1869 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri, Volume 1 by Missouri Freemasons

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M. W. GRAND LODGE A. F. AND A. M. OF THE

STATE OF MISSOURt OONVENED IN

ST. LOUIS, OCT. 11, A. D. 1869; A.. L.

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FORTY- NINTII ANNUAL OOM}IUNIOATION M. W. (jRAND LO'r)(lE OF THE STATE OF MO.

rrIle MOr-,t WOl'shipful Grauel I.Jodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. 1\1., nH·t in Forty-ninth Annual CODununication, in Freemason~t Hall, Saint I.Jouis, cOlnnH:-n(·ing at 10 o'(·l()~k A. M., O~t()ber 11th., .t\. D. lSH9, A. IJ. JS86$). PI~ES1";NT.

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PAsrr GRAND OFJ:t"ICERs.-SalnuellI. Saunders, P. G. M.; Geo. Whitcomb, P. G. M.; S. W. B. Carneg~y, P .. G. M.; _Tohu 11. Tur.. ner, P. C1. M.; M. H. ~!fcFarland, P. G. M.; Jno. Ii'. Houston, P. G. }\tI.; Jno. Decker, P. D. G. M.; Jno. D. Daggett, P. D. G. 11.. ; C. A. Rovvley, P. D. G. l\f.; Jas. II. Britton, P. S. G. W.; Martin (Jollins, P. S. G. W.; T. E. Garrett, P. S. G. W.; Allan McGregor,

P.J.G.W. Fraternally sublnitted, .T. M. FO~~ } W. ,J. DA vv SON" Conlllifttee. J AS. A. ADAMS, "

There being 160 Lodges clared a quorum present.

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On motion of Bro. A. L. McGregor, the te$ding of the rnillutes of last session was dispensed with, printed l')rQc~edings being ill the hands of nlembe,rs. . A.lso, that n1.embers of Lodges under tliSP$llSittloll be ::bctrnitted as visitors Oll the flool!.' of the Grand Lodge.

ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER. The lV.L W. Glan'd l\:f~ster dGlivered the f()Uowing address: Ojftoers Ctnd J,.:l6I)not'?, of the N. W .. Graru,l Lod{Ja 0/ Mi8IJOU1-i.*' l\fy DEAR JlI~:a~1I:REN:-1 congr~tt11fhteyou &tIl 011 the aus]!>i(~ious

return of this b,tihppy oaeasion, and offer ytln Jny sill-cere fraternal greetings t~-d.~l, &S W$ reassemble in gl4f&Xtld G<>l~mJttDi(j&ti()l1~ '1:welve montbs ~o tlais wee-lt 1 as $. Grand :BOdY#iil'Wl~ we:r& bll:tl'u1Iobed

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on the nncertaJn sea of life, for another official crulbe, to battle with storms" combat with angry waves, or sail beneath sunny skieb, as a wise Providence might order. Thanks be unto a merciful God, we have completed our voyage-having safely rode the billowy sea, weathered the storm, and rounded to. With sailb furled and anehor cast we are again ill port. How varied and e"\tentful the circumstances and hibtorie& of the world since last we convened in annual communication. Change has been abroad and earthly mutation has been rife, doing its long accustomed w~k. Earth has trembled beneath the foot-fall of earthqu8;ke~u~chained. Navies have been. stranded and rich argosies have been swallowed in the angry deep. Revolution and waF have soarred' the earth, disturbed empires, rocked dynasties, and· ahakoo thrones to their fall. Commotion and apprehension have disquieted the nations; but amidst a thousand vicissitudes, making the histories and fortunes of nationalities and of men, our noble H CBAFT"7 has serenely rode the waves, breasted the storms, and to-day, witha.ll her timbers sound, point.s her vast crew to the inviting shores of exalted and glorious destiny.

We are remInded that the present flies, and the HEREAE'TER is at band. Ti;me, e'Ver ~ctive, has hurried us all along the stadium of life. The flight of another CJIfI/Il/ual period indioates with unerring certainty the near approach of the sundown of mortal life to us all. We stand amid the gathering shadows, where flit the ghosts of departed hours, and perhaps wasted years. To-day the hand of time gives another turn to bis dial, which tells that one more year of privilege and ,robation to us bas been l1umbered amid the periods registered in the chronicles of God. Who of us will lay it to heart that we are thus neaxer than e'er before that destiny whose name is ETERNITY. ,~, As we have been graciously prese'rved through auother year of toil. and havmg shaken off the dust of travel, "With glad hearts and free,"

we now repair to this sacred 17etreat, to banish care, to celnent more elosely the bond's of alliance and friendship; to increase the great moral forces of brotherhood, and to advance the grand principle€l of morality. I feel assured from my knowledge of the spirit and purpo$e of the Yasonic fraternity of Missouri, and from the liberal attenda:ra.oe lIPO~ our annual gat~erings, that whatever duties may challenge oar tlloughtt and labor, will be met and discharged with a ze&l and energy wGrthy of yourselves and the occasion. We have ~bun~t r~8Ason to oirele our altar with devotions deep, and offer here ine~~e jpw:e , to God the "fatherof mercies," for the ben.. efaations Qf the last ye,ar. Hea.ltla t\nd Aappiness, peace and prob" penny, \l~Y6 fUle<;l 'the land All;d crowned our people. Improve-

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Grand Lodge of Missouri.

ments, developing and building up the country at large, and our own great commonwealth in partic111ar, have adv-anced most encouragingly. The fruitful soil has largely rewarded thenoble husbandman with plentiful crops. Success has remunel"ated our business men, and the citi~en in general has cause f'Or deV'out gratitude to a gracious hea"Ven. Our State has been exempted, mercifully, from blasting pestilence, wasting disease, and frightful calamities. To the thoughtfnl and serious these are causes for most sincere acknowledgm~nts to that universal Parent, wll0se -ever open and hounteonshand supplies alike the wants of all His creatures. Amid the flowing bounties and munificent benefits of a kind Providence, ,ve, as a brotherhood, have been participants with others. A~ such our ranks have not been broken and thinned by th~ destroyer, as in other years. Then let us, to-day, in remembrance of the favors receive-d ~nd enjoyed from God, sing to that "Eternal source of every JOY, Whose praises now our hps employ, While in His temple we appear, Whose goodness crowns the circling year."

Witll these expressions of joy for all realized good, and grateful life's benefits and blessings, let us now ad.. dreQ~ O'Llrsel'ves at once to a,6kn~ledgmeD.ts for

BUSINESS.

A great anlount of bus,iness has claimed my attention the past year. Indeed he who will FILL the office of G. M. of this vast and flourishing jurisdiction, will find enough to e:mgage his th.ought l occupy his time, and claim the labor of his bands to the .exclusion of nearly every other purSUit. I am deeply consciotls of having discharged very imperfectly the hig11 and commanding trusts repos,ed in me by the Yoluntary suffrages of my hrethren twelve nl0nths since. But it has been from a want of ability ratIler than <.li8position, that I have done so little. To hav~ done all I desired to do, would have been to do nothing else-and then one half of 'f'lÂŁ6ded good would not have been accoln!)lished t nor a tithe of nec&$sary effort put forth. r here place upon record tne sober, and even sad conviction of m.y milld, that there llever has been a per~od in the history of Masonry, when there was such an imperious DEMAND for herculean moral, reformatory effort, as is caned tor llOW. The men WI10 le~d th.e hosts, impress tlle minds, ana mould the destiny of Missouri Masolls, for the next few years, wilt nav'e to bear responsibilities tbat may well challenge every power, &11d awaken every energy of true moral manllood.

No observing and bb()ughtfu! maD, 0ccnpyiflg the $t_~t l"elations tQ tihe Cr&ft in Missouri h~V'e l>lil/lJoed me~ it)

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three years pabt, can fail to see and feel thi~. 1-1'rOln IUy official lookout, gazing ,vith ever deepening E,olicitude upon the spreading influence and widening po,ver of the institution, laIn freo to utter the apprehension, that our nloral tone and power doe~ not keep pace with our numerical increase and strength. No min<1 versed in the philosophy of things, but lllust adnlit that proportioned to tIle d t8parity bet,,"'een the force-s of numbers alld the Inoral tone, is the relative povver for good or ovil in any organization. As the aggregation of nunlerical force donlillates and controls the nloral element in any association, so Its danger appoars and its usefulness declines. vVhile not deprecating nUlnerical increase, as such, in the ranks of the fraternity, the grCittest necessity and demand of the hour is, that moral soundnerss and health shall keep up with and lnark the growth of lVlttsonry. To contribute to this absolutely necessary ., result, efforts of untiring and oxtraordinary energy are inlperiously ?·equired. FroIn whom ean so much be expected as froln those who govern? Those vvhose o.tJicial l)ositioll and influence give thelU weight of character and Illoral pOvver among the worknlen, should thro'v thefullforceofpreC€l)t and example ill the direetionofthe very highest standard of 1\Iasonic excelleuco, l)llrity and rectitude. He thatassunles the offiainl erlnillC and ful1ctions, as a leader in l\£ason... ry, uninfluenced by these principles, had better "tarry in Jericho," till he be indued frolll on higll with a prol,er spirit. I leave upon record my last official aanlonition: "rrrust nono but goocl,J}urer and trU,fj men with the hc]nl of affairs." A thou&al1d causes might be ~~ssigned "\vhy such vigilance and care bhould be exercised in tho adnlinistration of the affairs of our illStitution. Many of the causes demanding a moral :firlnne~s in rnaintainin,q, and decision in enfo'rcing the law are nevv. rrhese causes will be referred to and developed in the course of this address, as nlany of theln "have exerted a delete~ious influence upon the IJodges, calling for the infliction of the penalties of our law.

THE CORRESPONDENCE With this office has been excessively heavy the paEJt year, much nlore so than I had expected. I here offer a suggestion to the Craft at large, not for the purpose of baving any actlqn by this Gl"and Body, but for practical uses. I-Iunureds of questions with which. the Grand JYIaster is plied, could be readily and satisfactorily arlswered by our District Deputies. The answers, of course, would be their analysis of the la'\v, as opinions, not as decision$. Many qu.estions would. be thus settled, ,vithout further trouble or concern. Of course, if the questioner was not satisfied, he could then apply for an official settlement to the Grand ~f&ster. I do not mention tb.is matter ill the spirit of oomplaint concerning the many brethren Who h~·'\'·e '¥vtitten to Ina for my opinions and <1ecisionQ. Far from

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pleasure to Inyself to COlnnlune "vith Iny the Htnte, nnd T felt that they had sueh (~()tl1iden(~e iUl110 as to \Vl"it(' freely and frequently. But I ,vas willing tht'tt this confide:rlce should l)e shared bj''r D1Y R . 'V.. Deputies, just for the of the thing. I believe, Il:lOreOVer, that such a eOUl"Se would draw tbe Lodges and the Deputies into closer union, and thenl more fully '\vith each other, as well as to inof confidence on the part of the Deput.)r, and purpoRP to know th(\ lawA an.d <."HRtom6; of MahrclthJren

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UI""PEN~ATION~..

I lutve ordered the i~hUaI1Ce of some t'\vcnty-three (28) dispensationc; the past year, for the formatioIl of new LodgC?cs. Before doing 110 I ha,-v"e been fUlly satisfied, froln thorough investigation, that " the interests of J.\tlasonry would :not SUff'€H"" thereby. I adopt~d the planT at the commenCenH}nt of my official tern1, to require all ~l])plicants for dispensation to ~ecure the fJnaOr8€l1U3n"t and l'recon"tme,naatlon of the Deputy in whose District the ;<proposed Lodges were to be "rho plan "vorked adnlirably. ~Iy reasons _$ and I respectfully commend them. to future t~). the first place, o,vil1g to the present size of DefOt.1LtIE~~ call nearly all have personal kno"rledge of parties and ~s well as necessitio$ for proposed new IJodges. rrhe very fact of tlleir beifig Dept~tie8 pre-supposes them to be eomIJetent to pass upon. the mel"its of tbe application. Then, as apP01.nt~ees of the (trand Mastor, to ,,"honl they are responsible, they, as bis represontatives, e,hould. he fUlly cognizant of all that is transpiring in their Districtf,. It is eminently due such officers that they should be eonsulted. Again, the value of such offlcers to the (}rand Master is seen troIn the fact thatthe Deputy is free from looal influences, indueing a recoIllmendation where it should not be given. llesitate not to declare th&t I.JOdges have recommended the establishment of Lo te!i U. 1)., and certified to the proficiency of the proposed offioers, when tbey were sati~tied in their het:trts such shoulcl not be doxia.. rrW() reasons 1e&(\ me to thi$ oonclusion.. First: The eXl$~f;~(JC ()f I&odges Wllich C&lll ~neithe:r open or wotrk. H()'\v did they ever get a reeommendatiolli? Some Lodge did not d(Hits duty and refuse to rec()mmencl them, :for fe~r of hurting the . . v""'.I,... .a.S$:l~~ of good btethr~n.. III the seo()ndp1~o~: Lodges n(>t hlbvi:&t' tIle ll,erve ttl'1d In-O'lal tirmne~s to say H l~\)~/' but vot~ld a r~!.n\'L Dlendatiol1 in ope~l Lodge, wrote pr.£1Jat6tt/ to me reXt1onstram.,g that whiell they officially end()l~$eet. Who 'Will not ta.J!pr~ ~j$,te the serviees of a firln and Independent D&~llty in auoh J{,ttlC(? t 11a.ve Je~nl$cl to look to tllese v~~b~~ oflJorera f~t 411.(t oounsttl bef~it~ granting t()tm~~Qn Of D&W

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Lodges. Where the application was all right, anyhow, the endorsement of the Deputy only made" assurance doubly sure." Some applications have been refused, from diff"erent causeb, and the papers returned or referred to this Granel Communication for consideration. I am pleased to gather from the reports of District Deputies that the Lodges IT. I). are working finely and promise well.. I desire to refer to one dispensation granted, even though the }·eference be a little out of the way. I speak of "Kit Carson" Lodge, U. D., established at Elizabethtown, New l\tlexico. The dispensation was granted upon the endorsement of, and forwarded to, that sterling Mason and accomplished gentleman, R. W. Bro. R. Frank Green, District Deputy, 41st I)istrict, Santa Fe, New :l'lexico. In that distant part of our jurisdiction we no,v have .fottr Lodges scattered among the "high hills and low vales" of Bro. (ireen's extensive District. The reports from our frontier brother show that the Craft in New Mexico is enjoying real prosperit:y, and has attained a position for character and stability very creditable. From intimations received, "ve may soon look for the appearance of a new star to flash forth in the (j-alaxy of vVestern Masonry, and another sister be numbered in the bright array of American GRAND LODGES. The Grand Lodge of Missouri will b€l proud to welcome to the family the (~rancl Lodge of New Mexico, as one of our own children, fostered by a fond and loving parent. I may express the hope, everything being fair, that this Grand Lodge will honor the name and servi~es, and perpetuate the memory of that distinguished pioneer Mason, and grant a rharter to "Kit Oarson" IJodge. OFFICIAl; VISI'l'ATI0N.

I have enjoyed the pleasure of visiting llUlnerous Lodges in the jurisdiction during my term of office. My only regret is that I could not extend my visits to a greater number of Lodges. Where ever I went I met fraternal greetings and a welcome that plainly demonstrated that the Craft recognize their chIef officer with ~t fealty which evidences their deep respect for the high position of Grand Master. The gelleralloyalty of Masons to the Grand Lodge and its laws is truly shown by their appreriation of officers wh() represent the whole body. LODGES OF I NS'rRTJO'l'ION,

Ordered by tlle Grand Lodge, were very generally held hi the various Districts, and in SOIlle instarlee~ nUlnerOtlRly att~lld~d.

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'roo frequentl.r, however, I regret to say, theE>e valuable luethods of ohtaining 11lOl'e ligbt and Masonic knowledge were either wholly neglected or very partially attendeu. In the press of numerous official duties I was Ilot permitted to attend as many of the Lodgeb or Instruction as I desired and expected. Duty, sickness, and 'w'eather, deprived :ale of many anticipated pleasures in this respeot. r have been 80 well pleased '路W'itll the system adOl)ted by us last year for the diffusion of true }Iasollic light, that I hope the most earnest ~fforts will be pttt 'forth to earry out the plan. In order to which, let the very best workers and rnost zealous hrethren be chosen as I;ectl,lrerH. Let the Lodges in each District be assessed a sufficient anaount to cOlnpen~ate the Lecturer, &Ild be reqUired to send tIle sunl to the place where tho Lodge of Instruction is held. Such Inollied interest and investment '\\rill have the effect to take naore ropresentati ves to the school than if they have nothing to pay towards carrying Qut the Grand Lodge plan of instruction. Iu order to secure Il:10re general efficiency in the system, I have to recommend that some of the Districts be reduced ill size, and addition&l ones formed.. It could not be expected tha.t perfectness would he a:rrived ~\t in the workirlgs of the systenl in one YQar. ThQ WOll<let' is tbat so 11lUcll 118.8 been acoomplished towards the great end (1();nt0~pl~ted.. I now call your especial aitelltion to what may be termed D1Y I~XECUTIVE Dlr'1.'IE~.

I have found it :neoessary to eXGCt6te the laws, and enforce vigor.... its penalties, in all unnsually large number of instances. \Vhile this has been in every case painful to my feelings, it h~s &0eorded with the deep approbation of my judgment. I doubt not but the Grand Lodge will re-echo the convictions of right and endorse the utteranoes of justice &8 applied to th~ offending parties. I now partiGular~the several cases. '1"he :tlrst WitS tll~ trial in the Lodge at ()u8l~V

13REOXENRIDGE.

rrIle case is as follows: E. Hart W&$ in the eznploy of Brol' G. W. Murphy. He u).&de use of se'\'re:ral thousand dollars of llis employer1e m.oney. When the embezzlement was found out, and R~ eaJ1efl $)il to .0oount for it, he attempted to Inake his escape, an:dgot aw~y 0;0. th~ railrOM, some seventy-five miles. A tele~ ~ed him Q1f ~t lVIacon City, and h,e was carried baclt tQ :Bre:~elllidige~ lie IIC:knowledged all thAt W&S aht,rged against lrt.im, and said that he JM.

"h&d ~(jted oriminaUy." He was tried in. a ~~1iraools 6o~t &/UJd eororoitt.d to jai4 with,()ut the bene~t of }}o~4!'" S.l>i~'ln&ntly",he

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\vn" relea&ed 11"0111 jail, on a writ of habeas GOrpU8, and fled tho country. In the meanwhile, charges were preferred against him in Houston Lodge, No. 42. :F'alsehood and fraud were the specifications. A mass of testimony ""vac; presented, both oral and by deposition, sustaining both counts in the indictment. Being present lnyself at the trial, and in the chair, I appointed counsel to defend the accused. A defenbe vvas nladc, of course. For who so vile now-a-da:y's but S0111e one wIll defend him; and ,vho so guilty these times but SOUle one willstoear he ic; innocent? The able defense set up ,vas, first, "falsehood is no violation of :Jfasonic obligation." Recond, "Fraud could not be shotvn, unless we knew the intent of the accused was to defraud hi'3 brother." The taking of the money ",vas admItted and proven. I)ut until we could know the intention was wrong we lllust acquit. ...\ nd, Il1.y brethren, there were members enough in that Lodge, wholly blind to duty, moral obligations, and sacred covenants, to declare the accused innocent. He vvas acquitted! And I arrested the Charter! Since the breakIng up of Houston Lodge, No. 42, I have granted a dispensatioll to brethren to form a new Lodge at Breckenridge, and turned over to thenl the jewels and property of the late Lodge, to be used untll this session of your Grand Body. I am fully satisfied that the brethren now cOlnpobing Breckenridge Lodge, U. D., ,vill never acquit a member who is guilty of the criIne of fraud and embezzlement, or any other offense punishable by our laws. These brethren, good and true, pray for a Charter, vvith the same number ~tS before, but ask for the name BRECKENRIDGE LODGE. I earnestly recommend the grant asked for. The evidence in the case i& herewith filed, marked" A." The next ease is that of \Varren Lodge, No. 74, at K1DYTES\"? ILI.lJt~.

rrIle difficulty in that cabe arose out of the question as to the correct work of the Grand Lodge. Last spring, R. W. Bro. A. lYre Dockery, D. D. G. M., and the commissioned District Lecturer, visited Warren Lodge, No. 74, and exemplified the work and lectures in tho first degree. He says: "~Iuch to my surprise, the Master and S. vV. flatly (refused to cOrl!orJn to the work." 'rwo montb.s after, Bro. Dockery visited the Lodge, at a, stated meeting, the following transpired: "A resolution was introduced by Bro. J. O. Crawley to sMstain the work of the GRA.ND LODGE, as exemplified by D. D. G. M. Dockery recently. After d~8Ctt8Sion, it was submitted to a 'Vote of the Lodge,H and ,vas lost. T\venty voted against the resolution to sustain the work and four in favor of it. Hearing of this action, I \vrote to the SecretarJT of the Lodge for

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~\ copy ()f the pr()(jeedings in the case. ..A.t the lSanle tune I kindl)r ttdmonished and fratern~]Jy advised the brethren not to antagonize the Grand Lodge authority, by any act, and, if they had al:lsunled a pt>sition of hostility to "the l')owers that he," they nl.ust recede :troln that position. After my letter had bee:n received, a special meeting was called, ttt whieh there were present lle&rly all the nlembers of the Lodge. rl"he followhlg is th~ir aotion reported by the Secretary: ~'The object of the meeting was stated to be, to oonsider whetbel the Lodge will rececle from its actioll. at the June meeting, in regard to the work of the GttAND LODGE, as exelnplifted by D. D. Grand M~ster Dockery.. " After the obj€at of the lneeting bad been explained, a resol~ltiou was 1l\idopted, by 88 to 19 votes, as follows: Re80lved, rrhat Ws,lrxen Lodge, No.. 74, wIll not resoind the ~tion at the June nl.eeting t 1869, in regard to the work as exelll.. plifi<1d by D. D . Grand Master Docker:y.. This decisive action, solemnly reaffirmed, imposed U!10n ll:1e t\ very unpleasant and painful duty. The age and standing of War1iX). Lodge, the high mor~l and Masonic charact~r of the bretllrel1, $~rong persQnal feelings for many of them, all ple&ded powerfully theIr behAlf. :But 7nercy to them would have been Jlnju8ttce to others. Tll~ l?;r~cedent was dangerou$. Duty silenoe'l feeling in the p!egenoe tJt It\1.w., A tour l&st session & resolution 'vas adopted declarblg"That the work, a,s exemplified by the Grand Leoturell, ,,~ aj.. fiNned by this Grand I..tod~e, and that the same be rtiJfjullred to be pQ;lJtU<;d bV every 81/J~orcltlJnate Lodge in thte jutiBdlootWn,." Witll this law before me, I had no alternative left but to dQPrive the reetlS&ut brethren QI their chartered existenoe. However nrx&lly ~ang&s l,I1.y have be¢1). made in our work in tl'e l$$t few ye~if$; ~;r;ld hQwever mAny objQo,tiol1e brethren may have no the preSel'lt work; .,114 how~vel justly we In&y all p~otQS;t against conti:ntt~J \;;tJiil:,AlJlIIJJ:~!~" y~t the m&nd&~ of the QI~lld Lodg& ff/l.:!A3t be obeyed.. If 6l'& wrong, alld d.o not suit our vi~ws" he/t'fe is the pl&O'e t(> reQtrei$, and )1ot¥ke the law into 9ur oWl21 hands &pd defy the .(u.thQrity~ &tlid an~Q~~ the power of th..e Grand. Lodge. I arrested the Charter of WAl1(en Lodge, No. 74. I hllliV& Xlto doubt tl"loee good brr$tb.ren erred in judgment rath~~ than iai;Q.t3&\tt. I ba.ve no doubt IXl&ny others ha;~re f$lt, and, lYerhaps, some 11&-ve ~eted, as did tb~$e brethren. The irl&t:nbers at Keytesville hSld th,e boldness t(;) fflalte a r~ooX"d, aad the independence to stand by itlll While I QOIlc:tmn.n thtir t'~$hne~&, 1 &}?probate their ma»l1ne$S ill spe&king "8&inst w~.t they did ll($t &pprroy&. Upon prop. ~'U:aD.oo$~ -.nd .~l&f&CtoJl::r ~01).tonJn~ to the reqnirem6nts of the Q~d Uo~t, I houe tb~lr Ch&rber m~ lbe :restored to them. i

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I rutty l)rOperly, In thib COllnectioll, reter to the bu.hjeut of our WORK.

'rhere are Inany \vho demur to our present Ritual, at-, expounded hy Grand Lodge authority and endor~ement. Very nunleroU~ have been the expressions of di&sent cODling to U18 froIn different !,>artE, of the juri~dictioll. District I..Jecturers, Di&trlct Deputies and Masters declare "the work is changed/' J hope dissatisfied parties may all be pl:esent and deruand, very })e1'emptorlly, that this question be ventilated and settled. In view of the t'r'amcendent importance (') that Inany attach to the ritual, req uiring every" i" to be dotted and every "t" to be crossed, r would offer a suggestion: "Let this Grand Lodge devote a good deal less time to speech-nlaking and to legislation, that will be changed next year, and give the subject of work a very thorough examination and analysis. Making no prete:nsion~ to Rituali&m, I can thus advise. Because I venture the thought that if we would all pay more attention to" PRINCIPLES and say less about work, there would be more good Masons alllong us. It is not very refreshing or edifying to a Ulan of Inoral feelings to hear our MasoIliu teachers belching out their profanity, or puff in our faces the fume~ of drunkenness, and then listen to them prate about" THE work," or see them exemplify the Ritual. RI'J.:'UAI.JIE>M is NOT MASONBY. Masonry embodies a proper Ritual. But pro11ortioned to the clamor ror the Ritual alone, is there a departure from the higher exoellencies and moral bearings of Masonry. In July last, charges of unnla&onic couduct were preferred against F. S. Rosto0k, W. M. of Oregon Lodge, No. 139. The charges showed that the Master had so far forgotten his dignity a~ tt metn and his duty as a ]}fason, as to indulge in repeated acts of excessive drunkenness. While E,O debased, he perpetrated offence& gravely violative of Inasonie propriety and oovenants. For ill~tance, he Violently struck a Bro. M. M. with a cane, and displayed. his pugilistic sl)irit by assaulting him with his fist. On reoeipt of the charges, I issued an ordâ&#x201A;Źlr suspending said W. M. from OffiC~, and direcu.d its execution to the care of R. W. Bro. Hiram Patterbon, D. D. G.M. He was also furnished with a copy of the charges" and cited to appear before this Grand Body. See papeTs marked" C." If brethren do not want the unnlortality of histoltY given t9 their infamous crimes, they nlust learn to subdue their passion~l and circumsoribe their desires. ~July 17th, Gentryville Lodge, No. 125, tried one E. rl'ayl()l1", <it non-affiliated ~Mason, for . " false and slanderous language agai:ID.$t

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The finding of the IJodge, after proof, and admission of the was "Guilty." 'Instead of proceeding, as the law direct:" sonle pUIlisbnlen t, a Inotion "was made and carried for u J;~oor1Jd ballot." Sp~che$ were allowed, and tIle ballot taken again, ""vhen the aocus0(11 w.s aoquitted. ~ . .k\. copy of the proceedings l>eing; furnisllled me, I ettttek out all a/fe,' the finding the defelldallt u ~uilty/r &Ild orderedkthe Lodge to conform ita record to the eorre<~ted I :fttrih~r ordere<l the I...l1odge to take up the case, av:nd vr()~e~l aSReAS $()]n$ mode of punishment upon the party the:v had declared guilty; holding that the second ballot was illegal, and tb~ Stcquittal ~\. Jlullity. My order was re~dily complied with, and the Lodge &ubpended the gUilty party for ten years~ The brethr~ll ,V'Hl not frr so again. I think it was a rnistake of their judgruent. ~tPcused, t<)~ssess

.JUly .22nd, <"harges of unmasonlC conduct were preferred agalllbt A . J. Willialn", of Macon Cit:y, and he was tried in MacGn Lodge, No. 106. The cI1arge was, that the accused did. assault and strike n brother Master Mason with a cleadl3'T weapon (Q. large butcherknife) thereby endangering the life of the assaulted br(}ther. But for tIle fot-tunate circumstance of the knife striking a coat-button ~lld glancing off" the blow would have result~d in instant death, (}r th~ t8i~l wounding of th~ party.

