1847 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri

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ST. LOUIS: KEEMLE & FIELD, PRINTERS.

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AN adjonrned Annual Communication of the 1.\lost

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Worshipful Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted' Missouri, was held at the Masonic Masons, of the State Hall, in the 'City of St. Louis, on the third l\1onday, (th6 15th day,) of March, A, D. 1847, A. L. 5847.

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WEllE PRESENT:

GRAND OFFICERS.

R. W. JOHN D. TAYLOR, Deputy Grand Master. ,~ " J. F. L. JACOBY, Sr. Gr. JiVarden, pro tern.

-', " SAM'L. A. BOWEN, Jl路. Gr. Warden, pTU tem. " " JOHN S. \VATSON, Gr. T1'easurer. " " FRED'C. L. BILLON, Gr, Secretary. " " AND'W. 'M. TUTT, Dis. Dep. G. ill., 6th Dis. War. Rev. E. C. HUTCHINSON, Grand Chaplain. do. do. " " JOBN H. HUGHES, " THOS. T. ASHBY, do. do. " " RICHARD BOND, do. do. " CHARLES LEVY, Sr. Gr..

Deacon. " " ROB'T. E. HILL, Jr,. Gr. IJeacon. " WM. HUMPHREYS, Grand Steward. " GEO. WILSON, Grand Steward.

Bro. ESRQM OWENS, Grand Tyler. '

MEMBERS.

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W. W. ,: "

J. W. S. MITCHELL, JOSEPH FOSTER, GEO. H. C. MELODY, A. T. DOUGLASS,

Past Grand Master.

Past Dep. Gr. Master. do. do. do.

Past Sen'r. Gr. Warden.

4 BRo. NATHANIEL CHILDS, W. .M. Naphtali Lotig£, No. 25.

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J. W. CRANE, JNO. ,V. HANS,ON, NATH'L. P. KUNKLE, JOSEPH .C.BOWER, J. W. LANGHORNE, CYRUS OSBORNE, GEO. A. KJeF, . JAS. CLOWDESLEY, SAM'L. T. RHODES, JAMES H. ROBINSON, EDW. G. SIMONS, A. H. McDANALD, JAMES A. TUTT,

do. do. " do. '; " do.

W. oM. St. John's Lodge, " ce do.

Jr. W. do.

W. N. Lafayette Lodge, " Sr. W. do. do. " do.

P . .M. do. " h do.

P. JU. do.

Sr. TV. College. do. " Sr. W. Danville do. " W • .71-1. Polar Star Lodge, " do.

Sr. W. do. " W. M. Dana Lodge, " Sr. W. Jr. W·

25.

25.

28.

28, 32.

32.

32.

32.

70.

72.

79.

79.

83.

REPRESENT ATIVES. BRO.

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ZACHARIAH G. DRAPER, THOMAS LEONARD, HUDOLPH HAWPE, JAMES STORY, A. EMORY,

St. John's Lodge, Lafayette Lodge, Arrow-Rock Lodge, 1J1.arshall Lodge, Lebanon Lodge,

" 28. " 32.

,; 55. " 65. " 77,

And a number of visiting Brethren.

At 12 o'clock, lVI., the Right'Vorshipful Deputy Grand Master proceeded to call the Grand Lodge to labor In

line form.

The Throne of Grace was addressed by the Reverend Brother Ashby, one of the Grand Chaplains.

The R. W. Deputy Grand Master appointed Brothers Levy, Jacoby and Kunkle, a Committee on Credentials.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until half-past 2 o'clock, P. M.

MONDAY AFTERNOON, l\Lo\RCH

15, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor In line form.

[1.] The Committee on Credentials reported the following Lodges duly represented, viz:

5 Missoufi:r

)10; 1, by JNO. D. TAYLOR.

17, " 1. F.L. JACOBY. SN. CHILDS, J. W. CRANE, and JOHN W. 25," ~ HANSON. ' 28 " S)N· P. KUNKLE, Z.. G. ~RAPER,and JOS,EPH , ~ C.BOWE~, 32, " 5J. W. ~ANGHORNE, CYRUS OSB0RNE,and ( GEO. A. KICE. 55, " RUDOLPH HAWPE. 65, ,~ JAMES ,STORY. 68) '" A •. M. TUTT. 69, ""ROB'T. E. HILL. 7{), " SAMUEL T. RHODES. 72; ". RICHARD BOND, JAMES H. R0BINSON. 77; " A. EMORY, 79, " E. G. SIMONS, A. H. McDANALD. 8~· " JAMES A. TUTT.

ClarksVille, Ndphtal~

St. John's, Lafayette, J1rrow-Rock, .Marshall,

Tebo, Alexandria,

College, Danville, Lebanon, Polar-Star,

Dana,

Fourteen Lodges present, no quorum.

CHARLES LEVY, ~ , F. L. JACOBY, (Committee.

N. P. KUNKLE, )

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Whereupon the Grand Lodge was called from labor.·until to-morrow, Tuesday, March 16th, at 10 o'clock, A. M.

TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH

16, 1847.

The, Grand Lodge was called to labor In form.

Present, in addition to yesterday: ,R. W. E. S. RUGGI.ES,

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Gr. Warden, presiding.

MEMBERS.

BRO. " " " " "

EDWARD KLEIN, JAS. L.JAMISON, W. R. DAWSON, ClIARLES H. BO'WER, THOS. S. MILLER, FRANKLIN BENTLEY,

W. M. Sr. W. Jr. W.

P. M. P. M. W. M.

St. Louis Lodge, No.2~, ,do., do.

"20. do. do. " 20.

St. John's do.

"28. do. do.

"28.

Rocheport do. " 67.

REPRESENT ATIVES .

.BRO. JOHN AMONET, Tyro Lodge, " REV. THOS. H. CAPERS, Napldali Lodge, "" H. C. MARTHENS1 do. do.

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No. 12.

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6 Bho. 'VM. H. BLOCK, 7"roy Lodge, l' HUGH P. SEXTON, .Mount Moriah Lodge, " SAM'L. STEINMENTZ, Livingston do.

No. 34. " 40. ~, 51,

And. others, Visitors.

[2.] The Committee on Credentials reported the following Lodges represented, in addition to those of yesterday, viz: Tyro, No. 12, by E. s. RUGGLES; JOHN AMONET. st. Louis, 20, E. KLEIN,.T. L. JAMISON, WM. R. DAWSON. l(

Napht'ali, 25, " THOS. H. CAPERS, H. C. MARTHENS. Troy, 34, l ( WM. H. RLO.CK. ltIount Moriah, 40, l ( HUGH P: SEXTON. L'ivingston, 51, l ( SAM'L. STEINMENTZ. Rocheport, 67, l ( FRANKLIN BENTLEY. And, with those reported yesterday, making twenty Lodges present, being a quorum to transact business.

CHARLES LEVY, ~ J. F. L. JACOBY, Committee.

N. P. KUNKLE,

The committee appointed under resolution (35, page 20,) of October last, to prepare and send to each Lodge in jurisdiction a Circular relative to the removal of the Masonic College, reported: That they had discharged the duty assigned them, and had received no propositions for the location of the same, and asked to be discharged; and,

On motion of Bro. Capers, said committe.e were accordingly discharged.

Bro. Grand Secretary presented returns from Weston Lodge, No. 53; Marshall, No. 65, and Teho, No. 68, due at'October Communication. Referred to a Committee on Work of sub-Lodges, consisting of Brothers Kunkle, Jacoby, Draper, and Bond.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor untit 3 o'clock,

P.M. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH

16, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.路 The Lodges were called and no quorum present.

, Bro. Mitchell moved, [3.] "That the proper officer be sent after the absent 路members,"

Which, being seconded, was discussed, and, with a view of settling the principle as to the power of the Grand Lodge in the premises, "ras decided in the affirmative.

An appeal of James H. Freeman, from the decision of Wakanda Lodge, No. 52, expelling him from the privileges of Masonry, and accompanying documents, just re.ceived by Bro. Grand Secretary, were presented, and, on motion, were referred to a Select Committee., composed of Brothers Marthens, Bowen, and Capers.

REPORT-Oj Committee on Chartered Lodges.

[4.] They have examined the returns of Tebo Lodge, No. 68, for 1846; J1farshall, "65," 1846.; IVeslon, "53, from 1843to 1846, inclusive; And find the work of Tebo Lodge all correct, and with it have sent up a list of officers, &c.

Marshall 55, and Weston 53, have sent a list of officers and members, &c., but .vithout an abridged trtlnscript of their proceedings.

All 'which is respectfully submitted.

J. F. L. JACOBY,Chairllla1t.

Certain resolutions from Dana Lodge, No. 83, were read and referred to Brothers l\larthens, Bowen and Ca.pers.

Bro. Grand Secretary presented and read a letter from Brother P. W. Nowlin, of Arrow Rock, communicating his actio~ under resolution (28, page 18) of last Octo-路 bel' Communication, relatIve to the sale of the house and lot in Arrow Rock, whicn was approved; and he was fully authorized to have the conveyance made in the manner therein suggested.

On motion of Bro. Mitchell, [5.J Resolved, That the .members of the Grand Lodge, now present, are hereby pledged to use all honorable means in their power for the growth and prosperity of the Masonic College, at whatever point it may be penllanchtly located.

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The Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow morning, the 17th inst., at 9 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY MORNING,

l\Lo\RcH 17, 1847.

The G. Lodge was called to labor-a quorum present.

The路 committee to whom was referred certain resolutions from Dana Lodge, No 83, made the following REPORT: [6.] That they have examined the proceedings and resolutions of Dana Lodge~ No. 83, on the subject of the initiation of Enos J. McDaniel, by Landmark Lodge, No. 64, while re3iding under the jurisdidion of Dana Lodge; and recommend that Landmark Lodge be notified by the Grand Secretary, not to advance the said McDaniel to any degree, without the consent of Dana Lodge; and that it is unmasonic to receive a petition, when it is known that the candidate resides within the jurisdiction of another Lodgp., without the unanimous consent of said Lodge.

S. A. BOWEN, H. C. MARTHENS, T. H. CAPERS.

The foregoing report was laid OIl the table; subsequently taken up and adopted.

The same committee to whom was referred the application, and documents accompanying, of James H. Freeman, appealing from the decision of 'Vakallda Lodge, No. 52, expelling him from the privileges of l\1asonry, REPORT: [7'.1 That after a

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examination of the case, they recommend that the proceedings in the case, and the confirmation by this Grand Lodge, be reconsidered.

Said report was adopted, and, on motion of Bro. Bowen, said case was subsequently remanded to Wakanda Lodge, for a new hearing in the matter.

On motion of Br0. A. M. _Tntt, {8.] RC8011'ed, That for the instt\lction of this Grand Lodge, and for the purpose of adopting a fnore u:1ifo:-tn ~ystem of work, that P. G. M. Foster, be re-

9 quested to exemplify the work of the Baltimore Convention before thIs body, to-morrow afternOOl1.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until 3 o'clock,

P. M.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH

17, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor; ttt ampIe Present, in addition:

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OFF I C ERS:

M. W. JOHN RALLS, R. W. REv. WM HURLEY, W. HOARD ROBERTS:,

Grand Afaster.

Grand Lecturer.

Gra.nd Marshal.

MEMBERS: M. W. S. W. B. CA~~EGY, BRO. A. D. SPRAGUE, " SAM'L. T. GLOVER, " PARKER DUDl;EY, " STANTON BUCKNER, ce GEO. A. KIGER, " A, LIGHTBURNE, ."

HARVEY FITE, " H. B. CALLAHAN, " THOS. B. EDGAR, -', J AS. O. BROADHEAD, .(( JOHN A. TUTT,

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Past Gra11d ]l1a.ster. lV. M. Palmyra Lodge, No. 18. do. do.

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St. W. do. do.

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P.]lf. do. do.

"18.

P. IrI. do. do.

"18.

P. ]rI. P. lIf. L'iberty Lodge,. " 31.

Sr. W. Cooper M. "36.

W. fIf. Platte City Lodge," 56. do." 74.

Sr. W. TVmoran W. M. Bowling- Gr~en do." 75.

P. M. Dana Lodge, "83.

REPRESENTATIVES: THOS. L. ANDERSQN, Palmyra Lodge, FRED'C. GARLICHS, Liberty do., B. F. BAKER, lVltkanrla Lodge, J. B. MARTIN, Platte City do., JOSHUA LEAKEY, Richlllo;ld do., T. J. C. FAGG, Bowling-Green Lodge, ELIAS P. WEST, IudeprlUlellce do.,

No. 18. " 31.

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52.

56.

57.

75.

76,

And a large number of visiting Brethren.

The Committee on Credentials reported the following Lodges represented, in addition to those before reported, VIZ:

10 Missouri, Palmyra, New London, Liberty,

Cooper, lVakanda, Platte City, Richmond, Monticello,

Warren, Bowling-Green,

Indepcndence,

No.1, 18 , 21, 31, 36, 52, 56, 57, 58, 74, 75, 76,

by ~RED'C. L. BILLON.

" SA,'G. SPRAGU.E, S. T. GLOVER, TROS. L. ~ ANDERSON.. " W. H. VARDEMAN. " A. LIGHTBURNE, F. G.A:RLICHS. " HARVEY· FITK " B. F. BAKER.. ", H. B. CALLAHAN, J. B. l\lARTIN. " JOSHUA LEAKEY. " HOARD ROBERTS. " T. B. EDGAR. " j. O. BROADHEAD, T. J. -C~-FAGG. " ~LIAS P. WEST.

Two appeal cases from Cooper Lodge, No. 36, with the papers, were presented and referred to the proper committee On motion of Bro. Draper, [10. J Rcsolved, That as soon as the Masonic College shaH be located at a new site, as now contemplated, the farm, buildings, and real estate, hitherto purchased for the Masonic College of Missouri, shall be sold for the best price that can be obtained for the same, on such terms as the M. 'V. Grand Lodge may direct; and the proceeds thereof sacredly appropriated to the purcbase of a scientific apparatus, and a library, for said institution, and the further endowment of the same.

On motion of Bro. Klein, [l1.J Resolved, That this M. W. Grand Lodge will now receive any propositions that may be ready to be pres€Dted for the acceptance of said body, touching the location of the Masonic College. Provide{J, That 'no proposition shall be opened until all are presented, and that no proposition shall be amended or altered after being presented.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until tomorrow, Thursday, March 18th, at 9 o'clock, A. M.

THURSDAY MORKING, MARCH

18, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor ttt ample term.

The Lodges were called, and a quorum present.

On motion of Bro. J. C. Bower, [12.J 'llesolved, That no member be allowed the privilege of speaking more than fifteen minutes at anyone time, during the discussion of the College question.

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On motion of Bro. Story, [13.] Resolved, That the Grand Secretary inform the Grand Lodge the state of the indebtedness of this Grand Lodge, on account of the Ma50nic College.

Brother Grand Secretary stated, verbally, all the information he possessed in relation to the debts and resources of the College proper.

On motion of Bro. Bowen, the Select Committee on Appeals from Cooper Lodge, No. 36, were discharged, and the cases referred to a new committee, composed of Brothers Foster, Jacoby and Ruggles.

The Lodges were now called upon, in succession, to present their propositions for the new location of the College, and the following were presented, to wit: From ,P_,U.;.\IYRA LODGE, " ST. JOHN'S do.

"LIBERTY do. " LAFAYETTE do.

No. 18, at "28," "31," "32,"

Palmyra.

Hannibal.

Liberty.

Lexington.

Each proposition, and documents attached thereto, w-as then read in the order in which they were presented.

The Grand Lodge was then called from labor until 3 o'clock, P. 1\1:.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH

18, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor-a quorum present.

An appeal case from Marshall ~odge, No. 65, was presented and referred to the appropriate committee. ,Bro. Charles II. Bower had leave to withdraw the proposition of 81. J')hn's Lodge, No. 28, for the location of the Conege at Hannibal.

On motion of Bro. Melody, as amended ~y Bi'other Lightbu~ne,

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[14.] Resolved, That this Grand Lodge shall hear the advantages presented by

the respecth'e Lodges contending for the location of the Masonic College, be-

12 fore any vote shall be taken on any point now contending; and then the vote be taken at which site the location shall be made, dropping the lowest vote, and continue until the selection is made.

Returns from 'Johnson Lodge, lJ. 路D., were presented Py Bro. B. W. Grover, W. M., and referred to a committee, composed of Brothers Klein, Foster and Montgomery.

The Grand Lodge then proceeded to ballot for the permanent location of the Masonic College, which resulted as follows: For LEXINGTON, 19 Lodges, 42 members-total, 137 votes.

"PALMYRA, 7 do., 17 do., " 52" "LIBERTY, 2 do., 3 do., " 13" Whole number of votes cast,

202

Of whi.ch Lexington having received a majority, it was declared that the proposition for the permanent location of the College at Lexington, 1\10., is accepted by this Grand Lt>dge.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until tomOrrow, at 9 o'clock, A. M.

FRID.o\Y MORNING, MARCH

19, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor-quorum present.

The Committee on Lodges under Dispensation, REPORT: [15.] That they have had under examination the returns from Johnson Lodge, U. D., and find the same generally correct.路They observe, however, th~t a petition was received from Mr. Robert Saunders, praying for the mysteries of M,asonry, on the 14th December, 1846, and, on the 27th of the same month, the Lodge declared it was a case of emergency) and received the report of the Committee, proceeded to ballot for the candidate, and initiated him that evening, it being in direct violation of Sec. XII., Art. V., of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Your committee believe this w~s through a mistaken view (which many entertain,) as regards the powers of a Lodge to receive canuidates in emergent cases, without first obtaining a Dispensation from the proper authorities. I::'ltertaining this view of the case, your committee would recommend that a Charter be granted to Johnson Lodge.'

Respectfully stibmitted.

EDW'D. KLEIN, Chairman.

13 The report was approved, and a Charter ordered to Johnson Lodge, No. 85..

Bro. O. C.. Skinner, of Bodley Lodge, No.1, .Quincy, Illinois, was introduced to the Grand Lodge, as the special Delegate of the M. W. Grand l\laster of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, on matters relating to the Masonic College and the subject of Education; and having presented his credentials, he was welcomed in a brief address, to which he responded in a very appropriate and happy man" ner, and was conducted to a seat in the east.

Bro. Skinner then presented and read a docq,ment on the subject of his mission to this Grand Lodge;· whereupon, On motion of Bro. Andersori, it was [16.] Resolved, That the..communication of the M. W. Grand Mast€r of the State of Illinois, be referred to a Select Committee of three, with instructions that they report to this Grand'Lodge on to-morrow morning.

Bros. Eroadhead, A. M. Tutt, and Ashby, were appointed said committee.

Bro. Broadhead presented the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted: [17.] WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, of the State of Missouri, did, on· yesterday, in Grand Lodge convened, .se1ect,as the permanent location of the Masonic College, the CITY OF LEXINGTON, in the county of Lafayette, in said State; ,be it, theref<:lfe, 1st. Resolved, By the Grand Lodge aforesaid, that the propositions submitted to tne said Grand Lodge, by the representatives of Lafayette L'odge, No. 32; for the location of said College, is hereby accepted by said Grand Lodge; and that said Grand Lodge, in consideration of said proposals, will locate said College at or near the City of ·Lexington, on such site as the Grand Lodge may select.

2nd. Resolved, That an agent be appointed by the M. W.Grand Master, whose duty it shall be to receive and take charge of all the subscriptions tendered to the Grand Lodge, as aforesaid, and collect the money subscribed ¥cording to the terms of subscription, and pay the same over as collected to the BUAlding Committee hereinafter appointed; and to take deeds of conveyance to the Grand Lodge, by her chartered name, of such real estate as may be includ~ ed in the above named subscription, as well as such other real estate as may be hereafter donated. to the Grand Lodge for educational purposes.

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14 3rd. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to select and contract Lexington, at a for a suitable site for the College, at or near the said city price not exceeding one thousand dollars, and containing not less than five nor ~re than twenty acres.

4th. Resolved, That the committee last mentioned shall take the deed for said College site to the Grand Lodge, aforesaid, by her chartered name. , 5th. Resolved, That a committee of two be immediately appointed to draft for the Grand Lodge a plan for the main College edifice, and form of contract (or its erection. The building to cost not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.

6th. Resolved, That a committee of five Brethren be appointed as a Building Committee, to contract for, and superintend, the erection of the College edifice, in pursuance to the plan which the committee mentioned in the fifth resolution may present.

7th. Resolved, That the agent created by the second resolution shall execute a bond to the Grand Lodge, with good and sufficient securities, in the sum of ten ~ousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duties; said bond to be approved by the M. W. Grand 'Master, and filed with the Treasurer, before he enters. upon the discharge of his duties.

8th. Resolved, That said agent shall proceed to collect the amount of said subscriptions as they become due-that such amount as may be due at the time said agentis qualified shall be secured by notes.

9th. Resolved, That said agent shall keep a strict and accurate account of all moneys, notes, and property, by him received-and, also, an account of any disposition he may make of said money and notes, under the direction of the Grand Lodge; and that he shall fully report the same to said Grand Lodge, at each annual communication, and also to any called or adjourned communication of said Grand Lodge, if so required.

10th. Resolved, That the Building Committee shall keep a faithful. record of their actings and doings, which shall be subject to the inspection of the Grand Lodge, or any committee by them appointed; and said. committee shall make a specific and detailed report of all moneys by them receiyed and paid out, to whom and for what purpose; also, a detailed report ,of the buildings and improvements under their superintendence, at each annual communication, and, also, at any adjourned or called communication of said Grand'Lodge,. if so required.

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The M. W. Grand Master going resolutions,

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BRO. TROS. T. ASHBY, Special Agent for the College.

BRO's. E. M. RYLAND, H;OWARD WILLIAMS, JAMES CLOWDESLEY, Committee to select a site, (Resolution 3.)

BROS. JOSEPH FOSTER, and GEO. A. KICE, Committee to draft 'Plan of Building; &'c., (Resolution 5.)

BROS. CYRUS OSBORNE, EDW'D. McCARTY, HENRY E. PEEBLES, JOHN W. LANGHORNE, and WM. HOUX, Building Committee. _(Resolution 6.]

On motion of Bro. Story,

i5 [ 18.] Re8olved, That this Grand Lodge tender their thanks to the patriotic citizens of Hannibal, Palmyra, Liberty, Lexington, and the State, generally, for the generous confidence they have manifested in their liberal sullscriptions to the Masonic College.

The Committee on Appeals presented the following REPORT: (19.] The undersigned committee, to whom were referred the appeals of the Brothers from Cooper and Marshall Lodges, respectfully report, That they have given the subject due consideration, and ask leave to offer the following resolution for the action of the Grand Lodge: Resolved, That the decision of Cooper Lodge, No. 36, in the cases of O'Neal a.nd Chilton, is hereby confirmed.

In relation to the decisions of Marshall Lodge, No. 65, 178. Bryant and Trigg, your committee state, that the action of the Lodge shows that said Lodge raised a committee, the object of which was to reconcile the parties. This action of the Lodge, to the mind of your committee, is evidence that the reconciliation of the Brothers would have satisfied the Lodge, notwtthstanding the existence of the alleged offence-they therefore offer the following resolution: Resolved, That the decision of Marshall Lodge, No. 65, in the above case,be, and the same is hereby, reversed.

JOSEPH FOSTER, ~ J. F. L. JACOBY, Committee.

E. S. RUGGLES,

The report and resolutions were adopted.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until 3 o'clock, P. M.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH

19, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor-quorum present.

On motion of Bro. Broadhead, it was [20.] Resolved, That a committee of three Brother Master Masons be ap. pointed, with power and instructions to make sale of all the lands and other property belonging to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, which lies in Marion county, in said State, at the best price that can be obtained therefor; alJ,d said committee shall sell said property on reasonable credits, taking bond with good security for the purchase money; and provided, that the said committee may sell said lands in one or more parceb, so as to suit purchaSers.

