constitutioll," L have always endeavored to show them how vastly greater and more sacred was the right of thf" initinted than 'that of a mere outsider, however high his social positIon or eminent his talents and abilities might be. I hope my exertions in thIS dire~.. tlon have not been in vain. I trust that law will yet prevail, and over all exercise a salutary effect. Besides, there is no law in our IVCas()1l1c code more jUF;t towardfl all, than the right a brother has to prevent any person with whom he ~~~b~r:r:.lt('rnize t"rom conling into a society of which be is an honored right. No, not even the protfl'ction of the presiding offieer.

I a~11 gl~d, my brethron, that I cUrn point to one association where the rights ofa n:unoflty, however small, are not only respected, but every man IS sufteL路ed to be governed by the dl<:tates of his own conscience, under the presumpt10n that llone but the purest motives will actuate hirn, and tbat he will be 1nfluenced by a stern sense of Justice. We fully approve the sound ground taken by the Grand J\-faster, and it is ashame upon a Lodge where any difficulty is created by the exercise of cODcientlous right of objection.

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DECISIOl'S.

Qu,estion. "A" applies for the degrees of ~fa~onr:r in a Lodge under dis.. pensation, Hnd is rejected therein; soon after Ins ~~Jec~}on the ~odge surrenders Its dispensation. Now, what IS the status of A ? Has any other Lodge jurisdIction over him? Answer. I am of the opinion th!1t ",Tben. th~ ~o~ge under ?ispensa~ion in which "A" was reJected ceased to eXIst, all .1urlsdlctI0l.l ~ver 11l~ t.erI?l~lated: and he is, therefore, at llberty to apply to any Lodge WithIn the JUrISdIction of which he nuty reside. Q. Is an applicant for. adVu.nc~nl~nt, wbp received the ~rs~ and s~co~d deO'rees in another jurisdIctIon, required to resIde SIX months WIthin the Jt1rl~.. diction of the Lodge to which application is made, before making such applicatiou? A I !ruow of no regulation of this Grand Lodge requiring an applicant for advancernent to serve a probation of six months before he can apply. Our regulations only applies to profanes. Q. Who are entitled to be present in a convention of Past Ma~ters, and as&ist in conferring the Past Master's degree on a Master elect? A. It requires three actual Past Masters, who have been duly elected and installed to preside over a regular Lodge of A. F. and A. M. under the jurisdiction of some Grand Lodge, to form and open a convention of Past Masters and confer the degree ot Past Master. Q. Can two actual and one virtuai Past Master form and open a convention of Past Masters, and confer the Past Master's degree? A. It would be unlawful for two actual and one virtual Past l\faster to form and open a convention and confer the Past Master's degree. A vIrtu:.tl Past 1\'Iaster is not entitled to the honors of an actual Past Master, and should not be present in a convention and participate in the ceremonies of opening and clo.. sing a convention, or conferrlllgthe degree. Q. If it requires three actual Past Masters to form and open a convention of Past l\1tl.&ters and confer the degree, in 'what pOSItion does it place it Lod,ge and Its 'Vorsllipfull\1aster, who received the degree in a convention where there were but two actual and one virtual Past ~laster? A. I am of the opinion, that neither a Lodge nor its Worshipful l\faster is in the ]enst effected by any irregularity in the proceedin~s of the convention of Past :\f.1sters which conferred the degree. The Worshipfull\faster who receives the degree is not presumed to ltnow the Ll"wand usage of our Order in this de .. gree. Q. Can" A," who signs his name by making his marlt, apply for the degrees of l\'Iasonry? ~4.. A candidate for the degrees of l\'fasonr:y must be able to read and write, and sign the applicft.tion in his own hand-writIng. Q. Has a member of a Lod~e the right to obJect to a visitor being present, although he may be a member 01 a regUlar Lodge? .A. Visitation is said to be an undoubted right, yet the visitor's right must be subordinate to the right of the member; and if the 'Vorshipfull\laster is sat路 isfied that the presence of the visi tor in the Lodge would In~t:r the peacp :''Lnd harmony of the Inembers present, it is not only his right, but his duty to ex.. elude the VIsitor. If objections are made by one'member, who refuses sit III the Lodge WIth the visiting brother, the visitor should be exclUded. Q. Can the Worshipful Master of a Lodge order a ballot on the applicu~~~eo拢al~t?or more candidates for the degrees of Masonry, at one and the

A. It would not be prop~r for the WorRhipfull\t{aster to pernlit a ballot on the application of candidates for the degrees of MaRonr:}'" in groups. There :rnust be a separate ballot on E;\ach application. Q. If, after a report is Inade by the investigating committee on the application of a candidate for the degrees of Masonry, it is ascertained that the applicant is not eligible, by reason of his not having resided in t.he jurisdiction of the Lodge he applies t.he time required by our regUlations, CfLU the application bp withdrawn by motIon and vote of the Lodge? . A. The applic~tiounot being regularly before the Lodge, cannotl be receivpd. If It has, by SOlne Inadyertence on the part of the Lodge, been received It should at once, by the Worshlpful Master, be declared out of order, and returned to the

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applicant with the proper explanation why it was not entertained by the Lodge. Q. Must the vote on the rf'ception of an application for the degrees of Masonry be unanirnous, in order to insure Us reference to an investigating committee? A. r:rhe vote on the reception of an application for the degrees of Masonry must be unanimous; if not, it should be returned to the applicant. Q. Is it a Masonic offence for a Master Mason to keep what is commonly known as a saloon?

A. I believe it is a Masonic offence for any l\tlaster Mason to keep a dram shop, or what is commonly known as a saloon, or to sell intoxicating liquors as a beverage; and I believe the Grand Lodge of Kansas will sustain any of its subordinates, should they suspend or expel any of their members for such offence. Q. Has the Worshipful Master power to appoint all committees? A. I am of the opinion that the Worshipful Master has the power and authority to appoint all comlnittees. BeIng responsible to the Grand Lodge for proper conduct of the affairs of the Lodge, hence it is but just that he sllould have the selection of the committees. It such were not tb(;\ case, the Worshipful Master would be, to that (;\xtent, under the direction and control of the Lodge, a position he should never be placed in by any local law. Q. Has a subordinate Lodge a right to reject a petition for the degrees of Masonry, after the Secretary has r~ad it.t,o the Lodge, without going to a ballot, or letting the petition lie over one month under the rule?

A. A subordinate Lodge has the undoubted right to refuse to entertain the application of any person for the degrees of Masonry; and such refusal does not operate as a rejection of the candidate. Apphcatioll for the degrees of Masonry can only be 'recelved by the unanimous consent of all the members of such Lodg-e, who are present. But shOUld his application be r~ceived and referred to a comnlittef', it then becomes the property of the Lodge, and must pass through the ordeal of a secret ballot. Q. Has a member of a Lodge a right to bh'tck..ball an applicant for affiliation without assigning reasons or preferring charges?

A. Any IVraster Mason, a member of a Lodge, has an undoubted rlg-ht to Oastl a black-ball when voting on the applioation of a candidate for aftiliation and no member has a right to queRtion the brother's motives for such a vote. If this be denied, why use the secret bnllot at all ? Q. If a Master Mason is suspended for non-payment, of dues, will ann uaI still continue to Qecrue '1 Or. in other words, should he be charged with

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dlles from the time of his suspension up to the time of bis restoration?

A. I am of the opinion you cannot charge a suspended brother with annual

duE'S a.fLer the date of his buspellsion un til he is re;;;;tored. He is deprived of all

the rights and ben~ftts appert~1iningto membership, and henoe he should not be requ ired to pay an n 11a1 d nes. ~. A (l'andidate for th e degrees of Masonry is dUly rejected in Lodge "At" and It is so declared by the Worshipful Master. The Lod~e is closed. At a subsequent meetin~ ot" the Lodge a member makes known hlS objection and S9tys be has no further objection. Can the Lodge reconsider the vote on the application? A. tam of the opinion when a candidate for the degree of Masonry has been rej~Qted, and so declared by the Worshipful Master of the T..Jodge, he cannot ap'p1y ~gain until he has served a probation of six months after the d~Lte of his r~eetiQkl.

A. Snspen'Slon of a nlember for any MasoniC" offence most assuredly implies Inter<liotion of all M~tSonic intercourse until the- removal of such suspension by the SUbordinate Lodge or the Grand Lodge.

A. 1 am of the opInion that the olosing of the Lodge on the third degree operates to close ~l"ll the degrees. The report, as usnnl, is from the ever refreshing pen of Bro. E. T. Carr, the Gra,nd Seoreta.ry, who not only gets up a good report, but an excellent copy of proeeedings.

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Of physical qualifications, he says: Since the late and disastrous internal wars, the question of physical qualifi.. cation has been very earnestly and ably discussed by the different Grand Lodges and in nearly every instance has resulted in a rigid enforcement of the landmark requiring candidates to be physically perfect. Under the head of Louisiana, he says: We presum(l> Brother 8<*ot has never had very much experience as a Grand Lecturer in a young jurisdiction, if he had he probably would have a different idea of giving explanatIon, or of pronlulgating a system of work and lectures. We presume there is scarcely a Lodge in this Jurisdiction that has not members from a half dozen difterentjurisdictions, and all are anxious that everything be conducted as it was in each particular Lodge from which they received the work and at the first opportunity each is bound to have hIS say. Hence the remark of the instructor, that he came to teach the work adopted by the Grand Lodge. "That's what's the matter," Bro. Carr. Bro. Scot is not much in favor of a Grand Lodgo having perfect work of its own. He thinks a Grand Lodge should be willing to allow all sorts to be taught; which idea, if carried out in our West.. ern states, would render the confusion at Babel perfect harmony in comparison to our work. Jno. H. Brown, Leavenworth, Grand Master; E. T. Carr, Leavenworth, Grand Secretary.*

LOUISIANA. Grand Lodge met in New Orleans, Feb. 13th, 1871, Bro. Samuel Manning Todd, Grand Master, presiding. DEOISIONS.

I have been called upon many times to decide questions of Masonic law and \lsage. SOlne of these questions could have been:) Dswered by a referenoe to the laws and edicts of our own jurisdiction, with the provisions of Which every l\lason~ holding the position of Master or Warden, ought to be familiar. Among the aecisions given are the following, to which I invite your attention ~ 1. The loss of one eye is not a disqualification, the candidate being able to see well with his other eye. 2. Every candidate raised to the third or Master's degree in a Lodge, becomes a member of it without further action on the part of the Lodge; the newly admitted member should, however, &ign the by-laws of the Lodge in order to place his signature upon record, but thIS is not absolutely necessary as ~e~~ previ'Ously, in the most solemn manner, agreed to stand to and abide by 3. Although a candidate has passed through the usual ordeal and been duly elec-ted, yet when he presents himself for initiation, if any brother, member of the Lodge~ objects to him as being unworthy, he cannot be initiated, nor admitted afterwards so long a~ said brother, or any othE1r member of the Lodge, continues to object to him, nor until such objection shall have been withdrawn. The Lodge cannot by a majority vote overrule the objection of any lnenlber or the Lodge to the initiation of a candidate. There is nothing Improper in. demanding a seoond ballot on the petition of a candidate who has been declared elected, if any member of the LodgE> should think it necessary to do so, and a r&jection on such second ballot would have the same effect as if done in the :first Instance. 'rhis opinion was given in reply to questions from one of our Lodges working in the Scotch right, and was necessary 1'or its gUidance, although well understood by nearly all of the Lodges in our jurisdiction. 4. When a visiting brother objects to a candidate for initiation, the work. should stop and not be proceeded with until a full and complete investigation of the nature of the objection be made and reported upon to the IJodge. If the. committee to whom this duty has been intrusted should ascertain that the ca~ didate was not in "good repute" among his fell 0 'w' citizens, or that his character * Since writing the above, Bro. Jno. H. Brown has been elected Grand Secretary.

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and antecedents were such as should exclude him from membership in an institution founded, as OUrs is, upon the principles of nlorality and brotherly love, they should so report.; and then a new ballot would be eminently proper and right. 5.. CommIttees appointed to investigate and report upon the character of an applican t, are not compelled to make their report when the same is due; iu rthe:r time should always be givell if asked for. Even if a majorit:r of the committee are ready to report and the minority ask for a delay in the proceedings, it should be given, that the fullest investigation may be haci. Each mem ber of the committee ought to report according to his own convictions and should not ~:tllow himself to be swayed by the majority in opposition to his own well formed conc1usions. I have known three separate reports to be made by a committee of in~testi gation, neither agreeing wIth the others; as was to have bflen expected the candidate was rejected, but I cannot say that Ma,sonry lost anything by this action. Everyone is apt to regard with more leniency the faults of his friend than those of t:1 stranger or mere acquaintnnce, and many a Mason has expressed indignation that one whonl he has re('ommended shOtlld be black-balled, losing sight of the fact that ever:y brother has the right, and it is his duty.! to vote acoording to the dictates of his con~('ience.. No profane has any riglLt of admission, and in my opinion His far better that nine good men should be rejected than that one should be admitted Who is believed to bfl unworthy. In the one case, tinle and a b~tter knowledge 01' the applicant may ('lear up what was doubtful in his character and he may subsequently be admitted to memb~rshlp. In the other case, the adrnlssion of an unworthy and hnmoral candIdate within the portals of our tenlple, retlects discredit and is a stigma upon the fraternity .. 6. That the notice to sister I.Jodges under the provisions of the Grand Lodge By-lawb, should give the trade or profession of the candidate, and that it is not sufficient to state that he holds such a public office, or is employed in such an office. In all Ruch notices theJullest means of identification should be given, and the Inerf? fact that the applicant has been placed in Rome political position, or in Rome temporary office from which he is liable to retnoval at any tIme, is not sufficient information to those who have known him for years as engaged in a regular trade or profession. This is the opinion of the Committee on Masonic law, whom I consulted upon this mattpr. 7. As to the powers and privileges of District Deputy Grand Masters: That they could only exercise such powers as were expressly delegated to them by the Grand Master and that they could not properly exercise any of the prerogatives of a Grand Master without special authorIzation. That a SUnlrnons to the members of a lodge for the trial of a brother, or for any other purpose, should emanate from the Worshipful Master, Or in case of bis absence or Inability to act, from the Warden in charge. 8. Charges had been preferred in Anacoco Lod~e, No. 147, against a mernber of the Lodge, and he tried and expelled therefrom In the year 1867, during his abi(;~nce from the State. '1'his brother returned to Anacoco, demanded a llew tri~l upon the ground that he had never been served wi th any notioe of tbe trial, which was clearly shown to be the case. I decided that under the provisions of section 6t article III, chapter II, By-lawH of the Gro,nd Lodge, he was entitled to a. new trIal; and in the event of a different result f'x'om that had at the :first trial? the IJOdge should forward to the Grand Secretary a transc:r.·lpt of its prooeedlngs in the case, With a recommendation for the consideration of the Grand Lodge, it only possessing the power to reinstate an expelled Mason. 9. That the room in which a Lodge holds its meetings should be dul;r dedicated and oonsecrated in accordance with Mm~onic usage, ill this; as well as i~ all other jurisdictions; and that it is not proper lor a Lodge to continue to hold its meetings in .a place that has not been thus devoted to Masonic purposes. 10. That it is improper for Lodges to hold their meetings in a place jointly occupi€"d with theln by other secret associations. Having been asked Whether· I would give my consent to the removal of a Lodge trorn a MasonIC hall to a roo:ru owned and occupied by it society of Odd Fellows, for the purpose of saving a portion of the rent paid by them, and of having the services of the same sentin~l~ I l"'efused, declarIng the proposed copart.nf"rship to be Improper; and as I :had learned that s\1oh an arrangement had been entered into by some other Lodges in this city, 1 desired the Grand Secretary to issue a CIrcular of inquiry, as to whether this was the case and to what extent. I ~dvlse the Grand Lodge to take action upon this q u e s t i o n . . . . , 11. That all statemeuts n1.ade to the Worshipful Master ofa Lodge a:trecting the character of a rnember).. should be duly investigated in the manner prescribed in tbe By-laws of the urand Lodge, whether made by a dimitted lVlason or even by a profane. 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to draw up the charges in accordance with the averments made by ~he unaffiliated brother, or by the one who is not a lV[asoll. Mason.ry was never Intende<;l to screen from puni&hment any m.ember of the fraternIty ·who has been gUIlty of any criule or IDlsdelneanor. 12. A protest was made to me by several meInbers of a Lodge in New Orleans aO"a1nst the installation of the Secretery elect, on the ground that he had not b~e:i legally alec-ted. In the election some of the votes cast contained his narne in full others had the initial letter of his first n.ame, and a few had his surnalne onI'y· counting these collectively he had receIved a clear majority of all th~ vote& east, and the Worshipful Mast~r decla;red hIm elected. One of the obj()ctions urged against the legality of thIS electIon w~s, that there .w~s. an.. other nlember of the Lodge of the same name and havID~ the same 1I.l1tIals; but there beinO' no evidence that any member present had Intended votIng for the last mentIoned brother, while on the other hand the statements made in open Lod()"e by those who were present Oll the occasion, clearly showed that a majorItY" iiad voted for the brotlier whom the Worshipful Master had declared el~cted "'1 confirmed his decision. This was simply it question raised respecting tho legality of the election, t,here being no other objection urged against the brother whose election was disputed. Within a few days after the close of the last annual communication, I received a letter from the Grand Master of Masons in the District of ColumbiaMost Worsbipf~l Bro. ~_~. Do~aldson-desiring to. know ~h.at ~he law an~ usage was in thIS jurisdIctIon WIth reg-ard to the rIght of visItatlon. As thIS matt~r had been brought tully before the Grand Lodge by me at its last sitting, and the views I then expressed haVing met with its approval, I simply sent in reply ~l,n extract from rny address of last year, with the action of the Grand Lodge thereon. The views adopted in this jurisdiction with regard to the ~o ralled right of visit, COlncide WIth those of nearly every other Grand Lodge In this country, and IS without doubt the true doctrine. The report of the Grand Secreta.ry is very full and complete, and shows the financ-fal account of the Grand Lodge to be in good condition. "\Vhlle it is a lnatter which does not concern us at all, yet as we believe that the Grand Secretary and his Grand Lodge will take what we say in the fraternal spirit in which it is intended, we offer the suggestion that the comrni ttees be ~1 ther compelled to consolidate their reports, or that the Grand Secretary does 1 t for thern before being printed, per example: we have nine report-s from t,he Committee on Appeals and GrIevances, with seven signu,tures each, making srXt'Y-THREE names to what should be a brief report, with one preamble and seven names. "We live and learn," and we can only learn by observation; hence we take the liberty we have in this instance. Relative to Quebec, we find the following: W. Bro. J. B. Scot called up the following resolution, appended to the report of the Committee on Correspondence, and moved its adoptlon: Resolt'ed, That the Grand Lodge of LOUisiana hereby recognizes the Grand Lodge of Q,uebec as a regularly 'Constituted Grand Lodge, and extends to it a fraternal gre€'ting and the right hand of fe] lowship. R. W. Bro. J. C. Batchelor, M. D., Grand Representative of the Grand IJodge of Canada, submitted his reasons to the Grand Lodge 'why the above resolution s)1ould DOL be adopted. After considerable discussion the matter was disposed of by the adoption of the following resolution, offered by R. W. Bro. John A. Stevenson, viz.: R~'?Q.lved, That the question o~ the recognition of the Grand Lodge ofQ,uebec be,and IS hereby, postponed nntll the next annual grand communication. Bro. James B. Scot, as uSllal, submitted a Illost excellent and able report on correspondence. Under the head of Florida, he trnly says: The add.res~: of the Grand Master is an interesting document. lIe waa .Master of hlS Lodge when elected and installed Grand Master and held that by such election and installation the first office became vtlcant· so far we concur But at the request of the Senior Warden and the Lodo-e he 'granted a tlis!>ensa: tion H to hold a new election for Master, and also to fill such vacancy as might occur by. sllch election," and we question the legality of such action. Athis installatlon, tl~e Senior Warden is eXJ>ressly charged that h in the absence of the Master he IS to rule t?e Lodge." Hence the rIght is inherent, and when a vacancy occurs the SenIor Warden becomes the acting Master, and continues

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such until the next annual election, his own station in the nleatime being filled with a pro te'lnpore appointment. Of this right, we hold the SenIor Warden can no more divest hImself than he can resIgn; and if the installation VOWS have any binding force, we cannot understand how an installed officer (and from the'language used such appears to have been contemplated) could va.. cate his office to a<:cept the MastershIp. Again, under the head of Illinois, we fully concur with the following: Illinois, like Louisiana, requires a separate ballot for each degree. Bro. Rob... bin& however, "doubts it" a better reason could be given for the existence of this rnle than that it is established," and, advocating the exceptional practice of having but one ballot for the three degrees, asserts that by Initiation a candi.. date acquires Masonic rights-among others thitt of advancement-of which he should not be deprived without trial and being heard in his own defence. If the C"laim advanced were correct, the sequence would follow; but originally En.. tered Apprentices composed the great body of the craft, and the second and third degrees were only conferred in the Grand Lodge "with the unanImous consent of all the brethren in communication assembled." Hence it is evident that the "right of advancement" did not then exist, and subsequently. when the Grand Lodge permitted the particular Lodges to confer the second and third de... arees, it granted no additional rights to Entered Apprentices. On the contrary, they soon ceased to be the body of the craft~and their rights gradt1al1~" became circumscribed instead of being enlarged. .tiut so far as advancement is concerned, the old rule remains unchanged. The Ancient Charges declare that" all preferment among Masons is grounded upon real worth and personal merit only"; an Entered Apprentice cannot be advan('ed until he has satisfied the Lodge that he is "worthy and ,veIl qualified," and that he has also made" suitable proficiency in the preceding degree." InitIation, therefore, does not confer the right of advancement; but it glves the callclidate the right to apply for it.r and the Lodge has a right to grant or reject his petition. !nfact, an Enterea Apprentice has no more right to the second degree than a protane has to the first. Both possess the right of petitioll-that is all. At the same tilne no light or trivial cause ought to prevent the advancernent of a brother properly qualified, and no true Mason will ever cast a blnck ball from mere pique or other unworthy motive. Bro. Scot gives Missouri a full show in six pages, but most of it is confined to our last report, and as that has gone on the record, whether fOl" weal or woe., we know not, but only this, that we never had a bump for hanging on to an issue after once being diRposed of, hence we let all discussion drop on the sUbj ect matter before us, having" writ what we writ." SamuelM. Todd, New Orleans, Grand Master; James C. Batchelor, M. D., lock-box 872, New Orleans, Grand Secretary; James B. Scot, P .. O. box 852, New Orleans, Foreign Correspondent.

MAINE. Grand Lodge rllet in Portland, May 2, 1871, Bro. John H. Lynde, Grand Master,

presiding. His address is very full and gives an excellent history of the Grand Lodge of Maine. DECISIONS.

A master ma~" preside over a Lodge under dispensation without having first reoeived the degree of Past Master. A petition for a dispensation for a new Lodge may be recommended by the nearest ;Lodge at the stated communication at which it is presented, although no preVIOUS notice has been given. A member of a Lodge in New Hampshire signed the petition for a new Lodge in Maine, and was with the Lodge when constituted. Is he a memher of the new Lodge? .AM. He is not. The constitution of Maine expressly declares that a brother shall be a member of only one Lodge. He was a member of a Lodge in a neigh-

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boring jurisdiction, and.we have no right to. interfere with the property of our neighbors. The last actIon was null and vOId. A Lodge ought not to receive the application of a candidate until he is twenty-one years of age. If an application for degrees was regul~r!y receiv:ed by the Lodge, it may be acted upon at the usual time, even though It IS mIslaId and not present at meet.. ing. A Lodge cannot receive the apP.Iica~ion

ot a rejected candidate until six months have expired. The fact that It WIll be SIX months before the ballot does not affect the case. Member of a Lodge under dispensation must pay dues in parent Lodge until diInitted or constituted into new Lodge. A candidatf?was balloted for, and the Maste;- announced the ballot clear. Member of the Lodge thought there must be a mIstake. Master passed the bal. lot a ain to remove the doubt, and the ballot was not clear. I Instructed the Mast~r that the last ballot was legal, and that he must declare the candidate rejected. It would not be improper for a Master t~ call off.11is Lodge and intr<?du~e a visitor for examination, for the purpose of InstructIng hIS Lodge, prOVIded he used proper care and caution. The applicant for degrees is the proper person to obtain the consent of Lodge holding jurisdiction, although the Lodge to which he intends to apply Inay do so if they think proper. The dimit of a rejected applioant for membership should be returned 'without endorsement. He may apply to another Lodge if he chooses to do so. A non-affiliated Mason has no legal right to object to the initiation of a candidate. If he IS aware of reasons why such candIdi1.te should not, be admitted, he should notify the Master, whose duty it would be to give the objectioDIS such weight as he thought them entitled to. To waive jurisdIction requires a majority vote only, unless the ~andidate has been rejected by the same Lodge, in which case a unanimous vote is necessary. In this jurisdiction, trials for Masonic offences should be conducted in a Lodge of Master Masons. A profane may be admitted as a witness. (See Canst. Sec. 86, and Rule 2 and 3, page 19.) The Committee on Jurisprudence, to which were referred the decisions of the Most Worshipful Grand Master at the last annual communication, have attended to the duty reqUired of them, and ask. leave to report that the decis.. ions are correct, and recommend their approval by the Grand Lodge.

But few of them call for particular remarks. The mth has been questioned but it was misunderstood. When the pro.. ceedings have been closed, the ballot cannot be re-considered. When the Master aeeZare8 the reSUlt, the proceedings are closed. The eighth may require some explanation. When objections are raised to the installation of a legally elected officer, the installing officer must of courSe be the judge, in the fir8t instance, whether the reasons for objecting are suJfleient. He is bound to consider the obJectiollS, and if his decision is acquiesced in, it is final. !3':.lt e~ther party may appeal from his decision to the Gntnd Master, and his deCISIon IS final. Of course, in case of an appe~l.l to 11im, the proceedings are stayed till his dec-ision is rendered. The tenth decision 'Ye understand to b~ based pa.rtly upon the Ma.sonic law, and partly upon the Clvillaw. If a haUlS leased for" J.l.{ttsonle purposes only" it should not be used for other purposes. Side degrees" are unkllown to Ma800'1'Jj,' and using a hall t.o confer them. in is not uSIng it for Mc{,Sonw purposes. H

Tl?-e eleve'!"th decisioll is correct under our constitutioll. In 111ostjnl"lsdictions, time IS requlred to elapse between the degrees; but, in this two (only) may be oonfer;-ed at the same meet~ng. One of our standing regulations provIdes that a candIdate should not, receIve the seoond or third deO"ree till be is protic-ient in the preeeding degree, ~x:cept in case of absolute em~rgency. Of tlhe enl.ergeucy the Master is t.h~ sole Judge, as well as of the propriety of advancing tho c~tndi~ date. The <;leclslo~ has reference to thepo'loer of the Mast,er, aIld we trust the brethren will not l.nfer from it that our .Most Worshipful Grand Mast(lr favors the idea of conferrlng m~r~ than o~e degree upon th.e same candidate at one meeting, or decides that It IS expedIent to do so.

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The report on correspondence is, as usual, from the ever interesting committee, Bro. Josiah H. Drummond. Under the head of California, he says: The Grand Master is of the opinion that an unfavorable report of the Oommittee of Investigation is equivalent to a rejecti0!1; a,nd a ballot is not necessary or proper. 1'he OPPosIte doctrine is held in lvlaine; and we think, with reason for the record should not show whether the report is favorable, or unfavorable' but the r~port is received as information, and upon that, the Lodge proceed 'to accept or reject by ballot. He holds, properly" that when the committee find that the Lodge has no jurisdiction, they shoula so report, and the application be dismissed without a ballot.

Under the head of Connecticut he says, relative to dispensation for new balIotR, &c.:

The Grand Master of Connecticnt had received ten similar applications, and had denied them all on the ground of want of power to grant them. The oricril1al meaning of U dispensation" was the dispensing in a particular case with a general law. The old idea. was, that the Grand Master had the power to dispense with any law in a particular case, save when restrained by the landmarks or special provisIon in some regulation. Thus in the sixth" General Regulation," it is said, "Nor is this inherent privilege subject to a dispensation." But we believe that dispensations (in the original meaning of the term), are noW never granted: that Grand Masters give permission for a departure from the general law only when such power is expressly given to him in the constItution; and the use of the word ., dispensation," therefore, is scarcely accurate. The Grand Master is now generally regarded as a constitutional officer, with such powers as are given in the constitlltion, or are recognized in it as pertaining to his office: but we have seen no constitution WIllCh recognizes the old power of dispensation. We agree, therefore with Bro. Cobb, tnat the Grand Master has no power In such cases, unless it Is expressly conferred by the constitution, as is the case in California. Under the head of Missouri, he says: From one of his special reports, we find that precisely the sante question has al'i::,en between the Grand Lodges of Missouri and ~cotln.nd, as fOl mcrly arose between the Grand Lodges of Mttine and Engl~"Lnd. Mu;;~ouri lnay he assured that she will have the hearty support of the Orand Lodge of Mltine in her position, that no resident of ~1issouri should be made a Mnson in any othe-rjl1risdiction without her consent: and we re1'er to our proceedings for 18t>1, for the course Maine then adopted. In speaking of our report on Quebec, he replies, at length; bnt as so m nch of it has no vital bearing on the case, we shall quote so much only as touches the issue, and to which we shall reply: But let us see: one consequence, it is said, is, if two states should b-e united it) would destroy both Grand Lodges. Not so: we have no usage that two Grand I"odges may not exist in distinct portions of the same State wi th exclusive

jurisdiction in such portions; in such case there could be no collision between duties as Masons and as citIzens. Again " it destroys the old Grand Lodge." Not so: this comes from the idea that the dIvision of territory of itself divides the Grand Lodge. TIle Lodges in the one of the new 8tates which first organize compose one Grand Lodge, lea.ving the romaining Lodges to compose th~ other, and they may continue the old one or change its nante, or destroy it if they Will ' but the destruction is the'Lr act and not that of the law. When a Grand Lo dge has its Grand East located, it become::> by the same usage the Grand Lodge of that new State in WhICh it Is looated, upon the fOrn1.atlon of a Grand Lodge in the other new8tate. Bro, Gouley says no Grand Lodge would have established a subor<11nate in West Virginia; of course, because in such case the law is that the old jurisdiction remains until the Lodges organize a Ora...,nd Lodge for thelllselveR. The first olause is intended as 11 definition of the duties of Masons a,~ 81./,Ch., and as citizens. To the whole of his prf'ceding argument on the same point, we will only say, that as M~1sonry has nothing to do with her votaries as citizens, they can live where they please, and if a Missouri Mason goes to England, our Grand Lodge has no law to call him baclt for escaping military duty, etc. Our State authorities must attend to that themselves. If a Prussian Mason comes

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neither the Grand Lodge of Prussia or MiRSOUri has any jurisdiction over They can only take cognizance of violation of InaraI and Masonio law. A Mason may be expelled from his church for disobe· dienceof its rules, or be tabooed by his politiCal party for want of fealty, but with these Masoury has nothing to do. I-Ier only relationship to citizenship is :Masonic jurisdiction 011 the one hand, and loculcati n!5 obedience to the civil authorities on the other. We c.1nnot, therefore, for the life of us see the point of tbe Issue raised as to" collision between duties as Masons and as citizens." his ~aturalization papers.

We again assert that the Quebec heresy" destroys the old Grand Lodge." We 'Say it for the reason that the divi.;;ion of territory divides the Grand Lodge sovereignty and control, as acknowledged by Bro. Druu1.mond, and leaves no defined boundaries for what is left. If the changing of the names of "Upper Canada" into H Ontario," and of "Lower Canada" into" Quebec," and giving to each a local and subordinate legislature, is sufficient, according to Bro. D.'s argument, to justify the Lodges in Quebec to secede and form a Grand Lodge, then, in all candor we ask, what becomes of the Lodges ill Ontario? They cannot be called the" Grand Lodge of Canada" for they are in the same position as those in Q.uebec, and perforce must in consistency fonn a new Grand Lodge, for the vf>ry fact which relieved Quebec relieved them also. This logiC no man on earth (\,In rebut. It is an axiom, that things being equal to the saIne thing, are equal to each other. It makes no difference whether the Ontario Lodges retain the name of " Grand Lodge of Canada" or not, the fact is still to the front that that Grand Lodge is destroyed, and that the Ontario brethren nlerely take its name and government ftS a convenience, and not by inheritance. What then destroyed the Grand Lodge of Oanada? Nothing on earth but the recognition of the heresy that the H divhion oj territory diDides G1·an(l Lodge juri$dictions, and annu,18 Masonw obligations oj jealty and obedience." Is Bro. D. willing to look this naked result and irresistible conclusion squarely in the face and acknowledge it ? Are the recognizing Grand Lodges willing to do it ? He says: "When a Grand Lodge has its Grand East located, it becomes by the same usage the Grand Lodge of that new State in ,,,hich it is located, upon the formation of a Grand Lodge in the other new State." This is an ullfortu· nate admission, for the Grand Lodge of Canada holds its Grand East and its com· munications as much in one Province as the other, as it has a right to do. His acknowledgment of our position on the West Virginia case is more than we expected, although he dodges part of the issue by the words he italicises, yet fails to give a single argument to shew what right those Lodges had to Horgan.. ize a grand Lodge for themselves," except the same old heresy, that the division of the State destroys Grand Lodge sovereignty. The whole and only question now before the Craft, is: L'1a Grand Lodge the 80le arbiter oj her sovereign jurisdiction' Or is she the mere puppet of political legis· lation 1 Missouri has most empl1atically and unanirnously answered the first question in the affirmative, and the second in the negative. Her recognition of the Grand Lodge of Canada was after its recognition by the Grand Lodge of England, although probably not reported; yet, under no circumstan.ces, is that a parallel case, for the simple re~ison that Canada was then "unoccupied territory," and the Lodges therein were not H seceders," and no one Grand Lodge had sovereign authority therein until tho org~tniza.t,ion of the Grand Lodge of Canada. This is the very oppoRite of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, and especially so of West Virginia, which we are glad to see Bro. D. frankly acknowledge. No one will regret more than ourselves the day when the recognition of this heresy, politicO·masonic in its nature, will comeh(nne totorulcntits authors, for the principle involved is far reaching. It goes beyond the mere division of States-it saps the very foundations of l\tIasonic fealty and obligation by laying them bare to the innovating and revolutionary hand of political change.

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We regret to see so much strain put upon the fact that a large number of the Grand Lodges have extended recognition, as it looks as though it were more a race and desire to carry a point, than to arrive at the ends of ,justice. We wou1d not, as we could, severely criticise the almost crilninally loose manner in which nine-tenths of the Grand Lodges extend recognition to every thing that comes along, and we therefore cannot expect the Quebec case to be an exception. With us it is solely a question of principle, and not personal consideration, and we shall never deem it less an honor to have vindicated that principle, even if we stand alone in the world. John H. Lynde, Bangor, Grand Master; Ira Berry, Portland, Grand Secretary; Josiah H. Drunlmond, Portland, Committee on Correspondence.

MISSISSIPPI. Grand Lodge met in Vicksburg Jan. 16, 1871, Bro. Geo. R .. Fearn, Grand Master, presiding. Two hundred and three Lodgos represen ted. DECISIONS.

1. The right of a Master Mason in good standing to visit a Lodge is not absolute; any member may object, but the validity of the objection is to be determined, not by the Lodge, but by the Master. 2. Before a member can be "deprived of membership," for non-payment of dues, he must have notice and a hearing granted, if desired; but the forlnalities of a regular trial are not necessary. 3. A rejected applicant for advancement cannot renew his application within twelve months. 4. The testimony of a negro-formerly a slave-eannot be received in Lodge trial. 5. The Lodge cannot be opened or remain opened except one of its three principal officers be present. 6. A Lodge has the power to trJ and, upon conviction, to punish a nonaffiliated ~Iason residing within its jurisdiction. 7. A person whose right hand was mutilated t was initiated before the mutilation was known to the Lodge. Can he be advanced? Ii:e can not. 8. A Lodge may advance an Entered Apprentice made in an Army Lodge, if he be deemed worthy. 9. In the absence of the Master, the Senior Warden presides, although he is not a Past Master. 10. When a dimittod Mason applies for membership and is rejected, the Lodge must l"eturll to him the dimit whioh accompanied his petition. 11. A brother exposing his ballot ma.y be disciplined. 12. Charges once preferred cannot be withdrawn. Justice to the accused and to the Lodge requires a decision upon the guilt or innocence of tIle brother oharged. 18. A suspended MEtson cannot be restored by the action of the Lodge sus~ pending hirn; that i'tctioll nnlst b~ reported and confirmed by the Grand Lodge. The applican t cannot be restored Ul1 til the approval of the Grand Lodge is had. 14. No certificate or writ.tell testirnonial is satisfactory evidence that the bearer is a Mason. Such testi.tnonials do not relax the rule requiring legal in... formation or examination. T,

An immense amoun L of local business was transacted. The report of the Grand Secretary is an admirable business paper.

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From the excellent report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, we extract the following: Question 4. A iH balloted for and elected; but before applying for the degree,B objects to his receivillgit. Can the Master require of B to state his objections, or to submit them to him in writing, subject to his decision on their justice? An81.oer. A nlember cannot be questioned even as to bow he voted, much less can he be required to sti\te his objecti.ons. They are hi~ own, aJ?d no one has a rIo-ht to know them. If a member objects to a degree beIng conferred, the Mastoer has no right to demand the objections. Objections to advancement are of the snme force as black-balls in balloting. The objector cannot be questioned, Iuuch less be required to prefer charges. '£he Master cot;lld,.with the saIne propriety, confer degrees over It black-ball as over verbal obJectIons. Q. 5. No ~Tunior Deacon being appointed until the meeting in March, a member was then appOinted. who was raised in February. The WorshiprulMastel' refused to instal him on the ground that he was not a Master Ma~on at the ti Ine of the election. A. There is no fule fixing on the time a member shall have been a Master Mason to render hiln eligIble for office. The rule, section 1, page 33, COll templates that the election shall take place on the day designated, and the installation on the succeeding festival, or as soon thereafter as practicable; also that the Master and Wardens should appoint their Deacons In due time to be installed with the other officers. Section 8, page 3:3, provides for the fu,ilure to elect on that day, and section 3, page 18, provides for Installation at a future periodof an offic-er elect. '£he foregoing s!lo'vs that elections and installations, held subsequently to the days fixed In the by-la"rs, are valid. If'the appointment was not reticle in time, there was a vacancy in t.he otIicew'hich continued until it.was Jnadf>. Any member of the Lodge, at the tinle the appointment is Iuade, who is not/ already ~tn offic~r, is eligible, and the Worshipful Master could not, on the ground stated, object or refuse to install him. The Henior Warden has the appointluent of the Junior Deacon, and is responsible to the Lodge for the qualifications and abilit.y to fill the office. Q.6. First-Has the Worshipful Master the right to admit a visitor into the Lodge over the objection of a member? Second-Has he the right to demand reasons for his objection 't ...-1. rrherC? is no special legislation on this subject in t,his jurisdiction; but, on the general Masonic prinCIple that it is the special duty of the ~rnster to preserve the harnlony of the Lodge, the decision 'would be that it cannot; nor can he deluand the reasons for such objection, any more than in case of r~jection on ballot; u~, in either case, the right to demand t11eln presupposes the right to set aside or overrule them, Which, it is conceded, neither tbe lVlaster or the Lodge possessE's. Objections belong to the individual, not to the Lodge. Q. 7. On rejection on advancenlent, should not the brother prefer charges instead of rejecting tIle applicant? IJo we vote 011 character or proficiency, or both? 18 it right to reject on character after the brother has been elected to and taken the first. degree? Is he not then a Mason, and entitled to a fair and JUSt trial? A.

A Incmber may vote as he pleases, and cannot be questioned. If the appl1eant has committed a Masonicoftense, itistheduty of any member,having ltnowledge of the fact, to prefer, or cause to be preferred, charges against the offender. But we luust not presume that every brotber, whose advfincelnent may be opposed, is guilty of a Masonic offense. It might occur that objections, . not known, or even in ex:tsten(~e at the time of the first ballot, Jllight b~ brought to light, which would bar his advancement; or, members might bedisappointed in hls mental or Inoral qualifications, and might not be wiUin¥: to bestow further light on him, but allow him to remain on the first step; therefore, a ballot is had on cllarater and moral qualitlcations, in each degree. '.rhe vote on proficiency is not taken by ballot. If, on examination, he has not made suitable pronciency, and is, on that account, refused the degree, that does not constitute a rejection, and he may apply for examination as soon as be is qualified. Initiation Inakes a man it Mason, but it does not entitle him to the Fellow Craft. or Master Mason degree-r or the privileges attached to them; these have to be sought after; and while he, as a Mason, has the privilege ot" applying for them, the menlbors have the privilege of denying them to him. It' an offense is charged against an Entered Apprentice he must be arraigned and tried for it, and be is entitled to all the benefits of a fair trial as an Entered Apprentice. Q. 8. Application is made verbally for advancement; no fee tendered. Is this application to be considered a petition, and can the ballot be taken before the fee is paid? 'Vhat fee is meant-for each degree, or t·or all together-ten

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dollars or thirty? If a candidate after being el(=)cted, fails to apply for the degree, can he demand the fee to be returned to him? A. A petition is a request, entreaty, sllpplicatibn, or pra:yer, and when any specifio object is set forth which has to bear the signature of the suppliant, it nlust necessarily be committed to writing. But an application for a benefit or favor is none the less a petition by being made verbally. Our present regulations do not specify that the fee for each degree shall accompany the peti tion Or application; but they do forbid the degree being conferred until the fee has been pa.ld in cash; therefore, the best rule is not to re<~eive the petition unless the fee accompanies it. The verbal applictttion is a petition, and must be b~tlloted on . but. does not require the investigat,jon and report that initiation and member~ ship do, unless a lapse of time has intervened which might require a re-investi.. gation; but there is no regulation on that subject, and the Lodge is left to exercise its own discretion in the ma,tter; but in all cnses, the fee should be paid before the ballot is taken. Before the Grand Lodge prescribed by-laws for subordinate Lodges, it was usual with them to have a clause in their by-laws requiring the fee to be forfeited to the Lodge if the elected candidate did not apply for and receive the degree; and if he was rej ected, the fee was returned to hIm. In thisjudsdiction the fee is fixed for each degree, and ballot required for each degree; therefore the sum required to be paid is the fee for that degree -ten dollars the minimum.-leaving it discretionary with the Lodges to increase the amount. Q. 9. Is the report of the st1spen~;ion of a Mason, as contained in the Grand Lodge returns t made for the purpose of a confirmation by the Grand Lodge by that sentence, or is it only for iniorm~ttion? When a Mason is suspended Junst the action of the Lodge be confirmed by the Grand Lodge before the sentence becolnes operative? When does the sentence take effect? After suspension, has the subordinate Lodge any power to restore, without the approval of the Grand Lodge? If a Master Mason is rejected for membership, what is necessary to be done before he can apply to another Lodge? A. It is the province of the subordinate Lodge to pa~s the sentence, and the suspension dates fronl that time, and the person is reported in the returns of the Lodge as a suspended Mason; and if no appeal is taken, the subject is not bronght before the Grand Lodge in an any other manner for any specific action t but is taken for pro co'njes8o, and reported in the proceedings. If an apPE;\al is taken, the matter is thereby placed before the Grand Lodge for specific action, which action must decide whether the sllspension be reported or not. If the sentence is confirmed, it is reported in proceedin.,gs. If it is not confirmed, it is not report~d. l'he fact of a suspension beill~ reported in the proceedings, is evidence that the sentence of the SUbordinate Lodge has not been dil::3turbed hy being reversed or abrogated, but continues in full force, and that is thu;;; Pl"'OmulgH,ted for the inforn),ation of t,11e IVlasonic cOIlllnlulity. When a sentence has been passed hy a SUbordinate Lodue, it is under the control of the Lodge until it has been reported in the annual returns of the Lodge to the Grand Lodge; and the f:olubordinate Lodge may, dnring that period, annul or alter the ~en颅 tence; but the Lodgo loses control over it after it is reported to the Grand Lodge (see section 62) which also points out the mode of restoration. Section 5~ page 25, specifies the time which mu~t elapse before a rejected petition can De renewed; and as it makes no distinction between cases of inItiation ~l,lld nlembership, it leaves us to infer that, as in the cac::e of initiation, a member of t.he Order cannot apply for membership in any oth(~r Lodge in less tinle than one year. "'\tVhen a Mason applies for membership and produces ~t dirnlt or other evidence of his :Masonic standing, if he is rec"eived, they are retained by the Lotlge; and any further evidence must proceed from the Lodge 01:' which he is or was last a lnenlber. But if he is rejected, all such evidenc.路e must be returned to him as his property, to be used on future sitnilar occasions. Seetion 2, page 26, points out the mode of application. Q. 10. Gan a l\!aster fill a vacant elective office in the Lodge, for the re.. mainder of' the term, by appointment? A. !-Ia cannot. When a vacancy oc~urs in the office of Secretary or Treasurer, and it is necessary to have it filled perma,nently, or for t,he remninder of the ternl, application should be luade to the Grdnd Master for a di~pellsat1on to hold an ~lection for that purpose. But, temporary absence does not constitute a va,eancy, and as the Hecret.ary cannot resign, there can be no vaeal1('y in his office during his term, unless he reruove permanently, or dies. Ido the :Master will have to.fill the office by appointment pro tempore for each meeting from which the incumbent is absent. Q. 11. A dirnitted brother is elected member of a Lodge; after his election 'VIsits the Lodge, and there is no one can vouoh for him-can he be allowed to sit in the l,lodge without an examination? A. When the petition for membel路ship was l路eceived, it, was referred to a Committee of Investigation, who sliould have satisfied theruselves that, among other requisites, he was a Master Mason In good standing; his dimit was evi-

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dence that he was so at the time i~ was granted. Their favora~le report rf:\cog.. nizes 111m as such at the present tIme, and the favorable ballot IS eVIdence that be was acknowledged to be such by all the n1.embers present, .as none but a Master Mason in good standing can be elected a mep:>.ber. . Bmng thus recQg.. nized by the Lodge? he is entitled, as a memb~r, to hIS seat In the Lo~ge. He does not apply to vIsit the Lodge, ?ut to take.hIs seat as.a member, haylng been duly elected as ~uch. On hIS electIon he was Invested wIth all of the rIghts and privileges of membership, one of which is a seat in the Lodge. Q. 12. Is it lawful to transact any of the legitimate business of the Lodge at the meetings on festival days? .A.. The anniversaries of our J?atron saints are celebrated by the Frater.. nityas days ot' rejoicing and festiVIty, and IlOt as days oflabor, thercbyaflbrdiug opportunities of assembling together and spending the day in festive enJoymâ&#x201A;Źlnt and convivial greetings. The most appropriate observance of the day is, to move in procession to a chur('h or other suitable place, where a Masonic address or lecture may be delivered; thence to the festive board if one bas been prepared, where the brethren may indulge in innocent mirthful bilarit:r and social in tercourse which tends so effeotually to strengthen the bonds of frIendship and brothe:flY love. Our Grand Lodge has fixed on one 101' the in~tallation of the officers elect. Degrees may also be conferred on elected candidates, as in both cases all of the preliminaries have been oompleted at a preceding stated Ineeting. Q. 13. Call the Master or the Lodge excuse a member fr0!U voting on trials or petitions? Can a member be forced to vote on such occasIons? A. The duty of voting on ballot and on charges is irnperative. It is one of the trusts confided to members alone, and we owe it to each other, and the Master owes it to the Fraternity, to see that it is duly and prolnptly perfornled. No brother shOUld be allowed to throw on others the burden of: responsibility of receiving. rejecting or expelling. It may be unpleasant to act In such cases] but it is a MasonIC duty imposed on all alike, and it one is allowed to evade it 01hers would ask also to be excused, and the on us be dropped on the shoulders of the faithful few. Other Grand Lodges have decided that all present must vote, and that the Master or Lodge cannot excuse a n~ember fron~ voting. Our Grand Lodge has no special regulation on this subject, t\nd we must be governed by the general rule as expressed above, excfuding the prosecutor alone. Home Grand Lodges allow the Lodge to excuse a brother for good reasons by a majority vote. These are.but the exceptions to the general rule. shOWing that a. Lodge cannot excuse a member from votIng, unless authorized to do so by the Grand Lodge. Q. 14. Suppose Lodge A and Lodge B are called, and meet in the same rO<)1n at the same time. the officers of ooth Lodges in tbeir several places. The Master of Lodge A goes through the regular forrn of opening.z..a nd dech1res Lodge A duly opened; iInmediately after, the Master of Lodge j j likewise declares Lodge B opened also. Has Lodge B been opened accordiug to law? ::::'uPPobe the ];laster goes through with the responses WIth the Junior Deacon, lu~ual at openlug, and ascertains through that officer that the Lodge is duly t:y'led, and Without any nlore ceremony declares the Lodge duly opened, is it legal or not? A. The case alluded to presents an anonlal~" in the ceremonies which is not sanctioned by ~lasonic usage, and cannot be tolerated in practice. Here, two l..todgesar(l callt?d for a special meeting by their rf>spective Mastt?rs, and meet in the same room at the same time. 'rhf' officers of each take theIr respectIve sta.. tions, namely, both Masters in the East, both Senior Wardens in the West, both Junior Wardens in the South both ~ecretanes at the desk, each claiming respectively concurrent authority. The Master of LodgE' A goes through tho ceremony, and opens his Lodge with his proper officers, and announces Lodge A as duly opened. Then the Master of Lodge B arises and deC"lares IllS Lodge R duly opened also. Here are two Lodges declared to be opened at thesa:r.nE' tinu:. in the same room, 'wlth two sets of officers. rrhen, who is to presHle and tranBuct the business? One, or both? If but one, whicll one? It the Master of Lodge A submits a questIon, and all present vote on it, is that the vote of Lodge -41.. or of Lodge B? If of Lodge A, it is illegal, as none but members of Lodge .t\. can vote on the business of that Lodge, and so with Lodge B. But was Lodge B duly and consti tutionally opened by that ceremony, or could it be opened at all WIthin the body of another Lodge? There are certain forms and cereluonies reqUired in opening a Lodge WhICh every Master, who is dUly qualified to preSIde, l{nows lnUgt be observed. If they were not performed by Lod~~ B, then that I.J 0<1 gE' wa~ not open.eq. When you opened Lodge A, agreeable to your order, you wore tbe sole preSIdIng officer of the Lodge and all tht' transactions of that rneetiIlK and all Masons present were under your control as Mastel' 01 Lodge .4"\.. ~rhe busIness of your Lodge should have been transacted and properly recorded on the minutes of your Lod~e, and the Lodge duly closed or called oft: After Wl1ich the Master of Lodge B might have opened his Lodge if the members were present and proceed to the transaction of the business of his I..todge, which shOUld have

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been duly recorded on the minutes of Lodge B. This distinction of Lodges is necessary to be observed, although the busIness of each Lodge might be preciselY" the saIne.. Two or more Lodges cannot unite in the transaction of business 路oinUy. There can be but one superIor controlling power in a Lodge opened for

'business. NolVIasterhas the right to preside over any Lodge but his own, certain1 not over two or Dlore opened at the same time, without a dispensation. The l\Iaster and menlbers of Lodge B who were present, were only vIsitors In Lodge A while it was open, and could take no part In the transactions ot' that Lodge. Many Masters are in the habi t of curtailing the ceremonies, both of opening and closing the Lodge. But, we think they cannot be abridged beyond the order of the Worshipful Master to the Senior Warden, his report to the Junior Warden, his communication to the brethren, the invocation, and the announcement by the Worshipful Master. These ceremonies are indispensable in opening and closing the Lodge. Q.16. 1st. A Mason is charged with having wronged a brother out of a certain sum of money by stating a falsehood, but evidence is produced to show that the amount specified is not correct. Can the committee, before the trial, arnend the specification by inserting the correct amount? 2d. Can a charge or speCltication be withdrawn previous to, or during, the progress of the trial? A. 1st. It is not the amount that, constitutes the offense, but the attempt to wronq or defraud a brother in any amount or in any manner, and in uttering a falsehood to susk'tin it. In making out the specification it is not. indiltpensable that the exact amount should be specified, unless for the purpose of identifying a note or coin, and if a wrong amount is named, the error, when discovered, may be corrected by the committee, or the Lodge, if deemed ne<"essary-justice being the governing principle, and not a strict adherence to legal technicalities. 2d. A charge or specification may be withdrawn by the voluntary aet of the prosecutor, with the consent of the Lodge, provided it should prove to be too frivolous to prosecute, or not aff'ec路ting ttle character of the InstItution; otherwise it must be prosecuted. Offenses should not be su.ffered to go unpunished on account of the leniency of the injured party, or to save the feelings of the offender. Q. 17. A non~affi.liate applies for membership. It is c@ntended that he owes dues to the I.Jodge for the tIme during his non-affiliation. A motion to remit for that time was carried. Was it right? 2d. How are Entered Apprentices ancl Fellow <Jrafts dropped from the roll '! 3d. How often can a brother visit without affiliating? A. The dimit was evidence that he owed no dues. Your Lodge had noclaim on him for Lodge dues, as they are consequent on Lodgemenlbership; therefore, the motion to remit was not In order, thp.re being nothing to remit. Non-affilia-tes may enjoy the privileges enumer~ttea in sectIon 3, fees and contributions, by paying to the Secretary a sum equal in nmount to the dues for one year, and the Kecretary should give a receipt for all such contributions, as evidence that they are entitled to these benefits, A regulation requires each Lodg;e to report annually in its returns the names of all Entered Apprentices and li'ellow Crafts, within its jurJsdiction, as for advancement. 1'he resolution for dropping them merely authorizes the DfJdge to OUllt from their annual returns the naInes of all who are of more than two years' Rtanding. Their status is not affected by this. They occupy the same position as before. They are not dropped from ;the Order~ and cannot be, except on convIction for some Masonic offense. A non-affiliate may visit the Lodge onoe in some, three times in others, before applying for membership, either with or without a dimit, if properly avouched for, or after due examination. 'J. 18. What is the penalty for non-payment of Lodge <lues? Is it restricted to deprivation of membership? What is the status of one deprived of m.embership? A. 'fhe only penalty is deprivation of membership, which places him in the p.osition of a non路affillated Mason~ with this exception, that by the condition expressed in the re~ulation, he is Haole for dues during the time of such deprivatIon, and in oonsideration of which Is allowed to return to full membership by P.ayiug up all arrearages, without a formal petition and ballot. A letter sent to the address of a non-resident delinquent, with reasonable time to respond, is a l~al notice. Q. 19. A brother is suspended; can the Lodge restore him before tb.e case is reported to the Grand Lodge? If so, should the case be reported? .4. When a sentence of suspension beell passed by a subordinate Lodge, it is under the control of that Lodge until it is reported to the Grand Lodge in th.e annual return, unless an appeal has been taken; and it is competent in the

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Lodge to grant it new trial, and if the r~sult is acqu.ittal, the c~se ~eed. not be 1'e路 ported. The Lodge may, within that tIme, entertaIn an appllcatlon for restora路 tion, and if restored, no report of the case need be made. Q.20. Is a rnan who has lost the thumb of his right hand eligible to be made a Mason? A. He is not. The Commit.tee on Physical Disqualifications, in t!leir report, use the following appropriate language: "Masons need not be remInded what s'"'nses or what rnembers fire in requisition in receiving or imparting the instruc.. tion or using the forms andceremonieswhicllareinrlispensablein being made a Mason and which cannot, be communicated or bestowed hy proxy; that while certain estabU<;b,ed forms and cereJnonies, and rituals, cannot be dispensed with or ~hfinO'ed to accommodate exigeneies or peculiar circumstances, the mode of impH,rti'llg and the senses and members called into requIsition in the practice a! these rights and cerenl.onies, can neither b~ dIspensed with, nor substituted, nor changed. The committee, therefore, feel justified in the conclusIon, that the loss of a foot or a hand, or the thumb or fingers of the right hand, or the total loss of either of the senses of hparing, seeing or feeling, conAtitutespb;y'sical disability and disqufLlification. This was SUbsequently adopted by the Grand Lodge. The candidate being physica.lly disqualified, could not legally be made a Mason, and his disability cnnnot be removed by a dispensation" as that cannot restore his Inissin~ thumb upon his hand. This may seem to Dear hard upon a ~ood man; but' rOInove not the ancient, landmarlts which thy fathers have set," IS an injunction solemnly binding an all ~Iasons. Q. 21 A brother appealed from the sentence of expulsion by Lodge A. The Grand Lodge referred the case to Lodge B for trial. The brother is anxious for the trial. Lodge A fails to send the papers or prosecutor to attend the trial which is postponed. What course sha,n B pursue? I A. All the documents used by Lodge A in the trial, should have been sent up to the Grand Lodge on the appeal, and t,he case beIng referred to Lodge B, the Grand Secretary should have torwarded to Lodge B all the papers relating to the case, a,nd notified Lodge B of the faet, as they form the basis on which the trial rest:s. The parties, the prosecutol" and the accused have the pri vilege of producing addl tional evidence on the trial Wllicl1 should be conductefl as de novo, and not a'S a revision of a former trial. If Lodg~ A fails to at tend to the prosecution after dne notice of the time of trial, Lodge B should proc~ed WIth the case and appoint it prosecutor, whose duty would be to arrange the documents and place the case properly before the Lodge. The accused of course having the benefit of counsel. Q,2'2, Where there are four or more Lodges located in a city all clniming con('llrrentjurisdiction, and a candidate is elected by one of the Lodges, can a meluber of ODe of the other Lodges arrest his progress by objections, without submitting his objections to the Lodge? A. The case of objections by non路atIiliates or mernbers of other Lodges, presents a different phasis from that of objections by members of the Lodge. }l'ormerly, before the system of Lodge membership was established, every Mason, of whatsoever grade, had. the privilege of" attending it mef>tiuu- of any Lodge, assembled for tbe purpose of making Masons, and each one had an equal right to propose candidates, to ballot on petitions. reject or arrest the conferring of the degree if elected. Ever~'" IVIftson was considered a. cOlnmitee' each one endeavored to ascertain for himself, the fitness of the candidate, and gave his vote accordingly.. No report was made in the case, But, since that tinle, these privi1e~es have been restricted or confined to particular Lodge organizatioDs withIn their respective jurisdictions, ~tncl to enjoy theIn, a Mason must beafull member of the Lodge. None but members can propose candidates, ballot on petitions, or arrest the progress of a ca..,.didate.: except in extraordinary cases. I c()n~lder the Citl:;8 in point to be an extraorainary case. Here are four Lodges in a city, each Olle claiming concurrent jurisdiction throughout its liIUits, and the members of each Lodge are directly interested in th~ admission of the calldidate into the ordm', inasmuch as it will be their duty to fraternize with him on all occasions, perhaps in daily Intercourse. Therefore I consider it to be the duty of each Lodge to ascerhtin, through their comrnittee of investigation, as fe:tf as practicable, whether the admis&ion of a candidate would be acceptable to the other Lodges in the city. Thls,ofcouftE'SY is due frOIn one Lodge to another in sueh location ~ and luore especially is it the duty of th~ Worshipful Mas.ter, if the fact should come to his knowledge that the candIdate would be rejected by one of the other Lodges, to cause an investigation of the case to be made, and to withhold tlJe degree until the nature of the objections could be made known, and if thE>Y prove to be sutIicient to justify a brother in rejecting a candidate, the fact that the obje~tor is not a mernber of that Lodge, would not justify the Master in committIng such an outrage upon the harmony of the Ins~itution, as forcing upon it one with whom it is known other members cannot fraternize. It shOUld be borne in mind that by invitation he is made, not a member of that Lodge, but a member of the whole Fr8iH

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ternity, of the great Masonic fan"lily, into which no one isjustitied in introducing a rnember who sepresence would produce discord or interrupt its harmony It matters not from what source the information Inay be obtained from member non-affilhtte, or profttne-the fact of his uu,vorthiness being establish~d, demands a l'~je.ctio.n or arrest of progress, .as it is the duty of every Master to protect the InstItutIon frorn wrong or dishonor.

~. 2'3. Can th.e Worsh!pful Master. entertain a motion to dispense With the readIng of the minuteA of the precedIng Lodge for the purpose of taking up other business, the minutes to be afterwards read? A. Reading theminutes at the opening of the Lodge is not a .nne qua non to the transaction of the business of the Lodge, as by some unrtvoidable cause the record book might not be present; but when it is, as should be the case at every stated Ineeting, the reading could no rnore be dispensed With than any other section of the By-laws. It is oue of the trusts confided to the Master at, his installation, when the By-laws are placed in his charge, to see that they are carefully and punctually executed. Q.24. A Inember who was about to remove asked for a dimit, which was granted by the Lodge; but bpfore the Secretary had nlade it out, the brother was guilty of gross unrnasonic conduct. 'rhe Secretary withheld the <limit hy the 'Verbal order of the Grand Master, until charges were preferred. He wpnt oft" a few days after. No charge has been preferred. Has the Lodge jurisdiction over him? or the right to withhold the certificate of dimit? .A.. Your Lodge had jurisdiction over him under section 6, page 17, Rules and Regulations, and aeted properly in Withholding the certificate of dirnission. You were no n10re bound to issue t,he certificate at'ter your knowledge of the offense than you would be to initiate an elected candidate after learning of his unworthiness. In f~tct it would be abetting or countenancing a fraud on the Institution to issue a certificate of good standing and send the perSall out on the community, under the seal of the Lodge, knowlng or believing hiIn to be unworthy. 'l'he Lodge should lUtve caused the charges to be brought and the case prosecuted to its terrnillation, in Jnstice to itself and the Order. If guilty, he should be punished: if not, his diInit Hhould be furnished to him, but not until the case was legally and fully in vestigated. Q.25. At the stated meeting in May, three petitions were reported on favor~1bly; but before ballot was had were wlthdrawn. At the next stated meeting in June<t the minntes of the May meeting were read and adopted. At the stated meeting in ~eptember, a brother propo:-,ed to tal~e the sense of the Lodge on balloting then on the tllree petitions which had been withdrawn. Master rules it out ot order. Motion then to receive the report of the committee on said petitions and proceed to ballot on them, also ruled out of order. Worshipful .Master was then r~qllested to receive the petitions anew, and appoint a co:mffilttee on theln to report instanter and proceed to bil,llot fit the 8ame meeting. ReJused and ruled ont of order. Was the rulin,g right? Oan any part of the Inlnutes be expunged or altered before th~y are adopted? A. The ruling was right in every ca~e. When a petition is wUhdrawn it is tttken out of the control of the Lodge, ttnd the case cannot be brought, before It again exce-pt by a new !)etit1.on, subject to thE" prescribed rules. Reports instanter, by con1.rnittees, or those substituted 1'01' them at the next meeting, are not admissible. The law requires the committee to report at the next meeting after their appointment; therefore, are not allowed to report earlier. l'ne ~e<'retary is requlred to keep a fair record or all things proper to be written and, before the Lodge closes to read the minutes for the purpose of cO'J-rection, (see section 6, Rules of Ul'der-l) in order thart all the brethren may see that all of the transactIons of the Loage have been properly recorded. If any error or omission is discovered, then IS the time for the correction, when the members who passed them are present, and the fact..c; still fresh in their memories. After being corrected and the Lodge clo~ed, the minutes cannot be touched by any power whatever. (~ee section 43, page 20, l"tegulations.) Hence the futility of proposing to adopt them at a future meeting. The minutes are read at the opening of the Lodge, for the purpose of placing the unfinished business before it, as that clai.rns precedence over all other business, and not for the purpose of adtJptton. '.rhe rninutes of each Lodge are separate fro lU, and independent of, any futur~ ftleeting. If anything is proved to be wrong the remedy is pointed out in sect.ion 44, Regulations, but the minutes cannot be altered. Q.26. Can a less number than seven trans~ct 'business in a Master 1s Lodge? A. rrhis question was submitted to our conlmittee last year, and we decided that a Lodge ,",ould not be opened for tbetransaction of business unless there were seven members presen t. But at a special lueeting called for the purpose of <~nferring a degree on a candidate previousl;y duly elected, one of the first omcers, being present\ could fill the vacant offices with visitors, and proceed to oQnfer the degree. 'fne question was also submitted to Grand Master Gathright, whose decision may be found on page 9, Proceedings of 1870, which was, by

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a resolution, referred to our committee, and approved on pa~e 581. Proceedings j therefore, we nlade no special report on the subject. Other Grand Lodges have adopted the Sf-une rule. Q. Zl. Can a Chapter Past Master i~stall o~c~rs o~ a subordinate Lodge? Ca.n a newly elected and installed Master Install hIS InferIor oificers? A Doubts exist as to the power of a Ohapter Past Master to install officers, they not being agents directly or indirectly ot' the Grand Lod.ge. But your case is different. You were a Chapter Past Master, and elected ~nd Installed as l\faster of your Lodge, by virtue of which ceremonyy<?u become d~re~tl.y all agent of t,he Grand Lodge, and, as such, was qualified to Install the Inler,lor offi~ers of the Lodge. GEO. H. GRAY, Sr., ChaIrman. Adopted. Bro. A. H. Barkley submitt.ed a complete and interesting report on correspondence. Of making Masons in Grand Lodge, under the head of Arkansas, he says: The power" to make Masons at sight. " is everywhere conceded as one of the prero~atives of the Grand Master; how and where, are questions which rernain undemded to this day. But no such prerogative is ascribed to the Grand Lodge.

We cannot agree that it "is everywhere conceded as one of the prerogatives of the Grand l\'Iaster," for we think it has been almost universally denied, but he truly says that the authority "remains undecided to this day," for we challenge the production of any autho'rity whatever for it, that will stand the test of logic or history. The most that has been claimed for it is, that it is an "1m.. roernorial usage," and therefore becomes a landmark. We deny the "immemol'lal" part oj:' the proposition, and as for the" usage," it has been so "few and far bet'\veen " that one can scarcely tind a case with the aid of an historical microscope. We hold that unless the constitution of a Grand Lodge explicitly and absolutely confers the power on a Grand Master, he never exercises it with.. out a violation of law and usage. We hear a great deal about" ancient prerogatives" and" inherent rights," etc., but they are more easily asserted than proven, and nine-tenths of the things that are classed under these heads are nothing more than superficial phrases, or reckless dashes of the pen; and as Freemasonry has no hIgher law than that which Fremasons have made for themselves, It is about time that terms with no meaning should be abandoned, for they are apt to lE'ad young Masons astray, especially when they get into office. He further truly says: In 1772 the Grand Lodge of England adopted a Regulaticn which declared "that Entered Apprentices must be admitted Ii'ellow-Urafts, and Masters only in tbe Grand Lodge unless by a Dispensation from the Grand Master." This J:tegulation remained in force but three years when it was abolished, by enacting Hthat the M~1.Ster of a Lodge and his Wardens, and a competent nurnber of the Lodge assembled in due form-can make Masters and li'ellows at discretion." And since that time all the records go to show that this inherent right has been exercised by the subordinate Lodges, and not a single instance recorded that it was either claimed or exercised b:y'the Grand Lodge subsequent to that period. ' But it may be asserted that the Grand Lodge does not confer degrees because it is inexpedient and impolitic. This, however, does not meet the question It is not a question of expediency or policy; but of inherent right. . If a Grand Lod~e may confer degrees, then a Grand Lodge may also elect to degrees. But who IS to recommend the petitioner and who vote on the petition? Surely no one who understands the principles,' rules and regUlations of Masonry. We therefore Inost respectfully dissent from the wllole proceeding. Under the head of Florida, on the subject of installed officers dimitting, he remarks: "We do," sa7s flro. Dawkins, "and think that any Inember, for laudable without reference to his official position, whatever it may

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Here i&va right, dogmatically asserted, and we expected to find the proof appended thereto, and you may imagine our disappointment when not a syllable could we discover. Come, my good brother, give us the proof. 'Tis true that the Permanent Rules and Regulations, both of Florida and Mississippi, provide that" any member of the Lodge who is not in arrears, or under charges, may dimit." 'rhis we understand to apply to members as such, without any reference to the officers of the Lodge. On his acceptance of the office and at his installation the officer is brought under special obligations to the Lodge, and his relationship to the Lodge is altogether different from that of a private member. The Permanent Regulations of Florida expressly s t,ate that "the Master al1d Wardens of a Lodge cannot resign," itud their action is based upon the ConsUtution. The reasoning therefore is perfectly legitimate, that if the Master and Wardens cannot resign, neither can they dimit. The granting of a dimit severs all connection with the Lodge-both as menlber and officer. To grant the right to dimit, and yet withhold the privileg-e of resigning is to our mind rather inconsistent, and we cannot believe that e1ther our own Grand Lodge or that of Florida designed that the regulation in reference to dimits should have any bearing upon, or be applicable to, the officers of a Lodge. We fully agree with Mississippi. Under the hoad of Georgia, on the sUbject of all rittlal and no practice, he again hits the nail on the head: He feelingly deplores the Wide-spread apath:y' among the Craft, and gives this as the cause of our trouble, that we make too many members of Lod.ges, a.nd too few Masons." Rough ashlers instead of perff>ct, ones are found in the Ten1ple, and this the Grand .Master says is to be attributed, luuch to our negligent worl\: on the material accepted. To take a candidate and pass hiIn hurriedly through the cerernonies of the degrees, witll the bare recital of the Ritual Lectures, and too often with a modicum only of t.hese, ,vill serve to Inake a member of a Lodge, but can hardly be e'tpected to ma.ke a Ma~on. You place in his hands a ltey to a lock of most intricate contrivance and many wards, Rnd you fail to interest him 1n the nse of the key. What rnarvel that he never opens the door? 'l~he open sesame has never heen imparted to him." The requirements of Freemn,sonry are very clearly and forcibly set forth in the followIng brief, btlt pointed sentence: H Freemasonr~w, my brethren, requires work-not the mere work of the Ritual, in which too many stIck, but the 路work ot' a pure life, consistent with its principles, an example to others." U

We could quote further from this most interesting report, which does great credit to the author and tbe Grand Lodge, but our space is limited, and we must hasten on to other fields. We hope to hear from him again. We regret that our proceedings were not received by him. Geo. R. Fearn, Oallton, Grand Master; J. L. Power, Jackson, Grand Secretary; A. H. Barltley, Crawfordsville, Foreign Correspondent.

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Bro..T. A. T:srson sublnittcd a synopticall report on cQ.rrespondencc, covering two pages, in which the committee ackno\vledgc that the action of the QUEBEC brethren may have been revol1ltionary, yet. recommend to the Grand Lodge of canada to recognize thcln for the sake of peace.

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Business transacted was brief, and chiefly local. Jno. H. B. Latrobe, Baltimore, Grand Master; Jacob H. Medairy, 6 N. Howard St., Baltiinore, Grand Secretary.

MICHIGAN. Grand Lodge met in Detroit, Jan. 11, 1871, Bro. A. T. Metcalf, Grand Master, presiding. DECISIONS.

Very many questions of Masonic law have been pr~sented for decision, b~t the most of thern came from the younger L9 d g es , and . Involve no new prInCIples. I recapitulate only such as have occaSIoned consIderable correspondence, and do not seem to be generally understood. I Application is made for membership on ~imit; but two black balls appear: and the brother is deelared elected.. ImmedIately thereafter thr~e or more membf'rs of the Lodge object to the electIon. Q1.te8fion-Can the Worshipful Master order another ballot? An.wer-No. The ballot having been declared cannot be reconsidered. Q.-Can the Lodge prevent the signing of its by-laws by a brother so elected? A.-No; unless charges be preferred.

II The ballot is passed for membership on dinlit; it is pronounced not clear at all the stations, and the brother then is declared rejected. It was afterward ascertained that but two negative ballots were cast. Q. Can the WorshipfUl Master order a new ballot? A.. No.. The proceeding, however, is irregular, because not in accordance with the Constitution. The remedy is in another petition, 'which can be presented L1t the next regular. III. A. R. is initiated in Lodge No.1. Lodge No.2 obtains permission to adOn ballot, however, the adVLtncenlent is refused by Lodge No.2.

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No.8 obtains perlnission fronl No.2 to advance the sarne bl'other. Q. Has Lodge No.3 obtained jurisdiction? A. No.. Lodge No.1 haVing jurisdiction, permittea LodO'e No.2 to cornplete the work; but Lodge No. 2 haVIng refused, by ballot, to do this, thejurisdicLion revert!:) to Lodge No.1, wbere it remains until again transferred by its own act.

IV. Bro. L., who was Worshipful Master of this Lodge when U. D., but who left the Btate just before our eharter was granted, has now returned. It is clainled that (never having signed our By-laws) he is not a member. Q. Is a regular affiliation now necessary to make bim a member of the

Lodge? A. No.. Not h~tving dimitted, he is still a member of your Lodge. His :Ma.. sonic obligations bind l!lim. to obey your By-laws.

In February last I received a communication from M. W. R. B. Donaldson Grand Master of the District of Columbia, enclosing a circular containing sev~ eral qu~stions on the right of Visit, on which heasks my opinions. He informed me that the same questIons bad been forwarded, With a similar request to the Grand Master of each Grand jurisdiction in the United 8tates. The pubUshed proceedings of those Grand Lodges which have been in session since then contain t,he opinion~ of ~acp Gra.~d Master on these questions. As the questions themselves are Intrlns~eally l~portant, and some uniform rule in regll.rd to some of them seems hIghly deSIrable, I comply with the request and add my views. Omitting the cir0l;1lar, which is qUite lengthy, I state only the que~tions propounded, and my replIes. ~. Question:_ "Doe~ a 짜aster Mason .in good standing in his Lodge possess the lnherent nght of VIsitIng any MasonIC Lodge wherever he may go'? A~er. A Master Mason in good standing possesses the right of visitingany Masonic Lodge wherever he may go, prOVided, the Lodge to which he applies wilt

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receive him. In general terms, the right of a Master Mason in good standing to visit a Lodge is subordinate to the paramount right of' a Lodge to refuse him admission.

II Q. "It has been claimed that a Master Mason may object to a visiting brother the reasons to be determined solely in his o\vn conscience. Does a Master 'Mason possess the unqnalified right of objecting to the presence 01' a visiting brother?" A. Yes. The right of a member of any particular Lodge, while in his Lodge, is greater than the rIght of one who is a vIsitor and not a luem bel'; and when it becomes necessary to discriminate between the two, the superior right must prevail. III. Q. "If a Master Mason objects to a visiting brother sitting in the Lodgel is li.e accountable to the Lodge, and is it his duty to give reasons for such objectIon? A. No. He is accountable only to his judgment and conscience. Every Master ~'Iason has one prerogative which cannot be questioned or denied: it is the prerogative of standIng on the floor of his own Lodge and saying-I object to the initIation, to the advancement, to the membershlp, or the visit, Iobject. IV. Q. "If a Master Mason has sufficient reason for objecting to a brother visiting his Lodge, is it not his duty to prefer chargel:) so as to bring the objectionable brother under discipline and give him an opportunity to vindicate his. character '11' A. No. The objecting member mURt be left to the exercise of hIs discretion in every such case. 'l'he rn.ode of expressing an object.ion cannot affect the right to make it. Applicants for visit, or 10r rnen1.bership, Inil.Y both be refused without explanation-one verbally and the other by ballot-without dalnage to their Masoulc :standing; cOllsequen tly no harm is done by the enforc81nent of such. a rule. On the contrary, It objection without charges cannot be sustained, infinite mischief rnay be done; becauRe, in many suell cases, to require charges and proofs, ,,,onld be to dernand of the ol>.Jecting l:neTl1 ber \vhat a true man and Mason will never yield-a surrelld<:>l' of Masonic. professional or fanlily confidences or secrets. '1'0 ask 11iu'1 to do tillS, in order to protect hIS rights in his own Lodge, would be an insult-to deluand it, an outrage. V. Q. "If a l\Iaster Mason shall hear the statement of his friend affecting the character of a brother .Master l\ln,son, v{ould he be justified in object,ing to the presence of such a brother III his Lodge upon an expa?'te stntement?" A. That is a matter which must be left to thejndgment and conscience of every individual brother. nTMI'L'S.

The wording of dilnits, in use by the subordinate Lodges of this Grand jurisdiction, is so various, and ill many instu,llcef; capable ot such improper construction, that I am induced to bring the subjecot before you, ttnd urge the adoption of some proper 1orlU, tIl(' use ot which should be In~tde obligatory. ]n this connection 1 beg leave to (~all your attentioll to the laws entLcted by the Grand Lodge ot· l\:libsouri in relation to this subject" and ask that, they receive caret'ul consid~ration by the proper comxrlittee. IMPOS'l'ERS.

