1853 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

PR'OCEEDINGS OF THE

OF THE

MOST ANCIENT AND HONORABLE FRATERNIT.Y

.FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, OF THE

STATE OF MISSOURI; Convened in the City of St. Louis, June, A. D., 1853; A. L;, 6853. I

SA.IN1' LOUIS: PRINTED BY M. NIEDNER, CHESTNtrr STREET,

1853.

PROCEEDINGS. The Annual (}ommunication of the Most Worship1Ul Grand Lodge of Andent Free and Accepted. Masons of the State of Missouri, was held in the City of St. Leuis, on th6> First Monday. 6th day of June, 1853. A. L., 5863. Were present: M. W. Hon. BENJ. W. GROVER, Grand Master, Rt. W.· S. W. B. CARNEGY, P. G.M.,D. G. M., Protem. " L. S. CORNWELL, G. L. W., Pro tern., " J. W. CHENOWITH, G. J. W.,Protem., " JOSEPH FOSTER, P. G. M' l Treas., Pro tem. " A. O'SULLIVAN, G. Secretary, W.andRev. F. L. B. SHAVER, G. C., " O. F. POTTER, G. S. D., " JESSE LITTLE, G. J. D., Pro tern., " JOHN H. FERGUS~N, G. Tyler, Pro tern.,

M. W. S. W. B. CARNEGY, P. G. M., " JOHN RALLS, P. G. M., " JOSEPH FOSTER, P. G. M., Rt. W. G. H. C. MELODY, P. D. G. M., JOHN D. TAYLOR, P. D. G. M., ,. " A. J. DOUGLAS, P. G. W., Bro. F. W. Diggs, . • . Livingston Lodge, No. 51, " W. A. Cunningham, St. Joseph, No. 78, Independence, No. 76, " R. R. Rees,. • • " W. D. Marmaduke, Hannibal, No. 28, " J. F. Huston, • . Wakandah, No. 58, " B. E. Morrow, Mitchell, No. 86, " J. V. B. McCall, . • Smith, No. 13, . " E. Barber, • • • • Weston, No. 53 " Geo. Pettit, Foster, No. 119, " R. H. Hatcher, New Madrid, No. 108,

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P. Thomas, W. M. Reynolds, J. McCormick, Bolton, Thomas Reynolds, H. Barber, E. J. Peers, Henry Doelner, R. C. Erfort, J. J. Merman, ;R. J. Edmondson, S. J. Htlrl'ison, James Livingston, E. Rus!'ell, Robert Price, Thomas Gilliam, Edward Hoyle, Richard oodr-on, Joseph C. Bower, B. A. Pratte, H. E. Van Osdell, S. R. Bay, D. M. Repsher, .. J. A. Alford, T. E. Shepherd, R(lbert Clinan, . E. Lamy,

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W. Hall, C. Levy, D. D. a.lV!., L. T. Pimm,. T. J. Chowning,

S. K. CaM well, ~athan Koons, William l\IIcLane, â&#x20AC;˘ C. M. Bronks, James S. Hfluison, N. Hollister, R. B. Caldwell, Ben. Sharp, M. BO)lde, J. F. Sclliefer, J. H. McLane,

Constantine, No. 129, Olive Branch, No. 88, Auburn, No. 14, Ashley, No. 75, Phrenix, No. 136, Phrenix, No. 136, Naphtali, No. 25, Troy, No. 34, Erwin, No. 121,

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Bridgeton, No. 80, Potosi, No. 131, Versailles, No. 117, Rkhmond, No. 157, Constantine, No. 129, Eureka, No. 73, Jackson, No. 82, Bridgton, No. 80, St. J ohm, No. 28, :Missouri, No.1, Liberty, No. 31, Plattsburgh, No. 113, Ezde, No. 112, Lafayette, No. 32, Wyaconda, U. D., Palmyra. No. 18, C(wper, No. 26, Arrow Rock, No. 55, Naphtdi, No. 25, Farmington, No. i32, :Flcrida, No. 23, New London, No. 22, Fulton, No. 48, Missouri, No.1,

Geo. \Va8hington, No.9,

" New London, No. 21, Danville, No. 7'2, Greene, No. 101, St. Marks, No. 93) NaphtaJi, No. 25,

5 Bro. B. Goldsmith, • • • Meridian, No.2, Ark, N(). 6, " B. Searcy, • • • St. Johns, No. 23, " M. W. Buford)

The Grand Lodge of Missouri was opened in ample form. Prayer by Rev. F. L. B. Shaver, G. Chaplain. The following were appointed a CJmmittee on Credentials: Brot'. C. Levy, L. T. Pimm, M.~. Hall, who reported the following Lodges represented, they having paid their dues: Missouri,

No.1,

Meridian,

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Howard,

Taylor, .lJ.rk,

Williamsburg,

Geo. Washington,

9'l

11,

PauUinguille, Smith, Auburn,

13, 14,

J,femphis,

16,

Clarksville, Palmyra,

17, 18,

St. Louis,

20,

New London,

21,

Florida,

23,

.,vaphtali,

25,

Mexico,

26,

St. Johns,

28'l

Bro. Wm. McLane, W. M. " C. M. Brooks, S. lV. " B. A. Pratte, J. W. " B. Gold~milh, W. M., A. O'Sullivan, proxy for S. and J. Warden. " Isaac Gearheart, proxy W. M. S. and J. W. " J. J. Clarkson, W. M. " B. Searcy, proxy for W. M. S•.and J. Warden. " P. W. Overly, P. '\:V. M., " D. L. Whaley, proxy S. W. (l H. C. French, P. J. W. " Wm. Hollister, W. :rtf. " S. D. Turner, S. W. " James F. Harrison, J. W. " D. lV!. Carter, W. 1\1. " J. B. V. l'vlcCall, Jr. Warden. " W. M. Reynolds, \V. M. " J. P. Knott, W. M. " H. M. Gorin, S. W. " Levi J. W<tgner, J. W. " T. R. Vaughan, W. M. " Robt. Canan, proxy W. M. S. and J.

" H. Dusenberry, W. M. " Robert B. Caldwell, S. W. " Samuel K. Caldwell, J. lV. " T. J. Chowning, S. W. " Joseph Foster, W. M. " F. H. l\'IcLane, S. W. " A. B. Barber, J. W. " J. C. Offett, W. M. " Joseph C. Bower, proxy W. M. " W. D. Marmaduke, S. W. "M. W. Buford, J. W.

Liberty,

31,

Lafayette,

32,

Troy,

34,

Cooper,

36,

JtJferson, Fulton, Livingston, Wakanda, Weston, Douglas,

43, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54,

.8.rrow Rock,

55,

Richmond, .Monticello, Landmark, Alexandria,

57, 58, 64, 69,

Danville, Eureka,

72, 73,

.!Jshley,

75,

Lebanon, St. Joseph,

77, 78,

Polar Star,

79,~

Bridgton,

80,

Jackson,

82,

Mitchell,

~ 92, ~ 86,

Perseverance,

St. Marks,

93,

Boone, Canton, Greene, New Madrtd, Trenton.,

94, 100, 101, 108, Ill,

Ezell,

112,1

Plattsbur~

" H. E. Van Osdell, W. M. A. Alford, W. M. " John " Rev. F. L. B. Shaver, pro. for S. W. " Edw. J. Peers, proxy W. M. S. and J.W. " E. Lamy, proxy W. M. S. and J. 'Varden. " T. lV. Cloney, M. W. " N. Koons, proxy W. M. S. and J. W. " F. ' Y. Diggs, W. ]\tI. " J. F. Huston, W. M. " E. Barbee, proxy S. W. " A. Powell, W. M. " M. W. Hall, proxy W. M. " O. F. Potter, proxy S. and J. \V. " Ew'd. Russell, W. Master. " \Ym. Ellis, W. M. " W. Kilbuck, S. W. " R..E. Hill, ,Y. M. and proxy for S. and J. ,Y. Benj. Sharp, W. M. " Thomas E. Gilliam, W. M. " James F. Crow, Vil. M. " John McCormic, Jr. 'Vo " J. A. Davis, proxy 'V. M. and S. ,V. " \V. A. Cumtingham, 'V. M. " John Luke, \Y. M. " N. 'Vall, S. \V. " B. Dikeman, J. 'V. " R. J. Edmondson, \Y. M. ,: Richard ltV oodson, S. \V. Ed. Hoyle, pro W. M. S. and J. \V. " B. E. l\tIorrow, 'V. M. " L. S. Cornwell, proxy for S. 'V. " " P. Draper, W. 1\1. " J. A. Robin&on, pro J. \V. " J. F. Schiefer, proxy 'V. M. &J. W. " John H. McNeil, proxy 'V. M. ", G. 'V. 'Neller, proxy W. M. M. Boyde, 'V. M. " R. H. Hatcher, 'V. M. " B. H. Smith, 'V. M. " F. W. "Wayland, W. M. " D. W. Repsher, pro S. W. and J. Vol. " S. R. Eay, S. W.

113,

Wa.verly,

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V~T8C1iUu,

117,1

Hiram, Foster,

118, 119,

C"""pass,

120tl

Erwin, Kirksville,

121, 128,

Constantine,

129,

Potosi, 131, Farmington, 132, Slar of tlu West, 133, PluEnix,

136,

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G. W. Hereforc1,pr. W'.M. S.... J. W. James Livingston, W. M. W. J. Tutt, p~oxy S. W. E. D. Bevitt, W. M. George Pettit, W. M. T. F. Pruett, proxy W. M. John Ringo, proxy S. W. C. W. Horn, M. W. F. B. Parcells, pro W. M. S. &. J. W. George Whitcomb, M. W. Robert Price, proxy for S. W. S. J. Harrison, pro W. M. S.&J. W. L. J. Pimm, W. M. W m. Carter, proxy W. M. 'V. Bolton, W. M.. Thomos Reynolds, J. W. C. LEVY, Chairman.

The Grand J\'Iaster declared a quorum present for the transaction of business. The M. W. G. Master appointed the following committees: On Work and Procadings of Subordinate Lodges.-Bros. J. Ralls, N. Kouns, M. W. Hall, W. Hollister and F. W. Diggs. On Work and Proceedings of Lodges w: D.-Bros. P. Draper, J. vV. Chenowith, R. H. Hatcher, S. K. Caldwell and B. Sharp. On Accounts.-Bros. H. E. Van Osdell, J. C. Bower and J. Luke. On Unfinished Business.-Bros. John D. Taylor J. F. Schiefer, S. R. Bay, R. Price and R. L. Edmondson. On Grievances.-Bros. F. L. B. Shaver, O. F. Potter, W. A. Cunningham, J. F. Crow and J. A. Alford. On Applications and Ccnnmunications.-Bros. J. McCormick, W. Bolton, B. Searcy, J. Livingston and F. E. Gilliam. On Charity.-Bros. J. Peers, A. B. Barbee, E. Russell, R. W oodson and W. McLane. The Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until Tuesday morning, at 8 o'clock. TUESDAY MOIlNING, 8 o'clock, June 7. The Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor by the l\f. W. G. Master. Grand Officers at their several stations. The reading of the minutes of yesterday~s proceedings was disensed with.

8 The M. W. Grand Master appointed the folwwing Committees: On Ways and Means.-Bros. Joseph Foster, E. D. Bevitt, W. Boyd, H. E. Van Osdell and W. A. Cunningham. On College.-Bros. L. S. Cornwell, S. W. B. Carnegy, W. M. Reynolds, B. E. Morrow and L. T. Pimm. The following was offel ed by Brother H. E. Van Osdell : Resolved, That Delegates from Lodges U. D. be allowed seats, and be permitted to participate in debate at this Convocation of the Grand Lodge.

Adopted. The following was offered by Brother

Levy:

Resolved, That the petition of Bro. A. T. Douglas and others, of the town of

Bremen, for the Charter of Mt. Moriah Lodge (includmgthe seal and jewels of said Lodge,) be granted on their paying the usual fees for Dispensation and Charter,

Adopted. Memorial of Âˇl\~itchell Lodge No. 86, in the case of E. Schreiner, was read, and together with the charges and specifications, referred to Co~mi'ttee on Grievances. Memorial of distressed Brother praying for relief, referred to the Committee on Charity. The following was offered by Bro. N. Wall: Resolved, That the committee on Grievance be required to enquire into the action of Wakanda Lodge No. 52, in reference to the resolution in the case of B. }<', Baker, passed at the last session of this Grand Lodge.

Adopted. The following was offered by Bro. P. Draper: Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be authorized to change the name in the Charter of Bowling-green Lodge to that of Ashley.

Adopted. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until half past tw 0 o'clock. HALF PAST Two O'CLOCK. The Grand Lod~e was called to labor by the M. W. Grand Master. Grand Officers at their several stations. The Grand Master then proceeded to deliver his Annual Address â&#x20AC;˘

.Jfy Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Missouri: Once more, under the guidance and protection of our Supreme Grand Master, we are permitted to assemble as the representatives of the Subordinate Lodges of the State, to consult together upon the interest and welfare of our beloved order; to renew our annual greetings and fraternal intercourse, and to brighten and strengthen the links of that mystic chain of Brotherhood, by which we are bound one to the other. It is a source of unfeigned conKratulation,

9 that throughout our borders, an unusual de~ree of peace and harmony and solid prosperity has distinguished our beloved order during the M:lsonic year now about to cl0se. No other Institution of human origin can point back with such just feelings of pride, to its history, through the changes and revolutions of centuries, as embodying the same fundamental principles of morality-the same unchanging ritual and unaltered tenets, as Free Masonry. Amid all the revolutions of Time-through all the changes and convulsions of the World-while all other institutions, social, moral and political, that started with ours in the race of associate existence, have one after another sank and dise.tppeared beneath the wave and the storm-while, in the very domes in which they had their origin, the serpent hisses and the wild bird screams-while the Halls that once were lighted with all that taste, and labor, and science could procure, which resounded with melody and were lighted up by beauty, are now buricd hy their own ruins-mocked by their own desolation; Free Mosonry alone stands forth in its original strength-still stands to';'day-proudly standswhere it has stood for near four thousand )'ears, upon the same broad platform of " Brotherly love, relief and truth;" and there, if we are true to it and true to ourselves, it will continue to stand till the end of time. Having accepted from the Board of Curators of the Masonic College, in the month of August last, the Agency to close the sales of scholarships reported to the Grand Lodge atour last communication, as well as to effect additional sales of scholarships to the amount assumed by the Grand Lodge at our last communication, with the assistance of Brother L. S. Cornwell, I have visited nearly all the Subordinate Lodges of the State, ill compliance with the resolutions of the Board of Curators. I propose to report the result of my. agency 10 the Grand Lodge, in a separate and more extended form than would be proper in this co~munication. It, however, affords me the utmost pleasure to announce to the Chand Lodge, the gratifying fact that I will be able to report tlte additt:onal sales of scholarships to individuals and Lodges, reaching to the full amount assumed by the Grand Lodge at our last communication; thus securing, beyond cavil, a permanent enuowment fund of $50,000, independent of the action of the Grand Lodge in the premises. I have received, since my arrival at S1. Louis, reports from D. D. G. Masters of Districts No.1, 2, 4, 6,7, 8, 9, 12 and 15, from which I learn that the condition of the Craft in their respective Districts is generally prosperous and harmonious. Having, in connexjon with my agency, made a majority of the Lodges in our jurisdiction an official visit, it affords me pleasure to bear testimony to the kindlles ll

and courtesy with which I was received, as well as the uniform disposition of ~ur members generally, to ob8erve and execute the edicts . of the Grand Lodge and the Ancient usages of the Order. In this connexion, however, it is proper for me to call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the seeming want of information which I find prevailing, in regard to the existing regulation defining the duties of Lodges in granting Demits to their members. Many of the Subordinate Lodges are in the practice of allowing members to Demit by paying their Lodge dues, overlooking the edict of the Grand Lodge, which forbids a member to demit" unless he is about to remove from within the jurisdiction of the Lodge of which he is a member, and for the purpose of attaching himself to the Lodge into whose jurisdiction he is about to remove." If this edict had beeR fully carried out, faithfully executed, we should not now have as many "Drones," or non-affiliated Masons in our jurisdiction; nor would it have been neceiisary to incorporate an Article into our By-Laws, which, so far as execution is concerned, remains a dead letter on our Statute Book, in regard to non-affiliated Masons. I will not here enter into an argument in defence of the law; nOT is it necessary, as the action of the Grand Lodge, in relation to non-affiliated IHasons, has received a full di~cussion at home and ercited many comments from abroad. If the law is wrong and violates any known ancient rule of the Fraternity, why has not some aged and experienced Brother, here or elsewhere, pointed it out and demanded its repeal? In the language of one of' our most distinguished P.G. Masters, and to which I fully subscribe as covering cogently the argument, "multum in parvo," I repeat, that "he who takes opposition to the law in question, must admit that the affiliated Mason does mort than hi, duty, or that the non-affiliated does le~s; or that there is one law for one class (if they must be classed:) and a different law for the other, either of which is fatal to his opposition, and if true, ',,"ould be destructive to the best interests of the Fraternity, by disturbing that unity which it is our glory to preserve." In connection with the report vf R. V\T. D. D. G. Master D. P. Wallingford, it becomes my painful duty to call the attention of the Grand Lodge, to the unworthy conduct of one who has stood high as a man, and a Ma~on in that District, and who has been honored by official connection with the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Vvithout intending to enumerate the unworthy conduct and base villainy ascribed to p. D. D. G. Master R. T. P. Ridley in the report and accompanying documents, I dc:-ire and suggest that they be referred to a special committee, tt' report the proper action of the Grand Lodge in the premises.

I received, some time in the month of March last, a communication from the W. Master and several Brothers of Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, Santa Fe, New Mexi~o, compl~ining of gross immorality and unmasonic conduct on the part of many, if not a majority, of the members of that Lodge. They alledge, after repeated expostulation and advice, that they had several t.imes endeavored to have the Lodge take cognizance of the evil, but had been "promptly talked down and silenced" by the offending parties, constituting a majority of the Lodge. Under the circumstances, I ordel'ed the Lodge to suspend jurther work and to send up to this communication of the Grand Lodge the charge and specifications, with a notification to the offending Brothers to appear and answer the complaint. The communication referred to is herewith presented, and 1 suggest that it be referred to the Committee on Grievances, to report the facts of the case for the action of the Grand Lodge. I have granted dispensations to open new Lodges in the following places, and authorized some competent Brother to constitute the same, viz: Bloomfield, Callaway county, to be called Bloomfield Lodge; Lancaster, in Schuyler county, to be called Lancaster Lodge; Madisonville, Ralls county, to be called Ralls Lodge, and at Perryville, in Perry county, to be called Perry Lodge. I received, some months ago, a communication from the D. G. Master of the M. W. Grand Lodge of New York, together with communications from Naphtali Lodge, No. 25, and Missouri I~odge, No. 1, in the city of St. Louis, in reference to the action of Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, New York, in the case of a Mr. Raphael Keiler, a citizen of St. Louis. The facts of the case, as furnished by Naph-. tali Lodge, No. 25, and Missouri Lodge, No.1, are 路substantially as follows: Mr. Ra,phael KeHer, a resident of the city of St. Louis for the last 10 or 12 years, while on a visit to the city of New York, in the month of July last, was proposed, initiated, passed and raised on the same evening, in Excelsior Lodge, No. 195. Said KeiIer having been only eighteen days in the City of New York, at the time of his attempted making, and only five weeks absent from the city of Saint Louis, the place of his residence. The D. Grand Master of New York states in his commUl~ication that said Keiler "represellted himself as r.t Prussian, residing at a hotel in the city of New York; that the members of Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, felt deeply mortified that they should have been so miskd and deceived, and are willing to make any a10nement in their power." The only reparation which occurs to the D. Grand Mailter of New York, is that the" fee" for the degrees thus conferred, "should be

12 ' placed at the disposal of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri, for the Lodge under whose jurisdiction said Keiler may reside F' While the Grand Lodge of Missouri is most anxious to maintain kind and fraternal relations with all our sister Grand Lodges, (and with none more sincerely than New York,) yet such a wide departure from all well settled Masonic law and usage, as is admitted, in either statement of the case, ought to be kindly but firmly discountenanced andrtbuked. More especially as the proposition of the D. G. Master of New York cannot, however welt intended, be regarded ill any other light than a disposition to add insult to injury; cannot be justified and excused upon such paltry considerations', as to whom the fee shall belong. When a great wrong ha~ been deliberately perpetrated upon the great unit of which we are members, by a total dillregard of our ancient ritual by the violation of u'ell established usages as fixed and certain a:'l the enduring nature of our constitutions, it becomes us kindly, hut firmly to assert our rights, and J:ebuke the spirit of wreckless innovation which thus tramples in the dust the well established customs of our beloved order. The Reports of the President of the Masonic College and Board of Curators will afford the necessary data to guide us in our legislation on that most important subject. It is a source of profound congratulation, that the boarding establishment ordered to be erected at our last Communicatiorl, will be ready for the reception of boarders by the first of July. It is a large, handsome and commodious threestory brick building, capable of accommodating comfortably one hundred students. The price of boarding fixed by the Board of Curators ($1 50 a week,) will obviate to a great extent the difficulties under which we have hitherto labored, in reference to that department, and will exert a pow,erful and salutary influence upon the prosperity of the school. It will fill up the classes, and I confidently predict that the next Collegiate year will enroll a much larger num~ ber of student::!, than has ever been in attendance since its cstsblishmenL Iudeed, under our scholarship system and the reduced price of board, I hazzard nothing in saying that the means of a thorough, prac! icaland classical education is thus afforded ill the Masonic College of Jl1issuuri, at a less expense than any other institution of like respectability, East or West, with which I am acquainted. Looking back upon the history of other similar institutions in their infancy, we ought to feel proud that the Masonic College of Missouri has had a ~horter probation-more wonderful success than any other institution of learning in the United States~ Under the endowment which is already made, and which it will be my province to report at this COlJlmunication, the Grand Lo~ge of Missouri, in this great enter-

13 prise, stands upon a proud eminence, commanding t~e admiration of 路the friends of human improvement and mental illumination, wherever dispersed. Unless with ruthless hands we shan destroy it,it must continue to . grow with the growth.and increase of our population-must continue to multiply and increase its means of usefulness and respectability, standing- as a proud monument of the enlightened zeal and benevolence of our time-honored Fraternitl. When hoary with a~e, like Yale or Har'Vard, \vith ib路 endowments enlarged and increased, until it shall become ihe asylum for every destitute orphan throughout our jurisdiction, like them it will live in the memories of the past, and the joyous anticipations of the future. Live until ignorance and opposition shall die, and the mystic tie of our glorious Brotherhood shall become universal. Live to enlarge our social intercourse. Live to elevate and enlighten the minds of tho~e who are to come after us-to soften the affections and warm their sympathies. Live to disrobe human passion of its blindness and madness. Live in )"outhful vigor and increasing strength. Live to write the impreMI of letters and science upon the immortal minds 'Of our children, and our children's children, and thus paying back in time whnt It has bOI:rowed, ~hall contribute its full proportion to the aggregate happiness and prosperity of mankind. While the interest on the pre~ent endowment fund, and the annual receipts for tuition, it is hopeq will meet, or nearly meet, the expenses of' the College, still, my brethren, much remains to be done, to accomplish the great design of the Institution-that endowmerit OU,!(!1t to be greatly e'nlarged, so that an annual surplus may be createu to feed and clothe the destitute orphans in our jurisdiction. \VhiJe the Fraternity in our State deserve, as they will receive, the commendation of the "good and true" everywhere, for their noble exertions in originating, and thus far nobly sustaining, an Institution of learning of a hi~h order, I suggest the propriety of drafting a memorial to Congre~s,asking a donation of land to aid us iiI building up and creating an additional endowment, which shdl be consecrated to' the noble purpose of feeding ,Ind clothing the destitute orphan, who may be thrown out on the cold oharities of the world, homeless and unprotected. For that purpose I suggest that a Committee of Three be' appointed, whose duty it shall be to embody in a memorial the great aim we have in view in this noble enterp)"jse, as well as to offer respectfully snch arguments in behalf of the application as may have the desi red effe-ct, to procure a grant of public land from Congress for ~ll~.楼lorious purpose indicated.

14 My Brethren, in closing this Communication, which, under our will dissolve, perhaps forever, my official connection with the Grand Lodge of Missouri, I cannot refrain from the expression of my profound acknowledgments for the many acts of kindness I have received at your hands, a.nd ,the uniform courtesy and consideration with which! have been honored, as your presiding officer. Believe me, I will carry to my grave the recollections of our fraternal intercourse-wherever I may be-whether in the hour of joy or sorrowwhether amid the blandishments of worldly prosperity, or the sad reverses of fortune's frown-the recollection of our kind and fraternal relations will come up on the altar of memory to cheer, console and bless me wherever I may go. My Brethren, we have a glorious future before us-full of promise and big with hope. Let us see to it, that we faithfully perform our duties, and fully meet the increasing oblie;ations devolved upon us. Let us return to our respective jurisdictions with renewed zeal and energy, to propagate the genuine principles of our beloved order; promote harmony, "Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth," that it, "beauty and strength" may be illustrated wherever we go. Be assured-that our duties, like our hopes, are immortal. Our obligations never die; in ever widening circles they reach beyond the grave. Death only removes us from this to an eternal world. But the influence of our own example-the good we do-the charity we practice-the monuments of duty performed, which, as Masons, we leave behind us, will live on in eternal freshness. Every morning when we go forth, we lay our mouldering hands upon our future destiny; and every evening, when we have done our duty, we stamp a deathless impression upon our characters-we touch not a wire, but it vibrates in eternity-not one chord, but the voice of duty reports it to the Throne of God. regulation~

Bro. Levy offered the following: R($ol'vp.d, That the M. W. G. Master's Address be referred to a committee

of three, to report in reference to the various subjects therein contained.

Adopted. The Rt. W. D. G,' Master appointed the following committee for that purpose: Bros. C. Levy, J. Foster and J. F. Houston. A memorial from the W. Masters and Wardens of Constantine Lodge, No. 129, Foster Lodge, No. 119, and New Madrid Lodge 'No. 108, in relation to the making of Masons of citizens of Missouri by Lodges in Kentucky, was received and referred tl) the Committee on Foreign Communications.