2nd. ResoZ",ed, That whenever the College shall be removed from the ~ouses now occupied for that purpose, the committee aforesaid shall lease out the lands, &c., aforesaid, (unless they shall have been previously sold) in such parcels and on such terms, for one year at a time, as to said committee may seem just and expedient, and so continue to lease the same until they shall be sold.

16 Srd. Resolved, That the proceeds of rents or sales shall be collected by tbe committee, and paid over by them to the "College Fund Commissioners," taking duplicate receipts for the sums so deposited, one of which receipts to be filed with the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge.

Bros. S. Buckner, S. T. Glover, and Parker Dudley, were appointed the committee aforesaid.

On motion of Bro. Watson, as amended by Bro. Cressey, [21. J Resolved, That in view of the removal anq permanent location of the College at the city of Lexington, the President is hereby instructed to proceed to close up the concerns of the College at the termination of the present session; and that instruction therein be discontinued from that time until resumed at the permanent location. .

On motion of Bro. Carnegy; [22.J Resolved, That from lmd after the first of April, ensuing, the services of the President and Professor~ of the College be dispensed with, and that a committee of two be appointed to settle with them for their services.

Bros. Carty Wells, and J. F. L. Jacoby, were appointed said committee.

On motion of Bro. Carnegy, [23.] Resolved, That the Building Committee be instructed to proceed, forthwith, with the erection of the College edifice, and complete the same, if practicable, by the first day of November next.

Bro. Story submitted the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted: [24.] WHEREAS, This Grand Lodge having permanently located the Masopic College at the City of Lexington, Lafayette county, Missouri-Therefore, Resolved, That no removal of said College shall hereafter take place, without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Lodges in thia jurisdiction; and no Lodge shall be considered as voting for a removal" without the concurrence of twothirds of the members of such Lodge, had at a stated' meeting thereof.

On motion of Bro. Billon, [25.] Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to revi~e the Consti-

tution and By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, with instructions to separate, in the' revision, all that is considered as Ancient Charges and Regulations, from tliose local provisions which may be found necessary for the government of this Grand Lodge and her Subordinates.

Bros. Billon, M~rthens, and Taylor, were appointed said Committee.

On motion of Bro. Carnegy,. [:26.] Resolved, By the M. W. Grand Lodge of Free and. AccepteQ Masons, of the State of Missouri, that they are impressed with a lively sense of esteem

17 and fraternal regard for their R. W. Bro. CHAS. W. MOORE, of Boston, Mass., on account of his great worth as a man, a scholar, and a Mason, and for his eminent services in the great cause of virtue, science, benevolence, and Masonry; and, as a means of evincing this high regard, do hereby elect him an honorary member of this Grand Lodge.

Bro. G-rand Secretary was directed to transmit to Bro. l\foore, a duly certified copy of the foregoing resolution.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until 7 o'clock, P. M.

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH

The Grand Lodge was called to sent.

On motion of Bro. I'/anghorne,

lahor~a

19, 1847.

quorum pre路

[27. ] Resolved, That when the Grand Lodge shan adjourn, it will adjourn to meet at the city of Lexington, Mo., on the 18th day of May next, (1847), for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the College edifice, and for such other duties as may be required.

2nd. Resolved, That the Grand Orators of this Grand Lodge are hereby ap~ pointed the Orators of the day, on the occasion of laying the corner stone.

3rd. Resolved, That a committee of arrangements, c.onsisting of seven Brothers, be appointed by the Grand Master, to superintend the necessary preparations for that occasion.

The R. W. Grand Master appointed as said committee, Bros. Carey Peebles, Thos. Leonard, John S. Benson" John H. Bayliss, Wm. Hunter, John Williams, and John Alford.

REPORT-Oj Committee on Masonic Hall.

[28.] To the Most Wor. the Grand Lodge of the State oj Mi.ssouri:The joint committee appointed pursuant to a resolution of the路 Grand Lodge in October last, to enquire into the propriety and practicability of erecting a Grand Hall in the city of St. Louis, have bad the subject under consideration, and from the enquiries instituted, as well as from the personal observation, of the many inconveniences under which the craft labor, for the want of suitable buildings, your committee have arrived at the conclusion, lst. That the best inteTests of the Fraternity require the erection of a Grand Hall, at the earliest possible moment, in the city of 81. Louis; and, 2nd. That the erection of a Grand Hall, in all respects adapted totlle \l~es and: wants of the Fraternity, is entirely practicable.

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IS Your committee have not been able to mnke selection of a site. Severallocations have presented themselves, but each possessing material objections; and not being able to detennine upon the most eligible position, they desire to refer the matter to the action of the Grand Lodge itself.

The committee would remark, that in seeking for a location, they have had in view, lat. The erection of II. Grand Hall for the exclusive use of the Fraternity, requiring a location somewhat remote from the active business portion of the city; and, 2nd. A Hall for the letting of portions for other than Ma~onic purposes, and the creation of a greater amount of revenue than would accrue from the rents from the Subordinate Lodges, who would be the only occopants of a building as above named. Such a Hall would necessarily require a much more central business location, and, consequently, a much more expensive one.

A Grand Hall, exclusively for Masonic purposes, could probably be put up for, say 25,000 dollars; but inasmuch as the committee deemed the financial si!uation of the Grand and Subordinate Lodges inadequate to the undertaking at this time, this proposition was not fully considered.

The estimated cost of construction of a Grand Hall (including lot) four stories high, with stores on the first floor, a Saloon for public purposes on the second, leaving the third and fourth for Masonic purposes, placed irl a central position and of proper dimensions, is about $50,000.

Accompanying this report, the committee present a plan of a building 72 feet front, by 144 deep, and drawn with reference to a location on the corner of Chestnnt and Third streets, on the ground now occupied by the Baptist church and others.

This plan embraces conveniences fot stores on the first floor, offices on the second and third, adapted to the use of the Commercial Exchange, Commercial Library, Insurance Companies, &c. ; and the remaining two stories for the use of the Grand and Subordinate Lodges.

This plan, with a reference to a complete fire-proof building, is estimated, with the ground, to cost $80,000. If not made fire-proof, one fourth of the cost of construction, say $12,500, must be deducted.

The information in the, foregoing report, your committee conceives, conTS the ground in the resolution authorizing their appointment.

They would add, in addition, that from the best information in their possession, they are of the opinion that a Hall can be erected of such description as to yield at least 8 per cent. per annum, deducting insurance and- repairs, which your committee deem entirely sufficient to induce capitalists to embark in the undertaking.

Your committee have been requested to report, that action has been taken by the ,,; Sons of Temperance," on the subjed of the erection of a Hall; and that a proposition will probably be laid before this Grand Lodge, to build a Hall for the joint occupation of the two Orders.

All which is respectfully submitted.

E. G. SIMONS, JNO. D. TAYLOR, JAS. L. JAMiSON, N. KOSCIALOWSKI, I. A. HEDGES, -

H. C. MARTHENS.

19 The report was accepted, and the committee discharged.

Bro. Jno. D. Taylor thereupon submitted the follow-ing: [29.] Reiolved,-That a committee of five competent Brothers be appointed by the Grand Master, to make selection of a site for the erection of a Grand Hall in the city of St. Louis, and to prepare proper plans for its construction.

2nd. Resolved, That said committee have p~wer to form a joint stock, for the purpo.seof raising funds necessary for the construction of said Grand Hall; and when they shall be fully satisfied that a sufficient amount of stock shall be subscribed to erect the same, then said committee shall have power to make purchase of the site so selected, and hold the same as Trustees of the Grand Lodge, until such time as, by law, this Grand Lodge shall be entitled to hold the same in her own right.

3rd. Resolved, That said committee, so soon as said purchase may be completed, shall have power to advertise for proposals for the erection of the Grand Hall, as contemplated; Provided, that the cost of the same shall not exceed eigHty thousand dollars, and that the committee report hereon at the next Grand Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge.

The foregoing resolutions were adopted, Bros. Melody and Story being permitted, by request, to record their votes in the negative.

Bros. Jno. 3. Watson, John H. F~rguson, John D. Taylor, F. L. Billon, and H. C. Marthens, were appointed the committee under the 1st resolution.

On, motion of Bro. Foster, [30.] Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Master draw a warrant on the Treasury, in favor of Warren Lodge, No. 74, for the amount that may be found due to said Lodge, with interest at 6 percent. per ann~m, from October, 1845.

The G. Lodge was called from labor until to.morrow, at 9 o'clock, A.,M.

SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH

20, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor-路quorum present.

On motion of Bro. Foster, [31.] Q.esolved, That a committee of five Brothers be appointed, whose duty it shall be to receive the plan'of the Colle~e, to be prepared by Brothers Rice and Foster; and they are hereby invested with full. power to adopt, alter, or amend said plan, form of contract, and specifications, as to them may seem best;

20 said plan, &c., when adopted by said committee, shall not be altered, amended, or changed.

2nd. Resolved, That the action of said committee in relation to the above plan, &c., shall be final, within the limitation as to cost previously ordered, and the College edifice shall be erected and completed according to said plan and form of contract.

Bros. Hutchinson~ Douglass, A. Vancourt, Watson and Ferguson, were appointed said committee.

Bro. Grand Secretary stated the receipt, since last communication, of R. 'tV. Bro. A. M. Tutt's report, as Dep. Grand Master for District No.6. The following are ex'" tracts therefrom: The undersigned, as D. D. G. M., of District No.6, respectfully

REPORTS: That since he re.ceived the appointment of D. D. G. M., he granted a Dispensation for a new Lodge, called Johnson Lodge, at Warrensburg, Johnson county, Mo., and deputized the Hon. Bro. Jno. F: Ryland to open the Lodge) who attended and pcrformeu that duty.

He has visited every Lodge in the District except Oseola Lodge, which circumstances beyond his control prevented his doing.

Landmark Lodge, No. 64, at Warsaw', is progressing well, and the members appear to be actuated by a proper l\1asell1ic spirit. I notice, however, that Jas. W. Hawkins, an E. A., was suspended far non-payment of dues. It is a question, upon 'which we do not all agree, that an E. A. can be suspended for nonpayment of dues.

Washington Lodge, U. D., at Greenfield, Mo., I believe is doing well-composed for the" most part of moral and pious men.

Neosho Lodge, U. D., a new Lodge-Dispensation issued by the G. M.-I attended, opened the Lodge and set them to work. I believe they will do well; there is an abundance of materials there to. work up into good Masons.

Ozark Lodge, No. 50, at Springfield, Mo., I regret to say, is not doing well: owing to dissensions among the members. .. .. .. .. They expelled a member by the name of Huddleston, no doubt, from what I learned, justly-but not in the manner prescribed by the By~Laws of the Grand Lodge. Their Representative can explain.

I called at Bolivar for the purpose of procuring the fnnds, books, &c., of the late Lodge at that place, but did not succeod. The Grand Lodge can take what action tbey deem best about the matter.

Dana Lodge, U. D., at Calhoun, is in some respects doing ,"veIl." .. .. .. ..

Most of the members are good Masons, and seem d.i5posed to do what is right.

Teabo Lodge, No. 68, at this place, has for the last year done but little, owing to sickness and absence of members. .. .. .. " .. They have, however, erected a creditable Masonic Hall. Another was in the Course of erection at Greenfield, for Washington Lodge-an.d another about ready to be commenced

2l at Neosho. It is somewhat gratifyulg to see a number of edifices dedicated to Masonry, springing up on the very verge of civilization. • • • • • • • I believe the cause of Masonry is progressing as well in this District as could be expected; and although there are some things to condemn, yet there is much to approve. The bad results of hurrying candidates through the three Degreeg,. in a short time,is very perceptible in this District; and I have been particular in condemning the practice, whenever I found Masons disposed to follow it.

This 'District is quite large, embracing nearly all South West Missouri, and my duties (visiting all the Lodges) very laborious-but th~ spirit which I found.. amongst the Lodges, to imp~ove in Masonic knowledge, and the kindness and attention with which I was received by them, amply rewarded me.

A. M. TUTT, Dep. G. /rI. Dis. 1\·0. 6.

Clinton, Mo., Octob~r J, 1846.

On motion of Bro. Kunkle, [32.] Rcsolv~d, That the Dispensation of Bolivar Lodge be, and the Sllllle is. hereby, declared null and void; and the Deputy G. M., of Diiliict No.6, is instructed to procure the Dispensation, funds, &c., aM forward them to the Grand Secretary.

Bro~ Broadhead, from the Select Committee to

whom

the subject was referred, presented the following REPORT: [33.] To the M. W. Grand. Lodge of the State of M'usO'Uri:The committee to whom was referred the communication of Bro. O. C. Skinner, proxy for the M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of minois, beg leave to submit the following Report: There is no subject, perhaps, which should more co~dially commend itself to the con~ideration of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, than that which is presented by the communication un'der consideration.

We have already shown to the world, by the'steps which we have taken to· wards the establishment of a Masonic College,.tbat we are alive to the cause'ot Education, and devoted to the' spread of general literature. Indeed, it were strange should we~ who have ever held the diffusion of light, and the inv.esliga. tion of truth, to be. amongst the highest aims of our institution, be foond wanting in any efforts within our powel:, which are calculated to promote the cause of general education..

We rejoice to see that the Masonic Fraternity, throughout the world, is with us on this important subject; and more particularly do we rejoice that the Brethren of our sister State of Illinois, have shown, through their Grand Master, and his most worthy proxy now present, a disposition to give their influence and their aid to so noble an undertaking.

Owing however to the amount of business noW pressing upon the consideration of this Grand Lodge, and the limited time which has been allotted us for the. consideration of the important subject which has been referred to us, your committee deem it inexpedient to recommend any definite action thereon at the present communication. of the Grand Lodge, but would respectfully submit the follo"wing tesolution, and recommend its adoption:

22 Buolved, That the communication of our highly esteemed Bro. O. C. SKINproxy for the M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Dlin9is, be re.commended to the considerate attention of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, at its next October communication.

JAMES O. BROADHEAD. NER,

The report approved, and resolution adopted.

On motion of Bro. A. M. Tutt, [34.] Ruolved, That, in the opinion of this Grand Lodge, Subordinate Lodges ctmnot lawfully charge Lodge dues against any except Meuter Masons.

On motion, The sum of twenty dollars was appropriated to pay Bro. Grand Tyler, for attendance at the present Communication; also, an account for three dollars, presented and allowed him.

Bro. Grand Secretary presented his account for services for the year ending October, 18'46, accompanied by a verbal statement relating thereto; Whereupon, the sum of two hundred dollars was voted him in addition to the former appropriation.

On motion of Bro. J. C. Bower, The Grand Secretary was directed to have printed, five hundred copies of the proceedings of this communication, a~4 qistributed as early as practicable.

The Grand Lodge having ~isposed of all the business before it, was then called fro~ labor, fn ample fornt, and with prayer by the Granq Chaplain, to meet at the Oity of Lexington, Lafayette county, on the 18th day of May, next, A. D. 1847, A! L. 5847, at 8 o'clock, A. M. JOH~ RALLS, Grand Master.

Attest: FRED'C.

L.

BILLON~ Gr~nd

Sec'y.

23 .tJ. List

of the Grand Officers, Past GrantJ Officers, and

Members of the Grand Lodge qf Missouri, pres.ent at the adjourned Communication, March, 1847, .fl• .L., 6847.

GRAND OFFICERS:

Bao. JOHN RALLS, .M. W. Grand .Master. " JOHN D. TAYLOR, R. W. Dep. Grand Master. " E. S. RUGGLES, " Sr. Grand Warden. " J •. F. L. JACOBY, " Jr. Grand Warden. " JOHN S. WATSON, "Grand Treasurer. " FRED'C. L. BILLON, "Grand Secretary. " WM. HURLEY, " Grand Lecturer. " ANDREW M. TUTT, " D• .Dep. G. Master,6th Dis.. " Rev. E. C. HUTCHINSON, " Grand Chaplain. " " EDW'D. H. CRESSEY, " do. " " JOHN H. HUGHES," do. " " THOS. T. ASHBY, " do. ce " RICHARD BOND, " do. c' J. J. MONTGOMERY, Wor. Grand Marshal. " HOARD ROBERTS, " do. c, SA1\i'L. A. BOWEN, "GrandSword Bearer. " CHARLES LEVY,· "Sen'r. Grand Deacon. " ROB'T. E. HILL: " Jun'r. Grand Deacon. " Wl\f. HUMPHREYS, "Grand Steward. " GEO. WILSON:" "do. " ESROM OWENS, "Grand Tykr.

PAST

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GRA~D

s. W~ B. CARNEGY, J. W. S. MITCHELL, JOSEPH FOSTER, GEO. H. C•. MELODY, . JNO. D. DAGGETT, A. T. DOUGLASS,

OFFICERS:

M. W. Past Grand Master.

"Past Grand 1Jlaster.

R. W. P. Dep. GraM Masf.er. " do. do. " do. do.

"Past Sen'r. Gr. Warlkn.

BRO. O. C. SKINNER, Dele~t~ from Grand Master of Illinois.

24 MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES; Joo. D. Taylor, W. M. No. 1. James Clowdesley, P. M. No. Fred'c.· L. Dillon, for S. W. " 1. Thomas Leonard, P. M. " 32.

Isaac H. Keim, J. W. " 1. Wm. H. Block, Rep." 34.

E.. S. Rug,gles, W. M." 12. Harvey File, S. W. ,., 36.

John Amonet, for S; W. " 12. W. S. H. Miller, S. W. " .40.

J. F. L. Jacoby, P. M. " 17. H. P. Sexton, for J. W. 'Ie 40.

A. D. Sprague, W. M." 18. Isaac A. Hedges, P. M. " 40.

S. T. qlover, S. W. ~, 18. Sam'l. Steinmentz, Rep. " 01.

T. L; Anderson, for J. W. " 18. B; F. Baker, Rep." 52.

Parker Dudley, P. 1\1. " 18. Rudolph Hawpe, Rep. 55.

Stattnton BucImer, P. M. " 18. H. B. Callahan, W. M. ". 56.

Geo. A. Kiger, P. M. " 18. J. B. Martin, Rep." l>6.

Edw;d. Klein, W. M." 20. Joshua Leakey, Rep." 57.

Jag. L.Jamison, S. W. " 20. Hoard Roberts, W. M." 58.

Wm. R. Dawson, J. W. " 20. James Story, Rep." 65.

Wm. L. Vardeman, Rep. " 21. Franklin Bentley, W. M." 67.

N. ChiJds, W. M." 25. A. M. Tutt, Rep." 68.

J. W. Crane, S. W. " 25. Robert E. Hill, W. M." 69.

Jno.:W. Hanson, J. W. " 25. Samuel T. Rhodes,·S.· W. " 70.

Rev. Thos. H. Capers, Rep. " 25. Ricbard Bond, for W. M." 72.

H. C:;'Marthens, Rep. 25. Jame.s H. Robinson, S. W. " 72.

N. P. K\l~kle, W. M." 28. T. B. Edgar, S. W. " 74. for S. W. " 28. James O. Broadhead, W. M.'~ 75.

Z. G. Dx:aper, Jos. C'"Bower, J. W. " 28. T.. J. C. Fagg, forJ!o W. " 75. char1es H. Bower, P. M. " 28.E. P. West; Rep." 76.

Thomas S. Miller P. M. " 28. A. Emory, Rep;" 77.

A. Ligotburne, W: M." 31. E. G. Simons, W. M.'~ 79.

F. Ga1'lichs, for S. W. " 31. A. H. McDanald, S. W. " 79.

J. W. Langhorne, W. M." 32. James. A. Tutt, Rep. <t 83.

Cyrus Osborne, S. W. " 32. John A. Tutt,' P. .M." 83, Geo. A. Kice, P. M. " 32.

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And a large number of visitors.

The following Lodges, on the delinquent list October 20, 1846, have, since that- period, paid up their dues in

MIl NAPHTALI, WESTON, ){ARSHALL,

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No. 25, dues 1842 and 1844,00 00 00',..... 00 •. $63 00 " 53} " 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846,.... • .• 95 00 "

65, "

1845, 1846, .....•••••. ; ..•. .•• 42 00

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, ON OCCASION OF THE

LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE

MASONIC COLLECE, IN THE

TOGETHER WITH THE

ADDRESS OF

M. W. J.

WORTHINGTON

SMITH,

GRAND ORATOR.

1\IIav 18, 4. :L. 5847.

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PATTERSON, BOOK, P4J1l'BLET 4NIl FANCY JOB l'RINTIR, CITY

. 1847.

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LEXINGTON, MO•

PROCEEDINGS, &e.

AN adjourned communi~ation of the "MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS;" of the State of Missouri, was held at the Masonic Hall, in the city of Lexington, on the third Tuesday (the 18th day,) of May, A. D. 1847-A. L. 5847:

WerePresent-'-GRAND OFFICERS. Geo. H. C. MELODY, Pas~rand Master; assistedcbJI Richard R. Rees, Dis. !Jep. Grand Master; . " " Andrew M. Tutt, Sr. Gr. Warden-pro tem; " " John F. Ryland, Jr. Gr. Warden-pro tem; " " Samuel Moore, Gr. Treasurer-protem; " " John F. Houston, Gr. Secretary-pro temj " " William Hurley, Gr. Lecturer; " " Wor. Rev. Thomas T. Ashby, Gr. Chaplain; John Hurd, Sr. Gr. Deacon-pro tem; " John H. Morehead, Jr. Gr. Deacon-pro tem; " Cyrus Orborn, Gr. Tyler-pro tem. " R.W.

Brother

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MEMBERS. J. S. Jamison, W. M. St. Louis Lodge J. W. Langhorne, W. M. Lafayette do.

Cyrus Osborn, Sr. W. do do.

J. F. Houston, prox. Jr. W. do. do.

Geo. Stucker, Sr. W. Cooper do.

W. T. H. Miller, Sr. W. Mt. Moriah Lodge Charles R. Scott, W. M. Fayette do.

H. C. Myers, Sr. W. do. do.

J. H. M'Daniel, Jr. W. do. do.

Jesse Arnott, W. M. Livingston do.

Jacob Zimmerman, Sr. W. do. do.

John C. Woods, Jr. W. do. do.

B. F. Baker, Wakenda do.

Wieatt Bingham, Arrow Rock do.

W.H. Shannon, W. M. Richmond do.

John H. Morehead,Sr. W. do. do.

T. A. Duvall, Jr. W. ' do. do.

J. G. Thornton, W~ M. do.

Tebo A. C. Redman, Sr W. do. do.

Wilkins Watson, Jr. W. do. do.

John ,Scott, W. M. do.

Danville Tilford Taylor, Sr. W. do. do.

T. T. Elliott; W. M. do.

Eureka T. B. Edgar, Sr. W. do.

Warren

No. No. No. No. No.

20 32 32 32 36

No~40

No. 47 No. 47 No. 47 No.51 No.51 No. 51 No. 52 No. 55 No. 57 No~ 57 No. 57 No.68 No. 68 No. 68 No. 72 No. 72 No. 73 No. 74

[ 4 ] Brother R. R. Rees, W. M. Independence Lodge, No. 76 " B. F. Wallace, Jr. W. do. do.

No. 76 Henry Smith, Sr. W. St. Joseph do.

No. 78 " do. do.

No. 78 " Phil. Thomas, Jr. W. Polar Star do.

No. 79 " John Luke, W. M. J. J. Flood, Sr. W. Jackson do. " No. 82 Dona do.

No. 83 " Jas. A. Tutt, W. M. do. do.

No. 83 " S. Clarke, Sr. W. Johnson do. " B. W. Grover, W. M. No. 85 do. " William Stephens, Jr. W. do.

No. 85 And a number of visiting brethren.