SOfie plan should bl~ d€'vi~ed whereby we Ina~T defe-at the schemes and tricks of imposters, and protect our iunds against miH~l.ppr()priallon. Every true Mason is so read~~ to help a needy brothel' that he i~ too apt, to give indiscriminately-preterring to give even to th()se he mny suspect to be unworthy rather than cause the worthy to suffer by his rnistake. The evil Id great and growing. A large aruount of nloney is now annu~lly pxpended by our subordhu.ttes ill giving as~istance to itinerant beggl1rs and professional roendican lS. While Master of a Lodge, it was my custom to inform all applicants for assistanct~~ 'that I would telegraph tIle vVorshipful l\1aster of the Lod!?e to which they cb.tuned to belong.. u.ud if they were prop('rly endor~ed by bun I would render all the assnstan<.·e requtred. In the lllajority ot" instances the ~ul.>staIl('e of" their reply has been-" I had l'nther go the pOQl' house thitl1 suffer such a mortification." Thus far the poor hou~e of my COUll ty has never had the hOIlor of entertaining one 01' these individualb; on the contr~try, they }lH.veusually man .. aged to get out of town on tlleir own retsOtlrces. and 1 have alwaYf:l noticed they dtdn't flO on foot. A Jarge majorit3'? of these applieal1ts for assi&tnnce are unprincipled vagabonds, and they should not. even be ex~tluined until they proc111ce satisfactory evidence that the;y ure t·ntitled. to as~ist:.Ltl("C. I':carcely ally of these nlendicants

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profess to hail from Lodges in our jurisdiction. They almost invariably belong a great way o.tf,.

The Grand Lodge ordered the following admirable admonition to be read in all the Lodges: CIRCULAR TO BE READ IN ALL THE LODGES.

Worship/ttl Master, Wardens and B'1'ethren: 'rhe attention of the Grand I..lodge of F. and A. Masons of the State of Michigan has been called to the prevalence and rapid increase of certain Masonic eVIls and dangers that resl1lt front the rapId growth and apparent prosperity ot our Order In this jurIsdictIon. That these evils exist is apparent to all路 and thib Grand Lodge, ('ODvinced of the importance of eradicating them speedIly as possible from the Lodges uuder its carei take this unusual means to admonIsh you of the necessity of reform in the fol owing particulars, viz.: 1. Our numerical growth has been so rapid that we have become proud of it and have been so WIlling-perhaps so anXIous-to increase our membersbip, tliat we have for a time, forgotten those rules of prudence that should guide and "overn Masons, at aU times, in the making of Masons. Too often the pro.fanebare soliCited and urged to join the Order. In some cases this proceeds trom an indi8creet zeal in behalf of an institution we love; but too often it is the re~ult of rivalry between Lodges. In the anxiety to grow-to be a la'rge Lodgeto have an overfiowing treasury-we forget to exclude the unworthy. 'rhus, while we grow in numbers, we are de('!easing in that moral strength WhICh should al ways be found in a MasollIc Lodge. 2 Masonry being now on the high tidp of prosperity ~uld poplllarit:Y' many are attracted to it, not because they love it, but because It is popular. Many join the Order, not because they wish to be purified by its influences, but because they WIsh to turn it to aooount. The reputation of Masonry being good, the meroenary seek our endorsement in order to obtain character and credit. We are thus incurring lnoralliabilities and losses ,vhicll damage our standing in the world. 3. Our love of growth and our pride in our Order, ,vhich are natural enough, and which, if kept withIn strict l\fasonic limits, are harmless enoughbtempt us to seek far too much the applause of the wo'rld. We boast too much efore the world of the beauties and blessings of Masonry; we exhibit ourselves in MaHonic proces~ions on occasions not MasonIc; and in other ways lnanifest undue anxiety to be seen~ and known, and admired, as Masons. This, bretbren, is Masonw 1.'omity, ana not Masonry. 4. This nndue sensitiveness to the world's opinion, on the other hand, is too apt to betray us Into useless arguments with those who, through ignorance, rldicul.. or as~all us; by whioh means we are unsuspectingly led into a violation of one or our first and nlGst important ob1Jgations. 5. rl'he popularity of our institution is such that the ambitious, anxious to ,"veal' it& hOllars, but forgetful ot true Masonic modesty, too often resort to discreditable maneuvering and tactics to win and wear its jeweled collars. This ought not so to be. Brethren, the white gloves and apron of a Master Mason, if worthily 'W01"'n, are the highest badge of honor a man can wear. We should be more ctltreful to wear these worthily, and be less anxious to assunle the jewels of office; for though the latter may represent power, they do not always tndicate

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6. We are negleC'ting too much that policy of inviolable secresy which formerly has characterized the order, by the observance of which we have preserved not only our purity, but our v~ry existence. Tllis neglect of MasonIC secrecy is a great and growing evil. The world hears far too rnuch of the work and of the business of the Lodge. How is it, and why is it, brethren, that the secrets of the ballot, that should not be divulged even in the Lodge, are so otten the sport of the world? The prevailing: faIlure to preserve our strict rule of silence bodes 110 good to Masonry. It must be speedily checked, or there will be left to us but little of that" harmony" which constitutes our chief '4 strength/' 7. It is an evidence of our degeneracy that we are too lenient toward offend.. ers against our laws. Unmasonic conduct, in far too many instances, not only escapes censure and punishm.ent, but SIts un rebuked 011 the floor-nay, even in the highest stations of the Lodge. The good will leave us if we do not punish the bad. Brethren that is not MasonIC charity to an erring brother which Inal{es the immora\~ the corrupt and the traitorous the peer and equal of the good, the honest ana the honorable MasoIl. 8. A custom, or fashion, rather, exists among us, which is innocent of itself ftnd would be harmless but for the use whictl unworthy Masons, and those who

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are not Masons, rnakeof it. It is the wearing of Masonicjewelry. Masons, undoubtedly, often indulge in it because they love its beautiful symbolism; but in these times, when cheats, swindlers and thieves assume them as a means of obtaining the reputation and credit of Masons, it becomes us to inquire whether it is not a duty we owe the Craft to wholly abstain from the custom. Finally we recapitulate the wise practical suggestions on these subjects contained in the last anllual report of the Grand Master. 1 "Masons should study more profoundly tban they do the principles, spir{t and policy of the Craft. 2. " They should rigidly rule themselves by its teachings. 8 "The ballot should be used relentlessly toward all improper material, never, however, forgetting the other Masonic rules concerning Its use. 4. "Tbe discipline of offenders, non-affiliants and drones, provided by ou.r laws, must be enforced. 5 "Tbere must be a return to our ancient policy toward the world of reticen(\e t circumspection and absolute silence ill regard to Masonic affairs." By': observing the first we learn what Masonry is' by the second we exemplify its beauty; by the third and fourth we keep the Lodge pure; and by the :fifth we protect the esoteric work, and preserve the harmony and strength of our institution. Brethren, if we do these things, our prosperity will not harm us; and we may press on to the realization of that Universal Brotherhood that knows nOCOllditlon or language, but that perfect equality and that universal speech which are the aim-perhaps tho dream-of our Order. '1'be dangers of a marvellous prosperity are to Masonry new dangers. To preserve our beloved institution we must clearly see the danger and carefully guard against it. Bro. Jas. Fenton sUbmitted, as usual, a good report on correspondence, giving a condensed review of the proceedings of all the Grand Lodges. Jno. W. Champlin, Grand Rapids, Grand Master; James Fentoll, 3! Macomb street, Detroit, Grand Secretary.

MINNESOTA. Grand I.Jodge met in St. Paul, 3an. 10, 1871, Bro. Chal路le1i3 W. Nash, Grand Master, presiding. Sixty-two Lodges represented. DECISIONS.

I have been called on to malte many decisions on points of MasonIc law and.

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Many of the points passed upon have been repeatedly settled. and it is unneeessary to embrace them in this report. The more important ones disposed of, I present for the consideration of tbis Grand body, to be affirmed or overruled. The followIng I report for review: I. No one Is eligible to the otnce of Master but actual Past Master Past Wardens, or Present Wardens, wbo have been regularly elected andlawfuily lustalled. 2. A Muter or Warden cannot resign or dimit during his term of office; but every other tnelnber bas a right to dimit, if there are no charges preferred ~Q,cinst him, and ho is clear on the books of all dues. 8. Every member of a subordinate Lodge, in good standing, whose dues are paid, as prescribed by the by-laws of his I.lodge, is eligible to any office in his Lodge, except that of Master. 4. In case an election is not beld at the time prescribed in the by-laws, the old Qtneers hold theh" respective places until an election is held and their suc-

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cessors are installed. It is improper to pass an election. by the time named in the by-laws. In the event of a neglect to elect, an electIon can only be held by dispensation from the Grand Master. 5. If a brother is suspended for ~h.e no.n-pa~rment o~ dues, he can only be restored to membership by proper petltlon 101' membershIp and regular ballot. 6. The spirit of the rule, that one ballot up.oD: an applicant fo~~ the degrees t elects for the three, may be changed thus f~r-lf In the Mas~er's Judgment the good of Masonry will be subserved by so dOIng, he may order tl~e ball?t spread 011 each degree. An objection made by a member of the Lodge IS eqUIvalent to a rejection by ballot. 7. A subordinate Lodge has the ri~ht to remit the dues !Jf any of its members for satisfaetory reasons, and the lVlaster should entertaIn a proper motion for tilis purpose. 8, A member residing within the jurisdi~tion of his Lodge, must be c1?-arged in and tried by his own Lodge. A non-affillated J\'lason can be charged In and tried by any LodlJ'e under whose jurisdiction he may reside; and a Lodge can try a brother for unnlasonic conduct, being a resident in their jurisdiction, although his membership may be with a Lodge of a sister grand jurisdiction. 9. The following questions were submitted to me for my opinion: "1st-Does a MaRter Mason, in good standing in his Lodge~ possess the inherent right of visiting any Masonic Lodge wherever he may go '/" "2d-It has been claimed that a Mnster }\{ason may object to a visiting brother-the reasons to be determined solely in his own conscien ceo Does a Master Mason possess the unqualified right of objecting to the presence of a visiting brother in his Lodge ?t1 "3d-If a Master J.\ilason objects to a visiting brother sitting in the Lodge, is he acconntable to the Lodge, and is it his duty to give reasons for such objection 1" "4th-If a :Master Mason has suffi.~ient reason for objecting to a brot/her visiting IllS Lodge, is It not his duty topl'efer charges, so as to brIng the objectionable brother uuder discipline, and give hiln an opportunity to vindicate his character 1" By the provision of the 8th subdivision of section 8, Title Second, of our Grand Lodge Constitution, under the head of Masonic Laws, it is declared '" That the right to visit Masonically is an absolute right and duty of Masons. t1 And on page 29 of Mackey's Masonic Jurisprudence, this eminent writer on MasonIc law states the following: "The right of every Mason to visit and sit in every regular Lodge, is an unquestionable landmark ot'the Order. This is called the' rigbt ot visitaLion/ ~'his right of visitation bas always been recognized as an inherent right which inures to every lVIason as be travels through the world," &c. But after a careful examination of the SUbject, I:ly opinion is, that a Mason has not an inherent" right of visitation." He has the rIght to apply to a Lodge to Visit, and the Lodge has the right to refuse to admIt him. 'l'he matter of VISitation is a courtesy extended to the vhnting brother by the Master aud the Lodge, and may be refused by the Master or the mernbe-rs, if they see proper to do so. Itis tbe imperative duty of the Worshipf'nl Master to preserve peace and hal'mony in his Lodge1 and he clearly has the right to prevent any brother from entering the Lodge, wnose presence would cause trOUble t\nd dissensions in the same, or in any way interfere with the peace <:1nd harnlony of the Lodge, and more especially should an~;r member of the Lodge make his objections to the act路 mission of such visitor. I think there can be little if any doubt, that a Inembel' who objects to sit in a Lodge with the brother proposing to visit, need not prefer charges against him, unless he sees proper to do so, the reasons tor his objections to be determined solely in his own conscience. This right of objecting to the admission of a visiting brother should not be used without good and sufficient cause, but of the SUfficiency ot' the reaSOll the brottler objectIng is the proper judge, and is alone responsib'le. 10. In case a member objects to the advancelnent of a candidate, the Worshipful Master has not the right to demand of the objecting brothel' the reasons or grounds on which he bases his objection. 1 am of the opinion that, the rul~ which ought to govern cases like this, is this: At'ter the candidate is elected any member has the right to object to his receiving the degree, and he cannot receive it until thE' objection is removed by the brother objecting, said brother not being reqUired to give any reasons unless he sees proper to do so. Should the brother objecting give his reasons voluntarily to the Lodge for its consideration, he m.ust then submit to its determination, by the vote ol the

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members present. Further, any member of a Lodge may at any time inform the Master of his Lodge that he objects to a candidate receiving the degree, and the Master is bound to consider and respect his objection. 11 The provision of our Grand Lodge Constitution absolutely forbids any degree being conferred on credit. The fee must be paid to the Secretary before a bftllot can be taken. There are no exceptions to this rule. In some Lodges, I am'informed, it has been the custom to confer degrees without charge, on certain professional gentlemen, clergymen tor instance, or the Lodge would do what amonnts to the same thing, remit or give back the fee to the applicant. 'ÂŁhis mode of procedure is not in accordance with our Constitution and the ancieut regulations, nor is there any sound reason for the modern innovation. All partiality or favoritism is entirely unmasonic, for the first lesson the candidate is taught is perfect equality. 12. In case a Lodge requests another Lodge to confer the degrees upon a candidate, the candidate becomes the member of the Lodge Which made the request, (on signing the By-laws). 13. If an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft, made in a regular Lodge, he cannot receive the remaining degrees in any other Lodge, without the consent in writing of the Lodge which had original jurisdiction of the candidate. 14. The provisions, regulations and edicts of this Grand Lodge provides that "any Mason who does not contribute t,o the fund, or belong to some Lodge, shall not be entitled to join in procession, or receIve assistance or Masonic burial, and shall not be permitted to visit the Grand Lodge, except by special invitation," etc. This law applies, whether such non-affiliated Mason is a member of a Royal Arch Chapter, or not. The Grand Lodge, or its subordinate Lodge, ltnow nothing of ~1ny except the symbolical degrees.. . 15. When a ballot is being taken for a candidate, every IDeDlber present should be required to vote. None should be excused. GRAND J..lODGE

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At the last comlnunicA.tion of this Grand body, I called your attention to an official communication respecting the organization of the" Grand Lodge of Q..uebec" in the Province of Oanad~1, and requ;:,sting fronl this Grand I.Jodgefraternar'recognition and the appointment ot" a r(\preRentative for this Grand body, near the said Grand Lodge of Quebec. About the same timeI received a communication from the Grand Lodge of Canada relative to the formation of said Grand Lodge of Q,uebec within the jurisdiction of the Grand IJodge of Canada, asking that no recognition from Grand boclies in correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Oanada, be accorded to the Grand Lodge of Quebec. This subject was referred to the committee on " 1\fasonic Jurisprudence," but saId cOlnmittee did not m::t!te a report. This is a very lrnportant q nestlon affecting two ~reatprincl:plesof Masonic polity. 1st, Thesoverei~nty of a Grand 1.looge, and 2u, The relatIonship of Masonic boundaries to political divisions, and demands the careful and deliberate consideration of this Gr~1nd Lodge.. The action of sister Grand Lodges on this matter, is abont equally divided. I have given the subject mucl1 consideration, and present to you for your re11ection my views, but before I do so i L may be well to give the reasons set forth by the convention of Masons which assembled in the city of Montreal, on the 20th of October, A. L., 5869, for organizing the Grand Lodge of Quebec. These reasons, which we find in the cirCUlar now on file in the office of the Grand Secretary, are substantially as follows: That for a number of years, and until Jllly 1st, 1867, the territory over which the Grand Lodge of Canada claimed to exercise jurisdiction, formed but one provInce, called the Province of Oanada, and having but one Legislature, or Parliament. By the proclamation of the "British North American Act," on July], 1867, the llro'\1ince of Canada was divided into two separate and distinct provinces, called the Province of Quebec and the Provinco of Ontario. These two provinees, thus forrned2,.~erea1s0 2 by the ~ame act, (together with the provinces of New 8rnnswick and .L'tova Scotla),joined into one Federal union, which was declared to be "The Dominion of Canada." They theJ;efore clain1. that after thiR act, the new Province of Q,uebec was, Masonically speaking, ulloccupied territory, and that they had the right of forming their own Masonic government, on theprineiple that Grand Lodge jurisdiction shall be contermlnous with the political lx)tlndarYJ.. ~nd that as soon as they should or~anize a Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge of uanada would cease to hold jurisdictlon over them.

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On the other hand, the Grand Lodge of Canada claim that the dividing of their original territory into two separate provinces, does not affect their juris.. diction over both provinces, and declare the new Grand Lodge to be the resultof a rebellions and seditious nlovement. I need not infornl you that this is the first case of the kind which has ever been brought bet'ore the 1Ylasonic world for consideration. It is without precedent there having been but one case which in any respect is of a similar nature -viz.: that of West Virginia. Tl1e questions involved arp, as I have already stated ill substance: 1st, Can the territory over which a Grand Lodge has had undisputodjurisdiction, and over which Its authority has been recognized by the Masonic world, be.ct1rtail~d or divided; ~ithout its own co~s~nt; aD;d, ~d. Is it a recocrnized MasonIC pnnClple that polItICal governluents dlvHle the J urIsdic.. tion ot' Grund Lodge by di viding a state or territory. At the first glance it would seeln that both those questions were involved in one, but a In01'e cureful aUitlysis of the prlnciples Involved, shows that they should be considered l:ieparately.

1st. As to the sovereignty of a Grand Lodge. I hold that the same rule ob.. taill~ in Masonic juri~prudence as in civil and political jurisprudence. The separate States of this Union, nnited under one general government, have no au.. thority to tllrow off their allegiance to its solemnly recognized head, without the consent of the Whole; a principle whicb the people of the United States have but recently established anew an1.id the carnage of the greatest civil war the world has ever known. ~o I hold that the authority of a Grand Lodge, once established and recognized cannot be infringed upon, or the territorj'" over which it hol<.1sjurlsdictlon, Le divided or curtailed, or the subordinate Lodges having their existence by VIrtue of its authorHy, secede froln its government' except by its own action in Grand Lodge assembled. 0nce admit the heresy of secession, and the fair temple of l\1asollrYt which tor countless ages has 路with.. stood the ravages of time, has witne~sed the rise and fall of nations, and been at once the adruiratioll, the wonder and mystery of the world, would cl'urnble and crush the hopes of mankind beneath its ruins. Holding these views, I cannot look upon the organization of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, so-called, within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Cttuada, in any other light than as an illegal and clandestine body, and, as SUCh, not entitled to hold Masonic intercourse with this Grand jurisdiction. 2d. As to the relationship of Ma.sonic boundaries to political divisions, does the political division of ~\ State or 'l'errltory divide the jurisdiction of a Grand Lodge? Upon this point I cannot more clearly define nlY views, than by adopting the language oi Ri~ht Worshipful Bro. Gouley, Grand Secretary of lVIissouri, the able chairrnan of tne Oommittee on Foreign Correspondence ot" the :Moat Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, upon tIlih subject, with but slight change. Speaking in regard to the quebtion as to whether the jurisdictional limits ot' a Urand Lodge are or are not affected by political subdivisions, he says: "We hold that there is no legislative power ln this, or any other COlllmonwealth r or even in the United States itself, which can legally pass any ordinance sayIng to a Grand Lodge, that her boundaries and power over her Lodges shall be changed. "If a Legislature may not do this directly, how much less can it do it indi.. rectly? When the DomInion of Canada divided the Provinces, It certainly did not think or care anything of Granll Lodge jurisdictions. 'l'hereiore, the Legis.. lature not wishing to in terfere with the lin"lits of the Grand Lodge, and not bein~ able to do so, if they did wish, it follows as a first consequencetthat any diviSIon must be affected by the Grand Lodge itself. Did the Grand odge decide to so dtvide and set off Quebec as a separate territory '1 No: she emphati.. cally, and by a large majority, voted not to do It, for reasons best known tothose interested in the welfare of the Grand Lodge." Now, if the Grand Lod~e voted not to divide, and no other power could do it for her, 110W conles into eXIstence the Grand Lodge of Quebec'l I answer, only by an act of rebellion and in direct violation of a 801ern11 vow of obedience. I have referred to the case of West Virginia, the only one which is in any respect analagous to this. 'l'he circumstances under WhlCh the Grand Lodge of West VIrginia was organized, were of thenllSt>lvt: s without a parallel in the his.. tory of the world, and the recognition which was extended to bel' by this and other Grand jurisdictions, was done impUlSIvely, without that careful investigation which should precede such inlportant steps, involving principles whwh I deem vital to the welfare of our beloved Order. '1'he circumstances under which the Grand LodO'e of West Virginia was formed, while they did not justify, they did, in a great 8egree, excuse the action of" those Grand jurisdictions whictl wete so swift ill extending to It fraternul greetings and recognition. 'l'he question~ raised, however, by the action of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec, were not settled in the organization of the Grand Lodge of West Virginult, as the wh()l& matter was finally settled by the mother power, the Grand Lodge of Virgin~

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recognizing the Grand Lodge of West Vir~inia, thus removing the only obstacle in the way of its full recognition by the "Masonic world, as a le~ally constituted body. 'fIlis fact alone, if no other argument is used, instead of serving as a precedent to justify the action of the so-called Grand Lodge of ~uebec, serves clearly to my mind,.to estab~is!l as a rlll~ of Masonic poli~y, that no new body can be legally organIzed untIl first recognIzed by the constltuted authority hav... ing original controt I have thus hastily and imperfectly thrown together my views upon thisimportant subject. It is one fruitful of thought and resear("h, and merits a careful cOlli:lideration at your hands. It is impos~ible for me, within the circumscribed linllts of a, single address, to give the subject that elaborate attention which its grave iInportance demands, and in leaving it with you I trust you WIll give it that careful thought and study required to arrive at a decision which shall not only reflect honor upon this Grand Lodge, but also redound to the welfare of Masonry throughout the world. The Committee on the Grand Lodge of Quebec, submitted tbe following re.. port, WhiCh was adopted. 1b the M. w: Grand Lodge of Minnesota: Tbe undersigned members of the committee appointed by tbe M. W. Grand

Master, to which was referred the application of the so-called Grand Lodge of {Luebec, aslting fraternal recognition by this body, have given the subject such attention and deliberation as the few hours intervening between the reference and the report would allow. In view of the importance which the subject under reference inVOlves, your committee can but regret that the time at their disposal wi II not enable them ruore fuUy to elaborate the reasons upon wh.ich thelr decision is bitsed. In brief, your committee state that the M. VV. Grand Lodge of Canada is the tribuni1l to which we must look for light upon this snbj€'ct. . rfo this tribunal we refer our brethren of Quebec. Have they the Master's word' When that Grand Lodge shall recognize the Grand Lodge of Quebec it will receive our cordial recognition; untIl then 'we OJ.ust decline all Masonic intercourse with that institution; ?:our cOffilnittee believe that to act otherwise would tend to the removal of' the ancient landmarks which our forefathers bave set," work innovations in the Order, and be destructive to the best interestsof onr Craft,; therefore, Resolved, That this Grand Lodge, approving the sentiments upon the subject communicated to this body by our M. ""V. Grand Master, 0. W. Nash, decline all fra.ternal illtercoursewith the Grand Lodge of Quebec, until it shall have been recognized by the M.. W. Gri\,nd Lodge of Uanada. Bro. A. T. C. Pierson submitted the report on correspondence, and which we always tind interesting. Under the head of Oregon, he says: We notice in the proceel.lings an appeal case. A party petitioned Lodge A for the degrees tl.ud was rejected; after a time he removed within the jurisdic.. tiQo of Lodge B; some seven rnonths after his removal he agaiu applied to Lodge A, was a.ccepted, and received t.he de~rees, Whereupon Lodge B complaing to the Grand Lodge, that Lodge A had In vude(l th~il' jurisdiction. ':rbe Grand Lodge sustained Lodge A.. This jurisdictional question, like that of non·~l.ffiliation,appears in as rnany phases as the sarpent had hends, that tradition says Hercules killed.. Vf late, Masonic bodies appear to be acting upon the proP9sitlon that because an applicant is 'rejeeted, he is necessarily a bad mall. We have al ways supposed thut, a rejection is simpl:r a notification to the applicant, " fV'e don't want you." Tbere are many reasons, other than moral unfitness, which may produce a rejection. Vindictiveness, perhaps, as often as moral unfitness in theapplicant,induces l·foj~Ct1011. Why, then, follow a rejectIon from Lodge to Lodge, or from State to ~t&t~? vVe have i~tiled to find tbe law that declared,or tlutt can be tortured into the constructioll, that appltcation gives lite-long j1.11'isdiction. Our doctrine is, that residence, actnal bonafide resiclBnce, gives jurisdiction; that such residence should be ot" sufficient duratIon to estarblish a reputation-in this jursdiction Qne year is requIred. If the Lodge is satistled, they may accepc without writing to Maine or Oregon, or Australia, to find out what the ap~licant's status was ten or a dozen years previous.

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It WitS a saying of thirty years a~o, ~'We leave the applica~tin.as ~ood conIf a rejectIon 1S to oper~te as a finallty, It l~ but fair to require a, reason tbr rejection. We can mention names of those who-rejf>cted afterward admitted-achieved the highest honors of the fraternity, as al~() the Btate and National Government. In the oregon case we should haNe decided as did the committee, but for different rei1~ons. The applimtnt was well known to Lodge A, and had not acql1ir~d a rf>sidence wIthin the jurisdiction of Lodge B-he showed a fe~rless足 ness in applying where he was known, and where he had been once reJected, that proved hirn worthy. vVe remt~mber of llavingbeen, some fifteen years since, in attendance upon a l\'Iasonic body in Connecticut. In an ant.e-room were seyeral aged brethren, conversing upon the nleans of recognition and comparIng-we made some motions-when a very aged brother said to us "Please do that again," we compUe(i, and he asked "where did you learn that?" we answered" out West." "Well" said he '4 I have often hem tell that they were very fast folks out Wt"st and I bee they are fi"tst. in Masonry as in other things. I've been a Mason 11101".0. fifty :rears and I never saw anything like that 'ere before." An innovation which is uni'versally taught-in the Western Lodges, was something new to our aged brother. ,~re are feluinded of the something new, by finding in the proceedings of Oregon the follOWing, which was adopted: , "Your committee, to wbom was referred the matter of devising some suitable means whereby irnposters ulay be prevented :from practicing their schemes upon the brethren of this jurisdlOtion, request the adoption of the following resolutions: "Resolved, That it sha'}l be incumbent on every traveling brother asking assistance from the brethren in this State, to produce, with his application for pecuniary aid, a certificate from the Lodge of whIch he is a menlber, of his beIng a ,MaHon ill good. standing. This certificate sl1tl11 be good for one year from its date, and shu.ll bear the seal of the Lodge i'rolll 'which the brother holding it, hails. U Resolved, That we suggest to sister Grand Lodges the propriety of taking some siInilar action with regard to the melnbers under their several jurisdictions." If our aged brother was aU ve, we opine that he 'vould comment upon the dition as we find him."

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Under the head of Nova. Scotia, he expresses our views exactly: We find a new feature; we quobe: "The Committee on Credentials reported the following Lodges represented

and th.e folIovring brethren, Inembers of Grand Lodge, and in attendance to

whom voting tickets were distributed." , We never before knew of voting tickets being distributed to the members ofa Grand Lodge, but we have no hesitancy in acknOWledging that we "don't Itnow it all." There may be a good reason for such a procedure, but H we can't see it." We must say that we look upon all sorts of electioneering in Lodges, Grand or SUbordinate, as contrary to the fundamental principles of our institution, viz.: harmony and free choice. There cannot be one without the other and there can be neither where a few persons sball forestall the election by g~tting up slates or voting tickets. The office should COlne to the luan, and not the man to the office. The system of "nominations" is equally as pernicious for it gives the nominating party or his second an opportunity to deliver an el~ction足 eering harangue in favor of his candidate. 'Ve have nothing of the sort ill Missouri, and so adverse are our craft to anything like electioneering, that if a candidate or his friends are caught at it, i Linvariably kiI Is off the party from fur.. ther patronage, and it is right. Chas. W. Nash, St. Paul t Grand Master; Wtn. S. Combs, St. Paul, Grand Secretary.

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MASSACHUSETTS. The Grand Lodge rnet in Boston, in annual communication, Dec. 14, 1870, Bro. Wm. Sewall Gardner, Grand Master, presiding. A very large amount of business was transacted.

The Grand ~Iaster's address is an able and very interesting document, as are all t,hose emanating from bis pen. From it we quote: SECURE TYLING OF LODGES.

In this connection, and in tbe presence of the Masters and Wardens of nearly every Lodge in Massachusetts, I desire to call your attention to the matter of the secure tyling of a Lodge. Soon after the Winthrop House was occupied for Masonic departments, tile superintendent of the building, and acting 'ryler of many Masonic bodies meeting in the Winthrop House, prepared small windows in the doors of the Lodge-rooms, with a slide, by means of which, a person on the outside could look into the Lodge. I have been unable to tind that this was done by any authority, or that it had the recommendation of any person in authority. When this Temple was erected, the doors were constructed with the same contrivance. Myattention being directed to it, I laid the matter before the Board of Directors and requested the p~1ssage of a vote, empowering the superintendent of the rreluple to lnake the requisite alterations, to enable the Lodgelo3 to hold their meetings in securely t;yled rooms. The Directors authorized the change, and the superintendent hnlo3 caused it to be made. It is unnecessary to state that the T~rler's. station is outside of the Lodge room, and that none of his duties require his presence inside, while the Lodge is in session. The contrivance referred to has been pnt togreatabu8Cs, and bas enabled the Tyler to assume many of the powers which apperta.. in exclusively to the W 01'shipful Master. It is stated that many of the Lodge rooms have been eonstructed with these windows in the doors, and your attention is esp~cially called to this great and receD t innovation. It had its origin in other societies, \vhich have copied the forms and usages of Masonry, by tIle ritual of v.rhich it il::> said to be necessar~y, to gain adlnission, to pronounce a pass word to the watchman inside through an op~lling or slide in the door, the control of which is retained by the inside official. Our Society has no such system or Inachinery, Hnd requires 110 snell opening or slide in our carefully..tyled doors. 'rhe rry Ier of our Lodge is not an overseer, and is not the master and controller of the Lodge. He is the rrs'ler,-a word "which conveys to Masons its own meu.. ning, ~1nd whIch is utterly repugnant to any contrivance by which the transactions ot' the Lodge room can be disclosed to a co,van or eavesdropper, or to any other persoIl, although he be a brother, unless he crosses the threshhold and salutes the Worl::>hipful Master after the manner and custorns of Free and Accepted Masons. It is expected that the Masters of Lodges will immediately see that thedoor~ of their Lodge rOOlns are secure fronl outSIde intrusion, and it iH to be hoped that no further order will be required to carry this suggestion fortllwith into universal practice.

The following will ShOVl how they revoke charters in that Grand Lodge: R. W. Bro. Sereno D. Nickerson offered the following vote, 'which was

~ilopted unanimously:

Votea, That the Most Worshipful Gntnd Master be clothed with full power to deal with Star in the East Lodge, ot' New Bedford, in the lnost summary manner. ... The M. W. Grand M!tster stated that in August last he hod been informed of the threats of certain bret.hren of ~tar in the East Lodge, of t,heir premeditated opposition to the Grand Lodge, and that he had cOlnmunicated this informatlon to the R. W. Deputy Grand Master having this Lodge in clultl'ge; that

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he was now well prepared to act in the summary manner indicated by the vote just passed. The Grand Lodge being called up, the Grand M~ster saig.~... " By virtue of the powâ&#x201A;Ź"r vested in Ine, and In the name and behalf of the l\{; w ~ Grand Lodge of Massa('l1tls~tts, I do now revoke and cancel the Charter of star III the East Lodge, of New Bedfol'd." The Grand Marshal thereupon made proclamatlon from the East, West. and South: ONCE-'l'1VIcE-THRICE; that the Charter of ~tar in the East Lodge, of New Bedford, had been revoked and cancelled by the 1\>1. W. Grand Lodge. The following important amendment was offered, which looks towards abolishing the anomalous practice in that Jurisdiction, of making Master l\!asons without making them members of the Lodge: W. Bro. Samuel Evans offered the following amendment to Section 2, of the

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To amend Section 2, of the U Miscellaneous RegulatIons," by inserting after the words, H The Lodge shall adn:ut as members such only as are Master Masons," the words following: " And they shall admit to membership all Master Masons on whom they shaH confer the degrees} without further proposition or ballot at the titne of rai&ing upon their signIng the By-laws; and It shall be the duty of Masters of Lodges'to request Mn,ster Masons to sign the By-la,vs itt the time of raising." SAMUEL Ev""ANS,

lVorshipful.J.:'JtIa"'fter, Gate of the 'lTemlJZe Lodge.

Bro. Jno. T. Heard submitted for the corom! ttee a rnost thorough ana exhaustive report upon the proper spelling of the name of Montague, the Grand Master of England in 1733, who first institnted Lodges in Massachusetts. It had been claimed that it was Vicount Montacute, by Bro. C. W. Moore, and a Lodge had been named after Montacute, hence the matter assnmed an historical importance, not otherwise assigned. The report carne to the conclusion that MaNTA GUE is the correct name.

The report covers ninety-two pages an<il contaIns an immen&e amount of historical matter, together with valuable plates and diagrams. It was voted that what was heretofore known as Corinthian Hall be hereafter known as H Sutton Hall," in honor of Most Worshipful Bro. WIn. Sutton, of Salem, one of the most estimable and liberal minded melubers of tllatjurisdiction. The stated communication was held Dec. Zl, Bro. Winslow Lewis, Past Grand Master, presiding. The installation took place at this meeting. We notice in the proceedings that hele is spelled heal, which ,va consider in.. correct, as the two words in general usage have different significations. The address by the Grand Master (Bro. Gardner) is again a flne produotion. The reports of the D. D. G. M. are full and complete, nnd evince great care and attention to duty. Form oj Chart8'J adopted by Grand Lodge June 11, 1792. 4

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TIiESTJ1 PR1'JSRNTS SlIAJ.AL COME: IRE GRAND LODGE OF THE Mos'r ANCIENT AND HONORABIJE ~o. CIETY OF ,li"'REE AND ACCEP'.rl~D MASONS, OF 'rHE (;01tlMONWEALT.fI OF MASSACHUSETTS, SEND GREE'l'ING:-

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uIar Lodge of Free and Aceepted Masons, which petition appearintt to us as tending to the advancement of Masonry, and the good of the craft: K.now ye, therefore, that ,ve, the Grand Lodge aforesaid, repobing spe<>ial trust and confidence III the prudence and fidelIty of Otlr beloved brethren above nanIed, have constItuted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint them, the sal.d : a regular Lodge of 11~ree a!l4 Accepted Mfl~on!:;, under the title and de~Hgnatlon of Lodge, hereby gl Vlng and grantIng unto them t'lnd their bUCDessors, 1ull power and authority to convene as Masons, '\vithin the town of ln the county of and cOlumonwealth aforesaid, to receIve and enter Apprentices, pass Fellow Crafts, and raise Master Masons, upon paymen t ~f such moderate compen",ation for the sam.e as may be determined bJr the slud Lodge. Also to mal{e choice of a Mast er, Wardens, and other office bearers, annually, or other'WIse, as they shall see cau,;;e; to receive and collect funds for the relief ot poor and distressed brethren, thetr widows or children; and, in gelleral, to transact alllnatter~ relating to M,tsonry, which may to the In appenr to be for the good of the craft, accordIng to the anCIent usage~ and customs of Masons. And we do hereby require the said constituted brethren to attend the Grand Lodge at their qutl.rterly comlnunwations 1 and other meetings, by their Master and Wardens, or by proxy regularly apPolnted: also to keep a fatr and regular reeord of ~tll tbeir proceeding8, and to lay them before the Grand Lodge when required. And we do enjoin upon our brethren of the saId Lodge, that they be punctual in the quarterly payment of such sums itS may be assessed for the support of the Grand I..Jodge; that they behave thetn~elve'i respectfully and obediently to their superiors in office, and in all other reHpects conduct tnernselves as good Masons. And ,ve do hereby declare tl?e precedeu("e of said Lodge, in the Grand Lodge, and elsewhere, to COIllmellce froln . In testimony whereof, we, the Grand Master and Grand Wardens, by virtue of the power and authority to us cOlumitted, have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the Grn.nd Lodge to be affixed, at Boston, this day of Anno Domini. and of Masonry . 8enior Grand Warden. ........... ..................Junior Grand Warden.. By order of the Grand Lodge. ..................Grand 8ecretary. Tbe last charter sign~d by the Deputy Gr.::tnd Star Lodge, Worcester, 1~44.

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ALL THE FRATERNITY TO WHOM: 'rfIESE PRE'3ENTS SHALr~ COME: 'rHE l\IOST \VonSHIPFUL Gl{.AND LODGE Ol:!~ 'rHE MoSt' ANOIENT AND HONORABr~E B'.RA'rElt~rl'Y OF F'U.l拢l21 A:s-D Acc~~prED MASONS O~' THE COMMONWEALTH OF MA.SSACHusm'r路rs, SENDS GREETING:-

Whereas,o, petition ha.s been pre-,euted to 1l'3 by n,ll Ancie-nt, Free and Ancient Ma~ons, praying that they, with all others who shall hereatter join then)., IUH,y be erected and constitllted Into a regulu,r Lodge of Ancien t, Free nnd Acce-pted Mason~, which petitIon appearing to us as tel1din~ to the advaneemont of Masonry, and the gOQU of the cl'aft : I{n.ow ye, therefore, that we, the Grand I..lolga aforesaId, reposing specia.l trust and confidence in the prudence ~1nd fidelity 01' OUl' brethren above named, have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint theIn, the said brethren, a regular Lodge of Anciellt, l:t'ree alld Accepted Ma'Sons, under the tltle and designt1tioll ot". Lod~e, hereby gIving and granting unto them, and their successors, full power ana authority to convene Mttsons within the of in the oounty of 1tud commoll\vealth aforesaid, to receive and enter Apprenticos, pass Fellow Crafts, and raise Master Masons, upon the pa,ymellt of sl1ch compensation for the ban-le, as may be deterrnined by the Grand Lodge; l11:::;0, to make choic~, annually, of' tt Masterj Wardens, and other office bearers; to receive ilnd collec"t funds for the relief or poor and dis... tressed brethr~n, their Widows or orphans; and, in general, to transact all mat... t,erR relatin~ to Masonry, which to th~m may appear to be for the good of the craft, aocora.ing to the ancient usa.ges t'l.ud customs of M'\SOllS. And we do hereby require the said constituted brethren to attend the Grand Lodge, at its quarterly audothercommunication-s,bY their ~{aster and Wardens, or by proxy, regularly appointed. Also, to keepa f't'\ir and correct record of all their procef\dings, a.nu to lay the saIne before the Grd.nd Lodge when required. And we do enjoin upon our brethren of the said Lodge, that they be punctUM in the annual payment of such sumS" as may be a,;sessed for the support of the Grand Lodge; that t,hey behave themselves l"espectfully and obediently

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to their superiors in office; and in all other respects conduct themselves as good Masons. ~ And we do hereby' declare the precedence of the said Lodge, in the Grand ~ Lodge, and elsewhere, to commence from the day of A. D. I8 A. L. ~

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In testimony whereof, we, the Grand Master and Grand Wardens, by virtue of the power and authority to us committed, have hereunto set <?ur hands, and : cauhed the seal of our Grand Lodge to be affixed, at Boston, thlS day of : Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and Anno Lucis, five : thousand eight hundred and............ . ...............Senlor Grand Warden. ...............Junior Grand Warden. By order of the Grand Lodge. Attest Grand Secretary.. Officers for 1811-Wm. Sewall Gardnel1', Boston, Grand Master; Ohas. H. Titus,Boston, Grand Secretary.

MONTANA. Grand Lodge met in Virginia City, Oct.. 31, 1870, Bro. Nathaniel P. Langford, Grand Master, presiding. Thirteen Lodges represented. The annual address is a lengthy and very able document. It is full of wis.. dom. and furnishes much sound advice. The proceedings are characterized by an excellent knowledge of Grand Lodge usage, and the publication of them reflect the highest credit upon the young Grand Lodge. Bro. Cornelius Ifedges (since elected Grand Master), submitted a sensible and courteous report on correspondence. It is almost entirely original, and is a laborious review of the Grand Lodges of the United States, and we congratUlate the Craft of l\fontana upon such a feast of good things. As we have not got the heart to cut into the leaves of such a beautifully pUblished work, and have not the time to copy extended extracts, we are denied the pleasure of quoting from Bro. Hedges' report to the extent we should desire. We shall add that the Fraternity of Montana are in a fine condition, and occupy a high standard of intelligence. Cornelius Hedges, Helena, Grand Master; Hez. L. Hosmer, Virginia City, Grand Secretary.

NEW BRUNSWICK. Grand Lodge met in St. .Tohns, Sept. 28, 1870, Bro. B. Lester Peters, Grand Master, pll'esiding. We tind no. d~cisions reported. He ably discusses the Quebec question, and says (after quoting the general usage) : It cannot be successfully contended that the organization of a Grand Lodge for Quebec is justified by the rules above referred to, for the plain reason that there was an existing independent Grand Lodge: and that the Province of Que.. bee was and is within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Canada. The Grand Lodge of Oanada was organized in 1855 at a convention of Lodges from both of the old Provinces of H Upper Canada" and" Lower Canada," then

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existing with defined and distinct territorial bot.lndaries as "Canada East" and '~Canada West," though united under one Legisln,ture. The representatives from I.lodges that existed in "Canada East" and in "Oanada West," holding warrants from the Gr~"tnd Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland, met at the citv of Hamilton and united in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Oana.da and established one Masonic governl~lent, which included Canada East (now Quebec) and Canada West (now OntarIo.) The Grand Lodge of Oanada, so duly organized, was reco~nized by Grand Lodges in the United ~tates, and aftermuch correspondence, by the Gn\nd Lodges in Gr~at Britain, and is now in fraternal communication with all existing Grand Lodges. 'rhe territory so comprising Canada East and Oanada West, DOW Quebec and Ontario, was a Masonic jurisdiction into WhiCh no Grand Lodge in the world could send a. warrant tor the establishment of a new Lodge. It matters not that by au arrangeluent between the Grand Lodges in Great Britain and the Grand Lodgf> of Canada., Lodges nlready working, A od that did not join in erecting the new Grand Lodge, were permItted by the Grand Lodge of Canada to continue their work in her territory. However injudicious such perluission might be it could not alter the Rtatus of the Grand Lodge of Canada, and the very fact that the Grand Lodges in the Mother Uountry recogn Ized the independent Grand Lodge of Canada and ~xchanged representatives with it, clearly admitted the right of the Grand Lod~e or Canada to the ex.clusive government of the jurisdiction and yielded all rIght to erect new Lodges. The position of the Lodges worldng by sufferance of the Grand Lodge of Canada wUhin t.he new jurisdiction was changed, and no power would remain with any such Lodge to unite 'with other Lodges in the atternpt to erect a new Grand Lodge within the territory of the Grand Lodge of Canada; but such an act if attempt.ed would be so in violatIon of the terms upon which the Lodges 'were permitted to continue their work as to forfeit at ouoe all privileges under the favor extended to them. r:rhere wonld be, therefore" no IJodges entitled to act in the organization of a new Grand Lo<1ge within the occupied Masonic territory; surely Lodges holding warrants from the Grand Lodge of Canada could not, without being guilty of au act of rebellion路 and I.iodges working under J拢nglish or ~cotch warrants could not, as it would be in violatioll of the spirit of the agreement under 'which they were tolerated. It must, I think, therefore, be admitted that the Province of ~uebec was not "unoccupied Masonic territory," within the meaning of the authorities quoted, at the time of the attelnpted organization of the Grand Lodge of Q,uebec. I hold that if the Lodges of two political diVisions, in each of which an independent Grand Lodge could have been established, elf>ct to corne together in convention, and unite in creating one Masonic governn1ent extending over bOUl such divisions, no severance of the Masonic jurisdictIon so formed can be made except by resolution within t,he Grand Lodge so established. Thisltllink is the position. of Quebec and Ont/ario. Chan~e of name is of 110 importance; they were actually separate and distinct diviMons at the time the lodges of each ('ame together and erected the Grand Lodge of Callada. 1'l'l.e separate divisions have been always recognized; Grand Lodge, by vote, being convened one year in Oanada East (now Quebec) another year in Canada Webt (no'\v Ontario). A Grand l\tIaster elected ~tt one time from onedistrictand then from the other. The Dominion Act of 1867 lnade llO such territorial change as to alter exist.ing boundarief'l, it rnerely restored a local legislature that the separate districts ht1.d before enjoyed . .N 0 report on correspondence.

WIn. Wedderburn, Hampton, Grand Master; Wm. F. Bunting, st. .Johu, Grand Secretary.

NEW YORK. Grand Lodge met in New York, June 7, 1871, Bro. Jno. II. Anthon, Grand Master, presiding. Nearly 2,000 representatives were present. The Grand Master's address was a fine business paper. From it we quote;

The Grand Master and Deputy l"~ve agreed from the comm.enoement of the Ha$onic year, not only that except in special localities was there no need for more Lodges, but that the number is already excessive. Applications for dispensations to the Deputy and myself for leave to confer the third degree have been numerous and vel'S'" generally refused. When issued,

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they over-ride a provision"of the constitution; the;y" approacp. nearly to the most arbitrary prero<rative claimed by Grand M~lsters, that of malnng Masons at sight; they di~pense wi th prop.er Maso~ic education, and induce in the candidate contelupt for tile degree so easlly obtnlned. In no case has a dispensation been granted, except an extreme emergence justified it. Our relations with fOl:ei~n "Grand Lodges remain substantially "unchanged. HalnlJurg stlllflairn~jUrlsdlCtlon over two Lodges, but I am not wIthout :sorne hope that at some future time the two Lodges may themselves settle the great lViasonic question, byask.ing the Grand Lodge of" Hamburg to release theln to the right of choosing a foster rnother nenrer to theluselves. I have felt compelled to tile with the Grand Secretary an order re-calling the commissioll of our i"orlner representative to F'rance. This was reguired, perhaps, by the former resolution of non-intercourset but the present pOSition of French Masonry, leagued with CommunisIn and AtheIsm, and bearing the banner of .Masonry into the tront ranks of oi viI war, indicates too surely that untll purified and reformed, French Masonry ditlers so widely from our own, that fraternal relations are impossible with it and other bodies sharing its errors. Another aspect of our foreign relations, actual or prospective, I desire to submit to the Grand Lodge. During the Grand Mastership of Most Worshipf111 Bro. G,ibson, a comnlission was issued by him to .Bro. Albert G. Goodall, accrediting him generally to for.. eign Grand bodies as our representative. In time, this commission was submitted to n'le, with a verbal report by Bro. GOOda11 ltnd was thereupon cancelled and annulled by me, its purpose being acconlp1i~hed. The result is the intended presentation by Bro. Goodall of certain friendly apphcatiolls from certain Masonic bodies, termed Grand Orients, in :::south America and Europe, and 'which are herewith transmitted to you. In alruost every instance there are con:tiicting Masonic claims ot' legality of constitution, and though Bro. Goodall has in some instances reported one or the other party regular, the reporiis not authoritative, being merely his individual opinion, and based upon prlllciples, and a system of Masonry and Masonic government, Wholly unknown to Otlf Grand Lodge. Each of these Grand Orients are more or less subject to the authority of what I believe to be known as a "Suprenle Grand Uouncil," which i~, as its nnnle de.. notes, the ultimate governing body of the Ma~onicjurisdiction,and superior to the Grand Orient.. The Supreme Grand Council belongs to a rite, and requires for admission to its governing body, the possession of degrees wholly unltnown to this Grand body, and in those countries considered and spoken of and really being" higher degrees" in their systexn. Representation, therefore, with the Grand Orients is a representation and treaty between the Supreme Masonic Power, in the Free and Accepted Rite; our own and a subordinate body in the Ancient and Accepted Rite, adopting these terms as convenient. Representation between the Grand Lodge and the Supreme Council is, of course, impracticable froni the degrees additional to tbat of Master Mason, re.. quired in tho~e bodies, and doubtless also frOID the rank and authorIty over "inferior" degrees, so termed, which belong to thern.. In our own jurisdiction there is also a Supreme Council, Which, in cornluon with the Grand Ohapter and QrLl,nd Bncarnpmellt, has adopted the generous and fraternal policy of a cessIon of all claim to jurl$diction over the first three degrees of l\JIasonry to the M. W. Grand Lodge. This, however, is not the case with the Grand. Ori0nts, now applying to us. laIn Inyself averse to the institution of the representutlv~hystem bet,veeu our Grand Orients, which, ill legal governtnental po\ver or.. ga.nlzatlon, rltuu.l, and rank, as illd~penclentjl1risdlCLiolls,difter so wld~ly lrom our Grand Lod~e. Nothing in this View contliots With the lualntenance 01 the most friendly relations, as is the case with the Suprenle Granu Council in the jurisdiction of 'which this ~tate is situu,te, which acknowleu()'es without even allusion to any cl~im to the contrary, the suprelue control o{'the M. W. Grand Lodge over AnCient Craft Masollry, in her three degrees, and among whose members are many brethren of exalted rauk in our Grand Lodge. I recom路 mend, therefore, your consideration of the lnatter, not disguising Iny own opin路 ion, but desiring not to prejudice your calm, temperate judgment. OWl~ Gl"~nd ~odge and

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It will thus be seen that the position we have maintained in our reports for the past five years, is confirmed most fully by the Grand Master of New York, vIz.: That a recognition of all the Grand Orients and Councils, so-called "Masonic," is subversive of the integrity and dignity of Ancient Craft Grand Lodges. Of his decisions he reports briefly, and pays a high tribute to the value of the Masonic press, and says: Few decisions have been made durin~ thepastyear,involvinganythingtbat could be considered new law, and where It seemed to be so, it was of sn:tncIent consequence to justify an appeal, which, if either party has been dissatisfied r has doubtless been taken, I shall not therefore burden you with many. Indeed, the publication of decisions is rendered almost needless by the labors of the Masonic press, which, I doubt not, strives to relieve the Grand Master of much toil. Indeed, it oft.en reminds me of the impressive words which Dickens places in the mouth of Mr. Whittiterly speaking of his spouse: "She forms and expresses an immense variety of opinions, upon an immense variety of subjects." In a few instances, I deem it right to report the substance of the law as I have expressed my underRtanding of it, sometimes in a single case, sometimes In many repeated decisions. 1. The physical qualifications of a candidate are, that he must be amant free born, of lawful age, being neither too young nor too old for tIle Master's work, hale and sound, not deformed or dismembered. This is a landmark in which no man or body of men can make change or innovation. If, therefore? a Ma&ter of it Lodge can not be conscientiously satisfied in his own mInd, as hlS own unbiased opinion,. that the candida.te has in tact these necessary qualifications, he cannot conscientlously, therefore, he cannot masonically inItiate, nor can a brother not so ~atisfied conscientiously or masonically vote for or be present at the initiation of such a candidate. The same rule applying to passing or raising when the defect has not arisen since initiation. The Master or brother cannot in this matter SUbstitute for his own conscience or opinion the conscience or opinion of any other man or body of men; no djspensation or adVIce can protect the otIender; it can only make sharers in his guilt. 2. I have decided the following case: In 1864 a candidate was proposed in Lodge A and reje<路ted; in 186t1 he applied to Lodge B, which applied to Lodge A for consent, ~"as refused, and notWithstanding, balloted tor the candidate and rejected hIm. In the early part of 1870 he applied tb Lodge C, which, knowing of the former rejections, asked no consent, but balloted tor and rejected him. Subsequently, having made further inquiries, Lodge C re<:eived a renewed proposition t'rolu the candidate in the latter part ot' 1870, and asked the consent of Lodge A, WhICh was giyen. Lodge B now claims jurisdlction, and refuses consent. Held, That Lodge A held jurisdiction till it consented to the initiation by Lodge a, in which, by that cOllsent,jurisdiction became and was, at the date of the opinion, vested. 8. What is commonly termed the Past Master's degree, as preliminary to the installation of the Master of a Lodge, is not in any sense a degree nor is the degree known under that name in Capitular Masonry, acknowle ged in Lodges of the rite of which this is the Grand Lodge. Therefore, in the installation of J\1asters of our Lodges, no brother can take any special part b:r reason ot any degree conferred in a Ohapter. The ceremony intended by the term, Past Master's degree. is simply the pr1Viltte imposition, in a certain traditional form, of an obligation suitable to the mastership by a Past .Mahter by actual election in a Lodge, either in the presence of otller actual Masters, 01' Without, if none can be obtalned, but in no case either by or in the presence of brothers only Past ~lasters by virtue of a Ohapter degree. 4. The question In Ballard's appeal from the decision of the Master of Farmersville Lodge-, transferred to me for decision by M. W. Bro. Gibson, was slxuply this:

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After fn.vorable report by an examining committee on application of a can.. didate can the Master refuse to ballot or Initiate on the ground that the Lodge has no' jurisdiction over the candidate by reason of non-residence"/ I decided that he had the right to do so. 5 In answer to it host of inquiries as to the work and lectures of Masonry I have decided that 110 printed or written book of any kind, pretending to con~ tatn any of the secrets of the ~1:asonic work and lectures, has ever been indorsed recolnnlended, or approved by this Grand Lodge, or any officer thereof and that the standard work of this Grand Lodge, tau~ht orally, and not other: Wise by the I-t. W. Grand Lecturer and his assistants, is the only Masonjc work ritu~l or lectures adopted or ftpproved by this Grand Lodge, and that the com~ posers, publishers, or users of any other are lhtble to discipline. Bro. E. P. Breed presented the report on correspondence, (the chairman, Bro. Jno. W. Silnons being sick). The work is a very creditable one, and we shall make l1S~ of its European report for such extracts as will be interesting to our Grand Lodge. Under the head of Alabama, he says: Once more. The Conlmittee thinlr there is much t.o be said in favor of aceording jurisdiction to a Lodge ,vhich has rejected a candidate 'who does not reside Hi itsjurisdictioll. This is quite possible; yet we stand 011 the ground that, a Lodge may be rightly presumed to know luore about its rights ot juris.. dictIOn than a profane, and that it is the duty of the Lodge to fully ascertain all the facts in the premises before pl'oceeding to ballot, not only for its own safety but tha,t it lnay not l{nOWIl1gly trench on t11e rights of its neighbors. EXCE>pt in the e~tse of willful deceptioll, It is unfair to throw any part of the onus on the candidate.

Under the head of District of Columbia, he sa:rs: During the past, year there has been considerable .discussion throughout the country on the questions raised in this juri~dictioll, touching the right of vh;itation, and the replies r()ceived, in answer to queries seut, are published in au AI)pcndlX to the rrr["nl-lil.ction~,fonning it. delectable entertainment for one eurious to note the <littering views obtaining in various jurisdIctions. 1'he n1.ajoritoy of opInions a,re ill favor of the view held in this jurisdicLIon, viz.: That the rIght to vh'lit is not a1)&oIute, but m~y be linlited by particular regulatlionR, and tha.t the l\laster of fL Lodge, when object/ion is made to the entrance of it visitor by a f,itting n1enlber, mnst, in view of his d nt;y to maintain peaco and ht:tl'lUOllY itl his I..Jodgc, recognize tbe objection, and l'erUBe the visitor.

We fully agree with hin'l under the head of l\!Iaiue, and hold thatin Masonry tbf'fe can be 110 such thing as expunging a record: 1.'Quching the altera.tion of the minutes after approval, he Rays that w'e luis.. nnd<:rstoou the lVInine decision, whkh wa~ in substance, that 1Ml iucorrcct record might he <:hHng~d, but a correct oue not, and he ~\Hl{s; ,. "\Vill Bro. Hhnon~ say that a tl),l~e record must alwayH stand as true, and that neither the Grand l\iaster nor the Grand Lodge CH,n do anything in the premises 'r' We say now, as 'we have always said, that the record being made up and approved must stann, whether the Rame be true or false, for thel'noment :rouadmit a ehange, interlineatIon, or erasure of a (;o:rnpletecl record, that nlOluent you deprive it of all legal value. If you ffit":Y cha,llge the record lor one cause, you may tor another, and the result would be, that, when necessary, the nltnutes would be doctored. But it does not follow that because a recor<1 is found to be incor.. rect, there can be no rernedy. 'rile way to do it. is to malre t.lle proper entry at a subsequent page, wlth a rnarglnal nott" opposi te the falRe record referring to the correction, and thus the error is cured ","hilo the record is left in tact. In our last anuRal report we quoted the following from the proposed law of Mississippi: "Whenever Ulis Grand Lodge shall reverse Or abrogate the decision of a subordinate Lodge,expelling or suspending a brother, and shall restol'~ said brother to the benefits and pri1'Ueges of MctBOnry, ho shall, tbereby, be restored to membership within the body from which he had been expelled or suspended, without further action on the part of the subordinate Lodge."

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knowing personally all the circumstances of the cas~. They "\\l'ou1d kno,v that John Jones' testimony, long winded and favorable for the R<-cused, given before a committee and written out in detail, is worth but very little. yet ltgoes 011 the record路 and they would know that Bros. Br<.1Wn and Williams. who gave truthful statements, and only the brief points noted on the record, were to be believed and, by a two-tbirdor unanimous vote, expelled John Smith. He appeals to the Grand Lodge and gets a copy of the trial, and the Lodge, 011 aCCOUll t of its distance or poverty, sends up no representatives, and the Grand Lodge with an ex parte statement, in fact, by a majority vote makes John Smith a life member of that Lodge, without even the consent or vote of a single member. To us it looks like taking away the most sacred right of Lodge mernbership. In reply to us, the New York COlnmittee says:

We apprehend that Bro. Gouley has not given this subject luature l'e:flection, or he would s~e that the principle involved is most inlportant to the rights of individual Masons. Whether a case is properly presented to the Grand Lodge or not depends for one side on the Lodge interested, and if the Lodge will not take the trouble to have a complete case, then it should accept the result wIthout conlplaining. But when the Grand Lod~e has not restored a Mason after expulsion, but reversed the whole proceeding in the Lodge for cause, then it is most important that it should be understood, that bysu('h act the indi vidual is placed exactly where he was before the trIal began, A trial set aside is the same as no trial-at all, and the Lodge m3,y proceed again, and avoid the errors of the first trial. Where an expelled Mason is restored on petition, wi thout reversing the proceedings, no number of resolutions would pnt him baclt into the Lodge, th~tt being be~T'Olld the reach of any or all Graud Lodges. We have now to say that" we apprehend" the Ne'w Yorl{. cOlumittee either did not understand us, or else did not read critically the proposed Mississippi law, which act we now ask th~m to do. Let it be adopted, and then whel'e is the use of a Lodge trial, or where are the rights of Lodges? We have italicised the portion of the proposed law upon which hangs the whole construction of the point at issue. We fully agree with the New York comlnittee on the point of reversal of decision and rem.anding the case for a new trial, and that the blother is thereby put where he was before trial; but that is not the question. A brother who mfLltes nn appeal to the Grand Lodge does so tor one of two reasons, viz.: either'路 to have the trial set aside" or "to be restored to the benefits and privileges of Masonry." The first is implied in the first line of the la'w quoted, and the second in the part we have italicised, (and by its addition of H he shall thereby") the first is made subservient to the second, and which becomes the controlling issue. Now, if a brother on petition is by the Grand Lodge restored I.'to the benefits and privileges of Masonry," we hold that it is not necessary to h reverse or abrogate the decision of a subordinate Lodge," but if the Grand Lodge of Mississippi thinks it is necessary, as is clearly implied by the italics a,lld 'what follows, then 'we hold that it is H, clear violation of the st'tcred right of unanhl10us member~hlp to 10rce that party OIl the Lodge without the privilege of a new trial, 'which is no way provided for by the proposed law, but rather discouraged by the closing words" without further action on the part of the subordinate Lodge." If the proposed law is not intended to be construed as we have here rendered it, then it is very bunglingljT' worded. We now come to the Inost inlportant part of the committee's report, being a full review of the Q,uebec question. The committee ellters fully into the political subdivision of Canada into Ontario and (~tlebec, but as we ignore altogether the point, that political legisla.tion has anything to do with Masonic jurisdiction, we will pass that learned i1Ud tnll part of the report b,Y and drive on to tIle vital issne whicb is contained in the sunlmary : At the time of such severance of the province of Canada., the Grand Lodge of Canada claimed and exercised a quasi jurisdiction over the ,vhole of the territory, inGluded ill the severe<1 province. For a period of tw~lve ~rears there had been, however, existing in said province, with the consen t of said Grand Lodge at: Canada, certain Lodges owing

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obedience to and under the jurisdictio:q of. the Grand Lodge of England, and overl1ed more immediately b:f a .prov~nclal qrand ~odge of ~n~land; and there had also continued to eXIst In saId proVInce, wIthout Objection on the part of ~..;aid Grand Lodge of Canada, certain other Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grttnd Lodges of Scotland and Ireland. Such a state of Masonic affairs is altogether unknown to the doctrine of Grn:-nd Lodge occupation, as und~rstood in the -qnited States; and if the deoision upon the question be made In ac~ordancew~th the rules of Grand Lodge jurisdiction obtaining everywhere outsIde of ContInental Europe,t can there be 路(toy doubt that it is evident that neither was the province of uanada before July 1 1867 nor have the provinces of Ontario and Quebec since that time, been legally occupied by t,he Grand Lodge of Canada? '.rlle Grand ~odg~ o~ C~nada has not asserted, or attempted to assert, suprem~ and excluslye JurIsdlction, either over the province of Canada or the provInces of OntarIo and Quebec, and for thi~ it is entirely at fault; itshoulq, i!路 it c!aim~d such Jurisdictio.u,haye long ago given notice that the Lodges eXIstIng In saId provInce and In saId provinces under the Grand Lodges of England, Scotl~n4 and Ireland, must give in their adhesion to the Grand Lodge of Canada, WIthIn a certain reasonable time stated or all Masonic intercourse bet..ween such Lodges and the Lodges under the Grand Lodge of" Canada would be interdicted. On t.he state of facts thus developed, the question arises as to the legality of the formation of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, and its claim to recognition, and in aid of the determination of the main question the following have been discussed by Grand Lodges. 'Ve cannot restrain our astonishment at the great historical blunder here made by the committee. In the first place, the Grand Lodge of CanadOt did not claim and hold merely a qua.~i jurisdiction t but a complete and absolute one, as will be seen by reference to the agreement between her and the parent Grand Lodges, at the time of her recognition. When recognized, there were, as stated by Bro. Breed, a provincial Grand I.Jodge of England, and Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland; but after that time none of these Grand bodies planted any more Lodges there, as per agreement, nor would they have been justified in so doing, and that the Grand Lodge of Canada lost her supremacy because she did not force those Lodges to join JIAer, or else sever communication with their parents, is, to say the least, so illogical, that we do not know bow to commence answering it, and shall therefore not try. But in reply to the following remark, viz. : t "Such a state of Masonic atrairs is altogether unknown to the doctrine of Grand Lodge occupation, as understood in the Uni ted states," (i.e., for a Grand Lodge to have supreme authority with other occupants, ttS mentioned in the second clanse of the foregoing report). We will cite the case of Missouri and Illinois. In 1825, the Grand Lodge of Illinois was formed out of Lodges in that State, planted by the former. rrhe Grand I~odge lived but a few years and went down. Many of the Lodges re turned to the allegiance of Missouri, and the latter also planted new Lodges until 1840, wben the second Grand Lodge of Illinois was 1ormed. Nearly all the Lodges joined it, but a few refused and remained with l\:Iissouri. w

The Grand Lodge of Illinois remonstrated, but our Grand Lodge replied that we could not force them, but "would do all we could to get them to join her, yet it was not until 1845 that all did join, when Missouri wit.hdrew her District Deputy Grand Master and exercised no flll~ther control. As a matter of course, Illinois ceased to be "unoccupied territory" after 1840, and Missouri nor no other State would have dared to plant any new Lodges therein. This is a parallel case to Canada and the European Grand Lodges. If the theory of the New York conlmittee be correct., viz.: That the Grand Lodge of Canada lost her complete sovereignty by allowing other Lodges in her border, planted before she was created, be true, then t we aSk, what becomes of the Grand !.Jodge of Quebe(l, which cannot force the Loyal Lodges into her fold? Yet, notwithstanding this inconsistent argument, the committee reported in favor of Quebec!

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There is but one conclusion of the New York committee which can be arrived at, viz.: That political subdivision is subservient of Grand Lodge sovereignty. For one, we cannot endorse any such heresy. John H. Anthon, 271 Broadway, New York city, Grand Master; Jas. H. Aus-

tin, M. D., New York City, Grand Secretary.

NEW JERSEY. Grand Lodge met in Tr6nton, Jan. 18,1871, Bro. Robert Rusting., Grand Master, presiding. DECISIONS.

1. Charges may be presented against a suspended Mason, but. the charges

must be other than those upon which he was suspended, as on those he nas been once tried. 2. The Worshipful Master has the power to postpone act,ion on any motion made before the Lodge; and if done for the peace and harmony of the Lodge, he is perfectly justifiable in so doing 路hbut if it be to accomplish a particular resl1l~ when a suitable time may arrive, e should be held responsible to the Grana Lodge for any nlisrule in office. S. TIle Worshipful Master may refuse to sign an order for the payment of money, when in his judgment it is to be improperly applied. The regulations direct the Treasurer to pay drafts by order of the Worshipful Master and consent of the members. His order is therefore independent of the vote of the Lodge. 4. In balloting for a candidate, a rnember of the Lodge positively refllses to vote. 'rhe ballot IS closed, and the c~l.ndidate is dec-lared. elected by the Worshipful Master. 1.'hereupon the brother refusing to vote gives his reasons for his refusal, making charges against the candidate. I httvt> decided that in such a case the Worshipful Master cannot order a new b'l.llot; but the charges should be investigateu, and the newly elected should have the priVilege of beIng hea,rd in his defence. 5. It is unmasonic for a Mason to vote agai nst a candidate, simply on the request of a brother Mason, unless he be himself" satisfied, t'roUl illformation or belief, that the candidate is unworthy. In other 'words, a brother cannot black.. ball a candidate by proxy. 6. The petition of a candidate, while in the handl;l of the Secretary before being pr~sented to the Lodge, may be 'withdrawn; nfter b~ing presented to the Lodge, before the cornmittee reports, it may be withdrawn only by unanimous coosan t of the Lodge. 7. Omcers elected at the regular communication of their Lodge, on y or immediately preceding the 27th of December, may be legally installed atter that

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8. It is not necessary that a Worshipful Master of a Lodge U.. D.. should previously have been Warden. 9. When charges are made against a brother Mason and referred to a committee, the committee may report them back to the Lodge, as being informal, before the case is opened for investigation and the Lodge may then refer the charges to the brother presenting theIn, with instructions to amend but not to introduee new charges. 10. The Senior Warden may ill an emergency, in case of the death, absence or sick.nessof the Worshipful !\{aster, so that his order cannot be had, call special communications of his Lodge; and in case t,he ~enior Warden is similarly sit.uated, as well as the Worshipful Master, the Junior Warden may exercise the same authority. 11. A Lodge of Master Masons, appearing in a funeral procession, cannot aocept a sUbordinate position to any organization claiming to be Masonic or otherwise, and cannot recogllize any other organization as Masonic except Lodges of Master Masons. Of imposters he says: ....

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for the purpose of obtaining pecqnia~'Y aid. ~hile it is obIigat?ry ul?on Masonfi to render assifiltance to a brother In Ius necessltles t and to exerCise sUItable charity for the imperfections that .flesh is heir to, yet It is not expected that we shall take every man to our embrace under the nalue of l\fasonry, u}ltil, by.due trial and strict examination, he shall have been found properly entltled to It. Bro. Joseph H. Hough sublnitted a very full and complete report on correspondence, covering 100 pages, in which Missouri, by some accident, is not men.. tioned. Under the head of Minnesota, he says: Our Most \Vorshipful Brother and esteemed friend, P. G. M. Simons, of New York, in reviewing the proceedings of a sister Grand Lodge, recently, caIne to the conclusion that the cabalistic tigures,320,appended to the name of the chairman of the Committee of Correspondence, wa~ intended to intllnate that the report ill question was the thirty-second report which that brother had wri tten. Upon the title page of the proceedings of Minnesota, lying before us, we find the foUo'wing mysterious entry: " Most Worshipful O. W. Nash, 33째 Grand Master." After puzzling our brains in the task of deciphering what all this means we have finally concluded that it is intended to announce that Bro. Nash is the thirty..third Grand Master of Minnesota. It" our surmise be true, we are com.. pelled to oxpress our surprise that a Grand Lodge so young as that ot" Minnesota should already have enjoyed the services of thirty-three Grand Masters. Under tbe head of Indiana, he says: The Grand J.\iIaster had suspended the ~raster, and the Grand Lodge approved his action and turther recolnmended that charges be presented u.gaulst the Master in his own Lodge. It appears to us that the Mabter baving been gUilty of official misdemeanor~_ the proper place to try him would be the Grand Lodge, to which he is answeraole for hu:; otticial condnct. With which we fully agree. Wm. L. Pine, Cresskill, Bergen Oounty, Grand Master; Joseph H. Hough, Trenton, Grand Secretary. REPRINT.

We desire to acknowledge gratefully the reception of Part II of reprint or the proceedings ot" the Grand Lodge from its organizatIon in 1786. It is a valuable acquisition to the Grand Lodge library, and in the name of this Grand body we extend sincere thanks to Bro. Joseph H. Hough, the Grand Secretary, for his laborious work in preparing this report, and for his fraternal reluembrance of our Grand Lodge.

NORTH CAROLINA. Grand Lodge met in Raleigh, December 5, 1870, Bro. Robert B. Vance, Grand Master, presiding. The annuaL address, brief and local. The Grand Lodge is passing through the same ordeal of getting clear of the Mason,ic College that has been experienced by our own jurisdiction. Bro. Donald W.. Bain rendered an interesting report on correspondence. He explains the cipher, or mnemonic business, as follows: . We do .not agr~e with Bro. Hill that our action is a "humbug," and that CIphers wIll cont!nue in use as ex~ensivelyas before in North Uarolina. Our qran<!- Lodge beIng convinced of the impropriety ot ciphers passed resolu.tlons In good falth,.forbidding thei! further use in this jurisdiction. It wIll be respected In good fal th. 'rhe lraternlty generally in North Carolina have too much

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regard for the authority of the Grand Lodge to contravene its edicts. This action will we believe, have the effect of suppressing ciphers and mnemonics-great evils which many of our Grand Lodges have pronounced against. Believing Bro. Hill to be honest in his opinion, we give hlm credIt therefor. We think it improbable that strict uniforrnitj" Will be attained in any jurisdict,ton, whether Iteys or ciphers are used or not. Ciphers are co-existent with tIle ritualS of Masonry. Their use has never developed any beneficial results to tbe craft. In those jurisdictions where they are tolerated nothing has ever been achieved, if we may judge from the repe:.ctted expressions of disapprobation as to their use, embodied in condemnatory resolutions. The work can be disseminated as well with as without ciphers. Such is the fact, at least, in North Garolina. Chas. C. Clark, Newbern, Grand Master; Donald W. Bain, Raleigh, Grand Secretary. CENTENIAL ANNIVERSARY.

The Grand I.Jodge met in Raleigh, .January 14, 1871, Bro. Ohas. C. Clark, Grand Master, presiding. From the address of the Grand Orator, Rev. and Bro. Nama. F. Reid, we extract the following: I have thus glanced at the history of Masonry, tracing it in'Go England as far down as the beginning of this century, to prepare the way for the notice of its introduction into North Carolina. Just one hundred years ago to-day, Jan. 14, 1771, the i'ollowing Charter was issued by the cOtlllnand ot' the Grand Master of England:

BeaUfort, G. M. '1'0 ALL AND EVERY our Right Worshipful Rnd Loving Brethren. WE.. Henry t'omerset" Duke of Beaufort, Mt1trquis and Enrl of Worcester, Earl { of' Glarnorgan Viscount Grosfilont, Baron Herbert, Lord of Ragland, Chepston and Gower, Baron Bet~ut'ol't, of Ualdeeol Castle, Grand Master of the :Most Ancient and Honorable ~oclety of Free a,nd .Accepted Masons, Gree-t-

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KNOW YE THAT WE, of the great Trust and Con:tiuence reposed in our Right Worshipful and well beloved Brother, Joseph l\Iontfort, F~squire, of Halifax, in the Province of North Carolina, in AMERICA., do hereby constitute and appoint him, the said JOSEPH ~10N'.rFOltT, Provincial Grand Master of and for AMERIOA with fuU power and authorit,y in dne 1"01'111 to malte- .Masons, and Constitute and RegUlate Lodges as Occasioll; may Require. Aud a.lso to do and execute all and every such other acts and things appertaining to the said Office as usually have been and ought to be done and executed by other Provincial Grand Masters he the said JOSEPH MONTFORT taking I:'peeial care that all and every, the Members of every Lodge he shall constitute, have been regUlarly made MftSOns and that they do observe, perform and lreep all and every the Rules, Orders and Regula~ ti,ons contained ill the Book of Constitntions (except such as have been Or may be repealed at any Q,uarterly COIDtnunication or other gelleral meeting together) also with all such other Rules, Orders, Regulations and Instructions as shall trorn time to time be transmitted by us, or by the Honorable CHARLES DILLON, our Deputy, or by t-1uyof our Successors, Gr~1nd Masters or their Deputies for the time being. And we hereby will nnd require you, our said Provincial Grand Master, to cause four quarterly cOlumuoications to be held ~Te~rly, one whereof to be upon or as near the feast day of Saint John the Baptist as conveniently may be, and that you promote on those and all other occasions whatever may be tor the honour and Advantage of Masonry and the Benefit oft.he Grand ()harity, and that you yearly send to us, or our successor, Grand Master, an Account In Writing of the proceedIngs therein, and also of what Lodges you constitute, and when and where held! with a list of the members thereof and copies of all such Rules, Orders, Regulatlons as sllaH be made tor the good Go-vernment of the same, wIth whatever else you shall do by virtue of these presents. And that you at the same time remit to the Treasurer of the Society for tIle time being in London, three pounds, three shillings sterling for every Lodge you shall oonstitute, for the use of the Grand Charity, and other necessary purposes. Given at London under our J,land and seal of Masonry, this 14th day of Jannary, A. L. 5771, A. D. 1771. By the Grand Master's Command, CHAS. DILLON, D. G. :M. Witness: JAB. HESELTINE, G. S.

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A doubt in the minds of some has aris~n as to ~he p~'ecise date of the organization ot· the Grand Lodge of North OarolIna. It IS qUIte proper that I should lay before you on th is occasion the facts. The U Free Mason's Monitor," re-published in the year 1818,. contains t~ls statement: H The Grand Lodge of North Q~rolina was first c0!1stltuted by VIrtue of a, charter from the Grand Lodge of Sc~tlalld, A. D. 1711. It convened oecasionally at Newbern and Ede1?-toll, at, WhICh la~ter place t,he records we-re deposited previous to the RevolutIonary war. DurIng the ~ontest the records were dest,royed by the British army and the meetIngs of the Grand Lodge suspended." Mitchell in his history of Masonry, says there is no record of this in the proceedings' ot the Grand Lodge ot bcotland. He howeve! .states, that ~n ~be year 1767 the Grand Lodge ot" t=;cotland granted a provIsIonal COIrllnlSSIOn to Col. John Young, who had long ac~ed as Deputy Grand Master over all the Lodges ill Alllerica and the West IndIes. I think the Inistake into which the" Monitor" has fallen results from confoundillg the Grand Lodge of ~cotland with the Grand ~odge of England, or rather the charter issued by order of the Grand Master of the Grand .Lodge of England. Others, too, 1n Lhis way, have made, the same mistake. '1'he only charter issued on the 14th day of January, 1771, IS the one by the authority of tile Grand Master ot' Englan('t. Doubtless, some Lodges were organized in North Carolina about this tIme under warrant derIved from other sources than thIS charter. '1.'he disputes which arose between some of them as to priorityot number after th~ reorganization In 1787, indicates this. Further, I tind in the" Uyclopedia of bfasonry," by Macoy, this st.atement tttken from the records of bt. John's Grand Lodge at Boston, Mass" Oct. 2d, 1767: H A Dispenbation was made out.tOl' the Right Worshiptul 'l'homas Uooper, Master of' Pitt Oounty Louge, in North Carolina, constituting him Deputy Grand JYIaster of that Province. And he was (lOnlIDlbsioned with power LO congregate all the brethren, then residing, or who should afterward rebide in said Pl"OV.lllCer into one or more Lodges as he should thiuk tlt, and in such place or places within the same as should nlost redound to the benefit ot" Mal:ionry." The tirst Lodge €stabllshed under this authority was at Crown POInt, in Pitt County. Some Lodges, no doubt, were also establishe<l under the warrant from Scotland. But I tllink t"ro.lu the best evidence we have on this subject, most ot the orJginal Lodges tormed in North Carolina were organized under thIS ~nglil:ih warrant. Robert WIllIams, <.:.trand Secretary of the Grand IJodge in U312, makes this statement, Which, in my judgment settles the question. He says: "I :fortunately received into my possession the Great Charter under the sign manual, sealed with the seal and Impressed with the coat of Arms ot the Duke of Beaut'ort, Grand Master ot the Orand Lodge of Alleient York Masons in England, dated at London, the 14th day of January, A. D.1771, constitutiug and appoInting Joseph Mont.tort t Esq., then 01 Halita:x:, N. G., ProvIncial Grand Master of Amerlca, authorizIng and empowerIng the said Joseph Montfort, as Provincial Grand .Master to D:)ake, const!tute and regulate Lodges in hIS, then MaJesty'~ prOVInces of America.. This document is iInpol'tant In the hisLory of Masonry in this State, as it showE' in what manner several of the oldest Lodges under our jurisdiction obtained theIr authorIty. The Royal White RaI't LOd.ge, :No. 2, in the town of Halifax, is one deriving ItS original constitution from this source, " The great charter was preserved among the archives of this Lodge in Halifax, and 1tl claimed by them, from whom the temporal'ypossesslon was obtaIned by me, accompanied with a promIse to return It. 1 h.ave since addressed tbe Lodge respect!ully in my official capacity, soliciting this Illstrument alS proper to be deposited among our grand archIves, it being the orIginal authol'ltyof the Uraft in our ~tatel .AND 'l'J:lE FOUNl>A'.l'ION Oli" THA'!' JURllSDIO'l'ION 'WHICH WE :NOW EXERCISE. ':r 1e LodgelS coustltuted under this eharter In the regal governlnent ot thIS country were nlostly those which, atter the Revolutionary war, absembl~d in oonventlon at the town Of'l'!tl'boro', In A. L. 57t:J7 and established the authority of which we are now posse~sed_" ' In summing up these statements, tb,e conclusion is drawn that the Lodges deriVIng authol'lty trom tilis English charter eonlposed lilostly the conventIon that a~embled in the town of '!'a.l'ooro', 11117b7, aud REORGANIZED the Grand Lodge, whose regUlar communicatiollb had beeu su~pended during the RevolutIonary war. '111e preservatIon of thIS chartel', by thobe who were actor~ 1:1;1 that conventio;t, and the testimony of" Grand :::;ecretary Williams who was a cot€'mpqrary 'Yl~ll some of those actors, 10 conclusive in my jUdgI~n~nt. 1'his conventIon of 1,t)7 no doubt ~lllbraced the Lodges 10l'llled uuder the warrant from f:.)cotland, and also those deriVIng their authority fronl ~t. John's Grand Lodge at.Boston. ~o matter from what sources the Lodges composing this can.. ventIon In 1787 derIved tIleIr authority, tins .t"act stands, by th~ concurrence of al1 the authorItIes, that the convention s1Jnply REORGANIZED the Grand Lodge.