The foregoing charge was proved in the trial by two Ma$~r and not qttestilo1led or denied by the aoousQd. The clerenGt-

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ant offered some exten1.tations, Stud threw himsel! upJOu t1~e mere:r of the brethren. Being present, And in the ohair, I blstrttoood the I.Jodge that there could be no justification of a qJiIot~ati()fJ?, of tIle solemIl; oovenants of Mast0l' MaS()Ils. The viol..tion of his obligatiQn, by strikiJilg the brother ~ was & moral wro~g. As sPoh it ooul<l not be justified, but th~y mtt~t find him guilty of StAid moral wrong, and then soften the penalty by any mitigatiog ciroumst&nces !l'X the

ease. To lny surprise, ~c; -wrell as that of the aooosed, the verdict waR " Jl0t guilty." Tllelfe wer~ only twel1tY-Ol'le members pre&ent out of .& large :1J),'l;~moor$].l:ip~ I pereuJpto:rily closed up ihe Lodge. I would 11&v~ arrested. tltJe oha.rter a.t once, but for two Ie&sons: Furst, I felt un.willing to the verdict of the ten vot0$ that acquitted the ~C'cu$ed, f:1S Stn exprre$sion of the morarl $ell1se Of 짜&eon Lodg~, Seeond: The brethren h&'V'e mQ$lt <Xml.. bUilding of a sple!)did HaJJ. To h ..,re b,ok6n up th& LDdP1 with its liabilities" WQl,ld MV~ prove4 th(? Tlllil1 of their lloble undel't&kiJag, an.d lDjl.lred Masonry ,errJlan~l).~. HOI:RJe S"ixty of the nt~Dlbers afterward$ infQrD',tall1~et,aDd1'$$$6(1 & lte~Ltt\t(Olf}, tbe ver<li;et o*f a.equittal., r~ 'VLew ot All No. 106, in its

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t_~e Cil~O\Ulil1st~nee$,

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diately, and will be before you. That Lodge, like some others, badly sifting. There is some chaff amid much good wheat.

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SUMMIT LODGE, NO.

263.

During the past summer I was &dvised of a most unhappy condition of things in Sunllnit Lodge, No. 263, located in Jackson county. I gave such directions to the Master, in person and by letter,. as were deemed appropriate from time to time. But the state of the case by no means improved. I requested my very efficient Deputy, Bro. Ieaoo W. McDonald, of Kansas Oity, to visit Summit Lodge, and s,ee if the dissentions could be healed, and the Lodge saved. His efforts were fruitless, and his repo:rt harmonized with my convictions, and confirmed my purposes. He earnestly recommended the arrest of the Charter. I received a petition praying me to do RO, signed by some twenty members of the Lodge. Twelve resident non-affiliated ~Iaster Masons, presented a declaration, saying they were afraid to petition said Lodge, as others equally worthy have been rejected, as is commonly believed, on political grounds. I am of opinion thai the demon of party has invaded tl1;:tt Lodge, and destroyed forever its peace and life. Under such convictions, and with a knowledge of the facts, I ordered the arrest of the Charter of Summit Lodge, No. 263, which was done by Bro. McDon~Lld. His diS/oharge of this duty i5 fully set forth in his offi('iQ,l report. as D. D. Grand Master of the 40th District. rrhe p.pers in the case are herewith filed, marked "E." CASPER GILI-JENBECK.

W. M. of Meridian Lodge, No.2, of St. LOUis, was charged some lllonths sinoe with tl wilfully affiliating and holding Masonic inter~otl.rse with cla:lldestine, so-called colored Freemasons." Upon receipt of the charge, I issued an :order for the suspension of such W. M. But numerous conflicting reports as to the real Rtate of things, coming to nle at that tiIlle, I Withheld the order of suspension a.nd requested a committee, consisting Bros_ Luke, IJatn.ptoll and Watts, Past Masters, to investigate the reports in cir~t11at~on. 'Xhe brethren named complied readily, and worked faittbiully. ');hey collected evidence and reported up the whole state of the C&$e to this office. From a careful and thorough ex&L\t'J.ina.tioD. of the testimony furnished, I am forced to regard the ease as one of the "~ddi68-C mixtutres," ever pJtesented to human oo:llsideratioll.Thetestimony is cOl1tradictory. One brother says thtt Master" told the :negroes they ha.d a right to visit bis Loc\g'e; H SrJ;ld "whenever they would knock at the door of Meridian Lodgef h~ would let tbem in. H The Master denies ~ny such declaration, and at Ollce iD),p~litas th0 credibility of the brother by il;ttJ:O<J\1)tQili~glie$thnC>llY to prove lihat the brother could not be believ$<l tludtJr tht

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(irana Lod~qe

.fr[l8S0~tr;.

Aanetion of an oath. One brother testifies that the Master ~aid h~ could visit a negro Lodge, and another says he said no sucb thing. The investigatio 11 has resulted in the developnlent of" ~~ state of things in Meridian Lodger No.2, which tl1is Grand Lodge should know~ And ho¥vevex difficult it nlay be to arrive at any definite conclusion .s to Ins,tt&P$ oh,a~ged agaillE>t the Mas,ter, one f~ct iK easily (letecrmined :rJ;h&t the &ta,te of tl~ings in Merittian Lodge, No. 2, i$ simply di8grfj'(J6j1.bl to the llame and Cbs.f&cter of ~rasonry., And as SUC)l tIle clignity and purity of the institution demaud the interferenC'e of this Graud Body. Bl"otherly love and conficlen{~e, the ground of unity alld fraternity, doe& not exist in that IJodge. The evidence bhows the Lodge divided. Onie says;, "if a certain ,)arty brings up anything, I ""vill 0pl'Jos8 it, right or wrollg. 1t There i~ crimination aIld recrhnination. rrheir quarrels are t~ll{ed of :11no:tJg tne profane. A men1ber and P. M. of ~aid Lod~e, Bro. Barney Goldschmidt r declares that th.ere are sf\veral lllenlbers of that IJodge he would not speak to, and does not consider them men, rnueh l~ss bfasonlJ. I would have ordered the arrest of their charter, alter such dis~neeful disclosures, but for the remonstrance of R. vv. Bro. Luk~. lIe informed me that the suppt)rt of SOIlle cl@p$ndel~t C18iD;1&l'1~ woul,l be cut off if the ollarter waf> arl"fested. All ()r<t~ WSiS is~u~(l ~lo.r;f/n.g up the concern until opened b~~ direction of the Gr$tl'ld L<Jdge. The papers ill the c2tse are hereWith filM, lfta:rked tt F /' I might moralize at length UP011 the d&fecrtions of brethr$!t in all the foregoing cases, where I have enforo$d tbe p~na,lties of th~ law, One sin,gle retleotion, however, lnusu $li.~ 'TIl& di$;r~gar(l "\Ivith which Masons .treat their oblj1gati~llS and 'h&iloleXllll (\()V~'" nants of the ordQr, ha$ been peirfectlyapp*,UintC' io ;m:J~. SO J):l&llY act as if the institution were nothing but a club ~r Jol~y &$$~oet4ltrl,(~Jli. a!:ood thing fot fUll or f(~r the advaJlc.emeI).t of 1l1i$ir~ ~~oWllJ en~l$i~ The saored nlor3tlcth~r~()ter of Masonry j$ los,t EJiglllt 6f, &lilditH (~()venants treated With. 1ightness ~l1d i IHli:trerenC'e. i

~WTON LODGE, NO.

175.

Within the last few weeks, I receiv~d intelligenoe of ~l, outrage which ha,(i been perpetrated 011 tb,e laWf1al~d upon in~titutioll of Masonry by Newtoll Lodge, NQ.175. R. W. Bro.. W. S. StrQet, D. D. Grand :Ma$iQ~ of the ~lst Dis... triett haVing vi$ited ta.e Itforesai:d Lodge, Jep<)rte1d lrM ~S$ aa f~ lows, whicl1 h~s siJac$ b~en conmmed bjT the- ~61wd&i()n$l ():f th~ Master, and certiftc~te Of the Secretary: Two petitioners for ~J;J,iti8,tion were :vejeated, eA~h one :receiVi1ag $S ~GY &$ turo bla6'k l\Jalls. Tbe bf~llot WIIS t$~. _riW!'tliS~I~ditlg fnn'f> l>all!.$ I\pp~~e4 ~~Iarinst 'l.ierJh ~••WlJi.~ oil. t~t\) ji?Sf

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ballot. The Master did then and there manage to reach the labored conclusion that they were rejected, and so declared.. But the farce had just commenced. Some amiable brother moved a reconsideration of the ballot, which was already declared final. The more amiable brethren clamored for it, "the Lodge urged and calred for a reconsideration" (the Master's own words.) The most amiable and accommodating Master entertained the motion, when a teconHideratioll was carried. Of course it was. It being after midnight now, and the zealous brethren feeling greatly weal~ied from such exhaustive labors, the Lodge was CAI.JJ.lED OFb', until next nl0rning at sunrise-six o'clock. Upon re-as8Io.embling, the question pending at their adjournment (f) the previous night was again taken up, \"hen ballots were again spread in behalf of the rejected applicants. r t is hardly neoessary for Ine to record the fact that they were dt>clared (') elected. Such is the case, however, and "the truth of history" c01npe1s me to chronicle tho outrage of their initiation th(~ same week. }\fy brethren, U fury is not in me," and severity is not the tOl1{) or habit of my nature, but I cannot find ,vords sufficiently strong with which to censure and condemn such conduct and such irregularities. A few more successful surges of like character, nlade against the baTriers and gtlards of Masonr:y, will render adnlission to our mysteries so easy that none will knock in vain. In a littlttime, with such doings allowed, the DEVIL, in his proper persql1, .rnay hopefully petition and certainly expect acceptance. Ho,,~ eould you keep him out? In extenuatioIl, the Master pleads i.gnorance for himself. Plea accepted. Like our first p&l"fents, he lays the blan1e on somebody else. H{-\ ~ays he "listexutd to older Masons and older hea,ds than himself," \vho knew morre than l1a. This does not relieve, but"only elnbarakHes,tJile case. If he is so completely ol>tuse as to do such things h{l ought -not to be Master. If others knew better, and yet misled hinl, they ought not to have a Longe. Therefore, I arrested the (lhartar and broke up the Lodge. The ptitrties for whom those illegal ballots were taken, 'W~r~ NEVER elected. The whole thing ","as a stupendous farce.. I ordered the persons initiated under the above circumstances not to he recognized in any Masonic sense whatever, and all further intercourse with them to cease. Various nlatters now clahn atteut,ion reRpeeting and involving ~lURISPRUDENGE.

In 1867 this Gl"~n<l L,odge reiterated a doctrine of long stalldillg, viz: "rrhat a Malson canuot he pxpell('CZ :fi)r th~ Ilon-paynl(tllt of

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dues." rrhi~ deelarctti{)ll WCl,S called out by an appeal of Uhas. vVebt fr(uu decision of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 78. West had been BJ;pellcd by haid Lodge for nOll-payment of dues, and carried his case be-

fore this Grand Lodge. His appeal was recognized, and the deciF,ion bet aside, as "rrhis question has often been decided, that ~~ ~I&~n cannot be expelled for non-payment of du~s." The 6as~ p W&S renu\nded " to be ameuded according to the law. r was not a little surprised to learn a few months silioe, tha.t th~ Lodge had not obeyed the mandate of the Grand Lodge, lnade HOlue fifteen rnonths before.. Why this failure, I assume not to say. vVhell the fact was nlade known to me by the priesentexcellent and efficient Master, Bro. J. A. Adanls, I diI:ected St. Joseph IJodge, No. 78, to conform to the order of the Grand Lodge. l\fy ruling was sinlply this: If "a Mason cannot be expelled for nOllvaynlent of dues," then West never wasl expelled. If never (>.cpelled, he was still a Mason and a Inember of ~t. Joseph I.Jodge. Being a nlenlber of said Lodge, he was subject to its laws, and IXlust be tried and l)unished according to law. The penalty not to he in ~xceBS of the offense. Non-paynlent of dues is not an of.. fellse which ll.leri ts expulsion. 1\!y order was readily obeyed, the :requirelllent of the Graud Lodge complied with, acnd 13ro. West relieved of unjust and illegal (liAabilities. He paid his dues and obtaiIled a d}mit. 'rl1lns a good lnan was s~l,ved to the fraternity.. There is a history oonnected with this case, which, if developed, would not appear to the ad.. vantage of SODle !:>itrties. CLARKs,rILLE LODGE. " C11a:r~es:

of l:.unnasonio COIlduct were preferred &galnst Q InelXlbe,r of aaid Lodge, ~l1d the trial set for February 13th, 186~t The Secretary h~ving failed to giva llotice of the tiIne of trial, tl1e ÂĽa$ter ~Un:U.11&:rUy dismissed the ease. M. W. Bro.. John Ralls, D. 1>. (ir&nd Master of that d~strict, reported the matter to Jro.e, after he ha.d exanlined their reoords touching the affair. ordered tbe l\tfl\stey to ~6sv/n2-e the eas,e, summons the members 8I:ud proceed with all the forIns of trial, as if the d b8mi88al had not naked pl~ce. rÂŁhe order was obeyed, the trial proceeded, and the accused was puuisbed. I deny the right of a M3Ister to di$1fJ''tii88 a l)roseeutio~l. TIle ac("tlsed is eitller "CtUuty" or it IU11ocent." If a guilty,') he should. be pUlnllalted. If" innocent," he should be form&lly virlttclicated by ~ll e~presslQn of his btethreXl, freely rendered throug~ t;b.e Qa,ll<>t.

OLA'B]lliOE LODGE, U. D. 'l.'hi$ Lodge ii-iletl tG obta,in a Oharter ~t our iLast and \Vtj\S C'ontinued U. D. OWing to the cZiJ8t atna6 of lJh$ _ster &nd i

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Junior Warden frOHl thp place of lueeting (the Hellior Warden having filov'ed out of the t;tate), it was very rare that the Lodge had a 0011Ullunicatioll. Tn .July, I sunlll10ned the 111elUbers and, at their aIUlost unauinlou,s request, removed the three })rincillal ~)ffi(;,ers. The Master and Junior Warden voted for the change. rrile Lodge ,vas doing 110 good, and it ,va.s necessary to make the (-llange or take in the dispensation. Having rerYlove<.l the Master ttnd Wardens, I !nad~ the follovving appOil1tlnents : 'Vorshipful Master-Wm. F. Carathers. Henior Warden-Charlie R. Chinn. Junior W$trden-Geo. R. Moore. rfhe llew officers are live lueu, fully COlnpetent, and qUite convenient. '.rIle x.:odge will do "veIL Everything is ,now prosperour; ttnd sati8faetory. • }i:B1ROINE LODGE, NO.

104.

Elected a brother to receive the Third Degree. "At a ~ulJbequellt rneeting it member came forward and objected to his receiving the degree." Ruled the objecti.on valid, and the aPI)licant arrested in hiH progress, until tbe objections were withd~awn. The ballot n1ust be wnanlrnOu$ to elect. The rec6Jption, as well as the conference of the degree, must be so. In the $~nle, a caudidate for initiation was rejected by Olle lJaIl . . t. \t a future nleeting a brother comes forward, discloses the fact that he rejected the candidate, and withdrew his objertions. Ruled, ThStt the reje<;tion held for twelve Illonths, notwithbtauding tbe wttlldrawal of objections. rJ:he brother had no rrlghf to reveal hiS }j.~lot, and the withdratoal was a farce. 1Tile brother v'olated section 13 of article XVI.. By-Laws Grang Lodge, and. $b()uld have been charged and tried therefor. The followtx).g cases were reported to Grand Mastf\r DUU6COIllh from Silllt8t :Pe, New Mexico, in 1868, by R. Frank Green, D. D. (francl Ya$ter., Bro. Green did not receive any reply from Bro. Dunscombs: Stnd artel~ards referred the lllatter to Ine: A mall naJlne~ Spiegelberg t residing for some years ill Santa IN:~, petitioned }$<>ltl.tezulOO,it Lodge, 109, for initiation and was rejected, in 1865. In ISt3~ he petitioned the second tilne, and was again rejected. Mr.. Bpi berg left for the east 011 a Visit, and in 1867 peti.. tioned Mt.. ~cal$Q LI()d$'e, ~57, New York.. Pe~missiol1 was asked of the Lodge in ~nta Fe, (Mr. Spiegelberg's boule) to initiate him, in Mt. Nebo LQit!Lge~ New York. The permissoll was reft~8ed. The llext thillg'l ¥ontezUAl8J Lodge, in Sant~ Fe, knew of Mr. Spiegelberg, 11~ knookecl at their door for admls$ion, 8J full fledged

tHuB.l l\IaflOll, l't1!)erH in band, sho\villg' that he 'VUh ~1 HH.unLer of l\Iollitol' IJodg-e, No. 528, New 1:.. . ork cityMontezuma IJodge allowed hinl to visit, until R. "\V. l~ro. (jrcen heard of it, 1vhen he informed the Mttbter of said Lodge" that the~v could not recognize Mr. S. as tl. l\tlasoll_" r t;l.tonce ,"vrote Bro. Green, (\udorsing the correetnegs of his opinion, and peremptorily interdicting the recogniti()n of Spiegelberp: hy any Mason or I.Jo<lge in the 41st Masonic J)jstrict, con1priBcd of New Mexico. I willllot pui upon record here the deep cnndernllation due from this Orltnd JuriHdiction to Lodges tthroad, that will take every floate'r who COIUel--l along, nncI lnake it MascHl out of hhl1. 'l'he heaviest roprehOllhioll t\nd keenest censure are due frOlll tlR. T feel that this Grand 130dy will sp.eak out, and to the point. "!{novving ller rights she dar(~ Iuaint3l'in theIn." Had any Lodge in thER Jurisdiction 80 ~\'cted, thf\ ('(harter vvould now be in the archive~ of the Grand Lodge. Why is it that I.Jo<lges will aot thus'? 1)0 they wish to insult us? 'l'hiH (~ase is not singular or isolated. rrhere !tre others. A IJodge over the river in our sister Grand I-lodge of II.JLINOIH,

Perpetrated the same wrollg upon our rights. "Mr. Adalu'l'upT)~tn, for SOUle years a resident of the territoryof N~w Mexico, wen1 (in the spring of 1868) OIl a visit to his relations in I IIi no iF}. While there he was 111ade a member of lVlt. Nebo I..Iodge, No. 76," an(l after an absence of .four mOlltlls, he returned to Saxltas ]"e, ~ full grown f Mason. He also 'Visited MOlltezuUla IJoc1ge, No.. 1()9, until Ilro. C~reen

interfered.

I issued the sanle order in his

case as in the

other. I dislil{e to speak harshly or judge utlcharit~bly, but am Q()Xlbtrained to utter the conviction that, seeking the honol~s of J){asonry in places renlote from the 'residence of the ttl?plic~nt, throw~ a dark cloud of suspici()Xl about the case. It ought to r~Ise ~ dOUbt in the Inin<.ls of the brethren where the application is made, antI that doubt should 0111y be 1""elnoved by tIle most ittdubit~bleassnr2;tnces of worthiness, aooompanied by all neoessary legal ittlthorit~y to work up such material. STILL .ANOTIIER..

rJ'he Wor&hipful Master of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 78, prefi,entc(l ~1 silnilar ease. John Bu;rnsi("l~, for several yettJ7s a resi4ent of St. Joseph, Mo., was r&Jeet~d by Zeredatha Ilodge, No. 189} for tll(\ M:ystel-ies ()f Ma~onry} $Ollle'tilne SillCE? AtterW~l;ds he visited SQotl&nd. In the COUY$$ of some :rnollths he retu;rDL~ w~th &J)i,l~ docume:n~ry proofa Q( hts M&SQn,ie $tatt)Js. He h~ iA that $l\Qtt time, according to hi;$ p,~:pel$, ~otten 14way up in t~e p$6t'QlQS, fa.~

I ()ct. above the tOlling craftsmen who had rejeeted and (h"'(;(trded hun a" ulll:3ound material. Happily, however, the brethren III St. J or;,eph knew the law, and his "foreign" acquirements did not &ervo hilu cluy practical uses. My instructions in this ca"e ,vere the banle a", the others. Ever since 1853, when the deliverances of thib Gran<l IJodge were made in the Keiler case, our Grand Body hab stood firlll ttS a rock, upon the principles herein enunciated. AN

UNCONS1'I~rUTION.ALBY-LA'V.

A Lodge has a By-Law prohibiting froln voting all Inelnl>er~ who are twelve Dlonths in arrears. The provision is an ol1trag'(~ upon the rights and privileges of l\fasons. The Great Charter of MasonIc liberty is tlub; rrhat 110 Mabon can be punished or deprived of any of the prl,vileges of Masonry except upon oonviction, after trial. VOTING in the Lodge i& a l)'rivilege. Therefore a rnember cannot be deprived of that privilego unless by trial and oonviction. The above la\v works the forfeiture of a saored privilege, without trial, and is therefore unconstitutional. 8ec. 12, Art. xVi, By-Laws Grand Lodge, says, "Alllnelllbers present SHALL vote." Yet the Lodge per.rnit'3 luenlUer13 to be present and muzzles them completely, and forhids theln to do what the Grand Lodge says they" &HALL" do. Another Lodge has a By-Law which declare&

nlenluer

6ll,,,-

}>ended who is one year in arrears, without any trial or conviction.

Raid Lodge had members under suspension by the operation of the by-law named. I ordered the Lodge to relnove at once all such illegal disabilities, and strike out the unju'Jt provis,ion. If nlember~ "vill not pay their lawful obligations to the I..Iodge, let them he charged, triad, convicted, and 81tSpended, according ~ to the usual forms of law. H Can a member dimit irOlll a Lodge at a 8j)(Jeietl uleetillg called for that pUlrpose?" By no means. Dimits can only be granted at btated lueeting,,>. ,~ Who shall appoint the DEACONS in chartered. Lodges ?" Our custom in this jurisdiction is for .the Master to appoint the Reniar Deacon, and the Senior vVarden to appoInt the Junior Deir (路on. My opinion is that the Ma~ter alone E>hould make all avpointments in the Lodge over which be presides. A petition for initiatioll or men1bership caI1not be withdrawn after referenoe to a committee. A petition for initiation, })resented by one Who is found to be wholly dIsqualified by law, :rnay he WIthdrawn before ballot. It would be unjust to black ball a Ininor, a person of defective phy~cal organisnl, or one who had not been \~n the jurisdiotion sUfficient~ long. I t is often found that these

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<li~qualificatiol1s

exist after the petition has been received and referred. In such cases let it be witbdra,vl1 without a ballot. A committee of investigation reports unfavorably on a petition, ttnd the ballot is not taken becausp bOUle hold that an unfavorable report is equivalent to a rejection. T hold that the ballot 'tnusi ht~ ~pread and th~ result announced. A man moves into the jurisdiction of a Lodge, al1.d permission i~ asked of the Lodge where he came from to initiate him. H Should the perlnission be UNANIMOUS?" YeE,. Because the strange I.Jodge will, in some degree, be influenced by the rooommenoatioll and permis~iol1. It should be unanimous, hearty, and cordial, or else refused. It should be just the sanle as if the indorsing Lodge "vere acting upon the petition for initiation, and he should be sent to strangers with 110 less vote than vvould make hiIn a Mason at home. Several brethren diInitted frorn their Lodge for the purpose ot forming a new one, but became dissatIsfieu, and desired the Lodg~ to rescind its actiion, as the dimit'3 had not been i88ued by the Secret~ry.

RUled, that the GRANT of dimits severslUembership from and after th.e G:a~NT. Such is our law. The Lodge had no right to rescind, ~\nd thus mar its reGord. Therefore they must petition for member~hip as other non-affiliated Masone;;. ~Iell in the -,orvice af the United States, in New Mexico, o.pplied to Montezurna Lodge, No. 109, for initiation, they not having; rec;,ided 111 the jurisdiction the legal time, a dispensation wa~ a:,ked to confer the degree upon the parties. The dispensation "vas ABSOI..IUTELY refursed. Reasons not necessary here . " Is it lawful to instal an officer elect by proxy, below the l"ank of Junior Warden ?', The above question earne from Palmyra Lodge, No. 18. I an~wered, "Nay, verily." Installation, by proxy, in Masol1ry, is without any legal precedent or warral1t, for the simple reason that one Mason cannot assume all obligation for another. "Has a member of our Lodge"a right to object to a menlber of ~l1other Lodge visiting and sitting in our I.lodge? " Most certail1ly.. "Must an Entered Apprentice or Fellow-Craft rejeoted for tIle next degrees, be examined as to p,~ofl(Jiency when application ifi again made for the degree? " Yes. For the law says the ballot is upon "the moral, intellectual and Masonic qualifications of the applicant." I hold that it profiofency" is emhra,垄ed in the word "MasoIlic" qUSrliticati()l1. A,; the ballot is a "M~c;;onio" (lualifi~&tlion, the applicant should 1)(1

LOot.

examilled every time there i,; a ballot. Another reason is this: Brethl~ell may be present and. required to vote who ,vere not in the Lodge when the jOfrn~(3r exanlination took place, and, therefore, know nothing about the applicant's proficiency. Ab proficiency lp part of what they must vote on, they have a right to '\vitness his examination every time he is balloted for. ..c\.n applicant may be t"rJected for want of proficiency. No one can tell. It is due hi?11 , therefore, that he E>houl<l b~ examined at every renewal of ballot, in order that thi& objection be renl0ved, if it exibt.

,t MU$t a

l\tla&ter l\Iason who was rejected for DilernbersbJp, lJettmeetings, by lllotioll on his application without a peti,tl~o9~" ill the usual form?" (,on ~gain, or can we sp'read the balltot ~t successive

'Vhen a

M~'1ster

Mason is black-balled hib lJetttbon is absolulely dead. He cannot be balloted for again ona dead petition; must pre~ent a new one, as if he had never petitioned before. 'rhe cUbtom of balloting at subsequent meetings for membership, without a new petitiQl1 being prisellted, referred to committee, &c., has be~Il practised the past cyear. I have throttled the custorn wherever found. It is an outrage upon the rights of objecting mentberb. If a relH~waJ of ballot is allowtthle, witbout a petition and the uSll~l OOllX&e, advantage will be taken to run in objectioru.tble Inenlb~rs ~vhel1 brethren are abs~Ilt, and but a thin attondance at the Lodge. Illterestect pa.rties watch their opportunities and know when to!jt bo present. I have set aside '41ICh b&llots Sbud held them for naught. j'(l

j(,(jted, and

that petition is

I.Jodges have been in the habit, th.e past yea1·, of convictn1g on trhtl, for unma&onic oonduct, and a~sess the punishInent by Ina.forritu vote, iue, toad of by two-thirds. Thig is ill oppot..,ition t() the law of the (i"rand Lodge, exoept for reprinutnd, whi<·h rnay be by a majorit)f vote. In 1867, I ruled: br~thren,

"r!'hat tIle same vote is neccbsary to inflict l)unl':/liment that ih requiqite to declare a Mason ssui1ty." That decision was indor£,e<l ttnd Jll&tle law by the Grand Lodge. It appliefo, to EXPUI.lSrON ~u\(l ~n~p.ENSION.