At 10 o'clock A. M., the Right Worshipful Dis. Dep. GRAND MASTER proceeded to call the Grand Lodge to Labor, in due form.

The Throne of Grace was addressed by R. W. Rev. WM. HURLEY, G. L. The R. W. D. D. G. M. appointed Brother LANGHORNE, WALLACE and ELLIOTT, a Committee on Credentials..

The Committee on Credentials reported nineteen Lodges duly represented-a quorum to transact business.

After the passage of some few resolutions, it was, on motion of Bro. B. W. GROVER, Resolt1ed, That the Grand Lodge proceed to fonn a Procession preparatory to the laying of the Corner Stone of the MASONIC COLLEGE. The R. W. D. D. G. l\f. appointed Brothers CAREY PEEBELS Grand Marshal P.T., and CHARLES R. SCOTT, Assist. Grand Marshal P. T. On rl!'li.inT~ of Brother J. J. FLOOD, ReslI .,Je!,', That the Grand Lodge be called from Labor to refreshmem, 'l.ntil 3 o'clock P. M. The Procession being formed under the direction of the Grand Marshals, repajl'cd to the College Site. The Throne of Grace was addressed by R. ,V. Rev. WM. HURLEY, G. L., after which R.W. GEO. H. C. MBLODY proceeded to lay the Corner Stone in due form.

CORRESPONDENCE. M. W. J. W. SMITHLEXINGTON, MAy 19, 1847.

Dear Brother: The Grand Lodge of Missouri. assembled in this place, unanimously

resolved to tender you their thanlts for your intere.'Sting address delivered on occasion of laying the Comer Stone of the Masouic College, and appointed us a committee to solicit a copy of the same for pUblication. We earnestly hope that this application win meet with an affirmativf "'e' sponse.

With sentiments of the highest consideration, we remain Fraternally yours, J. W. LANGHORNE, ~ WM. HOUX, Ci1mmitt".

JOHN F. HOUSTON, LEXINGTON, MAY 20,1847.

Dear Brethren: Your polite note of yesterday, containing the acknowledgment of the Frater路 nity for the address at the laying of the Corner Stone of the new College edifice, and soliciting a. copy for pUblication, has imposed on me a duty which I little antici~ted, and to which I had no reference when sketching the hasty and imperfect outline within which I attempted to confine and embody my thoughts, on that occasion. If, however, the cause I advocated can be promoted in any degree, by the publication of so humble an effort, I most cheerfully lay it, with all its imperWith assurances of my high consideration, rections, on the altar of the public weal.

1 remain yours, Fraternally, J. W. SMITH. To J. W. L.A.NOHORNB, W. HOUK, J. F. HOUSTON.

BRETHREN OF THE MASONIO FRATERNITY:

The occasion that calls us together to-day, is one of no ordinary interest. The impressive ceremony we have just witnessed, is well calculated to cheer the heart of every man who is alive to the best interests of his species. This day, brethren, will, I trust, be long remembered by every worthy Craftsman, as a day rich in the honors it will confer on you, and the liberal and enlightened citizens of this community; 9nd rich in the blessings it will bequeath to your children, and your chilo dren's children, through all future generations. And why should it be a day to be thus remembered? It is not one of those high festivals in which we yearly commemorate some great event in our Masonic Annals-it is not one of those bright days in our National Calendar, which as citizens, we love to celebrate; not one of those. auspicious events in our country's history, which have so long fired the souls of her poets and orators. We meet not to raise the song of triumph at the birth of Freedom, the downfall of oppression, or victory won in fields of carnage. No; but it is a cause more sacred still to the heart of the patriot, the philanthropist and the christain; for, all the blessings derived from those great events, which, as citizens, or as Masons, we usually celebrate, are directly and intimately connected with the cause which convenes us to-day. If it be the great object of social life to increase the sum of social happiness-if the cultivation of our moral and intellectual powers tend to enlarge our capabilities of enjoyment, here and hereafter-'-and if it be the aim of political institutions to secure to a people their natural and inalienable right t6 "life, liberty and the pursuit of hap;. piness;" then, surely, there can be no more heart-cheering vision than to behold a whole community thus publicly and solemnly pledging their welClJth and their energi~s to promote the cause on which all those interests so materially depend.

The establishment of a permd-nent seat of useful learning, is, at all times, and in all places, an occasion of joy to those who love their country or their race. Deeper still is the rejoicing, when a school of the libral arts and sciences is seen rising in a new country, which, but as yesterday, was shaded by primeval forests, through which the red-man roamed, lord of the soil on which he trod. But to us, as Christian Ma.sons, desirous of promoting to their full extent, the benevolent principles of our Order, deepest of all is the cause of rejoicing when called to lay the foundation-stone. of an institution designed to confer on the children

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misfortune, aU those literary and scientific privileges, which have sua11y been confined to the sons of affluence. The establishment of such an institution opens a new era in the history of Masonic benefi路 cence. For thirty centuries, Masonry has stood unrivalled in deeds of charity and kindness to the indigent and the distressed. No human society can be compared with her for the practice of all those acts of nFriendship, Morality and Brotherly Love," by which the pilgrimage of life is rendered less dreary and toilsome. She has ever been foremost to distribute freely of her "corn, wine, and oil," to feed the hungry, cheer the desponding andconsole the afflicted. Fora century past she has enlarged her scheme of beneficence, and distinguished herself by due attention to the educational wants of indigent children. In England, France, Prussia, Germany, and some of the States of our Republic, schools have been founded, managed and supported by the fraternity, in which indigent children of both sexes, and especially orphans, have been taken ala very early age, fed, clothed andeducated, till they were of suitable age to commence learning some trade, which would secure to them a competent support for life.

But not till very recently has the idea. been entertained of establishing a university, and thus affording to these indigent youths the means of exploring the higher ref'ons of science, literature and the liberal arts.This idea originated, believe, with the Grand Lodge of Missouri.With characteristic zeal and energy, she at once acted on it, and though furnished with very limited means and inferior accommodations, commenced the noble enterprise. The result of the movementisthe present 'MASONIC COLLEGE OF MISSOURI.'

It is not my design, brethren, on this occasion, to enlarge on the advantages of such anl-institution, or attempt to enumerate the blessings it is capable of conferring on the public in general,. or on the craft in particular, but only to state as briefly as possible, what the characteristics of a Masonic College should be, in order to secure its permanent use~ fulness and highest respectability. These may, be expressed in the four following propositions, viz: It should be free from all exclusiveness in matters of religious faith; Its course of study should be of the most liberal and comprehensive kind; It should furnish gratuitous instruction to the indigent; Its instructions should be conducted on strictly religious principles.

First. It should be free from exclusiveness in religion: On this subject, brethren, I wish to be distinctly understood. I speak not in disparagement of those Colleges which are controlled and supported by a particular denomination of Christians. Almost every denomination in this country has such institutions. They have a moral right, and they do well, to avail themselves of such means to promote their religious views and bring up their sons in their own faith. These are not necessarily, and in the common acceptation of the term,sectarian instit~tions. In most, perhaps all, Protestant Colleges, the right of private Judgment in ma~tars of abstract faith, is scrupulously preserved.But the doctrine as applied to a Masonic College, is of much greater

[7] extention. The Masonic Fraternity in this countryis composed of c}lristians of all denominations, and to give anyone of them a superior control in the management of the College would be a manifest injustice to the others. Hence would arise jealousies and heart-burnings, which would diffuse a spirit of discord and disunion throughout the whole Fraternity. Bigotry, superstition, and intolerance would soon raise their frightful heads; and the "Dove of Peace" would take wing and flyaway.

Hence no evil is more carefully guarded against, in the constitutions of Masonry, than party feelings in matters of religious faith.

I am aware that many persons object to this plan of conducting education, because they fear it will tend to unsettle the minds of the pupils and lead them to indifference and neglect of religion, if not to scepticism and infidelity. This objection, if well founded, would be valid and unanswerable. But I conceive it is founded in error. Surely the great and fundamental truths of our holy religion may be taught without imposing on the learner any particular form of external worship. The principle of universal love-love to God and love to man, and all the duties that grow out of that principle may be inculcated, and the student still left to the most perfect freedom of private judgment.

Secondly. The course of instruction should be of the most liberal kind: The students should be subjected to the severest course of mental discipline, without reference to their future pursuits in life. The great object of a College course is not merely, or chiefly, the acquisition of knowledge, but the formation of the mind to habits of deep thought and critical investigation. One of the most serious evils to which the youths of our day are exposed is the facility of gaining knowledge without the trouble of thinking for themselves. This evil is greatly enhanced by the injudicious mod,es of teaching practised in many of our schools and. colleges. The mind of the pupil is treat~d like a reservoir which is to be filled, not like a living principle whose powers are to be expanded into instruments of original thought. It is perpetually forgotten, at least in practice, that a youth may be kept at his studies for years, and have a vast amount of knowledge poured into his mind, and yet bring away with him not a. single thing that is useful, either in fact, principles or mental habits. The receptive faculties are o~en highly improved, while ~e active powers, which should be employed in forming new combinationsof their own, are suffered to lie wholly dormant. This is not as it should be. Instead of merely receiving instruction, the pupil ought to be habituated to investigate for himself-to combine anew-to carry out principles into their results-to resolve individual cases into general laws, and by arranging his acquisitions for himself, fix them permanently in his memory.

Another serious evil rises from the erroneous impressions so generally prevalent of what is called a "practical education." This in most instances, means learning nothing but what can be reduced to IMMEDIATE practice, and be converted at .once into dollars and cents.. It frequently happens that a young man Wishes to attend college'for SIX months or a year, and study only those two or three branches which he supposes to

be more immediately connected with the particular profession he intends to follow. Another branches are deemed, so far as he is concerned, entirely useless. Few errors can be more pernicious,. or more fatal to his hopes of attaining respectability in the profession he is destined to assume. The only pract'ical education, that can be of much use, is a thorough education-the education of the whole man, physical, moral and intellectual-that education which fits him most perfectly to discharge the duties he owes to God, his neighbor and himself.

Thirdly. A Masonic college should furnish gratuitous instruction to indigent youths: This is the only feature which particularly distinguishes it from any other college, and it should be most religiously preserved. The poor, and especially the orphans of our deceased brethren, have a sacred plaim on us~a claim which cannot be dispensed with. .There should not be within our whole extensive household a single orphan, who, I through indigence, shall be deprived. of a competent education. . do not call this charity, but a sacred bounden duty: and when I say orphans, I mean those of both sexes .alike. Why a distinction should ever have been made in favor of the sons of indigent brethren, cannot easily be accounted for. If any distinction must be made, it should be in favor of the daughters, as being. more helpless and dependent. But in this case no distinction is necessary. With little or no additional expense, a female department might be established, sufficient to provide for the educational wants of all the daughters of indigent brethren in our jurisdiction. This subject will, I trust, occupy the early and the most serious attention of the Grand Lodge, and of the citizens who have so nobly, and with such princely liberality, contributed to the endowment of this college.

F()urthly. In a Masonic College education should be conduoted on strictly religious principles: .

The temple of science should ever be the temple of. devotion and true piety. Religion is the soul of education. Indeed~ he only is educated who practises according to the laws of God-he only is civilized, whose heart is imbued with a knowledge and a love of that divine law which requires "truth in the inward parts." It is a well established maxim, and one which cannot be too often repeated, that the only thing in which civilization and christianity differ from barbarism and heathenism, consists in a knowledge, a love, and an observance of the laws of God. So far as a man knows and cordially obeys these laws, whether physical or intellectual, mQral or religious, he is civilized-he is educated. So far as he knows not, or disobeys those laws, or any of them, he is still uncivilized-uneducated-though clothed in splendor, or seated on a throne. This may be thought strong language; but it is in strict accordance with Masonic principles, and is the language of et~mal truth.

This book, brethren, you acknowledge ,to be the written word of God, and you call it your "first great Light in Masonry." This book you keep constantly open on your altar~this "Light" you carry in all your public processions, thereby declaring td the world that you receive it as a guide to direct your steps through the journey of life. This book

[ 9 ] whi'ch you thus honor-thus publicly profess to reverenoe, teaches in the clearest manner,and in language no human intellect can mistake, the doctrine just laid down. "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein, day and night," "and thou shalt teach these words diligently to thy children. 1 1hou shalt t~.!k of them when thou art in the house with them, and when thou goest by the way-and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."

So far, brethren, as your College shall exert any influence on the young men of our land, this subject is of tremendous importance. The rising generation have been called; and are emphatically, "the hope of the world;" for when a few more years shall have passed away, the whole moral machinery of the age will be in their hands. It is hardly necessary to remark that the views they form on the subject of our holy religion, will enter essentially into their characters, and give a direction to the influence they will exert, not only on their own, but upon every future age.

The destiny of our country will in all human probability be decided by the race of young men who are now entering, or are just about to enter on the stage of action;ancl if it shall turn out that they shall, to any great extent, reject the authority and obligations of the Scriptures, we have only to look back to the fearful convulsions of revolutionary France, to find the sad prototype of our own certain destiny. It is therefore a matter of the greatest importance, that our young men should be thoroughly established in the knowledge, the belief and the practice of the christian religion. And this becomes infinitely more important, when we consider this melancholy truth, that they will be called to act on the destinies of an age, one of whose characteristics, if not the predominant one~ will be infidelity. It may be that there are fewer avowed infidels : at the present day than in the past age; of this I know not-but it cannot be denied, that there are in every community, many who reject the . word of God and despise his Gospel, and though most of these know nothing of the subject on which they declaim so loudly, yet they supply to a lamentable degree, by their zeal, what is wanting in knowledge, to secure at least a limited and temporary success. Nor are these exertions always confined to the coarser sex. It cannot be regarded otherwise than as a stain-a foul blot-on the character of this age, that it has witnessed on both sides of the Atlantic, the unlrlushing impudence Qf a female preacher of infidelity, and that curiosity, or some worse mo.. tive, has drawn so many thousands of our youths of both sexes, within the sound of her unhallowed路 voice, or the circle of her baneful influence.

It i~ a lamentable thing, and one calculated to make us mourn for the degradation of our nature, to hear the word vf God reviled by men of talents, learning and influence-but what language shall express our feelings, when woman, who is so well fitted by nature to breathe out sentiments of virtue, in inspired strains, chooses rather to pollute her lips with the dialect or hell. Let the Bible be generally neglected by those who are to control the destiny of our nation, and our land will soon experience all the horrors of a moral winter. The glorious light of perfect freedom, in which we have so long and so justly exulted, will be changed to a night of more than pagan darkness. The fields now fanned 2

by the healthful breezes of Paradise, will be blighted by the withering breath of cold uncheering atheism.

Are there not even now in our horizon visible signs of such a tempest1 Has not路 our nation for years past exhibited unusual agitation, both in politics and. morals1 Are not the pillars of society, in many parts of our land, shaken1 Are not moral and social principles weakened1 Are not the wholesome restraints of law everywhere disregarded, and crimes of deepesfdye openly committed1 And why, brethren, are these things s01 Why is it, that in a world like this, where there are so many things calculated to remind us of our Creator, and of the respect due to his laws-why is it that so many thousands of our youths throw loose the reins of passion, and rush furiously into all those excesses which are forbidden by the laws of God, and by the moral sense of all enlightened men1 Alas! brethren, the m'elancholy cause presents itself to the reflecting mind, in the woful neglect of the book of God, and of the positive institutions of Heaven. Our systems of education are defective, and the blighting, withering influence of scepticism and infidelity are sp-en in the degradation and ruin of thousands, and the moral imbecility of tens of thousands more. In how many of our schools, let me ask, is the Bible used as a book of instruction1 In how many of our Colleges are those duties taught, that grow out of the relation between man and his Maker1 I am aware that there is, in many persons, a kind of mawkish sensibility on this subject. I know that many gentlemen of talents, learning and influence deprecate the introduction of the Bible into our schools; but I feel that their objections are unreasonable and unjust. If we believe the Bible to be a revelation of the mind and will of God to men, and that it was given to be the rule and guide of our faith and practice, we surely but poorly discharge our duty to the young, if we suffer them, at that period when the mind receives its most lasting impressions, to remain in ignorance of this only true system of morals.

I have thus, brethren, given you my views of the characteristics which your College ought to possess, in order to render it what it should be-a nursery of sound learning. and pure morality, and a dispenser to the poor of the noblest bounty that human beneficence can bestow. On you it depends to carry out these ideas, and make it an honor to the craft, and a bles~Ing to the world. You have the means of rearing up an institution in this pla.ce which will produce the happiest effects on the youths of this great and growing region, by diffusing among them a spirit of free and philosophic enquiry-by raising the standard of moral and intellectual improvement to its proper height-by dispensing to the destitute the richest of heaven's bounties-and by inculcating the principles of a pure religion. I call on you, then, my brethren, by every consideration that ought to influence your minds-by your allegiance to the craft -by all your hopes of bliss in the Grand Lodge on high-and by all the terrors of the doom denounced against unfaithful servants-to engage with zeal and ardor in this high and holy enterprise. Let us lay aside that coldness and apathy which are so fatal to our best interests, and put forth all our energies to promote this sacred cause. If we have hitherto路 been remiss in the discharge of our duties to the young, no reason is sp-

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parent why we should not now commence a reformation. Let the past have been characterised as it may by coldness and neglect; neither the present nor the future should on that 0" uny other account be so characterised. Do we want motive for exertion1 Motive we have of every kind, and in every degree. Weare not living for nothing.路 There is not a distinguished individual-be it for his virtues or his crimes-who has ever trodq.en on the earth, who does not yet live in the good or evil influences of his life. And we too, brethren, are exerting an influence which will long survive the few years of our mortal existence; and whicg.. will, through all future ages, bless or curse unnumbered thousands of our race. It is not for minds like ours to be influenced by base, sordid, unworthy motives. What to us are the petty, but rancorous squabbles of political partizans 1- What the pleasures, the honors, the emoluments derived from the transient popularity of this or that demagogue 1To us there should be one paramount motive-to fulfilthe great object of our existence, by being useful to others; and we should not cease nor relax our exertions till all within the circle of our influence shall have felt the benefits of our labors-till the needy shall have been relieved, -the unhappy soothed, the vicio~s reclaimed, and the ignorant be ignorant no more. .---"0, to snatch one mind From ruin's wreck; one soul from deadly vice; Is it not better than to flaunt in pride Of wealth, a few short years, then fade, unmourned, As an inodorous flower1" Ther_e will be a time, brethren, when the Fraternity will awake to the importance of this subject. There will be a time, when all whO truly love the principles of our Order, will be eager to obey the injunction given by the Great High Priest of our religion, in the last hours of his earthly sojourn-"Feed my lambs." And why, dear brethren, shallnot the present be the date of that period1 Why shall not every member of our beloved society now engage, according to the ability God has given him, in dispensing to the rising generation the bread of Life? Of spiritual, moral and intellectual life1 0, if this were the case, what an unspeakable amount of beneficent power would your College exert on the temporal and eternal destiny of y-our offspring! What an impulse would be given to the cause of true education! And what brightness would be shed on all the prospects of our beloved institution1 Then in the language of the "Monarch Minstrel" of Israel, then would "your so~s be as plants grown up in their youth, and your daughters as the polIshed corners of the Temple!"

CITIZENS OF LEXINGTON! I am desirous of availing myself of this opportunity to congratulate you on your educational enterprise and privileges. As the organ of, the. Grand Lodge on this occasion, I return yOll our most cordial thanks for the noble and princely munificence with which you have stept forward to assist us in this our moment of need.

By this munificence, you have secured to us the means of carrying on our scheme of education, without any reasonable fears of a failure. And,

[ 12 ] may I not add, you have secured to yourselves, and to the whole oommunity, an inestimable benefit. I speak not of the pecuniary advantages of such an institution, nor yet of the ornament it will be to your beautiful town. This is not a day to speak of inferior motives-of those feelings which usually actuate men of the world. On such a day, our thoughts should take a loftier flight, and contemplate the nobler benefits to be derived from an institution of the highest grade, and in which education is conducted on its true principles. One of the greatest of these benefits, and the only one to which I shall allude on this occasion, is the salutary effect it will have on the common schools. It is not unreasonable to suppose that from this College will yearly depart many young men, desirous of engaging in the business of instruction, and who will be well. qualified, by strenuous academic toil, to impart new vigor to the system and raise the standard of popular education to its proper height.

It is greatly to be lamented that many ardent friends of general education are inclined to view Colleges and common schools as having separate and rival interests. There is, there can be, no rivalry between them. They are both laboring in the same cause, and mutually assist each other. Each will flourish precisely in proportion as the other prospers. Common schools can never accomplish the great objects for which they were intended, without higher seminaries, where teachers can be regularly trained to their business. Teaching is an art; and like all other arts, it is founded on science. N a employment among men is more important or requires more skill, or more multiform abilities, than that of developing the powers of the infant mind. The teacher has to seize upon the chaotic elements, and reduce them to order. He has to mould the mind, and stimulate it to high and noble aims. In a word, he has to educate the whole man-to cultivate symmetrically all the powers and faculties of his pupil's mind, and train him up to the love and the practice of all the virtues. He who does less than this, does nothing, and is unfit for his high and holy calling; and to be abie to do this, requires a mind trained by the most severa discipline; and in the absence of Normal Schools, the College offers the only means of producing such teachers.

Time will not permit me to enlarge on this interesting topic, not is it necessary-I am audressing an audience who have shown, by their own excellent schools, and by their zeal and energy in procuring the establishment of a College amongst them, that they feel a due sense of the importance of popular education. And surely a nobler field for educational labor~ and improvements than is presented in this lovely region, the sun nowhere shines upon. This is the centre-the very heart of our vast Republic. Thence must flow through all the arteries of the body politic, 'the vital current that shall convey life land health to all the members-or streams of poison to produce diseas8 and death.

FELLOW-CITIZENS! Every consideration that ought to influence the mind of the patriot, the philanthropist, or the christian, requires us to give to this subject our most serious and solemn attention. As patriots, we owe it to our country; as philanthropists, we owe it the world; as christians, to our God. Our land has been blessed with the toils of the

r 13 ] great and good. .There was a tIme when those who sat in the place of power among us, and those who led our armies forth, to purchase with their blood the freedom that we boast, were lovers of solid learning and christian morality. It should be our care that other men be reared to occupy the place of the illustrious dead-to spread the blessings of religious education through all the vales, and over all the hills of this land, and throughout the world, No more deep felt and abiding desire than this should dwell in our bosoms; .no more fervent prayer should arise for the land which gave us birth, and which is rendered sacred to us by the blood of our fathers. In all our visions of the future glory of our country-in all our conceptions of the magnificence of her power-the monuments of her; arts-the blessings of her free institutions-we should anticipate, as first and brightest in the splendid prospect, the time when virtue and true philosophy shall completely triumph over the baser passions of man, and earth be restored to the condition of primeval Eden.

But for the fear of being too tedious, I would fain address a few words to that part of my audience who are always foremost in good works, and whose hearty co-operation never fails to ensure success to any worthy enterprise. Let me not be suspected of using unmeaning flattery. I speak the language of sober truth. The superior influence of woman in promoting any scheme calculated to refine the mind, elevate the affections, and improve the social existence, is felt and acknowledged by all, and could I but succeed in enlisting the feelings and exertions of the fairer part of this brilliant assembly in favor of our scheme of beneficence, I should feel the most perfect confidence that our College would speedily assume the highest rank among the charitable institutions of our land. The strongest wish of my heart is to se.e a female department added to the College, in which every indigent young female within' our borders may enjoy the means of receiving a competent education. I know of no other object within our means of accomplishment, of equal importance. Not only individual welfare, but the general interest of .society, demands it. It is an object that has been too long overlooked by those who are engaged in works of beneficence. Indigent boys have, in countless instances, been rescued by the hand of charity, from obsurity and impending ruin, and made ornaments to society, and a blessing to the world; while indigent females have too generally been passed by with cold neglect, and suffered to pine away in poverty and degradation.