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A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and the following officers of the Grand Lodge elected: SAMUEL JOHNSON.........•......•....... Grand Master. RICHARD CASWELL Deputy Grand 1\faster. RICHARD ELJoJIS•.••••.....••••.••••.•.•••. Senior Grand Warden. MICHAEL PAYNE......•.....•......•...•. Junior Grand Warden. ABNER NEALE ...•.•.••.•.........•..•...... Grand Treasurer. JAMES GLASGOW.•.•..•••....•............ Grand Secretar~T. The first communication of the Grand Lodge after its reorganization was held in Hillsboro', July 23, 1788. The convention of the ~tate was then in session in that town, deliberating on the acceptance or rejection of the constitution of the United states. North Carolina was then an independent sovereignty-a nation herself. Many of the members of this convention were members of the Grand Lodge. In 1789 a communication was beld in Fayetteville. The legislature held its session there at the same time, and also the convention of t.he state, which had not up to that time adopted the constitution of the UnIted states. It did, however, ao so at that sitting. Amongst the names of those enrolled as first connected with Masonry in this reorganization, these are found on the records: Samuel Johnson, Richard caswell, Alexander Martin, W. R. Davie and Montfort l::)tokes-all of them Governors of the state. Also, the llames of St,epllen Cabarrns, Alexander Caldwell, Wm. Duffey, George J,.j, Davidson, W. M. Polk, John Lewis Taylor, and qUite a catalogue of other distinguished and illuSLrlOUS nalnes. Thus it is seen that the seeds of Masonic truth were sown in North Carolina cotemporalleonsly with the sowing the seeds of Anlerican freedoln. rl'bose who know an~,.thin,g of the history of North Carolina and the Chitracter of the mell, and their deeds, whose DaInes I have just recited, will see that the men who struck the first blow for 01 viI and religious freedolll on this continent-the mell who passed through the" times that tried men's souls "-the rnen who, standing up ill the face of the whole world aga,inst the U1.ost appallIng odds, appealing to Hen,ven to defend the right, dech:tred themselves 1"reelneu by the lnherltlu,nce fronl God and nature of the inalienable right to be so-the mell who constituted the government of the Htate, and then stood at the helm of the ship which they had launched-the men who adorned the Bar, the Bench, the ll'orun'l-the luen whose names, if they do not get into the histories written by strangers, get at least into their geographies, by being stalnped by appreciatIve descendants on the counties and towns of the l::;tate, to be thus rendered in1.perishable-were the IDen who lald the foundation and built the superstructure ot Masonry in North Oarolina. We to-day, after t,be lapse of these long years, with feelings of reverence for their memories, and pride in their noble deeds, take occasion, in our Masonic character, to make mention of their 11eroic Virtues, and herald to the world the :t~une to which they are so eminently entltlpd. It falls not 011 their ear, tor thr'ough Inanya long winter and hot Slunnler they have" slept that sleep that knows no awaking," bnt it will serve ill SOUle measure to rebcue frOlll the threatened oblivion the~e bri~ht exalnples ot" her<>ism and virtue and charity,t and cause them to live agaIn before our e:yes, and those who are to come alter us, as ensanlples worthy of ~tll ilnitation. So much for the history of Masonry ill its introduction and early propagation in North Carolina. It would be of great interest, to every Mason at leat'lt, to review the progress of the institution, which has been parallel with the development and growth ot" the country. rl'his, however, l110re properly belongs to history than to an oration. 1 propose to occupy tIle remainder of the tilne allotted to me on this occasion In speaking of the true miSSIon of Masonry in its present speculative form. The principles of Masonry being immortal and as eternal as the existence of the SOUl, we see no reason why the Grand Lodge of North Carolinn. Inay not celebrate its hnndredth epoch till time shall be no more. It is our earnest prayer that she may Ii ve forever and ever fiourish, so long as she shall preserve and maintain that purl ty of chart1.cter and conservati ve conrse which has distinguished her past history of a HUNDRED YEARS.

... NOVA SCOTIA. Grand Lodge n1.et in IIalifax, June 30, lR70, Bro. Alex. Keith, Grand Mast.er, presiding. Thirty-four Lodges represented.

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No uecisions reported.

The following was adopted: Resol1:ed That a petition of a candidate having been placed before a Lodge and handed'to an investigating committee, becomes the property ot' that Lodge' and cannot be withdrawn, whether reported upon favorably or not, and mU8t b~ sub'in'J,tted to the ballot.

Sensible. Bros. Geo. T. Smithers and Chas. J. McDonald submitted the report on correspondence. Under the head of France, they say: 'rhe following resolution was proposed for the consideration of the Grand Orient: "That whenever an officer shall fail to be present at the meetings of hIS Lodge for five consecutive sessions, without justifiable motives, he shall be considered as having resIgned his office, (comme demissionaire,) and that the Lodge shall proceed to a new electIon by means of the ballot." The Grand Master said, "This resolution expresses a desire too reasonable not to be taken into SPrlOUS consideration. I will add, also, that five meetings represent t'or Lodges assembllng only on.ce a month, too long an absence. I am of opinion, therefore, that any ofiicer who shall absent lumselt from his Lod~e for two consecutive months without giving a valid excuse, ought to be consluered as having resigned his office, and that the Lodge should proceed to a ne"v election by means of the ballot." (Adopted.) The above resolution, adopted by the Grand Orient of France, commends itself at once to the good sense of every zealous Mason, and is, no doubt, calculated to insure the best re~ults, so far as the regular and punctual attendance of the officers of a Lodge is concerned. We hope to see a law similar to tIllS intro路 duced Into the constitution of tbe Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, for, then, the practi<>e of attending one's Lodge, only once a year, and that simply for the purpobe of getting re-elected, would cease to set an injurious example to the younger melnbers of the Craft. We must confess that we are not so much surprised at tbe ttction of the Grand Orient as we are at the endorsement of the committee. Whel1 it is taken Into consideration that an installed officer is, or ought to be, prohibited by every Grand Lodge, froIn <limiting or resigning, and that no Worshipful Master can be elected and installed for less than one year, and furtherluore, that no Mason should be deprived of any of his rights or privileges without it trial, we say we n,re greatly astonished at the approval of a resolution which crushes all these principles and usages, at one blow, to the earth. We can iInagineno cause for such endorsement, except that contained in the latter clause of the committee's remarks,and which, if true, exhibits a most lamentable state of affairs in Nova Scotia. If Lodges would pay more attention to their elections and only put in Masters on account of Masonic merlt as workers, &c., and not so lnuch on account of public or political prominence, we think tbey would get those for whom such a resolution would pObsess no utility.

Under the head of Missouri, they say: There Is also a report by a cOlnmittee upon the subject of " Colored J.\tlasons n who do not appear to find much favor or consideration from our brethren In the United States, especially south of Dixie'S Line. This appears, in all likelihood, to be a very vexed question in the future ot the varIOUs jurIsdictions. Missouri, in coronIon with many other Grand Lodges, seems to be utterly opposed to them, as un'worthy, under any condition or circumstancE!.z.to be received into the craft. We fear our good brothers are anticipating difficulties on a subject which nlay not in practice really ariseditficulties of which we in Nova ScotIa really know little, and desire "to know less-although this subject seems to be rising Uli:e a black cloud on the otherwise clear horizon, other differences arise with our good neighbors Which they gen-

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erally argue out 'with honest g.o0d will; but the moment that the glowing couleur-de-rose of the landscape IS threatened to be obscured by this ominous cloud, although at present "no larger than a man's hand," it seems that every sectional and politIcal difference and animosity is brought into play, and each chImes in with hIS own peculiar feelings-feelIngs which may end in alienation most disastrous to the sentiments, which should (even under adverse circumstances) actuate them to perpetuate the fraternal relations now existing amongst our brethren in the United states. Lay the ghost! brothers, (even if blaCk,) and if the question is even a crisis settle It at once and forever, that it may never be again raised, even by those' who, outside of our order, desire to use it as the means to the end of the base ulterior motives of the professional politician. Prudence is a cardinal virtue' let it be exercised, as it will be sufficient, when the matter has really to be settled, to cut it off (if It IS an excresence) as an unworthy member, rather than the groWIng body should be injured. Alex. Keith, Halifax, Grand Master; Benjamin secretary; G. T. Smithers, Foreign Correspondent.

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We have received the proceedings of this young and flourishing Grand Lodge, containing the transactions of the several quarterly communications,. all of which are interesting, but as they relate principally to local affairs, and as the copy betore us only comes to hand just as we are going to press, we will review at once, and by necessity, as briefly as possible, the annual proceedings of the session held on June 7th, 1871. Bro. William Taylor, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master, presided. The Grand Secretary informed the Inembers that owing to severe affiictioll, occasioned by loss of sight, the venerable Grand Master was unable to be pres.. ent, or to prepare an annual address. We extend our syrnpathies in this deep affliction. The address of the Deputy Grand Master was brief and local. The report of the Grand Secretar:r is a good practical paper, and supplies the place of an annual address upon official tranSf.l.ctiollS. The follOWing was adopted: Whereas it is reported that the M. W. Grand Master is now on his return from New York, where he has been undergoing a painful surgical operatlun, for the purpose of recovering his sight; and whereas, the very cheerIng intelligence has been receIved by his friends here, ot" the SUCGess of said operation; therefore, Resolved, That a committee be appointed by this Grand Lodge to make arrangements tor a suitable reception of our venerable and highly esteemed Grand Master, and to prepare an address of welcolne and congrat ulation on his arrival amongst us; and further, that as many of the members of Grand Lodge, as can possibly attend, be present on that occasion.

Bro. Geo. T. Smithers submitted a very interesting and able report on cor.. respondence, and, were it not for reasons stated, we would gladly give many of his flne thoughts and just <"onc1usions a place in our report, but, rather than let the review go over for another year, we prefer making it short now, and hope that Nova Scotia will get to us in better time hereafter. The whole proceedings (covering nearly 200 pp.) bespeak the life and energy that should belong to a Grand Lodge. They look as if they were intended for buslness, and meant business, and such we congratulate our young sister, and wish her a long life of usefulness and prosperity. Alexander I{eitb, Halifax, Grand Master; Benjamin Curren, Halifax, Grand Secretary; G. T. Smithers, Chairman on Oorrespondence.

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NEVADA. Grand Lodge met in Virginia, September 20, 1870, Bro. George W. Hopldns, Grand Master, presiding. Eleven Lodges represented. The Grand Master says: Considerable discussion has occurred as to the prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight. ]\:(y own idea is that the only legitimate way in which a man can be made a Mas9n is bJ:' ~'egula~ pe~ition, dU~y recommended, followed by the report of a commIttee of InvestIgatlon apPointed at a stated rneeting of tbe Lodge to which the petition is addressed; then by a favorable ballot of the brethren of that Lodge at a subsequent stated meeting, (which should not be held at a shorter time than one lunar month from the tiIne of the reception of the petition,) and then by initiation in a legal Lod~e. Perhaps no Grand Master in this Jurisdiction rni~ht ever attempt t.o exerCise this so-called prerogative; still it mIght be well for this Grand Lodge suitably to e;press its sense and opinion to be that the Grand Master has no such prerogative, and I do so recommend. This brings me to consider the subject of speci:a.l dispensa. tions to act upon petitions, and if the ballot be favorable, to inItiate, pass and ralse candidates without waiting the usual time. I think this practice dangerous to the welfar~ of Mason ry. The proceodings were of a local character and characterized by harmony and intelligence. On the 9th of June, the Grand Lodge laid the corner stone of the capital building in Oarson City.

Bro. Robert H. Taylor submitted a report, covering 42 pages closely printed matter. It is the longest, and one of the very best on our table. Relative to appealing from the decision of the Grand Master: Here is a new subject for discussion. While we do not desire to spend much time or consume much space in the presentation of this or any other question t we have a desire for uniformity in the rUlings of the American Grand Lodges. We should have preferred to have had Bro. Gray tell us ,vhy he was "surprised." We remember no provision of Masonic law upon 1he sUbject" as applicable to Grand LodgE's. rrhe decisions of Grand Masters given during the year, are reviewed and frequently overruled by Grand Lodges. Upon what principle should H, ruling hastily made franl the chair during a session of the Grand Lodge be considered final? What law is violated by permitting an appeal from the de.. cision of the chair? "Ve know of no law except that usage which springs from the nature and peeuliar structure of Masonic government. To allow an appeal from the decision of the Grand :lYIaster, on questions of order, etc., in Grand Lodge, would reduce him at once to the level of a president of a town meeting, and which would be a paradox when compared with his powers ill the interim of the Grand Lodge sessions.

The fact is, we can imagine no benefit to be derived by introducing this modern system of appealing into our Masonio bodies, for if it once gets in to the Grand Lodge it will soon follow in the SUbolodinates, ~tnd then will come the end of Masonic discipline and harnlouy. Every Grand Master submits his important decisions H,nd acts to his Grand Lodge for approval or correction, and having so submitted them he must abide the result, and we surely think that this compromise wi th the S~'steln of appeal. ing from his decIsions should be satisfactory to all conservative Masons. In Missouri no appeal from the chair is en tertained. Under the head of Ohio, he says: He had arrested the oharter of a Lodge for conferring degrees on the Sabbath day. What day was that? Each and every day in the ,veek is devoted to the

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observance of religiotlS ceremonies and services by some one of the many religious denominations in the world. Geo. Robinson, Washoe City, Grand Master; W. A. M. VanBokkelen, VIrginia, Grand Secretary.

NEW HAMPSHIRE. Grand Lodge Inet in Concord, May 18, 1870, Bro. Alex. M. Winn, Grand Master, presiding. Annual address brief and local. The venerable Grand Secretary, Bro. Horace Chase, presented his final report and took a final adieu to the office he had so long and so honorably filled. lVlay his declining years be illuminated by the bright horizon ot' the eventide which bespealrs a bright and glorious morn. He was initiated at Concord, May 2&1., passed Aug. 15th and raised Oct. 17th, 1815. The business transacted was chiefly of a local nature. Bro. Wm. Barrett was accepted as the representative of Missouri. John R. Holbrook, Portsmouth, Grand Master; Abel Hutchins, Concord, Grand Secretary.

OHIO. Grand Lodge luet in Springfield, Oct. 18, 1870, Bro. Alex. H. Newcomb, Grand :Master, presiding. Two hundred and sixty Lodges represented. We regret that we have receiV"ed but one copy of the proceedings.. The Grand Master's address is an excellent business paper. Heverysensibly objects to the custom of the Master declaring" a member expelled for non-pay.. !uent of dues, without any action or vote of the Lodge." We are very much astonished that such action becalne a fact anywhere, and never before heard of such high-handed presumptioll of power. He also gives those :J\1:asters who write enquiries, but never read the law, a severe but just rebuke. He also draws attention to the very loose manner in whioh the Lodges grant certificates and recommendations for new Lodges, and consequently he refused !nany dispensations. Under the head of colored l\fasons, he says: U I see by reports in newspapers that the Grand Lodge of Illinois had recognized the rights of colored Masons in that State." We can scarcely realize how an intelligent Grand Master shOUld have coxnmitted such a blunder, as taking a mere newspaper report for a fact that never occurred. This is another evidence of the gross impropriety of telegraphing and pUblishing Grand Lodge proceedings without official revision. What the Grand Lodge of Illinois did do, was simply to repeal an old law which prohlbits negroes from being initiated, &c., but left the negro Masons, as 8uch, just where they were...before. The Grand Lodge of Ohio, at the session before us, adopted a report, leaVing the colored Grand Lodge of that State severely alone to attend to their own aff'airs, and not to mix up with the legitimate craft of the State.

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Bro. Thos. Sparrow rendered a well digested report on correspondence, reviewing the leading issues of tbe past year. Alexander H. Newcomb, 'l'oledo, Grand Master; Juo. D. Caldwell, Cincinnati, Grand Seeretary.

OREGON. Grand Lodge met in Salem, June 19,1871, Bro. D. G. Clarke, Grand Master, presiding. His annual address is a model of plain and practical common sense. He evidently meant "business" during his administration, and although we do not agree with him in his granting any dispensation, yet we rather suspect he was right in the instance he reports. He says: The applications have been quite numerous during the last year for dispensatioIis to confer degrees before the proper time had elapsed, as set forth by Grand Lodge regulations. I have, in all cases, except one, refused to grant such favors; in this I was reluctant to grant it, yet I was satlsfied if any case would warrant the use of this prerogative, it would be in this one. I accordingly granted to Oakland Lodge, No. 16, the pn vilege of conferring the Master Mason degree upon a. candidate in less than one month after receiving the Fellow Oraft degree. I also granted to Oakland Lodge, No. 16, a dispensation authorizing the installation of Bro. H. Pinkston as WorshipfuL Master, he not having served as Master or Warden.. I am ).lot of those who are in favor of dispensatioDs for all kinds of purposes. Were the Grand Master to grant dispensations upon all applio~ttions made to hiru, the entire regulations and landrna'rks would beCOlne a nulliLy. WithID the last year an application was made to me by the Worshipful Master and ~enior Warden of a Lodge for a dispensation to enter, pass and raise a man who had been rejected by H one black ball." 1'0 this 1 replied that I held, first, that the Lodge was the proper party to apply for dispensations; and in the second place, that no power IS v~sted in me, or any other Grand Mast(,"'r, to grant suoh a dispensation over a legitimate banot. I shall be pleased to have an expression of'this Grand Lodge upon this SUbject. As an individual, I believe that nine-tenthsot thespeclal dIspensations granted do more harm than good. Sound as a rOCk, with gold quartz in it. He decided that Sound again..

insanit:J1 f"l'om, natural causes" was no bar to Masonic burial.

The following is his decision on rejected applications for advancement: Therefore, to secure what I conoeived to be the clearly expressed intent, of the law, I caused the 1011owina edict to be promUlgated throughout this Grand Lodge juri~diction: ." All applications for lnembership, inItIation, or degrees, in any subordinate Lodge in the jurisdiction of the state ot路 Oregon, which have been rejected, cannot have the benefit of the ballot for one year thereafter. Of this take due notice and govern yourselves accordingly." 1 hope this question will be settled by this Grand Lodge, so that in the future there may be no luis.. u!Iderstanding the law. I.would suggest a change in the constitutional pro.. vlsio~, so that a non-affi.llate may apply again, as soon as he chooses after rejectlon, for membership in any Lodge. We approve of the recommendation. We also suggest the justice and pro.. priety of allowing rejeotedapplicants for advancement to apply in the same way..

He reported having received a letter from South Carolina to know if any modification had been made in physical q ualiflcation., and he reported that none had been" and my opinion Is, there will be none." The Grand ~raster is eVidently not afraid to "speak out in lueeting," and he therefore tells the plain truth in the following: A year ago (not expecting then that I was to be re-elected) I recommended that some prOVIsion be made for reimbursing the Grand Master for his tilne and

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money expended in the discharge of his official duties. The cOlnmitteetowhom the address was referred, recommended "that the subordinate Lodges bear the expense of visitation." This appears upon the record in so "mild a form" that but little noticE: has been ~aken of it. Would it not be well to malce it more definite? I beheve the dutIes, when attended to as they should be, cannot be done for honor-it is more than should be asked. I would urge upon you that ft seal be provided for the Grand 1\1aster, so that all official papers eruanating from his office be attested. I t,hink it quite as important that official papers, emanating from his office should be attested by seal to make tbem obligatory, as those of a subordinate Lodge. Bro. Clark is a genuine wit andmustbave traveled with Bro. "Mark Twain," of Polar star Lodge, of this city, for we can imagine nothing more purely sarcastic than the following: Many questions have been presented to me for decision during the last year, but all, or nearly all of them, are so plainly upon the record that it would be for me to promulgate them as my decisions.

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There is not one Grand Master in a thousand who has got off as good a thing as that in the last half century. It is a hundred pound solid shot into those Lodges that ask a thousand questions without studying the" Book of Constitutions," and the general regulations of the fraternity. We regret that Bro.. Clark did not write a longer address, for we have really enjoyed the pith and marrow of it more than many others of many pages long. Bro. S. F. Chadwick presents one of the best reports 011 correspondence that has come to our table. We regret that it only came to hand while the prj nter's devil was calling on us for copy, but we have fallen ~o in love with Oregon and her pro(}eedings~ that we cannot let our proceedings go to press on this stormy November day, without a brief review. Relative to traveling lVlasons without certificates, he says: The resolution of our last Grand Lodge, making it encumbent upon a traveling brother aslting assistance to produce a certificate of' good standing, under the seal of his Lodge, &c., is nlelltioned by Bro. Bcot, who thinks a strict enforcement of this rule may operate unkindly upon a wortby brother absent from his own jurisdiction, when aslting assist~l,nce, by sending him away empty.. This would be the case, unless the practice of ISSUing certificates was adopted by the Grand Lodge frorn whose jurisdiction the applican t for chnrity hails. To be a great benefit the system should be Ut11 ver::;al. Our Grand Lodge has had to adopt this system in self-defense, to protect her subordina tes from the approaches of impostors-ot' whom there are too many passillg this way-and we hope good may result from its observance. Relative to female degrees, he says, Therefore, if ladies take these degrees, and are not deceived in the relation whioh they bear to Blue Lodge Masonry, then there is nothing wrong in ladies taking them. r.rhe degrees in themselves, then, are harmless; but the object in couferring them should not be to mislead those upon whom they are conferred. 1'here is no doubt but ladies, recipients of these degrees, understand full well what our bretbren seem to forget, and that is tbis, that a woman cannot receive the degrees of' Free, Symbolic Masonry. There is not a Mason's wife or dangh... tel", of the age of discretion, but who knows this iact, in our opinion. Relative to surrendering charters to get dispensations, he says: An experiment was made to exclude a certain element by sllrrendel'ing the charter of a Lodge, and imn1ediately after the surrender a petition was presented for a dispensation to form a new Lodge of a portion of the material 01' the H vacated structure." ~'he Grand Master refused either to accept the surrender of the charter or to gran t a dispensation for the forInation of a new Lodge. We have on several oCGasions had ihis remedy proposed for the cor... ractlon of evils, or supposed eV1ls, in Lodges, but this is the first instance where we have noticed a surrender of the charter for that purpose. The Grand Master acted wisely in refusing to accept a surrender of the charter. Masons must perform the duties enjoined on theln. They must execute as well as obey laws. They cannot consistently advocate an observance of the la,v in others, and praotically violate it themselves.

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Relative to dimit, he says: If a Lodere is obliged to grant a dimit "simply because a brothe~ demands it," then the jurisdiction ot a Lodge over the person of~ :In:ember of It a.mounts to nothing. A Lodge in that case rnust endorse by a dlIult the MasonIC char..

acter or standIng of' the applicant, whatever that may be, good, bad, or indifferent if the dimi t is but demanded. This theory is against the spiri t and genius of our order. Speaking of the reconciliation bet'ween his own Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge of Washington Territory, he says: The Grand Lodge of Oregon ~ill sanction .all tb~t ou~ \Vashin~ton brethren have said and done in the premises, and heartIly uDIte WIth them ]n celebrating this grand dernonstration of peace. 'l'he terIns upon which these Grand bOdieij have joined hands, and now salute their sister jurIsdictions in the bonds of perfect union and fraternal love, have DO reference to the principle involved in the now abandoned controversy. On this point our brethren say: "While we hold that on these questions honest differences of opinion may exist, still a mere difference of opinion cannot warrant non-intercourse as a proper cause of ill.. feeling between Grand bodies." In view of the fact that our Washington brethren were of our household in days gone by; that their Grand Lodge was forlne<.l out of members of our family; that they have borne, with their Oregon brethren, the burdens and :tatigues of establishing Masonic Lodges in early days, as well as in pursuing the industries of a perilous pioneer life in this new 1andi that our respective Grand bodies were, for a plea&ant period, hand-in-hand, ana heart with heart, laboring in the Masonic iield, soattering goodly seed, reaping and distributing the frUits of our beniticent work aluongthehusbaudluenn,nd those depending upon th~m until, we regret to say, a heavy cloud arose out of a spirit of contention and obscured the light frorn those avenues in ,,,,,hieh we were ,vont to meet, caustnga, separation-the ODe party turning to the right, the other to the left; that this dark spectre remained 111 our horizon as a signal of displeasure for a long, too long a season; tb~1t now it is dispelled by the aid of the great light ill l\1a,sonl'y and the sun ot" other days has once more shed its bright and mellow rays upoti our walks; that these Masonic treasures now in our keeping were left with us for our own improvement in moral science1 and advancement in all things beneficial to our race, requiring always unaffected charity, without Which our eflbrts avail nothing, by those who have gone before us, sorne unto an advanced naturalllfe, and others far beyond; that we should receive them in trust during our day of Masonic usefulness, and hand them over unImpaired to those who shall succeed to our places at our departure from the scene of Masonic labor' that our lives are too short to bear an angry spirIt that stirreth up Rtrife or takJ delight in unprofitable contention: '''that there is roonl for all on Soi omon's Porch; "-in view of all these things, we repeat, we cannot but exclaim with our Washington brethren, " Let us liasten to the realization at' the Masonic and religious assurance, 'how sweet and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to.. gether in unl ty.' " And now that we have made our halls merry with rejoicings over this re.. union of our brethren of these jurisdictions, we have but to announce that :~s~~l;~n and Oregoll are again one in the bonds of fellowship, brotherly love Brethren of WashingtonLet's sit down and talk together Of the things of' olden day, When we like lambkins loosed :t'rom tether Gaily tripped along the way. ' Time has touched us both WIth lightness Leavin~ flll'rOWS here and there, ' And tingIng with peculiar brightness Silvery threads among our hair. Let's sit down and talk together路 Many years away have passed, ' And f~~ir and fOUl has been the weather Since we saw each other la~t. Many whom we loved are liVing In a better world than this' And some amongst us still al~e giving Toil and thought for present tillss. Let's sit down and talk together' Though the flowers ot' youth are dead The fern will grow among the hether ' And for us their fragrance shed. '

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Life has a thousand blessings in it, Even for the aged man; And God has hid in every minute Something we may wisely scan. Let's sit down and talk together; Boys we were-we now are men; We meet awhile, but know not whether We shall meet to talk again. Parting time has come; how fleety Speed the moments when their wings Are fann'd by breathings issuing sweetly From a tongue that never stings! Could anything be more beautiful, or more appropriate after a brotherl~" separation? ].\tlay God in his infinite mercy preserve the benign influences of our noble institution for all time to come! We would most gladly follow our Bro. Chadwick through his whole report, but TIME shakes his snowy locks, and says" s.top." We therefore come to his CONCLUSION.

Our work is done for this year, and we hope that it will be acceptable to our brethren. We found much to interest and edify us in these reports. ~traight shots are made at social vices With, it is hoped, good results. As we reflected upon the views of brethren on the several enumerated vices-for instance: Intemperance, gaIn bUng, etc.-the question arOl::>e in our mind, at what. period in the life of a brother so offen<1ing did he acquire these habits of which we llOW cOlnplain? Was It before or after initIation? If before, then the Lodge of which he is OJ ln~lnber has no cause to find fault ,vith its bad -work in adnutting hiro. But 'whether before or since his illltiatioll, the duty of" reforming him devolves upon his brethren. A Lodge that wJ.ll reeei ve a candidate who has a propensity tor social vices is estopped frolu complaining of' the existence of such evils alrl,Ollg Ma,sons. No protane 01' interupel'ate or gambling habits should ever find fellowship in our !Jodges, and would not if brethren would do their du ty as IVIasons. It is not going too fat' to say Lhat the material of a Lodge may be falrl~T estlll'lated or rneasul'ed by referrIng to the reports of cornrnittees 011 petitions fur the degrees 01 Mtl.sonry. Wele we to examine the applications tor initiation, and reports thereon, in any Lodge in the several sister jurisdictions we would expect to find them very uniforrn 111 their silence on all points touching the character of the applicants. 'l'he petitioner is usually regarded ttS a good ruan; nothing is known against hiru, Not. a word i~ spoken in pr~tise of him, save that he IS a "good man," it "clever fellow." In fact, the idea of dignity and moral e'KCellellCe is scarcel;}T recognized 111 his ullknown chal"~tcter. This hi in substance the report 01) the application for init.intion in almost every case. Experience teaches us to doubt the wisdonl. ot this mode of receiVIng mttterial. We want to Inake the further Inquiry, what are these "good men" good for? We are told that Masons are prostitnting their profession for base ends. Some are engaged in peddling all sorts of traps, wit,h large Masonic elublems stamped or painted aU over thenl; others con tract dtbts which they never intend to pay, !lUNing no sense of' nloru,l honesty or pecuniary obligation; while others are traveling over the country on their Masonic "shape," with lVIasonic jewelry hangin~ about them like WampU?'I1 around a savage. 'rhey never know what harmony In a Lodge means, nor do they care for hOllor or dlgnit).., either of which, or both, t.hey will.fredy sacrifice at the ganlbling table or in debauchery. So long as they are lUlown and recognized as :M.a~ons their disreputable pursuits are practised without fear or blu~h. 'Ve might further enUIl1.eratâ&#x201A;Ź" objections to this class, but this is sufficient to make us understood. Annually we are called upon to provide a remedy for these evils. Daily we are admitting these charaet~rs into our Lodges under the name of "good .tneu,"-and Slll"E'ly theya.re good for something, it' not ill Masonry, at least in tho~e things about wlucll, ahlS we conlplal11 but too late. Every LOdge has or should have a cornmittee capable of guarding well against the apprO"dCh of bad men, When a rnan petitions t'or the degrees in Masonry his cb.aracter is sUbulittod to this conunittee, Whose duty it is to inquire into his antecedents. Their report should b~ posiLlve on points relative to gambling, int.empeoo.nce, etc. When a luau petitions to becolne a Mason, his babits are supposed to be fixed, and 11' IllS showing of character 1S not according to Masonic standards he should be rejected. But the~e ~tandards are set aside too frequently, and tbe only test applied 18 that H our good fellow" does not drink

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to t>xcess, nor gamble enough to burt. Beware of ~m.all ~ad habits! These evils grow, seldom less, but. ever lar.ger. If ~n. eYll IS dIscovered, however small, strike atit; never admIt a candIdate untIl It IS removed. Our complain~ng bret.lll:e~ ~ink at these abuses too <?ften to ever ;make reformation certaIll ttftel' InItIatIon: therefore, let the. heaVIest b).ow faUID the report on the petition for the degrees of :Masonry, or In the actIon on the re. port. Receive nothinO' in doubt or on trust. Tl!e only: real test. known among l\1.asons is when the wilole character of ~h~ ~ppllcan.t IS plac.ed In the hands of the eOIDlnittee, upon wbom the respOllSIblllty.at thIS pOInt IS ye.ry great; still It' this comnlittee is composed of filen po~sessll?-g firmness, decIsIon and sound disc-retion' nlen jealous of the honor, IntegrIty, peace and harmony of the I.Jodge; filen slow to conclude, but str0I?-g In the. right, the performance of this duty will prove a pleasure to them. ThIS commIttee Inust thoroughly consider the character of the applicant. I~ do.ing so, something n1.9 re than reputation must be investigated. Character hes In the ~nan, and. not In what otliers may say or think ot him. A man may have a fall' reputatIon, but not a good char.. ac'ter. 'l'he strength of character should be examined. '1'he power of WIll and the power of self..restraint are very important forces to be considered in estab. lishing cbaracter. Of what worth are the feelings of a person, no matter how strong they are, if he has no command over them? Is not reputation based rnore npon the will and the exhibition of passion than on character? Do we not often Inistake a strong will for a strong. ch~racter ? If we :vill but ~onsider the lunD who is governed by a strong WIll, Indulgent to IllS appetites and passions, we shalliind a very weak Ulan, in a n1.0rH,l point of view. His will may posseb8 great power; his passions may be violent, and he may gaIn the reputation of beIng a man of inlnlense force of Character, when in fact he has no n10ral strength-no character at all. Appetites overcome feeling, and it' they are growing, they will finally dest,royall that is refining, sensitive and ennobling in hllluan natu.re. 'l'he measure of the l:itrength of a nlan is the power of the appetites he subdues-not the power ot' those that subdue him. Is the inquiry ever made of the petitioner to know wbnt his character is? It is Within him and he Rhonld ~)"llswer. It is not his reputn,tion that is inqnired after so much We get that in the outward exhibitIon of passions, indulgent appetites and thoughtless daily conversation. What feelings or p~l,ssion~ has the applicant subdued, or aI)petites corrected'l What evidence does he produce that he remains chaste under strong temptations, and patient under provocation'l Does 11e consider that these InoIDentary pleasures and indul~encies are but alluremen ts to vice and sorrow? Does he more thall confess tllat a vow is to be kept and not broken? There is nothing so perfect as the lVIasonicplane on which man can show to the world the workings of his inmost soul. If a man is honest from the love of lloneBty, and of good morals from the love of obedience to the dictates of a pure conscience; self-restrained from an ind.ulgence in social vices because they are inC0111patible with his love of the right and ot' his obliga,tions to his family and .fellow-men, that. man has ~t character. It is within him and ttbout him, It is the stl,me at all tunes. And should he ever be brought before H, cOllunittee of Masons ~tlld there measured and 'weighed by lVlasonic standards he ,vould be accepted as an imperIshable Sllpport to our venerable and honorable institution. No regrets would follow hIS ad vancemen t; 110 reproaches through him would fall where dwelleth the cherished memory of our Masonic fathers. Let us look for character, and never make a mistake in our search. W. D. Hare, HiIlsboro r Washington Co., Grand Master; J. E. Hurford, Portland1 Grand Secretary.

PENNSYLVANIA. Grand Lodge met Dec. Zi, 1870, Bro. Robert A. Lamberton, Grand Master, preSIding. Relative to electioneering for office, he trUly says: In my address last year, I called especial attention to the necessity of making., in the language of the Ancient constitutions "real ,vorth and personal merit only H the requisites for preferment to office. The teachings of Masonry ~~re so pure, her truths so immutable, that unless they are inculcated by those who are good me~ a1?-d true, obedient to the.InOrallaw, they are shorn of their strength.. The prlnc~pleunderl.ying a MasonIc election is that the most worthy Rha!l rec~:nve the su~rages of h1S brethren. Hence, nominations which are tlle deSIgnating of partIcular persons as candidates, are unlawful by our usages. We

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can have no candidates in the usual acceptation of the term. Silently the ballots are cast, and when they are opened and the result announced, it IS implIed that the brethren, guided by their knowledge, judgment and love for their Lodge and the brotherhood, have chosen for their ofticerl-J tllose who are best q ualifiE'd. Tbis principle of free, voluntary, intelligent clloice, antagouizf>s that vile spirit and practice of electioneering, rife in the outside 'world, which has crept into some of our Lodges. It happens too frequently that self-selected candidates waylay and importune their fellow members for their votes. Modest merit shrinks from obtruding itself, it waits recognition, and wIll not ren'lain unnoticed in an orderly, well goverened and appreciative Lodge. lIe who is so t'orgetfulof the proprieties as to resort to personal solicitation for election to otlice, should tind IllS true place when the result is declared, at the foot of the poll. 'Ve are muc-h pained that the grossly unmasonic pr~ctice of electioneering for office in a Lodge should have prevailed anywhere, to an extent to call forth such a courteous yet stinging rebuke from the Grand. East. If every Freemason will only swear that he will vote against every electioneer for office, it will soon break up the eVil, for it is an evil, which tolerated, can only result in the death of the best Lodge, Grand or subordinate, that ever existed. Relative to committees making proper examination of candidates, his remarks are well put. It is an express regulation, that" it shall be the duty of the committee appointed upon an application 1'01' initiation or membership, to see the applicant personally, to read to him carefnlly his applicatIon, and to be assllred that In these respects, himself" and his application are right." In the right performance of their duty, the commIttee should not only be assured that the applicant offers himself ot" hl~ own free will and accord, is uninfluenced by mercenary or other unworthy motives, is free born, bui is also posse~sed of t,hose moral, intellectual and physical qualIfications required and exa(}ted by the very constitution of Free 1\'lasonry. By carelessne~s or want of skill on tbe part of cOffilnittee8 and officers, in several instances there have been received candidates who in other respects qualified, yet lack the physical requirernents. The luairn or t,he blemish, the defornlity or the dismemberment, derogates from tile standard and makes disqualification. On the SUbject of improper displays, we also fully agree with him. From tilne to time, applications have been made to nle for permission to have public processions in regalia upon other than st.rictly lVlasonic occasions. To these I have given an Inv~triable refusal. At a memorable time, the rule which has been uniformly and cOll&istentyobserved by this Grand Lodge, was pronounced to be, that" it would be unusual) and contrary to the principles of our order, which seeks no popularity by pub.lic display, to appear in procession on any occasion whatever, unless called upon to perform the ancient cererno.. nies devolving upon us as Free and Accepted Masons." It is deeply to be regretted that there is a tendency to over-step this wise rule, and to obtrude Masonry before tbe world, and to give it notoriety. Restless zealots, imported f'roln other associations, whose principles and pl1rpose~ are widely different from our own, seern deternllned to thrust our ancient brotherhood out npon the streets, at times most unseenlly. .No other obj~ct can be imagined, than to win votaries to our altars, and to increase the nUll'lerical strength of our Lodges. Ii:erein is a direct and palpable violation of one of the tcrndaruental teachiu1!s of Free Masonry. She eschews notoriety i she seeks the shadow of silence, unless her work is to be done before men, ana then she goes forth to perfOl'ln her ceremonies, and returns once Iuore to her shelter. In the seclusion of her Lodges she imparts bel' truths, and fbrrns and forges those links which bind us together as brothers. The very object sought to be attained by these empty parades, is in COlltravention of the explicit teaching of the Royal Oraft, Free Masollry does not proselyte, needs not these adventItious aids to help its progress, does llot go out into the highways and hedges to cornpel luen to come In. In the lives H,nd works of those who are her true chi Idren are her truths to be exornpIified and illustrated, and if these are unav~llling to attraet the earnest seelter, pUblic displays Inny add to her nunlbers but not to bel' strength. On the subjeot of Worshipful Master's attending to their duties and not allow late hours,he says: Therefore, of him punctuality is deluanded, and of it he should be an exemplar. Promptly, at the hour of meeting he ~hould be in his statIon, and having seen that his Lodge is duly ordered in ail respects, proceed to his work. And

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he should be careful so to manage and c~nduct it,_ t!1 at he have not too much to do in the hours devoted to labor _ Whl~st exercISIng the g~e~t power com.. mitted to him, not arbitrarIly, but in a kInd and fr~ternal spIrl~, so as to P!omote hn.rmony and concord he ought not to have hIS brethren eIther wearIed with profitless and hurtful discussions, or with an excess of work. Bro~

Robert J. Fisher submitted the annual report on correspondence, which

is carefully written, and the selections are judiciously made.

Robert A. Lamberton, IIarrisburg, Grand Master; John Thomson, Phila路 delphia, Grand Secretary.

RHODE ISLAND. Grand Lodge Dlet in Providence, May 15, 1871, Bro. Thos. A Doyle, Grand Master, presiding. No decisions reported. No report on correspondence.

Transactions brief and local. Thos. A. Doyle, Providence, Grand l\iaster; C. D. Greene, Providence, Grand Secretary.

SOUTH CAROLINA. Grand Lodge met in Charleston, Nov. 15, 1870, Bro. James Connor, Grand ~laster, presiding. Relative to by-laws of subordinates, he says: Some of the ques'&ions subm.itted to me arose out of a conflict between the by-laws adopted by the subordinate Lodges and those articles of the constitu.. tion which regulate subordinate laws. Many of the Lodges are working under by路laws which were adopted prior to the present constitution of the Grand Lodge, and have never been changed to meet the requirements of the present constitntion. Of course, when the by-laws of a subordinate Lodge a.nd the con~titution of the Grand Lodge are In confiiot, the latter must prevail; but oftentimes the question submitted was whether the two laws were in con:tlict, and whether by construction they could not be made t.o harmonize. This has occasioned much correspondence and labor~ l\tly experience satisjies me that it is or great importance that the by-laws of subordinate Lodges should concur, not only in substance, but in letter; that the same rule~ expressed in the same language, should govern the same subject in eyery Loage in the State. In no other way can there be absolute uniforn1it~r. Change a single word and you open the door ~1t once to conjecture-to questions how far the change alters the spirit of the rule. As any law which coutlicts with those prescribed ill the constitution is void, I see no reason why the by-laws of a Lodge should consist of any.. thing more than those sections of the constitution and such few additional rules as serve to regulate the business of that individ ual Lodge. We would recommend to South Carol ina the plan adopted in Missouri, viz. : Let the Grand Lodge adopt a code of laws of subordinates and recommend them to be used, and we will guarantee that they will be adopted by nine-tenths of the Lodges, and thus secure uniformity of government. As a matter of course, aU laws of a subordinate, which are in con:tlict with the Grand Lodge law, are ipso/acto, null and void, without any further legislation. DECISIONS.

In case of applicant for third degree who has 4received the first and second in a Lodge of another State which bas ceased to work, application for leave to confer the third degree should be made to the Grand Master ot" the State in which the Lodge eXisted.-Letter Book, page 1.

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There is nothing in the constitution of the Grand Lodge which requir~s that the examination ot" a candidate for advancement shall be at a regular comInunication. A.communicat~on::;ttwhich the degree can be conferred isa suffi.cient communicatlon for examluatlon.-P. 5. :Nor is it requisite that the examination should precede the balloting. The Lodge ballots, but the Master alone decides on the suitable proficiency of the candidate. (Article 89 of Constitution.)-P. 6. The rule that the prosecutor should retire when the vote is taken, or charges preferred, applies to the Junior Warden who prefers charges by direction of the LodO'e. Although only prosecutor o:tficially, still partisan feelings Inay be excited in the progress of the trIal and preven t an impartial decisioll.-P. 13. An o:tncer of a Lodge duly installed is not entitled to a diInit until expiration of his term of otIice.-P. 36. During the past year I received a circular from the M. W. Grand Master of the District of columbiahstatin g that much discussion had arisen in that jurisdiction touching the rig t of visitation, etc., the right of a member of a Lodge to control unquestioned the admission of any brother who desired to visit; and that with the viewofobtaining the general opinion of the craft on those points, he addressed the circular to all the Grand Masters of the United 8tates, requesting their opinions. I replied at some length, but in effect as follows: 1. That I regarded the right of visit as one of the essential rights conferred in the very act of making a Master Mason, and that he could only be deprived of it for jnst cause. 2. 'l'!1at every member of a Lodge has the righ t of objecting to the admission of any visitor to his Lodge, but that the validity of his objections are to be determined by the Master of the Lodge. If the objecting mernber is to decide on the validity of his objection, the right is the right of eXClusion, not of objection. The inherent right to visit antI the unqualified right to exclude cannot coexist. To exclude a visitor without just cause is contrary to the fundamental principles of the order, and the right to do so should not depend upon the caprice or passions of a single mem ber. 3. By recognizing in the Master alone the right to exclude an impartial judgment is secured, and the rights of the visitor and of the Lodge equally protected. Bro. B. Rush Campbell submitted a very intelligent report 011 correspondence, in which Missonri is fully noticed. He does not agree with us that a ballot must be had whether the committee report unfavorably or not. He says the question has been settled by his Grand Lodge in its adoption of a report. ill 1860, of which the follOWing is an extract: " The committee have no doubt, both from the constant ftud well settled usage of their jurisdiction, as from th e principles ,vhich shonld gUide â&#x201A;Ź'very Lodge in its scrutiny into t,11e applicatIon of candidH,tes, that when a committee has repol'ted unfavorably on the petition of a candidttte for admission or initiation, no SUbsequent ballot should talte place. In other words, an ullfavorable report of a Committee of Investigation is tantamount to a rejection. " As the appeals in both cases appear to have been made only to obtain the opinion of the Grand Lodge on the subject, the committee think that they have accompli~bed the duty confided to them by this expression of their opinion, and therefore beg leave to be disclla,rged." The italics of tantarno?'tnt are our own, as by the use of that word the questioll is not settled at all. ~'Tant,aluount" means" equivalent to," and while we agree that if we hear two or three members say that such or such a candidate" is unworthy to be received," it is equivalent, or tantarnount, to a rejection, yet we challenge any leXicographer in the world to say that it is a rejection. To decide thns would be tantamount to saying that the previously expressed opinions of a jury isa verdict without the formality of consnltation and agreement. It Is a theQry original with Bro. A. G. Mackey: of South Carolina, that a committee does the voting and deciding for a lodge, and pel'force, if they report favorably the candidate should be elected. We hold that a ballot means a ballot, and that no O&ndidate can be said to be rejected by a ballot unless every member present 1).Q.s the opportunity to deposit his vote; but by the South Carolina theory a canElldate may be rejected by the expressed opinion of a sillgle meluber.

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Under the head of Montana, he says: The Grand Lodge of Montana gives to Lodges under dispensation the power of trial and punishment. This is, undoubtedly a violation of the common law of l\Iasolll'Y, and the Grand Master, very properiy, makes t.he folloWing remarks on this subject: "Ours is one among the few Masonic jurisdictions within the United States where this right prevaIls. I apprehend it was granted without sufficient consideration or a proper appreciation of the sta,tus of ~ Lodge under dispensation. It delegates a power to the creature, greater than IS possessed by the creator. A Lodge under dispensation is the creation of the Grand M~ster. He may do as he pleases with it, but even he, poteI~t as are the, po'짜ers wlth which he is invested, cannot try::l bro.ther for an 0!lence. Consld~rl~g the tenure b~ which Lodges under dispensation are permItted to work, It ISz at least, questIonable whether they posl::less any other power than that of makIng Masons. They are in strictness of law the agents of the Grand Master for that pnrpose onl;y." Here is another heresy with which we cannot agree, viz. = That a Lodge under dispensation is merely the agent of the G'rand Master to make Masons. The Grand Master cannot make- Masons, nor can he delegate that power to anyone else. lV[asons can only be made in regular Lodges, and regular Lodges come only into existance by the operation of a constitutional law of the Grand Lodge, therefore, instead of Lodges under dispensation being the agents 01' the Grand Master, he is but the agent of the Grand Lodge in the execution of a positive law and the exponent of it in its application to certain cases arisillg between the sessions. When it comes to the "Common Law of Masonry" in ancient tiules, we find no dispeuE:tations were issued, but that charters were issued ab initio, and they became a part of the great family of Lodges with equal powers and privileges, and letters of dispensation giving Lodges the power to make Masons, it follows by the plainest course of reasoning that they were also empowered to discipline their members, otherwise they could only "call up the devil" in disgUise with no power to "call him down" when he sho,ved his cloven foot. In conclusion, if Lodges under dispensat,ion are merely" inChoate," as Bro. Mackey says, so must be the Masons they make. We want none of that sort in 0 UliS. Under the head of KentUCky, he trUly says = The Grand Master complains-a complaint which many other jurisdictions might make-of the depletion of the Grand Treasury by the per diem and nlileage paid to Lodges which, for many years, have done so little business that their ~~:a~Y';~~ Grand Lodge are much below the amount expended on their repraW. K. Blake, Spartansburg, Grand Master; B. Rush Campbell, Charleston, Grand Secretary.

TEXAS. Grand Lodge met in Houston, June 12,1871, Bro. Clinton W. Winkler, Grand Master, presiding. The annual address is confined to local affairs. We find that a State school of instruction was held at Houston, June 8, 1871, by the Grand Lecturer, when nearly a hundred delegates were present and great interest was manifested in learning the work. ' The follOWing was adopted by Grand Lodge: WHEREAS,. The office of Grand Master of Masons being incompatible with that of Worsillpful Master of a subordinate Lodge, therefore Resolved, That when the Worshipful Master of a subordinate Lodge is elected Grand Master, or Deputy Grand Master, his office in the subordinate Lodge is

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thereupon vacated; and the duties of Master devolve upon the Senior Warden of said Lodge for the balance of the Masonic year. The following excellent report on jurisprudence was adopted. proper spirit of Masonic conservatism.

It shows the

To the M. lV. Grand Lodge of Texas: The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence have considered the letter of certain brethren of Rio Grande Lodge, No. 81, to the M. W. Grand Master. It asks a decision upon the status of a bod:r claiming to be Tamaulipas Lodge, No.2, of .M::ataIUoras, in Mexico, and whether it should be recognized by Rio Grande Lodge, No. 81, at Brownsville, Texas. It is alleged that Tamaulipas Lodge was originally or~anized under charter from the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Orient of lVlexico, but it does not appear clearly whether that institution continues in organized existence; nor does it appeai' whether the Lodge contiuues its organization under that authority or under the jurisdiction of the" Supreme Council of the 33d Degree, at Oharleston." rrhis Grand Lodge has not recognized, nor had correspondence with the Orient of Mexico, and is not advised of its present status; and the Kupreme Council of the 33d Degree, etc., at Charleston, is the head of a Masonic Order separate and distinct from that of which this Grand Lodge is the represent3.tive in Texas. We are advised that the :::;upreme Council recognizes Masons of our Order and the re~ularityof our Lodges, yet we are not aware that it claims the power to estabhsh Master Masons' Logges of our Order, and this Grand Lodge has not recognized any such Lodges. We are of opinion that it is !lot within the jurisdiction of the officers of tlllS Graud Lodge, or of itssubordinate Lodges, to deci<.le upon the validit.:r or regularity of a Lodge claiming under those authorities until this Grand Lod~e shall have recogn ized them. And further, that no subordinate Lodge, or officer of it, can properly be reqUired to recognize and fraternize with a foreign Lodge, until the supreme Masonic head of the foreign country shall have been first. recognized by this Grand Lodge; and it should alBo appear that such Lodge is regularly working under warrant from the lawfullYlasonic anthority so recognized.

We are somewhat surprised to notice that the !Jomluitte on Grievance adjudicates lnany eases which properly belong to the civil courts, and if they belong to a Lodge at all, it is only on the plea of Masonic duty, which could be determined at once, and i 11 a very few "words; bnt ,ve find in on.e case alone (that of J. M. 0111US) six and a half pages of details :1bout a lawsuit, and giving the whole record of the court. While it is none of our business, yet we fraterntl.lly suggest that such reports look to us "ou t of place." We think the briefer such reports of Grievance COlnmittees are, the better for the harmony of the craf~ and certainly much better underRtood by then1. We thinl! the cOlnmittees should read aud hear all there is in the case, and then render their Yerdict. We do not agree that the Grand Lodge is bound to fUl'nish a detail of all the reasons for its conclusions. The proceedings before us again remind us of the impropriety of a com:ruittee subu1.itting a dozen supplemental reports, when the whole matter could be so easily condensed in one report, and rendered thereby much luore intelligible too the reader. Bro. Robert M. Elgin SUbmits, as usual, a very interesting report on correspondence. Under the head of Arkansas, he well says: lIe decides, 1st, ~ That it Is a landmark that an affiliated Master Mason in good standing has the right to visit any Lodge on the globe. 2d, That any brother may Object, but must make known the grounds of his objection, and the Worsh!pful Master has the right to judge of their sutIiciency, subjectto an appeal to the Grand Lodge. 3d, After the objections are stated, the Lodge should judge of the necessity and propriety of preferring charges. To this opinion we dlSsent. We believe, in the first place, if it is a landmarlt at all, the right attaches to both affiliates ftnd non-affiliates; for, anciently, there was 110 distinction made in their rights in this respect. '1'11en, if a landmark, it is not subject to phange; yet we find that in almost every State there are regulations lhniting it. While hospitality iR a duty incum bent upon all, it ceases to be a virtue when the reoeption of a visitor would cause one of your household to leave. It" Grand Master Blocher's views are correct, we can well imagine a case in which the alternatives would be presented to a Mason of either leaVing his Lodge, sitting With a Mason Whom he knew to be unworthy, or presenting charges ttlatwould involve a disclosure 01' professional s~crets that he was in honor bOllnd to keep

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inviolate. We believe the rule in force with us i& the correct one-that no stranger can be forced Into the Lodge over the objection of any member, and that, as in case of ballotlugs, he is the sole judge of the suffi.ciency of his reasons. AlsoHe decided that a master rnay be taken from the floor, if circumstances re~ quired it, not only when the Wardens refused to serve, but also when they are not qualltied to preside intelligently, and there is no reasonable hope that the~~ "rill qualify themselves. Agaiu, we must differ with him. We think the exceptIons furnIshed by the old regulations are the only instances in which a Master can be taken from the floor without a dispensation from the Grand Master. Under the head of Maine, he says: On reconsidering the question of the status of the widow of a Master Mason who, having married a profane, again becomes a widow, Bro. Drummond coln~ cides with Bro. Mott's opinion that she loses her position. So do we. We hold that it was mCt/J"'riage which constituted her first claim as a lJtlasonte widow, and it was the marriage with a profane that constitutes her claim as thE;\ profane world. She ceases to be a Masonic widow by her own choice, and her second WIdowhood would not logically restore her to the benefits of the first. Under the head of Missouri, he says: The Committee on Grievances and Appeals made a most excellentrepol't. A large number of appeals were con~Idered,and In each ease the grounds of appeal or statement or fact~ sllccinctly glven, and good reasons gnren 101' the con.. elusions arnved at. We notIce that a chairman of this commIttee is appointed ad interim, into whose hands the various appeals, intended to go betora the Grand LOdgebare placed by the Grand f::;ecretaI'Y, and, we suppose, are digested and ready to e reported"on at tlhe tIme of its meetIng. 'rhe plan is, doubtless a good one, and saves much time to the Grand Lodge, be~udes avoiding hast): action on important matters. His report is a model one throughout, and we regret that time and space forbid further extracts. He is a strong defender of the pretensions of Quebec, and we regret to see it, because the strength of the integrity of his own Grand Lodge, over her own sovereign and original jurisdiction, will be soon put to the test, judging from the outlook of National legislation. We regret that the Grand Lodge of Texas has placed herself on the record as endorsing the heresy that Grand Lodges have no jurisdiction except what is given them by political parties, and that a Grand Lodge cannot suspend those members who are bound to it by solemn covenants, except subject to National and state legislation, and that, though suspended, they may be declared legal, and be recognized by other Grand Lodges, who legitimately have no rigllt to interfere in the premises. Such is the bald and naked issue presented by Que.. bec, and Texas, with others, have accepted it. Let those who "sow the wind reap the whirlwind;" the recognizing Grand Lodges of Quebec can expect IlO support when the- chickens of Masonic revolutlon come home to roost 011 their own shattered boughs. Thos. J. H. Anderson, Port Sullivan, Grand Master; Wm. Bramlette, Paris, Deputy Grand Master; Geo. H. Bringhurst, Houston, Grand Secretary; Marcu~ F. Mott, Galveston, Foreign Corl路espondent.

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We regret to communicate the death of the Grand Master, as announced by the following circular: PARIS, Lamar County, September 3d, A. L. 5871F. and..d. M's throughout the State oj Texas. BRETHREN: I am just in receipt of a telegram from the Grand Secretary informIng me of the death of our M. W. Grand Master, T. J. H. Anderson, who departed this life on the twenty-ninth day of August ultimo. This is an irreparable loss to our order, and will cause the shedding of many tears by his friends, and the Masonic fraternity generally. As a citizen, none stood higher; as a Mason, he possessed all those ~ualitles which distinguish the true and good brother, and which have indellbly impressed his name upon the tablets of affection of the hearts of the fraternity' agentleman in every sense of the word; intelligent, courteous, moral, and Withal very retiring in his disposition, shrinking from the great honors of the Grand Mastership until his brethren urged it upon him. This being the first instance in the history of our Grand Lodge tbat the Grand Master has been called, by the Supreme Architect of the universe, to lay 81side the gavel, we are strIcken WIth unutterable grie;!tnd this great bereavement throws us sadly into conful:,ion, because it is our .tiead and Uhiefthat has fallen. But whilst we, as friends and brethren, mourn our loss, let us at the same time endeavor to console ourselves with the belief that our loss is not commensurate with thoRe high and noble honors and awards to which he has been called by the Supreme Grand Master of heaven and earth. AS a testimony to the world, and partiCUlarly to his bereaved family, I request that every Lodge withIn our jurIsdiction shall assemble a Lodge of 801'row t and in mourning our loss, .target not to express sympathy for the distressed famIly of our beloved and departed Grand l\ia&ter. Fraternally and sorrowfully, [SEAL.] WM. BRAMLETTE, Deputy Grand Master. A true copy. To the Fraternity olA.

GEO. H. BRINGHURST,

Grand Secreta'1y.

TENNESSEE. Grand Lodge met in Nashville, November 14, 1870, Bro. Jno. W. PattoD, Grand Master, presiding. No decisions re;ported. RelatIve to acts of incorporation for SUbordinates, he trUly says: There is one subject to which I would most respectfully call th~ attention of the Grand Lodge; it is the great disposition of the subordinate Lodges to have ()I!' be incorporated by speCIal acts ot' the Legislature. Would it llotbe well for tlleGrand Lodge to investigate this matter and ascertain the expediency of their doing so, and whether it would not be weI1to forbid their doing so altogether? I know nothing in the rules or regulations that would be violated by such incorporation, but I cont'ess that I thfnk: it is contrary to the spirit of Masonry, &ad all the good that can possibly be ~1f~cted by it is in holding property and in tMlmg and being sued. It seems to me that the authority granting certain privl..

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leges would most certainly have the right to investigate and defend those rights which could only be done by or through the courts of law. Thus, if a member should be disciplined in a Lodge incorporated by the State, 'would he not be authorized to have his rights investigated by an appeal to the law, and in this manner'llIlveila great many things that are required by our laws and ceremonies to be kept sacredly secret from the world? Subordinates receive or derive their being fronl the Grand Lodge., and if they should be guilty of any Masonic offense whereby their charters should be declared forfeited, all their property and funds revert to the Grand Lodge. Now if a Lodge is incorporated by the State, would not the men1 bel's hold the property, notwithstanding such Lodge had been declared by the Gn"tnd Lodge to have ceased to exist? or, if the Grand Lodge through its proper officer, or some one delegated for that purpose, shOUld attempt to take possession of it, be sued by any lllember, or by the corporatIon itself and in that case have the reasons for the infliction of punishment or the right'to the property brongbt in question in a court of law, when the offense is merely Masonic, and perhaps not amenable to the civil law? The code of Ten~ nessee, section 1516-t gives all the authority that is needed to Lodges. It authorizes the officers ana members to purchase or take by deed such a quantity of ground aA Inay be necessary- for the purpose of building a hall or burial-plaoe路 the deen to vest the legal title in the officers, and members, and their successors: This, it seems to me, does away with the necessity of special incorporation, and would leave the property where it legitimately belongs, should a Lodge cease to exist. The question of "non-affiliation" was the subject of an exhaustive report by an able committee, who concluded 'with the follOWing resolutions: "1. Resolved, That non-affiliation does not deprive a brother of his individual rights as a Mason, but only of such additional rights as are acquired by Lodge membership. "2. Resolved, That the Most WorAhipful Grand Lodge of Tennessee hereby again recomnlends the abolition of all fees for affiliation in the Lodges of its jurisdiction. "3. Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Tennessee considers it to be the duty of every l\Iason residing within its jurisdiction to be a member of a Lodge, and fraternally urges all non-affiliates to attach themselves to some Lodge without delay. "4. Resolt'ed, That should a brother apply for affiliation, to any Lodge of the jurisdiction, and be rejected, he be entitled to receive a certificate of the fact from the Lodge so rejecting him."

Thus has anotlher Grand Lodge adopted, by its fourth resolution, what we so st,l'enously worked for and recommended in our own Grand Lodge in 1870. We hope it may yet become an universal law, in justice to many a good man and Mason. The following was adopted: "No Lodge shall drop from the roll of membership a member, unless he have been notified to appear at a stated meeting of the Lodge, in person, by proxy, or by let.ter, and show cause why it should not be done. 'l'he notice necessary in such a case is notice from the Secretary to the member in person, or through the post-office, addressed to him at his usual post-office, or the one last known to the Secretary." Bro. Geo. S~ Blackie, 8JS usual, submits a most excellent report on correspondence, as all his reports are.. We regret that his printer did not draw a distinction between origi:nal and quoted matter by leaded and solid lines. It is almost impossible at this late hour (2, a.m.), and expecting the call for copy at daylight, to draw proper distinctions. Under the head of " New Mexico," he says: We have no official information, but the Masonic ':Prowel says that nine Grand Lodge Delegates from Lodges Nos. 107, 108, and 109, of Missouri2.- situated in Ne"w Mexico, met on April 1st, and decided upon forming a Grand Lodge for that TerrItory. We will say that our "official information" is that there are only fonr Lodges in New Mexico, and they are all under the jurisdiction of, and that each

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of them made" offi.cial " returns to, the Grand Lodge of ]YIissouri, and have not formed a Grand Lodge. We regret that not having received the proceedings of Tennessee until we were going to press, we are unable from want of time to do them greater jnstice. Jno. C. Brown, Pulaski, Grand Master; Jno. Frizzell, Nashville, Grand secretary; Geo. S. Blackie, qommittee on Correspondence..

VIRGINIA. Grand Lodge met in Richmond, Decem bel' 12, 1870, Bll'o. Tllos.. H. Owens, Grand Master, presiding. DECISIONS.

1. An Entered Apprentice or Fellow

Craft whose application for advancement has been rejected may apply again to the same Lodge at any subsequent stated meeting, there being no law requiring him. to wait a specified time to renew his application. 2. Public installations of officers of Lodges are improper. 3. The installation of a Master elect of a Lodge, followed by immediate resignation, will not entitle hun to the rank ot' Past Master. No one can be recognized as a .Past l\faster who has not actually passed the chair. 4. The minimum number to whom a dispensation or charter ('an be granted, may be considered as the minimum number for the transaction of business. It requires seven SIgnatures to a petition for a dispensation to open a Lodge, and that obtains throughout the Masonic household, and is what the profane would mean when they say of any corporation or other assemblage of persons, seven shall eonstitute a quorum for buslness." It is, therefore, requisite that seven members of a Lodge should be presentin order to open and transact bUSIness and do work. 'l'he Master or one of the Wardens should be of the ntlmber, and the rryler, if he be a member, mayalso compose ODe ot the number. 5. The use of instrumental and vocal music by Lodges, at appropriate times, during the ceremony of conferring the degrees in Masonry, is not prohioited. 6. No Master Mason is entitled to receive the degree of Past Master except as a preliminary to enterIng upon the discharge of the duties of Master or Warden. Anyone who has taken tbe degree of Past Master in a chapter, can sit in a commIssion of Past Masters forrned for the purpose of conferring the :P'ast MasLer's degree. 7., When a Master l\fason signs a petition to the Grand Master for a dispensation to open a new Lodge, he thereby 1)ecomes a member 01 such Lodge, if th~dispensaLIonlJegranted. It' he be delinquent in the payment of his dues to the LQdge In which 11e had preViously held his meln ber~hIp, that Lodge may, it it llQ.$ suffiCIent reason therefor, relnlt his dues, and allow him to WIthdraw his membership. 8. It is not required that an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft shall wait until a stated rneeting ot the Lodge cont'er1'lng the degrees before he can apply 101' advancement. He may be examIned and balloted for at a meeting ca.X10d. for tbat purpose, without waitIng a specified time. Q. The language of the eighth section of the code of trial, adopted by the Gra.nd Lodge or' Vl.L'glnia in Ibt>8, is not designed to prohibit debate upon, the 4egree of punIshment to be intllcted upon a lVlason wno has been convIcted of an otfense against the laws of ~lasonry. rrhere may be a diversity 01' opinion among the Iuembers of the Lodge wluch convicts an accused person, as to what d;segree of' punishlneut should be intlicted, and It is but just that he should have the b~nefit of a discuss lOll thereou, 11 any member deSIres it. 10. In this grand jurisdiction the Master of a Lodge has the rigbt to resign. 11. A menlber of a Lodge has a right withdraw his membership at any time, wlLhout gIVIng his real::)ons therefor, if he has paid his dues up to the time ()f' wlthdrawal, unlelSs he be under charges. 12. It would not be proper for a, Lodge to prefer charges against Its Master for tendering his resigna.tioll alld withdrawing his rnembershIp, on account ot' U

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private difficulties, ~s it has no rigbt whatever to demand his reasons or the motives actuating hnn. 13 A Fellow Craft who has taken the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees in a Lodge whose chartet: has been suspended, ca~ apply for advanoe.. ment to any other Lodge in the cIty?r cou.nty w~le~e he reslde~, and.the Lodgeto which he applles shall after ComplyIng wIth eXIstIng regulatIons 10 referenoe to examination and balloting upon his Masonic proficiency and moral qualifioations forw~trd a statement of proceedings in the case to the Grand Master, and make appl1cation to him for permission to confer the Master Mason's degree. 14. A Master Mason, who, while a member of mort.=? than one Lodge, has been suspended for non..payment of dues by one of saId I.Jodges, after being restored to the rights and privileges of Masonry by the Lodge which suspended him without action on the part ot the Lodge or Lodges having no cause ot." com.. plalnt resumes the status therein which he held previous to his suspension. In cases of reinstatement of Masons who have 1?een suspended for ~on-payment of dues, it is not required that they shall petitIon as other non-affilIated Masons. 15. No Lodge has the right t~ suspend the ope~atio~ of its by-laws, except as therein prOVided, nor take actIon in contraventIon of any law of the Grand Lodge. 16 A Past Master who has waived his right to be tried by the Grand Lodge, or a committee appointed by the Grand Master, is debarred from the privilege of withdrn,wing the consent which he has given to have the case tried by the subordinate Lodge in which the charges orIginated and may be in course of Investigation. Bro. B. R. Welford, Jr., rendered a most interesting report on correspond路 ence, and one that we have derived great pleasure and instruction in reading through. We hope to hear from him often. His review of the vital issues at stake in the Quebec case is one of the very ablest we have read, being devoted chiefly to answering the arguments of Bro. Drummond, of Maine, and we candidly say that he has most ernphatically met every point, and established the principles upon which our own Grand Lodge refused recognition last October~ On tbe subject of incorporation of subordinate Lodges, under the head of Nevada, we fully agree wIth him. He says: Bro. Van Bokkelen, as Chairman of the Committee on Correspondence, had before him our proceedings of 1868, and reviews them favorably. Upon Olle interesting SUbject, he says: H we judge from what we have read that they hu,ve at the East. a very differeut system ot Incorporation from the general law granted by the ~tate~ of UalUorni-a and Nevada, WhICh expresslJ"I' prOVide 101' subordination to the edicts of the Grand Lodge, and for the reverSIon of all property to the Grand Lodge on tbe surrender or arrest ot' Charter, wIthout any appeal to the courts." That ouly makes the matter worse, we hUlnbly suggest, inasmuch as it tempts the unwary intoa trap. Thejurisdiction of the CiVIl courts cannot be divested in the conflict of civil rights, and even if the peculiar priVileges on whioh our brother seenlS to rely could be assured against the vicissitudes of legislation -which m~t.}r, perhaps, in the progress of events, be under the control of a hos.. tile sentiment-an incorporated Lodge may find Itself placed in SOUle very embarrassing positions. Suppose such a dittlculty occurs as existed alllongthe brethren of New York a few years ago, the oivil courts might be reqUired to de.. termine between the contesting Grand Lodges as to their claims to legitimaoy. '!'he troubles which have in many ofour ChrIsti~n churches culminated in angry and expensive litigation, ought to be enough to admonish judicious Masons of the folly, to say nothing of its intrinsic inconsistency with Masonio principle, of comElicating the order with the ~tate. We beg Bro. Van Bokkelen to read tg~lc~hvee~~f:;~~e and forcible remarks of Bro. Whitehead, of .New Jersey, to On the question of Grand Lodge jurisdictlon over candidates, he thus speaks of the difilculty between the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Missouri: An unpleasant correspondence is reported between Brother Gouley and the Grand Mast,er of Scotland, arising out ot" the initiation ot" a Missourian In Sootland. The l::5cotch brethren seem to claim, in the broadest extent, the rlO'ht to make members of the Masonic household out of any material which presents itself, irrespective of residence. Bro. Gouley's last letter contains a very em-

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hatic assertion and a conclusive vindication of the recognized American

~riiE and we trust that, the Scotch brethren may be induced to reconsider their position, and in the future amend their action.

Thos. F. Owens, Richmond, Grand Master; Jno. Dove, M. D., Richmond, Grand Secretary.

WISCONSIN. Grand Lodge met in Milwaukee, .June 13,1871, Bro. Gabriel Bouck, Grand Master, presiding. He submitted a digest on Masonic law for the consideration of Grand Lodge, whieh were printed with proceedings, to be voted on at next session. It is cer.. tainly a very good and sensible digest. Bro. Myron Reed submitted a brief report on correspondence., not having bad time to iinish it, which we very much regret. H. L. Palmer, Milwaukee, Grand Master; Wm. T. Palmer, Milwaukee, Grand Secretary; John Turner, Mauston, Foreign Correspondent.

WEST VIRGINIA. Grand Lodge met in Wheeling, Nov. 8, 1870, Bro. Wm. J. Bates, Grand Master, presiding. Relative to "reformers," so-called, he says: The present is an age in which changes the most startling and radical are taking place in the laws and customs 01 communities and nations, as well as in the opinions and habits of thought and of feeling of individuals. This" spirit of progress," as it is termed, this desire for change and reconstruction of existing opinions and laws, li~ts invaded almost every society and association of men. !I'reemasonry has not escaped its influence. There are oertain self-styled reformers who are anxious to obtain such modification of the ancient landmarks of the fraternity as shall, III their opinion, bring them Inore perfectly into harmony with the changed social and political sentiments, feelings and customs, which prevail at the present day, But the principles of Freemasonry, being founded upon the Divine truths of revelation, are, like these Di ville truths, fit for all tirne, and adapted to every phase of human condition or !luulan intelligence. They address themselves alike to the capacities of the wise and the simple-to those who occupy the lowest, as to those who occupy the highest, pOSItion in life. To lead virtuous and upright lives, to practice charity and sobriety, to be obedient to civil authority, to have ajust re~ard to the rights of others, to seek the welfare of a brother and to be jealous 01 his honor and reputation, to sympathize with the dIstressed and be ever ready to suc('or and defend the afllicted and the helpless, are duties which Freemasonry enjoins alike upon the poor and the rich, upon the prince and the peasant, upon him who receives service as upon him who renders it, and for the performance of which aU are alike capable. If this be a truthful statement of the doctrine and requirements of Freenlasonry, then it needs no reform, no reconstruction of its principles or its laws, to adapt it to real or alleged changes in the condition of human wants of the pte$ent day. t.rhe good which the faithful practice of these principles effected in the lives and character of members of the Craft in ancient times can also be aocomplished in us, U if we walk by the same rule and mind the same things." ~fJay we then, b;ethren of the Grand Ledge, be distingUished for faithful adherence to the principles and landmarks in all their purity, as they have descended to us from the ancient Oransmen, tolerating no changes to satisfy the whims of the capricious, nor alterations to oomply with the demands of b~oted sectarians, or the :so-called "liberal and enlarged views" of modern reformers.

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The report on correspondence is from the fraternal and intelligent pen of Bro. O. S. Long, who enters the corps" mutual" with a grace that does him great credit. In speaking of report,s on correspondence, he says: There are, in Inany o( o?r sister j!-lrisdiction~, eminent Free~asons,.whose mystic lore and li~el'~ry Skll~ have.ofte? her~tofore.be~n drawn Into actlve .and appropriate exerCise In the dIsseuuuation of MasonIc llght through the m.edlum of these reports. The fraternfty at large demands the employment of their pens in its service and th~y write not merely for the brethren of their own Grand jurisdiction hut for the Masonic world. Their position, experience and learning give to theIr opinlons appropriate interest and weight, and their solution of the various problems that are continually presen Ling themselves in the government and polley of so va,st a body of men as now compose the Masonic frater.. nity are heard with deference and generally adopted by the Craft. '1'0 these bretilren we leave the field of critiCIsm and debate. We are content to sit at their feet and learn; and, perchance, to gather from the bounteous tables they set fortb, a few cates and comfits to grace the otherwise frugal repast the following pages afford. Relative to election by wrong Lodges, he endorses the decision of the Grand Master of Alabama, thus: Grand Master Norris, of Alabama, "held that a candidate for initiation re.. jected by a Lodge, ~ltho~gh s~~d Lodge. had no jur~sdl~tlon, is ~ bar to any other Lodge from receivIng hIS petItIon, untIl the constItutIonal perIod has elapsed to renew it again." We incline to the endorsement of Bro. Norris' dechnon. It seems to us that we should think of the whole Brotherhood ot" Masonry and not so Iuuch of distinct and indiVIdual Lodges. A candidate rejected anywhere should be held to be rejected everywhere. .And although an application bE' mistakenly brought before and considered by.the wrong .Lodge, the developIoent of opposition to his initIation there should be a bar to his reception el~e.. where after the error had been discovered. It will certainly not be held byany. body that, if the candidate had been elected in the wrong Lodge, the Lodge having rightful jurisdIction could not re.Ject the material thus thrown upon it, and hold the forIner election void. But where the rights of a Mason conflict with those of a protane, especially in the matter of election or rejection, we would not construe the technical rule of Lodge jurisdiction against the Mason and in fa VOl' of: the profane. Relative to impostors, he says: Somothi ng should be done to protect the brethren from these harpies. They come, no one knows whence, and are traveling, no one knows whIther. Many of tnem, from long practice and frequent repetItion have the unwritten work of Masonry at their tongues' end and can rattle it off with parrot-like rapidity. I'I'hey tell all sorts ot stories, either plaUSIble or absurd, will promise anything or swear anything, if you will only give them enough mouey to take them to the next Clty. Some of them spend all the money you give them in getting Ingloriously drunk bef'ore leaving town, and :many of them we are well convinced are arraut impostors and knaves. It IS o.fteu extreruely drtlicult to di~criminate between those who are really worthy of charitable relief and those who ought to be arrested for atte-mpting to obtain money by false pretenses. In Wheeling, we have generally resorted to the plan of telegraphing to the Lodge from which the applicant claimed to hail (Where such a cour~e was practicable), and,iu several notable cases1the "destitute lVlason" found it convenient to be out ot" the city when the rep y to our dispatch came to hand. We tell Bro. Long that in St. Louis we find the telegraphing system works admirably. In noticing the habit of some Grand Lodges being rUll about the State ()n wheels, he remarks: The Grand Lodge of Vermont has heretofore, although one of the oldest of our sisters, led a sort of roving life,. deterlUluing at each communication where it would meet next,. It has thus traveled all over the t::5tate. Of course, this peripatetic system has been attended by many disadvantages, for Masons are but men, and although the proceedIngs of the Grand Lodge of Verluon t do not reveal the tact, we doubt not that many little jealousies and elnbarassments have arisen among the brethren fronl this unsettled location of the Grand Lodge. We are therefore glad to note the fact that henceforth that body is to have a local habitation in the city of Burlington. Grand Master Hall suggested

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the building of a suitable temple in that place, the Grand Lodge having been compelled to hold its present session in the City Hall. The elective officers were duly empowered to take ~uch steps in relation to the matter as might seem to them necessary or expedIent. " In conclusion," he eloquently writes that:

Masonry is becoming more and more in earnest every day. The brethren are being taught that it means something more than a monthl~T a::1semblage, a set form of words, or a prescribed cerernony. They are learnin~ that the symbolisnl of our Lodges Is not merely a matter of curious inquiry for antiquarians and philologists, not merely a subject for pleasant research in which to whUe away an otherwise idle hour, but the embodiment of living truths which must find a lodgment in the heart and an expression in the conduct of every true Mason, Freemasonry is not of the brain alone; it is of the heart and of the hand; and he has no rightful claim to be called proficient in our mysteries., no matter how ftnently he may recite the ritual or how learnedly he may talK of the ancient landmarks, the usages, customs and laws of our fraternity, whose heart is filled with U hatred, malice and all uncharitableness," or whose hand is withheld from the perforlnance of any good deed. An accurate knowledge of the unwritten work of Masonry is very important and highly commendable, and researches into the history, the ancient usages and jurisprudence of the Craft cannot be too warmly encouraged, but there are "weightier matters of the law" t):lan ('an be acquired by studies of this nature-" these ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone." We are gratified to observe that in all the Gra~d Lodges there is a striving after t,his better, nobler, truer Freemasonry, and that many brethren, eminent no less for their private virtues than for theIr Masonic experience and learningt are casting the weight of their gireat influence in this direction. The cause 01 Masonry seems to be prospering; the general increase of membership is as great as can be prudently desired; and the Grand Lodges are livlng together" in unity of spirit and in the bond of peace." Like too many others, he was converted by the plausible argument of our good Bro. Drummond, of Maine, to the Quebec heresy, and recommended recognition. We ask him to read the arguments of the Grand Master of New Brunswick, as well as those of Bro. Welford of Virginia, in his la.st report.