15 Bro. F. L. B. Shaver, from the Committee on Grievances, reported follows: The Committee on Grievances would respectfully report, that they have narefuUy examined the appeal of Bro. W. b. Marmaduke from the decision of St. Johns Lodge, No. 28, in the ~ase of Bro. McVeigh, but have failed to find any reason for disturbing the decision of said Lodge. The Committee therefore recommend that the appeal of Bro. Marmaduke be dismissed. F. L. B. SHAVER, Ch'm. Com. on Grievances. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, Mo. On motion, the same was laid on the tahle for the present. In the case of James McCown, the report was received and the resolution adopted. The Committee on Grievances would submit the following Report on the petition of James McCown, an expelled Mason, late of' ~T eston Lodge, No. 53: It appears, from the memorial before the Committee, that on the 11th of September, 1848, James McCown was expelled by Weston Lodge, No. 53. At the next Grand Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in May following the Brother, deeming himself aggrieved by the decision expelling him, memorialized the G. Lodge in relation thereto. By a reference to page 7, printed proceedings of the year 1849, it appears that "no certified documents or papers from ~. eston Lodge, No. 53," in this case, had been sent up to the Grand Lodge. Therefore, without the fault of th"e memorialist, no further action was had, and he was left in the degrading situation of an expelled Mason. He again memorializes this Graud Lodge, and petitions "for a re-hearing of the case, or an investigation thereof that justice may be done." The granting of this prayer is earnestly recommended by the Secretary and Senior Warden of said Lodge, and also by the Deputy G. M. of the District in which said Lo dge is located. Your Committee, having no evidence whereon to found an opinion as to the justice' of the decision of said Lodge in expelling the petitioner, yet recommend the adoption of the following resolution: That Weston Lodge, No. 53, be hereby required to grant a rehearing to the petitioner herein, and that an investigation de novo be had, that justice may be done. F. L. B. SHAVER, Ch'm. Com. on Grievances. Bro. Draper, from the Committee on L0dges U. D. made the following report: ail

To the M. Vl. Grand Lodge of Missouri: Your Committee on Work and Proceedings of Lodges U. D., respectfully report that they hav~ examined the proceedings of all laid before them up to this time, and regret to find many innccuracies in their work. Some of which are of so serious a character as to compel your Committee to recommend that they serve a longer probation. lst. '\Vyaconda Lodge. The 11th Section of the 2d Article of the By-Laws of this Lodge allowed members to demit at any time on paying up ail dues. This provision is in conflict, in spirit at least, if not itl letter, with the ancient' usage and the regulations of this Grand Lodge; those regulations prohibiting the demission of a member l except for the purpose of travelling, or of becoming a member of some other Lodge. Among the proceedings of this Lodg~ we find a geod many inaccuracies, but mainly from oversight on the part of the Secretary. There are some, however, that require a more extended notice. On the 16th of February, after a c'andidnte had received the second degree, the vote of election was reconsidered, the ballot repeated, and lIe was declared rejected. The question as to the right of a Lodge to reconsider a vote of electio~ has heretofore been adjudicatbd by this Grand Lodge, and if we are not mistaken, it was decided that no such right exist~. But such n proceeding is wholly unnecessary, as it is the privilege pf any member, who knows of any good reason, to nrrest a Brother at any point, by objecting to his proceeding any further. The By-La,vs and Work of this Lodge, with the exc'eptions above named, are in accord.mce ,with the, C(lmtitution' and By-Laws of this Gr<Jnd Lodge, and 'we respectfully recommend that a Charter be granted them, and that it be numbered 24. 2d. New Bloomfield Lodge. From this Lodge we have no ByL:l\'is. Their proceedings nre very defective; indeed, almost unintelligible. But two meetings seem to have been held. That on the 22d of April does not state in what degree the Lodge was opened, if opened at all; who, or how many were present, and says they adjourned to meet the 8econd Tuesday in each month. At the meeting on the 2~d or !vby, two petitions were received and referred to committees, but the mmes of the committees are not given, nor are the recomidering- Brethren n:-lmed. In addit ion to this, the'same errors appear that are menticl1cd in reference to the first meeting. They further state that" the commWe~ on the petition of J. B. Adams, and D. G. S. Hubbard reported favorably and they were init,tated, and also, that A. Coonce and A. E. Kemper, who had been received at Fulton Lodge, No. 48, and referred to this Lodge for initiation, were also in-

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Hated." We have no means of knowing whether the Lodge was opened, whether there was a quorum present, whether the candidates were balloUed for, nor that the Lodge was closed. These errors aTe doubtless unintentional, but so great are the irregularities your Committee feel constrained to recommend tbat these Brethren "tarry longer at Jericho," and the dispensation be continued in force until our next Grand Annual Communication, and that the D. D. G. Master for the proper District devote special attention to irrstructing those Brethren in their lVIasonic duties; and that in the mean time no w~ be done until in the opinion of the D. D. G. Master they shall approve themselves Master Workmen. 3d. Ralls Lodge. This Lodge has just been organized under a Dispensation from the M. \V. Grand Master, and has done nothing but organize and adopt a code of By-Laws. Those By-Laws are ill all respects in accordance with established usage, except that they require the S. 'Varden to be. Past .Master. This we are assured i~ a mere oversight, and we therefore recommend that a Charter be granted to-them, to be numbered 33. 4th. Mercer Lodge. The By-Laws and Work of this Lodge are aU correct, except that the minutes represent that two candidates were initiated at the same time, and they also fail to state the closing or dispensing with labor in one degree, before opening in another. These are evidently omissions by the Secretary, and are noted that like omissions may be avoided in future. We recommend that a Charter be granted to them, to benumbertd 35. 5th. Doniphan Lodge. No By-Laws of this Lodge have been returned. The proceedings present many errors and inaccuracies, and in direct variance with Masonic us~ge. The most important of which is, that at t.heir regular meeting in March, 1852, a charge was preferred against a member on ex-parte examination had, and the Brother expelled, all at one cummunication. Your committee recommend that the proceediugs be referred to the D. D. G. Master, and that he be charged to exercise a strict supervision over said Lodge, and continne their dispensation until tlle next communication of the Grand Lodge or not, as in his discretion he may think proper. 6th. Graham Lodge. The proceedings of this Lodge are correct with the following exceptions: At the meetings of February 18lh and March 18th, it is not shown that there was a Tyler; the proceedings of May 20th are not subscribed by the Master or SecretarYl and their By-Laws permit an appeal from the decisions of the W .. M. Believing, however, that when properly advised, this Lodge will be disposed to conform to the ancient usages of Masonry, and tho

18 rules and regulations of the Grand Lodge, - we recommend that a Charter be granted them, numbered 38. 7th. Tully Lodge. The proceedings of this Lodge are unusually correct, and we cheerfully recommend that a Charter be granted them, numbered 39. 8th. Bolivar Lodge. The proceedings of thi!i Lodge are in all respects correct. Their By-Laws contain a provision permitting members to demit at any time by payin~ all dues. The objection to this provision was given in our remarks on Wyaconda Lodge. All such irregularities will doubtless.....becorrected when brought to the notice of our Brethren. We therefore recommend that a charter be granted, numbered 9th. Cassville L1dge. The minutes of tl->is LOldge exhibit m~ny errors and inaccuracies. They met on the 17th of September, received a petition and closed. They met again on the 22d of the same month, and received another petition. On the 24th of November a committee reported privately. In mrmy in!'tances the minutes are not signed. Some communications were called off in one degre~, and at the next meeting they were called to labor in another degree. On one occasion they eleeted officers, and afterwards eleven of the membe~s recommended a non-affiliated Brother for W.M., to be appointed by the Grand Lodge. Notwithstanding these inaccuracies might be overlooked, t u~ from the informatilln received from the D. D. G. .M. of the spirit manifested by the members, we think it more pruuent not to gr,~nt a Charter, than by so doing to continue the means of promoting discord in our beloved Brotherhood. IOlh. :Middle Grove Lodge. The By-Laws and minutes of this Lodge are in all respeots in accordance with our laws and true Ma~ sonic usage, and your Committee recommend that a Charter be granted them, numbered 42. 'Ve regret the necessity of extending this report to so great length,

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but could not properly disuharge the duty assigned us with路 any thing less. P. DRAPER, Ch'm. \Vhich was, on motion, received, with the exception of that part relating to Bloomfield Lodge U. D., which Wa'> laid over for further consideration. Bro.F. L. B. Shwer, from the Committee on Grievances, made the following report, which was adopted: The Committee on Grievances, to whom wa.. referred the appe1.1 of Jeremiah Snyuer, from the decision of Trenton Lodge, No. HI, expelling him, ask leave to report, th:lt hwing examined his appeal, the only paper placed in their pussession, ana haying heard the state..

路 19 ment!' of those interested in the case, would recommend that the action of Trenton Lodge be reversed, and the appellant restored to his rights and privileges as a Mason. June 10th, 1853. F. L. B. SHAVER, Ch'm. Bro. Hall offered the following- : Resolved, That this Grand Lodge will proceed to the election of Grand Officers at 10 o'clock to-morrow.

Adopted. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until 8 o'clock, P. M.

TUESDA Y EVENING, 8 o'clock. The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Deputy G. M. pro tern. The Grand Officers at their several stations. The Committee on By-Laws reported a Code, which was read the fir!'t time, and ordered to be rend a secolld time to-morrow. Bro. C. Levy, from the Committee on the Grand Master's Address, reported .as follows:

That so much of the address as relates to non-affiliated Masons be referred to the Committee on By-Laws; so much as relates to P. D. D. G. Master R. T. P. Ridley to a ~pecial committee; so much as rehtes to Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, Santa Fe. to the Committee on Grievances; so mUch a:l relates to ExcelsIor Lodge, No. 195, New York, and the attempted makin~ of R. Keiler, of St. Louis, to a ~pecial committee; so much as relates to the College to the Committee on the College; the remaiuder of the Address to a select committee; all of which is re!lpectfully submitted. Adopted. The JI. ,Yo G. l\faster, in accordance with the abo\"e report, appoilllcd the following Committees: On Excelsi01' Lodge, No. 195, New York, and the attempted mak. itlg of R. Keile1路.-Bros. A. O'Sullivan, M. ,Y. Hall and J. J. Olarkson. OJl Case of R. T. P. R'/..dley.-Bros. J. D. Taylor, 'V. Ellis, J. B. V. l\IcCall. 011 Remainder of .I1ddress.-Bros. P. Draper, O. F. Potter and L. J. Pjmm. BrQ. P. Draper, agent for the sale of the l\farion College Property, m;lde the.follo,'\'in~ report, which was recehoed and adopted: To the M. 'V. Grand Lodge of l\lissouri: The undersigned, special agent for the 8ule of the "Masonic Col-

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lege Property," respectfully reports, that since his last report no payment has been made on account of the sale of said property, hereto(ore reported; but he is assured by the purchasers that a large portion, if not the whole, will be paid in a very short time. If not so paid, your agent, unless otherwise instruoted, will cause suit to be instituted to recover the same. In this connexion, he would suggest that the Grand Lodge cause a proper deed to be made out, in case the amount should be paid. Since the last Communication, your agent has, after a voluminous correspondence, and the employment of counsel at an expense of twenty-five dollars, succeeded in obtaining a deed for the prcperty lold by him, as well as for that part of the property heretofore sold by the Grand Lodge, and has caused the same to be recorded, and it is now on file in the office of the Grand Secretary. P. DRAPER. Respectfully submitted. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

WEDNESDA Y MORNll'fO, 10 o'clock, A. M. The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the M. W. Grand Master路 The Grand Officers at their several stations. On motion of Bro. M. vv. Hall, a roll of the Lodges was called, when it was found there were sixty Lodges represented. The Grand Lodge then proceeded to the election of Grand Officers for the ensuing yenr, when the following Brethren were elected: Hon. Wilson Brown, G. M. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until half past 2, P. M.

HALF PAST Two O'CLOCK. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was called from refreshment to labor by the M. W. Grand l\-faster. The Grand Wardens at their several stations. The G. Lodge proceeded to the election of its officers, when

R. W. Bro. L. S. Cornwell was elected D. G. Master. u "J. 'v. Chenowith " G. S. W.

u R. E. Hill " J oseph Foster

"A. O'Sullivan

" G . J. W1 " G . Treasurer. " G . Secretary.

21 On motion of Bro. N. Wall, the report of the Committee on Lodges

U. D. was

adop~ed.

On motion of Bro. W A. Cunningham, the proposed Code of ByLawR was read a second time by its title. The proceedings of Huntfl.ville Lodge, No. 30, in the case of Palmer against J. C. Shafer, was referred' to the Committee on Grievances. The following was ottered by Bro. M. W. Hall: WHEREAS, Landmark Lodge, No. 64, has to support and school six Orphan Children of deceased Worthy M. Masons: Resolvpd, That the Grand Lodge dues from said Lodge be remitted, and that the Grand Secretary be instructed to pay the amount back to the Delegate of said Lodge.

Referred to the Committee on Charity.

Rt. 'V. S. 'V. B. Carnegy, P. G. M., offered the following, which was ordered to be spread upon the minutes: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient Ma~ons of the State of Missouri: \Vhereas, Information has been received that M. W. Past Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, Sinclair Kirtly, has been by death called to the final Grand Lodge above; and whereas, our departed friend and Brother, whlle among us, performed all his work to our entire satisfaction, presenting to us, his Brethren, conclusive evidence of the mos~ active and efficient patriotism, correct and unyielding morality, and the most enlarged and practical Benevolence; fitting him fl)r and sustaining him in the most important stations of life in the State, the Lodge and the social circle; Resolved, IheTefore, That this Grand Lodge, while bowing in humble submission to the higll behests of the ever adorable Grand l\'Iaster of Heaveu, desire to express to all our deep and leally unfeigned sorrow on account of our bereavement, 2nd. That we shall cherish, with the most sincere fraternal regard, the memory of our deceased Brother. Srd. That we tender to all, and especially his bereaved widow and children, our fraternal condolence, 4th. That Brother Gr;md Eecrcfary furnhh to the widow a , Jpy of the fore~oing, under his official seal. 5th. That the members of the Grand Lodge of the State wear mourning for thirty day~, and that the Gl'and Jewels, Altar, and Furniture of the Grand Lodge be clothed in mourning. S. W.B. CARNEGY. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until 8 o'clock, P. M.

22 EIGHT O'CLOCK The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the M. W. Grand 1\·Ia5ter. The Grand Officers at their se,·eral stations. The Grand Lodge was called to refretohinent until 9 o'clock, tomorrow morning.

THURSDA Y MORNING, 8 o'clock, A. M. The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the M. W. G. lVlaster. The Grand Officers at their several stations. On motion, the reading of the minutes of yesterday was di!lpen~ed with. The report of the Committee on Grievance:il, in the case of L. Robinson, expelled by PerSeVelaBCe Lodge, No. 92, was on motion made the special order for to-morrow mClrning, at 10 o'clock. Bro. F L. B. Shaver, from the Committee on Grievances, made the following report:

The Committee on Grievance3, having examined'the papers r.nd proceedings in the case of A. J. Baker, expelled by Golden Square Lod~e, No. 107, report, that they find the evidence insufficient to sustain the first and second charges, and as the L ccge decided th third and last was not supported by proof, )·our Committee recommend a reversal of the decision in this ca~e, and a restoration of the expelled Brother to the privileges of the Order. F. L. B. SHAVER, Ch'm. of Com. on Grievances. Adopted. Bros. Turner and Sweppe, from Alton, Ill., entered as ,'i~itllrs and took their seats. Memorial of J. P. Lancaster, sent up by New London ~odge, No. 21, was received, and on motion referred 10 a Special Ccmmittee, con~isting of C. Levy, J. D. Taylor and H. E. Van Osdell. The third reading of the By-Laws was called jor, and after adopting a part of the same, the Grand Lodge was called to rerresl ment • until 2 o'clock.

THURfDA y EVI:NIMG, 2o'clcck. The G. Lodge was called to labor by Rt. W. D. G. Master, pro tem. Grand Officers at their respective stati<.;ns.

23 When the readin~ of By-Laws was resumed, and continued till 7 o'clock, P. M. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until 8 o'..Jock.

EIGIIT O'CLOCK,

P. lI.

The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master~ The Grand Officers at their several stations. The reading of the Code of By-Laws was resumed, and continued until a late hour, when the Grand Lodge wa'J called to refreshment until half past nine o'clock, to-morrow morning.

FRIDA Y IVIoRNING, half past 9 o'clock. The Grand Lod~e was called to labor by the Grand Master. The Grand Officers at their several stations. The reading of the miuutes of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. A communication from Bro. J. W. S. IHitchell, was received and referred to the Committee on Accounts. Also, an account of' Chambers & Knapp, which was referred to the same committee. The reading of the Code of By-Laws was resumed, and continued nntil 1 o'clock, when the Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until ha.lf past two o'clock.

FRIDA Y EVENING, half past 2 o'clock. The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the G. Master. The G. Officers at their several stations. Bro. B. Sharp offered the following, in relation to the death of Bro. R. Bond:

W HEREA~, information has been received of the death of Brother Richard Bond, late of Montgomery county, a Past Grand Chaplain of this Grand Lodge, who departed this life on the day of laRt. from the effects of a wonnd recei ved by the accicental discharge of a gun in his own hand; therefore, Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Richard Bond, Past Grand Chaplain, this Grand Lodge has lost one of its most worthy and useful members, the Fraternity at large an efficient and warm-hearted

24 Brother, whose life and character were a complete exemplification of the princi pIes of our Order. 2nd. That this Grand Lodge tender to his bereaved family their most sincere sympathy in their afflictions, and recommend them to the kind consideration of the Craft everywhere. ahd the fostering care and protection of the Grand Master of the U ni verse, who doeth all things well, and who has promised to be a husband to the widow, and a father to the fatherless. Brd. That as a testimonial of their respect for the virtues of the deceased, the officers and membel's of this Grand Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for the space of thirty days, and that the jewels and furniture of the Lodge be clothed in mourning for a like space. 4th. That the Grand Secretary be required to forward a certified copy of these resolutiuns to the family of the deceased. B. SHARP. Report of the Committee on Grievances, in the case of E. Schreiner, after reading the evidence, was adopted. Bro. B. Sharp offered the following in relation to th~ death of Bro. R. Bond: The Committee on Grievances, in the calie of E. Schreiner, expelled by Mitchell Lodge, No. 86, wold respectfully report, That a laborious and careful examination of the c:\se, as referred to the Committee by the Grand Lodge, has failed to convince them of the propriety of altering the decision of .Mitchell Lodge. Thus viewing the case, your Committee would feel inclined to recommend that the decision be.affirmed and the appeal dismised, but for the fact that many papers, purporting to be certificates t)f Master Masons in good standing, relating hereto, have been informally placed before the Committee, who have not felt authorized to comider them. Desiring, however, that ample justice be done the aggrieved, it is asked that the Grand Lodge receive, and at its option, consider the ÂŁlaid certificates, &c., herewith submitted, in connection with the certified proceedings in this case, and that this M. W. Grand Lodge act directly on this subject. Should the Grand Lodge, however, refuse to allow the introduction of said certificates as evidence, the Committee would offer for adoption the following resolution: Resolved, That the decision of Mitchell Lodge, No. 86, expelling E. Schreiner from the privileges of Masonry, be confirmed by thi~ M. W. Grand Lodge. F. L. B. SHAVER, J. F. CROW, J. A. ALFORD, O. F. POTTER and W. A. CUNNINGHAM.

25 The report of the Committee on Lodges U. D, was received and adopted. To the W. G. Master, Wardens, and Brethrp.n of the Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri: Your Committee, to whom was referreu the work and proceedings of Lodges U. D., submit the following add~tional report: They have, since making their first report, examined the By-Laws and proceedings of' Rochester Lodge, and find them in the main correct~ The only objection to which the Committee deem it necessary to call the attention of the G. Lodge, occurs in their proceedings of the 2d of April, by which it appears that a Brother Apprentice Ma80n was passed and raised on that night, on account, as stated, of his proposing to leave for California. Th,s, your Committee believe to be, if not in conflict with ancient Masonic wwge, at least wrong in principle, and calculated to establish an unsafe precedent. They cannot believe that this is such a case of emer~ency as was contemplated by the G. Lodge, when authority was given the Subordinate Lodges to confer more than one degree on the same day. If so, perions might, as perhaps in the case referred to, live in the immediate vicinity of a Lodge and never} think of applying for membership until they see a prospect of benefitting themselves thereby. Such cases afford no evidence that the petitioner entertains a favorable opinion of the Order, or desires to be admitted to fellowship, in the hope of being rendered more useful thereby; but rather manifests a degree of selfishness which your Committee think should not be gratified. Your Committee do not wish to be considered as censuring this Lodge for the act referred to, for they are aware it can point to the practice of some older and chartered Lodges for a precedent; but they wish thus publicly to express their disapprobation of the prnctice, in the hope that 110t only Rochester Lodge, but all other Subordinate Lodges under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge; may in future be more cautious about exercising an act of such doubtful propriety. They recommend that a charter be granted this Lodge, numbered .44. 2nd. Martha Washington Lodge. The By-Laws of this Lodge are in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of this Grand Lodge and the usages of Masonry. Their minutes are well prepared, but some irregularities are pre~ented. Among them we find that on the 9th of April last, a F. C., from Herman Lodge, presented a certificate of payment of dues and of his good standing, with his petition for the third degree; which were received, the candidate bal-

26 lotted for, elected, and he forthwith raised, all on the same evening. At the same communication a brother petitioned for membership, and he was forthwith ballotted for and elected a member of the Lodge. It does not appear that either of these brethren were recommended by members of the Lodge, nor were their petitions referred to committees, though it is due to the Lodge t.o say, that it is remarked in their minutes that the members were all well acquainted with both of them. Notwithstanding this fact, the precedent is decidedly a bad one to establish, tending, as it must, to produce undue haste in the admission of members, and prevent due inquiry into their characters. It is earnestly hoped the brethren will guard against this practice in future, and we therefore recommend that a charter be granted them, numbered 46. Respectfully l'ubmitted., P. DRAPER, Ch'm. Bro. P. Draper, from the Committee on the Grand Master's Address not referred to other committees, made the following report: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: The Committee on that part of the Grand Master's Address not referred to other committees~ respectfully reportThat, in common with all the members of this Grand Lodge, your Committee have been pained to observe the want of information on the part of the Subordinate Lodges, alluded to by our M. W. Grand l\.laster. The reason for this want of information your Committee conceive to be most palpable. It is well known to the Gra.nd Lodge, that the ancient charges and regulations, and Constitutions and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge are nearly out or print, many of the Lodges not being in possession of a copy. In addition to this, the various amendments to the By-Laws that have been adopted since 1,845, are dispersed through the annual proceedings of the Grand Lodge, and being thus disconnected are nearly unintelligible to all but a few who have taken special pains to inform the~selves. To remedy the evil alluded to is most desirable. To diffuse light is the province of Masonry. Your Committee therefore rer.ommend, al> mo~t likely to accomplish this objeot, the adoption of the resolution introduced by a member of this Committee, on the second day of this annual Communication, which provides for the publh;hing of the old charges and regulations of Masonry, with the Constitution and By-Laws of this Grand Lodge, for the use uf the Subordinate Lodges and members, thus placing within the reach of every Brother, in a connected form, a Book Constitutions.

27 In order that the Brethren may have full information, also, as tothe former action of the Grand Lodge, and of all new by-laws and amendments to those now in force, yaur Committee recommend the adoption of the resolutions submitted below. Your Committee mnst cordially concur with the M. W. Grand Master, in the views expre~sed in relation to non-affiliated Brethren, and have confidence that the new Code of By-Laws, now adopted by the Grand Lodge, will remedy that difficulty. Respectfully submitted. P. DRAPER, Ch'm. Adopted. On motion, the resolutions accompanying the above report were referred to the Committee on By-Laws. Bro. Peers, from the Committee all Charity, made the following report, which was unanimously adopted: TI) the Vlorshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Mi~souri: The Committee on Charity, to whom was referred the petition of J esse Faulkner, a Master Mason and member of Greene Lodge, No. 101, have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report, that from all the circumstances they are of opinion that some assistance should be given him; they. therefore recommend that this Grand Lodge appropriate the sUln of one hundred dollars, to"be paid to the \\t. orshi pful Master and Wardens of Greene Lodge, No. 101, as agents for, and to be used by them for the Ui>e alid benefit of him, the said Jesse Faulkner. All of whi..;h is respectf~lly submitted. E. J. PEERS, Ch'm. The Committee on Charity made an additional report, tion offered by Bro. HaU, which Was adopted.

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a resolu-

To the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri: The undersigned Committee on Charity, to whom was referred the petition of Landmark Lodge, No. 64, would respectfully report, that they have had the same under consideration, and from all the information they can get they would recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, by this Grand Lodge, That the Grand Secretary refund to the Masters and Wardens, of Landmark Lodge, No. 64, thirty-one dollars, the amollnt of Grand Lodge dues- paid to Grand Secretary at the present communication. Respectfully submitted. E. J. _PEERS, Ch'm.

28 Bro. J. E. Shepherd offered the following resolution: Ri.rolf1l!d, That Bros. G. Secretary and Hollister be appointed a Committee to

prepare a proper form for the annual reports of the Subordinate Lodges, with proper headings and columns for the statistics of the members of this jurisdiction, designating stich matters as may be importa.nt to the FraternitJ') and print the same with the By-Laws.

Adopted. M:. 'V. Benj. W. Grover presented a report from the Board of Curators of the Masonic College, which was received and referred to the Committee on College. Bro. F. L. B. Shaver., Pre~ident of the Masonic College, offered the following report, which w:'\s received and ordered to be printed, with the proceedings of this Grand Lodge: To the oM. W. Grand Lodge of .Missouri: BRETHREN: In presenting another annual report of the condition and prospects of the Masonic College, gratitude to a ~racious Proyidence demands the expression of my hearty thanksgiving, for the abundant fayors so bountifully bestowed upon u~. Nor have thesebeell " like Angels' visits, few and far between," but frequent as the beating pulse t.hat tells the ceaseless flow of the tide of life, and constant as the wants and woes of helpless human nature, which tax the kiudness and try the forbearance of HIM, who watche~ over us in 10\'e, yet disciplines us with a Father's thoughtfulness and care. To His Holy Name he all the praise of our continuance on earth, and participation in the privileges of the present as~emblage of the Brotherhood. It is matter of the sincerest congratulation, that the number of Students in College during the last and present Sessions, is larger than at any former period of its existence. Up to the date of my departure from Lexington, the number in attendance upon recitations, for the year, had reached to about 160. This is 20 more than last year's Catalogue exhibits, and exceeds that of several of the older and more popular Colleges in other States. Several causes have been combined in producing this result.. And, although it would very illy become me to indulge in any thing of a. boastful spirit, it yet may be permitted me to refer to the fact, that the general estimation which the institution has already acquired-a standing every way honorable in view of its limited pI obation, which is gradually, )'et certainly increasing-has tended to bring a greater number of Students from a distance than have here~ofore attended. From various portions of our own State, as well as from adjoinIng States, and even from the distant Territory of New Mexico, youths are found repairing to our Chapel and recitation rooms, and attending to the routine of studies assigned them. Assurances have been given

29 us, too, that many more will be forthcoming during the next and sueceeding terms: and the hope is by no means fallacious, that the Graduates of the Masonic College of Missouri, will be found at an early period in the history of the future, in m~ny of the States and Territories of our wide-spread Confeceracy, extending the knowledge of her fame and usefulness, and inviting others to repair to the same fountain of intt:llectual and moral improvement and enjoyment. The erection of a Boarding House, now nearly ready for occupancy, and the presence of a Steward to receive and welcome Students to the comforts and conveniences of a home on their arrival at Lexington, has already had a perceptible influence in increasing the number of Students. And when it shall be generally understood, that all anxiety as to the certainty of finding a boarding place, almost immediately at the College door, and on terms which all must admit are fair and even liberal, is at an end, the increase of Students will no doubt be greatly in advance of any thing hitherto witnessed. The consequelice will be, a proportionate increase in all the means of perpetuation-in all the elements of prosperity. The location of the Boarding House may be worthy of a ,passing remark. Situated on a beautiful eminence, ~nd in the midst of a delightful grove, it enjoys advantages of comfort and healthfulness not often equalled and very seldom surpassed. Delicious breezes fan the fevered brow, and diffuse their refreshjng influences to the thoughtful Student, when the panting denizen puffs along the dusty streets of the city, or the tired laborer sweats ' in the glowing furrows of the arid fields. Hence, academic shades and classic bowers, inviting to the study of the Sciences and the cultivation of the l\fuses, will be no high-strained allegory when appl~d to the vicinage of the Masonic College, but a delightful reality, blending with many cherished recollections, ancl with the ardent res. olution and untiring eagerness of youthful a!-pirati~n and energy. Another cause of the pre~ent flattering condition of the College, at least in the Preparatory Department, is the well-deserved popularity of its present incumbent, Prof. Wm.T. Davis. As an efficient and indefatiguble Instructor, an able and successful Disciplinarian, no one excel::; him. Whilst, therefore, his Classes reverence the Master, they respect the Man, and deferring to his au. thority, they yet covet his approbation. Their proficiency has been highly gratifying to the patrons and friends of the School, and filled that Department with Students. But few additions have been made to the College Library and A pparatus, owing principally to the want of funds. The Board of Curators, however, are in receipt ofa communication from Bro. Dra-

30 per, the Agent for the sale of the Old College property, apprizing them that he had received drafts路 for some fifteen hundred dollars o( the amount yet due on the sale of that property, but that owing to some informality in the form or sig-natures of the drafts, they had to be returned to the. State of California, from whence they had been transmitted, but would be available in a few months. When that shall have been received, we may be able to make such additions as pressing necessities may demand. Of the general discipline of the School, and the degree of order which has prevailed, it may be best to append a few words. The administration of its government has been exactly similar to that of former years, and the g-eneralorder and quiet have been about equal to that of past sessions. One case of aggravated disorder occurred, the first during my incumbency of the Presidency, which rendered it imperative to resort to the severest penalty authorized in College Law, the expulsion of the perpetrator~. I allude to the two attemp~ to fire the Coll~geBuildilJgs. The motive alleged by the ringleader of that iniquity, was his dislike to the confinement of a student's life, and his desire to be at liberty to roam the earth in search of pleasure or of gain. And concluding that parfial injury, or entire destruction of the buildings would most effectually secure their ohject, they endeavored to accomplish it in the manner referred to. But, owing to the vigilance of the Faculty, and the prompt and cheerful assistance of the Students and citizens, the flames were suppressed and the College Edifice preserved. On the whole, therefore, the prospect is decidedly encouraging, and presents an animating aspect to the friends of education and the advocates of human improvement, who have no immediate interest in the welfare of our Institution. "Vhat then must be the feelings of lively interest and heartfelt congratulation with which the members of this Most Worshipful Body, and indeed of the entire Fraternity of the whole State, at the prospect of the near accomplishment of the cherished object of their hopes, exertions and sacrifices for the last ten or fifteen years. All that now remains to secure its complete and triumphant success, is unanimity of sentiment and feeling on the p1rt of the lVlembership in our noble State, antI all will be well. We t;hall need" material aid" a little longer, and the gallant vessel will have shot through the narrow channel of trial and vicissitudes, we hope and believe, and sailed out into an open see of prosperity, usefulness and renown. Put your shoulders to the burden once more, heave upward to the pinnacle of the colossal column you have been laboring, 10 these many )"ears, as 4iligent and faithful Craftsmen to erect, and then, with beaming faces and triumphant voices, as you

81 elevate the capstone securely to its proud height, you may exclaim, " Grace, Grace unto it I" " So mote it be,.lJmen I" Respectfully and Fraternally, F. L. B. SHAVER, Pre~. The Committee, to whom was referred the memorial of J. P. Lancaster to New London Lodge, submit the following report: It appears that in the year 1847, a dispensation was granted to certain Brethren, residing at or near the town of Hazel Green, "Ti~_ cons in, to form a new Lodge in the said town, among whom was J. P. Lancastpr, who was nam~d by the D. G. M. (Rufus Spaulding, who granted the dispensation,) of the G. L. of Wisconsin, to be their first W. Master in the year following. The aforesaid J. P. Lancaster was the D. G. M. of the G. L. of "Viscomin, at the annual session of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin in 1849. Charges were preferred against Bro. L'mcaster, which were referred to a committee, who at the next annual communication submitted the following report: To the M. 'V. G. Lodge: The undersigned, the Committee to whom was referred for investigation, the charges preferred at the last annual â&#x201A;Źommunication of this Grand Lodge, by Bro. Lewis Reynolds, ~gainst Bro. Jeremiah P. Lanc:1!'ter, beg leave to report: That it appears that Bro. Lancaster united 'with others in procuring the dispensation for Hazel Green Lodge, and was appoin~ed :Master thereof, that subsequently he applied with others for a dispensation for Washington Lodge at Dodgeville; that the Charter of \Vash ... ington Lodge ,vas granted, but has never been taken out of the G. Secretary's office; that Bro. Lancaster never regularly demitted from Hazel Green Lodge. It further appears that during all the time Bro. Lancaster resided in Wisconsin he was and still continues to be, a member of Dubuflue Lodge, No.3, Iowa, unless he }ws been recently expelled therefrom; that at the last annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, that Grund Lodge by resolulion, ordered Dubuque Lodge, No.3, to summon Bro. J. P. Lancaster and deal with him for his unmasonic conuuct. It furlherappears to your Committee that Bro. Lal~caster falsely represented to the brethren who united with him in formingH<ozel Green Lodge, that l~e had regularly demitted from Dtlbuque Lodge, No.3, and that a certificate of demissicn had been grunted to him by said Lodge, and thus deceived them and the Grand Lodge as to hi~ standing in the fraternity. It further appears from evidence taken by your Committee, and 'which is herewith submitted, that Bro. Lancaster fraudulently embezzled and converted to his own u::;e a small sum of money belonging to Bro. J. H.