I have seen, in some of. the fairest portions of the globe, women pressed .down by the icy hand of penury-women whose minds were never irradiated by one ray of light, mental, moral or religious, but d00med to toil .on, through a long night of darkness, never to terminate but with the day spring of eternity.' To my eye there was nothing in them feminine, but the form-no quick elastic step-no bright enchanting smile-no animating hopes-btlt faces bowed down in sad and bitter earnest, to the daily task. And these were WOMEN-women possessed of immortal minds, the work of God's own hand, and the purchase of His Son's blood; women, who with the ordinary means of education, would have been pillars .of beauty in the temple of virtue. But fortune smiled not on them-the .chilling breath of penury had swept across their breasts, ".And froze the ~enial current of the soul."

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And thus were they doomed toa life of mental darkness and moral degradation, when, with a little timely aid from their more favored sistersan aid which could easily have been afforded without the slightest inconvenience, they might, and probably would have become ornaments to their sex-as bright and lovely as any in this bright and lovely assembly.

And shall these things longer be1 Will the favorites of fortune, basking in the sunshine of prosperity, thus neglect the daughters of sorrow, and suffer them to wander unsatisfied, benighted, sad, down to the grave, where no sweet messenger from worlds of light, whispers comfort to their despairing souls, by pointing them back to a life of usefulness on earth, or forward to a glorious immortality 1 It must not-cannot be. It seems to me that every female within the sound of my voice will be eager to lend her influence to the sacred cause of sympathy. This is woman's appropriate sphere; and never does she appear so beautiful-so true to her noble nature, as when she consecrates her time, her talents, and her wealth, to deeds of heaven-born charity. To what purpose have the favoreddaughters of opulence been taught all human accomplishments, if they have not learned the language of sympathy, that language which speaks peace and comfort to the troubled soul1 This language is the dialect of heaven; and it is sweeter far than all the music upon earth, for its effects shall survive when the harmonies of nature shall expire.

But I must not trespass longer on your kindness. If I have wearied your patience, forgive me. I am pleading a cause very dear to my heart; it is a cause in which I have spent many of the best years of my life, and in which I would gladly spend whatever may yet remain to me of earthly existence, and when my spirit shall have passed from earth, and my mortal part be consigned to its kindred dust, O!may some sister's hand inscribe on my humble tomb-"HE WAS THE ORPHAN'S FRIEND" -it were an honor more to be desired than Fame could give-an honor which shall perish only when goodnsss shall be forever blotted out from the universe of God.

GRAND LODGE OF DIISSOURI..

GRAND OFFICERS: BRO.

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JOHN RALLS, M. W. G-rand Master.

JOHN D. TAYLOR, R. W. Dep. GrandMaster.

E. S. RUGGLES, " S r . Grand Warden.

J. F. L. JACOBY, " Jr. Grand Warden.

JOHN S. WATSON, "G-rand Treasurer.

FRED'C. L. BILLON, "Grand Secretary.

WM. HURLEY, .

"Grand Lecturer.

ANDREW M. TUTT, " D . Dep. G.Master,6tkDis" Rev. E. C. HUTCHINSON, " G-rand Chaplain.

"EDW'D. H. CRESSEY, " do.

"JOHN H. HUGHES," do.

"THOS. T. ASHBY," do.

"RICHARD BOND, " do.

J. J. MONTGOMERY, Wore GTand Marshal.

HOARD ROBERTS, " do.

SAM'L. A. BOWEN, " G-rand Sword Bearer.

CHARLES LEVY, " Sen'r. G-rand Deacon.

ROB'T E. HILL, " Jun'r G-rand Deacon.

WM. HUMPHREYS, " Grand Steward.

GEO. WILSON, "do.

ESROM OWENS, " G-rand Tgler.

PROCEEDINGS 01' THE

OF

THE STATE OF MISSOURI, ~oltbeneb

tll the (!tft!l of St.

uouts.

OCTOBER 11, 1847-5847.

ST. LOUIS: piUXTED DY CIIARJ.ES & HAMMOND, nOOK AND

1847.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

THE Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Qf Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the State of Missouri, was held at the Masonic Hall, in the city of St. Louis, on the second Monday, (the 11th day,) of October, A. D. 1847, A. L. 5847.

WERE PRESENT:

GRAND

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OFFICERS.

JOHN D. TAYLOR, E. S. RUGGLES, JOHN F. L. JACOBY, JOHN S. WATSON, " 'c FRED'C L. BILLON, REV. THOMAS T. ASHBY, WORe SAM'L A. BOWEN, " CHARLES LEVY, CC J. W. CRANE, u ESROM OW~NS, W. " " "

Dep. Grand Master, presiding.

Senior Grand TVarden.

Junior Grand Warden.

Grand Treasurer.

Grand &cretary.

Grand Chaplain.

Grand 8. B. Grand Senior Deacon.

Grand Junior Deacon, pro /em.

Grand Tyler.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS.

)1. W. STE. W. B. CARNEGY, P. Grand Master. " " J. W. S. MITCHELL, P. Grand Master.

R. W. JOSEPH FOSTER, P. Dep. Grand Master. "

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. ALEX. T. DOUGLASS,

P. Senior Grand Warden.

4 MEMBERS.

Bao. WILLIAM F. CHASE, .,YissouTi Lodge, No.1. " JOHN N. PARSONS, Paris Union Lodge, No. 19.

B. BROWN, St. Louis Lodge, No. 20. " B. JAMES L. JAMISON, St. Louis Lodge, No.·20. " L(Jfayetle Lodge, No. 32. " CYRUS OSBORNE, Lafayefte Lodge, No. 32. " A. L. SLAYBACK, JOSEPH MEGGUIER, Cooper Lodge, No. 36. " ."

I. W. McDONALD, Fayette Lodge, No. 47.

W. H. HOPSON, Fa.yetle Lodge, No. 47. " WM. B. STONE, Fulton Lodge, Nv. 48. " HOUSTON, Walc:anda Lodge, No. 52. "cc J.B. F. M. ATHERTON, Savannah Lodge, .No~ 71. .JAMES H. ROBINSON, Danville Lodge, No. 72. " T. J. C. FAGG, Bowling Green Lodge, No. 75. " JAMES C. MASON, Independence Lodge, No. 76. " JAMES McCLURE, Bridgeton Lodge, No. 80.

DELEGATES.

Bao. ALVAN STEPHENS, ."

P. DRAPER, " H. E. BLOCK,

Prairie Lodge, U. D• Perseverance Lodge, U. D. PerSel)erance Lodge, U. D.

The Grand Lodge having been duly opened, on the third degree, with prayer, by the Rev. Bro. Ashby, Grand Chaplain, the R. W. Dep. Grand Master appointed Bros. Parsons, Osborne, and Brown, a Committee on Credentials -who immediately reported but fourteen Lodges represented. No quorum. The Grand Lodge was thereupon called from labor until 3 o'clock, P. M.

MONDA.Y AFTERNOON, Oct. 11, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor. Present as before, and in addition, llao. NATH'L CHILDS, Naphtali Lodge, No. 25. " J. M. FORSHEY, Danville Lodge, No. 72.

V ISITOR.-BRO. IRA WILLARD, late of Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 33~ Illinois.

5 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

The Committee on Credentials reported, That they have examined the credentials submitted to them, and find the 'following Lodges duly represented, to wit: No. I, by 1. D. TAYLOR, W. M., w. F.CRASE,I. W. 12, fC J. P. DAVIS, W. M., E. S. RUGGLES, for 1. W. 17, " 1. F. L. JACOBY, W. M. 18, " S. W. B. CARNEGY, Rep. 19, cc JNO. N. PARSONS, for 1. W. 20, .CC B. B. BROWN, for W. M., J. L.1AMISON, S. W. 25, " JOS. FOSTER, for W. M., 1. W. CRANE, S. W. 32, " C. OSBORNE,S. W.,A. L.SLAYBACK,(orJ. W. 36, " JOSEPH MEGGUIER, Rep. 47, " W.H.HOPSON,(orW.M.,J.W.MI':'l)ONALD,I.W FllUon, 48, " WM. B. STONE, W. M. Wakanda, 52, " JOHN F. HOUSTON, Rep. Savannah, 71, " B. M. ATHERTON, W. M. Danville, 72, " J. H. ROBINSON, W. M., 1. M. FORSHEY, 1. W. Bowling Green, 76, cc T. J. O. FAGG, for J. W. Indtpendeme, 76," JAMES C. MASON, Rep.· Bridgeton, 80, " JAMES McCLURE, W. M.

Missouri, Tyro, Clarksville, Palmyra, Paris-Union, St. Louis, • Naphtali, Lqfayette, Cooper, Fayette,

Seventeen Lolges being represented, a quorum is present for the transaction of business. Respectfully submitted.

JNO. N. PARSONS, C. OSBORNE, B. B. BROWN,

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Committee.

The reading of the records of the last Communication was, on motion, dispensed with-copies being in the hands of the members.

The Grand Master appointed the following STANDING COMMITTEES:

On Work of Subordint1te Lodges.-Bros. JACOBY, PARSONS, BROWN. On Accounts.-Bros. SLAYDACK, BOWEN, MASON. On Unfinished Business.-Brof.. CRANE, OSBORNE, HOUSTON. On Lodges under Dispensation.-Bros. RUGGLES, LEVY, CARNEGY. O!" Cltarity.-Bros. ASHBY, CHASE, MEG GUIER. On Grzevances.-Bros. ROBINSON, ATHERTON, MASON. On the Masonic College.-Bros. MITCHELL, OSBORNE, "MEGGUIER. On Ways and Means.-Bros. FOSTER, F AGG, FORSHEY. On Applications and Communications.-Bros. STONE, McDONALD, HOPSON.

Brother Grand Secretary presented. a number of do~uments received during the recess, which were referred to appropriate Committees. .

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow, Tuesday, the 12th, at 2 o'clock, P. M. l""

6 Oct. 12, 1847.

Present, in addition to

TUESDA. Y AFTERNOON,

The Grand Lodge was called to labor. yesterday, .

â&#x20AC;˘R. W. BRO. JOHN D. DAGGETT, P. Dep. G. M. BEV. BRO. WM. HURLEY, Grand Lecturer. " " EDWARD H. CRESSEY, Grand Chaplain.

BRO. N. P. KUNKLE, St. John's Lodge, No. 28.

JAMES ATKISSON, Landma1'k Lodge, No, 64.

R. W: BRO. J. W. SMITH, late President of the College.

BRO, HENRY WILLIS, College Lodge, No, 70. " H. HOLLINGSWORTH, College Lodge, No. 70.

and other visitors.

The Committee on Credentials reported the following additional Lodges represented, to wit: .St. John's, Liberty, Landmark,

No. 28, by N. P. KUNKLE, Rep. 81, " S. B. GREEN, for W. M. 64, "JAMES ATKISSON, for S. and J. W.

The minutes of yesterday's proceedings were read.

Bro. Mitchell pre~ented the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted: JYhereas, Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 33, at Hilleboro', Illinois, received a Charter from this Grand Lo:Ige, anterior to the establishment of a Grand Lodge in Illinois, an::! for some years faithfully performed the duties of the Craft; and whereas, this Grand Lodge did, at its last Gland Annual Communication, dt'clare the Charter of said Subordinate Lodge forfeited-glanting to said Loage all the property and effects it then had; and w/wreas, the members of said Lodge have made known a desire to be re-organized, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lo:1ge of illinois, without the necessity of ~0'3.in Ulldergoing the usual probation; therefore, Resolved, That this Grand Lodge cheerfully recommend the Grand Master of the Grand LoJge of Illinois to authorize said members to re-organize under the aforesaid Charter, and report their work and proceedings to said Grand LOdge at its next Annual Communication.

On motion of Bro. Mitchell, it was Resolved, That the Delegates from Lodges under Dispensation be invited to participate in the debates of this Grand Lodge.

On motion of Bro. Atherhm, it was Resolved, That this Grand Lodge will accept the invitation of S1. Louis Royal Arch Chapter, to unite formally with said Chapter on the occasion of the Installation of the Officers thereof, at such time as said Chapter shall de. signate, during the current week.

Reports from Brothers Rees, Mann, Tutt, and Wells, District Deputy Grand M:.sters, were re.ceived and referred to the Committee on Applicauons, &c.

7 Bro. Coombs, appointed a Special Qoinmittee, at the last OctoberCommunication, (see page 34, pro. Oct. 1846,) presented his report, as follows: The undersigned, who was appointed at the session of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, held in 8t. Louis, Missouri, in October, A. D. 1846, to take possession of the property of Independence Lodge, No. 35, and to dispose of the same, and to collect the subscription of the members of said Lodge to the Masonic College, in Marion county, Missouri, begs leave to report: that he did, pursuant to the order of the Grand Lodge, take possession of the property of said Lodge, No. 35, but that said property is wholly worthJess, and that he cannot sell the same for any thing: that he has endea,"ored to collect the said subscriptions of the members of said Lodge to the Masonic College, but that he has been unable to collect any part of the same. The underSIgned therefore asks to be discharged from any further action under the said order of the Grand Lodge. Respectfully,

J. C. COOMBS, Committee.

The report was accepted and the Committee discharged.

The COl11mittee on Lodges under Dispensation report: "That they have examined the work and by-laws of Washington, Friendship, Prairie, Madison, and Perseverance Lodges, U. D., and find the same to be correct, with the exception of Friendship, which said Lodge has conferred the three degrees on the ~am~ person, the same evening, in violation of the regulations of this Grand ~odge, and the ancient u~es of the Fraternity.Your Committee would recommend that the Dispensation of Friendship Lodge be continued, and that Charters be granted to Washington, Prairie, Madison, and Perseverance Lodges, ,bearing date herewith.

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E. S. RUGGLES, Chairman.

The foregoing report was amended, so as to include Friendship Lodge, and, as amended, adopted; and Charters directed to issue to the aforesaid Lodge~ 'i' The Committee on Unfinished Business made a report, which was read and laid on the table. 'ÂŁhe Committee on CHartered Lodges reported as follows, to wit: That they have had before them and examined returns from the follo~jng Lodges: Nos. I, 12, 17,:.18, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 40, 45, 47, 48, 5~, 53, 55, 64, 71, 72, 76, 77-, 80, and 85, and are gratified to say that they are, in the main, according to the requisitions of this Grand Lodge.; anu we are pleased to notice so near a compliance with the form required.

The application for th~ removal of Bowling Green Lodge, No. 75, from its present location to the to)'VI!,of A~hley, seven miles di::;tant, should be granted, for sc\'eral rea~OllS that C~ll be gh-en if desired; one, howcYer, it is hoped _'

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8 will !uffice :-at a meeting of the Lodge, a short time since, the subJect was duly presented, discussed calmly, and the vote taken-when there was but one dissenting vote.

JOHN F. L. JACOBY, JOHN N. PARSONS, B. B. BROWN.

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Cammittee.

The foregoing report was adopted.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow, at 2 o'clock, P. M.

Oct. 13, 1847.

Present, in addition,

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,

The Gra.nd Lodge was called to labor.

R. \V. GEORGE H. C. MELODY, P. Dep. Grand Master.

REV. JESSE P. DAVIS, Grand Chaplain.

BRO. N. B. GIDDINGS, JeffersOn City Lodge, No. 43. " JACOB ZIMMERMAN, Livingston Lodge, No. 51.

JOHN H. TURNER, HARVEY GRISWOLD, Douglass J.od[!e, No. 54. " WILLIAM C. HILL, Eureka Lodge, No. 73.

NATHAN A. GRUBBS, Warren Lodge, No. 74. " JAMES S. RAINS, Neosho Lodge, No. 81.

JACKSON FARRAR,. Olive Bm.nGh Lodge, U. D. JOHN W. MORRIS, St. Mm'k's Lodge, U. D.

The Committee on Credenti:lls report the following Lodges represented, in addition to those before reported, to wit: Jejfer80n City, No. 43, by N. B. GIDDINGS, proxy Cor J. W.

Livingston, College.

Eurekts,

Warren,

51, " J. ZIMMERMAN, for S. W., J. H. TURNEIl, for J. W. H. HOLLINGSWORTH, J. W. W. C. HILL, for W. M.and S. W. 74, "N. A. GRUBBS,J'. W. and (or W. M.

70. " 73, "

The Committee appointed at the last October Communication, No. 12, page 10,) to report at this meeting of the Grand Lodge, what were the" .Ilncunt Usages" and" .Ilncient Constitutions" of the Order, were, at their request, discharged, and a new Committee appointed, consisting of Bros. A. T. Douglass, John D. Daggett, and F. L. Billon.

Bros. Glover and Broadhead were excused from serving on the C.ommittee appointed at the last meeting, (see No. 33, page 20,) to- settle with Bro. Carnegy; and Bros. Ashby and Stone substituted.

On motion of Bro. Foster, Resolved, That the Grand Secretary is hereby required to info:-m every (s~e

Grand Lodge in communication with this Grand Lodge, that from and after the Communication of this Grand LoJge in O~tober, 1848, no Mason not

9 having a certificate of his good standing, of recent date, will be allowed to participate in the Charity Fund of this Grand Lodge or any of its Subordinates.

On motion of Bro. Foster, Resolved, That it is inexpedient for any Mason, under t~e jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, to collect private sub5criptions, unless directed by the Grand or a Subordinate Lodge, to be appropriated as Masonic Charity; and it is hereby interdicted, as a practice resulting only in evil to the Craft

The Committee on Grievances presented the following report: To tile Most Worshipful Grand Lodge 01 Missouri: The undersigned, Committee on Grievances, report, that we han examined the papers sent in from Wakanda Lodge, and find that they were sent up to the Gran4 Lodge to meet an appeal that they anticipated would he sent up

by John C. Snider, an eKpelled-member of Wakanda Lodge; but there being no appeal, we deem further notice~nnecessaryon the part of the Grand Lodge.

Your Committee hav:~ aUlO examined the complaint of N. Hutchinson, against Prairie Lodge, at Harri~nville. It appears by the papers submitted to your Committee, that Bro. Hutchinson, supposing himself to be aggrieved by som'e remarks and doings of Bro. Joseph H. January, of said Lodge, exhibited to Bro Stephens, Worshipful Master of said. Lodge, a list of charges against Bro. January, which your Committee think were properly characterized by Bro. Stephens, in his reply to Bro. Hutchinson, as "not sufficiently precise and explicit and altogether too vague," and on which Bro. January ou,;ht not to ,have been arraigned. But your Committee further report, that Bro. Hutchinson's complaint against said Lodge is wholly groundless; for it does not appear that he ever procured any complaint against Bro. January to be presented to said Lodge; and your Committee will not permit themselves to doubt that, upon sufficient presentation of his complaint, Bro. Hutchinson will'ol:tain a fair hearing and a just determination of the matter before said Lodge.

They therefore recommend the adoption ,of the following resolution:

Resolved,. That the complaint of Bro.. N. Hutchinson, 3.o"'3.inst PraIrie Lodge, be di.sniissed, and that Bro. Hutchinson have leave to withdraw his papers.

B. M. ATHERTON, l C - 'tt JAMES C. MASON, S ommz ee.

The foregoing report was laid on the table.

On motion of Brother Bowen, Re.~olved, That the election of Officers take place at 2 o'clock, P. M., to-

morrow.

Brother Green, of No. 31, had leave of absence for the remainder of the session.

On motion of Bro. Stone, Resolved, by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri,; That it shall not be lawful for any Subordinate Lodge, under this jurisdiction, to receive the petition to initiate any applicant into the secrets of

10 our Order. unless he shall have resided twelve months within its jurisdiction, or have the permission of the Lodge from whose jurisdiction he last hailed.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow, at 10 o'clock, A. M~ Tut7RSDA Y MORNING, Oct. 14, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor. Present; in addition,

R W: CARTY WELLS, Dep. Grand Master, .District No.2. " " JOHN S. WATSON, Grand Treasurer.

BRO. JOHN HOOD, of No. 65. '

The petition of Bro. F. B. McCurdy and others, M. M., for a dispensation for a new Lodge, to be held at Carthage, J asper county, recommended by Neosho Lodge, No. 81, was presented and read; and, on motion, the prayer of said petitioners was granted.

The Committee on Accounts reported as follows: The Committee on Accounts report to the Grand Lodge, that they have examined the9.ccounts presented by the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer, of路 monies received and disbursed during the year ending October 9, 1847, accompanied with vouchers, and they find said accounts correct ALEX'R L. SLAYBACK, Chairman.

The Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation reported as follows: The Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation report, that they have had 8ubmitted to them the proceedings of Olive Branch Lodge, U. D., and submit the followmg':-Their work, in every essential particular, is correct,. andevindve of a jU!!t appreciation of Masonic. duty. Your Committee offer the following resolution: .Resolved, That the proceedings of said Lodge are approved, and that a Charter be granted to Olive Branch Lodge from date.

Your Committee have also examined the proceedings and by-laws of St. Mark's Lodge, U. D. The by-laws are in accordance with Masonic pnnciple, and sufficient, if observed, to direct and control the Lodge. Your Committee approve the work of this Lodge, as to most of all which is reported-but have lleen, with much regret, one error of such magnitude as to call for the most. decided disapprobation, if not the censure, of the Grand Lodge. It appears tbat, at the meeting of that Lodge, August 26, 1847, they proceeded to take the ballot on several petitions for initiation, though there. were only six members present. This is in palpable violation of the provisions of the By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, on that subject, which your Committee hope will not be repea~d. Yet your Committee recommend that a Charter be granted to St. ~ar~"sLodge. to bear date herewith.

E. S. RUGGLES, S. W. B. CARNEGY, Committee.

CHARLES LEVY.

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11 The report was accepted, ,and adopted, and Charters ordered to ssue to the aforesaid. Lodges.

REPO RT-of CommiUu on ApplicatiOnsand Comm'Unicaticma.

The Committee on Applications and Communications presented a 'eport, which, after being recommitted and amended, was, adopted, 3,S follows: To the Molt WoraAipful Grand Lotlge ofMS8BOUri:

The undersigned Committee, to whom was referred the communication of our M. W. Grand Master, relative to his granting a Charter to Missouri Mili. aryLodge, No 86, respectfully report, that theybavegiventhe ~ubject due consideration, and beg leave,to offer the following resolution: &solved, That the Grand Lodge 'of Missouri grant a Charter to Missouri Military Lodge, No~ 86, 'in the Third Regiment of Missouri Volunteers, of be Army of the United States; to be in force until said Regiment is disbanded, and no longer; and that the fee, {or the same, be remitted in this p8.rticular case.

Your Committee have carefully examined the. report 'of R. W.' Bro., ALFRED ~N, Deputy Grand Master for District No.3, and find in it nothing demanding the especial notice of the Grand Lodge. , We would fJtate,how:ever, that he desires, on account of his numerous and onerous engagements, to be released from thedutjes ofth~, office. He reports all the Lodges in his District to be in' ahea1*y condition. ' , ' , Thereporl, of ll.' W. Bro. R. R.' REJ:s, Deputy Grand Mlister for District No. 4, has also been examined your Committee. He has granted Dispensations toa'new Lodge at Harrisonville, Van Burep county, by the name of "Prairie j'; and'iQ one at Pleasant Hill, Van Buren county, by the name of c, Pleasant Hill" '

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Bro. ltEEs also reports oi,Sparta Lodge, that its Charter bas been sentto路tb~

Grap.dSecretary,~nd recommends that Bro. James A. Anthony, of路St. J:osephs, be appointe(to wind up the 'affairs of said Lodge, as, near as can路 be,in ae'-

eordance with:the,wishes of said Lodge at the time of its arrest of, Charter.