Wm. J. Bates, Wheeling, Grand Secretary.

~aster;

Thoa. H. Logan, Wheeling, Grand

NOTE.-Since going to press, we learn that Bro. T. H. Logan was elooted Grand Master, and Bro. O. S. Long, of Wheeling, Grand Secretary..

WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Grand Lodge met at Olympia, September 15, 1870, Bro. James H. Blewett, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master, presiding. A brief address was read from the Grand Master, Bro. W. H. Troup.

The following fraternal resolutions were unanimously adopted: Re8olved, That we cordially accept the right hand of fellowship and fraternal gre(;)t1ng proffered by the resolves of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Oregon, passed at their last annual communication, and that all acts and resolutions of this Gtand body, indicating a suspension of fraternal intercourse, be declared void and of no ettect,...and that this Grand Lodge now resume its fraternal relations with onr sister \j"rand Lodge. Re80lved, '!'hat the Grand Secretary be ordered to forward an attested copy of this :report, together with these resolutions, to the M. W. Grand Master of Oregon, with the request that the same be communicated to the M. W. Grand Lodge of Oregon, and that this act, which is intended:'" to remove all unhapp:y :t:eeoUections, may prove the precursor of long and ever-continuing peace and harmony between both Grand bodies. Let us in future strive to see that the ~ft are paid their wages, and that none go away' dissatisfied-peace and hartnony being the strength of all societIes, especially of ours.

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Bro. Thos. M. Reed submitted a thorough report on correspondence, and as the Quebec case was referred to the Committee on Correspondence, it is inter.. esting to note his report thereon: Canada Grand Lodge is asserting and battling for the integrity of her Masonic territorial jurisdiction. The prin<:iple contended for by her: is sim.Har to that claimed by us in t.he Oregon-WashIngton controversy; but In our Instance an independent Grand Lodge claimed to in-vade our territory bec~use Idaho was a new territory created by Uongress. In the Canada case, rebell10us subordinate Lodges seceded from the parent Grand Lodge, and established an independent Grand Lodge without the consent of Canada, within her territorial lImits. As we don't prJpose to recognize the Quebec conventionists and seceders as a Grand Lodge, we will include in this notice of Canada our views on this controversy-not controversy either, for Canada has very properly declared this Quebec movement as factious and irregular, and hence she cannot fllrther con.. tend. It is rather like the refractory son leaving the roof of parental authority, discarded desevedly, not begged to return. One word as to Q,uebec, before we notice the facts in this case: In the doou.. ment called" Statement Concerning the Grand Lodge of Q,uebec," on page35 we find this sen tence : "The decision of the MasonIC world was against the claim of the Grand Lodge of Washington Territory, and in due time she acknowledged her error, and gracefully withdrew her complaint against the Grand Lodge of Oregon." It would be difficult in the same space to crowd more misrepresentation than is contained in the three lines quoted, and this garbled "statement" is illustrative (Yf the Q,uebec claim to recognition. I. The Masonic world never made a decision, as we could not get Oregon to submit the matter for a decision. II. Many Grand Lodges did favor the Oregon View, but vastly more, when the West Virginia seceSSIon took place, were forced to adopt the :Qrinciple for which WashIngton Grand Lodge unsuccessfully contended. In We stIll protest we were right, and have never abandoned a jot of our claim. IV: Non-intercourse with Oregon Grand Lodge, which bas continued for several yearSkisnow the $tatus of affairs; but as Oregon has beld out the olive branch to us, as ing that our ditferences may be forgotten, we trust our Grand Lodge will at its next communication Hagree to dIsagree on thisp~rinciple," but renew our friendly intercourse with Oregon. But we are tender on thIS question. 'l'his is the statement of the bald fact. We only hope that Canada will be more successful in h.av~ng her rights respected than was this Gralld Lodge in claiming the same pnnclple. When tbe Masonic wodd shall have settled this question between Canada and her factious subordinates, then we wlll be conten t to adopt the decision. We are at a loss what to recOIDlnend, though we see nothing in thIS act of Quebec except rebellion againt the lawful authority of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Canada. We have since read the views expressed by Committees of Correspondence and Grand officers, in the foregoing proceedings, and we are only strengthened in our conscientious belief that such convention has no claim to recognition by the Masonic world.

We regret to say to Bro. Reed, that sophistry is fa$t taking the place of rea.. son, and special pleading the place of arguxnent. The blind revolution of political life is beginning to lift its waves to the Lodge door, and demanding entrance. The proud statue of Grand Lodge sover.. eignty, and obedience to its edicts, is nearly removed. Violation of vested rights was temporarily shadowed forth in the case of ~iour own Grand Lodge, but the fatal stab was reserved for the heart of the Grand Lodge of Canada. In all this warfare, from the first to the last, following through your own, Nevada, the West Virginia case, and down to that of Quebec, the Grand Lodge of Missouri has stood upon the firm rock of Masonic conservatism, and like your OWll, we will adhere to it, if 'we stand alone, as beacon lights (however faint), to aid the return of reason when the dire effects of these radical change,s shall produce a healthy reaction. Time is the arbiter 01 all things. John T. Jordan, Seattle, Grand Master; Thos. M. Reed, Olympia, Grand Secretary.

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EUROPEAN GRAND BODIES. We have received, in the native language of those States, proceedings, circulars and protocols, as follows: "GROSSEN NATIONAL, MUTTERLOGE" Berlin, Prussia,forMarch, June, Sept. and Dec., 1870, containing in the aggregate 240 pages, also first six months of1871, covering 390 pp. Proceedings of GRAND ORIENT OF ITALY, held at Florence, July 1st, 1871,. containing 67 pp., together with two circulars. Circular from the" ORIENT DE BOULOGNE-SUR-SEINE," of 1871, being an appeal for victims of the war. Circular of appeal from "LODGE LEOPOLD ZUR TREUE ORIENT, CORLSRUHE," in the grand duchy of Baden, which I published in the FREEMASON for such aid

as the Craft should deem proper to remit. Two circulars from the supreme council of MEXICO, dated March 15 and July 31, 1871, covering edicts relative to certain clandestine bodies in that country. They were forwarded through Messrs. Meyer and Geiger, New York city. The proceedings of the GRAND ORIENT OF BELGIUM, containing 42 pages, being a full report on the Louisiana case wi th France, together with a reply to Tennessee on the same subject. Also, a circular from the same Orient, dated Brussels, July 16, 1871, giving the name and address of Grand officers. Also, one of the same date, being an inquiry relative to the initiation of ne~ groes. We replied that we bad no law on tJle subject, either for or against. The address of the Grand Secretary, Bro. Gustave Washer, is Rue de Terre-neuve, Brussels. The address of the Grand Master of U LA GRANDE-LODGE, ALPINA," forwarded by Bro. Henri Gys, of Zurich, Grand ete\v'ard, formerly Grand Secretary. Two circulars from the" GRAND ORIENT LUSITANO," (Portugal) gi ving an account of their formation and purposes. As the subject matter of these circulars and proceedings have been

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ted by, and treated of fairly, by Bro. Pinner, of New York, (and whose report we

subjoin,) we did not go to the expense of full translation ourselves, but replied briel1y to such as called for special correspondence. ENGLAND. To the efficient and courteous Grand Secretary of ENGLAND, Bro. John Hervey, we have been kept fully supplied with the quarterly reports of that Grand Lodge. The last one received was for the communication held June 7, 1871.. The various reports show a rontine of the duties performed by "Board of General Purposes," which is, in fact, the Grand Lodge, so far as relates to gen~ eral business transactions, the Grand Lodge treating only of affairs of special interest. The Grand Lodge f"lllyand cordially endorsed the fraternal sentiments of the speech of the Grand Master, in reporting the manner he was reC}eived by the bret,hren of the United States, at the entertainIXtent given by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, and thanks for the fraternal greeting of our brethren were unanimously adopted by the Grand Lodge of England. The feelings

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e:x:i~ting between the Grand Lodge of England and the Grand bodies of the United States have always been of a very dear and fraternal nature, and if anything could have cemented them more strongly, it was such an occasion to which the Grand Master so touchingly alluded. The sound and conservative policy of the Grand Lodge of England has always challenged the admiration of the fraternity of the world, and of none, more so, than of the Grand Lodge of :Missouri, "''"hieh, like himself, is not easily led astray after false gods, or new innovations. We notice by the proceedings of other Masonic bodies ill England, that an effort has been made to create a sort of Masonic college of rites, in which she was expected to take part, but thanks to the true God of Masonry, she has stood as firm as her own old rock of Gibraltar, free from all entangling alliances.. She stands in Europe, to-day, the proud and solid fortress in Masonry; the defender and protector of pure and genuine principles. Her proceedings, throughout, evince a calm and solid judgment, never taking a step until she is sure the foundation is steadfast. God bless her, and preserve her against the surging waves of innovation of the age which roll around her. She is a grand conserva.tor of "Ancient Craft Masonry," and as such we honor and love her.

The Right Hon. The EARL DE GREY and RIPON was re-elected Grand Master. Bro. JOHN HERVEY, Free Masons' Hall, Londol1, was re..appointed Grand Secretary.

rrhe follOWing review of European proceedings was prepared by the New York Committee (especially by Bro. Pinner, who is the translator for that Grand Lodge), and as it is a very intelligent and faithful report, and containing, as it does, a vast amount of historical matter, valuable to all our brethren who desire to beconle posted in the affairs and thoughts of other countries, we have published it entire. We draw the attention of our MIssouri Craft to the report on the "MOTHER GRAND LODGE OF ECLECTIC UNION, FI-tANKFORT-ON-TBE-MAIN," relative to the petition of certain parties in St. LOUis, praying for a charter from that Grand Lodge, and which was properly refused by tbat body. We extend our fraternal appreciation to that Grand Lodge for this maintenance of true Masonic law and courtesy. GRAND LODGE OF SAXONY. Protocols Nos. 90, 91, 02, and 93, embracing the period from April 30 to December 3, l~O, are before us. Ilro. Frederick A. Eckstein, ~raster of Apollo Lod~e, at Leipsig, was elected and. instaUecl Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, in place of Bro. Erdman t1, deceased. The Grand Lodge also elected Bro. Buek, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, an honorary member, on his fiftieth Masonic anniversary. The circular letter of the Grand Orient of .France, containing the resolution adopted by that body in 1869, was also received by the Grand Lodge of ~axony. It was referred to a committee, consisting of the Grand officers, who made the follOWing report: 1. ':Phat, according to a resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge of Saxony November 19, 1850 (Supplement No. 14, to the f1.lndanlental laws), no bar existS to the imitiation of non-Christians in Masonry, prOVided they are professors of a monetheistic religion. 2. That, according to a resolution adopted by the Grand Lodere of Saxony June 28, 1860 (Procotol No. 54. V.), it recognizes only just and perfeCt Lodges ~\nd' eonsequently, the members thereof, without reference to color of skill, an'd ad~ mits such only as visitors to its Lodges; and that. it would have no hesitation to initiate candidates of the colored race, prOVided they pOlsses8ed the nece88aryquali... jlcations 'required by the statutes. No objection being made to the report, it Was decided to answer tIle circular letter of the Grand Orient of France in accordance with the report. . The .Supreme Council of Spain expressed a desire to enter into friendly relatlons wlth the Grand Lodge. Action on the application was postponed until

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further information could be obtained. It is stated that the Grand Orient of Spain is recognized by the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Portugal. Of the recognition of the three :first bodies named, we have some doubt. The last we know has refused to recognize the Grand Lodge of Spain for the present. A new Lodge, to be formed at Pesth, Hungary, to be known by the name of " Grossmnth," applied for a charter to the Grand Lodge of Saxony. Information havino- been received, during the pendency of the application, that a Grand Lodgel:'of Hungary had been constituted, the Grand Lodge declined to grant the charter, it being contrary to its principles,-~6 of the statutes. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Warantz, communicated to the Grand Lodge the result of the conference of the German Grand Masters, held at Hamburg, Juue 7 and requested the daughter Lodges to take i11tO consideration the draft of the t, General Masonic Principles" for the Lodges of Germany, adopted at that session, and report as to the practicability of their adoption, at an early future session of the Grand Lodge. Bro. Wigard again reiterated his former objections ageinst these annual con.. ferenees ot路 the German Grand Masters, which, he said, constantly assumed more extended bearings, as appeared from the report. He therefore renewed his former protest, at the particular request of the Lodge he represented. He had no wish to deny the judiciousness of the propositions heretofore made, yet, according to the fundamental compact of the Lodge Union of Saxony, he thought he was obliged to demand the 'recognition and establishnlent of the legality oJ these conferences. He therefore moved: r.rhat the Union Lodges should be called upon to decide whether they intended to legH,lize these German Grand Masters' con.. ferences, as consultive conventions, in the name and for the benetitof th~ Grand Lodges. The Senior Grand Warden, Bro. Rumpelt..Walther, drew attention to tbefact that the adoption of this motion would divest these conferences of their present private ch2tracter and independence. These characteristics he deemed of great value. Bro. Sperber, .Junior Grand Warden, acknowledged the inlportance of the proposed General Masonic Principles." If they were adopted by the Grand Lodge of Saxon:l", as he hoped they would be, hewould desire it partiCUlarly un .. derstood that the German Lodges and Lodge Unions that participated in these Grand Masters' conferences, would also adopt them. Bro. Rumpelt-Walther further remarked tbat the legality of purely con.. sultative meetings, like these German Masters' conferences, coulrl not be ques... tioned per 86, wIthout too much restriction of the Grand Masters' authority and efficiency. No legalization was therefore needed, because it was self... evident that the fundaluental compact was not violated, as they were not directly mentioned therein. Bro. Wigard remarked that the authority and efficiency was settled by the fundamental compact, and that it was only intended to carry out the proposed law in tbe Union Lodges of Saxony. Bro. Sperber expressed the hope, that in case of the adoption of the propositions, the rest of the German Lodge Unions would feel inclined to introduce similar propositions. The Most Worshipful Grand Master declared that Bro. Wigard's motion was an essential and important step to the further development of what the Grand Masters' conferences desired to accomplish, viz.: The Unity oj Ger.. marl, Freema.sonry in its rnost essential parts, and a 1Yreservation of the autonomy of the in,dividual Grand Lodges and Lodge Unions" He therefore would recommend. the adoption of Bro. Wigard's propositlon. The proposition was unanimously adopted, and the Lodges are to report their viewH at the next communication of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge adopted a resolution, acknowledging the Grand Masters' conferences as a cOllsultative assembly of' the Gerrnan Grand Masters, exif;tlng in the name and for the Grand Lodges. 'l'he Grand lVIaster alluded to the manifestoes and circular letters of t,he Grand Lodge Alpina, Switzerland l of Septelnber 3; of the Lodge le8 A'lni::; Phtlct,n... th,~opique . ~, at Brussels, of ~eptelnber12; ot' the ten IJodges at Paris, of September 16; and the Grand Lodge of Italy. He reluarked that Masonic intercourse with the L()(iR(f's of Belgium had cem.;~d since 18;)~; that. a discussion of these subjects did not *,ppear a<lvisnble, but that the olle-sided position {tssunled by the Grand Lodge Al.I;Hna, ttS well a.s the politic~Ll tendency of the Grand Lodge of Italy, were to be greatly regretted. He hoped, howev~r, that with the close of the war U

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the greatly excited minds of the people would b~come more pacified, and that it was, therefore, better not to sever any connectIons for ~he pre~ent-theywere at any rate already generally interrppted-and th~t a p.nlt~d act~on of t~e German Grand Lodges should be awaIted against thIS vIolatIon of MasonIc prin.. ciples. A motion was made however, that jf the report of the conduct of the French Lodges and their rude'violation of Masonic duty sho?-ld prove t~ be correct, that the Grand Lodge take the necessary steps to sever Its connectIon with the F'rench Lodges. It was argued that the step woulq. be px:emature, as the Grand Orient of F"rance wbich is in mutual representation WIth the Grand Lodge of Saxony had as yet not expressed its views on the conduct of some of its Lodges. Whatever steps the Gerlnan Grand Lodges migbt take at some future time, a protest would seem to be proper now. The following protest, prepared by Most Worshipful Bro.. Warnatz, was then :read and unanimously adopted. PROTEST.

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during the present war between Germany and France, the Lodge lei. .A.mi8 Ph'iZanthropique8 at Brussels, although not recognized by the Grand Lodge. also, the following ten Lodges affiliated with the Grand Orient of France viz . les 'lHn()$ophe8 de Berf.ru,. let; Disciples de Fenelon,. les H08pitaliers Francais; l' union de Belville,. l' Athenee Francai8; la Perseveranee,o les Amis de la Patrie' lea &&tateurs de Hene8,o l' Orientale and la Per8everante A'lf'lJitie, likewise the Grand Lodge of Switzerland, Alpina, and during the late political events in Rome, also the Grand Lodge of Italy, have issued manifestoes and transmitted them to the German Grand Lodges, in which they diACUSS in a passionate and partisan man.. ner political questions and affairs that are, on principle and in the interest of Masonry, excluded therefrom., and have clearly carried politics into Masonry. Now, therefore, the Grand Lodge of Saxony protests in the name of her Lodges against this abuse of Masonry, and reserves to itself further action, and cOlnmunication with the rest of the German Grand Lodges. The call made by the Grand Master on the Lodges to assist the families of soldiers during the war was liberally responded to. The Grand Orient of Lusitania, by letter of JUly 31, 1870, announced its union with the Suprerne (Jon.seil de la Maconnerie Portugaise into one Grand Lodge. Since the above was written, we have received Protocol No. 94, dated March 11, 1871, of the Grand Lodge of Saxony. Most Worshipful Bro. Warnatz opened the session of the Grand Lodge with a short address. After alluding to the peace which had just been concluded between France and Gerlnany, and deplored the misery which the war had entailed upon the people, and Its amelIoration as far as possible by acts of charity, in which the Masonic faternlty largely participated. The propositionA adopted by the Grand Masters' conference, hâ&#x201A;Ź'ld at Ham.. burg, to retain the Old Oharges as an historical monument, and add them to the constitutions of the Grand Lodges, and adopt the seven Masonic principles as a gelleral fundanlental law for tIle German Grand Lodges, were brought up for adoptIon. The Grand Master expressed the opinion that the adoptIon of the same, tor the preRent, could nowise operate prejudicially to the Grand Lodge as a revision of these seven principles was intended at the next Grand Masters' conference. The propositions were adopted without debate. A circular letter, dated December 2,1870, was received from the Grand Lodge Alpina, stating that she had deternlinoo. to oppose the intention of some of the LOdges nt PariSI. Henri IV and ptb.ers, to hold a meeting at Lausanne on the 15th of March, 1871, lor the purpose of trying the King of PrUSSia, etc. The presiding officer thought that the protest adopted at the last seSSIon preclUded the necessity of an answer, and that it was to be hoped that reason would take the place of infatuation. The Grand Master announced that the representative of the Grand Lodge of Saxony near the Grand Lodge of New York, Bro. Wm. Wtlgner, had :filled that position with exemplary fidelity for twenty-five yearsÂˇ during whIch time he had. carefully guarded the interest of the Grand Lodge of Saxony and zealously endeavored to preserve and cement the existing friendly relations and th&t he 'therefore deserved the thanks of the Grand Lodge. ' the ~~~t:~vedand unanimously adopted, that the remarks be spread upon

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Nothing has occurred during the year to disturb the harmony of the Grand Lodge of Saxony, or interfere with the prosperous condition of her daughter Lodges. GRAND LODGE ZU DEN DREI WELTKUGELN (THREE GLOBES), AT BERLIN, PRUSSIA. This Grand Lodge held a session March 3, 1870. The resolution adopted by the Grand Orient of France at its annual assembly, July 8.,l }869, and communicated to all foreign Grand Lodges, "that humani ty and lVJ.asonry are outraged when color, race) or religion suffice to prevent the entrance of a profane into the Masonic famIly," was noticed with the remark, that members of other just and perfect Lodges ,vere admitted to the meetings of bel' daughter Lodges, in the degree which they had acquired, if they possessed a certificate not over three years old and indorsed by their Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge has entered into mutual rep_resentation with the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Orient of BraZil (Valle d08 Benedictinos). The question of the right of jurisdiction, and the proposition to establish a tribunal for the arbitration of any differences that may arise between German Grand Lodges, is fnlly revi ewed. The right of jurisdiction is of peculiar interest to all American Grand Lodges, in view of the irrecconcilable difficulties thathaveariseu therefrom between our own and the Grand Lodge of Hamburg; and the severance of our friendly relations with the Grand Orient ot" F'rance, resulting froIn a question more particularly affecting the Grand Loda;~ of Louisiana, but of a similar import to that involved in our differences with nambnrg. The annual session of the Grand Lodge occurred on the 5th May, 1870. The Grand Master}, Bro. von Messerschmidt, opened tile Grand Lodge wi th au address. Eighty-two of the one hundred daughter Lodges remained unrepresented. It will be remembered, that in order to represent a daughter Lodge in the Grand Lodge, the representative rnust, according to the system prnctised by the Grand Lodge, have attained the so-called fourth degree. ~everal daughter Lodges, arguing that it is unnecessary to possess the fourth degree in order to represent a Lodge practising only the three first degrees, have uloved that the Grand Lodge may adopt a resolution, that in order to attend the Ma,y cont'erence of the Grand National Mother Lodge, when laws and matters are discussed that relate to st. John's Masonry: only, representatives of daughter Lodges need not possess the fourth, but shoUld have acquired the third degree in Masonry. The committee to whom this proposition was referred decided not to recommend this chan~e, as its adoption would not only change the fundamental law in important pOInts, but new elements would be introduced in the <:tr"an(l Lodge alongside of the fully entitled active members, which would be divided thereby in two sections. There would be active menlbers who would be entitled to participate in le~islation and in the dicussion ot' all otller subjects, and others who would be entItled to participate in the discussion touohing the atll1irs and proposed laws of St. John's Masonry. Whether the last named brethren would find any satisfaction in occupying that position, the committee did not Wish to determine. 'l'hey had no dOUbt, however, that if this proposition was carried into execution, it wonld effect a complete division of all Masonic legislation and business. Without further investigating the propriety and possibilt.y of such tiL divisiou, the committee were of" opInIon that a state of affairs would be created, which would be neither useful nor beneficial to the Masonic Union, but greatly prejudicial to the influence and efficiency of the Grand National Mother Lodge" and retard the spread of the higher degrees. The committee therefore recommended the adoption of the following: Resolved, That the motions to admit Master Masons to the May conferences be declined. The resolution was adopted. A. resolution to admit the Masters and Depaty Masters of Lodges who have not advanced beyond the third degree, as Lodge representatives to the May conferences, was also lost. The proposition, made the preVious year, to abolish the requirement of a. par~ieular religious confession for initiation into the first three degrees, was agaJ.n brought up for discussion. 'rhe Lodge at Gotha offered the following: l~ The Grand National Mother Lodge Three Globes, in the Orient of BerUn,

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declares that for an initiation into the first three degrees of Masonry the requirement of a particular religious creed is no longer to be adhered to. 2. The lTnion Directory is requested to prepare tlle necessary amendments to the statutes ln reference thereto, and subrnlt them to the May conference of next year for adoption. The Lodge at Krellznach supported. the foregoing propositions, and in case they should be lost, proposed the folloWIng: According to Sections 217 and 233 of the statute~, every Lodge bas the ri~ht to advance brethren who are permanent visitors, wIthout reference to theIr re.. ligious belief, in the St. J~h:f:l'~ degrees, whenever requested to do so by the LOdges in which they were Inltlated. The two Lodge~ at Soest and Osnabruck proposed to insert in the statutes: 1. For initiation in the three St. John's degrees, the requirement of a par.. tioular religious confession is no longer to be adhered to. 2. For au initiation into the three St. John's degrees, a particular religious confession Is no longer required. Both Lodges give their reasons for their propositions, and express the opin.. ion that the requirement of a pftrticular religious creed IS not supported, either in the idea nor by the history 01' Masonry. (1'he particulaF sphere for Masonry was nlorallty. Moral law is independent of creed, ~lld !s the same With all ethically and intellectually cultivated. The receptIon Into Masonry should therefore be n1ade tIle less dependent on a particular cr~ed, as it would thereby be circumscribed in one of its principal aims, that oflaboflng for the moral advance.. ment of the whole human race. It couLd not be accomplished, if, as heretofore a position of exclusiveness W3;S to be adhered to, and if on account. of creed' Which after all was only accidentally determined by birth and education, ad~ misSIon was refused to those who felt a desire to further improve themselves in and through 1"la1:>onry. Cornmon enlightenlnellt in social hfe as well as in Masonry demu,oded the acknowledgment of equal rights for all, and the abolition of the requirernent of a (;ertain creed. If by the adoption of a resolution at the May seSSIOn of 1868 non-Christian brethren were adlnitted as permanent visitors to our Lodges, It would be consistent if the requirement of a profession of Christianity as a condition for initiation 'would also be abandoned. Neither need it be taken into consideration, that this demand was supported by articles 4 and 12 of the Prussian Uon::;titution. The principle contained in these propositions was looked upon with favor by a part of the cOlnlnittee. It was particularly pointed out, that the three Prussian Grand Lodges occupied a very exceptional position in this respect, as the principle involved must be considered already established, and that in fact itl$ recognition 'vas simply a question of time. All other Grand Lodges had long since aecided in favor of adll1ission of non-Christians. rfhe question was a pressing one for the daughter Lodges. A decision was urgent, and would be readily found, if a discrimination was made between Christian ethics and do~mas; if the question was asked, not, What is the religious belief? but, What IS the conduct of the candidate? O~her members of the committee were determinedly opposed to the principle involved in the propositions. It was pointed out that if the question con.. nected therewith was decided in accordance with the views of the movers it would shake the foundation of the whole system, and irreparably tear asunder the whole Lodge Union. It was therefore, above all, desirable that these guestiOIlS should not be discussed anew with every recurring year, but that they should be postponed until the time flx.ed by legislative enactment. In the meantime, the other side might become satisfied ot' the wrongfulness of the step, or for the sake of preserVing the peace of tile Union, would abstain from a renewat of these proposltions. It was considered erroneous, however, if it was argued that, beCtltuse the order :prescribed no particular creed to its members, that 11onUhrlstlans could be inlLiated or advanced. It was true, the order did not ask whether the candidate was a Oatholic, Protestant, an Anabaptist, etc.., bue it dId denland of him a bellef in Ohrist; and because of the pure a.nd advanced tenor of its moral teachings, compared with all other creeds, iLs was the basis for all its efforts and the foundation of its efficiency, if it is to correspond wi th the development of a ciVilization of two thousand years and fulfill the object of its miSSIon. The whole doctrine of the order, its custolns and symbols, were founded tlpon Christianit.yand found their explanation in the same. It was impossible for the Union Directory to ever assent to a resolution perlnitiing the admission of non-Uhristianshbecause it was inimical both to the object or the order and the knowledge of t e lnner Orient of our system. But asIde ot' this it ought to be taken into consideration whether it really could be called tolera~ tion and brotherly and ChrIstian love, when non-Christ.ian, who are received &s bretllren, were forced to subruit to symbols and teachings which were false according to their belief, and when, from a pretended love of' those outside of the Union, a large number of brethren were offended by demands which to them seem incompatible with the name and nature of that Uuion t which they so

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hiO'hly value. However thoroughly and amply educated one who is not a profe:sor of Christianity may appear, he can not be considered as standing upon the same level of moral perception and education, and therefore nlust be deprived of the internal equality with the brethren of the Union, WhICh is justly considered to be one of tile fundamental laws of the order. These arguments were replied to, however. The principle ot' law Volenti non jiin"uria stepped in here. If a non-Christian volunta.rilyoffered himself for in&iation into tbe order, it was neither intolerance nor unfairness if he was asked to submit to its customs and symbols. Not albeit, but because the Masonic order was Ohristian, it was its dllty in the sense of Hs Lord and Master, who says' hOOIDe unto llle all," to dra,v to itself those differing in opinion and belief路路to receive and educate them. This contrariety of opinion did 110t lead to a union on the principle,. the correctness oj which is supported by five votes on one side, whilst it is contested by the same number on the other side. 'l7ke committee, therefore, could not determine upon a report expressing its views, but must leave the decision on the foregoing proposit~ons to the discussion and resolution oj the G'rand Lodge. The chairman desired, that, inasmuch as the committee could not arrive at a conclusion that actIon be postponed until the time should arrive for the revision of the laws. The matter was discussed, however, by a number of brethren, who argued that there exists no denominatIonal Masonry, and particularly was this the case with the St. John's degrees. Masonry esteerned the Inoral man only, and as Masons we should know no ha!t"-brothers. JUSL as lIttle as there existed a denonlinational Masonry,just as little existed a Prus8ian Masonry. Ever~r one who acknowledged the existence of God, could place his hand on the book of St. John, the book of love, etc. By a large majority vote, action was finallypostponed.until thetilne should arrive fortherevisiol1 of the constitution.. 1

The Directory of the Grand Lodge Three Globes is invested wUh the power of vetoing any law or resolution that rnay be adopted by the Grantl Lodge. One

of the daughter Lodges made a propositIon to

,~brogate this ext.rordinary power an amendment, which was referred to the proper cOlnrnittee, who recom.. mended Its rejection for the following reasons: Because the Gr~tnd National Mother Lodge was an independent Grand Lodge, that had constituted tile different daughter LodgeB, and therefore had not acquired her superior authority through her daughter Lodges, and was not dependent upon them; but, on tile contrary, the latter were dependent upon her. 'rhat the Grand Nntional Mother Lodge bad constituted herselfas an independent Gr~~nd Lodge UpOll her own prin.. ciples, ~~nd as such had received a pH,tent fl'OIn the protecLlon of King' Frederick WilliaIll II., on the 9th February, 1796. r:rhat III consequence thereof~ au d to obtaln a solid footing for her labors, she adopted fundu.ll1elltal h"1wS on tlle 22d Novem.. bel', 1797, according to which she constituted by election u, suprelne Union autllorit;}'I",-the Union DirectorY,-which is the representative, executive and ratifying body in external relations; and the only authori ty for ill ternal tlJ:ft1::tirs, that is to preserve the laws according to which the labors of the Grand National Mother Lodge are regulated; and that this suprerne authority, consisting of" seven brethren, elected ad dies vitce, decides all external atll"1irs in ("onJunction with the Grand Lodge, but is enLirely independent in interna,l affairs; that, atter the Grand Lodge had been. invested with corporate rights by the patent ot" F'ebruary 9, 17H6, and the conditions of the edict of October 20, 1798, nothing was left but to elect from among themselves it smaller nUlnber as representatives, who are to transact all external business, and aSSllme all responsibility toward the state for any violations of t.he penal laws ; and finally, that, for that reason it was neoessary to invest the Union Directory with the rjght of approval or rejection of any resolutions adopte-d by tIle Grand l.Jodge, because no one will assume the responsibility tor resolutions adopted by other/:). The Grand Lodge celebrated St. John's day on the 24th June. At the special session of August 25, 1870, the Grand Lodge donated 6,000 tbaleI'S for the support of the wounded in the war with !i'rance and the relief of the children of tbose who fell in battle. At the session of Septenlber ~ 1870, it was announced that twenty-two daughter Lodges had contributed 21 2Gb thalers for the same purpose"

The_ presiding officer made the followillg report of the Proceedings of the Grand Masters' Conference, held at Hamburg, June 7, 1870: "The first and most important subject in order," he said, "was the discussion of Bro .. Paul's draft 'OIl the fundamental prinoiples of Masonry, based ~~~.1;1,~he Old Charges of the Oonstitution of the Grand Lodge of England in

The question, " What is really to be considered the fundamen tal pri nciple of Freemasonry ttl' caused a searching and lengthy debate. '1'11e one side, particula.rly the representatives of the Berlin Grand Lodges, contended that it was Ohristianity, whilst the other side insisted that it 1s the so-called humanitarian principle.

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The representatives of the latt~r opinion ackno~ledged,h0'Yev~r, that the true humanitarian principle :tInds lts correct expreSSion and reallzatlon in the Christian moral law only; whilst the representat~vesof the first view iUElisted that the Christian principle enunciated by the.m, IS not to be looked t'or in an outward confession of a positive dogma, but In ,the acknowledgment and o}).. servance of the Christiau moral laws. To satisly, as much as possible, both sides, it was agreed to adopt the following principle f"or the three St. John's degrees: (Here are recited Sections 1 and 2 of the General, Mas~nic PrinclpI~s,adopted at the Grand lVlasters' conference, at Hamburg, W 1nch will be found In another part of our report.) 'fhe representatives of" the Berlin Grand Lodges gave notice however that the requirement of a pro1ession of Christianity would not be excluded irom their systems. In reference to the hOld Uharges," it was agreed t,hat their requirements were no longer in accord with the spirit of the age but that they should be acknowledged an d preserved, without amendment as historical 'Jnonument. It was also considered desirable, that in case of a. ditJ:erence between two Grand Lodges, a third Grand Lodge shall be called in as arbitrator. In regard to the investigation of the character of candidates, the following principles are recommended for adoption: (The rules 1-5 in the Protocol of the Grand Masters' conference are here recited.) The balance of the discussion otIered nothing ot" general interest. The presiding officer then proposed the following question for discussion: "Does it appear desirable that In case of differences between two Grand Lodges a third shaH be called in as arbitrator?" The assembly was not inclined to discuss the question until the Grand Masters' conference shall have made detlnite propositions for the execution 01 the same. At the session of October 13, 1870, it was resolved to recognize the neWly formed Grand Lodge of Hungary, and enter into friendly relations with her by the apPolntmen t of rnutual representatives. The Grand Master stated, that according to information received from the Grand Orit:1ut of Italy, of :::september 7, IH70, the Grand Urient would be removed to Rome as soon as the seat of the Italian government was transferred to tha.t city. The communication speaks 01:" the subject as follows: "At this moment the Italian government is about to take possession of Rome in the name ot' national sovereignty. To Masonry belongs a great share oithe honor 01' having brought about ttlis result. It will deprive the head 01 the Oatholio Inquisition of the right over life and death, and will aSSIst in freeing the world of Papal Infallibility, whilst, at the same tIme, it Will streugthen and cement, for the benefit of mankind, the reunion of the Italian i'aml1y, after a decline and slavery of several hundred years. "In consequence of this event, we have ordered the transfer of the Grand Orient from b"lorence to Rome s the future capital 0:1' the nation." The Grand Lodge held a h Lodge of Sorrow" on the 2d November, and a. quarterly session on the 1st Decernber, 1870. In consequence of a circular addressed by the Grand Lodge to the daughter Lodges affiliated with her, 1,148 thalers were collected for the Lodge at Stras.. bourg. The Grand Master alluded to several circulars that had been publishedt damaging to Masonry, and detrimental to German Freemasonry, among which are: 1. The manifesto of the ten Lodges of Paris, of September 16, 1870. 2. The circular of the Lodge "les Amis Philanthropes," at Brussels, of september 11, 1~70. 8. Several publications of Italian Lodges and brethren. 4. The manifest~of the Grand Lodge H Alpina," of SWitzerland, of Septem.. ber 3, 1870. He said: H The manifesto of the ten Paris Lodges is proof that their members are tar frOln cahning down, from a btate of the greatest excitement and passion, into tllat of it qUiet and earnest judgment. .Not only have they, by political dlscussio~s, violated the 1'und.~nlell~lprinciples ot' .lVlasonry, but they have even gone so tar as to excomlnunlcate, In the name of .M.~onry our iUus.. triotls brethren, his Majesty the King, and illS royuJ h19h1less the Crown Prince b'rederick William, atter citing both to appear and. delelld theluselves before a Masonic tribunal at Paris. " If proceedings like these, clearly evincing a frenzied hallucination, can only be deeply regretted, we must, nevertheless, tully assent to the views and utterances ot the Grand Lodges of Bayreuth and Hamburg, contained in the

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circulars of November 1st and 18th; particularly in respect to a united action in this matter by all German Grand Lodges. " The rest of the circulars, etc., before mentioned, are tilled, more or less, with political discussion, and therefore violate the Masonic principle, that. ~ potitical questions of the day must not be discussed at Lodge meet1ngs.' Aside from this they do not occupy an impartial position. They are generally partial to F'rance', and unjust to Germany." To examine into these occurrenc~sJ grievous to Masonry, and to take united action in the premises, the Grand lV.labters' Union (of the three Berlin Grand Lodges) held a lueetillg on the 24th ot" November, 1870, when the following conclusions were arrived at: 1 In view of the manifesto of the ten Paris Lodges, of September 16, 1870, and in consideration that the Grand Odent of France, as the superior authority. has not signified its disapproval of the same, all connection with the Grand Orient of J:l rance, and the Lodges affilIated thereWith, is to be severed; it is no longer to be recognIzed as a MasonIC corporation in future, and Us members are to be ret'used admission to our Lodges. 2. In reference to the Lodge les Amis Philantropeb', at Brussels, a communication is to be addressed to the Supreme Oonseil de Belgique, on behalf" of" the three Prussian Grand Lodges, inquiring what steps had been taken in regard to the manitesto issued by said Lodge, SepteIuber 15, 1b70, as it was not desired that the existing MasonIC relations should be dIsturbed. 3. To cease all intercourse with the Grand Orient of Italy, on account of the letter of" Grand Master Bro. ]'rapoli, of I::)eptember 7; because it had clearly violated its const1tution, which prohibits dIScussion of politics in Lodges, and it is theretore no longer to be enumerated as a recognized Masoni<: body on the rolls of the Grand Lodges. 4. In relation to the manifesto of the Swiss Grand Lodge .Alpina, dated Lausanne, t:5eptember 3, 1870, actIon is to be reserved until thE' language ot' tne manIfesto can be fully exalnined.

GRAND LODGE ROYAL YORK, ZUR FREUNDSCHAFT, BERLIN, PRUSSIA.

We have received the Protocols of this Grand Lodge, covering the period from March 7, 1<;70, to March 6, 1871. The circular of the Grand Oriento! France, or October 25,1869, in reference to the discontinuance of all intercourse wIth bOd.ies that do not acknowledge the prinCiple that hur.t1.anity and lVlasollry are outraged, etc., was placed on file. The Grand Lodge assented to an exchange of printed transactions with the Grand Lodge ot" Alabama, but refused to enter into relations with the ~anctuary of patr:iarclls (Rite ot .M.eluphis) 1n "&;gypt, 0:1:" which Pr1uce Hallm-Pasha IS the head. A like dIsposition was mad.e OJ: Ult:' applicaLion of the Suprelue Council (Rite of Melnphit:3) ot .New York. Mutual representation was established with the Grand Louge of Scotland d08 Benedlctino8 (BraZil,) and Hungary. A.t the session of June 8th, Most Worshipful Bro. Schnackenburg reported the follOWIng extract from tile Pl~OLOcol ot" a seSSIon of the Grand Masters' Union (Herlin,) of ~lay 14: "The drat't of Bro. Paul, for a revision of the Old Charges, is to be dIscussed at the eon!erence of the Grand lVlasterb' 01 Germany, at Hamburg. 'l'he quest10n raised l.>y the Grand Lodge Royal York. H What position do the sister Grand Lodges (of Berlin,) intend to assume in reference to the propOSitIOn, to be brought up lor deciSIon at all early day, in regard to the illitiation ot" Jews 1" was also discu::;sed at this Grand Masters' UnIOD.

The draft for a revision of the Old Charges made by Bro. Warnatz, of Dres-

den, was deexned better adu.pted to tIle requirelnents of the times tt.lan the one proposed by Bro. PaUL, etc. The diSoul::lsion of the question raised by the Grand Lodge Royal York, in reference to the initiation of Jews, IS oX peCUliar signIficance as regards the two other .Berlin (jraud Lodges. Most Worshipful Bro. Schuackenburg stated explicitly that the Grand Lodge Royal YorK would not be able to avoid a decislon of Lhe question In regard to tI1.e 111ltiation of Jews at an early day, as lL was demanded by'some of Aer daughter Lodge::;, au<.l it ought, therefore, to be considered, what her 1'e1&-

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tiona to the two sister Grand Lodges would be,}f she shou.1 d ~ecide the question in the atnrmative. In general and tlnd~r certa~np~se!,vatlonl:S, the Gran?- Lodge Royal Yorlt deemed it proper to. permIt the In.ltlatlo.n of Jews, proV,lded the approval of l11s Majesty, the King, the most IllustrIoUS protector, IS given tfiereto. The repl'esentatives of th~ Grand National Moth~r Lodge Three G:lobes, declared therenpon, that on theIr part the a,gree~e~t of the three ,~rU~~lal1 Grand Lod<yâ&#x201A;Źs in reference to the general ~a,sonlC Pf1llcIp,le~ 9 f ~arch 28, 1~60, ruUl:;t be adhered to" that with them 1he deCISIon as to the InitIation of JewfS wHssiInply ritualistic 'and that it ('ould hardly be expe~ted that. any of the present. members of the Union Directory would deviate from the above mentioned princi.. pIes. But they would, nevertheless, freelya('knowledge, and give the~r brotherly assurance that the step proposed by the Grand Lodge R()~Y'al York, In reference to the initiation of Jews-if limited t~ the three st. John's degrees-~hould create no dissensions between the two sIster Grand Lodges. The representatives of the Gr~nd Lodge. of ,Ger~any re~arked, that, thus far they had not received even a SIngle apphc~tlo~ from theIr daughter Lodgel:i to pt-lonlit the initiation of Jews, and that In VIew of the purely Chl'i~tlan position which the members of th,eir sy~tem obligated ~henH~elv~s to occupy WIth their entrance into the Order, It would have to be deCIdedly refused. Nevertheless, the sanle assurance just given on the part of the Grand National Mother Lodge lnight be extended by theIn, that if the Grand Lodge Royal York should at some future time take the step as proposed by her daughter Lodges, that it n-ever will becorne a cause for <1iscord bet,veen the Grand Lodges concerned; but that the view expressed in the letter of Dec. 6, 1848, would be adhfl'l'ed to.. It was stated, that of the eighty Grand Lodges of the world, seventY-five with about 9000 danghter Lodges, inItiated Je''Ws, 'whilst only five Grand Lodges' viz, the three Prussian Grand Lodges, and the Grand Lodges of ~weden and Dellmark, ,vith about ~O d~Lughter Lodges, were opposed to their initiation, and it wa~ not considered at all hazardous if Olle or the other of the last named five Grand Lodges joined the great nu",Jority of the Grand LOdges in regard to the Jewish que~tIOll. It was also deemed proper that the purely Christian position should be re.. tain~d by some Grand Lodges, so that in their daughter Lodges those Inembers might tind admission who desired to satisfy their conscience In this respect. Whatever shape the question in relation to the initiation of Jews may assume in the Prussian Lodges, the tltree F1'u8sian Grand Lodges wilt nevel'thele88

remain at pc/ace with each other.

The accession of a number of Lodges, formerly affiliated ,yUh the now de.. funct Grand Lodge of Hanover, to the Grand Lodge Hoyal Yurl\:, strengthened the clement that exi!:)ted ill the latter, and which had labored for a refornl. of the exclusive system of the Berlin Grand Lodges. lV!.. W. Bro. Schnackenburg now seen18 to admit that the time is not far distant when at least t.he Grand Lodge Royal York will give In its adhesion to the humanitarIan principle, to the true Masonic principle of universality. 'l'llat, at least oue of the three Berlin Grand Lodges WIll discard a predjndice, to which they have heretofore adhered contrary to the ancient laws of the institution. .PeculIarly appropriate would this step be on the part of the Grand Lodge Royal York, innsmuch as she is the dIrect offspring of the Grand Lodge of England whose ritual she practices even

now.

The remark "that it was deemed proper that the purely Christian pOl:;ition should be retained by some Grand Lodge, ill order that members might find admission therein Who desired to satisty their conscieuoes in this respect" is certaInly a singular one, when it is consIdered that Masonry t'ronl its 111Ceptton was placed upon the basis of universality, that no other profession is, or ought ever to be, demanded of the candidate, who seek!:) to gaIn adlnission in the institution, than a belief in God. It is reasonaJJle to lSuppose that the conSCiences of these brethren WOllld find greater satisfaction, if they became members o{ the ehurch to which they belong by relIgious conviction, instead of seeking it in an institution that does not require ~1n acl~nowledgment of a particular creed, but which simply den1ands from its votaries all acknowledgment of that Deity to whom we should all with rev~rence bow. The Grand Lodge celebrated St. John's day. ÂĽ. W. Bro. Scbnackenburg, in his address to the Grand Lodge maue the follOWIng remarks: t "The intimate relations of the Grand Lodges 011 both sideR of the ocean so beneficial to individual brothers in foreign countries, increase from year to year.

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New Grand Orients spring into existence in countries where not long since a l1'reemason was treated like the vilest crin1inal. GerInany with its seven Gntnd Lodges is rapidly advancing to","'ards a union, by rernoving the barriers through its Grand Master's conferences, and has proved tha t the be~t and most en Ugh tened men of the nation are a unit in regard to the principal questions ot the day Whilst unity has been strongly advocated in these conferences, the leveling 'process, as well as the mystical obscuration of Masonry, was as forcibly opposed. A united spirit pervades these conferences, and this spirit will not fail to bear rich fruit. But a glance at this grand society, and at the noble and ~ighty ideas by which it is supportecl and Visibly realized Ulore and more, imposes the solemn duty upon all bretllren to preserve within themselves the spirit of love and justice, of purified religion and truthfulness. 'Man grows with his aims,' says our great poet, and we ulay add, that he sins against the Holy SpIrIt if he perseveres in narrowegotil:iffi in a grand and advancing age. May our Lodge always remain a genuine ternple of the purel:it hurnanity; not only to be taught, but also practiced in accordanee with the old principles of our union. May we concentrateinto a focus, as it were, the rays of reason, that are breaking forth more and more in the world and among the human race, and return them life-sustaining to the world with the warmth of' brotherly love,. the spark of which was thrown among mankind by our ancestors. Finally, should fanaCicIsm ever again lift its head against us, may we not lack the strength to acknowledge openly and fearlessly that we are champions of li~bt and truth, of human rights and brotherly love. And may T. G. A. O. T. U. glve his blessing thereto." The Grand Orator delivered the oration, from which we cull the following passages: "Much that is of interest is furnished us by the reports of the proceedings of the Lodges In America, but also so luuch that is contradictory and in opposition, that we, who are used to the :socuLl relations in our own :state, can hardly explaln, much less solve or conciliate the b~~une. r.rhis much is certain, however, that Lodges spread' with the Bible and the plow,' in all the newly acquired territories and seLtlen1ellts, fl.. nd that their gro\vth, from year to year, is most extraordinary. It bas been calculttted that there are abotl t 10,000 Lodges in the world, ot" Which nunlber 6,700 ttre in the United States 01 North America, and 300 In Germany. How gigantlc their growth is in particular St,ates may be gathered fronl the following: 1"wenty-tive years ago Iowa, had four Lodges, with about 100 melnbers· now It bas 232 Lodg~s, ,vitti about 10,000 lnembers; North Carolina numbers 211 Lodges, with t1,OOU ulelllbers; Illinois has chartered thirtyseven Lodges in one year; in the Lodges affiliated with the Grand Lodge ot Tennessee 2,000 have been initiated, 1,HH2 passed, and 1,900 raised, and uuo affiliated in one year · the Grand Lodge of New York nurnbers 70,000 nlembers, of which 23,000 are J ews; * without ("ounting the colored Masons, and the two Lodges chartered by the Grand Lodge of l:Iamburg. Our Grand Lodge has been for some time in frIendly cOlunlunlcatioD, by mutual representatioll t with tbe Grand Lodge of Louisialla, and tor the year past also ,vith the Grana Lodge of Illinois. '1'lle full reports tran~mItted to us by the former give us a clear picture of her doings, as well as of that of the Arnericall Grand Lodges in cOlnmunication with her; and if', on the one side. Arnerican Masonicjournall$ find pleasure in using expreSSions like these, •'1'11e German Grand Masters, with the exception of the Grand JYlaster of the Grand Lodge at Bayreut.h, throw down the gauntlet to progress, and will have to l:iUCeunH),' or In another, 'Freemasonry ill Prussia can hardly recei ve a greater retrograde developrnent than it has heretofore recelved;' on the othor hand, the friendly ltlliance with the two named Grand Lodges Rermits us to hope that,. in regard to our own Grand Lodge at least, they wlll know how to answer properly the unfonnded accusations, at any rate unjust against our Grand Lodge, in the proper place and at the right time." It would seelU unnecessary to repea t again What has been stated already so often, that, unlike some G1'~tnd Lodges in Europe, the Grand Lodge of New York has no law on her statutes tlULt prevents the initia,tion of rnen of all nations or races. r1'hey can all gain adrni~Hion in her daughter Lod~es, if there is no objection rnade through the bnllot-box. Thequa,litil·ations that we require of the candidate are, that he must believe ill God; that he is freeborn, of lawful age, hale, no WOluan or etUltlo!l, and pOSBeSl:ieS a good character. We believe that b1 this rel-;pect we are stricti.)? adhering to th~ laws upon which ~lasonry was originally t"ounded, bnt 1'roIn which ot,hers have deviated. At the session of the Grand Lodge, September 5th, a second letter of the Grand Lodge of' rrenn(!~see, of June 20, 1870, ,vaB read, repeating the request for the appointment ot Illutual reprl'sencatives.

* Our Lodges keep 110 1'('co1'd of the religious belief of their lllombers. How the Grand Orator has a,l'l'ivcd at the tigure of 23,000 we have no means of ascertaining.-[CoM.] .

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The resolutions adopted by the Granq Masters' Union <l?erlin) ill regard to the manifestoes of ft political tendency, Issued by the ParIs, etc., Lpdges (see report Three Globes) were laid before the Grand Lodge at the seSSIon of De.. celnber 5, 1870, and the following action taken thereon: The Grand Lodge Royal York resolves: 1. To execute the agreement entered into at the Grand Masters' Union, November2Uh. 2. The proceedings proposed by the Grand Masters' Union are approved. 8. The step taken by Grand Ma~ter Bro. Frapoli, S~ptem bel' 7th, was not considered as the act of the Grand OrIep,t of Italy; t.bat I~ would b,e proper to inquire of' tha.t Grand Orient, 'Yh.ether It appro,:eq of ~he ?lreular ?f hel: Grand Master and if not what steps It Intended to tal~e In older to deprIve BIO. Fra.. poli of 'the OP, portunity of violating in the future the existing statutes in his ca.pacityas Gl"t'tnd J.\ifaster. 4. In reference to the action of ,the Swiss ~rand ~odge Alpina, the same action wai'; taken as under 1, because In the manIfesto Issued by her, she was fully as guilty of a want of nloderation as were the French Lodges. The report of the session of the Conference of the Grand J.\1r~sters of Germany (which will be found in another part of <?n~ report) was .subrultt.ed; but no rnotion being made to take action thereon, It IS SImply printed With the Protocol for information. At the quarterly session of the Grand Lodge, March 6, 1871, the proposition made by the two Grttnd Lodges of Spain: 1. The G1-and Orient National d' Es-pagne, at Madrid, Bro. D. Ramoll, Ma. Calatrava, Grand Master. 2. 'ÂŁhe Gran Logia de Espanna, at Madrid, B!o. Manuel R.uiz Zorilla, Grand }Iaster for recognitIon and mutnal representatIon were decl1ned. The Impression prevails that these Lodges permit discussions of political and religious questlOns in their Lodges. GRAND LODGE OF GERMANY, BERLIN, PRUSSIA.

Tho principnl event in this Grand Lodge during the past year, of which we have received Information, is the celebration of its centenary existence, which tQok place on the 24th day of June, 1870, in the presence of a large number of mernbers of Lodges in Berlin and other parts of Prussia. There were also pres.. ent deputations trom other countriâ&#x201A;Ź:'s. Tbe king 01' Sweden addressed a letter to the Grand Lodge which 'WitS delivered by COUll t Salzu, his special deputy. The king of Prussia also sent a congratulatory letter. The day previous to the celebration the Grand Lodge met, wbetl the Grand Master, Most Worshipful Von Dachroeden, delivered an address, ill which he sketched the principal events in the history of the Gra,nd Lodge. The ritual adopted by the Grand Lodge and her daughter Lodges, he said, was obtained by Bro. Von Ziullendort', in 1760, a:ld is the bo-called Swedish sys.. tem. '1'11e Grand Lodge was formed, and its officers elected on the 23d of June, 1770. The con~ervative ideas that prevail j n this Inost exclnsive of Prussian Grand Lodges, are well expressed in that part of his address where he alludes to the oath which demands H~tn inViolable fidelity a"nd unalterable literal adherence to.J."and observance of the laws, customs, and usages of the ancient and venerable .tWyal Art, trallsnlitted to them." "Our structure," he said, "rests upon a firm foundation, and is unalterable; for that reason, nothing has been changed in the fundamental principles." "One hundred years ago we recei"ved from Sweden the ancient document, according to which 'we work to the present day. Ij'lifty years ago, came to us from Sweden, the old acts, on the basis of which our ritual alld tenets becanle more extendeq.?.,..without necessitatin~ a deviation from our old fundamen tal documents. we have now received from Sweden, as a gift, for our centenary celebration, the last information which was wanting, andstlchdoCllmelltsand historical intelligence as will bring near to a solution an hundred yea.rs of doubt of our dese~nt. The Swe.dish Brotherhood gives w~th true love, because it gives all that It possesses lIke the source of light, WhICh does not become dim because another has been lighted by it." He then ~a~d, that by years of labor the first Book of the Lodge is now prepared, contaInIng a collection of all the laws now in force and which will make their organization fully intelligible to every brother. Everything has beenprey

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pared to impart, through extensive abstracts from dOCUUlents, a positive knowledo'e of these otherwise inaccessible treasures to trustworthy brethren of the hi~her degrees of the Order, and particularly fnrnish to the Masters of Lodges authentic material for their labors, etc. He further states that the Grand Lodge had uni ted wi th other Grand Lodges for the purpose of investigatin~historical points, which are not clear, and that the rich gift received from the Fraternity of Sweden is now in process ot" being worked up. The celebration itself occurred on the 24th June. The Grftnd IJodge was opened by the Grand Master of the Order, the Crown Prince of Prussia, who, in the name of the king, welcomed aU brethren present, and laying particular stress upon the expression that his words were addressed to the wliole Frater~itY he gave the assurance that his house felt an interest in the Union which is prospering under its protection. The address which he delivered was of nearly one hour's duration, and was well received. The position which he occupies, being the head of Masonry in Prussia, invests his W'ords with particular significance. The bold position he takes is an unheard-of event in this most conservative of all Prussian Grand Lodges. Its freshness and warrnth eVidently reflect his sincere convictions. It ~s full of a noble liberality, and proposes a complete reform programme. Coming from the highest quarter, there can be no doubt that his suggestion will be adopted by the Grand Lodge. The views entertained by the conservative portion of this Grand Lodge are well reflected in the short abstract from the address of Bro. Von Dachroeden, above given. The address of the Crown Prince, representing the liberal side., has attracted great attention in every part of Masonic Germany. It speaks for itself, and we feel justified in giving it entire. He said: "My Brethren:-The solemn moment has arrived when we are to close the first century of the existence of the Grand Lodge of Germany. Before we proclaim the beginning of the new century, I ask your attention to a few words, which I feellmpelled to address to you OIl the occaSlon of this celebration, as DeputlY Protector and as Grand ~1aster of the Order. " As Deputy Protector, the three Prussian Grand Lodges are alike near to me, and I find no difticulty therein, as, according to my conviction, there exists but one Masonry, which manifests itself in the different systerns in different forms only. r.rhat this bas been possible, tllttt. ::;0 luany bntnehes have Aprung from one Freemasonry, is re~tuily explained from the peculiarity of our Order and its hiBtorical developlnent. H We call Freemasonry an art, even a royal art. By this it is undoubtedly intended that true Freemasonry is not really a scienCE", but also n, Skill, yes, the highest skill,-the representation of morality in lit"e. But, my bTethreu, there is another side of !-i'reemasonry, by ,vhich it is related to ~1rt. "Freemasonry, like the plastic art, brings it.A truths before the mind thl'ough forms perceptible to the senses. There is, however, tbis difl:erellce, that art creates images, directlyelul.>odying the idea of the artist, whilst Freemasonry employs symbols, that Inerely intirnat,e the idea, and signs, with which ideas and trnths, however proper, are more or less arbitrarily connected. This symboli~m, therefore, is well ad~1pted to the objectR of Freemasonry. Because signs and ideas do not entirely cover each other, and the lu,tter ~t1n not find full and direct expression in the former, therefore signs need particnlar explanation., and are the means of bringing before the iniLinted that which the uninitiated can not divine. "It may easily be possible, however, that these symbols may be variously explained, from the simplest relations to life to the most abstract ideas, from. the most earnest truths to the merest trifles. And it nlight also easily occur, that in different circles, and under various relations, these forms nlight multiply themselves in manifold ways" and in greater or lesser number and variety.. If we consider further, that according to information received, the tl'aditions of our Order have been handed down to us in more than one way, it is easily explained how divergent systems could have sprung into existence. uYet it is clear that, with all this diversIty, there still exists but one Freemasonry, sprung from the san'le sources, val'iotlsly formed, and differently colored under manifold 1n11 uences. H 1'1118, it is to be regretted, is not always recognized in our Union as it ought to~. 'rhe past century was not wanting in violent struggles and odious heresio~ botween the differen t systems. Let us thanlt God that it is altogether different wHh the close of the century_ ~'We are rejoiced to-day, to find the rePtesentatives ofvarions Grand Lodges participate in a brotherly manner in the celebration of this f~stival. Let us J

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thank all brethren who have contributed thereto, that this consciousness of the unity of Freernasonry has spread more and more. Let us thank bis majesty the king, our Illost illust,rious protector, in particular, that by his influence the Prussian Grand Lodges have been brought nearer to each.other, ,vhereby a feel.. ing of unity between tile Lodges and brethren of the varlOUS systems has been awakened and preserved. " As far as I myself am concerned, this united action corresponds with my candid wishes and convictions, and as the Deputy of our most illustrious pro.. tector I feel under particular obligations to follow my father in this effort. I therefore mUbt earnestly" entreat you, my brethren, to boldfirm1y in future the ItDowledge of the unity of Freemasonry, and to the harmony of the differ.. ent systerns. I.et everyone discard. the yain belief that he alone possesses the whole and genuine truth, and that for thIS truth he alone has the true and cor~ reet 1'01'10. May the new century become the new epoch, when everyone will lneet with brotherly esteem and ackllowledgmen t those that differ from him in thought and work through different forms, and carry the sbield of peace be.. fore bis heart. Is it an honor to us, when we pride ourselves 011 possessing the best traditions and the most correct interpretations, whilst we neglect to solve the true problem of the Royal art, and be influenced by the teachings of OUr Order anu practICe them in life? What value is there attached in calling each other brother in the circle of ll'lreemasonry, when the contention for superiority leaus to the discardIng of every brotberly sentiment. No! Direct your atten.. tion to the grand teaChings and truths which our signs and symbols represent in F'reemasonry; guard agaInst the danger of considering the trivial and unessential the main object of Freemasonry, and be not the causeoi' making second.. ary affairs the great questions, and drive them as a wedge into the prolific tree the roots of WhICh reach back thousands of years, and splinter it into useless slnall pleces. "Let us strive for that unity which makes the various Grand Lodges, remembering their common descent and problem, the menlbers of one grand body, reselnbling the provinces of all empire, each of which preserves its p~culiaritieb, bu L whicll are, nevertheless, uni ted by love for king and fatherland, by a. unIted, WIlling effort to labor for the welfare and prosperity of the whole enlpire. UUl ty! is the wish that I proclaim to all brothers on this beautiful festival! "I now address myself particularly to the Grand Lodge that celebrates its centenary existence to-day, the Grand Lodge of Germany, and to which I hold particular relatIons as Master of the Order. She has been up to the present time the object of" ~tttack$, which, occasionally, were very Invidious. 'l'hese attacks, however, can not embarrass us, inasmuch as they clearly demonstrate that our adversaries are imperfectly acquainted with only fragments of the history and doctrines of this Grand Lodge. Uommon experience teaches that even :alen of education pass by fragments of antiques with contempt, whilst to the artist, who understands how to construct the whole figure in his mind, even the srnaUest fragnlent of a work of art is ot' greal value. "He only is competent to judge of this Grand Lodge who thoroughly under.. stands her rites, regulations and history. 1 would ask, however, it something could not be done on our part to enable larger circles to form a correctjudgment. And here I desir~ to directparticularaLtentlon to one point. 'l'he docu.. ments of the Grand Lodge state, explicitly and unequivocally, that the history of the origin and development of this rite differs from the history of other systems. 'ÂŁhey state that our Order has received the same informatIon as the rest of the Freemasons, but by diIferent means, tbrough other mediums, and therefore through other forms of evidence. This dissimilar transmission of the same information, even if it has led to a different representation and arrangemenf;., would, P:l. our day, be no cause in i tseU for the separation of the Grand Lodge Irom the rest of the Masonic world. It has become the cause of separations, llowever, because the saIne documents require that the full history of the Grand Lodge must remaln a secret, and can finally be communicated only to a few of the oldest and most reliable brethren. "This reqUirement, however, even the last century could fulfill imperfectly only, and it will become less possible every hour, if we do noL make a distinction that lies in the nature oj things; if we do not separate from the tradition that is intImately connected with the symbolic acts and mysteries of the varlOUS degrees of our order, the history of the origin and develop'Jnent oj the Grand Lodge, and publish the same 80 as to enable anyone to examine it. "With this we would remove the evil of having this history of our Gralld Lodge, with which o~her }i'lreemason.s could not remain entirely unacquainted, drawn from uncertain sources and clrculated 1n an imperfect and falsified manner, which not only sustains and disseminates incorrect opinions but even engenders doubts with many brethren of our own circle, as to our descent. " I do not intend to prefer charges against our ancestors, by expressing a wish

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fi this change. On the contrarY,-in common with you, I acknowledge that our t~nks are due to those of our departed brethren who acquired our aocuments

by labor and through sacrifices, and who, during a long century, frequently under difficulties and care, and often even withouc the reward of a full under-

standing, have piously guarded and transmitted them to us. But whatever may have influenced them to extend this secret, can not induce us to bind ourselves just as closely under changed circumstances, when we consider that the history of the origin ot our rite is and can be no longer a secret for the reason that the historical relations of the Grand Lodge have repeatedly appeared in print., and to our regret and detriment incorrectly. ~'I therefore do not hesitate to-day, with the beginning of the new century, to break through the walt of the historical secrecy hitherto observed, and to publish here, on the occasion of this celebration, a document heretofore kept l)6Cret. " One hundred years ago, Bro. Von Zinnendorf was accused of having violated his obligation, because he had even shown to other brethren the charter, which he had received with the first documents from Sweden, and which contains his name, and expressly authorizes him to read it to them. This Charter, of peculiar form, the existence of which is unknown to m;;l,ny brethren even to this day,althongh it is the basis npon which this Grand Lodge rests, I will cause to be read to you to-day, and let it be the first sign of a freer action in the new century. "If the history of the origin and development of our Grand Lodge needs to be freed from its shackles, so the secret history in relation to ritual and formation of our order requires greater precision and clearness. "We have a full system of signs, which are formed according to a cert;;1in geometrical principle. Connected with this are numerous other symbols, which in p~trt have their origin in particular historical circumstances. Our documents contain a full report of the latter. "Butwhile former periods rested satisfied ,vith the ~luthority of the transmission, the investigatIon of historICal critlcism of the present day has become a power, from which even the Illost sacred traditions can no longer withdraw themselves. This power makes demands upon our order, Wllich call not be refused with impunity for any length of time. " It matters not if a nunlber of brethren :1ppe~)"l even now to authorities and tradition, and rest satisfied therewith. tl'here are other brethren wllo, in accordancewith the present requirements of historical investigation, demand thorough and satisfactory proof' of all historical traditions. '1'he latter have no less clahn. upon our order than the former. "I therefore do not hesitate to acknowledge here, publicly, that we will have to comply with this requirement of the present time. Honesty is never a disgrace. I therefore declare, without reserve, that. in this respect everything is not quite so preoise and clear with us as to enable us to meet every doubt witb fnll proof. "It has, therefore, been lll~T endeavor, for some t.ime past to have the historical documents fairly and thoroughly examined and properly.arranged, and I here return thanks to all who have assisted me in this effort. Particularly aID I indebted to his Majesty, the most illustrious and wisest Master of the Order of the IX. Province, the King of Sweden and Norway, who, in the most brotherly and kind mauner, permitted the committee which we sellt to Stockholm last year to examine all documents of the ~wedish Lodge. U Our investigations have not as yet led us to that satisfactory conclusion which becomes an order that places the symbol of light so high,alld with which everything should be clear and precise. "Therefore, let us proceed with these investigations. J:t""ollow me, as your Master of the order, into the new century, with the determination not to tire, even under the greatest diffiCUlties, and confide in the able brethren, to dissipate the shadows which still exist1 and to obtain for all regulations and doct'J"ines, the ortgin 0/ which rests upon histor'tcal traditions, a safe historical basis. "It may be regretted, but it remains !Ii fact. nevertheless, th~\t the simple beUef in authorities does no longer furnish this safe basis to the preHent generation. We must, therefore, obtain it in some other way, as it is indispensable to us, and as our order is not to be a burden which we have to carry, bu t rather no power that carries, incites, and strengthens us. "For truths of the mind, reasons and arguments may help us, whilst moral and re~igious truths manifest therXlselves at once by their effect upon our heart and li1e. Historical truths can only be established by historical investigations. For that. l'$&son then, these studies in our t.ime are a duty we owe to the order, H

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from which we ran not absolve ourselves with the comforting conviction that wbatever the result may be, it must eventually operate advantageously'only' If the traditions are confirmed, then t.he retarding doubts will disappear路 If anything is proved to be untenable, then the love of truth will give us COUrage to bacrihce it; with greater resignation will we then bring to a realization that which is certain. " To this I add another request, which, to me, seems to be indispensable for the prosperity of the Grand Lodge in the new century, to wit, the slmplification of our Lodge life. "Fear not that I demand reforms here at the expense of old customs that still possess and call din'use vitality. "I alU only against that-whether of ancient or modern origin-Which attempt/:; to check, or really checks, the mental actlvityand the etfect of the teaCllll1g/:; in our union. I am far from elther cornmanding or demanding or from bringing a pressure to bE:ar upon your conscience or convictions. 1 only desire to expresb my convictions freely and openly, and I will leave it to you to examine, and arrange, and adopt measures that w1ll further the spiritualllfe in our Lodges. 1 merely deslre to j llstify myself to posterity, which will judge this day at SOlne !uture time, and that 1 have expressed what to me seemed necesstl,ry at the pret:;ent moment. "When I was received in the order, I entered the Lodge, like nlost brethren without possessing any particular knowledge of .1Ylasonry and of the peculiarl: ties of our Grand Lodge. But reliable and true men had a~sured me, that in our order lay concealed ancient traditions and grand truths, 1l1depend~ntot the spirit of nny age, but important 101" moral 111e, although trequently burled under barren rocks. "These assurances I found corroborated.. But I ask you, is it well that such is the CtH3e? :::;l1all the decayed and superfiuous be pernlitted to smother that which IS good and possesses VItalIty, and be kept a secret by many brethren f If we permIt this to be continued, then 1t will be our fault that nlany brethren never WIll penetrat~ to the substance, and that some will turn away reluctantly or in derision, whilf:;t others ","ill use the Order as a means to gratily vanity, So that it will thereby become morally corrupted instead of nlorally elevated. Let us bewwre, that by a too obstinate adhetrence to old customs, to which we have become at. tacked, we do not become blind to the necessities of the present, whilst the age pro{fres/Jel with tremendous 8tr~des. -, I aln far fl'om asking for arbitrary changes. As l\1aster of the Order, I have promised to watch jealously that the l'ltes ot the Order are transnlitted to our succeSS01'S pure and unadulterated. And I will keep the promIse. J:t'orthis rea.. son 1 eaution you not to proceed indiscreetly, or to cast away that which dIS" plea,se::; some lew brethren, even it' they are honorable and "well-Informed. At the sa.me time, I admonish all to attend to It most energetically, tbat the Order, by its regUlations and rites, shall morall:r ennoble the brethren. ]'or Itit does not etfect tllis, as! mentIoned before, our labors, in ~pite of the richness ot' our symbolism, and Its explanation~, would become a useless waste 01" time and strength; empty phrase~, and a barren playthin g. "Let UR earnestly strive to fulfill these considerations, as has been my aim since I accepted the office of Master of the Order.. I will gladly receive all propthaL III this view Inay be rnade to me by the officers 01 the VI'del', anal wlll always be ready to use the prerogatives of my office t.o instill spil'ltuaillfe; to let the light shiue brighter wIth the requirements of the tirue, that iii m1;llY the better illuulinate the outer c1rcle of our Union. May we be succe~s1ulln fillding the proper means and ways. 'H!'l!ere are two points to which our attention should be directed particularly. First, that the information communicated to the bl'ethrel1 of the lowest degrM should give them a sufficient understanding of wlu1t is otfered theIl1. I do not mean to say that the rItes and symbolic aCLb shall be throwll together promi&cu' ous1y, and that the Entered Apprentice be proll1oted to the degree of lYlaster be-fore the proper time arrives. But it seenlS to me neces~ary that it lStlould be possible tor lliJn to have a proper understandillg from the beginning of what is new and bLrange to hiIn. If our order is not to appear lil{e an ancient rUIIl, to be gazed at, valued, and, perhaps, adlniredfor itsalltiquitY,Hitisto be of serviee to the present tinle, then lts aCLsand synl.bols should wanll our hearts, 1nciteour thoughts, participate in the intuitions and conceptions of the age-the indis.pensable condition for which is, 'a proper understanding.' OSitiOllS

" Let 'US discard the fear that we are doing wrong, when we t1'ans!er I'rottn the teach.. It will be the best use we ean nlake of these higher degrees. Because-and this is the seco:m.d pOInt to which I desil'eto draw your attention-we must also in our Grand Lodge permit the idea to gain ground more and luore, that in our time the St. Jolll#ii

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Lodge is the principal object in F'reemason'ry, and, the1'ejore, oj the highebt importance.

"It embraces the largest number of brethren; through it the Order will extend its greatest blessings, and exe'rcise that influence that should result from It. Perhaps it will be unnecessary for me to defend myself here against the suspicion that I wish to use it for purposes foreign to it from principle. 'rhis, however ig my hope, and it keeps my interest for it allve, that I consider it adapted, by its qUIet labor, to stimulate a healthful moral lite in our people; and it will do this best, when the germs of the spIrit which it i~ to nlalntain is extended into the largest circles. Our documents teach t,hat the first degree contains already all knowledge in Masonry. Let this truth become luore and more a reallty and with it remove the SuspiClon that our higher degrees teach anything else but st. John'S Masonry. What a success it would be, if with this we could. plMe the higher degrees in a clear unenvied position, removed from. calumnIation and denunciation! You will then appear to the whole Masonic world what you should be, the school of culture for those who are to prese'rve and dis8eÂťtinate the rites of the Order. The high degrees will theu appear more and more as the commentary of the St. John's degrees, filled witn. wisdolrl, .from which could be learned what should be taught and promulgated in the St.John's Lodges. h I have now openly and unreservedly given my views, of what our Grand Lodge needs in the new century. " 1 am aware that many brethren differ in opinion from me, and many fear that thebe views are dangerous and mischievous to the Order. May my words Induoe these brethren to examine earnestly, and WlthOUli prejudIce, whether the ground that is shaken by the enunciation 01 this view does not rather resemble a block of ice that holds lire In its grip, than a rock upon which the edifice of OUT Order may proudly laney Itselt sate. "I would not have spoken on this febtive occasion as 1 have, if r was not aware that these thoughts have been re-echoed tor years In the whole Masonic world, as well as in thIS Grand Lodge. ~'There is yet life in the old grand tree; it may, nourished and protected by true Masters, who do not feel lrightelled when the dry leaves 1'all because It wants to sprout anew, bear good aud rich fruit. "May prosperity attend our Order with the beginning of the new century, may it awaken a llew l11:'e and develop a vitality that shall bear frUit. "Move on, then, fearlessly and perseveringly, with discretion, calmness, and f~rbearance, but also witll fresh courage, and l>easbure<l that I will wllllngly and il,,1thlully stand by you in thIS import.ant undertal{ing. uThe parting contury has left us imperfection; the comillg century will, at its C10S6, point out as imperfect what we have done. Hut let us hope that it Will be acknowledged that we honestly tried to act in the sense ot' those aneestors who deserve thenalne of Wise, and, in accordance with the spirit of our time, give tile order that forIn which is suitable to its noble aims, and which wll1 De valued by the present generatioIl, and result in its prosperIty. "Peace dwells in theso halls, charity and relief, true friendship, obedience to lAW, love 01 .tatherland, a dutlful veneration of our kIng and sovel'elgu; and the Olnnipotent l i 'ntller of mall be praised forever. "May the G. A .. O. '1\ U. grant that it so continue forever."

MOTHER GI-tAND LODGE OF THE EOLEOTIC UNION, FRANKFORTON-'l'l-IE-MAIN. Protocols Nos. 53, 5:1:, 55, 56 and 57, embracing the period Febl'uary 25 to De-

cember ~, 1870, are before us.