32 Earnest, and that by false representation, fraud and deception, he obtained, some three years since, $50 from Bro. B. Cain, and also $50 from Bro. Rountree and others, at Benton, Iowa county ; that he also defrauded Mineral Point Lodge, No.1, of $16 80. From these facts your Committee are of the opinion that all the charges hereinbefore referred to, against Bro. Lancaster, are fully sustained by the evidence presented to them, and that Bro. Lancaster ought to be at once cut off from all connection with the fraternity, and no longer be suffered to pollute our holy Institution by retaining membership therein. But the question presents a serious question for consideratioB, a~ Bro. Lancaster never demitted from Dubuque Lodge, No.3, he could not, and did not, p.ccor<1ing to well established principles ot Masonic jurisprudence legally become a member of Hazel Green Lodge, nor of Washington Lodge, at Dodgeville, and never having been a member of a Subordinate Lodge under this jurisdiction, he could not be, and is not, a member of this Grand Lodge. If he was now in the State, a Subordinate Lodge in the vicinity of which he mi~ht be sojourning', might lawfully try him and administer Masonic discipline; but he is, and for a year has been, beyond the territorial limits, and as your Committee believe, beyond the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge and its subordinates. It is true he has falsely claimed to be a member of a Lodge under our jurisdiction and imposed himself upon this Grand Lodge as such, yet he in fact acquired none of the rights of a member of either thereby; and your Committee are strongly of the opinion that this Grand Lodge acquired 110 authority which it can now exercise to expel him from the Order. Dubuque Lodge, No.3, will no doubt, in obedience to the order of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, expel BrQ. Lancaster, if they had not already done so. The power of that Lodge to do so, cannot be questioned, and we have no doubt its members will be prompt to remove from the Order one so entirely unworthy as Bro. Lancaster has provod himself to be. It is however proper that the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin ~hould vindicate herself so far as can be done in the premises. Your Committee therefore recommend the adoption of the follo\\'ing resolution: Resolv~'d, That the charges preferred at the last annual meeting (l( this Grand Lodge by Bro. Lewis Reynolds against Br0. J ere'1liah P. Lancaster, are fully sustained, and that said Brother deserves to be expelled from the Order therefor. H. S. PALMER. All which is respectfully submitted. E. LEWIS. CHARLES GEA R. December 14th, 1850.

33 They say it is "a serious question," as Brother Lancaster never demitted from Dubuque Lodge, Iowa. Your committee have the ve1'Y best evidence that the Brother was a resident of the State of Wisconsin at the time he was appointed W. M. of Hazel Green Lodge, Wiscon!'in, and D.G. M. of the said State, and at the time the charges were preferred against him. Hence they appointed a committee to investigate the same, who reported at the next session of the G. Lodge. This is sufficient evidence to your Committee to settle the jurisdiction of the right, and the right alone, of the G. Lodge of Wisconsin over the case. As the Committee say in their report" that the charges are fully sustained," and he "ought no longer to be suffered to pollute our holy institution," H and that said Brother deserves to o-e expelled," we would respectfully recommend to thb G. Lodge or Wisconsin (based on the report of their own committee,) to expel him, who deserves it, (if they have not already done it,) as the memorial of said Lancaster to New London Lodge sets forth that they have, which conclusion your Committee cannot come to. From their published proceedings, your Committee are fully satisfied that New London Lodge have no control over the memorialist's case路, and therefore they are hereby "instructed" to return him his memorial. CHARLES LEVY. The report of the Committee on Grievances., in the case of W. l\.fcLain, was on motion re-conside'red) and the same was recommitted to the Committee on Grievances. Bro. Levy, from the Committee to procure a Block of Marble for Washington Monument, made the following report, which was received and the Committee discharged: The undersigned Committee, who were appointed to procure a Block of Marble for Washington Monument) Fraternally report, that they have given the -subject due attention, and find that the cost of such a Block of Marble and transportation, as could be used in the said Monument, will be not less than $400. In the opinion of your Committee, based on the light furnished by circulars emanating from the managers of the said Monument, its interest would be much better promoted by the remittance of such sum as the financial affairs of the Grand Lodge will warrant. C. LEVY.

JOSEPH FOSTER. Bro. Boyd offered a memorial, which was on motion referred to the Committee on Charity. -

34 Bro. Peers, from the Committee on Charity, offered the following which was adopted: The C6mmittee on Charity, beg leave to offer the following report: That whereas the widow of our late Brother, James W. Harris, having lately moved from the city of Hannibal to the city of Lexington, reaching that place without the means of procuring the actual necessaries of life, (she having a family of small children,) entirely dependent upon the Fraternity in L.exington; and whereas, it appears that anterior to her arrival, the Fraternity in Lexington had some three or four widows with their families to support, making the bur-. then upon the Lodge a very onerous and oppressive one; your committee offer and request the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the sum of one hundred dollars, of the Charity Fund of this. Grand Lodge, be ap.propriated for H1e henefit of Widow Harris, and that said mony be placea in the- hands of the Master and Wardens of Lafayette Lodge, No. 32, to be 'by them disbursed for her benefit. E. J. PEERS, Ch'm. Bro. John D. Taylor, from the Committee on Unfinished Business. made the following report, which was on motion adopted: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri :. The Committee on Unfinished Business respectfully report, that they have carefully examined the printed proceedings of the last Annual Communication, and find the following subjects, requiring the action of the Grand Lodge, to wit: On page 35, the-Grand Secretary is required to call upon Brother Mitchell, for certain books, the property of this Grand Lodge.* On page 43, we find that the Charter of Pleasant Hill, No 95 1 was suspended until this communication, and Bro. Duncan authorized to take charge of the same, with the furniture, Jewels, &c., of said Lodge, and return them to the Grand Secretary all the first day of the present session. On page 56, the Grand Secretary was required to procure a Look. in which shall be kept all money transactions with the Masonic College, sillce its commencement, and report at this Communication. Respectfully submitted. J. D. TAYLOR, Ch'm. Bro. J. Foster offered to strike out $20, and insert not less $15 for the three degrees, which was adopted. 't

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"lIon 1'I'f'?JTCll to.

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35 Hro. J. D. Taylor, from the Committee on the Grand Master's Address, offered the following which was adopted: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: The Special Committee, to whom was referred so much of the Grand Master's Address as relates to the unmasonic acts of Brother R. T. P. Ridley, Past D.D. G. Master of the G. Lodge, respectfully report, That papers have been placed in their hands, being communications addlessed to the M. W. Grand Master by 'Vorthy Master l.\-Iasons, in whom y('ur Committee have full confidenoe, from an inspection of which we are ()f the opinion that Bro. Ridley has been guilty of most gross unmasonic conduct. We find that Bra. Ridley demitted from Weston Lodge, No. 53, after the commission of the acts detailed in the communication; yet prior to their becoming known, and when he was apparently in good standing, and that he is at present without their jurisdiction and his residence unknown. Your Committee recommend that 'Veston Lodge, No. 53, be required to institute charges and specifications against Bro. Ridley, and proceed to trial on the same according to the By-Law!! of this Grand Lodge; and that if, on the conclusion of such trial, the D. D. Grand Master of their District shall certify to said Weston Lodge that the proceedings have in every respect been conducted according to said By-Laws, that they may be published at the discretion of the Lodge. ; JOHN D. TAYLOR, Ch'm. The report of the Committee on Grievances, in the case of L. Robertson, was called up, and on motion the same was adopted. The Committee on Grievances, having had under considelation the appeal of l\lr. Lewis. Robertson from a decision of Perseverance Lodge, No. 92, heg leave to report as follows, to wit : In omitting to attend more regularly the meetings of his Lodge, he neglected a plain a.nd positi\;e duty, and for that deserved admonition. His failure to obey the fir~t summons of said Lodge to attend its ,neeting, was prima facie rl~srespeetful, ana an explanation of his disobedience, for which it seems he had a good excuse, was due to the Lodge at the earli~st practicable moment. This explanation he did not so give, thereby exhibiting an indifference to, or an i~norance of Masonic usage, equally deplorable aud a matter of significant importance. The Committee further conceiy~

36 the conduct of the appellant reprehensible in disobeying a second summons-though from facts elicited in the investigation of his offence, the error appeart: to have been one of memory rather than of intention or design. While the Committee cannot too highly commend the prompt and energetic means resorted to by Perseyerance Lodge, to enforce the observance of that duty which all good Masons recognize, of attending the regular meetings of the Lodge-yet a review of this case convinces them, that although the offending Brother deselved to he dealt with, his expulsion was a punishment too severe for the offence. Suspension, for a definite time, would have better suited the views of your Committee. This, however, has been virtually accomplished by the expulsion, depriving the appellant of Masonic communication since the 10th of Augu~t, 1852. It is therefore the op.inion of your Committee that the strictures herein, on his conduct, together wit.h his deprivation of fraternal privileges, for the last ten months, will aml'ly vindicate the supremacy of the laws of our beloved Institution. They would therefore recommend that the memorialist be restored, by this M. W. Grand Lodge, to the privileges of the Fraternity. All of which is respectfully submitted. F. L. B. SHAVER, } J. F. CRO'V, C' J. A. ALFORD, . o~mlttee on 0. F. POTTER, . GrIevances. W. A. CUNNINGHAM, Bro. C. Levy, from the Committee on the Washington Monument, . offered a resolution, which was for the present laid on the table. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until half past 8 o'clock, to-morrow morning.

SATURDA Y MORNING,. 8t o'clock, A. M. The Grand Lodge was ca~led to labor by the M. W. Grand Maller. The Grand Officers at their several stations. The reading of the minutes of yesterday's proceedings was, on motion, dispensed with. Bro. E. J. Peers had leave of absence for the remainder of the Session. The M. W. Grand Master appointed Bro. McFarland in place of Bro. Reynolds, on the College Committee. Bro. Reynolds had leave of absence for the remainder of the Sesf;ion.

37 Bro. Shaver, from the Committee on Grievances, made the follow· ing report, which on motion, was adopted: The Committee on Grievances, to whom was referred the report of proceedings in Huntsville Lodge, No. 30, in the case of Bros. Palmer and Schaefer, ask leave to report, that having examined the document:;; submitted to their inspection, would recommend that the case • be remanded to Huntsville Lodge, No. 30, for final action, which is to assess the punishment due the offence, in accordance with Article 22, Section 14, of the By-Laws of this 1\'1. ,V. Grand Lodge. F. L. B. SHAVER, Ch'm. Rt. ,Y. Bro. Wallace, S. G. W. of Iowa, was introduced and appropriately received. The following was offered by Bro. Boyd: Resolved, That the Dispensation of Yancey Lodge be continued till the session of this Grand Lodge.

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Adopted. Report of the Committee on Grievances, in the case of B. F. Ba· ker and Wakanda Lodge, was received and adopted. The Committee on Grievances, whose attent"ion has been called to the resolution of this M. W. Grand Lodge, at its last Annual Communication, in the case of B. F. Riker and Wakanda Lodge, in which it wa~ recommended that the case of appellant be remanded to said Lodge for further action, have learned th-.t no action has bep.n had in the case. Said Lodge has certainly been inattentive to its duty and deserves reprehension for its neglect; but as the Brethren were led into the error by the representations of one in whose Masonic know· ledge they have had full confidence, it is recommended that the case be again remanded. to them, with specific instructions to proceed at as early a day as possible, (first giving him notice,) to the full investigation and final settlement of the case, whether the appellant make application to them or not. F. L. B. SHAVER, Ch'm. Bro. J. Rowe, from the College Fund Commissioners, made the following report, which was Ieferred.to the Committee on Ways and Means:

A. J. Coons, Joseph Rowe and Gerard B. Allen, College Fund Commisssioners, In ace't. with M. W. G. Lodge of the State of Missouri, Dr. To balance as per report of Rowe and Coons to W. GoO Lodge, at last regular Communication, $1260 13 To Cash of M. W. G. Secretary, 26th June, 1852, 342 89

To interest collected on J. S. Watson's note, 4th January, 1853, being 6 per cent. after it became due, To interest on $1310, lent Wm. F. Stacey, 4th Jan., 1853,

42 59 131 00

for one year, at ten per cent.,

To interest on deposite at the Boatmen's Savings Institution, until 11 th January, 1853, To interest on $338 55, Jent E. Dobyns on the lIth Jan., 1853, for one year at 10 per cent., To amount received from Bro. Wm. Hubbard, as donation to College Fund; being the amount of commission charged by request of Fund Commissionen for the sale of John S. Watson's property, the said amount to be disposed of by the M. W. G. Lodge, by reque:lt of Bro. Hubbard,

8 91 33 83'

$71 25

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$1890 60 CONTRA,

By cash paid for Record Book, " " drawing trust deed, â&#x20AC;˘ " " reoording two trullt deeds, Balance in hand of M. C. F. C.,

Cr. $1 00

250 250

600

$1884 60

To the M. W. G. L. of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: By request of Bro. Wm. Hubbard, we would re~pectfully beg that the sum of seventy-one dollars and thirty cents, donated by him as above stated in the foregoing account, be passed to the credit of J. S. Watson, Esq., as a payment in part for the amount for which he stands indebted to this Lodge as College Fund Commissioners pre\'ious to the year 1851. We would f8rtb~r state, that the foregoing is a true and full account current of all the transactions of this Board since the last session of your honorable body, and that the amount of balance shown of eighteen hundred and eighty-four dollars and sixty cenh is the neat balance of all assets in the hands of the present Board, and are as follow5, to wit: Note of Wm. F\ Stacey, dated January" 4, 1853, payable one year after date, and well secured by deed of trust on r.eal e~tate for the sum -of $1441 00 Note uf E. Dobyns. dated January 11, 1853, payable one year arkr date, and well secured on trust deed 00 real e.taU for the sum of 372 30

Gash in hand of (J. Rowe,) treasurer disposed of by M. W. G. L.,

.r the Board, to be 71 30

$1884 60 Your Commissioners would also most respectfully beg that if their account is found to be correct, thatit may be published in full in the proceedings of the M. W. G. Lodge as a future reference, and thereby prevent any error in annual settlements. All of which is most respectfully submitted. JOSEPH ROWE, GERARD B. ALLEN. A. J. COONS. Bro. AlFord, as College Agent, made the following report, which was referred to a special committee, consisting of Bros. Ellis, Bower and Shepherd: To the Grand Lodge of Free and Acoepted Ancient Masons or the State of Missouri: The undenigned, Agent of the Grand Lodge, begs leave to make the foHowing report, in relation to collections and payments made during the past year, ending May 30th, 1853: The Grand Lodge, Dr. To Hnnter and Alford, Agents, $100 00 1852, June 18. To paid Board of Curators, 10000 July 5. " "'~ " 100 00 Aug. 10. " " " " 50 00 Sept. 28. -" " Wm. Allen, 50 00 Aug. 23. " ". " 215 50 To " " (on order) 50 ()() 665 50 Oct. 7. Paid P. Sutherland, 100 00 " 6. Paid Pareau' &. Borton, 378 " 29. Paid Thomas Thomas, 150 00 Nov. 9. Borton & Pareau, 15 50 " 10- James Conner, 2 50 Napoleon Buck, " 69 19 " Hl Stephen Baxter, 150 00 " 24. Pareau & Borton, 15000 Dec. 28. " " 230 641 27 " 24. George Walton, Paid Fitzpatrick, Rice & Co., on E. " " Winsor's order as Secretary B. of 120 00 Curators, for $220 06, part Paid P. Sutherland, 100 00 " Paid B. H. Wilson, 105 00

40 3000 355 00 1853, Jan. 25. Paid Thos. Alford or order, 73 80 M"ch 5. Paid J. & R. Hall for lumber, 17 15 Paid John Wicker, 24. " 27 95 Paid Silas Silver's bill, 15 00 Paid Be!lj. H. Wilson, 10 00 Paid " " To paid B. H. Wilson, (on work) 636 00 300 00 936 00 To paid B. H. Wilson, (order) To paid taxes in Carroll co., (Snider) 1 50 To paid Cravers to pay taxe$ ill Da3 60 vis county, To paid Collector of Lafayette co., 90 To paid Collector of city of Lexington, 75 Paid Samuels's taxes on land in Clay 3 00 county for 1851 and 1852, Paid Collector of Ray county, 1852, 1 20 10 93 Paid Pareau & Borton, 18 75 Paid L. J. Sharp for writing attaohment (vs. Snodgrass) 1 00 To commision for collecting $2771 17, 277 11 $3044 48

Total, CREDITS.

By collections on sub!lcriptions and notes from May 1, 1852, to May 30, 1853,

$273 31

Balance due, Ll:XI1fGTON,

Amount paid to Board of Curators, " "taxes on lands, " "Sharp attachment, Commissions.

2771 17

Mo., May 30th, 1853. $2755 42 10 95 1 00

$2767 37 277 11 $3,044 48

Bro. J. F. Huston offered the following, which was adopted: Re8olved, That a vote of thanks be tendered by this Grand Lodge, to the Most Worshipful Grand Master Benj. W. Grover for his zealous, prompt, and enterpris. ing efforts, by which was secured the permanent Endowment of the Masonic Col. lege.

J. F. HOUSTON. Bro. Van Osdell, from the Committee on Accounts, made the following report~ which was adopted:

41 The Committee on Accounts, to whom was referred the cOIDmu.. nication from Past Grand Secretary J. W. S. Mitchell, beg leave to report the following: That there is no documentary evidence to guide us in the matter referred, except t.hat contained in Bre. Mitchell'~ com-munication. We would therefore recommend that the _ amount of fifteen dollars be allowed by this Grand Lodge to said Brother, as are路 imbursement to pay postages incurred by him in his official capacitJ. All of which is respectfully submitted. HENRY E. VAN OSDELL, Ch'm. ST. LouIS, February, 1858. To the M. W. G. Lodge of Missouri: BJlETHREN:-For two years after I ceased to be Grand Secretary, all or nearly all communications from other jurisdictions, intended for the. Grand Lodge of Missouri, came to this post office to my ad路 dress. Being Chairman of the Correspondence Committee, and not wishing to increase the postage, only such as required the attention of the G. Secretary, were by me forwarded to Bro. Johnson. I kept no account of the postage paid by me iIi the two or more years, but judging by the preceding bills I suppose I must have paid out, for that purpose, in all, some twenty-five or thirty dollars. Should the Grand Lodge think proper to make an appropriation to re-imburse, in whole or in part, the amount deemed right by the Grand Lodge, will be fraternally received. With sentiments of fraternal regard, Your obedient, J. W. S. MITCHELL. The following report; on that part of the Grand Master's Address in relation to the alleged makin~ of a Mason of R. Keiler, a re!iident of the city of St. Louis, together with the resolution accompanying the same, was received and unanimously adopted: To the M. W. G. Lodge of Missouri: The Committee, to whom' was referred that part of the Grand Master's Address in relation to the alleged making of a Mason of R. Keiler, a resident of St. Louis, by Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York, beg leave to re. port, That they have given the same all the consideration that the sub.. ject demands, and are constrained to state that a gross wrong has been perpetrated by Excelsior Lodge in the alleged making of the above named R Keiler.

42 From the information which your Committee have been able to obtain, they find that R. Keiter, a resident of St. Louis, visited the city of New York on business, in the month of July last, was proposed as a candidate for the m~'steries of Masonry in the above named . . oEl~e; that he did, on one and the same night, receive the three degrees of Masonry, and that a dispensation for the same was procured, for which Keiler paid the sum of ten dollars. On the application of Keiler to visit Naphtali Lodge, No. 25, in the city of St. Louis, said Lodge declined holding any Masonic Communication with him, on the ground that he was not legally made a Mason according to the mode and manner as provided by our ritut.U and the publisMd laws of the Orlkr. The W. Master of Naphtali Lodge, helieving that a great wronghad been inflicted on Masonry, and the rights of this jurisdiction grossly violated, brought the subject before his Lodge; which, after mature deliberation, adopted a report and resolutions, with a request that the Grand Secretary forward the same to Excel~ior Lodge. In due time a communication Was 1 eceivedby the Grand Secretary from Rt. W. Joseph Evans, D. G. M. of. Masons of th~ State of New York, to the effect that Excelsior Lodge had been imposed on by Keiler, and would take the earliest opportunity of repairing the error into which they had fallen. If your Committee had no further information in .relation to this transaction, they would dismis8 the subject after protesting against the acts of Excelsior Lodge, under the belief that Rt. W. the D. G. Master would cause that Lodge to receive such a reprimand as would not only cOllvince them of the injury inflicted on Masonry, but would deter them in future from the commission of a like offence. But unfortunately for the sincerity of Excelsior Lodge, she not only doett not re~ret the injury inflicted on this jurisdiction, but furni~hes unmistakable evidence that she regards her act as justifiable, and evidently glories in it. In proof of路 this, she furnishes Keiler with an official statement (having the seal of the Lodge attached,) dated 3d of February, 1853, to the effect" that the said Keiler was regularly made a Mason in strict conformity, as they sa.y, with the written laws of Masonry; that his Masonic interesfs are inseparable from their own, and that they will maintain and insist upon them as such. Your Committee will dismiss this branch of the subject by simply calling attention to the statements of Rt. W. D. G. Master J. Evans, in September, 1852, the date of his communication, and that of Excelsior Lodge in the February following: Your Committee are of the opini9!Lthat it is ~Qt necessary in this place to enter into aft argu-

ment to shew that each and e-,-ery Grand Lodge in the United StAte., H sovereign and independent, and that as such they exercise undicpu.ted control, not only over the Lodges and Masons within their Geographical limits, but over all those who are eligible to be made Masons. Neitber is it necessary for your Committee to shew that in general these Geographical limits have been held i~violate by the several Grand Lodges in this country, New York and Pennsylvania forming the exception. This respect for the rights of a State Grand Lodge has grown into a law, and may be set down a8 eornmonlaw usage. It will not do to state that there is no latldmark violated by this infringing on the rights of a Grand Lodge; neither is a landmark removed by a foreign Grand Lodge, when she charters a Lodge out of her geographical limits. And yet the act is illegal, and such Lodge, so constituted, cannot be recognized by any Grand or S~bordinate Lodge in this country. And why? beca\lse it isa clear violation of that common law usage spoken of above, which recognizes Jhe right of every Grand Lodge to be the sole head within her geographical l~itft. Having thus expressed our opinions frankly, your Committee will further state that while Missouri is anxious to cultivate those fraternal feelings, and intel'change those courtesies which bind the $8venl Grand Lodges of this country to one another, and enables them to present an open front against any foreign interferenee, she demands that -her sister of New York refrain from making Masons of her citizens. We can assure O\lr Brethren of the North that our Subordinate Lodges afe fully capable of working up "all the good material that may be found amcngst us, and we cannot consent to have materials, which we reject, worked up in another jurisdiction and returned to us for _our :approval. Such material can find no place in our Masonic edifice. That Mil;lsOuri"enaeavors to practice that whi~. she asks of others, is evident from the fact that for years there haa, Ireen a laW in existence in this State, to the effect that no ilian路 calf be made a M~son who has not been a resident of the State twelv~ months. Your Committee, having reason to believe that a regulation of a stringent character in relation to the subject under consideration will be adopted by the Grand Lodge of New York at its present session, forbear for the present from the further consideration of the subject. Your Committee take great pleasure in expres~ing their cordial approval of the sentiments contained in the Grand Master's Address, when alluding to this case, and in oonclusion they submit the followiDg: " RtsDlf1fd. That no LOOse under this jurisdiction ~hal1,recognize as

44 ~ regular made Mason, a resident of this State, who may, during a temporary absence therefrom, receive the degrees in Masonry, without the consent of the Lodge under whose jurisdiction he may reside. All of which is respectfully submitted. A. O'SULLIVAN. IV!. W. HALL. J. J. CLARKSON.

Bro.ÂŁllis, from the Committee on Statement of Bro. Alford, made the following report, whioh was on motion adopted: The Committee, to who~ was referred the report of Bros. Hunter and Altord, agents for the collection of College Funds subscribed for the erection of the Masonic College, beg leave to report, that they have carefully examined the same, and find the accompanying vouchers for every item except $1 50 taxes to the Collector of Carroll county. The Committee have no means of ascertaining the amount of monies oollected, but from the report, which acknowledges the Amount of $2771 17 Less 277 11 Leaving a balance in their hands of They exhibit amount paid as per vouchers,

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Which leaves a balance due them of $~73 31 Your Committee therefore recommend that their report be filed with the Grand Secretary, as necessary to a final settlement with Bro~. Hunter and Alford. Your Committee are of opinion that the SUbscriptions still in the hands of Bros. Hunter and Alford, will be 'available to the mI\ount of $2000 00, but it will be somethne before the same can be collected. The real estate under their control can safely be estimated at $1,000, but you.. Commiltee would not recommend the sale of the same at present. All of which is respectfully submitted. VV'M. ELLIS, ~ J08. C. BOWER, Committee. T. E. SHEPHERD, The Grand Lodge was called from labor till ha.lf past two o'clock.

H~L:r PAST Two O'CLO'OK, P. ~. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was called to labor by the Grand Master. The Grand Officers at their several stations.

45 On motion, leave of absence was granted to Bro. Ellis. Bro. Foster, from the Committee on Foreign Communications, made the following report, which on motion, was received and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful G. Lodge of Missouri: The undersigned fraternally report that the Chairman of your Committee on Foreign Correspondence, P. G. Master J. \V. S. Mitchell, previous to his leaving this jurisdiction for the sunny ~outh, addressed to your Committee the following: SIGNET OFFICE,

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St. Louis, Feb. 19, 1853.

JOSEPH FOSTER:

Having arranged to remove from this State before the next Communication of the Grand Lodge. it will devolve on you to make a report as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Corre~pondence, and that you may be enabl~d to do so, I have requested the Grand Secretary, Bro. A. O'Sullivan to hand over to you such communications as may be in his office, of the character referred to. Respectfully and Fraternally, .T. W. S. MITCHELL, Present Chairman Com. For. Cor. By which it will be seen that this Grand Lodge has been deprived of his experience as Chairman of this Committee~astation for which he was so well qualified by both his occupation and Masonic erudition. Permit your Committee now to state, that notwithstanding his last report was 110t published with the proceedings, still none may appreciate "the beautiful design" or seek to reward our intelligent Brother more than the members of this Grand Lodge, which we think his blushing honors, bestowed by the Fraternity in this jurisdiction, clearly evince. Nor can allY more desire his present prosperity and future happiness than the members of the order here, by whom he has been so long and favorably known. May he meekly and gently descend the declivity of this to an eternal life, inheriting the promise that "the memory of the just is blessed." Yonr Committee have ca.refully examined, aBd shall proceed to remark on the proceedings of the following Grand Lodges, to wit: Mississippi, New York, Texas, Virginia, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Louisiana, Maine, California, Pennsylvania, Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Kentucky, New Hampshire, District of Columbia, Indiana, Vermont, Alabama, 'Yisconsin, Georgia, Grand Orient of France, and Canada West. We rejoice tl} be able to state that in every quarter our Brethren are stimulating their Fellows to the performance of those great prac-

tical duties inculcated and -enjoined by the simple, yet beautiful tenets -ol our Order. The great desire of all seems to be clearly to under.tand our prinoiples and precepts, and to emulate each other in the noble contension or rather emulation of who can best work and best agree. To all who regard the Fraternity as a Unit, one and indivisible, it is a pleasing theme thus to contemplate it as the great balancewheel of the Nations of the Earth-whose great motor is Friendship, Morality and Brotherly-Love. Often unseen, more often neglected, yet quietly and unobtrusively exerting its potent inftuences for the best good of man, And though difference of opinion may and does exist amongst our sister Grand Lodges, yet it is manifest that all are truly seeking to harmoni~e on the Ancient Landmarks of the Order. And if that mild and fraternal oourtesy 80 charaoteristic of the Craft, strengthened by a prudent adaptation of means to ends, be any guarantee of a successful issue, then indeed are' the unity and perpetuity of the Fraternity certain and secure-then indeed are we prepared to resist the flood, the winds and the tempest, trusting only in God. Your Committee feel no little embarrassment when they refleot that it is the subject of Mason,-y on which they are now to write. A subject al ways difficult, even with the most prudent and best informed, and which they regret to be compelled to state seems to be too often forgotten or heedlessly abused, by many of our Brethren) both in their reports and Masonic periodicals. With this thought fully impressed, they pass to the important duty 3nigned them, with the assurance to our sisler Grand _Lodges, that whenever we may differ with them on any questioD, either of mage or law, we shill endeavor to write in strict Masonic courtesy. And if we should be so unfortunate as to let fall the least word or thought whereby any should be offended or made weak, it will be regretted. by none more than by the members of this Grand Lodge. GRAND LODGE JURISDICTION. Under this head we submit the following opinions vf our sister Grand Lodges, to wit: No principle of Masonic jurisprUdence is more fully estahlished in this c0untry than that of G. Lodge jurisdiction, which ~ivcs to eVI:ry regular G. Lodge the exclusive right to charler L!Jdges of the IIpnbolic degrees throughout the State where s-uch G. L'JdW~ exillt!'l. We cannot, therefore, view but with unqualified disapprolJatiou the above cases of infringement of this principle, and all similar fm,:!'!, and WI:: deelll it proper to say to our sister G. Lodge;.; wh(J~e jllri!'djl.:lilm~ have thus been violated, that thej and others uI1I1/:r !limilar circum .. 'itancea.."hall ever receive onr firm sUPi'0rt in overy f..:fJ(Jrt whj,:h