'B.ro.Rw 'aIsorepor~,.that Bro. John.Curd, a member' of St Joseph's Lodge, 'No. 78, had not takell the precaution to demit 'from Fulton Lodge, No. 48, of whicb.h'e waS 路amemoor,and ,that Fulton Lodge claims from him ~is dues to thistinie. YourCommi~erespect{ully suggest, that Fulton Lodge be in8truc~dtt:) grant Bro. Curd ,a demit; and that the Grand Lodge give Fultoll Lod.ge credit, for, the amount said Lodge has paid the Grand Lodge for, that Brother, ll'om' the date he became a member of St. Joseph's, Lodge. :Bro. REE8 also reports, that all the Lodges in'his Distiict are in a healthy and flourishing ,condition. .

Your Committee have also considered an application from' College Lodg('. ~o. 70, Qnd offer the following re~olutjon: ' ]l,r:s'JlperJ" That the petition of College Lodge, 'No, 70, f~r the removal of

12 said Lodge to Warren, in Marion county; and for a change of name, from College to Dickerson Lodge, No. 70; be granted by the Grand Lodge. .

WM. B. STONE, ~ J. W. McDONALD, Committee.

W. H. HOPSON,

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until 2 o'clock, P. M.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON,

Oct. 14, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

The Committee on Credentials reported the following additional Lodges and Representatives present: Dougla", Marshall,

No. 64, 65,

:Polar Slar,

"19,

BeosM,

81,

JAMES B. DAV1S, for J. W. JOHN HOOD, Representative.

E. G. SIMONS, W. M. A. J. RAINS, W. M.

Bro. Kunkle had leave of absence.

The Grand Lodge proceeded to the election of Officers for the ensuing year. The following Brethren, being duly elected, were accordingly proclaimed, to wit: BRO. JOSEPH FOSTER, M. W. Grand Master. c. ELIJAH S. RUGGLES, R. w: Deputy Grand .Jtfaster. " J. F. L. JACOBY, Senior Grand JVarden. " CYRUS OSBORNE, Junior Grand Warden. " JOHN S. WATSON, Grar;d Treasurer. " J. W. S. MITCHELL, Grand Secretary.

Bro. Atkisson had leave of absence.

Bro. Bowen, from the Committee appointed at the last meeting, "fo report the amount of all contributions made to llee Masonic College of Missouri," asked for further time. to report. The Committee were continued, and time allowed them until the next Communication of the Grand Lodge.

Bro. Cressey's amendments to Article II, Sections 6, 7, and 16, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, to strike out the words "to adjourn," and substitute the words "to call off," were read the third time and adopted.

Bro. Cressey's amendment to Article XXXIII, Section 7, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, by striking out of the same all betwee.n the '....ords "thereof," in fifth line, and" there be a majority," in tenth line, was read the third time and adopted.

Bro. Rees' amendment, to strike out Article XXVI of the ByLaws of the Grand Lodge, was read a third time, and rejected.

13 The. Grand Lodge was called from路 labor until to-morrow, the 15th inst., at 10 o'clock, A. M.

FRIDAY MORNING,

Oct. 15, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

The Committee on Credentials reported, Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 40, represented by JOHN HALL, W. M.

Bro Foster's resolutions, presented yesterday, were taken up, unended, and adopted, as follows: 1st. Resolved, That every Lodge and every Mason is hereby required to report to Bro. 8. A. Bowen, of 8t. Louis, as soon as practicable, the amounts that they have respectively donated to the Masonic College-to whom they have paid said donation-and when.

2d. Resolved, That it be required of every Lodge and every Mason to re. port, as above, the amounts that may have been doilated路 by others,' who are . not Masons, as far as it can be done.

3d. Resolved, That Bro. 8. A. Bowen, as Chairman of the Committee, be hereby empowered and required to settle with the several agents, and close the accounts; .and report tbe same,. properly adjusted, to the next meeting of tbis Grand Lodge.

4th. Resolved, That the several Lodges be required to read this order at every meeting of their Lodge.

5th. Resolved, That each individual who may have received any money, or held subscription papers, or other evidences for payment of money, for the use of the Grand Lodge, or the College, be required, in like manner, to l"epOlt to Bro. Bowen all money by them recei~ed-from whom, and at what time, and how disposed of.

6th. Resolved, That Bro. Bowen be allowed to draw on Bro. Grand Treasurer for all expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.

The report of the Committee on Grievances, relating to the complaint made by St. Louis Lodge, No. 20, against Naphtali Lodge, No. 25, laid on the table on Tuesday, was taken up, and, after being amended, was adopted, as follows: To the Moat Worshipfw Grand Lodge of Missouri: Your Committee on Grievances have had under consideration the complaint of 81. Louis Lodge, No. 20, 8o'78inst Naphtali Lodge, No. 25, and have bestowed upon it their careful attention.

The complaint is, subE:tantially, that Naphtali Lodge reful5cd to admit to a seat within the Lodge, Charles Paynter, who ifl a member of St. Louis Lodge, in regular standing.

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14 Your Committee, on viewing the whole alae, are of the opwon, that, by this proceeding of Naphtali Lodge, the St. Louis Lodge has no just cause of complaint. Nothing, in the documents or testimony submitted to your Committee, tends to warrant the belief, or even suspicion, that any thing disrespectful to S1. Louis Lodge was intended.

Your Committee, therefore, ask to be discharged from further consideration of this complaint J. H. ROBINSON, B. M. ATHERTON, Committee.

JAMES C. MASON,

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The report of the Building Committee of the Masonic College was presented, and referred to Committee on the Masonic College.

Bro. Ashby presented his report, as special College Agent.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. To tha Most Worllhipful Grand Lodge of Missouri:

Your Committee would beg leave most respectfully to state, that they have had under consideration the resolution referred to them in reference to a travelling Agent, within the State of Missouri, for the purpose of procuring means for the endowment of the Masonic College of this State; as also the resolution in reference to levying a tax upon the three first Degrees of Masonry; and submit the following as their report: Your Committee take it for granted that the members of this Grand Lodge. and of the Fraternity generally, throughout the State. are sufficiently aware of the great importance of the end sought to be accomplished by the aboveresolution, and will hea11ily concur in the ~option of the means most likely to secure such a result. They would, therefore, recommend the adoption of both the resolutions; with the IDllowing amendment to the first-so that the re~olution will read as follows: Resolved, That an Agent be elected, whose duty it shall be to travel over this State and solicit donations (in such manner as may be directed by the Grand Lorlge,) for the endowment of the Masonic College.

And your Committee would respectfully recommend that the said Agent be directed to take the written obligation of each donor, payable in five annual instalments, which shall be left with the respective Subordinate Lodges of this State for collection; the said Lodges ..being required to give to the Agent a receipt for the same.

Your Committee would also recommend the adoption of the following resolution, viz. : Resolved, That in addition to the means already provided for the endowment of the Masonic College of this State, a tax of one dollar, upon each of the three first Degrees of Masonry, be levied upon all persons hereafter to be made Masons-until such time as the Grand Lodge shall otherwise direct. . The operation of which, your Committee understand, will be enrirely prospective. .JOSEPH FOSTER, T. oJ. C. F AGG, Committee.

J. M. FORSHEY,

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15 The foregoing report was accepted, and the resolutions adopteu.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until' half-pas~ one o'clock, P. M.

FRIDA Y AFTERNOON,

Oct. 15, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

This being the day appointed by St. Louis Chapter, for the Installation of its Officers,. and the Grand Lodge having accepted the invitation to be present at the ceremonies, a procession was formed, which repaired to the place designated; when, having participated in the ceremonies ot the occasion, the Grand Lodge returned to its hall and resumed labor.

Bro. Stone was excused for the remainder of the session.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow, at 10 o''Clock, A. M.

SATURDA. Y }IORNING,

Oct. 16, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

Bro. Billon requested the appoi~tment of a Committee to examine his books, papers, &c. Bros. "roster, Watson, and Simons, were appointed said Committee.

On Dlotion of Bro. Bowen, The Grand Officers elect, for the ensuing year, were installed into office by tbe Most Worshipful Past Grand Master Mitchell.

Bro. Megguier's amendment ~'? Article I, Section 1, of the ByLaws ofthe Grand Lodge-to st~,i,~e out" second Monday of October" and insert "first Monday of .J짜~Y"-was read the third time and adopted.: A memorial from Charles D. E~stin was presented, and referred to a select Committtee, consisting.of Bros. Wells, Fagg, and Draper, to report at the next Communic~~i~~.

On motion of Bro. Taylor, I'!"

Resolvedt That the Committee to revise the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge t pursuant to resolution No. 25 t of the March Communication t have permission until the next Communication of this Grand Lodge to make their repo rt.

Bro. Dudley, from the Committee to settle with Bro. Carnegy, had time allowed, until the Iie~~,.Communication, to make said settlement.

16 Bros. Grisw<?ld and McDonald llad leave of absence.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor 'Until 2 o'~lock, P. M.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON,

Oct. 16, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

On motion of Bro. Carnegy, Resolved, That a Committee of seven be appointed with instructions to rearrange the several DIstricts, for the government of our District Grand Masters.

Bros. Carnegy, Douglass, Hurley, Stone, Parsons, Ruggles, and Hopson, were appointed said Committee.

On motion of Bro. Chase, Resolved, That there shall be allowed as a salary for the R. W. Grand Secretary, for the present Masonic year, one hundred dollars-to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

On motion of Bro. Fagg, Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed by the M. W. Grand Master, whose duty it shall be to correspond with such Presidents and Professors, and other scholars, in the United States, as are known to be members of the Masonic Fraternity; for the purpose of learning from them the names of auitable persons to fill the chairs of President, Professors, and Tutors, of the Masonic College under the care of this Grand Lodge; and that they have their correspondence, together with a full report of their action in the premises, at the Communication of this Grand Lodge to be held in May next.

On motion of Bro. Levy, Resolved, That the Agent for the College be allowed lleven per cent. on all monies collected: and two per cent. on the amount of bonds taken.

The Committee of Ways and Means reporled as fdllows : Your Committee would state, that from the report of the Committee appointed to ascertain the amount due from this Grand Lodge to the President and Professors of the MaBOnic College, your Committee find that the sum of four hundred and fifty-one ciollarsand four cents is now due to Bro. J. W. Smith; that the sum of seven hundred and sixty-five dollars and forty-five cents is due to Bro, Patterson; and the sum.of ninety-eight dollars and sixtytwo cents is due to Bro. Hollingsworth. ';:': Your Committee would recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That orders be drawn on the Grand Treasurer in favor of Bros.

Smith, Hollingsworth, and Patterson, for the respective amounts due to each of them.

All which is respectfully submitted.

T. J. C. FAGG, ~ C 'tt' J. M. FORSHEY, f ommt ee.

The report was approved and the resolution adopted.

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The Committee on Subordinate Lodges reported as follows: The Committee on Work of Chartered Lodges present the following additional report, viz.: They have examined the returns of the following Lodges, and find the same correct and in form, to wit: Lodges Not'I. 43, 51, 54, 56, 65, 68, 70, 73, 74, 75, 78, 81, 82, and 83.

They also find the following Lodges delinquent-having failed to make returns and pay their dues at the present Communication, viz. : Ne"w Lonp.On, No. 21 Marion, No. 59 Troy, / "34 Osceola, " 61 Richm(Jnd, "57 Rocheport, " 67 Monticello, "58 l'olar Star, " 79 Respe~tfully submitted.

J. F. L. JACOBY, l Cammittee.

J. N. PARSONS, j

The Select Committee, to whom the subject was referred, made the following report: .

The Committee to whom was referred the memorial of Landmark Lodge, No. 64, in relation to the case of Enos J. McDaniel, report, that they have examined-the said memorial, and are of the opinion that the reasons set forth are, in themselves, sufficient to have induced Landmark Lodge to act on said petition; the difference in the distance being so small, that, in all probability, it was not observed by the committee of inquiry. Your Committee, therefore, offer the following resolution: Resol1:ed, That Dana Lodge, No. 83, be required to withdraw its objections, ani that Landmark Lodge be ordered to proceed with the said E. J. McDaniel.

J. F. L. JACOBY,} C 'tt C. OSBORNE, ommt ee.

On motion of Bro. Crane, Resolved. That the sum of two hundI:Cd and fifty dollars- be approprJated from the -Charity Fund and paid to the Board of Relief of the Lodges in St. Louis. to be by them applied to charitable purposes.

On motion of Bro. Parsons, Resolved, That the sum of fifty dollars be appropriated to the orphan heirs of Bro. Jacobs.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until Monday, the 18th, at 9 o'clock, A. M.

MONDAY MOJUUNG, Oct. 18,1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

The Committee on Credentials reporte:l Bro. John Scott, of Danville Lodge, No. 72, present as a member.

Bro. Hood obtained leave of absence.

On mO,tion of Bro. Mason,

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18 Re$olved, That the Dispensation granted by Bro. R. R. ReeEl, D. G. Master for District No.4, to Pleasant Hill Lodge, be continued in force until the Communication of the Grand Lodge in May next; at which time it be returned, with the work of ~aid Lodge.

The Select Committee, to whom was referred so much of the report of Bro. A. M. Tutt, D. G. Master for District No.6, as relates , to the arrest of the Charter of Ozark Lodge, No. 50, report: ,

That they have given the subject such consideration as ifs路 importance seems to require; and, from all the facts connected with said arrest, derived from the report aforesaid, as also from members of Raid Lodge, together with the fact that said Lodge has for the,last two years done no good, owing to diEsensions amongst the members, and has failed to accomplish the purposes for which it was established-therefore Resolved, That the act of Bro. A.M. Tutt, in arresting路 the Charter of Ozark Lodge, No. 50; be approved by this Grand Lodge; and that the Charter of said Ozark Lodge, No. 50, be, and it is hereby declared, null and void.

On motion of Bro. Carnegy, Resolved, That the Dispensation granted to Canton Lodge be continued in force untit the路 first Monday in May next.

The ,Grand Lodge' was called from labor until 2 o'clock, P. M.

MONDA.Y AFTERNOON,

Oct. 18, 1847.

The Grand Lodge, was .called to labor.

Bro. Mason, from Independence Lodge, obtained lea,'e of absence.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TIlE COLLEGE. The Committee on the College made their report, .which was amended, and路 adopted, as follows : The Commiltee on the College, in making their report, ask lea\'e to say, that their other, Masonic engagements have been' such as to ,place it out of their power to consilier. properly, the intere~ting subjects before them. They have. hastily prepared, and present, the following:' They have examined the report of the Agent of the College, .and find that there has been placed in his hands subscription papers, with donations in money and land, amountin.,g -to thirty-one thousaild three hundred ind fortyeight dollars and 'fifty cents; of whieb, the Agent states, about two thousand dollars are in lands and town lots; that he has collected, on said subscriptions, the ~m of three thousand eight hundred and five dollars and-ninetysix cents. Of this sum he has paid lo'the Building Committee, (as hy th~m ac:knowledged,) three ,thousand six hunaredand fifty-one, doUara an4 8ixty~three cents; leaving in the hands of the Agent' one hundred and' fifty-four d~!lars and thirty-three cents. The Agent also'states that he-has dosed, by note; ttn

19 thousand nine hundred and twenty-six dollars and eighty-six eents; four hu~ dred and thirty-eight dollar& and thirty cents of which has been collected: which latter sum) your Committee are informed, is included in the above named cash receipts. of thIrty-eight hundred and five dollars; which leaves in the hands afthe Agent n('tesunpaldto the amount of ten thousand four hundred and iliirty-eight dollars and fifty-six.ce.nts; and evidences of donations on the subscription papers, unpaid, (including lands and town lotll,) amounting to seventeen thousand one hundred and four dollars and ninety-four cents.

Your Committee b.avt' also examined the report of the Building Committee, and find' that they have,let out the College buildings" to several person8, for the aggregate sum of about fourteen thousand two hundred, and t~enty-one dollars. It will be seen by the report. that the said Building Commituee have paid out, to the several contractors, the sum of three thousand six hundred and fifty-three dollars and ,seventy-two ,cents; an excess; over their receipts, of two dollars.and nine. ce~ts.. There being no vouchers before your Committee, they can only8ay thatthey believe both' the above reports "are correct; except an error of three dollars in the reJlort of the, Agent, which is corrected above by you~ Committee.

Your Committee have great pleaeure in saying, that the stupendous building is under roof, ,and in rapid progress of completion; that, in a few months more,we shallbe able to place the cape stone, and present to the world a spectacle alike honorable to the hearts and hands that made it Your Committee are aware that much remains to be done before our great and glorious undertaking is matured. We dare not expect that this College will assume and maintain a proud stand amongst the literary institutions of the age, unaided and unendowed. It is now under the fostering care of its friends; and if we are asked, Who are they? we may safely answer, that, from the evidence before your Committee, nearly all the Masons connected with the Lodges in this State, and many who are not members, are its unflinching and uncompromising friends. The question, Can ll.'e sustain the College? is no longer regarded as a fraternal one; for it is known that the honor, the dignity, the reputation, the Masonic faith, of every good member, is pledged; and we can have but one answer-WE WILL SUSTAIN IT! To do this, we know that the burden not fall equally upon all. We are aware that the poor, working Mason' will do more, in proportion to his means, than the luke'warm,' though wealthy. We are aware that it will not be difficult for this latter class to find an excuse for refusing to contribute. We may expect to hear from them expressions of doubt as to the final success of the enterprize.

But the wann, ~evoted Mason has no room in his mind to harbor a doubt.

This being tnle, it is believed- onlyneces..Cl8TY for the Grand Lodge topgint out the best means, and the Suboi'dmate Ipdges will cheerfully lend~ their best energies to accomplish the object.. To this end, your Committee present some suggestions to the Grand Lodge : .

Your Committeehelieve the By-Laws of the College are defective in many -particulars; that thenumherof Curators should be reduced to nine; that a$

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20 much power should be given to said Board. a.:> will best sustain the Faculty and promote the great ends of the institution. Your Committee, therefore, recommend the appointment of a Committee to revise the By-Laws; with instructions to report at the Grand Annual Communication in May next.

Your Committee have been deeply concerned about the best means for procuring an endowment. From the proceeds of the SUbscriptions at Lexington, fifteen or sixteen thousand dollars may be expected, after paying for the completion of the buildings now under contract, and five or six thousand dollars may be looked for from the sale of the College property in Marion county.

Of these sums much will be require~ should the school prosper, to erect other buildings, and for the purchase of a library and apparatus. It remains, then, for us to provide a permanent endowment; which your Committee believe will be done, by the Masons in this State, in ample form.

Many of our Brethren were liberal donors to the College in Marion county.

There were then some who did not contribute, but may be expected to do 80 now. There have also been made since that time, seven or eight hundred Masons; most of whom, as yet, have not given any thing. These will, doubtless, be as liberal as the former; while many will cheerfully contribute a second time, seeing that their gifts are likely to be productive of pennanent good.

To have an opportunity offered to all, at the least cost to the Grand Lodge, your Committee recommend' that the Grand Master give written authority, under the seal of the Grand Lodge, to each of the Deputy District Grand Masters, empowering them to visit the Lodges ; taking from the Brethren a subscription for 8uch sums as they may severally feel willing to pay, in five equal annual instalmt'nts; and that said District Deputy Grand Masters be required to report to the Communication in May next.

Your Committee further recommend, that the District Deputy Grand Masters be authorized to sell Scholarehips in the College, on the following terms: Any Lodge, or indi'-idual, paying two hundred dollars in advance, or securing the final payment of the same-the interest payable annually, in advance, at the rate of six per cent.-shall be entitled to the privilege of sending one scholar, free of tuition fees, for ten years; for three hundred dollars, payable in like manner, shall be entitled to the same privileges for thirty years; and, in like manner, the sum of four hundred dollars shall confer the aforesaid privileges forever.

All which is respectfully submitted.

J.. W. S. MITCHELL, S. OSBORNE, .

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The above report was adC\pted; and the Agents were instructed to offer for sale one hundred of each of the above named classes of Scholarships.

Bro. Mitchell offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

21 &sol11ed, That the Subordinate Lodges are hereby directed to require each Preacher of the Gospel to pay the sum of five dollars 'before taking the three Degrees; provided, however, that said Lodges do not choose to exact the regular fees; which sum shall be appropriated to the College.

The Grand Master announced the following appointments : DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. 1st Diltrict.-CHARLES LEVY.

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JACOB CREATH, do. do. " cc NOAH FLOOD, do. " " JESSE P. DAVIS, ROBERT MORROW, do. " " " THOMAS H. CAPERS, do.

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BRO. CARTY WELLS, R. W. lC SINCLAIR KIRTLEY, do. cc JESSE LITrLE, Grand Marshal. lC CHAUNCEY DIRKEY, do. cc A. LIGHTBURN, Grand Swoard Bearer. cc J. W. CRANE, Grand Senior Deacon. cc - - REYNOLDS, do Junior do.'

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JOHN HALL, GEORGE H. C. MELODY, Grand Lecturer.

THOMAS T. ASHBY, General Agent.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor until 7 o'clock, P. M.

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Oct; 18, 1847.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

The report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondenee was taken up, and, after being amended, was adopted, as follows: The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, in submitting their report, beg leave to say, that the numerous documents for examination have so recently come into their hands, that they have been unable to do more than present a rough and ill-digested notice of them. They have examined the printed proceedings of the' Grand Lodges of Maine, Rhode island, Connecticut, New y QTk~ Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Dist1'ict of Columbia, indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mississippi, North, Carolina, Georg拢~, South Carolina, Alabama2 Tennessee, Florida, and Louisiana.

KENTUCKY.

This Grand'Lodge has established a Masonic College much after the plan of our own. A large bequest was thrown into the lap of the Fraternity, which they bid fair to manage efficiently and well. The President has visited several of the States, and made many friends for that flourishing School.

Mississippi and Louisiana, alone, send sixty-eight pupils to the Funk Seminary (Masonic College). They dispose of Scholarship interests upon the plan proposed by one of your Committee, four years ago, to this Grand Loogewhich bids fair to establish tpat Institution upon a firm basis. In 1845, they had two hundred and three pupils. Your Committee congratulate their Brethren of Kentucky on the favorable auspices under which they are permitted to plant their glorious standard 9,f Education; believing that the flattering prospects ahead, will fill the hearts,of thousands with joy, and, we trust, stimulate many Grand Lodges to enter the lists as noble competitors, God bless an4 carryon the glorious work.

Masonry is in a healthy condition in Kentucky. On page 11, of the printed proceedings of the Grand Lodge, will be found an amendment to their constitutional rules, which permits her Subordinate Lodges, situated near the State line, to act upon petitions from a neighboring State, without the consent of the Grand Lodge of that State. This is 80 glaringly an infringement of the known rule of jurisdiction, as acknowledged in the United States, that we sincerely trust it has been, or soon will be, erased from their statute books.

WISCONSIN.

The address of the Grand Master, A. D. Smith, is a chaste and beautiful production, communicating much valuable instruction. In the printed proceedings we notice nothing attracting our special attention, except that the Grand Lodge is a working body, in a two-fold sense-having transacted the usual business. and initiated~ passed, and raIsed a candidate, during its Com路 munication; doubtless in a workmanlike manner.

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This Grand Lodge (see printed proceedings, page 14,) has interdicted Ma. sonic commWlication with their Grand Master, because he has been suspended from the privile~es of a Royal Arch Chapter. This, in the opinion of your Committee, is so palpably wrong as to require an expression of opinion from every Grand Lodge. We hold, that, as members of the Grand or Subordinate Lodges, we kndw nothing, properly, of the causes which lead to suspension or expulsion in degrees above. That a suspension or expulsion from a Master's Lodge, suspends Masonic commWlication in aU the degrees above, is true; because all are Master Masons in these bodies, and bOWld by the same ties; and because if the root be cut off, the tree must die. But if a Master's Lodge cannot, as such, know the ties above, how is it to determine whether the Brother has not been suspended for the violation of a rule with which Master Masons have nothing to do 1 In tbe case bere alluded to, the Grand Lodge expressly state that tbey interdict Masonic communion-without expressing an opinion of the guilt or innocence of the Grand Master. This is, indeed, meting out justice without tempering it with mercy! Yea, to punish a man without an opinion of his guilt, savors more of a Spanish Inquisition tban a benevolent society. Knowing that the Craft in Indiana are good and true, we eonfidently hope they will retrace tbeir steps.