The oomlnittee to whom was referred the circular letter of the Grand Orient

of France of Octob~r 25, 1869, recitiug that hurnanity and J.l1.a8CJnry were violated if ao/;()r, f'ace, or religion, etc., reported that tbe principles involved In this deelaratiOtt ot' the Grand Oden t 01 1;"1'ance correspondect' with the Masonic principles l81d down in tlle Act of Heorganization ot the EclectIC Union (SectIons 2 and 8), ew., and so far as this declaration ot the Grand Orient of li'rance acknOWledges thesa.me principles, the Mother Grand Lodge might agree wHh the same and ~S~erlt thereto. 'l'he committee, however, express~d doubts as to the propriety Of the language of the declaration, as it charges thobe systems that do not subs.;,ribe to these principles with a vlolatioll of humanity and Maso:nry, whilst the Mother Grand Lodge is bound to preserve within her own jurisdictlon the Ma-

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sonic principles laid down in her . .<\..ct of Reorganization (8 A. of R.), and would rejoice if these principles ,vere generally recognized, she, nevertheless, does not feel called upon, or is justified to charge those Masonic bodies that do not subscribe to them, with tt violation of Masonry, etc. In practicing this Masonic toleration, the Mother Grand Lodge acknowledges these Masonic bodies, ~f otherwise .1awful~y constituted, as legal ~uthorities,and maintains the nlost frIendly relatIons wIth thenl. These relatIons she would h~tve to sever at once, jf convinced that Masonry had been violated by them as she did on a fornler occasion in conjunction with the German Grand Lodges ''9"hen the Grand Orient of Belgium permitted political discussions to enter intO its transactions. The committee therefore recommend that the Mother Grand Lodge declare in her answer to the Grand Orient of France, that1. Considering that, according to section 2 of the Act of Reorganization, the aim of the Electic Union is: 1. To practice perpetuate, and cultivate ancient Masonry as transmitted to us, by promoting humanity removed from all political, church, orconfessionar tendeUCles, by faithfully fulfilling the Old Charges 01' the constitution of the Graud Lodge of England of 1723; the first and second of which are acknowl.. edged as particularly binding on the Eclectic Union; and, 2. CODRidering that, according to section 3, of the sa,me act, and conforlnallj~ to the Old Charges{ the Eclectic Union explains Freemasonry to be "a union of virtuous, true, ana honorable men of all stations, religious and political opin.. ions, and of whatever nation," etc.: and, 3. Considering that, in accordance with a resolution adopted February 25, 1859, the Mother Grand Lodge declares: That she admits as visitors to her Lodges the members of every Just and perfect St. John's Lodge, without 'reference to color, and referring to the principle of the Eclectic UnIon, she has no hesitation in inltriating colored candIdates, it otherwh:;e qualified and complying with the laws for initiation. The lVIother Grand Lodge so far agrees ,vi th the declaration of the Grand Orientof France as to subsCrIbe to those principles, according to which religious beli~t', poIitict11 opinion, nationality or color is not a bar to initiation into Freernasonry. We find no fault 'with the report of the comInittee of the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union for declaring their adhesion to the principles enunciated by the Grand Orient of France in its circular letter. 'fhe compulsory affiliation of the darlghter Lodges of the Grand Lodge of Hanover ,yUh the Prussian Grand Lodges, soon after the annexation of Hanover to Prussia, was presumed by IDfLllY to be the result of the dissensions that had firj~en betw~el1 the brethren and the pertinacity with which the eX-king of Hanover insisted in considering himself Grand l\1aster Of the MaRous of hiS forrner kingdorn. There were Hlany, however, who entertalned the fear t,bat the Prussiall goverIunent would enforce the ,vell~known edict of 17H8 in the ('ouotl'ies that became embodied ,vith the kingdorn. Up to this time the Mother GrH,nd Lodge Eclectic Union has been permitted to pursue the even tenor of" her wav, f1nd we hope and wish that nothing ,vill oc("ur to disturb her future. From in(.hctttions that have of late come tlO light, it is to be feared that she also will share the fate of the Grand Lodge of Ii:anover. 1n No. 54 of her Protocol, w'e find a notice of a letter from the Grand Lodge ROjTu,l York, dated lV1a1'ch 28, 1870, i1). which it is annonnced that Bro. Harder, the representati ve of the liJclectic Union, near til€! Grand Lodge Royal York, had died. The letter also states that if she (the Gru,lld Lodge Royal York) Inade no proposition at present to :fill the vaeancy caused by the death of Bro. Harder, it was solely on account of the question whether the governtuent, would permit a. continuanee of the present status quo. At a subsequent session of the Grand Lodge, it was Resolved, That inasmuch as the Grand Lodge Royal York did not think proper to propose a name to fill the vacancy of representative of the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union, the latter likewise snspends for the present the creden,. tials of the representative of the Grand Lodge Royal York~near t.hat of th~ Eclectic Union. Theexchange of the printed Protocols will oe made through the respective Secretaries. The Grand Lodge of Hungary having expre~sed a wish to enter into friendly relations with the Grand Lodge Eclectic UnIon, mutual representatives were ap· pointed. , Seven German brethren, formerly membe?·s 0/ Meridian Lodge .kYo. 2 and lJJrwilf& Lodge ...7\lo. 121, applied/or a charter to open a Lodge at St. Louis, Mo. TkepresidJilM/

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officer remarkecZ that these brella-en had 'lnacle a sin~ilar applica.tion to the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, which had been 'refused, and the difficultws and unavoidable con8equencf s that w01.lJld resultfront a co~npliance'With their petitl,on,jor theln as u'ell a,r; tile Grand Locllle oJ.' JlambuJ'g, waspoinfe.d ~ut to then.~. The.v 'loere re'lue:;;ted to abandon their intentwn, if they It'ere not ce'rta~n ~n what ltght the g?'antl,ng €( such itt chartc'l: would be conJ,"idered by the Grand Lodge of the State. l

The Protocol of the Grand Masters' conference, held at Hamburg, June 7, 1870, is appended to Protocol No. 56, wi thout remarks.. GRAND LODGE ZUR EINTRACHT, A'l' DARMSTAD'l'. This Grand Lodge rnet on the 27th March, 1870. The noted manifesto of the Grand Orient of France had been received by this Grand Lodge also.. It was unanimously resolved to reply, that the Grand Lodge, composed as it is of Lodges practicing various systems, had. no occasion to enter into a discussion ot the principle involved; but that in view of the liberty 01" action, in view of Uberty of faith, and the mutual toleration of a gen uine lVlasonic brotherhood, a connection of the principle laid down with the threat of a discontinuance of all intercourse with those Masonic authorities that do not declare their adhesion to the manifesto within a certain period of time, could not be acknowledged. If however, the Grand Orient of !I'rance should carry out this remarkable resolution, It could be a matter of regret only. It should, however, have no other effect upon the Grand Lodge zur EintrClcht th~l,n to give to In en1.bers of I1'1re nch Lodges a most hearty welcome in her daughter Lodges. At the close of the session, Bro.. Pfaltz was unanimously re-elected Grand Master for the period 1870-72. GRAND LODGE ZUR SONNE, AT BAYREUTH..

At, the session of this Grand Louge, March 29, lR70, Most Worshipful Bro. Fenstel read a circular letter ibStll"'d by Bro. J:i'. Mayer, of Heilbrono, in which he calls upon the Lodges of \Vurtemburg and Baden to unite into a Grand Lodge, Hit the same time alluding to the fact that this idea was advanced by Bayreuth a few years ago. It is likely, the Grand Master remarked, t,hat this circular letter bas been forwarded to all Lodges in Baden and Wurtemberg. He would readily adnllt that the principal motive for this move was the great distance of the tour daughter Lodges, working in Wurtem berg, frorn the Grand Lodge of Ham burg, with which they are affiliated, and that the consequently large expense and loss of time in attending the Mny session of tbat Orand Lodge did in SOIne degree justify the propOSItion. l'he Grand Master thought it nece:-,sary to deny that the idea of this union had been originated by this Grand Lodge a few years ago. If the Lodges of Wurtemberg and B1:tden desired to unite into one Grand Lodge, no obstacle would be thrown in tbeir way by the Grand Lodge of Bayreutrl, but he cOIlsidered the step injudicious, as Instead ot' advancing Masonry wltb,l11 the limits of the proposed Unl()n~ it would paral~·ze it by increased divisions. ~hould, however, the four HOlltl1 Gernlan Lodges, affiliated with the Grand Lodge of Hanlburg, desire to leave thtHr sOIue'what isolat~d position, they were at liberty to affilIate WI th the Grand Lodge zur 8onne. The .fact that the Grand Lodge held her session each year in another Orient of one of her daughters that the distance of the Lodges of Uonstance and Rot even, from the pl~ee at whiCh the session was held, was only half as great as fronl Heilbronn ()~ Otten bach to Hain burg, facili tatod a participation in the affairs of the Grand I"odge, and by personal exchange of views brougtlt the members closer to each other; whilst the :fre~dom of ritnal, guaranteed by the constitution, left the Lodges at libert,y to con tinue the practice 01" ceremonies to which they had beoome attached. The Grand Master of Harnburg, Dr. Buek, does not seem to relish the idea of losing four IJodO"eB from his tloch:. At the session of the Gr~),nd Lodge ot B:anlburg, JUtlC 24, tie lnaue sorne ren1.arks in relation to this invitation of M. W. Bro. ,Feustel to the four Lodges to discontinue their SOlnewhat isolated condition and affiliate with the Grand Lodge ZU1· Sonne.. ... On the 1st of November, 1870, the Grand Lodge zu.r Sonne issued a circular letter in answer to the manifestoes 01" the Grand Lodge Alpina, and the Lodges at Paris and Brussels. We give it in this report under the head 01' Germany, in oonnection with other uocurnents relating to the difficulties that resulted among tbe P"raternity in ~Jurope, in consequence of the war between France and Gerluany.

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GERMANY. CONli"'ERENCE OF THE GERl\!AN GRAND MASTERS OF THE GRAND LODGES OF GERMANY.

The Grand :Mastel's of the Grand Lodges of Germany, held their third annual conferpnce, June 7, 1870, at Hamburg. From the Protocol, which we sUbbe perceived that the Grand Lodge ztc,r Sonne was represented for the tirst'tinle路 while the G'ro8se Landes Loge von De'utschland (Grand Lodge of Germany Bei'lin) remained unrepresented. The Grand Ma~ters, holdIng these confel:ellces are invested wi th no Masonic authority by their respective Grand Lodges. their meetings are merely consultive. As yet, no marked reSUlts seem to have'hprung from these conferen~es. The impression seems to prevail, how.. ever tha,t they will eventually lead to a unity ot' Masonry in Germany. If they succeed in hai'monizing the di~crepancies of the various systems practiced by the Gn1ud Lodges of that country, if they succeed in uprooting antiquated prejudiceS with which sorne of the systelus are ilubued, if they su.cceed in re.. storing Masonry to its original purit3-"', they will deserve and receive the thanks not only of the German brotherhood, bnt also of the }l'raternity at large. The conferences seem to be generally approved by our German brethren, although there are a lirnited uumber who have raised their voices against them. The following is a translation of the

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PROTOCOL:

According to a resolution adopted at the last Grand Masters' conference held at Dresden, there assernbled to-day' 1. ~ro. v"'on Messerschmidt, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Three Globes, at BerlIn. 2. Bro. Dr. Schnackenburg, Grand Master~ and Bro. Hedemanu, Deputy Grand :Master of the Grand Lodge Royal York, Berlin. 3. Bro. Dr. Weissman!},! Grand Master, Bro. Dr. P,1ul, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge Eclectic union, at Frankfort-on-the-Main. 4. Bro. Dr. Pfaltz, Gr~lnd Master, Bro. Leykam, Grand Warden, of the Grand Lodge zur Eintracht, at Darmstadt. 5. Bro. Fellstel, Grand Master, Bro. Puschldn, Deputy Grand Master, of the Grand Lodge zur Sonne, at Bayreuth. 6. Bro. Dr. Warnatz, Grand Master, Bro. Dr. Eckstein, Deputy Grand l\1a~ter, of the Grand Lodge of Saxony. i. Bro. Dr. Buel{, Senior Grand Master, BrO. C~trl Edward Buek, Deputy Grand l\taster, of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg. Acting Secretary, Bro. Dr. Braband, Master of the Lodge Absalom, at HAmburg. On motion of Bro. Dr. Buek, Bro. Warnatz was elected presiding officer of the conference b~" acclamation, whereupon he addressed the assembled brethren. Bro. Dr. Buek then read two letters fr0111 Bros. V路on Dachroeden and We(~ener, in which they excused their absence. He also stated that his Royal Higllnefols, the Crown Prince of Prussia, was prevented from at,tending the meeting, which statement was contirnled by Bro. VOll Messerschn1idt. The first business in order was Bro. Panl's draft" on Masonic fundamental laws.," based upon old charges of the constitution of the Grand Lodge of Eng. land, in the year 1723. A lengthY discussion took place upon the question, whether the old chargea, or Bro. Paul's draft, should form the basis for deliberation; the conference d0cided for the latter. Bro. Eckstein desired a formal change in the prelinl.inary int.roduction, and was }')articnlarly strenuous to have the "huluanitarian idea" expressed there.. in, while Bro. Bornemann proposed to introduce "the principle of Ohristianity" in its place. Bro. Feustel read from the cOllstitut.ion ot'the Grand Lodge of Bayreuth, adopted in 1868, at the conference of Stuttgart, those sections of the general fundaruental laws which might be ta}{en in cOll~iderationto-day, and pointing out the significant form of the Bayreuth fundam~ntallaws he advised the adoption of concise, compact, and ullequivocal language. ' Bro. Schnackenburg desired, that inasmuch as Christian ethics were the highest and noblest of all religions, tlley should be alluded to in the introduction, if not in words, at least in fact.

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Bro. Dr. Buek declared that he was just as much opposed to the insertion of the word" humanitarian," as to the words, " Christian principle," and desired that the conception of the "purely human" should be laid down as the first principle. Bro. Puschkin spoke to the same effect; he declared himself to be opposed only to the expression, "purely human," and proposed to insert in its stead '" a noble humanity." Bro. Hedemann sided with Bro. Schnackenburg; he was unWilling to drop frOIn the iuodamentallaws the conception of Christianity.'Bro. Weissmann proposed to add in the draft, after the words" moral law," Hwhich is to love God above all, and thy neighbor as thyself." After a lengthy debate on the various propositions and the amendments thereto, Bro. Peustel proposed a postponement of the discussion for the present, so that the brethren having now exchanged their views, might, in the mean time, unite upon a draft, to which, if pOSSIble, all brethren might agree. After the adoption of a motion made by Bro. Dr. Buek, that the introduction should ~xpressly declare that the three great lights, Bible, Square. and Compasses, should be enumerated among the symbols of Masonry, Bro. Fuestel's proposition was agreed to. The first section of the draft was then discussed. Bro. Schnaekenbnrg de. clared himself opposed to it, as its adoption would be superfluous, if the brethren could agree upon the prelin'linary article. Bro. Eckstein desired tha~t the section should be retained unchanged, and just as it reads in the" Old Charges." Bro. Puschkin, 'who advocated the adoption of the draft, desires to insert {'unbelieving free-thinker and dissolute rake," in place of "stupid atheist nor an irreligiou~ libertine." A vote upon this was also postponed. After discussing Section 2, it was resolved to leave the "Old Oharges" unch!tnged, as an historical monument, but. to introduce them by certain" nniversal principles," to be defined during the present conference. Contrary to the resolution previously adopted, the Old Charges 'were made the basis for deliberation, and exanlined in connection with Bro. Paul's draft. The principle contained in Section 7 of Bro. Paul's draft was agreed to. On proposition of Bro. Bclln tekenburg, the first portion of Section ~ of the draft was to 00 inserted among the gp.llentl principles. Bro. Dr. Buek, who was seconded by Bro. Schnackenburg, desired to have it distil1{~tly expressed in the fundamental laws that the discussIon of religion, politics, and government affairs in tho Lodges is strictly in terdicted. '1.'111s proposition excited a lively deb~1te. Bro. Pnschkin feared that the expression in the Lodges" was not sufficiently concise in the present case. Bro. Eckstein read a short draft, whicb he had justl made, of all those general princIples that, as the result of the present deliberations, are to precede the ., Old C1harges." Bros. Weissnlann, Paul and Eckstein were appointed a comnlitteo to arrange theln. Bro. I:5chnacltenburg was requested to <'ompare the Gormall translatlon ot' the" Old Charges" with the original, and where neoessary correct the former. It was re80lved that the next conference be held on \Vhit路Sunday, in 1871, at Ij'rankl路ort-on-the-Main. Bro. Weissmann extended an invitation to the brethren in the name of the Grand Lodge at Frankfort. Thesecondstlbject in order was the mot.ion of Bro. Sperber to establish a central fund. Bro. ~pCl'ber being absent, and as it ,vas deemed desirable that he should be present at the discussion, at the suggestion of the presiding officer the matter was postponed. The presidIng officer decided that the proposl tion should be brought up again at the next conference. He hoped Bro. Sperber would then be present, and expressed his acknwledgnlents and thanks for the labor performed 'by the absent brother. The third subject in order was the motion of Bro. Von Messerschmidt in regard to ::statiHtical tables of the Masonic condition and activity of the Lodges.. Bro. Von Messerschmidt submitted a form. After discussing the propriety of entering npon the tables, and r<:porting to the Grand Lodges, punishments! as well as the illtellectuallabors and Masonic chari ties of the Lodges, tho motion was ullanimously adopted. It is leon to the Lodges, however, to decide which of the columns they wish to introduce in the statistical tables. The fourth subject ill order was the proposition of' Bro. Warnatz 011 MaSOnic charity, with partlcuh1,r respect to the relief of sojourners, and a uniform proU

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ceeding in the German Grand Lodges. The idea is generally favored, that the applicatIons from such brethren only should be consIdered, who are in posses-

sion of Grand Lodge certIficates of no older dnte than three years; but that. the

extent of relief to be granted would ni1tnrally ho,ve to depend on the particular CIrcumstances of ench case, and that no rule eould be established. It was also considered desirable, that in case of difference arising between two Grand Lodges, ~1 third Grand Lodge should act as arbitrator. It is also recommended to GrandLodges,formutual protection, to unite upon and ndopt the folloW1Ug principles in regard to the investigation of the character of candidates: 1. To communicate the candidate's name to neighboring Lodges. 2. To COlnmunicate the candidate's name, whether he is initiated or not. 3. ':1"'0 ruakestrict inquiry about non-resident candidates. 4. A like inquiry in case of a brother who seeks affiliation. 5. Candidates rejected by one Lodge must not be received by another.

Bros. Von Messerschmidt and Schnackenburg opposed the recognition of the Lodge at Buckeburg, unless she atliliates with some Grand Lodge. At the suggestion of Bro. v"'on Messerschmidt, it is also recommended that due caution be used in the recognition of the Grand Lodges of Hungary and Spain. It WttS resolved, however, to recognize them as soon as they ofter full guarantee tll:lt the Lodges will abstain frorn politiQs. Bro. Eckstein then reported the .~ General Principles," as arranged by the CommiLtee appointed :for that purpose. They were unanimously adopted. They are as follows: The Old Charges of 1723 are recognized as an historical monument of the Masonic Brotherhood, remodeled in England in 1717, and the prlllciples contained therein are considered to be in force, as far as not amended by the following regulations. The brethren assembled in this Grand Masters' conference deem it necessary that the Old Charges of 1723 be added to the constitutions of the several Grand Lodges, and they also unite upon the following GENERAL MASONIC PRINCIPLES:

I.-The object of Masonry is to ennoble man, and promote human happiness generally, by nleans ot symbolic forms, borrowed frOln the customs of operative Masons united illto Lodges. Presuming its members to believe in God, the Supreme Architect of the universe, and also that they believe in a higher moral order of the world, and in the ilnmortn.lity or the soul, it demands ot" thelu the practice of the bighest morallaw-u Love God above all, and thy neighbor as thyself." SEC. 2. Bible, square and compass are to every Freemason the symbols of duties incumbent on him,and as snchare ul1alterableprincipal symbols ofli'reem.asonry. SEC. 3. Free men only of good repute, and of that mental culture which the practice of the Masonic vocation presupposes, can be admitted as members of tile Union. Neither position in society, nor nationality, color, religious faith, or political opinions,. must be a bar to inltl8rtion. SEC. 4. The aim and essence of Freemasonry are fully cOlltained in the three St. John's degrees. The Masonic systems practicing higher degrees invest their votaries with no particular prerogatives in the Inanagement ot St. John's Lodges; but the three degrees are universally acknowledged by all Masonic systems. SEC. 5. All preferences among Masons are based solely on true worth and merit. SEC. 6. The Masonic Union is no secret association. The aim, history, lawst and statistics 01" the Union are not secret, and may be dlsclos~d to the governmen t, when dernanded. The pledge of secrecy made by every Freemason at the time of his initiation (or advancement,) in place of an oath, has reference solely to the forms of Masonic work and the rituaL SECTION

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SEC. 7. Private differences or disputes must not be brought within the doors of the Lodge, and still less religious disputes, politics, or government a:tfairs. After adopting the same, the Protocol wa.s read and the conference closed. Signed by all the represen tatives.

Bro Warnatz, in an appendix to the above Protocol, on behalf of the Grand Masters etc., who were assembled in Hamburg, confidently submits t,he foreoin~ the Grand Lodges of Germany, and expresses the hope that they will ~e adopted by them unchanged, if possible, in the interest of the unity and concord of the Union. These fundamental principles are not to set aside either the old charges, or limi t or interfere wi th the eXIstence and autonomy of the various Grand Lodges and systems. To the" General Masonic Principles" embodied in the seven sections above quoted no exception can be tal{eu, inasmuch as they are in substance con.. tained in the old charges, which the conference concluded to retain as an "historical nl0nurnent" only. We have no intention or desire to undervalue the ability and intelligence of the brethren, who were assembled in Harnburg, for the purpose uniting upon principle~ that might be adopted by the diflerent Grand I.Jodges over which they preside., and whiCh would lead to the abrogation of SOIne of the peculiar features that have resulted in estrangements and divisions, and in the worship of strange gods. With a firm 'tdherence to the old cbarges, and a true interpretation of their provisions, the different branches of the ~asonic family would not have adopted various 1'ites. Hystems would not have been piled upon systems, and the Masonry practiced in England would have been the Masonry of the world.. There would have been no necessity then for conventions and confE'rences to discuss, and attempt to decide "what in reality is to be considered the fundamental principle of F'reemasonry," as, according to a statement in the September Protocol of the Three Globes, was the case in the Hamburg conference. Has the fraternit~r, then, really existed in its present shape for a century and a half without resting upon any basis, without aim and without prlnciples? Or are its principles so profound as to be beyond the comprehension of the last few generations? 'rhe language in which the Old Charges are written, may be antiquated and inelegant but the principles embodied therein are eternal truths, which elegance ot' di(~tion IS incapable of iInproving, ttS is evidenced in the present in~tance. We fail to discover that the eluinent brethren, ,vho met in conference at Harnburg, have, after thorough investigation, succeeded in producing anything that will supersede them. Why, then, throw aside that 'which has become dear to so overwhelIning a majority ot' the Brotherhood, and to wbi~h they adhere witb so much fa.Ithfulness? Does qnaintness of language detract fronl truth and principle? Monulnents are generally erected in memory of things of the pa::;t. Toseventy-ftve of the eighty Grand I..Iodges of the world the Old Charges are not a 1110nUment, but a structure of solidity and perfection, which even the vaunted intelligence of the present age has been unable to hnprove or supplant.. And even our German brethren must be impressed with the idea that the Old Charges enn not be altogether superseded, as the Grand lVIasters' conference recommended that they be printed wi tIl the "General Masonic Principles" they recommend for adoption. rrojudge from the reports contained in the Protocols that have reached us thus far, even these ~. General Masonic Principles," approved and adopted by the highest officers of seven of the eight Grand Lodges of Gernlany, seem to bave nlet with rather indifferent success. 'l'be Grand Lodge Three Globes virtually annuls the whole of tlle proceedings of the Grand Masters' conference, by the declaration tbat she will adhere to tbe principle of Christianity as hel路etofore. The Grand Lodge Royal York simply prints the Protocol of th~ conference, without comment or action, as an appendiX to her report. 'fhe Grand Lodge Eclectic Union has taken no action thereon. The Grand Lodge of Saxony alone adQpts the "PrinciplE's," as they do not materially vary from her present laws....Her Grand Master, however, seems to think that they will be subjE'cted to a revision at the coming conference. The Grand Lodge of Hamburg recommends the adoption, but postpones discussion and action un til the May session of the present year. From the other Grand Lod~es, represented at the conference, no tidings have reached us; but tojudge from the action of the Grand Lodges of Berlin, we are inclined to believe that the efforts of this last Grand Masters' conference will prove a failure instead of fit success.

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In our perusal of the reports of European Grand Lodges, w~ have carefully' noted the action taken in reference to the well-known declaratIon made by the Grand Orient of France, in 1869: U that humanity and Masonry are outraged when color race or relIgion suffice to prevent the. entrance ot" a profane Into the great M:asonic family," and that the Grand OrIent of France dissolves its alliance wi til any Ma!:;onlC power WhICh does not adhere to this declaration." We are inclined to think, that if the Grand Orient of .France carries its threats into executioll, that it will fully succeed in isolating itself etlectually from the rest of the Masonic fanlily. From the varIOUS reports upon the subject we glean the followIng: ' The Grand Lodge of Saxony simply rephes, that according to her laws no bar exi&ts to the InItiation of anyone, provided that he is a professor of luonotheistIc relIgion. The Grand lYlaster of Hamburg declares that he agrees in principle with the Grand Urient of ]3'rance, but that he can not approve of lueaSUl'es that would cut the knot instead ot" untying it. The Grand Lodge Royal York, Berlin, contents itself with ordering the circular to be placed on file. '1'he Grand Lodge Three Globes " begs the question" by stating that ulembers of just anu perfect Lodges are admitted to the meetings of 11er Lodges, provided they are In possession of certincates not over three y~ars old. The Grand Lodge Eclectic Union subscribes to the principle enunciated by the Grand OrIent 01 ,Blrance, but does not wish to sever her connectIons with other Masonic bodie~. The Grand Lodge ZU1' .FJintracht declines to recognize a connection between the priDClple enunciated by the Grand Urient of J:I'rance and the threat 01 sever.. ing lVJasonlc intercourse, and re1useb to ent(:r into a dIScussion 01 tile subject. These are the replies to the imperious demands of the Grand Orient of France, as :tar as they have come to our knowledge. Since our last report, a terrible war, with its attendant horrors, has passed over a porLIon of Europe, and we regret to say It has not remaIned without effect upon the MasonIC tamilytl1ere. Whileithasaluply Illustrated that Nlasons are never ullluindful of the duty Illcumbent upon Ll1eln, ot" relIeVIng the dis.. tressed, and amellorating the condItion ot" those who were made WIdows and orphans by thIS calamitous event, It has, on the other hand, alISO brought toUght, that, at least a 'portIon ot" our European brethren have lalled to aOt:>taln tJ:'orn intermeddliug 111 attairs that s11001<1 ever remain foreign to .Masonry. Ex(~lted by passion, tuey have issued manit"ebtoes and addresbes, which the sequel has demonst.t"H.ted to be as unWIse as they are dctrnnental to the unity and ueroga.. tGry to the dignity ot the Royal Art. Theil' pernicIous effect it will be dlfiicult to efface. H

The following are the principal documents alluded to: Ten Lodges of Paris afIiliated with the Grand Orient of ]'rance, to-wit, ZeD Trinosophes ae Bercy,- tes DisC1-ples de }t1enelon,- les l:J.uspitaliers p;'ancai8,' l'VniM de Belleville; l' Athene lJ1ranca~s,' la .Perseve'rance,路 les a'tnis de la Eatr1,e,- les tJectatewrs de MerJ-es,' l' Orientales; la Pe'J'seve1'ante .Ami//ie, il::lsued the :tolloWlng address to the Ma~ons of Germany: "Brethren:-The fratricidal war bas commenced. To the great afliiction of a destruction and slaugtlter unparalleled in hIstory, is added the much greater that King William. and his son are Masons. "The Crown Prince, the Grand Master of Freemasonry in Prussia, bas appropriated to himselftlle tItle of' '.Prot~ctor 01" Fr~elllaSOlll'Y,' generally. "Tbese are the ones, who, forgetting the great teachiugs of our society, trample underfoot the firstprinCIplesot hurnanlty. They nave caused thebombardrnent and burning ot Strasbourg; they have permuted the cruelties ot" Bazailles, whele the inhabitants were shot dowu aft~r tile place wa::; tir~d. They have tllreatened Laon WIth bombardluent; tbey threaten-and this they can not lay t,O tne che:trge of their generals-to bOlubaru Paris, thecnpital 01: CiVIlIzatIOn; they threaten to destroy everytlung, WIthout regard to the old archives of hib" tory and progress, represented by monUluents, llbraries, IlluseUlUS ; to destroy all, to gratify theirt"rantic andinsaLiable ambitIon! "These ambitious men have violated their oaths; they are un worthy and perjured; they have forfeIted their honor. We exclude them forever; weseorn all connection WIth these monsters in human form, who have, up to this time, misled our brethren in Germany. Freemasonry, exalted by itt:) prillciples,!s above politics and religIon. It recognIzes the brother in all men, and in order

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to reach the last goal of man-universal brotherhood-it seeks, by constant labor, to elevate everyone to the same moral and intellectual standard. "The two brethren whom we expel are acquainted with our principles, our aspiratIons, an<.l our aims; they have alienated therefrom 1he German Freemasons, and have forced them. to serve their ambitious plans. They have ma.de fanatics of the largest portIon of our German brethren. These two brethrell declare that they are carrying on a holy war, and desire to replace one religious sect by another. ':ro them Protestal1ism is the ultima thule. By right of conquest they want to substitute it for the Catholicisln of the Latin race, in the same way that the Grand Lodges ot' Berlin recognizes as brethren only a fraction of Ohristians, and reject the heathens and ~lahomedansirom all participalJion in the privileges 01" Freemasonry. u We re~ret this error of onr German brethren; they, like ourselves, have become the vIctims of the ambition of their sovereigns. While lmagining that they are serving religion, they are used as tools to support the plans of conquest of these ambitious men. One Inillion of Germans are usele~sly sacrIficed to these two men. " F'or this terrible loss of human life will neither retard progress in its course,. nor obstruct truth, nor prevent the enlightenment of the world. "The very venerable Masters of the Lodges, A. r.roussier, Defresne, Terlunen,. Mahe, Martin, Mention, Decamus, Weil, Raguet. " (}errnan Brethren :-Think of the chains that they wish to forge for you; think that you are to be restricted in your thoughts; think of your children, whom you educate with so muclliove and tenderness, and who are to become a prey to the Prussian Minotaurus; think 01 your liberty, as we do; Inake an effort, and be free! German brethren, think of the future; think of progress! Railroads and electricity have annihilated dIstances; they have created. more intimate relalions between men, W.t10 begin to ltnow each other better day by day. !'taces mix with each other; necessities are l:umilar. Let us be equal! r:rhe conventional barriers that separate Btates must disappear. Taxes, under the ntlIne of duties, and which retard trade between the coulltries, will be forcibly removed. Armiel::> will no longer be n necessity, and the last bloody horrors, demanded by the sovereigns, will build up a wall ot human bones so high, bO compact, so wIde, that war wIll disappear through this single fact of unutterable }10rror. Let us be brothers! "German brethren! We Freemasons of Paris have no fears as to the result of this war; we have not sought it. But in the face of the barbarism that war engenders against progress, our duty is marlted out; we know how to fulfill it. Happen what maY,Pans will not perish; it. can not perish, because it encloses the idea, the progress, and the future of peoples. Nothing of thIS is perishable. On the ht\PPY day ,vllen ci vlllzat,ioll Wlll Ol1ce luore tnuluph over barbarisln t come to us as nlaguanuuous brethr~n; we will joyfully receive you, and dropoD your wounds the nealing balm of brotherly love. H A. TO USf.::)IER, "Master of 'les 7"'1'inosophes de Bercy. "Attest: MARCIUS VOISIN, " Secreta'i'Y." The following is pUblished as the summons issued by the ten Lodges of Paris: CITATION.

In the name of an outraged humanity; in the name of freedom of conscience; in the na,me of right and justIce!!! U The brothers, William I., I{ing of Prussia, and Frederick William Nicolaus Charles, of Prussia, hereditary Crown Prince, are hereby summoned to appear in person, or by attorney, Who must be a Mason] on the ~9th day of October, t870, at ~even o'clo(,,'k In the evening, at the Masonic Hall, Jean Jacques !'tosseau ~treett No. 35, and there defend tllelnl::>elves against the charge of violating their obligation, preferred ag~\inst t.hem by the Masons of Paris. And In case they fall to appear, or remain unreprebented, in obedience to tbis summons, a brother will be appointed to defend them, and proceedings );tad, accordl:ng to Masonic a

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"GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE, 16 rue Cadet, Paris. "Surrounded by the armies tha~ obey the ruler of Pru:ssia, we, come to yoU ,vith the last cry of distress. That It may reach you we Intrust It to the messenger, which science: the fruitful moth~r, knows how to sen,d thr~ugh ~pace, in defiance of the frantIc efforts of rapaCIOUS m~n, w~o foolI~hl.y 1l1!agioe that thoughts may be confined, vanquIshed, and chaIned, llke a crImInal In PI'ison. " Do not imagine, belove9- bret!lren, that we are calling,for extern~l aid. The spirit of self-abnegation, ~hlCh anImates us all; the <?onsclousness ,Of defendIng our just rights; and, permIt us to add, our coura~e WIll support us In vanqUish.. ina- those we hope who make themselves abomInable tools of barbaroug arro.. ga~ce, which dareS. proclaim that might goes before right. "From the inclosed d?cu~ent you ~ill .perceiv~ that our so~e aim is to form an impartial MasonIC trIbunal, WhICh IS to decIde the questIon whether the charges we prefer against Brothe!'s William and Frede!ick, of Hoh~nzollern the King and Crown Prince of PrUSSIa, are well fou;nded, In a ~as(~nllC point of view. If you will examine the proofs th~t w.e offer In Sl1p~ort Of thIS question' if you admit that they are founded UPODJustlce and MasonIC moral law, yOU Will adm! t beloved brethren, that there never Wi1 S a better opportunity otfered to Masonry to demonstrate to the world its existence and its power in so solemn and clear a manner. By installing itself as the suprelne judge in this great case it will demonstrate that it is not satisfied by simply placing over its portals the legend, Liberty, Equality, and .BrQ~herly Love, but tll~Lt it demands t~1at each word of this legf\nd shall be applled In full earnest to ItS luembers, wIthout distinction. It will even do more than that. It will open the glorious road on which the non-Masonic would soon follow, that all differences between all nations instead of being re~ulated by brute-force, sl1a11 be settled by a tribunal of nations by judicial decisIons and in accord with the humane inspirations of modern ethics, th(\ guiding light of which Freemasonr:y路 is and must remain. J

" The circular, with the annexed document is directed to all Orients and Lodges of tbe world. Each of them may choose and send a delegate, invested with proper power, to enable him to represent the body at this exalted tribunal which is to hold its session on the 15th of March, 1871, at Lausanne, in l::)Witzer~ land. "Trusting, beloved brethren, that you will respond to our call, we remain with brotherly devotion, etc. "ACCARY, Master. " BERTIN, Senior Warden. "POULLAIN, Junior Wa1路den. " CHASSEV ANT, Orator. " BARDIN, Secretary. " ORIEN'L' OF PARIS, November, 1870." The follOWing are particularly invited:

The Grand Lodges of England, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland nine Grand Lodges in North America, Canada, Mexico, Hayti, Brazil New Granada, Peru~ the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, Spain. All other Grand Lodges and Loages that are not named here, but to whom knowledge of this circular may come, are also invited. It is self-evIdent that Gerlnany and ~J~~~e, being the contesting parties, are excluded from holding a seat in this lI.-THE CHARGE. The French Masons to the Masons of the world. Denland to place upon trial the brothers William an.d, Frederick, of Hohenzollern. " At the opening of this bloody- war, that has inflicted the deepest sorrow on the human race and oivilization, t.he l i'reemasons of France, far from approving the attack made by Bonaparte on Germany, made known their decided dis.. approvaL In all our Lodges there arose a cry of abhorrence, and its echo must have reached your midst. " And now the Princes of Germany, who at :first took up arms in their own defense, are not satisfied with having punished the aggressor but continue a. war which rests no longer upon a legal foundatlon. They are attacking a people that more than any other nation has always been mo~t favorably inelined to foreigners, and particularly to the Germans. rrhey now employ these numeroUS Gerluans, who have partaken of the hospitalities of France to become traitors to this hospitality, and reqUite it by murder, incendiarism' rapine and deva$tation. They have carried barbarism so far as to lead their SOldiers under the U

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walls of Paris, the great city that has shown itself liberal, pacific, and opposed to national wars more than any other. '路The German Princes are guiltj- of the greatest criIne, and this crime is the Inore detestable, inasmuch as William, of Hohenzollerl1, and his son, the leaders of the German army, have, at their initiation into Ma~onry, solemnly sworn to observe its law. U William, of Hohenzollern, and his son, are tbereforecharged with perjury and a violation of duty. The Freemasonry of the world cites theln to appear before its bar within three months from this date. "The tribunal before which the parties named are to appear will be composed of members of all the Orients of the world. "The judges will hold their session in a neutral country, at. Bern, or in another ci ty to be hereafter named. "If Willianl, of Hohenzollern, and his son do not obey this summons, they will be declared perjurers, praitors, a:nd Masonic outlaws. They will be condemned to suffer the penaltIes prescrIbed by our laws; they will be cursed forever, and their memory detested by posterity. "ORIENT OF PARIS, November 30,1870." In accordance with a circular issued on the 18th of August, 1870, the Grand I ..odge Alpina asselubled on the 3d September, 1870, at Lausanne, and unani-

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MANIFESTO: "The war that has broken out between France and Germany is a lamentable event for the whole of Europe. U We abstain from pasRing judgment upon the cause that ori~il1ated this deplorable quarrel, as all polItIcal discusSIons must remain foreIgn to Freemasonry. History 'will call the participators before its tribunal~ana mete out to them their deserts. "We, who are merely vie,ving the event per se, separated as we are from the admitted or secret cause of the saine, can discover therein only a deep humiliation of our age. "Who does not ltnow how valuable the life ofa singleindividualis? Hisdeath may throw nations into nlourning, may afflict most painfully communities and fanlilies; relations and friends bend with tearful eyes over the body of a beloved dead. "A general appreciation of human life seems to have been reserved for the close of the present century. Science devoted the most indefatigable investigations for its preservation; civilization receded from the application of old criminal laws to trangressors and murderers; and at this time two ot' the mightiest and Inost civilized ntttions take up arms against each other, and, without an attempt at mediation or to arrive at an understanding, hasten to surrender for slaughter the flower of their population. t4 'l'his mournful spectacle, ,vorthy of the barbarous ages, shall not sway the feelings ot' sorrow, of pity, or indi~nation that till our hearts; and however weak OUf voice may be, we, nevertheless, protest in the name of humanity against war generally; against thIS war in particular; against this fabricated and fraudulent enrnity b~tweell two great races thnt now make 'war upon each other, and against the procedure, according to which the governments claim to p,0ssess the power of' controlling the destiny of their sUbject.s and the fate of Europe. "Invoking the Supreme Ruler, we demand back the imperishable and inalienable rights ,vUh which He has invested man at his birth,-the right of exlstlenoe, the right of llappiness, and the right of liberty. "Supported bjr these fundamental conditions of progressive civilization, we feel compassion for those nittiona that, :rnis,judgc and violate thenl, and even trample them tlnder foot at present. We abjure the friends of humanity, however, not to de~pt1ir of the future, and not to become discouraged by the deceptive aspect of the present. H Mayall indepen<1en t nlen of mind and heart, each in his sphere, labor for this civilization, without concerning themselves as to the result. Individnalities I).l11St ~iep torth and rnako thernselves ff\lt; well-founded oonvictions must o(i)me to the surface. r:rhe welfare of society is rooted in the moral worth of the individua.l. When the blind fury of t.he warring powers shall have spent itself by ex.nausting, bloody work, the voico of reaSon will again be heard. The sev-

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eranc~ of domestic ties, the stagnation of trade, the rise in the l?rice of. provisions the suffering and incalculable losses of c<?ffi!Uerce and the In~ustries have already prf'pnred tIle peopl.es to a ~us~ appreCla~lO? of the ve.xatlous ~evelop颅 meots that escaped from dIplomatIc clrcle~. ThIS Judgment :V Ill. f!nalls; appear the more correct when it has been ascertalned how many ~amllles haye been thrown into lllourning, how many unfortunate people .mutIlated f0t: hfe, and how many cities and villages rUiJ?-ed. Th.en the day IS sure to arrIve, when truth will find support in the publIc calamity. "To work then the whole circle of the Masonic Brotherhood! Foremost in our dear fatherland', the beautiful Helvetia; where the gover~ment knows no otber politics than to work fot' the ~elf~re of .the people; ~hele the la.tter have no other am bition than to live happily In theIr .homes and In. peace WI tIl every ODe. where the two races that rest under t}.1e shIeld of the UnIon, ~evelop themselves in tun harmony with each other, WIthout any other en'lUlatlon than that of a useful progression, and a strife for the welfare of the com mon fatherland. H To work then in all neutral States! Hold fast to peace; be not carried to the righ.t or left, so that S0011er or later you may assume the office of pacificator. U To work also among the nations now excited by war! Not onl~'" to carry reliet路 to the victims of so many bloody fields, but also to heal the bleeding wounds of national pride. "1!ay we be permitted to express our full convictions on that subject. "We above all others, are entitled to address those. kindly and openl:}", who believe that they are SUffering for the honors of their colors. Our manifesto would appear conceited, if it was anything else than a strict fulfillment of duty on our own part; and this duty we will explain here. "We men of Switzerland, divided into citizens of the German, Fren(lh, and Italian languages; we, who are not the extreme of the Latin and Gel~Inan races declare to our misled brothers, that it is impossible for us to aclrnowledge that their unfortunate quarrel rests at all upona question of national honor. " Let us take a retrospective view of the past. If we may use the simile, we have seen gamblers in wllit.e neck-ties; behind their chairR stood crowned heads; the stake spread npon the table was dynasty. Rapidly the dice were thrown, as if it was intended to win by surprise. Both sides challenged. Does not this pictnre remind us of the mournful recollections of the wicked work at the beginning of the presellt century? Does it not show a revolting anachronism as to the spirit of our time? "Does the present position of the Latin and German races rest upon the same ideas that were underlying the former gam bUng operations? Does it rest upon the /:;ame intt~rests that were put forwarrt at that gaIning table for the destruction of tlu' best strength of Gerrnanyand Prance ! No, no, and a thousand times, no! }i'rnuec and Gerrn~ny, the Latin and Germanic races, are of greater significance in human society, and, if necessary, a higher power than thA united strf>ngth of the warring nations would relnind them of it, before it is too late. This power, tbat has developed itself in the beginning of the pr~sent centuryit is public opinion-will become univer~s,l, lilte the telegrttphic net that encompasses the world, as the organ of conscience and hurnanity. At this hour, our words are merely the modest echo of the same. "None of us can httrbor the idle delusion, that our voice will influence the present hour. Similar protests have been entered from vnrious quarters; they seem to have passed away without leaving a trace behin d theln. None dare assert, however, that the remembrance thereof does not quietly live in the hearts and convicti9ns ~f the people of c~ty and country, In households and workshops. The VictorIes of moral acqUIsitions do not proclaim themselves with trumpet blasts. All reform.s find their adversaries and traducers. All precocious manifestations appear weak; but the day when truth prevails and triumphS, breaks earlier than is usually expected. The abolition of war will be no less :proof of this than the suppression of slavery. Could there lay a more oppreSSIve yoke upon humanity than the suprelnacy of arms the glorification of brutal force, or the deification of conquerors? ' " If Freemasonry is to remain true to her traditions then the time has ar路 ~ived for th~ <;le~elopment of her civilizing influence. What she cUd in the :past ~or tb:e.concillatlon of peoples torn asunder by political passions and religIOUS fanatICism i what she did a century ago for the abolition of privileges and for the protectIon of personal rights by humane legislfl,tioll t that she is to do now ~J~ ~~::~i:t:~~hit1g~mand, to abolish war. This is only one of the problems

"Moder!1 society ~cknowledges personal freedom, but it dares not to ac.. Its protectIon as a common duty. Hence the exciting dissensions as to rewardIng labor; hence the interminable complaints of the neglect of the

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helpless and suffering; hence the many abuses of power that manifest themselves contrary to the first principles of justice and brotherly love. Shall we add that among these there exist some, the mention of which even is revoltin ? Shall we point to the proclamation of that blasphemous doctrine, which mFO'ht be called a general enslavement of the mind, that is to spread among all nations at the expense of personal liberty? Be that as it may, tne catastrophe we are to meet claims our whole interest. It seems to demonstrate to us fully, that there exists no severer chastisement for the victor than war itself! In vain it is called, 'the last argument oj:' I{ings;' for the severing of countries by the sword or even the recurring causes for fresh slaughter! In vain would be the strife the powers in future for a political preponderance in the councils of Europe. "The tendencies of our time will not bow down to the splendor of arms; they aim rather, irresistibly, at civil and social improvements. They have been battered. by the bulwarks of military rule. But the day will come when the banner of humanity will flutter on the ruins of the old fortress. "In the name of the Grand Lodge Alpina. " J. J. RUGG, Grand Master. "BOHNENBLUST, Grand Semoetary."

In consequence of the call, made by the Lodge Henri IV. of Paris, for a meeting of Lodges at Lausanne, the Grand Lodge Alpina issued the following circular to her daughter Lodges, on the 20th December, 1870: "During last week two documents have corne into possession of the 1\'1. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Alpin~1, issued by the just and perfect Lodge Henri IV., in tIle Orient of Pttris, of which you will :tInd inclosed a printed copy. H We have been the more earnest in subjecting this demand of the Lodge to a conscientious investigation, as, on the one hand, the terrible SUfferings of a noble nation have aroused the deepest sYlnpathy in our hearts; whilst, on the other, we must be guided ill the conclusions we may arrive ~1t in this serious questIon, only by a conscientious investi~ation of the position and dnties of Hwlss Masonry, and its relations to the fatherland. "}l'rom another inclosure you Will learn the result ,va have arrived at in regard to this address to t.he Masons of SWitzerland, to which we add the motives that have guided us in this decision. " If we advise the Lodges of our Union, not only not to participate in the formation ot' this Masonic tribunal, but also declare it incompatible with their duties toward the Swiss Lodge Union, it is the result of a full (}onviction, that at this time the regard for peace in Ollr Union, and particnlll.rly the necessities of our fatherland, impose upon us the solemn duty to exercise that Il1oderatlou, which the principles of our Lodge Union cOlnmand, under all circum.. l$ tances. '\iVe therefore aSk, that you also rnay take in consideration the regulationswhich we have quoted, and conscientiously to observe theln. You will, then, undOUbtedly, all of you arrive at the conviction, that a violntion of our dutIes will endanger our Union, and, in the present case, also interfere wHll the welfare of the fatherland. "Relying upon your fidelity to both, we salute you, etc. "'J. J. RUEGG Grand Master. H AIME HUMBERrr, Deputy Grand lJtlaster.. " GYSI, Senior Grand Warden. ,,' EMANUEL WYBERT,

Juni01" Grand Wa1oden.

"J. J. BOHNENBLUST, Grand Secretary."

'rhe follOWing are the reasons advanced for the conclusions arrived at: "The just and perfect St. John's Lodge I-Ienri IV., having, by circular letter of November, 1870, in vited, in the name of the Masons of France, the Masons of the whole world to meet on the 15th of March, 1871, at Lausanne, in Swttzerlandf. and form a tribunn.l tor the purpose of trying Bros. William and F'rederick, 01 Hohenzolleru, for a violation of their duties and obligations, the Grn,nd Master and Administrative Oouncil of the Grand Lodge Alpina have considered the snbject, and have arrived at the follOWing result: .. 1. The question of the authorization of the slaners of the call to prefer charges in the name of the Masons of li-'rance need not be inquired into, as! even in ease of denial, the conclusion arrived at will not be based upon a cons deration of form merely. H2. An inquiry into charges against the head of a State, for acts that result from pr~rogatives of sovereignty, can not be entered into without a consideral(

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tion of political relations; according to the fundamental laws, a discussion of politics is prohibited to true Masonry. "3. If the present misfortunes of the :French nation excite the sympathy of every Mason, no less than the terrible bloody sacrifices that the German people have been called upon to make during the war, yet it must not be made a pretense for imparting to this sympathy the imprint of a political deluonstration contrary to the principles Of Masonry. ' "4. Articles 7,9, and 10 of the fundamental laws adopted by the Grand Lodge Alpinat.,.November 23, 1848, strictly prohibits all discussion of political questions in the Lodges of Switzerland, at the same time mal{ing it incumbent upon tbenl, for the welfare of the t'atherland, to exercise caution and moderation in the selection of the means of progress. " Finally, the Grand Master and Administrative Council are bound, by their oath of office, to cause an observance and maintenance of purely MasonIc principles, and to guide the Lodges in this respect. (Article 16 of the compact of the Union.) " 'l'herejore, be it resolved, "1. That, in the name of the Grand Lodge Alpina, the signers to the call in

question are to be informed, that, with the sincerest sympathy for the sUfferin~s ~ participation of the Swiss Grand Lodge in the proposed investigation is prohiblted by the constitution and principles of the Union; that the Adminibtrative Council deem it their duty to Invite all Swiss Lodges to remain true to the principles of our confederation, and reject all importullIties to aSSIst in carrying out the design alluded to. "2. That all the Lodges be instructed to act in this case according to the regulations of the Swiss Lodge confederation only; and that it is expeoted that no Lodge wi1l 2 by a vioiation ot' the same, disown its connection with the Grand Lodge Alplna. "3. That the conclusions arrived at, be communicated by circular to all Grand Lodges, with which the Grand Lodge Alpina is in mutualrepresentation/' Signed by the Grand officers. of the French nation,

The Grand Lodge of zur Sonne, at Bayreuth, issued the following circular letter]n response to the ditlerent lnanifestoes that emanated from Grand Lodges and Lodges outside of Germany: h

lVorahip!ul, HonfYred, and Beloved Brethren :

" We have before us three documents, which, according to the unanimous opinion of the undersigned Grand Master and Council of our Grand Lodge, should not be passed over in silence. These documents consist of"1. The manifesto of the Swiss Grand Lodge .A.lpina, of September 3, which we received, accompanied by a brotherly letter, on the 16th ot the ~ame month., "2. The call of the Bt. John's Lodge les Amis Philanth'ropiques, in the Orient of Brussels, dated September 12, 1815. "The manifesto of ten J.1'rench Lodges, dated Paris, September 16, with post.. mark October 14. "They all discuss the present war between Germany and France, and call upon both nations to conclude peace. "The first two documents have been alread;y given to the pUblic, and it is therefore unnecessary to reproduce their con tents. rrhe third, and tor ~ome reaso11s, perhaps, less known, is a verbose variation of the triad, ' Liberty, Equality, Frater11ity.' In its peculiareonception ot" the conditions, it even chargestlle Gernlan governments with the intention to $'Upplant the Oatholicis'ln of the Latin. races by Protestanti8'in, and culminates the whole by proclaiming 'the lllonsters in human form,' King William and the Crown Prince, as Masonic outlaws. H We are fully aware that Freemasonry, from principle, should abstain from political a~ltations.. And yet, if we now en tel' upon a discussion of these documents, it 18 1'01' the reason only that we do not wish to apPE'ar compellt:d by silence to assent to the unjust constructions proclaimed in these manUestoes; and also because those that speak to us are brethren, whose erroneous views we desire to correct, so that their brotherly regards for us may not be disturbed. h Perhaps it is unnecessary to express here our full assent to much that is said so fully and beautifully of war and its consequences. We do not deeln it necessary to impress these ideas upon the mInds of our German brethren in and outside of the Lodges" Although our country has been protected from an

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immediate suffering of the witr by the heroism of its sons, it, nevertheless, is severely afflicted h路 and every district, and all ranks llavepaid the bloody tribute of dnty to the fat erland. Our whole people dep i ores to be forced to take up arms and that it must assert its rights in so terrible a manner; it even mourns ove; the sufferings into which a deluded enemy is plunging deeper and deeper, and it longs for peace. "But however much we may harmonize with these manifestation~ of our brethren, we can not concur in the views contained therein, either openly or covertly. We are compelled to stigmatize them as either false or unjust, and it is difficult for us to master feelings of dissatisfaction, when we notice how liLtle jllstice there is done to ntcts, and how little honor there is accorded to truth. If walt" i/; a terrible misfortune, it is clear/" that the responsibility rests 'llpOn him who pro'Vokes it. This part of the question, and this cardinal point, these manifelJtoes avoid altogether.

"We were forced to notice with surprise the incomprehensible phenomenon, th81t a whole people, in the excitement of passion, absolutely forgets the (lause of' the war; that it transforms the assailants into the assailed, and thereby enacts. on a grand scale the fable of the wolf and the lamb. so exquisitely told by its own Lafontaine. We perceive, however, with r>ainful feelings, that tb~ ment of brethren of neutral countries is intiuenced by this version of affairs. we really again remind the beloved brethren of the political occurrences of whicb they themselves were eye witnesses? Must we ask thern whether iv1 was Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland that have repeatedly threatened F~rance with war for decades; or whether France, on convenient ocoasions, threatened them with war and annexation? Have the German people protested against the repeated changes in the government of France, or have the French, instigated by jealousY2 endeavored to interfere by intrigue with the confederation and strengthenIng of Germany? H~lS Germany demanded compensation when Nice and Savoy were annexed to France; when sbe con9.uered Algiers and Cochin China; or was it France that demanded C'ompensatlon when Gerluany under the guidance of Prussia, becarne more firmly consolidated, and protected its nortliern boundaries against Denmark? Has Germany demanded revenge for Sebastopol or Magent,a, or did France thirst for Rflt)(J.n(Jh,eJ pour Sad')wa,' jnst as if that had damaged its interest or tarnished its honor? Did not GerInany, from love of peace and cosmopolitan impartiality,! even suffer the conquest from Austria of its Italian possessions, and was not ullxembourg alienated from the German confederation? Has Germany craved the re-conquest of Alsace, torn from it by force and t,reachery; or is it France that never ceased to covet other pe0.1?le's property, especially our Rhenish provinces, German to the core? This manIa has possessed all parties and politicians in France for uecades, and was the cause of the presell t war. Did not the renunciation of Prince Leopold remove even the pretext for this war; when jf'ranoe in its eagerness threw down the gaun tlet, because the venerable head of the North Gernl.an confederation refused to humiliate hirnself any lower? It is unworthy of the French nation to delude itself and others with the pretext that their Emperor was the cause of this ,val'. No! It is France and the whole of: the Frencll people that have, tor some tinle back, demanded this war against Prussia.. The roen even that are now at the head of affairs in France, and disavow this war, have at times sharply reproved the government for not haVing sought war long ago, upon one pretext or another. "Why have not the friends of peace, why has not our Peace Society, lifted up their 'VOICes when the prevent.ion of the war was yet a possibility? Why did they not counsel them to desist from the vain-glorious conceit that caused arrogant,interferenoe and intrigue in all affairs of a neighboring people? Why did. they not utter a word of warning against the lust for other people'S prop~rty, Why no word of displeasure when this war was forced upon the German e in the most frivolous nl.anner, in spite of its peace-loving complaisance '? did not not humanity enter a protest against tbe pitiless, barbarous expoJsion of aU Germans, of even women, children and old men? Why do they not combat the system of lying and deception that prevails in France as mucn now as it did under the Empire, and which prevents the deoeived and misled people from understanding its situatIon its injustice, and its mistortune? Instead of correcting the political fanaticism that declares that the existenoe of tbe French nation is threatened, why seek to stamp the war as a 'question of honor between races?' Why conjure up even religious fan&ticisffi, by imputing ze&lot1c. intentions to the German people of thinkers, from which none are farther renaoved than they? 路'.'rhe German people, since its war of liberation, has shown itself only too partlla.l for peace, and too yielding with its neighbors. It did not desire this war; but after it has been forced into it, it does not intend to have sacrificed thousands of its sons; neither will it, from good nature and unselfish motives, let an overbearing enemy escape unpunished fortbe third time, and give him an opportunity to break the peace again at some futnre time. It now demands a,1K>lJlem~nt. It demands that France, which began the war with the avowed 1n4

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tention ()f robbing its neighbors of territory, shall disgorge its former spoilations. It demands that the chain of bulwarks threatenIng our frontiers shall be converted into walls of protection against renewed disturbances. In this demand the people and government are a unit; aud there is no difference of opinion bet"ween N ortll and Houth in this respect; to this the German people apply the square of justice between itself and ltS neighbors. "The Gerrnans, either as Freemasons, even if our laws would permit it, or as citizens, are not in a position to oppose in any manner the just demands of a whole nation. If' the brethren of neutral Stateb call not influence our adversaries by "words of tru th to perceive their injustice and realize their situation to recognize Lhe uavoidabl~ necessity of ottering theIr hand for atonemeut and peace, then it i:::l not our fault if this unfortunate people with Whom, forgetfUl of all former wrong "which we have suffered at tbeir hands, we have lIved in peace so long and bO Willingly, rushes "with Insane infatuation into ruin, and in Impotent rage Intiicts incurable wouuds 10 its own land. H However brilliant the success that has attended our arms, our peaceable people can not be co.nverted ov~r nigpt into a w~rlike race; it will neither lift Itself over other natlO?S in the IntoXl(!atlon of vl~tory, nor plan new conquests. It 'will neIther 'glorHy brutal torc€', nor subnut to the sup!"emacy of arms.' Whoever dares to presume the latter, does not know the SpUIt 01 tile German people. A~ the bee stings those only that threaten her or her house, because she feels that the act rnay bring destruction to herself, so also will the German people €Inploy its immense power only in a just war of detense; because it is aware that Inllitary duty devolves upon all ranks, and that it may demand as a sacrifice, without regard to person, her best SOIlS and her noblest spIrits. As soon, therefore, as the people of Gerlnany have succeeded in obtaIning peaoe they will, faithtul to civilIzIng influences, strive only to perfect Its unIty, labor f·or the developrnent 01 its1ibertles, and industriously seek to obtain, preserve and enjoy the blessings of peace to the tullest extent. f "We have endeavored to explain to our beloved brethren the position that our people occupy in regard to Llli~ great question. As Masons, al~o, we can only range oursel ve~ on that sIde ,vhere, according to our tull aud clear conVICtIOn we Und right, and can not occupy a position Illidway between l'lght and wrong' We are, to our regret, cOlupel1ed to leave the decislon to arms, and can only heal tlle wounds that are Intllcted by arn1~. '1'11is we endeavor to do a~ much as lies in our power. All our Lodges participate actively thereill; indiVIdual brethren anti Lodges have made large donations 1:"01' the wounded and ~utrerers without dIstinctIon as to 1riend or enemy. And we are again called upon by the National Mother Lodge, at Berlin; the Lodges Leopold zur :L;'eue, at Uarlsruhe, and 'zwn JViede1'enbauten 'l'e1npel, at Wonlls, and it is unnece~sary tor us to draw the attention ot our brethren to these circulars, and urge it upon them not to becolue weary ot" bestOWIng charity, but contrIbute as much as po~sible to ameliorate the general distres::;. H It has atlorded us nluch satisfaction to learn how actively our brethren (}t neutral countrIes have been engaged In tIllS MasonIC work. We return our warluuHt thanks, partICularly to our bl'etbrell, and the whole people of Switzerlaud, tor the love they have shown to the Germans that were expelled from France, and to the people of Htrasburg, who suftered so severely from this war, It 1::; eVlden t to us, ttU.Lt whatever ditlereuces there Inay be in our views of the political situatioll, yet that our hearts have remallied. closely united by the Illndanlentaildeas ot our jnstitution, to wit, In love 01" mankind. H But when peace shall have returned, and we trust to God that this will soon 1.>e the case, then our UnIon will also be called back again to the labors of peace. 'l'hen it WIll be our soliCItude 10 beal the wounds that "war has inftiated upon the body, and the prosperity of thousallds, but also to heal the wounds that were infiwted upon the heart. Then, in wisdonl and love, the vowe ()! reason and justice will make itbelf heard, that it) at present urowned by the tumult of WtLr. Then the discordant nlluds lIlust be brought into barlnOny with words and deeds of conciliatlon t feelings 01 brotherly love mllt)t be IustiLled into the hearts of those that are now filled with bitterness, and we will convince those who think it necessary to be our enenlles that we WillIngly would have rernained, and deSIred to remain, their ll'lends, and tllat we shall rejoice in again addressing them by the nalne ot" brother. H In tilis :Masonic work we are certain our brethren of Switzerland and Belgiunltiu,ud we hope ~ven our brethren of France, will gladly join. May T. G. .A. u.1'. _, then, bl~ss our labors, and tnay hi~ Spirit abIde witn us I "With tiliH sincere wish we close our letter, hoping that these candid word$, that spring from guileless brotherly heart::;, will be accepted in the same bplrit. H Saluting you in the name of the Council of the Grand Lodge Ztl/t· Sonne, we remain your tait1l1ul brethren. " REDLICH" (Jrand SecretCl,'ry.

" FEUSTEL, G'rand Master. " PUSCH.KIN, Deputy Grand

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As might have been anticipated, the pUblication of the manifestoes and ciroulars produced a state of affalrs which luust be deeply regretted. The continued reverses of the French arms during the war, and the COllsequent humiliation of the nation, undoubtedly created the excitement among the Masons ot" Paris, which culminated in the manifesto and the summons of KinO" William and !lis son. to appear in Paris for trIal. If there is any palliation in tflis circumstance, WhlCh t however, we can not admit, it seems as if there exists no reason for the ebullltion of the Lodge at Brus~els, the Grand Orient of Italy, and least of all for the manifesto of the Grand Lodge of Switzerland.. Whatever our predilections and whatever our convictiolls may be in regard to tberight.or wrong. of ~ither side,. we dee~ it contrary to the principles and teachings of the InstItutIon to manIfest or dISCUSS them as ~rasoDs路 and being fully convinced of the correctness of this princIple, we consider it l>ut of place here to consider the causes of the calamitous quarrel that has carried ]'rance to the brink of ruin, and which has brought grie:f and sorrow to almost ever~" fireside of both nations. One of the principal aims of Masonry is the moral elevation, not of its votariesalone, but of the whole hurnan falnily, to ennoble the minds of the peoples a.nd advance c1vilization, and although it can not prevent, it may to some extent, at least, ameliorate the evllsot"war. The Grand Lodge Alpina, in the opening sentence of its manifesto states, correctly, that all polltical discussions should remain foreign to Masonry, but immedIately loses sight of it; and the document Itself serves as proof of the contrary. Had she restricted herself to the ~xpression of regrets; had she confined herself to rernlnd the brethren tbat were unfortunately engaged in thIS war not to lose sight of the teachings of our Royal Art ~tnd the dictates of reasOll; had she lirnited 11e1'8el1 to impress upon them not to forget hUlnanity ill the exciteluent of battle, no o1{jectIon could or would have been Inade bJ-'" either side. '1'he1'e are many Ideas contained in this manifesto that are grand and noble; but it also contains much which, considered from tIle stand-point 01' Masonry, might have better relnained unsaid. Upon the Masons of Germany the manifesto seems to have made a most unfavorable impression, and seenungly not altogether without cause. But as injurious as these manifestoes and circulars certainly are to the peace and unity 01 Masonry on the continent of Europe, the proceedings of the French Lodges are to the highest degree reprellenf:,ible. 11'01' whil8t they stigmatize the head of the Gerlnan Uonfederation as a nlonster in hUluan form, whilst they proooed to try him Masonically without haVing jurisdiction, whilst they deelare him to be a Masonic outlaw, they lose SIght of the fact that they tllclnselves were complacent witnebses to the expulsion of the Inelnbers of the German Lodge Concordia of Paris, working untieI' a charter from the Grand Orient of France. 13ut reprehensible as may appear the puerile courge pursued by these ParIs Lodges, and the manifestoes 01 these Grand bodies that nave assurned a partisan position in this lamentable war, the steps taken by the German Grand Lodges in response to these manifestattions seeln no less objectionable. When it is taken into consideration that it was not the Grand Orient of .ll'rance tbat took action in the premise~, but only about one-fifth ot the number of Lodges loea-ted ill Paris, and that none outSIde of that ci ty participated in the proceedingi:l, it WOUld, in our opinion, have been lnore In accordance wi tIl. the cornity th~ti should characterize intercour~e between Grand Lodges, if complaint bad been lodged with the Grand Orlen t of li"rance for this ill-advised actIon on the pa.rt of some ot' her daughters. That is the course pursued by the German Gmnd Lodges in reference to Belgiunl and Italy, and the saIne consideration might have been extended to tIle Grand Orient of France. 'ro jUdge from .ap~rances, the German Grand Lodges were carrIed away by the excitement, Wi~h which they have so Inuch reason to be dIssatisfied. \Ve can discover no difference between the publIcation of political sympathies in the shape of manifestoes or circulars, and the applause that follows the announcement in Grand Lodges, of victories of tile arnues, and the successes of tbe leaders, and the re()Oroillg of the saIne ill the protocols, as has been the case in some instances during this war. While one SIde charges a violatIon of obligation, the other side, mova~ a gloritlcat,ioll of successes; both alike reprehensible in Masonic bodies. It is to be hoped that with the return of peace, calm judgment will replace the exe1t~tnent ttlat possessed botl111ations during the bloody strife. The German people ba.v(路 ernerged victorious from this fiery ordeal, and, as Victors" they can well atf(,H"U to be magnanlrnous. Let tlleln extend the right hand or f~llowship to those brethren that have sinned, while they thenlselves have not been alto~ether innocent. 'l'11e approaching conference of the Grand Masters of Germany would offer an opportune occasion for the saIne. "During the past year the ROlnan Catholic priests have not failed to carryon thMl &CcustoIned wartare against the Freemasons, and their moutll-pieces, the Catholic journals, are replete with tlle abuse of the fraternity. A few specimens of that kind of literature can not fail to instruct and amuse. A Catholio

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priest, whom they <:-..all "Father" Ortel, furnishes a long article, in which he speaks of Italy and the Masons in this strain: "All honest, rational, Christian and Catholic peoPlehand the majority are such, sigh under the oppression of a tyrannical sect. T is sect are the Free-masons, Oavour, Garibaldi, Menabrea, all ministers and governors of the Italian people, are F~reemasons. Whoever has not received that baptism is nothing amounts to nothing, and attains nothing in Italy. The Masonic trowel unloo1i$ the government treasury; without it, nothing can be drawn from it. 1'he M&osonic Lodge is the portal through which public offices are entered. One can not hold the office of mayor, or tax-gatherer, or constable, or sWine-herd, un.. less he wears the Masonic apron. All intellect, all virtue, every ulerit, springs from Freemasonry. Whoever has not dipped his finger in this kettle of sorcery must eke out the miserable life of a poor, degraded, bounded, plundered dunee in free Italy. The Freeruasons alone are the privileged rulers, treasurers, tax.. collectors, and gormandizers, who live upon the fat of the land, and now and then a few crumbs are dropped to the rest of Italiant;. You are an ass! NQ matter; if you are only a Freemason, you may Q~come a professor. You hav~ robbed and cut people's throats! No matter agaIn; you may become a judge, president, or prefect, if you only wear a little apron of the width of a finger." rrhe United States also come in for a share of priestly favors. An Ultramontane paper, published at Munich, has the following delectable scrap of information in regard to Freemasollry in America. After giving the number of Lodges and Masons in the United States, the article says: " They all occupy themRelves exclusively with politics. and the civil war, which lasted nearly five years and consequently spread mischief and brought bankruptcy and poverty to the masses of Europe, by drawiug thousands of millions oftlorins to America.! was the result of the machinations of the Masonic Lodges, that were animated oy the most intense hatred against the Catholic Southern States. The power of the Southern States had to be broken' they had to be ruined politically and financially, so that the irreligious, infidel North that held the reins, lnight do as it pleased, and, in time, also interfere with ali its power in European quarrels. After tbe Catholic Southern States of this ,Laud of Liberty,' as people love to call the United State~, were broken down ruined, and disfranchised, somewhat in the manner that certain people 'would desire to break down, ruin, and disfranchise the free Catholic peasantry in Bavaria, and unable to offer further obstacles to their nefarious plans, tbe: Freemasons of the North could not consent to the formation of a powerful Catholic Imperialism close to its borders. The native-born and ImJ)ligrated Freernasons strained every nerve to remove the' eVil,' which was accomplished in the death of Maximilian. "The Chief of American Freemasonry possessed an immense palace in Wash.. ington. It had four immense towers, and was situated next to the' White House.' the residence of the President. This palace was set on tire by a. SoULhron on the 24th of January, 1865, on which occasion a great deal of material, and amollg the rest the correspondence with Julius Frobel, were destroyed. The :::;upreme Masonic government at Washington (the Smithsonian Institution) is in cnrrespondence with the whole world, and also with the South German: press, in order to lnst!tute Lodges everywhere for the purpose of extending and spreading the power of Freemasonry. "The directing Jew Lodge in New York 路is particularly active in tbis 'spreading.' It has established a peculiar 'system' for that purpose~ which, in the shortest possi ble time, has been successful of the most extendea propaga~ tion, beeause there are Jews and Freemasons everywhere, as there are dogs ani fleas. Thus the star-spangled banner of North America has become the flag under which at the present moment there is being collected the whole of the Masonic revolutionary power, Whose motto, according to the .Freimaurer Zeit'Ulfl,g of Leipsic, is: 'All influential enemies of the Freemason must be annihilated.P1 9

HUNGARY. At the close of the month of January, 1870, there existed seven Lodges in. Hungary. The mother Lodge, zur Einigkeit im Vaterlande, at Pesth, invited all the other Lodges to send two delegates each to Pesth, to meet on the 80th Jan.. uary, 1870, for the purpose of constituting a Grand Lodge for Hungary. The delegates, representing the seven Lodges, Inet on that day, and after 8consultation of ten hours, formed the Grand Lodge of Hungary. Bro. Franz Pulski was elected Grand Master. The constitution of the Grand Lodge :eur Sonne, at Bayreuth, was adopted with some slight modifications.. Tbe tir~t session took place the same evening. The Grand Lodge is to be known as the "Grand Lodge of Hungary for the three St. John's degrees."

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Previous to the formation of the Grand Lodge, the Lodge Mathias Corvinw, of Pesth practicing the Ancient and Accepted Rite, made etforts to unite with the Lodge zur Elnigkeit im Vaterlande. 'l'he latter, however, declined tIle union, on the ground that there existed essential differences in the rites practiced by the two Lodges. The letter written on the sUbject by the Lodge JYIathias was submitted to the convention that formed the Grand Lodge. 'l'he convention decl&red that it approved of the formation of just and perfect Lodges in the fatherland without reference to system or rite; but that it was not invested with authority to postpone indefinitely the cOllst,ituting and solemn opening of the Grand Lodge ot" Hungary for the three St. John's degrees, for t,be purpose of entering into negotiations with the Lodge Mathias of the Ancient and Accepted Rite. but that it had no desire to establish a rivalry injurious to the common object, and that it hoped that the two systems would exist in harmony side by side The oilioers of the Grand Lodge were instructed to transmit to the Lodge Math1.a8 an abstract from its protocols, and also a copy of the constItution adopted, and add the brotherly request to the Lodge to place the Grand Qfficers in possession of its statutes and the terms upon which it was proposed to unite the two systems.. The Masons of Hungary have determinedly overcome aU obstacles that were tbrown in their way b~~ the Austrian Government, and have placed Masonry upon a solid basis in their country. From all accounts, Lodges are rapidly ineteasing, and the Royal Art has found congenial SOil, and is growing stronger day by day. Lodges have already been establiShed, or are in course of formation, in the most important citIes of the country. People of character and standing are impressed with the idea of improvIng the welfare 01' society and join them. The new Grand Lodge has been already acknowledged by several of the Grand Lodges in Europe, and is now also recognized by the Government. GRAND LODGE OF THE NETHERLANDS. We have received the third and fourth numbers of the Bulletin of this Grand Orient, embracing the period from September, 1870, to March, 1871. The BUlletin, we are informed, is edited by Bro. Noordzlek, the Deputy Grand Master. It reports the proceedings 01' the Grand OrIent and the daughter Lodges in affiliation therewlth, furnisnes reports fro In foreign Grand LOdges, and contains well written articles on various Masonic SUbjects. It is sold to subscribers. The Grand Lodge met June 12, 1870, at the Hague; forty-one Lodges being represented. Bro. Noordziek, Deputy Grand Master, opened the Grand Lodge and reviewed the events of the year. According to the report of the Grand Treasurer, the receipts of the Grand Lodge for tbe year endiog April 1, 1870, were tl,6,348,66; and the expenditures, :d"o,8!O,81.. GRAND ORIENT OF ITALY. At the se$sion of July 26,1870, the Grand Orient approved the publication of asem.l-omeial paper, toreplact:l the OffiCial Bulletin, Which has ceased to appear. The ti&le of the new paper is, Revista della Masoneria ItaUana periodico ebdO'11'J,ano &~-o:JJ:Adale del Grante Oriente della lJIIa8O'neria in Italie eS'ue cotonie. Tile new pa.pera.ppears weekly, and Inay be con~ldered the organ of the Grand Orient; 1t also contains Masonic reports from foreign countries, and political reviews. In the tirst numbers the proceedings of the Grand Orient, embracing the period from June, 1869, to July, 1~70, are reviewed. several laws and regulations are published by the Grand Orient, tendIng to the unittcatlon of the daughter Lodges. ~'he period for which the Grand M.aster is to be elected in future lIS reduced .trom five to three years.. Grand Master Frapoli tendered his resignation as Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy, wllich was accepted. On the 14th of August, the Grand Master issued a circular calling upon the .M8ISOns of Italy to contribute to the l'ehef of the victims of the war between lIraneeand Germany, to be distributed without regard to nationality. On the 17th of September the Grand Orient announced, officially, that with the tra.Ilsfer of the capital of Italy to Rom.e, the Grand Orient would also trans.. fer its seat to that city. The last circular is accompanied by an address, a nos jreres de la dem.ocratic ail Jlra1?ice et de l' Allemange. 'l'bis addreSS for which Masonry has given the impttlS'e,18 issued by a few members of Paril ament at F'lorence .. It admits that it iji i$$ued less wittl a hope of success than to quiet their consciences. The address says: "The Ernplfe, which provoked tlie war, has fallen. The Repub11c

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repudiates the war. A peace, honorable to botJ:;t nations, concluded at once, can alone save civilization and guarantee the ~al?pIness of Europe. May e.very na.. tion adopt such an organization as best SUIts It. Mayall natIons labor In broth. erly love for the developnleut of humanity. Brothers of FFance and Ger:qlany! lay down your arnls, we ilnplore you in the name of the Innumerable vIctims over which you now lnourn." MISCELLANEOUS. Thf\re remains but little to add before we close the report of our annual visit to the different households of the Masonic family. The Grand Orient of Lu."{itaniu, Portugal, and the Supreme Council of the same country, united in November, 1869, under the title of " Grand Or'iente LUSi.. tano unido Supremo Oonselho daMacone-riaPortugueza." Count Paraty was elected Grand :Master. 'rhirty-one Lodges are reported to be affiliated therewith. The Grano Lodge is endeavoring to effect a union between the two Grand Lodges of Brazil, d08 Benedictinos and do Lavridio. The Grande Oriente nacional de Espana, at Madrid, the newly formed Grand Lodge tor Spain, practicing the Ancient and Accepted Rite, has applied to the Gralld Lodge Royal York, at Berlin, and the Grand Lod~e of Hamburg, for rec~ ognitioo, which was refused on account ot'insufficient Information. The im~ pression prevails, that religious and political disctlssions are not excluded from the Lodges. A number of Lodges in Spain work under a charter from the Grand Orient of Portugal. The Masonic j ournnl, la Fraternidacl, which bas made its appearance at Sevilla, states that Masonry is spreading in Spain with remarkable rapidity. In Austria the government is still hostile to the introduction of Masonry, although, from necessity, it has permitted its establishment in Hungary. Nevertheless, a step forward has been taken by the introduction of the society J-Iwnanitas, in Vienn~1, which bas constituted itself as a non-political association. 'rbe society, apparently formed for charitable purposes, is composed altogether of Masons, and its Ineetings are attended by considerable l1UID bel's of visiting brethren, but also by-a government corumissioner. The regeneration of Masonry in Austria Inay, therefore, be dated from the establishlnent of this society, branches of which are reported to be in course of formation throughout the etnpire. l'llere are, no doubt, many trials in store yet for the Royal AI路t in Au~tria, when the antipathies of the government and hostillty of the Roman Catholie clergy are taken into consideration. But whell we consider that Ma.~onry is now openly practiced ln Spain, Italy, and Hungary, we may con.. tldently ~tnticipate that it will be perrnitted, at no distant date, to ditluse its light also in this stronghold of ultramontanism. The society I-Itlmanitas is recognized as a Masonic bod~r by the Grand Orient of Italy, and 路we believe also by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg. Outside of Austria, Masonry is prohibited only in Russia. We have endeavored, with candor and impartiality, to chronicle in the preceding pages the successes and reverses of masonry. throughout the world. As the broad and beneficent principles upon which it rests manifest themselves by the acts ot" its votaries, it gradually, but surely, ri~es to that elevated position in the profane world, wbi~h it has ever occupied in the hearts of its true followers. Cheering as this is for the cause of Masonry, we are, nevertheless deeply impressed with the anomalous condition that exists at this moment be~ tween a number of the Grand Lodges of the world, and which must necessarily exercise a depressi ng int!uence upon the Fraternity. To the non-intercourse of the Grand Lodges of the United States with the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, is 110W added that of the same bodies with the Gr~nd Orient of Franee. The causes that led to these unfortunate dissensions are too well known to need recapitnlation at this time. 'l'he Grand Orient of Belgium is exc0!UIDunicated by a number of the Grand Lodges of Europe. '1'he Grand Lod~es of Germany have severed all communications with the Grand Orient of }( rance, and their relations with the Grand Lodges of Italy and Switzerland are ot: a nature that do not augur well for a future brotherly intercourse. "Let us have peace," were the memorable words of an honored son of our country, and we would rejoice had we the means of restoring the Fraternity of the world to that blissful condition.

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STATEMENT OF ST. JOHN'S LODGES WORKING IN GERMANY ON THE 18'r OF JANUAl:tY, 1870, ARRANGED ACOORDING TO STATES.

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The report on Scotland a.nd Ireland we extract from the review by Bro. Geo.. S. Blackie, of Tennessee.