41 they may Masonically make to put a stop to the infringements of their legitimate rights. We will not countenance those who assume such illegal powers, nor will we recognize as lVlasons those who are made and sustained by them.- [G. Lodge of Rhode Island. We agree with Grand Master Willard that there is nothing in the Ancient Constitutions of the order which prohibits the Fraterllityof one State from opening the portals of the mystic temple to one who is a resident within the territorial jurisdiction of' the Grand Lodge of another State. Whether the power thus possessed should ever be e1tercised or not, is a question of expediency and propriety. We believe that the occasioqs which will justify its exercise are of rare occurrence, as a man seeking admission into the fraternity should be required to submit his application to a Lodge in the immediate vicinity of his residence, so that those who have had the opportunity of knowing him best may pass upon his fitness and qualifications. That fraternal courtesy which is due from one Grand Lodge to another, as well as a due regard for the interests of the order, point out this as the only proper course in any but very extraordinary cases,-[G. L. of Wisconsin. This unjustifiable act of foreign interference with the rights and jurisdiction of American Grand Lodges, has been taken into consid... eration by every Grand Lodge that has been in session since. the injury was inflicted; and the usurpation has. been denounced by the unanimous voice of the fraternity, so far as they have had an opportunity to make their sentiments known. It is with unfeigned sorrow that your Committee have been made acquainted with the fact of the issuing of a charter by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, in Germany, for the in:ltitution of a Lodge in the city of New York, in spite of the remonstrance of the Grand Master of New York against this invasion of the rights and prerogatives of his Grand Lodge by a foreign power. This act of injustice should be met by apointed and emphatic rebuke on the part of every American Grand Lodge. - [Grand Lodge of Connecticut. To the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of New York: The Committee, to whom was referred the communication of the M. W. Philip C. Tucker, GrandMaster of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, relative to the unauthorized act of Missisque Lodge, in conferring the three degrees of Masonry upon a resident of the city of New York, respectfully report-.That it appears from the statements made in the letter of M. W. Br. Tucker, that the Lodge acted under an impression that the ap-

plicant had no permanent residence, but was travelling; and it was claimed that he was as much a resident of Vermont as of any other part of the world. Although we regret that the Lodge had not been more cautious in receiving a stranger, as they allowed themselves to be ~rossly imposed upon, and violated a well established .Masonic rule; yet under the circumstances, we think that no further notice is necessary to be taken of the matter by this Grand Lodge. But the Committee feel that they should not have discharged a most important duty and an act of justice, if they did not express, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, their high appreciation of the honorable and very proper course pursued by M. W. Br. Tucker, in giving his prompt attention to the matter and expressing his high disapprobation of the act. It is but one of those many truly Masonic acts for which his rep路 utation has spread throughout the Union, and wkich may well cause路 Vermont to proudly point to her Grand Master. And both may be well assured, that New York will not be outdone in acts of Masonic justice and generosity; but will ever avail herself of every occasion, to show how well she appreciates-how deeply she feels the obligations of courtesy and kindness, and of service, in the time of need, under which she rests, to the" Sons of Light" who gather around her" Green Mountains."-[G. L. of New York. I had occasion last May to be dissatisfied with a secular Lodge for conferring the degrees of Masonry upon a non-resident, whose place of abode and business was the city of New York. I considered the act a breach of Masonic rule, and to avoid complaint from that State) I made it known to the G. S. Warden of the New York Gralld Lodge. That Brother presented my letter to that Grand Lodge, at its communication in June, and that Grand bedy referred it to a most respectable committee, who exonerated the secular Lodge in question from intentional wrong, and who were pleased to make their report the occasion of some very courteous and complimentary remarks towards this Grand Lodge and its Grand Master. For this courtesy and good feeling, I avail myself of this occasion to acknowledge my own high sense of obligation, not doubting that it will be as fully felt and appreciated by this Grand Lodge.-[G. L. of Connecticut. From the above extracts it will readily be seen the light in which this subject is regarded. The term Grand Lodge Jurisdiction, we define as holding Masonic control, complete and entire, over all the Masons, affiliated and non-affiliated, and the widows and orphans of deceased Masons, together with all persons who are residents within the Geographical boundaries of the jurisdiction of any Grand Lodge

49 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, who are by the "Old Charges and Old Regulations," worthy and well qualified to receive the honors of Masonry. We therefore offer the following: R:solved, That the Lodges under this juri~diction are hereby prohibited from making a l\tIason of, or conferring either of the degrees on, any person who hus not resided within this jurisdiction for twelve consecuti\'e months, without permission be first obtained from competent authority in the jurisdiction in which the applicant last resided. 2nd. No resident, who may travel from this into another jurisdiction and there be made a l\fason, shall be permitted to visit any Lodge within this jurisdiction, and the Lodges are hereby prohibited from holding any Masonic intercourse with :111 such persons, under any pretel.s~ whatever. LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION. Divers views are entert'lined by some of our sister Grand Lodg~~~ on this subject. Rhode IsI~nd asserts that "they are not a Lodge and may never become lme." Others affirm that they are-Indiana taking position and stating specifications in opposition to the views of Florida, and Mississippi bringing up the rear and taking issue with Indiana on every specification save one, and soliciting authority from Indiana to support lhe views so positively asserted-all Jhis is stranj:!;e; especially to us of this jurisdiction, who hold that each Grand Lodge has the right to grant to the petitioners for a new Lodge, any power, for any specific time, or perpetually, if it should deem best for the good of the Crall, alwa)'s adhering to the " Old Charges and Regulati(jns," and ket'ping these in view, there is but little fear of conflict as to membership-for one of the few reasons authorizing a member to demit, is that he may assist in forming a new Lodge. GRAND LODGE LIBRARIES. This subject is attracting the attention of many of our sister G. Lodges, who are appropriating their surplus funds to the purchase of Masonic works. Masonic Libraries having for their base the "Old Charges and Old Regulations," must prove a valuable auxiliary in the attainment of Masonic know ledge; but unfortunately for the Craft we are too onen seduced away from the OLD PATH by the fanciful workings of the vain imaginations of Masonic writers. '\\7 e present the following extracts : " We find remarks in several addresses of Grand Masters and report of Correspondence Committees in regard to the importance of

Masonic Libraries. With these remarks we fully eoincide; and will take thisoppoTtunity to congratulate this Grand Lodge on the formation, since its last report was published, of a Library containing aU the staptlard Masonic works, both American and Foreign, which could be obtained. These books, we doubt not, will prove a great help .to the officers of this G. Lodge in the discharge of their dutIes; and also the means of disseminating important Masonic knowledge among the Fraternity throughout this jurisdiction. .In fact, If' the Masons of this State do not now become well informed on subjects appertaining to our Order, it will be their own fault, as ample means of information are pluced within their power.-[G. L. of Rhode Island. "MASONIC LIBRARY.-Your Committee cannot close this their annual report, without alluding to the importance of disseminating information on subjects pertaining to the interests of' Mascnry, among all the individual members of the fraternity in this jurisdiction. Great questiom~, affecting the prosperity of the Institution and involving the fundamental principles of the Order, are agitating the several Masonic organizations throughout the world, and especially in our own country. Errors in pract.ice~re creeping into the Lodges in various quarters, against which the voice of wisdom and experience is raised in trumpet tones, and the authoritative enactments of Grand Lodges are required, as a means of purging them from the body of Masonry. These questions are equally interesting to every MaStIn under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, as well as elsewhere. These errors have an actual, tangible, real existence, and shutting our eyes to exclude them from our sight will not alter the fact of their existence. What then shall be done? is a question to be considered by all who love Masonry. There can be no doubt that in ours, as in other institutions, ignorance is the parent of error. Ignorance of the fUIJdnmental principles and ancient practices of tl e fathers of Masonry-ignorance of the immutability of Masonic principles and customs and ceremonies and laws-ignoTauce, in short, of the ~reat principles of Masonic Jurisprudence, must be acknowledged as lying at the foundation of every act that lws propo~ed dangerous "innovations on the body of l\lasonry." How important, then, that the means of enlightenment be afforded to the you.ng and ardent seeker for Masonic truth. In view of the importance of this suhject, almost every Grand Lodge with which w.e are in correspondence has taken it into consideration, and, with a singular degree of unanimity, have consented to the absolute neceslity of applying the remedy suggested by your Committee. In most of the Stales, measures have been adopted for the gathering of Ma-

51 ~onic Libraries, to be accessible at all times to the oiIioers aDd members of the Grand and Subordinate Lodges, under pr~cribed r• • lations. Some Grand Lodges have already made considerable coHee.. tions of books, embracing in their catalogue the mOlt approved aDd authentic publication!» of the past and present ages. In nearly every Grand Lodge, voluminous and learned reports are annually made by talented Comnlittees on Foreign CorrespondeDc~, and by equ::llly able Special Committees, to whom great questions ale submitted, in which reports are embodied the results of the wisdom and experience of the most able expounders and learned doctors of the Masonic law. In one Of the Grand Bodies whose proceedings we have under review, and whose Committee had presented an extremely luminous and valuable report, it was ordered that a sufficient number of the proceedings be printed, to furnish a copy lor every member of the several subordinate Lodges in the State. In view of the importance of the subject here alluded to, your Committee beg leave to recommend to the Grand Lodge the adoption of the following resolution: 16. Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed, to inquire and report to this Grand Lodge, at its present session, as to the expediency of making an annual appropriation for the purchase of books for the formation of a Mas~nic Library for the use of this Grand Lodge and its subordinates; and that said Committee be also instructed to report on the expedien~y of publishing a sufficient number of copies ·of the proceedings at this Annual Grand Communication, to furnish one copy for each member of every Subordinate Lodge under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge.-[G. L. of Connecticut. PO\-VERS AND PREROGATIVES OF GRANjD MASTERS. On this subject our sister Grand L~dges have spoken as follows : . •, \Ve now proceed to notice a few subjects of importance, on which our view~ were not given in our last report. 1st. Have Grand Lodges or Grand Masters, as such, the right to confer degrees P This subject is discussed by several Correspondence Committees, nnd their opinions appear to be various in regard to it. That of the G. Lodge of Missouri comes to the conclusion t~at a G. Lodge has the right to confer degrees, but that under existing circumstances in this country, the right should not be exercised under ordinary cir.. cnmstances. And they held that "under no circumstances has a Grand Master a right to make Masons, 01' to authorize it to be done in any other way than is provided by the G. Lodge over wh.ioh he presides." On the other hand, the CorresDondence· Committee of

52 New i ork, after qt;ite a lengthy discussion of the subject, come to the conclusion not only that a G. Lodge has the right to confer degrees, ,but that" a Grand Master may make Masons at sight, without any of' the preliminaries required by the By-laws of' secular lodges, or the regulations of the Grand Lodge." But they think that this right should seldoln be exercised either by a G. Lodge or .bya Grand Master, and never by the latter without summoning to his aid the Grand Lodge, or at least a constitutional number of Ma80ns when it is possible to do so. The Correspondence Committee of Kentucky, aner a review of all that has been sdd on this subject, as they ini'orm us, say "the general conclmion seems to he that the Grand Lodge, as a Grand Lodge, cannot; but that, as the Grand Master can make l\lasons at sight, he may call to his as::istance the Grand Lodge, and thus 'ccnfer the degrees." If this be corre~t, the practical result is the same as if the G. Lodge had the right to confer the degrees.- [G. 1. of R. Island. " But what body is competent to correct the decisions of a Grand Master, if it be not the body over which he may preside? A Grand Lodge is a representative body, and the Grand Master is simply the official organ through which it may carry into effect the laws and regulations from time to time adopted, and while in se...siOll it is his duty to presen'e order and conduct the business in the best manner his judgment may dictate. But the simple fact of his being elevated to office by his brethren does not thereby invest him with prerogatives above the common frailties of his associates. All men are liable to error, both in judgment a.nd action, and none less so perhaps than the Grand Master of a Grand Lodge, and it is the part of' wisdom to defer ta the decisions of' the Grand Lodge itself, rather than to those fJf the presiding officer. During the recess of the Grand Lodge, the aecisiom of the Grand Master, when given officially, are binding until the same can be revised or annulled by subsequent action of the Grand Lodge when constitutionally convened.-G. L. of Tennessee. "In our judgment, nothing in IVlasonry is better el'tablished than the right to make Masons at siglltis one of the prerogatives of the Grand !\1aster. The fact that this right has not been frequently exercised affords no proof that it does not exist. It is conceded that it has been frequently and rightfully exercised by the Grand Master of England, in former times, and if it rightfully appertain'ed to the office then, it does now; for none of the prerogatives of a Grand Mallter become extinct because circumstances do not require their exercise. " We had supposed that the power to grant dispensation for the formation of new Lodges was inherent in a Grand Master, and derived

53 from the Ancient Constitutions of Freemasonry, and that nl) written legislation wa~ required to confer it upon that officer or to authoriz6 him to exerci!le it, and such we belie\'e to be the acknowledged doctrine upon this subject. The Grand Master may exercise this power without reference to the written Conl"titution of his Grand Lodge; and most certainly may he do so if the Constitution of his Grand Lodge contains no express prohibition of its exercise.-[G. L. of Wisconsin. " It seems strange to us that any Mason should dispute this right, lIince the old records furnish numerous instances in which it was anciently done. And whether it was done anciently or not, was of no consequence to us; those who wish authority on that point can find abundance of it in Smi.th and Preston.. The abstract principle is what we want; it is all we care for) and if we can satisfy ourselves that the Grand Master has Lhe power to do any certain thing, that is sufficient to establish that part of the proposition without any reference to ancient precedent. If he has the power, legally vested in him officially, he haS the right to confer degrees; whether it would be proper, or advisable for him to exercise that power, is a separate and distinct propositi"n, which We choose to argue by itself. In the first place, then, has the Grand Master the right to confer degrees? We answer, be has. 'Vhy? Becam路e the welfare, prosperity and bappil~ess ot' I\Iasonry demand a supreme head or officer, who;;e bulIiness and dUly it is, during the vacation of the Grand Lodge, to exercise a general sllpervision of the interests of the Craft in the State. He is abJolutely supreme; being amenable \0 no man nor to any set of men. If he issues an edict to any Subordinate Lodge to suspend its work, or even to surrender her charter and jewels to him, it must be clone. If he sees fit tn give a Dispensation to l\Ia~ons, authorizing them to open n Lodge and make l\Iasons, it is all correct; no one would be so insane as to deny his right to do tlds, or to say that Masons made under stich Dispensation are not regularly made Masons. "Vhat gave those Masons the right to open a Lodf.{e and Work? the only right they had was simply a strip of parchment with a written permission (or it may be printed,) from the Grand Master, to make Mason; in a certain way and for a certain length of time. But i8 there no other way by which those Masons can :ret permission to open a Lodge but by asking the Grand .Alaster and obtaining his consent 1 Let us see. The Grand Lodge would grant us the right, but it is not in 8ession, nor will it be for ten months to cmne. Well, there are more than three thousand Masons in North Carolinl', and it is strange if we can't find out from some ot them, t;ome way to get our Lodge opened without asking the Grand Master. You may go to hi,

Deputy, he will grant y'ou the Dispensation. But that does not remedy the case, for the Deputy has no power except what the Grand Masterspeeially delegated to him in writing. No, among all the 3',000 Masons in North Carolina, there is but one by whose authority you can optm a Lodge dudng the vacation of the Grand Lodge. If, then, the power of the Grand Master is the only power by which a Lodge can be organized during the vacation of the Grand Lodge, he must, as a matter of course, possess the 'power of doing himself what he authorizes others to do. So if he has the power to say 路to otlt-ers that they may make Ma~ons, has he not the power of doing the same? Whoever heard of a Mason who could delegate a right which he himself did not pcssess? It is clear, therefore, both from reason and precedent, that the Grand Master has the right of making Masons anywhere at si~ht. We dQ not belieye, however,' that it Would be advisable or proper for the Grand Master to exercise this power except in very extraordinary cases of emergency.-[G. L. of North Carolina.

"It ha~ certainly been a common opinion of the craft heretofore, that Grand Masters posse~sed the power of making Masons at sight. The English precedents show the practice to have existed in England and they have betln followed, in some few instances, in this country. No instance of it has occurred in Vermont, but the right has never been questioned in this jurisdiction. Differences of opinion have existed as to what the terms mean, and as to the extent of their operation; some writers hdding that degrees thus conferred should be given in Grand Lodge ouly, and others that they may be given in what are termed "occasional Lodges." De~irable as it is that greater uniformity of opinion should exist on this subject, we may hardly anticipate soon attaining it among our thirty-two Grand Lodges. The doubt about the construction of the rule ought to have a favorable operation in inducing a charitable consideration for those who may be supposed to have fallen into eHor in acting upon it. It is probable that Grand Master HYtlffi may, in one or two instances, have erred in judgment on thi~ subject and exceeded any known precedents. I am HlIniliar with no precedent which goes so far as to establish the correctness of making a ~Iason at sight by the Grand Master, who is known to have been rt>jected by a secular Lodge, nor am I aware of any case, except those now under consideration, where such an application hus been mnde to a Grand l\Inster at all. If the right to make Masons at sight be ncknowledged to exist in the Gra,nd Mnster, it IS difficult for m~ to understand who but he may properly judg-e of the circumstances under which it ms)" be exercised. It ha.

been intimated in a high Masonic quarter, where I understand the existence of the rip;ht itself to be denied, that the leaditlg English precedents were founded upon" reasons of State." If such reaeons constitute the only apology for the practice, it would follow., doubtless, that it never ought to have .existed in his country, because those reasons never could gain tolerance here. Such has not however, been the common understanding on the subject. Whether Grand Master Hyam erred or not, what estimate is to be placed upon the character of the proceedings against him? A coDimon Master of a subo~dinate Lodge is generally admitted to be so supreme that his judgment cannot be appealed from, even upon a simple question of order, and it is beyond controversy that such a master cannot be tried by his Lodge while he remains in office. A Grand M<l!'lter of a Grand Lodge, if these California proceedings against G. 1\'1. HY:l.m are to be justified, is a far less important per6onage. He m,ly have his motives questioned, his actions censured, and his character traduced by a subordinate Lodge, behind his back; his subordinate grand officer may order the convocation of a Grand Lodge against his known and expressed wishes, and such a called Grand Lodge, upon the complaint of a secular Lodge, may present, try, and condemn him exparte, while the most sacred relations of life are commanding his presence elsewhere. If such a course of proceeding is in accordance with constitutional Masonry, I can only fjay that I have not been so taught its principles and practice. Few men worthy to occupy the Otiental Chair would suffer themselves to be elevated to it with such an understanding of their position and subject to such an application of Masonic rules.-[G. L. of Vermont. " The only part of her pro~eedings to which we take exception, is the report of her Committe.e of Foreign Correspondence. The printed proceedings of the Grand Lodge cover 118 pages, of which that report covers 65 pages. But the principle thing that is objectionable is the extraordinary sentiments contained in it. When treating of the powers of the M. W. Grand Master, the Committee say: " He is absolutely supreme, being amenable to no rnan~ or any set of men." Such sentiments will appear strange to 'our brethren of Indiana. At this enlightened age of the world, we had believed that no enlightened body of Masons could be found to endorse and promulgate such sentiments, or ma.intain such opinions. We deem it entirely superfluous to controvert an opinion so at war with the great princi~ pIes of Masonry, to any considerable extent. But we may be petmitted to ask, from whence do Grand Masters derive their author-

56 ity P We answer, most assuredly from the Grand Constitution. Grand Constitutions are formed by any number of subordin:l.te Lodges, by their representatives, not less than three; consequently the Grand Master ha~ not, nor can he have any but delegated authority; and we have yet to be informed that any Grand Lodge in the world has by her constitution invested her Grand Master with absolute supremacy. Most, if not all the Grand Constitutions of this continent! require their Grand Masters to rep0rt their officidl acts to the Grand Lodge for their approval or disapproval. To argue that the power of the Grand Master is ,. absolutely supreme," would be to argue that the creature i$ greater than his creator; and would be at war with the eternal principles of truth and justice. As Masons we have been taught to acknowledge none as supreme but the GREAT J EBOV AH. 'Ve contend most distinclly that Grand 1\-lasters are amenable to their Grand Lodges for their official acts, and at the end of their official existence they are amenable to the subordinate Lodges in whose jurisdiction they may reside for their moral conduct during the time they have been Grand Masters. That the ancient prerogatives of the Grand Master have been the iubject of legislatL1D in one or two Grand Lodges on thi~ continentt is true, but we humbly think that they do not furnish authority for our guidance, but rather examples of the \路iolations of the ancient usagbs, customs and landmarks, to be avoided. In the consideration of the question whether the power exists or not, the danger of, or the actual abuse of the power in known in.tances, is no part of the question, and is not, we conceive, within the legitimate argument, and to this we make no answer. Because aU regulations were made for the craft and none for him, we cannot submit to the assertion that he is "the embodiment of a despotism," and stm less do we agree with the antithe~is, that he is "the representative of a free and intelligent constituency." Vie are not driven to selecting between these two extremes. There is still another and a better position -and that there may be another, we might illustrate by reference to the government of England. The sovereign. tho' "above law," i~ yet no despot, nor can she be, even if 80 disposed, while obedient to the constitution of her realm. Such is the position of the Grand Master, and neither can he play the despot while observant of the laws and usages of the craft, as it has been presumed that one elevated tu that hi~'h station by his brethren, would be, and consequently not made subject to discipline. We have loved to reflect on this cistinguished position of our Grand Ma拢ter; the nature of our InstitutiJn and his obligations being such~ that

57 none of the ordinary sanctions were required to insure the faithful discharge of his duty. We are constrained, therefore, to re-affirm the opinion always entertained by this Grand Lodge, which is in accordance with the opinion of the Grand Loc1~es of Ohio, New York and New Hampshire, &bove -expressed, that the Grand Master has inherent powers-powers not derived from any written constitution-that he is not amenable to any :l\Iasonic authority during his term of office; that he is the Grand Ma~ter, not of the Grand Lodge of England, or of Mississippi, but the Grand Master of Masons of England, or of MissislIippi; that if his powers were not at all defined in a written Com-titution of a Grand Lodge, ancient u~a~e r.nd cu~tom would clearly declare what his dutiei' were. The unwritten Con;.titution of Masonry, together with the old regulations, would be his guide.-[G. L. of lrlississi ppi. " The above opinions of our sister G. Lodges have bpcn elicited by the actions of the G. Ma~ter of the G. L!'dge of California. And if these acts of G. Master Hyam, shall arouse the true spirit of inquiry whereby this important subject shaH be adjusted according to the "old regulations," then indeed may he draw consolation-even though he be in error-as the media through which the powers and prerog-atives of n G. Master are freed from the fogs and mists in which they have been so long enveloped. Your commiltee regard this as tIle great subject-demanding calm, patient and fraternal investigation from every quarter. It is.a (earful subjPct, because unlimited and unqualified power is claimed on the one hand. and resisted on the other-fhe rights of the governed in direct collision with those wh~ are to govern. It is a subject, in the opinion of your committee, that cannot be settled by precedenh:, even if precedent could be 8dduced which could by possibility be stretched to cover the case. Nor can the opinions of the best informed aid its solution. The unlimited power, claimed ~ an inherent right in G. Masters, forms an issue too great for the opinions of any-the opinions of men must actually cower before this unlimited and unqualified power, which is responsible to no earthly being." .A nd though this question has star:lecl even those who advocate its existence, yet if it he true that such powers are inherent in G. Masters-there is also a power inherent in the Fraternity that will impel to voluntary obedience to its behes-ts. It will be seen above that some of our Brethren fea~ that it will be a c, long time before this question can be finally settled. n In the opinkll of your committee all that is required to put it forever at

relt, is to shew its existence in a positive form-that being estab.. lished, there is no power on earth that can nIter or remove it-it must remain as a fixed fact, beyond the reach of ruthless hands. This, then, is a question of fact alone-a fact running para.llel with the existence of the Order, and if it exists at all, it is no after thought-but must have a counterpart somewhere in the body of Masonry. With this view we have carefully examined the "Old Charges and Old Regulations" article by article, thought by thought-and we are impelled to the conclusion that such powers and prerogatives, as our Brethren are wont to establish as the inherent right of G. Masters, are not to be found in them. On the contrary the imperative manner in which his duties are assigned him clearly shew that there is a power greater than he. It is true we find there that the G. Master has the power to grant Dispensations for forming new Lodges, and for conferring degrees; but we also find that the right of the members to say who are fit recipients of Masonry can never be dispensed. We have also carefully analized the unwri:ten landmarks and fundamental rules of ancient craft Masonry, as connected wit h the three degrees i step by step, section by section; add find there no principle or even semblance of principle that could be construed as a recognition of this iuherent right claimed for G. Masters. We fiud further, that the right to make ,Masons at will was never either claimed or practiced by our first Most Excellent G. Master or his immediate associates-they three must not only be present but agreed. And is it not strange that in full view of such imperative facts-facts that form the very basis of the structure of Masonry, that our bretbren should gtlt bewild~red and lost in the tinseled show and hi~h sounding titles of modern rites-such for instance as the " Sovereign Prince of the Royal Sec1'et,". which is more than probable was abstracted from the secret order of Laola. Seeing therefore that all the information within the grasp of your committee has not ena~ bled them to find, either in the hi~tory, laws or structure of the order, this inherent right of G. Masters, we fraternally solicit our sister G. Lodges, that if they have any written or unwritten data by which this inherent tight, of which they so confidently discoun;e, is clearly established, that they notify us of the fact; and we pledge our Masonic faithto place ourselves in a position to obtain it at any sacrific~. ' But if no such data exist, and 'we believe there is none, we fraternally and affectionately urge all those who may have been, seduced by the" modern right of the so-called intffable ?t:Iasonry," to return

59 without delay to the " Old Charges and Old Regulations," as the only hope of the peace, prosperity and perpetuity of the Order. We extract the following "protest of Brothers Reynoldll and Hun:.. tington, ag-ainst the report of the Committee of Foreign Correspondence, 8dopted by the G. Lodge of Louisiana: " Entertaining the mmlt profound respect for the high officers of this Grand Lodge, from whom the report on Foreign Correspondence emanated; yet we, in all good feeling, beg leave to differ with them in the right of the Grand 'Master of Califomia to make Masons out of a regular Lodge duly assembled. Holdin~, as we do, that under the pre!'ent Grand Lodge system the Grand Master is a Constitutiond officer, holding no rights above the Master of a Constituent Lodge, except those granted by the Grand Lodge and the Ancient Com-titutions of Masonry, not any of these, in our opinion, gives the Grand Master of California the right of making Mi>sons at sight. We, therefore, pray that our vote agdnst the report be recorded by spreading the foregoing upon the minutes of the Grand Locige.-[G. L. of Louisiana. MASSA CHUSETTS. We cannot forbear to present the opinion of our Brethren of Indiana, so beautifully expres~ed in relation to this Ancient Grand Lodge: " We have the proceedings of this Ancient Grand Lodge from J tine 12th, 1850, to Sept. 10th, 1851. This is the oldest Grand Lodge in :North America, and may be justly styled tle Model Grand Lodge. The foundations of her moral temple are laid wide and deep, and the lJUperstructure rises in beautiful proportions. The ancient laIldmarks of the craft are observed, and the nntural result is, that peace and harmony prevail within her bordel's."-[G. L. of Indiana. And in othill connexion we notice the report of Massachusetts in relation to the petition of ollr Brethren of the J,- wish faith. Hod nlis repMt eman::h~cl from n G. Lodge rect:nlly formed, or was it the reHult or youthful incxp~ricncc, we might rationally hope to arrest the thoughtlcfls "pirit. Then iJl(l~ed might we COT(li.111y unite in the lligh term!l of culogy lIO beautifully expressed by the G. Lodge of Indiana, but we 1'01 bear.

EMERGENCIES. On this !lubjed we ('xl ract tile follnwill~ : HIt wou!,1 Ileem thntnr.illwr fhe prllr.liec in IIJi/wi" nor Indiana hal' 'lJper"eil~d the tlf~cp.fl"ily 01' ff:"urtillp; to ('Xllllll'iioll in the Cll"t~ of un路

60 worthy members. In Indiana, where each Lodge judges for itself whether a case is "emergent," we have seen sevellteen expulsion~ in one year; while in Illinois, where the dispensation of the Grand Master can alone settle the "emergency," we find thirteen expulsions reported for 6e last year. Now, although we lwve no right to say that none of these expulsions would have taken plcwe if the ancient rule tOllching the conferring of degrees h'ld been strictly adhel:ed to; ~'ct we may SHY, that the more strict the SCI lltiny, and the more cautious the action of the Lodge, in the h:itiatioll nnd advan.,cment of candidates, the les'i occasion will there probably be for the expulsion of unworthy members. This whole subject of haste, and emergency, your Cammiltee deem one of no slight importance, and one that demands the serious attention, not only of e\'uy Grand and subordinate Lodge, but of every individual .Mason. The subordinate Lodges of this jurisdiction, in the absence of any posith'e regulation of t.he Grand Lodge, are in the habit of judging for themselves; and of this wc do not complain. But may we not trace the existence of so many careless and indifferent Masons-so many lag~ards in the M,lsonic vineyard, to the recklessne~s with which our Lorlge~ are apt to con~ider every case an "emeTgency," and hun y candidates from one degree to another, without any reference to their "proficiency in the precedillg dcgree?" Haye we not. reason to believe, that in many, if nut a majority of cases, candidates are hastened so rapidly from one apartment to another of our mystic temple, that they h;l\'e neither time nor oppol'tunity to appreciate or even discover the beauteous furniture with which those npartrnents are adorned. The present has been yery aptly termed H the age of steam ;" the world around us is pwgressing with a rapidity which would have aitonished our fathers; and even some of 11S of the present generation, on whose headll the hoar-frosts of age have harely begun to be sprinkled by the hand of Time, are caused orca"ionally to stand aghast as the train comes thundering by, and have reason almost to fear the approach of the day when a steam engine shall he deemed a necessary appendage to every Lodge room, that candidates mny be "put thrNlgh" in the shortest possible time. Brcthren~ these things ought not so to be. l\fore attention should be paid to the '~ancient landmarks." More time should be given for the instruction of' candidates in the rnpteriell unfolded to lhem, before other anj more important information is imparted. ThcYl'hould have time to "mark, alld inwardly digest" what they have already received, before they are aliowed to receive more. It is an old adage, that whatever a man knows but little about, he will care Lut little for; and the less instruction the young Mason receives, the fainter will he hi.

61 perception of the beauty nnd importance of the great principles which lie at the foundation of the J.\.fasonic institution. If every candidate were required, in nccordance with the letter and ~pirit of the ancient regulat.ions, to be thorougldy instructed in one step of Masonry, before he is allowed to take another, we ~hould not see so many "rough ashlers" lying all alClng our pathway to the" middle chamber."-[G. L. of Connecticut. The M. \V. Grand Master of Kentucky snys : " It seems to me that the regulaticn requiring the lap~e of one month to intervene, before action is had on petitions fur initiation or advancement, ought to be rigidly enforced." Again: In speaking of the reasons given, in a!'king for a Dispensation to confer the degrees in le~s time, by the Sub. Lodges: "They said that the applicant had re::;ided bng in their viciuitywas a gentleman of good character, and had lately determiued to go to California, or some other distant sec:1ion of our country upon a busines~ excursion, or for the purposes of settlement-ar.d before he went, was desirous of receiving the degrees of Ivlasonry. Now, I am slow to impute improper motives to men, but it struck me very forcibly that such a man would come awkwardly to a Lodge seeking admission, and declaring that he was uninfluenced by motives of self-interest, hut prompted by a desire to assist in the great de~jgn of the institution, arising from a favorable (lpinion long conceived, or maintained, of its excellence. I thought, prcbably, that he was waiting until he saw how Masonry would be directly benefieial to himself, in his contemplated journeyings-or, if indeed a higher motive induced action, long delayed, he would be rather unskilled to be sent out as a missionary." 'Ve entirely agree with M. Grand Master Wintersmith, that this class of petitioners are certainly not to be desired-much les~ treated with peculiar favor, and granted exclusive plivileges.-[G. L. of Mississippi. In this connection we unhesitatingly state that though we have been a constant attendant on the bU!'iness and work of Lodges for thirty years, we think we can safely say that 'we have neyer yet seen a real case of emergency, that would justify the suspension of any rule, in order that ?ony man should be made a mason.