NORTH CAROLINA. The Grand Master, in bis address, exculpates, to some extent, the Lodges in Prussia, for requiring Christian baptism as a pre-requisite to Masonry; on tbe ground that there is a national law making it their duty, as good citizens, to do so. He disapproves the course of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, in requiring a belief in the Divine authenticity of the Scriptures-clearly indicating a disapproval of the test in Prussia, aside from the civil law. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence enter into a long argument, intended to show the absolute necessity of the adoption of a rule precisely similar to that of the Illinois Grand Lodge; and, strange to flay, immediately after, express their hearty concurrence in the views of the Grand Master in relation to the Lodges of Prussia.

So that we are driven to the conclusion that the Committee will be satisfied with a belief in the Divine authenticity of one half of the Scriptures-the Jews rejecting only the New Testament.

Your Committee are extremely sorry to witness an effort, in any quarter, to require new tests of Faith; believing, as they do, that we dare not go behind the Ancient Constitutions, which require only a belief in one Supreme Being; and any test of Faith beyond this, would lead to interminable difficulties.

Some may be willing, for the sake of tbe remnant of those to whose flirp.s we owe our existence, as a Society, to require the expression of a belief in the Old Testament. Others will contend that the New Law has done away with the Old, and require a belief only in the New. Others will take the course of Illinois-requiring unequivocal faith in all. And others, only in future rewards and punishments. All these positions have been taken by men of high

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moral worth; and if the Pope had not issued a Bull against Masonry, cases would not be wanting where a belief in the infallibility of the Pope was required.

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catalogue, viz.: a belief that Jo. Smith was the true Prophet, and in daily communion with GOO! DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. There is nothing in the proceedings of this Grand Lodge requiring special notice,exceptthat it is a warm advocate of Education, and recommends the Funk Seminary.

MICHIGAN. This Grand Lodge shows Masonry to. be in .a flourishing condition. The Committee on Foreign Communications路 suggest a doubt as to the propriety of making honorary members, with titles, &c. Your Committee are aware that our Grand Lodge has done' so in two instances ; and 80 well are they satisfied that the lJrinciple is WI<?ng, that they hope it will never be repeated.

'PE NNS YLVANIA. This Grand Lodge seems to be satisfied with itself and dissatisfied with every body else. She opposes every thing and proposes nothing.

M 1 S SIS SI P PI. This Grand Lodge has declared that there is no Grand Lodge of Ancient Yoik Mas6ns in Louisiana, and issued Dispensations to Lodges in said State.

We win iefer to fuig when we speak of the Grand LOdge of Louisiana.

SOUTH CA'ROLIN,A. We find nothing in the proceedings of this Grand Lodge requiring special We, however, .extract the following: . Cf Re$olved, That the Ball to be given, shall be called Grand Masonic Ball, tulder the patronage o! the Grand Lodge of South Carolina." <!> Your Committee 'had supposed this custom t\l be' obsolete in the United States"':"'if for no other reason-because a resolution of this sort can seldom be 'adopted withou,t wounding the feelings of some member entertaining conscien'tious scruples of its propriety. Our Grand Lodge has ever been opposed to the i~troductio~ of refreshments; or a participation in anyJestivity, which could compromise the dignity or religious scruples of its members. a~ntion.

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MAR YLAND. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, in noticing the printed proceed. ings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, ~y: "The proceedings of this Grand Lodge are too symbolical for the comprehension of your Committee.'; Of course, these remarks are not in reference to the last Communication.

That Committee extract the following, from the proceedings of the Grand Lodge

25 of Indiana :_u Resolved. That hereafter the Subordinate Lodges in this State shall have full power to expel and advertise all members, and others. who come under their jurisdiction."

This your Committee failed to notice in the proceedings of that Grand Lodge, and as it involves a principle of high importance, they have t~ought proper to call attention to it here..

By a rule. believed to be universal in this country. an expelled Mason has the right of appeal, from the decision of the Subordinate Lodge, to the Grand Lodge. Among other reasons-because it may be that local excitement or temporary prejudice may have actuated the Lodge to do injustice to the character of a Brother, and the final adjudication is re~erred to those who are presumed to be free from improper bias. But if you publish the Brother as expelled, you do his character an injury not in the power of the Grand Lodge to remove. Your Committee will only add, that there are cases requiring notice' to be forwarded to other Lodges; and there are instances where the Fraternity, in the vicinity of the Subordinate Lodge8,are liable to the censure of the community for a time; but it is far better to encounter the unjust reproaches of the world, than to set a precedent which, in many cases, would operate unjustly on an injured Brother. The Grand Lodge, alone, should pub_ lish.

The Grand Lodge of Maryland has passed the following resolution: "Resolved, That if any individual who has been rejected, or anyone who for selfish motives-from distrust of his acceptance, or other cause, originating in himself-wilfully traveJ8 into another jurisdiction and there receive the Masonic degrees. it is competent for, and the duty of, the Lodge' within whose jurisdiction he resides, to deal with him as one guilty of Unmasonic conduct in the highest degree."

Your Committee would fraternally suggest to the Grand Lodge of Maryland, whether this would not be declaring a man guilty of Unmasonic conduct in the highest degree, for an act of his before he was a Mason in the lowest degree; and whether it would not be best to strike at the root of the evil, by holuing the Lodge responsible that 'wouU act upon a petition hailing from beyond its jurisdiction.

RHODE ISLAND. This Grand Lodge is earnestly engaged in settling the arrearages of her delinquent Subordinates.

OHIO. This Grand Lodge joins the Grand Lodge of Virginia ill somewhat caustic animauversions upon our code of By-Laws, for introducing parliamentary rules . for our government.

While a part of your Committee are opposed to many of the provisions of said By-Laws, they cannot withholU an expression of astonishment in noticing some of the arguments, both of Virgina and Ohio, regarding them. The Grand

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Lodge of Virginia refers to the calling the "Previous Question-making the motion to adjourn always in order, &c.; and declares these regulations to be fraught with evils of no common magnitude, and entirely sUbve1'8ive oisome of the fundamental principles of our honored Institution-suspending some of the established prerogatives of the Grand Master." Will th(> Grand Lodgesof Virginia and Ohio inform us what are the "established prerogatives" of the Grand Master in their respective States? how much of the ancient prerogatives of tbat officer is still in force? But the Grand Lodge of Ohio not only sanctions all that the Grand Lodge of Virginia has said, but adds, that .. they are innovations upon ancient usage there can scarcely be a doubt in the mind of a well-infonned Mason, and ought not to be tolerated or repeated."

Now your Committee will' not set up -any claims to a high standard of Masonic erudition, but they humbly think that tMse rules are the legitimate offspring of innovations long since recognized by both the above named Grand Lodges. viz.-the establishment and powers of Grand Lodges Anciently the Grand Master had the entire government of the Craft; but Grand Lodges, as they now exist, even in Ohio and Virginia, have stripped him, by common consent, of all his ancient powers-and they are, accordingly, exercised by these deliberative bodies; and it surely will not be denied that all the Grand Lodges have become, and are, to the full extent, legislative assemblies. If so, it is passing strange that a legislative rule shall be repudiated. The truth is that all the Grand Lodges in the United States are governed by parliamentary rules-although, in soine instances, things have not appropriate names. For instance, the Grand Lodge of Ohio (see first page of published proceedings,) say-" The Grand Master announced the following standing committees: ways and means, grievances," &c., &C. Is this ancient usage? Again: " The Grand Lodge plet pursuant to adjournment" Is the term "adjournment" used, in this connection, in ancient Masonry? Well. one would suppose that the Grand Lodge of Virginia is at least free from any of the modern rules : but even it "goes into grand committee of the whole." The term "committee of the whole," is believed to have originated with the Parliament of Great Britain, and certainly it is nowhere to be found in ancient Masonry.

If it be proper to continue the use of legislati~e powers in Grand Lodges, it appears clearly expedient to leave them free to establish such rules as will bef:lt promote the end.

These remarks apply also to the Grand Lodge of Florida.

TENNESSEE.

The address of the Grand Master bears upon ils face the impress of a master builder, in the employment of the Craft, for life; nor does the Grand Loilge fail to appreciate the designs upon his trestJe board. To such a Grand Lodge. with such a head, your Committee believe they may safely appeal to correct the only prominent error into which they have fallen, viz.: requiring" a belief in future rewards and punishments." With what propriety call we complam

of foreign Lodges for excluding the Jews, while in our own statutebcioks are to be found sectarian tests?

FLORIDA. The report of the Committee on Foreign Communications is a valuable paper; . but as most of the subjects of interest have been referred to, your Committee omit any further notice of them.

GEORGIA. Th(' Committee on Foreign Communications make but a partial report. owing to a want of time.

ALABAMA. The Subordinate Lodges have decided-thirty-four to three-against establishing a Masonic College.

IOWA. This Grand Lodge is making noble efforts in behalf of Education. Your Committee regret that they have not received the proceedings of its Communication in January last.

ILLINOIS.

Your Committee are rejoiced to learn. by a report of a Committee of this Grand Lodge. that there is a fair probability that nearly all the objectionable features in their By-Laws have been. or are likely to be, repealed. The Committee alluded to, report against the religious tests-against expulsions in Chapters operating in Blue Lodges-Boaainst the right of visitors to vote-in favor of balloting for each degree; and recommend these several rules to be suspended until the Subordmate Lodges can take action upon them.

Your Committee notice an objectionable, if not illegal, act of the Grand Master, which does not appear to be disapproved of by the Grand Lodge.

0:1 page 38, of the printed proceedings. it will be seen that the Grand Master revokes and annuls a Charter. That a Grand Officer can revoke or recall a Dispensation issued by him. is certainly true; and that the Grand MaSter may arrest a Charter and sUf'pend the powers of a Lodge until a meeting of the Grand Lodge, is also true; but as the Grand Lodge is the supreme law-giver, and alone competent to grant a Charter, it is likewise the only competent power to make it forever void In the above case, there is clearly an exercise of the ancumt powers of the Grand Master-but as clearly an exercise of a power now bplonging to a ~uperior. There is this difference between what was and what is the prerogative of the Grand Master.

NEW YORK. This Grand Lodge is still doing as much, perhaps, for the propagation of the pure principles of the Order, as any other; and although, in some in", stances, it asswnes a dictatorial attitude, still it is foremost in labor and in the

28 dissemination of the truth. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence flaY: "The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has sent us their annual statement. It contains a schedule of Masonic Degrees that we never before heard of, and of which we do not blush to proclaim our entire ignora.nce."

In the proceedings of ] 847 a circular is published, tending to prove the importance of the certificate syl'tem adopted by that Grand Lodge. It appears that there are a number of clandestine Lodges in the city, made up, in part, of expelled regular Masons. These Lodges, for a nominal consideration, are in the habit of conferring Degrees upon unsuspecting men-:.giving the recipients assurances that they will be received, the world over, as regular Masons. To prevent this class of men from imposing upon Loilges in other jurisdictions, the Grand Lodge of New York adopted the certificate plan; and as such a pre-requisite is certainly for our protection, J'onr Committee (without intending to approve of the general use of certificates,) recommend this Grand Lodge to recognize the necessity of their use by those hailinK from New York.

The report of the Committee on Foreign Corre8pondence is the result of great labor, and eyinces a Masonic ZE'al seldom equaled and never surpassed.

The extensive and interesting COITE'spondence with foreign Masonic bodies has' largely augmented their labor, and nobly have they discharged their duty.

The entire report is of thrilling interest, and your Committee regret that they do not feel at liberty to extract largely therefrom. They notice, in flattering terms, the proceedings of our Grand Lodge, in taking steps to collate the " Ancient Constitutions and Ancient Charges." They use the following language: "We moSt heartily rejoicÂŁ' in this movement of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, which, if fu\lYfarried into effect, will give us another powerful ally in the West, in defence of the unalter(1.ble Ancierd C1Large.~, which are the broad platform on which alone the unity of the Grand Lodges can stand forever.

We therefore cheerfully tender to the Grand Lodges of Mil:lsouri and Iowa any services in our power to furnish, from the library of our Grand Lodge, copies of any documents they may desire, and which they may find difficult to obtain from other sources."

Fraternally appreciating this generous proposition, your Committee suggest that measures be taken by this Grand.Lodge to reap the benefits of said offer.

On the subject of the Past Master's Degree, the Grand Lodge of New York adopts the doctrinÂŁ' of the Graud Lodge of Maryland. This, to your Committee. seems indeed inconsistent; and the more so, because New York has claimed to adhere to "Ancient Usage," and is unsparing in its denunciations oj others who may chance to step over its supposed boundaries. Your Committee have not the time to present this subject fully, but they proceed to make some brief extracts and short comments. cc This D~gree, here, (Maryland and New York,) is viewed in a double \ light: actual and nominal." .QueJe: from what P~l.Tt of the Ancient Constitutions or Ancient Usage do

29 we derivethe information that there.is an "actual and nominal Degree~" But. this question IS answered in the next line: clearly showing that whatever their zeal is for Ancient Usage it is sometimes lost sight of. ce The Degree was anciently single and official in its character, and was in the possession of such only as were duly elected to preside as Masters of regularly chartered and instituted Lodges; and, a,s a matter' of course, was the exclusive property of fiuch alone. and was under the control of no Lodge. or Chapter, eith~r subordinate or supreme. The exercise of·· control by either or ·any of these bodies was.an assumption of illegal power."

Your ComIPittee resper,tfully ask, if this be true. whether it does not follow that, bein~ governed by ,Ancient Usage, the exercise of that power naw is not equally illegal and an assumpti9n of power 1 Again--.;the report says: " The organization o! Chapters requires that this Degree should be had befl>re exaltation; and, in days gone by, none but those who had actually presided for a constitUtion al term could b'e exalted."

No\v what do the Grand ,Lodges of Maryland and New York mean by cc days gone by 1" Do they mean to say that this was .the ancient' cusiom 1 If so, surely the Grand Lodge of New York will consent to he governed by it, and confine the Degree to its appropriate place. The repoI:t continues: u It was SUbsequently deemed politic not to restmin Royal Arch Masonry to such confined limits, and it was determined to confer, honorarily, this De. gree. The Chapter has control of the honorary Degree, and the official or actual Degree is the property exclusively o:f the Master of a' Lodge."

Here is an admission of the Grand Lodl~e of Maryland (endorsed by New York,) that policy has introduced an. honorary Degree now regarded' and charged for,as a regular one. .. A Grand Lodge, [says the report,] as such, has no authority over either the actual or nominal· Degree. and therefore cannot delegate it to her Subordi.. nates."

From the foregoing. we learn, by deduction, at least, that although the Master of a Suoordinate Lodge is entitled to the Degree-yea, must have it before he can- be Jully qualified to pre~ide~·there exists no power in the Grand Lodge, from whence the Subordinate Lodgll derives.its being, and whose duty it is to see it perpetuated, to qualify the ,Ma.ster to govern; <that it becomes the .duty of his predecessor to instal him; and jf he cannot, or will DQt, the said Master elect must find some one who will; but if this last expedient fails, the Lodge ce~es to be. But, says the Committee of the New York Grand Lodge: .. 'Ihe great error, and the caufle of all the difficulty; arises from-calling the i1J8!allation of a Master a DegTee." 'Now· suppose we take this as the .true state of things-does it not follow that the Grand Lodge has po",ver to instal an officer of its own creation? If not. surely it is the duty of every Grand Lodge to withdraw the rule which make~ it incumbent on the Master elect of every Lodge to be installed by taking the dctual Degree accordingto Maryland, or according to New York, the ceremony of installation.

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In conclusion, your Commitee beg le~e to say, that, in their judgment, the ceremony of qualifying a Master for the discharge of his official duties, was anciently given as an honorary Degree-eonferred only upon such as the Grand Master fully approved of; conferred by him, or his authority, as a testimonial of the high estimate placed upon his Masonic worth; using a set of ceremonies, &c., and making it as much a Degree as is the Order of High Priesthood, or any other in Masonry. And the only question here to be set-. tIed is, whether the establishment of the Grand Lodge system deprives the Grand Master of this f'rerogative exercised anciently by him? For. that the Grand Lodge or the Grand Master now possess the power, seems manifest.

We believe that the Grand Lodge is the official keeper of the Degree; as it is conceded, on all hands, that whatever prerogatives were anciently exercised by the Grand Master, have, by common consent, merged into the Grand Lodge.

Nor c.ould it, consistently, be otherwise-as the Grand Master is the creature of the Grand LoJge; and your Committee believe that the assumption of power to confer the Degree, whether" actual" or "nominal," or as a "ceremony" of (( installation;' by the Chapters. is an infringement upon Ancient Usage-a palpable innovation. And whether a return to ancient usage would be impolitic, or not, is no busmess of our~-either as Royal Arch or Master Masons; it being equally our imperious duty to adhere, as near as may be, to the ancient landmarks, hurt where it may. And we had a right to expect that the Grand Lodge of NE!\v York would stand square up to this doctrine-especially as it admits that there are many instances where it would be policy to admit a maimed individual-but condemns the practice, in any and all cases, simply on the ground that Ancient Usage forbids it.

LOUISIANA. It now becomes the painful duty of yom Committee to pass in review the original and present organization of our heretofore esteemed sister Grand Lodge of Louisiana-to whose age and experience it would seem we bad a right to look for a bright example in the pathway to glory and renown-but whose singular departure from the ancient landmarks of the Order, as recognized in the United States, makes it the duty of every Grand Lodge not only to express their unqualified disapprobation of its conduct, but to withdraw all Maso~ic communication, until it retraces its steps and re!mmes its once proud e.tand on the revered platform of Angient Free and Accepted M~onry.

That the present organization of that Grand Lodge should have so long existed without being called in question by other Grand Lodgefl, cannot be accounted for by your Committee, unless it be that for the last twelve or fifteen years so'little has been published by that body as to leave the balance of the \Vorld ignorant of its proceedings. But we are now no longer in the dark-~ its late ditfumlty with the Grand Lodge of Mississippi has caused it to make developments not to be misunderstood; and as, in the opinion of your Committee. a question is involved. threatening to deetroy that peace an'd harmony which has marked the upward and onward course of our time-honored Insti-

31 tution in the United State~. your Committee feel bound to call the attention of this Grand Lodge to a brief history of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana.

In the year A. L. 5812, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was regularly established-P. F. Dubourgh, G. M.-as yourConnmittee believe, and as that Grand Lodge dec1are-a Grand Lodge of Ancient 楼,ork Masone j (see. 3d page, printed proceedings for April. 1841,) and as such, was fraternally acknowledged by all the Grand Lodges in the United States., It now appears, that -as early as 5833, that Grand Lodge, forgetting its first love-in open violation of established ugage in this country, and in manifest violation of good faith to its confederates-~ntered into an arrangement with the Grand COnsistory of the Sov. Prine. of the R<?)'al See. 32d Degree, (see proceedings of January, 1841, page 11,) as follows: "Brother J. H. Holland being Grand Master, in the year 1833, the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana solemnly declared to the Masonic world, that, always faithful to the sacred principles of our sublime Institution, it has recognized, and does effectually recognize, the right which all Masons have to follow, for the conduct of their Masonic laborR, such usages as are established for the different rites, within the true landma.rks of the Order-there being no essential difference between them. Consequ1mtly, the Masons of Louisiana, wishing to establish in this State a sole and only centre of Masonic authority, regulating all the Lodges under its jurisdictio:l1 j and that, under the denomination of a Grand Lodge duly incorporated by s.nd for the State of Louisiana, the said Grand Lodge made with the Grand CO:l1sistory of the Sov. Prin. of the Royal Sec., 32d Degree, a concordate, agreed and signed by both parties, in New Orleans. the 14th January, 1833-stipulating that the Grand Consistory grants to the Grand Lodge the right and power that the said Consistory heretofore had, of creating and constituting within the jurisdiction of Louisiana, Lodges of the three Symbolical Degrees of the Scotch and modern rites. Therefore, the Grand Lodge does since that time cumulate under its authority and jurisdiction the three rites-say, York, Scotch, and Modem rites-to the general satisfaction of all the Masons under its jurisdiction; they having ever been recognized as regularly constituted Masons by all the Grand Orientf'.

Grand Lodges, and all the Subordinate Lodg;es, under these three rites, overspread on both路 hemispheres, in correspondenl:e with the Grand Lodge'" On page 13, of the same proceedings. we find the following: "Consequently the Grand Lodge, in the above mentioned silting of the 27th of June, 1846, has declared and proclaimed,. that, following the example of the Grarrd Orient of France, in its Grand Council of Rites, it solemnly recognizes the Supreme Council of the Sov. Grand Inspec. Gen., 33d and last Degree, of the United States of America, sitting in New Orleans, as the sole legislature of the Philosophical Scotch Masonry in the United Slates of America:" From the above extracts it will be seen, that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana has entered into a compact with an Order of Masons not known to any other Grand Lodge in the Union. While your Committf:e will not here call in question the right of the Supreme Council of the Sovereign G. Insp. Gen., 33d,

82 aboverefel'red to~ to set up a control over the Degrees belonging to that body~ nor the right to declare the Grand Councils of the 33d, for the northern and southern divisions of the United States, long. since supposed to be legally established, a mere assumption of power, inherent in, and properly belonging to, the Grand Council of Louisiana, (the latter being the" supreme legislature for the United State~ of America,") we repeat, that it is not our province to gainsay any of these things; for this would be assuming a power greatly above the power which creates us a Committee. In like manner, we cannot conceive by what clause of the Ancient Constitutions~ or Masonic Usage, especially as understood and acknowledged in the United States, the Grand Lodge of LOuisiana derives the right to proclaim, "that, follo"?jug the example. of the Grand Orient of France, . in its Grand Council of Rites, it solemnly recognizes the Supreme Council of the &v. Gr. Inspec. Gen., 33d and last Degree, of the United States of America, sitting in New Orleans, as the sole legislature of the ~bilo80phical Scotch Masonry of the United States of America;t> unless tha t Grand Lodge, composed of Master Masons, or Past Masters, at the most, has found some other way of acquiring Masonic light than is known to your Committee; and we sincerely trust, and confidently believe, that there is no other Grand Loclge in America who would entertam a proposition to take cognizance of a single Degree above Past Master, much less to legislate for the 33d.

On page 4, of the proceedings in January, 1847, will be found the following: ce Laws must be suited 10 the community for which they are made; and some Masonic regulations might be well adapted to the meridian of Louisiana."

This doctrine, properly qualified, your Committee will readily concede to be admissible; but to suppose that local peculiarities can, in any instance, justify a dep?:ture from known established principles in our Institution, is, to say the least~ an ackr.ov.'led~ent that any innovalions may be made, if the local condition of society seems to require them; which would be repudiated by every Mason the world over. But let us see what are the fruil8 of this doctrine~ as adopted by, and carried out in, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. On page 5, they say: " A part of our Brethren entertain predilections for the riteR generally practised on the continent of Europe. Those are what are calleo the French or J'Iodern rites and the Scotch rites."

On the same page they say: "But at the time it [the Grand Lodge of Louisiana] was formed, there were Lodges existing in New Orleans under the sanction of th~ Grand Orient oi France, which remained under that jurisdiction; and others were subsequently consti tuted by that body: thus arose a conflict of authority, which was likely to create misunderstanding. To avert that evil it was agreed to unite those bodies, without the blending of those rites, to the jurisdiction of this Grand' Lodge; with permission to each of these Subordinates to continue the use of its particular ceremonies, and with power in the Grand Lodge to allow them to cu.nulate. either or both the other ritef!, provided they should keep them separate and distinct."