Raint Joseph Lodge, No. 78, pabsed an amendment to tlleir byht\vs, raising the dues of members to TWO dollars perrnonth, insteatC'1 of thirty-three cellts per month. The anlendnlent provided that

fa" should run for tS[x tnontb.q. r hOrld tba.t the amendment was not bin<iing until approved by tll(1. Gr1\nd. Lodge.. Before it eould be approved by the Gr&n<l , Lodgo, It expired by the terms of itb own limitation. Therefore it (·ould not be e11foreed as a law hy the Lodge tltat made it. rrhose who resisted the ll!\ynlent of tu'o dollal".;' per month were justifiable in ~o dQing; ~tn<l th()se who patid it nrG entitled io r~(·ov(~r. h~Lid

1869.J " If at brother is eLe~ted Master and, before he is installed, his I.A>dge cease& to exist, is he entitle-d to the appellation of P AS'l' MASTE;B ? 71

Certainly not. ElootiQl1 as Master, 3r pro~r installation as buch, and passiug tbe eha,ir, alone in:ve&t with the title Past Maeter in symbolical Masonry. ·~18liCk J. Leaming ca,m~ to Missouri fron1. Illinois, l<oeated at S~d~lia, aBel visited the Lodge. Said he waS" made a Mason in an A~1ny Lodge, &Rtl hlJtcl :nevecr affiliated-wIth any other Lodge. He haH a e'ertificate firom the Grand Secreta,lY of Illinois, sho'\ving tha.t he had been nl'ade in a Lodgo under the jurisdiction of the Grand I.todge of III in{)is, but the Lodge wa~ extiJlet. The question was subn1.itted...for decision as to the statu8 ofM. J . .L . I at once i'3sued an order to Sedalia IJodge, No. 236, forbidding his visits, ana any recognition of hiIn as a Mason" unless he conlplies with the law of our Grand Lodge.. In 1865, this Grand Lodge declared all army made Masons "as ill~gal and_clandestine." See Res.. p. 50, prooeedings of that Session. 'In 1866, the same doctrine \lvttspromulgated, as found on p. 14, Journal of that year, in these words ~ "We mus:t cla$s, all men hailing from~ such source, (army a$ irregulsl and clandestine, in this Jurisdiction. After m()D:bhs~ ~t$W0noe in Missouri, ~ueh C&Il... petition for initiation, as other lDfC):tBa8S. Huch was nlY :rlllillg from :May, 1866, to Oetober,r1867. The settled p~incipl& in our state, then, has been this; tha,t a })erSOIl b&iling fr.om. an a:r:rny Lodge, must take the same course a~ a !)ro!&ne" and be sUbject to the same conditions. But anyone rn;~de in an aJ!my Lo4g~, who hm.s been Gfljfiliat8d with a r6gula1' {JO<lge before @Qmi;Qg no us, may be reooivad QlS though the maktng lu't<l be@u reguila,... BQca.use we do not gQ beh~"d/; the D,imit of a r~egular Lodge, to inquire where he was made.. But in the C~UlJe Of ¥ . l. I,;. the o&:rtificar11J@ wars not from a r8fJula1~ W>r from antt/ Lodge. The paper$ only prove what he sa:'t}8 true, that he hai.... dire<;t from a.n army Lodge, and had nevel! bee. ~ffilia:lhed witit &Xly 'rJ6gular Lodge. ThQ Grand Secretary of Illinois Mys t,}'itEJ L~«s$ is extinet, and that the party is in go<>d <itAl~Gt~jnJl. f~ &\tghtt1:1:a:u a,ppears in his office t(} the oontrary. That is ~tl is known _ the snbject; and the pa.rty himsel! vitla:te6 )~ie pApers, by that be iffdire~t~to us fFom &11 army L~~g~. H~ f&.~~i be :roo!QrgJti)1iSea. trNOONI~rR.ED

I)ECISIONS.

Numerouf> quea,tiolltS arose during the yea,r respecting the Q1; HI' W .. B~() .. Dt1:n~~Olrlb" while (~ral\HI M~ster of tlti~ I~o,'~~.

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I firmly and uniformly ll1aintainecl tbat the decisions of Bro~ Dunscomb could not be accepted as law, for two reasons: First, they never received the sanction, indorsement, or confirmation of the Grand Lodge. They were of 110 force or binding obligation, unless so ratified by the Grand Lodge, which is the only law'lnakin,g power. Second: A Grand Master cannot 1nake lau). If E,O, then have two law making powers, the Grand Lod~e and the Grand Master. Which is suprenle? I assume the b~lprenlacy and sover.. eignty of the Grand Lodge, which. makes Gr~and Master's. The functions of the Grand Master are EXEOUTIVE and .JUDICIAL, not r.JEGISL.A.TIVE~ When the Grand Mas"ter judgeb and decideb on any case it must be in the light of existing law, or of the great principles of RIGHT and of common Senbf\~ If Ilis judgnlent and deoisions are approved by the law making povver, the Grand Lodge, they become let/to, otherwise they are no more than OPINIONS. A (.*rand Master cannot make law. If he can, it must be by virtue of some mighty prerogative that inheres in the office, for it is not found in th~ toritten CONSTITU'l'ION. Our Grand Lodge forbidE, ~t (~rand Mas1ter from 8u,spending anyone of its by-laws. Surely if h~ C&lll1ot do this he cannot do what ~s greater-make law.

If a Grs,nd Master can make a law that holds without Grand Lodge endorsement, the right to do so nlust exist independent of the Grand Lodge; and the law so ma<.le, also, ,"viII be Ilecehbarily independent of the Grand Lodge. And if the right to rnake law, and the law itself, both exist independently, then whatever it Grand Maeter does the Grand Lodge cannot undo. He can make laws the (}rand Lodge cannot unmake. He is at once thrown up to the position and asst'tmes the huge proportions of an AUTOORAT.. He alld his rulings rise above and sweep beyond the control of that power which gave him official being. The Grand Master thus becomes what has been claimed for hlUl by one of the Grand Lodges of this Coulltry: 'l He is absolutely Rupreme, being &Iuenable to 110 nlan or any set of mell." For one, I protest against the doctrine, or any tendency ill that direction. I no more believt? in "absolute 8upr~macY''' of Gral1d Masters tbi\n I do in the "Divine :Right of Kings." And yet sucl~ i$' tb,~ power With which. that officer is invested if his rulillg'S b0come law 'W"itl1out Grand Lodge connrm81tion. rrhis Grand Lodge gave finality to the question in i6sue more than sixteen years ~go? in She adoption of an able report presented by P. G. M. Joseph.

Foster. With tl"L~$e argnnlents before your Blinds, a:nd the statenient that Bro. Da.nsoomb'S rt\lings an(l deClsi6:tl,S were re.ferrred to c, 009"tn1fte6 ()1\ j'nris;pru(lenre, and nev~r :rfport~d back to the Grand

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l.Jodge, I anl now prepared to announce that several <..m,beb <.;Ulue up where it waf:, necessary to dibregard hib decision&. I will say tlu~t, \vith no discourtesy to Bro. Dunscolnb, I anl exceedingly gla(l that ,,()n~e of his decir,ions were not confirmed. I say it for the good of lVlasonry.

The 拢ir&t objectionable ruhng waf., that it ib "Ilnproper and inexpedieut for a Lodge to try a lnember for a (Oritne while the saIne is tlnder:going investigation in the court& of the country." Heveral partIes ba ve pleH,ded thir, deCIsion in bal" of further })1"o(Ocedings against thenl in the Lodges "\vhere they were arraigned. It has been raised in behalf of the embezzler who defrauded hi~ brother of thousands, and attempted to flee the country with hie., thshol1est gains, but was then in the hands of the la"\v " undergoing investigation in the courts of the country." But I overruled the plea and declarod the decision a nullity.

'rIle l;.!ea ""vas raised respecting a demon, who went, amid the .i&xknQ'~ of night, to the i\n~hand, fright~ned

quiet h01l1e of a peaceful family, with wife and children till they fled to the ,voods in the coLd of December, and Elhot the llusl>and and father ill hi'3 own house. Ban I ordered the Lodge to try the villain notwith~tanding the case Wal~ "tlndergolng investigation in the courts of the country."

These are a few of the instances where refuge was sought by "lewd fellows of the baser sort," under a decision Which, if law, would work only evil, and evil continually, to Masonry.. Establi~h the precedent that, while a Mason is charged with crime and "ib uIldergoing investigation in the oourts of the country," he cannot be tri6d in the Lodge, and every unprincipled, worthless member ~)f the fraternity will go unwhipped of justioo. Masonry would hleed and blush before the world, unable to wipe suell foul blots frQnl her fair escutcheon .. The man who is indicted every term 01 the OOtlrt, year after yea.r, tor gambling, E:>elling liquor without license, ke!eping gambling hells $nd dens of infamy; who is never OUT of court, must still be sheltered among his brethren and find sanctuary an the Lodge I 1 No, brtflbren! Never! ! Never 1 !! Masons ~re indicted for offenOe$ fJ6r8U8 the l~ws of the CQtm1my, and by the :fllaI1Y tricks kll0wn among lawyers and long-winded clients the (*~ttses are oontinu@d from terIn to term, and from year to year. Changes of venue, arbsent witnesses, and many other reasons, pre... vent a trial. All tllis while Ott,路 character as an institution is st1'1Xel"i~, because the C&S~ "is undergoing all investigt\t1~in the oourts of the cOtlntxy" and we C8l11:RQt try the p;reoious feUoy.

roct. What h&ve the" Courtb of the country" to do wIth our Lodge trials? or our trials to do with the courts? 'rhe 'Courts know llothiug of whatis going in our Lodges! And as Lodges we know nothIng of what is transpiring in the courts. I thank heaven for Masonry's sake, that no such law was passed, and pray God it it nevermay. Let the Lodges determine th~ propri~ties of thebc th illgb, and not muzzle ox gag them with such legislastion. Another objectionable feature in Grand MaE>ter DUllscollll>'S decisions) WM, "That Grand Masters cs"n not interpose in cases after trutl i«s h&Cl in Subordinate Lodges."

rrhis is ne.w doctrine in Israel and stra"lige as l}ew. Half the trialf, Lodges wh&re appeals are taken to thii' Grand BIQdy are illegal, and when the Grand Master steps in he so deolares, and there the matter often stops, saving the Grand Lodge much time. What ib a Grand Mastecr for, if not to judge of snoh matters, and regulate them ad interim. A brother is tried and expelled for non-payment of dues, just 8$fter Grand Lodge closes. He must wait, I suppose, ten or e:Levea months, and take his a.ppeal to the next bessioll befOle he oan be relieved from i-llegal disabilities!! The Grand Master "oannt}t interfer~" ill the ease, even though the Grand Lodge jorb~d8 expulsion for non-p.ayment of dues! Pshaw! Grand Mas.. ters certainly have so'}ne authority, notwithstanding they have been properly shorn the exercise of arbitrary powe'"r and doubtful prerogatives. One brother was expelled without any of the forms of law beiJlg eomplied with. Must he wait siX or nine months before he 0&11 seek :redress; and perhaps «he nn4er a cloud. No, my brothe~. This Grand Lodge has committed itself to a better policy. A brother was expelled by an improper vote. A Grand Ma'3iter stepped forward a.nd interfered after trial was h.ad in a subordinate Lodge; &nd tllis Grand Lodge approved and confirmed the act, tbereby settling the qlllestion at issue. In every case where I 00uld st1bserve the interests of Masollry t and promote the peace and proSl}:lerity €)f Lodges, lIlave " interfered after trial," and ha,ve ~voo sevetral knotty M~es from encumbering our journals, by ap}')061s to fhisGraat4 Body. The only good.,purpose such 8. law could serve, would be to save Gr&lld }(~s mom I$hOt!Jld6frrt~g responsio,/lti(f;68, aad ~p~ling questions tttey wGuiLe prefer not to tQttch. It migil'b also ob~i~ tiltle nooessity of a littLe study, in order to meet the~~Qll~~t arise. 111

In the: et~Y pari of the past Masonic yQ;tLr, I received the Pollowing lsttar ~iami:&g IDO$t vallUtble IirQ~Qst1oJ1$ from M. W . Bl~O. s. H. SalJln~ F~ GlraDd Master.

1869.1

(trand Lodge oj- JtIis8ouri.

"I beg leave to call your attentIon to a change that I think would be of mutual benefit to the Grand Lodge as well as to the nlembers of the committees of the Grand Body. It is this: That the Grand Master, when entering upon his duties, appoint the conlmittees, and that the Grand Secretary be required to furnish to those committees all the papers as they come into his hands, ÂŁ;0 that they may at their leisure examine thenl and prepare their re.. ports, so that they can be presented at the opening of the Grand Lodge. It l11.ay be contended by sonIe that this is 110t the letter of tho by-law appointing committees. If it is not the lette.r it is the spirit of the law, and that1s the way laws &hould be construed. I SUl)" pose the object of appointing committees is to save time, as each committee has its specific duty to do, and they are collectively responsible to the Grand Lodge for its !)erformance. If this position is correct (and I have not the least doubt about it), the advantage to be gained by your appointing the commIttees now, and not waiting for the Grand Lodge to meet, would, as stated above, be of mutual benefit to the Grand Lodge and the members of the committees. This certainly would be the case in the CODlmittee of Grievance, as I have been a member of that committee for years, and I anI confident if papers had been sent to the conlmittee as they were received by the Grand Secretary, so that they could at hOlue have examined them, the ~eports would have been fuller and, ill some cases, decisions probably nearer the standard of justice. The Committee on Grievance, tu examine attentively and n1inutely all the cases submitted to them, would take up all the time of attendance in the Grand Lodge, and they have the choioe left them of either not participating in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge ()l of laboring hard dtl~ring its hours of refreshment. The same may be said of the committees of chartered Lodgeb and Lodges U.. D.; and they, too, might be relieved by your appoillting them now, or at some time before the Grand Lodge nleets, as the by-l&w now requires returns of chartered Lodges to be sent to the Grand Secretary sufficient time for him to make his entries, and he can forward them to the coml11ittee. The same could be ti<>newith tra..nscripts of Lodges U. D. The other committees' duties can be attended to at Grand Lodge, but those three mentioned, I think, you will, upon reflection, see ot\l.ghtto ha\Te some cllange made that wililighten the heavy duties they now have to perform. Hoping these views may coincide with yours, t remain, truly and fraternally, S . It. SAtrNDERS.

fOct. 'rIte sugge5tiollb were f-,O eluillently practical, thHt I gladly ad.. opted then1- Carrying out the idea of Bro. Saunderb, I rnatle appointlnents accordingly. Believing that lnuch good will be th~ result, and great relief afforded to our over:'worked conl111ittees at Urand Lodge, I recommend that Grand Lodge authorize and endorse the plan. Let the Grand Master appoint at least the chairman of each committee, vvho can go over the "vork)11 advance of the Grand Lodge, and when the comlnittee is filled Ul), the IneIl1bel's can confer, examine the report of the chairman, and soon finish their labors: I appointed ad interi'in, On Appeals, &c., S. H. Saunders, Chairulu,ll. On Ohartered Lodges, John Decker, Chairman. On Lodges Under Dispensation, Jno. W. Luke, Oh~tirlnan UOlllmittee No.1. On Lodges Under Di&pellsation, WIn. A. Prall, Chairrnan Conlmittee No.2. Divers Dispensations have been granted to Lodges to hold elections, where they had failed to do t:,o at the tiIne provided for in their By-Laws. OORN.El~

STONE~

Of numerous structures have been laid under the auspices of this (lrand Lodge during the year. I have performed the ceremony 011 several oocasions in person. When not permitted to superintelld the work myself, proper authority was granted to competent parties, who discharged the duties for me in a satisfactory manner.

Have dedicated various halls, established I.Jodges, presided in trials, delivered many addresses, and harnlonized discordant elements among the worknlen. Much of the energy of D1Y adminis... tratton has been directed towards the reconciliation of ant~tgonism$ in Lodges. I am happy to say that results the nlost gratifying have crowned earnest and well-meant efforts in this spher~ of useftllness. PeAce and harIllony now !)revail and prosperity no,v reigns where lately a long discord was found. DIS'l'RIO'l' DEPUTIES.

At the close of our last session, I made appointments of District Deputy Grand Masters, for forty-one districts, created by this Grand Body, except the twenty-sixth and twenty-ninth districts. f!'hese I did not fill, for the reason I knew no 011e in the territory embraced therein, and could get no information leading me to make an appointment. Of the thirty-nine appointments made aud the brethren COl,;r1missioned, I am justly proud. Theyareanoble class of earnest, true

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and faithful Masons. They have worked nobly for Masonry the past year, and with a disinterestedness which is as commendable as lofty and striking. I regard myself most fortunate and peculiarly happy in having called around me in the field such a "staff." 'rhe)'" have proved themselves" true and trusty." Give me such a band of nlolal co-laborers, with timp enough, and I will command the :field &nd work a reform tha.t is loudly called for. For their patient, toiling ftnd self-sacrificing labor and devotion they are entitled to all praise. The system, as devised and put in operation one year ago, has worked well. I most earnestly recolnnlend that this Grand Lodge f()ster and encourage the present District Deputy system, and that tIle fraternity at large avail themselves of the advantages thuH nffor<led.

REPORTS From nearly all the Deputies have been received. Many valuable suggestions are embodied therein, which ought to be thrown before this Grand Lodge, at its present session. I e&t1tld not incorporate them into my address, because not received in time, and owing to the length they would give this paper.. I ask theawointm.entof & judicious committee on report.s of Di$ltrict Deputy Grand Masters.. r!'hese brethren ,york :year after year, without fee or reward, and l>resent their reports with suggestions and information, which are not read here, nor known until we see them il'l print. It is, to say the least, not very appreciative or flattering treatment.

REOOMMENDATIONS.

I recolIlmend that this Grand Lodge declare in ex;plicit terms: That t?aisin{J a broth~r to the sublime degree of Master Ma~r'l, our jUf"isdietwn, gives 'lnember"ship in the Lodge that f&ises him., without any other formality; except in cases where oneIJUclge, hy courtesy, does the work for ~1,nd at the request of another Lodge. HOI1,

I reoommend that you :define;in a clear Inanner the statu8 of a Mason under charges.

I :recommend thAt this Grabd Lodge instruct its subordinates ths.t Section 24, Art-tcZ@ xviii, Grand Lodge By-Laws, requires a (~harge, tr1:al and COf?ll"CiiO'rl; befol"'e expulsion, f(~r not obeying Lodge $Ulmmons. I suggest an amendment to ~fer:tio1t 2, ..&.rtic&e xx, Grand Lodge for the alteratiol\ or ~8!UMllfibueutof our

l~J"-IJJ*,ws, so as' to pr()Vitl~

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s€"'ssion of this body, by a two-third vote,

the of publishing the proposed alteration and letit lie over twelve months. I

that you declare whether or not a Mas()n~ for violation of Masonic law.

LODGE

U. D. can

reoo:rnmelld to, all{{ urge upon this·Qrand Lodge, the pae6age of ~I&sters of Lodges to command, by written summons, of every resident member of their respective upon all trials of all Masons for unmasonic conduct. I re(lOXXlmenu that in balloting, in &11 Lodge trials, the members to tl~e paper ballots, on which they shall write or HNot Guilty." I ask this body thus fornlally to fix law

the modr of voting reqUired hy ,Seftion 6, Article By-Laws Grand REPI~EBENTArrIVEg NEAl~ OTlfER (~RAND LODGE8. In the month of June la&t, I ",ra8 honored with an apIJointment th~ of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, at and near this l\Icr)st Grand Body.. A coxnmission to that effect waR r~~eivtd ftom W . and Bro. Ho¥vard Mathews, Grand Master of ()hio. Tbe trust reposed in me, and the honors conferred by the head of that cUstinguished Grand Lodge, were, I hope, duly al,>preand promptly acknowledgod, with my acceptance of the

that" a more intim~tte and fraternal intercourse" beGrand Lodges on this continent would tend to br:renj~vl)Len the bonds of Masonic brotherhood, alld be promotive of ID'tegr'ity and purity," I 11ava appointed as our representaGrand I;odges, the following named brethren: RATil:)"[tTTlI.O"

tween all

/tt"n~gentl~tj1tie$Appointpd

and I£oldilng OiJer P'retiiou.t:; to 1869.

()onne:etieut--E.. G. storer. "anJ:o;r~nl~--.J~le:K. (}.

Abell.

M.io.e-1r* Berry.. N~w

New

Jersey-Joseph H. Hough. Y<)rk-M~ J .. DrUmlTIOnd. Appointed bJJ You1'"·Qp{f.

A.l&b&ma-Daniel Sayre.. Arkansas-E. H. English. Qal¢):rI4o-E. C.. Parmlee. Canada-Thos. Bird Harris. DelAware-Jno. P .. Allmond. Distriet of C01nmbia,-Benj. Browl1: Freneh. }l""l(i)rid&-n. Wit C. DawkinA.

B7 U.'tlIlA..- ' I

1r.·'rl~O'.

S. Pafviu.. J. Turner.

UlllJ.nlia-·'Ii'niO~_

E . ltiOtllU)1)SOJ1 .. IndiAna-Wm. HAcker.. M. Ft ),{cOorklp.

s. "",~~,~a;JJl¥.A~

t~U,nSJl.S--IY:IL

n:d,JI:\&I:(')!1S

many of them h&ve signified the aeeep~nee of the"coln... and I h<>pe all will.. I belie\"'e the systenl be]~le!!el~lU.

ad'\tt\la~~:tUE~lrt of

influences, and will result in a more genptaoo-, bappiness and prosperity of Ma'Sonry..

¥A~:ER

OF OPENING LODGES.

conflict of opinion arose bet.een tll{\, respecting the li: manner of openiltg has been so thoroughly discussed ill, the it is fresh in the minds of the :fraternity g~~elt!I

Tbe G:rand ..L.i\Q~·tlJU.,Jl 'l::IL of Ol)~1}n{lh.1l

¥"",I'A'T'I'Ti'n/'"

l)iositit>D:

..:Jli"l.. j".I\/tLl'fAln/:

The (:e~emo...

t114' oerelD€)llt.

()f

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THE THIRD DEGREE CANNOT

any shorter process than by passing regularly through the (!r1fen~Onfe8 of opening the first and second

TIIIlREi'OBS :BE OPENED by

Tbis doctrine I held to be incorrect, and forbade its promulgation. Tbe ceremonies of opening the first and second degrees are of the third degree, and have nothing to do with opening thE- third (leg-ree. I deny that the third degree cannot be opened going through the first and seCOnd degrees. The Sanndersresoltltion, adopted in 1867" allowed Lodges to exel'("i~e their own cboice, and open in any degree they might prefer. That is the law now. 'tJnder that law no Grand Officer can force a to open in any degree, unless they desire to do so. I cannot tbe Lodges to open in the .JIaster'8 degree where they have the degree to oonfer. And stlrely a Grand Lecturer can(lCJ~Ura,l~U a Lodge to open on the first degl~ee, when the object is to confer tho third. And yet tb,e dootrine is, that "The degree O&n lle'i'~r b(f:\' opened hy any shorter proeess than hy

opening the :first.'" I am confident that this Grand Lodge will not so uetern1ine, but will &ga.in, if necessary, declare that the Lodges SHALL be left free tt) 0l)en &S th~y prefer, and aR their oQ,a,renienee may denland. Hencef<noth let th1~ question rest with the Lodges thernselver.;. lION. PRIli~t-;TLY II. }\{'BRIDE.

A velllerable and venerated craftsman has fallen the past year,

and death has claimed one of our brethren. lIon. P. H. McBride, A Pa~t Grand HAster of this Body, passed &WAy from life's toUs and ':&NS, Hay 21st, lSOO, full of :}'"!'ears and labors. He was a citizen of, t~tHI <lied in Boone county. He was honored by the institution hE;\ loved &Dd serv$d, and was laid to rest in his silent home, with Maaonio rites. rrwilight Lodge, at Columl/liar, performed the solemn and ~rvie:e, and gave him a fitting sepulture. "He 1.1)01*$ a.nd his 'Works do follow him. 17 MASONIO HALL .ASSOOIATION.

I 0.11 yâ&#x201A;Ź)ur~&pooW .ttentioll to, out' inter.tls ill the building we now occupy, U If''reemason's Hall.'" By \Tote of the Grand Lodge ill t&n thousand dol1&rs stock was ta.ken in this enterprise. Dtlring my fO;rDler term of o:tfice, I issued &n ol,rtqder for the payment of the ftt'at inswment of :dve tl1ous&nd dollars. A similar ord~r WAS issued K. W. Bro.. DUllSOC)nlb. 80 we assume that tb~ Htook has been paid. We, therefore~ in our corpora.te ~&t~tltC'i.ty", h.1"'e .. nlonied inter~~t in thig nx.&gninc~nt ~tructt\lre of tell d<>11a;rs.

tHUU. cx~cutiVt~ offi(Oer, I have felt it IUy duty to ,\'"ateh concern ()urint~rebts he.re. !(nowing.. .the dernan<l:-, nttenti<)ll to this interest, I visited the city in April b~~t, ~lJnd lleoard of I)ircctois of the Aht:30ciation.. l~eing' ttfter in vestigation, that the IleeeSf:;ary (I!"()uld not ht~ of to IlleE\t outstandhlg and pressingI my "Vow, itA YO\lt representative, in faV()l of r beU~ved as now, that this was the best P()~'" 111etl1()d b<>th pr()t~ot our stock and savo the prup(\rt~r.

your

"vUh fur

("'ArE~ ~~lJld

:r~port w ill he rendered llere, respecting tho oondition of the fund and our relation thereto.. ltegarding this property a~ of great value, &lld a mOHt desirable . 1\(~(~~Uj~a1t,it)11, I rf?conlmend tbt~ appointnlent of a comnlittee to con.. t}}€) of it,a purchase.. To secure the ownership of such atn etlUice, ,vith its r~vellue-producing ability, would be a succes~ \vorthy the highest e:trhrts of the craft in Missouri. It is believed that the Grand Lodge can easily acquire possessioIl and control of l~ ~)lrQt)er1~}'!' and thereb)" lay the foundation for Qne of the grandest age.. Such a result would be a more gloriouH i\ehievemeltt tha.n the conqueror's fame or the poet's la.ureate. not my purp(.>ee or provillce to argue the importanGe of the ttt·t:rrV}!'o:lPif lneasure f or ,elab<Jrately detail the facts and tigures involved. in this vital issue.. I leave this to others. I merely present what most suggestivre.. It the Gra.nd Lodge will asaunle the paylnent of the bonds when thf'Y Dlature" and oonvert theln into stock, she can easily oontn)l ~nd own say two.. ·tJlirds of the building. By the time the b()Dd~ Dt&tUl~ and are p&id t this property will be worth four htl/n,tAl):N4ICl/I."d dollalrt. Prol:>erty of suell ·value will yield all h~e:()m. and produce a dividend of at least six per cent. annually, if we own a~l the stoek, will give the Grand Lodge $24,000 In yean thi~ income "\V'ould reimburse the Grand all 8,h& may IlAve expended to secure the property. T<> secure tiLe me&QS l);eeessa.ry to purchase this property, let the (~:rand l&vy An ~sment of one dollar per annum on each 1tllemberState. The Lodges ea.n easUjr provide for this assessment, by raising the lunount :tor tb. tJtgrees, aXlcl!)ay the sum 0Ut of the 8'ene't'~l of the WIth the ])resent nUlnber of ){t1sons in Mis.. this assessmeIl.i would, in tell years, ~b$orb the Whole bon.d$d and.le~\te • Dttring the tim0 we ,&:reo raiSing this as~ ~~nt 8l1d oondiJ) t!).. rents ,of t&~ btdlditag _d IDooDle and colll$_ntly in($teasbg. Thus r to

A full and detl\ilcd

[Oct.

tile (tr&ud Lodge Cl;l,U 1t.BSUIU0 and carry ohligation'" without eJ:)Jlb~~rrag$IneIltwhich ,vill secure, in the end, one of the InO$t d~hir~\blc pieces of property in the western countr~y.

tHy

Itesultiug fron18uch pOSSeb&iOll, the inCOFne would &oon be but:. either to refUnd to the Lodges the various amounts "11aid, or, which ,,,ill be tIle sa.me, enable the Orand Lodge to run without any (~XpcI:u~e tJ) the$l.lbordinate:;., and provide in addition an ever H i"und." on which all Lodges can equally draw.oannot, close this subject without uttering the deep and (!t~rI1~$t desire ()f Iny heart, that It1eaSUres l~nay be adopted by which tbt~ (~rand I,jOtllfe of MiSAouri shall yet occupy the proud position in which tbe pll\n -w1'ould place tIS. If the representativcH Missouri M&$onry will rise to the conlnuulding eminence stand(>ut before and ,vith expanding views realize the €rau(hettY of tlle &nd gra.~p the golden opportunity now flashing ill our v ision, win give character and glory to- the craft not to be secured once in a eenttlry" ~icient

('ONOLCSlON. !1ow1brreth:r~n, in

concluding this, ruynnal address, allo"\v lne to that have clamofecl for a plaee ill its liI:nitb to lru,sh aside. There were :nUl'nel"OtlS subwbieh W~~ which I wu $nxi()us to disetlSS, and that challeng~~ attell" tion, tJut I silenced tlleir CI&iU1S. The greatest difficulty realized in preparing tl\is address WitS to know what to put in, and when to ~top. }Iy apology for its length is the great amount of matter from which to seleet, with the comfortable assurance to the brethren that it i8 the lfJJJ,t opportnnity I will enjoy of addre,ssing them. A cirCUIl:1st&ll()e, while it may afford much pleasure to Inany, bringR 110 less relief to me.. I as,sumed the ERMINE. of office one year ago, at the outspoken demand of Iny bretllren, well knowing what W&b before lIla from the experiel10e of the past~ I have worn it as the Bp&rtan youth was ordered to bear h.is s,bield, and return it to you who gave it m~ untam.ish0d. and pure. Here it is, brethren, faithfully worn in beh.lf of principles pttr'er than this golden square, and nlore nnt&rnish8lble than the diamonds that gem its surface. PriD{'iplea whieh, next to :my religion and my God, I cherish above everything that <,an chftlllenge the admiration of high-born hUlnaIl intelltgenoo. fnnGp]es tb.t ltt\ve oorne t& U8r down the ages, from. tlut,tnighiy $1).4: e~entfnl past. Prlneiples that are as undeca g fitS tbe .dad, and aws immo:rt&l &s truth divine. Principles th$t willl!ve " ••0 the Moving actors in life's prQsent drama are <*talogu~ ~:&C thEt dreamless sleepi$'r~ O·f yort1. Principles that will triumph u, Ml)1te ~mbodimentlif :not ottrs t when generations :yet to (.lome wll l)e epit&phed .nd their obituary written in 8l word Aud

(Jrctnd Lodge

qt· Missouri.