GRAND LODGE OF IRELAND. At the meeting of the Grand Lodge, held on the 3d of June, 1869, its attention was called to the matter of Inserting in the local newspapers reports of proceedings of the ordinary and refreshment meetings. This was regarded to be a violation of the strict secrecy with which the Grand Lodge requires all Masonic business to be treated; therefore a la,v was passed that the transactions or proceedings which occur in any meeting of the Grand Lodge, or of private Lodge, or any Masonic committee, or any comment thereon, or referred thereto,

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shall not be printed or published without the permission of the Grand Lodge,or of the Grand Master, or the Deputy Grand .l\'laster. At the quarterly communication held on the 1st of July, 1869, the order was made that from and atter the 24th of June, 1869, Past Masters shall not be entitled to vo~ in Grand Lodge, or in any Provincial Grand Lodge, until dUly registered as Pa~t lYlasters, and their certificates as such taken out; and that the Book of Constitutions be altered accordingly. The Duke of Leinster (Ireland's only Duke) has been GrandMaster of Masons in Ireland since 1l:)13-a perIod of fifty-seven years. We presume this is the longest period of service, by one man, during all tbe history of Masonry. The roll of Grand Masters of Ireland dates back as far as 1174, when Richard, second Earl of Pembroke, better known as "Strongbow," and at that time Lord Justice of IrelandT was selected as Grand Master. The list was published in a recent number 01 the London J!freemason, and must have been a puzzle to the strong upholders of the 1717 theory. '.L'he Grand Lodge has adopted the follOWing reso.. lution: That as the Province of Quebec is in the territorial jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Canada, which Grand Lodge is recognized by the Grand Lodge of Ireland, the Grand Lodge of Ireland cannot recognize the bo-called Grand Lodge ot Q,uebec. This we believe to be the true law on the subject. The recognition of the new body by the Grand Lodge of Maine is establishing a precedent by WhiCh schism and rebellion in Masonry is approved. We cannot recognIze the new Grand Body until the Grand Lodge of Uanada cheerfUlly grants her consent to the secession of her subordinates. His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, has consented to become the Patron of the Masonic order in Ireland. The Grand Lodge met on St. John's Day, at Freemasons' Hall, Dublin, at noon, when the follOWing omears were unanimously elected for the enSUing year: H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, Patron; HIS Grace the Duke of Leinster., Grand Master; R. W. Skelketoll, Esq., Deputy Grand Master; Right Hon. Lora. Athlumney, lSenior Grand Warden; Rignt Hon. Lord Viscomte Powerscourt, Junior Grand Warden; Arthur Bushe, Esq., Grand Treasurer; Maxwell 010se, Esq., D. U. L., Grand ~ecretary; Rev. J. J. MacSorleyand Hon. and Rev. W. C. Plunket, Grand Uhaplains; U. A. Cameron, Esq., M. D., S'enior Grand Deacon; Right Hon. the Ear! of Kingston, Junior Grand Deacon; C. D. A~tley, Esq., Grand :Superintendent ofWorksj Anderman Manning, J. P., Gra.nd Director of Oeremonies; '1'. E. 1St. George, Esq., Grand Steward; George Hepburn, Esq., Grand Sword-bearer; }1"'rancis Quinn, Esq., Grand Organist; S. N. Lane, Esq., Grand Inner Guard. The second report of the" Masonic Orphan Boys' School" shows an increase to eight pupils, WhO are brought up and edu~ated. The.:school is well supported, and Its slnidng fund is jast rIsing, so that every year it WIll be enabled to increase tile number of its proteges. The Oraft is showing a warIn interest In its success. The Bulletin sllows the return of 342active Lodges. rrhe BuUetin Is very sparing of information, and contains no other facts we think would prove of interest. It is the policy of the Grand Lodge to pUblish as little as pOSSible. GRAND LODGE OF SCO'rLAND. The quarterly meeting was held at Edinburgh on the 8th of November. After the presenting of proxy oommissions, the reading of the Iuinutes, and the announcing of presents from the Grand Lodges of" ~ugland, I::;wedeu, li'rance, PrUSSia, and froul the Grand Lodges in America, which were received with thanks. charters were granted to Lodge H st. Munn," Duncan, and Lodge "8t. John," Catherine. 'l'he otnce-bearers tor the ensuing year were then nominated. Bro. Henry Inglis, of Torsonce, proposed that the Right Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie, K. C. B. be elected Grand Master Mason of I::;cotland, which was received with loud cheers. On quietness being restored, his lordship stated tha t, contrary to his principles, he again accepted of the high office of Grand Master for two reasons: firstly, from the requisition which bad been put into hIS hands, which was signed so numerously by Intluential brethren, and which he valued highly and would place among his archives; and secondly, that, he expected that next year he would be in a position to nominate a brother as Master of the Oraft-one who bore a name which had been connected with Masonry almost since the introduction of the Craft into Scotland many centuries ago. He thanked the brethren for the unanimous manner in which they had received him.

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The resignation of the Grand Master for Nova Scotia, the Hon. Alexander Keith, was received. The Grand Master said that, hitherto, the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia had been holden of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, but that now they bad erected a Grand Lodge for themselves; and he moved that he be instructed to communica.te to the Grand Lodge in Nova Scotia that the Grand Lodge of l:5cotland wished them every success. This was carried unanimously. Bra Walter Montgomery Neilson, Queenshill, was proposed as Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Glasgow, in room of the late Oaptain Spiers, M. P. This motion was also carried unanimously. Among the other motions on the programme was one to the effect, "That, for tbe future, no Lodge that has been dormant for twenty-five years be reopened路 but that, if requesting to be resuscitated, they take the number at the bottom'of the roll." This motion was likewise carried. The following are the ofIice-bearers nominated for the ensuing year: Bro. the Earl of Dalhousie, K. T., Acting Grand Master; J. Whyte-Melville, Past Grand Master; the Earl of Rosslyn, Deputy Grand Master路 Henry Inglis, of Torsonoe, Substitute Grand Master, etc., etc., including Bro. W. Hamilton Ram... say Granel Representative of Tennessee, who was nominated Grand Director of Oeremonies. All these brethren were elected and duly installed on St. Andrew's day, the great Masonic day of Scotland. Great interest has been excited by the initiation in St. Andrew's Lodge, NQ_ 48, of Prince Rhodocanakis, the lineal descendant of the Emperor Constantine the Great, and in whose blood rUllS some of that of nearly all the noble families of European history. It is anticipated that he will be the Grand Master of a futnre Grand OrIent of the Bysantine people. We have received a letter from Bro. W. Hamilton Ramsay, our Grand Repre... resentative, expressing the satisfaction of the Grand Lodge and M. W. Grand Master Mason with the establishment of friendly relations between Scotland and Tennessee, this being the tlrst time relations of amity have been inaugurated with an American Grand Lodge. The quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in Freemasons' Hall, Edinburgh, on the 7th of February, 1870. The M. W. Substi... tute Grand Master, Henry Inglis, of Torsonce,1,. filled the Throne, and was s~p颅 porledJ)y a large number of office-bearers. un his right was seated the R. W. Capt. W. H. Ramsay, P. G. W., 6rand Represt~ntative of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee1 who was received with the honors due to his exalted rank. Charters were gra.nwd to a Lodge in Scotland and to Olle at Biago, Japan. A new Representative of G-rand Lodge was appointed for the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, in room of Bro. Carl F. Unger, reSIgned. '.rhe other business was of a routine nature. A grand Msonic Hall is being erected in the city of Glas~ow. The opening of the new bridge in that city on the 24th of June, was one of the finest Masonic displays ever wi tnessed in Scotland. We have received the Reporter of June, 1869. It contains the proceedings of the year from April, 18681 to April, 1869. His Royal HIghness the Prince of Walles was announced as tJ:le Patron of Scottish Masonry. A resolution of slmpathy witb. Her Majesty on account of the attempted assassination of PrInce Duk.e of Edinburgh was passed, forwarded to the Court, and very graciously received. The Grand Secretary acknowledged the receipt from Mr. seward, Seere1:arY0fState of the United States, ofa volume of correspondence and addresses of condolence relating to the death of Abraham Lincoln, President, which the HGr&l'1d Lodge received as a memorial of the high estimation in which the late President was held by the nations at large," and directed the Grand Secretary to makesttitableacknowledgment to the American Government through Secretary of state Seward. We wonder how Mr. Seward likes this oorrespondence With the Masonic Fraternity, or if he has forgotten (conveniently) the actions and speeerhes of bis early life. The PrInce Oscar of Sweden declined to act as Representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in S1.ockholm, and Bro. David Erskine was aPl?ointed in his stead. The Grand Lodge of Tennessee was acknowled~ed, ~u:~d Representatives exchanged. The Grand l::Secretary presented a letter from. the Grand Lodge of Missou;rl requesting the Grand Lodge of Scotlana to make a. law that no citizen of that State should be received in any Lodge under Scottish jurisdiction. The meeting of committee declined to recommend the Grand Lodge to make any such regulation. Lodges were chartered in Scotland, tlle West Indies, Turkey and Bombay, New Zealand and Australia-nine in all. Three Lodges were "re-opened." Four brethren were suspended, three expelled, and twenty deceased. A number of Interesting paragraphs are devoted to the principal Grand Lodges. By this we see that the Grand Lodge still holds

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a subordinate in Montreal, and has a Provincial Grand Lodge in China. The general income is ÂŁ1,U46 Is. i3d, aud ex~~nses ÂŁ1~963 1~8. 4d. The Grand Lodge has considerable real estate and means or l11co111e, but IS somewhat embarrassed. The quarterly communication was held on the 2d of May when the R. W. Substltute Grand Master, Henry Inglis, of Torsonce~ occupied the 'l'hrone. Bro. Captain Henry ~lorland was apPoInted Provincial Grand Master of Western India, was ushered into the Grand Lodge with full honors, and invested with the regalla of his office in due form. A Representative was received and acknowledgeufrolu Lodge of'l'hree Globes In Prussia, and the said Representative was receIved with every nlark of honor and esteem, and invested with the dIgnity ot" his new office anlid the aoclarnations and congratulations of his breth.. ren. The Right IIonorable Viscount Strathallen was also received as the Representative 01 the Grand Lodge of Denmark. A Charter was granted to Lodge 503, at Helen~burgh. '1'he demise of Bro. Law, Grand Director of CeremonIes, was ttnnounced, and a letter of condolence ordered to be sen t to his widow. We knew Bro. Law well. He was a school and college-mate, and was Junior Wardell on the night of our initiation. He was always a zealous Mason, and had the entire confidence and love of his fellows. Presents were received from various Grand Lodges, including Tennessee, for which thanks were voted. The qnarterly cOlnmuuication was held at Edinburgh on the 1st of August, the Most WorslllpJul Grand Master, the Right Hon. the Earl Dalhou~ie, K. ~r., on the Throne; the Right Hon. the Earl of .H.osslyn, Deputy Grand l\laster. There was a large itttendance of members ot Grand Lodge. After the preliminary buslnebs had been dIsposed o!~ the Grand .l\'laster communicated to the brethren the gratIfying intellIgence that he had been able to arrange that His Royal Highness the PrInce of Wales would be present at a meeting of Grand Lodge for the purpose of installation as tlle Patron ot" the Order in Scotland, on his Royal Highness 1s return tronl the Highlands, In October next. His LordshIp then proceeded to nominate the Right HOll. the Earl of Zetland, the Right vVorshipfu! Past Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, to the distinguIshed pOSitIon ot" an Honorary Member of the Grand Lodge of ~cotland, in recogllltion 01 His Lordship's eminent services to the Craft during the long period 01" twenty-six years, and. WhICh was unanimously confirmed by the Grand Lodge, WIth aC<J!anlatlon. '1'11e Most Worshipful Gxand :Master, in the rnost teeling Inanner, then adverted to the heavy lObS stlstained by the Grand, Lodge and th~ ~cottish CraiL, by the decease of the Right Hon. the Bu,rl of Haddington, ProVincial Grand Master ot" East Lothian, and Past Deputy Grand Master. On the motion of His Lordship, an address 01 condolence and sympathy was ordered to be transIuitted to the Dowager-Uountess of Haddington. Bro. Dr. Sedgwick was, on the recommendation of the Grand cornmittee, unanimously apPoInted Provincial Grand lYlaster tor New South Wales. T.l:le other busIness transacted was of no general intel'esL. On the motion of the Past Grand Master, Bro. John Whyte-Nlelville, a vote of thanks ,vas accorded to the Earl of Dalhousie for his conduct in the chaIr. The Grand Lodge thereafter was closed in ample form. A great Masonic fete was held at Roslin on the 2d of August, at which the promiuent br~thren and lll&ny of" tIle nobles of Scotland were present, and a splendid entertainment was gIven by the li:arl of Ro~slyn. He will be the next Grand Master. We learn [,hat he 1~ the noble blother alluded to by Bro. Earl of Dalhousie, at his last installation, as hlS choice to succeed hirn U on the Throne." A special meeting of Lodge Mary 1s Chapel, No.1, was held in the evening in the Operetta House, Waterloo Place, tor the purpose of conferring the honorary atliliatioll on the Earl of Zetland, in recognltion of his long servioes as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of ~ngland, and for the great zeal he haa shown Jor the Uraft. The R. W. Master (Bro. Officer) requested the Grand Master Mason of Scot.land to exereise the privilege of ta,king the chalr; but His Lordship declIned, on tlle ground that the Lodge could lloLbe presided over by a better lVlason than it at present possessed. (Applause.) The Grand Master conferred, as had been agreed to in Grand Lodge, the Honorary MembershIp of the Grand Lodge of /::;cotland on the Earl ot' Zetland, as Past Grand Master of England, amidst great applause. The Earl of Zetland, in acknowledging the cornpliment, said that after having twenty-six yearlS' service in Masonry, and Grand Master in England, it was most gratifying to be affiliated as a member of the NO.1 Company In ::Scotland (applause), and he assured the brethren present that he never would forget the reception he had met with on that occasion, (Applause.) Bro. Officer, R. W. Master, then proposed for affiliation, as a member of the Lodge U Mary's Uhapel," the Earl of Zetlaud., Past Grand Master Mason of England~ rem.arking that the Scotch Lodges had a peCUliar gratification in the

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knowledge that a countryman of their own had so long occupied that honorable position in the fraternity in England. The ceremony of a.tlUiation was then gone through in the usual manner, and loud cheers greeted the noble Earl. The Earl of Zetland briefly replied, expressing the great satisftlction a:tforded by the honor paid him by the Scottish brethren of the Craft. We have also received the .Annual Reporter of the Grand Lodge, published in tt})rU and containing the roll of officers and members for the year. The Prince Wales is Patron; Lord Dalhousie, Grand lVlaster; the Earl of Rosslyn, Deputy Grand Master; Henry Inglis, of Torsonce, Substitute Grand Mast~r; W. A. Laurie Grand Secretary; and W. H. Ramsay, the Representative of rrennessee, is Grand Director of Cereluonies. r:ehe Honorary and Rf'preRentative members are the same as last year Tennessee being still the only American Grand Lodge honored with mutuai representation. There are 197 Lodges represented in the Grand Lodge, and 182 not represented. A circular, of which tIle following is a copy, has been issued to members ot" the Grand Lodge of Scotland: 153 QUEEN STREET, GLASGOW, July 18, 1870. Dear Sir and Brother :-It is a fact beyond dispute, that Masons bailing from the Scottish Constitution arE', by members of the Oraft in the sister countrieS,. viewed with suspicion and distrust; and as I believe this arises chiefly from the loose system of adlnittiug candidates to our order and the conferring of the varIous degrees on same, I have tabled in Grand Lodge the nlotions annexed, which come up for discussion at the quarterly communica.tion in August, when I beg most respectfully to solicit your support. I nlay here state that I am perfectly open, and shall be very glad to receive any suggestions which you may think will further the object in view. I may also add that it is my intention, when it comes up for discussion, to propose a considerable modification in Motion No.2 in the matter of the disposition of the funds payable for dispensations. It Is not necessary that yous!lould be with Ine by your presence in Edinburg to record your vote. In conclusion, let me say that although by many my proposals ma~" be looked upon as of a sweepillg nature, I cannot see my way to make them less stringent in order to a.ttain the object in view, and in which I believe I shall have the support of all true Masons. I am, dear sir and brother, truly and fraternally yours,

WILLIAM JOHN HAMILTON.

No.1. Moyed by Wrn. John Hamilton, R. W. M. 354; seconded by James Wallace, P. M. 440. In view of' the general evasive manner in which Grand Lodge reconlmendation, as set forth ill chapter 21st, clause 4th. of Grand Lodge Laws, is abided by: "It is hereby resolved that all daughter Lodges, wheresoever situated, be specially instructed that at their next respective annual election they appoint a 'Committee of Inspection,' to consist of the R. W. M., Senior and Junior Wardens, and three mem bel'S 01' the Lodge, not office-bearers to whom all applications from candidates tor admission to our order be submitted at least seven days before date of proposed initiation. Should they, after strict iIlquiry into tbeir eligibility, approve of them, they shall be balloted for in the usual manner at the next 'regula'r meeting; but should the comnlittee disapprove of the application, they shall be empowered to reject the same without bringing the.rn before the Lodge." No.2. Moved by Wm. John Hamilton, R. W .. M., 354:; seconded by Jas .. Wallace, P. M. 440, 'l'hat clause 6th, chapter 21st, of Grand Lodge Laws, be altered to read as [ol1o,,"s : "No candidate for admission shall, under any circumstances, be advanced from the degree of Apprentice to that of Fellow Oraft, or raised froro the degree of Fellow Oraft to that of Master Mason, at a shorter interval than that of two weeks between each degree, unless by dispensation of the Grand Master.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. I have received letters from various Grand officers and committees relative ... to special questions, as follows: . MEMBERSHIP.

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who had been raised in a Lodge to again apply for membership, or whether he was made a member by raising," to which I replied that, by our la,v, a candidate who had been regularly elected to receive the degrees, was, when raised, ipso facto, a member wi thout further ballot. In other words, that we did not agree to receiving a petitioner's money for degrees, and make him a Master Mason, without being willing to receive him as a member, and that our Lodges were not mills to grind out Master Masons for other people to reject or receive, as they might see fit. ENTERTAINMENT OF GRAND MASTER OF ENGLAND.

From the Grand Secretary of the District of Columbia I received copies of letters and resolutions from the Grand Lodge of England relative to the entertainment of the Grand :Master of England, aud which are herewith submitted, and which we recommend be courteously received and tiled with thearchivesof the Grand Lodge, and that our full appreciation of the duty performed by the Grand I.lodge of District of Columbia be extended to that Grand body. MAKING MASONS AT SIGHT.

From the Chairman of the Comm! ttee appointed by the Grand Lodge of Nevada I received the following: VIRGINIA,

R. W.

NEV., April 15, 1871.

GEO. FRANK GOULEY,

G'rand Secreia/ry, G1"and Lodge of ]J.li."J80uri: Dear Sir and Brother :-Having been appointed Chairman of a Committee on

Ancient Landmarks, which committee is required to report at the next annual grand comInullication ot" the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Nevada, }1'ree and Accepted Masons, I am desirous of obtaining inforlnation [roln all the American Grand Lodges as to their position upon a much disputed point, namely as to the right of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight. You will greatly oblige by informing nle, at as early a day as may be convenient, whether your Most Worshipful Grand Lodge bas or has not taken any action upon the question; if any, what that action was, and at what part of your proceedings I may find it. In case your Most Worshipful Grand Lodge has either expressly recognized the prerogative of the Grand Mal:;ter to make Masons at sigbt, as being a landInark, or denied the existence of such a landmark, you will confer an additional !tlVOr by mailing to my address a copy of the proceedings containing the infonuation.. Respectfully and fraternally yours, R. H~ TAYLOR. f

To which I replied by referring to and quoting Resolution U, No.9, on p.14, of our U Book of Constitutions," whileh says: Re8olved, That, under the present Rystem of Grand Lodges, the Grand Master has not the right to make Masons at sight, nor convene a Lodge for that purpose, unless said power is given him by the Grand Lodge over which he pre-

Sides. 1850.

PHYSICAL

QUALIFICATIONS.

It"rorn the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, I received the following for the Grand Master, addressed to my care: GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH OAROLINA, GRAND SEORETARY'S OFFIOE, CHARLES'l'ON, S. C., April 20, 1871.

To the M08t Wor8hip!uZ Grand M~ter 0/ the State of Mis80uri: Dear Sir and Brother :-The following is an extract from the address of the Grand Master at the last communication of the Grand Lodge: U Many applications have been made to me for dispensations to confer the degrees on parties who had sustained physical injuries, but who were perfectly able to perforn all the work of a Symbolic Lodge. I have uniformly refused to

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grant such permission. Our constitution is clet\r and imperative on thesllbject, nd although my own opinion is in lavor of a relaxation of the rule, I have ~elt myself bound to adhere to the ancient rule until the Grand Lodge shall sanction a relaxation of it. Hitherto, the subject has been of but little imortance but it now continually recurs, and a solution of it is imperatively KecessarY. It is not confined to any section or State. It everywhere demands decision and as uniformity is of the highest importance, and there is no general ouneil the Crafe to which it can be referred, I suggest it for your considerition whether it would not be advisable to address a circular to the different, Grand Lodges of the United States to ascertain whether any and what rnoditlcations ot' the ancient rule have been made in their respective jurisdictions." This portion of the address was referred to a special committee of tive, who made a report, and recommended the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be directed to address a circular to the different. Grand Lodges of the United States, to ascertain whether any and what modifications of the ancient rule concerning the physical qual'itications of candidates have been made in their respective jurisdictions. In compliance with this resolution, I enclose you copy, and request the favor of a reply from you at your earliest convenience. Fraternally, B. RUSH CAMPBELL, Grand Secreta?'y.

To which, by order of the Grand l\tIaster, I replied, and referred to accompanying laws of our Gr:."tnd Lodge, in Book of Constitutions, 011 page 14, viz.:

(9) d. Resolved, That this Grand Lodge cannot grant a letter of dispensation to a Subordinate Lodge working in this jurisdiction to initiate <l.ny person maimed or disabled, or wanting the qualifications established by ancient usage. 11:;23. (9)e. Resolved, 'l'hat we cannot recognize the right as existing anYWhere to set ~tside that Ancient Landmark which sa,ys, we shall" make no man a Mason that is not upright, in body, not deformed or dismembered, at the time of making, but must be of hale and entire limbs as a man ought to be." 1850.

A.nd (on page 24):

a. Resolved, That it is il1COnlpetent tor any Lodge under this jurisdiction to confer either of the three degrees upon nny person whose physical defects 11re such as to prevent 11irn fl,'oln con.form~ng literally to all the requiroments of the (17)

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Olosing with the remark that our Lodges were held to a strict accountability for any violation of tbese laws. ESTABLISHING NEW LODGES.

Fronl a member of the Grand Lodge of !{ansas I received the following: R. W. GEO. F. GOULEY: Grand Secretary: Dear Brother:-Will you be kind enough to inform me what the Regulations of Vot~rr Grand Lodge are in regard to establishing new Lodges in the rural distriets-that is, at what distance apart, or how near to each other, mtl.y Lodges be established. To Which I replied that we had 110 law governing distances, except the good jndgment of the nearest Lodge, by its vote; of the District Deputy Grand Master, by his recommendation; and ot: the Grand Master, by his decisioll.

SOOTLAND. Relative to correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Scotland, furnished in my last report, I have to say that I had prepared, very reluctantly, a resolution, based upon the refusal of that Grand Lodge torespeot our control over our citizens, recommending a severance of Masonic intercourse with that Grand Lodge.

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A.ftf\r the close of our comluunication in 1870, I forwarded to the Grand Secretary of Scotland a certified copy of our proceedings in that case, but as uSlutl, received no reply from that officer, and taking it for granted that l\<lissotlri was to be treated ",,"'ith the Rilent contempt which other Grand bodies have complained of, I had no recourse but to recommend summary action in defense of our just rights. However, during my visit to Baltimore last month, I rnet the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland nea; the Grand Lodge of Tennessee (Bro. Geo. S. Blackie), and learned that R, new Grand J.\tfaster and Grand Secretary have been elected in Scot/land. I withhold any recommendation at this session un til I can bring this m.atter again before that Grand l.Jodge, in tbe hope that better counsels will prevail, and that we may be spared the unpleasant alternative of recomlnending the severe measure alluded to. The Grand Lodge of Missouri has never yet failed to faith.. fully maintain her integri ty and honor, and to rebuke, kindly, but emphatically, any invasion of her territory; and I have the sincere hope that the Grand Lodge of Scotland will fraternally consider the cause we shall present during the coming year, and which will be duly reported to you at next annual communication. UANADA AND Q,UEBEC.

This unfortunate case still occupies a great deal of the attention of Grand bodies, (as it is entitled to, from its luagnitude,n and through our representative near the Grand Lodge of Canada, I have received the follo'wing extract from their proceedings in advance of regular pUblication: "That this Grand Lodge, while reaffirming its former opinion, expressed at the Montreal and 'roronto Ineetings, December, 1809, and July, 1870, as to theil.. legali ty of the organization of the Grand Lodge of Q,uebec, and al though no valid reason has ever existed for the disruption ot this Grand Lodge in the nlanner attempted by the said so..called Grand Lodge of Q,uebec, but being desirous of reestablIshi ng peace and good-will and harmony amongst all the ~Iasol1s of Canada, and preven tillg turther trouble and complications, and being novv of opinion that these objects can best be obtained by the existence of a Grand LOdge for the Province of Quebec properly organized, with uuanirnous assent, if possible and good feeling of all the Masons in the Province; while at the saIne time the duties and obligatIons of this Grand Lodge towards the said loyal Mttt;ons should not be disregarded;-this Gr~1nd Lodge will give up and cede all the territory which it has occupIed biuce 1855 in tl1at part of Canada now constituting the Province of Quebec, make all just and financial settlements, remove all suspensions, and do all buch things as may become necessary, so soon as this Grand Lodge receives notice that a settlernent, or compromise, mutually satISfactory, shall have been effected between the Masons residIng in the Province of Quebec, who have been and are now loyal and faithful to this Grand Lodge on one side, and the members of the so-called Grand Lodge on the other, in such manner as they may decide amongst themselves while acting in a true Milsonic spirit; and this Grand Lodge will not, lor the present, take any further step or action of any kind whatever concerning the said so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec." .Adopted. From the Craftsrnan (an official organ of the Grand Lodge) we learn that every conciliatory argument and purpose advanced by the Grand Lodge, was rejected by the schisnlatics of Quebec. Under the foregoing decisions of the Grand Lodge, (which certainly grants more than this Grand body would ever concede under like circumstances,) a committee of conference was appointed who, ill the goodness of their heart, gra.nted even more, yet all compromise was crushed beneath the iron heel of encouraged and abetted disloyalty. The brethren of Quebe<?, feeling strong and encouraged by the support ofcertain parties in the United States, contemptuously refused all advances of a fraternal nature and ignored the sovereignty of the Grand Lodge of Canada to whom they were pledged by the most solemn covenants of Masonry. If the Quebec Grand Lodge is to be erected upon the ruins of prostrate allegiance and obligation, and if the sovereignty of Grand Lodges is to

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be trampled under feet by every disaffected Lodge or Lodges, and if suspended Masons and men~bers of Lodges whose charters have been suspended are capable of erecting Grand Lodges and being recognized, without any reference whatever to the superior and controlling sovereignty of such jurisdiction, then indeed may Grand Lodges annul and wipe out all OB. of obedience and fealty, declare their jurisdictions" unoccupied territory," and in solemn conclave decree that "Grand Lodges have no rights which subordinates are bound to respect." The Grand Lodge of Cana<.la was erected in regular and legitimate form into a Grand Lodge in lS58, by an union of all Grand bodies therein interested, and was so recognized by the Masonic powers of the world. Her jurisdiction over Upper and Lower Canada was acknowledged to be perfect and supreme. A few Lodges, originally under English, Irish and Scottish authority, were allowed to remain nnder m.aternal authority, with the express understanding that her supreme authority was not to be infringed upon by the creation of new Lodges, hence no Masonic power on earth had it right to plant Lodges on her soil. This right was recognized by all Grand Lodges, and by every advocate of the principles of Masonic justice and right, and by every Mason who claimed to knovv anything even of the primary principl~s of internationa.l J\1:asonic law. Certain disaffected I.Jodges ill Lower Canada determined to form a "Grand Lodge" of their own-they first asked consent and it was refused for the best interests of the fraternity. They then determined to do it "any hOW," and for so doing their cbarters were declared suspended by the Grand Lodge of Canada, and every Grand Lodge in fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Canada notified officially of the act; and yet in the face of all this, certain parties in the United States espoused their cause, and in violation of the most solemn principles of Grand Lodge sovereignty, they recommended recognition. Several Grand Lodges have emphatically refused to indorse such flagrant violations of sacred covenants, yet a majority of American Grand Lodges, under the special pleadings of advocates, and through a mistaken pity for rebellious SUbjects, have yielded their consent and granted their recognition. 'rhe Grand Lodges of England, Ireland al1d Hcotland have refused, and of this case they are undoubtedlJ.T the best jUdges, and safe advisers. Our Anlerican Grand Lodges are too easily led astray, we much fear, else they would have been more careful in this instance. '.rherecognition of Quebec is without a precedent, in the Masonic history of the world. It stands to-day as the Masonic blunder of the nineteenth century. The Grand Lodge of :Mlssour1 has unaninl0usly laid down for her own guidance the following law: When a Grand Lodge i8 once established, and its jurisdictional lirnits once confirmed Otler the territo'ry as~'igned it, it cannot be curtailed by any ciml power, nor can its supremacy be infringed u,pon by other Grand Lodges, and its territory and power can only be altered by its own action in Grand Lodge assembled.

On this law we propose to defend the Grand Lodge of Canada against the usurpations of the schismatic/:) of Quebec for all time to come, until the Grand Lodge of Canada shall, in regular form, set apart that territory and grant it to the now so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec. The personal feelings of this Grand Lodge with the brethren of Quebec cannot be misunderstood or misinterpreted into hostility, for our brethren of Missouri have acted kindly with them in' distress., not as Masons in regular standing, but as the great "rank and file" of those who have been misled by those who ought to know better. There is 110 personal feeling in this matter-from Alpha to Omega-it is wholly a question of principle, and of a principle upon Which depends the existence of every Grand Lodge in the world. The argument that a large nUlnberof States have, for reasons we have given,

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recognized Quebec, does not weigh one feather with your committee; it amounts to just nothing. If the whole world recognizes an error, we will not indorse it on that account. We were once called upon t.o indorse a petition because the leading Ulan of this city had done so; we refused because we }:rnew the party was not ,\yorthy; we were condemned by his friends, and we replied: "we would not indorse him if the Whole city of St. Louis did," and the same fellow is now serving out a term in the Penitentiary, and his indorsers have paid thousands of dollars for their" sympathy." We do not propose to recolnmend to the Grand Lodge of Missouri a recognition of Quebec from either symp9,thyor because others have indorsed her; we intend to stand upon solid principles, and are prepared to furnish the Grand Lodge any and all documents as evidence to show and prove that of all the gigantic violations of Grand Lodge sovereignty, and the crushing out of all Grand Lodge courtesies, amenities and international rights, this recognition of Q,uebec is the most .tIagrant of any that has Occurred in any age.. In this age of rapiu and long strides toward innovation, of total disregard of established law and usage, we are not surprised at anything; but we gather

encouragement from the fact that the oldt>st and most conservative Grand Lodge of the world have not recognized this n1.iserable heresy that '~Masonic revolution is legitimate." Missouri does not yet stand alone in her adherence to conservative principles, and we trust the day may soon arrive when Grand Lodges which have recognized Quebec may, for their own sakes, calrnly and dispassionately, independent of excited partisans, weigh this whole question for tbemselves and retract the step they have taken. Sometimes the second sober thought is the best. Questions of such momentous importance should be considereu apart from all local prej udices and pride, and the best interests of our beloved institution should be 'weighed fairly and honestly in the balance. Mere partisanship or personal preference should have no place in the discussion of important :Masonic questions. Over the prostrate form of Grand Lodge sovereignty, and on which the perpetuity of !-t"'reemasonry depends, (especially in this age of agrarianism), we bend sadly over the annihilated Grand jurisdiction of Canada. A year or so ago she stood in the beautiful garments of calnl, just and perfect equality with all her sisters. Sbe was perfect in her form, and robed in the habiliments of peace and prosperity.. Afterward came the despoiler, and a.ttempted to ravish her of the bright jewel of sovereignty; startled,and with fear, she issued her appeal under seal to all those who had extended her their smiles of recognition in years gone by, and certified bel' protest against the wrong attempted. But, alas! int>tead of aid from those on whom she had a Masonic right to rely, she received blow after blow, added to the insults of her own children.

She cried aloud that it was not for herself she appealed, but for the virtue of all her sisters; THEIR sovereignty and their honor represented in bel' own outraged person. ~:t:issouri was the first to spring to her side, comfort and help her, and plead with others. She stands there to-day, and now in the narne of our Grand Lodge that has withstood the storms of over half a century, and against whom not one single act of pUblic wrong against the fraternity can be charged, we yet appeal for the sovereignty of Grand Lodge jurisdiction in tbe case of Canada.. We appeal to every Grand Lodge of the world to stop for a momeut; pause and reflect. There is au issue in all ttlis that subjects Grand Lodges to the will of polities, legislatures and the mob. Are you willing to accept it? You answer uNo "-but you have done ft. Are you willing to acknowledge a wrong and Masonically make it right? We aW~it your reply.

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We ask you to examine the whole case. Take no man's "say so," for anything. Go down to the fundamental principles involved in this case and decide for yourselves. Let Grand Masters, Grand officers and those who are unprejudiced in the case, examine it for themselves. Let us have no more exparte and "wishy-washy" reports, to decide this all-important question; decide it for yourselves. It is a question that underlies the foundation of Masonic integrity and government. In conclusion, we have only to recommend that the l'esolutions unanimously adopted last year, be reaffirmed this, and that t.he Grand Lodg~ of Missouri has not, and will not, encourage Masonic rebellion and revolution in violation of solemn vows and obligations, nor will it recognize the right of political legislation to disintegrate and dissolve Masonic sovereignty. U

Grand Lodge Sovereignty" is something or it is nothing.

If something, it means that Grand Lodges are supreme in the jurisdiction assigned them by the universal voice of Masonic powers. It means that they are suprenle, and having exercised that supremacy by the creation of Lodges, who, in the exercise of their functions covenanted their initiates to its supreme jurisdiction, and to the edicts and laws emanating therefrom. It meant obedience to its orders and existence. It meant that its initiates owed allegience to no other supreme power in that territory, except by the established usages of the craft. Its initiates knew no laws of political subdiVision-they knew nothing of rebellion or revolution. We challenge any Mason on the face of the earth to say that he had ever beard in a Masonic Lodge, or read in a :Masonic law, such a word or words as "Masonic revolution." Yet, in the case of Quebec, creating a Grand Lodge out of suspended Masons and Lodges, in violation of all covenants, the whole theory of sovereignty is crushed to the earth and REVOJ~urrIONstands to the front, flaunting her standard of victory over the solemn covenants of Master Masons, broken and despised. In the recognition of that flag, we have the endorselnent of Masonic rebellion against constituted authority. No Grand Lodge in the world, who has recognized Q,uebec can, hereafter, with the slightest blush of self-respect and pride, ask any other Masonic power to help her, in case their own territory is invaded, and much less should any State Legislature divide its powers with any part of the State for the mere sake of convenience. Every Grand Lodge which has so extended recognition, has absolved itselffrom all right of complaint against Masonic rebellion, and defiance of obligations to its authority. They have surrendered every ideal of sovereignty and placed themselves at the mercy of political cabals and changes. They have and can give no obligation which shall recognize any Masonic duty or obedience that a. political movement may not annul. When the schism in Quebec took place, the very first Masonic journal which espoused its cause was one that gloried in the downfall of Grand Lodge Sovereignty and so publicly boasted of it. Its editor's fondest hopes have been realized, and in memory of the murder of Grand Lodge Sovereignty we erect this monument:

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IN MEMORIAM. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

frtttt~ MURDERED BY THE

Rebellious Masons oj the Province oj Quebec, Dominion oj Oanada, October 20, 1869.

â&#x20AC;˘ UPO'il this grave the jollClWing Grand liJdges have cast their "intmortelles" of app?'oÂˇ batton: District o/Oolumbia, Maine, New Hampshi're, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Nevada, Kansas, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Mississipp'i, Arkansas, North Carolina, Connecticut, New York, West Virginia. Over this grave of bu'riedsovereignty, covenants and Masonic jurisdictional rights, bend in sorrow the following Grand Lodges: Missouri, Massachusetts, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, California, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, KentucJct.lJ, Minnesota, Ma'ryland, Montana, New Jersey, New Brunswick, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington 1'erri'tory, England, Ireland, Scotland., and the other Grand Lodges Of the world.

" Truth crushed to earth will rise again, The eternal years of God are her's."

Others, since the latest published reports, may have stepped forward to deposit their tlowery tribute to the memory of the immortal principle whose death we here commemorate, and if so, they are entitled to their place in the inverted pyramid, but the BASE will never be destroyed so long as Missouri remains as a Grand Lodge, to drop step by step, until she reaches thefoundatioD of eternal truth as the corner stone upon which to rest. The accompanying appeal from the Grand Lodge of Canada, which we submitted to the Grand Lodge of Missouri in 1870, we now present to the Masonic craft of the world, as a part of the volumes of evidence she has supplied in this most important case ever presented for their consideration. It is from the pen and heart of one whose sympathies have been for reconciliation, and who has done more than any other for "conlpromise and peace.." It is an emphatic argument in defense of the integrity of jurisdictional rights, and for it we ask the careful and dispassionate perusal of the craft.

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GRAND LODGE OF A . .F. AND A. MASONS OF CANADA, GRAND SEORETARY"S Ol;"'FIOE, HAMILTON, 24tb ~eptember, 1870.

To the 1.11:. -w: Grand Master, Officers and Brethren of the Grand Lodge oj Missouri: On the 25th October last, I had the honor, by command of the M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada, to address to you a circular, bringing to the notice ot your Grand Lodge the existence or a rebellious and seditious movement by certain brethren In the Province of" Quebec, having for its object the esta.blishing of a second Grand Lodge within our territorial jurisdictlon, the ~upreme control over which bas been recognized and accorded to the Grand Lodge of canada by every Grand Lodge in the world; and announcing thnt a circular, containing full and complete information in regard to this Ino~t unmasonic and unconstitutional movement., was in course ot preparation, to be !:ient to all Grand Lodges in friendly and fraternal correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Canada. On the first December last, the Grand Louge of Canada assembled in the city of Montreal, in specIal communication, to consider the questions arising out of this movement. The address of the M. W. the Grand Master, containing a full statement of the seditious ~ovement, and of the steps taken by him to prevent the evils to Freemasonry, which, it was felt, must flow from it, and al~o a copy of the resolutions ot" Grand Lodge, aifirming its Masonic juru;diction over all parts of the territory embraced in the old Province ot" Canada, and. refusing recognition to the so-called Grand Lodge of Q,uebec, were duly:forwarded to all the Grand Lodges in communication with thIS Grand Lodge. That some Grand Lodges have, notwithstanding the facts stated in these docun'lents, and without allY reference to tIle Grana Lodge ot" Canada, whose terntorial jurisdIction they had already 10rlually acknOWledged, extended recognitIon to, and entered into friendly correspondence with t the 1:>0 called Grand Lodge ot Quebec bas led to the belIef tl1at the grounas UpOIl W 111ch recognition has been withheld by the Graud IJodge of Canada, and upon WhICh they believe it ought also to be withheld by other Grand Lodges, bas not beeu suttlciently fully stated, and, there1bre, not &u:fficiently underl:>tood. I am therefore commanded by the 1\.1:. W. the Grand lYlaster of Canada to draw your attention to the proceedings ot this Grand Lodge at its last annual commullIcation in July, and to the 1 easons which governed that deCIsion, in the hope that, upon maturer consideration, Ieeognitlon may not be furLh.er ex.. tended to a body which has, of' its own mere lllotiun, presumed to u/::lurp 'Ule authority and lnvade thejurlsdl<.:tiol1 ot' tIll:::; Grand Louge. At the annual communi~n.tion,held in the city of Toronto, on the 13th. July, and two following days, the SUbJect was agaiu discubsed, w'ith tl1e object ot arriving at a correct decision. 'l'lle Grand ~laster, in his a,nnual addrebs, ~ub足 mitted a record of proceedings bad since the special comrn unlcatlon, this record showing that in the case of Lodges WhICh had withdrawn from their allegiance to the (;(l'and Lodge of Canada, the vote had in many cases not been UnUl.llffiOUS, it being, on the contrar~y", the 1'a.ct that generally a larger nUlnber of rneulbers than, by the ConstitutIon of tile Grand J. .. uuge of Ca.nada, is authorized to hold the warrant, iU1U contillue tlle worl~ of the Lodge, protested agahl&t the ~wtlon of the Inajorit,y ; and showing, moreov~r, that no less tkU111 et(JlLteen out 01 the thirty-two Lodges t'ormerly holdIng warrants from the Orand Lodge or Canada stHl retained their allegiance to It; and, in the conclusion of his address, sub-

m.itting the following a~ tlle que~tions to be decided: "There remains, however, this vltallyiInportant question to be cOllsideredWhat is to be done ill the present pOSItion 01 atl:aIrs? The question il.i one which is lllore easIly asked Ulan answered, and its eonsldel'1:Ltlon nla.y well occasion anxiety In the lnind of tlvery mCJuber uf Grand Lodge. The det~rmina足 tion al"rived at in thIS case will be Viewed WIth interest tl1roughout both continents, and its in:tluence will be felt tar and WIde.. GRAND LODGE bOVEHEIGNTY IS IN REALITY UPON ITS rrRIAL, and the Masonic world ,are lookillg 011 with deep concern. ~"'he line of action adopted now will not only be fraught 'wIth momentous consequellces to ourselves, but will exercise an imlnense intiuence, for good or for eVil, upon tile future ot l~'reelnasonry in other countries. It beconles us, then, to cont$idel' w~ll what that action should b~f so that 110 1itlt:)estep may be taken WhICh. Inlght pI'ove injurious to .B'reernasonry, and be a source of regret to us for years to Conlee !i)utertainillg, as I do, a !irni conviction that the conclusions arrived at in December last were l.>ased upon coI.:.t'ect MttSOnlC pl'in.ciples t I cannot be expected to COl1cur with those who axe ready to yield everything f()r the sake of peace, or even a questionable expediency; nor can I brIng my mind to believe that Grand Lodge organizations ought to be tossed about, ,-wept away, 01' de8troyf;a, at the whir.n. ()1"capriCe of statesmen or politicians, whenever they may lind It convellieut or necessary to make even such alteratIons as

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were made here about three years ago. This ~ould, in my humble opinion. be placing the fate and destiny of Grand Lodges In the ~ands of men who may not even be members of our order. Look at the" questIon from another point of view. Huppose the local governments and l~g~sl~tures of these four Provinces to be abolished and the business of the DominIon to be entrusted to only one governluent-n'mere legislative union, in fact-would it be ~e~essary, then, (or possible if necessary) to disorgan ize the Grand Lodges eXIstIng at that time within t'11e Dominion and form only one Grand Lodge for t~e entire territory? Certainly not. Yet this is the exact converse of tb~ prop~slt1on so boldly ad.. vanced, and so strenuously urged by so many well-IntentIoned, though, in my jUdgment, mistaken brethren." This address was I"eferred to the Board of General Purposes, a body composed of the leading members of Grand Lodge, and which had been chosen before the Quebec movement was inaugurated~ and, therefore, without any possible reference to it; and, after a very careful consideration ~t" the whole sUbject, the following resolutions were reported to Grand Lodg~ for Its adoption. u 1. rrhat in the opinion of Grand Lodge, nothing has occurred to justify a departure from the principles unanimous1y adopted by it at its special communication held at Montreal on the 1st December last, affirnling the full Masonic occupation of the territory over which it has e'K:ercised jurisdiction since its formation. "2. That, instead of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec attracting to itself the Lodges working in that Province, the number of Lodges remaining loyal to the Grand Lodge or Canada is the sa.me as in December last. "8. That, in justice to these loyal Lodges, the Grand Lodge of Canada ought not to withdraw that protection over them which was guaranteed when their formation was warranted, and which protection can only be nlade permanent and at)sured by a continued assertion by the Grand Lodge of Uanada of itsjurisdiction over every part of Its territory. "4. That in view of the large number of Lodges in that part of the territory of Grand Lodge, in which exclusive jurisdiction is claimed by the so-called Graud Lodge of Q,uebec, who still desire to maintain their allegiance to Grand Lodg~) it is not desirable, on grounds of expediency, to withdraw from the exer.. cise or jurisdiction in the usurped Province. "5. That Grand Lodge trusts that more full discussions and consideration will remove the difficulties which now unhappily prevail, and restore the full authority of the Grand Lodge of Canada over all MasonIC Lodges within its jurisdiction. u 6. That Grand Lodge regrets that certain Grand Lodges, upon imperfect lrnowledge, as it assumes, have extended a recognition to the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec.. u7. ThlLt in abstainiD~ for the present from the exercise of its right of expulsion or brethren who nave been sumxnoned to show cause at this annual communication why they should not be expelled, Grand Lodge is in:tiuenced only by a desire to avoid any step which might possibly retard the restoration of Masonic harmony within its jurisdiction." The first two of these resolutions were adopted unanimously. And even the amendment, moved by M. W. Bro. Wilson, Past Grand Master, to extend recognition on grounds of expediency, declared in terms that the Grand Lodge still adhered 4. to the conclusions contained in the first and second clauses of the report adopted at the special emergf?nt communication held at the city of l\1ontreal on the ll:?t December last," which two clauses were as follows: u 1. That the Province of Q.uebec has been fUlly occupied, Masonically, since 1855, and is still so occupied, by the Grand Lodge of Canada. H 2. That the ProvinC'e of Q,uebec, being fully occupied, Masonically, by the Grand L<>dge of Canada, the formation of a second Grand Lodge within such territory is illegal and unconstitutional, so long as such occnpatlon continues." It is important to bear ~his.fea~\lre of the proceedings of tbe Grand Lodge of canada at Its last communlCatlon In mind, for the reason that some import.ance has been atta.chf?d to the fact that the amendment was moved by so distinguished a FreemaRon as M. W. Bro. W. M. Wilson, and seconded by an equ~11ly distinguished J.;'reenlason, M. \V. Bro. T .. D. Harington. Both those illustrious brethren distinctly affirmed the illegality and unconstitutionality of the ~roCC?edingS conneeted with the formation of the so-called Grand Lodge of uebec the memor~l..nda prepared by M. W. Bro. '1'.. D. Harington and appen ed hereto, being very decided upon this point. And as recognition from foreign Grand Lodqes can only be based upon the presumed legality of thr!! body recognized it ought $'urely to have some weight with such Grand Lodges, that upon this point the Grand Lodge of O1nada, after the fullest conmderation, is UNANIMOUS.

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Much of the difficult~r connected with a full understanding of this question ari$es from misapprehension as to the effect of the British-Arnerican Act uniting the four Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswicl{ and Nova :::';cotla. It hu,~ been assumed, in all arguluents in favor of the legality of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec, that that Act changed the political boundaries of the olu Province of Canada, over which the Grand Lodge of Canada has exercised recognized authority and jurisdiction since the year 1&15; and with this ussun"lption and upon the argument (by no means applicable to the preseut case,) thu,t political and Masonlc boundaries should be coterrninous, there has been too g~eat a readiness to accept as legal, and as entitled to recognitioll, thE' so-called. Grand Lodge of Quebec. It is important t therefore, that a few facts in connection with this Ieature of the case shoula be submi tted. The old Province of Canada was the res111t of a union of the two Provi noes of upper and Lower Canada" affected by an Actof the Imperial Parlianlent in 18:10. But while the two Provinces were thus united under one Government and one J;egislature, the autonomy of each Province was preserved. By the very terms of the Union Act that autonomy was recognized. No longer Upper Canada and Lower Oanada, they were declared to be Oanada West, and Canada East. Theil' boundaries, so far at least as the dividing line between thern was concerned, were defined. Each Province had its peculiar system of laws and judiciary, its separate municipal and edu<?,s,tional institutions. Each session of the LegIslature wItnessed as many (often more) laws passed, r~stricted in their operations to a single Province than to the two cornbined. 'l'hey were, in facli, two distinct Provinces as to all local questions, as In ucb as they are under confederation today the dit!erence belug that now their local laws are enacted in a local Legislature, instead of a united one. The boundaries, however, have in no way been changed, the old union having had in it more of the federal than the legIslative character. It was under these circumstances, and at a Hnle when there were separate Provincial Grand Lodges for the two provinces, that the Grand Lodge of Canada was formed. It was formed at'tier a conference between the Masons of Uauada East with those of Oanada Wost, at a time when e1 ther, on the prin('iple of polltical and Masonic boundaries b~ing cuterIll.inous, might have fOrnle(l *t Grand Lodge for themselves. 1. hey waived in that act all rtght to plead (Ljtcrwa7'd,s this doctrine a.s a justification for (拢 VI0LEN'l' SEPARATION of the union thus affected. All the Grand Lodges In the world .have recognized the Grand Lodge or (JanadHt as having jurisdictIon over the entire Provinces of Canada West and Canada ~t);st, and th~1t jurIsdiction had never been questIoned until an Act of the Imperial Parliament changed the n2unes, but did not in any 'way alter the boundaries of the two provinces. And upon this POUlt, it may not be inappropru.1.te to say that some confusion haS anson in the discussIon of this question, lroru the circumstance ot' the Dominion beIng; called路' Canada.." ~uppose, U,S was at one time proposed, that the new Dorninion had beeu called Acadia," or Britith America," or any other name-(and there were rnany narnes propo~ed at the tiIne the Union Act was under dis(~USsIou)-and that the PrOVH:lCt'l:) of Ontario and Quebec had continued to be known by their old names ot' Canada \Vest and oanaua East will anyone pretend that there could have been the slightest ground for the ~1.ttack which has been Iuade upon the Grand Lodge ot ()anad~\ on account of this Act ot' (Jollfederation? And if not, 11o,v can it be coutellded now that the mere accident or narne, without any change ot' boundary, has curtaIled the jurisdiction ot' the Grand Lodge of Uanada? The contention of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec, in claiming recognitioll, goes mu<:h further than U.tIil"lUing this prillcipl~ of Masonic and politici:tJl boundaries being coterminous. It goel:) the length of dpclaring that an ACL of Parliament, passed Without the interference of li'reemasons, for they are forbidden in their cnaracter as such, to luedtlle i 11 politics, nlay, WI thout any direct reference to Masonic matters destroy a Grand I.Jodge altogether. 11' that (~ontelltion be Justified, then since the 30th of June, 1807, (the DOlniuioll of Canada, haVIng beel). proclailned on the lbt of July of that year,) there has been no Grand Lodg~ otOanada! If Quebec was Mabonically unoccupied terrItory, then was OutarlO similarly unoccupied, and every Lodge in either was subject to no Masouicau thoritY the <.:trand Ludge from which they held their warrants having ceased to exist.f Thel'"e is no reason why ~uebee, any Inore than Outu,rio, should be conslde!ed Masnuica.lly unoccupied. '1'he Grand Lodge of Oanada has no stated location. l'ho plaoe of it~ meeting is movable, being fixed by a vote ot' the majority at each annual oommunication. If the reSIdence of the Grand Master be taken to establish the locality, then Quebec and not Ontario was the seat of" Grand Lodge, the Grand Master beIng resident in that ~rovince, and the last an.. uua.l cornlnunlcation before the formation of the so-called Grand Lodge of 'tuebec, haVing been held in one of its cities, lVIont,real. Both provInces, tllerefore, if either, were unoccupied territory! and both, if either, were entitled to establish a Grand Lodge independently of the Grand Lodge of Uanada. While, assuredly, this existing Grand Lodge, so long as there were a sufficient number of SUbordinate Lodges willing to do so, could retain its actual status and existence. We should thus have the anomaly of t.hree Grand Lodges cbtirning to T

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exercise supreme authority over th~ sarIl:e and part~ of .the same territory; an.d nIl thhs in consequenCB of an Act of ParlIament, wh~ch. In no w~y altered politIcal boundttr.ies, but, sinlply changed the names of eXIstIng provInces! It has beeu urged that the.existence of Grand Lodg~s il~ two of the .provinces of the Dominion, Nova ~cotIa and New Brt1l1~WICk., Justlfi~s tbe actIon of the brethren of the so.. <:alIed Grand Lodge of Quebec, In InvadIng the terrItory of the Grand Lodere of Canada. It is scarcely worth while to notice, at any length thIs argllIDE'll t.t:) The Grand Lodge.of Nova SC9 t.i a was forIl?-ed before .confed~ra~ tiOD, and therefore it simply retaIns the posItIon 'YhICh It had att.allled, of an independent :Masonic jurIsdIction. New BrunswIck was MasoDlcally unoccupied; nnd, upon the principle ~hich has be~n contended fox: by th~ 9"rand r",odge 111 Canada, an Act.of Parhament. cou.ld In no way alter Its posItIon in this respect. Being Mal50111cally unoccupIed, It was p~rfectly c~nlpetent for the Lodges there to meet. and form a Grand Lodge, and thIS they dId. But how can their at-tion be saId to ha.ve reduced the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of a€lnada, when Canada never.claimed or exercised any jurisdiction or authority over either of these two PrOVInces? I have deemed it important to deal thus fully with the argument upon which the forIna tion of this so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec has been a.ttempted to be justified, viz.: that the Act of the Imperial Parliament constitutlUO' the DOlninion of Canada rendered the Province of Quobec Masonically unoccupied territol·.Y'. But there is another, and, in some respects, a more potent reason why this so-called Grand Lodge should be declnred irregular, and Wby, therefore, recognition should not be extended to it; and that reason is, tlHLt its formation was illegnJ according to all the best authori ties on Masonic jurh;prudeuce. M. W. Bro. Dr. Mackey, in IllS work on "The Principles of Masonic Law," under the head of U 'fHE MOngOF ORGANIZING GRAND LODGES," lays duwn two distinct principles: the first, that ,. a mass-?neeting 0/ the fraternitu of any State is incompetent to organize a Grand Lodge,." and the second, H that three Lodges, in any territory WHERE A GRAND LODGE DOES No'r ALREADY EXIST, may unite in convention ancl o7·ganize a Grand Lodge. 1'!' WILL THEN BE NECESSARY THAT 'l'H ESE LODGES SHOULD SURRENDER THE WARRANTS UNDER WHIcn THEY HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WORKING, AND TAKE OU'!' NEW WARRANTS FROM THE GHAND LODGE 'VHICH THEY HAVE CONSTITUTED." The meeting which was held

ou the 20th October last, and out of which sprang the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec, was, to all intents and purposes, a mass-meeting of Masons. I am informed that, as to a large n uluber of the Lodges professedly represented at it no resolution authorizlng such representation had been passed b~T the Lodge, and no llotice had been given by SUlnmons to the members of any Lodge that so important a subject as a change of allegiance was to be £;onsidered t and, in the case of Lodges whose members were supposed to be averse to any cl1an~e being mnde, no notification of any kind was sent that a convention was to oe held. If my information upon this point is correct, then the meeting was practically "a Inn.ss-Ineeting of the fraternity," and, therefore, incompetent to form a Grand IJodge. But whatevel" may be the exact state of the case on this point, there can be- no doubt upon thesecond. Up to this moment, the 24th September, 1870, NO ftINGLE LOUGE CO~CERN'.ED IN THE FORMATION OF' THE SO~CAI.lLED GRAND LOnGE OF QUEBEC HAS SURRENDERED THE WARI-~ANT UNDER WHICH IT

HAD BEeN PREVIOUSLY \VORKING, and, thereforE",.., according to the well-established law governinO' the formation of Grand Lodges, this so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec has been irregularly formed, and Is not entitled to recognition.

Desiring to Inake this statement as brief as possible, I shall not refer at any length to the argtunent which is used in favor of the recognition of the socalled Grand Lodge of Quebeo, viz.: that fur peace's sake it is better that itshould be recognized. rrhat, I am bound to believe, is an element whiell cannot for one moment be permitted to enter into the question of recognition by any foreign Grand Lodge. It is a qnestion of the internal government of the crat't withIn thisjurisdictioll, and belongs entirely to the Grand Lodge of Canada itself. At the last annual communication of the Grand Lodge of' Uanada, after the fullest discussion of the question, it was determined, by an overwhelming majority, tbat the interests of :F'rHemasonry in Canada would be best subserved, that per.. nlanent peace would be best secured, by withholding recognition from the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec. At that meeting there was a fuller repre.sentation of Lodges than has occurred since the formation of the Grand Lodge of Canada; that representation included as large a delegation from the Lodges in the Province ot Quebec as has ever attended a communication of Grand Lodge held so far west as Toronto; and the decision, prompted solely by 3 regard for the interests of the craft, and arrived at only after the nlost rnature deliber~ttioD,and at the earnest solicitation of the represen La ti ves of our Lodges in Quebec, who implored Grand Lodge not to abandon thell1. in their loyal devotion to it, assuring it that peace and harmony were much more likely to be restored by withholding recognition, I am not without hope that, if the Grand Lod~es of the world Will only act towards the Grand Lodge of Uanadt~ in that spirlt of brotherly regard which prompted them in their first recognition of it1

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and Will leave the settlement of Canadian difficulties to Canadian Freemasons themselves1 this unfortunate schism will soon cease, and harmony and brotherly love wIll speedily be restored to the jurisdiction. Yours faithfully and frateralIy, [SEAL.] THOS. B. HARRIS, Grand Seereta?"1/. APPENDIX.

relating to tIle question of the continuance of the" G1 and Lodge of Canada," formIng the separate "Grand hodge of Quebec and Ontario," more particularly bearing on the recent movement, and the organization of a 80called" Grand Lodge 0/ Quebec." (Prepared with reference to the Special Commtlnication of Grand Lodge calledjor 1st Decembe')4, 1869.)

MEMORANDA

ARGUMENT BY QUEBEC.

It is argued that because of the Act of Confederation, &c. z the Province of Q,uebec has become 'Unoccupied 7'er-

,..uory" and that, legally and constitu-

tionaiIy, there can be tormed therein a Grand Lodge. irrespective of the existing" Grand Lodge of Canada," which latter body has authority already over Ontario and Quebec (Canada proper), and is universally so recognized.

ARGUMENT BY GRAND LODGE OF CANADA.

Di8sentient.-Because if such is the case, the U Grand Lodge 0/ Oanada" ceased to exist on the 1st July, 1867, and her warrants lost their vitalit;y; whereas it is a known fact that she has not ceased to be r~cognlzedashavingjuris-

~~cti~ft 掳6~~~~~i~~a~~t~n~~ri~ih~~ Grand Lodges receiving from and havinOf' with t hem accredited repre-

sentatives, and the Act of Confederation neither could, 1101' hasin anyway" interfered with this state of things ;all Lodges have continued, until the recent movement to worlt. under her warrants ill the Province of Quebec, and, up to this time, have made no snrrcIlderofthem to the" G'randLodge oj Canada;"-oneannual communication has been holden in that, Province since 1st Ju.ly, 1867 ;-a Gl't1,nd Master residing therein has, subsequent to that date, been elected for two conseeu ti ve years; the different districts in Quebec, established by the "Grand Lodge 0/ Oanada," remain intact, and the respective District Deputy Grand 1"fasters tor the same have been ann nally elected under the laws of the "Grand Lodge oj Oanada," and have been regulnrly installed and invf>sted, and taken their oath or obligation of allegiance to her year after year wi thout reservation of any kind;-that otficer for the Eastern Townships District being R. TV: Brothm" John :II. G'raham, who now clai?1'lS to be Grand Maste1路 0/ Q'u,ebec by virtue of the establishment of a so-called Grand Lodge in that Province, on the plea of its being" Unoccupied 1.rer-ritory;" the law (see Constitutions of Deputy Grand Master, a'rt. 1) has been strictly complied With, requiring that ~uebec and Ontarto1 as the '[territory forming the "Grana Lodge of Canada," should enjoy equal represen tatioD as re~ards the annual choice of Grand and Deputy Grand Master,-and the place for holding the al1nu~\l communieations has been decided without prejudice to either Quebec or Ontario. Now, there cannot be two Grand IJodges in one Territory'...and as the U Grand Lodge oj Canada" .nas not ceased to exist, or surrendered her jurisdiction over the Quebec section of Canada, the ao-called HGrandLodge oj Qtf,ebec" cannotlegally be recognized.

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It is argued that as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have each its independent Grand Lodge, therefore the Province of Q,uebec has also a right to form one.

It is argued that Quebec is really ruled by other Grand Lodges, as well as that of Canada..

Can the "Grand Lodge 01 Canada" consent to part with any portion of her recognized jurisdictio~ and still exist as the IC Grand Lodge OJ Canada."

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Di8sentient.-Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were really " Unoccupied Territory" and without a sovereign head; whereas Quebec and Ontario are under one recognized Masonic jurisdiction,-that ot the" Grand Lodge oj (bnada.." Denied.-Tbe Grand Lodges of Eng-

land, Scotland and Ireland, when recognizing the "Grand Lodge oj Ctlnsurrendered all power over " 'rERRITORY "in Canada proper, and the right to grant warrants therein simply reservIng a cantrolling au thor~ ity over the very tew subordinate " LODGES" which did not desire to change their allegiance. This reservation was agreed to by Canada, under an ~Jrrangement speelally entered into, and suffered to existsince,as a point of honor and good faith. ~rhe only Provincial Grand Master (Quebec) now in existence is simply the Deputy of the Grand Master of England in controlling, locally, the English Lodges in the city ot" Q,uebec, and possesses no authority outside of them, and will have no successor. He cannot legally convene a ProvIncial Grand Lodge, as he has at this time only two Lodges subject to his control. I should say-No! My impression is, that if she parts with Quebec, she divests herself of" Ontario. 'l'herefore, I cannot understand any settlement being arrived at by a "jrtendly separation" of Quebec and Ontario, except it be by eaCh possessing an entirely new Grand Lodge. I certainly cannot understand how U Secession" by force can make wrong to be right! I, for one, shall greatly regret such a separation, just when the U Grand Lodge oj Oanada," now In her four.. teenth year of eXlbtence, is rIghtfUlly commencing to reap her reward, in the shape of increasing influence and prosperity. But, however, if Masonic harlnony, or a mIserable expediency,or both conjointly,-(fbr I do not at present believe that the action of certain Masons of Quebec, in thus withdrawing from theIr 8.l1egience, is conducive H to the intere8t o/the m'ajt" )-require this division of jurisdictIon, why, then, not take the bull by the horns at once, and, by some general action and concurrence1 ebtaolish our own precedent, and, at tne demise of the crown, proclaim-'I> The Grand Lodge of Canada" is dead-long life to the U Grand Lodge 0/ Q;uebec" and" Grand Lodge of Onta'rio!" I certainly question the right, as in this instance, of a portion of the ~ebec c'rajt to secede, and expect recognItion. t路 and the Grand Master of the ,,' G1'aoo Lodge ofCXtnada," in my opinion, acted well in suspended those Lodges and brethren who are thus attempting to establish an unconstitutional Grand Lodge-an "Imperium in imperio,"and he merits, and should receive, the warm thanks of the craft of Canada. to be conveyed to him by resolution Grand Lodge. ada,"

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In a "Statement oj Facts," circulated

by certain Masons of the city of Mon-

treal dated the 18th November last and drawn up on behalf of the so-called "Grand Lodge oj Quebec," it is stated that G. M. Wilson, in his address to Grand Lodge in 1867, recognized the conclusion that the Act of Confederation placed both Quebec and Ontario in the position of being "Unoccupied

Grand Master Wilson does no such thing! He is, on the contrary, careful not to commit himself. He leaves the matter an open question, and confines his remarks to the "Name" of the

~O~bt~~sf~~g::{sg~agfi~e~~~e~~~ Grand Lodge for the Dominion.

Territory."

Reviewing all the documents issued by and the action of the Masons of Quebec, and also their general expressIons of discontent, it would seem they deem themselves treated unfairly by the" Grand Lodge of Canada," and that their "RIGHTS have been invaded," &C.

FACTS.

The "Grand Lodge of Canada" was formed in 1855. For 1855-6, 7, 8 and 9. the Grand Master was elected from Ontario, and the Deputy Grand Master froln Quebec. For 1860-1,2 and 3, the elections were reversed. For 1864-5, 6 anu 7, the elections were again reversed. For 1868-9, Q,uebec has the Grand Master and Ontario the Deputy Grand Master. During her existence of fourteen years, the U Grand Lodge 0/ Canada," has assembled annually as follows: At Hamilton-l&55, 1856, 1864. At lVIontreal-I857, 1863, 1866, 1869. At Toronto-1858, 1865.

1~ lft\~~~~i86~~9,

1867.

At London-lS61, 1868. At St. Catherinos-1862. Montreal being in excess over others, I think it will be found that, as regards the choice of the other G?~and OJ!lcers. Grand J..Jodge and Grand Master have endeavored to act justly; while it is a notorious fact that the Province of Q,uebec has received much more than her due proportion of the Ffund 0/

Benevolence!

The "Statement of Facts," before q uoted asserts that G. M. Wilson promised, under certain specified circumstanceSt to summon a meeting of the " Grana Lodgeo! Oanada" and arrange an ami.. cable settlement between Q,uebec and Ontario, &0. It asserts, likewise, that the Masons of ~uebec werejully convinced tJ;lat the Masons of Ontario would be ready, at MOlltreal to arrange an amicable separation of 1lihe " Grand Lodge oj Canada," its properties and funds, between the two sections of Canada proper, &0.

Grand Master Wilson hirnself declares th~\t his words and their mean.. ing will not bear any such in terpretation. At all events, he possessed no power or right to make such a ;promIse, and could not Jette?路 the action of Grand Lodge in any way. I never heard of .any valid reaSOll for the conviction ~xpressed in this second paragraph by the Q,ue'bec brethren. At all events, under eXisting circumstances, tbe " seceding" Masons of Quebec have forfeited all claim or title to any share of the funds and p'ropertyof the " Grand Lodge of Canada." Such a di vision can only be accomplished by constitutional measures, to be concurred in by the" Grand Lodge 01 Oanada."

Having had the high honor of being Grand ilfaste')" of the " (}rand Lodge 0/ aanada," and taking, as I naturally must and do, a warnl interest in her continual welfare, and my present opinions and feelings beiug adverse to a.ny diVision, which I look upon as uucalled for and injurious to the craft, generally, I have written out these memoranda as bearing dIrectly on tbe mntter at lSRue'! They are my o\vn ideas. Still, I shall deem it to he my .lJtfasonic duty to help in bringing about a-satisfactory settlernent of the question in all kindness and ~:otnerly fellowship, so as to restore present and ensure fllttlre harmony. There WI.1lS been, and 1s a .e;ood deal of personal feeling sl'lown. The Grand Master (Stevenson) has been freely designated a" traitor" by the seceding Qtlebec Masons,

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and articles have appeared in the newspapers of a "SLANGY," abusive description quite unmasonic, and only calculated to increase irritation. This matter is serious one, requiring reflection and 1'orbearance from angry remarks. It should have calm thought, and should not be deemed one requiring to be "bolstered 1~P" through ttle public prints! T. DOUGLAS HARINGTON, OTTAWA, 29th November, 1869. Past G. M. G. L. oj Canada.

TORONTO, 16th July, 1870.-1 return tbis to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oanada, M. W. Brother Stevenson, to use as he chooses. It must not be understood that my orIginal opinIons are changed from the within paper because ot' the resolutions moved by M. W. Brother Wilson, and seconded by me at tb.is meeeting of Grand Lodge. I am still ~onvil1ced ot' the orIginal Illegality of the lUOVtHUent, but, on account of the recognitions by other Grand Lodges, 1 am induced to look at the present case as it exists now, and that was my reason for proposing recognition, &c., and for harmony. T. D. HARINGTON, P. G. M.

THE REPORrrERS' CONVENTION. It afforded your committee great pleasure to have been present in Baltimore

a.t the national convention of Foreign Correspondents, held on the evening of 18th Sept. last. We found the following States represented by correspondents: Alabama Arkansas Connecticut Canada District of Columbla lnorida

Georgia Indiana row~

Ka.nsas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi. Missonr1. Maine l\laryland

New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island

Daniel Sayre, Montgomery. Richard F. Knott, Mobile. Elbert H. English, Little Rock. Luke E. Barber, " J os. K .. Wheeler, Hartford. Luke A. Lockwood, 110 Broadway, N. Y. city. Robert Ramsay, Orillia. Henry Robertson, Collingwood. J. Edwin Mason, Washington. Dewitt C. Dawkins, Jacksonville. Samuel Lawrence, Atlanta. Wm. Hacker, ShelbyvIlle. H. G. Hazelrigg, Lebanon, Theo. S. ParVin, Iowa Oity. John H. Brown, Leavenworth. Wm. O. Munger, Franklin. Joseph P. Horner, New Orleans. J. Q. A. Ifellows, Henry Chickering, Pittsfield. Geo Savory, Minneopolis. Wm. S. Patton, Meridian. Geo. Frank Gauley, St.. LOUis. J osiah H. Drummond, Portland.. Ira Berry, H Jaoob S. Medairy, Baltimore Frank J. Kugler, " Jno. A. Harris, Concord. D. R. Marshall, Nashua. Thos. J. Corson, Trenton. Jno. W .. Simons, N. Y. city. D. W. Baln, Raleigh. Robert Gwynn, Cincinnati. James H. Hopkins Pittsburg. Alfred Orelgh, Wa~hington. Geo. H. Burnham, Providence.

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Robert S. Bruns, Charleston. Augustine T. Smythe, Charleston. Geo. S. Blackie, Nashville. E. A. Jewett, Burlington. Russell S. Taft, " Wm. B. Isaacs, Richmond. A. V. Alden, Milwaukee. A. V. H. Carpenter, Milwaukee Thos. H. Logan, Wheeling. O.S.Long, " p

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There were also a very large nnmber of Grand and Past Grand officers of different organizations present, who lent their smiles and counsel to the general entertainment. We have confined our list (we believe, exclusively) to actual correspondents, although we may have failed to get the names of a few others who were present. The convention was organized by selecting the aged correspondent, Bro. Drurnn'lond, of Maine, as chairman, and the next oldest of the corps, (that is, in brass) Bro. Corson, of N. J., as secretary. A general running debate was opened up as to the proper line of conduct for correspondents to follow in making up their reports. Bro. Mackey, (formerly of South Carolina, and not now attached to the corps) argued that the reports should consist ofstatistics and a brief detail of things done; in other words, as Bro. Oorson said, a" dry roast without gravy." Bro. Corson argued, that sauce" was good," and he believed in plenty of itt and from the fact that he Jurni~hes more seasoning to the square inch of dinner in his reports than any body else, it was generally conceded that he "had the floor," and before he got through, the convention" came down" in thuuders of applause. Bl路O. Drummond (vacating the chair) argued in favor of historical matters and statistics, and as he is justly entitled the statistici.an of the corps, (at least we will crown him such), the convention agreed that" .tiggers" were a good thing, if they "didn't lie." His beaming face lit up with radiant smiles, gathered from the "sunrise" of the "far east" and he subsided into an otium cum dignitate like a "clam at high water,"-for you know clam chowder is the national dish of New England. He afterward presided with a great deal of dignity and preserved a straight face, which was more than could be olairned by the secretary, for he smiled lUte a Jezebel at a christening. Yet Bro. Mackey was Unot happy;" he insisted that New Jersey had demoralized the whole corps by sendIng in the" laughing philosopher,Jr (Dr. Corson), who plunged his lancet right and left into all sorts of tl1ings. When New Jersey had her say in reply, the "Doctor~; insisted that Missouri should defend him." Who ever heard of a Missourian backing out of a square tlght or a free one? So, after being gently pressed to "rise and explain" by Bros. Blackie and Bruns taking us by tbe back of the neCk, and pushed forward by Bro. Joe Livingston of Philadelphia, (and thus choking off all expressions ot" proverbial modesty), we stood up. Alas, it was crushing to look over that vast array of venerable and experienced heads, but we thought of "old Mibsouri" and spoke our" little piece." It was not long, and we nlerely said that we believeu a correspondent should TELI.J THE TRUTH, Whether any body likes it or not,-and should fUl"nish all the jurisprudence floating around, lick it into shape and draw comparisons by such fair crlticisms r that Grand Masters, &c., might be kept withiJ;t conservative bounds, by seeing that all their acts and notions have to pass through the crucible of a corps, whose only responsibility is to the craft at large. The:}" should criticise honestly and fraternally tlle general doillgS of Grand bodies; give statistics, whenever they were of practical use; harlnonize by a generous and full interchange of ideas, the symmetry and harmony of government, and thereby accomplish more than H

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nny national l>od;y could; and that unless they did this with a modicum of seasoning, with pepper and SiltUCe, the whole dish would be set aside as tasteless and never be used, nnd would be like the dictionary, in which a fellow said he could not find the word he wanted, because the" blasted thing had no index."

Bro. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, being urgently" begged to reply," by two stout corr~8pondentsall each side of him, he was lifted to his feet, and delivered a" gushing speech," (as the secretary called it) by saying that he "endorsed the position of the gentleman from Missouri," to which the preceding speakers said '~so mote it bet" yet it condensed and approved them all. The veteran and talented Lawrence, of Georgia, gave us a splendid effort, and we regret we ennnot give tt part of it without spoiling the whole. The secretary was ordered to publish it entire, and when out, we shall do it justice. Bro. Robertson, of Cnnada, (not having met the secretary up to that time), was well prepared to do justice to the sentiment of his country, which he perfOr1ued well and to the credit of his Grand Lodge. Others, and others" rose to explain," and we l'egret that having been called upon to act with the" committee on domestic relations" we were deprived frOln hearing all they said, but we presume it will be written in the" Book of Corsoll," being an apocrypha of the proceedings of the Grand Chapter of New Jersey. Up to this time, the proceedings had assnmed a very Rolemn aspect. It was doubtful at one time whether the convention would break up in a prayer meeting, or everyone go out and "take the same." Therefore on motion of the president, (afte.r resolving that the" luutual ndmiration society" should meet at the call of the president and se<.">retary) the convention adjourned sine die, (i. e., without dying), and the grand old corps immediately reorganized with Juo. W. SimonR, of New York, as president, nnd Thos. J.Corson, of New Jersey, as secretary, for" special business. '1 It was very special. It was one of those occurrences that onl~1" occur once in a life timo; it was no less than creating and dubbing all officer of the corps Poet Laureate, whose name will go down to the last" syllable of recorded time," for he is a l?ECORDER. It has been proverbial that oorrespondents are not poets, if they are worth t\11ything else, and it was moved by Bro. Hazelrigg, the foreign correspondent of Indiana (b J" virtue of the power in him vested as Grand Master), that a de.. cision be made as to who was the "poet laureate" of the United states from the SpeCln1.enS of doggerel furnished by the corps. Bro. J. Edwin Mason, of District of Columbia, (being an intitllate friend and especially partial to New Jersey), moved that Bro. Corson bedeclarcl the choice of the convention. It was voted down, and Corson" smole a ghastly sInHe." '1'h18 was hard, but it 'was just, as the monkey said when his tail was cut otf-" it was naughty, but it was nice," as the delegate from Maine said, after he took a pitcher of ice water that same morning at four o'clock. Mrs. Partington said she knew Ike did not drink U silnulating drachms," because he ahvays drank so much ice water before breakfast. Hereupon, Hopkins of Pennsylvania, rose and denlurred to the decision of the convention, and quoted the follOWing from the reporter of New Jersey: "1 want to be a Poet, And with the Poets stand.

A crown upon my bare head,

The Greenbacks in my hand.

" Brln~ on the crown at oIlce, J t'tlneS Or, if that cannot be, Just send it by express, dear, And mark it O. O. D."

With hands exalted to the skies, he exclaimed" Is anything equal to that?" All exclaimed" Not one." He moved a reconsideration of the vote, and it was unanimous.