38 By what clause in the Ancient Constitutions, or by what u~age in the United States, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana derivE:d the power to ,~ke under its control Lodges using ceremonies or names not known to Ancient Craft Masonryespecially as unuerstood in this country--your Committee cannot divine; neither can they imagine :whence the authority to e8tabli~h Lodges with })()wer to confer DegreeEl not tolerated by, or known to, other Grand Lodges ill the United States; much less to 8anction and legalize, .by solemn edicts, the practice of a rite which, so far from claiming to be Ancient Masonry, is openly declared by its recipients, and the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, to be "Modem Masonry."

It now appears to your Committee that some years since the Grand Lodge 0 f Mississippi received evidence satisfactorily proving, that the Grand Lodge of Lonisiana had so far departed from the ancient landmarks, as to forfeit all right to control ancient Masonry, and issued. a Dispensation for a Subordinate Lodge in that State; that afterwards, entertaining the belief that the said Grand Lodge of Louisiana woulu retrace her steps, withdrew said Dispensation; this not being done, the Granl Lodge of Mississippi, rome two years since, sent a' committee to New Orleans, for the purpose of learning the true condition of our institution there, and at the last Grand Annual Communication, declared by resolution, that there was no Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons' in .

Louisiana, expressed a willingness to issue Dispensations to that State, and, acting thereon, did issue DispenEation~ to that jurisdiction. In reviewing the arguments of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in reference to this intederence of jurisdiction, your committee fully concur with that Gmnd Lodge. While we believe that the Grand Lol1:re of Mississippi deserves the highest commendation for its early and bold stand in condemning the aCts of路 the Grand Lodge. of Louisiana, and erecting its.' standard in favor of uncontaminated Ancient Craft Masonry; that, as a faithful senl.inel, guarding the portals to the fireside of our great family, it acted faithfully and well when it declared t~re was no longer a Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons in Louisiana, still we believe the action of that body should have stopped here: fOf we hold that it is not in the power of the Grand Lodge of .Mi~sissippj, nor of Mississippi and Mis~ouri combined, to settle this question. By common consent on the part of the 9'rand Lodges of the United State~, it is b~lieved ever to have been the practice, to await the decision of at least a majority of the Grand Lodges, upon a,ny mooted question, before anyone could regard it as settll'd; and hence, while the Grand Lodge of Missif'sippi had tbe right to declare the non-existence, (in its opinion,) of a Grand Lodge of Ancient Craft Masonry in Louisiana,that body erred in assuming jurisdiction in said State, until a concurrent opinion made its decision valid. But your Committee are of opinion that for the same reasons the Grand LoJge of Louisiana has the least right to complain: First, because that body, in the face of this we)) known usage, assumed the responsibility of cumulating degrees, &c. &c., without even consulting the 'other Grand Lodges; and second, by' a reference to the extract above, it will be seen that they have legalized the act of the Grand Orient of France, in con~

34 BtitUling Lodges in Louisiana,subsequent to the formation of said Grand Lodge, and,tmse, too, with the avowed right'to practice modern Masonry.

The Bame report, page 7, in speaking of the reasons giyen by a Subor~ dinate Lodge for 8urrenderingits Charter, one of which ,vas the action of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, says: nltappearsthe declarations referred to by Poinsett Lodge have been fol~ lowed up by action (by Mississippi Grand Lodge;)-whieh-not only tends to deetroy the harmony and well-being of l\1asonry in Louisiana, but go directly to subvert and overthrow the organic law upon which the government of Masonry in the United States is founded."

YOllr Committee clearly coincide in opinion with the Grand Lodge of Louis. , iana, that the Grand Lodge of Mississippi in assuming jurisdiction over Louis路 iana at this time, has not acted in conformity to what is regarded to be a fundamental law in this country; and only regret that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana did not a~sume and maintain this ground, when the Grand Orient of France, with even let?s ceremony, trampled upon its jurisdIction by constituting Lodges in the State after it waSlegally organized and acknowledgeu.

Your Committee call attention to the following extract, as the most plausible ,defence made by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, for the position it now occupies: "The present regulation upon the subject is, that in issuing Charters in future,_ they shall be issued for the formation of Ancient York Lodges, so called, but may contain the power of cumulating the other two rites; but the Ancient York rite shall always be considered the principal or National rite."

From this it would seem that the Grand Lodge of 'Louisiana claims that it has never departed from its original posi~ion as an " Ancient York Grand Lodge j" that inasmuch as its Subordinate Lodges are all York Lodges, so called, all is well, and in strict conformity with the usage in the United States, although it gives to said Subordinates the power to cumulate two other rites not known or recognized by any of our Grand Lodges. Your Committee are of opinion that jf this doctrine be tolerated, and .acted out, the safe-guard to the maintainance and perpetuation of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry is prostrated; and that harmony which has so long and so happily cemented our union, will know us no mOl:e forever For it requires no great stretch of phi. losophy to conjectur~, that the day is not distant when Lodges, acting upon t)l.e same latitudinarian principles, will admit any and all the multifarious De~ grees of the various secret associatioll8 of the world; and all that would be required is to retain the name of Ancient York Lodge. In this connection your Committee are constrained to notice the language of the Grand LOdge of New York, which, after quoting the resolutions adopted by the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, remarks as follows: " We hope the Grand Lodge of MiS8issippi will not act on these resolutions but to repeal them. The Grand Lodge of Louisiana exercised a laudable dis路 cretion in etlecting harmony throughout her junsdiction, by gathering within her fold all ,the Lodges in the State." ?

35 Of course, your Committee can only aceo'unt for the position here taken by New York, by supposing that Gmnd Lodge had not received the printed proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana for January and April last. We cannot believe that New York can so far lo:;e sight of the elevated ground it occupies, as the advocate of the pure and unadulterated principles of our Order, as to endorse the. cOurse pursued by Louisiana, with a knowledge of the facts staring them in the face; and although that portion of the constitutional rules of the Louisiana Grand Lodge, published in tile proceedings of our Grand Lodge last year, would seem to be sufficient to wam the Grand Lodge of New York that all was not well, stin do we hope that its "sober second thoughts" will lead to a more consistent view of the subject.

A few words more, in reference to this important subject, and your Committee will have done. The Grand Longe ot Louisiana has interdicted Masonic intercourse between the Masons of Louisiana and the Grand Lodge of Mississippi We sincerely regret that the great space already occupied, forbids fllrther extracts from the proceedings of the Louisiana Grand Lodge, because these proceedings are the first received for manyy(~ars, tending to give the action of that body, and because the entire matter is ot Huch thrilling interest to the lovers of true Masonry that it is desirable it should be in the hands of every Brother.

The astounding and unparalelled doctrines there promulgated-the open and avowed disregard of established usage In the United Slates~the unblushing use of terms and titles unknown to any other Grand Lodge in America-that your Committee' can do no less than present this hasty and imperfect sketch, however unpleasant the task may be.

Your Committee would gladly indulge the hope that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana would retrace its steps, upon the admonition of the other Grand Lodges, did wa not know that Mjssissippi" had twice warned it; and, 80 far from manifesting a reform, or a reference of the subject to other Grand bodies, it haS cur Munder the ties -of fratemalunion" in part, and published a determinatioh to adhere to all its glariog errors.

If the term Anci{'nt Free and Accepted Masonry is but an empty sound, and the principles which it teaches are ill adapted to the ends of the Craft, then,indeed, have your CO,!Jlmittec learned in vain, and wpll may the Grand Lodge of Louisiana call in external and extraneous aid to make it worth the having. On the contrary, if its teachings are of God, pure, and holy, and just, elevating and directing the minrl to the contemplation. of all the sublime and beautiful principles of the Bible-lifting the soul to 'Lhe admiration of the moral precepts of the holy mcn of old, and promptini?; to the performance of dceds of benevolfmce, and friendship and love j if, in short, its teachings are second only to our holy religion, then should it he held aloof from, and uncontami_ nated with, any other system devised by man. With the facts before US, and other lights, your Committee recommend the adoption of the following rewlutions: Resolved, by the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted .Masons oft!le State of'MisSOlti'i, That all Masonic intercourse is hereby withheld from the

86 Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and her de pendent Lodges, nntil said Grand to the plain and. simple principles upon which it was origi. nally established Resolved, That all Grand Lodges in the United States are hereby fraternally requested to take such action in the premises, as to them may seem proper.

Your Committee having thus imperfectly done the work assigned them, beg the Grand Lodge to believe, that they sincerely regret not having been able, under the circumstances, to do better. They especially regret the necellsity which compelI'! them to omit even a brief notice of the great and absorbing interest 80 generally felt on the subject of Education. Several of the Grand Lodges are making' noble efforts for this glorious cause, aud some of them have kindly noticed our own humble experiment in flattering terms.

Your Committee close their report by assuring the Grand Lodge that much of the evidence before them tends to prove that Masonry is gloriously in the ascendant-that from almost every quarter we receive the cheering watchword, "all's 'Well." And but for one important difficulty all would be weI}" We do not all understand the ancient landmarks alike. Could a system be adop"ted whereby differences of opinion could be submitted to an authorized tribunal for final action, our great family would present a God-like union of inimitable ~randeur-a work of benevolence which Angels would love to look upon.

J. W. S. MITCHELL, Chairman.

Lodge shall return

Pending the adoption of this report, the printed proceedings 0 the Grand Lodge of New York, in September last, were received, and read inopen Grand Lodge. The said proceedings briefly review the difficulty between the Grand Lodges of Louisiana and Mississippi; and, to the astonishment of nearly all the members presentJ not only justify the course pur8ued by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, but interdict Masonic intercourse with the member~ of any of the Lodges in Louisiana working under the Grand Lodge of Mississippi. Wh~reupon, Bro. Mitchell offered thJ following resolution, wh~ch was adopted: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of New York has acted hastily and unadvisedly,,; and, we doubt not, will retrace its steps, when, by proper Masonic mean8, it learns ALL the facts which have driven this Grand Lodge to withhold the right hand of fellowship from the Grand Lodge of Louisana.

Bro. Carnegy offered the followingresolutio~,which was adopted: Resolved, That the General Agent for the College be instructed and empowered :0 perform aU lhe duties and exercise all the privileges conferred on Bro. Ashby, by the Grand LoJge, in April last ; anJ, in addition, it is ordered that he travel over the State of Mi~souri, sell ScholarshipI;'. collect money, and precure subs~riptions of money and property for the use of the College.

'37 REPORT OF THE SPECIAL AGENT.

To the M. W. G. Master, Wardellsand ll'fethren of the Grand Lodge

of

Free and Accepted Ancient Masons of the State of Missouri: The undersigned, a Special Agent, appointed by said Grand Lodge, at its Communication in March last, to take posseEsion of the means donated by the city of Lexington and its vicinity, as an inducement and equivalent for the location of路 the Masonic College. in or near that city, begs leave to report : That he engaged in the responsible duties of his office with a sincere desire to be, as also to apPear, honest; and accordingly took the precaution to procure the services of Bro. John W. Langhorne and Rev. J. H.-D. Moore, to assist him in transcribing all the names, together with the amounts subscribed, into a book, so that the. original papers of'subscription could be the better preserved, and he himself might be enabled to arrive at an eXJl.Ct estimate of the amount entrusted to his care.

According to the estimate thus made, the sum of thirty-one thousand three hundred and forty-eight dollars and fifty centHhas come into the hands of your Agent; and from this it appears, that in the amount reported here last March, there was the sum of six hundred and fifty-one dollars anit fifty cents which your Agent has not been able to find. The reason of this deficit will, no doubt, ultimately appear, as' all of the original lists and papers are carefully filed away, marked and numbered, and subjE~ct to examination at any time.

In the transCript of subscriptions submitted to the Grand Lodge, there were many errors touching the instalments, ef:pecially respecting the time whe~ they should become due; and from actual inspection of 'the papers, your Agent readily perceived that a full report, accurate in detail, was impossible. You are not, however, to conclude that the erron alluded to have always been to our disadvantige. This is by no ,means true'. While from the above cause we have in .the latter view of the sublect suffered nothing, 'We are subject to its whole force in the former.

Of the above amount of money due on subscriptions, your Agent has col~ lected thirty.eigbt hundred and five dollars and ninety-six cents; twelve hundred dollars of which 'Was paid over to the Treashrer of the Building Committee of the Masonic College, on the 27th clay of April, A. D. 1847; seven hundred and ten dollars on the 25th day of May, A. D. 1847; one hundred and seventy dollars on the 28th day of May, '1847-; seventy-fh-e dollars on the 15th day of June,A. D. 1847; one hundred and twenty-six dollars and sixtysix. cents on the 17th day of June, 1847; five hundred and twenty-nine dollars and ninety-seven cents on the 24th day of July, A. D. 1847; forty dollars em the 24th day of July, A. D. 1847; eight hu.ndred dollars on the 22d Jay of September, A. D. 1847; and there. remains, in the hands of your Agent, the sum of one hundred and fifty-one dollars and thirty-three cents; which several sums make up the aggregate amount of thirty-eight hundred and ,five dollars and ninety-six cents, above mentioned. Your Agent has in his po~session,

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88 ready to be shewn to the Grand Lodge, proper vouchers for the disbursements above specified.

Your Agent further states, that he has closed by note ten thousand nine hundred and twenty-six dollars and eighty-six cents j four hundred and thirtyeight dollars and thirty cents of which has been collected; which leaves ten thousand four hundred and eighty-eight dollars and fifty-six cents in notes yet to be collected.

Proper deeds and instruments of conveyance have been taken, in the char. tered name of the Grand Lodge, for the greater part of the land and town lots donated for the benefit of the Masonic College of Missouri. A single exception, only, exists; and that was occasioned by a failure on the part of your Agent to find the donor at home, when he visited him for the purpose of reeeivingthe deed. The remainder of the whole amount is on subscription lists in the hands of your Agent. Your Agent is peculiarly happy to be able to state, that there is manifested the same spirit of magnanimity in meeting the subscriptions as they fall due, that prompted those princely donations.

It is, perhaps,. the duty of your Agent to say to the Grand Lodge, that tho three thousand dollars, donated by the city of Lexington, is in a very singular position. To enable the city of Lexington to contribute to this object, an act of the Legislature was necessary. The Legislature gave action upon the sub. ject, in both branches, but, by some strange oversight, it failed to receive the signature of the GovernOl; and the act was, for that reason, of no force.

Your Agent fully believes that the whoJe matter will be remedied, and the said amount secured in due time.

All which is respectfully submitted.

THOMAS T. ASHBY, Agent.

OcToBER 14th, 1847.

In addition to the above report, your路 Agent further states, that the real estate donated to the Grand Lodge was, by the donors and by tbose who reported those donations to the Grand Lodge, estimated at the aggregate sum of two thousand dollars. Deeds to the real estate donated and purchased as abc..ve stated, have been executed, acknowledged and approved j and delivered to your Agent, and accepted by him, as your Agent, in tiue form.

THOMAS T. ASHBY, .Agent.

39 REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE COLLEGE. To tlu Most Worshipful the Grand Lodge

(,1 the State of Missouri:

The BuiJding Committee, appointed pursu!ant to a reeolution of the Grand Lodge in March last, to contract for, and superintend the erection of, the College edifice, in pursuance ot the plan propoSEd by the Drafting Committee; and in accordance with the 10th resolution, on pagt' 14, of the printed proceedings of the Grand Lodge, at its last regular Communication, held in the city of 8t.

Louis, March 15th, A. D. 1847, A. L. 5847; beg leave to report in manner following: RECEIPTS.

April 27, 1847.

May 25. cc U cc 28, June 15.

IC

J7.

July 24, U 24.

Sept. 22,

cc cc u U

Received do. do. do. do. do. do. do.

cash of Thomas T. Ashby, do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do.

Agent, do. do. do. do. do. do. do.

$1200 00 710 00

170 00 75 00 126 66

529 97 40 00 800 00 $3651~

EXPENDITURES.

April 28. 1847. Paid Leonard & Kice, advallice on lumber, May 25, " U A. P. Mackey, do. paint. " 25. cc ce William HOUlt, on land, cc 27, cc ce Leonard & Kice, freight on lumber, 28, U U do. do. do" do.

June 15, U " Williamson & Benson, expo oC Grand Lodge, " 17, cc ce Leo'nard & Kice, ce 18, ce cc Sundry persons. expenses of Grand Lodge, July 13, cc cc W;! Robf>rts, for posts, U 15. " ce Martin Walters, for pOliti, cc 22. U cc S! Wilson, for iron, cc 24. " " Alford & Hunter, brick masons, U 24, " " Leonard & Kice, carpenters, cc 26. " " Casper. Jor hauling pOllts, U 31, cc U Appf>al Office. for printing, Aug. 19. ee cc Martin Elder, for posb!, Sept. 22. " ce Leonard & Kice. " G. 'A. nrown, stone mason, " 22, " ce 22. cc cc Express Office. for printing, U 28. " ce Alford & Hunter, cc 28, ce ce Miutin Elder, for posts"

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Total amount expended, Total amount received, Amount expended, over receipts,

--$1200 100 110 500 170 15 140 23 10 10 1 473

00 00 00 00 00 88 00 90 00

00 90 51

98 32

2 66 17 00 500 139 90 565 90 36 63 30 00 3 12 $3653 72 $3651 63

$2 . 09

The stone work was let to G. A. Brown. a.t $2900.

The brick work was let to Alford & Hunter, at the rate of $7 00 per thousand, for 3.11 except the tubbed work, and that at $10 per thol1sand-3.IDoWlting to about $3500.' ( The carpenter's work was let to Leonard & Kice, at $5400.

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40 The plastering was let to Alford & Ball, at 28 cents per yard-amounting to about $1300.

The painting was let to A. P. Mackey, at $825.

The guttering and spouting was let to Morrison & McKee, at $296.

The main building is now up and roofed, except the portico. Many of the windows are glazed and in. The building stands on a' beautiful lot of six forty-one hundreths acres, purchased at the rate of one hundred dollars per acre; .and lies north of the town plat, distant three hundred and twenty-five yards from said plat. A sufficient number of good sound mulberry posts are now on the ground, to enclose the entire lot---:placed six feet apart-to square -3路5 inches. The basement story can be finished in two months.

John W. Langhorne, a member of our body, removed from this vicinity; and the necessarily frequent absence of two other members, rendered it necea路 sary, in our opinion, to declare the place of Bro. Langhorne vacant. We, therefore, proceeded to appoint Bro. Alpho. A. Henning a member of the Building Committee, that there might be a quorum always present Respectfully submitted.

CYRUS OSBORNE, EDW'D McCARTY,

H. E. PEEBLES,

}

Committee.

ALPHa. A. HENNING, WILLIAM HOUX, Bro. Carnegyoffered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Building Committee of the College be directed to cause the lot of land purchased for the College site, at Lexington, to be enclosed, by the fir8t day of June next, with posts and plank, after the fashion of posts and rails-the plank to be nailed on.

Bro. Carnegy offered the following resolut.ion, which was adopted:

Resolved, That Bro. Grand Treasurer be, and he is, hereby authorized and required to payoff the warrants drawn on him in favor of Broa. Smith, Patterson, and Hollingsworth, out of any money in his hands-including the Charity Fun~:-which has not been otherwi~e appropriated.. First, paying the warrant of Bro. Smith, entirely; and th~n those of Bros. Patterson and Hollingsworth, in proportion to their demands~ allowing interest from the 1st of April last.

Bro. Carnegy offered the following resolutions,which were adopted: 1st. Resolved, That it is just and expedient to establish the Female Academy

wntemplated in the charter of the Grand Lodge.

2d. Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed, whose duty it shall be to give notice, in writing, to each Subordinate Lodge in the State, to take up subscriptions, (if they desire the Academy located at or -near their place,) as donations to the Grand LOdge. for the erecti(l)n of suitable buildings and for endo\ving said Academy as the Grand Lodge may direct.

3d. Resolved, That said Committee report to the Grand Lodge, in May next.

41 the amount of each donation, and the terms on which they are severally pro.

posed. .

The Grand Master appointed the fonawing Brethren as the Com.. mittee, viz.: Samuel T. Glover, Carty Wells, and Stanton Buckner.

Bro. Grand Tyler was allowed twentJr:five dollars for his services, and also his account for five dollars and thirty-seven cents.

Bro. Billon presented a claim for two hundred and fifty dollars, for his services as Grand, Secretary ithe past year, which was allowed.

The GrandMaster appointed the fonowing Committees: ALEX. T DOUGLA,SS, J. D.. DA.GGETT. . ., FRED'C L. BILLON, S W. B. CARNEGY, CARTY W.ELLS, PARKERDUDLEY,

E. C. HUTCHINSON, THOS. H. CAPERS, ALEX. VANCOURT, S. W. B. CARNEGY, J. H. LANGHORNE,

I I

On Ancitnt Regil-lations and Uw.ges.

On Fo:reign Correspondence.

} To cor.respond on the subject

of a l're$;.

dent and Profes.'OTs 01 the College.

Bro. Carnegy offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the District Deputy Grand Master, for the Secon(l, District, be required to visit the Lodge at Waterloo, and that he have power to take and send up the Dispensation or continue it in force until the first Monday in May next.

There appearing no further busines-s, the Grand Lodge was closed, in AMPLE form, until the Grand Annual Communication in May, 1848.

JOSEPH FOSTER) Grand Masler.

Attest: J. W. S. MITCHELL, Grand &crew'!!_

JJr I am instructed by the Grand Master to call the attention of the Subordinate Lodges to the n(~cessity of sending up their annual returns and dues in May next" J. W_S. MI1['CHELL, Grand SecretarYe

42 REJECTED BY SUBORDINATE LODGES, DURING THE LAST YEAR.

Joseph Roy, H. B. PowelJ, W. B. Wilson, Philip Yuncas, Robert Plyer, Henry C. McGowen, John W. Jones, - L. A. McLean, James Huston, P. Owens,

--

by Palmyra Lodge, . No. 18. ce 20. " St. Louis do.

Fayette do.

47. " Livingston, do. ce 51. " Douglass, do. " " "ce 54. do. do. " " ce do. do. " " ce Marshall 68. "cc Danville do. ce 72•. do. ce do. do. " "

SUSPENDED.

J. P. Williams, Morgan P. Ellis, • William B. Saler, Horatio K. Pearl, Thomas J. Marshall, J. J. Montgomery, Nath1 Burrows, Humberson Lyon, William H. Baile)', R. O. Blakey, Robt. M. Berry, John Curd, - - Wm. E. Dillard, Dan'l Dunham, John C. Flint, Isaac P. Howe, Daniel Nolley, Robt. A. Raphael, Henry S. Turner, E. R. Edwards, J. c. Heberling, 8. B. Hollings worth, William S. Stuart, Augustin Kennerly, John M. Eager, Gabriel Hains,

c.

•

by Livingston ce Wakanda "Douglass " do. " do.

"College "Savannah " St. Josephs "Fulton Ie do. "do. "do. "do. "do. "do. "do. "do. "do. "do.

"Cooper, "do. " St. Louis, " do. cc cc

Missouri,

"

do. do.

Lodge, No. .51. do. ce 52. do.

"54. do. ce" d o . " ce do.

"70. do.

"71. do. ce 78. do.

"48. do." " do." " do." " do." ce do." " do." " do." " do." " do." " d o . " ce do.

"36. do." " do.

"20. do." " do. ce 1. do. " cc do. " "

EXPELLED.