-dead.. That thebe principles &re to live, and glow, and triumph, itl t;lleir present Ma.sonic embodiment, depends in a vast degree upon the strictness with which they ll.re guarded and the purity witb which they are cherished by our nlembers.

III taking my final oftlciallea ve of the craft ill Mibsouri, I do so with mhlgled feelings. :My re1ations with the craft in Missouri hAve been luost amiable. rrhis has been especially so respecffing tl1e oftlcers of the Grand IJodge with whom it has bee:v- my good l\>rtunG to ass()cia tee To my v&rious District Deputies, and to the (;rand Sp'cretary, nlY especial ()bligatioll~ are due, and hereby Inobt frAtenudly tendered, for many favors and invaluable absistance. And now, brethren, I here again entreat you, as nlY final adlllonition, "place the helm of the Craft in the hands of none but pure and good men." Be ye all of one nlind, live in peace, and rnay the God of peace ever dwell "\vith and bless you. ...L\..mid the Klories of the bright future, in the hou&e of many Il1ansions, nlay we all rest fronl our laboJs, wbere "fare,vell" is never spoken. Ever and fraternallJ''', .JOHN D. VINCIL, Grand Master.

Which, upon Inotion, was referred to BroE,. W. H. Stolle, M. J. Huhble &11d J . .L~. Price.

APPEAL CASES AND Jr0REIGN REPRESENTATIVES. ffi

The Grand Secretary read a list of appeal cases on llis desk, which were referred to the Oommittee on Grievance. Alio a list of foreign representatives, appointed from sister juris.. <iietlons, which were referred to Bros. Sanluel Russell and James R. Lov,ern, special committee.-[See Reports.] .,

COLLEGE CLAIMS. The SpeoialOommittee: on College Claiols submitted the follow.. ing reportt which was adopted :: fft> th,(j MOlt lVorshipjul" Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Ac-

cepted Masons of the State of 1J.fis8ouri ". At your Grand Annual Oommunie~tion in M~y, 1867, Bro. E. Winsor, as chairman of It Oommittee on claims~against the Grand Lodge, for schoiarshipis in the Masonic College, at Lexington, m.ade • •1a~a,te repo~t on said 6l&W:lI$, whieh is priutedin the ~oQeredof the Gr&nd Lodge for lS67f~e$161 to 168", ()

Proceedings ojt tlte

rOct.

After the printing of thib report a few other claimb came to ligllt, errors haviug been discovered, the Grand Lodge at ita Grand A:aonal ComDluntcati<on in October, 1868, referred said report bsek ag&iin to & ComJllittee oonsistiIlg of G. Frank Gouley, Robert lIale and Edward WllWor. ADd & few

[","'.',"""'III'k ~Fl"'U''''!'11' the sUbject the proper investigation, beg l~ve rioY 'b\) ~eport, that the report as made by Bro. E.

YeRlil e()m:OJi~;t66

as Oh..irma~ anGl which WitS printed in the proceedings of of 1861, as hereinbefore btated, is substantially '""""",&, .... "'..... ,.. ~, and the following amendments and additions, we reeorom.$nd its &8 &, fina,l.djust:rnent of these olaims. the Gr2lDd

Th8re 1$ due to th& b6in> of Brow Jarnes H .. Robinson, of St. JO$&phr dol lot &. $Cholarship, alld interest thereon, twenty-four seventy-elK dollars.

There is due to :t_r Stttr Lodge, sixty-nine (1011ar8 prillcipal fo:rty~ix: d()l~l. (Qr money plJd on a $cholarship held it, malting ane k_elre<! and :fIf1teell dollars.

&lid

Ashley Lodte) Nc).. 1J5, $how$ a reoeipt for twenty-seven dollarl:" the &In()unt reJ?OrW .. due by llQr. This should be credited and the l\000tlnt b~_.. Lebanon Lod~e, No- 71t Addrwes ~ eOIDlnunieation to the Committee, in which slle p'Ialnly $hows that th,e mAn.ner of settling tar.it QlaimsJs llot U4&altood by her.. The &mOt'UliUJet down agains t IUd Lodge in the pnn~ report Utcorree:t.

iI:tote oi' -three hundred dollars, for Lodge l»trow&'d 5&id note of the St. Lonis Lodge, No. !(}t pa.id the money to .Dd, we find nothing to show that Occidental ~ to the Gr&nd Lo4gt'.

No.

St., Louis

O.lidl4~n~u

)'ee_~.E~(i that the Gland Lodrg:e pay St. Louis tb1'ee ••ndlted dollars, and the ini!t&ll a.oout five hundred and sixty be taken to ascertain whether tll~ am~nnt of said nante And interest, 10 the Grand -'.. . ',-""~'._-_ ..... ~t thAt she b~ requir~d now to pay it.

1>r

W81lnd Ij eluw Oonege, made Lexington Royal AMb .... ~d fift1-ft~e dQllars~ and interest fr0m Hay (j)*~ 8md el$'V'en dolla.rs and six.ty cents. Toial r _d slxty-$ix dollars and sixty cents. This claim we 4~d we :r:eroom:J:U,.~d its ~eIlt. The money w. ~Qyal Ar~ Oh&pter to the

1869. J

Grand Locl.g(j

0/. Missouri.

Grand Lodge, fQl the purpose of repairing the roof of the College Building, which had become damaged by a storm, and has never been repaid. All of which is fraternally submitted,

ROBERT HALE } EDWARD WINSOR, Oommittee. OEO. ]'RANK GOULEY. At 12:80 the Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment tin 2:30 P. M., by the M. W. (}rand Master.

OCTOBER 11,

1869-2t o'clock, P.

l\{.

Grand Lodge was called to labor by M. W . Grand Master. Grand OfTicers in their several stations.

STANDING COMMITTEES. The M. W" Grand Master announced the following Standing Committees: U"jilfl/$lihed Busines8-Z. M. Rountree, M. M. Jesse, John B. Best, P . M. Pendleton, S. J" Dewey. (Jhf!J/r1fftrea Lodges-J. G. Anderson, William A. Ha.ll, J'ames E. QGdle, 1{. Clay Cockerill, James E. Oarter, James E. Drake, 3'. E. ~"I 짜111&r, James A. Adams, Charles V. :Mead, D. J. Heaston. Lo4f1~"' U. D.-John W. Luke, H . .T. Renick, Allan McDowell, ;l)avid Stone, L. K. Myers, William A. Prall, R. L. Fisher, F. T .. ~rit G. W. Gore r D. M. McDonald. Grievance-S. H. Saunders, R. P. Faulkner, W. E. Whiting. ...A~O(')1Unt$-H. L. Gaines, J. G. Hart, Oharles C. Woods. Wag, and Jrfeans-W. E. Glenl1, C. C. Morrow, M. L. Cohn. Itllrisprudenoe-Wm. H. Stone, M. J. HUbbl~, A. M. Dockery, ~UJtl H. Owens, John H. Turner, George Whitcomb.. JJV-LawB-R. P. Faulkner, Martin Oollins, Wm. B. Wilson, A. x.,~ IIcGregot, C. A. Rowley. ,4. communication from l\{rg.~ura Reed 1 relative to the Or~$' Home, at Lauderdale S~iJlg$, Mississil>Pi, was read aad 'Il:red to Bros. Martin Collin~)l I). W. Clouser and BrOOke, whQ

[Oct.

Proceedings of the

subsequently :rePQrt~d thart they found the object a very worthy f)Ue, but, owing to the condition of the treasury, they could not reOOmtnelld such all kpproprit\tion as the ca~e justified, but reconl" mended tl,e Hom~ .nd its appeal to the Fraternity of the State..

DEDICATION OF A MASONfC HALL. An invitation was ~d from Be&OOn and Aurora Lodges &&king the Grand Lodge to dedicate their new and beautiful hall, corner or Benton and Broadway, whi~h invitatIon was accepted, and the timt· fix,,~t f(tr the 06:r"m(u~iesat three 0' clock on Wednesday afteralld Br()s.. MArtin Oorlllns, William H. Stone and Geo. Frank al)100i:nt~H:I "

oomwtt$$ of .rr~ngenlents. ts Teznplar of St. Louis "vere invited to

the lC

the

~te.

GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. Tbe- Gr&nfl

sn~nlitt0d

the' following annual

r~port :

O:VfICE GRAND SEeRETARY,1.

October 11,1869.. , To flad J!h>et W<», LOiag6 oj ~~Jl88ouri . . 1 $Ubtilit herewith my for the past year: Dl~~li)eDS~~ti¢~:n• • t the following Lodges w~:r& r~n(!\'w'~d, 0('o:rd~t flit tl\e Grand Lodge: :!i. . Boeto]l, M~oon county.. l'1'a.itbfulLOd~ty ~1f~fII'.JIlIIII\I:iIIl4~J,~~" Riple,.. county. Rttwell county.. county. • j.Avlin~_ H.rrlson county. (li8'1J8!I~.q~~lt$t,~r ll~ew

Lodges were

i~t1ed

by order

(JO:;"~.~.J aQott 'Oounty:-F. ~,,u.~jUI',, J.. W. Oct. 15,

, ~1(.U) ~ W~I B~71 1".

De Wint" W. M.; 186S", OOU:flty..- :R.. A. Eewitt, W.

W. Oet.16, 186$. N oda.way (»~ty . ---.~liphu~ ; Isa,a.,c N .. Outelk)~, J'.. w.

Gi'"and Lodge oj路 Missouri.

18'69.]

King Hiraln Lodge, Knox~ille, Ray co~~ty.-:-Wm. A. Donnelson, W. M.; A. P .. Cravens, S.. W.; I. R. KIncaId, J. W.. Oct. 2S, 1868. By order of the Grand Master, the following Dispensations for new Lodges llave been issued: Siker;toll Lodge, Sikeston, Soott eounty.-Isctac Hunter, W. M.; vVmlO Lenox, S. W.; Samuel Keith, J .. W. Nov. 16,1868.. Kearney Lodge, Kearney, Ol8JY couuty.-Franklin Graves, "\tV. M.; Silas N. Denbanl, S. W.; David P . Anderson, J. W.. Nov. 20, 18t>8.

Chillicothe IJodge, Chillicothe, Livingston county.. -M.. H. Hlnith, W. M.; ~Jdwin McK~e, s. W.; R. F. Dunn, J. W. Dec. 12, 1868. Mount Pl~asant Lodge, lVlount .Pleasant, Gentry county.-John T. Daniel, W. M. ; Harvey M. Graynor, S. W.; Wilson J. Wheeler, J . W. Dec. 25, 1868. Kingsville Lodge, Kingsville, Johnson county.-Robt. T. Fryer, W. M.; Nathan G. Cooley, S. W.; Horatio Cox, J. W. Jan. 30, 1869.

St.. Aubert Lodge, St. Aubert, Callaway county.-N. B. Michael, 1\1.; E. W. Hopkins, S. W.; Geo. A. MOQ1e, J. W. Feb. IS,

1$9.

Altona Lodge, Altona, Butler county.-Wm. ){. Griggs, W .. M. ; l(,onroe M. Tucker, S. W.; Oscar Reeder, J. W. March 6t 1569. Lathrop Lodge, Lathrop, Clinton county.-J. O. K. Gant, W. ~.; JamesT. Gordon, S. W.; R. J. McKnight, J .. W. March 1$, 1S6~.

Rural Lodge, Kan&as City, Jackson county.-Samuel W. SalisS. W.; Benjo. M. Jewett, J. W.

blllty, W. M.; "Redman Wiltley, ifa.rch 20, 1869.

Os-born Lodge, Osborn, DeKalb cQunty.-Joseph Truex, W. M.; ~OI.B. Harber,

S. W.; Asa Da:o.1els, J. W. March 26,1869.

ElDorado Lodge, Luray, Clark oounty.-M. B. Soott, W. M.; W", J. Nortllcra.ft, S. W.; G. R. Jones, J. W. May 4,1869. P1tu.lvill~.Lodge, pa;ul~ine, Adair collnty.-S. N. Holloway, W. K. Lewis S. MtlSick, S. We; Rfchar'l l\!.Brashears, J. W. Kay(>,

Cha.pel Hill Lodge, Ohap~l RU~, Lafayette oonnty.-JQhn 1I. re, W. M.; Frands M. ShQ~1 W.; J01111 W. Wi IlfeT$OIi, J'~ W.. M$.Y 18, la6~. Keotoo !jodg4), KCf6'(loo, Jf.$pet~lJ.ty.-Stephen M. William~ w. a~A9. A~ UA~~I'~d, $. 'V.~ ~tlel V41th GU)1dY'1 J. W. 4~~1~~

LOct. ;&ottsville u>dge:r :Dott$ville, Lio!l OOUIlty.-JoE,eph A. Howe, W . M.; J. M.. Tllomps<>Jlr S~ 'V.; Wm. Tolson, J. W. June 18,1869.. Jonathan IJo(lge1 :B'~irview, Worth countJt.-Peter Stapleton, W. K . ; Robt.rbni4.,., S. W.; David Spainhower, J. W. June 1$&9.

Ra:rclin lJOdge, Ray oounty..- -Robert Livingston, W. M.; Wm.. R. Hunt~ W..,; Wm. O. Riffe, J . W.. July 7, 1869. I,inn Olreek I , IJb:1l.1l ()re,ek, O~mdeJ;1 county.-Thompson J. KeUey, W. M.; Al~x )).. 11.. D.. Etrry, S . W.; Andrew .J. Combs, J. W.. July 12J ]~. ClArk ~"rk (~tty, Cl~rk oounty.-Washington R. 8.. W. ; John Huff, J .. W. July 14, (;crlltt SW:1l0 L 1 :8t. LoaisO'~orris Jacks, W. M.; Abrahan1 Kramer, S.. W.; J~l Swol>Ett I. W . Jnly 17,1869.. )(eDoJll.-.ld Jackson county.-Jalues C. R1 W.. H . ; SO' W . ; P. McOlan~han, J. W.

1$0. It,a;~S&bel~tlf$ct).;t,,~ (;elfax COWlty"

New J.\tlexico.ft '\tV.. ; Robt.. Florman, J.

Kit Carson L Thos. Pollock, W.

W. AugU$t lOr_~ .5r~~eJkl~ridg'e, Caldwell

Gounty..- Thos. W. ; G. W . Murphy, 1. W. Aug.

11,

1 have received tbe woord of Houston Lodge, No.. 42, whose ~h&r\el wa.s &rres~ 'by order of the Cirand Kaster; also, the book. and pAp0l$ of W.n€tn No. 78" whose charter was arr..~ ortter of also, tb~ cha.rter, record and

eeth on I.~ W. ofd~r of

No. W]1l>

to..

from R. W. Bro. arrested the ehart~r

Tb6 C''()l"'r0tl~J)C)'Ulj~.~~tIt ih~ .~'(~e hAS be~ll very heavy, relative to

ma,nl y

h$is been answered to the best to points 2JW-e&dy settled by

invol ved d<>cnbtftll iSSP0S the Gri\lW Master..

ha,re

~~'.~UJtwjitlr.

jurisdieti<)l)s is :rapidly illC~S as; far M I e&n le&:rn~ satis!'"

the M. W . ~raai~

of the nortbtbi&$ :tt.,plired in '~!l(tr:r~uranQtitb.At \he griev•

Gral~d

1869.1

Lodge of Missouri.

anee ~hould be abated, and. hie, action in the pre1111&e" if.> l110re fully set forth in my report on foreign correspondence. By resolution of last session, I was instructed to compile the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge for publication, but no order was giyen to print them, and I have to report that, in examining the old recQrds, both in nlitutlscript and printed form, that, to comply with the order of the Grand Lodge as it stands, it will lead to a ~~t mutilation 1!ttnd, in some instances, to",the destruction of the records, for the reason that, to eOIupile thenl for the printer, much of the stitching and binding will have to be temporarily cut, and to le&ve thern in this oondition for the indefinite order to print them, would render them usele~. Tberefore, I would reoommend that they be left in the forIn that they now are until the Grand Lodge has finally determined to print them, and then the compilation call speedily be a,6oomplished. I had thought of preparing a digest of the proceedings, but such a work would be useless without reference to pages, and if they are reprinted, the page references would be useless, and the whole work would have to be gone ov~r &g&i:tl, and the labor is too great to be spent for a mere temporary purpose. These I believe to be _cient rettsO'ns for having delayed action until the question shall bevagain referred for your consideration. I herewith present sample copies of the reprinted proceedings of foreign jurisdictions for the exanlinatioll of such a committee as 101ft lXlay appoint. My financial tables, statements of returns, work, etc., will be tot\Dd in the .Appendix. Fraternally sUbmitted, GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand 86eretat1/.

Which was received and ordered printed, and so much as re1&tes to the eompilation of proceedings was referred to Bros. Goo. Fliank (Jo_ley, Martin Collins, T. E. Garrett, W. H. Stone and Jno. W. LUiki."

MUTUAL BENEVOLENT .ASSOOIATION. ~r(}. Martin Collins presented the object of the "Masonic Mu111,al Benevolent Association of Missouri, n which was referred to ~l'DS. B.. Shepherd, Jas. Severn, Washington Galland, .los. Sâ&#x20AC;˘

â&#x20AC;˘

~"ne

Ilc&"..

and Elias Parrott.

BOARD O}i" RELIEF.

M~rtin Collins, President of the Board, submitted his ~~ t'epQrt, which was reoeived &l1l( .dQpted.

-+3

,TO THE M. W. GRAND MASTER OF THE M. W. GRAND LODGE OF A. F. & A. M. OF THE STATE OF MiSSOURI.

. AccQ1·dtng to requirement, we 8ubmit the following Report of the Masonic Board of ReUe/ lor the ve~ ending Bept61nQ(d 80, 1869. REOEIPTS. 1868 to 1869. DI8:BURSlnMENTS. 1868. AmtJs paid jurls'n of Missouri .. Sept. 30, Balance 011 hand . 26880 980 Receipts from Aurora Lodge . 1500 8000 " " Georgia .. Oct. 3. u u S. OaroUna . U H OccidentaJ. Lodge .. 2060 I H H 105 00 I H H U U Polar Star Lodge....... H " No Carolina. .. 0500 '25 u u Ken~neky.~ .."... 68,00U ", GrandR.A. Chapter f U lOt 25000 H if VGl'mon't ... n1-on.I " H U H Pri<:l&oftheWe-stLdll 6liOO 500 It II M~l~l1d um ... H u Orient Francais Lag MOO INov.7, u' " NewYo1.k . H H Cosmos Lodge...., ~ . "2500 Dec. 19, Ii} 00 H h Charity .... H " Polar Stn.r Lodge ,.. 5000 "u 26, u H n OaJifo:rnia... 2000 Bro." Wbit1ngun 800 U 'l IllInoIs 119 615 1869.

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rl'rCtl/.,{l l..io((qe Qt路 ff!fs8ouri.

EXEMPLIJj-'ICATION

O~'

\VORK.

On motion of Bro..AJex:. M .. Dockery, R. W. BrQ. T. E. Garrett, (itrand Iiecturer, was requested to exen1plify the work this evening.

SUBORDINATE BY-LAWS. The cOlnmittee appointed at last session to prepare a code of B:rI;&wsfor subordinate Lodges;submitted the following report, ,"vhich WAS read, article by article, and adopted as a whole:

To tl"e Most Worshipful Grand Lodge oj .Lll'is80uri.Your cOlunlittee, appointed at last annual f-iession, to pl'"epare a oode of by-laws for the use of subordinate Lodges, beg leave to offer tbe following:

.i\RTICLE I. MEETINGS. ~EU':[1ION

1.. 'fhe btated Ineetings of thiH Lodge shall be held

SEC. 2. Special meetings may be called by the 'Vorshipful Master, or in his absence by either of the Wardens, according to ~,eniority, when, in their judglnent, occasion Inay require, subject t<> the laws of the Grand Lodge. 8me. 8. When special meetings are called the purpose must be stated, and no other business can be transacted at those meeting~ S~C . 4. The hours of meeting shall be - - - - -

AI:tTICLE II. OP,b'ICERS AND EI.JECr.rIONS.

1. rfhe Master, Wardens, Treasurer and Secl"et.ry s!~al1 be chosen by ballot, and by a majority of all the members l*'e6ent. The Deacons, 'fyler and Ste'V\J'rards shall be chosen by the Worshipful Master. . SEC 2. All the above officers shall be chosen on - - - - - - - - - - , or as soon thereafter as practicable. SECTION

ARTlctE III. DUTIES

Oh~

OFFICERS..

It shall be the duty of the Worshipful l\!uter to and preside over the Lodge, when present; to take chat;ge of charter, and have it in the Lodge when open; to see th~t th~ :aYr-L&ws~ the Oonstitution of the Gr&Il<'l Lodge, and the AUfOient SmOTION 1.

lOct. ChargeR ot'F'reeIU&SOnry are duly understood, rCHpected and obeye<l the rnelnbers; to represent this Lodge, in conjunction with the

at ail C()n:ununieatiollR of the Grand I.Jodge; to see that tbe officers discharge, with pronlptness and fidelity, the duties ascribed to tbeIl1 by these By.. Laws; to draw all orderb ou the with the e()I}E;ent of the Lodge; to appoint all corulrJtittees; to every brother charged with unmasonic O<Hlduct a fair trial, alui an appeal to the Grand Lodge, if deIlVtuded; to at the funeral ceremonies of worthy deceased MaKter l\tIasoIlR; to Bf~e th~\t worthy ~isiting brethren have cour.. teous attention and a 'welcorne to the I.Jodge; to give the casting vote in the event of a tie; to decide all questions of order, subject U) All to tllt; (traud Master or the (lrand Lodge; and tinan~"" on all to deliver charges and lectures on subjects rehtting inlprovelnent of the craft, and reoommend alld enforce nloral obligations which beautify the ~I&sonie rrenaple..

H)J<J.. 2.. TIle dutie~ of tbe Wardens shall be to succeed in order to &11 the powers and <luties of the Worshipful Master in his absence, and to represent tIlis IJodge, in conjunetiol1 with the l\faster, at all communications of the (~ratld Lodge.. rrRI~AS

BEC.

a..

U RElt.

r!'he duties (}f the 'l'reasurer shall be to receive all

from the

111011-

(}f the t5ccretary; to keep aocurate account of samey and pay thenl out by oruer of the Worshipful Master, with the oonsent of the Lodge; and to deliver to 11is successor all the funds of the and all bookR, vouchers, etc.. , having any :reter~nce to the business of his offiee. 11&0<18

SF::ORI~TARY â&#x20AC;˘

HIlC"

4,. rrhe

shall observe the proceedings of the

~tge,

record all things proper to he written, receive all moneys due the I.looge and tllelD Qver to the Treasurer onlYr taking his tri&ls and meetings of committees eropies of all sueh evitlence when an i~ delua..nded; to furnish diplomas, order of the Lodge, duly signed and sealed; t(} books for that purpose: 1st. A journal of th$ ptoeeedings of the Lodge1 after the same shall have be6)a eoneot\\d *Ild app:rOV0d.

2d. A book oâ&#x201A;Ź>nt"n.int tIle Constitution and

~latio:n$ of

tIle

Grand I"odge, and th$ ~1-L&ws ancl Rules of Order 0f tJl!i& Lodge, oo~~etJ~~r with all :Resc>ltttions, Amendments, &c.

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3<1. A register for recording all material facts relative to the 1\!asonic history of each nlember of this Lodge, together with a reL~rd of all suspensionR, expulsioDR, reinstatenlents and rejections :rnade in this Lodge. 4th. A ledger to contain the accounts of the Lodge with its members and the Treasurer's receipts-to keep these books ill good order for inspection; to conduct the Gorrespondence of the Lodge, under the direction of the Worshipful l\faster; to issue notices for every special meeting; to notify candidates of their election or rejeotion; to notify all oth~r J..Jodges in the same city of all applications for initiation or affiliation, and all rejections, suspensions, expulsions, and roinstatclnents; to make a just and true return to the Grand Lodge, at its annual comnlunication, of all the members, giving each one his Masonic grade, and stating particularly the «ate of each initiation, pasE>ing and raising; every admission, SllSplE):tlSiOll, expulsion, reinstatelnent, or death of a member, and the rejection of candidates; to furnish the chairman of every committee with the nan1CS of his assoc~tes, and a copy of the resolution or su.bject matter referred to them; to prepare a balance sheet of all the acpconnts of the members, and to furnish an annual statement of tkle OOlldition of the Lodge up to the first meeting in ----~ of .ell year; to keep in charge the seal of the Lodge; to label, file and preserve a11li)etitions and docun1.ents of every character on the bU$iness of the Lodge, and proIl'lptly deliver to his successor all l\)()Oks, papers, seal, vonchers, etc., in his possession, having any reference to the business of his office. And for these services, faithperformed, he shall be entitled to the fee of - - dollars for regular, and - - - - - - - - - for each special meeting h~ ~ttendE'\.

HEACONS AND TYLElt.

BEC. 5. The duties of the Senior and Junior Deacons shall conform to ancient usages, and th~ charge given them at their insta1lati'Oll. Si}(\ 6. It shall be the duty of the rryler to keep the furniture tlean, and everything ill order for the meeting of the Lodge.. The

im.plen1ents, jewels, clothing, and other property of the Lodge, with the keys of the several apartments, wardrobes, etc., shall be considered in his custody, and he shall for the time being be held P4Sp€)nsible for their safekeeping. He shall keep a correct list of the &&me, and deposit a oopY thereof with the Secretary; and at the expir.tion of his ternl of office, s11a11 deliver over the same to his n€lOe~~$O.r. with the articles, and a.eeoun t for any deficiency that ha.va occurred, satisfactorily to the Lodge; otherwise he shall accountabl~ for the same. He shall, in & book proviG$(t f()];"

1:> r()cefdillf/~<:;

qt tIle

[Oct.

keel) a (~)rrect list of the lnembers of the Lodge, and with their places of residence, and promptly in his hands by the Secretary. It shall also be his to to the brethren, to whonl they are addressed, all aurnmonses issued by the Lodge, or return the same to the Sec"rith a statement in writing setting forth the reasons for his fAilure do so. His services i;hall be re\varded as the Lodge may tirne to time- det.ermb1t\. " 11UrntaBtt'.

"'''''~''''*"''''''*'td",t1 • .,..,"" .•"".,..,,, •.

P}l~TITI()NR

AND }"EJilJ&.

Pers,ons who are d~sirous of being Initiated in this must b(" of the &~e of twenty-one years, or over, and shall l)(.)$bei~ those bodily, menta.l and moral qualifications required by th~ a Ancient Regul&tioD$/' and shall not have been rejected in: other within twelve months past, and vvill apply accordBB(ffl'ION 1.

ing

th~

J.if~()R~{ OH~ pfTITI0N. WClrdem and Brethren of - - - - No. -, AfllOilJnt, Free and Accepted lJIarsons: H TirE PETITION of the $\lbsexiber respectfully represents : u That, unbiab6d by friends and uninfluenced by mercenary mohe hereby freely and voluntarilJ'''- offers himself a candidate l\fysteries ()f Ma$Ollry" That he is prompted to make this AP]PU~~&t:i()n from a fa vcrable opinion entertained of the Fraternity, a for knowledge,. &nd & sincere wish of being serviceable to bis fellow creatures, and that he llas not been rejerted in any Lodge within twelve months" H HLq age is yeal$ }lis occupation is - - - , and his residence

---.