"V.

FREEMASONRY AND CHRISTIANITY. Under this head we present the views of our Brethren of New York and North Carolina: The G. Lodge of Ohio held its annual Communication at Steubenville, in October, 5849, when 138 Lodges were represented. The Address

of Grand' MJ;Ster Kreider ill uuu8ually interesting;' and, with his Ad~ dress, appears the Report of the Grand Lecturer, Bro. Wm. Fielding. Many things are said, and many positions taken, which we should like to review at length, particularly "fhe duty of christian Masons" and "Side Degrees." We fully accord w.it h the views entertained by our enlightened Brother on the first position; and to make the truth of what he advances more apparent and incontrovertible he makes the following quotation from "Oliver's L<md Marks:" "I have been anxious to establish this great truth, because if Free Masonr, does not contain any direct reference to our holy religion, its morality, beautiful though it be, would not be ~ufficient to save it from public obloquy in this christian country." This is our belief; we are zealous Masons, we love, admire and venerafe the Institution; but we verily believe if all reference to our holy religion were to cease in our ceremonies, that Masonry would soon be forsaken by the moral, the virtuous, the good and the pure; and would fall into the hands of the infidel, the scoffer of religion, the profane, the immoral, the licentious and the most abandoned of our race. The christian religion is, to us, paramount to_every thing ehe, and when fhe christian Mason is told that within a Lodge, he is prohibited using the name of Jesus Christ, prohibited from making allusions to the pure and refin~d morality taught by Him and His Apostles, he will most certainly absent himself from the Lodge, for what dev.out Christian is willing to place himself in a 'position where he is absolutely and imperatively prohibited from using the na~e of his ble&&ed Redeemer. Not that we would require those whose religious faith differs from ours to accord with us, for we are willing and glad to acknowledge all me~ of every different faith as Masons, and we are willing where their faith differs from {lurs, that they should introduce some other type, the most exalted and pure in their faith, by means of which they may teach and enforce the great moral duties of Masonry. We have taken some pains to ascerta!n the number of Masons in the United State~, and we think we are per1ectly safe in saying that there are largely over 100,000. Of this' number, there are not more than one in two hundred who are not believers in the Christian faith, and shall it be said that 199 must do violence t.o their consciences, because one 'infidel Mason is in their midst? '\IVe trust not. For if such be the case, then Masonry, the present pride of thousands of the virtuous and the good, will become a putrid and )ffenr.ive carcass, upon which the vultures of infidelity, immorality md impurity will delight to feed; it will become an e~gin. inthe hands of those who despise the Christian cree4 and f~it-h, Jor their subversion, and the Christian, in all I~d8"would be compelled to shun a Lodge of Masons, as he would shun till' r:oad to eternal perdition.

63 We know that some of our Brethren, -abroad, will not accord with us in these views; but we are wilfing to discuss them at any time, to any length, on Masonic principles and precedents.-[G. L. North Carolina; "To these vigorous and well-timed sentiments, we fully subscribe; it is just what we would have said, had we not found it so much better expressed by the Grand Master of Tennes5ee. To l\tlasons, everywhere, in Europe or America, we '!oay, abide by the principles of the institution, and all will be well. No enemy can permanently injure it. It is, like the Christian Religion, of God, and the work of His hands; and he will not suffer it to b~ destroyed. His Word is its chief corner-stone. Its leading principles is the belief in, and acknowledgment of one true God; and His creative and governing power ; and its second consists in that leading principle of the Gospel-"Doing unto others as we would that they l!'hould do unto us." These are but the two extremes of the outline; but in the filling up, its principles are equally correct, pure and just, in all respects; and no power on earth, if those principles be adhered to, in their purity, can overthrow it. The distinction between it and religion is this-Masonry is a Brotherhood of Mankind, of a pnrely moral and social character, acknowled~ing and reverencing the Deity, the :Moral Law, and the rights of Brotherhood in Man, as the children of our Creator, admitting their weaknes~ and imperfection, and their necessity for other !'upport and aid, than their personal ability furnishesL and,.typiCaIlipointing their tIlOughts-in the proper dir~Jion--.::wliile it holds up no cross-exhibits no atoning sacrifice-as Christianity does-for the pardon of sin, and purification of the candidate-but typically denounces the penalties of offended justice ngainst moral crimes; and foreshadows a thrice risen Saviour--first, from the womb; second, the grave, and thirdly, uscending from earlh to Heaven-to which it invariably points as the final goal of the departing spirit, faithful in good works.-[G. L. New York. On thi's subject we have but little to !lay. As we understand ancient c;raft masonry-and we fellowship no other-its system of morals and religion is perfectly adapted to all the social relations of Man. And wherever he may be found, or whatever may be his condition in life, his social, moral and religions relations are provided for and protected by Free Masonry. The religion which it inculcates and demands as an imperative prerequisite to admission into its portals, is an unfeigned belief in the one only living and true God. This is the only issue which Free Masonry has formed. Is not this enough? Our ancient Brethren deemed it sufficient, or they would have provided

64 more; and its existence to-day fully attests the wisdom, beauty nnd Itrength of this work of their devising. Its l'yste n of morals was unfolded by God himself in the moral law-which i~ exceeding broad, extending to the thoughts and intents of the heart-and which every Mason, by his tenure, is bound to obey, not less ill its beautiful al5a~mbl::ge of specific duties than in its stupendous summary of love to God and love to Man. Here, then, on these two great foundation stones of faith in God, stimulating to the exercise of his pure morality, has Free Masonry existed for hundreds of yean;; long, long before the Christian Era dawned npon our world, conciliating true friendship amongst those who otherwise might have remained at a perpetual distance. But it nowhere (as is a~serted by our Brethren of New York) ., foreshadows a thrice risen Saviour, &c." Such positions are foreign to its nature; the counterpart thereof is nowhere found in Ancient Craft Masonry. And if our Brethren of Ncw York have been beguiled from the old path by the high sounding titles and silly trappings of modern rites, we earnestly entreat their speedy return to the principles contained in the" old charges and old 'regulations." Nor can we accord with the views of our brethren of North Carolina. If Free Masonry, resting on its own proper basis, cannot stand the assaults of time and the march of mind; in the name of God, we say, let it fall-fall to rise no more. And when the echo of its fall. in reverberating sound, shall announce its final dissolution; our response shall echo back: The will of God is accomplished-so mote it be ! -We love Free Masonry because it is the cause of vii'tlle, and virtue is the cause of God, and we think we love the pure and heaven born principles of Christianity; yet as Christian Masons we war against all amalgamations of whate\'er name or nature, that inovates on the principles and ground work of MasclJ1ry, and fraternally urge our Brethren to whhdraw their challenge for discussion on this subject, as tending only to discord and confusion amongst the Craft.

G. G. LODGE. On this subject this G. Lodge has repeatedly expressed its opinion, which has been always adverse to the creation of such a body; yet in courtesy to our sister G. Lodge of' Maine who has sent forth a cir. cular on that subject, we cannot forbear to present the subject again. On a careful examination of the circular, we find no argument to induce us to recommend the G. Lodge to recede from its former actions. We therefore offer the following: Resolved, that there is no power exist1:ng in the G. Lodges of these UDite(] States. or any number of them, to create a Supreme or G. G.

Lodge: and that, if the right exillts at- all, it is vested in the great Bod!! of .Masons who constitute the Fraternity in these United States. LAND MARKS We define as follows, to-wit:-

Fisrt. All that is embraced in the unwritten charg.es, immemorial customs, and unwritten principles of Ancient Craft Masonry, as developed in the three degrees, in strict accordance with their universal application to the moral and social want~ of Man. Second. All that is contained in the" old charges" and" old regulations" as collated by Dr. Andenon, and apprQved by the committee appointed for that purpose by the Grand Lodge of England. These we hold to be 'the only land IlUlrks of ancient craft masonry now extant. We therefore reject all rites and conglomeration or amalgamation of rites, of whatever name or nature, not having for their base the above n~med land-marks. Second. We al:;o reject all that is contained in Dermot's Ahiman Rezon, or any and all subsequent editions thereof, as well as what may be contained in any text-book, or other masonic work, that is contrary to the principles established above. DUTY TO OUR BRETHREN IN CALIFORNIA. We have peru1)ed the petition of our Brethren in California, for aid in their difficulty, occasioned by a laudable effort to relieve our distressed Brethren whom fortune had thrown upon their Masonic charities. And whilst we regret their present perplexities, and sympathize with them in their embarrassments, we are almost inclined to rejoice, not however at distress, but that the opportunity thus occurred to test the strength of the Masonic cord by which we are united. We have all)() noticed with pl~asure the action of some of our sister G. Lodges for their relief, and without further comment offer the followiI1g :

Resolved, That the sum of one h.undred dollak's be hereby appropriated for our Brethren in California, and that the G, Secretary is hereby required to place it to their credit as requested in their circular. Resolved, That the subordinate Lodges under this jurisdiction ate hereby requested to appropriate. at their first meeting after the G. Lodge shall close its labor~, the sum of five dollars each, and transmit it to the Grand Secretary, to be by him placed to the credit of our Brethren in California, as directed above.

ltESOLUTIONS OF G. LODGE OF LOUISIANA..

By reason of the misconstruction wnioh has been placed upon certain parts of the written Constitution of this Grand Lodge, its true charaoter and sentiments have been misunderstood: it is deemed expedient by this Grand Lodge to give a formal expression of its own opinion and construction in the premises. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Grand Lodge ofthe State ofLouisiana, in Grand Communication as.sembled; That it does not and cannot recognize any principle or doctrine which can or may tend to destroy the universalityof Free Masonry in its three Symbolic Degrec1. That it is so constituted as that every true, Free and Accepted Mason, in good standing, can and lDay enrol himself under its banner, and learn and practice those principles which our Order inculcates. That its only ~nquiries of those who seek to affiliate or communicate with it are, is he a. good man and true? and can he prove himself, according to the ancient customs of our Order, to be a Yree and Accepted Mason;in good standing? That we oonsider what is commonly called the .Masonic Ritual to be useful, but not essential, and altogether. more an article of di'icipline than faith; and that our well known history proves it to have been often changed; and that it is not a land mark of the Order. Be it Resolved, That this Grand Lodge fraternally and affection&tely invites all who lay claim to the title of Free and Accepted Masons, to enroll themselves beneath its banner. And, Be it further Resolved, That the members who composed the three Lodges which seceded from the jurisdiotion of this Grand Lodge, and returned their Charters, are Fraternally invited to r-esume the same; and that whenever they or a ~umoient number of them, 'shall expre8s the de&ire so to do, the Grand Master is hereby authorized and empowered to issue Charters to said Brethren, in place of their cancelled Charters-giving them the same rauk upon the Register of the Grand Lodge to whICh their former Charter. entitled them. And the Grand Master is also. authorized and emp()wered to make or cause. to be made regular) aU persons who bave boen initiated iD said Lodges since their secession. Be it Resol'fJed, That the Lodges w6rkiog iB the French, or any foreign language in the City of New Urleans.InllJ, at their own request" be formed, into. one or more sepuate Muonio DUitriots, and shall have .the right to nominate any well informed, worthy alld oQlJ.tpetent Brother speaking s.aid Jang'lage, to be appointed a, the Dlatriot Deputy Grand Master oyer them; aud if the Grand Master shan approve l>liiJ nomination, he shall appoint aaid nominee, and grant him his patent to exercise the ofllce.-(G. L. of Louisiana. W'UEREAS,

On reading the above resolutioDJ".JXleDlory rUlUl back some few years to a circultJl' containing a series of ()Ompla.ints and resolve,s, which, if we mistake not, emanated from the same source as the above resolutions. We have paused to solve the problem it contains. And knowing that harmony is the beauty and strength of the Institution l we have endeavored to make the past harmonize with the present; but confels our utter inability to see any consistency between the circular above referred to and the present explanatory resolutioI1s. Truth being the first lesson we are taught in Masonry, we must speak boldly out now, and feel that as we were the first to step for.. ward and aid in adj usting their f('rmer difficulties, that we have the right to say in fl aternal kindness, that in view of the past contrasted with the explanatory resolutions, it does seem if they are to have any force at all, that our Brethren have taken the retrograde step. And if we are not mistaken, a few more such explanatory resolutions will plac~ them in the midst of aU the evils against which they so powerfully protested in the circular to which we have referred.. A strange spirit seems to be predominant, and we should not be in the least surprised to hear the command, as given by a Colonel of the Old Dominion, after marching his troops bluff against a fence-" scatter men and form again." We deal plainly with our Brethren, yet hope they will not consider Ub enemies because we tell them the truth. We believe in the old adage, that straws shew from whence the wind comes-and if our Brethren will build again the things which they haye destroyed, they must not be surprised that their transgressions will be made manifest. BROS. MOORE AND ATWOOD. Under this head we present the following extracts: R. W. Br. Randall (Br. Moore. having retired from the Hall,) offered the following resolutions, which were discussed and unanimously adopted: W BEREAS, This Grand Lodge has been informed that路 the moral oharacter of its Secretary, R. W. Chas. W~ Moore, has been of late repeatedly and publicly aspersed by one Henry C. Atwood, of the city of N 6W York; therefOl'e Resolved, That this Grand Lodge do hereby deolare, in the most unqualified manner, that in this community, where OUI' R. W. Brother Moore has passed his e-ntire Masonio life, and where he has been repeatedly entrusted <楼ith the highest offices within the gift of his Brethren, the duties of which he. has perfolmed with honor to him!elf and with credit to the Institution, his moral character is UJlim.. peached and unimpeachable.

68 Resolved, That during his conneotion with this Grand Lodge, for about a quarter of a century, he has maintained an unsullied reputation. Resolved, That the marks of distinguished consideration whioh have been bestowed upon our Brother, by other Grand Lodges in these United States, and by Masonic Bodies in Europe, have been richly merited by his labors as a Mason, and his uprightness as a man. Resolved, That during the severest times in the anti-masonic warfare, and during j;ubst;quent political struggles, when he has been a candidate for civil offices, to the best of cur knowledge, no opponent, anti-masonic or political, has eyer, directly or indirectly, accused him of any moral delinquency Resolved, That the Grand Lodg-e do hereby, in vindication of its own honor, as well as for the protection of one of its distinguished members, call the attention of the M. W. Gl'and Lodge of New York to the fact, that one of their members has publicly preferred grave charges against t.he Secretary of this Grand L::>dge, and request them to call upon the said Henry C. Atwood to retract those charge~. The foregoing resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Grand Lodge, and the G. Master was requested to forward a copy of them to the Grand Lodge of New York. The folJowing report of the Committee in relation to M. 'V. II, C. Atwood and the Grand Lodge of M:lssachusetts, was read and adopted: The Committee, to whom was referred the case of路 M. 'V. H. C. Atwood and the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, respectfully reportThat they have had the matter referred to them, under consideration, and from an examination of the papers presented to them, and from an investigation of' the case, they find nothing which requires furtllf,:r or specific action of this Grand Lodge. It is due to Br. Atwood to say---:"'which the Committee do most emphatically-that they find in the investigation of the case, nothing to impeach his M1sonic clm-raeter or moral standing, and that the action of the Grand Lodge of Mu!'sachusetts in the premises, in the judgment of the Committee, was premature; because upon its face, it appears to have been based on information only, unjust towards Br. Atwood, because it 1'nsinuates charges against him, \vithout specifications, and which, when called for, in order that they might be met and disposed of, have never been ~iven; and the resolutions of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts are expressed in terms uncalled for -not to say improper-the result, your Committee presume, of hasty

69 action, which, on mature reflection, will be regretted by the highly respectable body from which they emanate. No definite action being called for in the matter, the Committee have no resolution to propose; but in order to a proper understanding of the case, the Committee beg to incorporate as a part, and to conclude their report with the able, dignified and very proper letter . of the M. W. Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, to the M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts-a copy of which is hereunto annexed.-[G. L. of New York. SUPREME COUN CILS. There are four of these Grand Councils, claiming jurisdiction in this country. One at Charleston, S.â&#x20AC;˘ C.; one in the valley of New Orleans. The other two claim authority in New York and New Ellgland. The one at Charleston, and the one at the North, which has l'V. Charles W. Moore, of Boston, as its Secretary, are the only two which recognize each o~her as legitimate bodies. The other body, at New York, claimin~ authority in this part ot' the country, has its champion W. Henry C. Atwood, who was lately at the head of St. John's Grand Lodges. His course in regard to the 0 her body, as exhibited in the Masonic Sentinel, is certainly very unmasonic, and much of his language in regard to Bro. Moore, and the Free Mason's Magazine, at Boston, is exceedingly offensive and uncharitahle. It would be fortunate if nothin~ had been said in reply equally offensive. These personalities and bitter controversies, between Mtsonic brethren and those who have received high honors, deserve severe rebuke. They will do much to bring reproach on 1he bodies they represent, and upon the Masonic fraternity. The" Supreme Council" for the Valley of New Or1eans~ as we have seen, has claimed and exercised the right to charter Lodges in Louisiana, re~ardless of the jurisdiction and rights of the Grand Lodge of that State-a course of conduct justly expo~ed and rebuked in the prompt action of that Grand Lodge, and its excellent Grand Master, and responded to by many of the Grand Lodges of this Union. The Grand Lodge of Maine will doubtless coincide wit.h all other Grand Lodges in resisting all attempts of such bodies to in(,erfere with their jurisdictions. If these Supreme Grand Councils have a mis,ion to fulfill, a first duty is manifestly to lay aside all bitterness and strife, and evil speaking, to settle their in~estine strifes,and cease from all attempts to interfere with the regular and established authority of the Grand Lodges, and Grand Chapters of the Union.

Then those of us who now are comparatively ignorant of their mer-

its, may be disposed to give them a fair hearing.-[G. L. of Maine. It will be perceived by the short extract from the G. Lodge of Maine, that this bitter contrQversy between Bros. Moore and Atwood, had its origin in their great zeal-not however for Ancient Craft Ma80nry, but in reference to some of the higher orders of the modern rite with which we "can hold no fraternalintercourse." We submit, i~ all fra~ernal kindness, to these distinguished Brothers-who have attained an influence far beyond the limits of their own jurisdfctions, by the voluntary awards of their .Brethren-whether they possess the right thus to wound the cause of Ancient Craft Masonry, in the house of its friends. And to our sisters of Massachusetts and New York, who so deservedly stand at the head of Ancient Craft Masonry on this Continent, we earnestly suggest that they lay the fraternal hand on each other'!i heads, and the o~her on the head of these erring Brethr-en, and with the potent voice of discipline, if needs be, say unto t hem-peace, be still. LAURENCE DERMOTT. Under this head we extract the following from the G. Lodge of New York: " Br. Douglass quo~es Laurence Dermott as "an accomplished Mason of the last century," in support of his views. Dermott is a writer of no authority; he belonged to a spurious Grand Lodge, and he does not in the quotation made, or elsewhere, sustain the views of the three able individuals whose opinions have been cited on this question; but if he did,.he is so far from being" an accomplished Mason," that he was in his lifetime only rega-rded as an adventurer, whQ emigrated from Dublin to London, (after being made in Dublin,) in order to better his portionless fortune an:l gain notoriety. The first he did not effect; the latter he did fully accomplish, at the expense, however, of peace of the English Fraternity for forty-one years, (1772 to 1813,) and at the cost of being universally looked upon as an interloper among English Masons. He was the greatest Masonic imposter of his own times, and has been the cause of more evil to the Craft in the United States than any other British Mason whatever. Besides, Dermott's book is a mere patch-work. There is nothing original in it but its falsehoods. This may be deemed harsh langua~e, especially of t!le dead, but it is every word true, and he died unrepentant of' the evils he had caused, and the slanders and falsehoods he had uttered, and under an expulsion by the regular Grand Lodge of England; which expulsion was never

71 removed, so that we are at liberty to speak of him as we think, and as the truth requires. - .. .. He introduced the fallacy of Pall\t Masters having seats as honorary members by courtesy in Grand Lodges, and gave them a right to speak and make motions, and finally a right to vote, in order to keep up the numbers at his meetings; and finally remodelled and greatly changed the written constitution. All this he pretended to have received from the Grand Lodge at York, which ceased to work in 1787, gave up its existence in 1788, and, deceived by his pretensions, solemnly made over its powersto him, confirming his Grand Lodge constitution, without knowing what it contained. He succeeded in deceiving the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland, and induced them to enter into written correspondence with them. He got a Scotch nobleman, then in Parliament as one of the Scotch Peel s, the Duke of Athol, tu take the office of Grand Master., and continued it in the same (etmily, descending as the Dukedom descended; for he cnuM get no EngJi~h nobleman to accept the honor, although he tendered it to several, who all indignantly refused. He introduced the Royal Arch into Ireland, by conferring it on Irish 1.\'lasons in London. :#fc :#fc :#fc :#fc :#fc :#fc .. Dermott, in the mean time, never left London; but from all these circumstances he gained a wide reputation. Decayed Past Masters flocked to his banner and helped to fill up his Grand Lodge, attracted by the seat and the vote allowed them, and the pretence of being ancient; and they, in their turn, attracted other-s, and especially candidates, with the promise of more than the true Grand Lodge could give; and in the enG, about 1795, his Grand Lodge got the greatest additions and took the lead for a time, say to 1808. In the mean time he sent out deputations to the East Indies and many of the American colonies, especially Nt w York, Boston and Charleston; and by that orld, where they flourmeans introduced his errors into the New ished vigorously until 1814, after the Union of 1813 in England. :#fc ,. In the mean time he had manufactured the 50ett degrees of Past Master, Mark Master, and Super Excellent J.\rlaster. The system in England is mixed with his novelties to this day; and through him Templarism was engrafted on the English and Irish Lodges. So great was the success of his humbugs, that his books reached five editions in America, and ten in London, and yet one can neither gather the history or character of the Institution; all he can get is the character, but not the history of the Grand Lodge of the pretended ancients."

We present the above extract that our Brethren may have at least one view of the character of the author of the Ahiman Rezon; yet of

72 the merits of the book or its author, we are not now to speak. We leave both on the responsibility of Br.Hatch, as he has recorded them. Should we speak at all, we would say of his book, and all sub~equent editions, and approximations to, or improvements on it, eommit them to the" amending flames," and scatter the ashes thereof to the four winds of heaven. And of him we would say in the beau路 tifullanguage of our ritual, "throw a veil over his foibles, and not withhold from his memory the praises which his virtues may have claimed-suffer the apologies of human nature to plead in his behalf." But it is with Br. Hatch that we have now to do. For his views of the character both of the book and its author, we might possibly find some excuse. But of the detailed statements of historic fact there delineated, there certaiuly can be none. And how a G. Lodge, so fastidious on the subject of published proceedings as to require the word Lodge to be indicated by an oblong square, should pass and print such matter as is contained in the report, is mure than your Committee can possibly divine. May those great characteristics of our Order, silence and circumspection, preside over the future deliberations of this, and our Sister G. Lodges. GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA. We present the following extracts: The Grand M~ster informed the Grand Lodge that the Rev. Bro. F. L. B. Shaver, President of the Masonic College of Missouri, was in waiting, and desired to address the Grand Lodge on the subject of the aforesaid College; he was consequently admitted and allowed to speak, after which R. W. D. G. Master Catlett moved the appointment of a committee to wait on Bro. Shaver and request him to furnish a copy of his address for publication with our proceedings, which motion was carried, and Bros. R. W. D. G. Master. G. W. Oatlett, S. M. Hart, and the Grand Secretary were appointed on said committee. Bro. A. G. Carter presented the following resolutions, which. were adopted, viz: " Be it Resolved, That this Grand Lodge strongly recommends that " each 'of' its Constituent Lodges should become the purchaser of one " or more permanent scholarships in the Masonic College established " by the Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri at Lexington, in that '" State; and devote the same to the education of the orphan child or "ohildren of some brother or brethren. " Be it Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of the State of Loui~iana "will subsoribe for six permanent scholarships in the said Masonic " College of Missouri, provided they can be obtained by the pay-

73 '" ment of annual instalments of from one to six years, say $300 per. " annum. That if so purchased, they shall be devoted to the educa" tion of the indigent orphan children of brethren, who, during their H lifetime, were active and contributing members of some Lodge hold" ing of this Grand Lodge; said nhildren to be selected by the Grand "Lodge, as far as possible and just, from different parts of the State. " And the M. W. Grand Master is hereby authorized and empowered " to take all the steps necessary, and execute all such papers and "documents as may be required, to effect said purchase." W. Bro. Gunst moved a reconsideration of the resolution passed last night, in relation to the l\-Iasonic College of Missouri, which was carried. Bro. Martindale moved to lay the same on the table indefinitely. Bro. Race moved, as an amendment, to have the same laid over, until the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, which was carried.-[G. L. of Louisiana. The President of the Masonic College, Bro. F. L. B. Shaver,in his Report to the Grand Lodge, says: " It was my privilege to be in attendance upon the sessions of the "M, W. Grand Lodge of Louisiana, during its convocation in Jan"uary, in the City of New Orleans. The very kind and fraternal " reception they gave me, as a constituent member of the Fraternity " in your jurisdiction, and the courtesy and consideration with which "they were pleased to treat me, demand my lively gratitude and sin"cere acknowledgments. By their permission, I tried to present the "claims of our enterprise to their consideration in an address, which " they have published in their proceedings; and on motion made and "seconded, their M. "V. Grand Lodge resolved to purchase six per" petual scholarships in our College; provided, this Worshi pful Body " will permit them to pay for them in six annual instalments of $300 " each, without interest. That 1"esolution was reconsidered and laid "upon the table u.ntil their next Annual Communication, to give time " to hear frum fh-is J'JtI. W. Grand Lodge in reference fo the matter; and " I am entrusted with ike duty of bn'nging thut subject before you, and " asking your concurrence in the p1路oposition." In the part of this report which we have italicised, Bro. Shaver has fallen into a serious error, which we deplore, as it may lead to a misunderstanding with our sister of Missouri. The resolution to purchase the scholarships was reconsidered; or, in other words, the adoption of it was annulled, leaving it in the state vf a motion only. And this, by a subsequent resolution, was" ordered to Jay over until the next Annual Communication." (Vide printed proceedings of

74 the session of 1852, page 93.) It was not U laid over" in order "to give time to hear from the Grand Lodge of Missouri," but in reality, as the original proposition, "to lay on the table indefinitely," clearly indicates, because there was at the time a desire not to purchase at all, for tl;1e reason that the Grand Lodge haG just taken up the idea of procuring or building a Grand Lodge Hall; and it was thought that all its disposable means, for a long time to come, would be required for that purpose. We were under the impression that Bro. Shaver was fully acquainted with this at the time, and cannot imagine how he could have conceived himself" entrusted with the duty of bringing that subject," viz: the acceptance of the original offer to purchase, afterwards annulled, on terms he could not accept by his own authority, before the Grand Lodge of Missouri. This error of our Brother led to a Report hy a Committee, to whom his report was submitted, accompanied by a resolution, which was adopted by the Grand Lodge, evidently showing that both Bro. Shaver and themselves considered the whole matter as a direct proposition from us, and which we quote, as follows: " We also find, from the Report of the President, that he sold to "the Grand Lodge of Louisiana six perpetual scholarship~, to be paid " in six annual instalments, on condition that the sale be ratified by "this Grand Lodge. A1thou~h the sale is not made upon the same " terms as those made to other Lodges and individuals, yet we be" lieve that the sale should be ratified for the interest of the College "and this Grand Lodge. We, therefore, offer the following resolu" tion relatillg thereto: "Resolved, That the sale of the six perpetual scholarships, made "by President Shaver to the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, payable in " six annual instalments, of $300 ea.ch, without interest, meets the "entire approbation of this Grand Lodge; and President Shaver is "hereby instructed to perfect the s:lle." The Grand Longe of Missouri are evidently under the impression that there was and is an actual subsisting engagement upon the part of our Grand Lodge to purcha!'e these scholarships, and that the only thing necessary to complete the transaction was the ratitication of the terms of sale by them. Had they received a Report from their Committee of Foreign Correspondence, the actual state of the case would have been made known to them; but as it is, they seem to have had no notice or knowledge either of our proceedings, or those of our Sisters in correspondence with them. It consequently becomes our duty, immediately, and without loss of time, to enter into correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Missouri upon the