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Then rose the chair, (on two feet), and in a speech of the nlost pathetic nature, reeited how the Jersey correspondent had stolen all the hairs from the horse-tall of old Parnassus, and how, with them, he had 'woven a siren song of most exquisite beauty; how he had enraptured the ears of sleepy correspondents, and awakened them to deeds of greatness and glory; how he had immortalized ~Homer, Drummond, Hopkins, b'lissouri, et omnes, and called forth tlle inspiring song of beauty and love, and satirized the failing~ of all. He pictured in glowing terms how nations had stood aghast, wondering whether such verses were the result of the Masonic Affiatus, or whether the author had dipped his pen in the SU'Lnd of poetic gods, or existed by the mere sufferance of Masonic charity and forgiveness. He said much more, and we regret that we are not of those rltualists ,vllo llever forget anything they ever heard, else we would give it all. We cttn only saJr it was not like anything on tbe earth, or the waters under the earth, but was composed regardless of expense. At this point Bro. Hopkins rose, and, by well blinding his intention, he painted a portrait of that H other land," just beyond the river, (Delaware), and as he evolved scene by scene, the noble forrn of N ew Jersey arose in all its splendora long beard-rhythmic verse-grey eyes-bald head-venerable age-tired form -scalpel in hand, stood the POET LAUREATE. Here, in an arena of poetic struggle~, had stood, :tought and gone down, Inany a noble conlpetitor for the honor. As yet, it was unknown who WJ:tS to be the happ~y victor. We looked around among the gladiators, and :-.:;aw the eye of ~lackey glisten with hope as he muttered these words: Examples gross as earth exhort me : Witness tilis arluy 0.1 such mass and charge, Led b~r a delicate and tender prInce Whobe spirit, with ulvine amoitlon puffed, lVlakes mouths at the III vlsible event, ,Exposing what l~ lllortal, and unsure, '1'0 fLU that tortune, death, and danger dare" Even for an egg~shell. '\Vith these feeling reluarks, uttered just loud enough to attract the attention of Robertson, of' Cttnada, sitting In a corner, and who rose as a claimant; and who, when he looked upon the victorious J erseyman, cried out:

o false am bi tion ! Thou lying phantom! Wluther hast thou lured me! E'en. to tillS giddy height, where now 1 stand ~'orsal(ell, COIntortlel::l~, WIth not H, friend In wllOln my soul call trust! '1'h1s was hard

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English, the blank verse bard of Arkansas, did, notwithstanding that the gentle Barber whispered in his ear and suggested that "these fellows don't know poetry from rhymes," insisted on claiming a vote for the land of bowieknives and coffee, and excluirned: Man was mark'd A friend, in his creation, to himself, And may, wlLb.fit arnbltlOn, conceive 1'11e greatest ble~singst and the higllest honors Appointed for hIm, If he can acllleve them fl'he right and noble wU,y. Corson took this

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"was not that sort ot" a woman," and never conceived'tlle 4'gre~ttest blessings," and as 1"01''' bright honors," he had won them U right nobly." Said Barber, "I told you so, English.')

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not lie and be content," claimed to be heard, but. seeing the glittering crown (with C. O. D. emblazoned thereon) standing before him in dazzling splendor, be soIlloquised thus: What's all the gaudy glitter of a crown! What but the glarIng meteor of ambitIon, That leads the wretch benighted in his errors, Points to the gUlf, and shines upon destruction! And pointing to the cabalistic inscription, he declined any crown on his brow. These prophetic lines turned all eyes in deep sympathy upon the doomed secretary, who fairly trembled at the yawning fate before him, but having taken the enticing step, he would not go backward. He had our sympathies from the first, but now he had our prayers, especially for his worthy family. The spirit of deep solemnity now came over the victorious claimant, and for once in his life he became reverential, and spoke these proIl1.ising words: Do but thin}t, How severe a thing it is to wear a crown, Within whose circuit is elysium, .A.nd all that poets feign of blisb andjoy! The convention heaved a sigh, as the Inembers began to realize tbat the crown had struck in, and might turn the bra/in, so, to turn the tide of solemn thoughts to a fuller fiow, more appropriate to the occasion, Bruns (who had been all this time studying the heavenly constellation painted on the ceiling) rose in hisfluurative style, and proved that he had no anlbitton for such fleeting glory by remarking in a casual wayFor this world's glory Isflqur'd in the moon; they both wax dull, And suffer their eclipses in the full. Mackey rose to a point of order, stating that the man in the moon had not been registered among the children of "the Mother of the World," and, for one, be protested against his being assigned any "figures" whatever. Bruns sunk back in his chair, and muttered, ., My money says so." Parvin baving concluded that as we had an appointed statistician in the convention, figurative discussion could be dispensed With, and moved that the status of the man in the moon be referred to Drummond. A vote was taken, and it was ruled by the chair that as all the affirmatives held up their right hands, the question was decided. This sage conclusion was applauded by all except the regatives, and as negatives are represented by "oughts," an 0 amounts to nothing. At this point, Livingston, of Philadelphia (whose face resembles a full moon, loolting through red bull's-eye glass), remarked that he hoped that decision had no reference to allusions, for the great State of Pennsylvania voted that the Grand Lodge had nothing to do with New Jersey, except to send missionaries over there; and, for one, he did not want the rest of the United States to be hoodwinked into the idea that Camden was a part of Philadelphia. This appeared to the convention to be all right, till Jefferys, of Jersey, asked the question, "If the Pennsylvania rail~ road had not boughtup the Camden & Alnboyrailroad, and proposed to run it?" LiVIngston subsided with a smile, and answered, " Yes; r have a pass over it." This settled the question. The chair reminded the delegates that although the proposed" Poet Laureate" also probably had a pass, yet t,hat was not germain to the question. Up jumps Savory, and remarked that because Minnesota had been settled with Norwegians, and could not talk English, that was no reason Why they should be called" Germans." The President smiled, "child-like and bland," replying: "The chair thinks so, likewise." Brown, who had tt pride for the West, and recollecting that his elder sister (" on this side of the border") had, with maternal care, watched over hel路 birth and education, asked of Mis~ souri if she had no claims-no Garrett, the poet-and said:

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Would, mother l thou couldst hear me tell How oft, amia my brief career For sins and follies, lov'd too weil, Hath fallen the free, repentant tearAud, in the waywardness of youth, How better thoughts have given to me Contempt for error, love for truth, 'Mid sweet remembrance of thee! Missouri had no pretensions. She had been too long the the::-litre of practical struggles in the warfare of life to be yet the home of sweet poesy and song. She knew the value of laws duly executed and obeyed, and that without these the grand framework would go to ruin. She did not by any means despise those beautiful flowers which clustered around the throne of justice, but she nevertheless supported the throne, and that, relying upon the constancy of her many children, and the pure principles of brotherly love and friendship, she could only reply to Kansas by saying, Nature first pointed out my BROTHER to me, And early taught, me, by her sacred force, To love thy person, ere I knew tby merit, Till what was instinct grew into friendship. Out cries Drum.mond, and wants to know whether Missouri will by that and take her to her bosom as an endearing sister; to which we replied, law learn to love the name of "Quebec,"

Each state must have its policies; Kingdoms have edicts, cities ha ve their charl&r,,,;. EV'll the wild outlaw, in his forest wallr, Keeps yet SOIue touch of civil discipline; }I'or not since Adam wore his verdant ap1"On Hath man with Ulan in social Ullion dwelt, But laws were made to draw that union closer, Our young friend Berry applauded to the echo, and pronOUllced tbat "right good poetry;" but we asked, "Is not that law? " He answeredIt often fall&, in course of common life, That right, long time, is overborne of wrong, Thoug-h avarice or power, or gnlle or strife, That weakens her, and makes her party strong; But justice, though her doom she do prolong, Yet at the last she will her own cause right. Blackie, so well known for his conservative tendeneies, properly replied that the second line was good, and that he was satisfied that Quebec would, after taking a good survey of the field of "right and wrong," acknowledge that her wrong could claim no right, except by the virtue of the universal recognition of a wrong as right. The President brought down the gavel, and reminded the competitors that they were not" adhering to the SUbject," viz.: the qualifications of the proposed candidate for the lau'rels of poetry. rrhis brought to his feet the dark-haired Carpenter, who spoke hi81ittle piece thnsly: Never did poesy appear So full of heaven to me as when I saw how it \vould pierce through pride and fear To the lives of coarsest men! I thought, these men will carry hence Promptings their former lives above, And sOluething of a tiner reverence For beauty, truth and love. This was a great relief to Corson, for he felt that such sentiments must at last reach the barbarous souls of those whom. he hadso often sung to sweet sleep by his somnlferic verses. His prospects brightened materially, and he thought alond, .... Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it No longer for my 1iatterer,

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And rushed at once to the table of the President and demanded the crown; but that solemn and dignIfied officer cried, avaunt! He that has but impudence, ~ro all things hfLS a fair pretence; Anti. put among his wants but shame, r.ro all the world may lay his claim!

Tbis was fearful for the Corson stock, as it cOlumenced going down until it reached about ten cents on the dollar, and could be bought at cash for nothing, so we proposed to buy, and asked Chicl\:ering to "go halves:' We went over to the secretary's desk and asked his lo,vest price on a "sell out." He replIed, "nothillg." We told hiIn H that was our balance in bank, and he could draw ou it at sight." PattoD, seeing some money in the wind, tried to join in the trade; but Creigh, seeing the poin t of the bargain, rushes forward and cries: May his soul be plunged In ever burning floods of llquid gold, And be hIS avarice the fiend that damns hin1!

Such swearing made us shudder, until we learned that the speaker alluded to Corson, and not to Chickering. We at once carne to the conc10sion-

I would consort with mine eternal elleluy, To be revenged Oll him, for this base ingratitude; but poor Corson, covered with great drops of agonizing feelings, replIes :I have kept back their foes, While they lU1ve tol'd theIr money, and let out '1'11elr COln upon large Interest; I myself l{,lch only in large hurts:and then. we began to see where the cat jumped-Io! Oreigh had been figuring for the honor, and Corson was standing alone on merit; there1ore, we moved "That Thos. J. Oorson, of New Jersey, be declared POE'l' LAUREATE, without fee or favor." l'he President ruled the motion out of order, and decided that the whole question was to be settled by the united voice of the chair, and the vote being taken, it was decided unanimously in the affirxuative. Nothing was left now but to call the previous question, which Taft had the nerve to do in the following friendly words (words that referred to Corson, because he saw in him tile iavorite) :

If light wrongs touch me not, No more shall great; if not a :t'ew, not many; There's nought so sacred with us but may tind A sacrilegious person; yet the thing is No less dIvine 1cause the pro1ane can reach it. And the chair, in the majesty of the occasion, decided that the "previous question " had been called in a manuel' not laid down ill ~imon's work of Jurisprudence, and therefore not according to reportorial etiquette, and ruled it out of order.

The venerable Lawrence, of Georgia, rose to a point of order, that the chair should consider the proprieties belonging to those Vf 110 battled for the right of being heard through their reports in grand bodies, and much more soin the first convention of reporters, and he did not think that Verruont should be rllled out in that way. [Down canle the gavel and the balance of Lawrence's speech will be continued in the next report from Georgia.] The President read aloud the nomination, and asked" who objects?" Corson rose and said-

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All your attempts Shall fall on me like bri ttle shafts on armor, That. break themselves; or like waves against a rock, That leave no sign of their ridiculous fury But foanl and splinters; lOy innocence, like these, Shall stand triumphant, and your malice serve But for a lrunlpet to proclainl my conquest.; Nor shall you~ tbough you do tIle worst fate can, However condemn, affi~ight an honest man. The President said: GENTLEMEN: You have heard the defense and challenge of t11e correspondent who has thrown his castor of poetic spice into the ring, and not one of you has been able to butter your bread with his mustard but has been compelled to sneeze; therefore, by the unanimous vote of the chair and the power in me vested, I shall now proclaim all nominations closed and proceed to insta.ll, crown, dub and create Thos. J. Oorson, of the Territory of New Spain, as Poet Laureate, all objections to the contrary notwithstanding." There being no noes called, it was declared unanimous. The coronation was about to COlumence when Harris, Bain, Gwynn, Burnhalu, Jewett, Isaacs, Alden, Long, Knott, Sayre, 'Vheeler, Hacker, Munger and Fellows, all "wanted to be heard upon such an important occa&ion," but the President ruled that as all had been, or would be, heard, sometime, it was useless to delay the ceremonies anjT longer for t11e sake of mere rivalry, and declared that he had no sympathy U

With that malignant envy, which turns pale, And sickens, even, if a friend prevailWhich merit and success pursues with hate, And damns the worth it cannot imUate. The Presidellt spoke: Bno. TROS. J. OORSON: It has been reserved for Jne to be the firRt. officer of a, coronation ever held in a reporters' convention in the history of t.he world.. From the time that Adam (according to Oliver) ","'as initiatecl into our wonderful rnysteries by the angel that guarded the Garden of Eden, do\vn through the moss-covered corridors of Time, under whose arches rested. and refreshed themselves Noah and Jonah, together with the premiun'l gourd \vhich sheltered Nineva in her scorching trOUbles, even down through the gulch that the enernies of Babylon dug in order to drown bel' out; down still further into the bowels of the earth, when the lost tribes bored artesian wells to slal\:e their thirst, and still were "not happy;" down, down to the more modern days (of but yesterday) when Solomon built a house on Quan's threshing field and called together the cultivated and scientific barbarians of the l\-1editerranean coast, viz.: Tyre; down, down, and still down to the time when the cra.ft built the Temple of Diana of the Ephesians and adorned the Aeropolis with statues which have since been stolen and made to do service as s~1ints in the Cathedrals of Rome; and yet lower down in the scale of time, when the Collegia Frabrorium of Rome sent out her architects to teach the world the grand beauties of art and science, and from which in Germany and Scotland arose that sublime system of operative Masonry which stamped its impress upon the face of the architectural world, and whose beautiful features speak from the soul of thought that language Which captivates all who love the beautiful and the good; in short, Bro. Oorson, from the creation of the world to the present day, this has been the first convention of Masonic correspondents that has ever assembled, and as 1he poet has ever been found lingering around the monuments of art, and adorning them with his laurels of never-dying song, it has been thought proper on this occasion to crown thee, chief of poets, to-night, as "Poet Laureate ,: of the Masonic world. You have proven the victor in a contes-t with the brightest minds of the age. They have come here prepared with their specimens, nnd repeated the same, but in analyzing the merits of their verse and the motives which prompted their rivalry, I at once ruled out all negative votes and have

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decided the crown to be unanimously in your favor; and now, in order that you may be crowned according to the rules laid down in Westminister Abbey, I have appointed a true knight of the corps-correspondent to perform the last rites of this ll'lOst solemn occasion, and hereby name Sir James H. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania, to whom your plaintive appeal was addressed some years ago. [Here Bro. Hopkins stepped forward, but Horner, of Louisiana, interrupted him and said] :

MR. PRESIDENT: Notwithstanding the bitter satire thou hast heaped upon the heads of those who have presumed to contend for this noble prize against thy special favorite, yet, sir, I claim the right to say a word in behalf of my

own State and city, lying far off on the shores of the Gulf, and where the orange and lemon forever flourishes, furnishing nectar fit for the gods. [The speaker was here reminded that he should address the chair.] Sir, I tell you that your decis.. ion is founded on partiality, for I have 'Visited New Jersey, and being on a train that was wrecked at Trenton, I sought the hospitable home of Bro. Corson. His good wife admitted me, and while seated before the fire, I heard what sounded much like a clock running down, and, in order to save the works, I rushed into the next room, and there I beheld this proposed Poet Laureate working at a machine, as though he was as afraid of being caught before getting through as is a counterfeiter. He started aghast at my presence, but on a second sober thought (it was the second one he ever had), I was recognized, and he acknowledged that he was only practicing on his new machine for grinding out poetry. Just think of it, Mr. President, that the doggerel you are now about to reward with a crown is turned out by machinery! Sir, I solemnly protest against this sacri.. lege. If his poetry had cost him as nluch night-sweat and sleepless hours as has mIne own reports, I would not envy him this high honor; but when it costs him nothing but the working of hls feet on a treadle, while his head sleeps, I think this coronation to be nothing less than a farce. [Down came the gavel, and Bro. Horner was notified to confine himself to the subject, and not to make such ambiguous charges.] Mr. President, I find that I am not to have a fair show in this contest, and that all honest rivalry is to be ruled out; therefore, in the name of the great State of Louisiana, I enter my protest, but will allow the coronation to proceed. THE CORONATION.

Bro. Hopkintl said: By the undivided and unrecorded voice of this vast assembly of foreign cor.. respondents, I proceed to crown thee, Thos. J. CorsoD, of New Spain (a province in friendly relations with my own State), Poet Laureate of the correspondence corps of the world. 'l'he craft of the entire nation has been drawn towards thee by the golden bonds of fraternal love-the love of Masonic song; thou hast spoken words fit for a King, but they are all credited to the pleasures of the Marquis of Lorn; thou hast passed the dread ordeal and proven the victor over those who could ];Lot appreciate the difference between doggerel and verse. Mackey, with an edge-wise look, that cuts between wind and water., tried to bid for this glorious crown, but his verse spoke too strongly of himself, hence he was ruled out; and English tried to pass off his blank-verse addresses, containing reports of mack.. erel fisbing at St. Paul; Robertsoll, of Canada, fell from his dizzy height, :tor" taken and comfortless; Drummond, that leads the wretch benighted in his errors," essayed for the prize, but 'I got frozen up in icebergs and surrendered; Bruns tried to H figure out" a case, but the moon eclipsed on him in the fall-and Livingston swamped his propsects by selling him Jersey raiLroad stocks. Even Garrett, of Missouri, who used to grease the machine for leading ruagazines., manY,many years ago, (and yet tries to pass for a young man in his bachelordom) U

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sent in his claim for initiation as an honorary Inember, but the convention voted, that as his verse was ot' an order that partook of a love and inspiration of the gods, and bore too much the stamp of Byron, he was ruled out by a brother who bad the proxy of Mrs. Stowe to cast the black ball; and poor Brown, who died young in "the waywardness of youth" left these last words, "I die mid sweet remembrance of thee, Torn!" Blackie, having some regard for your soul, as well as for the reputation of himself, subsided at the first groan of the audience, and hoped that these men would. carry hence S0111e pro.1nptings of their former lives and prepare for a fu ture state. For a space it seemed as though the baser part of man would gain the ascendency, when Oreigh and Patton and a score of others, rushed in the arena to contend for this bright jewel, but wben they learned that it was not an article of merchandise, they drove the mercenal"Y wretches from the ring and declared that nlerit alone should win, althongh Ohickering did swear some revenge on his eternal enemy. And no路w to tell the truth, I know not but our worthy President himself had some high aspirations, if for nothing else, but to beat thee in this noble contest for those rhymes that thou hast written, about, his being too well paid for his reports. [Down comes the gavel.] To change the subject, Bro. Corson, the President is thy best friend. Out of his plethoric purse hath com.e the coin that paid for this immortal crown, and to him alone art thou indebted for this great gift. In conclusion, Bro. Corson, ~t is not customary for persolls of m:5.. . estate to thus condescend and confer titles, but knowing all thy virtues and faults I only enjoin this condition, Viz., that thou refrain from. critizing, Byron-like, the imperfections of dates in the ancestral lineage of I{eystone lVlasonry; that thou do no more place Bro. "Horner in a corner eating plumb pie," nor Drummond eating U humble pUdding," for such anachronisms are out of place in the dig... nlfled verse of a Poet Laureate. With 1.hese injunctions r now crown thee: (he places the crown on Corson's bead, nlarked O. O. D., i. e., when it is guillotined.) I also shall pay thee thy wages as demanded in thy verse aforetime t (here Corson reached out for the H greenbacl{:s" when Hopkins pulled out about a thousand dollars' worth of hair oil certificates and presented them,) and now, in the name of the Mutual Admiration Society of the World, I do pronounce thee, Bro. Corson, "Poet Laureate l" The Poet was overcome; he could reply but feebly, but even in those feeble tones he told some truths, among which were these, that he felt sorry for all the wrong he ever did and would never do so any more till he got home. l\rluch more he said, but as he was secretary of the meeting, we presume his Chapter report will contain his address in full. Blackle, Bruns and ourself, as first, second and third IIeralds, proclaimed through expensive horns, the CORQNAr.rroN, so that Bro. Corson to-day, stands the Poet Laureate of the Masonic craft. Vi ve la Corson! [NOTE.-As this part of our report is not legitimately a part of "report on correspondence," but rather of personal experience, we have charged ourselves, and not our Grand Lodge with it, as a member of the ~lutual Adlniration Society and shall band in the bill to the secretary at the next meeting, unless sooner collected by draught or otherwise.]

CONCLUSION. Once more in the endles cycle of Masonic years, we find ourselves at the close of a reView of the many thou!:)ands of pages of Grand Lodge records.. They come, month after month, dropping 1n on us like the f&nlng leaves of trees going through their annual changes, and sybil like, bearing the tender impress of symbolic thought and instruction. Many things are printed therein whose

234

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meanings are known alone to the initiated, and it is pleasant thus to converse over land and sea with the thinking and intelligent minds of the earth. Gra:nd Masters, fronl their exalted positions, overlook their respective fields, and gather into a beautiful parterre the rich flowers of personal experience and present them to their Grand Lodges for refreshment and strength. They furnish the experience of a year, and much wisdom is acquired thereby. The District Deputies and Grand Lecturers, with their deputies, come up to the temple with the substantial fruits of their experience, and lay the same on our altar for the instruction of representatives in their capacity as legislators, and for the best interests of the craft. Each representative bears with him the lessons acquired byat least one year's service in the discharge of important duties in his respective Lodge, and thUS, through the aggregated experience of all, it is no wonder that through these annual and official proceedings our table is well supplied. The reviewer feels it his duty to examine all; approve that which ministers to the palate of knowledge, and to eschew or criticise that which he thinks can

only cause sickness or disease in the body politic of the lnstitution. In this report we have endeavored to furnish a faithful epitome of the juris路 prudence and decisions of the year, hoping thereby to add ~ometbing to the general fund of knowledge in that important system., which clothes around tbe ritual of the fraternity, with a panoply of strength, the only guarantee of perpetuity, peace and prosperity .. We do not presume to endorse or condemn all the decisions we have quoted, but simply to give them honestly for the investigation of the intelligent and faithful craftsman. Education is the grand lever of the univer~e of thought; its grand fulcrum is free and honest investigation, and we do not believe that any people or society can hope to advance without this ldea, hence, we are in favor of furnishing food for investigation, and if the craft do not profit by it they cannot blame us, but themselves alone. These reviews are written to be read,. if llot read to day, they will at least afford something to the general history of the past, for the benefit of future ~ges, when the Masonic student, searching for the evidence of the faith that is in him, will at least tlnd.ln reports on correspondence, a faithful and laborious work In the condeu<sation of records, invaluable in making up the hereafterhistory of our beloved institution. As an humble contributor to that work, our imperfect labor Is before you; and we will here record, that the pure principles of Freemasonry are becoming more and more appreciated, and more firmly impressed upon the hearts of the good and the trlle. Peace and harmony prevail throughout the world, and to our fellow-correspondents of other jurIsdictions we extend them the joyful tidings, that all is well in Missouri. Thankful for the many fraternal courtesies extended by the" mutuals," I am, very fraternally,

Committee.

STATISTICS. We present herewith the table of menl.bership and work done, by Bro. J. H. Drulumond, of Maine. The tables are made up to May, 1871, as follows:

GRAND LODGES.

10,985

Alabama.........

Arkansas.......................... California..............

Canada......

Colorado......

Connecticut......................

Idaho............ 11110018*......................

~~~

'9~¥

128

2,420 1,710 18,921 288 ~~,~~~

i~~:~~::::::.:·::::::·::.:::::::::::: 12:548 Kansas.............................. 3,761 Kentuoky.......................... 20,328

Louisiana..........................

Montana......... Nebraska.............. Nevada.............................. New BrunswiCk...

New Hampshire..............

872

161 188 906 39

4,042

I:~§~

22,172

525 1,841 7n7 1,130 169 1,813 1,991

4588

440

11:004 18,493 54:1

1,126 1,963 42

7 131

Maine................................ 14:926 Maryland.............. 5,161

Massachusetts...... Michigan M!ux:esota:........................ MlSSlssippl....... ................• Missouri-..... ...•

852

1,§~ 7 l'ii~

B~~r;[~r~i'coiumbia::::::.:

Florida............ Georgia......

989

~,3~ . ,5 9,~~~

20,233

1,056 977

116

3~g

li~

~76f 5k~

">62

.....

15~

3 73

294

239

340

448

9 1,967

53 571 656 175

7 56 7 8 0 2 50

~~ 1,~~~ ~~

1,309

186 1,002 1,202 41

i/ii2

786

Texas............... 11,502 vermont*.......................... 7,316 359 1,845 8,944

4g 317 686

Virginia...... Washingoon*.................... West Virginia*.................

\Viseonsln......................... TotaL

* For 1869.

8,380

55 1,755

24,087

Pennsylvania*.................. 81;B08 QRuebeo.. 1,379 hode Island.................... 3,215 South Carolina................. 6,200 rrennessee*........................ 18,f301

640 33 1,108

6,473

154 3,005 107 219 621 1849 1;268 . ....

3 16

'''8''2"

112 48

1 437

4"2"

827

971

1,207 72

84 155 103

~~~{g~~:ii~:~.:.:.:.:.:::::::::::: Ii:~! 6,n~ i,~ 1,~ Nova Scotia...................... 2:021 ..

Ohio............ Oregon

'7"9"2'

75 2.59 454.

1,593

895

115

27 75 2

6 17

III

236

36... 27 39 91 84 293 530

148 67 33

48 50

116

...

383

139

8 3(}

.86'S '206 2

284

'142

4 278 223

00 480

70 22 2.36 109 139

207

171 189

229 48 34

'89'0 1,321

171 210 7

i,06'S

4 1 19

5 8

6 65

~ 2,~ .. 1

361

"To

229... 7 5

"'9'4

m 2,m 7

'lfig

7 45 85

"i42

46' 727

542

1511

202 145

119 69

140 1

12'6 259 12 1,036 70 810 32

974

358

1,16~01

579

.....•

482

26 12

10 2 34 11

1,20'i 96 G7

'348

599 87 229 117

'494

219

190 213 57

107

42 481

13 73

715 64

'700

•..••.

"'25

114 394

501,702 44,730 17,837 20,707 87712,637 8,436 4,799 12,287

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In the Proceedi ngs received since the close of our Report, the Statistics are as follows: I I

od Q)

I ,.0S I

.~ ..,;I

;.;:>

~rg ~

GRAND LODGES.

I tJ5 l:04

11)

Illinois..............................\-;6,250 7,747

Vermont...... ......... ............ West Virginia..................

2,126

-3,498 662 319

Q;)

rd Q)

~~ffi

-d

Q;) ..,;I

~ Q)

r:il ~ -..--.. .. - - - - 1,176 2,044 68 122 214\ 3 79\ 93 3 -d:j

I~S~ ~ ~$:l

Q;)

rdQ)

"C >~~

Q;)

~~~

Ui ::;

~ยงo

00.

--4

<:,;i

-d

Q) .~

~--;;I~ 32 85 ...... 82

SUbstituting these in our tables for the older returns, 'we have for the totals: 2,328

It has been observed that the increase of members the past year has been luuch smaller than heretofore; but it has not been so much smaller as our table Indicates. Last year the number in South Carolina was estimated at 14,000, while the actt~al number was not exceeding 6,000; u,nd the Grand Secretary of Georgia made an error of some 3,000~ we think there must be an error also in New York of 3,000 or more; the increase shown by the totals being less than 1,200, while the returns indicate an increase of nearly 5,000; correcting the known errors, thp increase is 30,000.

GRAND SECRETARY'S ABSTRACT OF RETURNS AND DUES PAID, 1871.

I[rd

,.0

LODGE.

::JI Missouri.....

5 6 7

Howard

1~C'3~"d·""'·.-(P?<C1JaJ~

t::l

5 132

$ 66 00

1 2 8

5 115

57 50

United

32341111'" 1 8 4 4 3 1 1 ::: 1 1 5 4 8 1

04 35 51

202 58 47

Agency....................•..•..........."...

:::

".1." 2 1

Williamsburg............ 1 2 3 George Washington•........................ 15 14 IH 17 1 3

9 10 11

9 11 11 7 4 1

3 4 5 1 3

Ark..............• '" .....•.•............. O'Sullivan

~ Pol

I114 18 15

2 Meridian*

3 Beacon 4

~rdtci~S ~ QJ QJ .....;;:

: :: ~ =-::. ~ ~ :.: ~ __A_ _

: I

rd rd • ~~~~QJ rd ~ ~ CD~ • C1J ~ ti "O,.Q ;g~.~SSrg~~.9.~ S

--I

...~

2 2 3 Pauldingville. 1 121 Tyro............................................... 1 1 2 131 Rising Sun.............. 1 1 1 14 Auburn............................. 1 2 2 11~1 Western Star 3 2 2 v Memphis.............................................. 5 6 9 17 Clarksville.......................................... 3 2 1 18 Palmyra 3 3 3 19 Paris Union........ 6 6 6 20 st. Louis............. ....•. 7 7 7 21 Greenoastle......................................... 3 5 4

,,,

4700 17 50 25 50 27 00 101 00 29 00 26 50 a 21 50 36 00 17 50 30 50 47 00 i 38 00 67 00 44 50 58 50 c

4 3 '" 1... 5 1 5 1 1 1 4 "'1'" 1 3 4 21... 2 1 3 i... 1 4 8 6 6 1... 11 6... I... '" 21 3 4 2 1 4 5 3... 1 2 I 3 1... 1... 1

"'1

"'1'" :

61 94 76 143 89

119 89

3 4 ...... 1 ... ...

29 00

19 50

~ wW!~:~:::::::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::: ::: :\:~ :~ ::: :ij::: :i ::j ...:: No J:t'r'~ Naphtali............................................. 3 5 5 7 5 4 1 ...... 6 137 68 50 c

~ ~:;:~e·eii·::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.~.~.~.~.~

28 29 30 31 82 :3:J I

Ht. John's.....

6 4 4 4 1 1 2 6 Huntsville... 4 7 3 1 Liberty...........•.........................•.......... 7 5 '6 4 Lafayette............•.........................•..... 2 2 2 1 Ralls............ 1 1 3 1

Winclsor...............

::: ::: ::: ::: :::4 ...180~.~ N

24 1 5 1 ..• 6... 1 2 3 2 '"

4 ... 2 2

~~t~O

65 26 26 34 22 80

52 52 74 44 60

00 00 00 50 f 00 c 00

~ fii(~~~~~~~~;'~~~~:~~~~~:~~~~::~~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:i : ~ :~ :i :; ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ : ~ .-i; Nliin~ 0

0"8.11ao....

Modena

......•... ••...••

..•..........

6 6 0 1 5

.,.

2' 47

45 50

No ret'rns

* Oharter restored O('t. 13, 187l.

f Due for 1869, $41.

a For 18iO; $23 50 for 1871 due. b $3 60 to the credit of the Lodge. c By Oollege oertifioate.

g For 1870 and '71 ; also $95 30 on accoun t of College debt. •..

d Due for 1869, $32; and for 1871 $84 50. Due for 1870, $22.

h Due for 1869, $5. i For 1870 and '71,

Appendix.

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STA'l'EMENT.-Oontinued.

GRA.ND SECRETARY'S TABULAR

LODGE.

- ------------,- - - - 40

Mt. ]\.{oriall..

JF~tlla. .•.•....

41 42

J.\;Iiddle Grov€'...............

- - -

10 9 8 1 3... 3 2 2 2 6 5 4 1 1 .,

2 1

~ !~iJgl~~~:·::·:::::::::::::·:::.::'::'::::::::::::=::.~ . ~ ~~ :~ .~ : ~ .~ ::: ::: .~ Wentzville 46

13 11 11

~ ~~lf;~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ ~ ~ ~ g::: ::: I::: ::: iii

Haynesville....................................... 6 6 5 1 6 ... 11'" ••.... Xeni}1.. 2 2 2 3 1... 1 Livingston........... 1 2 2 1 2 1 1... 4

49 50 51 52

Wakanda

fit I u 58l

Bloomfield

62 63 64

Vincil....................

Waverl:Sr

Cambridge.... .. l\:[onroe................................

5 51 5 1 5 2... 1

2 2 4 1 7 4 4 3 10 1 6 51 61 2 2 2 1

515

6 8 5 4 8 3 3 2 1 3 1... 1... 1 3 8 2 2 17 1 2

73 74 75

DanvIlle............................................. 1 11... 1 2

Eureka.............

Warren.............

Ashley...............

~ L~%~~~~~~.~~:·::::.:::::·.::::::::::::::::::::::::

78 79 80 81 82 8.:J 84 85

St. Joseph

Polar Star Bridgeton................ Hickory Grove Jackson Laclede.............. Potter.......

Miami........................ Brookfield............

91 92

2 2 2 3 6

Perseverance

$6 to credit of the Lodge. g $4 50 due for 1870. h $39 due for 1871.

1 1 1 2 2... 4 4... 2 ... 2 2 2 2 3... 1 1... 1 7 6 10 6 1... 5 3 6 11 3 8... 8... 4 7

i5 ~6 7~ l~8 :::3...::: :::2...::: 5~

King SoloIllon................................... 1 1 1 1 1 l\fadi8on............................................. 1............ 2

a Due for 1870, $5 50, and for 1871, $17 50. b Due for 1870, $17, and for 1871, $16 50. c Due for 1870, $14. d By CoIl ege certificate. e $1 to credit of the Lodge.

~ ~.~ ~ ::: '3 ::: ::: :::

15 14 13 8 11 3 16 1 7 10 11 10 9... 4 4 1...... 2 1... 1 2 1 .

~ li..,riendship............ ~~~~~~~.:~~::::::"":::.::·:::::::":::::::::::::::::"i0

1 1 2 4 16... 5... 4 6 4 5... 3... 1 1 1 1 1......... 1

;

2 4 5 4 1 3 i j k l

86 62 33 67 61 98 60

28 60

107 3 103 5 49

1 ~ f;~·;:~!: : : ~: : \: : .: : .:~: :~: ~:· il 11 i-i ~! :; :~ : . : :1

73 35

3 114 99 18

7 3 2 5 13 1 1 1

~R7Jli~ ~d·~ ~ ~ ~ ~:·:~: ~:~ ~:~:~ ~ ; ~ :~ ~~;~ ~ 'i9<9tl':8i 'is' 23i Fl: ~: :i :~

lClmOn Monticello.......................... Oen tralia..

-----

- -

1 5

. 5

By College certificate. For 1869, 1870 and 187l. $4 due for 1870. $12 50 due for 1870.

71 67 61 33 45 50

123 60 80 51 35 64 73

29 91 72 165 160 42 47 69

$ 36 50 10 00 38 00

31 00

33 24 49 30

50 00 00

29 50 57 00 49 50 d 850 26 50 29 50

53 50

51 24 35 33

50 50

50 30 50 15 50 e 22 50 25 00 f

61 50 3u 00 h 25 00 i 17 50 30 00 105 50 j 14 50 k 4550 34 00 d 78 00 79 00 21 00 23 50 Rem'td by G L

2050

41 57 78 84 86 33 91 35

28 39 42 43 16 45 17

25 71

3550

54 00 00 00 50 50 50

239

Appendix.

1871.J

GRAND SEORETARY'S TABULAR 8TATEMENT.-OontintfJed.

LODGES.

___------------- - - - - - - - - - - --1----93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 10:t 103 104

105

106

107

108 109 110

III

112 113 114 115

116 117 118 119

120

121 122 123 1~4

125 126 127 128 129

lao

181 132

133 134 185 186

187 188

139

140 141 142

148 144

145 146 147 148 149

St. Marks Evening star.................................... Ohapman Ht. andrews............. Bethany.................... Webster Ivrt. Vernon ............•.......................... Canton Easton..................................

W~~~ir!;~.~:::::::::::::::::·:::::.:::::::::::::

Heroine Kirksville....................... 1\'lacon Golden Square...................... Aztec.................................. Montezuma Marcns Trenton Graham PlatLsburg rrWilight............................................

Vacant

Daviess............ Versailles Kingston De ~oto Corn pass............... Erwin Dover .. Herman......... Dardenne...... Gentryville.......................... Seaman....•...... Atllens...... Live Oak Constantine...................................... 'Vest Prairie Potosi................................................ :F'armin_gton..... Star of West.. Pleasant Mount Warrensburg Phoonix...... Prairieville...... Lincoln..................... Oregon Papinville......................................... Middlebury...... Pleasant Grove.......................... Irondale...... M.odern Rising Star MeGee...... .........•....... Cass

yancey Lexington

a Due for 1870, $14 50.

2 6 1 2 1

2 3 5 8 2 2 2 3 1...

1 5 1 1 ... 1... 3 2 1 2 1 4 2

2 3 4 3

3 3 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 2

'7 '3'4

3 1...

4 5 4 9 10

4 9 4 {) 9

2 8 1 4 8

::: :::'14:

1 2 1... 1 1 3 1 4...... 4 2 '"

7 7 5 2 1

1] 3 2 10 9

2 1 1 1 1 1 5... ~

$30 15 5-1 23 35 50 18 34 18

50 50 a 00 b 00 50

54 45 58 41 14

50 d 50 00 50 50

39 28 29 56

50 00 50

00 00 50 c

~ &8

80 OU 41 00

1 1 1 1 3... 1 2... 5 14 15 14 3 14 12

61 85

80 00

9 10 10 2 1 2 10 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 10 1 11 6 12... 1 10 4 4 5 a 1 4 3 7 3 1... 1 2 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 ... ... 3 4 1... 1 I 1 5 2 3 1 2

86 83 45 76 88 78 54 59 47 54 35 52 38 35 47 56

77 41 22 37 44 39 27 29 23 27 17 2@ 19 17 23 28

2 3 3 7 3 1...

10 3 10 2 6 3 4

11 5 1 2... 5 46 4 4 1... 1 32 8 6 2 2 7 107 1 4 4 2... 39 6 5 1 1 1 28 1...... 2 1... 1 21 5 6 1 3 1... 3 87 I 2 2 .., 21

6 5 3 5 9 5 11 2 8 7 7 2 4 1 :3

7 4 3 4 4 7 7 4... 10 7 2 2 9 II 7 6 7 11 3 2 5 4 1 1 1...

618

4 4 4 5 4

6 I 10 10 8

10 9 3 ..• .•. 1 •.• 5 5 5 1 5 1 .., 2 2 2 2 .,.

9 9 8 9 1 2 9 9 t 1... 10 10 5 2

24 29 43 19 51

f $1 credit to Lodge. g For 1870 and 1871. h For 1870 and 1871. i By Oollege certificate.

29 00 42 00 -e 30 00 J 23 00 16 00 58 00 19 50 14 00 10 50 43 50 20 00 g

49 59 7 86 1 38 2 102

c $1 credit to Lodge. d $3 due for 1870.

109 7 04 8 116 2 83 1 29 8 .•..•. 12 60 11 2 5 82 8() 4... 56 59 '" 2 1 10 112

b For 1870 and 1871.

e $2 50 credit to Lodge.

34 5?

71 2 .•. 3 100 3 1 2 36 2... 1 68 8 1 4 37

f.~.~ :::

7 9 13 3 3 4 11 7 5 6 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 1

4 2 4

50 h 50 50 00 00 00 00 50 50 00 50 00 00 50 50 00 00 50 50 00 00 00

.Appendix.

240

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT.-Continued.

LODGE.

__. 150 l 151 1521

- - - - - - - - - - --1----

r:~~~~~~:::::::::::·:· .: : : : : : : : : : : : : ! !: !..~ . ~ :~ : : : : ::::~ ~ ~~ ~ $

153 154

Bloomfield ..............................•...•..•. 10 51 4 1 4 1 Concord................................ 2 1...

Spring Hill......

156 157 158

Ashland................................ North Star J obnson ...•..•............. Pacific..

161 162 163

Clifton Hil1... 'Vhitesville....... Occiden tal.............

155

159 160

164 165 166

.•.... •••..• 4 4 4 1 3

3 11 7 10

3 9 5 11

4 8 6 10

4 8 2 3

5 4 7 1 7 2 1...

Plea/sant............................................ 6 8 8 2 ... 1...

7 5 5 2 5 3 3 4 6 6 1... B 4 6 9 7 :-l 11 5 6 6 1... 1......

Joachim.................

8 I 8 10

i?8

Oalifornia............

184

Calhoun

187

Morality............................... Henry Clay Hannibal............... Zeredatba

188

189

190

191 19"2

198 194

195

196

197

198

199

200

201

202 208 204 205 206 2fY7 208 209 210

Ohamolfs......................................

~;~~~bei::·:::.::::·::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::

Frankfort......................................... Angerona....................... Wellsville......................................... Bollval' Quitman.............................. carthage Allenville.....

~~ri6~~~~:::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::.::::.::::::

Jamesport...

Westvl11~...........................

..,

3 2

...

1...... 5 5......... 1 '8 •.. ...

6 5

20 50

00 a 50 50 50 23 00 25 50 28 00 104 00 35 33 37 33

26 00

i~ ~~

25 50 20 00

15 50

20 15 20 18

00 50 50 50

~6 00 28 50 No ret'rns 37 18 50 4 1 1 9 125 61 50 1 35 17 50

10 8 9 1 8 2... 1

6 9 8

54 42 31 41 31 41 37

4050 2:l 50

35 00

26 00

21 50 18 50

1......... 6 37

1 1... 1 3...... 1... 5

36 3 2 1 43 5 6 5 6 13... 1...... 1 78 15 12 16 3 8 1 6 138

28 50

18 00

21 50 39 00 66 50

:::2 :::8 :::2...::: :::4 :::2...... ::: ::: :::... :::... ' '8829 No 41~~ans 00 7 4 5 4 9 1

6 4 8 8 3 1

6 6 4 4 5 1

6 4... 1... 2 2 1 1 12 5 2 1 2...... 5 6 3\ 1 5 1 3

52 49 33 54 98 33

26 00 24: 00 15 50 27 00 4900 16 50

3 8 4... 5... 2 2 5 3 8 4 4 1 1...... 2 2 2 3 4 '" 7

42 34 34 52

21 15 16 26

1 3 3... 3

.:4 .~3 ..4: :::3 ..:2...::: :::.., ::: ...::: :::'"

r~ ~~

.....•...•.. 4 5 4 2 31 1

1...

54 42

00 50 00 29 00 'lf7 00 21 00

Poplar Bl}ltfs.................................... 2 1 ... ... 2 2 Uni.onville............ 3 8 4 3 1

37 53

1850 2f7 50

Green RIdge............................ Rowle;y:..................... Trilumlna.......................... ........•...... 9 5 7 4 3 ..• ..,

Somerset...... Clay......

Salisbury......

$4 50 due for 1871. b $21 due for 1871.

79 67 75 66

3 54 2 56 I 209 54

i.:'1...... ::: :::. 4~

188

~i;fbil~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ ~ ~1'~ ~ ..~ ::: "i :::.~ ~

167 Orien t ~'raneais............................... 6 7 6 2 1 168 j Colony............................................... 1 4 4 ... ... 1 Calndt'll PoInt.................................. 2 1 2 3 2 1 Benevolence..................................... 7 5 5 1 5... 1 3...... 2 1 171 Hariford 2 3 3 2... 172 W ol! Island... UniOtl................................................ 2 2... 1 1 173 174 ~~~~~~~: . ::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ ~"i ~ ~ 175 7 2 2 3...... 176 Pt. Pleasant.......... 177 Texas 1 1 2 3 178 Griswold......... 4 8 8 2 9 2 179 Pride of ","' est.................... 3 2 2 3 2 180 D€s Moines 1 1 1 3 3... 181 Novel ty. 182 ~tewartsvil1e...... 8 9 6 2 1

185 186

81 55

7 6 4 6 1 2 ..,

e $1 due for 1811.

32 50

Appendix.

1871.J

241

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT.-Oontinued.

---------. rgrd

211

212

213 214

215 216 217 218

219 220 221

')9'>'

224 225

Ult~~

New Boston.............. !{ansas City Mystic Tie

44 00 25 0500 66 2H 00

:i~rf~~.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

228 229

Shelbina

281 2'32 Z33 234 2'35 236 237

Warrenton LoneJack

254

255 ~56

267 258

259 260

261 262

268

264

265

266 267

~3 a~, 2~ "51 ':22 ::: ::: :::I'·"il:::i2 ~i 74 ·1

M:tJ~~~:.:::::.::::::::::::: . :. :::::::::::::::::::: ~ y ~

i ..: '3 ::: :::11'I:::" "2l31

5 4 5 1... 2 1 ~i 3 4 3 4

' '1

55 27

~t:fc~¥~.~~!.~:::.:::::::.:.:.:.:.:.:.:::::::::::::::::: :::: .:a .~.: i ~.~ : : :~I:~ :iI ~62 t;edalia ? 41 5 4 1 "'1'" 4 0 2 2 1:l 1 10 3 8 2

1 4

2 4 7 1 13 '" 15 4

4 2... ... j 79 3 1 1 3 54 1 ... 28 ... "'1'" 1 2 \...... 34 3 2... 4 63 1...... 1...... 24 4 2 115 2 42 R 5 1 11 1'10 2 2 1 2\ 37 9 2... 11 t:l7 3... 2 52 1 2 11 '" 41

'''12

"'1'" ~~:i~~~:.:.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ~ !I ~ 111:~ ::: ::: :::

~~~~;~.::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . ::: ~~~~nali::::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::::::

Lodge of Light...

~d:~gtLove·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Mechaolcsville

!i'lorence........................................... Holde-n SUIDtni t l1'ayettE-ville. .. Corinthian Soeialu AUl'Ql'ih

i [i

g ~ 1i'3 i ::: ::: ::: "i :::

~~ :::.~ ~~

g ~ 1'·3 III ::: . ~ ::: 5 2 4 1... 1... :::8 7~ 7i ~.:2 :::1 I::: "'j"'111 '11 ::. :::! (j

2 8 2 5 4 4 12 7

12 8 4 4 4

'"1'' ...... ' '1

4 1 14 8 1...... 8 2 7... 3... 11'" 1 1... '''1 6 a 4... 3 1 2 4 4 9 :3 12

6 2 5 5 5

81"'1 '"1'''

e $1 00 credit to Lodge.

b $2H 50 due for 1871.

J $31 50 due for 1871.

c For 1870-71.

g For 1870-7l. d $9 50 due for 1870, and $10 50 for 1871. 11, $14 50 due for 1871. * Ohartered October la, 1871. i $2 00 credit to Lodge.

b (l

30 50

18 50 d 37 00

~g gg Z7 50

gg i2, gg ~g

62 00

39 27 14 17

00 00 00 00

12 00 57 50 210() "'.10 00 1~ 50 38 50 25 00

20 50

Po ~g gg ~~

18 SO

34 25 74 40 44 70 87

13 50 h 1700 12 50 87 00 20 00 22 00 as 00 18 50 47 50

' '1 1 95

a $1 00 credit to IJodge.

Ul 50

La Piata.. -4 3 8 7 2,~81 Rushville......... 239 spencersburg···················· ..······..···.. I .. · 2 240 Granville.......................................... 1 1 11 9 241 Palestine 1 1 242 Portland........ 8 8 243 Keystc)ne............ 244 Middle lI"abius 1 3 8 7 245 I{nob Nostel· :3 2 24:6 ~!ontgomerJT 21 2 247 Neosho. 248 Rochester......... ~3 !5 249 (j~~rrOll.: ..····.· ·· ·.·· ··· · 1 ~ 6 250 252 253

39 47 88

! ~ ~.~.~ : : : : : : ::::~ H n~

Sale-trl................................................ 5 5 5 3 2 2

227 ~~~~:s~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

251

6 4

•••••••

19 50 15 50 53 30

26 16 11 10 8 9 3 1 1... -4 133 7 5 6 3 1 1 2... 1 51 58

817 11'"1 "'1'" \

1 1 11 5 '" 1 1 111 1 2 6 U 7... 3 2 1 1 4

1N6

230

20 00 23 00

5 7 5 4 3 2

_ _A_ _

;;j

"'1'''1

5 6 6 3

,......................

~ ~

6 30 1 31 6 4 107 1 ......•.. 3 601

Hickory Rill.................................... 4 5 6 4 3 1 F'Iour Mile · 4 5 5 1 1 Rolla.. .......•. 7 11 12 3 13 :2 2 Forest

·s :~:'~::~:I~I:

LODGE.

Horn~rsville Granby Barbee...... Good Hope..

rd .-0 r;.$ "g ~ las ~ ~ 55 ~ ~ rd ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ .... ~ '@ ~ .S .~ ~ ~I'$'OJ Qj

~ G) ,.Q

~I ~ll C)rd~' rA

242

[Oct.

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR

-d rd rd Q)rd~rd rn ~ rgQlcdQl ~ -:-=-. <l) ~ t.2 ~ ..a d't:lP;Q.)::Q;l S

~ ,r:; S

LODGE.

~----~~

STATEMENT.-Continued.

••

d a5

'r-11'J2r./1

~ ~

'a I~

.~.~ ~ ~'$'51

t1l

~::_:l:~~:: ~

~ III

~~ ~

~;~I ~~~r~~;:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~ IiIiIi -~11I t[21 '" ~1~ ~ ~ ~~~:~ ~ ~..........................

1600

Lodge of Truth................................ 7 7 7 3 2

...

......

~~I ~~~~E:J~IEii~i)~~)i~2~Lii~~HL:~ !I i-i"'1 i~~11 '" }~i~ ~t -i i~1! B~ ~il 1

New Market

280 281 28~

~~~

"'1'"

5 7 4

Hogle'S Creelt 1 IJodge of Peace................................. 4 4 ]'enton.............................................. 5 5 Cosmos 6 6 Stockton ~.. g 11

4 2 1 .•, 5 ... 2 ... 5 5 1......

26 26 35 34 45 53 40

2$){ 290

Hesperian................. Craft........ .. 1 1 21 2 1... 1 Herlnitage 1 2 2 3 3 5 1 Acacia,............................................... 7 7 7 3 2 1 }1'1a irmonnt 5 4 7... 1... 5 Ed ina..... 5 U g 3111 2 Lalnar 2 3 5 4 1 2... 3...... Aarcoxie.. 8 7 5 1 8... 2 Mound Oit;y· 5 6 7 3 3 2 3 l\1onitean 10 10 13 4 3 2

:~l ~30')

White Hn.!!. Lick Oreek

286

2~7

288 2g9 290 201 ·)t)9

29~

~~1l:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::"6's ~8

3 2...

28 41 30 43

285

i! i 14 20 15 21

00 15 00 50

29 00

's!"i ::: ::: :.:1: :::••. '45 '''4256 No 28io~ons 8 12 14 31 8 00 13 00 13 00 17 50

42 50

22 26 20 21 25

43 Zl

14 00 10 50

24 40

19 50 12 00 20 00

~ ~ ~'2 ..~ ::: ::: ::: ::: ~ §~

r~ 8~

"'1'"

50 50 00 00 00

i K~¥K~~~HiiiiEHiiiiiiiiiiiiii:~iiiiiii Ii j"~I i~i i i i ~ i i "I II Ii \

11 9 10 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 3... 1...... 1

:1 ~~if~ful:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I? I Ii ~.:. ::: ::: ::: ::: ..~ l~~ 300

3061

Clareneo.

1 1 3 2...

308

Asillar............................................... 1 2 2 1 3... New London 7 7 7 8 1...... Parrott ~................... 7 () 3 4 2...

all

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Kearney............................................

307

~~51 ~~e~l~::~~ ~12

313 314 315 316 317

318 3Itt

320 321 322 :323 324 825

4 11 11112 18 7 6 2 Kingsville........................................ 4 3 2 2 St. Aubert 7 7 7 Altona............................................... 2 3 3 1 Mt. Pleasant

Rtlral ..

Osborn El Dorado........ Palliville Chapel Hill......................................

3 2 ...

... 1 ...

"'1'"

... ...

5 5 4 3 3... 3 3 6 6 2

2 2 2 3 2

11 7 8 7 Cornerstone........ 10 10 8 8 McDonald 4 9 10 8 Dockery............................................. 7 41 4 1

a $18 00 due for 1870. b $li 00 due for 1871. c $7 00 credit to Lodge. d $25 50 due for 1871.

3 3

31 51 35

4 2

4 5 5 1 2............ 1 3 3 3

Jonathan.......................................... 5 3 3 ... 2 .•.

Hardill....

2 1 7

2 1...... 3 2...... 1...

26 23

1 4

55 20

e $12 50 due for 1871. f $15 00 due for 1871. g $5 00 Credit to Lodge. h No returns for 1870.

Z:l 00

15 50 17 50

e d

e f

30 18 32 Z7

~~ ~

13 00 g l(>

13 50 h 13 00 11 12 16 23 '1fl 10

50 00

00 00 50 00

.Appe?~dix.

1871.J

243

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT.-Oontinl,~ed.

rod

LODGE.

E gs

as rd

rg ~ ~.

'i';~

'....

~ ~~ $ .~ S S as ~ j .S.S; ~

£1----------------- ~I~ ~ ~ ~ ~I~l~ ~ ~

;; 827

Kit Carson •...................................... 10 9 10 1 4 1 9 Mt. Zion ~... 10 8 8 10 3 1... ... 12 Cainsville.......................................... 3 1 5 5 2 11 1 ... ..• ......

8ZR

i::~~~~:::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I!I~ I.~ Charity.............................................. 817 5 11

:gHl

ml' 332

Clark City.................... Chillicothe

i ::: ::: ::: ::: ...

10 7 4 1 1 5 4 5 8 4 2 1

II [l~~~~:;~·· .;.; ;: ~·; : .: : ·: : ·: fl'll

3 2 1

24 47

35 23 17

Po.

12 00 23 50 17 50

i~ ~

20 50 8 50

"T" n MH

I jI

:11;; ::: :::I::::j t~ Oircle 91 B 5 3... 1 '"1'' 1 ~~ i~ gg ~ ~l¥Eifi~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: !I i !l~'~ ::: ::: ::: ::: !1 ~~18 ~9 gg00 346 Arlington........................................ 515 6

m ~~:<i!~~.:::::::::::.:.::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1!1 1i l~ ~:~ :~

~l rryrian 10 10 851r Mosaic.............................................. 7 8 3521 Friend 10 11 ~13 Ben f\-'rankliu.. 6 5 854 Hebron 10 10 S55 ~delplli... 6 .5

::: ::: ::: 3 5 6 "'1'" 5 3 ",' 6 3... 8 5 .5 6 4... 1

12 5 10 7 9

U~00

39 35 19

14 13 11 19 17 9

44 50

1 2 6 5 2 8 5 2 6 2 4 3 4 2

10 12 18 25 13 21 20 20 12 19 20

'"1''

28 26

2.\)

00 50 50 50 50

~ ~~~Fo~t:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·.::::::::::: ~.~5 ~.:.5 ~.:5.... : ":11............ ::: I::: ::: ::: .~4 ... 30~ No 15~~~l1g Garrett.... 00

859

260

Tuscan................. Reddick* Hiram.

861 862 868 ~5

&)6

867 86S 869 870 ~~

O'f'-'

!!5, vi 6 877 1 878 879 ~

Bg2

l384 885 88tl 887 B88

38H 390 891

~...

"'11

'"1''

QIJt

8 11 11 17

.5 6 8 1 Fraternal. 7 6 6 6 King David 12 113 14 War/:)~1w 10 12 11 11 1 1 1... 1 Unanimity....................................... 4 6 8 6 Barry 19 16 20 5 5 Crescent Hill* 13 12 10 5 1... Composite* 5 6 6 4 11...... Wilhamstowll 7 4 4 6 " , \... Ora.ig •..... 10 10 10 7 I... Mandeville*................................ 5 5 5 8 1 1... Plumb* 2 2 2 2, KingHill I 2 2 7 A~lcient Cratt*................................. 7 7 6 5 1............ Kllwinning* 5 3 3 2 Coatesville*...................................... 1 2... 1 QueenOity*.. 6 7 7 5 100ia* 11 6 6 5 Richland* 13 12 12 6 Harroony* 10 91 9 7 Alexand.er.* 13 12 11 8 11......... DaYLoIl* 10 8 8 51 •.• 1... Woodsidooil 7 7 6 51'" F~arlnersville* 12 9 8 2... Arcan~t*... .....•. 2 2 2 4 '" "'.. Marionville* 9 7 6 B Raytown* 9 8 7 2 I

III

... I

* Ohartered Oct. 13th, 1871.

37 50 Z1 42 29 24 24 39 24 14 24 20 17 3 9 5 21 B 19 .5 Z7 4 34 1 87 .5 80 23 1 20 1 20 3 19 23

00 00 00 00 00 00 50 00

12 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

00 50

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

A.ppendix.

244

[Oct.

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT.-Oont'inued.

•

. .: \.e') airo I...: ai .1 .; I ce t£ ~,Q :e~ rg~ "g.~ 1=s Es ~. 8f; ~~ .S.~ S

"'-/

2SII

..lODGE.

••

..p.:;l

<:lJ

....

-I-J

~I Chrl;;:n:====.=I~~~~~I~I~~ ~~ ~o 393

Bee Hive:;.

·..···· 6 6 6 9

394 1 Dagan * 2 4 4 2 1..·. j 395[ Latimer* "'1 896 1 "WTestern Light*................................ 6 2 1 6\... 1......... 899 Pi k e..\l............. 6 .5 .5 3 '" . 400 Decatur:!. ·...... 2 ' 2 2 8... 401 Centre* ··.· ·· 744 402 Gavel* 1 6 1 6 6 2... 1 404 Alexandria*. 2 2 2 4 '" 1...... 405 Meridian Sun*.................................. 4 3 2 2... ...

3 1 16

.,; ~

rf'.

t-l

-: 00 20 00

'"1'' . ·1·..··· "1

4 2 4

20 19 24

19 20

1 1

"'1 1

406.

407 408

Ituria

Houston*.......................................... 1 1... 3............ Montrose*......................................... 3 3 3 1... ... ... 1

~~ P~~\~:·.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~ ~ ..~ 412

414 415

416

Cache*............................................... 1

lSI

29 00 20 00 20 00

20 00 2000 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 30 23 a

!I::: ::: :::,::: ::: § i1 1··....20·oii..··

Appleton City*................................. 1...... 5... 1 .. ·1 ..· Greensbnrg*..................................... 2 1 ... 1 3 ..•

HtlTlnewell.l:

30 I

··..

20 00

..·

"'1'"

"'1 3

16 17

20 00 20 00 20 00

* Chartered Oct. 13th, 1871.

a $7 00 credit for 1872.

=====================-.:.::====================================::. The work re{>orted by Lodges chartered Oct. 1871, was done while 'working under dispensatIon, and the money credited to them is for charter fees.

RECAPITULATION. Initiated............................................................................................................... 2,112

~!~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~:~:~ ~: ~ ~ ~ ~: ~:~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :~ :~:~:~ ~ ~ ~ :~ ~: : .: ~:~ ~:~ : ~: : ~ : : ~: :~:: ~: : :~ f~i~

I~ ~ ~ ~ ; ·~ ~;~ ~;i~-.·;~ ]~ ~;:; ; ·:~·; ; ~; ; ~: : : : : : : : :.: : : : : : : ~:li Average membershlp to each IJodge...............................................

50Y2

245

Appendix.

1871.J

THE FOLLOWING LODGES ARE IN ARREARS. $2 ~ 50 Panldil1gville, No. 11, for 1871. " 22, " H •••••••• 34 50 Welli~gtoll,

Florida, Evergreen, Libelty, Mercer, Ced~lr,

Modena, .i:E~~~t, Bonh~mI'ne,

Xenia, Roanoke,

Ashley,

Ma~}son,

Evening Rtar,

" ,. "lH()f) 32 00 " 28, " 1R71 no r't'rns " .?:/ "IR70........ 22 00 ~h: "1869 41 00

;35, "1871 no r·t'rns

;37, " " 5 00 " 39, " " no r'L'rns ~t' "1870....... 5 50

" 1871.. " " " 1870

17 50

16 50 17 00

" IH71110 r't'rns " '" 39 00 " " 400 .. , 1870 12 50

" 1871 no r't' rns " 91, " 1870 14 50

Heroine.

Plattsuurg,

Ashla.nd, Newton, l'exas, PutnalU,

Sonora,

No. 104, for 1870 ill 3 00 "113, " 1871 no r't'rns "156, " " 4 50 " 175, " 21 00 "177." 110 r't'rns "190 " "

Barbee,

Saline,

" Palestine,

Ravanna, Lodge of Peace, Lily. }l"airmount, Mt. Pleasal1 t, ~~t. AUbert, Altona,

Comfort.,

" 200;

"........ 1 00

:~ ~~~,

" ;~O:::::::: i~ gg

"217 " 1871. " 226: "........ " " "1870........ "241, " 1871........

23 10 9 31

50 50 50 50

"284' " 1871110 r't'rnR "29(/ " " 17 00 " 312' H 25 50 "314:" " 12 50 H

:n:.:>, " "

" 358,

15 50

no r't'rns

CREDrr TO LODGES.

Mernphis, }i~aston,

Versailles, Kingston, HornerSVille,

No. 16, eredit 'l. 101, '"

"11o,"

"118," "215, "

$350 1 00 2 50 1 00 1 00

I Socia Ionic j

Nfl. t

Sil{estol1,

Rural,

~.~;?, credit ....vo, H " 310 8H3:

iU 00

2 00 7 00 5 00

GRAND SECRETARY'S ABSTRAOT OF

L0 DGES, 0 F FIe ERS, AND TIM E A. ND P L A. CEO F MEETIN G. ~ ~

LODGE.

~ p

TOWN.

SECRETARY.

MASTER.

COUNTY.

TrUE OF l\IEETING.

Ct-,

Z Missouri . J\leridian . Beacon . Howard . United .. Ark . O'Sullivan . Williamsburg . Geo. Washington..

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

. .

9 10 11

Rising Sun

Western Star

Ageney Pauldingville Tyro

Auburn

Mempllis Clarksville Palmyra Paris Union St. Louis Gl'eencastle Wellington

. . .. .. .

. .

16 17

19 20 21 22

~ ~ ~

St. Louis St. I.ouis St. Louis

New Franklin

~~ringfield

Newark Walnut Grove WIlliamsburg St. Louis ARency ~ l'ight City Caledonia Barry Auburn Victol'ia ~Ielllphis

Clarksville Palnlyra Paris St. Louis

St. Louis St. Louis

St. LouIs Howard Green Knox Green Callaway St. Louis

Buchanan

'Varren Washington

Platte

Lincoln Daviess 8cotland Pike Marion Monroe St. LoUJS

-Geo. T. King F. Hafkmeyer Henry Wood Sam'l F. Hughes J. W. D. L. F. l\lack.. A. A. To\vson T. "\V. Coltrane A. G. Dawson .T. A. H. Lampton D. A. Meadows 'V. B. Oglesby R. B. Logan I~f. J. Faubion A. F. Downing..•........ W.l\f. strong Sam'l R. Peters C. Jamisoll Jno. B. Best E. Ashcraft /P. J. Hendgen

/J.

Chas. F. vogel.. IFirst and third Thursdays. Adolph ltieyer . l\Ialcolm W.l\11l1er Second & fonrth Thursdays. Henry l\lcKinley Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. Isaac H. Richards Th'da~T on or bef. full moon. J.l\cI. ~lcKiIl1 Sat'day on or bef. full moon. .T. D. VanBibber Tuesda.y before full moon. Thos. R. Hobson Saturday before full moon. .T. H. Wyeth Second & fourth Tuesdays. H. S. Thorpe Satul'day befol'e full moon. \Vm. A. I{abler Saturday before full mOOll. F\ P. l\-1arrow 2d Saturday after full moon. l\f. T. Sanluel.. Sat'da~T on or bef. full mOOll. Isaac N. Ellis Sat'da~r on or bef. full moon. Lewis P. DeHart Saturday before full moon. James A. CCassiday On or before full moon. F.1\I. Reynolds On or before full moon. .T. 'V. Drescher Second and fourth Thursdays. Ja(lob Bernheimer First and third Saturdays. PoPEer First and third Tuesdays.

Js.

~ ~.

g~ii:;11a~~:.~:::::::::~~~~~~~j;·:::::::::I~~~~;:~:;lii:~~:::::: ~~lW: H:~e~~:~::::::~:i~~~~nb~;~~:f~~V~~~~~· r:+C>

~~~j~da:::::::::::::::

Naphtali..•............... Mexico .. Evergreen .

St. Johns Windsor Huntsville Liberty Lafayette

.. . . . .

~ r~~~~~ge·:::::::::::: r~~f:.~.::::::::::::: G:,,'~:·conneir.:::::::::::l§o~·p~l&~~g~k~~:?·.:: ~~~t~~dtli\~{·SaturdaYs.

.25 26 27 28 29 80 31 32 33 34

81. Louis l\1:exico New Haven HannibaI.

Windsor Huntsville Liberty Lexington 1\'Iadisonville Troy Princeton

St. Louis Audrain Franklin ~Iarion

Henry Randolph Clay Lafayette Ralls Lincoln Mercer

.l\>iorris l\1.andle

J. M. Marmaduke O. A. Elliott J. A. I-Iughes A. J. Ferguson Peter B. Grant

John Decker James CarrolL. Chas. R. Curtis, 1870 .. Joseph Brunnel·

'V. B. Pomeroy John R. Hull

Second and fourth Thursdays. Third r.rl.1esday. No returns 187l. Second and fonrth Saturdays.

Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Tuesday on orbef. full luoon. G. G. White 1st Saturday and 3dJ\Ionday. F. H. Shock W. P. Boulware Second l\londay. Alpheus Payne(S. W. James G. "\Vylie Second Saturday. Ralls . Henry Q,uigley Jas.1\'IcLellan Sat'day on or bef. full mOOD. Troy . Wm. B. Ballew, 1870.. No returns 1871. Mercer .. 35 36 Booneville Cooper 'Villiam D.1\Iuir D. C. Lionberger Second and fourth Fridays. Fi·a111dil1 1\1. D. Utt Jas. A. Houseman Sat'da,y on or bef. full moon. g~~E~~::::::::::::::::::::: 37 Shotwell Callao . 38 ,callao Macon " J. C. Stac~y E. E. Richardson Sat. on or bef. F. M. & 2 w. aft. ~lercer H. C. Thompson, 1~70 No returns 1871. Modena . 39 ~fodena 40 St. Louis St. Louis D. C. l\larsh Thos. Hayward Second and fourth Saturdays. Mt. lYloriah .. Scotland Rich. H. Shacklett Squire J. Pulliam Sat'day on or bef. full moon. ~tna .. 41 Monroe P. S.Hocker R. \V. Noel Fourth Saturday. Middle Grove .. 42 Middle Grove Cole N. Griesbammer E. S. Woog First IVlonday. Jefferson . 43 Jefferson City Randolph P. C. yates R. S. Polson Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. Jacksonville .. 44 Jacksonville St. Louis Wnl. D. Clayton Thos. J\tlasoll Sat'day on or bef. full InOOD. Bonhomme . 45 l\-fanchester Wentzville . 461,ventZVille St. Charles 1\1. Wilson J. ~I. Gran thaln ~at'day on or bef. full lnaon. Howard R. P. Williams J.l\I. Reid l\rIollday on or bet'. full moon. Fayette .. 47 Fa:Yette Fulton . 48 FulLon Callaway D. Ji'ord·.. ·.. · · IJas. W. Overton 1st Saturday and 3d Friday. Haynesville .. 49 Haynesville ClintOll Jall1eS Y. \Vbitsitt 'V. S. :1\1ars11 First Sat'day after full lllOOD. Xellia . 50 Hopkins INodo\va~T G~o. 'V. Pistol J. P. Downing Saturday before full moon. Livingston . 51 Glasgow Howard F. l\Iason \Vm. Ira Pritchett Sat.'day Oll or bef. full moon. Wakanda .. 52 Carrollton Carroll nr. Leftwich Henry'jSwanson SHt. bef. F. ¥. and 2d Sat. fol. Platte A. G. Bellar T. 1\1. S. I~enney Jnrst and third Saturdays. Weston . 53 Weston Douglass . 54 l\farthasville w.arl.en D. "Valler L. Wilson Saturday before full moon. Arrow Rock . 5.5 Arl'O\V Rock SaUne B. T. Thompson Wm. Putch Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Tipton . 56 Tipt.on l\foniteau J. W. Norman V. Van Ostern First and third ~aturdays. Ra)T Lewis Shtughter W. D. Fortune Saturday before full nloon. Richmond .. 57 Richmond Monticello . 58 lVIontic~llo Lewl's \HOard Roberts J. H. Leeper Saturday before full moon. Centralia . 59 CentralIa............. Boone \VIn. H. Carpenter Harvey Hulen Saturday before full moon. New Bloomfield .. 60 New Bloomfield.. Callaway Jas. C. ResTnolds B. O. Austin Third Saturday. Waverly .. 61 Waverly Lafayette C. C. Catron Jas. A. Gordon Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Vincil . 62 Cameron Clinton ~Iilton Helwig Sam'l S. Hal·e First and tbird Saturdays. Can1.bridge . 63 Cambridge Raline Robert L. Harvey Lee ~I. Alexander Sat'day on or after full moon. J\'Ionroe . 64 ~lonroe Oity l\Ionroe Wm. S. McClintic, Charles Swift Saturday before full moon. Pattonsburg , 65 pattonSbUl'g jDaViess Willianl Earl Henry Ranney Saturday after full moon. Linn .. 66 Linn Osage R. H. J\Iason Augustus Rainey Sat'da~y on or after full moon. Rocheport . 67 Rocheport Boone............... Juo. C. Smith JOB. W. Scott Th'day on or bef. full mOOll. Tebo .. 68 Clinton Henl·y O. H. Smith Janles Parks Sat. 011 or bef. & 2 w. aft. F. M.

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ABSTRACT OF LODGES, OFFICERS, ETC.-Oontinued.

l.\O

=-=========================================...::::;:::=============--========-------------~~-r. I I --

LODGE. l

To"rN.

COUNTY.

~=I'"'6il" Rtilli~~IFranklin 70 Roanoke Howard

Sullivan Roanoke Savannah Danville.................. Eureka Warren.................... Ashley...... Independence... Lebanon.................. St. Joseph............... Polar Star............... 13ridgeton Hickol'Y Grove....... Jackson................... Laclede.................... Potter...................... :Mlami Brookfield............... Washington........... Dresden.................. Friendship.............. Kin~ Solomon.......

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81

82 83

84 85 86

~1adlson

Perseverence........... St. :!farks................ Evening Star Chapman................ St. Andrews............ Bethany l Webster ! Mt. Vernon ' Canton 1 Eaatoll

89 90 91 92 93

Savannah Danville Brullswick Keytesville Ashley Il1delJendence Rteelville S1. JOHeph St.. Louis Bl'ldgeton H.allville P.O LInneus Lebanon Longv~ ..ood :Miami Brookfield Greenfield Dresden Chillicothe

st.

C~tharil1e ~Iadlson

Louisiiula Cape Girardeau 94 Cuba 951LflS "egas 9A RhE'lbJrville 97 98 99 IOO lOr

Bethany l\farSl1field l\It. Vernon leanton

J\t!ASTER.

I IJllO. W. Harmon W. V. Hal!.

TIME OF J\IEETING.

SECRETARY.

ISaturda~.1J.;forefnu moon-.Raturday before tull 111.00n. I

Austin W:Olark J. W. Bagby

Robert Conover Eli M. ~Iitchell First and third Saturdays. G. 1-1. Hill. Thos. ]\1. Bibb Th'day on or bef. full 111.00n. Jno. B. Townsend G. D. Kennedy Thursday before full n1.oon. Sterling P. Ewlllg Lewis 1\'1. Applegate.. Raturday bpfore fUll moon. H. C. Elmore Alfred Oden Saturday before iull l1l0on. J. A. ,Vestnloreland W. L. l\icCoy 8eC'ol1d and fourth Saturdays. JObel)h Dayis Newton Jones Third Raturda)T. Jno. B. Ho"·arc1 A. B. Fraher Fir~t and third Tuesdays. Leverett Bell. ID. 'yo Sadler Recond and fourth Fl'itlay~. Joseph H. Garrett DavId Bal·ber Saturday before full l1100D. C~llaway l\Iartin C ~1~7nt"'''''''lRobert Wade ~at:daJ7 on or bef. full moon. LInn P. H. perkIl1s jS. D. Sandusky Rat d3 Jr on or bef. full Hloon. Laclede Jos.l\L Herndon Bel1j. B. Harrison Wed'dayon or bef.full 111.0011. Pettis .Ina. B. Davis Jalnes R. DaVIS 8aturdny before full 11100n. Saline Le·wis Fry Daniel F. Bell. Friday 011 or bef. full moon. Linn Danforth Cheney IR. P. Q;ni('k Recond and foul'th TuesdayR. Dade Newton H. McClure.. tDavid A. DeArmondlFriday before full nloon. Pettis J. l\lcClune~T D. Vandyke d3at'da;';r on or ber. full l11.oon. Livingston W. D. Patterson W. W. Thornton iFirst and third Saturdays. Linn J. ~'. Crampton W. H. Wilde~T ~at'da~T on or after full moon. MOll roe WIlham Hord R. 1\1. Ragland Second Saturday. Pike A. B. A3Tres Cbas. G. 1-Iul1ter l\Ion. on orbef. &2d M. af. F.l\I. Cape Girardeau Wnl. B. 'Vilson Alexander Ross Tuesday on or bef. full moon. Crawford B. It'. J oIlnson J. B. VAnce Satul'day before full 11100n. 8. Miguel, N. l\f. G. W. Stebbins Chas. Ilfeld Third Rutul'dfl3'. Shelby S. S. Mar1111lduke C. M. Shackleford , On or before full nlOOD. Harrisoll Juo. C. Ho·weIL T. B. 8he~.er..: IRa~'daJr on or bet'. full moon webster D. W. Robertson r. A. BenJamIn FrIday after fu1l1noon. Lawrence 'V. E. \Vrjght '\'111. 'V. Whale~Y· 18attdaY on or bef. fullul0011. jLewis S- 1\1. Lloyd H. G. 1\fas<!l1 Second and fourth Mondays. Andrew A1ontgoll.lery Chariton C?al'iton PIke Jackson Crawford Buchanan Rt. Lou!s St. LOUIS

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J. S. Talbot

IP.

C. W. Renlght

On and after fuJI moon.

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Heroine 104 KirksvillE'............... 105

Maoon Golden Square.. w... Aztec Montezuma............. Marcus CO r.rren ton... ~ Grabam Plattsburg Twilight Daviess.. Versailles Kingston. De Soto Erwin Dover Hermann Dardenne................ Gentryville............. Seaman Athens..,.................. Live Oak Constantine.

100 107 108 109

110 111

112 113 114 116 117 118

119 121 122

123

124

125 126

127

128

129 Westitfrairje........... 130 Potosi 13t

Farmington............ 132 Star of West 138

Pleasant Mount...... 13! Warrensburg 135 Phoonix

136

Prairieville............. 137

Lincoln

Oregon

:.....

Paplnville............... Middlebury Pleasant Grove Irondale ]\{odel'n Rising Star........... McGee Cass

yancey Lexington.........

Birming Milton

138 139

140

141

142 148

144

145 146 147

148

149

, 150 151

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Macon Westport

Macon 'l'homas Burns Jackson •••......... Jno. H. Thomson D()naAna(NM~ A. H. Morehead Santa Fe (N 1\'.1) John Pratt Madison Wm. NIfong Grundy..•••••....... Jno. L Shipley Nodoway Tbos. R. Hedgpeth

A. L. Knight

Tu~s.onorbef.&2w.aft.

F.M.

Ed. W. Dill Frldayon or bef. full moon. Las Cruces Edwin J. Orn Second :F'l'iday. Santa }i'e David J. Miller First Ratul·day. F'rederictown Geo. H. Leach Fh'st and third Saturdays. Trenton Wm. H. Roberts Fh;st and third Thursdays. Graham P. 1\1. Paschall FrIday before full moon. Plattsburg Clinton Virgil R. Porter,1870, No returns 1871. Columbia Boone Jno. M. Samuel •........ W. W. Garth I:i'irst and thil'd Mondays. Gallatin .•............. Daviess Joseph H. McGee Milton Ewing Saturday before full moon.. Versailles ~forgan C. Armstrong James A. Spurlock First and third Saturdays. Kingston Caldwell Lemuel Duun H. Hayden Wed'dayonor bef. full moon. De Boto Jefferson •......... Cornelius Gorham John C. Hamel Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. St. Louis St. Louis Otto D'..A .mour Joseph Siegwart Second and fourtb Fridays. Dover Lafayette lw~~. Ch~ndler Wm. A. LaBertew ~at'day on or bef. full moon. Hermann Gasconade WIlham stewart Edward Rugger Second Tuesday. 0' ji'allon St. Charles David Schultz Geo. W. Ho1l'man Saturday before full moon. Gentryville Gentry Theodore Lo've R. :M:. McCammon Saturday after fulllnoon. Milan Sullivan -Tno. P. Butter . Albany Gentry M. L ..Millen Geo. G. Dougherty Second and fourth Saturdays. Pleasant Hill Cass E. H. Hutchison •...... J. F. Roebuck First and third Saturdays. Oharleston•.......... Mississippi Jacob S. Goodin J. M. Brown Sat'day on or bet'. full moon. Clarkton 1)unklilJ V. H. Harrison Jno. H. Stokes Wednesday before full moon. Potosi. 'Vashington Geo. B. Clark Wm. S. Relfe Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Farmington St. ~'\rancois Zebulon Mnrphy A. Parkhurst Frl. on or bef. F. M. & 2 w. aft. Ironton lron B. Shepbel·d W. Harvey Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. Pleasant Mt 1\-nUer James Johnson W. G. Clark I Saturday after full moon. Warrensbnrg Johnson H. King Farr J. Angelman Tuesday on or bef. full moon. Bowling Green Pike Wm. H. BIggs John E. Penn Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Prairieville Pike Alfred Johnson Jno. R. Powell Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Filln'lore Andrew W. D. Hatten Robt. Markland Saturday before full moon. Oregon HoI t Edgar 11. Allen Thos. C. Dungan 1st l\ionday and 3d Saturday. Papinville Rates A. V. Bradley Ben. F.Bradley Friday before full moon. Middlebul'Y Mercer Abram Cox Jacob Ashbrook •...... 'Vednesday after full moon. Otterville Cooper Tbos. J.Starlre James T, Ellis Sat'day on or bef. full mOOll. Irondale Washington J. H. Stappu Calland Arnold On, after or before full moon. Humansville Polk S. M. Tinker J. Lopp 8at'dayon or bef. full moon. Ebenezer Green W. H. Payne M. L. Bjrd Wednesday before full moon. College Mound l\facon A. J. ~Iarshall T. W. ~fcCorlnick Sat'day on or bef. full mOOD. Harrisonville Cass 'V. O. Clayton R. G. Cunningham Fridayon or bet'. full nlOOD. Pineville 1\1cDonald James P. Lamance A. W. Chenoweth Wed'day on or bef. full mOOD. Lexington Lafayette B. l\larsball B. R, Ireland Third Monday. Halleck P.O BuclJanan Robert M. Gilmore Jas. D. Ba:rgee 8~t'dal on or bef. full moon. Milton Randolph J. P. Meals J, W. HalrlSon FIrst Saturday.