8flould his petit.ion be granted, he promises a cheerful conlthe Rltles and 'Regulations of the order. "L--M--.. tIle ("')l&erfully reoommend the above appli<"ant all II :fit anel proper penrt>n for the mysteries of Masonry. "A--B--, H

r>U.n~e with

"c-- D--." Tblis

tile

&511a11 be ,eoommended by SIt le&st two members of

and delivered ~ tbe SecreUtry, with the sum of - -

d()Uars aooompaJ:\ying it; it received, it shall be referred to a eODllnltooe of tbre& WM shan diligently in v0stlpte the charAnd ()If 1lpplioa.ntt lind make a :teport at a stated r,t!liJill~Tt1l10' of the (tin. m()nth. tllf?lre~(t~r.

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SEC. 2. No petition for initiation can be \vithdrawn after it hhall have been received and referred, but must be acted on within two months after its presentation, exeept in case of the petitioner's death, or further time be granted. SEC. 3. Should the applicant be elected and fail to come forward for initiation \vitbin six months, his fee shall be declared forfeited, and all !)roceedings in his case null and void, unless a good and sufficient excuse be rendered to the Lodge. SEC. 4. Should the applicant be rejected, the depoE,it fee shall Ite returned to him, and his petition can not be again entertained by the L<>dge for the bpace of one year. SEO. 5. The conferring of degrees of Fellow-Craft and Master Mason on initiates of this Lodge may be on verbal application, but in all cases the rnembers shall be satisfied of a brother's proficiency in the preceding degree, by examination in open Lodge, before another degree is conferred upon him. SEC. 6. The fee for conferring the Entered Apprentice degree bball be $--; for the Fellow-Craft, $--; and for the Master }\tIason degree, $--. SSO. 7. In no case shall a degree be conferred on credit, but the .mount prescribed ulPUst be paid over to the Secretary before the degree IS conferred; and no degree shall be conferred on a brother 'Wrho has been ,initiated in allother Lodge, unless by unanimous permission of said Lodge. SEO. 8. Application for affiliation shall he made in the following form: H

To the Worship!ul1J.faster, Wa:rdens and Brethren oj - - - - - Lodge, No. --. HThe subscriber, a Master Mason, and late a member of----

Lodge, No. -, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge o f - - , resp~ctfully petitions for membership in your Lodge; if found worthy, he pledges himself to a cheerful obedience of your ByLaws and the Ancient Usages of Masonry. "His age is - - years; occupation - - ; residence --a

,,----H

Recommended by H ,~

-----. H

This petition shall be recommended by at least two members of tlit&LQdge, and delivered to the Socretary, accompanied by a fee of

It 1l'l.ust also be made to appear satisfactorily to the I.Jodge, that

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aU elaime .gainst him in the Lodge to )Vhich he previously behave b0en di$0haarge€l by Stu-rendering his dimit: Or in case it bas beoome extinet, a.nd he W&S in arrears thereto at the time of its extinction, then that be shalllhave paid to the Grand Lodge said arrearages.. If the petition be received by the Lodge, it shall be referred, a.nd be reporte<i on as in tIle case of a petition for iniBBC. 9. It shAn be the duty of each file-Inber in proposing a 64\IUlldate uIlder thia article, to exhibit to the petitioner a copy of

these

BJl"-ltl;~rs.

10.. F<>r t&<1h diploma the applicant shall pay the sum of

SBO.. 11. Every Inembet of the Lodge present, when a motion is $tated or ~ queeti()!l pun (in whioh he is not personally interor on taking tb~ bal1<>t fc>r lnenrloorship or degrees, shall be Jre(Pllllr~ to \rotet! ~.c.12. Any member in good 'banding, whose dues are paid, may dimit at pleasure, on giving notioe in writing of a desire to Another Lodge, 1<1 1~ve the J\\lrlRdiction or to assist in forming • n$. I,JOdge..

JJALLQTINGS.

emoTIoN 1. In bAlloting for initiation, if more than one black ball appe:u, the eandi.•te shall be declared rejected; but if on the Imt ballot one llegati\f6 o:aly appear a second ballot must be immeAnd it on & second ballot one negative still appear, the O.:O~diti,ate _U be 4$~lated rejected, and no further balloting (1W, be hAd tOI' tft~ one y~ar.

S1IC.. 2. A M])&t-.tt ballot $hall be had for ad vancement in each and .,. unaniD\)ou$ vo~ tIts-II be indispensable to an election, titn$ befo:X1& is conferred, any member of the !b~tl!~ ~W& to a.d &U(Oll1 degree cannot be eonf~rred obi&ctJion i$ wiithd;r.WI~.

3. No one

1__11

a b&llot except the Master and the nor

Wj).df~nl:. and no brolftlleJr mak0 known to another, or to ia whAt m&Q.~r ht Q1' intends to, cast his vote, any br0tlher (fDJMti&OQ MftJ~c~til)~t! it.

Smc, 4. If 61~ easti or "",,,,'1,,,,,,,,,",,-..1,-

•• b.llot for all apI)!icant for hlitiation, tllat he is rejeoted, no member · into or discover·, by any means

~'~~t#JIl.'V1Ji.

llor to itnprtHlently or itll-

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(frand Lodge qt路 JI;拢is801[,ri.

prOIJerly divulge the pro~eedillgs of the Lodge, under penulty, if a flltember, of eJ.pulsion, or, if a visitor, of his never more being admitted to the Lodge or becoming a member thereof.. .A.I-t'rIULE VI. DUgS, rl'RIAI..fS AND

PENALTI.E~.

SECTION 1. Every member, not exempt, shall pay the annual dues o f - - - - , in advance. SEC. 2.. Should any nlember neglect to pay his dues, according to Section 1 of this Article, and shall refuse to pay his dues for twelve months, a SUllU110nS nlust be delivered to him to appear and show cause for sueh neglect; and his excuse Inust be decided satisfactory or otherwise by a majority of the members; and, if satisfactory, he Dlay be excused, granted further time, or his dues remitted; but, if not satisfactory, the Lodge lnay, by a vote of twothirds present, deprive him of all its benefits until the dues be paid -subject always to the restriction of the following, Section 3: If such delinquent brother shall fail to obey a summons, propel'ly delivered to him, he nlust then be summoned to appear and stand t.rial on charges and specifications for" gross unmasonic conduct;" and if found guilty may be suspened or expelled.

SEC.. 3. No nlember shall be suspended or expelled except by a vote of two-thirds of the nlembers present at a stated meeting, of \vhich all resident members have been notified to attend; and only theIl, except by a fair trial, on charges and specifications properly preferred, and the brother afforded an opportunity to appear in his own defense, unless his residence be unknown, when be may be tried ex parte. SEd. 4. The nlanner of trials shall be as provided in Article xvii, of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, published with these By-

Laws. .A.lltJ1ICLE VII. CHARITY. SEOTION 1. The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Warden.s, shall be a con1mittee on charity, who shall attend to all applications for relief, see that all true worthy brothers, their widows &n.d orphans, in sickness or distress, are aided and assisted, and report their action to the Lodge: Provided, when they may deem it neeesSAry, they nlay draw fronl the funds of the Lodge to the amount of - - dollars without further action of the Lodge.

8110.. 2. In any city or town whe!r~ Dlore than one Lodge Jis IOM~ ted, the Worshipful Master shall Annually appoint tw~ members

[Oct. to membership in the Masonic Board of Relief, to &'P},>!iCat14:)ns for

charity shall be referred.

There 8h&11 be reserved from each initiation fee the stun which sh&ll be paid monthly to the Treasurer of the which sum shall, with similar contributions froln in the city, form It Oharity Fund, to be used under <Uflect:L()n of the Board hereinbefore provided, and for no other purwhatever. ARTICLE VIII. SEC FI0N 1. A tran$iellt brother, desirous to visit, shall present with the n&me, number and location of the Lodge of w:bleb he or last wu ., member, &nd shall not be admitted until examined oruer of the Worshipful Master, or vouched for It who sat with him in open Lodge; and the Tyler , record of such visitationR. f

RULES 0]" ORDER. 1.. The Mastel" he is to

IJl questions distinctly; if a division be those who voted in the affirmative to rise, thell the negative, and shall declare the result.

2.. All committees are to be appointed by the presiding Master. In of a ,\'rote the majority of those present shall be necessary to

$. WbeIl Ii znember is ab()ut to speak, he shall rise from his seat, reSDec\ttu,uy addreea hixn.self to* the" Worshipful Master."

or otherwise shall transgress the or any member may call him to orshall down (unless 'permitted "to explain.) shall decide "question of order" without debate. decision in fl\vor of the member, he shall be at liberty to

4.. If

membQl in

rul. of the

i.. When two or _~.

more .Mnbere rise at once, the MiSter shall

the one entitled

No visitor sb.U the Lodge without leave being first he ~e MAster.. 7. Whetl the M~~ter " $t&tmg a question or Siddressing the Ol when a member:is speaking, 1110 person shall enter, go out nor eroes th~ rooD'~ Dor hr. permitted to ~xl,ter into prlv&te dis-

o~tluu,eu" or

C01lJI$.

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8. No nlember

~hall

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vote on any question in the event of which

he is immediately interested. 9. No motion for reconsideration shall be in order, except at the stated meeting when the question shall have been decided.

10. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the Master, and if in ,vriting, read by the Secretary before debate. 11. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if a mernber desire it. In tilling blanks, the largest sum or number, and the longest time, shall be first stated.. 12. Any motion may be withdrawn by the mover, before decision or amendmen t. 13. No llew motion or proposition shall be admitted while a question is pending before the Lodge. 14. When the reading of any paper, etc., is called for and objected to by any member, except the Worshipful Master, it shall be determined by vote. 15. No nlember shall speak more than twice on one subject, unless he obtain the consent of the Master, and then only for explanation; in which case he shall confine hiInself strictly thereto. 16. Every member appointed on a committee must serve, Ulllees for reasons given he be excused by the Master.

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 1. 2. 3. 4. ,5. 6. 7., 8.

rrhe unapproved minutes shall be read and approved. Uniinished business. Reports of Committees on Petitions. Petitions presented. Reports of Standing Uonlmittees. Reports of Select Committees. 짜otions and Resolutions in writing. Miscellaneous business.

Your Committee beg leave to offer, also, the following tions:

l~esoltl"

Re80lved, That at least one-half of the aggregate fees for the three Degrees ought to be deposited With the petition for initi&tioD.ii. R68olved, That any addition to th~se By-Laws, adopted by the Subordinate Lodges, to suit local emergencies, will be considered a

ProceedirtlJ8 oj' tlle

lOct.

tller~()f, Ulltil the ~u(}ceeding bession of tho Orand I.Jodge, ,vben they shall be snbmitted for approval, revision or rejection.

Frlt0rnaUy, GEO. FRANK GOULEY, } Committee TH08. 'E. GARRETrr, · Upon motion of Gnmd Secretary, it was ordered, that the Code just *ppf'o'tM be printed with the Proceedings, with the reconlD~endatfQn tJo Sub()Minate Lodges, to adopt the same for their o"\vn government. At a~80 P. M .. the Gl~nd Lodge wab called to refreshment hy the M. W. Grand Master, until 7:30 P. M.

OC'';('i()B}~R

11, 1869.-7t o'clock,

rl'he a,Mld Lodge wu called to lab?f

b~y'

P. l\L.

the M. "VV. Grand

llaster. Gla;lui Oflioers in their SJeveral stations.

rrhe work in the En~ted Apprentice degree was exenlplified by the Grand Lecturer. On motion, it was ord~red that the vote 011 approval be postponed until the Fellow Craft and. Master M~son degrees are exemplified. At 10:80 the Grand Lodge was called to refreshmellt, until to-mormorning at 9 o'clock.

lOW

OOTO:'8ER 12, 1869.-9 o'clock, A. 1'1.. The Grand Lodge: K_&r.

WitS

called to labor by tho M. W.. Grand

Grand Officers in t:beir several stations. R W. Bro.. Wm. D.Kuiir, S. G. W., appeared aud ~ssumed his

.68*6.

PnL~

~ora

by ihe 68bd. Ch€bpilin. i~ aI1d apprtrvec.t

ot yeSlt~rd.1

lH69.]

Grand Lodge oj'

Mi8.~o1lrt.

GRAND SECRETARY'S AND TREASURER'S It'INANCIAL REPORT. The Grand Secretary read the following Financial Reports, which were referred to Committee on Account:

To th.e JI. ~V. Grand Lodge oj' Mi8S01J/ri. I have the honor to subnlit the following report of di&bursenlents for the ye~lr ending October 1], 1869:

receipt~

and

G路HAN1) 8J1:0R}jl'ARY'S REPORT.

13alsllce on haud Oct. 12, 1868. $ 4,589 86 I~eceived during the year and paid Grand TreasurerFor dispensation fees $ 690 00 For charter fees of new Lodges........... . 660 00 For dues from subordinates, 1868-9 8,176 85 9,526 85 $14,116 71

The disbursementb have been as follows: For salary of Grand Secretary $2,500 00 183 95 Salary of Grand Tyler ,.. . 135 50 Expense dedicating O'Sullivan Monument.. 96 94 Expense dedicating Freemasonts Hall . 145 00 Portraits of Grand Masters . 95 00 Fees and dues returned to Lodges." . Fixtures for vault in (trand Secretary's 81 23 Office . 157 45 J;>rinting and btationery . Printing Pro('eedings, 1868 . 1,176 50 223 20 Postage . 50 00 (..bntingent Expenses of Grand Master . 600 00 I~ent of Grand Secretary's office . 2000 Iltsurance . 10 75 Ot>lltingent expenses . :Bal&nce on band O(-t.. 11, 1869

8,64117 ~

$14,U671

[Oct.

Proaeedings oj" the

GRAND TREASURER'S REPOR'l\

'VVII;LIAM N. LOKE:8¥,

GRAND TREASURER,

In aooount with the :1[. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: DR.

554 75 320 00

1869.

January 25, 22, }(areh 20, July

" • • • • • ~ • • • • • • • iII

~"e-pteJll'r u

1.4

14,

406 200 60 119 166 153 496 521 828

35 00 00 85

50 70 75 80 00

425 50

21, October 2, u 9,

CR.

$ 4,589 86

()ctrJber 18r To balanoe &s per report it To Grand ~cretary

405 00 1,818 84 2,508 85 540 96 95 00

12, 12,

1868.

()etob~r, u

165 55

582 87 114 131 116

a H

40 10 50 00 00

458 80

53 226 676 628

u u' u

44 50 50 25

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April (t

*161 35

160 00 110 00 151 05

68 60

193 00 62 00

Grand Lod,qe oj' Mis8ouri.

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1869.

May June, July, August, October,

By By " " "

CR.

$60, $3, $25 . $250, $50, 75.........•.... ,.........•..... $25, $135, $156 51 . $14 50, $100, $40, . $10, $4 90, $10 75, $25........••.....

October 12," BalancE?'

$ 88 375 316 154 50 444 8,641

00 51 50 65 84 17

--------$14,211 71 14,211 71

1869.

October 12, To balance Notes due on 18th inst.........

$ 8,641 17 5,000 00

Two notes, bearing 10 per cent. interest, of $3,000 and $2,000, due on the 18th of this month.

LETTER FROM DEPUTY GRAND MASTER. A letter "vas read from R. W. Bro. Rufus E. Anderson, announcing the death of his brother, as being the cause of his absence from the Grand Lodge, and the M. VV. Grand Master expressed the sympathy of the members for the Deputy Grand Master in his bereavemen t.

VISITOR.

R. w. Brq.,J,J. W. Babcock, Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge, was introduced and welcomed in the form becoming his station.

CEMETERY LOT. The Special Committee on Cemetery Lot reported as follows: Adopted. HALL OP GRAND LODGE A. F. and _~ .. M., } ST. LOUIS, October 10, 1869, A. L. 5869.

To the Jf. W. Grand bIaster, Grand Wardens, and Brethren of the Grand Lodge oj the State of lJ-fis8ouri : Your Special Conlmittee, appointed at the annual communication of this Grand Lodge in 1867, to have the lot owned by this M. W. Grand Lodge, in Bellefontaine Cernetery, enclosed with suitable fenee or coping, as they Inay deem best, would respectfully &sk to be continued. Fraternally,

W .. R. STON~.) J. H. POTTE.l'4 GER.

}comml·tt$e.

Proceedings Q/' tlbe

rOct.

AMENDMENT ADOPTED. The following anlendment to the By-Laws was read and adopted by a two-third vote:

Resolved, That Section 21, of Article xviii, of the By-Laws this Grand Lodge, be amended to read as follows :

" Whenever a ch~rg~ or charges, shall be exhibited against a member of the Grand Lodge, growing out of his official cOl1duct, "tha Gra.nd MastGr, on rec0ipt of the same, shall cause a true copy to be $erved on the accused, and if, after investigation, he believe the charge or charges to be without sufficient foundation, he shall report accordingly to the next Grand Lodge; but if the Grand Master believe the charge or charges to be well founded, he shall forth.. with suspend the acoused frem the exercise of his privileges as a member of the Grand Lodge, and cite hiIn to appear before the Grand Lodge at its next meeting, to answer to the charge, or charges, exhibited againsthim; Provl~ded, that a Master of a Lodge shall be amenable to the Grand Lodge alone for unmasonic or lInmoral conduct."

DARDENNE L()D.GE, NO. 124. Da.ndenne Lodge, No. 124, pl"esented a luemorial asking pernlibsion to remove from Cottl.esvill<e to O'Fallon, in St. Charles county, . whioh was granted.

REPORT ON GRAND NIASTER'S ADDRESS. Co;mmittee on Grand Master's AddreRS reported as follows, which was adopted: HAI..II.I OF M. W. GRAND LODGE, } 81''. LOUIS, October 12, A. D. 1869, A. L. 5869.

To the

Officer.~

ancl lffembers of the M.

TV. Grand Lodge

and .A.M., o/the State of

o~f

A. F.

~fis80U~"i:

Brethren :-Your Oommittee, to whonl was referred the veryeloquent and able &c1dress of our Most Worshipful Grand Master, beg le&ve to report that we bave perused it with great pleasure and $~tis路faction, and shall ~ncl@~vor to condense into as brief a form ~s possible, the VOlUlXli:nous clet..U of the varied and nlultifariOllS duties which have been pre$~llted to them. Th~ wise &uggeetion& wbich have been pre~el1ted, we trust will ~~lt. a deep and l~$tim,g impression on the lninds and hearts of th~ Craft, aJld the l.o:ras whieh should be dra,~~n from them, we

trust, will not be passed by unheeded. The duty, however, which more immedi&tely deulands our attention as YQ\I1' Comrn~tt~ 1St th~ digest and rel)Ort npo11 the various act" of the l\{ost WO;Jr$it.fpt1l1 G,r;&Al<llViaster.

(/ra1irl Loclge qfi JrIls8ouTi.

SUGGESTIONS.

We recommend the adoption of the suggestion that the District Deputy Grand Masters should, under the direction of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, share more fully the duties of correspondence and oversight of the Craft in their respective districts. Also, that no Dispensations should be issued until the District Deputy Grand Master shall first have reported on and endorsed the

petition. Aleo, his sugge~tion that the District Lecturers should personally visit each Lodge, instead of calling Lodges of Instruction, unless an assessmellt is made sufficiently larg-e to pay the expeuses of tepresentatives, and thus secure a full attendance, and induce them to rem8tin long enough to learn the ,York. Also, that sonle of the Districts should be still further in size.

r~duced

We recollunolld tllnt 80 Hluch as relates to the complaint about "WORK," He referred to a Special Oommittee of five. W ~ a.pprove of the suggestion o:freted to the Most Worshipful Grand Master by Past Grand Master Saunders. We reconlrnend the adoption of the suggestion by the Most Worshipful Grand Master, that a standing CODlmittee be appointed, to investigate and report upon the reports of DiEitrict De-puty Grand Masters. ()]j'lFICI.A,I.., ACTrONt4.

We C0111nlend the decisive action of the l\tfost Worbllipful Grand Master, ill the case of Houston Lodge, No. 42, and endorse his arrest of its Charter, and the Dispensation issued to Breckenridge Lodge. Also, the Most Worshipful Grand Master's artest of the Oharbet of Warren Lodge, No. 74, arising out of its contulnacy to the orders Gf th0 Grand Lodge; and that so llluch of the address as refers to the ~estoration of the Oharter be referred to the Special CommitiE}e on " lVork." A~(), the Most Worshipful Grand M~tster7s action in deposing the Worshipful Master of Oregon Lodge, No.. 139, alld that so rouel). of his address as refers to the appeal of the '\Vorshiprul Master be referred to the Committee on Grievance.

In th0 ease of Gentryville Lodge, No. 125" yourOolnmittee &U, ~n.dorsethe action

of the Most Worshipful Grand Master.

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You.r Uomnlittee fully endorse the action of the J\!Iost Worshipful Grand Master in the case of Macon Lodge, No. 106, in permitting the members to resume their labors, the Charter not having been arrested. We endorse the actioll of the lYlobt Worshipful Grand ~Iaster in the arrest of the Charter of Summit Lodge, No. 263. AlbO, the action of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, in suspending the work of Meridian Lodge, No.2, and recomnlend that the papers lnarked " F" in this case, be referred to a Special C0111mittee of fiv~, of resident members outside of the City of St. Louis.

In the case of Newton Lodge, No. 175, we endorse the action of the Most "\Vorshipful Grand Master in the arrest of its charter. In the case of Clarence Lodge, Under Dispensation, we endorse the action of the Most Worshipfld Grand Master, in appointing new officers. We fully approve the actioll of the Most Worshipful Grand Master in refusing to grant dispensations to army officers to receive the degrees in a shorter time than that fixed by la,v. Âť III the ease of Olarksville Lodge, No. 17, we endorse the t:\ction of the Most Worshipful Grand Master in ordering the Worshipful Master to summon the members of the Lodge and proceed with the trial of the accused brother. We alE,o recommend the adoption of the Most Worshipful Grand Master's suggestions, that in all trials paper ballots should be used instead of balls, and that the decision of the voting member shall be written thereon as to guilt or punishment; and that no ballot shall be counted upon which nothing is written.

We elldose the appointment of Foreign Representatives made by the Most Worshipful Grand Master.

So much of the address which refers to the dIfference between the Most \VorshipfulGrand Master, and Grand Lecturer, on Ritual, be referred to the Special Oommittee on " lVork.'1 With the Most WO~Aipful Grand Master, we sympathise with the Grand Lodge in the death of Past Grand Master, Priestly H. McBride, and recommend that a Special Commit/tee be appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the feelings of this Grand Lodge. So much of the address as refers to the lVIasol1ic Hall Association be referred to a speoial committee of five luembers, resident outside of the City of ~t. Louis. So much of the Most Worshipful Grand MAster's address as refers to his decisi<lUs" be lef~rred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.

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So much of the MObt Worshipful Grand Mabter'b addrebs Hb refers to the appoint111ent of Senior Deacon:, and. Junior Deacons, your committee fully endorse the opinion of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, that the Worshipful Master alone should make all appointments. ..J URISDIOTION.AL RIGII'l'tj.

Your COillluittee are pained to learn of the invasion of this jurisdietion by 1\'Ionitor Lodge, No. 528, of New York City, Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 76, in Illinois, and St. Merron Lodge, No. 129, Paisley, Scotland, and fully endorse the enlphatic protest of the Most War.. shipful Grand Master in the premises, and had supposed that the firm. and unswerving position of this Grand Lodge was fully un . . derstood by every other jurisdiction, to tho extent that our rights would not again be invaded; but, believing that the above acts were committed by subordinate Lodges, ignorant of Masonic rights and usage, and that ample redress vvill be affordeu ,vhen the grievance is properly presented to the respective Grand Lodges, we therefore recommend that the Grand Secretary expregs, ill suitable terms, the solemn protest of this Grand Lodge to the Grand Lodges named, against this action by their subordinates, and that the parties so made Masons be recognized only as clalldestine, until tiley be properly heled by the Lodges to whose jurisdiction they properly belollg, entertaining, as we fully do, the belief that the Grand Lodges named ,vill D1ake ample apology, and punish tbe offending Lodges. .4\.1l of which is fraternally subnlitted. 'Vl\I. H. srrONE, Chairman.. MARTIN J. HUBBLE. .J. A. PRICE.

COLLEGE PROPERTY. rr.he cOllunittee on College Property Inade the following report, '\>vhleh was adopted: To the M. W. Grand :Jfaster, Wardens and Brethren oj the lJ,f. 'ij'. Grand Lodge of the State of :d!lissouri .You;r cOlnmittee, appointed at your last session, "to attelld tbe next session of the Legislature, and urge upon it the importance of eomplylng with the conditions upon which the State accepted the donation of the college property at Lexington," would report, that tlley have in part discharged their duties, and would beg to be eOfE)l,Jtlnned uutil the next session of this Grand Lodge.. Fraternally "$ll bmi tted, MARTIN COLL}:NS.

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OORRESPONDENCE.

'rile Comnlittee on Foreign Correspondence... read biR report, \vhich ,vas ordered printed with the Proceedings. [See Appendix.]

FOREIGN RELATIONS. BrG>. Geo. Frank Gonley, Committee on Foreign Oorrespondence, submitted the f;()llowing resolutions, which were unanim{)usly adopted: 'VE~T VIRGINIA.

lVl26reas, All queSitiQU of the legality and jurisdictional rights of the Grand ;Lodge of West Virginia have been settled between it and the Grand Lodge of Virginia, at the last session of said latter body; therefore, be it Resolved That the M. W. Grand Lodge of West Virginia be, and is, hereby recognized and welcomed into the Masonic fanlily by tll,e M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri, in all the spirit offr:tternal kindness. Resolved, That the 楼. W.Grand Master be requested to appoint ft representative, trow. this (:frand Lodg~, near the Gral1d Lodge of W&at Virginia. GRA:ND ORIl1INI'.c OE' FRA.N01f: AND

LOUI~IANA.

Whereas, There e~ists in the State of Louisiana a so...called Supreme Ooun~il of th~ A. & A. 8. Rite, which presullles to invade the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge in that State, by granting oharters to symbolic Lodges; and, WhereaShThiS .Gta.ll.d Lodge does not recognize in any State or 'l'erritory t e supr6mle M~sonic jurisdiction of more than one Grand Lodge duly organized in such State or Territory, and cannot t )lerate a divided and rival power; and, Whereas, The spurious and usurping Council in Louisiana has beeIl recognized and air~ed by the Grand Orient of France, as an enemy of the Grand Lod$'E) of Louisiana, thereby disturbing the peace &nd harmoul: of at sister jurisdiction with whom we are in fraternal correspondence; therefore, be it Resolve.rJ.J That the. Masonio in.tercourse between the Grand Lodge of IV1issouri &lld tIae Gral':td Orieni of Fmnce be, a.nd is hereby suspended, u~til Mid Gl'&OO OX'ient shall remedy the injuatice she has don-e th~ Grand Lodge of Louisiana, "l?y totally withdrawing all :NU:tsQnie Tetoognition frOm the SUplr&Jne Ganneil of

Louisiana; and, fttirthQlr, Re$o~q)edwl. That atte,s6ed ool'ies oft}~e f(')l'egoil1g resolutions be sent to the t1r9rl'ld B ~ therelu named.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE,S. The M" W. Grand nlitt@es:

M&~r &nnotUl~~ the

following special con'l-

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On Work-B. W . H . Carnegy, C.. A . Rowley, S. H. Sa.unders, H .. Olay Cockerill, W . H . stone. On District Deputy Grand Master's-J. M. Marmaduke, S.. R. Myers, Jas . C. Orr, W. C.. ~arrison, B. 0 . Austin . On Xeridian Lod.ge, No . 2-Geo. W. Easley, .T. W .. Bagby, Nathan Barron, Ed. Russell, J. M. Pelot. On Masonic Hall-Samuel H . Owens, Samuel Russell, A. l\f. Dockery, W. D. Muir, Jno.. H. Turnel". On Obituary-B . W. B. CarIlegy, Jno. H. Turner, Jos. Foster, <.:teo.. Whitcomb, Samuel H. Saunders.

At 12:80 the Grand Lodge ,vas called to refreshment by the M. 'V. Grand Master.

Oo'rOBER

12, 1869-2 o'clock,

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Th.e Grand Lodge was called to labor by M. W. Grand 1\laster.

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MASONIC BENE,rOLENT ASSOCIATION. TI1.e Special Committee on iYhe- "Masonic BenevoiLent tion of Missouri," reported as follows:

A$$~eia.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., October 12th, 1869.