Chilton, B. C. Powell, C. O'Neal, Holmes Hakes, Milton Bradley, John n. Alexander, Henry ,V. Priess, John Bresler, - Samuel Moore, John C. Snider,

----

by

Cooper Lodge, No. 36, ce do. do. ce " do. do. " Liberty, " " 31. "ce Hunts ville, do. ce 30. do. ce 'c do. do. "ce 25. "ce Naphtali, do. ce 18.

Palmyra, do. .c Tebo, do. " 68. " 52. " Wakanda, dQ.

"

APPENl)IX.

--------

GRAND SECRETARY'f; REPORT-NO.1.

Frederiek L. Billon, Grand Secretarg,. in account with tile Grand Lodg' oj Missouri.-College F1t1/d Donations.

Di:\.

October 1845. Cash donation from Parsoll Brown, per hands of Bro. J. F. L. Jacoby, Clark~vine, 10 00 do. do. Cash from Bros. J. GJ Thornton, B. F. Wallace, JooA. Rogers, J. C. McGonigal and W. M. Bozarths, of Tebo Lodge, No~ 68, $2 each, received from . 10 00 Bro. Wallace, .

Nov. do. Cash from Landmark LodgE!, No. 64, Bro. Johnson, 2 00 March 1846. Small sums from Lafayette, Fulton and Washington Lodges, 6 50 Oct. do. Donation from Sam'I. B. Jacoby per J. F. L. Jacoby, 20 00 Oct. do. Rent of house at Arrow Bock, donation of Bro. 路W. Price to College, 20 00

per

Amount, . March 22,1847, Cr. by amount paid Bro. Grand Treasurer,

$68 50

$68iO

44 GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT-NO.2.

Frederick L. Billon, Grand Secretary, in account with the Grand Lodge Missouri, from October, 1846, to October, 1847.

DA.TES.

of

NAMES OF LODGES.

----_. --------------- - - -----

October 1846. Canton Lodge, Dispen~ation, do. do.

JackRon Lodge, No. 82, Charter, do. do.

Bowling Green, No. 75, Charter, do. do.

Independence, No. 76, Charter, do. do.

Lebanon, No. 77, Charter, do. do.

St. Jo~phs, No. 78, Charler, do. do.

Polar Star.. No. 79, Charter, do. do.

Bridgeton, No. 80, Charter, do. do.

Dana, No. 83, Charter, do. do.

Tebo, No. 68, dues for 1846, 3 67 January 1847. Marshall, No. 65, dues for 1845-1846, 14 00 February do. Johnson Lodge, Dispensation, March do. Weston, No. 53, dues for 1844-'45-'46, 31 66 do. do. Neosho, No. 81, Charter, do. do Naphtali, No. 25, dues for 1842, $361844, $27,

do. do.

April August

,

21 00

do. Bro. John Bull, for Dispensations issued by him to Jack80rl and Friendship Lodges, do. Johnston Lodge, No. 85, Charter, do. Prairie Lodge, Dispensation, do. St. Mark's Lodge, Dispensation,

2000 1000 10 no 10 00 1000 1<$'00 1000 1000 10 00 733 2800 2000 6334 10 00

4200 4000 1000 2000 2000

$70 33

$360 67

$431 00 -------CR.

Dec. 16, 1846. By amount paid Moore's account, books, &c., for - - Grand Lodge, 19 50 March 1847. By amount paid Grand Treasurer, 331 50 By amount paid postage past year, $9 60, 8ta.tionOctober do. ery, &c., $3 55, 13 15 do. do.

By amount paid Grand Treasurer, 66 85 431 00

45 GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT-NO.3.

Frederick L. Billon, P. G. Secretary's, statement ofmon.ies received for and on. account of Grand Lodge of Missouri, at tire present session, Oct., 1847. r

Charity.

1847~

Oct.-From MissourI,

No.

4'7," 48,"

II

61," 62," 63,"

"

ce

83'S 667 9 33 8 00 9 00 12 00 IS 00 14 6'7 14 00 667 17 00 12 33 14 6'7 21 00 866 933 10 00 12 00 11 6'1 12 33

Douglass,

64,

Ie

467

Arrow Rock, Platte City,

65, " " 66," 1845,IM6,184'7,

Tyro,

Clarksville, Palmyra,

Paris-Union, 8t. Louill,

New London, Naphtali, St. John's, Liberty, Lafayette, Cooper,

M t. Moriah, Jefferson City, Bonhomme, Fayette, Fulton,

LivlDgston, Walcanda, Weston,

Landma~k,

Marshall, Tebo, College, Savannah, Danville, Eureka, Warren,

I, dues, 12, ., 1'7, ,e

184'7, "

18,"

" "

19, " 20,"

" "

:U,

"

Ii

26," 28," 81," 32, 88, I "

" " "

I'

40,

"

'e

cc

43," 46,

I'

ce 18411, 184'7, IB4!},"

" CI

cc

64,"

"

65," 68, "

" "

70,"

'71," cc

'12, 73,

CI

1846, 184'7,

,.

CI

"

74," Bowling Green, '76, " Independence, 76, " St. Josephs, 7B," Polar Star, '79, ee Bridgeton, 80," Neosho, 81," J acksoD, 82," Dana,

Johnston,

ee

" " " " " II

" " ,.

83, " 86,"

Receipt' from dues,

5 00 26 67 8 33 6 00 {} 00 3 67 13 00 '7 00 12 00 883 IS 00 16 00 6 67 " 6'7 6 33 867 6 00 6 67 7 33 385 67

Multnomah, Washington Olive Brancb, Prairie; Pel'severance,

St. Mark's, Madison, Perseverance, Pleasant Hill, Cal"thage,

Charter, do.

88, do.

90, do.

9i,. do.

93, do. for Dispensati:on, do. «lo. do.

84, 8'7,

Aml)unt,

Contlngent.

16 67 11 88 18 67 16 00 18 00 24 00 JO 00 2933 28 00 11 33 34 00 24 67 29 33 42 00 17 34 18 6'7 20 00 24 00 23 33 2467 9 33 10 00 6333

16 67 10 00 10 00 7 33 26 00 14 00 24 00 16 67 10 00 82 00 13 a3 9 33 1067 17 33 12 00 13 33

Total•.

26 00 17 00 2800 ~4 00 2'7 00 86 00 1500 44 00 42 00 17 00 61 00 37'00 44 00 63 00 26 00 28 00 30 00 36 00 35 00 37 00 14 00 15 00 80 00 26 00 15 00 16 00 11 00 39 00 21 00 36 00 25 00 15 00 48 00 20 00 14 00 J600 26 00 18 00 20 00

_1~1_2~ '7'71 33 30 00

11 00 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

1167 00 30 00 11 00 1000 1000 10 00 10 00 2000 2000 20 00 20 00

46 GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT .

.Iohn S. Watson, Grand Treasurer, in account current with the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri, of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, 1846·'47.

DR.

Oct,12,1846. To balance in Treasury as per last

Coll'ge Charity Fund. Fund.

Contingent.

91 83

542 57

318 00

180 45

70 33

261 17

---

report,

Oet, 20, 1846. To arn't rec'd of G. Secretary Billon, as per receipt,

Mar.22, 1847. To am't. rec'd of G. Secretary Bil· Oct, 5, 1847.

Iou, as per receipt, 68 50 To am't. rec'd of G. Secretary Blllon, as per receipt,

66 85

--- ---- - - - -

$68 50 $480 16 $1051 04 CR.

18 46-Oct.19. By am't paid Chambers & Knapp'S ace't, as per voucher No.1, By am't. paid A. Fisher'S acc't. for do. do parchment, voucher NO.2, cio. do. By am't paid Reporter office for adv., as per voucher No.3, Byam't. paid R. L. Campbell for do do. press, &c., voucher No.4, By arn't. paid Nt'w Era Office for do. do adv., voucher No.5, By am't paid American Office for do do. adv., voucher No.6, By arn't. paid Reveille Office for do do. adv., voucher NO.7, Byarn't. paid Evening Gazette for do. do adv., voucher No.8, By arn't. paid S. W. Meech for do. do 'books, voucher NO.9, Byam't. paid Bro. Owens for tylin~, do. do voucher No. 10, By am't. paid Bro. Smith, (Presido. do dent,) voucher No. 11, do Oct, 20. By am't. paid Bro Parker Dudley, (repairs,) voucher No. 12, do Nov. 13. By arn't. paid Bro. Parker Dudley, (fences, &c.,) voucher No. 13, do Dec. 7. By am't. paid Bro. G. B. Allen for Board of Relief, voucher No. 14, do• Dec. 17. By arn't. paid Missouri Republican, (printing,) voucher No. 15, 1847-Jan.5. By arn't. paid Keemlt> & Field, (printing,) voucher No. 16, do Jan. 9. Byam't. paid for blank book ior G. Treasurer, voucher No. 17, do Mar. 20. BY!lrn't. paid Bro. Owens, tyling, &c., voucher No. 18,

28 00 5 00

8 25 10 00 14 50 4 00 3 00 75 7 45 25 00 300 00 100 00 64 00 150 00 22 00 86 00 1 00

23 00

47 GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT-Continued.

I

Coll'ge Chari ty Fund. Fund.

CR.

Contingent.

-----1----

1847-April5. Byam't. paid Keemle & Field for do. do.

, printing, voucher No. 19, do. 12. By am't. paid Warren Lodge ODI account of warrant for $289 Oi>, as per voucher No. 20, do. 20. By arn't. paid Bro. Carty Wel1J~, as per voucher No. 21,

40' 00

I

Balance on hand,

200 00 43 53'

-----1--$150 00 $985 48 $68 50 330 16

65 56

$68 50'$480 16 $1051 04

c::=:=

JOHN S. WATSON, Grand Treasurer.

ST.

LoUIS,

October 11th, 1847•

• ",4..1

•

-=

..

48 The Committee to whom was referred the duty路 of re-organizing the several Districts ,'Under the government ofthe District Deputy Grand Masters. reported the following arrangement. which was adopted.

The following Lodges compose the FIRST DISTRICT.

Missouri, Naphtali, Mount Moriah, St. Mark's,

No.1 " 20 "40 " 93

Palmyra, Paris Union, New London, St. John's, Madison,

No. 18 19 21 "cc 28 " 91

Clarksville, .

Troy, Danville,

No. 17 u 34 cc 72

I

Bonhomme, Polar Star, Bridgeton,

No. <4:> ce 79 " 80

SECO'1fD DISTRICT.

Monticello, Alexandria, DickersOn, Waterloo, Canton,

"

No. 58 "ce 69 70

u. u.

D. D.

THIRD DISTRICT.

I

Ashley, Douglass, l?erseverance,

No. 75

" "

M

92

FOURTH DISTRICT.

Fulton, Fayette, Livingston, Rocheport,

No. 48 " 47 " 51 " 67

Wakanda, Marshall, Warren, Eureka,

No. 52 65 74 " 73 "

I

Jefferson City, Cooper, Huntsville,

No. 43 36 " 30 Cf

FIFTH DISTRICT.

I I I

Arrow Rock, Jackson, Friendship,

No. 55 " 82 " 89

SIXTH DISTRICT.

Independence, Lafayette, . Richmond,

No. 76 " 32 " 57

Johnson, Prairie, Pleasant Hill,

No. 85 Ie

u.

~O D.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

Savannah, St. Josephs, Multnomah,

No. 71 " 78 " 84

Weston, Platte City, Liberty,

No. 53 " 56 " 31

l:IGHTH DISTRICT;

Tyro, Lebanon,

No. 12

Dana.

Washington,

No. 83 " 87

Landmark, Neosho,

No. 64 " 81

"

77

I

Olive Branch.

No. 88

NINTH DISTRICT.

I

Osceola,

No. 61

TENTH DISTRICT.

I

Tebo.

Cartbagt-.

No. 68 u. D.

49

,!ke

Grand OfJicers.of the Grand Lodge ~f Missouri, at present,.are:

M. W. JOSEPH FOSTER, G. 'M., St. Louis..

R. W. ELIJAHS. RUGGLES, D. G.. M., Caledonia.

R. W. J. F. L. JACOBY, S. G. VV., Clarks'Ville.

R. W. CYRUS OSBORN~, J. G. W., Lexington.

R. W'o JOHNS. WATSON,. G. 1'., St. Louis.

R. W. J. W. 8.;MITCHELL, G. See'y., 8.t. Louis.

Won. J. W. CRANE, ~. S. D., St~ Louis. cc _ _ REYNOLDS,路J. n~ D., Clarksvillet " ESROM OWENS, G~ T., St.Louis. ' " CHARLES, LEVY, Dist-. Dep. G. M., 1st District. " THOS. S. MILLER, " " " 2d " " HARVEY GRISWOLD," " 3d " " WM. B. STONE, "" 4th " " SAMUEL B. KILE, c(" 5th " SAM'L.H. WOODSON," " 6th " " " JOHN CURD, "" 7th " R. W E. S. RUGGLES,. "" 8th " Won. A. M. TUTT, . ""9th" " JAMES S. RAINS, " " 10th路 " REV. E. C. HUTCHINSON, Gro:nd Chaplain. " RICHARD BOND, IC " '.'

JACOB CREATH, " " NOAH FLOOD, I.' " " " JESSE P. DAVIS, H " " ROBERT 'MOR.ROW, (( " " THOS. H. CAPERS, " " Bno. CARTY WELLS, Grand Orator.

R. W. SINCLAIR KIRTLEY, Grand Orator.

BRO. JESSE LITTLE,Grand:Afarshal. " CHAUNCEY DIRKEY, Grand Marshrjl. " A.LIGHTBOURNE,G. S. B. " ISAAC A. HEDGES, G. S. " JAMES GRESHAM, G. S. " JAMES M. CHORN~ G~, P. 5

50

BRO. F. L. BILLON, ~ S. WATSON, College Fund Commissioners. " JOHN " JOHN HALL, " 'GEORGE H. C. MELODY, Grand Lecturer. " THOMAS T. ASHBY, General Agent.

Past Grand Officers presenf at this Commllnicat-ion: R. W. S. W. B. CARNEGY, Past Grand .Master. " J. W. S. MITCHELL, " " " Won. JOHN D. DAGGETT,Past Deputy Grand Master. " G. H. C. MELODY, " Ie " " R. W. J. W. SMITH, P. G.M. of Va., late Pres. of College.

WORe ALEX. T. DOUGLASS, Past Senior G. w:

51 REPRESENTATIVES FROM SUBORDINATE LODGES. No.1, J.D. Taylor, W. M~ W. F. Chase, J. W. Tyro, u 12, J. P. Davis, W. M. E. S. Ruggles, for J. W. Clarksville, u 17, J. F. L. Jacoby, ·W. M. Palmyra, u 18, S. W. B. Camegy, Rep. Paris-Union, u 19, John N. Parsons, for J. W. St. Louis, u 20, B. B. Brown, for '\iV', M. J. L. Jamison, S. W. Naphtali, u 25, Joseph Fo~ter, for VV'. M. J W. Crane, S. W. St. Johns, u 28, N. P. Kunkle, Rep. Liberty, u 3f, S. W.Green, for VV. M. Lafayette, " 32, C. Osborne, S. W. A. L. Slayba ck, for J. W Cooper, cc 36, Joseph ME'gguier, Rep. Jefferson City, u 43, N. B. Giddings, for J. W. Fayette, u 47, W.H. Hopson, for·W.M. J. W. McDonald, J. W. Fulton~ u 48, W. B. Stone, W. M. Livingston, u 51, J. Zimmerman, for S. W. J. H. Turner, for J. W. Wakanda, " 52, John F. Houston, Rep. Douglass, " 54. J. B. Dayis, for J. W. Landmark, "64, James Atkisson, for S. and J. W. Marslwll, " 65, John Hood, Rep. College. " 70, H. Hollingsworth, J, W. Savannah, "71, B. M. Atherton, ·W. M. Da'1lville, ce 72, J. H. Robinson. W. M. J. M. Forshey, J. W. Eureka, " 73, W. C. Hill, for W. M. and S. W. Warren, u 74, N. A. Grubbs, J. '\iV. Bowling Green, " 75, T. J. C. Flagg, for J. W. Independence, "76, J. C. Mason, Rep.

Missouri,

Polar Star, .Bridgeton,

Neosho, Washington,

Olive' .Branch, Friendship, Prairie, Madison, Perset1erance, St. Marks,

"79, E. G. Simmons, W·. M. 80, James McClure, 'V. M. " 81"James S. Rains, W·. M.

u

87, 88, u 89, u 90, l' 91, u 92, "93, Thirty-six Lodges repr{lsented. u

u

Gi~AND SECRETARY'S "TABULAR STATE1vIENT,"FORTH~ YEAR 1847,-as per Article 12, Section 11, .By-La~s Of the Grand Lodge. ~AME8

O~

LODGES.

Misso\iri, Tyro, Clal'k sville, Palmyra, Paris Union, St. Louis, New London, Naphtali, St. Johns, Huntsville, Libel'ty, Lafayette, Troy, COO(1,ef, Mt. Moriah, Jefferson City.

Bonhomme, Fayette, Fulton, Ozark, Living~toD;

Wakanda, Weston, Douglass, .

Arrow Rock, Platte City, Richmond, Monticello, .Marion,

No·1 WHm HELD·l· T1H~ lISt. Louis, 12 Caledonia, 17jClarksvilLe, 18 Palmyra, 19 Paris, .20 st -, Louis~ 21 New Lon~on, 25 ~~. Loui8, 28 .Hannibal, 30 Huntsville, 31 Liberty, , 32 Le:ltingtoD, 34 Troy,' 36 Boonville, 40,8t. Louis,

1st Thurs 2d .Salun I'st Satun 1st Satur( 1st :'atul'( 1St 'Tuesu Sat. "'rev.

3d Thursl 2l\ Saturd 2d Frida] 2d Satun 2ll Mond~ Mond. prE 4th Frida 2d·Thursl 1st Saturl 'rff.,~n City; 3d Saturll 45 Manchester, 47 Fayette, 211 Month 48 FultOD, 1st Sature 50 Springfield, 4th Thurs 5.1 Glasgow, [.sat. plev, 52 C:arroItoD, tFl'l. prev, 53 Weston, 1st and 3;] 54 Marthasville, Sat.prev.

55 Arrow Rock, Sat. Jll'ev.

66 Platte City, Sat. \lrev'.

57 Richmorid,.

1st Mondl 58 Monticello, Sat. prevo 69 Salem~ Illinois, 2d Mond~ .y,

llEMARK!l.

.'::~

•.. Q)

l:-'

-~

ClIQl

---------3 5

1

'1

2

6 6

8

6

6

2 9

15

8

8 6 6 '7

8

8 8 6

6 2

4

17 3

5

I

S~, Repte- Paid. ~"~I'*~ IAdmitted. ;:E.Q : : : 8en~

~. ~ . _~ ~

8 5

4 6

3

6

4

25

17 28 24 27 36

, No. returns.

"8 4

10

Ret'l'n'J do do do do do

No retoms, 2 years.

a 3 6 I 2

J.

-.

4

4 2 2 6

6

4 6 J 2

"

a

5 1

4I 2

4

8

3

do do

do do

3 13

do do

do do

3

37 44

do do do do do do

do do do do do do

do do do do

do do do do

do do do

2

26

13 28

2

30

3 2 1

3S

35

~2

do

1

20

do

31 14 15

No returns.

1•

S

No returns•

Paid. do do do do do

do do do do do

8

4 3

Rep. do do do do do

44 42 26 17 54

I

. No retumSo 4 6 4 2 6 11

of tile

llo do

do do do do do do do do

do

~

Osceola, Landmark, Marshall, Rocheport, Tebo, Alexandria, Dickerson, Savannah, Danville, Eurelca, Warren, :BowIingGreen Independence'; Lebanon, St. Josephs, Polar Star, :Bridgeton, Neosho, Jackson, Dana, 1... . . . . _'1. _ _ _ _

J,rIU.,llUUI""'''''I

Johnston, Mo. Military, Washington, Olive BI'anch, Friendship, Prairie, Madison, Perseverance, St. Marks, Waterloo, Canton, Carthage, Pleasant Hill,

No returns.

61 Osceola, 64 Warsaw, 65 Marshall, 67 Rochepol"t, 68 Clinton, 69 Alexandl'ia,

1St Thursday. (th Friday.

2d Monday.

21l Thursday.

2d Friday.

Fri. prevo to full moon.

70 Warren~ Fri. prevo to full moon.

'71 Savannah, 2d and (th Saturday.

'72 Danville, Thurs. prev. full moon.

'7a Bl'umwick, Tues. after full moon.

Fri. after fuU moon.

'74 Ke~tesvme, '76 AsH ey, 2d Saturday.

'76 Independence, 1st Monday.

'7'7 Steeleville, all SalUl'dav.

'78 St. Josephs, 1st and all Saturday.

2d Wednesday.

79 St. Louis, Mon. prevo full moon.

80 Brid~eton, 2(\ Wednesday.

81 Neos 0; 1St Monday.

82 Linneus, 1st Friday.

83 Calhoun, 84 Oreg::in C!!y, 85 Warrensbul'gh 86 87 Greenfield, 88 Union, 89 Living~ton co., 90 HarrisoDviIle, 91 Monroe county 92 Loubinna, 93 C. Girardeau, U.D. U.D. U.D. tI.D路1

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.ANNUAL REPORT of the 0jJicm and Memhers of - - Lodge, No. -, held in the - - oj - - , County of--, State

of ]ffissouri,jor the year rnding - - , No. Names.IRank.lnitiated'IPua::. ~ 1 ~

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4 6 6

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10 11 12 13 14 16 18

A. D. 18-, A.. L. 58-.

Date of CJw.rler, - - , 18-.

Dues to \ Admitted. Demitted,- Oied. Rejected. Suspended Expelled. G. L.

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B. W.M. D. S. W. F. J. W. H. Treas J. sec'I; X.o_L. S. • M; N. J. J .

O. P. Tyler Q.. B. P. M. A.

C. E. G. I.

S. T. U. V. W. X. A. L. C. N. R. J. S. II.

Feb. 16,'46

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Jan. 1"1,'46

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Aug. liS, Reinstated.

Clergyman.

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Remarks.

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$11 00

The Regula'r Meetings of this Lodge are held on the - - - in each month.

I /ureby certify, that the foregoing is ao true and perfect return of all matters and things required to be reported, annually, by the regula-

tions of the Grand Lodge.

Given und~r my hand and the Seal of the Lodge• ..4tteat: C. D., Secrel.4ry.

(Lodge Seal, if any.)

[L. S,] A. B. War. MasUr. Non.-Let each column be footed with the number of Members, Initiations, &c., and amount due to G. L. In the second column place the names of all persons necessary to be returned to the Grand Lodge, and opposite to them, in the proper column, the date of Initiations, Passing, &c., &c., since the last return-opposite to Past Master, P. M.-Entered Apprentice, E. A., &c• ••* The Subordinate Lodges in this jUlisdictioD, in making out tbeir annual returns to the Grand Lodge, are required, in future, to conform strictly to the foregoingform.-[See Resolution 50, page 24-1RAA

ow .....

SPECIAL

NO~rICE.

The By-Laws of the Grand LOdge make it the duty of each Subordinate, to collect from each Master Mason ref.l.i(ling within its jurisdiction, who is not a member, the sum of three dollars per year, to be paid into the Charity Fund, or report such as refuse ~r fail to pay, &c.

This By-Law has not been enforced because of a belief that it would be repealed before any good could be effected, and as a fair effort has been made and failed, the Grand Master instructs me to t~ve notice that he will require a l'igid compliance with it.

The Grand Annual Communication has been changed to the 1st Monday in May, and I am charged to notify the Lodges that inasmuch as the election of a President and Professors of the College will then take place, and much other matter of the highest importance, will come up, it is hoped each Lodge will comply with that portion of the By-Laws re~luiring them to send one or more Representatives.

J. W. S. MITCHELL, G. S..