15 subject, and undeceive them in their views ; and also to inform them whether the Grand Lodge intends to take any further action upon the proposed resolutions to purchase or not. This step is due from us, both for our own sakes as well as theirs; for us, that we may not be charged with unfair dealing; to them, that they may not base any calculati(ms upon what they may never receive.-[G. L. of Louisana. On this subject we would simply state that we presume our Bro. Shaver was mistaken as to their action on the scholarships-and that he did not arro~ate to himself to be the bearer of the proposition referred to above. without being duly advised, if not by the Grand Lodge, at least by some of the prominent members thereof. Our Brethren in Louisiana need have no fears that their action on the subject will produce any issue between this G. Lodge and the G. Lodge of Louisiana. We cheerfuliy accord to all that which we claim for ourselves, the unquestioned right to dispose of our own local business as to us may seem best lor the good of the craft in t.his jurisdiction. MEMORIAL OF LODGES 129, 119 AND 108. To the Most Worshipful the Grand Lod~e of Missouri: The undersigned, in behalf of their respective Lodges, would represent that Columbus and Mills Point Lodges in the St.ate of Kentucky, have made Masons of many persons residing in this State, and in the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, to the great injury of the Lodges in your jurisdiction, both as regards initiatory fees, monthly dues and College funds-nearly one-half of the :Masons in the jurisdiction of Constantine Lodge (being Mississippi county,) are members of Lodges in l{entucky; the reason given by the brethren is that it is more convenient to belong to Kentucky Lodges. The disad,-antage to us, besides that above stated, is that they make Masons of men in our midst, without our knowledge, and sometimes of material that could never be worked up in our Lodges. In two in!'tances petitions have been withdrawn from one of our Lodges for the avowed reason that they were afraid of the black ball, and the petitioners were made Masons in the Kentucky Lodges. We consider the action of the Kentucky Lodges in making Masons of persons in our State and jurisdiction, without our knowledge or consent, of material they can know but little about, and in some instances not under the tongue of good report, as bein~ uncourteous to us, and detrimental to the well being of the fraternity. In bringing this matter before the Grand Lodge, we wish for such instructions as may be necessary to guide our future actions, and 路if

it be considered wrong on the part of the Kentucky Lodges that pro. per representations may be made to the Grand Lodge of that State. Respectfully submitted. GEO. WHITCOMlJ, Com. of Constantine Lodge, No. 129. ROBERT PRICE, proxy for S. W. and J. W. GEORGE PETTIT, Com. of Foster Lodge, No. 119. RICHARD H. HATCHER, Com. of New Madrid Lodge, No. 108. It will be seen by the above memorial that our Brethren complain of their rights being invaded, and that great injustice has been done to the whole fraternity. The complaints and remonstrance of this G. Lodge, so often made on this subject, but disregarded by our sister G. Lodges and their subordinates, have impelled the adoption of the resolution in this report, under the head of G. Lodge jurisdictions, as the only means of self-dafence-which we shall maintain at all hazzards. We hope therefore that the rights which we so cheerfully guarantee to all, may be fraternally extended to us, and that our gallant Brethren of Kentucky will see the propriety, if not the necessity, of letting the Lodges under this jurisdiction exercise the undoubted right to judge of the character of all applicants who reside within their jurisdiction. In this way alone can harmony be preserved. And as Jtlasons we owe it to ourselves-to the fraternity at large, and above all to our country, to see to it that we do not set an example of discord and confusion, so Jetrimental to the best interest of all. OUR DANGER AND OUR SAFETY. In this connexion we present extracts from addresses delivered by the Past and present G. Masters of the G. Lodge of Massachusetts: "But, Brethren, while it is proper that we should rejoice, and be thankful to Him who directs our destinies, and in whose infinite mercy and goodness we " humbly put our trust," for those manifestations of His power, and approval of our labors,-let us not forget, that the hour of prosperity is often the hour of danger. When all around is bright and beautiful as a summer morning-when the winds and the waters repose in silence, and the murmurings of the tempest are not heard-there is danger-danger that, through too great confidence in the stabiWy and perpetuity of that which is now pleasing to the eya, and to the senses, we neglect those precautionary measures of security on which alone we can with reasonable confidence rely when the

77 tempest shan corne, the winds blow, and the waters be agitated again. Allow me, then, my Brethren, to admonish you to be ever watch.. ful of your institution. Guard well the doors of your Lodges. Cause strict examination to be made into the character of your candidates. Suffer none to cross the threshhold of our Lodges whose reputation is not pure and spotless. Recollect that the future success and usefulness of our institution depend very much more on the character than the number of its members. And finally, may that union, harmony and Brotherly-love which constitute the strength and beauty of all associations, continue to characterize your future labors. \Vhile important interests are entrusted to the officers and members of the Grand Lodge, the -prosperity of the Institution is, in a very important measure, committed to each individual member. The humblest Brother hold~ the key of admission in his hands. On every member, therefore, whatever his rank, is devolved the responsibility of allowing or refusing admission to applicants. It is for them to say who shall, and who shall not, become members of the Fraternity. YOH have been impressively told this evening by your late Grand Master, that a season of prosperity is a season of danger. I trust that this sallltaryadmonition will be duly heeded. Let every member feel the responsibility that rests upon him, and with moral courage meet and discharge his duty. In the ballot which is placed in your hand, reposes a silent but effectiye power, and you should use it without prejudice, or partiality, or passion i-discreetly, conscientiously, and firmly. If we would have our Institution hold that place in the estimation of the public, to which its principles justly entitle it, then we must seek to secure this distinction, by the elevated character of its members. While Masonry is Conservative, to a degree beyond any other human society, .yet it may and should be progressive j-we may advance, and to be true Masons we must advance, in all that elevates and ennobles human character. It should be our endeavor to maintain our Fraternity at such an elevation, that all who aspire to enter its mystic pale, shall be required to ascend rather than to descend ill order to do it. Let no member Itesitate to use the prerogative and power of the ballot,when a candidate is proposed, who has ::tquestionablemoral character. However it may be in other societies, it is enough that a man is a profane swearer, or habitually intemperate, to ,.,arrant his silent but prompt rejection from the doors of our institution. How can we consistently permit an individual to enter our pa.le, where he is taught, first of all, to look to God as the author of all blessings,

and to revere his word as the source of divine knowledge, whose tongue is blistered with blallphemy?-and how can we, knowingly, admit within our Temple a drunkard and call him Brother? Our principles, not to say a sense of self-respect, imperiously require us to guard our doors against all who will not be an honor and an ornament to our ancient Order. There are two species of qualifications, moral and intellectual, which should be required of all candidates; and in guarding and promoting the interests of this Institution, a due regard should be had to both the mind and the character of the applicant. The officers of Subordinate Lodges should be well qualified for their duties. With.. out proper qualifications, they cannot expect to discharge their duties iatisfactorily or successfully. These remarks are well-timed, and develope clear views of the true interests of the Order. The admission of members, however, is in the view of your Committee only a subordinale evil, compared with that inordinate love of office, which is every day exhibit.ed in every branch of the Fraternity. To this may be traced almost all the evils which the Frat~rnity has to encounter. The desire of place and preferment, is the cause of all the jars and discords and confusion, which so often disturb the peace and paralyze the efforts of the Fraternity. To this may be traced directly the present evils of our Brethren in New York, and we fear it has had no little influence in creating the present evils with our Brethren in Louisiana. These are some of the dangers against which we must war. And our safety can only be secured by a zealous performance of all our duties, general and specific, in strict accordance with the ''-Old Charges and Old Regulations." To our sister G. Lodges every where we say, "peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within your palaces-for our Brethren's sakes, we say peace be with you.

JOSEPH FOSTER. JOHN D. TAYLOR.

CHARLES LEVY. The following accOunt was presented, and on motion the same was allowed and ordered to be paid: June 4th, 1853. Marion Masonic College, Dr. To Jourdan M. McCormick, To 25 days work, repairing College at $1 per day, (emploved by J. J. Montgomery, ) $25 00

79 Refer to J. J. Montgomery, S. T. Glover, S. W. B. Carnegy, and Carty Wells. The following was offered by Bro. C. Levy, which on motion, was adopted: Resolved, That the G. Secretary notify aU the Lodges, who have not sent in their returns and dues, that they are hereby 1'equired to forward the same forth~

with.

The following was offered by Bro. C. Levy, which on motion, was adopted: WHEREAS, At the last Communication of this Grand Lodge, the Charter of Pleasant Hill Lod~e, No. 95, was suspended until this Communication of the Grand Lodge, and the said Charter havin~ been arrested at this Communication, and Bro. J. S. Duncan authorized to take charge of the Chartt!r, books and property of said Lod~e, and return the same to the Grand Lodge at this Communication; and, whereas, the conditioll of the accounts of said Lodge is in such a state of confusion, that no reliable data is furnish~dby the books, to enable the said Duncan to c1o!'le the same; be it therefore Resolved, That R. W. L. S. Cornwell is hereby authorized and empowered to take charge ot the said Charter, books and property of said Lodge, and collect the outstanding dues from the best data he may be able to find, and report his action in the premises to the next Annnal Communication of the Grand Lodge.

Bro. P. Draper, from the Committee on Lodges U. D., made the following additional report, which was on motion adopted: Th,e Committee on Lodges U. D. submit the following reportYour Committee have examined the work and proceedings, and the By-Laws, 80 far as they have been sent up, of Linn Lodge, U. D., and report that they have found many irregularities and inaccuracies in th.e same; some of which will be pointed out. A part of the By-Laws of the Jefferson City Lodge, which, it ap~ pears from the proceedings, were adopted for their government, have not be'en returned to this Grand Lodge, and were not before your Committee for examination; and such portion of them as ha.ve been sent up to this G. Lodge are so mixed up with their work and proceed.. ings;, and in such beautiful confusion that it has been a difficult mat-, ter for your Committee to determine what was intended for their code of, laws. At their regular Communication in the month of January last, only five members ap.p.ear to have been present, and yet at that meeting, a Master Mason was admitted to membership without having petitioned, without having been recommended, or without being ballotted for. And also, on the same day two petitions were presented for ap.. prentice degrees the petitions referred to oommittees, the committees made their report-petitioners wer~ ballotted for, elected, and in~ itiated,

80 At their regular Communication in the month of May, two degrees were conferred on a candidate the same day. And the same thing was done at their next regular Communication. The proceedings show ~any other inaccuracies, which may be attributed, an<i are no -doubt attributable, to the carelessness or want of skill in the Secretary. The proceedings are none of them subscribed by the W. M. or Secretary. Your Committee have given their opinions, with regard to such irregularities as specified, in their former reports, and do not deem it necessary to recapitulate. They recommend that the dispensation of Linn Lodge be continued until the next Annual Convocation of this Grand Lodge, and that the D. D. G. Master of that District be required to visit said Lodge and give them the proper instructions in their work. Your Committee have also examined the papers sent up to this G. Lodge by Yancey Lodge U. D., and find that they are not at all in accordance with the requirements of the By-Laws of this G. Lodgethey are but a mere abstract of their proceedings, from which your Committee can form no opinion of the manner of their work. They have also failed to send up for examination a copy of their By-Laws, as required by the regulations of this G. Lodge. Your Committee recommend that the Dis pensation of Yancey Lodge be continued until the next Annual Communication of this G. Lodge. Respectfully submitted. P. DRAPER, Ch'n. Bro. Van Osdell, from the Committee on Accounts, made the following report on the account of Chambers & Knupp, which was on motion adopted: The Committee on Accounts, to whom was referred the account of Chambers & Knapp, beg leave to report-

That they have examined the same, and find that there is due them the sum of one hundred and five dollars and seventy-five cents, and recommend that the same be paid. All of which is respectfully submitted. H. E. VAN OSDELL, Ch'm. of Com. Grand Lodge of the State of Mo. F. and A. Masons, To Chambers & Knapp, 1849, Sept. 22. For 500 circulars, half sheet packet post, Octr. 16. "250 programmes,

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$107 25 1 50 $105 76 . The above amount of $1 50 as erased, was ordered to be done by book-keeper of Chambers &. Knapp. G. H. C. MELODY. The Committee on Chartered Lodges made the following report, which was adopted: To the Grand Lodge of Missouri: The Committee on the Work of Subordinate Lodges respectfully report that they have examined all the reports received up to this time, for the year ending at the commencement of this Communication, and also of twenty-one Lodges, the reports from which have been returned to the Grand Secretary since the la~t annual meeting of this Grand Lodge, and herewith submit a list of each return in tabular form, exhibiting the number, name, and place of meeting at each Lodge-the number initiated, passed, raised, admitted, demitted, rejected, died, suspended, and expelled in each Lodge. [See following table.] Many of the returns are very defective, and not a few entirely unintelligible. Some of the Lodges have reported the date of the initiation, passing and raising of each member of the Lodge. This is unnecessary, as the law on that subject only requires that the dates should be given of those initiations, &c., during the Masonic year ending with the return. Many of the Lodges have failed to state their times of meeting. The returns from Eureka Lodge, No. 73, are not f:igned by the Master, nor are the names of either officers or members given. St. Joseph Lodge, No. 78, made their returns for two years, in one consolidated report, which your Committee have not been able to separate or understand. Canton Lodge, No. 100, report some of their members as refusing to pay dues, though abundantly able to do Fa. and the names seem to be so sent up that they may receive some instructions in the case. Your Committee can only suggest to Ganton Lodge the propriety of using the pruning knife in all such cases. Cut them off. 8

82 Your Committee would suggest, that the large number of demissions, during the past year, is undoubtedly owing to the California emigration. It is with pleasure that your Committee find, on examination of the several return~, that the Lodges generally appear to be in a prosperous condition, at least :0;0 far as work is concerned. It will he seen, that Memphis Lodge, No. )6, has conferred, during the last year, 08 degrees, Weston, No. 53, has conferred 57, Golden Square 56, and Taylor 52 degrees. And while we congratulate these as well as 'other Lod~es, on their prosperity, we would respectfully suggest, that in their prosperity they forget not to guard well the portals of their Lodges, remembering that it is not so much the quantity as the quality of the material, that constitutes a sub.tantial and beautiful edifice. Your Committee' would recommend to this Grand Lodge the pro.. prietyof adopting another form of report for the Subordinate Lodges, to embody more fully the work of said Lodges, and to gather much more fully the statistics of the Order. And yeur Committee would further recommend, that should such new form of report be adopted by the Grand Lodge, that the Grand Secretary should make out in due form one of said reports for each subordinate Lodge in this jurisdiction, that the same may be placed in the archives of the several Lodges, as a future reference in making out their annual returns. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN RALLS, Chairman. The Grand Lodge was called to refreshment until nine o'clock Monday morning.

MONDAY MORNING, 9 o'clock, A. M â&#x20AC;˘. The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Mal!lter. The Grand Officers at their several stations. Memorial from 'Vm. Coyen, suspended by Greene Lodge,. was received and referred to the Committee on Grievance. The reconsideration of the report of the Committee on Grievance, in the case of Perseverance Lodge against L. Robertson, was taken up, and on motion, the report of the Committee on Grievances, in that ca&e, was adopted. Bro. Peers, from the Committee on Charity, made the following report, which was received, and on motion adopted : The Committee on Charity submit the following report: They recommend the G. Lodge to appropriate the following sums:

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83 To Landmark Lodge thirty-one dolla.rs; Taylor. Lodge fifty dollar•• All of which is respectfully submitted.

E. J. PEERS. Bro. J. Foster, Chairm.an of the Committee on By-Laws, made the following report, which was ali motion adopted} To the M. Worshipful G. Lodge of l\JIo. : The Committee, to whom was referred the resolutions and report of a committee, of which Bro. P. Draper was Chairman, after duly considering the subject therein presented, fraternally present the fol. lowing: Resol?>ed, That Bro. G. Socretary cause to be printed and bound, in a cheap and substantial manner, 6,000 copies of the Constitution and By-Law!l of thi~ G. Lodge-to which he shall affix the" Old Charges" and the thirty-nine "Old Regulations," as collated by Dr. Anderson and approved by a committee appointed for that purpose, by the G. Lodge of England. 2nd. The Grand Secretary shall send to each G. Lodge in cC\mmu· nication with this G. Lodge, 2 copies. To each Present and Past G. Officer of this G. L:>dge, 1 copy; to every member of this G. Lodge, 1 copy; and to each Subordinate Lodge, 2 copies, for the use of the Lodge. 3rd. He shall forward to each Subordinate Lodge under this ju· risdiction, 1 copy for each member thereof, and 10 copies for its prospective members. And it is hereby made the duty of said Lodge to deliver to every Master Mason member thereof, and to every Master hereafter made, 1 copy; for which he shaH pay 25 cents,-to be accounted for at each Annual Communication of this G. Lod~e. J. FOSTER. Bro. Joseph }i'oster, from the Committee on Ways and Means, made the follovving report, which on m<ltion was adDpted :

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To the Most G. Lodge of Missouri:. The undersigned, Committee of 'Vays and lVleans, Fraternally report that they have duly consl~ered the subjects connected with the duties or said Committee, and submit the following: We find the available resources of the G. Lodge as follows, to wit: Contingent fund, $2430 94 ESTIMATED CONTINGENT EXPEl'i'sES.

Salaries, Printing- Proceeding-s,

$450 00 175 00

Postages and stationary, .. Old Charges, Regulations and By-Laws, .. Bills allowed,

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ENDOWMENT FUND.

Interest on scholarships~ Tuition fees, .. Unappropriated Charity fund,

$1436 00 1300 00 $2736 00 $551 73

ORPHAN'S FUND.

$333 00 From De~rees, " College Fund Commissioners, 287 88 $620 88 We estimate as due from 17 Subordinate Lodges, as follows: For contingent fund, $183 66 "Charity " 83 34 " Orphans " 158 36 $425 36 We recapitulate as follows: $1235 94 Available contingent, 2736 00 " for College, 551 73 " for Charity, " anticipated dues, 266 64 $4790 31 Available for Orphans, 620 88 From anticipated dues, 158 36 $779 24 To which may b~ added the unadjusted balance now in the hands of Past G. Secretary and Treasurer. It will appear from the report of the Committee on the College, that the funds which may be lawfully appropriated to that branch of our labors, falls short of its immediate wants, which we propose and recommend to supply as follows-believing, as we do, that no institution can perform efficient action whilst encumbered with debts: Be it therefore Resolved, That the Agent of the College, Bro. J. A. Alford, be required to sell the Town LlJts in the city of Lexington, together with the Lands lying in the counties of Clay, Davis and Carroll, and when sold the funds be hereby appropriated to the liq\;idation of individual debts due by the College, and to reimburse the several funds which have been used for the benefit of the College. JOSEPH FOSTER. HENRY E. VAN OSDELL. Bro. F. L. B. Shaver, from the Committee on Grievances, made the following report, which was on motion adopted: The Committee on Grievance'!. to whom. was referred the petition Wm. Coyne., under sentence of indefinite suspension by

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85 Greene Lotlge, located at Springfield. Mo., ask leave to report, that having read the petition, and heard the statements of Brethren familiar with the facts, they find the action of the Lodge illegal, according to a resolution of the M. \V. Grand Lodge of Missouri, a8 reported in the proceedings of 1852, page 57, and would offer the following: Resolved, That the sentence of Greene Lodge, No. 101, indefinitely &uspending Bro. \Vm. Coyne, be reversed, and the Brother restored to his Masonic standing and pri vileges. All of which is respectfully submitted. F. B. SHAVER, Ch'n. Bro. L. S. Cornwell, from the Committee on the College, made the following report, which was on motion adopted: To the 1\'1. W. the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ancient Masons of the State of i\lis!'ouri: The undersigned, your Committee on the Masonic College, submit the following report, to wit: Your Committee have had referred to them, and they have examined, the Annual Address of the M.'V. G. M.; the report of the President of the Cdlege, the report of its Board of Curators, the report of the College Fund Commissioners, and the report of G. M. Grover, College Agent. They have also examined the report of your Committee on '\'Vays and Means, and from a careful examination of which the G. L. must perceive that the Masonic College is now established upon a firm basi~, free from embarrassment, and performing the high offices for which it was estublished. It has imparted instruction during the past year to 161 Students, and your Committee rejoice to learn that its Faculty stand deservedly high as Governors and Tutors throughout the wide circle in which they are known. The Curators, in their report, submit accounts respecting the erection of a Bearding House, which they say will be finished, ready for occupation by the first of July next. This Commmittee, however, deem it unnecessary to remark on this part of their report, believing that it will be necessary and proper, when the house shall be finished, to appoint a Committee to audit the demands and settle all accounts in reference to it, and your Committee recommend the appointment of a Select Committee, residing in or near Lexington, with instructions and power to make a full and complete settlement of all accounts of the Board of Curaton up to the present time, and to submit an explicit report at the next Annual路 Communication of the Grand Lodge.

86 Your Committee report the following, as exhibiting the financial of the G. L. in reference to the College:

~ondition

For cash due PresiJent for salary due October next, " "Professor Patterson, same time,

" "

1233 33

Amounting in all to the sum of

$1400 00 1083 50 1000 00

$4716 83

And the following are the prest:nt resources, by which to make payment thereof, viz: This sum dlle from Students, to be collected by the Curators, as per report, $496 65 To be collected by them on account of damages by fire which they report available, 400 00 c( balance on hand, 59 67 " arising interest on scholarship~, paid them by Windsor, 270 00 Under control of Cllrators~ This as appears by report of Committee of 'Vays and Means, cash on hand, interest on scholarships, This contingent fund of G. L., " " charity fund " " amount due G. L. from Sub. Lodges, appropriated to this object,

$1226 32 $1436 00 1235 94 551 93 266 64 $4716 83

Thus the G. Lodge is not only freed from debt on account of dues to the Faculty to the present time, but up to 1st of October next. It appears that G. M. Grover was employed by the Curators as Agent to sell the remaining scholarships held by the G. Lodge, and from his able and explicit report, the G. 1. will ~l'e that he has succeeded beyond the most sanguine hopes of any, w hereby it i51 apparent that there is now in your possession a permallent fund for College uses, consisting of the following funds: This sum, Scholarships sold to date, $52,378 00; the annual interest on which will amount to $3142 68 " in hands College Fund Commissioners-$1884 60; the annual interest on which, at 10 per cent., 188 46 Permanent fund $54,262 60-annuaI Income, $3,331 14 The compensation of College Agent, due him on account sale of scholarshipsp"y him to the present time L is $2,195 00

87 Which remain to be provided (or, and to meet which there are due the G. L , cash in hands of G. Secretary, received from P. G. Secretary, and not otherwi~e appropriated, In hands of G. Treasurer, received from P. G. Treas. urer, and not appropriated,

100 00 $242 00

$342 00 This, if so applied, would leave the sum due the Agent not provided for, of $1,857 00 The G. L. owns the following lands: In Clay county 80 acres, worth $400 00 400 00 "Davis " 80 " " 800 00 " Carroll" 160 " " Two Town Lots, situate in Lexington, worth

$1,600 00 500 00

$2,100 00 Which, if so applied, would leave a balance in the hands of the G. L., after paying all demands to October next, Subject to future disposition when needed.

$243 00

As the Collegiate year terminates long before the next G. Annual Communication of the G. Lodge, your Committee deem it proper to submit a statement, exhibiting the future state of the funds of the G. L. and the College-the accruing liabilities and means to meet them: Thus, scholarship fund, $52,378 00 1,884 60 $54,262 College Fund Commissioners, The accruing interest on which, as above stated, will $3,331 amount annually to Pay of 40 students, at $30 each, 1,200 800 " 40 " $20 each, 240 " 30" $8 each, Contingent fund of G. L. next year, the snme having 1,000 been reduced one-half below this yeat's dues, 500 Charity fund next year, Total means, The liabilities will be, For President's 8alary to October, 1854, " Prof. Patterson " " " " Prof. Cameron " " "

14 00 00 00 00 00

$7,071 14 $1;200 00 1,000 00 1,000 00

" Prof. Davis """ Contingent expense for wood, fuel, &'c., Probable n:pe.irs on College edifice,

1,000 00 50 00 100 00

Probable expenses, $4,350 00 If the above estimates prove correct the G. Lodge, be3ides the me~U1s ~latcd below, will find her~e1f at next G. Annual Communication, in p/lsse~sion of the above sum of $2,721 14, above all liabilities al> .ve enumerated, subject to such disposition as the G. Lodge may find best calculated to advance the interest of the Fraternity, the promo~ion of the great cause of education of all, eRpecially the Orphan, and the diffusion of universal Benevolence and Virtue. Bllt besides lhe permanent fnnds above enumerated, the G. Lodge has Oil hand the foIl 0\";' ing sums, specifically set apart for the boarding, cluthing and lodging of indigent orphan children in College. Thh urising rrom tax on degrees paid in by Lodges not owning ~chularship~, $333 00 " inl erest arising from College Fund, in ,hands of the 287 88 College Fund Commissioners, " yet due from Subordinate Lodges, as the probable 8um to be realized, 158 36 " excess, aner paying allliilbilities remaining on sale 243 00 of lands, Now within the control of the G. L. for the object aforesaid $1,022 24 The above SUlDS being now in the hands of various individuals, and for the purpose of concentrating the same in the hands of some one to be held and disbursed for its special object, your Committee recommend that Bro. G. Treasurer be authorized and required to collect the same, and disburse it for the object aforesaid. Your Committee also recommend the adoption of the follow ing resolution: Resolved, That the College is now prepared to receive one Student from each Masonic District ill the State, and to educate, clothe, lodge and board the :same, and further that each D. D. G. Master be authorized and required to select one orvhan boy from his district, according to his discretion, in obedience to the wishes of a majority of the Lodges under his juriidiction, and cause him to be placed in the College at the earliest day possible. It may be proper to state for the information of the G. Lodge the important fact, that under and in pursuance of the Laws of the G. Lodge, each Lodge may send to the College, free .from tuition fees, one Student. 132 students. This authorizes to be placed in the College -

One for each Perpetual Scholarship,

75 students.

One " " to take effect now, 207 and some fifty others to take ~ffect at various periods in the future. But we cannot hope that all will exercise their full privileges, and your Committee suppose that not more than one-fourth of the abo\'e priYileged students may probably be placed in the College the present year, which will amount to 51 students. There being seventeen D. D. G. M. Districts, each authorized to send one Student free of all charges, your Committee estimate the probable number of Beneficiaries in the College next year at 68-17 exempted from all charge and 51 from tuition fees. Your Committee find that there is not now anyone designated by law, having authority to hold in possession the evidences of scholarships, and to collect and disburse the accruing funds; they therefore recommend the following:

Resolved, That a Board of Endowment Fund Commissioners be established, who shall receive and hold all evidences of debt for scholarships sold, together with all other funds or property that may be set apart by the G. Lodge, as a part of the Permanent Endowment Fund of the Masonic College. They shall also collect all accruing interest thereon, and disburse the same according to the direction of the Grand Lodge. 2nd. That said Board shall consist of three, who shall be elected annually by the Grand Lodge. They shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, execute to the Grand Lodge their bond for such an amount, and such security as the Grand Master may approve. 3rd. It shall be the duty of the said Board to submit to the G. Lodge a concise account of all monies received and expended, together with all the vouchers therefor, on the first day of each Annual Communication, and,that they be allowed such compensation for their service as the G. Lodge may from time to time appropriate. Resolved, That the Board of Curators shall in future consist of not more than twelve, nor less than nine-se\'en of whom being' present, shall constitute a quorum fur business. But not more than three of whom shall be selected in the county of' Lafayette. The President of the Board to be chosen from among their own members, and no one not a Curator shall hold the office of President of the Board; provid~d, also, that no Curator shall be entitled to receive pecuniary compensation for his services as such. Resolved, That the present Faculty of the College be and they are hereby confirmed as such. Resolved. That it is expedient and proper to solicit the Govern-

90 ment of the United States for aid in enlarging the Endowment Fund of the Masonic College, and also for a contribution of Books in the manner heretofore donated to other Colleges. Resolved, That a Committee of Three be appointed, residing Ileaf each other, who are directed to draw up and transmit a Memorial to Congress on this subject, with instructions to append a duly authenticated copy of these resolutions thereto. Such is the situation-such the prospects, present and future, of the Masonic College. Devotional hUniility, rather than empty boasting, becomes us all; and your Committee congratulate the G. Lodge and the Fraternity every where, on the cheering prospects before them. Now, indeed, is the College so permanently established that it cannot fail of its object, nor be arrested in its glorious prcgress, except through the bad faith and utter disregard of Masonic duty of our own Craft-unless the glorious cause be wounded in the house of its friends. Now indeed the time-worn, indigent Brother, as he raises his languid eyes for the last time on his aged wife and weeping children, as the flickering taper of life is about to go Qut forever-is cheered with the certainty that there is a home reared by his Brethren) in which his poor children may find that nurture and instruction which will shield them from the ensnaring traps of vice, immorality and ruin, and train them to virtue, usefulness and consequent happiness. All of which is respectfully submitted. G. L. CORNWELL, S. W. B. CARNEGY, M. H. McFARLAND, L. '1'. PIMM, B. E. MORROW. The Grand Master, as Agent for the sale of Scholarships, made the following report, which was adopted: To th~ M. W. Grand Lodge of Mis-souri: The undersigned would respectfully state that on the 8th day of June, 1852, he accepted from the Board of Curators of the Masonic College the Agency to close the Scholarships reported by former Agents to the Grand Lodge, and to effect, if possible, the sale of additional Scholarship~ to the amount assumed by the Grand Lodge. The undersigned entered on the duty, and executed to the Board of Curators a bond for twenty thousand dollars. Conditional for :he faithful performance of the duty assigned. The annexed tabular statement will exhibit the result of his labors, and the precise condition of the Endowment Fund, the whole amount of Scholarships sold.

91 the whole amount closed, the amount unclosed, anti the whole amount of interest rec"eived up to this Communication. The undersigned will further state that the terms of the contract with the Board of Curators and himself is, that the travelling expenses of the Agent indosing the Scholarships reported to the Grand Lodge at our last路 Annual Communication, was to be paid by the Grand Lodge, and 10 per cent. commission allowed on all additional sales of Scholarships made by the Agent; provided the Agent reached the amount of twenty thousand dollars, (the amount "assumed by the Grand Longe,) but if the amount thus assumed should not be reached, then the Agent was ouly to receive his travelling expenses. Appended to the annexed tabular statement will he found the account of the Agent under the contract with the Board of Curators. The total amount of the Endowment Fund, as exhibited in tabular statement is $53,198 00 Total amount of Scholarships closed and Certificates issued is . 37,564 00 Total amount of Scholarships unclosed, remaining in hands of Agent, 15,614 00 Total Endowment Fund, $53,198 00 Total amount sold by undersigned, as Agent, as will appear from tabular statement accompanying this report, showing to whom &cld, &c., i s . . $21,950 00

It is proper for me to say in .this connection, that the $1,800 of Scholarships reported by Bro. F. L. B. Shaver, at our last Communication, from Grand Lodge of Louisiana, forms a part of the unclosed Scholarships above enumerated; and as the Grand Lodge has cheerfully released our sister Grand Lodge from the supposed engagement, the total amount of our Endowment will be $1,800 less than the amount above stated, which will make the present ivailable Endowment Fund $52,378 00. The undersigned will further state, that he will proceed to close the Scholarships remaining in his hands, at the earliest moment, and while engaged in that duty will effect, as far as possible, additional sales, so as to enlarge our Endowment Fund to the utmost extent. Looking to the success that has so far crowned our efforts in this great enterprize, I may be permitted to congratulate the Grand Lodge of Missouri upon the wonderful success of our united efforts to sustain an Institution of Learning ot' a hi,l?;h character, destined ultimately to afford the means of a thorough classical education to the homeless, unprotected orphan, thrown upon our charity by the changes and misfortunes of life.