'P() tM M08t lVorshipful Grand Loitge oj Missouri: 'Fhe undereigned special oommittee, appointed on the "Marsollie Mutual Benevolent Association of Missouri," would respectillllt lt$pori that we have ex.amLtwd the Charter and By-Laws of sa.i<l ASSDeiQti.on, its proposed workingsJ., &c., as fUlly and Ga;r~fully limited tiIne would permit, and take great pleasure in it, and would fraternally reeommend the a<lo~ tiQa of the follOWing resolutions by the Grand Lodge, viz:

aLI' ()Ur

}l~lijy endorsing

~~3'(i)'lVifltd That the Grand Lodge of Mlsaouri ooxdUtlly &p:pll~e of ~, Qb4ect5 of the "M&~o.tlic Mutual Benev,olent As~eiaiiola of l\{;L$Qouri, ' and eomnlend it to the favorable consideration of the fJl'f$Ktr0rnity in this jurisdictioIl, and. :recommend that they 8¥lr"iI tb~selves of the benefl,ts, to 00 derivoo from a IOembersl~i:p i-'$laJd

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Proceedings of the

Resolved That the Masters of subordinate Lodges be requested to bring the object of the Association to the notice of their respecti ve Lodges, and explain its operations. B. SHEPPERD. ELIAS PARROTT. JAB. LOVERN. W. GALLAND.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Conlll1ittee reported as follows: Adopted. 1b tlte j}[ost TVorsh1pjul Grand Master, (}r'and Wardens and Brethrren .: Your conlmittoe Oll Unftni87bed Busine8s beg leave to report that

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hand. Fraternally,

~. M. ROUNTREE, M. M. JESSE, s. J. DEWEY.t~ COnlIl1ittee. J. M. PENDL.illTON. .JOHN B. BEST. J

ACCOUN'rs. COlnmittee reported as f(,!lows, "vhich was adopted: To the ~[08t lVorshipjul Grand Lodge oj Mi88ouri.路 Your conlmittee on accounts beg leave to report, after an examination of the books, papers and accounts of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer, fronl October 12th, 1868, to October 11tIl, 1889, they find ~

The Grand Secretary has received He has paid to the Grand Treasurer................................. The Grand Treasurer had on hand. as per last report........ M3Ikillg

The Grand TreasurC?r has ;paid, as per vouchers....

$ 9,526 85

9,526 85 4,589 86 $14,116 71 5,475 54

Leaving balance on hand in treasury, October 11th, 1869... $ 8,641 17 Your conlmittee find two notes of the Grand Lodge to be due October 18th, 1869, bearing 10 per cent. interest, which amount to $5,000, and, when ptttid, will leave about $3,000 for Grand Lodge expeue,es for the cOD:ling ye$tr; a sum vvhich will probably not meet the exvenses, and your oomn1itnee, not deenling it proper for thenl to suggest any fin&uci~l Dle.asures, report the faet only. rrhe me-

Grand Lod.qe oj' Missouri.

nl0rial of Mirabile Lodge, No. 166, which was referred to your committee, to be relieved of the paynlent of a $300 note due the Grand Lodge, vvould suggest that the interest on said note be re.. mitted, and that Mirabile Lodge, No. 166, be given until the next tl.1eeting of this Grand Lodge to pay said note. Respectfully submitted. H. L. GAINES. } C. C. WOODS. Committee. J. G. HART.

PORTRAITS. Committee. reported as follows, and on Dlotion the adopted, and committee continued:

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To the 111. liV. Grand Lodge oj Missouri,' The committee appointed at the last session of this (~rand Lod~e, to procure portraits of Past Grand Masters J. W. S.. Mitchell, W. E. Dunscomb, 1.1. S. Cornwell, Benjanlin Sharp, S. W. B. Carnegy, and Joseph Foster, suitable for preservation in our Gallery of Portraits, beg leave to report that we have performed the duty to which we were appointed so far as it lay in our power. We have accordingly obtained the portraits of M. W. Brothers Mitehell, Dunscomb and Cornwell, but have not as yet been able to procure those of M. W. Brothers Carnegy, Foster and Sharp. Fraternally submitted, T. E. GARRETT, D. N. BURGOYNE, W. C. DEFRIEZ.

CALLAO LODGE, NO. 38. On motion of Bro. Jas. Lovern, the dues of Callao Lodge, No" 88, were remitted for the past year, owing to great misfortunes.

JURISPRUDENCE. The Committee on Jurisprudence repol路ted as follows, which was aa~ted.

ST. LOUIS, October 12, 1869, A. L. 5869. To tl'b6 M. W. (.Jrand Lodge A. F. and A. M. oj the State oj Mis$ouri. :BRETIlREN: Your Committee Oll .Jurisprudence, to "vhom was rre,fi$'tfted so 11luch of the M. W. GrSLnd Master's Annual AddrE's~ as ref_tiel to DO(J1lJionB, would respectf1.111f report as follows:

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Yoo,r committee endors~ the decision of the M. W. Grand Master, that a Mason can-not be expelled for non-paj"'ment of dues. Also" the decision that a ca.ndidate cannot be ad yal1ced fron} one degree to another in th~ face of objections by a Dlember. Also, that a member cannot disclose his ballot, and if he does, the rejection for initi~tipl1 still smnds for twelve months. Also, the decision that no member can be deprived of his righ t to vote, or other privileges, without a fair trial. Such action is ill direct violation of the resolntions adopted by this Grand Lodge in 1867. Also, that all By-L&ws which suspend a nlembe;r after a certain time for non-payment of dues, without a trial, are illegal and void. Also, that a n1ember cannot din\it at a sp~ial meeting. Alsot tha.t it IS the duty of the W. U. to fill all positi(}llS in the IJodg& whicll ape

nutd~

by apJPOimtment..

...L\.lso, that it is proper to Withdraw a petition of one totally di&qUalified to receive the Mysteries of Masonry, as all such petitions a;L~e ipso facto null alld void. Also, that ballots ll).ust he h$ld on aU petitions, whether the Qommittee l~p().rt favorably ()t unfavorably..

Also, that it requires the nnanimous consent of all the menlberE, to grant another Lodge the priVilege to confer degrees, or to waive jUrisdiction.

PRESENT

Also, that officers elect canllot be installed by proxy.

Also, that a nlember has the right to object to the introduction of a visitor.. Also, that E. A's. and F. O's. must be re-examined each tirne they &pply after fe:jeotiOl1l. Also, that all rejected applicants f<>r melnbership Inust file a new petition before another ballot.

We cannot endorse the cleeision of the M. W. Grand Master" that a Lodge cannot adopt & by,..law raising its scale of dues without first obtaining the a,pprovaJ. of th0 Grand Lodge. We hold this to be the INDEFEASABLil ltIGlr1V of It LQdge, to make By-Laws and tbat they are valid until J:8V'e!J$OO. by the Grand Lodge. PROV~l;>EI) they are not iPl~O lac-to contrary to &uy existing la"vs of the Grand

IJodge.

We &Pi)l'ove ~nd tbe dooisioll of the M. W. Grand Mast(?r, that 110 (Ule is eDtiti;~d ~ the: title (?fQ an aetnal PQstMa.ster

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Gra/}~d

Lodge oj" Mis80l/;?"i.

,vho has llot been duly elected and installed aE, ~f,\E,tel of a ()harterecl Lodge. Also, the decisioIl and vie"vs expressed by the M. W. Grand Master, about the status of army-Iuade Masons.

We also endorse the views of the M. W. Grand Master, that the decisions of a Grand Master are not valid after being reported to the Gr&nd Lodge, u111ess confirmed by the Grand Lodge. We endorse the decisioll, that It is c()mpetent for a Lodge to ~l~Y its members, irrespective of any legal procedure that may be at the time pending. Relative to the decision of the M. W. Grand Master, that Grand Masters nlay interfere in cases after trial and verdict, your committee are of the opinion that it is the duty of the Grand Master to protect and defend the execution of the laws, and if ill his judgment the established law of the Grand Lodge has been violated, and great injustice done thereby, it is his right to have the nlatter corrected by a new trial; but where it is a question ONLY OF OPINION as to the guilt or innocence of tIle party, by the evidence, we hold that it is not in the power of the Grand Master to set aside the verdict, or to order a new trial until it has been reported to and acted upon in Grand Lodge. We also endorse the decision of the M. W. Grand Master, That Master Masons raised in Lodges in this jurisdiction are ipso facto l11embers without further ballot, except where the work has been done for another Lodge, then the Brother is a Inember of the Lodge which D181de the request.

We also agree with the M. W. Grand Master, that every resident member should be summoned to attend trials. Relative to Section 24, Article XVIII., Grand Lodge By-Laws, your oommittee decide that said section was not intended to be so oo:nstrued that a nlember should be expelled without trial, but that he is entitled to a trial and ?nay be expelled. AU of which is fraternally subnlitted.

W. H. STONE, Ohai1'째ljnan. M. J. HUBBLE, ALEX. M. DOOKERY, JNO. H. TURNER, SAM'L. H. OWENS, GEO. WHITOOMB. Tl~0 Gmn.d Secretary otr~red

tae following atnendm(ID't t~ tbe the Cowroittee on JurisprlWleo.oo, which was &t\()pted Qy thiEf f<lll&wil1g vote :

l1epo~t of

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Resolved rl'llat when charges arc preferred u.gainst a Mason, and thoEle charges have been entertained by the Lodge and a time set for trial that such Mason cannot be consiuered in good Masonic standing u~til his innocence has been established by the verdict of his brethren. VOTE.

A YEs.-IJodges No.1, 8, 12, 13, 16, 20, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 51, 62, 7], 72, 73, 75, 79,89,93,94,96, 103, 106, 114, 116,123, 127,130,13],133, 135, 150, 151, 158, 167, 170, 176, 179,184, 185, 186, 189, 192, 195, 208, 209, 215, 220,236, 240, 245, 255, 256, 259, 261, 264, 265, 267,272, 280, 283,286, 296. 6!) Lodges, ll1aking 325 votes. Individuals, 73. Total, 398. NAYS.-Lodges No.3, 5, 15, 18,24,38, 40, 43, 45, 48, 49, 53, 56, 59, 60, 63, 66, 67, 68, 78, 82, 91, 97, 100, 102,105, 111, 117, 121, 124, 126, 137, 155, 163, 174, 178, 183,210, 211,221, 225, 232, 251, 260, 288, 295.

46 Lodges, nlaking 230 votes. Individuals, 79. Total, 309. Majority, 89.

MERIDIAN LODGE, No.2. Special Conlmittee reported as follows:

Adopted.

To the Mo.st Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri:

Your C0111mittee to whom was referred the case of Bro. Casper H. Gillenbeck, W. M. of Meridian Lodge, No.2, charged with "wilfully affiliating and holding Masonic intercourse with clandestine, so-called, colored Freemasons," beg leave to submit thE" following report: . After having carefully gOlle throngll the volunlinous record of conflicting testimony in this case, we ba ve arrived at the conclusion that, however muoh reprehensible and open to censure the conduct of Bro. Gillenbeok \Vas, in associating, with other members of his Lodge, in a public park in this city, with negroes, who, on that occasion, proclaimed themselves to be Masons, he is not guilty, as charged, because suel'l intercourse and association on that occasion was not had by Bro. Gillenbeck and other members of Meridian Lodge, No.2, as Naaon8. Your conlmittee would be; glad that, haVing arrived at this conclusion, their duties were at an end.. But the record in this case shows, 011 the part of the Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, and other members of Meridian Lodge, No.2, sUch reckless disregard of Masonic and gentlemStnly p:r"Oprieties, which, taken in connection ,vith the want of Masonic discipline1 and the disordered and dis-

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cordant state of affairs, with the unnlaSOllic feeling which this record shows to exist among the melnbers of Meridian Lodge, No. 2, constrain us to the belief that it would be for the best interests (of the fraternity at large that the charter of that Lodge be placed where it will be guarded by those who have a luore faithful regard for the good name of the craft. We do, therefore, recommend that this Grand Lodge arrest the charter of Meridian Lodge, No.2. Fraternally submitted. (lEO. vV. EASLEY. EDWARD RUSSELL . ...- \RTHUR BARRON. â&#x20AC;˘T. W. BAGBY. .T. M. PELOT.

LODGES U. D. The Comulittee reported as follows, which ,vas adopted:

To the W.

]}f.

G'rand Lodge of

Mi8eo'U~(Oi :

The Conlnlittee on Lodges U. D. would respectfully report that they have examined all the proceedings of Lodges U. D., whieh have been referred to them, and find those of the following Lodges in the main correct, and would recommend that charters be granted to them: Altona Lodge, Altona, Bates county. St. Aubert Lodge, St. Aubert, Callaway county. Sikeston Lodge, Sikeston, Mississippi county. PaulviIle Lodge, Paulville, Adair county. Kingsville Lodge, Kingsville, Johnson county. Linn Creek Lodge, Linn Creek, Camden county. Hardin Lodge, Hardin, Ray county. CbUlicothe Lodge, Ohillicothe, LiVingston county. nottsville Lodge, Bottsville Livingston county. Olarence Lodge, Clarence, Shelby county. Koun.t Pleasant Lodge, Mount Pleasant, Gentry Cotlnty. Kit Carson Lodge, Elizabethtown, Colfax county, New MeXico. Oorner Stone Lodge, St. Louis, St. Louis county. ÂĽODonald Lodge, Independence, Jackson count:}.... Rural Lodge, Kansas City, Jackson county. :&1 Dorado Lodge, Lurey, Clark county. Osborn Lodge, Osborn, De Kalb county. NeW-London Lodge, New London, Ralls couuty. Ob~pel Hill Lodge, Chapel Hill, Lafayette county.

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A::;hlar Lodge, Commerce, Scott county. Parrott Lodge, Maysville, De KaIb county. Jonathan Ijodge-, Fairview, Worth county. :Faithtul Lodge, Little Black, Ripley county. Ne,v Boston Ijodge, Ne,v BOtlton, ~I~t(,ol1 county. King Hiram Lodge, !{noxville, Ray county. !{earlley IJo(lge, Ke~lrIley, Clay county. Your COnl111ittee ,voul<l further reconllllelld that the Dispens,ttiOll of the follo"ring IJodges he continued:

Clark City Lodge, Olark City, Ulark county. Cainsville Lodge, Cainsville, Harrison county. Kennedy IJodge, Lamar, Nodaway county. Breeke~lridge Lodge, Breckenridge, Uald,vell county, with authority to retain the jewels, furniture and property of the late Houston I,odge, No. 42. Lathrop Lodge, Lathrop, Clinton county, with such change of officers as may be made by the brethren of that Lodge, under the approval of J\f. W. Grand ~raster. Any change of Hall to be approved by the D. D. Grand Master. ReturnH of the foll<n,vi:t.lg Lodges being incomplete, would reCOll1nlend that they be contulued another year under Dispensation. Mount Zion Lodge, Benton, Ho""vell county. Medoc I..Jodge, Medo~, JaRper county.

Your Comnlittee have also ex~unined several petitions for new Lodges, and ""vould recomnlcnd that Dispensations be issued as follows: Relief I.iodge, Graud Prairie, Greene county. .A.grieola Lodge, Towllship 43, Henry county. Circle Ijodge, Roscoe, St. Clair county. Amity Lodge, Smithton, Pettis county. Fidelity Lodge, Farley, Platte county. ~Iyrtle Lodge, MillVille, Ray county. Oak Grove Lodge, Oakland, Jackson county. Malta Lodge, !\traIts, Bend, Saline COU11ty. And that the following petitions be referred to the M. 'V. Grand 1\JIaster for the ensuing year: Summit Lodge, Lees Summit, Jaek$()n eoant)r. Harmony Lodge, BUffalo, Dallas county.

The brethren of BottsviUe Lodge ask tba.t the n~me of the Lodge be changed to Dockery Lodge. This your C(.\m~ittâ&#x201A;Ź'e beg leave to refer to the decisiOOl of the Grand Lodge.

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Your Committee deenl it incumbent upon th(Am to notice some of the particulars in which the proceedings of luany of the above I.Jodges appear luore or less defective. l A copy of the Dispensation should appear on the Record of the Lodge. There is no installation of officers in a Lodge 1J. D.

At the firRt lll<?cting, \vhen tt IJodgc has been set to work U. D., Horne by-lavvR or ruler.; should be adopted, so far as to provide for the tirl'1e of rpgular IDeating-H, feCH for degrees, &c., until a new complete code of by-In,vB can be adopted. Particular rnre r-,hould he taken to state on the ll1inutes the opening and CloHillg of the I.Jodge, changes fronl one degree to allother, &c. Narnes of r<:conunend~rH of petitions should apl)ear on the rninutes, unIe-BR.it separ~lte Look is ke})t for the record of petitions. Also, InotiollR should he stated for dinlits.

J.\ilinutes should bo E;iglH'{l by tho Seeretary, and after approved by the Worshipful J\'IaRtet.

As most of the imperfectiolls in the proceedings examined by them appear so, doubtless, from errors or omissions on the part of Se0retaries, :v'ol1r Conln1ittee think it would be advisable for the Grand Lodge to adopt a general blank form of Ulinutes of a Lodge rneet.ing, to be issued to aU r,./odges U. D. This would, no doubt, materially assist Secretaries, and produce greater uniformity and" more correct expreSSiOl1R in their records. The by-laws sent up for inspection have been only partially examined. They are, for the most part, volulninous, and contain rules now obsolete or inlproper; but it was deemed tuanecessary to r~view them, as the Grand Lodge will doubtless, at their present se$sion, adopt a general code of by-laws for the use of all subordil1&te Lodges.

Fraternally snbnlitted, J. W. I . UKE, Ohairman.

TIME li'OR ANNUAL ELEOTION. :aro~

w. H. Stone offered

the following, '\vhi~h was adopted:

Resolved, That the election of officers of the Grand LOQg~ shall btke ~lace on Wednesday mornillg of the ses~ion, im1ilJltfdltal&ely 3\.ft&r the reading of the journal, until otllerwlse ordered~

Proceedings of the

76 At 6

P. M.,

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the Grand Lodge was called to refreshment untIl

7:30 P. M., by the Most Worshipful Grand Master.

OOTOBElt

12, 1869-7t o'clock

P. 1.1.

rrhe Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Most Worshipful Cirand

~{aster.

Grand officerEl in their several stations. The work was exenlplified in the Third Degree by the I{,. 'V. Cirand Lecturer. At 10 o'clock, the Grand Lodge W~tS called to refreshment, until <} o'clock to-morrow morning.

OOr:I'OBER

18, 1869-9

0' clock A. 1\1.

'rIle Grand IJodge "vas called to labor by tho M. 'V. Grand l\!Iaster.

Grand officers in their several stations. Prayer by the Grand Ohaplain. '].'11e hour having arrived for the annual electIon of officers, the Grand Lodge proceeded to the performance of that duty, with the following result: BRO.

" " " " "

WM. D. MUIR, of Boonville, Grand Haste?''". THOS. E. GARRE1'T, of St. Louis, Deputy Grand Master. ALEX. M. DOCKERY, of Chillicothe, 8. Grand Warden. SAMUEL H. OWENS, of California, J. Grand Warden . WM.. N. LOKER, of St. Louis, Grand Treasurer. GEO. FRANK GOULEY, of St. Louis, Grand Secretary.

At ]:15 P. M., the Grand Lo(1,ge was called to 2:30 P. M., by the IVÂŁ. W. GrAlld Master.

refr0$;hln~ntt until

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Grand Lodge of MissOU1"i. OCTOBER

13, 1869-2i o'clock

77 P. :,M ..

The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the M. W. Grand Master. Grand officerg in their several stations. ~IT.

ZION LODGE, U. D.

The petition of Mt. Zion Lodge, U. D., was read, asking permission to move from Benton to West Plains, in Howell county, and to have Bro. Wm. Howard appointed Junior Warden, which was granted.

PRINTING NAMES OF MEMBERS. Bro. Alex. M. Dockery offered the following, whicll 'vas adopted: :Resolved, That the names of members of subordinate Lodges be published ,vith the proceedings of this session of the Grand Lodge.

TRANSPORTATION. Bro. David Stone offered the following, which was adollted : Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Master, Jno. D. Vinci!, Bl"O. Jas. F. Aglar and Bro. Martin Collins, be appointed a committee to procure transportation for the members of this Grand Body at its next session.

DEDICATION. The hour having arrived for the dedication of New Masonic Hall) corner Benton and Broadway, and labor being dispensed with La tite Master's degree and reE>umed in the E. A. degree, the Grand and Subordinate Lodges formed in procession according to tbe u&a.gres of the Craft, as specified in the Book of Constitutions. After the solemn cerelnouies had been concluded at the new RaJl, the Most Worshipful Grand Master delivered the followiIlg brLef remark~ :

My BROTHERS AND FRIENDS-I regret that the time allowed us fo~ these services is so short, and that we are necessitated to returD, 80 early to the Grand Hall, thereby preventing any remarl{s ~ ~ny of the brethren who are here. I had felicitated :r;nysrelf th~thi$ occasion would not pass without at le&st "a fea'3t of r0aSi()11 ~lJXd .. flow of soul," hut the golden king of day, Ritting upon bis

qtÂˇ the [Oct. throne, reIllinds us that we must hie lit our hOlnes and other duties.,

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I cannot forego the pleasure nor deny myself the privilege of making one renlark. Less than t\velve lllonths ago, just a little below (pointing to the ground), in C0111pany '\vith the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and in co-operation with the Order of Odd Fellows, the corner-stone of this superb structure "vas laid "vith Masonic honors. Its conlpletion and SOlf\'nUl dedication to the sacred uses and purposes of Freenlasonry afford a striking I)l'oof that the institution of which we are lne111bers is ~t "live institutioll L" ftnd though she boasts not of, nor prides herself in her nUlterial structures alone, yet thiR beautiful teHlplE:, dedieated to l\[nsonr.y, to Virtuo r and to Universal Bellcvolenee, riRes up and rnarkR a now in our history as an institution. It if-! one tn ,vhh'h W"C HUt)" point vvith pride and pleaHurc, and E'sperially ll:lay the IJodger4 vvhieh will Inoet here do so. This is, the da\vning of bright(\r, and I truKt rnorc auspicious days in this part of your great citJr â&#x20AC;˘ 'Vhy, sirH! it is scarcely credible, that ,vithill t'\Jvelye luollths-scarcely that tinle since we laid tbe corner-stone, that this beautiful h'Ulpl(\, the creation of gelliuR and an enduring indication of the liberality and the spirit of its builders-has sprung up. l\iy brethren, this te111ple, this Inaterial structure, in its simplicity, in its betlruty, in its fitness for its object, is a credit to the taste and refinement of the nlember~, who will hold it as their retreat from the stornls of the world; and it is but feebly significant of that brighter, nobler, holier superstructure, that the principles we teach \vithin the urcana of Masonry are erectinga moral superstructure. They are doing this in the sunlight of God's smiles, and entrel1ch thelnselves in the great lleart of humanity. This superstructure ,vin survive all In~tterial structures, and live in the destinies of a bright fnture, coextensive with the immortal nlind; for these principles and their nloral influences upon character are destined to survive all earthly things. I am proud, as your Grand Master, of the Lodges of North St. Louis, and rejoice that they have added this additional nlonUlllellt to the taste, to the refinenlent, and to the Illoral history of :B'reelnasonry in this proud metropolitan eity of the 'Vest. May God bless Beaoon and Aurora Lodges, and ma:y' the brethrE"Il throll.ghout our jurisdictiol1, catching the inspiration of this occasion, all their return to their homes, go forward t\lld do likewise r ~n<1 S00111.uay we have, all over this grand Commonwe1tltb, Inany such places, in which brethren will delight to conle. I thanl\: you for your indulgence. The Grand I..IoEIge then rnarched l)t\~k to I,.'reernasons' Hall.

Labor was dispensecl with ill tbe E. A. degree ~iJ!ld resumed in the Third, after whieh the (jwraand IJ()dge \V~\S ~alled to refreslln1ent lUltil 7:80 o'clock I>. lL

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18~9-7t 0" clock !). ~r.

'fIle Grand I;odge waR called to labor IJy the lVI. W. Grand Master. (jrancl offiecrs in their several stntioIlH. The ,york ,vaH exenlplified in the Secoll(l Degree l)y the R. "\\;. Grand I;€cturer. On motion, the tillal settlelDellt of the Ritual 'VHF; 111ade the special for<ler for to-lnOrrO\V evening, at 7 o'clock, \vhen the Conlrnittee on 'Vork was instrl1etc\d to report. At 11 P. l\L, the C-irand I.Jodge ,vas called to refrc~hlnent, until to-morrow morning at 8:30 o'clock.

OCTOB.Elt

14, 1869-8i o"clock,

A. Ai ..

'fhe Grand Lodge was ealled to labor by 1\I. \V. Grand l\Iaster.

Grand Officers in their

severt~l AtatiollH.

Prayer by the Grand UhRplain. Record of yeRterduy read and apllrovetl.

D. D. GRAND MAS'l'ERS. On. motion of Bro. R. P. Faulkner, the report on D. D. Grand :Masters was referred to a spec-ial committee, Bro. B. O. Aueth1, ehainnan. t

rrHANKS. Bro. H. B. Butts offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of the Grand Lodge be, and are hereby tendered to Mr. H. Prouhet of St. Louis, for the loan of $nver pitchers for the use of this Grand Lodge, 011 the occasion of dedio&tion services perforuled Wednesday, October 13th, 1869. BrQ. Geo. W. Easley offere~ tbe following, which was adopted: . )tll{Jolv6Cl, That the thanks of this Grand LodO'e are l1ereby ten<Jtelr&(J to all of the railroad companies and steamboat lines to &nd from St. LOtlis, who have so generously extended the courtesy of · h_l'-ti81r6 to the members attending this Grand body; and that the G~d Secretary he illstrt1Jcted to oommunicate this reso~'Mo1t to $U~

eG;mapallies and

~ines.

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COPIES.

Bro. Ii'. '1'. Dysart offered the follo,ving, which ,vas adopted: Re8olved, That fifteen hundred copies of the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge be published for distribution.

STATUS 0]' NON-AFFILIATES. Bro. J. IVL Pelot offered the following, which was adopted: Re80l1.'ed, That a ""Committee of three be appointed to report at the next annual Grand Oommunication, what legislation, if any, is expedient for thE:\ relief of Master Masons rejected on petition for rnembership by subordinate Lodges.

Which was referred to Bros. S. H. Saunders, T. E. Garrett and Geo. Frank Gouley. 路

NIORAL STATUS OF MEMBERS. Bro. J. G.. Anderson offered the following, which was ado11ted: Resolved, That D. D. Grand Masters, in addition to their other duties, upon official visits to Lodges, be required to examine carefully into the moral status of the membership, and see that the laws of the Grand Lodge are strictly enforced in reference to intemperance and profanity.

BRO. 'VM. G. LEWIS, DECEASED. Bro. D. G. Heaston offered the follo""ving, which was adopted:

Whereas, Bro. W. G. Lewis, for several years Worshipful Master of Bethany Lodge, No. 97, departed this life on the 18th of }"ebruary, 1869, while filling the office of Master; and,

}Vhereas, Bro. IJewis ,vas an earnest 1\JIason and a good nl&n ;

therefore,

Resolved, That a Memorial page be set apart in tIle printed Proceedings of this session of the Grand Lodge, in honor of our beloved brother, and as a testimonial of his moral worth..

D. J. HEASTON, J. D. VINCIL.

HIGH HILL LODGE, No. 250. A menlorial froln this Lodge was presented, as:killg tIle prIvIlege to remove from路 High Hill, Montgomery county, to Jonesburg, same county, and upon consideration the request was granted.

1869.

NEwrrON LODGE, No. 175. A melnorial from this Lodge ,vas received, signed by the Worshipful Master, who p~ayed for the restoration of charter, promisingthat no further irregularities should occur, and making apology for misdeeds in the past. The Grand Secretary offered

th~

follo"villg, which was adopted:

Besolved, That this M. W. Grand Lodge reiterates its unqualified endorsement of the action of the M. W. Grand Master in arresting the Charter of Newton Lodge, but, in view of the fact that the officers promise to adhere to the laws, therefore, Resolved, That the Charter of Newton Lodge No. 175, be re-~ s,tored to the brethren, with the express conditions tbat they correct the irregularities which justly caused the action by the Grand M~8ter; and further, that the parties initiated ill the manner cornpl&ined of by the Grand Master by helecl.