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LODGE.

~ ! Linn Creek . Bloomfield . Concord . Spring HilL . Ashland•................. \ NorthStar . Johnson . Pacific .. Pleasant . Clifton Hil!. . Whitesville . Occidental . Joacbiln .. Maryville . Mirabile .. Orient Francais . Colony . Camden Point . Benevolence .. Hartford . 'VolfIsland . Ullion . Sturgeon . Newton . Point Pleasant . Texas . Griswold . Pride of the West . Des Moin es . Novelty . Stewartsville. .. California . Calhoun . Chamois

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152 I Linn Creek 153 Bloomfield 154 Uoncol'd 155 Spl·ingI-lill

156

157 158 159 160 161 162

163 164

165 166 167 168

169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176

177 178 179

180

181 182 183 184

. 185

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S,EORETARY.

r.rIME OF l\.1EETING.

I j-C-a-m-d-en-.IRtoddard !CaUaWflY

Livingston Ashland Boone Rockport Atchi~on Greenville Wayne Pacific Franklin l\:1orrisville Polk Clifton Randolph Whitesville Andrew St. Louis St. Louis Hillsboro Jefferson Maryville Nodoway Mirabile caldwell St. Louis St. Louis Colony ,' I<nox Camden POInt Platte Utica Livingston IIartford Putnaln 'VolfIsland P. 0 .. J\1ississippi. Union Frauklin Bturgeon Boone Newtonia Newton Willian1.s' Land'g Ne\v l\'ladrid IIouston Texas Price:s Branch Montgomery St. LOUiS /St. Louis Atllens Clark Novelty IKnox stewartsville De Ralb ·california Moniteau c:alhou~ Hellry

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COU:hTTY.

TO'VN.

losage

Randolph

I-A-.-E-.-H-.-D-.-B-er-'I-'Y-"-'...- -J-n-o-.-0-.-M-o-r-r-is-o-n--"'-"'I-sa-t'-d-a-Y-on o-r-b-ef-.-f-u-ll-n-l-o-o-n-. 'Vm. D. Bloys Robert W. Ohristy Ji'l'iday on or bef. full 11100D. 1JOS. ~1. Coons James Vi. Pledge Fourth Saturday. T. B. Brookshire S. J. Dewey Sat'dayon or ber. full 111.0011. Nathaniel Biggs Robert l\IcDow Third Saturday. A.ustin F. 1.'iffany Leopold Sanders SaVday on or bef. full lUOOH. Frank C. Neely E. P. Settle ~at'day on or bef. full 111.0011. H. J. Slnith Jno. E. york Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Arthur Looney Ben. 'V. Mitchell Friday on or bet'. full moon. J. H. P. Baker P. L. Baker Sat'day on or bef. full moon. O. B. Saunders A. J. Combest Sat'day on or bet'. full Uloon. \Vm. C. HUl. D. J. l\fange Second and fourth Mondays. R. \V. Mcl\1:ullill 'V. H. H. ~'homas Not given. Adam '£erhul1e .1\.• Sisson First Saturday. IIJ. \V. Thonlpson 1.'. G. Klepper Sat'day Oll or bef. full moon. Jno. P. Ravold F. 1"1. Allemand First and third Thursdays. Jno. l\IcR~yuolds J. C<?nl~ey Satp.rday before ful~ luoon. Noah DavIdson Asa L. SmIth Sat. day on or bef.lull moon. IJohn Low Orville Wil('ox First and third Saturdays. G. C. Fullerton 3\1'. 1\1. Crooclrs Sat'day 011 01' bef. full m0011. Juo. l\tI. l\fartin J. IP. l\fartin Sat'day on or bef. full moon. jB. D. Dean J. C. Rhinehard Third Saturday. W. F. Roberts D. l\fayer Friday on or bef. full moon. J. R. pearson ID. C. Price Sat'day on or aft. full moon. Jno. L. Ross 'Vm. 'V. Farmer Sat'day on or bef. full moon. j H. Steffens, 1870 No returns 1871. Martin L. Cape C. 'Vilson Sat'day on or bef. full moon. H. F. Hoppius Jaclrsoll B. Smith First and third 'Vednesdays. M. :scott rJI10. 1\'1. Hiller /sat'day all or bpf. full mOOD. R. Rllodes !Joel Laytham Sat'day 011 or aft. full moon. Joseph Chrisman James C. Ritche;5,T Sat'dayon or bet: full moon. Jam.es R. TOdd ,IJ. Ellder IFourth Saturday. C. Mullins .T. E~ Finks 1sa!. on 01 bef.\.\ 2wks.aft. F.l\f. D. lVI. Caugbeu /LOUIS Proske FrIday on or after fullllloon.

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Shelton Lesley

On or before full :moon.

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Zeredetha

189 Putna.m •..........•...... 190 Zerubbabel •...... 191

Frankford Angerona .•....... Wellsville Bolivar...... Quitman H........ Carthage Allensville. ...•.... New Hope Sonora Jaluesport......... 'Vestville................. Green Ridge...... Rowley Tl'ilumna Somerset Clay

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192

19B

194 195 196

197 198 199 200

201 202

203

204

205 206 207 8aUsbllry 208 Poplar Bluff............ 209 Union ville....... 210 Hickory HilL.. 211 Four 1\1ile 212 Rolla 213 Forest City.. I........... 214 Hornersville 215 Granby 216 Barbee 217 Good Hope 218 New Boston 219 Kansas City 220 Mystic Tie......... 22l Farmers 222 WoodlaWll 223 Hanlilton 224 Salem 225 Saline 226 CYPl'ess .. 227 Shelbina.............. 228 Mitchell.................. 229 St. James 280 Warrenton 2Hl Lone Jack I 232

~Iillersburg

••••..... ICallawa,y

w. D. Hume W. C. Foreman Thos. J Burgess

\Jno. W. Martin FirstSaturday. Warren E. Payne Second and fourth Mondays. D. M. McDonald Second and fourth Tuesdays. T. H • .Jolles l870 No retnrns 1871Francisl\1. 1.'1.1fts Wm. V. WetIs . Jno. J. Steele Gabriel Phillips On or before full moon. William Bell. E.1\1. Grubbs ..•......... First and third Saturdays. Wm. A. 'Voods l\iilton Cox Thursday before full nloon. ,Jno. D. Abbe E. P. S. Roberts ISat'day on or bef. full moon. Denton G. Porter Wm. H. Smith Sat'day on or bef. full moon. carthag~ J~sper Arpo.s H. CaVee .Tn.o.~. Ruffin S<:cond and fourth Thursdays. AllenSVIlle ,\ orth WIlham L. Neal. WIlham Anthony FIrst and third Saturdays. New Hope Lincoln Thos . .T. Nalley R. F. Saunders Saturday before fnll nloon. sonora Atcl}ison Wm. L. Reeves A. S. Canlpbell Second and fourth Saturdays. Jamesport. Davless M. l\Iurry A R. Mann On or before full moon. Chariton P. 0 Chariton N. A. Langbton H. Callison Friday after full ll100l1 .. Green Ridge Pettis R. M. Funk J. I~rank Tomlin Sat'dayon or aft. full moon. Arnoldsville Buchanan Cyrus Grabble P. LeRoy Wheeler Saturday before full moon. l\iarshall /sallne IAdair Wils~n G. N. COlbert I'Friday on or be!. fulllnoon. 1\fercer B. ·V. Buslnl'lr Geo. RandalL Monday before full moon. /Somerset, LawsonSta'n P.O. Ray Jas. M. Edmiston H. 'Va{lrs Saturday before fullilloon. Salisbury : Chariton \V. S. ~tockwe.ll JnfJ. E. 'Veber ,Sat'da y on or aft. full Uloon. Poplar Bluff Butler Jos. W. BaldWIn Ell C. Lacks Second and fourth Saturdays. Unionville Putnam Jefferson G. Hart Chas. T. Triplett Saturday before full moon. Hickory Hill Cole J. J. Glovpr J. H. E. Jenkins jSaturday before full moon. Four Mile Dunklin '1\ B. Turnbough N. J. McBride jTh'day on or bef. full moon. Rolla Phelps Westley 1\1. Smith 'Vm. Henry Forse Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. ~'orest City Holt W. H. Williams Jaynes A. Gooch 1st Saturda~'" and 3d MondajT. Cotton Plant Dunlrlin 'Vm. H. Helm J. W. Black Friday on or after full moon. Granby ..: Ne~ton Lee Taylor j'Vnl. S. MeSPlaY !f1'r~day on or bef. full 1110011. BrownsvIlle SalIne DaVId J. Parsons R. J. :F'erguson FrIday on or bef. full luoon. South St. Louis St. Louis .las. W. Baldwin A. E. Gushing First and third Saturdays. New Boston l\lacon R. H. Lan1.h:in .. . Jackson 'Vm.E. Whiting F. Diserens Second and fourth 1\iolldays. ' Kansas City Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau G. L. Wilson James C. statler ISat'dRy on or bef. fnll moon. La Belle Lewis H. E. Newman Wm. R. Allen Sat'dayon or aft. full 11100n. 'Voodlawn )}lonl'oe Robt. !f. .A.sh Cornelius Ifangel' Sat'day on or bef. full n1.oon. Hamilton Cald'vell. William Wilnlott IH. J. Blanchard....... First. and third Tuesdays. jSalem Dent ID. R. Henderson 1Vallace MCDonald"'jSat'da y on or bef. full moon. St. l\Iary's St. Genevieve Will. T. Cole A. 'V. TholllpSOll On or before full moon. Lficle<!e Lin1l R.W: l\1itchell J . .C'. Gritlith Fi!st and third 'Vt=:d11esda~Y's. ShelbIna Shelby T. MItchell. WIlbam Towson IFrIda~T on or bef. fnJI 11100D. jColumbus Johnson J. B. Bimpson R. lrIinShall jTb'day on or bef. full moon. H• H. Headlee St. James Phelps ·.··.. Tholnas James Sat'dayon or aft. full 1110011. Warrenton Warren H. H. l\fiddlecamp Janl.es C. Dyer Sat'day after full ll10011. IJackson IA.l\f. Johnson Thos. B. Benton Sat'day before 2d Sunday. 1Lone Jack Hannibal St. .Joseph Newton Platte City Frankford J\1jssonrl City 'wensville Bolivar Quitman

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COUNTY.

l\IASTER.

SECRETARY.

T [ME OF 1\lEE'l'ING.

~ Bucklin . St. Francois . Ionic . Sedalia . La Plata . Rushville . Spencersburg . Granville . Palestine .. Portland . Keystone . Middle Fabius . Knob Noster .. Montgomery City.. Neosho . Rochester . Carroll . High Hil1. . Hope . Alanthus . Lindley . Butler . Alton . Shekinah .. Lodge of Light .. Ravanna .

tI~~t~~ic~~1re·:::::: Florence Holden Summit }{'ayetteville Go:rinthian Social AurQra

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233

2!J4 285

286 2a7 238 239 240

241 242

243

244 245

246

247

248

249 2bO

251

252 253

254 255

256

2fJ7 258

259 260

261 262 2-68 264 265 266 267

Bucklin Libertyville Van Rensselaer Sedalia La Plata Rushv1l1e Spencersburg Granville St. Charles Portland St. Louis Middle Fabius Knob Noster Montgom'ryCity Neosho Rochester Norbonne High Hil!. Washington Alantbus Lindley Butler Alton Hanov«:r EaglevIlle Ravanna Lancaster l\1echanicsville New Florence Holden Lee's Summit Fayetteville

Warrensburg

Martinsburg, St. Louis••...........

Linn St. Francois Ralls Pettis l\Iacon Buchanan Pike Monroe St. Charles

Thomas Jobson Jno. H. Hill. Saturday befoTe full n1.00ll. r.rbos. W. Lewis A. H. Baker Saturday before full moon. Wm. G. Phillips Wm. Carson, Jr First Saturday. Jno. B. Gallie Uhas. G. Ta~Tlor Sat'day on or bef. full nl00n. 8. L. Ellis S. C. Davidson 'Ved'day on or bef. fullinoon Wm. Howard L. E. Smith On or before fullu1oon. TIlos. C. Saffell Juo. L. Tribble J:l'irst Sat'day after full l11.oon. J. D. Evans ~I. D. Blakey Friday on or bef. full moon. Jos. H. Alexander Robt. A. Harris n .. J:l"'irst and third Tuesdays. Callaway J. J. Neal Alfred Ries Third Saturday St. Louis Edward Spencer A. R. Strain First and third Wednesdays. Scotland J. D. Skidmore }'fathew Coffey Saturday after full uLoon. Johnson H. S. Witherspoon Alonzo Case Fridayon orbefol'efullmoon. Montgomery Jno. F. Tippett W.N. Aldrich Not given. Newton James Robinson Patrick R. Smitb Tuesday on or after full moon. Andrew Jno. O. Ryall. 1\1. G. Ruby Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Carroll Frederic O. Lee Geo. R. I\fagee Not given. ~Iontgomery Eugene Rosenberger Thos. J. Clyce Sat'day on or after fnll moon. ~'ranklin A. J. Cartter A. S. Bryan Tuesday on or bef. full moon. Gentry Enoch Liggett J. W Osborn Sat'da~T 011 or bef. full moon. Grundy Hh'am Doolin C. H. Cook Wed'day on orbef. full moon. Bates F. V. Holloway Van Buren VanDyke Onor before full n100n. Oregon Jno. A. Rice 1\-f. G. Norman Not given. ~efte~sol1 · ID . J. Marquis G. 'Varn~ Fr!day on or before full n10on. HarrISoll Jno. 'V. Moore Jacob E. WIlson FrIday on or before full llloon. 1\'lercer jA. Bruce J. Jenkins Not given. Schnyler jEdward Higbee R. Caywood Sat. bef. and 2d Sat. aft. F.l\1. St. Charles J. L. l\Iartin N. Snyder Sat'dayon 01' ber. full moon. Montgomery Jas. C. Ford Pendleton P. Ellis r\Ved'dayon orbet: full moon. J.ohnson A. A. Hulett H. Hewes /ITh'da y on or ber. full moon. Jackson Geo. W. Scott ThOR. R. Thornton Th. on or bef. & 2 aft. F.1\1Jobnson ...•........ IVr. Seamonds W. E. Seamonds Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Johnson Geo. R. HunC N. H. Conklin Second and fourth Mondays. -1-udrain S. W. Crutcher A. W. Tapscott Sat'day on or aft. full m.oon. St. Louis Henry B. Butts W. H. Callender Fil'st and third Fridays.

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Solomon Granite St. Clair New Market........... Tranquility Grand River Index Avilla Hogle's Creek Lodge of Peace........ Fenton •.• Cosmos Stookton Lily Earl Hesperian Craft Hermitage Acacia.... Fairmount Edina Lamar Sarcoxie................... Mound City............ Monitean................. #u

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271 272 273 274 275 276

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278 279 280 281

282

283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292

293 294 295

Grove....................... 296

Ozark....... Marble HilL

Temple

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Dorlc White Hall.............. Licl{ Creek Osage Faithful Clarence

297 298

299

IAt1anta

tMacon .......•.......

Union Hall* ILawrence Cap au Gris..••..•... ILincoln

Springfleld jGl'ppne Sedalia IPettis osceola 118t. Clair New Market Platte Arro1V Rock P. O.,Saline MorrIstown eass Index Cass Avilla Jasper Quincy Hickory Nea'J" Chilhowee.. Johnson Fenton St. Louis st. Louis st. Louis Stockton Cedar Grant City Wort.b Cotfe:rsburg Daviess Virgil City Cedar Canton Le'vis Hermitage Hickory Paradise Clay Fairmount Clark Edina I{nox Lamar .Bartoll Sarcoxie Jaspe-r North Point Holt Jamestown Moniteau Webster Grove ~t. Louis Fair Grove IIGreene Marble Hill Bollinger I{ansas City Jackson Forkner's Hill IDalIRs Prairie Park Noc1o'vay Perry Ralls Nevada Verl1on Little BlaCk jRiPley

300 301 302 303 304 305 Clarence Ashlar...................... 306 Commerce New London........... 307 New London Pl!'rrot 308 jMaYSVi.lle Klng Hiram 309 I{noxvllle Sikeston........... 310 Sikeston

Shelby

Scott Ralls IDe I{alb IRay Scott

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Borron

J. C. Stinson

Wm. H. Crenshaw

Jonathan E. Teft Geo. 'V. Ready Wm. D. Graham C. Raffington B. J. Orear Alonzo H. Hale T. F. Shortridge R. Whitwell David l\tlcGee C. C. Morrow Anderson Bowles Henry H. Smith Geo. R. COl·bin

A.. M. Atteberry \TueSday on or bef. full m.oon. Gideon Stark ...•........ Tuesday after full moon. "\Vn'l. H. Godlove Sat'day on 01: aft. full moon.

John H. paine \'1'UeSdaY bef'. lull moon. R. W. Wiley Third ~'riday. J. Wade Gal'duel' Sat'day before full moon. James Ferrill Th'da~T on 01' bef. full moon. Peter E. Orear Wed'day onorbef. fu1l1uoon. Thos. Crawford Sat'day on or bef. full lnoon. Lysander West Sat,'day on or bef. full moon. T. J. Stetnmons Sat'day on. or bef. full U1.00D. J. S. Hill. }1'ridayon or bet". full moon. N. G. Engel. 'Ved'day on or bef. full moon. Jno. T. Hawkins Sat'day on or after full moon. Robert Lyle Second and fourth 1\londays. James A. Coyle Th. bef. & 2w. after full moon. L. J. Yates (1870) No rettlrns 1871. J. J. Enyart P. ~I. McPhetridge Sat'day befol'cfull moon. O. H. Wilkinsoll J. R. Willits Sat. bef. &2w.after full mOOD. Janles M. Holt Jno. J. Beatty Second and fOUI·til Tuesdays. Ephraim Dent Samuel Dent Sat~day on or bef. full moon. Wm. H. Trimble B. Frank Records Second and fourth Saturda)Ts. Jas. F. Laughlin P. F. Hamilton Saturday before full moon. H. B. Parsons '1'. J. Williams Not given. John W. Vunn G. F. Burkhart Th. on or bef. & 2 w. aft. }4'. M. Juo. H. 'Vooldridge. Janles F. Rcott Tuesday on or bef. full moon. N. Browning John Schrant.z Sat. on or bef. & 2 w. aft. F. M. jJackson Bruce C. A. Bayles Sat'day on or bef. full moon. !Fred. B. Ho've A. B. M. Thompson }fil'sL and third Tuesdays. Jno. G. Huff '\Vm. H. Pipkins Not given. J. Henry Rider James M. Rider 'Ved'day on orbef. full moon. jAsa 1\Iaddox D. A. N. Grover First and third l\Iondays. jD. 1\1. Jameson Al1gust lioeting Saturday before fun InOOll. Robert G. Hubbard.. Chas. M. ]\{yers Saturday after full moon. Wn1. M. Ely Thos F. Gil!.. Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. !G. R. Scott Geo. P. Fowler Tuesday bef. & 2 w. aft. F.l\f. IJames T. Adams W. H. Rife Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Geo. Chinn C. R. Chinn Second and fourth Saturdays. !Frederick De Wint Jno. D. Porterfield Sat'day on or an. full moon. Geo. H. Laughlin Geo. E. Mayhall Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. 'IIra BrO\Vl1 · Holbert First and third Saturdays. Isaac A.. HeIll·y Duncan E. Gant Sat,urday after full moon. Isaac Hunter Henry A. Smith Sat'daJT on or bet. full U100D.

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*Postmaster reports" no such office," and the Grand Secretary must again request that the retUl'DS of all Lodges will give the P08tojJWe name

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Kearney Mt. Pleasant Kingsville St. Aubert............... Altona..................... Rural. Osborn EI Dorado Paulvllle: Chapel HIll Jonathan Hal'din COl'ner Stone........... M(·Donald Dockery.................. Kit Carson.............. Mount Zion Cainsville Kennedy Lathrop Charity................... Clark City Chillicothe Breckenridge

Medoc................

OfLk Grove Malta M;yrtle Fldelit y Am.it3T RelIef Circle................. A g rlCOla

311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 32-5 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 837 888 \ 339 I 340 , 341 842 1348

Moberley................ 344 FeUowship.. ~...........

845

P. D. Anderson Wm. D. \Vrigbt Fil'st and third Saturdays. H. IVL Cranor Wm. B. l\fastin Second and fourth Saturdays. R. T. Fryer "\Vm. P. Hunt Sat'dayon or aft. full moon. E. W. Hopkins C. T. Snlith ,second Saturday. ~ltona ~ Juo. J. :M.iller Oscar Reeder Sat'day 011 or bef. full moon. I\...ansas City Jno. Johnson ~. W. Salisbur~r Second al1d fourth Saturdays. Osborn Jos. Truax J. Thompson..•••........ Second and fourth Raturdays. Luray IVI, B. Scott Jack Noe Sat'da:r 011 or bef. full moon. PalllvHle: S. N. Holloway Jas. N. McCreery Sat'dayon or aft. full moon. Chapel HIll T. B. Murray J. "\V. Bledsoe Sat' day on or aft. fnn moon. Fairview D. Spainhower C. R. Dawson Second and fourth l\1ondays. Hardin Daniel W. Trigg S. R. Crispin Th'da~T on or bef. fnll moon. St. Louis :Morris Jacks J. Furth First and third l\iondays. Independence James C. Riggs Jno. C. Randall First and third Monda:ys. Bottsville J. A. Howe [.I. N. Goodale First and Third Saturdays. Elizabethtown 1\1. Bloomfield 'VI11. H. Middaugh 'Ved'day on or bef. full n100n. "\VestPlains••....... Howell Wm. Howard E. Frank Hynes Tuesday on or bef. fullinoon. Cainsville Harrison Jno. Woodward A. B. Montgomery TuesdaJ~ 011 or bet'. full moon. Lanlar Station N<,>doway Eliphas George •........ .Jas. W" LatTIar Saturday before full moon. Lathrop Chnton J. W. Van Alsten J. S. WIlson Second and fourth Satnrdays. St. Joseph Buchanan Jno. A. Nicely D. P. Wallingford First and third Wednesdays. Clark City Clark Wash'tonK. 'Vallace Joel P. Calkin Sat'day on or aft. full mOOD. Chillicothe Livingston J. E. Cole J. R. Middletoll Second and fourth Saturdays. Breckenridge Icaldwell O. C. Williams, N. L. Trosper Tuesday on or aft. full moon. Medoc Jasper Stephen ]\'1. Williams First andihil'd Tuesdays. Oak Grove Jackson •••••.•..... James 1\1. Adams AdelbertL. Jacobs Sat. be!. 1st and 3d Sundays. .l\1alta Bend ,Saline H. Rouse G. H. Ott . Millville ,Ray Joseph F: Duvall A. A. McOuistian Sat'dayon or aft. full moon. Farlf'Y IPJatte /Jno. S. TIsdale Henry l\leads Secolld& fOUl' tIl Wednesdays. R:~nithton Pettis M. Layman C. Ringen First and third Wednesdays. LIttle york Greene Z. M. Roundtree W. T. Adams Sat'dayon or be!. full mOOll. Roscoe Clair W. F. Shackleford J. R. Fox Th'day on or bef. fun moon. Huntingdale•...... Henry IJan'les H. Webster A. R. Chitwood .•..•.... on or bef. & 2 w. aft. F. M. J\.foberley Randolph Eli Owen Cllester Adams Second and fourth Saturdays. I{earney Mt. Pleasant Kingsville Sf. Aubert

Clay Gentry Johnson Callaway Bates Jackson De Kalb Clark Adair Lafayette 'Vorth Ray St. Louis Jackson Linn Colfax (N. M.)

TIl\IE OF l\IEETING.

SECRETARY.

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F..idelity

Jasper

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SalD.'l H. CaldwelL

JUllles A. Bolen

Wed'dayon or bef.full :moon.

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346 IA.rlington Phelps 847 IKennett Dunklin 848 Ash Grove Greene 849 b'lt. Vernon* Gentry 350 JOlll1stown Bates ~aic...................... 351 Belleview Iron Friend..... 352 Ozark Christian Ben. Franklin 353 Savannah Andrew Hebron 354 Mexico Audrain Adelphl........... 355 Union Mills Platte Phelps 357 Phelps City Atchison Comfort 358 Rocky COlnfort McDonald Garl·ett 359 'Yhite Hare Cedar Tuscan 360 St. Louis St. Louis Riddick...... 361 Buffalo Dallas Hiram :30'2 I~ahoka CI~trk Fraternal. 363 Robertsville Franklin King David 364 Kansas City Jaekson Warsaw.................. 365 Warsaw Benton Unanimity 366 Weston Platte Barry.............•.•....... 367 Washburn Barry Cre~cen~ Hill.......... 368 Cres~ent Hilt B~tes CompOSIte.. 369 DonIphan Rlple~T Wllhamstown•....... 370 Williamstown Lewis Craig ..........•............ 371 Craig Holt Mandeville.............. 373 l\Iandevil.J.e Carroll Plumb 375 l\1iddletown Montgomery H'll ' K 109 1 31""'6 { Patee's Box 55 Gardens, St. Joe.... } B \.lebanan Ancient Craft 377 I{ing City Gentry Kilwinning 378 lUniolltO\\111 Scotland Coatesville 379 Coatesville S("huyler Q,u~en City 380 Q,ueen City Schuyler IonIa........................ 381 Stone House l\Iol'gan Richland................. 382 Richland Pulaski Harniony 384 Vibbard R~y: .l\.lexander 385 Bedford Llvlngston Dayton.................... 386 Dayton Cnss Woodside 387 TholnasvillP lloregOll Farmersville........... 388 FarInersville Li vingstoll Arcana 389 \Vintersville Snllivan Marionville .•.......... 390 Marionville Law-rence Rayto'vn 391 Raytowll j'JaCkSOn Christian................. 392 Pink Ifill Jackson

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*Postmaster reports 110 such office.

Thos. C. Harrison Elan G. Rathbun A. M. Appleby

Edward Baldwin A. B. }.1aupin Jno. D. Webb J. L. Robberson U. H. Gee S.l\L Edwards Garrett L. Cozine Isaac N. 'Vhite David P. 'VeE1ms W. C. J\!olltgomery 'rhos. o. Ready James 3\lar11n jIHiranl Beeson Geo. J. Adler Thos. L. Hofer F'rank C. Gillette Sam. A. Gilbert Wm l\f. Pardue Aaron J. Satterlee A. J. Ponder s. Neeper Vhas. A. Doughty lloofiRC R. Brown R. E. \Vitt "\N"n1. '"IT B'lown 'YV. G. P. Bigelow P. s. Sa~erty Juo. F. Jan1es Jacob l\11lJer, Sen R ..M. I:-IargeLt Jan1PS I. Tyree Russell IJno. 1\1. .AJexallder Joseph H. Page Tbos. J. Boyd SalTIne} 'VJlson San'luel 'V. lVlellor l\f. T. Morris Ja.n1.es B. yager James T. Darnall.

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I-tobert 1\1. Tuttle B. '1\ Walker J. E. "\Vallace Albert B. Calnpbell A. M. Babcock Jos. G. :McF~l.rlalld 'V. C. Wrightsman

~aVday on

or aft. full moon.

\second and fourth Tuesdays. Sat'day 011 01' bef. full moon, First and third Saturdays. Sat'day on or bef. tull moon. 18aturday after lull n100ll. Friday before full 1110011. Joseph L. Bennett First Saturday. Jno. J. Steele First Monday. Bro-wning l\1itcllell Sat'dayon or aft. full moon. R • ..t\... I-Iope ~1011day on or be!. full moon. No returns. J. L. Thurman '.rh'day aft. &twow. aft. F. 1\1. Jno. F. Randall First and third Tuesdays. . Henry 'V. Stover Friday on or bef. full 11ioon. Jno. W. Palnplin On and after full moon. Jos. 'V. Churns Hecond& fourth Wednesdays. Peter S. I-Iay First and third Fridays. J.~. ~Iculuer lsecond and fourth Saturdays. WInter Frost Fri. on or aft. &2d F. aft. F.IVL Isaac W~lcox Saturday before full moon. G. W. RiChardson . l\f. Nason Bowen Sat'day on or aft. full moon. Wm. H. Davis ISaturctay after full nioon. 'Vm. P. ::,mith Sat'day on or aft. full moon. S. W. Hammock 1Sat'day on or aft. tull moon. "1;TTilb • full mOOD. VY er·tPeck On or befoIe Wm. H. Alexander.. jISat'day on or bef. full 11'10011. Jere. G. on1itll Sat/day on or bef. full moon.

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ABSTRACT OF LODGES, OFFICERS, ETC.-Oontinued.

Of O'J

LODGE.

B;;Hive .. Dagan...................... Latimer Western Light........ Pike......................... Decatur Centre Gavel...................... Alexandria Meridian Sun Ituria Honston Montrose Unity...................... Iberia Appleton City........ Greensburg............. Hunnewell Cache ,

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MASTER.

SECRETARY.

TIJ'tlE OF MEETING.

Z 393 394 895 396 399 400 401 402 404 406 406 407 408 409 410 412 414 4]5 416

Louisville U. D. West Point.............. do Anc'nt Landmark. do Border do Everett.................... do Golden Rule........... do Pythagoras.............. do Gower do Jasper do ProctorvIlle do Joppa...................... do Samaritan... do Newburg. do Gate oftbe Temple Euclid.......................

TOWN.

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Lawson statiOn.I'Rity ..•................. BnIt Creek Chariton LickinJr ITe:x:as Lewisburg !DalJaS Curryville Pike Pierce City jLawrence.•..•..... Lebanon ,Laclede New Cambria IMacon Alexandria Pike Austin Cass Hannibal Marion Wellington Lafayette Montrose jHenry Richmond Ray Iberia 1\1111er Appleton City ISt ClabGreensburg ,Knox Hunnewell Sllelb3T South st. Louis St. Louis

Robel'tH. Finch RobertJ. Clark W. F. l\loore D. Gutheridge A.dam Bradford . J. L. Watson T. C. Buckles Thos. Reynolds T. A. Russell James HalL .A. Woolsey O. S. Williams W. L. Harely E. W. Norton Geo. C. Banta Jno. A. Biggs Wm. F. Frazee D. H. Webster H. K. Ritter......•••.•.... JacobS. Bockee Geo. G. Gould Cyl'US Osborn lJulius L. Marshall Jno. G. Thornton F. Carter R. B. Rice R. M. Hubbell Wm. E. 'Vheeler IW. P. Skaggs J. C. McFarlane C. D. Clark P. G. H. Barnett O.l\Iallory Alexander F. Barr . Richard W. Waters .. Duvall P. Bull

LOuisville West Point.. Landmark Elk 1\-1il1s Everett Jonesburg Cassville Gower Midway

J. B. Tinsley . James V. Pope .. H. W. Pile . G. W. Rogers . Sam'l E. Llckslider .. Jno. J. Skinner .. Chas. S. Bryan . Jno. R. Creason .. Peter G. Boling . Orrin Parker . Jno. P. Robertson . Abraham M. Keith .. J. H. Robertson .. Tbos. U. Flannel' . John H. Stover ..

Proctorville

Hartville Big River Mills Newburg

ILincoln Bat.es Howard McDonald Cass 1\-Iontgomery Barry

Clinton

Jasper Caldwell Wright St. Francois Laclede

North Springfield Greene Versailles Morgan

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Sat. bef. and 2d Sat. aft. F.l\I. Friday on or bef. full moon. Sat'dayon or bef. full moon. First and third Saturdays. First and third Wednesdays. Monday on or bef. full Uloon. Friday on 01' bef. full lTIoon. Secondandfoul'th'.rhursdays, Th'day on or bef. full moon. Second and fourth Tue&days. Friday before full moon. Sat. aft. F. l\f. & t,wo W. after. Sat. on or aft. F. Y. & 2 w. aft. Sat'day on or aft,. full moon. Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Sat'day on 01' aft. full moon.

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Clear Creek . Uovenant . Lodge of IntegritY'j Leesville . Iron 11ountail1•...... Cenl.ent•.................. NOTE.~This

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1St. Louis Taberville

I~Tea'}· Warsaw

carrollt?n Cedar Clty Leesville Iron Mountain Half Way

ISt. Louis St. clair

Benton [carron Callaway Henry St. Francois Ipolk

IEdward Nathan \ \A. J. Crabb .. A.1\1. McIntyre....•....

Oren Root, Jr Ie. W. samuel Boid D. Parks Peter Warl'en

IE. L. Brush

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tabular statement, or abstract" is intended to be an official directory for the benefit of the craft" and unless the

Posto.fftee add'res8 is put on the returns, whenever the name of the Postofflce is different from the name of the town in which the Lodge is located, it is impossible to make tl1is directory correct. The Grand Secretary has no,v receipts and documents which have been returned to him because no such town could be found as was reported on the annual returns. If Lodges faU to have these instructions obeyed, they mURt not complain if proceedings and letters do not reach them. The annual proceedings, and, in fact, all papers for Lodges, are s~nt through the Secretaries as the official correspondents of Lodges, and it is expected that when Secretaries live a,vay frOUl tile Postoffice address given, that the ~Iaster, or some resident member, will call at proper times for mail matter, and the Postnlaster should be instructed b~T the Secretary to deliver, in such cases, to SOlne officer of the Lodge all official matter mailed to him, and not leave it lie in the Postoffice, to be destroyed or sent back, and then complain that they have not received proceedings, &0. Over two hundred copies of proceedings of 1870 were duplicat~d to replace copies lost by such want of ordinary business sagacity, and yet over two hundred copies were applied for by other parties entitled to them, and could not be supplied, owing to this needless d~nland upon the number printed by order of the Grand Lodge. Next to the Worshipfull\laster, the Secretary is, undoubtedly, the most important and responsible business offioer, and it is gratifying to be able to say, that a vast inlprovement has taken place during the past few years in the selection of Secretaries, especially by the older Lodges, and it is sincerely hoped that all, and especially the younger Lodges, will look upon the office of Secretary in its true light, and put none but the very best practical business men into it. In looking over the history of " defunct Lodges," the epitaph that can conscientiously be ,vritten on nine-tenths of them is thus, "DIED FOR WANT OF A GOOD RECRETARY."

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REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER.

ST. LOUIS, October, 1871.

T. E.

GARRETT,

Eaq., Grand Master of .I.Yasons, St. Louis, Mo.:

M. W. SIR AND BROTHER :-1 herewith submit my report as Grand Lecturer for the present year. I have officially visited, or met in Lodges of Instruction during the year, o:tllcers and members of the following Lodges, viz.: Nos. 5, 17,81,82,43,49,50,53, 61, 71, 73, 78, 83, 87, 89, 96, 99, 112, 122, 129, 138, 139, 140, 144, 147, 149, 157, 162, 165, 166, 175, 183,189,191, 193, 195, 196, 197,207,208,214,216, :228, 229, 247, 252, 254,269, 276, 277, 278, 288, 286,289,292,294,301,803,315,320,322, 329, 331, 333,344,345,350,358, 357, 358, 359, 865, 866, and Richland, Decal, Dagan, Malta, Crescent Hill, West Point, Dayton, Cypress

Hill, Everett, Austin and Beehive, U. D. In addition, I have, during the year, instructed privately a great number, including District Deputy Grand Masters, District Lecturers, Worshipful Masters and other officers of Lodges, and various private brethren. Wherever I have gone, without a solitary exception, I have been treated with true Masonic courtesy, and Lodges and brethren have been zealous in their endeavors to.acquire the work. I have received pressing invitations to visit other Lodges, and to hold Lodges of Instruction in other parts of the State, which I have been reluctantly compelled to decline, as I adopted a rule to which I have endeavored rigidly to conform-that is, to visit no Lodge without leaving with some of its members a thorough knowledge of the work, in which I have, in nearly every instance, been successful. A much lStrger number of Lodges could easily have been visited, but my doing so would have resulted in but little benefit, as my time at each would have been materially shortened. Circumstances prevented me from fllling some appointments, which is a source of as much regret to me as It could possibly have been to the brethren.. I am glad to be able to announce that the Lodges throughout the State are doing well. Masonic light is eagerly sought. The District Lecturers throughout the State form a noble corps of workers-nearly all zealous, energetic and thoroughly qualified to impart instruction.. And it gives me more than pleasure to add that the Masonic law against vice and immorality is generally and pretty thoroughly euforced. ",'" I would call especial attention to the Sixteenth District, inoluding the city and county of St. Louis, where a weeldy Lodge of Instruction has been carried on durir.:g a great portion of the year by Bro. T. C. Ready, District Lecturer for that district, where much good has been accomplished, and the work so thoroughly disseminated that St. Louis can boast of quite a number of bright working Lodges. Other districts Inight be named, but I refrain. It gives me

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great pleasure to state that District Lecturers, universally, I believe, have faith.. fully discharged their duties. Believing the present Hystem, inaugurated some years since by yourself then acting as Grand Lecturer, to be the most perfect that could be devised, earnestly recommend its continuance. I transmit herewith reports of Bro. J. E. Cadle, DIstrict Lecturer of the Tenth Masonic District; Bro. Thos. C. Ready, of the Sixteenth; and Bro. J. J. Dillinger, of the Ninth. In con(~lusion, I beg leave to tender my thanks for the confidence reposed in m.e, as well as the kind assistance and support you have ever cheerfully rendered nle. Fraternally submitted, ALLAN McDOWELL,

Q1路etnd Lecturer.

CIRCULAR OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR LODGES U. D., ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

Lodge~

U. D. are to be set to work by the District Deputy Graud Master,

or some properly authorized party. 2. Officers of Lodges U. D. are not installed. 3. The Dispensation is to be copied into the Lodge record.

4.. The By-Laws recommended for subordinate Lodges by the Grand Lodge, in 1869, are to be used by I.Jodges U. D., :tilling up the blanks to suit local circum-

stances. 5.. All the names of recommenders on a petition should be entered on the

record. 6. rrhe FULL NAME of all petitioners should be entered on the record. 7. Dimits must accompany all petitions for membership and that fact noted on the record, stating the name and number of the Lodge of which the party was last a member. 8. All degrees must be paid for before being balloted on. 9. There can be no remission of fees to any candidate under any excuse whatever. 10. Lodges U. D. may charge dues to members or not, as the Lodge sees proper. 11. Lodges U. D. do not pay any dues to the Grand Lodge. 12. The record should state particularly the fact of opening and closing the Lodge, and the changes from one degree to another, viz.: the 1st, 2d and M degrees. 13. Candidates must be examined thoroughly as to their proficiency, in open Lodge, before being advaneed. 14. The record must state the reasons for all dimits issued. 15. The records should be written plainly, and in commencing any new subject thâ&#x201A;Źl Secret!tl'Y should begin on another line, and not mix up the matter in eontinuOUR sentence~. They should be signed by the W. lV1. and Secretary. 16. Relati va to parliamentary law, Masonic Lodges cannot adopt any text book on that subject hOj-"ond the Rules of Order laid down in the By-Laws, as all such proceedings as "calling the question," '" go-lng into committee of the whole," &c., &c., &c., are all improper, Masonically. It is expecte(l that the W. M. will thoroughly acquaint himself with Masonic usage and be governed accordingly. 17. The Lodge must send up, before the meeting of the Grand Lodge, its

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Record Book," for inspection of the Grand Lodge committee. Copies of the record will not answer the purpose. 18. The blank form sent out by the Grand Secretary for the use of Chartered Lodges, will also be sent to Lodges U. D., and must be properly ll11ed up and sent to him with the Record BOOk. 19. The fee for charter is $23,00. 20. The Record Book will be returned (after the close of the Grand Lodge,) by the Grand Secretary. 21. If a Charter be i~~ued, it will be sent to the District Deputy Grand Master, and not to the Lodge. 22. The "BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS" (mailed free to all the Lodges), is intended to be studied carefully by the officers, as it contains a solution of almost all questions that can possibly arise. 23. Lodges U. D. have the same territorial jurisdiction as Chartered LOdges. 24. Dimits issued by Lodges U. D. must be certified by the Grand Secretary.

ATTEST:

GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary.

NOTE.-The Grand Secretary suggests, for the benefit of young Lodges, that as the Committee on Examination of Work by Lodges U. D. have to depend almost entirely upon the Record BoOk, that it is of great importance that that book should be properly kept, not only in its systematic arrangement, but in the manne)" in which it is written. Also, that as Lodges U. D. expect to get Charters and to exist for many years, it is more economical to get a well bound book of goodpaper, at the start, as it is utterly impossible for any Secretary to make a good lOOking record out of cheap and poor material. He also asks that the Secretary will paste on the outside of his record the name and location of his Lodge, and if his Lodge is not situated at an Express station, that he will enclose in record book a mernorandum stating to what Express o:tlice the book can be sent in return, and to '\vhose care, if any.

REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER.

WILLIAM N. LOKER, GRAND TREASURER, In Account with the Me W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A . .J.lf., oj Mo.

11, To balance as per report August 22, To "cash...... Sept. 30, ••••.• ..•.•. •.. 1870. October 1871.

October 10,

1870. October H

" No':'~mber,

$12,451 76 2,000 00 5,000 00 DR.

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11300

7,868 26 $22,739 76 $22,739 76

1871.

October 11, To BalanC'e on hand

$7,868 26.

WM. N. LOKER, Grand Treasurer.

REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY.

OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, ST. LOUIS, OCTOBER, 9, 1871.

To the M. lV: Grand Lodge of Missouri: I submit herewith my annual report, ending ,vith date. By order of the M. W. Grand Master, I have issued dispensations to the folloWing Lodges: November 3, 1870. Arcana Lodge, Wintersville, Sullivan count;~r. Samuel W. Mellor, W. 1\1.; John O. Cole, S. W.; J. R. Watson, J. W. November 3. lVlarionville, Marionville, Lawrence county. M. T. Morris, W. M.; Geo. A. C. Wooley, S. W.; P. S. Sinclair, J. W. Novernber 12. Raytowll, Raytown, Jackson county. Jas. B. Yeager, W. M.; Milton Boone, S. W.; Jno. G. Cuddy, J, W. Novembm路13. Cllristian, PInk Hill, Jackson county. Jas. rr. Darnall, W, M.; Jno. F. Ellmore, S. W.; Hez. Holland, J. W. December 8. Bee Hive, Lawson, Ray county, Robert H. Finck, W. M,; W. Clark Halsted, S. W.; Allen H. Peterson, J. W. Decernber 9. Dagan, Salt Creek, Chariton county. Wm, F. Moore, W. M.; Wm. N.. Riddle, S. W.; Jalnes E. Owens, J. W. December 27. Latimer, IJicking, Texas county. Adam Bradford, W. M.; Wm. J. Bates, S. W.; John D. Julian, 3. W. December 28. Western Light, LewiSburg, Dallas county. James L. Watson, W. M.; Alfred Gould, S. W.; Albert W. Shumate, J. W. December 29. Farmersville, Farmersville, Living&ton county. Samuel Wilson, W. M.; Alex. McGregor, S. W.; George A. Blivens, J. W. December 30. Everett, Everett, Cass county. Samuel E. Lickslider, W. M.; James Armstrong, S. W.; Wm. J. Edwards, J. W. January 10, 1871. Golden Rule, Jonesburg, ~:[olltgon1ery county. John J. Skinner, W. M.; Thomas Brooks, S. W.; James A. Godfrey, J. W. January 24. Pike, Curryville,Pike county. 'rllomas ReynOlds, W. IVI.; Jacob WIlliams, ~. W.; George Smith, J. W. Februa'ry 8. Decal, Pierce City, Lawrence county. James Fa.ll, "V. M.; John B. Perkins, S. W.; A. B. Charles, J. W. Februa'J'U Ii. Centre, Lebanon, Laclede count~.,.. O. S. Williams, M.; Daniel W. Faulh:ner, S. W.; Isaac Hoskinson, J. '\V. Februarv 18. Gavel, New Cambria, Macon county. Ed. vV. Norton, W. M.; Lee Lingo, S. W.; N, D. Stephenson, J. W.

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Ma1'ch7. Pythagoras, Cassville, Barry county. Charles S. Bryan, W. M.; Joseph Cravens, S. W.; C. D. Stubblefield, J. W. J.lfarch 7. Alexandria, Alexandria, Clarke county. John A. Biggs, W. M.; JamesBell,S. W.; Charles L. Becker,J. W. March 10. Meridian Sun, Austin, Cass county. D. H. Webster, W. M.; Geo. W. Durment, S. W. ; "'\V. H. Groster, J. W . .A.pril4. Ituria, Hannibal, Marion county. Jacob S. Bockee, W. M.; Spencer H. Anderson, S. W.; Jonathan K. Hayward, J. W . .A.pril17. Houston, Wellington, Lafayette county. Cyrus Osburn, W. M,.; Walter S. Dale,S. W.; George W. Embree, J. W. May 1. Montrose, Montrose, Henry county. John G. Thornton, W. M.; Elias Smith, S. W.; W. M. Blee, J. W. May 2. Unity, Richmond, Ray county. R. B. Rice, W. M.; Charles Rueh, S.. W.; John T. Quirk, J. W. May 5. Iberia, Iberia, Miller county. Wm. E. Wheeler, W. M.; G. W. Helms, S. W.; B. F. Brickey, J. W. May 17. Gower, Gower, Clinton county. John R. Creason, W. M.. ; John W. Westbrook, S. 'V.; James Roberts, J. W. May 26. Appleton City, Appleton City, St. Clair county. J. C. McFarland, W. M..; Jalnes Hodkins, S. W. ; R. H. Long, J. W. May 29. Jasper, Midway, Jasper county. Peter G. Boling, W. 1\'1.; Jacob Rankin, S. W.; Irvin H. Armstrong, J. W. June 28. Greensburg, Greensburg, Knox county. P. G. H. Barnett, Vol. M.; M.B.Crawford,S. W.; J. H.Pettit, J. W. June 31. Hunnewell, Hunne,vell, Shelby county. Alex. F. Barr. W. M.; A.ugustioe L. Yancey, S. W.; Andrew P. Vance, J. W. July 4. Cache, South St. Louis, St. Louis county. Richard W. Waters, W. M.; Benj. A. Dozier, S. W.; Frank J. Rice, J. W. Augwt 9. ProctorvIlle, Proctorville,. Caldwell county; Orrin Parker, W. M.; W. C. Broughton,S. ,Y.; Martin R. Streeter, J. W. Total issued by Grand ~faster 30 Renewed and issued by Gran d Lodge 21 = 51 U. D.

January 27. By order of the Grand Master, I issued a duplicate charter to Nevada Lodge, No. 229, at Alpha, Missouri, to replace the original, which was lost by fire on the night of January 9,1871. The original charter was dated May 29,1862. Oetobe'J" 5. Received the charter and seal of Nevada Lodge, No. 229, from R. W. Bro. J. E. Cadle, District Deputj" Grand Master, to whom they were surrendered, the members being unable to continue work on account of the losses alluded to, and the n1.embers being too fe\v in number. Feb1"Uary4. Transferred, bJ'r approbation of Grand Master, all the property, except jewels, seal, clothing and ,vorking tools of the late Meridian Lodge, No. 2, reluaining in the old hall, to Bro. Christ. Niemann, in consideration of pay.. ment by him of all claims agaillst said Lodge, amounting to about $581. Attested deeds to Cass Lodge, No. 147, for the property of the late Prairie Lodge, No. 90. Also, to the Marvin ,B""emalo Institntefor the property of Masonic College, as ordered by Grand Lodge and reported luore fully by the Grand Maste~

I have received from all sources siuC'e last report, the sum of Balance in treasury at last report Making a total of

$10,288 00 12,451 76 $22,789

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Warrants drawn on Grand Treasurer, including hall fund returned by order of Grand Lodge........... 14,871 50

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Leaving a balance in the treasury of

$7,868 26

I have complied with the order of the Grand Lodge in republishing three thousand copies of the Book of Constitutions, and the ,vork is before you. I mailed four copies to each of the subordinate Lodges for their use. SOURCE OF RECEIPTS.

From bills receivable P"rom sales of constitutions From dispensations and charters From hall fund since last report From Lodge dues

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. $100 00 . 1200 .. 950 00 . 41300 8,813 00

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$10,288 00 $274 50

Lodge dues credited by college certificates..................... DISBUBSEMEN'l'S.

Warrants for return of hall fund

$4,18340 850 00 2,89925

Charity allowances.................. .. Printing proceedings, Book of Constitutions and stationery

Postage.... .•.... 230 00 Bills payable and interest (Berkeley note)................................................... 3,302 50 College clainls. .••........ ...•.. 512 50 Office cases, expenses...... •.••••......... 22 00 On account of Bro. Dunscomb............ 201 35 Insurance.............................. 20 00 Advertisements of college proposals....................................................... . 3950 Portraits of Past Grand Masters................................................................... 45 00 Grand Secretary........ ....•. .•.... 2,500 00 Grand Tyler....................................................................................................... 150 00 Balance on hand Ootober 11, 1870

$15,37550 12,451 76

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Balance on hand. October 10, 1871, subject to appropriations at this session of Grand Lodge..... ..•... 7,868 26 Fraternally SUbmitted, GEO.. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary.

EXPULSIONS. REPOR'rED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPT. 1, 1871. PARTIES INTERESTED IN THIS LIST WILL REFER TO I-tEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCE, FOR RESTORATIONS, ETC.

No. of Narne oTpartu

...7Vo. oj Narrte of party.

Lodge.

5. 10. 11. 20. 21.

36. 41. 52. 58.

59. 61. 63. 64. 78. 84. ~9.

105. 110. 114. 116.

B. F. Hollowell. J. B. Jackson. - - Duncan. Joseph Henry. J. W. Hollenbeck. John Rnssel. Ezra Catlett. J. S. Roberts. Wesley Wright. M. K. Enocks.. A.. D. Ellis. A. S. Graves. (E. A. John 1-1. Moore.

T. R. Blakeley. B. J. Sha'w. Robert Stein, Buford West.. W. W. Rhodes. Tho. F. MeNeil, And. J. Teal. E. IJ. KiInmel, tras. M. BoswelL And.. J. Hn/fInan, Juo. W. \Voou. Jas. B. Miller.

125. 137. R. c. rrurner. lS9. Math. S~tvlIle, C. F. Jennings. 112. R. J. Burchaln, J. A. Hughes, J. L. Reed. 144. Jno. Marshall. lSd. Carroll Hn,rt~Y'.

Lodge. ~ 路 153. W. H. Caldwell. 155. .roseph Crews. 166. G. W. Longstreet. 172. L. L. Bratcher. 179. Samuel David. 184. J. W. Minish. 186. J. R .. Alexander. 187. J. M. l\1cKim, H. J. B'.l.ker. 197. Jno.. G. Miller, A. J. Allen, of South Macon Lodge 46, Illinois. 213. Frank Duffy, J. S. Dunnivire, D. 0 .. Gorman, Chas. E. Hall, W. H. Harris, T. O. Maupin. 217. B. T. Poe. 218. Andrew Browll. ~20. A. Hull. 231. Frank Neckrish, ( Jr. c.) 233. B. B. Putnam.. 242. Wm. M. Alkire. 2.57. Jas. R. Bnrns. 250. Jalnes Collin~. 262. W. B. Nichols. 286. F'. Vandenberg. 292. Elijah Wills, Thos. G.. Harvey, Chas. Oli vee :~2.5. David Gordon.

SUSPENSIONS. REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER, 1, 1871. PARTIES INTERESTED IN TRIS LIST WILL REFER TO THE REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON G1UEVANCE, FOR RESTORATIONS, ETCâ&#x20AC;˘

No. of J.Vame oj party. Lodge. 11. A. J. Hart, Henry Ellis, R. A. Allen, J. R. Russell. 18. Joseph H. McPheters. 19. David W. Campbell. 25. George W. Kaime. 28. Wm. O. Flavell. 3L F. M. Hutchinson. 34. A. V. McKee, C. P. Frazier. 43. Jno. Berry. 45. B. F. Robinson. 46. 1. H. Daniel, R. R. I'Ceith, J. T. Sullenger, B. D. Luckett, Jno. H. Wray. ~9. J. H. Sydenstryker. 52. Henry Detrich. 57. W. W. Orrick. 61. J. F. Yancy, Jno. L. Wiley. 66. Henry Arhist. 73. J. A. Blossom, S. M. Crockett, J. M. Garner, J. W. Gilliam, G. W. Harper. 77. Wm.:B\ Cole, J as. J. Halbert, Wm. Adair. 78- J. P. Grubb.

..i.'Vo.o! Name of party.

Lodge.

78.

79. 83. 84. 86.

93. 100. 106.

107.

109.

J. S. Bradshaw, H. Bruckinrode, W. H. High, J. J. Rurtell, G. W. Lewis, Wm. Lewis, J. L. Mayo, Isadore Pullen, A. Moore, C. W. Stockman, Henry Smyzee, G. W. Tracy, Jno. 'Vells, T. M. Haynes, W . .T. Logue. G. W. Bissell. Alfred Case, Jas. Z. Martin. J. L. Cartwright. J. Buckman" Wm. McCready, Wm. Moore, J. C. Brewer, A. O. Wilson. Jas. C. Jennings. B. C. Hubbard. J as. M. Farris, W. H. Wood, F. M. Snow, R. W. Henderson. Jesse Turner, Roland Flournoy. J as. M. Giddings.

1871.J No.of Nameo/party.

Lodge.

109. Jas. L. Hubbell, C. H. De Forest, Cbas. Porter, Jno. L. Waters, Martin L. Byles, Thos. W. Smith, Chas. A. McCuesney. 110. Josiah ~L Anthony. 116. Wm. T. Foster. 123. Chas. Harris. 133. V. R. Yancey. 142. W. O. Hall, A. M. Reed. 147. G. M. L. Wright, W. A. Robertson. 158. Geo. W. Creatle. 159. Benj. Smith. 163. John Smith, Wm. L. Austin, T. M. Barron, Ed. M. Burr, Jos. Grable, Chas. H. Hawkins, Hugh McFee, Z. B. Moore, W. S. Seaman, Jno. N. Tivy, J. W. Wills. 170. R. E. Read. 171. T. W. Hand, J. Drurey, J. H. Worthington, T. R. Ledford.

Appendix. No.of Lodge. 171. 174. 176. 179.

188.

216. 218. 220. 221. 231. 236. 238. 246. 263. 265.

279. 302. 812. 833. 842. 347.

365.

269

'7\7':

..LY

ame OJ,.;' party_

D. Forbes. T. W. Steward. Francis Paxton. F. C. Krayer, T. D. Maurice, Jesse T. Gray, Jno. Baily. Daniel Manning. J. C. Mi whell. Isaac N. Thomas. J. M. Wise. L. D. Simpson. Geo. F. Boswell. Jno. Hubbard. James McOlohan. A. F. Trainer. Geo. W. Case, J. A. Scruggs. D. B. Washington, Thos. Clal1cb, Smith Keith. D.,M. Dougherty. Hugh Muldrow, (F. C. ) P. M. Wood. Isaiab Campbell. H. C. Kibbie. Andrew Wray, .T. M. Muse. W. W. Robbins, of Friendship Lodge, 89, Barnsville, Ohio. Wm. Roberts, by Border Lodge, U. D.

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI NEAH. OTHER GRAND LODGES.

State. Alabama Arkansas Connecticut ChilL Canada Colorado California Delaware District of Columbia England li"lorida Georgia Iowa Il1in01s Idaho Indiana Kentucky Kansas Louisiana Maine Michigan MissIssippi.. ~Iinnesota

Maryland Massaohusetts ~{ontana

New York North Carolina New Jer:::,ey New Brunswick Nevada

Nebraska New Hampsbire Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania

Name. Post Office. Daniel Sayre l\fontgomery. Elbert H. English Little Rock. Eliphalet G. Storer New Haven. Jose Mondalado Valparaiso. Tl1os. BIrd Harris..............•.....Hamilton, Ontario. Ed. C. Parmlee Georgetown. Alexander G. Abell San Francisco. Jno. P. Allmond Wilmington. Benj. Brown French!: Washington. Braxton Baker London. DeW1tt C. Dawkins Monticello. J. Emmet Blackshear Macon. Theo. Sutton Parvin low~1"City. .'£h08. J. Turner Freeport. Jonas W. Brown ldaho City. Wm. Hacker l:::;hel byville. J. M. S. McCorkle Louisville. M. S. Adams Leavenworth. Jno. A. Stevenson New Orleans. Ira Berry Portland. S. C. Coffin bury Kalamazoo. Chas. 1\ Murphy Durant. Chas. W. Nash St. Pn.ul, Jno. S. Berry Baltill1ore. Joo. I{. Hall Boston. H. L. Hosmer Virginia City. l\I. J. DrulumOlld 3,31 Gri1ud St., N. Y. R. V-i". Best Raleigh. JosephH. Hough .'l"renton. Wm. F. Hunting St. Johns. W. A. M. Van Bokkelen ."Virginlu. J. N. Wise Plattsmouth. Williarn Barrett Nashuu. Howard Mathe,vs .t. Cincinnati. Jno. McCracken Portland. Joseph H. Livingston Philadelphhl.

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Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin Washington Terrltory \Vest Virginia

Charles D. Greene Ohas. S. Bruns John Frizzell Geo. H. Bringhurst Henry Clark Wm. B. Isaacs Henry L. Palmer Thos. M. Reed W m • J. Bates

271 Providence. Charleston. Nashville. Houston. Poultney. Richmond. Milwaukee. Olympia. Wbeeling.

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REPRESENTATIVES FROM FOREIGN GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

State.

Name.

Alabama Geo. Frank Gouley California Geo. Frank Gouley Connectictlt Jno. D. VinciI Canada Geo. Frank Gouley Colorado Wm. N. Loker Delaware Geo. Frank Gouley Florida Geo. Frank Goule~T Georgia Geo. Prank Gouley Iowa Jno. D. Vincil Illinois Martin ColIins Idaho Geo. Frank Gouley Kentuclry Wm. E. Robinson Kansas Thos. E. Garrett Louisiana Thos. E. Garrett Mississippi.. Geo. Frank Gouley Minnesota Samuel H. Saunders Montana Paris S. Pfouts Ne\v Jersey Oscar F. Potter New Brunswick Geo. Frank Gouley Nebraska Geo. Frank Gouley New Hampshire Geo. Frank Gouley North Carolina B. O. Austin Nevada Geo. Frank Gouley Nov*t Scotia Geo. Frank Gouley Ollio Jno. D. Vincil Oregon Geo. Frank Gouley Pfounsylvania Geo. Frank Gouley ~outh Carolina Geo. Frank Gouley Tennessee...........•...............Geo. Frank Gouley Texas Jno. B. Maude Washington Ter Geo. Frank Gouley

Post Office. St. Louis. St. Louis. Columbia. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. st. Louis. St. Louis. Columbia. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. st. Louis. St. Louis. Otterville. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. New Bloomfield. St. Louis. St. Louis. Oolumbia. St. Louis~ St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis.

GRAND LODGES AND ADDRESS OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

State. Name. .Addre8s. Alabama Daniel Sayre Montgomery. Arkansas......•.....................Luke E. Barber Little Rock. California Alexander G. Abel. San Francisco. Canada Thomas B. Harris Hamilton, Ontario. E. C. Parmlee Georgetown. Colorado Connecticut J oseph K. Wheeler Hartford. Delaware John P. Allmond Wllmington. District of Columbia Noble D. Larner...•...................Washington. Florida D. C. Dawkins Jacksonville. Georgia J. Emmett Blackshear Macon. Idaho H. E. Prickett•..........................Boise Oity. Illinois · Orlin H. Miner Sp:ringtield. Indiana John M. Bramwell Indianapolis. Iowa T. S. Parvin lowa Oity. John H. Brown Leavenwortb.. Kansas Kentucky J. M.. S. McOorkle Louisville. Louisiana James C. Bacbelor, M.D New Orleans. Maine ~ Ira Berry Portland. Maryland , Jacob R. Medairy Baltimore. Massaehusetts Chas. A. Titus Boston.. Michigan J ames Fenton Detroit. Minnesota William S. Oombs St. Paul. Mississippi......................•...J .. L. Power Jackson. Montana Hez. L. Hosmer Virginia City. Nebraska Robert W. Furnas Brownville. Nevada Jno. Curtis Currie Virginia. New Brunswick Wm. F. Bnnting St. John. New Hampshire Abel Hutohins Concord. Joseph H. Hough, M. D Trenton. New Jersey New York James M. Austin, M. D New York. North Carolina. Donald W. Batn Raleigh. Nova Scotia Benj. Curren Halifax. Ohio John D. Caldwell Cincinnati. Oregon J. E. Hurford Portland. Pennsylvania John Thomson Philadelphia. Rhode Island Charles D. Greene..........•.........Providence. South Carollna B. Rush Campbell.. Cbarleston. Tennessee J ohn Frizzell Nashville. Texas George H .. Brlnghurst Houston..

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vermont................â&#x20AC;˘............Henry Clark Virginia John Dove, ]\>1. D Washington Thomas 1\1. Reed West Virginia Thomas H. Logan Wisconsin W. T. Palmer

273 Rutland. Richmond. Olympia. Wheeling. Milwaukee.

ABROAD. Grand Lodge of England John Hervey

Grand Orient of France 1\L Thevenot Grand Lodge of Ireland Charles vYalmsley Grand Lodge of Italy L. Frappoli Grand Lodge of Scotland..Alexander J. stewart Grand Lodge of Germany.Fried. 'Vilh. Leop. Niltiseh Grand Orient of Belgiurn..l\L Themerin Gr. Lodge of Three Globes.Carl. Ii'. Alex. Pekmann Royal York Grand Lodge.Martin Chris. Fred. Bier Grand Orient ofPeru Romo R. Morales Grand IJodge of Ohili Jose Maldonado

Lond. B'reemasons'IIall. Paris, 16, Rue de Cadet. Dublin. Florence. Edinbnrg. B~rlin.

Brussels. Berlin, Prussia. Berlin, Prussia.. Lima. Valparaiso.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION.

The following amendments were presented and read once by the Grand Master, as provided by the law, and ordered printed with the proceedings, for the oonsideration of the subordinate Lodges, and to be voted on at the next annual communication of tbe Grand Lodge: Pir.st-Otlered by Bro. R. E. Anderson: Resolved That Sections 2and 3 of Article II. of the Constitntion of the Grand Lodge of A.'F. and A. M' of the State of Missouri, be stricken out, and the fol.. lowing be substituted in i ieu thereof: SECTION 2. Whenever the Worshipful Master of any Lodge shall be unable to attend the commuuications of the Grand Lodge, be may depute any member of bis own Lodge, of equal rank with himself, as proxy, to represent him ill the Grand Lodge' and whenever the Wardens, or either of them, shall be unable to attend the communications of 1he Grand Lodge, they, or either of them, may depu te any Master Mason who shall be a member of his own Lodge as proxy to represent them. The proxy, so deputed, shall be entitled to the same privileges and perform the same duties of him or them whose proxy he or they rnay hold. Such deputation shall be in writing, and signed by the officer giving the proxy. ~EC. 3. On every question which may come before the Grand Lodge for decision, each subordinate Lodge t by its representatIve or representatives present, shall be entitled to cast five votes, all of which shall be given on the same side i and the representatives of each Lodge, respectively, by a majority, shall deciaeon which side of the question the votes of their Lodge shall be cast, and if the representatives present shall be equally diVided, the ranking officer shall cast the Lodge vote; and each officer and member of the Grand Lodge present shall be entitlt...d to cast one vote; but no one in his own right, or by proxy, shall cast nlOfB than one vote, besides the Lodge vote. Second-Offered by Bro. R. E. Anderson. The following amendment to Section 1 of Article V. of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of A. F. andA.M.toftheStateof Missouri, is hereby proposed; said section to be amended by adding thereto the following: Pro1'ided, that nothing contained in subdivision fourth or eighth of this sectioll shall be so construed as to authorize the Grand Lodge to ilnpobe upon subordinate Lodges, or brother Masons, any unusual tax, for any purpose, nor any tax Whatever tor the purpose of investment in real estate, or personal property, or any speculative enterprise2 until a resolution, declaring the amount of such tax, and the purpose for which It is proposed to be collected,shall have been offered at tl regular communication of the Grand Lodge, and thereafter proceeded with in the manner provided in the next section for amendments to the constitution; and suell tax shall only become lawful on being nttified in the manner therein provided for the adoption of such amendments. Thi?路d-OtIered by Bro.. D. J. Heaston: Resolved, That the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of A. F. and A.

~I. oitha State of Missouri be amended by adding the following, ,vhich, ,vhen adopted, shall become Section 3 of Article IV. : SECTION 3. Each Lodge represented in the annual communications of the Grand Lodge shall annually receive from the Grand Lodge three dollars for each day the Lodge is represented in such annual comrllunieatioll, and ten cents for every mile from the place where the Lodge is held to the pla~e the Grandt Lodge is held, the distance to be determined by the nearest usual travelet

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route' Provided, That the amount of such mileage andpe?" diem received by the representa tive, does not exceed one-half of the anlount of dues paid in. The apportionment of rnileage and per diem, and the payment of the same to be arranged and determined by a standing committee, acting under such regulations as the Grand Lodge may from time to time determine by resolution. No representative shall receive any apportionment from such fund who is not a regular attendant upon the Grand Lodge or shall be excused by tile Grand Master or Grand Lodge. Fourth-By Bro. C. F. Leavitt. Anlend Section 1 of Article II. of the Book of Constitutions so that it shall read as follows: SEOTION 1. The Grand Lodge shall consist of the following officers and members with rank and title: A J.1fost Worshipful G'rand Master. A. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master. A Right lVorshipjul Senior Grand Warden. A R~ght Worshipful Junior G'rand Warden. A Right Worshipful Trea$Ure1·. A. Right Worsh'l-pjul Seeretary• .A Right lV01'shipjul Lecture')-. A Right Worsh~pfu,l District Deputy Grand Master• .A Wo'rshipjul Grand Chaplain• .A lVor~h~plul Grand Orator. Two Grand Marshals. .A. Grand Swo'rd Bearer. A senior Grand Deacon. A Junior Grand Deacon. Two (~rand Stewards. A Grand Purs-uivant. A Grand 'lYler. The Worshipful M~1ster and \Vardells, for the time being, of the several chartered Lodges,- or their legally appointed proxies; Past Grand officers of this Grand Lodge, and Past Masters who have been dUly elected Masters of Lodges within this Grand jUriSdiction! and who still relnain members of Lodges J shall be honorary members, but sha 1 not be entitled to a vote. Fifth-By Bro. Samuel A. Gilbert. Amend Section 3 Article II. of the Constitution by adding thereto the fol.. lOWing: Provided, that any member shall, in addition to his vote in his own

right, have the right to cast as many votes as he may have legal proxies.

Sixth-By Bro. R. E. Anderson. Amend Section 2 of Article V. of the Constitution bY' striking out the entire section and insert In lieu thereof: Any alteration or amendment of this constitution shall be reduced to Writing and read on three several days, and be published with the proceedings ot' this Grand Lodge and lie over until the next annual communication and SlUtH be again reitd, and, if approved by two-thirds of the members present, shall become a part ot" the constItution ot" this Grand Lodge.

[NOTE.-8ee Section 2, .A.rticle V., in "Book of Constitutions," page 9, which defines the manner of voting on propositions to amend the CONSTITUTION; and each Secretary is expected to certify to the vote of each proposition, under seal of the Lodge, (on a separate sheet of paper from the annual returns), as follows: H This is to certify that the proposition to amend the Constitution, as offered by Bro. - - , and nurnbered - in proceedings., was read at three se'Veralstated C01nmunieations oj this Lodge, and the vote being put in the form prescribed, there were 'recorded infavor oj the sarne -votes, and in the negat'Lve, - - votes. Attest: -. -. - - , Worshipful Master. -. -. - - , f.leC'·eta'ry." This instruction applies also to such Lodges as may;:"'have heretofore voted upon the foregoing propositions, as they are again offered for new consideration. There must be a separate certificate of the vote on each proposition.-GRAND SEOR.&TARY.J

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS.

-F'irsf-By Bro. R. F. Kennedy:

Amend Art. 18, By-Laws of Grand Lodge, Sec. 27: In all trials for the viola~ tlon of any of the by-laws of the Grand l.Jodge, or of any subol'(1inate LodgE' and all offenses against Masonic usages, the acting Master of the Lodge sIla-li decide all questions of la"w, and the relevallc:;y of testilnony. Sf'('ond-By Bro. J110. B. Best:

Alnend . .<\..rt. 16, Sec. 21, of By-La\vs, by striking out the word " tlft~"," and insert H twenty-five." Third-By Bro. T. C. Harrison:

Anlend Art. 16, Sec. 21, of By-Laws, by striking out the \vorde, "fifty cents;' aud insert in lieu thereof" one dollar." Fourth-By Bro. T. E. Shepherd:

Amend .A..rt. 1, Sec. 1, of By-Laws; by striking out the words flay," and insel:t in lieu thereof the words" third l\fonday.路'

I-leconcl Mon-

The foregoing were read on three several days of the annual conlnuluiea. See Sec. 2 of Art. XX., on page 36, of the Book of Constitutions, which applies to the vote by LodgeH on these propositions.-GRAND SEC. tiOll, and ordered printed with the proceedings.

CENTRAL FEMALE COLLEGE.

From the 1st of February, 1872, the Marvin Female Institute at Lexington, will be known by the name of "Central Female College," and the same obliga,tions entered into between the Grand Lodge and the Institute will be carri€'<l out by the College, viz. : ~Iissouri,

!'he Grand Lodge has the right to keep constantly at the College thirty daughters of deceased and indIgent l\laster ~fasons, free of tuition charge, they boarding in the College and pa:y'ing their own expenses, except tuition.

The religious proclivities of these students are not to be interfered with, contrary to such directions u.s their parents or guardians may dictate. Applications for admisbion of Masonic beneficiaries Inust be made through the committee appointed bj'" the Grand Lodge; and the fact of the father having

died while in good Masonic standing, or the father novv living being such, can })€l ('ertified to by the nettrest Lodge, or by SOUle brother known to the com· B:ljtte~.

The undersigned are the COffiluittoe for the current year, and application rnay he lllade to either of them, who will consult with the others. JNO. E. RYLAND, Lexington. GEO. FRANK GOULEY, St. Louis, . .-\.LLAN 1"IcDOWELL, Greenfield.

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~872. The Fifty..second Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the Htate of Missouri will be held in the City of St. Louis, commencing at 10 o'clock on the morning of the tlrst Tuesday ~"tfter the second J.\ilonday of October, A. L. 5872.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

A Annual Address.. •.... 9 Report on 45 Annual Election 60 lippeal Case of D. W. Carpenter 61 Joseph Henry 61 E. S. Dicl;.: son 61 E. S. Woog.......................................................................................................... 62 J. L. Cartrigh t.... 62 Wm. T. ]"oster :........ 62 V. R. yancey................................................... 62 R. C. Turner........ 63 Mathew Saville........................................................................... 63 Jno. ~!arsllall...................................................................................................... 63 W. H. Caldwell................................................................................................... 63 Carroll Harty '" 63

Aquila Beck...... Josiah McCary S. D. Bowlter......

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J. R. Arnold :............................................................... R. S. Duncan......... L. D. Morse............ Thos. S. Davis............................................... Arlington Lodge V8. Pleasant l\ft. Lodge............................................... Thos. J. Hartly H. O. Kibbee....................................................................................................... Accounts, Report on.................................... Alsace and Lorraine................................................................................................ Appeal of J. W. Cheno'Yveth · Appointm.ents· of Grand Officers................................................... Accused in Jail......................................................................................................... Amendluents, Votes...

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69 74 27

B Ballots, First and Second BY-Laws, Signing Ballot, Speaking before...... Book of Constitutions......

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By-La,\vs, Report on............................................. Breckenridge Lodge Dues remitted Beck, .L\.., \.ppeal of............................................... Bowker, S. D., Appeal of

52 59 63 63

c Credentials, Report on............................................................................................ 4 Charges, No l1ew, at Trial Z7 Committee, MaJority of, must report Z7 Citlzensllip and Masonry 32 Chicago Relief ··.. ····· 41, 43 Committees, Standing......... 43 Chartered Lodges, Report on 5~ Carpen ter, D. \V., Appeal of............ 61 Cartrigllt, Jos. L., " " 62 Cald\vell, w.,... H., ...•.. 63 Chenoweth, J .. W., 69 Certificates of Proxies 70 Charity, Report on.................. 70 College Claims, Report on 71

D Decisions by Grn,nd J\'!aster Dimit, Right of...... when granted...... under fals@ pretenses......................................................................................... Dismission of Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft District Lecturers..................................................... Di'3trict Deputy Grand Master cannot dimit Dl,.lnSComb, W. E 41, Dimits by Lodges U. D 47, Dickson, E. S., Appeal of............... Dun(~an,

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DO" 'vis, T. S.,

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Deputy Grand Masters' Reports, Reports on Lecturers, Reports on Lecture System revised....... Deputy Grand Masters, Appointment of

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E Election, Special Hour for Allnual........................

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F Fees and Donations Fees, Rettlrn of...... RegUlation of.................. Foster, Wm. T., Appeal of

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G Grievance) Report on Grand Lecturer, Pay of Report on

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H Houston, Jno. F Halls, Unsafe.. Renry, Jos., Appeal of Harty, C., "" Hartly, T. 3'.,

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I Illinois Case, Report on......

J Jurisdiction, Lines of..... Local...................•....................................•................................•.•......................... State ···· ···· Waiver of 28, Questions of......... Jurisprudence, Report on Jackson Lodge, No. 82, Dues remitted................................................................. I

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H. C., Appeal of..............................................................

L Lodges U. D., Report

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Majority of Members under Chal·ges Marvin Institute Masonic Hall Association Mericlian Lodge, No.2 Marshall, Jno., Appeal of McCary, J., "" Morse, L. D.,

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o Objection, Rigllt of... Officers must serve Twelve Montl1s cannot dimit. Office for Grand Secretary

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Petition bj"r Non-affiliates............................................. Proxy, No Installation by ':'. Prairie Lodge, No. 90, Propert:y' of......... Printing Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters Portraits Pay ot· Grand IJecturer....

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Proxies, Certificates of......... .â&#x20AC;˘.. Printing Proceedings Proposed Amendrnents.................................................

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13 Be-examination of rejected parties :.......... 28 RecoIlciliations................................. 31 Restoratiol1 of J. W. Chenoweth 69 Report of Grand Master.......................................................................................... 9 Report on Credentials.................. 4 Chicago 43 Foreign Correspondence 44, 79 Gralld l\Iaster's Address................................................ 46 Bro. W. E. Dllnscomb....................................................................................... 48 Transportation 51 By.. Laws................................................................................................................ 52 IJodges U. D..................................... 5:3 Illinois Case......................................................................................................... 56 Special Jtlrisprudence......................................................................................... 51} Meridian Lodge 58 Cllartered Lodges........ 59 Grievance.......................................... 00 Accounts......... 6.5 l\tIasonic Hall...................................................................................................... H6 Jllrisprlldence..................... {il Ways and Means................................................................................................ ()i:{ Portraits......... 6i) College Claims................... 71 Ci-rancl Secretary's Office.................................................................................... 72 District Deputy Grand Master and Lecturer 72 Resolution of Bro. C. Thaw 70 C. F. Leavitt 48, 70 D. J. I-Ieaston.. 71 A. L. McGregor...... 69 S. RtlSSell 51 J. O. Jalnlson............................................ :>1 llo

s Hummons Suspension, Definite.................. Siclr, Taking care of............................. Suspension, Reinstating after State Lines......... Saville, 1\'1., Appeal of

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T Trial, Dtle Notice of.. Voting at of Suspended l\fasolls........................ No new ch~rges at............................................................................................. Postponement of Thanks for Courtesies _ 41, Transportation 51, Turner, R. C., Appeal of.......................

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