Tabular Statement of Certificates of Scholarships, issued by Benj. W. Grover. Agent. Date~

Oct. 4th,

" " " " " " " " " 5," "

" 5, " " " 6, " " " 11," "

" " " " " 15,

" " " " "

" " " " " " (,

16, " 18,

" "

Names. Silas Silver 1852'1 Mary G. Litton David Grime do. Wm. Sprall Henry E. Preble Ninian W. Litton W. T. Wood Edm. H. Green Jas. A. Crump do. do. Thomas Alford Stephen G. Jas. W. Finley Wm. B Waddle Golden Square Lodge Duke W. Simpson Sam'l. H. Woodson J. F. Childs J no. H. Saunders Thos. Leonard Sam'l. Ralston Wm. Hunter J. B. Davenport

W. W. Miller

Residence. Lexington do. Lafayette Co. do. do. Lexington do. do. Vicksburg, Miss. Lexington, Mo. do. do. do. do. St. LOllis Lexington Westport do Independence Sibley do. Independence do. Lexington Westport Liberty

Time. 4 years 5 " 5 " 5 " 5 " perpetual, 4 years 5 " 5 " 10 " 10 " 10 " 4

" " "

5 5 5 " perpetual,

Class. 25 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 00

25 50 50 100 100 100 25 50 50 50

" " " " 10 years 1

5 " perpetual, 4 years

300 001

00 00 00 00 00 001 00 00 00 00

$18 00

I 300 300 300 300 300 200

Interest,

Class.

00 00 00 00 00 00

18 18 18 18 18 18

00 00 00 00 00 00

100 00 50 00

I 25'00

300 001

18 00

" " " " " " " " Oct. 25th, " " " " " " Nov. 5th, " " " 10, " 17,

" " " " Dec. 9,

" 19,

Feb'y.21, March 4,

" " " 7, " " " 16, April 25, " " " " " " " "

1853,

Linn P. Jacob C. Reinhard do. do. W. P. Walton do. John Lewis Stephen Stafford W. W. Belt J. 1. Reeves John H. Rice Harvey Peesinger B. F. Northcut W. H. Russell Lawson Smith Wellington路 Lodge Mrs. Car. Bailey J. P. Bowman S. G. Wentworth B. H. vVilson Geo. A. Ripe N. W. Litton Cooper Lodge Rocheport Lodge J. D. V oester R. D. Ray Robt. R. Walters

Carried forward,

Westport Lexington do. do. do. do... Saline Co., Carrohon

5 years, 5 " perpetual, 5 yearsy 4 " 5 " 4 " perpetual,

50 00 50 00

"ce " perpetual,

St. oseph Richmond Lexington St. Joseph Lexington Lafayette Co.,. Weston Lafayette Co., Lexington do. do. do. do. Boonville Rocheport St. Louis Carrolton St. Louis

50 00 25 00 25 00 2500

Ind~endence

5 4 4

50 26 50 25

5 years, perpetual, 拢> years, 4 " 4 "

50 25 25 25 50 25

" " 4 " perpetual, ", 4 years, 5 " 10 " 5

800 001

18 00

8\)0 001

18 00

300 00 300 00

J8 00 18 00

800 00

18 00

300 001 300 00

18 00 18 00

001

.$000 00

00 00 00 00

001 00 00 00 00 00 00

39 00 50 00 100 00

$0000001

$0000

Tabular Statement of Certificates of Scholarships, by Benj. W. Grover, Agent-Oontinued. Date. Brought forward, Oct.. 4th, 1852.

" " 8,

" 24, " 27, $'

" "

"" 29, " " " " 80, Nov. I, 2, " 3, ,~

" " " "

" " " " "

" "

" "5, 6,

" " Oct. 18, " "

Residence.

Names. Z. Leonard

J. W. Hudspeth Independence Lodge RIchmond do. Liberty do. H. E. Van Osdell S. R. Shrader Compass Lodge Heroine do. Central, do. Ridgely do. Ringgold do. J. E. Pitt W. M.Paxton Platte City Lod~e Weston Geo. W. Belt R. A. Chapter A. Gilbert O. Diefendorf路 S. P. McCurdy S. K. Miller S. M. Shariden Johnson Lodge St. Joseph

120 114 15 135 27 56 53 4

Sibley do. Independence Richmond LiberJy do.. do.. Parkville Kansas Smithville Ridgely Camden Point Platte City do. do. Weston do. do. do. do.

do. 85 78

St. Joseph do. Warrensburg St. Joseph

Time. 4 years, 10 " perpetual,

" 4 years, 4 " perpetual,

Class. $0000 001 25 00 100 00

I 25 00

4 years, perpetual,

" H

" "

18 00

300 300 300 300 300

00 00 00 00 00

300 800 300 300 300 300 300

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

18 18 18 18

00 00 00 00

18 18 18 18 18 18

00 00 00 00 00 00

2500 25 00

" " " 4 years, 4 " perpetual,

300 00 300 001 600 00

25 00

's. s.;

" years,

Class. Interest. $0000 001 $000 00

25 00 25 00

300 001 300 00

18 00 18 00

...

Nov-

" " " 11, " 3, " 1.5, " " " " " 19, " 20, " " IC

" 27, " " " " Feb'y. 18, " 19, " " March 30, April 5,

" " " " " "

"7, "

8, 9,

1853.

Edwin Toole W. Burnet.t 7] Sav~nna Lodge Platlsburg 113 G. W. Culver Wakanda Lodge A. C. Blackwell Eureka Lodge D. Brownson Fayette Lodge Howard do Naphtali do Erwin do 1\leridian do J. H. Chiifey C. S. Steward Judge Reir J ames Graham St. Louis R. A. Chapter St. Louis Encampment Missouri Lodge St. Louis do Hiram do Pauldingville Lodge Douglass do \Varrenton do T. J. Marshall do

Amount carried up,

10 years,

Savannah do. do. Clinton Co. Carrolton do. Brunswick Glasgow Fayette New Franklin St. Louis do. do. Callaway Co. Jefferson City do. St. Louis do. do. do. do. St. Charles Pauldingville Marthasville \Varrenton Danville

" " " 4 years,

25 00

perpetual,

P]r'ttsbur~

100 00 25 00

perpetual,

" " "

" 4 years,

18 18 18 18 18 18

00 00 00 00 00 00

300 300 600 600 300 300 300

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

18 18 36 36 18 J8 18

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

300 001

300 300 600 300 300 300 300 300

" " "

" "

4 years,

00 00 00 00 00 00

25 00

perpetual,

300 300 300 300 300 300

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

18 00 18 00 18 00 18 18 18 18 18

00 00 00 00 00

25 00

-I-$0000 00 $00000 OOl - -

$000 00

Tabular Statement of Certificates of Scholarships, by Benj. W. Grover-Continued. Date. Brought forward, April 11, 1853. do do dJ ]2, do 13, do 14, do 13, do 16, do 26, do 28, I May 5, do 7, I do do do 10, do 14, do 16, do 18. do 20, do 19, do 2.0,

do do t:;'

do etc}

22, 24, 25, 27, 28,

Names.

J. H. Robinson nmville Lodge \Villiamsburg Lodge Fulton do do Boone J. C. Anderson F. Bentley Arrow Rock Lodge Rochport Lodge Memphis do. D. M. Repsher Ezell Lodge Monticello Lodge New London Lodge do Florida. do tladi.son do 1 eXlCO do Ashley do Auburn \V. M. Reynolds Troy Lodge Martha Washington Lodge Olive Branch do. do. Potosi do. Tyro

Residence. Danville do. Williamsburg Fulton Columbia Callaway Co. Rochport Arrow Rock Rochport Memphis St. Francisville do. Monticello New London Florida Madison Mexicu Ashley Auburn do. Troy "\Vashington Union Poto:)i Caledonia.

Time.. 5 years, perpetual, do. do. do. 10 years, 4 do. perpetual, do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do.

Interest. Class. Class. $000 00 $0000 00 $00000 00 50 00 ]8 00 30000 18 00 30000 3600 600 00 1800 30000 100 00 25 00 30000 30000 1800 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 18 00 30000 1800 30000 18 00 BOO 00 18 00 BOO 00 18 00 BOO 00 18 00 BOO 00 30000 1-800 300 00.

do 30, do 31, June 1, 2, do 7, do do do Ode 4, 1852, March 18, 1 8'53, do 19, do 25, April 25, " 27,

" " May "

30,

" "

5 7 18

May

" " "1,

19,

" "

Farmington Arcadia Fredericktown Cape Girardeau Lagrange Middlegrove' Harrisonville Waverly Lexington Columbus Versailles Warsaw Osceola Greenfield Springfield do. do. Mt. Vernon Neosho Carthage Lexington do. do., do. do. do. do.

Farmin.gton Lodge Star of the West Lodge do Marcus do St. Mark's do Wyaconda do Middle Grove do Prairie do Waverly do Lafayette do Mitchell do Versailleg do Landmark Osceola do do Washington Greene do Taylor do R. A. Chapter M t. Vernon Lodge Neosho do Carthage do A. Patterson Wm. Cameron F. L. B. Shaver J. A. Alford H. S. Chedwick S. Keith do

Carried forward,

do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. de. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 4 years, 5 do. 5 do. 5 do.

600 300 300 600 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 600 300 300 600 300 300 300 300 300 25 50 50 50

001 00 00 00 001 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 001 00 00 00 001 00 001 00 00 00

36 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 ]8 15 18

00 00 00 00

18 00 36 00 18 00

35 00 18 00

00 00 00 00

----

$0000 001

$0000 OOl

$000 00

~ ...:)

Tabular Statement of Certificates of Scholarships, by Benj. W. Grover-Continued.. Date. !May

19,

June

Names.

Residence.

H. McLinn Jackson Lodge W. J. Horsely Polar Star Lodge Beacon, do Middle Grove Lodge W. B. Gannitt Trenton Lodge 111 W. R. Kidwell

Lexington Linneus Keytesville St. Louis do. Middle Grove Callaway Trenton Pauldingville

Time. 4 years, perpetual, 5 years, perpetual,

" " perpetual,

5 year.s,

Total,

Class. Class. $0000 001 $00000 00 25 00 300 00 50 00 600 00 300 00 300 00 300 00 300路00 50 00

Interest. $000 00

oof

$1706 00

$26,64 001 $34,600

36 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00

~~"""'-'VV'~~~-'VVV'~.~~....."....~~~~~~~-'VV'

Tabular Statement of Scholarships sold by Agent, Benj. W. Grover, and embraced in above Statement. Date. October 4,

"u u

" "c,

Names. Sibley Lodge s. H. Woodson H. F. Piable J as. B Davenport Independence Lodge Thos. Leonard Johnson Lodge W. P. Walton do

Residence. Sibley Independence Lexington Westport Independence do. Warrensburg Lexington do.

Time. perpetual,

Class.

" "

" " " " 5 years

50 00

Class. 300 00 300 00 300 00 300 00 300 00 300 00 300 00 300 00

Total.

November

April 15, " 16,

May

April

~7,

26, 28,

Liberty Lodge Heroine do Central do Ridgley d}, Rin~gold do Wellington Lodge Plattsburg do Eureka do do Howard do Erwin do Missouri do Beacon Polar Star do St. Louis Chapter St. Louis Encampment Hiram Lodge St. Louis LOdfe Pauldingville odge Douglas do Williamsburg do Fulton du Boone do Rocheport do Cooper do Arrow Rock do Miami do Friendship do

Carried up,

2 per~etual 1 0 do 1 do 1 do 1 1 do 1 do 1 do

Liberty Kansas Smithville Ridgley Plattsburg Brunswick New Franklin St. Louis do do do do do St. Charles St. Louis Pauldingville Marthasville Williamsburg Fulton Columbia Rocheport Boonville Arrow Rock Miami

1 2 2 1 2

1 1 1

1 1 1 1 2

600 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 GOO 600 ;300 600 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 600 300 300 300 300 300 300

do do do do do do do

do do do do do do J perpetual, do do do do

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 0 001 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

$00 00\ $000,00路 001$000,00 00

Tabular Stqlemsnt of Scholarships sold by Agent B. W. Grover-Continued. Date. May 2, do do do do 5, do 7, do 10, do 16, do 18, do 20, do do do do do 22, do 24, do 25, do 27, do 28, do 30, do 31, June 2, do do do do do do

Names. Trenton Lod[e Gentryville odge Athens do Memphis do Ezen do Monticello do Florida. do Madison do Mexico do Ashley do Auburn do Troy do Martha Washington Lodge, Olive Branch do Potosi do Tyro do Farmington do Star of the West do St. Mark's do Wyaconda do Marcus do Middle Grove do Washington do Springfield R. A. C. Osceola Lodge

Residence.

Time.

Trenton Gentryville Athens Memphb St. Francisville Monticello Florida Madison Mexico Ashley Auburn

perpetual, do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do 2 do 1 do 2 do 1 do 1 do do do do do

Tro, M. Wa~hington Union Potosi Caledonia Farmington Arcadia La Grange Fredericktown Middle Grove Greenfield SpJ:ingfield Osceola

Class.

Class. 800 800 800 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 600 300 600 300 300 300 300 300 300

Amount. \$00,000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 001 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

8'""

Taylor Lodge

May 5, 7,

Neosho do Carthage do Lexington R. A. C. Dan'!. M. Repsher Bridgton, 80,

Springfield Neosho Carthage Lexington St. Franeiaville

300 00 300 00 300 00 300 00

TOTAL,

300 00 300 00

do do do do do

-----1 ----$0000 001 $000,00 00[$21,.950 00

...... o ....

R E CAP I T U LA T ION. Amount of Scholarships closed and Certificates issued therefor Amount unclosed in the hands of Agent reported to the Grand LoJg.e at last Communication Total amount of Endowment Fund, Total amount of Interest received on Scholarships, closed ~p to 9th June, 18.53,

'$37,564 00 15,614 00

- $52,178 00

---1706 00

Grand Lodge of Missouri, June 11th, 1853.

To Benj.W. Grover, Agent, Ten per cent. for sales, as per Contract with路 Board of Curators on $21,950,

$2195 00

102

.8. 0' Sulli",an, Grand &cretary, in account with the Grand Lodge of .Missouri, for the ytar 1852.. 1852. Am't. rep. See P. P.I8fi2,page64,

11, Pa.uldiugvilJe, Charter, .........

14, Auburn, ..••••.••..•..•.•••.•• 52, Wakanda, 17, Clarksville, ................... 21, New London, on acc't., ...••. 3, Beacon, ....•...•.....••••••.• 31, Liberty, ..........•.•....•••••• 43, Jefferson City, ................ 71, Savanna, 1850, '51, '52.· ••••••• 74, Warren, ..................... 81, Neosho, ...................... 90, Prairie, .....••.••....•.••••••• 54, Dou~as, bal., ................. 99, Mt. ernon,··.· ••..•••••••..• 100, Canton, .....•......•.••••.•.. 102, Bloomington, bal., ............. 103, Carthage, ......•.....••..••..• 104, Heroine, ......•.•..•..•..••..• 109, Montezuma, ......•........•••. 108, New Madrid, 1851, ............ 108, do. 1852, ............ 119, Foster, ....................... 116, Davis, ........................ 129, Constantine, .................. 131, Potosi, bal., .................. 132, Farminf,ton, .................. 107, Golden quare: bal. on form. year, 128, Kirksville, •.....••••...•••••••

.... ...... ......... ,0 •

Charity. Oontingent. College. $ c. $ c. $ c. 25264 , 25400 49 36 10 00 10 O@ 9 33 18 67 3000 8 00 16 00 1 00 10 50 20 00 11 00 9 33 18 61 5 00 24 67 12 33 37 00 16 67 8 33 44 67 2233 900 24 67 12 33 14 00 1467 7 33 28 00 2000 1000 22 00 3 00 466 9 34 10 00 12 00 2400 2900 3 00 5 33 10 67 9 00 5 00 10 00 6 00 7 66 15 34 51 00 10 66 21 34 13 00 14 00 28 00 23 00 7 66 15 34 17 00 7 33 14 67 9 00 8 66 17 31 21 00 5 00 3 50 o 00 11 00 2200 15 00 \ $252 63

$69381

Total. $ c. 55600 1000 10 00 5800 2500 41 00 3300 7400 25 00 76 00 51 00 5000 52 00 300 2400 6500 300 2500 21 00 7400 4500 65 00 4000 31 00 47 00 5 00 3 50 10 00 48 00

$624 00 $1570 50

0' Sullivan, Grand Secretary, in account u:ith College Fund, year 1852. 1852.

To amount received by me on year 1852,.... .. • $62-1 00 CREDIT. May 8, By paid Bro. I. T. Johnson, G. Tres. voucher.. 1 Aug. 26, " " " " 3 "

·4

" Expenses on Deed to Marion Colleg-e, " 10 " Paid Triplet & M'Fadden, order from Board of Curators, ...... ...... .... ...... .... 9 " bal. carried to College Fund, 1853, •••••••• 0

5000 1000 2800 11 35 313 00

211 65

$624 00 $624 00 I have examined the vouchers for the above, and find all correct and on file. L. S. CORNWELL, D. G. Master.

103

.11. O'Sullivan, Grand &cretary, in accouftt fDith Contingmt FtmJ, yea,. 1852. To amount received by me on year 1852, CR. Ma,l 8, By paid Bro. J. T. Johnson, G. Treas., voucher 1 2 3 Aug. 2 6 , " " "" 4 "/",, 5 " 28, " Republican office, ••••••••••••••••••• 6 T. W. Ustic &. Compo •..••.•••••••.• 7 J. W. S. Mitchell, printin£!: proceedin~s, 8 Intelli~encer office, printing Charters and Diplomas for P..Ma5:ters, .••••• 9 Joseph Foster, order from French for collars and aprons :or G. Lodge, •... 10 Skillman, Bill of Parchmf'nt, ..... w ••• 12 Keith &. Woods, Bill of Parchment, .• 13 Fisher &. Bennett, !;tationary, •••••••• 14. F:,eig-ht on book case and box from Boonvillf', •..•.• ..•. •.•..• •..... . 15 Envel10ps and postage on blank returns to Sub. Lotlg"es, . Francis &. Walton, on blank certificates of scholarship, 16 1 Trunk, bOIlg"ht in Boonville, ..•..••• Freig-ht and drayage on 2 boxes {rom BoonviJIe, •...•.•••....•........• 17 Moving- book case, boxes, &'c., to Masonic Hall, .••.• . .. Posta~e for year, ending 6th June, 1853, Bal. carried to Contingent Fund, 1853,

1852.

" " " " " "

"l'

",' " "

~.~~~]

6 00

5850 7 95

" "

3 75 640

" " "

100 00 3050 9 33 14 66 3000 . 250 900 117 50

1 50 4 00

•••••

100

" " " " "

125 2 35

15 00 271 43 $ 6U3 87,$693 87

I have examined the vouchers for the above acconnts and find all correct and on file . L. S. CORNW·ELL, D. G. Master. June 14th, 1853•

.9. 0' Sullivan, Grand Secretary, in account with Charity FunJryear 1852. 1852. May

To amount recein'd by me on year 1~52, •••••• CR. 8, By paid J. T. Johnson, G. Treasurer, voucher

""" Aug. 26," "" 28, "" " "

"'"

" ",. " " " " " Balance carried to Charity Fund, 1853,

$ 252 63

1 2

31 00 .

4- •••••••• 5

38 47 19 154

50 66 3400 13

$ 252 63 :$252 63 I have examined the ,"ouchers for the above, and find all correct and (In file. L. S. CORNWELL, D. G. M. June 14, 1853.

.11. O'SuUivan, Grand &crttary, in account with the Grand Lodgt of .41issoori-1853. Charity. Contingent College.

1853. 1, Missouri, , . 2, Meridian, pd. int. on sch. G. M.,." 3, Beacon, interest paid,·· •••••...... 4, Howard, U " . 5, Taylor, " " 1' . 6, Ark, •••••••••••••..•..•..••••...• 7, Grover, •.•.•••.••••..•....•••... 8, WiUiamsbllr~, paid int., •.••••.•.•. 9, Geo. Washington, .. 10, Chapel Hill, . .. 11, Pauldingville, 12, Tyro, ..••••.•••.•••••...•.•••... 13, Smith, .. 14, Auburn, . 15, Central, ..•••••.•...•...•••...... 16, Memphis, . 17, Clarksville, . 18, Palmyra, •••••.....•••..••..•...• 19, Paris Union, . 20, Saint Louis, . 21, New London, •••••••.•.•••..••.•• 22, Wellington, _ .. ~3, Florida, · • . 25, Naphtali,. '" .. 26, Mexico, int., . . 27, Rin~gold, 28, Saint Johns, . 29, Osal?:e, ..•.••.••.•••.•.•••••••..• 30, Huntsville, •••••••..•.•••••••.... 31, Lib£'rty, . 32, Lafayette, •.••••..•.•••....••.... 34, Troy, int., . 36, Cooper, . 43, Jefferson City, .. 45, Bonhomme, . 47, Fayette, . 48, Fulton,······ ..•.••......•....... 51, Livingston, .. 52, Wakanda, . b3, Weston, ..•.....•••••••....•••••• 54, Douglas, into pd., . 55, Arrow Rock, .. 56, Plattte, pd. int. to G. M., due $3, ••• 57, Richmond, . 58, Monticello, .....••.•...•••••••••• 61, Osceola, 10 . 64, .Lanllmark, ••.•...••..••••••••••• 67, Rocheport, . 68, 'rebo, •••..••..•..•..•.....•••• -• • 69, Alexandria, . 71, Savanna, .. 72, Danville, . "7.3, Eureka, interest paid, ..••••••••••• 74, Warren, . 75, Ashley, int. pd., .. 7i, Independence, int. Fd., . 77, Lebanon, •.....•.•••..•...•••.•• 78, St. Joseph, 1852 and '53, . 7~. Polar Star! int. 1>d.,2 achol.• • ..

$ c. 20 00

$ c. 40 00

9 00

18 00

4 33 7 66 8 66 3 ;j3

66 15 34

43 00

6 67 10 34

13 00

22 00

41 00

29 00 8 00

2\:) 00

50 00

23 00 78 00 19 00 35 00

13 00

49 00 49 00

12 00

2500

6 33 7 00 7 66

12 67

4 4

7 12 3

11 00

]8 00 29 00 5 00

15 34

18 67 12 67 23 34 24 00 32 67 10 67 14 67

8 67 30 67 9 34 14 67 24 00 600

12 33 23 33

24 67

7 33

14 67 25 34

12 66 17 66

27 00 37 00 78 00 21 00 36 00 43 00 79 00

6 00 12 67

c. 6000

20 00

3 00 6 33

24 00

Total.

52 00

67 33 34

33 33 66 CO 33 33 33 33 33 66 33 00 00

17 34

7 66 8 33 16 66

9 6 11 12 16 5

46 64

48 00

16 00

2200 18 00 500

46 00 32 00 22 00

5 00

41 00 14 00

2 00

3900

18 00

40 00

70 00 38 00

53 00

35 34

24 67

]400

37 00

12 33 8 33 15 33 l7 33 3 33 9 33 15 33 12 66

25 34

8 33

16 67

10 33

20 67 24 67

9 00

40-00 37 00

10 00 22 67 12 00

9 00

24 00

11 33 600

to 00

20 00

12 33

500

16 30 54 6

18 00

28 00

800

36 00

1100

18 33

36 67

33 66 33

30 00 46 00 82 00

18 67 30 66

26 67 734 24 61 30 00

13 3 12 15

5 00

67 67 67 67

300 25 00

57 00 41 00 5000

34 00

18 00 18 00

48 00 68 00

28.00 18 00

29 00

2000 30 00 126 00 36 00

126 00 91 00

56 00

75 00

105

.11. O'Sullivan, GraM Secretary, in account with the Grand Lodge of .Missouri.-Continued. Charity. Contingent College.

1853. 80, Bridgeton, into pd., . 81, Neosho, . 82, Jackson,' . 85, Johnson, •••••••.••••••••••••••••. 86, Mitchell, into pd., . 87, Washin~on, Interer.t paid, . 8S, Olive Branch, " " •••••••• 89, Friendship, .. 90, Prairie, into paid, . 91, Madison, into paid, . 92, Perseverance, ....••....••.•..••.• 93, St. Marks, into paid, .. 94, Boone, " " . 95. Acacia . 96~ St. Andrews, •.••.••.••••••••••••• 97, Pleasant Hill, . 98, Western Star, •••••••••••••.•••••• 99, Mt. Vernon, into on 2 S., .. 100, canton, .. 101, Greene, int. paid, 2 S., . 102, Bloomington, •.•••• ·••·•·•···••··• 103, Carthage, into paid, •••.••••••••..• 104, Heroine, •• ·• •.••.•..••.•.•••••••. 105, Relief] . 106, MiamI, .. 107, Golden Squa:-e, •• ' ••••..•.•••••••• 108, New M~drid, • . 109, Montezuma, •..••.•...••••••••.•. 110, Marcus, •••••••.••••••••••••••••• 111,. Trenton, into paid, . 112, Ezell, •.••••••••••••.••.••••••••• 113, Plattsburg, •.•••.••••••..•••••..• 114, Waverly, .. 115, Sibley, . 116, Davis, •• . IJ7, VersaIlles, . 118, Hiram, •••••••.••.••.•.•••••••••• 119, Foster, . 120, Compass, . .. 121, Erwin, 122, Dover, •••••••••.•••••.••••.••••• 123, Herman, 1852, .••••••••.•••••••••• " . " 1853", ••••••..•.•••••..• 124. Cedar, •.• '25~ Gentryville, ....•..•.•••.•••••• •·• 127, Athens, •. •··· ....••••.•••.• 128, Kirksville, . 12~, Constantine, • ••••••..•.••.••••.. 131, Potosi, ••••....•••••...••••.••..• 132, Farminp;ton, int. on 2 S. pd., ....... 133, Star of the West, int. paid, ••••••.• 134, Sarcoxie, ••..•••••...•••••••••••• 135, Ridgeley, .••••••••••• •••·•• •••••• 136, Phrenix, . 137, Warrenton, .. 83, Dana Lodge, 1852" .

···.o ...........•.•o••..

0··· ..

6 66' 6 12 9 10 8

00 66 66 33 66

13 34

19 34

18 00

38 00

18 vO

38 00 47 ()()

1800

12 00

25 34

Total.

27 00

5800

17 34

18 00

4400

11 00

22 00

18 00 24 00

57 00

10 66 25 00 10 66

21 34

50 00 21 34

25 00 18 00

49 00 100 00 5000

10 00

20 00

200

32 00

35 00

35 00 17 00

4 13 16 7 5

33 33

33 00 33

16 00

8 22 21 110 12 66 14 00 6 33 8 33

7 33 7 33 7 00

5 00 10 00 10 00 6 66 4 33

11 3 5 6 6

00 33 33

20 6i

8 66 ~6

32 67 14 00 10 67 30 00 16 4,1 42 00 25 34 28 00 12 67 16 67 14 67 14 67 14 00

36 00

76 00

17 00 22 00 18 00

6600

11 00

7 00 12 00

34 00 45 00 35 65 70 00

46 00

50 00 88 00

18 00

43 00

18 00

40 00 2200 27 00

19 00

600

2-.1 00 800

40 00

18 00

6 00

48 00 3300

2() 66

36 00 ]8 1.101 1:2 00

13 34 8 67 23 34 6 00 10 67

12 67 ]2 67

10 66

2] 34

9 66

00 33 33 00 66 4 33 3 33

400

3900 45 00 35 00 23 00 13 00 35 00 1") 00 28 00 28·00 43 00

10 00 20 00 20 00

9 10 15 7 9

17 00

18 00

30 67 14 00 ]9 34

8 67 6 67

24 00

00 500

300

9 00 12 00 9 00

19 00

300

10 001 3G 00

67 00 64

33 00

29 00 16 00 20 00 36 00

106

.11. 0' Sullivttn, Gtt1nd Secntttry, in Actounf with of Missouri-Continued.

th~

Grttnd Lodge

Charity. Contingent College.

1853.

From Lodges, U. D., per Eo J. Raper, D. D. G. Master: Rochester, for Dispensation, ~ .•••• ." "Degrees, •..• . •.•• " "Charter, .... • •••. Wyaconda, Degre2s, int. pd., ~ ••.•. " Dispensation, .. " Charter,.... •... • .••• Graham, Degrees, ..•. ~ .....••... " Dispensation) •.•.•••... " Charter, •... •....••..• Middle Grove, Dispensation, .. , ~ o, " Deg-rees, int. off, " Charter, .. Tully, Dispensa,tion, ~ " Degrees,. " Charter,.... Bolivar, Degrees, . o. ~ " Dispensation, " Charter,. ... . Ralls, DispensatIOn, ( .....••••.••. " Charter, .... 5......•.....• Martha Washington, Dispensation, ~ " . Degrees, i. po, " Charter, . Mt. Moriah, Charter and Disp., .. Yancy, Dispensation, : .. " Degrees, overpaid $11" •... Cassville, Dispensation, .•....••.. ~ Mercer, Dispensation, ( " Charter, 5 . Linn, Dispensation, ......•...•..•. " Degrees confprred 38, Cash,o. Bloomfield, Dispensation, .....•...• Lancaster, do. • ...••••.• Perryville, do. . ....••..• 88, Olive Branch, balance~ ..•.....•.•. Cash from P. G. Secretary Johnson, do. do. P. G. Treasurer, ....... 87, Washington Lodge, balance, ...••• ·• 0

•

•••

....... /

20 00

............... ........

2400

10 00

30 00 20 00 10 00 600

20 00 10 00

20 00

••••••••••

20 00 2400 10 00 30 00 2000 30 00 600 20 00 10 00 00

34 00

49 00 10 00 20 00 600 10 00 34 00

10 00 ... , .... 20 00 1 . . . . . . . . 10001 ........

10 00 2000 10 00

10 00 20 0(6 00

10 OP

•••••••••••

49 00

•••••••••••••

Total.

•

.... .... 10 00, 3000 2000 .... .... 2000

22 00 ........ ........ ........

2400 ........

10 C I! 20 00

20 00

10 00 2000 2000 2000 20 00 2000

1 00 100 00 249 50 3 00

100 00 249 50 300

........

20 00 20 00 20 00

2200 10 00 30 00 20 00 35 00 2000

$956911$2253 68,$1970 50

100

$51~

.11. O'Sullivan, Grand &cretary, in Account with Charity Funclyear 1853. 1853.

To balance from year 1852, . To amount on year 1853, ...............••.•..• CR. June 14, By paid M. Boyd, of Springfield, Receipt 1, •..• Orde-r of Graml LodO'e, .. .... ...• . ..• " W. Killbuck, ...... ~ ...•..••.•.. 2, .... " J. J. Clarkson, ...•.•..•..•..•..• 3,.··. " J. A. Alford, ·4,···· " Balance on Charity Fund, .•..•••••••••

$154 131 956 91

100·00

31·00 50 00

100 00

830'"04

.$llil 04lS1.1lUt!