GRIEVANCE. 'l'he committee reported as follows, which. "",ras adopted: T<I the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State oj Missouri:

The change made by the Most Worshipful Grand l\faster, ill appointing the Committee of Grievance, ad interim, has given us abetter opportunity of fully examining the cases before us, and analys:ing the law governing the sante, and we beg leave to make the following report: Il:l the appeal of Bro. S. C. Mintern frOIn the decision of the Butler Lodge, No. 354, ill the trial of charges preferred by him against Bro. O. C. Butler, involves simply a question of the taJiJO governing Masters of Lodges.

짜84~ter of

'Bro. Mil1tern, under five specifications, charges Bro. Butler witb ll)l~asonic conduct.

The Master, at the tinle of trial, decided that three out of the tive Gould not be tried, as they ,"vere too vague, and did not specify the time and place of the evil-speakil1g, slander and counsel ing

W'1th the outside ,vorld against a brother Master Mason. WhUe we shall at all times award to that high and honoxable S~tiOl'l, the .Jfaster, every prerogative he is justly entitled tot we llJust, at the same time, condemll 8 usurpation of power whicb" if $ll)lQwed, woul<f convert trials i1'1 Lodges to the ipse di'J)'in of the

e:r, and this precedent would be followed, resulting disastrously

Otlly to the accused, but to the Lodge.

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[Oct.

III thlb case the lVfaster rules out the gir,t of the accusations, and sunply allows a trial of dollars and cents, ignoring the important charges of slander, evil-&peaking, etc., and assigns as a reason for this that the charges are too vague, not specifying time and place.

While we think that justice requires that charges should be definite, so as to anow the accused the opportunity to defend specifically, yet there are cases, and this is one, that does not require specifications of time and place, as the evidence will determine that, and the accused can qUQstion the witnesses and elicit the truth.

Bro.. Mintern charges that Bro. Butler has r,landered him by evil speaking and counselillg with the outside world to injure him. Now, was it necessary that Bro. l\fintern, in his specifications should have stated that Bro. Butler did at a certain ti:nle and place, and to A, B, or C, use certain language? We think not. Having Inade the oharges as b~ did, and upon the trial he brings the witnesses before the Lodge, and there they give the language as used by Bro. Butler, and ,ve cannot see what would have been the difference to Bro. Butler, whether the language was spoken to one or the oth~r, as he could explain why he used it, and the Lodge after hearing the eVidence could decide whether it was slanderous or not. The ~raster, should,. if" he thought the charges not specific enough, have advised or ordered them to be changed when presented to the Lodge" and not l1ave decided at the trial, they should not be heard-usurping a right that no Master ever possessed, and that justice may be done we recommended that this case be remanded to Butler Lodge, No. 254, for a new trial.

In the appeal of Bro. J. M. Sutton, from the action of Canton Lodge, No. 100, in the trial of Bro. Jno. Nelson, is rather an anomalous one. Bro. Juo. Nelson was, on the 19th of December, A. D. 1868, tried by Oanton Lodge, No. 100, upon the charge of killing Bro. Chas. H. Rosseter, in Lewis county, in 1863. On the tlfiaI but two witnesses were introduced on the part of the Lodge, and their evidence was".~eote,dto by the eouasel of tha acoused, on the ground that their evidence was only hearsa.y, they haVing heard the evidemce giTen in Defore the G,rand JUly. The record doos not state whether the objection was sustained hy the LoclgiQ or not1 and lB:l1O. Sutton appeals from the d@cision of tke LOO8e, for the reason that "the Lodge ref1.ÂťlSed to hear evidence ~n th~ ~et which, in l:11lry jadgmeut, was clearly admissible."

Upon the b&11ot being taken, it stood fourteen not gUilty 3.ind th irleen gnilty.

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Grand Lodge oj.

Mls80U1'"j..

As st&ted before, the record does not show whether the objection of the cou.nsel for the accused, against the introd1:tction of the witnesses on the part of the Lodge, ,vas sustained or not; but the presumption is, fronl the appeal of Bro. Sntton~ that the objection was Busta.ined, as this is the only reason he assigns for the appeal, and we think the al?peal is well taken, as we have for years opposed the growing evil of Masons, individually and as Lodges, moder:Rizing Ancient Craft Masonry, by engl'afting on it parliamentatry law, and the practice of the criminal law in trials before ~rg'es; but the last innovation nlentioned is the one that is .10gitin1atel~y· before this committee. The committee's duty is not bi~ply to examine thereoord, and. see that every case before them has been oonducted in the L~~ from whose decision the appe'al has been taken, stri~tly aocordfD~ to tlte letter of the law of this Grand Lodge, but to examine and f,iee if inju$tloo has been done, and, in the discharge .of this duty, weare no"t controlled by the Iprinciples of the commOll law, but only 9Y the law of equity.. We do not objeet to hear evidence ou'&side of the record; we are seeking &£ter the truth thfit justice ma, be done to Qne and all by this Gr&lld Body, and, if this is Qur 0."'1 have we any prer(j)g~ti'Ve aoove a subordin.te Lodge in taki.ng evidenee to Bet at the foots of a case? We OQrtainly have not, and suJ»xdinate Lodges in the trial of all caS/6S should admit all testimony th.t will aid in illustrating that sublime motto of our order: "8it lfl,x et lU/Jj' juit." 'rhe adoption of any other law of evidence would convert trials before Lodges into a modernized court, where feed attorneys would appear to defend their clients, and the technicalityof charges and the law governing evidence would usurp and take the plaoe of that true Masonic charge of our ritual. "In tIle decision of every trespass against your rules, you are to judge with ca.ndor, admonish ,vith friendship, and reprehend with justice." As stated before, the presu111ptiol1 is that the Lodge sustained the objection of the counsel for the accused, on the ground that it was hearsay, al1d believing, as we do, that all evidence that can throw any light upon a case tried in a Lodge is admissible, we reoom.mend that the appeal of Bro. J. M. Sutton against the action of Canton Lodge, No. 100, in the trial of Bro. John Nelson, on the 19th of December, 1868, be sustained, and that said Lodge sha;ll again try:B'to. Jno. Nelson tlpon the ~harge, arld the evidence in the case $ha.11 be controlled by the Masonic law. In the appeal of Bro. .Jno. A. Bushnell, against the action o.f O&~O)un Lodge, No. 184, in the iI:l.itiation of Jno. W. Combs, invrc>l~e9" qUJe$tion of vital importanL6e t& tlte C~ AI a Stated Comtnllwea.ti&n of Oal:b:oJRB No* 184, JllIJ''' 17', til. ~onlmittee upon the petition of .Tno. W. Con1bs wa~

Loti".,

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[Oct.

ready to report.. Bro. Bushnell objected to the report being read at that lueeting, and requested that it be laid over until the next lneeting. On the 31st of July, the Master ordered the COffilnittee to report, which they did. The ballot was spread, Jno. W. Combs \VaA elected, and on the 7th of August duly initiated. Bro. Bushnell appeals froIn the action of the Lodge, for the rea-son thatlhis objection to the reception of the report was disregarded at the meeting of the Lodge, on the 31st of July, while he \vas in St. Louis, and though at home from the 2d to the 7th of August, at ,vhich time Jno. W. C0111bs was initiated, he received no information of \vhat the Lodge ,vas doing in. the case.

Now, we hold that there is no law of Masonry more generally adlnitted, and which should be more forcibly enforced, ,:than that of the right of a Mason to object to the initiation of any candidate, and Calhoun Lodge, in this case, ignored this inalienable right; and if allowed to this I.Jodge would set a pl"ecedent that would be follo""vcd by ()ther~, re~ulting disastrously tQ Masonr:y. '1'he Lodge clahns that it did not think that Bro. BtlShnell's 01.>j ection extended o1z.ly to the next rneetlng, and that his not being there to object they CtB8v/YJted that the ohjection was withdrawn,

and they acted accordingly. We cannot sec this Ca&C in allY other light than that the Lodge cicted contrary to an established la,v of Masonry, anti that its action in initiating Johu W. OOlnbs is null and void. The appeal of WIn. C. Parker fronl the decision of Point Pleasant Lodge, No. 176, e~pelling him upon charges of drunkenness, abuse of Brother Masons, and divulging secrets of the order. We reeomnlend that th(:\ appeal be dismissed, and the action of the I.lodge confirmed. In the appeal of A. Q. Fullington frolll tho decision of New Florence Lodge, expelling him, ,va have had the statement of one -the principal witness ag&inst him on the trial. That his evidence, as given at the time of the trial, had undergone a decided ehange in regard to the motives of A. G. Fullington, and that the punishment inflicted is by other menlbers thought to be sufficient. We recommend that the case of A. G. Fullington be remanded Lack to New Florence ):.Jodge for another tl"ial. The appeal of rl'hos. S. Davis to the l\tf. W. Grand Master, haying bet?n laid before the Oommittee, we ,vill briefly state the case and the conclnsions ~"e llave arrived at upon the point of law illvolved.

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G1/Oand Lodge of Mls80U1"i.

At a Regular ConlIDunication of Concord Lodge, No. 154, in .J uly, A. D. 1864, Thos. S. Davis, a member of that Lodge, acknowledged that he .had been guilty of un-Masonic conduct, and asked that he might be inlInediately tried by the Lodge upon hi~ own acknowledgment of the offence, a11d that he ,vould "then and there abide the decision of the Lodge, be it what it may." And, on Inotion, the IJodge agreed to go into the trial inlmediately.. The accused selected his counsel, and the Lodge appointed ~~ Brother to prosecute. After hearing all the evidence in the case the Lodge, by a unanimous vote, declared Thos.. S. Davis guilty, and he was expelled. Recently he applied to Concord Lodge to restore him, which it refused to do, and he appealed to the M. W. Grand Master for redress. That in the trial of T. S. Davis, in 1864, the I..Iodge did not carr:y out the letter of the law rogulating trials, does not admit of a doubt, and if our opinions are to bo based upon a E,trict construction of the written la,vv, then we should most assuredly have to decide tll.at the trial of T. S . Davis was null and void. But such is not our construction of our duties as a COlnl:nittee of Grievance. We are a Conlmittee of Equit:y路, and when proceedings are had b)-" a Lodge, if no injustice has been done the accused, and he has had every right he is entitled to allowed him, and the offence justifies the punishlnent, we do not think it our duty to send the case ba.ck for a new hearing, or to reverse the decision of the Lodge.

'rhe written law says that charges and speciticatiolls shall 1>e made out, and that the accused shall have a copy of the sam.e, and that a tinle shall be set for the trial. This is nothing more thaJl a right that any accused should have, that he may be prepared to defend his fair nalne. The law is for the protection of tIle a,6cused, and if these rights are not gi'Ve~ him he has just cause tor C8mplaint, and if he appeals to th.is Grand Lodge your OomIllitt0e would earnestly re<30nl1nend that the appeal be sustained, and th.at the acoused's inalienable rights shall be protected. But in this 08.$e the appellant plaoes his whole clain1 for redress upon the l~tter of the law, without one single eqUitable reason for this Gr~nd :Body reversing the action of Concord Lodge in his case. T:tle acknowledgnlent in open Lodge that lle has acted t'UlMasonicall:r, and asks tIle Lodge to immediately put him upon bis tria! for the offence. The record does not sho,," tllat he wa$ debanad one single privilege. He was defended by able counsel arnd no e"Vidence refused.. He was found gUilty and expelled, 8.11d whell he appeals to be reinstated the Lodge refuses to grallt his raqu$$t, arnd ~e appeals to the M. W. GraJild Master for redress.

We CQllllot see that allY

W~Ollg

bas been done the

and

Proceedings

reoommend that the appeal be I..Jodge confirmed.

if the

dislni~Red

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and the action of the

In the C~tb:€ of the appeal of D. D. Enlons, froIn the action of J<>hnson IJodge, No. 158, expelling him (Emol1&) on the 4th day of September, A. D. 1869, from all the rights and privileges of the Fraternity,

Your Comnlittee report that from the re~ordE> before them they find the proceedings of the Lodge in the trial of Bro. D. D. Enl0n& irregular, and not in conformity with the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. Stating simply that "after hearing of the evidence resulted in the expulsion of the said Bro. D. D. Emons, by this I..Jodge, from all the rights and privileges of Masonry." The Record does not show what officers or Jnembers were present, nor that the Lodge was opened or closed. Neither do they state the object of the meeting of the Lodge. vVith these facts b~foFe us, and the further fact of the Worshipful Master refusing to postpone the dtty of trial, at the request of th e accused, upon his (Ernons1) statement that, if so deferred, he would lneet the Lodge and refllJte the ch~rges, but could not possibly Dleet them on the 4th of September. Your Oomnlittee are constrained to enter their protest against the actioll of the Worshipfnl Master in the premises. At the same time we do not wish to be understood as exotlorating Bro. D. D. Emons from censure, which yourA"Conl'" mittee thinks he justly deserves.

This case involves the question of the status of a Mason while under charges, and as there is a difference of opinion upon thi~ important question, we shall briefly give our opinions upon the law. We hold 110 power 010. earth can deprive a ~{aster Mason of that inaliena,bl& right of equfllity. and the exereise of that right in the Lodge, except upon trLal and conviction by the Lodge. Any other construction of this l$tw would stultify the a.ction of this Body, '\\I"hich. has ri~htly and just!.V declMed, ths,t no Mason call be deprived of his rights except by trial alld (lol\victiou" and any other CQustructiOll of this lAW "\vould put to sh&me our boasted claim of Charity, as we would fall below the CODIlnon lit'\¥ of the land, which preeumes aIlS" one innocent un til he is, by trial, proved guilty.

Your Oonllnitt~ WOUld, therefore, reC()lntllend that tl\e appeal of D. D. Enl0118 be sustain0d by th~ Grand Lodge, and the case be relnanded to Johnson Lodge for 118W trial. In the case of appeal of Bro.. John L. L&();y fr()In the deoision of Ht. John's Lodge, No. 28, ill the trial of 13. F. Norton aud Bellj. Bte~ens, on the 19th daJ-T' of June, A. D. 18(),Q, for "(~:rO$$ tlt• •aSMl:ie ~

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eOIlduct." 'rhe chnrge being for holding Ma~ol1ic cOllununieatioll 'w"ith a clandestine (Negro) Lodge of Galesburg, Illinois. Your CommitteE} would respectfully report that the Lodge er.red most egregiously in not finding the accused "Guilty," as charged; the oharge being sustained by both admission and evidence. Your C()mmittee are of opinion that St. J obn's Lodge, No. 28, is COlllposed oia most charitable membership, but we hope that their charity haSl been exhausted in this case, and should any more such oases &r~e in their midst, that they will take the advice of the appellant, B1'o. J. L. Lacey, and inflict condign punishment on all such offenders. In the case of the appeal of W. C. Parker, frolll the decision of Point Pleasant Lodge, No. 176, wherein he was tried on tIle 10th day of July, 1869, upon charges and specifications, })roperly pref<ij:ied, for gross unlnasonic conduct,and ""vas, by the Lodge, expelled. After examination of the record, charges, and specifications, together with the evidence in the case, your Oommittee wouIe! reoolnmend the appeal of vV. C. Parker be dismissed.

In the itpp0al of Jas. Ct. Howe from the deci~ion of MaCOlt Lodge, No. 106, in the trial of A. J. Willianls for unmasonic COllduct, would report that ,ve find no proceedings of said Lodge trial accompanying the appeal. We presume that the Seoretary of said Lodge failed to do his duty in the ease, as the appeal, with the statements of the M. W. Grand Master, who presided in the trial, Show a very aggravated case. Your committee would recommend that the ease be returned to Macon Lodge, No. 106, for a new trial. In the case of E. O. Deill, which was referred back to Oonstantine Lodge, No. 129, for a new trial by the past Grand Lodge, for the :r'eason that the cOlnmittee thought the penalty inflic~ was great~r than the offence required, has again been tried by sald LQd~e, and he has been suspended for ten years.

1ft the appeal of H. Wanek, from the action of~Jackson Lodge, No. 5.2, expelling him from Masonry, is decidedly endonsed and CQnJirmed by this comlllittee. We recommend that the appeal be di~s$l$d6nd the aG~ion of the Lodge eOl1nrmed. The memorial from Helena Lodge, No.8, Montana, askiÂťg this Grlllld Body to interpose its authority in a claim that sarid Lodge ll~ ~~U1st Oceidental Lodge, No. 168, for nhe burial expenses of B:ro.. Rarding, who was a member of said Lodge at the time ()f h~s Eieath, in Montana. It is a source of pleasure to your oommittee that tlitey 00Jl say that we are it1fol~ed by influential melllbers ot Ooei4~w 'Lodge, that they did not know of this claim u.til alfew

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tIle

days ago, nnd that Helena Lodge bhall be imlnediately reinlbuI'sed 1hI' their 1\Iasonic action in the case of Bro. Harding.

Tbe appeal of W. V.. Rutledge is an extrelue Olle. He first appeals froln the decision of the subordinate Lodge, and failing in that, he then appeals f1"o111 the decision of this Grand Body, l)asing his claim, not upon any extenuating circumstances, but solely upon the ground that the report of the committee is a minority one, and that the opinion given by P. G. M. Dunscomb,recomlnonding that Lodges should not proceed to try breth~en upon charges that are then undecided by the courts of the country, as by AO doing their action may influence the verdict of juries. \Ve recommend that his appeal be dismissed. III concluding this report, we would most rer,pectfully reC0111that ill all cases of appe~1ls arising in this jurisdiction, the records of such be for,varded to the Grand Secretary, at least one month before each annu3Il communication of this Grand Body.

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S. H. SAUNDERS. R. P. FAULKNER. W. E. WHITING.

I\fITCHELL LODGE, U. D. 'rhe petItion of l\!itcl1ell Lodge, at Columbus, being read and duly conbidered, the Dispen$ation was granted for such Lodge.

\VESTON LODGE, No. 53. Bro. J. :BJ. R. JYlilla! offered the following. which was adopted:

To the ltfost lVor,shiJ.>!ul (jra~"bd Lodge of the State of ~iJ18ou1'i: l'Vhereas, On page 171 of your printed Proceedings for the year 18681 the Committee on Charte:red Lodges did censure Weston llodge, No. 53, for acti~ upon the petition of a candidate for the Mysteries of Masonry twice in four months; and, lVhereas, Said Lodge did thus act by virtue of a Dispensation from the Grand Master, who, for good and sufficient reasons, granted the same, whieh fact did not then appear to the oommittee, therefore, Re8olvecl, That WestQJ:l Lodge, No.. 53, having acted by authority, did not deserve to be thQ.s oel1sured, and the censure i~ llereby removed.

At 1 o'clock the Gravlltl IJoclge ,vas called to 2:30

P. M.

l~efre$llu:nent '

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The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Most Worbbipful Grand Master. The Grand Officers in their several stations.

M.L1.S0NIC HALL. The special order being the oonsideratioll of the rel)Ort of the Special Oommittee on IVIasonic Hall, the comnlittee reported as follows: To the Mo.st Worshipful Grand Lodge of .Lllissourl : Your Committee, to whom was referred that part of the M. VV. Grand ~Iaster's address in relation to the Masonic Hall Association, beg leave to report that, after a careful and studied consideration of the whole question, and after listening attentively to all the arguments both for and against the sallIe, they have arrived at the conclusion to report in favor of the assunlptioll of the paymellt of the bonds issued by the said Association by this Grand Lodge. Your Committee, in making this report, have considered it unnecess2try to give the reasons l>y "\vhich they have arrived at the above conclusion, as the sanle would only tend to encumber the journal,. and also that all the facts will be brought out in the discussion of this very i111})Ortant subject. Your 00111mittee would, llowever, add, that by asseSSIng- the IJodges under this jurisdiction at the rate of one dollar per annunl for each menlber, for eight years, a fund will be created whieb, at 8 per cent. interest, will payoff the bonds ~at their maturity, and leave 81 surplus of nlore than eighty thousand dollars, taking as a basis for this calculation a membership of 15,000, which is below

thct ac~al returns. By &sauming this payment it will, in the~ Ol)inion of your Oommittee, plaoe the Grand Lodge in a situation by which it will not oxUy bte self;..susta.ining, but will be enabled to dispense a vast ~ou~t of charity fund among the subordinate Lodges, and thereAfter the Lodges will be relieved entirely of the payment of Gral1d Lodgedu~s.

YOllr Oomolittee lOWing 1&solutions:

~rotlld,

therefore, ask the itdoptiol1 of the fol-

Bf&~oi:f}ed, That this Grand Lodge aSSUll1e the payluent of th~ 1ewo ~~dred Thousand Dollar Bonds issued by the Masonic Hall 4l$M<bttion; prov.ided that stoel\: is issu$cl to the Grand Lodge by

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said Association to the a1l10unt of said aSSl~Inptioll of paylnent by this Grand Lodge, as the said bonds are paId. Resolved That a fUl1d is hereby created in this G-rand Lodge, to be called "l\lasonic Hall Fund," and that the various subordinate IJodge& be required to pay into the hands of the Grand Secretary, for the purpo&e of saicl fund, the stun ?f one dollar per ye!1r for each member of said Lodge, commenclug at the next seSSIon of this Grand Lodge. Respectfully submitted, SA~IUEL

H. OWEN~, .A.LEX. M. DOCKERY, JNO. H. 'rURNER, KAl\rIUEL RUSSELL, 'V1VL D. MUIR, Cbn1Jmittec.

A vote for I.Jodges being called, the report was adopted, as followb: A YEs.-Lodgef5 No.1, 3, 9, 20, 27, 28, 37, 40, 45, 51, 54, 57, 62, 63, 67, 70, 78, 79, 93, 94, 121, 1.24, 136, 168, 176, 183, 190, 208, 209, 215, 220, 221, 251, 256, 260, 268, 279. Thirty-seven Lodges, making 185 votes, and 61 individual votes. Total, 246.

NAYS.-Lodges No.5, 8, 12, 13, 14,15,16,18,24, 32, 43, 48,49,59, 60, (n,66, 71,73, 81, 82, 89,91, 97,100,116, 117, 123,127,131, 170, 174, 213, 225, 232, 215, 262, 283, 288. 'l'hirty-nine IJodges, making 19S votes, and 46 individual votes. Total, 240.

MEMORIAL ON DEA'fH

O~H'

BRO. PRIESTLY H.

MoBRIDE, P. G. M. The Special COlnmittee on Obituaries reported as follows, ,vh.ich was adopted: To tke ]yI. J1V'. Gtra'llJd L~geJ ()f MÂŁsJ;J()ur i : The committee to whloh was referred the communieation on the subjecir of the death of our b010ved Past Grand Master, the Honorable Priestly H. McBride, r~spectfully report:

'rhat it is with feelings of the deepest sorro"v -they''learn the melancholy event-the death of our greatly beloved Past Gralld Master. Our departed brother was anl0ng the most valuable and worthy citizens of our State, as well SiS one of the most e:ffioiQnt1 faithful r a.nd estinlable menlbers of the Masonic Fraternity.

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In the capacity of Secretary of State, Comn1issioller, and Circuit and Suprelne Judge, his services met the approval of all. But it was in the discharge of his duties as Judge in ,vhich his excellency of head and heart shone Inost conspicuously. There his acts met the Inost thorough scrutiny-there his great learning and love of truth and rigid regard to impartiality shone out in brightest Splel'ldor, in so far that the able Bar, attendant upon his Court, seldom chose to test tHe correctness of his decisions by appeaL In his social intercourse he was ever mORt kind, courtoous, and obliging. As a neighbor he ,vas ever found Dlost assiduous in the perfornlallce of the kindest offices, endearing himself to all, especially the poor, the distressed, and those who were ready to perish. In tIle ~miles of his benevolent face the sobs of the grieving widow were hushed, and suffering orphanage wiping away the tears of sorrow, took courage ill the fact that in hiln they might still enjoy the kind paternal instruction, care and aid of an indulgent parent. "To hold to the lips of desponding misery the cup of eOl1Aolation" wa's ever to him the lllost grateful task.

To $peak of Bro. McBride as a Mason, would be to this Grand L<>dge uU11ecessary. The hiE!tory of the Grand Lodge, for IUal1Jl" years, presents him as a IllOSt able, industrious, diligent leader of the Craft; ever jealous of its honor and prosperity; ever anxious to prOll1ote its welfare and usefulness; a good man and true, fait11ful and just. In the discharge of the important duties of Grand Master, he was most diligently, rno~t faithfully employed during the long period he filled that Illost iruportant station, and tbe impJ'ess of his ex,ample is not yet los.,t 011 this Grand Lodge. He took charge of tne Oraft before the effects of the foul spirit of anti-n11tSOnry, which had swept over the land, were entirely eradicated, and all remember with what anl})le ~uccess he drove back to its foul retreat that demon of hato and 111alicc. During his control the Fraternity greatly prospered; the Masonic duties were every where well pertQrmQd, the Dumber of the Lodges greatly increased; the members v~stly augmelltetl; nlasonie usefulness acknowledged by the public, and Peace, with golden wings outspread, hovered ()v~r our beloved Order throughout this Jurisdiction. His great Usafttluess and value are ackno'\<lvledged b:r all. :R~ol1Jed, Therefore, that the memory of our dead and beloved PaStt Grand M&ster, the Hon. P. H. McBride, is ever cheris11ed by tIle Craft with true heart-felt affection. 2d. Resolved, That the Grand Lodge tender to the bel'eaved

re1atives and friends of the deceased their sincere condolenoe" $4. R6&()lved, Th&t the Grand Secretary furnisll and tr&nsmit to the f.rttily of the decea.sed a ,,,-rri tten QOPY of the foregoing ;tel>ol~.

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4th. Resolved That the~Grand Secretary set apart and dedicate

a page in the prbceedings of this Grand Lodge to the memory of Bro. ~IcBride, with the motto, "He rests in the Stilly Shades I"

All of which

I";

respectfully submitted. S. W. B. CARNEGY, .INO. H. TURNER, JOS. FOSTER, S. H. SAUNDERS.

CHARTERED LODGES. 'I'he- committee reported as follows, which was adopted:

To the .JIost lfTorshipful Grand Lodge of the State oj Missouri: WÂŁ, the undersigned, eommittee on Chartered Lodges, woul,d respectfully and fraternally state that, upon examination, we find the returns from the following J..Jodges correct, and Grand Lodge tIues paid, to.. wit: Nos. 1, S, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 2:3,27, 28,29, 31, 32, 33, 34,43,45,47,48,49, 52, 53, 55, 60, 61, 63, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89, 90, 93, 94, 97, 99, 100, 101, 104, 107, 109, 136, 138, 173, 174, 210, 214, 250, 2-51, 29;),296,

112, 140, 175, 216, 262,

113, 114, 119, 122, 128, 124, 142, 143, 1;50, 151, 154, 15.3, 177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 218, 220, 221, 222, 226, 228, 264, 267, 2B9, 271, 273, 278, 297, 2D8 and 303.

125, 156, 188, 230,

126, 128, 130, 132, 133, 134, 163, 165, 167, 169, 170, 172, 189, 190, 194, 197,207,208, 232, 236, 237, 240, 243, 248, 2S1, 282, 283, 284, 286, 292, 293,

rrhe following Lodges are correct, except seal, to-wit : Nos. 7, 8r 10, 14, 33, 36, 37, 38,40,44, 59, Ill, 116, 117, 127,129, 135, 144, 186, 191, 192, 193,201, 203, 204, 246,247,252,253,255, 256, 260,

288, 289, 290, 291, 294,

Bd, 77, 84, 86, 87, 88, 91, 95, 98, 102, 146, 147,149, 153, 158, 162, 168, 178, 211, 217, 228, 225,235,238, 239,244, 261, 265,266, 270,274,275, 279, 280,

105,

185, 245, 285,

and 300.

The returns from the following named Lodges are inoorrectly signed, and without seal, to-wit: Nos. 11, 62, 69, 79, 85, 106,115, 145, 166, 199, 205, 258, 272 and 216.

rrhe returns fronl the following named Lodges are correct, except seal of Lodge and date of charter, to-wit: Nos. 56, 121 and 254. The returns froIll the following named Lodges are correct, except date of charter not given, to-wit: Nos. 54, 71, 131,164,224, 227,241 and 259. 'fIle following Lodges !l&Ve over paid Grand I,.,odge duec;, towit: Nos. 57, Q6, 160, 161, 176, 195, 198 and 234.

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Grand Lodge oj' Missou'ri.