107

.11. O'8ulli",an, Grand 'Secretary-, in .I1ccout&t with College Fundyear 1853. 1853.

To balance from year 1852, ~~ .. " Amount on year 1853, ~ ••••••••••.•...• By this Amount due on College Fund, ••••••••.•

211 "65\ 1970 50 • ....... '2182 15

~2182 15 $2i82i5

.11. 0' SulliDan, Grand Secretary, in .I1ccount with Contingent Fundyear 1853. 1853

To balance from year 1852, ..... '• ....••...••.•• " Amount on year 1853, .•.•..••.•••••..••..•

271 43

2t53 68

CR. 25000 40 00 25 00 400 00 1810 11

By paid President Shaver, Rec'pt 5, " Grand Tyler 6, 7, " S. W. B. Carn('~ for McCormack, (( Grand Secretary's salary, year 1852, ...•.... c. Balance on Contingent Fund, ee ..

$2525 11 $2525 11 RECAPITULATION. To balance due Charity Fund, •.•...•.•..•..... " " "Contingent, " .•.•..•.........• " " "College, " . . . • .• ..••.. . ..•.

830 04 1810 11 2182 15

CREDITS.

.By paid Grand Treasurer per Receipt, ..••••.... " Counterfeit Bill, . " Overpaid by Yancy Lodge, not appropriated to any Fund, .

4801 30 10 00 11 00

$4822 30 $4822 30 Received the above amount of four thousand eight hundred and one dollars and th.irty cents. J08. FOSTER, Grand Treasurer. Saint Louis, July 21st, 1853.

108 Proposed Addition to By-Laws-ordered to be printed with the proceedings of this Communication: Every Lodge, in addition to the sum specified in section 11 of Article 4, shall annually pay to the Grand Secretary the sum of fifty cents for each member thereof at the time of making their returns; the sums thus collected, shall be applied exclusively for the "Boarding, Clothing, and other necessary expenses of the sons of deceased and indigent Master Masons, who are or were affiliated with some Lodge in this jurisdiction, as the Grand Lodge shall from time to time direct. On motion of Bro. Cornwell, a Committee was appointed to nom-

inate Curators for the ensuing year. On motion of Bro. P. Draper, the Code of By-Laws, as presented

by the Committee at this session, was adopted. Under the resolution of Bro. Cornwell, the following were appointed as a Committee for the nomination of Curators: Bros. F. L. B. Shaver, L. S. Cornwell, and B. E. Morrow. The following were appointed a CommIttee to settle with the Board of Curators and T. B. Ashby, former College Agent: . Bros. Joseph Foster, L. S. Cornwell and A. Patterson. On motion of Bro. Van Osdell, the M. W. B. W. Grover, Grand Master, was appointed Chairman of the Committee to memorialize Congress for a Grant of Land for the enlarging of the Endowment of the Masonic College. Bros. O'Sullivan and Foster were placed on the same Committee. The following Brethren were appointed a Board of Endowment . Commissioners: Bros. W. P. Boulware, Cyrus Osborne and J. A. Alford. The following were elected Curators: w. J. Piggott, ~ B. F . Wallace, Lexington. H. E. Peebles, J ames Chew, Richmond. H. E. Van Osdell, Liberty. Samuel H. Woodson, Independence. L. S. Cornwell, Columbus. Dr. Atwood, Carrollton. D. Pâ&#x20AC;˘ Wallingford, Weston. A. M. Tutt, Clinton. O. F. Potter, Arrow Rock. W. F. Diggs, Glasgow. Clifton Wood, Georgetown. On motion of GrandMaster B. W. Grover, the following preamble and resolution were adopted ~

109 W JD:RBtU, The Endowment Fund of the Masonic College ha-rlng now reached fifty thousand dollars, and its future permanency being thus secured, plaCin~ it beyond the reach of failure\ and whereas, our P. G. M. S. W. B. Carnegy~ having devoted much time aDd labor in the early and most trying period of the enterprise, exhibiting an ardent and unswerving devotion to its interest, in the darkest hour of its history, and having contributed largely by his untiring energy and zeal in this great cause of htllQan improvement and mental illumination S therefore, Rt80Z"ed, by the Grand Lodge of Mu.ouri, That as a token of the high appreciation in which his services are held, that the Agent b'e and he is hereby author. ized to make out aDd deliver to R. W. S. W. B. Carnegy, a Certificate of Scholarship of the Perpetual Class, and the Grand Lodge is hereby held liable only to pay the interest annually on the same as required by the regulations of the Grand Lodge.

The following were appointed a Committee to Revise the Co~ of By-Laws for the College, and report the same at the next Session of this Grand Lodge: Bros. Joseph Foster, Charles Levy and John D, Taylor. The following were appointed the Committee on Foreign Correspondence: ' Bro. JOSEPH FOSTER, Chairman. CHARLlS LEVY. A. O'SULLIVAN. P. DRAPER. J. W. CHENOWITH. Rt. W. S. W. B. Carnegy, P. G. 1\:1., proceeded to instal the following officers: Rt. W. L. S. Cornwell, D. G.路M. J. W. Chenowith, G, S. W.

R. E. Hill, G. J. W.

Joseph Foster, G. Treasurer. A. O'Sullivan, G. Secretary. O. F. Pott.er, S. G. S. D. I. P. Donaldson, G. J. D. J. S. Ferguson, G. Tyler. On motion~ the Grand Tyler was allowed the sum of forty dollars for his services at the present Communication. On motion, the Grand Secretary was allowed the sum of four hundred dollars for his services' during the past year. The following were appointed G. Chaplains: Bro. F. L. B. SHAT-ER. " CHARLES CALTOlf. " N. FLOOD. " R. D. MORROW. " S~ CALDWELL. " JAMES S. HARRISO N. " E. S. DULIN.

110 The Grand Master appointed the following D. D. G. Masters: R. W. ROBT.

PREWITT, D.

G. M.-Fayette.

District No. I.-Composed of Howard, Macon, Adair, Randolplt. and Chariton counties. R. W. N. P. TIIOMPSON, D. D. G. M.-Gentryville. District No. 2.-Corn:posed of Grundy, Livingston, Mercer, Linn,. Harrison, Davis, Highland and Gentry counties.

R. W.

JOSEP-lI CHEW, D. D.

M.-Richmond.

District No. 3.-Composed of R:ty, Carroll and Caldwell countie~. . R. W. M. H. McFARLAND, D. 1). G. M.-Louisville. Disfn:et -,Yo. 4.-Composed of St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Pike and Ralls counties.

R. W. THOMAS S. MILLER, D. D. G. M.-Hannibal. District No. 5.-Composed of Shelby, Lewis, Monroe, Marion, Clark and Schuyler counties. R. 10l. W. A.. CUN~INGHAM, D. D. G. M.-St. Joseph.. D1:striet .No. 6.-Composed of Buchanan, Andrew, Holt, Atchison~ Nodaway and De Kalb counties. R. "'tV. F. A. H. GARLICH D. D. G. M.-Liberty. District No. I.-Composed of Platte, Clay and Clinton counties. j

R. 'V. L .. S. CORNWELL, D. G. .l\I.-Columbus.

District No. 8.-Composed of Johnson, Cass,. Jackson and Lafa)路. ette counties. R. W. OSCAR F. POTTER, D. D. G. M. -Arrow Rock. District No. 9.-Composed of Saline, Pettis) B:ttes and Henry )unties~

R. W. S. H. SAU;,\DERS, D. D. G. M.-Otterville. District No. lO.-Composed of Cooper, Morgiln, Moniteau and Miller counties.

R. W. B. SHARP, D. D. G. M.-D..tTJ.viUe Dist1'ict No. ll.-Composed of Boone, Callaway, Audrain and Montgomery counties.

R. W. CHARLES

LEVY,

D. D. G. M.-St. Louis.

District No. 12.-Composed of St. Louis City and county. 'R. W. SAMUEL L. KENNETT, D. D. G. M.-Union.

III Dist1'iet Xo. I3.-Composed of JefThrson, Franklin, Gasconade" Cole and Osage counties. R. W. LAWRENCE LEWIS, D. D. G. M.-Osceola., District No. 14.-Composed of Benton, Hickory, Camden, St. Clair and Cedar counties.

Dallas~

R. W. CItARLES CARLTON, D. D. G. M,--,-Spl:ngfield. District .No, 15.-Compo&ed of Dade, Jasper,. Lawrence, Greene, Taney, Newton and Polk counties. R. W. LouIs T. PIMM, D. D. G. M.-Farmington. District .NO. 16.-Composed of Washington, St. Francois., Crawford, Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve, Perry and Madison counties .. R. W. ROBT. HATCHER, D. D. G. ivI.-New Madrid. District No. 17. - Composed of Wayne, Ripley, Mississippi,. Dunklin, Scott, Stoddard and New Madrid counties. R. W. JOSEPH

FOS1'ER,

Grand Lecturer.

College Fund Commissioners :' Bros. A., J. COONS, JOSEPH 'RoWE and G. B. ALLEN. No further business appearing, after an Address to the Throne of Grace by the Rev. Bro. F. L. B. Shaver, G. Chaplain, the Grand Lodge of Missouri was. closed in ample form.

A. O'SULLIVAN, Secretary.

APPENDIX. Officers 'Of t!l.e Grand Lodge of Missouri, for the year 1853. M\ W. Hon. Wilson Brown, G. M.~ - Cape Girardeau~ R. W. L. S. Cornwell, D. G. M., - Columbus, " J. W. Chenowith, G. S. W., - Springfield, " R. E. Hill, G. J. W..路, Alexandria, " Joseph Foster, G. Treas~, - St. Louis, " A. O:Sullivan, G. St=c't., St. Louis, " Robt. J. Prewitt, D. D. G. M., 1st District, N. P. Thompson, " 2nd" " " Joseph Chew, "3rd" " M. H. McFarland, " 4th" " Thos. S. Miller, " 5th" " W. A. Cun.nin~ham, " 6th" " F. A. H. Garheh, " 7th" " L. S. Cornwell, "8th" " Oscar F. Potter., " 9th" " S. H. Saunders, "10th" " B. Sharp, " 1 1th " " Chas. Levy, "12th" " Sam'l. L. Kennitt~ " 13th" " L. Lewis, "14th " ~, Chas. Carlton, "15th" " Louis F. Pimm, "16th" " Robert Hatcher, "17th" W. and Rev. F. L. B. Shaver, Grand Chaplain, " Chas. Calton, " " " N. Flood, " R. D. Morrow, " " S. Caldwell, " " E. S. Dulin, " W. Oscar F. Potter, G. S. D., - Arrow Rock, " J. P. Donaldson, G. J. D., - St. Louis, " J. S. Ferguson, G. Tyler, St. Louis, Past Grand Officers present during Communication of the G. ltOdge. Right Worshipful Stephen W. B. Carnegy, P. G. M. " John Ralls, " " Joseph Foster, " " Geo. H. C. Melody, P. D. G. M., " John D. Daggett, " " John D. Taylor, " " Thornton Grimsley, P. G. W. " Alexander T. Douglass, " P. Draper, " "

113 Reprue1ttatives of Sub ordintlte' Lodges in the Grand Lodge . souri at tAs Annual ComrR.unication, June, 1802. 1, Missouri, ~ Wm. M'Lane, 'N. M.

2, Meridian, }

4, Howard, 5, Taylor, 6, Ark, 8, Williamsburg,

9, Geo. Washington, ~ 10, .V,.~1P.ingvi1le, 13, Smith, 14, Auburn,

16, Memphis, 17, Clarksvillej 18,' Pah)'lyra, 20, St. Louis, 21, New Londor"

23, Florida, 25, Naphtali,

26, Mexico, 28, St. John's,

31, Liberty, 32, Lafayette, 34, 36, 43, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54,

Troy, Cooper, Jefferson City, Fulton, Livingston, Wakanda, Weston, Douglas, ~5, Arrow B.ock~

57, Richmond, 58, Monticello, 64. Landmark,

l S

of .Mil-

C. M. Brooks, S. W. B. A. Pratt, J..W. B. Goldsmidt, W. M.e Frederick Flach, S. W. A. O'Sullivan, p. J. W.~ bane Gearheart, p. W. M. S. & J. W. J. J. Clarkson, W. M. B. Searcy, p. W. M. S. and J. W. P.W. Overly,p. W. M. D. L. W. Whaley, p. S. W. H. C. French, J. W. W. Hollester, W. M. S. D. T~rner, S. W. Rev. Jas. Harrison, J. W. D. M. Carter, W. M. J. B. V. MeCaU, J. W. W. M. Reynolds, W. M. J. P. Knott, W. M. H. M. Gorin, S. W. Levi J. Wagner, p. J. W. T. R. Vaughan~ W. M. Robt. Ganan, p. W. M. S. and J. W. H. Dusenbury, W, M. Robt. B. Caldwell, S. W. Sam!. K. Caldwell, J. W. T. J. Chowning, S. W. Joseph Fo&ter, W. M. F. H. McLane, S. W. A. B. Barbee, J. W. J. C. Offett, W. M. Jas. C. Bower, p. W. M. W. D. Marmaduke, S. W. M. W. Buford, J. W. H. E. Vanosdell, W. M. Jno. A. Alford, W. M. Rev. F. L. B. Shaver, .p. S. W. Edw. J. J>eers,p. W. M., S. & J. W. E. Lamey, p. W. M., S. & J. W. T. W. Clony, W. M. Nathan Kouns, p. W. M., S.& J. W. F. W. Diggs, W. M. J. F. Huston, W. M. E. Barbee, p. S. W. A. Powell, W. M. M. W. Hall, p. W. M., O. F. Potter, p. S.jr. J. W. Edw. Russell, W. M. Wm. Ellis, W. M. W. Kilbuck, S. W.

tf4 89. Alexandria, 72, Danville, '73, Eureka, 15, Ashley, 77, Lebanon, 78, St. Joseph, 79, Polar Star,

SO, Bridgeton, 82, Jackson, 86, Mitchell,

Perseverance,

93, 94, 100, 101, 108, 111, 112,

St. Marks, Boone, Canton, Greene, New Madrid, Trenton, â&#x20AC;˘ Ezell,

113, Plattsburg, 114, Waverly, 117, Versailles,

118, Hiram, 119, Foster,

120, . Compass, 121, Erwin, 128, Kirksville, 129, Constantine, 131, Potosi, 132, Farmington, 133, Star of the West, 136, Phamix,

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R. E. Hill, W. M. and p. S. &. J. W. Benj. Sharp, W. M. Thos. E. Gilliam, W. M. Jas. F.Crow, W. M. J. McCormic, J. W. J. A. Davis, p. W. M. and S. W. W. A. Cunningham, W. M. John Luke, \V. M. N. Wall, S. W. B. Dikeman, J. W. R. T. E-lmondson, W. M. Rich'd. Woodson, S. W. Edw.. Hoyle, p. W. M., S. 8t J. W. B. E. Morrow, W. M. L. S. Cornwell, p. S. W. P. Draper, W. M. J. A. Robinson, p. J. W .. J. F. Scheifer, p. W. M. and J. W. J. H. McNeil, p. W. M. G. W. Weller, p. W. M. M. Boyd, W. M. R. H. Hatcher, W. M. B. H. Smith, W. M.

F. W. Wayland, W. M. D. M. Repsher, p. S. and J. W. . S. R. Bay, S. W. . G. W. Herreford, p. W. M. S. & J. W. Jas. Living~ton, W. M. N. J. Tutt, p. S. W. E. D. Bevitt, W. M. Geo. Pettit, W. M. T. F. Pruett, p. W. M. John Ringo, p. S. '1\1. C. \V. Horn, W. M. J. B. Parcells, p. Vl. M., S. & J. Vol. Geo. WJ.itcomb, W. M. Robt. Price, p. S. W. S. J. Harrison, p. Vl. M., S. &. J. W. L. T. Pimm, W. M. W. Carter, p. W. M. W. Bolton W. M. Thos. Reynolds, J. W.

Grand Secretary" Tabular Sta.temmt for .11. D.1853, .11. L. 5853, as per .1.rfick X, Section 10, By-Laws of the Grand Lodg~. fo.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

~~ 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28

29 30 31 32 33

Names of Lodges, Missouri,' ..••••••••••••• Meridian, ................. Beacon, •.••••.••.••...•. Howard, •..•...•.•.••.••. Taklor, .................. Ar , •.•....•••..•.••.•.. Grover, ...•••....•••..•.. Williamsburg" .....•..... Geo. Washington, •.•..•.• Chapel Hill, ............. Pauldingville, ...••..•.•.. Tyro, .~..••...••.••••.••. SmIth, ..•.....•..••.•..•• Auburn, ...•.•..•••.••••• Central, ..••.•....••••.•• Memphi~, ............... Clarksville, .............. Palmyra,······· ••..•.•..• Paris Union, .••....•••••• St. Louis,·· •••••••••••••• New London, ••.•.•.•.•.• Wellington, .............. Florida? ...•...••..••.••• Wyaconda, ..•.•.••••..•• ·Naphtali, ................ Mexico, •..••••...••••.•. Rinagold, •..••..•••.••.•• St. ~ohns, ...••.•••••••.•• Osage, .•.•.•••.•..•••.•.• HuntsvIlle, •.•••••..••••• Liberty, •..••..••.•••..•• Lafayette •.• • ••.••..••••• Ralls••••••••••••••••••••

Where held. St. Louis, .••••..•••.••• South St. Louis, •.••. St. Louis, •••• ; •••.•• New Franklin, •••••• ~rin~eld, ......... ewark,·•.••..••..•• Calh<>un, ••..•••.... Williamsburg, ..••... St. Louis••.•.••..... Chapel Hill, ........ Pauldingville, .••..•. Caledonia, .......... Barry, ...••••••••••• Auburn, •..••••.•.•• Smithville, •..•••••.• Memphis, ....... ~ ... Clarksville, •.••.•.•. Palmyra, •.•••••..•. Paris, •••..•••.••.•• St. Louis, .••••••.... New London, ........ De Kalb, ........... Florida, ••••.••.•.•• La~range, •••••••..• St. LOUIS, ••••••••••• Mexico, •.•••.•••.•• Camden Point, •....• Hannibal, •••••••••• Little Osage, ••••••.• Huntsville, ..•••••..• l;berty, ............. Lexington, .......... Madisonville, •••••••

County. St. Louis, .•.•••••••• ........... do. ........... do. Howard, •.•••••••.•• Greene, •••.•••••••• Knox, •.••.••••••••• Henry,' •••••••••••• Callaway, •••..••.•• St. Louis, ••• ·· •.••••• Laf(?;ette, .......... St. harIes," ••••••• Washington, ••••••.• Clay, ............... Lincoln, ••...••.•••• Clay, ............... Scotland, ••...••..•. Pike, ••••.•••.••..•• Marion, •.••••.••••• Monroe? ••.••••.•.•• St. LOUIS,'" •••••••• Ralls, •.•••••••••.•• Buchannan, ••••••••• Monroe, •••••••.•••• Lewis, ..•.•••••.••. St. Louis, •••..••.••• Audrain, •.••.••••.•• Platte, •....••..••..• Marion, ••••.••••••• Bates, ••••••••..•..• Randolph, •••••••••• Clay, ............... Lafayette, •••••••••• Ralls, ••••••••••••••

Time of meeting. Date of Charter. . First and third Thursdays, Sept. 4th, 1821 First and third Tuesdays, Ma" 1852 Fourth Thursday , 1849 Saturday before lUll mOOD, 1852 " Thursday b6fore full moon, 1852 Saturday after the full moon, 1852 I( Saturday precedmg full mooD, 1852 Wednesdal before full moon, 1852 ~cond an fourth Tuesdays. 1849 Thursday before full mooD, . 1852 Friday before fuU moon, 18~2 No returns, Saturday bpfore full mooD, 1852 Second Sa:turdal in each month, 1852 SaturdaI; after ull moon, 1852 " Friday efore full moon, 1852 " Saturday before full moon, 1830 Saturday do. do. 1831 First Saturday in each month, 1835 " First and third Tuesdays, 1836 Saturday before full mOOD, 1837 " Saturday before do. 1852 ........ 1852 Third Saturday in each month, ........ Wednesday before full moon, 1853 ........ 1839 Second and fourth Thursdays, ........ 1852 Third Tuesdays, ........ 1852 First and third Saturdays, ........ 1839 Second Monuay, ........ 1852 Third Saturday, ........ 1840 Second Saturday, no returns, ........ 1840 First Monda~ & third Saturdaj', ........ 1840 Second MOD ay,

" " " "" " ""

"" " "

........

1853

...en ~

34 35 36

37 38

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 61

64 67

69 71 12 73 74 75 76 77

78 79 ~O

Troy •.•••.•••••••••••••• Mercel' ...................... Cooper ••.• ~ ................ Rochester· ...•..- •..•.•••• Graham .................. Tully.·.· .•...••.••....•.. Mt. Moriah .............. Bolivar •..•....••......•• Middle Grove .. ·• ........ Jefferson City ............

Troy ••••.••.••.••••• Princeton. n • • • •- • • • • Boonville ..•..••.... Rochester ..••.••..•.. Pleasant Hi})··· •••.• Tully •.••.••...•..... Bremen······ ••••••. Bolivar •.•.••••••••. Middle Grove •.•.... Jefferson City .......

Lincoln.· ••.•••••••. Mercer •........••... Cooper ............. Andrew··.··· .••... Cass ...••..•....•... Lewis ................ St. Louis· .• ·• ••..•.•• Polk ••...••.•..••..• Monroe·· ••.•...•... Cole •••..••.•.••.•.

Monday before full

Bonhomme· •••••.•.•••.•••• Martha Washington ..•.... Fayette ..•••••• -- ••...•..• Fulton .. ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; Livingston •...........••. Wakanda ....•..••..••.•• Weston ..•.•.•..•....••.. Douglass ..•..•...•.•...• An'ow Rock ••.••..••.... Platte .....•... ~ Richmond ............... Monticello· •. ·· .-•...•..•. Osceola···· •..••.....•.... Landmark ............... Rocheport .....•.•..••..•. Alcxaudria.· ••.••••••.•.•. Savannah ....... Danville ................. Eureka ...•....•..... r • • • • Warren·~·····"···· -.•... Ashley ....•... _•... _...• Independence .••..•. - •... Lebanon ...•.•...•...•.•. St. Joseph .•............. Polar Star··············· Bridgeton ••••• ••••••·•• ••

Manchester •... ~ .... Washmgton ..•. -- ••. Faltette ........._ ... Fu ton ••••••..••.•. Glasgow ••••••...•.•• Carrolton ••••.• ~ .••. Weston ............. Marthasville •..••.•• Arrow Rock ..••••.. Platte City .......... Richmond······ .•.•• Monticello;· ........ Osceola ............ Warsaw .. •......... Rocheport .......... Alexandria· .•••••••• Savannah ............. DanviJle.··· •.•••••• Brunswick •.•.•••••• Kehtesville •••••.•••• As ley .... ·.......... Independence •.•.•••• Steelville .......... .S1. J o!;le'ph .......... St. LOUIS .•••• n • • • • • Bridgeton •••••••••••

St. Louis.···· •...•.• Franklin, •••...••... Howard •. Callaway •.·•...••... Howard, .....••••.•• Carrol····· •..•••..• Platte..•••••••.....• Warren······ •.••••. Saline.· .. ·• ........ Platte ..•.••..••••.. Ray· •••..•..•••••.• LeWiS •.•..••.••.••. St. Clair ..•...•.•..• ; Benton •...•••..•.•. Boone ............ ; .. C.lark .............. Andrew· ..•.••....• Montgomery ...•••.• Chariton"' Chariton· . ~ •.•••••• P~ke •..•.••••.••••...• Jackson ............ Crawford .. ··•••.•··• • Buchannar.·· ...••... St. Louis ............. St. Louis •••••••••••

Third Saturday

04 • • •

••• _

•••

••••

04"

••••••

~oon

F~>urth Friaayj First Saturday

First and third Saturdays First Saturday,

No returns First Thursday Saturday before full moon Saturday before full moon First and third Satnrday Saturda.y before full moon Saturday before full moon Saturday after full moon Saturday before full moon Fourth Friday Second Thursday F:iday before full moon

••••••••• 1841 • •.•.•.••• 1853 •........ 1841 .. ...... ·1853 •••..•....• ]853 • •..••.•. 1853 •..••.••. 1841 ••••••••• 1853 • ........ 1853 • •. ~ ••••• 1841 No returns ••.•••••. ••••••••• • •.••.••• •..•••.•• ••.•••••• ••••••••. •..••..•. •..•..••. • •.••.••• • •••••.•• ••..••••• No returns • •••••••. ••••••.•• • ••••••••

1841 1853 1841 1842 1842 1842 1842 1842 1842 1842 1842 1842 1842 1843 1843 1844

• •••.••••• 1844

'(hursday before full moon Returns imperfect

.......... 1844

Saturday before full moon Se.cond Saturday Third SaturdaI First and thir Saturday . Second and fourth Wedne~days Monday before full moon

••• ~ ••• ~. 1846 ••...•••. 1846 •...••.... 1846 •••••.•.. 1846

• •..•..•. 1846 ••••••••• 1846

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llrlJnd SecretlJry's Tabular Statement for .d. D. 1853, .11. L. 585~, a! per Lodge-Continued. No. 81

82 85 86 87

88 89

90 91 92 93

94 95

99 100 WI 102 103 104 105 106 101 108 109 110 111 112 113 114

115

Names of Lodges. Neosho Jackson Johnson Mitchell Washington Olive Branch Friendship Prairie • Madison Perseverance St. Mark's Boon') Acacia St. Andrews Pleasant Hill Mt. VeJlnon Canton Greene Bloomington Charthage lleroine • Relief Miami Golden Square • New Madrid Montezuma Marcus Trenton Ezell .. Plattsburg Waverly Sibley •

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· ·· · · - · · - · - ·. · - · --. ·..- ·--

Where held. Neosho Linneus Warrensburg Columbus Greenfield Union Chilicothe Harrisonville Madison Louisiana Cape Girardeau COlumbia • ,Tackson Shelbyville Pleasant Hill Mt. Vernon Canton Sringfield B oomington Carthage .. Kansas Georgetown Miami West~rt • New adrid Santa Fee Fredericktown Trenton St. Francisville Plattsburg Waverly • Sibley -

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County. Newton Linn Johnson Johnson Dade Franklin • Livingston Cass • Monroe Pike Cape Girardeau Boone • Cape Girardeau Shelby • Cass • Lawrence· Lewis Greene Macon Jaskcr Jac '~on Pettis Saline Jackson New Madrid Santa Fe, N. Mexico, Madison Grundy Clark Clinton Lafayette· Jackson ..

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.articl~

X, Section 10, By-LatD, "/ the Grand

Time of meeting. First Saturday, no returns First Saturday • • Second Monday • Friday before full moon· do do do • Saturday • First Monday • • Thursdas; before full moon Second aturday Monday before full moon Tuesday do do First Friday. • No returns First Monday No returns • Tuesday before full moon Saturday before full moon Wednesday do do Friday before third Sunday Thinl Thursday .. Saturday before full moon First Monday • Saturday before full moon Saturday after full moon Saturday before full moon

Date of Charter.

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Fourth SatuT<.lay. Third Thnrsday • • Saturday before full moon First Saturday • • First Saturday before full moon Saturday before full ro., DO ret'ns.

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1847 1847 1850 1847 1847 1847 1848 1847 1847 1841 1848 1848 1849 1849 1848 184\) 1849 1849 1849

1849 1849 1849 1851 1849 1850 1850 1850

1850 1860

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116 117

118 119

120 121 122 123 124 125 127

128

129 131 132 133 134 135 136 137

Davit Versailles .. Hiram Foster Compass Erwin· ... Dover ... Herman Cedar Gentryville Athens Kirksville .. Constantine Potosi Farmington Star of the West Sarcoxie Ridgley Phamix Warrenton.

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Gallatin Verl'ailles St. Charles .. Benton ... Parksville .. st. Louis ... Dover .. Herman Fremont Gentryville Athens Kirksville Charleston Potosi Farmington .. .. Arcadia .. Sarcoxie lUcigley .. Bowling Green Warrenton •

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...

DavisMorean St. hades Scott Platte , .. St. Louis Lafayette Gascon[l,de Cedar .. Gentry .. do .. Adair Mississippi .. Washington .. St. Francois .. .. Madison

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Jas~er

PIa te Pike. Warren

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First Monday .. • Third Saturday .. Monday before full moon Fir8t Saturday .. Wednesday before full moon Second and fourth Friday Saturd~ before full moon Third onday • Thurstlay before full moon No returns .. . Second and fourth Saturday First Monday .. Saturday before full moon do do do do do 00 First Thursday .. Second and fourth Saturday Thursday before full mOOD

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1850

1850 8850 1850

1850 1850 1850 1850 1851

1850 1851 1851 ........ 1851 ........ 1850 ........ 1851 . ....... 1851 ........ 1851 ........ 1851 ......... 1851

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SUSPENSIONS. /

Meridian; No. 2; J. A. Mayfurth. Geo. Washington, No.9; Oliver Jeeter, Wm. Watson, H. H. Sleeth, T. McClurkin. Memphis, No. 16; Wm. S. Pettibone. Warren,. No. 74; W. S. Smith. Independence, No. 76; J. M路. Braun, W. S. Castleman. Polar Star, No. 79; John Oran, W.1I 1 Corby, J. W. Burkhard; nonpayment of dues. Boone, NO.",,94; W. L. Victor. Greene, No. 101 ; Wm. J. Canifax; unmasonic conduct.

EXPULSIONS. Central Lodge, No. 15; Robt. H. Brooks; unmasonic conduct. do. do. Ringgold Lodge, No. 27; E:iward Donnelly; Liberty Lodge, No. 31; W. H. McCoun; do. do. Lafayette Lodg-e, No. 32; J as. 8., AUen ; do. do. Troy Lodge, No. 34; H. A. Fisher; do. do. Mitchell Lodge', No. 86; E. Schreiner; do. do. St. Andrews Lodge No. 96; Wni. Moore; duo do. Trenton Lodge, No. III ;. H. H. Bledso, Jeremiah Snyder;" unmasonic conduct.

Secretaries of Lodges are requested to pay more attention in the filling up of their returns, and in all cases when Suspensions or Expulsions are sent up, the cause for the same should be set forth in the column of Remarks. . A. O'SULLIVAN, G. Secretary.