The returns from the following Lodges are correct, except that Entered Apprentiees and Fellow-Crafts are reported as members, to-wit: Nos. 268 and 276. The returns from Lodges Nos. 92 and 110 are not alphabeticall:r arranged. The returns from IJodges N O'~L. 200 and 209 are cOl·rect, except in recapitulation. • The returns froln Lodgeg Nos. 64 and 171 are correct, except time of meeting not stated. The returns from Lodge No. 46 are incorrect in numbers; no date of charter, no seal and not signed. The returns from Lodge No. 212 are without sea'\., dates of initiations, passing and raising, and rejections not given.

The returns fronl Lodge No. 277 are without seal, and date of charter and time of meeting not stated. The returng from Lodge No. 157 sho,v that they have a membership of 178, and in recapitulation report only 69. The returns from Lodge No. 137 are without seal, and not alphabetioally arranged. rrhe returns frODl Lodge No. 26 do not give date of charter, and are not alphabetically arranged.

The returns from I..Iodge No. 215 are not alphabetically arranged. The returns from Lodge No. 257 are without seal, and allow an error in recapitulation. The returns from Lodge No. 103 show a defioiency in Grand Lodge dues of 30 cents, and Lodge No. 87 E,l1ow a deficiency of $5.

The returns from Oregon Lodge, No. 189, have no seal, no dues paid, or amount stated to be due, and are not made out in the reqtdred form. The returns from Summit Lodge, No. 263, show that cllarter was arrested by order of the M. W. Grand Master, and the records, books, charter and $47 50 cash, received September 24th, 186~, as ind€>ls0d thereon by Bro. Grand, Secretary, and returns appear to be correct, except seal.

The returns Iron1 Johnson Lodge, No. 158, have nQ seal, and $thoW' thirty initiations, twenty-four passed and sixteen raised, and only three rejections. 1This, in tbe judgment of your committee, to be more work than is consistent with that due preo&uti()n should be exercised in the, welI.-guardil1g of the ballot box..

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The returns fr()1u I.Joclge No. 66 have no seal, and the dues are not paid.

The following LodgeR have not paid Ctranu. I..Jodge dues, to-\vit: Nos. 22 and 129. The following Lodges have not made returns: Nos. 12, 16,30,39, 41, 50, 74,108, l1R, 120, 148, 159, 187, 206, 229, 231, 242,249, 301 and 302.

Your committee would reconlmend that the 11lenlorial fronl Palmyra Lodge, No. 18, for the remission of dues, be not granted.

In the case of Rochester Lodge, No. 248, your cOlnmittee would fraternally suggest that the dues of said Lodge, for the year 1868, amounting to $11 50, be remitted, as it appearS1that the same was forwarded b:y tnail, although not received by the Grand Secretary. As the cOD1IDuni<:ation of Bro. R. Frank Green, D. D. Grand Master Forty-first District, refers 'to funds alleged to have been deposited in the Grand Lodge. your CODlmittee are of opinion that the ~rne properly belongs, and should be referred to the Oonlmittee on Ways and Means. The irregularities and inMcur&cies reported UpOll, J'I'our cornmittee believe, are the result of inexcusable carelessness upon thâ&#x201A;Ź part of the various Secretaries, who, if they would exercise a little more precaution, would relieve the Grand Secretary, as well as the Committee on Chartered Lodges, of much labor they would otherwise be required to perform.

All of which is respectfully and fraternally subnlitted.

D. J. HEAsrrON. J. E. R. MILLAR. WM. A. HALL. CRAS. V. MEAD. JAMES A . ADA~IS. f OOlllmittee. J. G. ANDERSON. H. CLAY COCKERILLoJ JAMES E. CADLE. J. E.. OA:RTJ1JR.

lV'ote.-The Grand Secretary begs leave. to remark that, if Lodges will be particular to send ill their returns within the tinlC fixed by law (viz: thirty d~ys before Grand Lodge), that he will try and get them corrected before presenting them to the oomU1it~ tee, except adding sea.l an.d signatures. ~:Y' a strict observanee ()f the laws of the Grand Lodge, .Qud tbe iustrlJtcti()IlS on tile ~et~Ul'llS, very few mistakes need occur.

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rira11Jd Lodge oja Mis80U,Ti.

UHARITY.

'fhe COinnlittee reported as follo,v-s, which was a<lotped: 'Po the ~f. ltV. (frand Lodge oj the State of Mis80uri :

Your COll1mittee, to whom "ras referred the several applications charity, have had the same und&'" consideration, and beg leave to make the following report: In the case of Knob Noster Lodge, No. 24<3, recolllnlend that their dues to this Grand Body for the preseut year be remitted. In the case of Bucklin Lodge, No. 233, and Shekinall Lodge, No. 264, we cannot reconlmend that their request be granted. The application of St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 96, for the sum of fifty dollars for the benefit of the widow of Bro. 0--, recommend that their prayer be granted. The request of Douglas IJo(lge, No. 361, Ill., we deern it inadvisttble to grant. In the application of Mrs. A--, of Prairieville, Pike county, your Committee have no evidence before them that she comes ,"vithin the perview of the charities of this Grand Lodge, but 'w'ould refer her to the Lodge at Prairieville.. 011

All of which is respectfully subrnitted,

J . .i \... PRrC~J } JAMES LOvERN, ELIAS P ARROrrT, COIUlnittee. O. H. GEE, P. E. SHEPHERD.

\tv AYS

AND ME.A.NS.

The Committee reported as follows, which was adopted: To the lff. W. Grand Lodge oj lJ-lis8ouri. Your Oommittee on Ways and Means beg to report that there is on band the sun'} of $8,641 17, and would recommend the following appropriations, viz. :

Grand Secretary for services Grand Tyler " ".........

$2,250 50 Janitor ""... .. . 100 Stationef'Y', posta.ge, &c., 275 Printing Proceedings 1,250 Rent of omoe for Grarnd Secretary............ 600 Oonitngent expen.ses, including ineura,nce, &c.,................... 100 lIauooeat on $6,000, 1 year, at 10 per cent...... 500 Board of Relief of st. J..Jouis +....... 750

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

LDct.

Your Committee have had before thenl the merllorialof Liberty Lodge, No.31, asking for the payment of a certificate of indebtedness by the Grand Lodge to said Liberty Lodge, am~unting to $400 00, and would advise that. the petition be granted, and that a warrant issue for that sum, minu8 $41 00, the anl0unt of dues owing by said Lodge to this Grand Lodge. After recommending the foregoing necessary appropriations, aggregating to $6,234 00, your Conlmittee finel that a balance of $2,407 00 would be in the Grand Treasury, a sum inadequate to meet the entire payment of $5,000 60, they would therefore reconlmend, (in consultation '\vith the Grand Treasurer), that both notes, ,vith the interest to date, be tal{en up, and that a new note for $87000 00, payable in twelve months, and bearing same interest, be executed by the l\Iost Worshipful Grand Master. All of which is respectfully presented.

W. E. GLENN.J,,? } C. C. MORRO vv , COlnnlittee. M. L. COHN,

BRO. CARNEG Y' S CLAI1f. The follo'\ving was presented, and a certificate of indebtedness ordered to be issued:

To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Mis80uri : The undersigned respectfully states that in the year - - the Grand Lodge ordered that one scholarship in the Masonic College be issued alld delivered to tbe undersigned, which ,vas done; that the said scholarship, with his library, was destroyed by fire, and that he cannot, therefore, produce it; but the re~ords of the Grand Lodge show these facts, as stated above, as to the issuance of the sicholarship. Now, therefore, the undersigned asks the Grand Lodge (if they shopld consider it just) to order the payment to hhn of the value of that scholarship, and, as in duty, etc., etc.,

S. VV. B. CARNEGY.

PORTRAIT OF' BRO. McBRIDE. Bro. B. 0 . Austin offered the folloWing, which was adopted: .Resolvedt.. J'hat a committee be appointed to have tIle portrait of Past Grand lVl&ster Priestly H. McBride taken, and sllspended in the Gallery.

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Lodge of .frIiS8olrri.

Bro. Allan McGregor offered the follo,ving, which

~ras

adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Body are hereby tendered to the Knights Telnplar, of St. Louis, for their escort to tIle Grand Lodge, on the 13th inst~, in the dedication of the Masonic Hall.

RE1fI'l''l''ANCE Oli' SPECIAL

rrAX~

Bro. W. F. Roberts offered the following, which was adopte<l:

Resolved, That no special tax be levied 011 me111bers of subordinate Lodges, by the Grand Lodge, whoRe dues have beeu renlitte<.l on account of their inability to pay" .

.F'OREIGN REPRESENrrArrIVES. 'file Special Comlnittee l'eported the follo,ving, ,vhieh ullaninlously adop ted: To the M.

T~V.

\V1\e-,

Grrand Lodge of flIis80url :

Your Committee, to 'VhOlU ,vas referred the credentials of Rel)resentatives of Foreign Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge, beg leave to-report that they fully appreciate the importance of a regulation to strengthell the bonds of Fellowship which should exist between sister Grand Lodges, and in their OlJinion a systenl of Grand Lodge Representation is best calculated to effect thiA lnuch desired end. And we further beg leave to report that we have examined the follo,ving credentials, and find them correct:

lYI. W. J01111 D. Vinci!, for Ohio and Iowa. Bro. Willianl B. Maud, fOl'" Texas. R. W. Martin Oollins, for Illinois. R. W. T. E. Garrett, for Louisiana. :Bro.P. S. Pfouts, for Montana. R. W. Geo. Frank Gouley for the follovving: Georgia, rrennessee, Mississippi, Nebraska, Washington r.rerritory, Pennsylvania, Florida, New Brunswick, South Carolina and Oregon. All of vvhich is nlost respectfully submitted,

SAMUEL RUSSELL, Oha if路rna'1l. 1

And the Bretbren named were duly weloomed as Repl,"'esellta.to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and &ccredited &s sucb.

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WARREN LODGE, No. 74. The Special Committee reported

follows, which ,vaE, adol)ted :

Srl'. Lo UI~t October 14, 1869. To the jf. W. Grand Lodge oj

.JIl880Ltr/;:

Your Committee on "Work" beg leave to report that the action taken by the M. W. Grand Master in arresting the oharter of Warren Lodge, No. 74, on its refusal to conform to the work, as authorized by this Grand Lodge, is apl)roved by this committee; as, however wrong a subordinate Lodge may think the actioll of this Grand Lodge to be, they should submit to its mandates, and present their elainls for redress to the Grand Lo~ge. BRETHREN:

While ,ve indorse the action of the 1\1. W. Grand Master in arresting the charter of Warren Lodge, vve mu&t award to the lnembers of that Lodge tl'lat justice \vhich is due them, as they aoted oonscientiously in refusing to obey a luandate which they honestly believe to be an innova.tiol1 upon the body of ~fasonry. And, as this Grand Body will at this session ~ettle the question of which is the "workt"-not by simply indorsing the ipse dixit of the R. W. Grand Lecturer, but by investigation and discussion of points of difference-we would recommend that the charter of Warren Lodger No. 74, be returned t the brethren of that Lodge, before your committee, representing the members of Warrell Lodge, No. 74, promising in the future to cornply to the mandateB of the Grand Lodge. All of which is respectfully submitted,

S. W. B. CARNEGY, WM. H. STONE, H. CLAY COCKERILL, SAMUEL H. SAUNDERS.

WORK. The Special Oommittee reporO$d

8.$

follows, which was adopted :

ST. LO't1IS t O~tober 14th, 1869, A. L. 5869.

To the M. rV.. Grand Lodge of the State of M'i8sottri: B;a;ETHREN: Your Committee on "Work," to whonl was referred so much of the M. W. G;Âťand Master's address as refers to thie oontlict of opinion between him and the R. W. Grand Leeturer,

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vvould respectfully report, that.. they fully concur ill the o})inion of the M. W. Grand Master, that the ceremonies of the opening of tho First and Second Degrees are not parts of the Third Degree, and · have nothing to do vvith opening the Third Degree. We, your cOlnmittee, are fully of the opinion that the l·esolution introduced by M. W. J3ro. Saluuel H. Saunders, P. G. M., [See Grand Lodge Journal, page 171, year 1867,] settled the matter of opening and closing Lodg~s, and ","'e have no reason to believe otherwise, nor can the M. W. Grand l\Iaster or R. W. Grand J.Jecturer require Lodges to open in the First or Second Degrees, when they have only the Third Degree to confer, so/long as the" Saunders" Resolution relnains as the law of this Grand IJodge.. All of which is fraternally submitted.

S. W. B. CARNEGY. S. H. SAUNDERS. H. CLAY COCKERII.lL. WM. H. STONE. Bro. T. E. Garrett offered the following on work, which waE-l adopted:

Resolved, That every degree in which work is to be done by tIle subordinate Lodges in this jurisdiction, be required to be regularly opened with the cerenlonies for that purpose, as authorized by this Grand Lodge. •

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At 6 P. M. the Grand I.Jodge was called to refreshment by the 'V. Grand Ma"ter.

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The Grand lJOdgc \va<; <,aIled to labor by the M. W. Grand Master.

Grand Officers in thf?'ir several stations.

NIONTEZUMA LODGE, No. 109. The Special Conlll1ittec reported as follows, which was adopted:

To the MOill Worshil'jul G9"artd Lodge of ~Ii88ouri.Your Comnlittee to ,vhom was refe:cred the communication of Bro. R. Frank Green, D. D. Grand Mastel" of the 41st District, in

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referellce to the funds of a late Lodge at Santa Fe, Ne"v Mexico, represented as Hardin Lodge, No. 87, which ceased to exist in 1847, and is reported by Bro. Green as having given the funds of saiq Lodge to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, in trust for and subject to the order of the first legally constituted Lodge of Ancient, Free allcl Acrepted Masons to be thereafter regularly established in Santa Fe., New Mexico, beg leave to r(:\port that ill the short time they have had to investigate said nlatter, they have been unable to ascertain that this Grand Lodge, or the Grand Secretary, ever received any funds from said Hardin Lodge. Your Comnlit.. tee examined the reports of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge for the years 1847 and 1848, as well as a hasty examination of the :re~ords in the Grand Secretary's office. Your COlnmittee ,vould recommend that the Grand Secretary be instructed to give the matter a more thorough examination, and if he be satisfied that the Grand Lodge of Missouri received any nlo11ey from said Hardin Lodge, that he be authorized to pay what.. ever amount was so received to Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, at Rantt\ Fe New Mexico, that is entitled to receive the sanle. t

ReRpectfully

Btl bmitted.

T. E. SHEPHERD,} .1. E. CADLE, COlnll1ittee. D. 1. HEASTON,

ANIENDMENTS TO BY-LA "VB. 'rile following propo~cd amendments were read the third tinle, ~~~ prescribed by the lavYs of the Grand Lodge, nnd ordered printed ""vitli tIle Proceedi ngR : l~t"

Offered by Connnittee on Jurisprudence-

~th.t paragraphs 1 and 2 of article xx. be so an1ellded a~ to arUow the I:lY-LA \\rs 01 the Grand Lodge to be anlended after b~lQg r~a,d OIl t"vo 8cv(~ral dajTS, and ~doptFed by fL two-third vote of tlle Lodges present and represente<l.

2<1. Offered by Bro. 'V. T. B&ird-

B(J.$:oZued, TIl.at Section Qne (1) of Article oue (1) of the By" L&wa of the Grand Lodge be al~$llded to read as follows:

. An ~nnua11Con'lln:UIlicatiollof t}1lis u). the ciltyof St LOUUJ, 011 the s$oond Y~~\l'\ commencing at 10 O'Cl06k A. M.; lneetlng may he cha.nged wb.ce~&ve;r lJodte shall dee]~l i t ex.pedi~n t.

Grand Lodge shall be held

Tt!J(~8t.iav. of October in each prOVided that the plCbCB of at lna.jorit~r of the Grand

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3. Offered by Bro. Allan McGregor-

.c\RTICLE J. 1. An Annual Conlmunication of this Gralld Lodge shall be held in the city of St. Louis, on the fourth Monday in .May of each year, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M.; provided, that the place of meeting may be changed whenever a majority of the Grand Lodge shall deem it expedient. SEC

D. D. GRAND MASTERS. The Special Comlnittee reported as 10110""8, which was adopted: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of J.fis80U' i .; it

We, the Committee to whom was referred the Reports of the D. D. Grand Masters of this Grand .Jurisdictioll, beg leave to nlake the following report:

That upon the examination of the various Reports, we find that Districts Nos. 26, 29, 35, 89, 40 and 41 have failed to make their report. The Committee is gratified with the zeal lnallifested by ne&rly all the D. D. Grand Masters, among whom bonorable mention may be made of Bros. Dockery, Ure, Faulkner, Bethune, Russell, May, ~Ianningr McDonald, Renfrow, McDowell, Gastol1, Carter, Givan, lveyamd Hendersoll. The Oommittee find in several Reports an honor~tbIe nlelltion of Bro. Prall, whose yisits to the ,"'arious Lodges were highly appreciated. rJ.1he COlnulittee tlt'ink that, while \ve have oause for congratulation for the general l)rOsperity of the Craft throughout this Grand Jurisdiction, yet, ,ve regret to find ill 80me localities, a disregard of the gre8.lt funrlaulental principles of Masonry. While we advocate strongly, and are tenacious for the observanee of the anoiellt l&ndmarks, yet we should never lose sight of the gr~at Dl0ral truths that are so forcibly inculcated by the Great Light. ~

All of '\:vhich is most respectfully submitted.

,1. ~r. MARMADUKE, OhJa1i'l'man-l .T AS. C. ORR, W. C. HARRISON, B. 0 . AUSTIN, L. K. :I\-IYER~,

rComm~ttee.

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!{EPORT.

Bro. B. O. AUE,tin, Chairman of Special Committee to WhOlU was referred the above report, and the subject of changes in Districts, repol路ted the following changes, so as to read: 7th District-Randolph, Chariton and Carroll. 8th District-Livingston, Linn and Macon. 9th District-Adair, Schuyler and Sullivan. 10th District-Grundy, Mercer and Putnam. 11th District-Harrison, Gentry and Worth .. 12th District-Daviess, DeKalb and Cald\vell. 13th District-Clinton, Ray and Clay. 14th District-Platte, Buchanan and Andre\v. 20th District-New Madrid, Pemiscot and Mississippi. 21st District-Dunklin, Stoddard and Scott. 23d District-Wayne, vVashington, Iron and Reynolds.

RITUAL. The Special Comlnittee appointed to examine and report on Ritual, submitted a verbal report after the exemJ?lifieation by the Grand Lecturer, whereupon Bro" Jas. E. Carter offered the followUl,g, which was adopted: .Re8olve<;!~... That

the amended work and lectures, as exemplified

by the R. w. Grand Lecturer be and they are )J.ereby adopted as the work and lectures of this Grand Lodge, all :()revious resolu tiOllS Of this Grand IJodge t.o the contrary not,vithst~nding.

~rONITORS.

Bto. Campbell offered the following, which was adopted:

Resolved, That any resolution heretofore adopted, ordering the of any particular Monitor or ~{anual tor SUbordinates, be and the s~me is hereby repeal<>-d.

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The chairman of the Committee on Lodges, U. D., having re.. ported great irregularity in their form of recorcts, presented to hinl by various Lodges, he submitted the fol1ovving fornl [(I)r tbe use of !A><lges, U; D., ","bich was adopted:

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No. - - , A. }1'. AND A. 1\1., - - - - - , A. D. 18--, A. I.J. 58--.

HALL OI1' - - - I..IODGE,

Lodge 111et ill

COllltnunicatioll

Presellt Bros

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'v. w.

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......................................... Sec'y. ..........................................8. D . ......................................J'".D.

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Tyler.

And other brethren.

Lodge opened in the Degree, being in waiting duly prepared, introduced and and ancient form having been elected to commtlnicatiol1 of u

Bro being present !)roficiency in the lectures of the in this degree and a lodge of

in due at our .

exatnined as to . dispensed with labor opened.

Minutes of our cornrnunicntion read and approved. Committee on the petition of M . reported favorably, whereupon a ballot WM ordered, which resulted in election to receive the Mysteries of Masonry. COlllmittee on petition of Bro ~ . for membership, reported favorably, ,vhereupon a ballot ,vas . ordered, which resulted in

Petition of M for the Mysteries of

election.

~Iasonry, reeomnlended

by Bros

received and referred to Bros

•• u

Petition of Bro for membership, recommended by Bros ......... received and referred to Bros

Report of

Unfinished btlsiness, Bro having been examined this evening as to leotures of the was ordered, which resulted in "'

. . . . . .

. . proficiency in the degree, a ballot election to be .

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Bills of . amounting to read and referred to .................................. Committee, ,vho reported favorably, warrants were ordered dra,vl1 for the respective amounts. 0

ComtnunicatioDs from Sister Lodges read and ordered filed,

Motions, resolutions, new and miscellaneous business,

Amounts received, .. ,

Amounts disbursed,

HA.LL QUESTION. Bro. S. W. B. Carllegy moved to reconsider the vot~ uy which the resolution of the Oommittee on Masonic Hall ,vas adopted, "vhich 111otioll to reeonsider wa,s lost by a standing vote.

INSTALLATION. There being 110 further business, the officers elect were presented aad installed by M. W. Bro. Jno. D. Vincil, Grand Master. Bro. 'Phos. C. Ready &ctil,g as Gra.nd "M:arshal.

APPOINTMENTS. M. W. Bro. \,Vnl. D. Muir, Grand Master, after installatiou, an.. nouneed the following appointlnents: F . R. HOLMAN, Boonville, G''"and Ohaplain. THOS. ]\f. F'INNEY, St. LoUiS, " .fA~IES 1\1. HOLT, Canton, " P. M.. PINCKARD, St. Loui~, " J. B. MITCHELL, College Mound, " W. P. RENICK, St. JaDles~ " W. E. WHITING, Kansas City, Senior G1'and Deaoon. JAMES A. ADAl\IS 7 St. J'()S~'ph, Junior Grand Deaoo1b. MARTIN OOLLINS, St. L<:>ui$, GrantZ Jfarshal. WILLIA))I A. HALL, Libertsr," " A . F. TRAINOR, ~Iol1tgo:rnery City, G,路and 81V03"d Bear8r. JOHN B. BEST, Palmyra, Grand ~(te't()ard. J. W. DUNN, Lamar, JOlIN D. VINCIL, Macon, Gra,~d Orator. S. W. B. CARNEGY, CantQn," t, C(

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JltIis8ouri.

_ GIBSON, Columbus, G'rand PU'r8uivant. JOHN GEEKIE, St. I.Jouis, Grand T.v ler •

J. A. H. LAMP'l.'ON, st. Louis, (}rctncl LectltJoero (tEO. FRANK (jOULEY, (fon ? on Fo"re1gn Oorrre8J:)ondencc• .t"\.PPOIN1~l\IJ+jNrl'B

O.b' D. D. O-RAND

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First District-I"r. E. Shepherd, of I.JH. C-trange: IJewiH, ()lnrke, Scotland and Knox counties. Second District-John lTre, of H~\nnil.Hll: l\{arioll and Shelby counties. Third Distriet-John RnllH, of Np\\" TJ01Hloll: ItuU8, })ike Hud lVlo'11roe

COllll tit\~.

}l'ourth DiAtriet-Jo~. }I. Alexandor, of' Ht. (iharIeH: Ht. Lincoln and Warren cotlntie~.

Fifth Dit-)trict-B. O.

Au~till,

Clutrlt~H,

of N (~\V Bloolutleld: . A. u<1rttill,

~rontgonlery and (~illlaway cOllntieR.

Sixth District- - - - - - - - - - - - - : l~OOlle nll<I Howard counties. Seyenth Dibtrict-.-li. IJ. Gaine~, of BrllllS\viek: l~ttndolljh, Ohariton and Carroll OotHl ties. Eighth District-TJ. K. MyerH, of Brookfield: lJi ving~ton, IJillll and Macon counties. Ninth District-W. rr. l~aird, of Kil-ksville: Adair, Schuyler and Sullivan eounties. Tenth District-Geo. I-I. Hubbell, of rrl~ent()n: (Jrundy, Mere(\l" and Putns,JlR counties.

Eleventh District-D. J. Heaston, of Bethany:

H~trrisOll,

(j'en-

try and Worth ootlnties.

Twelfth District-Willis (jrifflng, of Harnilton: Kalb and Caldwell COUll ties.

DttVi{~s~,

Thirteenth District-Elhts !>arrott, of ()uIllCr()ll: Olinton, Ray and Clay counties. Fourteenth District-Sau1uel ]l,U8A0l1, of St. Joseph: Platte, Buchanan and Adair oounties. Fifteenth District-Hiraln Patter8011, of ]'orest City: Holt, No~away &ndAtehiso:n

counties.

Sixteenth District-John W. Lu],c: At. IJouis

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Seventeenth District-S. U. Gris路w'old, of Ne\v Haven: Jefferson and Franklin counties. Eighteenth District-vViley L~tlle, of Libertyville: Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois and l\fa<lisoll counties. Nineteenth District-WIn. B. WilSOll, of Uape Girardeau: Cape Girardeau, Perry and Bollinger counties. 'l'wentieth District-Jas. H. Bethune, of Charleston: New Madrid, Mississippi and Pemiscot counties. Twenty-first District-Robert L. F'isher, of Kennett: Dunklin and Stoddard counties.

'l'wenty-second Di~trict-J. W. Bald\viu, of Poplar Bluff: Butler, Carter, Ripley and Wayne countie~. Twenty-third Distrlct-B. Shepherd, of Ironton: Wayne, Wa!!hington, Iroll and Reynolds counties. Twenty-fourth District-A. L. }\{cGregol', of Arlington: Gascona(le, Osage and Maries COUll ties. Twenty-fifth District-R. P. :Faulkner, of RoUtt: Crawford, Phelps and Dent counties.

Twenty-sixth District- - - - - - - - - - . Oregon, Shannoll, "fexas and Howell counties.

Twenty-seventh District-Jas. E. Carter, of Jefferson City: 001o, l\loniteau and Miller counties. Twenty-eighth District-Josiah Ivey, of I.Jeb~tnon: Pulaski, L~61ede, Dallas and Camden counties. Twenty-ninth District----- : Wright, Douglass, Ozark,

Taney, and Christian counties. Thittieth District-M. J. Hubble, of Springfield: Webster and Green counties. Thirty-first District-Wm. S.. Street, of Granby: Newton, ~Ic颅 Donarld t Barry and Stone counties.. Thirty-second District-J. C. Gaston, of Carthage: Lawrenoe Jasper counties.

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Thirty-t1).ird District-Allan McDowell, of Greenfield: Dade, Barton and Vernon counties.

Thirty-fourth District-H. J,. Ohurch, of Stockton: Polk, Oedar and Hickory counties. Thirty-fifth District-Bell. L. Q,uarles, of Clinton: H~l1ry ~11(1

St. Clair counties.

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rrhirty-sixth DiRtrict---N. M. Given, of Harrisonville: Bates and Cass counties.

Thirty-seventh District-J. 'V'. AIle, of \"'ersaiIles: Benton and Morgan counties. Thirty-eighth DiHtl"i(路t-W. J. Wyan, of Belleair: (;ooper and Pettis counties. Thirty..ninth District-J. W. Petty, of Canlhridge: Saline and Lafayette coul1tie~. Fortieth Distriet-Cieo. l:t. Hunt, of Warrensburg: Jackson and Johnson coun ties. Forty-first DiRtrirt-R. }1'rank Gl-een, of Santa F"e : TerrittOry of Ne,v Mexico.

TO THE MEMORY

PRIESTLY H. McBRIDE, (}RAND IJODGE, PAsrr GRAND HIGH PRIEST

GI{AND DI

CHAPT~~R O~'

O~., THl~

MO.

C () Ii 'II M B T A, BOO N}1j

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..A s a jJ.latJon and Jurist he ~oa.s beloved (J,nd rebp! cted btl the Fraternit.v and 01fizen.~ of the (fommonu)f'alth.

" To holq to the lips o.f desponding 1nise ry the CtlJP o.f contJOlat~o,?" '1urt.~ ("vcr to him the rnost grate..f?lil task. f

TO THE MEMORY

WILLIAM G. LHWIS, \VORBHIP}i'UL l\IASrrER

BErrHANY LOD<JE, No . 97.

DIED, FEE. :l8, 1869.

His death cast a gloom over his entire 8eotion of (lou,n路 try, on account of his fj1路eat moral ~oorth and /till zeal in

every good

~oo1路k.